1 n W eeks To Conic
Meetings
AMUUtAN LEGION --
American Legion Poet 30 of
Hoto County nwa the iifi
Tneadny of each month at the
Ediaborovgh Restaurant at
7:30 p.m. Tboee Interested in
joining ire invited.
COUNTY COMMISSION -
Members of the Hoke County
Commistton meet the first
Menhy of each month at 9
a.m. and the third Monday at
7:30 p.m. Pratt Building
located at 227 N. Main St. in
Raeford. The public is invited.
CITY COUNCIL -- The
Raeford City Council meets the
flrtt Monday of each month at
7 p.m. in City H*ll. The public
is encouraged to attend.
SCHOOL BOARD - The
Hoke County Board of Educa
tion meets the first Tate day of
each month at 7 p.m. at the
board offices on Wooley
Street. The public is encourag
ed to attend.
AL ANON - Meetings are held
every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
at the Hoke County Health
Department Conference
Room.
Feb. 1?
MISS EKOH - The annual
Miss Ekoh Pageant will be held
at Hoke High's MacDonald
Gymnasium on Feb. It at 7:30
p.m. An admission fee will be
charged.
Feb. 20
SHARE MEETING - Share
will begin its first self-help
group on Feb. 20. One group
will be for parents of mentally
retarded, multi-handicapped or
autistic children. The other is a
grief support group. Interested
persons should meet in the
Community Access room
upstairs in Sears at Cross Creek
Mall on Mon., Feb. 20 at 7:30
p.m. or call Connie Lindsay at
875-2954.
Feb. 21
PTA - McLauchlin School will
hold a PTA meeting on Thurs
day, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. in the
school cafeteria.
Feb. 21
LIVESTOCK ASSOCIATION
- The Cattle Committee of the
Hoke County Livestock^
Association will hold its month
ly meeting Tuesday, Feb. 21
at 7 p.m. at the Agricultural
Extension offic. Chris Payne,
Area Post Management
Specialist, will be here to
discuss the development of
pesticide resistant horn flies
and possible control measures.
A sponsored meal will be pro
vided.
Feb. 23
SOYBEAN PRODUCTION -
Dr. Jim Dumphey and Dr. Don
Schmitt, both of NC State
University, will speak on the
control of Nematodes in soy
beans on Feb. 23 at 6:30 p.m.
at the Hoke Extension office.
A meal will be served. Those
wishing to attend should make
reservations before Feb. 17.
Gatherings
Feb. 18
BLACK HISTORY - Hoke
County Schools Administrative
Assistant Gloria Williams will
speak on black history Feb. 18
at 7:30 p.m. at the Freedom
Chapel AME Zion Church in
Raeford. The public is invited.
Feb. 18
GREAT AMERICANS --
Members of the youth depart
ment of the Mt. Calvary
Church of God will perform a
play entitled "Great Americans
- Then and Now" on Feb. 18
at 7 p.m. The play will include
speeches, poems, songs and
skits which salute great
Americans. The public is in
vited to attend.
Feb. 19
NEW CHURCH - A new
church in Davis Bridge area
holding temporary services at
Camp Rock fish on Sunday at
11 a.m. The church is stressing
prayer services and invite* the
public to worship with them.
Feb. 19
BLACK HISTORY - The
Young Adult Missionary aux
iliary of Shady Grove Mis
sionary Baptist Church, Rt. 1,
Raeford (near Wagram), will
hold their Annual Black
History Program on Sunday,
Feb. 19 at 3:J0 p.m. at the
church. Guest speaker will be
Mr. John Edwards, Director of
the N.C. Voter Education Pro
ject in Durham and former
Director of the State Economic
Opportunity Office in Raleigh.
Musk will be fonriahed by the
Unked Voices of IfeepMtoo
Choir of LMriabwt. The
h invited to ami oat
rt ? >>) ihle program.
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Feb. ?
NAZARETH'S CELEBRA
TION - Nazareth Baptist
Church in Wagram will jointly
celebrate Old Fashion Sunday
and Black History Month on
Sunday, Fab. 19. Beginning at
8:30 a.m. Break tat will be
served in the church's dining
area. Sunday School and morn
ing worship will follow at 9:43
a.m. and II a.m. Rev. S.C.
Fair ley, pastor, will deliver the
morning sermon. Robert R.
Snipes. Jr. of Raeford, North
Caorlina will be the guest
speaker for the afternoon pro
gram at 3 p.m. honoring Black
history. Snipes is a history
teacher at Hoke County High
School. Mrs. Ruth McEachin
of Raeford, and Thomas
Pipkin, Jr. of Wagram will also
participate on the afternoon
program. They will reflect on
Black Heritage through ora
tions from outstanding Black
poets. The Combined Chorus
will provide music for the day.
You are cordially invited to
come in your old attire and
witness a day of celebration with
Nazareth Baptist Church.
Feb. 19
SMALL ENSEMBLE - The
West Carteret Small Ensemble
will perform Sunday, Feb. 19
at the Raeford 'Presbyterian
Church during the morning
worship service. The ensemble,
from West Carteret High
School in Morehead City, con
sists of 21 members from West
Carteret Singers, the top per
forming choral group. This
group performs many times
throughout the school year and
especially at Christmas. During
the worship service at the
Raeford Presbyterian Church,
the group will perform "Our
Lord Our God" by Buxtehude,
"Sine Nomine" by Williams
and "A Party Blessing" by
Williams. The public is cordial
ly invited to attend. Also, the
ensemble will travel to Wilm
ington to compete in the
NCMEA Small ensemble
Festival singing "Begone Dull
Care" and "April Is In My
Mistress' Face." The group is
under the direction of Miss O.
Susan Gillis. She is a 1976
graduate of Hoke County High
School, a 1980 graduate of East
Carolina University and is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Gillis of Raeford.
Feb. 19
CANDLELIGHT MARCH -
McLauchlin Chapel A.M.E.
Zion Church will bold their an
nual Missionary Candlelight
March on Sunday. Feb. 19, at 6
p.m. The guest speaker is Ms.
Carol Page, an instructor of
adult education with Sandhills
Community College. All area
missionaries are asked to wear
white and march with us. The
public is invited.
Feb. 26
SNIPES TO SPEAK - Hoke
High teacher Robert Snipes will
speak on black history at the
Rockfish Grove Freewill Bap
tist Church on Feb. 26 at 4
p.m. The public is invited.
thru Feb. 26
BLACK HISTORY - The
Silver Grove Missionary Bap
tist Church of Raeford, invites
the public to join in paying
homage to the many Black men
and women who struggled and
died that all might live fuller
and freer lives. The schedule of
events are as follows: Feb. 19 at
4 p.m., the #2 Usher Board will
present a tribute to Blacks
through music. The Voices of
Inspiration choir of Laurin
burg. North Carolina will be
the guest choir. The theme for
the day will be "LOOK HOW
FAR GOD HAS BROUGHT
US." Feb. 26 at 5 p.m. the
Layman league will portray
famous Black leaders.
Doings
? Feb. 13, 17
PESTICIDES CLASS - There
will be two certification classes
for persons who use restricted
use pesticides. Many pesticides
that farmers use and some that
home owners or gardeners may
use have restricted use labels.
In order to legally buy such a
product a user would need a
"green card" or restricted use
license. The first class will be
offered Wednesday, Feb. 15,
from 6:30 p.m. until 10 p.m. in
the Agricultural Extension of
fice. The second class will be
offered Friday, Feb. 17, from
1:30 until 5 p.m. in the
Agricultural Extension office.
Feb. 16
USE OF COMPUTERS -
N.C. State teachers Dr. Robert
Sowell and J.D. Dodson will
speak on the use of computers
and how to buy them at the
Hoke Extension Office at 7
p.m. on Feb. 16. The public is
invited to attend.
Feb. M, 19
"SNOW WHITE GOES
war* - The Fort Bran
Playhouse, a facility of Morale
Support A i tldtiea iMniiirm will
present "Saow White Goes
Weal," ? children's musical by
* ' F>:3 .?
Jim Eikr. ?t the playhouse's
contribution . to parade of
American Music Month. Play
date* will be this weekend, Feb.
IS, 19. Showtime will beat 2:30
p.m. each day. Admission will
be $3. The Fort Bragg
Playhouse is located on Knox
Street, across from Bowley
School. For more information,
call the playhouse at 396-7533.
Mart* It
FASHION LUNCHEON -
Raeford Junior Woman's Club
will host a lun
cheon/bridge/fashion show
March 10 at MacDonald
Cafeteria. Luncheon will be
served at noon, followed by a
fashion show, "An Olympian
Spring." Fashions will be pro
vided by The Gingham Edition.
Three progressions of bridge
will be played and prizes will be
awarded to the top five scorers.
Door prizes also will be given.
Tickets are S3. Each table will
provide two decks of cards.
Make reservations by March 1.
Call 875-4362, 875-4398,
875-3875 to reserve a table.
Events
Feb. 19
STUDENT RECITALS --
Music students at Sandhills
Community College will pre
sent a recital on Sunday after
noon, Feb. 19 at 2 p.m. in the
Student Hall of the Sandhills
campus. The public is cordially
invited to attend. There is no
admission charge. Students are
scheduled to perform a variety
of musical selections ranging
from classical piano solos to
ragtime. Instrumental and
vocal selections are planned as
well as a clarinet quartet, a str
ing quartet, and a'quartet of
flute, violin, cello and piano.
Feb. 19
FT. BRAGG FLEA MARKET
- The next moYithly Fort Bragg
Flea Market, scheduled for
Feb. 19 from I to 6 p.m.. will
be held at its outdoor location
at the Fort Bragg Fairgrounds,
located on Bragg Boulevard
across from Stryker Golf
Course. Admission to the flea
market is free and the public is
invited. Spaces, approximately
II feet by 25 feet, may be
rented for a pre-registered fee
of $5. Spaces rented at the gate
are $7. Registration may be
made at the Youth Center on
Reilly Road from 11:30 a.m.
until 5 p.m. Mondays through
Fridays. A set of rules will be
available. For more informa
tion. call 396-1216 or 396-1278
Feb. 22
SQUARE DANCING - The
Hoke County Swingers, a local
western style square dancing
club, will hold open house
Wednesday evening on Feb. 22
upstairs over Howell Drug
Store on Main Street in
Raeford. Anyone interested in
square dancing is invited to at
tend.
Feb. 29
STOOL MAKING
Workshop of making stool
with seagrass seats. Call Exten
sion Home Economics Office
at 875-2162 by February 17 to
register. Class number is
limited - will be filled on a first
come, first served basis.
Sports
Feb. It
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL -
The Fort Brag* Women's
Basketball Team will compete
against the Fort Monroe
Women's Basketball Team on
r*. IS at Lae Fldd House,
beginning at I p.m. Admission
to the game will be tl for
military and MSAD card
bolder* and S2 for ad others.
TV public is invited. Lae Field
House, a facility of Morale
Support Activities Division it
located on Reilly Road. For
more information. call the
MSAD Sports Office at
396-1216.
Mart* 3
NC SPEEDWAY - The 19th
annual Warner Hodgdon
Carolina 300 and Komfort
Koach 200-milc Late Model
Sportsman race on Saturday,
Mart* 3, will serve at the I9S4
kickoff for NASCAR
supertpeedway racing in the
Carolinas- Virginia-Eatter n
Seaboard areas. Other
highlights for the big weekend
of racing include Busch Pole
Position qualifying on Thurs
day, March I, the Union
76-Rockingham Pit Crew
Championships Saturday at
12:30 p.m., and the Formula
200 Kart twin features
preceding and after the Kom
fort Koach 200 at 2 p.m. Ticket
offices will be open from 9
a.m. until 5 p.m. Monday
through Saturday and from I
p.m. until S p.m. on Sunday.
Ticket reservations may be
made by telephoning
919-582-2861.
Blazons
ALCOHOL. DRUG TELE
PHONE COUNSELING -
There will be a new Alcohol
and Drug Counseling service
available to the citizens of our
county in the form of a toll free
telephone number operating 24
hours a day, seven days a week.
The service is funded by Sand
hills Center and is designed as a
means to provide another chan
nel of contact for persons
needing information and
counseling for alcohol and
drug problems. If you need
help or just need to talk, call
1-800-438-1026.
Feb. 28, 29
AUDITIONS ? The Fayette
vilfc Little Theatre will hold
auditions for its next musical
production JOSEPH AND THE
AMAZING TECHNICOLOR
DREAMCOAT written by An
drew Lloyd Webber and Tim
Rice (Jesus Christ Superstar,
Evita). Auditions for this rock
opaa will be held Feb. 28 and 29
at 7:30 p.m. at the little Theatre.
Adult male and female singers
are needed.
Marc* 1
ART SHOW - Dates for the
29th Annual Boardwalk Art
Show, sponsored by the
Virginia Beach Arts Center,
have been set for June 21-24,
1984. The yearly event, which
runs continuously for 10 blocks
along the oceanfront board
walk. offers artists and craft
spersons on attractive oppor
tunity to exhibit and sell their
work. Last year the show at
tracted more than 300,000
visitors to view and purchase
the work of 633 artists from 32
states and France selected from
a field of over 1400 applicants.
Sales tax records reflected total
an sales exceeded $600,000.
Application deadline is Thurs
day, March 1. Call or write the
Virginia Beach Arts Center,
1711 Arctic Avenue, Virginia
Beach, VA 23451,
804/425-0000 for information.
DIPLOMA OFFERED --
Anyone interested in earning a
high school diploma is advised
to contact the Hoke County
Extended Day Program at
Hoke County High School.
The school hours are 3-8 p.m.
Mondays through Thursdays,
and 3-5 p.m. Fridays. More in
formation can be obtained
from Carlos M. Miller,
recruiter/coordinator, or Bar
bara R. Smith, academic coor
dinator. A limited number of
jobs are available, the an
nouncement from the program
officc_j?ys.
SAFETY SEATS - Hoke
County Health Center is offer
ing a rental program for Infant
Safety Seats. The seats were
donated by the Raeford
Jaycees and Jaycettes and also
by the Governor's Highway
Safety Council. These seats will
be rented through the Hoke
County Health Center on any
Monday, Tuesday or Wednes
day afternoon from I
p.m. -4:30 p.m. There will be a
$10 deposit at the time the seat
is rented. When the seat is
returned, (if in good
condition), S5 will be refunded.
Poetry Contest - A SI, 000
grand prize will be offered in
our upcoming poetry conteat
sponsored by the World of
Poetry newsletter. There are
100 prizes in ail, totaling over
S 10,000. "We want to an
courage new poets, especially
those who have never entered a
poetry contest before." says
Contest Director Joseph
Mellon. "We expect our efforts
to produce exciting new
discoveries I" For a free
brochure of rules fad prizes
write, World of Poetry. 143 1
Stockton Blvd., Dept. O,
Sacramento, California 95817.
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Miss Ekoh contestants
Twenty Hoke High students will be competing this
Thursday night for the title of Hoke High's Miss
Ekoh. The pageant will be held at 7:30 p.m. in
Hoke i MacDonald Gym. Contestants for the pageant
are : Row One: Donna Hales, Teresa WUliams, Vanessa
FerrtlL, Melissa Pittman, Wanda Carter, Beverly Ell
ington mid Dlanne Harris. Row Two: Sandra Barfleid ,
Leslie Foster, Pom Barnes, Putrid* Sizemore , Missk
Beckman, Melody Williamson, Alice Adktns, Jennifer
Porter, Wanda Taylor, Cherri Lamb, Erica Peterson,
Theresa Riley and Lisa Roblnette.
Miss Ekoh On Tap For Thurs.
The Hoke High School year
book staff will sponsor the Miss
Ekoh Beauty Pageant this Thurs
day, February 16, at 7:30 p.m. in
the Mac Donald Gym.
The contestants will be judged
on poise, appearance, evening
gown, and an intervies wjth the
judges.
Judging the participants are
i
Florence Ransom from Pembroke,
Ruth Davis from Fayetteville, and
Shirley White from Fayetteville.
Entertainment will be provided by
members of the Hoke High Chorus
and Chorale. Special guests will be
Miss Lumbee and Little Miss
Lumbee.
The contestants include: Melody
Williamson, Leslie Foster, Pam
Barnes, Jennifer Porter, Sandra
Bar field, Teresa Williams, Wanda
Taylor, Patricia Sizemore, Theresa
Riley, Missie Beckman, Donna
Hales, Dianne Harris, Vanessa
Ferrell, Lisa Robinette, Alice
Adkins, Melissa Pittman, Wanda
Carter, Cherri Lamb, Beverly Ell
ington, and Erica Petersen.
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