In Weeks To Come
Meetings
AMERICAN LEGION -
American Lesion Post 20 of
Hoke County meets the H(oW
Taeaday of each month at the
Edinborough Restaurant at
7:30 p.m. Those interested in
joining are invited.
COUNTY COMMISSION -
Members of the Hoke County
Commission meet the first
Maadajr of each month at 9
a.m. and the third Moaday 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
first M?day of each month ai
7 p.m. in City Hall. The public
is encouraged to attend.
SCHOOL BOARD - The
Hoke County Board of Educa
tion meets the first Tacsday of
each month at 7 p.m. at the
board offices on Wooley
Street. The public is encourag
ed to attend.
March 21
SCHOOL PERSONNEL --
Retired School Personnel will
meet March 21 at the Hoke
County Library at 10:30 a.m.
Mr. Robert Weber, a cellist,
will present the program.
AL ANON - Meetings are held
every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
at the Hoke County Health
Department Conference
Room.
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 San
dhills Center and is designed as
a means to provide another
channel 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.
March 20-22
NOTARY CLASS - The Divi
sion of Continuing Education
at Sandhills Community Col
lege will offer a Notary Public
Education class on Tuesday
and Thursday, March 20 and
22, in Room 109 of the Ad
ministration Building on the
Sandhills campus. The class
will meet from 7-9:30 p.m. Tui
tion for the class is $10, and
students will need to purchase a
copy of the Notary Public
Guidebook available at the
College bookstore. The cost of
the book is $5.25. To enroll in
the class, call the Division of
Continuing Educaiton at San
dhill at 692-6185. If you live
outside of local dailing access,
you may call toll -f tee.
1-800-682-1848
April 1
CRAFrSMEN SOUGHT - All
interested crafts people who
would like to display during
Saturday on the Town to be
held Saturday. May 5, from
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. in Wilson,
should write for applications
to: Saturday on the Town, 2402
Williamsburg Drive, Wilson,
NC 27893, (919) 237-4151.
Closing application date ? April
I. Entry fees are $25 per booth.
Gatherings
March 16. 17
PLATE SALE - Center Grove
M.B. Church is having a plate
sale March 16 & 17 at the
church dinner hall from 9 a.m.
until 7 p.m. Chicken plate,
barbecue plate, fish plates and
chittlings plate will be on sale
for $3.50. Come out and enjoy
a delicious meal.
March IS
?OYS' CHOIR - The Burl
ington Boys' Choir will present
a program of sacred music Sun
day, March IB at 4 p.m. at the
Raeford Presbyterian Church.
This group is made up of 40
young boys and is directed by
Eva Wisemore. There is no ad
mission charge and the church
encourages everyone to attend
this musical presentation.
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SINGING - The Chorakcrs
will sing at Pitt man Grove Bap
tut Church on Sunday, Ma?c*
n, 7 p.m. The public is invited
to I
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"1W Cowtrtettes" of Sonford
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METHODIST WOMEN -
Mrs. Catherine (Kay)
Cameron, Vice-president of
North Carolina Conference of
the United Methodist Women
will be the speaker for the
Fayetteville District, United
Methodist Womens' Day Apart
which includes Cumberland
Hoke, Harnett and Sampson
Counties. The meeting will be
from 9:30-1:30 on Wednesday,
March 21, at Epworth United
Methodist Church near Clinton
on Hwy. 701 South. The theme
for the district day will be
"Bread for the Journey." All
Methodist women are invited.
Mutk 24
SPRING CONCERT - On
Saturday night. March 24, the
Mass Choir of St. James
United Church of God will be
presenting its first Spring Con
cert at the St. James Church,
401 By-Pass Raeford at 7:30
p.m. lite public is cordially in
vited.
March 24
CHOIR CONCERT - On
Saturday, March 24 at 7:30
p.m., the 45 member choir of
Oxford Orphanage, Oxford,
will present a program of music
at First Baptist Church, Red
Springs. Directing will be Mrs.
Margaret DeMent and Miss
Haven Godwin is the accom
panist. Red Springs Lodge No.
SOI A.F. & A. and First Baptist
Church are happy to invite the
general public and especially
the members of the area chur
ches and the several Masonic
Lodges from nearby towns to
this Saturday night event. A
real treat is in store.
March 25
INTRODUCTORY - Deacon
Cary McQueen Jr. will be
preaching an introductory at
the St. Mary Pentecostal
Holiness Church at 7 p.m. on
March 25.
Sports
March 2J-25
DRAG RACING - The drag
racing world has been quiet for
nearly four months. However,
ihe calm will be shattered
March 23-25 at Darlington In
ternational Dragway when the
thunderous horsepower of over
500 competitors is unleashed to
launch the 1984 International
Hoi Rod Association season.
For more information and
tickets call (803) 332-0123.
March 23
GOLF TOURNEY - Cypress
Lakes Golf Course in Fayet
teville will be the scene of a
Pembroke State University
Scholarship Golf Tournament
Friday. March 23. Teams will
assemble at 12:30 p.m. on that
day and prepare for a I p.m.
"Shotgun" start. Deadline for
entries is March 19. The tour
nament will consist of two-man
teams with the limit being the
first 88 players (44 teams) ap
plying. Entry Tee, which is tax
deductible, is $25 per in
dividual or $50 per team. Spon
sorship of twosomes by
businesses or individuals is en
couraged. Checks for entries
should be made payable to:
PSU Scholarship Fund and
mailed or presented to Dr
Howard Dean, Director of
Graduate Studies. Pembroke
State University. Pembroke.
N.C. 28372 or to L B. Floyd,
Cypress Lakes Golf Course,
Fayetteville, N.C. 28348
thru April 15
SOCCER SEASON - The Fort
Bragg Men's Soccer Team has
lined up the following games
for the 1984 soccer season.
March 18 Cary Scorpions*.
March 25 N.C. State Universi
ty, April | Brothers Pizza,
Raleigh*, April 8 Chapel Hill
Internationals* and April 15
Buies Creek *Home Games --
All home games will be played
at the Polo Field, located off
Randolph Street, beginning at
2 p.m. For more information,
call the Morale Support Ac
tivities Division Sports Office
at 396-1216.
May i
DOGWOOD MARATHON -
Foil Bragg will be the starting
point for the Dogwood Festival
Marathon, to be held May 6 as
part of Fayettevillc's Second
Annual Dogwood Festival. The
race will start at II a.m. at the
18th Field Artillery brigade
headquarters on Fort Bragg's
Ardennes Street. It will end on
Green Street in downtown
Fayetteville after winding
through Fort Bragg's
woodland areas and some of
the most scenic parts of Fayet
teville. Entry fee for the
marathon, which Is co
?ponsored by the 18th field Ar
tillery Brigade and the Fayet
teville Area Imimkh' Associa
tion, is U before April 23 and
M afterward until the entry
court date of April 30. In
terested runners should contact
Capt. Louis Thomas
(919-396-5077) or John Cox
(919-497-4427) for entry forms
or further information.
Events
March 17
WOODLAND TOUR - If you
are interested in learning from
examples of good forest
management then plan to at
tend the first Moore County
private regional woodland tour
scheduled for March 17. The
tour will take place rain or
shine. Registration, which is $5
and includes lunch, will take
place at the Pinecrest High
School cafeteria, US IS-SOI,
Southern Pines, on Saturday,
March 17, from 9:00-9:30 a.m.
Following registration, the
morning tour will look at a
longleaf pine forest near
Ashley Heights that has been
managed for pine straw,
pulpwood, poles and
sawtimber for over two
decades. During the lunch
break at Pinecrest High
School, Dean Eric Ellwood of
the North Carolina State
School of Forest Resources will
speak on the future of forestry
in the south. The afternoon
tour will view a loblolly pine
tract near Carthage that shows
the excellent results obtainable
with plantation management
over three decades. The tour
will conclude at 3:30 p.m.
Anyone desiring further infor
mation can call the Hoke
County Extension Chairman.
Willie Featherstone, at
875-3461.
March 24-25
LIVING HISTORY - Living
History encampment at Ben
tonville State Historic Site,
near Newton Grove. Authentic
Civil War Camp life, cooking,
military drill, firing and equip
ment demonstration by the
First N.C. Volunteers. Authen
tic Civil War Band Music by
The Regiment Band of the 11th
North Carolina Troops. March
24-25 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Admission is free and the
public is invited. For further in
formation call: 485-1541 or
594-0789.
April 7
N.O.W. AUCTION - The
fund-raising auction (hat
started out in 1982 to raise
some money for Fayetteville's
CARE Center has grown into
an annual affair with the 1984
edition now scheduled for
Saturday night, April 7, at 7:30
p.m. in the Fayetteville Little
Theater. Sponsored by the
local chapter of the National
Organization for Women, the
event now also includes fund
raising for a women's scholar
ship fund. Anyone interested in
donating an item to this year's
event may contact auction
coordinators -- Peggy Vick at
484-2077 and Roberta Waddle
at 425-2212. Admission is $2.50
in advance and S3 at the door.
Advance tickets may be obtain
ed by sending a check to Fayet
teville NOW., P.O. Box
53816, Haymont Station,
Fayetteville, N.C. 28305.
April 14
STONEYBROOK - The
Stoneybrook Steeplechase Race
Invitations are now in the mail.
Anyone who has not yet receiv
ed an invitation and wishing to
receive them do so by writing to
the Stoneybrook Steeplechase
Race Office, Box 1474.
Southern Pines, N.C., 28387 or
by calling 919-692-8000. The
Race Office is located at the
rear of the Campbell House at
482 East Connecticut Avenue.
Southern Pines, N.C. Office
Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.,
Monday through Friday. The
37th running of Stoneybrook
Steeplechase is Saturday. April
14.
Doings
Mart* 17
PARADE - Girl Scout Week,
March 11-17, serves to remind
us that for 72 years girls have
been having fun, gaining solid
learning experiences and
enriching their world through
Girl Scouting. This year's
theme is "We Found a New
World - Look Wider Still." See
what Girl Scouts in your own
town are doing. Join them at a
parade in Raeford on March 17
on Main St. at 10 a.m.
Mm March
UNCO ? The Raeford Junior
Woow'i Club will sponsor
bingo ant* gafaj in March
hilii'l > ?! 7:30 p.m. at the
cater. A variety game
be piayad, culminating
with a J50 jack pot. AH profits
are given to Hoke County
charities.
thra Mtrcti 3|
A*T SHOW - The 9th Juried
Competition sponsored by the
Robeson County Community
Art Ouilt will be open to the
public in the Osterneck
Auditorium of the Robeson
County Public Library on
weekdays thru March 39. The
Juried Competition was open
to artists from an eight county
aea. A popular feature of the
exhibit is the Artist^' Bin which
offers for sale unframed art at
reasonable prices.
thru May 5
AT BORDEAUX - "Two By
Two" the last Richard Rodgers
musical will be presented by the
Bordeaux Dinner Theatre in
Fayetteville until Saturday,
May 5. This heartwarming
musical which is based on the
story of Noah and the Ark star
red Danny Kaye in the lead role
on Broadway. The action takes
place before, during and after
the Flood. A buffet dinner is
served before the show. The
play will run each week Thurs
day through Sunday with a
special Wednesday evening per
formance on April 18. The box
office is open noon to 6 p.m.
each day at 323-1114 for reser
vations or information.
March 24
RABBIT SHOW - The NC
Rabbit Breeders Association
will have a showing on Satur
day, March 24 at the Raeford
Armory. The show will be held
all day and the admission is
free. Approximately 500entries
are expected to enter. The
public is invited to attend.
March 31
ANSWER -?4 - The Pilot Club
of Fayetteville, Inc. is sponsor
ing ANSWER '84 - Awareness,
Needs Seminar for Women of
Everchanging Realities. Tliis
seminar will be held Saturday,
March 31. at Bordeaux Motor
Inn Convention Center in
Fayetteville from 8:30 a.m. to
2:30 p.m Pre-regisiration
deadline ts March 23.
ANSWER *84 is planned to be
informative and geared to meet
the needs of today's women.
Registration includes choice of
four different workshops,
lunch and materials. The cost is
$20.00. Seminar brochures
with registration forms may be
obtained from the following
places: Bordeaux Motor Inn
Convention Center. Bordeaux
Branch. Public Library, Eutaw
Branch, Public Library and
Anderson Street Branch.
Public Library. For further in
formation concerning the
seminar, call Pilot Club at
864-2668 or 483-2440
thru April
AT TRYON PALACE - With
over 30.000 tulips in bloom, the
gardens of the Tryon Palace
Restoration Complex are a ra
diant springtime spectacle. The
gardens present a rainbow
panorama the last weeks of
March through most of April.
On April 8th, the Tryon Palace
grounds and gardens will be
open free to the public for the
10th Gardener's Sunday
Hours are I to J p.m. This an
nual evert honors all the many
gardeners who work to
beautify their homes and their
neighborhoods. Presently, the
Tryon Palace Complex is open
Tuesdays through Saturdays
9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Sun
days, 1:30 to 4:00 p.m. Beginn
mg April 2nd. Monday open
ings, 9:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m., will
be instituted. The addition of
the Monday openings promises
to be an added convenience for
the traveling public. Combina
tion tickets for all buildings
and the gardens are $6 for
?dults and $2 for Students
(grades I through 12). Tryon
P?lace and Gardens admission
?i $4, adults, and SI, students
Gardens Only Tickets are J2.
?dults, $|, students. Children
under six are free when accom
panied by parents or guardian.
April 5
LOOK HOMEWARD
ANGEL ? Thomas Wolfe's
first novel will be the topic of a
seminar conducted by NC State
Professor James Clark beginn
ing April 5 from 7 to 9"p.m.
and continuing each Thursday
in April. The humanities
semi?ar will be held at the
Hoke County Extension office.
Registration deadline April 4.
Call (73-3461 for more infor
mation.
Grii The /Viwi/MrMf ?r Mag oM? Itrn to the offlcc before boom oo TMay.
Thrills for the crowds
Members of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbird flying Pope Air Force Base ? Fort Bragg Open House
team will demonstrate their flying ability during the scheduled for April 28.
Pope-Bragg open house
scheduled for April 28
The annual Pope AFB-Fori
Bragg Open House is scheduled for
April 28, on the Pope flightline.
Gates will open at 9 a.m., and
there is no charge for admission.
Highlighting this year's events
will be a precision flying
demonstration by the U.S. Air
Force Thunderbirds Aerial
Demonstration Team from Nellis,
AFB, Nev., and a parachute
demonstration by the U.S. Army
Golden Knights Parachute Team
from Fort Bragg.
Soldiers from the 82nd Airborne
Division and aircrews from the
317th Tactical Airlift Wing at
Pope AFB will also stage a com
bined air assault demonstration
and C-130 Hercules transport
capabilities exercise.
The Valient Air Command from
Cape Canaveral, Fla., will fly vin
tage aircraft to Pope AFB for
public display. The civilian flying
organizations are expected to fly
the B-29 Superfortress, B-25 Mit
chell and P-51 Mustang as well as a
variety of other World War I and
U-era airplanes.
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration is scheduled to
send their "Aerovan" to the show
and the U.S. Air Force Academy
Sabre Drill Team will perform
precision close-order drill. The
82nd Airborne Division Band will
play musical interludes throughout
the day.
Visitors can also view military
working dog demonstrations and
tactical aeromedical evacuation
facilities and demonstrations.
Children can take advantage of a
number of rides available.
The flightline is expected to be
packed with aircraft and equip
ment from all the military services
to include the Army's newest main
battle tank, the M-l, and Military
Airlift Command's C-5A Galaxy
(the world's largest airplane).
A precise listing of aircraft to be
placed on display is not available
at this time, but information will
be released as it becomes available.
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