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ifrS ?3e' Sr fH 3;-' ^4,5-'■ "'#s i\ii- .■« •■'r • • \ - ■3' s?~’ *^- ■ ■■ xS- .. 7 :•^^ '- --.'te. ■‘^- ; ^T' % ■■■■■;•' ^ . TTHiiHOKECOUNTTiilEVvs Hoke County’s Only Newspaper ■ the hoke county journai . ' ' ■•' ■'■■ . ., „ - - .. • • ^ volume XXV. NUMBER 48. BAEFORD. N. C. ':FBID3kY, FEBRUARY 28, IMO. .•.••' . r" — - ,.„ T» SUBSCRIPTION PRICE Slid PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. MARTIN A. RAY.* , PASSES THURSD’Y Beloved Presbyteriaiv MinfaterAnd Member of Orange * Preabytery, Answers Final Call Here. ■ Rev. Martin A. Ray. Wesbyterian minister ,and member oi Orange^rres bytery, died at his home here Thurs day evening, February 20th, at 8 o’clock, after a long peTipd of »* health, though his passing was r^h- er sudden and unexpected ap he imn been able to he up and about his home and even to ride down town in 'his car, a Shon white before ms death. Mr. Ray a son^ m ’-ha late Neill A and Isabella Johnson Kay ,and was born lUnd reared in tli!3 community which .was formerly . Cinoberland, but low Hoke county; % He was educated at, Davioscn .col-. •^ lege and at Union Tfheblopical »8m- ^ ^ary, Richmond, grhiwtihe front; the seminary in 19Q9. Soon after he was ordained and licensed to preach ^d 'accepted work as stated supply with ^e church at Joseph,^ Mo., serv ing the church at Plante City, Mof, during this ye;tr and part of the fear 1910. In 1910 he came tc the jturch at Thomas W. V’a.» wmere he 'remained about one year, coining from thence to the Highland church at Fayetteville. He returnefl toWost Virginia in 1911 or 1912 mid accept ed the pastorate i-f the church at Piedmont, where he remain^^d imt'i 1921 ,when he '.eceivtil a eail to the Jonesboro group of churches in Orange Presbytery. He remained hi this held and preached most acceptably^ntu 1926 when his health gave way. It was no doubt a keen disappu^ntnient to him, but he accepted the situation with splendid Christian grace and fortitude. In the fall of 1926 he , mov^ with .has family to Raeford. In November 1909 Mr. Ray was hiarried to Miss Sadie F • Arnold. (\?ujE!hter rof Mr. and Mrs J^ .P. Ar-, :hold, af- West Virginia, who wip fheir two children. Mr. Arnold Ray, 16. and Miss Charlotte Ray, 14 years of age, srwyive him. HeMs also sur-. viveJ^’ 'by -‘three hrothers, .Ml!. Daniel J. Rav of M?, Marshall^. “ ‘ HOKE COUNTY WILL HAVE NEW MILITARY CO. Lieut. J. W. Walker Chosen To Com mand New Organization of Nation al Guard. DEFICIENCY IN FOOD SUPPLY OF HOKE FARMERS Failed by Produce Worth $540,94.) Of Producing Enough For Tlieir O^ Requirements In 1928. One of the best pieces of news to come this way in a long time Wias conveyed ui a letter from Adjutant General J. Van B. BJetts to Lmut. John W. Walker Tuesday, instruct ing him to ascertain if be can enlist sufheient men for a new company in Raeford which will ..be known as Heiadquarters Battery and Combat Train, 252nd Coast Artilleiy This new unit will ceiry a mimr.-u i. 'l •-woiity-livc men, a captain, a nrs aid a second lieuienant. Lieut. Walt er has been recommended to com mand this battery which wid ^ him the r.ank o' ■■• D.ain. T.-etr i a.- e.>..:-.eo an openinr thhee of these new organiations for several weeks and immediately upon General Metts’ receiving orders to locate them, the Raeford folfoi got busy and had him to come down and look the situation over. He was ac- •orapanied on this trip by Co . Dav ids. Senior Artillery Instructor for North Carolina. Both seemed well plea&3d'with the situation and were impressed with the spirit of the peo ple here with refeience to the Na- ticral Guard. General Metts almost stated while here that Raeford wo^d ge-, one of these ^^ten^. The ether two go to High Pomt imd Gieensboro, according to plans which ate considered as good as final. hers of other towns have made strong pleas for one of these batteries and Hoke county is to be congratutated upon receiving this great distinction. The way Capt. Poole and lus_ offi cers and men have Reported them- .;;elves,^ Sis firell as the flue that hctwicT) Battery F and the civilian population is largely re sponsible for this new amt coming here. This company will be sible for ^ut seven trousai^ dol lars being spent .n the county per Hoke county Farmers in 1928 weie the best off in any of the Sand HiPa counties, according to a survey made by the agricultural e^^nsion service of Korfh Carolina State College, buit the same survey shc!%s that Hofcs farmers were far tehind in th^ production of food and feed rt^ns and failed to supply, not onyl tiie food and feed requirements of tbf'“ county but even failed to supi their own requirements. y This survey was made in cohnee- tion with Governor. 0. Max Gai ner’s “Live At Home’’ program »n which farmers throughout the State have been called upon to increase their production of food and feed to the point where they not only will be self-sustaining themselves but will produce sufficiently to meet the re- qiiiremants of the ncn-farming popu- (Continued on page four^ ttil Lieut. Gov. Page Addresses Kiwanians The Kiwanis cluib had as its guest last Thursday fining Lieut Gover nor Robert N. Page of Aberdeen, who made a most interesting talk on the objectives of Kiwanis. Gover nor Page stated in his remark.^ that the guiding principle of Kiwanis was “We build,” but emphasized the that fhis did not necessarily mean to build houses. He said that there are a great many things of as much or inore importance, to build in a com munity, such, as character, hope and optimism. He especially urged the importance of helping the under-priv ileged child and the unfortunate who are always.' with us, calling attention to the happy result of keeping the lars oeing spens vw '--t ’Golden Rule.” Governor I^Bire re- annuai and this^ wi.! oto^e of 1 commended that oonmit- beiiefit to t^.Jienunvol\^d awdj® te^ havet«iMndaE The 'ftweral" wa»f, tlw i heme Saturday aftemodji at 2 o clock rand was hopdilcted by Dr. R. C- Gil more of Saiiford, tussisted by Rev. Mr. Cqok of Jonesboro, Dr» W. M. Fairley and Hev. A. D. Carswell of Raeford, and.Rev^-F. M. Bain of Gidatia church. Interment was made in Raeford cemetery. Mr Ray w»as bomFebrurary Ip, 1880. and hence had just entered his 61st year of age. He was an able aiid sound minister of the gospel and held in high esteem by all his co-workers and •especially by the congregations Tie had the privilege of serving. He ■was not seen much in Raeford as the condition ' of his health kept him nretty closely confined to his home, but his cheerful .smile ,his genial and kindly disposition and his cordiil handsake s^ealed^ to all and he will be greatly missed by a host of friends. The sympathy of the/ whole com munity is. extended to the widow and children and all the relatives in their bereavement. The active pall br.arers unere E. B. McNfeJll, Louis Parker, McLoanCam.p- bell, W. B. McLauchlin, Archie K. Steohens of Rarfcrd, and M. R. Mc- Girt of^ Jonesboro. R. G. Lindsay . Dies At St. Pauls ■ : i Adjutant General of North Carolina, who is pri^ticuUy cert^n ^at Rac-- fordiwiil g-et a new mflitary company, the Headquarters Battery and Combat Train, 252nd Coast Artillery. NEGRO . STEAL8 Says Chain Stores CAR, RUNS X>OWN Are Uncharitable BOY AND PONY Editor; ' I Since there ds being so mud: talk Robert Cole in Jail A 4 Raefbrd about the chain store menace all over Charged With Theft of Car and the country, much of which is no Running Into and Killng Dam doubi very true ,a numter of citi- Newton, Son of Mr. and Mrs. I. L. zens who are interested in the 'vel Marvin A. Gillis As soon IS W hiker t’le reffllired number to sigii an agree •mul to join r.-. s battbiv, he will ori'rv thKinforinstion to Gener^ Metts, who will then send him the necessary enlistment blanks, have the men enlisted, examined and inspected for federal recognition. L.eu: WaiK- er feels sure that he can .get the necessary number of names in a very short' time. ^ « « j Gneral Metts has been to Raeford on former occasions and is well known by all who have mat him. tie is a friendly kind of man and en joys talking to men in ail walks of lifiN being a -well, informed man on current topics and always interested in the life of the community in which ■IS he is visiting. He stands high tfl-Se ilidli^Tfi'flyfetC'TSiEfionar ^ elub. nseeting he* talked'to the R-' rectors, a^ng and answering many questions relative tb' Kiwanis-activi ties, and wmplimented the club on its fine showing. Mr Page is well known and jhighly esteemed, not only by the ' members of the Kiwanis ' club, but by all of our people, and it is hoped that he will find it convenient to attend many of the club meetings during the year. The club had also as its guest Rev Dr Bittinger of West Virginia, father of our Dr. Bittinger of the State Sanatorium, who also made a talk which was greatly enjoyed. In the absence of President McEachern, and Vice-Pres ident Upchurch, Dr. R. L. Murray, Mr. Marvin A. Gillis, onl.v oon of Mr. A. J. Gillis, who lives about ne mile southeast of Raeford, and- who was painfully burned last Tuesday about ifoon while engaged in Hoke ciunty road work, mentioned m la®^ Newton, Son of Mr. and Mrs. I. L. zens who are imeresiea in tne ^ Newton: Pony Also Killed; Admits fare of ow ^ ^d ^ hospital. Fayetteville.. Satiir Most flif Charges. 1 have recently asked me whether or not our local chain stores ebntribu;- ed to our Community Chest or Red smith’s hospital. F.iyetteville, Satur day afternoon about. 4 o’clock,. He waT lot thought to be so seriously injured at first, but his condition be- c . c unaatisfao' c • .• aru. he was cai'- d the ho.-I u ThursiK.y '!’.» r- no :r where he oou‘ ./J prow worse until dt ath relieved his suffer ings. It was a most pathetic and Mr. R. C. Lindsay, formerly _of the Rockfish section cf this county, died at 1 • o’clock a. m Monday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. C. L. Monroe, with whom he lived at St. Pauls. He wa§ injured in a fall two months ago and was treated in Pittman’s hospital for a while, get ting better and returnintr home. He was taken worse Sunday. The funeral was conducted from Galatia church Monday 'afternoon at 4:30 o’clock by Rev. F. M. Bain ■a.s.s sted by Rev. W. L. Foley of St. Pauls and interment was made in the ceme tery near the church. He is survived bv three daughtrs Mesdaines C. L Rad Springs, February ‘26tk.— , —— - . Robert Cole, young colored man Cross fund just j of the Duffie section, was arrested nms. In answer to this qimOT on early Sunday morning at the,home :Of to Si'iy that they did not P his uncle, J. P. Ray. at Shannon, by on® penny! ^ Sheriff Hodgin, of Hoke county, and As a member of the commi night ^policeman A. J. Breenden, of to ^^mong the sad“death, "a7 he was a "most estima Red Spnngs charged with running onV Tamraign'Young man and in the prime of over and killing Dan Newton, aged Poor and needy m l^st campa^. thirteen, son of Mr. and Mrs. 1. L. the ^Iffm-ent nmr- His russing is one of those Providen- Ne^on, of Hoke County . , sona ly "p2- tial mysteries which we cannot un- A short time before running into chants and business houses in uae . the Newton boy. Cole is alleged to ^ord, soliciting such ■have appropriated to his own use fhnf mnst of a Chevrolet coadi belonging to Mr. Rowland Brown, of the local post- them responded in a very IPS'al man- - J! ■ I n. r TTnwevei’. there was an excep- office force ' - ■ , iu,r. Howeve.i’.. there was an excep ‘it appears from information ob-'tion or two. anions whkh was one tamable that Mr. Brown parked his very outstan.lng case. ^3 automobile in front of the postoffico Sngs tl a fMefgn-owned tie daughter, Ruth Gillis. three year^ and went inside to make up the mai? tprd that belonp to a lor^ignownTO . .. „ „ for the night train. He was in the ^ ^ This " lor wie nignt tram, ne was ui toe , „„„„ t-inJo tery near tne onuren. ne ib bui vivcu, office only a few minutes and upon in fVio bv three daughtrs Mesdaines C. L.I emerging found his oar gone. A 'Cham Store was called upon in th^ Monroe, of St. Pauls; F. M. War- search was immediately instituted fame manner'as ate the othe. otores iSd.Th.v «Sd doMU W. M. Lindrav, all of Cumberland county. Mr. Lindfay was about 70 years of age. SENIOR. GIRL^ GO ON HIKE MONDAY P. M. Several girls in the senior class wani on a hike Monday afternoon. •Hmy hiked to Timber!,and and en- jfivpd a- weinie roast. Some of the prirlg were very foot-sore and weary when they arrived home, but all li’oeoughly enjoyed he trio. These '►ohur on •..'■le. hiki were Mildred i*'«>ele. Catherine Peele, Dora Snead, M-’rv McFadven, Thelma McReibhan, onniui .co'.y.h Neal Stephens, Anna Rogers uncle, liuln Hall, Isabella Campbell and Mary Neal McNair. twras'”fi‘*s'd IJtis in a cotton prtch.near the home,,of a’thinfr for a* Mr. Will McNeill, on the road from that they ^Thfr took thi? sfatemeSt Red Springs to Wagram. Followin- S the tracks of the tines movements to imply that at a little later aaU of the car was traced to the home cf they would respond to the call and Charlie McRae .another colored nmtt, help us. However, it_ was not long Dies Saturday P. M. company strictly o’-nthe me-its of the case. Hg has s®®n_ the work that Captain- Poole and hiS company has b3en doing and the fine person nel in the company. He has also ascertain^ the feeling in the town and county toward this company ^(1 it is felt that the location of his new company is in reality a compli ment to Captain Poole and lus men. Had they made a poor showing and had a hostile populace here, it is certain that the company would never have been placed in Raeford as it seems almost certain now, that it will be. , , While a smal’ to^vn and coimty. KaefOid and Hoke county stand in National Guard circles. Eatte^ F has three officers and 65 enlisted men. Colonel R. B. Lewis, and offi cer in the 252nd lives here; .Dr. R. \ Matheson is a captain, in this unit, being a medical officer. Captain J. H Blue and Captain Poole are two other officers living here. At Pres ent there are three lieutenants living here: 1st Lieut. J. W. Walker, and Second Lieutenants H .A. Currie and Herbert McKeithan. When the new battery is organied it will mean an other captain, who will be - J .W. Walkei'. and two other licutencnts, naking a total of commissioned of ficers living here of ten. Qui-e a number for Raeford. Negro Is Killed, . In Aberdeen S^uburb » *'*^**V w Z-/X* iV. iTAUx.Xct>9 Trustee, presided^ and Kiwanian J. derstand here, but He who holds all of our lives in His hands once said, “What I do thou knowast not now, but thou shalt know hereafter.” He is survived by his wido-w who before marriage; "was Miss Maggie Belle Lindsay .daughter of Mr. John Lind- S'iy of McLauchlin Township, one lit who cheerfully volunteered fte , in formation that Robert Cole had- lie'en there a short time before driving r, new Chevrolet coach, wdiich he .jsa’' he had rented in Red Springs to take McRae’s' daughter lip to jAwio Cole’s, the boy’s father, amf had then brought the girl back home Md left her and sayinsr he was goin^ to Shannon to spend the night with 'The car was found-, about ten o’clock, but as no one had been along bha road, traversed "by the car noth- until time to have all these dona tions gathered together in prepara- Von for their distribution to the un fortunate families that were to re ceive the benefit of these doralions So the time notv being close at hand I called' on them again in a few. .days to see liow much _they would gave but was met''with_the_^8ame .answer. After thinking .pvef^Jhe matter I ^ concluded that .they probably .did not Doc—What is water? :'ld one sister, Mrs. P. C. Howell, :tri(i his-father, Mr. A. J. Gillis. Tliu funeral was conducted from tire home Sunday afternoon at four o’clock by hio p.'istor Dr. W. M. F'iir- ley. assisted by Rev. A D. Carsv/ell, a’ul interment was made in Raeford cemetery. One of the largest crowds ever seen at a funeral here was pres ent .attesting in a smll way to the popularity and esteemin which this splendid yoimg man was held. Gen tle and, sympathetic hands covered the grave with beautiful floral wreaths. . The active pall bearers were Clif- eon Oonoly, H. A. Currie. Lonnie Guins, D J .Campbell, Millard Baker and Oscar Norton. The bereaved family has the sympathy of this en tire section. intend to help ^..all,_and that they did not care_to shoulder their rea sonable responsibility to the commu- the Newton boy’s death, l^en the body was found by Sandy Umgston SAM BT.UES, COteORED. FOUND ^o^nt ^9 time abouF nlty, which responsibility certainly DEAD IN WOODS FRIDAY ti.- v.« hv them as well Sam Blue, ja coloi^ man who was livin'^ near Ashlev Hw’^hts. went out tk» woods last Friday to chop wnnfl and was found dwo later oy his wife. It is thought that his-deatn wi>a dba to a stroke of anpnlexv. or >aart failure.- Ife was buri^ Sat^ dav at New Hope colored church. He was alxmt 40 years of age* began in earnest. Blood honndB^wera, secured;from Fore Bragg and a posge of ^^1 (Continued on page four) Hity, wnicn reaMwiatuixxwj should be shouldered by them as well as bv the other stores in town. At this ‘time another mem^r of the committee was to them to Ana out definitely, whether or nrt ^e.v were going to help any. To thus they repUedthat they could not help us. Benton Tborr,is was in charge of the program. Automob^ Accident Occur^in Virginia Last Monday afternoon while Mr. and Mrs. Harry Arnold, sister and brother-in-law of Mrs. Martin A. Ray accompanied by a nephew and niece, were returning home from Rae ford where they had attended the funeral of Rev. Martin A. Ray, met with a serious automobile accident at Harrisonburg, Va It was a head-ou collision and- resujted in the serious injury of Mrs. Hariy Arnold. She suffered a fracture of the skull and had to be operated upon and at last accounts she had not regained con sciousness. 'The others in the parly escaped serious injury, but were more or less hurt or shocked. Mrs Ray has tbs sympathy of all of her friends in this additional sorrow that has come to her. Pastors To Exchange Pulpits Next Sunday Dr. W. M. Fairley, pastor of the local pTSsbyterian church, -and Rev. P Ca_m''Vli Symonds, pastor of the F rst'i . .hyterian church, Fayette ville T.-.i’. ;.:.chan,ge prdoits naxt fiiin- ury mofiiiiig. Ma;vU 2nd. Dr. Fair- ley '.viii preach ;r. the First church at fl o’clock, and Rev. Mr. Symonds v:ll rreach h; r, it i;e same h > i- Block—colorless fluid that turns black when you wash your h^ds. ly those who are in sjrmpathy with the charitable work of this kind, we trust you ^11 remember the way tliis store failed in, its commuhity re sponsibility. However, from what can ha Icvimcd of them it is their custom to turn a deaf ear to simi lar calls all ever the country. (Signed) thae of the Committoe. 8 *11 ioi?neai une ox tlie To all wbo read thii, and 69peeial*| Raeford. Pteb. 26th, 1980* Hamer Spencer, 'a negro who lived in Berkley ,a suburb for the colore-J race on the outskirts of Aberdeen was found dead in his home day night, Feb. 22nd. with a bulle hole in his ebsst. His wife says taat on returning frem her work she stumbled over his body lying on the floor. At first sh-> supposed he waj drunk, but on making a light tound he was dead. One witness reported that a sawed-off shotgun wias lym? cn the boor beside the body. This was later found in the loft, with an HmT)ty cattridtre m barrel, vii'tJj blood stains on the barrel, ■oic'on noints to murder and not thw of suicide, but there was not enough wideDce to convict liis wife and she. V75S not held. Doctors gave minion that the man had been de» for p.bout 30 minutes wh«i the body was found. The coroner’s inqu^ tendered a verdict that the deceased Junior College Glee Club Here Sunday The Glee Club of the Presbyterian Junior Gollegtf rer Men at M-axtoii will give a conceip at the lo-ial Pres- byttrian chuxen Sunday evening M-rch 2ncl, at T:30 o’clock It is composed of sixteen young men and a splendid entertainment is antH- nated. Prof.'W M. Marlin, a mem ber of the college facul^. will ac company the clab and Will uva.ke an address. Members of the other churches in town a&d community are . cordiallv invited to be present and enjoy the concert. ■7-'^ NATHAN MeMlLLAN DIES Nathan MeMittan. a colo^ ttjtt who lived on the form, of Mt. Lentz, died Sttiitey with heart ftil- .t ceme to his death ait the hanas of an | Unteinnent unknown party.
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