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RAEFORD, N. C. FRIDAY, DEC. 11, 1931
?1.50 YEAR IN APYANCB
In Citizens Meeting Here Saturday
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Commissioners Order Meet
ing' For December 12th, at
1:30 P. M., In Court-House;
^ Large Attendance Urged.
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'county commissioners held Monday
at the court-house, it was ordered
that a meeting of the citizens of
Hoke .County be held at the court
house in Raeford on Saturday, Dec-
em'ber 12, at 1.30 p. m., to consider
the advisability of continuing the
farm demonstration work of the
county.
The Board also decided to meet in
special session at three o’clock, alter
the citizen’s meeting, to take some
action in regard to the matter.
There has been considerable dis
cussion among the people of thO
county as to whether the county
should continue its share in the
salary of a farm demonstrator; this
salary is met jointly by county, state
and the U. S. Department of Agri
culture. Since the resignation, last
month, of W. D. Burton to accept
work in Pamlico County,* Hoke
County has been without h demon
strator, and! at the citizen’s meeting
It will be decided whether the coun
ty shall continue without the farm
demonstration work. The ■ oommls-
sioners expressed the hope that
ropresentatiy.es from all 3)arts of
. Die county will be present at the
citizens’ meeting on Saturday,
In its regular routine business,
the board ordered that the valua
tion of the 104-acre tract of the
Rosehlotum Orchard Company (now
held by Virginia Trust Company) in
Quew.Mffle township, be reduced from
$5,300 to |3,720 because of peach
trees on 70 acres having died since
its last valuation; this reduced value
is to be effective lor the 1932 tax
yeai^imd for each year thereafter
unless good reason for change is
shown.
It was also ordered that Marshall
Newiton, of Raeford, Route 2, be ap
pointed local registrar, of vital statis
tics for McLauchlin township, in
place of N. A. Lindsay, former regis
trar, who moved to Cumberland
Coimty.
The commissioners ordered that
the county treasurer’s bond be re
duced from $15,000 to ^10,000 oh ac
count of his handling much less
money than heretofore and also on
account of his carrying an additional
bond of $10,500 to secure public
school funds.
The board adjourned to^ meet in
special session at 3 p. m., on Decem
ber 12.
M OF “WIIOOPEr
VISITS IN RAEFOIID
Popular Heleu Kane, Who
Co-Starred With Eddie Can'
tor In Famous Picture, Was
Here Saturday.
lyUMIII BAIfS IS
NEW CROP ESnilAF
Based On Conditions Existing
December 1st; Shows In
crease Over Figure An
nounced One Month Ago.
Helen Kane, popular and pretty
radio and motion picture star, was
a visitor to Raeford! last Saturday
afternoon.
Miss Kane, whose husband is
spending . some time in ' Southern
Pines,., is in this part of the coun
try on a visit to him. She visited
Raeford with Dr. Claude C. Milham,
jf Southern Pines, to consult with
Dr. R. A. Matheson. Drs. Mathesou
and Milham are former school-mates.
Miss Kane, who starred with Ed
die Cantor, in the picture. Whoopee,
Washington, Dec. 8.—This year’s
cotton crop was estimated today by
the department. of agriculture at
1^,918,000 equivalent 500-pound bales,
based ‘ on conditions existing Decem
ber 1. A month ago t'he estimate was
16,903,000 bales. Last year’d crop
totaled 12,837,099 bales.
The indicated yield of lint cotton
was placed at 200.1 pounds, per acre,
compared with 217 pounds last year.
Revising its estimates on this
year’s acreage, the department placed
the area in cultivation July 1 at
40,954,000 acres, and that left for
harvest at 40,495,000 acres, the
abandonment having been 1.1 per
cent after July 1.
Production by states follows:
Virginia, ^3,000 bales; North Caro
lina, 775,000; South Carolina, 1,015,-
Garner Quickly Chosen Speaker
As Democratic Reign Begiiis
RENEW
YRRK YANKEES HERE
“Dusty” Cook, Team-Mate of
Babe Ruth, Gets Big Thrill
On Deer Hunt; Guest Of
C. E. Upchurch.
Seventy - Second CongF®»»
Opens Amid Atmol^plief«
Of Uncertainty; First D«b®*
oci^atic Speaker In Twelve
Years.
said she was enjoying her stay in
the South, and thought Raeford onejooo,; Georgia, 1,395,000; Florida, 43,-
of the prettiest little towns she haslooO; Missouri, 270,000; Tennessee
seen in the state.
MR. WILSON RECOVERS
Mr. J. A. Wilson, who has been
flick with pneumonia at his home on
North Main^^ Street, is recovering
nicely and is able to be up some.
FATAL ACCIDENT
AT ABERDEEN
Aberdeen, Dec. 8.—Richard Boggs,
ll>7«arK>ld son of Mr., and Mrs.
H. L. Boggs,* who live on Highway
70, half way between Aberdeen and
'Pinehurst, was strack by an uniden
tified auto and instantly killed this
afternoon. His neck was broken and
his skull fractured.
Car Is Wrecked In
Dangerous Accident
Unoccupied Car of C. W. Seate Is
Demolished In Crash Sunday.
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Sunday afternoon abput three o'
clock the car of Mr. C. W. Seate,
parked on Central Avenue in front
of the H. L. Gatlin home, was run
Into and completely wrecked by a
car said to have been driven by C.
V J. Nichols, silk mill employee of
Fayetteville. The Seats car, unocca-
pied at the time, was pushed by the
Impact over the’ curb into a tree,
and was crushed from each end.’The
driver of the other car was thought
at first to have' received serious in
juries, hut Dr. Mathesou, to whom
he was taken, found his injuries not
pant of the PayetlevlHe cas; who
was unhurt in the crash. ‘
It seems, according to reports- of
the accident, that the Fayetteville
car was being driven at a very rapid
rate of speed in an effort to pass
another car, and as thb car it was
endeavoring to pass slowed .down,
the driver attempted to pass it on
the wrong side, apparently not see
ing the Seate car until It was too
late. The Nichols car was damaged
hut not to the extent /if the Seats
car.
. Nichols was released on a cash
bonO pf ^300 tor trial on December
15th,; -
FIRE DEPARnENT
ElEmFHCERA
Lewis Re-elected Chief; Com
pany To Aid Relief Com
mittee By Donation And In
Solicitation Woric.
R. B. Lewis, cashier of the Bank
of Raeford, was re-eldk.:>id chief of
the Raeford Fire Company at a
business meeting of the Fire Depart
ment held Wednesday afternoon at
the city hall.
Elected to serve with Chief Lev/i.v.
are the following; Assistant Chief,
C. E. Upchurch; Captains, T. B iJp-
phurch, Jr., and R. L. Carter; Secre
tary and Treasurer, L. S. McMillan;
Trustees, McNair Smith, J. F. Mc-
Fadyen, Jr., and C. C. Co.noly.
The Department o?fere.l its ser
vices to the local Re .ef Committee,
to -make solicitation', nex:. week for
cash, food, idothes and b-.d clothes.
This offer was accepted, so next week
members of the Fire Company will
go around and try to see all residents
in the Raeford School District, and
solicit anything that can be used by
the Relief Committee.
The Fire Company voted, at its
meeting, to assist further in the local
relief work, by giving $25 from its
fund, for the help of the poor and un
employed.
The following men compose the
company: R. B. Lewis, C. E. Up
church, T. B. Upchurch, Jr., R. L.
Carter, L. S. McMillan, McNair
Smith, J. F. McFadyen, Jr., C. C. Con-
oly, E. E, Smith, Alfred Cole, J. W.
Walker, W. L. Poole, A. C. Gillis,
Arch McKeithen, H. A. Green, Buist
Bethune, J. L. Teale, J. C. McLean,
Jr., W. P. Baker, and H. L. Gatlin,
jTr.; Reserves: Martin McKeithen,
Louis Upchurch and Alex Walters.
605,000; Alabama, 1,430,000; Missis
sippi, 1,725,000; Louisiana, 865,000;
Texas, 5,270,000; Oklalhoma, 1,220,000;
Arkansas, 1,855,000; New Mexico, 98,
000; Arizona, 119,000; California, 181,-
000; and all other states 9,000. Pro
duction in lower California (old
Mexico), not included in the United
States total, 28,000.
FIRST AID WORKER
VlSnS SANATORIRM
Dr. W. J. Fenton, Field Rep
resentative of Red Cross,
Instructs Nurses And Ad
dresses Doctors* Meeting.
Ginned Cotton Totals 15,023,451
Running Bales
Washington, Dec. 8. — Cotton of
this year’s growth ginned prior to
December 1 was announced today
by the census bureau to have total
ed 15,023,451 running bales, in
cluding 514,847 round bales, counted
as half bales,^^d 6,826 bales of
American-Egyptian.
To December 1 last year 12,837,099
running bales were ginned, including
including 455,813 round bales and 15,-
482 bales of American-Egyptian.
Ginning by states to December 1
this year were:
Alabama, 2,365,016; Arizona, 53,-
973; Arkansas, 1,473,226; California,
133,506; Florida, 42,948; Georgia,
1,345,376; Louisiana, 813,454; Mis
sissippi, 1,518,893; Missouri, 201,160;
New Mexico, 68,839; North Carolina,
732,509; Oklahoma, 1,053,559; South
Carolina, 974,969; Tennessee, 504,556;
Texas, 4,693,885; Virginia, 39,731, and
all other states, 7,851.
BREAKS HIP
Mrs. Nan Bowden, elderly lady,
had the misfortune Sunday after
noon to fall 'from the porch at the
home of Mr. Lonnie Guin, in Raeford,
and br^k her hip. She is doihg as
well as could be expected.
The students of the Sanatorium
Training School for Nurses have
been receiving instructions in first
aid methods by Dr. W- J- Fenton,
first aid field representative of the
American Red Cross. Similar cours
es in first aid have been given in
various parts of the country.
Dr. Fenton addressed tbe regular
meeting of the Hoke County Medi
cal Society held Tuesday evening
at the Sanatorium, on phases of his
work.
Dr. Fenton joined the Red Cross
national organization in 1926 as sur
geon and instructor in charge of the
Red Cross first aid instruction car,
which traveled on railvvays from
coast to coast and from Canada to
Mexico.
Prior to joining the Red Cross, Dr.
Fenton was for fifteen years engaged
in mining and railway surgical prac
tice. This had to do with a great
deal of emergency work in accidents.
During the World War he served
in the base hospital at Camp Sher
man, Ohio. His general experience
also covers seven years of practlc-3
in orthopedic surgery in Des Moines,
Iowa. While living in Des Moines,
he was for some years Chairman of
the First Aid and Life Saving Com
mittee of the local Red Cross Chap
ter, instructing classes in first aid;
with the telephone company, local
industries and police departments.
His interest in first aid brought him
•in close touch with the Boy Scouts,
Girl Scouts and similar organiza
tions. Because of his conspicuous
service in these lines, he was asked
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“Dusty” Cook, outfielder with tlr*
New York Yankees, was among th'^
guests of Mr. Clyde Upchurch or.
guests of Mr. Clyde Upchurch on a
deer hunt held on the Baker place
on Little River, last Saturday. Mr.
Cook received quite a thrill when he
killed a 175 pound buck, the first
■Jeer he had ever seen in the woods
So thrilled was he that he de. ided
to wire his team-mate, one Gev,rge
Herman Ruth, now hunting in the
eastern part of the State, but when
“Dusty” saw the papers he foun I
that the Bambino had also shot .i
deer, so he really had nothing on th-,;
Babe. •
Mr. Cook, whose home is in Dur
ham, was once a slugging outfielder
for the Asheville Tourists, playing
with them about three years ago.
He went direct from Asheville to the
New York American League Team.
Other guests of Mr. Upctiurch
from out of town, were Messrs.
Henry Roycroft and Frank Barfiebi,
also of Durham. Mr. Barfield had a
couple of shots at a deer, but failed
to kill him. Mr. Upchurch himself,
killed one. There were about 15 in
the party.
Presentation Of McLauchlin Bust
Arranged For Wednesday, Dec. 30
BUDDY BARRETT
ESCAPES GANG
One of the most artful dodgers in
thd criminal circles of Hoke County
goefl hy the name of Buddy Bar-
reflt, 8 young colored man, and he
bos been the topic of conversation
aflMng the officers of: the county
6n more than one occasion, having
served several terms on the county
roads for various offenses. About
a year ago- he escaped from the
stockade here and had been at large
when he was picked up by. officers
in Fayetteville and sentenced to
two^^rs on the roads for breaking
out. However, hla stay lacked a
good 'bit of being two years for he
gave leg ball last Saturday wihlle
the gang was out at work and has
not Been apprehended as yet.
He seems' to be Just (A iJititJe bit
too iemopth tor them.
mSE IN SALES
Practically Every Store Reports
Increased Sales; Many
County People Here; Cus
tomers Are Pleased.
The Dollar Days staged by nearly
all merchants In Raefoi;d ou Friday
and Saturday of last week resulted
In increased sales at practically every
store. Some stores reported only
small Increases, but otihers reported
the best two days’ sales In some
time.' At one store it was reported
that more people were in It during
the two dollar days than had (been
there in considerable time, and the
crowds included people from the coun
ty who had not been seen here in
quite a while.
Friday, the first day, was disagree
able from a weather standpoint, but
nevertheless' there were people from
outside town here early to make the
rounds of the stores offering dollar
day bargains.
All merchants queried agreed that
the dollar days program resulted in
Increased sales and was a big draw
ing power, although tihe Increase in
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Ex-Governor A. W. McLean To
Speak; Edgar Hall To Ac
cept Bust For County From
W. T. Covington, Sculptor
»DL GIRL IS
FATALLY BURNED
Inez McBryde, of Blue Springs
Township, Falls .Into Open
Fire While Reading Book;
Found By Brother.
The committee on arrangements,
appointeki some time ago by the
county commissioners to take charg-j
of the presentation of a bust of the
late J. W. McLauchlin by W. T.
Covington, has about completed all
of its plans for the ceremony. "Wed
nesday, December 30th at eleven
o’clock, has been selected as the
date and the service will 'be held
in the court house. The occasion
will be used for the presentation and
acceptance of the bust and will also,
be in the nature of a memorial ser
vice. Ex-governor A W. "McLean has
been selected as the chief speaker
on this occasion and has accepted
the Invitation of the committee to
be present.
The presentation will be made by
the sculptor and donor, "W". T. Cov
ington, and will be accepted on behalf
of the county by Clerk of the Court,
ETdgar Hall.
A niche in the wall of the lobby of
the court-'house is about completed
and will make an excellent place for
the bust, the light from the differ
ent angles making the place most
suitable.
The public is invited to the services
and lihe balcony will be reserved for
the colored people.
Inez McBryde, 14-year-old daug^i-
ter of Mrs. Maggie McBrjde, was
fatally burned at the home of her
mother, in Blue Springs township,
last Thursday afternoon about five
o'clock.
Inez, who was a member of the
seventh grade of the Blue Springs
School, had just come home with
a new library book, and sat down in
front of an open fire to read it.
About ten minutes later, she was
found hy her brother, Clarence Mc
Bryde, badly burned about the face
and head, after having apparently
fallen forward into the fireplace. She
never regained consciousness, and
died about 10 o’clock that evening.
Her grandmother, Mrs. Sallie Mc
Bryde, was in the same room at the
time, but she is an invalid in bed,
and was asleep at the time, and knew
nothing of the tragic occurrence un
til others made the discovery.
Inez was subject to epileptic spells,
and it is believed that one of these
spells was the cause of her falling
into the fire.
Funeral rites were held from the
home, Friday, by Rev. A. D. Cars
well, pastor of Bethel Church, o!
which the deceased was a member,
and interment followed in Bethel
cemetery.
Miss McBryde is survived by her
mother, Mrs. Maggie McBryde, and
one brother, Mr. Leonard McBryde.
Washin,gton. Dec. 7.—TThe nation’a
new Congfires.s convened today in 2
calm, quiet manner that belied un
der-surface tension and the strife-
filled issues awaiting consideration. •.
The House went into the tend'*
of tlie Democrats. Joyful “rebel”
yeil.s greeted the smiling veteran of —
the party. Garner, of Texas, as he
ascended the Speaker’s rostrum, last "iji.
held by a! Democrat 12 years ago.
Rep'-iblicans clu'ng to their finger-
J:old in the Senate. It went through
the brief routine of swearing tn new
members in a formal 35-minute ses
sion.
To this divided and politically hos-
tile .Congress, President Hoover to
morrow will submit his legislative
recommendations and a report, on the
state of the union. ,
Economic Problems
The dominant economic problems
facing this Seventy-second Congress
met with an unemployment demon
stration on the Capitol plaza. Repre
sentatives of the organized marchers
were baited by police at the d'oors
of the Senate chamber.
With tomorrow’s reading of the
Presidential message, the Congress
will plunge Immediately Into its task
of devising a way to speed Ameri-'
can prosperity. That is the keynote.
Assuming Congressional authority
for the first time in a dozen years.
Democratic leaders are moving cau
tiously, but unitedly. There will be
no coalition. There will be politics,
for it is the dawn of a Presidemial
year. But on the vital steps for
national recovery, there is promise
of prompt, non-partisan actiom
In keeping with the spirit of this
Congress, elected a year ago in the
depths of economic adversity, the
membership went about its business
today in informal attire, for the most
part, and in sombre attitude.
Galleries Thronged '
Spectators thronged the galleries,
with women predominating. Eager
members of the families of more than
100 new members were ^here. It was
the House, however, which “stole the
show.” The roll call giving the Demo
crats the Speakership and control was
greeted with applause and cheer
ing.
The grey-haired, ruddy-raced Gar
ner took over the Speaker's gavel
last wielded by his close friend, but
political foe, the late Nicholas Lohg-.
worth, of Ohio, wearing a business
suit of brown. He left his new for*
mal cutaway coat at home.
He was handed the gavel by the
defeated Republican candidate, Snell,
of New York, with the latter's praise
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John Hector Conoly
Dies Last Tharsdixy
Excellent Citizen and Long Resident
of Antioch Section Passes at 73
FT. BRAGG TEAM WINS
FROM BATTERY F 20-15
The Basket Ball team of Battery
F was defeated by a quintet repre
senting the 17th Field Artillery of
Fort Bragg, on the local court on
Thursday evening of last week, by
the score of 20-15.
The game was hard fought, and
the teams were evenly matched
throughout the entire contest, which
ended in a tie necessitating an
extra playing period of five minutes
in iwhlch the Fort Bragg aggrega
tion scored 5 points to win. At the
end of the half the score was 8-7 in
Raeford’s favor.
Those who started the game for
Raeford were Messrs. Biggers, and
Buist Bethune, guards. Geo. Bethune
and R. L. Murray, forwards, and
Cameron at center.
The two teams wUl meet again on
Friday night of this week on the
local court
Mr. John Hector Conoly died at
his home in the Antioch section on*
Thursday afternoon of last week,
following an illness of several weeks.
He was 73 years old.
Mr. Conoly was bom in the Anti
och section and had been a life-long
resident of that community. He was .
the son of James A and Mrs. Mary
Livingston Conoly, and came from
a prominent family. He was an ex
cellent citizen and successful farm-,
er. He was a good Christian au'd a
member of the Antioch Presbyterian
Church, and Was loved by all who
knew him.
The funeral was held at -\ntioch '
on Friday afternoon at 3 o’clock, with
Rev. "W". M. Fairley, pastor of the
Raeford Presbylerian Church, iu
charge. Interment followed in the ■ ■
.4ntioch cemetery.
Surviving Mr. Conoly, are his wife..
who was formerly Mis^ Flora Me-i^
Neill, and one daughter. Miss Mary -iJ
Anne Conoly.
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HOKE COUNTY COTTON
There were 12.487 bales of cottq*- ss
of the 1931 crop ginned in Hoke
County prior to December I,
as compared with 12,739 bales gluk-
ed up ito the same time in 1934t kC;
cording to statistics troHk’..tkq'
partmeat of Commeiroe
Gently issued.