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The Hoke County Journal
'n^e Hoke County Newa
VOLUME XLVI; ^UMBER 37
Til JRSI/ Y, FEBRUARY 7, 1952
RAEFORD, N. C.
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ISCHOOL NEWS
By K. A. MacDonald
is interesting, and at the
same time alarming, to know that
during the school year 1'950-51
there were 354 absences from
schtool every day, and that there
were a total of 63,T2'0 during the
year; that if all these children
had been in school every day an
additional 11 teachers would have
been alloted to the county.
Just as interesting and just as
alarming is the fact that during
the school term of l'9'50-6!l 393
pupils dropped out of school. This
does not tell the whole story. In
1949-50 620 pupils enrolled in the
first grade; in 1950-51 474 pupils
enrolled in the second grade a
difference of 146. (We do not have
space for tabluations for all
grades). Where did these children
go? Some w'ere repeaters and stay
ed in first grade two years, where
are the rest .of them? Nobody
knows! Whose fault is alb this?
Is it the teachers? Is it the par
ents? Is it the taxpayers? Well
it might 'be a mixture of all three.
If the teachers worked a little
harder and made school more at
tractive, it would help. If the par
ents woriced a little harder and
saw to it that their child was in
school every day that child was
not too sick to go, it would help.
If the taxpayers would furnish a
little more money for an expand
ed curriculem with more holding
power, it would help. It is a ser
ious problem; think carefully a-
bout it.
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Mr. Craven, district forester,
talked to the Seventh Grade of
the Raeford Graded School last
Monday. This talk was a part of
the seventh grade’s intensive study
of Hoke County and its resources.
The additional teacher at the
Raeford Graded school was assign
ed a section of the fifth grade.
This grade is now housed in the
special education room. This work
was moved to the teacher’s lounge
on the first floor. This move elim
inated the necessity of housing
this class in the high school build
ing.
One Killed In
Wreck Saturday;
2nd Of 1^2
A soldier’s wife died instantly
and he is lying in a critical con
dition in a Fort Bragg hospital as
a result of an automobile accident
on Highway 15-A about four miles
toward Fayetteville last Saturday
morning.
The soldier is Prince H. Chap-
mafi, stationed somewhere in
Georgia, and his wife was Lottie
G. Chapman. His mother resi es
in Pineland, Texas, and her par
ents are Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Dan
iels of Neuse, N. C. Due to lack
of identification on either of the
two they were not notified of her
death until Tuesday when Chap
man regained consciousness long
enough to give this information.
They were going east into the
highway from the 2il,l cutoff
which runs from 15-A north of
Raeford to 211 at the Lentz, farm
west of town. The car, a 1941 Ford
coup,e, apparently entered the
highway at too great a rate of
■'speed to make the turn tov/ard'
Fayetteville, as it left the pave
ment on the right side. The driv
er apparently lost control of it
connpletely there, for 'it then
crossed the road and went down
a 10-foot enbankment on the left
side and crashed to a stop. It was
not demolished completely, tout
Mrs. Chapman’s body was found
sofne 40 feet from the car in the
direction of Fayetteville and
Chapman was lying about half
way between her and the car.
TSieie were no witnesses to the
■s^gedy l^t .the investigating,^
ly paiIrSfeen cbiilfl locateT"
This brought to two the number
of traffic fatalities for 1952 in
Hoke County, Odell Stanley, col
ored, having lost his life in a
wreck in Allendale township just
four weeks before on Saturday,
January 5, when the car in which
he was riding hit an oak tree.
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Boy Scoufs ObMiye.42ii(f
The schools did an outstanding
j'6b during the Polio Drive. VTe
hope to be alble to give complete
resumiC of their work and an
nounce the winner of the prize
offered for the pupil filling the
most school cards.
YOU and
YOUR piat
CONGRESS
WALKER STANTON COMESCIEAR
IN RECORDER’S COURT TUESDAY
LOSE IN RALEIGH
Several Other Cases Heard
On Variety Of Charges
■Washington—A few weeks from
now Congress will receive its
Joint Economic Committee’s con-
J. Walker Stanton, former iUe.
girls basketball team lost a close |
one to Clayton High in Reynolds i policeman who was charged
Coliseum in Raleigh yesterday af- i with ■o.iiber.^, false pretense, and
sidered opinion of the state of the 1 ternoon, 51 to 47. This was the ; malfeasance in office, was cleared
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Official Boy Scout Week Poster ^
President Trumaa will greet 12 outstanding Boy Scouts in
the White House during Boy Scout Week, Feb, 6 to 12, marking
the 42nd anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America. Boy Scout
Week will be observed throughout the nation by more than
2,900,000 boys and adult leaders. Since 1910, more |han 19,000,000
boys and men have been members of the organization. “Forward
... on Liberty’s Team” is the birthday theme, j
For Lay Workers Is
Highly Successful
The white schools closed early
yesterday on account of the Hoke
High basketball trip to Raleigh.
So many pupils wished to go that
this concession was made.
This afternoon a county-wide
teachers meeting is being held at
Hoke High. The time will be de-
vided between hearing the state
physical education adviser and an
NICBA business and professional
meeting.
R, A. Smoak and K. A. Mac
Donald attended a state-wide
meeting of NOBA’s legislative and
public relation committees held
at the Sir Walter Hotel in Ra
leigh last Saturday. The meeting
was well attended, over 250 from
all over the state being there.
The Mildouson PTA met last
night. The pupils of the third,
fourth and fifth grades gave a
one-act play “The Days of Wash-
ingtoh and Lincoln”, pf. C. Jones,
principal of the Rockfish School,
was guest speaker. The next meet
ing will be held the first Wednes
day night in 'March and the pro
gram will be on health.
The auditor from the State
Text Division, State Department
of • Public Instruction, is in the
county this week auditing the
book room accp^unts.
The Freedom PTA met at the
school Wedne.'?day night with a
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Farmers Must Get
Burning Permits
Beginning Feb. 1st
Under the State Forest Fire
Laws it is necessary to get a per
mit before doing any burning in or
or within, 500 feet of any wood
land or more than 5M feet from
a dwelling house during the mon
ths of February, March, April,
May, October and Ntovemtoer.
The Brush-Burning Permit Law
reads “It shall be unla^wful for any
person, firm or corporation to
start or cause to be started any
fire or ignite any material in any
of the areas of woodlands under
the protection of the State Forest
Service or within five hundred
feet or any such protected area,
between the first day of February
and the first day of June, inclu
sive or between the first day of
Octoiber and the thirfeth day of
November, inclusive, in any year,
without first obtaining from the
State Forester or one of his duly
authorized agents a permit to set
out fire or ignite any material in
such above mentioned protected
areas; that no charge shall - be
made for the granting of said per
mits. ,
“This section shall not apply
to any fires started or caused to
be started within five hundred
feet of a dwelling house.
“Any person, firm or corpora
tion violating th^ Act shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and up
on conviction shall be fined not
more than fifty (SO) dollars or
irriprisoned for- a period of not
more than 30 days. (Chapter 14-
1‘39, General Statutes of N. G. as
amended by Chapter 120 of Pub
lic Law.s of 1939 Sessions.)”
County Forest Ranger C. P. Mc-
Bryde recommends that if you
have any butning tcT do that you
do it late in the evening when the
wind has died down and to make
sure it is dead out before leaving
it; also to plow a fire line around
the area before burning.
‘ Ranger McBryde dates that
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And Still Going
The leadership training school
for lay workers at Flora Macdon
ald college, sponsored by Fayette
ville Predbytery, got off to a suc
cessful start Monday evening,
when two fifty-minute sessions
were held, following the oj^ning
meeting in the college auditor
ium. The Rev. L. B. McKeithan,
Jr., of I^yetteville, dean of the
training school, welcomed the
church workers present, held a
brief worship service, and intro
duced the professors, after which
they dispersed to the various class
rooms.
The Presbytery’s first attempt
at such a school on a large senile
opened ■with an attendance of 331
representatives from churches of
all denominations throughout the
area within the bounds of the
Presbytery. Plans have been made
for adjustment as to class room
space for the neut four Monday
nights of the school, which will
close on March 3.
Courses offered in this school,
which is open to all lay wprkeTs__
in churc’nes and. ehtirch ^hools,
include classes on “The Superin
tendent and His Task”, by Dr.
Price H. Gwynn, Jr., dean of the
college. “How to Enjoy Studying
the Biible” is taught by Dr. Leslie
Bullock, head of the Bible depart
ment. Miss Margaret Bowen of
the Chrisldan Education faculty is
teaching “Youth Work in the Lo
cal Church” and Miss Rosanna
Barnes of Goldslboro, area worker
for the Presbytery, assisted by se
veral church school teachers, has
“Activities for Children in the
Church School” as her subject.
This! course demonstrates success
ful use of drawing, music, and
creative play in the Sunday school.
Bank of Raeford reported yes
terday that $6599.62 had been de
posit^ in the Hoke County March
of Dimes for 1952. Quota for the
county had been set before the
dri-ve at $5,000.
H. D. Harrison,, Jr., chairman
of the march, said yesterday that
it was impossible to give an ac
curate repott at. this time, but
that this would protoalbly be ready
next week. He sMd that there
Were still some contributions not
deposited and still some benefit
gatherings to 'be held in the coun
ty-
G. C. Lytle, who spearheaded
the drive in Antioch township,
expressed his appreciation for the
excellent cooperation he received
during the drive in that township.
He thanked the committee and all
who contributed and worked to
get the township over its quota.
If available, co^aplete report on
the drive for the whole coimty
by communities will be published
.next week.
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Deadline For Rent
Program February 11
nation.
Presumably, that opinion, dwell
ing mainly on the country’s eco
nomic health, will influence the
thinking of Congress on such mat
ters as taxes and federal spend
ing — whether either or both
should be increased.
Actually, the influence of the
Committee’s report is likely to toe
mild.
The reason is that this is a na
tional election year. That fact will
influence Congressional thinking
more than anything else between
now and November.
The Committee’s membership
r includes such divergent thinkers
as Sen. Taft (R-Ohio) and Rep.
Wolcott (R-Mich.), on the one
hand and Sen. O’Mahoney (D-
Wvo.) and Rep. Patman (D-Tex.),
on the other.
It is possible that the Commit
tee members will adopt a concilia
tory attitude and steer a non
political course as nearly as pos
sible, But that it a great deal to
ask in a national election year.
It would not be surprising to
most Washington observers if all
harmony in the Committee’s re
port «ided at the point where it
. .rOT'dinmettded increased efforts to
ward federal economibny.
For one thing. Sen. Taftv his
campaign for the Republican Pres
idential noimnation already in
high gear, has made' it plain that,
if nominated he will campaign on
points which will clash sharply
with certain Administration poli
cies as voiced by those such as
OlMahoney and Pitman.
The Joint Economic Committee
was established under the Full
Employment Act of 1946—enacted
at a time when there was fear in
Congress of a bad post\Var reces-
sipn or depression.
The Act requires the President
to send Congress periodic reports
on the nation’s economic outlook,
together with suggestions for mak
ing or keeping it bright. He is as
sisted in drafting the reports by.
his Council of Economic Advisors,
also estaiblished under the Act.
The Joint Economic Committee
required to digest the Presi-
opening game of the four-game j g-j counts in Hoke Coun-
“AIl-Glrl Basketball Revue”, held
i ty recorder’s co-art before Judge
annually in the Coliseum for the jjenry McDiarmid Tuesday mom-
last three years and participated |
in by eight of the strongest girls !
teams in the state.
Hoke Teams Beat
Central High
3 Here Tuesday
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REVENUERS TO BE HERE
NEXT THURSDAY, FRn)AY
United States deputy collectors
of internal revenue will come to
Raeford next week to help people
with their 1951 tax returns. They
will be in the courthouse from
aibout nine imtil five o’clock on
Thursday and Friday and wiU
help advise any persons who may
desire it at this time.
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Pork production in the United
States wiT be about the same in
11952 as in 19&i.
Landlords have only a few days
left to register accomodations
which are now being brought un
der the Rent Stalbilization pro
gram, John Perry, Jr., Area Rent
Director, declared today. The
deadline is February 11, 1962.
Landlords who fail to register
rental units by that time will be
in violation of Federal law, the
rent director pointed out.
Members of the Rent Office
staff, at 218 Winslow Street, Fay
etteville, N. C. will assist land
lords in filling out the forms, Mr.
Perry said. Or, blank forms may
be picked up at the office and re
turned to the office later. Repre
sentatives of this office will be in
the Jury Room of the Court
House in Raeford on Friday, Feb.
8, 1952 from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m.
for the purpose of assisting land
lords in registering their property.
The new Rent Stabilization pro
gram applies to virtually all rental
housing accommodations in Hoke
and Cumberland County. In most
cases, . nts for accommodations
now being affected by the statoill
zation program, were roUed back
to the October 1, 1950 level.
dent’s report, hold hearings on it
and then make its own report and
suggestions to Congress.
Because those fears of a bad
postwar recession or depression
turned , out to be unfounded, the
President’s Economic Report in re
cent years has been devoted main-
-•ly to stating that economic con-'
ditions could be much worse than
they are.
Usually, in January, the Pres
ident’s Economic Report follows
his budget for the next fiscal year
to Capitol Hill. This year it -was
the other way around—perhaps
not without design—and the Pres
ident appeared to be using the
Economic Report to prepare Con
gress psychologically for his Bud
get Message.
A few days later he sent up a
Budget Message which detailed
spending $85.4 billion next year-^
$14.5 billion more than this year—
with deficits of $8.2 billion and
$14.4 billion, of this year and nekt
respectively.
While the Joint Economic Com
mittee is digesting the President’s
Economic Report and, perforce, his
budget recommendations,, econo
mic opinion is rapidly forming in
Congress along political party
lines.
And unless the Joint Economic
Committee’s report fits approxi
mately into the Congressional
opinion mold—^which means dis
agreement on such things as the
extent of new spending and defi
cits—it’s likely to get lost in the
shuftle.
After dropping a basketball
game to Gray’s Creek High here
last Friday night in their first
loss of the season in 14 starts, the
Hoke High girls came back in fine
style on Tuesday night to beat
Central High of Cumberland
County 46 to 39 while the boys
team was also performing in fine
style as they wen a close .one,
52 to 51. The boys junior varsity__
took theirs in stride also, as the
Hoke tearris got a clean sweep
over Central. ’The beys won their
game against Gray’s Creek Friday.
The Hoke sextet ■won on Tues
day at Central with Lydia Wil-
Ijamns sinking 26 points and Sar^
Cole 12. Ina Scull, {scq^hoi
^ard,' playbd a ‘ gboB* efe;
game as the ^rls made their sea
son record stand at 14 to one.
The varsity boys played what
was prObaibly their best game of
the season as they edged the pre
viously unbeaten and favored
Central boys by one point. The
whole team turned in a brilliant
performance against a much taller
home team with Charles Sessoms
leading in the scoring department
with eleven points. Bobby Lundy,
John McLauchlin and Joe Cul-
breth came next with eight points
each. Johnny McPbaul, .Jimmy
White and C. J. Benner also play
ed a good game.
In the preliminary contest the
local jayvees started the winning
with a 22 to 2!1 victory. In a game
that favored football more than
basketball Roger Dixon and Ger
ald Sappenfield collalbOTrated to
lead the.offense with seven and
six points, respectively.
The Hoke teams meet the strong
Massey Hill teams on the local
court Friday night with the juii-
ior game banning at six-thirty.
Stanton was indicted on a
warrant signed by John McKen
zie, colored, who charged him with
the three offenses on the night of
December 25, 1951, alleging that
Stanton, then a Raeford police
man, had taken his money under
the false pretense that he was in
his authority to do so. After hear
ing the e-vidence for the State
Judge McDiarmid found no prob
able cause as to the charges of
false pretense and bribery and
dismissed the case charging maL-
feasance in office.
Earl Watts, -white, was charged
with escaping from the prison di*
vision of the Sanatoriu -n. He -was
found guilty an'I sent back, to
stay 39 days extra. „
Thomas Dixon and F. M. Miller
each had to pay costs and make
good bad checks.
Walter Williains, colored, got
six months for non-support, sen
tence to be suspended for as 1^
as he pays $35 a month toward the
supp(Hrt of Ms child.
O. M. Morgan, wMte, paid $5
and the costs for being drunk and
disorderly and haying aos. opezt
cola.
ored, paid the costs for -violating
the prohibition laws. Carson Lock
lear, Indian, got six months for
having a still, sentence suspended
on payment of $25 and the costs.
James West, white, and Joe
■Strong, Indian, each paid the costs
for assaulting his wife.
Herbert C. Gillis, white, had to
pay the costs for dri-ving with ex
pired license plates. Frank Ed
wards, white, paid $25 and the
costs for having no driver’s li
cense.
John Duncan McMillan, white,
paid $25 and the costs for speeding
75 miles an hour, and John Look-
ebough, also white, paid $10 and
the costs for exceeding 55.
Ed McRae, colored, paid $25
and the costs for careless and
reckless driving, and James A.
Currie, colored, paid $10 and the
costs for dri-ving an improperly
equipped car.
OPEN MAULTSBY HOME
Final papers were signed this
week leasing the old MaulWby
home on Central a'venue next to
McDonald’s Esso Servicenter to
W. 'V. Morgan operator of Morgan
Motor Co., Buick dealer just a-
cross the street. The house has
been closed for some time under
a court padlocking order after
some disorders there. Morgan did
not definitely disclose his plans
for the property, but apparently
intends to improve it extensively
and either use it for rental dwell
ing units or a rooming house.
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EXPRESSION OF THANKS
We wish to express our heart
felt thanks and gratitude for the
many kindnesses shown us by our
friends and neighbors since thfe
recent loss of our home by fire.
Also for the herioc efforts of the
Raeford firemen, members of the
National Guard and neighbors
who did e^’-erything possSde to
prevent the loss.
’The Dalton Family.
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Beef cattle production in the
corn belt is increasing to the point
where it serj->usly competes with
hogs ior use of land, labor, and
feed.
Cars Are Ransacked
Early Saturday And
1 Stolen, Reco^red
Thieves and prowlers were ap
parently abroad in Raeford Fri
day night and before day Satur
day morning as several cars in
Raeford were entered and items
were stolen from some of them
and the locks were tampered, with
on some. The 1951 Chevrolet of
William Lament, Jr. -was stolen
from his home at 112 West Don
aldson Avenue.
At about night on Saturday La
ment received a call from an
automobile dealer in Fayetteville
telling him that his car Had been
left on his lot during the preced
ing night. He went on Sunday and
got it back, practically undam
aged. CJlues as to who did' tha
prowling and took the car seem
to be somewhat scarce.
The tMef, if the same one, op
erated in the neighborhood of Dr.
(Matheson’s office on Elwood Avcw .
on down to the Neil Senter homit-
at the comer of El-wood avenj|||a'
and North Highland street.
ter’s car was full of gas auid UHi-.
key was in it.* but the thief paoBi^
it up for some reason (nr oHmik
Officers and bloodhounds ttjMiBiiA
him to some half-doseik airs ^
the vicinity.
.
Mr. and Mrs. Geovf#
Vanceboro were weeit m
of Mr. and Ifirs. JiaM
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