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VOLUME XLVI; NUMBER 41
THURSDAY, MARCH 6,1952
RAEFORD. N. C.
TEN CENTS PEE COPY
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YOUR
iSCHOOL NEWS!
By K. A. MacDonald
Queens College
Choir To Sing
Here Next Week
On Monday evening at Hoke
High, Dr, R. M. Fink, Mental Hy
giene Consultant, with the School
Health Coordinating Service, talk
ed to a county-wide teachers
meeting on “Mental Health” as it
relates to teacher and pupils re
lationship.
He was brought to the meeting
by the Professional Service Com
mittee of the Hoke County Unit
of NOEA.. Should the teachers vote
favorably an effort will be made
by the committee to arrange for
Dr. Fiidc to carry on a workshop
in the county on Mental Health
during the school year 1952-53.
He closed a workshop of this type
for the colored teachers of the
county on Monday afternoon.
These teachers were well pleased
and felt that their time had been
well spent. Some expressed the
opinion that a much 'better rela
tionship had been established ibe-
tween teacher and pupil and also^
between teacher and parents as
a result of the workshop. Others
felt that they Had ibeen able to
work with less strain and tense
ness, consequently improving the
atmosphere of the class some and
pupil wellbeing.
A. B. Scott, Former
Surry County Sheriff,
Dies Sunday At 91
Angus Keith Missed Death In This Car
The Queens College choir of 32
voices will be presented in con
cert on Thursday, March 13 in
the Raeford Presbyterian Church,
at 8 p. m. The choir is directed by
John A. Holliday, professor of
music, and is now making its an
nual spring tour which will in
clude concerts in Georgia, North
Carolina, and South Carolina.
One section of the concert will
feature the famous lyric poem.
“The Blessed Damozel,” by Dante
Gabriel Rosetti. in the musical
setting by Claude Dabussey. Solo
ists will be Miss Catherine Ed-
gerton. Concord, and Miss Ro
berta Jones, Columbia, S. C. An
other feature of the concert will
be a new motet by Frederick
Breydert, young German composer
now residing in New York.
A. B. Scott, former Surry Coun
ty sheriff who celebrated his 9'lst
birthday August 29, 1951, died
here Sunday at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. M. L. Jones. Mr.
Scott had made his home with
Mrs. Jones for the past 11 years.
He had been in declining healtn
for the past four years and was
confined to his room. Prior to
coming here he lived at Shoals
in Surry County.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at the Shoals Baptist church,
near Pilot Mountain, at two o’
clock Tuesday afternoon by the
Rev. J. L. Powers, pastor. Burial
was in the church cemetery.
Besides Mrs. Jones, he is sur
vived by five other children, Mrs.
H. L. Powell of Winston-Salem,
C. H. Scott,'A. U. Scott and T. H.
Scott, all of Shoals, and J. F.
Scott of Jonesboro Heights; 37
grandchildren, 66 great-grandchil
dren and three great-great-grand-
Local Guard Unit
To Celebrate Its
Fi(th Anniversiary
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. Hoke County’s National Guard !
unit, Battery A of the 130th Anti- !
aircraft artillery automatic wea-;
pons battalion is planning to have
a dinner of its members on its I
fifth birthday, next Monday. Fol- !
lowing the dinner there will be a j
square dance at the armory to
Hoke Teams Abve
Up A Round In
Cage Tonrney
Both Teams Play Patton
In Semi-Finals Friday Nile
By Bruce Phillips
By virtue of 1st round triumphs
which the public is invited. Mem- i the local basket teams, both boys
We are happy to announce
that W. P. Phillips, head of the
vocational agricultural depart
ment of Hoke High, has organized
an adult education class in edu
cation. This class meets each Mon
day evening and is open to any
farmer in ■ Hoke County who
wishes to enrolji. The class is ofiost
democi^atic in its organization. The
course of study is outlined by the
class itself and only those sub-
jeots in which the class is inter
ested will be studied.
The offertory solo. Adagio from
Sonata Vlil by Haydn, will be I ^.h-idreh.
played by E. Lindsey Merrill, as- j
sistant professor of violin and
theory at Queens. He will be i i n IVA
companied by Miss June Faulk, Wreck Saturday r'. IVl.
Charlotte.
Among the 32, memibers of the
choir is Miss Bonnie Blue, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Blue of
Raeford.
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TO WORK AT SEARS
The regular monthly inspection
of school buses 'by the highway
patrol took place Monday. All
buses were found to be in apple
pie order. An unqualified okay
was given each 'bus. Parents and
pupils should appreciate this good
work on the part of our mechanics.
Phil Johnson, for some time a
veterans agriculture teacher at
Hoke High school, is now in Rich
mond, Virginia, where he is tak
ing a course in farm implements,
selling, etc., before joiping Sears,
Roebuck and Co. in Fayetteville
in the farm implement division.
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Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Currie have
bought the house recently va
cated by Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Stall-
j ings in Sunset Hills, and moved
into last week. Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
McKenzie, who have made their
home with Mr. McKenzie’s sister,
Mrs. Reid Childress and Mr. Chil
dress since the Dalton house ba.m-
ed, have moved into the house
vacated by Mr. and Mrs. Currie
on Bethel Road, Sunset Hills.
Attendance in the various
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Presbytery’s Youth
To Rally Sunday
At Flora Macdonald
Hurts 1; Others Go
state Highway patrolmen in
vestigated a wreck at about 10:00
o’clock Saturday night on the
Antioch-Dundarrach road about
a mile from the Antioch end of
it. They found that Alex Brigman,
white had been injured and pin
ned in one car, and that the other
car had been unattended on the
shoulder of the road. Brigman
said he was not driving and that
the others with him had fled,
jj The cp Brigman was in was a
194)8 Chevrolet and -the other was
a Ford. The collision was head-on
with one vehicle sitting still, and
both cars were considerably
smashed, indicating a fairly good
momentum at the moment of iin-
pact. Brigman is still in a hospital
and his companions haven’t ap-
neared, so the Highway patrol has
as yet taken no action.
There were several other wrecks
about the county during the rainy
week end, but this was probably
he most serious.
iVClUi, luiai . ...i
from the Raeford post office for
something over a quarter of a cen
tury, was hurt Tuesday morning
when his car was hit by a train
on the Laurinburg a no Southern
track where it cro3se.s the old
Bethel road about a mile south
of Raeford. The accident occur
red at a few minutes before 10:00
o’clock, Mr. Keith was driving
north and the train was going
south toward Laurinfburg.
Mr. Keith felt' some soreness
after the wreck, but was able to
walk around. He went to a Rae
ford doctor who sent him on to
the Moore County hospital. Sub
sequent examinatibn ther showed
that he had suffered a fractured
vertaibrae in Jus neck. While his
condition is serious and painful,
it is not critical};
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Judging from what was left of
his car, it is little short of mirac
ulous that he got out of it alive.
It is a certainty that had he been
going in the opposite direction,
which would have put him on the
side of the car toward the train,
he could not possibly have sur-
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LEGION MEETING FRIDAY
First monthly dinner meeting
of the Ellis Williamson American
hers of the unit will attend in
uniform.
The local battery was organized
in January and February of 1947
and had its Federal inspection
and received Federal recognition
on March 10 of that year. Com
manding officer at the beginning
was Captain Paul Dickson and
officers were Ist^Lt. Sam C. Morris
and 2nd Lt. Ralph G. Plummer
and there were 41 enlisted men.
Of these six are still members of
the battery. They are 1st Lt. Wil
liam L. Poole, Jr., Master Ser
geants Jesse N. Gulledge and
Clarence M. Willis, Sergeants Ar-
vin J. Freeman, Martin L. Webb
and James T. Wilkes. About
men have been members of the
battery since its organization and
the average strength has been 90
enlisted men.
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NO RECQRl
A^StAlN
Judge Henry McDiarmid was a
gain unable to come to town Tues
day, so Hoke County recorder’s
court had to be postponed again.
John McGoogan says that some
arrangemen^will be made by next
Tuesday in the event the judge
^s unable to be present, although
it is considered probable that he
will. If he is not, tjie commission
ers will probably appoint a sub
stitute or vice recorder to serve
until he gets back.
Legion post in several months will Another Meeting Is
Planned To Make
Little League Plans
be held tomorrow night at the
High school cafeteria at six o’
clock, 'Commander R. B. Lewis
again reminded members this
week. Attention was called to the
early hour of the meeting due to
the basketiball tournament in pro
gress in the gymnasium above the
cafeteria.
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town board LIMITS
POST OFFICE parking
A second meeting will be held
in the High school cafeteria on
Thursday night of next week for
the purpose of arrau'ging final de
tails and discussing policies of the
“Little League” which Robbins
•Mills is to sponsor to bring or
ganized baseball to boys from
eight to 12 years of age here and
in Aberdeen this summer. The
meeting will begin at eight o’
clock and all interestd adults are
The Robbins corporation wiU
At their regular monthly meet
ing af the. town hall Monday night
the Raeford board of comhoission- ,
ers transacted several business
matters of a routine nature. Main , „ . x. ,
thing of public interst was their 'bear all expenses of the league,
decision to limit parking to 15
minutes during the day time in
the first six parking places south Mem^rship on the teams is open
of the Fire Station on the west to all boys eight years old and
side of Main street, due to the
which is to have two teams in
Raeford and two in Aberdeen.
and girls, moved into the semi
finals of the American Legion
tournament being held at the Hoke
High gymnasium this -week-
In the opening games Monday
night the Hoke High boys took an
impressive 57-26 win over an out-
manned but determined Wagram
quintet. The game featured fast
team play with the local boys hav
ing the edge on offense and prov
ing much stronger on the defen
sive side. John McLauchiin, Hoke
High’s stellar point-maker, had a
fine night with 22 points to his
credit. Charles Sessoms and Jim
my White turned in sparkling
performances on defensive for the
victors while Barber and Wright
were the big gtms for Wagraun.
In the second round of the tour*»
naiment Tuesday night, the top
seeded Hoke girls did the expect
ed by thrashing the Laurd Hill
sextet, 40-31. The recently crown
ed Cumberland County champs
had little trouble in disposing of
the visiting crew and the sub
stitutes enjoyed a little action.
Claudine H'odgin and Sarah Cde
collaborated to lead the scoring
with 19 and 13 points apiece.
Mary Guin and Ina Scull proved
able defenders for the locals a-
long with Betty Lovette and Hazel
McLean. Jennette M'cNeill was
the whole show for Laurel Hill by
dumping 13 points and doing nbre
than her share on defense.
Other tourney results include:
Parkton girls 32. Vass-Jjakeview
22; Parkton boys 57, Seventy-
First 31.
The local teams will go into
action again Friday night in the
semi-finals, when they both play
Parkton.
Post Office now being there.
PRIDE OF THE GRIDIRON-RAEFORD HIGH SCHOOL - 1914 - NAME THEM?
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■ The young adults of Fayette
ville Presbytery will hold their
annual spring rally at Flora Mac
donald College Sunday afternoon
March 9. (Registration will begin
at 2:06 o’clock, followed by an
inspirational service" with music
toy the college choral club under
the direction of Professor James
Coibb with Professor John Wil
liams at the or^an. Mr, Cobb and
his robed choir will lead the con
gregational singing during the en
tire service.
Dr. Price H. Gwynn, Jr., will
bring. the inspirational message,
using as his topic, ‘^Achieving
Bmotional Stability.”
A period of recreation will (be
held under the direction of Bob
Fakema of Highland Presb3rterian
church of Fayetteville. Orvo Per
kins, president of Presbytery’s
young adults, will preside at the
meeting, which is designed to
stimulate a richer fellowship,
broader vision and higher spirit
ual values among the group, which
will represent a number of
churches and communities.
A business session will follow
the program 'and a picnic supper
’will be served at six o’clock in
the college dining hall. .AU dele
gates will bring their own sup
pers, except the drinks, whldi
wiU be furnished by the host
group.
A nursery will be provided for
the benefit of parents who may
wish to bring small childr^.
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Fraiddin CJounty 4-iH CflUb boys
are showing increasing interest
in beef cattle production.
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over who Will not have their 13th
birthday before August 1st of this
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TOM McLAUCHLIN IS
MOVING TO CHARLOTTE
Telephone Company
Manager Reviews Its
Growth In Raeford
Tom McLauchiin, son of Mrs.
H. C. McLauchiin and the late
Mr. McLauchiin, who has been
employed in the office at Mc-
Lauchhn Company here for the
past several years, is leaving this
week to accept a position in Char
lotte. He is going to work for the
Mill-Power Supply company, _an
electrical supply house, and wiU
start work there Monday. Tom is
a combat veteran of World War
II, having been a member of the
Third Infantry Division in Europe,
and has been scoutmaster here
for several years.
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Scouts Plan Drive
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Pictured above is Raeford’s
first football team, and a right
fair one it was, too, we hear. You
ought to see how many of them
you can name before looking the
names up below.
TSie team represented Raeford
High school in 1914, and the
coach (the one with the black
derby at jack-deuce angle) re- three touchdowns. Graham Dickson, Walter Bak^,
members at least four games and Several are walking the streets Herbert Seagroves; Back row,
thinks a couple of others were here these days, some elsewhere, Lewis McBrayer (a player but
nlaved that year. and some have passed on, but , , u * •
piajcu iiiai. j-cai. - i out of unlfoim I bccause of m-
The.games he remembered were their names are as follows! Front
with Rockingham there, lost 6-0; row, left to right, Roy Reave§, jury), Julian H. ‘®ui” Blue, John
with McColl, S. C., here, won 12- Forrest Lockey, Ben Hassel and McKay Blue, and finally, Coach
6; with Hamlet :Kere, won 12-6; Dwight Niven; S^nd row same H. W. F. Whitley,
with Donaldson Military Academq order, David Wright, McNair i Pictu e is the property of David
in PayeHeville, lost, by about, Smith, Neill Co.>, Love Heins, j Wrigh’ ..
The Raeford Boy Scout troop
will conduct a rat-extermination
campaign in the town of Raeford
next week. The boys will begin
work on the project after school
hours on Monday.
The drive is being sponsored by
the Raeford Kiwanis club, which
sponsors the Scout troop, and i»o-
fits will go to the troop treasury.
The bait, “Warfarin” is being ob
tained at cost for the scoute and
will be mixed by the boys mid
sold from house to house and in
structions given as to its use. The
ibait is said to be non-poisonous
for children and pets.
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DRUG STORE TO CLOSE
W. L. Howell, Jr., of Howdl
Drug Oo., local Rexall store, said
this week toat the store would
dose at six o’clodc next Tuesday
night so that all employees wil
be able to attend a District dinner
•meeting of Bastem Carolina Sex-
all distributiKs to be held at tlie
Prince Charlea hotel in Vayette-
iville.
W. E. Marshall, manager ef the
Fayetteville district of the Caro
lina Telephone and Telegraph
company, this week pointed to
the improvements and enlarge
ments in the facilities and serv
ice here in the six years since
1945 in a letter accompanying the .
release of a booklet by the comp
any summarizing its growth. Por
tions of this letter are quoted be
low.
“During the years 1946 through
1951 our central office building in
Raeford was enlarged to provide
auiequate space for the new and
additional dial equipment which
was placed in service last year.
In addition to this, it was neces
sary to construct additional out
side facilities to various sections
of Raeford. With tids w«i^ com
pleted it’was possiOMe to increase
toe number of telephones from
298 at toe end of l9tS to Wt at
toe mid of 1951. This was an in
crease of LIO percent. In order to
make this gain, it was necessary
to increase piir plant investment
from $44,251.00. at toe end of 194S
to $138,538.00 at the end’ of 1951
which is an increase of 218 per
cent.
“Your telephone company is
now in the process of providmf
more outside faKiUties to sectioop
of Raeford which have devdopod
•recently. Together with this work;
engineering of additimial rural
facilities in Hoke Gounty is asar-
ing completion and oonstructissi
is scheduled to be cocopletod this
year.
‘^e have experiOMad aataqr
problems in the provistflo. at'
quate tel^ibone service htF
and throughout the
area, and every effort wfil con
tinue to be made to prsvidb tito
service whidi our custaaMn
tor.” ,