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VOLUME XLVIII; NUMBER
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By The Editor
Well, we might as well get
ready to start shaking hands and
looking the politicians over, for
we are going to be seeing them
more' than a little in the next few
week as the candidates show
themselves to the voters in pre
paration for the primary on May
29.
In order to be certain no Hoke
County farmer fails to hear about
the Farm Program at the High
school tomorrow afternoon we are
finishing up the paper Wednesday
night, instead of Thursday as we
usually do. It is our hope that
most Hoke County subscribers get
their papers on Thursday this
week. As a result of this it was
about night when I thought of
calling W. L. Poole to find out
if anybody had filed as a candi-
date this week, and he was not
to be located. Right now it's so
late he'd shoot me if I waked
him. . .1 remember when I ac
cused him of night prowling for
waking me at seven in the morn
ing. Time, and necessity and chil
dren have changed me some, I
guess, as it does us all, Anyway, I
don't know whether we have any
more candidates for county of
fices or not.
The week did start with J. A,
entering hij announcement
A tt. oaper that he is a candidate
i county board of commis'
.rs, and I assume he has fil
ed. He will if he hasn't. He is from
Quewhiffle Township, which is
not represented on the present
board of commissioners. Stone
wall, McLauchlin, Blue Springs,
Raeford and Antioch are repre
sented at Tresent.
Next one to appear was John
B. Regan, St. Pauls attorney who
is opposing Malcolm Seawell of
Lumberton for the job of superior
court solicitor for the ninth judi
cial district. He made a very
pleasant visit and seems quite op
timistic. . .of course, optimism is
a necessity in that business.
The Hoke High girls basketball
team really has an outstanding
record for their play this season,
losing only one game and playing
In the finals of the Fayetteville
Invitational tournament tomorrow
night. Red Scarboriugh tells me
he is getting up a fund to get the
girls monogram sweaters. If Red
will kick in on this like I under
stand he did to get me in jail, he
won't need much more.
Another candidate who drop
ped in to The News-Journal of
fice late this afternoon to meet
the boys and set a spell was Coble
Funderburk, Monroe attorney
who is a candidate for Congress
from the Eighth District, oppos
ing Congressman C. B. Deane of
Rockingham.
In getting up the articles on the
various agencies of government
which serve the farmers in the
county we were so late getting the
one on the Agricultural Stabiliza
tion and Conservation Adminis
tration (formerly PMA) that we
couldn't run it this week without
cutting it severely. It is an inter
esting article, and well worth
running complete, so we will run
it that way next week.
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LEGION TO MEET'MON.
The Hoke County Ellis Wil
liamson post of the American Le
gion will hold its regular monthly
jper meeting at the high school
teria next Monday night at
J, Younger Snead, commander.
'minded all member this week.
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Girls Win First
Tourney Game
In Fayetteville
By JIMMY WHITE
Following their defeat of the
Rockingham girls Friday night in
their last regularly scheduled
game the girls from Hoke High,
followed by a large delegation of
fans, stormed, into Fayetteville
gym last night and in 32 minutes
tore up a strong girls team from
Sanford, 82-70. Led by Claudine
Hodgin, the Hoke girls started the
Fayetteville Invitational tourna
ment with a bang! x
It was by no means an easy
contest for the "Does" as almost
five , minutes of the second period
had elapsed before Guin sank a
charity toss to put Raeford in the
lead, 32-31. The teams played
evenly matched ball the first
nwnvior hilt Hnlro mill navor
take the lead. The "Does finally
got hot as thy scored six points j
j on a basket by Guin, two free
throws and a field goal by Dark
to tie the score with 3:45 left in
the half. Guin then made her free
throw to take the lead which they
never again lost.
As the third quarter started it
was evident that Sanford was go
ing to have trouble with Hodgin.
The Does scored 23 points that
period, 18 of which were by Hod-
gin. The Sanford girls got within
seven points near the end of the
period, which was the closest
they came in the rest of the game.
When the final gun was sounded,
with the score standing 82-70,
all were aware that the girls
were going to go all out to win
the championship game Friday
night, which starts at 9:30.
' Hodgin, with 19 field goals and
14 free throws, led the Hoke
girls with 52 points. Dark and
Guin turned in good games with
14 points each, and defensive
donors went to lna Scull, who
played a superior game, backed
by McLean and Everleigh.
Bucks Beat Rockingham -The
"Bucks'" finished their re
gular schedule with a crushing
71-56 victory over the "Jackets"
of Rockingham in the Hoke gym
Friday night. This was one of the
Bucks best games and their best
offensive output of the season.
They finished the season with a
10-10 record.
The boys got their eyes on the
basket midway the irst quarter
and led 14-9 at the end of that
period. The second quarter turned
out to be the best part of the
game for the Bucks as they pour
ed 21 points through the hoop to
lead by a score of 35-27 at half-
time.
Score after the third quarter
was 55-44 and substitutes began
to come in regularly as the Bucks
gained a comfortable lead and
two regulars fouled out. Final
score Hoke boys 71, Rockingham
55.
Coach Rockholz loses four boys
from his varsity squad this year.
Those having played their last
game for Hoke High are C. Dan
iels, Jimmy Bracey, Jimmy White
and Roger Dixon. Daniels, Bra
cey and White scored 16, 15 and
12 points, respectively in Friday
night's game. Koonce and Bob
bin, who will be back, scored 15
and 10, respectively. Although
they set nq records, the boys feel
that Coach Rockholz did a fine
job, having only two lettermen
to build his team around.
(Detailed account of girl's game
Friday was not turned in.)
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Mrs. Hubert Cameron was call
ed to Henderson last week on
account of the serious illness of
her father, H. P. Speed.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles A vera ot
Winston-Salem spent the week
end with Mrs. A"era's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. R. h. Lewis.
THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1954
March Of Dimes Has
$4,547.34 Reported
Deposit this week by the Mt.
Pleasant Home Demonstration
club for the March of Dimes
brought the total in this drive for
funds for the National Infantile
Paralysis Foundation to $4,547.34
for the 1954 drive.
The Mt. Pleasant deposit was
in the amount of $167.35 and
leaves the 1954 drive a little over
$1800 short of the $6381 raised
in 1953. There are still some com
munities which raised funds and
have not turned them m, however.
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Town Board Holds
Regular Meeting
The board of commissioners of
the town of Raeford held its re
gular monthly meeting at the
town hall on Monday night with
all members present and Mayor
Alfred Cole presiding.
In addition to routine business
I the board voted to install curb
ana guutT on niguiauu oucci
between Central Avenue and
I Edinboro Avenue, and on Elwood
Avenue between Stewart and
Jackson Streets.
The board also voted to give
a supper for the fire department
whenever the firemen want it.
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George H. McKay
Passes Thursday;
Buried Saturday
George H. McKay, 73, a farmer
and resident of the McGirt's
Bridge section near the lower
Hoke County line in Robeson
County, died in Laurlnburg Hos
pital on Thursday, February 25.
He was a native of Laurinburg
and was educated at Oak Ridge
Institute. He was a deacon in
Centre Presbyterian Church, Flo
ral College, for more than 25
years.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Christine Graham McKay; two
daughters, Jane of Bladenboro
and Katherine of St. Pauls; one
sister, Mrs. Etta McKay Gillis of
Raeford; one brother, Arnold Mc
Kay of Raeford; two nieces and
one nephew, children of the late
William A. McKay, of St. Pauls.
Funeral was conducted In Laur
inburg Saturday afternoon by the
Rev. J. Ray Dickens, and burial
was in the Laurinburg cemetery.
Lawrence McCormick
Buried In Nichols
Lawrence McCormick of Nic
hols, S. C, died in the Veterans
Hospital at Fayetteville Friday,
after a long and painful illness.
Mr. McCormick had been blind
for some time and had undergone
the amputation of a leg.
In addition to his wife, who is
the former Sarah McLean of Rae
ford, he is survived by two sons
and three daughters.
Funeral was in Nichols on Sun
day afternoon. Those attending
from this section were J. D. 'Mc
Lean of Aberdeen, Mr and Mrs.
W. W. McLean, Miss Lois McLean,
Mr. and Mrs. H. ' R. McLean,
Misses Mary and Hazel McLean,
F. B. Sexton, E. B. Campbell and
T. N. McLauchlin of Raeford.
Hal Gri o'. Presbyterian Col
lege, Clinton, S. C. spent the
week end with h;s parents, Mr.
and Mm. A. D. G jre.
Lil"a.i ilichols McBryde of
Lumber.on spent the week end
with her grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. D. McBryde.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hostetler
of Raleigh spent the week end
with Mrs. Hostetler's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. A. D. Gore.
Mrs. R. M. Jordan and samll
daughter, Elizabeth Faye, return
ed from Moore County Hospital
Sunday.
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Death, Injury
Follow Pistol
Fracas Sunday
Who Killed Robeson
Indian Not Apparent
A gathering at the home of
Jesse Lowery at the old Hector
Livingston place in Antioch
Township last Sunday night re
sulted in the death of Daniel Ed
ward Dees, about 32, of Robeson
County, and in the serious injury
of Alford Henderson, 23, both
from pistol wounds. All involved
were Indians.
According to Sheriff D. H.
Hodgin, who investigated, Lowry
and his wife, Nancy Jane, were
present along with Alford Hen
derson and his cousin, John T.
Henderson, Lilly Henderson, Roy
Dial and perhaps others. These
were, according to the sheriff, at
Lowry's house when Dees and
Clyde Leviner drove up in Dees'
car. Lowry told the sheriff that
Dees, who was under bond for
federal court on a liquor charge,
had accused him of turning him
in to the law for having a still
Lowry said he and Dees were out
in the yard talking when he went
in, that Dees came in a minute or
so later shooting a pistol. This, he
said, scattered the party some
what, but that to his knowledge
no damage was done by the three
shots he fired in the house. He
said that Dees then moved to the
porch where he heard some more
shots.
- John T. Henderson told the
sheriff that he heard shooting and
that Alford Henderson called to
him, saying he Vas shot and to
take him to the doctor. He
brought him to Raeford, told
Raeford Policeman C. J. McNeill
about it and carried him on to
Fayetteville where he is in bad
shape with an abdominal wound.
John T. did have a .38 revolver
he said belonged to Dees with him
at the time he got to Raeford, but
said nothing and said later he
knew nothing of Dees being hurt.
The sheriff said the pistol was
full of empty shells.
Lowry said Dees was after him,
according to the sheriff, and that
he went and got Ed Miller, white,
to bring him to Raeford, where
he found the sheriff and told him
about it. Hodgin and Patrolman
W. T. Herbin went to the Lowry
home to look into the matter.
Dees car was still there, but no
one knew where he was, thought
maybe he was drunk, but not
hurt. They came on back to Rae
ford without finding Dees, but
went back a few minutes later
when notified by the patrolman's
radio that Lowry had come to
Raeford with the news that Dees
was dead. They found Dees at
the corner of the porch dead. A
bullet had passed down through
his face and chest, through his
heart and into his abdomen. It
was a .38 bullet, but was so bad
ly misshapen tne SBI could not
determine that it had come from
the gun Henderson brought in.
No one involved admits seeing
anyone shoot anyone. John T.
Henderson is in jail on suspicion.
Alford Henderson, whom doctors
will not allow officers to ques
tion, Is reported to have said Dees
shot him, but not who shot Dees.
Mary Jane Lowry said she went
out the back door and fired her
.410 guage shotgun a few times,
but did not say why, nor at
what.
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Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Upchurch
and Lewis, Jr. returned Sunday
after having spent two weeks in
Florida.
Visitors in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. John K. McNeill Sunday
were Mrs. McNeill's sister and
aunt, Mrs. Jesse Lanier and son,
Bradley of Norwood and Miss
j Minnie Shankle of Charlotte.
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Observe .World
Day Of Prayer
Here Tomorrow
Tomorrow afternoon, March 5,
this community along with mil
lions of people all over the world,
will observe the World Day of
Prayer. The observance here will
be at the Raeford Methodist
Church at 2:30, and business
houses in Raeford have been ask
ed to close for one hour starting
at that time.
The service will be a joint one
with all the churches of the com
munity taking part. Men and wo
men of the community are invited
to come straight from work to
the service in their work clothing.
The Raeford churches sponsor
this service each year as a
means whereby local people join
with millions of other people in
92 countries in observing this day.
Mayor Alfred Cole has issued a
proclamation to the effect that to
morrow is World Day of Prayer
in Raeford.
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Liquor, Fighting
Traffic Violations
Are Tried Tuesday
A total of 29 cases were dis
posed of Tuesday in Hoke County
recorder's court before ,Judge T.
O. Moses. Of these 15 were speed
ing cases, and the remainder in
volved driving drunk, assault,
liquor, non-support and bad
checks charges.
Charles Thomas Ashley, white,
was found guilty of driving
drunk. Sentence was 30 days, to
be suspended on payment of $100
and cost. He appealed and posted
$200 bond.
William T. Brigman, white,
was charged with driving drunk,
a third offense, and was found not
guilty. He was found guilty of
driving after his license had been
revoked, and sentence was six to
eight months on the roads. He
was also ordered to serve a su
spended sentence of 90 days at
the expiration of the other sen
tence. Julian B. McKeithan, white,
was charged with giving Bobby
Carter a bad check for $91.99. He
was found guilty and judgment
was tQ be suspended on payment
of $10, court costs and the check.
He appealed and posted $200
bond.
Elmo Love, colored, was charg
ed with assaulting Richard Gra
ham with a deadly weapon, inflict
ing serious injury. Probable cause
was found and he was held for
superior court under a $500 bond.
Harvey Lee McGregor, colored,
pled guilty of having non-tax-paid
liquor for sale. Sentence was
60 days to be suspended on pay
ment of $150 and costs and two
years good behavior.
Eddie Lee Small, colored, was
found not guilty on a charge of
assault.
Nelson Lindsay Shaw, colored,
was found not guilty on a charge
of careless and reckless driving.
Milford Robertson, colored,
pled guilty of non-support. Judg
ment was suspended on condition
that he pay $6 a -week and costs.
For being drunk in public, Tom
McNeill, colored, got 30 days su
spended on payment of $10 and
costs; Wellons Taylor, white, got
90 days suspended on payment of
$25 and costs on condition that
he stay out of Hoke County for
two years; Theodore Harrington,
colored, 30 days suspended on
payment of $10 and costs and one
year of good behavior.
For having none or expired
driver's license Lemuel Loyd,
colored, and Benbow G. Allen,
white, each had to pay $10 and
costs. For the same offense, Frank
Massey, colored Foldier, had to
be sent after. He got 30 days to be
suspended on payment of $25 and
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RAEFORD, N. C.
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Ballentine Heads Impressive List Of
Speakers To Discuss Farm Problems
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County Board In
Active Meeting;
Lockey Attends
The Hoke County board of com
missioners held their regular
monthly meeting Monday, and
transacted a number of matters of
county business. Highway Com
missioner Forrest Lockey of Ab
erdeen was present for part of the
meeting and heard road matters
discussed.
The board agreed to give the
highway commission a new 20
year lease on the old school ga
rage property on West Donaldson
Avenue in Raeford, used for some
time now by the commission as a
garage and equipment storage
area. The commission holds a 10
year lease with seven years left,
but plan to place buildings on the
property and otherwise improve it
and wanted the longer lease.
A delegation from Quewhiffle
Township appeared before the
board requesting that the road
leading to the Moore County line
from the Ashemont-Blue's Bridge
road, a distance of 3.3 miles, be
improved. The matter was taken
up with Commissioner Lockey and
he promised to investigate and
have the necessary improvements
made.
N. J. Ritter and Frank Town
send appeared before the board,
urging that the Ritter road be
stabilized. Lockey promised that
the work would be done as early
as possible.
The jury for the April term of
court was drawn.
Repairs costing up to $200 for
the armory were authorized by
the board.
The board set Monday, March
29, as the day to meet as a board
of equalization and review.
Ben Ray was appointed dog
warden for Raeford Township, to
serve until July 1. This means
that Ray is warden for Raeford
Township and R. D. Parker for
the rest of the county. Both will
collect for their services and give
receipts which will be accepted
by the sheriff on payment of dog
taxes.
Petition for a new road in the
colored section north of Raeford,
beyond Jess Dunlap's store, was
approved. This road will be a
bout a quarter-mile in length and
will serve a large number of
families.
Arrangement was made tc start
an immediate inspection of the
cattle in Hoke County for Bang's
disease. This inspection is made
by the federal government about
every three years, and there is
no expense to the county except
to furnish a man to help round
up the cattle.
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The newly constructd addition
to the building occupied by Bau
com Appliance Co. is nearing
completion, and 1hey expect to
occupy it in a few days.
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$3.00 PFR YEAR
To Give Cash Prizes;
At Hoke High At 1:30
Commissioner of Agriculture L.
Y. "Stag" Ballentine will head a
distinguished group of speakers in
a farm program at Hoke County
High School tomorrow afternoon
which farm and business leaders
of the county hope will be the be
ginning of an improved and en
lightened era in Hoke County
farming. They hope it will be the
beginning of a farm program
which will start Hoke farmers in
creasing their incomes as a simi
lar program did in Orange County
last year when 395 farm families
increased their income over $1,000
each during the year. Orange was
named "County of the Year in
Rural Progress for 1953".
All Hoke County farmers and
farm families are invited to the
program in the High School audi
torium, and it will start promptly
at 1:30 with Mr. Ballentine giv
ing his analysis of the situation
facing Hoke County farmers.
Commissioner Ballentine, a for
mer lieutenant-governor of North
Carolina who is well-known and
popular all over the State, has
appeared in Hoke County several
times before and his remarks are
being looked forward to with
pleasure.
The program has been arrang
ed by W. C. Williford, Hoke
County's farm agent since last
November, and has the whole
hearted and unprecedented sup
port of the business and farming
community, who feel that only
by tested modern methods can
Hoke County farmers find the
permanent economic well-being
which is necessary for the pros
perity of the whole county.
The speakers on the program
have been chosen carefully, and
all are leaders in the State in their
respective fields, all dealing with
better farming. From the State
College Farm Management and
Marketing Division will come
Moyle S. Williams and W. L. Tur
ner, who will discuss "Adjust
ments Farmers Can Make In View
of the Situation." .
, Of particular interest since cot
ton acreage for this year has been
reduced will be the remarks ot
Dr. Emerson R. Collins, who heads
the State College Extension Agro
nomy department. He will talk
about the various uses to which
these diverted acres may be plac
ed from the vantage point of being
one of the most experienced and
best informed men in North Car
olina on the soils and crops of the
State.
In these days of highest food
prices the address of Albert A.
Banadyga, extension horticulture
specialist from State College, will
be of considerable Interest. His
subject will be "Growing Your
Own Food For Better Farm Liv
ing." Showing that the different seg
ments of farming depend on each
other, T. C. Blalock, Dairy Ex
tension specialist, and Miss Vir
ginia Wilson, Nutrition Specialist,
will explain how "Drinking More
Milk Means Better Markets For
Cotton Seed."
The 1954 cotton program will be
discussed and explained by one
of the foremost authorities on the
subject of cotton today, J. A
Shanklin, extension cotton spec
ialist at State College. Approxi
mately $400 in prizes for the 1953
cotton contest will be awarded,
and the 1954 contest explained.
Attendance prizes totalling $50,
furnished by the Raeford Cham
ber of Commerce, will be award
ed to Home Demonstration Clubs
and individuals. The Chamber of
Commerce, in contributing the
prize money, went along with
business firms in Raeford, who
have made a concerted effort to
see that the farmers of the coun
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