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! onFna win u Cuvjuia or ustarv jlI Hii voici or IRII50M J'JtxT '' oni.-'i MIIPOM The Hoke County News The Hoke County Journal VOLUME XLVIII; NUMBER 49 THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1934 RAEFORD, N. C. 1 !c PER COPY $3.00 PER YEAR Mews -J Xjjb MOMj M prmr '" o czddsnda - - I By The Editor If you have been curious, as I have, at seeing no mention of a regular monthly meeting of the county school board in Supt. K. A. MacDonald's column lately, here is the answer which I called him up and got. He said there had been no regular meeting of the board for the reason that a good many meetings would be necessary on the planning of the school building program coming up soon, and that no business was urgent, so as few meetings as pos ible were being held. John McGoogan showed me some figures on county general fund spending for the fiscal year to end June 30 when I was in his office yesterday. The county gen eral fund had a budget of $85, 638 for the year, and through March $52,103.63 had been spent. This leaves $33,534.37 for the re maining three months and, ac cording to McGoogan, should work out right with perhaps a lit tle left over. You know, one thing I certainly agree with McGoogan on is about the way a good many government agencies figure they have to spend their budget for a year whether they need to or not, so they can ask for as much or more in their budget for the next year. He doesn't think this is much of a way to do, and neither do I, and there is no telling how much the practice costs county, state and federal governments every year. All this frenzied ' spending takes place in June be fore the fiscal years end In July, and I heard of one man who took over a government agency around the first of June. He ordered that no money would be spent with out his personal approval, as re sult of which the agency had sev eral million dollars left over for the first time in its history. I guess a penny saved is a penny earned for goverrments as well as people. Getting the alley cleaned up as Is being done is a notable achieve ment and has brought forth the suggestion that perhaps it might be possible in some way to pro vide toilet facilities for the pub lic which comes to Raeford to trade. Ideas on this from any source would be welcomed by members of the town board or Jake Austin's clean-up and alley improvement committee.. First step in the organization of the Democratic party in the United States will take place Saturday when precinct meetings are held. This is the time the individual as a voter and a member of the party participates in it3 organization. In electing his precinct officers and delegates to the county con vention he makes the first selec tion from which all others come. Democrats who want to exercise their rightful voice in the opera tion of the party will attend the precinct meeting Et their voting place at 2:00 o'clock Saturday af ternoon. It's time for baspball as well as politics, and It is being practiced ' here by Little League, Pony League and High School at least . . .wouldn't be surprised to see old Peach Belt blossom, which would afford an opportunity for everyone to play. Herman Cole, Jr. of Fayette ville was a visitor in town on Tuesday of this week.- Mrs. Kate McPhaul and Miss Marguerite Stephens attended the funeral of Mrs. Kathleen Tiddy at Philadelphui Church on Mon day afternoon. The Rev. W. B. Heyward re imed Sunday night from Char ttesville, Virginia where he has jeen with his mo'her, who is a patient at Martha Jefferson Hos pital there. Neill McFadyen Is Scott's Manager Here Raleigh Neill L. McFadyen of Raeford has been named Hoke County campaign manager for W Kerr Scott, candidate for the United States Senate. Scott's State Campaign Mana ger said that McFadyen, a farmer. would head the former governor's forces in Hoke. McFadyen was co-manager in Hoke County for Frank Graham in the 1950 Demo cratic primary, and he has been a member of the Hoke County school board for several years. YOUR SCHOOL NEWS By K. A. MacDonald Last Friday night the Fourth District meeting of the State School Board Association met for its yearly meeting in the cafeteria of the J. W. McLauchlin School. District President, Robert H. Gat lin, presided. The Rev. James E. Baker pronounced the invocation. After dinner the meeting was ad dressed by Dr. Charles E. Jordan, Vice President of the State School Board Association. Dr. Jordan is also chairman of the Durham County Board of Education and Vice President of Duke Univer sity. Dr. Jordan spoke on the problems facing Boards of Edu cation and some possible solutions to these problems. After Dr. Jor dan's address Dr Rosenstengel, Professor of Education at the University of North Carolina spoke on the duties of School Board members also some "Do's" and "Don't" for them. Then Na thaniel Shope of the 'Graduate School of the University of North Carolina presented printed ma terials of the School Board Asso ciation. Eighty-six school board members, school committeemen. principals and superintendents at tended the meeting representing eight counties, and eight city school units Three counties and six city units in the district were not represented. Chairman Gatlin appointed a nominating commit' tee consisting of W. G. Shaw, chairman of the Scotland Board, Walter Dudley, Superintendent of the Red Springs city unit and S. G. Thomas, chairman of the Har nett County Board. An invitation to meet in Fayetteville next year was accepted. Last Friday and Saturday the Department of Elementary Princi pals of NCEA held its annual meeting in Goldsboro. Messers Turlington, Piggctt, Jones and Miss Tatum attended this meeting. Dr. Hurlburt of the State Depart ment of Public Instruction was the principal speaker at the gen eral session on Friday. After this session the meeting was divided into groups and panels for dis cussion of the various problems confronting the elementary prin cipal. J. W. Turlington was mod erator of the panei discussing the place of science in the elementary school. A representative from the NEA office in Washington sum marized the proceedings after re ports were made by each of the discussion groups. The Rockfish School play is be ing prepared and will be given in conjunction with the music re cital on Friday evening, May 21. The fourth and filth grades pre sented a good Chapel Program last Thursday. The program consisted of themes on Good Health Prac tices, History of the Flag and Proper Use of the Flag. Ashemont presented its spring operetta "Forest Frolic" to a large and appreciative audience last Friday evening. The music was ratchv and the costuming beau tiful. Those representing animals of the forest were quite realistic. The whole production showed a great deal of good work by pupils and teachers. The Board of Education met last (Continued On Fag 4) County Beard Has Unusually Active Meeting Monday At the regular monthly meet ing of the Hoke County board of commissioners at the courthouse on Monday several matters of more than usual Interest were handled by the board. First in order of business was closing the meeting of last week as a board of equalization. This was done with out changing the recommendations of the committee of Alfred Cole, A. V. Sanders and Marion Gatlin. The board also authorized the auditor to pay each of these men $50 for work in attempting to equalize the values in the Town of Raeford. A representative of the Hoke County library appeared before the board asking for the purchase of a new bookmobile. K. A. Mac- Donald was asked to investigate the cost and see if the bookmobile could be purchased through State contract. Bookmobiles cost around $4000. Tom McBryde appeared before the board representing the Rae ford Chamber of Commerce and asked permission to improve and beautify the swimming hole on Rockfish Creek. The board ap proved this request and appropri ated $100 to help with these im provements. Miss Josephine Hall, county home demonstration agent, was granted leave of absence from June 20 to July 12 to attend sum mer school at N. C. State College, Sheriff D. H. Hodgin reported on 1953 collections to the board. He reported that $128,433.57 had been collected of a total levy of $158,336.86, leaving $29,903.29 still due. The amount due is about us ual for this time of year, accord ing to the auditor. "The board gave its unanimous approval to the suggestion of J. L. McNeill that we express our ap preciation to the Honorable Ken neth C. Royall for the fine service he rendered Hoke County as at torney in the fight to stop the pro posed Fort Bragg expansion. It was agreed that Mr. McNeill would secure a suitable gift and a testimonial scroll to be signed by members of the Fort Bragg Committee and county officials and that cost be paid from the community land fund. "The board desires to here re cord its sincere appreciation for the fine work done by J. L. Mc Neill, as chairman, and each mem ber of his committee, and to all others who in any way aided In the fight to preserve Hoke Coun ty. It was a united and determin ed fight that brought a just and meritorious victory." (Quoted from minutes of commissioners meeting) The county budget for aid to the blind was appioved in the a- mount of $1191.60. The welfare and fire warden budgets were presented, but action was delayed for consideration along with other departments. The chairman and clerk of the board were instructed to execute deed to A. D. McFadyen for 62 acres of Lizzie McKinnon land in McLauchlin Township, he being the highest bidder for $3300, John McGoogan was instructed to have county office building painted and necessary repairs made to the courthouse steps, The board voted to ask the State Highway Commission to put drainage tile in the road at St. Peter's Church near Rockfish, and also to improve the road from the Wire road near Sandy Grove Church to Freddie's Lake. Peti tion was approved for public road beginning on N. C. 211 about a quarter-mile west of its intersec tion with Turnpike road and run ning one-half mile north. LEGION TO MEET MON. The Ellis Williamson American Legion post will hold Its regular monthly supper meeting at the Hoke High school cafeteria on Monday, May 10, at 7:00 p. m. Irvin R. Morrison, Former Police Chief, Dies Last Sunday Irvin R. Morriscn, 41-year-old Southern Pines man who was chief of police in Robbins, died Sunday morning in Memorial Hospital in Chapfl Hill after a long illness from which he suf fered intermittently. Funeral was Monday afternoon in Brownson Memorial Presbytenan Church in Southern Pines and burial was in Bethesda cemetery in Aberdeen. Born in Raeford, he was a son of Daniel end Beilie Ray Morri son and had moved to Southern Pines when a young man. He had been a police officer in Southern Pines, Mount Olive and Raeford before going to R.ibbins. He is survived by his mother, two daughters, a son, and three brothers. Summer Duty Is Planned For National Guard Raleigh, May 5 Tar Heel Na tional Guardsmen, over 7,000 of them will take summer field training at Ft. McClellan, Ala., Ft. Bragg, and Camp Stewart, Ga., State Adj. Gen. John Hall Man ning said today. The field encampments will climax 40 weeks of armory train ing for the guardsmen. The exer cises will be held during June, July and August for different units. Gen, Manning announced this schedule for guard units: The 252nd AAA Group and the 130th AAA EattaA will train at Camp Stewart, June 13-27. The IV Corps Artillery, plus the 379 Engineer Battalion, the 167 MP Battalion, and the 3424 Ordnance Co., will go to Ft. Bragg, Aug. 18-22. All units of the 30th In fantry Division train at Ft. Mc Clellan, Aug. 15-29. Hoke County guardsmen are members of Battery A, 130th AAA Battalion, commanded by Captain Edwin D. Newton and the battalion will go to Camp Stewart June 13-27 with the 252nd AAA Group. Lt. Col. William Lamont, Jr., of Raeford, commands the 130th, which also has batteries in Red Springs, St. Pauls, Southern Pines and Sanford. The local bat tery, with 103 enlisted men and five officers, is the largest unit of the battalion and the oldest postwar battery in the State. Gen. Manning urged employers to make it possible for guardsmen to engage in summer field train ing. "The wonderful cooperation of business and industrial employ ers in granting military leave to their guardsmen employees was greatly responsible for the ex cellent attendance at last year's summer field training," Gen Man ning said. "The gal this year is 100 per cent attendance," he add ed. Manning said the Tar Heel units will be part of over 290,000 National Guardsmen from the 48 states, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Puerto Rica and Alaska in summer camp training this year. n Cancer Crusade In Hoke Exceeds Quota By More Than $200 Mrs. R. E. Neeley and Miss Caroline Paiker, ro-chairmen of the Hoke County Cancer Crusade, announced t'.iis week that the county had gone over the top in the 1954 drive. Reports are not in from all communities, but a total of $988.88 his been turned in so far. The goal for the county was $722.25, and a complete report will be made next week. 0 WOODMAN CIRCLE DANCE The Raeford gmve of the Su preme Forest Woodmen Circle will sponsor a square dance at Bethel schoolhouse Friday night, May 7, from 8:30 to 11:30. Backfiring Bus Lands Driyer In Recorders Court Frank Bridges, colored student school bus driver, was charged with a traffic violation before Judge T. O. Moses in Hoke Coun ty recorder's court Tuesday. Spec ifications of the offense, of which he was found guilty, were that he had switched the ignition of his bus on and off causing it to back fire noisily. The no'se scared Mose Graham's mule so that it jumped about and caused him to get hurt. Sentence was 60 Jays to be su spended on payment of costs and medical expenses of Graham, not to exceed $100. James Moore and John Willie McAllister, both colored, were charged with breaking and enter ing the dwelling of Laverne Smith at night and assaulting him. Probable cause was found and each defendant was released un der $500 bond. For driving drunk and violat ing the prohibition laws Grove W. Gaddy, white, goi 30 days su spended on payment of $100 and costs. He appealed and posted $200 bond. Jeffro Johnson, color ed, appealed the same sentence for driving drunk and posted $300 bond. After posting the bond he headed for Fayetteville and was brought back for speeding 70 miles an hour, for which he had to pay $10 and costs. Mrs. Thelma Melvin, white, charged with assault and trespass by Robert L. Strother and Mrs. Robert L. Strother. was found not guilty and prosecuting witness had to pay costs of the action. For possessing non-tax-paid li quor Luther McRae, colored, got 60 days on the roads, suspended on payment of $50 and costs and two years good behavior. Walter King, colored, was found guilty of stealing a radio from Eugene Melvin. Sentence of 30 days was to be suspended on pay ment of $25 and costs and return of radio. J. C. Speight, white, paid $10 and costs for public drunkenness. For not having driver's licenses Simon Jr. Headen, colored, paid $10 and costs and Chauncy Leroy Wright and Henry Mclntyre, both colored, each paid $25 and costs. For speeding William C. Gier isch, Mory Carl Leven, Gale D. Jewell, George O. Smith and Charles E. Brewer, all white, each left a $25 bond. For going 90 miles per hour Ralph E. Sinson left a $100 bond. Frederick K. Dorge paid $10 and costs for go ing 70. Open Meeting Of , Alcoholics Anon. In Laurinburg Tues. An open meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous will be held in the High school auditorium in Laur inburg next Tuesday night, May 11, starting at 8:00 o'clock, and a crowd of over 500 persons is expected to attend. It has been pointed out that this meeting is different from most meetings of the organization in that it is open to the public. A special invitation 10 persons who find liquor a problem either through personal use or through a friend or relative having the di sease is extended, and members feel that there will be a message available that will be of help. Any interested person, whatever the reason for his interest, is extend ed a cordial invitation to the meeting. There will be several outstand ing and well-known speakers on the program, with the feature one being "Martha B." a member of Alcoholics Anonymous from Greensboro. The Rev. J. D. Mc Queen of Clinton will also appear on the program. Persons interested will find this a good occasion to hear about the workings of A. A. Lt William Niven of Moody AFB, Valdosta, Georgia is spend ing a 30-day leave with relatives here. Town Bo' .Has Monthly eeting The regular monthly meeting of the town board was held on Monday night at the town hall with Mayor Alfred Cole presiding and all members present. After voting to pay all current bills the board approved the con tract of Williams and Wall, cer tified public accountants of Ra leigh, for the yearly audit of the town's books. The board votej to cooperate with the Chamber of Commerce and the County in the improve ment of the swimming hole. It was voted to install street lights in the area behind the county office building and on East Prospect avenue at the city limits. Baker Announces Meetings Of Democratic Party Walter P. Baker, chairman of the Hoke County Democratic Ex ecutive Committee, last week sent out a letter to Democrats in the county advising them of the meet ings of the party starting at the precinct level and going on up to the State convention. The meet ings are set by resolution of the State executive committee. His letter is as follows. "The Democratic Precinct meet ings will be held at the regular voting places Saturday, May 8, 1954 at 2:00 o'clock, p. m. These meetings are called for the pur pose of organizing the precincts and electing the Precinct Execu tive Committee. This precinct committee consists of five. Two of these shall be women. In this group of five a Chairman and a Vice-chairman shall be elected. Either the Chairman or Vice- chairman shall be a woman. Also to elect delegates to the county convention and to discuss other matters that may properly come before the meeting. "The Hoke County Democratic Convention will he held at the Hoke County Court House Satur day, May 15, 1954 at 2:00 o'clock p. m. This meeting will be held for the purpose' of electing dele gates to the State Democratic Convention and to elect a chair man, vice-chairman and secre tary of the coun'y Democratic Executive Committee. Also, to discuss any other natter that may properly come befcre the conven tion. "The State Democratic Conven tion will be held in Raleigh, N. C. Thursday, May 20, 1954. "Please round up the democrats in your precinct and get out a good number for the precinct meetings. Then be sure and have your pre cinct delegates and all other dem ocrats come to the county conven tion. We do hope to have a good organization in out county." Local Man's Brother Buried In Robeson Malcolm Odom, 69, died at six o'clock last Saturday afternoon at his home near Raft Swamp in Robeson County. He was a broth er of W. C. Odom of Raeford and had been wounded accidentally by a shotgun about a week before, from which he was apparently re covering. A blood clot is thought to have killed him. Funeral service was held at 4:00 o'clock Sunday afternoon at Raft Swamp Baptist Church and burial was in the c'.iurch cemetery. He is survived by four daugh ters, a sister, and nine brothers, including the one in Raeford. All live in Robeson County except two of his brothers. 0 Among those attending the funeral of W. A. Blue In Aber deen were: Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dezeme, Miss Bell Graham, Miss Mayme McKeithan, Mrs. Kate Blue Covington, Mn. Kathleen Wilson, Miss Marguerite Cameron, Charles Cameron, N. B. Blue and N. B. Sinclair. Town Is Cleaner; Cooperation Fine; Cemetery Next With almost unprecedented co operation the residents and busi ness people of Raeford set about cleaning up their town this week, and up to this point have done a fine job of it. Some thirty-odd business men and women met in the Lions Den with members of the "Finer Car olina" Clean-Up week committee, the sanitarian, the street superin tendent and others on Tuesday morning and discussed- what had been done up to that point and what could and should be done during the rest of the week, and permanently Enthusiasm was high and most of them went back and set about getting the things done they had been talking about. Cemetery Next Wednesday Ways and means of getting the same sort of working over for the cemetery were discussed and it was decided that next Wednes day would be "Cemetery Clean up Day," and that all who could would come or send someone to the cemetery on that day to get the whole place cleaned up, re gardless of who owns what lot there. All residents in town and county are asked to help with this, and particularly those who may have friends or relatives buried there. Others may wish to help just to make Raeford a little finer. Jake Austin, chairman, an nounced that the FFA boys under W. P. Phillips at Hoke High school would make garbage racks for any who want them at a very reasonable price. These racks will cost from $2.00 to $3.50 depend ing on which of th-ee sizes is de sired. These racks are designed to hold cans so that dogs cannot get in them or turn them over, dogs being a cause of much scat tered garbage in this town. Outstanding work has been done this week by members of the committee and by Vance Wiggins and the town cleanup and street crew. Serving on the committee headed by Jake Austin from the Chamber of Commerce were An gus Currie, Avery Connell and Carson Davis, Jr., from the Jay cees, Marion Gatlin from the Town board, Wiggins from the street department, M. R. Mills, county sanitarian, John Draughon and Bill Howell from the Chamber of Commerce. They got it started and everybody has helped, those not having done so intending to between now and Saturday. With anything like the same co operation next Wednesday, people won't have to be so ashamed to take their out-of-town relatives to the cemetery. Hoke High Seniors Will Present Their Play Friday Night "We Shook The Family Tree", a comedy, will be presented by the Senior Class of Hoke County High School, on Friday night, May 7, at 8:15 o'clock. Hildegarde, the Dolson's 17-year-old daughter, often lets her vivid imagination get her into trouble. Among other things, she convinces the town that her fath er is a drunkard and distributes her parents' old love letters to all the neighbors. Sal,y and her two brothers, Bob and Jimmy, add to the fun by almost succeeding in having their father fired. Fur ther complications develop when Hildegarde has to date Freddie Shermer, a boy who wears knick ers. Those starring In the play will be Hildegarde, Sheila Balfour; Mr. Dolson (Father), Jimmie White; Mrs. Dolson (Mother), Jenelle Snead; Sally, Harriet Hodgin; Bob, Roger Dixon; Jimmy, Jack Revels; Paige, Alice Long; Ellie May, Carole Everleigh; Jill, Geraldlne Vanhoy; Freddie Shermer, Jimmy Bracey; Mr. Shermer, Harold Dew; and Mrs. Shermer, Helen Butler. r
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