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journal Ihe Hoke County Journal - Established 1906 ^ yOLVME LVm NUMBER 32 RAEFORD,HOKE COUmy, NORTH CAROLINA The Hoke County Hmm - Esfablishtd 1928 14 PACES S4 PER \EAR 10' PER COPY THIRSD4). DECEMBER 26, I9U BAD MONDAY MORNING Sleet Ushers In Winter; Hoke Has Four Aecidents Police Chi^f Is Injured In Tumble ——— - ,:Xr: * 'hi ’* ■ —• *- *'Ui/■ - •- :rAV FREE FOOD -- Some 300 Hoke families turned out Thurs day and Friday for the distribution of $12,000 worth of surplus commodities. The average family of seven re ceived about $75 worth of free food, which Included 11 staple items. The monthly distributions will continue here through March to families certified by the county welfare department. The food is being furnished by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Hoke Negro Is Beaten And Robbed An elderly Hoke County Negro allegedly was beatin and robbed of about $65 Saturday night by two men with whom he caught a ride west of Raeford. The victim, Joseph McCray, Hj^ about 70, 4old officers ^ ^ \/as walking toward Moss’s store “ when the two men picked him up about 2 p. m. Saturday. He said the men bought 27 cents t worht. of gas at the service station and that he attempted to cash a retirement check there after having an employe of the store endorse it. McCray told officers that after the check was endorsed, the store-owner found he did not have enough cash on hand to cash it. He said the two men later took the check, plus his pocketknife and house keys, from him. Deputies Jesse Lee and Alex Norton later arrested Luther Grlmsley in connection with the incident, and said they will charge his brother, Wilbur, as being an accessory in the crime. Wilbur Grlmsley had not been arrested as of noon Monday. Luther Grlmsley is being charged with robbery and assault. Deputy Lee said, and will be placed under $500 bond. McCray told officers that his assailant beat him with a stick or similar object McCray is a retired state employe who once worked at the sanitorium at McCain. Meanwhile, sheriff’s officers Investigated a break-in which M occurred some time Sunday [ 1 ' nfght at Bobby Blanton’s serv- ice station just south of town on I ' Highway 401. They said thieves entered J the building by kicking open a P' locked side door. They made off with 10 to 12 cartons of cigarettes and seven recapped tires. Thieves , also attempted to break into a locked house be longing to Tom Holland but were unsuccessful, officers said. The biillding housed a quantity of soybeans. Offices, Stores To Take Holiday Municipal off ices and down town stores will take a Christ mas holiday beginning today. Stores will remain open unU 8 PJd. Tuesday to accommodate late shoppers but will be closed I Wednesday and Thursday, as will banks. Offices at town hall will close at noon Tuesday and will not iwofM until Friday morning. Offices at the courthouse will ^ be closed Ti'esday, Wednesday and Thursday. The post office will be closed Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Postmaster Charlie Mor rison said mall will be re ceived and posted and will be “put up" at the post office; however there will be no city or rural delivery except special delivery, Madonna Is Favorite Subject Of Christmas Decorations BY LUCY GRAY PEEBLES The religion of Jesus Christ is timeless, raceless, class less and ageless. Because of this fact it is inevitable that in e?ch nation the Virgin Mary and ner child are depicted in the image of the native people. In Ethiopia, she is portrayed in dark skin as an Ethiopian, in China as a slant-eyed Ori ental and so on around the Christian world. In practically every home in America where the religious the'^e is carried out in yule- tide decorations, there is a Fire Spoils Yule For Negro Family Regardless of how many Christmas wishes come from this way or that, there Is al ways someone who celebrates Christ’s birthday in sorrow and sadness. Three Santa Claus-age chil dren In the Rev. John McRae family are today without the presents which had been laid up for them and their parents are without all their worldly possessions. All of this is because a fire raged through the house In which they were sleeping early last Wednesday morning. The family barely escaped with their lives. “It burned down before we even had time to call a fire department,” the part time preacher said. The Negro family, which has lived for several years on the farm of Dick Bullock near Bow- more, not only K :t all Its household belongings and wear ing apparel, with the exception ■-'I of the nightclothes, bvit was deprived of a freezer full of food and a large portion of fresh meats from a recent hog killing. McRae told neighbors that his wife awoke and heard a cracking noise. She called him and they barely had time to get the children outside before the roof began to fall In. "It was al ready too late to even call for help by the time we reached the yard," he said. Bare household necessities have been moved Into a house on an adjoining farm belonging to Jeff Harris until other ar rangements can be made. McRae’s wife told the News- Joiirnal that thev needed clothes for themselves and their two sons, who are 12 and 9 years of age, and the two daughters, ages 14 months and 18 years. "We need everthlng,” she ap pealed. madonna arrangement. The revered mother is enhanced by use of greenery, berries, flow ers or other decorative ma terials to serve as a reminder of the Christchild’s birthday. . Styles used by American art- bis ir/' portraying the Saint in statuary, or in pictures are many and varied. One North Carolina collector and lecturer on the subject owns some 100 large, small and medium sized ma donnas—all different in one way or anodier. Some are seated, some standing, some are in busts, and some are with the divine Infant in various sizes and ages. Some madonnas hold a sleeping babe, some a bright-eyed youngster. TTien there are those statu ettes which are fashioned witfi no baby at all. These usually stand with head bowed andhands clasped or with the e)es turned upward as if looking toward a second coming. It is proper to arrange the mother with downcast eyes with a flower or an ornament at her feet. These childless mothers are used in decorations at Christ mastime but are best suited to the Easter seaso.n. Dorothy Biddle, New York author, in her lectures before North Caro lina garden club groups, has emphasized the importance of letting nothing overshadow the figure when making up an ar rangement. The saint is most important and flower, foliage See MADONNAS, Page 4 Winter weather appeared on the scene In Hoke County Just 24 hours after the seasons changed and It wrought havoc here early Monday morning. Rain and sleet began falling before, dawn Monday and by 8 a.m. streets and highways were covered with a thin sheet of Ice. Within two hours, four wrecks had occurred In the county. Wrecker facilities and police officers were hard pressed to take care of the accidents. Highway Patrolman W. T. Herbln reported thai a tractor- trailer Jackknifed and over turned about 9 a.m. near Bethel Chruch on Highway 401 south of Raeford. Details of the accident were not immediately available, but Herbln reported there were no personal Injuries Involved. The truck was laden with produce. Closer to Raeford, a pickup truck overturned shortly after 9 a.m. near Hilltop Service Station on Highway 401 south. Again, there were no personal Injuries. Herbln Investigated. As Upchurch MlUlng Com pany truck overturned between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. Monday at Asheley Heights. There were no Injuries, but It took a wrecker crew better than an hour to clear the accident. A wrecker also was called to Sandy Grove Church, where a vehicle reportedly skidded off the road and Into a ditch. Ih r:.6ford, streets and -Ide walks were hazardously slip pery. Cars traveled at a snail’s pace and pedestrians made their way carefully along sidewalks and at crossings. Nonetheless, there were sev eral reports of pedestrians having fallen. Police Chief L.W. Stanton was painfully Injured when he stepped onto a porch at a re sidence near the armory and fell on a cement floor. Stanton suffered a hip injury. He was treated by a local phy sician and advised to stay at home for several days. City crews scattered sand on city streets and by noon Mon day traffic was moving at a near-normal flow. Freezing rain also had given way to a steady rain as temperatures rose above the freezing level. More sleet, rain and freez ing rain was predicted for Mon day night and Tuesday morning, possibly continuing through noon Tuesday. The bad weather was caused by a low pressure disturbance off the coast of North Caroling The low pressure area became stationary Monday morning, causing continued precipitation. Hoke County motorists head ed northward on holiday trips were warned of hazardous driving conditions In the Pied mont and mountain areas. The western part of the state was receiving snow V onday morning and motorists were reported using chains west and north of Salisbury. On Committee T. B. Upchurch Jr., of Rae-. ford has been appointed a mem ber of the National Cotton Coun cil’s committee on production and marketing. More than a thousand cotton industry leaders are expected to attend the convention. * -I I CHRISTMAS CUT -- The youngster being shorn above was one of nine underprlvllegiHl children taken on a shopping tour last week by Jaycees. Each child was permitted to spend $1" in anv manner he chose. The seven girls concentrated on clothing, while the two boys "blew” the $15 on toys. At least, they got a haircut apiece out of it. Girls Pick Togs; Boys Prefer Toys Give a destitute child $15 to Ispend for Christmas and what does she buy? Raeford Junior Chamber of Commerce found out last week when it took nine youngsters on a shopping spree. A tenth child selected for the tour came down with mumps and had to stay at home. The children -- five white and five Negro -- confined their shopping to a department store and a variety store. The two boys among them also visited a barber shop. Each child was told to buy exactly what he pleased. They were not even advised that the limit was $15 per child. It soon became apparent that the girls were wiser shoppers than the boys. They expressed an interest in clothes. It immediately was obvious that the boys were going to ‘‘blow’’ the entire 15 bucks. One boy bought a total of four guns -- $3.93 cap buster replica of the famed Colt Fron tier, a plastic sub-machinegun. and a double holster set. "Are you sure you need four guns?” asked his Jaycee guide. "I’m buying two for my brother,” he replied. He also bought an Army-type helmet and a canteen. When he had finished, he had spent $13.26 and was as well out fitted as a Fort Bragg soldier. The only practical purchases he had made were a pair of socks and a stocking cap. And even the cap was olive drab in color. The girls were different. One blonde fourth grader, who spoke scarcely a word during" the entire tour, became very excited when she reached a rack bearing an assortment of girls’ dresses. She pointed eagerly to a red one, size six- A helpful clerk helped her try it on. It fit. Her eyes glistened as the clerk put it in her bag. Touring the rest of the store, she practically ignored the long counters of toys and coloring books and other Christmas gifts. Pretty soon, she was back at die dress rack. This time, she selected a blue frock. It. too, was size six. It, too, was added to her purchases. Other items of clothing were selected. Her only frivolous purchases were an inexpensive doll and a bottle of cheap cologne. The Negro children -- all girls — showed practically no interest in toys. The bought shoes, a pair each, at the department store. One also bought a $9 coat. Anodier boiight a dress. Sev eral bought pajamas. They were interested in keep ing warm. And the warmth of the season shone in their eyes. They were only mildly in terested when they reached the variety store. They clutched their bundles of clothing and passed among the counters of toys. Finally, each selected a toy dresser set. priced 98 cents, and a 10-cent set of jacks. That’s all they wanted. The shoes were what they were after. Three Doors Win Prizes In Gintest Winners have been named in the annual Christmas decora ting contest sponsored by Rae ford Garden Club., First prize went to Mr. and Mrs. John Davis of East Pros pect Extension for a door de sign of white bells, pink bow and other pink and green ornaments. Mr. and Mrs. l-i. A. Maxwell of East Fulton Street won se cond prize for door design fea turing a background of red, red polnsetllas and holly, all sprayed with snow. Third place winners were Mr. and Mrs. Homer Tuttle of Cole Avenue. Their door design featured gold bells on a white door. The door was bordered with gold and green ery. Honorable mention went to Roy Avery, West Edinborough; 0. D. Barefoot, College Drive; Carson Davis Jr.. Fulton Ex tension; Charles Hostetler, EI- wood Avenue; Marcus Smith, North Main Street; Sgt. Paul Loving, Reaves Street; Willard Hull, Fulton Street; Billy Sou thern, East Fifth Avenue;Ker- mit Wood, East Donaldson Ave nue, and the Rev. W, B. Hey ward. Magnolia Street. Paper Holiday The Christmas edition of The News-Journal is reaching you two days earlier than usual in order tfiat you may have your newspaper before Christmas. he New-Journal office will be closed Tuesday noon through Thursday in order that the staff may have a brief holiday. New License Tags On Sale Next Week NEW • PAPER — Willard Cole, editor and publisher of The Robeson County Enterprise, Is shown with a copy of the paper’s first Issue, published Sunday. Cole, a 1959 Pulitzer Prize winner, heads the staff of the new Lumberton paper. It Is being composed and printed In Raeford by Dickson Press, Inc. License plates for 1964 will go on sale here January 2 at the license bureau office, 213 Nortfi Main Street. Office hours will be 9 a. m. to 11 a. m. and 1 p. m. to 4 p. m. except Wednesdays and Saturdays. Hours on those two days will be 9 a. m. to 11 a. m. Deadline for purchasing tags Is Saturday, February 15. The license bureau urged mo torists to avoid the last-minute rush by purchasing tags early. It said the bureau will close promptly on schedule each day. To avoid waiting in line, the bureau advised motorists to purchase their tags early in the morning and early in the after noon, particularly during Jan uary. The following tips are offered by the license bureau to help avoid making extra trips to the office and to cut down time motorists must stand in line: License plates may be ob tained with a renewal card if the car was registered in 1963. The renewal card will be re ceived by mail from Raleigh. Do not detach any part of die card. If it is not in one con tinuous strip when presented at the license bureau. a temporary registration, card will have to be filled out. Insurance Information must be filled out on the reverse side of the card. It must be completed before a tag will be issued. The signature must be the signature of the person whose name appears on the front side of the card. Visit the license bureau be fore the second week in Feb ruary. Lines are expected to be longest the first week in January and the second week In February. A fee of $1 will be added to each car and truck tag for driver education. Meanwhile, the Nireau re ported that under revised laws regarding weight limits for trucks, motorists can "get a break” on their license fee for hauling loads that bring the gross weight to not more than 9,000 pounds. For example, a truck that will normally n^ only a 4.000 pound tag but which will haul larger loads at intervals during the year may avoid having to increase ffie weight oniketnick tag for the rest of tha year. The owner may attadi a prop erly licensed trailer and bring the comMned load up to 9l0w pounds. The load may ba iliagBiler on the truck, die trattw, or combined between die two to be In compUance. The bureau said that by tilriq| advantage of dUa revislaa an owner can make a iiitiiTiamlal saving oo his Ueenee (ae If he needs to haul these ware lekdi
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