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The Hoke County News- Established 1928
The Hoke County Journal - Estoblished 1905
VOLUME LIX NUMBER 10
RAEWRD, HOKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
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WEAPONS COLLECTOR ~ Attorney Phillip Diehl is shown here with several of the medieval
weapons he has collected since coming to Raeford. He is shown holding a lance that once was in
the court of Frederick Augustus, Elector of Saxony and King of PoUnd.
Raeford Attorney Collects
Weapons Of Knights Of Old
When he was a lad, Phillip
Diehl used to visit a Cleveland,
Ohio, nnuseum and spend hours
in the hall of arms and armor.
Now an attorney in Raeford,
Diehl has lost none of his
enthusiasm for the knights of
• old. And he is well on his way.
toward accumulating a "mu*
seum" of his own.
. Diehl, who came here earlier
I diis year from Gr^nsboro,
^ a currently has sev^ medieval
weapons on the walls of his
law office. In addition to being
decorative, they make fine con
versation pieces, he says.
And Diehl speaks with au
thority about each weapon and
the days in which it waa used.
He has made a thorough study of
the subject and sounds some-
thir^ like a college professor
lecturing a history class.
“These weapons are intrigu
ing to me because it is hard
for me to imagine something
being four hundred years old
and having been carried by
people." he said.
*^he manufacture of each of
these weapons was a major
accomplishment. They were
fashioned by people to whom
time meant nothing*-or, at
least, to whom it had a value
Town To List
Tax Owers
The Town of Raeford will
advertise next week all prop
erty on which there are delin
quent taxes, according to an
announcement from the town
hall.
^ It was pointed out that there
are not a large number who
have not paid taxes for 1963.
But the names of those who
havc^f»*led to take care of the
obligtttion will be published,
along with the description of
the property and the amount
owed.
L. W. Turner
Is Stricken
L. W. Turner, a former resi
dent of Raeford, died Friday
night and was burled In Tlfton,
Ga., Sunday.
Turner was manager of the
Johnson Cotton Co. store here
for several years. He died un
expectedly, according to local
reports.
Attending the funeral from
here were Mrs. L, W. Turner,
Ur. and Mrs. John T, Davis,
Jr., a daughter and sbn-tn-law;
and a grandson, Mike. Also
surviving are two other grand
sons.
* ThIevM Raid
RecKt KItchtn
Tnieves, believed to be
^youngsters, apparently satls-
* fled their *'sweet tooth** Friday
night when they raided Red’s
Kitchen, on Highway 401 bypass.
The only merchandise re
ported missing was about SB
worth of candy. Tbs oulidlag
was entered by breaklog oet a
glass window.
different than it has today,” he
declared.
Among his collection are:
An Italian dagger, circa 1650,
handmade, 11 inches long, used
primarily as a protective
weapon.
A partizan, circa 1700, from
the court of Frederick Augustus
II, known as Augustus the
Strong, elector of Saxony and
p]f Roland. The weapw
bears the arms of the elector
of Saxony.
A military lance, dated 1417,
made in Italy, with handcarved
staff, etched with a stand of
arms and date.
A jousting lance with pennant
bearing the name and coat of
arms of Truchsess vonWal-
burg, Prussian, circa 1550.
used in tournaments.
An European mace, about
1500. known as a "helmet
crusher." The weapon looks
something like the end of a
broken automobile axle.
An Indian mace (Madras) of
hand cut steel, about 1700. This
elaborate weapon probably
came from an upper caste Hindu
family.
A guild axe (German) dated
1678, with hand carved Ivory
grip and inlaid ivory crucifix.
Probably a ceremonial piece,
the weapon was probably owned
by a member of a trade guild.
Such weapons are relatively
expensive. Diehl said, although
much of it. too. is in the hands
not especially hard to come
by. Virtually all are in the hands
of collectors, dealers and
museums and can be bought,
except from museums.
"The wonderful thing about
collecting is that it leads to a
study of arms and armor, which
is a fascinating subject,’* Diehl
said. "There is a wealth of
literature available on the
subject, although much of it,
tqo. is in the hands of
collectors.”
Actually, Diehl said, med
ieval weapons probably cost
more when they were made than
they do now. All were hand
made and required many weeks
of labor.
“We have machinery now
which produces knives on a
mass production basis. In those
days, three or four knives might
be the result of ayear’s work.”
Most of the weapon’s in
Diehl’s collection antedate fire
arms. Some had military use,
others were defensive weapons,
others purely ceremonial. All
are c^ble of killing, except,
perhaps, for the jousting lance.
Jousting itself, although a
game, was pretty close to
mayhem. Diehl e:q>lained.
“In a jousting tournament,
two knights raced toward each
other on horseback and tried
to unseat each other with the
lance. They made three such
passes, and if neither was un
seated. they made three passes
with maces or axes. If the
battle was still undecided, they
dismounted and went at each
SEE WEAPONS^PAGE 8
i
AT OPENING — RMtord tnd Hoka County cltlzms by tha
hundrada vlaitad tba naw ottlea of Rtalord Savings and Loan
Association whan opan housa was haldatthsCampus Avanua
Arrested Plea That White Booze
Tq ^T^pppr Ton IP ^ Vft
been charged In connection with M JL %/ m JL ■ W -M. W
the theft of $2,700 worth of farm
chemicals In Moore County, A neighbor’s plea that the doesn’t drink, said he went to failure to drive on right side days suspended, tlO and costs,
according to Sheriff' Dave white whisky officers found in Mrs, Bullard’s home and found of highway, called and failed. James Pa.-ter Raeford. r»o-
Barrlngton. an Indian woman’s refrigerator her ill. After asking her “how Thomas Bill Carpenter, "o support. 12 months suspended.
Free on $1,000 bond are vvas “fever medicine” failed her trouble served her." he address listed, failure to heed costs pay 113 a week for
James Jones and Jw Sc^t of Andrews decided that what she needed stop signal. 60 days suspended, support of mi.nor children.
t 1 Recorder’s Court this Week, was a tonic he remembered 110 and costs. David Goins. Red Springs.
JoMs ^d Sc^t are accused woman. Modie Bullard, taking back in the thirties for Lillie McLean Smith. Rae- public drunHetmess. 30 days
of stealing 150 gallons of MH- '’'as given 90 days suspended, malaria fever. ford Rt. 2. failure to yield suspended. 110 and costs.
30 from OUn MathlesonCheml- a of K5 and costs. He got the whisky for her. right of way. 30 days suspended Charlie Thomas Red Spnngs
cal Corp. In Aberdeen. Hunt nffirpr kTcrmir said, and added quinine to costs. Rt. 1 non-support. 12 months
Is charged with receiving stolen u j v, n n ju ^ it. Charlie Thorrias. Red Springs suspended, costs $12 a week
goods, involving the purchase of In other cases. Judge An- Rt. 1. assault on female, six forsuppcrtofeightminorchU-
part of the loot, Barrington said. • drews handed downthe following months suspended. $25 and dren.
Jones was arrested Thursday 21 cans oi ^er and a itth . * costs, good behavior for two Bond forieiture .ncluded;
night after officers slopped his bottle kss than half full of George'Williams Aberdeen years- William L. .McMiU.an. Red
car near A^bla.'They said the “stumphole whisky Rt 1 L-sup^Tt six montS James Walter Bethea. Rae- Springs failure to heed stop
car conalned 10 gallons of MH- Mrs. Bullard told the court «i. i. non support, six monins ,,...,1. sion S90
30 Identified by lot number as that the whisky has been given suspended, costs. $10 per week ^ Donald' Cassadv Mahess
part of that taken in the Aber- to her by a neighbor. Evelope pon. $25 and costs. RoS soeeSnf KQ
deen break-ln. Henderson. She said the whisky Luther Cordell Hunter. Ft. David Jackson Coleman. tatham E oene Austin Tr
Barrington said Jones* car -onrained ouininc and che wa« Bragg, driving car drunk, six Laurel Hill, driving car drunk, _ t-atnam t^gene Austin Jr.,
was "backtracked" to the .3^00 it as medicine months suspended. $100 and six months suspended, $100and rt. Bragg, driving car drunk.
.Herman Glllls farm, where 66 ® costs. costs. $150.
gallons of the chemical was . i i.urdivanr Bapfnrd nr, Frank Harley Jr. Newport,
discovered in the orderlne olt Henderson, who was sitting oturaivant. Kaetord. no '
of a tobacco barn near the rear of thecourtroom. David Foster Hopton. Lake- operator’s license, driving left N. J.. speeding, $20.
He said Scott and Hunt were called out in a loud, clear view- speeding. 60 days su- of center line. 50 days Ella Maraole, Newark. NJ.,
Implicated In the theft as a voice: spended, $10 and costs. suspended. $25 and costs. speeding, $20.
result of Investigation. "Thai’s the truth. Judge. If Thomas Warren, Raeford Ru Harrison Ray Daniels. Rae- Boyce Deese. PembroKc,
Barrington said Jones’ car you’re not scared of it. take 2. hit and run. failure to reduce ford, following too closely, not speeding, $2C.
had been kept under survell- 3 i3ste of it.” speed to avoid a collision. 60 guilty. Lonnie Kearney. Patterson,
lance all day on the day of his Judge Andrews declined, but suspended. $25 and costs. Robert Williams, Laurin- N. J., improper passing. $20.
arrest. State Highway Patrol- offered to let Henderson testify. John Junior Roper. Raeford burg, failure to stop for stop Gerald Ellsworth Joyner,
man J. E* Dupree and Deputy Henderson, who declared he Rt- L no operator’s license, sign, no operator’s license, 30 Rocky Mou.-.t speeding, $20.
Robert Jones, traveling in an t. a
unmarked car, stopped Jones. r . . * , , . j
They were Immediately Joined t\ ! , ’ * * TJ 11 ¥Y
by Barrington, SBI Agent Gary V' • 1181111^11 HHS
Griffith and Herman Grimm, F
Moore County chief who .J O J
were In the vicinity In another ^ VrOOCla DBCl
.^^1* .^dd. d ' * * *
At ' • * • effect. accordingmW.3.Young.
y .... county agricultural director.
There are about 90 new grave. ^ J inches in some parts of the
the Raeford \ H county during the past weekend.
Cemetery, town I he said.
\ Tobacco harvesting has seen
Williams other town em- slowed considerably,
ployes spent a great deal of time Water standing the
at the cemetery the first of this J . ^ middles, hampering hauling
week layingouteightgraveplots i equipment
and straightening out street . most cases, however, tobacco
which borders a new area on tj/r crops are not suffering because
the north of the property, ‘'ainy weather the leaves
The first of the new •
ready have been sold Williams ^
the new sec- small
tion will take care of more than encouraged
More land is being
filled in for future develop- ^ ^ with *e remainder of the crop,
ment. Next fall pine seedlings therefore increasing the pound-
will be put out as part of the ' *8® P**" *cre.
landscaping program. CHAMBER MANAGER—James R. Fout Jr., center, has been employed by Raeford-Hoke Chamber anno^ nd/o ^rler
The manager said that all lots of Commerce and will begin duties here August 1. Fout, a retired army officer, was a communl- » P ' j a a
in the original part of the ceme- cations specialist in the armed forces. His family, currently living In Fayetteville, will move predicted. And
tery are gone with the exception here in the near future. Fout Is a native of Syracuse, N. Y, guess is that prices will
of two or three. Records are ^ y"".’
being checked and a new map ^ 1 TT 1 C 1 1 Pf'
Manager Is Hired Hoke School
Some lots are owned by fami- O T
hes who now have no connec- rk r 1 1 lllSUr81106 mercial corn crop, which was
ip™o?"!ie lometimri^TShe BV LOCCll CjHClITlbSr Costs More Y
future, he predicted. •- i>iOSlS iflOre Young noted. But on the other
„ T « 1 A resigned in Aoril to accent a iob Premiums for school ac- hand, the precipitation has
Mrs. June Stanley and Mrs. James R. Fout Jr., a 43-year- pavettev up caused bollweavil activities to
Betty Ward were among those retired army officer, has 1 this fall, Supt. W. T. Gibson increase in the cotton fields
who qualified for the pean*s ^ired as manager of Rae- of Commerce, The local cham- bounds. The earth
ford-Hoke Chamber of Com- her has been without a manager x^e new price will be $3 is so wet that machinery can’t
ers College during the spring ^ since Stone s departure. per person. Last year the pe nut Into the fields for wlson-
term according to an announce- ‘^orce. , _ _ . , pout a native of Syracuse fce wa^ *2 in pe put into me iieiMior poison
mpnt made recently He succeeds R. B. Stone, who ^ ® riduvc 01 oyracuse. tee was $2.50. 3j,j| even If airplanes are
ment made recently. comes to Raeford from Gibson said that 200 per cent employed for the Job, rain would
Fayetteville, where hehas lived loss last year had caused the eliminate the effectiveness of
since retiring at Ft. Bragg in price to go up. Claims paid the chemicals. Young said.
July. 1962. He resigned as eight schools
S Delmar Cor- JmoH^ted*'to m 56*9Fig' Boostcr Club
poration. a mercantile agency. * ° ^ ^ u ,
to take the iob here Scurlock, West Hoke Hoke High Boosters Club wlU
totaKetej . Burlington schools were meet at 7:30 tonight In the
Fout will begin his new duties not available. coach’s office at the high school,
here on August !• He expects Some 3,514 children and John Scott Poole, club presl*
to move here with his family, teachers covered during the dent, said tonight’s meeting will
a wife and two sons, In the 1964-65 term paid $7,051 In be devoted to planning activities
^ near future. premiums or $4,518 less than for the forthcoming
r retired as SEE INSURANCE^PAGE 8 season.
colonel
Wk BAPTISTS WIN
wLIHH Rain Hampers Softball Meet
. the first round in the winners’ the visiting Hope Mills team. Co. (Fayetteville) versus Max-
bracket on the Southeastern 10-5. The Baptists are a strong ton. and Spring Lake versus
District Softball Tournament team in the local church league .Massey Hill.
here this week and was sche- and were strengthened by seve- Sell scheduled in the losers
• duled last night to take on Mor- ^al players from other local bracket are contests between
g3n Oil. teams. Alama.'x:e and Oleo Manfactur-
Raeford Allied, another local Bean was a star in the mg (RockinghamJ. and Burlipg-
team, dropped its opening game. Baptist conquest, having a per- ton Industries (St. Pauls) ver*
14-13. to McLaurin Texaco and f'^t night at the plate with four sus Scotland Mills,
was pitted last night against times at bat. In a double elinimation tour-
Southern Pines. Wyatt Upchurch and John Cana- nament, a team has to lose two
Other action scheduled last 8°' '’'hile C. games before It is sidelined,
night featured Stedman. versus B. Bounds came through with Thus, all teams now in die
Hope Mills and McLaurin’s *tee. loser’s bracket will be elitm-
Texaco versus Paul’s Place, of double elimination tour- nated as soon as they drop an-
Vyade. nament will continue here until ocher decision.
Saturday’s contests were Saturday. August 1. with four Teams in the winner’s
rained out and postponed until j*™cs a mght on the schedule, bracket move down to die
Monday. Monday’s schedule A total of 32 games will be loser’s bracket when they rqgl-
was then moved up and will be pUyed. ster their first loss. Iq dM
played tonight at Armory Park. Tuesday night’s games also finals, the winners of die loMr‘i
scene of the third consecutive wete rained out and will be bracket face the top tetta Indie
office laat Friday. Winner of a $100 Savings Bono waa Mrs. district tournament. played later this week. winner’s bracket, but nouet win
N. A. Clerk. Harold Glllls, Eugene Matherly andMra. K. A. Raeford Baptists won handily games still to be two successive games to clelm
MecDonald each won $25 Savings Bonds. opening game, downing pl*yel Intlude Glenn Newberry die champi^jnshipi.