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XIX. NO. 9.
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RAEFORD, NORTH CAROUNA^
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>AY, MAY 24. 1923.
HAD Per Yew
' Am Awful Trafedy.
On Wednesday niffht" of last
week as th'ey;radttttdng ex^itM8
were in profh^ et^a ' coantiry
school house 9 milee-irom Cam*
den, S. CW e swinging k^^ne
lamp fell on the stage and ex-
plodel, and set the stage, and
building on fire. Panic ensued,
all rushed for the one stairway
leading from the upstairs andi
t(»ium. and the crowd broke
down the sUdrWay. women and
^ children were t^amnled to death
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In the stampede, and some were
01 killed or injured in the^ coUaim
1 i»the stairwav. 7 ^
i^rsons lost their fives and
their bodies bpmed with tl^e'
building. The whole number
we^horied in one grdre near
wt^^ the house stood. It is
said mat whole families In some
instances were wiped out.
Antomofaile Wreck.
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Mrs. W. A. Terry of Zebulon,
bride of two months, who was
liting a sister. Miss Lillian
j^wrence, a member of Fhilk
^Iphus school faculty, was kill
when a car she. was driving
on the road fri^m Philadelphus
Vito Maxton, (last PHday morning)
turned over at a crossroads four
miles south of Red Springs. Mrs.
Lawrence, mother of Mrs. Terry,
who was also in the car, had an
arm, broken.
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SoiiiMni Piaes Rokbery.
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iiFor the past several months
patch’s store idlSoutbern Pines
1^ baeu %p4u(mtly robbed, and
bl|t
deid dh the ilkeets of the
^ffeown Witb^emne go^s on .him
that were recognized as part of
the Patch stock. The dead ne
gro is said to be Pat Simpson,
and was killed in quarrel over a
division of the loot. Three other
negroes have been arrested and
jailed charged with the robbery.
Miss Aqa Elizs Ray^ j
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Miss Ann Eliza Ray, > siacer
^ of thjp late Calvin Ray of Anti-
l^ch. died at the home of her
nephew, Mr. J. B. Ray of Allen-
" dale township on Tuesday night,
May 13th, in the ^th year of her
age.
Miss Ray wae for many years
^a consistent member.of'Antioch
church and was a most excellent
woman, who lived a long and
useful life. Her remains were
^interred at Antioch Wednesday
afternoon.
Co,»s
Cd. Robbed.
TnieveS entered McLauchlin
Btore last Friday night
atout 11 o’dioek through a rear
window and took some goods, it
is not known how much
Some young men sitting in
cars In front of the drug stores
heard the crash of broken glass,
and when night policeman An-
dmws came by a shott while af
terwards they told him what they
heard. He went to the rear of
the buildiEig and found a win
dowjbrokeu out, a«l flashed a
light into the building and some
of thell^ty drove t^eir cars up
itothe front where the head
fights hit the interior of the
building, but it was later dis
covered that the rear door of the
dry goods department was open,
so the rogues escaped.
Blood hounds were put on the
trail, but they were not caugbt.
One of the parties left his ev
eryday shoes just inside tbe
window where he entered.
Radord School
Recorder
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WlUiaia Oovington, Bdi£or-ia-d)Udf.
Blbise McFadyen, Anooiate El^tior
Herman Oampbell, “
Brown MoQaeen, “
Gertrude MoPadyen, ** “
^ To Whom It May Concern:
T*k€ Notice! All-persons are
forbidden to bury at Silver Grove
cemetery without a written per
mit from the undersigned, and no
person who has become a native
since the year 1903 without pay
ing a fee of $1 [one dollar] when
receivipg permit. Committee;
Rev. J. D. Kemp, Chm.
O. L. Roper,
M. F. McLean,
J. M. McNair, Permit Man.
Sbi^Talk.
The Journal d^ ptpt.,
In idng^wlnjj^^
belfeve
btit,^ It
Editorial. ^
We, the present editors ^of
“The Recorder,’* with this issue
finish our course. We hope that
our columns have in some way
beuefltfced tjie school and at the
same time been of interest to
the readers of thia .paper. We
hope that we have by our efforts
kindled a spark of journalistic
or literary ambition among the
students that will fiame up and
be of service to the school, town
and to humanity. We donot think
that our-work merits any such
reward but sometimes the hum
blest means are used to accom
plish the greatest ends.
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We can not lay down our pen
without acknowledging our in
debtedness to some of helpers
and thanking them for their
service. Wevrant to again thank
Mr. Poole for bis generous gift
of space and for this co-operation
at all times. We want to thank
Lois McDonald for her assistance
in writing the “social news,’*
Robert dlovington for taking
charge of “athieties’* and Mlaa
Bettie Tarpley for her able work
as faculty adviser.
And now with all good u.wiahM
for tbfc growth- and proi^eiu of
R. H. S. we lav down oaiCf, pen
for the last time.
these news Items. ' They* will
make the paper interesting.
Joha H. McPhanl Dead.
John H. McPhaul, formerly of
Allendale township, di^d at his
home in Red Springs, Tuesday
night. May the 14th inst., aged
54 years
Mr. McPhaul was a good man,
a sincere Christian, and was held
in high esteem by all who knew
him. He leaves a wife and three
daughters, two of whom are
married; three brothers, J. W
and F. F. jil^^PhauI of Alleihdale,
and A, D. of South Carolina;
four sisters, Mesdames Kate
Lowe and Bailie Bennett of Clio,
S. C., Mesdames Ed. Walters
and Arthur Currie of this coun
ty. His remains were buried at
Antioch Wednesday afternoon.
Mr. Hilton Gtaham of Raleigh
spent Sunday with home-folks.
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Car Out of
Fix
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Unfixes the Driver
WE MAKE’EM GO.
Then, a tire that was not
worth the price you paid, is vex
ing as well as a loss. #
Try Federal Tires.
They
nvo rr#
Gas, Oil, Grease, Air and Water.
Main Street HUmg Station
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b*dlqek tfie Behidir Class efijoyed
a very sumptuous banquet which
was served them by the 8th and
9th grade Domestic Science
classes. This was the first class
tu enjoy the distinctioD of hav
ing a real Senior banquet and it
was tnoroughly enjoyed by the
entire class. Gold and Blue, the
class colors, were beautifully
carried out in the table decora
tions. William Glovington, the
toastmaster, of the evening,
called on various members of the
class who responded \^h' appro-
priaie toasts as follows; To Our
Aima Mater, Lois McDonald JTo
thcAFaculty, i John McFadyen;
Athletic Teams, Eloise McFad-
yen; To Our Past, Marion Dew;
To Our Future, Mary Douglas
Smith; To the Class, William
Covington. The menu for the
evening was as follows: ,
Fruit cocktail, grape fruit
baskets, chicken salad, potato
chips, stuffed tomatoes, green
peas in pastry cups, beaten bis
cuits, pickle pineapple salad,
cheese apples, ribbon sandfvicb-
es, iced tea, strawberry cream,
cake, stuffed dates.
Lqa|l
he had
had stf
fairs, hft mm-i
verepqiil
N. MePi Cl
aphftd
told tt i
lug stools-
wanted blm
house,
he fell
fmre anyt
him..
Mr. (jiaiek
and was
neighbd^7
6 days olA^
her of BeMieF
years. pb|
at Batbil
Rov^ W. C. r
the funeMl
Dead.
morning after
rly as usual and
)k after his af
Jli with a so
_ _ rt, Mr.
ied"sui
out "^rly and
lan who was feed-
(fie was^ll and
[help him ih the
:hing his bed
and expired be-
)uld be done for
a gtxjfl mac,
esteemed by his
was 85 years and
had been a mem-
Ihurrh for many
lains were buried
iday afternoon,
irowD conducting
‘vice.
county
cot
Mr- p.
Springs
beanaii^]
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with W'
m
'earson of
new crop
[8th.
Blue
snap
law of Statesbo-
vdlng some time
Iter, Mrs. J. B.
»ter, Mrs. R. L.
Athletics.
Our Baseball team closed a
very successful season when
they defeated Fayetteville 6-6
some time ago. In the season
of 1923 thirteen games were
played. Six of these resulted in
victories fo( our team, five in
defeats and two were ties. Our
opponents included many of tbe
strongest teams of the state and
we consider this an enviable re
cord. Below is the schedule;
Raeford 6 Laurinburg 2.
Raeford 3 Laurinburg 1.
Raeford 3 Greensboro 3^
Raeford 11 Greensboro 2i.
Raeford 3 Ellerbe 13.
Raefmrd 10 Lumberton 7.
Raefmrd 7 Lumberton 7.
Raeford 8 Maxton 2.
Raeford 6 Ellerbe 8.
paeford iO Fletcher 13.
lanford 4.
jPayetteville 4.
rayetteville 6.
1*8 Awarded
se of the season
An given to tbe
|in for one year*s
' team: ^ W. Gov
McKdithan (R),
McQueen (R),
Oovington (R).
ig star'ti^ for more
Is service were: J.
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A. McI4hD (
stars), Brown (R8 stars), Up
church (R 2.stars), Snead (R 2
stare)^
OfiScers for next year have
also been elected. Lewis (Jp-
church, an out fielder with two
years experience, was elected to
fill the positioh^of Captain end
“Browine** McQui^ was chosen
Manager. We believe that we
have two capable Imen at tbe
head of next fyear’s team dia
mond squad and we say, “We’re
behind you. Captsln Upchurch
and Manager McQumu, to tbe
last man.**
As a ti^cen of their apprecia
tion for hla^ij^vice during thq
past seaSfQft base ball letter
men preasnti4 Cdkch Make Mc-
Keitban" with a gold base ball
charm on last Tuesday at a
meeting held for that purpose.
Jokes. '7
The othw afternoon' While
helping make the wreaths for
Memorial Day'was neard made
the following remark; tell
you we sbo are some tourists.**
Miss Hockett: [in class] What
have you prepared for today?.
Frek: For the worst.
’*1 certaiuly am absorbing a
lot of knowledge.’* said the stu
dent as he erased the algebra
problem from the black board.
Teacher: [in clasa] Order!
Order! Bud McKeithan [just
awakening]: Make it bam and
eggs.
Herman Campbell: -- [in class]
Can you recommend aomething
to keep my hair in? >
Druggist: Why most any kit^
of candy m^cigar bmrwould do.
Willie welters* l>o "wo’? T*'eT,
on tbe piano. Neill!
. Neill Currie: I‘ used to but
I've stopped now.
Willie: Why!
Neill: 1 had to- Tney were
afraid 1 would fall and hart my
self.
Short hems.
N. C. McFadyen is postmaster
at Cameren.
The schools of Hoke
are now history.
There are several bales of
ton in Hoke stlil unsold.
St Pauls baa let a contract
for four miles of concrete side
walks.
Misses Lona Graham and
Lloyd Tapp spent Thursday in
iRaleigb,
Ml’ E. W. T|n?rsrlns of Rae
ford. R. 1, is selling some fine
cabbage in town.
It would reduce Hoke’s indebi
edness quite aiot if Uncle Sam
were to pay $50,0(X) of it.
Mr. Knox Poole of Troy has
accepted a position with Hoke
Mantel & Screen Works.
Some fishermen caught a 7-
foot aligator in Opie Odom’s mill
pond near St. Pauls recently.
Miss Mary McFayen. who has
been sick qt her home on Mag
nolia street, is improving slowly.
Miss Mary Eliza McFadyen,
who taught at Dover, Craven
county, the past year, is cow at
home.
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Mrs. W. M. Norton, who is at
Qighsmith’s hospital for treat
ment, is improving we are glad
to hear.
Mrs. A. B. McFadyen has re
turned from a week’s visit with
her daughter, Mrs. T- K. Cobb
of St. Pauls.
Mr. J. A. Hodgiu is rebuild
ing bis nfill dam which was
washed out by a freshet several
'His friends her^ sympathi^
mth Hon. H. E. Stacey of Lum
berton, who was bereft of bis wife
A few days ago.
A small aligator was caught
in Aberdeen Lake (that’s what
they call a mill pond in Moore)
0 )e day last week.
People want amusement, and
they like base ball, so this Rae
ford arrangement is about the
best, we ever knew:
Miss Mary Poole, who was a
member of the high school fac
ulty, Aulander, Bertie county,
has returned home.
„ Raeford exhibits its first home
grown chautquqiia in June, and
we’ll bet it will be tbe best that
was ever In this town.
Mr. Jeptha Peele who was op
erated on two weeks ago at High-
smith’s, is getting along some
better the paat few days.
The rains lut week were a
great deal hea\^er in tbe south
ern part of the county, and we
had plenty for cme time here.
Hoke county at last has about
met its quota in the Davidson
(College campaign for $6()(),000
building qnd betterment fund.
A rogue stole Mr. H. T. Pick-
ler’sear from his home near
Ashley Heights ten days ago.
He is offering $60 reward for its
return.
Mpa. J. A. Blue who under
went ad operation for append!-
citlAat Highsmith’s three weeks
ago, Will soon be well; she came
Saturday.
Camp -Bragg aviators started
on a f roci coast to coast fiy Fri
day morning. They reached
Columbia, S. C., 140 miles in 1
hour ana 4U minutes.
Mr. Robert Hendrix recently
made a trip by automobile Uura
Richmond, Anson' and UnW
counties in thia State, and on to
Ghesterfifld, S. 3. He foondi
crop oofid&tioDB very onfavorable. [
Miss Mande Poole spent the
week-end with Mrs. D. & Me-
Eacbem of St. Padls.
Miss Mora Belie Carrie, who
taught in Purvis high sMicol i he
past year, is at home.
The Journal sorry to bear
that Mr. J. K. Blue of Blue
Springs is critically ill.
Mr. R. L. Bethune has been
quite sick we are sorry to chron-
*cje. It is he is a little improved
Mr. J. C. McLean has been
confined to his room by illness
for the past two weeks we are
sorry to learo.
His Domcrous friends are glad
to see Mr. L. E. Reaves b^k at
home and on tbe road to recov
ery, after a long s^ge in a boa
pital.
Sheriff Watson and Chief Me-
Quage captured a whisky still, a
gas tank, over on Nicholson’s
creek Monday, and captured the
alleged operator, one Bland, col
ored. The off^ers in this coun
ty capture foi^r or five stills a
month.
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toBaU.
Two week’s ago the local base
ball league opened, and have
since played eight games. We
account for seven of them. We
go to press before yesterday’s
game was played. The game
Monday afternoon was the best
game of the season for eight in
nings. —it was real base ball—
between the McGoogan’s and
the Army, but in the faUl 8th
stanza the Macks collapsed and
the Army made 13 revolutions,
and won 18 to 4. Batteries;
Macke, McKeithan and McKeitb
Army . Pidole and Poote. -
Standing of the clubs:
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Glarks 2 1 (
Thos- 2 1 (
Army 2 ' 2 f
Macks 13 i
let game, Macks 8, Army 12.
Thos. 8
Clarks 7
Army 9
Thos. 10.
Thos. 13,
Army 18,
Clarks 9.
Macks 8
Thos. 10
Macks 9.
Army 11.
Macks 4.
FOR SALE—I will sell my house
hold and kitchen fuifniture
Monday. May 28th, 1923. at
mni/irinr n
MRS. McNAIR McNElLL.
FOR SALE—Calcium Arsenate.
Recommended by both the
State and United States De
partment of Agriculture for
Boll Weevil cootroL A defi>
nite shortage is predicted by
the time dusting becomes ac
tive this season. We are also
agents for diff«*ent types of
dusting machines, all of which
are recommended by tbe De
partment of Agricultuije. For
prices address D. M. Vamkdoa
& Company. Box 69, Fayette
ville, N.IC.
A Nice Lot of French Ivoiy odd
piwes at one-half the regular
price. Call at once if you arc
interested, as it is bmng pick
ed over rapidly
T. D- Hatcher,* Jewelsp,
Baby Chicks for May delivmry
Berred Rocks flo.OO; White
Leghorn. $12.00 per 100. Not
over 400 to a customer.
Malloy Bros, and Balfoor,
J Lumber Bridge. N. C.
Gstd Tings te Eat
Dukes Home Made Iteyoonain
- Delmouote Froit SatedColana-
his BlTer Red BMmoa,
way Mackerel, Log Gabhi pore
Maple Syrup. See os for bet
ter Butter. FRESH bread
and CAKES DaH,Y.
McNMIi Grocery Co.
Home of Good Thiofie lo Mat
PhweSiA.
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