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XX NO. 51.
RAEFORD, NORTH CAROLINA, THl
HaRCH 19, 1926.
_il.50 Per Year.
Notice, Notice.
A public meeting will be held
inlthe court house in Raeford
Saturday, March 2l8t, 1925, at
1111 o’clock a. m. for the purpose
t of organizing a camp of the
'United Sons of the Confederacy
for Hoke County. All sons and
^andsons of Confederate veter
l iins are elligible tQ^ member ship.
^ All members of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy
are invited to co operate.
ALEX. McMillan.
Kiwanis Clab Notes.
Mr.
/
E. S. Smith, Chairman of the
recent appointed road eoraniit
tee reported that Mr. J. El
wood Cox, Commissioner for this
district, would be in Raeford
Monday or Tuesday of next week
for the purpose of consulting
with local officials over the pro
posed paving for Hoke County.
Mr. Smith stated that the U. D.
C. chapter would be asked to
furnish a lunch for the members
of the local committee, some 20
in number, and Mr. Cox. Hoke
County Kiwanians are making
every effort to see that our coun
ty gets its rightful share of the
highway money now being dis
dributed by the state.
The Raeford Quartet, Messrs.
Cromartie, M. L. McKeithan,
Martin McKeithan, and E. E.
Fridell delighted the club with
two popular numbers It is
quite safe to say that these Ki
wanians have sang their way in
to the hearts of their fellow club
members, and all the secretary
has to do to insure a full atten
dance at the regular meetings is
to announce that the quartet
will sing.
A feature of the meeting was
a short talk by D S. Poole, Hoke
County Representative in the re
cent legislature. While in Ral
eigh Mr. Poole created state
^Ide interest in his Evorution
Bill, and in thejcourse of his re
marks at the Thursday night
meeting, stated that it was a
source of surprise to him that so
representative to this very j much interest should have been
impc.»’tant session- He has been i taken in a bill which he intended
moved by a sincerity of purpose Jas^a resolution to restrict the
?and has not considered his own teaching of any theory in the
^personal pleasure or comfort, public schools of the state that
R, 0. Everett Pays Tribute to
J ' \ Currie.
(T^i^ Ainburg Exchange.)
TilElmbangehas received the
following letter from Hon. R. O.
/ Everett, of Durham, a member
f ^ of t^i^egislature, and who oc
I V ciipied a seat next to Mr, A. D.
Currie. Scotland’s representa
tive. Mr. Everett pays Mr.
•Currie a handsome compliment
%l an(4 the letter is as follows:
/To The Laurinburg Exchange-
/ Throughout tedious days and
.£ toilsome nights of service to his
State, the representative from
‘ /^nd County, the Honorable
^Currie, has been on the job
if § he was elected to fill. Although
he is now 76 years old, he has
.’ fulfilled the duties imposed on
,•* him at the time of his election
i with vigor and precision. He
' has taken a constructive stand
>bn allTmportaht legislation. He
exercised a discrimination
that has been marked. The
County of Scotland is to be con-
Qlated on having sent him
»,
. has
P AUts :
^fAlthough the constitutional limit
^oj^^sixty'days expired Saturday
filoaclay rflaerBHtg -Idand
representative in his seat in
the Hall of the House ready to
serve his state, pay or no pay.
It has been my p^leasure and
privilege to occupy a seat next
to Mr. Currie throughout the
session and 1 thought yoUr read
ers might be interested in this
expression which, it is a pleasure
> for me to make
Sincerely yours, ^
R. 0. EVERETT.
Laleigh. March 9th.
JlAL for Saturday, No. 2
galvanized was tubs 68c, wash
boards 39c.
Fuller’s Variety otore
JEE our New Line of Shoes.
McLauchlin Co.
wbdld in any way reflect upon
the Bible. Mr. Poole stated that
be-vf-aa- espeeially fmrprised
the way-the leading educatprs &f
North Carolina flocked to Ral
eigh to participate in the discus
sion of his bill. He 'concluded
his remarks by saying that he
went to Raleigh not so much to
do things as to prevent things
being done, especially in the way
of high taxes
Kiwanian J. W. Johnson acted
as chairman of the pf-ogram for
the night. He stated that the
club anticipated having the Gov
ernor of Pennsylvania, who is at
Pinehurst, as the speaker for the
next meeting. Dr, Fairley was
then introduced as the speaker
Ft
BATTERIES
For lon^-lasting
power and caie-
nee servicein
your cat.
Main Street FOIing Station.
of the evening. Dr. Fairley, who
was a Kiwanian in Texas before
coining to Raeford, delfghted the
club with his practical and en
tertaining talk along the lines
of town building. He asked the
club members what they’d do ‘ef’
they were building a town? Just
what sort of a town would they
build ‘ef’ they were tindertaking
tjhe building of a real town, or
city? Then he pointed out that
Raeford Kiwanians are building
a town, not an imaginary theo
retical town, but a real living
town, and he urged that as Ki
wanians the members give seri
ous thought to the buTWing that
it might be of a permanent na
ture, something, that would
stand for generations to come.
He called attention to the fact
that so much building is short
sighted, and that so many peo
pie are engaged in the bare ma
king of a living that they give
no thought to the finer things
that go into the make up of the
town. Dr. Fairley named a num
ber of things that might very
profitably occupy the attention
of the Kiwanians. Among oth
ers he discussed beautifying of
the town, the support of the ed
ucational and religious institu
tions, the necessity of real coop
eration among the citizens and
their officials, the provision of
whol^ome recreation and amuse
ment. He emphasized the duty
of Kiwanians to make of the
town that we are building more
than just a place to live in, but
to make of it a place where life
might be enjoyed in all of its
fullness and-beauty. He stated’
that in his opinion the city
should own the lot adjacent to
the Presbyterian church, and
that it should make of this lot a
ed bciefiy the desirability of
'beautifying the plots in the cen
ter of North Main Street, the
erection of a white way, and the
organization of a community
band. In conclusion he suggest
eJ that Mr. Poole give space in
each issue of the Hoke County
Journal for items of interest
trom the Kiwanis club. He in
dicated his belief that if the peo
pie knew the things that were
really needed in the town they
would be more than glad to co
operate with the club in building
a town that would be a delight
CO live in, and that would stand
as a monument to its builders.
The Raeford Gin Company.
The Raeford Gin Co. is a new
organization in this town, by
which some of the leading busi
ness men ‘of this section, and
other capitalists of Laurinburg
are to erect a ginnerv of large
capacity, and with plenty of
money behind it. The new en
terprise is to have a capital stock
of $100,000 and to be tfip last
word in up to date equipment.
This has been a very mild
winter with just a few samples
of cold weather thrown in along.
We have the best and purest of
water, good climate and fine soil
to cultivate. We are well en
ough fixed.
We admire a fellow who hits
home runs, but it is not right to
give him all the praise and over
look the fellow who shovels one
side of 15 acres of cotton in a day
The U. S. Government is ma
king Fort Bragg reservation a
gdme preserve and is helping to
save the wild life to a large ex
tent, and hunting is prevented
on the reservation except an oc-
casonial fox hunt.
SEE our line of flower pots, price
runs from 15c to 35c, including
saucers; also a nice selection
of vases for 25c and 65c.
Fuller’s Variety Stores
Since Tw(
■A'i
You remem
en depot and^
The covered w;
of Main streetj
office 10x15 fe
building, the
cottages, the
who were then
ford Institute! '
Twenty ye
not a long pe;
ougb to bHi
changes in the
its makt-up in
inhabitants.. ^
The trees bn
bad been cut i
the brush still )|
ground,
opened soon-a
one residence ai
tages on
Ago.
g^llttle wood-
station?
IQ.^e middle
l^he'little post
F;^e old school
ary and the
Fabd'tbe girls,
lents in Rae-
m decades, is
jut long en-
fabout many
r of Raeford,
Idings and its
gnolia street
ordwood, bur
[implied on the
was
There was
;;t^wo small cui •
:reet. Small
Harr^^ avenue
them through the
trails led to
brush.
^The bitterest ^
ever knownini
town was'fo^f
the animosity
still crops out
as all good'
striven to crush
No outspurli^i^the boomtown
has ever char^^lized the town’s
growth. It Mrst a school
town, and hai^ev^p had a college
air tendency, |tyj|the human in
inioipal fight
i history of the
iiin 1905, and
sn engendered
srorially, bard
itizens have
us castusadHft^
No -‘malef
wealth,” ever*
here, neitber;l|i
in her worst iicf
•* s
love baa. per\
ozone, and thl
vorite place ii
ally likes to ■ ^
In 1906i the.^
managed to,
three of its
5^-
t once only
of great
d residence
jretty gotten
brotherly
the^ social
been a fa
lie natur
km
bfiltaeford
lee of
County Commissioner, N. A.
Watson for Sheriff and J. W.
McLauchlin for State Senator,
the latter taking the nomination
from the vest pocket of Capt.
James D. McNeill of Fayette
ville, where it had been secure
ly tucked away for some weeks; j hallni-
by that adroit politician, and
from which it was snatched bv
a little co’nvention maneuver
planned and carried out by the
writer and others. But that is a
whole story in itself.
Captain McNeill was then in
the heyday of a successful poli
tical career. He had canvassed
the county in the interest of his
candidacy for the State Senate,
and being popular had pledged
a majority of the delegates to
the county convention to his sup
port, heuce the expression, had
the nomination tucked away in
his jacket pocket. Other leading
politicians disliked McNeill for
some reason, and planned his
defeat by persuading Maj. Me
Lauchlin to become a candidate,
much against his inclination.
Maj. McLauchlin was a formid
able opponent, without blemish.
But McNeill bad the advantage
of a pledged convention.
The convention proceeded by
running in reverse from the
start by beginning at the bottom
of the ticket, apolitical strategy,
really, and nominated first a
board of commissiopers and on
up to State Senator.
Hope Mills No. 2 wanted her
favorite son nominated for coun
ty commissioner Raeford help
ed with all her strength. Hope
Mills No 1 wanted her promi-
nout citizen nominated for the
House. Again Raeford turned
the trick Ifor her. Each of these
promised us all the help possible
in return for the favors shown,
if we ever needed them. That
opportunity came after sundown
that same day when Raeford de
manded a return of the neigh
horly kindnessjyh£ii_Maj. Mc
Lauchlin was a candidate for
the nomination for State Sena
tor before that convention Al
though they had pledged sol
idly to support Capt. McNeill,
they split their vote in half for
Maj. McLauchlin and this with
the vote of Cabin firahch pre
cinct, which had been solidly
pledg^ to Capt, McNeill, gave
cl^Bchlin a majority of tea
e persuasion of one mendly
delegate tne Cabin Branch dele
gation was begged into giving
the vote to Maj. McLauchlin (the
first time) and it was understood
that thereafter the vote was lo
go solidly as pledged to Capt.
McNeill. But there was no sec-
It should be stated
that this vote was cast when only
a few of the Cabin Branch dele
gates were present, or the resulr
might have been different. But
Maj McLauchlin s nomination
and subsequent election resulted
in the beginning of the memor
able fight for the establishment
of a new county called Hoke.
A Note of Thanks.
We wish to thankf our Raeford
friends for remembering us so
kindly during the death of our
dear father ^
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Williamson.
Kiwanis Notes.
■‘Ef” we are building a town
it will look better clean.
Flowers and shrubbery look
better than weeds.-
The ladies’ of the Woman’s
Auxiliary of the Presbyterian
church erave us a very satisfac
tory lunch. They all always do
that, though.
Dr. Fairley always talks so
you see the points sticking cut.
We are all great in a dress pa
rade, but not worth much in a
charge.
Dull care drives us toward de
spair, but true courage refuses
lo be driven.
Base ball was the medium by
which Raeford made her way to
the front ranks of North Caroli
na small towns.
The price of cotton will likely
go to 30c as theie has been no
overproduction in several years,
and only half time running by
the mills w-ill prevent a cotton
famine.
Reforest your own farm. Start
that this year. Care for every
tree and shrub on your place.
Let not one be ruthlessly de
stroyed, and be sure to plant
others. If this is followed zeal
ously for a hundred years, the
State’s wealth will have doubled
in increa.se of tim ber supply.
A highwayman makes a bung
ling job-of robbing people. He
takes all he finds on a man;
whereas, if he were td take a lit
tle aik time covering number ,
would ^cape^e
his crime and be considered a
good business map,- and not a
robber at all.*^
Srrttal
BY
The Chaminade Music Club
Friday Evening, March 20th
I.
II
111
IV.
(a) Carmena H. Lane Wilson
(b) Alpine Rose Gerrit Smith
The Club.
Piano Solo (a) Love’s Dream. Liszt
(b) Turkey in the Straw, (Arranged) David Guion
Miss Mary Poole.
Vocal Solo—Sleepy Hollow Tune Richai-d Kountz
Mrs. Marshal Thomas.
Trio—Minuet Paderewsk^
Mrs. R. B. Lewis, Miss Julia Calvert, Mrs. James Poole.
Vocal Solo—Jean H. T. Burleigh
Miss Julia Calvert.
(a) Goin’ Home Anton Dvorak
(b) Walk Together, Children Rosamond Johnson
Chorus of Mixed Voices.
Quartet—The Indian Mountain Song Cadman
Mrs. R. B. Lewis, Mrs. Marshal Thomas,
Mrs. H. C. McLauchlin, Miss Bennie Lee Upchurch.
VIII. Sextette—(a) While the Birds are Singing. .,L. Boccherini
(b) Little Orphant Annie Clayton Thomas
Mrs. A. K. Currie, Miss Sadie Culbreth,
Mrs. Pelham Coviiigton, Mrs. James Poole,
Mrs. George Fuller, Mrs. Luke Bethune.-
f Bridal Chorus ..P. H. Cowen
The Club.
Southern Melodies Chorus
Admission 25 and 50c. -
‘A-''
VI.
VII.
IX.
X.
Receot Fires.
The Fort Bragg reservation
has been almost entirely swept
over by forest fires during the
past week, but the report that
Sandy Grove church had been
burned is untrue.
Cotton in the co-op warehouse
was discovered on fire Sunday
evening at 6 o’clock. It was ex
tinguished. About 30 bales were
pretty badly damaged.
The Bowmore colored school
was burned last Thursday night.
Just a year ago that school was
burned, by an incendiary, it is
believed.
$200.00 REWARD!
The Hoke County Board of
Education will pay a REW.4RD
OF $200.00 for evidence sufficient
to convict the party or parties
guilty of burning the Bowmore
School House on the night of
March 12th.
(Signed)
W. P. HAWFIELD,
County Superintendent.
Five room house, one half cash,
balance in Building & Loan.
McNeill & Leach.
Several nice residentail lots at a
bargain.
McNeill !fc Leach.
Mrs. E. R. Williamson is run
ning Hemstitching Machine
and makihg buttons to order,
also doing expert dress mak
ing. All work guaranteed to
give satisfaction.
At Nisbet & Howell’s Store,
Raeford, N. C.
Pure Bred Plymoth Rock Eggs.
Parks and Holtermans Strain,
15 for $1.00.
J.K. McNEILL.
J. H. BLUE
ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING
Raeford, N. C.
Phone 253, j . “■