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RAEFORD. NORTH CAROLINA, MfeJlSDAY. MAY 5, 1927.
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JACK FRENCH.
VJack French was a boy ten
, faara of age, it is supposed. Jack
w^^;4E,fii^Q8elf fixed this as his age at
the time this story begins, at
g.> l^ast he supposed he was ten, as
''be after determined, as he later
met and learned something of
boys in life, who were about the
' 1'size he was when he first met
himself - on the oc8a8iin, the
point in bis life where thjs story
^?^ts
,4^ Jack had • mongrel dog, his
only friend,' which had filled his
empty life, and’his boss had kill
ed'this dog begau|)^e ate. Poor
Jack was bearbro. ei. but he
was trying to make the best of a
bad situation, and was .over on
the hillside in the woods where
^the. December sun warmed a
J spot on the earth, making him
self a pair of shoes from the skin
of his deceased dog, as he was
very scantily clad, and barefoot,
and the weather was very cold
Jack had bn one garment-no
iise to describe this, for you have
Yl>f beard of wearers having on just
vone. “Jack, oh Jack," he heard
Ins name being called, but he
stayed'On his job and finished
his shoes made from the hide of
• that dog, tanned with the brains
of. the animal, and put'together
with-whangs cut from the same
material.
After Jack had finisheu his
shoes, he went to the house and
made his presence known, and
difearly he paid for the delay in
'responding to that call Then
- Jack made a discovery. He was
a bound boy and legally belonged
i|^the tyrant who had called
‘bim a while ago-' Of his pa*
Atage he knew nothing, and as
ha was
and bound to' his
for the next eleven years.
iEieven more years of this life
'jack reflected. Could he live it?
All he had ever known was
abuse and cruelty, with no re
* iief in sight. He went to the
tasks assigned him, cold, yes,
freezing he began to think tbe
redicament over. Why should
he slave and bear such treat,
ment? He fed tbe stock as usual,
brought in the wood for the
night fires, and went out into the
darkness and cold.
He warmed himself by exer
cise. If you cover a good many
miles in a short time, no matter
bow cold the weather is, you will
not freeze. He went on and on,
, and on, and toward day be found
■>?',t,;yAbat he was near a farm house,
‘ and ventured up timidly, and
asked for food. He was given a
good'warm, strengthening break
fast, and was allowed to sit by
\
a good, warm fire just as long
? as he pleased The good man and
” his wife made inquiry into who
he was and where he was going.
He could enlighten them bi^t lit
tie as to who he was nor where
e was going—going just any-
here to escape tyrany, and was
(It to find a home where he
biild escape abuse. The result
was, be found a home, and many
comforts hitherto strange to him,
so he began life over again, so to
speak.
He was really a good, kind
hearted boy, and very indus
trious, so he found a welcome
place in that home, and in the
hearts of this farmer and his
>good wife. A difficulty confront
ed him. His name. He did not
wish to be identified by anything
reminded him of the past,
and then, too, his old name might
, ^ilead to ideniification and arrest.
•K for his former warden would
'search for him everywhere. He
yJ^yivaB a youth of too much prom
1“**^ Iise to be given up without a
j -r;^|iearch. So a new cognomen was
given him, and he became John
Bruce Then, began a new life'
and a new boy- started in the |
world. I
He was ne^ier'legally adopted i
into that family, but he became
a fixed and useful part of it. He
labored tirelessly, and was re
warded in two ways: He met
the approbation of his employers,
and was well fed, well clad and
comfortable, and delighted in the
performance of the tasks as
signed him. He developed as the
days passed, and in the course of
a few years became a man, not
large in stature—he never quite
overcame the handicap of the
first years of his life—but he was
strong and delighted in tbe
heavy work that others often
dread. So ends the first chap
ter in the life of Jack French-
Jack French, who developed
into John Bruce, became a noted
man in his later life, as the next
chapter will show.
A PICTURE.
The picture that bangs on
the
Miss Shady Stephens Dies..
On Tuesday, April ‘26th. Miss
Shady Stephens passed away at
the home of her brother, Mr.
John Stephens, who lives two
miles east of Raeford, her death
following a recent stroke of pa-
ralysis. She was 43 years old.
She was a member of Parkers
Chapel Methodist, church. She
was a good woman and delight
ed to do the will of her Masj;er.
Her remains were interred in
Red Springs cemetery Wednes
day afternoon at 4 o’clock, her
pastor, Rev. N C Yearny, con
ducting the funeral service.
wall.
Has it ever occurred to vou?
That there's a meaning no mat
ter how small,
Iij everthing that you do?
So it is with this picture you
behold, ' - •
A ‘peepin’ down through the
glass,
There’s a story here to be told>
A weird tale of the past.
Study the meaning more closely,
To get the truth buried there;
You will find that it sometimes
look ghostly,
But It is never a nightma»’e,
Tbe artist who has painted the
great picture;
’Tis he who can best under
stand.
Each touch of the brush on the
canvas
Brings joy from his skilled
hand.
He makes it all so true to life;
The things that be has seen.
They are each placed here after
che strife,
You can readily see what they
mean,
ADDIE MAE GATLIN:
Lightning Hits Plane.
navy airmen, two lieutenants
and two petty officers, were sent
to their deaths this afternoon by
a bolt of lightning lhat struck
their seaplane 1,200 feet in the
air and \^eent it hbrtling into
Chesapeake Bay off New Point
Comfort, a splintered and scat
tered wreck.
Funeral of Mrs. Dowling. ‘
Mrs. Rpena (’ampbell Unwling,
formerly of Hoke county, who
died in Washington. D C., was
buried in sandy Grove Preshy
terian church 'I’hursday after-
:iucn at 3 o’clock, Rev A. D.
Carswell conducting rhe funeral
service,
Mrs Dowling was a daughter
of the late Daniel Campbell and
Car.nerine McLeod Campbell. She
leaves three brothers, Messrs.
Walter and Scott Campbell of
Raeford, and Christopher Camp
bell of R(rc(cy Mount; one sister',
Mi.ss Alberta (^an'iibi^lt, who
made her home with the deceas
ed sister. She leaves a bereaved
husband and three small children
IT
Higher.”
were tiny, J
■ The pU
Did More Than Required.
The National Red Cross asked
Raeford and Hoke county to con
tribute $675 to the Mississippi
Valley flood sufferers and Dr. W.
M Fairley, Messrs. W. B. Me-
Lauchlin, W P. Hawfield. C. E.
Upchurch et al-. lent a band, and
that amount was collected and
wired in the first days of last
week Other contributions have
since been made and forwarded
The weather has been too cool
and dry for things to grow. The
rainfall in this section continues
to be light.
Well sir, wind was hign last
Friday, the dust was distressing,
and a fire in the woods south of
town burned well.
Mrs, W. C. Brown of Barium
Special Notice
All persons are strictlj forbid-
len to play base ball or any other
game on the , grounds West
from the cemetery on the Sab
bath Day. I have given the
boys permission to use the
grounds for base ball or any
clean and honorable game during
six days in the week, but not on
Suudav- Boys observe Sunday
in a different manner and my
get it. '' v
J ■ W McLAUCHLIN.
Mechanical Power on Farms
Increasing.
The increasing use of power,
other than man or beast, on
farms, is evident from figures
compiled by the Bureau of Sta
tistics, Department of Agricul
ture.
The number of farms having
tractors has increased from 5 374
in 1920 to 24,100 on January 1,
1927; the number of farms hav-
mg gas engines from 54.*()07 in
1920, t,o 85,8l8 in 1927; and th(
number of farms having electri
city from 8 495 in 1921, to 28,074
in 1927.
While the percentage of ail
['arms having power equipment
is still small, the increase during
the past seven years has been al
most fivefold in tractors and over
threefold in electricity.
McEachern-McNeill.
A maniage of wide interest ii
North Carolina was that of Miss
Bessie McNeill of Laurinburg
and Mr. Archie McEachern of
Raeford, which was solemnized
on Wednesday afternoon at 4
o’clock at the home of the bride
on South Mam street, Rev. John
McEachern, of Mysacky, S. Cv,
and a brother of the bridegroom,
officiating.
Only intimate friends and
kinsfolk witnessed the ceremony.
The only attendants were the
maid of honor, Miss Ellen Me
Neill, sister of the bride and the
groom’s b St man, his brother,
Mr. Laurie McEachern, of Rae
ford.
Jonkt^l^t^au Senim.
Tbe Ju^^p -class of Raeford
High Sch(® delightfully enter
tained the^culty and tbe Senior
boys and ^^s at a banquet Fri
day night the new Bluemont
Hotel. The&irle came beautifully
dressed in’^1 the pretty colors of
spring wit|fs corsages of sweet
peas and ^es.
The table were decorated with
large basil bts containing red
roses ith green tulle, the
colojrs of Seniors On a serv
ing table ^iwsa minieture Senior
on top of aw latfder representing
the Senioifj motto: “Climbing
anging from the top
iploinas.
cards were hand
painted bifXTommy Williamson
with red t-Mablers and the green
leaves' casing out still the
motto and roWers of the Seniors.
^fMENU:
Fi^it Cocktail.
Hot ftolls and Butter,
Cream ulFchicken on Toast,
Candied Yfi|ins, Asparagus Tips,
Butter S^ce. Mixed Pickle,
Orange I® Soibetta Wafers,
« Tea.,
* The prog^rfi with Mr. Stack-
hoiise as t^stmaster, consisted
of toasts to^he Senior Class, the
girls, and & faculty, with ap,
propriate rejjponses The program
follows:
Song—Ev|r.y body;
Toast to.peniors^Flora Ses-
soms;
Re.oponcei^onah Brown.
Solo, MiS^Gene Boyles.
firs. E B. Garrett,
culty, Robt. Morris;
rs J.M.Stackhouse
F. I
Reading
Toast to
Respoiirc
Song^l
Toasj
Reading, B. E. FFidell.
Dixb
Commercial Arithmetic, .Ar
ohie Howard.
Course in Reducing flxercisc
Louise Blue.
Course in Beamy Aids
1. Cutting hair, Maiy
Shankle.
2 Use of rouge anil ;wder,
Mary Norton.
; Janitor, Robert Gatlin.
The banquet ended by the
Seniors singing the High School
Song.
Great credit is given Miss
Sturgis and the .luninr Cla'S tor
giving the first .tunior-S-rr-.r
banquet in Raeford. Th* Sctii,
had such a goon time that to .
autor.iatically drifted t ■lai-f \)t r
and ^ave a yell for thi' .Jnni .r-
LOCAL NEWS.
• .Mrs. Hi L. PjoI. was right
sick .->aturday. bat she has since
recover,'ll.
ttaeford is fortunate in having
tiieverv i,t;st .v,dter. It is pure,
cii(,l and -afi-fving.
Ye-, y 0 niav fi.-h with a hook,
li?ie and i tifum pole, with
out eetting a license, but be sure
you ear'hworms for bait.
Mr J. K. C ,v;r.>/tcn of Rae-
10 r
i
more at Davidson
rt e, ritlv been iqvited
'-'•n itional
Rela-
Olti
and Miss Sturgis
the hotel.
as ihey left
I'liia .-\ie:car.der had the
'ise to r> tire from the
T .M.iyor of Charlotte
reoetDd her opponent
Education Department.
Mrs. H. R. Crornarfie enier
taint'd the Education Dep irtmcnt
of the Woman’s Glut) ar her
beautiful new home on M igD .lia
street Tuesday afternoon, .April
26th. at 3:30 P. M. jnie?^-et
• .,
The living room was decorated
lovel / with a profusion nf spro'.g
flowers.
This being the regular tirn-;
for election of ofli'Cer, Ih: ro was
no program h'r the afternoon.
Those elected for tbe following
year were:
Cbm . Mrs. C. W. Seate.
V’ice Cbm., Mr^. G. \V Drown, i
Sec , Mrs. H. W. b. Whitley,
Treas., Mrs. H R. Crumartie.
tiou- i
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g'uiil
ric-.- :
vvlum it
W ' ::■! win, ai.d ^he saw Redd.
Til' e*unrv, commissioners
in"C .■'•Ii'ud iv, a ! the members,
J A. 8. JT Camer
on. Arcni • 'dc iiii, R. f. Stew
art ai,it vV. B. McNeill being
'Cr, ;ary ct M
iiUv s- nr t.i ilo'c
' -I of th * A -T ~ o,'
.;m .1'.; H'i- s i ‘h
sii :p.;
vTerk
1 >-
’ Stare Everett
■ county its quo
1927 legislature,
? peace IT ay tie
the
Part of Batt F and some little
boys went down to Parkton last
Wednesday afternoon and were
defeated in a base ball gamS 14
to 0.'
Cary Petericin, colored, who
farms on Mr. J. L. McFadyen
Springs has been visiting rela- place and who is a good gardner,
fives and friends in Raeford, brought a couple of dice cabbage
during the past week. ' Friday.
Instrumental solo, Miss
Reaves.
Poem, “To Senior Class,”
Mary Lee Seate.
Class song. Seniors.
This was enjoyed bv all. Songs
led by Miss Boyles were sung at
intervals throughout the even
ing.
Archie Epstein, Walter Brown,
Alex Snead and Robert
Draughn mdulgcd in a contest to
see who ciuia lueak his' rubuor
balloon first. A penalty was im
posed (in tbe one breaking his
last Walter D Brown bfdng
last was told to kiss' Crawford
Thomas which he did with a
hearty smack.
Greou backed program books
with red pencils were a feature
nf the occasion. Each person
present was asked to sign his
name under the heading of “Lest
we forget.”
The new faculty, chosen by
the Juniors, the coming year
was announced, a so the new
county board, city board and
county supt.
County board, chairman, Kate
Dalton. Lucille McLeod. Isabel
McFaven, Walter Culbreth.
City Itoard, chairman, Laura
Yearby, Bennie McFadyen, Mar
guerite Freeman and Vara Cox.
County supt. and physical in
structor for girls, Harris Parker.
City supt., Jonah Brown.
ENGLISH:
1. English Literature course
oljlecture, Archie Epstein.
2. Course in Grammar, Craw
ford Thomas.
3 Course in Argumentation (o
to be known as Draughon School
of Argumentation,Robt. Draugn.
French, Sarah C. Cromartie-
History, Robert Hampton.
Geometry, Curtis Smith.
Latin. Boswell Bethune.
Public School Music, (singing)
Johnsie Lee Akins.
. Piano, Lacy Pratt.
Home Economics, Mary Me.
Vicker.
Feeder Pigs Very Much in Demand
There is an unusual demand
for pigs this spring and no'ie for
sale locally, it seems.
The county agent has recently
located a carload of weanling pigs uetm to care
delivered in Raeford approxi
mately $6 50 and will be im
rauned to cholera.
These pigs ar ■ good grade and
crosses of Poland Chiua, Duroc
and Berkshire breeding If any
one intfrested will notify the
county agent in the next 10 days
of the pig.-, 0 'sii'ed an tfi' -c
lU'iiiuTtion to
at ih'^ Su-'eriur Court.
I S (neMii'ig less than a quarter
j of ,iu .!■ !'. '.4 the overhead plas-
! t-ring in th-' frmkiog room of
tbe P '.ge I ruse Co, building fell
S^ind ly night. Except to litter
up ’.iie lloor, nu harm was done.
It is said that, the cost of the
recent trial or the murderers of
SheriTf Turner of Lee Count'?
cost that county twenty thou-
and dcliars. Lawyers do not
what courts cost
purchase a carload for use mi
rhe countv will b'* made.
Up lumch Milling & Storage
I'n h ive thc'ir new ice plant run-
:.in/ar ulG blast. This new
plant a capacity of ‘ fifteen
ions daily, and nor only a larger
plant • h.'.^ be'-n installed, but
am ly inuir >venients in the build-
i-f-h ,• > t 'en m'lde and now
a ' c. i. 1 ly 1.- i-.idy to meet
no lit m Old.-; fiiade upon it
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