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RAEFORD, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1929.
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Aat&tj lB tfrid of a Greraao lad
While teisnrely stroIUng: one day.
Near the banks of a deep treacheroua atrean)*
By the side of hie fiance.,
Sorae dainty flowers beside the bank
Of the stream were seen to grow ,
Among the }agrged rocks and cliffs .
Where rushing waters flow.
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He made an effort to pick the flowers
For bis girl who lingered near,
He would prove to her the roaring stream
For him held out no fear. ,
But he lost his footing and was'swept away,
With the onward rushing tide,
'By frantic efforts he plucked a flower
And threw back to his lover’s side.
Foncet me not be silently said
AS the current bore him away,
And the dainty flower has borne the name
Of forget-me-not, from that day.
May we not throw back forget me-nots
In the form of a word or deed
To a passer-by or one on the b mk
Who love and sympathy need? •
Just a flower, a tiny forget-me not,
In memory will linger long
A thought or a kindly word or deed.
Will cheer as well as a song.
We too, may encounter swollen streams.
Disappointments may fall to our lot,
But like the brave lad, we can throw,
To the world, a forget-me-not.
-MRS. T. B. UPCHURCH.
Mrs. H. A. Currie Dead. -
Mrs. H. A. Currie died at her
iiojn# in Quewhiffle township last
Friday morning, after a long pe
riod of illness. She was 73 years
old, and for most of her life she
f member of Bethel church.
Mmetry thero Saturday
barpaator,' Bev. A. D. Carswell.
HMmdoctlng the funeral service
.Before marrifige Mrs. Currie
waaa Miss Ellis, and was a
woman noted for her industry
frugality, a kind neighbor and
an affectionate wife and mother.
She leave one son, Mr. H. E.
Gutrie, and two daughters, Mrs.
Clarence Smith and Mrs. Henry
Gordon. One daughter preceded
her to the grave by only a few
weeks.
It was rather.a strange coinci
dent: Mrs. J. A. Currie of Rae-
ford died only a few hours be
fore Mrs. H. A. Currie on the
•ama mm'niog.
RuMiray Boy Heard From.
In 1916, Cyrus Hobson, son of
J. L. Hobsen of Raeford, Route
2, left home, ran awav, and bis
father bad not heard from him
Id over 12 years, and had con
cluded be was dead,
A few daysl ago the father had
a letter from his son. and he was
In tome city in Russia, and wrote
hie father something of h\s his
tory since' he left home. He
went from Raeford to New York,
City, took special training and.
joined a theatrical troupe, and |
has since travelled the world |
over, going into every country i
on earth, so he writes his father. I
Mr-Hobaon sa\8 t'6 boy stated
In bis letter that be would soon
Iratorn to the United States, and
that be would visit the ^ home
folka soon after arriving in this
country.
Fani Rciief'BUI Passes.
Tha Farm Relief bill to Presi
dent Hpover’s liking ^s been
passed by Congress. Passed last
^iday;^without tbo debenture
claaaa." This bill provides for a
flva hundred million dollar fund
to take care of overproduction in
agriculture. We believe it will
help tha farmers, until experi-
wca taachsa oi better.
New York’s Antomolnle Accident
Law.
New York’s new automobile
responsibility law which goes in
to effect September 15. is an ex
ample of sensible legislation to
curb the reckless and protect the
Under the provisions of the
law, any motorist involved in an
accident, if he is found guilty of
reckless or.fast driving, driving
while intoxicated or leaving the
scene of the accident without re
porting it, must give proof of bis
ability to.satisfy any judgment
that may be lodged rgainst him.
up to 15,000 for one ptrson, $10,-
000 for more than one and |l,000
property damage. If he is un
able to do so, bis* license is re
voked and the registration of bis
car cancelled.
Also, if a motorist loses a; civil
suit resulting from an automo
bile accident, even though be
has committed none of the fore
going violations of law, bis li
cense is suspended until he meets
the judgment and gives proof,
through a bond, cash, or insu
rance policy, that he will be fi
nancially respoDsible for any fu
ture accidents that may occur.
The law is considered by amny
experts to represnt the most per
fect possible accident legislation.
It avoids the pitfalls of uncon-
conditional compulsory insu
rance, which has caused such a
chaos in Massachusetts. It
places the expense responeibility,
aud punishment where it be
longs, on the reckless anfl in
competent.
' Tong fMpW'f Copfemw.
I The YociDg People’s Confer
ence of Fayetteville Presbytery
met at Flora Macdonald College,
Red Springs yesterday. The at
tendance i> reported as very
good, and meeting will con-
tinne for one week.
Raeford’a representatives are;
Misses Margaret Walters, Sa
rah Draughon, Elizabeth Mc-
Bryde, Margaret Morris. Pru
dence Campbell, Margaret Mc-
Fadyeo, Christian McFadyen,
Mary Neal McNair. Arnold Ray,
Creigbead Hampton.
This conferenence is held for
the benefit of the young people
of FayeUevilie Presbytery.
Mrs. Jdin Archie Carrie Dead.
Raeford citizens were severely
shocked Friday morning when
they beard the sad news that
Mrs. John Archie Currie had died
that morning, ^he was taken
sick Thursday night, and died
Friday morning despite all that
could be done for her. Mr
Currie had not been well for
some time passed, and her un
ceasing care for him perhaps
taxed her powers of endurance.
Her death is attributed to heart
failure, superinduced by acute
indigestion She was 66 years of
age, and for many years bad
been a consistent member of the
Presbyterian church. Her re-
mams were laid to rest in Rae
ford cemetery Saturday mom-
ing, the funeral being conducted
by her pastor, Rev. W. M. Fair-
ley, D D. -
Before marriage she was a
Mias Baxter, a daughter of the
late M. L. Baxter of Dundarrach
She was one of five sist^s:
Graham, of Maxton, Mrs. Alex.
McMillan of Dundarrach and
Mrs. J. A. Dees of Vass. These
were a remarkable family of sis
ters, and Mrs. Currie is the first
of the circle to be taken She
was a true wife, a devout Chris
tian aud one of the kindest and
best of women. Mr. Currie has
been an invalid for several years,
and his devoted wife bus been a
great comfort and help to him.
UndenioDStrative, modest and
decorous she lived the life of the
ideal woman, who is the joy and
consolation of men.
:^^Sii0RT NEWSITEMS. *
Ml has rained nearly ev«ry
Sariwlay this year.
j^n to Mr- and Mrs. Arch
Gr^km June l5th. a fins
QWigbter.
Ncrth Carolina posMnasters
aud postmistresses met in Shelby
ia8t;Frlday.
A jfingerprint bureau bM been
adcM to the police department
in Fayetteville.
Farmers in many sections be-
lievie'tbe boll weevil will take
this year’s cotton crop.
12^ doctors were before the
medical examiners when they
mat ^ Raleigh last Friday.
Septiand county has been sbip-
ping'icucumbers for two weeks,
but Ibe crop is later in Hoke.
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LMt Friday was Flag Day,
and the Stars and Stripes floated
in the breezes along Main street,
Raeford.
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Nearly ail the small grain has
been very wall saved from weath
er damage this year, if there has
been lots of rain.
The Rpbesonian reported a cot
ton bjossom from the farm of J
S. Scott of Bayobam. which
opened June 12tb.
Mrs. David B. Owen of Fay
etteville, a fine young woman,
died last Friday from an acute
attack of actbma.
Mrs Frances Wyatt Dickson
is spending some time with her
son.^Judge Paul Dickson and
family at the Plckaon farm near
tofni,
Mrs. D. S. Poole and Miss
Peggy Betbune visited Mr. and
Mrs. A. K. Carrie of Lanrin
burg last week-
We have never seen a better
crop of Irish potatoes than we
have now. Everybody baa good
crop of potatoes.
The students of Mexico Uni
versity, Mexico City, captured
tbeir alma mater last week. The
Mexicans are live wires.
Why anybody wCuld drive on
a railroad track in full view of
an approaching train we do not
know.but it is done almost daily
Mrs. W. C. Brown, Miss
Margaret Adams and Mr. La
ment Brown of Barium Springs
are visiting with relatives in the
city.
When summer time comes
people begin to think of the
seashore, or the mountains.
This is good cotton weather
now. -
The Pilot estimates this year’s
peach crop at from one thousand
to sixteen hundred car loads,
and renumerative prices are ex
pected.
The Journal offers free space
to paid up subscribers to adver
tise anything they may to sell,
or that they have lost, for one
insertion only,
Newbern staged an historical
celebration that will last some
weeks. That section is where
the first whitesettement was at
tempted in 1585
We hear another heavy rain
ikiBAio the western end of the
Satjcrday. Two weeks
ago, aihiMFi cldu^riBw
that section.
Woman’s Club Elect Officers.
The Raeford Woman’s Club
have elected officers for the next
year as follows:
Mrs.lT. B. Upchurch, -Presi
dent,
Mrs. Wm. McFadyen, Vice-
President.
Mrs. H. A Cameron, Cor. Sec.
Mrs. R. L Murray, Sec. „
Mrs. H, S. McLean, Treas-
We saw a Chevrolet car in
town one day last week that was
80 old that it did not favor a
Chevrolet at all, but it was run-
nlDg like new.
Antioch People.
Other people in the world meet
or see Antioch people without
ever knowing much abodt them,
but after years of acquaintauce,
and having an unusual experi
ence, l am prepared to tell the
kin4 of people they are.- •
They naake no ^ blowing horn
of it, but there have never lived
lopie on the earth than
th^ flying around old Antioch
church. In our misfortunes,
we have had the kindest of at
tention and help. I cannot ex
preas my gratitude to them, so
1 have just printed a fow words
to thank tbese^kind people for
the many kiadaesaes they have
shown me and my family, but
this is poor in comparison with
what 1 feel.
Any unfortunate people are rf-
membered and helped around
Antioch, and the Lord will bless
them for their goodness of heart.
J. M. YARBOROUGH.
Friends of Mrs. H. McK. Mc-
Diarmid is sorry to hear of the
death of her niece, which oc
curred in Lauriburg last week.
And our friend Frank Parker
of the National Agricultural de-
parment says crop prospects Tn
North Carolina are very good.
Wonder if ha has looked at the
corn? ~
We will know what the Farm
Relief law will do toward boost
ing prices, for it wilLj^ in oper>
atioD in time to experiment with
this year’s wheat crop.
The people wanted the state to
take over tbe airline new road
between Raeford and St. Pauls,
but if you notice tbe state does
not take over a road until il is
already built.
The ground where there is any
clav, or even in black bottoms,
bad become packed by tbe heavy
rains, and by then the lands were
dry enough to plow, they were as
bard as brick.
J Tbe new town officials have
declared for economy In all de
partments of tbe city govern
ment, so they bate told us, and
The Journal would gladly offer
eucouragement to them ia every
way.
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Col. Alex. McMilign lost bis
pension check, $182 50. in town
last Saturday a few minutes af
ter he had received it, and there
was one distressed msn. Little
Grace Mclnnie found it in Bau>
corn’s Cash Store, and happiness
atraiu reigned supreme.
Robeson Confederate veterans
and widows received a county
pension last week of $30. Hoke
Veterans and widows received
each $62.94. Tbe number of
pensioners settles the amount
each gets from the county; they
all get like amounts from tbe
state. ^
Mr. Will Atkins of BiueSprings
was in town Monday and told
The Joumalman that a big boll
weeviftried to drag his mule out
of the field last ^turday. He
oad him by the tall and a down
hill pull. Mr. Atktna vouches
for this story. That weevil waa
like a good many people, worked
against hU own interest;' he bad
better let that molt mMi cotton.
Fayetteville is soon to have a
rayon mill, to be operated by the
Puritan Weaving Co. A charter
has been granted the new ’com-
J”g™|^||anjJ^3r the SwreU^^^ 8t^.
Mrs. Sexton, mother of Messrs.
A. I. and F. B. Sexton of Rae
ford. has been quite sick for
several days. Both her sons have
been with her most of the time
since she was taken ill
The National Textile Union,
like tbe Industrial Workers of
the World, is composed of mem
bers who have never rendered
any service to the world, but are
aggregations of Communists.
If the whole cotton belt were
to spray with kerosene oil about
September Ist and kill all the
boll weevils and the cotton, too,
it would do more toward getting
rid of tbe peat than anything
that could be done.
^5 years ago Dan Kelly ran
100 yards in nine and three-fifths
seconds, and a fellow' Simpson
made it a few days ago in nine
and two-fifths seconds They
run many a mile to break sport
records, but no more are hurry
ing to work.
VVill Smith, 50-year-old rural
policeman of Hamlet, was shot
and killed last Thursday night
by a negro bootlegger, named
Gibbons, after the officer bad
found liquor in the car the negro
was driviog. Gibbons made bis
escape after the shooting.
Tbe Journal reported Mr.
Dane McFadyen as being in
New York last issue, but he only
remained in New York City one
night. He was appointed purser
on a ship, and went on board
next morning after arriving, sail
ing for West Indian Isles two
davs later.
Frances Elks, 16, and Emily
Robbins, 17, were killed in a
beadoD collision ‘ with another
automobile near Washington, N.
C-. a few dava ago. Such is al
most of daily occurrence, and
why the Highway Patrol are not
trying to prevent these trage-
diai we do not onderatand. They
ara In ttaining tUl'July 1.
N Both the Bank of Raeford and
Page Trust Company have toar
bills each, a $1, 2. 5 and 10 billa
.^’ramed and bung in tbeir bank
ing rooms. It is not any im-
proveraeut on the old issue.
The Laurinburg & Southarn
Railroad h-is just completed
job of rebuilding their road,
using concreted ties ou the whole
line from Johns Station to Rad
ford. It’s a flue road bed now.
English sparrows have chang
ed within the past few years.
Now you see lots of them in the
country, whereas, five years ago
all of them lived in town. And
some believe they have gone to
eating boll weevils. If they do
eat those things, they will be
greatly appreciated.
Trout and Croakers Saturday at
Cracker J ack Store.
BORROWED—Someone bor-
owed my vioiiu from the Clerk’s
office, and has not returned it.
Please bring it tack.
Wm. L. Poole.
Tobacco Barn Insurance
If you have any old barns
that are likely to bum dur
ing curing season, go ahead
and let them burn. After
insuring them with me the
loss will not De worth worry
ing about.
But suppose they bum full
of your finest tobacco and
you haven’t insured with
me. Your conscience will
bother you and your cred
itors this fall will want their
money regardless of your
hard luck. Let this give you
a word of timely warning—.
Insure and play safe.
ARTHUR D. GORE,
Raeford) N.
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11.50 Per Tw.
. Mr. Paul McDomrid ia Mcik ■$
his home iu Timberland.
' Early corn shows the taMblag
of the soil by tbe big rahw in
its earing.
Dewberries brought in eonstd-
erable money into Hoke. Wish
we "had had more.
No way has been devlaed of
raising taxes without inoraaa-
ing the cost of livlDg.
So much lands are being sold
for taxes this year-tbey have to
bold protracted sales.
Tbe taxlisting closed last Sat'
urday. If you failed to list your
property, woe be unto you.
If Hoover finds a way to en
force prohibition, tbe debenture
clause will not be interesting.
A rain came in Charlotte Fri
day that flooded tbe city. It ia
said such had never been seen
there before.
Radios, frigidairee. automu-
hiles, gasoline, and aucb like,
are draining our pocket books
worse’n a ditch.
Mr. M. W. Dew is building an
other bricR residence on tbe lot
adjoining tbe one he recently
sold to Dr. R. A. Matbeeon.
The prohibition enforcement
administrator reports 175 stills
destroyed last May in tbta state,
Virginia and South Carolina.
The Republican party it about
'to split over tbe debentureclaqfa
in the farm relief bill. Presi-
t
dent Hoover opposes debenture,
while Borah is for it.
Tbe first 1929 tobacco was sold
in South Carolina last week at
20c per pound. The regular
markets have not opened yet;
one fellow cured a barn and sold
it
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