THd HOKE COUNTY NEWS NCWSpi^cr - the HOKE COUNTY JOURNAI '^OLIBWE XXV. NUMBER 44. ^EP(»D. N. CX; ^AV. JANUARY Slst, 193? JAMES A.’KLUE PAS^ SUNDAY Mt. James A. B«ue. me of Ra> ford’s oldest, Ijpst mi ^ honoroble dtizens aftei^ noon, Janwsry 26th- at 5 p clock. had been in Mlinjr health for sever^ months, but the end was not thong'M Kiwanis Club Ha^ Distinguished Guest The Kiwanis dub 'had as guest last Thursday evening, Bn^- ciier-Ginwral Ludus HPldbrook,^ Com manding/ officer at-. Fort Bragg, who made a most interestii« the various a«)ects of army ufe. to> .0 fiaa. “d to many of his host of tnenas. Mr. Blufe bad been Uvipg in Raeford . for about 25 years, mo-^g here fidm his farm a fdw miles northwest of town. He was born and reared in this community and was th® young est member of the Blue_ family so wdl kiMWrai in this section of the State, being a broth'lr of the late MesMS-Jdm- Blue of Aherd^n and Neill S., Blue, of RaefoaW, the lat ter preceding Him to the girave only a few months agoJ Mr.' Blute united with Sandy Grove Presbyterian church in -alarly life, but after coming to Raefond to live, moved his mem ber ship'. h®n3. H>2 was a quiet; nnas^unSng, faithful membe* of his church, and was held in high es- teitai by Ms neighboss and friends. The funeral was conducted ^ from the home Monday afteriioon' at 3 o’clock by his pastor,,Ur. M rFair- ley assisted by Rev. A. U« Carswell' and interment, was .made in Raeford cemetery. He was. in the 74th ye£^ of Ms age, apd, is s^irvived by his ^widow, who was Miss Virginia Me Neill before manriagei, daughter of the late Dr. John McNeill of Moore oourrty. and aster of Rev. M. D. McNeilL of CaremTon, N. C., and Messite E. B. and D. J. McNeill of Raeford; two sons, John andDanid E. of Raeford; throe daughters, Mes- dames Pelham Covington and Bonnie Blue of Raefoird, and Mrs. Max Heins of Sanford, one brother Mr. D. J. Blue, 'who was in Warm Springs, Ga., at, the time,, but, itteached Raeford in time for the funeilal, several ^and diildren a large numbcfr of nephetws and nieces. A large crojwd attended the funeral, many coming from a distance. The floral offerings were profuse and belautiful. The active pall beaaiers were; Henry MhK. Blue 'of Abercteei^ Jolm MdiL. toe, Maike and Hdrbeit, McKpithan, »H1 Iawrciiee*^J4M^ « abd ' lip'/liephavil Among the out jmi-'fri«md* -irho ^^oUow^ flenfy mwi f; Halbert toe, JUm -• wS’ !-u N^s Story Jubsmem, JMrs. J m«N. ^ Johnson, Mm, V:. C.Ethane and Mr.,:wd Mrs. Mi^ll of Aberdeen,. Rev. ^d Mm# M . D. McNeai ’bf B -Twwue, Mr. amOSrs. E C HMns of •'’''Sanford:; Mr» ' I? Adams lof I ^ Mm, D. M V ffi. of Oartimge; ■ fflfie, Mrs. Shaw M^b^ moTi norw int^ Regular Army ana the National Grcard, how the Army is now^^ distributed, and gave many reasons why it should not iw re duced. General Holbilook has tBivel- ed eietensiVely. is a Spi'mi^-Amen- can War vtiteran, and during the World War commanded the .o4tSi Field Artillery Bri^de. 29th divisi^, and received m^y^jecorations. Tn® GSieiiM Is a HMidsome, stalwart, looking soldklr as is his son, Holbrook, who is on the staff of the genensl and who was _al80 present. General' Holbrook made a statement that was almost - start- ting - and a snuiprise to all present. He said that the reguViJi'. army was not the first line' of defense in’ case of war, it being . only a skeleton or framework around which the Nation al Guard,' as * tha - first line of de fense, would have to moboMze, that the'(regular army-could haitfly mo bilize nmore than 40,000 men at *any point in case of enaergency, 'ml 'heiMSS would be used mostly as in structors and leaders of new, men or rsernits. The GeneraUis a good talker, very democratic, aiid made a •fine iiti'Pir.'tesion ''oil all members of the club, who insisted that he visit them again. Colored Man Is Painfully Injured Ed McCallum, a colored man who wodJS on Mr. A. P .Stubbs’ farpi in Mcliauchlin TVwnship, was chopping down a tree Monday afternoon and as the tree vsas falling to the ground, it lodged m another tree .causing trunk of the falling tree tp bonpaa back striking McCallum, painfully, if not seriously injuring Mm. Dr. Mathe.$on was calkd-and rendered whak-.^^attancai .be-i^touid, but tim P^try Shippeif Td^s. The iirst ca* load of i^try for the emumn was;, sMpped (from Bm*- ford Tueaday, Janu^ 28th, i Tft» total number of primds . was 8214^ ^ Consisted o|^v .7027 (pounds . of h^^v bens, 189 pounds Jpf Ifeghdm hensV^t-^i pounefe of bid rooateris, 447 ^ba|ids 25hpounds' of turiceir^ 7 poiund^iof duckft 16 guin eas. "^e average ; price Hwm 21.11 debts' pep poimd, and thei!; whole wr SUBI^IPTTON price 91 J9 per tear, in ADVANCa. ■ ■ —1-—-- -~ Mrs! J. L. Oquin Dies I Legion Post Has Big Early iTues. Morning’ Barbecue Tuesday Mrs. J. L. Oquinn, who h(id made -her 'home with Mr and Mrs. Bfark Wade for the last four years, died iSiesday morning. January 28th at 12:30 o’dock. She had Men a great sufferer for jnany. weeks and died of pneumonia. Mrs. Oquinn was a native of Harnett county, and was a sistw?'-in-law to Mrs. Wade. She survived by two sons and one daughter, M:issrs Curtis Oquinn, of Fayetteville, and Edmund Oquinn, of LiUington, and Mrs. J. F. Mason of New Yonk. She was a consistent member lof the Baptist church of Mamers, in Harnett county, several mike North of LiUington, to which place her remains were carried ued- nesday,^ and interment made at 2 o’clock p. m. She was 67 years old. Education Club Visits Samarcand Manor Instead of having a regular meet ing of the Educational Club on its usual club day, members of the club motored to Samaromd Manor. Tues day aftemoon. They were grfeeted on their arrival by Mrs. McNaughton, matron of the institution, and shown through all the departments. They were greatly impressed vdth th-s- wonderful work that is being done youth. Those taking this trip were Mesdiames H .L. Giitlin. H. A Cam eron, A. A Williford, G^W. Brown, H. McK. McDiairmid, C .E. Seate, S. A. Snead, J .C. Thomas and Citawford Thomas and Miss Ximena Smith. They were joined at the Sanotdiium bv Mrs. Paul McCam and Mrs. Lewis McBrayer. ANGUS McLEAN PASSES THURS. Breaking the Hindenborg hue mast have b^n ai HeAmlqpn task and many may w®U wond« bow it was accomplished. However, the attack made upem u barbecue supper at the city hall Tuesday night by Ellis Williamson Post of the AnriricsB Legion if takep as a token of the wiay the boys can charge, elearu up the mystery. And. to prove that thera were some at home .who can mafce a charge, the May^ and sev eral membe.s of the cit]^.council as well' as the membera of the Fir^* de partment not membeis of the I^gua^ and one or two o^her guests me^- ured up well wltn their hosts. The ■ taiMcue was cook> d. and w^il cooked bSiThe famous cuisine artists, Greene and Willis Inc., who have functioned to the enthij satisfaction of all oh. many former occasions and who, oh t'lia occasion, made good use of a calf donated by Mr. L .M. Lest^, Commander, and 3 nig donate I by County Treasurer Herbert McKeith- an. An opossum, or cat or some thing of that size was barbecued ex pressly for Mr Israel Mann but fail'^d to reach the table or else was mixed with the other lacbecue. However, no one charge* that Mr. Mann went avrjy hungry. 'Ihe post had as its c3pec.ai guest* Mr. Guf Monroe and Mr li. D. Fc n-ar. of Hamiec. Mr. IMoPfoe is comnia.. i-:• ani lain-j a Evangelistic Raeford Covered Sirida*, '' Byj WMtSa^fflket here by the State of North Carolina^ ^ . in reclaiming young girls in their’• fplV on the various —Legion work and cspedM- ly the care for disabled veterans. He. urged the boosting of membersMp .and showed how this would have a direct bearing in helping the Legion to get adequate help from Congress* in aiding disabled vetsians. Mr Mon roe’s talk was well leceived and bits of humor in it were loudly applaud ed. It will be remenibertd by some that he wa^ p student at old Rae ford Institute many years ^ and lie saw many on this occasion that he had gone to school . j Mr. Monroe, in dosiftg, introducM — . .'Mr. Freeman, a past commander zen by both races. He was buried Hamlet post, who made a rnost at Calatia Wednesday, January 22. I interesting talk. H yf2^ decided to put hi a mem^ TmRROJ^^T . ISlEWS ' ..this we^ fui -epd^ t t, Granthani, and Mmb BeU Grmt^ netted $1,733.99. BesidesjitMs ,, ,, 5 St Pauls; and M”- P^j^jment, 3^00 pounds we^ earned A seridfe% fJvangeUstic ^ceS| Old man winter, a^um^ a fafe wiill. begin at the local esrlv mood. chu'Kch nexit Sund^ay, “glu^er a blanket tinue thiiough 4he week. _^^rR..y^^^aow, driven by a * idantz: of Wihuington ^ as to ana^ompan^d b^^^on in rem aaast Dr Fairley, wM te on h^ p^atyre, started ^ng at^tbe. Sunday swelling ser^. Mr-.^arri^ v«'^Uinh- a Andrew' Burr will hav-e. , of 1 grouajd fre^uing. tie th#, ringing, and a great noting, j^aid raipddly, and by 12 oclocf tne is Jfexpected. Services will be be^i^ity -^as wjell toveifed with a coati g d?® ot 11 a. m. and T;30 ft of i.whibe. , . , m., to w^ch -all are cordia^y 1# L&ir'hanging clouds and the heav- vited. i Mrs. oftLqnn^if^ Mr C. T. Patch of Sou^rn Pines; mM Mr. Lacy Clark of Ftermice, S. Superior Clears Docket By Thursday Evening The January term of 1^^® ion Court came to a clo^ Ihst fOT trial on the civil, cakn^, 1^^» I > the calendar in the best shape it has been in in a long time. ^mong the civil cases (ksposed of were the following: In re ® G V. Holder in which it .soi^ht S "orL^i AV W^ idered aiKSS? thi jury awarded a Sict of $2^3.60. in fa^r oijm plaintiff. In the c^ of Rex Cu^ vs Mrs. Laura C. Johnson, in plaintiff sougU to s^^re a road ov^ the lands, of defend^t, tl^e ju^ awarded said road and Pl^tiff was required to pay to ‘i®f®ndant the sum of $26.00 and the costs in tn® Sse. In the ca^ of Betsy Blue ^ Henry Blue, in. which plaintiff a divorce from defendant and de fendant sought the recovery of a sum fbr impirovements to plaintiff, the and no .lecOveTy by def^dant wa. allowed. The case of Dimda^^h Trading Company vs J, A. Smgleton was dismissed: Miss Lilly Lyon was granted, a divorce from Frank Ei Lyon. Hoke County Man ^ 'Injured In Acscidetnt Mrs. J^ A. CamphsJl received wiire message her eldest son, Mr ^chi© _ Oamptell, had been dangerously injured that morning in .Naslwille, Tenn. 'seems that Mr. Caiupbell was on the way to his work, riding on a street car. ahd had just step^ down from the car when an automo bile came along and struck him cans ing a very s^riouB and- dsn»tf.reus A message « saying that Mr, Cjgmpbeu • ,wiB8 a, Uttie hbre Jaft -week on trucks. At .iisamie a^iitag® priM Ithis^ would to p38.86 wlM added^to the above would, make $2a72.W. looks good, and will help eonsideirably: to relieve tbe needs of thst fa(rni-er3 at this dull sepson of tite year. Will The Ground jHog .See H>s Shajdow? All the weatheif prpphet in- these parts a,re 'setting Sunday, Febru^ the 2nd, keenly anxious to see whe ther op not the arbiter of .the Ye menis—the ground hog—his shadow on this date. According to these believers in this ildnd -of wea-/ ther forecasting,. if the ground hog sees his/slridow this day, .he goes back in his den and stays for forty days,.^uEing which itime bad] weather vail be the .rule.' He then comes out and if he sees.his shadow again, you may expect teh more day^ of bM weather. Should Sunday be (a cloudy day and no ^adows in jevidence, good weather may be expected. itel»to: Thef.News’ nngs, Jan. l^ ti^ o^t^ding (dSen in ^•‘possini^ Cook, aged 63, who . home hi?e last Thursday ririinmg at 12:30, alter ail illn-ss lasting over oeariod of .several months^ ^ - - ' i. J ^ u 'Tha-j Mr. Cook came to Red ^nngs the mens class, acted as h(^ ^4- about 39 years ago, whKn the, town .lasSf • ' 2x_ o-nH ftTitetAd at Confederate Veteran Takes A Trip ' I Major W. G. Johnson, one of thd ffiw esteemed Confederate veterans eft in the county visited reto- tives in the Parkton cbmmumty last. week. Major Johnson is entering his 86th year of age and remairkably. active for opa .01 ■lis years. On his return home, M stopped to . see his comrade Col Alex McMiBan, who is juat a little oldei*, but is now confined to^ hia home It is 'booed that all, of these “old boys’’ will be sparejd, more years, as their equal ^11 hard ly be seen lagrin soon. CAROLINE HUSKE DIES; FRIDAY injury. . Garoline Huske. coloTEid,] wiNe o;^ James Huske, ^qd January Mth o' cancer of the stomach. Sw vtea buried at Silver Grove SatUrd,ay, the 26th. She was 68 years of age. Freemans Honore^p , At Banquet Fijida’^ I Am'ong thf? many delightful! /Courtesies shown Mr -and M*^. (Writ E. Freeman, dearly’IbSloveB |iti?ei of‘ Raeford, oh the , eve of parture to make theip. homa etteville, none have be.i!n more thor oughly enjoyed than i. the banqiwt tendered theih Ffiday Awening: in the ICiwanis hall. ; n ; , On this occasion two classes, pfj Baptist Sunday school, the T; E. L. made up of "the elderly ladtes' of the church, and' tbs Frifitd BiWe ®1^®« the men’s class, acted as hosts. They invited Mf. Freeman’s clask,. ^ posed ^of the yoriiig womeh iof the was church, and-Ntrs. Preenpan’s, jrlass of .interm£((iiiate- ^rls.- Jfenquet j trbles were orrangeiL in Kiwanis hril in a very uniqfie mafiner,’ the toange- ment being in the form of tneRttw “F.” A color scheme of red and white was, eff'ectively Tised J in the tabk. decofatibiis. A' 'salad course followed by an;i}e>c6uf^ was sewed ,y the integmeliate j giria of Mrs Freeman’s cla^s. ..Co^rs ww® laid or seventy, Mrs.. R B.- Stujart was very deveir ,as tiMstmiStrass.) Mr.s. ^pkle 'toa'ried Mts. FhecBnan in a Very" origma!^ too^ that was ■ both ep and sintimeito. Mr freeman ,„=„pohded td this in a ihanher tha- showed Ms deep appreciUtiOH tn3 tokens of kindness shown, pm oy these tre^osured friends. During the supper two songs werte sung: When You and I Were Young, Agnes, Dear.” and “Aunt Dinah’s Quilting Party.” After tMs the 'tables wpe removed and the entirt pairty in dulged for two hours in playing the oldSashion-od games of their youth. Mirth and gwi feeling reigned u- pneime and though all had a feeling of sadness when they rememliEred tlat the occasion of tiiis party was a fairewell to_ the Freemans, vet ev crybody realized the pairty wa3_ : grieat success, and that the comiim togeth ;r had made closer friends of them ah. Toast by Mrs. Shabnlde. 'Here’s to our friends. Both Walb'g and Agnes, They’ve stood, by us. hare In sorrow /and in gladnass. (Man 23 ^ _ SpMgB depriidaMq ' 1*. died at bis in ita. infancy, and enter^ at once into the^ business hfe of the community. He began his^ career as an undertaker, and reached a, practi cal perfection in this prof'-ssip, which he piratciced until he was m- caparitated. He organized the Motor and .Ma chine' Company, and became its nriesi- dssit and general .manager, which post held until his passing. He aligned himSelf with the local Bap tist church and became a member of the board of deacons, and for sev eral years he had been chairman of the deacons and the church’s leading membiir. He was also tireasurer of the church and superintendent of the Sunday school for many years pre ceding his passing. He was a man to whom the church and the com munity turned for advice on difficult problems. It has been said many times that he will be greatly missed not oidy by his - church, but by the entire community. rrlfa. J. A. Brsant of Abendeen was a bn^ress visitor in town Monday aftsrnObh. Mr. Writer McEJachem of Laurin- burg was in Raeford a short while Monday Mr. A. A. Guins, who lives about mile south of town, continues right sick with pneumonia. Misses Fannie McLeod and 'Joan Brunson of Fayetteville spent the weekend in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl F'reeman. Mrs. Hector McBryde is quite sick at hej:,. horng in town. Ina, Pethune is out of school ■thi^'W;ek’i>ang confined at her home by siek^^ Mrs. pf. P Hawfield has been right |ip foi5 the ^past week at her home. , Miesddroes? W. E. Fraeman. Ryan amCrawford Thomas vl.sii- qd Mrsfc A. TSj Currie at Liurinburg Wedi^iday. \ s’Mri J. A. Patterson of the back wo(Jis of 'Scotland county was in toM^ Friday- Mrs. Ed Fuller and little daughter of. Liberty is vi.sit;ng her mo'-hcT, Mrs. N. B. . Blue. Miss Flora Boyce who teaches in the Fayetteville schools ^ent ^he veekisnd with Mr-. J W. Mcl.auch lip. ; . Mr. W. B McLauchMn who tTa\oi3 for the Lee Cotton Oil Co., ‘ .San ford. spent the w-tekend with home folks. . Mr. J. 'Talbot .Tohiison, attorney of Aberdeen was in town Friday. . Dr Halbert J. Conoly of piila- delphia, son of Mr. J. H. Conoly of the Floral college section,' .was re dent visitor in Raeford. vor W' get'-the meihberiddp of the lor^ post up to a much higher nam:- bar. ANTIOCH NEWS Bom to Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Spivey, PiSday, January 24th, 1?30, a daughter. R:w. and Mrs W.F. Trawick. and Mesdames Marshall ^Thomas and R. A. Matheson' 'attended a Methodist Missionary Conference at Rocki'ng- haiu Wednesday. ■ Mr. P. C. Howell 'and family ^pt Sunday with relativets near Luinber- ton. Misse Martha Lee and Katie Btlle McLean spent the weekend with home folks near town. Misssis Maalgaret Cunrie and Anna Rogeirs - visited relatives in M,xxton Mr. Cook was active in frateonaJ Sunday. Mr D S. Poole accompqnijed ( »n back paga- rterand Rabert Gatlin, and Lewis UpdiuJich ftroro State College, Rale'igh, were at home Sunday. (Messrs Graham Culbreth, William Covington and George Weaver fnom Chapel Hill spent the week-4dd at homa. Mr. George Weaver has thei di(#- tihetion of being on the honor roll Ma*. and Mrs. Simon Stutts Gibson spHut last Sunday aftemow with Miss Elizabeth Stotts at the teacherage here. Mr. John iBrown of Lumbearton visit^ relatives near Antioch last Sund«av afternoon. ^ , Mrs. Charles Hodgin of GreiOTa* boro has returned to hen tome aftw spending several days with, Mrs J» A. Hodgin. Mir. W. A McBryde has been core fined to his bed for ssweral days with rheumatism. Friends of Mrs. P. McN. Gibron will regret to know that she been sick for seveiPl days. ^^She went over to Lumb-rton last Friday to see Dr Baker. Mr. A. D. McNeill was a busmess visitor in Fairmont ^e^y. Mrs. John L. McNeill and chil^ ren returned to their home at St. Pauls Sunday after spending a weex in the home of Mills R. H. Llvin?^- S^OTl* 'Hv* ^ We are sorry to hear Miss shaw has been sick for a Christine Mrfhaul substituted for her in the school room. Mrs. John Allen Warren and John Allen Jr., of F^yetterille si^t last 'Thursday with Mrs. A. D. Me- Friends of little Miss Sarah Cov ington regret to leam that she im- derw^nt an operation for appendicits last Thursday at the Baker Sanato- rlnm in Lumberton. However, we are glad 'that she is getting along splendidly. Mi. Hal Ewing has returned to his aunt’s, Mrs Agnes McGug^. Whib .away Mr. Ewing had the misfortune to lose three of his fin gers, having caught them in a bread machine. ^ • Mr. and Mrs. O. B.‘ Covmgton spent Sunday in Lumberton. Dewitt Tapp’s New Tobacco Setter ^ ANNIE LEE SAUNDERS DEES lAnnid Lee Saunders, a ceftored girt, who lived on Mir. Laurie McEachern 8 farm died Tuesday, Januaily 21st of pnamnoniai Site was 18 ywMfs old, Interment was made at Center 6rW® Weditea^> u In tiie church and the town I'bsy’ve carried tluir load. And have lived in the house • ,py tile , side of tlie road. Yes gigbt on the wad. In the Highway of lAfie, cosvfqrt is bO: Improved tobacco set- t:«r .recently patented by Mr. J. Dewitt ’Tapp, . The patented feature is the lailge nmath which prevmxts idants hanging when dropped in.: Mrs. R. B. Lewis . Hostess At Bridge Mrs. R B Lewis was the verj- gra cious hostess to her bfridge Friday evening It w^ 'tec ttrst meeting of the club hsid with Mrs. Lewis in hsr attractive anew tome on Prospect avenue and iti v(as a pleasant raeet^ inde^ Four bks for the sjame wert arranged ^ the livii«: room and ton room. At the’ end of the usual nuntoe* of rounds. Mrs. Benton ,'Thomas held hildtest rixwe and re|i«^ tradfive prize. Mte- %^d Jrimson 'Riey’ra'leaving us now For wealth and nenown, ■ But they w4B surely come hade-* a part of this toi^,. ^' at Chapel Hill for the -first term. i ijeceived low score pfis®-^ He made an average of ninrty. Misses Maud and Mary Pode of the school faculty at Xowell, w^ at home during the weric-end. Mn; Hugh Lowe came with tiieiix \ Attorney A. Pi _ Spell of \ Bed Springs was & business visited, in town Monday. T ■ “ ' i cion- Mrs Lewis served sot ice comfto fdohred by hard candhr to the fol lowing: I by tord cancer to the fol- _ Mrs. PdHiam^dngton, Mrs. Benton Thomas. Mra. Wd . Mirs. Fred Jqhpson, Mrs. Mai^sItiV Thomas. Mrs. Ctode Upchur^ Julian Johnson Mrs. John Mrf^ai!^g ^ Jotoaon. Ifcv lisy> renco Poolo, Ipss Margwmt ^Ciwian ty viritdi relatives’here reconlily. j and tto fftoyy y Dr. H. R Cromartiai and so^^rt Mirs. Harvey Croinartioi, vlaited rei||tivto|gwr8^to| v;i«Billl Cow^ li# *11^1 in Fayettevflk- SB^^'^ Mr. J. D. IKckson at Bladen

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