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THE HOKE COttt^Tf NEWS
Hoke
Only Newspaper the hoke gountty journai
VOLUME XXVI. TfUMB^ 4^
Name Polling Offices/
For • VancHte
The. Hoke County Board of Elec-
tionSf composed of J. S. JohilsoUi
Ryan McBryde acd B. L. Cox met in
the court house last Saturday mom-
inf' and appointed registrars and
poll holders fhr the various ptedncts
as follows: Allendale—H. F. Currie,
Rennetb Everleigh, J W. Hasty ; An
tioch—P. McN. Gibson, J. A. Mc-
Pimul, Jr., W. W. > Strickland; Blw
Springs—J. A. McQueen, J. B. Cov
ington, R. J. Hasty; Little River—
J W. Smith, Daniel McGill H. 0.
Wooten; Glenecho (Puppy Creek Mill)
—D. K. Parker, J; H. Monroe, Hugh
Hair; Rockfish — Neil Townsend;
I^hk Betbsa, Nazroe Barefoot;
"Quewtofle—^Herbert Bevan,^ A. - B.
' Tapp, J. T. Robertson; Arabia—J. L.
McFadyen, B. Toliar, E. McMillan;
. tHindarrach—N. "'A Mclnnis, W. L.
Ciilbreth, G. W. Pittman.; Raeford —
B. Cameron, L. M. Andrews, R. M.
^^Cox.- ■ ■
The first named atbve will solve
as reeristrar and the second nartted is
. tlia Dmoora^ poll holder and vhe
ti7rd named, is the Republican pwl
holder exoeut" in suine pr^ihcts where
thuxe were ho R^'ubliotaiis.
Ihe board iianied Puppy; Greek Mill
, nd\the>vo1^g.place In wwS^'as here-*
tofore been Glenecho, fhe sdiool
house having been moved awray and
'"it being necessary to select a new
They state that if
there is any objection to this change
that a hearing will be had on the
ff otter.
No one appeared before the board
to make recommendations and the
netting was a very quiet affiair.
aNtiogh news.
Junior-Senior Banquet
The. junior class of AnticKh high
school was hostess to the seniors and
a niuniber of Invited guests at .1 oan-
quet at .the tescherige Friday even
ing, April 11
The room was decorated in gold
and '^hite, settior'^iclass; cdlors. This
color .scl^aae cdiried out in the
favors, yeU^’/tbse .mint cups and
the ple!^ canik^idiii^ were gold shipa
-the center of
the •hig.Moie 'huniatuee g ''
with goIc^wBlepi.'
The prdf^m tvhe centered around
the senior class niotto, “Tonight we
launch^ where shaU we anchor?” The
toasts were as follovrs: toakt unstress
—'Miargaret Kirkpatrick; “Buildiiiig of
the Smp”-'-Margaret Livingston; “To
the Shin Bpilders"—^Vir^nia Wllli-
:ford;'response—IMiss Kate McMill^l
“To the Passengers”-Edna Biggs;
response—Vera Quick; “On the Ker”
—4lr. R. A Sm^k: “Sailing of the
Ship”—Margaret Kirkpatrick; “To
the Mu8iclari”-*lalton Gibson; duet,
“Sailing”—Marsaret ' McPhaul, Annie
Mae CSibson.
The following menu wm served:
Grapefruit cocktail,. chicken cro
quettes, mashed potatoes, beans,
stuf fed eggs, pickle, rolls, boot salad.
■ saltines, gelatine, cake, mints, tea.
At the close of the banquie^ all re
ceived from the ship prophecies which
were rqad aloudw
Music was furnished throughout
the evening l(y Mr. Murdoch McDuf
fie of Raeford.
Those present were: Vera Qui^,
Margaret Livingston, Annie Mae Gib-
RAEFOBD, N. C- FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 1930.
SUBSCRIPTION PRICE tLS# PER YEAR IN ADVAMCH.
Raeford Has Slight
Population Increase
The News-Journal b(is received a
notice from Mr. W. C. Downing 01
Fayette'Wlle, Supervisor of the Cen
sus for the 11th N. TJ. District, giv
ing a preliminary count of the popu
lation as of April 1st, 193U, which
shows a population of 1302 within
the. city limits of Raeford as cohi-
pared with in 1920." He states
that, fins estimate is subject to cor
rection.
In this connection it ^ well to
state fb(£t there are a large number
of dwellings, really a part of the
town,, which ane out^de tne corporate
limits and some dwdUngs empty on
account of the mill beung closed,
which, in normal times, would show
a niuch larger population.
State Ndhnal Quartet
Entertaiiis ^wanians
One ' '■ very Ifest entertain
ments ever mven in Hoke County
was imidered last Thursday night in
Kiw^s hall wEen the male quartet
of tiu Sta^te Nop^ CoUeige,* colored,
of i^yetteviUe ent^rthmed.. *tiie dqb
tmd a numbw bf crdc.its for
more than a half hour with a splen
did selection of songs, everyone of
Wiiich went over in a big way to a
most appreciative audie^e. This
qi'Artet is under the direction of Prof.
James E. Coppage and is composed
of the following students: bass, C.
Sam.i>soh; baritone, L. Woocen; Znt?
tenor, D. Sykes, .ind 1st tenor, A.
Sampson, the .first and last being
brothers and one being able to go as
high with tenor os the other is low
with a 4)ass voice that has no bot
tom.
y ,
This qi:tl(rtet has won many prizes
at various places and has reached the
joint that-they, have to stay out of
some contests in order to get other
iiuartets to compete at all. They
frequently llroadcast over the radio
;tn.l local mdio fans who have heard
them are loud in Iheir praise of their
singinig. Their program here was
Varied; ,vuth a predominance of spix^
ititals but evecj;. number wa« a good.
ond. . They were brought to'Raeford
by Mf> LewiSi .h mcipb^ of -iie-Pay^',
- :'#hd praisgij^
tiife wi^ bring’"done prorv at
the 'Allege. Prof.. Coppi^gd^- also,
suokc- a few w^ chosen words about
the aims of this: College aui i made n
most favorqblo impression.
Dr. FairleV I as Invited this quailxt
to come to the Presbyteri*-! chprch
he 1*0 on the nignt.cf fifoy r;ii to give
a ^cred cbnoert mid the invit>iti'’n
h||ts been aecepteg*. Dr. E E $mith
pmsfidelit of the crilege, will come
vEtb than .and c^ake a talk. Ihe
rkbjic is invited lo come and beir
them. >
Charges Against
Sinclair Dropped
Wlswi, April 22.--A United States
district cotut grand, jury this after
noon failed to return a true bid
again Judge N. A. Sinclair, of the
North Carolina superior court, charg
ed with violating the national prohi
bition laws, by possessing and trans
porting intoxicating liquors.
The Fayetteville jurist Was charged
■with possessing and transporting
whiskey in bills of indictment sent to
tire grand jury by the U^ted-States
District Attorney W. H. Fisher, of
Wilmington. >Warrant for Judge Sin.
Clair’s arrest was sworn qut.l.w C. S.
State Qiampionsiup ^ ^
Baseball G^e At Red
Springs Friday
Raeford enters the chamiucnship
this ye^ against the strong Lauriu-
burg team h'riday at Red Springs.
Raeford and Laurinburg have split
in the series this year'each winning
one—Raeford defeating them in the
early part of the season by a score
of 11-3, but Lamfinbuig drifted -.
locals in a tight contest there 6-5.
Rogers will likely pitch for the lo
cals while ^enatte mil most likely
mtch for Laurinburg. "Everette won
Na g;ame while ^gers has not
pitched against them this year. Rae-
ford’s sluggers have been in a. slump
in the last few ganaes but ate only
Ffaving to the championsfiip.
Ragfor^, goes td'Tted Springs this
year hopii^to repeat agahi this year.
Last year the locals won out by a
score of 6-12. w'nner plays the
wimrei of the Hamlet Rowland senes, before Umted JStates Commissioner 1-
W. Hassey, at ^elma, ^Saturday, but
were pbslponed indefinitely last Fri
day. The case was removed to a
loqil commissioner biit following
conference last night and today with
friends here Judge Sinclair waived
preliminary hearing and. the bills of
indietmehfnV^re sent to the grand
jury for action.
I^e grand jury received the bills
this^ morning and this afternoon re
turned them to the court rocim, which
waa filled to capacity by interested
spUedatora who ' were anticipating
such a move. Judge T. M. Meekhas';
of Elizabeth City, presiding over the
preferred the charge after a search
of the jurist’s l^gage and discov-
OCT df a. pint '^|ue of whiskey and
an empl^'whiskey flask, m; jSunoay,
(March ,30. Preliminary heprmg on
the charSes was lo have been held
“Cool Knights” Was
Big Success Friday
^ .“Cool Knights,” a home ,;^«lti’
shiw under the auspices pOte U.
D. C. wqs staged at the school hoppe
last Priday night and was a big
success from start to finish and net
ted the chapter the sum of thirty-
two dollars. It was an unusually
clean performance and those par
ticipating did their parts well.
Aged Citizen Of
Dundarrach Pass^
Mr. Calvin Blue of the Duiiddr-
pudi community, died at the boi^
of his son-m-law, Mr. Luthef Cla]^
Saturday afternoon, April 19th, at &
o’dock after only two or three^daya’
illness with pneumonia and' '£Ulec7
tions of the heart. He was in Rae-
ford !]jYednesdav Defore and nooe^b^
his friends dreamed that bis depart
ure was so near, but he begdn to
complain that afternoon and. a p^y-
siefan was called and everythiiig'done
that could be done, but he coD^iied to
grow worse until death relieved his
sufferings as stated above. M?* Blue
was an bonomble, indttstrii
higlily respected citizen and jiqld.",in
high esteem by ail who knew him.
He Tost his wife, who was
Butler before marriage, in 1914, and
he had been making bis home in re
cent years with hm children. He
had just entered his 70th yt(iT o-,
a^, having been bom April 5thi
1861. Mr. Blue was a consistent
member of Bethel PresLyterian
church, from which.the funeral was
held. Sunday afternoon at 4. olclock
by, his pastor. Rev. A. D. ’Gw^wll,
and interment was made in the cfertie-'
tery fiiere. He is survived by onj
Organize A Melon
Growers’ Association
More tlma half the acreage plant
ed in watermelons in Hoke County
was represented in a meeting at the
court house Tuesday afternoon when
the Hoke County Melon Growers’
Association was organized. A per
manent brgrinization was perfected
with the following directors: F, F-
McPhaul, chairman, Jesse Gibson and
J. A, McPhaul, and L. B. Brandon,
County Agent. 480 acres were
at this meeting and
_ signed at this meeting and more
son, Margaret JMcPhaul, Margaret acreage is.expected to be signed lat-
vii-irntifripir Virorinio Williford Edna gj. “The Sugar Melons, Incorporat
ed,”' of Moultrie, Ga., with Mr. D. K
Young,-president ,and nfanager, will
handle the erbp of these growers
This company"*has made a rather
Kirkpatrick, Virginia Williford, Edna
Biggs, Galton Gibson, Miss Stutts,
Miss McLean, Miss "McMillan, Mi^s
CrenslAW, (Mr. and Mrs. Smoak, Mr.
end Mrs Jack Hodgin, Mack Gibson,
Bernice iMcRapken, Tiloyd McPhaul,
HllTTon McPhaul^ Walter McBryde,
Jaidief McBryde. Graham McKenzie,
Archie 1SIcGou)?an,“ Daniel G. Biggs,
John Mcjphaul, Margaret McNeill.
Douglas McLeod.
Local and'^STBorial
Mr. Raymond McRacken who is a
student at Chapel Hill, spent the
Easter holidays with bis parents.
M'*. and Mrs. Wade H. Leggette
of Winston-Salem'spent the weekend
visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Supt. W. E. Pell
Goes To Troy School
. The board of trustees of the Troy*
city schools, at ji meeting last week,
unanimouslv elected Mr. W. E. Pell,
superintendent of Raeford schools,
to the superintendency of the Troy
schools for next year at an in
crease in salary over the amount paid
here. Mr. Pell has accepted the po
sition and this means that he vnll
not be iMick here next yeiar.
Mr. Pel-1 has been, superintendent
of the local school tor two years ^
mad^ manv friends here who
V . ... vt *nd. ms
Recorder’s Court
' Has Heavy Pocket
Twelve cases were on the docket
for trial in, Recorder's court Tuesdiqr
and),Were disposed of as follows:'
'' T^ Bay, colored, chirgied with
driving by a school bus while loadiiig
or unloading children, -was fonod
gul'lty and taxed wite the rosts.
Three cases were against Carl Cheek,
wi4te, charging careless and reck
less dri/ing, violation of the prohite-
ti6i\,_.laws ^and driving a q-if while
under the influence jT whisk^. ‘iRie
htate and" counsel for the defeqtexs
agreed on a continumce for fear
w-etks. Payton Wa.sh:agton.' a« eld*
eriy cubced man, plead guilty to OKk-
possesion of a pint of wi^Stey on
the highway and was (Axed wHliifBe
'coste under a continued praaerftoe
judgment. BiS Sheppmrd, a ^oonw
white iban of Quewhiffle townsh^.
Was found guilty of care*tess and
reckless driving and was taxed i;25.0D
aac the costs. He apoeaied to Su-
peripr Court.
Jj’hn Miller, colored, 1 >. [ son. Sing
Miller, were •■barged witi the pos
session of a whiskey still and ether
eampheraaSa for the manufacture
W’hiskey. Sing was found hot guilty
and John glilty. He was lentenced
to four months on the county roads-
^ .C. Ritter, white, mail carriep of
son Olid three daughters, Mr. .Neill ILI Moote county priced guilty to
Blue of Fainnont, Mre. Luther Oark ing a school bus while ioadiar^md
'uamiAUkrlson«« .■ Vi ■ 1,1 to m 1 ■ ^. _ .n
and Mhrs. John Walters of NHeke
county^ and Mrs. Boyd Butler of St.
Pauls, besides a large number o(
grand children. A large crowd at
tended the funeral, indicating m a
whi
uidoadihg children and was^luqit
with the costs. Jim McCrti^MQs
colored of Stonewall Townshij^'-'jlljm
indicted on two counts: one for'itf'*
ceny mid ^he other for crue^y^M
rupii^TiO
Present Play Tottight
The high school pupils‘ at Ashe-
mont sch^l will present a three-act
play, “Aaron Slick From Punkin
Crick,” in the school iiuditoriuni Fn-
public is cordially invited.
This is a clean rural comedy which
will furnish much laughter and en
joyment for all.
This is the first of the commence
ment exercises. The play is being
given now so as to lighten thj work
of ijujjils at commencement.
the time.
Judge Sinclair, upon being in
formed that the grand jury had found
‘•not a true biff* upon ihe chargSS
presented against him, appeared
greatly relieved.
.The jurist has suffered great hu
miliation, embarriassment and untold
mental an^sUsh aipce the changes were
preferred against him by the prohibi
tion agent and plainly ■ shows the
mentsd suffering he has undergone.
In an intendew-granted newspaper
men. Judge said:
s:lef No0i' Ctoo-
in ftto :
tinued,"*'8ay
occurrence r
M time of the
completed the
trial of a totiy contested lawsuit in
Mai^n county in wMch the feelings
of the partidnants had been wrought
upon to a higfi^egree.. I felt it my
duty as a judge to set aside the ver-
to“^Sn;:A^r2r?'8nd: Th..}aS,re3der.^
* ui^ily this was a bitter disappoint-
* ment to those who wished the verdict
to stand. •
“My.bag was searched by the pro
hibition officer just after I left WU-
li^ston after completing this t.
when to mv surprise a bottle of
whisKey was found in my g^p I at
enviable reputation fog its natrons
foe tlie past three years under the
direction of Mr. Young. Any grower
in the county who wishes to join
may do so by siv'dng the contract
for delivery igid marketing.
Sanatorium Children
Had Real Easter Day
Sanatorium, April 22.—Through t^
•J. • J « T m .kindness of Mrs. T. R Upchurch,
D T. Skipper and IMr. and Mrs. J. W.. president, Mrs. H. A. Oameron and
McPhaul. __ __ other members of the Raeford Wom
an’s club, the boys and jrirls at the
Childnen’s Division at the North
Carolina Sanatorium enjoyed an
hunt partv on Easter Monday. The
Raeford TaBies sent the eggs and
furnished, the prizes for the lucky
children "winning them.
Nurses at the Sanatprium arranged
miniature Easter egg nests for the
175 bed patients ,at the institution,
these i^ntr nlaced on the breakfast
trays on Eastef Sunday morning.
Following a custom of several years,
the members of the Sunshine Gub.
consisting of the wives of Sanato
rium p'hysi#l^. and employees, ar
ranged larger. Eqster egg nests for
the mtientB^ and employees’ tables
in ^he dining' rooms. More than
1.000 eggs were dyed by Mr. J. B.
WomMe, fhe Sanatorium steward.
St Alines Qnild of the Church of
the Good S^herd, Raleigh, which
has remembered the men at the Pri-
'SOn Division: at Christmas for several
years, seib fliem Easter condies.
*•«
Mrs. P. McN. Gibson and Mrs. H.
S. Kirkpatrick were ir, Lnmberfon
a short while last Friday afternoon.,
^ss Claire Crenshaw has been
quite sick for several days. She was
carried over to Highsmim’s.hospital
in -Fayetteville Saturday morn
ing anther -many friends are de
lighted to know that she is mu^
better and expects to be able to tcarii
again this week.
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Idviinnton and
familv wwit over to GIbeon last Sun-
day afternoon to -visit relatives.
. 'Ml'ifres Edna Earle Biggs nndJaek
NdNeiU spoit the weriwnd in Lnm-
lierton -visiteg' Misses BAael Biggs
and 'May M^eilL ^ .
■ Mr.’ James MoPhaal oi State Al
lege, Ralrigb, spent Imlidaysheis
with Tds parents, Mr--and Mrs J. W.
McPhaul.
The many AUndl of Miss Stutts
will be sorry to loarii that Tier j^o-
■tiher, Shaltim, was one of jy*”
who was in an aptwiiioBlla .vnm
near Gibamt.iifDa Iwt ^
•was the odlpsbn« the number who
was hurt attf Ima Iwi
at^itidn
to defray expensiss of commencem«it
A large crowd ij expected.
Arrest Colored Woman
On Whiskey Charge
Jennie Jones, a wall known colored
woman, and son. Abraham, were ar
rested fcy county officers last Satur
day after nine uints of intoxicating
^uJd had been found in their home
about two miles north of Raeford.
The whiskey was concealed in a table
which had a blind opening in the
top and a small ccmpartnient under
neath making detection very difficult.
It is understood that the case will
be handled in Pedenal Court.
jMt
Hoke People Attend
Presb^ery Meeting
Following is a list of those who
attended the meeting of Fayettevilie
Presbytery in Maxton on Tuesday
and Wednesday: Rev. A. D. Carswell,
Mr. S. J. Cameron from Sandy
GroVe; Mr. L. A Mclimis from Dun-
diarrach; Mr Graham McLeod from
Shiloh ;Mr. W. J. McDiarmdd from
Bethel; Mr. D. M. Joh-'-son from
Phillipi; Dr. W. IM. Fairley and Mr.
J. H. Campbell from Raeford.
WatMn.
Mr. Wateon. Jr., left Wednes
day lor ^aHnat wlisro W wili
4nN( ilWflwii (Maaon. 1
Tax Body Petitions
For Special Session
Messrs John Scull, Floyd Monroe,
Hurry Greene, J. E. Conoly, W. T.
Ooviiiton and L. McEachern attend
ed the state meetiiig ^ th®> associa
tion for tax relief in Raleigh Mon
day, going as delates from the
•local association. Inis body went on
record as favoring the stete taking
•over the six monthe’ school term and
petitioned the governor to call a spe
cial session of the legislature to w
elected in_NovomttBr soon after the
election; The Attorney General has
advised that this can be done but just
\4hat attitude tiie Governor will take
is not Shown.
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Bom to M|r. and Mrs. N. B Bul
lard a daughter, Pegpdo Erilton, on
ITaaSday, April 22, hi llittmaifs bi»
idtaL Mrs. BnBaid h^re
there liy some partisiin in ,
suTt above referred Tq wbo_wis
enobarrass me on account of r
tion in setting aside the vend ^
therefore, expresse^_lhe opinio:
the whole thing ^s a frame-up.
•Later on I found tlus ’^as no-t the
case, but that the BoSfa had been
placed in my grip by an acquaintance
without my knowledge.
“I think the entire matter can be
covert ' when I Siay that the bottle
of whiskey was not my whiskey, and
was not placed in mv grip by me
nor with my knowledge.
“It has also b'sen stated that an
other bottle was found in my grip at
the same time. It is true that a
small empty fkask whiJch had onc-i
contained whiskey was found there.
These are the circumstances in that
connection. When I was in Balti
more at the time of the recent illness
and death of my wife, and was worn
out with anxiety and sleeplessness la
relative gave me this small flask of
whilskey and I used it there under
those circumstances. The emoty
flank was placed in my grip and had
been there ever since.”
MOTORCYCLE RACE IN
alps THIS SUMMER
Paris — A six-day International
Motorcycle race has been organized
by the FVench Motorcycle Union, the
Italian Motor Gub and the Swiss
Motorcycle Union, to take place July
29, to August 3, 1980, in eastern
T rance, Switzerland and Italy, accord
ing to advices received from As
sistant Automotive Trade Commis
sioner Schuette.
TO SET UP GLIDING INSTITUTE
Paris—With the continued increase
in gilding in France, recommenda
tions fpr the formation of a sliding
institute have b^n placed before the
Fteneh Air Sfbdstrv by prom
inent aeronautics associations which
Iteve offered aid to the government
ip the wtay of Hnance, material and
counsel, sccordlusr to a report re-
oetvM in the Department of Com
merce from Antomotive Trade Com-
niiasioner Finger.
TOOK NO ORDERS
SalesIlMUi (llentedly): '‘Don’t talk
to me that way, I tue orders 60m
: i”l notieed that on the rwoit
m ' '
zie, W J. McBryde, D. M. McBryde, I colored, of Allendrio Township
Judson Lee and R. H. Gibson,
Six Units Compete
In Rifle Shoot Here
Over at the old Bluk ploce in the
Fort Bragg reservation, about _four
miles, .north of l^eford, six National
found not guilty of a charge of
violating the fish laws. Christine
Blue, colored, plead guilty to a chargei
of larceny .'tnd prayer for judgment
was continued upon payment of the
costs and restitution for the stolea
property.
. Body of Noted DiplomfUt
StelnS’S To New Lot
Infantry, of .Parkton,. taking first
pla-jie 'smd hfitteig F, 262nd Arti of
Raeford, wauung setend' place. * . A
team -eirii
' !?aptsiir^DjSfc"nf'
em, and-Serg^t Seoft^
of Greensboro tied for the highest in
dividual score.
Companies competing weret-Go, ^^Ak topped
of Parkton, E of (Toncord and G.''off chu’wn. There,
Wtinston-Salem. all of the 120th In
fantry, and Battery C of Greensboro
and F of Raefprd, both, of the 252n(i
Artillery ;and Combat 'Train from
Raeford. Battery F of Raeford was
a close runner-up op Parkton for
first nlace, scoring only nine points
behind.
Presbytery Met In
Maxton ITiis Week
Fayetteville Presbytery met in the
Jumor College auditorium for its
spring session Tuesday and Wednes
day. The opening sermon wias preached
by Rev. J. F. MeniUs of LWington.
Dr. Oarl S. Matthews of Lumberton
preached the presbyterial sermon on
“The Power of the Resurrection.”
Rev. Joseph H. Walker of Raleigh
spoke in the interest of thp West
Raleigh Presbyterian church on "Wed
nesday afternoon.
Aimual reirerts from the 96
churches in this presbytgjy for the
church year which March 31
were presented to tlie presbytery for
review. Fayetteville presbytery con
sists of 96 churches, 45 ministers and
11,000 church members or communi
cants.
The day sessions were held in the
college auditorium while the evening
meetings wer^ in the local Presbyt^
rian church.
'The Presbyterian Junior College
and the citizens of Maxton acted as
joint hosts to the Pxesbyteidan dele
gates.
Unite With Baptists
To Welcome Pastor
The Methodist and Presbyterian
churches _ of Raeford will unite with
the Baptist church Sunday nie^ in a
union service to welcome uie new
Baptist preacher, Mr. MHler, an>l
familv to Raeford. Everyon® is cor
dially invited to attend this service.
Dr. R. A. Lapslay To
Preach JSermon Flora
Macdonald College
Rev. L. A. Lapslay, D. D., ppstor
ot the First Presbytman clnixdk of
Columbia, S. C., will preach the Bac
calaureate sermon to ihe Senior class
of Flora Macdonald Grilege on Sun
day morning. May 18, 1980. Dr.
Lapslay is pn excellent speaker, a
man of deep insight and consecrated
Christian character. Tlus will be a
rich opportunitv for all who wfll be
able to hear
CARD OF THANKS
We wish ta take this nuttiM of
thanking our friends and n^^oors
for the many pets of kini'
pympsthy to us daring
and recent deate of eiff
Mn. LotlMr 0bak aoC^
After renting it its orls^ha. grssq
in. Old Bqithesda Cem4tery since 1918^
" .h6dy...q# A|p@rica’s and AJmb-
: " ^ atiteir. Whiter
Hteeg Pagi was iatvied last weefcrt*
the new jdt recently ecquiied * v the
survivors of the note? dipiomat, ail
e topped hill south of the ri#
among some of the
oldest and largest oak trees in thn
section, hard by the church whiot
meant so much to him in his youth
and later years, lies the great stone
slab which marks the grave of
man who mode local, state, ntatioual
and world histery.
It is truly a picturesque setting,,
the highest point of Old Bethesdft
Cemetery. The recently comn Pti3i
Walter Hines Page Memorial High*
way skirts the mound on the left, a
walk of stone slabs leading up to
the grave from the roadway. It is
the typiqal Southern setting which
Mr. Page would have himself chosen
for his final resting place—Burrroi^
ed by the trees he loved, the historic
church, the old Bethesda road, and
with negro shacks within a stone's
throw;
TTie original marker,.a slab of na
tive stone, was moved to the new
lot, and around tne entire plot In
which one day will rest the other
members of Mr. Page’s fiamRy, a
wall of the same stone has been'laid,
and shrubs and plants and trees
have been set out. The late Ambas
sador to the Court of St. James, wUo
played such ,a prominent part in the
World War. is at present the only
one resting on the little hill.
There has been some talk of a
monument to more prominenitly mark
the grave of so distinguished a cit
izen of his country, but it is under
stood that members of the Page
family have discouraged the plans, of
various patriotic iind other organiza
tions to alter in any way the simriie-
ity which they feel Mr. Page hin^tf
would have preferred. The Memorial
Highway, a tribute from his native
state, is, they believe, sufpeieot
public acknowledgement of what Mr.
Page did for ^d ^eant to Norik
CaroUna and its citizens.—Pilot.
Lambeth Withdraws •
From Congress Race
Lexington, April 17. — J. WriCer
Lambeth, Tbomasville manufae^ttier..
and former state senator, who recuriU
ly announced his candidal for tite
Democratic nomination for Coograas
in the seventh district, today. an-
nqjmced from hds priitieal headenax^
tors here thafc he .Is ’ withdrayi^aK
from the race; Kistness reason ^ n
compiilling optnrn axe assigned kh *
the formal statete^ Lambal*
rave out through Major .Wade H. '
Fhittipe. who had bwte dtoasn a*
his district manager.
^e retifenMBt of Mr. Laodieth.
who had not yet form^Iy filed W*
candidacy with the state bcyiid ef
rieetioas, leaves sdy Representative
W. C. Hammer, of Ashebnn. in tlte-
raee for the Bnmination. Mr. Bate*'''
mer filed his fee last week. (TethTo.
Bpeniter, of .Cartilage, ie Ms Repeltt*;
can
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