THiJ HOKE CX)UNTY NEWS Hoke Cloiiiity*s Oii^y Newspaper the hoke county journal t RAEFORD, N. C, FRIDAY, JULY 4, 1930 4^ A V i 'f A (T #** l.il ■V'' % Democratic Convention Held Here Saturday Meeting at two o’clock in the court house last Saturday, the Hoke coun ty Democratic Convention passed off without anything of particular in terest being- done, thouglT it was an ehthusiaistic meeting and dne calcu lated to promote' we best interests of the party. It proved to_ be more of a love feast than anythng else and all of those who attended .seem ed well pleased with the spirit ft harmony that prevailed. Mr. E. B. McNeill, retiring county chainman, called the meeting to order and asked Mr. McNair Smith to state that oi fiect 'of the meeting. Mr. J. W. McLauchlin was made chairman and McNmr Smith secre tary of the convention. Upon a of precincts, all were found to be represented except tioclifish, _ Glen- echo and Allendale. On ihotion, i‘ was decided to elect ton delegates and ten alternates to tue state coir vention and allow any Democr? ts who desired to att-ind the statg ten- vention as delegates from the courAy. Delegates were named by reprisen- tatives of each precinct as- f' llows: Blue Springs, W, B. McNeill, J. B. Covington alternate; Qoewhpile, Or. L. B. McBrayer, L. B. McBrayer. Jr., alternate; Little River. Faniel Mc- - Gill, A. D. McLanchlin alt^'niate; Antioch M. A. McDo'aald, G. O. Biggs,, alternate; Dunddtrach. Jesse G&n, L. A. Meinnis alternate; Raeford, McNair Sm th, E. B. Mc Neill alternate. Mr. J. W. McLavdhlin in a speech a few minutp.s, stated that his purpose in conn^og to the meeting was to urge >;arty harmony. lU-s was most timely and showed a splendid spirit. Dr. McBrayer also made a ^ort talk on the subject of pulling toge-tiher for a great victory (his fall and in 1932. During ttie session of the conven tion, the members of the new ex ecutive committee retired and organ ized,. This committee is composed of the following: J. A. McQueen. L. B. McBrayer, Jr.. Daniel McGiU, I. \\. Hodgin, A. W. Wood. D. Pa ker, Edgar Hail.^ J J eionard Mc- FaJvtti, JesBO' Oirric. They elected Edgar llaii chairman. W.’ B. McVfiJi vice-cbair- oian and McNair Smith secretary. ARABIA NEWS On Fhadav ofternoon from four ti six f clock Miss Lpona McGoogan delightfully entertained the Class of Bpesus Sjunday ScIImwI. ''About thirty-five were present, m- d”.ding the invited guests. Many yames were- enjoyed after which a delicous supper was served in picnic rtyle- Mrs. A, K. McFayden, Mrs. Lillie McDougald, and Mrs. W, H. Max- yell spmit Saturday with Mrs. W. I, Gclbreath near Shannon. Mr. Alph McFayden visited friends in' Sanford recently. Mr. Paul Trawick has been right sick for the past few days. We are glad to report that he is improving. (Bfiisses Gladys and Elms McFayden and Mr. Phil Brioks visited Miss Lenan Mae McEachem of Parkto Sunday altemloon. Little Thelma Koonce is getting along nicely, after having her ton sils removed at Highsmith’s hospital . Tuesday, Miss Ruby and Cornelia McKenzie are spenefing awhile in the .home of their grandmother, Mrs. A. K. Mc- Foydmi. Mias Bertha Koonce delightfully entertained a number of her friends at a party Friday evening. Dancing and Progressive conversation were enjoyed W the following: Misses -Mc Queen and Harrill of Rennert; Gladys and Elmo McFayden, Lita Mae McGoogan, Lula Overton, lola MoBryde, Eloise McKeithan, Kate McBryde, Christine '’Ohason, Bud Messrs. “Spec” McKenzie Bob 'Mc Bryde, Wesley McKeithan, Phil Brooks, Alph McFayden, Stanley and Claresce Rooijce, HugWe Overtin and J. McQueen. Misses liCana and Leta Mae_ Mc Googan and Mr. John D. RobiMon attended the quarterly B. Ti. P. U. District meeting which was held in the ^ptist church in Parkton Sun- doy aftennoin. , „ „ . . Mr. and Mrs. J. L. McFayden visit- "ed Mr. Fred Oboson Mosday night. Mr. Cliason has been very sick for the past two weeks. mIbh Bertha Koonce returned to Pittman’s hospital Saturday, where «he will coUtiirae her work, after rpendin^ two weeks with her paren..s Hr. and Mrs. E. Koonce. (Mrs. A. K. MciPayden, Miss Elma and Mr. Alph McFayden were Fay etteville visitors Monday Mrs. D. Z. McGovigan r.f Lumber Bridge spent Sunday with Mrs. B. Tolag and Mrs.' D. L, McGoogan. Mr. and Mrs. David Trawick and daughter. Liaise, visited Rev. and Mrs. F. Trawick Baturday night. We are sorry to report that M^**- S. Jackson continues sick at her home. ^ Mr. J. E. Jordan has been rifcb- side for the past week but he is im- piuving we are glad to report, ittle Lois McGougan spent the HAIL STORM VISITS HOKE COUNTY WED. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE $1.M PER YEAR IN ADVAN^ A severe hail storm visited Hoke' county Wednesday after- ' noon with its heaviest damage hieing ,in the Ashley Heights section ^ It is reported that the crups £of D. H. Johnson, N. F. Sinclair and others around Ash ley Heights were completely destroyed - with the (inly other damage reported thus far be ing to the croips of M. S. Mr- Diarmid H. Baxley and Dr. 6. W. Browii. It is reported that in some places the hail reached a depth of 5 inches on the ground. From Asliley Heights the st^m seems to have followed the Ft. Bragg line about 3 to 4 miles north of Raeford. Sale of CJotton Mill Is Postponed Sale of the Raeford Cotton Milks, which was to have taken place Tues day to. satisfy unpaid taxes, was postponed on account of a restrain ing order. This mill was recently placed in the hands of a receiver and the receiver desires a little time in which to get the affairs together and make arrangements to take rare of this indebtedness. MANY CASES DISI'OSED OF Cucumber Shipments Expected to Fall-Off Cucumber shipments have been go ing on daily at the sheds of the Laurinburg and Southern Railway for the past two weeks, Some twelve or more cars having been shipT)''d. Growers do not seem at all satis fied wth the results so far and it ii said that shipments are falling toff and will probaibly cease this week. It appears that oil if the shipments have been on consignment and that no money has been forthcoming for timm. ^ Half ihre ljoss Shows Big Increase Morfe Than Half Million In Ex cess Losses For Same Period Last Year Fite losses in North Carolina for the 'first six months of 1930 ran mors |han ihalf o million dollars in excess of losses for tiie same period last yeiar, reports to the State In surance Department revealed. Last year and the year before represented the best in last liistory so far as fire losses were concerned, both running under five million dol- ars. The improvement resulted in reducing fire insurance premiums to a point where the average is lower than any other .Southeastern State, and Oommissioner Dan Boney held high hopes for another reduction this year. The first half showing, however, does not lend bqsis to has optimism. For the first six months of 1929, the total loss was $3,036,803, where as estimiatipg June, 1930, losses at $225,000, tile first six months o-f this year show loss of $3,600,592. The first five montiis’ loss totalled $3.- 375,592 DANIEL SMITH DESCENDANTS HOLD FAMILY REUNION On Tuesday evening of last week Mir. S. J. Cameron held at his home in Raeford a kind tof re-union of the descendants of Col. Daniel Smith in honor of Mr. Lauchlin Simdth, of Nickaburg, Alabama, who is on a visit to his daughter, Mrs. John Blue. Mr. Smith is a grandson of Colonel Daniel Smith. About ninety-five des cendants of this worthy sire were In attendance at this reunion, com ing from Hamlet, Aberdeen and other places. It is interesting to note that Col. Smith lived on the ploce that Mr. S. J. Cameron liyed on in the Fort Bragg area :md was a member if a family prominent in the Revto'Iutionarv War. Many des cendants of this house are scattered over a num^.er of states, with a large number in Hoke and Moore counties. At this meeUng an interesting talk on the origin of the family in Amer ica was given by.Dr. A. C. Betliune who traced it on through to Ihe present generati'on. 'l^e News-Jour- taal has asked Dr.. Bethune for an account of this family history and hopes to be able to publish it at an early date. Mr. F. & Blue, another descendant to this family and now a tninlsterial student at Union Theolo gical Seaninary, conducted devotional exercises and made a short talk. A picnic supper was served and the occassion was a most pleasant one. . "auction pails An auction sale of the furniture YiTt.nre8. tools, stock apd other equipment of the Hoke. Motor Co., fell.' flat when no buyers were in we^d with Carolyii aid to. PlWcluAie the articles HfiOttoren- In Recorder’s court Tuesday, Fos ter McLean, faced a charge of park ing a car on the highway wilhOui proper lights. The case ' was the outcome pf a wreck on the nighi of May 19th when a car driven by Mr. £. B. McNeill ran nto the rai parked by McLean and Mr. Mc- NeDl’s car was damaged to th.'- ex tent of $160.00 and Mr. J. A. Mc Neill, who was ^Isa L-i the car, re ceived a cut on the neck, though »p Very serious injury. .McLean claimed thai he had a tail I'ght when he left Maultsby’s fillinz station; that he had stopped to turn in at the house of Robert Campbell and while he was waiting for two oncomii^ cars to pass before making the turn; that While he was waiting the car of Mr. McNeill ran into him and that as soon as the wreck occured he jumped out of the right door of the oar ond being afraid to face the occupants altone. Mr. McNeill and Mr. J. A. McNeill both testified that they had a clear view of the riad for several hundred yards be fore reaching this car and that they ^w no tail light ond that m pull ing to the right to let another car pass they were on this car before they had time to stop, though going at a moderate rate of speed. Mc Lean was found guilty and sentenced to two months on tiie roads, judge- mmit to be suspended upon payment of the costs and the pajrment of fifty dillars damages to Mr. Mc Neill,'pr some arrangement satisfac tory to iPth parties. i\ov,ce ol ap peal was given and bond fixed at $150.00. T. E. Woodell, o'barged with an assault with a deadly weapon, was ready or trial, but none if the state’s witnesses appeared and they were all colled by the sheriff ano will be arraigned for failure to at tend court w’hen summoned. They, are Jim and Jane Sawyer, SaUiei anu 'Ruby Speight. Ml'.. Will Adkins, of Blue Sprin.gs, ^tered idea ^of gutity to possess ing a »itain "qumitity of wine anq prayer for judgement was continued upon payment of the costs. At ap pears that Sheriff Hodgin and uopu- ty Barrington searched his premises and found about three gallons o.. wiiie in a' keg and cit^ him to court. Tom McBryde, colored, who lives in the Dr. Gardner farm a-out o miles East of Raeford, faced two chorges; one for an assault with a deadly weapon and the other for ciolating the prohibition laws. One John Seaford, Jr., wm the star witr ness against (McBryde. stating tlmt he saw some wme in his barn anu saw him dispensing it ti a customer. Seaford was also the mam in-the assart case. assaulted. It appeared that ford used some bad language m mc- Bryde’s house and the trouble re- su^d from it, McBryde finally stick ing Seaford in the arm with a pitch-fork. None of the other wit nesses knew much about any wine and most of them saw none at au and this chafge was dismissed. Prayer for judganieiit wos costinued upon payment of the costs in the assault dtarge. • ' Lewis Hunter, colored, who plead jifuilty to being drunk and disorder ly in court a week previiusly, and was taxed with the coats, failed to raise the costs and was sent to the roads for one nionth,_ the state asking that judgment be given. A long drawn out case and one that waa fought vigorously by both sides was that in which George Mc- 'Connick, colored, was indicted for an assault with o deadly weapon, an assault with n deadly weopos, namely, an automobile, upon C'aaii Woodall* white, the night of May 7th. In the affair. Woodall was badly hurt, having a foot run over and has teen in Baker’s Sanatorium since the accident. It was the states contention that W’oodall and a. party were going in the directiin of An tioch from towards Dundarrach aM that when they got near the state wait dead on them and that they decided to turn it oround and leave it ,in the yard of a colored .man who lived near by. 'That they turned the car around and that it well to the right side oil the road when a wagon came M^g and the occupants engaged in cmversation wffh thtm until they saw the reflected liglit of a cai ^ming from the direction of Dun darrach and that immediately the wagon pulled clwwn the road a distance of 28 steps, leoving an^le room fir a car to pass. That a high rate of speed and when It ttey had lights of their car on and tiiat the car of McCormick came at got within about ten steps of the >sffked car ie i.umerl ti the left ai' wttit around the parked car and ran over Woodall, who. in his fright, was attempeting to get entirely cut of tiieroad for fear his car w'ould be struck, his testimony being that he was behind his car. He stated that he fell as he ottempted to get out of the road. All of the State s witiiesses testified that the lights were on the parked car. This was denied by the witnesses for the de fendant. The defendant claimed that he caane over a hill some distance from the parked car that, he was running at a spqed of 25 to 30 miles per hour; that she road was dusty arid the night was dark; that when he got got within about ten steps cf the porked car .he saw a wagon on the left .qnd. rather than run into the wages where he saw an occupant or run into the car which he thought might be occupied, too, he took all the eisk on himself and ean around to the -left, clear of the parked car al‘ the risfe- of crashing into the bank and wrecking his car. He testified that there were no lights in the parked car, that the wagon appeared to be olmost opposite the car and that hev applied his brakes but had not t^e in which to bring his car to a atop.., All 'of the evidence showed thot^'M@Sonn^' went •' on -to -Red Springs as soon as he got his car out of ; the ditch to see aboct the in jured man and that he went to the hospital in Lumberton the next day to see about him. Judgement in the case was reserved for one week, the court desiring more time in which to consider it. Anme Little, colored, who lives on the W. J. MeUiarrrad farm West oi liaeford, was carged with an as sault with o deoaiy weapon, it toe ing charged that she shot a pistol three times at one James Gillespie, an old colored man, at some two hun dred yards distance. Annie claimed that there had been a row among tne children and the Gillespie crowd had been imposing on her daughter and that, she, iteing a lone widder woriidn, had to protect herself as beat she could and that in order to run Gilleapie off, she shot three times into some woods where she had seen Gillespie go. She was taxed with the costs and all parties were warn ed that any ferther trouble would prove serious. Walter Sinclair, colored was in dicted for an atcsault upon 'Mary Rogers, colored, it being Charged that be advanced upon her with an open knife and also a brick-bot, the trouble occurring at the home of Rogers woman. Wolter plead not gcilty but offered no resistance to a verdict and was found guilty. Pray er for judgment was continued upon payment of the costs and his good behavior. At rive o’clock a civil case was taiken up for trial, being a litigation wherein J. L. Warner and W. W Leach were seeking to recover from J. B. Covington and J. A. Walters on a logging ond skidder costract. A jury 'had been called for in this case and six men sat in the tox and heard it. The plaintiffs were owarded the sums of $71.19 and $85.00 respectively, Which was a com promise verdict, being less than was asked for by plaintiffs and more than defendants admitted owing. MRS. KATIE McQueen PASSES THURSDAY Just before going to press the News-Journal learned that Mrs. Katie McQueeiw McNair, lije- long resident ol Ho4ce County, who for the past year has made her home with her daugh ter, Mrs. J. A. Clifton in Greenville, S. C., died sudden ly. Thursday morning at 5 o’clock. Her remains will be brought to Raeford Friday morning and funeral services and interment will be in Raeford cemetery at 11 o’clodk a. m, A more complete account wiU appear next week. Local Military To Encamp at Moultrie Battery F, Hoke county’s crack artillery of the Nattonal Guard, will have their annual encampment at Port Moultrie near Oharle.«ton again ths year. The tpys will leave on Sunday, July 13th and be awav for two -weeks. This will be their' first camp as a artillery outfit and they will handle big guns for their first time. try to Be Held Saturday » Saturday July 5th, .being four weeks from Saturday .June 7th, the Democrats of Hoke Coani,y will hold a second, tor run-off primary, for the pomtiops tof Register of Deeds and Cotton Weigher. Messrs D. K. Blue W. W. Roberts will contest for the noonination for the former of fice and Messrs iMartin McKeithan E. L. Peele for the latter. Pre dictions by the wise ones hereabouts are that a''lout half the vote cast in the first primary will be cast in this second primary. This would mean a vote of a little over seven hundred. However, each candidate is anxious to get all the strength iut possible and it mav prove tb.ot a larger vote will be cast t^n now appears likely. Voting hours are from sun-up to sun-down. Mr. Blue Recovers /Stolen Automobile Mrs. Ann McGeachy Dies In Fayetteville Would Have Been 91 In Sep tember; Funeral Today .4t 4:30 O’clock highway at R^t Swamp, their car Court adjourned at 9:15. Fire Destroys Barn Sunday Night Sunday idght aboct eleven o’clock fire of undetenmdned origin complete ly destroyed a large bam at the Ed Bbper place on the farm W. T. Covingtin, buniing up all the contents whwh consitted of a large quanity of oats, some com a'ud farm ing impleinente. The alarm wos turned in in Raeford and the fire company went to the scene but fioj'b' ing could be done to save the build ing or its contents. The bam was nearly new and was fifW by ow feet in dimensions. Building and contents were partially covered by insurance. Mr. Covington has no Idea how ,tfhe fire originated. DEATH OP MRS. COLE '"iMrs. Melinda Cole, aged eighty- five, who lived up at the cotton mill village, died latt FW^y. maiiu were carried, to White^l. JateimmBt which Raeford Boy Scouts In Camp This Week The following Boy Scouts of the Raeford Troop are camping this week at Camp Bethune, near Durr. I%oima3 and Hubert Cameron, Clyde. Upchiutoh, Jr., Robert Ward Wh'tiey, bam Snead, Malloy Lamont, Robert p®™U2ton and Nathan Qpstein, Nathan having been there all of last week. On Sunday Mr. and Mrs. H. IW. B. Whitley carried a J®*d of boys each to the camp. Mr. W. R. Barrington tended o&ers. 'They state that Bethune is an attractive place • uice lake and a good build- mg for the tbys to stay in. Mr. Rivers, Scout Executive for this dis trict is in active charge of the camp. INFANT DIES BeWe ]^wn, the one day old t^htor of Mr. and Mrs. Fhul Me* diid Siniday. biteniMBt wob Fayetteville, July 1.—Mrs. .Ann Mc Neill McGeachy, one of Fayetteville’.s most beloved women and among its oldest residents died here this morn ing at the home of her on, Sheriff N. H. iMcGeachy, On Gillespie Street. Mrs. McGeachy, who would have been 91 years old on Septemter 23, had been ip failing health for some time but had improved this spring A change for the worse came sev- «H.da:m ago. -Both her sons, Sheriff McGeachy and Dr. Robert S. Mc- Geac'hy of Kinston, were at her bedside. The funeral services will be held tomorre^' aften^n at 4:30 from the First PresE lyterian church of which she had been a member for many years. Mrs. Mc^achy was a member of tim American Legfon Auxiliary of Whioh one of her daughters-in-law is the state president. She was Dro> ably the oldest member of that or ganization. One of her three sons was a World War veterdn, two were Spanish War soldiers and her hus band was a Oivil (War veteran. Her third son, Alexander, died 20 years ago. Mrs. McGeachy was the daughter of the late Hector McNeill and Mary McNeill. Her father, like her old est son, was sheriff of Cumberland county for many years. She gradu ated with scholarship honors from the Edgeworth Seminary in Greens boro in 1860 and taught school for several years before her marriage to Alexander McGeachy in 1869. Me died a few years later while on a busness trio to Wilmington. Three sisters suxviye her, Mrs. D1 P. McEachem and Mrs. W. H. Mc Kinnon of Red Springs and Mrs. Archibald Johnsem of Thomasville. Among her nephews and nieces are Gerald W. Johnson of Baltimore and Ito. Mary Vaughn of Fayetteville, both well known as journalists. Mrs. McGeachy was a really re markable woman. ■ Until her last ill ness she was unusually active and self-reliant. She made herself espe cially loved by the young people with whom she came in contact. AUTO WRECK CAME NEAR BEING FATAL While riding with Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bullard, of Sylvester, Ga., and some other parties last Friday after noon, Miss Mattie Peele was in an autoiffobile wreck that came near proving fatal for her and that has confined her to IWed since with very painful injuries, though her recovery is expected. It seems that while crossing highway No. 20 near Laurel Hill a car coming down the high way ,ran into the rear of the Bul lard car and caused a bad wreck, though Miss Peele was the only on^ hurt. Since the accident she has been at the home of Miss Mollie Bullard in Scotland county. Hound Dog Mother Of Fourteen Puppies If it had happened at Kinston, every daily paper in the state wtould have carried a big headline last week over the larth of some puppies in Raeford a few days ago. It seems that a lady hound dawg belonginir to Mr. Make MeKcithoan is the proud mother of fourteen pup^^, .all of which are fine ones atid (retting along toe. If> Make oan raise Mr. Julian Blue had the good for tune to recover his Ford roadster which was stolen about a month ago in Fayetteville. A cotton mill employee at McCoU. S. C., hid it and an officer of that town got sup- pici^ of his operating a car with a North Carolina license. He was jested and told the officer that tire tv relonged to his mother, hut mvestigation revealed the fact Diat M knew nothing cf it. He was brought to Fayetteville and lodged in jail awaitng trial. raeford LOSES BALL GAME TO HIGH FALLS ^ Friday defeated the lotel base ball artists to the tune of five and three. It was a clean, hard fought game. Bat- J®' outfit were Wil- hretk”*^^”’ “d Cul- Some of the ancient plavers are revi^ng their spirits and threaten ing to go at it again. Should they d^de to do so they will find plenty of' ffans who watched them in by- gimfi years eager to see them in action again. New Teachers For Davidson Announced Davidson, June 28.—^The Davidson College graduating class of 1930, which celebrated its conumencement early t^s month, is going to famish four of its members to Davidson next year, according to an announcement made by Dr. Walter L. Lingle, presi dent of the college. E. L. Lafferty, of Rofiie Ga., will be an instructor in the chemistry department; Frank R. Brown, of Greens’foro, will be an instructor in the bielogy department r Carl R. Pritchett of Reidsville, will be tile Y. M. C. A secretary, and Heath Whittle, of Atlanta, Ga., wiH return in a seont-official capacity as student and assistant in the physical education department Mr. Lafferty succeeds Joe T. 'Kerr, of Wilmington, who will continue his stupes in the meditel school at the University of North Oarettna. Prof. J. H. Davis, Jr., associate professor of biology has taocepted a portion with Presbyterian College, and Mr. Brown will ibe added to that depart ment Mr. Pritchett will succeed Clamper O’Neal as “Y” secretary, Mr. Brown will be added to that depart ment Mr. Pritchett will succeed Camper O’Neal as “Y” secretary, Mr. O’N^ having resigned to rontinue his studies at. Columbia University in personnel work. Mr. Whittle is an addition to the athletic depart ment. Nine Persons Lynched First Six Months 1930" A*cording to the records compiled at Tuskeeee Institute in the Depaxt- naent of Records and Research in tiie first six months of 1936 there were 9 lynchngs. Hiis number is 5 more than the numNer 4 for the first six months of 1929; 4 more tium theiv:,.„, tmmber 5 for the first six month®fj,'v,', of 1928 and is the same as ' mimber 9 for the first sLx monttoV of each of the years 1925. 1926, aMt« 1927; it is 4 more than the her f. for the first six monthsKjKff 1928; 21 less than the nuTntor*^> for Ihe first s’x months of 192a,f,jgl|^'fe;, 27 less than the uumb^ to the first six months of 1^1. . Of the persons lynched, '1 white and 8 were Negroes offenses were rape. »; dM. 1: bomihing house, 1; landlord in .'•Itertetion over Akk* i?! attempted rape,l. The States in whkiL Ivnchings oe^ curred and the number in each are as foUows: Florida, 1; Geors^/; ; Missismppt 1; Oklahoma. 1; Carohia. 2; Ttecas, 3, AND Tmr TSAY— I’m ran am to hato