THE HOKE COUNTY NEWS
THE HOKE COUN'fY JOURNAL
'3M volume XXVI-^Number 25
RAEFORD, N. C., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER, ISth, 1930.
$1.50 YEAR. IN ADVANCE
ilON HEARD
Attorneys Argues Liability of County
—Close Point of Law Indicated—
'To Cost Courty $2,500 if PlarntiTf|
Is Sustained.^
A case that is of consideralile in
terest, to Hoke County people 'was
heard by the State IndustrM Eom-
. mission in Raleigh Monday, when
County Attorney J. W. Currie, rep-,
resenting Hoke County and TVIoNair
% Smith, attorney for the estate of;
Marvin Gillis, argued the tjuestion
of the county’s liability for the
- death of Gillis.
It will, be recall^ that eailrer in
the year >11118 was burned so se
verely that death resulted- ffie 'Was
driving a tractor for the owunty roadj
- force and spilled gasoline on the;
ground./ After driving his tractor
and drag beyond the spot, he .went
back and stimck a mat^. to the
i^>r:iBBdlline rand the sudden fire whidh:
followed, burned him fatalb;:. A
committee from the Industrial Com
mission came to Raefiord sHn6tln)e|
•4 ago aihd heard the case and ruled,
. that the ‘county was not liable. Mr!
'Smith took and ^appeal to. the 'whole,
oomniission and Hie case was ar
gued on agreed statement nX 2acte'
on Monday. The Supreme court hasj
held, that an employee who eqsages'
in horse play cannot hold Ms em-j
;|)lpyer liable for Injuries siuiitsttaiedl
itherefrom. On the other lumd, thej
law states that an employer ea3mot|
;pieiid the negligence of an ^ployee^
MSihen: an Injury is sustained.
y'A idtose point of law is Indicated i
* .'tills case and a ruling by the com-
mlieslon has not been given yet.
Atbout ttayonty five hundred doXIaiis
its ilwvdl^, which the county would
’ ‘have to pay If the commission shoiiild
iHileilji favor of the plaintiff’s. The
^ couh'fy was not protected with 11a-
'hilltjr insurance.
t ill
'OOiAromoNs today com-
-PWRED WITH THOSE OF FOR
TY AND FIFTY YEARS AGO
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RED SPRINGS MAN
_ iNDS flWN UFE
John T. McLean, Well-Known Busi
ness Man Uses 32 Calibre Pistol—
Financial ReverMS Advanced as
Cause—in Good Spirits Prior to
'Rash Act.
To The Editors
• We men, who are ’ from forty to
fifty years old, reiaember when
Itlmes were a great dea"! worse than
they are at present. . ‘
Forty or fifty years ago we wore
home-made clothes, which w'ere not
many because there were not any
cotton gins and cotton mills. Cot
ton was xScked all day long, while
at night the s^ds were picked out
by hand, ht was then carded, spun
and woven into cloth. Everyone
worked.
Now we pay for cotton being
made, picked and ginned. After we
have jayed for this, we have noth"
Ing 1^ with which to- pay for the
fertiliidr and rent bills.
We snbsisted chiefly on corn-j
bread, potatoes, collards, turnips,,
cabbage, peas, beans, okra, squasli
and meat, all of which were raised
at home. We only had biscuits on
Sunday when the preacher was a
dinner gueat.
Now we have all store bought
things to wear and eat. After "we
have eaten out main course, we
then have salads and desserts
■which overload our stomachs
Extravagance in buying food and
clothing will bring hard times and
disaster to any nation. When we
use all we have then -we must lo'ok
for allJ Where do we go? To the
bank—get all the money we can
and spend it in things which we
could dp without. What happens?
People and the banks are broken.
We then charge the banks with poor
management.
We are all alike—not making “ton
gue and buckle meat.” Let’s live on
less for a month or so in order to
catch up before we get »o far off
■we cannot land. The further we go
the deeper the water is. ‘
, .J. E. CONOLY.'
■Red ’ Springs, Sept. 17.—John Fi
McLean, a well known and promi
nent ims^fness man of Red Springs,
•ended, his own life here Saturday
night by firing a - hall from a 32
■oalibre revolver through his brain.
The tragedy came as a shock' to the
whole community as no indication
had been given by Mr. McLean that
he oMtemiila't^''such an act. A
thorough search of the deceased pa
pers and peiwnal belongings has
failed to produce any evidence which
■will thiw any light on his act.
Worry over financial dlSicalties is
generally accepted as leading up to
his determination to do away with
himself. .
Mr. 'McLean, . who was working
■with tRfr, 'T. 'G; Rogers in his cot
ton 'buying activities, had seemed to
be in'ills usual frame of mind Sat
urday -night. It is understood he
purchased some ai^tleles at a store
down 'town Saturday night and upon
'taking 'them home asked Mrs. Mc-
Tiean ff 'there was anything else she
wanted 'Mm to do for her and upon
"being told there was left the
house for his office,,;, which was on
the corner just bWpw his house.
■Hfe .uon, .John McLean Jr.,
who was'working, ,;^' the. A&P store
Saturday, noticed a. light in Mr.
Roger’s office w&ien-Jie was going
Mins adKHtt :ll£8p, 'tt. is learned, hat
thinking his father,'^Ud Mr. Rogers
were yprUng'la.t^'|^|r some cotton
itniQAii^, iwnant con fijms and retired.
Shortl|f . alter /12 .Mrs. Mc-
lAsan grpiMiig .8nat]^ ahout^ i^ htis-
ba^, >io ti&e soft to go and
see K^Xwas (detaining father.
Up«di :arriving -at the office he found
his father lying on thp floor in the
ba^ ftf Gbe tlSine and grasped tight
ly in both jhaoBs vwas the pistol. The
shot had evidently been fired just
a few nrinirtes before as Mr. Mc
Lean was still 'breathing when found.
The son ran to tthe U:treet and called
tor help, his mother being the first
to answCT the call. 'She arrived just
a-minute or two before her husband
died. . .
When other friers arrived the
sheriff and coroner were gotten in
touch with but upo:L being told the
circumstances decided that an In
quest was not necelssary.
ANTIOCH SCHOOL
IDAY
8T ROTH E R-A L M 0 N D.
The announcement of the marriage
of Miss Alice Strother to Mr. Crow
ell Almond, July twenty-seventh, has
Just been received.
After a motor trip over the wes
tern part of N. C., they will be at
home in Ashley (Heights.
146 Pupils enrolled—Mr. H. F. Cur
rie Speaks — Rev. G. W. Hanna
Conducts Devotional Exercises.
The Antioch school opened fdr the
year on last Monday with 146 pupils.
There were 37 in the high school
and 109 in the elementary school.
This was considered a good opening
with so much cotton in the fields
to be picked at this time of the
year. The pupils and teachers
sowed a good spirit and displayed
determination to make this year the
very best.
Mr. H. P. Currie, one of the trus
tees, was called oh and gave como
very timely remarks urging the pu
pils to take advantage of th oppor
tunities that are being offered. Rev.
•G. W. Hanna conducted the devo
tional exercises and made a good
talk and gave the pupils and tecah-
ers some good advice. Supt. W.'
'P. Hawfield was present and urged
the patrons and pupils to stand by
the schools. He pointed out that
a school is judged by the results
accomplished" and he was of the op
inion that a good impression would
be made by the excellent corps of
teachers and good work of the pu
pils.
Rally Day For Presby
terian Sunday School
The committie on Religious Edu
cation in the 'Presbyterian church,
consisting of Mrs. W. L. Poole, Mrs.
J. W. Currie, Mrs. W. T. Covington,
Mrs. J. S. Poole and Dr. R. L. Mur
ray meet Tuesday night with the
superifitenflents of the departments
to arrange )or the Rally Day on
October 12. The following commit
tees were appointed:
Publicity; Messrs. Robert Coving
ton, - Pmil '.Dickson and Miss Ina Wil
son. ‘ '
Memher^ip: Mr. W. L. Poole,
Mrs. J. H. Baucom, Miss Louise
Blue, Mr. Herbert McLean, Miss
Mattie Wilson and Mrs. Crawford
Wri^t. i
Program: Dr. R. L. Murray, "Mrs.
W.. JL. .'Eocile, Mrs. H. C. McLauchlin
and Dr. W. M. Fairley.
'Sare ;attendance in the Savday
school last Sunday was 236, the
memhersdilp of the church is 425. It
is 'itoped not •only to pn.rh hp the
attendance on October 12„ but to
^tatt now and have a sustained Tal
ly throughout the year. A prize will
.be 2givmi to the department maJdn;
the largest enrollment for the (snar-
tsr. ^
“I was glad when they said unto
me ,-let ais go into the house of the
Miss Margaret Currie and JVfa®
Ina IBethune were in Fayetteville
Sunday visiting friends.
/. IL, Jhanes Found
Dead In AutomobUe
fiennettsvnie, S. C., SepL 15.—
A coroner’s jury was, to hold an -In
quest 'here today into the slaying
sometime Saturday of J. L. James,
of :Tmurihburg. He; was about 40
yeaiSA.:tff/sgse.. ■ [
... body, was found. , in .hSRjjaM*,
senren miilee from hbre early yester
day.. 'His tilroat had been slashed.
iPUHoe oontiiiued their efforts
to arrest *two negro meh, Tom New^
ton. -who 'was seen with James Sat
urday night, and Hilton Williams.
Three negro men and a negro girl
are held in jail as material wit-
nessiBS. They were in the house
appixnrfmately 160 yards from the
highway -Where James’ car was
uarkefl. Officers said the porch of
the horuse tos stained with blood
and that the body had apparently
been dragged from there to the
automolrile.
James was a member of a well
known Lanrinhurg family.
W. K. HENDERSON URGES FAR
MERS TO JOIN ORGANIZATION
Major and Mr& J. McLauchlin,
who have been at their summer
home in Montreat tor severali
months, returned ito their home here
Wednesday.
W. K. Henderson, of Shreveport^
Louisana, President of the Hello-
World Broadcasting Corporation,
who is wen known to radio listeners
on account of his sensational fight
against chain stores,’ through his
broadcasting station KWKH,
turned his attention to the pres
ent cotton situation and is waging
an energetic campaign for the pur
pose of putting the cotton growing
industry on a permanent profitable
basis.
Mr. Henderson is calling upon va
rious agencies throughout the na
tion to cooperate in carrying out his
plans under which he would at
tempt to do three things.
First. Throw the support of all
agencies to the American Cotton Co
operative Association as one market
ing organization for all the cotton
growing states. He would have this
organization market cotton as con
sumption demanded.
Second. Control production by
decreasing or increasing acreage
according ' to the consumptinn of
cotton of the previous year and thus
prevent the creation of large sur
pluses. .
Third. Create a larger consunni-
tlon of cotton by the united effort
of all agencies interested in the
movement.
Mr. Henderson recommends that
all cotton farmers be urged to join
Their respective slate cotton asso
ciations that are affiliated with* the
American Cotton Cooperative As
sociation and take advantage of the
opportunity offered to borrow ninety
per cent of the market value of their
cotton.^
Dog Dies With Master
Under Engine Wheels
■ ■i'FayettevCfle Observer')
Everywhere that John Koss tvent
’‘Jeff” went too. They took their
lasii^i walk Monday morning.
'Jdhn was rrot a leading citizen.
He 'was an (jJd German who ran •'a
little fish market on Franklin street.
tt'Jeff” Was just a dog.
Whatever failings ■ John Koss
might have had he was good to
"^eff’’ and his dog thought he was
the 'finest fellow in the world.
Monday morning John Koss got
tired of living and took a walk Hr
front of an .4tlantic Coast Line en
gine on Winslow street.
tJeff” tagged along at his heels
and waited with him on-„the tracks
for the end.
'It'was all over in an instant.
'Coram- R. A. Allgood held an in
quest Tuesday morning over John
IKoss.
-They don’t hol'd inquests over
(dead d^s.
-John Koss had been arrested Sun
day .afternoon for being drunk,
'“jeiff” waited around the police sta
tion until -they turned John loose
Suidlay night. Jdhn told the police
he (would never appear for his hear
ing Monday morning and this state-
mont led police to think that sui-
dtSal intent rather than his deaf
ness led the German to halt on
fihse ttracks.
JSribody doubted what “Jeff’s” mo-
tJwes were...
Death of Mrs.
'Cora McGill 5essofii5
Wra. Cora McGill Sessoms. a life
Afooff, resident of this community
paasi^ away -at 'h«r home here last
bight at 11 o’clock, after two
• 'oT Bedlhiing health and two
dir ‘death' be
ini; dsfo to oanoer. Ehe was a widow
df 'iEhne late 'RT. 'K. Bessoms, preced-
Ins lijBr to the grave about two
months ago.
Mrs. Sessoms was an active mem-
'oer of the Presbyterian church and
led a Itfe cconseerated to the fajth
that she professed.
She was jthe only daughter of Mr
and Mrs. Neilll McGill, of this pJacc-,
who survive her. Surviving her also
are ,the following: Neill Sessoms,
Canal Zone; William Sessoms, New
ton. N. C.; Mrs. E'. H. Dixon, Char
lotte N. C., and iMrs. W. M. Cock-
man, Greensboro, N. C.
'Funeral services were conducted
Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock at the
Raeford Presbyterian church. In
terment was made in the Raeford
cemetery. Dr. W. M. Fairly con
ducted the last sad rites.
Pallbearers were: Wilbur Cock-
man, Edwin Dixon, Martin McKei-
thah, John McfGIll, Bruce Morris
and J. C. McLean, Jr.
A large circle of friends ssmpa-
thize deeply with Mr. and Mrs. Mc
Gill and the bereavements they have
suffered this year.
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FOOTBALL TEAM
IS SHAPING OP.
Coach Raynor Has Likely Looking
Squad—Candor to Be First Victim
Friday, 26th of September.
RIG ROr WAIRER IN.
REGRRDffi UT
Steals Automobile of M. M. Camp-
■ belij Also Other Petty Articles—
Seems He Desires Long Term—
Other Cases Before Recorder..
RAEFORD HIGH SCHOOL
ATHLETIC NEWS
The football players of Raeford
High school have been practicing for
two weeks. The team is small, but
it is fighting harder than ever.
The players who are back from
last year are: "Captain Akins, Craig
head Hampton. Robert Currie, Wil
liam Davis, Nathan Epstein and
John McNeill. The new players are
-liable to put the old ones out of
their positions unless they W'ork
harder.
The new coach, Mr. N. C. Raynor,
seems to be very, efficient and is
ver.v much liked by the players.
The first game will be played here
aiiainst -Candor on the 26th. The
next will be on October Srd, against
Fayetteville, nt Fayetteville. They
also have other games scheduled.
They don’t know what sort-of a team
Candor has, but are expecting to
beat it.
The locals have beaten Fayette
ville since 21” with the exception
of last year, and we made a tie
then. Our biggest aim this year
is to beat them again, and koop
the record.
We want everybody who Is any
body to support the team.
With their third week of prac
tice in the bag, the Raeford High
School football squad is rapidly
rounding into shape and the pros
pects are that another, creditable
team with plenty of weight and ag
gressiveness will take the field this
fall. Coach N. G. Raynor has under
his tutelage a likely looking crowd
of youngsters and when the first
whistle sounds a worthy team will
run out to ho battle against Rae-
ford’s opponents.
Captain Aiken, a husky veteran
is captain of this years team and
will without doubt get the call for
tackle. His service in other years
has been a vital factor in Raeford’s
line strength and followers of grid
iron affaire are looking for him to
turn in another year’s valuable ser
vice. Dink Davis, another letter man
will be on hand to hold down' the
other tackle as a letter man should.
At the guards, Robert Currie and
Craighead Hampton are showing
plenty of fight and should form a
strong pair to fight on either side
of Conrad Barnard, traditional and
powerful center of several years ex
perience!. At the ends Nig Epstien
and McKenzie are getting first call
while Julian (McLeod and Bradley
Norton farnish stiff rivalry for this
position.
Backleld men are numerous and
number in their ranks dependable
men of former years. Bill Floyd,
husky enough at halfback and has a
running mate, BUI, Mclnnis, a man
with plenty of drive and speed. D.
IB. MiCPadyen is improving with ev
ery day’s practice and should fill - a
backfleld place creditably. At full
back, Reuben Raynor, a new man
but probably the heaveiest and most
experienced on the squad, will prob
ably see the most service. As mat
ters stand this quartette promises
to be the regular combination but
will be aided and abetted by reserve
material in the person of Tommie
Cameron and Julian McLeod.
A reserve force of- half - a score
lighter and inexperienced me.’i, each
one however with the proper enthu
siasm, is available for service qnd
should see action before the season
ends, among them Paul Dickson,
end; Sam Snead, tackle; Neill Cox,
end; Junior Peele, guard; William
McFadyen, end; Will Blue, tackle;
Danny Monroe, tackle; Junius Ri
ley, end; C. McKenzie, guard, and
the redoubtable Ben Dow, guard or
what do you need.
The first game will be called at
Graveyard Gri(iIron on Friday, the
26th of September and Candor will
furnish the opposition. The squad
is working hard to keep entire Rae
ford’s excellent record in atheletics
and deserve the encouragement of a
large crowd tkat day. ^
GOLF PARTY FOR MRS.
LEWIS .UPCHUCH
On Friday morning, Mrs. H.
Cameron aftd sister. Mrs. Allan Mc
Gee, of Norfolk, entertained quite
a number of there friends with a
golf luncheon at the miniature golf
course. This was in honor of their
sister. Mrs. Lewis Upchurch, .\fter
playing two rounds it was found
that,.Mesdames John McGoogan and
Alfred Cole had made highest
scores. They were both awarded
prizes for their skill. Mrs. Lewis
Upchurch^ the honoreo, was the re
cipient of an attractive gift.
Small tables were arranged under
the large oak trees on the west side
of ttie golf course. These were cov
er^d with green luncheon cloths all
alike and covers were laid for all
the guests. .4 very elaborate and
delicious luncheon was served in
courses. • ,
Messrs. James Matheson, George
Bethune. Gaston McBryde and Fred
Cnlbreth left Monday for Cbap^ HiU
I to enter U. N. C.
BRIDGE CLUB HAS
REGULAR MEETING
Mrs. Tommie Lfpchurch. a rtceat
addition to the Bridge Ci-ab. very
delightfully ente'rtained the Club a*
its regular meeting Friday evening.
There were only three tables ia ■
play as a number oC memhera wero'
unable to be present. Mrs. Arthur
Matiieeon, Jr., won hiig5 score pri»x.
and Mrs.' Benton Tbomaa low score.'
Mrs. Upchupcb served a salad
oonne with a fruit Juice drink.
A-
In Recorder's Court Tuesday "Big
"Boy Walker.” who was recently di.s
charged from the road gang, faced
five charges, four for breaking and
entering homes and stealing various
articles, and one charge of steai’ug
the automobile of Mr. M. M. Camp
bell. He entered a plea of guilty
to all the charges except one house
he said he did not enter. He wms:
bound over to Superior court on
each charge. Mr. Campbell recov
ered his car last week, Moore coun
ty officers having recovered it for
hiin.
■Walker seemed to have desired a
long term in the penitentiary, he
having made the remark that he
hoped he would get thirty years.
His .conduct would indicate that he
felt that way about it. In the
homes that he entered he took small
articles of little value, such as ra
zors, shoes, shirts and trousers and
plead guilty to all the charges ex.-
cept one.
Junius Siler colored was indicteJ
y f
for parking a car on the highway
Sunday night without ligHas on it
and was found guilty.. He was
taxed with the costs and. iu-dered
to pay twenty-five dollkrs- to the
prosecuting witness, - J. C. Thomas,,
of Southern Pines.
While coming from Red Springs'
about- eight o’clock Sunday nighty
Mr. Thomas, accompanied by his-
wife, ran into the Siler car while!
meeting tujo other care. The lights
from ^thb jther cars blinded him so
that be did not see Siler’s car un-
til he. WAS.very close to it aad-etther
had to collide with an approaching
car cu- run into Siler’s car. He sof-
fbred several cuts on one arm and
face and bad three ribs fractuied.
Mrs. Thomas received several cuts
about the face and head. They were*
taken to the home of Mr. D. P. Mc-
Diarmid, close by and Mr. J. C.
Campbell came to Raeford and got
Dr. Murray, who gave them medical
attention.
Siler, contended that he ahd left
his car about fifteen minutes before
the accident and gone to a house
close by to get water for his radia
tor. leaving the lights burning ou
his car. That he noticed while
y
getting water, that his lights went
out and that he immeiSiate-y start
ed for his car but that tl» Trt'.is-
ion occurred before he could gee
there. Other witnesses, however^
testified that tliey had passed the
car several minutes before the ac
cident and that there were no lights
on. the car.
Carl McCrimmon young white
man, was tried on a cnarge of lar-
ceny but the state failed to make
out a case and the action was dis
missed.
A case against Wilmer MeBrydo,^
Streeter McMillan and Dan Ray,
which had been continued twice,
was disposed of by the state taking
a no! pros. Another.. case charging^’
the removal of timber was continued
for another week pending the loca
tion of some land lines.
Flora Blue, colored, submitted to
a charge of carrying a concealed
weapon and was taxed fiftj- dollars
and the costs. Another case against
her charging an assault with a dead
ly weapon was disposed of by th-3
state taking a nol pros.
Robert Graham and Wllk Thom-a>«,
young colored men, entered a pleu
of guilty of disturbing religious wor
ship and were givea thirty days oo
the roads, judgment to be suspended
upon payment of costs.
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