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THE HOKE COUNTY JOURNAL
VOLUME XXVI—Number 3?
RAEFORD, N. C., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1930.
$1.50 YEAR, IN ADVANCE
COJFFimiS 'JIF FW GASTER
TAKEOAHUMAyl TRULDRAWniE
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^niy" One of Old •Commlirioners Re-* Jumberland County Tpeasurer Trial
Elected—iQuite a Bit of Specula
tion.-A* Officers .to Be Ap-
'pofnfed By New Board.
fr .The set of officers npinlnated in
^TiiriA and elected on the fourth of
(Nqtv^ber to serve Hoke County
ft. i^'/itihe next two years, will take the
^ bath of office next Monday morning,
Pll^iy the Clerk of Superior Court
'l^^rving for a term of tour years.
! • The order of procedure Seems to
r’^ for the old board of conimision-
ers to convene and read and ap-
, prove the minutes of their last meet-
. - ihg and take a final adjournmenj;.
i^^'The retiring Clerk of Court, Mr. W.
" L. Poole, then swears in the new
■hoard of commissioners and this
new board then goes into executive
session and organizes. They selcet
■a chairman, attorney, and any oth-
,er such' business and then call in all
|Fi; of the county officers to be sworn
in and receive bonds from the offi
cers required to furnish bond.
Only one member of'the retiring
hoard bf commissioners will serve
^Ihe Incoming board, this being Mr.
J. A. McDlarmld, who served as chair
man ot the retiring hoard. The new
’^'^pembfers of this ooard are Messrs.
I\ P. - McPhaul, N, P. Watson, J.
3>. and Frank Ray. What se-
leetippa they will make as to of-
ficeS!^^.. be filled by them is known
to no’’one so far as can be learned.
Ofller county officers to be sworn
In iia Edgar Hall as Clerk, D. D.
Hod^h ak' Sheriff, D. K. Blue as
Hegister of Heeds, Herbert Mc-
. Keithan ns Treasurer, Paul Dickson
as Judge of Recorder’s Court and
Arthw D. Gore as Solicitor of Re
corder’s Court.
Qulth- a bit of Interest is in evi
dence as/to the selection of ofll-
f!ers bir thp new Board of Commis-
eioners^ .
■■‘Tn' iffdlflon to the above officers,
,' the BMrd of Education, will) beatrara
I in AS follows: Jesse Gibson, Louis
Parker, M. W. McLean and H. F.
Currie. Mr. Gibson h&s been chair
man of the retiring board.
Began This Week for Misappro-
riation of County Funds—Solicitor
Asker for ,lury From This County.
Clyde Upchurch Re
covers Stolen Car
' Mr. Clyde Upchurch, who had a
ford stolen from him on Monday off
last ifeek, had the good fortune of
vrecovering it on Thursday of the
Same week. Mr. Upchurch had a
large number of noUcea printed and
mailed to tihe police of all the lar
ger towns In this part of the coun-
I jilfy. Wednesday the chief of po-
l^tce at Wilson received this notice
^and gave a copy tor-all of his force.
It wasn't long until one of his men
saw the car parked on a back street
and upon investigation discovered
that It was the car wanted. He hun^
around in the vicinity all night in
the h(^pe that some one would come
after ft) but this failed. Mr. Up
church went to Wilson and brought
the Lizzie home. Two raincoats
had been stolen but the thieves
.were evidently very honest, for thejs
left an old suit of clothes in their
llac©./“
The car was undamaged and en
tirely out of gasoline when found.
Duplicate keys were found In the
Icju; .and it taken for granted tha^
thief or thieves had spare keys
and Si^st located > car that they
wdaUi ikt.
‘4l.iH0 PiUi" GREETS HIS
FIliENDS HERE SATURDAY
“Blind. Pig?’, a fiamillar character
o#the..jtireetfl of RaeCord in the per-
■ ^ an. old' colored man, who had
^Jeg broken by a car recently, was
again on the streets here last Sat
urday atod ' eHdencc^ great joy In
l^meeUng his acquaintances. He can
^dng wUth the assistance of a
stick, though poorly. Many people! .—Personb. Imprisoned for violation
Sheriff N. H. McGeachay, of Cum
berland county, was In Raeford Sat
urday getting up a jury to try for
mer treasurer David Gaster on a
charge of misapproprlatiion of the
funds of Cumberland. Mr. Caster’s
case, was to begin on Tuesday morn-
Inf with Mr. J. W. Currie assisting
in the defence.
The following jurors were summon
ed-by Sheriff Hodgin to appear
Tuesday for the trial.
Stonewall—Maxwell, W. W., Craw
ley, W. J., Clark, J. T., McKenzie,
H. A., M'cFadyen, J. L.
Raeford—McKeithan, Dan, Davis W.
A. , Baker, J. R., Blue, Daniel, Coving
ton,, W. P., Cameron, Neill, Barnard,
J. W., Lester, Mack, Baker, Charlie
Lester, T. B., Guln. II. V., Andrews,
L. M., Davis, John, McNeill, Lacy
McFadyen, Luke, Graham, A. A., Ste
phens, John, McLean, M. W.
Allendale—Thomas McLauchlin.
Antioch—Gibson, P. McN., C. E.
Johnson, McNeill, A. D., McRacken.
J. B.
Little River—(Wright, N. A., Page
J. A., Johnson, Floyd.
Quewhlffle—W. Jv Bbundk, W. L.
McFadyen, W. H. Galloway, Jonah
Cole, Phillip Walters, J. A, Sides,
Henigi Gordon, W. N. Brown, R. D.
Strotrrw,
iMcLaucilin—Hugh Hair, A. D.
Ray, J. L. Hobson, W. M. Monroe,
B. F. Overton, D. P Gillis, A. H.
Ray, J. M. Capps. I
Blue Springs—J H. Guin, N. A.
Clark.
Prom this number the following
twelve men were selected Tuesday
afternoon to try this case: L» M.
Andrews, Arch -Oraham, T. B. Les
ter, Luke McFadyen, Henry Gordon,
N. A. MTrtght, M. Y. Ggin, A. V. Ray,
iWj. W, Maxwell, John Davis, Lacey
iMcNelll and D. P. Glllte.
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Thieves Get Bale of
Cotton Thursday night
\
About a bale of cotton was stol
en from Messrs. J. A. McDiarmid
and Barney Blue last Thursday night
by thieves, thought to have been
the same ones going to both places.
Mr. ifiue^ad nine hundred pounds
taken fro^ the field near his to
bacco pa^ barn jiist South of Rae
ford ana Mr. McDiarmid had about
six hundred pounds taken from a
tobacco bam just East of town.
Officers we e summoned bujt were
unable to get a satisfactory clue to
work on, though they determined
that it was a Model T. that did
the work and !t(hey also got . some
foot prints that may lead to the
apprehension of the criminate'.
J. D, B, Lindsay Has
Painful Accident
Mr. J. D. B. Lindsay, who lives
on Route Two, had a painful acci
dent over in the neighboring coun
ty of Harnett'last Thursday when
he slipped on the steps of a home
that he was visiting and had his left
arm badly broken. Like the Old
Gray Mare, he ain’t as young as he
used to be and he will suffer con
siderable inconvenience before hie
arm heals.
COLORED MAN LOSES HIS
HOME BY FIRE TUESDAY
Henry Johnson, a highly respected
coIot^ man who lives In McLauch
lin Township In this county, had the
great misfortnne to lose his house,
.which he owned, and all of the con
tents by . fire about noon Tueaday.
It is not known how the fire origi
nated.
It is said that the daughter of
Johnson lost about one hundred dol
lars In cash.
It Is not known whether or not
he had any insurance, but thought
most likely that he did not.
ADDRESSES PRESBYTERIANS
ON MINISTERIAL RELIEF
Sunday morning at the Presbyter
ian church,' Mr. Ackley, representa-
tlng the cause of Ministerial Aid
and Relief, talked to a large con
gregation on the plan that the Gener
al Assembly has adopted to take
care of the church’s aged and infirm
minister and their families. It takes
good grit to present a cause at these
times, calling for the raising of more
money but Mr. Ackley made a splen-
.dld presentation of his subject and
impressed all who heard him with
hl% eincerity and earnestness.
Briefly, 'iUh'e plan is to create an
endowment fund of three million dol
lars, the interest from which would
give sufficient' ratuma with what the
chumh is now doing, to take care
of (tIhOTe old and infirm ministers in
Qonifi>rjL Kr.'AcUay.' iiMuie no appeal
for fnada whf^ here bat merely
stated the plan that has been out
lined and adopted as a goal to work
|(lo. A meeting of the 'officers of the
church wak called for tonight to
consider the matter.
NO MERCY FOR EMBEZZLERS
^were seen speaking to him and
semned to enjoy seeing him. Paul
illckson spoke to him and introduc
ed a colored tenant to Pig hut could
iftot get any further Information to
hini 'than the . fact that he was a
working man. Pig. examined his
hands ; and said, . “He^ works—he
works. Mr. Dickson don’t work
^ucdi.’’ Dr. , Fairley came 'along about
that ilme and Pig examined his
Is hands and remarkied, “He. don't
Work- none at all.’’
r ^ The worst asgept oD deljislons :toi
L^'andeur ate thb^e t^f affect one’s
partner .at bridge'; . -
of the banking laws^ positions of
public trust and breeches of fiduciary
relations need not apply for execu
tive clemency unless there is new
.evidence or the health of the pris
oner, is in jeopardy, stated Governor
Gardner last week.
—Three Negro boys of Charlotte,
were rushed to State prison last
Thursday for safe keeping. It Is
alleged they confessed to the hold
ing up and shooting John Spring
Myers, ,14-year'Old' Boy Scout," in an
exclusive residential . section of
Charlotte, a few vdays previofis to
their capture.-
I
Colored Man Has
Bad Accident
Last 'Thursday, a colored man
working at Long’s saw mill abouH
three miles Sotftih of Raeford, met
with a bad accident when a tree
fell on him, crushing both legs
above the knees and his pelvis. He
was brought to town for treatment
and then carried to a Fayetteville
haS'pital where little hope was held
out for his recovery. It was report
ed that he was dead, and such may
be the case, but the report lacks
confirmation.
INTERESTING MEET,
Addresses Made by Mr. W. A. Blue
of the Aberdeen and Rockflsh
Railroad and Mr. Fred Abbott, in-
- dustrial Agent for the Seaboard.
AUTOMOBILE WRECK ON ABBR-_
DEEN ROAD SUNDAY NIGHT
A wreck occurred on the Aberdeen
Road just beyond Ashley Heights
Sunday night when a car driven by
J. 0. Harmon, of Chapel Hill, accom
panied by Rowland Glenn, of Pltts-
boro, ran into a car parked by the
side of the road belonging to Green
McLean, colored. Harmon’s car turn
ed over andiit^was thought at first
that he had suffered a fracture of
'the skull and he was carried to the
iMoore County Hospital at Plnehurst,
,but later reports indicate that he
was not seriously injured.
Officers placed Green under bond
for a future hearing .
. At the meeting of the Kiwanis
Club last Thursday, Mr. W. A. Blue,
of Aberdeen, President of the Aber
deen and Rockfish Railroad, was the
guest of the club and was called on
for a speech. He reviewed the his
tory of the road from the time that
it was hut a few miles in length to
its present gize. He touched brief
ly on many of the problems facing
the roads, including a restricted
earning power, 5 3-4 perceht: heavy
taxation and truck competition. His
talk was very Interesting and gave
.^me light on the side of the rail
roads that the average man some
times forgefcs.
Mr. Blue intrduced Mr. Fred Ab
bott, Industrial Agent for the Sea
board, who made some suggestions
as to how the condition of the far
mer may be Improved by diversifi
cation and made a short talk itbat
gave the experiences of many other
sections of the country along this
line.
Mr. Abbott^ streaked the need of
a diversified farm program for Hoke
County. Listing a number of crops
that would fit in very nicely with
our staple crop and yet furnish some
reftdy cash at a time when there is
little Income from the farm. For
instance, a crop of Irish potatoes
may be plan'ted In the early spring
and a row of corn or cotton may be
planted between each row of pota
toes. The potatoes will be dug long
before the cotton or com has at
tained sufficient size to interefere
with the harvesting operations.
Broccali and turnip are crops that
are relatively easy , to grow and are
harvested at a time when there is
quits a ..deinand for ki»en v^etables.
'Both tihA-Iijma and Soy heaifi' eithslT
the bush or climbing varietlee are
crops that will grow on practically
any type of soil. The bush varieties
of MIhese beans may be grown be
tween the rows of cotton or com.
The watermelon and cantaloupe are
next In line for harvest. After
which a fall crop of hay may be ob
tained. These crops are all in ad
dition to our regular field crops of
cotton, Wbacco, and com. None
of these crops are harvested at the
same time and will help to more
efficiently utilize our farm lands and
labor, which will tend to give us a
more economical cost of production,
thus enabling ns to tealize a some
what large profit from our efforts.
FUNERAL SERVICES OF
MR. JAMES C. HOWELL
(The Robesonlan)
Lumberton, Nov. 19.—Mr. Jhmes
C. Howell died at his home in How-
ellsvllle township Thursday morning,
November 13, at 5 o’clock, after an
extended illness.. He was 80 years
of age.
Funeral serviced were cond.uoted
at 2 p. m. Friday at the home by
Rev. G. S. Turner, pastor of deceas
ed, and Interment wak made In the
family burying ground near the
home. The songs that weresung
at the home were ‘*Rock of Ages,"
“The Rugged Cross,” IWill the Cir
cle Be Unbroken,’’ and at the grave
"Beautlfdr River’’ and "Safe In the
Arms of' JsuA”
The commnnity has lost one of
and respected citizens
Mr. Howell was a qnleL reserved,
nnalwaraing man. He had been an
aetlre member of Ten-Mile Baptist
chared for forty years. He had bean
,1a bad health for a period of S' yeara,
hut bore his suffering 'with' patience
and was always cheerful.
The floral offerings i^ere beauti
ful, completely covering the.grave.
The flower girls were granddaugh
ters of the 'deceased: Thetus, Pru
dence and Alberta Campbell, " Myr
tle, Hattie and Bennie Lee Buoyer,
Jessie Howell and Hilda Powerb.
Pallbearers were: • E. C., A. R. and
Oswald Graham, Raymond Klnlaw,
C. P. Patterson and Alex Walters.
Deceased. Is survived by .his wid
ow, a brother, Mr. F. M. Howell, of
Milton, Fla., and the following chil
dren: P. C., J. D., Murphy, Mrs.
Milton Campbell and Mrs. J, D.
Buoyer, of P.aef(^d, N. C.; E .C. and
J. G., of Chartotte; Mrs. T. P. Pow
ers and J. W. Howell, of Lumberton,
R. 1; Fcfrd, Afthid* and ‘Mihs Bleftnie;
who live with their parents. Also
27 grandchildren and two great
giand(fiitldren . .kurvlvei ^
Attempt Holdup of
N, L, Henderson
Simday night about nine o’clock,
while passing through Harnett Coun
ty on his return from Raleigh, Mr.
N. L. Henderson came very near
being held up by bandits or what
ever you may call theim
A woman drove up beside hlk car
and asked if he would mind her
driving ahead o^ him for her pro-
tecltlon and Mr. Henderson consent
ed. Shtf h^n’t gone very far, how
ever, b^ore site atoi^ed and began
turning her car around in the road
and blocking It. About this time
time two other . cars men rode
up and aeeihgthal'betwiaslna trap,
Mr. I^enderson abandoned his car
and made for a honse close by. He
Its most Taluable, hlgbly-eeteemed ^trled to wake np some one and fWl
ing to do so, he opened the door
and went lnsld«- Later, he left the
house aim thin time the man of the
house woke np and was very Infnr-
iated at Mr. Henderson’s having en
tered his home. After' a time, he
was convinced of Mn Henderson’s
ilncerftW and took him in for the
night, Mr. Henderson .refusing to go
hack to his car on the road during
the night.
No clue as to the identity of the
would-be holdups has been found.
PILGRIM PROGRESS LECTURES
INTERESTING AND INSTRUCTIVE
if
>1-'
For some time Dr. Fairley has been
lecturing every Uundaynight on Ban
yan’s Pilgrim’s -. Progress and those
attending state thak the lectures are
most interesting and Instructive. The
crowds are growing steadi^ which
is interpreted, as a good sign that
Those who go once, are sufficiently
Interested to go* again. !
, These lectures will continue fUnau
indefinite tiuie, taking the place of
the evening service, - --
-/.'its
FEW CnANGES MADL
SECRET OF CRraMEFUODIST FASTIS
Remembers Freeing of Slaves—"No
Fence Law Evil Step—Stery of
the "Great Shake.”
There 1^ at least one man in Hoke
County to whom the hard times are
no mystery. Neither wah the great
earthquake for that matter. We
found him high upon a pile of new
corn, bending his grey head to keep
from bumping it on the roof of the
'crib as he threw back great hand
fuls of corn to make way for the
next load which would come in
from the field.
“Hits a big crap o’ cawn,” he be
gan, “but hit don’ do no good In
these hyeah times. A man grows
his cawn and feed it to mules an’
weevilsl De mules be’s slick en
fat but dey don’t do de farmer no
good by sidin’ cotton dat ain’t wu’th
nothin’. De weevil eat until de cawn
ain’t wu’th nothin’ fuh grindin’.’
^“Something is wrong with farming
these dayk, isn’t it, Uncle Mose?”
we asked.
“Yessuh, I knows whot ’tis. Hit
all started way back yander wid de
no fence law. You don’ remembuh
nothin’ 'bout dat. But I do. Dem
days ev’y man had a cow, po’ man,
po’ nigguh, evy man had a cow and
hogs. De pepole had deir fields
fenced in an de cows an’ hogs roam
de woods. Come fall ev’y man had
his red meat and he live well. Den
came de no fence law an’ stock hat
ter be fence’ in. Po’ man couldn’t
buy high price fence and he hatter
.give up his cow an’ ho^. Right den
when hard times set in.
“In dem days,’’ he continued, “I
was workln' to’ Mr. Leach an’ we did
live high. De onliest things de boss
man ever bought wuz sugar an’ cof
fee. Raised ev’y blessed thing else
he used. Meal wuz. thu’ty cents a
peck. Meat wnz five cents a poun’
an’ I mean red meat,. none uy dls
Lnurinburg, C. .M. Hawkino.
.white ,, bide-JpegL JQej don^ mekr Limherto^ P. Watkins,
shoes es good today ez i bon,
fo’ a dollar en a half den. Shu’ts
wnz three fo’ a dollar. An’ anud-
der thing, people rid In buggies en
car’ges then en yon want always
(Continued on page 6)
Thieves Break Into
Grocery Store
't .
McKay Grocery Co., on Main
Street, was broken into Monday
night and fifty dollars In cash tak
en. The thief made his entrance
by breaking a small glass in the
front door and throwing the night
latch. No clue as to the identity
of the party or parties has been
found.
LARGEST HAWK EVER SEEN
HERE ON DISPLAY SATURDAY
Mr. Frank Davis, of Bladen Coun
ty, was displaying a hawk here Sat
urday that was one of the largest
ever seen hereabouts. He caught
it Friday in a steel trap set on a
post on his premises. It had killed
a ‘grown hen a few days before.
This bird measured fou* feet and
five Inches from tip to tip ot hte
wings. He placed it on display In a
window of the Raeford Hardware
Co.
HOKE COUNTY COTTON.
There were 11,696 bales ot cob
ton ginned in Hoke County from the
19^0 crop prior 'to November 14tii,
as compared with 8.0M baleG ginned
to November 14th, 1919. This shows
an increase In the county of S,iSI
over last year with qnlte a bit of
cotton ginned alnce November 14th
and still some to be ginned. The
acreage In Hoke County was cut
materlaUy Ibis year and more lands
planted to other crops and scitne
lands planted in notldng.
Local prognosticators are guesk-
Ing around 13,000 for this year’s
crop.
RETURN ADDRESSES ON
CHRISTMAS
MAIL.
In January evdry year the dead-
letter service receives between three
and four million, dead letter^ contain
ing Christmas and New Year cards
In addition to the normal receipts
of ordinary undelivered letters. *
This Is due primarily to incorrect
addresses and failure to place re
turn addresses on the envelopes.
Thousands of these letters ai’e
found to contain gitte of money, but
coAipaiatlvely few contain sufficient
information, to enable theii’ return
•1 to- the mailers.
Rev. W. F. T^rawlck Returned to
Circuit Here—Rev. B. P. Robinson
Returns to Hamlet—Other Assign*
merits in Rockingham District.
His many friends throughout
Hoke County will rejoice to know
that Rev. W. F. Trawick haS> been
returned to his circuit here by the
North Carolina Conference which ad
journed in Henderson on Monday. Mr.
Trawick has been and is immensely
popular w4ih the entire population
of Raeford and vicinity and once he
makes an acquaintance he is sure
of holding it. He has a keen sense
of humor which makes him popular
wherever he happens to be and it is
with genuine delight that Hoke
County people will welcoms him back
for another year.
Another very popular minister in
whom Raeford people are interested
is Rev. B. P. Robinson ,of Hamlet,
who herved the Raeford circuit for
four years. His friends will be glad
to know that he will be at Hamlet
for another year. Mr. Robinson was
in Raeford a short while Tuesday
and is planning to proceed with the
construction of his home two miles
Eaht of Raeford on the Fayetteville
Road, where he expects to make his
home when the time of life comes
for him to retire. He looks as sleek
and fat aS a possum in simmon time
and if the gout doesn’t get him be
ought not to retire for a long time.
Following are the assignments for
the Rockingham District:
Presiding Ellder, H. C. Smith.
Aberdeen, Vass, W. C. Ball.
Blscoe, J.. H. Miller.
Caledonia, W. L. Dawson.
Ellerbe, J. C. Wbedbee.
Fairmont, J. W. Bradley.
Hamlet, B. P. Robinson.
Laurel, Hill. G H. Diggs.
Lumberton Circuit, F. B. Noblitt.
Maxton, W Clegg.
Mt, Gilead, F. M. Shamburger.
Piedmont, B. R. Clegg.
Raeford, W. P. Trawlck.
Red Springs, W. G. Pilcher.
Rockingham. Wi. R. RoyaL
Roberdel, M. C. Ellerbe.
Rowland, D. A. Petty.
St. Johns-Glbson, E. E. Fisher.
Troy, A. S. Parker.
Wekt End, N. B. Johnson.
Wadevllle, E. C. Crawford.
Student Union Seminary, Rich
mond, D. D. ’Traynham.
Superannuates, D. A. Watkins, J.
A. Lee, W. H. Townsmid, J. B. Hur
ley.
Hunters Still Having
Good luck Hereabouts
Hunterk hereabouts continue hav
ing good luck and report game plen
tiful.
On Wesdnesday of last week a
party of deer hunters went to Ov-
erhllls and Mr. Arch Tapp was res
ponsible for another nice bock, mak
ing two for him 'Uhls season.
On Monday County ’Treasurer Her
bert MoKetthan and SergL Mott
killed a nice hack and two wild
turkeys in the Fort Bragg reserva
tion. ’These were sent by airplane
from Fort Bragg to tome officials
in Nesr York.
On Monday anoillher party went U>
OverhlUb and Mr. Bob Obidy. of
Wagraa and bis nspbttr, 'vare ras-
pensible tor aaa oT tbe latfbat
ever killed at that tomoas banttog
placa U. bad lost its bona. Oa.
Tbursdaiy of last week. Dr. Matbe-
■on cslsbratod tbe first day of tba
bird and fisrkeff season by MMing a
large tnrkey on the edge ot tba
Fort Bragg reserratlgn. ,
One day thla week, so bto trleiids
say, Mr. H. A. Currie, city clerk,
better known as “Buck!’* killed a
small cat soahrel.
’The boys are all having a good
time.
MR. DEW IS WINNER OF
CHARLOTTE OBSERVER PRIZE
_ Up to his old tricks again. Mr.
Cecil Dew won the Charlotte Obser
ver’s prize for the best title to a
comic pidtiire. according to announce
ment in that paper Sunday. Mr.
Dew has a habit of picking on
these pictures and getting the right
name tor them an l it is nothing un
usual for him to bo the winner, and
if he fails 'to get first place he
scrouges the other folks mighty
hard for honorable m-iutioa.