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THE HOKE COUNTY NEWS
THE HOKE COUNTY JOURNAL
•VOCUME XXVI—Number 87.'
RAEFORD, N.. C.» FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12th, 1930.
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Government Figures Now 14,243J)00
Bale*, Compared With 14,438,000
Last Month At Estimated By De
partment of Agriculture.
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.Washin^on, Dec. 8.—This year’s
^ cotton -crop was estimated today by
"the department of agriculture at
' 14,243^0(^ ;hales. of 500 pound gross
^'rwe^ht ,bathed Upon December condl-
g itMioe. I4et month 14,438,000 bales
e8tlma|e;d. Produictlon last
14,828,000 bales,
estimated yield per acre Is
lf‘
1
Ur.
}\ ISO.'S’pounds for this year compared
* "With an estimate of 154.2 pounds a
-pionth ago and 155.0 pounds produc
ed :limt year.
',The department announced the
acreage left for harvest was 45,218,-
000 acres after abandonmnet of 2.1
per cent of the 40,191,000 acre^' in
cultivation July 1.
The estimated production by states
follows:.
Virginia, 42,000; North Carolina,
'?95,000; South Carolina, 1,040,000;
Georgia, 1,625,000; Florida, 60,000;
Missouri, 160,000; Tennessee, 400,000;
- 41phnTn.ay t,4P5,,000; Miboisblyyi, i,-
600,000; Louisiana, 710,000; Texas,
-4,100,000; Nev Mexico 100,000, Okla
homa, 900,000; Arkansas 910,000; Ari
zona, 160,000; Calllonila, 260,000; all
other states 6,000 and lower Cali-
fornia, Old Mexico (not In'cluded in
United- States- total).
Glnnlngs Total Show Slight Decline
Cotton of the ^930 crop ginned
; prior to Dcjcember 1,_ was announced
, today by the census bureau to have
totalled 12,834,970, running bales,
counting 455,477 round bales as half
bales. Including 15,482 bales of Amer-
ican-Egyptian and excluding linters.
Glnnings to that date last year to
taled 12,853,166 running bales in
cluding 472,977 round bales and 17,-
’973 bales of Amerlcan-Egyptian, and
to that date two years ago, glnnlngs
were 12,260,154 running bales includ
ing 518,974 round bales- 'and 19,766
r.~JtelM...-,9lv-Amerlo^B.Egyptlan::*'
Glnnings this year to Deceihber ’ 1
. by States were; ,
Aiabamn, .1,88.1,0'66 bales; Arizo-
na; 94.445; Arkansas, 814,379; - Cali
fornia, 162,992; Florida, 60,611; Geor-
: gia, 1,613,107; L^Slana 681,010;
V, Mississippi, 1,377,161^ Missouri, 146,-
4f 658; New Mexico 77,764; North Car-
/ olina 723,426; Oklahoma, 798,141;
j South Carolina, 942,467; Tenne.s-see,
341,9l5;, Texas, 3,686,288; Virginia,
.39,205; and all other states 5,531.
HOKE'COUNTY GINNINGS.
There were 12,730 bales of’cot
ton ginned of the 1930 crop prior to
December Ist, as compared to 9076
County School News
ANTIOCH SCHOOL NEWS.
County’s Bid About $350.00 Over
Lowest Bid—County Accountant
McGoogan and Civil Engineer Giles
Attend Lettings.
Ma. J. A. McGoogan, county accoun
tant, accompanied by Mr. C. H. Giles,
local civil engineer, attended the let
ting of highway contracts in Raleigh
Tuesday. Mr. McGoogan made a bid
for Hoke County on about eight
miles 'of road construction between
Aberdeen and Drcwining Creek but
missed the bid by about $350.00, .C.
0 Hill & Co., contractors of Oak-
boro, were the sn''*eeasful bidders , at
about twenty seven thousand dollars.
The letting was made in the
Capitol building and Mr. McGoogan
says that it looked like the legis
lature was In session, there being
so many persons pres-nt interested
in the letting. It is state 1 that the
bids went at the lowest figures ever
known In state highway construc
tion work over a pe^riod of a good
many yeaUs-,
The Hoke County Commissioners
had hoepfl tq oLtLii. iLL pie-ce ,^r
work for the county road prisoners,
there being over thirty now on the
road and this work coming in the
winter season when work on the
county’s roads Is at its lowest, ould
have meant a great deal to 'the
compiissloners in financing the camp
and keeping down taxes for this pur-
pahe. However, Mr. Hill talked fa
vorably of sub-Iettlng the clearing of
right-of-way to Hoke County and
ditiching on this job and Mr. Mc
Googan feels quite confident that this
part of the work will yet be avail
able for the Hoke County force.
"The A. W. McGean Literary So
ciety” met Friday afternoon, Decem
ber 5, and rendered a very interest
ing educational program .as follows:
Song—The Star Spangled Banner,
by the Society.
Scripture—Dougal McRacken.
Business—Roll Call and reading
of Minutes—^AUne McPhaul.
Talfe—The Schools of Yesterday—
Lucille Johnsonl
Play—^“The Old Fashion School—
9th grade. ^
Readings—“A Child of Yesterday”
—Susie Covington.
Talk—The Schools of Today.—
Douglas Currie.
Colleges of North Carolina—^Agnes
McKenzie.
Song.
Ten Commandments ror School
Children—Edna Biggs.
Theme—The Value of an Educa
tion—Anna Ruth McLauchlin.
Sohool Habits—Pauline Biggs.
Talk—What the Schools Have
Helped America to Achieve Ncni
McNeill
Talk—The Schools of Tomorrow—
Joe McBryde.
General Education Progress In
North Carolina-Floyd McPhaul.
Announcements.-
Critlcs Report—Mabel MePhauL
Song—Hark! the Herald Angel’s
Sing. ,
Death of Luther
Hamilton Wednesday
Friends in Raeford were very much
shoGked Wednesday to learn that
Luther Hamilton was critically ill
■In - a Pkyett^vflfe - h'aspifai "alud to
learn later in the day that he had
passed away" •'
He was the eighteen year-old son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. Hi Hamilton, of
Rockingham pnd graduated from
the Raeford High school last sum
mer, his parents having made this
their home up until that time, mov
ing later to Rockingham. He was
a most popular and well liked young
man and many freinds here mourn
his passing.
Funeral services were held in
Raeford Thursday at three o’clock,
and interment made in Raeford ceme
tery.
on the same date last year, accordlngj PROFESSOR LOWRANCE
to Thursday by
Cunty Statistician' D. C. Cox. This
j shows a marked Increase over last
year with a substantial decrease In
acreage, though the price Is little
half of the average paid on
- th© streets of Raeford for cotton
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PAINFULLY BURNED
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INSTALL NEW
AT LAURINBURG
Dr. Wateon Fairley will help in-
atall a new pastor in the Laurln-
Pj*«sbyterlan church next Sun-
.fW* J- iWalter Moore, of
JJap«iw.,injl ’ini Wateley** pulpit,
.preacher to be Installed Is
Fairley will
In, the. Installation by
Ic^een, of Dunn.
W Gr. Fairley will con-
IUb7‘jecture8 - on Banyan’s Pll-
on the
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vTHE JURY.
'Wars dmwn as Jur-
JUnuary, term of' Hoke
. lanperloii Court, which will convene
■ ’ on ; ;^snuary-igth, 1931.
i •n G. Wood,
Mc^uphUh; J. w. Strother. Que-
^ 1. ^ Hobson, McLauchlin;
■ m W. F.
I !Beard,*lJftle,B^er; L. B. McBray-
JV"’ Que’wihlirie; E. N. Priest
‘River;, T. N. English, Stone-
1^- !■ Little. Oiiew.hifria- k tr
"■ Quewhlffle;-i. H.
Raeford; Paul Baxley, Rae-
• Monroe, McLauchlin;
Dan McKel-
J' ttan,^efoiTl; M. a. Campbell, Rae-
i' ?• ,I Coholy, Antioch; D. A.
S'- J- C. McLean, Jr.,
Raefo^; Dr. H. R. Cromartle, Rae-
Pttle River, and
A. G. Cui^, AUcindale.
Judge A. DanJeto wlU pre-
^de at this tem of oouw. He bai
Iwen hera op seyeral former occa-
' #11 tho.^
Whe bai#k aertW' phdor lilm.
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One of the most distressing acci
dents to occur In Raeford In some
time, happend In the home of Mr.
Lowrance,'superintendent of the Rae
ford school, Saturday night. Mr.
Lo’wrance had just„ returned from
'tlhe CarDllnia-Duikje football game
and was heating water for a bath.
One vessel of steaming water was
on the floor and another heating on
a stove nearby. Mr. Lowrance ac
cidentally stepped in the vessel of
steaming water on the flooor and
the shock was so great that he fell
upsetting the second vessel, which
poured over his body, luckily miss
ing his- face.* His bums, while not
very deep or serious, were extremely
painful and covered almost his en
tire body from the shoulders down.
Medical aid was summoned Imme
diately, and ^hlle he la still suf
fering to some ejetent. It Is thought
that his buroh will soon heal.
Mr. Lowrance Is In his flrst year
as superluteadmit of the Raeford
school and has made, many ^ friends
In Raeford wlho will be hoping for
his rapid reicovery.
The students are busy jiracticlng
for the Christmas program to be
given on Friday, December 19th.
Each grade will contribute some-
CHEER FUND
Christmas is drawing 'Yiear^
. The time for-happiness and cheer.
Would you again like to bring
happiness and good cheer to the
unfortunate ones in your com
munity.
We grant that it has been a
hard year for every one, but
some have more than others.
How would you feel to know
there were hungry children in
your community Christmas morn
ing. Children who looked for
Santy. who didn’t come.
This situation will exist unless
the good people of Raeford come
to the rescue.
If each and every one would
respond in a small way, we can
meet the emergency.
We know from past Experien
ces that working together as
associated charities, solves the
the problem.
Therefore we are asking all
clubs, churches, and individuals,
to vvork to gether to this end.
Committees from the various
organizations will form this cen
tral committee. If you have no
money to 'give, any thing in
country produce will be gladly
received,
Raeford Furniture Co. will be
headquartere for all donations.
■Mr. H. L. Gatlin will be treas
urer and all donations will be
printed In the NEWS^IOURNAL
for the next two weeks.
Mr*. H. A. CAMERON. Chairman.
thing for the entertainment, after
which the gifts will be given out.
The ninth grade Is glad to have a
new student, Nora Lee Stephens.
Almost every grade in School have
carried out the hot cereal contest
for a term^' of four weeks and been
awarded a pretty picture. We hope
each one will continue the plan, as
a means of promoting a bet’er health
crusade.
Ernest Brown, a former student,
visited our school f’riday afternoon.
. Some girls of Flora McDonald Col
lege came out to our school Monday
afternoon and gave teste' to our
students, with the .exception of the
/first grade.
The attendance honor roll for the
third month is as follows:
First Grade—Samuel Autry, Ralph
Randleman, ’John. D. Strlder, Sarah
Currie, Sarah Doris Fields, Marie
Maxwell, Margaret McNeill, Nina Mae
Myers, Irene Myers, Sarah, Francis
Thomas.
Second grade—Edwin Conoly, John
'ixciity xacKc;i’u, ji., jolin Henry
Thomas, Lattie Townsend, Henry
McBryde, William Hugh McBnyde,
Paul Davte, Vernon McRacken, Cecil
Atkinson, Rebecca Childress, Mary
Sanders. -
Third Grade—John D. McPhaul,
Gertrude McKenzie, Hazel Conn*ally,
Jean McPhaul. Graham McPhaul, Eth
el Jordan, Neill Maxwell, David My
ers, Lucius Biggs, Cathryn Living
ston, Albert Smoak.
Fourth Grade—Thelma Colyer, Is
abel Gillis, Mildred Gillis, Pearl Ste-
Contlnued on page 8)
LEITERS TO SANTY
December 8, 1930.
Dear Santa:
I am a little girl six years old. I
wajit a iwetty doU, a table and chairs
and a stocking full of candy, nuts
and fruits. Don’t forget the other
children.
HELEN PATRICIA.
ARMORV RCREilTION
CENTER OF ACnViTI
For Younger Generation of Raeford
And Community—-Basketball Games
Galore—Boxing and Other -Healthy
Sports Engaged in.
n AM NAfiON
NEWS or INEEIIESr
Happenings of Past Week Gathered
From Other Papers and Condensed
For the Busy Readers of The
News-Journal. *
’The new Armory Recreation Hall,
built by Capt. W. L. Poole, Is prov
ing quite a center of .activity for
the younger generation of Raeford
and community. Basketball is coming
in for a big hand and several nice
games have been played in which
the team of Battery “F” is improv
ing right along.
On Friday of last week this team
lost to the fast team of the Fay
etteville Y. Mi. ,C. A. by a score of
50 to 20, which isn’t so bad for a
new outfit. On Tuesday night of
this week Battery “F” lost to Com
pany A. of the 17th Field Artillery
of Fort Bragg by the score of 23
to 37, the local outfit having a com- [, r. x. 1 j * .
manding lead at the beginning of I
the final quarter.
Players on Battery “F” Include
. —Just because he Alcked a moun
ted policeman’s horse, a man in Ne’w
York City te serving a five-day sen
tence in jail.
—To pay a bet with a friend, a.
citizen of Peoria, Ill., pushed a.
wheelbarrow from Peoria to Chica-
co. a distance of 173 miles, in 74
hours.
—Smashing a window In hrs clos
ed, car when it plunged off a dock
into 35 feet of water, H. T. Griffin,
of San Pedro, Cal., hwam to the sur
face and ■was rescued.
—The town commissioners of Win-
Bos Bethune, Col. Lewis and Dr.
MUiix..), luijiuias, Guin and Rogers,
centers; Biggers, Caph Matheson,
Upton, and Bulst Bethune, guards;.
Many of these players are exper
ienced In the game and it Is be
lieved that as soon as the boys
learn each other better and get back
their old time knowledge of the
game that crack outfit will be
the result. Quite a bit of interest
is being manifested by both players
and spectators and it now appears
that the premier winter sport will
be here this winter.
I collect taxes for this year. The town,
'has a population of 660 and owns
and operates a farm.
Raeford, N. C., Dec. 9, 1930.
Dear Santa Claus:
I have been a good boy. I want
you to bring me airrifle, tricycle and
fruits. Don’t forget the other little
children. Love,
- LOUIS MePADYEN.
Mr, Hiram Norton*s
Commissary Robbed
Some time Wednesday night, rob
bers broke the lock on the commis-
ary of Mr. Hiram Norton in Blue
Springs Township and made a suc
cessful getaway with something over
twelve hundred dollars’ In''cSsh Mr.
Norton had concealed In the build
ing. ?
Officers here were notiflM Thurs
day morning of the robbery 'find blood
hounds were secured from Fayette
ville immediatelyv Few other details
of the robbery were fivnilable as
The News-Journal went to press.
Raeford, N. C., Dec. 8, 1930.
Dear Santa:
I want a pretty green wagon. I
want a doll that will float along in
the water. I want a chair that I can
sit in. If you feel like you 'can’t
bring all that, leave out the chair.
'With love,
ANNIE MAE SHAW.
Co. Commissioners
Meet in Short Session
PLENTY BASKETBALL GAMES
IN ARMORY NEXT WEEK
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■ Next week 'has something in store
jfor those who like*fast basketball.
BjeglniRng SMonday night, Dro. 15, at
and .second teams of
Battery ‘‘P”.' -will meet on the arm
ory court. Tuesday night at 7:30
pi"' m., Batallian Headquarters Bat
tery C and^' C. Train ,wlil ,play the
Town -teaml- ThnrMay ‘night, 7:30
p. -tm.', two games will -be stak^,
one between'the girls of Red Springs
Hlgih, :: school and ^eford Hlgih
school. ottiier willfind ‘ the
boys of Red Sprtttgs r High school
bdttnng Baftetjrf^’-i^tWetto club
|OT  ^e -cmt .W. hrtp
, Tvit $6; Ttoto^.
The Board of County Commission
ers met in a short special session
last .Saturday afternoon and while
no official report of any business
transacted Is available, it is said that
they took' under - consideration the
^ Selection of a road superintendent.
It. appears that there are a large
number seeking this post. It la
said that action on the matter ^was
deferred until the first Monday in
January, when' the commissioners
meet'In regular session.
CHRISTMAS SEALS.
December 4, 1930.
Dear Santa:
Please bring me pair of scissors
and a box of crayons, a doll and doll
furniture. Madeline wants a teddy
b®nr. Your friend,
MARY THOMAS.
Dear Santa:
I am a little boy 9 years oldi.
Please bring me a train, cap pistol,
Billy Whiskers At Play book, a cap
and knife. Also home fruit, nuts
and candy and don’t forget to bring
my baby brother some toys.
LAURENCE BROCK.
Raeford, N. O., Dec. 8, 1930.
Dear Santa:
Please bring me a wagon and little
■car, and a lot of fruit and candies
I am going to look for you. Yours,
_ NEILL JAMES McMILLAN.
Raeford, N. C., Dec. 8, 1930.
Dear Santa:
Please bring me a little car that
I can ride in and a big basketball and
all the little toys you can and lots
of fruits. Please remember all the
other little boys and girls.
Your little friend,
JAMBS MORRIS.
For the convenience of , those .1 we
could .not. see during the, day, we
canvassed the town, we have placed
tl)e Christmas Seals in the store
of AMlsses Niven- & Graham, an J Mrs.
I^ary^ey Cole will be glad to sell you
all yw canbuy. We have fallen short
so far, but you' buy yours and help
ns put, this worthy caohe o.*br the
4c|p.in the fine cooperative aplrt that
oiir town and comomnlty always
Bl^owa. ■..- I ,
MRS. a w. SKATE)
K.’v’' .I’");'. -4.
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Raeford, K C., Dec. 8, 1930.
Dear Santa: -
I want a big ball and a big baby
doll. I also want some fruit, nuts,
raisins and all other klndh of good
things. Please don’t forget to atop
«af toy house.
^ Your old friend,
ANNIE LEE CAMPBELLl
Dear Santa': * •
I ^nt you to bring me a doll and
carriage and a doll bed, eihato and
a Teddy Baarr Goodbyex A good lit-
(Continued on fage 4).
Fire Destroys Home
of Tom P, Purcell
On Thursday night of last week,
fire of undetermined origin complete
ly destroyed a nice dwelling in Blue
Springs Township belonging to Tom
P.''Purcell and occupied by’his son
Moses. While it is not known how
the fire started, it is thought likely
that it caught from sparks falling
on* leaves in a valley of the roof.
Moses Purcell saved a part of his
household furniture.
RECORDER'S COURT
In Recorder’s Court Tuesday, Arch
Locklear, 'who lives In Allendale
To’wnship, was Indicted on a charge
of removing crops from the premises
■of his landlord and disposing of them
In violation of law. The CoNirt held
that the evidence against him was
insufficient for conviction and the
case was dismissed.
Dunk Solomon and Tom finmn,
young white men of the Montrose
section, were indicted on counts of
being drunk and disorderly and of
tl-ansportlng whiskey. Brown wab
also charged with driving a car
while under the Influence of whiskey.
Solomon was found not guilty of tfae
two charges against him and Brown
also not guilty of two charges, but
■was found guilty of transporting with
prayer for Judgment continued 'upon
payment of the costs. Jesse Lamb,
another young white man indicted
with the two above defendants, fail
ed to appear and his bondsman was
called. Lxuinie ■ Brown, ' brother of
Tom, also charged with participation
in'the same offenses has not yet been
taken.
Herbert McLean, colored, who was
given a conditional sentence over
two years ago for larceny and who
broke jail before serving Ms sen
tence, wab brought into court and
given four months on ’the couhty
—After one of her hens was Mt
by a motor car, a woman in Oregon
took 50 stitches in the fowl to save
its life. It is reported that the hen
hasn’t even .stopped laying.
—Kermit Clinard, a school boy
in Pilot school near ’Thomasville, N.
C., may lose his eyesight on account
of being struck by a spitball from
a bean shooter in the hands of a
playmate.
The streets of Ely, Nev., are paved
with gold now that tailings from old
mine are being mixed with oil and
used to surface and repair highways.
Assays taken from the dump are
reported to have shown values rang
ing from $2 to $22 ingold per ton,
with an average of about $5.
—John Moller, 67 years old, of
Denver, Colo.*, didn’t mind washing
the dishes and cooking while his 44-
year-old bride of last May listened
to the radio and read magazines,
but when she refused to kiss him he
went to court and obtained a pre-
lininary decree of divorca
—Over a filling station at Raleigh,
there perpetually floated the Stars
and Stripes. Sometimes the-flag'
flew brilliantly intp the wind and
again it would be furled. Officers be
came suspicious and raided the sta
tion, finding a quantity of whiskey.
It was found that when the flag
waved there was whiskey; when
furled, there was ,none.
—Ten years in the state’s prison
was the .sentence meted out to Ma
son Ml Gant, Guilford County Clerk'
of Court, Indicted for embezzlement
in connection with pension warrants.
It was claimed that Gant would en
dorse and cash pension checks of
deceased veterans. He took the sen
tence stoically, though tears came
to his eyes duringthe pleadings of
hsl attorneys.
—^Mybtery Gas fatal to aewea of
Belgians; Death reachees 64; bon-
dreds ill; inhabitanta Meusa Val
ley. terror stricken by jprsad of
strfinge malady; Profeascr agya *«»»»
it Is sometfliing like tha BlMilk Rgatli
reads a b^dline in Saturday’s af
ternoon paper. Origin of the ga*
not kno'wn, but to supupaed to bto
probably some forgottaa at
ammunition of tha tte
World War
roads.
PRECIOUS McDonald, colored
DIED SUNDAY AT DUNDARRAblu
Preiclous McDonald, colored, wife
of Henry McDonald, who lived near
Dundanach, died 'Sunday at tiie age
ot 42, her death being du^ to tubar-
Cttloals. Her remains wan buried
on Montey at Laurel Hill colorad
rimreh..
—Eight Uvea in
wrecks over North Oarollna. Serins
the week end. Tk* mamt UBadami-
lar crash occurred- idbr Vk Aky*
trhen an automobile loaded with,
young Vlrglnlana careaaad off a.
monntaln carve, ona killed and six
injured.
—Carrying two of kaa CiMut.
children froSi their crlbk aa thar
slept, a mother of Cheater, fin. ba->
Ueved by police to have beea de
mented, drowne dthem In a bathtub.
An attempt to drown another cMld
tailed when the youngster, four-yera-
old, scr^med and fought his way
out of Ms mother’s grasp. The wi^
man was prevented from taking her
own life by the arrival of her hus
band frcffli work. “I thought they
were better dead, I could never glva
them the education they should have
and,' I did not think I could ralso
th^ without the right education,’*
W2(s her explanation.
Stuart’s Piano Clasa te ghru
Play.
Mrs. Stuatt’s piano clasa 'Bill prea-
beat ’’Ctadrelia.” an iq^arattB la tw«»
acta » W^Mtaasday avMi^llaeaSh^ i
her 17. 1930. at 7:45. TWa BUI km S
no admiaaiw too and tha BBbUe
cor^lly lariM to attwii.
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