THE HOKE COUNTY NEWS
THE HOKE COUNTY JOURNAL
"OLUME XXVI—Number 39
RAEFORD, N. C., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1930.
$1.50 YEAR, IN ADVANCE
MISS MARV EUZA
MCFADVENDEAD
Life-Long Resident of Arabia Sec
tion Dies at Age of Eighty-Two—
Funerai and Burial Servicea. Held
Thursday.
Well, Here He Is, Folks!
Miss Mary Eliza McFadyen, a life
long resident of the Arabia neigh
borhood, died last Wednesday, Dec-
, ember 17th, at the home of Mrs.
Katie Butler, near Arabia, where
she had made her home since com
ing from a Fayetteville hospital
some montlis ago. She was ^eighty-
two years old and her death was
due to dropsy and infirmities of old
.age.
Miss Mary Eliza, as every one
knew her, was a familiar cjraractcv
in Raeford, where she spent a good
many years of her life, and to OA^ery-!
■tone Avho knew her. She greatly en- [
joyed conversing with her friends ^
and enjoyed the teasing of the
younger generation Avho delighted
to talk to her. Once she was going
from Fayetteville to Raleigh to visit
a relative at the hospital for the
Insane and asked the bus driver
in Fayetteville how much he would
charge her to carry her to Dick’s
Hill. The driver named the .price
and Miss Mary Eliza took the ride
to Raleigh but the driver insisted
on her getting out of the bus up-
street, which she flatly refused to
do. Her insistence upon the contract
being fulfilled, and dreAv quite a
crowd about her and driver insisted
that she pay her fare and get out.
A policeman in the crowd tried to
straighten things out and after hear
ing her side of the story made the
driver take her to her destination.
Hers was a peace-loving soul and
she wak always Interested in those
abwt her. 'Truly her friends, 'Wft
numbered' tiy her acquaintances and
many a heart has been saddened
by her passing.
Surviving her are one brother.
Mack McFadyen and one sister, Mrs.
Evander McMillan, both of the Ara
bia neighborhood.
, Funeral services were conducted
Thursday at 3 o’clock by Rev. W. F.
Trawick and interment was made in
the oi l IMcFadyen burying ground
near Arabia.
RECORDER'S COURT
CHimS CAROL CHANOES FAVORED
SERVICE ENJOYED' FOR SIATE PRISON
Large Audience Joins In Christmas
Service at Presbyterian Church—
Services Arranged and Given by
three Chdrches.
Recommendations Include New Pa
role System, Better Employment of
Prisoners, Establishment of New
Central Prison Plant At Cary Farm
m.
'S'l!'
TO AID IN DIGHWAY
CONSTRUCTION
Doughton Says $1,926,775 State Re
ceives in Federal Aid Will Be of
‘ Service”—In Nature of a Loan—
Bill Signed By President Saturday.
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The recent robbery of the commis
sary of Mr. Hiram Norton in Blue
Spring.s ToAvnship landed three col
ored men in jail and a preliminary
hearing Avas held in Recorder’s
Court Tuesday and the three bound
over to Superior Court under $1,000
bond each. They are Chancey Mc-
Liawclilin, Carl Panky, alias Carl
Cobb, alias Carl 'Wlalker and Ed;
INorrls. Carl Panky is alleged to
bave framed up the robbery while
Serving a year on the roads and is
considered by the officers to have
been the ring leader in the robbery.
'The officers working on the case
found anythibg but hard times pre
vailing at the homes of these de
fendants, they having purchased quite
lavishly of the things that they
wanted. They explained to the of
ficers that a sister of one of them
had sent fifty dollars and exhibited
the letter but the post mark on the
letter was too recent to fit. After
being lodged in jail they began to
talk and kaid enough to constitute
sufficient cause for a bind over. Evi
dence showed that about $1200 had'
been taken In gold, silver and cur
rency.
pJ 3. D. or Boisy Gibson, colored,
tendered a plea of guilty of Issuing
two bad checks and of breaking out
of Jail. He was given two months on
Mihe roads in each case to run con-
■tourrently and four months for jail
ibreaking. He has Just completed a
term on the roads of Robeson coun
ty.
Kirk Shaw, colored, enterod a
plea of not guilty of driving a car
•while under the Infl'ien-.'ie of whiskey,
' but after the stats had completed
its evidence, he withdrew his plea
and did not resist a verdict of guil
ty. He was sentenced to three
months on the county roads, judg
ment to be suspended upon payment
of the costs, a fine of fifty dollars
and that he not drive a car on the
public roads of North Carolina for
three months.
Recorder’s Court will not obserre
ChrlMmas holiday / ampenslon
and. .court will be held next Tuesday
THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS.
One of the finest Christmas serA'
ices ever remembered in Raeford
was given in the Presbyterian Church
Sunday night at 7:30. The church
was "simply but beautifully decorated
in red and green. In the choir
there was a back ground of cedar
and rhe choir was flanked by four
stands bearing long, red tapers. The
service was arranged and given bv
the young people of the three
■churches of Raeford. There was a
choir of sixty voices.
The program Avas a simple one
and included only the reading of
the Christmas stories from the
Bible and the singing of the Christ
mas carols by the choir. The pro
gram Avas begun by the singing of
‘‘Hark The Herald Angels Sing,”
sung first by the cliildren in the
balcony and then taken up by the
Choir. FolloAving this the program
included all of the well known and
beloA'ed Christmas songs. All were
sung but especially should be com
mended the singing of “Silent Night”
by a .boys chorus, and a trio, “O,
Holy Night,” "sung by Misses Maude
Poole, Kathleen Blue and Isabel
Lament.
The auditorium of the Presbyter
ian Church was filled with a large
audience who genuinely enjoyed the
service.
Dundarrach Trading
Co, Store Entered
Raleigh, Dec. 29.—(AP)—R. A.
Doughton, state highway commte-
sion, reached over long distance tele
phone at Sparta, tonight said the
$1,926,775 placed at the disposal of
North Carolina for Federal aid high
way construction by tlie emergency
relief bill signed by President Hoov
er today, would be of “considerable
service to the state.”
Mr. Doughton said one-half of the
money would be in the nature of a
loan, without interest, to be repaid,
beginnning in 1933, in one fifth parts.
The other half, he said would be the
regular government appropriation to
North Carolina for federal aid high
way systems.
“The measure,” he kaid, “will en
able us to get much earlier federal
aid for the construction for the high
way systems.”
In thee onstructlon of federal aid
highway system by states, he ex
plained, the state puts up one-halt
the moneyi The emergency measure
does not require the state to put up
any money but advances to the state
Its share a.k a loan until 1933, he
said.
Mr. Doughton said he had received
a letter from the federal bureau of
roads explaining the proposition. He
said he had written the bureau say
ing North Carolina could use all the
money or a substantial portion of It
on the terms stated.
Constractlon plans, he said, have
to be approved by the federal gov-
ernmenL State highway engineers
will be put to work at once to lay
plans.
LETTERS TO SANTA.
Raeford, N. C. Dec. 17, 1930.
Dear Santa Claus;
I am a little girl 7 years old. I
want a doll baby and a glask tea
set. I have been listening to you
over the radio every night. l have a
little sister 3 years old. She wants
a baby doll carriage and a toy bas
ketball. I am a very good little girl
and I hope you will have a Merry
Christmas. 'With love,
MARTHA and BBTTT SSKItltiNOXQ
sonvllle^ Florida, irlio la^ a ^hlor at
N. C. C. W., is spendiiiiC the holidays
wHh Mr. and Mrs.- Pisal DtUimn.
’Twas the night before Chrismas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, "
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;
The children were nestled all snug in their beds.
While visions of sugarplums danced through their heads;
And mama in her kerchief, and I in my cap.
Had just settled our brains for a long nap;
When out on the lawn there arose such a clateer,
I sprang out of bed to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a flash.
Tore open the shutters, and threw up the sash.
The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow.
Gave a lustre of mid-day to objects below;
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer '
With a little old driver, so lively and quick,
I knew in a moment it must be Saint Nick.
More rapid than eagles his coursers they came.
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name:
Now “Dasher,” now “Dancer,” now “Prancer” and “Vixen”
On “Comet,” on “Cupid,” on “Donder” and “Blitzen”—
To the top of porch! to the top of the wall!
Now dash away, dash away, dash away, all.”
As" dry leaves, that before the wild hurricane fly
When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky.
So, up to the housetop the coursers they flew.
With a sleigh full of toys and St. Nicholas, too.
And then in a twinkling I heard on the roof.
The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.
As I drew in my head, and was turning around,
Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound.
He was dressed all in fur from his head to his foot.
And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot;
A bundle of toys he had flung on his back.
And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack
His eyes how they twinkled! His dimples how merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry;
His droll little mouth was drawn rip like a bow.
And the beard on his chin was as white as the snow,
The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,
And the smoke, it encircled his head like a wreath.
He had a broad face and a round little belly.
That shook when he laughed like a bowl full of jelly.
He was chubby and plump—a right jolly old elf;
And I laughed when I saw him in spite of myself.
A wink of his eye, and a twist of his head.
Soon gave not word, but went straight to his work.
And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk.
And laying his finder aside of his nose.
And give a nod, up the chimney he rose
He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle;
And away they flew like" the down of a thistle.
B.ut:I,^riard him exclaim, ere . he drove, out of sight,
**Happy Ghriftmasxto all, and to all a good night”
s —Elected.
'Tb© stor© of tbe Dundarrach Trad
ing., by rob
bers on Tuesday night of last -ft'oek,
the robber^' making an entrance
through the front door. Between
thirty five and forty cases of goods
Avere taken, consisting of canned
goods, soap, snuff, shells, pocket
knives, and pepper.
Officers Avere summoned on the
case but give oui no information
as to clues, if they have .any.
(Geensboro Ne'ws)
Raleigh. Dec. 20. — Recommenda
tions for the establishment of an ef
fective parole agency with adequate
machinery for lolTowing up released
prisoners not only from the state’s
prison sy.stem and county convict
systems, but from all other Slate
institutions now releasing pri.soner.s
on parole; for the adoption of better
farming, with the addition of dairy
ing and livestock raising on a large
scale on the state’s prison farms: for
the continuation of industries and
the adoption of others as a part of
the prison program, the products of
which can be deA'oted to use by state
agencies: for the erection on the
Cary farm of a modern central pris
on plant to take the place of the ex
isting central prison, which is de
clared to be a fire trap; for the es
tablishment of a proper system, of
classification of prisoners from a
mental, physical and adaptability
standpoint for the purpose of send
ing the men to the proper institu
tions and departments of the state’s
prison syfetem where they can be
best handled and Avhere they can be
given employment suitable for their
needs;-the A^-orking of as many men
as possible upon the highways and
in the production of road materials;
a co-ordination of all state agencies
for the purpose of bringing to the
North Carolina prison expert agricul
tural and technical adtrlce and as
sistance in the operation of state
farming and industrial operations
devoted primarily to the purpose
of producing products for state use,
were among the outstanding points
in a report compiled by a subcom
mittee.
Raeford Cotton Mills
Sealed Bid Sale Not
Held Last Saturday
MR. N. L. HENDERSON
IN NEW BUSINESS
N. L. Henderson has introuced
a new industry in this county, and
while it AA-as carried on on a small
scale this year, it may amount to
a good thing later on. He had an
order from New York for some hol
ly to be used in Christmas decora
tions and shipped one solid car
load and said that if he had started
in time that he would have ship
ped three. The nolly was packed,
in large veneer boxes and Mr. Hen
derson states that he got out very
nicely on his deal.
Leroy Campbell, Col
ored, Died Friday
Leroy Campbell, colored, twenty-
one year old son of Bonny Camp
bell, who lives on the McLean farm
of the P. H. Wright Estate, died
last Friday after a few days illness
Avdth pneumonia. His remains were
buried at Silver Grove Sunday.
On account of the illness of Mr.
Louis Poisson, attorney and the slight
illness of Mr. 'Warren S. Johnson,
receiver for the Raeford Cotton.
Mills, no information is available
on the sealed bid sal© of this prop-
j' erty, the limit for bids being last
Saturday.
Auction bids Avere advertised for
on this property sometime ago and
the bid of twenty-flv© thousand dol
lars was rejected by the Judge pre
siding at the November term of
Hoke Superior Court and he order
ed that sealed bids be advertised
for. These were received on tbe
20th of this month and it is proba
ble that no announcements will be
made by the receiver until the Jan
uary term of court which convenes
on the 20th with Judge Frank a.
Daniels presiding.
DONATIONS TO CHRISTMAS
FUND
I. Mann __
.$ S.OO
MY dream'.
I wonder if you can dream
The way I dreamed last night—
So wonderful and thrilling
And the end turning out just right?
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TIhere we stood on the grim battle
field—
Dangerous and adventurous as
coud be,
"With al"ways my Romeo
Protecting and loving me.
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We fought side by side.
As the "war prevailed on and on.
Our happiness seemed hopeless.
As mo^t of our dear friends had
already gone, gone.
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Then the fierce fight was over;
And joy and gladness filled their
hearts that day.
But my heart was very sad
Because I wanted to stay with my
hero always.
Oh, how I loved him!
And it "wsis on that day that I
helurd my sweetheart say.
We are going away together, where?
1 do not know.
For «nn I ceeae to love yonf No.**
'^TSRA MARia QUICK.
McLauchlin & Co., 1-2 barrel flour
and shoes.
Clara Mae Gibson, Rice, etc.
Empire Cafe, canned goods.
McNeill Grocery Co., 30 pounds can
dy.
Pender’s Store, 100 pounds Rice.
R. B. Lewis 5.00
Mrs. R. B. Lewis 5.00
Raeford Fir© Depd 25.00
C. J. Williamson 5.00
Dr. Falriey's Bible Clasa 6.75
Epworth League M. E. Church; "car
ing for one Ikinfly.
Upchurch Milling Co., 25 pecks
meal.
HOMEBREW WRECKS A
EST VIRGINIA HOME
I'Wheellag, W. 'Va., Dec. 22.—Be
cause her husband insisted on sam
pling a batch of homebrew they
made for the Christmas holidays,
Mrs. Anna Mars, 54, broke the bot
tles over the fumlture In their home
last night. The husband, John, a
painter, fled.
Returning an hour later, Mars
found his wife dead on the glass
littered floor, her face and the upper
part of her body cut li^ several
plaiceB. She had bled to ddnUL
Police expressed the MM. after
Qneatloning and releasing the hna-
hand, that Mre. Iten ootthgeed treat
exetteaeat oC tha tad
cat hr IhlltM ea tta haalaa tfan.
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