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THE HOKE COUNTY NEWS
THE HOKE COUNTY JOURNAL
VOLUME XXVI—No. 60
RAEFORD, N. C.> FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 193lj_
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Danger That Taxea On Land May
Stay Calls Landownera to (^pl*
tol—Luxury Tax . Voraua Sdlea
Tax-^Vialtora Mpet Houi« Com-
Initittao on Financo.
Local American Le-
gion Post Active
The Ellis WUliamson Post of the
American Legion is active in Rae-
ford thpae days'’and is planning
activity during the
An enthnsi-
on last
' Ay as the farmers and lafid
■ owi|^' of the state are concerned,
rth^erisis of the present legislative
sesAon will be reached today
(Thursday) when the hearing of
farmers all over the state before
the Senate Committee on Finance tentatively to
for greater
spring and summer,
astlc meeting was held
Friday night when numerous plans
for futurpi^ activity were made.
The first social activity will v be
a shad roast which will be held
on Friday the 3rd of April. Mem
bers are looking forward to this
affair when the warm days come
Later a picnic will be held,
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Members Will Be “Tired Business
Men” If Plan for Basiketball Game
With Sanford Club Are Carried
Out—Promise Ringers Also.
UNDSAY m TAUl
INKED
Famous Poet Will Appear at Flora
iMaodonsId College—la Interna
tionally Known—Has made Suc
cessful Experiments In Poetry.
will be held with regard to the me
thod to be employed in putting in
to effect the McLean Bill for State
maintenance of six months term for
all state schools. This bill which
was passed earlier in the session,
has promised to be a big relief, in
Ite America. Legion .fflftals ar.
-tenance of schools o a,n interested
split the period between the shad
roast and the fourth of July. For
this latter occasion plans are also
being made. It is probable that
Raeford will this year have a small
but interesting cejebration on In
dependence day.
^ .than those derived from taxes on ling an e or o ^ , are!of basketball
lands
of the bill work was begun on plans
for providing funds to provide for
^ ti this school term. In the main two
propositions have been submitted,
the. Day bill, providing for the in
come > from a general sales tax an
the Hinsdale bill providing for the
money to be derived from a tax
,oh the sale of luxuries
iMuch opposition ito these^ two
plan has been manifested by ^.those
who find that the bill strikes very
close home. Merchants from a
over the state have stoutly opposed
the general sale^ ‘tax bill, so
staunchly ind«6d\ that on Monday
afternoon of this week there ap
peared in the state capital j over
three thousand merchants oft the
state, in open revolt against the
.bill as proposed. Proposition of a
|sale tax on luxuries,under which
^head come tobaccos, soda drinks
and other things which cannot be
considered as necessities of life, has
met with equally strong resistance
]|^eford sport fans will be treat
ed to a sporting event df the first
watemext Friday night, the
of March, when plans now being
formulated between the
Clubs of Raeford and Sanford, wll
be put into execution. The key word
will be variety, according to the
Kiwanians, and all different sorts
of variety.
Taking place as the feature of
the evening’s entertainment will be
the basketball game played -by se
lected teams from the two clubs
and by special permission of the
copyright owners. Raeford fans
have seen many different brands
on the local court
but this is a game that
Raeford Ladies At^
Music Contest
$1.50 YEAR. IN ADVANCE
RAEFORD P. T. A.
a superb cast.
The presence of “ringers” in this
will be nothing
anxious to welcome back into the new. Rival
fold many of the old members modern movie, it promises
have let their interest lag. to be a new sensation with sound
^ _ _ effects, all talking, all dancing, with
C. M. T. C. Ranks
Rapidly Filling
Registration of men for the sum
mer encampment of the CMl'C
progressing rapidly according to
reports received from District head
quarters in Winston-Salem. Hoke
County however has sent in only
one application, whereas the coun'-
ty quota is six. Scotland, with a
quota of three has filed no applica
tion, Moor© has none in their lar
ger quota of eight, but Cumberland
has field five of their possible twel-
Buncombe, Cherokee and Gas
ton are among the counties which
athletic program
to regret for the men will be some ca
of the most accomplished fighters
ever to enter the local ring. Some
lusty bouts are promised between
colored fighters of local fame and
full carload of haymakers, straight
(Communicated)
Music, drama, poetry and the
dance will be combined in a novel
lecture-recital given next Mopday
night, -March 16, in Flora Macdonald
.College Auditorium -by Vachel Lind
say, one of the most celebrated)
of Modem American Poets. He In
terprets his own poems with all the
passion and prysical expression of
an actor. These poems are all writ
ten to be" read alound, chanted or
declaimed; in some cases they are
to he danced to, also, and played
as games. They possess a deep
rhythm, with a rush and a real life
in them. Hise “Chinese Nighten
gale” is thought by some to be the
“greatest poem written in America
since the Pilgrims came over.” Mr.
Lindsay, who is" a modern trouba-
idou^i ha stramped thousands of
miles of this country, singing his
songs from coast to coast. His work
by no means limited to Ameri-
A London paper not long ago
published a eulogy to him in which
the following appeared: “America
can never be regarded as submerg-
e'd by commercialism so long as
Vachel Lindsay chants his songs
The annual contest between mem-j
hers of the Junior Music clubs of,
the state Is underway and the con-
test for the Capitol Club District
of North Carolina was held in theY
Flora Macdonald College Auditorium
on the morning of March 5th. Con
testants were present from all over
the district of which Raeford is a
part and much talent was shown
by the contestants. Four contests
were held for individual piano play
ing and one for ensemble work.
The winners of these contests will
go to the state contest at Golds
boro in April.
The judges for ithe present con
test were Mrs. C. G. Vardell, of
Red Springs, Mrs. H. C. McLauch-
lin, of Raeford, and Mr. Veely, di
rector of the music department of
Elon College. Other Raeford la
dies attending were Mrs. Ina Be-
thune, Mrs. Lewis Upchurch anl
Mrs. W. T. Covington.
ENDS MEMDER NM
Plant Shrubbery this Weak ^
Committees Appointed —
ble Program—Members to Subml*
Problems for Dlseosslos.
Raeford Ladies At
Mission Conference
IS
Lf^r u^pe^rentsT and weaving one from New York to New Mexico.”
w?il be opened up before the This is the last of the attractions
The Raeford Parent-Teacher As-
elation held Its reeular meet-
in on March 9, at the school
building. The meeting opened with,
thjs singing of America. Mrs.
M. Fairley led In prayer. Roll esu
and minutes of last meeting by see-
retary. 169 members are on the
roll with 126 who have paid the
dues. The membership campai
ended today with Miss Jess He
ner’s 4th Grade in the lead. They
got a half holiday as a prize. C. H.
Giles, Jr., won the prize for the
i^ivMual bringing in the most
names of new members.
The following committees were
announced: Program for next meet
ing, April 13, Misses Carrie Stur
gis, Elizabeth Tyson and Lois Wal
ler.
Finance Committee, Mr. and Mrs.
upon the part of large manulactur m military training.
have already filed applications larirink in ^
in excess of their quota. The CMTC fancy skating exhibition. A spec
camps afford a fine chanca for
recreation and serious training to
and boys .who are not other*
jng interests.
A general appeal has beeen le
sued to farmers an(i landownera
through the state, to urge them to
make an appearance --at Raleigh on
Thursday to show in present form
their opposition to ithe possibility
of not relieveing the tax on land.
A general fear has sprung up
'•I among those most closely allied with
the welfare of the farmer, that the
position manifested by manufactur
ers and. merchants will be power
ful in discouraging what they con
sider the good efforts of the legis
lature. Charles F. Cates, presluent
of' the State Farmers’ Alliance and
W. Kerr Scott, master of the State
Crange, have spread the alarm
throughout the state asking the
farmers- to rise up and let their
•voice be heard.
Opinion is general among the far
mer sympathizers that the Hins-
: dale luxury tax is the preferable
measure. In fact the. .officials of
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Death of Father of
Mr. C. W. Seate
two’s
audience.
Rumor is whispering too, that a
certain California fire-eater who
performs equally well in any sport
from swatting files to elephant tum
bling, is practicing on the town hall
a
A special
dog sled has been dispatched to
Oakland for his skatea and in the
meanwhile he ia practicing with
bed rollers.
Dispatches from Sanford are en-
f-hiiEiiastlc over the Sports night
and everything pointa to » gala He waa born in Moore County but
for thirty years had -been farming
The people of Raeford and the
vicinity feel deep sympathy for Mr
C. W. Seate In the severe logs which
he suffered' in the death of ,his fath
er who died on March 10. Mr. Seate
booked tor the year and the com
mittee on the lecture and concert
course are to be complimented on
their varied and delightful selec-
tiona.
Death of Mr, W. N.
Brown of Montrose
The churchwide Women’s Mission
Association of the Baptist Church
is in session at the First Baptist
Church in Gastonia this week and
several Raeford ladies are among
those in attendance. Mrs. H. L.
Gatlin, Mrs. Crawford Thomas, Miss
Susan Gulledge apd Miss Mildred
Peele, left Tuesday for Gastonia
where they* will remain until Thurs
day. The conference is a gathering
for furthering world-wide -vision
and consideration of the mission
function of the church. Over one
thousand ■ ladies are in attendance
and the gathering will be addressed
by national figures in mission work,
both Home Secretaries and active
workers in the mission fields.
Mr. Will Brown, a man well
known and liked, both in the Mont
rose section and throughout the
county, died on Monday, IMar 9.
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Scouts Work Oil
Public Program
ei Yviiu viAcv, w.. - Work is steadily progressing in
left”*Tue"sday for Virglllina to at- the local troop in preparation for
tend his' father’s funeral. His fath
er had suffered for some years
from heart trouble. A recurrence
of the malady brought on his
!death. He died at the. ripe old
age of eighty three years, loved
and respected by his community.
He is survived by four sons and
two daughters, in addition to Mr.
Seate of Raeford.
the coming public program which
will be given some night this
spring and in which the scouts will
Cotton Statkmry
^, Slap At Depression
Highway CommisKs
Days Limited
attempt to show i the parents and
others interested in the work, that
their organization is not just play
but that they are doing real work
and engaging in helpful study.
Scoutmaster Sexton is not over-eag
er to divulge his .plans and is keep-
ing the majority (^f the program
as a surprise for those who are
not familiar with scout work. How
ever, the scouts are in the mean-^
while busily brushing up on their
first aid, drills and the underlying
and running a mercantile business!
His death came as a result of an
attack of pneumonia. The funeral
was conducted at two o'clock Wed
nesday, by his pastor. Rev. A. D,
Carswell at Old Shiloh church and
his death is mourned by a large
number of friends. Mr. Brown was
sixty-nine years old at the time of
his death-
Military Banquet
To Be Given Here
One of the most brilliant social
events of the year will be held In
Raeford late in March -when the
Officers Association of Hoke Coun
ty will entertain the officers and
guests of the two hundred and fifty
second regiment of the Coast Ar-
J. B. Thomas, Mrs. Paul Dickson.
Mrs. C. E. Upchurch, Mrs. Law
rence Poole, Mrs. C. H. Giles.
Membership, committee, Mrs. H.
S. McLean, Mrs. W. R. Barrington,
Mrs. G. W. Brown, Mrs. B. P. Pol-
ston, Mrs. John McDuffie, Mrs. Ben
Gulledge.
All ladies are urged to come to
the school house Thursday p. m., at
2 o’clock, to plant shrubbery. Bring
' or send any shrubbery that you
wish to donate on that day.
Mrs. C. H. Giles was in charge
of the program.
Two songs—Good Afternoon Lit
tle Bird, by Helen Patricia Stew
art.
Story:—Jumping Jacks Journey, by
Dan Cox.
Story—Three Uttle Kittens (read)
by Lonnie Teal. Jr.
Play—Three Little Kittens.
Mother Cat—Helen P. Stewart
Three Kittens — Mary Thomas
Carswell, Annie Mae Shaw and Jos
ephine McLauchlin.
Mrs. J. W. Currie made a very
interesting talk on why Raeford
should have a Parent-Teachers’ As-
She suggested
that a
Third Poultry Car
Here This Week
tillery of the National Guard. The
entertainment will be in the form jsociation,
Bluemont Hotel question box be .Pjf
trance of the building at the nexi
meeting for the mothers to put the
questi6ns that are troubUng them
concerning their children. These
questions are to be discussed at the
next meeting.
MRS. J. S. JOHNSON. Pres.
MARGIE CAMPBELL, Sec.
ofa banquet, at the
and a social evening at the Arm
ory. Formal invitations will be is
sued at an early date. In the
meanwhile, plans are being laid
to make this affair the best of its
kind ever held in Raeford.
ThB seriousness with which the
-women of Gastonia are pushing the'
revival of cotton through the in
terest of women, is proven by a let
ter received this week by Mrs. P.
McCain. ^ fetter was written
iJ^ttractive stationery made of cot-
'ftbrs. This original and unus-
siil Idea that through them must
dome much of the Impetus to the
To-vlval of cotton.
The letter follows:
What will probably be one of jncipal’ of scouting so that when
last meetings'that the present High-1 program comes off they will bq
way Commision will ever hold in giyg their audience a • fair
present form was held on 'Thursday t comprehensive idea of what
at Raleigh. The old commission Lp^uting to the boys and
will be dismantled late in April and j them; to the community-
the new organization, fostered by
■Governor Gardner’s Highway bill] NOTICE,
will come into force.
James L. McNair, of Laurinburg,] A Pellagra Clinic will be held at
County Agent Burton announces
this issue the Poultry car which
will -he here on W^ednesday, March
18. The poultry cars have thus far
afforded local poultry raisers the
opportunity of concerted marketing
of their fowls once every month.
The last car was shipped from
Raeford on February 17. Prices
that will be paid for poultry at the
door of the car are announced
elsewhere in this issue. Hoke Coun
ty people who are interested should
notice the date of this car, which
included in its trip Fayetteville,
Dunn and Selma in addition, to
Raeford.
SOUTHERN PINES NOVELIST IS
APOSTLE OF LOCAL BEAUTY
'Dear Mrs. McCain:
■We women of the south are 'vf*
tally Interested In cotton, because
the demand for cotton influences
the economic welfare of practically
every one of us in some way. Whefi
the cotton farmer, the cotton mdr
chant, and the 'cotton manufactur
fer prosper, the effect will be felt
throughout the South-
Attached to thi^, letter . Is a small
folder which I believe that you
-will find of special interest, as it
the^most recently appointed district 1 the Court House in Raeford at 9
commissioner is'considered as onelo'^iock, Wednesday, March 1 .
member who will probably retain the county patients are urged to
his seat on the hew board. This kg present. Free yeast will he
new board will have only seven Ligtributed at this time,
members. The. commission In itsj (Signed) DR, R. L. MURRAY,
meeting on Thursday was to let bids
on twenty-two ‘separate units of
highway construction of which the
road from Hamlet to Gibson was
one 'unit.
Second Square Dance
Is a Success
The second square dance of the
and drew another good crowd. The
folks of the section have taken
well to the revival of the old dance
bers. In addition these dances have
and are turning out in good n»m-
quietly, about his work of interest-, one of the most ferme
ing the" people of the small towns sources of dispute, that has been
Almost
sight
Notwithstanding the fact that his
name is sounding all over the na
tion for the lexcellence of his lit
erary works and New York critics
stage a fight over the proposition
as to whether he will stay in North
Carolina or return to the French
coast this summer, Struthers Burt
Southern Pines Novelist is going
A Correction
-brings to' your attention a move
went which, if sponsored vigorous
ly in every Southern ' community,
would soon benefit all of us very
laaterlftlly.
Continued on Back Page)
,Dr. Matheson left Thursday morn
ing for Live Oak, Florida, to join
Mrs. Matheson, who is there on a
visit to her parents. He waa ac
companied as far as Valdosta, Ga.,
by Miss Elizabeth Hoyle, who has^ ^ member
been the guest of her sister, Mrs. | jupy
I-1 Tommie Upchurch for the past sev
eral weeks. Miss Tappan of the
school faculty, went as far as her
home in Georgia. Dr. and Mrs.
Matheson and Miss Tappan will re
turn Monday. «
Ini an article
The NEWS-JOURNAL last week
It was stated that Mr. B. L.
Cox and Mr. J. L. McLeod were
were called to the Federal
Court and were not allowed to
serve. What the writer refer-
ed to, upon his Information, was
organization of a line or two
S a member of the same body.
handled fifty-seven
cases and did their Job with
such dispatch that the work
was disposed of in two days.
The NEWS-JOURNAL regrpts
error which occurred In this
article.
Bill Authorizing Ex
tra Jurors Passes
The hill, introduced by McRae
of Mecklenburg to allow a superior
court Judge to authorize the selec
tion of a thirteenth juror in the
case it is needed, passed both houses
of the legislature and became a bill
on Wednesday night. Heretofore
twelve jurors were selected for .i
trial and iu case of the failure of
any juryman to perform his duty
to the end, a mistrial was the re
sult. The -bill, without doubt, grew
out of an incident in the famous
Aderholt trial at Charlotte. In this
case, a juror cracked under tha
strain of the trial when it was about
over. A mistrial was declared and
the resultant expense upon the stata
was tremen^^ous. The authorization
of a thirteenth juror should prevent
a reoccurrence of such a situation
and prove a I valuable resource to
the court.
of the sandhills in the beautifica
tion of their homes and home towns.
Friday of this week Burt will talk
at the town hall in Vass on “Town
Beautification.” His work on this
same theme has made Southern
Pines one of the prettiest towns on
any North Carolina highway. Such
a combination of interest in novel
writing and in helping his neigh
bors is a striking compliment to
Mr. Burt.
available for some time,
any wildly talking group in
these days may he engaged m a
fiery controversy over the relaUve
merits of the old and the new
dances. It has been urged that a
date be set for a joint debate with
exhibitions of each typo.
Presbyterians Start
Canvas This Sunday
On Sunday March 15, a campaign
will he launched^ when the Presby
terians Every Member Canvas
’gins in every Presbyterian church
Miss Mary Snead, of Raeford, who j the entire south. This
campaign is a r^lar feature of the
church program every year but has
become a great problem with the
last few years. Officials state how
ever that this years campaign witt
he intensive with the goal to he
a contribution by every membe^
no matter how smaR the gilL
Church officers everywhflta wlU
their shoulders to
ing the coming weelt
ed that the campaignfwWl WW *
good response.
MISS MARY SNEAD HAS
POSITION WITH HOSPITAL
has been for the past several years
a book-keeper and stenographer
with the Cljnchfield Manufacturing
company in Marion, N. C., will ar
rive in Raeford this week. She has
accepted a position with Highsmiths
Hospital in Fayetteville where she
will do office and stenographic
work.
Mr. Raymond ^Hall, of Durham,
visited relatives in town Sunday
morning.
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