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THE HOKE COUNTY NEWS
THE HOKE COUNTY JOURNAL
XXVn—Number 14
RAEFORD, N. C.. FRIPAY, JULY 3rd, 1931
S1.50 YEAR, IN ADVANCE
WEDNESDAV MAIIKS
M m roucY
•Era of ExI^OVAgance in North
Carolina Ended Tuesday
Night; Period of Careful
Calculation Sets In
dtOPSiilT
IN imiER STATES
Georgia -suid Floiftda Crops
Suffer From Lack of Rain;
Decreased Acieage Helps
Keep Prices at Good Level.
July first, the heginnins of the
new fiscal year. for the state and
counties, saw the introduction, of
an entirely new policy in the gov.
ernment of the •State of North Caro
lina. Beginning with the legislature
of 1921 and continuing for the ten
years just passed the state has
.been engaged in the activities of
an era of spending and advance
ment. That era came to an end
Tuesday night and the nc\(r era
whose key word is “economy” p.nd
retrenchment has set in. Faced by
stress in all the phases of econo
mic life, the legislature of 1931
took steps to recall economy and
^.conservatism and the acts'whereby
it rfoposed to do so became active
Wecinesdav.
Five main, acts pa.ssed by the
last legislature, comprise the econo
mic (program which now enters its
testing period. The changing of the
public Schools from a countly pro
ject receiving aid from the state
to a state project, the taking over
of forty-five thousand. miles of
county roads by the state, the
joining of three state schools into
one university, the creation of the
Local Government Commission to
stabilize and polish the economic
affairs of the counties and the ap
pointment of a commission to study
the problem of revamping the North
Carolina constitution, these are the
five acts which mark a new policy
in state affairs and will toe closely
watched not only as to their effect
upon the individual citizenship but
also as a successful or failing
party policy.
While all of the.se acts were con-
sumated upon the score of economy
there is general agreement that they
may be proven as progressive and
helpful steps. State officials haVe
■been generous in their estimates of
savings to the taxpayiers thrpugh
these measures. In addition to this
each act has possibilities of in
creased efficiency although they
also carry the stigma of centrali-
ation of power which is so distaste
ful to many citizens.
RAEFORD STORES MAKE
MONDAY A HOLIDAY
Hpke county watermelon growers
are busily at work “with one eye on
the market further south and the
other on their own crop. Hoke
watermelon acreage this year is
probably the largest in her history
and local farmers are anxiously
watching the progress of the melon
shipments as they begin in Florida
and move Northward.
In the Florida market, movements
which began several weeks ago
•have now reached their peak and
are on the decline. Dry weather
during the early growing season
uaa cut aown the size of the melons
which the recent hot weather has
caused to ripen rapidly. This re
sulted in the bulk of the crop going
below the 30 pound average. Prices
there were fairly well sustained,
but at present most of the sales are
toeing naade at from one to two
; hundred dollars per car. Due to
the fact that the Florida melon
acreage has been reduced toy about
lour thousand acres and that the
drought has reduced the crop con
siderably it is thought certain that
this years crop will fail to reach
last year’s mark of eight thousand,
six hundred eighty-seven cars.
me auvent of the Georgia melons
has also had its effect upon the
Florida market. Last week marked
the first concentrated movement of
melons from Georgia. Reports from
this field express doubt as to a
heavy movement from Georgia ^ for
any extended period. Weather con
ditions in that section have been
.similar to those in Florida, with a
drought cutting down the crop. Ex
cessive heat in Southern Georgi.a
is reported and the fields are badly
in need of rain. All agencies agree
that there will toe a big decrease
in the Georgia crop this pear due
to the droughth and decreased
acreage throughout southern Geor
gia.
South Carolina melons will begin
to move , about the second week
in July and North Carolina melons
soon thereafter. Hoke county will
•jegin to ship about the last week
.n July according to present indi
cations.
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HEALTH OFFICERS IN CIHiTT IHATWS
INTENSIVECAMPAIGN HARMM PESTS
Two Thousand Citizens Re- Corn Ear Worm MaJwa lo-
ceive Tjrphoid Vaccination ;| roads Upm Local Cref>;
Crusade Against Diptheria Early Crop May Not Ship;
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Launched Hhis Week.
Grading Station Hero.
According to estimates made by A late tomato*- crop in Hoke
Dr. R. L. IMurray, county physician, county is forecasted on account of
about two thousand of Hoke conn- the activity of the com ear worm,
ty’s fourteen thousand citizens which has been making inroads up-
have taken the vaccination against' on the early crop for the last sev-
typhoid fever which was inaugural-1 eral weeks. Practically all ^^e to
ed in its present intensity three: mato growers of the county' are
weeks ago. All the doctors in thehaving trouble with this pest with
county have taken part in the' the result that there is little chance
campaign to immunize Hoke county’s of shipping an early crop of toma-
citizenship against the disease, al-, toes her^, Every effort is being
though by far the largest number made to ‘iSteht the pest but it is
have received the vaccination at the
thought that the damage done al-
hands of the county physician. Dr. ready will be sufficient to prevent
Murray’s figures show nineteen
hundred people who have recewod
the vaccination at his hands. This
number is proportionately very high.
On Thursday of this week a simi
lar campaign against diptheria will
be launched. The county physician,
has reason to hope tht the toxin
anti-tixon, which is
THE LATE JOHN W. McLAUCHLIN
the shipping of any of the first
crop.
Tomato growers are busy pruning
off the tomatoes which show the
significant hole which is the com
ear worm’s trade mark and those
which crack on the blossom end.
A 2-2-50 mixture of bordeaux to
vaccination against diptheria, may
be obtained free, from,-Jhe Stats
Board of Health ’ after July first.
used in the which a pound and a half of, arse
nate of lead has been added is re
commended to fight the corn eair
w^orm and prevent vine blight. The
This belief is still unconfirmed how-; tomatoes which are pruned off
According to an agreement cir-
' culated last week among the mer
chants of Raeford, many business
houses of the town will close on
Monday, July 6th, instead of Sat-
urday, July 4th. The agreement is
as follows: “Owing to the fact that
f the fourth of July comes on Sat
urday this year, we the undersign
ed merchants agree to keep our
stores open on Saturday, July 4th.
and close Monday, July 6th.’
The agreement was signed by
Nr Thomas Grocery Company, Israel!
Mann, The Ladies Shop. City Mark-1
et, Cajnpbell and Company, Home
Pride Store, Baucom’s Cash Store, j
i Raeford Furniture Company, Farm-
er’s Furnishing Company, Blue-,
mont Barber Shop, H. A. McKay,'
McGill and Sessoms, Raeford Hard
ware Company, A & P Tea Com
pany, Raeford Barber Shop, A. D.
Walters, Sam Epstein, Macks Store,
McLauchlln Company, Penders Gro
cery Company, Page Trust Com
pany and the Bank of Raeford.
StOARE DANCK ARE
UtER El SUMMER
Last Dance Tuesday Night
Fitting Close To Fine Series
Of Dances; Set Septembei
15th As Re-opening Date.
HUNDREDS ATTEND DUKE COUNTT ROADS
M'lAUCRLIN RITES
Friends and Relatives From
All Over North Carolina
Come Here To Pay Tribute
To Beautiful Life Of Man
EARLY COTTON BLOOMS
Evidently the hot weather has
iHoke county cotton jumping for
last week found the News-Journal
showered with first blooms. The
'Jlirst bloom reported to this office
was one found on the -McLauchlin
farms by Lonnie Monroe, colored,
farming for Mr. G. C. Lyttle, on
June 22. It was a red bloom. Others
reported include one by S. C. Cur
rie found on June 27, one by Will
Pope, farming for Mr. W. T. Cov
ington, found on June 24, one by
,D. P. McDiarmid, dated June 25tb.
Chief McGill found a cotton blos
som on June 26 in a field which
was entlrelyi unfertilized this year.
^ NATIVE , MIINERALS IN N.C.
There are 284 native ■ minerals
^Ih North Carolina. This Is more
than are found in any otUer state
in. the Union.
‘The enjoyable season of square
dances. which have been given for
tlie last several months in the
Armory Hall, came to,"an end with
the unusually spirited dance Tues
day night. These dances have been
a splendid weekly feature of coun
ty life and it was with a great deal
of regret that both onlookers and
dancers bade a temporary farewell
to these entertainments at the final
dance.
The square dances, which have
been given every Tuesday night have
been exceptionally well attended.
While it is probable that thosei who
came to dance were most numerous,
the number of spectators at each
dance was large, many of the town
and county people coming to enjoy
the gaiety of the occasions from the
seats which were provided on the
sidelines. Dancers and spectators
have been regular attendants from
a territory which stretched north
and west into the sandhills and
south ipto South Carolina.
Tuesday’s dance was a fitting cul
mination for the successful series of
dances. The floor was crowded and
spectators in great numbers watched
with approval as the dancers went
through their rythmic paces. At the
conclusion of the dancing prizes were
given in the drawing of lucky num
bers, the lucky ones toeing Mr.
Sessoms of the Arabia section and
Miss Katherine Peele of Raeford. The
prizes were awarded by Dr. A. C.
Bethune who also took occasion to
apeak of the high quality of enter
tainment which the dances have af
forded and to compliment the whole
some behavior which has characteriz
ed them.
Hundreds of relatives, friends and
admirers of iMr. John W, McLauch
lin attended the last rites which
were held at the Presbyterian church
in Raeford on iWednesday after
noon, June 24th, at five o’clock.
The main Sunday School auditori
ums, the two balconies and all
available extra seats were filled by
the crowd which came to pay honor
to the memory of Hoke county’s
most eminent citizen. Edinborough
avenue between Main and Magno
lia streets, was blocked to traffic
for an hour before the ceremony
and all business houses in town
were closed during the service.
The service was marked by sim
plicity. Ministers in charge were
Dr. Watson Fairley of Raeford, Rev.
A. D. Carswell of Raeford, Rev. A.
R. McQueen of Dunn, and Rev. Mc-
Laurin of Rowland, a former pastor
of the Raeford Presbyterian church.
The services consisted only of scrip
ture readings, prayer, two quar
tet numbers and a short eulogy
of Mr. McLauchlin by Dr. Fairley.
Dr. Fairley summarized Mr. Mc-
Lauchlin’s pre-eminence in business,
statesmanship, benevolence and re
ligious life, characterizing him as
a prince among men.
Following the service at the
church,. the body was Interred at
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NOW IN N1
State Commission Takes Over
County Roads On Wednes'
day; No Compensation For
Surrendered Machinery.
ever, but it is hoped that the citiz
ens of the county may be able to
receive this vaccination free as was
the case with typhoid vaccination.
Diptheria vaccination is especially
recommended for children since in
North Carolina last year, eighty-
three per cent of the cases and
should be thrown in a barrel and
kerosine should be poured over
them to kill the worms and pre
vent further trouble from them.
Estimates place the tomato crop
in Hoke county at about twenty
acres. The tomatoes are planted
under contract to Mr. H. W Tuck-
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eighty-three per cent of the deaths jer of Ocala, Florida whose head
were in children six years old or i quarters during the shipping season
younger. A great part of this sick- "’ill be at Laurinbiirg. 1% was ori-
ness and death can be prevented by
the taking of the toxin anti-toxin.
According to Dr. Murray’s an
nouncement vaccination will be
given in the following places; Mon
days, July 6, 13, 20, Mildousou
School, 1 p. m. to 3 p. m.; Rock-
fish School, 4:00 to 4:30 p. m.
Tuesdays, July 7, 14, 21, Antioch
School, 1 p. m. to 2:30 p. m.; Blue
Springs School, 4:30 p. m. to 5:30
p. m. Wednesdays, July 8, 15, 22,
Ashley Heights, 1 p. m. to 2 p. m.;
Montrose, 3 p. m. to 4 p. m. Any
day; any time. Dr. Murray’s office,
Raeford. All who want to take this
logical precaution against two dread
ed diseases should come to the near
est dispensary at the proper time.
NEW BAGGING IDEA
On July first, the State Highway
Commission took over the mainten
ance of Hoke county’s roads, in ac
cordance with the provisions of the
new highway law passed by the
1931 legislature. Reorganization of
the state highway districts has plac
ed Hoke county with Robeson and
Scotland. Mr. Jack Spruill, of Lum-
berton, who has been for the last
several years- resident engineer of
the State Highway Commission, will
be engineer of the newly-created
district. Mr. L. M. Powell, former
superintendent of Robeson county
roads will be the new assistant _ _
district enginc^eo- and rwill toavje Raeford Cotton Pressera Favor
charge of upper Robeson and Hoke Any Proposition For Using
counties. Mr. E. R. McKeithen, of More Cotton, But Distrust
Lumberton. former district high- .
way engineer will be assistant engi- Some Phases Of New Plan,
neer having charge of lower Robe
son and Scotland counties.
All equipment owned by Hoke
county for the maintenance of roads
has been taken over by ‘the state.
There has been some discussion a.s
to whether tlv' counties will be com
pensated for the machinery, many
counties having asked for compen
sation. Mecklenburg, particularly,
having road machinery valued at
$14,0.00.00 has petitioned the State
Highway commission for compensa
tlon for their machinery.
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ginally planned to hav » a shipping
station at Raeford but due to the
decrease of the acreage under that
which was first expected it is prob
able that there will be only a grad
ing station here and that after
they have been graded the toma
toes will be transported to Laurin-
burg for shipment. Only tomatoes
which will grade U. S. No. 1 will
be taken under the terms of the
co£.tract. The contract price is
thirty-five cents per thirty pound
lug and the contract expires July
fifteenth. It is probable that Hoka
county shipments will begin next
week.
COURT HOUSE IMPROVED
HOKE COUNTY’S ARM SMARTS AND
SWELLS UNDER VACCINATOR’S TOOL
D. Ammons, one of the county
prisoners, is undertaking the ren
ovation of the court house furnish
ings, and his labors are bearing
fruit evident to any observer. The
chairs and tables of the various
offices, the lighting fixtures, the
auditorium seats and many of the
walls and floors of the record
rooms and other departments have
been cleaned and repainted. The
work is still in progress and when
it is completed the interior of the
courthouse will have a "just as good
as new” appearance.
Across the slopes and plains of
Hoke county passes an endless pro
cession, men, women and children,
white and colored, stooped and er
ect, journeying to Raeford to take
part in the county-wide stand a-
galnst Typhoid fever. For a month
the process of sticking the County’s
arm with the slender and insinuat
ing needle has been in progress and
still they come. “I have not yet be
gun to bite,” said the needle yester
day when interviewed by a special
reporter from the News-Journal.
In addition to the wonderful safe
guard which thia. general vaccina
tion ^ves to the health of the citi
zens of the county, (there are other
pleasant features which must not be
forgotten when the. benefits of the
wholesale vaccinations are counted.
All the world likes to auf^r a lit
tle, just enough to match/tLia power
of. withetanding pain with that of
his neighbor, Just enough to re
assure himself that his courage and
stamina' are extraordinary. Vac
cination has added to the diver
sions of life in Hoke County the
fascinating game of “Matching
Marks”, a game which two can
play and the only equipment need^
ed is a minute red mark and a
greater or less swelling of muscu
lar tissue in the upper arm.
During the last months the vari
ous vehicles that have brought in
the 2000 victims would be enough
to transport the Army of Northern
Virginia, enough alcohol to pickle
a mule has been rubbed on 2000
arms, enough vaccine to slay a
regiment has been injected into
two thousand blood streams. Now
the immunized thousands take the
road back, sleeves pushed high on
smarting arms and the general
greeting of “Is it hot enough for
you?” and “JHave you had your
shot yet?’ engage in a fight to the
death for pre-eminence in folksy
greeting.
Interviews with several Raeford
ginners this week revealed the fact
that while they are in favor of any
project which will cause an increas
ed consumption of cotton, they feel j NEW MASONIC "OFFICERS
that there will be complications
in the use of cotton bagging on
cotton bales which may cause its
use to be impractical. The opinions
of the three men interviewed fol
low:
Mr. Benton Thomas: “I don’t be
lieve that the use of cotton bag
ging is practical. The bagging
would be too expensive. The prob
lem of the loss of weight caused
by the difference in the weight of
cotton and jute bagging will be a
hard one to work out. Some mills
will allow extra weight for cotton
wrapped bales and some may not.
This will cause great confusion. The
organization of the mills to allow
extra weight is too flimsy. You
can’t count on it.”
Mr. Julian Johnson: “I think that
the country as a whole should do
everything they can to increase the
use of cotton and the use of cotton
bagging would do that. However,
there are several things to be con
sidered. A good many ginners have
already bought their jute bagging
for this fall and can’t afford to
At a recent meeting of Raeford
Lodge .\o. 3')6. A. F. & A. M., the
following officers were elected, or
appointed for the ensueing Masonic
year: G. W. Cox. AV. M., J. E.
Conoly. S. W.. T. B. Lester, J. W..
H. L. McBryde, Treas., Edgar Hall,
Secy., D. C. Cox, S. D., I. Mann, J.
D. , Y. Snead and J. D. Tapp
Stewards, E. Chisholm Tyler, P. C.
Howell, Educational Secretary, W.
P. Hawfield, N. B. Sinclair, and J.
E. Gulledge, Orphanage Committee.
These will be installed Tuesday
evening, July 7th, 1931.
DEATHS
GERTRUDE ADAMS
(Colored)
Gertrude Adams, 20 years old,
died at her home on the Crawford
Thomas place on June 24th. The
cause of her death was pneumonia.
She was unmarried. Interment was
for this fall and cant afford to siiy^r Grove on Thursdav,
take a loss on it. We have at times 25th.
KaorcriTlor ia a
used “sugar” bagging which is a
mixture of jute and cotton. It
makes a pretty bale but is hard to
handle. The adjustment of weight
differences will cause a lot of con
fusion.”
Mr. Marshall ’Thomas: *T would
like to see cotton bagging U3el
hut I am afraid that It wlU be too
high. If we could get cotton bag
ging in the price range of the jute
bagging, I think we could use it
ROSA LEE GAL6RAITH
(Colored)
Rosa Lee Galbraith. - widow of
Lewis Galbraith, died of dropsy on
Monday, June 22nd.
profitably. I think that the use
of cotton sacks for feed, fertilizer,
etc., would also be a ttee project
to boost cotton.”