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VOLUME XXVII—Kui^ber 17
EAEFQRi), N. C. FRIPAifp 31gtr 1931
THE HOKE COUNTY JOURNAL
$1^0 YBAK IN ADi4
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Supt. Hawfield Elxplains That
Consolidations . Were Made
By State Bokrdp /&d Based
On Attendance Retord.,-k
MSCENIl
Presbyterian CongregaHon En
joys Big Dinner and HisteW”
cal Talks; ^musing Ina-
dent^ Recalled.
There seems to be ah impression
with. some that the 50unty stiperin-
tehdeht of schools and the hpard ;Ot
education brought about the. con
solidation of schools ahd the allot
mei^ of teachers. The hoard^' of
education prepared art organisation
report setting forth ■ the average
daily attendance for each school ;and
showed the location of ef^h schooJ.
The average daily attendance shew
ed as itf* was reported by each school
for the previous year for both
the high school and , the elementary
school separately. This, report was
sent to the State Board of ^ttali-
zation and that board reported the
high schools 'that w[quld be’- codr
solidated a°^. ' dumber Of
teachers ^lio|ted for each school,
white and c^|^, separately. The
Equalization Jroard is limited bjr • tne |
section of the school law. which; says
that they can not operate a high
school with less than fifty in aver
age dally attendance unless and
until every other plao for caring
for such schools is regarded as un
satisfactory and has been ascer
tained by careful calculation to be
more expensive.
Some of the colored schools were
not allotted as many teachers as
the average daily attendance call
ed for, but the rooms are not avail
able. The Eiqualization Board spe'ci-
fied the schools that would be al
lowed additional teachers if the
rooms are provided. There does not
seem to be much chance of provid
ing the rooms for the coming term
as the funds to provide the rooms
will havO to be provided by ihe
county from the Capital Outlay
Fund which is not taken care of by
the State.
The opinion of some seems to be
'■'"that* the special tax could be voted
off and the elementary school op-3r-
ated for six. months by the Statq
and that the high school pupils
iwbi^d be taken care of for the ex
tended term. This is not i cor*’ect
opinion for the special iax |s nec
essary to provide trahpportaMm for
the extended term at least. Should,
the special tax be voted off the
Ihigh school pupils Woul,4. have .nnly
six months in a sepaisto schorl
01 would be giveq s*x 'i'^d.uths high
school in the schbol to which ihty
belong. No tax reductlptf .funds,
would be allotted ? to a acl'ooi thatj
(Operates for only v^slx months Therei
are $1,5K1,0(|0 set aside .to be dis-
.jtributed to' the districts -and this
is allotted to schools that run for
more than sj^'months.
Before backward step is taken
serious consideration ■j.slyjdld be
given as to .'its effect! On 'Childhoqd.
Any child deprived ofv hls rlghttol
opportunities, can never . overcobae
his loss. Times are hard we alt ad
mit, but when it comes to depriving
children of their right to burgeon
out all that there is in them, as the
immortal Aycock said, it is a seri
ous question. Time lost in prepa
ration can never be regained for
It is 88 water going over the fall
never to return. May it be said
of all that they are never willing to
go back'f.ird lor the Mke of a low
dollars when the flesh of our flesh
and bone of our bone are at stake.
iH moors iMi
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Lieoitfi'Col.' ilewU aiid ptheys
/ Say This Encampment Most
Successful Ever/Held. Local
Units Make F^^howing.
Battery P and 1st Batallion Com- Vass, July 29.—Last ^
i?»t?; Tr?in ritumed' home Sunday July 26, will V dovm in lo^bis-
mbriilnr -at :^ht o'clock, from their, tory as a red letter day to
two .Wqeke- ajiiiual encampment at; Presbyterian church, :
Port C. Ueut.-Col. R. .B. when: its eJeS
Lewls/add/ S^eil officers are unani- and a pronounced success from every
mbue ih|«^t ’AOpinion that this standpoint . hletbric
ybar’s enrampnieht was the most Local members of this histone
successful, ever held. There were no
serions accidents, and there was
vi^^rimie vsiicknqas during the en-
cai]#m«at. The weather was unusu
ally .f^d:.
dn Thursday, Friday and Satur
day of the first week, and Monday
of the second week, firing practice
was held, in which each battery
made a very good score. Three Regi
mental and three Battalion parades
were held during the encampment
Field inspectioiL took place oh Wed
nesday morning. At the Field Mce^
on,.,. Wednesday afterhoon Battery: A
of Wilmington ..was thd;winner. flat
ted r: til® Com-
F«i MEIIS BEING
Orie 'Hundred and Ten Cars
JMiipped Last Week; Last
Year’s Total Was Only One
Hundred and Sixty-four.
Tobacco Opening in Geor^
Drab Afbnr; Prices Are hif
iPE FOB Pionr
m PEACH CRBP
petitive Battery* Drilt
Captain W. L. Poole, ; 6f Bat
tery F, was in charge of all Rifle
Firing. In this shoot. Captain J. H.
Blue scored 237 out of a possible
250, which is said to be high score
for the reginient. High men in this
shoot were recommended for places
on the State 'Rifle Team that goes
to Camp Perry, Ohio. Captain. ;Poole
also acted as Battalion Comniander
for the 4th Battalion.
Prize for th e best mess hall
was won by Headquarters Battery,
of Wilmington
The two Raeford units were out
standing in many ways, and ^ were
very favorably commented on by most
of the higher officers
Hoke County people 'have every
right to bie proud of the two local
units, and the good showing they
always make. Local officers of the
252«d Coast Artillery atre:
Lieut.-Col. R. B. Lewis, Executive,
Capt, W. L. Poole, Battery F.
Capt. R. A. Matheson, Medical
Corps.
Capit J. H. Blue, Plans and Train
Ing Officer.
Capt. J, W. Walker, Combat Traiu
Lleiit. H. A,: Currie, Battery F.
tJeut. McNair Smith, Combat Train,
lieut. Herbert McKeithen, Battery
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Lieut. Younger Snead; Battery F.
Lieut. Jno. A. McPhaul, Jr., Com
bat Train;
WITH THE BOYS IN CAMP.
At each encampment there is
word or group of words that through
much humorous repetition, come
to be' camp by-words, or pass-words,
or sump’n, as Andy would say. Last
year’s 'Was “Corporal Lowel” TTiis
year’s good word • was “Turn “ out
the wild man!” The author is said
ito be Sgt. Hector McBryde.
church had made elaborate preparq-
tlons for the event. The grounds
had been put in first^dass shape; the
large cwnetery nearby where Scotch
men of the early days and ^elr
descendants lie sleeping bad been
made as neat and clean as possible;
the ladies had decorated the build
ing with plants and flowers; a long
table had been built beneath the
trees, and everything was in readi
ness for the return of the members
of former days and other friends of
the church.
: The regular Sunday, school was
held at 10 o’clock, followed by the
preaching service. The .pastor had
hoped to have Dp. Dougald N. Mc-
Lauchlin. of Norfolk, Va., a son of
the church, present to deliver the
sermon, but as this was impossible.
Rev. iMr. Lqwrence himself occupied
the pulpit, bringing an appropriate
message which was greatly enjoyed.
After enjoying a bounteous dinner
and spending some time mingling
witi friends, the crowd—or as many
as the church would accommodate
reassembled for the afternoon ses
sion, “The Church in the Wildwood”
was most fittingly sung in opening.
The pastor read a list of the min
isters who had served the church
from Its beginning, or as’ far back
as records were available, and also
told who many of the elders and
other officers had been. E. R. Mc-
Keithan, of Aberdeen, read a his
tory of the early church which was
written 52 years ago by Dougald Mc-
Lauchliq, father of the present Dr,
Dougald McLauchlln. This history
was very - complete,— *nd contained
many interesting facts. That times
have not changed so much is shown
by the fact that the historian re
corded that some of the deplorable
problems of the day were “dancing”
and “the use of ardent spirits.”
An amusing incident about an old
Scotchman by the name of McGregor
was also recorded. McGregor, it
seems, was fond .of dancing, a pas
time which the church regarded very
sinful! McGregor’s sons who were
in business to themselves had re
turned home for a holiday, and there
was much merriment. The old
Scotchman refrained as long as pos
sible, doubtless remembering a
One hundred and ten cars of
watermelons were loaded in Hoke
county last week. This figure in
dicates unusually large loadings for
this season, as the total loadings
to all of last year came to only
one hundred and sixty-four cars.
The hulk of this season’s crpp will
go out this week, which will mean
even heavier loadings than last
week
Prices are low, but are now a
little stronger than at the end of
last week. The melons are very good
this year—averaging fnm twenty-
six to thirty-six pounds. Mr. Ryan
McBryde loaded two cars this week
which averaged thirty-six pounds.
The railroads are running “ex
tras” In order to expedite the move
ment of the melons.
It Is worth the time of anyone
who: has not seen it, to visit the
scene of loading and selling, at the
local A. & R. tracks, where, in
these {dull times, the activity this
week is surely a “sight for sore
eyes.”
Too Early To Detennin* If
Returns Will Be Satisfac
tory; Heaviest Yield In Five
Years.
21 Markets Open Witb
Crowds ahd Plentifiil
* ply—5 to 75 Cents Pa
Better Grades Held.
REV. W. Cs BROWN TO
BREACH AT BETHEL
“HOMECOMING” DAY
Bethel Presbyterian Church is
preparing for its Homecoming Day
to be held next Sunday, August 2nd.
Bethel is the oldest Presbyterian
Church in this section, and many
former members and residents of
the community are expected to re
turn for tho day’s exercises. ^
At 11:30 Rev. W. C. Brown, of
Barium Springs, who was for many
years pastor at Bethel, will
will preach. Following tte sermon,
a picnic lunch wilt^ be'-'/jBeryed on
the grounds.
In the afternoon at 3 o’clock,
sevaral .shaett .lalks- .sill. ..he.,
and, the history of the church glySn.
This should prove a very interest
ing program.
All former members and friends of
the church are cordially invited to
attend, bring their lunches, and
spend the day.
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HOKE NOT- REPRKENTEIX
AT FARMEI^ CONVENTION
Sandhill peach growers are “hope
ful” of clearing money on this
year’s crop, according to Mr. M. C.
McDonald, former county commiss
ioner of Moore county, and himself
a big peach grower. However, it is
a little too early in the season to
predicts just how large, if any, the
profits wUl he. Mr. McDonald’s
orchard Is located at West End, and
has a fine crop this season.
The Tar Heel peach crop to 1931
is forecast at 2,710,000 bushels, as
compared with last year’s yield of
1,800,000 bushels. The average yield
during the five years preceding 1930
was 1,808,000 bushels yearly. It ia
confidently expected that the Sand
hills crop will be easily up to the
average. The State crop is in hne
with the bumper yield forecast for
the country as a whole, the U. S.
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
stating: “If the July 1st conditiou
holds good and the present forecast
of 77,963,000 ' bushels materializes, it
would be the largest peach crop to
be produced since records began in
1899.”
■ Mr. McDonald stated that the price
being paid for peaches at presen;
is, on the average, $1.00 per bushel.
Some bring slightly more or le®.
This figure applies to No. 1, fruit.
More are being shipped by truck
than by refrigerator car from this
section said Mr. McDonald. The big
trucks, many of which carry well
over two' hundred hijshels each, are
to be seeln almost any: hour of .the
day traversing the highways of tills
section on their way to the north.
Housewives are buying much fruit
this year.,!t0^ .o!®ning, flurposM^^ „
NEPHEW OF SHERIFF
BARRING^TON KILLED
Deputy- Sheriff and Mrs. W. R.
Barrington jrere called to Mulberry,
Fla., .'Monday, on account of the
death by automobile accident, of
their nephew, Mr. Lee ■ Barrington.
HIEILL HEHE SAT.
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VW^ep. SMtktement*
Thkt: H« Vm Mak© Picnic
Gi^iuids ; .Ctf Govcnicr*s
Front Y'nrJ If Elected.
Solicitor T. A, McNeill, of Lum
borton, was In Raeford a short while
Saturday and soon a crowd of poli
tically minded wags were gathered
around him asking “What about it?”’
It will be remembered that Tom
has created quite a bit of comment
in the state by a humorous refer
ence In f Raleigh a few weeks ago
that he would put hitching posts in
front of the govemdf’s IninslOn when
he became governor and turn the
lawn into a place to have old time
barbecnes and picni"a.
Whether or not he would bS a
can mate he rtj'Jsal to say but he
admitted that exp'ossions of support
were pouring in from all over the
state and local prognosticators
gathered the impra>vion that he was
ccnsldertag making the race. He
stated that he found sentiment in
as
At the Message Center one day,
during a lecture, some talking was I TiVestem North Carollmi just
reported to Lieut. McNair Smith, | for reduction of laud taxes
who decided a vigorous bawling out
was In order. But, as the report
goes. Pvt, Locke Cameron told Mac,
in his best, long-drawn-out way:
“That wasn’t talking you heard, It
was juat somebody’s headache,”
Then there was that regular ser
vice man from “Waiyback” who re
ferred, in 'all seriousness, to surf
bathing, as “going washing.”
It is said that on the streets oue
day. Private John Currie accidon
tally on purpose “keeled over.” Of
course those near him quickly placed
him on a stretcher and sent him
to the infirmary, wliere he boundedi
off the stretcher and said meekly:
“I’d like to get my finger drerted,
pkace."
as it is in the East.
The governor’s race, so far, Is
a rathar drab affair with no one
candidate showing any special
strength. Talk of running McNeill
has been gaining momentum ever
since he made a vigorous fight for
the reduction of land taxes during
the last legislature and this talk
is now so wide-spread as to be
.attracting attention from all. parts
of the stat« Should he decide to
enter the 'race his friends here feel
that he would make a fine. Impres
sion on the people of 'the state As
soon as they knew him and that hq
would make a most creditable show
ing. _ .. .. .. ^
'church- caafe whiebr was at that very
time, pending, but finally his desire
to dance overcame him and he re
marked: “The. session may session,
but McGregor’s on the floor.”
D. P. McDonald, .of Olivia, gave
aU interesting history of the church,
bringing in much information about
the early days of Barbecue, tije
mother: of Cypress, and’other of the
historic churches of this section. He
told of the great solemnity of the
communion service In the early days
The preaching service was held then
during an intermission, prospective
communicants viTere examined by the
session, and to those deemed worthy
to participate in. the Lord’s Supper
were given “tokens.” Whep the com
munion was held, those presenting
their tokens were served and others
were passed by. Mr. McDonald dis
played one of these, tokens, the ouly
one which he has' been able ^o lo
cate. It la a small, -flat square of
pewter with the letter “C”. which
stands' for.' “Cypress,?’ on ope side,
and is kept in a deer-skln hag.
Dr. "W. M, Fairley, of Raeford,
w-hose father was pastor of Cypress
for 40 years, was the next speaker,
Dr. Fairley recallep that his father,
when just out of the seminary,
preached bis first sermon at Long-
street In the morning and his sec
ond one the same day at Cypress.
Forty years later Dr. Fairley fol
lowed in the steps of his father,
preaching his first sepmop at Long-
street and his second that afternoon
at Cypress.
Rev. M. D. McNqlll, of Cameron,
who was to some ^ years pastor
of the church, made the closing ad
dress and pronounced the bene
diction.
Cypress church is located aboUt
eight miles from Vass, in Hoke
county, and derived Its name-, from
Ittf proximity to Cypress creek.
In few fields of Harnett countr ur®
boll' weevils' above tse dangerous
ten percent point of infestttion,
says the farqi. agent \ .
Nobody from Hoke attended the
Convention of Farmers and Farm
PVlomen held -this ’ week at State
College in Raleigh,; because, per
haps, of the. change' in the date of
’the meeting. "
At these conventions the men dis
cuss fanning in" general, and es
pecially, of course, crops and live
stock. The women discuss ■ home
making canning, ^ e'eoklUg, sewing,
etc. ,
The Farm Short -Course at State
College will begin the first week
in Auguri. Any particular kind of
instruction desired by farmers or
farm women will be a'vallabte.
FORMER RAEFORD MAN
FALLS FROM WINDOW
COAL MINE
IN MOORE mim
Macon, Ga., July 28. —
tobacco planters went to marke
today and foond the opening
ancipons rather drab.
This however did not daiiH>^ their
enthusiasm for spirited offwings in
later bids. as a doll opening wab an
ticipated due to late maturity for
bright leaf in the belt ’
First offerings bore out govetn-
ment predictions of a sharply de
tailed -crop forecast recently on re
ports of acreage redaction and ad.
vefse weather.
The 21 markets in the state open'
ed with good crowds and the floor
supply was plentiful larticolarly at
Adel where more than a quarter
million pounds were avatoble. Prices
improved as sales proceeded and
an unofficial report said the average
price there was Seven cents.
The only official prices reported ;
In the belt came from Douglas where
the United States department at
agriculture is maintaining a eB09
reporting service. First quality
orange lugs there brought $12,50
near the opening while fifth grade
brought $2.20.
The department said prices aver
aged below last year’s at the open
ing but improved during the day.
A total of 92,000 pounds was sold
at Statesboro and the unofficial
average price there was $8.34 per
100 pounds.
Vidalia reported sales of 400,000
pounds to an unofficial average of
115 per 100.
Growers generally did not offer
their best grades today. Much of the.
choice leaf has not matured, and to
bacco men agreed the sales would tie
comparatively slow until this cropi
is brought to the floors.
Tifton reported its warehouses as--
labout. half faU. Best grade lugs-
there brought an unofficial average,
of to 25 cents per pound.
Douglas, Ga., July 29—The sectmdi
day of (Seorgia’s tobacco market
found prices ranging from $20.50 to
$1.50 per hundred pounds, the U.
S. Department of Agriculture tobac
co reporting service announced to
day.
Offerings were light and generally
inferior in quality to those at tnb
opening of the four-week market
yesterday.
At the various warehouses, better
grades .of tobacco were in brisk de
mand, but medium to low grades
were somewhat weaker.
Product Said To Be Better
Thaui Cumnock or Goa
Glenn Coal; Will Mean Big
Sawing To Cdnai^ers.
NEW SERVICE SOON FOR
HOKE COUNTY FARMERS
Mr. Chandler Roberts, formerly
of Raeford, now of Washington, N.'
C., suffered a broken leg, and sev
ere injuries to his hip and head
Tuesday night In a fall from a win
dow of the Atlantic Hotel in More-
head City, where he was attending
the State Ameri^ Legion Conven-
tionT)
Mr. IWfll Roberts,' of Raeford,
brother of the Injured nian, went
to Mor^ead Cty, 'Wednesday to be
with him.
IMPORTANT NOTICE.
Thdre will be an all daiy canning
at the residence jof Mrs. H. A. Cam
eron on Wednesday, August 5th, be
ginning at 7 o’clock a. ip. All mem
bers of Woman’s Club and Parent-
Teachers Association are expected
to assist in ttds work and are in
vited to come and bring all; thefr
surplus vegetables, knives, pans,
etc. This canning is to the use of
the school lunch room, if impossible
for you. to. :come, please send your
surplus' vegetables. Each woman is
expected ito bring lunch and join
in a picnic^ dinner.—^Mrs. H. A- Cam
eron, Chairman Welfare Board of
Woman’s Clijb.
Catawba County farmers cooper
ated to ofdeir a car of tin cans for
.conserving ^ood this summer.
Carthage,r-lf a mining develop
ment which Is now being worked
near Haw Branch turns out as own
ers confidently expect it will, Moore
county folks may be burning coal
mined in this county next winter.
A load of It was brought to Car
thage Tuesday for the people to
lo. k cv3r .and sample, with a view
to selling some of it around here
inimediati-:}. It is claimed to be a
li'ghcr qrality product than that
obtained from the Cumnock and
Coal Glen mines, accordiiu; to an
article in the Moore County News.
Around a dozen men are now em
ployed at the mine, which is located
on the Hardin and Leon T. Lane
lands. A Mr. Whkefield is,operating
the project on a royalty basis. He
was formerly with Carolina liUne
at Cumnock. Lack of capital to
properly -work the mine is at pres
ent retarding the progress of the
development, bat it is hoped that
this difficulty may be surmounted
and mining, opwations^begun on a
big scale witbln the near futdire.
At present some old machinery is
being used, but coal ia beii^ mined
in considerable quantities just the
same.
This mine was first opened during
the closing days of the Civil War.
Jefferson Davis, t,he president of
the Confederacy saw the inopera
tive need o| furi for his . ships which
were bringing in cargoes of arms
and ammunition from the Bahamas.
At 'that period Uie chief coal sup
plies of this eirantry were in the
north. It was the Southern leader's
idea to. mlnp the .-needed coal here
In Moore connty and load it on.
barges for passage down Deep
River and on to the coest m Mci
IMr. W. D. Burton, County Agent,
left Wednesday to go. to Raleigh to
attend an instruction meeting for
soil testing for potash, manganese,
or lime d^clencies. Bach county
Agent attending this meeting will
be given a test kit or equipment to •
make these deficiency tests hi the
field, doing away with the neces
sity of sending soil samples to
Raleigh as in the past Mr. Barton
will be prepared to give this servico
to Hoke fanners this fsU.
A public sale of 30 pure bred
Hampshire rams wiR be sold- at
Sparta in AReghany County to h^
esaprove lodal stock.
this was done, but . it happened neer
the close of the 'war before amch
could be accomplished, and as need
for the coal expired with the sorn
render, the mine was closed.
The recmit renewal of sverations
at this point were bugun ia April
of this year. A considerable qnwti*
ty of coal has been taken eat ahd
is going to be sold in this territory*
if a market can be found for it-
AwiQ If fhe coal is what its owners
elahn, that should be an easy mat-
to. A great saving on the coat of
coal to users would oe possible
through the immense saving in
freight, which now amounts to prac-
ticaRy as much as the fuel itselL
the purchase of ss much as six
tons, a representative of the mine
here Tuesday said the coal can be ■ '*’!
obtained to $5 a ton. Lesser quan*
titles are charged to at Ae rate
of $6.50 per ton. A large tosap was
placed In The Nes« office window
as a sample of the new company s
product It looks Bke good coal, bat
It yet remains to test Its barnbm,^, ^
qnaRUes. It is; ^ the bitmijl^
imit coal. vari^,. A/