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It' •'S l-;s V #1^ ■At I' l*'^> E^l 1^; ♦> ■,i? I'-iir -V 7" RElCORPING HOKE COUNTY’S ' PRESENT WITH JUSTICE LOOIOHG TO ’ I HOKE COUMTTE FUTURE WITH CONFIDENCE THE HOKE COUNTY NEWS THE HOKE COUNTY JOURNAL VOLUME xxvn—Number 30 RAEFORD, N. C. FRIDAY-, OCTOBER 30, 1931 $1.50 YEAR IN ADVANCE MOlUIENr IS mw UCAtSWllT BEFlElSANATOini lSIlOSl' REV. R. A. riEOB John Miner, Colored, Killed ^ IN SCBOm REPORTS RED SPRINIiSAraCK TO MEDICAL SflCinV HEARD UST SDNDAV Friday Afterpoon By Bod Sbdair First Month’s Enrollment is Lower Than Expected But Attendance Percentage ot Those Enrolled is Good. Red Springs Scores on First Scrimmage—TTieir Heavy Backs Run Wild to Win ^>y Score of 31-0. ^ The reports^ for the first Tnonth of school have been turned in, and the percentage of attendance shows up ’better than for the first month last year^ Those who enrolled made good attendance records, but the re ports show that a large number did not enroll duirng the first month The number of teachers allowed by the state is bp.sed upon the average daily attendance, and a small enroll ment for the first month makes the average dally atten'danre low, al though the attendance percentage of those enrolled may be high. A small average daily attendance during th? first month is difficult to raise dur ing the later months. It woull have been fine if all 'pupilB «ouia 'have entered, and attended, the first month, hut the enrollment was neces sarily low in some of the schools on account of the children having to' stay out lo -work. The enrollment, average daily at tendance, and percentage of atten dance for each school, is given be low: Antioch, enrollment, 95; average daily attendance 79.5; -pei-cent. 92.9. Blue Springs, enrollment, 61; aver age daily attendance, 48.4; percent, 92.2. Rockflsh, enrollment. 111; average Gaily attendance, 97.5; percent, 93.9. Ashemont, enrollment, 182; aver age daily attendance, 164.9; percent, 93.4. Raeford, Elementary, enrollment 320; average daily attendance, 296.8; percent, 9i.6. Raeford, High School, enrollment, 263; average daily attendance, 248.9; per cent, 97.5. Mildouson, enrollment, 122; aver age dally attendance, 106.2; percent, 94.9. This Shows a total enrollment for the first month of 1,154. It Is hoped that every pupil will enter and attend every day that he possibly can. The State is paying for the largest part of the cost and very little of the cost is being taken care of by the ■counties. The schools are Tree to the largest majority iflf four jpexiple and the opportunities should be taken advantage of during these times. The teachers are at their posts of duty and stand willing to do their •part if the .children are present. Every day that a pupil is absent hr, is the loser. Every one is urged to co-operate in making the attendance the very best possible. 'October School Reports Issued 'Prot. 'Lvwrance Asks Parents’ t>a i operation In, Matter ot "Monthly j Repoitts. Red Springs High School defeated Raeford High at Red Springs Friday, 31-0. The Raeford team was held to a single first down, whiile Red Springs piled up a total of 21. Captain Bul lock, Odum and McNeill featured in the Red Springs hack field, while Bedinger, Ratley and McDonald were best in the line. Curry, Epstein and .VIcfnnis featured for the locals. Red Springs started the game with a spectacular score on the first scrim mage of the game. Red Springs kicked off io Raeford but pulled a ]hort kick and recovered the ball .hemselves near Raefprd’s forty-yard line. On the first play Bullock pass- :d to Odom fo rthe touchdown. The try for point laitetL Raeford received the kickoff follow- ng this score an'.; on the first scrini- .nage “Big Bill” Mclnnis was injured, a cartilage in his knee being mis placed when he was tackled while carrying *the ball on ■ an end run. When Bill was assisted t# the side lines and the Raeford team was left without his services, the sdperiority of the Red Springs team became more evident with every play. Red Springs continued to pile up touch downs in every ,Quarter of the game by superior weight and teamwork. Raeford never came through with a real threat although the team fought valiantly against discourag- odds. The: light Raeford fine Fifth District Group Addressed by Dr., J. B. Wright, Presi dent of N. C. Medical So piety—Good Attendance. Presbjrterian Junior College President Substitutes For Rev. L. A. McLaurin, Un able to be Here. Reports 4or the first month’s work ■were given to the pupils Wednesday afternoon. These reports show pret ty .(dearly the progress the pupil is making in. his studies. Parents are asked to examine these carefully, and in case of unsatisfactory wortc or deportment, a conference between parent and teacher may help to re move these conditions. Pupils are expected to take thes.e reports to their parents promptly for their examination and signature, but it is not always possible for the teacher to know, when the report is returned, whether the parent has seen it. Unless the parents co operate heartily in this, the purpose for which reports are given will be defeated. We are asking, therefore, that you co-operate In requiring your child to present his report to you promptly at the end of each month. These reports will be given to the pupils on Wednesday following the end of each school month. in„ was no match for the husky Red Springs forward wall and throughout the afternoon .the Raeford secondary was called upon to do most of the defensive work. Nig Epstejn and Bradley Norton shone brightly in this department making tackle after tackle when Bullock and Odom broke through the Raeford line into the open field. In the Raeford line Dink Davis and' Sam Snead did some re deeming work. The Fifth District Medical Society, of North Carolina, met at the Sana torium on Wednesday of last week, at 10 o’clock. A number of papers were read and medical subjects dis cussed, before the society heard the speaker of the occasion, whose ad dress was followed by routine busi ness and election of officers. Dr. Lynn Maciver, of Sanford, District President, presided. Dr. G. G. Chiles, of Sanford, read a paper on “Malignant Growths of Uterus,” and Dr. H. M. Baker, of Lumberton, opened the discussion following the reading. The next paper \was by Dr. O. D. Miller, of Gastonia, who presented a . paper, “Differential Diagnosis of Hipjoint Complaints in Children.” Discussion of this paper was led by Dr. J. F. Hlghsmith, Jr., of Highsmith Hos pital, Fayetteville. Drs= P. P. Mc Cain and C. D. Thomas, of the Sana torium staff, then gave “A Summary of Tuberculosis in the Schools o’ Gaston County.” The speaker for the, meeting was Dr. J. B. Wright, President of the North Carolina Medical Society, and his address followed the reading of the papers and discussion of them. Dr. R. L. Pittman, of Fayetteville, was chosen president of the Fifth District for the coming year, ' and Dr. D. S. Currie, of Parkton, was re: elected Secretary-Treasurer. At the clo*se of the meeting lunch eon . was served in the Sanatorium diniiig room. About sixty doctors were present. The Fifth District includes the coun ties of Chatham, Cumberland, Har nett, Hoke, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, Robeson and Scotland Rev. R. A. McLeod, president of Presbyterian Junior College, at Max- ton, preached Sunday .morning at the Presbyterian Church here. His theme was the first command ment, “Thou shalt have no other gods before me.” Rev. Mr. .McLeod traced the history of peoples of the world since creation, who had start ed out to worship God, and then for various reasons had turned from Him to other gods. He said that the trouble with America today, is that it has turned rom God, and has set up a God of Mammon; all this after the founders 'f the country had set up the coun try as one in which God might be worshipped according to the dictate? of conscience. It was pointed out that America needs, like the Israelites of Md, to fall down before Mount Sinai, as the earth trembles and tile moun tain belches forth smoke, and thun- STATE PATROLMAN IS FATAllT OliRT A. J. Hedgpeth Crashes Into Telephone Pole at Lauiw burg While Chasing Speed ing Automobile. QTIZENS SEE REAE PASSENiH TRAIN Troop Train Moving Men and vOfBcnrs of Id .Battalion of 5th Field Artillery Passes Through MoniSagr. CHANGE MADE IN TRAIN SCHEDULE GINNERS’ REPORT ISSUED There were 9,641 bales of cottofl ginned in ftoke County, from tho 1931 crop, prior to October 18, ac cording to the report just issued by the Department of Commerce. Up to the same date last year, 8,745 bales ha'd been ginned. For adjacent counties the report gave the following figures: Colum bus, 284 this year, as against 741 last year; Cumberland, 14,666, against 13,030; Harnett, 23,054, against 21,- ’ 059; Moore, 931, against 1,443; Rich mond, 6,439, againdt 7,3^; Robeson, 31,194, against 29,600; j^cotland, 16,- 150, against 14,480, -Citizens of the town who happened to be near the A. & R. station late Monday afternoon, were treated to a sight the like of whidh fa very rare In deed, In Raeford. One of those re cently purchased big engines of the A. & R. steamed up with a real pas senger train behind it—-two baggage cars and three pUllmans, -all loaded. The 4rain stopgad in Raeford .lor the engine to get a supply of water, and was the object of many curious pairs of eyes, and, no doubt, several peo ple let themselves fancy for ;a mo ment, that Raeford was on the main line of a big railroafi. The train was a troop trafai,, and was taking men and officers of the First Battalion of the Fifth Field Ar tillery from Fort Bragg to. Aberdeen, where the Seabord picked it up. The Battaliofi was on its way to Ma^lisou. Barracks, at Sacket’s Harbor, N. Y., just across Lake Ontario from Can ada. There were 100 enlisted men and eight officers on the train. Other membei-s of the Battalion had already left. In one of the baggage cars a kit chen had been set up. A big range had some steaming pots on it, and chickens were being carved on a big njeat block, by a sergeant with a big grin on his face. On Sunday, the day before, the equipment of the Battalion was mo'/- ed over the A. & R. lines, by a special train consisting of 30 cars. .Twenty cars were loaded with field pieces, and ten with other equipment ot the Battalion. GALATIA CHURCH TO HAVE HOMECOMING DAY Homecoming Day at Galatia Church will be observed on the second Sun day in November. There will be two sermons, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. A picnic lunch will be served on the grounds. Members of the church are looking forward to the occasion which will be means of renewing old' acquaintances and enjoying sermons together again. Rev. O, F, Is pastor pf the chuyph, Effective last Monday, train No. 38 on the Aberdeen and Rockfish Rail road, arrives‘here at'8:25 a. m., in stead of 9:25 as formerly. The train now leaves Aberdeen at 7; 30, arrives in Raeford at 8:25 and gets to Fayetteville at 9:45 a. m. Of course, as everyone in Raeford knows, the “train” is really a motor bps on the rails, and known as the “Doodlebug.” The change does not affect the con-' nections possible with the old ached ule. * Crashing his motorcycle into a tele phone pole when he lost control of the machine while rounding a curve just inside the city limits of Laurin- burg, A. J. Hedgepth, 24. state motor Sinclair Negroes HeUJti J»il After Shooting—lilain Man Apparently Killed ^Vithoot Reason; Had Good Repu tation. John Miller, colored, was shot and instantly killed in the field near his home on the McMillan place in Blue Springs township about five o cloci Friday afternoon, by Bud Sinclair, - negro, who lives in the same sectiop. James L. Sinclair. Bud’s brother, also shot at Miller, but missed. .Miller was shot through the chest with a shotgun. The load a7 o touch- cycle patrolman, was fatally injured ed his right arm, and it would seem last Fridajr night. There were no eye-witnesses to the accident and Hedgpeth never regain ed consciousness, but a ^friend ot Hedgpeth’s said the officer saw a speeding car go through Laurinburg. md expressed determination to catch it. ‘ The injured patrolman was taken to the Hamlet hospital in an ambu lance, hut died shortly after 9 o’clock from his many injuries. HI, jawbone was broken on the right side, his skull w-as fractured, again the words of the Lord, “Thoi 5halt have no other gods before, me,” and turn again unto Him. It is a question of putting first things -first. ‘Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added unto you.” When this is done, the speaker said, evils dnd troubles ot ‘he present times shall fade before IS, and the love“'’of God shall have dissolved all our difficulties. Mr. McLeod had planned to preach in Rowland for Rev. L. A. McLaurin, '.vhile the latter preached for Dr. Fairley in the Raeford church, but Mr. McLaurin became ill Saturday and asked Mr. McLeod tc fill his appointment in Raeford Instead ot preaching for him at his own church in Rowland, as had been planned. A large congregation heard Mr. -McLeod. HOURS FOR OUT GOING MAIL RAEFORD TO PLAY CARTHAGE THIS WEEK Local fans have a ckance to see the Raeford team In action Triday when they will meet Carthage on the local field. Carthage is an unknown quantity, but from the -splfit which the Raeford hoys have been showing on the practice field this week, they are out to redeem themselves and it is believed locally that Carthage is in for a trimming Friday after noon at three-thirty LADIES’ SHOPPE MOVES The Ladies’ Shoppe, popular ladies’ ready-to-wear store of Raeford, will move into their new store in the Blueniont Hotel buil'ding this week, and expects t obe open for business Saturday morning, in the new loca tion, which is on- the corner of Main Street and Central Avenue. The Ladies’ Shoppe was formerly located in the Bank of Raeford holldhi;,. The operators of The T.ndies Shoppe are Misses Lizzie Niven and Belle Graham. Since the change in schedule Mon day of No. 38 on the A. & R. Rail road, the first mail gets into Raeford at 8:25 a. m. Likewise the first out going mail from Raeford leaves at that time. Postmaster G. W. Cox advises that it will be necessary for mail to be posted by eight o’clock every morning to make the first train with its new schedule. Other hours for outgoing mail re main the same. They are as follows: Mail for L. & S. bus to Laurinburg must be in postoffice by 3:45 p. m.; maU for A. & R. No. 41 must 'be in portoffice by 5 p. m.; on Sundays outgoing man must be in the post- office by 10:30 a. m. RAEFORD PASTORS HOLD MEETINGS Dr. W. M. Fairley, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, closed a meet ing at the Presbyterian Church in Fairmont, last Saturday. The meet ing developed greater interest after each service, and at the close ther-.3 were several additions to the mem bership of the church. The Fair mont Church is at present without a regular pastor, but Rev. L. A. Mc Laurin, pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Rowland, is acting as pas tor. Rev. J. R. Miller, pastor of the Raeford Baptist Church, closed a meeting last Friday at Baltimore Church, near Fairmont, in which much interest was manifested. Mr. Miller assisted Dr. T. H. Plemmons, pastor of the church. POLITICS AND PERSONAUTIES Tents are being pitched and war whoops practiced, presaging tumul tous and joyful 1932. The Demo cratic “victory fund” drive for $1,- 500,000 now underway Is one form of preparation for battle. Another is the Republican National Committee get-together scheduled for this Decem ber. - That some of this discussion may concern the almost perennial Committee custom of ousting the Chairman casts few shadows over G. 0. P. brows, least of all over that of the Chairman, the Honorable Simeon Fess. He is secure until a thoroughly satisfactory successor presents himself, which is equiva lent to' saying that he Is secure In definitely. Another conference expected to take place shortly is that of the Progressive leaders in politics. In a way, it will be more important than any Democratic or Republican (inven tion. The Progressives hold the bal ance of power In both Houses. 'No legislation can be enacted without their support. They can, if they will, force through the legislation they de sire. It is logical to assume that their conference, held before . Congress meets, is for the purpose of formula! ing a program for the nekt session. The question Is: will they make full use of their power? 'Will they force a showdown on tariffs, unemployment, reparations, the power question, and scores of’ other issues that have been mishandled or allowed to drift for years? Or will they denounce and demand, threaten and warn, and then, whep the time for action arrives, scat ter their ranks? his left thigh between the hip and knee was broken, his left knee was lacerated at the joint and his chest was crushed on the right side. Hedgpeth, the son of Lonnie G. Hedgpeth of Rowland, had been bii the state highway patrol force since July, being stationed in Laurinburg. In addition to his father, Hedg peth is said to be survived by a erother -and sister. He was not mar ried. i^aurinburg was agog with excile- (Continued ou back pa^ge) COMMISSIONERS TO MEET NEXT MONDAY The Board of County Commission ers will meet in regular session Monday morning, November 2, at tlu court house. CONFIDENCE MAN AT H HERE Giving Name of W. H. Tison, Man Secures Cash and Merchandise on Worthless Checks. Saturday afternoon a man giving the name of W. H. Tison, who said he was from Moore County, came to Raeford, worked a little game, and left two business houses in Raeford sadder but wiser. Tison made^ arrangements from Mrs. J. A. Blue to rent her stables, telling her that he was to do some road work near Raeford, and would need quarters for his teams. After this he went to McLauchlin Com- nany’s store, where he saw Mr. K B. McNeill. He told Mr. McNeill that he had rented Mrs. Blue’s stables, and that he was to do some road work on the Aberdeen-Raeford high way; he also became quite conver sational, telling of incidents that he | and Mr. McNeill knew* about that happened years ago. At the end of the conversation he made arrange ments to get feed oats for his teams, w'hich he asked sent around to Mrs Blue’s stables. He then bought some shoes, and a shirt, presenting his own check on the Citizens Bank ami Trust Company, of Southern Pines, for $28 in payment. He received $i cash in change. « Tison then went to Farmers’ Fur nishing Company’s store, where he worked the same game, telling them also, \that he knew Mr. McNeill at McLauchlin Company. He ordered oats sent around to Mrs. Blue’s again, and offered his check on the same bank for $10 in payment, receiving several dollars in cash as change. The local merchants failed to find the teams at Mrs. Blue’s stables when they made delivery, and they became suspicious. When the checks were presented for payment the bank said- “No account like this,” and that the man was unknown to them. Mr. McNeill, investigating, found cut that the man’s' name was really Tison. as he had given it, and that he is a former resident of Moore, but had not lived there in some time. He did not have a good character. Tison has a long face, and long nose and is somewhat red faced; he is around 50 years old, is about six feet tall, and weighs around 190 or 200 pounds. that he started to raise his arm as the shot was fired. Several negroes, including Miller’s wife, witnessed the ' killing. Among them were Edgertoa Sinclair and Lauchlin MePhatter. It seems that the killing grew out^^„ of some family troubles among the Sinclairs the night before. 'The dead man did not figure in these troubles. He is said to have heard all the com motion and got his gun and went out , to see what was wrong, but took no part in what he saw or heard. Next day. Bud, James L., and Eidgertcm Sinclair, enraged at the way Bud’s family affairs were going, and at Miller’s taking his gun out with him the night before, met Miller in his field. Edgerton Sinclair had his shotgun, but Bud snatched ii from him and fired at Miller, .\fter this James L. fired but his shot did not tafle effect. The negroes . immediately fled, leaving their guns at the home of John Davis in the same section. On SimJay morning Sheriff Hodgin and Deputies McNeill and Barrington and' Officer Howell captured the Sinclair ■ negroes at the Newt Lashley mill dam. about daylight. James L. was- captured first, and the officers got him to take them into the woods where Bud was hiding;- the officers lay down while Janies L. whistled to Bud. As Bud came up he saw the officers and started running, but was overtaken after a chase of about 250 yards. He was unarmed. John Miller, the slain man, was a respected negro, about 65 years old, who came into the Blue Springs sec tion from Georgia about four or five years ago. He had a good character. The Sinclair negroes are around 35: they do not have very good reputa tions, Bud, who did the shooting, having the worst. The Sinclair ne groes and Stiller had worked together on the McMillan place. In Recorder’s Court, Tuesday, th& three Sinclair negroes. Bud. Jamea L., and Edgerton, waived a hearing and were bound over to superior court without bond. CITY FATHERS TO MEET The Board of Aldermen for the Town of Raeford will meet in the City Hall, Monday evening, Novem ber 2, for its regular session. ASHEMONT SCHOOL BUILDING PAINTED The Ashemont school building looks a lot, better since it has received a fresh coat of paint on its exterior woodwork. The painting was done by I). .\mmon.s, who recently painted several class rooms in the Mildouson school building at Dundarrach. HOKE HAY NOT SUITABLE ' TO BRAGG OFFICIALS Hoke County farmers who planned to make a competitive bid to officfals at Fort Bragg in the hope of secur ing the contract of supplying the post with hay this winter, found that the hay produced in the county was not the kind the army officials wanted. Only soy-bean and cow pea hay* was available in large quantities in the county, and these kinds were not desired by post officials, who wanted Timothy, Johnson Grass, Prairie Up- land or Alfafa and heavy Timothy mixed. ' , ' MIDDLING COTTON The cotton market took a drop of a quarter of a cent Wednesday af ternoon, which it did not regain , Thursday morning. At that time cot- ton was selling for from six to seven cents, •depending on the grade. In Raeford. BOARD OF EDUCATION TO MEET NEXT MONDAY The County Board of Edneattott' will meet Monday morning; Novem- ber 2, in regular session at tha cciuri '^;^ house. , i;- ' y ^ '• ' - t