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.VOLUME XXXIV. NO. 4^
SAKEOai’r K- ^^ ISth, 10iO.
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Baseball Gi^ts
Win Play Here
This Spring;
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By ELMER L SCBCTLER
Williainsport, Pa.j'reb. I4.;77-J*,Roy
‘Clunk, secrets^ and business man
ager of tite yyilliamsport Grays,' ex
pects, before , another week passes,
-to have the Grays’ exhibition sched
ule completed, and it will no doubt
be available for publication in next
-week’s News-Journal.
In the meantime the baseball fj^
^f Raeford and neighboring tpwj©.
and communities may congratulate
themselves on the prosp^ts of seeing
^^^^me of the baseball greats of past
" y«nd present.
Among them will be Chief Bender;
■who dfAs one of the mainstays of the
Fhilldelphia Athletics bade in ^e
when they were consistent win-
erk of American League pennants
Tand wood’s series championships
-One of the greatest pitchers of his
day, Bender is now a manager, hav
ing been chosen by Connie Mack to
pilot the Athletics newest farm team,
Wilmington, Delaware, of the Inter-
State League. During the spring
-training season Wilmington will be
located in' Sanford, N. C., and ^e
Orays’ exhibition schedule will in
clude p^-obably a half dozen games
with Bender’s teams. The big/'chief
served as a scout for Mack last sea
son and picked, among others,’^Lester
(“Farmer”) McCrabb, pitcher, and
A1 ]6rancato, third baseman, from
the Grays,
Another celebrity who may be seen
at Baetordi is Rogers Hornsby, who
helped to make major league history.
The Rajaii is prominently mentioned
as successor to: Clyde Sukefbrth as
the Easterh League. Sukeforth was
signed last week to manage the Mon
treal club of the Inh^ational League.
irav fe a faroiyfor the Brooklyn
Dodgem.
Nemo Lebo, a one-time big league
t, who will managa the Scrtoi-
chami>im]s, t)e in dtarge of
le champg ai«>eWv«fa
Dodtet In
Recorder's Court
Among the several cases on docket
m Hoke county recorder’s court
which were disposed of last Tuesday
morning was the case in which Tom
l^axley, white man of lilcLauchlin
township, was charged with being
drunk and disorderly. Baxley enter
ed a plea of guilty and sentence was
thirty days on the roads, sentence to
be depended on payment of the court
costs,
D. T.^'SkljRier, white man of An
tioch town^p, was charked with is
suing a^rworlhless check to W. L.
Poole in the amount of $47.00. Skip
per eotored a plea of not guilty but
was fov^ guilty as charged by toe
court sentenced to serve thirty
days'on the roads, sentence to be
stH^nded on pa3nnent of the check
AnoAer Business Men
McNeill Meet With
Town Board
Owing to toe large number d
wrecks at the temporary bridge at
McNeill’s mill pond and to, the one
last week causing toe death of Cas
well Reinhardt toe state highway
commission stationed flagmen on each
side of the bridge and far enough
from it to allow traffic to stop and
drive slowly across toe structure af
ter having been warned by the flag
man. .
These flagmen were stationed on
the scene last Wednesday night and
there has been'one on duty on each
side every hour since that time, the
men using red^flags by day to stop
and warn approaching motorists and
red lantoms at night: 'These flag-
toe costs of toe mpn put in thp road and stop
m
1;^.^
The exhibition schedule, it is ex-*
pected, wfll feature a gtoie fit Rae-
lord with Toronto of toe Intematipn-
al League.-^ .Toronto is managed by
Tony 'Lazzm, who hastoelped to
make baseball h.l^fy> and on his
team will be andtoer g^t atolate
in toe pefsoh of JMC Tipton. It is
likely, too^ toat A1 Brancato will be
seen with toiff' outfit, although he
is scheduled to go to California fpr
training With Conhie Mack’s Ath
letics.
In less^toan six weeks, all of the
clubs in toe Eastern League will be
in toe South—Scranton at Bennefts-
ville; Wilkes-Barre at Suffolk, Va.;
Albany at Barnwell, S. C.; Spring-
field at-Qreenville; Bito^mmpton at
Ware Shoals; Hartford at Owensburg,
Ky.; Elmira at Macoo, Ga.; and Wil
liamsport at Raeford.
Williamsport fans were cheered
week by toe announcement toat
Kyle, big right handmr from
oe. La., had affixed his signa-
to a Williamftwrt contract. One
Mack’s pitchers, be was one of
toe many, ball players thrown on
the market by the dictum issued by
Judge Landis, high Commissioner of
baseball. The big |noupdsman had
opportunities to sign up in the In-
temationah League, American Asso
ciation and Southern League, but
preferred to return to the Grays, >
with whom he played last season.
In a letter we shall give readers
of the News-Journal the completed
roster as it will be posted by Man
ager Fresco Thompson at Raeford
when spring training begins on Mon-f
day, March 25th. ^
lenHani appieali^ the rase to superior
court.
Jacob Williams, white man of
Greenville and driver of toe truck
which killed Casw^ Reiphardt on
the Fayetteville road last week, was
charged with careless and recess
driving and manslaughter. Williams
waived preliminary hearing foid beme
for his appearance at supe^r court
was set at $1,000.
Lacy Newkirk, colored man of
Fayetteville who crashed through a
bridge qn the Fayetteville road last
week, entered a plea of guilty of
careless and reckless driving and was
sentenced to serve thitty days on toe
roads, sentence to be suspended on
payment of the costs.
In the next case five colored men
of Robeson coimty were charged with
storebreaking and larceny in connec
tion with the robbery of a store at
DuHie’s Station some time ago. They
were Walter Thompson, Lewis Ellis,
Andrew Clark, Buck Campbell and
Lacy, Emith, all of whom entered
pleas of not guilty. Probable cquse
was' found as to each Ity toe coui4
and all were bound over to superior
court wito bond for each being set at
$260.
Huty kK»l cbtoped m^ was,::
ed to serve thirty days on toe roa^,
sentence.tnhe suspended.mi pasrment
of ..tbe costs.
J-fJ*. JadcsonrWhite man of Cum
berland county, entered • a plea of
guilty of being drunk and disorderly
and -was given a thirty day road sen
tence to be suspended on payment
of the court costs. The defendant
went, to the roads.
D. W. Jackson, also a^ Cumberland
county white man, ente^ a plea of
ghilty of driving uhiferlhe influence
of liquor and sentence was sixty
days to be suspended on payment of
a fine of $60 and the court costs.
Solon Martin, colored, got thirty
days to be suim^ded on pasranent of
toe costs for being drunk and dis
orderly.
Alice H^er, White woman of
a simUar (^nse.
Raeford, got toe. same sentynce for
every vehicle -and warn the driver
that there to a temporary bridge be
low which must be crossed slowly
if safely. :
Since they have been there toe
flagmen have seen one wreck. On
Saturday ' mornibg Lacy Newkirk,
Ciu^erland county colored man ran
thn^h the bridge, damaging it and
hto car as well but escaping unhiurt
himseU. It is reported that New
kirk, cm being flagged, slowed up
and said that he knew the bridge was
thinre and what the danger was. He
then proceeded to drive through one
side of it.
On another occasion this week one
of the boys stopped a tru^ and gave
the customary warning. At this J.
A. Niven, white man of Raeford, is
i^xirted to have stepped from toe
truck and asaulted toe ftogman
wito his fist. He then got back in
toe truck mid it was driven away.
It is also reported toat n warrant
was issued for Niven but toat he has
not yet been apprehended.
At the request of Mayor G. W.
Brown, several business men attend
ed a meeting of the Town Board at
the town haU last Wednesday night.
The purpose of this meeting was to
discuss ways of bringing new indus
tries to this community, and to get
all of the citizens working together
for the good of the town.
It was decided that the first step
would be the printing of a pamphlet
presenting aU the available data on
Raeford in an attractive manner. This
pamphlet is to be used as- an ad
vertisement of what Raeford has
and can offer to prospective indus-
trira that desire to come to new lo
cations.
The following committee was
selected to get up' toe material for
this pamphlet and submit it to an
other meeting to be held on Wed
nesday night, February 21st, this
meeting to be public: J.‘'B. Thomas,
L. M. Upchurch, W. L. Poole, J. A.
McGoogan and R. B. Lew^ Any
one having any ideas on this subject
is luged by this committee to con
tact'one of them in the next few
days. The mayor hopes that every
business man, at least, will attend
this next meeting.''
2471 FOB FIBE AT NIGHT I Bill Passes
Hue ; Baefsed ‘fire department
annooiiees tlwt toe noniber 2471
shonld be called by reeldeiitB of
Raeford widiliig to tarn in fire
at nigbt. Tbie number is
toe telephone at GrabanTa S«viee
station and is. not listed in toe
telephone directwy.
The department urges aD reri-
dents of Raeford to make a reeord
of this number on their tekgtoonc
directories in order toas it may be
immediately available in ease id
fire.
To Extoid .
Finland Cre&
By K. A. MbtoDONAIB
MONTHLY MEETING OF
EDUCO CLUB
On Monday night the Educo club
held its regular monthly meeting
wito several of the local sdiool
board members, who w^ unalde to
attend the meeting in Jmiuary, as
guests. The dinner and discussion
;of school problems that ensued was
■eitioyed by all present.
a
4ineay Passes Up
Residential Race '
Washington, Feb. 13.—Joseph P.
Kennedy flatly refused tonight tp en
ter the presidential race, declaring
that his job of ambassador to Eng
land in these times of strife “involves
matters so precious to the American
peoplq” that his energies should n^
e diverted. I-
Only a short time before,' friends
of the Bostonian had announced that
blate of delegates pledged to him
Would be entered in the Massachu
setts Democratic presidential primary
April 30. -
omination papers for such plegd-
delegates were taken opt by John
’f F. McCartoy, Boston attorney, who
said Kennedy would file toe authori
zation necessary under Massachusetts
ISITV*
Hut Kennedy, financier and busi
nessman who long has been prom
inently identified with toe Roqsevelt
administration,, made plain toat he
would not file toe authorization. He
said “toe pBi;amount consideration of
public duty comp^ me to decUhe
to pennit mjr njam^ to be presented.”
The CatyUna Power and Light
North ah4 Soufh.:!t!n:bUpik ' ■
Formin' Raeford
Police Chief Dies
William Murphy^Lindsay, who had
served as Chief of police of Wagram
until July of 1939, died at his home
in Raeford last ^iday morning at
4:20. He suffered a stroke last Thurs
day night about 6 o’clock and failed
to ralty. Mr. Lindsay was 60 years
of age. «
The deceased was a native of Hoke
county and had been in police work
all of his mature life, serving fqr
six years at'Chief of police at Rae
ford. He was for a time'Connected
with the police department at Fort
Lauderdale, Fla.
He is survived by his wife, whd
before her marriage was Miss Lilly
Saunders of Hoke county; by one son,
J. M. Lindsay of Raeford; and by one
daughter, Mrs. P. R. Jones of Haw
River.
Funeral services were conducted
from his home at Raeford Saturday
afternoon at 2 o’clock by Dr. Watson
Fairley. Burial followfed in the Rae
ford cemetery.
Pallbearers were: Lee McFarland,
W. N. Peeden, FuUord McMillan,
Henry Russell, E. L. Peele and NeUl
Clark.
Chalmers Currie 111
UNDERGOES APPENDECTOMY
Edward, the small son of Prih. G.
H: Rowell of toe Antio^ school.
Was operated: on last;we« for ap-
itondicitis. He is doinil weu and will
soon be oht again. /
MRS. BROWN IMPROVES
Mrs.^ W. Q. Brown of the high
school faculty has been quite Ul with
flu. She is much better at pres
ent, 'Mrs. Colin Scarborough sub
stituted for her.
TEACHERS’ PAPERS TO BE
PUBLISHED
Miss Julia Weatherihgton. of the
Division of Instructional Service,
State Department of Education has
written Mrs. Nora McDavid of the
Mildouson school. Miss Mary Alma
Monroe of the Rockfish school and
W. J. Coates and Miss Margaret Mc
Kenzie of the Raeford graded school
for copies of papers given at toe
January teachers’ meeting. ' Miss
Weatherington wishes tiiese papers
for publication. The papers in ques
tion were on “Education of different
phases of school work. We feel that
this is quite an honor that has come
to these teachers.
Wind Blows; Poole
Recalls Other Storms
This section awakened yesterday
to find a little real March weather
m its hands. The wind was blowing
about half a gale from various di
rections and continued to do so all
day.
It was reported that several forest
fires in Cumberland and toe Fort
Bragg reservation were being blown
out of control by toe wind, while in
the northeast toe wind is said to have
renewed the icy grip of -winter from
which a few dajrs respite had been
enjf^redk. - .
2 The high vriodty of toe wind yes
terday remtoded ’Mr. D. Scott Poole
of the following from the numberless
facts he remembers:
“On February 19th, 1884, three
storms crossed Pee Dee river between
Bluette Falls and toe mouth of Uw-
harrie river, thirty miles up the
Pee Dee and Yadkin rivers. It is
Pee Dee river'^souto of. toe mouth
of Rocky river, west of Mount Gil
ded, and Yadkin river from toat
point north. The storm on toe right
was a twister; the central storm was
a hurricane (a strai^t blow), and
the one farthest north was a cyclone
—a twister—a big whirlwind. There
was a high wind all that Tuesday,
Februaiy 19th, and all toat ni^t,
blowing down trees in all directions
all across this section. The storms
proper came at about 8 dr 9 o’doA
Tuesday night. That was toe only
time I ever saw that a calm did not
follow a storm. The twisters cov
ered tracks one to two hundred yards
wide; the central hurricane 'was half
mile -wide. These storms all lifted
over Moore and Randolph counties,
striking the earth in spots afterward,
and struck the Atlantic near Ports
mouth, Va. '
Mrs. J. W. Hasty
Passes Tuesday
Mrs. John W. Hasty of lower Al
lendale township, died at her home
Tuesday morning. She liad been a
sufferer from a heart ailment (or
several years, her condittop.beraming
critical during recent wo^r ^ ”
She was before her marriage; Miss
Mary McNeill Currie, a dau^ter ol!
the late Mr. and Itors. Dougald Currie,
descendants of pioneer Scotch settlers
in upper Robeson, now a pert of
Hoke county. She spent ho* life on
toe farm upon which she first saw
tiie light of day, and -was much at-
toched to the scenes of her child
hood. Her husband survives, but
most of her close relativra have
“crossed that bourne from whence no
traveler returns.”
The funeral was conducted at the
graveside Wednesday afternoon at
2:30 in Raeford cemetery by Rev.
Henry R. Poole, pastor of Antioch
Presbyterian churcbi and interment
followed.
The deceased 'will be missed in
her commimity, as she toqk deep in
terest in religious and' civic work;
when her health permitted. A de
voted -wife and kind neighbor and
faithful church woman has gone to
her reward.
Washington, Feb. 13.—Voting ^ to
27, the Senate today approved legis
lation to make possible adtotwnal
loans of $20,000,000 each to inland
and China.
The biU, passed over the protest
of a group whidi heatedly contended
that the action was an “entering
wedge” from later loans to Great
Britain and France, now goes to 'ttie
House.
Witoout naming either Finland or
China, the legislatioir would increase
toe lending authority of the Export-
Import bank by $100,000,000 and per
mit it to extend future credit grsmtB
tot maximum of $20,000,000 (ot any
one country. The money would be
used for toe purchase of nonmilitary
supplies in this country.
In toe course of the debate^ tiie
Senate rejected two amendmriits—
one by Senator Taft, Republican of
Ohio, to cut, toe proposed increase in
lending authority to $50,000,000 and
a second by Senator Danahar, Rquib-
lican of Connecticut, to forind toe
bank to make loans to governments.
Meanwhile, the Senate foreign re
lations committee received from Sec
retary Hull a letter opposing the
plication of the neutrality act .to toe
undeclared war between China and
Japan. Although the letter’s cco-
taits were not made public, toe ad
ministration is known to feel tiiat in
voking toe act would help Japan and
hurt China.
At toe same time, the Senate bank
ing committee postponed action on a
proposal that toe Treasury abandon
its program and policy of purcharing
foreign silver.. A subcommittee had
approved the proposal, but many
committeemra felt tiiat toe viewa oC
the State and Treasury departmesits
should be studied before adon was
taken.
Pemopstration PaSSeS BeyOM
ROCKFISH P.-T. A. MEETS
The P.-T. A. of the Rockfish school
held its regular monthly meeting on
Tuesday evening of this week.
Word was received here yesterday
that Chalmers Currie, fdbner rerident
of Raeford, was in a Laurinburg
hospital in a serious condition. Mr.
'Currie is suffering from some ab
dominal disorder and was admitted
to the hospital ^esday.
* Juli^ Better
The condition of Julian Johann
was reported late yesterday as hav
ing improved considerably > in toe
past wedc. Mr. Johnson-mto bedi
amvalesctog Irani a sedoua fllitees
for some months but suffered a re
lapse setfiral Vredtt ago.
RAEFORD GRADED P.-T. A.
MEETS
Last week the P.-T. A. of the Rae
ford graded school held a business
meeting. At this meeting $10.00 was
given the Coimty Council of the P.-
T. A.’' to pay on the piano in the
gymnarium. $5.00 was collected Jtor
the purbhase of first aid supplies ihd
$20.00 to beautification of the
grounds. ' Tbis work wiB done by
Ni Y. A. Workers.
Mr. W. J. Barter, Assistant Ex
tension Forester, will be in Hoke
county February 21st and 22nd, to
assist in forestry thinning work an
nounces A. S. Knowles, Cpunty Ag
ent.
Thinning demonstrations will be
held on Wednesday, February 21,
from 9 to 12 A. M. at Israel-Satter-
white’s farm, 1-2 mile South of Ash-
mont school house; and from 2 to
4 P. M. at J. M. McGougan’s farm,
in southeastern part of Stcmewall
township. On Thursday, Fdbruary
22, a thinning demonstration will be
held on Mrs. Ethel J. Highsmito’s
farm in MLaudilin township near
Wa3^ide filling station.
All farmers interested in thinning
forest trees should make plans to
attend one or more of these demon
strations.
Under toe Soil Conservation pro
gram, 2 units per acre are allowed
as a soil building practice, vdiidi is
eqwvalent to $3.00.
(Omitted by Error Last Wedt)^
Fimeral services were amduiiitod
on Monday morning, l^roary SMi,
1939, for St^en F. 'nimnas. isobh
inent farmer of toe Antioch, seettm,
at toe Wagram Presbyterian ^oodk
with Rev. H. R. Pode, pastor at |he
churdi .officiating. The deceased ins
48 years of age at tiie time of Ms
death. ’
Burial followed in the firing
cemetery. Pan bearers were SEiir-
wood Currie, Worto Currie, *rhnrilas
McLauchlin, Ardbie MCGoogan, W.
M. Jackson, and D. P. Sinclair^, .
Mr. Thomas is survived by a 4^
and several children. He was a fltst
cousin of B&s. Ina T. Lentz and
Messrs W. M., J. B., and CL: L.
Thomas of Radord.
Attendance in aU the sriiools has
been exceptionally good in aU the
schools during toe past week.
BUSSES BACV ON REGULAR
ROUTES '
The StatyHliilhWtor Department has
gott^ aU the rpa|ii :in lair shape
and all impassable pieces have been
^ed. All sehod Ibhses are now
m theto reguto. rauRi|L.
Raleigh, ct^hd-cf NoSi^ Cardina,
is planning toi ^obssrtn^ ltA480th an-
nfa^awiy IMR. r- '
Carl Goerdi Talks
On Road Taxes
Southern Pines, Feb. 8.—“Motor
ists should be taxed for the con
struction and maintenande of roads,
but if amounts being collected exceed
highway needs, there should be a
corresponding reduction in automo
bile taxes,” Carl Goerch, of Raleigh,
editor of The State Mageizine, and
widely known radio commentator,
told the district meeting of the North
Carolina Petroleum Industjpies Com-
mitto&jhere today.
'^‘The principle of taxing autoists
for the construction of new roads and
for the maintenance of old ones is
fair and just, but in my opinion, ev
ery motorist in North Carolina is
bitterly opposed to diverting ^y of
our highway funds into other (repart-
ments of toe state government,”
Goerch said.
“If the amount of money being
collected is necessary for a continu
ation of our highway program, well
and good. But if toe amount now
being collected is in excess of what
is actually needed, there should be a
corresponding reduction in toe tax
-which is being charged ^against our
motorists,” he deriared.
Goerch spoke b^ore an audiepce of
members (rf toe Petroleum Industries
Committee ftmn Moore, Hcke and
otoer nearby counties. Also attmd-
hig the meetfaig 'were membdes of
vtodous organizations interested ip
highwajd and hiih'way transpairto-
tion. ♦
Attendingw^ meeting |rom Rae-
“ ^ :N. A
Govemmeiit To Begin
Farm Payments Soon
Washington, Feb. 13.—The agricul
ture department will begin distribu
ting $225,000,000 in parity payments
within a few weeks among produc
ers of wheat, cotton, com and rice
who cooperate with its efforts to re
duce surpluses and boost prices.
'This money, appropriated last year
will be divided among the crops as
follows: Cotton $96,000,000; com $48,-
600,000; wheat $57,100,000, and rice
$300,000. Some $23,000,000 will be
used for 1939 payments and admini
strative expenses.
First checks will go to winter wheat
producers.
Cotton Adjustment
Payment Announced
The Agricultural Adjustment Ad
ministration has just announced the
cotton price adjustment program for
1940, says A. S. Knowles, County
Agent. The payment for cotton imder
the cotton price adjustment program
will be 1.55 cents per pound. There
will be no {rice adjustment payment
for tobacco for 1940. In order to'
be eligible for the cotton price ad-^
justment paymeat, a farm must plant
within its cotton acreage aUotmenl
Local Teams Loose p
Four More Cjiaiu^
The Hoke county hi^ lM«hH|>eH
teams have lost four more tHfUts
since the" last“edition of the-lfciiM-
JoumaL The EUerbe boys teem won
in the double header at EUerbe 'hut
Friday ni^t, 49 to 11. 'The Bhke
high lassies were defeated 20 tp 7.
On Tuesday night of tiiis wedc toe
locals were defeated on toe home
court. In the oi>ening game .toe
girls lost 35 to 9 and the boyp kz
the closing game likewise were de
feated 27 to 8.
'The Hoke high boys’ , team ptagpe
the Fayetteville high quizrtet StaA
Fayetteville, here next Teusday^ i
Attending Convention
In New Orleans
’ T. B. Uptourdk, J^.. presidimt ot
toe Caifoltoas-inuEhiia unit oC tiie
Coftc^ Coiindl ot Amoefet, and Ind
H. Jolipcn, cotoMz lie JbDisMtar tor
President Heads
S^th For Short
V^uation Cruise
WashingtoBt, Fd). 14. — Presldeat
Roosevelt fozsod: toe snow sqjmlls
and political steams of Washtogi^
today for a sduthem vacatum cmise.
He hraded souto-ward. -with' pieos
to be away for about 10 di^ twt
otherwise tiiere .was no disUpiiira'-^
of details. Oft Pmsacoila, He..
tain H. A. Badt of toe cnii^ Tbe-
caloosa deriined to commeni 'aa.ii*'..
ports that bis ship or tiZe aenbl’ de
stroyers Land and Joaett weve on
band to take Mr. BooseVBil; on n
fishing tri^ . .
The det^uiore. on a hkiiiifti!',
ValmtiBe’U Day, come one diqr
Ambassador JOeaito KBni|iiir»
ot tiie stroagmt .sogwrlB^'-Ofc^lii:
third-tenn monromont. gnMNi|^
amhitoMfi tube tim
ford k«fe til* toDowing: K. A. Me- - -i..
Doiiiild, Jr., aad A. A. Qrahnn np>' 6m Wntii CaraBna ^to
relating the petrolflum dcata
rrod P. JohOnan recrooent
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