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rays To Play Nine Games In Raeford Park BT ELMER L. SCHUYLER Williamsport, -Pa., Feb. 21.—^Nine of the nineteen games on the exhibi tion schedule of the Williamsport Grays’ spring training season will be played at Raeford, according to Secretary J. Roy Clunk, who releas^ the schedule today for publication in the News-Journal. Here are the teams that will be seen in action at Raeford against the Grays: - Wilmington, De^, Inter - state League, two games; Scranton, cham pions of ^e Eastern league, two Ramesaf ^tbronto. International League Winston-Salem; Elmira, .East^ Lehi^e; Sunbury, Inter-State ie; Qoldsboro. completed schedule follows: iunday, March 31—Wilmington at ford. - • Tuesday, AprU 2—^Wilmington at Sanford. Tuesday, April 2—^Wilmington at Raeford. Wednesday, April 3—^Wilmington at Sanford. Friday, April 5. — Goldsboro at Goldsboro. Saturday, April 6. — Goldsboro at Raeford. Simday, April 7.—^Erwin at Er win. 0 Monday, April 8.—^Wilmington at Raeford. Tuesday, April 9.—Wilmington at Sanford. Wednesday, April 10.—Scranton at Raeford. Thursday, April 11.—^Toronto at Raeford. \ ' , Saturday, April J3.—Scranton at lennettsville, S. C. Sunday, April 14.—^Wilson at Wil- onday, April 15.—^Winston-Salem ^Raeford. .•ttesday, April 16.—^Elmira at Rae- d. ^ Wednesday, April 17.—Scranton at -v. ' .vn.-. Thursday, April 18.—Sunbiuy at Raeford. Friday, April 19.;—^Tarboro at Tar- boro. Saturday, April 20.—Scranton at Raeford. Sunday, April 21.-7-Wilmington at Sanford. This gives the Grays a very com pact schedule, eliminating long jumps except those to Wilson, about 100 mUes; to Gk>ldsboro,, 60 miles, and Tarborp, 125 miles. ; Immediately after thO game at Sanford on Sunday, Ap^il 21, the Grays .will head back north, going to Richmond for overnight stop, and on to Williamsport on Monday, the 22nd. The Eastern League season will open on Wednesday, April 24th, with Elmira paired with the Grays at Bowman Field, Williamsport. ocats Will he May 17th' w- i, Feb. 15.—R. Gregg Cher^ itonia, state Democratic chair man, announced today that the state Democratic convention would be held here May 17th. The committee agreed in a mail ^ ^poll to change the date from May 16 W TO May 17 because Memorial auditor- ^’imi' here had another engagement for May 16. The state committee met fO days ago and set the meeting for May 16 without finding out whether it could get the auditorium. Governor Hoey commented that some persons had been critical of the early date set for the meeting, which will put the convention earlier than in many years. He'said that Demo crats of New Hampshire would meet March 12, Wisconsin’s April 2, Illi- , nOisi’^JiV^i Massachusetts’ vAprilljkIPd that Tammany had an- nouncjlf its slate of delegates to be voted on, “so oiifs isn’t so early con sidering others.” ' \ \s p; M- District 4-H Banquet At Smithfield Bryant E]E^ed Friday William Young and Nathaniel Bry ant were asphyxiated last Friday morning at Central Prison hi Raleigh for first degree murder and the kill ing of Tom Moore at Montrose oh the twenty-fifth of last March. Yoiuig, 23, and Bryant, 18, wete con victed and sentenced to death here for thO burglary and murder at John Maultsby’s combination store and fill ing station at Montrose where Thomas Moore, 34, was an employee who slept in the building. ^ Chaplain A; L. Watts said that the negroes denied to the end that they had -been in Hoke county on the night, of the , „dpuble capital crime. Young admitted, however, that he killed J. S. Chesser,, a;, death row guard, in a futile escape.attempt last December, the chaplain said. The execution of the two was orig inally scheduled for last December but they were reprieved by Governor Hoey in order that a fuller investi gation of the killing of Chesser might be made. As Young was already un der a sentence of death for his crime in Hoke'eounty he was not tried for the slaying off ; / guard. Bryant Was put to death first. He entered the gas chamber at 10:01 a. m., gas was administered at 10:03, and he was pronounced dead after having breathed the hydro-cyanic cyanic fumes for 12 minutes. Young entered ,the chamber at 10:31, gas was administered two min utes later and he was pronounced dead after 13 minutes. Each wore a leather death-mask as he inhaled the gas. When Bryant walked into the white, triangular chamber where 233 men have died he waved to Deputy Sheriff W. R. Barrington, who was standing in the witness room. Attend Execution W. R. Barrington, J. E. Merrill, Herman Koonce, Ebb Barrington, William Gulledge, Carl Riley, Har old Cameron, and Lee Maultsby at tended the execution of William -Young and Nathaniel Bryant in Rajr eigh last Friday. Judfire Bell Named Manag^r^or Horton Pittsboro, Feb. 20. — Appointment of Judge Daniel Long Bell, of Pitts boro, as state manager of his cam paign for the Democratic nomination for Governor of North Carolina was announced by Lieutenant Governor Wilkins P. Horton at his home here today. “I consider myself particularly fortunate in securing Dan' BeU as state manager,” said Mr. Horton, adding that Judge Bell “managed with signal success” the Horton, add ing that Judge Bell “managed with signal success" the Horton campaign for Lieutenant Governor in 1936. The gain in vote-getting made by the candidate between the first and sec ond primaries four years ago has been termed phenomenally great. “I consider my success in that campaign largely attributable to the marked ability and excellent leadership of Dan Bell,” said the gubernatorial as pirant today. In accepting the appointment Mr. Bell, Judge of Chatham County Criminal Court sinc^ts creation in December, 1929, anS widely known as a lawyer, paid high tribute to his candidate. “I have known Wilkins Horton intimately many years,” he said, “and know that he is eminently qualified, for the office of Governor, by character, personal equipment, ability, special training and exper ience, particularly his long service in the General Assembly.” At present Mr. Horton has cam paign headquarters in Pittsboro, but he plans to move his campaign of fices to Raleigh in the early future. He and Judge Bell jointly expressed “deep gratification” over what they declared to be “the rapidly enlarging public response” to the Horton candi dacy. armual banquet of the lOthjf ict Fe^ration of 4-H clubs was*^ at the^oman’s club in Smith- on Wednesday evening, Febru ary 14, A{^>out sixty 4-H and Service Club[menu)ers from Bladen, Cumber*- land,'Mamelt, Hoke Johnston, Rob- ►and. Sampson ^ere present. B speaker of the evening was Traid Hardy of Kinston. Mr, Hardy or® of two service club members from- the state selected to attend the American Country Life Associa tion,beld at Pennsylvania State Col lege last September.. His talk dealt with^his trip .to the meeting. Visitors from other coimties were introduced and. aft^. tho banquet a recreutional ihieieting..was enjoyed. Thpse attrixding from Hoke county were: Elaine Smith, Riley Jordan, Clarence Kqonce, Josephine Hal]^ Firemen Have Annual Feed home! ‘ agenV and - At S. Kiiotyles,, offiep. and! is well. quaufM' ioc-fhii county4k ‘ = >- Fouiidi Can^i^e Enteis Race For Cdi^efsidnal Seat Rockingham, Feb. 19.—^Robert L. Steele, 3rd, Rockingham business man, today formally entered the Democratic race for Congress from the eighth district, bringing to four the number of announced candidates for the seat now held by W. O. Bur- gin, of Lexington. Mr. Steele is 41 years old, a great nephew of the late Col. Walter L. Steele, who served this district in Congress two' terms from 1875 to 1879. He has wide family connec tions in the lower part of the dis trict, being a son of Mrs. Bessie Little Steele who is a native of Anson county, and the late Robert L. Steele, 2ndrof Richmond county, both fam ilies having been pioneers in the industrial and agricultural develop ment of the Pee Dee section. His business activities include farming, textile and lumber manufacturing. He is a director in two of the largest local mills. “After long and careful delibera tion,” Mr. Steele said, “I have de cided to make the race for Congress in the interest of restoring to the Democratic party of the district a much needed measure of peace and harmony. “I enter the race thoroughly aware of the importance of the post to which I aspire and hereby pledge myself to an honest, forthright effort to meet the needs of a constituency literally himgry for imity. I am making no effort to gain support by reason of multiple promises but if I nominated and elected I promise to serve faithfully the best interest Of the people as a whole. “In making the rounds of the dis trict I find widespread dissatisfac tion among regular Democrats who seek a compromise candidate wholly removed from party friction. I treas ure the fine spirit of harmony that for years has been the pride of the Democratic party. I submit my can didacy to the voters in the May 25th -primary , and .shall happily abide by their verdict at the polls.” Other announced candidates are W. O. Burgin, incumbent, of Lexington, C. B. Deane, of Rockingham, and Giles Y. Newton, of Gibson. Arthur A. Mchmis Dies Wednesday Arthur'A. Meinnis of McLauchlin township passed_away in a Fayette ville hospital last Wednesday night after a 'long illness. He was sixty years of'age. A. A. MeInnis was for many years a justice of the peace and while in good health was a successful farm er in McLauchlin township. He was a member of Galatia Presbyterian church and wes active in religious work. Surviving are his widow, the forpi- er Miss Mary Smith of Scotland county, five sons, Thomas A. and James Ed of Hoke county," Daniel of Lumberton and Angus of Wagram; one daughter. Miss Mary Catherine of Rockfish, one grandchildj and one brother, L. Meinnis of South Caro lina. Funeral services were conducted at Galatia chiurch Thursday afternoon by the pastor. Rev. F. M. Bain. In terment followed in th^ church ceme tery. L(Mig Defeated By Sam Jones In Louisiana New Orleans, Feb. 21.—The Huey P. Long political dynasty, bom of 12 years of dictatorial violence, digd peacefully by ballot yesterday after one of the longest and bitterest elec tion campaigns in Louisiana’s history. Voters in the Democratic guber natorial runoff primary swept to de feat Governor Earl K. Long, brother of the “Kingfish” and titular leader of the machine, and nominated At torney Sam Jones of Lake Charles to the office. Jones, a newcomer to politics, pledged himself to restore democracy to Louisiana, regain much of the mil lions of dollars he sajd administra tion office holders stole from the state, and jail those found guilty of graft and corruption. The machine rout appeared com plete with Jones’ slate of secondary state officers, engaged in the runoff, going in without a break, together with a new anti-machine legislature, and possibly an anti-machine state central committee. Unofficial returns from 1508 of the state’s 1,703 precincts gave Jones 258,816 votes and Long 238,692, a lead of 20,124 votes for Jones. Nomination in overwhelmingly Democratic Louisiana is tantamount to election. Jones will take office May 14th. It was the first time since 1928, when Huey himself was elected" gov ernor, that the Long administration had been whipped. The martial air, characteristic of the Long rule, prevailed yesterday as the governor kept the state’s 3,500 national guardsmen poised for duty but, aside from several fist fights, there were few disturbances. Fayetteville High Wins F^rom Local Boys In a fast game played at the Hoke High school gymnasium Tuesday night the Fayetteville high boys team defeated’the Hoke high school basket ball team 51'to 13. The first half saw both teams scoring frequently and at the close of the half the vis itors led 17 to 11. From the open ing play of the second half the Fay etteville boys widened the margin steadily. This game was probably the best performance that the local boys have shovm this season and but for the lack of reserves the score would have been closer. The starting line up for Hoke county played the whole game against three big and fast Fay etteville teams. Attend Poultry School at Carthage The following Home Demonstra tion club members from Hoke coun ty attended the poultry school at Carthage on Monday, February 19: Mrs. Alton Potter, Mrs. A. A. Ray, Mrs. H. C. Tapp, M^. W. M. Hair, Mrs. J. E. Stunner, Mrs. Lucy Smith, Mrs. C. H. Tapp, Mrs. R. H. Living ston, Mrs. W. A. McBryde, Mrs. E. R. Pickier. Others attending were Mr. Lewis Parker, W. B. Willis', J. W. Dowd, vocational teacher, twenty agricul- ^ture students, Joseplune Hall, home agent, and A. S. Knowles, county ag ent. The Raeford Fire Department had as their gueste the towh'ti^rd^ police department and Mr. Mturjdil of the State Highway Patrol, at the Raeford Hotel on last Wednesday night. A delightful steak supper was enjoyed by all' present. Short talks were made by Mayor G. W. Brown, H. A. Greene and others. It was the annual get-to-gether of the fire laddies, and a good time was had by all. N. Y. A. Timekeeper Appointed Here; John A. Lang, State Adminkitratra: of N. Y. A., appointed' Paiidiiie McNeill for NYA in ibis county. She has Worked for 2 1-2 years inAlie coimty stiperlntestidWit's ■ fhisJ Lambeth Will Announce Congress Plans March 1st A report from the National head quarters of the Democratic party last week was to the effect that J. Wal ter Lambeth of Thomasville will make a decision by March first as to wheth er he wiU. bg a candidate for the Democratid nomination for Congress from the eighth North Carolina dis trict. Mr. ' Lambeth retired from Congress in 1938 after serving the district for four terms. He was suc ceeded by Hon, W. O. Biurgin, of Lex ington. FORMER RESll>ENT ILL Miss Mary Pratt is criticaUy iU at the home of her brother jn Radford, Va. Miss Pratt, who lived in Rae ford for a number of years is the sister of Miss Jane Pratt, efficient secretary of Congressman W. O. Bur- gin. Miss Pratt’s mother, Mrs. Pratt, is in the Roanoke, Va. hospital suffer ing with*’1?®HEtfoken hip. Mrs. Pratt and her family are wpU remembered here, having formerty lived in Rae ford. INFANT PASSES MONDAY TELL US, PLEASE If you have died, moved, eloped, been nterried, sold out, been sold out, been shot, been born, caught a cold, been robbed, had a baby, been visiting, been gypped, gone bughouse, bought a car, had com pany, been courting, stolen imy^ thing, sold your hogs, been snake bitten,, cut a new tootb»>'bobbed your hair, had an opesatloii, been arrgsted, been In a Rght, gone to ehwh^ bitten a doff> of done uaythimF atl’aH, tdepbone npUbw S521 and M w kno^ We canH find it all by onrselveo and WB WANT THE NEW9. Little Margaret ’ lE^thune Seals, thr^months-old daughter ' of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Seals, of Blue Springs township, died last Monday, She had never been in good health. Bui;ial was Tuesday morning at Sbiloh Presbyterian churdi. Services were conducted by Rev. A. D. Cars- weU. N. Y. A. Tenant youths were, put to work this winter on N. Y. A. but will be released any tithe the land lord ueods them for farm'\ work. He > should notify the N. Y. A. office and they wiU be released. ATTEND CONCERT S&. "SpM"' Morris told Ntim Mtoty Foust Plonk atttttded' tho concert w G^szm Gray and his orchestra in Bal; last'IRiarikMr Bldht Recorder Smtoices 5 For Drunkenness Five of the defendants appearing before Judge W. B. McQueen at last Tuesday morning’s session of Hoke county recorder’s court were charg ed with being drunk and disorderly and all five were guilty and were sentenced to serve thirty days on the roads, sentences to be suspended on payment of the court costs in each case. ^ These defendants, all colored men, were Leary Currie, of Cumberland county, David McNair, of Blue Springs township, Fletcher McEach em, of Bowmore, and Son McKinnon and J. C. Robeson, of Raeford. They all went to the roads. David McNair was charged in an other case with asault with a deadly weapon and was found gudty by the court. Sentence was three months to be suspended on payment of the court costs and damages done to per sonal property during the commis sion of the crime. Son McKinnon and Cary Young, another Raeford colored man, were also charged with assault with a deadly weapon in the same case with., McNair, but these defendants were found not guilty. miOOl BRIffS By K. A. MacDONALD TEACHERS OF COUNTY TO MEET There will be a county wide teach ers meeting held in the gymnasium Monday evening at 7:30 o’clock. At this meeting a representative of the N. C. Blind Commission will give the teachers instructions for the carrying out a county wide eye clinic. At the same time a representative of the Sanatorium will administer the tu berculin test to all the teachers. At 4:00 o’clock in the afternoon of the same day a countywide meeting of the negro teachers will be held for the same purpose. The meeting for negro teachers will be held at Upchurch school. On 'Wednesday at the same places and hours the doctor from the San atorium will read the tests adtnin- i^red on Monday. Should any one se wish to take this test we feel sure that Dr. McCain would be glad to have them avail themselves of the privilege. GOOD PICTURE BEING SHOWN Reports from the picture being shown in the schools this week in dicate an exceptionally good picture. STUDENTS ATTEND POULTRY MEETING The high school vocational agri culture boys have attended poultry meetmgs in Fayetteville and Car thage within the last few days'. Sub jects under discussion were, culling, egg grading, better poultry manage ment, ’etc.' IThe- inforrhation received at these ‘qi^tihgs should help them with their poultry projects. The boy^ have start^ a forestry project on the Covington farm. Thin ning, plantiug, and pruning has been put into practice on this project ROCKFISH PUPILS RECEIYE GIFTS The Coca-Cola company sent a representative to the Rockfish school this week and gave all pupils pen cils and tablets. This gift was great ly appreciated. HUl. BURGIN GIVES BOOKS All of the larger schools in the coimty have received copies of “George Washington, the President” and “The Story of the Constitution” from our Congressman, Hon. W. O. Burgin. These books are welcome additions 'tb the school libraries. ANTIOCH P.-T. A. TO MEET FRIDAY Thef Antioch P.-T. A. will hold its regular monthly meeting on Friday evening at 7:00 o’clock in the school building at Antioch. PAIOTED ‘pair TOTce ASHEMONT BEING REP The W. P. A. school repair “force is working now at Ashemont where they are doing a splendid job re finishing the building. TO HAVE SCHOOL SATURDAY Schools will operate Saturday of this week on a short day schedule to make up a day lost ^iiring the bad weather. , . ' PRINCIPALS DECIDE TD INSTALL NEWRECOSDS ■ A principals’ meeting was held Monday afternoon in the office o£ tiie county superintendent AttitisUftee^ ing it was decided te install the ne# state pupil records. After cauHdta- tion tyith.Mra. Woodhqiiae, I^A siRp- orvisor, it was dadded to uge NTA help in the ijostallitiip of these^rt^ aids. ' •*' •' • - * WINDOW-WASHING STILL SAFE HERE The following communication was received last week in refer ence to an article by Bob Cov ington, writer of “A Tar Heel in New 'York,” which recently ap peared in Everybody’s Digest: “I have been reading in Evety'- body’s Digest the story written by Bob Covington on Window Wash ers. This is a nice story and mo doubt the readers are looking for the high buildings of Raeford on the skyline. “When I was in Raeford last it was a fine place for a window washer to learn the business witit safety. Kindly give my glad hand^ to the window washer and to Bob. If you want to hit the Ihgest I suggest that you get write up the old darky who buried, all those silver dollars id the hills and how th^y have newer been found. We bttaa dieeiiiL W! that ca^e and no doubt it 'wce^be' long uhitil it is a dreaip (d from a thirty-fitth floor Raeford. “YoufetnAy,, “G. P. waiito^ “Bandor* OhteL** iiki Young Democrab ..-vi Of 8di District To Meet Tuesday ^ - Carthage, Feb. 21. — Final plans and arrangements have been com pleted for a meeting of the Young Democratic Clubs of the Eighth Dis trict to be held Tuesday night, Feb ruary 27th, at the Dimes Club, sit uated mid-way between Pinehurst and Southern Pines, it was annoimc- ed today by I. N. Clegg, Jr., of Car thage, who is chairman of the social committee in 'charge of arrangements for the conclave. Mr. Clegg was made chairman of the social com mittee by James Ambem, county auditor of Yadkin county, who is the chairman of tee Young Democratic Clubs of tee shoe-string district. Alb Young Democrats from each of the twelve coimties of tee district have been invited to attend. This is tee initial quarterly meeting of the Young Democratic clubs of tee itis- trict and it promises to be a most successful event in every way. , The meeting will open TuMday night at 8 o’clock with a banquet at which a general discussion of the political affairs of tee days wiU take place. Several prominent leaders of tee Young Democracy of tee state will be present, it was announced. Among the notables invited are For rest Pollard, prominent young Dur ham attorney, president of tee Young Democratic Clubs of Norte Carolina. Following tee banquet tee Dunes club orchestra will furnish music for a dance and tee two floor shows to be given tee guests . by tee Dunes Club. TlSe Dunes Club is recognized as one of tee finest night clubs in tee south, and the committee in charge of tee meeting considers it fortunate teat tee meeting will be held there. Tickets for tee occasion are now on sale in each county of tee district and may be secured from mnnbers of the district social committee in each county. The price of tee tickets aie $1.50 and Young Democrats who wish to attend this gala occasion are urged to purchase their tickets by Saturday, February,24th. due,the_ fact teat no tickets will be on sale* after that date. Members of tee distiict social com mittee in each coimty from which those who w^h to attend may obtain tickets are as follows: WOodrow Seymour, Sanford, Lee County; Lawrence McNeill, Raeford, Hoke county; Joe Cox, Laurinburg, Scotland county; Watt Jones, Rock ingham, Richmond county; Chaiies Caudle, Wadesboro, Anson coimty; L. A- March, Marsfaville, Union coun ty; Miss Zell Harris, Roaring River, Wilkes cxMihty; Jim Asburn, Yakin- ville, Yadkin county; Rufus Sanford, Mocksville, Davie ciounty;' Ernest King, Troy, Montgomery county; Woodrow Teague, DavidsOn coimty, and I. N. Clegg, Jr., of Cartiiafe, Moore county. Members of the Young Demoqratic club of Moore and adjoining coimties appointed to assist Social Committee Chairmah Clegg witti tee arrange-, ments for the meeting are Frank McCaskiH, of Pinehurst; Paul Bltie, of Southern Pines, Mack Brewer, Hemp, Woodrow S^nnour of San- .ford, Lawrence McNeUl of Ra^mrd and Ernest Kin^ of Troy and Chapel \ h IteiBtaigtqii posed to have Imwl Stmtodum ih die it tSTbAiaj njto%e •V'i