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ADYkJBemmG The Hoke County Newt The Hoke County Journal XXXIV. BAEFORD, THURSDAY, MARCH 21st, Williamspoi ilurive Hei rt To ere eraoon BY ELAIER L. SCHUYLER Williamsport, Pa., March 20.—Al ready the Williamsport Grays are converging on Raeford and, by. Stm- day night, all are expect^ to be in camp, ready to begin Ihe training grind Monday, the 25th. I^en ^ch- ardson, who batted .307 last se^on and was secbnd in home run hitting last season with twenty-seven circuit clouts, is driving from his home in San Bernardino, California. He will go direct to Raeford. So, too, will Leon Kyle, six-foot three, '210-pound right-handed flinger from Monroe, Louisiana; Russell Maxey, husky in\ ^elder, from Buford, Georgia, who .liiras acquired by the Grays during the winter from the Memphis (Tenn.) ^lub; Walter Worthington, catcher, i^irmingham, Alabama; Robert Har ris, pitcher, Newport, Ohio, and Fre mont Connor, pitcher, Glasgow, Vir ginia. Most of the other players will come to Williamsport and start from here with Manager Fresco Thompson, who has come on from his home in New York to participate in the prepara tions for the Grays’ jaunt to Rae ford. The rest of the players will foregather at Harrisburg, Pa., where the big bus will pick them up Sat urday. It is planned that the Grays shall shove off from Wiliamsport at 8 a. m. Saturday, spend the night in Rich mond and reach Raeford Sunday af ternoon. Louis Kress, after winter ing in Florida, arrived here this week and win, as in former years, be in charge of the bus. J. Roy Clunk, secretary, and'Elmer f L. Schuyler, publicity man, will drive nown in Mr. Clunk’s car. After six days of training at Rae ford Park the Grays will play their r§t exhibition game of the spring ason at ySanford, N. C., Sunday, rch 31st, with the Wilmington club the Inter-State League of which Chief Bender is manager. The first game at Raeford will be played Tues day, April 2, with Wilmington. Four of the teams in the Eastern League, Scranton, Springfield, Al bany, and Binghampton, will base in South Carolina; the other clubs will base in North Carolina, Georgia, Virginia and Kentucky. Williamsport and Albany get the jump on the rest of the clubs by pitching camp March 25. Albany goes back to Barnwell, S. C., to be man aged by George Torporcer, who pilot ed Little ,Rock last season. Elmira win pitch camp March 27 at Macon, Georgia, and work out un til .^ril 16. Springfield will take twen'fy-six candidates to GreenviUe, S. C., March 30 and base there until April 17th. Scranton and Hartford will begin April 1—Scranton at Ben- S. C., and Hartford at Ky. amton Triplets retain ip ’’at Ware Shoals, S. C., scheduled sixteen exhibi- games, April 4 to 21. (The lets, representing the “Triple Cities,” Binghamton, Endicott and Johnson City, N. Y.) The Trips are a farm for the world’s champions New York Yankees. i Thrf Wilkes-Barre Barons, (so-call- ^ because they represent a thriving Few Cases. Tried h Recorder’s Court In a rather brief session of Hoke county recorder’s court last Tues day morning Eugene Johnson, white man of McLauchlin township, was charged with careless and reinless driving. 'The defendant entered a plea of not guilty but was found' guilty as charged by the coiurt and sentenced to serve thirty days on the roads, sentence to be suspended on payment of tiie court costs. T. O. Potts, Laurinburg white man, entered a plea of guilty of careless and' reckless driving and sentence of thirty days was suspended on pay ments of the costs. Walter Brock, colored man of Laur inburg also charged with careless and reckless driving, was called and fail ed to appear for trial. Henry Smith, Jr., white, was sen tenced to serve sixty days on the roads for speeding but sentence was suspended when the defendant paid the court costs. Mel Baker, colored man of Mc Lauchlin township, plead guilty of violating the road law and sentence was thirty days to be suspended on payment of the costs. Dwight Evans, colored man of Blue Springs township, got a thirty-day Sentence suspended on payment of the court costs. scHOOl ms MacDONALD PLAY AT ASHEMONT On last Friday night at the Ashe- mont school ' the Woman’s Home Demonstration club gave a play .that was very much enjoyed by all who were privileged to see it._ ATTEND NCEA MEET Last Friday and Saturday, E. D. Johnson, J. P. Temple, G. H. Rowell and K. A. MacDonald ^attended'the state meeting of the North Carolina Education association held in Ral eigh. Around 3,000 teachers from every county in the state were in attendance. A very worthwhile pro gram was put on. coal region of Pennsylvania, hence the “baron” business,) will train at Suffolk, Va., where toey based last season. ' So there you are. Your corres pondent’s next effort will be typed out in the seclusion of the Grays’ business office at tl>e Raeford Hotel. We’re looking forward to seeing you- all Sunday. UPCHURCH TEAMS SUCCESSFUL ■ The basketball teams of Upchiurch high school climaxed a very success ful year by participating in a Tri- Coimty (Hoke, Richmond, Moore), tournament at Pinehurst. The girls emerged from this tournament as champions, having defeated Rocking ham, Hamlet, and Ellerbe. The boys lost to Hamlet in the finals. In total, this season, the girls play ed twenty games, won sev^t^n, lost two' and tied one. The boys played twenty-one games, won fourteen, and lost seven. McGoogan Has Idea To Improve Roads John McGoogan, Hoke county aud itor, has written the letter which appears below to the commissioners of several counties near Hoke in an effort ^to determine just what their stand would be in case a movement was started to carry out the plan which he outlines in the letter. His letter follows: “March 20th, 1940. “Dear Sir: “In my opinion it would be a good idea for the County Commissioners of the State to take some action for the improvement of county roads.'It seems that the State Highway Com mission has as many roads on the map as they are able to care for, and that they are very reluctant to add any new roads to the system. “I believe that il^ will be a good idea for the Coimty Commissioners to unite in an etfort to secure legis lation &at would give them authority to take over and work roads that are not on the highway map. If each county had one truck and a small road machine that they could lase on this type roads it would be a big help in keeping them in passable condi tion. I would suggest this as a mini- mxzm amount of equipment for a small county, “This program could be financed by a small addition to the tax rate, or a better plan, would be to secure a small contribution from the State from the gas tax fund. It might be that we could secure this fund from the state in lieu of the repayment of advances that were made by coun ties to the State, for highway work. “My idea would be to work first the school bus and mail routes that* are not on the system, and then branch out and give some relief to the country people that are now with out roads. If we had such a pro gram it would enable the counties to use W. P. A. and N. Y. A. labor for the improvement of this type road, and it would give everybody a pass able road at .a very small additional CMt, I "would not advocate the build- any Spehsive road, but just making enough provision to secure authority to work W. P. A. and N. Y. A. labor, and give all of our citi zens a passable road to the main highways. “I would be glad for you to think over the suggestions that I have made and let me have your candid opinion of the matter. “Yours very truly “J. A. McGoogan “County Auditor.” BOB COVINGTON Bob Covington Gets Promotion IN ATTENDANCE IMPROVES SCHOOLS Since the weather has improved the attendance in all schools has im proved. 'The following is the per centage in attendance for the white schools for the sixth month: Hoke high, 96.4; Antioch, 95.2; Rockfish, 94.5; Mildouson, 93.'8; Rae ford elementary, 92.9; Ashemont, 89.5. The composite percentage for the city in the heart of the Anthracite ffirst six months is as follows: 188 isasan Cox ^^ses Thursday Miss Sarah Cox, eighty year old resident of Lee coimty, passed away suddenly last Thursday morning at her home there. The deceased was a sister of G. W. Ci^'and the late B. L. Cox of Rae- Of the thirteen original mem- of this famity the passing'j'bf IVfiss Cox leaves oi^ three alive. Funeral senvice was conducted Friday afternjl'. from the home at [•i/dway iufMTO county by the pas- to/ of the M^odist church of which ilte was a member. Burial rites fol- pwed in the family cemetery near lere. ' > Attend!^ the services from Rae ford werb G* W. Cox, Mrs. B. L. Cox, and Mrs. I^obert Cox. Political Visitor L. Lee Gravety, of Rocky Mount a candidate for the Democratio nmnihation for Gov Carolina in the May pi4Siary, was a Raeford visitor for sa^ time yester day.-; • ■ First month, high school 95i5, ele mentary, 93,9. Second month, V high school 94.6; elementary Third month, high school, 96.0; elementary 93. Fourth month, high school, 94.1; elementary, 88.7. \ Fifth month, high school, 94.3; ele mentary, 90.6. Sixth month, high school. 96,2; elementary, 92,9. - The percentages for the Indian schools for the fifth month are as follows: 1.. Macedonia, 97.2; Antioch Indian. 94.3. The percentage in attendance for the negrcy schools for the fifth month is as follows: Evergreen, 99; Freedom, 95.7; Up church high, 95.5; Bowinore, 94.7; New Hope, 93,3; Upchurch elemen tary, 93.2; Edinburg, 92.5; Frye’s Mis sion, 92.0; Burlington, 91.9;^ Shady Grove, 91.4; White Oak, 91.3; Cedar Grove, 90.7; Peachmont, 90.6; P|ney Bay, 90.6i«Millside, 89.4; Rockfish, 89.1; Calvm Martin, 89; Laurel Hill, 88.3; Lilly’s Chapel, 88.0; Bridges GroveJ 87.9; Timberland, 87.0; Friend ship, 86.9; Buffalo, 85.9; McFarland, 81.7; Bt. John, 80.3.' To Organize Service Club Greensboro, March 20.—J, R. Cov ington, a native of Raeford, N. C., and brother of W. T, Covington, Charlotte attorney, has been made a Divisional Advertising Manager-of the Vick Chemical company, it was annoimced today by W, Y. Preyer, president of Vicks. Mr. Covington will work di rectly under Vicks Advertising Man ager and will have special duties in Vicks newly created Eastern and Southern divisions. After graduating from DavidsOn in 1929, Mr, Covington taught and coached at Gastonia high school. He joined Vicks in 1933 as an assistant in sales correspondence. In 1936 he became manager of Vicks Canadian Division, a post which he held until his recent promotion. “The appointment of Bob Coving ton as one of our divisional adver- tisinip managers,” said Vicks Presi dent Preyer, “is a basic part of our new divisional plan, the result of the steady, nation-wide growth of Vicks sales. Under this new plan, we ex pect to improve our service to whole sale and retail customers by adjust ing advertising and merchandising to specialized local needs.” ''Bomn^gUiig” Talk Is Waning Washington, March 16.—Colonel F, C. harrington, WPA commissioner said in a “report to the nation” last week that the word “boondoggle” was disappearing because of public respect for accomplishments of the Work Projects administration. Harrington said the WPA had re ceived about $7,360,000,000 from Con gress and had employed approximate ly 7,500,000 persons on 250,000 pro jects during its four and one-half years. “I note with pleasure,” he added, “that the word ‘boondoggle’ is being dropped from the American vocab ulary as applied to WPA"* work. “I think the American people are just beginning to realize how piuch valuable work (schools, highways, hospitals) is being accomplished for their benefit through the WPA. And, this realization, I believe, is changing the public attitutde toward WPA.” The rural boys and girls of Hoke coimty are planning to organize into a service club at a meeting which is being called by Josephine Hall, home demonstration agent and A. S. Knowles, county agent, at the high school .gymnasium Tuesday, March 26 at 7:30 P. M. This club will con- t of boys and girls out of school d who do not plan to got to col lege. The purpose of such a club is to meet together once a month to discuss timely information and how to build a better community along with recreational activities. Mr. Dan Holler of the state 4-H club office in Raleigh will assist in organizing this group. All rural boys and girls between the ages of 18 and 30 years are invited to attend this meeting. Hoke High Wm8 Opening Game The Hoke county high school got off oh the right foot at the local park Tuesday afternoon and decisive ly defeated their arch rivals of the diamond, Hamlet high school, by a score of 8 to 1. Leslie McNeill, veteran catcher for Hoke high^ led the attack of the vic tors with three safeties in as many trips. He scored two of his team’s runs and drove in five. Batteries were: for Raeford Cole, Seals and McNeill; for Hamlet, Felt- ner and . Arnold. Winnmg pitcher, Cole. Hits, Raeford eight, Hamlet three. Umpires, Smith, McFadyen. Playing time, 3:10. The next home game the boys will play will be against the Sanford high school team tomorrow afternoon at one-thirty o’clock. This will also be a conference game. Speaking of the conference, local experts are giv ing Coach Cap Clark’s boys a' mighty good chance of winning the confer ence title this year. Since its beginning in Hoke county with the building of the Antioch In dian school WPA has accomplished the completion of twenty-five or more projects in the county. Among them are the building of the Armory, the high school gymnasium, eight com munity houses, the baseball park, Upchurch high school, the dairy bam at Sanatorium, the new negro school at Ashley Heights, much work to various roads in the county, the pav ing of sidewalks in Raeford, and oth ers. It is interesting to note in this connection that Hoke is the only county in North Carolina in which every community has a community house. Work is scheduled to begin April 11 on a storage garage at the armory to house the guns and vehicles of the two national guard outfits. This is to be built of concrete adjoining the amory. Projects pending are the erec tion of concrete bleachers at the baseball park and a county-wide beautification project. Paladi^r Ai|4. F'reiijph. Cabinet Re8ign Paris, March 20. — Premier Ed ouard Daladier resigned today amid criticism of France’s prosecution of the war against Germany and Pres ident Albert Lebrun asked Finance Minister Paul Reyiiaud to form a “war cabinet.” Renaud said he would give Lebrun his anwser tomorrow morning. The president called in Reynaud, who has been notably successful at his finance post, after Daladier’^Jlad- ical-Socialist party announced the retiring premier’s refusal to attempt a new coihbination. Daladier declined in conformity with “parliamentary tradition,” it was announced. That meant he in terpreted as an expression of disap proval of his conduct of the war a minority vote of confidence which the chamber of deputies had given him earlier in the day. Although the vote was 239 to 1 in his favor, there were more than 300 membership of 551. abstentions in the total chamber Yoang Democra^f Rally WiD Be A Large Ooe The spring rally of the Hoke Cbuft* ty Young Democratic club whidi it to be held at Clyde’s pond here next Wednesday night promises to be the largest political gathering ever moted in this county. The rally war originally scheduled fcnr last njgttt but in order that ttie Hoke County club might cooperate with the You^ Democratic clubs of North Cantina in the promotion of “Jeffersoniafl Rally Month” the rally was - post pone until next week. All candidates for ttie Democratia nominations for Governor of Norfll Carolina, Lieutdiant-Govemor, and Eighth District Congressman have been invited to attend the affair at Clyde’s pond. The fact .that tbeie are fifteen men seeking the dace offices coupled with the fact that this is presidential year also mai^ it a certainty that there will be a throng at the pmd to eat fi^h and talk politics. Of the* fifteen candidates invit^ nine have already signified their i^ tention to be present with one hav ing expressed his regrets to die riiilh officers and said that he had prev-. ious engagement and five yet to be heard from. Judging from thi« it can be assumed that there will be at least a dozen of the candidates for these three major offices present. The meeting next week is to fak** the place of the feed whiidi the rinh considered having last falL All tiA- ets to the affair last fall will be honored at this meeting. The Hoke County Ypung Demo cratic Club is a member of die Young Democratic clubs of North Caro lina which in turn' in affiitiit«wi widi the National club. It-was nrgi»Tii«»«i in the fall of 1937 and has been fairly active since that time having staged several big rallies and birthday ham and having been represented at three state conventions of the Young Dem- ■ocrats.--;- The annual rally winding up th» membership drive of. the organiza tion last fall was postyoned and die officers hope that, as this jg, am election year, all of the more than 150 niembers and some extra will be present at the meeting this month. MOVIES THIS WEEK^ The school movies are running this week and being enjoyed very mudi by alHvho have attended. , \ BASEBALL VICTOBY Hoke hi^syran its lirsf game of the season yttteeday.. Score^Hoke Happy Faces Tell the Story 1/ - To convalescent homes suCh as this go the fortunate..criWied’children whose bodies have been straightened by today’s medical science. When the surgeon has done hip work much remains for other hands.. -The tots in the picture above are’ ccmvaleac- ing in a home where dieir >evety need is antic4>ated and aui^lied. They will doubtk^ become responsible, Iknthnal membersA of soriety radier than an expensive and pitiful burden. To foster services of this kind which is an important step in its complete program, is' the' aim of the’ Hoke County Society for Cr^led Children, now conducting its annuiil sale of Eastet Seals. The seals, which seU for a pehny eadh, can be procured ftom s^'headqiArt«ra at Welfare Department. Judging Conte8t The Pinehurst' dairy farm is spon soring a series of dairy cattle judg'- ing contests, announces Leonard Tufts. The dairy cattle judging con tests are open to boys taking voca tional adgriculture and is being spon sor^ for the purpose of giving rural boys a better knowledge of dairy cattle breeding. \ The first judging contest was held Friday, March 15 at 2:00 P. M. Vo cational boys from Moore county took part in the judging at tiiat time and Hoke county vocational boys will do the judging Friday, March 22nd, at 2:00 P. M. Parents of vocational boys are invited to attend also. Vocational boys from the counties in this section will take part in a contest Friday, March 29th to de termine the winning county team. Julian Johnson Low Julian Johnson, at last reports yes terday was in mi^ty bad shape and attending physicians gave him Uttle chance to rally. He was worse Sunday and drew on some unknown strength to i^vive himself and appeared to be pro gressing fairly weU until he be^ slipping baAward about the middle of yesterday afternoon. Whoi thfe paper went to press he was riiowing no improvement over his failure of the afternoon. Final Cotton Ginning Report Washington, Mar. 20.—The census bureau announced today in its final ginning report of the 1939-40 season that the 1939 cotton crop totaled: 11,- 812,281 equivalent 500-pouiid Inles of lint cotton. The agriculture ds* partment estunated 11,792,000 balit for the crop last December. Todays final figures compare Ii,9’4,S40 bales ia the 1938 crop aiwi 18,945,028 bales in 1937 crop, whidi was a record. The census r^rted 11,477,133 tun ning bales, countinfi 1TC4M round bales as half bales, were ginned duf^ ing the season, compared witti 11,- 623,221 and 157,979 in tite 1939 crop, and 18,252,075 and 328,742 in the 1937 crop. Military Outfits* CcHuity Officials to Lumb^rton The entire personnel of Battery “F” and 1st Batt. Headquarters Bat tery and Cmnbat 'Drain are attendiBg the dedication of the new armory in Lumberton today. The outtits wltii many others from all over ttn state will take part in ttie big par ade 'which win be attendant to tte dedication of the building. Several of the Hoke county offic ials have been invited and will also attend the ceremony and the fes tivities which will last through most of the day and wihd up with a dance in the armory tonight G. W. Cox Api^iiited Federal Commissioner Poultry Specialist To Be Him Mir. C. F. Fairish, extaaslon poul- tryman from State CoUege, win qpend Thursday, Mmdt SSth. in Hoke county woririim with poultry growers, ears A.'S. XnoediM, county agtnl Announcement was made of the apointment of G 'united States Conomissionor Middle Nortii Carolina succeed his brotixer, the Cox. The new commissioner dent of Raeford and was years postmaster hfice. Mrs. L. B. Kooks Marion, S. spfnt with Mr. and Mm Mrs. Turn Guttguttk.