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/it The Toronto “Ifaple Leafs,” of the International Baseball league, caine to town today to cla^ at 3 o’clock with the Williamspbri Gr^ of the Eastern League. Secretary-Manager J. Roy- ^lunk, of the Graj^, and Louis Kress met the Toronto club at Aberdeen with the Grays’ bus and brought diem to Raeford. . Leading the visitors is Tony Laz- zeri, one of. baseball’s. outstanding figures, and of exceptional interest to North Carolinians is the presence on the club of Eric Tipton, Dt&e university alumnus and adilete par excellence. • Williamsport players greeted a former teammate,. Milton Gray, ^,^atcher, who advanced to ;AA base ball this year after a most successful season in A as a member of die Wil liamsport team. The game with Sunbury, tentadve- scheduled for Friday at Clinton, !has been canceled, and the Grays 'Will enjoy a hol^y, with d light workout in preparation for Satur- day’s tilt with Harrisburg/of the Inter-State League, on the Raeford grounds. The Grays will play at Wilson Sun day and return to meet Winston- Salem here on Monday and Scran ton on Tuesday. Wednesday they will go to Bennettsville, S. C., for a return game' with Scranton. Sun bury, ,of the Inter-State League, is scheduled to meet the Grays here Thursdas^ April 18. llie Grays won, 11 to 3, at Golds boro, last Friday, and defeated the Goldbugs 11 to 4 here Saturday; they won, 3 to 0 at ISrwin Sunday; Monday’s game was rained out, but on Tuesday they won from WB-' mington, 10 to 4, at Sanford. YouA’^ If' ’.,r' The Older Youth’s Club, which has titeetttiy becst dti^anized tor the older boys and ^Is in the couhty met in the high sd^l gymnasium on Thes^y evening, April 9. The fol lowing officers were elected: Presi dent, Clarence Koonce, Raeford, route 2; vice-president. Lane Almond Ab erdeen, N. C., route 1; secretary and reporter, Estelle Almond, Aberdeen, route 1; treasurer, Ethlyn Dove, Rock-, fish. ' ' The club, voted to sponsor a square dance at the Rockfish community building sometime to the near future. The proceeds from the dance will be used to purchase a combination radio and victrola to be used in the re creational part of the club programs. Louise Long, Margaret Wood, and Wade Almond were appointed a pro gram committee to work with Miss Hall and Mr. Knowles, to plan pro- for meetings for the remainder year. ivitation is extended to all boys and girls in doke attend the club meetings, ilan is to have about an hour and use the remainder of time for recreation. The next meeting will be at the Rockfish com munity house on the evening of May 3rd. ' s, ESTELLE ALMOND ^Secretary and Reporter uture Farmers Hold Banquet The boys taktog vocational agri culture at the Hoke high school held their annual Father-Son banquet with 92 present. “Welcome to fathers,” was given by Zane G. Norton; “Ac complishments of Future Farmers,” by Earl Yarborough; and “My Pro ject,” by James Hendrix. William,-Harris gave a talk on '•Forestifi^J^Wservatiqn in .U., S.” This won first prize in a speaking con test. After the banquet several motion pictures were shown, entitled “Future Farmers in Action,” and “Death Goes North.” The guests present were: the sup- itendent of hoke county schools, sn teachers, representatives of the local board, County board and county rboard of commissioners. The home economics girls of the high school did a good job of serving under the direction of Miss Howery. Loca^ REA Project Assail of Success At a toeeting of the recently or ganized Luntoee River Electric Mem bership Coiporatioh held last Thurs day morning, April 4, at the court house at Racdord, it was decided to proceed wito the cooperative and apply tor a charter. More than 400 farmers have sign ed applications for electric. service to be; surveyed by the new Rural Electrification Administration line and survey 'workers are now signing up the remaining territories to be include on the service project. It was unanimously decided that April 18 will be up for a dead line for the comiiletion of the sur vey ani all those desiring to receive electric service should see one of the directois or their cotmty agents on or before Iha^t date. , v The directors are as follows: Hoke—^Marshall Newton, R. F. D., Raeford, N. C.; J. A. Roper, route 2, Maxton, N. C.; Mrs. Lucy Smith, route 1, Raeford, N. C. Robeson—J. E. Morrison, route 2, Maxton, N. C.; C. A. Alford, Row land, N. C.; J. R. Cadell, R. F. D., Maxton, N. C. Stetland^Dan. McGirt, Wagram, N. C.; Mrs. T. P. McGirt, Wagram, N. C. , Cumberlandr-J. McN. Gillis, route 3, Fayetteville, N. C. Representatives of J. B. McCrary, Inc., are now mapping the entire ter ritory which includes all of Hoke, Robeson and Scotland coimties, and a portion of Cumberland, Lee, Moore, and Harnett. The directors plan to submit an ap plication to the Rural Electrification. Administration for a loan to con struct approximately 250 miles as soon as a survey is completed.. The office of the Cooperative will be located to Raeford, and being a Cooperative enterprise WiU be own ed and operated by the members. G. G. Dickhon of Raeford • has been elected as Project Attorney to prepare and secure the necessary incorporation certificates. The di rectors also selected Mr. D. J. Dalton of Raeford, route 1, a coordinator to complete the customers survey. One J^tie Off Swedish Waters; One Off Horway London, April 10. — The British navy was reported toni^t .to have penetrated 'into the strategic Skager- rak, the entrance to the Baltic Sea, and to have sunk two German troop teansports and a Gmtnan destroyer in a battle just'outside Swedish ter ritorial waters. , Marstrand is on an island about 20 miles north of Goteborg, jutting out straigetically at the point where the Slragerrak meets the Kattegat, entrance to the Baltic'Sea. British units to reach this area would have to have broken through Germany’s hold on the Skagerrak, which meets the North sea. The Germans yesterday were re ported to have mined the entrance to the Skagerrak. A portentous naval battle—perhaps determining the entire course of the European war—was fought the jagged length of Norway’s coastline today by the lYench-Brltish allies and Ger many. > Germany admitted losing two cruisers. Britain said two of her own destroyers were lost. RHaid Will Ritt For G. B. Rowland, fonner mi^or of Raeford and attorney of this town, this 'week anhounced his candidacy for the Office of judge of Htoke Coun ty recorder’s court shbjfect to, flie acr tion of tile county voters in the Dem ocratic primiary May 25tii. Mr. Rowland -was ftw* ei^t years mayor of the Town of Raeford an|i he has also been solicitor of the re corder’s court here. He is a director of the Federal Land Blank of Cplom-. bia, S. C. He te tile first to announce his candidacy for the position of county recorder altiion^ it is thou^ that the incumbent. Judge W. B. Me- Queen, will seek to succeed himself and Ar^e. Watson of Allendale township te 'said to be enmdering making a run for the job. Others seeking offices are Ryan McBryde, unopposed so far tor ti« senate, and Laurie McEadiem and George Weaver, both seeking the seat in the House oi Representatives from Hoke County. Pickier For Commissioner Another amwuneement agqpearaig for the first tmie in tiiis issue is that of E. R. Pickier, well known farmer of Qnewhiffle township, who announces that he will seek a seat on the Hoke County Board of Com missioners. John Wintem Smitii, member of the, board from Little River township, has said tiiat be would not seek reelection in faven^ pf Mr. Pidcler, as QuewbiSte Imd not been been repretonted on the board for some time., Althea^ th^ have not done so '^t, the other mcmabers of the board of commissidtters are expected to run to succeed tiim- selves. They are N. H.._G. Balfour, A. K. Stevens, D. C. Newton, and T. B. Lester. Johnson, Coates Re-elected Norwegians And Germans FisJiting Stockholm, April 10.—Norwetdan troops defending their government and its tiew capital foutfit a fierce battle with invading Germatt forces toda^ at; the town of EIvcrpoi. toQes ndif&i bn tiw ^ ish frontier, according to advices reaching hoie. About 200 Norwegians, were re ported killed and woimded, wbRe German losses were not immediately known. The Germans were reported send!- ing reinforcements to Elverum speed ily, but the town still had not been occupied by 4:30 p. m. (10:30 a. m., EST). Volunteers joined the regular Nor wegian troops to defend the new capital from the invaders. The royal family and the government of Prem ier Johan Nygaardsvold had fled to Elverum from Hamar, whither 'it had gone yesterday just ahead of the German occupation of Oslo. German troops .were supported to their action against Elverum by war planes, travelers reaching here re lated. Funeral Services For Stephen W. 'lane Final rites were conducted at the borne in Stonewall township last Saturday morning for Stephen W. Lane, who passed away there oh ^tirsday night. Services were conducted by Rev. 'Troy Jones of Red Springs gnd in terment followed in the cemetery at Union Baptist Church near Latte, S. C. • ' At a meeting of the local school board last -Wednesday night E. D. Johnson was re-elected district prin cipal for the 1940-41 term. W. J. Coates was elected principal of the graded school and D. n Scurlodc principal of the Upchurch school. > A meeting for the election of teachers will be held at an early date. Card Touraament At Antioch The Antioch Home Demonstration club will sponsor a card tournament at the community building mi Wed nesday evening, April 17, at 8:00 o’clock. A small admission will be chmged and the proce^ 'will be used toward equipping the cominun- ity building. The public to cortoally invited. Stores Will Close For Game Today The merchants of Raeford have agreed to close their places of business for tiie basball game this afteivoon between the Williams port Grays and the Toronto Maple Leafs, as Toronto to the best class bueball team to appear here this seMon. . ^ The- stores here will also close for the game with Scranton next Tuesday tftemoon. The Scran ton team won the pennant in liie Eaidem League last season and should afford a little competithm for the Grays.^. Almost $15,000 Here In Conservation Checks The County Soil Cpitoervation Asr sociation has received to date $14,- 775.76 as a 1939 Soil Conservation payment, A. S. Knowles, County Ag ent, said yesterday. Notices are being mailed out as fast as the checks arrive and* farmers are being requested to refrain from calling for their checks imtil they have reoeived a notice. Julian Johnson Better An attending physician stated yes terday concerning Julian S. Johnson, who has beCn critically ill here, ttokt hto condition had “improved in .tbe last few days and he is resting a tittle better.” Hubert Camtoon of Raleigh was at home last wegkendi State Gnbmiatorial Can^aign Active in hto first “political’’ address of the campaign, J. M, Broughton, a Democrat:' gubernatorial candi^te Tuesday declared that the next leg islature "definitely and immediately” should put into operation a teacher retirement plan. Gubernatorial Candidate Tom Cooper, meanwiiile, drove his sound- trude into Greenville and told a large throng, “it is time lawyers put their miiMto to interpreting laws and let frirmers, merchants and mule deal ers tnake law.” He pointed out that most of his opponents for the ^nomination are attorneys and that be, in addition to being mayor of Wilmington, is a mule dealer. Anotiier candidate, L. Lee Grave ly, said at a civic club lundieon in L^ington 'tiiat “tiie whole structure of hetppihess and prosperity rests upon tiie foundation of the health of our people, and oor government owes tiie obitoation to afford all our peo- Ede, irrespective of economic status, the fullest opportunity for health pro tection.” Speaking^ in Coluinbia before a meeting of Tyrrell county Young Democrats, Gubernatorial Candidate A. J. Maxwdl said the state’s “great est natural assets,” ito more than 2tiJ10tfjni0 acres of woodland, “can be made to morease in value every year vdute fonddiing a cash inemne to thousand of people” A fifth candidate, Ueut. Gov. W. P. Horton, announced tiie fenmation of a central advisory committee to matage hto Warren county campaign. Tbe grot^ to composed of Howard F. Jones, G. W. Pbtotiexter, F. T. Read, W. T. BtortoB, James K. PoDc, Mrs. Clande T. Bowers and Mrs. W. R. Woodidt. William^ort SoHm First Loss Here Yesterday The Williamsport Grays lost their first game of the current spring trato- ing season Wednesday to tiie Scran ton Miners, champions of the Eastern League. Score, 8 to 3. It was a ball game up to the eighth inning. Scran ton took the lead in the first ifining. collecting two runs. The Grays tal lied one in the same inning went into the lead in the third by scoring two more. No more runs tallied imtil the eighth. After Roger Wolff had set the Miners down in order in the sixth and seventh and two men were out in the eighth, Lazor singled. Flair doubled and Pellagrini lifted the ball over the left center field fence. Three more tallied in the ninth off of Ross on, singles by .Popowski, Petrushkin, Lazor and Flair, a base on balls to Miller and Kolberg’s wild heave over Berlanger’s head. Score: Sranton Ab R Popowski, 2b ....5 2 Petrushkin, cf 5 2 Miller, rf 3 i Lazor, rf .....5 1 Flair, lb 5 1 Pellagrini, ss 5 1 Fiarito, 3b 2 0 Reed, 3b 2 0 Finley, c 3 0 Sosh, c 1 0 Dunkle, p 1 q ♦Jarlette 0 0 Kadis, p 2 0 Mirabito, p 0 0 Hoke High Wins Two TIi«i Takes Beating The Hoke high basebaU team went mi^ty stntoS until yesterday after noon, defeating Rockingham here last Friday and Laurinburg here Toeaday. However, they were bpiUtoig up to a tet-tifiwm foc..Jn Riga^iitfham Festtordty aftettibon tiielRbeidtogtotott higb teima beat the , Hoke dub un mercifully, 21 to 2. Over Roddngham last Friday the local boys won easily 11 to 6 and went on tills week to beat Laurin burg here 9 to 1. According to a spectator at yester day’s game the Hoke hidi team just “went to pieces.” The score to evi dence. The next home game the high school boys play is against Siler City here tomorrow afternoon. H PO A 2 5 3 3 0 5 10 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 fotab 39 s 13 27 12 ♦Batted for Dunkle in the fourth. mmsBosport Ab Sabol, cf 4 Maxey, ss 3 Ridimond, ss 1 Ridiardson, If 4 Fuchs, If 1 Northey, rf 4 Kolbcrg, lb 2 Berlanger, 3b 3 Rhein, 2b 3 Stanton, 2b .*...1 lOton, c .4 Blumette, p 2 Wolff, p ,1 'fCamelli Rossi p .....0 R H PO A 0 1 1^0 0 1 ^0 1 0 0 0| 0 0 0 0 Q 0 0 0 11 1 1 1 0 7 0 0 2 0 a HI 0 0 a 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 10 Kiwanis Minstrel Very Successful The minstrel show staged by the Raeford Kiwanis club with the help of several others who gave their time and talents at ^e Hoke county, high school last Friday night was attend ed by a large and appreciative aud ience. The size of the audience was gratifying to all concerned, as the proceeds, something over a huhdred dollars, will all be used for expenses of the' Raeford troop of the Boy Scouts of America, of which the Raeford Kiwanis club to the sponsor. Conunencement Starts In County The commencement schedule of the Hoke county schools will get un- der’Way on April 12th with a double- baitellM program. The Rockfish aqd Ashemont operettas being given on that date at 8:00 P. M. 34 3 8 27 ♦batted for Wolff in eighth. SUMMARY—^Error. Kolberg; runs batted in, Pellagrini 2, Flair 2, Lazor 2, Petrushkin. Berlanger, Rhein, Lynn. Three-base hit, Petruskin. Home run, Pellagrini. Double play, Reed, Popowski to Flair. Left bn bases, Scranton 7. Williamsport 10. Base on balls—off: Blumette 2, Ross 1, Dunkle 4, Kadis 1. Struck out by Blumette 2, Wolff 3. Ross 1. Hits off: Blumette in 5 -innings $; off Wolff in 3 innings 3; off Ross in 1 inning 4; off Dunkle in 3 in»ingc 4; off Kadis in 4 innings 3; off Mira- bito in 2 innings 1. Hit by pitcher, by Dunkle (Kolberg). Wiimihg pitcher Kadis. Losing pitcher WoMf. Umpires Branden and McKeithan. Time of game 2:10. ^ Few Cases Tried In Recorder’s Court Poide Bdiem New Rqiisiratiai Qteafer krCamif William L. Pbole,. diairmaiz eC Ibti Hoke Coimty Board of EteetkiOib stated yesterdaofr that the new regtoK tration of the voters of thte whidi has beat decreed bx tbnBam!0 and which wiR take place betwees April 27 and May 11. will cost ftw coimty less money than a revtoicn of the registration books and a xe4is$- ing of the voters would coati T&e election laws of the state reqaire'ttat if there to no new regtotration the last mentioned action must be tiiien* Mr. Poole, who along with J. H. Blue and J. T. Robertson makes 19 the Hoke County Board of Eleettins* ipade this statement in answo^^ to criticisms voiced here this wedc 00 the action of the board in ordering a new registration at its meeting on March 23. The criticisms were to tire effect that the new r^istration would be a large and unnecessary expenae to the county and Poo^s answer shbws that of the two courses pos sible concerning the registrattoa books, the new re^Mration is dangl er and less troidile for aR coneem- ed. The registrars wiR not do as much work in the new regtotration and they wiR be paid for no more time than they would if the altecnale actionr revising the txxto and re listing the voters (Tantamount to s new registration itself), had been de cided upon. The registration wiR go cm in att the 'voting precincts of this county between the dasrs of April 27 and May 11. The registrars are as fril- lows: ARendale, L. A. McGougan; «Ara- tioch, W. C. Hodgin; Ashememt, W. L. Thornburg; Blue firings, FuUord McMillan; Mildous|^ N. A. MpTtmia; Puppy CredE, Floyd Monroe; Little River, E. B. Blue; Rodcffdi, ifawJiaii Ray; Raeford No. 1, W. R. Barring ton; Raeford N0..2, Alfred Cole. Roosevelt And Devp^ Gain In Primaries ’Thomas E. Dew^ Friuik& D. Roosevett riveted by fresh triun^lis in the midwest frurm belt todty a leadershg) in the 1940 pretidenftod races that diaRmiged' ottior cootadi^ ers. In Nebraska’s ItepuUican pxehr- ential primary, Dew^ was runnmg wcR ahead ot Senator Arthur Van- denburg, just a we^ after an easy. Wisconsin victory over -the Senator. Dewesr’s lead 'was nmee than 10,000 when the counting pass ed the half way mark. fri Illinois Mr. Rbosevdt rolled tgi a 6 to 1 margin over the anti-titied term candidacy of Vice PtbeHent Garner, causing State Domeentie leaders to describe the vste^^ a demand” for the Presuteni^ ination. DewQT was unopposed m Illinois but 1^ suiporters had heped for a big turnout as a harbinger of Re- pnbUcan strength in Novendter. Mr. Roosevelt’s total was runnmg wdl lahead of' the combmed votes frir Gamer and Dewty, aitiiocigh tiie liter York prosecutor was tobont even the Presiednt in the non-mctropoli- tan areas. James B, Gleason Here lliis Week James B. Gleason, of Williams port, Pennsylvania, president of the Gih;^, arrived in Raeford last Sun day and to spmdihg this week with the club'in spring training camp. Mr. Gleason, who canie here from Anniston, Alabama, eipects to con tinue hto trip to Williamsport to morrow or' the xtext day. Presenting quite a contrast to the rather lengthy session of last week the business of the Hoke county re corder’s Court was finished in jpst a little more than three hours Tues day morning. W. J. Smith, white man of Red Springs, entered a plea of gjtjitty of issuing a bad check and si»T>tencf. teas thirty days to be suspended on pay ment of the costs and the wmiriny good of the check. John Washington, cotored of Southern Pines, was found gii»ty of driving drunk, failing to sb^ and violating tiie prohibition law.. Sen tence was sixty days to be sutyOMtod Williaiiutpprt’s BasebaU Sebekde for A^ril fo Rariord Thunday, April lltb—Tommto, Can. Saturday, April 13th—nunrislmrg, Pa. Monday, April iSth—Yl^nston-Saleni Tuesday, April IBtli—Scranton, Pn. Thursday, April IBtb—Sahbvryy,Pa. on payment of a fine of $M and tiie court costs. Thinnas David, cohned. had hla thirty day sentence for violating tiie road tow suspended on payment of the costs. George Leadi, colored man of Qoe- wliitifle township. CharUe Caulk, lo cal white man, RCed McKliuty, local colored man of Quewiiiffie townahip, were smitmiced to thitty days on the roads, sratmicea to be suspended on payment of the court costs. r.«iiUr Vent to the roads and the zest theco^ Kid ’-Mcitougalil;' E^okired man of Raeford, got a thirty day amitance suspended m payment ot The caste for violating tifo r~~rSltittluu Rrenttos McGiegor, colored man, was feund guilty oilarener and sentenced to thirty'^ sncitmiGo to he .suiMnAiA on iwr- mrat of «te cn ' tionaie lotikl ... was found^ on the chMga Joha A. Carpenter Biiried Satlroap r\ineral services mm conducted tost Saturday attamoon at Bettwl Pte^yterian chmdi-lor J«d!m A. Car penter, former resident of yrho passed awty Friday at hto hoi^ in Sodkintfiam. Rites won conducted by Rev. W. F. Itewick and interment fORomd to the cemetery at Bethel when flie ueceesed had relatives buried. CloainM Date Set For Sigi^nff IS^Farm Plan AR Hoke county farmers who have not signed ttieir 1940 Farm Ptog:? should do ao not totm' to orier to be eligible for tiieif IMti SoR Consmrvation Payments, says the county agent. FaRure to sign the 1940 Farm Flau before tiie dosing date wiU ftcfdt any rights to tiie 1940 Scnl Conserva tion Paymmit W. B. McLancUm S^oualy III Here W. B. McLauchlfn, cQcoaer of Btite county and retired bustof id iMa|j Raeford. was not eooaeimtt tors described his most iKmelete tote —’— ' Mr. McLa’ to his hed week with , mante and haar ditibn for the
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