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T-t ilEi^pii Hoke Newt The Hoke Comilj Joorael OKLt ;jecw. NO.50. SiUVb]iI», |t C, Tat^l»lT, APRIL IStli, 1940 tLSiPiaiaoMi^ (> Schotton Ha« Tuesday The Williamsport Orays, after get ting off to an uriauspicious start in Tuesday’s baseball game on Raeford Field, setled dovm and, playing stel lar ball, defeated the Scraiiton Min ers, champi^s of the Eastern League, The Minel|^;;bun^e4_, three hits with three basda oipi^ffllff wid two err rors to tally four^' runs in the first inning. Williamsport got two ot them back in the inning on bases to Sabol and Iikaxcy, a wild pitch and Ber- langer’s first hit, /and in the third inning went into the lead, to stay there to the finish. Maxcy singled stole second and scored ,on Berlang- «>r’s two-base hit. Berfiiitr tallied cii-Kolberg’s triple and NOlWey came in with the winning tally on a base on balls, a passed ball 'and Stanton’s B ond hit. larris pitched hitsess in his r-inning tenure and was in trouble only in the seventh inning when, with one out, he filled the bases on passes. Then he settled down, fan ned Laxor and caused Flair to fly out to Sabol., Berlanger starred at the bat with four-for-four, one of them a double. Jerry Lynn was runner up with three hits and Stanton had two. Sabol’s fielding in center field was sensational, and so was Stanton’s playing at 'second base. Five double plays featured the contest—tliree, by Scranton and two by Williamspprt. Score: Scranton Ab R H PO Popow^i, 2b -2 1 0 3 Petrushkin, cf- 4 0 0 0 Mmer, rf 3 11 1 Lazar, If 4 ^ Flair, lb , -3 119 Pellagrina, ss 3 0 0 5 d, 3b 4 0 12 ley, c 3 0 0 3 te,' R 1 P 0 0 ■Sosh - —...1 0 1 O’ abito, p 0 0 0 0 'iarito .......1 J 0 0 0 iis, p 1 0.0 p Jeut.-Gov. Horton To Speak Here ^ext Monday Rdleigh, N. C., April 17.—Lieuten ant Ctovemor Wilkins P. Horton, of IPitt^ro, Democratic candidate for Governor of North Carolina, will de liver an addir^s in the Hoke county courthouse at 1:00 P. M., Monday, Apnl 22. ' ' In announcing this engagement, John McKay Blue, of Raeford, Hoke county manager of the-Horton-for- Govemor campaign, said that the dis- tingui^edr visitor will discuss various public questions which are receiving attention in the’state. “The public is cordially invited to hear him,’ said Mr. Blue. \ During the past twenty-six yeprs Mr. Horton has been practicing law in ihttsboro. He was a State Senator at the regular sessions of the General Assembly in 1919, 1927, 1931, and 1935, also at the special session in 1920. He was elected Lieutenant Governor in 1936 and has served in this office since January, 1937. He is widely known as a public speaker as well as a lawyer and State of ficial. 30 4 5 24 15 a-Batted for Waite in fourth inning. b-Batted for Mirabito in seventh in ning. Wflliamsport Ab R Sabol, cf .4 1 Maxcy; ss 2 2 Berlanger, 3b 4 1 Richardson, If 4 0 Kolbefg, lb 4 0 Northey,* rf 3 1 Stanton, 2b 4 0 Lynn, c , ......:.......4 0 Blumette, p _...........A 0 Harris, p .....2 0 1 0. 0, J. B. HMHiias Announces Precinct Meetings May 4th Here today Raeford baseball tans wiU have their last opportunity to see the Wil liamsport Grays in action on the local grounds today, at 3 o’clock, when they will meet the Sunbury, Pa., club of the Inter-state League in an exhibition gSine. After today the Grays will play Terboro at Tarboro tomorrow, Scran ton at Bennettsville Saturday and Wilmington at Sanford Sunday, after which they will head for Williams port, spending Sunday nii^t in Rich mond and continuing on to Williams port Monday. J. Roy Clunk, business manager and secretary, 1^ this morning for Williamsport in order to supervise preparations for the opening of the Eastern League season at Bowman field Wednesday, when the Grays will have the Elmira Koneers as their opponents. In spite of the fact that the G^eys arrived in Raeford on Sunday, March 24, in a snowstorm, they have been able either to have a workout or play an exhibition game every day since. , On Friday, March 29, they were unable to practice in the morn ing, but the weather cleared and they had a fine workout after din ner. On the followii^. day thunder showers kept them inactive in the meaning, but by 2.40 they were on the field and practiced for two hours. On account of unfavorable 'weather the game with Wilmington on Mon- Puneral W. B. McLaucUin Held Yesterday 26 CANDIDAIB PAY F1IN6 FS TO EECnON BOARD LAiT WEEK J. B. Thomas, chairman of the Democratic executive committee of Hpke county, announced this week that the Democratic meetings in eaefr^ day, April 8th, was called off, but the /precinct ip the county would *be held on Saturday afternoon. May 4, at three o’clock in the various precincts. Mr. Thomas also annoimced that the. county Democratic convention would be held in the county courts house on Saturday afternoon. May 11, at three o’clock. The state convention will be held in Raleigh beginning at twelve o’clock noon on Friday, May 17, he said. “The precinct meetings are very important and every Democrat in terested in bett^'government should attend and take part in them,” said Grays were able to get a workout here after dinner. While the attendance has not been up to expectations the training sea- and Josephine Currie M^LauchHn. son has been quite successful. He lived in Sumter and Mayes- “Thus far I have not been wholly satisfied with the kitting,” said Manager Fresco Thompson today, but it is improving, and I am con fident the Grays will be gaining their stride by the time the league season opens, if not-before. The pitching and fielding are good. We have felt very much at home m Raeford. Everyone has been the ;chaIm*».t----.---/---i^' He also pdin^ed but that as the precincts of Arabia and Dundeurach have been combined into one pre cinct, the meeting there will be held at Mildousoh school. Raeford hav ing been divided into two precincts, all those living on the east side of the Red Springs-Vass road will meet in the coucthouse and those living on the west side of that road will meet in the Raeford town hall. '..v-4*Y>o;Y*'-^Ahn-’4dndrmybiii':all my ex^ periePce in baseball I have never been better treated or experienced greater hospitality. We certainly ap preciate everything that has been done for us during our stay.” 35 5 14 27 11 Errors—Maxcy, Lynn. „jiuns batted in—Berlanger 3, Kolberg, Stanton, Flair, Reed. Two-base hits—Berr- langer. Flair. Three-base hit—^ol-.- berg, ^len base—^Maxey. Double plays—Berlanger,'Stanton to Kolberg; fki, Pellagrini-to Flair; Max- n to Kolberg; Pellagrini,’ agrini; Popowski, Pella- ■yr. Left on bases—Scran- iamsport 8. Base on balls iumette 5, Harris 5, Waite 3, 1. Struck out, by Blumette 3, J^is 3, Waite 3, Kadis 1. Hits off: Blumette in 5 innings 5; off Harris in 4 innings 0; off Waite in 3 innings 8; off Mirabito in 3 innings 3; off Kadis in 2 innings 3. Wild pitok—^Waite. Passed ball—^Finley; Winning pitcher—Blumette. Losing pitcher—Waite. Umpiresr-Branden and McKeithan. Time of game—2 hours. ' ‘ ' Kiwaniant Plan 0ivitional lii Ra^P^d May 2nd The annual spring lUeeting of the Kiwanis clubs of this division will be held in the .hall of the Raeford Hi- wanis club here on the night of Thursday, May 2, at. seven o’clock. The principal address of the meet ing will be delivered by Dr. Charles W. Armsbrong of Salisbury, district Kiwanis governor, and a record turn out of Kiwanians is anticipated. i^-Clubs in the fourtih distyict are elma, Smithfield, f ayettevlUe, San- ^rd, Liunberton, Sandhiils, and Rae- 5rd, Sea Losses Germany and Great Britain traded /blows Wednesday in efforts to keep each other from strengtoeping their footholds in embattled' Norway. Official German accounts reported the heavier damage: A British destroyer of the “tribal” class sunk by a submarine northeast of the Shetland Islands; A British cruiser sunk by air at tack off the Norwegian west coast; A large transport “hit squarely by the heaviest caliber air bombs;” A battleship hit’l^^a bomb of the heaviest caliber; Two cruisers hits by air raiders and damaged so badly they pre sumably will not be able to reach home; ' The British said Royal Air Force planes raided the airport at Trond heim, a ^plgne base near we stra tegic derman-held -port on Norway’s west coast. Centut Takers Have Listed 100,i I I iXI I I -r-r Two Barns Bum In ounty Two large aiid well filled barns on e farm of Mrs. W. A. Wilkes of laxton, located in lower Allendale, Hoke county, were burned Mon(^y morning early. One mule, 500 btish- els of coin, several , toi^s of hay, s^eral tons'qf fertilizer mid a nunr- ber of hogs .were consumed. The place is farmed by Sinclair and Jackson, whose loss the fire caused, except the buildings. The fire was of uhdetmnined origin, and tiiere was no insurance, it is stated. Mi Washington, April 17.—The census btneau passed its count qf the 100,- 000,000th American today, with about 3O;DO0,O0O yet. to go. Officials figured that the door-to- door phase of the decennial popula tion check Which started April l^t ought to HDe 'finished in anoflier week. The capsus-takers can’t be paid their 4 cents a name until they complete their districts. In most places, at least one has been mada at every home, biidf 'a footsore enumerator near ZaitifevUle Ohio, complained that he had ipaile 11 unsusccessful trips to the same house. In the first four small towns to re port, the 1940' figures averaged l8 pm ^ent more Jhan 10 years ago. hamlet HI REFIEATS HOKR Coach' Cap Clark’s Noke, h|^ biuidball team>is,virtually,out of the running for ^e conference title as the resun of 8 6 to 4 defeat handed them heik j^terday by the team l^m Hamlet high school. Until yester^ day’s gune the Ifoke boys were in a tie for first place. William B. McLauchlin died at his home on Central avenue Tuesday af ternoon at 3:45 o’clock, after a short and severe illness of tW weeks. His wealth had not been good for months, but this fact was not known even to. his most intimate friends, jwd his critical illness and death were a great shock to his many friends and relatives. He was a man universally esteemed by all his acquaintances. For years he had been a ruling elder and clerk of the session of thC Raeford Presbyterian church. All his days were usefully spent in acts of benevolence and charity. To the construction of the present Presby terian' church, he and Mrs. Mc Lauchlin, his wife were large contributors. He was always a man, and when you have found a true man, you have not far to go to find a gentleman. He was truly both. He is survived by his wife, who before marriage was Miss Flora La^ mont; one brother, H. C. McLauchlin; two sisters, Misses Ida and Mattie McLauchlin, all of Raeford. He is related to a goodly number of the best people of the county, this sec tion of the state and other southern states. His forbears were number ed among the early Scottish settlers of the upper Cape Fear section. He was bom at what is now Oakdale farm near Raeford on January 4th, 1874, and was reared at Longstreet church, (Argyle postoffice), Cumber land county, now Fort Bragg reser vation, coming to Raeford in 1900 when the town was merely Raeford Institute. He was a son of Neill D. SCHOOL BRIES By K. A. BbeDONALD Fore^ Trade With America k Hard Hit Washington, April 17.—Great Bri- ain’s blockades in the Atlantic and Pacific, coupled with President Rodseveltis extension of the combat area forbidden to American ships, liave interrupted/Pr hampered Amer ican-foreign trade involving nearly $1,300,000,000. ^ Other wartime hazards and re strictions —■ the threat of German raiders, a Japanese blockade in the far east, the “cash and carry” pro visions, of the neutrality act — boost the figure even higher. Experts here estimate that more than half of the country’s foreign trade has been either eliminated or affected.' The 1939 foreign trade total was $3,177,344,138. ITie combat area keeps American shipping from carrying goods to the cdimtry’s principal market, northern and central Europe, where American exports totaled $1,172,948,023 last year.; Soviet Russia is the object of Britain’s lattet blockade measure. Rqiiald H. Cross, British blodcade minisiter, told the house of conAnons yestf^ay that Britain was taking all practicable steps to detein American cargoes en route to Vladivostok, the Soviet'far "eastern port, whether it was suspected they were really des tined for Germany via the trans- Siberi^ raihbad. American commerce to Russia nor mal]^ . used %ree routes—north to the AfCtib ports' ‘of Murmansk 'and Awhangel, south through the Medi- aiui the Black Sets to Odessa, or adross tile Pacific to Vlad |vo8tok. ville, S. C., from 1906 to 1910, when he returned here to spend the rest of his life. He had served as mayor of his town, and was coroner of Hoke coun ty at the time of his death, filling as occasion demanded other impor tant positions, always with credit to •himself, and ^ constituency. His funeral was conducted from the Pne^tytetian 'chnich ^ediusdsty^ afternoon at 3:30 by his'pastor, Dr. Watson M.' Fairley, and interment followed in Raeford cemetery. The Ruling Elders and Deacons acted as both honorary and active pallbearers Doctors O. L. O’Briant and R. A. Matheson were also honorary pall bearers. Rev. L. A. McLaurin, of Hemp, assisted in the services. Commencement Schedule For Schools Raeford graded, primary- operetta, April 18, ld)0 (outdoors). Mildouson, operetta, April 18th, 8:00. Senior play, April 19th, 8:00. Antioch, operetta. May 2ni^ 8:00 (tentative). Raeford graded, grammar grade operetta, May 3rd, 8:00 (high school building). Ashemont, sermon, May 5th, 8:00 Mildouson, sermon, May 5th, 3:30. Commencement sermon, May 5th, 11:00. Mildouson, 7th grade exercises. May 8th, 8:00. 7th grade promotion day,May 9th, 10:30 (high school building). Senior class day exercises, May 9, 8:00. Rockfish, 7 th grade exercises. May 10, 7:30 p. m. Commencement, May 10th, 8:00. (There will be ho school on Friday, May 10th, except at Rockfish. There will be school on Monday, May 13th. Students will get their reports, cer tificates, etc., on this day). OPERETTA AT ASHEMONT Ashemont had its operetta Friday night. Despite ^e very inclement weather the house was well filled. The Three Bears” was the operetta presented. The children showed splendid training and did their parts especially well. Teachers and pu pils are to be congratulated. TIiS audience was highly pleased with the production. WITH THE SICK JULIAN JOHNSON At last reports yesterday Julian Johnson’s condition, while some im proved oyer the day before, was said to be little if any better than it was a week ago. Vnitors From Pennsylyatua^ Jtunes F. Collie^ and Thomas F. Rednumd^ of WillismispQrt. .Fa., and John MeXion. of HughesvUle, Pa., ar- vived in Naefonl Tuesday, night to visit the and expect to' remain here: . J '' ^ li a .superUMhdtot Ot ahd MS^jjedmqnS ia naorti^Sb in ;Wfl|wpnipqr4 enS iis also viA president ot tiie WilUiims- pqrt -Grays. , Mr. Mhllqa, of NtihesviUe, Is. fumitum idanufactureir. IRAINS AT WHITE LAKE Week' ' tokang' traihi^' for his agricultural compliance work this summer. TEAM IN TIE FOB LEAD As this is written, Hoke high is in a tie With Rockingham for first place in this conference district. Each team has two games to play. Support your team and help them win. Six Candidates HaaU^\ No Opposition Declar- : ed Nominated; PriA mary May 2Sth» When the time for filing as a candidate in the Democratic primary in Hoke coxmty expired last Satur day at six P. M. twenty-six persms had paid their filing fees to William L. Poole, chairman of the Hoke County Board of Elections, Mr. Poote announces. ‘ . The following six of the alxjye- mentioned were unopposed for tiie offices they sought and so were de clared the Democratic nomineea^’by the County Board of Electionsr Rybn McBryde, for state Senator from ftc 12th district, W. W. Rol)erts for Reg ister of Deeds, Dr. R. A. Mathespn for coroner, G. G. Di(^son for soli citor of recorder’s couirt, J. C. Mc Lean for cotton weigher, and J. E. Crowson for township constable in Raeford township. Laurie McEachem, who has had the seat before, and George Weaver, seeking office for the first time, re mained the only ones seeking to be the nominee for the House of Rep resentatives of North Carolina. Judge W. B. McQueen of the Hoke county recorder’s court paid his fil ing fee and G. B. Rowland, local at torney, remains his only (^qxisition. With four memtiers of the present board of county commissiouBHi see ing to succeed themsrives and four new candidates there are ei^t sedr- ing the fiVe seats on the board. The present board with the exception of John William Smith is running. They are N. H. G. Balfour, T. B. Lester, D. C. Newton, and A. EL Stevois. New' candidates for the board ate E. R. Pickier, Haetor McN^ W. S. Maxwell, md L. Gflbaoii; The entire ookiatls sdMwl beiod. consisting of N. H. B|u^ A. G. Be- thune, A. D. MdnmQl, Cad Siky. W. WodiL: itself. Other 'candidates for seats on the board of educatioa-.axe R. J. Hasty, D. B. MdFadyen, and W. tM. Monroe. / The primary is to be held Mas? 25, 1940. MBS. H. L. GATLIN, JR. The condition,of Mrs.'H* L. Gatlin, Jr., who^ has, been critically ill at a Moore county hpspital for the past week, was described, yesterday as slightly improved but gravely critical. MRS. ABAH GATLIN STUART Mrs. Arab Gatlin Stuart, who un derwent a serious operation in a Fayetteville hospital last Friday, was said yesterday to be “getting along fine.” THE McLEODS Mr. and Mrs. John D. McLeod, son Douglas McLeod, and dau^ter Lu cille McLew, who are in a Camden, S. C., hospital recuperating from in- : uries sustained in an automobile ac- cident.last Sunday afternoon were in varying stages of reoqvery yesterday. Douglas and Lucille Were thought to be -about w^ enough, to leave the hospital but Mr. and Mrs. MtiLeod were still in. very serious condition, Itotii haying suffered broken bones, lacerations, and inteniM injuries. OPERETTA AT ROCEFISH Last Friday ni^t the' Rockfi^ school presented its operetto to^' well filled house in spite of the raiu. The production was well staged and given. Teachers and pupils received lots of compliments on their work. “The Wedding of the Flowers” was the operetta given. Mildouson is giving the operetta “Peter Rabbit” tonight at 8;00 o’clock. BOOKS RECEIVED AT ANTIOCH The Antioch school library, vdiich is the only school library in the county to have community rating with the library commission in Ral eigh, has just received a consign ment of 108 books to be used during the summer. SEVENTH GRADERS TO VISIT HOKE HIGH All seventh grade pupils in the county will visit the high school on April 26 £uid May 3 for thq purpose of getting acquainted witii the high school and getting registered for the year 1940-41. HOKE HIGH PLATS TOMORROW The Hoke high school baseball team will entertained tite Siler City aggregation here tomorrow at 1:00 o’clock. Lefs all be ttioe. It is a conference game. SOIL CONSEBVATION FAYMEmS An additional $21,378^05 has ar rived in the (toimty Agent’s office for fanners who coopto»ted under the 1939 Soil Conservation Program. This brings the total received .to d|i.te to $36,135.81, r^rts A. S. Knowles, Hoke county A. -C. A. SEEaF^Si^CA'nON Farmers who wish to get their small grain certUted, by ttie North Carolina (hrop Imprqvtenteit Associa tion should make aK>licatim immed iately at the County Agfntis office, reports A. S. Knowles, County Ag ent. . TEACHERS ASOEMmt The Ashemont district eommittee held a meeting last Friday night and re-elected its teadxers for the Mwniwg year. The same faculty was tman- imously re-rieeted. PURE BRED SEED 7 * • - - - Pure bred seed direct from the breeder or seed firom certified seed stock is e^ble for oertiltoation pro vided it, meeto .tbie otiier requironent such as cUst^ce from otl^ variety and purity in Lguiptoaittoii, reports A. S. Knowles, Codnty Agmt AT MILDOUSON TEACHERS RE-ELECTBD Tuesday night tiie Mildouson dis trict committee held its election «i»«i re-elected its faculty by a unanimous vote for the year 1940-41. ROWELL TO LRAVE G. H. Rowell, principal of toe An- tiorii school, teadatad his tadgnation to toe Antiodh CMttmittee some ago. Two IS MoiiHs In Hoke cotmty record^s. .oqjMirt last TQesday Willie McKibi^' ai^ (Iraddie Robeson, local colooccd men, were eaiefa foiu^ gvdlty of larcitety hi three c^es and of injury to pw^erty in three caises. Soitences were tiiree months eadi for eadi case, sentmees to run consecutively, making a total of 18 months on toe roads for each defendant. Claud Hood, local colored man, pleaded guilty of violating toe road law and sentence was tM^ days to be suspended on paymoit ot toe costo. Jim Artis, colored man ot StanewaH township, was sentenced to she aaonfllg on the roads for violattog the pro hibition laws, yntence to be so»- p^ded on payment of toe court ooste and a $10 fine, and on condition, of good behavior for 12 monttis. Dock Petersem, local cotocad got a thirty day smi^ce imsiimrirrt on payment of the costs tor bemg drunk and disorderly. Ejester Wacto got n vtoirty day aen- loice frur stealtog a dedter, sentence to be suspended on payment of the court costs and toe retam of tiie dollar. Luttier Henderson, Ttytinw of An tioch, got thirty days lor being drunk and disorderly. Sentence was sus- poaded on payment of toe costs. Hervey MePhettior and Sullivan KtoNeill, cedorad mea. ot AUcntole townshty, got 'toirty. day sentencas suspended on payn^t of tiie coats or violating tiie prohibition laws and being druitt and dteorderir. Joe McGill acid Chariie SKipnam, colored men of HcLauddin tsamdi^ tor driving drunk and bring dnak and disoi^ly wme sentenced'to serve I'tiuree months each occ tile toads, sentence to be sittyended ia the case of each on payment of a Rbs of $50 and the court costs. James Floyd, colored man of Me* Lauriilin got a thirty day senteniae suspmtoed on payment of tiw oasis. Mrs. T. B. Lester and her motiier, Mcs. W. C. BlqUii]^ are vlsituig Mrs. L. T. Barnes to noreiice, S. C., -ttiis weric. Judge J. N. Bute, of, Red toy togs, was a Raeford vlritor jmterto^ tenioon. High School Saii9rs Present Play Tomomw The^ senior class of IRite coutety hi^ srimol win preseid tte aBBHgl dass play iansenm 9^\ Sk iSs. high sdMxd tain sri^ to rise a^t etegy The plap is aS ,edy toto«aafg!ii:,,,,^^^4,;,',; i '•Vi-I.,