North Carolina Newspapers

^/?^‘-'‘i*'" .^W-‘,‘i. '■ f.-f. : Nl ( Judge Henry Z. Sleivens oX War- aaw ot>ened ^e A^rS tGirm of Hoke county Superior Cdia% liere Mobday morning with a powf^vil .ghaige jto the grand jury and ^en reaUy got down |to bu^epB. cd i^i^ing the criminal do^et ^ paseq v^ick hav^ been pling vg) November^ as the judge ,was iU ^t January caus ing that team to ite ^eancelled. In the case in yrldA H. ^ Hul*^ 'hide, whfte, iahd Xohnle Holmes, .c»lr orhi^ h’oth of i'ayetteyille, wem' ehaiiged -with inhni^llittghter in coh- nectibn with, dm de^ of J. £. Chy- ' ingtoiv on Hie highway at Mohlx^W last Deiceniber, Hie.lprand jury 41^ *n6t return a hue 1)111 of inditthnehi r iftTalter MiHer, Sdhatorium bolprd mail chahg^ With‘hit'wd ;^h (giv ing aiid liluhltaugttter in t^nhedtltnil ' ule 'i^th of an liictian oh^’d^i 1^'Sprihj^ Ihj^W^y*a of'guilty On bdlh ohai^es akd tence was hot ’than ohe h.Or{ more than five in the -prison oh the ^arl^ ^d 'hOt 10^] than three nor ihbre thah-'iive V in the state prisim on the^ second,; sehidicNB -to Itihi 'cohciiini^f^. John H. Ferguson, white map of gu^ of iusault and sendee iwas 18. months sus pended on payment of the costs the next term of court and on con dition of good behavior for two yeais. contact immediately Superintendeht A. l|BcQmudd, Coun^ for C. C.. procuremei^ _ obtain l^^ed ihformatiaiL.^j|a:^ Cliff McNeiU, local ahored 'mahUapitdicapon hlatdc. Or Hm.jpm|iec- was sentenced to the roads for six months for larceny, sentence to be suspended on payn^t of thp coaits. and on cidiSitioh'ofiijfdhdiOehatmr!^ two years. , . . D. T. dipper, ^jiiiite man of Ah- .tioch, was sentenced 'tO serve six mo|y^ 6n- |he rphds fek; isaij^ h ■ ch|ck. ,::asentei|ge;)h«hs 'aj^ on payment-of the chieck and t^coats.giSigidinndtheve- Dainder I^the Augmit ten . ^'wluiahid, iwhite pian eff, vviiville, charged v^th careless and. repi^ driving irnd lhamOaugl^ 'ih'' W ^^ection with f^e oi a hi^- ''Tfi way worker at McHcilTs bridge on the Fayetteyffie road iome dme ago, enetered a plea of not guilty. The court, after, hearing evidence, di rected Hhe jury to return a verdict of not guilty. Fred Marshall got twd years and £d Marshall got 8 months, they b&- ing colored men of Blue Springs township charged with storebreaking and larceny. For the same offense the following Robeson county colored men were treated as follows: Buck Campbell was found not ^ilty; Lacy Smith was found guilty of receiving stol en and sentenced to eighteen months, sentence to be suspended oh payment of the costs and five years good behavior; Walter Thompson and Andrew Clark got two years each; Louis Ellis got 20 months. Plummer Bandy, co>lored man of :hlin township, got .4 months tive applicant may write w^tty to the C. M. T. C. procure officer at Fort Bragg. ^.vAhVcwlBiddte IW ^ 1 ghmo nujat be an Aii^Hc^ citizen,** "^arge of assault with a weapon, and had judgement lued for two years on another, ert T. Kennedy, white man of county, plead guilty of driv- car while imder the.mfluence liquor. Sentence was two years. It was to be suspended oh payment of the costs and a $50 fme, oherhalf cash and the remainder by the Aug ust term. The defendant was placed on pr^ation for five yeam and was dered not to drive a motor Vehicle other than a farm tractor for two years. R. D. Cunningham, local Colored man, plead guilty of forcibly tres pass on a charge of break^ and entering and the state acceg^ the plea. Sentence was 12 moh)^ to be suspended on condMon of 0>od'-be havior for two years ahd on pay ment of one-half thi; coajts . m two weeks and the remsdhder by me Aug ust term. The fmal crindMl case, that in Harry local, colored was charged ji^turbing *s worsh^, was. triw shortly aneF' noon yesterday and lbe crim inal term was. over... Daniel was found not guilty by ^urt,. the state not presetting enoil^ evidence id the case to die juryT ' VEA MAFS latM ^' ''Ifte cif ijinetors df: tte' Lnhaltee Electric iMettibcnlity Co operative ties asked the engineers for the projeet to complele the IPM jif SOM » . pMdN* J® the applicstun for a Imui to build ghe,.flc!r^ pimer^toes rnay |»e to^iicJ^ efttee to fUgBST „ SIS! sk'fhrllghtoain^ are completed. SNOfn^S County Agent pUcai Ihetosps - *45 t -ni - Twp For »ke fov^, []| C. M. 1. C. Fort Bragg, April %.--No yoUbg men ot Hoke accei^Od ^-fhr enrollmeit % tfe .an nual'(^ifieenB MiUtory iKraihii^ catnp, fo be Iheld here Jttoe 12fh-Juty TfBi, the'Cemp Aie'aConhnahdor iumoune> ea toc^. , *1^ enowed Hdke ddhhty to two, the Commander said. He bd- yisid that -woHieefiVe itohgiftatos- fit for innit^ 'service^ and of good moral character. He nw) be $7 years /oldL atd if otT,. tancui^ camp for the jEMt tiihe, riot! over 241 _ 1 The Government luraishes free to of go^^toe^oung men accepted traiuparta-i deC to and from ranWi and diwnuy; to b'tty food while tiaveling. Shett^,' ■exerdleit meals, bed and ^uniforms,, athletic, equipment, medi- ipal attention if necessary, and laimdiy pze also furnished free during the toonth at camp, , “The piu^se-of these C. M. T. C; Clamps,” says Col. J. W.. Hairelson, of Raleigh, State. Civilton Aide to the Secretiuy of War, “iiunot to de velop soldiers. Ho future military obligation is assumed those who enroll. However, throti^ military training, sports and-games, the mor al and physical betterment of the young men and responsibilities of American citizenship is inoculated. No young man can attrad the 1940 camp without coming out of it a better man.” The WilUanutoont Grays, Eastern League basebu|l traine^ •here for four ive^, took their leave 'ofthis tonsLilast Binutay, when they depw^ toy to i)iay t^ ¥Hlnuni^, Delaware, teiun betofe oekitoutog on their way to Willisgi?$i»rt- . ■ ^ ^ ' , The Gr^ ekRected to |^ve to WiUiatniqiMH mbitd^ afternoon and 'dulling midy for toe opedtog game of toe season there Wed nesday afteMOmi. GlUink, secietEiiy anil bus iness manager/,f|. tofB club, left last Thursday morning for Williamsport in order to supervise preparations for the opening game with Elmira at Bowman field yesterday. i Elmgr Sc^iuyler, e^tor .of '^the WiUtetosport JC^tie (#1 ^U)letin, whq '^veited ^ club’s jlpriug train ing adj^igtei hjis daRer, made the trip ito vidtl^ toO team. • Frimo IQiiltogiMm, manager, ex pressed htotoelf Simday as being well satisfied with the pitching and field- iqg of his club und aaid he felt ccHi- 4^1^ toat, tite hoys, bad iuttjng abil ity and 'that mebr hifdhg would un-, '#4Ve as they bogim to hit tlreir’ stridO. NHER y- s, ’i’ A. k Wiih« 'mjudi hcccess ILast Priday ^id|jht tote spnior class iteB fts ctoss 'sgay, ”^de suii ijudice” to a hfi^ and appre ciative amdientet Despite toe yato tote sctteol audtodHiiun totes ilvaH fuied. Consensus of oi^oh pro- nouneee-it as toe beat amateur per- fotmanceaver gtoven in Raeford. The ciuit, totete b^^rs, toe Ohlss and their dutector. Miss Lillian Mariom dmerve toe hiitoost praise for toe sp^diR vrovk4one. The class wiB clem aprbximsftety $150 from to'e play. • - PRINCIPALS MEET WEDNESDAT A principals’ meeting Was beid yes terday .afternoon. Preparations were made for seventh grade promotion day. Achievement Day To Be Held in Hoke County May 3rd In an effort to acquaint the pub lic with the work Which is being done on all projects in the Professional and Service Division of W. P. A., Achievement Day is being planned for Friday, May 3, at which time open house” will be held on aU projects. I'he lunch rooms and matron’s ser vice operating with W. P. A. super vision in various schools throughout the coimtry; the library imits located in the public library and the Raeford elementary school, constitute the work of the Professional and Service Division in Hoke County. All three projects, the lundi, li brary, and matron’s service are in operation at Apfiodi white, and Up church and Bowmore colored schools. If you would like to know just what these projects are doing for your county^ yoUr schools, and your chil- diw,. yqu are, cordially invited to visit these units on May 3rd. CAP CLARK DEPARTS AGAIN Coach “Cap” Clark has gone to Dover, Delaware, to assume his du ties as manager of the baseball team. Incidentially after school closes two of his Hoke high team will report to him at Dover for trial with' this team. Mrs. Colon Sciuborough is finishing the term on the Hoke high faculty in Mr. Clark’s place. NEGRO P.-T. A. liOLDS COUNTF- WIDE IHEETIHG Last Saturday there was a countyr-^ wide meeting of the negro P.-T. A. held at the Upchurch school. This meeting was well attended, practi cally every negro school in the coun ty was represented. A good program was put ok The P.-T. A. of the Upchurch sidiool served a plate lunch to all the visitors. PRIMARY operetta PRESENTED Last Thursday at 1:30 P. Al. The primary ^grades of the Raeford grad ed school presented its opertta “The Golden Whistle.” This was a well prepared and splendidly presented operetta.. Pupils and teachers were highly complimented by the many who attendM.. JUNE ROSE VISIT'S, Jiuie Rose, superint«ident of schools in Greenville and State Com mander of the American Legion, was, a visitor in town this week. retta at Antio^ \ The Antioch school operetta, “The lUy Ciitus,” will be presents TlbiMday evening, May 2hd. The Antioch school,baccalaureate' lon will be preached at toe An- ich Fregbyterian chuich Sunday ev- ling, M^ 5th, at 7:45 p.*ni., by Rev. Henry R. Poole. ADVANCE The general level oil farm wage rates advanced about tiitioe as much as usual froin January 1, to Aiteto according to the U. S. Agricultural Marketing Service. Candidate Hdirton Speaks In Raeford Lieut.-(^y.:te'to^^b)8 P‘ Horton em phasized his interest in aipricultural conditions in a Democratic gubema-^ torial campaign speech here Moqday.j Hortem said that as a legislatokhe; had supported “all legislation intend ed to help the farmers of the state.” If elected governor, Horton said! it was his intention to. Vairawe for systematic study of farm coadjitions, including ^ particular attentl^on to plans designed to discover addition al uses for our farm products and new commodities in some cases;” The candidate said he favored “economy of government,” “a just and fair tax policy for all our peo ple,” “hUnumization of our laws,” and aiteerted he would give bis fidl support to the Democratic state plat form and the party’s presidential nomtoee. There were more-than 1^0 peiipohs at toe courthouse Monday dftemdeni to hear Mi’- Horton. MR. Tp^OBLE IMFROVES p’riends, of J. P. Temple, Jr., priii^‘ ctoal of toe Hobkfish school, will be glad to leani ti^t Mr. J. P. Tentylk Sr., is.,recovenbig bieely alter ha^dng been a patient at Duke hospitaL lll(^ GAtES HERE Hon. John X. Oates, a member of the l^te School Commission, was a visitor in town this wedc. SEVENTH GRADERS IN RALEIGH The seventh grade of the Raeford graded sdiopl weite. yisltbi^ in Ral eigh this week. TStej visited many points of interest ahd thoroughly en joyed -toe trip. IGss Ma^aret Mc Kenzie was the teacher in charge. RANQUET TOMORROW The Junioi>Senior banquet will be held tomorrow night in the gymna-. slum. I I L TEACHER RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIF Beatricie Cox, Jeans teacher and supervisor of nete^o elementary schools has been awarded a schoter- ship Kampdon Ihstitote for tola ■ ‘V. '■r ■ (Continue^ from page two) / _ letter was disti^utod jto tlu) 'g3il^ liEmte^whers^ and. tteumts ysrbo ^ye ^iditei tax membership in ^ re^tly orgam^ Lum^ Riv^ Electoic Memberisliip Cooperative 1^ A. S. Knowles and Josephine HaU, Hoke County Farm and Home Dem onstration agents, Eeq;iectively. The letter is rag^odiite jiQtidn taken at d meeting of toe mrectors of toe or- gan^tipn. .ni.eptihg last Thurs day gpidtepnte to get all the subscitoers to toe project that they can in order that there may be enough applicaftibns to mteble toe bulidihg of lines in every section where toe power is desired. Tk® boa;d of directors of the Lum- bee River Electric Membership Cpr- poiafion held a meeting at the pro ject headqparters m Raeford Thurs day and sdter receiving a report from the eit^neer, passed the following resolutions: . “Resolved that toe project engi-- neer he instructed to prepare maps covering toe 600 miles surveyed, and submit to the board such sections that may be feasible for application t9 KBA.” It was brought out at the meeting, that only 200 roRes was ready and it‘ would mean toat nnire tium 800 members of toe 930 that had siib-l aertoed would be leftoff, because th^ had not secured the required number of laigilications. Yaiur.:Oounty and Home Agents are interested in seeing that every one nokkolV: receiving electric service be informed of the requirements neces- amtyoto >j(di| rtois recenEy organteed Elpi^ Cociperative, and take ad- va^te|js of this cgiportunity. plans are being /made to sub- init to REA for applications to oon- str^ rural cooperative electric lines in Hoke, Scxifland, Rcibeson, Ciunbte- land, Mome uid . Lee counties, and as these maps will be presented to the Board of Directors in toe next few days, we urge you to contact one c>f the following survey workers, and get his inifoimation, or you can call by toe County Agent’s Office. WkJeid®r'^eteball Newton, RFD, Haefewd, N.v C.; John Barker, route 2, Raeford, N. C.; Mrs. James Gillis, route 3, Fayetteville, N; C Blue Springs-r-Mrs. Lupy Smith, route 1, Raeford, N. C.; Alex Fanner, route 1, Raeford, N. C.; M. D. Gen try, route 1, Red Springs, N. C.; Manly Norton, route 1, Raeford, N. C. Allendale—J. A. Rqper, route 2, Maxton, N. C.; Will Hasty, route 2, Maxton, N. C.; L. A. McGougan, route 3, Red Springs, N. C. Ashemont—E. R., Pickier, route 1, Aberdeen, N. C.; J. A. Almond, route 1, Aberdeen, N. C. Rockfish—Mrs. M. S. Gibson, Rock- fish, N. Ci Arabia—Billy a Crawley, route 2, Raetord, N. C.; Earl Tolm, route 2, Raeford, N. C. Little River — Martin Cameron, route 1, Cameron, N. C. Aberdeen Chaper — Marcus Cul- breth. Shannon, N. C. Turn Pike—-J, M. Pendergrass, route 1, Timberland, N. C., J. A. Webb, route 1, Aberdeen, N. C. The County and Home Agents re quested the Board to allow them suf ficient time to notify all their peo ple and give them an opportunity to sign up for service on the first project. We should all see our neighbors and see if they have signed, because these weak sections may be left off the line, when a few more signers would make the line feasible.' Ten ants should be included in this' sur vey. The directors will meet again in a few daj^ to decide oh Rie sections 'that have met the REA requirements and send the maps to REA for ap proval. Thom communities with few signers will be left for a future project. We are pleased to know that since ™® . rW“l>ee River Electric Member ship Gooperative was organized (four weeks ago) that 930 landowners and tentote have signed for electric ser vice, and that we are assured of a successful project in bur county. This 'service is also.'evaflabtei tb'tenants as well as landowners^ “Let’s all get busy and get “lit up.” 4 'Itery truly yours, JOSEpHinE WAfr.Tr- — Home Demdnsiriitiaii Agent ^ a KNOWLES, Cbiihty Agent '"v ' .. VISIT *BiUL£iqfl - The pupils of the seventh grade of the Raeford grammar sdiool spent Tuesday in Raleigh visiting the pointa bt Interest Those telrihg cats and taking the pnqpils were: Miga Margaret MbKenzie^ hfrs. Jewel Klouse, Wilson Yarbofoiiitoi Rev. J. E. Reiuny. Mr. Hbndrlda. Carlton Niven and Sam ^ore Tliaii 200 Natchez, Miss., i^ril 24.— More toan 200 te^ro mcsLBhd. women burn ed to death here Tuesday night wheni flames, raci^ through decorations d dry to>euish moss, trapped them in a one-exit dance ^11. Coremer R. E. Smith said toe death list mounted to 212 after several of the victims died in boqpiitals. Jte said ainumber-of Ihesi^vivoES xaneiiMttla critical condition and expresed be lief that btheis miitet die. About 300 dacncets veete in the haU whbniitoe fire broke out and flared suddenly. There were no rear or side doors in the building and win dows had been boarded up. The coroner said bodies were “piled up like cordwood.” Julius Hawkins, negro employee of the Natchez Democrat who was at toe dance, said''He"humaged to es cape. “I was standing near the d(k>r and it just spread over everything,” he said. “I turned and made a run for it and got out with only a scratched arm. “Inside everyone was trying to get out and crushed each other as the fire was burning them. All were crying and yelling and after awhile I could smell the burning meat.” Hoke High Loses A Close Game Ftmeral services were conducted at his home here yesterday afternoon for Julian Samuel Johnson, Who past ed away at 10:30Tuesday morning af* ter an illness of almost a year. Ser vices were conducted by Dr. Watson M. Fairley, pastor of the Raefoid Presbyterian diurch, before a multi tude of grieving friends and relatives. Assisting Dr. Fairley were Rev. W. C. Brown, former pastor of the Raeford Pretoyterian diurdi. Rev. E. C. Crawford, pastor of the Matoodist church, and Rev. E. R. CteKr pasku of toe Methodist church at NashviRe and a former pastor of the Matoodist dhurch here. Pallbeafers were C. L. Thomas, Davoe Austin, H. L. Gatlin, F. B. Sexton, J. F- Lpwrance, J. L. Mc Neill, H. A. Greene add J. A. Me* Qopgan. Honorary pallbeaircrs nm elders and deacons of the Raeford Presbyteiian diurdi, of whidr^Julun Johnson was a daacon, and several other Qld.,and atoae firtends. Burial rites followed in the faigity plot in toe Raeford cenietery. These was an enormous,Hotel tribute. He was a son of the late J. Wor thy and Mattie SeateeR JedmaoD and would have been 48 years ot ape qn April 25fh. He iriig heuin in MbMaa county. SuryivihE’are his sri£v vtoo was itefore marrl^gm telya Agnag I|||. diurch nf TbrnniMriUi^ Ga.. te ^ter. Miss Agnes Mae- JbhnMmt n student at Ealem Conepte ene son, Julian jS. Jotmteo, Jr., two tte- ters, Ihns. Clyde E. u^adundi and Mn. Kelvin Vann of /£ieiteadcp,.^CM.4 and one brother. Feed P. JolaMWL Except Mrs. Vann, all are of Baefasd. Mr. Johnson was countyte largest planter In pomt of acreape and production. He operated a large gin and did a large business in the sale at fertilizes and farm seeM; The Johnson conqiaiqr is of the largest insurance agencies in tins sec tion of the state. ' Julian Johnson was a graduate of Davidson college in the rfagg of 1910. finisbingsdiool^ hfitaipe maur came mahager of his fhtiieriB ex tensive business interests and de veloped for himself a still larger bus iness later. _He. was a valued memher and an exemplary deacon oi toe Raefted Presbyterian chunh. He had served Raeford as town comitiigjgin«M>y^ m which position he displayed his lead ership in the building qf tite town hall, the paving of the streets, and other town improvements. Fbrmatqr. years he_was chairman at toe Hnlwy County Board of Elections. Hoke county High’s diamond war riors went down in defeat again last Monday when they came out on the short end of a 5-4 tilt in Sanford. The Hoke boys led the Sanford hifto team imtil the last of the ninth when errors gave the game away. The season is over as far as confer ence competition is concerned and the Lakeview team meets the locals here this afternoon in the final nom conference encounter. WITH THE SICK McLEODS COME HOME Mr. and Mrs. John\D. McLeod, Miss Lucille McLeod, and Douglas Mc Leod returned home this week from toe Camden, S. C., hospital where they had been patients recovering from an auto accident since April 14. Mr. and Mrs. McLeod are still confined to their bed, however, as both suffered several broken bmies in toe accident Mr. McLeod is ex pected to be out in a few days but Mrs. McLeod, having suffered a brok en hip, will not be out so soon. MRS. ABAH GATLIN STUART Mrs. Arab Qatlin Stuart was re ported yesterday to be progressing nicely in her recovery from an ope ration at a Fayetteville hospital some time ago. Mr. and 1^. R; W. CoOtos of WU- mkigton, apent a ooupla of dtya wito Miau CdUina* parembr. . W. J. MdOlARMlD Mr. Will McDiarmid, Who has been suffering with a severe case of pneu monia for the past ten days, was re ported last night as “doing very Well.” MRS. H. L, GATLIN, JR. Late reports yesterday as to the condition of Mrs. H. L. Gatlin, Jr., who has been critically 111 at Mooce county hospital for toe past two weeks, said that she way sR^tly im proved. W. C. (MNni W. C. Odom, local baihqr, is ill and has been coafitted to hii biatoa here for the past tew dsqte. Yha at tend phyridan stated Isat niiht tending phyridaii tost he would prql No Invitations Issued Foreisns Washington, April 24.—^The WarDe* partment has decided tiiat military attaches shall not get a look at the army^^. war games next month. No attadies, it was disclosed today, will be invited to witness toe man euvers of some 70,000 troops In Louisiana and Texas, tote first time operation of troi^ in corps at “streamlined” divisions and as a fiAkl army. The explanation gUvai by autoior- ized sources was that facilities will be too crowded to care for the mim- erous attaches maintained by foreiga governments in Washington new weapons will be used but most al ready have been standardized. Foreign observers similarty excluded from toie zaemt joint i navy exercises in wiia west coast drienses against attack were tested. Ameiicam Are Better Informed Ntew York, Ajxil 84. — ^ John S. McCairens tolil ttie Amaattai^ Newspaper PobUshm asaodaitoB to day toat Americana are hMia^-ifr- formed ri>out the SuiropeiA wft ttatii the peoples ti taj eotmtegr to the strugtfe. “This coadRton is an umfeMAltei, boon for evfaytWty and anerits’Katf serving at all obste,” tee dacteMti to', a prepared address. McCairett, vlc« prestoRdt aal iiiK «ral manaEer of tto Ckmdnd iSiK Dealer, said puhlirim' the job betog dooa hjr abroad. “They are writing a brintotet dhto- ter in tiM htefaqr of jMManate tor- fact, the Ameircan preaa ax a. wtesii has hung up fBV mantaiiKa tha w Vi Tadanea and ptottoaito tit pair,to»higteMMudtoto^l to rqnqct is toyt hailtortoiii! ■%-A.