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NEWSPAPER
raided, N. Cm THURSDAY, OCT. 3r^ 194#.
$U(i PEE liSAE
Hwordtf Hears
Most of Defendants
CbHiiM; 30
Coete Is Aywage Punishment
Foi^rteen cases .wwe heard ^ Hoke
cqfi^y' recofi^^’s cdurt ‘ Tui^ay
TCMT^ifig beforl Judge W. B. '^c-
Ciueen.'
They are:
Duncan E. Blue, white, driyjtog
drunk, 60 days on the roads, sen-
toice svusjtende^ payment A $50
fine and costsi Driver’s license re
voked. for 12 months.
William H. Wanvidc, white, dnink
ai^ disorderly, SO days on the roads,
sen^nca suspended on payment of
costs.
V Lloyd GUlis, white, violating, road
iayv,i ^ days on .tte roads, sentence
suspended on payment qt costs.
Hiehry Oxendi^, In^an, violating
road lajv, 30 days on the roads, sen
tence suspondad on payhawi of costs.
Norman ^[arding, Indian, viola^g
the road la^, 80 days on the roads,
sentence suspended on payment of
costs.
Jump McPhat^, negro, drunk and
disorderly, 30 ^ays on the roa^, aen-
tehce suspended on payment of the
costs.
^ Singletary, negro, drunk and
disorderly, 30 days on the roads,
sentence suspended on payment of
costs.
l^chard McDonald, ^egro, yicdation
prdb^.ition laws, 30 days on &e roads,,
^tehoe susi^hded on payment of
coste.
Glenn Sellars, negro, violating pro-
ihltion law, 60 days on the roads,
ntence suspended on payment of
osts.
Bod Locklear, white, abandonment,
six months on the roads, sentence
suspended on condition defendant pay
$15 a month for -use of wMe and
child and pay court costs.
James Smith, negro, violating pro
hibition law, 30 days on the roads.
P4$ SvtItowAr
GettinR Okeh
Frank Drivers, who -swallowed 20
“sleeping” pills Tue^y of last week
when hfe Was being tak*. . into re
corder’s court to stind trial, was
wtumed to thf jail Wednesday morn
ing from diighsmifii hospitel, Fay
etteville, yf^ere he was ^en after
swallowing the pills.
He was reported to be in fairly
good condition aljdibugh he still seems
to be a little sle«i^.
Scout Executives
For
costs.
James Edwards, negro, ., violating
pri^ibition law, 30 days on the roads,
sentence suspended on payment of
costs.
Arch Blue, negro, violating prohi-
bihon law, 30 days pn the roads,
sentence suspended on payment of
the costs.
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Antioch Church
.Plans Ingathering
The Antioch Presbyterian church
is now busy with preparations for its
ingathering to be held October 17th.
Various committees have been ap
pointed and already are function
ing to make each part of ingather
ing day a great success. Barbecue
dinner will again be served—^well
cooked food and plenty of it.
It is hoped that people from a
wide radius will be present. Make
it a date on your calendar to meet
your friends at Antioch. All mem
bers, including the children, are
asked to give sompthing worthwhile
toward the store of things for sale.
The cooperation of friends also will
be appreciated.
Would you like to know the motto
^for our ingathering this year? Get
ypur Bible and look, at 1 Cor. 3:9.
Let us remember and abide by this
motto in all that we do. The time
is short: Thursday, (Jctober 17th.
The Boy Scout Executive Com
mittee of the Western District, Cape
Fear Area Council, Boy Scouts of
America, held its fall meeting in
Laurinburg'Friday night, September
27th, at 7:30 in Jean’s dining room.
After the supper a business session
was held presided over by W. H.
Hasty, district chairman, of Maxton.
The minutes 6f the last meeting were
read and approved.- Mr. Hasty call
ed on the various chairmen for their
reports. The following, men made
reports: F. B. Sexton, comping ac
tivities. Edwin Morgan, advancement;
H. C. McLauchilin, finances; Pr. H
G. Bedinger, training; Dr. Peter John,
safety and heal&; and M. D. Living
ston, organization.
Since the Cape Fear area council
comprises nine counties it was de
cided at this meeting that all assists
ant scout executive was needed, and
than plans for the raising of the
money to pay an assistant should be
made at once. Of course it was un
derstood that the raising of this mon
ey would be in cooperation with the
other districts pf the council.
It was also decided that a training
course for Scoutmasters and pros
pective Scoutmasters would be held
in November or December. The de
tails Qf the course, such as time and
pkice, would be announced later.
Mr. Liles announced that the next
Court of Honor for tte district would
be held in Laurinburg November
PTA Meeting At
SchcM^ October 10
Thece-was- -IgO-peir-owit attendanee:
at this meetii^. danionstrating the
interest and enthusiasm in the scout
movement in this . district. Those
present from Raeford were: H. C.
McLauchlin,. F, B. Sexton and,Hy3n
McBryde.
Dog Show In
Lumberton
Young Democrats
To Meet Tuesday
A meeting of the Hoke county
Young Democrat club will be held
in the court house Tuesday night at
7:30 for the purpose of electing of
ficers and formulating plans for the
approaching annual membership
drive. Officers of the organization
are hopeful that a larger member-
^ip will join this year than has
previously.
Plans also will be made at Tues
day night’s meeting for the club’s
yearly fish fry and barbecue.
Will Celebrate
Rosh Hashonah
Jewish people of Raeford are join
ing with others throughout the world
Thursday and Friday, October 3 and
4 in the celebration of Rosh Has-
honhh, the Jewish new year.
Rosh Hashonah is not observed as
a period of gaiety but rather as a
period of religious worship.
FSA Supervisor Explains Gov-
ernnient Flto Te^H^p Tenants
From Moving . Every Year.
It’s land leasing' time again for
tenant farm families in Hoke county,
but that shouldn’t always mean it’s
moving timk Jones, Farm Sec
urity Administeation Supervisor, said
today.
“For years many tenants an Hoke
county have folj|owed the practice pr
custom of moving each year,” he
said. “This has become such an
expensive custom in the loss of hu
man and natural resources that it
has attracted the attention of agri
cultural leaders of the nation.
“Surveys have shown that it costs
the farmer $50.00 pr more each time
he moves and that the landowner’s
loss is even greater. The community
also loses by so much moving, be
cause the families do not stay in a
community long enough to contribute
to its well being.
“In attempting to help the farm
families rehabilitate themselves, the
Farm Security Administration, in co
operation with the Extension Service
and other agricultimal agencies, has
worked out a flexible farm lease
that provides a basis for longer term
leases which benefit the tenant, own
er, and community.
“Many of .the troubles of farm
familips are due to shortsightedness.
Too often farmers, have planned on
a one-year basts because of a one
crop system of farming. We have
learned that this does not pay be
cause it brings poverty to the people
and steals the fertility of the soil.
“Under the FIFA’s rehabilitation
program we are urging the farm ten
ants to secure long term leases—or
leases with renewal clauses—and we
are seekii^ the cooperation of land-
owners in ^is program. Low in
come farm families need long leases
if they are to rehabilitate them
selves and the land they farm.
. “Owne^ knpw that it has been the
practice of tenants to mine the soil
each year—but with a long term
lease, it is to the advantage of the
tenant and the landowner to work
together to improve he fertility of the
soil. The FSA aids too by establish
ing environment sanitation programs
in some counties where the tenant
have long term leases. '
“Long term leases mean that the'
owner’s soil is improved, his prop
erty maintained and the value of his
property be increased as the tenant’s
production inclFdases and as the ten
ant’s production increases and as the
tenant is able to. diversify his crops!
FSA borrowers and proving to the
satisfaction of many landowners that
long term leases are beneficial to
everyone.”
Owners and tenants interested in
learning more of the flexible land
lease may obtain copies of the lease
at the FSA office. Mr. Jones’ office
is located in the Hoke county office
building.
Mr. Jones announced that approxi
mately 56 farm families have been
added to the program in the county
during the 1940 crop year. Many of
these families have secured written
leases for the first time.
A meeting of the Raeford P. T. A.
will be held in the grammar school
auditorium Thursday, October 10th.
The meeting is supposed to be held
the first Tuesday but had to be post
poned this month. All patrons and
friends of the school are inged to
be present.
Rgs^iitiiing ^
Regret
The following resolution was
adopted by the Board of Aldermen of
the Town of Raeford Wednesday,
September 25th:
“We the members (» the Board of
Aldermen of the Town of Raeford,
N. C., do regret most sincerely the
loss of one of our loyal policemen.
“In the death of A. M. Howell we
have lost a faithful officer who has
been serving the town in this cap
acity for' ahnost 12 years. We ffel
that the county of Hoke as well as
the Town of Raeford has lost a friend
and citizen who had the interests of
both at heart. We found him im
partial and williog to help where
help was needed greatest.
“Therefore, be it resolved: ^at we
cherish the memory of his friendli
ness, his cheerful disposition and his
cooperative kindness.
“That a copy of these resolutions
be sent his family, a copy be sent to
the News-Journal and that a copy
be spread upon the minutes of the
Town of Raeford.”
J. E. GULLEDGE
L. W. STANTON
H. L. GATLIN, Jr.,
Committee.
IWO HUNDRED PEOPLE AHEND
REA MEETING IN COURTHOUSE
Mrs. N. S. Bine
Dies Sudd»ly
At Home Here
Widow of Late Neil S. Blue Had
Been Sick For Only A Few
Days; Was 75 Years Old.
Mrs. N. S. Blue, widow of the late
Neil S. Blue, of the prominent Sand
hill Blue faiyily, died suddenly Wed
nesday afternoon at her home fol
lowing a brief illness. She was 75
years old.
Mrs. Blue had been sick for a few
days and was preparing to go to the
hospital for examination whe.% she
died. .
Funeral arrangements had not been
made Wednesday afternoon as the
News-Journal went to press. More
complete details will be printed next
week.
Mrs. Blue was born Februaiy 8,
1865; she was married to Neil S.
Blue, who died June 30, 1929.
Surviving are the foUowing chil
dren:
Frank S. Blue of Raleigh; N. B.
Blue of Raeford; Mrs. C. H. Kaylor
of Hamlet; Mary Blue Fuller of
Liberty, and John McKay Blue of
Raeford.
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On October 10th the Lumbee Ken
nel club, which was recently formed,
is holding its first all breed dog show
at the armory in Lumberton upder
the auspices of the American K^hel
club of New'York City, the superin
tendent being Edgar A. Miijss of
Greensboro. >
Those interested may obtain infor
mation from Supt. Edgdr A. Moss,
g08 Sununit Avenue, Greensboro, or
Bruce Stephens and Dr. Stephen |ilc-
Intyre, Lumberton.
About 200 specimens are expected
to be shown, and in this nu|l^b^
there ^vRl undoubtedly be a'^stcge
number of excellent bird d(^, and
fox hounds, as entries are coming hi
from’ practically all of the eastern
and southern states.
Former Fayetteville
Merchant Dies
“W. E. Kindley, who for many years
was one of Fayetteville’s lediding
'merchants and well known to people
Qf this community, died Friday in
‘Oreensboro and was buried in Cross
'Greek cemetery, Fayetteville, Sunday.
For the past four years Mr. Kindly
had tieen aasistant manager of Bdlks
department store in Greensboro.
It has been said timt |dr. Kindlcpr
;dld more to get Caipp Bragg to Fay-
New People In
Lament Apartment'
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Lt. and Mrs. Keaf and small dau
ghter,' coming from Tennessee, have
^nted the apartment with Mr. and
Mrs. Will Lament. This apartment
has just been vacated by Lt. and
Ml'S. Graham Dickson, who are at
Fort. Moultrie.
B EA OflFice In
ickson Buildjbur
The REA office is now located in
the Dickon buffding betiVe^ the
News-Jduuial oMcp dnd t^e ffaeford
dieatre. This office has peen reno
vated receiiily.
An ingathering will be held Thurs
day, Octotier 10^ at the Ephesus
Baptist church at Arabia. Many farm
products will be on sale and there
will be a Barbecue dinner.
’ ROAD CLOSED
The section of the Rgeford-Va^
road contained in the Fort Bragg
reservation will be closed to the puti-
lic'from 7 a. m. to 12 mjdnigSbt,
Junius Campbell
Taken By Death
Junius Graham Campbell, 49, died
Monday night about 9 o’clock on
way to Moore county hospital of
stretococcus throat infection, having
been seriously ill for only a few
hours. He was bookkeeper and ac
countant for many business firms
in Aberdeen and for tobacco ware
houses. ,
Born at Montrose in Hoke county
June 1, 1891, the son of the'late
D. B. and Mary Campbell, tie moved
to Aberdeen in 1910.
He is survived by his wife, his
mother, one brother and four sisters.
Funeral services were held Wed
nesday afternoon at 2 o’clodc .srom
Aberdeen Presbyterian churdi. Bur
ial was in Bethesda cemetery.
Fair Will Show
Bwiiiiig of City
A sweeping river of larva flowing
from a giant volcano erupting to de
stroy a huge city wUl be depicted
in the fireworks display, entitled “The
Earthquake,’’ to be presented .night
ly at the Etate Fate at Raleigti, Oc
tober 8th through 12th, Manager J.
S. Dorton, announced today.
The fireworks display will be seen
following the grandstand perform
ances, which include nine thrilling
acts and a colorful revue presented
under the direction of George Hamid
of New York City.
“The Earthquake” setting will be
200 feet long and 30 feet high, and in
addition special set-prices from three
sections of the field will be seen in
three-ring circus fashion with hun
dreds of bombshells being fired con
tinuously fom the start of the dis
play to the grand finale.
One of the most spectacular scenes
of the display will be the destruc
tion of a city, sound effects and the
rumbling of the larva stream being
furnished with the firing of huge
bombs from the field.
The fireworks for the 1940 expo
sition will be presented by Tony "Vi
tale of New Castle, Pa., who last
year offered “The Men From Mars.”
“Based on the compliments we
have had in connection with the
‘Men From Mars’ presentation last
year, we are again offering a produc
tion of Tony Vitale for we believe
his displays will be in keeping with
the unusual entertainment program
this year,” Dr. Dorton said.
Officiids McJke Talk On
Advantages of Rand
Electrification; Prizes
Given Away; Can-,
. struction Contract Let*
Hoe^y Broughton
To Talk At Meet
Of Welfare Folks
Negro Hurt In
Bicycle Wreck
A negro boy named Peterson was
badly hurt Saturday night around 9
o’clock when his bicycle ran head-on
into another on the Fayetteville road
about three miles out of Raeford.
The boy was knocked unconscious
and was taken to Moore county hos
pital in Pinehurst.
Barrington Is
New Policeman
W. R. Barrington went ta work
Saturday as new Raeford policeman,
filling the vacancy caus^ hy the dMth
recently of A. M. wtio Was
Mrs. Paul Dickson
Ip Office Again
Mrs. Paul Dickson, who has not
been actively^ connected with the
News-Journal for over nine months,
is back in the office.' again. She is
anxious to help anyone write articles
and ads.
And the entire staff will welcome
all news and personals as well as
SUBSCRIPTIONS.
The News-Journal hopes to go for
ward in every way this fall. It will
give you all the town and county
news and tell you where the best
goods can be purchased.
Cow Steps On
Lester’s Foot
Governor Clyde R. Hoey and Dem
ocratic gubernatorial nominee, J. Mel
ville Broughton, will headline the
one-day joint conference of county
welfare board members, county sup
erintendents of public welfare, and
members of the State Board of Char
ities and Public Welfare, when of
ficials from .all North Carolina coun
ties are expected to be in Raleigh
during the fate week meeting, Oc
tober 9th. The governor and the
prospective governor will speak at
the luncheon meeting to be held at
the Carolina Hotel.
Mrs. W. T. Bost, state welfare
commissioner, will welcome the del
egates.
Col. W. A. Blair, Winston-Salem,
chairman of the State Board of Char
ities and Public Welfare, will speak
at the morning session on the his
tory, development and duties of
county welfare boards.
An open forum in which members
of county welfare boards will par
ticipate in discussion of common
problems relating to thp welfare pro
gram in their respective counties will
be a feature of the session.
Nathan H. Yelton, director of pub
lie assistance and secretary of the
State Board of Allotments and Ap
peal, will discuss the problem of
financial administration in public wel
fare.
An open discussion of the merit
system of personnel selection is ex
pected to bring to the members at
tending the conference considerable
information on the forthcoming mer
it system to be instituted for all
state and county welfare employees.
Mrs. C. H. Giles, Hoke county wel
fare superintendent, said this week
she hoped the full delegation from
this county could attend.
Warren Strickland
Claimed By Death
Warren Winslow Strickland, prom
inent farmer, died Saturday morning
at his home at Antioch after having
been in declining health for several
months. He was 67 years old and
was born in Johnston coimty but
had| lived in ^he Antioch community
for 50 years.
He is survived by his wife, Julia
Emma White Strickland.
Funeral services were conducted
Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock from
the home with Rev. H. R. Poole of
ficiating. Burial was in the McLean
cemetery near Maxton.
An REA meeting, at whidi the ad
vantages of rural electrificatioa were
explained, was held at the Hoke
county courthouse Tuesday night and
was atte^ed by approximately 200
persond, most of them members Of
the Lumioee River Electric Member
ship Corp. ■>: ,
R. M. Bilhimer, REA utilizatum
representative from Washington, was
the first speaker on the program.
He explained various. uses of elec
tricity and especially stressed tiiat
farmers can save money with dec-^
tricity through grinding of their feed,
pumping water and accomidishing
other such work. He pointed out tim
labor saving feature of electricity and
showed the audience that electricity
could save more than enough money
for a farm to pay its cost.
Miss Mary Lokey, REA home econ
omist, made a talk on the use of
electrical home appliances and ex
plained the benefits that could be de
rived from them.
Prizes, donated by local merchants,
were awarded to the following:
J. A. Roper, electric toaster.
C. M. Reaves, $10 credit on electric
refrigerator.
Thomas McGirt, electric iron.
M. A. McMillan, electric iron.
David MePhatter, colored, perco
lator.
Joe McLaughlin, waffle iron.
Announcement was made of the
fact that the contract for the con
struction of approximately 484 miles
of primary, secondary and servi^
lines in Hoke, Robeson, Cumb^land,
and Scotland coimties had been let
to Zimmermann, Inc., of Philadd-
phia. , ^
The amount of the contract was
$284,862.52. Work is to be started
in about three weeks and the con
tract calls for tile job to be com
pleted in 120 days.
The award of this contract is sub
ject to the review and approval of
the Rural Electrification Administra
tion at Washington.
When the Rural Electrification pro
gram got started, according to the
1935 census around 10,000 farms in
North Carolina received service fnun
the public utility companies. At the
present time there are approximaie-
ly 115,000 rural customers receiving
electricity in the state.
The total amount whidi has al
ready been invested in the erection
of rural power lines is calculated at
approximately twmity-one and a half
million dollars. Sample investiga
tions have demonstrated that Bumm
ers spend approximately as mudi on
wiring their homes and purchasing
electrical equipment as it cost to
build the transmission lines. If tiiis
is true then there has been spmit in
North Carolina during the last five
years approximately forty million
dollars on the Rural Electrification
program.
There are not sufficient records to
state authoritatively how North Car
olina ranks in progress in rural elec
trification during the last five years,
but on a basis of such information
as is available, it ai^>ears tiiat this
state is well toward the top in this
field. Far more has bear achieved
during this short span of years ti>an
anyone dared to predict would be
achieved when the program was in
augurated in 1935.
Mac Lester was getting around
town on crutches this week after hav
ing had'his foot stepped on by a cow
last week at Lester’s dairy.
BAPTIST ASSOCIATION
Dundarrach
Ingathering
The date of the Dundarrach Ingath
ering is October Slst. Plans are being
made to make this a success.
NEW DRUG STORE
The Bladen Drug company held
its formal opehi^g Saturday, Sep
tember 28, in Bliaabethtown and is
being operafied ^ H. C. Suddreth of
Kinston with W. L. Ckomm ff Rae
ford as manafftr.
The Sandy Creek Baptist associa
tion will meet this year at Ashl^
Heights Baptist churdi, Oetober lOtii
and 11th. An interesting and varied
program has been arranged for each
day and it is hoped that all who can
will attend.
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OYSTER SUPPER
Ctede No. 5. of Antiodr Presby
terian diurch, will sponsor an oystor
stew at ttie Allendale community
house on Friday night, October 11%
from she to ai^tt Evetjrqqfa
tB cordiaRjr htyitoa.
Hoke County Women
Will Attend
Democratic Luncheon
A large number of Hoke cmagty
women are planning towattyn^^Be
lundieon for Democratic wocoan in
Raleigh Friday. This promises to tya
one of the outstanding eventa
fall. After the luncheon in ffaa
ternooQ, Governor and Bfrs.
will entertain in honor of those:
ent with a tea at the
mansion. Anyone who wishes
and has made no plane ]
Mrs. P. P. McCain at Sanet
Dr. W. M. FaiiW
Visitins Here
Dr. W. M. Fairley, former ]
the Raeford Pcediyterian
living in Mohtreat, is vtettihe Rat
this Week- end is stayhff
Sextem’s home. Hjs i
the visit ii to do k
ihg and to eaA od
this section.
Dr. Tairky erdi
mu