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VOLUME XL NO. 48
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THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1916
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SCHOOL NEWS
By K. A. MacDonald
Senior Play Friday Night
The members of the senior
class of Hoke High school will
present their play. "Here Comes
Charlie,," in the high school au
ditorium Friday May 3, at 8:15
P. M. The cast includes Kathleen
Cothran Ted Clark. Helen King,
Glenn Maxwell, Franklin Mc
Neill, William Cark, Mildred
Sinclair, Mary Raye Freeman
Edith Black, and Hamer Leach.
Plan to see this entertainment
an enjoy an evening of fun.
Operetta Staged At Ashcmont
The Ashemont school presen
ted its operetta, "A Day in Flow
erdom," on last Friday evening.
The children played to a well fil
led auditorium and all present
enjoyed it thoroughly. j
Costumes were colorful and ad
ded a ereat deal to the success," " lue!'u',y vveunesuay
Sf the Suctfon. The mlZ i tlJ.J! fi"al game
who helped make them deserve , "'Uin. t Aifi r 1
much credit. Mrs. Tom Sinclair ! According to Alfred Cole,
helped with the music, which athletic committee chairman, m
was also annreeiated ereatlv I vltatlons have becn sent to the
TS'. hools: Red Springs,
fiu, ;. iJL .. . u . Fairmont, Lumberton, Laurin-
imnlL1 lbur. Aberdeen. Parkton, St.
complimented. j Pau f Fayettevillei Candor' Car
Rotltfish Principal Resigns
It is with regret that we an
nounce the resignation of T. C.
Jones as principal of the Rockf ish
school. Mr. Jones has been prin
cipal for several years and the
school has prospered under his
hand. We are sorry to lose him
Mr. Jones has not announced any
future plans.
vood Saving Program
The school are entering into
he food saving campaign in a
apnruuiu manner, me superin
tendent's office has received
word of the start of the cam
paign at Mildouson, Hoke High,
and Freedom. The Freedom tea
chers have sent in a splendid
outline of their program for the
balance of the year.
The Macedonia school has sche
duled its commencement exer
cises for Tuesday, May 26. At
10:30 o'clock the primary grades
will give their program, and the
elementary grades will put on !
theirs at 1:00 o'clock. Parents!
and patrons are cordially invited. I
Board Members Attend Meeting
t,1 Jh,?rf ay A D- Yt' i
D. B. McFadven, Sr., and K. A. I
MacDonald attended the meet-'
ing of the State school board as-!
sociation held in Chapel Hill.
This was the best attended meet-!
ing that has been held since the
organization of the association '
nine years ago.
Rorkfish Operetta May 10
The Rockfish operetta will be
given on Friday evening, May 10,
at 8:00 o'clock. In connection with
the operetta a recital by the mu
sic pupils of Mrs. Capps and
Mrs. Bostic will be given.
Friends of M. B. McBryde,
who for many years was chair
man of the Antioch School Board
will regret to learn that he is
very ill in Duke hospital.
Evamine Power Plant
on luesaay me leiun aim ei-j
eventh grade physic class weni
to the power plant of the Rae
ford Power and manufacturing
co. and was shown over the
plant by E. E. Smith, who met
them there. Mr. Smith explained
the working of the plant to the
class, which is now studing a
unit on electricity. C. H. Mc
Gregor took them down.
Show Movie of Christ's Life
The moving picture, "Golgo
tha," portraying the life of Christ,
vas shown by Mrs. Tom mc
.auchlin, Bible teacher, to the
' . i n r 1 m.hJa
pupils OI me xvaeiuiu giaueu
school on Tuesday. Wednesday
morning she showed it to the
students at Hoke High school
and Wednesday afternoon to
those at Seventy-first. Billie Sip
pie operated the machine for the
three shows.
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"II Pyt T AdvwrtW
IN THE NEWS-JOURNAL
LEGION HERE TO
HOLD BASEBALL
TOURNAMENT
INVITATIONS OUT: EIGHT
TEAMS WILL BE
ENTERED
The athletic committee of the
Hoke County post of the Amer
ican Legion is mailing invita
tions this week to twenty-four
high schools in this section for
a baseball tournament which
the post will sponsor here for
four days beginning May 21. The
affair will begin on the local
diamond at 2:30 P. M. on Tues
day, May 21, and the final game
will be played on Friday, May
24 beginning at 2:30 o'clock.
The first eight teams accept
ing the invitation will be enter
ed in the tourney and a total of
seven games will be played, two
u w 1 nr-j i
thane, Robbins, West End, Bis-
coe, Star, Troy. Mt. Gilead, Max
ton Hamlet, Rockingham, Ben
nettsville, McColl, Rowland, and
Dunn.
Cole further stated that the
following attractions to entrants
were being offered: a bonus for
each team playing one game; a
prize for the winning team of
each game; and a cup for the
tournament winner.
He also stated that big league
scouts had been invited and
were expected to be present. It
is expected that state publicity
will be given the affair by the
presence of reporters from the
larger papers.
The post expects to sail tour
nament tickets in Advance at the
rate of $1.50 for high school stu
dents and $2.00 for others for
the seven games. Admission at
individual games will be 25 and
50 cents.
An all star team will be se
lected from players participat-
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Husband Of Hoke
Woman Is Killed
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In Uermany Sunday
Mrs. Meryl Balderson was;
notified by the War Department
this week of the death Sunday,
of her husband in a motor ac-
iciueiu ll1 muiiiuii, ueiiimuv,
iwrieie lie wan Mduuii in me
army. i
Cpl. Balderson was the son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Balderson
of Baltimore, Md., and had been
overseas since October with the '
army of occupation. No details
of his death have been learned.
Mrs. Balderson was the form
er Briggs Wood and they were
married one year ago. She has
made her home with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Luther
Wood at Pine Forest since her
husband has been overseas.
EASTER SEAL SALE IS
HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL
Dr. Marcus Smith, president
of the Raeford Shriners chapter,
stated this week that the Easter
seal sale sponsored by the club
during the month of April was
well supported and that a large
amount of money had been re
ceived. Money was collected during
the drive by a dance at the arm
ory, by the sale of seals, and by
contributions. All these activities
were given excellent support,
Dr. Smith said, and he expressed
the gratitude of both himself and
the Shrine chapter to all who
helped make the drive so succes
sful. It is estimated by U. S. econo
mists that this country will be
able to meet onlv nbout 65 per
cent of foreign demand for A
merican product? tVd year.
Kiwanis Club To
Sponsor Softball
The Raeford Kiwanis club vot
ed at a recent meeting to sponsor
a Softball league in Raeford with
six teams comprising the circuit.
1 here will be a public meeting
at the courthouse on Tuesday,
May 7, at which all interested
players, managers, and sponsors
will discuss the proposed league
and select a commission to direct
and formulate the schedule.
A great deal of interest in a;
lighted park has been shown and
a committe from the Kiwanis
club is working on that possibi
lity. Games will be played in
Pasture Park, where so much
fun and recreation was had in
prewar games.
The aim of the proposed league
is to provide as much recreation
for as great a number of players
as possible and the teams will be
divided in a way that will insure
both young and old playing to
gether on the same teams.
COLLEGES OFFER
EDUCATIONAL
SERVICE TO VETS
TESTS ARRANGED FOR
WORK AND STUDY
APTITUDE
Miss Marion Maxwell, who is
at present working full time in
the sheriff's office for the vete
rans of the county, received a
letter recentely from W. D. Per
ry, director of the University
Testing Service at Chapel Hill.
In his letter Mr. Perry ex
plained that the North Carolina
College conference had set up a
score of 85 for veterans taking
the American Council tests
for admission to college with
out a high school diploma.
He also stated that by apply
ing to the service officer ar
rangement for taking other
tests in reading, mathematics
and English could be made.
These tests, he stated, could be
sent to the college which the
veterans planned to enter where
they would be of value in de
termining the proper work for
the individual veteran. I
When the tests are taken, if
it is apparent that the vete
ran cannot enter college with
out further work
he will be
advised as to vocational em-
ployment or further study be- j ing between Raeford and Dun-j At 7:30 in the evening, the
fore entering a college. The darrach. ! symphonic drama, "Flora Mac-
testing service is also able to1 No serious personal , injuries . donald in Scotland", will be pre
give tests which scientifically resulted to occupants of either I sented in the outdoor theatre of
determine the occupation for vehicle, but both vehicles were the college. Interpretive dances
which the veteran is best fit- seriously damaged. Tillman was will precede each act. and folk
ted. ; convicted of driving under the ' dances, including the Highland
The first step for any vete-
ran to take toward getting
either "on the job training" or;
a course at a school or college !
is to make application to the '
Veterans Administration at i
Winston Salem for a certif i-1
t i::u:i:.. t ....! -I
ance under the G. I. Bill of
Rights. This is done on a form ! Methodist Church, Sunday ev
which Miss Maxwell has at thejening, May 5th at 7:30. This will
courthouse and which she will ' be a union service and the pub
help veterans to prepare. I lie is cordially invited to attend.
POOLE'S
BY D. SCOTT POOLE
Those young American sold
iers who are saying the Germans
are the best people in Europe are
not saying much for Europe. The
Germans nor the Japs can never
live down the reputation they
have gained by murdering and
living like brutes.
North Carolina collects twen
ty million dollars a year from the
sales tax. So it will be mighty
hard to get along without the
sales tax.
I had no idea advertising
would ever reach the ' present
stage. Nearly one half the space
of all papers is advertising. The
Fayetteville Observer and other
papers I read while a boy priced
their space by the "square". I
have no idea what they meant.
!TEN INVOLVED
f 8 ACCIDENT
HERE SUNDAY
THREE SERIOUSLY INJURED;
ALL STILL LIVING; CARS
DEMOLISHED
Nine persons were involved in
a highway accident in the town
.of Raeford at three o'clock last
Sunday afternoon when the car
driven by William Bowens of
; Red Serines entered U. S. hieh-
way 15-A from the Dundarrach
road (N. C. 20) at a great rate
of speed and hit the car of J. A.
Melton of Vass, RFD.
Mr. Melton and Mrs. Melton
were the most seriously injured,
Mr. Melton suffering head in
juries and Mrs. Melton suffer
ing a fracture of the pelvis. Both
are in a Fayetteville hospital,
where Mrs. Melton's condition
is said to be critical. Their daugh
ter, Hazel, was unhurt and their
grandson, David Ray Lindsay, 4,
suffered a fractured leg.
In the other vehicle there were
no serious injuries. Bo wen was i
superficially injured as was an !
Indian, Bernie Locklear, who '
was riding in the front seat at '
the time of the accident. An- The semi-centennial celebra
other Indian, Henderson, also : ,ions at Fora MacDonaid coiiege
riding in he front was uninjured. wi on the afternoon of
Three Indians whose names M at 3;15 with a irited
are thought to be Burns Hen-m4al program, presented by
derson and Jones, were riding in the fairuaB "Kiltie Band of
me duck seat, oi rsowens car.
They are said to have destroyed
some liquor and left in a hurry
immediately after the accident.
Investigating officers said that
Bernie Locklear, 16, has stated
that the car was doing 80 miles
an hour at the foot of the hill
before reaching the highway ac
cording to the speedometer, and
that he had asked Bowens to
stop and let him out.
Officers investigating the acci
dent have expressed their appre
ciation of the assistance given
by several persons in handling
the traffic, helping with the in
jured, and other ways.
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WRECK SATURDAY NIGHT
Saturday night at approxima
tely 10 o'clock Mrs. Lola Pope,
driving in the direction of Dun
darrach, was sideswiped by a
vehicle driven by Cliff Tillman,
colored man of that section.
The accident occurred about 100
yards beyond the railroad cross-
lmiuence ot liquor in record-
ei"s court Tuesday morning,
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MUSICAL PROGRAM
SUNDAY NIGHT
In celebration of National Mu
sic Week a program of Sacred
...ill U j l... u
Chaminade Music Club at the
MEDLEY
unless it is as long a space as a
column is wide.
Newspapers now price space
upon a column inch base. Col
umns are from twenty to twenty-two
inches long. That means
newspapers. Magazines estimate
column inches when they sell a
page. I read that the Saturday
Evening Post charges $8,000 a
page, $15,000 for two pages to
gether. During the adminstration of
Gov. A. W. McLean there came
a disagreement between the Gov
ernor and the printers of this
state and for a few years the
state printing, or the greater
portion of it, was done in Terre
Haute, Indiana, and not well
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District Meeting Of
iU. D. C. Well Attended
The annual meeting of the sev
itnth district of the North Car
lolina division of the United
, Daughters of the Confederacy
! which met in the Raeford Pres
bvtenan church was well af
tended, all but two of the chap
ters of the district being repre
sented. The meeting was presided
over by
Mrs. A. M. Hartley of
Lumberton, district
chairman,
and Mrs. Paul L. Borden of
Goldsboro, president of the
North Carolina division, was the
guest speaker.
The memorial service for the
war dead of the- district was
most impressive and was con
ducted in the sanctuary of the
church shortly after noon follow
ing the business session.
CELEBRATION
AT FLORA
MACDONALD
NOVA SCOTIAN PREMIER
WILL BE SPEAKER
IN AFTERNOON
York", Pa., nineteen strong.
Following this the academic
procession will form on the
campus and march into the au
ditorium. Participating in the
procession will be the college
faculty, representatives from
colleges and universities from
both Carolinas, representatives
from Scottish Societies, members
of the Board of Trustees and the
Advisory Board of the college
and representatives from the A
lumnae Association.
President Henry G. Bedinger
will preside at the program in
the auditorium and a program
of music will be presented by
the college choir, under the di
rection of Dean Reuter, at the
afternoon program.
The Honorable Josephus Dan
iels will present the Honorable
Angus MacDonald, Premier of
Nova Scotia, who will make the
principal address of the after
noon. Fling, all in colorful and authen
tic costumes, will feature the
evening program. Outstanding i
will be the Sword Dance and 1
other solo Scottish dances, in 1
costume, by the young guest
dancer, Martha Jean Crawlord
nf rnoa Park MH
ul -o"cBe 1 aL ivlu-
At 6 o'clock, barbecue, chick
en salad, and fried chicken pla
tes will be sold, cafeteria style,
in the college dining room. Des- j
sort and drinks will be sold j
separately. Provision has been
made for approximately louui
people. All wishing to bring!
their own supper, will have the
freedom of the campus, where
the picnic supper wiil be eaten.
Library New
May 5th to May 12th is Na
tional Music Week, and there
will be on display in Hoke Coun
ty Library a number of books
on music.
May 5th to 12th is also Re
ligious Book Week, and some
of these bookj will be on dis
play. New titles now on the shelves
are:
Autobiography of William Al
len White
The Veteran's Program, Hurd
The Spotlight, Miller
I Love Miss Tilli Bean, Chase
My Lady of Cleves, Barnes
The Foxes of Harraw, Yerby
W.iti Mul at Night, Fast
7 DRUNK DRIVERS
SENTENCED IN
COURT TUESDAY
NEGRO WHO WORKS FOR
JUDGE IS FOUND
NOT GUILTY
John McKinnon, colored man
who works on the farm of Judge
Henry McDiarmid, was found
j not guilty on the state's charge
j of driving a motor vehicle on
Uhe oublic highways while un
der the influence of alcoholic
beverages.
The state opened its case a
gainst McKinnon by putting W.
J. McQuage, arresting officer
and chief of police of Raeford.
on the stand. McQuage, after
stating the preliminary facts of
time, place and arrest, testified
that McKinnon was under the
influence of liquor,"half drunk"
he phrased it.
A. D. Gore, defense attorney,
then asked Judge McDiarmid
for dismissal without offering
evidence to contradict McQuage
and- without having the defend
ant testify. Judge McDiarmid
granted this request.
John McNeill, white man who
was with McKinnon at the time
of his arrest, pleaded guilty of
illegal possession of non tax paid
or "block" liquor. Sentence of
thirty days was suspended or.
payment of the costs.
The following defendants were
also found guilty or pleaded
guilty of driving under the in
fluence of liquor with sentences
as follows: Howard K. Jones,
white man of Bennettsville, S.
C, 60 days suspended, $50 and
the costs; David Thomas, color
ed of Dundarrach, same; R. A.
Parks.white man of the county,
same; Cliff Tillman, colored,
same; Woodrow Hulon, white,
same; Leo Watson, colored,
90 days suspended on payment
of $50 and the costs; Paul Evans,
colored, driving drunk with out
driver's license, not first offense
7 months on roads.
For speeding: James M. Ri
vers, transient, forfeited a $20
bond by non-appearance; Wil
son Lea, transient, and William
G. Love, colored, paid the costs.
James G. Padgett and his
wife, white of South Carolina,
paid the costs for violating the
prohibition laws.
Malvine Gillespie and Dan
McPherson, colored, paid the
costs for violating the prohibi
tion laws.
William McCrimmon, colored,
paid the costs for being drunk
and disorderly.
Charlotte McFadyen, colored,
pleaded guilty of violating the
prohibition laws and sentence
of 6 months in jail was suspend
ed on condition of two years
good behavior and payment of
a fine of $25 and the costs.
Mayo Rivers, colored, for
careless and reckless driving and
speeding got a sentence of 60
days suspended on payment of
$10 and the costs.
James Edwards, colored, paid
the costs for violating the prohi
bition laws and being drunk
and disorderly.
FARM NOTES i
I By A. S. Knowles
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Repair Combine Now
With the small grain harvest
just a few weeks ahead, farmers
are urged to get their combines
in No. 1 shape. Much of the re
pair work can be done at home.
It may be necessary to get cer
tain jobs repaired at a repair
shop. Always get eperienced re
pairmen when needed.
Repairs which can be made
at home include replacing worn
bearing and bushing, replace
ment or repair to aprons, and
adjustment and greasing of all
moving parts. J. C. Gibson, of
I Antioch, has been doing an ex
cellent joo oi repairing and car
ing for all farm machinery in
cluding combine. He says that
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