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VOLUME XL NO. 49
RAEFORD, N. C,
THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1946
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FARM NOTES i
By A. S. Knowles J
Small Grain Tour
A small grain inspecion
tour will be made by Hoke
County farmers to Coker
Pedigreed Seed company's
farm in Hartsville, S. C. on
Wednesday, May 22. All
farmers interested in making
the trip are asked to meet
at the county agent's office
at 8 A. M. on above date. We
will leave Raeford at 8:15
and arrive in Hartsville at
10:00 A. M. Meeting at the
county agent's office will
afford an opportunity to
group together to conserve
travel. During the war
years, several new disease
showed up in wheat, oats,
and barley. 4 The Coker Seed
company is constantly im
proving varieties and pro
ducing disease resistant
strains.
Small Grain Meeting
A small gram inspection
meeting will be held Monday
May 20, at 2:00 P. M. at the
official variety tests on the
T. B. Upchurch farm loca
ted three miles from Rae
ford on the Lumber Bridge
highway. These tests in
clude several varieties of
wheat, oats, and barley and
are supervised by the North
Carolina Crop Improve
ment association. The varie
ies are grown under the
'me kind of conditions and
jrformance records kept
oy the Crop Improvement as
sociation. The purpose of
the tests are to determine
the best small grain varie
ties for farmers to grow in
this section of North Ca
rolina. Dr. R. P. Moore, in charge
of the tests, will be present
to discuss the various pro
duction problems. Farmers
interested in growing small
grain should attend and get
first hand information about
proper varieties, fertilizer
requirements, and cultural
methods.
Plant More Gardens
The food situation is grow
ing worse throughout the
world. We should conserve
our basic foods. Secretary
of Agriculture, Anderson,
says: "There is more need
for victory gardens in this
first year of peace than there
was in any year of the war.
Victory gardens afford one
of the best ways to prevent
inflation of food prices out
of all reason and to help hold
down the cost of living while
demand for food is at all time
high," says John W. Snyder,
Director of War Mobilization
and Reconversion. Growing
. a garden is a profitable bus
iness any year. It pays in
health dividends.
Conserve Nitrogen
Nitrate of soda and other
forms of nitrogen should be
conserved and used on crops
where the greatest returns
can be expected. Food and
feed crops should get consid
eration. DEANE HERE
C. B. Deane, Rockingham
lawyer, who is a candidate
for congress in ' the Demo
cratic primary of May 25,
was a Raeford visitor in the
interest of his candidacy last
reek.
Josephus Daniels, Angus
Macdonald, and Carl Goerch
had lunche here Tuesday.
COURT
RECORDER DISPOSES OF
DOZEN CASES
TUESDAY
In spite of a long impas
sioned plea from the defense
counsel Judge Henry Mc
Diarmid found James Wil
kerson and Glenn Fulk guil
ty as charged Tuesday mor
ning. Both are local white
men. Wilkerson was sen
tenced to 60 days to be sus
pended on payment of the
costs and a $50 fine. He gave
notice of appeal. Fulk got
his sentence of 30 days for
being drunk and disorderly
suspended when he paid the
costs.
The case against Blanche
Peterson, alias Blanche Gant,
was called and defendant
failed to appear. She is a
white woman of Cleveland
county and was charged
with larceny of money and
clothing in Raeford. The jud
ge ordered the bond of $100
to be forfeited and $30 of
it paid to the prosecuting
witness for the stolen money
and clothing, the court costs
in the case to be paid, and
the remainder to go to the
school fund.
John Robeson, colored,
paid the costs for speeding
and Dan C. Leach, also col
ored, paid the costs for as
sault with a deadly weapon.
John McNair, colored, paid
the costs for driving with
improper brakes.
Prentiss Williams, colored,
was charged with the larceny
of a hog. Sentence of 90
day was suspended on pay
ment of the costs and on con
dition that he pay for the
hog and behave himself for
two years.
Mary E. McMillan and
Willie A. Hill, both colored,
were called and failed to
appear on charges of viola
ting the prohibition law.
Each was under bond of $20
which was forfeited.
John L. McNeill, colored,
of Cumberland county, was
sentenced to 90 days, sus
pended on payment of $50
and the costs.
Bertha Lamac, colored,
paid the costs in two cases
for violating the prohibition
laws ard being drunk and
disorderly.
V.'i!li"n E-rton, Indian,
r.t a CD-dry sentence sus
pend ed on payment of $25
and costs.
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Softball League
Is Organized
At a meeting of interested
rjlavers. managers and spon
sors of Softball at the court
house Tuesday night the
group votea to operate tne
league this summer with
games at Pasture park as
tney were wnen me league
previously ran.
It was decided that more
interest would be taken if
games were played at night
and plans were made to light
the field. Money is being
raised this week for the
lighting, with contributions
being accepted by Clyde Up
church, Jr., from firms, in
dividuals, politicians and
others.
Teams in the league will
be sponsored by the same
business firms which did so
in the pre-war league and
there will be six teams entered.
RECRUITING SGT.
HERE WEDNESDAYS
Sgt. Arthur Thomas of the
Army Recruiting station at
Rockingham is now spending
each Wednesday at the court
house in Raeford where he
signs men up for enlistment
or reenlistment.
Sgt. Thomas also is pre
pared to answer questions
on the G. I. Bill of Rights
and on the other benefits
concurrent to enlistment in
the Army, including the
much - advertised college
courses the army is offering.
The sergeant is at the court
house from 9:30 A. M. to 4:00
P. M. each Wednesday.
JAKE PRATT
NEXT REPRESENTATIVE
IS COUNTY VISITOR
MONDAY
This county was honored
Monday bv ' a visit from a
distinguished former resi
dent, Miss Jane Pratt, who
was recently nominated by
the Democratic congressional
executive committee of the
Eighth district as the party's
nominee to succeed the late
W. O. Burgin.
Voters of the district will
select Miss Pra't as their
representative and North
Carolina's first congresswom
an in a special election to be
held coincident with the
Democratic primary on
May 25. She is opposed by a
republican candidate from
Lexington, but is expect
ed to be the victor without
difficulty.
Miss Pratt is spending
this week in the district,
starting with Hoke County
on Monday and going to
Moore the next day. She
expects to wind up in Dav
idson County, the place of
her formal residence, on
Saturday where she will reg
ister to vote in the primary
and the general and special
elections.
While here she called on
as many old friends as her
schedule would permit, made
a short talk to others who
gathered at the courthouse,
and visited the county com
missioners in session.
THEFT
STOLEN CAR QUICKLY
RECOVERED
Last Saturday afternoon
State Highway Patrolman
Barnes and officers of the
sheriffs office were in the
patrolman's car in the vici
nity of the McDonald Esso
station here. At precisely
4:18 P. M. they heard over
the radio that a car had been
stolen in Red Springs at
4:10. As they heard its de
scription the car came from
Main street into the Fayet
teville road at a great rate
of speed and passed them.
Seeing 'that the officers
were giving chase the fugi
tive turned left from the
highway and the officers
chased him through and a
round several blocks, final
ly forcing him to stop near
the Mann residence.
The driver, who was Eld
ridge E. Fowler, was a young
white man of Erwin, N. C.
He, along with the auto, was
returned to the Robeson
county authorities for disposition.
REGISTRATION BOOKS
OPEN THROUGH MAY 18
W .L. Poole, chairman of
the Hoke County board of
elections, called the atten
tion of all persons eligible
to vote in the forthcoming
primary and general and
special elections to the fact
that registration books would
be open at the voting places
on Saturday, May 11, and
Saturday, May 18. May 18,
he said, would be the last
day on which persons may
be registered to cast their
votes in these coming elec
tions. Everyone was urged to
register and vote in the De
mocratic primary May 25.
CELEBRATION
FLORA MACDONALD IS
HONORED AT COLLEGE
TUESDAY
The spirit, of 18th century
Scotland dominated the
town of Red Springs Tues
day as Flora Macdonald Col
lege in its Semicentennial
celebration paid tribute to
the Scottish heroine from
whom it took its name.
The festivities began in the
afternoon with a concert by
the Kiltie Band of York, Pa.
The concert was witnessed
by an estimated 5,000 per
sons. The principal event of the
anniversary program was an
address Tuesday afternoon
by Angus L. Macdonald, pre
mier of Nova Scotia and war
time minister of the Cana
dian navy. Macdonald was
introduced by Josephus Dan
iels, former secretary of the
navy and ambassador to
Mexico, who is publisher of
the News and Observer.
The celebration was con
cluded Tuesday night by the
presentation in the college's
woodland theatre of Flora
Macdonald, Preserver of
Prince Charles, a symphonic
drama written for the occa
sion by Clare Johnson Mar-
ley of Cary and Chapel Hill.
Greene Would Let
High Man Win
Harry A. Greene, candi
date for Hoke county's seat
in the North Carolina gen
eral assembly, asked this
newspaper to announce to
the public and to his oppon
ents that he would be will
ing to let the high man in the
primary May 25 be the win
ner. Others seeking the nom
ination are J. Benton Thomas
and Dr. G. W. Brown, incum
bent. Greene stated that as there
was no other contest which
could cause a second primary
in this county it would save
the county considerable ex
pense if the possibility in
this one were obviated. He
said that if other candidates
would agree to the same he
would promise to withdraw
in favor of the high man in
the primary May 25.
AMERICAN LEGION
TO MEET MONDAY
Officers of the local post of
the American Legion wish to
call to the attention of all
members the fact that the
regular monthly meeting
will be held at the armory
here next Monday night and
that the yearly election of of
ficers will be held at this
meeting.
BASEBALL
HOKE WINS OVER
ROCKINGHAM NINE
LOSES TO EMI
By Jerry Roberts '
Raeford high last Monday
defeated the strong Rock
ingham American vets in a
well played game, 10-5. Jim
my Warner, star Hoke hur
ler, received credit for the
win, for his sixth straight
triumph, although, he was
relieved in the sixth inning
by "Speed" McKeithan who
whiffed seven of the next
nine batters to face him.
The win was the second
over the Vets, the score of
the first game being 7-3. Par
nell was the losing pitcher
for Rockingham, being re
lieved by Covington in the
seventh. Rockingham gath
ered only three hits off the
combined pitching of Warner
and McKeithan.
Raeford banged out seven
hits for the day, McKeithan
being the leading hitter with
2 for 3 times at bat. Free
man, star right fielder for the
Hoke team, got two hits for
four, to follow up his field
ing for the dav.
'"Speed" McKeithan. stel
lar pitcher and infielder,
drove a tremendous ball
into right field with Poole
and Clark aboard in the 4th
but he was called out on
a decision from the base um
pire after he had circled the
bases with the two men scor
ing in front of him.
Edwards Military Institute
defeated the locals on Tues
day afternoon by the 6-4
count, in an" overtime game
that went 13 innings. Raeford
had many scoring opportuni
ties but failed to cash in
after they had tied up the
game in the ninth and Free
man was thrown out at the
plate on a throw from first
in the 11th inning.
McKeithan appeared tired
from his relief role on Mon
day and gave up 18 hits but
kept them well scattered
and pitched well with men
on bases but ragged support
and Dodger base running
kept the team from winning.
Raeford plays EMI at Sa
lemburg on Friday after
noon. The season's record
now stands at 10 wins a
gainst 3 defeats. Games for
the next week are pending
with Robbins and Dunn.
Raeford will enter the tour
ament to be sponsored by
the American Legion the
next week.
PAVING
MAYOR CALLS FOR
EXPRESSION OF
DESIRES
In an advertisement in this
issue entitled "Paving No
tice", Neill McFadyen, mayor
of the town of Raeford in
vites all property owners in
the town who desire that the
street or streets adjacent to
their property be paved to
come to the town hall and
sign a paper asking that this
work be done and asking
to be assessed for it.
The mayor further states
that if the project is well
supported and the Town
board approves it there will
be an election in which the
citizens will vote on a bond
issue to finance the project.
It Pays To Advertise In
The News-Journal
SCHOOL NEWS
By K. A. MacDonald
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"Here Comes Charlie"
The play given by the sen
ior class of Hoke High last
Friday evening was a great
success, both from a produc
tion and a financial stand
point. The casting was well done
to begin with and students
who took part fitted into
the parts well. The coach
ing was well done. All ac
tors entered into the spirit
of the play and all knew their
lines well. It would be hard
to point out any particular
star, all did so well.
The play, "Here Comes
Charlie," was also well cho
sen. Miss Watson, the coach,
Daniel Baker , who had
charge of the scenery, and
all the players deserve the
greatest praise.
The cast included Kathleen
Cothran, Ted Clark, Helen
King, Glenn Maxwell, Frank
lin McNeill, Mildred Sin
clair, William Clark, Mary
Raye Freeman, Edith Black,
I and Hamer Leach.
1 Rockfish Exercises Monday
On Monday nigh.t May 13,
at 8:00 o'clock the Rockfish
school will present its clos
ing exercises in the school
auditorium. The exercises
will be in two parts. First,
piano by the pupils of Mrs.
Bostic and Mrs. Capps. Sec
ond, operetta, "If I Were a
Queen." The operetta will
be in two acts and will in
clude practically all of the
student body. Costumes will
be colorful and the music
catchy. Pupils and teachers
have worked hard on the
production and a treat is in
store for all who attend.
PTA Meeting Today
The Hoke-Raeford PTA
will hold its regular month-,
ly meeting today at 3:30 at
the Raeford Graded school
building. Mrs. B. B. Cole,
president, will be in charge.
Graham To Address UDC
The U. D. C. will give a
Memorial Day program at
Hoke high auditorium on
Friday, May 10, at 10:00 A.
M.
Dr. H. Tucker Graham of
Red Springs will be the prin
cipal speaker and will speak
on the "Life of Stonewall
Jackson." All interested are
invited to attend.
Hold Record Clinic
The pre-school clinic was
held at the Raeford Graded
school yesterday. The lar
gest number of pre-school
children were examined that
have been examined in a
number of years.
Our baseball club under
the leadership of Coach Jer
ry Roberts has been doing
well lately. As this is writ
ten, the boys have won 9
and lost 2 games. We think
this is a spend id record
and think Coach Roberts
should be congratulated.
However, they would rather
have attendance at the games
than congratulations. Lets
go out and see them play.
The regular monthly meet
ing of the Board of Educa
tion was postponed until la
ter in the month and will
be held on call of the chair
man. On Wednesday the Rae
ford Music club put on a
special musical program at
Hoke High in honor of Na
tional music week. This
program was very much ap
preciated by faculty and stu
dent body.