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VOLUME XL NO. 51
RAEFORD, N. C.
THURSDAY, MAY, 23rd. 1946
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Q oke High Wins Here Tuesday;
Plays Lumbertcn At 2:30 Today
Red Springs - McColl Will Play
Second Game Today; Finals
Friday At 3:30
The local "baseball team
got oil to a flying start in
the opening game of the A
merican Legion Invitation
al tournament here Tuesday
afternoon by swamping, Ab
erdeen High to the tune of
19 to 2. Jimmie Conoly hurl
ed ably for the Hoke team
while Warner and Plummer
led the hitting with three
safeties each.
In the second game Tues
day a close well-played
game between Lumberton
and Bennettsville was cal
led in the 5th because of
rain with Lumberton lead
ing 2-1. Lumberton was de
clared the winner.
! SCHOOL NEWS
By K. A. MacDonald I
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The Rockfish school op
eiatta and musical recital
was a great success. Pupils
of Mrs. Capps and Mrs. Bos
tic did exceptionally well on
the piano. The operetta was
beautifully staged and cos
tumed. The music was cat
chy and all of the pupils
were well drilled and coach
ed in" their lines. The audi-
num was filled to over
j ying and everyone enjoy-
every minute of it.
Pupils and teachers are to
be congratulated on all of
their hard work and the ex
cellence of their production.
Finals Start Monday
Final examinations at Hoke
High will start on next Mon
day,. May 27. Parents are ur
ged to make every effort to
see; that all high school stu
dents are in school during
examinations.
Wednesday afternoon's op
ener between Red Springs
and Rockingham was abrupt
ly terminated in the last of
the 5th frame when Rock
ingham was unable to make
Umpire Jake Austin reverse
a decision they disagreed
with and left the field. Red
Springs, leading by a score
of 5-0, was declared the win
ner. In the nightcap yesterday
McColl, behind the outstand
ing pitching of McLucas, de
feated Fayetteville 6-3..
Today's Games
Raeford, with a record of
10 wins and 5 defeats for
'lie regular season, takes on
the strong Lumberton club
at Armory park at 2:30 to
dav in what promises to be
the best game of the tourna
ment so far. McKcithan is
expected to pitch for Raeford.
In the second game today, j md James Jackson, all col
equally promising and im- ', . red, each paid the costs for
mediately following the first, j violating the road laws re
the strong McColl and Red ferring to brakes, licenses,
Springs teams, both winners i etc. ..
yesterday, will take the field
COURT
JUDGE MiDlARMID TRIES
9 CASES TUUESDAY
' MORNING
COXGRESSWOMAN
Melvin Bullock, colored
prisoner at the State Sana
torium who sawed a bar and
left, stealing a pistol, enter
ed pleas of guilty of break
ing prison, larceny of a pis
tol, and carrying a concealed
weapon. He got six months
on the roads on each count,
sentences to run consecu
tively. Fairley Jones and William
Armstrong, Quewhiffle col
ored men who were caught
operating a whiskey still,
were given sentences of sev
en months each which were
suspended on payment of a
$25 fine each and on condi
tion of good behavior for 2
years.
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Jane Pratt, former Raeford
woman who is to be elected
to Congress from the Eighth
Congressional district in Sat-
An auto checking station 1 nrday's special election
operated by law enforce- j hvd at the same time as the
ment officers netted several j ncmucratic primary. Miss
offenders. Rowland Watson, j Pra!t has been a cVnsress
colored man of Quewhiffle ( k-nal secretary for "over
township, and Edward L. i twenty two vc'ars, and will
v.,ooiey, colored ol fayette
ville, each paid the costs for
-;p'.':?ding.
Ruby L. Tate, J. L. Leach
Sermon Next Sunday
The Baccalaureate Sermon
will be preached at 11:30 o'
clock on Sunday, May 27,
by the Rev. W. L. Maness,
pastor of the local Metho
dist church. All churches in
the community are cancel
ing their services in order
that everyone will be free to
attend this service and hear
Rev. Mr. Maness and also
do honor to our seniors. The
sermon will be preached at
the Hoke High school audi
torium.
against each other.
Officials predict capacity
crowds for today's games
and for the tournament fi
nals tomorrow afternoon be
tween the winners of today's
battles. Many ladies are in
attendance daily so far in
the tournament, due, possi
bly to the fact that nylon
hosiery are being given a
way at each day's games
through the courtesy of the
local Belk Hensdale store.
Til! the unexpired term of
t!;c late W. O. Eurgin. She
will he North Carolina's
first Cf.ngresswoman.
Night
Softball
Nearing Reality
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VUVU' .w,,llc' y1" i chairman of the Kiwanis
me costs ior naving a sman . rjuiys
quaniny oi non-iax-paia
liquor.
Jimmie McMillan, colored
man charged with assault
ing Lonzie Woodard with a
deadly weapon, pleaded
guilty of simple assault and
the court accepted this plea.
Sentence of 30 days was su
spended on payment of the
costs and on condition of
good behavior for two years.
WEEK'S NEWS IN BRIEF
Dr. Erwin To Speak
Dr. Clyde A. Erwin, state
superintendent of public in
struction, will deliver the
commencement address on
the evening of Friday, May
31. Everyone is urged to hear
Dr. Erwin who is one of the
leading educators in the
south and one of the best
speakers in the state today.
Mrs. Stuart's Recital
Mrs. Arah Gatlin Stuart
presented her piano pupils
in recital at the Raeford
Graded school auditorium
last Friday evening to a large
and appreciative audience.
Everyone reports that it was
a splendidly rendered affair
and that Mrs. Stuart and her
pupils deserve a great deal
of praise for the excellence
-f the training and for the
idition of the numerous
f I varied selections.
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Friday, May 17 President
Truman plans to effect gov
ernment seizure of nation's
railroads if strike occurs Sat
urday, May 19, as scheduled.
. Plane crash near Rich
mond kills 25 . . . President
authorizes draft of childless
men up to 29 years of age . . .
Conference of Big Four for
eign ministers adjourns in
Paris without agreeing on
peace treaties for Italy and
the Balkans . . . Cotton man
ufacturers ask end to pro
duction and price controls
on cotton textiles.
Saturday, May 18 Presi
dent signs order seizing rail
roads but has no assurance
that his action will prevent
strike . . . U. S. State Depart
ment serves notice on Rus
sia that it will fight develop
ment of Communism in Ja
pan just as vigorously as it
does at home . . . General
Jacob L. Devers, Army
Ground Forces Commander,
tells Congressional commit
tee he had not used word,
"cowardly" in discussion of
Congressional action on the
Selective Service act . . . .
Census bureau reports baby
born every 11 1-2 seconds,
death every 22 1-2 seconds,
marriage every 20 seconds,
and that U. S. population
now over 140,500,000 . . . .
Former President Hoover in
Chicago says 40. million
people will starve unless
huge food deficit is . over
come.
Sunday, May 19 Nation
hears that rail strike is post
poned at last minute after
some trains had already
stopped. Postponement for
five days with negotiations
promised . . . Talks about
coal strike between John L.
Lewis and coal mine opera
tors accomplish nothing . . .
. . . Chester Bowles asks for
more monev to run OPA.
Monday, May 20 Govern-;
ment mediators again ar- The 1939 Chevrolet sedan
ranging talks between rail of Harry Epstein was stolen
softball committee
who was selected to continue
Investigation of the availa
bility of materials and mon
;v for the installation of
ights at pasture park,' re
ported this week that the
plans of the committee were
working out well and that
he expected to start con'
struction of the lighting sys
tern at the pasture by the
tirst of next month.
The money needed was
pledged by sponsoring firms,
other firms and individuals
when canvassed several
weeks ago and Clyde stated
yesterday that if plans to
buy the necessary material
worked out he would be a
round to collect these pled
ges next week.
He stated that the poles
and wire had been purchased
and that two sets of lighting
equipment were available
and that the best bargain
would be bought in the next
few days.
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AUTO THEFT MONDAY
The Annual Camporee for
the Western District, of the
Cape Fear Area Council,
Boy Scouts of America, was
held near Laurel Hill Mav
17 to 19th. One hundred and
f our scouts from Red Springs,
Maxton, Laurinburg, Wag
ram, Laurel Hill, Gibson,
and Raeford. attended.
Thirty of our boys accom
panied by Scoutmaster Rhy
ne attended this camporee,
only one member of the troop
being unable to attend.
The Camporee was planned
by W. C. Covington of Wag
ram, chairman of the Camp
ing Activities Committee. It
was under the direction of
Oatlcy Lee, Western Dis
trict Executive, and the chief
executive of the Cape Fear
Area Council, C. W. Baker.
Iro .scouts and scouters !
PRIMARY
VOTERS WILL CHOOSE
FOR TWO COUNTY
OFFICES
The Democratic primary
in North Carolina will be
held Saturday, May 25. and
all over the State campaigns
for county offices, judicial
and congressional district of
fices are reaching their cli
max before hearing the fi
nal will of the Democratic
voters.
In this county interest
centers around the three
sided contest for the State
House of Representatives in
which Dr. G. W .Brown, the
incumbent, is opposed by J.
Benton Thomas, longtime
manager of the Hoke Oil and
Fertilizer company and far
mer, and Harry A. Greene,
fertilizer man and former
Raeford fire chief.
Next of interest to Hoke
voters is the contest for nom-
MTived Fridav afternoon and 1 l"dll( n ,lnc congressional
pitched camp near the Rich- Is , 1 f"r the Past ei6ht
mr.nd Mill, the camp site be-'-vears b-v the lale w- - Bur
pq furnished bv Edwin MorJg;n' of Lexington. Seeking
ran. nrosident' of Mnrn ! nomination to this office are
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ai r. J. LJlll) numei, Octll
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Council' puuusner, civic icaaer
YT i 1 ! j 'inrl ci v-i nmUrm .P U n 1 '
-'-in. tu m c infill kj. L Ul II 1C
Cape Fear Area
Committee. Friday night was
given over to Troop Camp
fires and the practice of pa-
and longtime state legisla
tor, and C. B. Deane, Rock
ingham lawyer, insurance
trol stunts to be presented ' maili and Baptist lay lead-
unions and management
Rail networks of nation al
most normal after brief in
terruption on Saturday
Food conference begins in
Washington among 18 na
tions with Russia conspicu
ously absent . . . Reconver
sion Director John W. Sny
der reported that 2,080,000,
including 970,000 veterans,
will want to go to college
next fall but that only 1,000,
000, including 690,000 veter
ans, can be accommodated
due to lack of housing, books,
teachers, and facilities . . .
Government plans to renew
efforts to settle soft coal
controversy . . . Chairman
of Senate and House Naval
committees flatly oppose pro
posed Army-Navy merger
. . . Widespread fighting a
gain reported in North Chi
na. Tuesday, May 21 Press
reports prospects of ending
railroad strike "Good" as re
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from Main street in Raeford
between nine p. m. and mid
night Monday. It has not
been recovered up to this
time.
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WRECK ON 13-A
At about 6:30 A. M. yes
terday a new 1946 Ford car
apparently being operated
at a high rate of speed left
IT. S. 15-A near the Hickory
Grove tourist camp about 8
miles south of Raeford, hit
a tree and was demolished.
The driver and only occu
pant, a veteran named Or
ner, was seriously injured
and is in a Fayetteville hos
pital. The accident happened on
a straight road and only
one vehicle was involved.
Orner was driving from Co
lumbia, S. C.
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IT PATS TO ADVERTISE
tS THE NEWS-JOCTNAI.
Saturday night.
Saurday morning was de
voted to Pioneering and
Camp Craft. Each patrol fix
ed its campsite, competing
with the other patrols tor the
Blue ribbons. Only three pa
trols, all trom iroop One,
won Blue ribbons. Thev
were Stag Patrol with Bob
by Murray as Patrol leader,
the Beaver Patrol with Ha
mer Leach as Patrol leader,
and the Panther Patrol with
Alton Clark as Patrol leader.
The Flying Eagle Patrol with
Joe Gulledge as Patrol lead
er, won the Red ribbon.
These ribbons will be award
ed at the next court of hon
or.
Saturday afternoon the Pa
trols competed in knot tying
contests; the use of the com
pass and other scouting ev
ents. After these contests
swimming was enjoyed for
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ELECTION BOARD MEETS
MONDAY NIGHT
The Hoke County Board
of elections held its pre-pri-
mary meeting in the court
house Monday night with
County Chairman William
L. Poole in charge. Final ar
rangements for conducting
the Democratic primary in
the precincts of this county
on Saturday were made and
material was distributed to
the judges and pollholders in
each precinct:.
The pollholders in the pre
cincts of the county are as
follows: Allendale, David
Currie, Archie Watson, J. W.
Hasty; Antioch, W. C. Hod
gin, James McPhaul, F. C.
McPhaul; Blue Springs, J. F.
McMillan, R. J. Hasty, J. R.
Hendricks; Little River, J.
W. Smith, D. H. Walters, C.
H. Marks; Puppy Creek,
John Parker, Lacy McNeill,
Hugh Haire; Rockfish, M.
G. Ray, W. F. Townsend, J.
P. Barger; Quewhiffle, R. A.
Smoak, R. D. Strother, M.
C. Strother; Stonewall, N.
A. Mclnnis, J. L. McFadyen,
D. L. McGougan; Raeford
No. 1, L. J. Campbell, J. D.
McNeill, M. M. Culbreth;
Raeford No. 2, W. W. Mc
Lean, G. W. Cox, John K.
McNeill, Jr.
er. Deane has sought the of
fice two times previously,
being defeated in each in
stance by the late Congress
man Burgin, although by a
very narrow margin in a long
hard-fought contest the first
time in 1938.
Being contested in the
county are the seats on the
county board of commission
ers. Of the incumbents, N.
H. G. Balfour, chairman, is
not offering for reelection.
Other members of the pres
ent board who aspire to re
main on the board are Hec
tor McNeill, E. R. Pickler,
F. A. Monroe, and F. Knox
Watson. Also seeking seats
on the five man board are
M. D. Yates. Dundarrach
farmer and merchant, N. B,-
Sinclair, Raeford farmer and
merchant, and William Stan
ley Crawley, farmer of Ara
bia.
A vote of 2000 or slightly
more is generally expected
n the countv.
! FARM NOTES
By A. S. Knowles
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Combine and thresher op
erators are required by law
to get permits and report
books from the Register of
Deed's office. The purpose
of this is to get an accurate
record of grain produced in
the county and state.
Feed Conservation Hints
The feed situation is grow
ing worse each day. Farmers
are the main group affected.
As the situation now stands,
there are 6 percent more
young chickens and 12 per
cent more hogs on the farms
than a year ago. To feed
these, there is 14 percent
less wheat, 19 percent less
corn, 18 percent less barley,
53 percent less rye, but 36
percent more oats than a
year ago. There is 13 percent
less oil meal and 25 percent
less grain by-products. In
order to conserve feed, the
poultry industry is taking
the lead and are asked to (1)
reduce setting of eggs, (2)
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