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The Hoke County Journal
i V JLUME XLI NO. 12
THURSDAY, AUGUST 22nd, 1946 RAEFORD, N. C.
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Grand Jury Would
Improve Beer Place
The Hoke county grand jury
in its report to Judge R: Hunt
Parker at the August term of
superior court made a recom
endaton relative to the improve
ment of the sanitary conditions
in the beer hall on Main street.
The report follows, in part:
"We have examined seven bills
of indictment and returned six
true bills, and continued one bill
for lack of evidence.
"We have examined the Re
port of W. R. Barrington, Jus
tice of the Peace, and found it
to be in order.
We have examined the Re
port of the Mayor of the Town
of Raeford and found it to be in
order.
We have not made an inspec
tion of the Court House and Jail,
tout have not heard any com
plaints out their condition.
We hereby appoint the follow
ining committee to inspect the
School Busses before the open
ing of school: D. B. McFadyen,
W. D. McLeod and Mitchell Ep
stein; this committee to report
to the next meeting of the Grand
Jury.
We recommend that the prop
er authorities be requested to
improve the sanitary conditions
at Bill's Sport Shop on Main
Street in the Town of Raeford.
We wish to express our ap
preciation to His Honor, Judge
R. Hunt Parker, and to our So
lcitor F. E. Carlyle for their fine
co-operation and assistance.
Respectfully submitted,
D. B. McFadyen, Foreman.
Mitchell Epstein, Clerk,
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Personals
Mrs. Frances Davis and Betty
have returned from a visit with
friends and relatives in Indiana
and Illinois.
Mrs. T. W. Fletcher of Quincy,
Fla., and Mrs. Catherine Leis
merey of Alabama are visiting
their cousins, Mrs. Lacy McFad
yen and Miss Margaret Gainey.
Mrs. C. J. Poole of Troy and
Mr. and Mrs. William Poole of
Baltimore, Md., were visitors in
the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. S.
Poole Tuesday afternoon. They
were en route to White Lake.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Alexand
er, William and James Alexan
der spent Sunday in Benson
visiting relatives.. Charles Jack
son re turned with them.
Lt. Col. and Mrs. R. H. Conk
visited Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Thorn
as tms weeK en route to is.an
sas where Lt Col. Conk will at
tend school.
Mr. and Mrs Faye Morris of
New Bern spent the week end
with Mrs A. R. Morris.
Miss Sarah Holtzclaw has re
turned after visiting Miss Mira
lyn Johns at Detroit and friends
in Canada.
Mr. and Ms. Colon Scarboro
and family spent last week end
in Charlotte.
Misses Anne and Gwenn Gore
are at Myrtle Beaoh.
Lt. Robert Ward Whitley was
here over the week end and the
first of the week with his wife
md daughter. He came from
'oston where he was stationed
efore his recent separation from
the navy. They expect to re
turn to Philadelphia where he
worked before entering the navy.
H. C. McLauchlin
Laid To Rest
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DIES SUDDENLY AT
HOME MONDAY
MORNING
Final rites were conducted in
the Raeford Presbyterian church
yesterday afternoon at five o'
clock for Hugh Currie McLauch
lin, 67-year-old civic leader of
this community who passed a
way suddenly while having his
breakfast at his home Monday
morning.
Mr. McLauchlin's health had
not been good for some time but
he became critically ill about the
last of last December and spent
some tixe in a hospital. At that
time he suffered from a cerebral
hemorrhage and since leaving
the hospital he had been un
able to return to his work. It
is thought that he was killed by
a sudden stroke of paralysis.
The service yesterday was
conducted by Rev. Harry K.
Holland, pastor of the church.
Honorary pallbearers were the
elders and deacons of the church
and active pallbearers were Tho
mas McLauchlin, Neill A. Mc
Donald, R. B. Lewis, Lewis Up
church, John D. McNeill, Hinton
MoPhaul, Dr. Marcus R. Smith,
all of Raeford, and Archie S.
McKeithan of Red Springs. In
terment followed in the Raeford
cemetery.
Mr. McLauchlin was a native
of the old Longstreet community,
the son of Neill D. and Josephine
Currie McLauchlin. He had been
here with McLauchlin company
since 1904, and secretary-treasurer
of the company for many
years. He was active in many
civic activities in this community.
He was a charter member and
past president of the Kiwanis
club and he was active in for
ming and keeping alive the Boy
Scout troop here. He was a dea
con of the Raeford Presbyterian
church and chairman of the
board of deacons.
The funeral was delayed un
til yesterday afternoon in order
that his two sons, both of whom
were in Louisiana with the arm
ed forces, could be here.
Surviving are his widow, the
former Beatrice Hall of Moores
ville; three sons, Lt. Thomas N.
of the Army in Louisiana, Lt.
(jg) Hugh, on terminal leave
from the navy and recently sta
tioned in New Orleans, and John
of the home; one daughter, Miss
Josephine of the home; two sis
ters, Misses Ida and Mattie, both
of Raeford. One brother, W. B.,
preceded, him to the grave sev
eral years ago.
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CALLS FROM OVERSEAS
Sgt. Harold Gillis of the army
Finance department in Vienna,
Austria, telephoned his mother,
Mrs. A. C. GiUis, from Switzer
land Monday night. He is in
Switzerland on furlough and has
recently been promoted to sergeant.
Group From Cuba
Talks To Kiwanians
Guests of the Raeford Kiwanis
club at its regular meeting last
Thursday night were school
teachers and a doctor from Cuba
and a Presbyterian minister and
school teacher who has been a
resident of Cuba for over 40
years.
They were Dr. R. L. Wharton,
founder and director of the
Presbyterian high school at Car
denas, Cuba, Dr. Oswaldo San
chez, Misses Luisa Aguila, Thel
ma Gonzalez, and Aida Crespo.
Dr. Sanchez, through Dr.
Wharton as interpreter, made a
few remarks about the good
neighbors that Cuba and the U.
S. are, the recent trend toward
honest politics in Cuba, and a-
bout the recent Cuban-Amen-1
can sugar contract.
Dr. Wharton, who said the last
ti.re he was in Raeford was
when he preached in this neigh
borhood about 48 years ago, then
made the club an interesting talk
about Cuba's history and pro
gress since the Spanish Ameri
can war and since Cuba became
fully independent.
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H. N. McDiarmid
Funeral Friday
Funeral services were held at
the First Presbyterian church in
Greenville, N. C, last Friday
j morning for Rev. Hector N. Mc
j Diarmid ,60, who died sudden
ly at his .home there at midnight
Wednesday. Dr. Robert S. Boyd,
i pastor, conducted the services,
: assisted by Dr. E. E. Gillespie
of Greensboro. Pallbearers were
ministers of the Albemarle Pres
bytery. The remains were brought
here where a service was con
ducted at the home of N. McL.
McDiarmid at 4:00 o'clock. The
service was conducted by Rev.
H. K. Holland. Burial was in the
Raeford cemetery where grave
side services were conducted by
Rev. H. S. McFadyen of Pine
tops and Rev. E. S. Coates of
Farmville.
Mr. McDiarmid was born at
the home of his family in this
community and attended Rae
ford Institute. He was graduated
from. Davidson college and Un
ion Theological seminary in
Richmond. He held pastorates at
Rocky Mount, Kinston and Shel
by before going to Greenville
in 1942.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Katherine Elizabeth McDiarmid;
a son, S. Newton McDiarmid of
Greenville; a daughter, Mrs. Ed
win h . btasser or Cincinnati; two
brothers, N. McL. and H. W. Mc
Darmid; and two sisters Mrs.
Kate King and Miss Margaret
McDiarmid, all of this county.
A son, Wilson Hines McDiarmid,
was killed in action in Europe
on D-Day.
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Mrs. Anna Galloway
Stricken Thursday
Mrs. Anna Galloway, 80,
mother of Mrs. A. D. Walters,
passed away at her daughter's
home here last Thursday, Aug
ust 15, after a long illness.
Funeral services were conduc
ted Saturday at 11:00 A. M. at the
Bethlehem Methodist church in
Darlington county, South Caro
lina, by Rev. W. L. Parker, as
sisted by Rev. J. C. Shealy. Bur
ial was in the churchyard ceme
tery. Surviving in addition to Mrs.
Walters are four sons, W. L. and
W. J. Galloway of Darlington, T.
E. Galloway of Rockwell, S. C,
J. J. Galloway of Kannapolls,
N. C, and one brother, J. D.
Howie of Effingham, S. C.
Brief Session Of
Superior Court
JUDGE R. HUNT PARKER
FINISHES TERM
TUESDAY
The August term of Hoke
County Superior court was brief
as usual this time as Judge R.
Hunt Parker of Roanoke Rapids
started the session about noon
Monday and finished both civil
and criminal dockets by shortly
after noon Tuesday.
The motion of Duncan Thom
as, colored man previously con
victed of larceny and receiving
stolen tobacco, for a new trial on 1
the basis of newly-discovered
evidence was denied by Judge
Parker. Thomas gave notice of I
appeal to the supreme court
through his attorneys and was
released under bond of $1100.
He was found gulty last Nov
ember and sentenced to 36
months on the roads. This sen
tence was appealed to the su
preme court which affirmed the
decision of the lower court. Tho
mas, however, got a stay of com
mittent under habeas corpus
proceedings before Judge Claw
son Williams on his motion for a
new trial.
In the case of George Malloy,
colored school bus driver who
was convicted of careless and
reckless driving and appealed
from recorder's court, the state
took a nol pros because of the
absence of its chief witness, a
soldier who had been transfer
red. Judge Parker transferred the
case against Garth Wade, color
ed boy charge with breaking and
entering and larceny, to juven
ile court when it was disclosed
that he was under 16 years, of
age. Wade was alleged to have
broken into the Stanton service
station on the Red Springs road
and stolen some cigarettes and
bread. In this county the clerk
of superior court also functons
as a juvenile court.
The case in which Benjamin
Hayes, colored man charged
with the theft of nails and tools
from the Upchurch school, was
continued to the November term
at tne request oi tne aeiense.
Emerson Carter and Paul Hunt
both white, were charged with
robbery with firearms. Carter
has not been captured and the
case was continued to the next
term pending his apprehension.
Hunt was released under a bond
of $1000.
The case in which Arthur Lu
cas, Moore county wnite man,
was charged with the rape of
Helen Melton on May 23 was
continued, as the prosecuting
witness failed to appear. Judge
Parker issued a capias for her
and continued the case pending
her apprehension. She was a
waitress at a local eating place.
Willie McCrimmon, colored
man who had appealed recor
der's court verdicts for driving
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REVIVAL AT GALATIA
Rev. Phillip McNatt, pastor of
a High Point church, will con
duct a revival meeting at Gala
tia church beginning next Sun
day evening and continuing
through the week with services
at 8:00 o'clock eachi night except
Saturday, and with services on
the following Sunday morning
and evening also.
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CEILING ON MEAT
The Price Decontrol board
Tuesday ordered ceilings restore
on all meat and OPA Administra
tor Paul Porter said they will be
"at or close to June 30 levels."
HEARING rO. 29 IN RALEIGH
ON PR0P0SSUPER - HIWAY
Commission Will Hear Arguments
To Determine Route South
From Fayetteville
A group from Raeford attended a highway meeting in
Laurinburg Monday night and learned that there was a
possibility that the proposed Federal North-South super
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W. M. Lytch Dies
In Laurinburg
Funeral services were con
ducted at 5:00 P. M. Monday for
William MoNair Lytch, who ps
sed away at his home in Laurin
burg at 3:45 P. M. Sunday.
Mr. Lytch was 75 years of age
and had been unwell for about a
week, becoming seriously if! at
noon Sunday. Death was cau
sed by a heart attack.
The services were conducted at
the hoa e by Rev. S. H. Fulton,
pastor of the Laurinburg Pres
byterian church. Burial followed
in the Laurinburg cemetery.
Surviving are the widow; one
son, DuPree Lytch; three bro
thers, A. F. and Ed Lytch of
Laurnburg and Clarence Lytch
of Raeford; and one sister, Mrs.
W. C. Carlyle, of Bennetteville,
S. C.
POOLE'S
BY D. SCOTT POOLE
Canning of fruits and vege
tables was not muoh practiced in
the olden times. They dried
fruits and vegetables apples,
peaches and figs, and they dried
collards and beans a very poor
something to eat.
One of our neighbors wore one
broadcloth suit and a calfskin
pair of boots for his dressup out
fit for more than 25 years, for I
saw him many years before I left
the community. It was a nice
outfit.
One of our uncles always felt
sure he had a year's supply of
grits and bacon. He would not
sell a pound of this year's ba
con but he would sell last year's
and it was so rusty it was not
good.
I had another uncle rater no
ted. He claimed to be blind. He
chopped up the corn and peas
as he hoed and the children
would be saying, "Quit Pappy,
you are digging up the peas and
corn." He threw dawn his hoe
and never did go back to that
field.
Some of our neighbors seemed
to have lived on cornbread and
others had biscuit three times
a day. Of course the cornbread
eaters had wheat bread some
times but "Johnny Constant''
highway might be routed
other than along 15-A as
originally planned. This
route from Fayetteville in
to South Carolina through
Raeford and Laurinburg had
previously been agreed on by
the North and South Caro
lina highway commissions
and approved by the Federal
board.
The situation as it now stands
is that the North Carolina state
highway commission will hold a
hearing in the House chamber
in the Capitol on August 29 for
the purpose of determining the
route south from Fayetteville
into South Carolina, the alter
nate to the Raeford-Laurinburg
route being from Fayetteville to
Lux'berton to Dillon along 301.
It is obvious from this that
this decision, which will have a
great effect on this town, has
not yet been made and it is also
apparent that pressure is being
brought to bear from the other
route.
The meeting in Laurinburg
was to formulate a course of ac
tion to be taken and to plan
an approach to the highway
commission at the meeting in
Ralegh. Those present at the
meeting pledged a large atten
dance from Raeford, Wagram
and Laurinburg and a spokes
for each community will put the
case to the commission at the
hearing.
Most businessmen in this town
who are interested in its future
are expected to attend.
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was always on the table. "Johnny
Constant" meant cornbread and
they called wheat bread "Betsy
Seldom." They drank water from
gourds and liked it. The whole
South came from below surface
since the "Surrender."
I heard some oldtimers talking
about those old times now be
hind us, talking about walking
long distances and one said he
got off the train at Aberdeen one
Sunday morning and walked to
Raeford, and another said he and
a neighbor walked to Raleigh and
back in 1865. They had heard
that there were plenty of horses
so they went up there but found
none.
I was allowed to ride with my
father, behind him on his horse,
to the election grounds five miles
away. Once we overtook a neigh
bor on foot and father offered to
allow him to ride his horse some
of the way but he declined say
saying that these little short
"jants" were to short to saddle
a horse.
Thought and reading should
go hand - in - hand. Without
thought reading does not add to
a person's knowledge. The read
er should be judge of that he
reads. Being able to determine
TRUTH is a worthy accomplishment.
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