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(1 DLUME XLI NO. 17
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1946 RAEFORD, N. C.
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SCHOOL NEWS
By K. A. MacDonald
Ashemont PTA Meets
The Ashemont P. T. A. held
its first meeting of the year
last Friday night. A good crowd
was present. It was decided
that the P. T. A. would spon
sor the lunch room again this
year. Price of lunches was set
at 15 cents. Two hundred dol-j
lars have already been raised
to buy playground equipment
for the school.
This year officers are Mrs.
Woodrow Bobbitt, president;
Mrs. Lacy Sessoms, vice-president,
and Mrs. Crowell Almond,
secretary treasurer.
Good Attendance First Month
Attendance in all the schools
is unusually good for the first
month. Rockfish is still leading
with Ashemont running a close
second. Raeford Elementary is
working hard on attendance and
have hopes of securing an ad
ditional teacher.
Schools Get Inspection
On Monday a sanitary in
spection was made of all schools
open. Hoke high and Raeford
graded were passed without ex
ception. Two suggestions were
made for the improvement of
conditions at each of the other
schools. 'These suggestions will
be carried out just as soon as
plumbers and carpenters can be
gotten on the job.
f Principals Meet Today
(f There will be a principals
.neeting in the office of the
superintendent this afternoon.
The principal business will be
the setting of a date for' the
schools to go on regular schedule.
Lunchrooms in all the schools
will probably be opened by Oc
tober 15, or as soon after the
schools are on regular schedule
as possible.
21 Vets Enrolled
The Vocational department ol
Hoke High now has 21 veterans
enrolled and at work in the vet
erans agricultural training pro
gram. Four more are in the
process of enrollment. L. M.
Lester is assisting W. P. Phil
lips with this work.
Two School Accidents
On Monday little Joyce Miller
of the Antioch community got
her arm broken in a fall from
one of the swings on the Rae
ford Graded school grounds.
Mrs. Shelton took Joyce home.
Dr. Matheson set the arm.
Tuesday in a practice scrim
ings on the high school grounds
Francis Parks fell on a piece of
'glass and had his arm cut rath
er severely. Dr. Matheson took
5 stitches in closing the wound.
Both Francis and Joyce are do
ing nicely.
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Smoke Shop Renovated
The smoke shop and beer par
lor operated on Main Street by
Bill Wright which has been
closed for the past several weeks,
re-opened this week with com
pletely new fixtures and cafe
equipment. The place is now
clean and attractive inside and
short order meals may be ob
tained there. -
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ANTIOCH INGATHERING
The Antioch Ingathering will
e held Thursday October 10th.
Barbecue and chicken salad
plates will be served from 12
to 2 o'clock. The sale of every
thing will be after dinner.
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-C0URT-
LIQUOR AND AUTOS
FIGURE IN CASES
TRIED TUESDAY
In recorder's court Tuesday
morning before Judge Henry
MoDiarmid Leonard Baker,
white, was charged with being
drunk and disorderly but the
prosecuting witness had a
change of heart and wanted him
turned loose, so the state took
a nol pros which the judge al
lowed on payment of the court
costs by the defendant.
John Allen Cunningham, col
ored, was found guilty of care
less and reckless driving and
the 60-day sentence was sus
pended on payment of the costs
and a fine of $10.
Arthur Foster, Fayetteville co
lored man, paid the costs and
got his sentence of 30 days for
speeding suspended.
Ernest Davis, white, was
charged with trespassing. He
was found guilty and sentence
of 60 days was suspended on
payment of the costs and on
condition of goci behavior for
two years.
Saui McCall, colored, paid the
costs for injury to personal prop
erty and sentence of 30 days
was suspended. He also paid
Bual Handon.$30 for the dam
age, which was to his mules.
Ophelia Green, colored, got a
30-day sentence suspended on
payment of the costs for assault
with a deadly weapon.
James Martin, white man of
Indiana, was charged with vi
olating the road laws by driving
a car without a driver's license.
30-day sentence was suspended
on payment of the costs.
Johnnie M. Covington, colored,
was found guilt of driving un
der the influence of liquor. Sen
tence of 60 days on the roads
was suspended on payment of a
fine of $50 and the court costs.
B. B. Campbell, Cumberland
county white man, was also
found guilty - of driving drunk
and sentence was 60 days to be
suspended on payment of $50
and the court costs.
POOLE'S
BY D. SCOTT POOLE
This column has had consid
erable to say about courts and
judges and it is said by those
who know that the courts of our
country are free from just cause
of criticism.
Wall C. Ewing of Fayette
ville, was found guilty of man
slaughter by a jury in his trial
for mudering his wife. Man
slaughter is a bailable offen?e
and Ewing gave bond in the
sum of $25,200 and has been
spending time with a friend to
recuperate.
The good ladies of Troy had
the solicitor of that judicial dis
trict to bring a bill of indictment
against two drug stores for sel
ling whiskey illegally.
The presiding judge had a
doctor called into court to know
why he gave a man a prescrip
tion for a barrel of whiskey at
one time. He didn't take the
whole barrel at one time but
took it one gallon at the time.
The doctor replied that he need
ed a whole barrel of whiskey.
It's hard for courts to deal
justly with professional men
who would testify to facts like
that. That court was in ses
sion nearly a week. The drug
store men were found guilty and
-DEATH-
TWO LUMBER BRIDGE
MEN DIE IN WRECK
FRIDAY P. M.
Two Lumtier Bridge men lost
their lives Friday afternoon
when their car went out of con
trol and overturned about 1:30
o'clock halfway between Park
ton and Lumber Bridge.
John Charles Cobb, 40, was
killed instantly and Thomas L.
Chason, 37, died in the Veterans
hospital at Fayetteville at 5:40.
Information as to who was
driving the car has not been
determined.
Both men were prominent
farmers.
Mr. Chason was a veteran of
World War II and had served
two years in Europe as a mem
ber of Company L, 120th In
fantry, Thirtieth Division. He
was a son of the late Arthur B.
Chason and Mrs. Lula Lovett
Chason, both of Lumber Bridge.
He is survived by one broth
er, Arthur B. Chason, Jr., of
New York City; and by two
sisters, Mrs. T. B. Forbis of
Lumber Bridge and Mrs. George
B. Weaver of Wallace.
Funeral services were con
ducted Sunday afternoon at 5
o'clock from the Lumber Bridge
Baptist church by Rev. Paul
Deaton, the pastor, assisted by
Rev. J. M. Gibbs of Stedman.
Burial was in the Lumber
Bridge Presbyterian church cemetery-Mr.
Cobb was a son of the
late W. S. Cobb and Mrs. Mar
tha Harper Cobb of Lumber
Bridge.
He is survived by one sister,
Mrs. Ernest D. McGougan of
Lumber Bridge; and by two
brothers, Edward G. C'c-ob of
Henderson and Frederick A.
Cobb of Laurel Hill.
Funeral services were con
ducted Sunday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock from Mr. Cobb's home
by Rev. J. M. Gibbs of. Stedman
and burial was in the Cobb fa
mily cemetery.
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the judgment was "suspended
on payment of the costs."
Abraham Lincoln said in a
charge against slavery "You
can't build a nation in a na
tion" but we are trying that
now. Union laborers are not
answerable to the courts, that's
why they can picket while they
:ire on strike and not allow any
one else to work, which is un
fair, I think. One reason that
strikes are so damaging to the
country, the strikers are not in
dictable for what they do. That
and other inequalities, and spec
ial favors will wreck someday
the greatest republic on earth.
We are proud of our country but
we should not exempt any from
the law and for that reason,
strikes are very damaging.
One harm overlooked that
strikes do and that is they in
crease the cost of living for
people who cannot afford it.
For instance, strikers strike to
get more pay because their cost
of living is increased and that
works a hardship on people who
cannot afford it. Preachers,
teachers, pensioners, farmer's
helpers and others who have
no hope of getting any more
pay.
(Continued on page 5)
-FOOTBALL-
SILER CITY HERE
FRIDAY; LOCALS
LOSE OPENER
The Hoke High football team
takes to the field for its second
game of the season at Legion
park here tomorrow afternoon
at 3:30 against the team from
Siler City high. The local team
started the season with a loss
to Massey Hill on the local field
last Friday afternoon before a
fair-sized crowd of supporters
by a score of 6-0.
The Hoke team received the
opening kickoff and immediate
ly started a threatening offen
sive and apparently scored in
the first quarter, but McKeith
an, tailback who was carrying
the ball, lost possession of it a
moment later and officials ruled
that is was Massey Hill's ball
when they covered it.
The Massey Hill score came
on the last play of the first half
when a short pass was com
pleted and the receiver went a
round left end to score standing
up.
The visitors showed more pow
er and much more polish in their
blocking and tackling than the
Hoke team, although the locals
gave evidence of much poten
tial strength and are expected
to show much benefit tomor
row from the experience gain
ed. The. game Friday was the
first many of the Hoke players
had over participated in.
Siler City Here Tomorrow
The second game of the Hoke
High season will also be a home
game being, against Siler City
on the local park tomorrow af
ternoon at 3:30. As they did
last week the legionnaires of the
local American Legion post are
conducting an advance sale of
tickets for the game.
New Uniforms Arrive
The Hoke High team took the
field last Friday in new uni
forms consisting of white hel
mets, red jerseys and white
pants. These uniforms were
purchased at a cost of approxi
mately $500, of which $301 was
contributed by the business
firms and individuals of the
county. Authorities state that
any who desire to make a con
tribution on the remaining $200
may do so.
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Deane Attends
Conference In
Washington
C. B. Deane, congressman el
ect for the Eighth Congressional
District, is among the group of
Democratic Nominees for the U.
S. House and Senate, invited by
Robert R. Hannegan, Chairman
or ;he Democratic National Com
mittee to attend a conference with
ranking Governmental Officials
on Tuesday, September 24th, in
Washington. The, meeting in
cluded an audience with Presi
dent Truman Tuesday after
ron. Mr. Deane will return to
the District the last of the week,
and will join with the Demo
cratic leaders in the counties of
the District in mapping out de
tailed plans for the fall election.
The Eighth District Democra
tic rally will take place on Fri
day, October 11th in Lexing
ton, N. C. State Chairman Wil
liam B. Umstead and other State
leaders will be on hand to assist
in launching an aggressive cam
paign. o
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Stafford
of Garland were guests in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. F. B.
Sexton the first few days of the
week.
S,agg Soldier Shot At Bills
2$Ct A. M.; Condition Critical
Mitcheii" Epstein
Buys Drug Store
From Hutchinson
Mitchell Epstein and D. H.
Hutchinson announced this week
that the Reaves Drug store here
had been bought from Hutchin
son by Epstein and that the
transfer of management had
taken place the first of the
week.
Mr. Hutchinson and his brother
had been operating the place
a few weeks less than a year,
.having bought the business from
L. E. Reaves early last Novem
ber. Epstein's brother, Sidney, will
be associated with him in run
ning the business, which will be
called "Raeford Drug Company"
in the future. In changing the
name they return to the name
the business used by fie late
L. E. Reaves, Sr., some years
ago.
Kiwanis Church
iService Next
Sunday Evening
A special church service, spon-
! sored by the local Kiwanis club,
' with the churches of the com
munity co-operating, will be
held in the Presbyterian church
Sunday evening at 7:30 o'clock.
The Rev. William D. Mclnnis,
minister of the First Presby
terian church of Henderson, will
be the guest speaker. Mr. Mc
lnnis, who 'also is a Kiwanian
and active in the affairs of his
local club. . is a gifted speaker
and his sermon on Sunday eve
ning will be forceful and chal
lenging. The members of the local club
are looking forward to this e
vent and they cordially invite
all the people of Raeford and
vicinity to participate with them
in this service.
A special section of the church
will be reserved for the mem
bers of the Kiwanis club and
their wives, and the officials
of the club are urging all the
members to be at the church
promptly in order to be properly
seated before the service be-
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Richard Warren, 14
Killed Friday P. M.
Richard G. Warren, 14-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Mar
shall G. Warren of Fayetteville,
was instantly killed there last
Friday afternoon when he fell
beneath the wheels of a truck
on which he .was trying to ride.
The boy's father is associated
with Frank Williams in the W &
W Motor company which will
open here next week, and he
and Mrs. Warren plan to move
to Raeford in the near future.
The accident happened as
young Warren and companions
were on the way home from
high school. Two other com
panions had succeeded in get
ting on the running board of
the truck but young Warren lost
his hold -and fell beneath the
wheels.
Police absolved the driver of
the truck of any blame. He
told them he was traveling up
hill at only 8 miles an hour and
that he had not invited the boys
to get on.
Funeral services were conduc
ted Sunday at the First Bap
tist church in Fayetteville by
Rev. Louis Gaines, the pastor,
and burial was in the Hillcrest
cemetary at Newton Grove.
No Arrest Made
Yet; Law Waits
For Complaint
Technician Fifth Grade Jack
Larson of the 504th Parachute
Infantry Regiment of the 82nd
Airborne division at Fort Bragg
was hit in the abdomen by a
bullet reported to have been
from a pistol in the hand of Bill
Wright, proprietor of the fil
ling station and roadhouse near
here where the affair took place.
The shooting was before daylight
last Saturday morning.
Larson was brought to a local
physician for first aid and
was then taken to Post hospital
number 2 at Fort Bragg where
attaches reported last night that
he was still in a critical con
dition. He was assigned to the
hospital reconditioning center at
Fort Bragg where he was re
cuperating from a previous ill
ness. Sheriff Hodgin told this news
paper yesterday that Bill Wright
came to his home about 2:00 A.
M. last Saturday and told him
of the affair and that members
of his office went to Wright's
place the next morning and
looked over the scene and heard
the story.
As the sheriff told the story,
he understood that Wright was
sitting at the cash register and
Larson was on or near the first
or second stool at the counter
talking obnoxiously and Wright
fired into the floor once and
later he fired a little higher, not
intend to hit the soldier, but
merely to intimidate him. This
second bullet is reported to have
hit the top of a stool and ricoch
eted from there into Larson's
abdomen.
When questioned as to action
by peace officers :e sheriff re
plied that he had asked Wright
if he were planning to go any
where and Wright had replied
that he expected to be around.
The sheriff stated that nothing
further had been done as he
was waiting to hear of some ac
tion or investigation by military
authorities and fnat none had
been forthcoming. It would ap
pear that if the soldier has no
friends interested enough to lod
3e a complaint no action will be
taken by the law about the shoo
ting. EDITOR'S NOTE It is not the
intention of this newspaper to
reflect on Wright's guilt or in
nocence but mere'.y on the fact
that a man was shot and nothing
has been done almost a week la
ter. His guilt or innocence oi
any offense is a thing for the
court to decide but we thin!; it
is time the c.se was getting o:
i's way to the court.
State Cracks
"52-20" Clubs
The state unemployment com
pesation commission has crack
ed down on members of the
"52-20 club" by disqualifying
fifty-one of sixty-five Wake
county Jobless benefits claim
ants who refused offered jobs.
Chairman Henry Kendall of
the U.C.C. reported that the
unemployment compensation
claims of the fifty-one men had
been suspended after an inves
tigation of reports that scores
of potential workers including
many veterans were refusing
jobs at Raleigh offices of the
U. S. employment service .
Similar investigations are be
ing made in other North Caro
lina cities, Kendall said.