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The Rockfish^PTA met at the
school last fSriid|iB^;.:^vemng witii
a good numfa^t |>^?^ts in at
tendabce. QCfiupera iiik ^ next
year were ^lebfed' as follows:
Mrs, Alton Potter, jaresi^t,
Mrs. Lucy Scarboro, vice-presi.
dent, Mrs. M. S. Gibson, secre
tary, Mrs. Herman Koohce, trea
surer.
It was decided at this meeting
to raise additional money for the
lunchroom for" use when Fed.
eral aid is disCtmtinued, which
will probably be this week.
The Rockfish Grange is spon'
soring a chicke^ supper at the
school Friday evening, March 21,
for the benefit of the school lun
chroom. All friends of the school
are invited.
The State Board of Health
and the Hoke County Health de
partment are sponsoring a' dental
clinic in the white schools of the
county. This clinic will last three
weeks. It started at the Mlldou-
• son sdiool Monday morning. Dr.
T. E. Koonce is in'^charge. After
finishing at Mildouson Dr. Koon
ce will go to Rockfish, Ashemont
and RaeSord Graded schools in
thgt order.
Applications has been made
for a colored'clinic, but a colored
dentist is not available at this
time.
The Hoke County unit of the
M3E1A met at the high school
on Wednesday evening for the
purpose of vptin|f on state ofli-
, cors of 'the ajiiidci^rstr 4«id f\A
the ele;ption of officers o the lo
cal unit. Delegates were also ap
pointed to the state meeting of
~the"^as¥ociation to be held* in
Asheville March 27 and 28. *
Mrs. J. C. McLean—is presi
dent of the local unit this year
and had charge of the meeting
The Hoke- Raeford PTA met
in the Raeford Graded school au
ditorium on Monday evening.
The Bible students of both high
and graded schools have a pro
gram that grew out of their
Bible study in preparation for
Easter. The program was direc
ted by Mrs. T. N. McL&ychlin,
Bible teaVher. '*
After the program Mrs Youn
ger Snead, president, conducted
the business meeting. A commit
tee consisting of W. P. Phillips,
chairman, Mrs Israel Mann, W.
C.' Hodgin, Mrs. Marcus Smith
and Mrs C. J. Benner was ap
pointed to canvass the possibil
ities for raising nioney and se
curing a director for summer ac
tivities of the pupils of both the
graded and high schools.
A nomination committee con
sisting of Mrs. Lacy MoFadyen,
Mrs. Frank Tapp and Mrs. Lewis
Upchurch was appointed. ..
A committee was appointed to
try to secure furniture and other
items with which to equip a
first aid room in the Graded
school bulging. This committee
is composed of Mesdames John
Walker, Tommie Upchurch, W.
C. Lee and Lewis Upchurch. This
committee will appreciate the
donation of furniture, particular
ly a rhirrovv and chairs. A cot
Lai^e Dodtet'^
Recorder’s Cmirt
Presbyterians To
Vote On Calling
Of New Pastor'
^ The congregation of the Rae-
fprd Presbyterian church will
Red Cms^ Drive
bave a business meeting follow-
LIQUOR LAW VIOLATORS ing the worship service next Sun-
DRAW FINES
TUESDAY
day morning, The meeting is. to
be held for the purpose of al
lowing the congregation to» hear
TWO COMMUNITIES
OVERSUBSCRIBE
QUOTA
In the curreiit Red Cross roll
call and fund dlrive, N. A. Me
DR. fl. S.tWlLLIS WILL
ASSOMECjONTBOL ON
APRil^iplTiXI^
Majority of the cases brought, feebmmendations •'rom its pul-
to triel before Judge Henry Me-j pit committee relative to calling
Diarmid Tuesday irorning inja pastor to the church to replace' Donald, county. ,irive chairman,
Hoke County recorder’s court had Rev. H. K. Holland, who recent-! announced yesterday- that the
ly accepted a call to Marietta, State Sanatorium has tufned in
Ga I $196.26 oversubscribing their quo-
Dr. Watson M. Fairley, former hy quite a little. The $82.55
pastor of the church has been j raised at a square dance at Bet
serving as supply pastor for the Blue Springs over. The
defendants charged with viola
tions of the prohibition laws or
for being drunk and disorderly
or for driving drunk.
Charged with being drunk and
disorderly were Eliza McCormick
and David Thomas, both colored,
and David Blue, white. Senten
ce in each case was 30 days to
be suspended on payment of the
court costs.
John C. McCormick, colored,
was charged with driving drunk
'and violating the prohibition
laws. He got a 60 day sentence
to be suspended on payment of
$50 and the costs in the former
and 30 days to be suspended on
payment of the'ebsts in the latter
case. ‘A
Hilton M. Black, white, was
charged with driving drunk and
sentence was 60 days to be su
spended on payment df $50 and
the court ebsts.
Weldon Locklear, Indian, was
charged in one case with opera
ting a liquor stiU and*in another
with violating the prohibition laws
Sentence in the first cast was 6
months to be suspended on.pay
ment of $25 and the costs and
the officer’s still fee. In the sec
ond case sentence was 30 days
to- be suspendecPiHSilk^yment of
the costs.
: Mae Locklear, was tried on
the same charges as Weldon Lock
lear and got the same treatment
from the judge.
Agenora, Ann iMae and Viola
Locklear, all Indians, were char
ged with violations of the pro
hibition laws. Each got 30 days
in jail to be suspended on pay
ment of the costs in her case..
J. Lee Langdon and Stephen
McLean, both -white, were each
charged with violating the road
laws and each got 30 days to be
suspended on payment of the
costs.
I. G. Cross, white, was charged
with careless and reckless driv
ing but entered a plea of guilty
of violating the road law, which
the court accepted. Sentence was
30 days to be suspended on pay
ment of the costs.
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church until a new pastor is se
cured.
The pulpit co.r.mittee is ex-
colored and Indian schools that
have reported have turned in a
total of $238.13 to date. This does
pected to recommend to the edn-j’^ot include the Raeloi'd colored
Dr. H. S,. Wiiiis, who was se
lected by the jiatard of directors
of the institution to be the sup.
erintendent succeeding the late
Dr. P. P. MoCa^ who was kiljed
in an automobile accident while
On his way to Raleigh on the
morning Of last November 25,
is expected to assume his new
duties on April 15, ;it has been
announced.
The boai'd of directors of
the
To Play Finals
In Bowling
Event Tonight
The finals in the three main
groups in the $7i5 invitational
tournament at the Metro alleys
will be played tonight beginning
at eight o’clock. The tournament
began the first of February and
was to have been completed two
weeks ago but due to the fact
that scheduled play was siisiwnd-
ed for two weeks during the A-
merican Legion basketball Tour
naments it was delayed this len
gth of time.
Prizes in the affair are dividfed
the three groups, the first
MelfigliWifl
Start BasdnO
Here Tanorroir
PLAY CENTOAL HIGH
AT ARMOBY PARK
AT THREE PM
in
.gregation that a call be sent to division
Rev. W. B. Heyward, who is at
present pastor of the Second
iPresbyterian church at Kanna-
Total receipts , turned in to
Chairman McDonald so far a-
mount to $1953.83 leaving a ba-
polis, N. C. The congregation is
Sanatbrium appointed a commit-
expected to act favorably on the
oommittee’s recommendation
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PERSONALS
Mrs. W. L. McFadyen Igad as
her guests over the week end
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Gammon and
daughter, Charlotte, of Burling
ton, Mrs. C. 6. Goswick and son,
Claude and Mr. and Mrs. Billy
Pittman of Durham, and Joe
Chesnutt of Phillipsburg, N J.
Mf. and Mrs. Ernest Campbell
returned home Sunday night from
Key West, Florida, where they
spent the past 10 days.
Bill Harris of Washington, D.
C. spent the week end here with
his wife in the home of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Lilly.
Mrs. Pittman Dies
At Ashley Heights
Last Thursday
Mrs. Maggie Pittman died last
Thursday morning at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. W. H. Hair
of -Ashley Heights after al^‘ ill
ness of several weeks. Mrs. Pitt
man was the widow of J, L. Pitt
man, Sr.., of Maxton who died
about six years ago. She is sur
vived by one daughter, 'Mrs.
Hare and five sons, J. L., J. J.,
and Drewey Pittman, all of Ham
let; D. L. Pittman of Abeville,
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Warner, who
went to Easley, *8. C. week be
fore last to spend the, week end
with their Mrs Charles
Riddle, ham w exten^their visit.
Mr. Warner has been ytgnJined to
his bed with flu for a week, but
is reported that he may be able
to get home the latter part of
this week.
Hoke County quota of $2535.00.
McDonald has urged all workers
who have not compileted their
canvass to do so as soon as pos
sible.
Chairman Israel Marin of the
Raeford Business division an
nounces that the business division
quota has almost been reached.
He requests that those who have
not as yet sent in their contribu-
ions do so at the earliest possible
moment so that the oversubscrip
tion of the quota may be announ
ced in next week’s News-Journal.
Chairman McDonald would like
to announce in next weeks paper
that the county quota has been
reached.,‘jLetS liily to.the wor
kers aid and keep Hoke County
from breaking a .fine record, that
of never having fallen down on
an undertaking of this kind. Do
your bit and help put Hoke Coun
ty over the top,” McDonald said.
Mr. and Mrs. Randall Mathe-
son and children, who have made
their home in Stuart, Florida
this winter, spent the week end
in the home otf Dr. and Mrs. R.
A. Matheson en route to their
home in Robbinville. New Jersey.
Mrs. Dallas Daley and daughter,
Bobbie Dean, who have been
visitirm the Mathesons in Florida
reurneek to Raeford with them.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Howell
have as their guest this wjtek
Mrs Howell’s mother, Mrs.
H. Winborne, of Eden ton.
W.
Blue Springs chairman E. C
Smith, Jr., in reporting on the
dance held by the committee of
that community in the commun
ity house last Thursday night
stated tha't a total of $82.55 was
realized. Cakes for the dance
were made and contributed by
Mesdames Luther Currie, C. J.
McNeill, Rex Currie, D. H. Yar
borough, D. J. Dalton and Wilmer
McBryde. These cakes were sold
at auction and brought a total of
$31.55. The dance admissions
brought $35.80, the sale of drinks
$7.20 and $8.00 was contributed.
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tee to' choose the new superin
tendent at their meeting on Jan-
juary 15 and the selection of Dr.
Willis, head of the Maybury
Sanatorium at Detroit, Michigan,
was announced late in February.
The new superintendent is a
native of North Carolina with a
long distinguished record in his
field. He was born in High Point
in 1891 and received his degree
of bachelor of arts from the Un
iversity of North Carolina in
1914. ke received his M. D. from
Johns Hopkins in 1919 and also
received the degree of master of
arts there in 1920.
He was a member of the fa
culty of Johns Hopkins univer
sity from 1919 to 1930, after which
he went to the Maybury sana
torium as director of the research
laboratory there. In 1933 he be
came • superintendent of Maybury
sanatorium, which post he held
until his new appointment at
Sanatorium, N. C.
In 19^5 he became a consul
tant with ^he U. S. Public health
service and in 1946 he became
chairman of the committee for
medical research of the National
Tuberculosis association.. He is a
member of the American Hospi
tal association, the American Pub
lic health association, the Amer
ican Turdeau society, and the
Nationa Tubercuiosis association.
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LEGION GETS CHEVROLET
TO GIVE AWAY APRIL 4
group prize being $20 in trade
at Collins Department store
This, wil be competed for tonight
in one game by Bill Upchurch
and Tom McBryde.
In the second group Bob Wade
will plhy the winner of a semi
final game still to be played
when this paper went to press.
The prize in this group is $20 in
trade at C. P. Kinlaw’s jewelry
store.
In the third grdup T. C. (Red)
The Hoke County high school
baseball team is bettipg that
spring will get here by three
o’clock tomorrow afternoon when
they , plan to meet Central High
of Cumberland county on ^he
local field. The weather, how
ever,’ wil have to do a fair a-
'.T.ount of changing from what
it was. last night when this' pa
per was put to bed.
Season tickets for the nine home
games are on sale by high school
students at the price of three
dollars for adults, while the ad
mission at the gate for each
game is fifty'cents.
Basebail practice for the team
started March 10 with 30 hope
fuls reporting to Coach Hasrwood
Faircloth Five lettermen are
Scarborough will play Randall back from last years team, these
Ashburn one game for $20 in
trade at Clark and Davis Sin
clair station.
There were originally 32 play
ers entered in Kich group. The
16 who were eliminated in the
first round were entered in a
consolation tournament in each
group for a prize of $15 in trade
at each of thfe above mentioned
firms. If enough players are on
hand it is also planned to finish
these playoffs tonight, although
several of the semifinal games
have not been playsd.
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Locker Plant
Will Open Here
Next Monday
being McKeithan, Conoly. Poole,
Freeman, and MacDonald. In the
pitching department Coach Fair-
cloth has McKeithan, Conoly, Mc
Neill, and Lee vfrile George
Freeman, A. J. Lundy and Bus
ter Maxwell are the main re
ceivers of the squad. The first
base position will be held by Lee
and McNeill, second base by Mc
Intyre and Gulledge, third base
by McMillan and Yarborough,
and shortstop by Conoly and Teal.
Fighting for starting berths in the
outfield are Poole, A. J. Freeman,
Walker, Murray and Davis.
Seventeen games have been
scheduled, 9 of them home games.
New uniforms, balls and bats
have been purchased and the lo
cals hope to make a good showing
this year.
A large crowd attended the
Albert Stevens, manager of the
Colonial Frozen foods locker plant, showing of the World Series
the Gym Tuesday, night.
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Miss Causey Speaks
To Teachers Here
Mr. and Mrs. Starr McMillan,
Jr. of Wilmington spent the week
end with their parents, '^VTr. and
Mrs Starr McMillan.
'Bobby Leach, small son of Mr.
and Mrs. Grady Leach, has been
confined to his home for
past 10 days with flu.
the
Mr. and Mrs. Grayson Ever-
Ga., and A. L. Pittman of Rich-' ette and son of New Bern visit.
mond, Va.
Funeral services were conduc-
|ted at the Ashley Heights Bap-
and day bed have been donated.’.tist church y the Rev. E. M. Har.
Iris, Friday at 2:00 p. m. Burial
Miss Lora McFadyeq^typist j-gHowed in the cemetery at Max
tor the Board of Education, has
flu this week.
HOLDING REVIVAL AT
Shiprhents of pineapple and to
mato juice have been received ^ CHURCH OF GOD
at the county storeroom for the
lunchrooms.
The Hoke County' Medical so
ciety is, sponsoring its annual
essay contest -/on the subject
“Why the Private Practice of
Medicine Furnishes This'Xloun-
Iry With tlie Finest Medical
Care.” Miss Watson is in charge
of this contest and the papers
Rev. W. U. Thompson and
Rev. W. R. Nunnery, both of
High Point, are ijolding revival
services this week at the Church
of God, abou’. 112 miles west of
Raeford on t!.e Aberdeen road.
Rev. Norman Starling, pastor
of .the church, states that ser
vices are conducted each night at
seven-thirty arid invites the pub
lic to attend and participate in
ed Mr. and Mrs.
Monday.
W. T Gibson
Mr. and Mrs. T B. Lester, Jr.
had as their guests over the week
end Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Carney
of Wilmingtonl'
Mr. and Mr¥ Billy Faulk spent
Monday in Fairmont.
Mrs. Brooks of Marion, S. C.
spent the week end in the home
of her sister, Mrs. J. B. McIntyre.
The new 1947 Chevrolet Sty-
lemaster town sedan which the
local American Legi^on post will
give away at a danefe to be held
at the armory on April 4, two
weeks from tomorrow night, ar
rived at Hoke Auto company this
week and has been on display
there, as well as being driven a-
round by legionnaires with tic
ket salesmen.
The president of the Depart
ment of Classroom Teachers of
the N. C. B. A., Miss Causey,
was guest speaker at the regular
meeting of the Raeford unit of
the Department of Classroom
Teachers Wednesday afternoon
at 3:30 in the grammar school
building. All county ^elementary
principals and teachers and the^
high school ^faculty were extend
ed an invitation to the ‘meeting.
As the guests arrived, they were
served refreshments and then
directed into the library where
the meeting was held. Mrs, Ruria
Shelton, president of the local
unit, called the meeting to order
and welcomed the guests. Spec
ial music was rendered by John
Davis, fifth grade student from
Mrs. Shelton’'s. room. He sang
“The Gypsy” and “It’s a Grand
Night for Singing.” Miss Ollie
Alfred Cole,- chairman of the
ticket committee for the dance,
reported this week that interest^
was picking up in the affair and i Biggs, vice-president and program
that several hundred tickets had chairman, introduced the spea'k-
been sold. The tickets are selling jer.-
for $1.00 each and each carries^ “Fifteen years .ago,” said Miss
a chance to win the car. “the first Classroom
winner does not have to attend
the dance. The legion post plans
which has been under construc
tion here fpr some time# announ
ced yesterday that the plant
would definitely be open for bus
iness .next Monday, March 24.
Stevens, a former B-17 pilot
in the Army Air Forces, has
been here for some time getting
the plant in shape for operation
and states that it is finally in
order. He and Mrs. Stevens oc
cupy one of Tom Cameron's a-
partments on North Main street.
The plant will offer a complete
service on beef and pork pro
cessing, including sausage making^
pork curing, cold storage, etc.
There are lockers for rent for
the stoage of frozen foods and
chickens are processed two. days
each week, on Tuesdays and
Wednesdays.
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ARMY INSTRUCTOR FOR
NATIONAL GUARD HERE
Master Sergeant Raymond J.
Bouronill of the Regular Army
arrived in Raeford this week
with Mrs. Bouronili to begin his
duties as instructor for the Na
tional Guard. Sergeant Bouronill’s
duties at present will be with
Battery A, 677th AAA AW Bat
talion, which was recently orga
nized here. Later, however, as
units of the guard are formed
in neighboring towns he will
spend time with them' as well.
He and Mrs. Bouronill at pre
sent have quarters in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Upchurch,
Jr.
DISTRICT OFFICIAL
SPEAKS TO MASONIC
LODGE HERE
W. L. Allen, District Deputy
C-rand Master of. this Masonic
district, visited the Raeford Ma
sonic Lodge at its meeting last
week, and addressed -local Masons
on the work in the district. Mr.
Farmers generally will get the
majority of their chicks during
the next 3 or 4 weeks. The first
consideration is to get chicks of
will be judged by a com.mittee
appointed by the medical soqiety. |the special singing programs
NOTICE, ADVERTISERS
Effective immediately, we
will be unable to accept advert
ising for iny week’s paper af
ter 4:00 p. m. on Tuesday.
Mechanical conditions necess.
itate this rule, to which we
must rigidly adhere. Your co
operation will be appreciated.
for the purpose of coming togeth
er to talk over problems o.teacher
and pupil welfare. The Depart
ment of Classroom Teachers.^s a
part of the N. C. E. A. Cooper
ation a.v.ong superintendents,
principals and teachers is nec-
REDECORATING THEATRE essary 'for a good school. ’
Miss Causey reviewed the N.
to use any money which may-be
made on this venture to fur
ther their project to light the
baseball park at the armory for
night games.
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J. B. McIntyre, operator of the
■ C. E A. legislation program and
Raeford Theatre, is changing the , ' . . , ' ,
4 p • U Of ni'i- ;
face of the building somewhat ■ .
... , '! meeting hciu
this week. The marquee has beep;^.^^.
replaced by _a‘ new one arid a,
As an inspiration and a chal-
P i.) the N. E. A.
oco:'.lly at Alantic
Allen is from Rockingham, and 5°°^ usually pays to
was accompanied by W. L. Ad-jS’-’^ ‘thicks reasonably close to
home. Hoke County is fortunate
in having an up-to-date hatch
ery. This hatchery is operated by
at the close experienced poultryman, who
j is interested in hatching only
cox and J. A. Brigman of the
R'oekingham Lodge, of which
Mr.' Adcox is Master. Refresh
ments were served
of the meeting
' D P. Gillis’, of the Philippi,chicks. The brooder house
section, was raised to ' a Master! should be thoroughly cleaned and
Mason at a recent meeting of.‘^'sinfected several days before
are-' chicks to give it time to
and
There are many different types
of heating units. Use one that is
adapted to your conditions and
one that will give out uniform
the lodge, in degree work
sided over by T. D. Potter
E. E. Smith.
TO DEDICATE ORGAN
AT ANTIOCH SUNDAY
Antioch
Presbyterian
heat. The temperatm-e for the
first few days should be about
85 degrees F. Temperature can
number pf neon lights installed^
and the front of the building is'lenge, she left this thought, “The, will be guest organist. Rev. C.'^cra^t'h
being covered with a new finish. I future of the world as well as. Er-'-'Hodgin of Greensboro will A
The lobby of the theatre is also'our own democratic ideals, lie | speak. The public is cordially in-'s
being changed and improved. lin the hands of the teacher.” jvited to attend. j\
The
church will dedicate their new'reduced us the birds. b6|(in
Hammond organ on Sunday even-j feathering. AU heat can be are-
ing, March 23. at' 7:3(} o’clock. I moved when about si.x weeks
Mrs» Frances McPhaul McMillan' old. Chic'ks should be fed only
Ikit the first two days,
''d startinf mash
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