VOLUME XLII NO. 10
THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1947
RAEFORD, N. C.
S2.00 PER YEAR
ADDCNP^
/ By The Editor
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lAMONT BROWN, native
Raeford and lately a resident/of
Pinebluffjjwas^ honored last lyeek
by ‘being elected president of the
-‘newly-organized Lions club in
Pinebluff. He is a law student
and is at present in the office of
J. Talbot Johnson, attorney of
Aberdeen. }
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REUNIONS—^The annual MoBryde
reunion will be held at Antioch
Presbyterian church next Thurs
day, August 14. There will^be a
program' and all, relatives are in
vited to attend and bring a basket.
On the following Sunday,- August
1.7, *the Mclnnis reugjon will be
held at the Diindarrach church.
The sermon will be at^ 11:00 o’
clock and dinner will be bn the
grounds. All friends and members
of the clan are invited to attend
and bring lunch.
COMMENDATIONS ^ are due to
Coach Heywrd Faircloth for the
fine work he has done with the
•teen-age boys and girls and the
youngsters in the recreation ^e
has conducted at the High school
and at Rockfish creek ifirfee past
Border Belt
Tobacco Markets
Opening Today
Commission
Sets Bird Seasons ^
PRICES EXPECTED TO
REACH AVERAGE OF -
$50 A HUNDRED
The annual gold rush 'starts in
North and South Carolina toinpr-
row — the rush to sell the golden
king of weeds at opening of flue-
cured tobacco markets on the, bor
der belt.
W. P. Hedrick, tobacco mark^
ing specialist for the NoftiikCaro-
,lina despartifienf bf agriculture,
said that border belt opening av
erage prices might run , up to $50
a hundred pound‘s;"lJe^ based.^jis
estimate on reports of prices
averaging $44 on the opening of
Georgia-iFlorida rharkets July '24
Tobacco on the
G:eorgia-Florida
market is sold untied and un-
District Wildlife Protector H.
Veter^s May Write
Raleigh For Medals
The Victory Medal and Amef-
IR. MaLean this week released ican Defense Service Medal to be
tha seasons for hunting migratory ^ issued beginning August 15, 1947
game bird seasons and the bag by the War Department, may be
limits on those birds. . .j obtained by applying by letter to
Open seasons on Various of the North Carolina Military Dis-
these birds are as follows, all trict. Decorations Division, Box
dbtes inclusive: dove. Sept. 16-30 311, RaleikJi, N. C., it was an-
and Jan. 1-31; du
6; Geese, Dec. 8-i
sea coot, Dec. 8
Sept. 1-Nov. 30;
and gallinule," Sep
Dec. 8- Jan. nounced by Col. Seveme S. Mac-
6; Coot and Laughlin, commanding officer of
in. 6; Sora) the District.
il, marsh hen The next of kin of soldiers kill-
Trial Of John L.
Maultsby^t For
Next Tuesday
RECORDER DISPOSES OF
OTHER CASES IN
SHORT SESSION
COnON MILL HERE TO START
FULL SCALE OPERATION AGAIN
The trial of John Leonard
Maultsby, white man of the coun
ty, on several charges came ,up
Tuesday ;'norning in recorder’s
1-Nov. 30.
eight weeks. He afforded them
ings, afternoons and evenings and
has ' taught many little ones to
swim.' We should all thank him
graded, while prices pf.the border
belt tied and graded crop usually
average a(faw dollars higher.
Itedrick said the border belt
crop is “generally good although
not quite as good ,as it was last
year.”
The federal-state, crop reporting
service said that border belt
growers probably will not produce
wholesome reti’eation in the mom- ;as much tobacco this year as last.
when the' crop grossed $166,000,-
000, highest return in history.
North Carolina border belt to-
Vh^e is iie>^pen season on
brant, Koss’s goose, sv^an, snow
goose, woodcock, and jackgnipe.
A Shooting hours are on water-
foWl, coots, rails, marsh, hens,
and galljnules from sunrise to one
hour before sunset; except that
the hour for commencement of
hunting waterfo'wl and coot on
opening day shall be 12 o’clock
noon. .On doves, 6ne-half hour be-
fbre sunrise to sunset.
ed. in the war, or-who have'died 1 court before Judge .'Henry Mc-
' subsequently may apply for the Diarmid and was postponed for
OVEoLean stated that 1947-48
hunting and fishing licenses arp
now on sale at the same places
as last year.
medals, it was stated.
Applications must be accompan
ied by a certified copy of dis-
ch^ge of^ other War Departnjent
authtenticated statemejjt'of service;
and the Medals ivill be mailed
direct to the applicant, Col-. Mac-
Laughlin said.
The; American Defense Service
Medal is 'awardeJ to men who
had honorable service between
September 8, 1939 and December
7, 194L The Victory Medal is a-
warded all personnel who served
between December 7, 1941 and
December 31, 1946.' -
Poole’s Medley
BY D. SCOTT POOLE
and the'sponsoring- groups, and jbacco men last year grew 110,460,-
,we should resolve now to makej^oo pounds on 96,000 acres. This
the program an annual one., Jt
ends tomorrow.
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BELK-HENSDALE Co. are hav
ing a little carpentering done in
the back of theit-^store here. They
■ ai''b “riWiBg‘the Balcony enlarged
■ to accommodate a . sales depart
ment of the firm. ;
ISRAEL MANN returned last Fri
day from a trip to New -York
where he had been to buy mer
chandise 'for his store. He reports
that there are some marked chan
ges in styles of ladies’ .clothing.
He further reports that' crepe
material remains sc.arce, and that
, labor shortage is still felt in men’s
clothing. ' "" .
SOME DIFFICULTY was exper
ienced yesterday afternoon by the
Raeford Fire department in ex
tinguishing a fire of blazing gaso
line on a tractor at the Baker &
McFadyen garage. The fire is said
to have started when the motor
was turned over with a -spark
plug put and a spark jumped ovt
into a spot that was wet with gas.
1 This, together with an open ves
sel of gas nearby, -paused quhe
' a blaze. Firemen were aible to get
the blazing vehicle out of the
building before serious damage
r^ulted, however.
year a harve.st of 89;300,000 pounds
is expected from 95,000 acres.
SoiMyCaro''ina farmers last year
harvest^V171,825,000 pounds from
in
sum-
145,000
pounds fri
South
kets are at
1,918 was. the number of regis-
ed motor vehicles and trailers in
Hoke County on July. 1, acceding
to estimates released by the’state'
department of motor vehicles this
,week. Guilford, with 42,387, had
the most in the state while Clay,
with 581, had the least.
' A WHOPPER lot a rattlesnake was
killed near Rockfish creek Inst
Saturday by Lee Guin, who saw
him while driving past in his bar.
Lee says he drove over him back
wards and forwards several trhes
. and finally parked On him and
waited for him to die. The snake
was an old-timer, over -five feet
long with 16 rattles.
THE RED ROBINS, Red Springs^}',
baseball club,'are going to get
out of the cellar of the Tobacco
Stateleague, according, to Tom
Cope, business manager of the
club who was here this week
placing an pd in this issue an
nouncing games in Red Springs
tonght, Saturday night and Sun
day afternoon.
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(Lewis McBrayer, ■ formerly of
Sanatorium and Radford, is quite
in a Greensboro hospital..
sick
This year they are
'produce 144,000,006
^4,000 acres^
border belt mar-
way, Darlingtob,
Dillon, Kingstree, Lake City,
Loris, Mullins, Pamplico'and Tim-
monsville. Gross sales on these
nine markets last year were 168,-
262, 865 poimds at an average price
of $48.30 a hundred;
The eight North Carolina mar
kets are at Chadboufn, Clarkton,
Fair Bluff, Fairmont, Fayetteville,
Lumberton, Tabor ' City and
Whiteville.
Last year they sold 167,361,629
pohuds. at an average price of
$50.7.5 a hundred.
The government support price—;
the price at which the flue-cured
tobacco co-operative stabilizaijion
corporation will purchase the to
bacco of, farmers nbt satisfied with
the price at warehouse auctions—
will average $40 a hundred. It will
range from $8 for lower grades of
non-descript to $60 for the finest
grades.
County Librarian
Makes Annual'
Financial Report
Mrs. Luke- Bethune, librarian
the Hoke county public library,
hks released a report of the fin
ancial and business status of the
library for the year ending June
30, 1947.
The report showed that there
were 5,840 books in the library
at the end of the year and ..that
there were 4,295 registered bor
rowers of books. During the year
there were 8,931 books borrowed
toy adults and 4,901 by 'children,
making a total of 13,832 books
borrowed. •
The ^financial report showed
receipts as follows during the
year: balance, $518.06; Town, $250
County, 400; State, $1933; gifts,
$45; and other sources $114.09,
making a total of $3160.15 receiv
ed during the year.
The report showed expendi
tures as follows: salaries, $1429.13;
books, $1469.40; periodicals, $44;
other operating expenses, $81.93,
making a total of $3054.46 and
leaving a balance on hand of
$105.69.
The library is administered "by
a board of trustees consisting of
the following: K. A. MacDonald,
(Continued on bock pngi)
“Come to Carolina
mer Wme,
When the luscious fruits are hang
ing in their prime, ^
And the merry maiden’s in the
leafy bowers.
Oh. there is no land on earth
like the land of ours.”
Cho: Ho for .Carolina,
That’s the land for me.
In her happy borders roam '^he
■brave and free.
And her bright eyed daughters,
none can fairer be, '
Oh, it is the land of love and
•Sweet liberty.”
Peo'ple sang more just after the
Civil War. I reckon because they
were alive ^nd doing well.
Communists are enemies of the
Christian Religion and woe be
unto this world and all in it when
the Communists gel control, and
they are determined to get con
trol and that soon.
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Our government is trying to
eradicate Communism, and this
may be the means of steering
clear of serious trouble now 'in
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came to visit his brothers John
and Sandy, and sister, Betsy. -His
horse broke out jSunday morning
at 8 o’clock 'aiifl ran home 40
miles, swimming the Pee' Dee
River, in two hours.
You have heard of the “sand
hill rooter”? Well, that was a hog
which had to root hog or die,. Of
ten they did both.
Opening Dates Set
For Schools Of
Jloke County
Occasionally now we get grass
fed meat and. I aTp_j;eminded of
the beef.^Mfe'^'iciIT^ anm ate from
thVTange. The cattle w^e at all
right but grass fed me^ is not
good like grain fed meat.
Before the art of embalming i , .
, • 4.I.. , , .land disorderly,
was known in this country we had''
unpleasant tasks to perform when
a neighbor or his child died. We
inexperienced “undertakers” took
oyer.
one week at the request ■ of the
defendant. Maultsby is charged
in one case with assaulting Jen
nings . T. Maultsby. -'In anoth-er
case he is charged with violating
the prohibition law by possess
ing a quantity of non-tax-paid
or “block” liquor and with being
drunk and disorderly. In still art-
other he is' charged with resist
ing arrest when' apprehended for
the latter. (
^ According to the sheriff’s office
IMaul'tsby was taken first on Sat
urday' night but managed to es
cape before they could gel him
to the jail. On Sunday they sa/
they saw him again and had to
run him down to take him. He
was released from, the jail Mon
day after a $200 bond was posted.
- Tried in court Tuesday were
William G. Currie, James hoT^
and Bertha Cqx, all v/h^ey^who
were charged with vmJafung the
prohibition laws by /{SossessiOn of
nan-taxed- paid liquof, they hav
ing been with Maultsby when he
wms arrested on the sairte charge.
They entered pleas of guilty and
each paid the costs.
Theodore H.” Allen, white man
of 'Hickory, pleaded guilty of
driving drunk and sentence of
6_0 days was suspended. on pay
ment of $100 and the costs.
Tracy McRae, colored, paid the
costs fof being drunk and disor
derly .and William McLean, col
ored, forfeited *3 $20 bond, when
he failed to appear for trial. on
a charge of being drunk and dis
orderly. Elmore Love, 'colored,
also paid the costs for being drunk
FACULTIES ARE ALMOST
COMPLETE; ALLOW
MORE TEACHERS
EMPLOYEES & BUSlNESl^'
' WELCOME RETURN OF
$3500 PAY ROLL
I get to thinking it over, and
I conclude that nothii^ was as
good back in those days as they
are now. This is true for two rea
sons, we had far less sugar and
flavorings.
Governmfent assistance in edu
cation -will bring trouble. It is a
wrong idea for the governm'ent
to support the, people.
A democracy is a country gov
erned by a majority of its people
and is just what the people want,
if it is indeed a government of
the people. . ■
Monopoly, control of trade by
trickery, is America’s greatest
drawback. Cotton is going up and
down daily by trickery. That
should be stopped.
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There is no sense in the price
of live hogs. being higher priced
than lard. -Merchants advertise
lard at 4 pounds 79 cents, live
hogs 25 1-4 cOTts.
The Sunny South is prospering
and we hope for better tK
and more wealth for these
greatest of a great people.
ings
^he
'Squire Daniel McKenzie and
his sons used to drive to Carth
age or home from Carthage in an
hour, 20_ miles. That was good
driving.
Fifty years ago there were al
most as many Republican news-
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papers in this state as there were
Democrtic papers.
(Dfiniel Robhuon, -wbo Hved In
Stanley County, after he married.
I think I have seen a barrel of
flies (biting at one'e. There were
grievous swarms of flies in all
dwellings in warm weather. House
flies swarmed over the premises
as well as in the homes. Ho^rnets,
yellowjackets and; wasps* were all
mad- and ready to sting you, If
you lived sixty years ago you will
agree'this is the truth. ’ -
,dSreill A. Jackson, white, was
charged with carnal knowledge.
The case was left open for pos-
siible action by the district solici
tor at the August term of superior
court.
Bud Hinson, white, pleaded
guilty of assaulting his wife. Sen
tence" of 30 days was suspended
on payrhent of the costs and on
condition of good behavior for
two years.-r-'; .--
. The bid teacher in our district
gave oul bepevolence calling the
word “Benhy-vo-lelnce”, instead
of benevol-ence.
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Former Servicemen
May Enlist With
U. S. Assignment
Former servicemen may soon
enlist in the Regular Army and
be assured' of an initial assign
ment of at least one year’s dura
tion within' the limits of the Third
Army Area, which includes the
states of North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia, Fforida, Ala-'
bama, Mississippi and Tennes
see, according to a statement made
today by. Sgt. L. A. Morrison, of
the local recruiting Sub-Station
of the Army Recruiting Service^
The Sergeant further explained
that the new directive authorizes
the enlistment of former members
of the Army, Navy. IiCarine Corps,
and Coast Guard, who were hon-
anUiy. dischafvrd' on or
qtfOQattnued:
after
James Gore, colored of Chicago,
Ill., pleaded guiUy in. two cases
to careless and reckless driving
and. driving with an . improper
driver’s license. Sentence total-*
led 5 months and were suspend
ed on payment of S35 and the
costs.
The Hoke county school board
held its'monthly meeting in the.
courthouse AIbnday and released
the information that parents 'and
pupils of the county have been
waiting to hear. ,,
• The white schools of the coun
ty will open on Thursday, Septr-
ember 11, and the colored and
Indian schools will open on Mon
day, October 6.
(Ftfeulties of all schools of the
county are comply with the ex
ception of .the,, Rockfish sch^l.
The names of the new teachers
were not available yesterday but
.will be published at a later date.
County Superintendent K. A. Mac
Donald stated yesterday that one
additional teacher had been auth
orized and employed for the High
School and one for the Raeford
Graded scshool. These teachers
bring the total at each school to
13. There will be one less teacher
■ in the colored schools of the coun
ty this year than last.
'Mr. MacDonald also mentioned
that the county had received two
new school bussed since school
had closed and' that delivery bf
another had been promised by
October first. ■ , • ^
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M. T. Poovey, superintendent
of the "White-Tex Mills, Incorpor
ated, of Raeford, stated yesterday
that he expected-the plan: here
to begin at least partial operation
next Monday and that the plant ■
would go into f'uli scale operation
as soon^as siifficlent labor becomes
available.' - - *
The. plant 'naS been closed since
June, 'When it last ran full time ,
I is employed approximately 125
persons to "whom- -it paid about
SSoOO .weekly. Officials have stat
ed that the mill was closed due
to a slack business season and in
order to allow the installation of
new machinery.
The superintendeni said yester
day that the plant had been over
hauled throughout and that new
machinery for spinning, picking
and carding had been installed.
He said the number of spindles
in the mill ''had been increased
from 6,000 to ^,500.
Poovey said that the mill would
have jobs for at least't^as many
workers as it formerly employed,
and that the managem.ent would
welcome former em.phjyees back
on the payroll. He said that several
vacant houses in the mill ..village
would be available to returning
employees and others. He said
that they would be able to use
almost.any type of mill help, i.
e., spinners,'.t^ardejs;, '.piciwrs,' etc.
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Local Man’s Father
Passes Monday In
Fayetteville
4.
Elijah Bascom Cole, V2, died
Monday at his home in Fayette-
v.ille. A native of Scotland coun
ty. he had made his home in Fay
etteville for the past eight years.
He .was a member of the Person
Stheet Methodist church and was
a son of the' late Martin Pickett
Tom Watkins, Gabe Watkins
and Leroy Morfison were charged
with stealing and receiving stolen,
iwatermelops» and chickens. The
case was continued for one week.
Cole and Mrs. Martha Living Cole.
■He is survived by .his wife,
(Mrs. Nancy Bowen Cole; by five
sons, Bernice B. Cole of Raeford,,
William B. Cole of Pinehurst,
Johnny 'V. Cole of Durham, Henry
P. Cole and Charles J. Cole of
Fayetteville; by three daughters,
'Mrs. Roy T. Campbell, MrsJ" H.
H. Clemmons and Mrs. L. E.
Cook, all of Faye'tteville; by two
brothers. T. R. Cole and H. H.
Cole of Fairbluff; by one sister,
Mrs. J. H. Bartley of Fairbluff;
,and by 17 grandchildren.
Fiiiwal services were c.p.ndu'cted
yestVm^ afternoon at three .o’
clock 'at the Rogers and , Breece
funeral home in Fayetfeville and
burial was in the Spring Hill
cemetery at Wagram.
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'The case against James Sirt-
clair, colored, for stealing a tire
and jack from the Raeford Auto
Co. was also continued for one
week.
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E. C. Smith Hurt
In Auto Accident
■a
Mrs. John R. Miller
Is Buried In Fairmont
(Mrs. John R. Miller, 79, died
Monday afternoon at the home
of her son and daughter-in-law
in Fairmont. She was the widow
of the late Rev. John R. Miller,
who was for several years pas
tor of the Raeford Baptist church.
Funeral services were conduct-
ilesday afternoon* at the First
B'aptisls^chui;ch of Fairmont by
her pastry Ihe Rev; Carey VP.
Herring.
She is surv^ed by three sis-r
ters, two daughters and three
gnmdchildreh.
, E. C. Smith, well known Wa
gram man, was seriously hurt in
an accident about five miles from
Raeford on the Fayetteville road
Tuesday morning. He was taken
to Highsmith hospital by a sold
ier, Sgt. K. G. Stauffer of Fortt
Bragg, where early reports said
that he was in a critical condi
tion. Later report?, however, were
to the effect that his condition,
while serious, was not critical.
He suffered a broken javy and
Hoke County farmers will visit
the. Beltsville, Md.. Agricultural
Experiment Station on September
22. This station is operated by the
United States Department of Ag
riculture where it heads all the
research work done in the .United
States. X^vo days will be spent
touring the farm and ,.5tudying
the results of tests made With both
crops and livestock. One day will
be open for a'tour of Washington,
D. C. This tour is being sponsored
by the Board of Agriculture. A-
bout thirty five farmers will make
the tour by bus. Transportation,
will cost about $8.75’ for the round
trip. The nights wiH be spent at
the Washington Tourist Cairip
which is operated by the Gov
ernment cost. Transportation,
lodging and m.eals should not ex
ceed $25. Several farmers have
already m.ade deposit for rtan^-
portation which, is required
time of registration. The trilSvr
not confirued to Board of Agncul-
ture^.piembers, but is open to the
first thirty five farmers register
ing- at the County Agent’s office.
other injuries.
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Highway patrolmen said that
Smith’s' car collided with a rear
corner of a truck which had pull
ed onto the shoulder of the road.
The top of th^ car was ripped
off. The accident was Qwastigat-
ed by'State Highway patrdhnen
from. CusoiberlaQd and HToke coun
ties!
Boll weevil is stiU on fhe in
crease in Hoke County. Report by
J. T. Conner, Jr.,'' Extension En
tomologist, ’ for last week shows
the infestation in. Hoke* «f 69 per
cent. Scotland has ah infestation
of 79 er cent and Robeson County
69 per cent. Farmers are urged
to make a check of their cotton
fields at least twice each ^reek
to determine the damage. Control
methods should be ^employed when
infestation is 10 per cent. •'
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There is some money to be made
on hogs at present prices. Mr.
p. Tapp recently sold nine hogs
at $25.75 per ewt. The nine hogs
paid the initi2il cost and feeding
bf twelve head. Mr. Tapp kept
three for home use. The Stale
Sanatorium, according to J.. L,
'Beall, farm manager, sold 117
hogs last week at $27 per cwt»
They weighed 26,030 pounds and
sold for $7,004.70. These htA eel
12,000 worth of com and
worth of fish moal The eC
(Omtinuad oe tedl pegi^
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