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VOLUME XLII NO. 17
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25,1947
RAEEORD, N. C.
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ISCHOa NEWS!
Recorder Hears
KNEE DEEP IN COTTON
i By K. A. MacDonald
All-Day Session
!
On Tu^ay
The principals of the white
schools are holding a meeting in
ftie . office of the Board of Educa
tion this afternoon at 3:30,
24 CASES DEAL WITH
LIQUOR, CARS, BAD
CHECKS, FitiHTING
IMiiSs Irene Downer of the Mil-'
douson faculty is improving after
an operation in a Charlotte hos
pital. MrS; Archie Howard is sub
stituting for her. , ,
J. M. Williams, ceretified. pub-
iTjc a'ccountant of Raleigh, has just’
finished an audi,t of 'the books of]T>ition lajws, and 'Johnny Locklearf
An unusually large "docket was
tried in Hoke County recorder’s
court before Judge Henry tMc-
Diarnlid Tuesday in a session that
lasted all dayi
Alfred Barnes, Indian, was char
ged with careless and reckless
driving and violating the prohi-
Open Seasons
In Area Listed
By Codunission
WILDLIFE AGENCY GIVES
REGULATIONS FOR
HUNTING
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM
PLAYS MASSEY HIU FRIDAY
Anderson Man
Makes Survey For
Ginner’s Association
PLAY IN FAYETTEVILLE
BOWL AT EIGHT
O CLOCK
the Board of Education for the
school year-1946-47. He wiiU miake
his report 'to the Board of Edu
cation ,an^ commissioners on the
first Monday in-October.
Two delegations from Robeson
County have been over this weeh
to look over the new tJpchurch
school buildings. They were very
much pleased with the' layout.
There will be a county-wide
colored teachers meeting held at
the Upchurch school on Friday,
October 3, at 3:30 p. m. Prepara
tion wiiU be made at this, time for
the opening of the colored schools
on Monday, Oct. 6.
J. W. Turlingtqn, W. T. Gibson,
Jr.-, and K. A, MacDonald attend
ed an administrative conference
held in Wagrairi by Dff* J. Henry
Highsmith and his staff on last
Wednesday afternoon.
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' HIGH SCHOOL NEWS
'The-Hoke County Board of Ed
ucation, the PTA’s of the county,
and the last year’s Senior Class
joined in making ^ contributions
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for. a number of improvements for
the high school. A new stage cur
tain, a bioscope and additional
laboratory supplies, lunch room
and kitchen' equiment, a new add
ing machine, typewriters and a
numher of library books are some
of the major things purchased
through these agencies.
One hundred and fifteen new
books have been added to the
library since the beginning of
.school. A new 1947 edition of
Compton’s has also been purchas
ed for the high school.
The band,. under the direction
of Mr. Melvin, has been organized
and practice has already been
started..
A call meeting of the Key club
was held Monday to discuss plans
for the year and to get into work
ing order again. The abject of this
club is to introduce the high
^hool boys to the world of busi-
ess.
IMiss Owen, director of the glee
jub, has had auditions for mem-
^rs and has begun work.
,1'. the first PTA meeting of the
year, the members voted to spon
sor a Frid,ay evening recreation
program again this year. Plans
are being worked out and the
meetings will be announced later.
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TODAY IS CLEAN-UP
DAY At ANTIOCH
The Rev. J. W. Mann advised
The News-Journal last week that
today was to be clean-up day at
the Antioch Presbyterian church,
but it was unintentionally omitted
from last week’s paper. He urges
all members, former members and
others who may have loved ones
buried there to come or send
someone to help witli the import
ant work of cleaning the grounds.
BUILDING FUND DRIVE
BAPTIST CHURCH SEPT. 28
The Rev. J. D. Whisnant, pas
tor of the Raeford Baptist church,
has announced that a speciqL-ef-
fort will be made to raise &oney
for the building fund drive of the
church at the Sunctey School hour
next Sunday morning. Mr. Whis-
nant said that those who -had
mode pledges could pay on their
pledges at that time and that
others could also contribute.
Indian, was charged with violat
ing the prohibition laws. 'The state
took a nol pros in the cases in
volving the prohibition laws and
accepted Barnes’ plea of guilty of
speeding^ in the other. Sentence
was 30 days suspended on pay
ment of $25 and the costs,
Foster Carthren, colored, was
found hot guilty of driving druidc.
Charlie Shipman, colored, plead
ed guilty of driving drunk and
with improper nghts. Sentence
was. 60 days to be suspended on
payment of $100 and the costs.
Frank MdRae, colored, got 30
days suspended on paymehit of
$10 and the costs for careless and
rdckless driving.
John Me Am, cotored, -paid the
costs for driving with improper
lights.
John A. Blue, Bracy Godwin,
J. L. Leach, Essie Smith, all color--
ed' paid the costs for being drunk
and disorderly.
Thomas Tate, V. D. Bennett,
Fred Bennett, - all colored, and
Freddie Burkett, white, all paid
the posts for possessing non-tax-
paid liquor.
■Willie C. Edney*. white, forfeit
ed a $25 bond by failing to appear
for trial for speeding.
iBooket' T. Little, colored, paid
the costs for driving witth impro
per license.
Johnnie B. McGoogan, colored,
waived preliminary hearing on a
charge of forging a check on -Dave
Hendrix which was cashed by J.
A. Jones'. He was held for Super
ior court under a bond of $360.
Willie B. Currie, white man of
Eliizabeth/town, made good a bad
check he had given A. 'A. Graham
and paid the costs.
Johnnie Thomas, colored, was
found not guilty on charge of as
saulting Ella Leach,
Tom McRae and Wilford McNeill
both colored, and Evelope Hen
derson, Indian, were charged with
running whiskey stills. McRae’s
plea was nolo contendere and the
others .pleaded guilty. Hendertt)n
and McNeill each got three months'
suspended on payment of $25"and
the costs and McRae got six mon
ths suspended on payment* of $26
and the cpsts.
Dave McNeill, colored, entered
a plea of guilty of assaulting Ad-
die Dupree, colored. He was given
30 days in jail and turned loose
and told^ he would have to serve
the sentence if^ he' came back to
Hoke County.
Boll'weevil control^ experiments on the H. B. Ashley farm. Route 1,
Red Springs, indicate Benzene hexachloride^ the new chemical, may
be'the answer to llhe cotton farmer’s prayers. 'The above picture shows
Ashley is expecting: a good harvest in spite of had weather and the
boll weevil.
With Ashley are George Ashford, (lef|!;>. President, Carolinas’ Gin-
ners Association and Dr. L. O. ^ver, (right), Directot*, N. C. State
College Experiment StalHon.
GETS CUT — KEEPS MUM
Sometime after midnight last
Sunday morning Jones McNeill,
local white man, drove his car
into town , bleeding profusely
and in serious condition from
loss of blood. He had'been cut
on the bridge of his nose and
on the temple. He was taken
to a Fayetteville hospital where
he is said to be recovering satis
factorily".
Sheriff D. H. Hodgin said yes
terday that he interviewed Mc
Neill; on Sunday and that he
was in fairly good shape at that
time, but that his memory was
n’t too good about who cut him
or where it took place. Appar
ently it was generally between
Raeford and Shannon.
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Dr. Alvis B. Dickson, of the
U. S. Navy, was operated on for
an abdominal cancer in Hawaii
recently and is recuperating sat
isfactorily.
FMC Announces
Lecture Series
The Flora iMacdonald college
Concert and Lecture committee
takes pride in announcing the
series of attractions planned for
the current college J^ear. Each
year this committee has endeav-
ered to present bigger and better
artists to the increasingly large
number of patrons and friends
who attend these events, and the
high standard established in' past
years has 'been maintained in the
selection of the well-balanced
program' of fine artists secured
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this year.
^exander Uninsky, who will
open the series oh Oct. 27, i^ one
of the outstanding pianist of ■ to
day, and has won international
fame in the world of music. Anna
Turkel, soprano, and Miriam Sol-
oveif, violinist, are both musi
cians of high order. *,
Margaret Bourke-White, Amer
ica’s foremost wonian photogra
pher and an author and lecturer
of note, will be fresh from a six
months’ assignment in India when
she comes to Flora Macdonald
Dec. 8. Jeanne Welty, mono-dra
matist, is making a return ap
pearance at Flora Macdonald,
where she won the hearts of her
audience two years ago, as “Theo
dosia Burr.” William A. Lydgate,
who has made a name for him
self in the editorial and literary
world and is a top-ranking lec
turer, will be\of especial interest
in his capacity as editor of Gal
lup Poll, when he speaks here
on April 5, world interest will
be increasingly focused on the
1948 Presidential election.
Kiwanians Hear Dr.
Willis On Thursday
Dr. H. Bi. Willis, superintendent
of the Norm Carolina Sanatoria
who has recmtly returned from
a trip to EuroM where he repre
sented the UiMed States Tuber
culosis associ^on at several con
ferences, was guest speaker at last
Thursday ni^t’s meeting of the
Raeford Kiwanis club.
Dr. Willis,'accompanied by Mrs.
Willis, visiited Oslo, Norway,
Stockholm, Sweden, Copenhagen,
Denmark, Bnjssels, Belgium, Paris,
France, and London, England.. At
each of thesj^laces he met with
leadini^'' tublrculosis specialists
-and exchanged ideas infor-
taation about the disease. At the
British Empire conference in Lon
don and a world conference in
Paris he delivered addresses on
the subject.
His talk to the Kiwanis club
iwas not about tuberculosis but
was a most interesting collection
of ideas and impressions about
the people and the places he visit
ed and their political and econo
mic ideas and conditions.
The following open seasons and
regulations for taking game in
the Fourth Wildlife district in
North Carolina for the 1947-1948
season have 'been published by
the North Carolina WildEfe Re
sources Commission:
“Bear: October 15 through
January 1. Bear bunting allowed
on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sat
urdays only. Daily bag limit 2,
possession limit 2, sedson limit 2.
“Deer: (Male) deer must have
antlers plainly visible to hun
ter. Deer hunting is allowed from
October 6 through January 1 on
Tuesday, Thursd^(s, and Satur
days only. Daily Nh^g limit 1
possession limit 2, seasoh limit 2.
“Opossum - Raccoon: 'With gun
and dogs October 15 /through
February 15.. No bag limit.
“Quail; November 271 through
January 31. Quail hunting is al
lowed 'on Tuesdays, 'mursdays,
and Saturdays only. Dhily bag
limit 8, possession limit 16, sea
son limit 150. '
‘‘Rabbits: November 27 through
January 15'. Rabbit hunting is al
lowed on Tuesdays, Thursdays,
season limit.
“Squirrels: October 6 through
January 1. Squirrel hunting is
allowed on Tuesdays, Thursdays,
and Saturdays only. Daiiiy bag
limit 8, possession limit 16, no
season limit. Two fox squirrels
can be included in daily bag.
“Turkeys: Hunting for turkeys
is allowed in Bladen, Cumber
land, Harnett, Hoke, and Scotland
counties ffom November 27
through January 1 on Tuesdays,
Thursdays, and Saturdays only..
Daily bag limit 1, possession limit
2, season limit 2. All other coun
ties in district closed to turkey
^hunting.”
Farm Bureau Head
Urges Farmers To
Join Hoke Unit
Wildlife Secretary
Here Yesterday
Ross Stevens, executive secre
tary of the North Carolina Wild
life association, was in Raeford
yesterday in the interest of re
organizing the somewhat dried qp
Hoke, county Wildlife club;
While here he made arrange-,
ments for an organizational meet
ing of this cluih tt) be held at the
courthouse riext Wednesday, Oc
tober 1, at seven-thirty p. m. All
sportsmen and farmers and pttiers
interested in wildlife are invite'd
to attend.
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METHODIST MEN TO
MEET OCTOBER THIRD
The Methodist Men’s Club -will
hold their second meeting at the
L. M. Upchurch Air Port, on Fri
day night of next'we^, at seven
o’^clock. A good supper and pro
-am is being planned.
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REVIVAL CLOSES SUNDAY
The Rev. Fred W. Pasdhall is
assisting in revival services at
the Methodist cMfcrch this week,
holding services each evening ,a£
7:36. There will be no Saturday
evening service and the rfideting
will' close Sunday morning.
, “The North Carohna Farm Bu
reau campaign for 160,666 mem
bers should have the support of
everyone for only through organ
ization can agriculture hope to
survive and contribute its share
to the prosperity of our state, and
nation,” Richard Neeley, Hoke
County Farm Bureau president,
said this week in a prepared state
ment.
“Farm Bureau^nembership com
mitteemen are hard at work en
listing new members to boost the
62,657 members to -166,066 by
November 15;” he said, “However,
this task is of such importance
that -wepan’t be content to let just
a few do the work. If a commit
teeman does not call on you, do
yourself a favor and look one up.
The campaign means much to the
future of the farmers of North
Carolina. If we farmers are to
be represented properly before
our state and national legislative
bodies, we should see to it that
the Farm Bureau can point to a
memibership so large that there
will be no doubt liow N. C. far-
nvgp^kfa'nd on important issues.”
Vame drive is attracting wide in
terest,” Neeley said, and “meet
ings of the past two weeks have
shown that farmers are concerned
about their future.” .
He said that it is up to the com
mitteemen and other members to
put the oamipaign over and it is
up to the men and women of Hoke
county to show that they are 106
percent behind it. i
BETDEL INGATHERING
It has been announced that the
annufl ingathering will be held
at Bethel Presbyterian church on
’Thursday, October 16. *
and Saturdays only. Daily bag
limit 8, poSession limit 16, no
For complete list of regulations,
for North Carolina, write to the
Wildlife Resource Commission,
P.O. box 2686, Raleigh.
The district embraces Bladen,
B(runswick, Columbus, Cumiber-
land, Harnett, Hoke, New Han
over, Robeson, Sam^n. and
Scotland counties.
PEANUT REFERENDUM
A last minute reminder to all
Hoke County peanut growers was
issued today by T. D. Potter,
Chairman of the County Agri—
cultral Conservatio.n Committed.
“October 1 is tliB deadline,” the
chairman said, “for returning the
Questionnaires on peanut acreages
and production which were sent
from the Agricultural Conserva
tion office. Infomation needed by
the county office for establiisbing
peanut acreage allotments^ on each
farm in 1948 will be taken from
-f&cts furnished by the farmers
themselves. These questionnaires
also establish each grower’s right”
to vote in the coming referen-r,
dum.”
The chairman explained that,
if the county committee does not
have complete information on a
certain farm by the time allot
ments are established,' that allot
ment must be made from the lim
ited county reserve. Failure to file
the questionnaire by October 1
may result in smaller allotments
for some farms.
Whether marketing quotas and
acreage allotments are to be in
effect next year will depend upon
the results of the referendum , to
be held later this year, the chair
man ^points out. The referehdum
date wijl be announced shortly.
’The county office then will noti
fy fanners of . voting places, and
provide other information about
the referendum. ■ .
LOUIS G. McGill
Announcement was made today
of the appointment of Louis G.
MoGill, Anderson, S. C- as Field
Representative of the Carolimas’
Ginners A^ociation to conduct
a general survey of all gins in the
Carolinas and Virginia. This sur
vey will enable the organization
tq provide improved service to
ginners and cotton farmers alike
In announcing the appointment,
George T. Ashford, President of
the Association, said Mr. McGill
will study types of equipment,
building and q'jerations now em
ployed and interviiew farmers and
ginners to obtain a cross-section
of ideas on how the group may
better serve them. Mr. McGill,
Ashford added, will inquire par
ticularly into ginning methods in
an effort to coordinate the better
features of various systems and
recommend them for wider use.
“This survey,” Ashford said,
“will be thorough and painstak
ing. The Carolinas’ Ginners As
sociation is eager to provide the
best service possible to ginners
and cotton'farmers. We feel that
through such a study the Asso
ciation will be far more adequate
ly prepared to recommend im
provements in ginning that will
assure farmers proper handling
of their products'and give ginners
additional incentive to process cot
ton more rapidly and efficiehtly.”
Coach Hayw-ood Faircloth’s
Hoke County High School foot
ball eteam starts its ten-gam
schedule against the Massey Hill
team in the Fayetteville High
School bowl under lights tomor
row night at eight o'clock. The
Ho.ice team, '.vhiich has be«n work
ing out at Armory park here for
the past five w'eeks will; 'de seek
ing to avenge a 6-0 'S'efeat at the
hands of Massey Hill in last year's
opening gam.e.
The Massey Hiil team defeated
the Wagram team last week 38-0
in Massey Hill. The Hoke team’s
first home game of 5 is to be play
ed here Friday of next week at
three p. m. against the Wagram
team.
Coach Faircloth has had his 32-
man squad -working out for the
past fixie ■weeks and reports are
that tile team looks promising.
11 lettermen from last year’s team
are on the squad, which is ap
parently in ejjcellent condition
buit lacking somewhat in polish.
^ Faircloth said yesterday. he
would probably start MacDonald
and Lee at the ends, George Free
man and Alton Clark at the tack
les, John Sinclair and Alexander
at guards, Neill B. Sinclair at cen
ter, and Murray, McMiUian, Mc-
Bryde and Moses in the backiield.
Others sl^pwing -up well in the
practice sessions are Blue and
Leach, both guards. 'VVhitley and
Glisson at tackles and Niven,
Johnson and Yarborough at end.
Bobby Huff, converted lineman
from Siller City has been looking
good at fuUback and will tin-
doubtedly see action there as -will
Joe Gulledge at wingb^ick. GuU-
edge was out most of last season
-with a broken collar bone.
Homecoming Day
At Bethesda
Next Sunday
' Plans are shaping toward a big
Homecoming at Old Bethesda
church in Aberdeen on Sunday,,
September 28. Tho various com
mittees are actively at work, roun
ding out the many details neces
sary to make, the event a spiritual
and neighborly success.
This year promises to be an out
standing event. The program com-
niittee has arranged with Dr.
Walter L. Lingle, D. D., LL. D..
President Emeritus ' of Davidson
College; former Moderator of the
General AssemJbJy of the Southern
Presbyterian Church, and one of
the le^iding theologians of the
nation, to deliver .the morning
sermon.,This will be followed by
a basket luncheon in the grove
where the local memers wiil be
host to the returnees and visitors..
At about two o’clock in tffe af
ternoon, the congregation will I'e-
assemible in the chxurch to hear
Dr. Charles G. Vordell, President
Emeritus of Flora Macdonald
College. Dr. Henry G. Bedlnger,
Pi'esident of Flora Macdonald Col
lege, will be present with youm
ladies from- the College Gl^ Club.
'Immediately therea^r, amd as the
closing feature of the day, the
congregation willi be addressed by
Honorable J. Melville Broughton,
former Governor of North Caro
lina.
Tobacco famers should begin
selecting and preparing their
plant bed site if they plan to tireat
for weed coritrol. The material
should be applied at least 90 days
before seeding. Two different
treatments are recommended. Ap
ply 1. pound of' eyanamid ' per
square yard, or use 1 pound of
uramon and one-half pound of
eyanamid per square yard. The
latter treatment is recommended
especially on permanent plant
ed sites as it will help control
diseases as, well as weeds.
Winter and spring ^jHihg crops
can relieve the. short feed crop.
Plant ext'ra acreage. Plant early
and 'fertilize with 300 pounds of
4-10-6 per acre. Use sufficient
seed to insure i good stand. Top
dress with nitrogen sooh after the'
crop is up to a good stand.
About 60 acres of hybrid seed
corn is being grown in Hoke Coun
ty this year. The bulk of it will go
to a large seed producer in Indi
ana. This seed supply -wiE help
relieve the shortage of hybrid
seed in that a^ea.
Tobacco prices were generally
unsettled during recefH weeks.-
Most famiers report' satisfactory
sales on the middle belt_rnarkets.
By the way, a good project for
the newly formed Chamber of
Commerce-would to get a tobacco
maurket established in Raeford.
This would be a big asset to the
whole community.
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^"The- chief functions of three
plant nutrients are nitrogen: Im-
jparts dark green color to piapts-
Promotes increased leaf and stem.
growth. Produces crisp improved
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