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1 i f, SCHOOL NEWS By K. A. MacDonald "iburinig the time the Grand Jury in session the patrolman, head PREACflES FIRST SERMON ^4 r ^1 mechanic and superintendent of 'Schools were called in to make reports on the condition g^nd op eration of the school buses. All were able td report that the lous es were in excellent condition and Parker’s Methoiist church and) that the operation had been good for the time school has been transferred at the Annual North in session. Parents should appreciate the interest the grand jury takes in safe transportation of our school children. The enrollment, average daily attendance, and percentage of at tendance, in the white schools work, will be replaced here by the county for the second month of school is as follows; Ashemont 110, 103.5, 96.3; Hoke High &th grade 76, 69.2, 91; Hoke High 9- 12 249, 230.8, 93.4; Raefondi Ele mentary 436, 379.9, 90.3; Rockfish 126, 1111.5, 91.9. The Rockfish school is under going a serious epidemic of mumps that "hit the school heavily last week. 52 absences were caused by 16 cases. We hope that the epi demic does not last too long. W. C. Allen, publisher and au thor of ‘The Story of Our State, North Carolina,” was a visitor in the county yesterday. The first issue of Hoke High Lights is off the press this week. We wish to compliment the edi tors, their advisors and the print er for the fine job they have done in turning out a very readable and interesting . paper. The pic tures added quite a bit to the at tractiveness of the paper. Con gratulations! HOKE HIGH At the' District meeting of N. C. E. A. held in Fayetteville last Friday Miss Mayme McKeithan was elected secretary of English Teachers Association of the Sou theastern District. The members of the Beta Club gave the program in chapel Wed nesday. Gwen Gore led the devo tional. Carlene Frepman, presi dent of the club, explained the requirements for membership and administered the pledge. Nancy Lee Cole calledi the new meUbers to thp stage and aided the (presi dent in presenting the certificates to each member. Then Graham King and Hilda Jordan lighted the candles of Achievement, Lead ership, and Character. -{Mi.ss Blanche Olwen sang a solo. Mrs. for tile club. Sadie Haiwkins Day wi! ebrated at the high school Fri day. The gym will be the Dog- patch of the evening, and enter tainment will include a square dance andi the crowning of a couple'chosen as the ideal Daisy Mae and L’il Abner, This pro- rir;, l>>. .'-'Pi m ' ; . J D. Gore semng as chaperones. The pupils of Mrs. M. L. Mc-“ Keithan’s room have organized a Variety Club. The officers are; Bruce Phillips, president; Earl Conoly, vice-president; John Mc- Lauchlin, secretary; Joyce Con- olj^, treasurer. The Varsity Cliib is planning to. buy an electric clock for the gymnasium. This club is com posed of all the high school pupils Whd have gone out for any of the feports and have merited letters for outstanding playing. Beginning tomotrow Mr. Gib son is planning to give all the high school pupils a general a- biUtj^ test. ' Next- Thursday^ I^ovember 20, thO'" Ethel Hanley Marionette Company will present the “Hap- Rev. W. L Maness Tranferred To Scotland County IN GIBSON CHURCH NEXT SUNDAY The Rev. W. L. Maness, pastor of the Raeford Methodist church since November II, 1943, was Carolina Methodist conference at Elizabeth City last week to the St. John-Gibson Methodist charge in Scotland County. He will preach his first sermon in his new charge next Sunday. Mr. Maness, under whose ministry the local/church has done outstanid the Rev. P. O. Lee, who comes here from Stantonsburg, in Wil son county. Mr. and Mrs. Lee are expected to move here next 'Wed nesday, the same day the Man- esses exp>ect to move to Gibson. Mr. Mannes is a native of Rob bins, in Moore county, and he has been a Method'ist minister since he became minister of the Erwin Methodist church in 1916. In cluding that first charge he has served nine Mqthodist charges in North Carolina. In his report to the convention last week Mr. Maness carried a record of outstanding achieve- m.entJLn the 4 years he has been here there have been over 400 accessions to fhe church member ship here. Last August the Com munity Chapel Methodist church was organized with a charter membership Of 23. It has been served since-’that time, by Mr. Maness as minister. It was trans ferred to the Pine Bluff charge at the convention and will be served in the futureu,by the Rev. G. W. Crutchfield. In the Raeford Methodist church the goal of $40,000 was set to be reached for the building fund by the end »f the churdh year and this figure was reached on the last Sunday before the convention. The Raeford church also has $1500 in a fund for a new organ in the planned, new church. The Parker’s Methodist church has a fund of $350^ toward a new building. Mr. Maness is married and has five children. They are: Dr. Paul F. Maness, of the staff of Duke hospital; William H. Maness, law student at Stetson University; C. E. Maness,^undertaker of Stuart, Va.; Mrs. R. W. Elmer,, ^jf jiorth Troy, N. Y.; and Miss Sarah Ma ness, a senior at Elon College. Mr. Maness yesterday express ed his great pleasure at having J. C. McLean is faculty adviser served here and his appreciation for the fine treatment he and his cel- family have always received here. 9- LT. PARKER SAFE IN CHINA AFTER JUMP Lt. Russell Parker, U. S. Army paratrooper on detached' service Id Lil Abner, inxs pro- Ameflcan Graves Reg- gram is given under th^irection in. China, who was of the Raeford-Hoke 7‘th VKeek as missing in Mesdames N. B. Blue, Alfred r*oioQ- Cole, N. B. Simclair and' Arthur (Continued on page 4) action in the_wilds of the Celes tial Elmpire since October Id, is alive and well, according to - a message receiived from the Ad jutant General on November It Lt. Parker was married to Miss Janie Mae McBryde shortly be fore leaving for overseas last Au gust. Mrs. Parker was en route to the home of his parents^ in Laurel, Miss., accompanied by her sister, Mrs. J. J. Beard, when she received ti^e^message that he was safe. Lt. Parker’s recent jump with supplies at Kuei-ch’ih, 350 miles southiwest of Shanghai, to alff a stranded graves regi^ation creiw was the first jump to be made in cbnhection with. AQRS field work in China. He was one of three men from more than a group of 309 to be selected for. this dan gerous wotk. . ~ BUILDING FUND GOAL REACHED Superior Court Ends Wednesday; 1 Case To Jury :^i OTHER DEFENDANT^ILE PLEAS OF GUILTY TO LIGHTER CHARGES I WOMEN JURORS SERVE? I Three women were called | I for Jury duty at the November i fiterm of court this week. They '! The above picture was taken on Sunday, October 28, and shows the Rev. W. L. Maness, pastor of the-Raeford Metho dist church who is leaving for his new assignment at St. John- Gibson. Mr. Maness is standing beside the scoreboard kept on the building fund goal of $40,000, which was reached on the Sunday the picture was made. 3 Escapees From Sanatorium Get 20 Years Each Three defendants who broke out of the prison ward at the State sanatorium at Sanatorium, were sentenced Monday after noon iin Asheville to serva 2'0 years each in- Federal "prison in Atlanta. They were charged with kidnapping C. W. Crum of Ashe ville November 2. They are: Ballard' Martin of Newton, who was arrested' by state and federal officers Sunday night near Lincolnton; James Ste phenson of Greenwood, S. C., and Odell Holder of Greensboro. They were also charged with violating the national motor ve hicles act, but that was continued'. Ballard Martin, 23, who escaped with two other convicts from the prison ward of the North Caro lina Tubercular sanatorium at Sanatorium almost two weeks a- go, was captured in Lincoln coun ty Sunday night. Martin, who was recaptured while walking along a dirt road about 10 o’clock with a compan ion, Paul Johnson, was taken to Asheville to stand trial with two prison associates on federal char ges of violating the motor vehicle theft act and with kidnapping. Martin and OdeU Holder, 34, of Greensboro, and James A. Ste phenson, 22, of Belmont, were convicted of kidnapping C. W. Crum, a crippled filling station operator near Asheville, driving him to a ppint near the Georgia line, robbing him of his money and automobile, and putting him out on the highway. Holder surrendered a ’ week a- go at Greensoro, and Stephenson was recaptured Thursday in a cafe at Gastonia. Both Holder and Stephenson charged that liv ing conditioiis'ltr|the prison ward at Sanatorium were vile and that ■J ' prisoners could buy liquor and narcotics from attendants. Those charges were flatly denied by R. A. Jones, superintendent of the prison ward. New Highway Patrolman On Duty Her^, Patrolman Dolan G. Surratt, of Denton, has reported to Rheford where he has bden stationed as a member of the ! State Highway Patrol in addit^' to Patrolman Jason Barnes. He may be con- sidereid' a local effect of the recent statewide expansion of the patrol. Patrolman Surratt is an army veteran, having been a member of the U. S. Seventh Army in Eu rope and later there with the Army of Occupation. He recenrt- ly graduated from the patrol school at Chapel Hill with an ex cellent record. He is married and he and' Mrs. Surratt are living in the home of J. R. Hampton'. Association Directors Meet Tuesday The Directors of The Lafayettd Highway Association met near Hartsville Tuesday at Pat’s Cot tage Tourist Place-. Besides Pres ident George D. Eidson, of Harts ville, and Secretary-Treasurer Claude E. Hurst, of Sumter, other Directors attending ,were R. J. Patterson, Bennettsville, Frank DesChamps, BishopviUe, W. S. Dunbar, Laurinburg, andi Neijl A. McDonald, Raeford. " President Eidson announced af- (Contimmed on Pago 4) o- ■ KIWANIANS, WOMAN’S CLUB TO CONDUCT » ANNUAL SEAL SALE Shortiy after the prisoner es caped, they are accused of taking possession of a car occupied by, a young cobiple, evicting them near Cameron and driving into Ouiilford county and abandoning the car. Later ithey were accused of fac ing a taxi driver’s cab at Point and ^andoning it near MoCkkviiUe* IBtill kter, in A^e- ville,. tttey were accused of takiog a >nd abandoning it % slhoj^t time before tidcihg in his car. IC A. MacDonald, chairman of the Hoke County Tuberculosis committee, announced yesterday that the Raeford Klwanis club would conduct the annual Christ mas Seal Bond sale and that the Raeford Woman’s club would a- gain sponsor the sale of Christ mas seals. ,1 Kiwanian Younger Snead 'wUl be chairman of the Bond sales committee of the Klwanis club for' the drive. Mrs. R. L. Mturay Willi be chairman of the Seal sales committee of fhe Woman’s club. MacDonald pointedi out that 75 cents of every dollar collected in Hoke county remains in the coun ty for. a local program, and that it is therefore this responsibilitr of every citizen' to cooperate 'with the drive. Judge Chester Morris, of Cur rituck, opened the November term of Hoke county Superior Court here Monday and adjourn ed it yesterday morning. 13 de fendants faced the judge on cri minal charges aad all were dis posed of. Only one, however, went to the jury, as the other defen dants entered pleas of guilty of some offense. The case in which Johnnie Morrison, Joseph and George Washington and Jennie Washing ton were charged with first de gree mupfer in connection with the death of Matthew Graham, Jr., at a coloreducafe north of here on the night of Friday, October 10, came up for trial on Tuesday. The case against Jennie Wash ington was dismissed for lack of evidence against her. The State accepted pleas of guilty of man slaughter by each of the other three. Johnniie Morrison, who haid been originally pointed out by the coroner’s jury as the murder er of Graham, got q sentence of not less than four years nor more than six, while George Washing ton got not less than five nor more than seven years. Joseph Washington was sentenced, to serve not less than three . years nor more than five. William Harfis, Talmadge Mel ton and J. D. Walters, young white men of the county, w^e charged with assault with a dead ly weapon with intent to kill in connection with some rifle bul lets which were fir&i into the home of Irene Carpenter in the county. Plea of guilty of assault with a deadly weapon on the part of each was accepted by the State. Harris also tendered a plea of guilty of carrying a concealed weapon. Melton and Walters were each sentenced to serve not less than 10 nor more than 12 months on the roads. Harris was senten ced to serve two years sen tence tp be suspended upon payment of a fine of $100 and the court costs. He was placed on general probation for three years, meaning that if his behavior is bad during that time he will have to serve the two-year sentence. James and Shelton Faulk, col ored men of J.ittle River, pleaded not guilty of possessing non-tax- paid liquor or materials for mak ing same. The jury found them not guilty. The State accepted a plea of forcible trespass from Roger Dix on, white man cjiarged' with breaking and entering. Sentence was two years, suspe»ded on pay ment of $50 and the court costs. He was placed on general pro bation for five years. Johnnie B. McGougan, colored, was charged with forgery and entered' a plea of guilty of giving a worthless check with intent to defraud. Sentence was four mon ths on the roads. Dannie Patterson, c ol or e d, pleaded guilty of reckless driving when charged with driving drunk. Tbe State accepted and sentence was Mx months to be suspended on payment , of the costs. Willie Wilson, colored, entered a plea of guilty of breaking and entering the smokehouse of Clar ence McGregor and stealing scnne meat. He was sent to the roads for not less than two years nor more than three. In the civil part of the court four divorces were granted'^and no other cases were tried. were Mrs. W. L. Maultsby, Mrs. W. L. Poole and Miss! Mary Lee McMillan. They | were not on the one criminal | case which went to a jury, bntf they did act on three of the| divorce cases which were tried yesterday. This, was the first time wo- |men had served on a jury inx I Hoke County. Ten women were j I called for the duty at the pre-| I vious term of court, but all I ■ were excused lor one reason) I or anckher. j ATTENDS CONVramON Tha Bev.-'J. D. Wltisnant, paa- tmM tite Raeford IBi^tist churdi. is Jdtentinf flbe Nortit CarotiBa ifitist -Convention ia Winston- SEATE ELECTED PRESIDENT The Cape Fear Watchniakers Guiki at a meeting in Fayetteville this week elected Chariss W. Seate, Faj^ttevUle jeweler and Raeford native, prudent of the group for the nekt year. ‘ Hoke High Will Play Rowland Here Tomorrow Grand Jury Sees Nothing Wrong At Sanatorium REFUTES CONTENTION OF three^'Uonvicts who RECENTLY ESCAPED ROCKINGHAM DOWNS LOCALS, 33-7, THERE . LAST FRIDAY In a fairly steady rain and much mud the Hoke High Bucks were throttled by the Rockingham Rocks in Rockingham last Friday afternoon, 33-7. The game began with Little of Rockingham receiv ing the kickoff-and carrying it 90 yards for a touchdown. Rocking ham picked up another tally a few plays later when a Raeford tum ble gave them the ball on the Rae ford 10-yard line. The score came one play later. The only score made by Raeford came in the. middle of the second quarter pass from Niven to 'Murray was good. Norton place- kicked the point after touchdown. In the season thus far the local team has five defeats to oiily two victories, having defeated IVa- gram and Jonesboro. However, the losses have mostly been to class A schools, namely Laurin burg, Siler City and Rockingham. Tomorrow afternoon the Hoke High team takes on a team in its owm class when Rowland will be the visiting team in a game at Armory Park beginning at three o’clock. The Rowland game was with Hamlet- bad been canceled arranged yesterday after the game Hamlet is in a tie with Sanford for the District Class A cham pionship and must play off the tie on Friday, so is unable to play here. 0 Mrs. Murray Heads Christmas Seal Sale Mrs. R. L. Murray has accept ed the chairmanship .of the 1947 Christmas Seal Sale in Raeford and Hoke County. The Seal Sale which this year will be in its 411 st year will be conducted' November 17th. until Christmas. In accepting this work Mrs. Murray welcomes the opportunity “because of the importance to every resident of the county of eradicating tuberculosis.’” 'The campaign against tubercu Ibsis is supported by the sale of Christmas Seals. The following committee has been appointed to assist in the campaign: Mrs. Tommie Upchurch, Mrs. Crawford Thomas, Mrs. Neill A. MoDpnald, Mrs. Hinton MdEhaul, Mrs. A. D. Gore, Mrs. Frank Williams, Missfi(^.Elizabeth Gore. Mrs. McIntyre Dies In Rowland IMrs. D. C. McIntjFre, resident of Rowland and mother of J. B. McIntyre of Raefoni, died sud denly at her home on Tuesday. She w^s 81 years of age. Surviving in addition to J. B. McIntyre is one ^daui^iinr. Miss Nell McIntyre of Rowland. The funeral will be held at Kentire church tin Rowland at elevea o’clock- this mocf^ag. I In his charge to the Grand Jury at the opening here this week Judge Chester Morris di rected' that body to investigate the statements made by escaped prisoners from the State Sana^ torium and published in new^ papers to the effect that whiskey and narcotics could be 'oought by inmates of the prispner’s ward there. In their reguiir report the Grand jury state: that they had inspected' the prison ward at the State Sanatorium and found the building to. be in a bad state of repair. Their report further stater that “We found no- evidence of whiskey or narcotics being offered for sale, and we inter viewed some of the prisoners and fhey reported that the treatment they received was all right. At the direction of Judge Mor ris the jury also investigated, the condition of the school busses of fhe county. The report said that State Highway Patrolman Jason Barnes had inspected the busses and reported that they were in “number one condition.” The re port recommended that a helper be- employed for the county school bus mechanic and that this helper be a mechanic.- The reports of the mayor and justice of the peace were exam ined... and -ysand. t'-^be in orct*^^ The courthouse aa; jail were inspected and found to be in good condition with the exception of the fact that the roof of the jail is'in need of repair and-one room there needs painting. They rec ommended that the colored t-oilet to the rear of the courthouse be repaired. NOTES I By A. S. Knowles A few extra packages of rat bait will be on mad^ campaign day, November 19th, for those wishing to get a package to con trol rats around their home or 1 farm. Orders should be placed be fore the 19th. Farmers' have less than two months to file income tax reports. That means they have only a few weeks to make repairs and to make certain that ail the larger cost of operation are charged a- gainst this year’s income. The- tax you pay should be the mini mum required by law. It is left up to the individual to see that it is not more. It is best to not wait until time to make up the income tax statement to. figure your tax situation. It is often too late to provide for many expenses and other deductions.* Income tax management is an all year job. Mechanization and other im provement methods have brought on some problems of farming. Farming has become a business. On a family farm, the farm ope rator performs five roles; (1) Supplier of capital, (2) Business man, (3) Mechanic,-(4) Natura list, and (5) Laborer. It requires a good farmer and outstanding businessman to make a success of fanning. I noticed where the Food Cmn- mittee has reserved an earlier lie- cision about poultiyless Thuis* lay». Now they are uxging farm* ers to cUll out all unprofitable birds for immediate sale. ThD is wise anytime. I feel sure moca grain will be saved this my. A hen that lays eats tn^ Uttle.moie than the non-layer.* All should be sold or Ruit are not used fOr beeiidiBfi' poses. fLu ’i\ \
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