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The Hoke County News
The Hoke County Journal
VOLUME XLII NO. 39
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1948;
RAEFORD, N. C.
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ADDENDA
By The Editor
BLOOMER GIRLS of the Rae-
ford Kiwanis club, let^ by Israel
Mann^ managed to take their game
from the Aberdeen Lionesses
here last Thursday night in a
hard-fought ami hilarious game,
lout the local Kiwanis club var
sity went down swinging to an
Aberdeen quint that was really
shooting. According to Kiwanis
officials (the club’s Boy Scout
fund got as much money from
the affair as the public and part
icipants did amusement. It was
highly successful.
AN INSPECTION LANE will be
set up here next Monday and will
remain until March 26, according
to a dispatch received this week
from Arthur T. Moore, of the
State motor vehicles departmetit.
Moore did not say just where
. here the lane would be set up,
and late yesterday we could find
no one here who knew.
NATIONAL GUARD units from
Raeford and Red Springs, along
with other anti-aircraft units in
the State, will probably go to
camp next summer at Camp Stew
art^ Georgia. All other North
Carolina and 'Tennessee guard
units wMl go to Fort Bragg, ac
cording to information received
from the State Adjutant General
this week. Camp Stewart is near
HinesviUe, Georgia, and is South
of Savannah.
CARL GOERCH, % ]|aleigh, ed-
^itor 0,? the,,,S[!lakte,ja«tirazine,^,,was
a visitor in Raeford bn Monday.
ARCHIE CALHOUN, of Montrose,
a member of a local National
Guard uniit which was inducted
into Federal service in September,
1940, is in a curious sort of a
pickle. Archie thought he was
discharged before the unit left
here for Fort Moultrie on Sept
ember 23, as did other members
of the unit. He was approached
by an MP sergeant the other day,
however, with the news that the
Adjutant General in Washington
had never received notice of his
discharge and^ took the view that
he may have been AWOL from
the Army all these years. The
MP didn’t take Archie in, though,
but just wanted help in finding
the missing records. In view of
the fact that many of the people
Who were in Battery “F” at that
time are around here now and
' know that he was discharged or
should have been, it seems un
likely that any serious difficulty
will arise from the situation. Slow
jthough it may be, the Army usua-
|ily arrives at things.
WRINGER CO. deal with the
iHok'e County Development Corp-
jorration has gone somewhat slower
jthan most of those involved ex-
Ipected several weeks , ago, bujt
Inhere is reason to expebt that it
irill be wound up in the next few
days. There has been consider
able diiscussidin of the conf.ract
‘ between representatives of the
ftwo outfits, but no major differ-
i’ences have arisen.
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'uneral Today For
[rs. Paul Baxley, Jr.
Funeral services will be con-
'ducted this afternooon for Mrs.
Paul Ba.xley, Jr, 21, who died
Tuesday morning at 10:30 at her
home :n Fayetteville after the
birth of a son, who survives. The
service will be Conducted at a
Fayetteville Baptist church and
burial' will be ^ Adams cemetery
between ■ St. Pauls and Fayette
ville.
In addition to her son, her
husband survives with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Wiggins
of Fayetteville; two brothers,
Vance Wiggins of Raeford and J..
D. Wiiggins of Fayetteville; and
four sisters.
U. N. C. MEN’S GLEE CLUB — TO BE HERE SATURDAY NIGHT
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Shown above is the Men’s Glee club of the University of
North Carolina, which is on a tour of the State and which
will appear in the Hoke County High school auditorium here
Saturday night, February 28, under the joint auspices of the
Hoke-Raeford Parent-Teacher association and the Chaminade
Music club.
The, group will offer a varied and interesting program,
including works of the classic masters as well as folksongs
and modern works. These will include a classic spiritual
group, a patriotic group, a group of Negro spiritual, and
a group of three choruses from operas by Wagner.
The glee club ^ill be under the direction of Paul Young.
8 Schook Enter
Cage Tourney
Starting Tuesday
LOCAL LEGION POST
SPONSORS THIRD
ANNUAL EVENT
The third Raeford annual Am
erican Legion High School Basket
ball Tournament will be played
in the high school gymnasium
here next week starting on Tues
day night with two games and
with two games on Wednesday
and Thursday nights. The finals
will be played on Friday night
of next week.
Eight high schools in this sect-'
ion have entered this third affaiif.
The other two tournaments were
won by Aberdeen in 1946 arfd by
West End in 1947. Teams entereid:
this year include Raeford, Hope
Mills, Steadman’s, Seventy-First,
West End, Aberdeen, Laurel Hill
and Central High of Fayetteville.
Paring for Tuesday night are
Hope MiUs against Steaidman in
the opener to be followed immed
iately by Seventy-First against
Raeford. On Wednesday night
West End plays Laurel Hill in
the opener and Aberdeen plays
Central High in the second: game.
Tuesday’s winners will play the
first semi-final game on Thurs
day night followed by Wednes
day’s winners.
The finals will be played on
Friday night, preceded by a game
between Jayvee teams from the
schools reaching the finals.
The tournament is being spon-
soredi by the local Ellis Williamson
post of the American .Legion,
which will furnish the officials
and otherwise manage the affair.
A suitable trophy will be awarded
the winning team and an all-tour
nament will be selected.
Mrs. T. F. Culbreth
Laid To Rest
Sunday Afternoon
Mrs. Rebecca Monroe Culbreth,
passed away at Moore County
hospital at four o’clock last Fri
day after an illness of slightly less
than six weeks. She had become
ill on January 13 and was carried
to the hospital on January 26
where she was successfully operat
ed on February 7. She had im
proved after the operation amd
had been out of bed and planning
to come home when she suffered
a heart attack on Wednesday
February 18. Another attack at
about 2:00 a. m. Friday proveid
fatal. ,
Mrs. Culbreth was born Jan
uary 13, 1847, in the Sandy Grove
section of what was then Cumber
land county, now the Fort Bragg
reservation, the daughter of the
late Malcolm and Margaret Pat
terson Monroe. In February, 1895,
she was married to the late
Thomas F. Culbreth, who pre
ceded her to the grave less than
two months.
Funeral service was conducted
at the Raeford Presbyterian
church Sunday afternoon at three
o’clock by the Rev. W. B. Hey
ward,, pastor, assisted by Dr.
Davis, of Southern Pines. Burial
was in the Raeford cemetery.
Pallbearers were John W. Mc-
Phaul, A. J. Freeman, Neill A.
McDonald, Ernest Duncan, Walter
Baker and H. L. Gatlin, Jr.
Surviving are five sons; Junius,
FIrank and; Fred of Raeford;
Graham and Walter of Soutiiern
Pines; one daughter, Mrs. A. R.
McRae, of Detroit, Michigan; two
sisters, Mrs. J. A. Wilson of Rae
ford and Mrs. John McCaskill of
Jackson Springs, and four grand
children.
SCHOOL NEWS
BY K. A. MACDONALD
The attendance in the schools
since the re-opening after the bad
weather has been unusaliy good.
The continued cooperation of the
parents is requested as it is, very
essential that all students be in
schoool every day for_ their own
good, and so that no teacher will
be lost through poor attendance.
There will be a county-wide
nelro teachers meeting this after
noon at the Upchurch school at
3 o’clock. Tonight at 8 o'clock
there will be a county-wide white
teachers meeting at Hoke High.
Dr. Richard Weaver of Ciiapel Hill
.will address both meetings. Dr.
Weaver is director of the Resource
Use Commission and vice-chair
man of the Resource Committee of
the State Education Commission.
We, are extremely fortunate :in be
ing able to secure Dr. Weaver.
The public is invited to hear him.
Mrs. Florence Hughes, repre
senting “My Weekly Reader” and
“Curj^^ Events” held two read
ing demonstrations in Hoke
County on Monday. Mrs. Hughes
held one at the Raeford Graded
school for white. teachers,, and
the other at Upcurch school for
colored teachers. After each dem
onstration she held a conference
with the teachers on reading prob
lems. The teachers enjoyed the
i; emonstrations and got a lot of
good points to incorpoi^ate in their
reading, programs.
We are glad to report that Coach
Faircloth’s father, who has been
ill in Hjghsmith hospital, is 'Im
proving.
The pupils of Hoke High are
looking forwaid to the coming of
the University of North Carolina
Glee club on Saturday night.
The teachers at the Miildouson
school have made arrangements
with the. county public library to
secure books for the use of the
school children. This arrangement
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Shooting Scrape
Saturday Night
Victim hnproves
FRIED PORK SKINS
LEAD TO BLAZING
SHOOTING IRON
Last Saturday night at the
placej of Richard MciPhatter at
the cross-road north of Raeford
on the "Vass road, MlcPhatter is
said to have had words with a-
nother colored man, Leo Steele,
from South Carolina and to have
fired two rounds frdti a caliber
.45 Army type automatic pistol
into Steele’s abdomen.
Steele was hospitalizekd and
MoPhatter was incarcerated in the
county jail. Steele is said to be re
covering very well, while MePhat-
ter is still in jail without bond
pending definite indications of
Steele’s recovery.
Officers of the county sher
iff’s office have gathered that
Steele bought some pork skins
in MePhatter’s place and thfey had
some rather Warm words about
the change due or not due Steele
in the transaction. Words apparen
tly got warmer until the pistol
went off. MoPhatter, according to
the officers, says that Steele was
coming at him or indicating that
he was about to at the time he
pulled the trigger,
MePhatter sells beer at the
place and has the reputation of
being one of his own good custo
mers.
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Marian Lewis Nets
44 Points In Cage
Game Friday Night
Marian Lewis of the Hoke High
girls basketball team, set a local
record and what is thought to be
a record for this section for high
school girls when she scored 44
points to lead the Hoke girls to a
'50-27 defeat of the girls from
Laurel High here last Friday
night. Gentry for the visitors was
high scorer with 13 points.
Hoke High took all three games
here Friday the boys winning 28-
21 and the Jayvees winning 23-14.
For the boys Gulledge with 10 and
Murray with nine were scoring
leaders for the victors, while Har
ris and Currie" scored seven points'
each for Laurel Hill.
Red Springs High came to Rae
ford Monday night and lost two'
games of three The Red Springs
boys won 29-J9, the Hoke girls
won 21-20, and the-local Jayvees
eked out an 8-5 victory.
Here on Tuesday nighht the
local jayvees lost to Wagram,
11-9, while the boys and girls
took their games from the visitors,
48-22 and 29-13, respectiv'el.v.
Marian Lewis , score! 19 points to
lead the girts in this contest. Joe
Gulledge scored 27 points and
Murray 14 to lead the boys. The
defensive play of Keith,, Smith
and MacDonald 'was outstanding
In this game. ' ■ '
RED CROSS FUND DRIVE STARK
NEXT MONDAY; NAME WORKERS'
County Chairman Expects To
Raise Quota In
Ten Days
Israel Mann, 1943 Red Cross Fund Chairman. annoTinces
that the annual Red Cross drive will begin Monday, March 1,
The plans are to complete the drive by March 10.
The National goal is $75,000,000. The quota for Hoke
County is $1900.00. The three
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Mrs. Ellen Jones
Dies At Rockfish
Sunday Morning
Mrs. Ellen Johnson Jones, 78,
died Sunday morning at her home
near Rockfish. She was one of
the most prominent residents of
her community and was the widow
of the late E. Frank Jones.
She was a daughter of the late
Richandi W. Johnson and Mrs.
Mary "Wilson Johnson.
Funeral services were conducted
Monday afternoon at three o’clock
at the Cedar Creek Baptist church
by the Rev. E. B. Booker and the
Rev. L. H. Hemphill. Burial was
in the church cemetery. Pallbear
ers were Oscar Townsend, Bernice
ijfstic, Clarence KflQn,ce.f^j4jcAdft(V.
Boseman, Oscar Wood, arwl Neil
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Townsend.
She is survived by the following
children:
Mrs. R. M. Lefler of Albemarle;
Mrs. W. G. Bandy of Lincolnton;
Mrs. Alonzo T. Watson of Fayette
ville; Mrs. J. J. Cobb of Parkton;
Manley Jones of Eureka, Cali
fornia; and Miss Lucille Jones and
Alfred Jones of the home place.
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Commissioner Of
Motor Vehicles
Addresses Club
Guest speaker at a dinner meet
ing of the Business apd Profes
sional Women’s club of Raeford
at Cox’s Restaurant last Thursday
night was Colonel L. C. Rosser,
State commissioner of motor ve
hicles. He spoke on highway
safety.
The commissioner opened his
remarks with a statement that
highway safety was ^ne of the
major projects in the State today
and said that he thought a very
effective way to get results in the
safety program was to start tel
ling women about the problems
an'.i hazards.
He gave statistics about high
way and other accidents, saying
that in the past 33 years accidents
of other types have decreased 42
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Alleged Thieves
Under Bond For
Superior Court
10 DEFENDANTS PAY
FOR VIOLATING
TRAFFIC LAWS
In Reconder’s court Tuesday
morning five colored men faced
Judge Henry McDiarmid on
charges of breaking and entering
and larceny. A quantity of oats
was alleged to have been re
moved from a building where they
were stored on the farm of Arch
McEachern in Allendale township.
The five are Harvey Breece,
Willie B. McEachern, Will Morris,
Howard Jones and Nathan Buie.
A large quantity of oats being in
volved, .the case was beyond the
jurisdiction of the reconder’s
court, so Judge McDiarmid found
probable cause against the five
■apd «!":^red t^iem held for a su
perior court trial. Bonds were set
at $300 each and McEachern,
Jones and Buie have been released
under bond.
Sylvan S. Ash, white soldier of
Fort Bragg, entered a plea of
guilty of obstructing an officer of
the law in the performance of his
duty. The officer in the case was
McLaurin Clark of the Raeford
police and he was about to in-
cajrceratei another soldier wbem
the trouble occured. Ash got 30
days suspended on payment of the
costs.
As the result of a night of
trouble at the Stubbs filling sta
tion in Blue Springs town^p
Neill Purcell, Will McDonald and
Junior McDonald, all colored, were
indicted for being drunk and dis
orderly and participating in an
affray. Purcell and, Will McDonald
got 30 days suspended on payment
of the costs for their part in the
affair and Junior McDonald got
30 days suspended on payment of
$25 and the costs.
For being drunk and disorderly
and participating in.another affray
on the same evening at the same
place Leancier Blackman and
Justin Manley also got 30 days
suspended on payment of the
costs. Blackman also paid the
costs for driving b.'s car improper
ly equipped in another case.
' Buck Odom, white, entered a
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Red Cross services which are
expected to claim top priority
nationally in next year’s ex
penditures are diaster, the
new blood donor service, and
services to veterans. 1947 was
a record breaking year in
rega’rd to major disasters and
seriously depleted disaster
budget reserves to th^ extent
of more than S9.000.000.
Medical, health, and hospital
authorities, as well as the Army
and Navy, recommenced the
establishment of a National Blood
Program to provide whole blood
and blood products for our entire
civilian population. No charge
will be made for the blood or its
products. With the large number
of war veterans in the Uniited
States today; Red" Cross services
to veterans still claim large ex
penditures. '
The following campaign work
ers have been appointed: Ashe-
mont: Mrs. Tom Sinclair, Miss
Mildred Womble, Mrs. George
Topps, Mrs. Lwnarq McBryde^
Mrsl doU^n; Sanatorium:
Mrs. J. L. Beall, Miss Eula Rack-
ley, J. E. Brady, Nurse Faulkner,
John McCoy; Montrose: Mrs. W.
L. McFadyyen, Mrs. A. H. Cal
houn, J. A. Webb, Carl Riley;
Pine Forest: J. D. Tapp; Little
River; J. W. Smith; Turnpike: H.
B. Nixon, Otis Webb, J. H. Webb;
Blue Springs: Miss Margaret
Gainey; Allendale: Mrs. Arch Mc
Eachern; Antioch: Mrs. W. C.
Hodgin; Raedeen: T. D. Potter;
Dundarrach: Mrs. Jesse Gibson,
J. W. Cannady, Mrs. N. H. G.
Balfour, Mrs. Archie Howard;
Arabia: Mrs. Ruth Bristow; Rodc-
fish: Mrs. T.. C. Jones; Wayside:
Richard Neeley, Mrs. D. K. Parker,
Mrs. Kerr Stevens, Douglas Mbn-
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FARM NOTES
By A. S. Knowles
NEWS JOURNAL WILL PRINT ALL
CHILDREN’S PICTURES TAKEN
The News-Journal wants a" pho
tograph cf every youngster in this
trading area for publication in a
forthconing feature titled “Citi
zens of Ton'.orrow.”
‘"It i.s a grand idea,” seems to be
the fC'iicensus of opinion "foiced
by parerits of this community
i since o'u;- previous announce:Tient
as quoted above. “If certainly
'clicks' wit'n me,” said one mother,
who plans to bring her youngsters
to the special .children's photo-
graphe;- in the Kiwanis Hall on
Saturday March 6 from 1 P.M. to
8 P.M.She' was not indulging in a
pun, either.
Uniform size arud' good photo-
asrap!i|ic reproduction quality i%
of vital i.mportance to a* news
paper feature, so arrangements
were made' with specialists in this
work. The Woltz Studios of Des
Moines. Iowa. i'..;tionally known
ch’ndren's pho-iograyhers, are go
ing to take the pjetures.
These are t'r.'e I'aet; and only
requirements.
All chiidven
are eligible. T
charge of ar.y s
strings; Not:'.:;:
scribed for: you do not even have.
t i be a reader or subscriber of
I'p^'Xiewspaper. If you wish to, you
r^/purchase prints of your child
ren 'o-y arrangement: with the
studio when you select the pose
you want published. But even t’nat
is entirejy up to you, for there are
no obligations of any kind- now,
then or thereafter. Appointments
are ' not necessary.
A two-day forestry school will
be held in Hoke County Tuesday
and 'Wednesday. March 2 arid 3.
The first day will 'oe primarily for
the various agricultural workers
and others working with forest
problems. The second day will be
for interested farmers.
The school will be held at Dun
darrach. each morning and at
Tim.berland each afternoon. The
morning program wall be devoted
to a '®scussion and demonstration
of woodland planning and man
agement, marketing, thinning, and
marking of forestry products. In
the afternoon,: a discussion and
demonstration will be made of
planting pine seedlings and con
structing fire'lanes.
The meetings will take place im
forests near Dum-^arrac'n and Tim-
'oerland. The grow," '.viH n’.eet at
J Dundarrach at 9:00 A. Af, each
.,’morning and at Timberlard, store..,.
I at 2';00 P. M. each aftern'Cc;n Sev
eral outstanding^ feresters '^vill be
present ro lead..the discussion and
assist '.vith the 'cemonstrations. '
The purpose of this school is
to coordinate the wor’K 'oeing done
by the various agrk’ultural work
ers and foresters, and to give
farmfcms of the county the benefit
of knowledge and experience , of
the foresters. It is expected' that a
large group of farmers will attend
this sclicol on March 3. More than
All children. [ half of the land in Hoke county is
’.his trading area '
;ere will' be no
:'-u; There are no
; r:ee'.' be sub-
however, must' be jiccompanied by j iin oest. It should be handled so as
a parent or other adult. j (Continued on paga 4)
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