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>{U ?"%■'. . ' ' '' ’ ■ ‘' 'Si '■%_ . ' , ' i? ' r .^'T f^/j? ■^'• ■4'.a' I "sr- ' • ’■f 7^ ••-J-r*-'..-'..: .^i'-i ..—^(••’-■—IT.-.-. ^ 1 ■^1 f 'r / / 5^* ‘ -- ^ Si '^'■ rf-"*. "a VOlCi OF IRIIPOM HMI OMHNAM OFUBEMT or The Hoke County Newt The Hoke County Journal ml VOLUME XLin NO. 8 THURSDAY, JULY 22,1948 RAEFORD. N. C. 12.10 FEB >»> FARM NOTES By A. S. Knowles Farm and Home Week Plans are going forward toward the realization of an even greater Farm-Home Week at State College in Raleigh, N. C. this year. The dates have been set as August 30- Sept. 3. Plans for the event this year in clude: 1. Lectures by outstanding na tional speakers given on state, national and international affairs affecting rural people. 2. Talks and discussions featur ing new and improved methods and procedures for farm and home relationships, house furnishings and other points involved in better family living. 3. Exhibits and demonstrations on home equipment emphazing electrical appliances. Others will -include the latest in farm mach inery. There will be a number of demonstrations of interest to both farmers and homemakers. 4. Tou^ will be made of his torical sites in Raleigh as well as to the College and Experiment Station farms. 5. Recreation will include sing ing, square dances, and other enjoyable features. 6. Contests will be held and va luable prizes - awarded to the winners. A list of prizes are as follows: Allis Chalmers Model B. Tractor, ^Bendix Washer and I- roner, Bushman Bow Saw - 2 Swedish and 1 Finnish Knife, Crosscut Saw — Saw Tools - and Handles, Electric Churn and six -'saindl' Refrigerator, General Electric Washing Machine, Hoover Vac uum Cleaner, Kelvinator Home. Freezer, Myers Water System, Philco Home Freeze, Sunbeam Mixmaster, Toastmaster Automa tic, Elctric Water Heater. Unico Inside Paint - 20 gallons. Univer sal iron - waffle iron - and heat ing pad, Westinghouse Electric Range, Zenith Radio. Those wishing to reserve a room in advance for ' the Week should write to Miss Maud Schaub State College Station, Raleigh, N. C. The room fee is fifty cents ,a night per person or $2.00 for the week. Tour More plans have been made in regard to the tour to Tennesree, Alabama, and Georgia which is to take place August 30 to Sept ember 3. Plans have been made to spend an hour or two visit ing the South-Eastern Breeders Association in Asheville on the afternoon of August 30. The Breeders Association owns 30 pure bred bulls of the finest breeds. They furnish semen for the artifical breeding of cows to a large number of counties in North Carolina. After visiting the association there may be suffi cient interest created to organize a breeders association in Hoke Coimty. The group will also stop at the Mascot Lime Co. near Knoxville, Tenn. on the morning of August 31. While there they will tour the Limestone Plant and also see some of Ihe fine Hertford cattle which are owned' by the Mascot Lime Co. Details of further plans for the tour will be announced in this column lat er. Remember that registration ' fees, which includes transporta tion, of $13.50 should be turned into the County Agent’s office by August 15. Plan now to make the tour and do not wait until the last minute as a bus load may al ready have been obtained. Several farmers already have paid their transportation fees. i 4-H Club Activities Cancelled For Summer The 4-H Club week which was scheduled to be held at N. C. State College on August 23 has been cancelled due to the polio ‘ epidemic in N. C. Over 1500 boys (Continued on Page 4) Polio Chaliter Holds Meeting Last Friday Night 23 Persons Attend; All Committees Named; Butler Speaks To Group Chairman, D. H. Hodgjn, of Hoke County Chapter of the National Foundation for Polio called a meeting of the Chapter to be held Friday, July, 16, 1948, at 8:00 p. m. in the Court Room. Twenty-three persons attended tl^is: meeting. Mr. Hodgin called the pieeting to order and told some of tlie objects and work of the Nationajl Founda tion and the local Chapter. The following Executve Com- inittee was elected for tie coming year: Allendale Township, Mr. W. L. Roper; Antioch Townihip, Mrs. Willie Everleigh; Blue Springs Township, Mr. R. J. Ha ty; Little River Township, Mr. Dougald Cameron; McLauchlin ’’ownship, Mr. E. T. Brock; Coewhiffle Township, Mr. R. A. Smoak; Raeford Township, Doc or A. L. O’Briant; Stonewall Tow iship, Mr. N. A. Mclnnis; Womai’s Club, Mrs. H. L, Gatlin, Jr; Parent Teacher’s Assoc., Mrs. Younger Snead; Fire Department, tir. Colon Scarborough; Schools, Itir. K. A. MacDonald; Kiwanis, Wr. L. M. Upcliurch; Rev. W. B. ileywaird; Rev. J. W. Mann; Mrs. C. H. Giles; Mr. D. H. Hodgin; Doc or J. W. Willcox, Health Officer; Mrs. E. B. Campbell. ' Mr. Hodgin introduced Doctor J. W. Willcox, Health Officer of Moore-Hoke District. Doctor Will- Q)?R,.as^d that the l^gl,,Health Department be notified immedi ately should there be a caie or a suspected Polio case in the county and that hospitalization wdild be obtained in the hospital learest Raeford with equipment fir car ing for acute Polio cases. Ht' stated that Moore County has lad 49 case?, so far. Doctor Willco: urged that the voluntary quarenine in Hoke County be continud-, that all children, particularly small ones, be kept away from tleaters, Sunday Schools, ball gam's and all public gatfierings. Als, that the precautions laid down jy the National Foundation be trictly carried out; that a Doctor becalled for every sick child. •■^He then introduced Mr Paul Butler of Southern Pines, Woore County Chapter Chairman who has done a most commedable job in assisting with the eplemic in that county. Mr. Butler gave a brief Istory of the National Foundation rhich was organized in 1938 for th.pur- pose of enlarging the hospial at Warm Springs, Ga., as a meiorial to the late President Frankn D. Roosevelt. The Foundation im mediately began to grow ancnow of the millions of dollars pent yearly more money goes ductly to the patient and for resurch work than any other organiz:ion. Practically all workers are vlun- tary—'he pointed to tiie fact tit in North Carolina there are onltiwo paid workers. Polio treatmet is most expensive treatment. Iione epidemic in New York $5,00000 was spent. In Moore County J6,- 000 has already been spent iithis epidemic. All cases are tinted free and when a county’s ful is exhausted more is sent in fronthe National Foundation. One alf million dollars has been spei in North Carolina this year. Thdv- erage cost per patient per da is $f5. ( Continued on page 4 Alfred Cole Elected New Commander Of American Legion The Ellis Williamson Post No. 20 of the American Legion met Fri- day^jiight, July 16, at the Hoke County courthouse. Plans for pay ing for tftiB lights at the ball park were discussed at the meeting. The Legion hopes, with the continued fine cooperation of the citizens of the town and county, to be able to pay for the lights this year. An election was held to select new leaders for the post. The new officers to serve for the coming year are: Commander, Alfred Cole; vice-commanders, Truman Austin and Israel Mann; adjutant, Robert Gatlin; finance officer, C. P. Kinlaw; sergeant-at-arms, Clar ence Brown, chaplain, R. L. Mur ray. At a meeting of the Executive committee immediately following the regular Post meeting commit tee chairman for the 1948-49 year were appointed. They are: Mem bership, R. B. Lewis; House, Stanley Koonce; Legal, A. D. Gore; Finance, Devoe Austin; Service, D. H. Hodgin; Visiting, R. L. Murray; Publicity, Harry Greene;''Athletic, J. H. Blue and Americanism, W. L. Poole. 0- ^ Registration Of Men 18 To 25 For Draft Set Books To Be Open Any Day Between August 30 To September 30 Five Cases Heard By Judge McDiarmid Tuesday Morning Only five cases were heard by Judge Henry McDiarmid Tuesday momiqg. Two of these 'were for speeding. Kathryn B. Rhodes, vihite tourist of Virginia, was found guilty, and was fined $10 and Ti^xM with the' courtcosts. The other was Edgar L. Gate- wood, white of this state, who forfeited a $25 bond. Earl M. Edmisten, white of Moore County, was found guilty of careless and reckless driving. He was driving -on the wrong side of the road and ran into a truck owned by the State. Sentence was 90 days on the roads suspended on a fine of $25 and payment of the court costs. He was ordered to pay for the repairs to the truck John Burke, colored, pleaded guilty to non-support. He was sentenced to one year on the hoads suspended on payment of the court costs and $40 a month to Louise McMillan for the support of her child. He appealed to sup erior court after judgement was passed; His bond was set at . $150 which he posted. 0 Dundarrach Farm Has First Drainage Canal In County NO POLIO Dr. J. W. Willcox, H« County Health Officer, stall yesterday that no case of Pol has been reported In the cottir during the existing epidemi. The Hoke County Health D! partment will infom the New Journal if a case of Polio d velops in this county. A notl will appear on the front pa$ Last week heavy equipment started work for the first time in Hoke County on agricultural drainage work. A drag line is cutt ing a canal on the farm of Z. V. Pate at Dundarrach. Most of the right of way was cleared by a bulldozer. This work is of particular in terest to farmers in Hoke CO'imty as it is a pattern being used in adjoining commies. The canal will serve as an outlet for tile drain age lines which will be installed at a later date. This system will enable the farmer to eliminate many ditches that are cutting up his fields, to get much better drainage than is afforded by his open ditches, and to bring into cultivation a large acreage that is now idle or in poor producing woods. This soil is very fertile, and when drained will produce very good crops. . A great deal of interest has been shown by farmers in Hoke Coun ty on drainage. Several petitions are being circulated requesting the Pee Dee-Cape Fear Soh Conser vation District to make surveys on different watersheds to de termine feasibility and cost of drainage. It is hoped that several canals like Pate’s will be cut with in the next year by groups of farmers that realize the import ance of adequate drainage. 'President Truman Tuesday ordered all American men 18 through 26 to register for the draft between August 30 and September 18. No one would predict when act ual inductions will begin. But this can not be before September 22, or '90 days after Mr. TrUman signed the draft bill making it law. Eighteen-year-olds, not subject to the 21-month draft, :r.ay begin enlisting in the armed services Wednesday. By volun'.cering for. one year and then servb'.g a longer period in the reserve.? i.hey may avoid the draft later. Rv lau- only 161,000 of the 'IS-year-olds may be acce,oted. Major General Lewis B. Her- shey. Selective Service director, emphasized that all men 18 through 25, unless they already are in the active aimed services, must register. ' Whether or not a man is exempt from the draft malms ho differ ence, he said. All must register, unless they now are to the regular forces and on active duty. General Hershey estimated that this means approjtitoately 9,500,- 000 men will sign % at America’s 4,000 draft offic€^':in the^20i^y period beginning Ajigust Exempt from |to, draft afe^ war-veterans wJsPIte^ed ‘90 days in the shooting.war (Pearl Harbor Day, December 7,1941, to V-J Day, September 2, 1945), or 12 months between September 16, 1940, and June 24, 1948, when the draft act became law. Also exempt are medical men, regularly ordained ministers, stu dents studying for the' ministry, and conscientious objectors. Men who were in the National Guard or an organized, drilling re serve unit on June 24 also are ex empt as long as they stay in that organization and carry out duties. The registration dates are stag gered, with men 25 signing up first, men 24 next, and so on. (Continued on page 4) —, 0— 14 Years Ago John McKay Blue, hardware salesman at McLauchlin Co., found an old scorebook at his home this week which he brought down to the store with him. Due to ho speeders, dry county this week, political mess-up, editor ih camp. Dee's hotel not doing much busi ness, people staying home due to polio, we have come down to where we need something to fill up the paper with. So we got the book and below is a box score of the final game in the Shoehill League series between Raeford and Rowland in 1934. Raeford won the series six games to one. If you you don’t know all the players ask the old baseball heads, they will be glad to tell you who tiiey are. Raeford Ab R H Forester, If j3 1 0 McNeill, lb .; , 4 0 1 Neal, 2b , :..4 2 1 Knowles, p : 3 1 1 Cole, 3b : 4 0 1 McLeod, cf 4 0 0 Snead, rf 4 0 1 Morgan, c 3 0 0 Austin, ss‘_.. 4 0 0 Total , , 33 4 5 Spinners Win Tournament By Downing Norwood Play In Asheboro This Week; All-Star Team Named By Poole Bladenboro’s powerful Spin ners, leading in the Twin-State Textile baseball league, won the Raeford semi-pro baseball tour nament here last Wednesday night by downing the crew from Norwood 8-1 in a game called at the end of five innings of play by rain. By taking the title here, Bladen- boro advanced to the semi-pro tournanient, to be held at Ashe boro beginning Jul.v 23. C. Bridges, making his fimt lourney appearance for the Spin- ner.s. pitched four-hit ball durii'.g the five innings that were played. Norwood scored its ojily run in the first inning, but the one-run lead was ended after Bladenboro had come to bat twice. They were leading 6-1 after the first two frames. Bladenboro played erroless ball behind Bridges while Norwood .made four miscues during the abbreviated contest. Cain, outfielder for the win ners, contributed the biggest blow of the game, a triple, in the fourth inning. He was thrown out at the play attempting to stretch it to four bases. No player in the game collected more than one hit. Score by innings; R. H. E. Norwood 100 00^1 4 4 Bladenboro ........ 330 2x—8 7 0 Lee and Ussery; C. Bridges and Hughes. Champion Bladenboro placed four men and runner-up Nor wood two men on the tourney all-star team announced Thursday byv Chairman. William L. Poole. Whiteville’s Comets, eliminated in the semi-final round, also placed four players on the 17-man crew. The Fayetteville Clippers, elim inated in the quarter-final pair ings, placed infielder Jack Clark on the crew as a utility man. The all-star team is as follows: First base—.Cribb. Laurinburg. Third base—Hammonds, Bladen boro. Shortstop—Allen, Biscoe. Outfielders — Colombo, Bladen boro; Lisk, Noiyvood; Russ, White- ville. Catchers. — Hardee, White- ville, and Pengergast,- Laurinburg. Pitchers—Tarlton, Norwood; Kin- la w„ Bladenboro; Williams, Whiteville. Utility—Clark, Fay etteville; Wicker, Aberdeen; Bail, Pembroke; Hardison, Bladenboro. Manager—Vince Colombo, Bladen boro. O. MOTHER OF FORMER TOWNSMAN DIES Hail, Rain And Wind Cause Huge Damage Sunday Afternoon Raeford and Hoke County wit nessed one of the biggest rain and thunderstorms in many a day last Sunday. Hail and wind did much damage to crops and buildings in parts of the county. The hardest hit section of the county was in Blue Springs town ship. Hail completely destroyed the tobacco on the Rueben Clark place. Mr. Clark said he was not covered by insurance. Willie Walters was hit, but commented, “If the insurance adjuster comes Friday I will give you a statement then to the extent of .my damage.’’ Walters said yesterday that his tenant reported hail again Tuesday night''. J. L. McXeilh reported that trees were uprooted and a shed blown over o;i his place. J. K. iMcNeill, Jr, rcp.jrted the r.o.ofs off tobacco b.aiv.s and one tenant house moved froin its' foundation Raeford Again To Be Dusted WithD^ S600 Raised In Canvas Last Friday; Christopher Dusting Service To Do Job Plans for another aerial cover age of the cpmmimity with DOT were made this week by the Rae ford Kiwanis club. With new cases of Ji>olio being reported by sur rounding counties every day, the club feels that the need is greater now than before to keep this county free of the dread disease. Mrs. James Clifton, 78, died Sunday evening in a Fayetteville hospital following a period of ill health. Funeral services were held Tuesday morning at 11 o’ clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J, P. Stansel, in Maxton, with whom she had made her home for the past five years. Mrs. Clifton was the mother of James A. Clifton, who formerly lived in Raeford. — 0 ^ SOAP BOX DERBY POSTPONED AGAIN Rowland Ab Jackson, 2b 4 A. King, lb :4 E. Royal, ss 4 A. Royal, cf 3 Tatum, c 3 S. King, rf 4 S’thland, 3b 4 Pope, If ! .2 Tuberville, If .2 Andrews, p -...3 Total 53 Israel Mann, chairman in charge of the Raeford Kiwanis club’s en tries in the Soap Box Derby to be held in Fayetteville, announces that the Derby again has been postponed. The first Monday in September is to be the big day, instead of July 29. The restrictions against children under 16 gather ing for any kind of group recrea tion because of the continued spread of polio have made this latest delay necessary. Many others ha.ve reported damage. The dirt road at Bethel church, that goes toward Fulford Mc Millan’s was washed out in many places. The highway department was on the job early the next day and travel was not held up. The extent of the damage for the county in crops and other things has not been estimated at the present time but it will run into thousands of dollars. The rain, which was needed, is now causing damage.. The insurance agents of the county reported more claims filed after this storn than in any pre vious storm. M) Belk Leads League As Of July 20th In Softball Play Play still continues in the local softball league each Tuesda.v, Wednesday and Thursday after noon. Games on Tuesday and Thursday start at 6:30 p. m. and the two games played on Wednes day are at 5;00 p. m. and 6:30 p. m. The managers state that any person interested in playing get in touch with them at their place of business. They state also that it was impossible to contact everyone when the league was organized; so, if you want to play, come down to the Pasture Park and get in the game. The remainder of the schedule follows: July 27, Amos vs Ford; July 28, Amos vs Mack and Belk vs Ford; July 29, Belk V's Mack: Aug. 3, Mack vs Ford: Aug. 4, Belk vs Mack and Amos vs Ford: Aug. 5, Amos vs Belk; Aug. 10, Belk vs Ford: Aug. 11, Amos vs Belk and Mack vs Ford: .■kug. 12 .A.mos vs Mack: Aug. 17, Amos vs Ford: Aug. 18. Amos vs Mack and Belk vs Ford; Aug. 19, Belk vs Mack; Aug. 24, Ford vs Mack: Aug 25, Belk vs Mack and .A.mos vs Ford; Aug. 26., Amos vs Ford; Aug. 31, Belk vs Ford; Sept. 1, .A.mos vs Belk and Mack vs Ford; Sept. 2, Amos vs Mack. Standings Teams W L Belks 4 2 Mack 3 2 Ford 2 2 Amos 14 MRS. McDIARMlD’S BROTHER DIES IN ROCKINGHAM Relatives of the ' late John Wesley Thomas of Rockingham attended his funeral in that town Tuesday afternoon. Mr. Thomcis, who'^'was 67 years old, died Mon day after a long illness. He is survived by one daughter, three sons, seven grandchildren, two sisters and one brother.' He was a, brother of the late J. C. Thomas of Raeford and one of the surviving sisters is Mrs. W. J. McDiarmid of Raeford. '. —0- Per capita food consumption has increased during the last few years, averaging about il6 per cent above -the pre-war level to 1947. Last Friday a ca.n^'as was made of the town to collect funds to pay :'o." .the dust a.nd over six hundred dollt.rs was raised, The dust to be useti IS- a conce.ntratei form o'f DIjT and is net injurious to iy-:m..:ts or animals. Tite money ! C't heated will be used for two dustings. The first coverage will 'oe made as scon , as the weather permits and the second will foliow within five to seven days. Clyde Cnristopher, operator ' of the Christopher Dusting Service of Florida, now operating from the airport here, again will do the dusting. The Kiwanis club will, furnish the dust. Mr. Christopher urges all residents to leave their windows and doors open during’ the dusting. The softball game arranged by the Kiwanis club bade in June to raise the money to pay for the dust left the club out on a limb. A very small amount was taken in and it di^’t bfgi^^to dust. In the June graying 1509 pounds of DDT was spread. It was not a successful treatment because not enough DDT was used. Four times that amount wiU 'oe used in the forthcoming treatment, mak ing six ^h^sand pounds of dus: to be distrmuted in two dustings. The town of Raeford and thickly populated areas i.mm.edia:ely ad jacent to the town will be covered. 0 — Raeford Wins Over Southern Pines 3-1 Last Saturday Night A pitcher’s duel between Hanson . of Raeford and Hardison of Southern Pines was won 'oy the local hurler 3-1 at Armory Park last Saturday night. The small crowd, which witnessed the affair, saw the ’oest game to ’oe played here this season. Southern "Pines scored its only run in the first . when Harper walked and scored on McRae’s tripled Raeford knotted the score in the third. With two aw'ay ia ■ the eighth and Conoly on second, McKeithan blasted a triple over the right fielders head to score Conoly with the winning run. He scored seconds later on a wild pitch by Hardison. , 'Southern Pines got three hits off the Offering of Hanson, while the locals collected only five otf Hardison. Conoly, the locals secoxKi baseman, was toe only man to get two hits. Scores by innings: R H E S.’ Pines 100 900 006 1 8 0 Raeford , 001 000 Oilx 3 5 1 -A WOLFPACK CLUB HAS SUPPER MEETING The Woll’pack club, w'hose mem bers are county State College alumni, met Friday night at 6:30 at Freddie’s Supper Club neaff Lumber Bridge for a barbecued chicken supper. The guest speak er was Allen Nelms of to@ Athle tic Department of State College. Mr. Nelms talked about the Ath letic Program for the coming school year. All State College a- iumni of toe county vtoo would like to join the. WoRpedc duh may contact J. H. BliiOb presidMxt of the county alumni dub or Ro bert Gatlin, secretary.
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