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VOLUME XLIU NUMBER 9
THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1948
RAEFORD. N. C.
FARM NOTES
By A. S. Knowles
Cotton
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The Boll Weevil infestation has
increased tremendously during the
past few days. Weather conditions
have been almost ideal for the
reproduction of this pest. The
office of J. T. Conner, Extension
Entomogolist, found an average
of 49 per cent Boll Weevil infes
tation during the past week. In
festation found in Scotland and
Robeson Counties was more than
' 80 per cent T.his would sugguest
that the infestation for Hoke
County will be between 60 and 80
per cent when the figures are
released on this week’s count. The
County Agent has checked a large
number of fields during the past
few days and has found that the
infestation runs ail the way from
two per cent to 90 per cent. In
general the early planted cotton
has more grown bolls than*’'the
later planted cotton, but Boll
Weevil is puncturing more squares
on the' older cotton than on the
younger cotton. In checking sev
eral fields of cotton on Mrs. W.
J. McDiarmid’s farm, it was ob
served that Charlie Hendrix,
tenant, has an excellent crop of
early planted cotton. Where Boll
Weevil infestation is over 10 per
cent it is suggested that treatment
with Benzene Hexachloride or
other recommended dust be made
to keep the weevil in check until
a larger number of small bolls
have matured to insure a larger
cotton crop.
Farmers are advised to be on
lookout for Boll Worms on late
. cottQn , or of
cotton, as these conditions usually
are ideal for the rapid production
of these insects. DDT will control
this pest.
Tobacco
Farmers are generally pleased
with reports coming out of
Georgia during the past week
with reference to the price of to
bacco. It now looks like the crop
should sell for a fair price in
this area. The thing farmers
should pay particular attention to
is harvesting tobacco when ripe.
Be careful to avoid bruising or
mis-handling the crop. It would
also pay farmers, to do a better job
of sorting and grading their tobac
co for the market as it is expected
that a wide difference in price
will be made for the lower and
, better grades of tobacco.
Farmers are urged to be on the
look-out for unusual tobacco in
sects. J. F. McDowell reported
finding some unusual insects on
his tobacco, and Upon investiga
tion it was found that he had a
bad infestation of tobacco suc-
fly. Tobacco damaged from these
insects seldom cures, out to be a
bright color; therefore, it is im
portant that control measures be
employed as soon as the damage
is detected. Clorinated Camphene
should control this insect very
effectively.
Hay Crop
Some farmers have already be
gun to cut lespedeza for hay.
Weather conditions have been
extremely favorable for growing
lespedeza, and it is suggested that
the crop be cut for hay when a-
bout 10 to 12 inches tall or when
the first blossom begin to show, as
it .makes a better quality of hay at
that stage. In some cases a second
cutting of lespedeza can be made
when cut early enough. Be on
the look-out for army worms in
hay crops, as some reports are
beginning to come in. W. M. Brock
reports that army worms have
shown up in his soybean field.
Last year the alfalfa crop was
seriously^ damaged by army
worms. Careful inspection of hay
crop every few days may be a
means of saving the entire crop.
■Where army worms are found the
treatment with DDT or Benzene
(Continued on Page 4)
Polio Executive
Committee Meets,
Elects Officers
The Executive Committee of
the Hoke County Chapter of the
National Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis met in the Commission
ers Room in the Court House
Thursday, July 22, at 8 p. m. with
ten of the ISf members present.
The following officers were
elected for the year 1948-49:
chairman, D. H. Hodgin; vice
chairman. L. M. Upchurch; trea
surer, K. A. MacDonald; secre
tary. Mrs. E. B. Campbell.,
The following committees were
appointed by the chairman: Medi
cal Advisory, Dr. J. W. Willcox,
chairman; Dr. A. L. O’Briant, Dr.
R. A. Matheson, Dr. R. L. Murray,
Dr. G. W. Brown; Woman’s Act
ivities, Mrs. H. L. Gatlin, Jr.,
chairman; Mrs. Younger Snead,
Mrs. Willie Everliegh; Public In
formation, Paul Dickson, chair
man; L. M. Upchurch.
The Executive Committee wants
the people of Hoke County to
know that every person who con
tributes to the March of Dimes
is a member of the Polio Chapter
and when a meeting of the Hoke
County Chapter is called, all are
urged to attend and participate
in the ctivities of the Chapter.
L. M. Unchurch states that he
will be glad to obtain DDT
(either powder or liquid) at a
small cost for anyone desiring it
for spraying homes and out
buildings of all kinds. Spraying of
all schools and premises before
the beginning of the school year
was discussed and Mr. MacDon
ald plans to have this done.
It was -decided to set Thursday,
August I®, 8 p. m. as the meeting
date for a review and discussion
of the Polio situation at that
time.
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CLINIC POSTPONED
DUE TO POLIO
The monthly orthopaedic clinic
will not be held on Friday August
6, 1948, in the Agricultural
Building in Lumberton as plan
ned. According to statements by
Mrs. Kate S. MacLeod, Superin
tendent of Public Welfare, and by
Dr. E. R. Hardin, County Health
Doctor, it will not be wise to
have the clinic due to the polio
condition prevailing at the pre
sent time.
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MR. ALEXANDER
RETURNS TO HOSPITAL
W. L. Alexander came home
from Moore County Hospital Sun
day, where he had been for
several weeks. He returned to the
hospital next day. Though his
condition is no worse the family
felt that he was more comfortable
at the hospital.
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EASTERN STAR
WILL NOT MEET
The local chapted of the Order
of Eastern Star has decided to
hold no meetings in August or
September. This on account of the
Polio situation.
Lumberton Tobacco
Market To Open
Big Sesson Aug. 3
The Lumberton Tobacco Mar
ket, which has grown from 3 to
39 million pounds in only 25
years, is all set to open what io
expected to be one of the finest
seasons in its history on Tuesday,
August 3.
In fact, many of the local ware
housemen, who rank with the
best and most experienced judges
of tobacco in the business, pre
dicted today that the 1948 sales
will push the all-time record
in pounds, even with the cut in
acreage, and maybe exceed the
record in dollars.
Their predictions, of course,
were based on high price being
paid on the early sales in Georgia;
plus the fact that the Border Belt
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$56 Weed Price
Seen On Border
Belt Markets
Indicate 34 Per Cent
Boost Over 1947 Figures
Georgia-Florida Prices
If 'the calculations of the State
Department of Agriculture’s, top
tobacco experts are correct, leaf
prices might hit a high of $56.50
per hundred pounds when the
seven North Carolina Border Belt
markets open sales Tuesday.
Marketing Specialist W. P.
Hedrick bases his estimates on the
opening^ prices at the , Georgia-
Florida Belt markets, where sales
began last Thursday. Sales for
the first two days showed an
average of $52.58 at those centers,
said Hedrick, and the government
sets a price differential of 4 cents
a pound between the Georgia-
Florida and Border Belt tobacco.
The reason for the difference is
that tobacco offered for sale on
the Border Belt is tied, whereas
that sold in Georgia and Florida
is not.
Thus, Hedrick figures, the aver
ages on opening sales on the Bord-
el Belt probably will reach a
figure around $56.50.
34 Per Cen^Up
Caluclating further, Hedrick
figures that the entire season’s
average on the Border Belt might
run around 34 per cent over the
seasonal average of $42.59 per
hundred recorded last year. He
bases his estimate on a computa
tion of last year’s opening price
and the season average and the
expected opening price this year.
Hedrick declares, however, that
theres always considerable danger
in basing predictions on opening
day averages. Initial sales seldom
give a true picture of the situa
tion, he says, and when the level-
off comes after several days of
sales the price picture might be
changed considerably.
Hedrick figures that the State’s
flue-cured growers will produce
about 24 per cent less tobacco this
year than in 1947. Last year’s
production amounted to 892,205,-
000 pounds, while the best esti
mates place this year’s crop at
around 681,050,000 pounds. If
predictions of a 4 per cent in-
clease in prices hold true, growers
actually will see an increase in
their cash income from tobacco
despite the 27.52 per cent cut in
leaf acreage which went into
effect this year.
The Border Belt will consist
this year of seVen markets, all in
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National Gaard
Gets Home Sunday
From Camp Stewart
Hoke County’s National Guard
unit, Antiaircvraft Battery A, re-
tulned in two groups Sunday from
what was considered by all con
cerned to have been a highly
successful two-weeks encamp
ment at Camp Stewart Georgia.
The motor group, under the
command of Lt. Edvyin D. Newton
and accompanied by Lt. Col.
Younger Sneade, left Camp
Stewart Saturday afternoon with
the intention , of tamping over
night on the rqute. Due to ex-
ceelingly inclenient weather, how
ever, the group came on to
Raeford, arriving at about one a.
m. Sunday.
The main body of the battery,
commanded by Captain Paul
Dickson and accompanied by
Major Thomas B. Lester, left
Camp Stewart, by Pullman at 10
p. m. Saturday and arrived in
Raeford by bus at about 1:00 p.
m. Sunday
During the last week of the
encampment the unit was inspect
ed by Lt. General Alvan C.
Gillem, commanding general,
Third army, and commended for
its excellence. Major General
Leland S. Hobbs, deputy com
mander of Thirds Army, observed
artillery fire by tKe unit on Thurs
day of last wefl|c' and was also
complimentary, ^e sleeve fired
at by the unit that day was
brought home trophy to be
placed in the armory where mem
bers may show '^eir friends the
many holes in it; "^his sleeve was
towed by a Neyy.}A-26 at speeds
in excess of 2(^1311108 per hour.
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New Schedule For
Softball League
The twilight softball league an
nounced this week that only three
teams would participate in the
games to be played at pasture
park on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday afternoons in the future.
The games begin at six o’clock
and the three teams represent
Belk’s, Mack’s and Amos and Co.
Schedule for the next two weeks
is as follows: Today, Amos vs
Belk; Tuesday Aug. 3, Belk vs
Mack, Aug. 4 Amos vs Mack,
Aug. .5 Amos vs Belk, Aug. 10
Amos vs Mack, Auv. 11 Belk vs
Mack and Thursday Aug. 12 Belk
vs Amos. Results will be announc
ed.
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The United States is by far the
largest cotton-growing nation in
the world.
A JOB FOR PARENTS
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a rate already j
With infantile paralysis spreading at
in excess of the State’s previous worst year in 1944, par j
ents should poiider the words of Dr. Robert B. Lawson, of!
the Bowman Gray School of Medicine at Winston-Salem. (
He declared that 90 per cent of the children infected!
with poliomyelitis virus never know they have the disease. |
Dr. Lawson’s explanation is simple. He said that many of |
those infected show no symptoms and added: “If thei
children do develop symptoms such as sore throat, they!
can be put to bed, treated and usually be prevented from!
developing serious cases. But Dr. Lawson’s most import-!
ant words were these: I
“I believe that the ones who develop paralytic polio!
are the ones who keep going despite their having sorej
throats or fevers.” i
If Dr. Lawson is correct, and he is a specialist on thei
subject. North Carolina parents now have a tremendous!
responsibility which only begins with efforts to keep!
their children from being exposed to the disease. The!
biggest job for parents is to see to it that their children!
do not “keep going” after they have displayed the first!
symptoms of the disease. |
Ordinarily the worst two months for polio are August |
and September. The total number of cases in North Caro
lina now stands at 885—7 more than was reported during
the previous peak of 1944. There is no occasion for hysteria,
but there is occasion for every parent in North Carolina
to see to it that children who have sore throats or fever go
to bed and stay there, under the care of a physician, until
the symptoms disappear.
(Note: It is also believed that adults are the carriers andj
j should stay out of infected areas.)
HOKE COUNTY POLIO CHAPTER!
Recorder’s Court
Session Takes
Ail Day Tuesday
Family Troubles, Liquor,
Cars, Get Eighteen In'
Trouble; All Pay Out
In a session of recorder’s court
that took all day to dispose of
Judge Henry McDiarmid spent the
afternoon Tuesday hearing a case
involving a man and his wife and
stepson who had disagreed, ap
parently with some violence. In
this case Herman Harrell had in
dicted his wife and stepson with
assaulting him and they in turn
had sworn out warrants against
him for assault. Harrell was found
guilty of assault with a deadly
weapon and sentenced to six
months on the roads, suspended
on payment of the costs and two
years good behavior. Jennie Mae
Harrell, his wife, was found not
guilty and Archie Fields, her son,
was found guilty of simple assault.
He paid the costs. •
In another family case, Archie
McGougan, white, was found
guilty of assaulting his wife.
Sentence was suspended on pay
ment of $2 and the costs and good
behavior for two years.
Doss Greene, colored, entered a
plea of guilty of non support of
his wife and six children. Sen
tence was two years to be sus
pended on payment of the court
cost and $15 weekly toward the
support of his family.
Frank Locklear and Norman
Henderson, Indians, were found
guilty of operating a liquor still.
Each got six months to be sus
pended on payment of $25 and the
costs.
Albert Collins, Indian, got 30
days suspended on payment of the
costs for being drunk and dis
orderly as did Paul Bowen and
Melvin Cooper, white soldiers.
Donald E. Kershaw, white
soldier, got 90 days suspended on
payment of the costs for driving
drunk.
Ben McCrimmon, Jr., and
Queen Ester McCrimmon, colored,
each paid the costs for engaging
in an affray. Ben McCimmon, Jr.,
also got 60 days suspended on
payment of $50 and the costs for
carrying a concealed weapon.
For speeding, T. C. Jordan, Jr.,
white of Charlotte,’ paid the
costs; Daniel Hayes, white of
Winston-Salem, paid $10 and the
costs; Elbert Sykes, white, paid
$10 and the costs; Otis Mills,
white of South Carolina, forfeited
a $25 bond.
Roscoe McMillan; colored, got
90 days suspended on payment of
$25 and the costs.for careless and
reckless driving.
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Hoke Women See
“The Lost Colony”
On Manteo Trip
Thirty-five women composed
the group making the tour to
Manteo to see “The Lost Colony’’
last Wednesday and Thursday.
The tour was sponsored by the
Hoke County Federation of Home
Demonstration Cluhs. The group
spent the night at the Roanoke
Island Camp which was a Navy
air base during the war. Sight
seeing stops were made at • Kill
Devil Hill and Edenton. Those
going on the trip were Mesdames
J. M. Andrews, N. H. G. Balfour,
G. W. Brown, W. E. Blue, C. W.
Seate. Lacy McFadyen of Raeford,
Mitchel Mae Bullard, R. L. Carter,
N. A. Maxwell, G. C. Lytle, D. R.
Huff, Lacy McFadyen of Mont
rose, J. A. Jones, W. L. Smith.
Luey Smith, W. I. Strider, D. J.
Dalton, John Baker, Bob Mc-
Bryde, Will McBryde, Delia Ray
nor, Percy English, A. A. Mc-
Innis, J. A. Patterson, W. M.
Strickland, J. H. Plummer, Misses
Ruth Gillis, Ollie Stephens, Myrtle
Oakley, Ila Mae Parrish, Betty
McFadyen,. Lillie Wood, Lelia
Teal, ^a Leach and Josephine
Hall, Home Demonstration Agent.
POLIO HITS
F. C, McPhaul, Jr., son of Mr.
and Mrs. F. Cecil McPhaul of
Antioch, is in Duke hospital
in a critical condition with in
fantile paralysis. Reports yester
day from the hospital described
his condition as still critical but
gave slightly more hope for his
recovery.
The child, whose sixth birthday
will be September 26, became ill
with a sore throat, some tempera
ture and nausea on last Thursday
but apparently recovered. On
Sunday night he became paralyz
ed and was taken during the night
by his parents to Duke hospital.
CHILDREN RESTRICTED
. At a meeting of the county
board of health at the courthouse
Tuesday morning regulations were
passed prohibiting the children
of the cou|ity from many activities
in the interest of protecting them
from infantile paralysis (polio
myelitis).
The regulation made it unlaw
ful for any child in the county
under 16 years of age to attend
any congregation or gathering
whatsoever or to attend theatres,
churches, recreation centers or
swimming places of all types in
the county. These regulations are
to be effective until notice of
their repeal is given by the Board
oL Health.
Parents and .children are urged
by the Board of Health to follow
strictly all safety measures that
have been recommended during
this epidemic. There have been
two cases in the county in 1948.
The first was in Little river town
ship in January and the second
last Sunday at Antioch.
Men 25 To 22
To Be First
Ones Drafted
Local Board Being Set
Up Again; To Contain
World War II Members
St. Louis Cards
Offer Boys Chance
To Play Baseball
WHITEVILLE, N. C.—The op
portunity to play professional
baseball, a secret ambition of
many young ball players, will be
offered to qualified boys who at
tend the St. Louis Cardinal try
out camp August 6 and 7 at White-
ville’s Legion Memorial Field.
George Ferrell and A. B.
“Vedie” Himsl, former minor
league players and veteran Red
Bird scouts, will supervise the
activities at the two-day camp,
with daily workouts being held at
11 o'clock, each morning.
As evidenced by the experiences
of se\ eral scores of boys who were
signed to contracts after they at
tended trial camps last year, at
tending such a camp is an excel
lent wy to get a start in profes
sional. baseball.
The Cardinals are not necessa
rily looking for polished players,
ready to step into Class A ball or
better. They are on the lookout
for young players who show
promise and who can be developed
by the Cardinals’ famous minor
league system, which has placed
more players in the major leagues
than any other baseball organiza
tion.
Each year, promising young ball
players are signed by the
Cardinals and started out in their
professional careers. If. past rec
ords are to be considered, many
of these players come directly
from trial camps.
Players are remindel to bring
their own gloves and baseball
shoes. Those who have uniforms
are asked to bring them' along.
Any expenses incurred in attend
ing the camp will be refunded to
all players signed to contracts.
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MRS. GIBSON HURT
Mrs. Jesse Gibson had the mis
fortune to hurt her leg quite pain
fully last Thursday. She was
walking in the yard when she
ran against a lawn chair amd
cut her leg. Seven stitches had to
be taken, and she has orders to
stay off her feet.
.A..S Selective Service Director
Lewis B. Hershey w'as announc-'
ing that .men would be drafted by
age group with men 25 down
through 22 being taken first, the
committee in Hoke county
appointed by the Gevernor was
taking steps to get the Hoke coun
ty selective . service board organ-
■ized and ready for the firsrt call of
men, tentatively expected for
early October.
The Governor, through Adjut
ant General J. Van B. Metts, 'nas
I appointed the clerk of tha court,
■ the county school superintendent
I and the chairman of the county
board of elections as a committee
to ' set up the local board. The
board will consist of three male
members, over 30 years of age and
not members of the armed services
or their reserve components. Also
appointed in connection with the
board will be a medical advisor
and a Government appeal agent.
Members' of the wartime draft
boards were placed on reserve
status and those who accepted
have been asked to serve again.
In this county two members of
the board have accepted the re
quest to serve again. They are
A. A. McElachem and F. L. Eu
banks. A. D. Gore has accepted
the position of Government appeal
agent, not a member of the 'ooard
but one whose duty it will be to
represent both-.flie. gmhemnawni
and the registrant in cases where
the decisions of the board are ap
pealed. To be secured are anodier
member of the board and a medi
cal advisor.
It was indicated by General
Hershey that although men be
tween 22 and 25 would be drafted
first, the bulk of draftees would
eve'ntually come from the 19
through 22 age groups. He said
that about five million would be
processed during the first six
months but that only 70,000 of
these would serve the 21 m.onths
in the -Army. He also said he
expected no more than 8000 to
come from the 25-year group,
first to be called. The .Army ex
pects to take a'oout 225,000 men
the first year and later about
900,000.
It is up to the Army to say
when it needs men, and how
many. The draft service will then
provide them. Hershey said that
if the .Army asks for as many as
30,000 in its first call, the draft
may have tP dip down into the
23-year-olds right at the start.
Registration of all men 13
through 25 begins .August 30 and
continues through September 18.
This will be done by age groups,
too, with men 25 signing up first,
men 24 next and so on. He stress
ed that all men must register, in
cluding veterans, unless they are
on active duty in the armed ser
vices.
Jessie Brock, 71
Buried Monday
Jesse Brock, aged 71, passed
away Sunday morning at the
home of his son near .-Vrabia. Mr.
Brock had been in declining
health for a year. He is survived
by two sons, Harvey with whom
he resided at the time of , his
death, and Luther of Fayetteville,
and six grandchildren and several
neices and nephews.
Funeral services were conduct
ed Monday afternoon at three o’
clock at Ephesus Baptist Church
by his pastor, Rev. E. B. Booker,
assisted by the Rev. J. M. Bibbs.
Interment was in the Ratfotd
cemetery.
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John Murdoch McDuffie says, he
is taking his vacation out undw
the hickory tree in his beck yazd»
completely out of circuUtkxL
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