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VOLUME XLin NUMBER 17
TEUBSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23» 1948
RAEFORD. N. C
S2J0 PEB rum
YOUR
iSCHOOL NEWS!
By*K. A. MacDonald
The white schools of the county
nil opened last week with the
following initial lenroUihents. The
1947-48 beginning enrollments
are given in parentheses immedi
ately following this year: Ashie-
mont 108 (100); Hoke High 244
(244); Hoke High Eighth grade 80
(7'3); Mildouson 67 (74); Raeford
Graded 407 (392); Rockfish 102
(106); Totals 1008 (989). The in
crease in enrollmient was not as
great as had been expected by
sdhool authorities. It is hoped
that if parents have been unable to
send children to school that they
will enter them the first day pos
sible.
Last night the Rockfish P. T. A.
had its first meeting of the year.
Rev. B. O. Shannon of the Galatia
Presbyterian church was the
speaker. Plans for the school year
were made.
Rev. Mr. Ewart, pastor of the
Shiloh Presbyterian church, con
ducted the opening exercises of
the Ashemont shool on Wednesday
of last week. Quite a number of
parents were present.
Principal R. A. Smoak announ
ces that Mrs. Tom Sinclair has
been secured as manager of the
Ashemont lunchroom.
The opening exerciese at Hoke
High were conducted by Rev. W.
B. Heyward, pastor of the Raeford
Presbyterian church.
Rev. P. O. Lee, pastor of the
ftaeford and Parker’s Chapel
.Methc’dist.churches, conducted t^
opening exercises of the Raeford
Graded shool. There was an un
usually good attendance of par
ents for these exercises.
The opening exercises of the
Rockfish school wiere conducted by
Rev. E. B. Booker, pastor of the
Rockfish Tabernacle Baptist
church. Principal^Jones states that
the best attendance of parents in
years was had.
James M. Williams, of the firm
of Williams and Wall, certified
public accountants of Raleigh, is
here this week auditing the books
of the Board of Education. This
is the yearly audit for the term
^)f 1947-48. Mr. Williams’ report
will probably be submitted to
the Board at a meeting in
October.
Mesdames A. D. Gore and Ruria
Shelton went to Raleigh yesterady
to purchase books for the Hoke
High and Raeford Graded
libraries.
At the last meeting of the Rae
ford board an order was passed
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Ingatherings
The annual harvest ingath
erings will be held at churches
in the county at various times
during the next few weeks of
fall. Meals will be served, with ’
the main dishes in most *Casies
being chicken salad and barbe
cue. There will be sales of food,
handiwork, produce, cakes, and
the like at all of them. For j
the benefit of these churches!
and the people who wish to at- '
tend these ingatherings we will
carry a schedule of those w^e
are told about in this space
until they are held,
Ephesus Baptist church-Wed
nesday, Oct. 6, meal at noon,
sale following.
Parker’s Methodist church-
Friday, Oct, 8, meal at 6:00 p.
m., sale following.
Antioch Presbyterian church- '
Thursday,. October 14, meal at
noon, sale following.
REA Membership
To Hold Annual
Meeting Nov. 3
Plans And Specifications
For New Office Building
In Red Springs Approved
The annual meeting of the
Lumbee River Electric Member
ship Corporation, a rural electrifi
cation financed cooperative, will
be held n Raeford, J4. C., Wednes
day, November 3, 1948.
According to the president, C. A.
Alford, at the last meeting of the
board of directors, the following
nominating committee was named:
F. M. Warwick, Fayetteville; D. D.
F. Fay, Wagram; D. H. Wilkerson,
Maxton; Lonnie P, Smith, Maxton;
R. L. Lytch, Maxton; J. Fulford
McMillan, Raeford; Marshall New
ton, Raeford; Rodney O. Page,
Orrum; and J. H. Brisson, St.
Pauls. This committee will meet
September 26,1948 for the purpose
of naming nominees to be voted
on for directors at the annual
meeting of the members.
The present directors are: C. A.
Alford, President, Rowland, N- C.,
C,. L. Ballance, J. R. Caddell, Mrs.
Lucy Smith, R. F. Morris, J. E.
Morrison, J. McN. Gillis, Perry
Leggett, and Ryan McBryde. Many
of . these directors, are charter
members aiid have served the Co
operative continuously since its
organization in 1940.
The Cooperative has more than
doubled its line mileage since the
war and it is hoped that within the
year, the Cooperative will be in
position to furnish electric service
immediately to any applicant who
requests electric service. At
present, there is approximately 70
miles of line under construption
and some 100 more miles of line
which will be built during the
winter months. The Cooperative
has been allocated $1,9.84,000 to
build approximately 1500 miles of
line which it is hoped and planned
will furnish electric service to
every applicant within the Coop
eratives operating area.
Plan Office Building
At the last meeting of the board
of directors of thie Lumbee Rivfer
Electric Membership Corporation,
plans and specifications were ap
proved and Southern Engineering
Company of Atlanta was instruct
ed and advised to advertise for
bids. The building will consist of
office and warehouse space
amounting to approximately 7,000
square feet of floor space and will
cost approximately $60,000. The
headquarters (building will be lo
cated just within the city limits of
Red Springs on the north side of
Highway 21 near Flora McDonald
College. Bids are now being re
ceived by the Cooperative, and a
formal bid opening will be held
October 5, 1948 at the Coopera
tive’s office in Raeford.
According to the manager, D. J.
Dalton, the Cooperative is now
operating over 1200 miles of rural
power line in Hoke, Robeson,
Scotland and Cumberland counties
and serving approximately 4200
members ledectric service.
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GIN COMPANY
OFFICIAL HERE
State Democrats
Plan To Open
Campaign Monday
RALEIGH, Sept. 22.—'North Caro
lina Democrats will launch their
intensive State campaign with a
double-header kick-off Monday,
Sept. 27, featuring the party’s
nominee for Vice-President. Sena
tor Alben W. Barkley, and the
Secretary of Agriculture of Agri
culture, Chas. F. Brannon.
Senator Barkley will speak in
Asheville at 8 p. m. Monday in
connection with the first of the 12
Congressional District rallies.
On the same day, in Monroe at
11 a. m., the Secretary of Agri
culture will address a meeting of
Democrats in Union County. Con
gressman C. B. Deane of the
Eighth District wUl preside over
this meeting, and will head a
motorcade to Asheville, afterward
to hear Senator Barkley.
At the meeting in Monroe the
secretary will speak at the high
school stadium' following which
the Union County Farm Bureau,
the hosts of the day, will serve a
fish fry to the more than 2000
people expected from many sec
tions of North Carolina.
The Union County Farm Bureau
has requested The News-Journal
to urge Farm Bureau and other
farm leaders in Hoke county to
stimulate interest in and secure
the presence of many rural as
well as business people to attend
what is erpected to be one of the
largest gatherings of farmers ever
held in Piedmont North Carolina.
miQ HA nil* DC County High School are
DU9 IflHWHlO shown at their meeting ji|st be
fore the iqpening of school. Left to right, the drivers are
Arnold Monroe, Joanne Hamilton, Russell Pucket, Martha
Lee Currie, Archie Maxwell, Donald Wood, Gene McAr
thur, Edward McGirt, Bobby Gibson, Archie Walters, Duke
Marshall, Clifton Dean, Roy Brock and David Jones. An
other view of the drivers with their busses appears on
page 12.
Football Team
Gets Ready For
Lumberton Game
Gets Year For
Cutting Wife &
Dresses; Pays Out
14 Others Face Recorder
For Bad Checks, Drinking,
Reckless Driving, Etc.
Presbytery Women
Schedule Eight
District Meetings
Patrolman Barnes
Plans To Leave
To Enter Business
Two Meetings Of Business
Women Also Scheduled;
Outstanding Speakers
Jason Barnes, popular and
efficient State Highway Patrol-
■man here for the past seven years,
announced this week that he
planned to leave the patrol in
October and to enter business for
himself in Leaksville, his home
town.
Mr. Barnes came to Raeford in
1941 from AsheviUe, where he
had been stationed for four years.
He has been a member of the
Highway Patrol for 14 years. In
Raeford he has been known for
his efficient, courteous and im
partial performance of duty. He
and Mrs. Barnes have been active
members of the Raeford Presby
terian church.
When interviewed he said that
he wanted to thank the people
here for their fine treatment of
himself and his family and to say
that he hated very much to leave,
but that he felt it was to his best
4 interest to take the opportunity
which has presented itself. He
plans to enter the coal and oil
business in Leaksville.
He expects to leave about
October first, but Mrs. Barnes
and their two children will re
main here until he locates a place
to live in Leaksville.
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Negro Dies fai
Ai^armitly G»ld '
Bloodedl^
Willie McPhaul Jailed Far ,
Shooting Jesse Jackson
With .32; Motive Unknomi
The Hoke High football team is
working hard this week in prep-
aralion for Iheir first regularly
scheduled game with Lumberton
High in Lumberton tomorrow
night.
In a practice scrimmage Tuesday
with Laurel Hill High the local
aggregation looked good on of
fense, the backfield getting some
long touchdown runs of 15, 40 and
65 yards. Niven’s passing was also
good for a tally or two, although
no score was kept.
Last year Hoke High got a 13-13
tie with the Lumberton team and
Friday night the boys expect to
better that outcome, although
little is known at this early date
in the season of the strength of
the team Lumberton will field.
The game will start at eight o’
clock.
Friday of next week, October 1,
Hoke High will play the first home
game at armory park against
Rowland. Game time eight o’
clock.
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TO HOLD BIBLE STUDY
AT ANTIOCH SUNDAY
Mr. R. E. Weinmeister, of
Atlanta, District Sales Engineer
of the Continental Gin Company,
visited officials of the Johnson
Company on Thursday and Fri
day of last week. He came
especially to see the installation
of new ginning machinery made
by his company and just installed
at Oakdale Gin. This installation
is one of six of its kind east of the
Mississippi, and includes every
kind of cotton cleaning equipment.
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LUMBERTON CLINIC
The monthly orthopedic clinic
will be held in the basement of
the Agricultural building in Lnm-
berton on Friday, October 1. Dr.
J. E. Jacobs of Lumberton will be
the surgeon in charge.
Sunday afternoon at fdur o’clock
there will, be a period of intensive
Bible study at the Antioch Pres
byterian church. The study will
be conducted by Miss Lucy Steele
of Raleigh. There will be a pic
nic supper followed by another,
session of study.
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TELEPHONE COLLECTOR
Johniiy Cunningham,^ colored,
faced Judge Henry McDiarmid in
Hoke Coiinty recorder’s court
Tuesday morning on two charges
of assaulting,his wife. One of the
charges was ae old one and
sentence was 30 days to be sus
pended on payment of the costs.
The other,- more recent, disclosed
that Cunn^hym .had cut his
wife aVid th^ spitefully c^it 11 of
her dresses- into shreds with the
knife. At the time of the trial,
however, she was to some extent
on his side and indicated her in
tention to continue living with him.
Sentence was one year to be sus
pended on payment of $100 and
the costs, , replacement of his
wdfe’s clothes to her satisfaction
and good, -behavior for two years.
Lewis Cunningham, colored,
paid $10 and the costs for speed
ing. 30-day sentence was. suspend
ed.
John Robeson and w'ife, Sara
Robeson, and Bill McCain and
wife Hattie McCain,- all colored,
entered pleas of guilty using pro
fane and indeoent language. Each
was fined $5 and the court costs.
John Robeson was also found
guilty of giving a bad check to
the Dundarrach Trading Co. for
$20. He got 30 days to be sus
pended on payment of the costs
and the check.
John Tolar^ white of Cumber
land county, paid the costs for
being drunk and disorderly.
George B. Huggins, white of
Cumberland county, got 90 days
suspended on payment of the
costs for driving drunk.
John Henry Evans, vyhite of Lee
County, was found guilty of oare-
less and reckless driving. 90-day
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As of Monday of this week Mrs.
Helen S. Barrington is collector
for the Carolina Telephone and
Telegraph company here. Mrs
Barrington’s office is on Elwood
street in the Bank of Raeford
Building.
REGISTRATION
Mrs. Peggy Behrman, clerk
for the Selective Service, re
ported yesterday that a total of
919 men of the county between
the ages, of 19 and 25 had regis
tered for the draft under the
1948 Selective service bili. Of
these she said that there were
390 singie, non-father, non
veterans listed. These are to be
called first for service In tiie
Army.
The Women of the Church of
Fayetteville Presbyterial, with
Mrs. H. C. McLauchlin' as presi-,
dent, will hold District meetings
from Sept. 28-Oct. 8, 1948. These
meetings are very important to
all women of the Church as they
give each woman, an opportunity
to observe and participate in the
work of the Church. Special group
conferences will be held at these
meetings' for all General Officers,
Cause Secretaries, and Circle
Chairmen.
The District meetings will be
held as follows: Sept. 28, District
V—Mrs. Archie Howard, Chair
man at Lumber Bridge; Sept. 29,
District I—Mrs. Annie Godwin.
Chairman at Grove; Sept. 30, Dis
trict 11—Mrs. J. R. Teabeaut,
Chairman at Vaughn Memorial;
Oct. 1, District III—Mrs. C. R.
Parsons, Chairman at Midway;
Oct. 5, District IV—^Mrs. J. B.
Hood, Chairman at church in the
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REVIVAL MEETING AT
THE METHODIST CHURCH
Red Springs Cops
Playoffs In
Tobacco State
Red Springs’ Red Robins won
the Tobacco State play-off Mon
day nigiit by defeating the Sanford
Spinners in the fifth game of their
best' four-out-of-seven series for
the title.
Willie J. McPhatil is in the '
county jail mithout privilege of
bond for killing Jesse Jackson at
McPhauTs home on a farm roited
by Julian Wright in Blue Springs
township Monday night. The kill''
ing is reported to have been done
-with a 32 calibre pistol at about
eight o’clock. Jackson, shot
through the lert armpit into the
lung, is said to have run about
40 steps before falling dead.
McPhaul has had nothing to say
about the shooting since it hap
pened, but officers have a co
herent story of the affair from
three witnesses.
These witnesses, Isiaih.Watkins,
Freddie Black and Willie Black
are said to have told the investi
gating officers of the sheriffs de-
partmient that they drove in
Watkins car to McPhaul’s home
on Monday night to see a woman
who lived there a’oout .transporta
tion to court Tuesday rtioming.
Jackson is said to have been in the
back seat.
They said that McPhaul came to
the car and asked Watkins if
Jackson was in the car and then
asked why he, had brought him
there. Watkins is said to have re
plied that he didn’t know. Mc
Phaul didn’t allow Jackson on
■his premises and that if he would
leave him alone he would take
him away at once. At this, the
three satr that McPhaul remarked,
in effect. “He knows I don’t allow
The Methodist revival meetings
begin Sunday morning with Rev.
B. P. Robinson preaching the
first sermon. The Sunday night
service will begin at 7.30 o’clock
with Rev. "P. O. Lee, pastor, doing
the preaching. Mr. Lee will preach
each night during the week. The
public is invited.
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WRECK SATURDAY
REPUBLICAN RALLY
Republicans D. C. Cox and
Golbh Scarborough have announc
ed that there wiU be a big speech-
making and fish fry at the armory
next Wednesday night, September
29, to which all Republicans are
invited.
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GOSPEL SERVICES
The Rev. Wallace M. Ellis, pastor
of the Union Baptist church of
Richwood, Ohio, has announced
that he will conduct Gospel ser
vices in a tent on the Turnpike
road at the 'home of his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Ellis. The Rev.
Mr. Ellis is a native of this county
and a graduate of Hoke county
high school. The public is invited
to the services starting Sunday
night.
At about noon Saturday E. L,
Plowman and D. C. Smith, Jr.,
both white of Marietta, Ga., man
aged to leave the road and turn
over twice in the 1937 Ford one of
them was driving. The accident
happened on the straight stretch of
the Aberdeen road near the Lentz
place about a mile out of Raeford.
Both men suffered superficial in
juries and were carried to :
Fayetteville hospital. A soldier
who was a passenger was appar
ently unhurt, as he faded into the
crowd without being identified.
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LEGION MEETING
Graham Morrison, county agent
of Lincolnton County and widely
known humorist, kept about 50
members of the local American
Legion post in stitches for about
20 minutes at their regular mon
thly meeting at the High school
cafeteria last Wednesday night. A
good supper was served the group
by Mrs. Lucy Smith and Com
mander Alfred Cole presided.
A1 Brassier hurled the ten ml, here,’’ and opened the ba^
4-1 victory .for the young Robins., -in' r of the car and shot Jacks«^,
striking out • five while jumped cut of rise car and ’ran
onl.v two.
John McFadyen started out on
the hill for the homesters but
was relieved in the ninth by
Hoyt Clegg.
The victors bunched their hits
to score three runs in the fourth
to clinch the game. Simmons,
Robins ^catcher, topped off the
rally by singling over second with
the bases filled to bring across two
runs.
The victory for the Red Springs
team was the second time in the
three years the Tobacco State
league has been operating that
Sanford has not won the pennant
plus the play-off title. In 1946,
the loop’s first year, the Spinners
won the pennant, but Angier-
Fuquay came along to win the
post-season title Last year the
Lee county club won both titles
and also won the pennant this
season.
Final play-offs closed a most
successful season for Arthur T.
Moore’s circuit, which saw both
better baseball and larger crowds
on the -whole prevail.
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SQUARE DANCE
TOMORROW
The first of a series of square
dances to be sponsored by Battery
A, local National Gucird unit, will
be held at the Armory tomorrow
night, starting at eight o’clock.
Music will be furnished by Elmo
Stanton, and his boys and it is
planned to hold a square dance
there each Friday night for some
time.
WHITE-TEX CLOSED
Bad news of some concern to
this community is that the
White-Tex cotton mill here has
suspended operation for an un-
aiuiounced period of time due'!
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11 to conditions of the textile !
il market. Mill officials stated!
lijthat shut-downs or slow-nownsj;
I were somewhat general in the |
' textile industry at this time and -
that when the mill opens here
depends entirely on the textile i
market.
until he fell dead. Watkins said
that Jackson did net say a word
during the cenversatitn.
Officers say by way of back
ground to the killing that McPhaul
and Jackson had had a fight about
a year ago and another about
three weeks ago. They also state
that they have received reports
that McPhaul had been carrying
the pistol for several weeks.
No further motive for the killing
'has come to light, nor were the
causes of the two fights between
the two men explained.
FARM NOTES
By A. S. Knowles
Nitrogen for Grazing
Hoke County farmers have been
allotted 30 exwa tons of nitrogen
to apply to small grain and mix
tures of small grain and clover as
grazing crops. This nitrogen will
be available through regular com
mercial channels after October L
Four hundred (400) pounds ot
nitrate of soda or equivalent will
be the maximum aim-ount allotted
to each acre of grazing crops. The
extra nitrogen was made available
in order to boost the fall, winter
and spring grazing for cattle and
hogs. In order for farmers to ob
tain the nitrogfen it will be neces
sary to get a permit from the.^..
County Agents offia^ at whidr'
time the warmer will report the
number of acres of grazing crops
and the number of cattle and hogs..
The closing date for issuing per
mits for the nitrogen will be
Novem'ber 1
Cotton Farm Storage
It has been announced by the
U. S. Department of Agriculture
that farmers can now store their
cotton through the government.
loan on their own farm. Details :
of the storage program have not
been received, but are expected,]
during the week. It is expected (
that several hundred bales of cot*
ton and perhaps several thwisand’^
bales will be placed in storage oa j
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