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VOLUME XLIV; NUMBER 26
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1949
RAEFORD. N. C.
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YOUR
ISCHOOL NEWS
By K. A. MacDoiiald
^ Grand Jury Wants
Prompt Action
By Adniinistrators
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The Board of Education met in
■called session on Monday night
for the purpose of studying the
State Building program survey as
made to date. William P. Duff,
Jr., engineer with the Survey Per
sonnel of the State Department
of Public Instruction was here
last week and made a survey of
all prospective sites and projects.
The Board ordered all forms pre
pared to be sent to the survey
personnel.
W. D. Harper and Sons of Flor
ence, S; S., artitects for the Board
of Education were here yesterday
doing preliminary work for the
b:. >^ing program.
Carl G. Riley, chairman of the
Board of Education, is on a two
week’s vacation in Florida at pre
sent.
The Ashemont PTA gave a very
successful supper at the school
last Friday night. Over $100 was ' pai tment.
raised for the school.
Most interesting part of the re
port by the Hoke County Grand
jury to Judge Q. K. Nimocks at
Hoke County Superior court last
week was the direction orde^mg
the clerk of the Superior Court
to issue citations to administra
tors of estates who are delinquent
in their reports.
The report said: “We have ex
amined the Clerk of Superior
Court’s records of administrators,
executors and guardians and find
that several have filed reports
since the last term of court. How
ever, a few are still delinquent
and we recommend that the clerk
issue citations to them to show
cause why reports are not filed
before January term of court.”
The Grand Jury also expressed
their approval of the condition of
the county’s buildings and the
school buses
structed each member of the jury
to watch out for school bus haz
ards and report them. The State
Sanatorium at McCain was in
spected and found in good con
dition, including the prison de-
Hoke High Loses
To Massey Hill
In Final Game
Bucks Hold Favored Team
To One Touchdown Margin
At Massey Hill Friday
The Raeford Graded school had
a Thanksgiving program at cha
pel yesterday. Rev. P. Q. Lee made
a most appropriate talk.
Elementary Supervisor C. D.
Osment attended a meeting of
supervisors in Durham called by
Dr, J. Henry Highsmith. At this
meeting aU phases of the State
Educational program were dis
cussed.
The Raeford Graded sixth grade
elected officers this week, Leon
Cameron being made president,
Barbara W^rllck v:;o-p.esideist,"
Jackie Clippard secretary, and
Tommy Harris treasurer.
The Bucks lost to a fairly
strong Massey Hill eleven, ' at
Massey Hill last Friday night, by
a score of 14-6.
The Bucks just couldn’t seem
to get going until after Massey
Hill scored their first touchdown.
Massey Hill’s touchdown came on
a pass play. The extra point was
also scored on a pass play.
Joe Davis returned the kickoff
after Massey Hill’s first touch
down, back up to the 29 yard
stripe. After two cracks at the
line, the ball was moved to the
37 yard line. There Joe Davis
They further in- gathered in Bruce Phillips’ pass
and race all the way to the 15
yard line before he was pulled
down from behind. _ A penalty
moved the ball to the one foot
line, where Glisson crashed over
for the touchdown. Phillips’ pass
for the extra point fell incomplete.
Massey Hill’s second touch
down came on a dazzling 62 yard
run by Raymond Willis through
the entire Buck defense. ,
This was the last game of the
season for the Bucks. Below is a
summary of the football season:
Hoke High 0 Hope Mills 0
Hoke High 0 Apex 0
Hoke High 0 Elizabethtown 18
Hoke High 14
Hoke High 7
Hoke High 14
Hoke High 6
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Alumna Presents
‘Old FloraP Bell
To Flora Macdonald
Several items of surplus com
modities have come in to the cen
tral store room recently. A ship
ment of butter and also peanut
butter will arrive on Monday.
COLORED NEWS
Last Saturday 400 members of
NTA met at the Upchurch school
in he annual meeting of the South
eastern District. Te morning ses
sion was given over to group
meetings at which time the var
ious aspects of school work was
studied.
Dinner was served in the school
lunchroom and a social hour was
enjoyed. Also a splendid display
of school materials and equipment
was inspected. This display was
put on by various school supply
houses. Displays of the .work in
the Upchurch school was also ex
amined by the interested teachers.
The general session was held in
the afternoon and was opened
with the invocation by Rev. J. E,
Kearney, a member of the Up
church school. Greetings were ex
tended the visiting teachers by
K. A. MacDonald on behalf of the
county schools and A. S, Gaston
on behalf of the post school. The
Upchurch choral club furnished
music for the occasion.
The addresses of the afternoon
were made by Dr. N. C. Duncan,
State Supervisor of Negro High
Schools, and Dr. H. L. Trigg, pres
ident of St. Augustine college.
Patrons and friends of the Lau
rel Hill school are invited to a
barbecue dinner at the school to
day. Benefit the school lunch
room. The children will give an
entertainment in the afternoon.
Several patrons and members of
the various PTA’s in the county
attended the district meeting of
the PTA in Clinton last week.
They were much impressed by
the reports they heard made and
came home with the ambition for
Hoke County to do better.
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Red Springs—Mrs. H. C. Mc-
Lauchlin of Raeford, president of
the Women of the Church of Fay
etteville Presbytery, addressed
more than a hundred Flora Mac
donald alumnae gathered at their
alma mater Saturday to celebrate
the 54th Homecoming Day of the
college. Mrs. McLauchlin in an
earnest talk on Christian “Living
in the Home,” told the alumnae
that if we ai*e tg, have world peace,
‘fiav^^t^hriTOdtt' homes,
for it is the home, she said, “that
makes the citizen. And unless the
citizens are Christians, we cannot
expect the peace without which
the world cannot exist.”
Miss Martha Gaitley presided at
the morning program, which in
cluded a musical program by the
College Glee Club—the initial ap
pearance of the choral group un
der the new Scottish dean, Ro
bert Smith. Dr. C. T. Johnson,
trustee and chairman of building
and grounds, made a brief talk
at the business session, at which
time he gave a resume of the im
provements made at the college
during the past year.
The following committee was
appointed to nominate officers at
the May meeting: Mary Margaret
Harris, college field representa
tive, Lillian Austin of Maxton
and Frances Smith McNeill of
Red Springs. The highlight of
the luncheon program was the
presentation to the college of the
Old Floral college bell, which had
been used a 100 years ago to call
students to their meals. The bell
was presented by Elizabeth Ham
er of Dillon, S. C., an alumnae,
and a granddaughter of Old Flora,
the first institution of higher
learning for women established
in North Carolina, of which Flora
Macdonald College is the out
growth.
The bell was accepted by Miss
Harriett Morrison of the college
faculty, and will be placed in the
“Scotch Corner” of the coUegb li
brary with other prized relics.
During the luncheon program a
skit was presented by a group of
students and a song by another
group. The song, titled “Flora
Macdonald,” was written by a
Flora Macdonald girl, and was a-
warded first prize at a YMCA
conferyence at Blue Ridge in 1919.
During luncheon also Miss Gait-
ley presented to the alumnae,
Flora Macdonald’s newest stud
ent, Shirley Wang of Shanghai,
China, who arrived this week. In
addition to North Carolina’s, a-
lumnae were present from South
Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia,
Maryland and Canada.
Dr. Sam Howie
Will Preach Here
Sunday Evening
Dr. Samuel _E. Howie, pastor
of the Highland Presbsderian
church of Fayetteville, will be the
speaker at the weekly “Sunday at
Seven” service at the Raeford
Presbyterian church next Sun
day evening. The service will be
the third since the inauguration
of the “Sunday at Seven” program.
Dr. Howie is considered one of
the outstanding preachers in the
Presbyterian church in North Car
olina. His topic for Sunday even
ing will be “Every Man in His
Own Place.” He is chairman of
Home Missions work m Fayette
ville Presbytery and is prominent
in civic work in Fayetteville.
The Presbjfterian “Sunday at
Seven” group has issued a cor
dial invitation to the public to
attend these Sunday evening ser
vices.
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Dr. M. S. Woodson
New President
Flora Macdonald
Will Assume His Duties
About First Of Year;
Former Navy Chaplain
Red Springs, Nov. 23—^Dr.
Marshall Scott Woodson Tuesday
became the third president of
Flora Macdonald college. He is
expected to assume his new du
ties by the first of the year.
Announcement of Dr. Wood
son’s appointment was announced Grammar School Derry Walker
to faculty and students at a received the prize, a poster made
Youngsters Enjoy
Celebration Of
National Book Week
In celebration of National Book
Week. November 13-19, Hoke
County Library sponsored a con
test by the school boys and girls,
the response to which was very
gratifying, I^izes were offered
to students in Junior High, Gram
mar and Primary schools.
The prize for the best book pos
ter from Junior High was award
ed Jane Cox, second' place to
Bertie Jean Baker and third place
to Lucretia King. For portraying
the best book character from the
• Rowland 7
Erwin 13
L. Hill 7
Massey Hill 13
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W. P. Parker
Passes Suddenijy
In Laurinburg
William Philip Parker, age 57
.years, and for the last four years
a citizen of Laurinburg, died sud
denly at his home their last
Thursday night. Mr. Parker had
been employed by the McNair
Companies there as carpenter-
foreman and was an experienced
and competent workman and
builder.
He was a son of the late G. B.
and Mollie Gibson Parker of
Marlboro County, S. C. The fam
ily moved to Hoke county a num
ber of years ago. Mr. Parker had
traveled widely and could talk
interestingly of far away places
and current events. He was a
member of St. Johns Methodist
church.
Funeral and burial services
were held Saturday afternoon at
3 o’clock at Parkers Chapel Meth.
odist church in Hoke county. Rev.
W. L. Maness of Gibson and Rev.
P. O. Lee of Raeford conducted
the service.
Mr. Parker is survived by his
wife, Mrs. Nettie Gschwind Park
er, a foster son. Tommy Gsch
wind of Aberdeen; five brothers,
D. K. Parker, Gus Parker, John
and Dixon Parker, all of this
county; and three sisters, Mrs. J.
Shewbridge, Mrs. O. H. Scull and
Mrs. J. E. Lovette, all of this coun
ty.
Hoke High Starts
Cage Practice;
Prospects Good
The Hoke High School Boys
■basketball team started its bas
ketball practice Monday of this
week with some fifteen hopefuls
out. Lettermen back from last
year’s squad are; Landon Yar
borough, Joe Davis. Billie Lester,
and Doug Clark. Also returning
from last year’s squad, but are not
lettermen are. G. C. Lytle and
Leonard Dunn. Newcomers up
from the Junior Varsity are, John
McLauchlin. Bruce Phillips, Ro
bert McGirt. and' Thomas Alex-
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Sad Story Again On
Driver’s Licenses
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“$25 and the costs,” is what
they tell you over in Recorder’s
court when they catch you with
out a driver’s license. The old one
-you’ve got in your pocket is sci
considered a license, either, after
the time for your letter group to
get new ones has passed.
Driver’s License Examiner W.
E. Yow said this week that a lar
ger percentage of the present
group had not applied for their
new licenses, and that the time
expires December 31. Persons
whose names begin with L and M
are now getting new licenses, and
if the past is anything to judge
by, there will be many the last
few days when they have to stand
in a long line to get them. Of
course, some will put it off until
too late and hear the judge say
“$25 and the costs” after January
1, 1950.
f PUT OFF ELECTION
The bond election for the
town of Raeford which was
scheduled for December 6, has
been postponed to Tuesday,
December 27, a legal advertise
ment in this issue announces.
The election was postponed be-
caused of a legal technicality
which might have affected the
validity of the election and the
subsequent issuing of the bonds
in case they are approved.
The election is for purpose
of getting the voters of the
town to approve the issue by
the town of a totl of $125,000
in bonds for improving the
water system, sewer system,
gutters^ drains and streetsi of
the town.
Quail Season
Opens Today
Quail and rabbit season opens
today. Bag limit according to
Game Protector H. XL McIiBein ii
eight per day for quail and seven
rabbits per day.
McLean also warned hunters
that all hand operated and auto
matic guns must be plugged for
three shells only.
The duck season opens on No
vember 29, next Tuesday. Federal
stamps are required for duck
shooting and may be obtained at
post offices. It is also a federal
offense to shoot duck later than
one hour before sunset. McLean
said.
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CHRISTMAS CARDS &
THE POST OFFICE
Postmaster Lack Clark this
week invited the attention of all
to the fact that the third class
postage rate on all unsealed
greeting cards is two cents. He
further said that only first class
mail can be forwarded, so ad
vised that the three cent first
class rate be used in all . cases
where the sender is not (certain
of the address, so that the card
may be forwarded or returned
to sender.
chapel program yesterday by Hal
bert M. Jones of Laurinburg, act
ing president.
Dr. Woodson, who is 53 year*
of age, succeeds Dr. H. G. Bed-
inger, who resigned last fall to
re-enter the ministry in the west
ern part of the state. Dr. C. G.
Vardell, who became Flora Mac
donald’s first president 54 years
ago, is president emeritus.
Dr. Woodson, who served in
both world wars, comes to Flora
Macdonald after holding pastor
ates in several states.
A Missourian by birth. Dr.
Woodson is no stranger in the
Carolinas. He spent the greater
part of his early youth in South
Carolina. While he was in ser
vice in World War II, his family
made their home in Davidson,
where his older son. Marshall,
Jr., was a freshman in college.
His education was interrupted at
the end of his junior year at
Presbytorian College, in Clinton,
S. C. when he enlisted in the
Navy in 1917.
Upon being released from ser
vice in 1919, he immediately re-,
turnech to college, graduating
with an A. L. de^iee froni Pres
byterian College in 1920. In 1923,
he received his B. D. degree from
Columbia Theological Seminary
with high scholastic standing.
Also . -w—his M.
A. degree from tiie Univereity of
South Carolina, majoring in eco
nomics.
While in college he played var
sity football on both Presbyterian
College and the University of
South Carolina teams. He re
ceived his Th. D. degree at Union
Theological Seminary in Rich
mond, Va., in 1934, when his
thesis was “The Kingdom of
God.”
Dr. Woodson has studied at
Biblical Seminary, New York
LT^nion Seminary, New York, and
Columbia Seminary. He svent -the
year 1929 in travel and study in
Egypt, Palestine and Syria.
Between the first and second
World Wars he held pastorates in
Atlanta, and Thomasville, Geor
gia, Salisbury, and Tampa, Fla.
In the Second World War, he
served with conspicuous success.
After graduating from the Chap-
lians’ School at William and Mary
College, he was sent to Camp
Perry, Va., to assist in tiie train
ing of Sea Bees.
He served overseas one year as
Chaplain of the Amphibious Boat
Pool of the 8th Fleet in the Medi
terranean. He was commended
by the chaplain of the fleet for
conspicuous service, in a letter to
the Bureau of Naval Personnel.
His present status, inactive duty
with the U. S. Naval Reserve,
permanent rank, lieutenant com
mander.
He comes to Flora Macdonald
from the First Presbyterian
church of Thomasville, Ga., where
he returned for his second pastor
ate at the urgent and unanimous
request of the congregation.
Prior to his enlistment in the
Navy, he was for a long period of
time a trustee of Davidson Col
lege, first from Concord Presby
tery and after he moved to Tam
pa, he represented the Presbytery
of St. Johns in Florida. He is now
a trustee of Presbyterian college.
His wife is the former Emmie
Osteen of Sumter, S. C., and they
have two sons, Marshall, Jr., a
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by three boys, Buddie Williams,
Kermit Wood and Dale Connell,
was chosen for second place, and
Suzanne Cameron, third place.
For having the best display
from the Primary grades, Mrs.
Earl Robinson’s third grade re
ceived the prize. Mrs. Carl Free
man's first grade, second place,
and Mrs. Hinton MePhauTs first
grade, third place.
The judges for the Junior High
contest were Mrs. J. L. McNeill,
Mrs. T. B. Upchurch and Mr. W. ■ and instructed to abstain
J. Coates; for the Grammar beverages during
School, Mrs. Fred Culbreth, Mrs. ■
N. B. Sinclair and Mi's. Paul Dick- ' Andrew Smith. Junior Clauders
son, Sr.; and for the Primarv i Oscar Leslie, aU colored* got
Mrs. A. K. Currie, Mrs. R. A.
Matheson and Miss Flora Boyce.
Several of the teachers from
the Graded School brought their
children to te library during the
week to see the exhibits from the
schools and the books on display.
The book written by Charles
O’Neal, The Three Wis’nes of
Jamie McRuin, which won the
$5,000 Christopher Award, is now
in the Library. It will be remem.'
bered that Charles O’Neal., form- ■'
erly lived in Raeford.
The library will be closed
Thanksgiving Day. November 24.
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Grooms Sentenced To
Serve 3 To 5 Years
Manley Grooms, white man of
Rockfish section who was con.
victed of Manslaughter in Superior
court here last week and who had
not been sentenced when the
paper Went to press, was senten
ced to serve not less than three
nor more than five years in the
State prison.
He gave notice of appeal to the
Supreme court and was released
under a bond of $1000. He has
period of 60 days to either file
his appeal or to start serving his
sentence.
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CAUTIONS ABOUT FIRE
Forest Fire Warden C. F. Mc-
Bryde this week urged hunters
and all others vyho might be in the
woods during the Thanksgiving
60 days each for stealing some
corn. Sentences were suspended
on payment of the costs and $15
■for the corn, and on condition of
two years good behavior.
Jesse James McPherson, charg
ed- with non-support, was found
guilty. Sentence was one year,
suspended on payment of the costs
a $42 hospital bill and on condi
tion that he pay $20 monthly for
his child’s support.
Willie McNeill, colored and Eu
gene L. Brock, white, each got 90
days suspended on payment of
the costs for driving drunk.
Other defendants included: for
violating the prohibition laws,
Fred McCormick, colored, $25 and
the costs; Henry McLeod, colored,
$25 and the- costs'; Walter Fair-
cloth. white, costs: For driving
improperly equipped cars, James
Steele, Charlie McDonald, Weld
on Baldwin, Sellars Baker, all
Stored, and John H. Wellons,
white, all $10 and the costs; For
no driver’s license, John Archie
Jones, Robert Buie, Matthew Pet-
erkin and Lonnie Leggett, all
colored, Mornie Williams, white
of the armiv, all S25 and the costs;
For being drunk and disorderly,
Neill D. Hughes, white, paid the
costs; for speeding, Kenneth E.
Harris and Thomas Barrett, $10
and the costs; bad checks, Charlie
Shipman and J. O. Evans, both
colored, had to pay the checks
and the costs.
Leroy Locklear, Indian, paid the
costs for assault with a deadly
weapon. Ola Bratcher, colored,
paid the costs for assaulting
Janie Robeson. James Cook, color-
week end to be especially careful |
with their matches and cigarettes - a $10 doctor bill and the costs
butts and to do all possible to pre
vent forest fires.
PAUL SAUNDERS
HOSPITAL FUND
Quite a few contributions
have come in since the article
about the heroic rescue of an
infant from a fire by a Rae
ford boy appeared in last
week’s paper. However, we
feel that since Paul Saunders
is a Raeford boy many people
here and in the county have
been intending to send The
News-Journal a contribution
for “Paul’s Hospital Fund,”
and just haven’t gotten around
to doing It.
For that reason we are not
going to publish the amount
we have received until next
Thursda3r’s paper. In that time
we hope that those who have
remarked that they were going
to send something will get a-
round to doing it, for acts of
heroism of this type are rare
indeed, an^ deserving.
—The Editor.
Recorder Clears
Docket Of 28
Cases Tuesday
Bethune .Maultsby, Attorney
For Himself. Not Successful,
Appeals To Superior Court
Accumulated cases against a
total of 23 defendants were clear
ed from the dockets of the Hoke
county recorder's court 'oefore
Judge Henry McDiarmid Tuesday.
Max Bethune . Maultsby, local
white mian. was charged with
driving drunk and with oeing
drunk, and disorderly in connec-
tion with his car turning over on
North Mai.n street several weeks
ago. Maultsby examined witnesses
and spoke in his o'wn defense, but
was found guilty as charged and
sentenced to 90 days on the roads
to be suspended on payment of a
fine of SlOO and the costs. Maults
by IS still on probation under a
12 to 15 months sentence he got
in Hoke county Superior court
August 20. 1947. At that time he
was placed on probation for three
for assaulting Mam.ie Harris.
FARMING
By H. E. 'Vemon, County Agent |
Certified Seed
Quite a number of farmers have
been inquiring about the require
ments to certify seed through the
N. C. Crop Improvement Assd.
elation, particularly with refer
ence to distances from other crops.
For wheat, oats, or barley, the
fields producing certified seed
must be separated from othw
small grain by a definite dlvisku
such as a road, fence or strip of
land that is at least six (9) teet
wide. SmaU grain wiU not be til-
gible for certification that is
planted behind a previous crop
of small grain, unless the previ-.^^^
ous crop was grown from c«tU
fied seed of the same variety
strain. To keep off-type plants^
mixtures, weeds, and
a minimum it is best to foUbet/it
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