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Tli^ Hdke County News
The Hoke County Journal
VOLUME XLIV; NUMBER 28
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1949
RAEFORD. N. C.
YOUR
ISCHOOL NEWS!
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By K. A. MacDonald
The Rockfish and Mildouson
schools report a great improve
ment in attendance for the last
school month. In the Raeford
Graded school Mrs. Turner’s first
grade had only 3 pupils absent
during the entire month. We think
this is a splendid record. Atten
dance in the county as a whole
is improving but we still have a
long way to go. Parents are asked
to cooperate with the principals
and teachers, in securing good at
tendance by all pupils.
The veteran^ class imder the
leadership of Horace Walters, is
doing wonders with the school
grounds at Ashemont. They are
clearing, disking and harrowing
the groimds, building play equip
ment and planting shrubbery.
Ashemont will look like a new
place when they get through. We
appreciate their work.
The Rockfish PTA met at the
school building last night with a
good attendance.
W. T. Gibson, Jr., prinicpal of
Hoke High, was at Pheiffer coll
ege yesterday attending a meet
ing of the city principals asso
ciation. He had a part on the pro
gram discussing and explaining
the guidance program carried on
at Hoke High. We are proud of
the program that is being put on
at Hoke High. It is attracting
statewide attention. Not only Mr.
Gibson is invited to explain the
work but Miss Watson. Guidance
Counselor, has ,been invited to
various places over the state to
explain the program.
A county-wide principals meet
ing was' held on Tuesday after
noon in the office of the superin
tendent. Hour for closing on dav
before the Christmas holidays
was set for 11:30 a. m. in Raeford
and 12:00 in the county schools.
PMA Announces
Polling Places For
Cotton Quota Vote
Arrangements were completed
this week for the establishment
cotton marketing quota referen
dum Thursday, December 15, in
Hoke County’s 8 cotton growing
communities.
R. J. Hasty, chairman of the
Copnty Production and Marketing
Administration Committee, also
said that notices were being mail
ed to each known eligible voter
advising him where to vote in the
referendum. All persons who, as
landlord, tenant, or sharecropper,
had an interest in a crop of cotton
produced in the United States in
1948 are eligible to vote on De-
Decmeber 15 to decide if market
ing quotas will be used for the
1950 crop. A two-thirds majority
of those voting is required tJ ap
prove the use of quotas.
Mr. Hasty listed the polling
places in Hoke County as follows:
Allendale at Allendale Com
munity House, Antioch at Antioch
Community House, Blue Springs
at Blue Springs Community House,
Little River at Little R^ver Com
munity House, McLauchlin at
Wayside Community House and
Rockfish Community House, Que-
whiffle at Montrose Community
House, Raeford - at Hoke County
Court Room, ,and Stonewall at
Dundarracn Community House.
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All school buses in the county
are being examined by the high
way patrol today.
COLORED NEWS
There will be a county-wide
meeting of the colored principals
held in the courtroom on Tuesday
afternoon, December 13, at 4 o’
clock. Plans will be made at this
meeting for the closing of the
colored schools-for the Christmas
holidays. ,
On December 1, the Bowmore
school faculty was host at the
District Annual Boy Scout Ban
quet. Attendance was better than
expected.
The lunchroom workers in the
Laurel Hill school have donned
uni-i'orms. This is a step forward
for their lunchroom.
Piney Bay school was enter
tained last Friday morning by a
representative of the Wildlife
Commission. In the afternoon by
a visit from the Bridge’s Grove
School.
The representative oi the Wild
life Commission expects to return
after Christmas holidays for ad
ditional work in the schools.
Thelma Butler, a student of the
Upchurch school, was injured last
Friday after getting off the bus
by a passing car, the driver of
which did not see the bus until
too late to stop his car before
passing. The sheriff’s office inves
tigated the accident. We are glad
to report that Thelma is able to
return from the hospital.
The senior class at Upchurch
has launched a movement to es
tablish a band at the school. A
Fall Festival was held on Tuesday
night to begin the fund necessary
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Farmers To Vote
On Committees As
Well As Quotas
Who will administer such na
tional farm progress as Agricul
tural Conservation, price supports,
acreage allotments, and marketing
quotas in Hoke County in 1950?
The baUot box, traditional bul
wark of democracy, will decide.
On December 15 farmers in the
county’s 8 agricultural communi
ties will bj;,,^-"hoosing neighbors
and friends to represent them as
community Production and Mar
keting Administration farmer-
committeemen for the coming
year. They will also choose a dele
gate from each community to a
county convention which will
name the three-mah county PMA
Committee for 1950.
A referendum committee will
be in charge of the polling place
in each community where farm
ers can cast their ballots from
8:00 a. m. to 5:00 p. m. on De
cember 15. Cotton growers will
vote for or against marketing
quotas at the same time and place.
“Any person is eligible to vote
or hold office who is an owner,
operator, tenant or sharecropper
on a farm that is participating in
any program administered during
the current calendar year through
the county and community PMA
committees,” says R. J. Hasty,
present county committee chair
man.
“Heavy participation of farm
ers in their committeenSen elec
tions is one of the best methods
of demonstrating their support of
the farmer-committee system of
local administration of national
farm programs,” the chairman
points out. ,
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HDC Club Plans
Planetarium Tour
William L. Shirer
To Speak At FMC
Monday Night
Principals Favor
Insurance Plan
For Children
The Ashemont Home Demon
stration club is to sponsor a trip
to Chapel Hill to the Morehead
Planetarium by chartered bus on
Saturday, December 10. The bus
will stop at Montrose at 11:30 a.
m. Saturday and at Ashley Heights
at 11:45. Fare to Chapel Hill and
return will be $2.25 or $2.33 de
pending on the size of the bus.
Admission to the Planetarium
demonstration is 38c.
Apyone wishing to take the trip
is asked to send $1.00 to reserve
a seat to either Mrs. Tom Sin-
''’air, RFD 1, Aberdeen, or Miss
Josephine Hall, Home agent, Rae
ford, N. C.
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WILLIAM L. SHIRER
William L. Shirer, noted author
and commentator, will be present
ed in the Flora Macdonald colL
ege auditorium on Monday even
ing, December 12, at 8:15, when
the subject of his lecture will be
“Where Are We Going.”
To the millions of Americans
who have listened to his broadcast
and who have read his best-sell
ing “Berlin Dairies”, William L.
Shirer is regarded as one of these
geniuses of journalism - a close
observer and a good reporter who
has the facility of being on the
spot when anything important
happens, and who can impart to
his hearers the feeling tat they
too are participants.
He was born in Chicago in 1903
and immdiately after his gradua
tion from college, he worked his
way abroad on a cattle boat for
the summer - and stayed for fif
teen years. For seven of them,
from 1925 to 1932, he was Euro
pean corresponsdent for the Chi
cago Tribune, covering assign
ments in practically all western
Europe, and in the Near East and
India as well.
Then, following ta year of loaf
ing, he became chief of the Ber
lin bureau of Universal News Ser
vice, and at the same time began
to broadcast for CBS, and to keep
the daily journal that became the
basis for the Berlin Diaries, pub
lished in 1941 and 1947.
In 1944-45, his assignments
took him to London, Pari$, Berlin,
Aachen, Frankfurt, and Nurem-
burg. He has reported on the War
Crimes trials and on postwar de
velopments in France and Britain,
and covered the San Francisco
Conference and meetings of the
United Nations.
He was in Berlin and Paris
again in September and October
of 1948 at the height of the East-
West crisis, and thus brings to his
lecture platform an eye-witnesse
account of international develop-
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The white school principals of
the county at their meeting with
the county superintendent on
Tuesday went on record in favor
of a plan wereby ev'ery school
child would be insured against
accidents while at school. The
principals decided to submit the
plan to the parents for their ap
proval and a letter is being sent
to parents within the next few
days explaining the plan.
The cost to parents for partici
pation will be only 25c per child
for the remaining part qf the
current school year. School offi
cials will consider receipt of this
sum from each child as the only
valid evidence that the parents
favor the plan.
The policy to be obtained will
cover children for any accidental
injuries sustained while in a
school building or on school
grounds on school days within
one hour before or after school
hours or during school hours. At
tending afternoon, night or Sat
urday meetings in connection with
supervised school activities will
be covered .also, as if the school
is open for these meetings it is
considered a school day for the
purpose of the insurance.
. The insurance will also include
coverage of all athletic accidents
and travel to or from athletic con
tests when in vehicles selected by
and under the supervision of the
school authorities.
The insurance will pay $1000
in case of accidental death in one
of these circumstances, varying
amounts for loss of eyes and limbs
and up to $500 medical expense
as a result of such accidents.
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W. Lamont Brown
Is Census Director
Congressman 'Charles B. Deane
of the Eighth Congressional Dis
trict announced on Friday, De
cember 2', 1949, that the Census
Bureau in Washington had ap
proved W. Lamont Brown of Pine-
bluff as District Supervisor for
the 1950 Census.
Mr. Brown is a graduate of
Davidson College and for several
years has practiced law in South
ern Pines. He has actively parti
cipated in religious and civic life
in Moore County and currently is
head of the Boy Scout movetnent
there.
The District office for the Cen
sus will be located in Lexington
with the actual enumeration be
ginning around March 1, 1950.
Serving under Mr. Brown as
Assistant District Supervisor will
be Sam Eanes of Biscoe and the
Chief Administrative Clerk will
be Philip Craver of Lexington.
Mayor Poole Gives Some Facts On
Bond Issue Affecting Tax Rate
Mayor W. L. Poole came in this
week with some figures which he
thinks will justify his contention
that the town wiU be able to pay
off the bonds (which will be is
sued for civic improvements if
the voters approve on December
27) without necessitating a raise
in the town’s tax rate.
The bond question, for those
who don’t know, is whether the
town will issue a total of $1.25,-
000 in three issues for the purpose
of improving the town’s water and
sewage facilities and the curbs,
gutters and streets of the town.
Voters will have a chance on
Tuesday, December 27, to vote for
or against (1) the issue of $25,000
bonds by the town for the purpose
of improving the water system
of the town; (2) the issue of $70,-
000 for improving the sewers and
sewage disposal system of the
town; (3) the issue of $30,000 for
improving the curbs, gutters and
streets of the town.
The mayor presents a list of
$49,575 which the town has spent
mostly for improvements since
July, 1947. Of this sum all but
$7,000 has been from income dur
ing that time and it is his opinion
that this rate of income would re
tire the bonds fast enough with
out any increase being necessary.
The items include: a covered
ditch for drainage on Rockfish
avenue near jail, $5,000; Pipe
lines on Magnolia street. Central
avenue and two in Sunset Hills,
$1,775; a six-inch main serving
Para thread company and Sunset
Hills with hydrant, $14,650; Sew-
there and on Prospect avenue,
$8,900; new trucks for the town,
$4,000; New fire hose, $5,250;
paid on old debt of town, $10,000;
$7,000 of this was on hand for
the purpose). In addition to these
items he said that several new
streets had been opened in the
town and maintained in this time,
cost of which are not included as
they are likely to be a continu
ing expense, or more lige them
are. ,
Hoke High Splits
With Massey Hill;
Here Tomorrow
On Tuesday night of this week,
Hoke High opened Its 1949-50 bas
ketball season by splitting a dou
ble-header with Massey Hill. The
Hoke High Girls- won their game
from the Lady Pirates 26-15.
Lyda Williams, sharp-shooting
forward, led Hoke High to their
Victory ■ with nine points. Pat
Sherrill was high for Massey Hill.
In the hoys game, the Massey
Hill Pirates took a 31-20 decision
Massey Hill scored first and was
never headed. Landon Yarborough
local center, paced . Hoke High
with seven points. Bryant was
the leading pointmaker for both
teams with twelve points.
The next game for Hoke High
will be played in the local gym
Friday night with Hope Mills
furnishing the opposition. A dou
ble-header will be played. The
girls game starts at 7:30.
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Sentence Soldier
In Scotland For
M. C. Dew’s Death
Judge Allen Gwynn, in Scot
land county superior court n
Tuesday, sentenced Corporal U-
tah Caldwell. Fort Bragg soldier,
to serve not less than three nor
more than five years in the state
prison after a jury had found him
guilty of involutary manslaught
er in the death of Cecil Dew pt
Raeford. ^
Caldwell’s trial began about
noon on Monday and was con
cluded on Juesday. The jury de
liberated for about 45 minutes
before returning the verdict of
guilty. Evidence at the trial indi
cated that Caldwell’s car was
travelling at an excessive rate of
speed at the time of the accident
and police testified that a bottle
of whiskey was found in the car.
The accident in which Mr. Dew,
a prominent and beloved citizen
of this community, was killed,
took place on the night of August
24 at the -intersection of South
Main street with X-way road in
Laurinburg. Mr. Dew was pro
ceeding out of X-way road into
Main street when his auto col
lided with the auto carrying
Caldwell and two other soldiers.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
READY TO WEICOME SANTA t
Handle Nine Cases
In Recorder’s Court
‘‘Buy Christmas Seals, Help
Stamp Out TB,” was the renew
ed plea made to the people of
Hoke county again this week
by Mrs. J. A. McGoogan, coun
ty chairman for the 43rd An
nual sale of Christmas seals.
The good done by the chest x-
rays in this county should be a
reason to everyone to send back
money for the scab they have
received, Mrs. McGoogan said.
She said she hopes the person
who made a joke of the drive
by returning a dirty powder
puff in the Chiistmas seal en
velope will give the matter more
thought and think of the time
when they may need help in a
personal figt against tuberoulo-
sb.
Nine cases involving a dozen
defendants were disposed of Tues
day morning in Hoke county re
corder’s court before Judge Henry
McDiarmid. ,
Henry Morgan, colored, was
charged with breaking and en
tering Crawley’s store at Arabia
and stealing merchandise, carry
ing a concealed weapon and vio
lating the prohibition laws. He
pled guilty of forcible trespass
and larceny in the first charge
and this plea was accepted. He
got a total of 10 months on the
roads, suspended on payment of
a $50 fine. $53.40 to W. S. Craw
ley, court costs and two years
good behavior.
Zeb Wilson, colored, was sent
to the roads for one year for vio
lating the prohibition laws. Dun
can McPhatter, Tom Ray and John
Arch Baldwin, all colored, each
paid the costs for violating the
prohibition laws.
^ Nathan McCrimmon and Webb
Worthy, colored, got six months
each fob violating the prohibition
laws b^ $tiIL Mc-
Crimnion’s semafte^^s saspend-
ed on payment of $25 and the
costs and Worthy’s for $50 and
the costs. There was also a con
dition of two years good behav
ior for each.
Tommie Brunson, colored, got
six months suspended on pay
ment of the costs for stealing $20.
He was put in the custody of Will
Shaw and condition of one year’s
good behavior Also applied.
Floyd Youjrg, colored, paid the
costs for being drunk and disor
derly.
James R. Corbett, white of
Flodira, left a $25 bond for speed
ing. W. B. Shattuck, white, of
Maryland, paid the costs for
stances and the fact that he didn’t
have the money keeping him from
getting fined.
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TO PRESENT PLAY
AT BAPTIST CHURCH
The Christmas play, “They
That Sit In Darkness,” by Doro
thy Clarke Wilson, wHl be pre
sented at the Raeford Baptist
church next Wednesday night,
December 14, at 7:30. The young
people of the church are present
ing the play under the direction
of Mrs. Clyde Christopher and
the public is cordially invited.
TOYS COMING IN
St. Nick Prepares To
Make 3rd Annual Visit;
Already Left North Pole
'a'..
The Christmas committee of
the Raeford Chamber of Com
merce. Inc., this week reported
that plans were about complete
for the arrival of Santa Claus on
next Wednesday afternoon at four
o’clock, the occasion of his third
annual pre-Christmas visit to
Raeford at the invitation - of the
Chamber of Commerce.
The first two visits were highly
successful;, the first being arrang
ed by Collins Department store
and the one last year by all the
town’s business people through
the Chamber.
The old' gentleman is expected
to arrive by air at around four
o’clock next Wednesday, and it
is hoped that he may be seen fly
ing in by alert youngsters. The
fire department has agreed to
meet him with a fire truck and
bring him to town where he will
meet all children in the center of '
town, about the Bank of Raeford.
The committee expects to have
a platform erected in the street
where all the children who are
present can come by and speak :
to Santa, and he is »pected to
bring a small gift for each on^
providing there are no little pigs
who try’ to get more than their
share.
The Hoke county high school
band will be present to add their
Christmas music to the color of
the occasion.
The affair is being arranged by
a committee consisting of Israel
Mann, chairman, W. C. Phinips,
j. I. Hubbard and Ed McNeilL
AU children in the county are in
vite to and- toipg their
s if they so wish'^o.
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School Bus ChUd
Hit By Motorist
Thelma Butler, student of the
Upchurch High school, was hit
by an out-of-state car on hi^way
15-A about one mile south of
Raeford last Friday afternoon
shortly after she had dismounted
from a school bus. She suffered
a knee injury and was hospital
ized several days. She was
brought to a Raeford doctor for
first aid by the motorist.
The bus had stopped to let her
J- _ i i- • off, investigating revealed, and a
speeding, extenuating circum- ’ ^
large van stoppefrujemnd the bus
while she got off, completely ob
scuring the bus from the car
which hit her. It had started stop
ping on getting far enough by the
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Banquet For Scout
Leaders Tomorrow
Extension work has become a
motive force for greater agricul
tural production and better rural
life in many countries around the
world.
The Raeford Lions club re
ports that the broken toys to fix
up business is getting better and
that people aroimd here are get
ting more thoughtful and gener
ous toward their less fortunate
brethren. They report that one
person brought in some toys so
far. That’s right. ONE.
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GIRLS BASKETBALL
An independent girls basketball
team has been organized and
practices at the High school gym
on Monday and Wednesday nights
at seven o’clock. Girls interested
in playing with the team may
come to practice or contact Ruth
Ivey at Howell Drug eo.
The annual banquet for Boy
Scout leaders. Scout officials and
Scouters for the western district
of the Cape Fear council will b*
held in the dining room of thn
Raeford Presbyterian church to
morrow night. The western dis
trict is made up of Hoke and
Scotland counties and Red Springs
^nd Maxton in Robeson County.
The banquet will be served ait
seven o’clock by the ladies of the
Raeford Methodist church.
The principal item of business
for meeting will be the
of district officers for 1950. Pre
sent officers are L. B. Singteton,
Laurinburg. chairman; F. C fToe-
tick, Maxton, vicerchaimaii; W.
C. Covington, Wagram. coinoiis-
sioner; Lewis Upchurch, dliliiet
representative to the Cape Itar
area council
Speaker for the occaskm will
be Dr. I. G. Greer of the Uhivsiy
sity of North Carolina. Dr. Giesr
is former superintendent ol the >
Baptist orphanage at Thomasville
and is manager of the bosinaat
foundation at the Ihiiversity.
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