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VOLUME XLIV; NUMBER 35
YOUR
ISCHOOL NEWS!
By K. A, MacDonald
Rockfish and Mildouson are
continuing their contest in spell
ing; last week’s match was de
clared a tie as students from both
schools were standing when quit
ting time came. These sixth-grade
students were still standing al
though they had finished the sev
enth grade speller and had begun
on the eighth grade book.
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 26^ ISSft
RAEFORD. N. C.
TEN cents per copy
$2.00 PER YEAR
c. W. Blanchard, Director of
Division of Operation • of Plant,
State Board of Education, Raleigh
is here today checking the heat
ing plants in the county.
Mesdames A. D. Gore, M. L.
McKeithan and Tom Cameron,
and J. W. Turlington. W. T. Gib
son and K. A. MacDonald attend'
ed a conference in Fayetteville
Monday evening that was sche
duled by the North Carolina Edu
cation Association. Representatives
from five surrounding county and
city administralfve units attend
ed. Discussions on professional
service, public realtions, social
security legislation, federal aid
and unified dues were held.
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The total enrollment, member
ship and percentage of attendance
for the fourth month of the white
and Indian schools is given be
low: Ashemont 140, 127, 92; Hdke
High 8th Grade 92, 86, 91; Hoke
High 9th-12th 268, 248, 91; Mil
douson 9$ 97, 90; Raeford Grad
ed 461, 424> ^91; Rockfish. 118, lOJ^
^97; Antioch*Indian 138. 138, 98;
Macedonia Indian 66, 55, 94. Both
of these figures represent excell
ent attendance. All schools are
showing better attendance which
is a splendid thing. Pupils can
not get whalt they should when
' they are not in school.
Saturday Night
Robber Is Doing
7 Years Mon. PM
Storebreaker Gets Quick
Service ‘ In Superior Court;
Ends Tuesday At Noon
Hoke county went up to almost
the final minute with nO case to
try and Big Court coming up.
What with a plea of guilty, a nol
pros and a continuation the three
criminal cases on docket for trial
by Judge Henry Stevens in Hoke
County Superior court here Mon
day were practically disposed of
before court even opened.
One Jerry Walker, colored,
provided a case on Saturday night,
however, when he broke into Ju
lian Wright’s Raeford Super Mar
ket on the Laurinburg road and
left with cigarettes and other
items running to something like
$100 in value. Local law enforce
ment officers did some inquiring
around the next day and in con
versation with the Fayetteville
Plice department discovered that
a man of the right description
with an excess of cigarettes, had
been picked up there on supicion.
Walker an old hand on the chain
gang, admitted his guilt at his
trial on Monday and got a sent
ence of not less than seven nor
more than 10 years in the State
prison. He said tjiat it was his 11th
or 12th court c^yiction and sen-
tence,-he didn’t remember exactly.
Judge Stevensr^owed Bethune
.Maul^by’s ease for allegedly
driving drunkvtg^be continued un
til the April term due to the fact
'th'at an attorney for the defense
was in court in Fayetteville this
week.
The State took a nol pros with
leave in the case against Herman
Maynor, Indian charged with
embezzlement of timber.
Vander Smith, white man char-
W2// H0 B0 forgotten?
ged with giving Mrs. Pauline
We heer that Rockfish is not » bad check for $87 pled
the only faculty to which Cupid , 8“‘lty after havrOB appealed a
has been paying attention. It is eonv.ct.on .n recorders court. He
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MARCH OF DIMES IS GETTING
PLENTY OF LIP SERVICE HERE
Hoke High Girls
Take 2 In Week;
Boys Drop Both
B;. BILLIE LESTER
Last F.iday night at Laurel
Hill th'.‘ Hoke High cage teams
split a r.oubleheader. The Hoke
High girls after being held to
only 9 points in the first half
really turned on the heat in the
last half to score 33 points and a
4’2'-24 victory. Sarah Cole, high
scoring forward, set the pace for
the Hoke High girls as she hit
the hoops for 22 points. Betty
Ashburn hit for 11 points to gain
runner-up honors Hinson set the
pace for Laurel HiU bagging 12
points.
In the nightcap of the twin-bill
the Hoke High boys lost a heart-
Money, However, Is Differ
ent; Some Efforts Good;
Around $800 Is In So Far
A lot of the workers in the var
ious communities of the county
are working on the March of
Dimes ca.mpaign. but the money is
coming in in trickles only. Last
year was a better year, to be sure,
but by the second week last year
there was over S5000 in sight for
the county and up to now about
all can be counted this year is
less than S803. Things ain’t that
much worse, are they?
Smiley Roper’s fish supper last
Friday night in .\llendale was a
very pleasant affair and netted
$135. The square dance at the
armory to which the Hoke High
Hot Shots, Figure Caller Rube
Clark and the Ndtional Guard
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breaker 36-35. on two free ^tosses pg^-gQ^nel contributed their time
in the last three'seconds of play. ^ the cause S41.
vt¥e A/iw
Tonm
rumored that fie has struck suc
cessfully at Mildouson and Hoke
High.
We are to report that the frame
of the steeple on the new Metho
dist Church is in place and that
the Superintendents office and the
Raeford Graded School can now
pay better attention to lousiness
than during the past few days.
The Raeford Graded School
wishes' to thank the lunchroom
committee of the PTA for the
help given them in serving lun
ches. Several mothers have been
going to school each day and
helping during the lunch hour.
The local alumni of Fayette
ville State Teacher’s College have
organized a local chapter of the
Alumni Association.. One of their
first acts was to ihake a $10.00
donation to the colored division
of the State Sanatorium for play
ground. equipment.
A group of teachers of the Mill-
side, Freedom, Edinburg, Lilly’s
Chapel, and Bowmore schools was
held at Bowmore on Mohday. A
spelling clinic was held. A spec-*
ial study of the teaching of spell
ing took up the time.
Wednesday a group consisting
of Burlington, Bridges Grove,
Shady Grove and Piney Bay
teachers met at Piney Bay and
held a clinic on reading. Special
practices' in the teaching of read-
. ing were studied.
We are glad to announce a ship
ment of surplus commodity apples
was received yesterday. All schools
may share in this commodity.
Principals are asked to come by
the superintendent’s office and
get their allotment. Other com
modities are expected in the next
few days.
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Mrs. Lois Jay of Fayetteville
was a Raeford visitor Tuesday.
got 12 months suspended on 2
years good behavior and on con
dition that he pay the clerk of
the court $20 monthly for Mrs.
Faulk until the check was made
good and pay the costs.
Civil court Tuesday morning
consisted of the granting of two
divorces and the signing of sev
eral judgments and court orders
by the judge and the term ended
at noon.
The county grand jury report
indicated that that body found
everything in the county in gpod
order except two toilets in the
county jail.
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Kiwanis) Lions Plan
March Of Dimes
Show Next Thursday
Final windup of the March of
Dimes for 1950 in Hoke coimty
will be the local talent minstrel
show at the high school auditor
ium next Thursday night, Febru
ary 2. The curtain will rise at
eight o’clock on what has much
promise of being fine entertain-'
ment. It is certainly for a worthy
cause.
The show will feature a trio of
well known local funny men,
namely Ed Smith, Bob Lewis and
Starr McMillan. Lewis will be the
interlocutor and Smith and Mc
Millan will be the end men. The
minstrel will also feature the
singing of several old-time mins
trel songs by a mixed chorus of
eight male and six female voices.
During the intermission a spec
ial performance entitled “Ten
Minutes of Black Magic” is being
arranged.
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RAEFORD HARDWARE
■Preacher Brown says he’s not
quite through moving but that
Raeford Hardware Co. is now
open for business in their new
location next to Raeford barber
shop.
Forestry Division
Still Has Seedlings
Landowners who still plan to
plant tree seedlings for reforesta
tion purposes are urged by District
Forester L. E. Hicks to place their
orders as soon as possible with
the Department of Conservation
and Development. Hicks says
ther are plenty of loblolly, slash,
shortleaf and longeaf pine left at
the Glayton Forest Nursery, but
new orders are arriving daily for
them.
The Forestry Division expects
to sell nearly 10 million seddlings
this year to more than 2,000
landowners throughout the State.
District Forester Hicks says order
blanks for trees may be had by
writing to him at P. O. Box 1046,
or to the State Forester’s Office,
Department of Conservation and
Development, Raleigh. N., C.
RURAL
TELEPHONE
NOTICE
Marshall Thomas, chairman
of the Hoke county board of
commissioners, said yesterday
that a meeting of all people in
the county interested in getting
telephones would be held in
the courthouse next Monday
night, January 30, at 7:30 o’
clock. He said those not pre
sent would be considered not
interested.
The chairman said that the
group would try to form some
sort of organization and lay
out a plan of action. He said
one of the most effective steps
to start with would be a good
crowd at the meeting.
PROF. KELLY’S LAST
SERMON IN SERIES
The Rev. W. B. Heyward, pas
tor of the Raeford Presbyterian
church, voiced a reminder yester
day to all those interested to the
effect that the appearance of Pro
fessor Balmer H. Kelly on the
“Simday at Seven” program at the
church next Sunday night would
be his last in this series. Mr. Hey
ward urged those who have not
heard Mr. Kelly to do so.
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HUNTING SEASON
IS NEARING END
County Game Protector H. R.
McLean called the paper yester
day to ask that hunters be re
minded of the approaching end of
the hunting season. Season for
quail, rabbits and turkey ends
the last day of this month and
raccoon season ends the first day
of next month. After February 1
and until March 2 foxes may be
hunted with dogs only.
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H. L. Gatlin, Jr. and Marion
Gatlin of Raeford Furniture
Company attended the opening of
the Furniture Show in High Point
Tuesday.
Some Stores Will
Close Wed. PMs
Raeford Furniture company.
Amos and Company. Hotel Bar
bershop and Raeford barber shop
announce in an advertisement in
this issue that they will begin
closing on Wednesday afternoons
starting next Wednesday.
Late yesterday another group
brought in the information that
they would also start closing with
next Wednesday afternoon. This
group consisted of Collins Depart
ment store, Israel Mann, The La
dies Shop and Mack’s 5, 10 and
25c Store.
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Mrs. R. B. Lewis, Mrs. A. L.
O’Briant, Mrs. Clyde Upchurch
and Mrs. Julian Johnson spent
Tuesday in Charlotte. Tommy
Upchurch, who had attended the
meeting of the Cotton Council
in Memphis, returned to Raeford
with them.
, Benefit Supper At
Rockfish Tonight
At five o’clock this afternoon
the barbecue supper wiU be gin at
Rockfish schoolhouse for the bene
fit of the March of Dimes. Sup
per will be served until 7:30.
At 7:30 a real treat is in store
for all attending. The McLauchlin
Township Players take the stage
with their 1950 Minstrel show.
These players will also go to
Ashemont for a performance of
another minstrel on Friday night,
starting at eight o’clock.
At Rockfish tonight plates will
be priced at 50c and a dollar and
the admission charges to the show
will be 30 and 60c.
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HAYWOOD CAMPBELL
DIES MONDAY
Landon Yarborough, local center,
hit the baskets for 14 points to
ead the HHS boys. H. Currie. !
Bowen, Harden and McDaniel |
bagged 9' points to lead Laurel ■,
Hill.
SPLIT WITH MAXTON
On Tuesday night of this week
the Hoke High cage .teams split
a doubleheader with Maxton High
School in the PJC College gym.
The Hoke High girls took their
game by a close margin, 22-20.
Sarah Cole, who has scored 52
points in the last three games,
again set the pace as she bagged
9 points. Lyda Williams had 8
points for rimner-up honors.
Stone bagged 10 points to lead
Maxton. This was the Hoke High
girls 31st win in the last 36 re
gular season games.
In the finale the Maxtpn boys
and effort netted the cause $41.
The Montrose brunswick stew
supper brought in something over
SI50, an exact figure not being
availa’ole yesterday.
The Elk Restaurant contributed
$20.65 from coffee sold on Mon
day of last week, -
The supper at Mildouson and
the dance following, at Hendrix
Grill on Tuesday night was the
most successful affair so far,
bringing in $354. They are also
having another dance at Hendrix
grill next Tuesday night.
The basketball games between
Hoke High and Parkton brought
in $50.35.
No announcement has been
made on the success of the house-
to-house solicitations, contribu
tions from school children or do
nations from business firms and
industries, however. :: is easy to
downed the HHS boys by a^com^- i much is to be done if any-
fortable 16 pomts margin. ! thing sear the quota is to be
Billie Lester, local forward, set | Incidentally, it \v.ll take
the pace for Hoke High as he hit | about the whole quota to pay
the hoops for 12 points. Joe Davis
had, 11 points for runner-up
honors. A. Stone and B. Stone
with ’7 and 12 points respectively
set the pace for Maxton.
Next game will be tomorrow
night in the local gym, with Max-
ton again furnishing the opposi
tion. First game starts at 7:30.
Let’s everybody come out and
support the team.
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Kiwanians Hear
Lumberman From
Southern Pines
our own infantile paralysis chap
ter debt, before we start helping
other communities and the nat
ional chapter who have advanced
us money.
So, all are urged to attend the
remaining benefits and get your
friends to go, whether you want
to hear Starr McMillan sing or
not. If he can stand to sing for
the cause we ought to be able to
listen to him. These benefits are
given individual treatment else
where on this page.
Bury Mrs. Shockley
Guest speaker at the regular South Carolina
meeting of the Raeford Kiwanis
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Dixon and
family are moving into their new
home on East Rockfish avenue to
day.
Mrs. W. R. Barrington and Mrs.
Jewel Klouse visited Mr. and
Mrs. Andy Wood in Chapel Hill
Sunday.
Haywood Campbell, 39, of Wa-
gram, died suddenly Monday at
Spartan. Oklahoma. He was in
Oklahoma attending an insurance
school. He was formerly employed
by Raeford Furniture company.
He is survived by his mother,
Mrs. M. H. Campbell, three brot
hers and three sisters.
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McNEILL CHILD HURT
LitUe Kaye McNeill, 5-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Watson
McNeill, of near Duffie’s Station
was seriously hurt Sunday after
noon. She was riding in the car
with Mrs. Julian Wright and chil
dren and feu from the back of the
car. She was taken immediately
to Scotland Memorial hospital at
Maxton Air Base where she re
mains unconscious. The little girl
is a niece of Mrs. Wright and J.
W. McPhaul of Raeford.
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Misses Martha- Ben Gulledge
and Phyllis Baker. Robert Mc-
Girt and Bobby Leach went to
Greensboro Tuesday and brought
Miss Eleanor Leach home from
WCUNC. Miss Leach completed
two years work on her degree at
WCUNC this week. She will en
ter the Richmond Medical Cen
ter in February where she wiU
vontinue work on her degree.
club at the high school cafeteria
last Thursday night was Voit Gil
more, Southern Pines lumber
man. Mr. Gilmore, an accompUsh-
ed speaker, was presented to the
club by Kiwanian Buck Blue.
Giliftore may be remembered
by some as having headed the
Carolina Political Union at the
University of North Carolina
some years ago. He was given
considerable publicity at that
time for his advocacy of the po-
Funeral services were conduct
ed in South Carolina Monday af
ternoon for Mrs. Mary Josey
Shockley, 76, who died at her
home on Raeford Route 2 early
Friday morning. The service was
conducted, at Poplar Springs Bap
tist church, near Seneca, at two
o’clock.
Mrs. Shockley was a native ci
South Caroina. but lived in Hoke
county for the past three years.
She was the widow of Lawrence
Ucy of bringing speakers of all gho^klev; woh died in 1930.
creeds and beUefs to the Umver- { ^re four sons, LL
sity to be heard. These included ^ Shockley of the
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ace to Harry Byrd, Franklm D. j Roy g. Shockley of
Roosevelt to Paul Robeson and
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Harry Bridges. Gilmore thought
the purpose of the union was to
get students to think.
In his talk to the Kiwanians he
continued his policy of trying to
get people to think by enlarging
on the motto of Kiwanis Interna
tional for 1950: “.-Aggressive Cit
izenship—Safeguard of Demo
cracy.”
The speaker made it clear that
his idea of the meaning of the
his idet of, the meaning of the
motto w’as for citizens to parti-'
cipate in their government and
Raeford Route 2, and William H.
Shockley of Washington, D. C.; a
brother, Thad- Holden of Salem, :
S. C.; three sisters, Mrs. Naomi „
Hendrix of Clemson, S. C. Mrs.
W. E. Jones of Saem, S. C.. andi
Mrs. J. C. Alexander of Pickens;
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