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The Rockfish faculty has certain ly had its share of illness this year. W. T. Gibson, J. W. Turlington, K. A. MacDonald and Mrs. Ruria Shelton will attend the called meeting of the Delegate Assembly of NCEA in Raleigh on Saturday. Mildouson, Rockfish and Ashe- mont engaged in a triangular spelling match at Mildouson yes terday afternoon. Raeford Graded and Mildouson had a match in Raeford last Friday and Ashe- mont and Raeford Graded will hold one tomorrow in Raeford. There certainly will be a renaiss- . ance in spelling in Hoke County if present interest holds out. i«id K. Afe MaeA Donald were in Raleigh yesterday lor conference with various edu cation officials. COLORED NEWS Quite a number of the colored teachers in the county will attend the State Teachers Meeting to be held in Raleigh this week end. A group of phj’sical education students of the Upchurch High School have been asked to give a demonstration of their work at the State Teachers meeting in Raleigh. We think it is quite an honor for the school to be recog nized for its good work in this way. The Upchurch girls basketball team participated in the State basketball tournament last week. They won their first two garhes but lost to the strong Elizabeth town team in the third encounter. (Continued on Page 5) AT FESTIVAL Recorder Hears Short Session Tuesday Morning Only a few cases were disposed of in Hoke county recorder’s court before Judge Henry McDiarmid Tuesday morning. The case on the docket in which Sgt. Fred Campbell was charged with care less and reckless driving in con nection with the accident Friday morning in which Sgt. Thomas Childers' lost his life was inde finitely continued in view of the action of the coroner’s jury in holding Sgt. Campbell for action of the grand jury in' the same case. Robert Douglas, colored, was charged wdth obtaining money under false pretenses by Lilly "Moungle, also colored. It appeared from evidence that Douglas had fixed her car, or pretended to, and she had paid him for the job and then when it gave trouble again several weeks later she wanted her money back. Both claimed to be able to produce fur ther evidence, so the case was continued for 6ne week to 'near this. Clonnie Rogers, cblored, was charged by C. J. Benner with dis posing of mortgaged property. He was found guilty and had to fin ish paying for the property and pay the court costs. Royal C. Stanley, colored, was charged with ‘non-support of an illegitimate child. The case-was left open for one week for furth er evidence. ' WilUam L. Harrell, white of Florida, left a $25 bond for speed ing, and Billy West paid $10 and the costs for the same offense. Mary Ruth Dockery, colored, paid $10 and the costs for assault. Caesar Eugene Morrison, color ed, went to the roads for six months for assault with a deadly weapon. Alex McKiver, colored, got SO days suspended on payment of $25 and the costs for driving with out a driver’s license. u Deane Explains New Cotton Bill Signed Last Week Representative C. B. Deane, who has actively supported and been one of the strong advocates in Washington of amendments to the 1950 assigned cotton acreage quota law, took the floor in the House on last Thursday and urg ed prompt action on the House and Senate Conference Report which would grant urgently need ed relief. The Congressman was among those who were present late Friday afternoon when Speak er Rayburn signed the legislation as finally approved by the House and Senate. Mr. Deane pointed out that i there is just one more hurdle be- i fore the legislation can become law and that is the signature of the President which is fully ex pected this week. ! The enactment of this law by j the Congress explained Mr. Deane I will bring rejoicing in the big house as well as in the cabin. He further explained that since his return to Congress he has advised with scores of cotton growers and knew first hand of the serious in equities that now exist. Deane pointed out that the final ‘‘(Continued on Page 4) 0 RED CROSS REPORT TO SING AT RAEFORD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH APRIL 2 Miss Betty McLean, above, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. R. McLean and May Queen at Flora Macdonald college, will be one of 12 N. C. May queens honored at the Azalea Festival in Wilmington this week end. Miss McLean is a senior at FMC and has an out standing scholastic and extra-cur ricula record. She will appear with the movie star and will par ticipate in many features of the Festival including ' the parade Saturday morning and the coro nation hall at Wrightsville eBach that evening. Clyde Upchurch, Jr., county chairman for the annual fund drive of the American Red Cross, said yesterday that the county had raised approximate ly $1000 of its $1750 goal, and that he expected the goal to he reached by the end of the month. He said that several county units had not reported yet and urged them to do so, as the final report would be made not later than April 10. He mentioned that the Sanatorium area, where the work of the Red Cross is observed daily, was lending the county in the membership drive. Ilr:^ n ^ 11 I J Escapee Returns, Robs, Gets Caught, Back In Jail The Flora Macdonald Glee Club of sixty voices will be heard Sunday evening in a sacred concert at the Raefoi'd Presbyterian Church. Their appearance here is at the regular “Sun day at Seven” service of the Church. The Gle o Club has sung in Raeford for several years, but Sunday night is the fif^t time under' the d rection of Dean Robert Smith. This outstand ing choral group has made frequent appearan jcs this year in this state, and recently made a tour which included Washington, D. Cl Tho public is cordially invited to be present Sun day evening beginning at 7:00 o’clock. G:irth Waddell Wade, negro escaped from the ,Hoke county. :a;l n February 23, 1949, with Buddy Barrett, is back in. Bar rett .'.'as caught in Little River to'.vn.ship a few days after the two got out and is now in Central Pri.son doing seven years. Wade, who was in jail awaiting trial on a forgery charge, was caught by officer,- of the sheriff’s office yes terday after a chase that wound up when Wade wrecked an al legedly stolen car in Robeson county. In addition to stealing the car and driving drunk, officers say W’ade is to be charged with break ing and entering and larceny at Walker Stanton’s service station and store on Tuesday night. Stan ton reported a quantity of canned and other goods and a rifle were taken. The officers got a tip on Wade yesterday morning and when they caught him they w'ere able to re cover most of the stolen goods with the exception of the rifle, which is yet to be located. They say the car Tie was driving and which he finally wrecked in Rob eson county is one that has been reported stolen from Greensboro. 0 Cotton Farmers To Hear About Best Production Methods Soldier Dies In Car-Truck Wreck in County Friday Wreck On 15-A About One A. M.; Driver Placed Under Bond Following Inquest Robbins Mill Here Gets Work Started W. H. Fann, plant manager for the local plant ^f Robbins Mills, Inc., said yesterday that some of the machinery had been set up at the plant and that limited pro duction had been started in con nection with an employed train ing program. Due to the training of employees a^d the continuing installation of machinery it will probably be several weeks,or lon ger before full production of the local plant can be reached. The plant here is a rayon throw ing plant and Mr. Farin is plant manager under the supervision of H. M. Adams, supervisor of the throwing operations in the plants of the company. W. P. Saunders of Aberdeen, president of the company, said two weeks ago that the throwing operation here would furnish em ployment for slightly over 100 persons when it reached capacity operation. 0 Blue Heads Easter Fund Drive For Crippled Children J. H. Blue this week accepted the chairmanship of the Annual Easter drive by the Raeford Shrine club for the benefit of crippled children and adults, N. H. G. Bal four, president of the club, has announced. Blue said, in accepting the re sponsibility of the drive, that he hoped all would realize the great need for funds by the Hoke coun ty league for Crippled children and adults. He said the work done does not duplicate the work done by other agencies, public and pri vate, but is concerned with the unment needs of crippled child ren and handicapped adults here in Hoke county. He said that contributions for RURAL TELEPHONE NOTICE An appointment has been made for the Telephone Com mittee to present the Survey map to Mr. Gwyn Price’s of fice in Raleigh on Wednesday morning, April 5. Anyone in the county who is interested in a telephone and has not signed up must do so before Tuesday. Mail Delivery In Town Is* Possible If Streets Marked Lions Club Says Show Was Success “It’s A Date,*’ the local talent show staged at the High school on Thursday and Friday nights by the Raeford Lions Club, was a success from every angle, club officials said this week. The show was promoted for the benefit of the girl scouts in the community and something over $200 was raised for this purpose, the club reported. The entertainment was also apparently enjoyed by the sizable crowds w'hich were in at tendance. In connection with the show a “Tiny Tot Popularity Contest” Lacy F. Clark, Raeford post- also nromoted to raise funds, master, said this week that the chosen King and Queen were post office department had de' finitely approved Raeford for local city postal delivery. He said the service when set up would have two carriers and that two deliveries daily would be made. He said that package delivery would be made by truck and would be on a contract basis with a local trucker. Clark said that the delivery service would begin on July 1 of this year if the streets of the town are marked and the houses and buildings are numbered by that time. He also said that the town was now in the process of having the street markers manu factured and that the local boy scouts were preparing house num bers and mail boxes of uniform design for sale to Raeford resi dents. 0 CUTTING MONDAY At about 8:00 a. m. Monday Lena Mae Shaw and Burnette McBryde, both colored, met at the bus station here and began work on each other with knives or razors. One weapon, a knife was taken by Chief Meeks, in- Easter seals and otherwise would | vestigating officer, but the other be used to provide medical care, ' “ clinic service, artificial limbs, braces, shoes, wheel chairs and other appliances which will give each individual helped a chance to outwit his disability so that through education and vocational training he can become a useful and selfsustaining citizen. ,—o_ Mrs. Max Heins of Sanford spent a few days here last week week in the home of Mrs. J. A. Blue. Mrs. Blue also had as her guests Thursday, Mrs. George Bethune and children of Concord. was not seen or taken. The dif ficulty is said to have started Saturday and been broken up. Lena Mae Shaw was hospitalized for 24 hours and Burnette Mc Bryde had some 30 stitches taken in her head and face. Both were charged with assault with a dead ly weapon. 0 Today is National Doctor’s Day. and communities are in various ways showing their appreciation for the many services rendered to all by their doctors. Scotty Ash, son of Mrs. Retha Ash, and Anne Murphy Byrne, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Archie Byrne. Prince and Princess were Johnnie Hinnant. Jr., and Geor gia Carol Morden, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Morden. Duke and Duchess were J. W. Canaday, Jr., and Linda Gayle Maxwell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Maxwell. The Lions club also expressed their appreciation to all those who helped with and participated in the show. 0 Dr. Satterwhite Talks To B&PW Club The Business & Professional Women’s club of Raeford met Tuesday evening at 7 o’clock at Hotel Raeford. Mrs. C. H. Giles, president, persided during the business session. Plans \vere com pleted for a card tournament to be held Friday night, April 21, at 7:30 at the home of Mrs. Giles. Dr. J. P, Satterwhite of the N. C. Sanatorium was guest speaker of the evening. He was presented by Mrs. E. B. Campbell program chairman. Dr. Satter white has recently returned from Japan where he did laboratory research work on virus diseases of the brain while in the army. He plans to return in re51 as a medical missionary. He showed the club members slides, which he took in and around, Tokeyo, and told interesting facts about each scene. J. T. Clark of Lumber Bridge entered Duke hospital the first of last week. He underwent an op eration Thursday morning arid is reported to be getting along nice ly. Since cotton is the main cash crop of Hoke'county it is very important to all that the latest developments and the result^ of recent Experiment Station’ tests on Cotton Production are known It is necessary to keep up to date on these things if the county is to produce the maximum yield of quality cotton and thereby receive the highest possible income from this crop. With this in mind a meeting has been scheduled for April 4 at 2 p. m. in the Hoke County High School auditorium. J. A. Shank- lin. Extension Cotton Specialist will discuss seven steps to effici ent cotton production using col ored slides. He will cover proper seed and seeding, lime and ferti lizer needed and the best method of placing fertilizer, mechanization of planting and cultivation, use of sidedressing, and marketing. F. F. Bondy, Pee Dee Experi ment Station, Florence, S. C. will speak on boll weevil control. Mr. Bondy is an established authority On this subject, having devoted a large part of his life to study and experimental work along this line. He will explain the results of tests which he has conducted annually for 12 years and the ef fectiveness of the different chem icals used as dusts and sprays last year. Production figiifes wil! be given to show the cmference in early poisoning and late pois oning. George D.. Jones. Extension Entomologist, will discuss general insect control in cotton and equip ment to use. All farmers are urged to at tend this meeting and hear this important discussion. 0 BASEBALL MEETING Sergeant Thomas J. Childers died early Friday morning as a result of head injuries suffered in an automobile-truck accident six miles south of Raeford on Highway 15-A at one o’clock a. m. ■ Sergeant Childers, a member of Hq. Det.,-342Q .A.SU at Fort Bragg., was riding in the, middle on the front seat of a 1950 Studebaker sedan driven by Sgt. Fred Rich ard Campbell of the 416th Ordn- ance'co.mpahy and was hurled into the windshield at the moment of impact, suffering fatal head in juries. Sgt. Cam.pbell and Sgt. Charles W. Little, also of the 416th Ordnance, suffered leg and arm injuries but neither was seriously hurt. The car collided with a 1948 Mack tractor trailer van driven by Henry Amos of Anniston. -\la., and loaded with food,and clothing of various sorts. Both vehicles overturned and the highway was blocked for a time. The truck was going south and the car. meeting it, ran into the left front of the truck for no apparent reason. The accident was .investigated by State Highway Patrolman D. G. Surratt and officers of the Hoke county sheriffs office. Patrolman Surratt preferred charges of reck less driving against Sgt. Camp bell, but following the death of Sgt. Childers the case was con tinued in , recorder’s court Tues day for action of the Grand jury at the next term of Superior court. At the coroner’s inquest Sat urday the finding was that Sgt. Childers died in an accident caused by careless and reckless driving on the part of Sgt. Camp bell and he was placed under a bond of $1000 pending action of the grand jury. Sgt. Campbell’s home is in Harnett county. Henry. .Amos, driver of the truck, was not blamed. Officers state that they found part of a pint of whis key in the wreckage which the two survivors said belonged to Sgt. Childers. The dead man. Sgt. Childers, is from Lansing, N. C., where the following survivors reside: his mother. Mrs. Ida Childers, his wife, Mrs: Ester Childers, and three children. Ida Ruth, Shirley Jean and Linda Gale Childers. He was a veteran of 10 years army service. There will be a meeting of per sons interested in the semi-pro baseball team tomorrow night at the town hall at 7:30. At the meet ing plans will be made for the schedule and decision on whether to affiliate with a league or r'.of will be made. Roy Long will be the manager again. 0 BOARD MEETS The Raeford board of commis sioners met last Friday afternoon at the town hall to pass on a re quest for the .opening of a street from the county garage on N. C. 211 south to U. S. 15-A at the Raeford Super Market. Action on the matter was deferred. FARM ITEMS By E. M. STALLINGS Hoke CoLuitv Farm Agent SEED CERTIFIC-\TION The deadline for submitting ap plications for Inspection for Cer- tifica;ion of seed of several crops is alm.ost here. So it is important that farmers, who are producing seed which they would like to sell as Certified, file these appli cations as soon as possible. .Seed must be grown from a variety or hybrid recommended by the N. C. Agricultural Experi ment Station and approved for certification by the N. C. Crop Improvement Association to be eligible for certification. Seed planted must be from an approv- anical purity. •Applications are due for differ- (Continued on Page 5) 0 PRESBYTERIANS WILL HAVE GUEST PREACHER Dr. Marshall S. Woodson, Presi dent of Flora Macdonald College will preach Sunday morning at the Presbyterian Church in the absence of the pastor. Mr. Hey ward is conducting a meeting at the First Presbyterian Church in Radford, Va.
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