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« :■ vr The Hoke County News VOLtJME XLIV; NUMBER 45 THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1950 RAEFORD. N. C. TEN CENTS PER COPY $2.00 PER TEIAB YOUR SCHOOL NEWS! By K. A. MacDonald We are glad to report that Mrs. Janie T. Monroe of the Rockfish faculty, who has been quite ill, is able to be back at work this week. Mrs. Isabella R. Ritter sub stituted for her. Spelling matches are all the go now, as the schools prepare for the match in Fayetteville to be broadcast over the Cape Fear System frbr% 2:00-3:00 p. m. on April 21.. (tentative date). The rules for this contest are given below: 1. Prononuce aU words before spelling. 2. Give all capital letters and apostrophe^. 3. No second trial. 4. No lenghty hestitation. 5. The 250 word list compiled by Duke University will be used first. 6. Next, 6th, 7th and Sth grade review words will be used. Elimination contest wilT be held at Raeford (Jraded School on April 21. The winning contestant from each grade (6-12) will go to Fayetteville for the final con test. We are sorry to report that Mrs. A. H. McPhaul, member of the Raeford Graded faculty, is ilT in the hospital. We are glad, how ever, that she is responding nice ly to treatment. Mrs. W. L. How ell is substituting for her. The Board of Education met in regul2u: session Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock. .4? p’Spiis In Islrs. Fri^ihah's room, Raeford Graded School, are preparing a scrap book and bas~ ket for a little shut-in boy for Easter. We think it splendid that these little folks wish to share their joys with others. The Antioch Indian school is having open house on next Wed nesday afternoon from 1 till 3 o’clock. Quite a nice display of their year’s work is being put in shape. A delegation of student- teachers from Pembroke College expect to attend. They will be in charge of their critic teacher. All friends of the school are cordial ly invited to attend. The Physical Education class from Upchurch High that gave the exhibition before the NCTA in Raleigh last week were excep tionally wcii received, and Up church was .complimented on the work their physical educational, department is doing. The teachers from the county who attended re ported one of the best meetings in the history of the association. Hauls Block Liquor, Gets Car Confiscated In Recorder’s Court Zeb Wilson, ^colored, appeared in recorder’s court before Judge Henry McDiarmid Tuesday on charges of having a jar of non tax-paid liquor in his car. He pled guilty and the judge ordered his car confiscated and ordered him to .pay the costs. He appealed the verdict to Superior court and posted a $400 bond for both his own and his car’s appearance. A. R. Lackey, who was fined $500 and the costs some time ago for violating the prohibition laws and who had appealed the ver dict, this week withdrew his ap peal and arranged with the judge to pay the money in instalments of $100 monthly. James Jones got 90 days sus pended on payment of $25 and the costs for violating the prohi bition laws. Robert Douglas, colored, on the case of false pretenses continued from last week, vvas found guilty and got 60 days suspended on pay ment of the costs and installation of a new second gear on Littly Moungel’s car. Convicted of driving drunk and getting 90-day suspended senten ces on payment of $100 and the costs were' Roy Thomas and Hur ley Johnson, both colored. Henry Leak and Ralph Ellerbe, both colored, got 30 days each to be suspended on payment of $10 and the costs each for assaulting each other. Speeders paying $10 and the costs or leaving $25 bonds were John Schimpf, James S. McLean, Louis Ebert. Mack Gothia, Anne Schreiber, and Wf J. Morrow, all white; Herman Vanderford, white, paid $25 and the costs for ex ceeding 75 miles ah hour. Danny Harrington, colored, paid $25 and the costs for driv ing without a licenses. John LeBlance, colored, paid $10 and the costs for having im proper brakes on his ca.r. Charles M. Ray, white, paid $10 and the costs for careless and reckless driving. SPEAKER MRS. C. HARKING Presbyterian Will Have Women’s Work Leader As Speaker Eighty-nine children from fif teen of the colored schools of the county took part hi a written spelling contest at Bowmore school Monday. April 3. The words used were 250 of the most frequent misspelled words as recognized by the colleges of the state. Schools present were; White Oak 3, Friendship 1, New Hope 4, Peachmont 5, Buffalo 5, Fry’s Mission 8. Rockfish 4, Bur lington 7, Shady Grdve 2, Piney Bay 4, Laurel Hill 4. The papers will be graded by the teachers and returned to stu dents along wit'L school place ment from the contest results. * 0 PLAN SUNRISE SERVICE AT GALATIA CHURCH Parker’s Methodist church. Ga latia Presbyterian church and Tabernacle Baptist church will have a joint Easter sunrise ser vice at Galatia church at six o’ clock next Sunday morning, to which all are invited. Special music is being arranged ahd the joint choirs of the three churches will be under the direc tion of Mrs. W. B. Heyward of Raeford. The state took a nol pros in the case against J. L. Handon for violating the road laws. —It- 1950 Fund Drive For Cancer Control To Start Monday. April has again been proclaim ed as National Cancer Control Month, and continued progress in Cancer control is dependent on success of the 1950 Can'cer Cru sade which opens here Monday. April 10th announces Mrs. Neil L. Senter, county chairman. The Hoke County Unit is seek ing at least $500.00 as its share of the $14,565,000 minimum national goal, she said. , ‘‘The 1950 Cancer Crusade must succeed so that funds will be a- vailable to work toward complete control of Cancer. A dollor given to the Cancer Crusade is a doUar well spent. We ardently hope that everyone in this community will invest in a future of complete Cancer control”, the chairman said. Mrs. Senter announced the fol lowing volunteer workers for the county: Antioch, Mrs. Buster Mc- 'Neill; Dundarrach, Mr. and Mrs. Pete Canaday; Rockfish, Mrs. A. A. Mclnnis; Wayside Mrs. Ralph Plummer; Ashemont, Mrs. Tom Sinclair and Mrs. F. L. Eubanks; Pine Forest, Mrs. Winnie Camer on; Allendale, Miss Willa Mc- Lauchlin; Arabia, Brown Hen drix; Raeford, Mrs. Crawford Thomas, Mrs. H. L. Gatlin, Jr., Mrs. Kerr’ Stevens, Mrs. Paul Dickson, Jr., Mrs. J. W. McRhaul, Mrs. W., T. Gibson, Mrs. W. J Coates, Mrs. Younger Snead, Mrs. Luke Bethune, Mrs. J. W. Walker, Mrs. T. B. Lester, Mrs. Clarence Brown, Mrs. J. A. Baucom, Mrs J. B. McIntyre, Mrs. W. D. Mc Leod. ’ Mrs. C. S. Harrington of Hous ton, Texas, a member of the Board of Women’s Work of the Southern Presbyterian church, will be the speaker at the - regular “Sunday at Seven” service at the Raeford Presbyterian church next Sun day evening, April 9. Mrs. Harringotn has served the Presbyterian church in many and varied capacities. These include the presidency of the Texas Syn odical and being chairman of the committee on Woman’s work for two years. She was also included in an article “12 Notable Presby terians” in a special issue of the “Presbyterian Outlook” for 1959. She was one of three representa tives from the Presbyterian church to the organizational meeting of the World Council of Churches in Amsterdam, Holland in 1948. and she was chosen a member of the central committee of this organi- (Zation. She has spoken to church axil civic groups throughout the south since her return from Holland and is speaking at many Presby- terfel meetings this spring. These included the meeting of the Fay etteville Presbyterial in Fayette ville next Tuesday and Wednes day. She is considered an out standing speaker by all who have heard her and officials of the lo cal church feel fortunate in be ing able to secure her to speak in Raeford. 0 ^ Contest Develops In Local Politics Escapee Goes Again, May Be Involved In Another Break-In Garth Waddell Wade, negro who had previously escaped from the Hoke county jail and who was recaptured on Wednesday of last week, left again on the sly Sunday night while jailer Harry Dees was sleeping. Dees had left the cell block Sunday night with other officers and they saw him lock the door. On Monday the officers paid a visit to the prison camp in Scot- I land coimty where Buddy Barrett, who escaped with Wade, and Din ah Shaw, who was in jail with him, are confined. They inter viewed Barrett and Shaw and learned from them that Wade had a key, and that the, door had not been left unlocked the first tJme, as had been previously consid ered possible. The William Lentz grocery store and filling station on the Lumber Bridge road was broken into some time Sunday night and about $25 in cash was removed along with several other small items "and officers think it prob able that, as Wade was on the move with no money, he did the job. He was facing charges of for gery, escaping from jail, larceny of an automobile, and breaking and entering and larceny at the Walker Stanton service station and grocery Jast week. 0 Commissioners And Army Engineer Accomplish Little The Hoke^unty commissioners NEW RECfISTRATION G- B. Rowland, chairman of the Hoke county board of elec tions, this week announced that there would be a new re- gistration of voters in the coun ty prior to the Democratic pri mary May 27,” and stated that all who vote in the primary must register again, regard less of whether they are al ready registered or not. The announcement said that the registration books would be open on Saturdays at the polling places from April 29 through May 13 and that chal lenge day would be May 27. The book for Mildouson pre cinct will be at Dundarrach Trading company, as in the past, he said, and voters may register on any day of the week by finding a registrar at his home. The chairman urged all eli gible voters to register, and said that they must do so to vote. He said that he hoped that the new registratidh books would contain a complete list of eligible voters when they are closed. .wunty iH sessK With the deadline for filing as candidates for county offices only 10 days away and election due for all offices but register of deeds, only one contest had developed met in a call session \vith A. W. Woodle of the U. S. Army Engi neers office in Savannah, Georgia, here Tuesday to talk about the Raeford-Vass foad situation. It appeared that the Army wanted to get the right of way easement for public use of the road waived by the county, but coLidn't or wouldn’t guarantee much in the way of the road’s maintenance and could promise nothing in the way of getting the road paved. The commissioners didn’t want to release the ease ment under these circumstances, so nothing was done. At the regular meeting of the commissioners on Monday a dele gation from tiie Wayside commun-. ity appeared and asked for help with improvements to the com munity house there. The board set up $500 for the purpose in the 1950-51 budget and ordered,that the money be made available by August 1 if the community has raised a like amount by that time. The board also agreed to recom mend improvement of the road Plan Meeting Of Presbyterian Women In Fayetteville The 61st Annual meeting of the Women of the Church of Fayette ville Presbytery, Synod of North Carolina, will meet in the First Presbyterian Church in Fayette ville on Tuesday, evening, ,April 11, arid Wednesday April 12. The Executive Board will meet April 11 at 2 o’clock in the chapel. Registration for evening session will be at 6:30 and supper at 7:00. Mrs. H. C. McLauchlin of ' Rae ford, president, will call the meet ing to order at 8 o’clock. This meeting is especially for those belonging to evening circles and all others who cannot attend the day session. Registration Wednesday, April 12, will be at 9:30; call to order at 10 o’clock. The theme will be “Now is the Time.” Distinguished speakers will be on both programs. The Rev. B. Frank Hall, ’Th.D., D.D., former pastor of Central Presby terian Church, St. Louis, Mo., and at present pastor of Pearsall Me morial Presbyterian church, Wil- rSington, N. C., will lecture at both sessions. Mrs. C. S. Harring ton of Houston, Texas, member of Central Committee of World Council of Churches and chair man of Joint Committee on Adult Work in the Presbyterian Church, U. S., will also speak to both ses sions. Sheriff Raids Two Cafes Saturday; Charges Both Sheriff D. H. Hodgin, Deputies J. C. Wright and H. E. Dees, and Police Chief H. M. Meeks de scended on the hill beyond Pedd ler’s branch on 15-A last Satur day when they raided Bill’s “Club” on the left and the Farm er's Restaurant on the right. Officers state that they found about three cases of assorted al coholic beverages at Bill’s place and they also confiscated three il legal gambling devices, to wit slot machines or one-arnded ban dits there. E. O. “Blondy” Wilson, operator of the place,, reportedly under lease from Bill Wright, was charged with possession of the liquor and slot machines and did not deny possession. Wilson appeared in recorder’s court Tuesday before Judge Henry McDiarmid and entered a nolo contendere, or no defense, plea to both charges. Judgment was de ferred for one week. On the other side of the road at the Farmer’s Restaurant, officers say they found about one case of whiskey in half pint bottles bear ing a Federal tax stamp but no state stamp. H. L. McMinnis was charged with possessing this and his trial was postponed for one week. 0 Farmers May Apply To PM A Committee For More Cotton up to yesterday on tjie local scene G. B. Rowland, chairman of the _ from 15-A by the Puppy Creek mill. They deferred action on the Wayside committee’s* request that it be hard surfaced. They asked the State Highway commission to proceed with the surfacing of the road from Mrs. W. J. McDiarmid’s place to 15-A near the Marshall Thomas place, and" to start condemnation pro ceedings if necessary to go right of way. Jhe board also voted to ask for bids on an enlargement to the courity office building to give the Pcoduction and Marketing admin istration more room. The addi tion is to be 20 by 30 feet on the west side of the building. -0 r- county board of elections, re ported. The contest is for Judge of the county recorder’s court and will be between Talmadge O. Moses and Henry McDiarmid, the pres ent judge, as it was last time. Both men paid their filing fees to Rowland this week. Others who have filed are Ju lian Wright and J. W. Smith for county commissioner and -H. A. Greene for representative in the General Assembly. Tliree more need to file to make a full board of commissioners ahd no one has yet filed for clerk of the Superior court, sheriff or coroner, although the present in cumbents are expected to do so. 0 TWO FIRE alarms t The fife department got turned out twice in the past week. On the first occasion they went to the ball parlc and 4iad a little trouble with their new engine but still managed to save the grandstand which was on fire. Some say it weul^ have improved the town if they had known still less about the new pumper. The other a- larm was a grass fire near Dr. Brown’s home. LEGION TO MEET Julius Jordan, commander of the local American Legion post, yesterday reminded all members of the post of the monthly meet ing and supper to be held at the High school cafeteria at seven o’ clock next Wednesday night. He urged all to attend. 0 M-Sgt. and Mrs. Clyde B. Gillis and two children of Fort Dix, N. J., are spending this week here with Sgt. Gillis’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Gillis. The officers in addition to Mrs. McLauchlin the president are: Mrs. Julian B. Hutaff, Fayette ville, vice-president; Mrs. Archie Howard, Sliannon, recording sec retary; Mrs. Neill A- McDonald, ! Raeford, corresponding secretary;' Mrs. C. Reid Ross, Lillington, treasurer; and Mrs. A.“ A. Mc- Eachem, Fayetteville, historian. Mrs. Edward Cook former pres ident of the hostess church and Mrs. Leon McBryde are general chairman of arrangements. About 800 women are expected to at tend. 0 SPENDING BOND MONEY New cotton, legislation recently- passed by Congress provides for revised allotments based on the larger of (1) 65 percent of the ,average acreage planted to cotton (or devoted to war crops in place of cotton) in 1946. 1947, and 1948; (2) 45 percent of the highest acre age planted to cotton (or devoted to war crops in place of cotton) on the farm during any one of the three years; but (3) not more than* 40 percent of the 1949 acre age which was tilled on the farm or in regular rotation. Any ow-ner or operator of a wtton farm in Hoke County- who believes he is entitled to an acre age increase and wants to be considered by the county com mittee for possible allotment ad justment under the legislation must file an ap^cation not later than April 21, 1950. “We urge owners or operators who want their farms considered for revised allotments to file ap plications by this date.” R. J. Hasty, chairman of the county PMA committee, said. “Farmers who are satisfied with their pres ent allotments needs not file ap plications. However, those desir ing increases will be considered by the county committee after applications for such increases are filed in the county office.” Raeford citizens are seeing some results' of their fav.orable vote for bonds for streets, sewers and water lines now, as the ma chines are working at several places in town digging ditches and installing storm sewers. — PENDER’S LEAVES The local Pender’s store closed up after Saturday’s-business and ceased operations in Raeford. Of ficials of the company stated that the company was closing up here because they had been unable to get a building to operate a store here like they wanted to. (Continued on back page) Executive Board Of Boy Scouts Meets, Accepts Camp Site A call meeting of the executive board of the Cape Fear council of the Boy Scouts of America was held at the Pinecrest country club in Lumber ton last Thursday nighc. The board, which includes members from the seven counties making up the council, acceptei the offer of a site on which to build a camp for the area from the Raeford Power and manufac-, turing company. The company was representdU- at the meeting by C. E. Upchurch, of Raeford, pres:- dent, Also attending from Rae ford were Younger Snead and Dr. R. L. Murray, board members. Immediately after accepting the camp site the board set about making plans to build the camp and get enough done on it to have it in operation for the boys in tha summer of this year. The coun cil’s area runs from Wilmington and the beaches on the east to Laurinburg and Raeford on the west. Mrs. McCain New' Dean Of Women At Rora MacdonaM Former County Resident Now Of Southern Pines, To Assume Duties In Sept. Mrs. P. P. McCain of Southern Pines has accepted the position of dean of women at Flora Mac donald college for the coming year, according to an announce ment made this'-week by Dr. Mar shall Woodson, college president. • Mrs. McCain is one of the state’s best known and best loved women, active in the state’s affairs and also those of her community. She said this week she plans to keep her home in Southern Pines for w-eek ends and occasions when, she and her children, can be to gether, though she will move to the college in September. In the next few weeks, Mrs. McCain said this week, she plans to visit the Woman’s College Of the University in Greensboro, Queens College in Charlotte and Agnes Scott college at Decatur, Ga., to get pointers on the office and duties of dean. Before moving to Southern Pines Mrs. McCain lived for many years at N. C. Sanatorium where first her father, Dr. L. B. Mc- Brayer, and then her husband, the late Dr. Paul McCain, held the office of superintendent. She is a director of the Sanatorium, whose post office was renamed McCain two years ago in memory of her husband. She is actively interested in yoimg people and their education, is a member of the board of trus tees of the University and was on the trustees’ committee of the Greater University appointed by Governor Scott to select the new president. She has served as president and other important offices of the Fayetteville Presbyterial, and has long held the cause of Flora Mac donald, a Presbyterian institution, close to her heart. In 1948 she headed the Flora Shaw Page Memorial Fund cam paign in the Presbyterial for the renovation and furnishing of a corridor of rooms at Flora Mac donald. Mrs. McCain was elected “North Carolina Mother of the Year” in 1946. She has been active in the work of the Moore County Tuberculosis association, an organization of whose national body her husband was president. Many other accomplishments stand to the credit of this lady, of w-hich she would probably rate as the most important the raising of a fine family of boys and girls. One son, Paul, lost his life in the war: the other, John, is a medical student at the University of North ■Carolina. A daughter, Lillian Irene, is a full-fledged doctor and is married to another. Dr. \Yilbur McFarland, a UNC alumnus. An other daughter is Mrs. Hill McCol lum of Reidsville and the young est, Jane Todd, is a student at Agnes Scott. WILL PREMEASURE CROPS \ Premeasurement of Tobacco and Cotton acreage is available in Hoke County for 1950. Anyone desiring to have their Cotton or Tobacco acreage allotment pre measured, must come to the Hoke County PM.A office in Raeford, N. C. and sign a request prior to April 15, 1930. The cost of pre- measurement is 90c per acre with a minimum of $4.00 per fai'm. 0-- Miss Caroline Parker will spend the week end in Knoxville, Tenn. with friends. Sunday she will go to .‘Vsheville as a delegate from a Fort Bragg school where she teaches, to attend the Internatioa- al Convention of the Association for Childhood Education.
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