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VOLUME XLV; NUMBER 19
THURSDAY, OCtOBER 5,1950
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CottoD Crop Is
Increased For 1951
Washington, Oct. 3—Secretary
of Agriculture Branhan announc-r
ed Tuesday that farmers will be
free to grow all the cotton they
want to next year.
Rigid government planting and
marketing restrictions in effect
this year will be withdrawn for
the 1951 crop. '
Prospects of a short supply of
some grades of cotton led the
secretary to free the crop from
government controls.
This year’s production was far
short of expectations, due largely
to the fact that farmers did not
plant all the land they couid un
der acreage allotments and mar
keting quotas. ,
The short sUpply situation has
contributed to a cotton price ad
vance of about a third in the last
12 months.
The 1951 crop will be covered
by government price support.
Under the law, price supports
must range between 80 and 90 per
cent of parity, which is a level
calculated to be equally fair to
the producer and the purchaser.
, The nation needs at least 18
million bales next year. Such a
crop would compare with the
year’s unuaf^lly small one of 9,-
637,000 bal^
Cr^menting on the possibility
of overproduction, the secretary
said it was in the public interest
to have too much rather than too
little.
Several weeks ago, Bnmnan
announced a 1|60 wheat program
caUing for a lai'gor crop nOxt year
0aiple
supplies in coniidctioh ’ with the
national defense program.
Tuesday’s action announcing
that there will be no acreage al
lotments or marketing quotas next
year applies to both upland and
long staple cottons.
Brannan said acreages planted
by farmers next year will be con
sidered as a port of individual
farmers’ base .acreage in estab
lishing any future cotton acreage
allotments.
Brannan said the fact that neith
er marketing quotas nor acreage
allotments will be in effect for
next year’s crop will help insure
production of at least the 16 mil
lion bales needed to take care of
increased domestic and export
demand and to avoid depleting re
serves.
The secretary’s statement took
a slap at cotton acreage control
laws. He said acreage allotments
under present legislation would
not be satisfactory or realistic.
“It would be necessary,” he
said, “to allot many acres to farm
ers who would not plant them.
’This is shown by the fact that
only 19 million acres of cotton
were in cultivation last July 1,
out of a total of 21,600,000 acres
Which were allotted to farms in
1950.
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J. M. Capps, 83, Dies
After Brief Illness
J. M. Capps, 85, of route 3,
Fayetteville, died Sunday in a
local hospital after a brief ill
ness.
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A native of Cumberland coun-
ty,j He was son of the late Will
iam H. Capps and Nancy Smith
Capps.
S'rviving are his’ wife, Mrs,
Jane Capps; two sons, Ernest G.
Capps, route 3, Fayetteville; and
Oliver Capps of ^Durham; four
daughters, Mrs. Bill Haddo. Mrs.
Jack Peed, Mrs. Rupert Long, and
Mrs. Cledie Smith, all of Tabor
City; two brothers, D. G. Capps
and D. D. Capps,, and a sister,
Mrs. Ellen Kinlaw, all of route
3, Fayetteville; nine grandchil
dren and five great-grandchil
dren
Funeral services were held at
4 p. m. Monday at Galatia Pres
byterian church with Rev. B. O.
Shannon and Rev. Miller officiat
ing. Burial was in the church
ccTT^’ery.
Farm Bureau
Starts Its Annual
Drive For Members
The current state-wide drive by
the North Carolina Farm Bureau
is important to all of us, N. H. G.
Balfour of Lumber Bridge, Hoke
County FB president, declared
this week because “.‘sound organi
zation is the farmer’s only means
of overcoming the inequality be
tween his production efforts and
his return on that production.”
“American farmers represent 19
per cent of the nation’s popula
tion,” he pointed out, "yet,, even
though we are producing more
food and fiber than ever before,
our share of the national income
last year was only eight per cent.
Our job of feeding and clothing
the entire population of the na
tion and much of the world is im
portant, and it should return us
a fair share of the nation’s in
come.”
Farmers need someone to speak
for them, he added, that’s where
Farm Bureau fits in.
“Flake Shaw has told us,” the
local president said, “that when
he appears at Congressional hear
ings some newly-arrived Con
gressmen delight in asking how
many farmers he represents and
who speaks for the other farmers.
Mr. Shaw has been forthnate this
past year in being able to say he
spegks lor more thav 76,000 Tar
Heel farm families who are mem
bers 6f Farm Bureau. But he has
also had to say that no one speaks
for the other farmers unless they
speak toip themselves.
“It me^ns a lot to have our
.Farm Bureau leaders supported
by so many farm facies, but
js no ieason why they should
not include among their support
ers many more members in this
state. We have a chance this year
to push our membership beyond
80,000, our minimum quota, and
1 see no reason why we should
not do just that.”
Farm Bureau works for all far
mers, the county leader said. It
does not matter whether you are
a landowner, tenant or sharecrop
per, he added, if you are a mem
ber of Farm Bureau you are re
presented equally on the national
and state level by our Farm Bu
reau leaders.
“Let’s not sit back and rest on
.the grains we have made as farm
ers,” he concluded, “rather let’s
get out and do a real job of get
ting members during this drive
to nail down those gains and to
show everyone we mean business
and intend to obtain the place in
our economy that we have earned
by hard work through the years.”
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First Meeting Of
Parents, Teachers
The Hoke-Raeford PTA held
its first meeting of the year Fri
day evening, September 27, at
7:30. in the Graded School audi
torium. Mrs. Robert Gatlin, pres
ident, persided.
The roll call by grades was made
with Mrs. Turner’s 1st grade win
ning with 11 parents present.
The president announced the
District meeting to be held in
Monroe, October 6th, and. urged
all to attend. The new teachers
were introduced by Mr. Turling
ton and Mr. Gibson.
Mrs. C. D. Osment, local super
visor, spoke on ways parents can
help school beginners.
Mrs. Gatlin expressed her ap
preciation for such a large turn
out and invited everyone to ad
journ to the teacher’s lounge for
an informal social hour, during
which time Mrs. N. L. McFadyen
poured punch.
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CYPRESS HOMECOMING
Next Sunday, October 8, will be
Homecoming day at Cypress Pres
byterian church 9 miles from Vass.
All friends of the church are in
vited to bring a basket and spend
the day. Picnic lunch will be ser
ved on the grounds.
Iigatherings
The annual harvest ingath
erings will held by churches in
the county at various times
during the fall. Meals will be
served, with the main dishes
in most cases being chicken^
salad and barbecue. There will
be sales of food, handiwork,
produce, cakes and the like at
most of them. For the-benefit
of these churches and the peo
ple who wish to attend the in
gatherings we will carry a
schedule of those we are told
about in this space until they
are held.
Raeford Methodist, Thursday,
October 5, noon and evening.
Pittman Grove Baptist church
Tuesday, Oct. 10, noon and
evening.
Shiloh Presbyterian, Thurs
day, October 12, evening.
Lumber Bridge Baptist, Oct.
12; preaching at 11, dinner and
sales follow.
Tabernacle Baptist, Rockfish,
Thursday, October 12, noon
and evening.
Bethel Presbyterian, Thurs
day, October 19, noon.
Galatia Presb3d;erian church
October 19, evening only.
Presbytery Plans
Convocation In
Fayetteville Today
Fayetteville Presbytery will
hold a convocation for town and
country chinches at the Highland
Presbyterian church in .Fayette
ville today.
The Presbytery has 96 churches
oyer an area of six and onerhalf
counties ThA^ fs a registration
of approximately 275 for this
convocation, representing many
phases of the church activities.
The program is being arranged
by the Presbytery’s committee on
Sunday school extension of which
the Rev. James A. Nesbit of
Olivia, is the chairman. This
committee is working with the
general assembly’s committee on
church extension of Atlanta in
presenting the program.
After a devotional by the Pres
bytery’s chairman at 5 p. m., there
will be study groups as follows:
“Stewardship in the Towns and
Country Church,” led by the Rev.
Thomas A. Fry, who is pastor of
the Presbyterian church at Red
Springs. ' !
“Types of Evangelism Today”,
by Dr. E. E. Gillespie, superin
tendent of home missions in the
synod of North Carolina, and who
has been one of the outstanding
evangelists in the synod’s work.
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“Improving and Enlarging the
Sunday School,” by Dr. J. M.
Carr, director of Sunday school
extension, of the assembly’s com
mittee on church extension.
“Youth Work in Town and
Country Churches,” by Miss Ro
sanna Barnes, of the synod’s com
mittee on religious education.
Supper will be served at ,7 p.m.,
in the large recreation room of
the new Highland educational
building. During the supper hour,
there will be singing, led by Rob
ert Smith, head of the music de
partment of Flora Macdonald col
lege.
At 7:45 p. m. the group will
reconvene for addresses by Dr.
John M. Alexander, of the as
sembly’s radio department and
former pastor of the First Pres
byterian church in Fayetteville,
and by Dr. Carr.
This will be the first Presby
tery-wide meeting held in the
new Highland church educational
building of which church Dr. S.
E. Howie is the pastor.
The following expect to attend
from the Raeford Presbyterian
church: Lacy Clark, Dan Meinnis,
Mrs. Herbert McKeithan the Rev.
W. B. Heyward, M. D. Yates, Mr.
and Mrs. Haywood Faircloth, and
T. N. McLauchlin.
County Buturd Asks
EducatipR Board
Not To SpU School
At the regular monthly meet
ing 0/ the Hoke county board of
commissioners on Monday a reso
lution was passed asking that the
board of education not to sell the
‘Antioch school property and if
they did sell it that J. A. Hodgin
be compensated for the land there
which he gave to the school.
The board of education met on
Tuesday.night and no one appear
ed before it to argue the proposi
tion so no action was taken one
way or another and the auction
was conducted yesterday as sche
duled. Bids received at auction
are subject to approval by the
board, however, before sales are
final. '
The commissioners voted to al
low no trailer camp in the county
which did not comply with the
.regulations for such camps of the
State board of health.
The board voted to write the
county recorder j a letter request
ing that he be “a little more se-
Dr. Price Gwynn
Goes To FMC As
Academic Dean
vere in punishments” in the re
corder’s court.
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Minority Earns
Reckless Name
For Young Drivers .
Raleigh, N. C.—“Reckless —
Smart Aleck — Irresponsible —
Cocky —”
“These,” L. R. Fisher, head of
the Highway Safety Division of
the North .Carolina Department of
Motor Vehicles, said today, “are
the words Jhat the public is ap
plying to yo,t^1||jul drivers with
ever-fhereasing frequency arid
vehemence. And, yet—as in prac
tically all such cases—such de
scriptions apply only to a small
but conspicuous minority.”
“A study of drivers some time
ago,” Fisher continued, “indicated
that drivers between 18 and 24
years old account for only 13 per
cent of the drivers on the road,
but they were involved in about
27 per cent of all fatal traffic ac
cidents and about 22 per cent of
all non-fatal accidents.”
“It would appear,” he added,
“ that drivers in this group are
having about 50 per cent more
accidents than they might be ex-^
pected to have.”
Inexperience coupled with im
maturity are blamed by the North
Carolina Department of Motor
Vehicles for this off-halance ac
cident record of the young driv
ers. Of these two factors, imma
turity far out-ranks inexperience
as the more dangerous.
“Adequate formal training in
correct driving attitudes, behind-
the-wheel training, and a good
example by older drivers is the
three-pronged attack on the prob
lem that must be taken,” Fisher
said.
“Until this three-way approach
is universally accepted,” he con
tinued, “all of us—young and old
alike—must suffer the penalties.
The immature teen-age drivers
will continue to kill themselves
at a highrate and take a lot of us
older folk with them.
“Parents will continue to suf
fer both emotionally and finan
cially when these drivers are out
with the family car. Worst of all,
bad youthful drivers seldom im
prove with age. Their faults are
carried on through life and they
become, in effect, ‘carriers’ of
bad driving—influencing others
around them to indulge in the
same unsafe practices.”
Fisher offered the following
tips for young drivers and their
parents:
1- Young Drivers: Nearly three-
fourths of your life is still a-
head of you. More than 201 in
dividuals in your age bracket
(15-24), however, died last year
in automobiles. Are you prepared
to gamble 40 to 50 years of hap
piness against an hour of “excite
ment” in a fast, reckless ride?
2- Parents: Drive as you would
have your child drive. Teach hi:n
correct attitudes when driving. If
DR, PRICE H. GWYNN, JR.
Dr. Price H. Gywnn, Jr,, who
has been for the past four years
Director of Christian Leadership
Education for the Presbyterian
Church of the United States, with
offices in Philadelphia, has ac
cepted the new post of Academic
Dean of Flora Macdonald college,
according to an announcement
made to day by, Dr. Marshall
Scott Woodson, college president.
Although a Virginian by birth.
Dr. Gwynn has spent the greater
part of his life in North Carolina,
and comes to Flora Macdonald
with a rich educational back
ground. He received his A.B. and
M.A. degrees from the University
of North Carolina, and his B.D.
and Ph. D. from Yale 1 he is Phi
Beta Kappa.
He-was principal oJ the Dur
ham city schools for four years;
superintendent of the city schools
of Reidsville for six years; and
for fourteen years was professor
and head of the education depart
ment at Davidson college, where
he was also director of student
guidance. During this time, •he
was also Director of Christian
Education tor the Synod of NoHh
Carolina. From 1928-31, he was
superlntendmt of Weekday Church
schools in Bridgeport, Conn. Dur
ing his residence in the north, he
retained his membership in Meck
lenburg, North Carolina, Presby
tery. He/is a veteran of World War
I, when he was instructor of
chemical warfare, and is an of
ficer in the Army of the United
States.
Since 1939, Dr. Gwynn has tak
en time from his busy life to write
ten widely read books, chiefly on
different phases of education,
and has just completed the man
uscript for the 11th. •
He is listed in 1948 World Bio
graphy; Who’s Who in America;
Leaders in Education; Who’s Who
in American Education; Religious
Leaders of America; and was cit
ed by the PRESBYTERIAN OUT
LOOK as one of the notable Pres
byterians for the year 1947.
Dr. Gwynn’s addition to the
Flora Macdonald Administrative
staff will give significant impetus
to the program of expansion
throughout the college. He and
Mrs. Gwynn will move to Red
Springs from Philadelphia early
in January, when he will assume
his new duties. They hav’e three
children. Price Gwynn, III. of
Charlotte, and Betty Carolyn and
Barbara Ann (twins), of Woos
ter, Ohio.
Filibuster Fails
Tp Sway Judge In
Court Tuesday
As the result of a collision be
tween a car-carrying truck and
an auto at the comer of Laurin-
burg road and Main street both
drivers were charged with care
less and reckless riving. A. D.
Gore was attorney for the truck
driver, Thomas Smithdeal, and
Mr. Gore delivered a speech of
over an hour in defense of his
client, but to no avail as Judge
McDiarmid found him guilty in
recorder’s court Tuesday and or
dered him to pay the costs and
damages to the car. Evidence was
that the truck had been partly
across the center line in making
the turn and Ijad thereby caused
the wreck. C. Woodrow Morris,
driver of the car, was found not
guilty.
William Arthur Respess, Jr.,
and Gene B. 'Whitfey, both white,
were each found guilty of having
no driver’s license and each had
to pay S25 and the costs.
William J. Kimbrell, white sol
dier, paid $25 and the costs for
speeding over 80 miles an hour;
William A. Calloway, white, paid
$10 and the costs for speeding;
Robert W. Whitehurst, left a $25
iond for speeding.
Sampson McKinnon, colored,
paid the costs for being drunk and
disorderly.
Bethune Maultsby, white, was
charged with being drunk and
disorderly and with breaking and
entering. He was charged by Hamp
McPherson and McPherson and
Roy McPherson were in turn in
dicted by Maultsby for assaulting
him with a deadly weapon. Case
was postponed until next Tues
day to give Maultsby’s counsel
time to prepare defense.
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Hoke High Drops
Another Ball Game
8Are(h’dered
Up For hdnetioo
OdoberlG
First Men From Hoke To
Be Drafted Will Beport To
Fayetteville Induction Sta.
Eight Hoke county men have
been ordered to report for induc
tion into the armed forces from
Hoke county in, the first call for
actual induction. Sixty men from
the county have been called up
for pre-induction examinations to
date and some 15 or 20 more of
these are awaiting call for induc
tion.
The eight to be called, four
white and four colored, are to re
port to the Fayetteville induction
station on October 16. They are
Cecil Lee Teal, William Francis
Adcox, John C. Wright and Percy
Hannah McNeill, all white, and
Edward McNair, Wilbert Malloy,
Nathaniel Patterson and Bennie
Lee Edwards, all colored.
Thirty more men were called
up last week for pre-induction ex
aminations and 22 went and took
the examination. Five whom the
local draft board has not heard
from are Leroy Brunson, Alexan
der Thomas, two named Janies
Arthur Campbell and Douglas Lee
Buie. Of the 22 examined 4 were
white and 22 were colored. Nine
were accepted and returned to
their homes to await notice to re
port for induction.
The draft board will be on a
full time basis for the rest of this
month and until Novemb^ 10,
according to Mrs. J. M. Baker,
clerk. Hours are from 6:30 to 5:30
Monday through Friday.
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District PTA To
Meet In Monroe
Coach Haywood Faircloth’s-
Hoke County High school “Bucks”
have not been running exactly
like Bucks against their opposition
in three scheduled games so far
this year as they lost their third
straight football game here last
Friday night to Stedman, 8-0.
Stedman scored on successive play
after the opening kickoff. Hoke
threatened once but lost the ball
on downs on the 5-yard line.
Previous losses were to Hope
Mills and Hamlet and the locals
have yet to cross an opponents
goal line this season. The Buck.s
play Fairmont High in Fairmont
tomorrow night
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PRESBYTERIAN MEN
FEED LADIES FRIDAY
The men of the Raeford Pres
byterian church entertained the
Ladies at a fried chicken supper
at the church last Friday evening.
The supper was a result of a Sun
day school attendance contest
which the ladies won.
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REVIVAL AT GALATIA
William Penn fostered freedom
of the press in Philadelphia.
The newspaper has been called
the common man’s university.
The first printing press was
imported into this country in 1639.
it becomes apparent to you that
your son’s or daughter’s driving
is immature, reckless, or indica
tive of an unhealthy attitude, it
is your duty' to him and to those
whom he endangers to deny him
use of the family car until he can
de:nonstrate to your satisfaction
that he has improved. .
Revival services will be con
ducted at Galatia Presbyterian
church each night next week by
the Rev. Charles W. Solomon of
Fayetteville. Services will be held
at 7:30 each night and will be
concluded on Sunday, October 15.
METHODISTS MEET IN
THEIR NEW CHURCH
The Men’s club of the Raeford
Methodist church had its regular
monthly meeting and supper in
the basement of the new church
here last Friday night, with Ihe
ladies as guests. Supper and fel
lowship was enjoyed by about
150 and there was no formal pro
gram.
Representatives from 10 coun
ties will attend a district Parent-
Teacher Association meeting in
Monroe Friday. Members of the
state, board of managers will out
line plans for the year. About 200
delegates are expected.
Speakers will include Russell
Grumman of Chapel Hill, state
president, who will talk on “Re
sponsible Citizenship”; Mrs. J. W.
Burke of Gibsonville, treasurer
and executive seceret2iry of the
state Parent-Teacher Congress,
who will talk on “Office Notes”;
and Miss Genevieve Burton of
Greensboro, state field secretary.
Mrs. Kerr Craige Ramsey of
Salisbury, the director of district
five, will preside. The district em
braces the counties of Anson, Ca
barrus, Hoke, Montgomery, Moore,
Richmond, Rowan, Scotland and
Stanley and Union. Mrs. Howard
Williams of Monroe will have
charge of arrangements.
Besides the three main speak
ers, two state chaimen will attend.
They are Mrs. E. C. Walters of
Greensboro, state room represen
tatives chairman; and Miss John-
sie McKinley of Kannapolis, state
pre-school service chairman.
A feature of the session will be
the opening of a box containing
questions submitted by Parent-
Teacher Association members from
throughout the district. These
questions will be discussed from
the floor by both state officers
and delegates.
Registration wil,! begin at 9:30
a. m. It will be adjourned about
2 p. m., following a luncheon.
COMMISSIONER COBLE
TO BE HERE OCTOBER 11
. The Associated Press first used
tyoewritters in' 1885.
The Pilgrims brought with them
the ger:u or a free p:’es.s
Highway Commissioner George
Coble of Lexington, plans to be
here on October 11 to meet with
the county commissioners and to
discuss road matters.
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COURT PROFITABLE
The schools of Hoke county got
$1433.65 and the county general
fund $308.37 out of the Hoke coun
ty recorder’s court for the month
of September after all expenses
had been paid.