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YOLUAIE XLVI; ^^UMBER 31
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27,1951
RAEFORD, N. C
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Polio Drive Seeks
Many Volunteers
An urgent appeal for a record
number of volunteers to help in^
the 1,952 March of Dimes of the
Natfonal Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis was issued today by
H. D. Harrison,'Jr., director of the
polio fund-raising drive in Hoke
County.
“Our doubled March of Dimes,
period this year”, Harrison said,
“spans all but the first day/ of
January. It calls for twice as
many volunteers and twice as
much effort.”
A special meeting for enrolling
interested workers will be sche
duled at a place and time to be
announced later Harrison said.
“iNever in history has the need
for help been so great,” he said.
“March of Dimes re^aroh is forg
ing a head, bringing brighter pro
mise for prevention of polio.
Meanwhile, the disease is striking
with unabated force across the
country. The last four years have
broken all previous records bring
ing the nation 132,000 cases, more
than the total i number reported
during the entire previous decade!
“We cannot sacrifice research to
. m.eet the costs of patient care.
And we cannot forsake the strick
en while we help research. Both
fronts of this battle must be fully
. supported. That’s why we have
doubled the 1952 March of Dimes
period. And that’s why we must
double the ranks of volunteer
workers.”
«v. Volunteer help is needed in ad-
ti dressing M^arch of Dimes cards,
distributing Coin Collectors, ring-
. . ing ,doorbells,-., Harrison said.
. sc^KF- of other-jobs
that can be fitted to anyone’s free
time,” he added. “Whatever your
age, whatever amount of time you
are prepared to give, there’s some
thing you can do to help. Come
to our meeting and join the fight
today.
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William T. Boseman.
Funeral Held Tues.
At Home At Rockfish
Funeral services were conduct
ed at his home at Rockfish Tues
day for William Thaddeus Bose-
man. 'Service was conducted at
three o’clock by The Rev. D. E.
Miller pastor of Tabernacle Bap
tist Church, and the Rev. B. O.
Shannon pastor of Galatia Pres
byterian Church. Burial was in-
the Mt. Gilead cemetery.
Mr. Boseman was born in Hali
fax county, was 88 years of age
and had been a prominent resident
of Rockfish since 1906. He was for
some time employed by the Aber
deen and Rockfish railroad. He
had been ill for quite some time
and passed away in a Fayetteville
hospital Sunday afternoon.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Helen Townsend Boseman of
■ Rockfish; three sisters, Mrs. Bell
Marshall, -Mrs^ Nancy Braswell
and Mrs.' Ida Mahon, all of Eiifield.
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Highway Patrol
Now Has Over 500
Lions Club Picks
Best Decorated
Homes In Raeford
Those asked by’ the Raeford
Lions Club to judge the exiterior
Christmas decorations of the
homes in Raeford say they had a
mighty hard time coming to a de
cision, as there appear to be more
homes decoraited in town than
ever before. Much of the deco
rating, however, was inside deco
ration which showed on the out
side to good effect.
First place was awarded to Mr.
and Mrs. Paul Dezeme for their
very beautiful front door; second
to Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Upchurch
for their doorway; third to Mr.
and Mrs. Crawford Thomas for
their outdoor tree. Judges men
tioned picture windows most ef
fectively decorated at the Sam
Hiser home on Jackson street and
the home of Sgt. and Mrs. Melvin
Rouse and Mrs. Paul Sutherland
in Sunset Hills. Honorable men
tion was also made of the Mal
colm McPhaul, Berder Niven and
Roger Dixon homes.
The Lions expect to give this
decorating business more advance
publicity next year and to group
the types of decorations as to door
ways, windows, trees, religious,
humorous, etc.
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Funeral Service Held
For John W. Sinclair
Twenty-six graduates of the
Highway Patrol’s Training School
in Chapel Hill received their com^
missions at swearing in ceremonies
last week. The rookie patrolmen
were sworn in by Secretary of
State Thad Eure.
The 26 new officers successfully
completed an intensive eight-
week training course conducted
by the Institute of Government
for the Highway Patrol. They re
ported to their duty stations im
mediately after the morning
swearing in ceremonies.
Addition of the new men
brought ♦patrol strength to 520.
Mr. and Mrs. Commy Wall and
children of Knightdale arrived
Christmas Day to spend several
days with Mr. and Mrs. Crawford
■Wright. Mr. and Mrs. Wall and
Mr. and Mrs. Wright were guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Hinson Walters
for Christmas Day. '
Funeral services for John Wes
ley Sinclair, Jr., USN, were held
Friday, December 31st, at two
o’clock at the Maxton Presbyter
ian church by Rev. Stoffel, as
sisted by Rev. P. O. Lee of the
Raeford Methodist church.
Mr. Sinclair died in the Phila
delphia Naval Hospital on Decem
ber l'7th of a subdural hemorrhage
suffered when he fell from a lad
der on the U.S.S. Currituck, a
seaplane tender.
Pallbearers were David May
nard, Wiley Steed, Ben White,
Earl McEarchin, Billy Kincaid, and
Howard Hasty, all of Maxton. The
flag was folded by Ed McLeod and
Bob McEarohin; taps played by
S. Seigle, also of Maxton. Body
escort was Francis Earl Shaw,
USNR of Philadelphia.
Mr. Sinclair first entered the
Navy in March. 1942. During
World War II, he served on the
U.S.S. Douglas Blackwood and the
U.S.S. Rdbinson. Among the med
als he was awarded were the
Philippine Liberation, with three
stars, and the Asiatic-^Pacicfic
Area with one, star and the Amer
ican Area. Since that time he had
serVed on the aircraft carriers,
Pr’nceton and.Philippine Sea, and
report^ed to the Currituck in Aug
ust. , ' •
At the time of his death, Mr.
Sinclair was a member of Mervis
S. Bennion Post No. 26 of the
American Legion in Honolulu, and
a former member of the Post No.
117 in Maxton.
Burial was in the Centre
Church cemetery -near Maxton.
PERSONALS
Stanley Crawley is having a
short vacation which he is spend
ing with his family. He is sales-
manager of the Southern States
for the Boston Novelty Shoe Corp.
Bob Murray was the guest of
his fraternity brother, Charles
Babcock, Jr. in Winston-Salem
Friday night. He attended a dance
given at the' Babcock home.
Mr. and Mrs. Starr McMillan,
Jir. and children, Martha Jewel
and Mac of Wilmington were
Christmas visitors in the home of
Mr. McMillan’s parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Lowe re
turned to Charlotte Wednesday
morning, after having spent
Christmas Day here with Mrs.
Lowe’s father and sisters.
Miss Agnes Mae Johnson re
turned from Moore County Hos
pital Friday after having had an
appendectomy.
Forrest Lockey
Receives Honor
In Aberdeen
In the giant book of time, we
wish that chapter 1952 brings
fulfilment of every joy and
achievement you’ve wished for.
We join with you in fervently
hoping for a year of peace,
brotherhood and prosperity for
all the world. May ’52 be a
bright page for you.
The Entire Staff of
The News-Journal
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PERSONAL ITEMS
Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Harris and
pons left Sunday for Roxboro to
spend the week with relatives.
Mr.' and Mrs. Eddie Coleman of
New York , are spending the holi
days with Mrs. Coleman’s mother,
Mrs. J. H. Austin.
Mr. and Mrs. N. A. McDonald
and son spent the holidays in
Goldsboro.
Johnny Walker of Fort Knox,
Kentucky, is at home for Christ
mas with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Walker.
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Wilcox,
Jr. hove as their guest this week,
Mrs. Wilcox’s mother, Mrs, Jos
eph Gallagher of Ridgewood, New
Jersey.
Mr. and Mrs. Younger Snead
have as their guests for Christmas
Mrs. Snead’s brother-in-law and
sister, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. L. Hill
of Kinston. On Sunday Mr, and
Mrs. Snead and family, along with
other members of the Snead fam
ily were guests of Mr. Snead’s
sister, Mrs. John B. McKinnon
and Mr. McKinnon, at their home
in Laurinburg for dinner.
Miss Jenelle Snead was hostess
to a few of her friends and con
temporaries at a party, on Thurs
day evening of last week in ob
servance of her birthday. The con
genial crowd enjoyed lively con
versation during which time de-
l^ous refreshments were served.
spend Christmas with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Winstead. Mr. Nich
olson joined his family in Roxboro
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Barnard Bray and
family spent Christmas Day in
Asheboro with home folks.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Greene and
Frances Ward left Christmas
morning for Swansboro to spend
several days with Mrs. Greene’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. K. Hat-
sell.
Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Wood and
family left Monday night for Wins
ton-Salem to spend Christmas
with Mrs. Wood’s mother, Mrs. A.
R. Baird. ,
Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Carter left
Sunday , for a week’s vacation in
Florida. They will visit Lake
Okeechobee, Miami and "West
Palm Beach.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Warner are
spending the Christmas holidays
in Anderson, S. C, with their
daughter, Mrs. Charles Riddle,
Mr. Riddle and their children.
Rent Control
Is In Agam
Rent control was re-instated
for the Fayetteville area by order
of the Office of Rent Stabilization
in Washington. The order was
published Wednesday, ■ and be
came effective Thursday. Decem
ber 27th.
In announcing the rent controls,
the Office of Rent Stabilization
said the miaximum rents which
may be charged are those charged
on October 1, 1950.
The Fayetteville area includes
Cumberland and Hoke Counties.
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^ PERSONALS
FORREST LOCKEY
Mayor Forrest Lockey of Aber
deen was presented the Sandhill
Kiwanis club’s coveted “Builder’s
Cup” at the annual ladies night
Christmas party held at the Mid
Pines.
' Lockey. who for the past several
years has served as mayor of Ab
erdeen, is vice-president and as
sistant to the president of the Ab
erdeen and Rockfish Railroad. In
1948 he was awarded the Aber
deen Lions service cup in recog
nition of his outstanding achieve
ment in bringing to Aberdeen the
huge Robbins Cloth Mills plant.
Last year he was instrumental in
securing the new Robbins plant
for Raeford.
As Mayor of Aberdeen he has
an outstanding record of progress
and achievement for the town and
community.
He is regarded by many as the
“man of 'the decade” so far as
Aberdeen and community is con
cerned.
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Hoke Is Ammig
Uppo’Third Of
Cotton Growers
■ The latest figures on the 1051
cotton crop for the Slate as a
whole indicate Chat of the about
45 major cotton producing coun
ties in the State, Hoke County will
rate fourteenth in number of bales
ginned up to December 1 from
the 1951 crop.
The county ;s next door to two
of the State's leaders, Robeson
being top county w’ith 59,807 bales
up to Decem'oer. Cleveland Coun
ty is in'second place with 36,892
bales and Scotland county is third
wic'n 26.768.
Ail figures are for cotton ginned
prior to I>ecember 1. The report
for the state and the several ma
jor cotton growing counties with
comparable figures for i'OSO is as
follows;
The State
.Anson
Bladen
Cabarrus
Cleveland
Cumberlar
Duplin
Edgecombe
Franklin
Gaston
Gates
Greene
Hertford .
Hoke
Lee ...
Lenoir
Lincoln
Martin
Funeral Held Here
For Mrs. McDiarmid,
Widow Of Native
Mr. and Mrs. Tommie Upchurch.
Misses Bettie and Eloise Upchurch
left Sunday morning for Ft. Laud
erdale to spend the holidays. They
went several days earlier than
they intended as they were noti
fied Saturday that Mrs. Upchurch’s
mother, Mrs. J. B. Hoyl was quite
sick.
Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Crowder and
family left Sunday for Mountain
City, Tenn., to spend Christmas
with Mr. Crow'der’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. M. M- Crowder.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Campbell
were guests of Mr. Campbell’s
brother, Herman Campbell and
family at Kings Mountain Sunday,
and on Christmas Day they were
guests of Mrs. Campbell’s brother,
Lero Ellis, and her sister, Miss
Vara Ellis, at Hartsville, S. C.
Mrs. John Nicholson and son
left last Thursday for Roxboro to
Miss Sarah Neal McKeithan of
Shenandoah Conservatory of-Mu
sic, Dayton, Virginia, arrived 'Wed
nesday of last week to spend the
holidays with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. N. A. McKeithan.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Upchurch,
Jr. joined members of the Falls
family in Charlotte Christmas day
for a family reunion at the home
of Mr. and Mrs'. J. V. Andrews.
Mrs. Andrews is Mrs. Upchurch’s
aunt. , '
Sgt. and Mrs. Robert Barrus
left Saturday for Brockport, New
York, to spend Christmas with re
latives.
Charles Sess'oms i> spending the
holidays in Camp Lee, Virginia,
with his sister, Mrs. Howard Pope,
and family.
Mrs. Woojdy Hendrick came to
Raeford and took her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Monroe to Kan
napolis to spend the holidays.
Mrs. W. E. Blue had all her
children with her for Christmas.
Coming from out of town, were
Mr. and Mrs. Garland Moon and
daughter of Graham and Mr. and
Mrs. H. C. Bethea and daughter
Of Dillon.
Mrs. Jo Parker of Liberty spent
the holidays with Mr. and Mrs.
W. L. Poole. Mrs. Poole returned
to Liberty with her sister, Wed
nesday, and they both are spend
ing the day in Greensboro, today.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Davis, of High
Point were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Julian McLeod Monday and Tues
day.
Misses I Elmira and Mary Hazel
Whitley spent the holidays 'wdth
their parents. Miss Elmira returned
to Henderson Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert McCles-
key returned to their home in
Winston-Salem Tuesday afternoon
after having spent the week end
and Christmas Day with Mr. and
Mrs. Clyde Upchurch.
Funeral service was conducted
here j'esterday afternoon at three
o’clock for Mi's, Hector McDiar
mid, widow of the late Mr. Mc
Diarmid. who died in L.ouis\'ille,
Ky., Saturday after suffering a
heart attack on Thursday. The
service was conducted by the Rev.
W. B. Heyward at the home of N.
McL. ■ McDiarmid and burial waS'
in the Raeford cemetery. .
. The late Air. - AIcDiarmid 'is
buried here, as well as their son.
Hector, who died overseas during
World War II. Hector McNeill of
Warsaw, nephew of the deceased,
directed the funeral. ^
Airs. McDiarmid was the former
Katherine Eliza’oeth Newton of
Rose Hill. She lived-, with her
daughter and son-in-law. Air. and
Mrs. Pat Strasser, in Louisville.
Service was also held in Louis
ville. Her son, Newton McDiar
mid and his wife, of Morehead
City, were visiting in Louisville
at the time of Mrs. McDiarmid’s
death and were here for the fun
eral. Mrs. Newton McDiarmid’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harper, of
Wilmington, were also here.
Sanatorium Ayrshires
Are Top Producers
The purebred Ayrshire dairV
herd of North Carolina Sanator
ium,; ^cCain has achieved top
recognition during a recent month
for outstanding production. The
N. C. Sanatorium producers are
credited ■with averaging 82!? lbs.
of 4% milk and 32 lbs. butter-
fat for the respective testing
month, which places them among
the nation’s top Ayrshire herds in
the Ayrshire Herd Test Division
of 75 to 100 cows.
With 15,OO0 Ayrshire cows on
test, the Ayrshire breed holds the
record among, all dairy breeds as
having the highest percentage if
its cow On test.
Pitt
Polk
Richmond.
Robeson .
Rowan
Wayne
Wilson
All other
1951
1959
.. .511,251
179960
. 17,896
9,687
2,566
(1)
5,062
1,427
. . . 3,549
658
' 4.830-
2,520
3,276
1,510
.... 3,510
586
36,892
19,695
13,836
4,092
4,39.1
1,042
11,801
2,464
8,265
2,372
1,556
505
2yl66
•*S44
3,256
21,490
6,044
..... 23,736
6,317
... . 4,166
(1)
12siB6
5,498 w'
...... 10,702
7,145
26,196
7,527
2,801
' 775
3,003
440
.. . . 8.395
4,051
' 2.264
541
9,735
4,913
15,946
4362
22,316
6,029
1,412
■ 337
, 11,017
1,746
824
421
.. . 4,747
, 1,993
59,807
22,647
..... 6.965
43215
4,295
1,150
26,241
6,053
26,766
11370
.. 3.159
1358
-18233
7,089
6.996
1,560
. . 6,680
2286
16,518
4,498
14,175
2,525
.... 16.954
8,144 .
Cotton Estimated
At 15,290,000 Bales
The Agriculture Department has
estimated the size of this year's
cotton crop at 15,290,000 bales,
481,000 bales or 3 per cent under
last month’s forecast. ’ .
This compares with last year's
small crop of 10,012,000 'oales and
the 10-year average of 12,030,000
bales.
The Crop Reporting Board said
a severe freeze in early Novem
ber materially reduced crop pros
pects in northeastern Arkansas
and caused some loss' in Tennessee
and other areas. The department
said the indicated yield from this
year’s crop is estimated at 274.5
pounds an acre.
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Hoke Man Promot
At Alabama Post
Pfc. Wade H. Hendrix of Route
3 has been promoted to^corporal
in the 301st Logistical Command
at Camp Rucker, Ala. He is as
signed as an administrative spe
cialist in the message center of
headquarters.
A 1946 graduate of Hoke Coun
ty High School, CpI. Hendrix was
a farmer before entering tihe ser
vice on January 12, 1951.
He is mauried to the former
Elaine C. Carroll.
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B. B. Cole, Jr. of The Citadel,
Charleston, S C. spent the holidays
here with home folks.