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YODB
ICHOOL NEWSj
By K. A. MacDonald |
T. C. Jones, principal of the
Rockfish school, has been signal
ly honored in that he has been
apipointed Lieutenant-Govemor of
the newly created third district
of Rnritan National. He was also
selected Iby the Hoke Ruritan club
as “The Man of the Year” for out
standing service to his community.
We feel that the Rockfish school
community should' be proud of
their principal. We congratulate
him.
The County Health Department
'has received word from the State
Board of Oral Hygiene, that both
white and color^ denitists have
'been' assigned to the Moore-Hoke
Health District for 10 weeks of
work in the schools. These den
tists will begin their work in Hoke
County in the near future. These
men work with the pupils under
12 years of age and their work is
j largely preventative dentistry.
An effort is being made to get
telephone service for Mildousoni
Laurel Hill and Rockfish schools.
Rockfish and Mildouson seem to
be pretty well a'ssigned. Laurel
Hill' is still uncertain.
All schools in the coimty are
cooperating most enthusiastically
in the Polio Drive. The children
realize that this is for their pro
tection and are showing their ap
preciation by their work and con-
jtributions.
Hoke High mid'-tenm exams be-
1 -vfih tbday i nd finish tomorrow.
begins on
- Mbnday the 28th of January.
You may be interested in the
total enrollment figures in the
county as of the end of the fourth
month. Total for the county 3,999
white, IjflO colored and Indian
214. This indicates that the total
will go over 4,1()0 'before schools
close in the spring.
The superintendent went to Ra
leigh on last Monday and secured
the allotment of an additional
teacher for the Raeford Graded
js'chool. The enrollment of this
\ ■'chool continues to grow week by
v^eek. Classes of this addition^
teacher will probably have to be
housed in the high school build
ing owing to lack of space at the
Graded School.
We regret to report that one of
the sons of J. W. Renn, band mas-
tier a|t Hoke High, sustained a
serious eye injury during last
week end. Mr. Renn was unable
to return to work on Monday. His
son is still in serious condition.
Our sympathy goes out to him
in this misfortune.
Quite a numiber of high school
students assisted in the "Variety
Show given at Ashemblit on Wed
nesday evening for the benefit of
the March of Dimes.” The people
i of Asheritent Community appre
ciate their help in raising the Que-
whiffle quota.
,$120,000.00 School Bond Anti
cipation notes were sold by the
local governmen't commission for
Hoke County on Tuesday. We are
sorry that at tjhis writing we have
not been advised by,the coimimis-
sion as tb the"^ results of the sale.
We hope to be able to give the
price received by next week.
A group of students from Hoke
High expects to attend the ice
show to be given in Raleigh oh
Saturday.
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NEW TOBACCO DEADLINE
The PMA office this week re
minded farmers that Jan. 3(1 is a
deadline for filing appUcation for
new farm tobacco allotments. Ap
plications will not be considered
after this. date.
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(Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Hatcher of
. Fayetteville spent Monday in Rae
ford. They had dinner with Mr.
and Mrs. C. J. Benner.
Milton Mann of UNC, Chapel
Hill, spent the week end with his
parents, Mr. and IS&s. I. Mann.
On Sunday Mrs. Mann’s brother,
Bd Brooks of Burgaw, was also
here for the ddy.
Dimes Qmirmaii
R^rts $1,900;
Other Benefits
H. D. Harrison. . Jr., county
chairman for the Miarch of Dimes,
said this week that $1,900 was al
ready in the bank ou the drive
and that he knew there was a
considerable amount collected
which had not yet been turned
in. He also called the attention
of the public to the fact that there
are still several benefit entertain
ments and suppers to be held in
the county for the drive and urg
ed all to attend these.
At Mildouson school tomorrow
night there will be a barbecue
and chicken salad supper with
serving starting at six o’clock.
(The menu for this was confused
somewhere along the line last
week). This affair will be follow
ed by a square dance at Hendrix
Grill, all for the benefit of the
Stonewall March of Dimes.
Also tomorrow (Friday) night
night there wil be a square dance
at The Little River Community
house with cakes and pies for sale
at auction.
Allendale township will .have
its fish and chicken bog supper
at the educational building of
Antioch Presbyterian* church next
Thursday night, January 31. Ser
ving will start at 6:30 p. m.
At Wayside community house
tonight there will be a fish sup
per for the benefit of the March
• of Dimes. Serving will start at
5:00 p. m.
Saturday night, January 26,
there will be a chicken stew and
t?.\pter stew ii)upp£.- ';vt Jie Philippi
l-resbyterian church' educational
building. Serving will be from
5:30 until 8:00.
There will be a dance at the
RaefTrd Armory on Friday night,
February 1, featuring the music
of Hal Gore and his orchestra.
Dancing will be from' 9.-00 until
1:00.
PERSONAL ITEMS
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Warlick
and fapnlly had as their guests
Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Cal-
lihan and family of Elizaibeth-
town.
(Mr. and Mrs. Julian Wright
have started building a brick home
on their lot on West Central Ave.
Mr. and Mrs. Andy Wood and
son. Drew, of Chapel Hill spent
the week end with Mrs. Jewel
Klouse. Mrs. Klouse took them
back Chaipel Hill on Sunday.
Mrs. Julian Johnson, Miss Agnes
Mae Johnson, Miss Louise Blue,
Mrs. W. L. Poole "and Mrs. Paul
Dickson, Sr. played' in the Mid
Southern Bridge tournament held
at the Carolina Hotel, Pinehurst,
Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. B. L. Cox and Mrs. Ruth
Bridges had as their guests Sun
day,' Mr. and Mrs. L. S/ Presson
and Tommie Jack of Monroe.
Neill Blue Sinclair of UNC,
Chapel Hill, spent the week end
at home.
Mr. and Mrs. Ebb Barrington
and children were visitors in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Up
church Sunday. . .
Miss Betty McFadyen is work
ing in- the office at the J. C. Lentz
Mortuary.
Avery Connell of UNC, Chapel
Hill, sipent the ^week end here
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.
J. Oonnell.
Mrs. Pearl Love and Julian
Love spent the week end in Dur
ham in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Rayonond Love.
Chamber Starts
Collection Drive
(Members of the Raeford Cham
ber of Commerce can expect to
receive their bills for annual dues
in the next few days, Harviey
Gobeille, chairman of the organi
zation’s membership committee^
said this week.
The Chamber has had a mem
bership of about 70 local firms and
individuals since its organization
in 1947, and funds paid into the
treasury by these have been used
to obvious benefit of the commun
ity’s business. New business in
considerable quantity has been
brought to Raeford and old busi
ness has been promoted.
As well as collecting dues from
businesses which already belong
to the Chamber the group will
make a strong effort to get all
local firms which are not mem
bers to join, Neill A. McDonald,
president, said.
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Antioch Church
Gets New Preacher
The A n t i o qh Presfosrteriain
church, which has been without
a liastor for quite some time, got
one this month.
iThe new pastor is the Rev.
Gower Crosswell, who comes to
Antioch from Marshville. He is
married to the former Miss Jane
Kennedy of Spartanburg, S. C.
and the couple has three sons.
Mr. Orosswell is a native of
Atlanta, Georgia. He will also
serve the Dundarrach Presbyter
ian church as supply pastor.
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LOSES ALL IN FIRE
James Ray, colored, had the
misfortune to lose all his furni
ture and personal effects in a
fire which destroyed his house
on the A. B. Tapp farm recently..
He has a wife and five children,
girls aged 14 and six, and boys
aged five, two and one. Anyone
wishing to help this family may
do so through the county welfare
department.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dezerne
spent Sunday in Chapel Hill with
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Lindley. Mrs.
Lindley is Mr. Dezeme’s sister.
Mrs. Walter Baker returned
from Wilmington the latter part of
last week, after having spent sev
eral days with Mrs. Riley Jordan
while Dr. Jordan was sick in the
hospital.
Mrs. C. E. J6hnk)n of Fayette
ville, Mr. and Mrs. Dewey John
son anti children of Red Springs,’
Mr. and Mrs. Felix May of Rock
ingham, Mr. and Mrs. J. Cecil
McKenzie of .Lauriniburg visited
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. A.
B. McKenzie Sunday.
Stallings Quits
County Agent Job
To Enter Business
E. M. Stallings, county farm
agent for Hoke County for the
past two years, this week sub
mitted his resignation to , the
County Commissioners to be ef
fective March 1. ,
Mr. Stallings came to this coun
ty frcwn R'Obeson County in Feb
ruary of 1'950. He had been as
sistant farm agent there, and he
plans to return to Lumberton
where he is to enter the farm
supply business.
He is a native of Johnston
County, having grown up on a
farm near Selma. He attended N.
C. State college, graduated in 1940,
and was captain in the infantry
during World War II.
He is married to the former
Miss Eranda McLendon of Ken-
ansville in Duplin County. They
have three children.
No announ'cement has been
made as to his successor.
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Mr. and Mcs. John Sutton and
daughter of Raleigh were week
end guests of Mr. and Mrs. James
Myers. i
Rev. C. P. Womack, former
pastor of St. Paul’s Methodist
Church of Maxton, is now serv
ing as Chaplain at the Sanator
ium at McCain.
Mrs. K. B. ^Grim and Diane of
Liberty were spend the day guests
of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Smith on
Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Smith and
children acoomipanied Mrs. Grim
home for several days.
Among those from Raeford who
went to Dunn Sunday afternoon
to attend the funeral of R. A.
Norris’ mother, Mrs. Frances
Norris, were G. W. Williamson,
J. L. Warner, Mrs. R. H. William
son, Mr. and Mrs. Bernice Wil
liamson and Rev. and Mrs. P. O.
Lee. Funeral services were held
at the Cromartie Funeral Home
at four o’clock.
M)rs. Harfy Epstein and baby
daughter, Susan Rosa, returned
home from McLeod’s Infirmary,
Florence, S. C. yesterday.
Mrs. Herbert S. McLean is back
at work at Collins Department
Store after being out quite sick
for several days last week.
■Neil Sen ter, who has been on
j the toibacco market in Springfield,
Kentucky, has returned home un
til the market opens" again in the
Fall. Mrs. SentCT met him in
Greensboro last Thursday night,
and! they returned to :§aeford Fri
day.
Miss Bettie Little spent the
week end in Raeford.
iMrs, T. D. Potter was a patient
at Highsmith hospital for several
days last week. She returned
home Friday and is recuperating
nicely.
Mass Dorothy Collins had as her
guests Sunday her brother, W. A.
Collins of Myrtle Beach, and her
brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and
Mrs. W. S. Morgan and son, Char
les of Elizabethtown.
Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Kinlaw left
Sunday for Atlanta, Ga., where
they are attending a Gift Show
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Smith, and
family of Wagram were guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Hinton McPhaul
Stmday.
Mrs. W. L. McFadyen left
Thursdiay of last week for Bur
lington for a visit in the home of
her daughter, Mrs. Bob Gammon,
and family. Mrs. Gammon has
been quite sick for the past week
or so.
Dr. 'a. L. O’Briant is able to
be out and at his office for a few
hours each day, after being con
fined to his home last week with
influenza. ,
Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Hubbard
had as their guests Sunday Mr.
Hubbard’s father, J. R. Hubbard,
and his brother-in-law and sister,
Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Hughes and
son of Myrtle Beach, S. C.
Pfc. and Mrs. Gene Brugman
has as their guert, Mrs. Brugman’S
mother, Mrs. Bleed' of Garner,
Iowa, who arrived' Tuesday after
noon. The Brugmans have an
apartment in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Younger Snead.
Miss Willa McFadyen is out a-
gain after being sick with'influ
enza for the past week. ,
Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Martin.
Jr. of Maxton were dinner guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Cameron on
Saturday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Cole and
Edward and Mr. and Mrs. H. O.
Laingdon and Helen of Fayette
ville spent Sunday in Kinston
where ^ they visited Edward’s
grandmother, Mrs. J. W. Langston.
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Benner and
family went to Wake Forest Sun
day to visit Miss Ina Mae Benner,
who bad been sick in the infinm-
ary. They found her much im
proved.
Hoke High Splits
With Massey Hill
By Bruce Phillips
Koke High’s basketball teams
wont to Massey Hill Tuesday night
for three games and came out
with a division on the varsity
and a loss in the preliminary.
The junior varsity boys lost
their game 49-27 and the varsity
boys dropped their contest 50-43,
but the scintillating play of the
Hoke girls was quite a satisfac
tion to local supporters. They won
their eleventh consecutive game
46-41.
Sarah Cole led the local attack
by dumping in 22 points and Lydia
Williams was runner-up with 16.
Ellem Kate Koonce played a
splendid game at guard. Barbara
Warren led Massey Hill with 23
points with Carol Kinsey looking
good on defense.
Bobby Williams arid Roger Di
xon w'cre high scorers for the
local jayvees with Starling Wil
liams being th^ leader for the
victors in this game.
John MdLauchlin and Lawrence
MoNeill each scored 14 points
but Hoke High’s boys couldn’t
compete successfully with the
taller Massey Hill crew. Johnnie
MePhaul played a fine floor game
for the locals.
Hoke High’s team will play the
strong Gray’s Creek teams here
Friday, night, and the girls game
promises to be a humdinger, mat
ching two of the finest girls
teams in the state.
Grand Jury Asks
More Pay For Jury
Duty In County
The Grand Jury of Kake Coun
ty, in its report to. Judge Walter
J. Bone at the January , term of
Hoke County Superior court here
this week, recom.Tiended that the
pay for jury duty in the county
be raised from three to five dol
lars a day, effective with the next
term of Superior Court in the
county.
Regarding this, State Represe.n-
tative Harr3" Greene said yester
day that the Legislature had al
ready set the amounts which j'ar-
ors could be paid, and that this
county is allowed to pay not less
than three nor more than seven
dollars a day for jury duty. It
would appear from Greene’s
statement that the county is pay
ing' as little now as it can get a-
way with and all the corfunis-
sioners have to do tp pay n^fe. is
to go ahead and do it.
The Grand Jury also recom
mended to the court that the jani
tor situation in the courthouse
be im'proved, saying that it had
been called to their attention that
the offices in the building needed
better cleaning.
In this connection, recommen
dations of a previous Grand Jury
have recently been carried out.
The courtroom just had a new
coat of paint and some other re-,
pair work in time for the session.
The old linoleum was pulled off
the floor in the front of the room
and a sanding job done, all of
which made the place'quite pre
sentable.
Mr. and Mrs. Riley Willis. Jean
Willis and Miss Lizzie Niven visit
ed in the home of Mrs. Willis’ fa
ther, Mr. Webb, in St. Pauls Sun
day. ,
Miss Mary Sue Upchurch came
home from Hollins College for
the week end. She went back to
school Sunday.
Sgt. , aind Mrs. Robert Barms
had their week end visitor, Sgt.
Thomas Davis of Fort Bragg and
Brof’i.--iort, New York.
Mr. and Mrs. John K. McNeill
and Mr. and Mrs. Luke McNeill
spent Sunday in Norwood and
visited in the home of Mrs. Jessie
Lanier.
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Paschal of
Greensboro and Mr. and Mrs. C.
J. Williamson of Fayetteville were
week end guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Jqe_ Qulledge.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Gattis of
Raleigh were guests in the home
of Mrs. Gattis’ sister, Mrs. C. J.
Benner and family, for several
days last week. ' ^
Rent Director Will
Visit This County
John Perry, Jr., Area Rent Di
rector of the Office of Rent Sta
bilization has announced that re
presentatives of that office will
be in the Jury Room of the Hoke
County Court House on February
1, 1952Lfrom lOrOO a. m. to 4 p. m.
to assist and instruct landlords in
regisiering of their property which
is now being placed under control.
Registration forms‘and instmc-
tions will be available at that
time and any inquires concerning
registration 'will be answered.
Owners of rental property that has
not yet been registered, should
see these representatives.
The Office in Fayetteville, 218
Winslow Street, is open five days
each week from 10 to 4 and reg
istration will be accepted' there.
All units recently controlled must
be registered by February M, 1952,
according to the director.
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PROMOTED IN KOREA
Corjjoral Clifford J. McNeill,
Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Mc
Neill, has. recently been promoted
to the rank of sergeant in Yang-
Gu, Korea, where he is serving
with the 7-th Signal Oo. of the
7th Di-vislon. Sgt. Md'Ieill has
been in Korea for nine months.
W, Chalmers Currie,
Native Of County,
Dies In Laurinburg
William Chalmers Currie, na
tive and former businessman of
this county, died in Laurinburg
Monday.
He was 75 years of age and was
the last surviving son of the late
John Calvin and Molly McLean
Currie of this county. He was bom
near where the turnpike road
crosses Drowning Creek into Scot
land County. He was for some
time a merchant here, operating
the Hoke Mercantile Company
with the late W. B. McLauchlinr
He moved' with his family from
here aout 25 years ago.
Funeral service was conducted
at the Laurinburg Fhesbylerian
church yesterday afternoon at
three o’clock by the pastor, Dr.
S. H. Philton. Burial was in the
Raeford cemetery.
He is survived by one son, John
Calvin Currie of Durham; two
sisters, IVBs. Ed Bethune of Harr
iet and Mrs. W. H. Hasty of Max-
ton, and several nieces and ne
phews.
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Mrs. Frances Norris,
Local Man’s Mother,
Dies In Dunn Friday
Mrs. Frances Norris, 79, of
Dunn, died Friday morning after
several months of ill health.
Funeral services were conduct
ed at four o’clock Sunday after
noon at Cromartie funeral home
in Dunn by the Re^^. ’Ernest P.
Russell. -Burial was in Green
wood cemetery.
She is survived by two sons,
Richard A. Norris of Raeford and
Addison Norris of Lawton, Okla.;
two daughters, Mrs. W. H. Byrd
of Dunn and Mrs. Thelmia Phillips
of Anniston, Ala.; a half-brother.
Jeff Stewart of Raleigh; and five
grandchildren.
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TO GIVE MISSION PLAY
The Mission Play, “The Su
preme Sacrifice”, will be present
ed at the Church of God opposite
the front of the new Rabbins
mill Sunday, Jainuary 37, at_U:C0,
the pastor, the Rev. C. O. Carter.
The public is cordially invited,
he said.
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Bobby McNeill of UNC, C3iapel
Hill, was at hoche for the week
end.
Superior G)iirt.
Wmds Up In A
Day And A Half
Bolton, Lewis, Pay Off;
Continue 2 Murder Cases
With Judge Walter J. Bone of
Nash-ville presiding, :he criminal
and ci-vil docket for the January
term of Hoke County Superior
co-uri was breezed through in a
day and a half here this week. .
Two murder cases -.vere continued
and the third .was disposed of
when the State accepted a plea of
manslaughter. Several other cases
were continued and defendants
did not show up in two cases.
Robert Bolton and William C.
Lewis, white men who were con
victed in recorder’s court of vio
lating the prohibition laws and
who had appealed, apparently
changed their minds, as they
pleaded guilty. Sentence was the
same, 18 months each s'-Lspended
cn -payment of $250' and costs and
two years good beha'vior by each.
Lucius Wallace, colored man
charged ■with the murder of John
Boy McPhatter at the latter’s
home on January 6, pleaded guilty
of manslaughter and the State ac
cepted. Sentence was not' less than
10 nor more than 15 years in the
State Prison. ,
Murder cases in which Charlie
Flynn and Curtis Bandy we-re de
fendants were continued to the
next term at the request of de
fendant in each case.
Wv H. Graham, white, appeal
ing a bad check case, failed to
a'ppear. Court ordered his .$159
forfeited and . capias- issued for
him. Pittman B'ullard. Indian
ciiargtd with breaking and enter
ing and larceny, also didn't show '
up and same action- was taken,
only the bond was 5500 in his
case.
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John Matthew Singletary, col
ored man charged with breaking
I and. entering the hotr.e of Chief
Harry Dees, was fo'und g'uilty. and
sent to the state prison for not
less than eight nor more than ten
years. He had been ret-urned for
trial by'the State Mental hospital.
Roland Cole, white, pleaded
„guilty to escaping from the prison
ward at the Sanatorium. Court
added not less than six nor more
than 18 months to the sentence he
is now serving.
James Billinger, colored, was
found guilty of -breaking and en
tering' and larceny at the Duffie
Trading company and was sent
to the roads for 18 months.
Case in which W. H. Fendley,
whits of Fayetteville, was charg
ed with violating the road law by
driving on the wrong side was
continued. He had been convicted
in recorder’s court and had ap
pealed!
Three colored men and a col
ored woman entered pleas of guil
ty of stealing or receiving stolen
hams from the State Sanatorium.
The men, Dannie Hugh MeLaurin, .
Neill Canaday and Morris. Mc
Leod, each got two years on the
roads suspended on payment of
the court costs and they were put
on probation for three years. The
ham were recovered. The woman,
Emma B. McLaurin, pleaded 'guil
ty of receiving only. Her sentence
was 12 months in jail suspended
under the same conditions as the
men.
Civil court did not amount to
much, with several of the old
cases being continued. Five di
vorces -were granted, among them
being one to Mrs. Lois Alexander
Maultsby from John Leonard
Mauitsby on the grounds of adul-
try.
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HERBERT McKEITHAN,
AT HOKE DRUG CO.
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Herbert McKeithan, Jr.,
uate of the. University SchOBi-et's:--
Pharmacy and a registeredl jil^Ht^l’
macist, this week went "'
at Hoke Drug company. Soifc '
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert WrlTttthitliiL
of Raeford, he has baaft
by the Reaves Drag Ante* 
boro for some tioM,