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The Hoke County Journal
The Hoke County News
VOLtJME XLVI; NUMBER 42
THURSDAY, MARCH 13,1952
RAEFORD, N. C.
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YOUR
SCHOOL NEWS
By K. A. MacDonald
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Congratulations to the Hoke
High Basketball teams and their
6oaches upon the conclusion of a
most successful season.
Your good play, team coopera
tion and good sportsmanship has
been not only a credit to you and
your coaches, but to your school
and the county.
Judge Greene Has
Full Day In
Court Tuesday
'James Edwards Released
Under $2500 Bond
Mrs. McKeithan is back at work
after being ill for several days.
Mr. Allen, Mrs. Roibinson, Miss
Britt of the Raeford Graded fac
ulty are out sick. Besides regular
silbStitutes, members of the “Fu
ture Teachers” cluib have been
helping out during the emergency.
Percent in attendance for the
white schools fell 'below 90 in only
one case, the IRaeford Graded
School for the sixth month. We
think this is very good, in light
of conditions throughout the state.
Attendance in the colored schools
remains good. Ashemont has had
a case of trench mouth and Rae-
ford graded has had two probable
cases of mumps. We hope ttiat no
further cases of these two diseases
develop. Parents are requested to
watch their children very catti
ly and help the teaoi^s in their
effd^ to lurevent epidemics of
any kind.
Queen’s College Choir At Presbyterian Church Tonight
After a brief ceremony Tuesday
morning in which Harry A. Greene
was shown in as temporary judge
and Arthur D. Gore as temporary
solicitor, the Hoke County record
er’s court got into action for the
first time in three weeks and ran
all day, getting many of the back
log of cases disposed of and con
tinuing some.
A great part of the day was
spent on the case in wiuch James
Edwards, white youth, was charg
ed with rax>e. After the prelimin
ary hearing the worrant was chan
ged to charge him with haying
carnal knowledge of a virtuous
girl between 12 and 16 years of
age. He was released xmder a bond
of $2500 to await trial in Superior ^ x •
Court. His torothor, Rulus Sd- .
Edwards, was charged with betog Men*er^ CowratKm hae Just
an accessory before the fact, and Mrs. El^ Jeritms as
was also bound lor trial in
perior court, $500 bond being con
HOKE CAGE TEAMS ViaORHHiS
IN TOURNAMENT HERE MONDAY
Pictured above is the choir from Queens A. Holliday, professor of music at the col-
College, which will give a program in the lege, and is now making its annual spring
Raeford Presbyterian church tonight at concert tour through North Carolina,
eight o’clock. The choir is directed by John South Carolina and Georgia.
Lumbee REA
Announces Hiring
Home Economist
Yeo^rday and today eye clinics
are bMpg held for wMte children
in tbe Depiirtment. The
WeRarenepprtment'and ^e State
both
eoopewting iili^th thfe Health De-*
partment and the schools. Dr. G.
D. Gaddy from Duke University
Hospital is the doctor in charge.
The City Optical Company of Fay
etteville furnishes an optometrist.
Tomorrow night the Beta Club
of Hoke High is giving a dance
at the gym. This dance is by in
vitation only.
tinued in his case.
Willie Corbit, young colored
man who was caught with some
non-tax-paid liquor and wouldn’t
tell where he got it, w*as sent, to
the roads for six months to think
it over. ,
Johimie Thompson, colored, was
charged with selling some real
estate that did not belong to him.
Proibable cause was found and bis
'lx)nd of $300 was continued.
Bonnie .(^npbeU, colored, got 13
Reports for the third reporting
period of the school year went out
on Tuesday afternoon. Parents are
requested to study their children’s
reports and if satisfactory progress
is not shown to contact the child’s
teacher or principal and find out
how they ca'n assist in improving
the child’s work. Cooperation on
the part of the parents always
helps in getting maximum good
out of school for the pupils.
Arrangements have been made
for the Queens College Glee Club
to give a' concert at Hoke High
on Friday morning. Those who
cannot hear them at the Presby
terian Church tonight should plan
to hear them at Hoke High to
morrow morning. The hoxir will be
announced later.
County Home Demonstration
Agent Josephine Hall, presented
the 4-H Plaque for best work in
the county to the Ashemont Club
last Thursday. She was high in
her praise of the work done by
the clUb members. The plaque is
on display at the school.
months on" the roads-
on payment of $100 and the costs
and on condition of two yeai^
good ibehaviprf
Jxmior McNeill, colored man
charged with non-support, got six
months suspended on payment of
court costs and $15 weekly for
his children. ,
Elige Handon, colored, paid $10
and the costs for being drunk and
disorderly. For damage to person
al property he got six months
suspended on payment of $10 and
the costs and two years good be
havior.
Stewart Moore, colored, got 12
months suspended on payment of
costs and two years good behavior.
iCharged with disposing of mort_
gaged property by C. J. Benner
were Alco Green, Hugh L. Mongle,
and John W. Ellis, all colored.
Each had to pay Benner and the
costs.
Large majority of cases involv
ed traffic violations. Speeders
were Guorney Horne, M. M. Ber-
kow, J. P. Firth, Stanley Ander
son, Adam Palofcia and Saliafore
Basila, all'white, each left $25
bond; R. D. Goodman, white, $2,0
bond.
Bennie Frank Health, white,
paid $125 and the cost for driving
drunk without driver’s lecense.'
For improper brakes John.He^
is planning to provide more in
struction for its members in ,the
proper use of electricity, and to
promote the aims for which the
Liunibee Membership Cojporation
was chartered. ‘To ihake electric
energy available to ite members
at the lowest cost, consistent with
economy and good management.”
The Lumbee BIE3A wos chartered
in July of >1'940, and since that
time has grown from'a system of
475. miles serving some 1200 farms,
to a system of 1600 miles serving
•approxkpalely 7,000 farim.]}j9mes
in Hoke, Robeson, Scotland an|
Cumlberland Counties.
Mrs, Jenkins was'graduated in
194i8 from Flora Macdonald Cbl-
lege with a BB. degree in Home
Economics. Her duHes relative to
working with RIEIA members will
be to assist all members in the
proper use of electricity in order
to realize' the fullest value for
their electricity dollar, She will
instruct proper methods of light
ing. and the proper use of elec
trical appliances and advise with
the housewife and farm owners
as to the best possible wiring pro
gram in connection with their
farm buildings.
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The 7th grade of Raeford graded
school expects to put its Hoke
County Study project on display in
the window of Raeford Furniture
Company this week, according to
their teacher, J. W. Turlington.
We hope that you will take occa
sion to drop by and see this ex-
cMlent piece of work.
On Tuesday there was a county
wide teachers meeting he\d at the
Upchurch school. This meeting
was largely -devoted to the elec
tion of officers for the local teach
ers association meetings to 'be held
in Raleigh this spring. Officers
were elected as follows. President
Stephen Williams; vice-president,
Theresa Byrd; secretary, Alma
Clodfelter; assistant secretary,
Nettie Thigpen; treasurer, A. W.
Pridgen. Delegates to the state
convention wer appointed as foi-
1 .vs: Couiity Supervisor A. W.
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■ry Taylor, Roy Lee McLean, Hen
ry McNeill, George Jr. Williams,
Leander Blacloman, Halbert Brown
and Jesse D. Winston,’all colored,
each paid $10 and the costs. Green
Locklear, Indian, did the same.
Airthur Cecil Reynolds, white,
paid the costs for failing to stop
at a stop sign. George Hany Mun-
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Public Meeting
About Little League
Baseball Tonight
Adults interested in the forma
tion of the “Little League” base
ball teams here for boys eight to
12 years of age are again reminded
of the meeting to be held in the
High school cafeteria at eight o’
clock tonight.
Full details of the league will
be presented at the meeting and
plans made for the formation of
JaaLieams^here jduring the coming
spring and summer. The league
will be sponsored in Raeford and
Aberdeen by Robbins Mills for
all eligible 'Tjoys in both communi
ties, if enough interest in the idea
is shown by parents and other
adults.
Cbamber^Drive For
Members About Done
7 To Hospital After
Wreck Saturday P.M.
...-A 1946 Chevrolet driven by
James Dockery, colored, and a
1940 Ford driven by W. L. Snell-
ing, white soldier, collided near
the crossroads'^aibout a mile south
of Raeford on the Laurinburg road
at about 8:20 last Saturday night.
There were six persons in each
vehicle and seven were hospitaliz
ed and one is still in serious con
dition. ,
Dockery says that he was com
ing toward Raeford when a car
in front of him slowed up rather
quickly. He says when he applied
his brakes his ri^t front wheel
locked and threw his car out into
the path of the oncoming Ford
driven by SneUlng.
iCSi^tfffet wfere.%em TO 'a‘ Fhyette-^'
ville hospital and the other three
suffered minor injuries. Four of
the Ford’s passengers were sent
to the hospital whefe one is still
in bad shape. '
State Highway patrol investigat
ed and Dockery was charged with
careless and reckless driving.
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Funeral Today For
Mrs. Katie Maxwell
Who Died Tuesday
Funeral services for Mrs. Katie
Lee Maxwell, 87, who died at her
home on Raeford, route two, at
eight o’clock Tuesdaynight, will
be held at three o’clock this after
noon at Bphesus Baptist church.
The Rev. E. C. Taylor will l>e in
charge of the service, and burial
will follow in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Maxwell was the widow of
the late George W. Maxwell of this
county, and was ,lx)m January 31,
1866.
She is survived by three daugh
ters, Mrs. E. G. Wickline, Mrs.
Alice Aired and Mrs. B. J. Jones;
two sons, W. W. and Oscar Max
well, all of Raeford, route two; a
brother, Sydney Maxwell of Fay
etteville; a sister, Mrs. Coraelia
Rav of Raeford. JJBUJa--iHi:o;--25.
grandchildren, 25 great-grand
children and one great-great
grandchild.
Carolina Power
Starts Contest:
“Finer Carolina”
Defeat 71st, West End;
Pick All-Toumey Teams
Commissioners Name
Harry A. Greene
Temporary Recorder
The Hoke C5ounty lK>ard of com
missioners held a meeting last
Saturday and appointed Harry A,
Greene to serve as judge of the
coimty recorder’s court during
March and April and approved a
leave of absence for Judge Jlenry
McDiarmid for this period. Judge
McDiarmid had asked for the
leave due to a fall he suffered
leaving the courthouse several
weeks ago.
The board also approved a
leave of aljsence of two weeks lor
Solicitor J. M. Andrews, who is
taldng a trip, and appointed
Arthur D. Gore, the county attor
ney, to prosecute the recorder’s
ociirt. for Mnt during this
time.
Judge Greene and Solicitor
Gore held their first court on
Tuesday of this week.
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Funeral Today For
J. E. Shewbridge
Who Died Tuesday
Funeral service will t>e held at
Parker’s Methodist church, at
three o’clock this afternoon for
James Elmer Shewbridge, 72, who
died at his home on route 2 on
Tuesday. The Rev. P. O. Lee and
the Rev. D. E. Miller wiU conduct
the service and burial will be in
the church cemetery.
Mr. Shewbridge had lived in
this county for the past several
years and bad not been in good
health for some time.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Mary Parker Mott, Shewbridge;
one son, George E. Shewbridge of
Knoxville, Md.; two stepchildren,
Robert Mott and Mrs. John C.
Lentz of the home; three sisters,
two brothers arid n'ine grandchil
dren.
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Jaycees Hold First
Regular Meeting
A contest offering $8,750 in
prizes for “Carolina’s finest”
towns, judged by community im
provement made during this year,
was announced here Tuesday
night.
Details of the competition were
given at a dinner at the
school cafeteria sponsored by Car
olina Power and Light Company,
which will offer the prize money
and will help to promote the con
test. Theme of the project is
“Helping to Build a Finer Caro
lina.”
The contest is open to the 300-
odd communities whose electri
city is served at retail by Caro-
'-lina Power and Light Company.
The contest was announced simul
taneously at 69 dinner meetings
attended by community leaders
throughout the area.
The meeting was presided over
by Ben A. Hurley, Local Repre
sentative, and the rules for the
contest were explained by John
L. Ponzer, Division Industrial
Engineer. Towns wishing to com
pete must enter the contest by
April 1, 1952, he said, and the
winners will be judged for im
provements made during the 12
months ending next November 1.
There will he three population
groups competing for three sets of
prizes of $1,000 each for the win
ners and $750 for the rimner-ups.
The first group will include towns
of 1,000 or less, the second towns
of 1,001 to 2,500 population, and
the third towns over 2,500 popula
tion. In addition, two state prizes
of $1,000 each wiU be awarded to
North. Carolina’s “finest” and to
South Carolina’s “finest”, regard
less of population. Thus it is pas
sible for one town to take $2,000
in prize money. In addition, there
will be 15 prizes of $100 each tor
honorable mention.
“Nobody loses,” said Mr. Pori-
zer, who explained the details of
the contest; “for even if your town
is not one of the 23 prize winners,
the competition will bring its re
ward in terms of civic pride and
improvements for the commuu-
ty.” ,
‘^Carolina Power and Light Co.
is spearheading this contest be
cause that company’s future de
pends upon the future of the peo
ple it serves,” he explained.
“There is no gimmick to it. The
company expects to prosper in di
rect proportion to the progress
and development of the area.”
He explained that checks for
the .prize money will be made pay-
ATTENDS ATLANTA MEET
Harvey Gobeille, membership
chairman of the Raeford Chamber
of Cammerce, said this week that
the annual collection of dues from
member firms and individuals had
been proceeding very well, but
that there were still several who
had not responded to the billing
which was made in January.
He urges these to ‘^end their
checks to the Chamber of Com
merce right away, in order that
the membership list for 1952 might
lie published and placques distri
buted. The Chamber had some 75
members last year, and expects to
continue its program of commun
ity improvement with an even
greater membership ^this year.
The Rev. W. B. Heyward, pas
tor of the Raeford Presbyterian
chtirch, attended a meeting ot the
Assembly’s Men’s Council of the
Freahsrterian church in Atlanta,
Geor^ March 7 fhrou^ 9. He
was among 12 delgates represent
ing the Synod of North Carolina
at the meeting.
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MAKES HONOR LIST
Mary Susan Upchurch, a fresh
man at Hollins College, has been
included on the freshman Honor
List for her high scholastic record
during the past semester. »
Miss Upchurch, who graduated
from Hoke C5ounty High School
last year, is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. L. 'M. Upchurch of Rae-
.ford.
Salem College Picks
Raeford Girl To
Head Student Body
Marian Lewis of Raeford, a re
ligious music major at Salem Col
lege in Winston-Salem, was elect
ed president of the Salem College
Student Govemmmit Association
in the first of caanpus elections
held last week.
Miss Lewis is junior class pres
ident and has been active in the
Athletic Association, the YWCA,
and the choral ensemble. She was
treasurer of the Methodist organi
zation last year. Running against
her was Peggy Chears of Durham,
secretary of the Student Govern
ment this year.
She is the younger daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Lewis of Rae
ford and graduated from Hoke
County High School in the class
of 1949.
The new officers will assxime
duties the last of April and will
serve until the ^ring of 1953.
The first regular meeting of the
Raeford Junior Chamber of Com
merce was held at the Benton
Thomas pond Tuesday. Supper
was prepared and served under
the direction of Jiames Lentz.
The group selected its Tooard of
directors at the meeting. These
are Ralph Barnhart, Charles Hos
tetler, William Poole, Jr.,-Herbert
McKeithan, Jr., and George Will-
cox.
First project to be undertaken
is the beautification of the cen
ter lanes in North Main street
The Jaycees will start work on
this Saturday with the help of
some of the women’s clubs.
Local men between the ages of
21 and 35 are welcome to. join the
Junior Chamber and are invited
to coi^act members of the group.
FIRE LAW NOTICE
By BRUCE PHILLIPS
Commemdations are in order to
both the boys ond girls basketball
teams for their splendid records
accumulated on the hardwood
this season. Both aggregations
have established won-lost records
that stand as the best in Hoke
High School’s history. A success
ful finis was added to the local
5-1-52 dribble derby Monday night
when the Hoke teams knocked off
Seventy-First and West End, in
the finals, to bring home the
bacon (in the form of trophies,
that is) from the locally spansor-
ed American Legion tournament
held Icist week in the Hoke gym
nasium.
The Hoke girls wound iq> a
spectacular season of 24 wins cUid
3 losses by. whipping a strong
sextet from Seventy-First High
School, 57-51. The contest was of
the crowd-thriUer type with the
score being close all the way and
the lead changing hands almost
after every basket. In the fourth
period Lydia Williams and Clau-
dine Hodgin, dead-eye forwards^
began hitting with uncanny ac
curacy and the “Does” built an
eight point lead. With guards El
len Kate Koonce, Mary Guin and
Ina Scull doing masterful work
qs defenders the outcome was as
sured and the locals froze the ball
the last minute for their first
local tournament cham^piooship.
The tra{diies presmted signified
the greatness of the team and
their phenomenal success on the
hardwood can only be credited to
the girls themselves for their nev
er-dying determination and wiH-
to-win.
Boys Take Grown TO*
The “Bucks” became the win-
ningest team during the previous
season that the home folks have
had the opportunity to support
for many-a-year. Their 16-6 re
cord stands as one of the finest
ever compiled by a team wearing
the red and white.
The boys finished iq fourth place
in the Cumberland County Con
ference but during the season they
were the only team to acquire
the honor of beating the potent
Central High School five. The
Hoke High boys reached their
peak in the Legion tournament
and after whipping Wagram by
some 20 points in the opening
round, they bowled over Pazktos
High by about the same margin
in an unfinished game Saturday
Then they met the very strong
West End quintet in the finals.
The two clubs started fast and
West End began inching away to
an early lead, but West End’s
superior height was matched suc-
A fun explanation of the Rae
ford laws governing behavior of
the public after a fire alarm was
to have been printed this week,
but was misplaced until too late
It will appear next we^, and in
able to the steering committee and
may be applied to the future de
velopment of longe-range projects
undertaken during the year.
Mr.. Ponzer suggested the best
way to start a constructive pro
gram would be to conduct a sur-
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vey to decide what the commun
ity already has and what it needs.
Towns wiU be judged on the basis
of just five projects, he explained,
and he suggested holding com
munity effofrts to five Carefully
selected projects “in order not to
scatter your shots.”
(He stressed the April 1 deadline
for entering the contest. After the
survey and projects are determin
ed, he commented, “the rest is
largely up to you.”
^Those assembled at the diim«
responded by deciding that the
Raeford Chamber of (^Hxunerce
and the Raeford Junior Chamber
of Commerce take immediate steps
to enter the competlticai for Rae
ford.
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NeiU B. Sinclair suffered a
heart attack Sunday night and
at half time Hoke .Hi^ led, 25-28.
The third quarter was played on
even terms and the sc»e see^
sawed back and forth between thn
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H. D. Clubs Plan
To Organize Cbonis
the meantimfe it vdll be wise to was, taken to a Fayetteville hos-
stay off the streets vdien the fire i pital. Reports tb . wedc were that
xrudrs are on them. ' he was improv t
“On Friday evening, March 14|,
at 7:90, Home Demonstratian dub
members, and members of their
families and friends wiU meet
at the Antiodi Predbytezian church
to organize a Coimty-wide Cho
rus,” says Josephine Hall, Homo
Demonstration Agoxt
(Mrs. Gower Crosswell, the wifi
of the new minister at the AntieiA
duirch, will direct the ChuruA
Mis. Crosswell is very amdooi
for both men and wcmai to join
the Chorus. Church music, mask
appreciation, music 'for tto StaAi
Home Demonstration Chjflb'
and singing purely tor lUn
be among the things the
will study and participote iau Bqyq
and girls of hiidi school
invited. Women who azo
memheis and men MkOillril
singing are cordially imilkt lb'
join file Chorua.