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VOLUME XLVI; NUMBER 44
THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1952
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SCHOOL NEWS
By K. A. MacDonald
J. B. Reim, band master at Hoke
High, took the band to Mildou-
son school and gave a concert tor
the Mildouson pupils. He plans
to give concerts at the other ele
mentary schools during the spring.
Tuesday night the Board of
Education was entertained at din
ner by the Hoke High Home Ec
onomics department. The girls
and their teacher did a splendid
job with the meal. The meal was
well cooked and beautifully ser
ved. A splendid impression was
made, on all those who were for
tunate enough to be invited. In
addition to the Board of Educa
tion the local school board, prin
cipal, superintendent and arch
itects for the board were guests.
Tomorrow the Mildouson base
ball team will journey to Rock-
fish for the first game of the sea
son between the elementary
schools.
Students Offered
Prizes For Essays
About Confederacy
The Essay Prize List open to
all high, school pupils in the state
has been issued by the Daughters
of the Confederacy and made pub
lic. There are twenty-one differ
ent subjects for which a prize of
$5 Or $10 is offered. These sub
jects pertain in some way to the
Anti-Bellum period of the Con
federacy and allied subjects.
Any high school student de
siring to enter this contest is re
quested to contact members of the
local chapter for rules of the con
test. *
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Last Friday Masedonia Indian
school took its baseball team to
Antioch Indian for a game. This
was the openinjg game of the sea
son. '
In other parts of the paper you
will see accounts of the Beta Club
and Future Homemakers Club
trips to Raleigh and the Key
Club trip to, Aheville.
The, pre-schoel clinic schedule
"for
White: April 10, Rockfish at
9:00 A. M., Mildouson at 1:00 p.
m., 'April 16, Ashemont at 9:00 a.
m., April 24, Raeford Graded at
9:00 a. ra.
Indian: May 8, Macedonia at
Antioch 9:00 a. m.
Colored: April 2, Freedom,
Edinburg and Buffalo at Bowmore
at 9:00 a. m.; April 8, Fryes Mis
sion at 1:00 p. m.; April 9, Bur
lington at 9:00 a. m.; April 16,
McFarland at New Hope at 1:00
p.'m.; April 23, Shady Grove at
Laurel Hill at 9:00 a. m.; April
23, Peachmont, Friendship and
Rockfish Col. at White Oak at
1:00 p. m.; April 30, Timberland
aj; Upchurch at 9:00 a. m.
It is hoped that as many par
ents as possible will accompany
their children to these clinics and
that they will take evidence of
vaccinations that the children
have already had with them. The
law requires that all children be
immunized against diptheria,
small pox and whooping cough
before they enter school. We sug
gest that you keep a copy of this
schedule and make plans to take
your child to the appropriate
school at the time listed above.
A child to be eligible to enter
school next fall must be six years
of age on or before October 1,
1952. Principals may require a
birth certificate if they so desire.
Mildouson has secured a slide
projector for the school in addi
tion to the drapes for the auditor
ium. This was done through tne
sales of an advertising curtain.
The advertl^rs did a great thing
for the school in making all this
improvement possible.
Washington—^Last week the
folks in Washington—^like every
where else in the nation—^were in
terested in politics. The preferen
tial primary in Minnesota showed
again the strong personal popu
larity of General Eisenhower, as
well as the unpopularity of Pres
ident Truman.
Wednesday, Senator Hoey and
I drove down to Raleigh for the
annual banquet of the North Car
olina Citizens Association. Mr.
Hoey made the principal speech
—and was presented the associa
tion’s annual award for citizen
ship. I had the pleasure of mak-
.,ing the presentation.
,^There was a pleasant surprise
for everybody present. Senator
Richard Russell of Georgia had
been invited to attend, but •be
cause of the press of duties in
Washington, had not been able to
accept. At the last minute, how
ever, he found he was able to
come, so he flew down for the oc
casion, and returned to Washuig-
ton the same night.
To say that those present were
enthusiastic: about Senator Rus
sell, and his candidacy for the
Presidency, would be a matter -
understatement. I am all the
more convinced that if the South
sticks together, and wages a strong
fight, we can win the Democratic.
nomination for Senator Russell.
And if he is nominated, I feel he
can be elected. I hope that our
people will bear in mind that
Senator Russell is not merely
sectional candidate, but one who
can and will properly represent
the entire nation with great abil
ity and harmony.
The People Speak
While I was in Raleigh, hund
reds of people spoke to me about
the affairs of government. They
are sick of high' taxes, high
spending, and low morals in gov
ernment.
I did not hear a single person
express the opinion that he was
satisfied with things as they are.
Dr. Koonce, white dentist with
the State Board of Health will
start a two weeks dental program
in the schools next Monday.
The new Ruritan club, organ
ized in Stonewall, is meeting at
the Mildousin school. They plan
to work with the school and PTA
for the betterment of the school.
The various schools have start
ed their spring testing program.
Rockfish started off giving the
first test on Monday.
Delegates to the State Delegate
Assenibly of NCEA left for Ahe
ville this morning. They will re
present the Hoke County unit.
Alton Gibson of Laurinbimg, next
3c or neighbor, is president of the
itate organization and will pre-
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School Children
We are having more and more
groups of school children visit us,
now that Spring is opening up. I
was pleased to see groups from
high schools at Sunbury 'and Cary
recently.
I want to renew my invitation
to all North Carolinians to come
by to.see us, when they’re in
Washingtop. We’ll be glad to pro
vide you with passes to the Sen
ate chamber and assist you in any
Way possible while you’re here.
Letters from Home
Our mail from North Carolina
is steadily increasing and most of
it demonstrates interest in gov
ernment. People are, it seems to
nie, wanting to know the true
facts, rather than continue to ab
sorb the propaganda being distri
buted by the thousands of press
agents on the government pay
rolls.
The President’s so-call Reor
ganization Plan for the Internal
Revenue prompted a great many
letters. Most people wanted to
know more about it—and why
both Senator Hoey and I voted
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Bigger Call On
Coimty Is Made
By Red Cross
Charles A. Hostetler, chairman
of the Hoke Coimty Red Cross
Chapter, announced this week
that the quota for this county had
been increased from $2295.00 to
$2470.00 in order for the county
to bear its share of the disaster
which occurred in six southern
states last week.
Hostetler stated that the over
whelming disaster which has
crushed dozens of communities
in Arkansas, Tennessee, Missis
sippi, Missouri, Kentucky and
Alabama has left in its wake 236
known dead. Over eleven hund
red persons were injured by the
devastating storm. With thous
ands of people homeless, losses
will run into the millions. To
meet this great emergency, thous
ands of chapter volunteers have
been on duty since the tornado
struck. The National organization
has dispatched to the stricken
areas trained workers, including
doctors and nurses. Food, cloth
ing, and shelter have been provid
ed and whole blood and plasma
have been delivered by plane.
Hostetler says that this great
disaster, the worst tornado in a
decade, has placed upon the Red
Cross an added biuden of at least
$5,000,000 for meeting human
needs and that the added amount
for Hoke County totaled $175.00.
Hostetler and H. B. Walters,
county chairman of the drive,
have stated that they believe this
will stir the community leaders
and workers on and that the goal
win be met ih fiiihe. ' '
A report on the progress of the
county drive was announced this
week by Walters xand he states that
it is progressing^ smoothly. Early
reports have been received from
a few townships show that the
chairmen and workers are hard
at work soliciting funds and mak
ing collections.
Antioch Township under the
supervision of Ira Newton, chair
man, has turned in $140.00 with
more to come. McCain has exceed
ed its goal and through the work
of the Ladies Auxiliary, who
set the pace, the workers will
continue their efforts. Neil Sen-
ter, chairman of the business dis
trict reports a total of $600.00
turned in with several firms still
not heard from.
This quota is expected to be
reached easily.
Other commimities have not as
yet reported but it is believed that
they are making very good pro
gress.
Honored
FRED M. CULBRETH, above,
of Raeford was presented the an
nual Distinguished Salesman
Award at a meeting of the Sales
Executive Club of Richmond, held
in the ballroom of the Jefferson
Hotel on March 17. Mr. Culbreth
is a representative of the A. H.
Robbins Co., pharmaceudical sup
ply liouse of Richmond, Va. and
covers the middle section of
North Carolina.
PERSONALS
Carlton Niven atlended a Frigi-
daire meeting at we sir Walter
in Raleigh Tuesdajff.
Mrs. Floyd Keitfayi^ has been
sick and out of the past
two weeks wito
Miss Loui^:' |||M ;Secret^^ of
the Hoke Co;tot^ and Com
mitteemen a. Hasty, J. H.
Blytke attended
the PMA DistrmFWeeting in Ra
leigh last Thursday.
Murdoch McDuffie spent last
week in Faison in the home of
his sister, Mrs. D. Newton.
Miss Mary Hazel Whitley who
teaches in Fayetteville, spent the
week end with her parents here.
Miss Elmira Whitley of Hender
son came home Simday and stay
ed until Monday afternoon.
Bobby Murray joined his par
ents in Greensboro last Thursday
and returned to Raeford with
them to spend his spring vacation.
Bucks Baseball
To Begin Friday;
Here Next Wed.
“We are going to field a team
where everybody hits the ball and
watches the other teams make the
errors,” so said Coach Bob Rock-
holz earlier this week. At the
present time there aren’t many
sluggers on the squad but all
seem to be able to hit equally,
he also stated.
The locals open tomorrow
against Rowland there and play
their first home game of the sea
son against the ever-dangerous
Red Springs team.
Coach Rockholz has announced
a tentative line-up for Friday’s
game, but it has been stressed that
this may not be the team that
takes the field. The line-up is as
follows: Catcher, Conoly; Pitcher,
Hardin; 1st, Phillips; 2nd, Setzer;
3rd, McPhaul; SS; Culbreth; LF,
Hinson, CF, McLeod; RF, Cox.
The games have been scheduled
with the thought in mind of hav
ing a home game each Wednesday
if possible for the benefit of those
who have the afternoon off.
The schedule is as follow:
March 28, Rowland, there.
April 2, Red Springs, here; 7,
Boone Trail, there; 8, Laurel Hill,
there; 9, Tar Heel, here; 11, Red
Springs, there; 14, St. Pauls, there;
16,-St. Pauls, h^; 18, Tar Heel,
there; 23, Massey Hill, here, 30,
Boone Trail, here.
May 2, Laurel Hill, here; 7,
Massey Hill, there; 9 Southern
Pines, there; 13, Tar Heel, there;
14, Southern Pines, here; 16, Row
land, here.
'Taylor-Maultsby
On Ku Klux Charge Ficicas Argucdi;
Maultsby Loses
It was learned late yesterday
afternoon that Sheriff D. H. Hod-
gin received a call from Lumber-
ton yesterday requesting a spec
ial venire of 50 men from Hoke
County for jury duty in Robeson
j County.
They are to serve as jurors in
I the trial of the four alleged Ku
, Klux Klansmen charged under an
ancient 1868 statute forbidding
j membership in secret political or-
I ganizations.
j The News-Journal was imable
I to obtain a complete list of the
' men called for jury duty before
it went to press.
Recorder Hears Other Cases
Mrs. Max Heins of Sanford and
Mrs. George Bethune and son,
George of Concord spent the day
last Saturday in Raeford. They
came especially to be with Mrs.
J. A. Blue on her 86th birthday.
Mrs. Bethune and George returned
to Concord Saturday and Mrs.
Heins spent the week end here.
James Ed Smith
Passes Thursday;
Is Buried Sunday
Funeral services for James Ed
Smith who died Thursday, were
held Sunday afternoon at 4:30 o’
clock from the home on West
Prospect Avenue. The Rev. John
Carter of Kannapolis and the Rev.
Luther V. Wesley of the Ra^ord
Methodist Tabernacle conducted
the service. Buriel followed in the
Raeford cemetery. Mr. Smith was
63 years of age and had Uved most
of his life in Raeford.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Bessie F. Smith; one son, Lonnie;
and two daughters, Ann Kath
leen and Mrs. John D. Home, all
of the home.
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PHILIP MORRIS ^JOHNNY’
AT LOCAL STORE TODAY
Miss Alice Sutton Matheson,
who came home for spring vaca
tion last week, joined a group of
schoolmates Monday and went
to Daytona Betch where they are
having a houseparty this week.
The group came by automobile
to Raeford and arrived in time
for breakfast with Alice Sutton.
Mr. and Mrs. Riley Willis had
as their guests Sunday Mrs. Wil
lis’ sister, Mrs. Thurman Cook and
Mr. Cook of Lumberton.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Riddle
and diildren of Anderson, S. C.
spent the week end with Mrs.
Riddle’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. L. Warner. They returned to
their home Monday.
J. E. Bsrrd, manager of Cooper’s
Super market announced today
that Johnny Jr., Goodwill Am
bassador of PhiUip Morris, is
making his annual tour and will
be in Cooper’s Super Store Thurs
day, March 28 from 5 to 5:30 p.
m. to meet the public and sign
autographs. While Johnny is here
he will give away guest packages
of Phillip Morris cigarettes and
autograph cartons . of Phillip
Morris purchased during his visit.
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Mrs. Non McNeill visited her
sister, Mrs. John Ellington, in
Oxford for several days last week.
CoL and Mrs. Henry Monroe
and daughter left Monday to re
turn to Colorado Springs, Colo
rado, after spending several days
with Col. Monroe’s parents. Mr.
and M^. W. W. Hendrick and
children of Kannapolis were also
here for the week end. On Satur
day they all spent the day in
Rockingham in the home of Mr.
Monroe’s brother, Alex, and his
sisters.
Mrs. Julian Johnson is visiting
her brothers and sisters and their
families in Thomasville, Ga.
Mrs. Neill A. McDonald return
ed Tuesday after having spent
several, days w’th her mother,
Mrs. Nash, in oldaboro.
Cancer Crusade To
Begin April First
The 1952 Cancer Crusade opens
here in Hoke County on April 1st.
Mrs. W. L. Howell, Jr., cam
paign chairman, said that volun
teers will canvass every neigh
borhood in the city and county.
Contributions to the Crusade also
can be mailed to CANCER, care
of the Raeford pdst office.
“At every home visited by our
canvassers” she announced, “an
American Cancer Society educa
tional leaflet will be left whether
a contribution is made or not. Im
parting this lifesaving informa
tion to the public is every bit a.'^
important as our fund-raising suc
cess in this humanitarian cam
paign.”
The local goal of $722.25 is our
part of the natioinal Crusade goal
of $16,000,000. The funds, will be
used to expand programs of ser
vices to patients, research into
cancer’s causes and cures, and
public and professional ejlucation.
Mrs. Howell pointed out that
22,000,000 Americans now living
will die of cancer unless present
mortality rates are altered.
A list of the workers for Hoke
County will be announced later.
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Local Man Gets
Trouble Instead
Of Assistance
The next time you break down
on the road and someone offers
to give you assistance take James
C. Lentz’s advice and turn them
down. Jim says that they will only
cause you trouble.
Lentz had a flat tire on the
Bragg Boulevard out from Fay
etteville last Tuesday night about
10:30 and discovered he didn’t
have a jack in his car. Three
young men stopped and offered to
give him some aid. After they got
his tire fixed it was found that
their car was out of order so Jim
pushed them into town, paid each
man one dollar and set th^ up
to coffee. When Lentz started out
to take them to their homes, since
it was raining, (he trio fofei^ hun
to stop his car, took his keys and
gave him a severe beating. He
escaped and got the resident of a
nearby house to call the authori
ties.
The three were apprehended
later the same night when they
crashed Lentz’s car into a milk
truck and were taken into police
custody. It was discovered that
all three young men had prison
records. They waived prelimin
ary hearings and were placed un
der substantial bonds.
Harry Greene Will
Run For Legislature
Judge Harry Greene announced
this week that he will be a candi
date to succeed himself in elec
tion for . State House of Represen
tatives again. Judge Green was
appointed judge of recorder’s
court by the County Commission
ers to fill the post while the re
gular judge took a leave of ab
sence due to sickness and injuries.
Gr^ne became a member of the
State Legislature during the 1946-
1947 term and has served each
session since. The primary will
be held May 31st of this year.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Lytch
had as their guests for supper
Tuesday nighi Mrs. Dougald Mc-
Int3n:e, her son and daughter-inr
law, Mr. and Mrs. Ogilvie Mc
Intyre, and her daughter. Miss
Marjorie McIntyre, aU of Toronto,
Canada. They were en route to
their home after spending the
past month in Florida. Mrs, Mc
Intyre’s late hsuband, the Rev.
McIntyre, was pastor of the Lau
rel Hill Presbyterian Church
some years ago.
Bank Of Raeford Is
Getting More Space
Anyone who has been in the
bank in the last two weeks has
noticed quite a few changes taking
place. The bank is expanding to
take over the space formerly oc
cupied by the post office, which
moved to its new location the
middle of February.
R. B. Lewis, executive vice-
president, states that the increas
ed space enables them to better
serve the town and county. .Some
of the changes anticipated by the
renovation will be three new tel
ler windows, a bigger lobby, an
other vault, larger working space
for the bookkeeping department
and a room for the Board of Di
rectors. The date for the comple
tion of the project is not definite
at this time.
A cross-indictment winding up
in two of the three cases being
appealed to the Superior Court
highlighted Tuesday morning’s
session of recorder’s court before
Judge Harry Greene.
Carlton Taylor, white, was in
dicted with assault with a deadly
weapon on Bethune Maultsby.
Maultsby, the prosecuting witness
didn’t have enough evidence to
convince the judge and Taylor
1 was found not guilty. Maultsby
j was taxed with the court costs
I and he appealed to Superior Court
W. U. Taylor, white, was also
charged with assault with a dead
ly weapon upon Bethune Maults
by. He likewise was found not
guilty and he in turn indicted
Maultsby with assault with a
1 deadly weapon. Maultsby, having
j had a bad day of it in court was
found guilty and sentenced to
serve 60 days on the roads su
spended on condition of two years
good behavior and payment of the
court costs. Maultsby appealed dds
case also.
Other cases coming up before
Judge Greene included a variety
of offenses. Thornton Priest col
ored, was charged with drunk and
disorderly conduct He was found
guilty and sentoiced to siv mnmfli*
suspended on payment of the costs
and two years probatian.
Fredrick P. CThapman, white
tourist Icit a $25 bond for p«-«agT»g
a car in face of occomiag tr^
Jim McCoy, colored of Scotland
county, paid $10 and the costs for
being dnmk and disorderly.
Mary McIntyre, colored, was
charged with driving without
operator’s license. ’The case was
nol prosed and she was ordered to
pay the costs and get her license
immediately.
Moran McPherson, white, who
was charged with damage to real
and personal property belonging
to D. A. McDougald was found
guilty and sentenced to 12 months
on the roads suspended on the
terms of two years good behavior,
court costs and to pay Mr. Mc
Dougald damages for the property.
Henry Biggs, white, paid a fine
of $125.00 and the costs for driv
ing imder the influence of intox
icating beverages and having no
operator’s license.
James R. Ault, white, paid the
costs for failing to stop at a stop
sign.
Allen McNeill, colored, was
found guilty of driving drunk and
got six months suspended on one
year of good behavior and a fine
of $100 and the costs.
Bill Gordon, white, was charged
with driving drunk and no opera
tor’s license. He offered a plea
of no defense and thi.«; was ac
cepted by the State. Gordon re
ceived a six months suq;>eided
sentence on condition that he be
of good b^iavior for one year and
pay a fine of $100 and the costs.
Robbins Fixing Park
For Little Leaguers
Work was begun this week on
the Little League, baseball dia
mond located in the Robbins
Heights area.
The ground has been leveled
and a screen b^iind home plate
erected. It is planned at this time
to have two fields, one for re
gular games and one for practice
sessions.
The schedule is being drawn up
and a complete list of the dates
on which the games will be play
ed will be published later. Tenta
tive opening game will be played
on or about the 26 or 28 of May.
Practice will begin sometime in
April.
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Miss Hilda Jordan, junior stu
dent at Wake Forest College, was
one of the seven new members
initiated in the Euzelian Literary
Society at the regular meeting of
the organizati i on Monday even
ing at the c
Hok^ Man Repairs
Airplanes In Korea
CpL Dexter H. Holland, Route
1, Raeford, is helping maintain
Army aircraft in Korea as an air
frame mechanic in the 79th Or
dnance Battalion.
His unit, die only one of its
kind in the Army works directly
with the U. S. Air Force.
O
HOKE BIAN RETURNS
AFTER TEAR IN KOREA
Sgt C. J. McNeill, Jr., son et
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. McNeill U
Raeford, returned home last Wed
nesday from Korea. Sgt McNeQI
was a member of the 7th Signal
Co. Message Center. While in Ko
rea he received a battle star and
his company won a presidential
unit citatkm for action in whidk it
took part. He was overseas one
year and after a 30-day flirlnngjl
at home he will report In
Jartson, S. C. $or