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I •.l- \'A M •y VOICE or J^flDOW HOWI m*n» OUMDiAM OF lIBCItn News-Journal VOICE or fOflOOM The Hoke County News The Hoke County Journal MWJi V««M> •fWifn VOLUME XLVI; NUMBER 48 THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1952 RAEFOBD, N. C TEN CENTS PER COPY $3J0 FEB TEAS cz^cLUnda - - - By the Editor My Mother, who is getting pret ty near old enough to start tell ing her age, can oihdo many youngster in hoeing a flower gar den, or sitting over a bridge table, or just talking. She commented after going to church at the Pres byterian cnurch on EasteiThat the^ choir there was largely the same as it was on Easter of 1909, 43 years ago, the first Easter service she attended at the church. Sojne have passed on and some are comparative youngsters, but she remembers Lacy Clark, Make Mc- ICeithan and Martin McKeithan as being there. She also thought Xawrence Poole was in the group, hut he remembers the occasion , and says he spent the week end in Winston-Salem with the Uni veristy of North Carolina baseball team. As to the girls, her memory is not so good. Anyway, at least these three were singing God’s praises there at both times. There must be a lesson of some sort in that. High Schuol Baseball Team Does Well In Conference Games On Wednesday afternoon of last week Bruce Phillips pitched the local Bucks’ baseball team to a 5 to 0 conference victory over St. Pauls. Phillips, pitching excep tionally good ball, limited St. Pauls to only one hit, that a lone single by the St. Pauls shortstop, Marvin Sellers, in the second f liming. BiUy Ray McCormick paced the batters with a 2 for 3 average for the day. The win left Raeford still afthe top in conference standings with a 3-0 record. In the Tar Heel game last Fri day Phillips again took the mound and showed little effects of pitch ing a game the day before as he set the opposition down with only 2 hits and gaining his second vic tory of the w6ek by, an 8 to 3 win. Charles Sessoms was the big gun for Raeford in this game as he got 3 hits in 5 trips to the plate. Raeford played Massey Hill here yesterday and will meet Boone Trail on the local diamond next Wednesday afternoon. 0—:— V • Edwards Gets 6-8 Years; Session Ends Wednesday Judge Bone Sends Two Others For Long Terms Summer popped in with a bang this week, in case you hadn’t no ticed, or if you read this news of the old home town from some far away place. The mercury has been getting up around 90 for three or lour days now. YOUR SCHOOL NEWS! By K. A. MacDonald It’s good to see'that both our North Carolina Senators are a- mong those who do not intend to let the President arbitrarily na tionalize the steel industry. Sena tor Hoey voted not to allow cer tain lands'Ho be used'tby 'WrcIc Sam to raise the steel workers, and Senator Smith was paired the same way. If “He” can get away with that he could take my little shop over and start- writing this column if he wanted to, couldn’t he? It is theoretically possible ' that he could do it better, but the fact remains that I made the pay ments on the linotype machine, and feel that it’s mine; I really do hope I am right in that feeling. The Hoke High band under the direction of Teacher J. B. Renn attended ttie S^te Music festival at WCUNC on Tuesday. Four car loads made the trip, which nil enjoyed very much. The band me|nbers are most grateful to all who helped-make the trip possi ble. A bus load of seniors from Hoke High leaves today on the annual senior trip to Washington, D. C. They go chaperoned by Principal and Mrs. W. T. Gibson and Miss Hilda Priest. This will be a won derful experience for these boys and girls. Well, the time for filing for the May 31 primary came to a close last Saturday with no candidate for solicitor of the Hoke County recorder’s court and with both candidates for judge being from the fringes of "the county. T. O. Moses of upper Quewhiffle town ship, who has run before, is in the Aberdeen trading area, and W. L. Roper of lower Allendale. . a former coroner, is of'the Laur- inburg - Maxton trading area. What is the reason no local talent legal or otherwise, is attracted t^ the jobs in this court? Could it be that the jobs only pay $75 a month and that no active lawyer -could very well afford to sacrifice his courtroom practice for that? Could be. This court operates at a profit for' the county, and the commis sioners ought to check aroimd and see what other counties pay, for these jobs and get in line. Pat Lament, winner of the Hoke County High School World Peace Speaking Contest entered the Dis trict final contest held at the American Legion Home in Fay etteville on Friday evening, April 18. She competed for a free trip to the United Nations in New York which will be held on April 30. This trip is conducted by the United World Federalists of North Carolina. Winners from 12 dis tricts in the state and their teach ers will go by chartered bus to see the U.N. in action, visit its permanent headquarters, a n d meet United Nations’ personali ties. Pat won third place, in the district contest and is an alternate for the trip to U.N. After many years and much precedent for not expressing pre ference in primaries in this news paper, I find I can’t stand it any longer. As a veteran, my vnte is not for sale, particularly to be paid with my own money. Like Tomorrow. night at 8 o’clock the Ashemont school will present its spring operetta, “The Wed ding of the Flowers.” Teachers and pupils have worked untiring ly on the production and a most colorful spectacle will be present ed. All parents and friends are cordially invited. Tuesday evening of this week the Hoke County Chapter of NCEA held its annual dinner meeting in the Hoke High lunch- most veterans, I feel that I have 1 room. The teachers had husbands, n** been well rewarded for serving in World War II by getting back and having the opportunity to make better living that we ever had before. Not only that, but we’ve had a pretty good ride on Hhe government with our farm schools, on the job training and getting to go to coUege when a good many of us never would have. I think the proposal b- Gubernatorial Candidate Olive that the State vote on a veterans bonus, is nothing more or less than a bid for votes, anJ I believe thf average veteran is too smart to fall for it, knowing that his taxes will have to go to ^ay it, and that the money will be just that much (ContliMMd on pact 4) wives and friends as guests. A bountiful dinner was served by the lunchroom staff. The mixed quartet from the high school, i^- der the direction of their teacher, rendered several most enjoyable numbers. 'Ae whole crowd then engaged in group singing, W. T. Gibson, T. C. Jones and R. A. Smoak leading theiirsections with gusto. The president dispensed with all business possible. H0W7 ever, a partial election of officers was held and W. T. Gibson was elected president for the ensuing year. James Spencer Edwards, young white man charged with having carnal knowledge of a 13-year- old girl, was found guilty by a jury in Hoke County Superiqr court before Judge Walter J. Bone of Nashville here this week. The judge sentenced him to serve not less than six nor more than eight years in the state prison. He gave notice of appeal. The State dropped its charged against his brother Rufus Elwards of being an accessory before the fact. Fifteen criminal and seven civil cases were disposed of in the term which began Monday and was completed at about noon yesterday. , ■ Curtis Bandy, colored man charged with killing James Ed ward Breeden in Blue Springs township last December 7, plead ed guUty of manslaughter and the State accepted. He got not less than 8 or over 10 years in the State prison. Stuart “Sug” Moore, colored man charged with assaulting his wife with intent to kill her was found guilty by the jiury and sent to the State prison for not less than six nor more than eight years. Robert McLeod, colored man charged with breaking into sev eral cars^here some time ago and stealing one of them, entered a plea of guilty on three charges. He made good all damages and got a total^TOf 18'fiionthSron "tlic- roads. 1 Bethune Maultsby, white, was found not guilty of assaulting the Taylors on an appeal. In another case that he appealed he was freed when the judge ordered a verdict of not guilty. Maultsby was charged under a state law with being drunk and disorderly and no proof was offered that he was anything but drimk. Case in which Maultsby charged Carlton Taylor with assaulting him was continued. William Thomas Ray, colored, pleaded gmlty, of forcible tres pass and went to the roads for 18 months. Joe E. Swan pleaded guilty of escaping from the prison division at the Sanatorium and got six months added to the sentence he^ is serving. . The State dropped its case in which Pittrnan Bullard, Indian, was charged with breaking and entering. Case charging W. H. Graham, wihte, with giving S. D. Faircloth a bad check was dis missed by the judge because the warrant was improperly drawn. W. H. Fendley, white, paid the costs for driving on the wrong side of the road in an old case. Case against Arthur L. Park, white, for driving drunk, careless and reckless driving and damages, was continued. Case against Charlie Flynn, colored, for ^ kill ing at his cafe was continued a- gain due to colored soldier wit nesses being on maneuvers. Case against Johnny Thompson, color ed, for false pretense was con- tinuedi The grand jury did not find a true bill against Grant Ferguson, colored, for hitting a tree when OdeU Stanton was killed. Four divorces were granted, Laurinburg Production Credit ^- sociation got a $686 judgment from Dundarrach 'Trading Comp any in crop case, and two judg ments in suits arising out of a wreck were granted. , 0 — • Chamber Asks All To Attend Meeting Tuesday Night Neill A. McDonald, president of the Raeford Chamber of Com merce, announced this week that the Chamber has several more important matters to discuss with the business people of the com munity and that a public meeting will be held at the courthouse on Tuesday night, April 29. He urged all members of the Chamber of Commerce and all other Raeford citizens to attend and *sai^ that action would be taken on matters of considerable importance to the town’s future. In view of the great activity resulting from the Chamber’s open meetings in the past, a good crowd is expected to attend. -0 Jaycees Hold Charter Night Program Tuesday John F. McPhail Dies Wednesday; Funeral Friday Fimeral Services for John Frank McPhail, 86, who died at his home in Hoke county last Wednesday night, were held Friday afternoon in the Raeford Methodist church at 4:00 o’clock. The Rev. B. O. Shannon and the Rev. W. B. Hey ward conducted the final rites and burial followed in the Rae ford cemetery. Mr. McPhail was a merchant in town for a good many years and was the last living charter mem ber of the Raeford Methodist church. He moved to Raeford 50 years ago. He was the son of the late William C. and 'Virginia Will iford McPhail of Cumberland county. He had been in failing health for several years and seriously ill for a only a few days. He hqd been to a Fayetteville hospital for treatment but had returned to his home. Survivors included two daugh- Dange^ous Bridge On Red Springs Road Will Be Replaced The Raeford Junior Chamber of Commerce held its Charter Night program 'Tuisday at 7:30 p. m. at the Benton Thomas Pond. James C. Lentz, president of the club, was toastmaster and intro duced Mayor William L. Poole who gave words of welcome to the club and out of town and local guests. Wallace Lttowand, State Vice-Presidint anil representing the 5th District from Elizabeth town talked on what the Jaycee Creed meant to a Jaycee. Town Commissioner W. B. Lewis wel comed the n^?' cliih ,to Raeford and praised members for the fine spirit ithjsit iiieykliifce in work- included in the list of 43 pro jects released last week by the State Highway Commission was a highway project for this county. The Hoke project will involve construction of a bridge over Raft swamp and elimination of dangerous curves at Antioch on Highway 211. Work has already begun on the project and a right of way has been cut through the woods with the road to be run from Hodgin’s store, passing near the mill pond and meeting the old road approx imately % mile north of the pres ent bridge at Antioch. 'When com pleted the road will eliminate the dangerous curve and narrow bridge over Raft Swamp and wiU lengthen the curve at Hodgin’s store. Bids on this and the 42 other projects will be opened April 29 and low bids will be reviewed by the Commission at a meeting on May 1. The 43 projects for which the Commission is seeking bids in ters, Mrs. Harry R. Logan of volve 292.62 miles of work in 37 Asheville and Mrs. M. A. Dewar counties, of El Paso, Texas; four sons, Rob- bert and Hoke of this coimty, John F. of Raleigh and William of Portsmouth, Va.; one brother, U. D. McPhail of Cumberland coun ty. Nephews of the deceased acted ^ as pallbearers. 0 Indian Yoadi Dies Of Knife Wounds Sunday Cancer Crusade Appeal Made By Chairman ing together. M. J. Weeks, President of the Fayetteville club, spoke briefly about what the Raeford club will mean to the commimity. Harry Stewart of Raleigh, Pres ident of the North Carolina Jun ior Chamber of Commerce spoke about the many opportunities of Jaycees in promoting good will and civic improvement for their communities. He stressed that it is a young man’s club and is one of action. He commended the local club for finishing their first pro ject before receiving their char ter. The project he referred to was the beautification of the park ways on North Mam Street. Plres- ident Stewart presented the United States Junior Chamber of Com merce certificate along with that of the North Carolina Junior Chamber of Commerce, to the local president and then presented him the president’s pin. He then inducted the other officers. Other than local guest out of to-wn dignitaries in Jaycee work included Dave Stancil, secretary of the Raleigh Club, Watson'Law- hon, Dave Calloway, Ed Edgerton, and Dr. Jack Jordan, all of the Fayetteville Club. The ladies of the guests and members were present and all enjoyed a delicious dinner of fried chicken and all the accessories. A district Jaycee meetihg was held in Carthage Wednesday night and there was a large delegation in attendance frdm the Raeford Club. 0. Home Demonstration Club Members Plan Tour Of Homes In celebration of National Home Demonstration Club Week, April 27-May 3, Hoke County Home Demonstration club members will visit several remodeled aiid new homes in-the county on Thursday afternoon. May 1st. All club wo men and other interested people in the county are asked to assem ble in the grove at the Raeford Presbyterian Church at 2 p. m. From there, they will go to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Paul De- zerne in Raeford. There they will see a remodeled home, homemade hooked rugs, antique furniture, and the home groimds. The next stop will be at Mr. and Mrs. Ric hard Neeley’s new home on the Fayetteville highway. The Neeley’s have used old paneling and ceil ing in their living room. From the Neeley’s, the group -will go to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Lovette near Wayside to see their home in the process of being remodel ed. The fourth stop will br at the new home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Shockley between Rockfish and Arabia. The last stop will be at Arabia where the McFadyen home, which is over 50 years old, is being remodeled. Mrs. Lilly McDougald and Mr. and Mrs. Morman live there. Anyone ip the county who is interested is invited to go on the tour. 0 Baseball League Being Talked , The Raeford Graded School Pre-School Clinic is being held ( Contiiiuea on pife 4 ) PINE STRAW BURNS The fire caU that the local de partment answered late Tuesday afternoon was pine straw^buming in the lot behind the grammar school. Little damage was done as the fire was quiddy extingu ished. Guard To Fire At Fort Bragg Battery A, local National Guard unit, vrill go to i;ort Bragg this week end and next week end with . .other units of the 130th AAA AW Battalion for their annual small arms firing practice. The units will bivouac on the range and will feed Army rations in their field kitchens diuing the trips, which will last from Satur day morning until Sunday after noon each week end. The local battery is commanded by 1st Lt. Edwin D. Newton and the 130th Battalion by Lt. Colonel ■William Lament, Jr. 0 “When you are rhdit you don’t need ■' • lose your temrer—^when you art wrong you cant afford to. Tentative plans have been drawn up to start a city baseball league in Raeford this summer. This league wiU not interfere with little league play. Any per son older than the maximum for little league play will be eligible to play and the number of teams Ayill depend upon the number of persons desiring to play. Over 70 boys and young men have already expressed a desire to play. Each team wUl play two games a week starting at 5 o’ clock in the afternoon. .Interested persons are to con tact either J. D. McMillan, John Dunk McNeiU, Jimmy Conoly, Dr. Julius Jordan, Frank Teal, Joe Updiurch, Lawrence McNeill, Jr., J. B. McLeod or Jimmy White. A meeting will be held next week (date not defblte) at the town hall to complete the plans. Mis. W. L. Howell, Jr., chair man of the Hoke County Cancer Crusade, said this week that every coin contributed to the American Cancer Society plays a part in the war on the disease. “Fifty cents buys one mouse specially bred ^for bred cancer re search by more than 100 genera tions. Multiply that amount 7,200 times and you have $3,600, enough money for a year’s clinical fellow ship which will enable a young physician to attain a high degree of competence in diagnosing and treating cancer. “Fifteen dollars maintains a hospital bed for one day for a cancer patient unable to provide his own care.” Some 600,000 persons wiU be under treatment for cancer in the United States this year. There is a cancer death approximately every two and a half minutes in the United States. The local goal is $722.25 of which $279.76 has been raised. Those who have not been caUed on and would like to contribute, may call Mrs. Howell at 307. Mrs. Howell announced the fol lowing volunteer workers for the county: Stonewall township, (Dundarrach and Arabia) Mrs. Jesse Gibson and Brown Hendrix; Antioch, Mrs. WUlie Hodgin; Rockfish, Mrs. ^Burnice Bostic; ■Wayside, Mrs. Dick Neeley and Miss Caroline Parker; Ashemont, Mrs. E. B. Satterwhite and Mrs. W. L. McFadyen; Pine Forest, Mrs. J. F. Jordan; Allendale, Miss WiUa Mae LUes; Blue Springs, Mrs. J. L. Warner and Mrs. Jim my Warner; Radeen, Mrs. BUI Glisson; Raeford, Mesdames Al fred Cole, Harry Greene, Clar ence Brown, Carlton Niven, Ed Willis, Chandler Roberts, R. A. Matheson, Marcus Smith, W. T, Gibson, Herbert McKeithan, Law rence MceNill, H. S. Hiser, Irving Hubbard, J. A. Baucom, J. B. Mc Intyre, 'VirgU Dark, Marion Gat lin, H. D. Harrison, Retha Ashe, Peter McLean, Tommy Amos, H. B. McNeUl, Jr., A. B. Ripley, and Miss Martha Davenport. Catting At Line Near Red Springs; Donbt As To Which Connty Two young Indians, both under 20, had some hard feelings near a tent meeting at the county line about one mUe north of Red Springs Sunday night over a girl, officers understand. Result was that Frazier Lowry wound up with his throat cut from ear to ear, several cuts on his body, and dead. Cutting took place between seven and eight o’clock. First investigation was made by Robeson County officers who arrested James Allen Hammond on a charge of kUling Lowiy with a knife. They finaUy decid ed it took place in this county and brought Hammond to Rae ford where he is still in the coun ty jail. Sheriff D. H. Hodgin and Coroner James C. Lentz got up a jury and went to the scene and viewed the remains and plans were to have an inquest eifiier last night or today. R was not held earlier due to Superior conriL Sheriff Hodfin says Hammood told him that Lowry had grab bed him from bdiind when he had readied in his podtet far a match or something and that as his hand was in there he broni^ his knife out and worked on him. There is no evidence apfunent that Lowiy was armed. Lowry lived on the WiTTiara McNeill place between Bed Springs and Duffle’s Station. Debate about the county line was caused by the sign on the highway at tfeii- oW 54cd Spring golf course having been moved a time or two for various reasons. The sheriff is not sure yet just which county the killing took place in. 3 Offices Contested In May 31 Primary At 21ose Of Filing Time There was competition for the board of coimty commissioners, > the county board of education and the judge of the county record^s court when the time for filing closed at six p. m. last Saturday, B. Rowland, chairman of the county board of elections, an nounced this week. W. L. Roper and T. O. Moses filed as candidates for judge of recorder’s court to succeed Judge Henry McDiarihid. who. is not running. Marshall Newton, N. H. *G. Balfour, W. M. Thomas and FUl- ford McMillan filed to succeed themselves on the board of CCHU- niissioners, while Chairman F. K. ■Watson did not. Others entering this race are Douglas McPhaul and ■William Stanley Crawley. For the board of education N. L. McFadyen, RWiaxd E. Neeiegr, David P. Lindsay and Robert H. Gatlin filed to succeed themaelies on the board, while Carl ROey did not. Others fOing for this board are D. R. Huff, Jr., Joel D. Royal and . Alfred Long, Jr. J. Benton Thomas fw die State Senate, Harry Greene fbr the House of Representatives and J. E. GuUedge for Register of Deeds are sdl unopposed in the primary, i —;—0 i Forester Cancels Brush Burning Permits In County EXPECT FARM AGENT FRL J. R. Potter, Jr., new Hoke County farm agent, will begin his duties here tomorrow. His wife and children will remain in Wadesboro until he locates a hHne here for them. * o — . In most business deal fiilks are entitled tp expect the best money will >uy> hut in politics the object is t lut in office the best eeQdt ^ . money won’t buy. CJounty Forest Warden Fbster McBryde has cancelled inc^ni^ ly all brush burning pamite.in die county' rain rendexs forest fire situation less dMg|f** ous. Several bad fires coupled witii the fact dtrt’R tam- n’t rained in seversl wniSs bxou^t about the esne^tian st the prtmits. * Announcement wiU bs mkn wbok burning is ns^ able. *3