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By the Editor
I heard several of our political
ly 'ly calmer citizens remark before
the primary last Saturday that
North Carolina would get a good
governor if either Hubert Olive
or Bill Umstead won, and I be
lieve this was a true statement.
The same thing doubtless applies
to Roy Rowe and Luther Hodges
in the .race for lieutenant gov
ernor, as there were nb statements
against the character'of either of
these.
The healthy thing about
politics, it seems to me, is that
none of us could say with much
assurance before the' votes were
founted just who would win. It
would be a bad, thing, I think, if
the present governor, or the labor
. 'State could say to the people of
the State that “So-and-So will be
our next governor, and So-and-
So our next lieutenant governor.”
I do think a big asset for both
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Umstead and Hodges in the pri
mary campaign was that their op
ponents got' this kin of support,
Olive from Governor Scott and
Rowe from organized labpr. -The
News & Observer said Rowe was
being “quietly supported” by the
\labor unions. - ’
'The people just don’t want to
*TDe told how. to vote, and it’s al-
‘ -ways likely tlrat they won’t vo'-.e
the- way they ore told. Take the
' way Kerr Scott teat Charlie John
son jn 1953., The people felt that
. tl!e,v werbj’oeiyg told by too-many
. fessiohal ' politicians how ‘they
should vote, and being told also
thafr Johnson was going to be
their next governor ^nd they
might as well li’xe it.
Defendant Gets
To Pay Out In
Cutting Case
Judge Harry Greene had a rid
dle to solve in an assault case in
Hoke County recorder’s court
Tuesday morning.
Roscoe Cook and Joe Louis
Cook, both colored, were charged
with assaulting Leona Morrison
and Flora Alice Netcliff with
deadly weapons. It appeared in
evidence that Flora Alice Net-
cliff had sustained a 12-inch cut
about three inches deep in places
across her hip requiring 25 stitches
our to close it. doe Louis Cook gave
the court his age as 15 and his case
was sent to juvenile court. Roscoe
Cook entered a plea of guilty on
the assault charge, but witnesses
would not say that he had ,been
the one who cut the Netcliff wo-
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unions, or any other group in the .man. The judge, therefore, gave
The nation is going through
some experiences which will
probably prove pretty unpleasant
bht doubtless good for the health
snd future of our system of gov
ernment. The system of checks
add balances which the authors of
ouip Constitution devised has been
reaffirmed by the Supreme court
' in returning to the Congress some
^o1 the powers which it had lost to 'costs'for'speeding. ^aUy
him a sentence of six months to
be suspended on payment of $25
fine, court costs ^and doctor bill,
and on condition of 18 months
good behavior.
Book McGougan, colored, was
charged with giving his landlord
a bad check and was found not
guilty.
Edgar L. Collier, white, pleaded
guilty of driving drunk after his
license had been revoked. He got
12 months suspended on payment
of $300 and court costs. He was
allowed to pay off in 12 install-
.ments. Elbert H. Kiser, white, got
six months suspended on payment
of $100 and the* costs for driving
drunk.
William J. Stoner and Earl
■payesu,, white, were cjharged with
escaping from "the prison division
of the Sanatorium. They were
sent back and judgment was su
spended. (
Henry M. Wicker, Prince Chap
man and Eunice Monroe,'all white
each paid $25 and the costs for
driving without driver’s license.
Jernigan Wright, white, offer
ed no defense on a charge of driv
ing with expired rhauffeur’s li
cense. He was fined $25 and the
costs. H^ appealed and posted $150
bond.
Eugene Adams, white, and Ma
jor Johnson and Ernest Alderman,
colored, each paid $25 and the
Pittsboro Policeman
Kills Local Negro
William R. Harris, 13-year-old
Negro of Raeford, was shot and
killed by the Pittsboro chief of
police early Sunday morning. Ac
cording to testimony given at the
coroner’s inquest Harris was at
tempting to burglarize a Pittsboro
law office when he was surprised
by Chief Marvin PhilUps. Puring
the struggle that followed Harris
slashed at the chief with his knife
and cut him on the arm and sto
mach. Phillips worked his way
free from the Negro and shot him
twice with his pistol, killing him
instantly.
The coroner’s jury ruled that
Phillips acted in self-defense and
he was freed without charges.
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4-H Dress Revue
Next Thursday
“The Hoke County 4-H Dress
Revue Contest will end with a
revue of the garments on Thurs
day, June 12, at 2:30 in the coim-
ty office building,” says Josephine
Hall, Horne Agent. Girls over 14
are making dresses and jrmior
girls are making skirts and aprons.
4-H Club girls are urged to in
vite their mothers to attend the
revue. Prizes offered are as fol
lows: 1st prize - $10.00 donated
by Raeford Lions Club and a trip
^ 4-H Club Week in Raleigh.
Second and third prizes for
dresses wiU be materials donated
by Belk-Hensdale Co., who are
also giving three prizes of mater
ials in both the skirt and the
apron contest.
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LEGION TO MEET FRIDAY
The Executive branch. This hap
pened when the Court decided a-
gainst the President in the Steel
seizure case. The whole countr:'"
will undoubtedly go through some
rough days while the steel situa
tion is being worked out, but the
process will be democratic and
the price may be considered one
of the costs of our freedom.
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.^I'iOther sign to me of the health
of our form of government is the
fact that we don’t havd any idea
who our next President is going
to be,, nor even which political
party is going to run the countrj"
during the years 1953 through
1956. Those who , have Federal
■jobs based on politics wi|l have to
sta,;;t thinking about .the. future
a jittte=«aauaJiian- in the past
twenty years. This is healthy, too,
isn't; it? After all, the public pay
roll is public, and, no group
should get \ the notion that they
can keep a hold on the strings of
the public purse (if any hold is
being kept).
I have been meaning tp. com-
nn lit Ipriefly on, my friend De-
wi'.t Tapp’s letter which was pub-
lis’ied a week or two ago in w'hich,
he defended President Truman’s
seizure of the steel mills on the
ground that other Presidents
(mainlj* Roosevelt) had done sim-
iliar things in the past. My only
comment i?>that one mistake does
not justify another, as Dewitt
seemed to .argue that it did.
white, forfeited a $25 bond for
speeding. Ernest Gregg Simmons,
white, paid the costs for exceed
ing sneed limit in Raeford.
John Jr. Musselwhite, white,
paid $10 and the costs for care
less and reckless driving. Grover
T. Duncan, white, paid $25 and
cost^ on same charge.
Lacy Wall, colored, paid $10
and the costs for assault.
Thomas Johnson, colored, paid
$10. and costs for improper brakes.
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Funeral Held For
Mrs, Harriet Evans
At Galatia Wed.
The Ellis Williamson Post of the
American Legion will hold its
monthly 4neeting Friday night,
June 6th, at seven o’clock in the
High School Cafeteria. Election of
officers will be held and all mem
bers and prospective members are
urged to attend. Also slated on
the program is the hotly debated
subject of whether or not the
state should pay a bonus to vete
rans of World War II.
Aberdeen Wins 1st
Little League
Game There
Crowd Attends Locals’
Battle Here Monday
After the Raeford Tigers had
opened the Little League Season
here the week before by winning
their first home game over the
Aberdeen Cubs the Raeford In
dians went to Aberdeen on Wed
nesday of l2ist week and were
beaten 7-3 by the Aberdeen Card
inals so that ^ach town had a
home-team victory in the opening
game.
A large crowd attended and wit
nessed much the same ceremony
as that staged at the opening game
in Raeford. The school band play
ed and Mayor Forrest Lockey
of Aberdeen threw out the first
ball. The Indians took a quick
two-run lead in the first but were
unable to tally thereafter until
the sixth when three singles and
a two-base error got them an
other. The home team had its big
inning in the fourth when they
picked up five 'runs on walks
and errors.
The Indians got their victory
Monday, though^': and sweeter
meat at thai^.whgn they beat the
Raeford Tige^ iff the home park
at Robbins Heig^s. There was a
good crowd end ifce Indians held
the 'Tigers scoreless for five in
nings while pickfeig up one run
in the second, three in the third
and two in the fourth.
They had to fig^it hard to stave
off a tie or pof3|>j||'w1ii^eat in the
first of the sixth, though, when
the Tigers got things started with
a four-bagger by M. H. McCas-
kill, two singles and four walks
to get five runs. The game ended
when Catcher Freeman of the In
dians caught Priveftte of the Tig^
ers trying to score what would
have been the tying run on a pass
ed ball.
Games are played each Monday
and Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. .^at
the playground in Robbins Heights.
14 Hoke Students
Get College Degrees
Nine Colleges in North Carolina
have reported that students from
this county were receiving de
grees at their commencement ex
ercises. The 14 degrees received
include one M.D., an M.A., four
B.S. and six B.A. and one B.D.
At the University of North
Carolina Gwen Gore, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur D. Gore, and
Katherine Blue, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Julian Blue, and Dgvid
Willis, son of Dr. and Mrs. H. S.
Willis of McCain, all received
bachelor of arts degrees.
Robert L. Murray, Jr., son of Dr.
and Mrs. R. L. Murray, received
his degree of bachelor of science
in pre-medicine at Davidson Col
lege.
At Wake Forest College Zeb
"Vance Moss, son of Mr. and Mrs.
PRIMARY VOTING LIGHT FOR
ELECTION YEAR; 1500 VOTERS
County Board Has
Active Meeting
Moses Defeats Roper
For Judge; Umstead,
Hodges, Parker Lead
The Hoke County tward of com
missioners held their regular mon
thly meeting here Monday and
took up several matters of im
portance and interest.
.The board, following the move
ment in the state to improve the
conditions and incomes of the
farm population, “North Carolina
'Accepts the Challenge,” decided
to authorize the. employment of a
Negro farm agent and clerk. The
■n T nT • , , , two will be emnloyed by August 1
D. L. Moss, received a bachelor of i ^ .
J Trr.„, - ,, ! start work on that date.
The agent’s office will be located
arts degree, and William Luther
Moses, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. O.
Moses, received his bachelor of
science degree.
Martin L. McIntyre, son of Mr.
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WEBB TO COLLECT '
FOR CAROLINA POWER
Ben Hurley, local representa
tive of Carolina Power and Light,
announced this week that the new
collection agency for the company
in Raeford is Webb’s Radio Serv
ice. Webb’s is located in the new
post office building between the
post office and the town clerk’s
office. The task of collection has
been shuttled about in the last
year like the proverbial un-want-
ed stepchild. It was last held by
Baucom’s Appliance Co. and be
fore tliem by Raeford Hardware.
For a period of approximately ten
years the bank performed this
service. '
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CORRECTION
In reporting the commencement
exercises at Hoke High school the
name of Betty Kinlaw, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Kinlaw was
omitted. Betty received the Lions
Club award for best citizen in the
grammar school.
John Murdoch McDuffie says
that there is little use in telling
your troubles. He says half the
people you teU them to are glad
to hear that you have them and
the other half don’t give a dam.
(Tinker’s dam, that is—not a
cussword).
Funeral sei'Vices for Mrs. Thel
ma Harriet Evans, 27, who died
Monday in Duke Hospital follow
ing several days of illness, were
held yesterday morning at 11 o’
clock in ' Galatia Presbyterian
Church. The Rev. W. B. Heyward,
pastor of Philippi Presbyterian
Church, of which, she was a mem
ber, officiated. He was assisted by
the Rev. B. O. Shannon. Inter
ment followed in the church cem
etery.
Mrs. Evans, the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. A. A. Ray, of Route 2,
Raeford, attended Montraat Jun
ior College and graduated from
East Carolina College. She taught
school at Stedman for one year.
Survivors, in addition to her par
ents, include her husband, Wilton
Evans, of Route 2, Raeford; two
children, Stephen Ray Evans, 4,
and Patricia Lynne, nine months;
a brother, Thomas A. Ray,* and a
sister. Miss Irma Ray, both of the
parents home.
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James Tapp returned home yes
terday to spend the summer
months, after completing his fresh
man year at State College.
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in the county office building in
the rooms over the county librarj-.
This will cost the county $960 for
the first year, the state paying the
balance and m.ileage.
The County Farm and Home
agents were given permission to
close their offices on Saturday
mornings in the future instead of
on Wednesday afternoons.
J. C. Wright was employed to
travel over the county with B. F.
Ray in the dog vaccinating pro
gram usually conducted in the
summer. This work will be done
this month and dates and places
of "Wright and Ray’s appearances
for Vaccinating dogs will appear in
next week’s paner.
The county school sunerintend-
ent v/as authorized to construct a
fence around the school garage
at a cost of $2200.
The board authorized the Rae
ford Power and" Manufacturing
company to move the road from
the pavement on the East Pros
pect Avenue . extension to the
swimming hole on Rockfish creek.
This is being done due to the fact
that the road now crosses resid
ence lots on which homes are be
ing built.
A resolption was passed asking
the State Highway commission to
build a prison camp for Indians
in this county.
Mayor W. L. Poole of Raeford
was appointed Civil Defense Di
rector for the county.
R. S. Cole of the Southern
Mapping and Engineering comp
any of Greensboro' appeared be
fore the board and discussed the
revaluation of property in the
county for taxation. It appears that
if this is done in the county it will
cost around $30,000. The board
took no action. '
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Local Man Hurt
T. 0. Moses
3
45
27
48
51
61
147
155
173
59
769
Tn Georgia Sunday
W. L. Roper
77
5‘J
60
19
52
' 18
37
129
140
608
FOR COMMISSIONER
Marshall Newton
73
79
80
55
91
83
147
235
260
76
1179
Alton “Buddy” McGirt, son of
Mr. rtnd Mrs. Edison McGirt of
Rfipford, was one of four iniured
one fat.'^Uv. in an auto accident
pp^r Lndnwick, Ga, late Simdav
N. H. G. Balfour
72
82
67
43
84
7i
127
216
268
69
"1099
Douglas McPhaul
73
101
64
57
96
52
137
208
244
53
1085
Wm. Stanley Crawley
29
41
48
30
67
37
101
141
157
40
691
nffprri/^on, O. B, McCaTl SP.. .53.
W. M. Thomas
68
80
80
59
77
69
150
227
260
62
1132
1 o^’ M'^v+no. was killed and his
J. Fulford McMillan
53
81
77
58
83
68
146
226
280
64
1136
! wi*e. '^3, suffered a fractur-
j ed eollarhone, cuts and bruises.
1 McGirt received a fractured pel
vis a’^d bis ■'•ight leg was broken
FOR FOARD OF EDUCATION
Sl L, McFadyen ’ 75 74
71
55
84
58
140
242
4
287
68
1154
Richard Neeley
53
55
66
37
71
66
105
186
248
28
910
in five different places.
David F. Lindsay
67
60
55
53
57
61
87
199
234
38
911,
McGirt and O. B. McCall. Jr.
Joel D. Royal
15
34
31
28
65
24
66
99
90
48
500
were on n return trip from "Flnrida
D. R. Huff, Jr »
64
71
66
39
68
45
166
195
234
58
1006
witb McCall’s parents when the
accident occuired. Accordins to
reenrts receh'cd in Raeford the
1 driver of the other car nuRcd out 1
Alfred Long
37
57
33
39
60
31
63
116
118
55
609
Robert H. Gatlin
48
68
71
46
66
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146
221
255
67
1051
FOR GOVERNOR
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Hubert E. Olive
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54
33
28
68
45
87
99
84
27
585
crashed'car ^
Wm. B. Umstead /
37
57
56
37
41
35
102
190
233
51
839
McGirt was driving causing .an al- 1
Manley R. Dunaway
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most head-on collision.
McGirt is to be transterred to
FOR LT. GOVERNOR
Marshall C. Kurfees
1
10
6
6
7
4
17
12
19
9
91
Scotland Coimty Memorial Hos
pital today according to reports
Roy Rowe
34
23
37
10
41
35
45
109
139
14
487
received from Mr. and Mrs. Me-
Luther H. Hodges
24
39
17
41
32
26
76
113
111
36
515
Girt, who are rvdth him.
The driver of the other ear is
being held on charges of reckless
driving and also driving under the
influence of liquor.
Ben J. McDonald
15
18
17
5
8
8
29
33
23
7
158
FOR SUPREME COURT JUSTICE
Itimous Valentine 6 17
12
12
12
■ 8
31
24
40
6
168
Oscar 0. Efird
2
3
6
1
8
8
9
19
29
9
94
McGirt and McCall are em-
Allen H. Gwyn
5
5
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3
1
1
28
12
23
78
ployed by the Carolina Power and
Light Co. in Maxton.
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F. Donald PhiUips
44
14
23
13
8
2
5T
37
45
2
245
R. Hunt Parker
11
44
24
24
64
52
34
135
115
51
554
Betiy Taylor, daughter of Mrs.
S. B. Taylor, entered "Worth’s
.Business College, Mcmday.
William H. Bobbitt
3
9
9
8
6
2
15
37
43
5
133
Only about 1500 of a registra
tion of almost 3000 voted in last
Saturday’s Democratic primary in
this county. Leaders in the County
were T. O. Moses for county re
corder, the old members for the
boards of education and commis
sioners, William B. Umstead for
Governor, Luther Hodges for lieu
tenant governor. R. Hunt Parker
for the Supreme Court, C. B.
Deane for Congress and Waldo
Ch§ek for Insurance commission
er.
The vote this year compares un
favorably with the 1950 “off-
year’ vote of 1700 in the county
and almost 1600 in 1943, with
the fact that there were several
hundred new registrations this
time.
Umstead, who defeated. Hubert
Olivo for Governor by about 25,- .
000 votes in the State, led Hfm
by 274 in Hoke County. Luther
Hodges for lieutenant governor
led Roy Rowe, his nearest oppon
ent, by almost 70,000 votes in the
State, and edged him by 28 votes
here. Hodges did not, however,
have a majority.
C. B. Deane beat G. Y. Newton
913 to 214 in Hoke County and
Waldo C. Cheek for insurance
cornimlssioner led his opponent,
John N. Frederick. 834 to 356.
Judee R. Hunt Parker led a
field of five for the Supreme court
and was high here too.
Comity Contests
In the contest for judge of the
county recorder’s court T. O.
Moses, lawyer of Qtiewhiffle town
ship. led W. L. “Smiley” Roper of
.Allendale in six of 10 precincts
and won 769 to 608. *
Marshall Newton. N. H. G. Bal
four, W. M. Thomas and Fulford
McMillan of the present board of
commissioners were reelected, a-
long with Douglas McPhaul. "Wil
liam Stanley Crawley was the
sixth man running.
For the board of education N.
L. McFadyen. Richard Neeley,
David Lindsay, and Robert Gat
lin of the old board were reelect
ed along with D. R. Huff. Jr. Joel
D. Royal and Alfred Long also
ran.'
Second Pidmaary
Judge "William H. Bobbitt of
Mecklenburg coimty, who ran sec
ond to Judge Parker in the State
has already indicated that he
ask for a second primary. "He -ran
fourth in this county. Judae Park
er beir.jr ^’oTTowed here by Judge
ciii-vn and .Justice "Valentine in
tha+ order.
P.ov Rowe, second man in the
••ace for lieutenant aovemor. has
not said whether or not he wHl
for a runoff with Luther
Hodaes.
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Methodist Sermons
For Month Of June
Unincer.cionally dinitted from
last week’s paper was the follow
ing list of sermons which the Rev.
P. O. Lee of the Raeford Metho
dist Church will preach during
the month of June. The sermon
last Sunday was on “What and
Where is the God of Christianity?”
Next Sunday, Jime 8, “Is There a
Reckoning?” On Stmday, June 15,
the topic will be “Is There a Sec
ond Chance?” On Jime 22, “"What
and "Where Is HeU?” On June 29,
“What and Where Is Heaven?’*
The ipastor is discussing thesft
tc^cs because so many peo]^
have expressed a desire to heaif
sermons on these subjects.
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BETHEL BIBLE SCHOOL r
Bediel Presbyterian pturch "vffi
hold Its annual Vacaiiott
School next week besfttwlng Mqia-
day and lasttog tturoni^
The hours will be 9 tIB 11
morning.