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VOLUME XLVII; NUMBER 7
THURSDAY, JULY 17, 1952
RAEFORD, N. C.
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By the Editor
I could have written .this
column a couple of weeks ago
when I got back from my two
weeks in the sim at Camp Stew
art, Georgia, but I wasn’t much
accoimt then and didn’t do it.
What I did to' rest up from being
in the Georgia sun for two weeks
was to go to the beach and stay
In the North Carolina sun for
another week. Now I’m worse off
than ever . . . completely good-
for-nothing (if you didn’t know
already.)
It comes to me on pretty good
authority that the county com
missioners are considering reduc
ing the county tax rate to $1.00
The reduction would be absorbed
entirely by the coimty general
fund and not any by the school
.fund. The board, however,- still
has several things to consider,
as the budget is still tentative,
before they can decide whether
or not they can make this move.
One thing that would move the
rate the other way would be a
decision to have the property re
valued. This would probably bring
about a large reduction in the
long run, though.
Judge Harry Qreene had a pret
ty tough decision to make on what
to'do with Worth McCall in court
Tuesday, and from what I can
hear I believe most people
thought he handled it about as
fairly as possible on the'evidence
■ ho
The society department wants
me to explain that it was neces
sary to leaye out several social
items this week, dut to large ac
cumulation of coming and goings,
etc., in the week we did not have
a paper. Most of these items will
be printed late in next week’s
paper.
John McGoogan was telling me
that Stephen Williams, agriculture
teacher at Upchurch school, had
applied for the job as Negro farm
agent for the coimty before learn
ing that there was not , to be such
a job this year. He did this know
ing it paid less than his present
job because' he thought he could
do the county more good as farm
agent. He’s the fellow who lost
his home by fire recently, and
from all I can hear is a real cre
dit to the county and to his race.
After such a long layoff I’m
finding it hard to get warmed up
to this column, but I’ve got two
px three things in mind to start
talking about in a week or two,
or whenever I feel the urge. The
way. people speed aroUnd this
town in their automobiles un
molested for the most part will
stand a lot of talking about and
could stand a little action, or
we’ll be attending some child’s
funeral one of these days.
They say it’s still easy to buy
a pint of liquor around here. I
haven’t tried lately, but I don’t
guess it would be very easy for
me any way.
NEW PLAYGROUND
Workmen have been busy since
last week on the playground be
hind the elementary school.
Equipment and the labor have
been donated by Robbins Mills.
The equipment includes swings,
slides, see saws, a parallel bar
and swing-a-round. There are
two different sizes of swings and
slidqj, for different ages of chil
dren. The project may he finish
ed hejiit week.
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Mrs. Russell Parker of Fort
Campbell, Kentucky is spending
several weeks with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. McBryde. She
was accompanied to Raeford by
her nephew, Johnny McPhaul,
vdio had spent a week with her
Fort CampbeU.
Harrison Heads Local
Sponsors Of Rally
For Demo. Nominee
H. D. Harrison, Jr. local attor
ney and Young Democrat, this
week received advance informa
tion from Terry Sanford, fiance
chairman of the Young Democra
tic clubs of North Carolina,.about
the “National Democratic Pres
idential Kickoff Rally” which the
state YDC has been planning for
the month of August for over a
year.
It is expected that the Demo
cratic Presidential nominee will
attend, along with men of national
and state prominence in the party.
In order to defray expenses of
the affair the Young Democrats
will make available “Sponsor
Certificates” to those desiring to
ajttend. These will Be at the rate
of $10 each and will entitle the
holders to special places at the
rally and box lunches with the
out of state visitors. Their names
will also be on the scroll which
will be presented to the Presi
dential nominee to commenorate
the event.
Due to the hot weather it has
been decided to call off the serv
ing of barbecue to so many per
sons, as has been publicized for
so long.
Harrison has “Sponsor Certifi
cates” for any Young or young
feeling Democrats who may wish
to help with the affair.
Leaf Growers
Urged To Cast
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state College officials and oth
er agricultural leaders throughout
the St^e have joined in urging
that North Carolina farmers cast
a heavy vote in the flue-cured
tobacco quota referendum on Sat
urday-, July 19.
Participating in the referen
dum will be flue-cured growers in
Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, and
Virginia. They will decide (1)
whether they approve marketing
quotas for the 1953, 1954, and
1955 crop years, (2) whether they
disapprove quotas for the three
years but favor quotas for 1953
only, or (3) whether they disap
prove quotas for the three years.
A favorable vote by at least
two-thirds of those voting is re
quired to make marketing quotas
effective. Voting will be by secret
ballot at places designated by
PMA committees.
In the last similar referendum,
held in July, 1949, some 97.7 per
cent of the 230,719 growers vot
ing favored quotas for the 1950,
1951 and 1952 crops.
Anyone who has an interest in
the 1952 crop of flue-cured to
bacco, either as owner, tenant, or
sharecropper, is entitled-to one
vote on the question of matketing
quotas. Each person concerned,
however, is entitled to only one
vote even though he may be en
gaged in the production of flue-
cured tobacco in two or more
communities, counties, or states.
The purpose of marketing quo
tas, according to-agrlculturar of
ficials, is to provide growers with
a method of adjusting supply to
demand and to help them obtain
fair prices for the tobacco they
nroduce.
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Mr. and Mrs. Marion Gatlin,
Harold Gatlin and Mrs. Lillian
Oliver spent several days last
week in the mountains near
■Waynesville. They came home
Thursday accompanied by Lilmar
Sue, who had been at Camp Dell-
w6od for a month. This entire
family will go to Topsail Beach
Friday for a stay o^ '10 days or
longer.
Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Dickson
stopped by Raeford for a short
visit Simday. 'They were on their
way to High Point, having ^ent
the week end in Red Springs
with relatives.
Judge Has Full
Session Tuesday;
Good Attendance
With a full courtroom apparent
ly attracted by the rape hearing
Judge Harry Greene heard some
25 other cases in Hoke County
recorder’s court Tuesday in a ses
sion that recessed for lunch and
came back and stayed all after
noon.
Jesse Johnson, colored, was
charged with the temporary lar
ceny of a tractor from J. H.
Wright, failing to stop at a stop
sign and improper brakes.' He
pleaded guilty to the first charge
and was fined $10 and the costs.
On the other two he was found
guilty and fined $10 and the costs
and he appealed to Superior
Court. Bond was set at $150.
Kenneth W. Fisher, white, was
charged with careless and reck
less driving and having no driv
er’s license and was fined $25 and
the costs in each case. '
Leander Blackman, colored,
pleaded guilty of violating the
prohibition laws and got 60 days
suspended on payment of $25 and
the costs. In the same case the
State dropped charges against
Boyd Kershaw, Mary McNeill
and Bernice Whitty.
J. E. McLauchlin and Hubert
Purcell, both colored, were char
ged with having liquor for sale.
McLauchlin pleaded guilty and
the State dropped the charge a-
gainst Purcell. McLauchlin got
six months suspended on payment
of $50 and the costs and 12 months
good behayipn , , v
Mose Patterson, Jr., colored,
paid costs for going 45 miles an
hour in a 35-mile zone.
Louis Cunningham, colored, was
found guilty of driving without
a license and got 90 days to be
suspended on payment of $25 and
the costs and 12 months good be
havior. He appealed to superior
court and posted $125 bond.
Will M. McLauchlin, colored,
was charged with driving drunk
and violating the prohibition laws.
He was found guilty pf driving
drunk_ and got six mohthk. He
pleaded guilty of the other of
fense and got 60 more days. He
appealed and bond was set at
$300. He entered a plea of guilty
of having nd driver’s license and
got,60 days to be suspended on
payment of $25 and costs. He was
found not guilty on a charge of
temporary larceny of a truck be
longing to Horace Walters.
Furman Locklear and Cash
Pierce, Indians, were found guilty
of stealing a calf from F. F. Mc
Phaul. They got six months each
suspended on pa3mient of costs
and a year’s good behavior. Lock
lear, in another case, was found
guilty of stealing pulpwood from
the McPhaul place. He got 90 days
in this suspended on payment of
$25 to McPhaul, court Costs, 18
months good behavior and stay-
ine off the McPhaul place.
Delmar 'Thomas Hardison, white
was found guilty of driving drunk
and fined $100 and the court costs.
Roy Dial, Indian, was charged
with allowing’his stock to run at
large and the state dropped the
case.
Rufus McCall, colored, paid the
costs for assault.
The state dropped charges of
driving without license against
Norman K. Bretton, white.
James Raleigh Ault, white, was
found not guilty of careless and
reckless driving, and Clarence
Angus Bums, white, paid $50 and
the costs on the same charge.
Moody McLean and Josephus
Shields, both colored, each paid
$10 and costs for having improper
brakes.
Isadore Quintance, white, left
a ^25 bond for speeding.
Curtis MorrisoT*» colored, got 90
davs suspended on payment of
$10 and the costs and a year’s
good behavior for being drunk and
disorderly. .
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Mrs. Kathleen Wilson is spend
ing this* week in Spartanburg, S.
C. with relatives.
Miss Hoke County
To Go To Winston
Mary Sue Upchurch, better
known as “Miss Hoke County,”
will depart for Winston-Salem
Thursday, July 24 to participate
in the Miss North Carolina Beau
ty Pageant. Mary Sue who is to
be accompanied by her mother,
Mrs. L. M. Upchurch, will join
a bevy of girls from all sections
of the state in the three-day event
that will terminate Saturday night
of next week with the crowning
of North Carolina’s selection for
the national contest.
Mary Sue will joumejf.^to Wins
ton-Salem in a new n£Ai Ramb
ler furnished by the Nash Dealers
in the state and will haVe it at
her' disposal diuing her stay in
Winston.
The state contest will be con
ducted approximately the same
way that the local one was held.
The entrants will apear';ln bath
ing suits, evening dresse^ and will
give a demonstration of some tal
ent such as singing, dancing, re
citing and such. Finally will be
chosen from each group and will
compete against each other in the
final contest Saturday night.
Local jaycess have high hopes
for their entry and are selling
tickets for the three day event.
A Jaycee representative will ac
company Miss Upchurch and her
mother to Winston and see that
their stay is pleasant and com
fortable.
Recorder’s Court
July 8; 25 Ca^i
. ‘ he*f,^ub^t the
same number of cases last week
as this in Hoke County recorder’s
court, as 25 defendants faced him.
For driving drunk Sellers Bak
er and Henderson Dupree, colored,
got six months suspended on pay
ment of $100 and costs and 12
months good' behavior; Elbert
Flowers got the same sentence
without the condition of good be
havior.
Howard Locklear, Indian, was
found guilty on a charge by G.
C. Lytle that he had abandoned
a crop on rented land. Sentence
was 90 days suspended on pay
ment of $50 and costs.
Tommie Buie and James Arthur
Graham, both colored, were each
charged with careless and reckless
driving as a result of a wreeik.
Buie was found not guilty and
I^raham got six months suspended
on payment of costs ahd $90 to
Buie.
Also for careless and reckless
driving Harold H. McEachem,
colored, paid $25 and costs, and
William Dixon, colored, paid $10
and costs.
Other cases included:
James H. Gumming, Indian
failing to stop at a stop sign, $10
and costs.
Anthony Szymanske, white,
speeding and no driver’s license,
$35 fines and costs in each case;
Norman K. Bretton and Wilbiu:
G. Best, white, speeding, $10 and
costs each; Samuel Aldman, Sam
C. Overty and Theodore Lipstein,
I all white, speeding, $25 bond for
feited by each; . D. R. Baggett,
white, speeding 75, $25 and costs.
Lettie Moore, colored, Georgia
Arlene Hassen, white, Belton
Hasty, colored, drunk and ^sor-
derly, $10 and costs each and 90-
day sentence on a year’s good be
havior. for Hasty.
Jean Barfield, white, violating
the prohibition laws, $25 bond
forfeited.
Woodrow L. Stone, white, driv-
inff^on left, not guilty.
Archie Harry Smith, colored,
failing to give hand signal, costs;
Rufus Edwards, white, following
too ’close, costs.
Clara Mae Leach, colored, no
driver’s license,-not guilty.
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Mrs. Lloyd Pugh returned to
her home in ThomasvUle, Ga.,
Saturday morning, after having
spent a week with her sister, Mrs.
Julian Johnson, during which
time she was shown many social
courteries by her hostess and
numert^ friends.
McCall Warrant
Amended; Bond
Is Continued
After preliminary hearing in
recorder’s court before Judge
Harry Greene Tuesday the war
rant charging Worth McCall with
rape was amended to charge “as
sault on a female with intent to
commit rape ^ inflicting serious
bodily injury,” and McCall was
released under a continued bond
of $15,000 to await trial at the
August term of Superior court
before Judge Chester Morris. At
that time the bill of indictment
may be worded by the solicitor
as he sees fit for presenting to the
grand jury.
McCall, local white man, charg
ed with raping Lillian Louise
Harris, white, in woods near the
Fayetteville road on the night of
June 27r28, had been allowed
bond in the amount of $15,000 by
Judge Greene at recorder’s court
on July 8, although hearing was
postponed until July 15. McCall
was represented by a Fayetteville
attorney at the hearing and the
prosecution was conducted by pri
vately employed counsel from
Carthage.
Prosecution presented Miss
Harris, the- prosecuting witness,
her mother, Mrs. W. A. Harris,
Dr. A. L. O’Briant, Sheriff D. H.
Hodgin and Deputy Sheriff J. C.
Wright. Defense put C. W. Dean
and Belle Roberts on the stand
to testify, that the prosecuting
witness had made statements to
them concerning the degree of
resistance she had offered to Mc
Call’s alleged advances. Motion
by defense to dismiss for lack of
evidence was denied.
August term of Hoke County
Superior Court convenes August
18. • /
Young Negro Jailed
On Capital Charge
The second rape charge in the
county in the past few weeks be
came a matter of public record
yesterday morning when Deputy
J. C. Wright carried Lacy McRae,
19-year-old colored tobacco far-
.mer to jail on a charge that he
had had relations with a seven-
year-old colored girl.
It was charged by Mack Stubbs,
father of the girl, that the incident
took place in the ward of hsi home
on Tuesday night. McRae lives on
the farm adjoining that on which
,Stubbs and his family live.
■ According to Wright, McRae
admitted having relations with the
child, saying that she urged him
to it. This, if true, would not ap
preciably lessen his guilt, as at
seven years of age she could not
legally consent.
McRae will presumably be giv
en preliminary hearing in re
corder’s court before Judge Harry
Greene next Tuesday.
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RURITAN BENEFIT
C. W. Koonce, president of the
Hoke Ruritan club, annoimces
that the club will sponsor a bene
fit chicken supper at Rockfish
school on Wednesday,' July 23,
beginning at six o’clock. At eight
o’clock there wilji be a combina-
tipn talent and minstrel show.
The public is invited.
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Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Shuford
have bought the house in Sunset
Hills recently vacated by Mr. and
Mrs. Haywood Faircloth, and
moved in the first of the week.
Mr. Shuford is connected with
McDonald’s Esso Station and he
and'ldrs. Shuford have made their
home with Mr. and Mrs. N. A.
McDonald since coming to Rae
ford the first of June.
Gibson Announces
Emplojrment Of
New Athletic Coach
Earl Huggins, 29, graduate of
Newberry College, Newberrj', S.
C., has been signed as the coach
to fill the vacancy left by Hay
wood Faircloth who recently re
signed to go/ into business, ac
cording to W. T. Gibson, Jr.,
principal of Hoke County High
School.
Huggins has for the last five
years been coach at Msodle ^ach,
S. C. where his basketball team
compiled a 66 won record against
only 21 lost. Prior to this he was
an athletic specialist in the Navy.
Last year he had the honor of
coaching the East in the annual
East-West football game in South
Carolina.
Huggins has experience in both
the T and the Split T and his
teams at Myrtle Beach ran from
both. Gibson states that his quali
fications are good and that Rae
ford is fortunate to secure him as
their new coach. He and Coach
Bob Rockholz will jointly coach
all three sports.
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Rdbels Making
Good Record bi
League Play
The number one spot in the
Eastern Carolina Textile League
was at stake last night as the
Raeford Rebels journeyed to Mc-
Coll to play their seventh game
of the league sepson. Raeford and
McGoll both ^had identical rec
ords of 4 wins and two lost prior
to last night’s game. Red Springs
is third in the league with a rec
ord of 3 and 3, and St. Pauls is
on. the bottom with a record of
only one win and five losses,
two of these coming at the hands
of Raeford during the past week.
In a game played at the local
park last Wednesday night Rae
ford defeated St. Pauls by a score
of 3-2. Helms worked on the
mound for the Rebels and turned
in a creditable performance. Rae-
held the lead until the late in
nings when the visitors tied it
up. In the last of the 9th three
straight bases on balls loaded the
bases and the winning run scored
on a hard hit single to shortstop
by Dusty McLeod.
Friday night Raeford again
played St. Pauls here and were
the visiting team due to the fact
that St. Pauls has no facilities
for night ball. The Rebels jump
ed off to a quick 5-0 lead and
added another later but five un
earned runs due to infield lapses
put St. Pauls back in the game.
Each team scored twq more nms
and the final score was 8-7 in
favor of Raeford. Radcljff pitch
ed for Raeford and tossed a good
game but was relieved late in
the game in favor of a pinch hit
ter.
The next home games will be
Friday night and next Wednes
day night when the opposition
wiU again be St. Pauls. 'Tha Re
bels have a pretty good team and
think they deserve better support
from local fans in the way of
attendance than they have been
getting. '
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BRAND NEW JOHN DEERE
TO BE SHOWN SATURDAY
Monthly Session
Of County Board
k Active One
No Negro County Agent;
Greene Reappointetf Judge
Mr. and Mrs. Joe GuUedge, Miss
Sue GuUedge and Mrs, W. B.
GuUedge spent the day Sunday
in Charlotte in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Long. Mrs. W.
B. GuUedge remained for a long
er visit.
L. W. Turner, manager of The
Johnson Cotton Co. of Raeford
and Smith MeInnis of the repair
department went to Columbia, S.
C., last week end to viev^the new
John Deere tractor and have an-
noimced that they wUl have a
model m display at their store
Satiurday, July i9. Turner is not
at Uberty to divulge any of the
features of the new tractor but
he does state that it is a complete
ly new tractor and has many
radical dianges of design. Free
refreshments wUl be served at the
store throughout the day.
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Mrs. Leon M^ay of Dunn spoit
Tuesday with her motttw, Mrs.
A. K. Chirrie.
The Hoke County Board of
Commissioners had several mat
ters of importance to take care of
at their regular monthly meeting
on July 7.
The board had received a no
tice from the State Extension de
partment to the effect that the
funds which were to have sup
plemented the county pay of a
Negro farm agent and clerk were
not to be available for the year
1952-33. The commissioners were
therefore forced to cancel plans
for the employment of these peo
ple for the present time. It has
been expected that the money
would be available through- a re
adjustment of funds already ap
propriated but it was learned
that this readjustment had not
been made in time for use of the
money this fiscal year. Board
m.embers expressed themselves as
being disappointed at the loss of
this position, and that it would
have meant a great deal to the
county. •
The board decided to appoint
Harry Greene to serve two more
months as judge of the county
recorder’s court, as J’udge Henry
McDiarmid is still ill and has
been a patient in a hospital. It is
expected that Jucite Mcl^armid
will return to the bench in. Sep
tember .and ffni^h the ye r.
The board approved a tentative
budget for the year of $67,000.
This figure is $2,513 higher than
the budget of last year which was
$64,487. This figure is tentative,
apd depends finally on several
matters still to be decided on.
One of these matters which
would have considerable effect on
the budget is the consideration
being given by the board to the
revaluation of taxable property
in the county. R. S. Cole, of an
engineering firm specializing :n
this work, appeared again before
the board and estimated that his
company could do the job for
$25,000. The commissioners post
poned action on this matter and
made plans to discuss it with the
board of commissioners of ♦’he
Town of Raeford, as it is the
board’s opinion that much -of the
expressed dissatisfaction with
present tax values is in Raeford.
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Fill Vacancies
On High School
Teaching Staff
W. T. Gibson, Jr., principal of
Hoke County High School stated
this week that virtually all va
cancies in the high school and
elementary school had been filled.
Faced with an unprecendented
number of resignations this sum
mer the school authorities have
found seven teachers already and
expect to have the other four po
sitions filled by this week pwH.
New teachers for the two
schools include Earl Huggins,
coach to replace Haywood Fair
cloth; Miss Jean Cook of Kannap
olis, graduate of Lenior Rhyne,
science in the high school; Mfaa
Romona Cornwall of Maiden,
also a graduate of Lenior Rhyne,
English in the high school; Sfiss
Lydia McKeithan of Raeford,
graduate of Woman’s College, 4tlt
grade in the grammar si^ool; and
Mrs. Annie M. H^er of Wageam
vriU teach ttte 6th grade £t the
grammar sdiool. The othv
previously aimounced, are Mrs.
Lnogene Stephens of Raefwd and
Miss Martha Holland of Can-
lei^.
The four vacancies are an Mw*.,
hsh teacher in the hli^ lehoo^
two grades in ttio
sdiool and one ^edal
tary tesditt.