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The Hoke County Journal
VOLUME XLVII; NUMBER 34
THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1953
RAEFORD, N. C.
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By the Editor
I wanted to run a picture of
both Harry Greene and Benton
Thomas this week, but the cut
we had around of Greene could
not be found. I don't see any point
in leaving Thomas out just be
cause we don't have Greene. The
way Harry makes news, we'll
have another excuse to run his
picture some time anyway.
Got a note from Senator Thomas
with his renewal this week. He
said "I want to vote like I think
the people of my county and dis
trict would have me vote, but un
less I have an expression from
them, this may be difficult to do
on all occasions." I know this ap
plies to Greene, too, so if we are
interested in anything that's go
ing on or that we think should go
on in Raleigh, they'll be Interest
ed in hearing our views about it.
Every mention helps, too, for the
view they hear the most of around
here is the one they're likely to
take in Raleigh.
J. B. Mclntyre, at the Raeford
Theatre, is going to kick in to the
March of Dimes, too. He announces
that he will give a dime to the
fund for every adult admission to
the theatre next Wednesday.
There's a way you can help the
drive a:id see a show as well.
Some of the town fathers are
concerned over the way interest
the rat control campaign seems
have hinged after getting off to
. good start. The poison is avail
able at the town hall and should
be called for. A continued use of
the stuff will rid us of these pests,
and all we have to do now is get
the bait, which is already mixed,
and keep the boxes refilled.
Tony Drake, at the Elk Restau
rant, served a steak to a celebrity
last Sunday night, he says. Fran
chot Tone, movie star, and two
friends enjoyed a meal there while
on their way to Florida. Tony
says they thought the meat was
mighty good, and promised to
stop in on the back.
I see by the morning paper
some comment on the flu virus
which seems to be getting a lot
of people down in this state and
elsewhere. Dr. Fred T. Foard.
State epidemiologist, said this
week that it is a "relatively mild
type." He said it is caused by a
virus of which little or nothing
is .known but that it seems to
leave few complications. He said
there is no known way to guard
against catchingit, but advised
people not to let themselves get
in a rundown condition. Certain
ly a great many people in this
county have been down with the
stuff lately, according to local
doctors, and schools over the
State are reported as having to
close because of it. Well, maybe
spring won't be too long coming
now.
Many Raeford people were in
terested to see the feature article
in ,last Sunday's News and Ob
server entitled "Army Delays
Christmas For Soldier and Wife,"
as the parents of the soldier in
volved are Mr. and Mrs. D. H.
Michael, who moved here last
June a,nd who live in Robbins
Heights. The article was about
their son and his wife, to whom
they gave their home near Bur
lington when they moved here.
The gift was kept as a surprise
for ex-Sgt. First Class Paul W.
Michael when he got back from
Korea and out of the Army last
week The article told how he
had been expected home for
Chris'mas, and when he didn't
ir.nke it. how his family and fri
er!? 3ive him a big Christmas
nriM? party when he did get
, A , with a new car, a house,
,Jt l.lod and refurnished, and
Jluistmas tree with all the
olher git's. It may have been late,
bu'. i' was sure a nice Christmas
when it did get there.
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Guardsmen All-Stars
Get First Win, 54-34
The Guardsmen All-Stars won
their first game in Pine Belt
league play last Wednesday night
as they defeated the Air-Ground
School of SouthBern Pines 54-34
at Southern Pines. Before the
game was long under way it was
evident that the All-Stars had
too much power for their oppon
ents. Leading the scoring parade for
the All-Stars was Scott Beasley
with 17 and Ed Grooms with 13.
The other scoring was scattered
throughout the squad with every
member seeing action for at least
one full quarter.
Wednesday night the All-Stars
took a trip to St. Pauls to play
the guard unit there. Next week
the team will play at Red Springs
with a game at home the follow
ing week.
YOUR
SCHOOL NEWS
By K. A. MacDonald
The schools have completed
their T. B. Button sale with the
following results Raeford Grad
ed $21.02, Ashemont $2.35, Hoke
High $11.38, Mildouson $3.00,
Hoke County Indian $6.10, Bow
more $12.00; Edinburgh $3.00,
Buffalo $5.00, New Hope $8.00,
Sandy Grove $4.00, Friendship
$4.55. Freedom $8.00, White Oak
$8.27, Laurel Hill $11.00, Burling
ton $32.92, Rockfish $3.00 and
Rockfish Colored $2.00.
Correction We arc sorry we
misinterpreted the report by Miss
Cameron and Miss Tatum on their
trip to Mecklenburg. They were
impressed instead of "not impress
ed". We are also sorry that we
misspelled Mecklenburg but it
must not have made much differ
ence as we were not called on that,
even The News-Journal didn't
catch it.
The Hoke High basketball teams
are still going strong. Taking the
two strong varsity teams from
Seventy-First and losing the JV
game by only one point was quite
a feat. Congratulations!
Miss Sarah Tatum, elementary
supervisor is in Wilmington today
attending a meeting called by Dr.
Highsmith for the study of the
new social studies bulletins.
We have been informed that a
new supply of surplus commodities
will begin to arrive early in Feb
ruary. We know that this will be
welcome news to the school lunch
rooms. The new bus authorized by the
Board of Education and Commis
sioners has been put in use. It
has relieved the overcrowded
condition on the colored route and
reduced the mileage on the In
dian routes. One Indian bus was
making 133 miles per day before
this bus was acquired. We are
very thankful for it.
All schools in the county are
prepared to help In the "March
of Dimes" drive that is now In
progress in Hoke. We hope that
this will be as successful as it
was last year. The schools took for
a quota a card for each child in
membership. This quota was al
most met.
Tuesday, three of the rooms at
the Raeford Graded school were
invited out to see the inaugural
exercises in Washington on tele
vision Mrs. H. A. Greene invited
one section of the sixth grade;
John Best at the hotel the other
section and Mrs. Elizabeth Rob
inson invited the seventh grade
to her house. The reception was
splendid and the pupils got quite
a thrill out of seeing the "big do
ings." Some of the other grades
heard the ceremony over the
radio.
Mumps, chicken pox, and the
so-called Flu are cutting down
on attendance. We hope that
(Continued On Page 4)
Greene Introduces
Hoke County Bills
Hoke County's representative
in the North Carolina General As
sembly, Harry A. Greene, this
week introduced two bills In the
House of Representatives deal
ing with the county. Both were
introduced on Tuesday.
One bill is to bring the county
under the statewide statute mak
ing public drunkenness a crime
ani setting forth the penalties.
"For some reason Hoke County
was exempted from the State
law," Greene explained. "That
means you can't try a man in the
county for public drunkenness.
If he's drunk and disorderly, okay,
but you can't try him just for
drunkenness. Under this bill, you
can."
The second Hoke County bill
authorizes the county commis
sioners to hire a vice-recorder
for the county court. He would
fill in for the regular pudge in
Case of sickness, temporary ab
sence and the like. The pay he
would receive would be deducted
from the pay of the regular re
gular recorder.
"There is no suitable means at
present of substituting for the re
gular judge," said Greene.
Sanf ord Wins
CP&L Contest
21 Towns Take Cash
Awards For 'Helping To
Build A Finer Carolina'
The town of Sanford has been
judged North Carolina's "finest"
in the realm of "helping to build
a Finer Carolina."
The county seat of Lee Coun
ty got the nod today as judges
selected 21 winners among the
148 towns which competed last
year in the "Finer Carolina"
community improvement con
test sponsored by the Carolina
Light Company.
As top winner for North Car
olina, Sanford won $1,000 in
cash. The town also won $750
as second prize in its population
class, towns of 2,500 or more.
First prize in this class went to
Hartsville, S. C, which was jud
ged the "finest" in South Caro
lina, where the power company
also operates.
Judges of the competition,
which involved more than 800
individual community improve
ment projects, were picked from
points outside the competing
areas. They were E. A. Handle,
of Atlanta, Ga., advertising spe
cialist for Georgia Power Com
pany; Dr. S. H. Hobbs of Chapel
Hill, noted authority on rural
social economics at the University
of Uorth Carolina; and Eugene
Leier of Charleston, S. C, vice
president of South Carolina Elec
tric and Gas Company.
In commenting on the winn
ners, the judges commended the
civic-minded leaders of Sanford
for a "good, well-rounded pro
gram "of lasting benefit."
The competition, which was
announced last March, provided
$1,000 and $750 prizes for first
and second place in three popula
tion classifications. Winne r s
among towns of 1,001. to 2,500
population were Wallace, first,
and Latta, S. C, second. Winners
among the smaller towns, 1,000 or
less, were Grifton, first, and Ell
crbe, second.
Honorable mention awards of
$100 each went to 15 towns whose
community improvement accom
plishments in some instances,
the judges said, were scarcely
less notable than the top money
winners.
These awards were won by:
Henderson, Jacksonville, Ashe
boro, Dunn and Mount Olive, all
in the top population bracktt;
Tittsboro, Wendell, Spring Hope,
Swannanoa and Fuquay-Varina,
all in the 1,001-2,500 population
bracket; and by Lamar, S. C,
Pine Bluff, Bladenboro, Pinewood
S. C, and Maysville, all in the
smallest population bracket.
Sanford's $1,750 in winnnings
(Continued on Pge 4)
Bucks And Does
Win Over 71st
Here Monday
At Bladenboro Tonight;
Massey Hill Tuesday
In what was by far the best
pair of games played on the local
gym court this year the Hoke
High school basketball teams took
two from visiting 71st Tuesday
night; the girls triumphed 62-60
and the boys won 46-41.
About the only consolation that
the Cumberland county teams
were able to gain other than the
fact that they played two good
games was the win their jayvees
got over the local jayvees, 26-25.
For the junior Bucks Johnny
Bobbitt was high scorer with 9
points.
From the opening whistle of
the girls game til the final seconds
neither team was able to build a
margin of over three points. The
first quarter ended with 71st in
the lead 12-11 and in the second
quarter they again outscored Rae
ford 17-16 to hold a two point
lead of 29-27 at the half time.
The Does came back in the third
quarter and took the lead as they
dropped in 21 points and held
the visitors to only 16 for what
also amounted to the final mar
gin of victory. The fourth quar
ter saw the Does being outpoint
ed in total points, 15-14, but
clinging to their slim lead.
Claudine Hodgin was high scor
er for the locals with 22 points
with Ina Scull and Janet Guin
following closely behind with 20
points each. Floor leader for
guards was divided among all
that played with the outstanding
one being difficult to determine.
A tall willowy forward from
71st put on a fine shooting exhi
bition with a total of 33 points,
30 of which came on field goals.
In the finale of the night the
Bucks defeated the 71st boys 46
41 in a game that saw Raeford
hold a slight lead over the visit
ors throughout.
In the first quarter the boys
took a four point lead 13-9,
stretched it to a six point lead by
the end of the first half and left
the court with the score 24-18
in their favor. In the final two
quarters they scored 11 in each
period while the visitors scored
13 and 10 respectively.
Culbreth scored 13 points to
lead the Bucks with McPhaul
coming in second with 11. Filling
in for the regular center, McNeill,
were White and Baggett who had
8 and 5 points respectively.
Last Friday night the Does saw
how much the loss of Mary Guin
at guard hurt them as they were
tied by a Maxton sextet 34-34.
The scoring by the periods indi
cated how one team would gain
a slight lead only to have the
other team come back in the next
period to tie the score. At the end
of the first quarter Raeford led
10-6; at the half it was tied 16-16.
Maxton forged ahead in the third
quarter 26-24 and Raeford came
back in the final quarter to force
the game into a tie. Under the
rules of the NCHSAA, tie games
in girls basketball are not played
off and count in the percentage
as a half game won and a half
game lost.
The Bucks handily defeated the
Maxton boys 54-34 to gain their
ninth win in ten starts. The vars
ity ran up an 8 point lead during
the first half to lead 23-15 and
midway the third quarter the
number two varsity team came in
and kept the lead up for the re
mainder of the game. Honors for
high score went to McPhaul with
14, Dixon with 10 and Lovette
and McNeill with 9 each.
Tonight the two local teams
meet Bladenboro in a return game
at Bladenboro. Tuesday night
they will go to Massey Hill for
the first meeting of these two
clubs. Massey Hill is reputed to
have a powerhouse that could
spell trouble for the locals.
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Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Woody
and daughter of Roxboro spent
the weekend with Mr. and Mr.
Jeff Harris.
Thomas And Greene
Named To Important
Assembly Committees
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SENATOR J. B. THOMAS
With release of the committees
to which members of the House
of Representatives and Senate of
the North Carolina General As
sembly were assigned this week,
Hoke County citizens learned that
the 12th District senator, J. Ben
ton Thomas of this county, and
Hoke's representative, Harry A.
Greene, had each received import
ant assignments.
Senator Thomas was named by
Lt. Governor Luther Hodges to
be chairman of the important
senate committee on Salaries and
Fees, a committee which is of
some interest to the Hoke board
of commissioners at this time. He
is also to be a member of the
senate committees on Appropria
tions, Agriculture, Banks and Cur
rency, Conservation and Deve
lopment, and Penal Institutions.
Representative Greene was
named this week by House
Speaker Eugene Bost to head one
of the more important commit
tees, being chairman of the com
mittee on Propositions and
Grievances. This committee is
considered important and contro
versial particularly at this term,
for it will handle any legislation
which is introduced asking for a
State referendum on the sale of
alcoholic beverages in the State.
Representation on this committee
is about twice as many from wet
counties as from dry, although
Chairman Greene's attitude is ex
pected to be dry, in as much as
this is a "dry" county he is re
presenting. Greene is also on the house
committees on Roads and High
way Safety, Senatorial Districts
(which also might handle some
highly controversial legisaltion
before it is over), and Insurance.
Course For Sunday
School Leaders Will
Start Feb. 2 At FMC
The second leadership training
school for Sunday School officers,
teachers and other leaders of Fay
etteville Presbytery, to be held at
Flora Macdonald college, and
sponsored jointly by the college
and Fayetteville Presbytery, will
begin on Monday evening, Feb
ruary 2, and continue each Mon
day evening through March 2, it
was announced today.
This leadership training school
is an opportunity offered by the
department of adult leadership
education, to further develop the
teaching program of the church,
as well as the spiritual life of the
individual. It is hoped and believ
ed that the unprecedented success
of a similar school held at Flora
Macdonald for the first time last
year will be repeated in this sec
ond series of classes.
The Rev. L. B. McKeithan, Jr.,
pastor of Sherwood, Comfort, and
Big Rockfish churches, is director,
and faculty will include Rev. W.
B. Gaston, pastor of McPherson
church, Fayetteville, who will
teach the course on "How the
Bible Came to Be"; Rev.Robert
T. Haynes, Jr., pastor of Circle
Court and Campbellton churches,
Fayetteville, teaching, "The Rev
elation,; Mrs. Gower Crosswell,
minister's wife, Antioch church,
who will conduct the course on
'Teaching Nursery Children.; Mrs.
Ben Campen, Jr., Red Springs,
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Stores Plan Dollar
Days In February
At a meeting of the Merchants
Committee Tuesday afternoon
plans were outlined for a Rae
ford "Dollar Days" event to be
held Feb. 13, 14 and 16. The dol
lar days will begin on Friday and
run through Monday. Further
details of the event will be given
later on as the plans are worked
out.
Several merchants at the meet
ing expressed concern over the
fact that the public was showing
a lack of interest in the Bonus
Day drawings which are being
held each Saturday afternoon.
The public was urged to register
during the week and store per
sonel at the participating firms
were requested to invite their
customers to register with them.
The tickets are destroyed after
each week's drawing so that for
persons to stand a chance to win
they must register each week.
Recent winners in the event
and the amounts of money won
are Jim Williams and Mrs. May
nard Reid, $10 each; Mrs. Nan
McNeill $80.00 (first name drawn
and was present) and Mrs.
Dwight Brown $20.00.
The drawing will be held this
Saturday at the usual time, 2:30
p. m. and will be held in the the
vacant lot beside A & P.
March Of Dimes
Drive Reports
Over $800 In
Approximately $800.00 has been
reported thus far as having been
turned in on the March of Dimes
Polio campaign now underway
throughout the county. Several
other communities have announced
their programs which, coupled
with those already reported, in
dicates that almost every town
ship in the county has taken
steps to get its drive underway.
Of the over $800 which has
been turned in $532 was received
from Robbins Mills and its em
ployees, $200 has come from the
business houses of Raeford and
this is far from being complete,
$70 from Para Thread, and $40
from the Hoke-Raeford PTA pro
gram last Monday night.
The new programs which have
not been reported before include
the communities of Blue Springs,
Antioch and Rockfish. Blue
Springs is scheduling square
dances each Wednesday night
with the proceeds to go to the
fund; Antioch is planning a bar
becue and chicken salad sui per
which will be held Friday night,
January 30. The affair will begin
at 5:30 and cakes will also be
sold. It will be held at the Anti
och Presbyterian Church.
The Rockfish community has
planned a barbecue and chicken
salad supper at the Rockfish
school building Thursday night,
January 28. They will start their
meal at 5:30 and after the meal
a talent show will be held in the
auditorium.
Events planned for this week
which were reported last week
are the oyster stew and chicken
salad supper at Wayside tonight
at 5:30; a barbecue and chicken
salad supper at Mildouson school
Friday night beginning at 5:00
and on Friday night a brunswick
stew will be held at Montrose
from 6:00 til 8:00.
The beauty contest and variety
show at Ashemont next Friday
night, January 30, is expected to
be pretty good as the contestants
in the show will be all men
dressed as women. "Women" that
have indicated they will partici
pate include T. O. Moses, Pete
Sawyer and several prominent
men from Raeford.
H. L. and Marion Gatlin at
tended the Southern Furniture
Exposition in High Point on Mon
day and Tuesday.
Mrs. W. J. Coates and her sis
ter, Mn. J. O. Sugg of Leaks
ville, attended the inauguration
ceremonies for President Eisen
hower in Washington.
Jury Acquits
Zeph Graham On
Murder Charge
Criminal Docket Ends Wed.
A jury took only 20 minutes to
find Zeph Graham, colored, not
guilty on a charge of murdering
Robert Nevin, also colored, at
Graham's home in Blue Springs
township last July 20. The trial
had been postponed at two ses
sions. The jury, by its finding, ap
parently agreed with the defense
contention that Graham had kill
ed Nevin in self defense. Local
lawyers stated that the jury's ver
dict was returned quicker than
any in their memory in a murder
case. The State had apparently
sought a verdict of guilty of mur
der in the second degree or man
slaughter. The case took up most of the
first two days of court here this
week before Judge Leo Carr, ol
Burlington. The criminal cases
were finished shortly after noon
on Wednesday.
The State dropped its case a
gainst Charlie Flynn, colored, on
a charge of murder in connection
with the shooting of Bennie Lee
Murchison, colored, at Flynn's
cafe near here in October, 1951.
The state took a "nol pros with
leave," in the case, that is drop
ped it for lack of evidence with
leave to reopen it.
Andrew Jackson Smith, colored
man who had appealed a speeding
conviction from recorder's court,
decided to plead guilty. He got
90 days, suspended on payment of
$25 and the costs, and on condi
tion of a year's good behavior.
Luther Taylor, white man who
had appealed a conviction of driv
ing with improper brakes from
recorder's court, failed to appear
for trial. His bond was ordered
forfeited and Judge Carr ordered
a capias issued for him by the next
term of court.
In cases appealed, Laurin Kelly,
white, had the charge of driving
drunk against him dropped by
the state. Kelly and Graham
Wright, also white, each entered
a plea of guilty of taking part in
an afrray in which deadly wea
pons were used. Each had to pay
$50 and the costs.
John Norman Graham, colored
man charged with careless and
reckless driving, pled guilty of
failing to yield right of way at an
intersection. He showed the court
that he had already paid $10 dam
ages, and was fined $25 and the
costs.
Mrs. Margaret R. Maultsby,
white, was found guilty of driv
ing drunk, a second offense. Sen
tence was 90 days in jail, sus
pended on payment of $250 and
costs and two years good behav
ior.
George McRae, colored, was
found guilty of assault with a
deadly weapon and sentenced to
the roads for 18 months.
Other cases on the docket were
continued to the next term of
court.
Grand Jury Report
In the Grand Jury's report to
Judge Carr, the group said that
it had found the facilities of the
county generally in good order, .
and that the records and audits
of the county, the court clerk, the
schools, the mayor and justice of
the peace were all in good condi
tion. It was recommended that the
county commissioners consider
the installation of Venetian blinds
in the courtroom.
While commending the Sana
torium administration for an ef-
ficicnt operation there, the body
commented on the fact that the
prison deparment at McCain was
filled to capacity, that the build
ing was in a "'very bad state of
repair," and that it should be re
placed immediately.
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ATTEND PRESBYTERY
The Rev. W. B. Heyward, Neill
McFayden and Stanley Koonce
represented Raeford Presbyterian
church at the session of Fayette
ville Presbytery at Ash pole Pres
byterian church near Rowland
Tuesday.