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News -J ournai Vi'f WiAjtU'" VO.'CI 01 WAY 0UMNA or list or 3 The Hoke County News The Hoke County Journal VOLUME al,VII; NUMBER 35 THURSDAY, JANUARY 29, 1953 RAEFORD, N. C. TEN CENTS PER COPY $3.00 PER YEAR ;i or DOM M0 By the Editor I hope the article elsewhere on this page about the meeting with the Army Department in Wash ington on Thursday of next week makes it clear to everybody that there really has been nothing new on the "Corridor" matter since the last time Greene and myself were in Washington, and that there will not be anything known until this meeting. That is a fact, and anything else would be nothing more than guesswork. The bill Senator Terry Sanford of Cumberland County introduc ed in Raleigh this week provid ing for presidential preference primaries in North Carolina was right interesting to me, as I ad vocated the same in this column last spring. I hope his bill pas ses, for, as I said then, the State will be holding a primary at the same time anyway, and the only extra expense would be the print ing of the ballots. If enough states would adopt these pri maries they would give the peo ple a tremendous voice in presi dential nominating, where they have almost none now. Of course, delegates would not be bound by the primary, but they would usually stick to their peo ple's choice on the first ballot at least, and when enough states get to doing it, this can be de cisive. We got a letter from an irate subscriber this week which really told us off. He had asked to have his address changed and had renewed his subscription. What do we do but send his pa per to the old address and then send him a letter telling him we are going to cut him off if he doesn't renew. He likened us to the telephone service here and to the foul-up in getting a new Raeford Graded school building, and he was so right. I won't try to explain how it happened, but I stayed after it until I did find out. The result is that our en tire subscription list filing sys tem is being remodeled. This, we sincerely hope, will eliminate such things in the future, al though I would never bet on it. Several subscribers have com plained liitely about getting their papers late. Well, we have mov ed our mailing time down from Thursday morning to Thursday afternoon, but for the past two weeks we have been later in the afternoon than was our inten tion, due to some hitches in get ting the new schedule straight. The change was made for two reasons. The first one was to eliminate the overtime work on Wednesday nights. The second was that we felt that we could get more news and advertising and have a better paper by hav ing just a little more time in the week in which to get it together. I think this has proved to be the case. We intend to get the pa pers in the post office by 3:00 o'clock on Thursdays, which will get them to Aberdeen, Rockfish, Fayetteville, Shannon, Lumber Bridge, and Red Springs that day, and ailow RFD delivery from all these places, as well as Raeford, on Friday morning. This is what we haven't done for the past two weeks, but which I hope will be the rule from now on. I hate to admit it, but my wife taught me something about shav ing last week. She read some thing a fellow said about finally after 25 years learning to shave his tough chin whiskers first, while the blade was new. Well, I had always come down the sides first and saved the chin until last, so I tried it. It's really a mazing how much better shave you get, so I thought I'd pass it on in case tnere were others who had had no better idea about shaving than I. Fellow really made a funny (Continued on back pa) Doctors Think County Having "Mild Epidemic" Raeford doctors, when inter viewed on the subject this week, seemed to be in agreement that the county was experiencing at least a mild epidemic of influ enza. It seemed to be their opin ion also that ' it is beginning to abate slightly. It was the opin ion lof one that warm days seem to bring more new cases than cold ones. The doctors were of the opinion a day or so ago that if it got any worse it would become neces sary to close schools and elimin ate public meetings for a few days, but all have noticed a few less new cases in the past 48 hours. It was pointed out by the phy sicians contacted that most of the cases were reasonably mild, as the state epedemiologist said last week, but that many cases of the stuff had become quite se vere by persons involved not tak- inff par nf thpmwluns uVion ' first symtoms appeared. The publis was urged to take first symtoms seriously and to take care of themselves. In these cases the flu is in from 24 to 48 hours in most instances, the doc tors said. 0 Recorder Hears Routine Cases In Court Tuesday In another session that took almost ll d;ry, ten cases were disposed of in Hoke County's recorder's court before Judge T. O. Moses Tuesday. A large part of the day was spent on a case in which judgement will not be rendered until later. James Long, white, was charg ed with hit and run driving, driv ing drunk, careless and reckless driving, and having improper li cense plates. He was found not guilty of driving drunk and pled guilty of having improper plates. For this he got 30 days suspend ed on payment of $10 and costs. He was found guilty of hit and run driving and sentenced to 60 days to be suspended on payment of $50 and costs, and of careless and reckless driving and order ed to pay a fine of $25 and costs. He appealed both these cases, posting a bond of $300. Daphne Haire Saunders, white, was found guilty of driving drunk. 90-day jail sentence was suspended on payment of $100 and costs. She was found not guilty on a charge of hit and run drivin. Amos Huetee Jones, white, was found feuilty of driving drunk and sentenced to 90 days, sentence to be suspended on payment of $100 and costs. He appealed and posted $300 bond. Odessa Douglas, colored, paid $25 and costs for driving with out a driver's license. Ronald E. Olsen, white, paid $20 and costs for speeding and illegal use of a spot light. Speeders leaving $25 bonds were John G. Maynard, Ervin C. Hennecy and Daniel L. Riggs, all white, and Rufus W. Payne, colored. Howard N. Seibert, white, got 30 days suspended on payment of $20 and costs for speeding. n TAX MAN TO BE HERE Jack Price, deputy collector of internal revenue of Laurinburg, will be at Robbins Mill on Friday of next week and on Monday of the following week, February 6 and 9, to help anyone that wants it with their 1952 Federal income tax return. He will also be at the courthouse on Thursday and Fri day, February 12 and 13, for the same purpose. 0 Dr. and Mrs. H. K. Holland of Marietta, Ga, were here Wednes day visiting friends. They were enroute to their home after visit with their daughter, Betty, in Wilmington. Meeting Is Set With Army About Hoke "Corridor" Public Meeting Planned J. L. McNeill, chairman of the Hoke County Committee oppos ing the taking of the county's land for a corridor from Fort Bragg to Camp Mackall, an nounced this week that a meet ing had been scheduled in Wash ington next week with repre sentatives of the Army Depart ment to further discuss the mat ter. He made the statement after members of the committee had been in telephone conversation with the county's attorney in the matter, Kenneth C. Royall, and said that representatives of the county, together with Mr. Roy all, would meet with the Army men onxnext Thursday morning in Washington. He stated that he assumed the Army's final re quirements in the matter would be learned at the meeting, and said that until the meeting he would have no Idea what they were. , For the benefit of the people in the county who will want to know what takes place at the meeting and just what the status of the affair is, McNeill announc ed that another public meeting would be held at the courthouse on Saturday night, February 7, at 7:30, right after' the return of the delegation from Washington. At this time, he said, all facts known to the committtee about the situation would be explained and decision made as to further steps. McNeill emphasized that there had been no activity in the mat ter in the past few weeks, dur ing the time the Army had been "restudying" the matter, and and that the Army had taken so long as it had presumably be cause of that inauguation in Washington and the change of department heads with the com ing in of the new administration AUTO STORE REMODELS While not apparent from the street, Western Auto Associate Store here has recently undergone some extensive remodeling, adding space at the rear of the store, ac cording to C. J. Benner, owner. The new space is an automobile service department which enables the store to install the accessories it sells on the cars of its custom ers. A grease and oil pit are also included in the new space. u Corrected List Of Greene's Committees In last week's paper when the committeee appointments of Rep resentative Harry A. Greene and Senator J. Benton Thomas in the General Assembly were listed, several of the committees to which Greene had been named were left out through a false im pression that there was a Green in the legislature as well as a 'Greene'. Such is not the case. It was stated last week that Greene was chairman of the committee on Propositions and Grievances in the House, and and a member of Roads and Highway Safety, Senatorial Dis tricts, and Insurance. By way of correction, it is herewith announced that he is also a member of the committees on Agriculture, Appropriations, Manufacturing and Labor, Rules, and the University. 0 ATTEND DALLAS MEET Lewis Upchurch and Clyde Up church, Jr., of the Hoke Oil and Fertilizer Co., flew to Dallas, Texas, Sunday to attend the con vention of the National Cotton Council. Lewis is a director of the council, and Clyde attended as a delegate from North Carolina. They were expected to return yesterday. 0 Mr. and Mrs. P. T. Hines of Greensboro spent Friday with Dr. and Mrs. R. L. Murray. Thomas M. Molden, 102-Year-Old Citizen, Passes Here Saturday Thomas Martin Molden, 102, died at 3:15 o'clock last Saturday morning at the home of his daugh ter, Mrs. K. D. Lowe, in Raeford. He had been confined to his room for about three years, but had been critically ill for only one week. He was born in Chatham Coun ty in 1850, and lived in Tampa, Florida, where he was a carpen ter, most of his life. He was mar ried to the former Miss Maggie Baxley, of St. Pauls, who died in 1935. He came to Raeford to live with his daughter about eight years ago. Funeral service was held at the Free Will Baptist Church in An gier at three o'clock Sunday after noon, with the pastor conducting. Burial followed in the Angier cemetery. Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Lowe, a son, Thomas M. Molden of Angier, and several grandchildren. Bucks And Does Drop Three Out Of Four Games Lumberton Here Friday The basketball fortunes of the local quintet and sextet took a nose dive in the past week as they lost three of the four games they played. The fourth ended in a tie. Friday night the girls were tied at Bladenboro 54-f)t and the boys' showed little scoring punch as they went down 49-34. Tuesday night at Massey Hill both teams lost; the girls 47-46 and the boys 68-49. Down at Bladenboro last Friday night the Docs played a hotly contested game in which neither team was able to build a safe margin at any time. The first quarter ended in a 16-16 tie but the Does were able to pull away to a four point margin in the sec ond quarter and led 35-31 at half time. The third quarter saw the home team come back and tie the game by scoring 11 points while holding the visitors to only 7. Each team scored 12 points in-the final period, which got rough and ragged before it was over. Hod gin kept the Does in the contest with a remarkable display of shooting to lead both teams with 32 points. Guin with 12 and Scull with 10 accounted for the other points. In the boys game Bladenboro threw up a tight zone defense that couldn't be solved by the Bucks and they lost 49-34. They were behind 10 points at half time, 26 16 and dropped further behind in the final half to account for the margin of victory for the home (Continued on Page 8) I MOTHER'S MARCH ON POLIO SATURDAY EVENING AT 7:00 This Is Your Battle Contributed There's a great event coming up this week. It is the Mother's March on Polio.which will take place this Saturday evening at 7:00 o'clock. According to Dr. R. M. Jordan, chairman of the March of Dimes drive, on that night scores of Woman's club volunteer work ers, known as "contact mothers" will stop by every home where cver you, Mr. or Mrs. Citizen, take time out to light your porch lamp or put a light in the win dow. The glow of lights will be a reflection of your wish to help those who have been hit by infan tile paralysis and to protect the boys and girls of the future from this crippling menace of child hood. The Mother's March on Polio will be the highlight of the March Kiwanis Club Picks Gatlin Man Of Year ROBERT H. GATLIN Annual Ladies Night Held The Raeford Kiwanis Club held its annual Ladies Night in the High school cafeteria Thursday night at 7:00 o'clock, and during the pro gram it was announced that Ro bert H. Gatlin had been chosen by the club's secret committee as Hoke County's "Man of the Year" for 1952. Dr. Julius Jordan, president, opened the meeting and introduc ed Ralph Barnhart, master of cere monies, who began with a wel come to the ladies. Award for the best program during 1952 was made by A. H. McPhaul, secretary, to Clyde Up church, Jr., for his program con sisting of a talk by Tommie Up church on his observation of me chanized cotton farming in Cali fornia. Perfect attendance awards were presented by H. L. Gatlin, Jr., to J. C. Lentz, and M. D. Yates, one year; Julius Jordan, four years; Neill A. McDonald, six years; A. H. McPhaul, seven years; and Marion H. Gatlin, nine years. Speaker of the evening was Dr. Paul Mobray Wheeler, professor of English at Winthrop College, Rock Hill, S. C. His humorous talk on "Marriage" was greatly enjoy ed by all present. Dean White presented the "Man of the Year" cup to Robert Gatlin, citing in his presentation the many useful acts of service to his community and his church I Gatlin had performed to merit the award. He spoke of his service on the county board of education, as superintendent of the Sunday School and in the choir at the Raeford Baptist Church, in the promoting of Robbins Heights, and on the committee dealing with the Fort Bragg-Camp Mac kall "corridor." The Raeford Woman's club ser ved a delicious turkey dinner to approximately 125 Kiwanians and guests. of Dimes of the National Found ation for Infantile Paralysis drive in Raeford this year. The Na tional Foundation is the organi zation that has done a real job both nationally and locally in providing for care and treatment of those who were stricken and who need help. It's a non-profit outfit. But you can bet your bottom dollar that many thousands of Ameri cans some of them perhaps your neighbors, have profited in health and peace of mind because they've been helped over the hurdle of polio. So mark next Saturday night with a bright red circle on your calendar. Turn on your porch light. And when the "contact mothers" ring your door bell, sign up and donate on behalf of the children who need your help in fighting polio. This is your fight, too your battle. So get set to pass the am- i munition. Thanks a lot. County Milk Supply Gets Grade A For '52 The Hoke County Health de partment this week announced that milk for sale in the county during the past year was given a rating of "A" by the department. The rating was given by the de partment in accordance with spe cifications of the standard milk ordinance and code adopted in 1947. Only supplier involved and get ting the "A" rating was Cumber land Dairies of Fayetteville, all of whose products were given the rating. , The health department estimates that there were 46,368 gallons of milk and milk products distribut ed by this dairy in the county last year. A laboratory milk analysis is run by the health department each month to assure the county a safe supply of milk. YOUR SCHOOL NEWS By K. A. MacDonald A conmparison of total enroll ment and average daily attend ance for the first three months this year and for the first three months last year shows that by races, there were 1271 white children enrolled in 1951-52 with an ADA of 1149. This year, 1952 53, 1299 enrolled with an ADA of 1171. The Indian enrollment for 1951-52 was 174 with an ADA of 117, 1952-53 have an enrollment of 196 with 150 in ADA. The colored schools show en rolled in 1951-52 2185 with an ADA of 1729 and in 1952-53 an enrollment of 2280 with an ADA of 1764. For the county this is a total enrollment and ADA in 1951-52 of 3630 and 2995; in 1952 53, 1775 and 3085. li.is shows a net gain of 115 in enrollment and 95 in average daily attend ance. The School Health Program in conjunction with the County Health and Welfare Department is announcing the dates for the yearly eye clinics as follows; White and Indian February 11 and 12 at the Raeford Graded School, and colored February 25 and 26 at Upchurch High. The Blind Commission always as sists the above named agencies in putting on the clinics. We urge parents whose chil dren need attention for their eyes to have them enter these clinics. Southeast Assembly Programs, Inc., put on a marionette pro gram at Hoke High on Tuesday. The first semester at Hoke High ended last Friday. Report cards went out on Monday of this week. The photographer was here yes terday and today taking pictures, mostly group pictures for the Hoke High 1953 annual. This number of the Ekoh promises to be one of the best ever gotten out. We wonder what has become of the Hoke High Lights. Ten boys from Hoke High went to the Sanatorium on Tuesday and six of them gave transfusions. We understand that Sanatorium doc tors will come to the school and will type the blood of all students who wish to have it done. Each student will be given a blood type card that they will carry with them at all times. We understand it is possible to have your blood type tattooed on your body. We wish that this could be done, as students are li able to lose their cards. In case of accidents it might be invaluable. We hope parents will encourage their children to have the typing done. The Architects are here today with plans for the new Raeford Graded School addition. We hope that there will be no further hitch from here on out. Influenza is prevalent among the schools. So far, it has not been (Continued on Ptft 8) Set For Final Week Of Annual March Of Dimes Suppers, Shows Scheduled Most of the events scheduled throughout the county in the polio drive will take place this week, but due to a late start the drive itself has been extended until February 11 in an effort to reach the goal of $8500 set for Hoke County. Close to $900 was turned in dur ing the past week to R. L. Shu ford, treasurer of the drive, and this with over $800 reported last week brings the total to over $1700, approximately one-fifth of the quota. McLauchlin Township got their drive under way with an oyster supper at Wayside Community house Thursday night and raised $157 from the sale of plates and had additional contributions from others unable to attend in the amount of $20.00, making a total of $177.50 realized from their ef fort. Rockfish Gin contributed $25, making an overall total of $202.50 turned in to the county treasurer so far from McLauchlin Township. Mildouson reported that their barbecue and chicken salad sup per was a booming success as they turned in approximately $675 from this and contributions. Other communities have not as yet reported any money but the chairman feels that they are hard at work on their projects. For those that enjoy good bar becue, chicken and fish there are still some suppers throughout the county that will take place this week end and next week. ' Rockfish will throw their bar becue and chicken salad supper at the Rockfish school building tonight at 5:30 with a talent show after the supper in the auditorium. Anticoh will hold a barbecue and chicken salad supper Friday night of this week at the Antioch Presbyterian Church. Supper will begin at 5:30 followed by a cake sale. Also on Friday night Ashemont is having a beauty contest and variety show. The beauty contest will be composed qf men and will included several prominent men of that community and through out the county. The variety show will have local talent of Hoke and Moore Counties. The Mother's March on Polio which will take pjace in Raeford Saturday night is, according to reports, expected to go over well and is well organized. There will be a fish and fried chicken supper at Bethel Church for the Polio Drive on Thursday, February 5th, starting at 5:30. The Blue Springs people are working very hard for this wor thy cause and hope to have every family at this supper. They are also inviting all surrounding townships to join them at this time for a nice time together and a good meal. Dr. Riley Jordan, County Chairman of Hoke County will attend and talk on Polio. 0 Guardsmen All-Stars Win Another, 59-42 The local Guardsmen All-Stars took their second straight win of the season last Wednesday night as they defeated the Pine Belt league team from St. Pauls, 59 42. The All-Stars experienced little difficulty in getting their victory and held a comfortable lead throughout the entire con test. Charles Grooms led the scor ing for the locals with 18 points followed closely by Scott Beasley, both 71st players, with 14. Every member of the All-Stars squad saw considerable action, with the subs playing the major ity of the second half. Last night the guardsmen play ed the Red Springs Robins In Red Springs in a league game. The next game will be played her next Wednesday night with Sou thern Pines furnishing the opposition.
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