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f Pa. IHH1T! N Jo JiJae ureal ews GUAADIAM Or UBtRTT Ed lattooM 01 tlflf The Hoke County News The Hoke County Journal VOLUME XL VII; NUMBER 40 THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 1953 RAEFORD, N. C. TEN CENTS PER COPY $3.00 PER YEAR s joy zfdcbncla - By the Editor An editorial in Wedensday's Fayetteville "Observer" entitled "Hoke. Dilemma: Our Attitude Should Be One Of Neighborli ness," answered my comment of last week about the referendum of the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce and went further. It went about as far in a kindly di rection toward the situation here as I think we could expect. I ap preciate it, and know tha't we all will. I felt a little bad about the barbed remark I flung in the di rection of Fayetteville last week when I learned the next day on good authority that the Chamber of Commerce there had reconsid ered its referendum proposition as originally put to its members. However, I still feel that I and all of us had room to get a little mad at the way we first saw it, and I am glad that a wiser and kindlier attitude prevailed. All this publicity the affair has been getting lately, with varying and sometimes contradictory re ports in' the different newspapers and on the street corners, certain ly tends to confuse people all the way around Fort Bragg. It can and will have a good result, though, for thfi more publicity the thing gets, the nearer the final decision will be to the right one. The proposition will have to be judged entirely on its merits if the public is in on it. I hope Joe Stalin's getting out oesn't mean my getting back in. Whenever I get to wondering a bout some person or event of sev eral years ago around here I look up one of the boys or girls who were around here a bit before I ' was. Hallie Gatlin is usually one of my pretty good sources, because he has a good memory for people and dates in addition to having been here for several years over forty. He was telling me yester day about Mr. E. C. Heins coming here around 1912 and putting in the telephone company and build- ' ing the store building and resid ence on Elwood avenue. He also told me that Miss Swannie Rattz was a telephone operator for the Heins company here back in those days before she married the late Ryan McBryde. Mr. McBryde has passed on but Mrs. McBryde still lives in the McBryde home on Magnolia Street. As these things come up to make me dig into the past of this place, where my father lived, and his father before him, the idea keeps coming to my head that one of these days the sources of a lot of this information will be gone and 'whether I'm here to want to hear it or not, someone will be. It makes me wish I had the time to probe around and talk to some of the old-timers more, 'and write it down. For that matter, a lot has happened in my 36 years a round here that will go on to be forgotten if it isn't recorded. First, the boys who remember things get to talking about them, and different ones remember them differently. Then, next thing you know, those who do the actual remembering are not around, and the facts themselves get beyond recognition as time passes. This town is 50 years old this year, and it seems a shame to let the mem ory of its early history and people just fade away. Lady that had a fire here the other day opened the telephone book and found "Fire" and did a lot of ringing and got no ans wer. Neighbors reported the fire, and she later found that she had been calling the Maxton fire num ber. In the telephone directory we have to use Raeford is the third town in the book. Maxton has a pretty obvious fire number displayed when you open the book. The Red Springs number is not so easy to find, and the Rae ford one takes a calm, collected, determined search, something it isn't going to get when your house is on fire. Seemi to me all the fire (ConUmwd on back pae) Recorder Fines Drunk Drivers, Speeders, Tuesday In a fairly light session of Hoke County Recorder's court Tuesday Judge T. O. Moses imposed fines on two drunken drivers, a drunk, the writer of a bad check, and handled a half-dozen speeding and other traffic cases. To charges that they were driving drunk Lee Baker, white, pled guilty and Henry McDonald, colored, was found guilty in sep arate cases. Each got from three to four months on the roads to be suspended on payment of $100 and court costs. Baker's sentence had the additional stipulation that he must leave the county in 10 days and not come back for two years. Louis Lapetina, Sidney Werner, and Morris Friedburg, all white, and Arvin Chavis Indian, each left a $25 bond on a speeding charge. Also for speeding Elvin L. McDaniel, white, paid $20 and costs and Charles Messinger, also white, paid $10 and costs. Thearchie McPhatter, colored, had to make good a bad check and pay court costs for writing it. James Alford, colored, paid $10 and costs for having no driver's license. Brown Stubbs, white, paid $25 and costs for careless and reckless driving and having improper brakes. Fred Loyd, colored, paid $10 and costs for being drunk and disorderly. - o Hoke High Ends '53 Cage Season With 2 Victories Girls Enter Tourney The Hoke High Bucks and Does closed their 1952-53 basket ball season successfully Monday night with comparative easy wins over Rockingham in the local gym. The Does were at no time hard pressed in their 45-22 win over the lassies from Richmond Coun ty and had a 26-14 lead at the end of the half. They went to score 17 points in a slow second half to build up their win mar gin. Hodgin with 20 and Guin with 18 were the scoring lead ers for the locals. Coach Huggin announced yes terday that the locals would play in the Girl's State Tourney at Aberdeen which will begin next Monday. Their opponents will be Carthage whom they will meet Monday night. For the Bucks, who have end ed their season, the 38-27 win over Rockingham was one in which they had to come from be hind in the final quarter to win. The score at the half time was tied 16-16, Raeford hold a 12-7 lead at the end of the first quar ter but losing this in the second quarter. At the end of the third quarter the visitors lead 23-22 but the locals scored 15 points in the final quarter while holding Rockingham to only four points for their win. McPhaul with 13 and McNeill and Lovette with 6 each led the scoring. The Bucks got no further loss at Massey Hill than the first round of the sectional tourna ment last week1 at Massey Hill as they made one of their worst showings of the entire year, los ing 44-34 to Stedman. Stedman had a two point lead at half time, 16-14, and increased it two more points by the end of the third quarter and to 10 during the final period. McPhaul with 10 and Cul breth with 8 were high for Rae ford.' For each team a comfortable season record wai proof of a bet ter than average year. The Does won 16. tied two and lost two and the Bucks had a record of 16 and 3. Correction: Little River Makes Quota In March Of Dimes March of Dimes Chairman Hur ley Jones of Little River Town ship was in town last week end wanting to get something straigh tened out, and did. He said the article In last week's paper which said that no community had reached its quota in the drive did not apply to Little River Town ship. Jones had a receipt from Trea surer Bob Shuford for $360.54 and a bank deposit slip to the fund for $200, making a total of $560.54 raised with a quota of $500. However, as Little River was listed at $391.10 in the paper, the figures still didn't match. It appeared after checking Shuford's records, though, that the township had received credit for $30.56 from its school, which Jones did n't know about. It all adds us to $591.10 for Little River Township, almost a hundred dollars over their quota, the only township in the county to get there. 0 Guard Unit Plans Anniversary Party Hoke County's National Guard unit, Battery A of the 130th An. tiaircraft Battalion, will cele. brate its sixth annivesary with a supper and dance at the armory next Tuesday night, March 10, according to an announcement this week by Captain Edwin D. Newton, commanding officer. Captain Newton, who was pro moted last month at the same time as Captain Luther W. Clark of the 130th battalion staff, has commanded the unit since July 28, 1950. The battery has kept a strength of approximately 100 men for several years and shares the hon or of being the oldest postwar line unit in the State with Com pany M, of the 120th Infantry in Shelby, which also was organiz ed on March 10, 1947. Its officers are in addition to Captain New ton, First Leiutenant Talmadge English and William L. Poole, Jr., Second Leiutenants Thomas M. Macko and Eugene P. Smith, and Warrant Office Roger W. Dixon. First Sergeant is Jesse N. Gulledge. The supper will be for mem bers of the battery and their in vited guests, but Capt. Newton has issued an invitation to the public to attend the dance, which will begin at 9:00 o'clock. 0 Town Gives Notice Of Primary, Election The Town of Raeford this week announced that the primary for the nominations of candidates for mayor and members of the board of commissioners would be held at the town hall on Mon day, April 6, 1953. The election will be held on Monday, May 4. The registration books will be open beginning Saturday, March J4 and will remain open through Saturday, March 28, for all who are eligible and have not done so to register. Saturday, April 4, will be Chal lenge Day, and the. registration books will be open that day for that purpose. Thursday, March 26, will be the last day for candidates to file in the primary and the notice states that no name will be plac ed on the ticket unless received with filing fees on or before that date. 0 SUPPER AT ROCKFISH The Rockfish Parent-Teacher association will sponsor a chicken supper and oyster stew at the school next Tuesday, March 10, beginning at 5:30 p. m. The affair is for the benefit of the school lunchroom, and the public is in vited to attend. i 0 Mrs. Ruth Willis spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Har old La ton and Helen of Aberdeen and attended church services there Sunday. Canaday Named Fund Chairman Of Red Cross Drive Clyde Upchurch, Jr., chairman of the Hoke County chapter of the American Red Cross, this week announced that J. W. "Pete" Canaday, manager of Dundarrach Trading Co., had accepted ap pointment as chairman of the 1953 Red Cross fund drive in the coun ty. K. A. MacDonald and Israel Mann are members of the fund drive planning committee. Canaday said yesterday he is working an organization for the town and the various communities of the county and that this will be made public next week, with names of chairmen of every phase of the drive. He said that the drive was be ing started a little late in this county due to the fact that other drives for funds in the county had not been completed, but urg ed the support of every citizen of the county in making the usual fine record for the town and county in the campaign. He said that people are of course aware of the drive being conducted na tionally this month by the Red Cross through the press, radio, and television, and that it would be largely unnecessary to pofnt out the many reasons why the Red Cross is deserving of support. Canaday pointed out two rea sons for the budget in this county being increased to $3000 this year. First, he said that the Defense establishment was continually in. creasing its demands on the Red Cross for more facilities and serv ices both at overseas installations and in this county. The second reason, he said, is the tremendous blood collecting program being carried on by the Red Cross due to the demand for gamma globu lin. He urged the full support of the people of Raeford and Hoke County so that the fine local re cord of full contribution might be maintained and that people here might participate in the tremen dous program of good work being carried out by this organization. 0 Johnson Cotton Co. Plans John Deere Day L. W. Turner, manager of Johnson Cotton Co., of Raeford, said this week that plans were complete for the two big "John Deere Day" programs this year and that they would be held at the Hoke High school Friday, March 6, at 7:30 p. m. and at Up church school, Saturday, March 7 at 7:30 p. m. Turner urged farmers to attend the programs, and said that tick ets would not be necessary, as the supply had run out and they were not being charged for any way. The program will consist of a film featuring Buster Keaton and includes educational ' pictures and entertainment, as well as valuable prizes for those attending. Also to be shown Is the film en titled "What's New for 1953" continuing the series showing the development of new farming eq uipment. 0 Funeral At Galatia For Pastor's Wife Funeral service was conducted at Galatia Presbyterian church at 10:00 o'clock this morning for Mrs. Beverly O. Shannon, 58, wife of the pastor, who died Tuesday at Highsmith hospital The service was conducted by the Rev. W. B. Heyward, pastor of the Raeford Presbyterian church, assisted by Dr. S. E. Howie and the Rev. C. M. Gibbs. Burial is to be in Tazewell, Va., at 10:00 a. m. Friday. Mrs. Shannon was the daugh ter of the, late George and Alice Ward, of Tazewell, and spent her early life near Charlottesville, attending Mary Baldwin college in Staunton, Va. She is survived by her husband, two sons, and two sisters. Raeford To Have Opera Performance In English Mar. 24 The Chaminade Music Club an nounced today their plans to bring the Grass Roots Opera Company of the North Carolina Federation of Music Clubs to Raeford on Tuesday, March 24, for a perfor mance of Mozart's comic opera "School For Lovers" in English. The performance will take place in the Hoke High School Audi torium. Tickets will go on sale next week through the club and in the schools. Proceeds are to be used to help the high school pay for its new piano. The Company was organized in 1949 by A. J. Fletcher, Raleigh attorney and businessman, who ities for talented North Carolina ities fo rtalented North Carolina singers to gain experience in pub lic performance. A singer him self, Mr. Fletcher realized that opera in English can be excellent entertainment, but had never been accepted as such by the American publilc as a whole. The average American shudders slightly at the thought of going to an opera. He associated the word "opera" with some very un real performance in a language he can't understand. Mr. Fletcher and his Grass Root .Opera Com pany set out to prove that the public generally can be brought to enjoy and attend operatic pro ductions if skillfully produced in English. He says that this has been proven in over 50 cities in which they have appeared so far. The Grass Roots Opera Com pany is made up not only of ca reer singers, but also of avoca tional singers, such as doctors, ac countants, stenographers, clerks, voice teachers, plumbers, lawyers and cosmetologists. This effort by a few North Car olina music lovers is intended to signal a simpler approach to the opera problem in America, to ac quaint people with the beautiful music in opera, and thus create a demand for this type of produc tion which will ensure pleasur able experience for the listeners, profit for the performers, and no loss to the soonsors. Members of the Chaminade Club feel very fortunate in being able to schedule this company for an appearance in Raeford, and hope the public will take advant age of the opportunity to attend. 0 E. C. Heins, Man Who First Put Telephones Here, Dies In Sanford Edward Chandler Heins, 90, president of Heins Telephone Company of Sanford and opera tor of the first telephone system in Raeford, died at his home in Sanford last Saturday afternoon. A native of Columbia, S. C, he helped in the founding of tele phone systems in many towns in North Carolina. He came here with his family around 1912 from Mount Airy. He built the build ing now occupied by Wood's Fur niture Store here as well as the residence on Elwood Avenue now occupied by Clarence Lytch. He went to Sanford in 1922 and was a partner with his sons in the telephone company there, which has grown from a small exchange to a large and modem system. His telephone interests here were sold to the Carolina Telephone & Telegraph Company at that time. Funeral service was held Sun day afternoon at the First Pres byterian Church in Sanford, and burial was at Buffalo cemetery. He is survived by his wife, the former Janie Underwood; four sons by a former marriage, W. H., E. C, Jr., L. C. and Max T. Heins all of Sanford; two sisters, seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Mrs. Max Heins is the former Eunice Blue of Rae ford. 0 Jennie Blue and Gay Bethune, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. George Bethune of Concord, spent the week end with their grandmother, Mrs. J. A. Blue. COUNTY BOARD TO STOP ILLEGAL Army Reported Planning Third Corridor Survey News and Observer for Wednes day reported from Washington that the Army had agreed to make a third survey for a prospective new firing range "corridor" need ed at Fort Bragg. The report said that the survey would begin early next week and would cover a "possible north east to southwest area" that would require taking over con siderable new acreage in Harnett County as well as a slice of Little River Township in this county. The Raleigh paper also stated that if approved, such a new cor ridor would replace previously considered areas extending south and west from Raeford, on the south central boundary of Fort Bragg and connecting with Camp Mackall. It is not known here just what was meant by the report from Washington, as reports from Little River Township and from the Aberdeen "Sandhill Citizen" of last week were to the effect that these same areas were already under survey and had been for several days. Individuals here who have been working on the project state that they have no knowledge of the Army's intentions other than j what was said at the confer- ence the Hoke delegation had with Army authorities in the Pen tagon on February 5. At this time the Hoke men were told that the Army would "further restudy" the matter of the original proposal to connect Bragg and Mackall. Further communication has not been received here since. Officials Silent On MiUSale From the Greensboro News Officials of Robbins Mills were silent today on New York reports that the firm may soon be sold to the American Woolen Company. William P. Saunders, presi dent of Robbins Mills, said, "I have no statement to make. I don't know anything about it." Saunders returned tonight from a visit to the Robbins plant at Clarksville, Va. Other company spokesmen were also noncommittal on a re port that a study of the Robbins plant is now being made by the woolen firm. A New York newspaper report ed today that the American Wool en Company first proposed a merger with the Robbins Mills, and when this was rejected, fol lowed up with the offer of direct purchase. Robbins Mills has plants at Clarksvillle, Robbins, Red Springs Aberdeen and Raeford. Stock in the Robbins Company has risen sharply in recent trad ing. The range for 1952-53 has been 29 3-4 high and 18 1-4 low. It jumped two points yesterday and closed at 26 3-4. 0 LEGION TO MEET The Ellis Williamson Post 20 of the American Legion will hold its regular monthly meeting and supper in the Hoke High school cafeteria Monday night at 6:30 o'clock. Commander R. B. Lew is urges members to attend. O CHURCH REVIVAL The Rev. Floyd D. Haywood, pastor of the Church of God of Prophecy, located on the Aber deen highway just outside of Raeford, announces that a series of revival services is being held there. Services are being held nightly and the public is in VI ted. MAKES PLANS SALE OF LIQUOR Rural Policeman Employed At their regular monthly meet ing Monday the Hoke County commissioners got busy and stay ed that way until night. Several matters of interest were dealt with by the board, with the most notable probably being the action of the board to deal with what it apparently considers an ex cessive amount of liquor being sold in the county. Two steps were taken on this. The sheriff was asked to write to the Alcohol Tax authorities and ask their help in taking care cf the bootlegging situation in Hoke County. He was also authorized and directed to employ a rural policeman for the county, salary to be paid by the county and a greed upon by the chairman of the board, the sheriff and the man to be employed. H. M. Meeks, one time Raeford police chief and later deputy sheriff, was employ ed, and was sworn in by the clerk on Wednesday. The county had a rural policeman when sale of beer was legal in the county and afterward, but the office had been discontinued for some time. Other actions by the board in cluded: New Electrical Inspector The appointment of A. K. Ste vens, Jr., as county electrical in spector succeeding E. E. Smith, who recently resigned after serv-J ing in the job since 1934. Smith said it took too much time away from his work at the Raeford Hardware Co. The appointment of Commis sioner W. Marshall Thomas as a member of the three-man county public welfare board to succeed Dr. Marcus R. Smith, whose term had expired. Other members of the board are R. A. Smoak and J. W. Canaday. Wednesday P. M. Closing Authorization for the county offices at the courthouse and at the county office building to close on Wednesday afternoons, begin ning April 1. The employment of a man to accompany Ben Ray on three trips about the county vaccinating dogs. The hearing of three road com plaints, one for improper drain age and two for poor state of re pair. J. A. McGoogan, secretary to the board, was directed to write the district highway engi neer and ask that the roads be fixed. The drawing of the jury for the April term of Superior court. Ball Park Transferred A decision to transfer ownership of the Raeford ball park from the county to the county board of education. This ball park has been under lease to the local American Legion post for several years, during which time the post installed a lighting system for night events. Subject to the legal ity of the transfer, the board of education will be able to admin ister the park . for the use of the schools and others, and to super vise its proper maintenance. 0 RECORDING DISCHARGES Mrs. Graham Clark, county veterans service officer, this week called attention to the fact that many veterans are running into trouble because they have not had their discharges recorded at the office of the county register of deeds. This is paid for by the county, costs the veteran nothing and affords a source for getting a copy made if the veteran ever needs it for anything. Mrs. Clark urged all veterans to have their discharges recorded as soon as they get out and thus avoid dif ficulty later. 0 Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Blue. Neill James Blue, Lawrence McNeill and Mrs. Kate B. Covington at tended the funeral of E. C. Heins in Sanford on Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. William Alexan der and son of Chapel HOI visited relatives in Raeford on Sunday.
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