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The Hoke County News
The Hoke County Journal
VOLUME XLVII; NUMBER 44
THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1933
RAEFORD, N. C. TEN CENTS PER COPY
$3.00 PER YEAR
By (he Editor
The trip to Washington was
quite interesting, but I found
when I got home yesterday I was
a little tired, and I expect the
same goes for the others who
went, too. Leaving Aberdeen at
7:00 p.m. Sunday, and getting off
the train In Washington at about
7:60 a.m. Monday, we had our
first appointment and conference
at 8:00. During the rest of Mon
day and Tuesday we were run
ning all over Washington, mainly
through what seemed to be miles
of marble halls in the House and
Senate office buildings, seeing
Senators and Congressmen and
waiting to see them. This, taken in
10-hour doses, can get more tire
some than you might think. As
things progressed, though, and we
began to get some faint glimmers
of hope for our cause, it got
somewhat less tiresome.
Seeing many of the men who
are running this country face to
face is quite a revelation. Most
of them inspire a feeling of con
fidence that they are fully com
petent to look after us, but "the
size and complexities of the jobs
they have to do are completely
staggering when you stop to rea
lize just how many different
things are going on and being dis
cussed at the same time in these
halls and offices . . . that their ef
fect reaches ail over these United
States and in a large proportion
of cases all over the world.
Congressman C. B. Deane gave
generously of his time and of that
of his office staff, and made his
office available to the Hoke Coun
ty delegation during their visit.
This county is oeeply indebted to
him for his efforts on this matter,
and we should not forget it. Jesse
Helms, administrative assistant to
Senator Willis Smith, also went
to a gre.it deal of trouble to make
things easier for us in Washing
ton. He did this, of course, at
Senator Smith's direction, and we
are greatly indebted to him also.
Senator Smith was not in town
while we were there.
Getting on the elevator in the
Senate office building on Tues
day morning N. H. G. Balfour was
greeted "Good Morning, Senator,"
by the elevator operator, to which
Balfour nonchalantly replied,
"Good Morning." He was ''Sena
tor" Balfour to the others of us
for the rest of the trip, and I do
believe he may have him a nick
name that will stick.
Going out to the Pentagon
Tuesday afternoon we all enjoy
ed getting a good look at the
famous Japanese cherry trees
which are in full bloom. I don't
know is they are any prettier
than peich trees in bloom, if as
pretty. However, their setting
around the lake or tidal basin
there with the Jefferson Memorial
in the background is just about
perfect and does make a beautiful
scene. At night floodlights play
on them across the water, and
this is mighty pretty, too, as the
lights rMlly set off their pinkish
white color.
Noticed too late that the date
line on the front page of last
week's piper was the same as it
was the week before. Don't sup
pose thu made much difference to
most readers, who only get one
week's copy at a time. The com
plication to us is a little different
and will be troublesome later
when we get to looking up back
copies for one reason or another
or tryuw to refer to the file.
Couple of other mistakes we
regret are leaving the telephone
number, "20, out of the Hoke
Drug Company ad and leaving the
Farmer's Furnishing Company off
the list of patrons in the ad for the
minstrel show. Hoke Drug Comp
any's ad was telling people to call
in about their prescriptions and
Ret call for and delivery service.
It was rather pointless without
the phone number.
Looks like pretty bad news to
me that the High School's athletic
bus seems to be permanently out
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Tap Dancers Receive
Talent Show Prizes
Tap dancers received the two
top prizes in the minstrel and ta
lent show held this week at the
high school.
Carol Ann Wofford, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Wofford of
Raeford, received the first prize,
a savings bond awarded by The
Bank of Raeford. Second prize
went to Sue Gibson, little daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gib
son of Antioch. She received a
merchandise certificate from
Belk-Hensdale. The Upchurch
Boys Choir received a merchan
dise certificate from the Bon
Mart for third prize.
In the baby contest Michael
Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs. John
Davis, was crowned king and
Susie Epstein, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Epstein, was
crowned queen. Runners up were
Allen Wood HI, son of Mr. and
Mrs. A. W. Wood, Jr., Mary
Lynn" Currie, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. James Currie, Robert
Michael Sutton, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Sutton, Mary Jean
Matherly, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs.. Gene Matherly.
Prizes for the winners and all
contestants entered were donated
by C. P. Kinlaw, Jeweler, Col
lins Dept., Store, Raeford Jew
elry Shop and Harry's 5 and 10.
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Local Guardsmen
Lose In Finals
The Red Springs Robins de
feated the Raeford Guardsmen
58-55 last Thursday night in1 the
finals of the Pine Belt League
tournament to win the champ
ionship. The guardsmen, looking ex
ceptionally good, led the Robins
throughout the first half and
through part of the third quarter.
Hitting on long set shots they
built up a ten point lead at the
end of the half. 35-25. The Rob
ins came back strong in the third
quarted and led at the start of
the final period 41-40.
The final period saw the two
teams unable to gain advantage
over one another until the final
few minutes. Bob Rockholtz was
high scoter for the all stars for
the second straight night with
15 points. Van Hoy with 20 led
the winners.
Hail Insurance Rate
Increase Approved
Commissioner of Insurance
Walde C. Cheek announced Fri
day the approval of the rates
proposed by the North Carolina
Fire Insurance Rating Bureau
January 29, 1953, for the writing
of crop-hail insurance in 1953.
In approving the proposed
rates on crop-hail insurance, the
Commissioner stated that rates
in seven counties will be reduc
ed amounting to approximately
$32,339, and rates in thirty-one
counties will be increased amoun
ting to approximately $682,
000, or a net increase of approxi
mately $650,000. Hoke is one of
the counties which will be affec
ted by the increase.
It has been the objective of the
industry to have an expected loss
ratio of 50, but due to the hea
vy losses in 1952 and the policy
not to increase rates more than
25 in any one year, the loss ra
tio is 52.14, after an increase
in premium of $650,000.00. It was
brought out at the public hear
ing March 3 that 1952 was a re
cord year for hail insurance on
growing crops. More insurance
written, more premiums and more
losses paid than in the history,
since 1924, when the insurance
companies began writing crop
hail insurance. This was realized,
too, by those present at the hear
ing, as no one voiced any objec
tions to the proposed increases.
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STORES WILL BE OPEN
UNTIL 8:00 SATURDAY
The majority of the stores and
business houses In Raeford will
stay open until 8:00 p. m. this
Saturday to enable last minute
Easter shoppers to make their
purchases. Regular closing hours
will be observed after Saturday.
Scarborough Heads
County Republicans;
Corridor Opposed
The republican party of Hoke
County held an organizational
meeting at the courthouse last
Saturday afternoon with about
20 present. T. C. Scarborough was
elected county chairman and a
resolution supporting the action
of the county committee in oppos
ing the taking of land in the
county by the Army was passed.
The group also chose a county
executive board consisting of
Frank McGregor, Reid Childress,
Bennie McMinis, A. T. Ashburn,
Melvin Ashburn, Hugh Haire, G.
W. Cox, D. C. Cox, Marcus Cul
brcth and Warren Childress.
Medical Group Holds
District Meeting
The Fifth District Medical So
ciety held its spring meeting at
Pinebluff Sanatarium last Thurs
day with Dr. R. L. Murray, pres
ident, of Raeford, presiding. Prin
cipal speakers were Dr. Ernest H.
Wood of Chapel Hill, Dr. James
Hendrix and Dr. W. G. Anlyan
of Durham and Dr. Fred W.
Langner of Pinebluff.
During the session of the Medi
cal society the ladies auxiliary of
the society held a business ses
sion in the sanatorium's recrea
tion room with Mrs. R. D. Croom
of Maxton, councillor, presiding.
This group heard Mrs. R. D.
McMillan of Red Springs, state
president, tell of plans for the
state convention to be held at the
Carolina Hotel in Pinehurst May
11-13. After the business session
bridge was played, followed by a
social hour.
James Street, author of Chapel
Hill, was speaker at the banquet
which was held at 7:00 p.m. A
delicious meal was served by the
sanatarium. , Dr. and Mrs. R. A.
Matheson and Dr. and Mrs. R. L.
Murray of Raeford attended the
meetings.
Presbytery Men To
Meet April 8 At
Flora Macdonald
The annual meeting of the Men
of the Church of Fayetteville
Presbytery has been set for Wed
nesday, April 8, at 7:00 p.m. at
Flora Macdonald College at Red
Springs.
R. D. McMillan, Jr. of Red
Springs, chairman of the arrange
ments committee, has announced
that the principal speaker will be
Dr. James A. Jones, pastor of the
Meyers Park Presbyterian Church
of Charlotte. Special music will
be supplied by the Flora Mac
donald Glee Club, and a turkey
dinner will be served by the col
lege. Archie Howard, who is chair
man of District Five, urges that
all Presbyterian men of this coun
ty attend this meeting in order to
enjoy the outstanding program
that has been arranged and to
participate in the election of of
ficers for the next year.
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Easter Seal Appeal
Gets Good Results
The response to the appeal for
funds for the North Carolina So
ciety for Crippled children and
Adults has been good during the
first week of the campaign, ac
cording to a report by Mrs. C.
P. Womack.
Mrs. Womack expressed the ap
preciation of the Society to all
those that had sent their contri
butions in and urged those that
still have not turned in to do so
this week.
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NO TOWN PRIMARY
Mayor W. L. Poole announced
this week that the town primary
which had been scheduled for
next Monday, April 6, would not
be held due to the fact that there
is only one set of candidates seek
ing office of mayor and commis
sioners. The election, set for Mon
day, May 4, will be held on schedule.
Cars Involved In
All Cases In
Court Tuesday.
Automobiles figured in all of
the 14 cases tried in Hoke Coun
ty recorder's court before Judge
T. O. Moses Tuesday.
Willie Dobbins, colored, was
charged and found guilty of driv
ing drunk. Sentence was two to
three months to be suspended on
payment of $100 and costs. He
gave notice of appeal and is still
in jail in default of a $250 bond.
His wife, Gladys Dobbins, and her
brother, Curtis Harris, colored,
were each found guilty of inter
fering with an officer in the dis
charge of his duty. She got 60
days suspended on payment of
$2." and costs and he got three to
four months suspended on pay
ment of $50 and costs. They were
charged with interfering with the
officer arresting Willie for driv
ing drunk.
Edwin D. Shuler, white, pled
guilty of driving drunk and got
three months suspended on pay
ment of $100 and costs.
Case in which Charles A. Green,
white, was charged with driving
without a license was dropped
with leave to reopen, as Green
seems to have left for parts unknown.
R. E. Hauber, G. R. Deason and
W. J. Oelsner, all white, each left
a $25 bond for speeding.
James Hollingsworth, colored,
and Willie F. Odom, white, each
paid $10 and costs for having im
proper brakes.
Willie Lee I'jlingsworth, color
ed, pled guilty of following too
close in traffic and causing a
wreck. Judgment was suspended
on payment of costs and damages.
Ira Lamb, colored, got 60 days
suspended on payment of $25 and
costs for careless and reckless
driving and 30 days suspended on
$10 and costs for having an ex
pired chauffeur's license.
Harriet McAllister McCall, col
ored, paid damages and $10 and
costs for careless and reckless
driving.
James F. Williams, white, paid
costs for careless and reckless
driving.
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Medical Auxiliary
Observes Doctor's
Day In County
In 1934 the Southern Medical
Auxiliary adopted a resolution
which designated March 30 of
each year as "Doctor's Day", with
the object of honoring the medi
cal profession and paying tribute
to the doctors.
This particular day was select
ed in memory of March 30, 1842
when Dr. Crawford Long first
used anesthesia, and first obser
vance of the day was in Atlanta,
Ga., in 1935. Since then the day
has been observed in the southern
states, honoring doctors who give
their time and energy to reliev
ing the pain of suffering human
ity. In this community on Monday,
March 30, the Hoke County Medi
cal Auxiliary, Mrs. R. L. Murray,
president, presented a red' car
nation to each doctor in the coun
ty. Stonewall Ruritans
Hold Monthly Meet
The Stonewall Ruritan Club
held Its monthly meeting last
Wednesday night at 7:15 at the
Mildouson School. Supper was
served by the Raedeen Home
Demonstration Club.
Meeting was presided over by
Daniel Mclnnis, president, and
there was discussion of one of the
club's projects, a teen-age club
for the Stonewall community. It
was planned that this club should
meet twice monthly at the Dun
darrach Community house with
Whitcford Jones as chairman.
Guest speaker at the meeting
was W. H. Davis of Hope Mills,
lieutenant governor of the Caps
Fear Ruritan District. His topic
was "What Makes a Good Ruil
tan." Several guests were also
present.
Wrecks Friday And
Monday; Much
Damage, Four Hurt
At about 6:45 p. m. Friday a
1952 Dodge belonging to Dean
White and driven by Jimmy
White collided with a Ford truck
owned and operated by William
Lentz on the curve and hill near
where the old McNeill pond used
to be about six miles east of Rae
ford on the Fayetteville road.
White and his companion, Phillip
Edge, son of Mr. and Mrs. J L.
Edge, were hurt seriously but
not critically, White suffering a
slight brain concussion and both
suffering cuts and bruises. Both
were taken to a Fayetteville
hospital where they stayed until
Monday. Lentz and his compan
ion, S. T. Fellows, were shaken
up and bruised some but were
not hospitalized.
Patrolman D. G. Surratt in
vestigated the accident and says
he gathers from those involved
that the White car had started to
pass another when the driver saw
Lentz coming in his truck. By
then he couldn't get back intoi
his lane, so he turned toward the I
shoulder on the left to avoid a
head-on collision with the truck.
He was unable to miss the truck,
which hit the Dodge in about the
middle of the right side. Both ve
hicles were damaged extensively
and White was charged with
reckless driving by the patrol
man. Gatlin Truck Wrecked
On Monday at about 2:00 p. m.
James T. McNeill was driving a
1947 Ford pick-up truck belong
ing to Robert Gatlin out the Aber
deen road. He started around, a
car just outside town and then
had to apply the brakes, which,
according to McNeill, caught In
only one wheel. This turned the
truck over. McNeill and his com
panion, Joe Newton, were seri
ously but not critically injured
and are both in a hospital. Pat
rolman W. T. Herbin investigated
and charged McNeill with reck
less driving. Damage to the
truck was considerable.
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Lions Club Plans
Wbmanless Wedding
The Raeford Lions club will
present a "Womanless Wedding"
next Friday night, April 10, at
the Hoke High auditorium with
the proceeds to be used to help
pay for the grand piano recent
ly purchased by the high school
music department.
A cast of over thirty will stage
the production which will fea
ture prominent members of the
club and the community in the
roles of bride, bridesmaids, flow
er girls, ushers and other mem
bers of the wedding party.
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Plan Easter Sunrise
Service At Rockfish
The annual joint Easter Sun
rise Service of Parker's Metho
dist, Galatia Presbyterian and
Tabernacle Baptist churches will
be held at Tabernacle church at
6:00 o'clock Easter morning,
April 5.
Mrs. W. B. Heyward of Rae
ford will direct the joint choir,
which has spent much time and
effort in practice and prepara
tion for this service. The public is
extended a cordial invitation to
attend the service by the three
churches.
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J. F. Jordan's Sister
Buried In Mt. Olive
Mrs. Lee Jordan Stewart, 76,
died at the home of her daugh
ter near Faison Saturday after
noon. The funeral services were
conducted Sunday afternoon in
Mt. Olive.
Survivors include a sister; one
brother, J. F. Jordan of Raeford;
several grandchildren and great
grand children.
Funeral services were conduct
ed In the chapel of th Tyndall
Funeral home 1m Mt. Olive with
burial followlr in the King cem
etery near the home of Mrs.
Stewart's daughter.
ARMY UNDERSECRTARY HEARS
DR. WILLIS AND HOKE GROUP
MEETING SATURDAY
TO HEAR REPORT
ON "CORRIDOR" STATUS
J. L. McNeill, chairman of
the county committee opposing
the taking of more land in the
county by the Army, announc
ed yesterday that there would
be a public meeting at the
courthouse Saturday night at
which time the committee
would report to the people on
the situation up to the present
time and the action taken.
He said that a full report
would be made by members of
the committee who went to
Washington this week, and that
a complete and frank estimate
of the situation would be given.
Hoke High Wins
Over Rowland;
First Victory
The Hoke High Bucks won
their first baseball game of the
season last week and also lost
another one as their second week
of the season came to a close.
Wednesday afternoon they de-1
feated Rowland 3-1 and on Friday
afternoon they lost a close one
to Rockingham 2-1.
A complete reversal of the pre
vious weeks play, both of the
games were low scoring ones
compared to the 12-11 and 14-1
games played earlier.
Wednesday afternoon the lo
cals won their first home game
as they scored all three of their
runs in the first inning to defeat
Rowland 3-1. Two bases on balls
coupled with a single by Mc
Phaul and a double by Suppen
field brought in the runs. Row
land scored their single run in
the fifth inning on two walks
and an error. In all, Raeford got
nine hits while Rowland got only
five. Hardin pitched for the lo
cals and walked but four and
struck out one.
Thomas with 2 for three and
Sappenfield with 2 for four were
the leading Bucks hitters.
In Rockingham Friday after
noon the Bucks lost a close game
that saw each team get but two
hits. Rockingham got both of
their hits in the fourth inning
with two walks to score their
two runs. Raeford's lone run
came in the third inning on a
base on balls, a cacrifice and an
infield out.
Bracy went the distance for
the locals, struck out three and
issued five bases on balls. Again
as on Wednesday, Thomas and
Sappenfield with one for three
led the hitters.
In addition to losing the game
Friday the team also lost the
services indefinitely of their
athletic bus. On the return trip
it developed motor trouble and
threw two pistons through the
motor.
Next Wednesday the Bucks
will go to Red Springs for a re
turn game with the Red Devils.
Yesterday afternoon they play
ed Red Springs at amory park.
Pastors Hold Revivals
At Robbins, Mt. Holly
The Rev. Judson Lennon, pas
tor of the Raeford Baptist Church,
is conducting a series of revival
services at the Tuckasegee Bap
tist Church in Mount Holly each
evening this week.
The Rev. W. B. Heyward, pas
tor of the Raeford Presbyterian
church, is preaching at a series of
services at the Elise Presbyterian
Church at Robbins each evening
through Friday of this week.
COURTHOUSE CLOSING
The offices in the Hoke County
courthouse will be closed Mon
day for Easter. They started clos
ing Wednesday afternoon this
week.
Congressman Deane Leads
Delegation To Pentagon;
Raise Sanatorium Issue
Congressman C. B. Deane
headed a North Carolina delega
tion which appeared before Un
dersecretary of the Army Earl
Johnson at the Pentagon in Wash
ington Tuesday and told him that
taking of 44,370 acres of Hoke
County land between Fort Bragg
and Camp Mackall would render
the State Sanatorium at McCain
"inaffective" for the treatment of
Tuberculosis.
Dr. H. S. Willis, superintend
dent of the State's institutions
for the treatment of tuberculosis,
and Dr. W. M. Peck, assistant sup
erintendent at McCain, attended
the conference as representatives
of the State, following passage
last week of a resolution by the
General Assembly asking the
United States government not to
take more of Hoke County for
military use.
Hoke County delegation in
Washington for the conference
included J. L. McNeill, Fulford
McMillan, Rep. Harry A Greene,
N. H. G. Balfour, Robert Gatlin
and Paul Dickson. Malcolm Gil
lis of Seventy-First township,
Cumberland County, also accom
panied the group.
Doctors Willis and Peck flew
to Washington for the conference
Tuesday with the undersecretary
and returned the same day. The
Hoke County group went to
Washington on Sunday night and
returned Wednesday morning.
DEAN SPEAKS FOR GROUP
At the Pentagon conference
Congressman Deane presented the
Hoke County position to the un
dersecretary, reviewing the his
tory of the matter during the
past several months and giving
the reasons Hoke citizens have
taken a stand against the acqui
sition of land in the county by
the Army. Following Mr. Deane's
presentation of these facts Dr.
Willis described in detail the
reasons why he thought the use
of the "corridor" as proposed by
the Army would devalue and
render ineffective the State's in
vestment in the Sanatorium. Pri
mary points made dealt with the
nature of the treatment of tuber
culosis, which involves emotion
al instability in many cases on
the part of patients and for which
the main part af the cure is com
plete serenity, rest and a feeling
of security. He said this could not
be provided at McCain with shells
of large caliber falling within
hearing of the hospital continu
ally. He said further that if the
Army docs insist on taking the
land as planned it should make
provision for complete replace
ment of the institution at another
location. This, he estimated,
would cost somewhere near $15,
000,000.
After hearing from Congress
man Deane, Dr. Willis, and Jesse
Helms, administrative assistant
to Senator Willis Smith, Under
secretary Johnson assured the
group that the Army would give
full consideraion to the points
raised, and said that a full hear
ing in public would be provided.
He said ample notice of the date
and place of the hearing would
be given so that all interested
groups might have time to pre
pare information they wished to
present.
The Hoke County group spent
remainder of the time Monday
and Tuesday conferring with
members of the North Carolina
delegation on the matter. It was
discussed in full with Congress
man Carl Durham, of Chapel
Hill, who is a ranking member
of the House Armed Services
Committee which must review
the matter again if the Army
goes ahead with its plans as al
ready expressed. A conference
was also held with Senator Hom
er Ferguson of Michigan, mem
ber of the Senate Armed Services
Committee, and Senator Pat Mc
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