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lie oereal voici or ftllDOM CUVUDIAJS Of UBIMT voici or V cuajwiak MIIDOM liiti OMIBUTT I Home I The Hoke County News The Hoke County Journal VOLUME XLVIII; NUMBER 4 THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1953 RAEFORD, N. C. TEN CENTS PER COPY $3.00 PER YEAR News -J 251 Vigi I Wry -I By the Editor The number of people who have commented to me about It have convinced me that I am not the only one who disagrees with the county board of educa tion in their decision that the Racford Elementary School docs not need a principal who does not teach. Of course I know that the ones who don't agree with me and who do agree with the board are those who will not mention it to me, so I don't know how many people feci as the members of the board do. I do, however, know that quite a few agree with me, and I feel that if we can keep this subject alive something may be accomplished in another year anyway. I do not intend to let it die. Rube Poole Week was wound up with his friends giving him a trip to Washington and New York over the week-end, where he saw the sights and several major league baseball games. He was accompanied by Mitchell Ep stein and Lonnie Teal. Lawrence McNeill, Harry Greene, Crawford Thomas and myself, in Washing ton trying to hit another lick at Army's effort to take Hoke land, sat with them at one ball game and all seemed to have a mighty good time. Washington ar ""leve land were playing am. Rube said that Clyde Upchurch, who was also there, was good enough 30 years ago to play Infield on either team. Well, I don't know how good Clyde was, of course, but those boys on the field could certainly handle the ball. It was a lot of fun watching a game with a pair who know the game as Rube and Clyde do and hearing their comments on the technical aspects of the game . . . what each player could and couldn't do, and who in the past could do it better. About the land situation, thej committee has contacted and en-1 listed the support of just about' everyone in position to do any- thing for us, and these people are pledged to help where and when they can. This being done, there is nothing to do but wait for the next move by the Army. With only about five more weeks of Congress probable, we are hop ing that it is fast getting too late for the Army to do anything this session. While this thinking may be in error, I believe the com mittee and the members of Con gress who support its stand feel a little more encouraged with each day that passes. As to defin ite information on the matter one way or another, I wouldn't even chance a guess as to when that may be forthcoming. Suggestion has been made that one way to slow down some of the speeding in town would be to put more stop lights around. I don't know what' installation and operation costs on these are, but it would surely be one way to do it. That, it seems to me, is going to be about the only way traffic up and down Main Street can be slowed. There should be lights at the corner at the bank and at the courthouse. That would fix 'em. I also hear that Mayor Alfred Cole and the police force are teaching a few speeders a lesson, having caught and fined several lately. That will slow them down, too, if kept up. The Fourth of July, as I see it, is a patriotic holiday and should be observed on the fourth, not the sixth or any other day in order to use the Fourth in the eternal chase for a buck. It's a free country, thank God, and we can do as we please, but I don't think it right to move the holi day from the anniversary of our Declaration of Independence to some other day for business rea sons. While I hate to bite the hand that feeds me, them's my sentiments. Philippi Church Sets Homecoming Sunday (contributed) On Sunday, June 28, past and present members of the Phillippl Presbyterian church, and their friends, will meet at the church to celebrate their annual home coming. The church history begins with a deed of Allen McCaskill, who In I860 deeded eight acres of land for the purpose of a Presbyterian church. In 1886 Rev. A. McQueen be gan to preach once a month at the present cemetery of the Phil lippi church. In January 1887 a congrega tional meeting was held and it was unanimously resolved to build a church. A survey follow ed by Rod McMillan and ap pointed comittees chose a build ing site. In April 1887 a petition which bore the signature of more than (Continued On Page 4) REV. WALLACE ELLIS PLANS REVIVAL SERIES The Rev. Wallace M. Ellis, pastor of the Union Baptist church of Richwood, Ohio, will begin revival services Sunday evening, June 28 under a gospel tent lo cated at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Ellis, on the Turnpike Road. The services will be held nightly beginning at 8 o'clock and will continue through Sunday, July 5. The public is cordially invited to attend. U Neill S. Stubbs Dies Saturday; Funeral At Ephesus Monday Neill Shockler Stubbs of Rae ford, route two, died Saturday in a Fayetteville hospital. He was born in Richmond county, the son of John Wellington Stubbs and Catherine McKenzie Stubbs. He was a civilian employe of the Post Engineers at Fort Bragg for the past nine years and was a member of Sandy Grove Meth odist church. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Alma McMillan Stubbs; twe sons, Curnie and Charles Stubbs of Fayetteville; one daughter, Mrs. Catherine Wood of Rock fish; two sisters, Mrs. R. L. Mc Fadyen and Mrs. Minnie McMil lan of Racford, route two; one brother, Hoover Stubbs of Rae ford; and eight grandchildren. Funeral services were held Monday at 3 p. m. at Ephesus Baptist church, conducted by the Rev. E. C. Taylor, assisted by Rev. N. P. Eden and Rev. D. E. Miller. Pallbearers were John Ailen Jones, Lennon McFadyen, Brown Hendrix, M. A. Mclnnis, Clifford Bostic, Eleby Jackson, . o Mrs. Mary P. Bethea, Of Rockfish, Passes Mrs. Mary Portia Bethea, 72, beloved and respected citizen of Rockfish, died last Friday morn ing, June 19, 1953 in a Fayette ville hospital after a long illness. She. was a daughter of the late Neal Black Lindsay and Mary Jane Carmichael Lindsay, and had been a life-long member of Galatia Presbyterian church. She is survived by one brother, A. G. Lindsay, of Memphis, Ten nessee and a number of nieces and nephews, her husband, Frank lin Pierce Bethea, having preced ed her to the grave by thirteen years. Funeral services were held at Galatia Presbyterian church con ducted by Rev B. O. Shannon, assisted by Rev. D. E. Miller. In terment was in Cross Creek cem etery in Fayetteville. Active pall bearers were Gilbert Ray, J. McN. Gillis, Graham Monroe, John Parker, E. T. Brock, Sr., D. A. Gillis and Donald Wood. 0 AT KIVVANIS CONVENTION T. O. Moses and Marion Gatlin of the Racford Kiwanis Club at tended the convention of Kiwanis International in New York City the first three days of the week. They left on Saturday. Miss Hoke County -1953 t;f ii tr i SARAH JANE COLE Mayor Alfred Cole Crowns Daughter County Beauty Queen Friday Night Miss Hoke County II, the new queen for 1953 is Miss Sarah Jane Cole, daughter of Mayor and Mrs. Alfred Cole. She was crown ed at the end of the beauty pa eant held last Friday night in the Hoke County high school audi torium. Sarah Jane will represent Rae ford and Hoke County in the State beauty pageant which will be held in Morehead City July 15, 16, and 17. The winner will represent North Carolina in the "Miss America" contest which will be held in At lantic City, N. J., late in August. From a field of eight which saw Miss Cole crowned, runners up were Miss Katherine MacDon ald, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. K. A. MacDonald in second place and in third place was Miss Annie Blue Cameron, daughter of Mrs. Leon Cameron. Between 300 and 400 persons crowded into the Hoke High Au ditorium to see the array of ta lent presented to the audience in bathing suits and evening dress es. Their talent demonstration was given in street dresses or appropriate costumes. One of the best dances in recent years, from the standpoint of the crowd, fol lowed in the armory with Hal Gore and his orchestra providing the music. For the second straight year Vestal Taylor, news director and comentator of Radio Station WFNC in Fayetteville, acted as master of ceremonies. The contestants appeared first in their bathing suits and then after John Davis sang "Where Is Your Heart" they appeared in street dresses for their talent. Annie Blue Cameron, daughter of Mrs. Leon Cameron and sponsor ed by Israel Mann recited 'Casey at the Bat". Betty Nixon, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Nixon and sponsored by Bill's Motor Company, sang "Cowboy Sweet heart" accompanied by Autry Collins and 'Shorty' Miller. Jean Carroll Sherill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hector McNeill, Jr., 6f j f 2 and sponsored by Howell Drug Company recited "Our Hired Girl". Joan Sinclair, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Sinclair and sponsored by Dundarrach Trad ing Company sang " A Kiss in the Dark". Katherine MacDonald, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. K. A. MacDonald and sponsored by J. W. Canaday recited a poem, "Don't You Be What You Ain't". Fannette Gore, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Gore and sponsor ed by Baucom's Appliance Com pany gave a dance interpreta tion of "Stardust". Pat Lamont, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Lamont, Jr., and sponsor ed by C. P. Kinlaw, Jeweler, gave a recitation "Guilty or Not Guilty". Sarah Jane Cole, daugh ter of Mayor and Mrs. Alfred Cole and sponsored by Home Food Market sang "Side by Side". Mrs. Doris Austin was pianist for the pageant. In the drawing for the TV set, James Radcliff of Raeford won the prize and it was presented to him after the pageant. Many pretty and useful gifts were presented' to the winners of the pageant by business firms in and near Raeford. Mills To Close For Vacations Next Week Robbins Mills and Para Thread Co. will close their plants here next week for vacations. They will close Saturday and will re open on Monday, July 6. Personnel in both mills quali fying will receive vacation pay, and others will have the week off. 0 D. J. DALTON ILL D. J. Dalton, manager of the Lumbee River Electric Member ship Corporation, who lives in Raeford, suffered a heart attack last Thursday, and was taken to Scotland Memorial hospital. He suffered another attack on Sat urday, but is reported to have shown some improvement since. Vice Recorder Fines Speeders In Court Tuesday Vice Recorder J. M. Andrews, substituting for Judge T. O. Moses, dealt mainly with speeders in the ten cases tried and com pleted in Recorder's Court Tues day morning. All but four of the cases were for exceeding the speed limit. Those paying $10 and costs of court for speeding were Gene Speece, James Albert Smith, and Glenn Frost, all white soldiers, Lawrence M. Moore, white. Leaving $25 bond for the same offense were Joseph Watsun, white tourist and E. L. Mathias, colored. Thomas M. McCormick, col ored soldier, paid a $10 fine and costs for passing a vehicle in the face of oncoming traffic. Pat R. Rarson, white soldier was taxed with the costs for careless and reckless driving. James Scott and Marybelle Strong, Indians, were found guilty of immoral conduct and each received a six-months sen tence; his on the roads and hers to be worked out at the jail. For selling blocks of wood that didn't belong to him, Floyd Cameron, white, received a six month sentence upon his paying Glenn Sessoms, owner of the wood in question, $46 and fine of $25 and the costs. Hoke To Get 2 More Roads Paved Soon Bids were opened Tuesday in Raleigh for 11 new State High way Commission projects with this County having 7.9 miles of the total 60.74 miles of road work contemplated. Bids on the work totalled $811, 141 and included 11 structures in addition to the 60.74 miles of paving and improving. The Propst Construction Com pany, Inc., of Concord submit ted the low bid of $18,362.40 for the work to be done in Hoke county which includes: 5.4 miles of bituminous surface treatment from Wire Road, 1.4 miles east of Dundarrach, southeast to road junction 0.4 miles north of NC 20; from Rockfish-Raeford road, 2.5 miles west of Rockfish, south east to road junction at Rock fish Creek. FARM ITEMS County Agent WEEVIL SITUATION IN HOKE COUNTY Early square counts in Hoke County for boll weevil damage shows a high infestation on un treated fields. This count runs from 17 to 34 with reports of some fields in the county run ning higher. Prospects now look bright for a good cotton crop if we control the boll weevil. It would be wise to start spraying and dusting immediately if pos sible. Applications should be con tinued as long as the weevil pop ulation and damage stays high. This can be determined by ex amining the squares for punct ures. This square count should be made every five days and if the punctured squares go as high as 10, the cotton should be dusted or sprayed at 5 day in tervals. The recommended materials for treating are 3 BHC 5 DDT at the rate of 10 pounds per acre as a dust; 20 Toxaphene at 10 to 15 pounds per acre as a dust or 2 lbs. per acre as a spray; or 2 Aldrin 50 DDT at the rate of 10 pounds per acre as a dust or 1-4 lb. Aldrin 1-2 lb. DDT as a spray. Any of these mater ials will give a good control on the weevil. Mr. and Mrs. Israel Mann and daughters spent Sunday at Wrightsville Beach. Miss Shirley Mann remained there for a visit with relatives. Hoke Men Attend County Officials Meet In Asheville A five man delegation from this county attended the annual con vention of the North Carolina Association of county commis sioners and accountants in Ashe ville Saturday through Wednes day. Those attending were Chair man Fulford McMillan and Commissioners N. H. G. Balfour, County Accountant J. A. Me Googan, Senator J. Benton Thom as, and F. Knox Watson, former chairman of the Hoke board and former president of the associa tion. Balfour appeared on the prom-am and delivered an address on the attempt by the Army to an nex more Hoke county land for use as a firing range. He is also to deliver a similar address to the National Association of County Officials at their conven tion in Boston next month. Little League Indians Defeat Tigers Twice A bases-loaded single in the bottom of the second inning scored two runs for the Raeford Indians Wednesday afternoon and enabled them to defeat the Rae ford Tigers 5-4. The Tigers jumped into, an early lead in the top of the first inning as they got one run on three bases on balls and a wild pitch. They scored again in the second inning on two walks and a fielder's choice. The Tigers kept their two run lead until the Indians scored for the first time in the fourth in ning on a walk, fielder's choice and a hit batsman. Each team scored in the fifth inning with the Tigers scoring one run off Henley on two walks, an error and a wild pitch. In the bottom of the fifth the Indians tied the score at 3-all as they scored twice on two hits and an error. The score remained tied until the top of the seventh in ning as Hodgin, the Tiger pitcher, got the first hit off Henley and then stole second and went to third base on a wild pitch. He scored the tie-breaking run on a bounding ball to first base and slid home under the throw. But it wasn't the ball game yet as Hodgin, who had pitched su perb ball, walked three men in a row in the bottom of the sev enth to set the stage for Jerry Williams base hit to score Larry Phillips and Dickie Henley. The Raeford Indians jumped on three Tiger pitchers for 13 hits and five bases on balls to score 14 runs Monday afternoon and defeat the Tigers 14-7. It was a wide open game from the start as each team scored in the first inning; the Indians scor ing one time on one hit, one walk and one hit batsman. The Tigers scored twice on three Walks and an error. ' The Tigers did the rest of their scoring in the third and sixth innings, one run in the third and four in the sixth. The Indians scored two in the second, four in the fourth and seven in the sixth. McCaskell started for the Ti gers on the mound and gave way to Byrd in the third inning. Phil lips was the Indian pitcher. Lead ing the 13 hit attack for the In dians was Cameron with 2 for 3 and Henley with 3 for 5. Henley was the big gun as he drove in 6 runs with two home runs. Fair cloth and McDonald with 2 for 4 led the Tigers. Next game for the little lea guers will be July 6. Stores Undecided About Taking Fourth Most of the stores here in town are not definite about when and if they are going to close for the Fourth of July. The Merchants Division of the Chamber of Com merce is trying to get the busi ness houses to close on July 6th. Final and definite information will be given next week, if such exists by that time. Carolinas Ginners Told That Cotton 0utlookJsBright Cotton ginners from seven counties, meeting in Dunn Wed nesday for the annual session of the Central District of the Caro linas Ginners Association were given an optimistic outlook for the season and were told that the National Cotton Council is find ing more and more uses for cot ton. Charles E. Boyce, Jr. of Char lotte, representative ot the coun cil, told of the efforts being made to promote the use of cotton and the research program to find new uses for the lint. He reported that coti ni is again stylish in the women's clothing field and that the biggest pro motion of cotton is now taking place in ladies' clothing. Myres W. Tilghman, of Dunn, president of the Carolinas Gin ners Association, presided over the meeting, held in the General Lee Room of Johnson's Restaur ant. Today's meeting was one of six to be held in the two Caro linas. Present for the meeting were ginners of Harnett, Johnson, Sampson, Cumberland, Robeson, Lee and Hoke counties. Speakers included representa tives of agriculture, the cotton manufacturing industry and offi cials of State College Extension Service. POISON FOR WEEVILS , Reports were heard from each county that the cotton crop is good despite the fact that boll weevil infestation is heavy. The ginners said they were stepping up promotion of poisoning efforts to kill the weevils. Two panel discussions were held. Wernon W. Hill, of Raleigh, was moderator of a discussion on "Technical Problems." Members of the panel were: George Len nard and Lee O. Penno of Wil son, Pat Jones and Candler C. Miller of Raleigh. The second panel discussion, "The Ginners Interest in Cotton Quality," was moderated by D. H. Stancil of the U. S. Depart ment of Agriculture in Raleigh. Members of the panel were: O. L. Stubbs of Fayetteville, T. H. Sansom of Dunn, and Fred P. Johnson of Raleigh. During the business session, Mr. Tilghman and Clyde E. Up church, Jr., of Raeford, were re-elected to the board of direc tors of the Carolinas Ginners As sociation as representatives of the Central District. A report of the ginners asso ciation's past year was given by Cliff Hardy of Bennettsville, S. C, executive secretary-treasurer. A luncheon was held at noon. President Tilghman said he was highly encouraged over reports made at the session. Hoke Home Agent Named Secretary State Association Miss Josephine Hall, Home Demonstration Agent for Hoke of the North Carolina Home De monstration Agent's Association for 1954 at elections during the Farm and Home Week held in Raleigh recently. Other officers elected were Miss Rebecca Collwell, of New Bern, President; Mrs. Ona Hum phrey, Wilson, First Vice Presi dent; Miss Mary Comwell of Waynesville, Second Vice Presi dent; Miss Marion Bullard of Reidsville, Third Vice President; and Miss Lucille Tatum, Gastonia Treasurer. The NCHDAA is made up of approximately 185 Home Demon stration and Assistant Home De monstration Agents in the 100 North Carolina counties. Miss Hall will finish out the unexpired term of the present secretary beginning in July and will serve the entire year of 1954.
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