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The Hoke County Journal
VOLUME XL VIII; NUMBER 9 .
THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1953
RAEFORD, N. C.
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By the Editor
Unofficial reports thii wet lc to
the effect that Governor Umftead
plans to leave the present adjut
ant general of the State in office
will meet the approval of most of
the National Guardsmen in North
Carolina, I believe. North Caro
lina has been almost unique a
mong Southern States in that the
office-of adjutant general has not
been a political appointment
changing with each new governor,
and the National Guard has great
ly benefitted thereby. General
John Hall Manning is the second
adjutant general of the State since
1912, succeeding ' General J. Van
B. Metts during the Scott admin
istration. He is without much
doubt the man best qualified by
training and experience for the
job, and he has taken no active
part in State politics in recent
years. It is heartening to know
that the administrative control of
the National Guard is to continue
on a permanent, non-political
basis, and General Manning's ad-
improve as time passes.
Little story going around here
for some time can now be printed,
1 guess. Story goes that some
months back when the 82nd Divi
sion was on maneuvers away
from Bragg a pay day happened
to come up. Seems that a crowd
in Fayetteville got together and
talked the situation over, with the
result that the mayor went to see
the commanding general at Bragg
and asked that the pay of the
troops be withheld until they got
back there. It is said that the
general of course refused to with
hold the money the men had com
ing, and in no uncertain terms.
This little tale, true or not, cer
tainly illustrates the love of Fay
etteville people for the Fort Bragg
soldiers, how they love them and
why.
Many people, friends of all the
four families who were bereaved
by the accident last week, have
expressed the desire to contribute
something to some sort of memor
ial for the boys. Some of these
ceoDle felt like sendinff flowers
but didn't feel able to send them '
to each family at the same time.
In view of this the members of
Bethel Presbyterian Church have
decided to start a fund to set up j
a memorial to the five. They will
accept contributions from any
who wish to take part, and Mrs.
Julian Wright has been named
treasurer of the fund. The type of
memorial is to be decided later,
and will of course depend on the
amount of money that is contri
buted. I think the idea is certain
ly a good one, and that much
thought should be given to the
type of memorial to be establish
ed. Something which could in
some way continue to help other
young people of the community in
the name of these boys would be
appropriate, it seems tb me. May
be some sort of revolving fund
which could be used to help de
serving youths in some specific
field of endeavor could be work
ed out. Anyway, it's something
most of us will certainly want a
part of, and I know the church
will find the right thing to do.
Someone has remarked after
the article on boll weevil last
week that farmers should pray
for rain instead of spray for wee
vil. That, I expect, is the truth.
There's not going to be much for
the boll weevil to eat in a lot of
places if it doesn't soon rain, a
lot of farmers tell me. I don't
know, myself, as I got cured of
farming several years ago . . . .
vines, stalks and bushes.
Senator Lennon has two people
who have learned the ropes in
Washington in Jesse Helms and
John Slear, and feeling generally
is that he is wise in his decision
to keep them.
Tar Heel Crops Feel
Effects Of Drought .
Raleigh, July 28 Insects and
diseases are reported to be dam
aging Tar Heel crops in some
areas, but dry weather presents
the most serious threat to crops
at the present, according to the
Federal - State Crop Reporting
Service.
In a crop report summary for
the week ended July 25, the
agency reported that soils are
"dry" to "very dry" throughout
most of the state. The condition
of growing crops for the state as
a whole continued to decline dur
ing the week, except in localized
areas.
Boll weevil infestation averages
about 28 per cent, little change
from the previous week.
The condition of the tobacco
crop ranges from poor to very
good throughout the state. The
burley crop in most mountain
counties is said to be in fair con
dition. Other reports follow:
Corn Condition of the crop
dropped slightly during the week.
In the mountain area, where soil
moisture conditions were favor
able the crop is in good to very
good condition. However, in the
Piedmont it Is reported in only
fair condition, with a few local
ities reporting "poor."
Cotton Fair to excellent, with
good predominating throughout
the state.
Peanuts Fair to very good.
Soybeans Generally in fair to
good condition, with poor pre
vailing in all areas except the cen
tral coastal plains counties.
Hay crops 'Fair to good.
' Appjes Harvest of crop is a
bout one-third complete. Condi
tion la fair to good.
Peaches Harvest averages a
bout two-thirds complete. Good to
fair condition.
Members Of Congress
To Address Meets Of
Cotton Growers, FCX
Raleigh Three members of
Congressional agriculture commit
tees will take part in the annual
meeting of the Farmers Coopera
tive Exchange and the N. C. Cot
ton Growers Association in Ra
leigh September 8, according to
M. G. Mann, general manager of
the two farm organizations.
Principal speaker will be Clif
ford R. Hope of Kansas, chair
man of the House committee on
agriculture. Also included in the
program will be two members of
the North Carolina delegation:
Clyde R. Hoey of Shelby, a mem
ber of the Senate agriculture
committee, and Harold D. Cooley
of Nashville, ranking minority
member of Congressman Hope's
committee.
One of the features of this year's
program will be a question-and-answer
session during which se
lected questions on farm prob
lems will be directed to a panel
composed of the three members
of Congress, plus Dr. D. W. Col
vard, newly appointed dean of the
N. C. State College School of Ag
riculture, and Dr. L. Y. Ballen
tine, North Carolina commission
er of agriculture.
Farm people from North and
South Carolina have been sending
in questions at a steady rate dur
ing the past month, Mann said.
Shortly before the meeting a com
mittee from State College will
screen the lot and select ten or
more questions considered most
appropriate or timely.
Mann said the questions sub
mitted thus far indicate farm
people are deeply concerned over
the outlook for agriculture. Many
questions have to do with falling
farm prices and the rising cost of
production. Others deal with spe
cific parts of the federal farm
program, while' still others have
to do with research, irrigation,
and other state and local prob
lems. The annual meeting of the two
associations .usually attracts a
round 5.000 farm people to Ra
leigh's Memorial Auditorium. In
dications are a record-breaking
crowd will attend this year's ses
sion, Mann said.
Judge Sends GI,
Handy With Gun,
Away For 90 Days
A' soldier, giving the name of
Charles Fisher, white, appeared
in recorder's court before Judge
T. O. Moses Tuesday morning and
entered a plea of guilty of assault
with a deadly weapon. It appear
ed that he had become somewhat
aggravated with some people in a
car at the restaurant just outside
town on the Fayetteville road, and
had discharged firearms at them.
Fortunately, he was not much of
a marksman, but Judge Moses
took a serious view of the matter
and gave him 90 days, to be su
spended on payment of a fine of
$250 and court costs and a year's
probation. He went to the roads.
Another crowd, out for a good
time along Rockfish creek one
night last week, also got sentences
as well as a good lecture on the
evils of drinking and frolicking
by the judge. Ralph Cox and his
wife, Bertha Cox, 'Edward Webb
and Leamon Tart, all white, pled
guilty of being publicly drunk and
of illegally possessing the white
lightning they were drinking. Cox
and his wife and Webb each got
60 days, to be suspended on pay
ment of $50 each and costs and
a year of good behavior. Cox went
to the roads, his wife is still in
jail, and Webb made a bond to
get out and get up the money to
pay off. Tart got 30 days to be
suspended on the same conditions,
but he went to the roads.
Marvin Blue, white, was found
guilty of forcible trespass, and
was fined $23 and court costs.
James Long, white, had to pay
$10 and costs for being drunk and
disorderly, and also got 30 days
suspended on payment of $25 and
costs for damage to the jail while
in that condition.
Ernest Burke and Will Burke,
both colored, each paid $10 and
costs for public drunkenness.
June Breeden, colored, paid
costs for careless and reckless
driving.
Ross Ballentine, colored, pled
guilty of failing to stop at a stop
sign. Judgment was suspended on.
payment of costs.
Eward Wilkerson, colored, was
found guilty of driving after his
license was revoked. Sentence was
60 days to be suspended on pay
ment of $200 and costs.
John McNeill, white man who
was convicted last week of a sec
ond offense of driving drunk, was
again charged with the same of
fense, having been arrested on
Friday.' It appeared that McNeill
had been committed on Monday
to the alcoholic division of the
State Hospital in Raleigh, so the
case was continued.
James Lee, white oil truck
driver, and Barney Kelly, color
ed, were each charged with care
less and reckless driving as a re
sult of damage to their vehicles
when the truck was backing up on
a highway on the Wire road In
Stonewall Township. The judge
found each guilty of violating the
traffic laws and let each pay
costs in his case.
J. H. Rennick, colored, paid $10
and costs for speeding.
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Roy Wood Taking
Jet Pilot Training
Aviation Cadet Roy W. Wood,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Glenn W.
Wood, 507 Main Street, Raeford,
is nearing completion of jet pilot
training.
During his training at the Na
tion's first jet fighter school, he
will fly the T-28, dual-seat, conventional-type
trainer, and the
T-33, only dual-seat jet trainer.
Upon successful completion of
a gruelling six months of inten
sive flying, academic and mili
tary training, this pilot trainee
will earn his wings and second
lieutenant's commission in the
USAF to take his place as a de
fender of democracy in the best
trained air force in the world.
Miss Doris Keith of New York
City Is visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. A. C. Keith.
John K. Parker On
FHA Committee
John K. Parker, Route 2, Rae
ford, was appointed to the Farm
ers Home Administration com
mittee for Hoke County this week,
Hubert C. Chaney, local super
visor for the agency, announced
Wednesday. The appointment was
made by J. B. Slack, state direc
tor at Raleigh.
Mr. Parker is a farmer and
long-time resident of the Way
side community. His experience
in developing a successful family
type farm fits him well for his
new assignment in aiding other
farmers to do the same. He will
serve three years.
The supervisor explained that
the county committee must ap
prove all applications for Farm
ers Home Administration credit
before loans can be made. When
a real estate loan is being consid
ered to buy, enlarge, or develop
a farm, or to improve housing and
farm buildings, the committee
also determines how much the
farm is worth as security for the
loan.
Advice of the committeemen is
sought on good farm manage
ment and on the refinancing of
Farmers Home Administration
loans when borrowers build up
enough equity in their property
to get credit from local banks or
other lenders. Farmers who can
get private or cooperative credit
are not eligible for loans from
the agency.
Mr. Parker succeeds J. DeWitt
Tapp .of Raeford, whose Jhree
year term expired June 30. Mem
bers who continue to serve are
W. M. Monroe, Route 2, Raeford,
and G. C. Lytle, Route 1, Red
Springs.
Mr. Lytle will serve as commit
tee chairman through next June.
Lennon Plans To
Keep Helms, Slear
Sen. Lennon (D-NC) issued a
statement saying he hoped both
Jesse Helms and John Slear will
remain on his office staff.
Both men served the late Sen.
Willis Smith (D-NC), whom Len
non replaced. Helms was admin
istrative assistant to Smith and
Slear was secretary.
They have remained in those
Jobs with Lennon at his request
and they told a reporter today
they plan to stay. Helms is form
erly of Raleigh and Slear of Char
lotte. Lennon's statement said: "Spec
ulation suggesting I am contem
plating changes in my staff is en
tirely unjustiifed. I think it is
only proper that I clarify the sit
uation. I have not given thought
to contacting directly or indirect
ly a successor either for Helms or
Slear. Nor have I authorized any
one to make such contacts in my
behalf. I am hopeful that both
will remain to assist me."
Younger Snead Is
Area ADA Chairman
Younger Snead of Hoke Auto
Company, Raeford, has accepted
the appointment of Area Chair
man for the North Carolina Auto
mobile Dealers Association it was
announced today by Association
President T. L. Black of Pinehurst.
In making the announcement
President Black indicated that
Snead will represent the State
and National Automobile Dealers
Associations in this County dur
ing the coming year. Black stress
ed the importance of this position,
stating that Area Chairmen serve
as liaison between individual new
car and truck dealers and the As
sociation headquarters.
B i
PLAN REVIVAL SUNDAY
Revival services will stait Sun
day night, August 2, at the
Church of God of Prophecy on the
Aberdeen road just outside of
Raeford. The preaching will be by
the Rev. Robert Stump, evange
list, and the public Is welcome,
according to the Rev. Floyd B.
Haywood, pastor.
Guard Unit Plans
Annual Camp Trip
Battery A, 130th Antiaircraft
Battalion, local unit of the North
Carolina National Guard, is busy
getting ready for its annual trip
to Camp Stewart, Ga., for 15 days
of summer training, according to
Captain Edwin D. Newton, com
manding officer, and Warrant
Officer Roger W. Dixon, unit ad
ministrator. The battery will
leave on Sunday, August 16 for
Camp Stewart, and will return
on Sunday, August 31.
Mr. Dixon said that the unit
now has a strength of five offi
cers, one warrant officer and 92
enlisted men. There, are still sev
eral vacancies in the unit for men
who wish to attend camp with
the battery, but due to admini
strative detail of enlisting men
no new enlistments will be ac
cepted after Monday night, Aug
ust 3.
The local battery will go with
from 12 to 15 hundred other North
Carolina guardsmen to the Geor
gia camp and will be under the
command of Colonel Kenneth M.
Corbett of Wilmington while
there. Other units of the 130th
battalion, under the command of
Lt. Colonel William Lamont, Jr.,
of Raeford will attend from St.
Pauls, Red Springs, Sanford and
Southern Pines. Col. Corbett
commands the 252nd AAA Group
from Wilmington with the 725th
and 150th Battalions. The 150th
will be attending its first sum
mer encampment since returning
from a year of active federal ser
vice. It is commanded by Lt. Col.
Benjamin Piatt of Wilmington,
and the 725th Is commanded by
Major John C. Maultsby of White
ville. The 94th Army Band of Raleigh
also will attend camp with the
252nd Group and the 130th Bat
talion. o
Curbs Not Set
For Cotton Yet .
The question of whether acre
age allotments and 'marketing
quotas will be imposed on next
year's cotton crop may not be de
cided until October 15.
The law gives Secretary of Ag
riculture Benson until that date
to make a decision.
Benson's action will be deter
mined by the size of this year's
crop. The first official forecast for
the crop will be issued by the de
partment on Aug. 10. A later re
port on Oct. 8 could be expected
to give a better picture of the
crop.
Controls probably would be in
voked, if this year's production
exceeds 12,000,000 bales, officials
said. a
A planting report issued July 8
indicated that sufficient land had
been planted to cotton this year to
produce a crop of more than 13,
000,000 bales if acre yields were
favorable. However, some of the
cotton has been affected by
drought.
The department will await the
August production forecast before
starting any preliminary. work on
controls.
Meanwhile, Congress has been
debating legislation which would
change the basis determining al
lotments for various producing
areas. Far Western states con
tend that they would be forced to
take excessive reduction in acre
ages under terms of the law as
it is now written.
RAEDEEN "BAKE" SALE
The Raedeen Home Demonstra
tion Club will sponsor a Bake and
Fresh Vegetable Sale on Friday
afternoon, July 31, on main street
near the A & P store. The sale
will begin at 3:30 o'clock. Club
members invite the people of
Raeford to stop by the sale when
they do their marketing on Fri
day afternoon.
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Mrs. Paul Dickson, Sr. is a
patient at the Marine Hospital at
Camp Lejeune.
Border Belt Markets
Prepare To Begin
Selling Season Mon.
With South Carolina's 11 flue
cured tobacco markets opening
the 1953 selling season today the
eight markets of North Carolina's
Border Belt are ready to start
receiving on Friday for their
opening sales on Monday, August
3.
Markets to open on Monday are
Lumberton, Fairmont, Whiteville,
Fayetteville, Clarkton, Chadbourn,
Fair Bluff and Tabor City.
W. P. Hedrick, North Carolina
tobacco marketing specialist, said
this week that "drought hangs
like a spectre over some eastern
and central North Carolina Coun
ties." Discussing the question of prices
on warehouse floors, Hedrick said
that "farm prices generally are
declining, but tobacco averaged
$51.89 a hundred during the open
ing week of sales on the Georgia
Florida belt. With the prospects
of favorable quality tobacco being
offered on our markets and the
increased need for larger quant-
ities of cigarette tobacco by the
domestic companies, there is all
reason to believe that the averages
for our crop will be equal to or
above the Georgia-Florida aver
age." Hedrick said that Tar Heel far
mers should dispose of about 900
million pounds of tobacco for more
than 450 million dollars during
the next 85 days.
In Hoke County tobacco quality
has been considerably damaged
by dry weather recently, but in
several areas of the county show
ers have fallen in time to help it.
There has been no appreciable
rainfall in the immediate vicinity
of Raeford in a good many weeks.
While the quality is hurt, farmers
say that it hasn't gone so far lt
can't come back if they just get
a little rain.
Rehearing Asked
On Phone Rates
The attorney general's office
has asked the Utilities Commis
sion to reconsider its decision
authorizing the Carolina Tele
phone and Telegraph Co., to in
crease its rates.
The appeal means the case may ing August 10. North Wilmington
wind up in the courts. meets Jacksonville there on Mon-
About two weeks ago CT&T (.day, August 3.
was authorized to increase its! -
rates by $537,210 a year. CT&T'sj
petition had been opposed by the
attorney general's office and a
number of eastern North Carolina
towns and communities.
If the petition for rehearing is
denied by the commission, it will
be up to Atty. Gen. Harry Mc
Mullan's office to decide whether
to appeal the case to the courts.
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Scout Honor Court Ir
Red Springs Friday
July Court of Honor for the
Western District of the Cape Fear
Area Council of Boy Scouts of
America will be held next Fri
day night, July 31, in the Red
Springs High School at 8:00 p. m.
Presentation of the Eagle Scout
award will be made to Willie
Dorman, son of Mr. and Mrs. W.
P. Dorman, of Red Springs. ,
Merit badges and other awards
will also be presented to scouts Sara Neal Stephens, Eloise Mc
from the troops in Hoke, Scotland, Gill, Joyce Conoly, Josephine
and Western Robeson Counties
which make up the Western Dis
trict.' All scouts, parents and friends
of scouting are invitecK to attend
the ceremony.
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Baseball School In
Red Springs Aug. 3-5
The Philadelphia Athletics will
hold a tryout Camp and Baseball
School in Red Springs, August 3,
4, and 5. Scout M. C. Norris will
be in charge assisted by Joe O'
Rourke of Philadelphia.
All boys between ages of 17
and 25 who have completed their
high school eligibility are Invited
to attend, and should bring shoes
and glove. There is no tuition fee
and boys signed to contracts will
be refunded their expenses.
Players Picked
For Little League
Playoff Monday
Names of players from Raeford
land Aberdeen teams of the Aber-
deen-Raeford Little League were
announced this week as the boys
got down to hard work in prepa
ration for their playoff game a
gainst South Wilmington in Ab
erdeen Monday. The roster in
cludes three Raeford boys, two
from the Indians and one from
the Tigers.
Dickie Hendley and Jerry Wil
liams were picked by the four
managers for the squad from the
Indians, and Willie Hodgin, Jr.,
from the Tigers. The entire squad
was picked by the four managers
by ballot and includes six players
from the Aberdeen Cards and five
from the Cubs in addition to the
Raeford boys. From the Cubs
Raymond Wilson, Herman Ritter,
Sterling Carrington, Billy Marts,
and Tommie Smith were chosen.
rn-ita mhn irlll nlav QT0 Ifarvh
S(jnny Jesgie m.
liford, Jimmy Veasey, SherriU
Babbs and Wade Lewis.
The game will be played in the
Aberdeen Little League park at
Colonial Heights in Aberdeen
Monday, August 3, at 5:00 o'clock.
Following the game there will be
a supper for the players of the
two all-staj teams, managers, of
ficials and invited guests at the
Aberdeen Lake.
Manager of the Aberdeen-Rae-ford
all-star team is Leonard
Sanders of Aberdeen, and George
Willcox, Jr., of Raeford is his as
sistant. Umpires for the game
Monday will be John Helms of
Raeford,' chief; Robert Lee and
Landon Tyson of Aberdeen and
Ray Griffin of Raeford.
Arrangements for the game
have been made by Dean C.
White, personnel manager of the
Robbins Mill in Raeford, who is
tournament director , for district
2. In the event that the Aberdeen
Raeford all-stars and the North
Wilmington all-stars are winners
on Monday they will meet in the
Raeford Little League park on
Wednesday for the district title
and the right to play in the State
I Tournament in Greensboro start-
42 Registered For
HDC Mountain Tour
The following people have re
gistered to go on the mountain
tour which is sponsored by the
Hoke County Home Demonstra
tion Clubs: Mesdames G. C. Lytle,
Lacy McFadyen, F. K. Watson,
Sr., Jim Reynolds, Bill Powell,
B. F. McGregor, J. A. Jones, John
Baker, N. A. Maxwell, D. D.
Koonce, W. I. Strider, Will Mc
Bryde, R. H. Livingston, Lucy
Smith, D. R. Huff, Sr., A. W.
Wood, Frank Davis, N. H. G. Bal
four, C. L. Wood, M. L. Wood,
Foster McBryde, L. A. McGugan,
Will Hare, R. W. Posey, Stanley
Crawley, J. A. Love, L. M. Max
well, Maude Gillis, e! L. Mc
Keithan, Dan McMillan, G. B.
Rowland, Lee Carter, Misses An-
nie McKeithan, Isabel McFadyen,
Hall, Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Lang,
James Carter, Angus McFadyen,
Mrs. Lena Jones and Mrs. Alex
McFadyen.
The group will leave from In
front of the Raeford Courthouse
promptly at 7:30 on Tuesday
morning, August 4th.
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NEW HUNTING LICENSES
District Game Protector H. R.
McLean said this week that 1953
54 hunting licenses are now on
sale with agents in the county.
All licenses now held by sports
men are void after July 31 except
the regular fishing license, which
expires December 31. Those who
hunt and fish will save money by
purchasing the combination hunt
ing and fishing licenses, McLean
said.