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N Jo ureal ews gumma or iiBCin voici or HUIDOM The Hoke County New The Hoke County Journal VOLUME XL VIII; NUMBER 15 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1953 RAEFORD, N. C. TEN CENTS PER COPY $3.00 PER YEAR von? r nil m Jh ' ' OUAXUtAN YJn or use' By The Editor Regarding the rather frequent turnover in county (arm agents in Hoke County, it has been my impression that there must be a reason why they don't stay here. People in other lines of work us ually go or stay for one of two reasons, except in unusual cases, and these are working conditions and pay, in that order. I have not been able to get sufficient information to reach any reli able, conclusion as to the situation on pay in this county as compar ed to other counties.. I have been able to learn that there are 11 counties in North Carolina with about the same or less property valuation as Hoke County which have more county farm agents employed than does this county. Until I can see some statistics to show that these counties have a better farm income, per family or per person, than Hoke County, T Mii1rln't mm mi, mJ ,1.1. county is wrong not to emphasize'. , -.1 , , ..i t -..Lo" Mattie Holllngsworth, color- farm extension work as others do. It is obvious to anyone, though, that this county does not believe in using the extension service like most counties In the State. There are only 12 counties in North Carolina, including Hoke, which have only one farm and home agent. Of these 12 counties, seven are poorer than Hoke County from a standpoint of property valuation. Some of the counties in the State with less property valuation that have more farm and home agent have several more than Hoke County. Could it be that our farmers and homemaker are so modern and up-to-date In their method that ' they don't need this service like the rest of the State? I doubt it. The State has a system set up whereby it pays a larger propor tion of the salaries of extension workers in smaller counties. In this county, as I figure it, the county has to pay only 38 per cent of the salary of a white farm or home agent, or would only be required to pay 20 percent 1jf "a Negro farm or home agent. There are 717 white people's farms in Hoke County and 1,233 farms operated by non-white per sons. We have one white farm agent (usually) and one white home agent. We have no Negro farm or home agent. It seems to me that this county should take advantage of what the State of fers to improve the standard of living and the incomes of its farm families white, Negro and In dian, but 1 1 cant say definitely that, we are wrong until I can get to all the figures, as I said to start with. I don't need the figures to know that the stand ard of living of many of the farm families in this county could stand Improving, though, and neither does anyone else who will just take a look around. That's what these extension people are trained to do, to show our farm families how to make a better living and then how to live bet ter on what they do get. I think it is beyond question that the two agents we have had have made some accomplishments along this line, and it stands to reason that we would get more of the same if we had more of them. It is my opinion that our county commis sioners should put more empha sis on this work as a service to more of .the county's people. I hope the people of the county feel the same way, and if they don't they should. A sure sign of fall is the fact that two ingatherings have been announced. Antioch Presbyterian Church will have its ingathering, usually the largest in these parts, on Thursday, October IS. Bethel Presbyterian Church will have its ingathering on Thursday, Oc tober 22, one week later. Harvey Gobeille, president of the Chamber of Commerce, has asked the Telephone Company a bout putting addresses of Raeford people in the directory, now that we have them. The company says (Continued On Page 4) Greene Announces Bond Meeting Mon. Representative H. A. Greene announced this week that there would be a meeting at the court house at 8.00 o'clock Monday night of citizens interested in passage of the two bond issues by the voters of the State in the elec tion on October 3. The issues are $50 million for improving the schools of the State and $22 mil lion for the improvement and en largement of the State's system of mental institutions. Greene urged all citizens in terested in the passage of these issues to attend the meeting and assist in making plans for get ting voters in the county to re gister and go to the polls on Oc tober 3, and to pass the issues. 0 Recorder Severe With Old Liquor Violators Tuesday ed, both previously convicted vio lators of the prohibition laws, ap peared before Judge T. O. Moses in Hoke County recorder's court Tuesday on charges of doing it again. Officers H. M. Meeks and L. F. Hester of the county, and town police departments raided the Hollingsworth place Saturday with search warrant and found four and a half jars of illegal liquor and some beer. Ed pled guilty and Lou Mattie was found guilty. Ed' was sentenced to two years on the roads with his old suspended sentence to run con currently. Lou Mattla was sen tenced) one year in jail with her suspended sentence also to run concurrently. They had no attorney at trial but on Wednes day one went to the solicitor for them and he set appeal bonds of $500 each, which were posted. On the same day the same two officers raided the home of Ber tha Leslie, colored, also north of Raeford. They found four jars there, and in court Tuesday she pled guilty of violating the prohi bition laws. She having also been previously convicted, the judge sent her to jail for a, year. She appealed and posted a $200 bond. Bertha Willis, also a colored wo man of the same section, was also raided by the same officers and Indicted, but wll not be tried until next Tuesday. The five' white boys who were convicted last week of entering the home of James Terrell east of Raeford appeared before the judge for sentencing Tuesday morning. He found them guilty last week of "wilful trespass and damage to property." He talked with their parents in private and then suspended judgment on con dition that they go to Sunday School and church every Sunday for one year, be of good behavior for two years, and pay $25 each to Terrell for damages. The boys were J. C. Atkinson, Jimmle At kinson, Jude West and Alex But ler. Bobby Pate, 14, was dealt with in much the same way by Juvenile Judge John B. Cameron, except that he had to pay no dam ages. Speeders dealt with were J. D. Innis, white, $25 bond; Elmer Goodrich and W. T. Ashmore, white, and O. B. Smith, colored, $25 and costs each; W. W. Orn duff, white, $25 and costs. ' Roscoe Holder, white, was sent to the roads for six months for being drunk and disorderly, with the recommendation that he be checked by State authorities for alcoholism. Howard Stevens, colored, paid $10 and costs for having no driv er's license. Bobbie Ruth Good? son, white, paid costs for the same offense. Archie Elbert Bunday, white, forfeited a $35 bond on a charge of careless and reckless driving. Donnle McLauchlin, colored, was found guilty of damage to personal property. Sentence of 30 days was suspended on payment of $10 and costs and damages. . Llndberg Kershaw, colored, pled guilty through counsel of (Continued on Pag 4) Merchants Offer Valuable Prizes For Festival Day Beginning Saturday September 12 the merchants of Raeford will give out tickets ' with purchases made which will make the buy ing public eligible to win one or , several of the numerous prizes to be awarded on Raeford Festi val Day, November 25. With each dollar purchase the stores will give a numbered cou pon to the customer and will de posit the stub in a container in the store; then when the drawing is held all the stubs will be plac ed in a single box from which the tickets will be drawn. The prizes which are being of fered by the Merchants Division of the Raeford Chamber of Com merce include a Hot Point elec tric range, a Frigidalre refrige rator, an Apex electric dishwash er, a Kelvinator electric hot water heater, a General Electric washing machine and two Rol- fast bicycles, a boy's 'and girl's model. In addition to these prizes various stores will offer indivi dual prizes to be awarded at the same drawing. A separate draw-' ing will be made for each prize so that more persons will be given a chance to win. On Festival Day, which is the day before Thanksgiving, a pro gram will be put on with various types of entetrainment. At pres ent time the schedule is not com plete but a half day program is being planned,' Funeral Held Sunday For C. T. Crouch ' At Ashley Heights Funeral service was conducted at 3:30 Sunday afternoon at Ash ley Heights Baptist Church for R. Chesley Crouch, prominent farmer of that section of the county who died at his home on Aberdeen, Route 1, Thursday night. The service was conducted by the Rev. Ray Gosnell, pastor, assisted by the Rev. W. A. Par sons of Pinebluff. Burial follow ed in the Ashley Heights ceme try. Mr. Crouch was born in Mont gomery County, son of James C, Crouch and Delia Strother Crouch, and moved to this county in 1919. He was 54 years of age, and had been ill for some time before his death. He is survived by his wife, the former Ina Thompson; two dau ghters, Mrs. R. D. Hodgson of Durham and Mrs. Keith Corbitt of Cleveland, Ohio; three sons, C. T. Crouch, Jr., and Harden Crouch of Aberdeen, Route 1 and T-Sgt Ernest Crouch of the U. S. Air Force at Roswell, New Mex ico; two brothers, J. C. Crouch, Jr., of Southport and Arlie Crouch of Shreveport, La.; four sisters, Mrs. Roger Slate of King, Mrs. James Davis of Sophia, Mrs. D. S. Sauls of Apex and Mrs. Harley Evans of Anchorage, Alaska; and six grandchildren. : 0 Music Program The Johnson Brothers and their five piece hillbilly band will pre sent a musical show at the Hoke High auditorium Saturday night at 8:00 p. m. The show is under the auspices of the Raeford Jun ior Chamber of Commerce with proceeds to go to their civic fund. (j Miss Fronde Kennedy, retired English professor, arrived recent ly to spend the winter with the Rev. and. Mrs. Gower Crosswell and family at Antioch. Dr. Ken nedy, an aunt of Mrs. Crosswell, was professor of English at Mon treat College before her retire ment. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Johnson, Mrs. Don Thomas, Faye Thomas, and Mr. and Mrs. Allen Barnes and Brenda of Wilmington, spent the past week end in the moun tains of North Carolina. They also visited Mr. and Mrs. Huey Long of Charlotte. 24 Cases Heard By Mayor During August; 11 Speeders Twenty-four cases were tried in mayor's court during the month of August and of these 17 were cases in which, in addition to paying costs for traffic viola tions, defendants will be com pelled to attend the safety school to be held September 24 in the courthouse at 7:30. Indications are that the meeting will be a large one inview'of the fact that all violators in town court and county recorder's 'court will both be there. Those paying the costs for speeding or forfeiting bonds during August were Bobby Har wood, James L. Hughes, Clifton Hamilton, Arthur Graves, Jr., J. M. Shaw, Joseph Johnson, Bar bara Shoemaker, Berner Doonel ly, Fred Thompson Russell Chad wick, Willie Oscar Jordan and David G. Deans. Paying the costs for being drunk and disorderly were Jesse Fisher, Giles McLauchlin, James McNeill, Herman Crowley and John F. Holeson. John Leslie paid the costs for double parking and blocking traf fic. Millard Storms paid the costs for not having purchased city tags and was ordered to do so by the mayor. For passing in the face of on coming traffic Bobby Harwood forfeited a $25 bond. Court costs were deducted and - the balance turned over to the school fund. James Armstrong paid costs for operating a "car with Improper equipment and Richard Shaw paid the cost for turning in the" middle of the block. Broughton-' Addresses Kiwanians On Bonds J. M. Broughton, Jr4 Raleigh attorney and son of the late gov ernor and United States senator, spoke to the Raeford Kiwanis Club at its regular weekly meet ing in the high school cafeteria last 1 Thursday night Broughton was the guest -of State Senator J. Benton Thomas, and was accom panied by Charles Hostetler and Laurie McEachern of Raleigh, both former members of the club. McEachern introduced the speak- Mr. Broughton's talk was a fac tual discussion of the things in volved in the election October 3 on whether the State should is sue $50 million in bonds for the schools of the State and $22 mil lion for Improvement and en largement of the State's mental institutions. It is his opinion that the people of the State should vote for both bond Issues and he quoted State Treasurer Edwin Gill who recently said "The need is great, the cause is worthy, and the sound financial condition of North Carolina amply Justifies the issuance of these bonds". The speaker gave a thorough description of the need for the bonds for both purposes, and talked at some length on the way the money will be used, if voted for, to improve the schools and mental institutions of the State. Attend Funeral Of Drowning Victim Mrs. J. M. Norton and son, Alex Norton, attended the funeral of oJhn Merrill Midgett at Snead's Ferry Monday afternoon at 3:30. Mr. Midgette was a brother of Luther Midgett, husband of the former Doris Norton. He was drowned in New River Inlet when rough water capsized his boat Saturday morning. He was able to hold his son, J. M. Midgett, Jr., 7, above water long enough for him to be rescued, but then he went down himself and drowned, along with a com panion, Otis George Burrows of Greensboro. 0 KINDERGARTEN TO OPEN The Raeford Kindergarten, op erated by and at the Raeford Presbyterian Church, will begin the 1953-54 term on Tuesday morning, September 13, according to Mrs. John Scull, director. Town Takes First Steps Toward Paving Streets At its regular monthly meet ing Tuesday night the board of commissioners of the Town of Raeford began to get the machin ery in motion to get several of the town's streets paved in the next few months. Some commis sioners have been hoard to say that they expected to see most of the town's streets paved in the next three or four years. Streets under consideration at the moment are Fifth Avenue from Fulton Street to Stewart Street, Stewart Street from Sev enth Avenue to Donaldson Ave nue, Edinboro Avenue from Ste wart Street to Jackson Street, and Jackson, Street from Donald son 'Avenue k to Central Avenue. R. H. Moore of the engineering firm of Moore, Gardner and Mc Millan of Asheboro, appeared be fore the board and discussed the cost of curb and gutter work on these streets where it will be necessary before paving. His firm had previously done a curb and gutter survey for the town, and is to engineer and supervise the laying of the curb and gutter to see that the streets will drain properly after they are paved. The board authorized its finan ce officer to ask the Local Gov ernment Commission to authorize the sale of the $50,000 bonds for the work. Proceeds from this are to be available April 1, 1954, and the board will also ask the com mission to allow the sale of short term nites for expenditures be fore this time. The new town clerk was in strncteA to 'advise all delinquent taxpayers of the amounts due and that the accounts would be turned over to the town attorney for collection if not paid in 30 days. The new clerk was bonded for $10,000 as of September. 14. The board ruled - that town taxicab license were not trans ferable. A ruling was made that all dogs in town must have collars bearing their owners' names by October 15. Dogs caught in town without these after that date will be impounded for five days and owners will have to pay $1.50 plus 50 cents a day to get them back. If found not to be vacci nated within a year this will also have to be paid for at the rate of $1.50. The Carolina Power and Light Company was asked to install a street light near where the grand stand stood at the ball park. A fee of $2.00 per month was set for picking up garbage for residents of the community who live outside the city limits. o Old Battery "F" Men Have Meeting About 40 members of Battery "F" 252nd Coast Artillery after it was called to service in World War II brought their families and met for a' barbecue dinner and reunion at Bay Lake in Moore County last Sunday. After eating and talking old times the organization, known officially as the "English-Gore Organization," after the unit's two casualties, elected its offi cers and made plans for another reunion next year. J. H. Blue was elected president, Frank Ro gers and Jack Pope, vice-presidents and Carlton Niven secretary treasurer. Plans were made to hold next year's meeting at a beach to be decided on and to obtain a ros ter of all men who were in the unit after it began Federal serv ice so that all .can be notified o ! next year's meeting. Member coming the longest distance for the meeting was probably Major Louis G. Gamble of the U. S. Air Force, who flew down from West Point, New York where he is an instructor at the U. S. Military Academy. o The Rev. and Mrs. Gus Craig of Back Bay, Virginia, are viist ing In the county this week. Mrs. Craig is the former Miss Nora Smith of the Antioch community. County Board Gets 2 Applications For County Agent's Job At their regular monthly meet ing the Hoke County board of commissioners took up routine business mostly, and received ap plications from two men for the position as Hoke County farm agent. C. M. Brickhouse, district extension supervisor, attended the meeting to advise the board on the employment of a farm agent. 1 The applications were from John A. Smith, Hoke County na tive of Little River Township, who has done this work in Cha tham and Forsyth Counties, and N. P. Chesnut, who has worked in Jackson County and has been temporarily farm agent in North ampton County. The board took action on neither application pending further investigation and a recommendation from Brick house. They expect to call an other meeting to act on the matter within the next week. A ruling was made by the board that the precedent of long standing regarding religious serv ices in the courthouse or on its grounds should not be broken. A request to hold services on the grounds was received and dis approved by the board. 'The board approved as a pub lic road the old Kaiser road from near the J. A. Webb place in Quewhiffle township by Edgar Barrett's place about three miles. It will recommend this to the State Highway Commission. Improvement was requested on the road from the W. L. Poole farm north of Raeford to U. S. Highway 15-A at Wayside com munity house. ' The board voted to ask. . the State ,' Highway Commission "to put up more stop and speed signs in the county, and particularly in the vicinity of Upchurch school. 0 Fund Drive For Boy Scouts Is To Start Monday Harvey Gobeille, chairman of the Raeford Kiwanis Club's Boy Scout Finance committee, this week renewed the annual appeal of the club for funds to keep the three troops going In the county and to participate in the activities of Cape Fear Area council. He said the drive for these funds would begin next week and last until the county's quota was reached. Gobeille again heads the same committee which raised the ne cessary funds for the cause last year. Working with him are Dr. Julius Jordan and Bill Fann. Following their procedure in years past, the committee will make a request through the mall to as many people as possible for contributions large and small. Gobeille asked all who are con tacted to respond right away and generously. He urged no one to hold back because they feel they cannot make a large contribution, as any amount will be gratefully accepted and will do its part in the good work. The drive is being conducted at the same time in all eight coun ties of the council with the excep tion of New Hanover, where funds are raised through the community chest. Cheeky may be made to the Hoke County Boy Scout Fund and left at the Bank of Raeford or mailed to any of the above com mittee. These men will also ac cept cash contributions. LEGION TO MEET The Ellis Williamson Ameri can Legion post will hold its re gular monthly meeting in the Hoke High School cafeteria on Monday night, September 14, at 7:00 o'clock, according to Youn ger Snead, new commander of the post. Snead says there will be a good supper and a good pro gram, and he urges all members to attend and asks each to bring a new member. Hoke High Opens With Chadbourn Tomorrowjfight Kickofi Set For 8:00 A large crowd is expected to be on hand at the armory park here tomorrow night as the Hoke High Bucks officially open the 1953 football season against Chadbourn. This will be the first of six ball games to be played this year, five of which are sche duled for home affairs. Kickoff time has been set for 8 p. m. With only a nucleous of two backs and four linemen back from last season the job of finding a fullback and halfback and also two guards and an end has caus ed quite a problem. Captain Benny McLeod will lead the backfield forces from the left halfback position and the speedy swivel-hipped youngster is one of the few bright spots in the present setup. The speed king of last year's team will be a threat on all occasions and the junction of Bobby Conoly at right half back will spell twin trouble for the Bucks opponents this season. Conoly was counted on heavily last season but had the misfor tune to break an ankle in pre season practice and was unavail able for the entire season. At the quarterback position will be another letterman, Jim Bracey, who saw action last year as the reserve QB. Leading the race for the fullback position so far is stocky Mai Maxwell with Joe McLeod and Nelll McFadyen, Jr. giving him plenty of competition. In the line Jim White, the lead er in touchdowns last season, has a firm hold on . the left flank. Leading off from the right end will be either Jim Hendley, a rangy prospect or glue fingered Charlie Daniels. Giant Lacy Koonce will form the bulk of the line and will have little trouble from other hopefuls at right tackle. J. L, Jackson and Bob Parker are at present the two leading candidates for left tackle. Jimmy Hedgepeth at present has the inside track at right guard and Lester Linthicum the lead at the left guard post. Letterman Grady Butler will hold down the center of the line and has ample substitution in the form of Ernie Bracey.. . While Raeford has one of their smallest squads in years Chad bourn has an even smaller squad with but twenty men out for the team. According to last week' Columbus County New four of their expected starters were out with injuries and it was doubt ful if they would get to see much action. The schedule: September 11, Chadbiurn, here; 25 Elizabeth town, here; October 23, Rohann, here; 30 Edwin, here. November 6 Fairmont, here and 13 Fayette vllle "B" there. Hoke Lady's Brother Buried In Penderlea Calvin Sims Ray, 66-year-old Penderlea man and brother ot Mrs. I. L. Newton of this county, died at his home there on Tues day night of last week. Funeral service was conducted at Potts Memorial Presbyterian Church, of which he was an eld er, on Sunday afternoon at 3:30 by the pastor, the Rev. J. A. Nes bitt. He was assisted by the Rev. N. P. Edens of Parkton, the Rev. D. A. Clark of Burgaw and the Rev. O. W. Hewlett. Burial was in the church cemetery. In addition to Mrs. Newton Mr. Ray is survived by his wife, two daughter, one son, one brother, one grandchild, and one other sister. 0 BETHEL SERVICE SUN. There will be a morning preaching service at Bethel Pres byterian Church next Sunday. The sermon will be delivered by the Rev. C. M. Gibbs of Fayette ville, and the service will begin at 11:00 a. m.
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