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The Hoke County Journal
VOLUME XLVIA; NUMBER 27
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1954
RAEFORD, N. C.
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By The Editor
If a cotton farmer believes in
the price support system, I don't
see how he can fail to have his
tenants, sons, daughters and any
one else who had a share in the
1953 crop at the polls next Tues
day to vote for the marketing
qiotas. If two-thirds of them
don't vote for the quotas the sup
port will drop from 90 percent
of parity to 50 percent with next
year's crop. If he doesn't believe
in the system he can vote against
it. Main thing boys around here
seem to fear is that farmers will
assume the thing will go by a
two-thirds vote' and not bother to
go vote. Every person has a hand
in running this country, and that's
one time you can take a hand
without making a move.
My agreeing to become a mem
ber of the Raeford District school
committee is not a case of some
thing like the hollow horse they
pulled into Troy that time. I am
not getting on to sab'otage the
outfit. Of course, a member of
the district committee has but
little if anv say in matters of pol
icy, anyway. I am encouraged
that the county board would have
me on the committee when my
views on some things are certain
ly no secret. If I ever do get a
change to hit a lick for a full
time principal at the McLauchlin
school, I'll hit it, on the commit
tee or not. If anybody converts
me he'll be some converter.
Work started this week on the
.Methodist Parsonage on the North
Main Street lot purchased by the
church. The late T. B. Upchurch
left funds for the construction and
these have been supplemented by
the Upchurch family in order to
make it a complete and modern
home and due to the fact that
building costs have risen since
Mr. Upchurch died. It is being
built by Dabney Allen of Fayette
ville, son-in-law of the late Rev
B. P. Robinson, who was a pas
tor of the church and later pastor
emeritus. It is expected to be
ready for- the Rev. and Mrs. J
Herbert Miller to move into by
April 1.
Speaking of Methodists, when
Bill Howell was giving me the
item about the men's meeting to
morrow night and said Terry
Sanford was to be the speaker, I
accused him of holding a politi
cal meeting there. He said this
was not the case and that Terry
had been dealt with to make the
talk before he ever became a
member of W. Kerr Scott's in
formal campaign staff in the race
he is expected to make for the
United States Senate next spring.
Of course I was joking, but Ter
ry does have' a lot of brains and
personality and should make a
mighty fine Methodist lay leader
as well as a good politician. The
men should expect a real message
from him timorrow night.
Avery Connell, son of Mr. and
Mrs. C. J. Connell and a Junior
at the University of North Caro
lina, has made a somewhat not
able achievement this fall In be
coming varsity football manager
at Carolina. This job is usually
filled by a member of the senior
class after three years of doing
the dirty work. The manager re
ceives a varsity letter and Is a
member of the Monogram club.
In these days of big-time foot
ball it's a big job, even if the
team isn't a very consistent win
ner. Avery graduated from Hoke
High School in the class of 1951
and expects to receive his degree
next year.
Josh Scull, one of the twin sons
of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Scull of
-Lauchlin Township, and a Ben
in Agriculture at Louisburg
ege, was recently compliment-
. In the college paper. With his
picture was an article speaking of
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Hoke Boys Win,
Lose; Girls Win;
Play Here Friday
The Hoke High "Bucks" out
classed Hamlet Tuesday night
32-19 at the Hamlet gymnasium.
Against Laurinburg Friday night
they lost against another good
Laurinburg outfit 40-29. High
scorers for Laurinburg were
Guest with 12 and Watts with 11.
Hoke's offensive leader was Jim
White with 10 points.
Hamlet led the "Bucks" at the
end of the first quarter, but from
then on Hoke completely out
classed them. White and Daniels
were high for Hoke and Mitchum
was high scorer for Hamlet. Rog
er Dixon was outstanding on de
fense. The "Does" fought off a good
Laurinburg sextet in the final
quarter coming out on top 73-68
in a high scoring affair. Janet
Guin was high with 43 points
and Hodgin with 24. The game
was tied 60-60 as the final quar
ter started. Defensive stars were
Ina Scull, Hazel McLean and
Carol Everlolgh.
Tuesday night against Hamlet
the "Does" took the lead in the
first quarter and were never ser
iously threatened the rest of the
game finally winning 54-41. Guin
and Hodgin were again high for
Hoke with McDougald high for
Hamlet.
Tomorrow night the Hoke High
teams play their first home
games. The opposition will be
Laurinburg. The first of 3 games
gets underway at 6:30. Tuesday
night. Hamlet will be here for a
return match.
. YOUR
SCHOOL NEWS
By K. A. MacDonald
The Board of Education met in
regular session Monday evening
of this week.
The resignation of Dr. Marcus
Smith from the Raeford District
Committee was accepted with re
gret and a letter of appreciation
for his years of unselfish service
to the youth of this district and
the county was directed to be sent
him. Paul Dickson was appointed
to fill his unexpired term.
Also, the resignation of Mrs.
W. C. Hodgin from the Antioch
District Committee was accepted
with regret and a letter of appre
ciation for her service was or
dered sent. Cecil McPhaul was
appointed to fill her unexpired
term. A careful check was made
on the financial position of the
schools. It was found to be in
good condition.
Abandoned school site sales
were passed upon. Timberland
and Lilly's Chapel were ordered
sold. The board adjourned to
meet January 4, at 9:30 o'clock.
The white schools of the coun
ty will close for the Christmas
holidays on Friday, December 18,
at noon and will re-open after the
holidays on Wedensday, 30th, at
the usual hour. The colored
schools will close at noon on
Tuesday, December 22, and will
re-open after the holidays on
Tuesday, December 29 at the us
ual hour. The Hoke County In
dian school will close at noon on
Tuesday, December 22, and will
re-open on Wednesday, Decem
ber 30 at the usual hour. Christ
mas programs and parties will be
held in all schools during the
morning of the last day before the
noon hour closing.
The auditing firm of Williams
and Wall will finish their 1952-53
audit of the books of the Board
of Education this week.
We are glad to see that the
town Is getting ready to pave 5th
Avenue by the high school. We
appreciate getting this work done.
Tuesday night at 7:30 a meet
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County Board Has
Meeting Monday
The Hoke County board of
commissioners held its regular
meeting Monday with all mem
bers present. No unusual or out
standing action was taken, mat
ters of most interest being Christ
mas holiday plans for personnel
of offices t the courthouse and
the county office building and
discussion of pay of the judge of
recorder's court.
The board authorized county of
fices to close for Christmas after
business on Tuesday, December
22, and to reopen on Thursday,
December 31. They will be closed
again on January 1, 1954.
Judge T. O. Moses, of the coun
ty recorder's court, appeared be
fore the board in the interest of
getting more pay for being judge.
He also asked that the solicitor
be raised. The judge now gets
$100 a month and the solicitor
gets $125. They were getting the
same, but when no one ran for
solicitor the board had to raise
the pay to get a lawyer to take
the job. The board deferred ac
tion on Judge Moses' request, and
County Attorney Gore came up
next day with a ruling that they
could not raise his pay during a
term of office.
John McGoogan was instructed
towrite Highway Commissioner
Lockey about repairing a school
bus route from the paved road in
Allendale Township to Arch Lock-
lear's home. He was also instruct
ed to write the attorney general
to find out who is responsible for
making death certificates in cases
where no physician is in attend
ance when death occurs. The
county health officer says this is
not his job, and the coroner has
been doing it in some cases.
Laurinburg PCA
Now Member-Owned
Final payment has been made
by the Laurinburg Production
Credit Association in retiring all
of the capital provided by the
Government in getting the credit
cooperative started.
According to President N. H. G.
Balfour, the association has been
returning some of the capital for
several years, and on November
30, 1953, a check was issued to
retire the balance of $10,000.
"Retirement of the last $10,000
of Government capital enables
us to achieve a goal of complete
farmer-member ownership which
was set 20 years ago when the
production credit association
came into being. They were or
ganized to create a system fitted
to farmer's financial and season
al needs," Mr. Balfour said.
According to H. L. Morgan
secretary-treasurer, records show
that the Laurinburg PCA was or
ganized on December 5, 1933,
when a small group met in Rae
ford, with agricultural leaders
and a representative of the Pro
duction Credit Corporation to or
ganize the association and elect
directors.
"The association began with
223 members and lent $111,921
the first year. There are now 939
members, and total loans are run
ning about $733,000 annually.
Loans made since organization
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WOODMEN CIRCLE PLANS
DANCE NEXT FRIDAY
The Supreme Forest Woodmen
Circle will hold a square dance
at the Raeford Armory on Friday
night, December 18, from 8:30
until midnight with proceeds go
ing to the circle's welfare fund.
Music will be furnished by Ed
McNeill and his string band.
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HOKE HIGH GLEE CLUB,
BAND, PLAN CONCERT
Announcement was made by
Hoke High School this week that
the annual Christmas concert of
the glee club and band would be
presented on the night of Thurs
day, December 17, at 8:0 o'clock
in the high school auditorium.
The public is Invited, and further
details about the program will
appear In next week'i paper.
Two Sessions Of
Recorder's Court
Held This Week
In an effort to cut down the
increasing backlog of cases on
the docket in Hoke County re
corder's court, the court was in
session most of Wednesday as
well as all day Tuesday this week.
Most of the time was spent on a
few cases, however, and some of
these were not finally disposed
of.
Cases taking a lot of time were
those in which Alexander Person
and Lester Spencer, both colored,
were charged with stealing pulp
wood from the Winecoff farm.
Both were found guilty, Person
getting 30 days suspended on
payment of $10 and costs and $25
for the wood. Spencer got 30 days
to be suspended on payment of
$10 and costs and $14.80 for wood.
Sammy Lee Blue, colored, was
charged with assault with intent
to commit rape, but the State ac
cepted his plea of guilty of as
sault on a female, not a felony.
Sentence was 60 days to be su
spended on payment of $25 and
costs, two years good behavior as
to assault, and stay away from
Esther Lee McRae and the Won
derland Theatre for a year.
Bobby Southern, white, and
Otha Williams, colored, each pled
guilty of driving drunk. They got
20 and 60 day sentences, respect
ively, to be suspended on payment
of $100 and costs each. Southern
also had to pay $10 and costs for
having no license plates. Jaque-
line Southern, white, forfeited a
$25 bond on a charge of public
drunkenness.
Elbert Adams, colored, pled
guilty of careless ' and reckless
driving and damage to a bridge,
He got 30 days to be suspended
on payment of $10 and costs and
$78.20 for the damage.
F. S. Faulk, white, had to pay
costs for allowing his hogs to run
out.
Edwin McRae, or Hadley, col
ored, was charged with assault
with a deadly weapon. Probably
cause was found and he was held
for superior court under $500
bond.
James Calvin Harris, white,
pled guilty of driving after his
license had been suspended.
Judgment was suspended on pay
ment of $200 and costs.
Romey Baker, colored, paid $10
and costs for public drunkenness.
J. B. White, white, paid costs
for driving too close to another
car.
Ed Bonner, colored, paid $10
and costs for careless and reckless
driving, and Walter E. Handon,
colored, paid costs for failing to
stop at a stop sign.
Dominico Esposito, white, left
a $50 bond for speeding and hav
ing no driver's license. David W.
Byers, H. H. Blakley, C. E. Rob
ertson and Robert Lee Owens, all
white, and Irving Veazie, colored,
each left a $35 bond for speeding.
Other speeders were Paul C.
Harris, white, 80 miles an hour,
$40 and costs; R. G. Jackson,
white, $20 and costs; Harry Was
serman, $40 bond; W. E. Gunn,
white, $40 and costs; Raymond
Eli Johnson, white, $20 and costs.
Hoke Auto Men
See New Chevrolet
A new line of Chevrolet pas
senger cars, improved in appear
ance and performance, will go
on display here soon. Younger
Snead of Hoke Auto Co. said on
his return from Spartanburg, S.
C. where Chevrolet retail dealers
of this area saw 1954 models and
heard a discussion of their fea
tures. 'In line with the customary
Chevrolet policy at these annual
closed meetings, we have been
asked not to reveal details of the
new cars," said Mr. Snead. Ac
companying him to the showing
were Ernest Campbell and Archie
McDiarmid of Hoke Auto Co.
They went to Spartanburg Mon
day and returned to Raeford
Tuesday afternoon.
Arch Sanders Decides
To Drop Campaign
For Sheriff's Office
A. V. "Arch" Sanders, local
lumberman and farmer who an
nounced some time ago that he
would be a candidate for sheriff
of Hoke County in the primary
next spring, told The News-Journal
yesterday that he had chang
ed his mind.
Sanders, who has a record of
several terms on the Raeford
Town board and considerable ex
perience as police commissioner,
said that he had come to the con
clusion that he would be unable
to give the office of county sher
iff the time it deserved if elected
and that he felt it would be unfair
to the people of the county to
seek it under those conditions.
He said his lumber and farming
interests would not allow him to
do justice to another job.
In making his statement he ex
pressed his deep appreciation to
all those in the county who had
offered him their votes and sup
port in the primary, and said that
he hoped they would understand
his reasons for deciding not to
run.
The withdrawal of Sanders
leaves two announced candidates
in the field to oppose Sheriff D.
H. Hodgin, who presumably will
seek another term. William E.
"Ed" Willis, local wholesale bat
tery distributor and farmer and
the first to announce, is still in
the race along with Floyd Hol
land, employee of the Red Springs
plant of Robbins Mills, who was
the third to say he would run.
0
Dr. Matheson Hurt In
Wreck; Is Improving
Dr. R. A. Matheson lost control
of his car last Friday night, near
Ashley Heights .while returning
from Moore County Hospital, ran
off the road and suffered severe
injuries. He was taken to Duke
Hospital where reports yesterday
were that he was improving sat
isfactorily. He is thought to have been
trying to reach a package of cig
arettes from the back seat when
the car got out of control. He suf
fered several fractured ribs and
cuts and bruises on his head and
body. One of these was on or near
his kidney, of which he has but
one, and was considered quite
dangerous. The car was exten
sively smashed up.
0
Rev. Dixon McDonald
Passes At Angier
The Rev. Dixon McDonald, 64,
retired Presbyterian minister,
died at his home in Angier Thurs
day afternoon of a heart attack.
He was a son of the late John and
Sallie Woodley McDonald of the
old Sandy Grove section of this
county and was a nephew of the
late J. A. Wilson of Raeford.
He organized the Bunn Level
Presbyterian Church, the Unity
Presbyterian Church near Benson
and the Plain View Presbyterian
Church near Angier.
Funeral service was conducted
at the Bun Level Presbyterian
Church on Sunday afternoon by
the pastor, the Rev. E. G. Clary.
Jr., the Rev. A. C. McCall of
Bunn Level and the Rev. C. M.
Gibbs of Fayetteville. Burial was
in the Bunn Level cemetery.
He is survived by hiswife, Mrs.
Fannie Byrd McDonald, and two
brothers, Johnnie McDonald of
Mullins, S. C. and Make McDon
ald of Texas.
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METHODIST MEN WILL
MEET FRIDAY NIGHT
W. L. Howell, Jr., president of
the men's club of the Raeford
Methodist Church, this week re
minded all men of the church of
their regular monthly supper
meeting, which is to be at the
church at 7:00 o'clock Friday
night. He said the speaker would
be Terry Sanford, Fayetteville at
torney who is Methodist lay lead
er for the Fayetteville district.
COTTON GROWERS TO DECIDE
50 OR 90 PCT. PARITY TUESDAY
Soldier Killed
In 15-A Wreck
Friday Night
13th 1953 Traffic Death
One soldier was instantly kill
ed and four others injured last
Friday night at about 11:20 o'
clock when their car turned end
over end on highway 15-A about
six miles east of Raeford. All
five occupants of the machine
were thrown clear before it came
to rest.
Pvt. John N. Blasczyk, of the
82nd Airborne Division at Fort
Bragg, was dead on arrival at the
U. S. Army hospital at Fort Bragg.
His home address was 315 Beech
Street, Fulton, N. Y.
The four men injured were also
members of the same company
of the 82nd. They are Cpl. Ed
ward C. Tucci, fractured elbow;
Cpl. Thomas R. Lane, chest in
jury; Pfc. James L. Phillips,
owner and driver of the car, and
Pvt. Alfred Gutierrez, lacerations
and abrasions. Lan and Tucci were
reported in fair condition at the
Fort Bragg hospital while the
other two were said to be in good
condition.
The car was reported to have
been traveling toward Raeford
when It failed to make a curve,
went out of control, overturned
and rolled approximately 75 feet.
The wreck took place between
Parker's Methodist Church and
the Puppy Creek bridge down the
hill from It.
Investigation was made by the
Fort Bragg CID and Hoke Coun
ty Coroner James C. Lentz.
Town Board Handles
Routine Matters Mon.
The town board held its regu
lar monthly meeting Monday
night with Mayor Alfred Cole
presiding and with all members
present but Tom Cameron. The
board discussed and acted on
matters dealing with current bills,
water, sewage and taxes.
They decided to make an ad
ditional charge of $10 for an ad
ditional driveway for a residence
when it is put in when curb and
gutter is being Installed. This
work is now going on in parts of
town. There is no charge for one
driveway.
The board decided to ask the
consulting engineer to make a
survey with a view to providing
additional sewer service for the
town. It was also voted to build
a pump house and install a pump
at the town's new well.
The board approved installa
tion of streetlights at corner of
Elwood and Fulton streets, on
Cameron street and on Wooley
street.
Edwin A. Johnson
Captured Wednesday
Fayetteville police announced
Wednesday that they had cap
tured Edwin A. Johnson, an es
caped convict of this county, and
had turned him over to State
Prison authorities.
Johnson, who was serving 12
years for felonious assault, es
caped from the Transylvania pri
son camp at Brevard on October
12. Two of the others were cap
tured in a few days and one is
still at large.
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LEGION TO MEET MON.
Younger Snead, commander of
the Ellis Williamson post of the
American Legion, this week re
minded all legionnaires of the re
gular monthly supper meeting of
the post which will be held In
the high school cafeteria at 6:30
next Monday night. He urges all
to attend.
Referendum Will Determine
Support Level For '54 Crop
"The outcome of the cotton
marketing quota referendum to
be held throughout the Nation's
cotton-growing area December 15
will determine the level of price
support for cotton produced in
1954 and therefore is of vital con
cern to every cotton grower,1
says R. J. Hasty, Chairman of the
Hoke County Agricultural Stabi
lization and Conservation Com
mittee. The marketing quota program
will be in operation for next
year's crop, the chairman ex
plains, if at least two-thirds of
the votes cast in the referendum
are in favor of the program. In
that case the grower who stays
within his acreage allotment will
be eligible for 90 percent of par
ity price support on his 1954 cot
ton. If his farm has more cotton
acreage than the allotment, he
will be subject to a 50 percent of
parity penalty on his excess cot
ton. If more than one-third of the
votes are against quotas, the price
support level to cooperators drops
to 50 percent of parity. Whether
the vote Is favorable or unfav
orable, no price support will be
available on cotton for the grow
er who overplants his cotton al
lotment. The choice before cotton grow
ers, according to Chairman Hasty,
essentially is whether or not they
want a reduced acreage and 90
percent of parity price support.
He explains that acreage allot
ments will be In effect even
though quotas are disapproved
and that compliance with such al
lotments will be required for el
igibility for price support at 50
percent of parity. '
He suggests that specific ques
tions which each grower will
want to answer for himself are:
Will my prospective income be
greater from the allotted acreage
and 90 percent of parity price
support, or from an unlimited
acreage and whatever the market
will bring for the crop? What ef
fect will this decision have on
my income in future years in the
light of current and prospective
large surplus supplies of cotton?
What would be my decision if I
could decide for all the cotton
growers in the country?
Chairman Hasty emphasizes
that he cannot and will not indi
cate how cotton growers should
vote, but he emphatically urges
all growers to vote in the refer
endum. In his opinion, the de
cision will have far-reaching ef
fects and the question deserves
the serious study and the care
fully considered vote, of all who
grow cotton.
The referendum will be held
between the hours of 8:00 and
6:00 on December 15 at the fol
lowing polling places:
Allendale, Allendale Commun
ity Building; Antioch, J. A. Hod
gin's Store; Blue Springs, Hoke
Trading Company; Little River,
Community Building; Wayside,
Marshall Newton's Service Sta
tion; Rockfish, A. W. Wood's
Store; Quewhiffle, R. W. Parks
Service Station at Monrose; Rae
ford, County Office Building;
Stonewall, Dundarrach Trading
Company.
All who had a share In the
1953 crop are eligible to vote.
Santa Claus
Will Be In Raeford
Next Wednesday
December 16
At 3:30 P. M.
With Gifts For All
Boys & Girls