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The Hoke County News
The Hoke County Journal
VOLUME XL VIII; NUMBER 29
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1953
RAEFORD, N. C.
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By The Editor
They say everyone makes mis
takes, and it's a certain fact that
we make our share in running
this newspaper. Most memorable
example, and one that cost us the
revenue from a half-page adver
tisement, was the used car ad
which Hoke Auto Co. wanted
run last week in connection with
the county-wide sale of "OK"
used cars being staged by Chev
rolet dealers. It was a real pretty
ad when we got through with it,
but early Friday morning some
body happened to notice that
there was no mention of Hoke
Auto Co. in it? around it or near
it, just a lot of used car bargains
listed. Younger Snead's face was
red when he saw it, but mine was
redder . . . Learned one thing
for sure, though, and that is that
they read 'em, or at least they
sure read the ones that are WTong.
Bet 50 people have given me a
dig about that ad this week . . .
and not one has offered me any
sympathy in the loss of the few
bucks we worked so hard for set'
ting it up and running it and then
didn't get. Tried to salvage some
thing by getting Snead to let us
run it again this week with a
name on it, but he had his mind
on new cars by that time. The
new 1954 Chevrolet will be pre
sented to the public tomorrow,
you know.
We have a new TV star rising
in our midst, I hear, and is I don't
have one of the things I don't
'ij know for sure whether he will
offer Jimmy Durante and Jack
Benny any real competition or
not. At any rate Tommy Up-
church, as far as I know, has the
distinction of being the first
Hoke County television perform
er. He appeared on the Greens
boro channel on Monday in the
Interest of the cotton referendum
taking place Tuesday. Tommie
already had considerable experi
ence on the radio, but he said
he was a little-scared of TV. Said
he could scratch, and pull at his
collar and do most anything he
wanted as long as he kept talk
ing on radio, but that he would
have to pose as well as talk on
TV. Those that saw him say he
did mighty well, though.
Tommie's favorite story in re
cent weeks (he always has one
going) is of his trip out west a
year or so ago. Said he was in a
crowded place out there one night
when this cowboy came in wav
ing his six-shooter and letting fly
into the ceiling occasionally. The
cowboy decided it was too crowd
ed and said "All you blankety
blank so and so's get out of here,
right now." Tommie said they
really scattered, and a little later
no one was left but the cowboy
and one little fellow sitting over
in the corner. The sight of him
irritated the cowboy, so he blus
tered over to him, apparently a
bout to take steps to get him
gone, too. The little man met him
with "There sure was a lot of
them, wasn't there?" . . . Sounds
like it might have been, a bar
room, doesn't it? .
General talk around town is
that the kids, for whom Santa
Claus comes, got a bigger kick
out of his coming to Raeford this
time than they have previously,
because, perhaps, Santa was the
main attraction ' this time. The
Merchant's Division of the Cham
ber of Commerce did a good day's
work, I think, when they sepa
rated their trade promotion from
the Santa Claus Christmas party.
The parade and festival promo
tion three weeks ago was cer
tainly handled well and was a
success. The party Wednesday
was the same but aimed at the
little ones where, I believe,
Christ would have a Christmas
party pointed. Kids are who bir
thday parties are for, and some
times we forget the birthday in
Christmas. Let's not. It's lot
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CLINIC CHANGED
Dr. E. R. Hardin, Robeson
Counjy Health Officer, Lumber
ton, N. C. calls attention to a
change in the date for the Ortho
pedic Clinic in Robeson County
for the month' of January 1954
The clinic is held regularly on
the first Friday of each month
but since the first Friday in Jan
uary falls on January 1st, which
is a holiday for many of the at'
tending, personnel, the clinic will
be held on the first Tuesday,
January 5, 1954.
YOUR
SCHOOL NEWS
By K. A. MacDonald
Rockfish is having their Christ
mas program Friday morning,
December 18. The parents are
cordially invited.
The J. W. McLaucilin annual
Christmas program was given
Tuesday evening to a packed
house. The music and the play
were exceptionally well done. A
Christmas lesson was taught.
After the entertainment Mrs.
Flannery's sixth grade held open
house for the mothers and fath
ers present. The room was beau
tifully decorated in the Christmas
motif. All work was done by the
children.
In the afternoon Miss McNeill's
third grade had a Christmas party
for their parents. Refreshments
were seryed, all prepared by the
children and gifts had been made
for all parents. In this case also,
all work was done by the chil
dren. . i - r'
Several teachers have been ill
recently or had serious illness in
their immediate families. Mrs.
Gore of the Hoke High faculty
returned to work Tuesday after
having been ill for several weeks.
Mrs. Autry is also out. The mo
thers of Misses McNeill and Par
ker have both required hospitali
zation. We are glad to report that
they both are doing well. Mrs.
Thrower of the Mildouson facul
ty is quite ill.
The date for final inspection of
the J. W. McLauchlin Primary
Building has .been set by the
architects, W. D. Harper and
Sons of Florence, S. C, for 11:00
o'clock, Tuesday morning, De
cember 22.
The highway patrol has made
their last 1953 inspection for all
school buses and found them in
apple-pie order.
The Hoke County Indian school
is having the'ir Christmas pro
gram on the night of Tuesday,
December 22.
We attended a meeting of the
Laurel Hill PTA on Tuesday
night. The main business of the
evening was a decision to buy
Venetian blinds for the school.
The PTA was divided into five
groups, each working to raise
one fifth of the cost of the blinds.
The superintendent and the den
tist with the State Health De
partment both made short talks.
The dentist stressed the need for
oral hygiene among the children,
but among adults as well. The
whole building was beautifully
decorated in the Christmas motif.
After the program refreshments
were served to all the parents.
The Upchurch basketball teams
continue their winning ways.
Tuesday night they won a doub
leheader from Pinehurst. So far
this season the boys have won
all their games. The girls have
lost only one. They play the
strong St. Piuls teams here
Thursday night. We hope they
can continue to take the long
end of the scores.
We wish to remind you of the
Christmas Candlelight Program to
be eiven by the band and choral
club and other departments of
the school, Sunday afternoon at
00 o'clock, December 20. There
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Cotton Growers
Favor Quotas
Hoke County cotton growers
joined with other throughout the
state and nation Tuesday in ex
pressing their approval of pro
duction and marketing controls
and continued high support
prices for these crops.
About 50 percent of the eligi
ble farmers in the county voted
in the referendum, according to
an estimate by Miss Louise Blue,
county secretary for the Produc
tion and Marketing administra
tion. Miss Blue said there were
about 1300 farms in the county
and she figured about 2500 eli
gible voters. A total of 1004 voted
in the referendum Tuesday.
In the voting in this county,
the sentiment was much more
overwhelmingly in favor of quo
tas than in many counties and in
the State as a whole. Of the 1004
votes cast in Hoke County Tues
day, 988 were in favor of quotas
and only 16 were against.
Both North Carolina and South
Carolina voted in landslide pro
portions for the controls.
Unoffiical returns from 74 of
North Carolina's 78 cotton-growing
counties gave 46,225 votes for
cotton quotas and 2,142 against, a
percentage of 95.6. Forty-one of
the 44 peanut-producing counties
gave 14,290 for quotas and 388
against. This was a 97.4 percent
age. Cotton farmers in 20 states
turned out about 500,000 strong
and voted nearly 16 to 1 in favor
of limiting production of the 1954
cotton crops. The percentage of
"Yes" votes was about 94 per
cent i a new record compared
with 89.4 -percent - hr December
1949, the last time cotton controls
were voted in a referendum. The
unofficial but nearly complete
vote was about 447,000 yes to
29,000 no.. .
Peanut growers in 13 states vot
ed about 17 to 1 for controls on
peanut production for the next
three years 1954 through 1956.
The unofficial but nearly com
plete vote showed more than 61,
000 farmers voted for peanut
controls to 3,6000 against. This
was a "Yes" percentage of 94 per
cent, compared with 70.8 in the
referendum three years ago.
By approving controls growers
are assured that the government
next year will continue to sup
port these two crops at 90 per
cent of parity. Had the farmers
rejected the controls the support
price would have dropped to 50
per cent of parity. Once market
ing quotas are voted, excess sales
subject the seller to a penalty of
50 per cent of parity.
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Businesses To Take 2
Days For Christmas
According to W. Cv Phillips,
manager of Belk-Hensdale Co.
and member of the Chamber of
Commerce Merchant's Division,
most Raeford stores and business
houses will be closed from af
ter hours on Thursday, December
24 until they open for business on
Monday, December 28. The Bank
of Raeford has already announc
ed that it will do this, and the
others will probably do so later.
Thu News-Journal expects to
reach local post office subscrib
ers on Wedensday afternoon in
stead of Thursday of next week,
and to be in the hands of city and
RFD carrier subscribers ThurS
day morning. Cooperation of all
having news or advertising for
next week's paper is therefore
requested. The paper's office and
plant will be closed on Thursday,
Friday and Saturday.
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FOURSQUARE CHURCH
CHRISTMAS PLAY 24TII
The Foursquare Church of Rae
ford, located at 506 E. Prospect,
Robbins Heights, announces the
date of their Christmas Play for
Christmas Eve at 7 o'clock. The
play, "Beneath His Star" will be
presented by the young people of
the church. The pastors, Rev. and
Mrs. William Hartness, extend a
cordial invitation to all.
Woodman Circle
Inspection Is Held
The Supreme Forest Circle,
Cedar Grove No. 179, held in
spection Tuesday night, Decem
ber 15, at the Woodmen hall with
26 members present. Mrs. Ethel
M. Donaldson, national commit
teewoman and state manager,
was present for the meeting and
two candidates were initiated for
the grove.
Plans were made for a Christ
mas party next Monday night and
were completed for a square dance
on Friday night. After the busi
ness was over Jayne Campbell
and Florence Macko served re
freshments of cake and coffee and
a social hour was enjoyed by all.
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Recorder's Court;
2 Found Guilty
Of Running Still
Joe Scott, white, and Carson
Locklear, Indian, appeared before
Judge T. O. Moses in Hoke
County recorder's court Tuesday
on charges of violating the prohi
bition laws by owning and oper
ating a whiskey still and possess
ing the whiskey and other para
phernalia that go along with such
an operation. Both entered pleas
of not guilty, but were found
guilty as charged. Judge Moses
sentenced each to eight months
on the roads. Both Scott and
Locklear immediately gave notice
of appeal and bonds were set at
$500 each. Later, however, the
judge withdrew these sentences
and left the cp, open until next
week for sentencing. At the same
time he lowered the bonds to
$200 each, and both have since
been released under bond-
Walter Kemp, colored, pled
guilty of working for Scott and
Locklear at the still. He was sen
tenced to 30 days on the roads,
sentence to be suspended on pay
ment of $25 and costs and on con
dition of two years good behavior
regarding liquor.
An old case in which Matthew
W. Graham, colored was found
guilty of failing to yield right of
way was settled. Graham was
fined $25 and costs, as he had
already settled damages.
William R. Elliot, white, pled
guilty of driving drunk and got
60 days suspended on payment of
$100 and costs. Herman L. Stack
house, colored, pled guilty of
driving drunk and went to the
roads for from four to six months
when he could not pay $100, court
costs and $95.89 damages.
Pearson Hall, white, went to
the roads for 30 days for violat
ing the prohibition laws and for
being drunk in public.
Zeno Johnson, colored man
charged with giving Mrs. H. H.
Johnson a bad check, was found
not guilty when Mrs. Johnson
admitted she had agreed to hold
the check, knowing it was not
good when she took it.
Rodney Heath, white, left a $50
bond for having no driver's li
cense, and Milton E. McDaniel,
also white, left a $45 bond for al
lowing an unlicensed driver to
drive his car.
John AKen Johnson, colored,
was found guilty of using profane
and indecent language and sen
tenced to 30 days on the roads,
sentence to be suspended on pay
ment of $10 and costs and two
years good behavior.
Nathan Thomas, white, left a
$20 bond for passing in the face
of oncoming traffic. David Wil
liams, colored, paid $10 and costs
for driving with improper brakes.
Rodney Locklear, Indian, paid
costs for failing to stop at a stop
sign.
Wiley R. Swearinger, white,
left a $50 bond for speeding and
A. M. Privette, white, left a $25
bond for speeding. All other
speeders left $35 bonds. They
were Roy G. Hill, Jack M. Gold
berg, W. G. Harris, Raymond W.
Hicks, Bobby Jernigan, David L.
Rich, Edward T. Smith and
aryl E. Adkins, all white, and
Joe Hartfield, colored.
Sue Upchurch
May Be 1954
Maid Of Cotton
Memphis, Tenn., December 17,
1953 Sue Upchurch, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Upchurch of
Raeford, has been named one of
the twenty finalists in 1954 Maid
of Cotton contest, the National
Cotton Council announced today.
She will come to Memphis Janu
ary 5 and 6 to compete with final
ists from throughout the cotton
belt for the honor of serving the
United States cotton industry as
goodwill and fashion ambassa
dress on a six-month internation
al tour.
A graduate -of Hoke County
High School, the Maid of Cotton
candidate attended Hollins Col
lege for two and one-half years
and now is a student at the Un
iversity of North Carolina. Sue
has been an outstanding student
throughout her school career. She
was a member of the North Car
olina Youth Caravan to Europe
in 1951 and was winner of county
public speaking contest with "Soil
Conservation" her subject. She
has been active in many campus
organizations, modern dance
clubs, school newspaper and
yearbook, sports, YWCA Interna
tional Relations club, glee club,
and served as student govern
ment Assistant House President.
Sue Is a blue-eyed brownette,
20 years old, 5 feet, 7 inches tall,
and was "Miss Hoke County in
1952."
The winner of the 1954 Maid
of Cotton contest will be an
nounced June 8. Shortly after
wards she will begin the exciting
tour to more than forty cities in
the United States, France, Eng
land and Canada.
The tour is sponsored annually
by the National Cotton Council,
Memphis Cotton Carnival, and
cotton exchanges of Memphis,
New York, and New Orleans.
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CONCERT TONIGHT
The Glee Club and Band of
Hoke County Hjgh School will
present their annual Christmas
concert on Thursday, December
17th. The time has been changed
to 7:45 instead of 8:00 o'clock as
was announced in last week's
paper. A program of Christmas
songs, both old and new, will be
presented by the Glee Club and
Band. The public is cordially in
vited to attend.
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dren, Eva, 4, and Vaclav, Jr, 6, who escaped from communist tyranny
in a fake armored ear which I'hlik rebuilt from a war-torn British
scout vehicle ha found near his Chechoslovakian home. The Crusade
for Freedom has bronchi the family and their escape vehicle to this
country as symbols of resistance to Kremlin oppression.
TV0 MORE TRAFFIC FATALITIES
MAKE COUNTY TOTAL OF FIFTEEN
Bucks Divide,
Does Win Two
(Contributed)
The Hoke High girls team had
little trouble with Laurinburg and
Hamlet winning both games by
scores of 71-41 and 62-36. Against
Laurinburg the Does started fast
and had a 13 point advantage at
the half. Claudine Hodgin was
high scorer for both teams with
29 points. Carol Everleigh held
Laurinbura's ace forward, S. Tur
ner, to three field goals to grab
defensive honors.
Tuesday night the girls broke
the game wide open against Ham
let in the second period by scor
ing 25 points. Hoke led at the
half by 25 points. Hodgin and
Janet Guin were high for the lo
cals and McDougald, with 28
points was high for Hamlet. Ha
zel McLean and Ina Scull were
defensive standouts.
The Hoke High Bucks came
from a ten-point deficit at half
time to within one point at the
end of the third quarter to turn
what looked like a rout into an
exciting ball game against Laur
inburg. The Bucks" didn't quite
have enough, however, as the
Scots edged them 40-39. Jim
White was high for the Hoke team
with 12 points and Walts led the
Scots with 15. Roger Dixon play
ed a leading floor game.
It was about the same story
against Hamlet as the Bucks got
off to a slow start, but rallied in
the second half to trim Hamlet
51-34. Hamlet led at the half 19
14, but a 23 point scoring splurge
in the final quarter gave the lo
cal five a convincing victory.
Hamlet's excellent ' zone defense
had the locals throttled until they
solved it in the last half. White,
Daniels and Bobbitt all hit double
figures for Hoke, while Samuels,
who also starred on Hamlet's
successful football team, was
high with 19 points.
Tomorrow night the Does will
meet their strongest opposition
when they travel to 71st for their
last game before the holidays.
The 71st girls team is unbeaten,
so it should turn out to be a ter
rific battle. The first of three
games starts at 6:30. Support
your team!
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Teacher & Ex-Marine Die
With the year 1953 nearing its
end there was no letup in the con
tinually rising toll of deaths in
Hoke County from traffic acci
dents, and the past week saw a
school teacher killed near the
Scotland County line Saturday
morning after a young man re
cently discharged from the Ma
rine Corps had been killed in a
wreck on Main Street in Raeford
the night before. The 13th vic
tim of highway tragedy in the
county was a soldier who was
killed on December 4, and the
two on Saturday, December 12
brought the county total for the
year to 15.
McLauchlin Is Killed
Joseph Wesley McLauchlin, 43-year-old
principal of the Shaw
colored school at Wagram, pastor
of two Scotland County churches,
one of the most prominent Negro
citizens of Scotland County, and
a native of this county and well
known here as well, died flt
Moore County Hospital Saturday
morning a few hours after being
in a wreck on US 15 between
Laurinburg and Aberdeen.
The wreck took place at the
intersection of the Wagram-Lau-rel
Hill road and the Laurinburg
Aberdeen Highway. It was inves
tigated by State Highway Patrol
man W. T. Herbin of Raeford,
who reported that McLauchlin
was driving his 1953 Chevrolet
in the direction of Aberdeen on
US 15 when a 1953 Chevrolet
pickup being driven by Theodore
M. Carrington, 17, white, of RFD
1, Aberdeen came through the
intersection from the direction of
Laurel Hill and hit McLauchlin's
car on the left side. According to
the patrolman's report, Carring
ton said he did not see McLauch
lin's car.
Carrington suffered severe in
juries and is a patient at Moore
County Hospital. Further inves
tigation is awaiting his recovery.
The pickup was owned by Mrs.
Jesse Carrington of Aberdeen,
RFD 1.
Also in the McLauchlin car
were his wife, Mrs. Mary G. Mc
Lauchlin and their young niece,
Annie Neal Gilchrist. Both were
also admitted to Moore County
Hospital with superficial cuts and
bruises. They were en route to
Greensboro when the wreck oc
curred. Funeral services tor the Rev.
Mr. McLauchlin were to be held
at Shiloh Baptist Church in
Maxton, of which he was apstor.
In addition to his wife and his
niece he is survived by three sis
ters. He was born in this county, son
of Andrew McLauchlin and Amey
Pinkey McLauchlin and he re
ceived his BS degree from Fay
etteville Teachers College, his
M.S. from New York University
and his theological degree from
Shaw University in Raleigh. Ac
cording to the Laurinburg Ex
change, he was a leader in many
civic, school and church organi
zations. Main Street Wreck
Edmond Alvin Patterson, col
ored, 23-year-old veteran of Ko
rean service with the United
States Marines, died shortly after
he drove his mother's 1953 Chev
rolet into a hickory tree in front
of the John K. McNeill residence
on North Main street at 12:20 a.
m. last Saturday. The accident
was investigated on the spot by
Patrolman L. F. Hester of the
Raeford police department and by
Chief H. E. Dees.
Report of the investigation
showed that Patterson was going
south down Main street at what
must have been a great rate of
speed, and that he hit the grass
area in front of Mrs. H. C. Mc
Lauchlin's house right in the cen
ter. The car travelled on this
grass for about 50 feet and then
went across the pavement to the
sidewalk on the right, then down
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