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JIM he ews-JoMFnal voici or MIIDOM OUAJUHA VOICI 0 MIIDOf of ubem The Hoke County News The Hoke County Journal VOLUME XLIX; NUMBER 4 THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1954 RAEFOKD, N. C. 10c PER COPY $3.00 PFR YEAR N n mm mm m (0 By Sam Morris County Auditor, John McGoo gan told me yesterday that unless something unforeseen happens the tax rate for the county would go up a minimum of five cents. Since the Board of Education had asked for a five-cent raise in its estimated budget, this is under standable. He said that the valu ation of property wasn't as high as expected and that the value of cars and trucks has fallen considerably. The general fund absorbed some of the school ex penses last year, but the auditor doesn't- think the general fund can absorb the raise this coming year. The schools also received a large amount from forfeitures and fines and from the federal government for students in school whose parents work at Fort Bragg. Maybe it will be more this coming year and may less. The tax rate in tho county Is low compared with surrounding coun ties and a five-cent raise still won't be high, as it will make the rate only $1.15. Heard that most every county in the state is rais ing its tax rate and some as high as thirty cents. If we can get by on a five-cent raise, it will be better than leaving it at $1.10 and maybe next yeai have to raise it as high as some adjoining coun ties to get us back in the black. So when the commissioners meet next Thursday, don't be surpris ed if they raise the rate. Mai McKeithan, Raeford's con tribution to professional baseball ' and who was voted the most pop ular player on the Fayetteville baseball team Inst year received another honor Tuesday, June 8 in Winston-Salem, where he is play ing this year. A firm in Winston Salem gives a watch each month to the player on the Winston Salem team that is most valuable to the team. McKeithan was nam ed that player for the month of May. He was purchased from Fayetteville after the start of the season. Mai is at present with the local National Guard unit at Camp Stewart, Georgia. The team has had a tough time so far this year, but a Winston-Salem paper said that the buying of McKeithan was certainly one smart thing the board of directors have done. At the present time he leads his club in hitting, number of hits and triples and is second in dou bles. This is Mai's fifth year in professional ball and let's hope it is his best. A few people mentioned to me about the sheriff needing more office space, which I wrote about In this column last week, and a greed that he did. Sheriff Hod gin told me one man wanted to know if he was going to add a room on his office next to the Methodist Church. This could happen! The mail this week is full of articles from the Safety Council asking for sane and safe driving during the July 4th week end. The people who are on the high ways that week end should read and listen to these comments and then put them into practice. So let's all do what we can to make it a safe and sane 4th. While on the subject of safety it was brought to my attention an article in the daily paper about an oil storage tank falling on a child which caused instant death. It would pay all of us to check our tank structures and see what condition they are in. The wooden stands should be especially checked because it is hard to tell If they are rotten or not, just by looking at them. 0 ATTENDING BAR MEET H. W. B. Whitley and G. B. Rowland are attending the Bar Association Meeting today and Friday at Wrightsville Beach. Wheat Allotments Now Available Farmers on land on which no wheat was seeded for grain for all of the years 1952, 1953 and 1954 may apply for a 1955 wheat ac reage allotment, according to R. J. Hasty, Chairman of the Hoke County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee. To be considered for an allotment on a farm which had not wheat seed ed for grain for any of those years, the farmer must apply in writing to his county ASC com mittee by June 30, 1954. Blank application forms are a vailable at the county ASC office for use in filing requests for al lotments. 0 FARM ITEMS By W. C. Williford County Farm Agent The boll weevil situation is de veloping about as the Entomolog ist predicted. Robeson and Scot land Counties have reported fields with very heavy infestation and also fields with very light infes tation. Hoke County is running about the same as others. I have made counts in some fields that are running as high as 50 punctured squares and near by fields will have practically no squares punctured. For this rea son, I am making no general re commendation for everybody to follow. There is enough boll wee vils in Hoke County now to cause a general infesiation when the migration period starts. My suggestions are that you check your cotton very closely, and in the event . that you find 10 or more of the squares punc tured, treat it three times and then start counting again. It is gener ally considc-ed by the Entomolog ist that the poison is too expen sive to treat unless you have 10 infestation. Many people continue to tell me that the recommended rates or fertilizer causes their cotton to grow so big and heavy that the bolls cannot develop. If the boll weevils puncture your early squares and they fall off, the fer tilizer goes in leaves and stalks instead of bolls. The only way to get the cotton to use that fertilizer to develop bolls is to keep the boll weevils from puncturing them. J. L. (Jim) Warner, who farms near Raeford, is irrigating his to bacco during the dry weather. While irrigation is not practical for everybody, it certainly seems to be profitable for Mr. Warner. He is fortunate in that he has a large supply of water convenient to his fields and the primary ex pense that he had was the pur chase of the equipment. The figures from last year's farmers' reports who were irri gating tobacco show an increase per acre of from $200 to $400 on fields that were irrigated. Mr. Warner figures that he has al ready increased the value of his fourteen acres by at least $100 per acre. This means a gross In crease of approximately $1400 even if rains comes just like his tobacco needs it from now on. He has left a plot not irrigated as a check and invites anyone who is interested to come by and inspect it. He does not figure it will pay to buy equipment to irrigate corn, but since he has a good water supply and the equipment avail able, he plans to try a field of corn. The Field Crop Specialist at State College say that corn will use ,i inch of water a day from the time it shoots until the grain is practically mature. There will also be a check plot left in the corn field to sec how much dif ference there will be in irrigat ing and not irrigating corn. If the weather continues to be dry, we will keep the figures on these two plots to see how much more he makes on the irrigated corn. On Tuesday, June 29, at the Whiteville Test Farm, Hoke Coun ty farmers will have the oppor ( Continued oa back pof) Recorder Hears Routine Cases In Court Tuesday In a session that took all day, 14 cases were disposed of in Hoke County's recorder's court before Judge T. O Moses Tuesday. A large part of the day was spent on cases In which judgment will not be rendered until later. Marie Turner, colored, pled not guilty to a charge of assault with a deadly weapon on Clar ence Harris. She was found guilty and the case was left open for judgment on the 29 of June. Clar ence Harris, colored, pled not guilty to a charge of assault with a deadly weapon on Marie Turner and Lola Turner. He was found guilty and got 30 days on the roads suspended on a fine of $10 and the costs, two years good be havior, not to violate any alco holic beverage laws and to come back to court on June 29. Oliver Blevins, white prisoner from McCain, pled guilty to a charge of escape and got 60 days, to start at the end of his present sentence. Charles B. Metcalf, white ma rine, pled guilty to a charge of speeding 80 mph. He got 30 days suspended on payment of a fine of $30 and the costs and was or dered to turn in his operator's li cense as provided by law. Car roll N. Harber, white soldier of Tennessee, pled guilty to speed ing 85 mph and was given 30 days suspended on a fine of $40 and the costs of court. Norman A. Gillis, white tourist, paid $10 and the costs for speeding. Joe Goodman, colored, was found guilty of driving without a driver's license and without brakes. He was sentenced to 60 days, sentence to be suspended on payment of $35 and the costs and not to violate any motor vehicle laws for two years. Guy Lambert, white, pled guil ty to a charge of careless and reckless driving. A 30-day sen tence was suspended on payment of $20 and the costs and good be havior as to motor vehicle laws for two years. Betty Thomas, white, was charged with larceny of an auto mobile. Sentence was suspended on payment of the costs of court and damages to the car of Lacy Parker. Grady Monroe, colored, pled guilty to a charge of speeding and no operator's license and sentence was 30 days suspended on pay ment of $25 and the costs. Ronald J. Koper, white soldier, pled guil ty to the same charge and paid $10 and the costs. Allie McK. Eason, white, char ged with driving drunk, was call ed and failed to apepar. A capias was issued and the case was con tinued. Donald A. Lund, white, charged with public drunkenness and violation of the prohibition laws, was called ard failtd to ap pear and a capias was issued. The case against Charles L. Hat cher, white soldier, for driving without a driver's license was nol pros. Earl Hollar, white, and Tal madge Melton, white, pled not guilty to a charge of cruelty to animals. Both were found guilty and Hollar got 30 days suspend ed on payment of the costs while Melton got 30 days suspended on a fine of $15 and the costs. FIRE ON MAIN STREET A fire of unknown origin de stroyed the awning and cracked the front windows it Baucom Ap pliance Company last Thursday night about 11 o'clock. Cause of the fire is thought to have been a cigarette thrown into the awn ing which was up at the time. The damage, as estimated by Mr. Baucom, was placed at $300. This damage was not covered by insur ance. Bob Murray spent Monday and Tuesday of this week in Raleigh where he took the State Board examination of the first two years in medicine. Local Girl Goes With Methodist Group On European Tour Saturday, June 19, was the day of departure for Florence Cam eron, who left for Europe with a Youth Caravan sponsored by the Methodist Church. The group left Greensboro by train on Thursday for New York at which place they boarded the MS Seven Seas for their crossing to Le Harve, France. The first several weeks in Eu rope will be spent sightseeing in France, Italy, Switzerland and points between, with the tour eventually reaching its goal in Austria, where ihe group will be gin its work. The purpose of the trip is to participate in church sponsored youth work with Aus trian and German young people and to act as goodwill ambassa dors. They are scheduled to stay in Linz, Austria for ten days, working and conducting services. Work of various types will be car ried on in other parts of Austria as the Caravan works its way into Germany to Berlin during the early part of August. Additional work will be carried on here for several weeks. The group will then travel through the Nether lands to England where they will spend about ten days before boarding the SS Arosa Kulm in London for New York where they are scheduled to arrive on Sep tember 3. In charge of the group, each paying his own expenses, are Dr. and Mrs. G. E. Garlington of Rox boro. Making up the group of 14 are two ministers, several teach ers and college students. Dr. Gar lington is pastor of the Long Me morial Methodist Church in Rox-boro. Raeford Scouts Attending Camp Camp Tom Upchurch opened on Sunday, June 20 with 78 scouts from 16 troops in the Cape Fear Area on hand. The boys arrived in all kinds of vehicles: trucks. jeeps, etc. Scout executive Neill C. Cornwall, Jr. of Wilmington was on hand to greet the campers, parents and visitors. The visitors were shown around the camp by members of the staff. Swimming was the first thing on the schedule after medical re checks and registration. Dr. R. L. Murray examined the campers. Scouts attending from Troops 401 and 444 are: Lindsay Quick, Jerry Ellis, Michael Wood, John Lester, Billy Dalton, Mark Smith, Robert Weaver, Alien McDonald, Steve McDonald, Johnny Maults by, Jack Ellis, Pete Dickson and Dicky Perkins. Visitors to camp on Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Lester, Younger Snead, Dr. Marcus Smith and Dr. R. L. Murray. PERSONALS Misses June Hall and Joan Mc Leod are attendnig Methodist Youth Assembly at Louisburg this week. Margaret McLeod and Kitsy Lou Norris returned Saturday from Camp Don-Lee. Miss Jenelle Snead returned Saturday from Weidon where she spent two weeks visiting her grandmother, Mrs. C. P. Vincent. Vernon and Johnnie Nance of Ellerbe spent several days this week with their cousin, Billy Howell. Gordon Adams of Kinston visit ed friends here last week. Harry Cranford visited his fam ily in Asheboro during the week end. Mrs. W. J. Coberly and family have been vacationing at Daytona Beach, Florida for the past two weeks. Mrs. Ida B. Graham of Cheraw, S. C is spending seme time In the home of her daughter, Mrs. A. J. Lundy, and family. Leonard McFadyen Dies Unexpectedly Sunday Night Leonard McFadyen, 63, died unexpectedly Sunday night at his home, Lumber Bridge, route one, of an apparent heart attack. A prominent farmer of this county, he was a veteran of World War I, a member of Stonewall Ruritan Club, and was a steward in the Sandy Grove Methodist Church. He was born in Hoke County, the son of the late Archie K. Mc Fadyen and Cornelia Smith Mc Fadyen, both of Robeson County. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Susie Hendricks McFadyen; three daughters, Mrs Henry Maxwell of Raeford, Mrs. R. H. Oestreich of Okinawa and Mrs. L. W. Cook of Raleigh; one son, Bennie Mc Fadyen of the nome; five sisters Mrs. Ruth Bristow, Mrs. Lillie Mc- Dougall, Mrs. Ella Traywick, Mrs. Clifford Bostic and Mrs. R. J. Morman, all of Lumber Bridge, route one; and seven grandchil dren. Funeral services were held at Sandy Grove Methodist Church Wednesday afternoon at fiv) o' clock, conducted by the Rev. N. P. Edcns, pastor, assisted by the Rev. E. C. Taylor. Burial was in the church cemetery. 0 Mrs. Baker's Mother Dies In Asheboro Mrs. Lola Leonard Spoon, 86: died Wednesday at her home at Spoon Mill, near Asheboro. She had been ill for several years. She was born at Cedar Falls. She was the widow of William D Spoon, who died in 1929. She is survived by two sons, Cleon Spoon of the home and John Spoon of Asheboro; five daugh ters, Mrs. J. T. Brooks of Siler City, Mrs. J. M. Baker of Raeford, and Misses Allie, Rilla and Ann Spoon, all of the home; 14 grand children, 23 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. The funeral will be held at Asheboro First Baptist Church at 5 p. m. Friday, with burial in Old City Cemetery. Dr. E. W. Price will officiate. The body will be taken to the church half an hour before the rites. New Pastor At Bethel And Shiloh Churches The Rev. Joseph W. Amory ac companied by Mrs. Amory, arriv ed in Raeford last week. They are now making their home in Sunset Hills. Mr. Amory is the new pastor for the Bethel and Shiloh Presbyterian Churches in this county. He preached his first sermon at Shiloh last Sunday. Mr. Amory is a native of Nor folk, Virginia and attended Pres byterian College, Clinton, S. C. and graduated this year from Union Theological Seminary at Richmond, Virginia. This Is his first pastorate. He was married about three weeks ago to the former Miss Mary Johnson Stephens of Lum berton. She was up until her mar riage Director of Religious Educa tion at the Pr?sbyterian Church in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Mr. Amory replaces the Rev. S. A. Ewart, who died August 22, 1953. o BLUE REUNION SUNDAY The annual Blue clan reunion will be held in Lakeview, Sunday, June 27 in the pine grove be tween Highway I and the lake near the home of Mrs. Fannie Blue Cnnre. J. Talbot Johnson of Aberdeen who a few weeks ago returned from a trip to the Holy Land will speak to the gathering at 12:30 and at 1 p. m., the picnic dinner will be spread on the tables. A cordial invita ion is extend ed the Blues, their kinsmen and friends to attend. n Mrs. Frances Davis, who is at tending summer school at High Point was a week end visitor In town. BOOSTER CLUB IS ORGANIZED TO HELP ATHLETIC PROGRAM Local Guardsmen Will Return 27th Saturday Parade Honors Retired Guard Colonel The local National Guard unit, Battery A of the 130th AAA Bat talion, will return home about noon on Sundaj from their an nual two w-cks training at Camp Stewart, Georgia. This is the seV' enth encampment since the or ganization of the unit, six of which were held at the antiair craft training center in Georgia. Four general officers partici pated in a Nortn Carolina-Florida National Guard review there Sat urday morning to honor Colonel Royce S. McClelland, retired. Colonel McClelland, who was honored as an "outstanding citizen and the original commander of the 252nd Coast Artillery regi ment of the North Carolina Na tional Guard," was reviewing of ficer. The reviewing party included Major General John Manning, the adjutant general of North Caro lina; Brigadier General R. W. Mayo, commanding general of Camp Stewart; Brigadier General R. G. White, assistant adjutant general of Florida and Brigadier General Oscar I. Wreen, com manding general of the Fourth Corps artillery, North Carolina National Guard. Commander of Troops for the parade was Lieutenant Colonel William A. Cobb, Headquarters Battery, 252nd Antiaircraft Ar tillery Group, N. C. National Guard. The 130th Antiaircraft Artillery automatic weapons battalion was color unit for ihe occasion. The 130th is commanded by Lieuten ant Colonel William Lamont, Jr. and is a part of the 30th Infantry Division. North Carolina units participatr ing besides the 130th included the 94th Army Band, Headquarters battery of the 252nd AAA Group, 150th AAA Gun battalion, 725th AAA automatic weapons battalion, 121st Operations detachment and the 217th RCAT detachment. a Aid Needed As Tenant House Burns Fire destroyed a tenant house on the farm of Clyde Upchurch, near Oakdale Gin on Wednesday afternoon about three o'clock. The fire was caused by an oil cook stove exploding. The house was occupied by Quincy Little, who works at the oil mill, his wife and three children. They lost everything they had except two quilts and their family Bible. There are thiee little girls in the family, aged six, four and two years, and Mrs. Helen S. Barrington of the local Red Cross chapter said that they would be glad to have anything anyone would like to give them in the way of clothing or household goods of any description. Persons wishing to contribute such items to the Littles may leave them at the Red Cross office in the T. B. Upchurch, Inc. building or with Miss Josephine Hall at the, Home Demonstration Agent's office in the county building. COTTON BLOSSOMS BROUGHT IN SATURDAY First cotton blossom of the sea son to be seen in the News-Jour nal office was brought in Satur day by D. P. McDiarmid of An tioch township. Red Springs, Route 1. The next one was brought in Monday by Tom Graham, colored tenant for J. L. McNeill. He raised it on the Bob Currie Farm, In Quewhiffle township, which Is owned by Mr. McNeill. Meet At McNeill's Pond; 37 Attend; Directors Named A chicken supper brought to gether thirty-seven men from the county at J. L. McNeill's pond last night at an invitation of Mr. McNeill. These men represented the Kiwanis Club, Lions Club, American Legion, Junior Cham ber of Commerce. Chamber of Commerce, different sections of the county and a few county offi cials. After the meal Mr. McNeill said the purpose of the get-together was to discuss and find out if it was possible to form a "Booster Club" to help with the athletic program at the High School. He then presented W. T. Gibson, Jr., principal of the school. Mr. Gibson told the group some of the troubles the school was having with its athletic program. He called attention to the school being in Class AA conference. This calls for 2 school with 300 or more students, but most of the people in Raeford wanted to play larger schools so he had found a way to enter this class of ball without the required number of students. Gibson said that finance was a problem, mentioning the following: to gt a named coach his salary must be supplemented approximately $1500; equipment is high and with the small gate re ceipts, outside of basketball, it is a losing cause; all players must be covered by insurance which costs $12.50 per player. The play ers need the public behind them to boost their moral; such as, some live out in the country and must thumb home late in the af ternoon after practice. He answer ed questions after his remarks. In reply to what other coaches in the surrounding schools received he stated the following cases: sup plement of $1200, home and sum mer job; $1400 and summer job; $1500 and summer job. Other towns around Raeford have touch down clubs, Gibson said, which cooperate with the school in sup porting athletics. ; J. L. McNeill was elected as chairman for the night after Mr. Gibson's talk and a motion was made and passed to organize a "Booster Club" in Hoke County. Discussion was then heard on what type of officers, directors and committees would be elected. A motion was made and seconded that five directors be elected from the group present and that they in turn select four additional direc tors at a later date. This board of directors would elect from its group a president, vice-president and secretary and appoint the needed committees. This was passed and the chairman asked for nominations for the directors. Eight men were nominated and five were elected by ballot. The five directors elected were J. L. McNeill, J. H. Austin, the Rev. W. B. Heyward, Jim Tillman and W. C. Hodgin The club will seek members af ter the meeting of the directors. Whether club members will pay dues, make contribution, etc. will be known after the meeting, but membership is open to anyone in Hoke County. Homecoming Sunday At Philippi Church Next Sunday, June 27, will be homecoming at Philippi Presby terain Church, it was announced this week. Frogram for the day will in clude Sunday School at 10:00 a. m. and the worship service at 11:00 a. m. The message at this service will be delivered by the student supply pastor, James Ives. Following the worship service a picnic basket dinner will be served on the grounds about noon. A song service will be held at 2:00 o'clock. All former mem bers, their lriends and relatives are invited.
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