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The Hoke County News
The Hoke County Journal
VOLUME XLIX; NUMBER 12
THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1951
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By The Editor
Seems to me the excitement
over the State among law enforc
ing agencies over a recent Sup
reme Court ruling has been
somewhat unnecessary and mis
leading as well. The Supreme
Court, as I understand it, found
a man not guilty of resisting ar
rest and assault when he had
been arrested for being drunk.
The thing that made the differ
ence was that the man was found
not guilty ot being drunk by a
lower court, but guilty of resist
ing arrest and assault. The Sup
reme Court apparently felt that
a man has a right to resist an il
legal arrest, and the inference to
me is that if he had been found
guilty of nil three he would have
stayed guilty. At any rate, there
is a local law against drunken
ness in public in this county, in
case anybody gets an idea he
can't be arrested for it. State and
local officers cm and will con
tinue to make arrests without
warrants where misdemeanors
constituting breaches of the peace
are committed in their presence.
Highway patrolmen do have the
power to make arrests for traffic
violations on the spot when com
mitted in their presence.
Article in the Laurinburg "Ex
change" last week -indicates that
we don't have any monopoly on
vandalism here in the few who
Insist on making a mess at the
Rockfish Park swimming hole
'Riverton" on Drowning Creek
has been a much used public-
swimming place for many years.
Drowning Creek being much lar
ger and swifter than Rockfish, it
has been thought necessary to
keep a rope across it below the
swimming place for use by any
who got in trouble and began to
get carried downstream. Two new
ropes have been provided this
summer, the paper said, and
thieves have got them both.
Guess we just have to do the best
we can in spite of such people.
This week marks the end of
one point of view we have been
getting from Washington. When
the late Willis Smith went there
as our Senator be began writing
a weekly column on activities
there for the papers of the State,
probably because his assistant,
Jesse Holms, was a former news
paper man. Senator Alton Len
non continued the practice when
he was appointed after Smith's
death, and his column has been
interesting. . . at least another
inside viewpoint on happenings
in Congress. With Congress about
to adjourn, his last column ap
pears this week. He will not be
back, so it may be assumed we
won't have such a column for a
while. If Senator-elect Scott felt
like writing a column, I doubt if
he would want to do anything
like Smith or Lennon did it.
I have been asked to call to
public attention the dangers to
small children of discarded ice
boxes and refrigerators. 59 boys
and 20 girls from two to 12 years
of age have died by crawling into
these boxes and suffocating, and
the rate of such accidents is in
creasing. These boxes may be
made harmless by removing the
doors or removing the latch stops,
or by destroying them entirely.
The last is considered the safest.
Rain has come in varying de
gree to several parts of the coun
ty this week, I hear, and on at
least one occasion it started to
ward Raeford. When it gets to
the area right in and around Rae
ford, though, it stops. We hod a
lot of blowing Wednesday night,
but only a few drops. It's sure
mighty dry.
Representative Harry Greene
is looking forward to being the
guest of General Claude Bowers
of Warrenton with the 30th In
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First 1954 Cotton
Ginned This Week
The Hoke Oil and Fertilizer
Company gin here reported that
they ginned the first bale of cot
ton gathered in the county from
the crop of 1954 on Wednesday.
The bale, which graded Strict
Middling, was grown by Forrest
Godwin on John K. McNeill's
farm and Clyde Upchurch, Jr.
gin manager, thinks it was prob
ably the second to be ginned in
the State this year, as one was
ginned in Dunn Tuesday. The
staple was one inch, said to be
so short because of the dry wea
ther. McNeill also shared the honor
of having the first bale ginned
last year, although it was on
August 25, one week later. There
were two other bales ginned in
the county on that day last year.
Picking cotton is not general in
the county yet, however, but is
expected to get under way about
the first of next week on most
farms. The crop is expected to be
gathered quickly and to be some
what lighter than predicted ear
lier, due to dryness in many sec
tions. PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dickson at
tended the funeral of Mrs. E. B.
Young In Danville, Virginia Tues
day. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Keith and
children of Wadesboro spent Sun
day with Mr. Keith's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Keith.
Miss Vivian Tally of Wilming
ton was a week end guest in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. L. M.
Lester.
Miss Delaine McFadyen is vis
iting Miss Anne Cromartie in Ra
leigh this week.
Mr. and Mrs J. H. Blue spent
the week end at Tilghman Beach
with Mr. and Mrs. Dick Fountain.
Mrs. Harold Thomas and baby
son of Miami, Florida are visit
ing Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Thomas.
Miss Lydia McKcithan and
Bonnie Kate Blue are spending
a few days at Tilghman Beach
with Mr. and Mrs. Dick Fountain.
Mrs. Wade Mair, Jr. of Rar
leigh left Saturday after a visit
with her sister, Mrs. T. M. Rip
ley and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Israel Mann and
family spent Sunday in Warsaw
with Mr. and Mrs. Abe Brooks.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Long and
Bobby of Charlotte visited rela
tives in town Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Henry and
children are visiting relatives In
Smithfield.
Mrs. Mary D. McBryde is on
vacation from Mann's store.
Mr. and Mrs. Carson Davis, Jr,
spent the week end with Miss
Katherine Whitford at Atlantic
Beach.
Mrs. J. H. McAr.ulty and chil
dren of Waverly, Ohio are visit
ing Mrs. McAnulty's mother, Mrs.
J. P .Smith.
Bill Sellars of Waverly, Ohio
spent the week end with his
family here.
Marcus Edwards of Methodist
Orphanage in Raleigh spent last
week with Crawford Thomas, Jr.
Mrs. H. L. Gatlin and Mrs. W.
E. Freeman attended the WMU
Week at Ridgecrcst. On their re
turn trip they visited with Mrs.
Gatlin's sister and family. Dr.
and Mrs. Belk. They spent Wed
nesday night of last week at their
summer home at Sparrow Lake.
Mr. and Mrs. Thelbert Apple
of Garner spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. G. W. Williamson.
Mrs. W. T. Covington
Dies Late Saturday;
Funeral Here Sunday
Mrs. Katie McLean Covington,
widow of the late William T.
Covington, died in the Laurin
burg hospital early last Saturday
night of a heart attack. She had
been a patient at the hospital
since the first of the week, hav
ing undergone a minor operation
on Wednesday.
She was 71 years of age and
was a native of Scotland County,
daughter of the late Hector Mc
Lean and Eliza Patterson McLean.
She was married to Mr. Cov
ington in 1918 and had made her
home here since that time. She
was many years a leader in the
civic and religious life of the
community, having served as
president of the Women of the
Raeford Presbyterian Church, the
Raeford Garden Club and the
Chaminade Music Club. She was
also known for her love of music
and was a piano teacher.
The funeral service was con
ducted at the Raeford Presbyter
ian Church at five o'clock Sun
day afternoon by the Rev. W. B.
Heyward, pastor, with Dr. Harry
K. Holland of Marietta, Ga., a
former pastor, and the Rev. Wil
liam DuBose, of Laurel Hill, as
sisting. Burial was in the Rae
ford cemetery. Pallbearers were
Neill McFadyen and J. L. Mc
Neill of Raeford, A. S. McKeithan
of Red Springs, Morshall James
of Maxton, James P. McRae and
Dr. Alex Erwin of Laurinburg.
Mrs. Covington is survived by
two sons, William T., Jr., and J.
Robert Covington, both of Char
lotte; one sister, Miss Lila Mc
Lean of Laurinburg; and three
grandchildren.
Large Crowd Attends
Mclnnis Reunion At
Dundarrach Sunday
The annual reunion of the Mc
lnnis Clan was held at Dundar
rach Presbyterian Church last
Sunday, and more than 250 mem
bers of the clan from far and
near gathered for the occasion.
Curtis Mclnnis of Aberdeen and
Miss Maggie Jane McBryde of
Raeford were in charge of the
program, which started at 11:00
a. m.
The devotional service was
conducted by E. M. Smith of Rae
ford, and special music was pro
vided by Daniel Patterson. Mem
bers of the clan were welcomed
by Mrs. Bill Andrews, and the
response to the welcome was de
livered by Belton Odom of Man
ning, S. C. Mrs. A. A. Mclnnis of
Rockfish presented an interesting
paper on the history of the clan
and particularly on the old homes
established by Angus Mclnnis
and his sons, John and Duncan,
when they came to this section
from Scotland between 1815 and
1820.
After a bountiful picnic dinner
on the grounds the clan heard an
interesting account by J. Talbot
Johnson of Aberdeen of his recent
trip to the Holy Land.
A prize was given to Mrs. Mary
Jane Odom of Alcolu, S. C, who
at 84 was the oldest person pres
ent, and to little William Reid of
Dillon, who at three was the
youngest.
At the business meeting Daniel
M. Mclnnis of Dundarrach was
elected president, Thomas Mc
lnnis of Rockfish vice-president
and Curtis Mclnnis of Aberdeen
secretary - treasurer. Historians
chosen were Mrs. A. A. Mclnnis
and Miss Maggie Jane McBryde.
The clan voted to meet again next
year at the same place on the
third Sunday in August.
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Dr. and Mrs. H. K. Holland of
Marietta, Georgia and Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Boncy and baby
daughter of Wilmington were
Sunday guests in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Lawrence McNeill.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Yarborough
of Fayctteville visited In the
home of Mrs. Yarborough's sis
ter, Mrs. James A. Williamson,
during the week end.
Indian Pays For
Having Equipment
To Make Whiskey
A Hoke Sounty Indian appear
ed before Judge T. O. Moses in
the County recorder's court on
Tuesday on charges that he had
the equipment and paraphernalia
necessary to manufacture liquor,
and that he had a still for mak
ing it. Roosevelt Chavis entered
a plea of guilty of having the
equipment and sentence was not
less than 60 nor more than 90
days on the roads, to be suspend
ed on payment of $25 and costs
and two years good behavior.
Officers were unable to locate a
still, however, so this charge was
dropped.
William A. Tillman, white,
pled guilty of driving drunk and
having no driver's license. Judg
ment was suspended on payment
of $125 and costs.
Lucy Barber, colored, pled
guilty of assault with a deadly
weapon and use of profane and
indecent language. She was sent
to prison for not less than 12
nor more than 15 months.
Ben F. Stevens, white, was
found guilty of failing to yield
right of way. Prayer for judg
ment was suspended on payment
of costs and damages.
Leroy Leak colored, was found
guilty of stealing some oats from
David Gibson. Sentence of four
to six months was suspended on
payment of $50 and court costs,
$14.22 for the oats, and two
years good behavior. Dunk Tho
mas, Jr., colored, was found not
guilty on the same charge.
J. D. McKeithan, white, was
found guilty of violating the truck
licensing regulations and judg
ment was suspended on payment
of costs.
Archie Conoly, white, paid
costs for violating the prohibi
tion laws.
Gus Lilly, colored, got 30 days
susupended on payment of $25
and costs and two years good be
havior for violating the prohibi
tion laws.
Norris Clair McNair, colored,
paid $20 and costs for driving
with improper brakes and lights.
Lettie Ray Dial, Indian, paid
costs for public drunkenness.
Robert Logan, white, pled guil
ty of carrying a concealed wea
pon and had to pay $25 and costs.
Woodrow W. Edwards, white,
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TYPICAL CORN
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Shown above is Joe Stevens in a field of corn that is ty
pical of the non-yielding fields all over the county this year.
This picture and others of cotton and tobacco were shown at
the meeting on the farm disaster situation Tuesday. Dry
weather has lost the county an estimated $000,000 worth of
corn this year.
March Of Dimes
Emergency Appeal
Is Now Being Made
Sheriff D. H. Hodgin, chairman
of the Hoke County chapter of
the National Foundation for In
fantile Paralysis, this week ap
pealed to the people of the coun
ty to be generous in their support
of the Emergency March of Dimes
now to be conducted in an effort
to raise $20 million nationally. He
said the program faced a cut in
patient care unless the money
was raised and pointed to the
fact that this State has been car
ried in the past by others in
fighting polio. "Now," he said,
"is our chance to pay off our
debt of gratitude when those
states are in desperate need of
help."
Hodgin said that North Caro
lina has had relatively little in
cidence of polio in 1954, and
Hoke County has had only four
cases. Yet across the nation, polio
incidence is running 29 ahead
of the average for the past five
years with epidemics in Florida,
Texas, Georgia, California and
Minnesota.
Eighteen North Carolina chap
ters have run out of funds from
January's March of Dimes, and
are now dependent on advances
from the Epidemic Aid Fund in
New York. Nationally, the funds
for emergencies have run out.
An appeal is being made by
mail in Hoke County and Sheriff
Hodgin urgently requests the
public to be prompt and generous
in responding.
Young Democrats
To Meet Friday
The Young Democratic Club of
Hoke County will hold its annual
meeting and election of officers
at the courthouse on Friday night,
August 20, at 8:00 o'clock, Sam
C. Morris, president, announced
this week.
He said that in addition to the
election of officers delegates
would be selected and instructed
for the State Young Democratic
convention to be held in Charlotte
on Setpember 16, 17 and 18. He
urged Democrats interested in
the club in this county to attend.
Mrs. G. W. Hanna and Miss
Sarah Hanna returned Monday
from a trip to Gastonia and Har
risburg. On Wednesday they at
tended the Whiteside reunion in
Gastonia.
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FARM GROUP ASKS THAT HOKE
8E DECLARED A DISASTER AREA
Judge Hubbard
To Hold Big Court
Here Next Week
Judge Howard 4l. Hubbard of
Clinton will open the regular
August term of Hoke County su
perior court here next Monday,
for the trial of civil and criminal
cases. This will be Judge Hub
bard's first service on the bench
in Hoke County. The same grand
jury which served at the last!
term will serve again for this one.
Civil cases to be tried consist
of six divorce cases and three
others. About 30 criminal charges
are on the docket for trial, but
due to the fact that many of them
find several defendants charged
in the same case and that some
have been continued several times
and probably will be again, it is
expected that only about a dozen
criminal cases will actually be
tried. Most of these are appeals
from recorder's court, with more
being on drunken driving charges
than anything else.
Cases involving felonies rather
than appeals include Will Per
kins, white, charged with attempt
ed rape; James Moore and John
W. McAllister, colored, breaking
and entering and assaulting La
verne Smith; L. C. Cunningham
and Ozell Beatty, colored, re
ceiving stolen property (Cun
ningham also has several cases
on appeal); Jesse Lowery, Indian
now on the roads, charged with
assault with a deadly weapon in
flicting serious, painful and per
manent injury to Sarah Marie
Bullard on July 4 (She lost
her leg after being shot with a
shotgun); Charles Irvin Cumbo,
Winston-Salem white man char
ged with breaking and entering
the offices of Doctors Julius and
Riley Jordan here on July 4 and
stealing some money.
Other cases to be heard include
about a half-dozen drunk driving
convictions being appealed from
recorder's court, speeders on ap
peal and an assault case being
appealed.
Jury list for the term is as fol
lows: John Glisson, Hurley W.
Jones, Malcolm N. Blue, William
L. Poole, Jr., R. A. Norris, G. A.
Page, John W. Scull, Melvin L.
Decs, Warren Phillips, Claud
Stone, Chester Wade, Jack E.
Campbell, Mrs. C. L. Thomas, N.
A. McNeill, Thomas E. Stanton,
Mrs. Alfred Cole, Edwin Mercer,
Homer Maxwell, H. L. Gatlin, Sr.,
John Stewart, Mrs. James
Thames, W. F. Tender, David B.
Harris, P. C. English, F. C. Mc
Phaul, Robert McPhail, Dale L.
Kermoode, G. L. Newton, Rich
ard F. Taylor, J. T. Leslie, John
D. McKeithan, Madison McD.
Shaw, W. B. Glisson, G. W. Ray,
Elvin Smith.
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AT FT. LEONARD WOOD
Pvt. Lansie G. McGilivary, son
of Hazel J. McGilivary, Route 3,
Raeford has recently completed
basic infantry training at Fort
Leonard Wood wi'h a unit of the
6th Armored Division.
W. L. Aloxander, James, Bob
by, Thomas and Johnny Maults
by, visited relatives in Western
Carolinas over the week end. On
their return they came by An
derson, S. C. and broueht Jane
Alexander, a niece of Mr. and
Mrs. Alexander's, home with
them for a visit.
Misses Jeanr.ette and Bonnie
McLauchlin spent last week end
at Montreat.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Culbreth
and children vacationed for a
week at Highlands.
Wilmer McDonald Is a patient
at the Baptist hospital In Winston-Salem.
Farm Home Heads At
Meeting Here Tuesday;
State Action Friday
A group of Hoke County Farm
leaders, local government farm
service workers and others met
here Tuesday morning with For
rest J. Isenhour, State Director
of the Farmer's Home Adminis
tration, to discuss the critical
farm situation in Hoke County
due to drought conditions. The
group unanimously decided to
ask Governor Umstead to recom
mend to the President that Hoke
County be declared a "Farm Dis
aster Area" for 1954.
Last year this county was ap
proved for emergency loans, but
the group feels that crop condi
tions this year definitely warrant
its approval as an emergency
area eligible for help in the na
tional feed program.
The recommendation was to be
prepared by a committee consist
ing of W. P. Phillips, chairman,
Miss Louise Blue, secertary, with
T. B. Upchurch, J. H. Plummer,
N. L. McFadyen and Hubert
Chaney as members. It was to be
sent at once to the Governor's
Emergency Committee, of which
Isenhour is chairman, and which
is to meet in Raleigh on Friday
to consider the problem over the
State as a whole and to make
recommendations to the Governor
to help him in his recommenda
tion to President Eisenhower.
Final approval by the Presi
dent would make Hoke County
farmers eligible for assistance as
outlined above in addition to the
emergency loans which were
authorized last year. This approv
al is by no means certain, Isen
hour pointed out, as it has gone
only to the most destitute areas of
the country so far. While this
county was not approved last
year, it was shown that conditions
are far worse this year.
With Isenhour from the State
FHA office were A. E. Rozar and
D. H. Sutton.
T.. B. Upchurch submitted a
plan to the group through which
the government could make
emergency loans of grain held by
the Commodity Credit Corpora
tion to farmers' on the condition
that the grain be returned during
two following crop years or paid
for at the then prevailing loan
rate for these commodities. He
pointed out that this would put
these surplus commodities to
work where they are vitally need
ed, help farmers without addi
tional appropriations of money,
save storage costs and provide
the CCC with fresher commodities
in their place or get the govern
ment its money back out of them.
After hearing this plan the lo
cal meeting unanimously approv
ed it, and the committee was In
structed to draw this up as a se
parate recommendation. It was
felt by most present that this
plan might be practical and wise
on a national basis.
CHURCH OF GOD OF
PROPHECY HAS REVIVAL
A series of revival services Is
now in progress at the Church of
God of Prophecy on the Aberdeen
Highway, the Rev. F. B. Hay
wood, pastor, reports. The serv
ices are to continue through this
week and next with the Rev. L.
O. Bunce, pastor of the Mt. Car
mel church, bringing the mess
ages. Services begin nightly at
7:45, Mr. Haywood said, and the
public is cordially invited.
R. C. Lanis and his mother
of Middlcton, Moss, are visiting
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. W.
L. Alexander. They came to take
Mrs. Langis and children home.
Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Hubbard
and daughter, spent the week
end at Myrtle Beach with Mr.
Hubbard's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. R. Hubbard.