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v ournau VOICI OF OEIDOM r ski A MIZ99M i on,.;: i r "J HIT- " Tf-"? Hol'G County New? 8 The Hoke County Journal .u- VOLUME XLIX; NUMEEK 21 T.ri nsr.AY, October 21, 1954 RAEFORD, N. C. 10c I'EIi COPY $3.00 PER YEAR 2 -I By The Editor The main topic of .conversation here and all through the east to northern Canada this week is the first hurricane ever to come In this direction before, from all I can learn, much less get within 35 miles of Raeford. Named Haze! by the weather people, she really turned out to be a witch, and they are getting some kicks about giving Ijiese destructive tilings the names of, girls. You can't please everyone' though, and I believe this one would be re mcmbt red whatever she was na med. She has pr.ibably been cul led worse names than Hazel in the past week, too ... I heard one farmer of the comity remark that as far as he was concerned it wasn't too bad. He said he could put a new roof on his barn about as cheaply as he could have a well dug on his place, and the 10 inches of rain he got will save that. Then there are others who will be glad to get to their fall planting, which couldn't be start ed due to the fact that up to last Thursday night it seemed as if it would never rain again here. . . . While there were 192 in surance claims and will be more, most of them ' are small, and I don't believe there's damage to a building that will equal the loss each of several people suf fered when trees hit their cars. We are undoubtedly lucky and have a lot to be thankful for, and wo shouldn't forget it. Regarding how lucky we are hc-e, tnj uur.gcr biuth.tr is " the Navy and stationed in Phila delphia, where the storm hit, too. The only home he has is on Top sail Island in render County, and it's only two or three years old. So when lie heard of the storm he got right down here to see about his house, and I went to Topsail with him Tuesday. What I saw was beyond my im agination. My brother's house wiu damaged considerably but not irreparably, but the commu nity of New Topsail about three miles farther south was all but erased. They say other places were huit worse, but they couldn't be but one or two per cent worse, because New Topsail is about 98 percent gone, it seems to me. You can't even tell where many homes were, and others are smashed and turned over and moved. The whole area is full of all sorts of personal effects, and several houses were blown into the sound. Some are even across it, high and dry since the water has gone down. Mr. and Mrs. June Johnson don't feel very kindly toward the person who killed their pet doe they have had for several years one night lately. They had let her out to get to her fawn, think ing it would be safe since it's a gainst 'he law to hunt at night and nst the law to shoot a doe, and since she had a collar on. About like the people who continue to steal shrubs from cemetery lots, I suppose, and we' ll always have them with us, it looks like. County Elections Board Chairman W. L. Poole thinks it's a nuisance and not right that we have to vote on resident superior court judges for all districts. He had the idea, as did I, that we only had to vote for the resident judge of the ninth judicial dis trict and for special judges. We may be wrong, though, and peo ple of this county are certainly going to get ballots with candi dates for all districts on them. People selling TV sets around here are expecting business to pick up now that Florence is on the air with a top power station less than 60 miles away. It does come in about as good as it could be, according to most viewers, and they say Durham is about as good. CN YOU iDF.MTIFY TH'S HOKt .r r ' Above is mini her "mvstcry farm" of the series of unidenti fied farm pictures being pub lished in The News-Journal. No body knows whose farm it is not even the photographers and he paper is reiving upon the readers for identification. Names of those correctly guessing the farm will be published in next week's paper and a prize of a six-months subscription . to the paper will be given to the first person with a Raeford city ad dress making identification and Children's Pictures To Be Taken Free A1 m .rr.per Monday, October 25 is the big day for the picture taking of your youngsters! The News- I Journal is having pictures taken of ail children who are brought by their parents or other guardian to the Eaetord Hotel between 1 p. m. and 8 p. m. free of charge. The Allen Studios, nationally known for excellent children's portraits, will take the pictures. Ti e News-Journal wants a pic ture of your child to print in its forthcoming feature, "Citizens of Tomorrow", a series of photogra phic stuciifs of local children. The more we get the better the fea ture will be, so the cooperation of the mothers and fathers is urged. Contest An Added Feature To add to the interest and fun in this exciting event, Studios will award $250.00 in cash prizes (Continued on Page 4) John W. Walters Dies Here Tuesday John Walter Walters, 51, an employee of Robbins Mills since they opened here, died at his home at about 9:30 Tuesday morning. He was the son of the late Jos eph and Susan Barker Walters of Scotland County, and has been ill since January. Funeral service is being held at the Church of God here this afternoon at three o'clock, and burial is to be in Hillside ceme tery in Laurinburg. The Rev. Frank Oliver is to conduct the service. He is survived by his wife the former Mazie Carlisle; three daughters, Mrs. J. D. Seals, Mrs. Pewey Ivey, and Geneva Walters, all of Raeford; three sons, Boyd, Joseph and Marshall, all of Rae ford; one sister, Mrs. H. H. Hor- ton of Rockingham; and six grandchildren. IFGION AUXILIARY TO HAVE DINNER MEETING . The American Legion Auxili ary of Ellis Wililamson Post No. 20 will have a supper meeting next Tuesday, October 20, at 6:30 o'clock In the fellowship room of the Raeford Presbyterian Church, it has been announced. The sup per will be in honor of the Gold Star mothers of the community. V ft, anot. six-months subscription to the first person with an ad dress outside Raeford, that is, Raeford RFD or other. The oper ator of the farm will receive a beautiful mounted enlargement of the original photo, if he will call at The News-Journal office. Farm operators who recognize their farms in the newspaper Series should come to the office at first opportuni'y so they can make positive identification and get their free pictures. No Charges Made In fore's Death The case of the death of George liethune, Cumberland County ne gro, in this county on the night of Sunday, October 3, was closed last week with the conclusion by the Cumberland County coroner that he had died from alcoholism. Bartholomew Ray, colored, who had been held in the Hoke Coun ty jail pending investigation of the case, was released. Story as Sheriff D. H. Hodgin had it was that Bethune had been with others at the home of Pal mer Chavis in this county, and that he had been sick outside for several hours while Ray and others were inside. On coming out Ray and Tom Campbell are said to have put Bethune in a cv.r and taken him home, thinking he was just drunk. It was after arrival there that Bethune's wife discovered he was dead. Autopsy disclosed a broken hip and a bruise over his eye, which j were not explained in the reach ing the conclusion that he died from drinking too much. u Luther C. Currie Funeral Is Held At Bethel Wed. Luther C. Currie, 69, died Mon day night at his home on Red Springs, Route 1. He was a son of the late Flora Ann and John A. Currie of Robeson County. He was a Mason and a member of the Raeford lodge. He is survived by his wife, the former Irene Bradshaw, of the home; two sons, Charles A. and Edgar Gray Currie, both of Ports mouth, Va.; two daughters, Mrs. J. L. Parker of Laurinburg and Betty Jane Currie of the home. Funeral service was held at Bethel Presbyterian Church on Wednesday afternoon at three o' clock with the pastor, the Rev. I Joseph Amory, conducting. Bur ial was in the churchyard ceme tery, and Masons were in charge of the graveside service. (H Bob Murray of the School of Medicine of UNC spent the week end with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. R. L. Murray. Miss Jenclle Snead of Greens boro College spent the week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Younger Snead. COUNTY FARM? I V 1 1 McLeod Farm In List Week's Photo Was Never Sold The farm of Mrs. J. D. McLeod and her children four miles south of Raeford, pictured in last week's mystery farm picture, can be traced in ownership farther back than any pictured in the series so far. It has been in the same family or its connection since granted by the king of England before the Revolutionary War. First to make identification of the picture was Archie McDiar- mid. Others in Raeford naming it correctly included Mrs. Helen Barrington, Mrs. A. K. Stevens, N. B. Sinclair, Mrs. Furman Clark, and the crowd at Mc Lauchlin Company. Rural read er naming it first was Kerr Ste vens of Route one, followed by Hubert McLean, Walker Stanton and Bill Hodgin. The 272-acre farm is located on Raeford route two and Red Springs route one, in an over lapping area of postal service. It was granted by the king to a Mc Millan, and McMillans settled and lived there for more than 100 years. John McLeod, great-grandfather of Mrs. J. D. McLeod's. children, came from England a the age of two with his family, and the family settled in the vi cinity of Addnr, in Moon- Coun ty. His son, William McLeod, married one of the McMillan girls from down here, and -they lived on what is now the McLeod farm. John D. McLeod, who died in 1941 at the age of 81, was born on the place and lived there all his life. Mrs. McLeod is now 83 and still lives there. She and Mr. McLeod were married in 1900, she being Mary Catherine Mc Phaul from the Gold Hill section of this county, not far away. Mrs. McLeod's children are W. D. McLeod of Raeford, Mrs. Ag nes MacAulay of Columbia, S. C, and Miss Lucille McLeod, who lives with her mother. The home shown in the picture was built in 1914, and is the third to be built on the farm. The first was nearby and the second was where the present one is. The farm is now operated by tractor mostly, and cotton, tobac co, corn, grain, cattle and hogs are raised. The road past the house, paved during the Scott ad- ministration, is the old Lumber ton-Carthage road, coming from Shannon and going on out by Bethel Church. The family are members of Antioch Presbyterian Church. Lawrence McNeill, Jr. of Mc Callie School, Chattanooga, Tenn. spent the week end with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Lawrence McNeill. He sustained a knee in jury in a football game at Mc Callie on October 2, and is re cuperating nicely. Supper Monday For United Fund Campaign Crew Name Community Leaders The Hoke County United Fund campaign committee said this week that all was in readiness for the first drive of the fund in this county next week. J. L. McNeill, chairman, this week named the community chairmen for the county, which completes the set up, as division organizations for Raeford were announced last week. McNeill said he expected a large attendance of workers and leaders frrm all over the county at the supper at the high school cafeteria next Monday night at 7:00 o'clock. Following the supper complete materials and instructions will be given to the workers and the campaign will get started on Tuesday. Each solicitor will be furnished a kit for the drive. Community chairmen for the drive not named last week in clude Peter McLean r.t Sanator ium, Neill F. Sinclair at Ash'ey Heights, Peter Sawyer at Mont rose, E. C. Smith, Jr., in Blue Springs, W L. Roper in Allen dale, G. C. Lytle at Antioch, Dan iel Mclnnis at Dundarrach, Mrs. Herman Koonce at Rockfish, Ralph Plummer at Wayside and John Alex Smith in Little River. McNeill said the quota for the county had been set by the board of directors at $5460 and that every effort would be made to raise this next week. He said the goal was to get each individual to contribute one day's pay for the year, and that it could be paid in cash, quarterly or monthly. There is no national quota, no outside interference or instruc tion, the chairman said, but that the campaign is strictly a Hoke County affair, by and for the peo ple of Hoke County, led by local citizens and sparked by pride in the county and its communities. In the effort Hoke County will be joining some 1800 other towns and counties which are expected to raise some 300 million dollars in thr United way this fall. Most of these drives started last week, and may be read of, seen and heard about on radio and tele vision and in the newspapers a bout every day. The chairman said he express ed the feeling of the entire board of directors when he said he thought the people nf this countv should support their first United Fund Drive. Name J. B. Thomas Kiwahis Area Head State Senator J Benton Thomas of Raeford was unanimously cho sen fourth division lieutenant governor of Kiwanis International at the Carolinas District conven tion held In Durham the first of last week. Senator Thomas is a charter member of the Raeford club, having served continuously since its organization in 1924. He replaces R. Ed Batton of Smith field as lieutenant governor. In the past 30 years R. B. Lewis and T. B. Upchurch, Jr., of the Rae ford club have served as lieuten ant governors. Thomas was president of the local club in 1940. A member of the Raeford Methodist Church, he has been a member of the board of stewards and a trustee. He was manager of Hoke Oil and Fertili zer Co. for about 30 years, and is vice president now. He was also at one time president of the N. C. Seed Crushers association. He is a graduate of the Uni versity of North Carolina and presently farms and operates the Raeford Gin with his brother, W. M. Thomas under the name of Thomas Brothers. Miss Betty Upchurch of Wes leyan College, Macon, Georgia spent the week end with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Tommie Upchurch. HOKE COUNTY & RAEFORD ARE LUCKY III CLOSEST HURRICANE Indians Appeal Booze Convictions In Ccurt Tuesday Buddy Bryant and John Carlos Emanuel, Indians, wire bro'ught before Judge T. O. Moses in Hoke Couiity recorder's court Tuesday on charges of operating a liquor .'till and having non-tax-paid liquor. Emanuel was found not guilty on 'both charges, while rJryant was found guilty of both. For having the still he got from 15 to T8 months on the roads, which he appealed and posted a ?500 bond. For having the liquor he got another four to six months to siart at the end of the other sentence. He appealed this also and posted $250 bond. West Bollard, also an Indian, was found guiltv of having a 11 ouor still. Sentence was 60 days to be suspended on payment of $300 and court costs and two years good behavior. He appeal ed and posted $500 bond. Pleading guilty of possessing non-tax-paid liquor, Fred Clark, colored, got 90 days, suspended on payment of $25 and costs and stay out of Hoke County for two years. For driving drunk Willie Haynesworth, colored, got 30 days suspended on payment of $100 and costs, and Dan V. Allen, white, left a $150 bond. Willie McNeill, colored, was found guilty of assault and non support. Sentence was eight to 12 months on the roads, to be su spended on payment of $10, court costs and $10 weekly for his fam ily. Allen Baldwin, colored, pled guilty of assaulting his wife. Sen tence was eight to 12 months, su spended on payment of $10, court costs and two years good behav ior, and on condition that he con tinue to support his family. Buddie McDougald, aged color ed man, was charged with being drunk in public. State dropped the case when his folks showed up to take him home. James D. McCormick, colored, got four to six months suspend ed on payment of $50 and costs for careless and reckless driving. For failinc to stop at stop sign William C. McMillan, colored, and Richard C. Self, Jr., white, each hM to pay $10 and costs. Thomas L. Lloyd, white, was charged with speeding 75 miles an hour. He pled not guilty tut was found guilty of exceeding 70 and fined $25 and costs. He appealed and posted $100 bond. For speeding 80, Alonzo Plumer, colored, got three to four months suspended on payment of $65 and costs. Clarence M. Constantine, Jr., paid $15 and costs for speed ing, and Marvin Rufus Gainey of Clinton, paid $10 and costs. Both are white. Gene Cook, white, left a $45 bond and Leo A. Ray, also white, left a $15 bond, both for speeding. Robeson Native Dies At Rockfish Ed Kinlaw, 79, a native of Rob eson County, died at noon Tues day at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Hugh Overton, near Rock fish on Raeford, Route 2. Funer al service was conducted at three o'clock Wednesday at Tabernacle Baptist Church at Rockfish and burial was in the Kinlaw ceme tery in Robeson County. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Overton, Mrs. Fred Britt and Mrs. Otis Jackson of Robeson County, and Mrs. G. L. Brown of Charlotte. Lacy John of Lumber Bridge underwent an appendectomy last Friday at Scotland Memorial Hospital In Laurinburg. No Deaths Or Injuries Damage from Hurricane "Ha zel" in Raeford and Hoke Coun ty last Friday was considerable, ".iut an accriate estimate cannot be arrived at for some time. Rae ford insurance agents were pro cessing a total of 102 claims as of this nra-nit:;;, with more ex pected. The storm got here with its full fury at 11:00 o'clock or short ly bcf.ac, and power service went out at 11:10. ThK followed rain of more than seven inches by the rain guage at Hoke Oil and Fer tilizer Company in the preceding 18 hours, and f much as ten in ches was reported in some sec tions of the cii;:.'y. The blow here lasted about two hours, and the eye, or center of the storm, is said to have passed through the vicinity of Roseboro, in Cum berland County some 30 to 35 miles east of Raeford. A. V. Sanders, who with his lumber crews has been cleaning up trees in and around Raeford since the storm, esiimated this morning that there were at least 200 blown down in and around town, and would not estimate the number in, the county. Carolina Power and Light Company crews were from several hours in some sections of Raeford to a couple of days in others getting power restored, and REA crews were several days getting power to many of the 7,500 members. This work, in fact is not expected to bo completed until sometime to-day. Telephone service has about returned to normal, with it and telegraph service being inter rupted until some time Tuesday. There were numerous instances of damage from trees falling and wind damage in and around Rae ford, with the 102 claims report ed by The Johnson Co., W. L. Poole, Jake Austin and J. W. Canaday ranging everywhere from a few cents to a thousand dollars or more. Jake Austin sustained a several hundred dollar loss when a tree hit on his house, which he says was fully insured.. Worst appear ing damage in Raeford was the garage of N. McL. McDiarmid on Magnolia Street, which took a large oak tree fairly across it. The garage and the two cars in side wore practically destroyed. One of them was the property of Mrs. G. W. Hanna, and neither were insured against such dam age. Garage of Mrs. Ryan Mc Biyde was hit, as was the Tom mie Upchurch home, the Mc Bryde residence on East Central avenue, and many others in vary ing degree. Perhaps the biggest yardfull of blown down trees was at the home of Fred Culbreth on Harris avenue, but none of them did serious damage to the house. The car belonging to Fred's company, parked in his yard, was unhurt, but Fred's own car took a tree on it. Eastiest to see about town and everywhere else were the tele vision antennas which were blown down or broken off. At Dundarrach the home of Mrs. Clayton Maxwell was damaged severely when the roof was blown off, and at Arabia the home of D. L. McGougan suffered son siderable damage from falling trees. Several residents of Raeford were able to prop trees during the storm which, if they had fall en, would have damaged build ings. Furman Clark of the Soil Con servation service, reports that there was considerable erosion from the rain, but that it was not as severe as that usually from spring rains. The pond area of the county is mostly west of Rae ford where the storm was not nearly so severe, and Clark says that to his knowledge no farm dams were lost. County Farm (Continued en back pej)
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