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The Hoke County News
The Hoke County Journal
VOLUME XLIX; NUMBER 25
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1954
RAEFORD, N. C.
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One on our representative, Har
ry Greene, that I thought was
pretty good . . . some of them
had that feed, getting Superin
tendent K. A. MacDonald together
with eleven game wardens, up
at John McGoogan's pond one
night this week. McGoogan said
they got Dave Jones and Harry
Greene to fix the barbecue, slaw,
fried apples and stuff, and that he
agreed to pay Jones and let
Greene make a speech. He said
he wasn't sure which one he got
cheaper . . . Also heard that
if the game protectors catch night
hunters like they put away bar
becue, the school debt will soon
be paid off, Judge Moses coop
erating. Arch Sanders, Marvin Loflen
and Junior Barefoot from here,
went with Coble Funderburk of
Monroe and some others on a
bear hunt down in Lenoir County
last week, taking Arch's pack of
15 clogs. They killed three bears,
weighing 140, 175 and 300 lbs.
Arch brought a front paw off
the 300-lb. one in here last week,
and looking at it makes it plain
why bears are dangerous. It has
sharp claws on it like a cat's,
only they are over an inch long,
and the thing must weigh close
to a pound when cut off at the
wrist. They say a bear like that
can split a man or dog like a
watermelon with one blow, and
I believe it.
Lonnie Cv:pb!l writes from
the Sanatorium to wonder If any
one but Willie Walters wants to
bet on Duke against South Car
olina Saturday. Lonnie's a native
Sandlapper and really pulls for
the University football team,
while Willie is known far and
wide as Duke supporter. I take
it Lonnie figures his team will
win Saturday.
Col. Martin Baumgartner is in
Raleigh ' Wednesday, Thursday,
and Friday of this week learning
the ropes from the people at the
Motor Vehicles department pre
paratory to opening the Chamber
of Commerce office In the Bank
of Raeford building on Dec. 1
for the sale of 1955 auto license
tags. You know, every tag sold
in this office will help a little
toward the expense of keeping
it open, so you might plan to
get yours there if you can.
My friend Dewitt Tapp says
he likes to get letters published
because he enjoys getting into
arguments. Well, I could give
him one on his letter this week,
but as I agree with his purpose
in writing it, which is to get
members for the Farm Bureau, I
won't do it. For the life of me,
though, I can't see what- being
able to buy a car on credit has
to do with joining the Bureau.
Went to the PTA festival and
ate, and understood someone was
going to get together enough in
formation for me to write an art
icle on it, but they didn't. Any
way, I understand they had a
profit on the affair of about $900.
This should certainly go a long
way toward their good work, and
those responsible are to be com
mended, for much work certainly
went into it.
This fellow Robins in Rich
mond that Fred Culbreth works
for must be the kind of boss you
dream about having. Saw in the
paper today that he closed up
shop in Richmond this week and
took his 100 or more employees
to Florida for a few days, all ex
penses paid and $50 each to spend.
No wonder Fred is so fat and
sassy. He must have It made.
I understand this county plans
to cooperate with the President
and the National Association of
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CAN YOU IDENTIFY THIS HOKE
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Above is another in the series'
of "mystery farm" pictures be
ing published in The News
Journal. Nobody knows whose
farm it is not even the photo
graphers and the paper is re
lying on the readers for identi
fication. Two six-months sub
scriptions are offered for first
identifications and the rules are
as follows:
Wilson Home In
Picture Last Week
Real Mystery Photo
Perhaps due to lack of enough
ink on many copies of The News-
Jourpal last week few readers
were able to correctly identify
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wood
row Wilson, about a half-mile
south of Ashemont School be
tween McCain and Ashley Heights.
Only two to submit correct
guesses were Miss Carol Odom
of Raeford and Randall Moss of
Quewhiffle Township. Others
guessed it to be homes scattered
in all ends of the county.
The farm, of 103 acres was
purchased by the Wilsons from
E. B. Satterwhite in January of
1949, and they live there with
their two sons, Woodrow, Jr.,
aged seven, and Ronald Stephens,
aged five.
Woodrow is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. G. C. Wilson of Ashley
Heights, and entered military ser
vice September 16, 1940, with the
National Guard unit here. He
served at posts in this country,
in the Dutch West Indies and in
Italy. He was separated from the
service in July of 1945.
He met Mrs. Wilson who was
then Annie Ruth Johnson, a stu
dent nurse at the Sanatorium,
and they were married on Decem
ber 25, 1945. Mrs. Wilson is a
native of Benson, in Johnston
County, and works as a nurse at
the Sanatorium at the present
time.
They attend the Ashley Heights
Baptist Church. On the farm they
raise the usual crops for the sec
tion, cotton, corn, tobacco and
small grain.
Plans Complete For
Christmas Seal Sale
Mrs. W. T. Gibson, Jr., general
chairman for the annual sale of
Christmas Seals for funds to fight
tuberculosis, said this week that
plans for conducting the sale
were complete, and that it would
be done on a much more simpli
fied basis this year than in the
past. Mrs. Gibson represents the
Raeford Womans' Club, which
has sponsored this sale here for
the past several years.
She said that there would be
no personal or business solicita
tions this year, but that the en
tire campaign would be conducted
by letter. She said the letters
containing the Christmas Seals
and bonds would be mailed on
November 22 to residents of Rae
ford and Hoke County, and she
urged that recipients return their
contributions promptly.
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1. You may win but once in
the year the series runs.
2. One winner will be the first
person to Come to or Call The
News-Journal Office, 2121. Staff
of the paper cannot accept iden
tification anywhere else.
3. The other winner will be the
present subscriber who now re
ceives the paper on Raeford route
one, two or three, or an address
Children's Pictures
Proofs To Be Shown
Next Tuesday P. M.
Information has been received
from the) photographic studios
who recently took pictures of lo
cal children for publication in
The News - Journal that the
proofs are ready and will be on
hand for selection by parents at
the Raeford Hotel on next Tues
day, November 23, from 1:00 un
til 8:00 p. m. Pictures chosen will
be published in the paper as soon
as engravings can be made of
them.
While parents have been notifi
ed by mail, The "News-Journal is
especially anxious for everyone
concerned to be made aware of
the day, so that all will be on
hand to express their preference
of the pose to be published.
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Church Men Hold
Monthly Meetings
Men of the Raeford Baptist,
Methodist and Presbyterian
Churches held their regular meet
ings at the respective churches
duting the past week, each be
ing a supper meeting.
On Friday night the Methodist
men met in their church and af
ter their meal enjoyed a film.
On Tuesday night the Baptist
men held their meeting and heard
an interesting talk on the subject
of textiles by Ray Chandler, one
of their members who works for
Robbins Mills.
Also on Tuesday night the
Presbyterian men held their
meeting. Guest speaker was Dr.
Walker B. Healy pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church of
Fayetteville. Dr. Healy gave the
men a most interesting account
of his trip to Egypt and the Holy
Land and illustrated his talk with
slides.
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Deane To Address
Quewhiffle Men
Eighth District Congressman C.4
B. Deane of Rockingham will be
the guest speaker at a meeting of
the Quewhiffle Community Men's
Club to be held in the auditorium
of the Sanatorium at McCain
next Wednesday night, Novem
ber 23, George Vanhoy, president,
announced this week.
Vanhoy said that the meeting
would be at 7:30 p. m., that no
supper would be served, and that
the public is issued a cordial in
vitation to attend.
COUNTY FARM?
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outside Raeford, who first identi
fies the picture at The News
Journal office in person or by
telephone.
Owners or operators of the
farms pictured are not offered
the prize, but we do have a beau
Uf ul mounted enlargement of the
original photo, free for each of
them and invite them to call at
the office for it each week.
District Srouters
Enjoy Annual Supper
Meeting Monday
The annual banquet of the
Western District of the Cape
Fear council of the Boy Scouts
of America was held in the fel
lowship room of the Raeford
Methodist Church Monday night
as a covered dish supper, and
was enjoyed and participated in
by adults and scouts from Hoke,
Scotland and Western Robeson
counties.
Clyde Stutts, of Laurel Hill,
retiring chairman of the district
and incoming president of the en
tire council, presided and acted
as toastmaster. Younger Snead,
district vice-chairman, recogniz
ed Neill McFadyen, Jr., who be
came an Eagle Scout this year,
and Mac Henderson of Maxton,
who has completed the work and
is to be made an Eagle next
month. Joe McLeod, Raeford boy
who also became an Eagle during
the year, was unable to be pres
ent. R. F. McCoy, banquet chairman,
introduced the professional "staff
of the council, followed by a few
remarks from James L. Morgan
of Laurinburg, new district
chairman.
Speaker of the evening was
Dr. Price Gwynn, of Flora Mac
donald College, who made an in
spiring talk on "Why I Believe
In Scouting."
Raeford's ' new troop, No. 404
sponsored by the Methodist
Church, gave a skit in the form
of a patrol meeting to illustrate
the Scout motto, "Be Prepared."
The closing ceremony was given
by Troop 420 of Laurinburg.
With 21 troops of Scouts, packs
of Cubs, and posts of Explorers
the district now has more units
than ever before in its history.
Door prizes were awarded by
Israel Mann.
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GUARD TURKEY SHOOT
Chief Warrant Officer Roger
Dixon, administrator of Company
A, 130th Tank Battalion, local
National Guard unit, said this
week that the unit would have
its annual pre-Thanksgiving tur
key shoot at the company armory
on Friday night, November 19,
at 6:30. He said there would be
plenty of dressed turkeys for the
winners. Entrants should bring
their own guns, and shells will
be furnished, he said.
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Brian Whitaker spent the week
at Duke Univeristy with his mo
ther, Mrs. Shirley Blue Whitaker.
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Bucks Play Well
In Losing To
Laurinburg, 13-12
A much improved Hoke High
school football team lost a squeak
er to Laurinburg last Friday
night, 13 to 12, but served no
tice that a game with the Bucks
will no longer be an automatic
victory or any team.
The opinion shared by many is
that the juniors, sophomores and
freshmen have finally arrived,
and will more than make up for
the six seniors who will graduate
from this year's squad. The fact
that there were only three seniors
in the starting lineup against
Laurinburg seems to verify this.
The Hoke boys put on drives
in the second and fourth quarters
to register their scores, with the
Scots also scoring in the same
quarters. Laurinburg's first score
came after Cottingham, a bruis
ing fullback, balsted his way
through the center of the Hoke
line for ten and 20 yards, finally
scoring from a few yards out.
Their second score was on a 30
yard pass that Lyons took on the
run in the end zone. The conver
sion following this score proved
to be the margin needed for a
Laurinburg victory.
Raeford's first score was made
by McLeod on an eight-yard
burst over left tackle, after Max
well, Waridell and Inman had
helped move the ball down field
on a sustained drive.
The other touchdown for the
home team came on a pass from
Waddell to Culbreth after Max
well had made a beautiful punt
return of 50 yards to put the
Bucks in striking distance. The
scoring play covered nine yards.
The Bucks moved the ball well,
blocked and tackled much bet
ter, and displayed a team spirit
unseen in previous games this
season. Koonce, McFadyen, Har
ris, Culbreth, Dew, Walker, Snead
and Hedgepeth, the entire Hoke
line, played outstanding ball.
Coach Archie Brigman express
ed his pride in the game played
by the entire team.
Lumberton, with a strong team
this year, will provide the oppo
sition for the Bucks this week,
and all the boys are determined
to prove that last Friday night's
play was no accident. They will
go to Lumberton Friday night
with the intention of winning
the last game of the 1954 season.
State College Alumni
Hear Prof. Hostetler
Hoke County alumni of N. C.
State College met on Tuesday
night at the high school cafeteria
and heard an address by Profes
sor Earl Hostetler, of the depart
ment of animal husbandry at the
college.
Meeting was presided over by
Jim Tillman, president, and of
ficers were eclcted for next year.
They are John L. Morgan, presi
dent, Chester Willis, vice-president,
and Eugecn C. Deibler, secretary-treasurer.
In his talk Professor Hostetler
discussed the tremendous pro
gress made by the college during
the time he h'as been there. His
main point was the fact that
State College teaches sound the
ory by daily practice, striving to
bring the daily problems of farm,
home and manufacturing plant to
the classroom. He pointed out that
the advancement of the college
is illustrated by the superior
highways that are being built by
its graduates, and the fact that it
is the only college campus in the
country with a nuclear reactor as
part of its engineering program,
among other things.
He closed by saying that the
student is the center of and rea
son for the continued research,
extension and other work that is
carried on to make a bigger and
better North Carolina.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Blue spent
the week end In Raliegh attend
ing the football game and homecoming.
CHURCHES TO UNITE IN
THANKSGIVING SERVICE
The Raeford Baptist, Metho
dist and Presbyterian Churches
will have their annual union
Thanksgiving service in the
sanctuary 'of the Presbyterian
Church on Thanksgiving Day,
next Thursday, at 7:00 a. m.
The message will be brought
by the Rev. James E. Baker,
pastor of the Baptist Church,
and a special musical program
will be presented by the glee
club from Hoke County High
school. Following the service
refreshments will be served to
the young people attending in
the fellowship room beneath
the sanctuary.
Woodmen Celebrate
50th Anniversary
At District Meeting
Members of the Scottish Log
Rolling District of the Woodmen
of the World joined with Raeford
Camp No. 118, which was char
tered in 1904, at a celebration of
the fiftieth birthday of the local
camp here last Wednesday.
The afternoon business session
of the district met in the high
school auditorium and was pre
sided over by J. Kelly Pearson.
Head Consul Staton P. Williams
delivered the invocation and
guests and delegates were wel
comed by J. W. Russell. E. R.
Mearcs of Clarkton responded.
State Manager Nick T. Newberry
of Charoltte reported on State ac
tivities and D. J. Campbell re
ported for the nominating com
mittee. District officers elected
for the coming year were W. V.
Dark, president; J. Chris Gibson
of Laurinburg and E. R. Meares
of Clarkton, vice presidents; T. J.
Gibson of Laurinbrug, secretary
and treasurer. Camp No. 18 of
Laurinburg was awarded the at
tendance prize and the session was
concluded with a film.
State Manager Newberry pre
sided at the banquet session in
the school cafeteria, where the
members and their wives enjoyed
a barbecue dinner. The Rev.
James Baker asked the blessing
and Isreal Mann extended a wel
come to which Past President E.
S. Dennis of Clarkton responded.
Hiram A. Melvin of Charlotte
expressed appreciation for the
interest shown in giving to the
WOW Christmas fund.
Entertainment was opened by
a girls' quartet of Sara Gulledge,
Janice Benner, Claudine Hodgin
and Faye Dark, accompanied by
Virginia McNeill at the piano.
Then a group consisting of Suz
anne Cameron, Delaine McFad
yen, Lilmar Sue Gatlin and Eloise
Upchurch did the Charleston.
State Head Consul Williams
made the address of the occasion
after being introduced by State
Manager Newberry. The program
closed with a benediction by J.
W. Russell.
United Fund
Passes 90
The Hoke County United
Fund drive for 1954 passed the
90 mark this week and only
about $400 is needed to make
this first drive a 100 percent
success, J. L. McNettl, county
drive chairman, reported this
week.
Total received to date is
$4399.38 in cash and $641.90
in pledges for a total of
$5041.28 This is 92.3 percent of
the goal of $5460.
Work in several divisions
has not been quite completed,
McNeill said, and the entire
statement on the drive will be
reported by divisions as soon
as it is finished and the goal
is reached. He asked everyone
who had not had opportunity
to contribute, or who had not
gotten around to It to make
their gift to their division
chairman or himself, R. B.
Lewis, Walter Baker or Char
les Morrison.
Bladen Killer
Gets Life Term
After Guilty Plea
Court Still In Progress
Solicitor Malcolm B. Seawell
decided to accept pleas of guilty
for the Stale in cases charging
Douglas Grayson, alais Douglas
Grisson, with first degree murder
and rape in Bladen county. The
case came up Monday in Hoke
County Superior Court before
Judge W. A. Leland McKeithen
of Pinehurst, and Grayson enter
ed pleas of guilty to both offenses.
Seawell had previously won con
victions on both charges and
Grayson had been sentenced to
die In the gas chamber, but the
Supreme Court had granted him
a new trial. Judge McKeithen
sentenced Grayson to serve the
rest of his life in the state peni
tentiary in Raleigh, with one sen
tence to "start at the expiration
of and run consecutively with"
the other.
Several other cases were dealt
with on Monday, and there was
no more court until Wednesday
afternoon, due to the illness of
the judge.
John Willie McAllister, colored,
was charged with breaking and
entering and assault, and the
case was dropped by the State
with leave to reopen.
James Moore, colored, pled
guilty of breaking and entering
Levorne Smith's home. Sentence
was 18 months to be suspended
on payment of costs, $100 for
Smith and two years good be
havior. Donnie T. James, white, pled
guilty of speeding and got four
months suspended on payment of
$25 and costs and $400 damages
to Ortra Murphy.
On Wednesday Floyd Seals,
white, pled guilty of careless and
reckless driving and prayer for
judgment was continued on pay
ment of court costs.
State dropped a case in which
Mary Leach, colored, was charg
ed with violating the prohibition
laws when it was found that her
house had been searched under
an out-of-date search warrant.
Laxton Hardin, Indian, and
Steve McBryde, colored, were
charged with receiving stolen
cotton. State dropped the case a
gainst McBryde and Hardin pled
guilty and had to pay $200 and
court costs. In connection with the
same theft Hubert Locklear, In
dian, pled guilty and got 18 mon
ths suspended on payment of $50
and costs and was placed on pro
bation for three years.
Buddy Bryant, Indian, was
charged in two cases with violat
ing the prohibition laws, and was
found not guilty by a jury in each
case.
James A. Glover, colored man
caught at the Wilbert Stanton
home here one night recently,
was found guilty of trespassing
and attempted breaking and en
tering. Judgment was suspended
until the January term and the
court ordered that Glover be
given a mental examination.
The case in which Walter Tew
and Dan Everette, white, were
charged with the larceny of plows
from Albert H. Currie came up
this morning. Everette peld guilty
of being an accessory to the theft,
while Tew pled not guilty. Evid
ence had been heard and case
went to the jury shortly after
noon today.
Case in which Geather McCrim-
mon, Little River Township color
ed man, is charged with murder,
was set to be tried this afternoon.
with other criminal and civil
cases being on docket for tomor
row. 0
The Rev. W. M. Ellis, formerly
of Richwood, Ohio, spent several
days last week with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. E11U. Mr.
Ellis Is now pastor of the Win
stead Methodist Church In Wilson.