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I fie iiraal The Hoke County New The Hoke County Journal VOLUME XLIX; NUMBER 27 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1934 RAEFORD, N. C. 10c PER COPY $3.00 PER YEAR voici or r oum&ia MHPOM 3 n OHlBKn I rn ( kW,A I I VOIC! Of iWMmf iti ft V J - : By The Editor The memory of some of our Main Street business folks is be' ginning to fail a little. Some of them have forgotten, apparently, about their agreement among themselves some itme ago to park their cars off Main Street and to have their employees do the same, leaving the front park ing places for the customers. From now until Christmas would be a mighty fine time for those who have forgotten to wake up and remember. You know, the closer they ride to your store the shorter the distance they"ll have to walk to get in it, where you want them. Members of the Raeford Meth odist Church expect to have a big day in the history of the church here on Sunday, Dec ember 12. They have finished paying for their new church, or gan and parsonage, and will have a dedication service for all three. They expect to have one of the most prominent men in the en tire Methodist Church here for the occasion, and full details will be published next week. T. O. Moses, judge of the Hoke County recorder's court, who is paid a lower salary than the solicitor of the same court be cause the county had to pay more to get anyone to take the job of solicitor, is making a determined effort to get the pay for his job raised. He has circulated a petition asking the county commissioners for a raise in salary, and has a large number of signatures on it, I understand. In acquainting peo ple with what he is asking them to sign, the judge is showing a sheet on which he has listed the salaries of recorder's court jud ges in the counties around Hoke. So that you will see what he has in the way of a case these figures are as follows: Moore County, $3500; Harnett, two dis tricts, $3600 each; Robeson, six districts with two getting $2064 each, and the others getting $3000, $2400, $2480 and $2000; . Scotland, $2610; Lee, $2600, Cum bcrland, $5160, and City of Fay etteville $5600. In Hoke County Moses is paid $1200 a year, and he contends he should get more To furthbr strengthen his ar gument the judge has referred to the court records for the year ending Nov. 30, 1934, to compare them with the year ended this Nov. 30. In that year 20 years ago he says the books show that there were approximately 168 cases docketed in the Hoke Coun ty recorder's court, exclusive of appeals and hearings which were sent to higher court. During the year just ended he says the books show that the same court had 1651 cases, but that the judge got the same salary. This almost 10 times as many cases, and I won dered if he couldn't be wrong, so I went to the clerk's office to see for myself. I didn't get to check the 20-year-old docket, because the clerk was busy and I didn't have time to dig it out myself, but I did get a fair comparison on the amounts paid to the coun ty general and school funds. The two or three months in the past I looked at indicated that the gen eral fund was getting some $60 to $75 a month then and the school fund from $300 to $350? I understand that the general fund gets from three to $400 frequent ly these days and the school fund $2500 or better. Disregarding whether or not you have any use for Judge Moses, or whether or not he needs the money, it would appear that the above facts, if true, would command some consideration from the board of commissioners. Hav ing it put to them the way he plans to do it, I feel certain they will carefully consider the matter. (Continued on Pag I) CAN YOU IDENTIFY THIS HOKE i - - - - ''.-mt - , . , t If r i ...St .i.. ,A.ti . s 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: Santa Claus Is Expected Here Next Wednesday W. C. Phillips and Elmore Stanton of the Merchants Divi sion of the Raeford Chamber of Commerce announced this week that all was in readiness for the arrival of Santa Claus for the Chamber's Annual Kiddies Christ mas Party next Wednesday after noon. They said that Santa Claus was expected to arrive at about 3:30 o'clock at the stand on Main Street where he is to be welcomed by Mayor Alfred Cole and others. They say that there would be music and fun for all, and that they were practically certain Old Santa would bring several hund red bags of candy and the like for distribution to his young fri ends, all of whom are invited to the party. Ed Smith, chairman of the Christmas street lighting commit tee of the Chamber, reports that he expects to have the Christmas lights ready to turn on for the first time next Wednesday also. n United Fund Has At Least $5689 With More Coming J. L. McNeill, chairman of the successful United Fund campaign recently conducted here for the first time, said today that the county goal had been reached in cash and pledges, and that there was still a little money left to be turned in. Goal was set at $5460, and the report today showed $4630.28 in cash and $1059 in pledges for a total subscription to the fund of $5689.28, or a little over four per cent over the goal. Breakdown of the receipts by divisions is as follows. In the township collections Antioch re ported $219.75, Arabia $97, Way side $67.50, McCain $282.78, Rock- fish $16, Montrose $46, Blue Springs $6 1 .50, Dundarrach $25.50, Colored Division $122.23, Raeford township $519, Little Ri ver $35, and $5 unidentified, for a cash total from the township collections of $1497.28. Pledges were Wayside $10, Colored Divi sion $58 and Little River $3. The professional division in cluding the doctors and lawyers reported a total cash collection (Continued on Pmgt 4) . ....... . ...I1 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 J. L Wood Home Last Week's Photo Traced 80 Years Last week's farm picture of the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Luther Wood on the Pine Forest farm four miles west of Raeford, was quickly guessed by several read ers. First to name it was J. T. Leslie, followed by J. D. Howell, Clifford Collins, Mrs. Biggs Bur nette, Mrs. A. R. Morris, Jack Pope and Mrs. McNair Smith. First rural subscriber to name it right was Mrs. Marshall Newton of route two. The Woods came to this coun ty in 1932 and bought the place in 1934 from the executors of the J. W. McLauchlin estate, getting 310 acres at that time. Since then 156 acres has been sold to Robie Calloway and Hunter Carroll, leaving the farm now 144 acres. Mr. Wood, a native of Surry County near Mt. Airy, says he was sent down here in 1932 by Hoover, and came in a Hoover cart. In Surry County he had been a tobacco grower and warehouse man. Mrs. Wood is the former Letha Briggs, also of Surry Coun ty, and the two were married July 25, 1900. Members of the Raeford Bap tist Church, they have six child ren living. They are James G. of Mt. Airy, Glenn W. of Sparta, Kermit L. of Raeford, Mrs. Paul Burnette, Mrs. George Johnson and Mrs. McNair Smith, all of Raeford. One daughter, Mabel, was killed by an auto here in (Continued on Page S) MAYOR BUYS FIRST 1955 AUTO TAG r Mayor Alfred Cole is shown above buying the first 195S auto tag from Martin Baumgartner, manager of the Chamber of Commerce office, with J. A. Baurom and E. B. Campbell. COUNTY FARM? J i . . , fx V' "V 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 tiful mounted enlargement of the original photo, free for each of them and invite them to call at the office for It each week. Bucks To Open Cage Season At Hamlet Tomorrow The Hoke High Bucks have been practicing basketball some 30 strong since November 22 un der the tutelage of Coach Archie Brigman, and the girls have been working out under Coach George Wood. Leading the list of candidates for the Bucks are Lacy Koonce and Johnny Bobbit, regulars from last year, along with Ed Bowling, Don Tickle, Grayson Matthews and Kenneth Culbreth, who saw some action with last year's varsity. For the girls Ciaudine Hodgin, Janet Guin and Faye Dark will be back again to' head the scor ing with able assistance expected from Scarborough, Conoly and Blake. The guards are expected to be strong again with Linthi cum, McNeill, Gobeille, Gibson, Benner, Williams and S. McNeill. All practice sessions have been strong and spirited as the teams prepare for their opening game in Hamlet on Friday night of this week. This will be the first of a 20-game schedule for the teams, who will play most of the good teams in this section of the State. The Hoke boys team will be competing for District Two cham pionship, the winner of which will advance to the AA State tournament. The schedule includes 10 games at home and 10 away and is as follows: Dec. 3 Hamlet away, 7 (Continued en bark page) 26 Cases Heard By Recorder In Court Tuesday About an average docket of 26 cases went through the regular Tuesday session of Hoke County recorder's court before Judge T. O. Moses, with only 10 being for speeding. Kathleen Guudie, coloied wo man who was found guilty of cutting Gussie Mae Hall and in flicting serious injury last week and who had been sentenced to a year in prison to be suspended on payment of $100 and doctor bills, got a new hearing Tuesday. This time the judge changed the sentence to four to" six months to be suspended on payment of $25, costs, doctor and hospital bills, and on condition of two years good behavior. Max Randleman, Lucille Jen kins and Thomas E. Yeoman, all white, each pled guilty of driv ing drunk, and judgment was su- spended in each case on payment of $100 and costs. Albert Craddock, colored, was found guilty of carrying a shot gun off his premises on Sunday and of assault. Sentence was four months to be suspended on pay. ment of $100 and costs and two years good behavior. In the case in which Dunk Mc Gougan, colored, was charged with larceny, court returned a verdict of guilty of misappropri ation of property. McGougan was given 30 days on the roads to be suspended on payment of $10 and costs and two years good behav ior. Paul Davis, colored, was found guilty of non-support. Sentence was six months, suspended on condition that he pay costs, $10 weekly to his family and be of good behavior for two years. Russell McKinnon, colored, pled guilty of assault and got 60 days suspended on payment of $25 and costs, doctor bill and two years good behavior. James Wright and Georgiana Wright, colored of McCain, were each found guilty of violating the prohibition laws. James got 12 months suspended on payment of $250 and costs and five years good behavior, and Georgiana got the same except her fine was only $100. James M. Dial, Indian, pled guilty of trespass. Sentence was 30 days suspended on payment of $10 and costs and two years good behavior. Garfield Watkins and Nathaniel Purcell, both colored, each had to pay $10 and costs for careless and reckless driving. William Spruell, colored, had to pay costs on 4he same charge. Sam McRae, colored, got 30 days suspended on payment of $25 and costs for having no driv er's license. Loyd R. Smith, white, had to pay $10 and costs for driv ing with an expired license. Speeders appearing for trial were G. D. Hahan, white, costs, and Ray E. Chandler, white, $10 and costs. Leaving bonds for speeding were Augusta McLaurin, Charlie L. Brunson, Stanley G. Griffin, Thomas F. Bolick, Wil bur Evans, $25 each, and Harvey Dutter, Billy M. Tarleton and Robert L. Hackett, $15 each. n SHOOTING TUES. NIGHT Sheriff D. H. Hodgin said that when he got back from Little River Township Tuesday night he was called to investigate an other shooting on the H. R. Mc Lean farm rented by J. Luther Warner south of Raeford. He ar rested Colon Harris, colored, for shooting Kelly Stubbs, also col ored, in the abdomen with a shotgun. Harris was released un der $300 bond Wednesday after it appeared that Stubbs was not seriously injured. 0 Mr. and Mrs. Harry Greene and Frances Ward spent the hol idays in Swansboro with Mrs. Greene's parents, Mr. and Mrs. HatselL Mayor, Chairman Proclaim Dec. 15th 'Safe Driving Day" "Motor vehicle accidents on our streets and highways have become one of the most critical problems in the State of North Carolina, as in the rest of the Nation. In each of the last two years, they have taken more than 38,000 "lives in our country, in jured more than a million per sons, and caused approximately $4 billion in damage and related costs. "In order to demonstrate to everyone that traffic accidents can be reduced materially when all motorists and pedestrians do their part, the President's Action Committee for Traffic Safety, in cooperation with various national organizations, and public offici als, is sponsoring a 'Safe Driving or S-D Day' throughout the United States. The date is Wed nesday, December 15. "Every community is being asked to accept the challenge to remain completely free of traffic accidents for that 24-hour period We hope that this county and town will accept this challenge gladly, and that all of us will ex ert the most conscientious effort to achieve the accident-free goal. "By December 15, each of us will be more conscious of the need for year-around observance of proven methods of traffic safe ty, and year-around support for those public officials and others who are devoting their efforts to making our streets and highways safe places to be. "Whereas the President of the United States has asked the Gov ernors of all of our States to co operate in the S-D Day program, and in the activities preliminary thereto; and, "Whereas, the Governor has appealed to all Mayors and Coun ty officials for their active sup port; and, "Whereas all of the major safety organizations are partici pating energetically in this un dertaking; "Now, therefore, as Mayor of Raeford and Chairman of the Hoke County Board of Commis sioners, we are happy to pledge our full cooperation in this great and worthy effort; and, to that end, we hereby proclaim Wednes day, December 15, 1954 as Safe- Driving Day in this town and county." Alfred Cole, Mayor Town of Raeford. J. F. McMillan, Chairman Hoke County Commissioners. Bray's Father Passes In Randolph County; Funeral Held Sat. Claude C. Bray, well-known Randolph County farmer and fa ther of Bernard Bray of Raeford, died in Randolph County Hospi tal early last Thursday morning after an illness of several weeks. He was 74 years of age and lived at Ramseur, route one. Mr. Bray was a native of Cha tham County and was a Mason. He was a member of Brush Creek Baptist Church where funeral services were conducted on Sat urday afternoon at 2:00 o'clock by the Rev. Reid Harris and the Rev. W. C. Farrell. Burial was in the church cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Sallie Andrews Bray, one daughter, five sons, two sisters, one brother and eight grandchil dren. CUB SCOUTS. PARENTS TO MELT FRIDAY NIGHT W. L. HowelL Jr., cubmaster of Cub Scouts in Raeford, an nounced this week that a meeting of all boys of Cub Scouts age and their parents at the McLauchlin School on Friday night. Decem ber 3, at 7:30 o'clock. He said that Sam Chambers, western dis trict Boy Scout executive, would be present to explain the details of the Cub program, and invited all interested boys and parents to attend. Storekeeper In Little River Is Shot Tuesday R. L. Brooks, white man of a bout 70 who operates a store near Lobelia in Little River Township, was shot in the back twice with a .22 caliber rifle Tuesday and is in serious, if not critical, condi tion in Moore County Hospital. Alvis Faulk, 17-year-old color ed boy who lives about a quarter mile from the store, is lodged in the Hoke County jail without bond pending Brooks' recovery, and according to Sheriff D. H. Hodgin has confessed the crime. Ervin McLeod, another colored lad of the neighborhood, is also in jail after having admitted that he was near the store with a rifle that day also. Faulk, however, says that McLeod was not with him, according to the sheriff. Faulk is the son of Sam Faulk, a patient at the Sanatorium, and lives with his mother. The sheriff said the shooting took place about midday Tues day, and that he went to Little River Township and brought Faulk back to jail. He said Faulk said he had heard about the shooting, but steadfastly denied having any part in it or being near at the time, or even having a rifle. Returning to Little River Tues day night the sheriff said he saw Louvenia McCrimmon, who said she had lent rifles to both Faulk and McLeod. Back in Raeford that night when Faulk was faced with McLeod and the rifle the sheriff said he admitted the shoot ing. Faulk, according to the sheriff, said he had bought some cheese from the storekeeper, and they had had some words about how much cheese he got for a quarter. He said that he later shot Brooks in the back, and that when he walked outside he shot him again, and then ran. Brooks made it to his home nearby and fell in the doorway. . At last reports doctors were hopeful that Brooks would be strong enough to stand an opera tion for the removal of the bul lets from his lung. Edward M. Smith Dies Tuesday A. M.; Funeral Wednesday Edward M. Smith, retired bookkeeper, farmer and wood worker who had been a resident of this community for many years, died in Moore County Hos pital at 12:35 Tuesday morning. after a long period of declining health and a short illness. He would have been 74 years of age in January. A native of Linden in Cumber land County, he was married to Miss Sally Mitchell of Fairmont in 1901, and they lived there for many years, coming here in 1922 when he was farm supervisor for the Dockery Mercantile Co. in Hoke County. Mr. and Mrs. Smith also lived in Evergreen for sev eral years, returning here during the war, after which he operated the woodcraft shop for Hoke Con crete Works. He was a member of Ephesus Baptist Church. Mrs. Smith passed away in 1951. Funeral service was conducted Tuesday afternoon at the home of his daughter here, Mrs. Jesse Gulledge, by his pastor, the Rev. E. C. Taylor, and the Rev. James E. Baker. Burial was in Raeford cemetery. He is survived by three daugh ters in addition to Mrs. Gulledge, Mrs. Edison McGirt of Raeford, Mrs. Macon Shaw of Evergreen, Mrs. J. W. Floyd of Lumberton; one son, E. E. Smith of Raeford; two brothers, Dan Smith of Dil lon, S. C, and Jess Smith of Florence, S. C; 13 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. 0 Bruce Phillips of East Carolina, Greenville spent the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Phillips.
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