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.he oumuhah OF UStlL : voici Of V. ?ilP0M whoom Mil o'iih5i Varitett SAM afe The Hoke County News The Hoke County Journal VOLUME XLIX; NUMBER 28 Till USD AY, DECEMBER 9, 1954 RAEFORD, N. C. 10c PER COPY $3.00 PER YEAR IT M r wtA. sarv H I" wm. liv line ESvfv By The Editor On the chance that Judge T. O. Moses is not seriously ill, which I sincerely hope he is not, I am going to wonder publicly if the county commissioners made him so sick Monday by deferring his request for a raise that he could n't hold court on Tuesday. At any rate, Vice-recorder J. M. Andrews presided over the Tues day session of recorder's court. Well, they gave him an atten tive hearing on Monday, I under stand, and they didn't turn him down, so it might be a fair guess that they will get around to rais ing his pay some one of these days, although not as much as he might want and think is right. It has been called to my atten tion since mentioning the matter that there is talk of establishing uniform traffic courts over the State, and this would certainly be a good thing. This would take away about three-fourths of the cases that pass through the re corder's court, I estimate. That, however, has nothing to do with the present situation, nor with the fact that Judge Moses appears to be getting less than many In his line. John McGoogan points out several facts that bear on this question a little. One is that he says he checked the salary of the recorder's court judge in 1934 and found it to be $600 jjer year, as against $1200 now. I believe the solicitor was on a fee basis in those days, and don't know whether he made more than the Judge did out of the court or not. McGoogan also points out that while the court is undoubtedly a good thing for the schools, its salaries and costs are paid from the county general fund. Most of the jail cases are handled through this court, he says, and by the time you add these costs the coun ty general fund is in the "red." I have also been informed that raises are limited to 20 by law during a term. Of course, the judge was raised during his last term, but this is another one. Arch Sanders and his crowd of bear hunters really operated in Bladen County last week. They got a 523-lb. monster on Friday about noon. Marvin Loflen killed the bear, with a rifle that had had the sight knocked off it by the brush, which was so thick they had to drag the beast two miles, according to Arch, before they could get a wheeled vehicle to him; He also said it took 10 of them to drag him. Looking at him and thinking about the thick brush, I could well believe it. Arch said the bear was known as "Old' Nub," and that one resi dent of the neighborhood had seen his peculiar tracks around there for over 30 years. All the front toes on his left fore paw had obviously been gone a long time, judging from the hardened and worn condition of the stump and the remaining toe. Two of the many dogs were banged up pret ty badly in the fight that took place before he was shot. I would n't get in a field with something like that, much less in the mid dle of a thick swamp. Every man to his own taste for amusement, though. Heard today that R. L. Brooks, Little River Township store keeper who was shot last week, is getting along fine and improv ing rapidly, although they have n't yet operated to remove the bullets. Sheriff D. H. Hodgin said he had had word that he could go and talk to him about getting shot In the back any time he wanted to, and that he was going to do so. There isn't really a great deal of hurry about this, as the sheriff says the Faulk boy ad mitted that he did it, and that's plenty to hold him on. Ed Smith, of the Chamber of (Continued on Pg S) Judge Andrews Holds Average Session Of Court J. M. Andrews served his first session as judge of Hoke County's recorder's court Tuesday in the absence of T. O. Moses since be ing appointed vice-recorder re cently. The session Tuesday was about average, with nine varied cases on docket and 17 speeding charges. Twelve of the speeders left bonds and kept going. Campbell Coleman, white, pled guilty of driving drunk and vio lating the prohibition laws. He had to pay $100 and costs. James McCall, colored, also pled guilty of driving drunk and had to pay $100 and costs and $32.23 damages as well. Lem Walker, Jr., colored, paid $10 and costs for driving with improper lights. Tom 'McKinnon, colored, pled guilty of driving after his license had been revoked. He had to pay $200 and costs. John H. Gilchrist, Jr., colored, paid $25 and costs for having no drivers license. Lafrancis Jordan, Jr., colored, left a $50 bond on a charge of failing to yield right of way and resisting arrest. Harold A. Chason, white, paid $10 and costs for careless and reckless driving. Albert Kirk, colored, pled guil ty of drunkenness. He got 30 days to be suspended on payment of costs and two years good behav ior. Corinus Bank, colored Sanator ium patient, was found guilty of being drunk and disorderly and violating prohibition laws. He was sentenced to 18 months in the prison division at the Sanatorium. For speeding Richard A. Bol ton paid $25 and costs, Ned G. Blackwell, Charles Danziger and Wallace E. Vanhoy each paid $10 and costs, and Bennie L. Howell paid costs. Leaving bonds for speeding were Arthur V. Beatty, Edith Jacobsen and Richard B. Allen, $25 each; Casey Lee Best, Howard W. Wilcox, Ethleen Ewre Cochran, William D. Cur- rie, Hubert Shelton, Ardie And erson, Joel W. Metts, Robert W. Kirkham and Joe W. Hammett, $15 each. o Church Men's Annual Joint Meeting Tues. The annual joint meeting of the men of the Raeford Baptist, Methodist and Presbyterian churches will be held in the Pres byterian church next Tuesday night at 7:00 o'clock. Supper will be served and the program will be provided by the Baptist men. Speaker for the occasion will be Dr. Marc H. Lovelace, profes sor of Archaeology at the South eastern Baptist Seminary at Wake Forest. Dies Of Exposure Near Dundarrach William P. Hall 'of Parkton, was discovered by Luther English about a mile from the home of his sister, Mrs. James Willis, at Dun darrach at about 7:00 a. m., Mon day. He was unconscious, and English went for Mrs. Willis. They went back and got Hall, who died, apparently from expo sure before they got to her house with him. Graveside services were held at Parkton cemetery on Tuesday afternoon, with Dr. Crales Tuck- es, pastor of the Parkton Baptist Church, conducting. The dead man is survived by Mrs. Willis and two brothers, Ed and Simon Hall, both - also of Parkton. WOODMEN TO MEET There will be a special meet ing of the Raeford Camp of the Woodmen of the World on next Thursday night, December 16, for the purpose of electing offi cers for the coming year. ifll l i I SB i, U'l K I i I - i I I One Correst Guess On Last Week's Photo Of Mumford Home Only one reader was able to correctly identify the Lucille Mumford home in McLauchlin Township which was pictured in last week's paper as the mystery farm photo, although there were several incorrect guesses as to whose home it was. Alexander Geddie, of Fayetteville, got it right and won the six months subscription. The home is located on the road from Rockfish to Arabia, and is about two miles from Rockfish. It is the home of Mrs. Lucille Mumford, a teacher in the Freedom Colored School, and has been in the family of her late husband, John K. Mumford, for 40 or 50 years, having been own ed by his father, Charlie Mum ford, who came to this county from Richmond County. The farm, 42 acres, was rented and farmed during the past year by Clarence Koonce. Mrs. Mumford, formerly Lu cille Hamlet of South Boston, Va., and her late husband were both graduates of Fayetteville State Teachers College, and he taught in the schools for 18 years before his death in 1950. She began teaching in this county at Up church School in 1935, and has since taught at Millside, Shady Grove, and Rockfish. She is now teaching her fourth year at the Freedom school. Prior to her husband's death they farmed the place along with their school teaching, raising the usual crops for this section. They built the home shown in the pic ture eight years ago and their old home burned two years later. They also built barns and a to bacco packhouse. The home is now on a paved road and light and telephone ser vice has been added in the last half dozen years. 0 LICENSE TAG SALES MOVING SLOWLY HERE Most people, apparently must be waiting for the license tag deadline to get a little closer be fore they buy the new 1955 plates, as Martin Baumgartner, manager of the Chamber of Commerce of fice, says that in his first week of operation only 171 sets of tags of all type were sold. The office opened in the Bank of Raeford building on Decem ber 1, and will be operated by tlte Chamber on a permanent basis. Hours during which tags are sold are from nine to five daily and nine to noon on Saturday. Baum gartner says come on along and get them now before the rush which is certain to come. o STOCK LOCAL STREAMS H. R. McLean, county wildlife protector, reports that 4,200 shell- crackers were released in Roch- fish Creek and Lumber River on December 2. He says shellcrack erj are a much sought after fish by anglers in Florida waters. . u BISHOP PAUL N. GARBER WILL LEAD METHODIST DEDICATION Town Board Has Monthly Meetingr The regular monthly meeting of the Raeford board of commis sioners was held at the town hall on Monday night with Mayor Alfred -Cole presiding and with Commissioners Austin, Gatlin and Sanders present. After routine monthly items of business the board decided to in stall street lights back of the ccunty oflii' Wilding and on South Magnolia - street at the turn into the lumber yard. Following precedure adopted in many other municipalities in the State, the board decided to establish a traffic bureau. This bureau is to serve as a means of processing minor traffic viola tions, such as improper parking, illegal use of loading zones, bus stops and taxi stands, parking at alley or driveway entrances, parking on left curb, double park ing, illegal U turns, disregarding stop signs, no city tags, obstruct ing traffic and the like. In the bureau these may be handled with routine instead of being handled as criminal cases as they have been. Mrs. Lucy McKinnon, Local Man's Sister, Dies In Laurinburg Mrs. Lucy Snead McKinnon, prominent Laurinburg woman, wife of Judge John B. McKinnon of Laurinburg, and sister of Younger F. Snead of Raeford, died in Laurinburg early Monday morning at her home after an illness of several months. Mrs. McKinnon was born in Scotland County, May 20, 1900, a daughter of the late Samuel A. and Cora M. Snead, who lived in Raeford for many years. She at tended Caorlina College for Wo men in Maxton, now Presbyterian Junior College, and had lived in Laurinburg since her marirage to Mr. McKinnon in 1920. She had held a position in the bookkeep ing department of John F. Mc Nair, Inc. from 1929 until the onset of her illness early this year. Funeral service was conducted at the Laurinburg Presbyterian Church at 3:00 o'clock Tuesday afternoon by Dr. S. H. Fulton, paftor. Burial was in Hillside cemetery in Laurinburg. In addition to her brother here she is survived by her husband; three sisters, Mrs. Samuel Hal- perin of Newburyport, Mass., Mrs. Jewel Klouse of Myrtle Beach, S. C, and Mrs. Ralph Chapman of Aberdeen; another brother, Samuel A. Snead, Jr., of Myrtle Beach, and several nieces and nephews. 1 Ji! i a1 i LI IJ z Organ And Parsonage To Also Be Dedicated Sunday Four years and two months after holding their first service in it, members of the Raeford Meth odist Church have paid for their fine new church building and will have its formal dedication on Sunday, December 12, with Bishop Paul N. Garber, resident bish'op of the Richmond area, present to preach the sermon of dedication. The new parsonage on North Main Street, given to the church by the children of the late T. B. and Mollie Upchurch in memory of their parents and furnished by the Woman's Society of Christian Service of the church, will also be dedicated by Bishop Garber in a service there on Sunday af ternoon. The church organ, paid for by the ladies of the church, will be dedicated at the morning service also, and a concert of sacred mu sic will be played at the evening service -by Richard L. Harper, member of the Armed Forces at Fort Bragg, organist at the First Presbyterian Church of Fayette ville, and master of music from the University of Michigan. He is a member of the American Guild of Organists. His program has been well selected from famous composers, and promises to be an unusual opportunity for all inter ested in church and music. The dedication service Sunday morning will be participated in by several former ministers of the church, and the Rov. J. W. Brad ley, minister here from 1908 to 1912 when the church was first made a separate charge, is ex pected to be here with his wife. The wedding of Mr. Bradley to Miss Betty Lentz was the first wedding in the old church build ing which was built in 1903 and which was burned on December 26, 1948. Taking part in the Sun day morning service in addition to Bishop Garber and the Rev. J. Herbert Miller, present minister, will be the Rev. O. L. Hathaway, Fayetteville district superintend ent, the Rev. W. L. Maness and the Rev. P. O. Lee, ministers of the church before Mr. Miller. The old church building was built in 1902 and 1903, with M. W. Dew furnishing the labor for a contract price of $570. The new church, built following the loss of the old one December 26, 1948, had C. L. Thomas as chairman of the building committee, L. M. Upchurch heading the plans com mittee and R. B. Lewis chairman of the finance committee. It was built at a cost of about $145,000, and the first service was con ducted by the Rev. P. O. Lee to a capacity congregation on Sunday, October 15, 1950. At the Ingathering of the congrega tion on October 19, 1954, the last of the money to pay for it was raised. A mifuH 71 1 4 Cotton Referendum Committees, Polling Places Announced The Hoke County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee office this week an nounced the membership of Com munity Referendum Committees who will be responsible for con ducting the Cotton Marketing Quota Referendum throughout the county on December 14. All mem bers of the Referendum Commit tees are cotton farmers eligible to vote in the referendum. Many of the referendum committeemen are also elected Community Com mitteemen. Arrangements for the establish ment of polling places in all Hoke County's eight cotton growing communities have been complet ed. Notices have been mailed to each farmer known to be eligible to vote, advising him of the place where he may vote in the refer endum. All persons who, as land lord, tenant, or sharecropper, had an interest in growing upland cot ton in 1954 are eligible to vote in the upland referendum. If there is any question about eligibility, farmers are asked to check with their county ASC Office. The community polling places in the December 14th balloting are as follows; from 8:00 A. M. to 6:00 P. M. Allendale, Allendale Community House; Antioch, Antioch Com munity House; Blue Springs, Blue Springs Community House; Little River, Little River Community House; Wayside, Marshall New ton Store; Rockfish, A. W. Wood Store; Quewhiffle, Montrose Com munity House; Raeford, Hoke County Office Building; Stone wall, Dundarrach Trading Co. Funeral Held Sunday For Robert Ray At Galatia Church Funeral service was conducted at 3:00 o'clock Sunday afternoon at Galatia Presbyterian Church for James Robert Ray, 38, native of this county who died in a Fay etteville hospital Friday night after a lingering illness. He was a son of Mrs. Margaret Gillis Ray and the late Marshall G. Ray. A member of a prominent fam ily in Hoke and Cumberland coun ties, Mr. Ray was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He was a lifelong member of Galatia Church. For several years he was parts manager for Yarborough Motor Company in Fayetteville. The funeral was conducted by the Rev. B. O. Shannon, pas tor, assisted by Dr. Samuel E. Howie, ' of Fayetteville. Burial was in the cemetery at Galatia. Pallbearers were Harmon Lind say, Robert Currie, Tracy Mon roe, J. T. Barefoot, John Nunalee and Arnold Ray. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Jean McNeill Ray; one son, James Robert Ray, Jr.; his mother, Mrs. Marshall G. Ray of Route 2; one sister, Mrs. Isabel Ritter of Route 2; four brothers, M. Gillis Ray of Fayetteville, route 3, Captain Gilbert M. Ray of the Army, ser ving in Japan, John A. Ray of Fayetteville, and Dempsey B. Ray of Kure's Beach. Mrs. Ray is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. McNeill, also of this county. 0 Cage Teams Win 1, Lose 1 During Week The Hoke High basketball teams went to Hamlet for the opening game last Friday night and both girls and boys came home victorious. The boys kept the lead during most of a slow game and won 30 27, with Koonce having 10 points and Bobbitt 8. On Tuesday night for the first games on their home court the Hoke teams did not fare so well as they dropped both games of a doubleheader to the boys and girls from Eliza bethtown. Maxton High will play the Hoke teams in the local gym Friday night. County Officials Are Sworn In; Beffin New Terms Old Board Final Meeting A new board of Hoke County commissioners took office offi cially Monday, the regular day for the monthly meeting, with only one new member. Also sworn in at the beginning of new terms of office were the county sheriff, and C. E. Autry, beginning his first term as Raeford Township constable. The members of the board suc ceeding themselves on it are J. F. McMillan, W. M. Thomas, N. H. G. Balfour and Douglas Mc- Phaul. They, along with Douglas Monroe, the new member, were administered their oaths of office by Court Clerk J. B. Cameron. Sheriff Hodgin was also sworn in for his new four-term by the clerk. The county board examin ed bonds of the sheriff, clerk and constable and approved them. At its organization meeting the board elected McMillan chairman and Thomas vice-chairman by unanimous vote. The meeting was then adjourned until December 13, at 7:30 p. m., at which time remaining business will be at tended to, including the name of list takers for the townships. Final Meeting The retiring board of commis sioners, consisting of J. F. McMil lan, chairman, W. M. Thomas, N. H. G. Balfour, Douglas McPhaul and W. M. Monroe, met In final session on December 6, with all members present. On motion of N. H. G. Balfour, the board disapproved the request of the State Highway Commis sion that the Raeford-Vass road through the Fort Bragg reserva tion be taken off the county road map. J. L. McNeill appeared before the board and discussed the dis position of funds remaining from the land fund, but no action was taken. County employees were grant ed three extra days off for Christmas, December 23, 24 and 27. Judge T. O. Moses appeared before the board requesting a raise in salary, but after a leng thy discussion the matter was de ferred to a later meeting. The board expressed its appre ciation to W. M. Monroe for the fine cooperation he had given during his term in office, and as sured him that he was retiring with their best wishes. Hoke High Band, Choruses To Give Concert December 16 On Thursday, December 16. the Hoke County High School Mixed Chorus, Band, and Eiehth- Grade Chorus will present their annual Christmas Concert at 7:45 p. m. in the high school auditor ium. The band, directed by J. B. Renn, and the Eighth Grade Cho rus will each present several se lections. Accompanied by Virginia McNeill, the eiehtv-five-voice chorus under the direction of Mrs. Thomas Wood will feature as its part a program entitled "The Christmas Card" bv Alice Brain- ard. Tableaux depicting various Christmas Cards will be formed by the Dramatic Club with Miss Peggy Stanton in charge. Includ ed in the musical selections will be two numbers by the Girls' Ensemble made up of Janice Ben ner, Faye Dark, Ava GosnelL Claudine Hodgin, Alma Lee Lov ette, Helen Rose, and Jean Willis. The public is cordially Invited to attend. NAMED CLASS OFFICER Miss Hazel McLean, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. R. McLean of Raeford, has been elected vice president of the freshman clan at Flora Macdonald college.
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