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I'M . tie v&ici or Mttooi tjli onioitm IMIDOM iqm or us or nsiMY ("Hi The Hoke County News The Hoke County Journal VOLUME XLIX; NUMBER 32 THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1955 RAEFORD, N. C. l')c PER COPY $3.00 PER YEAR b rr- we "S3 I cfddsnda - By The Editor It would appear from yester day's News & Observer that Ilukc County citizens can be reasonably certain they are being represent ed in the General Assembly this session. The county's Represen tative Harry A. Greene had his picture on trie front page togeth- er with several other legislators who had arrived on Tuesday for the opening of the 1955 sessions yesterday, so Greene's there, for sure. As quick as he can'get around to it will not be too soon for his bill about the salary of the judge of the Hoke County recorder's court. The county board can't figure what they can legally do from laws on the books now, and need legislation to clarify this, telling them if they can set the judge's salary, and how much they can raise or lower it at a time if there are any limitations. They will also need to learn in the bill whether or not they can make a change during a term of office, although one would think they should be able to change any salaries but their own at any time they saw the need. The county had already been faced with the necessity of pay ing the solicitor of the court more than they had paid the judge since somebody learned that he was employed instead of elected aVid they couldn't get a lawyer for less than the $125 a ) , months they had been paying G. B.-I5Vrtaod-trfW--I ...Gore had it for a while at $100 and quit, and then they got Rowland for $125 while the judge was and still is only getting $100. Well, Rowland wrote them in December with his resignation effective January 1, unless the salary could be "sub stantially increased" effective on that date. He cited the greatly in creased volume of business in the court as his reason, saying that time necessary for preparation of cases had increased proportion ately to the extent that a lawyer holding the jots was almost un able to conduct a private prac tice. I understand Mr. Rowland in dicated privately to some of the board that he would consider $25 a month a "substantial increase", and that is what he got when they raised him to $150 at their meeting on Monday. Now he will get half again as much as the judge, and I can't see where his work In the court is any more strenuous than that of the judge, if as much. Webster defines a paradox as something that is opposed to common sense but which may be true in fact. Something I saw from the front of the office here on December 24 would be a para dox, according to that definition, I believe. Two or three boys, 10 to 12 years of age, were on roller skates on the other side of the street. They were skating in and out around the backs of and be tween the cars, leaving cards on the windshields, and I assumed that they must be distributing the advertising of some fortune teller or the like, and tljat it wrs a rather dangerous way to do it, traffic being as it was. Where the paradox came was when a man brought one of the cards the boys were putting out into the office and handed it to me with remark that I might put two and two to gether and find something to write about. The card they were putting out was entitled "A Motorists Pray er," and was signed by the State Highway Patrol. It was being dis tributed as a promotion of high way safety over the Christmas holiday, presumably. Guess we should have made news of the fact that Attorney A. D. Gore moved his office recent ly from the second floor of the (Continued on pf 4) Dixon To Head March Of Dimes In Hoke This Month Sheriff D. H. Hodgin, chairman of the Hoke County chapter of the National Foundation for In fantile Paralysis, has announced that Roger W. Dixon, unit ad ministrator for Company A, I30th Tank Battalion, had accepted the appointment as county chairman for the 1955 March of Dimes. Immediately after his accept ance of the appointment Dixon announced plans for conducting the drive in this county, and said that tjje first move would be an appeal to residents of the county by mail. He said letters would be mailed in the next few days to many residents and former con tributors to the drive, and that I contributions would also be ac cepted on a personal basis to be announced later. In announcing the appointment Sheriff Hodgin urged people of the county to cooperate with the campaign chairman in making the drive here the success it has been in the past. Noting advances made in the study of the Salk trial polio vaccine, Dixon said, "We open the 1955 drive with bright prospects for eventually conquering polio." "In Hoke County as in counties throughout the nation, people are giving an increased measure of their time, money and skills. This is important," he said, because in the meantime the Hoke County chapter must continue the long term care of polio victims of for mer epidemics." The 1955 campaign is scheduled to run the entire month of Jan uary. FARM ITEMS By W. C. Williford County Farm Agent Fumigation of tobacco plant beds for pest control seems to be the principal subject of discus sion among farmers this week. The weather during the past week has been almost perfect for the fumigation treatment. The material used for fumigation is Methyl Bromide which is sold under many different trade names. 'It is a highly poisonous gas that you can neither feel, see, nor smell; but the manufacturers have taken safety measures to protect !you while you use it. They have added 2 tear gas which gives you a warning if any of the poi sonous gas is escaping. If you are fumigating your beds and your eyes start to burn, it is time to lay down what ever you are do ing and walk into the wind. The tear gas expands faster than the Methyl Bromide and will get to you first and give you a warning that some of your equipment is leaking. As long as you use it ac cording to directions, you have nothing to worry about. In the heaviest tobacco growing areas, the farmers have been us ing these treatments for several years and are still reporting ex cellent success. The more that you use it, the more you will pick up little labor saving ideas that will make it less burdensome. Ideal conditions are fifty de grees or higher with the soil fairly moist but not wet enough to be sticky. The soil should be left as loose and pliable as pos sible before treating. Since fum igated beds have less diseases and insects as well as weeds, it is us ually advisable to reduce the a mount of seed that you use. Growers generally say that they can get plants about one week earlier on beds that have been fumigated. The gas treated beds can be sowed as late as the first part of February and still produce plants about as early as you are ready to set them. As far as the details for fum igation, they are generally cover ed very well in the manufactur ers' printed material that is sup (Continued n totck pace) j CAN YOU IDENTIFY THIS HOKE : '.'' " ... ' 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: Junior Class Will Give Play Thursday "Taming the Brat", a three act comedy, will be presented by the Junior class of Hoke County High School on Thursday, January 13, at 8:00 P. M. The play is under the direction of Miss Paula Pegg and Mrs. B. B. Cole. The cast of characters is as follows: Lottie, the Nagel's maid, Julia Morris; Mrs. Nagel, the mo ther, Frankie MacDougald; Mr. Nagel, the father, Billy Guin; Jess Pomeroy, a big, good-looking football player, Lacy Koonce; Jerry Hughes, a likeable boy of sixteen, Paul White; Dave Mar tin, Jerry's pal and tennis part ner, Dick McFadyen; Louise, a gossipy teen-ager, Lillian Scar borough; Myrtle, not unlike Louise, but a little more reticent, Norma Jean Boyles; Janice Nagel, spoiled, self-indulgent fiftenn year old, Joan Gobeille; Myra Jason, Jess' girl, June Hall. As the story of the play un folds, Janice, better known as the "Brat", gets a terrific crush on the Nagel's hired man, Jess. He doesn't pay a bit of attention to her because he already has a girl, and he has also promised Jerry, who likes Janice, that he will help to unspoil her. But Janice, who has always gotten every thing that she wanted, throws a tantrum to show that what she wants now is Jess. When all of a sudden Jess begins to play along with her. complications set in, that have their outcome in sev eral fights, and a change for the better. Two silly toen-agers, two : nervous parents, $150, and a near j riot, added make the story of Taming the Brat". 0 Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Veasey were: Mr. and Mrs. Thomas McFadyen and Susan of Fayctteville, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Pitt and Olivia of Rocky Mount and Mrs. Maude Gibson of Red Springs. Mr. and Mrs. William Alexan der of Chapel Hill spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Alexander and Mrs. Mary Hel ton Smith. Pvt. William H. Clark left Sun day for Fort Benning, Georgia after spending the Christmas hol idays with his mother, Mrs. N. A. Clark, and family. Thomas Alexander of Wash ington, D. C. spent the week end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Alexander. 4 ' w L4t Mfli turn 1. You may win but once m 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 Second McGougan Home Pictured Last week's picture was of an other McGougan home, in the same section as the one the week before and on a farm which was originally part of the old Mc Gougan place written about last week. The home of Mr. and Mrs. John E. McGougan, it is located on the farm of J. E. McGougan, first cousin of Ernest McGougan of Lumber Bridge. First correct identification was made by Neil A. McDonald, III, followed by John Lester and Mrs. J. T. Haire. First rural subscriber to correct ly name the place was C. M. Terry of Route one, Lumber Bridge, followed by Phyllis Mc Innis, Jimmy Jones, Jerry Jones, Mrs. Frank McGregor and Billy Mclnnis, all of Shannon, RFD, and Mrs. B. B. Bostic of Route two. As usual, there were several incorrect guesses. John E. McGougan was married in April, 1947, to Betty Lou Mc Gregor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. McGregor of Dundarrach, and they have a daughter, Dor othy Clyde, seven, in the first grade at Mildouson School, and another daughter, Rosemary, aged one year. The McGougans are members of the Lumber Bridge Baptist Church and Mrs. Mc Gougan is a member of the Home Demonstration club. John is a graduate of Hoke County High School. They own their home, and John farms with his father who owns the farm around it, about 180 acres. They also own and farm 18D acres in another tract and rent about 200 acres. They raise cotton and have 13 acres of to bacco and 55 hogs. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Nance of Whitcville were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Israel Mann. The R.'V. J. Hd-oert Miller, C. L. Thomas and A. H. McPhaul attended a special session of the Ninth Carolina Conference at Edenton Street Methodist Church in Raleigh on Tuesday of this week. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert McKeit han, Jr. and son of Elizabeth town spent the week end With his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Her bert McKeithan. Mrs. Donald Ratz of Chicago, III. is spending this "week with her mother, Mrs. W. R. Ivey. COUNTY FARM? 1 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. County Board Has Monthly Meeting The Hoke County board of commissioners held' its . regular monthly meeting on Monday with all members present and Chair man J. Fulford McMillan presid ing. Salary of prosecuting attorney of Recorder's Court G. B. Row land was raised to $150 from $125 per month. Rowland had sub mitted his resignation effective January 1 unless more money was forthcoming. Dave Jones, janitor at the courthouse, was placed on pro bation and made subject to im mediate discharge as a result of having allowed the boiler there to overflow through upstairs ra diators into the register of deeds' office and damage valuable re cords. This was not the first time this had happened and the board decided that the next time would be the last. It was ordered that the coun ty's two rural policemen be plac ed under bond. The question of the county paying the premiums on bonds of all county officials was discussed, but no action was taken. Julian Love was appointed tax list taker for Blue Springs Town ship in place of C. J. McNeill, who is ill. Town Board Holds Monthly Meeting The regular monthly meeting of the board of town commission ers was held Monday night, Jan uary 3, with all members present and Mayor Alfred Cole presiding. The board voted to employ W. D. Pittman of Elizabethtown as a police officer on the usual 30 day trial basis with permanent employment if satisfactory. Pitt man, who betian work the next H'i.v, rami? lo P.-icfont with good ?( u rrnevs from K!iabcthtnwn, where h" IkhI served as place man fur several years. He had last !u-on in the filling station business there, lie was employ ed to fill the vacancy caused by the illness of C. J. McNeill. It was voted to pay the State Highway Commission $10,500 for paving in town, according to prior agreement. It was decided that considera tion of regulation of taxicabs operating in Raeford would be continued pending receipt of fur ther advice on the matter from the local government commission. Plans Complete For Chamber Meeting Next Tuesday Night Plans were completed this week for the annual meeting and supper of the Itaeford Chamber of Commerce at the High School cafeteria next Tuesday night at seven o'clock, and tickets for the affair were being sold by the 12 directors. Complication which a rose when the meeting was un knowingly scheduled for the same time and place as the regular meeting of the Raeford Junior Chamber of Commerce was solv ed when the Jaycces at a call meeting on Tuesday night were kind enough to change their meeting. They did this in view of their extra meeting this week and thus allowed the senior body to continue with their plans. Speaker for the meeting Tues day night is to be Ed Lewis, man ager of the Roanoke Rapids Chamber of Commerce. A man of considerable experience and ac hievement in his field, Lewis is expected to offer many sugges tions and ideas which will result in the Chamber of Commerce here being a profitable and last ing business investment to its members and a continuing source of improvement to the commun ity. Directors expect an attendance of 100 or more persons, and state the program usually conducted at annual meetings will be dis pensed with in order to allow the speaker plenty of time without making the meeting too long. Basketball: Girls Win Over 71st As Boys, Jayvees Lose -' " " '-""-. - w v - Resuming their activity after the Christmas holidays, the Hoke County High school basketball teams went to 71st High School in Cumberland County for three games on Tuesday night. The strong girls team won by a score of 69 to 60, while the boys team lost 49 to 31. The junior varsity boys game, which was the open ing contest, was also won by 71st, 57-36. In the first game Spears with 21 points and Vaughn with nine led the victors, while the Hoke leaders were Tickles with 15 and Kelly with nine. In the girls game 71st took an early lead which the Hoke girls gradually lessened to take the lead at the end of the first quar ter, 17-16. At half-time the Hoke girls were in front, 37-28. The second half was even, with 71st getting within five points at one time. Claudino Hodgin, Hoke's all-state of last year, poured in 10 field goals and five out of sev en free throws to score 37 points. Mary Frances Wilson scored 27 points for 71st and close behind her was Janet Guin of Hoke High with 26 points. After leading 28 to 24 at half- time the 71st boys put on a strong seennd half to increase their final lead to 49-31. Lacy Koonce of Hoke High was high scorer in the game with 15 points. The Hoke teams go to Lumber- ton on Friday night, and next Tuesday night they will play the boys and girls of Maxton in Max ton. Next home games will be on Friday night, January 14, against the teams from Clinton High School. 0 Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Fisher re turned to their home in Wilming ton, Delaware aflor spending the holiday season with Mrs. Fisher's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Gull- edRC. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Greene jf Atlanta, Georgia and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Greene and France Ward spent Christmas and the following week end in Greenville, S. C. C. J. Benner of Wake Forest and Miss Ina Mae Benner of Ra leigh returned Sunday after spending the holiday season with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Benner. 2 Negro Youths Held Without Bond On Capital Charge Judge Hears Other Cases Four Negro youths were given preliminary hearing in recorder's court before Judge T. O. Moses Tuesday on charges of assault and rape of an older colored woman. They were Willie Hollingsworth, 16, John Clifton Morrison, 17, Raphew James Shaw, 16, and Robert McMillan, 18. The offense is alleged to have taken place in Raeford on Saturday, December 18. Probable cause was found as to Hollingsworth and Morrison, and they were ordered held for Superior Court without bond. Probable cause was found as ac cessories to the fact as to Shaw and McMillan, and their bonds were set at $500 and $1000, re spectively. Both were still in jail yesterday in default of bond. William B. Tice and Carl Thomas Davis, both white, eaqji pled guilty of driving drunk, and each got 90 days suspended on payment of $100 and costs. James T. McKenzie, white, paid $10 and costs for violating the prohibition laws. Robert A. Herndon, white, pled guilty of killing a doe. Judgment was suspended on payment of $100 and court costs. Ulysses McCall, colored, was found guilty of non-support of his wife. Sentence was eight to 12 months, to be suspended on payment of costs and on payment of $7.50 weekly toward her sup port. He appealed and posted $250 bond.. : . , Jesse C. 6dge7 wlitte-," 'pled guilty of careless and reckless driving and failing to stop at a stop sign. Judgment was contin ued for two weeks, pending set tlement of damages, on payment of $10 and court costs. In the same manner, for careless and reckless driving and damages, judgment was suspended for two weeks on payment of costs by Kenneth W. Bertram. W. S. Thomas, white, pled guil ty of passing on a hill. Damages having been settled, judgment was suspended on payment of $12.50 and costs. Dannie McDuffie, colored, was found guilty of assaulting Rosa Lee McCain by slapping her. He had to pay $10 and costs. John McDaniels, colored, had to pay $10 and costs for having improper license plates on his car. Howard Miller, colored, paid costs for careless and reckless driving. Arline H. Payne, William F. Tucker and Henry J. Wilkins each paid $10 and costs for speed ing. Robert W. Surlcs left a ' $60 bond for speeding and Pauline E. Candlin left $40. Leaving $25 bonds were Jess B. Tatum, Eu gene B. Faucheux, Thomas J. Barfield, Ralph Q. Nauright, Jr., and Margaret A. Harrington. Leaving $15 bonds were Charles M. Sutton, Samuel Schner, Josh Peterson, Laverne Barfield, Paul R. Kidel, Paul A. Steele, Herbert H. Sorcy, Russell L. Glunt, Jr., Frank G. McDaniel, Harold H. Israel, James E. Lucas and James C. Taylor. Deer, Dove, Squirrel Hunting Season Ends County Game Protector H. R. McLean this week reminded all hunters of the fact that open sea sons on deer, dove and squirrel ended last week. Dove season closed on December 29, and sea sons on deer and squirrel closed on January 1. He warned all hunters turning from deer to smaller gime to plug their hand operated and automatic shotguns. The open season on other game will close on January 31, except for opossum and raccoon, which will close on February 15. 0 Jack Marcnl of Raleigh spent the week end with James Alex ander.
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