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n ournal 0 ews . ... 1 5 I Of DOM Mil 0' Of UE.m The Hoke County News The Hoke County Journal VOLUME XLIX; NUMBER 36 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1955 RAEFORD, N. C. 10c PER COPY $3.00 PER YEAR CAN YOU IDENTIFY THIS HOKE COUNTY FARM? Kiwanians Honor 4 At Ladies Night; Hear Carmichael Truman B. Austin Kiwanis Club's "Man Of Year" ft- WW'' 1 By The Editor WOICI Of Y i niiooM xldn Representative Harry A. Greene of Hoke County had his picture in the News & Observer this morning. It was there because he had just been appointed chairman of the house committee on pro positions and grievances, and be cause this is one of the most powerful committees in the house of representatives. Power is not the main reason for interest in the committee, though, but be cause it is likely to have to handle any legislation on liquor that comes up. Greene was its chair man in 1053, but such legislation as did arise on the subpect of li quor was sent to another commit tee in a surprise move by the speaker. It is still, however, con sidered likely that new legislation, asking for a referendum on liquor, would be sent to the propositions and grievances committee this session. This county being dry, Greene's attitude would be ex pected to be in favor of a refer endum if the subject comes up. There is not near the talk of a re ferendum this year there was two years ago, and the drys couldn't get one then, so they probably -won't this time, I guess. Greene was also named a vice-chairman of the House - Finance committee two weeks ago. This being his fifth term, he is getting to be one of the higher ranking members of the house, where seniority means right much sometimes. Three or four readers have call ed my hand on my expressed in tention to get with John McGoo gan and write, or get him to write, an article about the rising of this community, Raeford Institute, etc. They say they hope it will be done. Well, I do too, and inten tion is still good. Furthermore, Mr. McGoogan told me yesterday he would work on it, but that we would have to rely in some de gree on contributions of facts from readers after we got started. Received a news release today about George B. Weaver's boy. It got here too late to get in, but will be in next week. George is a son of Mrs. Jennie B. Weaver and a brother of Robert Weaver, both of Raeford, and grew up here. He is now a newspaperman in Albemarle, and his wife was Nita Chason from Lumber Bridge. Their 15-year-old son, George Arthur, has a real record of ac hievement for his age, as you will see next week, and has just been appointed one of the 75 or so boys who will serve as pages in the United States Congress. It is a pleasure to congratulate the boy, along with his proud parents and grandmother. A very interesting case was on the docket of the recorder's court . this week, although it was not tried. Raeford Policeman Jesse Lee, as I understand it, saw a jar of white lightning come from a car. Being unable to find out who its owner was, he swore out a warrant for every one of the seven men in the car. Of course, when the case got to court there was no case against anyone, as ob viously all couldn't own the li quor, and there was no way of finding out just who did own it. So the State dropped the case. I don't question that the case should have been dropped, and certain ly the law violation is not serious enough for a fuss. In fact, I don't see anything wrong with having a little liquor open in the car anyway, if you can buy it legally in a store. This wasn't the kind you buy legally in the store, though, I understand.. What I wonder is, what the court would have done if it were a murder that one of the seven had done, Instead of owning a little liquor. Can you get up a crowd and commit a crime of any serious ness and say in effect, "One of us did it but we won't say who", (Continued on Back Page) 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: ' Mother's March h Success; Plan Other Events Roger W. Dixon, chairman of the 1955 March of Dimes drive in Hoke County, said today that there seems to have been a re newal of interest in the drive in the past few days, and that things were definitely looking up. He said that almost $800 had been collected up to the present time, with the "Mother's March on Polio", conducted on Monday night, bringing in the largest single amount so far. This effort brought in $387.80. Dixon said that the commun ities in the county were taking an interest in the drive, and that it is being supported by many bus iness houses. In Raeford the Hotel was to give all profits from foun tain and machine colas today. Tomorrow, Friday, the Elk Re stuarant will contribute all re ceipts from the sale of coffee. On Saturday Howell Drug Co. will contribute all profits from the sale of Rexall goods, Bon Mart all profits from the sale of ladies hose, and Benners Auto Supply all profits from the sale of brake fluid. There will be a square dance on Friday night at the Blue Springs community house for the drive, and next Thursday night the High school orchestra will play for a round dance at the armory for the carppaign. Talent Show To Have Baby & Tot Contest Part of the Talent Festival program to be held by the Wo man's Club February 17 at the high school will be a baby and tiny tot oontest, which all pre school children are eligible to enter. The two groups of these will be under three and from three to six. Prizes will be given to boys and girls in each group. The committee requires that the mothers fix voting jars with names, "ages, pictures and carry them to Mrs. W. E. Willis, Mrs. Stanley Koonce, Mrs. Hubert Chancy or to Howell's Drug Store before February 9. This contest will be the first thing on the pro gram on February 17, and all the children will have opportunity to be on the stage at that time. 0 J. W. Bowman entered Moore County Hospital on Sunday and remains a patient there. - -A . . ,, 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 Prisoner Escapes From Hoke Jail mfoy Night Sheriff D. H. Hodgin said today that there was still no trace of Willie Arnold, 41 -year-old Negro who escaped from the county jail on Sunday night through a sky light. Arnold was one of four pri soners in jail in connection with the robbery of Johnson Cotton Co. here and had been placed by himself in another section of the jail because the sheriff said it was suspected he might be a bad ac tor. The store was entered Wednes day night of last week and some tires, wrenches and $40 cash was stolen. Allegedly caught in the act by the quick work of Police man Jesse Lee was C. J. "Sandy" Blue. Others in jail charged with having a part in the affair are Junior Arnold, brother of the es caped man, and Samuel E. Mar tin. Bubba McKinnon, who had been held for investigation, was released without charge. They were given preliminary hearing in recorder's court Tuesday, which is to be concluded next Tuesday. In getting out of the jail the sheriff says he doesn't know how he got to the 12-foot ceiling of the room where he was jailed, but he did, and pushed back a skylight which was designed to be fastened. Conveniently wait ing for him there was 6 new lad der to the ground which Janitor Dave Jones and others had been using in working on some leaks in the roof since the snow and the grand jury. Sheriff Hodgin said it was quite possible Arnold had outside help in getting up to the skylight. Ho is described as five feet six inches tall, about 180 pounds, with a scar on his left wrist. He has a criminal record, the sheriff said. n CHURCH HEATER STOLEN Bethel Presbyterian Church was entered on Sunday night and the large gas heater from the as sembly room was stolen. It yaf, a well planned job, apparently, as a key was used to get in the building, the gas was cut off at the tank, and the heater discon nected and hauled from the back door. Rural Policeman Jone? is investigating and has reported no arrest so far. V1; - a ; - . r -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. Hoke High Girls Add Laurinburg, Clinton To List V- Whileville Here Friday It begins to be not a matter of reporting how the Hoke County girls basketball team, paced by All-State Claudine Hodgin, came out, but who they beat. Last Fri day night they went to Clinton and beat the Clinton High girls 84-72, and on Tuesday night they handed the Laurinburg sextet a sound licking 77-61. In Clinton Friday they won behind Hodgin's 43 point shooting and Janet Guin's 32 points. Wil liamson for Clinton was high with 39. Here Tuesday night Hodgin got 37 against Laurinburg with Guin sinking 30 points. Hatcher led for Laurinburg with 45 points. Against Clinton the boys lost 73-36, with Koonce being high with 10 points. Here against Laur inburg they lost 56 to 35, Bowl ing being high with 11. To Play Here Monday The Hoke teams will play the postponed games with Lumberton here on Monday night and will go to Elizabethtown on Tuesday night. They play Whiteville here on Friday night of this week. n Tractor Schools Set For Next Wednesday W. C. Williford, county farm agent, again reminded farmers of the county this week of the two tractor schools to be held here next Wednesday and urged them to take advantage of them. They are to be conducted by J. C. Fer guson, State College tractor spec ialist who is considered an out standing authority on the subject. One school will be conducted at Hoke High School starting at 2:00 p. m. and the other will be in the agriculture building at Up church High school starting at 7:00 p. m. Tractor dealers will have their equipment on display and will be given opportunities to explain it. Diesel engines will also be dis cussed brief y. JAN. 1G COTTON REPORT Census report shows that 8,164 bales of cotton were ginned in Hoke County from the crop of 1954 prior to January 16, 1955, as compared to 12,188 bales gin ned for the crop of 1953. In addition to the "Man of the Year" award covered elsewhere, the Raeford Kiwanis Club honor ed four of its members by pre senting them with 25-year "Le gion of Honor" pins at the "Lad ies Night" held last Thursday night at the start of the club's 31st year. The four who received their pins from Lieutenant Gov ernor J. Benton Thomas in the ceremony were Dr. R. L. Murray, Israel Mann, Dr. R. A. Matheson and D. H. Hodgin. All are former presidents of the club, Mann hav ing served last year. The 25-year pins were pinned on Mann and Dr. Matheson by their wives, on Dr. Murray by Charlie Justice, who happened to be present, and on Hodgin by his daughter, All State Basketball Player Claudine in absence of Mrs. Murray and Mrs. Hodgin. President J. H. Blue opened the meeting and turned the pro gram over to Robert Gatlin, pro gram chairman for the year, who served as master of ceremonies. The ladies were welcomed by Clyde Upchurch, Jr., and a poetic response was made by Mrs. Younger Snead. Each lady guest of a Kiwanian introduced herself, and several humorous games and contests were played, with prizes being won by Mrs. John Flannery, Mrs. Marcus Smith and W. T. Gibson, Jr. Gifts were presented for the club by A. H. McPhaul, secretary, to Mrs. Ina P. Bethune, pianist, and Mrs. Lucy Smith, manager of the high school cafeteria. Perfect attendance awards were presented by Lt. Gov. Thomas to E. B. Satterwhite for one year, Jake Austin for two years, Youn ger Snead for four years, Dr. Julius H. Jordan for six years, Neill A. McDonald for nine years, (Continued on back pace) State College Club Hears Earle Edwards Here Monday Night Earle Edwards, new football coach at N. C. State College, was the main speaker at a regular dinner meeting of the Hoke Coun ty State College Club on Monday night. Forty-two alumni and friends of the club enjoyed the meeting and supper at the J. B. Thomas pond. Coach Edwards endeavored to give the gathering a glimpse of the football picture at State Col lege as he presently sees it, and what the future will hold for supporters of the State College football team. Coach Edwards, formerly with Penn State College thirteen years and Michigan State College six years, is rounding out his first year at N. C. State College. He left a very favorable impression with all present, and it was gen erally agreed that the football destinies at State are in very capable hands. The meeting was opened by President John L. Morgan, Jr., who introduced the popular "Pop" Taylor, Secretary of the Alumni Association. Taylor pointed to the tremendous strides made at State College in recent years. Out standing among Alumni Associa tion projects, he mentioned the building of Owen and Tucker dormitories, and the Memorial Tower, the Development Council ind the "Nickels-for-know-how" program. Also on the program was Wolf- pack Club Director, Harry Ste wart, who outlined the plans and program of the Wolfpack Club in other counties in the state and the progress they are making. He expressed his appreciation for the interest shown Wolfpack ac tivities by the Alumni of Hoke County. The meeting was adjourned af ter Coach Edwards showed films of the State-Wake Forest fresh man game of last season, which State won 13-7. A.- :, TRl'MAN AUSTIN The sixth annual presentation of the Raeford Kiwanis Club's "Man of the Year" award, to the man of the community considered most outstanding, was made to Truman B. Austin for the year 1954 at the Kiwanis Club's annual "Ladies Night" last Thursday. Previous recipients of the cup have been C. L. Thomas, L. M. Upchurch, J. L. McNeill, Robert H. Gatlin and Paul Dickson. The presentation to Austin was made as a climax to the program by R. B. Lewis, past president of the club and past Kiwanis divi sion lieutenant governor. He de scribed in detail the outstanding activities considered by the com mittee in selecting Austin for the award. Pointing to his ready coopera tion in any public endeavor, Lewis gave particular emphasis to Aus tin's work as a member of the Town Board, and to his achieve ments in the field of street im provement for the town. He said that Austin was always ready to throw in and get behind any pro ject for Raeford's improvement, and had only to be told how to help. Austin also contributed greatly to the improvement of the swimming hole last summer and other projects in ' Raeford not specifically pointed out by Lewis, who said that he was the unani mous choice of the committee for the presentation. Austin is a Baptist and the son of Mrs. J. H. Austin, Sr., of Rae ford, and the late Mr. Austin. He was born at Trilby, Florida, where his father was in the lum ber business, and the family mov ed here when he was a small child, where his father was en gaged in the lumber and cotton ginning business until his death in 1937. There are four sons and three daughters in the family. Austin graduated at Raeford High School and attended the Univer sity of North Carolina. He work ed here with his father and in Cleveland, Ohio with the Stand ard Oil Co., and prior to the war he worked at Fort Bragg and Pope Field. In the war he served as an Air Force lieutenant, with about two years in Europe. Since the war he has been in the dirt moving and grading bus iness, doing the grading for many roads and projects in this section, including the Robbins Mill here. He has been on the town board since 1952, and three and a half miles of streets have been paved in that time. Austin is present commander of the Hoke County Ellis Williamson American Legion post. His hob bies include quail hunting and driving a speed boat. SINGING NOTICE All high school students or a- dults of the community who are interested in joining with the choirs of the several churches of Raeford in singing "The Cruci fixion", Easter cantata by Stabl er, are invited to meet at the Rae ford Presbyterian Church on Sun day afternoon at four o'clock. Two Verdicts Of Driving Drunk Are Appealed Two men charged with driving chunk were found guilty in Hoke County recorder's court by Judge T. O. Moses at the Tuesday ses sion, and each entered an appeal to Superior Court. Of the two cases on this charge heard by .juries in the last term of Superior Court one defendant was found not guilty and the other resulted in a hung jury. Found guilty and sentenced to 90 days to be su spended on payment of $100 and costs bv Judge Moses Tuesday were Walter J. Holt, white, and Cornell Malloy, colored. Each posted $200 bond for his appear ance in Superior Court. Clyde Helms, white, and Austin P. Ken drick, colored, each pled guilty of driving drunk and got 90 days suspended on payment of $100 and costs. Malcolm N. Clark, white, was charged with refusing to sur render his driving license when asked by an officer. He pled guilty and judgment was suspend ed on payment of costs and on surrender of the license. Sim Peterkin, colored, paid $25 and costs for leaving his car un attended on the highway at night without lights causing a wreck. Thomas W. Wilson, colored man who ran into Peterkin's car, paid $25 and costs for driving without a license. Bennie W. Gregg, white, was found guilty of careless and reck less driving and having no driv er's license. He was sentenced to 30 days to be suspended on pay ment of $25 and costs. He appeal ed and posted $75 bond. Richard A. Sinclair, white, got 30 days suspended on payment of $25 and costs for careless and reckless driving and having an expired driving license. For care less and reckless driving John W. Smith, white, paid $10 and costs. Kermit Rogers, Indian, went to the roads for 90 days for careless and reckless driving and driving after his license had been revok ed. For failing to stop at a stop sign James A. McCall left a $25 bond and Leonard Manley, Jr., left a $15 bond. Lindborg Judd left $15 for having improper brakes on his car. John Brown, colored, pled guil ty of stealing a ham frorrt F. Har rison and went to the roads for (Continued on Itige ) o Child Narrowly Misses Death When Struck By Truck A seven-year-old colored girl of this county was injured ser iously Tuesday afternoon when she was struck by a trailer-truck on 15-A about eight miles east of Raeford. Jeris Lee McLean of Route two, daughter of James A. McLean, who lives on the farm of Mrs. Marshall Newton, was rushed to a Fayctteville hospital for treat ment of what was described as a brain concussion and a fractured pelvis. She was reported to have been improving satisfactorily this morning. According to John Parker, she was returning from the store and had been kept on one side of the road for some time by a convoy. She saw a gap in it and rushed through without seeing the truck, which she apparently ran into. Patrolmen said the truck swerv ed off the right shoulder after striking her and skidded about 75 feet into a field. The truck was not damaged and no charges were preferred in connection with the accident. o DR. O'BRIANT WORKING Dr. A. L. O'Briant, who under went a major abdominal ooera tion at Moore County Hospital on December 3, returned to hi of fice in the hotel building oa Feb. 1, and is back at work. He looks well and says he feels that way.
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