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rp i ews-Journa VOICE VCIU Of OUAHi miDOM Of iwetl mtvom of tiei r HOMI I AV.iVV$ i I liV I- The Hoke County News The Hoke County Journal The 07 : VOLUME XL1X; NUMBER 37 . ) By The Editor About the strongest rumor go ing around these days is that United States Rubber Company intends to close a deal for the purchase of the Para Thread Company here before the end of February. It is also reported that they intend to purchase the building, on Bethel Road, from the Hoke County Development Corporation who built It for the American Wringer Company when they first set up the Para Thread Co. here. The news, even if completely unofficial, is mighty good news to the community, particularly when it also indicates that all emplo yees except the top level are to be retained by the new operators of the plant. The U. S. Rubber Company is a large company, and it has a good reputation. Com munities that have its plants like the company, and it is a money making company, one that runs its plants. That's what labor and businessmen all of us like to hear. It's what rings the cash registers and pays the bills. The only sad thing about the whole business is the fact that the rumor says Harvey Gobeille, manager of the plant, will not have a place under the new own ers. Harvey and his family have made fine citizens of this-com-munity ever since they came here in the summer of 1950. He has been active in the Kiwanis Club and has done much work with the Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts. Ae has been a director of and .served the Chamber of Commerce as president. He is highly regard ed by the whole business com munity as being a man of sound, conservative judgment, of high character and integrity. Most businessmen here who know Go beille are of the opinion that he is the type of man that any com pany could make good use of, and regret that the new company ap parently intends to take him and his family from the community as their first act. Of course, it's their company, and they undoubtedly have some sound thinkers at the helm. We do, however, hope they will sec fit to give full consideration to the superlative value of this man to them from a standpoint of em ployee morale and community relations. All the comment I have been able to hear since the Kiwanis Club gave Truman Austin its "Man of the Year" award two weeks ago is to the effect that they picked the right man, and that Truman was their pri vate choice beforehand. This sort of feeling should make both the club and Austin feel right good. Letter from Mrs. Lena H. Ter rell, referring to the death re cently in Harnett County of Mrs. Grissella McCormick Cameron, digs back into the past a bit. Mrs. Terrell says she grew up in the home of this lady and was just like a sister to her, although really her niece. A native of Har nett County, she was a member of the Barbecue Presbyterian Church, and Mrs. Terrell says she remembers when she went off to school as a girl and later to teach. Mrs. McCormick was also an aunt of Mrs. D. J. Ray of Route two, and Mrs. M. W. Gillis of Fayetteville. "We are all old," she said. Long letter from Ben Wicks, manager of the bottling plant in Aberdeen, urging the public to Object to the proposed one-cent ax on soft drings, arrived too .ate for publication. He points out that bottlers already pay the same taxes that other people and businesses do, and that the ad ditional tax would be picking on them particularly. I agree with him, and think that It would be a nuisance to the public as well. (Continued on paf I) McLauchlin Home In Blue Springs Named By Many The farm of Sim "Tip" Mc Lauchlin, prosperous colored far mer of Blue Springs Township, has been correctly guessed by some twenty people as the farm pictured as the mystery farm pic ture in last week's paper. It was first identified by Lonnie Hcn- drix, and first rural subscriber to name it right was Clifford Bos- tic. Others making correct guesses early were Mrs. A. R. Fitzsim- mons, Luther W. Clark, William Lentz, Martin Webb, Louise Blue N. B. Sinclair and J. D. McCrim- mon. The home pictured in the paper is located on a 6'4 acre tract, part of a total of 127 and a half acres Sim owns. It is located about five miles south of Raeford and is just west of Bowmore. Sim bought the place from Ellen B. McLauchlin in 1942 and built the home and moved his family into it in 1943 It had been a part of the Richard Graham estate and she had inher ited it. McLauchlin is a son of Sandy Alexander McLauchlin and was born in the David Purcell place in Blue Springs Township not far from where his father was born, His wife is former Stella Graham, also . native of Blue Springs Township and member of another family in the section for many years. They were married in December of 1920. Sim has one son, Thomas of Buffalo, N. Y by a former marriage and 13 by bis last. They are Ada, Odessa Sim Jr., Richard, Ozella and Thelma, all at or near home, Henry -of the Air Force in Kan sas City, Johnny of the Army in Alaska, Clyde of Buffalo, Sally and Doris of Brooklyn, and Ma rie of Nashville, Tenn. He has 14 grandchildren. He is a member of the East Freedom Presbyterian Church, and his wife and family are mem bers of the Bowmore Methodist Church. He is also a Mason, mem ber of the lodge at Elizabethtown and the one at home. He raises tobacco, cotton, corn, oats, wheat, "and children," as he says. He rents farm land in addition to his own, and uses a Farmall Super A and a Super C. He puts 1200 pounds of 3-9-6 to his tobacco with 100 pounds of top dressing. He puts 600 pounds under his cotton and top dresses with 100 pounds of cal-nitro. PERSONALS Mrs. H. A. Cameron, Miss Florence Cameron and Don Cam eron left Tuesday for a ten day trip to Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Smith and Stewart spent the week end in the home of their daughter, Mrs. John A. Seates in Winston-Salem. Gene Brooks III of Durham spent the week end with Mrs. Brooks and baby in the home of Dr. and Mrs. R. A. Matheson. Mrs. Bill Murdock and son, Mark Stephens of Gastonia are spending several days this week with Mrs. Murdock's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Klutz. Miss Mima Byrne of Red Springs was the week end guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Ebb Barrington and family of Fuquay Springs visited Mrs Helen S. Barrington during the woek end. Johnny McPhaul of East Caro lina College, Greenville spent the week end with his mother, Mrs. Kate McPhaul. He had as his cuost, Jimmy Bracey, who also attends ECC. Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Hinnant and family are now occupying the house recently vacated by the Charles Klutz family on the Cov ington farm. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1935 CAN YOU IDENTIFY THIS HOKE f . , , . - i ............. -. ""- . - -.- 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: Town Board Has Monthly Meeting The regular monthly meeting of the town commissioners of Raeford was held at the town hall on Monday night With all mem bers present. Mayor Alfred Cole presided. The board voted to secure bids and proceed with the necessary repairs to the electrical wiring on the town hall as indicated by a recent inspection. Question of extension of East EdinborO Avenue was discussed and no action taken. John K. McNeill, Jr., of the board, was named to work with Fire Chief R. B. Lewis to bring about certain improvements in town which would bring about a reduction of fire insurance rates This has been considered for some time, and investigation in dicates that it may be possible to save property owners several thousand dollars in insurance premiums. The board confirmed the per manent appointment of W. P. Pittman as a member of the po lice force, and passed a resolu tion of appreciation for the fine service rendered the town by C. J. McNeill as a police officer. The construction of a commun ity building on the Lytch I j t . a residential area, was approved on condition that adjoining pro perty owners did not object. a SQUARE DANCE TUES. Roger Dixon, March of Dimes chairman, announces a square dance for the benefit of the drive at the armory next Tuesday night, February 15. Music is to be fur nished free by Tom Campbell and his string band. Dixon said any who wish to contribute to the drive could do so at this time. INFANT RIPLEY DIES Frances Wilma Ripley, six- months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Ripley, Jr., of Raeford, died Sunday. She had never been well. Funeral service and burial was in Hcndcrsonville Tuesday n orning. Mrs. J. S. Johnson and Mrs. W. L. Poole spent the week end in Greensboro. While there tlicy at tended a bridge tournament on Saturday and visited Mrs. Flora McLauchlin on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Langdon and family spent Monday in Fay etteville with Miss Marian Regan. 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 Draft Board Unable To Contact 27 Men Up For Induction Mrs. J. M. Bakr, clerk to the Hoke County Selective Service board, this week asked the help of the public in locating or noti fying 27 men of their liability for induction into the armed forces. Eighteen of the men are colored, five are Indian and four are white. All are subject to im mediate induction upon location, Mrs. Baker said. Their names are John M. Mc Lean, Junious Currie, Robert Lee Rogers, D. J. Doberry, James Wilile Wright, Amos McNeill, Hargic Lee Jones, George Arm strong, John McCoy, Jr., Willie B. Graham, Joe Henry Mack, James Rufus McDonald, James Atrhur Wright, Johnnie Lee Mc Doylc, Tim McNair, James Wil liam Chambers, Bolton Sinclair and Nathan Buie, all colored; Monroe Coins, Willard Hunt, Ezra Pierce, Tilmer Pierce and Jack Hunt, all Indian; Raymond William D. Hall, Elbert Chalmers Sykes, Lacy Allen Parker and Veras Griffin, all white. Mrs. Baker asked that anyone knowing the whereabouts of any of these men please notify the board at once. ) RURITAN FEED FRIDAY FOR MARCH OF DIMES The Ruritan club is sponsoring a chicken and oyster supper at Rockfish school Friday night, Febuary 11 for the benefit of the March of Dimes. Serving will be gin at 5:30. There will also be home-baked pies and cakes for sale. The public is invited. o TO CELEBRATE DR. VARDELL'S 95TII BIRTHDAY SATURDAY Dr. Marshall Scott Woodson extends a cordial invitation to all friends of Flora Macdonald Col lege and of President Emeritus C. G. Vardcll, in Raeford and the surrounding community, to at tend a reception to be given in the college parlors on Saturday afternoon, February 12, from four to five, in honor of Dr. Vardcll's 95th birthday. LUMBER BRIDGE SUPPER There will be a barbecue and chicken salad supper at Lumber Bridge Presbyterian Church next Wednesday night for the benefit of the organ fund. Serving will begin at 6:00. 10c PER COUNTY FARM? 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. Woman's Club Variety Show Next Thursday The Raeford Woman's Club will present its talent and variety show for the benefit of its com munity building fund next Thurs day night, February 17, at 7:45 o'clock. Many outstanding at tractions are already assured, and others are being added. Jars for voting for the children entered in the tiny tot and baby contest arc already placed in the stores ; will remain until 7:45 next Thursday, when voting will close. Feature attraction on the pro gram will be the appearance of Miss Vivian Morrison, freshman at Flora Macdonald College frov the province of Nova Scotia. Canada. Miss Morrison is tin champion sword dancer and bag piper of Nova Scotia and h; been in great demand all o North Carolina since coming ' school here. Her performance here next Thursday night will be her first appearance in this county. Miss Morrison will ap pear immediately following tl baby and tiny tot contest, which is to open the program. There will be a minstrel show and the high school dance orches tra will play for the cake walk. There will be a first prize of $!0 and a second prize of $5 at th' amateur hour. REPORT GIVEN ON CHRISTMAS SEAL SALE Mrs. W. T. Gibson, Jr., chair man of the 1954 Christmas Seal sale in Hoke County, this we reported that $1212.80 was rais ed in the drive to fight tubercu losis. Largest single amount il posited to the fund was $343.? raised by the colored scho( under the leadership of G. Page. Mrs. Gibson expressed her ap preciation to all who helped the drive or contributed. LEGION TO MEET MOW Trumnn Austin, commander of the Hoke County Ellis Williamson American I.eqinn post, this week reminded lenionnnires of the re gular monthly meeting and sup per at the high school cafeteria next Monday night at 6.30. He said that Sam Hartsell, 12th dis trict vice commander, would be the speaker, and urged members to attend. RAEFORD, N. C. COPY County Board Of Commissioners Hold Monthly Meeting The Hoke County bourd of commissioners held their regular monthly meeting on Monday, with Commissioner N. H. G. Balfour being absent due to being a pat ient at Veterans Hospital in Fay c'.teville. J. A. MrGoouan, county 'tc-'ountant and- ex officio mana ger, was also absent, as he is a ra'iont at Highsmith Hospital. The problem of a law enforce ment officer for Little River Township was discussed with a delegation of citizens from there. The board suggested that thev try to follow the recommenda tion of the giand jury and select a man for justice of the peace. Two roa lr. were approved for immediate stablization and pav ing when available. They are the cne from Turnpike road at W. J. IvicDiarmid piace to Wagram Timbcrlana load, and from Bethel Church to urrpike road. Sale of a lot adjoining StaV Highway property on Donaldson Avenue in Raeford to the hign way commission was appro ed with the understanding that if the commission ever left or dis posed of it the county could get it bark. The board passed a motion directing Mr. McGoogan to write Representative Harry A. Greene that the board had agreed that a salary of $1800 per year wou.d not be unreasonable for the judge of recorder's court of Hoke Coun ty. R. D. Parker, county dog war den, was authorized to quaran tine dogs not vaccinated in var ious areas of the county within a reasonable length of time, and to destroy all stray dogs after these quarantines become effective. 0 Farmers Day Set For February 25 W. C. Williford, Hoke County farm agent, this week announced that the second annual "Farmer's Day" would be held at the Hok-2 County High school on Friday Fedbruary 25, and that the event would be sponsored this time by the Raeford Chamber of Com merce. He said that another out standing program had been ar ranged, and expressed the hope that farmers of the county would lake advantage of it as many of them did last spring when the team of experts was here. Graham Monroe, chairman of tre Chamber of Commerce agri cultural committee, said his group was sponsoring the event as a hard-headed business pro position, believing that more knowledge is the greatest factor in the making of more money by Hoke County farmers, whose wel fare i.s so directly tied to the wel fare of Raeford business. He ex pressed the hope that the farm ers of the county would make it a good investment for the Cham ber of Commerce, by making it profitable for themselves. Feature speaker on the pro gram, which will start at 2:00 o' clock, is to be John Reitzel, as sistant commissioner of agricul ture of North Carolina, and a much sought after speaker in state farm circles. He will dis cuss the general farm outlook in North Carolina. W. G. Westmoreland, State College extension weed control specialist, will discuss weed and grass control and the latest deve lopments in this field. E. R. Collins, extension field crop specialist who appeared on the program last year, will return to discuss fertilizer use for feed production. The session will be concluded by a talk that should be of gTeat interest to all farmers. It is to be an explanation of the new social security benefits and program, which applies to farmers for the first time this year. Malcolm George, manager of the Fayette ville Social Security office, will explain how the plan affects farmers. $3.00 PER YEAR 4 Found Guilty Of Driving Drunk; 1 Doesn't Appeal Four defendants appeared be fore Judge T. O. Muses in Hoke County recorder's court Tuesday on charges of driving drunk, and all entered pleas of not guilty. All were found guilty. Edsel Locklear, Indian, got 90 days to be suspended on payment, of $100 and costs, and paid it. Duncan B. Harris, white, got 60 days to be suspended on payment of $100 and costs. He appealed and posted $150 bond. Ervin Culbreth, white. found guilty of driving drunk and vioalting the prohibition laws, got a fine of $125 and costs which he appealed and posted $200 bond. Matthew J. Graham, color ed, found guilty of driving drunk and damaging another car, got eight months to be suspended on payment of $125 and costs and $397 to M. C. Boyles for damages. He appealed and posted $500 bond. C. J. Sandy Blue, Sam E. Mar tin and Junious Arnold, all col ored, were charged with breaking and entering and larceny at John son Cotton Co. here. Probable cause was found as to each, and all are being held for Superior Court in default of bonds of $500 each, except Blue, who pled guilty of stealing a tire from Alex Sinclair and went to the roads for 90 days. Case In which Mclntyre McKinnon, colored, was also char ged with breaking and entering and larceny was continued one week. Willie Arnold, colored man who was In jail on the same charge, having escaped, case a- gainst him was continued Inde finitely, State dropped a case in which Ernest Almond, white, was char ged with giving a bad check when the prosecuting witness failed to appear. M. N. Cook, white, pled guilty of giving a bad check and had to pay court costs and make the check good. Frank McCullon, colored, pled guilty Of violating the prohibition laws and got 30 days suspended on payment of $25 and costs. John McPherson, colored, paid costs for being drunk in public. Lester Monroe, colored, paid $25 and costs for having improper license plates and no driver's li cense. John C. Monroe, also col ored, paid costs for having im proper plates, and Roy C. Navy, Jr., white, paid $10 and costs for driving 65 with expired plates. James Campbell, white, paid costs for failure to stop at a stop sign. Freddie L. Morissey, color ed, left a $15 bond for driving with improper brakes. Timoteo Moraida, oriental, paid $25 and costs for careless and reckless driving. James N. Johnson, white, was found guilty of non-support. Sentence was four months, to be suspended on condition that he make certain specified arrange ments to support his family. John M. Keator, white, pled guilty of driving 95, and got 60 days suspended on payment of $100 and costs. John C. Jones, white, paid $40 and costs for go ing 80. One speeder paid $20 and costs, two paid $10 and costs, and two paid costs. Two left $40 bonds, eleven left $25 bonds, and 17 left $15 bonds, making a total of 38 speeding cases handled. u CAGE TEAMS BEATEN TWICE DURING WEEK Hoke High's basketball teams won both boys and girls games from Whileville here last Friday night. Boys score was 64-51, and girls was57-44. This week they have not fared so well, both teams getting beat by Lumberton here on Monday and again in Elizabethtown on Tuesday night. These are the only' teams to beat the Hoke girls this season, and scores against Lum berton were, boys 52-39, girls 78-74; and against Elizabethtown boys 63-44 and girls 74-68.
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