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News - Jo hie ureal woici or HIIPOM GUMMA OF HBEOT omu.r' The Hoke County News The Hoke County Journal VOLUME XLIa; DUMBER 43 THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 1955 RAEFORD, N. C. 10c PER COPY $3.00 PER YEAR J J) ' 5 gsilzVwi ) By The Editor From the "News & Observer" of today . . . "Rep. Harry Greene of Hoke was poking fun at a measure to add $1 to court costs, with proceeds to go toward a law library in the courthouse in Johnston County. " 'Is there a provision for fin ancing a library for doctors?' he asked Johnston Rep. C. Blake Thomas. "Lawyer Oscar Barker of Dur ham rushed to Thomas' defense. The expensive Memorial Hospit al in Chapel Hill, he reminded, was set up 'for the benefit of doctors, and I favored it.' " 'Yeah, but you didn't tax the patients for it,' Greene said. " 'Each legislature takes some law business away', Barker con tinued, 'and there's been mighty little done for lawyers.' Fertilizer Salesman Greene an swered, 'Incidentally, you have n't done anything for fertilizer salesmen.' " . . . Now the Raleigh writer who wrote the above obviously thought Greene was joking, but knowing him perhaps a little bet ter, I wonder. My guess is that, whether we wanted them to outlaw the use of the "whammy" or not, more of us will live longer since they de cided to let the highway patrol continue using it as they have in the past. I would bet we now see less fast driving than we used to, and that lives are actually being saved as a result. Note that Earl Yarborough, son of Mi. and Mrs. D. H. Yarbor ough, got his picture in the Char lotte "Observer" again today, and alongside no less a personage than Governor Hodges. Earl made it this time for his origination of the idea as a result of which the gov- ernor intends to proclaim May 22 as "Youth Appreciation Day' in North Carolina. The organiz ation of an annual, mountains-to-coast salute to the youth of the State, reaching into every city and community is planned, and Yarborough has been named state chairman by Judge Willard I. Gatling, head of the Charlotte Association of Civic Clubs. Yarborough, director of Opti mist Club boys work in North Carolina, said the program is con ceived "to show and t " our youth that we are proud v .em." "I was much impressed," said Gov. Hodges, "with the advance ment of an idea that this would be affording adults an opportun ity of rededication in responsi bilities of parenthood." Wilmer McDonald is doing an extensive remodeling job on the front of his Raeford Cleaners & Laundry Service across the street from where I am sitting, and we 'll try to describe it in detail by the time it is finished next week. J. W. McPhaul, who has had considerably less stomach since Tuesday of last week than he had previously had, came home from Scotland Memorial hospital on Tuesday and is recuperating from the operation. He figures, that the little bit he has left will do a bet ter job than the whole thing was doing. His ambition, I under stand, is to grow a big, strong onion, which he cultivates him self and eat this onion raw in front of Lawrence McNeill, who, like Buck, has been laying off of such diet for some time. I didn't hear it, but presume he will go ahead and blow his breath in McNeill's face too, while he is at it. General opinion among lawyers and others taking part in the spe cial term of court this week is that Judge Susie Sharp is a most able jurist, and among all who have met her that she is a mighty nice person. The term, incidental ly, did not end on Tuesday as some had guessed it might, but still in session today, although expecting to adjourn before night. Jt has certainly served its purpose, cording to Clerk J. B. Cameron, that the backlog of civil cases ; just about been cleared. Xtewitt Tapp, strong supporter of Senator Kerr Scott when he ran for governor, as was Judge Sharp, was dressed in an inch of bis life and on hand to greet her when she opened court Monday. State Inspector .ommends Jail Management Here T. A. Early, inspector of cor rectional institutions with the State Board of Public Welfare, wrote Sheriff D. H. Hodgin last week concerning an inspection he mr.de of the Hoke County jail earlier this month. In his letter he was high in his praise of the efforts being made by Jailer D. J. Jones to properly manage and keep the jail. Early said that conditions gen erally at the jail we're the best he had seen there during the five years that he has been making regular inspections of it. Jones, he said "is taking more interest and pride in the management and upkeep, both inside and outside, that I have seen displayed by any one previously." He said that Jones had advised him that all of the roof- leaks had been repaired and that it appeared practical to proceed with additional badly needed interior painting. Early made recommendations as to painting needed, as well as some locks and sinks needed to bring the jail up to a higher standard. "Since you now have a jailer who is doing a good job and tak ing proper pride in the mainten ance and supervision, we hope the county officials will consent to spending what is needed for improvements so that Mr. Jones will be encouraged in continuing to do a good job. A jailer needs encouragement because he has one of the toughest and most thankless jobs that anyone can be offered, but it is a necessary one and a man in that position has an opportunity to assist in reshaping the lives of the unfor tunate ones who come under his supervision," the letter concluded. Almond Farm Is Quickly Named The farm of Mr. and Mrs. M. Crowell Almond, pictured as the mystery farm in last week's pa per, was quickly named by Mrs. Arnold H. Stell of Raeford, the former Myrna Jean Almond, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Al mond. First rural subscriber to correctly identify the picture was Mrs. E. H. Bowling of Route one, Aberdeen. Others guessing cor rectly were Mrs. W. W. Bobbit and R. D. Strother, both of Ab erdeen Route one, and Mrs. Chal mers Davis of Raeford. It was also incorrectly guessed as the Duke Marshall home and the Crawford Wright home. The farm is located along Que- whiffle Creek about a mile south of Ashley Heights in Quewhiffle Township, and Mr. and Mrs. Al mond have owned it for 14 years since they bought it from Mrs. Almond's father, the late J. W. Strother. It was part of the farm formerly known as the Martin place, and Mr. Strother began to cultivate it about 1915. The farm is named "Almond Joy" and they have remodeled and built onto the four-room house, making four bedrooms, living-room, dining room, kitchen, bath, den and utility room. They have torn down the old barn by the road and built a new one at a more convenient location. Mrs. Almond was formerly Miss Alice Strother, and she and Mr. Almond were married in 1930. They have two sons and two daughters, Winfred C. Almond, airman first class of McDill AFB, Tampa, Florida, Mrs. Stell of Raeford, and Jon Gareth and Judy at home. They are members of the Ash ley Heights Baptist Church, the Farm Bureau and the Home De monstration Club. Mrs. Almond says they have little time for hobbies after farming in the spring and summer and building in the fall and winter, but that they do find time for some fish ing. They raise tobacco, cotton, com and have a garden. Their farm is completely mechanical, and they plan to do more farming and diversified farming. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Klutz and children, Sherrill and Patri cia Ann, visited Mrs. Klutz's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Coins, in Asheboro during the week end. AMEROTR0H facilities recently merged to form the ...nerotron i. inization. With 29 mills the corpora tion expects to "give a strong, unified direction to management, production, purchasing, research, advertising, styling and sales. Shown above at the recent "Fabric Tableau for 1953," held at the Hotel Plaza in New York, are, left, Royal Little, chairman of the board, and Robert L. Huffines, president. Displayed at the tableau for the first time was "Raegab," a new wash and wear fabric. I- .-4! ' A f 1 V -.- ----- Set Next Sunday As Baptist Family Day The Rev. James E. Baker, pas tor of the Raeford Baptist Church, has announced that next Sunday, March 27, will be "Family Day" at the church. He said that fam ilies would study together in Sunday School and sit together at the church services, and there would be special recognition of the largest family present. Mr. Baker said the subjects of his sermons would be "When Home Is Heaven" at the morning service and "When Home Is Hell" at the evening worship service. LAMONT IN AUGUSTA FOR INSURANCE MEET William Lamont, Jr., represen tative for the New York life In surance Company in Raeford, has just returned from a three-day educational career conference at the Bon Air Hotel in Augusta, Ga. The meeting was attended by out standing producers for the com pany in the southeastern states. Lamont is connected with the Raleigh branch office of the com pany, which serves the eastern part of North Carolina. CAN YOU IDENTIFY THIS HOKE -i. J , , T ! t S- Above is another in the series 8f "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: officials are pictured below as they examine one of the many new fabrics develo i through. wide combination of talents and J''f Local Girls Win In Tourney At Ellerbe Several local girls played on a basketball team which entered the annual Ellerbe Lions Club In vitational basketball tournament at Ellerbe last week. This was the third such tournament the club has conducted, and John Helms of Raeford has refereed at all of them. This year he got up a team and they went up and won the tournament. The local group consisted of Caludine Hodgin, Jean Linthicum, Janet Guin and Joan Gobeille. Four Aberdeen girls also played with them. They were Barbara Myrick, Peggy Davis, Jean Ald ridge and Annie Ruth Morgan. They beat Anson County 60-49 on Tuesday night, Albemarle 71- 60 on Thursday night and Wades boro 54-53 on Saturday night in the finals. The girls, along with Coach Helms, celebrated their victory at a steak supper after the game on Saturday night. Miss Ina Mae Benner of Raleigh spent Friday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Benner. She spent the week end with friends in Fayetteville. 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 1 1 I Kiwanis To Sponsor Pro Baseball Game J. H. "Buck" Blue, president of the Raeford Kiwanis Club, an nounced this week that the club would sponsor a game here in which the Fayetteville Highland ers of the Class B Carolina Lea gue would play the 82nd Airborne Division All-stars from Fort Bragg. The game will be played at 8:00 o'clock on Friday night, April 15 at the high school ball park of the National Guard armory, and pro ceeds will be used by the Kiwanis Club in their community service park. Blue said baseball fans would be particularly interested in seeing the Fayetteville team here as they were league cham pions last year and had most of the same players back. n Julian, young son of Mr. and Mrs. June Johnson, underwent a tonsillectomy at Highsmith Hos pital on Monday of this week. Mrs. J. Herbert Miller, Mrs. Harvey Cole and Mrs. Younger Snead attended the Annual Meth odist N. C. Conference of the WSCS in Kinston Monday through Wednesday of this week. COUNTY FARM? ''T 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 phcto, free for each of them and invite them to call at the office for it each week. Town Board Revises Its Election Plans In accordance with provisions of the charter of the Town of Raeford the board met this week and revised the plans for the town election this spring which it had announced last week. The election will be held for a mayor and a board of five com missioners at the town hall on Monday, May 2, 1955. Registration books will be open at the town hall for registration of voters from April 2, 1955 through April 23, and will be open for challenges on April 30. Candidates may file at the town hall from April 2 through April 23. Mrs. Kate B. Covington has been named registrar and W. T. Walters and G. W. Cox have been named judges of election. n N. P. Watson Dies Thursday Night; Is Buried Sunday Neill Paisley Watson, promin ent farmer of Allendale Township and former member of the Hoke County board of commissioners, Wied at Scotland County hospital Thursday night after an illness of ten days. He lived on the Wa-gram-Red Springs road in the southern part of the county, and was widely known and respected. Funeral services were conduct ed at 3:00 o'clock Sunday after noon at Centre Presbyterian Church by the Rev. J. Ray Dick ens, pastor, assisted by the Rev. E. N. Johnson, pastor of Spring Hill Baptist Church. Burial was in the church cemetery, and pall bearers were Jack Roper, Dave Currie, Jack Lassiter, James White, James Redding and Luther McGirt. Mr. Watson was a son of Archie A. and Effie Fairley Watson. He was born August 16, 1870, and would have been 85 years old this year. He was a lifelong mem ber of Centre Church and had served as an elder since 1928, as his father and grandfather had been. He served as a member of the Hoke County board of com missioners from 1930 to 1938. Never married, he is survived by the following nephews and nieces: Mrs. James Cooper, Mrs. Luther Prevatte, Jr., Mrs. J. W. Howell, Jr., all of Lumberton; Mrs. W. H. Lee of Laurinburg; Archie F. Watson and George F. Watson, Jr., of the home. 0 Baseball Starts; Hoke Drops Two The Hoke High School baseball team opened its season against Rockingham here in the high wind Tuesday and came out of the short of a 9-3 score. Thorn burg was the losing pitcher, but led his team at the plate with two for three. Bullard pitched for Rockingham. On Wednesday the Hoke boys went to Laurinburg and lost an other one, 9 to one. The Laurin burg boys got nine runs on five hits while the Hoke team got one on three. Lisenby pitched for Raeford, and Cause and Watts for Laurinburg. Lineup for Tuesday's game for Hoke was Bobbitt, ss, McLeod, c, Thornburg, p, Upchurch, cf, Cul breth, 3b. Waddell, rf, Lisenby, If, Bowling 2b and Henley lb. The Hoke team plays in Rock ingham Tuesday and in April they play Red Springs here on the first, Laurel Hill here the 5th, Tabor City there on the 8th, Lum berton there on the 12th, Laurin burg here on the 15th, Clinton there on the 19th, 22nd Lumber ton here, 26th Whiteville there, 29th Laurel Hill there, May 3rd Tabor City here and 6th Clinton here, 10th Red Springs there and May 13th Whiteville here. 0 PLAN FINAL REHEARSAL OF "THE CRUCIFIXION" Mrs. Thomas A. Wood, director of the chorus for "The Crucifix ion," which will be presented in the sanctuary of the Presbyterian Church at 4:00 o'clock on the af ternoon of Sunday, April 3, this week urged all members of the chorus to attend the final re hearsal of the cantata at the church at 4:00 o'clock Sunday, as seating arrangements must be completed. Greene & Blue Propose Bill To Hike Revenue Two House members proposed yesterday that North Carolina raise its sales tax from three to three and a half per cent as a means of raising $14,400,00 a year. Rep. Harry Greene of Hoke, a vice-chairman of the House Fi nance Committee, and Rep. Clif ton Blue of Moore joined in offer ing the measure. It was regarded as a compromise between those who want to raise the sales tax to four per cent and those who want to leave it untouched at three per cent and get new revenues elsewhere. The Greene-Blue bill would leave the schedule of sales tax excemptions unchanged. It would, however, repeal the tax exemp tion which now is accorded to fleet vehicle owners, and it would change the tax base on a single purchase. The limit on a single article of merchandise now is $15; Blue and Greene would levy a tax at the rate of three and a half per cent up to $1,000 and a one per cent tax beyond $1,000. Thus the tax on a $1,000 pur chase would amount to $35, and on a purchase of $5,000 it yould amount to $75. The bill was the latest in a series of sales tax proposals to be laid before the troubled Joint Finance Committee. Most of them have come from Eastern Carolina legislators looking for an alter native to a tobacco tax. Most would extend the sales tax to food purchased for home consumption, which now it tax-exempt. Doctor Coming To Work With Jordan Dr. Riley M. Jordan announced yesterday that Dr. Robert S. Jones, M. D., of Greenville, S. C, would be affiliated with him in the practice of medicine here, and that Dr. Jones would begin work on July 1. A native of Wagram, Dr. Jones is a son of the late Joseph H. Jones and Euphemia Watson Jones. He graduated from the Boiling Springs, N. C, high school and received his bachelor of science degree from Wake For est College. He received his M. D. from the medical school of the University of North Carolina and has interned at the Greenville General Hospital in Greenville, S. C. He spent two years and three mor.ths in the Army Medical Corps during World War II. He is married to the former Mabel Sperling of Waco, N. C, and they have one son. Both are Baptists. 0 Plans Announced For Cancer Crusade Mrs. M. D. Yates and Mrs. L. W. Turner, chairmen of the an nual Cancer Crusade in Hoke County this year, said this week that the campaign for funds would be conducted entirely by letter, with no personal solicita tions be made either to individ uals or businesses. The goal for the drive in the county has been set at $1,012. They pointed out that the Na tional Cancer Foundation is a na tional organization, and that local chapters were not permitted to participate in the United Fund or any federated campaign. The drive has been sponsored in this county for the past sever al years by the Raeford Woman's Club. The letters making the ap peal will fcje mailed during the first week of April, the ladies said, and they urged recipients to return them promptly with their contributions. Stating that cancer is to be fought instead of feared, they pointed out the great need for funds, and said that people of the county who needed to attend a cancer clinic could write Mrs. Katherine Tusch at the James Walker Hospital in Wilmington for an appointment. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Clin ton and children visited Mrs. Clinton's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Davis, last week en route from Florida to their home in Whittlngton, Illinois.
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