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News-J i lie votci or i " gumwaji voici or IfUIDOM CUAX0IAM Of l.'BtRTT fXIIPOM k E oruetRn I r in. VI The Hoke County News The Hoke County Journal VOLUME L; NUMBER THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1935 RAEFORD, N. C. 10c PER COPY $3.00 PER YEAR - r ft rrv- cfddznda - By The Editor The May issue of "The Sand spur", student newspaper of Pres byterian Junior College in Max ton (and printed by The News Journal, incidentally), in its re gular monthly feature headed "Spotlighting" used a Hoke Coun ty boy as its subject. The feature takes an outstanding member of the student body for a subject each month, and selection for "the spotlight" is .considered quite an honor. This month it was Marion Wood, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Wood of Rockfish. He was de scribed as a popular, well-rounded young gentleman, a veteran of the U. S. Air Force in his second year at PJC. Previously Jerome Pickler, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Pickler of Raeford, was the subject of the "Spotlight," and it did not come to my attention at the time. Con gratulations to both these young men. Highway Commissioner Forrest Lockey of Aberdeen sent me a copy of the May-June issue of 'North Carolina Roadways,' a magazine for employees of the State Highway Commission. The issue is interesting locally in that it contains two fine pictures made in Raeford. One is of the bridge on the 15-A bypass over NC 211 and the Aberdeen & Rockfish Railroad track, and the other is of the maintenance shop built here during the winter on the highway property on West Donaldson ave nue. The shop is also used as an office by Hoke County Mainten ance Supervisor Luke Powell. In the same magazine John E. J. Mc Neill, highway employee of Hoke County was mentioned as having 25 years of service with the com mission and eligible to receive an emblem. Among our colored readers, the J. D. Kemp family have had a right proud season, with the com mencements. Their daughter, Pearlie Lee, gradauted from Fay etteville State Teachers College with a B. S. degree, and Son Ar thur Brooks and Daughter Lillie Francis both graduated from Up church High School. Another daughter, Marzetter Ruth, passed from the eighth grade to high school. Moving is something I would not care to go through again. I believe it is a good test of people and a business, particularly when it is done as we are trying to do it, staying in some sort of produc tion at the same time. The ma chines are certainly taxed by be ing hauled around, and the nerves and tempers of the people involv ed are stretched by hauling it a round and by sometimes hopeless efforts to maintain production schedules. We certainly appreciate the understanding shown by our friends and customers while going through it. We'll try to return the favor with better service and a better product. Former National Guardsmen will be sorry to hear that Ralph Lewis, who as a lieutenant colo nel commanded the 2nd Battalion of the old 252nd Coast Artillery in which many around here went to the Caribbean area in 1941, died in Greensboro this week at the age of 61. He was a real estate man and former mayor of Greens boro, and the troops he command ed were among the first to leave the continental United States .in the approach of World War II. Saw in the Charlotte paper this week that Sam Snead, frozen foods man in Myrtle Beach, S. C, who grew up here and is a bro ther of Younger Snead, had been elected commander of the Myrtle Beach American Legion post. Sam is married to the former Louise Gibson of Red Springs, and they have three children. He has been in Myrtle Beach for a bout three years. Along the same line, I was handed a clipping from the Ral eigh paper this week with a Smithfield dateline which told of Assistant County Agent Glenn Maxwell being elelted president of the Smithfield Lions Club at a recent meeting. Glenn Is a na tive of Raeford and a son of Mr. (Continued on Back Page) School Finals Are Held Monday; 54 Receive Diplomas Commencement activities for the Hoke County High school were brought to a close on Mon day evening as 54 members of the senior class were presented di plomas by Prinicpal W. T. Gib son, Jr. Making the commence ment address to the seniors was Dr. J. Lem Stokes, II, president of Pfeiffer College in Misenheim cr. The Rev. Joseph W. Amory pastor of Bethel and Shiloh Pres byterian Churches, pronounced the invocation, which was fol lowed by the address of welcome by Faye Dark, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Dark and salu tatorian of the graduating class. A musical selection, "You'll Never Walk Alone," was then sung by the high school mixed chorus. Prizes and awards were pre sented to Patsy Jlussell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Brown Hendrix, as valedictorian of the graduating class by the Department of Edu cation of the Raeford Woman's club and by the Raeford Kiwanis club for being the best all-around student in the high school. Joan McLeod received the Lions Club Citizenship award in the high school. The World Peace Speak ing Award was presented by the Hoke County Bar Association to Joan Gobeille, and Don Tickle and Faye Dark received the Americanism awards presented by the Ellis Williamson American Legion post. The Department of Literature of the Woman's club presented the best reading a ward for the high school to Faye Dark and the best writing award to Linda Phillips. The Woodmen of the World a ward for best history student in the high school went to June Hall, and the Raeford Junior Cfiamber of Commerce awards for outstand ing sportsmanship went to Janet Guin and Kenneth Culbreth. The writing award in the high school was presented by the Department of Literature to Sara McGirt. The Department of Literature writing award in the elementary grades went to Connie Culbreth and in the primary grades to Anne Dickson. High School a ward to outstanding Key club member, the James William Blue Memorial cup, went to Jimmy Hendley. The Woodmen history award in the elementary school went to Mary Roberts, and the Kiwanis awards for best all-around student went to Billy Shankle in the grammar grades and Stanley Koonce, Jr. in the primary grades. The Lions Club citizenship a wards went to Belinda Elliott in the grammar grades and Fred Culbreth, Jr., in the- primary grades. All the school bus drivers re ceived certificates for perfect driving records during the year. The farewell address was de livered by Patsy Russell, valedic torian, and the benediction was pronounced by the Rev. W. R. Gosnell, pastor of the Ashley Heights Baptist Church, o PLAN PRAYER MEETING Thfe Freewill Baptist Church prayer meeting will be held" at the home of Mae Ammons, 413 West Sixth Avenue, Thursday evening at 8:00 o'clock. Everyone is welcome. YOUR SCHOOL NEWS By K. A. MacDoneW The school year of 1954-55 en.J- ed Tuesday, May 31, with the closing of the white schools. The colored schools closed Friday, May 27 and the Indian school closed Wednesday, May 25. Prinicpals and the office force of the Board of Education are still working at full speed trying to get all schools checked out. Im mediately upon the completion of this task the Board's office force will get started on making final reports for the year to the state. Also all finances will have to be checked and books closed on or before June 30, the school fiscal year being from July 1 to June 30. (Oontinua m tack W) Bethel Bible School Set To Open Monday The Rev. Joseph Amory, pastor of Bethel Presbyterian Church, announced this week that the an nual vacation Bible school at the church would be held next week and the following week, June 6 through June 17. The school will be conducted Monday through Friday morning of each week, from 9:00 to 11:30 o'clock, and all children in the community aged from four to 15 are invited to attend, Mr. Amory said. He said there would be a meet ing of all teachers and helpers at 4:00 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the church. On the last day of the school, June 17, the entire group will go to Camp Monroe for swim ming and a picnic. o Bury Mrs. Campbell In Wagram Sunday Funeral service was conducted at Montpelier Presbyterian Church in Wagram at 4:00 o'clock Sun day afternoon for Mrs. W. H. Campbell, mother of John F. Campbell of Raeford. Mrs. Camp bell, who was 70 years of age, died Friday at the home of her daughter. Mrs. J. D. Wilkerson, in Maxton. The service was conducted by Dr. S. H. Fulton of Laurinburg, assisted by Dr. E. N. Johnson. Burial was in Parkton cemetery in Parkton. Mrs. Campbell is survived by two other sons, three daughters, 11 grandchildren and two broth- CHAMBER OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED NEXT WEEK The office at i auto license bu reau of the Raeford Chamber of Commerce will be closed next week, June 8 through June 11, while Martin Baumgartner, man ager, is out of town. a MILDOUSON AWARDS Principal T. C. Jones this week anniunced that 14 pupils in the Mildouson School received per fect attendance awards at the end of the school year. Receiving the Gibson medal for the most im provement during the year was David Ray Lindsay, 11-year-old son of Mrs. Goldie Lindsay Mel-, ton of Shannon, Route one, and the late Mr. Lindsay who died in Germany during World War II. MEETING AT EPHESUS The Training Unions of the nor thern division will meet "Monday night, June 6, at Ephesus Baptist Church at 8:00 o'clock, it has been announced. 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: News-Journal Starts 51st Year In New Elwood Ave. Bldg. The News-Journal will open tomorrow morning in its new quarters on West Elwood Avenue, and by coindence, the paper to day marks the beginning of the second half-century of the pap er's operation. The paper this week is being entirely composed and printed in the new guarters, although the office has been open in the old Main Street location this week. The old place is to be vacated this afternoon and all business from tomorrow morning will be done on Elwood Avenue. The pub lic will be issued an invitation to visit the plant in its new location as soon as arranging the hastily moved machinery and equipment is completed. This was stopped in order to allow time for the paper this week. It is expected that operations will be normal in about a week, with a job printing capacity con siderably greater as to quantity and quality than was possible in the old building. A complete line of office supplies, stationery and allied items will be carried in the new plant when fixtures are in stalled, as the front of the build ing was designed to allow a separ ation of newspaper and printing activities and office supply sales and display. The building contains 3450 square feet overall, as compared to a little over 1600 on Main street, and was built by the Speros Construction Company of Max ton, of which Gus Speros is head man. o Miss Maggie Hair Is Buried At Parker's Funeral service was conducted at Parker's Methodist Church at 5:00 p. m. Sunday for Miss Mag gie Hair, 76, who died Saturday at the home of her brother, W. M. Hair, on Route two. The service was conducted by the Rev. N. P. Edens of Parkton, pastor, and burial was in the church ceme tery. Miss Hair was a native of Har nett County, but had been a res ident of this county for many years. She is survived by five brothers, W. M., Hugh, M. S. and J. B. Haire, all of this county, and Jim Hair of Greensboro. IS EMI GRADUATE Jefferson Kermit Riley, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Riley of Raeford, was among 33 high school grad uates receiving diplomas at Ed wards Military Institute, the in stitute's news bureau announced this week. 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 Dr. Beverly Lake To Address Lions, Kiwanians, Thurs. i DR. I. BEVERLY LAKE At a joint meeting of the Rae ford Kiwanis Club and the Raeford Lions Club at the High School cafeteria next Thursday night Dr. I. Beverly Lake, assistant attor ney general of North Carolina, will be the speaker. Kiwanians and Lions and their guests will afford an audience of about 100 for the speaker at the supper meeting. T. O. Moses, of the Ki wanis Club, is program chairman for the evening and is bringing Dr. Lake to Raeford. An accomplished lawyer and former professor of law at Wake Forest College, Dr. Lake has re cently become more widely known for his presentation of the North Carolina case before the United States Supreme Court on the rul ing on segregation of the races in the schools of the country. The ruling of the court this week had many points of similarity with the arguments presented by Dr. Lake. He was also able to get the high court to grant him an extension of time for his presentation, a feat in itself. A graduate of Wake Forest Col lege, Dr. Lake holds LLD degrees from that school and Columbia University, a master of laws from Harvard and the degree of doc tor of jurisprudence from Har vard University. Members of the civic clubs feel most fortunate in having the chance to hear this man here, particularly during the week af ter the Supreme Court's ruling implementing the segregation de cision. n Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Smith and family spent several days this week at Holdens Beach. 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. Clean-Up Week Called Success Angus Currie, chairman of the clean-up week drive last week, said today that most people seem ed to think the affair was a suc cess and that the town had been considerably improved in appear ance. He said cooperation was good in both business and resi dential areas, and expressed his appreciation for it. He, Jake Austin and Marion Gatlin said they were somewhat disappointed with the cooperation in the two cemetery clean-up days, although those that did help worked hard and got a lot done. The disappointing part was that more did not show up, and that some showed up after those there had already cleaned their lots, and then they left. Most taking part worked on many lots in ad dition to their own, and these men seem to feel that the com munity is missing the best chance it ever had to get the place look ing creditable. Recorder Fines Liquor Maker At Tuesday Session James "Buddy" Barrett, colored man of the North Raeford com munity, who has been in liquor trouble in times past but not much for quite some time now, was back in recorder's court be fore Judge T. O. Moses Tuesday on charges of owning and oper ating a whiskey still. Barrett pled guilty, and got six months on the roads, suspended on pay ment of $200 fine, court costs and two years good behavior. He paid. The still was about a half-mile north of the city limits, well con cealed in thick woods. Charlie Braddy, colored, was found guilty of being drunk and disorderly and taking part in an affray. Sentence was 30 days, su spended on payment of $25 and costs and two years good behavior. Eueene McNeill, colored, was found guilty of careless and reck Ipss driving and speeding. He got 10 days suspended on payment of !S0 and costs and two years good behavior. John Willis, white soldier, pled cuilty of violating the prohibition laws, and judgment was suspend ed on payment of costs. John B. Colerane paid $10 and costs for having no driver's license and Bennett W. Deese paid costs for following too close in his car. For passing on a hill Robert L. Barker left a $25 bond. Hattie Mae McCain, colored, was charged with assaulting Er nest Flowers with a knife. Prob able cause was found and she was held for Superior court under $300 bond. Marvin Bullard, Indian, was found guilty of operating a still in two cases. He got four months, to be suspended on payment of $250 and costs and two years good behavior. He appealed and posted $1000 bond. In the same cases Purcell Jones, Indian, had his case dismissed. State also dropped charges of liquor law violations against No land Bryant and Willie C. Bryant, Indians. Speeders left bonds of $15 and $25, one paid $10 and costs and one paid costs. n HOKE CHILDREN WILL DANCE FRIDAY NIGHT Several Hoke County children will dance in the recital at the High School Friday night under the sponsorship of the Chaminade Music Club. Among them are Susan Howard, Barbara McDiar mid, Ellen Conoly, Gail Maxwell Virginia Sue Gibson, Morris Mont ioy, Frances McDonald, Wanda. Linda and Gall Williamson. Also on the program will be a dance by Peggy Wright, director of the school, and by Gloris Griffin and Warren Fore of Dillon, S. C. television contest winners. 0 RED SPRINGS YOITH BALL TO START FRIDAY The youth baseball program will get started In Red Springs on Friday night withm doubleheader at Robbing Park, Tom Cope, lea gue president, announced this week. At 7:00 o'clock there will be a Little League game between the two Red Springs teams, and at 8:15 the Red Springs and Rae ford Teen-Age teams will meet. Teen-Age Club Is Organized As Town Sponsors Following a called meeting of the town fathers Thursday night, at which they approved and en dorsed an organized recreation program for the teen-age boys and girls of the county during the summer months, the teen-age program has developed rapidly and the first meeting of the boys and girls is to be held at the high school gymnasium on Friday night at 8:00 o'clock. All members of the town board were present at the meeting, and thev heard a delegation of boys and girls present their plea for cooperation by the town in pro viding recreation for the summer months. Appearing with them was the Rev. W. B. Heyward, who spoke highly of the young people of the community and pointed out the ereat need for supervised recrea tion for them. He said he consid ered it the duty of the adults and leaders to help in the provision of wholesome recreation. K. A. MacDonald, county school super intendent, also spoke to the board, expressing his Interest In the for mation of the club and underlin ing Mr. Hevward's. remarks. The board anproved the project and appointed a recreation com mission consisting of Angus Cur rie. Marion Gatlin, Dr. Julius Jordan. Ray Chandler. Mrs. Neill MrFadven. Mrs. J. L. McNeill and Mrs. H. C. Roberts. Plans Are Made The commission has since met and made arrangements for the organization of the teen-age club, to which children of the county may belong with signed permis sion of their parents and agree ment to a code of conduct. Civic clubs of the community are also helping with the arrangements financially. Mrs. Leo Little has been appointed director of the club, with Mr. Heyward as ad visor. The programs will be held in the gym at the high school on Tuesday and Friday nights, with the first being held tomorrow night from 8:00 to 10:30. Blanks for joining the club are available at the home of June Hall near the gym. They should be brought to the meeting Friday by each boy and girl, and each must pay a $1 membership fee to join. The code of conduct appears on the blank, and in signing it each teen-ager agrees to abide by the code. Boys and girls from 13 to 19, inclusive, are eligible. o ASC Payments Bill Is Signed Into Law Congressman C. B. Deane said this week that his bill concerning Agricultural Conservation Pay ments became Public Law 42 with the signature of the President on May 23sd. This measure, which had al ready cleared both Houses of Congress, repeals Section 348 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, which de clared any grower ineligible to receive Agricultural Conservation Payments who planted in excess of his allotment in any of the basis commodities. These basic commo dities having price supports are cotton, tobacco, corn, wheat, rice and peanuts. "The enactment of mv bill H. R. 4059 into law", Mr. Deane stated, "simply means that grow ers of basic commodities will now be eligible to receive Agricultur al Conservation Payments on the basis that they did previous to the 1953 amendment of the 1938 Agricultural Adjustment Act. The elimination of this restrictive a mendment Is certainly a step for ward In helping to remove some of the unnecessary hardships with which our farmers have recently been confronted." TO CLEAN FLAGS FREE W. A. McDonald, operator of the Raeford Dry Cleaners & Laun dry Service, announced this week that his company, in cooperation with a nation-wide program, would clean all American flags free of charge from now until June 14, Flag Day, In order that they could be flown on that day. Owners of flags cleaned must promise to fly them on Flag Day.
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