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09 r The News- Journial. r.7. A ,7- "V fiaor CUUtMAB or Asian voia or MI1D0M OUAMMAN orusitnr I 51 The Hoke County News The Hoke County Journal VOLUME L; NUMBER. 16 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1955 RAEFORD, N. C. 10c PER COPY $3.00 PER YEAR XL vrv J- I By The Editor John McGoogan's weekly ser ies of the early days ol Raeford and Raeford Institute was Inter rupted this week when he wasn't feeling so well fqr several days due to a cold and couldn't get a round to it. He is feeling all right now, he says, and has it just a bout ready for next week's paper. He has received several inter esting letters from former resi dents and natives since he got en the subject, and some of them will protiably contribute to the completeness of the history he presents. He would appreciate a note on any fact you may know that might ba of interest along this line. I was interested to nos in my grandmother's remarks I in Mc Googan's article last week that they considered moving to Fay etteville and didn't because of the many barrooms in that town. Town Clerk Robert Weaker says that the contractor on the new sewer improvement project was expected to move in to begin work about 20 days after getting i the contract. This was on Sep tember 6, so the work should be gin about a week from Monday. Negleeted to mention in the article on the Hoke High-Chad-bourn football game that the Bucks go to Clinton tomorrow night to play last year's champ ions of the Southeastern A A Athletic Association. They are said to be strong agaia this year, and would fall a lot harder than Chadbourn would have if we should happen to upset them. Wonder on the part of some at not seeing the Bucks run a larger variety of plays calls for them to consider just how far Coaches Wilson, Wood and Wiles have had to bring the boys this year. Up for consideration also is the fact that so many of them had not played in a game before last Friday night. Their perfor mance, all things considered, was excellent, I would say, and I be lieve it will keep improving. Of course, you may not be atjle to tell this as the caliber of their opponents changes from week to week. They are going to beat somebody this year, though. Talking to the coach, I find that he thinks they learned right much in the game Friday night. He says they, are really full of fire this week, and that the "cousin" stnft he was talking a bout last week is gone. He says they are hitting so they mean it now. The "B" squad, made up of a- bout 25 boys from the seventh. eighth and ninth grades, began their practice yesterday, and the coaches say they are going to get denty of work and attention Wilson says that is the place to build a winning team, in the youngsters, and that he is going to start right now for tne iuture. Next home game will be against Hamlet here on the night of Fri. dav. September 30. Let's stick with them, this year, and maybe they'll come through with a vie tory. Architects were here talking to the county authorities this week about the new health center the county proposes to build on the lot just east of the armory. Ap proval of the project has been expected for several days from the N. C. State Board of Health, but has not been received. You would think, as many health cen ters as there are in the State, that there would be suitable plans available for Hoke County with out us having to pay architects to orginate them. Such does not teem to be the case, though, I hear around the courthouse. o Mr. and Mrs. Ray Chandler and children attended the 100th bir thday celebration of Mrs. Chand ler's grandfather, S. A. Baker, in Lamar, S. C. on Sunday. The Rev. and Mri. J. D. Whis nant and children, Durwood, Bar bara and Aaron, of Yadkinville spent last Tuesday and Wednes day with Mr. and Mrs. Hallie Gatlin. Mr. Wbisnant W a former pastor of the Raeford Baptist Church, Raeford To Get Over $9500 For Street Paving The State Highway Commis sion will distribute $5,711,817.71 in cash aid to 398 incorporated, active, eligible and qualified municipalities for improvements sn non-highway system streets, Highway Chairman A. H. Gra ham announced Monday. He said this was the largest a mount ever distributed sinee the Powell Bill Act was passed in 1951, when a total of $4,342,096.20 was divided among 388 towns. In 1952, a total of $4,948,842.30 was shared by 388 towns. In 1953, a total, of $5,244,203.40 was di vided among 394 Tar Heel towns. Last year, $5,391,717.41 was shar ed by 396 towns. This year's al location brings the total five year allocation of Powell Bill funis to $25,839,677.02. Graham pointed to the increas ed revenue which upped the Powell Bill figure this year. The fund comes from a c per gallon of the total or gross 6c gasoline tax (less refunds) during fiscal 1954-55, when the gross State gasoline tax totalled $68,594, 60B.40. Checks are to ba mailed to the participating towns ia mid-September, and inelude $9,745.32 for Raeford. Some at this money is already duo the State Highway Commission, according to Robert Weaver, for "paving" done hare in recent months. Half of the total allocation is divided among all qualified mu nicipalities on the basis of po pulation. The per capita rate is $1.88 this year. The other half of the total al location is divided among all the qualified munieipafities on the basis of relative mileage of non state system or local streets which comply with the Act. The mileage rate this year is $472.65 per mile. Payments will range this year from $350 for Falkland in Pitt County to $416,618 for Charlotte Other allocations, figured to the nearest dollars include: Fayette. ville, $118,265; Lumberton, $43, 170; SanforcV, $36,899;-Aberdeen, $7,545; Red Springs, $3,092; Sou thern Pines, $23,735. o Farm Picture Is Of Home On Place Of Mrs Upchurch Last week's mystery farm pic ture was identified by Clyde Up- church as that of a home on the farm of Mrs. Upchurch near Oak dale, just outside Raeford to the southeast. The home is occupied by Fred Lawrence, who has lived there since 1928. The farm, consisting of 375 acres, came to Mrs. Upchurch through her father, the late J. Worthy Johnson who passed a way in 1926. Mr. Johason bought the plaoe around 1900 from the late Archie McDiarmid, who sold it before moving to Arkansas. Prior to that it had been owned by Mrs. Archie McDiarmid's fa ther, Fred Jone, who must have got it from tha Indians, or the king. Farmed with tractor and mules, the place is used for a diversified farming operation. There are 20 acres of tobacco on it this year, 100 acres of cotton, and most of it is devoted to pasture, although corn and small grain are grown also. u NEW DRUGGIST HERE Millard D. Long, druggist, . is now working at Hoke Drug Co., according to Walter P. Baker, proprietor. A member of the Bap tist Church, Mr. Long comes from Broadway. He is married, has two small children, and lives at 514 West Edinborough Avenue. PRESBYTERIAN MEN TO MEET TUESDAY The Men of the Raeford Pres byterian Church will hold their first monthly meeting and sup per of the fall at the church next Tuesday night at 7:00 o'clock. Subject for the program U to be "Christianity in Business." 0 Mrs. Pauline Faulk spent Sun day with Mr. and Mrs. George Ivey of Myrtle Beach, S. C Ingatherings . . . Dates for the annual harvest ingatherings of churches in this section will be run in this space as received, each week until they have taken place, together with the times and menus, if these are included. Those received thus far in clude: Sandy Grove Methodist Church, Thursday, September 29, at noon. Barbecue and chi cken salad plates. Sale of han diwork in the afternoon. Rex Presbyterian Church, Wednesday, October 12. Bethel Presbyterian Church, Tuesday, October 20, at noon. Barbecue and chicken salad plates. Cotton Marketing, Classing, Discussed At Kiwanis Meet James Potter and Kenneth Scarboro, Hoke County's State Championship 4-H Club potton marketing team, gave their prize winning demonstration before the Raeford Kiwanis Club at the re gular weekly meeting and supper of the club at the high school cafeteria Thursday night. The boys, presented by County Agent W. C. Williford, displayed a thorough knowledge of their sub ject, and their demonstration made effective use of attractive posters. Following the demonstration by the 4-H team, W. Glenn Tus- sey, extension marketing special ist with the department of agri culture, told of the eompetition in which they won their title, and also discussed briefly the great importance to cotton farmers of informed marketing and use of the cotton classing service. Tussey thea presented H. G. ConneHy, for many years direc tor of the government cotton classing office in Raleigh, who made a most interesting talk on the functions of his office in then efforts to keep North Carolina farmers quickly and reliably in formed of the correct grade and staple of their eotton. He com mended the farmers of this coun ty for having more than 90 per cent of their cotton classed, and then answered several , questions from the floor. The meeting was presided over by C. L. Thomas, and the pro gram was presented by Harvey Warlick. i County HDC Leader To Attend Annual National Conference "Mrs. J. M. Andrews of Route 1, Red Springs, Hoke County Citizenship Leader in the Federa tion of Home Demonstration Clubs, will attend the tenth an nual National Citizenship Con ference which is to be held in Washington, D. C. September 18- 21", Josephine Hall, Home Dem instration Agent, has announced. Mrs. Andrews is one of six teen North Carolina Home Dem onstration Club members who have keen invited to attend the Conference which is to be held at the Statler Hotel. Outstanding speakers and programs have been planned around the theme "The Blessings of Liberty". A Monday luncheon program has been plan ned, and a Tuesday evening din ner profram will be a highlight of the Conference. Hoke County Club women feel highly honored to have Mrs. An drews represent the 16th District Federation at the meeting and i are sure she will gain much to bring back to Hoke County and the District. SUPPER AT WAYSIDE The Wayside Grange and Home Demonstration Club will have a barbecue and chicken salad sup per on Friday, October 14. Serv ing will start at 5:00 p. m., and proceeds will be used for com munity Improvements. CUB SCOUT MEETING All interested boys of Cub Scout age and their parents are invited to attend a meeting at the cafe teria of the McLauchlin School on Friday night at 7:30, Hubert Chaney, cubmaster, has announced. Defendant Held Under $1000 Bond In Shooting Case Preliminary hearing was given Dave McNeill, colored, before Judge T. O. Moses in Hoke Coun ty recorder's court Tuesday on charges that McNeill had assault ed Dewey Sessoms, white with a deadly weapon with intent to kill him. It was charged that McNeill had shot Sessoms. Probable cause was found in the action and Mc Neill is in jail in default of a bond of $1008 awaiting trial at the November term of Superior Court. Trial of McNeill on a charge of carrying a concealed weapon was deferred until after Superior Court. Henry Ferguson, white, was found guilty of simple assault. Judgment was suspended on pay ment of costs and two years good behavior. Donald Shaw, colored, was re leased on payment of court costs on a charge of assault when It appeared that it was a family af fair and that his folks didn't want to prosecute. John Bullard, Indian, pled guilty of public drunkenness and got 30 days suspended on pay ment of $10 and costs. Case in which Armand Black, white, was charged with assault was returned to justice of the peace for trial. Ollie McNeill, colored, pled guilty of giviag a bad check and had to pay court costs and make the check good. James Arthur Locklear, Indian, pled guilty of careless and reck less driving. Sentence was 60 days, suspended on payment of $25 and costs and good behavior for two years as to motor vehicle laws. , - J. P. Grubbs, white, was found not guilty on a charge of driving without license when he produc ed it by trial time. Frank Smith, colored, pled guilty of careless and reckless driving and having no brakes. He had to pay $20 and costs. One defendant forfeited a $25 bond on a charge of driving with out a license. For speeding one paid $10 and costs, two paid costs, two left $60 bonds, three left $40 each, 11 left $25 each and ten left $15 bonds. B Textron American Declares Dividends The board of directors of Tex tron American, Inc. Thursday de clared a dividend on the $1.25 convertible preferred stock of the corporation of thirty-one and one- quarter cents (31-l4c) per share and a dividend of the common stock of the corporation of twenty-five cents (25c) per share, both such dividends to be pay able October 1, 1955 to holders of record at the close of business September 19, 1955. These dividends will also be payable to holders of preferred stock series "A" and common stock of Robbins Mills, Inc. and to holders of common stock of American Woolen Company who, pursuant to merger agreement, exchange their shares for Tex tron American, Inc. stock on or before October 1st. Holders who do not make such exchange un til after October 1st will receive their dividends at the time of making the exchange. In addition, the regular quar terly dividend of one dollar ($1.00) per share on the 4 pre ferred stock series "A" and series B'' of the corporation was de clared payable to holders of re cord as of the close of business on September 19,-1955. n NEW STATION OPENED BY JAMES R. CONOLY James R. Conoly, who has op erated the Esso Station and gro cery store on old 15-A for tbe past three years since the death of his father, J. Lawrence Con oly, announces this week the opening of a new Esso Servi cen ter on the new highway at the fork with the old one, about four miles from Raeford. Conoly ia married to the form er Nancy Lee Cole, and they have two daughter. At the new loca tion they will handle the complete Esso line of products, Atlas tires and batteries and groceries. Tobacco Buckshot Chadbourn Beats Much Improved Hoke Hififh Team Hoke County High School field ed a well-conditioned, fighting and obviously well coached foot ball team against Chadbourn here Friday night, and although they lost, 20 to 14, it generally agreed among the large crowd of spec tators that inexperience was the main factor in the loss and that better days are comirlg. Coach Floyd 'Wilson's charges displayed an excellent team spirit of determination throughout the game, and in Wilson's words, "Whatever effectiveness they had was as a team." They scored first got 13 first downs to Chadbourn's four, blocked a punt and inter cepted a pass, but got outscored. Coach Wilson said they fought well in his opinion for the entire game except for a little letup after Chadbourn's second touch down late in the second quarter. The Bucks received the open ing kickoff and drove straight for a touchdown, with Freeman doing most of the ball-carrying. Ken neth Culbreth converted. Follow ing the kickoff to Chadbourn the Bucks received a punt and again advanced deep into their terri tory, again with Tommie Freeman carrying most, and with Raymond Waddell making a nice run. A fumble upset this prospect, how ever, and it was picked up by Spivey for Chadbourn and car ried al the way. Conversion was good and score was tied, 7-7 (Under high school rules a fum bled ball may be picked up and advanced.) In the second quarter Chad bourn recovered another Hoke fumble near the Hoke 38, and scored several plays later to lead 14-7. After the half Hoke kicked to Chadbourn and soon recovered a fumble, which they advanced for another touehdown, and Cul- breth's conversion evened the score at 14-all. After an exchange of punts in the final quarter the Bucks again advanced deep into Chadbourn territory and seemed certain to score, when another fumble lost them the ball. Following a see saw game for a few minutes, a perfectly executed screen pass completion gave the visitors the touchdown they needed to wm the game. Conversion was block ed and score stood at 20-14. It was the first game for many of the Hoke players who perform ed weH, and Dickie Henley, the quarterback, an Fraeman, the fullback were two of these, Hen ley playing the entire game. Tackles Lacy Koonce and Neill McFadyen, Guards Fred Dew and Younger Snead, and halfback Raymond Waddell also played the whole game. Others seeing action in the contest and having a part in the "good team play" comment ed on bv the coach were Phil Huffman, Tommy Harris, Joe i McLeod and Ken Culbreth at cuds: Eugene Carter, who played center for whole game on of fense for his first game, Walter McMinis, Billy Floyd, Hervey Jackson and Ronald Huffman in the brickfield. n . IIOKF COUNTY PTCTTTF IN FAIR PREMIUM BOOK A picture of the State Fair bnnth on Clothing which the Hoke County Home Demonstra tion Club members exhibited in Raleigh last year is shown in this vear'y State Fair Premium cata log. 'Two other counties, Cleve land and Alexander, are uslne the same theme "Hit and Miss Versus Planned' and have bor rowed the posters and lettering u:ed in Raleigh by the Hoke County women," says Josephine Hall, Home Agent. 0 Miss Faye Dark entered the University of North Carolina School of Nursisg in Chapel Hill last Thursday. Thief Foiled By Wednesday Night Exam Announced For Rural Carrier In Post Office Here The United States Civil Serv ice Commission has announced an examination to fiti the position of rural carrier for the past of fice at Raeford. Applicants for this examina tion must actually reside within the delivery of the Raeford post office and must have so resided for one year next preceding the closing date for acceptance 6f applications. They must have reached their 18th birthday on the closing date. There is no maximum age limit. Full information and applica tion forms may be obtained at the post office or from the Com mission's Washington office. Ap plications must be filed with tha Civil Service Commission, Wash ington 25, D. C, and must be received or postmarked not later than October 11, 1955. This examination is to fill the vacancy caused by the retirement on July 31, this year, of Angus C. Keith, after 42 years service as a rural carrier and after 36 years on Raeford, Route 1. Mrs. C. F. McBryde is serving as car rier on Route One at the present time on a temporary appointment. Commends Board For Action On Extension Help Fullord McMillan, chairman of the Hoke County board of commissioners, this week receiv ed a letter from Fred J. Johnson, cotton ginning specialist of the Marketing division of the State Department of Agriculture and master of the Wayside Grange In Woke County, in which John son commended the board for its recent action in planning to add three persons to the county ex tension service. Ho also express ed belief that the investment would mean much to the general progress of the county. His let ter follows. "On behalf of Wayside Grange, I wish to express our sincere ap preciation of the action of the Commissioners in their decision to add three Extension workers to the County staff. I am confi dent that the resulting benefits of this action to the general pro gress of Hoke Ciunty will be many times the investment re quired. "Being a State employee my self, I may have a keener appre ciation, than many, of the agri culture worker's relationship with the interest he's hired to serve. Ml too many of us, as citizens, try to evaluate a public employ ee's service on the immediate cash benefits to as as individuals or the employees interest in our individual activities. We forget that he is an employee of the tax payers ol tne siaie ana tom tnem lor airecuun ana gumanuc. If he did similar work for a trade association or industry organiza tions, he would have the title, of Executive Secretary or Executive Vice-President and the responsi bility of furthering the operating policies developed by the indus try; he'd be accountable to his Board of Directors. "I know that you and yoia- fel low commissioners have the wel fare and development of Hoke County at heart. I also know that the members of Wayside Grange would be Relighted to have the Board as guests at a dinner meet ing in the near future. We would like to discuss with you the gen eral topic of community progress in Hoke County and the present "situation" of Hoke County far mers." Gerald Wright left last week to enter the freshman class at East Carolina College, Greenville. E. L. Hlnton of Jacksonville was a guest In the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. S. McMillan last week. Wounded Man In Bcnnetteville Hospital Sheriff D. H. Hodgin and Raral Polk-emen D. J. Jones and L. W. Stanton feel that a break may have come in a tobacco theft on Wedensday morning, although ft may be difficult to connect with others in the county recently. Two colored youths guarding a vacant house used for tobacco storage shot a man down through the door, and officers think they located the same man in a Ben nettsville hospital yesterday. The two boys were in a vacant tenant house on the farm of J. A. Hodgin in Antioch Township. They were put there to sleep and guard several thousand pounds of tobacco of Douglas McPhaul and Bill McNeill, who have the place rented, and were armed with a single-barrel shotgun and a buck shot shell. The boys say that at about 12:30 someone began tampering with the chain and padlock on the front door of the house, and that after it became apparent that whoever it was intended to get in, they fired the buckshot through the door. They could tell from the noise then that someone was hurt and that others were help ing him away. They went ot the bask of the heuse and slipped through the bushes a few yards up the road front the house ia time to see two men helping the wounded one in, and to see the car drive away toward Dundar rach. They described the car as a blaak Buick. I Sometime in the early morn ing of Wednesday a bus driver re ported to Marlboro County offi cers in Bennettsvllle that he had seen an apparently injured man beeide the road. These officers picked the men up and carried him to the hospital. He was bad ly wounded in the leg, and told them he had been held up and dumped out. He was VarneH Smiley, of Robeson County near Maxton, and he carried the regis tration card of a 1950 Buick in his pocket. Hoke County Officers Jones and Stanton went to Bennettsvllle yesterday to interview him, but were unable to do so due to the seriousness of his condition. Doc tore said he must have been shot trom close range, a hole being a the front of his leg about the size of harf dollar and much larger in the back. They said it was probable that he would lose his leg. Sheriff Hodgin passed the word on the ear and its description to neighboring counties and Wed nesday afternoon a Robeson County deputy sheriff saw it be ing driven by a man he identi fied as Olden Goins, Indian of the same section near Maxtoa in which Smiley lives. When he forced the ear to stop Goins ran and has not been apprehended, but the car, a black Buick, is the one for which Smiley carried the registration card. It had several shot holes in it, which Officers definitely feel were made by the same buckshot blast fired by the boys at the house near Antioch. Sheriff Hodgin said he had been told that both Smiley and Goins had bad reputations, but that he could not say whether cither has a court record or not. Jaycees Entertain Pony Players, Coach The Raeford Junior Chamber of Commerce entertained the . members of the successful Pony League baseball team, which they sponsored this summer, and their Coach W. C. Hodgin, at supper at the regular meeting Tuesday night at the high school cafeteria. The members of the team were recognized for their fine play, and Coach Hodgn was remem bered with a gift from the club in recognition of his outstanding work with them. In response to the presentation he said that be lng with the boys and working with them had made hint th prtnlcpal beneficiary of the en tire project, and that he had en joyed it.
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