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Th News- 4 a e jcwraa in S n voice or 6UAJM MUDOM or uitkrt The Hoke County News The Hoke County Journal VOL JE L; NUMBER 17 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1C35 RAEFORD, N. C. 10c PER COPY $3.00 PER YEAR VMCI OF f CUAMU 1 1 , 11 lnv I 1 1 zfddznda - - By The Editor Mayor Alfred Cole says that Buster Christopher sprayed the town for insects Monday after' noon, the town furnishing the poison and Christopher contribu ting his services. I haven't heard much comment yet on how much good it did. Christopher, who comes here from Florida each year and sprays and dusts crops for insects, fungi and defoliation, is about through this year, Alfred says. Insects have been about the worst in my memory this year, and I know the people will ap preciate his effort to help us get rid of some of them. A man's reputation is a blend of what his friends, enemies and acquaintances say about him be' hind his back. What do yours say? Acting County Superintendent W. T. Gibson reports that enroll ments in the schools of the county has increased in about every case since the schools opened on Sep tember 8th. A list of the schools with the attendance and enroll ment figures should be forthconv ing around the end of the first month. County Superintendent K. A MacDonald, who is on a leave of absence because of his health, is getting along fine at Ocraeoke, I learned from his office today. He says he didn't get much sleep there Sunday night, but that otherwise didp't suffer from Hurricane lone, which came close by on Si'nday and Monday. He Is feeling well and expects to be back on the job by October 1 As it has done for the past several years, the Raeford Kiw anis Club will cooperate with Kiwanis Clubs in three countries in the celebration of National Kids day, and this year it will be on Saturday, September 24, next Saturday. Plans are to arrange for kids in the fifth grade or higher to visit Pope AFB as guests of the Air Force, who also annually observe Kids Day. Kids below the fifth grade will be en tertained at a special movie at the Raeford Theatre that morning. Details are to be announced at the schools. Hoke County lawyers felt hon ored at the organization of the district bar association this week when one of their number was chosen president, as there were about 36 Fayetteville lawyers present and only four from here. I told Hostctler when I heard it that I hoped there was no land mixed up with the honor. . . . "corridor," that is. Those among us who used to get the privilege occasionally of working on charitable drives sev eral times a year had better get ourselves to the courthouse Mon day night, or we might be at it again. Our United Fund was a success last year and a credit to the county, and it doesn't look like we would want to let it die. Let's just go ahead and give it this hour and get its organization over with. We'll enjoy having had a part in it. We are receiving much mater ial on the school segregation is sue. This is an issue of great in terest to every person who reads this newspaper, I will admit, but most people know the facts in the matter already and publication of a great deal fve receive would only serve to fan a flame which is getting enough fanning as it is. We don't have the space to print it all anyway. o Mr. and Mrs. Berder Niven spent Monday and Tuesday in Charlotte. Mr. Niven attended a U. S. Rubber Co. meeting, while Mrs. Niven visited relatives. Tiffany R. Cothran was separ ated from the U. S. Navy on Sep tember 5, and is now attending PJC in Maxton. Mr. and Mrs. Cothran have bought the house occupied by the Martin Baum gartners and plan to move In next week. Mrs. Cothran Is employed at the Bank of Raeford. Stealing Tools Gets Indians Road Sentences Two Indians were found guilty f stealing tools from another in Hoke County recorder's court be fore Judge T. O. Moses Tuesday. They were Willie Carvy Locklear and Clifton Locklear, and they pled not guilty of stealing the tools from Henry Lowery. After being found guilty each was sen tenced to three months on the roads to be suspended on pay ment of $75 fine, court costs and $25 for Lowery. Clifton paid and Willie went. In the same case the State dropped a larceny charge against Dobbin Jones, Indian. For driving drunk, David Wil liams, colored, got four months suspended on payment of $100 and costs, and Harold L. Martin, white, got three months suspend ed on payment of $100 and costs. Jesse Pate, white, was found not guilty on a charge of driving drunk, but paid $25 and costs for driving without a license. Albert Hicks, white, was found guilty of driving drunk and sentenced to four months' to be suspended on payment of $100 and costs. He appealed and posted bond for ap pearance in Superior Court. For having no driver's license Alemeda Nieves, white, and Wil lie Van Smith, colored, each paid $10 and costs; William Love col ored, paid $25 and costs; Richard G. Peeples, white, paid costs. Two defendants paid $10 and costs for speeding, and one each paid the same for having impro per brakes and careless and recK- less driving. One paid costs for having improper brakes, and one paid costs for passing In the face of oncoming traffic. William Mcintosh, colored, got 30 days for public drunkenness, sentence to be suspended on pay ment of $10 and costs and one year of good behavior. Jimmie Adkins, white soldier, was charg cd with public drunkenness, but when prosecuting witness didn't appear the State dropped the case with leave to reopen. Two speeders left $25 bonds and three left $15 each. ii Bankers Association Names Key Banker R. B. Lewis, Exec. Vice Pres. of The Bank of Raeford, has been selected by the North Carolina Bankers Association as; County Key Banker for Hoke County. The appointment was announc ed in Warrenton by the president of the Bankers Association, John G. Mitchell, president of The Citizens Bank, Warrenton. The County Key Banker is one of the most important officials of the bankers organization in this State. In a predominantly agricultural State such as North Carolina, bankers are keenly a ware of their responsibility to work closely with all phases of farming. The Key Banker established a close cooperation between farm leaders, both State and local, and promotes local support and inter est in programs which lead to a sound economy for North Caro lina. The North Carolina Bankers Association also announced that it has won, for the 11th straight year, the top award of the Amer ican Bankers Association for con structive work performed last year by its agriculture commit tee. The committee last year was headed by E. C. Thompson, vice president and cashier of Branch Banking and Trust Co., Warsaw. The North Carolina Bankers Association each year sponsors a two-week school at N. C. State College for about 150 young far mers from throughout the State. It also sponsors a Farm Credit Conference, usually a two-day workshop session during which farm leaders and bankers got to gether to study ways of improv ing the Stage's farm economy. These are a part of a year-round farm program sponsored by the Association. Mrs. Harry Harrison returned from fMoore County Hospital on Monday whee she has been a pat ient for several days. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Maxwell and children of Smlthfield spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Maxwell. 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. Lumber Bridge Presbyterian Church, Wednesday, October 5, 12:00 until 2 p. m. Barbecue and chicken salad will be ser ved. Sale follows. Ephesus Baptist Church, Thursday, October 6. Barbecue and chicken salad. Serving starts at 5:00 p. m. Centre Presbyterian Church, Thursday, October 6. Rex Presbyterian Church, Wednesday, October 12. Antioch Presbyterian Church Thursday, October 13. Barbe cue and chicken salad plates at noon. Sale following. Bethel Presbyterian Church, Tuesday, October 20, at noon. Barbecue and chicken salad plates. Shiloh Presbyterian Church, Tuesday, October 25, serving from 6:00 to 8:00. , Fhilippi Presbyterian Church Friday, November 4. Barbecue and chicken salad plates from 11:00 a. m. to 1:00 and from 5:00 to 7:00. Senator Ervin To Speak At REA Meeting The Lumbee River Electric Membership Corporation will hold its fifteenth annual meeting Wed nesday, November 2, 1955 at the National Guard Armory in Red Springs, with United States Sen ator Sam J. Ervin, of Morganton, as guest speaker for the occasion. The annual meeting will be an important event for the coopera tive's 8,000 members. The pro gram will include election of a board of directors for the incom ing year and reports from offi cers and committees on the pro gress made by the cooperative during the past year. Exhibits will be displayed at the National Guard Armory by various elec trical equipment dealers of Red Springs, and awarding of valu able prizes. D. J. Dalton, Manager, pointed out that the nominating commit tee will meet in accordance with the by-laws of the cooperative and name a list of nominees to be voted on for directors for the year of 1956. Dalton further pointed out that the by-laws pro vide for additional nominations by petition of and 15 members in writing and also additional nomi nations from the floor ' of the meeting. The corporation was organized in 1940, for the purpose of furn ishing electrical service to the rural people of Hoke, Robeson, Scotland and Cumberland Coun ties. Since that date, the corpora tion has continuously extended its lines until at present it oper ates over 1800 miles of rural dis tribution lines, serving its mem bers, users and owners of the co operation. According to a recent audit just completed by A. K. Lovin, Certi fied Public Accountant of Red Springs, the corporation is being operated on a sound financial basis and is in position to furnish its members the best electrical service for the immediate future. C. L. Ballance, Rt. 1, St. Pauls, well known farmer of Robeson County, is President; C. A. Alford, Rt. 2, Rowland, is Vice-President: J. R. Caddell, Rt. 1, Maxton, Trea surer; and Mrs. Lucy Smith, of Rt. 1, Raeford, Is secretary. 0 Mr. and Mrs. Gene Brooks III and son of Durham spent the week end with Mrs. Brooks' par ents, Dr. and Mrs. R. A. Matheson. Clinton Holds Bucks Scoreless There Friday Clinton High School, defend ing football champions of the Southeastern AA Athletic Asso ciation and said to be as strong this year as they were last, prov ed this to the satisfaction of Hoke County fans by their comfortable 34-0 win over the Hoke High Bucks in Clinton Friday night. The loss was the second of the season for the Bucks under their new coach, Floyd Wilson, but they were not given even an out side chance to win when they en tered the game against the champs. Clinton has more exper ienced football players and about three times as many of them. Bobby Robinson scored three times for Clinton, once going 23 yards after Bobby Crummie blocked a Raeford kick, again 18 on a pass from Ted Boney and finally 70 yards off tackle. Gene Musselwhite passed six yards to Pope for a fourth Clinton TD, and David Wise ran 25 yards for the other after picking up another blocked kick. Newspaper reports showed Lacy Koonce at tackle, End Ken Cul breth and Back Dickie Hendley turning in good performances for Hoke High. The Bucks will be more evenly matched when they go to White ville for a game with Whiteville High tomorrow night. Whiteville lost their first game to Chad bourn, who had a hard time get ting a one-touchdown victory over the Bucks. Next week the Bucks will play Hamlet High in Raeford. 0 Baptist Men Meet F,l.?ct Hv.r Officers The Baptist Brotherhood, men's organization of the Raeford Bap tist Church, held its monthly meeting and supper at the church Tuesday night. Dr. Willis Bur nett, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Red Springs, was the speaker. New officers elected included Ray Chandler, president; J. D. Tapp, vice-president for mem bersihp, Roger Dixon for pro grams, and H. L. Gatlin, Jr., for activities; Kermit Wood, secretary and treasurer. Robert Gatlin was elected chorister. Berlin Brown was chosen junior R.A. leader with J. L. Odom as assistant. Maurice Henry was named inter mediate R. A. leader with Kermit Wood, Jr., as assistant. o G. C. Lytle Home Near Antioch Is Last Week's Photo The farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Grover C. Lytle, just south of Antioch on N. C. 211, was first identified as last week's farm mystery picture by their daugh ter, Mrs. Chalmers Davis of 115 East Prospect Avenue in Raeford. First rural subscriber to make correct identification of the pic tue was Mrs. J. H. McNeill, of the Antioch community. It was also identified by Miss Isabelle McFadyen. Mrs. J. D. McBryde, Jerry Quick, G. W. Ray and Mrs. Warren Phillips. Known as the Skipper place. the farm was formerly occupied by the late D. T. Skipper, and by his widow after his death. It also formerly belonged to the Hodcin family. This is 235 acres of Mr. Lytle's fnrm. Another 160 acres was the Sterling Smith farm, end Mr. Lytle purchased this on Fri day, December 13, 1941. The 45 acre Strickland farm, adjoining the others, was purchased this year, making Mr. Lytle's total acreage there 440. Mr. Lytle is a native of Ca tawba County, born in 1890. He moved to Marlboro County, South Carolina in 1913, and while farm ing there was mrrried August 3, 1919 to Miss Mattie Thomas Cur rie, of the Old Laurel Hill Church section of Scotland County. They moved to Hoke County in 1922, and farmed and lived on the Gardner place three miles east of Raeford until 1928. In 1929 and 1930 he farmed with the late J. W. McLauchlin, and In 1931 he (Continued on Back Page) Hoke Attorney Heads Bar Group Charles Hostetler of Raeford was elected president of the newly-formed Twelfth District Bar Association at a dinner meeting held at the Highland Country Club In Fayetteville: The Twelfth Judicial District is comprised of Hoke and Cumberland counties and was set up as a result of re districting legislation passed by the last General Assembly. About 40 attorneys' attended the meeting, including Hostetler, Judge T. O. Moses, Solicitor G. B. Rowland and William L. Moses from this county. Carl Barrington of Fayetteville. was named vice-president, and Rudolph Singleton, also of Fay etteville, was elected secretary treasurer. A five-man executive committee was elected, including H. D. Harrison and G. B. Row land of Raeford. Robert H. Dye, dean of the Cumberland County bar, was elected counselor for the association. Presiding over the meeting was Judge Q. K. Nimocks, Jr., resi dent Superior Court judge of the district. Pointing to what he said was an urgent need for a domes tic relations court, Judge Nimocks referred to the numerous cases he handled concerning custody of children. "People are vilified and charac ters are assassinated at these hearings," he declared. He said a clergyman after observing one of the hearings told him there ought to be some other way to handle them and that he would try to get the ministerial associa tion to back establishment of a domestic relations court. The jurist declared that if a do mestic relations court were estab lished with an investigating offi cer tg look into conditions per taining to children who are ob jects of custodialy disputes, this would facilitate proper handling of the matters, beneficial to the interests of the children involved. A judge alone is unable to go out and investigate these custodial cases properly, Nimocks declared. He pointed out that a superior court jurist, hearing disputes over the custody of children, usually must rely on affidavits submitted by both sides. He deplores the fact that "a child's whole life sometimes depends on affidavits." "We owe a grave duty to our fellow men to improve methods of placing children," Judge Nim ocks asserted. He said that many times after he had ruled on cus todial controversies he wondered whether he had done children or parents involved a "serious or grave injustice." In its resolution favoring the domestic relations court plan, the Hoke and Cumberland lawyers directed the association's execu tive committee to study the mat ter and contact neighboring bar association including those of Robeson and Bladen, relative to establishment of these courts. Highway Foreman Dies Wednesday William D. Edge, floating gang foreman with the State Highway Commission in Hoke County for the past five years, died suddenly Wednesday morning at the prison camp south of Wagram where he vas preparing to leave for his work in this county. He was 44 years of age, and a native of Robeson County. He had licen with the commission about sown years, and made his home in Wagram. He loaves his wife, two daughters, five sons, three sisters and one brother. Funeral is to be at 3:00 p. m. Friday at Roman's Methodist Church near Lumberton, and burial will follow in the church cemetery. AT IT. S. RUBBER MEET Berder G. Niven, operator of Niven's Esso Service was among 250 attending a one day meeting at the Radio Center, Charlotte held by United State Rubber Co. Mrnrtry. Fall merchandising plans and consume." trends pertaining to the company's business were the main topics of discussion. 0 Grayson Matthews and Dale Connell left last week for Mars Hill College where they will begin their freshman year. COLORED YOUTH DROWNS AS CAR PLUNGES INTO POND SUN. Annual Meeting Of United Fund Set For Monday H. L. Gatlin, Jr., president of the one-year-old United Fund of Hoke County, announced this week that the annual meeting and election of officers and directors of the fund would be held at the courthouse next Monday night. September 26, at 7:30 o'clock. He urged all citizens of the county interested in the organization to attend the meeting, which he said would not be a long one, as fail ure to have a quorum present will resull in no action being taken and seriously retard the planning of the fall drive of the fund. Organized last year, the fund had J. L. McNeill as campaign chairman for its first drive. Other officers, in addition to President Gatlin, are Mrs. W. C. Hodgin and R. B. Lewis, vice presidents, and Charles Morrison, secretary treasurer. .Idea behind "United" giving, which is speading over the coun try and gaining wide acceptance, is to unify the many charity drives held each year with the money raised being divided a mong the charities on a "fair share ' basis. This lowers the cost of raisins the money, relieves the oublic of having to face solicitors for many drives in a year, and relitves many people from hav- ins to serve as chairmen and so licitors for many drives. Bi deet in this county last year was $5,460. which was slightly over-su (-scribed. This monev was budtrfted to be divided among The American Red Cross. $lfiO0 United Defense Fund, $500; Boy Scouts, fl.100; Girl Scouts, $200; r.lind (White Cane) $150: Town shio Relief Fund, $1,000: Reserve $160; Expense, $150, Shrinkaee. $250. An additional contribution was made to the American Red Cross in recent weeks when thev made an appeal for funds for flood disaster relief, thus savine the trouble and expense of an other drive. n HDC Member Learns Art Of Hatmaking When Mrs. B. F. McGreeor from Hoke County goes to New York on the U. N. Tour in Octo ber, she will wear or carry two hats which she has just finished making. Mrs. McGregor, of Route 1. Shannon and a member of the Mildouson Home Demonstration Club, attended Farm and Home Week at State College in Julv. One of the most enjoyable and helpful courses she took, she says, was on making hats. She pur chased a book on hat making from her instructor, ordered a round crown block, a few other items along with some Mack vel vet, some red suede cloth and went to work. From the red suede cloth, she made a plain poke shaped hat which she trimmed with a dark blue band. To match the red hat. she made a purse of the same material. Inside the bot tom of the purse, which is flat, she used an asbestos hot dish mat and lined the bag with red taffeta. The black velvet hat, which Is for more dressy occasions, is trimmed with a veil and rhino stones. At the reouost of Home Atront Joseph 'ne Hall, Mrs. MoOroor rnodrlod her hats at the Mildou son Club meeting last week. From the comments of admiration heard at the meeting, it will not be sur prising to hear that Mrs. McGre gor has gone Into the business since she has learned the magic of millinerv. Ttrr. err worn n SUPPER AT WAYSIDE Due to a conflict, the date of the barbecue and chicken salad surper at the Wayside Commun ity house has been changed to Friday, September 30, instead of Friday, October 14 as originally announced. The supper Is being held by the Wayside Grange and Home Demonstration Club for community improvements, and the public Is Invited. Companion Makes Escape ThrouRh Windshield Roscoe Murchison Leake, 21 J year-old colored man of North Raeford, was drowned at about dusk Sunday when the 1949 Ford car he was driving turned end over end and came to rest bottom Howards in Crawford Wrieht's pond about two miles southwest of Raeford. A companion, Eugene McNeill, of Blue Springs Town ship, managed to kick out the windshield of the submerged car ;nd escape to safety. Arriving on the scene from Raeford with the town's resusci tator. State Highway Patrolman J. E. Dupree undressed at the scene and examined the car, rest ing wheels up in about eight feet of water. Dupree's thought was that the car might have been right side up and there was enough air tranced in it for Leake to be alive. When he found this was not the ras. a wrecking ca ble was attached to the car and it was turned over before he re moved Leake's body from the rear. Efforts with the resuscitator proved fruitless, as the patrol man estimated Leake had been under water for about 40 minutes when he was brought out. At an inquest conducted by Coroner James C. Lentz at the courthouse Monday afternoon tes timony indicated that McNeill had borrowed the car from George Hollinesworth. and that upon Leake's pleas he had let him drive. Testimony of Maggie May and Flossie Harris, who were at the Delia Morris home a short distance north of the pond, was that they had seen the car pass with Leake driving. McNeill said they were going south toward the pond and that when they approached the curve at the Wright home he cautioned Leake to slow down and that the latter replied that he "had it." It anpears that he lost control of the car approaching the pond and that when he hit the spillway it turned end over end, hitting the water on its top. It was found a bout 40 feet from the spillway. Investigating was State High way Patrolman W. T. Herbin, a long with Patrolman Dupree. Mc Neill was held under $1000 bond until coroner's inquest, but was freed then when the jury ruled that Leake had died from drown ing and that no probable cause existed for holding McNeill. Cor oner's jury consisted of J. E. Gillis. J. D. McNeill, W. C. Odom, Martin McKeithan. Wilson Mc Bryde and D. F. Mclnnis. It also appeared at the inquest that Leake had no driver's license and was probably a completely inexperienced driver. He is survived by his mother, Miry Murchison, one brother and two sisters. Funeral service will be at Silver Grove Church next Sunday Ruritans Plan Three-Club Meet Next Thursday Hoke County's three Ruritan Clubs will hold a Joint meeting at the Mildouson School cafeteria next Thursday night, September 29, at 7:00 o'clock with the Stone wall Club. Other clubs to be re presented include the Hoke Rur itan club of Rockfish, and the Antioch-Allondnle club. Each club represented at the meeting will give a report on its community service activities dur ing the year. Speaker for the oc casion is to be Roger C. Kiser, Wagram School principal and Scotland County representative In the North Carolina General Assembly. 0-. FMC RECEPTION The Flora Maedonald College administrative officers extend cordial invitation to all friends of the college In Raeford and Hoke County to attend the open ing reception In honor of the new faculty members, in the college parlors on Monday evening, Sep tember 26, at 8:00 o'clock.