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The Hoke County Journal
VOLUME L; NUMBER 33
THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1936
RAEFORD, N. C.
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By The Editor
Considerable nosine around a
bout the Carl Morris stable, which
was torn down last week, has
iauea 10 reveal when It was built.
Carl says he thinks Dent Andrews
built it, but isn't sure when. He
says he can't remember whether
it was there or not when he came
here in 1908. He says he thinks
Ben Barnard operated it as a liv
ery stable, maybe for Dent An
drews, and for the late Lon An
drews, who owned it after his
brother's death.
In 1914 and 1915 the Raeford
Livestock Company consisting of
J. L. Pratt and Bruce Morris, ran
it with Bruce as manager, and
Carl says he rented the place and
opened his sale stable there on
December 28, 1915. He bought the
place in 1938 from the Andrews
estate. In case you're interested
and haven't been by there, the
blacksmith shop next door, oper
ated at one time by John Graham,
is still standing. Carl says he has
no definite plans yet for the lot
on which the stable stood for a
bout 50 years.
Jesse Tew tells me that his son,
Airman J. C. Tew, who is sta
tioned in Turkey, writes of a de
sire for books. He says there are
375 airmen in his squadron, and
Jesse says if anyone wants to
clear out any old paper backs that
the boys might like to read, he
would be glad to have them for a
shipment he is going to get up to
send them. You can call Jesse on
the telephone if you have any
such books.
Tom Cameron contributes the
following. The big city reporter
stopped at a little rural newspa
per office. During the conversa
tion he asked the elderly ditor,
How do you manage to keep
your circulation the same all year
'round in a town where the peo
ple know what everyone else is
doing?"
The country editor grinned a
little and replied, "They read the
paper each week to see who's
been caught at it." .... My only
Fire Destroys Home
Of Hinnants Saturday
The home on the Covington
farm, about two and a half miles
south of Raeford on the Old
Bethel Road, occupied by Mr.
and Mrs. Johnnie Hinnant and
family and formerly occupied by
Mr. and Mrs. Peter McLean, was
destroyed by fire of unknown ori
gin shortly after dark last Sat
urday night. There was a fire in
the fireplace and in the floor
furnace, so one of these is thought
to have been the source of the
blaze.
Mr. and Mrs. Hinnant and their
two children were all in Raeford
when the fire took place, and
when they returned the place had
burned to the ground. They saved
none of their clothing, furniture
or personal effects other than one
or two items located in the ga
rage and storehouse nearby which
did not completely burn. Mr.
Hinnant is a city mail carrier in
Raeford, and he and the children
were waiting for Mrs. Hinnant
who works at the ,Mar-La Beauty
Shop, to get off work.
The family is presently occupy
ing William Lamont's home near
the corner of Oakwood and South
Jackson Street. Mr. Lamont is in
Florida. The loss of their personal
effects and furniture was partial
ly covered by insurance.
Recorder Gives
Road Terms To
Teen-Age Gang
CUB SCOUTS, PARENTS
TO MEET WEDNESDAY
There will be a meeting of the
Cub Scouts and their parents at
the McLauchlin School in the
cafeteria next Wednesday at 7:30
p. m., Hubert Chaney, packmas
ter, has announced. Chaney said
the district scout executive would
be present to register the Cubs
and make plans for 1956, and
urged all interested boys as well
as Cubs to be present with their
parents.
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ken McNeill shot
Kenneth W. McNeill got shot
in the eye on a dove shoot Sat
urday at Timberland, and was
taken to a Fayetteville hospital
where it was first thought he
"voiild lose his eye. Later exami
nation disclosed that the shot,
while near the eyeball, had not
entered It, and doctors have a
I bout decided to leave it where it
comment is to wonder why these j iSi as ne can see all rjght. He was
people who write these things al- discharged from the hospital
ways reter to a country editor as Monday
eicieriy.
Parents of children attending
the John W. McLauchlin Elemen
tary School received notice today
in a letter from Principal W. T.
Gibson to the effect that the price
of lunches there would be raised
from 20 to 25 cents starting Mon
day. Reason for the increase, Gib
son says, is that the lunchroom
at the school has lost $609.33 since
school started in September and
that an increase seems to be the
only way to break even. He says
that one reason is the increase i'l
the cost of milk which he says has
cost $396 more this year than
would have been paid for it at
year's price. The report shows
that Federal lunch aid has been
$1,319.80 plus $66.08 from the
milk program, and that food a
lone for the lunchroom has come
to $6,756.70, while students have
paid in only $6,319.08 for their
lunches. He says the Federal docs
not give any more for a free
lunch for one that is paid for.
Anyway, it's a quarter a day
from Monday on.
The Presbyterian committees
are still visiting the communi
ties interested in getting the pro
posed four-year college. No doubt
they are getting the full treat
ment in hospitality from these
communities, and a great deal
of big money is being talked a
bout. I am inclined to wonder '
some of this money that is talked
about will not be more difficult
to talk about after the decision
as to where the school will go
made. At any rate, the suspense
Is getting a little nearer the enil
each day that passes. Can't seem
to find my folder on the subject
but I seem to remember that the
decision is due next week, al
though I may remember wrong.
What town are you pulling for?
1 don't know about myself. All
1 know is one I am not pulling
for.
PRESBYTERIAN MEN
TO MEET TUESDAY
The Men of the Raeford Pres
byterian Church will hold their
regular monthly meeting and
supper in the Fellowship room of
the church next Tuesday night,
January 17, at 7:0.0 o'clock, it has
been announced by NeiU Ross,
president. Supper reservations
may be made with Men's officers
and Furman Clark, Peter McLean,
H. R. McLean and Sam Morris.
PERSONALS
Mrs. Neil Senter and son, Bill,
returned Saturday after a visit
with Mr. Senter in Springfield,
Ky. Mr. Senter accompanied them
home.
Mrs. Eddie Coleman of New-
York is visiting her mother, Mrs.
J. H. Austin, Sr.
W. L. Alexander is a patient
at Moore County Hospital.
Sam Snead of Myrtle Beach was
visitor in town during the week
end.
Fellow 1 thought was a friend
of mine left a slip on my desk
(Continued on Pc )
Miss Billie Skinner of Hert
ford and Dave Barrington of
Elizabeth City were week end
guests of Mrs. Helen S. Barring-ton.
Franklin Teal of Fort Lee, Va.
spent the week end here with
Mrs. Teal.
Miss Shirley Mann of WCUNC
and Milton Mann of UNC Medical
School, Chapel Hill spent several
days here last week. They came
especially to be with their mother,
who is a patient at Moore County
Hospital.
Guests of Mrs. J. M. Norton
during the holidays were Mr. and
Mrs. Luther Midgette and children
of Sneads Ferry and the Rev
and Mrs. Zane G. Norton and
son of Crouse.
Five alleged members of a lo-
cal gang of teen-age colored
youths appeared in Hoke County
recorder s court before Judge T.
O. Moses this week. Court was
held Tuesday and Wednesday in
an effort to clear the docket be
fore Superior Court next week,
Ervm Powell, known as the
"C h i e f," Roosevelt Easterling,
Charles Morrison, Thomas Fink
ley and Matthew McRae, Jr,
boys aged between 16 and 18
years, were charged with the
larceny of a variety of items from
parked automobiles over a three
months period. McRae pled guilty
on three charges, and Easterling
and Morrison were found guilty
on two charges each. The others
were found guilty on one charge
each. Tom McKae was charged
but has not been taken. Sentence
was one year on the roads for
Powell, Easterling, Morrison and
McRae. Finkley got eight months
suspended on payment of $50 and
costs and two years good be
havior. Powell, Easterling and
Morrison appealed to Superior
Court.
George McDonald, colored, pled
guilty of operating a still, being
publicly drunk, and violating the
prohibition laws. He got a total
of four months to be suspended
on payment of $75 and costs. He
is still in jail.
Eddie Webb, white, was so-v
tenccd to 30 days in jail for driv
ing without license, sentence to
be suspended on payment of $25
and costs. He is still in jail.
Robert Lee Shaw, colored, was
found guilty of selling liquor at
a club north of Raeford and sen
tenced to four months on the
roads. Case was . later continued
one week.
Tommie and James McDonald,
both colored, each paid $10 and
costs for public drunkenness.
J. D. McAllister, colored, pled
guilty of assault on a charge
which included being drunk and
disorderly also. He got 30 days
ruspended on payment of $25
and costs.
James McRae, Van Alford,
Tony Buie and David Kelly, col
ored, were all charged wih
gambling, and Arch Buie was
charged with running a gambling
house. The four were found not
guilty and case was dropped a-
gainst Arch.
Clayton McNeill, colored, pled
guilty of non-support and got
four months suspended on condi
tion that he pay $30 monthly to
ward his family's support.
John Phillip Carey, white, pled
guilty and John Hailey, colored
was found guilty of driving
drunk. Each got three months,
suspended on payment of $100
and costs.
Ethel L. Taylor, white, paid $25
and costs for driving without a
license.
State dropped a charge of vio
lating the prohibition laws again
st Matthew Peterkin.
L. C. Taylor, white, pled guilty
of driving after his license had
been revoked, and paid $200 and
costs.
R. J. McDowell, white, pled
guilty of driving drunk and vio
lating the prohibition laws and
got 90 days suspended on pay
ment of $100 and costs.
Sanfjrd Jacobs, Indian, , pled
guilty of violating the prohibi
tion laws and got 30 days sus
pended on payment of $25 and
costs.
Mary Ann West Bundy, and
Eula Mae Osborne Thomas, both
white, pled guilty of damaging
the jail. Each got 30 days in jail
to be suspended on payment of
costs and $45 damages.
James V. West, white, was
found guilty of speeding and or
dered to pay costs. He appealed
and posted $50 bond.
Lary Murchison, colored, was
found guilty of assault with a
deadly weapon and sentenced t,"
12 months on the roads. He ap
pealed. Bo Murchison, colored, was
charged with breaking and enter
ing and larceny. Probable cause
was found and bond was set at
$2500.
Daniel W. McPhaul and David
McDougald, colored, were each
held for Superior Court on char
ges of having carnal knowledge
of females under 16. Each posted
$500 bond.
(Continued on Back Page)
Bank Stockholders
Hold Annual Meeting
The stockholders of the Bank
of Raeford held their annual
meeting last Thursday at the
bank and heard Executive Vice
President R. B. Lewis read in his
annual report that the bank had
enjoyed another prosperous and
progressive year with all de
partments snowing a healthy
growth. The banTc is entering its
53rd year of banking in this
community.
Directors elected for 1956 were
H. L. Gatlin, F. B. Sexton, J. B.
and C. L. Thomas, T. B. and L.
M. Upchurch, A. K. Stevens, J.
L. McNeill, H. L. Gatlin, Jr., and
R. B. Lewis. At the directors
meeting following the stockhold
ers meeting H. L.- Gatlin was
elected president, F. B. Sexton
vice president, and R. B. Lewis
executive vice president and
cashier. Miss Jessie B. Ferguson
and A. W. Wood, Jr., were elect
ed assistant cashiers.
At their December meeting the
directors declared a $12 dividend
to stockholders which was paid
January 3, 1956.
County Board
Has Busy Day;
Agent Hired
Woman, 80, Dies
In Fire As Home
Burns Sunday
Mamie Martin, 80-year-old col
ored woman who lived alone on
Henry Moore's place near Stan
ton's station about three miles
south of Raeford, was burned to
death when her home burned to
the ground there Sunday after
noon.
Moore saw the fire and went to
the house and broke in, but by
that time it had gone too far, and
was unable to get in far enough
to do her any god.
Coroner James C. Lentz inves
trgated and reported that she had
had a large fire at about noon
when someone carried food to
her, and that he thought her
clothing had caught fire and the
house from that. She was ourn
ed beyond recognition. She left
no known relatives, Lentz said
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Local F.F.A. Team
Wins Tool Contest
A team representing the local
chapter of the Future Farmers of
America of Hoke County High
School won first place in the Fed
eration Contest on Tool Identifi
cation held at the Vass-Lakeview
School Monday.
The team scored 296 points out
of a oossible 300 to take first
place over its competitors from
Ellerbe, Gibson, Hoffman, Laurel
Hill. Rockingham and Wagram
which along with the Raeford
Chapter, compose the Federation.
The team from Wagram placed
second.
Members of the local team, all
sophomores, were: Oscar Scull,
Ken Randleman, Willard Sessoms,
with Bobby Blanton as alternate.
The boys were accompanied to
the contest by W. P. Phillips, lo
cal chapter advisor and teacher
of Agriculture at Hoke High. The
contest was limited to freshmen
and sophomores.
WHITE IN WRECK
Dean C. White had a brake
lock with him just north of the
State line south of Laurinburg
Saturday, ran off the road and
into a large pine tree. He escaped
serious injury, nut suiieren sev
eral breaks in his nose and pain
ful cuts and bruises. He was hos
pitalized in Laurinburg until
Monday and is recuperating at
home. His car was almost a total
loss.
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The Hoke County board of
commissioners held their regular
monthly meeting for January on
luesday with all members pres
ent but N. H. G. Balfour, who is
recuperating from an operation
at the Veterans Hospital in Dur
ham. The meeting was held Tues
day in order that bids for the
construction of the county health
center, to be built at the corner
of East Center Avenue and Mc
Duffie Street, might be opened.
These bids were reviewed by
the board, and the low one on
the general contract was Clarence
M. Morrison of Shelby at $22,222.
Low electrical bid by Barnhill
Electric Co., of Fayetteville was
$3250; plumbing by R. C. Lamb
and son of Lumberton was $3125,
and heating by Air Flow Heating
Co. of Fayetteville was $1498.76.
Contracts will be awarded by the
board after the bids are reviewed
and approved by the State Medi
cal Care Commission and the U.
S. Department of Health, Educa
tion and Welfare. Total cost by
the low bids is $35,300, including
architects fees, contingencies and
equipment. This figure necessi
tated the appropriation of an ad
ditional $1950 by the county. J.
W. McPhaul was named treas
urer of the health center con
struction funds.
C. M. Brickhouse, district farm
agent with the extension service
of State College appeared before
the board with H. C. Gilliam of
Lee County, whom he recom
mended for the job of assistant
Hoke County farm agent. The
board accepted the recommenda
tion, and employed Gilliam to
begin work on February 1.
A resolution was passed plac
ing two thirds- of all delinquen1
taxes collected this year in the
county general fund and one
third In the school fund.
Contract for auditing all coun
ty accounts but schools was a
warded to Williams and Wall for
$1400.
Road stabilization requests
heard and approved included 1.3
miles from the G. W. Ray place
by the Scull property to the
Ralph Plummer place, and 2.5
iles from hill near Otis Gillis
plne to Parker's Church.
Dng warden was given author-
hj to destroy all rings impound
td and not claimed after two
.veeks.
The board placed the Li'ms
Club room in the county office
hutlding under the management
of the Lions Club, and set a stan 1
ard fee of $2.50 for meetings held
there, the Lions to collect and
remit to the county.
The board authorized the pur
chase of a blackboard for the
courtroom, at the request of the
highway patrolmen, who neod it
in testifying in traffic cases.
Neil J. Gillis, 74,
Buried At Philippi
Baker Quits Baptist
Church After 2 Years
The congregation of the Rae
ford Baptist Church accepted the
resignation of its pastor, the Rev
James E. Baker, Sunday, and Mr
and Mrs. Baker and their chil
dren left Tuesday for Mrs. Ba
ker's home in South Carolina.
The resignation was to be effec
tive the last of January, which
would conclude two years at the
church, and Mr. Baker was given
a leave of absence until that time.
Dr. W. C. Strickland of Wake
Forest College, who was supply
pastor of the church between the
pastorates of the Rev. Judson
Lennon and Mr. Baker, will
preach there Sunday morning, it
was learned today.
Prior to coming here Mr. Baker
held pastorates in Columbia, S.
C, Person County, and came
here from Orangeburg, S. C. He
was born In Charlotte and grew
up in Robeson County.
TO PLAY r.IUDGE FRIDAY
The Rr.efrr.l Duplicate Bridge
club will hold its monthly master
point game Friday night, January
13, at 7:45 o'clock in the Linns
Club room. All bridge players
f-re invitei.
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NO TAGS BEING SOLD
IN RAEFORD THIS YEAR
The Raeford Chamber of Com
merce closed Its license tag office
in the Bank of Raeford building
some time ago, and State tags are
not being sold here this year.
Funeral service was conducted
Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
for Neil J. Gillis, 74, who died
n Cumberland County at about
noon Sunday. The service was
conducted at Philippi Presbyter-
an Church by the Rev. W. B.
Hcyward, pastor, assisted by. the
Rev. A. D. Carswcll, and burial
was in the church cemetery.
Mr. Gillis is survived by his
wife, three daughters, two sons,
two sisters, Mrs. Annie Wood of
Rockfish and Mrs. Ida Hair of
Raeford; three brothers, D. W.
Gillis of Red Springs, RFD, Ar
thur C. and Otis Gillis, both of
this county; and 12 grandchildren.
Mother Of Mrs. Best
Passes In Reidsville
March Of Dimes
Leaders Named,
Benefits Planned
Mrs. Leo Little, county chair
man for the 1956 March of Dimes,
this week announced communi
ity leaders throughout the county
for the drive. She said that co
operation had been good and that
several community benefits were
still to be planned.
In Stonewall Township, where
T. C. Jones is chairman, the Parent-Teacher
association at its
meeting Wednesday night planned
a supper and fiddlers' convention
ff.r the benefit of the polio drive
on Friday night January 20. Sup
per will start at 5:00 p. m. and
will be followed by the fiddlers'
convention at about 7:30, he said,
and prices will be low enough
for the whole family to come.
Mrs. J. A. Jones is president of
the Mildouson PTA.
There will be a brunswick stew
supper at the Ashemont school
Friday night, January 13 for the
benefit of the drive. Serving will
r.tart at 5:00 p. m.
The Elk Restaurant is to give
all receipts from coffee sales to
morrow to the drive, and Manager
Sidney Epstein of the Raeford
Theatre has announced that all
roDPom sales on IVday, January
2'., will be given in the Marc "i of
Dimes.
The community chairmen as an
nounced by Mrs. Little are Bob
by Gibson in Antioch, Dave Cur
rie in Allendale, T. C. Jones in
ftonewall, Ralph Plummer at
Wayside, Mrs. Roscoe Bundy at
Rockfish, E. C. Smith, Jr., in
Blue Springs, Mrs. Mrytle John
son at Ashley Heights, Mrs. Eu
rene Bauer at McCain and Miss
Peggy McFadyei? at Montrose.
Mrs. Martin Baumgartner is
chairman of the Mother's March
on Polio hi Raeford.
Judge Williams
To Hold Court
Here Next Week
The regular January term of
Hoke County Superior Court is
to convene next Monday morn
ing, January 16, with Judge
Clawson L. Williams, of Sanford,
presiding. The term is for trial
of criminal and civil cases and
the same grand jury that served
at the November term is to serve.
About 30 criminal cases are set
for trial at the term, with some
40 defendants being involved in
these. Most cases on the docket
are appeals from lower courts as
usual, although there are several
in which felonies are charged.
There are three cases in which
carnal knowledge, or statutory
rape is charged. Defendants In
these are Willie Ray Thomas,
continued from November, Dan-
lal W. McPhaul and David Mc
Dougald.
There are several cases set for
trial which were postponed dur
ing the Thanksgiving week term
of tourt in which the theft of to
bacco on various occasions is
charged, and there are other cases
charging breaking and entering
and larceny. Matthew McRae, Jr.,
colored, is charged with attempt
ed arson, and Eugene Smith, col
ored, is charged with seduction.
Criminal cases are all set for
trial on Monday and Tuesday
except for the one in which Ho
ward Wilson, Virginia truck
driver, is charged . with man
slaughter. Jury list for the term is as fol
lows: Warren Childress, Robert
Slagle, Lonnie Crowley, Julian
B. McKeithan, Boyd E. Reynolds,
W. E. Willis, Bernice Garner, R.
L. Sessoms, James Pate, Mrs. C.
R. Suddreth, Colon Cook, Clyde
C. Stocks, Howard McDougald,
Sam Hiser, B. J. Jones, O. G. Wil
liams, Daniel B.Conoly, W, L, .
Strider, R. L. Brooks, John W.
Scull, Harvey Brock, F. B. Harris,
R. B. Duncan, W. L. Roper, Dave
New, H. E. Batton, J. W. Canaday,
James W. Taylor, Ruben Pate,
Love Jones, Frank Schaker, H.
C. Maxwell, Clayton Gore, D. B.
McFadyen, D. M. Ray, Worth
McCall, L. B. Seals, Jr., Mrs.
Mary McBryde, C. M. Gainey,
Wilmer Hendrix.
Car Hits Schoolboy
Near Hoke High
Mis. Annie Mae Mitchell, 76,
died at her home in Reidsville
Tuesday after a short illness.
The former Annie Mae Witt, she
had spent most of her life in
Reidsville. Funeral service was
conducted at the First Baptist
Church of Reidsville at 3:00 o'
clock Wednesday by the pastor,
the Rev. Donald G. Myers, and
burial followed In Greenview
Cemetery in Reidsville.
Mrs. Mitchell is survived by
two daughters, including Mrs.
John Best of Raeford, three sons,
one sister, 12 grandchildren and
2 great grandchildren. ,
Jerry Ellis, 16-year-old junior
at Hoke High school, was hit by
a car shortly after 8:30 this morn
ing on Fifth Avenue north of
school. He suffered a broken leg
and various cuts and bruises, and
is a patient at Moore County
Hospital.
The car was driven by Mrs
Evelyn Smith Knapp. According
to school authorities the accident
was caused by young Ellis, son
of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Ellis, run
ning into the path of the car
before he saw it.
Woodmen Install '56
Officers Thursday
Raeford Camp 118, Woodmen
of the World, held its regular
meeting at the Woodman hall last
Thursday night and officers for
1956 were installed by Assistant
State Manager D. G. Mclvin of
Charlotte. ;
Officers intsalled were D. J.
Campbell consul commander; W.
V. Dark, past consul commander;
W. E. Willis, adviser lieutenant;
C. M. Baker, auditor; Jam
Wood, banker; Clarence M. Willis,
secretary; Dan Campbell, Jr., es
cort; G. V. Baker, watchman;
Angus Wilkes, sentry; Edwin
Hasty, camp chaplain.
The Woodmen meet at the hall
each first and third Thursday
night and Invite all visiting Wood
men to attend.
Girls Win Two
As Boys Divide;
Play Here Friday
The Hoke High boys and girls
marie a clean sweep here Friday
night as they won two basket
ball games from the teams from
St. Pauls. The game was the sixth
victory for the girls, who are so
far undefeated. On Tuesday night
they went to Sanford and won
another, while the boys lost.
Against St. Pauls the Hoke
girls were ahead most of the
contest, leading, 12-10 at the
quarter and 20-16 at the half.
Guin was leading pointmaker for
the Hoke team with 17. She was
followed by Morris with 13, Vir
ginia McNeill with nine and Gat
lin with eight. Guards were Lin
thicum, Matthews and Shirley
McNeill. Hoke won, 47-29.
The boys team made a good
showing against the St. Pauls
boys as they won their contest by
28 points. At the end of the first
quarter the game was tied, 10-10,
but Hoke was out in front 16-14
at the half and went in to win,
G7-39. Koonce took scoring hon
ors with 21 points, followed by
Upchurch with 12, Culbreth with
nine and Ronald Huffman with
seven.
Sanford Is Tougher
In Sanford Tuesday night the
competition was considerably
harrier to handle. The girls man
aged to win by six points, 42-36,
but the boys met one of the
stronger teams they have faced
this season and lost by 23 points,
67-44. In the girls game Guin was
again high with 30 points, fol
lowed by Morris with 10. Sanford
led 12-10 at the quarter, but
Hoke was In front 24-22 by half
time. In the boys game Sanford was
in front most of the way. Koonce
led the individual scoring for the
contest, with 18 points, followed
by Tickle and Ronald Huffman
with nine each.
Boys and girls jrlll play the
Wadesboro teams In the local
gym Friday night