The News-Journal
Tke Hoke County News-Establithed 1928
Tke Hoke County Journal-Eeldbluhod 1905
VOLUME UV; NUMBER
THUI&DAT, DECEMBER 17, 1959
RAEFORD, N. C
12 PAGES 19c PER COPT
c^cLUncia i ;
ty ne Editor
/Since the rules for joining the
National Guard have recently
been changed to allow former
hiembers of the Guird or other
services to joht with their prior
service ratings there have bsen
quite a few former military and
naval fellows to get in the local
tank battalion headquarters com
pany. I am told by Chi^ War
rant Officer Roger W. Dixon, ad
ministrator of the company.
; . Roger asked me to mention the
fact in the paper, as there might
be others interested in getting
in and drawing a day’s pay for
'p drill at their old rate. Those
signing up in the last week or
^iwo are Hollis Martin, Edwin
j^hitley, Robert L. Haithcock,
'William L. Monroe, John W. Cad-
dell, William H. Bruton, and
Raeford Policeman Marvin C.
.Grissom. Others interested may
get the details from Dixon at
armory here any day.
^lilost of us in the Guard are
right peculiar about it, you
know. We are in, and we seldom
sair mud) to anyone else about
ft, figuring if they were inter
ested they wiuld find out for
tbemselves, and not wanUng to
gd anyone who doesn’t really
feel like he wants to be a mem
ber, We cuss it and discuss it,
but most of us who get in stay
in because it’s a lot of 'fun and
because, I guess, most are just
big,boys when you get right
down to it.
Being just big boys, we get a
r^al kick oiit of getting to woric
with about the finest set of big
toys you could imagine—tanks
and, two-way radios foy. just a-
bput everyone, and bazookas and
jeeps. Of course, getting off with
the boys evefy am and' then has
its appeal, tooi, Mi.-# are now
}||eking forward to running all
over. qariai - tar, thp—i’BibMm'a
shooting the .9lg mtilknincr
guns and machine guijs next
iiimnier.
' The reason I am making this
fpitch although I couldn’t be
more sincere, is that we have an
outfit which is recognized as one
of the finest in the United States,
by the Ariny, and we get equip
ment which is better and get it
quicker than most others. To
keep this enviable status we
must maintain a high level of
manpower as well as a high level
of training efficiency. We are
anxious to kebp our high stand
lag and priority oi equipment,
aid we would like to have a few
mete men who arb reaRy inter
ested to help'us. ThaPi another
thing we like- about the Guard;
it’s purely voluntary. The men
in it want to'be in it, and my
guesi is that’s, the biggest feason
we do so well at our training.
Plag waving'js out of my line,
as it' is with most Guardsmen,
but I feel that it should be of
Isome comfort to the people of
this counry to have us equipped,
trained and ready in case some
thing happens. That is even
^ore important in the coastal
■areas if our country. Guardsmen
are the minutemen of today just
ps much as the original minute-
f cn were two hundred years
[0, and many of us remember
at the Army which fought the
war in 1942 was made up in large
majority of National Guardsmen.
Without these Guardsmen our
laountry could never have stayed
in the war long enough to train
tlw- army which won it.
-•We feel some pride in the fact
that we are trained and ready to
day to meet any need our coun
try may have for us. We’ll wel
come. others who may want to
get in and help.
Lion of the Year ... -At the
.annual Ladies Night banquet
held at McLauchlin School last
week, the Lions Club selected B.
My biggest appologies for mis
haps in connection with last
week’s paper must go to my old
finend and contemporary, Jake
Austin for leaving his name, out
when the list of trustees of the
county public library was print
ed. Jake is not only a member of
this board, but is the one who
does most of the work, being
bookkeeper and treasurer for
the; library. He does a fine job,
which the community should
lilipw about and appreciate, and
I am truly sorry we left out his
name.
..Another item which is still
r^ht on my desk whete I had it
te put in last week is about the
Seal Pi'rent-Teacher meeting,
which was Tuesday night this
time instead of Monday as usual,
and thus needed a little .more
advance publicity. That’s the way
^happens, it Deems—we don’t
foeget or mix up the ones that
don’t matter, just those which do.
One thing certain. I’ll bet there
more opportunities for mis-
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Farmers Passing
Up Opportunity
For Tax Return
“It has gone over far better
than I expected it to,’’ Alfred
K. Leach said of the Hoke Far
mers Club. The second meeting
of the new organization drew
nearly 60 farmers for supper
Monday night at Hoke High
School.
Announcements were made of
an adult welding course and a
workshop on tax returns for the
next meeting.
W. P. Phillips, Hoke High vo
cational agriculture teacher, told
farmers present that' all should
notify him if they are interested
in taking the course^ on welding
. which ^..^^be^staT^ at Hhe
r -eeHing.
J. Davis as the man of the year
and presented this trophy to
him recognizing his work on the
several Lions projects. With him
in the photo is the Lion tamer,
Ashwell Harward, who presented
the award, and the club’s presi
dent, Luke Wood.
Lions Honor Davis;
Entertain Ladies
't
' Leach, .Hoke farmer and assist
ant agriculture teacher at Hoike
High, told members of the club
that at the next meeting they
should bring their gasoline re
ceipts so that the amount of tax
due the farmers could be filed
for.
Leach stated that he had made
an informal survey of the county
and found that less than one-
tenth of the farmers ever file
for money dUe them from gaso
line taxes.
One farmer Leach mentioned
would have been eligible for sev
eral hundred dollars if he had
filed for it.
Report On Experiment
President Bernice Williamson
presented to the group the re
sults of five experiments on
cotton.
County Agent W. C. Williford
showed results of soy bean and
corn tests on light land.
The agent also introduced
the new wildlife supervisor for
the county, Bobby Lee Walters.
Roy Bennent of N. C. State
College Extension Service pre
sented a program on tobacco, ex
plaining the function of the plant
bed and giving yields for cer
tain varieties. He also told of
diseases that attack tobacco.
He was introduced by Eli
Shankle, program chairman.
Library To Observe Holiday
The Hoke Library will be clos
ed December 24, 25, and 26, it
was announced today by Mrs.
Luke Bethune, librarian.
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Board Members Are
Hosts To Firemen
At Annual Supper
Raeford’s pommissioners were
hosts to volunteer firemen at a
supper at Hoke High School cafe
teria Monday night. The annual
event is a custom of many years
standing^ according to Charles
Morrison,
- Wiggins ..haT diarge of
preparing the s^per for the fire
men.
Member of the Raeford Lions
Club honored their ladlies Thurs
day at a banquet held at Mc
Lauchlin School.
Highlight of the evening’s pro
gram was the presentation of the
"Lion of the Year’’ award to B.
J. Davis.
Certificates recognizing their
work in the Boy Scouts during
the past year were presented to
Davis, J. E. Hasty, and Ernest
Haire, guest of the club.
Door prizes were woo by Mrs.
Eddie Askew, Mrs. 0. B. Phifer,
Mrs. B. J. Davis, and Mrs. Luke
Wood.
Corsages of white carnations
were given the ladies arid the
cjUD’s welcome was expressed
'Wood;
Thtf^SplMe from the ladlet
was given by Mrs. Harry Harri
son.
Hoke Patrolman
Nabs Killer Suspect
A man charged with murder
of a Harnett County woman and
a man in Scotland County and
his three companions were ar
rested in Hoke County Friday
morning by W. T. Herbin, high
way patrolman.
State and county officers had
suspected Leroy Jones, colored,
with the murder of Frank All
red a one-arm peddler in Scot
land County and broadcast a de
scription of the car Jones was
using over the highway patrol
radio.
Herbin spotted the car on the
bypass of US 401 and followed
it some miles north toward the
Cumberland County line where
he stopped and arrested Jones
and his companions.
None of the four men ,all farm
laborers, gave him any trouble,
the officer stated. He took them
to the Scotland County line and
turned them over to that county’s
sheriff. ’
After Jones was taken into
custody, Herbin said he confess
ed to the slaying of Mrs. C. M.
Dupree, wife of a Harnett Coun
ty farmer. The negro man also
robbed her of about $100, accord
ing to police investigation.
Charged with robbery and be
ing accessories before and after
'Recorder Hears
light Docket At
Tuesday Session
The judge of Recorder’s Court
and the other officers had time
for an aftemon of fishing follow
ing the Tuesday session. Only
six cases were beard during the
morning session.
Edgar Linney, colored, pled
guilty of non-support of his wife
and children. A sentence of six
months on the roads is to be
suspended on payment of $20 a
month for support of the wife
and children.
Terry Lee Ogletrec, white,
pled guilty of failing to yield the
right of way resulting in a col
lision. Judgment was suspended
on payment of costs of court.
^rman W. Crowley, white,
pled guilty of driving under the
influence of alcohol. A sentence
of six months on the roads was
to be suspended on payment of
$100 and the costs.
William Gulledge, white, pled
guilty of assault on a female.
Judgment was suspended on pay
ment of $125 and the costs.
William F. McVickers, white,
pled guilty of driving without
registration card and having no
liability insurance. A sentence of
90 days on the roads was to be
suspended oh payment of $25
and the costs.
Malcolm Laney, white, pled
guilty of non-support. A sentence
of a year on the roads is to be
suspended on payment of $15
monthly for the support of his
family and the costs.
Bonds forfieted: two at $20,
one at $30.
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Voters Approve
Cotton Controls
A record number of cotton
farmers turned out Tuesday to
OMtf oveMwtmtngty to continue
■pri^ supports and acreage con-
trol% 'according to Miis Louise
V. Blue, manager of the Hoke
Agricultural Stabilization and
Conservation office.
Forty-five per cent of the eli
gible voters turned out to ap
prove not only the controls but
an assessment of ten cents a bale
for n state organization promot
ing cotton.
County Agent W. C. Williford
stated- that this was a very hope
ful sign that interest in cotton
is reviving, adding that agricul
tural workers have ben trying
for several years to promote
more interest in cotton.
450 voted for the cotton refer-
Galatia Church Burns
Sunday; Little Saved
BnMiig AlMit
mYcareOM
To Toll No More . . . Amid the
charred ruins of Galatia Presby
terian Church is the bell that
"had been in use for over 30 years
according to Miss Eloise McGill,
I Hoke Teams Start
Good Cage Season
Win Four In Week
By Tom Cameron, Jr.
21; Charles Thomas, 22; and
Willie Gibson, all of Angler, at
is Jones ,who is 24.
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Galatia Pageant
Christmas Pageant will be
presented by G«latia Church
mataibers at the RockJish School
auditorium Sunday, December
20 at 7:30 p.m. Everyone is in
vited.
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Choirs To Sing Sunday
Children’s choirs at the Rae-
ford Presbyterian Church w
present “The Music of Christm
Sunday evening, December 20,
7!00 p.m. Mrs. Kerr Stevens
the director of the choirs.
the murders were Albert Bailey,if*^T=
21- CharlP. Thnmas oo. 'iavoring the assessment per bale
Oil Man Answers Price Charge
A voice of protest was raised at
a civic club here last week to I
the charge of price fixing placed *
on major oil companies by the at
torney general, Malcolm Seawell.
Archie Thornhill ,personnel
manager for Esso in the Caro-
linas spoke at the Thursday meet
ing of the Kiwanis Club on
Crawford Thomas’ program.
After delivering a speech that
sounded as if it were prepared
for sales, trainees, so filled was it
with platitudes such as “it is the
leader who can inspire interest
and excitement in others’’ and
"the most characteristic theme of
our time is that the impossible
has become the routine’’, Thorn
hill got down to business and
waded into the attorney general’s
charge that the oil companies
have been fixing prices by col-,
lusion.
He said that the oil companies
found themselves leaning on a
law that was contrary to their
conception of fair trade.
The first question was from
R. B. Lewis who asked what caus
ed the variance of prices from
county to county, since there are
so many Esso distributors.
A vague sort of reply was given
this question by Thornhill who
stated that something called the
"temporary voluntary discount”
accounted for the difference in
price. Thi# "discount” cost Esso
millions every year, Thornhill
said.
Gas is only commodity that
costs less now than it did in
1925, Thornhill stated. At that
time it cost 25 cents a gallon
with 4 cents being tax. Now it
costs 31 cents a gallon with 11
cents being tax. Consequently
the gas itself costs less than in
1925, he stated.
W. 0. Simpson wanted to know
how the cost of gas in this state
compares with others. The oil
man told him that gas here costs '
about one cent less than a 55-
city average made by Esso. In
some cities in New Jersey near
the refineries the gas is much
cheaper.
After going from this question
into a discussion of the cost of
moving crude oil, Thornhill stat
ed that in the first six months of
1959 Esso bad made a $45,000,-
000 investment in the Carolinas
and had a return of only 1.5 per
cent on that investment.
Asked by William Moses if
the major companies required
dealers to sell products at cer
tain prices, Thornhill replied no,
adding ambiguously that if ma
jor oil companies would leave
the dealers alone, and stop tam
pering with retail prices then
things would be better.
Clyde Upchurch, Jr. asked
why most price wars start in
the Piedmont. The ail man ak
swered that the Piedmont has a
lot of “Mom and Pop” stations;
These are a headachy to the oil'
companies because they are us
ually combination of gas station
and restaurant or grocery. Be
cause of making profits from
other sales ,they can juggle the
price of gasoline pretty much as
it pleases them. In turn this
forces the independent dealer to
lower his prices, which in turn
makes the brand-name dealer
lower his prices. ^
Thornhill added that th^ ma
jor oil companies weire to blame
for that situation, since they
never should have installed the
gas pumps in the “Mom and
Pop” stations to begin with. |
He further stated that Esso:
was Just trying to make a profit ^
and a 1.5 per cent return on $45
million wasn’t much of a profit.'
At this Marion Gatlin asked if
they had ever thought of going
into the drug business.
M. D. Yates asked if independ
ent dealers have thei«- own refin
eries since the major oil com
panies do not supply them.
Thornhill answerec^ that many
of them are supplied by compan
ies that deal with independents
entirely. He remained after the
meeting to answer questions oth
ers might have.
numbered 470; 24 opposed it.
Federal cotton controls have
to be renewed every year. The
cotton assessment ior the state
drganization had its first test in
three years Tuesday and voters
approved it for another three
years.
The vote by communities on
the cotnrol measure is given with
the. favoring votes listed first.
Allendale: 44. 0; Antioch: 32,
Blue Springs: 62, 1; Wayside:
tt, 1; Rockfish: 18, 1; Buckhom:
0;* Montrose: 63, 0; Raeford:
t;'and' Stonewall: 44, 0.
favoring the ten cents
Ressment for the stale
n are listed first with
unity.
e: 44, 0; Antioch: 30,
ings: 57, 1; Wayside:
ockfish: 15, 2; Buck-
Montrose: 54, 3;
20, 2; and Stonewall:
Raeford’s Bucks are giving fans
grounds to believe that the sea
son on the basketball court will
be as good as that on the grid
iron. Of the games played Fri
day and Tuesday, all were vie-,
lories for the Hoke teams.
Defeat Laurel Hill
The Bucks lengthened their
winning streak at Laurel Hill
Tuesday night. This was the 4th
successive win for the Bucks,
wlio dropped their first game of
the season to St. Pauls.
Thp Bucks were cold at the
start of the game, and Laurel
Hill held a two point advantage
at the end of the first quarter.
Jimmy Guin found the range in
the second quarter to put the
Bucks ahead at halftinie 26-21.
The Raeford five widened the
margin in the second half
through the scoring of Jimmy
Guin, Larry Phillips ,and Bill
McPhaul to win the contest, 61-
50. The Bucks hit fairly well
from the floor and an improved
68 per cent from the foul line.
FG FT F PTS
Upchurch 2 3 4
Guin 6 7 5 19
Loftus 4 12 9
PhiUips 3. 6 1 12
Tickle 2236
McPhaul 5 1 3 11
Girls 71 — Laurel HiU 50
The Hoke High girls continued
their strong offense Tuesday
Faulty comMctioas to a MW
* gas furnace were thougM by
several to be the cause of the
i fire Sunday moruing that de
stroy^ Galatia PresbyteriaD
Church. The pastor, the Rev.
Charles Murray and others, a*
mong them, D. B. Harris of the
congregation, stated that the fire
started around a gas furnace. •
The fire was noticed just be
fore time for the morning wor
ship service. Within an hour the
building lay in ruins.
Had Just Added Room
A basement had just been ex
cavated and several classrooms
added to the church plant, ac
cording to the pastor.
Two pianos and a refrigerator
had just been given to the
church also.
Nothing was saved from the
Sunday Schiol rooms or the kit
chen.
Items Saved
After the congregation was
told of the fire they were able to
take some things from the sanc
tuary. The pulpit, pulpit chairs.
Communion table, piano and or
gan, and some hymnals were
taken from the burning build
ing.
In 100th Year
one of the eldest members of the Galatia was founded in )S2S;
congregation. Fire destroyed the the building that burned Sunday
.church Sunday morning just be- was built by Peter Monroe in
fore the hour for the morning 1859. He also built Camp Ground
worship service. Methodist Church and the old
I McLauchlin-McFadyen house off
I US 401 north, now owned by
. Kerr Stevens, according to Miss
, Eloise McGill, one of the eMest
members of Galatia congregation.
Malcolm Meinnis also helped
build the church. Miss McGill
stated, adding that there were
I descendents of his in the congre
gation Sunday.
Temporary Quarters
Until another church can be
built the congregation of Gala
tia Church will meet in Rock-
fish School, the pastor stated.
The following is published at
the request of the pastor of the
church;
To .411 Our Friends:
“On behalf of the Session and
Congregation of Galatia Presby
terian Church, I would like to
express the gratitude of us all for
the assistance of our friends dur
ing the time of the fire which
destroyed our church building.
We particularly wish to thank
the many fire departments that
responded so quickly to our call
of distress. We appreciate more
than words can express both the
help given at the time of the
fire and the expressions of con
cern and offers of help and as
sistance that have come to us
since that time.
“Your prayers and the support
of your concern will strengthen
us as we face the difficult task
of rebuilding.”
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night by defeating Laurel Hill
for the second time this year,
with a score of 7150. Coach
Wood’s team had no trouble
winning their third victory a-
gainst no defeats thus far for
the season. Evans McNeill con
tinued her high scoring with 35
points. Connie Cuibreth scored in
the double figures as she hit for
24. Ann Gatlin scored 8 and
Bunny Dark 4- Pat McPhaul a-
gain left the game" on fouls af
ter a fine job at one of the guard
positions.
The Hoke High Bucks took
their first conference victory,
from the Laurinburg Scots by a
score of 57-36 Friday night. This
was the third win of the season
for the Bucks and their first
game of conference play. The
Hoke cagers shot well from the
floor and hit on 50 per cent of
their foul shots.
The Bucks led throughout the
game, played in Laurinburg, and
the Scots failed to threaten the
10-point advantage obtained by
the Bucks in the second quarter.
Loftus was the leading scorer for
the Bucks with 14 points. Up
church and Tickle added 12 and
11.
The Hoke High girls won their
second and third straight games
from Laurinburg and Laurel Hill
during the past week. Last Fri
day the Raeford girls defeated
Laurinburg 67-51. This was their
second win of the season and
first conference victory.
Band, Glee Club
In Annual Recital
Tonight At School
The annual Band and Glee
I Club concert will be held tonight
in the auditorium of Hoke High
School at 8:00 o’clock. The Band’s
\ performance will come first and
I will last abiut half an hour, ae-
I cording to the director, Larry
I Parler.
Following the Band’s part of
The Hoke girls led through
out the game and had a 12 point
advantage at halftime. Evans
McNeill held her average above
30 points by scoring 33 against I tf** concert, the Glee Club will
the Scots. Anne Gatlin hit fir | present its annual concert under
18 and Connie Culbreth scored' the direction of Mrs. Neill A.
16. I McNeill.
Both teams will be idle until
after the holidays when they will
resume play.
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4-H Club Meets
Soloists In Cantata . . . Shown
above are the principal singers
in the cantata, “The Song of
Christmas” which will be pre
sented i^unday evening at the
RSefbrd Methodist Church at
7:30.
Mrs. William Moses, Mrs. R. B.
Lewis, and Mrs. W. R. Barring-1
ton are in the front row, left to ^
right. On the second row. left to ■
right, are Bryan Miller and Dr. |
D. W. Whitehead.
The church choir will be di
rected in the presentation by
Larry Parler. Miss Jessie Bright
Ferguson will be organist and
the narrator is to be the Rev.
Kermit Wheeler.
The cantata is an arrangement
by Roy Ringwald, who has done
much of the musical arranging
for Fred Waring. (Photo by W.
L. Moses)
Members of the Mildousort -ir
H Club held their regular month
ly meeting December 8. Presi- i
dent Harry Daniels presided as |
plans for Christmas were made.
Home Agent Josephine Hall help
ed girls select projects for the
year and Frank Williams, assist
ant farm agent, took the boys
for a tour of poultry farms.
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Baptists To Give
Pageant Of Holy
Child’s Birthday
Youth Club To Decorate
at Sanatorium
Members of the Hoke High
School 4-H Club met Thursday.
The club’s December project
A Christmas pngeoat wig bo
presented at 7:30 Sunday evening
at the Raeford BapliM dHuvta
by the choirs at that churctL au-
der the directioo ol Mrs. J K.
Austin.
A proceesioaa) sriR begfa ttae
program followed by several of
the familiar Christmas caroli.
'The first scone at the pagHUi
is ^of God’s mcMeager. ptavo9
by''^obort Weaver, fefetellsig
the birth ef tho Meeeieh. Pel
lowing this the chapel
will be decorating a room at the/der the directioo of Lothor H
Sanatorium at McCain with! vis will sing in proioo P
Christmas greenery and carry- j Saviour,
iag fruit to boys aud girls who! Mrs. Susan Burk* and W. 1
are patienta there. I (Continued on ftafl 9