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VOLUME LV; NO. 41
THURSDAY. MARCH 2, ISfl
RAEFORD, N. C.
12 PAGES He PER COPT
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By Paul Dickson
Ralph Plummer wants to re
mind members of the Hoke High
Booster Club of their supper
meeting to be held at the Diner
on Monday night at 6:30. He says
that Principal Dewey Huggins
and Coach Floyd Wilson will dis
cuss the benefits the school re
ceives from the activities of the
dub.
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Its* SiiViciiTf«
I really do think you ^ould
take a minute Friday and go to
the Methodist Church and give
the Bloodmobile a pint. The pro
gram is being paid for by your
United Fund, a^ it is a money-
■aving program as well as a life
saving one. It is not painful,
doesn’t take long, and just might
wind up being mighty beneficial
to you or your own family. None
of os knows when such a need
will arise, but sooner or later it
does in most families. Last year
we got up a measly 104 pints in
all the time it was here, and
Hoke , people called on the blood
bank for 116. Let’s help to have
• little credit balance this time.
In addition to Pete Young,
who is covered in another arti
cle, you may have had a chance
in the last few weeks to meet
Mrs. Lucy Gray Peebles, long
time reporter for the Norfolk
Virginia-Pilot before moving
with her husband to Parkton re
cently. She has been helping us
with the news reporting on a
somewhat indefinite basis, but
will probably be around much of
the time at least until the jubil
ee. This thing is gathering mom
entum like a rolling snowball
gathers snow, and we aim to have
enough people and facilities
her to do justice to it. She has
already gotten mighty interested
In the. jubilee, and much of her
work will probably deal with it
after Young gets his feet on the
ground and takes over more of
the general news. . ,
And 1 am not quitting'wpirif,
in case that is the impression.
It’s just that the candle has been
getting some . burning on both
ends with me working on • the
Fort Bragg paper and here too,
and neither has been getting as
much aTmy effort as it needed
ACCIDENT AFTERMATH—The sedan
of paratrooper James Robert Winningham
lies on its side after swerving into Huff
man's E^o station. The accident caused
$600 damage to the station and $300 to
the car, but fortunately^ no one was
hurt. Winningham was charged by the
Highway Patrol with exceeding the safe
speed.
Jubilee Belles Show Interest
During Two Recent Meetings
Enthusiasm in the Hoke Coun
ty Golden Jubilee took on new
fervor Thursday as the Jubilee
Belles organization came into be
ing.
Evidence of added interest
among the women was seen
Thursday as the planned activ
ities were explained and a pre
view of the Jubilee Belles cos
tumes was given.
Mrs. Sam Homewood, chair
man of the'Women’s Participa
tion Division, and Mrs. Lawren
ce McNeill, Jubilee Belles chair
man, called a double meeting of
the women from both town and
country Thursday afternoon and
night, and both were well at
tended.
W. T. Gibson, Spectacle Di
vision chairman, described the
Josephine Hall came by Tues
day with a proof of the histori
cal souvenir plate for the Jubil
ee which she had received from
the manufacturing company so
she could check its correctness.
It is a real beauty, in trty opin
ion, has a nice drawing of the
courthouse in the center of the
10-inch plate, with 10 or 12 other
historic pictures in the form of
line drawings around the outside.
Most of the pictures you have
seen in The News-Journal at one
time or another, and we are go
ing to print a picture of the
plate as soon as the corrections
are made ,and another proof is
received. It is something every
home must have to remember
this event by, I would say.
around....
....town
With Sam Morris
I While making the rounds this
' week John Campbell down at
The Johnson Company said he
found a paper while cleaning
out a desk drawer the other day
which must have belonged to the
-late J. S. Johnson. It was a typed
letter with a J. S. Johnson, Plant
er, letterhead. John didn’t seem
,to think Mr. Johnson had writ
ten it but after bringing it back
to the office and showing it to
Paul we believe it could be at
tributed to the late Paul. DJe-
son, maybe he wrote or maybe
he clipped it. The letter follows:
FARMER ADMITS ERROR
There seems to be so much
talk about our so-called Repub-
licaif prosperity. I believe it is
my duty to write my views on
the same and help to analyze the
situation as far as possible, so
we can make up oiir minds we
ought to change our way of liv
ing-
I have taken my own case for
instance: I see my mistakes and
Hnany others have acted likewise
I bought a car instead of a farm
and it wore out; but the farm 1
figured on is still 0. K. 1 invest
ed in a radio instead of a cow
and the radio gives static instead
'^of milk.
I am feeding five hound dogs
Instead of five pigs. I had our pi
ano tuned instead of the well
cleaned. I spent all my cash in
1928 and tradpd up my future
(Continued on Page 6)
New Editor Named
anization
Publisher Paul Dickson an
nounced this week the appoint
ment of Peter B. Young as ed
itor of The News-JoumaL At^c
same time Sam C. Morris was
named general manager of the
paper.
Pete Young
Young comes to Raeford from
Wilmington where he was the
state editor for the Star-News
newspapers.
Morris has been with The
News-Journal for nfore than 25
years and has sefved in all mech
anical capacities, and during the
past year has assumed the ad
vertising and much of the bus
iness management in addition
to the supervision of the plant.
He will continue to supervise
sales of advertising, commercial
printing and office supplies.
In announcing Young’s addi
tion to the staff and appoint
ment as editor, Dickson said
“We believe we are fortunate
in obtaining a man with Mr.
Young’s varied capabilities and
experience. He shares with me
and Sam Morris the desire and
intention to make The News-
Journal the finest weekly news
paper in the state.’’
In placing the major portion
of the editorial and business op
eration of the paper with the
two, Dickson said he was re
cognizing the fact that as pub
lisher of the Fort Bragg STRAC
“Paraglide,” Fort Bragg’s post
newspaper, during the past sev
eral months he had been unable
to devote adequate time to main
tain The News-Journal at\the
level of excellence and serw
it must provide for the .people
of Hoke County. The.£or): Bragg
post newspaper has existed only
a few month and is still in the
development stage.
Abolit Peter B. Young
Peter B. Young is a 2fl-year-
old Air Force veteran, a gradu
ate 0 fLouisianna State Univer
sity, is married to the former
Jo Aone Roberts of Montgomery,
Alabama. They have two small
sons.
.Young was born in New Jersey
raised in California and came
South with the Air Force in
1953. He says: “The North is too
cold, in more ways than one.’’
The new editor is a Presby
terian and a Democrat. (Morris is
also a Democrat) H«i(i|yas a grad
uate student in American his
tory at the University of North
Carolina from 1957 to 1960, hold
ing Woodrow Wilson and South
ern Fund fellowships.
In a letter to Dickson the
first of this week. Young said:
(Continued on Page 6)
details of the week-long jubilee,
to take place May 20-27, and ex
plained the preparatory work of
the dozens of committees which
have already been formed and
put to work.
He said that all public spirit
ed persons in the county wwld
need to work together to ^uflThe
event over in its anticipated-
fashion. It will take 250 men,
women and children to stage the
pageant alone, he said, and hun
dreds of adults will make up the
'numerous committees requi^
' 'for pi^paratory work .
( “If this jubilee does nothing
more than, draw the peoole in
the county closer together, it
will have been worth the effort,”
'Gib«on said.
Mrs. McNeill explained that a
Jubilee Belle is not necessa^iv
one of beauty, but that every fun-
loving female in th^ country
should wear a jubilee button and
bonnet and dress un on “Prome-*
nade Day” in old fashioned
clothes.
Mrs. Homewood pointed out
that, while a prize is .offerd for
the most authentic 1911 costume,
outfits can be worn of any era
from Georjie Washington’s day
through any more recent date
not including styles similar to
those of the present day.
For an unannounced number
weeks prior to the .jubilee,
ridays will be knows as “Dress
—Up” or “Promenade Day
Costumes will also be worn ev
ery day during festival week.
Prizes will be offered for the
bes.t copy of the suggested pat
tern for a jubilee dress, for the
best matching mother-daughter
team, and for the best dressed
family group.
A number of women who have
already completed their costum
es, modeled them for those at
tending Thursday’s meetings.
Others, not attending, may con
tact Mrs. Therasa McBryde, Sun-
bonnet and Dress chairpian; Mrs.
Homewood or Mrs. McNeill for
further information concerning
outfits.
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IMver Runt Into
Station Yesterday
A young Fort Bragg paratroop
er proceeding south on Highway
401, careened into Huffman’s
Esso service station early Wed
nesday afternoon.
Highway Patrolman J. E. Du
pree said that James Robert
Winningham, 19, was driving
about 60 miles per hour when
he swerved to avoid a truck op
erated by J. H. Irby.
Winningham was cited by Du
pree with exceeding a safe speed.
No one was injured, according
to Pat^lman Dupree, but dam
age was estimated at $990—$600
to the punyps at the gas station,
$300 to the vehicle which over
turned.
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Inquest Holds
Youth (m Bond,
Manslaughter
A coroner’s jury Friday night
found cause to hold Bobby Ray
Creech, 17-year-old white youth
of Route Four, Red Springs, for
action of the county grand jury
on an indictment charging man
slaughter.
The 'inquest was held in the
county courtroom before Coron
er Dr. William Barry and a jury
composed of Bobby Carter,
Frank, Crumvler, Neil Senter,
Scott Poole, Jimmy Warner and
Bobby Cox.
Testimony was heard from
State Highway Patrolman E. G.
Inman regarding the wreck on
February 21 in which F. Knox
Watson, Jr., lost his lif& Also
testifying was Jerry Gattis, 16,
who was a passenger in the pick
up truck operated by Creech.
Bond for.jCreech*s appearance
before the grand jury was
set at $1,080 'ahd posted.
Unconfirmed reports l^eceived
yesterday were that Edward
Currie was still in serious con
dition' in p^apel Hill with a
broken neck and that James
Jienry McGougan had been hurt
W(^ that was repofled 1;
Vzeiw and'was still in the how^.
tal ill Laihdibiirg.''i ^ ^
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Bucks In Tournament
At Aberdeen^Tonight
Play Wadeskoro;
Game At 7:11
READY, HIKE—Says Jimmy Guin in the course of
Friday’s victory over Dunn. In background is Larry
Upchurch, while Ray Stevenson, at Gain’s right, makes
a grab for the elusive ball.
Plans Made For
S«*nrice
Bloodmobile Is
Call At Raeford
Colored Belles
Hold Meeting
For (^ganizatkm
Barbecue Supper
A barbeque supper will be held
at Wayside Community House,
Friday, March 3. from 5 to 8
p.ra. It is being sponsored by
Parker’s Methodist Church.
The Red Cross Bloodmobile
will visit Hoke County Friday,
March 3. Cb'de Upchurch, Jr.,
county chairman, announced.
I' The center will be set up at
I the Raeford Methodist Church
and will operate from 11 a.m. to
„ i5 p.m.
„ J I The visit is. being sponsored
ivi jon the Hoke County 1 ^ various rural development
Golden Jubilee took initial step.s | j„ j^e county and Mrs.
toward carrying put its part of g j, Neeley and Mrs. a B.
The “Faith of Our Fathers"
.Mrs. G. A. Page, has been nam
ed chairman of the Negro divi-
- sion of the Jubilee Belles, Mrs.
Sam HomewOod, overall chair
man of Qte woman’s division for
the Hoke County Golden Jubilee,
has announced.
Mrs. Homewood reported that
an initial meeting of the new 50 in the-first.
HERE TONIGHT—Members of the
North Carolina Little Symphony are
shown at a recent performance. The
group will play in Raeford tonight at 8
at the Elementary School Auditorium.
A full concert, with a variety of -differ
ent selections, will be offered.
the festival in May when a meet
ing of the committee was held
Sunday afternoon.
The Rev. W. B. Heyward,
chairman of the steering commit
tee, said that a religious ser
vice would be conducted by the
division on Sunday, May 14 at
8:15 p.m. at the ball park to
open the festival week. Others
on the steering committee arc,
the Rev. John Glenn and the Rev
Kermit Wheeler. Twelve church
es were represented at the meet
ing.
The chairman said that a
speaker of state wide recogni
tion will secured for the occas
ion and that a mass choir com
posed of * vocalists from the
churches in the county would
lead the music.
Practice of the joint choir will
be held April 30 at 2:30 in the
fellowship hall of the Raeford
Presbyterian Church.
Committees appointed to carry
out the different phases of the
service are:
Promotion committee — Billy
Simpsoq, chairman; Bill Lancas
ter and Ernest Campbell, Music-
Mrs. Kerr Stevens, chairman;
Mrs. Jake Austin, Miss Jessie
Bright Ferguson and Mrs. Betty
Wright. Ushers committee—Sam
Homewood, chairman; Mack Tar-
leton, Bion Brewer. Parking—
Floyd Wilson, chairman; Alfred
Leach, Wilton Wood, and Bobby
Gentry. Lighting—Martin Webb,
Edgar Brooks, Jim Turlington,
Ed Smith and Vernon Lowder.
Some 2,000 people are expect-
to attend the service.
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Grange To Meet
Wayside Grange will be host
to the Hoke County Pomona
Grange on Tuesday night, March
7 at 7:30 o’clock, announced Ed
ith Nixon, Secretary.
An important discussion on
foRh coming county events is
scheduled.
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MISSIONARY AT ANTIOCH _
The Rev. J. R. McLean, pastor
ol Antioch (immunity Church,
has announced that Don Powell,
mialonaTy, will be guest speak
er af the church Sunday,.March
5, at 7:30 p.m. Everyone is in
vited to attend.
Israel are acting as recruiting
chairmen.
Ifoke County patients have re
ceived 116 pints of blood from
the Red Cross Blood program
during the county’s first six
months as a part of the program.
County contributions were only
104 pins.
White, Indian and Colored are
urged to make blood contribn-
tions as all races are given the
opportunity of drawing from th
Red Cross blood supply.
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Cancel May Term
Superior Cdnrt
The Hoke County term of
Superior Court set for March 6
has been cancelled by Chief Jus
tice J. Wallace Winbome. of the
N. C. Supreme Court, M. D.
Yates, clerk of court, announced
this week.
^ The next term of court sched
uled for this county will be a
mixed term beginning May 1.
Civil cases to have been tried
at the March 6 term will be dis
posed of at this time as well as
any criminal cases on docket.
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Mrs. 0. B. Israel
Is Postmaster
group was held, at Upchurch
The Hoke Oiunty Bucks encL
ed regular season play last Frk
day with a convincing S3-43 win
over the cagers froiq Dunn. Last
ry Upchurch was high for the lo
cals. with a total of 15 noints.
The Bucks play Wadesboro
night in the opening round of the
District Tournament at Aber
deen. In two previous encounters
with Wedesboro, during the reg
ular season, the teams split —
with each winning on their home
court. Tap-off time is 7:30 for
the rubber match between the
two teams.
In the Dunn game, the Backs
raced their way to a 27-11 edge
at halftime. They slumped in the
third quarter, but finished
strong to wrap uo their 14th wm
of the season against only five
losses.
Right guard Dave Dixon led
the Doint narade for Dunn. Dix
on had 16 Doints on five field^
goals and six free throws.
Percentage figures showed the
Bucks hitting 40 percent from
the 4wr and 4f percent from
the line A good slmoting average
in the fourth quarter healed
make the final fignres respectab
le, according to Coach Floyd
Wilson.
In the preliminary girls game,
the Hoke County Does dropped
a 53-42 decision to the Dunn dis
taffers. High for the Does was
Evans McNeill with 26 points,
while Jean Johnson topped the
visitors with 27.
The Dunn girls held a comfor
table 24-12 lead at halftime jo
coast in for the victory.
(^ach Wilson said Wednesd;^
that he had “high hopes* for the
fast - breaking ^uckThi the Dis
trict Toumamei^ “This yesr, *
he said, “we scheduled games
right up to tournament time so
our boys wouldn’t go stale. In
the tournament last year, Wedes
boro beat us pretty badly —
and we’re hoping to turn the ta
bles on them this time.”
The Bucks tied Wadesboro for
second placed in Confmnee
play, both teams finishing with
identical 8-4 conference records.
Wedesboro beat the locals 57-
eneounter. but
dropped the second game 55^.
School Tuesday night with some On a neutral court, the two
75 colored women attending. | teams figure to be just about an
Assisting Mrs. Homewood in! even match, Wilson said,
presenting facts concerning Ju-1 BOX SCORES
bilee Belles organization and the ' Bucks (53)
Golden Jubilee in general was I
Mrs. J. L. McNeill, chairman of' Upchurch
the Belles organization for white Guin
women. McPhaul
Old fashioned dresses and bon- Byrd
nets to be worn during the May Phillips
festival, were modeled for the Dunn (42)
Upchurch group and the chair
man announced U^t ready-made' Stevenson
bonnets could 1» purchased at Warren
Theresa’s Dre^ Shop. It was al- Danny Dixon
so pointed out that patterns for Godwin
dresses and bonnets could be Dave Dixon
purchased in Raeford.
Mrs. Page will now appoint
area chairmen under which
neighborhood chapters will
formed.
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Paul (Brownie! Davis entered
be, Moore Memorial Ho^ital on Sia^
day.
yei^, Mrs. larael, the for-
Inpta Eubanks pf Beaufort.
Mrs. 0. B. Israel was installed
as acting postmaster of McCain
Post Office, here on Friday af
ternoon by Post Office Inspec
tor A.' B. Davis of Raleigh.
A postal clerk for more than
24 yi
mer
had bera in charge of this hos
pital-post office since the re
tirement D*c- 1- 1961 of poet-
master. E. B. Satterwhite.
She is assisted by Mrs. C. P.
Satterwhite, postal clerk.
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Mrs. Ryan McRiyde is visitlac
relatives in Rock Hill, S. C.
-John McKeithan of McLauch-
lin Co. is a patient at tRs K. C.
Sanatorium at McCain.
Clyde Upchurch Is
United Fund Prexy
0. E. Upchurch, Jr., was elec-1 Morris, treasurer, were re-elect-
ted president of the Hoke Coun- j ed.
ty United Fund to succeeed John
F. Campbell, after a general
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mooting wold
the Ca
elected bf
saol foUewiat'tho goeorafi meet- Miss
ing. dent at
Sam HoaaawnsJ was elecksd toe-Salem,
vice priridmd and Ifins Jose- with her
phine Hall, atontuy and Sam TomaMa U]
Diectors elected for a two-
year term were Talmadge En|p
lish, Mrs. David Hendrix, Mrs.
R. E. Neeley, G. W. Ray, H. R.
McLean, J. H. Blytike,- Dewey
Huggins and Mrs. p. D. RnasdL
Three year directors elected
were, William Lament, Jr.. N. L.
McFadyen, Leonard Frahsen,
Sam Homewood. Mrs. Oi B. Ii^
rad, R. A. Smoak, Mrs. W. C.
Hodgin ^ JE. H. Austin.
Preoent directors who will
serve one more year are, Ralph
nommer, John F. Camph^ Jee-
ephine Hall, Sam Morris, Jeff
Harris, Doug Chnrrie, C E. Vp-
church, Jr, and C. D. Bestie.
The board adopted two reaaln-
tions which wodd chnnft the
UF constitution. A qwsna tm
a aMabevdim wtetinR wts Ml
M Mansmi
proxiM aDowed. Seven
pemeM at a
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