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m I Ui. ■Mf ^ ' •*«/' Overflow Crowds Attended Easter Services At Area Churches, With Young Lodles fOf All Ages) Wearing Their Best And Preftleft journal The Hoke County Journal - Established 1905 The Hoke County News - Established 1928 VOLUME lyi: NUMBER 19 R iEFORD, HOKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA 10 PAGES 10*^ PER COPY $4 PER YEAR THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1962 Timber Dry, No Burning! Dangerously dry timber has added Hoke to the list of coun ties in the state where burning restrictions arc now Irf force. Until further notice, there is to be no trash burning or burning of of land. These restrictions apply not only tothe unincorporated areas of the county, they also apply to Raeford Township, said vo lunteer Fire Chief Archie Byrne. A serious fire in nearby Scot land County this week burned about 3,000 acres north ofLau- rel Hill, and other fires were reported on the Ft. Bragg re servation. No fires have yet been reported in Hoke but officials said the conditions for dangerous fires were "ripe.” EDUCATION DEP’T MEETING H ^ Puppets Great, Plumbing KcglStCr NoW 1 •• Rotten In Communist USSR f(Qi» ]\j[ay VotC By PETER B YOUNG example, the pipes in the bath- And, speaking of the Russian Mrs. Blackwelder explained 7 Russian iriumbino leaves people, the Raleigh archivist that severe anti-religious pres ^ 90 Boys Play Ball In Leagues About 90 boys, ages ranging from 8 to 13, turned out last Friday evening at the Elemen tary School diamond to regis ter for the upcoming Youth Baseball Program. The pro gram is being sponsored by the Raeford Recreation Depart ment under the leadership of Coach George Wood. To Insure even competition, two leagues will operate this year --one (or boys 11-13. the ^ other for those in the 8-10 bra cket. The older boys will begin practice immediately, with sessions scheduled for each Tuesday and Thursday after noon. League play for Ae older boys will start in late May. Managers for the four teams In the 11-13 league Includes; Bob Sletz, John Pickup, Scott Poole. Bob Gentry. Tommy Freeman, Joe Dean, Eddie Rho des and Bobby Conoly. The younger boys will play two mornings a week once the recreation program starts. Coach Wood said. Their prac tice will begin when the school year ends. There is still time for in terested youngsters in both of the age groups to sign up. Wood said, but he urged them to do so soon. Raeford will sponsor a team In the Babe Rudi League for ooys in the 13-15 bracket, fand this team will compete ^against similar entries from Parkton, St. Pauls. Red Springs and other nearby towns. Miss Eve Jones ot High Point College visited her parents. Mr. and Mrs. James Jones, over the week end. By PETER B, YOUNG Russian plumbing leaves much to be desired, the food is heavy behind the Iron Cur tain and the Slav women do a great deal of difficult manual labor. This was one side of the Communist coin as reported Tuesday night by Mrs. Memo ry F. Blackwelder, prominent lawyer and archivist, to the an nual guest night of the Woman’s Club Education Department. The other side of the Com munist. coin contained attrac tions like the ballet and puppet shows and the Metro Subway in Moscow. Mrs. Blackwelder said, in describing her tour ists trip to the USSR in 1960. It was' in the summer of 1960, shortly after the U-2 in cident, that Mrs. Blackwelder joined a group of elderly Ame rican tourists in Finland for a 2-wceks trip through the USSR Where they crossed the Russo- Finnish border near Leningrad, "there was barbed wire as far as the eye could see." The Americans stayed at a 19th century hotel in Lenin grad that was named "The Astoria." With a fine woman’s eye for housewifely detail. Mrs. Blackwelder noted ^at the bed spreads at this hotel “looked like curtains and the sheets were like big pillow cases. “The elevator was very slow and had little benches inside for you to sit down on," she said. “This was actually a pretty good idea since the elevator took so long to creak from one floor to the next that it was nice to be able to sit down." Russian hotels had a strange numbering system for the rooms. The numbers bore no relationship to the floor. Room number 56, for example, was purely and simply the 56th room In the hotel. WhUe Russian sputniks soar around the earth, the Iron Cur tain country has not yet had either the time, talent or re sources to "invent" a drain stopper that would keep water in the lavatory basin. Fore warned of this problem, and being a woman who likes to wear clean hose. Mrs. Black welder brought an American "stopper " into the USSR with her, In another Russian city, the group stayed at a hotel that was brand new and sup^ed- ly luxurious. "It looked like do-it-yourself construction." said Mrs. Blackwelder. "For example, the pipes in the bath room didn’t quite meet. But the practical Russians had a solution for this kind of a problem in a ’luxury’ hotel. They had a bucket in the bath room to catch the overflow.” On the brighter side, Mrs. Blackwelder reported how im pressed she was by perfor mance ofthe world-famous Bol shoi Ballet Company and, also in Moscow, a puppet show that featured a puppet magician. "Now that was somethlngT" said Mrs. Blackwelder. impressed at last. The famous Mausoleum in Red Square was closed for re pairs while they were there. "We thought perhaps *ey were touching up Lenin" said Mrs. Blackwelder referring to the founder of the Commu nist country whose body is the biggest "tourist attraction” for the Russian people themselves. And, speaking of the Russian people, the R^eigh archivist said; "They were all very fri endly. They all wanted chewing gum and ball point pens as soon as they found out we were Americans.” But perhaps the most memo rable experience the group had was a Sunday service at a Baptist church in Moscow. "The church was packed full of people. And hundreds more stood outside trying to get in. A 50-voice choir sang three anthems and the congregation sang two. The song books were worn out, and an old man with a beard preached for 20 min utes on how the love of God was available to all. After wards the Russians gathered around us and asked us for Bibles and I wished I had thought to bring mine to the service." Mrs. Blackwelder explained that severe anti-religious pres sures from the Communist go vernment had resulted in the closing of hundreds of churches and monasteries whose aban doned sites could be seen all over the USSR. She concluded “A trip to Russia is well worth the time and money if you have the op portunity to go. But I’m more thankful than ever that I don’t have to live in the place.” Mrs. Carson Davis, Jr.,pre sident of the Education Depart ment presided at the guest night supper meeting, held in the Fellowship Room of the Presbyterian Church. The speaker was introduc ed by Mrs. Charles Hostetler. The food was far superior to the Russian cooking and had the additional virtue of being bles sed by the Rev. K. R. Wheeler. Retired Farmer Mrs. Currie Passes, 75 George Wilson Dies At 83 George C. Wilson, 83. long time resident of Ashley Heights died Monday at Moore Memo rial Hospital. Services were held Wednesday afternoon at Ashley Heights Baptist Church conducted ^ the Rev. E. Paul West. Jr. Burial followed in the Ashley Heights cemetery. The retired tobacco farmer is survived by his wife, the former Margaret Combs; five daughters. Mrs. Addle Howard of Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla, Mrs William McMinn of Bristol, Tenn.. Mrs. Odessa Parrish of Winston-Salem. Mrs. Min nie Lee Nemrle of Walkertov/n and Miss Della Wilson of the home ; five sons, J. Estes of Ponte Vedra Beach. G. C. of Anchorage, Alaska, Woodrow of Aberdeen, Rt. 1. Paul and Clarence of the home; 17 grand children. Wilson retired from active farming several years ago after the amputation of a leg. Neigh bors said that although he was confined to his home most of die time, "he was always cheer ful." NURSES MEET Tlie 7th Division of Licens ed Practical Nurses will meet next Tuesday (May 1) at 7:30 p. m. at the Confe^rate Home in FayeneviUe. Members were urged to attend. Mrs. Callie Sessoms Currie of Raeford Rt. 1 died Friday at the age of 75. Services for her were held Sunday after noon at Bethel Presbyterian, the Rev. Meigs Newkirk offi ciating. Burial was in die church cemetery. Mrs. Currie was the widow of the late James C. Currie. She is survived by one son. John H. Currie of Raeford. Rt 1. one foster son. Herby E. Bowen of Raeford. Rt. 3; one sister, Mrs. L. B Sills of Raeford. Rt. 1; three brothers R. H. Sessoms of Rockingham. Norman Sessoms of Raeford. Rt. 3. and F. C. Sessoms of Apex; three grandchildren. Freolc Accident Hurts Preacher A Negro preacher fought for his life Wednesday at Moore Memorial Hospital following a freak accident at a Raeford gas station last Tuesday morn ing. Matthew Ferguson wastaklnj^ the steel rim off a truck tire when the rim flew out and struck him in the face vridi tremendous force. One witness said that Ferguson was lifted several feet in the air by the impact He sustained a broken arm and serious head injuries. James S, Blue Dies In Ga,, Stricken At 35 Services were held Monday for 35-year old James S. Blue at the Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Southern Pines, the Rev. Martin Caldwell officia ting. Blue died Friday in a Savannah. Ga. hospital after being suddenly sfticken there. Burial followed in Mount Hope cemetery. He was the son of the late Daniel and Anne Patch Blue of Tlmberland and served in die US Army for a number of years before retiring for rea sons of health. Among the Raeford relatives who attended the services were Mr. and Mrs. N B. Blue, Neill James Blue and Miss Kate Blue Covington. COLLIER DIES The brother of Ervin Collier and Mrs. Thelma Her rls passed away Friday in the NorthCaro- lina Cancer Center. He was 52- year-old Joe Collier of Car thage. Services for him were held Sunday afternoon at the Pentecostal Holiness Church of Carthage, conducted by the Rev. Carolos King and the Rev. Billy Metters. Burial followed in Union Presbyterian Church cemetery. Even though the Primary Election is still several weeks away. Board of Elections Chair man W. L. Poole was able to report this week that several unopposed candidates were de clared to be official nominees of the Democratic Party and, in this county at least, infor mally "elected.” Those happy politicians, who can now forget about the rigors of a campaign are; Neill L. McFadyen, nominee for the N.C. House of Representatives: Har ry A. Greene, nominee for judge ol Recorder’s court; Do rothy H. Saunders, nominee for Justice of the Peace in An tioch, J. H. Moody, nominee for Justice of the Peace in Quewhiffle. J. K, Riley, no minee for Constable in Rae ford Township. But the mad scramble was still on for all other positions as Col. Poole released the com plete list of candidates follow ing the filing deadline. CLERK OF COURT —Arch Graham and Ed Smith CORONER -- Frank Crump- lerand Jim Lentz. SHERIFF - - Dave Barring ton. Bill Clark, Cliff Conoly, Ralph Plummer and Charlie Proctor. ANTIOCH CONSTABLE --- Albert E. Saunders and J. W. Saunders. • McLAUCHLIN CONSTABLE —Alfred Berry and Edward F. Gibson. STONEWALL CONSTABLE --J, C. Barnes, and John Glis- son. BOARD OF EDUCATION - Carson Davis, Jr.. H. E. Gar rison, Robert Gatlin. Robert L. Gibson. D. R. Huff. Jr., Riley Jordan, A. W. Wood. Jr. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS --J. H. Blue, Doug Currie. Ha rold Gillis, W. Brown McDiar- mid, A. Smith Mclnnis, Lacy McNeill, R. A. Smoak, Eli Shankle and J. A. Webb. To add to the Elections Board headaches, there are two Re publican candidates for the U.S. Senatori^ nomination, and re gistered Republican voters may also troop to the polls on May 26 and request the ballot for the first Republican primary con test in Hoke County’s history. And speaking of registration, the books in each precinct will open this Saturday. April 28, and stay open until May 19 which is challenge day. Poole said. "A lot of people think that if they register, their taxes will go up. Well, they won’t. That’s got nothing to do with it.” He said that the Attorney General had ruled that voters in the new precincts. Buchan and Raeford 3. wiU not have to re-register provided they were on the books before at the same address. Names of voters in that category will simply be trans ferred from one book to the other by the registrar. However, said Poole, if you moved from one precinct to another since the last election, you will have to register in your new precinct. "A lot of people think that if they’re registered in one place, they’re registered everywhere," Poole said, as he urged voters to make sure their registration was in order to participate in this important Primary Registrars for each precinct are as follows: ALLENDALE --W.L. Roper. ANTIOCH — D. W. Gillis BLUE SPRINGS - - J. R. Hen drix. BUCHAN -- Mrs. Leonard McBryde. McCAIN --Brian H. Thom- berg. PUPPY CREEK - Mrs.R.D. Parker. RAEFORD 1—Mrs. Mary P. Matherly. RAEFORD 2 - Mrs. Kate Blue Covington. RAEFORD 3— Mrs. Earl Conoly. ROCKFISH - B. B. Bostic STONEWALL - Mrs. Tom mie Jones Fumigate Now, Says Ag Agent With Hoke farmers just beginning the annual rite of transplanting tobacco from the beds into the fields. County Agent W. C. Williford said that "now’s the time” to fumigate for both flea beetles and blue mold. Williford explained that it was “practically impossible to get coverage in the fields.” and he urged the farmers to take corrective action now while die plants were still in the beds. For flea beetles, the Agent recommended a heavy dusting (or spraying) of the teds vrtth either DDT or parathion. Since parathion is a deadly poison, transplanting to the fields should be delayed for at least one day after its use. As for blue mold. Williford said the early morning frost, of the past week have "held the problem down,” But the ftrst sustained warm weather will bring it on strong. Zineb, Ferbam or Maneb were recom mended by the Agent to stop blue mold. The Agent also cautioned far mers against thinkii^ dieir plants were free of the flea beetles just because no damage was visible. He said that the larvae of die beetles were eat ing unf the insMe of the plants Raeford 2nd In Hospital Fund In the sustaining gifts divi sion of the Moore Memorial Hospital Building Fund, Rae ford now ranks a close second behind Southern Pines, chair man Neil Senter reported this week. He said that 44 firms and in dividuals in the County had pled ged a total of $6,440, while si milar pledges from Southern Pines amounted ,to $6,732. The campaign, with a goal of $450,000 has raised $328. 430 to date. Lending weight to the cam paign to ^d a new 80-bed vnng to die hospital, Duncan L. McGoogan, hospital admi nistrator, reported that during the past week patient occu pancy was 93 percent of total capacity. This is considerably higher than the recommend ed maximum rate of use as set forth by the Amarican Hos pital Association and the U. S. Public Health Service. "We are badly overcrowd ed”. McGoogan said. addLig: ’*Tlie stniackxi wgmM be vary dangerous if there were an epidemic or a bad accidCM." The csmpakrn la scheAtM to coBclude on May 1. kxDj aefore any danai^WMiT- siUe to the naked eye. A final problera far tebacea growers, bfbids. caa belMM^ led in the beAs with an appll- cacion of either para malathioa. WUUfKd
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