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The Hoke County Journal
VOLUME XXXIX NO. 30
KAEHJKD, N. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17
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NEWS OF OUR
MENwWOMCN
IN UNIFORM
Top Aircraft Armorer
An Eighth Air Force Fighter Sta
tion, England. Cpl. Walter L. How
ell, son of Mrs. P. C. Howell of Rae
ford N C . is an aircraft armorer in
U Col.'Kyle L. Riddle's 479th. Figh.
ter Group which for a period of 4
months topped all other P.38 Light,
ning fighter groups In the Eighth Air
Force in the number of rounds of
.50 caliber ammunition fired from
the machine guns of the planes with,
out a stoppage. Cpl. Howell, during
the 4 months period, had charge of
the maintenance, repair, and care of
the guns of a P-3B Lightning plane
whose pilot fired 2,220 rounds more
without stoppage than the average of
Eighth AF. The average for the
479th Fighter group wag 3,748 rounds
more fired without stoppage than all
other P-38 Lightning fighter planes
in the Eighth Air Force.
Raeford Flight Surgeon
Returns From Pacific
Lt. Paul F. Maness. Medical Corps.
TJSN. son of the Rev. and Mrs. W. L.
Maness of Raeford returned home
Friday to spend the Christmas holi
days with his parents, A few days
earlier Lt. Maness reached th West
Coast, hoving returned from the Pa
cific combat area. For fifteen months
he served as Flight Surgeon for an
air group which was based upon
carrier of the Essex class. The air
group made an outstanding record
during its tour of active combat,
having been 'commanded by Comdr.
David McCampbell, leading Navy ace
who shot down 34 enemy planes in
the air during the summer and fall.
Lt. Manness and his wife, the form,
er Miss Anne Barrow of Jackson,
N C, are in Raeford until the ex
piration of his leave at which time
Lt Maness will report to Jackson
ville, Fla., for duty.
Presented Driver's Badge
An Italian Depot Of The Air Ser
vice Command Corporal George
Earl Dunn, Raeford. N. C., has been
awarded the Drivers Badge by his
Commanding Officer for his excel
lent driving record. The army truck
driver is one of the unsung heroes
of the war. It is through his un.
tiring efforts that vital supplies are
kept moving in a theatre of opera
tions Cpl Dunn arrived in Italy
in January,' 1944. The Depot Repair
Squadron, he joined at Tinker Army
Air Field,' Okla.. is one of the many
similar organizations engaged in the
maintenance of combat air forces in
the Mediterranean. Prior to entry
Into the army he was employed as a
painter and truck driver in Raeford.
Cpl. Dunn is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Jason Dunn of Raeford.
Borne For Christmas From Chaffee
Boys home On furlough for the
holidays from Camp Chaffee, Ark.
were: Sgt. Ebb Barrington Pfc. Webb
'Blue, Sgt. Hector B. McNeill, Pfc.
James T. Blue. Pfc. Harry Thornberg,
Sgt Jack Pope, Sgt. "Baldy" Clark,
Pvt. Earl Bouyer. Cpl. Tom Conoly,
Sgt. William Lentz. Cpl. John Henry
McNeill and Pfc. J. C. McKenzie.
Home from Fort Jackson, S. C.
were Sgt. Clarence Willis. Sgt. Har
mon Lindsay. Pfc. John Lee Stephens,
Sgt. James Holland and Pfc. Herman
Crowley.
Pfc. J. T. Varborough of Camp
Chaffee, Ark., visited in Raeford over
the holidays.
Seaman 1-C Jeptha Peele of Yellow
River Naval Air Station, Jackson
ville, Fla., was home for Christmas.
Cpl. Bill Davis of the Columbia,
S. C. Air base, spent the holidays
with his mother. Mrs. Christian
Davis.
Pvt. James Currie of Long Island.
N.. y spent Christmas with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Scott Currie.
Warrant Officer George Bethune
is spending the holidays in Raeford
with his wife and child.
Sidney Sykes. USN, of Bainbridge,
Md., visited in Raeford during Christ
mas. o
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde W. Teal and
daughter, Jeanne, of Baltimore, Md ,
spent Christmas in Raeford and Laur
inburg. Lana Terrell of Route 2, spent
Christmas and the past week in Dur
ham with her uncle and aunt, Mr.
and Mrs. Gene Terrell.
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A total of 196 farmers keeping de
monstration poultry flock records re:
ported 172 eggs per bird last year
says Clifton Parrish. Extension poul
tryman at State college.
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LT. ROBERT W. GAMMON
Robert W. Gammon
Promoted On Field
Of Battle
Mrs. Robert W. Gammon of Mon
trose and Burlington has received
word that her husband has been
promoted during combat from Tech
Sergeant to 2nd lieutenant, while
serving on the Western front. The
promotion came during an action on
December fifth. No other retails have
been learned. Lt. Gammon was
wounded in July of this year and
was awarded the Purple Heart. He
soon returned to duty and in October
was awarded the Silver Star for
courage and gallantry in action. He
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. R. L
Gammon of Burlington and the hus
band of the former Miss Jean Mc
Fadyen of Montrose.
C.W. Phillips Will
Speak To Hoke PTA
Group Monday Eve
C. W. Phillips, of the Womans
college -of the University of North
Carolina, will be the speaker at the
regular meeting of the Hoke-Rae-ford
Parent-Teacher association which
will be held Monday evening, Jan
uary 1 in the Hoke county high school
auditorium at 7:45. The theme for
the discussion at the meeting is: "How
Can Education Be More Effective?"
Mr. Phillips, who is the president
of the North Carolina Congress of
Parents and Teachers, will speak on
the nine-point suggested Legislative
program. This is a subject which is
of vital concern to every parent and
school patron in the community, and
everyone is cordially urged to at
tend. A special invitation is given to the
members of the PTA of the county
schools.
TWIDDY-ROSE0
Mr and Mrs. Will Rose of Raeford
announce the marriage of their daugh
ter, Leone, to Frank Twiddy, son
of Mr and Mrs. David Twiddy of
Edenton, N- C., on December 23. at
the home of V. L. McLean at Dillon,
S C, The impressive ring ceremony
was' used. After a short wedding
trip they will make their home with
Mr. and Mrs. M. M .Smith in Red
Springs.
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WELCOME JEEP-RIDING SANTA Two wide-ecu youngsters gape as Santa drives a
gift-laden jeep from the nose of a CC-13 glider at Laurinburg-Maxton Army Air base. A
glider pilot training at the Troop Carrier Command base guards Santa. The older boy is
Jimmy McRacken, 5, son of J. A. McRacken, of ReH P -rings, an employee of the Post En
gineer's office. Holding his hand is Fred Anthon- r -''way, Jr., ? 1-2. son of F. A- Broad
way of Choraw, S. C, an employee of Rail Tran-r
Farmers Will Hear
Plans For Rural
Electric Lines
At Meeting To Be Held In Rae
ford On Next Wednesday, Jan
uary 3.
Hoke county farmers now without
electricity have a good chance to
get this service within the near future,
providing they join with their neigh
bors filing an application for mem
bership with the Carolina Power and
Light company or the local REA.
All farmers interested in this im
mediate postwar project will have an
opportunity to attend a meeting at
the court house in Raeford on Wed
nesday, January 3, at 10:00 A. M. R,
H. Glazier of the REA will be pres
ent and discuss plans for making
electricity available to all farm families
The expansion of electric service
to rural areas has been rapid in re
cent years, according to rural elec
trification 'authorities. Yet, there
are thousands of families in this area
alone without the benefit of elec
tricity, says A. S. Knowles, county
agent.
The present plans call for an im.
mediate survey of the needs for ex
tending electric service to all far
mers. An early drive for member
ship will be made by leaders In.
terested to every community and
neighborhood. The REA is anxious
that farmers take full advantage of
this opportunity. In the past electric
service was made available only to
those in thickly settled communities
and along lines going from one com
munity to another. According to
County Agent Knowles. all farmers
now stand equal chance of getting
electric service under the area cov
erage plan.
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N. C. Takes Potato
Crown From Georgia
RALEIGH, Dec. 27 North Caro
lina produced 8.970,000 bushels of
sweet potatoes this y ear to lead" the
nation, the State Department of Ag
riculture said today'.
Clyde Willis, agriculture depart
ment statistician, said the state took
over the lead in yam production from
Georgia, which last year produced
9,735,000 bushels to North Carolina's
7,566000 but which produces only
8,272000 this year.
North Carolina during the past 10
years has averaged 8.362.000 bushels
of sweet potatoes produced each year,
while Georgia has produced 8,044,
000 yearly.
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Auto License Plates
Good To Feb. 1
RALEIGH. Dec. 27. The Sta,te
Department of motor vehicles said
today that 1944 automobile license
nlatps would continue good through
January 31, 1945, under an act of
the 1943 legislature.
Cnmmissioner T Boddie Warrt said
an after-Christmas rush to purchase
license plates before the old ex
piration date of January 1, had started
"nnnnrpntlv because of the impres
sion that the old expiration date now
was in effect."
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Ward's Stores In Seven
Cities Facing Seizure
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27. Govern,
ment seizure of Montgomery Ward
and company's properties in seven
cities where it has failed to comply
with War Labor board directives is
expected by tomorrow night.
This includes four stores in De
troit where the CIO Retail Employees
union has been on strike since Dec.
9 in an effort to force the company
to put the , directives into effect.
Other properties are in Chicago, Den
ver, St. Paul, Portland, Ore., San
Rafael. Calif., and Jamaica, N. Y.
Adding pressure on the government
for swift action are a threatened
epidemic of strikes at Ward stores,
demonstrations at some, and sugges
tions from CIO leaders that delay
might influence a referrendum the
CIO United Automobile Workers un
ion has scheduled on the question
whether to revoke its no-strike pledge.
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Some farm lands in North Carolina
are now being sold at about 2 1-2
'.imes their normal value. It takes
rout 2,500 pounds of tobacco to
make a thousand dollars now. What
about the future?
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V-Date Is Set Back
By 3 to 6 Months
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 Military
strategists are now tentatively adding
three to six months to their estimate
of a date for victory in Europe.
There is still hope in high places
that General Eisenhower will be able
to turn the Allied reverse on the
western front into an early and de
cisive victory. ,
But at the moment it is a gray
waning hope, although the battle is
still fluid.
Along with this sober estimate oi
the fighting has come a conviction
that at least part of the German
success was due to over-optimism
throughout the Allied high command.
Install McDonald
As Master Local
Masonic Body
Work of Pastmaster Edwin Smith
Highly Praised By Edgar Hall,
Presiding At Ceremony
Neill A. McDonald was installed
as worshipful mastqr of Rfieford
Lodge No. 306, A. F. & A. M.. on
Tuesday evening at the annual in
stallation of officers. Other officers,
elected at the meeting held on Dec
ember 12th, and installed with Mr.
McDonald, were J. E. Gulledge sen.
ior warden; M. C. Dew, junior war
den; D. H. Hodgin, treasurer; and
Lacy F. Clark, secretary.
The appointive officers: D. B. Gillis,
senior deacon; B. B. Cole, junior
deacon; W. J.. Coates anj Lacy D.
McFadyen, stewards, W. L. Alexander
tiler, and W. D. McLeod, marshal!.
were also installed.
The installation ceremony was pre.
sided over by Past Master Edgar
Hall, who took occasion to praise the
work of Past Master Edward E. Smith.
whom Mr. McDonald succeeds as
master. Mr. Hall pointed out that the
local Masonic body has ended what
will probably be known in its history
as one of its best years, and said that
chief credit for this fine showing
should go to Mr. Smith, who now
becomes the youngest Past master of
the Lodge. f
Following the installation ceremony
Past Master Smith presented the new
master and wardens with gavels,
which, he explained, were made by
him from some of the same wood that
went into the original furniture of
the lodge.
Fuel oil rations -will remain the
mie "Our best estimate is that
-nnplies will be more than enough
n meet military needs, plus civilian
xiuirements on the present ration
"is." the PAW says.
Cow Holds 10-Point
Buck At Bay Until
Killed By Tapps
Arch And Luther Taop Kill Big
JJeer Which Had Attacked Cow
Arch Tapp of Timberland has a
fine cow that did not come to the
barn the night of December 19. The
cow was expecting to find a calf any
day, so no one thought anything of
that. The next morning before day
they heard the cows making a lot
of noise and because of the expected
calf no one thougght anything of it.
After it got light, Mrs. Tapp looked
toward the barn and saw a big deer
out there with the cow. She gave
the alarm and Arch and Luther Tapp
slipped out with their guns, got
the barn between them and the
deer until they got in good shooting
distance. War was on. With seven
shots they killed a very large 10-point
buck. The buck ran about 250 yards
and fell. On investigation it was
found that Luther had put three
shots in his head. There were sev
eral other shots found in the buck
but it is not known which one shot
them.
After the buck was killed and
the excitement was partly over. Arch
and Luther got to looking around and
found that the cow had carried the
calf 500 yards to the hog barn and
had put it in a hog shelter unharmed.
Futher investigation found that this
cow had been cut and stabbed all most
all over, some cuts being 4 inches
long. She was hurt so badly that she
would not pay any attention to the
calf or eat anything for two days.
They found out that in pushing and
nudging the calf to the barn from
the pasture, that the deer attacked
the cow and fought her all the way
to the barn.
Of the 10 points On the buck there
were six of them freshly broken off in
the attack.
Census Information
To Be Widely Used
Says Dean Schaub
The information on crops and live
stock to be gathered by the 1945 Ag
riculural Census in January will be
used in many ways by farmers and
by varied groups from Federal ag
encies to manufacturers and adverti
sing organizations.
Dean I. O. Schaub of State college,
who' heads an advisory council of
all agricultural agencies cooperating
with the Census Bureau, uges that
farmers give just as complete in
formation as possible. He points
out that the information collected
from growers is strictly confidential
and will not be used for taxation or
regulation.
When all of the information is
classified and published, it will pre
sent an invaluable digest of agri
cultural facts. Cooperative farm
associations can use it as a guide to
intelligent credit and as a basis for
marketing plans. Individual farmers
will know better how to make acreage
changes in crops and regulate the
number of their livestock.
The agricultural census will pro
vide basic information for dealers
in agricultural products, railroads,
insurance companies, manufacturers,
advertising agencies, marketing or
ganizations, experiment station and
extension workers, and such agencies
as the Far Credit Administration and
Soil Conservation.
In times of disaster, the agricultural
census will provide much of the in
formation needed for drought re
lief, seed loans, and other rural re
lief agencies.
"Agriculture will be able to make
much greater progress in the future.
if we have full information at hand
on which to make our plans," Dean
Schaub said.. We especially need
all the facts in the case as we face
changing conditions after the war."
Raeford Baptist
Church
J. D. Whisnant, Minister
9:45 A. M- Sunday school.
1 1 :00 A. M. Preaching on 2nd and
4th Sunday mornings
6:30 P. M. B. T. U.. Mw. C. J.
Benner, general director.
7:30 P. M.Wednesday Prayer meet
ing each Wednesday evening. The
Primary department leaders of the
Sunday school will be in charge of
the prayer meeting Wednesday eve.
niqg, January 3rd.
neguiar ueacons meeting mesaay
evening before 2nd Sunday in Jan
uary. Landlords selling fertilizers to ten
ant farmers cannot charge more than
the applicable retail ceiling price for
these products, according to the OPA.