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TIIE NEWS-JOURNAL, RAEFORD, N. C.
THURSDAY JANUARY 4, 1945
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The News -Journal
Hoke County News Hoke County Journal
Est January, 1, 199 Est. May 15, 1911
By Paul Dickson By D. Scott Toole
Consolidated November 1, 1929
Published Ihursdays At
Raeford, North Carolina
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Entered as second-class mail matter at the post
office at Raeford, N. C, under Act of March 3, 187ft
GO AHEAD, SENATOR
(The Charlotte Observer)
Opinion is expressed by Senator Ball
of Minnesota that there ought to be a law
passed.
The one he has in mind is a statute
to back the War Labor Board's decrees, and
he thinks the same law should apply to
Ward and JAMES PETRILLO,
who has openly defied the
Montgomery
the music czar,
board.
Many people have been of the same
opinion as Senator Ball, one of the nation's
most liberal liberals. They have had that
opinion for some time but haven't gotten any
where with it.
Perhaps the Senator, being in Congress,
could do something about it instead of
just talking about it. That's his particular
job making laws.
"BLOW SOME MY WAY!"
(Greensboro Daily News)
Remember back in the dear old days of
the 1920's when it was not considered quite
proper to do more than intimate that ladies
smoke? There was an advertisement, familiar
to old timers, picturing a man puffing non
chalantly on a cigarette while the beautiful
young woman seated next to him said softly,
"Blow some my way!"
Well, times change, and the picture which
to our mind would best represent the situation
of 1944 would be that of the same young woman
puffing on a pipe while the cigaretteless man
beside her puts up the old plea, "Blow some
my way!" .
County School News
The Board of Education met Tues
day Jan. 2., with all members pres
ent.' The board regretfully accepted
the resignation of M. B. McBryde,
who for many years has been the
very efficient and hard working
chairman of the Antioch school com
mittee. Mr. McBryde resigned on
account of his health. It is earnestly
hoped that his health will soon im
prove. Mrs. W. C. Hodgin was ap
pointed to fiil Mr. McBryde's place.
Last night the Mildouson PTA held
its regular monthly meeting at the
chool building with Mrs. Jesse Gib
son president, presiding.
The schools have all reopened since
the Christmas holi'days and have
gotten back into their regular sche
dules. Attendance is not all that
could be desired and parents are re
quested to make every effort to keep
the children in school every day that
they are well enough to be in school.
The Rockfish school is making an
ATTEHTIOH
Farmers Of
-Hoke County
Your Allotment of
CURE-ALL
Tobacco Curers
for the 1945 Season Is
25 Systems
Meet Mc January 17th or 24th
in Raeford At Office of
UPCHURCII MILLING CO.
Between 1:00 & 4:00 P- M. if
You Want One.
"Cure-AH" Agency
Roy A. Goodwin
Agent
Live-At-Homc
PHONE 38
Lumberton, N. C.
effort to gain another teacher. All
patrons in the Rockfish district are
asked and urged to cooperate by keep
ing every child in school every day.
and by helping enroll any pupils who
are not now in school. An increase
of the average daily attendance of
about six will give the school this
extra teacher. Every parent and
pupil should be vitally interested in
securing this additional teacher. It
can be secured by the cooperation of
everyone.
Everyone will be glad to know
that the litlte daughter of T. C. Jones,
principal of the Rockfish school, who
underwent a most serious operation
at Duke hospital just before Christmas
has improved wonderfully and is
about ready to be discharged from
the hospital.
Miss Lottie Mae Willis, the very
efficient typist for the Board of Ed
ucation, was married during the holi
days. She has decided to continue
her work, much to the gratification of
everyone.
LIBRARY NEWS
Two pamphlets have been sent to
Hoke County library from the office
of the State Director of Selective
Service in Raleigh. They are: "North
Carolina Veterans' Assistance and
Post-War Employment Program" and
a pamphlet issued by the Retraining
and Re-employment Administration
Office of War Mobilization, entitled
"Your Rights and Benefits" a han
dy guide for Veterans of the armed
forces and their dependents.
To start the new year a number
of very interesting titles have been
received. Emily Kimbrough, author
of "We Followed Our Hearts To
Hollywood," and co-author with Cor
nelia Otis Skinner of "Our Hearts
Were Young and Gay," has written
new book "How Dear To My
Heart," which tells what life was
like in a small American town in
High School News
The high school lunch room now
operated by Mrs. Lucy Smith is serv
ing daily an average of 150 to 175
lunches. Since the lunch room was
instituted six years ago by Mr. E. D
Johnson, there has been remark
able improvement in its operation.
As part of its Nation-wide wartime
food program, the Food Distribution
Administration is helping to provide
food for community school lunches. In
the interest of good nutrition of chil
dren, the FDA encourages the ser
ving of well-rounded noon meals by
offering a reimbursment for lunches
served
the first decade of this century.
"Can-Do," a story of the Seabees,
hy Lt. (jg) William Huie, former
associate editor of The American
Mercury, and now a Seabee, gives
first-person stories from the veterans
themselves, among them the ex
perience of Ensign George Bethune
of Raeford, when his ship was tor
pedoed in the invasion of Sicily.
The Wilson Era, by Josephus
Daniels, who was Wilson's Secretary
of the Navy, is the third volume of
his memories. Illustrated with many
photographs.
Margaret Bourke-White has given
a report in pictures and in words
of what happened to our men in the
Italian campaign in her book, "They
Called it Purple Heart Valley."
New books of fiction ore: "Boston
Adventure," by Stafford; "Royal
Street,". Roberts; "Bridge to Brook
lyn," Idell; Coung'un, by Best; and
"The Case of the Blackeyed Blond,"
Gardner.
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Commissioners Endorse
Safety Letter Sent
Out By Seaboard Rwy.
The Hoke county Board of Commis
sioners gave their endorsement and
approval of suggestions made to
farmers and others by the Seaboard
Airline Railway in a letter received
this week from T. W. Parsons, as
sistant general manager in charge
of safety engineering for the railway.
The letter, which gives some time
ly suggestions on safety practices,
is herewith reprinted:
My dear sirs: ,
In our efforts toward safety
and the prevention of personal in
juries and accidents we are ap
pealing to you for cooperation in
this program. You can be of greater
help in preventing accidents and
fatalities at highway crossings than
any other body. In your organiza
tion and your contact with contractors,
farmers, and others, it would be
helpful if you could issue some kind
of notice or warning that will cause
them to think, in other words. "Stop,
Look and Listen" it might be possi
ble to get the local papers to assist
us in cautioning everyone to use great
care in crossing railroad tracks. Many
accidents are caused by trains strik
ing tractors, grading machines, ditch,
ers and other machines which should
see that the way is clear before going
on the crossings. Some road machines
in crossing railroad tracks cover the
rails with dirt, frequently resulting in
accidents to trains. Operators of
these machines should be instructed
to clear off the rails after passing
over the tracks and it will be ap
preciated if you will see that proper
instructions are issued.
I know you have already done
great work in the protection of
school children and we hope thU ef
fort will never cease. Your valuable
cooperation will be greatly appreci
ated, and at any time we can be of
service in your efforts, please let us
hear from you. ,
Yours very truly,
T. W. Parsons,
Assistant Generat Mgr.
Seaboard Airline Railway
FERTILIZERS
MR. FARMER:
You have probably not yet thought about
your Fertilizer Requirements for the Spring
1945 Season.
Now Is The Proper Timeunder present
conditions-to get your fertilizers, so you will
be certain to have them at planting time.
We wish to call your attention to the fact that due to the
acute labor shortage and inadequate transportation facilities,
that it will be very wise indeed for you to see us, or our
agents promptly, trade for your requirements and insist
on immediate delivery of all, or the larger portion of your
requirements. Unless this is done promptly it will be im
possible for us to furnish all of our customers by planting
time.
As you are aware we will furnish you QUALITY FERTI
LIZER formulated from materials that will be beneficial
both to your crops and land.
DIXIE GUANO COMPANY
TELEPHONE NUMBERS 636566 Laurinburg, N. C.
"MANUFACTURERS OF QUALITY FERTILIZERS"
The high school lunch room ser
ves type A lunch for ten cents. This
plate usually consists of two or three
vegetables, meat or meat substitute,
and fruit or cookies.
The commercial classes aided in the
preparation of the annual Christmas
seal sale of Hoke county. Approxi
mately 1,000 envelopes were addressed
by typing classes of Hoke high. Every
class in school has many opportunities
to render service to community or
the war effort.
In the December 2 issue of "Col
liers" there was a splendid article
entitled "On the School Bus." This
article gave statistics and explained
the North Carolina bus system, and
stated that children of the state were
running what is probably the most
economical and safest transportation
system in the United States. The
article also commended the girls
who serve as drivers, declaring that
the girls make good drivers :.nd take
better care of the busses.
Thirty new books have been added
to the library recently. Mrs. Gore
has just received a copy of Ca'l
Goerch's new book, CAROLINA
CHATS. Since the book tells of many
incidents that happened in North
Carolina, it holds a special interest to
people in the state.
Mrs. A. L. O'Briant substituted last
week for Miss Mayme McKeithan,
who was out on account of her
brother's illness. She is teaching a
gain this week for Mrs. J. C. McLean,
who is ill.
It's the Quality of leadership
that makes Leaders
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are the Leaders
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If Uncle Sam is to deliver that knock
out punch this year, every section of
the country will have to put its full
strength behind the blow.
One of the things this community
can contribute is pulpwood. Pulp
wood is vitally needed. It is a crucial
, raw material with hundreds of war
uses so many uses that demand has
outgrown supply and a dangerous
shortage threatens.
There is plenty of pulpwood cn
farm woodlots. Today there is a ready
market for pulpwood and high war
time prices. Most timber stands actu
ally would be more valuable if they
were thinned out.
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Let's Do Our Share!
This community will not fail in its
duty as a war production center an
arsenal of pulpwood. If you have
wood you can cut on your own land,
or can cut someone else's, get in touch
with your County Agent, Forester
or Mill Buyer. Do it today!
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