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News-Journal HOKE COUNTY'S BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM Ji me The Hoke County News HOKE COUNTTS ONLY NEWSPAPER The Hoke County Journal VOLUME XXXIX NO. 37 RAEFORD, N.TtHURSDAY, FEB. 15th, 1945 $2.00 PER YEAR" $ NEWS Of OUR H MEN- WOMEN If- IN UNIFORM HORACE A. WILLIAMS Horace Williams Is Missing In Action Word has been received that Ho'ae? A. Williams, EM 2-c of the Navy, has been missing in action of Febru ary 7. He entere.1 the service December 16, 1 341 and received his training at Norfolk Naval training station. Af'er serving two years in the North Atlantic, he re'urned to the States, and then was, sent to the Pacific. Prior to his enlistment he was em ployed at Mid-State Cloth Mills. Red Springs. Williams, 24, is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Williams of Georgetown, S. C. His wife is the former Miss Johnnie Autry of Red Springs and Raeford. He has two brothers in service. Pfc. J. R. Williams wit h'.he 29th In fantry in Germany and Cpl. W. B. Williams with the army in India. S-Sgt. Angus Currie returned to Camp Blanding, Fla.. Sunday after spending a few days with his wife, the former Miss Alberta Campbell. Tjlmage Bobfcitt. USXR, has re turned to Now York aft?- spending a thirty day leave with h;s favily here. H? has re-Mi'1v returned fro:."? the European theatre of war. Lt. D. B. Mi'F:ui'.vn. who .'petit a twenty-one day leave v'i'i: honi--folks left last week for M'ami. Fla. He has been ov?r eas f-ir '!rty-.wr. months and was stationed in India, Chinj, and Burma. Jimes Edward Hasty in now at Camp Joseph P. Robinson. Ark. A letter from Cpl. W. H. Quick says he is in the Philippines. 0 F?rm Safety Rules Must Be Followed Emphasizing the fact that keep ing fit on the home front is equally as important as keeping fit on the war front, F. S. Sloan, farm labor supervisor for the State College Ex tension Service, points out that every farm worker must recognize and ob serve certain essential points in farm safety. ' In the first place, he says, no one should attempt to go oit from town or office to do heavy farm work who has not first had a thorough phy sical check-up to be sure he is fit for the job. To this, the farm worker imust add the proper amount of sleep each night, and wise eating habits. In carrying out the work on the farm, the new worker should wear comfortable cto'ihes loose, fjopy, and ragged clothes are dangerous around machinery. The farm work er should also learn to work the right way, which includes such sim ple, but important details as keep ing one's balance on ladders, avoid ing haytime hazards, practicing safe tractor operation, and using care in working with livestock. Even in carrying out farm repair jobs, Sloan says, there is a margin of danger that every farm operator should recognize. He should put special emphasis on using the right tool for every job, using the only tools that are in good condition, and practicing the right procedure in us ing every tool. Last, but certainly not least, on the list of farm safety practices Is the prevention of fires, Sloan says. North Carolina growers- have an extra 30,000 bushels of the Louisi ana Porto Rican sweet potato this year as certified seed stocks. The variety gives extra yields and quality. Leaders Of United Nations Agree On War-Peace Plans u:i ir:.i n., rf.. .. . . j. "j , " Vm yesterday. He will be at the follow AtLivadia Provides Joint Plan inB ,.. on lhe dates -ivn. For Prosecuting War And Gaining Lasting Peace. The meeting of Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin has ended, and with its conclusion comes a joint statement which sets out a nine-point plan to crush Nazism in Germany and for the United Nations to collaborate in the settlement of war claims of the European nations which it is hoped will gain for that continent a lasting peace. A news story from Washington summarizes the details of the of ficial announcement made Monday afternoon as follows: The announcement stemmed from the "Big Three" meeting at Yalta, Crimean watering resort. The con- fr u-hih ictH ioht Ha v nrn - duced detailed decisions, not only in the military field but in the even, fnore difficult realm of European I politics, President Roosevelt agreed with Prime Minister Churchill and Pre mier Stalin to join in obtaining for the liberated peoples of Europe the Atlantc Charter pledge of the right I to choose their governments. In that Ye opened a new era for American foreign policy which will see this country ',aking an increasing part in the settlement of European af - fairs. Conspicuously absent from the com munique which was issued simul taneously in London, Washington and Moscow was any reference to Japan. The nine points are: 1. Detailed agreement among the United States. Britain -and Russia on military plans against Germany which "will result in shortening the war." A if speaking to the German people over the head of Hitler, the communi que warned them that Nazi Germany is doomed. The German people will only make the cost of their defeat heavier to tttemselves by attemp ting to continue a hopeless resist ance." 2. A final decision to split Germany into zones of military occupation after victory. The United States, Great Britain and Russia each will occupy a zone, and France will be invited as she is expected to do." the control ' of commission will be expanded to !n''lude French members. 3. A commission will be set up in , ..,,', j u, should be paid. 4. A formula for settling the rank ling Polish issue was agreed upon. It provides for merging the provi sional government now recognized by Russia with certain unnamed "demo cratic leaders" from within Poland and from exile Poles abroad. It also (Continued on page six) Tells Story Of Home Demonstration A human interest story of how home demonstration work overcame all early obstacles and grew to be one of the great educational move ments of the past quarter century is dramatically told in a new book written by Mrs. Jane S. McKinnon and just released by the University of North Carolina Press. The book bears the unassuming j ,jng tne Benner's Economy store here title of "When We're Green, Welfor tne pa3l Uvo yearSi has bought Grow" and in its 353 pages will be(he ine of auto parls and otn(,r mer. found incidents, hitherto unrevealcd cnandiSe featured in the Western A Jto ivstory, and much remarkable hu :nsn insight which tell better than statistics how the farm women of this state worked to form the present successful home demonstration pro gram. Mrs. McKinnon was one of the five pioneer state home agents, begin ning her work in 1911, to promote girls tomato clubs. The idea was based on the successful boys' rorn clubs which had been organized by the Farmers Cooperative Demonstra tion Work. Mrs. McKinnon was able to get 14 counties organized in that first year and 230 farm girls planted one- tenth acre of tomatoes each and fill ed 35,000 cans. These pioneer coun ties were Alamance. Catawba, Edge combe, Gates, Granville, Guilford, Hertford, Madison, Mecklenburg, Pitt, Moore, Wake, Wayne, and Wilkes. Each of these counties put up $75 for a years' work, with the exception of Wayne which was willing to risk only $50. The first agents were sup posed to work only during the can ning season, but as Mrs. McKinnon tells, they worked the whole summer, and have continued to work in that manner since that time. The book should be in the library of every farm home in North Carolina. Tadlock Will Again Aid In Making Tax Returns In Area Dates on which J. H. Tadlock, de puty collector of Internal Revenue. will be in this area to aid in making income tax returns, were announced income tax rei Feb. 19 thru 21st Rot-Nns. Robbins Cloth Mill; Feb. 22nd.- Mns, City Hall; Feb. 23rd. I Post Office; Feb. 24th. Sou. ..es, Post Office building; Feb. !k t v tA rinhn.ffh rnttnr Mill- 'rV ty 1st thru 3rd. Carthage, Court hou. March 5th thru 10th, Raeford, Court house; and March 12th thru 15th, Southern Pines, Post Office building. Mrs. J. H. Privett Dies At Florence Mrs. J. H. Privett, mother of Mrs. Hallie Gatlin, passed away Monday ! night, Feb. 12. at the McLeod In firmary m Florence, S. C, where had been a patient for about ten days. She was visiting her daugh- ter, Mrs. W. L. Pate in Lamarr, S. C, when she was stricken and was taken from there to the hospital. No hope lor her recovery was held from, the beginning of her illness. Funeral services were conducted from her old home near Darlington in which her son, W. H. Privett. now lives, on Wednesday afternoon and 'burial was in the churchyard of 'Swift Creek Baptist church where the members of the family who have preceded her are buried. Her grand sons were pallbearers. The deceased was Olivia Parnell before her mar riage to J. H. Privett. She spent her entire life in the section of South Carolina in which she was born. She waas eighty six years old and probably the oldest member of Swift Creek church. Her husband died several years ago, and three children have died. She is survived by two sons, J. T. of Darlington, and W. H. of the old home near Darlington; and six daugh ters: Mrs. J. M. Courtney of Tren ton. S. C, Mrs. Hallie Gatlin of Rae ford, Mrs. G. W. Belk of Gastonia, Mrs. P. P. Robinson of Edgerfield, S. C, Mrs. C. T. Howie of Darlington and Mrs. W. L. Pate of Lamarr; and a large number of grandchildren and great grandchildren. Mrs. Privett had spent much tire in recent years with Mrs. Gatlin and nad manv friend3 in Roeford; Among those attending the last rites from Raeford were, Mrs. Hallie Gatlin, H. L. Gatlin, Jr., Robert Gatlin. Marion Gatlin, Mrs. Arah Gatlin 'Stuart. Mrs. C W. Seate, Mr. and Mrs. K. A. MacDonald. 0 Lumberton Church Calls Chaplain Mace Dr. E. E. Mace of Carthage, Mo., has been called to become supply pastor of the First Presbyterian church at Lumberton and will leave the latter part of this week to fill the pastorate. Serving as chaplain in the army, he has recently retired to reserve from active duty. He, his wife, and their two children, Norma Lou 11 and a 7 year old son lived in Raeford while he was chaplain at Fort Bragg. 0 Benner Now Western Auto Associate Dealer For Raeford C. J. Benner, who has been opera- line and his store is now associated with this concern and will handle this well-known line of merchandise. The building used by the concern has been enlarged and remodeled in the past few weeks and a large supply of new merchandise is On hand for the grand opening, which will be held this Friday and Saturday. O Expect Hearings On Educational Bill To Begin Today Chairman Ryan McBryde of the Senate Educational Committee, told the News-Journal Monday that hear ings on the educational legislation which is expected to Increase the pay of school teachers of the state would probably be begun this week, with the first hearing tentatively set for today. Phenothiazine, used as treatment for internal parasites of livestock, is now saving producers about $10, 000,000 a year. Preparations for seeding spring al falfa are now in order for the Pied mont and Mountain sections of North Carolina. Veterans Farm Aid Under "GI" Bill Is Discussed At Club D. H. Sutton Says Loans Pro vided By Private Lending Agencies Guaranteed By Vets Administration. On Thursday evening the Raeford Kiwanis club heard a discussion of u. i. Bin or Kignis as it applies .-'Oj -terans interested in farming bv .'c. Sutton, of the Raleigh Of- ti.. T e Farm Security Administra tion."'. Mr. Sutton pointed out that any veteran (male or female) of World War II is eligible to apply for an agricultural loan guaranty, if he ser ved in the military or naval forces on or after September 16, 1940 and prior to the termination of this war, who has been separated from the service under conditions other than dishonorable. He must have served at least 90 days or more, or bec cause of injury or disability incurred in service in line of duty irrespective of length of servce . Those bene fits must be applied for within 2 years after separation from the mili tary or naval forces, or within 2 years after the officially declared termination of the war, which ever is later, but, in .no event, later than 5 years after the end of the war. An agricultural loan guaranty may be obtained for the purpose of paying for land, buildings, livestock. eouin - ment, machinery, or for repairing !er this year to help in the war ef altering or improving any building ! fort. Appearing on the morning or equipment to be used in farming operations conducted by the veteran. In general, this means, that the vet eran will be devoting the major por tion of his time and attention to the operation of the particular farm in connection which a loan is extended. The purchase price of the farm must not exceed the "reasonable normal value" of the property to be purchsea as determined by proper appraisal. There are no provisions for opera ting loans to finance the purchase of feed, seed, fertilizer, family sub sistence, etc. The veteran who does not have funds of his own for these purposes must be able to borrow them without the benefit of a guar anty. In no event will the aggregate of: any or all guarantees in respect to An egg show held in connection one veteran exceed $2000 or at any, with the school will be a feature a' time exceed 50 per cent of a loan or i traction. Those attending the schoo' are extended whether such loans are are urged to bring one or two dozen for the purchase of a farm, farm e-ietrjs to enter the egg show. There quinment or construction of a home, The inte'-est rate on a guaranty loans in relation to which -Guarantees Loans must not exceed 20 year? or must be well within the useful life of the security. Three steps must be taben to ini tate and obtain a loan; namely: 1. locate or determine property to be acquired or in case of improvements, determine the specific nature and ex tent of improvements, 2. locate a lendor willing to enter into a loan agreement, 3. jointly the lendor and veteran will file with Veteran Ad ministration a request for a certifi cate of eligibility and an application for a loan guaranty. o District Scouting Leaders To' Meet Members of the executive commit tee of the Western District of the Cape Fear Council of Boy Scouts. will meet on Friday, February 23rd, at 8 p. m. at the courthouse at Laurin- burg. A number of important deci sions arc to be made at this time in cluding the dates for the Summer Camp, and plans for new methods of advancement of the scouts. Each troop committee is requested to have one representative on the district committee who will be active in the work and from this new committee the new executive committee will be selected. PJC To HavTWeek Of Special Services Religious Emphasis Week will be held at Presbyterian Junior College February 19-23. Morning exercises are to be at 9:55 o'clock and evening services at 7:30 o'clock. The speak ers are as follows: Monday, Rev. Car los Womack and Rev. D. H. Dublin; Tuesday, Rev. Forrest Young and Dr. H. G. Bedinger; Wednesday. Rev. G. F Kirkpatrick and Rev. H. K. Holland; Thursday. Chaplain D. L. Smith and Dr. J. B. Black; and Fri day. Rev. J. I. Knight and Dr. S. H. Fulton. HOKE BETA CLUB MET MONDAY Misses Ina Mae Benner. Mary Carter and Lucile Townsend enter tained the Hoke Beta club at the Ben ner nome on wionaay nignt. Aner i the matters of business were com- . pleted a social hour with refreshments I was enjoyed. i Legion Aids Widows Of Veterans Apply For Pension Funds Details of the new Widows and Orphans pension act which became effective last December, were dis cussed at the meeting of the Ellis Williamson Post of the American Legion Monday night. The post assigned to Starr McMil lan, post service office, the additional work of assisting in making applica tions for pensions which are paid to widows and orphans of veterans who had no service-connected disabili ties. The bill applies only to vet erans of World War I, and not all of these are eligible. Monthly payments are as follows: Widow $35; Widow and 1 child. $45; each additional child, $5: No widow, one child, $18; two children $27; three children, $36; each ad ditional child, $4. O Poultry School And Egg Show To Be Here Tuesday A poultry school and egg show will be held in the High school gym nasium on Tuesday, February 30. beginning at 10:00 a. m., reports A. S. Knowles, and Josephine Hall, farm and home agents. The morning program should be of interest to every farm family. iThe nopH for program will be Dr. R. S. Dearstyne. head? of the poultry department at State College; T. T. Brown and C J. Maupin, extension poultry special ists and C. F. Parrish. in charge of poultry extension, They will dis cuss "Lowering Poultry Mortality," "Candling and Grading Eggs," "The 1945 Egg Marketing Program,' "A Poultry Breeding Program," and "The 1945 Poultry Program with Empha sis on efficiency in production." The afternoon program will start promptly at 1:30 and will consist of a round table discussion of poultry problems, followed by announce ment of egg show winners'. Farmers and poultrymen will get much help ful information on growing poultry by attending the school i will be two classes the white shell ' an J the brown shell.: The : eggs , shell should be of uniform co'or and of good texture and, of course clean and as fresh as possible. Prizes consisting of day old chicks, starting mash, and poultry equipment will be awarded to winners of the best, second .third and fourth dozen eggs in each class. Poultry farmers in surrounding counties are invited to attend the school and bring eggs to the show. All fanners having poultry or inter ested in raising poultry economically should by all means attend this one day school. This is the first time Hoke farmers have had such an opportunity and it Is expected they will take advantage and attend. 0 A. S. Gaston Named RC Negro Chairman A. S. Gaston, principal of Upchurch school, was named chairman for ne groes, for the Hoke County War Fund Drive of the Red Cross by County Chairman H. L. Gatlin, Jr. A special quota will be assigned as was the case last year and work will be car ried out under the direction of the principals and teachers in each negro school district, it was said. Last year Prof. Gaston and the teachers secured about 125 percent of quota for the Red Cross drive. Need Kit Bags For Red Cross Port Of Embarkation Station Mrs. H. A. Cameron, production chairman, and Josephine Hall, chair man of camp and hospital committee, are requesting that those people in the county who have Red Cross Kit Bags turn in the completed bags to Miss Hall's office immediately. There is an urgent request for filled bags to be sent to Port of Embarkation ' at once. 0 Named To Office Of League For Crippled Children Of State Dr. R. D. McMillan of Red Springs was elected vice president of the North Carolina League- for Crippled Children during a recent election, it was announced this week. Dr. Le- noz Baker of Duke university, was elected president -Horace Sisk. of Fayetteville, was named-a " diret tar. Community Leaders Named For War Fund Campaign Mrs. H. A. Cameron, Rural Chair man for Red Cross Drive, Names Area Committees. Chairmen of both men and womens groups of volunteer solicitors for the War Fund Drive of the Red Cross Chapter of Hoke County were named this week by Mrs. H. A. Cameron, rural chairman of the drive. Chairmen of the women's commit tees of the fourteen rural areas will be guests of Mrs. Cameron for a luncheon on February 22nd. when the work of each area will be plan ned. County Chairman H. L. Gatlin, Jr., states that all men and women chairmen and as many members of their committees as possible, are ur gently requested to be present at a meeting to be held on Friday after noon, Feb. 16th, when the area di rector of the Red Cross will be in Raeford to make final plans for the county drive. Township and com munity quotas will be assigned each committee at this meeting. The county quota this year is $5400, or just slightly less than that asked in 1944, when under the leader ship of Senator Ryan McBryde over S8.000 was raised. The drive will open officially on March 1. and Chairman Gatlin ex presses the opinion that the greater part of the work of raising this fund can be done on the first day, if every worker will plan his or her calendar now, so they can devote this day to the Red Cross. He says that the money can and will be raised he feels sure, and that if the people are seen by the workers, it can be raised within a few days, at least. "We would like to be ready to start right to work on March 1. and have each worker cover his or her area as quickly as possible so that the drive will not be carried along and extended over too long a period," it was said. Members of the community com mittees and their chairmen, as named by Mrs. Cameron, are: Allendale, Mrs. Archie McEachern, chairman for women, Mrs. Belle Currie, Miss Willa McLauchlin. Hec tor Currie. chairman for men. Arabia, Mrs. Stanley Crawley, chairman for women, Dave Hendrix, chairman for men. Mrs. Ruth Bris tow and Mrs. J. A. Jones. Blue Springs, Mrs. D. J Dalton. chairman for women, Franck Chis- holm, chairman for men, Mrs. Wilmer McBryde and Mrs. Hector McNeill. Wayside, Mrs. James Gillis, chair man for women. Mack McDougald, chairman for men, John Parker, J. H. Plummer, Mrs. Lacy McNeill, Mrs. Mary Mott. Mrs. Marshall Newton and Mrs. Dan Ray. Rockfish, Mrs. T. C. Jones, chair man for women, F. A. Monroe, chair man for men, Mr and Mrs. M. S. Gibson, Mrs. Percy English, Mrs Hermon Koonce and Mrs. A. W. Wood. Raedeen, Jack Holland, chairman for men, T. D. Potter, Mrs. Cliff Conoly, Mrs. Ernest Duncan and Miss Irene Downer, chairman for women. Montrose, Mrs. Grady Covington, chairman for women, Carl Riley, chairman for men, Mrs. Duke Mar shall. Mildouson, Mrs. Jessie Gibson, chairman for women, N. H. G. Bal four, chairman for men and Mrs. Archie Howard and Mrs. Will Mc Bryde. Antioch, Mrs. W. C. Hodgin. chair man for women. Miss Jean Hodgin, Mrs. Willie Evelcigh. Miss Willie Mae Liles. Mrs. Walter Gibson, Mrs. Ju lian Burroughs. G. C. Lytie, chairman for men, Knox Walson and Ira L. Newton. Ashley Heights, R. A. Smoak, chairman for men, Mrs. D. J. John son, chairman for women and Neill F. Sinclair, L. R. Cothran, B. L. Hardister, D. E. Moss, T. O. Moses, Mrs. D. L. Moss, Mrs. E. R. Pick ler. M. C. Almond and Mrs. A. T. Bobbitt. Pine Forest, Mrs. J. D. Tapp, chair man for women, Mrs. J. A. Veascy, Mrs. J. F. Jordan. Sanatorium, Mrs. Reuben McBra yer, chairman, and Mrs. P. P. Mc Cain, Miss Eula Rackley and Mrs. Katie McCorkle. Mt. Pleasant, Mr. and Mrs. Larry Brooks, chairmen, and Hinson Wal ters and Sam Comer. Legion Post Wins Special Honor The Ellis Williamson Post of the American Legion has again been -warded the special certificate for se mirinir 100 rjerrent renewal of mem bership, signed up and dues paid be fore Armistice day of l44, accoraing to J. S. Poole, adjutant of the post This is the second year that the post had secured this honor.