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Th* Hoke Comity Journal
BAEFOBD, N. C, THURSDAY, MAY 16th, 1940.
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Roosevelt Drafts
Extraordm^
Arms Pm^^am
Washington, May 14.—An extraor
dinary arms program boosting next
fiscal year’s defense spending to
more than $2,500,000,000 was reporte^
in the making tonight after Presi
dent Roosevelt had asserted with
the utmost emphasis, that European
events dictated an immediate ex-'
pension and modernization of Amer-^
ica’s armed forces.
Coatless, seated behind a desk piled
high with papers as the result of
long conferences oh the subject, Mr.
Roosevelt informed reporters that
toe program may cost a great deal of
honey, but must be undertaken in
^ event. He said tiiat whether
r the money was raised by borrowing,
increasing the $45,000,000,000 legal
nit on the national debt, or by
Imtion was a minor detail. ;
. The important thing, he said, was
the national defense, and the main
thing was to get the money to work
making America’s defenses impreg
nable against foreign attack. A spe
cial message to Congress detailing
his recommendations will go to the
Capitol tomorrow if he can furnish
it by then, he said, and if not will
be dispatched by Thursday.
There was no official word as to
what sum it would ask, but esti
mates in high quarters ranged from
$750,000,000 to roughly $1,000,000,000.
Even the lower figure, when added
to sums already voted or pending,
would raise the total defense outlay
for the year starting July 1 above
$2,500,000,000.
England’s Coast
Ipened’To Air And
ibmarine Attack
54 Awarded Kplomas at Hoke High Last Friday
Voters
Registered As
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The fifty-four members of the graduating class of 1940 at Itoke County
High School are shown above as they were photographed recently in the
auditorium at the school. The mascots in the picture are Little Miss Sue
Harper of Sanatorium and Master John Patterson of Raeford. Others are,
reading from left to right. „ t
Front row; Gertrude McKenzie, LuciUe Teal, Yvonne Baurom, Jane
Lindsay, Margaret Baker, Elizabeth Cameron, Thelma Parks, M^rnto Pender
grass, Dixie Smith, Imogene Bauconi, Mary Nancy Johnson, Kathleen C^p-
bell, Catherine Livingston, Emma Brooks Frances Campbell, Dons
Prevatte, Gertrude Joqes, Curtis Culbreth, Mary Catherine Mclnnis.
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:.ondon. May 15.—The dire threat
German air and submarine as-
lilts on Great Britain from bases
Nazi - overrun Holland weighed
..Jiviiy on Britons today ; while ex
peditionary forces on the continAt
were declared officially to be main
taining “contact with the enemy.”
The Dutch acknowledged the Ger
man conquest of all Holland except
the southwestern province of Zee-
land, but their legation here said the
Dutch navy still was battling as a
“state of war”? persisted.
Lord Gort, commanderrin-chief of
British field forces, told his men,
“The struggle will be long and hud,
but we can be confident of fina
victory.” , . .
Meanwhile, Prime Minister
Churchill injected new blood into
his cabinet, and the War office called
on volunteers for defense against a
possible Nazi invasion of England by
parachute troops.
Chief among the cabinet additions
was that of vigorous, 61-year-old
Lord Beaverbrook, famed Canadian-
Underpass Planned
On Fayetteville Road
Construction on the proposed $50,-
000 highway "’Wndecpass at the Ab
erdeen and Rockfish railroad creas
ing on the FayetteviUe road be
gin sometime in June providing no
objections to the . project are fil^
T. T. Betts, state highway
engineer in Eayettevillte, said this
week. . . i
Maps for the job were posted Mon
day morning, Mr. Betts said, and the
project will be included in June con
tract lettings.
It is anticipated the job will re-
qtiiire about five months to complete,
the engineer said. Relocation of the
railroad and a change in the ‘grade
will be necessary parts of the under
pass construction.
Site of the railroad-l^hway inter
section is about 11 miles from Rae
ford on U. S. 15-A north.
Red Cross War
I Relief Campaign'
The following telegram has been
Red
County Sevendi
jrade Exercises
On Thursday the county-wide 7th
grade promotion day exercises were
held in the high school auditorium
at which time 78 seventh graders re
ceived promotion certificates.
..»r;Rev.','Fraiifc XfcV Goodman; of Laur
el Hill, made the address. The eer-
■;ificates Were presented by the prin
cipals or a local board member. The
salutatory was given by Jewel Klouse
and the valedictory by Donnie Mae
Lyttle, both of the Raeford graded
school. Vera King of Rockfish and
Harriet Jones of Ashemoht made the
next highest scores, ^e program
was furnished by the different par
ticipating schools. Jhe music was
imder the direction of Miss Plonk,
county music teacher.
John Cameron
Chaihnan Hoke
Exeentive Comm.
Second row: Miss Lillian Marian, Miss Lois Waller, Lula Mae Dawson,.
Dorothy Pearson, Frances Reynolds, Mildred Gillis, Sally Alex^du, David
Ritter Bill Upchurch, John D. McPhaul, Raymond Maxwell, Albert Smoak,
Mary Lewis, Jean Clark, Mamie Livingston, Verna Neal Smclair, Rena
Lentz, Hazel Gentry, Mr. E. D. Johnson.
Second row: Phil Johnson, Howard Baucom, Raymond McBryde, Doug
las McPhaul, Lacy Huckabee, Ebb Barrington, Wilson Yarborough,^Grah^
McPhaul, Leslie McNeill, Walter Webb, Lester Seals, Clarence Willis, 'ral-
madge English, Jeptha Peele, Milton Jordan, Warren Calloway, Eldred Hel
ton, William Harris, Joseph McAnulty.
Dr. Frazer Urges Seniors To Strive
For Own Desires and Help Ofters
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Former Queens Head Ms^es
Strong Sp^h; N. B. Bine
Presents Dipfomas;.
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When the registration bo(dcs in
Hoke county’s ten precincts dosed
last Saturday approximately 2,500
voters had placed their names ’on
them. This registration was about
200 less than the number of voters
registered on the old registration
books as on the old books were 2,697
names.
The registration by precincts is as
follows: Allendale 96 Democrats and
Republicans; Antioch 262 and 15,
Ashemont 250 and 10, Blue Springs
194 and 8, Mildouson 205 and 5,
Puppy Creek 120 and 8, Raeford
No. 1 (east side) 383 and 4 and 2
Independents are listed some way or
other, Raeford No. 2 (west side) 640
and 6. These figures add to a total
of 2,347 with the figures from Lit
tle River yet to come in. Assum
ing that there will be at least 150
registered in Little River (189 on
old books) the total is brought to
about 2,500.
The figures listed for Ashemont
above are not official as no such re
port has been received by William
L. Poole, chairman of the county
board of elections, but it is thought
that they are correct.
The above figures without Little
River show that there are 2,274
Democrats registered in the county
and 71 Republicans.
neW^#hper publisher, to' the received from, the, Amerigpn
lewlv-ctefited post of Minister of]Cross; . „ j
iretoft ^oduction. Long an advo- ; “With toe invasion of
ite of “planes, planes, and morelgium and Luxembourg toe war has
iSes,” hta energiL wS be directed entered a phase which ^ill inej»tebly
jward Cloistering a fighting arm inland at once ^^ng widespread and
rhich Bfltain admits a deficiency. apalling suffering to millu^ o^erp-
^ Vspilie these admissions and less men. women and childred. In
glooiS news from the Netherland*. order to maugurate widespr^d rehef
British fighting pilots were reported measures the American Red Gross ^
to have inflicted four losses for ev-jis at once launching a campaign Lo^
erv one suffered at the hands of toe a mmunum war relief fund of ten
SJti^aL in the low countries. I million dollars. Your chapter quota | ®
John BV Cameron of Raeford was
elected"cht^^n of the Hoke county
Demo'craflcP^^^utiye committee at
a meeting ot^&#^oty:ht the court
hoqse last Egtimlty. afternowi fol
lowing toe County Democratic Con
vention. ‘ . ,
Cameron succeed J. B.‘Thomas as
cltairman of thC” committee. Mr.
T&mas has bejsn chairman for a
rs and he announced
m last Saturday that
By K. A. MacDONALD
SCHOOLS OF COUNTY
FINISH TERM
The white schools of toe county
all finished their terms on Monday
.of this week. Two schools, Antioch
and Rockfish, finished on Friday.
Monday was spent largely in giving
out report and promotion cards, cer
tificates for perfect attendance, read
ing circle and good citizenship. We
have closed a good year and more de
railed information will be given at a
later date after teport^, test results,
etc.*, have been checked and com
piled. The negro and Indian schools
will fclose next week. Owing to toe
fact that there has been little cotton
to chop thus far the attendance in
these schools has been unusually
good.
irs. Xour cnapiei hi,nself again.
Military sources describing toe I is $400.00. Please at once mobi ize county chairman is pre
smashing German attacks in south-1 the entire leadership of yoim chapter | chairman in Raeford precinct
smasning ijerman ai.uiv:iu> ill ouuwi-I — .TV'”"" j' ♦uoi wniiT. I cinct chairman in Raeford precinct
ern Holland said British troops now and commumty m nnumber one
were in place with toe Belgians m quota may be Delegates were selected from each,
a developing battle expected to 2^ of
within toe next few days toe tein Wteen^r cent ““ vention last Saturday to attend toe
that the war >^ld take. to covct their local war relief ex 1 convention at Raleigh tomor-
(A broadcast^heard in London, PeuMs. +«Irow and represent Hoke county. Two
identified as coming ffom the Dutch I The purpose of this t^e county’s ten precincts were
io. quoted toe Dutch army com- raise a general war ?ot rIprTsSted at toe convention.
Mer^neralHenriGerardlWink- exp^df by the American R^Cro^ uo^»5^Py jj^j^^ delegation is
ehSn/as declaring, “Our w^ they expected to attend toe convention to-
ha, ^ hrokan b,r ove™|dn.mg ^
*’°'rho’annnintmi»nt of Lord leaver-1 ties of all the countries at war, ex-1 . a . a .• i
brISc recaUedtoe World^r selec- cept towe of Gernwny, Rigsta Pageant M AnUOch
tion of David Lloyd Geor^ for toe I JfPan^have .m&«t^^toat^to^^^ Evening
war-created post of Mmi^^r of Mu
nitions .when Britain exp
shell shortage which almcf
the war. {
REV BLUE AT MILDOUSON
The last commencement exercise
in* the county was held Sunday af-
temooh at 3;30.*at toe Mildouson
school. Thq sermon to the seventh
grade was tireached by RCv. David
F. Blue of Fayetteville. Everyone
present was impressed with toe sin
cerity and appropriateness of the
sermon. Rev. Henry R. Poole of
Antioch ^assisted in toe service.
SENIOR CLASS E^RCISES
Last Thuisday night a large crowd
attended toe Senior class day exer
cises and enjoyed the program that
toe class put on. The history was
interesting, the prophecy amusing.
'The class poem was unusually good.
The gifts were amusing and iUus-
trated toe ditferent traits of charac
ter of toe individuals. In presenting
the gifts, Mr. Johnson was called
forward and was hahded a check
to cover toe cost of a flag^md flag
pole to be erected on the front lawQ*
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Bethel Auxiliary
^ ’ To Hold Picnijc
welcome assistance from the Ameri-
?£?1i«l'“l^S or;bring aU donaBonal .Tbe Antiocb P^t
“ ' to H. L. Gatlitti treasurer, at toe lUe-\an imPf^sive p^^^^ C^s Chal-
ford Furniture gompany or to toejlenge f°^
office of Dr. R. L. Murray." jl9to, 7:45 P. M. oftoing wiU
R. L. Murray, MJ>,, chairman,^, toe ann^birto^y^ to
Hoke County Chapter.
I To Tour Coker
Farms May 24th
It has been announced by A.
'The ladies of the Bethel Auxiliary
are having a picnic supper at Bethel
church on May 23rd at 6f o’clock. Af-1 jjggu announced by a. s. i- , i •
ter supper everyone, will} be asked to county agent, that a num- Road Wldeiimg
go in the church wherfe a pageantof.farmers from Hoke countynPL*.Ylf 1-
will be given, “Christ’s Challenge for I make a tour of Coker’s farm oh DCgMII 1 Ill* W fSVWk
Childhood.” The ladiefe are asking I 24th to study toe'progress being 1 , ■
every member of Bethpl church to I jj jgg^ng of small grain. Luke Powell, road eiupn^r
come, men and chUdrerii, They are! rpjjg Coker farm is foremost in the Hoke and Robeson counties steto
also asking that each faniily bring ^Ibj^eding of good crop seeds in the I yesterday that the work of wiMning
r,i/,n{p hnakPt |souto. Those desiring to make this |H^way 15-A from Raeford to Laur-
tois tone for the conducting of Daily
Vacation Bible schools in needy areas
of toe .South. Everyone is invited.
' -.The' dates for the daily varation
Bible school at Antioch will be an
nounced next wee'k.
picnic basket.
We are asking every m
toe American Legion to wea:
on Poppy Day, Saturday,
soum. xnose aesuuis w nian.*. - - -
tour should see toe county agent at inburg had started tlto w^
iher of 1 once The road will be made two feet
nonm I ^ - wider, toe shoulders will be tvidened
ly 25,1 Mr. and Mrs. Rotand Covington]and rebuti^^d toejwdw^^
medals at MILDOUSON
At the 7to grade exercises at the
Mildouson school ihedals that were
given by Mrs. d’esse Gibson and Don
ald Yates were presented to Glellon
Chason as best reader, and Wade
Hendricks as the best dedaimer.
CAFETERIA GARDEN PROJECT
Mrs. Jesse Gibson has donated an
acre of land for the high school cafe
teria garden. Clint Parrish has
agreed to furnish stock to work toe
garden and NYA will furnish labor
J. W. Dowd will be in diarge. Fer-
♦iiigipr and s^ have been donated
A list Of donors will be given at a
later date.
BOXERS DO WELL IN
greRnsbOIio
Earl South, boxing coach, and J
W. Dowd took a tgam .to. Greensboro
for tod Golden Glove Boxing tourna
ment The teem consisted of Rich
ard and Robert Jones, Tom Clark
Frihiay night, May Wto, the grad
uating exercises were held in toe
auditorium of Hoke County Sgh
School. At this time fifty-four sen
iors were presented' their diplomas
by N. B. Blue, chairmarr of toe Coun
ty Board of Education.
The seniors heard a sefendid ad
dress by Dr. W; H. ITazer, retired
president of Queens college at Char
lotte. Dr. Fraser was introduced by
Dr. Watson M. Fairley, pastor of
toe Raeford Presbyterian church
The speaker’s theme was as fol
lows: “Every (me ^ouM desure things
necessary for himself; he sheulc
strive to fulfill his desires but in do
ing so should not forget his fellow-
men.”
He called toe attention of toe aud
ience to the fact that desire was a
legitimate trait of the human race
and cited toe case of J. B. Duke
who started with nothing but a de
sire, and in toe fulfilling of his de
sires amassed a fortune and at the
same time became a benefactor of all
philanthropic work in the Carolinas.
He also cited other cases where men
in top fulfilling of their desires had
been benefactors of toe human ra».
Dr. Frazer showed the seniors that
in toe fulfilling of their desires that
they would have to work and use
every one possible to help them. He
cited Henry Ford as a good example
of using others, and at toe same time
helping toe ones used.
He then showed them how they,
toe seniors, could do all this, and in
attaining their goal of fulfilled de
sires be benefactors to those vtito
whom they come in (xmtact and in
cidentally acquire toe praise of men
through this unselfish use of them
selves and others.
In closing he illustrated this part
of his address with toe story of the
doctor whose desire for service led
him to toe leper colony in the eagl
and who^e unselfish service brooght
him undying fame.
The salutatory address was deliv
ered by Yvonne Baucom. In a tie
with Yvonne for second honors was
Kathleen. Campbell, who spoke at
toe class day exercises.
H. C. Mi^uchlin, secretary of
toe Raeford Kiwanis dub, presented
toe'Kiwanis medals to the best all-
around students ip the different de
partment of the schod to Marian
Lewis ctL the primary d^iartment.
Jennie mlland of the grammar
grades, and Mary Lewis of the high
school.
K. A. MacDonald delivered an
award to Joseph McAnulty from the
Reader’s Digest for excellence in
sttoolarship. He also delivered the
certificates awarded by the commer
cial department which are given for
five imits of (credit in commercig
work.
Mrs. A. D. Gore preesnted the
awdrd made by toe Educational de
partment of the 'Woman’s dqb to
Joseph McAnulty. Miss Aris Shankle
presdated the awards made by the
(EA Directors Will
Meet Here Today
The board (firectors of the Lum^
bee River Electric Membership Cor-
pcffation, which is in toe process of
being organiaed, will meet in the
Hoke (Munty courthouse this morning
toortly after nine o’dock.
'The meeting this morning is to
beThe final preliminary meeting, or
in other wqk^ the mediog at whi^
last arrangements before toe organ
ization is inisirporated will be made.
These arrangements consist of the
deciding the exact size of the pro
ject (miles of line), and toe location
of all the lines.
Another important deciskm tiie
board of diretors is expected to
make today is the selection of a
town in toe area to be served by
toe corporation for a central office.
It is expected by informed persons
connected with toe project that more
than 400 miles of line will be in
cluded in toe first laroject wh&h,
acX)rding to toe opinion of one of the
engineers, will make it toe largest
initial REA project ever started in toe
Soatheastem United States.
The following are directors of the
organization: John MiN. Gillis of
Cumberland county, Marshall* New
ton, Mrs. Lucy S^to, and J. A.
Roper of Hoke coimty, Mrs. Thomas
McGirt and Dan McGirt of Sx>t-
land county, C. A. Alford, J. A. Mor-
rtaon, and C. R. Cadell of Robeson
(xiunty.
Mr. Alford is president of the or
ganization, Mr. McGirt is secretary,
and Mr. Cadell is treasurer. G. G.
Dickson is attorney and D. J. Dalton
is coordinator.
A. S. Knqwles and Miss Josephine
Hall in their capacities as county
farm and home demonstration agents,
respectively, have done mudi to bring
about the organization of toe corpor
ation.
9ft Ball League
)ig[anized Tuesday
At a meeting Tuesday night the
soft-ball league for this summer was
organized, and toe foUowiita officers
were eleitted: President, R W. Letra;
vice-president, J. H. Blue; secretaiy-
treasurer, J. D. Tapp. A committee
emsisting of Clarence Brown, Sam
Morris, J. H Blue, and Make Mc-
Keithan was appointed to obtain
names of aU would be players and
report Thursday ni^t at a meeting
to be held at eight o’clock in toe
Kiwanis hall. All interested will
please give their names to any of this
committee, or, any of toe office of
toe league.
It is proposed to have four teeans,
representing four business bouses in
Raeford. These sponsors will be
elected Thursday night Any busi
ness house interested is a^ed to
have some one at the meeting. Tefoos
will be picked and it is’ expected fttat
regular games will be started bei^a-'
ning the week of May 27tti.
Sinclair, Lewis Carter and Earl jliteraturo department of the Woman’s
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BUBGIN TO ATTEND
It is learned that Congressman W.
O. Burgin hag practkalty receyeted
fnHtt his recrat IRdm and eapeeto
to attend toe State DemeciiuBc eon*
vention in RsMgh tqmmsew.