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The Hoke County Newt
The Hoke County Jounud
HOKBCOOlffW
fVOLUHm: XXXV.' NO. 3.
BAEFOBD, N. €.,
THURSDAY, MAY 23rd, 1940.
LARGE VOTE IS
Polls to Opein at 7 A,
M, and Close at 7 P*
M.; No Absentees.
, Although it is somewhat eclipsed in
the news and in conversatioh by the
progress of the European war, the.
North Carolina Democratic primary,
which will be held in the state day-
after-tbmorrow, May 25, is being very
much talked about and speculated
over as the time for voting grows
nearer.
The high interest is not imexpect-
\ ed, however, as this is a presidential
■ and gubernatorial election year as
^ well as the time' for electing the
9 Congressman, ' Representative and
senators to the G«ieral Assembly,
f ^^^nd several county officia^. There
*^P^re probably more persons in this
state with a personal interest ih the
primary Saturday than there have
been interested in any primary in
this state in' a number of years. This
is because of the fact that there are
seven candidates for the Democratic
nomination for the governorship,
four to the lieutenant-governorship,
and that there are contests for the
offices of Secretary of State, State
Auditor, Comissioner of Agriculture,
and State Insurance Commissioner.
Running for governor are the fol
lowing, listed alphabetically: J. Mel
ville Broughton, Thos. E. Cooper,
Paul Grady, L. Lee Gravely, 'Wilkins
P. Horton, A. J. Maxwell, and Arthur
Simmons.
Seeking the nomination for lieu
tenant governor are: R. L. Harris, L.
A. Martin, W. Erskine Smith, and
)an Tompkins.
Thad Eure and Walter Murphy are
inning for Secretary of State, Chas.
./Miller and Geo. Ross Pou for
l^te Auditin:, W. Kerr Scott and C.
Wayland Spruill for commissioner of
ricultui«, and Dan C. Boney and
liam B. Oliver for Insurance Com-
Bsioner. .. , .
Getting down-^te^Htd eighth’ con
gressional district!, there are live
aspirants for the seat ,in the House
of Representatives now held by Hon.
W. O. Burgin. In addition to Mr.
Burgin they are C. B. Deane, G. Y.
Newton, D. C. PhilUps, and Bob
Steele, .III. Two of these men, Mr.
Deane and Mr. Newton, were oppon
ents of Mr. Burgin for the nomina
tion two years ago while the other
two, Mr. Phillips and Mr. Steele, are
newcomers to the race.
In Hoke county there is competi
tion for the place as representative
to the General Assembly with Laurie
McEachem and George Weaver try
ing for the office as successor to
E. B. McNeill, who decided not tq
run.
For judge of the county recorder’s
court the incumbent, W. B. Mc
Queen, is seeking to succeed himself
and G. B. Rowland is opposing him.
' Seven candidates are seeking places
^n the five-man board of commis-
^oners of Hoke county. They are:
H. G. Balfour, T. B. Lester, and
K. Stevens of the present board,
id-Walter L. Gibson, W. S. Maxwell,
factor McNeill, and E. R. Pickier.
There are eight candidates for the
. five places on the county board of
^ education. The five present mem'
■ foeri who are seeking re-nomination
^ are 11. B. Blue, A. C. Bethune, A.
D. igcPhaul, Carl G. Riley, and A.
D. McPhaul, Carl G. Riley, and A.
"W. Wood. The other three, are R.
•J. Hasty, D. B. McFadyen, and W.
M. Monroe.
The polls in Hoke county’s’^ ten
precincts will be open from 7 A. M.
.‘Sati^ay until 7 P. M. There will
,-wiU^li^ no absentee voting in this
fHOOl BRIEFS
By K. A. MacDONAliD
HOME EC GHILS TO CAMP
The home economics girls of the
Hoke high school are planning a
week’s stay at the Future Farmers
camp at White Lake, During this
camp they Will take courses in hand
icraft, swimming, tennis, and esthetic
dicing. 'They will be given trips
to points of interest around the lake.
Miss Nell Hcfwery will be chaperon
and teacher in charge. The date will
be June 10-15 inclusive.
Miss Nell Howery has returned to
her work after a short trip to her
home in "Virginia.
DOWD TO ATTEND CONFERENCE
J. W. Dowd, teacher of vocational
agriculture, will attend a state-wide
conference of^ agricultiure teachers
held at Carolina Beach, June 4-9, in
clusive.
LAST SCHOOLS CLOSE
TOMORROW
All schools with the exception of
the Indian schools are closed. The
Indians will wind up ‘ Friday, the
24th, with commencement exercises
at the Antioch Indian school.
BAND ORGANIZES HERE
J. Robert Merritt was in town yes
terday and last night in the interest
of organizing a high school band.
Mr. Merritt has been bandmaster of
the Cresswell school band in Wash
ington county.
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• - MEMORIAL PILLARS
DEiMCATEb
' On TUesdty the senior class
the Jy[|^hurch^.high .^hppl dedicated
memmklliig^'pillais" m ^ sup
ervisor Mayme Scurlock, who served
the colored schools in ^at capacity
long and faithfully.
We think that the senior class did
a splendid thing in erecting this me
morial to her. President J. W. Sea-
brook of Fayetteville State Teacher’s
college made the dedicatory address.
Soft-Ball Liksii^
To Qpoi Monday
Afternoon
Teams have been picked, sponsors
secured and and the fight will start
Monday afternoon at five-thirty. Four
strong teams of twenty men each
have been selected and the public is
assured of the best brand of soft-
ball that has ever been played here.
The teams wiU be known as Hoke
Concrete Co., Raeford Oil Co,, Rae-
ford Furniture Co., and Western Auto
Supply Co.
The lineup of each team follows:"
Western Auto Supply Co.
Robert Gatlin, W. L. Poole, John
b. McNeill, Clyde Upchurch, Jr., Jim
Williamson, Dr. Gray, Sam Snead,
John Walker, Jack Morris, Preacher
^cSwe^, Colon St^borougb, Julius
Jordan, Walter Baker, Truman Aus
tin, James McDiarmid, Harold Mc-
Diarmid, J. K. MONeUl, Jr., J. M.
Baker, W^ilson YarboroUjgh, E. C.
Smith, Jr.
Hoke Concrete Compaqy
Clarence Brown, Ang McKenzie,
Jimmie Stone, Buck Blue, Sam Mor
ris,' Dr. R. L. Murray, Charlie Bayes,
Fulford McMUlan, Lewis Upchurch,
George Collis, James Currie, Young
er Snead, Dave Hodgin, Harry
Greene, Tom Conoly, Cliff Conoly, J.
B. Thomas, Ebb Barrington, Jessie
Gulledge, James Baker.
Raeford Oil Company
Lawrence McNeill, Dr. Bo Harper,
Archie Epstein, Speck Morris, Make
McKeithan, T. B. Lester, Jr., R. B.
Lewis, D. B. McFadyen, Jr., Craw
ford Thomas, J. B. McI«od, Milton
Jordan, Dr. R. A. Matheson, Gillis
Mdleod, Ed Smith, Alvis Dicksop,
McNair Smith, Ed McNeill, Herman
Cole, Mack Boyete, Ben Cunie.
Raeford Fnmitnre Company
Martin McKeithan, W. D. Brown,
Alfred Cole, Leo Fuller, Clyde Up
church, Sr., E. C. Crawford, Tom
Cameron,'H. L. Gatlin, Jr., Dee Aus
tin, Herbert McLean, Web Blue, A;
S. Knowles, Paul DicksOn, J. D. Mc
Keithan, Neill McFadyen, C. H.
Giles, G^rge WeavM^ Hartman Yarr
boroUgh, Willie Hedgin'^ Tadk Holland.
40 RECEIVE DIPLOMAS
Yesterday 40 seniors of the Up
church school received their diplom
as at the hand of Prof. E. D. John
son, principaL of the Hoke county
high school. A good program was
rendered and a splendid address, full
of good advice to the graduates was
d^vered by Prof. Wm. A. Banner,
hear of the department of philoso
phy of Bennett college, GreensborOt^
SHOULD START GARDENS
All schools that have not started
their garden propects should get busy
on them at once as no school will be
certified for surplus commodities that
does not have sufficient canned goods
of tiieir own.
Laurence Lohr who is with the
American Book company, was a vis
itor in town yesteritey.
Plank Tighter
Curb On Aliens
Washington, May 21. -^'^I^esident
Roosevelt disclosed today,that he was
planning to transfer the supervision
-of immigration and natrualizatiop
f|pm the Labor to the Justice de-
^rtment to provide a tighter curb
-on alien spies and saboteurs,
l^ The shift would be accomplished
/iaa reorganization order to be sent
Congress, probabty tomorrow. Mr.
■ Roosevelt said at his press confer
ence that the move was suggested for
obvious defense reasons and agreed
with a reportei^’s conunent that it
“fits in with general measures to
itrol espionage anid sabotage.’’
ficials at the Justice department
led to discuss the proposal until
lie j;eorganization order goes to Con
gress. They said tiie I^esident ap
parently felt that the legal phase
of the service could be co-ordinated
''better under the*' Attomey General.
James L. Houghteling is the present
commissioner.
Mrs. H. T. Harlee and sons, of
New Orleans and-Galveston, Texas,
are visiting'Mr.VandJBbs. Carl Free-
:man. .
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Nine Graduates
At Sanatorium
Reverend S. A. Maxwell, pastor of
the Page Memorial Methodist church
in Aberdeen, will deliver the prin
cipal address at the Sanatorium
Training School for Nurses to be
held in the auditorium at 8:30 on
Friday evening, May 24. According
to an, announcement made by Miss
Eula Rackley, superintendent of
nurses, nine graduates will receive
their diplomas.
Special music will be furnished
for the occasion and Dr. C. L. Gray
of the Sanatorium staff, will sing.
Immediately after the exercises the
graduates will receive the commen
cement visitors at a reception to be
given at the nurses’ home.
The commencement exercises
opened on Sunday night with a bac
calaureate sermon at the Commun
ity church in Pinehurst by the pastor.
Rev. A. J. McKelway. The choir of
the church sang a special niunber
and Master William Viall of Pine
hurst played several organ selec
tions.
The following compose the grad
uating class: Miss Mary Edna Joyner,
Dover; iHiss Clara Janet Hoffmai^
Ttpy; Mi^ Jessie Mafe Byrd, Dur
ham; Misj Margaret Dransoh, Lamr
bert, Vass; Miss Ella Mae Tilley,
Durham; Miss Nanty Maude Whit
aker, Canton; Miss Twila Laveme
Quarles, Asheville; Miss Luey Eva
Poythress, Oxford, and Miss Mary
Elizabeth Mewbom, Tarbbro.,
Dictatorial Powers
In Great Britain
London, May 22.—^Britain’s parlia
ment tonight invested the government
with dictatorial powers to conscript
labor and wealth to strengthen the
nation’s shield against German in
vasion.
Within three hours the house of
commons and the house of lords pass
ed and King George approved a bill
giving Winston Churchill’s govern
ment unprecedented, gweepi^ waf
ofhergeney powers demand^ “in
view of the grave peril in which the
nation stands today.’’
It armed the cabinet with ad
ministrative weapons similar in ef
ficiency and scope to those of Brit
ain’s authoritarian enemy.
An order in council, prepared even
before the parliamentary process got
underway, gave immediate effect to
the law.
It set up controls under the min
isters covering, chiefly, labor, bank
ing, agriculture, transport, mining
war industries and export trade in
dustries.
The war material and export in
dustries will be given absolute prior
ity and labor will be drafted as re
quired to the more essential indus
tries.
Arthur Greenwood, laborite min
ister without portfolio and head of
the productions council, summoned
the munitions board immediately.
Supply Minister Herbert Morrison
ordered all ordinance factories to work
full time seven days a week until
further notice. Most factories now
are working two 12-hour shifts.
The bin gives the government ab*'.
solute control over all wealth, labor
and resources.
All-powerful production councils
will be set up to speed supplies of
munitions, ships, aircraft, farm pro
duce and minerals.
All labor and prpperty would be
at the government’s disposal. There
would be a 100 per cent excess prof
its tax.
Defense Pr(^[nun
Policy Laid Down
By President
Washington, May 21.—Grimly de
scribing events in Europe as a world
disaster. President Roosevelt today
laid down this two-fold policy to gov
ern America’s vast rearmament pro
gram:,
1. Not a single war millionaire
should be created in the United
States.
2. Labor unions should not (and he
expressed confidence they would not)
take tactical advantage of the emer
gency to strike for special wages or
privileges withheld from the rest of
labor.
At the same time, the President
struck out at his press conference at
Germany’s war methods, although he
did not mention that country by
name. Enemy planes, he said, were
sweeping down the roads of France
with machine guns widei open, tak
ing a death toll of refugees the like
of which has never been seen before.
As the President spoke. Congress
was in a whirlwind of activity push
ing his recent defense recommen
dations through toward passage. The
senate made rapid progress with a
$1,820,841,600 army appropriation
bill, in which were included the
sums asked by the President last
week for that branch of the service.
Meanwhile, the chairmen of the house
and "Smate naval committees intro
duced legislation to authorize a force
of 10,000 planes and 16,000 pilots
for the naval air corps.
Summing up the capital and labor
policy which is to guide the defense
program, Mr. Roosevelt said that the
government proposes in no way to
weaken the social gains of the last
few years. The whole objective, he
added, was to prevent anybody—cap
ital or labor—from geting rich out of
world disaster.
The country as a whole is imited
on the defense question, he asserted,
and as fast as the news comes in
from the other side the more united
it is. He t%marked'fHht he presum
ed the correspondents present had
read of what was going on:
Three to five miUion women and
children and a few old men are flee
ing southward by any available road
on a 200 mile front, he said, and
reneiny airplanes are machine-gun
ning these roads.
The country, he continued, realizes
some of the implications of that dis
aster and that method of warfare. He
did not proceed to say what the im
plications were, but his point ob
viously was that events showed the
need for a vast armament program.
Mr. Roosevelt turned aside queries
about the possibility of a coalition
cabinet which would include prom
inent Republican figures.
HOKE C0UN1Y SHOWS GiiOl OF El
IN RELEASED CENSUS FIGURES
Martha l^yttle atehded the gradua
tion exercises at Louisburg college
Thursday. Among the graduates was
her sister, Rutti Lyttle.
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French Retake
Arras; Chase Nazis
From Abheville
Paris, May 22.—A new wave of
optimismi swept over the capital that
the French had retaken A^s and
chased a strong advance force of Ger
mans out of Abbeville, 12 miles from
the English channel.
The ministry of information, rally
ing Frenchmen from the gloom that
followed the terrible setbacks of the
past few days, announced also that
the bridges of the Somme river had
been destroyed and a strong stand
taken by French troops to halt any
southward push.
The first note of optimism was
sounded by General Maxine IVey-
gand. Allied commander-in-chief, af
ter a visit to the front, and every
hour as the day wore on his words
to Reynaud were reported over the
national radio system: *
/T am full of confidence if each
man does his duty with a fierce en
ergy.”
'The perfect weather which favored
Hitler’s Polish campaign and the
Ellitzkreig which he hurled against
the lowlands 12 days ago was broken
last night by heavy rains.
Skies were clear again today, al
though fields and roads over which
heavy tanks and armored cars had
to move were soggy.^
That break in the weather gave
a slight rise to the Frendi optimism,
even though tempered by the belief
that the Germans may be consolidat
ing their forces for a new and more
furious lunge.
Burgm Returns
To Washingtm
Leaves Campaign to Friends
After Majority Leader Re
quests Presence.
Lexington, May 20.—^Representa
tive W. O. Burgin, who had returned
to his home here after attending the
State Democratic convention, to de
vote the final pre-primary week to
campaigning for renomination, re
turned to Washington tonight upon
receipt of a request from Majority
Leader Sam Rayburn asking his pres
ence there.
Before leaving here Mr. Burgin
said:
“I am immediately returning to
Washington to attend my duties there
as I have attempted to do since I
took the oath of office as congress
man from the Eighth district of North
Carolina. I deem it my duty to
especially be there at this critical
time to uphold and support the pol
icies of our great President, Franklin
Delano Roosevelt. 'This is more im
portant to me and to the people of
the Eighth Congressional district than
for me to remain here in furtherance
of my renomination.
“Therefore, as I go to Washington
to attempt to look after the interest
of the people of this district and the
nation as a whole, I gladly leave my
candidacy in the hands of my
friends.”
Representative Burgin is a member
of the House committee on foreign
affairs.
Town of Raeford Has
329 More Than 19^
Figure.
In figures obtained yesterday from
the Eighth District Census office in
Wadesboro, it was shown that Hoke
county has a population of 15,074
persons under the 1940 census. This
figure shows a gain of 831 over
the 1930 count which gave this coun
ty a population of 14,243.
The Town of Raeford has a popu
lation of 1,632 under the current
count, a gain of 329 over the decen-
nial census when the figure for
Raeford was 1303.
A member of the office staff of S.
E. Raper, census supervisor for the
eighth district, stated in a telephone
conversation yesterday that Hoke
was the first county in the district
to have its census reported and that
therefore the above figures are tiie
first to be released for a county in
the district.
Raper said that the enumerators
in this county had done weU and had
been prompt and accurate in their
handling of the count and the re>-
ports incident thereto, the spokesman
continued. He praised them aliove
all for the excellent tact and in
telligence displayed in obtaining full
and complete information for the
census with a minimum of friction.
The census office spokesman
that a complete breakdown of jl^
ures for the county, showing the
population of each townshm, tiie
number of white, colored and Indian
inhabitants, and other figure and
information obtained by tiie btireau
was unassembled as yet and could
not be released until a future date.
REA Survey To Be
The Lumbee River Electric Mem
bership Cooperative will close its
survey Saturday, May 25, according
to the Board of Directors.
The Cooperative has agreed to ac
cept a promissory note for the mem
bership fee, so that those farmers
who have not signed up may have a
chance to get electric service at the
time the first project is set up. Those
who have to give a note to the Co
operative should contact the key
workers of their commimity or the
County Agent’s office to obtain the
necessary note.
. The Board of Directors will meet
at .the Court House at Raeford, Tues
day, May 28 at 9 A. M. to' deter
mine what sections will be served and
to decide upon a permanent location
for the office.
THE RED CROSS
WAR RELIEF FUND
SOFT BALL GAMES NEXT WEEK
Monday—Western Auto vs Hoke-Concrete
Tuesday—Raeford Furniture Co. vs Raeford Oil Co.
Wednesday—^Western Auto vs Ra^ord Oil Co.
_ Wednesday—Western Auto ^ vs Raeford Oil Co.
Thu^ay—Raeford Furniture Co. vs Hoke Concrete
Friday—Western Auto ^vs Raeford Furniture Co.,
From Europe every hour comes
new and agonizing details of destruc
Don and human misei^. War in all
its horror and brutality is being wag
ed bn old men, women, and children
as well as on the uniformed forces
of peace-loving nations.
Himdreds of thousands are fleeing
headlong before ruthless mechaniz
ed invasion. 'They go with little hope.
They leave behind their homes and
their means of livelihood, liieir
flight is menanced by destruction
from the air and from death-dealing
weapons on every side.
To their aid the American Red
Cross is rushing medical and hospi
tal supplies, surgical dressings, am
bulances and warm clothing. It has
called upon the people of America to
express their sympathy for these
innbeent victims by the raising of at
least ten millions of dollars for their
relief.
The Hoke county Chapter’s share
pf this relief fund is $400.00. There
can be no doubt that our people will
over-subscribe this amount. ’They
have full confidence that their
Red Cross will administer these funds
in a manner in keeping with its fin
est traditions of 60 years of service to
humanity.
TOUR TO COKER’S FARM
Approximately 25 farmers have
indicated that they will make the
tour to Coker’s farm, Friday, May
24, where they will make a study of
the breeding work that has been done
with small grain. Any farmer who
may be interested in making this
tour should meet in front of the
.court house at 8 A. M. Ftiday.
Mr. and BSrs. Albert Lee Beds and
small dauitoter spent the weekend in
Thomasvllle with rdativee ai
Millions Added
To Navy’s Bill;
Red Tape Is Cut
Washington, May 22.—^Acting with
the telephoned approval of President
Roosevelt, the senate naval approp
riations subcommittee added $478,-
000,000 to the navy’s supply bill today
to make provision for a 25,000 increase
in navy enlisted strength.
President Roosevelt asked $318,-
000,000 for the navy in his emergency
defense recommendations. The sid>-
committee ■wrote this into the pend
ing appropriation bill and added to
it at the same time $60,776,000 in cadi
and $110,000,000 in contract authq^
ity after getting the Chief Exe^
five’s approvaL
The total of funds being made
available to the navy under the ex
panded defense program thus stood
at $1,464,000,000, as compared witii
$1,^3,000,000 for the army.
Congress tiirust red tape aside It
rush the administration’s defense proK
gram to enactment while President
Roosevelt caUed in top military, nav
al and fiscal aides to go over aircraft
procurement problems.
The house agreed to a request at
Democratic leaders to di^)ense wifii
usual parliamentary procedure and
take up tomorrow defense measures
from its military and naval commit
tees. These include bills to authorize
unlimited expansion of the army air
corps—^which is aiming for a 10,-
000-plane fleet—and a minimuTn of
10,000 planes and 16,000 pilots for
the navy.
Only Two Cases
Tri^ Before
Recorder Tuesday
In an unusually brief -session- oC
Hoke county recorder’s court Tues
day morning Jack Bgker, colored
of Chunt>erland county, entered a plM
of guilty of violating the {ttohfllia
tion laws and s«itence was thirty
days on the roads. It was suspended
on payment of the costs.
m the only other case pettled
George Cummings, white man of
Little River, pled guiltf of btinf
drunk and disorderly and
was thirty days, suqpoided on pay
ment of the court costs.
Two other cases were dodeeted but
they were both continued.
Attend Democratit ^
Convention Friday
Among those from Wnk* coma
attending ttie Nortii r».a»nHn^ Dan^
cratic convention in Raleigh iMrt Mk
day were Ryan McDiyde. A ~
Laurie MdhhhiMa Itak Wa..
Fadyrat,, Paul DtekooB, Louie ]
D. H; Hodgin. IjRe.. R, p, ||e
B. Thomas, John CtaMran, .
Cameron, FuIfMd lertMuna..,
Watson, and