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.--, A HOKE COUNTY’S BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM The Hoke County News The Hoke County Journal i f VOLUME XXXV. NO. 12. Mr. Neill Cameron Dies Suddenly Tuesday Morning (fiy D. Scott Poole) Mr. Neill Cameron, a good citizen, who had made his home here since the town was started, died suddenly Tuesday momii^ about 9 o’clock from a heart attack^As so(hi as he^iyas taken a physician was called, but be fore he arrived at the home, he was dead. The deceased was stricken with a paralytic stroke about five'years ago but he recovered so he could be up about the house. His death was a ©:eat shock to his family and friends He was . a native of the White Hill section of Moore county, but^tame to ftis place in its early days, and be- “ a carpenter by trade, he did much he building in this town. He was honest, industrious man, and was d in high esteem by all his ac quaintances. Since his youdi he was a member of the Presbyterian church. He is survived by his vdfe, who was before m^iage, Miss Sallie Sin clair, a daughter of the late Mr* and Mrs. John T. Sinclair; two sons, Al ton and Neill H. Cameron of Raeford, two daughter. Miss Louise Cameron of Raeford and Mrs. Glenn Thomas of Aberdeen. Also by three brothers, Thomas of Moore county, John and James Cameron, of Quewhiffle town ship, Hoke coimty; one sister, Mrs. Flora Cameron Forbis, of Thomas ville. The funeral was held at 4:00 P. M. Wednesday afternoon. Active pall bearers were Arch Graham, John McK. Blue, John Cameron, A. K. Currie, K. G. Deaton, and D. B. Her ring. Honorary pall bearers were T. Upchurch, Sr., E. B. McNeill, h! Gatlin, Sr., Eldridge Chisholm, ilenry Blue of Aberdeen, Dr. A. L. yBriant, William Lament, Sr., D. s! mole, Marshall Thomas, Wallace Mc Lean, John Duncan Mcd^ean of Ab erdeen, Clifton WUson, H. T. Bimdy, -Bethune Maultsby, and H. C. Mc- Lauchlin. RAEFORD, N. C., THURSDAY, JULY 25th, 1940. S1.59 PER 4 Little Relief From Heat Is Expectied Scattered showers cooled some sec tions of the nation yesterday but most residents of the broad swelter- belt between the Rockies and the At lantic looked in vain for si^is of re lief. Pennsylvania, New York, and New Englsmd enjoyed a temperature inter lude while the midwest suffered anew from nature’s blitzkrieg. Deaths attributed directly to the heat increased to 55 and the total of drownings rose to 165. Fifty cases of exhaustion were re- pdrted in Washington, D. C., alone, in the midst of 90-degree weather. Ne braska recorded readings in three figures for the seventh day in a row. Crops there showed the withering ef fects of the siege. The scope and severity of the sul- ^ st)ell was measured by tempera tures of 111 in Pierre, S. D., 104 in Rapid City, S. D., 98 in Milwaukee, 94 is Des Moines and Detroit, and 91 in Baltimore and Indianapol4. Forecasters reported that tempera- generally were above normal iroighout the country despite rains at mottled the weather map.' Official Held h Buniiiig of School Lumberton, July 23.—Ben G. Floyd, assistant superintendent of Robeson coimty schools, was released under $2,500 bond this afternoon after ar rest on a charge of burning down the Liberty school building between Max- ton and Rowland on the night of July nth. *^6 school official, who also is sec retary of the county board of elec tions, was the .second man to be ar rested in the case, which has aroused widespread resentment in tiiis coun ty. ‘ Andrew Bmith, county carpenter, employed principallywfbr work on school buildings, was released under similar bond. last wreck after being lodged in jail several days on the same charge. The eight-room brick-veneer build ing was covered by $16,000 insurance, with' an additional $1,000 on furni ture. An automobile found stuck near the burning building was one of the principal clues in the case. The arrest was made l^y Sheriff Wade on a warrant sworn out by Charles W. Lewis, of Raleigh, deputy insurance commissioner, who has been here since the fire investigating the case with Sergt. Fi R. Bell, of the state highway patrol, and other of ficers. Federal Bank May Finance Leaf Sales Troop Trains Draw Crowds To Stations Aberdeen, July 19.—Movement of a New York national guard unit from Ft Bragg to Aberdeen in two long trains of 18 and 16 Pullmans, baggage and mess cars' brought the villagers along the Cape Fear and Aberdeen and Rockfish railroads to the stations Vl^ay as the soldiers departed for New York after three weeks of train ing. Officials of the Aberdeen and Rock- fish road said they anticipated their road from the main line of the Sea board to Skibo, junction point into Ft. Bragg, would handle considerable troop movements within the next few aonths. SCHOOL NEWS uiia erirti vaca port ■■P^%kir There is a scarcity of school news this week owing to the fact that sup erintendent Kenneth MacDonald is vacationing. According to the port of the county auditor Mr. Mac- maid is sojourning with the cool izes at Bogue Sound, where he is iking short courses in domestic science and child training, taught by Mrs. H. C. McLauchlin and Mrs. H. A. Cameron. DR. D. S. CURRIE TO TEACH SUNDAY Dr. D. S. Currie, of Parkton, will tkach the men’s Bible class at the Raeford Presbyterian church Sun- daj^. All members, past, presdht, and future, are urged to attttd. Washington, July 23.—With much uneasiness prevailing among tobacco growers, and in business circles, lest prices ttiis year sink to still lower levels as a result of War conditions, and the consequent loss of foreign markets, it was revealed today that some action may be taken by the federal government to relieve the situation, at least in a measure. The-, Export-Import bank has un der advisement a proposal to ad vance to the British-American com pany $15,000,000 with which to pur chase tobacco, -chiefly flue-cured. Should the projected export sales be financed by toe government-spon sored bank it would have a t^dency of course, to stabilize prices on a rea sonable basis, especially when this proposal is considered in connection with the government’s plan to fi nance the storing of a lar{^ propor tion of toe crop this year, as was done last season. The goiiemment virtually committed itself to this storage policy when the farmers ap proved the three-year production con trol program, in toe referendum hek a few weeks ago. Proposals to advance federal funds to foreign agencies or governments very frequently suggest complica tions. and this has been true in the instant case. It is a matter of creat ing a precedent, which Jesse Jones and his asociates^of toe lending cor poration must take into consideration. If toe Export-Import bank should advance some millions to toe British- American company to be used in buy ing tobacco, then these arises toe question whether it would be possible in the future to sell anything to a British corporation without providing the money. And there would also arise the question whether toe loans would ever be repaid. The British government is already indebted to toe American government and people ilT terms of billions, as a result of ad vances made during toe last war. Now Britain is fighting with her back still closer to toe wall. " ' Raeford Men Return From Fishing Trip Three New Pnblicatioiis Ready For Farmers Three new publications of interest to farm people have been prepared by toe State College Extension Ser vice and are available to citizens of North Carolina free for toe asking. Two are Extension Circulars and toe other is an Extension pamphlet, as follows: Extension Circular No.' 241, “The Use of Disinfectants in Poultry Pro duction,’’ written by Prof. R. S. Dearstyne, H. C. Gauger, and R. E. Greaves of toe college Poultry De partment. Extension Circular No. 242, “Grow ing Small Grain in toe Coast^ Plain,” by E. C. Blair, Extension agronomist Extension Miscellananeous Pamph let No. 42, “Making a Cotton Matt ress,” by Miss Pauline E. Garden, Extension home management special ist and Miss Willie N. Hunter, Ex tension clothing specialist Any or’ all of these publications will be mailed free, postpaid, to persons writing to Agricultural Editor at State College, Raleigh. ^ A full discussion of germffidal subtances in toe prevention and con trol of poultry diseases and para site infestations is contained in toe Circular No. 241. The poultrymen recommend, however, that sunlight, burning and boiling are the most satisfactory disinfectants when they can be us^ conveniently. The small grain publication points out that oats, wheat, rye, and barley usually make better yields in toe Coastal Plains than on comparable soils in toe Piedmont and Mountain sections. The mattress-making pamphlet is expected to be of value in toe pro ject for low income families which toe Extension Service is directing in every county in toe State, in coope ration with other agricultural and welfare agencies. Presbyterians Call New Pastor In a congregational meeting Sun day morning after toe regular service the members of toe Raeford Presby terian church voted unanimously to extend a call to Doctor Vernon S. Broyles, of Canton, Mississippi. This vote was cast after toe pulpit com mittee announced that it had selected Dr. Broyles as toe most desirable from more than fifty candidates. Dr. Broyles is very highly recommended by all available sources. In this Meeting toe congregation also voted that toe present manse belonging to toe church be sold if a satisfactory price be received for it It was voted that toe half of toe lot on which toe manse rest be sold, toe proceeds of toe sale to be utilized in toe construction of a new mnnco on toe other half of toe lot Fanil Week At State College Farm men and women have a real opportunity to spend a week at State college from July 29to to August 2nd where they will receive valu able information in farming and home making, says A. S. Knowles, county agent Since North Carolina farmers are now faci^ a readjustment period in their agriculture, farm men and wom en of Hoke coimty are urged by toe county and home agents to attend this week of instruction and infor mation. A worthwhile program has been arranged. It wiU be enjoyable as well as instructive. Compulsory Military Training Bill Gets Committee Approval PEEPING TOM APPREHENDED HERE SATURDAY: CONVICTED Nickel-a-Bale War Chest For Cotton On Way Raeford fishermen Marshall Thom as,. Benton Thomas, and Arch Sand ers left Raeford Sunday afternoon for the coast in order to do some real fishing. A three-day trip was plan ned and toe, would-be Isaac Waltons prepared to preserve and carry back all toe fish in toe waters around Fort Caswell. A truck and two-hun dred pound ice-box was carried for toe purpose of treating Raeford folks to a genuine fish diimer. Plans to remain three days were unexpectedly cut short by toe refusal of toe pis catorial denizens of toe deep to toe bait and our heroes returned to Raeford in thfe dusk of Monday even ing, empty-handed, and tired but un happy. Dairy Specialist To Tails To Knyanis [ As its guest speaker this week toe iwanis cliib wiU^ hear Miss laabeTie oseley, a dairy tharketing specialist om toe agricultural department in eigh. Miss Moseley is noteii lor elocution and her accurate know- le^e'of her subject. She wU en** dekvor to tell toe Kltyaniahs ahoht tor' intricacies of daitjdag; Farmers of County Favor Quotas A large number of Hoke tobacco farmers turned ouVlast Saturday to vote for toe tobacco quotas, says A. S. Knowles, County Agent “It seemed that tobacco farmers were aware of toe serious situation that confronted them,” he continued. The three year tobacco quota was toe most popular offer and they fav ored it by five hundred and sixty to twenty-two against quotas. Under toe tlnree year quota program, to bacco quotas will remain toe same in 1941 and they are for 1940.' The average pri^ for this year’s crop of tobacco should remain as good or better than last year’s average. N. Y. A. Cannery Progressing The NYA canning project for school lunch rooms is progressing nicely. On account of space and convenient room, it was necessary to move into toe high school cafeteria to continue caiming. If there are schools that warn their canning done, contact Mrs. Snpth to see what days are open. Unl^^ the schools take care of this cmming this summer they will not be eligible for surplus commodities next year. Cotton Promotional Campaign Planned Raleigh, July 23.—Dr. Claudius T. Murchison, president of toe Cotton Textile institute, saidhere today that it was “not an impossible task for toe United States to consume 10,- 000,000 bales of cotton this year.” Speaking to a group of cotton tex tile manufacturers from eastern North Carolina, Dr. Murchison out-lined pri vate and public means of stepping up consumption to meet^toe unex- pbrted surplus of a 12,500,000-bale crop. At the present rate ot^mestic con sumption, he said, didy 7,500,000 bales would be used up, leavi^ a surplus of 3,000,000 bales after allowing oiir toe export of 2,000,000 bales. The latter figure, he add^, was toe “most we can hope for.” The institote which Dr. Murchison leaite and toe National Cotton coun cil, am orgdhization of sldid)ers and growers, are planning a naQon-wide cotton promotional campaUpi. The SO mill representatives meet- mg here today for lunch agreed to co-operate in the program through a voluntary tax of two cents on every )ale used by their plants. Mr. and Mrs. F. 6, Leadi and Mi«« Svg Leach attended the , Shriner’s midsunnper visitation at Lakeview ast week. Washington, July 23.—Compusory military training moved a long step nearer reality today when toe senate niihtary committee approved a re vised Burke-Wadsworto bill provid ing for registration of 42,000,000 men, of whom 1,500,000 would be drafted in toe first year. . Details remain to be worked out, but in toe main toe measure *»?»TTs for: 1. Registration of all males between 18 and 64. 2. Actual conscription of about 1,- 500,000 men between 21 and 30 dur ing toe first year, starting October 1, 1940. There are an estimated 11,- 500,000 between these ages. 3. A training period of one year for those selected. 4. Base pay equal to that of toe lower grades of toe regular armed forces, starting at $21 a month. 5. Later draftees to be chosen from the 21 to 45 age groups. The war department contemplates that youths between 18 and 21 and men beween 45 and 64 would be avail able for home defense service. Leg- islation providing this probably will be submitted to Congress later. The job of training toe draftees, Shedd said, probably would require toe services of toe entire national ^ard. He added, however, that mob ilization of toe guard wouIiT require other legislation. The President would have author ity under toe measure to determine toe age groups to be registered and the ages and numbers of men to be actually trained. After a year of training, a draftee would be ansignH to a reserve unit for 10 years, or un til he reached 45, and would be sub ject to additional training. It was apparent that toe legisla tion would encounter some opposi tion in toe senate. President Roose velt and ranking army men have in dorsed selective service, W a num ber of senators have voiced objec tion. Veterans To Compete New State Assembly Cotton firms and cotton farmers of Raeford and surounding area were called on today by President Oscar Johnston of toe National Cotton Coun cil for “100 per cent allegiance in cotton’s total war for increased con sumption.” In a message addressed to local producers throughout toe country. President Johnston declared that “toe raw cotton industry is aiming as never before in its history to smash down toe blitzkrieg of substitutes, surplus, and foreign competition.” The message came simultaneously with the National Cotton Council’s announcement of a “universal ser vice” plan to provide funds with which to carry on toe fight during toe coming year. The new plan, to go into eiNect August 1, calls for a defense ftmd of five cents on every bale of lint and three cents on every ton of seed, mobilized with toe help of each of toe five primary raw cotton interests. Under toe new plan, arrangements have been perfected enabling toe producer to make his. nickel-a-bale contribution at toe first point of sale, either to the cotton merchant, large or small, oi^the ginner or ware houseman actii^ds merchant ’This contribution is-xEuried on from mer chant to compressor, who remits toe accumulated funds to toe Council when the bale is first compressed, or from the merchant to textile miTi which remits on uncompressed cot ton. Similarly, contributions on seed, which are made by toe ginner and crusher, are assembled and remitted to toe war chest by toe oil mills. “For fifty years we cotton farmers have been talking about an organiza tion like toe National Cotton Council to defend our markets and find new ones through judicious advertising, in telligent research, and organized op position to restrictive legislation,” said Mr. Johnston. “At last we have it, and in two years, equipped with modem weapons, it has accomplished more than any of us thought was pos sible is so short a period. “Domestic consumption has been brought back virtually to toe all-time high, with every indication that a new record can be set in 1941. Plans are ready for a vigorous attack on toe acute problem of foreign trade. Coun cil scientists are on toe trail of new uses. A united cotton industry has gone to war.” Raleigh, July 2^—The 1941 general assembly will be composed of 73 members who were in toe 1939 leg islature, 30 who served before last year, and 67 who have no jtrevious legislative experience, Thad putersec- retary of state, predicted today. He said he expected there would be two Republican senators-and sev en Republican representatives. Democratic-Republican contests Jn the November elections were listed in 11 of toe 33 senatorial districts and in 40 of the 100 counties. Of toe 50 senators, Eure said, 12 served in toe 1939 upper house, four were in toe 1939 house, of represen tatives, 16 had legislative experience prior to 1939, and 18 have never served in either house. ’The 120 representative^, he said, will be divid^ among 49 novic^ 54 who were in toe 1939 house, thtM utoo were in toe 1939 senate, and 14 who had legislative experience be fore 1939. Jackson Opens Meet Of State Farm Youth Raleigh, J*ly 23.—Dr. W. C. Jack- son,_administrative dean of toe Wom an’s college, Greensboro, told 990 4-H club members here today that more than ever before, toe world needed clear thinking “to weed out propa ganda and toe false advertising of war mongers.” Dr. Jackson ^ke at toe first ses sion of toe animal 4-H short course at State college. “Thinkers and doers rule toe world, but clear thinking brings prog ress while muddled thinking destroys progress,” he said. “Be what you ought to be and not necessarily what you want to be.”' Competition in a dairy foods dem onstration and dairy production dem onstration began Tuesday and con tinued Wednesday. Dr. Clarence Pde, Raleigh agricul tural editor spoke Wednesday, and toe state king and queen of health will be crowned during a “health festival” Thursday night Fitch Bimd Wagon Or^estra To Ph^y at Carthage Newt Perry and his 13-pieee or chestra from Yale University wiU play for a dance to be held in the high school gymnasium at Carthage on Thursday ni^t August 1st ’This orchestra will 'ride the Fitdi Band Wagon,’ over a national hook-up Sunday, July 28, at 6:30 P. M. The Carthage Junim: Chamber of Com merce, which is vonsoring toe dance, hopes thallevety^ wfll listmA in on toe Fitch Ba^ Wagtm program l^m- day night and hear Newt Perry and thus know in adNrance the tai^ of orchestra wiheh CairtiMie has secur ed for its dl»e*. Lang is teatuted i^^lS^land ad VOC^t • U ‘V-' On the call of Miss Ila Graham, Officers Chisholm and Howell of toe Raeford police force caught Dave Mc Rae in toe act of peeping into tiie home of Walter Camptwn early Sat urday night. Miss Graham had ear lier perceived toe negro in toe act and had called the police without warning toe criminal. Judge W. B. McQueen, after tiie negro had pled not guilty to tim charge of trespassing and peeping, found the man guilty and sentenced him to fifteen months labor on the roads of toe state. The man was giv en no alternative of paying toe costs and a fine, but was sentenced un equivocally to work. Among toe other twelve defendants to face toe recorder was Harold BIc- Eachem, negro of Blue Springs town ship, charged with the larceny of watermelons from D. A. WUliams, also colored. He entered a plea of guilty and toe judgonent of toe court was a sentence of thirty days labor on toe roads, to be susxiended upon pay ment of toe costs. Also charged with the larceny of watermelons were Clauda Ray Willie Horton, who are negroes from Aberdeen. They pled not guilty of the indictment of stealing melons from R. D. Strother, of Quewhiffle township, but toe judgement of toe court was guilty. The sentence was thirty days on the roads, sentence to be suspended on payment of the costs of the court. W^e Edward Buie, young Rae ford negro, was found guilty of the charge of carrying a concealed wea pon. Sentence was sixty days on toe roads, to be suspended on payment of the court costs and a fine of fifty dol lars. Alfred Hart, negro of Raeford town ship, who was caught in a bam be longing to W. J. M^Diarmid, was charged with entering and attempted larceny. Although he pled not guilty he was found guilty and was sentmc- ed to four months on the roads, to be suspended on payment of a fine of ten dollars and toe court costs. Alfred Chavis, Indian from Allen dale township, was charged with vio lating toe prohibition law and being drunk and disorderly. He pled guilty o each , accusation and toe in each case was thirty dajrs on the roads, sentence to be suspended oo payment of toe costs of toe court. Also charged with violating tiie prohibition law and with being dfimk and disorderly was Romm^ Car penter, negro. He was also diarged vrtto driving a car without a diivw's Icense. He pled guilty to all counts and was sentenced to pay toe court costs on each count Rd Noiris, negro from Anffoco, was charged'with violating toe pndiibi- tion law and with b^ig drunk and disorderly. Sentence was as usual in each case. . Dock McCulloch was charged with bei^ drunk and disorderly and vio lating toe prohibition law. Sentence was thirty days on toe roads, to be suspended on payment of toe costs, in eadi instance. Three young white men of Southern Pines, who were charged with toe theft of watermelons from C. EL Up church, pled guilty and were sen tenced to ,|our months on the roads^ sentence to be suspended on paymtttt of toe court costs, payment of six teen dollars to IWr. Updumto good bdiavior for twelve mmiths. The young men were T. C. Md^lan^ Jr., J. D. Carter, and Leon Whit tington. ^ H. L. Gatlin, .Jr., ^ Receives Free Trip To Carolina Beac& H. L. Gatlin, Jr., spmit last week end at Carolina Beach as a gueit Of tile L. W. Driscoll Co., of This we^end an out^ wae (riijiln by the company to alUGotenl trie salesmen who have said a tain quota of refrigerators itnring^’ikB year. The conventkm lasted fmr Sunday tiirough Tuesday, Hunting and Fttking Licenset On Safa The 1940-41 condtinatioii huidlHa and fishing license aze obar on i with license agents in the cewity; license except the 1940 sta^a 11 license are void tftar Jlity Hunting Ueense wiU he time for the ai|enjtef et Dave McRae, Raeford Negro, Cemght by Mieo Ila Graham.
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