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.UME XXXV. NO. 19.
RAEFORD, N. C., THURSDAY, SEPT. 12th, 1940
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Light Docket In
Recorder’s Court
Pete Brown, white man of Raeford,
was tried for violation of the pro
hibition law. He pled guilty to the
charge and was sentenced to thirty
days on the roads, sentence ,to be
suspended on payment of the costs.
He paid the costs. He was also
charged with careless and reckless
driving and hit-and-run driving. He
demanded a jury aud his case was
transferred to Superior court.
Clonnie Rogers, colored, was tried
for assaulting his wife with a deadly
weapon. His plea was not guilty, but
the judgement of the court was guil
ty and sentence was thirty days on
the roads, sentence to be suspended
on payment of the costs. He paid
the costs.
Ed Taylor, young white man of
Hoke county, was charged with fte
larceny of an automobile and with
driving a car without an operator’s
license. ' He pled guilty to the sec
ond charge and pled guilty to temp
orary larceny in the first. He said
that he only borrowed the car for
a while. Judgement of the court
was thirty days on the roads in each
instance, the sentences to run con-
secstively, and sentences to be sus
pended on payment of the costs in
each case. Taylor chose to go to the
roads.
Army People Move
Into Raeford
Several officers and non-commis
sioned officers of the United States
army and their families have mov
ed recently to Raeford, driven by the
housing shortage in Port Bragg and
Fayetteville.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Palmer have
moved into the house, formerly oc
cupied by T. B. Lester, Jr.; Lieut,
and Mrs. Damon into the house form
erly occupied by William Lament, II.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Chance are liv
ing in an apartment in the old Pres
byterian manse; Lieutenant and Mrs.
Locket are living in an apartment in
the Giles home; and Sergeant and
Mrs. Morton in an apartment in the
Dow home. The Reaves house has
been ented by Lieutenant and Mrs.
Dugan.
P.-T. A. School To
Be Next Unirsday
ISCHOOL BRIEFS!
By K. A. MaoDONALD
PRINCIPALS’ MEETING
On yesterday afternoon the prin
cipals of the county gathered for
their first meeting of the year. Mat
ters relative to the opening of school
next Monday '^ere discussed and
plans made for the year’s work.
L . Those attending were R. A. Smoak,
rW. S. Morgan, E. D. Johnson, M. C.
Moore, J. W. Coates and W. G. Park
er.
BUS DRIVERS MEETING
’This morning the first coimty-wide
bus drives’ meeting is being held at
the high school building. All in
terested officials and patrons are re
quested to attend. The driv^ are
being given a written examination
in addition to their driving tests to
determine their fitness to drive. Ap-.
proximately 30 drivers and substi-*
tutes are taking these testsi
Mrs. H. A. Mameron, P.-T. A.
coimcil president for Hoke county,
is making plans for a school of in
stitute to be held Thursday, Sep
tember 19, at the Hoke high school
building. At this time’Mrs. J. T.
Fesperman, 'tresident of Eighth Dis
trict of North Carolina Congress of
Parents and Teachers, and Mrs.
Howell, new field worker for the dis
trict, will be in Raeford to coquet
this school. A luncheon for.P^T. A.
officers throughout the county will
be held at 12:30 o’clock and fol
lowing there will be a conference for
all the P.-T. A. officers. This con
ference will aid the P.-T. A. officers
in working out their year’s plans and
will also help them .with any of their
local problems.
At 3:00 a general meeting will be
held in the high school auditorium
and all of the parents and teachers of
the county are expected to attend.
Mrs. Arthur D. Gore, president of
local P.-T. A. plans for this program
to take the place of Raeford’s first
P.-T. A. meeting and-urges all the
parents of Raeford and vicinity to
attend.
The following program has been
arranged:
Song—God Bless America—Aud
ience.
Devotional—^Rev. E. C. Crawford.
Remarks—^Mr. MacDonald.
What is Expected of Hoke Coun
ty’s P.-T. A.’s—^Mrs. J. T. Fesper
man. '
Intoduction of Speaker—^Mr. E, D.
Johnson.
Address—Mrs. HowelL
Hoke County
Exhibit To Beg^
October 31st
With the hearty support and the
cooperation of the people of the
county, the Hoke County Agricultur
al Exhibit committee hopes to make
this year’s Exhibit the best ever.
October 31st, Nov. 1st and 2nd, are
the dates set and the display will
again be held in the armory.
The committee encourages the peo
ple ofi the coimty to begin selecting
their commodities to exhibit as early
as possible. A good agricultural fair
or exhibit is an asset to our com
munity. By, seeing what others are
doing encourages us to make the
best better.
The premium list will appear in
next week’s News-Journal. Read the
list through carefully and let us
have each and every citizen in Hoke
county do his or her part towards
making this year’s exhibit one of
instruction and enjoyment.
.JOSEPHINE HALL,
Home Agent.
TO DISPLAY PROJECT AT FAIR
J. M. Osteen, vocational agricul
ture supervisor for this district, has
notified J. W. Dowd that his depart
ment has been one of eight in the
state chosen to display one of their
supervised projects at the State Fair
this fall. We feel that this is quite
an honor for the agricultural depart
ment of the Hoke high school.
Hoke Resident
Dies In Georgia
Radio Broadcast
Here Tomorrow
For the first time, Raeford will go
on the air over Radio Station WFNC,
Fayetteville, tomorrow afternoon be
tween 5 and 6 o’clock when the
Reaves Drug Store will broadcast a
30 minute program during their “open
house” to, be held in connection
with the formal opening of their new
ly modernized store. Mr. Reaves
said that the announcer would in
terview visitors to the store over the
air and will give the people of
Raeford who have never seen an
actual boadcast a chance to do so.
MEMBERS OF NATIONAL GUARD
WILL MOBILIZE HERE MONDAY
To Be Major
231 Local MembetM Of
2S2d CA Will Enter
Federal Service.
Mrs. Mattie Brock, 61, a resident
of Hoke county, died suddenly Tues
day morning at Swannsboro, Ga.,
where she was visiting a daughter,
Mrs. Lee Smith. Mrs. Brock was
a native of Bladen county and the
daughter of the late Byant and Sarah
Koonce Green, but had made her
home in Hoke county for 30 years and
was a member of the Ephesus Bap
tist church.
She is survived by two children,
Mrs. Smith of Georgia and Mrs. L.
W. Ellis of Lumber Bridge; by one
sister, Mrs. L. C. Newnam of Greens
boro; by one half-sister, Mrs. L. P.
Barfield of Fayetteville; by one broth
er, E. J. Green of Fayetteville; and
by two half-brothers, A. C. Green
of Fayetteville and A. B. Green of
Charlotte.
Funeral services were conducted
yesterday afternoon at three o’clock
at the Ephesus church by Rev. J. M.
Gibbs.
Young Democrats
In Preliminaries'
Giurchill Warns
Of Attack
London, Sept. 11.—^Prime Minister
Winston Churchill broadcast a warn
ing to his fortress nation today that
Adolf Hitler’s long projected attempt
at invasion appears to be at hand and
that the next week may be the most
critical in England’s history.
The Germans already are moving
self-propelled barges and convoys of
larger ships from northern ports to
the whole French coast,' he said,
slipping along from port to port un
der the protection of German coast
al batteries. The attack, he warned,
may be made on England, Scotland,
or even Ireland, with forces concen
trated as far north as Norway.
But Britain is ready, he said, prais
ing the air force, the navy and the
land army.
“This is the time'for everyone to
stand, to hold firm, as they are do
ing,” Churchill said.
CAPTAIN WILLIAM L. POOLE
SCHOOL SCHEDULE
ANNOUNCED
TEACHERS FOR 1940-41
The following is a complete list of
the teachers in the various schools
of th^ county for the coming year.
In each case the first mentioned is
principal.
Anioch—M. C. Moore; grammar
grades; Miss Anna Mac Harmon, pri
mary; Miss Penia Hayes^Nicols. gram
mar grades.
Ashemont—R. A. Smoak, grammar
irades; Ms. Margie Townsend, gram
mar grades; Miss Myrtice Barring
ton, Mrs. R. A. Smoak.
Hoke High—E. D. Johnson; Earl
Smith, coach, physical education,
gfeopraphy; J. W. Turlington, science
and math; Miss Lorenna Falls, math;
Miss Myrtle Williamson, library and
science; Miss Maxie McLaurin, his
tory and girls* boach; Mrs. J. C.
McLean," English, French, Latin; MisS
Frances Jean Freeman, English; Miss
Marjorie Heater, home economics and
science; J. W. Dowd, agriculture;.Mrs..
Belton Wright, commerce; Miss Lil
lian Marion, English'and Latin; Miss
Mary Foust Plonk, music; Miss Nell
Howery, home economics.
Mildouson—W. S. Morgan, gram
mar grades; Mrs. Nora F. McDavid,
grammar grades; Mrs. W. F. lyior-
gan, primary gra^.
Raeford Graded—^W. J. Coates, 8th
,grade; Miss Virginia Livi|ngstone,
6th and 7th gi-ades; 'Miss Margaret
McKenzie,'7th grade; Miss Anne Buie,
5th grade; Mrs. Sallie D. Johnson,
4th and 5th grades; Miss Mildred
James, 4th grade; Miss Louise
Fletcher, 3rd grade; Miss Aris
Shankle, 1st grade; Miss Leone Cur
ie, 1st and 2nd gades; Miss Lillian
Johnson, 1st grade; Miss Marion Cox,
public school music; Miss Marianna
KimlAough, Bible
Rockfish—W. G. Parker, grammar
grades; Miss Bernice McColl, gram
mar grades; Miss Mabel McPhaul,
primary grades; Miss Mary Alma
Monroe, primary grades.
GO TO RALEIGH
E. D. Johnson, Miss Nell Howery
School opens Monday, September
16th at 9 A. lid; at hi^ school and
Raeford graded. Ashemont, Antiodi,
Mildouson and Rockfish will open
at 8:30. Beginning Tuesday the
schools out in the cormty will open
at 8 o’clock and those in Raeford at
8:30. For the first three days a reg
ular day schedule will be run. On
Thursday a short day schedule will
be started and operated until further
notice. The buses to the county
schools will leave Raeford at 12:30
and the county schools at 1 o’clock
on short day schedule.
Verna Neal Sinclair left\uesday
for Raleigh to enter Peace College.
Captain Poole
Recommended
For Majority
Estimate Flue-Cured
Tobacco Crop In
North Carolina
Members of various committees of
the North Carolina Young Democrats
will meet in Raleigh tonight as a
preliminary to the State convention
which gets under way Friday.
Convention speakers will include
Rep. Ridiard M. Duncan of Missouri,
Senator Josiah W. Bailey, Governor
Hoey, D. E. Hudgins of Greensboro,
the keynoter; J. M. Broughton, Dem
ocratic gubernatorial nominee. Rep.
Harold D. Cooley and State Demo
cratic Chairman E. B. Denny.
Ralph Webb Gardner of Shelby,
member of the 1939 State Senate and
son of former Governor O. Max Gard
ner, is ■ slated for the presidency of
the State orgtotization.
Raleigh, Sept. 11.—^A Federal-State
crop summary reported today that
the flue-Oured tobacco crop in North
Carolina was estimated at 421,360,000
pounds, 48 per cent less iban the
record 1939 output cef. 803J)30,QOO
pounds.
Compared with August 1 figures,
the estimate was 2,000,000 less, be
cause of heavy rains and abnormal
growing weather. Most of the lost
poundage "was recorded in the new
bright belt.
The present estimates are:
Old belt, 158,120,000 poimds; new
bright belt, 213,840,000 pounds; bor
der belt 48,400,000 pounds; hurley
belt 7,110,000 pounds.
Dr. and Mrs. T. E. Bowers, of
Charleston, S. C., spent Saturday
night with Laurie McEachem. They
came especially to take Bettie Bow
ers, who has been spending some
time here, home.
the organization of the home eco
nomics department as a new teariier.
Miss Heater, is being added this
year.
Rev. A. B. Williford
To Preach Here
Sunday Morning
. Rev. A. B. Williford, pastor of Lib
erty Presbyterian church. Green
Bank, VlTest Virginia, will preach at
the 11 o’clock service of the Rae
ford Presbyterian church on next
Sunday morning, September 15th.
Rev. Mr. Williford is a native of Lum
ber Bridge, and is now visiting in this
part of the state.
We hope that all. who have made
a pledge to the Bible fund will hand
the amount due to the treasurer.
Rev. E. C. Crawford, this week.
COUNTY TEACHERS’ MEETING
Tomorrow evening at 8 o’clock at
the high school building the first
county-wide teachers’ meeting will
be held. Any interested person is
urged to attend.
Mildred Womble has gone to
Greensboro to resume her studies at
W. C. U. N. C.
F. F. A. WIN SILVER CUP
J. ty. Dowd was notified this week
that the Hoke high chapter of the
Future Farmers of American had
won the silver loving cup offered by
the state office for tiie best campers
at the Future" Farmer’s,^ Camp at
White Lake this summer.
Our boys took the first prize for
the best week and also the prize
for being the best during the sum
mer. They scored a total of 280
points out of 9 possible 325. The
cup becomes the permanent -posses
sion of the Hoke chapter. Well done,
beys!
Mr. Johnson requests that all high
and Miss Marjorie Heater visited the school students who possibly can
State Department of Education in bring their $2.40 rental fee with them
Raleigh Monday for a ponferegee pnjon Monday.
Leete Smoak left this week to re
sume her studies at Meredith col
lege.
British Bombers
Raid Berlin
On next Monday, September 16,
the National Guardsmen of this coun
ty along with the rest of the 252d
Coast Artillery as well as the Thir
tieth Division will be inducted into
the Federal service of the United
States. Under present plans the sol-
dies will be on active duty in the
Federal service for one year follow
ing thPR- induction. All the troops
are expected to remain at their home
stations for from one to two weeks
following induction to allow for var
ious preparations for the active duty
to be made. The members of the
Thirtieth Division will proceed from
their home stations to Fort Jack-
son, S. C., after this week or two
for their year of duty. The mem
bers of the 252d Coast Artillery, to
which the local personnel belongs,
will proceed, after their stay in their
home armories, to stations at Fort
Moultrie, S. C., and Fort Screven,
Ga.
The First Battalion of the 252d will
train at Fort Screven. In this case
the local unit commanded by Cap
tain John W. Walker, First Battal
ion Headquarters Battery, will train
there. Captain Walker’s ^ttery will
have an enlisted personnel of 84
Captain William L. Poole, who has ^hen it leaves Raeford with two of-
commanded Battery “F” for the past Captain Walker and 1st Lieu-
sixteen years, was relieved of this tenant John A. MePhauL
command this week and recommend-
Berlin, Sept. 11.—^British demolition
and incendiary bombs struck the
heart of the German Reich today in
the RAP’s most spectacular Berlin
attack and forced evacuation of sev
eral streets lest bomb-weakened
buildings collapse.
Bombs hit the Reichstag (parlia
ment), building, the Academy of
Arts and also damaged famous Brand
enburg Gate in Unter Den Linden.
The high command said also that two
hospitals were hit in the center of
the city. ^
Official and editorial rage over the
assault at once gave rise to specu
lation whether Nazi airmen would
strike back at London’s parliament
buildings. Downing Street and gov
ernment houses in Whitehall.
ed for the position of major in the
252d Coast Artillery. It is expected
that he will be assigned to command
the Third Battalion of the regimeht
with units including Battery “F” of
Raeford and Battery “E” and Third
BattaUon Headquarters Battery of
High Point.
Captain Poole was replaced as
commanding officer of Battery “P’
by Captain Julian H. Blue, formerly
adjutant of the Battalion.
After being examined and com-
ihissioned the new major will fill the
vacancy created by toe resignation
of Major McC. B. Wilson, of Wil
mington, who commanded toe First
Battalion. Majob James B. McCum-
ber, who commands toe Third Bat
talion, is to be transferred with his
staff to toe first Battalion replacing
Major Wilson. The new third bat
talion staff will consist of 1st lieut.
Paul Dishner, to be promoted to Cap
tain to fill the vacancy created by
the transfer of Captain Blue, 1st
Lieut. Harrison Sjnnmes, formerly of
the First Battalion staff, 2nd Lieut.
George G. Dickson, to be commission
ed 1st Lieutenant replacing Dishner,
and 2nd Lieut. Paul Dickson, as
signed from toe National GuaM of
the United States to fill the vacancy
created by toe promotion of George
G. Dickson.
Captain Poole and Lieut George
G. Dickson will appear today before
an examining board in Wilmington
for commissions as major and 1st
lieutenant, respectively.
Dowd and Smith Move
The houses just constructed facing
the high school g^nasium have been
occupied by Mr.-Joe Dowd and fam
ily, and Dr. Mamis Smith and fam
ily.
Margaret Baker spent last week
in Red Springs with Yvonne Baucom.
Lauretta Houston visited friends in
town last weekend.
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Battery “F,” a unit of the Third
Battalion and commanded by Cap
tain J. H. Blue will, according to
present expectations, train with toe
major part of the regfinent at Fort
Moultrie. Battery “P’ on departure
will have a strength of four officers
and 125 enlisted men. In addition to
Captain Blue the officers are 1st
Lieutenant Younger F. Snead and 2nd
Lieuts. William Lament, Jr., and
Thomas B. Lester.
In addition to toe above active
members of toe local companies all
inactive members of them also enter
Federal service Monday. These wiU
number about 20 men.
Other members of toe 252d from
Raeford are Lieut.-Col. Robert B.
Lewis, regimental executive. Major
Robert A. Matheson, senior medical
officer. Captain William L. Poole, to
be commissioned Major to command
toe Third Battalion, l^eut. George G.
Dickson, to be commissioned 1st
Lieutenant to serve on the Third
Battalion staff, and 1st sergeant Paul
Dickson, who will serve on the Third
Battalion staff sts 2nd Lieutenant
Sales Remain Good
On Fairmont Market
C. B. Stafford, secretary of toe
Fairmont tobacco market, reported
yesterday that good tobacco was still
selling good at that market. Mr.
Stafford said that although toe av
erage price was low some days lately,
this was due to toe quality of toe
weed being offered rather than to
any fall in pribe.
The secretary and sales supervisor
also stated yesterday that toe Fair
mont market would remain open as
long as there was tobacco in this
section to be sold.
Sales for toe first sixteen days of
toe season have resulted as fc^ows:
16,168,714 pounds sold for w total
amount of $3J)09,917.44 and an av
erage price per hundred pounds of
$18.62.
Young Democrats
Will Stage
Membership Drive
At its meeting Tuesday night at
toe courthouse the Young Demo
cratic club of Hoke county decided
to stage its aimual membership drive
immediately and to climax toe drive
with a Democratic rally with a figh
fry and barbecue around toe first
week in October.
It was decided that another meet
ing would be held prior to the
rally for toe election of officers. AR
who have joined toe club for the
new year by that time will be riiff-
ible to vote for its officers. All pres
ent memberships in toe organizatimi
have expired as toe club has been
to some extent inactive for toe past
year.
Attoidance was about as usual
where no food was offered. Young
Democrats attending toe meeting
were: Ardiie Watson, J. L. MclSjeiU,
Doug Currie, Charles Cameron, and
Paul Dickson.
Bank of Raeford Grants
Cashier Yeiur’s Leave
The directors of the of Rad
ford have granted Colonel R. B.
Lewis a year’s leave of absence. This
was done so that he could partici
pate in toe years training by the
National Guard. Colonel Lewis wUl
retain his position as cashier with fuR
authority. Mr. W. A. McDonald wiR
be elevated to Assistant Cashier. Col.
Lewis has been cashier since Janu
ary, 1920, and while his many fri^ids
hate to see him leave, they wRI be
glad to know that he wRl be back
on hisSld ^ob at toe end of the train
ing year.
Mr. and Qte. W. L. Poole and
sons went to Liberty Friday ni^t to
spend the gist birttuMy of Mrs.
Poole’s father, Mr. Coble.
L. M. Maxwell
Passes Thursday
Louis Martin Maxwell, weU known ^
farmer of McLauchlin township, pasS"
ed away at his home there early
last Thursday morning. He was 6^
years of age. Mr. MaxweU was a
son of toe late William and Elizabeth
Starling MaxweU of CumberlaiMi
county.
Funeral services were conducted
at four o’clock Friday afternoon at
Galatia Presbyterian church by $ha
pastor. Rev. Frank M. Bain. Inter
ment followed in the churdiyasd
cemetery.
Surviving are his widow, two
Alexander and Raymood Mhxwtil,
and four daughters, fibs. Lonnie S.
Brodc of Raeford, fibs. Otenn POete
of EUdn, fibs. Curtis Ballard of Bad-
eigfa, and fibs. J. A. Newton, of FW-
etteviUe, route 3.
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Mr. and fibs. Roedand Ciorhi^tte
and Mary Stawa|d Uvo ntumid
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