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, s-' ' -' / H0Ki!O>uicnrs BEST ■■^'^'"' / ADVERTISING BfEDlUM The Hoke County News The Hoke County Journal OBLT >LI7MEXXXV. NO. 23. RAEFOBD, N. €., THURSDAY; OCT. IMh, 1940. i ILSSPER Two Negro Found Not Guilty On UquOT Counts One Man Found Not Guilty In Weekly Session of Court; Nine Persons Convicted. T.l Two negro women were found not guUty of charges of violation of prohibition law in the weekly ses sion ofirecotdCT’s court held Tues day before Judge W. B. McQueen. They were Lula Mae McLean and Lula Jenkins. Arthur Ellerbe, negro man charged with.yjqtetion of the prohibition law, was ai^foimd not guilty. Drunk arid disorderly charges a- gainst Bill Kennedy, white map of Cumberland county, were nol pressed with ^eave. Other cases heard included: George B. Driver, white man of Cumberland county, driving drunk, 60 days on the rpa^, suspended on payment of ^0 and costs, ‘l^iver’s license suspended^for. 12 Vribriths. Stephen Williams, negro, violating prohibitioh 30 days oh tKO roads, sentence suspended on payment of costs. ; . William Love, negro, violating road law, 30 days on the roads, sentence suspendfed on ^aynarat of costs. Will Chavis, Scotidnd county In dian, driving drunk, 8d days on the Tod^, sentence suspended on. pay ment of $50 and Costs. Driver’s li cense suspended for .12 months. Dan McGregor, negro, violating prohibition law, 30 days, On the roads, sentence suspended on-pay ment of costs. Duncan McLean, negro, drunk and disorderly, 30 days on the roads, sentence suspended on payment of t^ie costs. Dtmcan McLean, violating prohi- ition law, 30 days on the roads, itehce ' susperided on payment of its.- ■ g Floyd Maynor, negro, drunk and dis- ^eriderty, 30 days on the roads, seri- f^terice suspended on. paymerit Of the - costs. Ed. DeBeiTy,.ne®^. drml^Md dis orderly, 30 days oii tfie tence suspended on payment of the costs. Miany Deer Killed In Raeford Settion Hoke. Munty has been full of Hunters and guns fmr the past week since the opening of Hie deer season, with large crowds going out on hunts every day. Reports are that around 135 or 14$ deer have been killed in tl^ section so far thb year, uiHi about 35# hunters participating. Groups have been hero from Elkin, Burlington, Winston Sal em and many other points. Deatk dainis Mrs. Neill S. Blue j: l-sJ: The entire community was shock ed last Wednesday, October 2nd, when the pews of. the , death of Mrs. Neill S. Blue was spread. Mrs. Blue had not been in her usual good health for several days but she had been up and about. She was dressfiig at the time of her death to go over to Moore county hospital at Pinehurst for an exam ination. The Simday before she hac attended the .yljSOith^ anniversary and home coming bt Bethesda church in Moore Aunty. She had had . good time' renewing acquaintances LO and friendships of inany years, for ^ this was her home cOimty, and these Vthe friends of her girlhood. It probable that she overexerted herself that day. Mary E. Blue was born in the Union Church community of Moore county 'February 8th, 1865. , She ^ was married to her cousin Neill S, ' y Bill# December 10, 1885. They went to tne large country estate known as - the “Battlefield,” now a , large part *• of Fort Bragg, to make their home In 1900 Mr. Blue bought what was then the Presbyterian manse in Rqe- ford for his home and this has been the family home ever since, and it was in this home Mrs. Blue died. She atid her youngest son, John Mc Kay, who is not married, made their home together. Funeral services were conducted Thursday, October ^rd from, the iTesbyterian church ip Radford by Dr, Watson Fairley and Rev. W. C. Brown. Interment was in Raeford cemetery. Many old friends and rel atives from surrounding counties and her townspeople attended the last rites of this well-gloved woman, of whom no one ever spoke ^il, Tbe ipailbearers excepting one, ' were \^^nephews. They .were: Charlie Mc- \ ^.Donald of Car^ge,' Paul Blue of f Southern Pines, Henry Blue of Ab erdeen, John Cameron, NeUl Sinclair, Daniel Blue, WiUiairi McPhail, and Frank Cameron of Raeford. Surviving Mrs. Blue are five chil- I dren. Rev. Frank Blue of Raleigh, N. .B. Blue of Raeford, Mrs. Charles Kaylor, Hamlet, Mrs. Edwin Fuller, Liberty, and John McKay Blue oT the home. One child died in in fancy and a son, Bennie, aged 19, died in 1915. Also survMng are a sister, Mrs. McPhail and a number of grandchildren. 609,000 Ready For Roll Call Washington, D. C. '— The largest nuiriber of volunteers ever to take part in an American Red Cross Roll Call drive wUl appeal to the nation November 11th when the organiza tion seeks membership support lor Its year-round services. Vice Chairman James L. Fieser, in charge of domestic operatiops said the appeal would be carried by near ly 600,000 volunteers in more dian 10,000 communities where the Red Cross maintains chapters and branch es. ‘ He I>ointed out that many chap ters have been organr^g for the membership campaign since early summer and anticipate the most suc cessful Roll Call in their history. Mr. Fieser pointed out that the Red Cross this year needs the sup port of every adult American able to join. “Today the Red Cross is laced with a year of uncertainty—a year of great potentialities of human sufl|r- ing,” he said. “If the Red Cross is to be able to share its responsibility in 'the important work of national defease,, .it must be ready to carry Den^ocratic Womoi Attend Annual Meetup Over 200 women attended the state’s first Democratic Institute of Government in Raleigh last Friday. The Institute, constituted the annual rally for Democratic women of North Carolina. Mrs. P. P. McCain, of Sanatorium, vice-chairman of the State Demo cratic Executive Committee, presid ed and presented nuinerous state officers, party leaders, and candidates on the fall ticket. In the afternoon Mrs. Clyde Hoey received the delegates at tea at the Governor’s Mansion. Mrs. McCain received with Mrs. Hoey. Others from Hoke county assisting at the tea were Miss Sara Louise McCain of Sanatorium, and Mrs. C. H. Giles of Raeford. A number of Hoke coimty women attended the meet. Newcomers Welcomed By Local Merchants^ A two-page display on which the hanies of recent newemners to RpefiKrd and advertisemente of the proipresdve merchants (d the town is hetng printed in this issne of the News-Journal. ) -The News-Jonrnal joins with the loeal merchants in welcoming the many ncwcomers to town and hopes that they will all enjoy they stay here. Peirons who are not well ac quainted with the town, as well as the older residents, can use ttie double page as a handy business directory to Raeford. Only One Job To A FamO^ h France Leg^mmaires To Meet Tliis Week The Ellis Williamson Post No. 20, of the American Legion, Hoke county, Raeford, will give a free chicken supper to all Hoke county world war veterans in the armory hall at Rae ford. Friday, October 11th, 7:30 p. m. The purpose of this supper is to revive the comradeship of world war veterans and to plan for future ser vice to the country, state, and com munity. The American Legion still has many benefits to offer the vet erans and there are many services that he can still render to his coim- try. Hear about this by enjoying s good supper and a fine hour of fel lowship with your world war buddies Friday night. At a call meeting in September the following officers werei selected for "the Hoke Coimty Legion Post: Com mander' and Chaplain, E. C. Craw ford; Vice-Commander, N. H. G. Bal- Poole; Adjutant, J. D. Tapp; Service Officer, L. S. McMiUan, and Athletic Officer, D. H. Hodgin. NEXT WEDNESDAY REGISTRATION DAY; DRAFT BOARD B NAMED Vichy, France.—The t’rench Gov ernment in an emergency measure designed to prcvide equitable distri bution pf an inadequate supply of jobs, has decreed that only one mem ber of a family may hold gainful em- pIcQrment. -Men at present without work are asked to take whatever jobs the gov ernment can provide, rogardless of their normal trades or professions. Younger men are advi^ to migrate to any part of France where work can be provided for'them. The measures are described as purely temporary and intended to tide the country over the winter. Baptist Churck The Raefonj Baptist church an nounces that their annual ingathering will be held Wednesday, October 16, on the church groimds. If the weath er is bad, permission has been granted for use of the armory building. At that time a great variety of articles, including farm produce, quilts, linen handwork, canned goods, and many other articles, will be auc tioned off to the highest bidder. The Baptists are proud to be able to give the entire community an op portunity to support them in this ingathering and everyone is cordially invited to come. At the noon hour the ladies of the church will serve a dinner of either barbecue or chick en salad with all the trimmii^. The invitation is to all to come and buy articles you need and to stay for dinner. ’The Baptist church feels that you will have an enjoyable day. Auxiliary To Sponsor Program ■ , \ The Carolina Mountaineers will ap pear in a program at the Bkie Springs community house, 4 miles from Raeford on the Wagram road, Friday night, October 11th, at 8:00 p^. m. l^-pcogram is. :being^ sponsored by the Woman’s Auxiliary of Bethel church. Young Democrats Planning Drive Ii^gdieoi^. At Antiock 0^ 17di Just one week imtil the Antioch Ingathering. Preparations are going forward to make this a most success ful day. The motto this year is: “We are laborers together with God.” The aim: Every family and each member of every family contributing his or her best toward the success of the ingathering. The Rev. F. M. Bain, pastor of the Galatia Presbyterian church will deliver the sermon at 11 o’clock. It is urged that all produce, etc., lie brought early to the church in order to have everything in place before the 11 o’clock hour. The church wel comes Mr. Bain. He is a fine man arid preacher and will bring an in spiring and helpful message. A large crowd is expected for the barbecue dinner. 'This will lie serv ed from 12 o’clock imtil all are serv ed. The Auxiliary will have its usual bazaar of pretty and ireful things. Fine cakes and canned goods will also be on sale. The auction sale in the afternoon will include cotton, and other farm products. Remember the date, Thursday, Oc tober 17th, at the Antioch church. Come early. Everyone is invited. Cemvention To Meet Tuesday Narrative Report For September The Hoke county young Democratic club met Tuesday night to elect new . . -n, , officers and complete plans for the i*^ Ih® county office building. Dele- The Hoke county convention will be held Tuesday night of next week at 7:30 in the office of the farm agent IN HOSPITAL Mac Lester has entered the yetr. erans hospital ^t Hecoughtan, Vir- Scottish Eveht In Fayetteville ' Horsemanship of a sort once tra ditional, but, now only legendary amorig - Scottish Highlanders will be seen again in ,the Cape Fear Valley Tuesday afternoon of next week when, as a part of the Highland games in the Fayetteville high school stad ium, 12 picked riders from the Sixth Field Artillery under the command of Capt. James T. Dawson will re vive the ancient Scottish tournament, presenting the spectacle in every ex act historical detail. Also a feature of the program wiU be the selection of the Queen of the tournament.. Miss Ellen Bruce Cur rie is Hoke coifiity’s entry m this contest. membership drive. . Officers for the coming year are Archie Watson, president; -Mrs. L. B. Skeen, vice president; A. B. Be- thurie, secretary and treasurer. A big barbecue will be held at 7:30 Friday, Octobr 18, at the arm ory for members. Membership tick ets are now. on sale. P. T-* A. Meeting Owing to ri conflict with the Rae- ford-Lumbertbn football game, the Raeford'P. T. A; will meet Thurs day, : October 10, at 2:30 instead of 3:30 had been planned. The meet ing wUl be held in ’the graded school auditorium. Mr. Melvin, the new bandmaster, will give a short musical recital. All school patrons are urged to attend. To Preach Here Dr. Watson Fairley will conduct services at the Raeford Presbyter ian church Sunday morning. gates from the various townships will elect the cdunty committee at that time. Soil Building Crops Should Be Plant^ Since October 31 is the closing date for the 1940 program on soil build ing crops. County Agent A. S. Know les has requested that as many farm ers as possible get their crops planted before that time. 8th District Rally Eighth District Rally will be held in the court house in Troy at 2:00 P. M.,- Friday, October 11th. The district meetings held so far have been excellently attended and we are anxious that ours be as fine in every respect. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gatliri had as their guest last weekend Miss Jane Culbreth of Fayetteville. . Twu Men Burned To Death InWreck Sunday Early Calder and James Hinson were burned to death Sunday night when the car in )vhich they Were riding hit a bridge abutment and plunged into a cre^^ in flames. The wreck occurred' between Laurel Hill and Old Hundred in^Scotland county. Jim Smith Was tokeri to the Hamlet hospital, seriously burned. All the men wro in their, early twenties.' They wero employed in the Laurel Hill cottoq mills. Road Closed The section , of' the Raeford-Vass road contained in the Fort Brdn Reservation wUl be closed to ^e public from Z a. m. to S p. iri., jpn Friday, October Tito, due to artill( firing. Wpinan’s Club District Holds Annual Meetup bi lillnqitim Club women from Hariiett, Hoke, Richmond, Moore, Lee and Cumber land courities assembled at Presby terian church in Lillmgton Friday for -the annbal meeting of toe ninth district of toe North Carolina Fed eration of Woman’s Clfibs, at which Mrs. ' J.' D.~ Robinson, of Wallace, State President, and Mrs, C. K. Proc tor, of Oxford, 2nd vice president, were the principal speakers. 'The meeting was called to order by the president, Mrs. W. E. Nichols, of Coats, W. W. Sheffield, of the state high way commission, conducted a safety instruction period in which he urged that toe club wom®)^ organize bicycle safety clubs in their communities in an effort to lessen toe number of bicycle-automobile accidents. Reports showing many worth-while accomplishments were submitted by the fifteen clubs from toe counties mentioned. The president recognized toree new dubs that had bieen organized during the year: the Carthage Junior Wiqp- ans Club, Madam ^urrie BMk Chdi ,and toe Aberdeen Woirian’s Club,'and displayed a gavel won by toe former district president Mrs. W. P. Byrd, for having organized more clubs than any other district president in state. Mrs. Nichols appointed the foUow- ing district chairmen: publidty di rector, Mrs. S. R. Smith of Vass; Art, Mrs. W. P. Byrd, Lillington; contact Mrs. W. G. Monroe, Hamlet; Sallie Southall Cotton Losm Fund, Mrs. Talbot Johnson, Aberdeen; American home, Mrs. H. A. Cam eron, Raeford; public welfare, Mrs. P. P. McCain, Sanatorium. Following luncheon, toe group re assembled for committee reports and a round table discussion of club prob lems. Mrs. R. L. Murray, Raeford, was elected district vice-president to succeed Mrs. Z. V. Morgan, of Ham let, resigned. ' ‘ITie foRoWing women' from Rae ford attended: Mrs. C. 'W. Seate, Bfirs. Ctyde UpdiurCh, IlCrs. Cedon Scaibor- ough, bte. E. D. Jitonson, Mrs'. R. L. Murray, Mrs. W. D. Browh, and Mrs. G. B. Rowtond. ne 1941 mee^ng will b^ held in By Josephine Hall, Home Agent Ten Home Demonstration clubs met in Hoke county in September with an attendance of 160. The major project for the month was “Furniture We Can Make.” Inter esting reports were ma^ by dele gates to "farm and home week. Plans for club booths at the Agricultural Exhibit were also discussed at each meeting. D. E. Jones, extension rural elec trification specialist, from State Col lege, spent two days in the county and held five meetings on “Wiring and Lighting the Farm Home.” Meetings were held at Wayside, Blue Springs, Rockfish, Allendale and Lit tle River and were attended by ap proximately 175 people. Many ques tions were asked and a great deal of interest shown and it is felt that the information received wiU be mo^ beneficial to those wiring their homes in the REA project. Lewis P. Watson, extension gar den specialist, spent one day in toe county and visited several homes, to give suggestions for fall gardens. The mattress project was discon tinued during the month but a great deal of material for ticks was dis tributed. At a meeting in Little Riv er, material for 53 ticks was dis tributed after 55 applicants had been notified to come and receive their ticking. At the meeting, the home agent gave complete instructions for making the ticks. The annual 4-H dress review was held at the Hoke high school on Sat urday, September 28. Elsie McNeill was selected as the winner and Ruth Gillis, Mercell King and Myra Mott were chosen in the “Blue Ribbon Class.” Elsie, as county winner, was eligible to participate in the state contest. The home agent assisted in getting out the Hoke county exhibit premium list the first of toe month. The exhibit committee is very grateful to two members of toe Raedeen club, Misses Irene . Downer and LuciUe McNeill, for soliciting ads for toe list. ‘ > The members of toe Antiocb idub are happy to have water instaUed in their commimity building during tim month. Eighty-seven books were read by club women in September. On September 30, Mrs- B. F. Mcr Grogor, Mrs.’ M. D. GTOtry, Mrs. Lucy Smith and the home agrat at tended a group conference in Clinton at which time r^mmei^tions as to next year’s program and plans were made. . • ^ ’ ' «'' - Curb market receipts amounted to $72.66. Hoke County Yaang Men Betufeen Ages of 21-35 Most Register Tor Selective MiKtary Service. Hoke county young men between the ages of 21 and 35, inclusive, wiU join with all others throughout toe United States Wednesday, Oct. 16to,' in going to regular voting places and registering for selective military ser vice. Within a few weeks after the reg istration, a draft will be held, select ing 400,000 men to into military service for one year; and plans call for an additional 400,000 to be called up every six months. The program continues until 1945 under the present law. Hoke county’s draft board, as an nounced this week by Governor Clyde Hoey is: A. McEachern, Thomas B. Lester, Sr., and Floyd Monroe. Physidan is Dr. Robert L. Murray, and appeal agent is Arthur D. Gore. Although some of those register ing wiU be exempt from service be cause of dependents, vital jobs, and such, all in toe age group mu^ reg ister except those alroady in the military service of toe country. A large registration card is to be fiUed out by eadi registrant, who should know in advance the answers to toe following questions: Name. Address, where you live, or where mail can easily reach you. Telephone, where you can be easily reached. Age. Date of birth. Place of birth. Country of citizenship. Name of person who will always know your address. Relationship of that person. Addressjof tos^ personL Employes name. Place of employment or business. Hoke county’s registration places follow with the name of toe regis trar: Antioch, community house, W. C. Hodgin. Allendale, community house, BIr. McGoogan. Blue Springs, Blue Springs school house, Fulford McMillan. Little River, community Barney Blue. Quewhiffle, Ashemont house, W. L. Thornburg. Rockfish, community house, M. G. Ray. Puppy Creek, community house, F. , A. Monroe. Stonewall, Mildouson school house, N. A. Meinnis. Raeford 1, courthouse, C. B. Cam eron. Raeford 2, city hall, J. McK. Blue. Raeford 1 and 2 are divided by Red Springs road, main street and Rae- ford-'Vass road, with No. 1 being on the east and No. 2 on toe west. house, sriiool Ingathering At Pittman Grove On October 12th, there will be an ingathering at Pittman Grove Bap tist churrii located about half way between Arabia and Rockffeto station. There will be a barbecue and otoer good country produce for s^. Weed Growers Like Aberdeen Pricet Tobacco farmers were well pleased with prices on toe Aberdeen mar- , ket this wedr'anOliiMiny at toe grow- ! ers averaging afdubd 99' cents per pound for th^ entbe toads. The dry wea1i»ar to keeiMt« many of toe farmers ham gradtog toeir weed, causing li^t sales roost of toe days. Many of the Hoke county farmers are seen on toe /Uterdeen market daily wh«e toey are selling their tobacco. Card Tourney At Antioch The Aritiodi Home DembnstratiiHi club will sponsor a benefit card tournament at toe Antioch commun ity house on Tuesday evemng. Oc tober T5,' at 7:45. Prizes'will be given at eadi table. The public is cordially invited. Capt Mrs. J.; toe Blue spent Library Some time ago BCrs; John McGoeg~ an come to the Ubrazy wito a lo^ of good boAs and magazines. To her we say, ‘‘Vbaiak you, eokne Can’t you find time to do a act and help build your coitonMnitty? Give toe znateirial to toe pdUto B* braiy that will h^ boys gnd gb^ men and women get solid IniHTnin- tion. ‘ ‘ ■ New books oak .^ . rental are: 'Ihrou^ iSto Bqtoto Uoar, Hull; Bride Of a fttoariaaM Bruce Lancaster; Steis at- lii Van Wyak Mason. Alex and:
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