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»LUME XXXV. NO. 24.
RAEFORD, N. C., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17,1940
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ANY REGISIBt IN RAEFORD
UNDR MILITARY TRAINING UW
g.
Four Hundred Men Had Regis
tered In Two Raeford Precincts
At Noon Wednesday.
Hoke county men between the ages
of 21-35 as well as others throughout
the United States flocked to voting
places Wednesday to register for
selective, service in the United States
army as a national defense measure.
Approximately 400 had registered in
the two Raeford townships at noon
Wednesday, with 150 of that number
being Raeford No. 1 at the courthouse
and the others in Raeford No. 2 at
the city hall. The registration places
opened at 7 a. m. and remained open
until 9 p. m.
All county offices were closed dur
ing the day so that employees could
assist in the .job of registration.
All men who registered will be
sent a questionnaire shortly which
they will fill out and which will
determine the order Jn which they
become eligible for service. Single
men in good physical condition and
without dependents or jobs vital to
national defense will come in cla§s 1—
ready for .immediate service.
It is expected that the first draft
will be held in about two weeks and
the first 400,000 draftees will go
into camp about the middle of No
vember.
Hoke High Los es
To Lumboioii
By Lawrenc^ (Ace) Campbell
\ / Sports Reporter
\ The Hoke high school football team
jljpaffered a defeat at the hands of the
*TLumberton Pirates here last Thurs
day in the first conference game of
.the season. The final score was 6-0.
,. V Except for the brief minute that
it took Sammy Solomon to scamper
^ over theriast white line for the x>nly
score of the game, the Raeford tealh
held the heavier Lumberton team to
I everi play. Lumberton missed a sec
ond score in the game when all state
contender Sammy l^lomon mistook
the ten yard marker for paydirt ter
ritory. Solomon raced over the stripe,
put the ball on the ^ound, and stood
up to take a bow. The local boys
dug their toes in and thwarted the
visitors’ futile efforts to increase the
narrow margin of lead.
The final quarter saw the home
team put on a sustained drive which
netted them five first downs. Deep
in enemy territory the Pirates’ re
sistance stigened and they took over
the ball on downs.
For Hoke, Wright and Currie stood
out in the line, and Webb and Eu
banks. spiked the running attack.
Lumberton luminaries were Solomon
and Barnes.
Marine Band
To Appear In
~^ayetteville
/
Whenever the Chief Executive and
First J^ady entertain officially afthe
Whit# House, tradition as well as
refef^nce demands the presence of
_J||&-'United States Marine Band, “the
Resident’s own.’
Since Jefferson, it ^ has played at
every inauguration; since Madison, it
has played at practically every in
augural ball. That its position in
the life of the Nation’s Capital has
not changed is indicated by the fol
lowing report by a Washington col
umnist on a recent White House re
ception for the Army and Navy.
“Traditional procedure was follow-
' ed—rthe Marine Band playing and
specializing in such stirring songs
as “Anchors Aweigh” and “The Cais
sons 'Go Rolling Along.”
Cumberland Post, American Leg7
ion, deems it an honor to have been
successful in securing this famous
organization for one appearance at
Fayetteville October 20 during its
Jorthcoming public concert tour of
i liipited number of American cities,
ffot only will such enlivening tunes as
^^bove referred to be on the program
at Fayetteville high school bowl, but
mighty overtures, symphonic tonte
poems, gay novelties and brilliant
solos will comprise the musical treat
Captain F. Santelmann, conductor,
^has prepared for those who will want
see and hear this band brought
_. frequently to their attention via
“ress and radio.
Baptist Ingathering
The Lumber Bridge Baptist church
Will observe its annual ingathering
on Wednesday of next week, October
23rd. A barbecue and chicken din
ner will be served at 12 o’clock.
Everybody is cordially invited to at-
tenc|.
Donocrats Sedi
Campa^ Funds
Following is copy of the letter that
is being sent to voters through North
Carolina, asking for contributions to
the Democratic campaign'.
Richard J. Reynolds of Winston-
3alem is director of finance for North
Carolina.
“Lest we foi^get those lean years
before Ranklin D. Roosevelt took
over the reins of this government, I
believe that every thoughtful busi
ness man would consider it good
judgment to continue the services of
one who has already proven his
leadership and who is equipped
through natural ability, training dnd
experience to carry on during this
period of international uncertainty.
“When your business is at a peak,
would you consider dismissing your
experienced staff and hiring one that
is imfamiliar with your business?
“Therefore, for the best interests
of our' country, I hope that you will
do everything in your power to help
return our leader to the White House.
One of the best ways you can do this
is to send to this office at once what
ever contribution you can afford to
make—^whether it is ^large or small.
We do not have much time left in
which to "do this work, and your
promptness wiil be appreciated.”
SCOUT COUNCIL
SHOWS GROWTH
j
The regular monthly reports of the
Cape Fear Council to the Regional of
fice in Atlanta, Ga., shows a con
tinued and steady growth in scout
ing in the Cape Fear Area. The
SeptenAer report of this year show
that on the last day of the month
there were 1412 boys registered in the
council. A recent study of the mem
bership of the local council organi
zation, by Herbert Stuckey, Deputy
Regional Executive, shows an eighty-
one per cent increase for the four
year period just ended. During the
same period of time the number of
troop units increased from forty to
sixty three, which is a grow of ap
proximately 56 per cent.
“I am greatly encouraged by the
way the Cape Fear Council is moving
ahead,” Stuckey said, “and I predict
even greater progress in the future.
You are to be congratulated upon
havmg attained and surpassed yoim
objectives in membership for the
year.
Rey. McMahan At
Flat Branch Church
Lillington, Oct. 15.—^Rev. Donald
McMahan, of Fayetteville, supply pas
tor of Fajretteville Presbytery, will
preach at Flat Branch Presbyterian
church, near here, during the ab
sence of the pastor. Rev. Eugene
Alexander, who is on duty as chaplain
With the national guard.
Mr. McMahan, a native of' Pied
mont, S. C., is a graduate of Presby
terian college, Clinton, S. C„ of Col
umbia Theological seminary, Atlanta,
and holds the master of theology de
gree from Union Theological semi
nary, Richmond, Va.
Mr. McMahan will conduct morn
ing services at Flat Branch on the
2nd, 4th and 5th Sundays of each^
month and will continue his work
with- Shiloh Presbyterian church,
Sanatorium, on alternate Sundays.
Lumber Bridge Man
Claimed By Death
Duncan James Shaw, aged 68, died
.early last Thursday morning at his
home at Lumber Bridge, route three.
The deceased was a native of Robe
son county.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Jane Sandy Shaw; by two sons, Dan
Shaw of Lumber Bridge and Lonnie
Shaw of Bolivia; by two daughters,
Mrs. Lillian Davis of Lumber Bridge
and Mrs. Katie Baxley of Raeford;
and by one sister, Mrs. Sarah Jane
Johnson of Lumber Bridge.
Funeral services were conducted
Friday morning at 11 o’clock from
the Sandy Grove dmrch by Rev. D.
H. Duval of Parkton. Interment was
in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Ada Pate Is
Awarded Chair
Mrs. Ada Pate was the winner of
the free chair given at the Raeford
Variety store last Saturday after
noon at 3 o’clock. The chair, a nice,
upholstered rocker, was given in a
contest being sponsored by the store.
Two more chairs will be given away,
one epch Saturday in Ocfober.
P. T. A. Beds
Committees
The Raeford P. T. A. held its reg
ular meeting Thursday, October ten
th, in the gammar school auditorium.
Mrs. Arthur D. Gore presided, and
E. C. Crawford conducted the devo
tional. The following standing com
mittees for the school year 1940-41
were selected:
Program—^E. D. Johnson, chairman;
November—^E. D. Johnson, Mrs. A.
K. Currie. December—^E. D. John
son, Miss Marion Cox. January—
E. D. Johnson, Mrs. R. L. Murray.
February—^E. D. Johnson, Miss Liil-
iian Marion. March—^E. D. Johnson,
Miss Louise Fletcher, Miss Aris
Shankle, Miss Lillian Johnson, Miss
I^eone Currie. April—Election and in
stallation of officers.
Hospitality—^Mrs. Marshall Thomas,
Mrs. Alexander, Mrs. J. H. Blue, Mrs.
E. C. Crawford. ^
Membership—^Mrs. Joe Gulledge,
Mrs. A. A. Graham, Miss Aris
Shankle.
Pi|blicity—Miss Virginia Living
ston, Mrs. Lacy Smith, Mrs. RUth
Bridges.
Fhiance — Mrs. Arthur D. Gore,
Miss Margaret McKenzie, J. C.
Coates.
Child Hygiene and Summer Round
Up—Mrs. Lewis Upchurch, Mrs. W.
J. McNeill, Mrs. Charles Spivey.
Safety—Mrs. Bonnie Blue, Mrs.
Sallie D. Johnson.
Hallowe’en Carnival Committee—
Miss Frances Jean Freeman, chair
man; Miss Margaret McKenzie, E. D.
Johnson, Mrs. Herbert McKeittian,
Tommie Upchurch.
The room representatives were an
nounced for the year. They are:
Miss Shankle’s room—^Mrs. N. B.
Sinclair, Mrs. D. H. Hodgin.
Miss Currie’s room—^Mrs. Ernest
Duncan, Mrs. W. T. Everleigh.
Miss Johnson’s room—^Mrs. Her
bert McKeithan, Mrs. Tommie Up
church.
Miss Fletcher’s room—Mrs. Dan
Starling, Mrs. William Andrews.
Miss James’ room—^Mrs. A. D,
Gore, Mrs. Israel Mann.
Mrs. Johnson’s room—^Mrs. B. B.
Cole.
Mr. Coates’ room—^Mrs. J. B. Mc
Intyre.
Miss Livingston’s room—Mrs. A.
L. King. '
Miss McKenzie’s room—Mrs. Rena
Woodhouse, Mrs. Julian Blue.
Miss Buie’s room—Mrs. Joe Gul
ledge.
Miss Louise Fletcher’s room won
the attendance prize.
After the completion of the bus
iness, the program was turned over
to E. D. Johnson. W. O. Melvin,
the bandmaster of Hoke high school,
gave three selections on the piano,
one of which was an original com
position. After the program ..the
meeting was adjoiumed.
Damasked British '
Ship At Gibraltar
La Linea, Spain.—A British de
stroyer badly damaged during a re
cent naval engagement near Malta,
with a big gap showing in her side
above the waterline, arrived at the
British base at Gibraltar, it was re
ported Tuesday night.
Early Tuesday night, five bodies
had been removed from the destroyer
and 15 to 20 wounded were being
cared for in Gibraltar hospitals.
(The vessel might have been the
light cruiser Ajax which fought 8
Italian war vessels in the Mediter
ranean. The British admiralty ac
knowledged that the Ajax was hit
above the waterline and suffered a
“few” dead.)
Mistake Made
In Court Report
Through error, last week’s News-
Journal stated that Stephen Williams,
negro, had been convicted in recor
der’s court of violating the prohibi
tion law. Williams was convicted on
violating the road law, to wit: driv
ing without windshield wiper and
rear view mirror.
The News-Journal regrets the error
and is glad to make this correction.
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Fisher Reunion
The Fisher reunion was held Sun
day at St. Pauls. Relatives from
Raeford attending it were: Mrs. S. B.
Taylor and children.
Rev. G. A. Wilson At
Presbyteriah Church
Rev. G. A. Wilson, of Wilmington,
will preach at Raeford Presbyterian
church Sunday morning.
. J. M. Downer who has been very
ill with pleuris^r for the past week,
is very much improved.
Death Of Dr.
J. P. Mmiroe
Proniinent Physician and Medi
cal Leader Native of This
Community.
The funeral services for Dr. John
Peter Monroe, 83, medical leader of
Charlotte, were conducted Wednes
day afternoon from the First. Pres
byterian church in Charlotte.
Dr. Monroe, who was unmarried,
was the last of seven children in
his family. At the time of his death
he was making his home with a
niece at the old Monroe home in
Davidson.
Dr. Monroe was born in that part
of Cumberland county which after
wards became Hoke, but is now a
part of Fort Bragg. He received his
early education at Raeford Institute
and was awarded his A. B. degree at
Davidson in 1882. He then assisted
Dr. Alexander Graham in a private
school in Fayetteville for two years.
He graduated from the University of
Virginia in medicine. He practiced
medicine in Durham and was di
rector of the medical school at David
son college before going to Char
lotte in 1914 where he has special
ized in nervous diseases and internal
medicine.
The Charlotte Observer has this to
say of Dr. Monroe: “To this great
medical leader of Charlotte and the
Carolinas must be accorded generous
measure of credit for the leader
ship, which has since clearly come
to this community.' As a promin
ent center of medicine in the south
eastern area of the United States. He
was among the leading builders of
this name and fame for Charlotte.”
Mrs. William McFadyen, of Rae
ford, is one of the surviving nieces
of Dr. Monroe. "
Cruiser Ajax Sends
Two Ships Down
Aboard the Flagship of the British
Mediterranean Fleet, Oct. 15.—^Brit
ain’s warfleet smashed a hole in
Italy’s seapower, sinking three of
Premier Mussolini’s swift destroyers
in a battle beginning before dawn and
ending hours later in a glow of a
rainbow stretching over the broad
expanse of sea.
It was in last Saturday’s grey dawn
that the British warships came upon
the Italian craft, off the southeast
coast of Sicily, and in the ensuing
battle the powerful cruiser Ajax,
hero ship of the south Atlantic vic
tory over the nazi pocket battleship
Admiral Graf Spee, emerged a hero
for a second time.
Single-handedly, the Ajax shelled
and sank two Italian destroyers, bad
ly damaged a third, the Artigliere,
which was finished off a few hours
later with a torpedo rammed into her
vitals by the cruiser York.
When it was all over, two Italian
squadrons had raced full speed to
their home bases, leaving the seas
to the British.
The Ajax, one of a squadron of
cruisers and destroyers forming a
protecting screen for the fleet in an
other wide sweep of the Mediterran
ean, was splashing through blue calm
waters under starlit skies when sud
denly she sighted a trio of Italian
greyhounds at 2:30 a. m.
The Ajax, several miles ahead of
this flagship, opened fire immediately
with her six-inch guns, ripping gap
ping holes in the sides of the Italian
crafts’ funnels, and sending her masts
tumbling down on their decks.
The destroyers answered briefly but
after a^ few salvos their guns went
silent. '
The Ajax kept up her barrage for
several minutes. Then there were
terrific blasts as the magazines of two
of the Italian ships blew up, and
they sank. The other fled into the
darkness.
About a Imlf hour later Ajax met
two other large Italian destroyers and
quickly engaged them. Both turned
tail and jammed on full speed. One
of them, later identified as the 1,620-
ton Artigliere, was hit by the Ajax.
A mass of flames swept skyward
from her decks.
FORT BRAGG RESERVATION
MAY BE EXPANDED SOON
Few Cases Heard
h County Court
Only six cases were tried Tuesday
in a short session'of Hoke county re
corder’s court. They were:
Johnnie Melvin, negro, of Stone
wall township, larceny, nol pressed.
Henry Meekins, negro, of Que-
whiffle township, assault, 30 days on
the roads, sentence suspended on pay
ment of costs. ,
Eston McGougan,’ negro, of Stone
wall township, assault, 30 days on
the roads, sentence suspended on pay
ment of costs.
Junior Snow, white, of Stonewall
township, drunk and disorderly, tres
passing and injury to property, plead
ed guilty to being drunk and disor
derly and given 30 days on the roads,
sentence suspended on payment of
costs and condition that defendant va
cate Mr. Quick’s property.
John Snow, same charge and dis
position at Junior Snow.
June McNair, negro, of Stonewall
township, simple assault, 30 days on
the roads, sentence suspended on
payment of costs.
New Alien Measure
Signed By FDR
President Roosevelt has signed into
law legislation to impose new re-'
strictions on aliens.
The law would forbid naturaliza
tion of aliens connected with any
organization, association or society
or other body opposed to the United
States government and those who
write, publish or advocate overthrow
of the government by force.
Persons with dual nationality must
return to the United States and as
sert their citizenship or lose it.
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Mrs. A. L. Palmer, of Raleigh,
spent the weekend with Mr. and Mrs.
Lee Bethime and Mrs. Starr McMil
lan. ' .
Nazis Loose
Rain of Deadi
Upon London
London, Oct. 16.—A huge German
time-bomb, the biggest ever dropped
here, fell early today near a famous
building and remained unexploded
along with a shower of other delayed-
action bombs.
In this heavy assault upon the cap
ital, loosed last night after daylong
thrusts at the city which had been
turned back six times in a furious
chain of engagements here and over
England’s coast, big German bomb
ers and fighter planes come over for
a time at the rate of one a minute.
So clear was the sky that during
a part of the night the vapor con
densation trails left by nazi planes
could be clearly seen high aloft
Every sort of bomb—fire bombs,
oil bombs, delayed-action and ex
plosives—was loosed upon the city.
The Germans came, in last night
half an hour later than their ac
customed time, and they went to
work at once in the fastest action yet
seen here.
The earth shuddered again and
again with great explosions and it
seemed that the nazis were using
bigger bombs than customarily.
Rescue workers set to digging in
the wrecked streets for possible sur
vivors. In one instance an automo
bile was blown clear over a series of
houses, its pieces crashing down in
surrounding backyards.
Robber Gets $432
From Peachland Bank
A swaggering young bandit held
up the Bank of Peachland Tuesday
shortly after noon and^ fled with $432
after locking Cashier James T. Britt
in the vault.
Passersby were not aware of the
holdup until the robber had driven
away in a light automobile toward
Monroe.
Britt said the loss was covered by
insurance.
He gave this version of the inci
dent:
About 1:20 the bandit, a medium
sized man appearing to be 25 to 30
years old, neat and wearing a blue
sport shirt, walked in. Britt went
to tlm counter to greet the man and
found himself looking into the muz
zle of a shiny pistol.
“Put up your hands and walk into
the vaulL” the bandit ordered.
“I probably didn’t walk as fast as
he wanted me to,” Britt related, “so
he added sharply, “be quick.’ ”
The bandit locked Britt in the
vault, grabbed up available cash in
the counter drawer and went out.
Survey and Maps Have Beea
Made; Hepoiis Say Qnewkiffle
and Little Kver TowasUpa
Will Be Takes By Anay.
Rumors that the Fort Bragg'reser
vation will be extended to take in
more of Hoke county than it does at
present have been flying thick and
fast around Raeford following dm
recent visit in this section of army
officers who were said to have been
making surveys and maps.
Another report concerning the
army post was that plans are under
way for the construction of barracks
several miles from Raeford to house
negro troops.
Although the army has made no
announcements concerning these re
ports, local officials expressed the be
lief that the artillery range would be
extended some although they were of
the opinion that the expansion would
not be as large as some Hoke citizens
think.
Following is a description by D.
Scott Poole of the land under con
sideration;
“It is rumored that the Federal
'government is planning to add more
territory to its reservation or artillery
range. All of Little River and more
than all of Quewhiffle township is to
be taken into Fort Bragg ■ for the
training of troops. The government
has taken quite a good deal of Sand
hills in Richmond county between
Hoffman and the Moore county line,
which is Drowping Creek. And from
Turnpike bridge down the Turnpike
road to highway 15-A, joining it on to
the former Fort Bragg reservation.
“There are many people who re
gard this section as worthless. lAThen
the Hoke county bill was before the
legislature, there were men who said
that it would take ten acres of that
land to rust a tenpenny nail, and if a
crow ever crossed Hoke county he
would have to carry his rations witti
him. ...
“This section made a valuable con
tribution in yellow pine. It is the
healthiest section on the globe. There
may be as profitable farming done
on the sandhills as anywhere else.
Just as much can be made per acre
on this land as on any except oats
and hay. If grade of tobacco ever
controls prices, the sandhills will be
the best farming section of the south.
The good health of the section is due
to pure air and water.' There is less
to contaminate both than in cuiy part
of the earth.
“If the government needs this add
ed territory for preparfednesSt and
the citizens are justly reimbursed for
their property and move the people
out, we fear the best tuberculosis
sanitorium in the country may be
converted into something else.
“Nothing is done yet, but survQfs
and maps have been made, it is said,
and something is under consideration.
Democrats To Stage
County-Wide Rally
The Young Democratic . club of
Hoke county is sponsoring a barbecue
and fish fry at the new armory in
Raeford, Friday ni|dii> October IStti.
The feed will start at six-thirty. Sen
ator John Larkins of Trenton will be
the principal speaker. A number of
state officials and Ralph Gamer, State
President of the Young Deniocrats
and Ardi T. Allen, secretary State
Democratic Executive committee, are
expected to be presmt. All Demo
crats of voting, age are invited to
be present
New Law Favors
Workers Over 65
Before the Social Security Act-aras
amended, wages earned by a wmfcer
after he had become 65 did not count
toward benefits. Under the amended
act, a worker may countinue to build
up wage credits, regardless of his
age, as long as he remains in employ
ment covered by the law.
This change because effective as
of January 1, 1939. Beginning with
that date, wages, earned in covered
employment coimt toward insurance
benifits, no matter how old tiie wor
ker may be. If an employee is alreadiy
65 years old and does not have suf
ficient wage credits to qualify fog
monthly benefits, he may continue
working in covered employment and
build up sufficient credits. As soon as
he has enough wage credits, he may
claim retirment benefits at any twno
after his sixty-fifth birthday^ pco-
vided he quits working regularly in
covered employment
For futher details consult the
Fayetteville, N. C. office of the Sodal
Securiety Board at 419 Hay Street
Community Singing
At RockHsli Church
There will be a community «nng»"g
at Rockfish diurcfa Sunday after
noon, October 20, beginning at 1:30.
- Evwyone is invited to attnad ynd
T. C. Jones, program chairman, an
nounces that many persons have al
ready signified thehr intention to be
present
Road Closed
The section of the
road containad
reservation wQl be
public from 9 A. M. ja i