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VOLUME XXXV. NO. 25.
BAEFORD, N. C., THUltSDAY, OCTOBER 24,1S40
ILSt PER TEAS
2 Chained Widi
Neglecting To
Pay Board Bill
Baeford Colored Men Get Choice
Of Serving On Roads 60 Days
Or Paying Costs Plus Delin
quent Account.
Two Raeford colored men become
tangled in the arms of the law recent
ly because of failing to pay a past
due board bill and were hailed before
Recorder W. B. McQueen, who gave
them their choice of serving 60 days
on the roads or paying the costs and
board bill. They were Jim Monroe
and Chester Murphy.
Ither cases tried in recorder’s court
sday included:
rge Kelly, colored, larceny of
fobile, probable cause found and
pdant bound over to superior
under $300 bond.
Innie Arnett, white, of Cumber
land county, driving without license,
30 days in jail, sentence supended
on payment of costs.
Norman Henderson, Indiaii, violat
ing road law, 30 days on the roads,
sentence suspended on payment of
costs.
Leonard Scriven, colored, violating
road law, .30 days on th^roads, sen
tence suspended on payrAnt of costs.
James McBryde, colors drunk and
disorderly, 30 days on tflroads, sen
tence suspended ts\paym|nt of costs.
Leslie ^Mixon, white, carring con
cealed wfeapon, 60 days on the-roads,
sentence |suspended on payment of
$50 fine &nd costs.
Odell SiBnley, colored, profane and
indecent ^nguage, 30 days on the
roads, seWence suspended on pay-
mept of P>sts.
Cary {^uick, white, assault, nol
priMsed yith leave.
Red Gross Nurang Reserve
Called For Defense Duty
^ '^4  yvs ^
Gninty Fair
Next Wedk
Hoke toun^ farmers are imged to
contribuft l^^ sup^rt tpithe Hoke
County amrattiiral fair which is to
be'held 4)on.f - ' ■
There are many valuable prizes
offered to those exhibiting agricul
tural pfoflucSts, and live stock at the
fair this tall. Thf live-at-home ex
hibit affdrds an opportunity^^ put
on a wel roun^ exlubit' of farm
and hom^ products. The field crop
departm^t should be well filled
with corji. small grains, soybeans,
cow peas,pnd lespedeza seeds. There
are also i|izes.,..pflfered for hay. cot
ton, crota|riajj.>peanut^ ^d tobacco.
The hortiluit^:^ dei»trtment offers
pro-
a^; housewives
now to exhibit
lie. There are also
;^;-|K>ultry and swine
-00: shown, and a num-
-^oiild be exhibited.
:-is offering prizes
of livestock-^oth
prizes for
ducts,
should m;
as many ai
many cla.^
which shi *
ber of Cj
Thfe yea:
,a:
i/wie 4-lffclub exhibit, including
ffleln crops,horticultural crops, poul
try, swineJand dairy calves are ex
pected to be cme of the best to be
held to daiei; -.,^
Top, Red Cross speeds ourell-
psont of reserves to serve U. S.
Anoy and, right, to guard
public health. Oval, Mary
Beard, National Director of
Nursing Services.
set out
ganizatio
interest i
in coope:
Of
re Formed
^eeks ago a group of
ntsrj farn'crs met at the
Vi*' ■ -
Severs
Hoke CO
court ho se^^here they organized
into a B|ard d!; Agriculture. They
the purpose of this or-
to promote agricultural
Hoke County in all phases
Ltion w\ih fhe county agent
and othei agrlculthnd^encies.
This 4rganizatioh;(’*; met , Tuesday
night, Oitdb^' 22, "fo complete its
organization and make plans for the
improvement of agriculture in the
county. It is the intention of this
group to J promote new crops more
livestock' and other projects which
irove the welfare of the
and bring in more income,
fibility of a milk route was
and it was decided that an
b|S( made to find a market close
by, which will take the surplus milk
the farmers might have. A balanced
agricultural program by the use of
^^th crops and live stock is one of
aims of this organization.
I
Bigge*t Feet In
The World! .
No, they don’t belong to anybody
living in I these parts. They belong to
Bupter Slcott, hill-bil]^ from Snow
ball, Ar]^ansas, tmd he’s coming to
Raeford/ to spetid two days next
week; Fj-iday and Saturday, Novem
ber Ist and 2nd, and you’ll find him
at Baudom’s Cash store. See par
ticulars.^ ttmt weeks ti^^tvs-Joumal.
a
Red Cross Nursii^
Reserve Called
For Defoise Duty
Washington, D. C., Oct. 23.—^After
22 years of disaster fighting and car
ing for the emergency ^lls of a na
tion at peace, the American Red
Cross nursing reserve again is being
called for active duty with the United
States military forces.
Moving swiftly, to meet the nurs
ing needs of a growing army and
navy, this army of trained, uniform
ed Women already is .answering the
call to national defense. Their ranks
will grow with the progress of con
scription, according to military plans.
By next July, 4,Q00 nurses will be
called by the army to augment the
corps of 1,000 Red Cross nurses who
have been serving the peacetime
forces.
Should the need arise, the Red
Cross potentially can summon a nurs
ing corps of 43,000—^the full strength
of its present nursing reserve. These
women trained in hospitals through
out the country have met qualifica
tions laid down by Red Cross mu-s
ing authorities. More important, they
have pledged themselves for duty on
a moment’s notice in time of emer
gency, whether it be war, disaster or
epidemic.
National defense measures being
taken by the Red Cross Nursing Ser
vices are not confined to providing
nurses for the army and navy, it was
pointed out here by Miss Mary
Beard, national director. Civilian
nursing in time of national emer
gency is a vital factor being consid
ered in the current defense program,
she said.
Get ready to do your part in the
Hoke County Roll Call beginning
November 11th.
The need for Red Cross funds in
our army camps as well as for the
usual relief work makes this Roll
Call the most important in 20 years.
Dr. R. L. Murray, Mrs. H. A. Cam
eron, and E. C. Crawford, the Hoke
county committee, are planning the
most extensive roll call in the his
tory or the county. The chairmen
for the local Roll Call committees
are announced below:
Antioch—^Miss Willie Mae Liles.
Mildouson—Mrs. Frank McGregor.
Wayside—^Mrs. James Gillis.
Rockfish—^r.^rs. Wilton Wood.
Allendale—Miss Elouise McLauch-
lin.
Blue Springs Mrs. D. J. Dalton.
Ashemont—Mrs. Tommie Sinclair.
Pine Forest—Mrs. Mary Helton.
Little River—^Mrs. S. F. Thomas.
Raeford—Mrs. Cliff Conoly.
Ward No. 1—Mrs. Chandler Rob
erts.
Ward No. 2—Mrs. Millard Baker.
Ward No. 3—^Mi^. Buck Blue.
Ward No. 4—Mrs. Joe Gulledge.
The principals of the schools of
the county will serve as Roll Chair'
men for the schools, and Mrs. B^U
as chairman at the Sanatorium.
Death of Mrs.
T. D. Hatcher,
Of Fayetteville
Mrs. T. D. Hatcher, of Fayetteville,
died at Pinebluff Sanatorium Sun
day after a brief illness. Funeral
services were conducted in Fayette
ville Tuesday morning from her res
idence on Goodview Avenue by Dr.
^oel S. Snyder, pastor of the First
Baptist church. He was assisted by
Dr. Baxter Durham, of Lumberton,
and Chaplain Luther W. Woodward,
of Fort Bragg, who made his home
with the Hatohers. The rites were
attended by a large throng of people
and there were many beautiful flow
ers.
Mrs. Hatcher was a loyal member
of the First Baptist church of Fay
etteville and an active worker in all
church activities.’ She was a mem
ber of the Fayetteville Music club,
the Cross Creek Garden club and
the Pierian Book club, (which she
founded) ^e Order of the Eastern
Star, and Daughters of the American
Revolution.
She is survived by her husband,
T. D. Hatcher, well known jeweler of
Fayetteville and two sons, T. D.
Hatcher, Jr., and Weaver Hatcher.
A daughter, Juanita, died several
years ago.
The Hatchem formerly lived in
Radford where Mr. Hatcher conduct
ed a most successful jewelry busi
ness. They built the house on Don
aldson Avenue now occupied by Mrs.
Nelda Baucom. They afterwards
l>ought the John Moore house on
Central Avenue, living there until
ithey moved to Fayetteville. Mrs.
Hatcher^ kept -alive her friendships
in' Raeford until her death and her
sudden passing is a source of sorrow
to her many friends here.
Giange Made In
Personnel Of
REA Office
R. M. McGirt Named Head Of
Right-of-Way Department; D.
J. Dalton Appointed as Super
intendent.
It was announced here today that
Roger M. McGirt, temporary super
intendent of the Lumbee River Elec
tric Membership Corporation, had
been appointed head of the right-
of-way department of the corpor
ation and that D. J. Dalton, coor
dinator during the development work
of the project, has been named sup
erintendent of the corporation, by
President Carl Alford.
Mr. Alford stated that the ap
pointment of Mr. Dalton as super
intendent of the project had been
approved by the Washington head
quarters of the Rural Electrification
Authority and that the board of di
rectors of the Lumbee Cooperative
had accepted the recommendation.
Engineers of the J. B. McCrary
Engineering corporation, of Atlanta,
have completed surveys on more
than one hundred and fifty miles of
the 484 miles of the approved lines
to serve patrons in Robeson, Hoke,
Scotland and Cumberland counties
and that actual construction of the
lines by Day and Zimmerman, Inc.,
of Philadelphia, contractors, will
start within the next two or three
weeks.
The Raeford office has issued in
structions to all electrical contrac
tors who are to wire houses for
patrons on the project to start wir
ing early next week, and patrons
have been notified to have their wir
ing contracts signed and mailed to
the Raeford office this week. Those
patrons using private contractors in
local areas also must notify the Rae
ford office to this effect and return
to the office the special wiring con
tract blanks that have been mailed
to them by the corporation.
A special effort is being made to
close out the remainder of the out
standing notes which were signed for
membership fees by prospective pa
trons during the customer-surveys
this summer. Only a few have not
been paid and Mr. Alford states that
he expects all of them to be paid not
later than November first.
In regards to the wiring contracts
Mr. Alford stated that seventy-five
per cent of all customers on each
branch of a line to be built must
be signed by the patrons and on file
in the Raeford office before actual
construction work could be started.
■This, he said, was one of the iron
clad requirements laid down by the
Washington office.
LARGE CROWD AHENDS YOUNG
DEMOCRATIC RALLY IN ARMORY
Urges Hunters
To-Be Careful
About Fires
County lYarden Points Out That
Dry Spell Is Preventing Con
trol of Forest Blazes.
Committee Named
Mrs; H. A. Cameron, chairman of
the flower exhibit for the Hoke coun
ty agricultural exhibit, today an
nounced the following committee:
Mrs. J. C. Thomas, Mrs. G. B.
Rowland, Mrs. C. E. Upchurch, Mrs.
C. W. I^ate, Mrs. Julian Johnson,
Miss Sarah Lyteh.
All ladies in the county are urged
by the, committee to enter flowers
in the exhibit. All entri^ must be
in place by 10 a. m. Thursday, Oc
tober 31st.
Receives Cotton
Payment Checks
County Agent A. S. Knowles has
received $12,000 of cotton price ad
justment checks and is sending out
cards notifying farmers to come for
their money. The farmers are ask
ed, however, not to come for the
checks until they receive their card
from the agent.
Farley Will Vote
Straight Ticket
New York, Oct. 22.—Breaking a
silence he has maintained since the
Democratic national convention last
July, James A. Farley, former chair
man of the Democratic national com
mittee, announced tonight that he
would vote the “straight Democratic
ticket” on election day and urged all
members of the Democratic party to
do likewise.
Farley’s intentions were contained
in a four-paragraph typewritten
statement released to reporters by
Vincent Dailey, Democratic state cam
paign manager, at the Hotel Biltmore,
which houses both the Democratic
state and national committees.
Nowhere in the brief statement
did Farley, who has hitherto taken
no active part in the campaign and
was himself an announced presiden
tial candidate before the Chicago con
vention, mention President Roosevelt
by name. Farley himself was not
available for comment.
Farley’s statement follows;
“Thirty-one years ago I was elect
ed chairman of the Democratic town
committee in Stony Point, Rockland
TOunty, N. Y., and down through
the years I have served as chairman
of my coimty committee, chairman
of my state committee and I am still
serving as chairman of the Demo
cratic state committee of New York.
“It was my great honor to serve
as chairman of the Democratic na
tional committee during the two great
campaigns of 1932 and 1936. I deep
ly appreciate the honors that have
been paid me by my party and I
shall ever be grateful to the party
workers for the loyalty and devotion
I have always received during my
years of party activities.
“During the period outlined above,
I have preached party loyalty and
pleaded for the success of my par
ty. I did that because I sincerely be
lieve in the Democratic party, in its
principles and objectives.
“At the national convention of the
Democratic party in Chicago —at
which I was a candidate for the pres
idency—after the baUoting was over
I pledged my support to the nominees
of that convention. That pledge was
County Forest Warden McLean
warns that all hunters should be
very careful with their smoking while
hunting in the forest.
In fact, he thinks that hunting
should be discontinued until we get
spme moisture in the ground. He
reports fires in the county now that
cannot be controlled due to the
fact that peat is ' burning beneath
the surface and water is not avail
able.
He is of the opinion that hunting
clubs especially should prohibit
smoking. Several requesting burn
ing permits have been refused until
conditions improve.
Prices Firm On
Aberdeen Mart
Aberdeen, October 23.—^Prices on
the Aberdeen tobacco market are
maintaining a firm trend this week
with all grades selling well. Many
farmers are making averages well
above the thirty dollar mark.
Some of the local farmers who have
tried the larger markets have come
back to the Aberdeen market saying
that they are able to get better prices
at Aberdeen than on any of the other
markets.
During the past several days prices
have held to a most firm trend and
the volume of tobacco being sold
has picked up considerably in view
pf the very dry weather whicli has
held down tobacco grading in many
localities.
Raeford Loses
Don’t look now, but Hoke high’s
football team came out on the worst
end of a 60-0 score up at Hamlet last
Friday afternoon.
It was the second conference game
and the second loss for the local
grid squad. They were defeated the
week before by Lumberton on the
local field.
There were no stars and no exciting
plays in the game with Hamlet,
which consisted merely of the Rich
mond county boys making touch
downs and extra points.
Account of the game was carried
in the obituary column of The Char
lotte Observer,
Next game will be played with
Sanford here October 25th.
Company Promotes
Men Within Ranks
A number of promotions just an
nounced by President L. V. Sutton
of the Carolina Power and Light
company at Raleigh.
They are: M. T. Dunlap, manager
of distribution service department;
C. N. Rackliffe and T. F. Drew, as
sistants to vice president Vecker; and
H. G. Isley, general sales manager;
J. S. Bourne, assistant manager, dis
tribution service department; W. Paul
Ljrnian, manager of industrial sales;
M. H. Hicks, manager of commer
cial sales; Thomas B. Smiley, man
ager of domestic sales; and E. N.
Pope, director of sales promotion and
advertising.
Hoke County Demos
Eat Fish and Barhe^
cue; Hear Congress
man W. O. Burgin and
State Senator Larkin,
A large crowd of Hoke county Dem
ocrats attended -the annual fish fry
and barbecue of the Hoke County
Young Democratic club whiph was
held last Friday night at the armory.
Archie Watson, president of the
Hoke Young Democrats turned the
meeting over to Mrs. t*. P. McCain of
Sanatorium, state vice-chairman of
the democratic committee, who made
a timely talk in which she urged
everyone present to make it an indi
vidual duty to see that all people,
newcomers and first voters arc reg
istered. She called attention to the
fact that October 26th is the last day
on which to register for the coming
general election.
She thanked the NYA workers v/ho
prepared and served the supper,
which consisted of that rare Hoke
county delicacy, planked fish, bari)e-
cue and all the trimmings.
Representative Laurie McEachom
was introduced and presented the
distinguished guests to the gathering.
Guests included Miss Mary McEach-
ern, vice-chairman of the Robeson
county Democratic executive commit
tee; Mr. Brock of Trenton, chairman
of the Jones county board of elec
tions; and Leland McKeithan, pres
ident of the Moore county young
democratic club.
Lawrence McNeill, retiring presi
dent of the Hoke county club, in
troduced Ralph Gardner, president of
the Young Democrats of North Car
olina. Mr. Gardner was enthusias
tically received and made a short,
peppy talk.
Mrs. Paul Dickson then introduced
W. O. Burgin of Lexington, Congress
man of the 8th district.
Mr. Burgin made one of the best
talks on the political situation that
has been heard hereabouts recently.
Senator Ryan McBryde presented
Senator John Larkin of Jones coun
ty who made an interesting talk on
both the state and national Demo
cratic tickets.
High in his praise of WPA projects
and other New Deal accomplish
ments, Senator Larkin urged his lis-*
teners to support the Democratic^
ticket.
John Cameron, chairman of the
Hoke county Democratic executive
committee closed the meeting with
a few remarks in whidi he' urged
all present to work for the Demo
cratic party.
Saturday Last
Day To Register
Election offleials waned ^tte
public today that Saturday, Oc
tober 26, is the last day oa wUdi
to register In case yon want to
vote in the general eleetlHi in
Novendter and have not Bhcndy
been registered.
Registrars will be at the vottng
places all day Saturday.
Men who registared Wednesday,
October 16, for sdeetive wdlllary
service are cautioaed not to en-
fnse the two registratins, which
are entirely separate.
made in good faith. I shaU vote the
straight Democratic ticket on Novem
ber 5, and urge the members of my
party to do likewise.”
Following the Chicago convention,
Farley resigned as postmastmr general
in President Roosevelt’s cabinet and
also as national diairman of the
party, being succeeded by Edward J
Flynn, Bronx Democratic lender.
Alliance Hinted
Budapest, Oct.—Conclusion of a
military alliance between Turkey and
Greece designed to cheek any Axis
drive in the Balkans was reported
here today.
The Turkish Goverment was re
ported to have informed the con
ference of British envoys at Istanbul
that the alliance has beoi concluded.
Large numbers of Turldsh troops
are reportedly massed in Turkish
Thrace, prepared to support the >
Greeks if any German thrust is
made in that direction.
Sir Hughe Knatdibull Hugessen,
who is presiding over the Kitish
envoys’ meeting at Istanbul, imme
diately telephoned Sm Ronald Camp-
beU, the British Minister at Bdgcade,
to proceed to Istanbul at once.
It is belived here the Briti^ -will
endeavor to persuade Yugoslavia to
join the Turko-Greek Alliance. How
ever, Belgrade reports indicate Yugo
slavia will reject the Briti^ lequesi^;,
1,395 Cards Are
Numbered By Boani ,
Officials of the Hcike county
board announcediniity ti^t
already numberedl 1,295 cards oYili
who registered last Wednesday
that they are still expectiiis ~
cards to come from Fort
where some local workers
Reports from Washingttn am
the draft will be held nest'
October 29; and alter that e
registered will know dw
which he wiU be called tor u
of military training.
A complete list of all Show
registered in H(Ae county, aloas
their number, wiU be ported Sg
courthouse before the draft.
Dr. Tuckar To
Preach Sunday
Dr. H. Tudcer GrrtMat.at 3
S. C., preadi at
Presbyterian diutdi
at U o’dortL