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■ Rosehill, Nov. 11.—Mrs. Ammie C.
Rackley, 83, died at her home near
RosehOl Saturday night. A host of j
friends and relatives assembled Sun
day afternoon to pay final tribute to
her memory. Her pastor, Rev, S. G.
Harness of the Mt. Zion Presbyterian |
chturch, conducted the funeral ser
vices, assisted by Rev. W. P. M. Cur-
rie of Wallace and Rev. J. I. Knight
of Mt. Olive. Burial was in Kenans-
ville cemetery.
■ Mrs. Rackl^, formerly Miss Sallie
McNeill, a dau^ter of the late John
D. and Mary Walker McNeill, was
"^born near Raeford at the old family
■ homestead, where her grandparents .'
jKocated when coming from Scotland. |
'^iucated at old Floral College, she
vas married in 1878 to Ammie C.
Jlackley of Fayetteville and the couple
; moved to Duplin coimty in 1906. Mr.
and Mrs. Rackley celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary in 1928.
Mrs. Rackley was a much beloved
woman of her community and was
always a loyal member of her church
and auxiliary. She united with Phil-
lipi church near Raeford when she
■was 12 years old.
The deceased is survived by her
husband and the following children:
Miss Mary Rackley, W. A. and J. F.
Rackley of Rosehill; Mrs. Walter |
Sanderson of Magnolia; Mrs. Leon J.
Page of Mt. Olive and James A.;
Ra^Eklcy of Warsaw.
Mri. Katie'McDiarmid King and'
John McNeill, of Raeford, attended
the funeral.
Lillie M. Andreivs
Dies Here After
3-Year Uness
Lonnie Monroe Andrews, well
known livestock dealer of Raeford,
died at his home here early Sunday
morning after an illness of three
years.
He is survived by a son, R. C.
Andrews of Raeford; three brothers,
R. R. Andrews and G. D. Andrews
of Asheboro and D. P. Andrews, of
Rockfish; and two sisters, Mrs. A. L.
Long and Mrs. H. L. Koonce of
Rockfish.
Funeral services were held Mon
day afternoon at 3 o’clock from the
Raeford Presbyterian church with
Rev. H. R. Poole, pastor of the An
tioch church, officiating and assisted
by Rev. J. E. Reamy, pastor of the
Raeford Baptist church. Burial was
in Rarford cemetery.
Active pallbearers were: Mack An
drews, Nash Andrews, Herbert Long,
Graham Andrews, Seavy Andrews
and Worthy Andrews.
Honorary pallbearers were T. B.
Upchurch, E. B. McNeill, Edgar Hall,
W. C. Odom, Carl Freeman, Carl
Morris, D. Scott Poole, Israel Mann,
E. Chisholm, L. E. Reaves. Sr.
IPRISONR HnS MOR WIIH
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subscription before yon iceeive a
I card reminding yon of it. This
year we have had no sidieitor ovt
in the county and the consequence
is the county list b badly in ar-
-rears.
The News-Journal gives the
county and town news and coop
erates with all the county oMcials
in giving publicity to matters of
I importance. The costs of printing
I the paper have gone up steadily in
the past five years and if the peo
ple want a county paper we most
have the cooperation of bustneas
and all readers.
ler Forest
Uings
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J' ^l^ing the months of January and J
’Fenniaty, fanners will be planting
forest trees on sub-marginal and
eroded land and Cdtmty Agent A. ,S.
Knbi^es is urging farm^ to make
orders, for their ne^ within the
next few days;
Last year several Hoke county or
ders were torne.dii.back because the
supply had been «thausted. It is ex
pected that the supply will be taken
up by early December this year.
Ubder the 1941 Soil Conservation
Program, farmers can earn an extra
$15 by planting forest trees. This
is an opportunity that should not be
overlooked. There are h-Undrede of
acres of sub-marginal land in Hoke
‘ i county that should be put to a prpf-
I itable enterprise. Growing a timber
' crop oh sU'ch land is the only crop
that can be grown at a profit.
While the timber is growing into
sawmUl stock, enough firewood and
pulp wood can be harvested to pay
taxes pnd a good dividend from the
lahd. At the same time a good for
est will hold the soil in place and
conserve moisture.
Longleaf lfi>lolly and slash pine
seedlings may be obtained from the
Nurseries at $2.00 per
thousand^rolivered■ and $1.80 F. O.
B. One thousand seedlings will plant
an acre.
Black locust seedlings can be
bought for fee same price. Black lo
ast makes good fence post and they
qoiufow quickly. Seedlings obtained
^rom the nursery can be used only
(for forest planting, erosion control,
and windbreaks. Application blanks
may be obtained at the county agent’s
office. Early orders are desired.
REA Rushes Work
On “B” Project
The Board of Trustees of fee Lum-
bee River Electric Membership Cor
poration has selected Okey Stevens of
Lumberton. route 2, to rush the “B”
project into shape for submittal to
the Rural Electrification Administra-
■tibn.in Washington. It is hoped that
Mr. Stevens •will get fee full coop
eration of fee members to be served
project.
240 miles have been staked
'oject ‘is finished,
tt- there fis some delay
ii:igbt-Qf-way difficulties at
l^ints. JfUl feembers are
asked ’'tb'’%(mperate ih> straightening
feese out so feat construction costs
can be minimizefi and saying affected
the piMt year
la M itat#
^ M Cram lelM
stotal sC m floods,
‘■Hiter. Aid was glvm to msra www
' tempMsry dtOter, food, elMMit,
T(q»—Ike wake of s toraade that
Hio^dfev bMitk. Center—Bed Crass food for flm
•Mpt **“».**• S’S^Tmaieli for mlssiBg la smoalderiag
_ || waniav draps from a Coast Guard plsae.
Crass propawo for-lfco worst
Five Get Awards
At Variety 3t6re
Those receiving prizes at fee -Var
lety store last Saturday afternoon
wwe:
Lena Mae Love, Raeford route 1;
. Mrs. C. P. Kinlaw, Raeford; Ella
.' Mae Kinlaw, Lunfeerton; Mrs. J. W.
i Blade, Raeford route 1; and Mrs. Carl
Hendrix, Iteeford route 2.
' More prises be given Saturday
.^ternoon, November 16th.
The Red Cross drive is in full
swing this week. Chairmen of all
local committees are to report mem
bers enrolled to E. C. Crawford, pub
licity chairman, Raeford, November
14, 18, 25 and 27, A chart in fee
post ocice will show returns by pre
cincts during the drive.
Domestic and foreign conditions
call for a larger and stronger Red
Cross Nursing Service than ever be
fore, Mrs. H. A. Cameron, enroll
ment chairman of the Hoke county
Red Cross chapter, declared today.
She said that fee reserves of nurses
qualified to assist fee military forces
and the Red Cross disaster service
will have to be increased.
To finance the broader activities
demanded of its nursing service, Mrs.
Cameron said, the American Red
Cross needs the help of every patriotic
American. “We can all help put the
program across by joining our local
Red Cross Chapter as a member
during the annual Roll Call, Novem
ber 11 through November 30.”
In this country, Mrs. Cameron said,
new burdens will be placed upon
Red Cross nurses by fee increased
numerical strength of fee armed
forces, and by fee urgent ne^ for
greater public health precaptions
during a national emergency.
He pointed out that during fee
World War 20,000 Red Cross nurses
volunteered for serviefe here and
overseas. The total reserves are
double feat number today, and every
effort is being made for further ex
pansion, be added. More than 6,207
nurses were enrolled last year, an
increase of 38 per cent over 1939 and
68 per cent over 1938 . ■
“Red Cross nurses have served in
over 2,000 major disasters in fee
United States,” Mr. Cameron stated.
“Last year 12 disasters required fee’
assistance of Red Cross nurses. They
devoted a total of 900 days of service
to fee assistance of fee sick and in
jured disaster victims.
. “Despite fee fact feat war and
disaster represent fee more spectac
ular service by ’ Red Cross nurses,
we cannot afford to lost si^t of fee
splendid program carried on eve^
day in fee year in urban and rural
communities.
During fee past year, Mrs. Cam
eron reported, an average of 638
nurses were on duty in Red Cross
Chapters in 472 communities through
out fee country. Red Cross public
health nurses cared for 334,194 per
sons by making I,038fi63 visits to or
on behalf of fee side. BSany of
these home visits were for fee pur
pose of health instruction, which in
cludes prenatal care, child welfare
and other forms of health education.
These same nurses also examined
more than 618,000 school children for
physical defects in cooperation with
physicians.
“At the same time,” Mrs. Cam
eron declared, “the Red Cross nurs
ing service does not confine its ac
tivities solely to the suffering. Last
year its instructors conducted more
than 4,400 classes in home hygiene
and care of the sick and issued 61,-
855 certificates upon completion of
these courses.
The entire program is made pos
sible to a large extent by volunteer
work of 1,900 Red Cross nurses serv
ing as members of national, state
and local committees on Red Cross
nursing service. These individual
carry on the local and regional pro
gram of enrollment and make the
proper selection of Red Cross nurses
for any emergency need.
“Every American joining his Red
Cross chapter during the coming Roll
Call will be helping this splendid
program of nursing services, Mrs.
Cameron asserted, “as well as pro
moting all fee other valuable ac
tivities of fee American Red Cross.'
Following is a tribute to Mr. An
drews written by D. Scott Poole:
After nearly three years of illness
that rendered him almost entirely
helpless—an illness borne wife Chris
tian fortitude, L. M. Andrews came
to fee close of life Sunday morning.
A friend, who had had extensive bus
iness dealings with fee deceased over
a period of several years, as he look
ed into the still, cold face of his friend
Monday mofhing, said: “I wish I
were in his place.” This friend and
all other friends feel that with the
departed fellow-citizen, “it is far bet
ter;” for we all feel sure feat he is
now in a “Land of pure delight;
where there are rivers of delights,
and is inundated by billows of love;
bathing in seas of Heavenly rest.”
Our departed friend lived as fault
lessly as any one we have ever
known. Neither in word nor deed
did he deserve criticism. His wife
died when his children were still
small. Soon after the family moved
to Raeford, Curtice, (nicknamed
Kirk), an obedient and dutiful son
died, this not very long after his
wife’s death, still not a murmur es
caped his lips. His firstborn son,
Staley, went north, secured work
in a responsible position, and was
doing well. Occasionally he visited
his father, and wrote when he felt
his father would like to know of his
successes, but fifteen years ago these
letters ceased to come. This, as were
other sorrows and disappointments,
borne without complaint. Uncom
plainingly he battled life’s affairs.
He was a true man, a gentleman,
and made a noble contribution to
life’s happiness, without any mani
fest desire for gain. He was a gen
tleman, no more, no less, a valued
citizen, and honest official, who serv
ed his fellow-men for fee joy of a
sense of duty weU perform^.
Raeford Breaks
Jinx; licks
Elizabethtown
Agricultural
Board To Meet
At last, it happened! Raeford won
a ball game. It came about in this
manner. A scrappy team journeyed
up from Elizabethtown on Friday
with high hopes and went home wife
busted shins and red faces, being out
played in every department by fee
“Crimson Crushers.”
Raeford’s first touchdown was made
I by Co-captains (Flipper) Webb on
an off-tackle slant from fee four
yard line. The extra point was made
by Sinclair on a line plunge. After
the first touchdown it was only a
punting duel between the teams until
the half ended.
The second half started off wife a
bang with “Wee” Willie Goodwin
nearly kicking a field goal on fee
kickoff. From then on until fee
fourth quarter Raeford dallied around
on the visitor’s goal line, but each
time they were stopped only by fee
skin of Elizabethtown’s teeth.
In the middle of the last quarter
Raeford again scored. This time
Co-captain Sinclair made the tally
on a line buck from the two. The
point after touchdown was made on
a pass from Webb to Davis.
I The stars of the game were (Hip-
per) Plummer, (Gipper) Eubanks,
(Ripper) Sinclair, (Flipper) Webb
and (Skipper) Davis.
The next game will be played here
next Friday with Clarkton.
Achievement Day
I Program Planned
Annual Achievement Day program
of the Hoke county federation of
Home Demonstration clubs will be
held at Hoke high school this after
noon, November 14, at 2:30, wife Mrs.
I Marshall Newton presiding.
Following is fee program:
Song, God Bless America.
Collect Welcome, Mrs. H. A. Cam-
[George Kelly, 18, Re»
captured Three Haare
LcAer Hiding In 5am
Epstein^ s Woodshed;
Given Three Sentences
George Kelly, 18-year-old white
boy, hit County Jailor W. E- Blue
over the head with ■ raHk botfie
Sunday afternoon about 1 o’clock,
ran out of the jail and made his
escape over the back fence.
A search was instigated immedi
ately and he was found three hours
later hiding behind a table in Sam
Epstein’s woodshed.
Kelly was tried Tuesday in Hoke
county superior court before Jud^
Luther Hamilton and was given two
years jfor stealing an auto, six months
for fee assault, and six months for
the jailbreak, sentences to run con
currently.
Officers said Kelly managed to
squeeze through fee grill in his cell
door and surprised Jailor Blue when
he opened fee solid door leading to
the cells to bring dinner to prisoneis.
After Kelly hit Blue on fee head,
the two rolled down the stairs and
then Kelly made his escape.
Charlie Caulk, who was in tiie
cell wife Kelly at fee toe, was
tried for aiding and abetting in fee
escape and was given 12 montiis on
fee roads.
Mrs. D.S. Carrie
ifaJfiesPAlrioti
Address Hmre
Hoke Draftees
Deferred For
The Time Being
Hoke coimty is one of three coun
ties in fee state which will not have
to send any men to fee army wife fee
first group of conscripts. The ofeer
counties are New Hanover and Hay
wood.
These counties have been given
credit for those who volunteered
shortly before fee draft regteteatiim
and for fepse serving wife to na-
tiohal guard.
Although fee local board does not
have to send any nien in, it can send
any draft^ who wish to volunteer
for immediate service.
So far, three draftees in Hoke coun
ty have volunteered, one white and
two colored.
Ingathering At
PUllippi Chui^
An ingathering will be held at
Phillippi Presbyterian church Thurs
day November 21st. There wiU be
a barbecue dinner to be sold by fee
plate. The ptiblic is cordially in
vited to attend and bring ahyfeing
to scdl. Those who don’t haveany-
feing to sell are urged to attod and
buy M^ething*
The members of fee Board of Ag
riculture will meet in executive ses
sion at the county agent’s office Fri
day, November 15, at 7:30 p. m. They
will make further plans for sponsor
ing an improved agriculture.
On Friday, November 22, fee Board
of Agriculture wiU sponsor an open
meeting at fee Allendale community
house at 7:30 p, m. The speaker for
fee occasion will be F. H. Jeter,
agricultural editor from fee State
College extension service, who will
have for his subject, “The Farmer’s
Part in The National Defense Pro
gram.”
Mr. Jeter is well known throuife-
out fee state for his interesting and
entertaining talks and fee public is
cordially invited to attend this meet
ing, which is fee first in a series to
be sponsored by fee Board of Agri
culture.
At 6:30 p. m., fee home demon
stration club women will serve siqs-
per at fee conuntoity house
those wishing to have dinner are adc-
ed to notify fee county or hbme ag
ent or J. W. Hasty, president of to
Board of Agriculture.
Judge Humiltoii
I Holds Court Here
Judge Luther Hamilton of More-
Ihead City, opened November term of
Hoke county superior court here
Tuesday morning, the (gienmg hav-
I ing been postpon^ a day because of
Armistice holiday.
j A number of minor criminal case
were disposed of Tuesdity and to
court was busy hearing civil mattezs
Wednesday. It was thought feat bus
iness would be finished sometime
iThursday.
eron.
Response, Miss Irene Downer.
Roll call of clubs and reTOrts.
County highlights of 1940.
Song, We’re on The Upward Trail.
“How fee Women in Hoke County
Can Cooperate in fee Farm Program,”
J. M. McGougan, chairman AAA
committee.
Presentation of reading certificates,
I and greetings. Miss Margaret Gilbert,
field worker, N. C. State Library com
mission.
Presentation of awards.
Installation of officers. Miss Jose
phine Hall, home agent
Announcements.
Song, Sing Your Way Home.
Informal tea at Hoke county li-
Ibrary.
The Raeford P. T. A. and the mem
bers of the Raeford American L^
gion Auxiliary sponsored a patriotic
program for fee pupils of tiie Afloe
county high school and the Rae
ford grammar school in fee hbfe
school auditorium Tuesday, Novem-
b«-12 at 2 o’clock. Mrs. D. S. Currie,
of Parkton, who has held the posi
tion of State D. A. R. Chairman of
the Correct Use of fee Flag and who
is an authority on fee subject, gave
the address.
Mrs. Arthur D. Gore, presidmt of
the local P. T. A. presided at fee
meeting which was opened wife the
singing of America. E. D. JedmsoB
led fee prayer. Then the fifth grafc
pupils,' under the direction of Miss
Marion Cox, sang “I Am An Ameri
can.”
Mrs. A. K. Currie, diairman of P.
T. A. program committee, introduced
Mrs. D. S. Currie, the invited speaker,
whose address on “The Correct Use
of fee Flag” was highly informa
tive and quite appropriate on fee
account of the current revival and
the reawakening of America’s peace
in a warring world. She demon
strated fee dhief points of her in
structive discourse by oceasiHial dis
play of fee flag, wife the assistance
of two alert Boy Scouts of Parictoh.
The effect of whidh was heqfeteaed
because of the ■way feese young
Scouts joined in and did feeir part.
The public especially appreciated to
quality of the address because Mrs.
Currie is a pleasing ^;>eaker, a charm
ing person^ty, one whose talent is
native to our state, and who did not
have to be borrowed or imported from
somewhere else in order to attain
prominence.
The meeting was closed wife fee
National Anfemn.
^AA Committee
iTo Meet Friday
The county and community com
mittee wiU meit here Friday, Ndrem-
ber 15, at 9 a. m- fe coorfemiae,
according to an announcement Ity A.
S. Knowles, county agent. The tem-
mittee will hear a dbcussiim of to
1941 program and will consMor plans
for holding the cottem referoadum
whidi is to take place December 7fe.
The quotas for next year wiR mto
possible fee marketing of sdbout 11
mfeion bales of cotton. The cotton
acreage aUotmmts are to remain
about fee same as for this year,
fore 1941 quotas can go into effect,
two-feirds or more d feoee 'votlni
must favdr fenn. ThoK farmers who
plant within fetir aoteage aUotments
under to program will be able to
market without penalty all of to
cdtton grown on to
Court Of Honor
At Uurinbiirg
The Boy Scout Court of Honor far
the western disbrict anil be hcM fe
to Scout hut In Laurinburg ftifey
ni^t, Tovember 22, at 8 oldqdb.
Scout Executive David L. Lflea^
Wilmington arfll make to aarardk
Sdarin Mmgan of LaurhfeurK adn aM
as chairman.
This is to first Court of Honar
for fee fan season for to a
district and a large advanoempfi!
is expected. Tbe pifelie Is e
invited to attend to meeting.
Dr. ,
Preaefc
To
Dr. L. C. LaMotte,
Presbyterian Junior Colteia
ton, adU ptaa^ at to
Ft^yterian duirdi ^undai
at 11 o’cIod^
Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Concord, an
Clark iMt
come especialty lo S» .
wife Ctyda VEdbtolk