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r & ^ BOKE COUNTTS 'feEST ADVESTISING MEDIUM The Hoke County News Journal The Hoke County Journal *■■ j,.' my iljOLUME XXXV. NO. 31. RAEFOSD, N. C., THURSDAY, DEC. 5th, 1940. $iMnmvum % OwSSOOFh The Red Cross The Red Cross enrollment in Hoke county this year has reached $504.00 with a few more dollars yet to come in; The^ county Roll Call committee ery grateful to the schools and deihonstration clubs for their ^ die caihpaign. Mu^ credit is due the more than twenty RolEi Can throughout the couhty who as^ted in the. work. Slbre thar Jhalf of the amount rais ed 'Will be held by the Hoke coimty chajpter and made available for needy and worthy causes here in the county during the year. Chairmen who have further reports to make may turn them in to Dr. R. L. Murray. Ki-: i-’|. ■ 6 Cases Continued Seym Are Tried Six cases were continued and sev en were tried in recorder's court Tuesday before Judge W. B. Mc Queen. Cases tried included: John Davis, colored, violating pro hibition law, pleaded guilty to pos session of liquor, 30 days on the roads, sentence suspended on pay ment of costs. Johnnie McKinnon, colored, vio lating prohibition law, pleaded guilty to possession of liquor, 60 days on the -roads, sentence suspended on payment of $10 fine and costs. Henry Cherry, colored, poisoning hogs, defendant pleaded guilty of trespassing to save prosecution the trouble of making state chemist come down from Raleigh, judgment sus pended on payment of costs. ' Tom Hart, white, violating prohi- law, pleaded guilty, 60 days on the roads, sentence suspended on payment of $10 fine and costs. ;« Tom Hart, drunk and disorderly, pleaded guilty, 30 days on the roads, sentence suspended on payment of the costs./ Charlie Hair, white, drunk and dis orderly, .pleaded guilty', 80-days on the roads, sentence suspended on payment of costs. West Coggins, colored, driving dnodr, pleaded guilty, three months on the roads, sentence suspended on payment of $50 fine and costs. Driv er's license revoked for 12 months. Local People Hurt In Wreck M^s Marjorie Gregory, Hdre coun ty case worker, was seriously in jured and George CoUis received les ser hurts Monday night around 9:30 when a Studebaker automobile driv en by CoUis turned over twice on the Aberdeen highway just this side of the Sanatorium. Both the injured were taken to Moore county hospital at Pinehtuet where it was believed Miss Gregory would have to stay for sometime. Sheriff D. H. Hodgin and High way Patrolman J. E. Murrill inves tigated the accident. They reported the car to be badly damaged. People Asked To Cooperate To Correct Garbage Nuisance Chief of PoUce Barrington has had many suggestions from interested people in regard to correcting the garbage can-dog nuisance. He, with these suggestions, has worked out a plan, which at present is a request, but probably later wiU become a police order. The town truck wiU caU on the est side of Main Street on Mon- ijrs and Thursday and on me east de of Main street on Tuesdays and Piidays. People are urged to hold the garbage in the back 'until those days and tiien put it out in the morning of those days. (The truck wiU not coUect from ibe back). He also asks that no paper, paste d boxes or things of that de- ription be put in the garbage cans. Bium these in the back if possible, use a wire rack or lard stand. These papers nnd tin cans wiU be carried off if set out the . day the truck calls. Mr. Barrington also suggests that people buy standard garbage cans with tight fitting lids. Dig a hole about half as deep as the can. Set the can in it. Dogs ,then can’t lum it over. He also asks for suggestions that might be better than these. But above all things he and the town fathers want the turned over can with refuse food mid papers elim inated from our beautiful streets. Agent Gets Cotton Adji^tment Chedcs ' County Agent A. S. Knowles re ceived $14,934 in cotton price ad justment checks Tuesday, bringing lo $99,213 the amount already re ceived during 1940. He is scheduled to receive between 10 and 15 thou sand' dollars additional checks this year. v New Hours For Agent^s Office New hours 'were announced today for ths; county agent's office and will go into effect on December 14. After that, hours will be from 8:80 a. m. until 5 p. m. instead of from' 8 a. uptt' 14:80 p. m. as at pS|oe '.wttl also start Cotton Referendimi bi Hoke Saturday The cotton referendum will be held in Hoke county Saturday, December 7th, and the voting will take place between 7 a. m. and 5 p. m. at the regular voting places Tor referenda, according to an announcement by County Agent A. S. Knowles. All landlords, tenants and sharecroppers who were engaged in the production of cottoii during 1940 are entitled to vote in the referendum.. Exports of cotton during 1940-41 will probably reach a new low for recent years. This will cause a carryover of about 25 million bales of American cotton. Large' supplies of cotton on hand always represses the price and only with a program that will regulate production and marketing of cotton will farmers be able to realize a living wage from cotton., If cotton marketing quotas are in effect in 1941, farmers planting within their allotment will be elig ible for any cotton loans offered. Those exceeding their allotments will not be eligible for any loans and will pay three cents per pound penalty on the excess production. If will re quire two-thirds of those yoting to favor quotas before quotas are ef fective for 1941. Referendum committeemen selected to assist in Saturday’s voting and the places are: Allendale -commuriity'Tioase; #. ' W." Hasty, L. A. McGbugan, J. A. Roper; Antioch community house, J. L. Mc- Phaul, J. C. Thomas, M. B. McBryde; Blue Springs community house, R. J. Hasty, Luther Clark, M. D. Gentry; Little River community house, E. B. Blue, D. M. Cameron, Martin Cam eron; Rockfish community house, F. A. Monroe, M. S. Gibson; Oscar Townsend; Ashemont school house, L. R. Cothran, W. L. Thornburg, J. A. Almond; courthouse, T. D. Pot ter, W. J. McNeiU, M. M. Culbreth; Dundarrach commimity house, W. j! McBryde, Mr^. Jesse Gibson, W. T. Culbreth. The county committee, composed of J. M. McGougan, J. B. Womble and W. C. Hodgin, will supervise the election and report the results to the state committee. $500 Cash Stolm From Local Garage Thieves, thugs, vandals, gang sters—or something ■ like that — broke into the Hdm Auto company’s place here last Satorday night, did things to the safe located in the front office, and made ott with an estimated $5M cash. The thief or thieves had made entrance through a door in the back. Discovery of the robbery was made Sunday morning around 7 o’clock by E. B. Campbell, sales man for the automobile concern. Local officers wmt to work on the case immediately, uncovered some valuable clues and then con tacted Special Agent Zipuneiman of the State Bureau of Investiga tion who was in Rockingham in vestigating similar robberies there. Although the exact time of the robbery could not be placed, it occurred sometime after 9 o’clock Satorday night. Recruiting Station To Visit ^eford A mobile army recruiting station will be in Raeford and Red Springs Wednesday, December 11th. It will be stationed at the post office or im mediate vicinity. The station will be inv Red Springs on the morning of December 11th, from 9:30 until 12:00 noon, then in Raeford from 1:00 until 4:00 that afternoon. Due to the rapid expansion of the army, many vacancies are open for enlistment in the air corps and other branches. At the present time vacan cies are open for assignment to the Air Corps, MacDill Field, Fla., and Fort Bragg, also for the Infantry and Coast Artillery in Hawaii. Those eligible for enlistment must be between the age of 18 to 35, single with no dependents, of good charac ter and be in good physical condi tion. To be eligible for enlistment in the Air Corps also requires a high school education. Men under 21 must ha've' the consent of their parents. Those desiring to enlist may be accepted on the spot and save themselves the expense of reporting to Raleigh at a later date for en listment. This is a wonderful opportunity Tor young men who are eligible for en listment in the Air Corps, there they have an opportunity to learn: Aerial photography, airplane mechanic, arm ament, machine shop work, parachute rigging, radio, sheet metalcraft and welding. The pay ranges from $21.00 to $157.5f* per month. For full in formation contact the recruiting party on the above date or write or call in person to the Army Recruiting Sta tion, Post Office Building, Raleigh. Rev. Robert Smith To Preach Here Rev. Robert Smith, professor of Bible at Presbyterian Junior college, will preach at Raeford Presbyterian church Simday morning at 11 o’clock. Rev. Mr. Smith is a former mis sionary to Brazil. Mrs. Mdteizie Taken By Deadi Mrs. Sarah L. McKenzie, 61, died at her home at Dundarrach Monday afternoon after a long illness. She had been a life-long member of Sandy Grove Methodist chiurch. Funeral service were held Wed nesday morning at 11 o’clock at the family cemetery with Rev. A. Brown officiating, assisted by Rev. H. R. Poole of Dundarrach and Rev. E. C. Crawford of Raeford Pallbearers were John Allen Jones, A. T. Priest, Bob Gibson, N. A. Mc- Innis, W. J. McBryde, J. L. M(f ad- yen and D. M. McBryde all of Dun darrach. Mrs. McKenzie is survived by .four daughters, Mrs. L. C. Jackson, Mrs. W. B. Jackson, Mrs. Dewey Hend ricks and Miss Mary McKenzie; one sister. Miss Maggie Deaton* five brothers, Charles, Sandy, James,’ John and Henry Deaton of LAurinburg. T County Officers Are Sworn In Two of the old board of Hoke county commissioners, N. H. G. Bal four and A. K. Stevens, and three new members, E. R. Pidder of Ash ley Heights, Walter L. Gibson of Red Springs route 1, and Hector Mc Neill, 'were sworn in Monday. W. B. McQueen, who has served several terms, was sworn in as re corder, and G. G. Didcsbn took oalfa as solicitor of recorder’s court. W. W. Roberts, who ^ has served as register of dee^ since 1932, took oath of office for another four-year term. Mayor Brown Better Dr. G; W. Brown, mayor of Rae ford, who has been sick at hla home since Sunday was reported Wetees- day.as beins beRs«. ^ Tickets On l^e For Bmefit Party Sanatorium, Dec. 4.—^Tickets for the annual benefit party to be given at the nurses’ home of the North Carolina Sanatorium on Friday even ing, December 6th, are now on sale at the Hoke drug company in Rae ford. Any person who buys a ticket but who is unable to attend will have a chance to win one of the two grand prizes if he sends in his ticket with his name written on the back. Tickets wiU also be sold at the door. Attractive prizes are being donated for the occasion by leading merchants of the community and throughout the state. In addition to two grand prizes there will be a high score prize for each table. Players will have their choice of rook, bridge or any other card or table game and are requested to bring their, own cards or boards. The games wiU start promptly at 8:00 o’clock. The Sunshine Club, which sponsors the event, is eager to make the party a success since the proceeds will be used to provide Christmas joy for the patients at the children’s build ing. «Dear Old U. S.” Scored By Japan 'Toyko, Dec. 2.—^Announcement that the Unit^ States will decline to rec ognize the new Japanese-sponsored Chinese government at Nanking was called “just what 'we expected’’ by a Japanese foreign office spokesman to day. Commenting on this and on the American decision to grant further loans to the Chiang Kai-Shek re- gieme at Chungking, the spokesman remarked: “It’s just what we expected, nofii- ing surprising. It’s the sqme d^ old attitude of the United States. We have nothing to say. The next move is up to Nanking.” Four Na2i Divisions Move To Rumania On the Hungarian-Rumanian fron tier, Dec. 2.—^Four fresh German di visions were moving through Hung ary enroute to Rumania today as reports trickling across the border told of increasing anarchy throughout that country. Unconfirmed reports from Buch arest said these additional German troops woidd attempt to restore or der there and in other large Ruman ian cities where Iron Guard extrem ists have taken bloody revenge on officials of the ousted regime of former King Carol II. The German divisions, moving by rail through Slovakia and th^ce through Hungary, may bolster many Nazo detachments already guarding Rumania’s oil fields and pipelines. Four divisions mean approximate ly 60,000 men. German strength in Rumania previously has been esti mated as high as 500,000. Mrs. WilUde Back In Florida Resort ADDITIONAl SCHOOL TIUININ6 IS URGED BY SPEAKER HERE Tempm’ance Sunday To ^ Observed By Rev. E. C. Crawford Every civilized country in the world has some method for the promotion of temperance among its citizens. Most countries seek to emphasize the importance of temperance by annu ally observing Temperance Day. Two or three times each year the Inter national Sunday School lesson deals with the matter of Temperance, and many churches in America observe International Temperance Simday each year. This year the Interna tional Temperance Sunday came on the last Sunday in October. The preachers of Hoke county have decided to observe Temperance Day the Fifth Sunday in December. Either the pastor of a visiting speaker will speak on temperance in every church in the county that morning; that ev ening at 7:00 o’clock Jno. A. Oates of Fayetteville will make a temper ance address in the Hoke county court house at Raeford. The United Dry Forces of North Carolina has for several years been urging church es to observe Temperance Sunday at least once each year. Mr. Oates, the speaker for the Hoke county rally, is vice-president of the United Dry Forces of North Carolina. The church es and Sunday Schools are asked to help advertise the program, and the public is invited to attend the meeting at the court house. Missionaries Coming Home On Furlough Dr. and Mrs. A. A. McFadyen, Pyesbyterian missionaries, and dan* ghter, Mary, ot Snehowfo, China, will arrive in the United States af ter a voyage across the Paeifle ocean next week. These pimni- nent North Carolinians are coming home on fnrlongh and expect to reach North Carolina around De cember 15th. The McFadyens have been sta tioned in Snehowfn for approxi mately 35 years, where Dr. Mc- Fadyen is in charge of a Pres byterian hospitaL Dr. McFadyen is a brother of Mrs. J. W. McLanchlin and Wil liam McFadyen of Raeford. n)RIs0HFor Caribbean Cruise Washington, D. C., Dec. 2.—^Presi dent Roosevelt left -Washington to day for an Unannounced destination to start a two-weeks inspection cruise of American defenses in the Carib bean. The executive’s departure was pre ceded by a White House conference with Admiral William D. Leahy, who was recently chosen to be this nation’s first envoy to the new Vichy govern ment in France. Admiral Leahy flew to Washington this morning from Puerto Rico, where he has been serving as governor. Leaving the White House, Admiral Leahy said: “I had a good talk with the pres ident. He told me about the general situation as he sees it and gave me his latest information from abroad.” The president surrounded his de parture with as much mystery as prevailed when he set out on an in spection of the Panama Canal and Pacific defenses last winter. No announcement has been made of his plans other than he is going outside the self-imposed 12-hour rail travel limit, but stood prepared to fly back to Washington in any crisis developed. The Atlantic squadron is maneu vering in the Caribbean and the mar ines are preparing the maneuver at Culebra, an island about 30 miles off Peurto Rico. Ten l%ips Hit By Nazi Raiders New York, Dec. 2.—^Undersea and aircraft raiders loosed a widespread attack on a convoy of British vessels about 400 miles west of Ireland last night and early today. Apparently 10 vessels were attack ed. Repeated distress signals picked up by Mackay Radio indicated the raid ers were running down their prey in an eastward zig-zag chase which lasted for more than five tense hours. Full details were lacking, but radio listeners heard distress calls from at least five vessels early today in addition to five others previously re ported, all from the same general vicinity. The chase was indicated as covering a course of about 250 miles, which led to the belief in marine circles that the attacking yessels included the auxiliary cruiser which Berlin announced yesterday Had already sunk 79,000 tons of British shipping. Several of the stricken vessels re ported submarine attacks and others said they were being bombed by aircraft. There was no indication of the numbers of the raiders. Marine circles said submarines cannot cover 250 mUes in five hours, the indicated length of the attack, and concluded the raiders were num erous. The calls for help did not tell whether the convoy was bound for England or away from the beleagured island. There were some indications, from the positions messaged by the ships, that they had put about in an at tempt to reach the Irish coast after the raiders appeared. C. E. McIntosh Says Youth SuF* vey In North Cazoiina Shows Nee4 of More VocaiMUil Training In School Systm. Speaking to the monthly meeting of the Hoke county white school teaches in the high school building Tuesday night, C. E. McIntosh, CluqH el Hill professor, declared that what the school system of North Caro lina needs most of all is a course of study whereby the students may team to use their hands as well as dieir heads. Mr. McIntosh declared that we are at present trying to teach the chil dren something in which the larger part have no interest whatsoever and expressed his behef that only by adding vocational courses in which the child is taught to do something with his hands can interest'be main- tained and pupils be kept from quit ting school at early ages. The speaker presented interesting figures showing that only 18.4 per cent of the children in North Car olina who enter the first grade are ever graduated from high school. ' “Is the trouble with the boy or girl,” he asked, “or with what we are trying to teach them? Are we going to try to force the children of everybody through what we call the cultural type of training?” Mr. McIntosh pointed out that the schools literally tell the pupil what must be studied and gives him little choice in the matter. “If a person wants those cultural courses,” he declared, “it’s all right to go ahead and get it—but most people don’t want it” Advantage of actual experience over “book learning” was iUustrated with a description of the way aiitti- metic is taught at the Pooderlea school in Pender county. “The chil- dren learn there,” he said, “by ac tual figuring with produce prices. Isn’t that better than haimig to read in a book about A and B and C going'-into dndf 'iRUf' A said to B and what B said to C?” The speaker also added as the evils with which the Nortti Car olina school system has to contend the loading down of grammar sehnol teachers with large classes because the higher classes have fewer pu pils and the teacher average baa to be maintained. Mr. Campbell Sick McLean CampbeU, well known Raeford citizen, who has been in iU health for the past several years, has been copfined to his bed for the past two weeks. Amendment To REA “A” Project The Lumbee River association board Wednesday went on record as favoring an amendment to take in all signed-up customers within 1,000 feet of the present “A” system. This includes all who sign up before De cember 9th. Hoke High Loses To Laiirinburg Hoke high lost the Iasi footbaR game of the season 'Thanksgiving af ternoon to Laurinburg, 13-6: 'The game was witnessed by the largest crowd to see a home game this year. Althou^ the local boys played an excellent game, they -were overpow ered by the Scotland county team. West Palm Beach, Fla., Nov. 3.— Mrs. Wendell 1^ WiUkite readied here Monday by plane from Torkt teiteout her hudtand, to resume a va- at JEtdte sound. Wflllde stop ped in (Riarldston, S. she said, to visit Magaxtoe'BfUtor Btezy Luce. Four Fire Alarms In Past Week There have been four fire iilnrrm - two of them nothing but alarms—in Raeford during the i>ast we^. Wednesday afternoon of last week there 'was a' call to McDonald’s Bao station where a truck 'was on fire, but the blaze was extmgoidied befose firemen arrived. Friday morning around 4 ^dock three outbuildings at toe home of Mrs. W. L. Maultsby were destroyed by fire, 'with damage bedng esti mated at around three or four hun dred dollars. Saturday aftemocm there was a call to the home of Edwin 5bni»>, but the blaze had been extinguidied when the truck arrived. Wednesday of thi«f 'wedc, shortly before noon, there was a call to an apartment at the home of lies. Paul Dickson, where some grease was on fire in a stove. Two or three times lately have been hairing to give toe tcodic a gentle shove to get it started-- carburetor trouble or sometoing. Dance Held In Armory Nov. 28tb A large number of Raeford pnuJr as well as out of town persons at- traded an aijoyable dance hdd in toe armory ’Thanksgiving night, Noe- onber 28to under toe sponsoxMito af toe Raeford Teipsichorean dub. Music for toe occasion was furn ished by the ordiestra of John Sousa, II. Big Turkey Eat The Presbyterians are planning toe biggest and best turk^ dinner of many years for Friday, December 13th. Dinner will be served from 5:30 to 8 P. M. in the underoroft of toe church. Special plates for dtil- dren up to twelve. Proceeds go to the church carpet. GARDEN CLUB TEA IN FAYETTEVnjJE. . ’The FasretteviUe garden did)-is having a tea Friday afternoon from 8 to 9 p. m. at the home of Mrs. Reinike, 218 Hillside Avenue. Mon- bers of the Raeford dub have been invited to call iuid see the Christinas aiggestioBs tor homt dteonton. * “Hilldde avenue is QM Mocfc sottto of Hitfismito hospitol on tot Mt, Attends Meeting Of Master Barbers L. H. Kotmee of Raefovd vn$ i Winston-Saldtt Sunday meeting of toe Associatten of Barbers of Norto Carolina, atoidhlMli; hdd at toe Rohwt 1, Lae iMgilt conjunctioa with meettoss Educational Council and JouniUB Barbers Union. Ur. Koonce is preeUtant state organiatiatt aad tthR first meeting at tetodi ha; \ Mis. StarrMsIIilliBi spent last week in and Mn. lb.