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VOLUME XXKV. NO. 34.
N. C., T^SDAY, dec. 26th, 1940.
Tendon, Pbc. 23—Viscount Halifax
59-£^-6W foreign secre^, well
kh^i as the “Christian gentleman
ih'^Htish politics,” was named early
today tii sticc^ the late Marquess
of liothian as Brtish ambassador to
IVagiijngton.
- War secretary Anthony Eden, who
was OTOceeded as foreign secretary
By Lofd‘Halifax when Eden resigned
in :^^J?piary, 1938, after a disagree-
ihejlit with the late Neville Chamber-
ihiin over appeasement of Germany
and. Italy, was named to return to
the foreign secretaryship. Eden is
43.
Captain David Margesspn, 50, for
nine years the government’s chief
whip in the house of commons, was
a “surprise” appointment as secre
tary of state for war to succeed
Edejn. ^
' Halifax’s appointment to Washing
ton removed the last great figure in
London’s government who was as
sociated closely With Chamberlain in
his appeasement policies before the
war.
Prime Minister Winston Churchill
. had never ' questioned Halifax’s in-
itegrity and ability in those
vyears but had consistentiy attacked
’the policies of Chamberlain, as had
^%'\Eden..
Haltfax is known to Britons as a
^^^fauiet, w^suming scholar and church
” I'/fnan, 'ji^Ko rose from poifitical obscur
ity in'l^ie early 1920s to become
vicero^ of India in 1926
Zeno B. Spence, leader of the
United Dry Forces, from Goldsboro,
will speak at the Raeford Baptist
church Sunday morning at 11 o’clock.
A mass meeting will be held Sun
day night at the Hoke county court
house at which time A. Oates
of Fayetteville will speak on tem
perance.
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The' ]^tish press reaction
appoip^ent perhaps was ^aged by
the Y^ribhire Post which said, “it is
no spe^inding orator y^e want (in
Washhigton) but a man of absolute
integrity whom Americans can uri-
reservtSUy trust.”
Eludes
Of G^en In
EMiffin Pfet
nii^. L. A.
TaHfn
Mrs. L. A. Lentz, former resident
of Eaeford and St. I’auls, di^ Sat
urday at the home of her Spn, ^ule
C. Lentz in D '
•hanir^ Where she had
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Santa Rosa, Calif., Dec. 20.-^A
man 'in a black overcoat, who at
tempt^ to extort' nioney from the
wealfiiy De Tristan family, recant
victims of a kidnapping, snatched a
faked payment from the hands of
^an FBI agent—^then escaped from a
/police' trap by crawling down the
muddy rows of a cabbage patch.
Reliable sources told today how
the Fe^ral Bureau of Investigation
frustrated an extortion threat a^iiist
the p^Wite of three-year-old Marc
De Ti^j^n, Jr., and how the extor-
tfoniat made his dramatic escape from
22*^j||cers who had surroimded him.
Ine trap was set Wednesday night
in a cabbage patch near Santa Rosa.
FBI agenb hd been working secretly
for three weeks on a letter sent the
Count and Countess Marc De Tris
tan through the Santa Rosa postoffice.
Under instructions of the extor
tioner, R. J. Bobbitt, assistant chief
of the FBI in Fran^co^ pos
ing as an emissary of the Da Tris
tans, stopi^ in a cabl^pge patch with
a cigar box suppo$ei^ ^ptaining
an extortion payment. The am'bpnt
Was hot disclosed.
One of the posse of FBI agents,
police and highway patrolmen' hid-
* (fen around the patch, said a shadowy
'figure snatched the box from Bob
bitts hands and ran.
Whm the agent threatened to shoot,
the extortioner dared him to “go
ahead'' Wd’ '^oot.'*’ ' Tbs' ‘tttipped’
man ^pped to the ground and crawl
ed OfroOgh the mUd: 'Thb'hbavy arin-
Wluie they chased him the little man
qiiityjirafl — opt "of thn ^bage
patm and down a ravine into a rug
ged''msaek bottom.'
te his crawling flight he aban
doned the cigar b»c and the worth-
.fess paper strips with which it had
beep packed in place of currenW.
' in Hillsborough, where littlo
g d as usual, unmindful of thiev
t, Police Chief C. M. Hinch^
ed the IBI of “bunglbig” Ip not
'i^et
iU health for seve^l montl^ and
cntically iU jtbr a weeh>
FudOral sCTvices were hpld Sun
day aiWrnoon at 3r30 from the home
of hpr daughter, M|^- J- C. llipmas,
in RaefiiM. i)r. H. G. Smith, pastor
of Dnlce memorial church in'Dur
ham, officiated and was assisted by
Rev“.‘ if.'fc. Crawford, pastpt Of the
Raeford Methodist church, and 'Dr.
M- T. Plyler, editor of the North
Carolina Christian Advocate. Burial
was in Raeford cemetery.
SurViyiiW ^^e threO sons, Jule C.
Lentz of Durham; Devere C. Lentz
of Asheville; and Luttier A. Lentz, Jr.,
of Raleigh; seven daughters, Mrs. J.
C. Thomas and Mrs. John K. Mc
Neill, both of Raeford; Mrs. J. W.
Bradley of Princeton; Mrs. B. W. Lan
ier of Norwood; Mrs. John E. Bla
lock of Red Springs; Mrs. C. S. Ben
nett of High Point; Mrs. Leslie L.
Bennett of Fayetteville; 32 grand
children and six great grandchildren.
Sanatorium, Dec. 23.—^The North
Carolina Sanatorium, where 675 pa
tients are liow receiving treatment for
tuberculosis, is often said to be one
of me brightest spots in* tiie state
during the Christmas season.
The Sanatorium is now in festive
array. Lights shine frpm the large
living Christmas tree on the lawn
and from the trees on the wards plac
ed so that every patifent can enjoy
their multi-colored radiance. The
trees and other decorations were ar
ranged by ladies of the community.
Thirty-nine children, ranging in age
from two and one-half to 17 years
are patients at the Sanatorium. It is
a matter of prime concern that Santa
Claus find each stocking and leave
behind delightful remembrances of
his visits. These youpg people con
tributed in large measure to the sea
son’s entertainment with a costume
play given in the auditorium Thurs
day evening.
f As for the grown-ups, theirs will
be more substantial gifts and here,
too, no one will be forgotten. Welfare
departments of the various counties
are cooperating with Sanatorium
friends in providing for the patients
under their supeiwisiop.
Climaxing the pre-Christmas acti
vities will be a religious service in
the auditorium on Tue^y evening.
Carol singing and the Christinas story
read from the Bible will bring out
the deeper meaning Of the nativity
celebration.
The joys of Christmas day with
innumberable packages to open and
visitors to entertain will, culminate
jjv the .ttaditional . diAher. Pp^
tients able to be up wiP ?“3oy the
feast at two banquet tables, lighted
by red candles. Others wiU receive
trays of (he Yuletide delicacies.
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Retir^nent fund
Hgs AMP’S
WiBMlP’t Tq
Tram Here Again
Williamsport, Pa., baseball team ig
making plans to go into spring train
ing in'Raeford for the third tune find
present plans call for the group to
arrive here Sunday, March 23rd.
The team will stay at the Hotel
Raeford, according to Manager W. E.
Str^t.
TTie Williamsport team has train
ed heire for three years—1937, 1938
and 1940, havip spent the ’39 sea^
spii in Tarbotb; "PiBy will be here
for approximately Joi]^ weeks.
Thdie ^ilj about 28 or 30 rneq
here ’ thia' with 10 or 12 of
them being bdys who wc^e here be^
fore. -
Spencer Abbott is the new man
ager and Roy Clunk is Business man
ager.
Peace Officers Must Become
Members Before JMU^y^lst
To Receive Credit fbr Past
Service.
Raleigh, Dec. 23.—Geo. Ross Pou,
chairman of tiie law enforcement of
ficers benefit and retirement fund
announced today that approximately
1500 peace' officers from all parts
of the state have,become members
of the retirement fund created by
the 1937 General Assembly.
Membership is open to all North
Carolina law enforcement officers.
Regulations of the fund provide that
officers must become members be
fore January 1, 1941, and make con
tributions equal to 3 per cent of their
earnings from July 1, 1940, in order
to receive retirement credit for
past service. Retirement income pay
ments will bfiSio July 1, 1945, to
eligible officers having served 20
years. Officers who become members
after January 1, 1941, are eligible for
retirement upon the completion of 20
years service from date of member
ship.
Mr. Pou said that a supply of
application blanks was furnished all
Sheriffs and police chiefs some time
agol H® urges all peace officers in
terested in the retirement program
and who have not filed their appli
cations, to do so befor® January 1,
1941, in order to receive full retire
ment credit for past service.
Membership applicatons or ^pr-
mation..with respect to the retirement
program may be obtained from The
Law Enforcement Officers Benefit
and Reitrement Fund, State Capitol
Raleigh.
REV. H. K. HOLLAND ACCEPti CALL
sox lyith bla^
would
To Send Out
Questionnaires
First,Hoke county young men
be draf^ u|i^er the selective serf-
vice act will probably be called in|Qi
service soptotito® in July, according
T. B. Lester, Sr., chaiiman of ^
Hoke rouhttr draft board.
Mr. Lester said today he has re
ceived word to send out question
naires to ‘March and April to abodt
10' per cent of the registrants.
attention and quickly, and he would
not have goiteu away.”.
At least one officer involved to
the caaa jp44 tb® map escaped,
ciean^; waving no OlUti as to h&
identy or whereabouts.
Tlie Nighi Befpro
Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;
The children were nestled all snug in their beds.
While visions of sugarplums danced in their heads;
And mamma in her kerchief, and I in my cap.
Had just settled our brains for a long nap;
Whep out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
I sprang out of bed to see what was the matter. ,
Away to the window I flew like a flash.
Tore open the shutters, and threw up the sash.
The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow.
Gave a lustre of mid-day to objects below;
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear.
But a miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer
With a little old driver, so lively and quick,
I knew in a moment it must be Saint Nick.
More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name;
Now “Dasher,” now “Dancer,” now “Prancer,” and ‘Wixen”
On “Comet,” on “Cupid,” on “Donder,” and “Blitzep”—
To the tw of the porch! to the top of the wall!
Now dash away, dash away, dash away, aU.
As dry leaves that before the hurricane fly
When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky,
So, up to the housetop, the coursers they flew,
With a sleigh full of toys, and St. Nicholas, too.
And then in a twinkling I heard on the roof,
The prancing and pawing of each little hoof. ■
As I drew in my head, and was tiiring around,
Down the chimney St. Nicholas came' ^Adth a bbund.
He was dressed all in, fur from his hegd to fpp^,
^d his clothes were all tarnished with ashes arid sqqt;
A bundle of toy? b® o*' his back,
ke looked like a peddler just opeaing his pack,
i^is eyes bow they twinkled! his dimples how merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his noae like a cherry;
His droU little mouth was drawri up like a bow.
Arid the beard on hia chin was white as ' the spow,
Thb stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth.
Arid ihe szuoke, it encircled his head like a wreath,
|lb had a broad face apd a round little belly,
That shook when he laughed like a bowl full of jelly, i
He Was chubby and plump—a right jolly little elf;
And I laughed when I saw him iri spite of myself.
A wink of-his eye, and a twtot of his head, ,
Soon gave not a word, but wept strai^t to his work.
Arid iplled stde^jss; ihep turned with a jerk.
Arid laylhB hto ^^de of his nose,
Apd gaye'a riPd, up the chUnney he rose.
He sprang to his slei^, to his ieepA gaye a whistle;
And away they fl4w like the dpwh (5 a Hustle.
But I heard exclaim, .ere he drove, opt of sight,
IlCfippy'Chrinljtods to an, arid "to all a good nigm.”
Are
Becoming Great
Military Center
Washington,, Dec. 23.—The Caro-
linas are becoming the scene of one
of the greatest concentrations of mil
itary manpower in the United States
and Uncle Sam is spending millions
of dollars to care for them.
With Fort Bragg in North Carolina
and Fort Jackson in South Carolina,
supplemented by a replacement cen
ter at Spartanburg, an anti-aircraft
firing range at Holly Ridge, N. C.,
and an air base at Charlotte, the army
expects to have approximately 138,-
500 soldiers on Carolina soil within
a few months.
North Carolina also is bidding for
a Meu'ine firing range and the navy
is looking over sites in this state for
a lighter-than-air scouting base at
Parris Island, S. C., which is being
expanded, and the Charleston, S.
C., Navy yard is alive with activity.
Army officials estimate that even
tually $55,000,000 will be spent on
its facilities in the two states. Mil
lions in contracts already have been
awarded.
Here is the lineup of anticipated
expenditures to house Uncle Sam’s
growing army:
Jackson, $li^OQ,000 for bar
racks and other facilities to take care
of 40,000 men.
Fort Bragg, $18,000,000 for bar
racks and other facilities to take care
of 40,000.
HoUy Ridge, $9,000,000 for 20,000
men; Spartanburg, $8,000,000 for 16,-
500 men; ^nd Charlotte, $2,000,000
for 2,000 soldiers.
Fort Bragg is one of the army’s
permanent field artillery posto and
Fort Jackson, where thousaptto of
American boys trained in 191'i ^od
1918 for service overseas, api>^x
destined to become a permanrat army
center.
The Charlotte air base probably
will be in existence for a tong time
and Spartanburg and Holly E«|R;e ap
pear to be planne^ for “tb® dd™"
tion.” or until the United
feels it can ease up a bit to its
tao^ preparedness program.
Trainees chosen in the selective
service draft will make up the bulk
of the manpow«r, althou^ there
will b® a good number of old-tiine
soldiers.
Thfe trainees will be trained as in
dividual soldiers to recruit fraintog
detachments, the army explained, to
gether with regular army and na
tional guard recruits.
This phase of their training —
which will be done in Carolina—
include instruction in first aid
told military hygiene, military law,
military courtesy and discipline, dis
mounted and possibly mounted drill,
the care, employment and matotaa-
ance of clothing, equipment zind wea
pons, marirsmanship and the v^e of
todiyiduai weapons, defense against
^ and air attacks, physical
toarchihg> camping, biouvacs and o
er subjects.
The army describes the objective
of jthis training as “the production
of efficient, energetic, self-reliant and
physically hardened soldiers.”
School Lose^
In Basketball
In two hard-fought basketball
games played on the local court last
Thursday night, thb Hoke hi^ sdiool
boys and girls teams wont down to.
defeat to the teams from Mass*
Hill high school, FayettfhnU®- 11)^
games were the first ol Jibe seasm.
The boys Ipst their game by a score
of 21 to 16 and the girls were de
feated 24 to 9.
Charlotte Minister Expected To
Come To Lo^ Church Latter
Part of January.
Rev. Harry K. Holland, for eight
years pastor of the Plaza Presby
terian church in Charlotte, indicated
Sunday his decision to accept a caS.
extended him recently to the pas
torate of the Presbyterian churdl a9-
Raeford. Mr. Holland’s resignatioiC
was offered to his congregatimi at
the close of the morning service to a
letter read by C. A. Kh^patridc, dert£
of the session of the Plaza chnrdi.
In the letter, Mr. Holland expn^
ed his regret at severing so haiNpy »
connection; his appreciation of tar-
monious co-operation, and his oon-
viction that he was guidelV of
in his decision. On next
was stated, the cemgregation wiB teldT' "l-d
formal action on the matter, and to
the event they concur witti Mr. Hio^
land in his request, his resigna^to
will come before Medclenburg
bytery at its mid-winter session
uary 21st. " '
Rev. Holland is one of Charlottes
younger ministers, the Plaza betog
the second church he has served
He is a popular member of the
lotte Ministerial association an4 of.
Mecklenburg Presbytery. Sevexal
years ago he served the latter or-'
ganizatito as moderator toid Ipe
worked on its strongest oHiimlttcbi;
As chairman of the orphanage Aea-
mittee Mr. Holland did such outstand
ing work in the interest of
Sprtogs home and its 'Ttomi
ogering that he was reappatotod to
the chairmanship. ~
Rev. Mr. Holland went to fYiiir jpii |
lotte from Conyers, Ga., hto..Jfast
charge. His education was reeeiwed
at Presbyterian College, Cltoton. S.
C., at Coluinbia Th®ological Sonto-
afy, Decatur, Ga., thra at ColurrdBa,
S. C. His wife was the tamer
Lawrency TIFyly of Montreal lir.
Mrs. Holland have two -smalT dao-
gheters, bird Nai^cy
lyi ftadu §fm
(h Pim Sbnd
III
Washtogton, Eto®. 5W- —
of State Hull todav
bassaddr iQiew^’ ^atod'to
asserjfirig policy toiriitfte
on toe stahto Qho to toe
stiU stends.
Hull called atteqjtkp to toq
declarotiops of pplitiy wt
be^'itoarig®^- W a rpite to
Decoiiber 31, 1938, wbid 1^ totote
been answered, gQvtoi;|m|tot'||^-*
®d; :
“This government resoviss htt
rights of the United States as Bkar
exitt and does not give assent to
any impairment of those '
Hull said thoe had been no devto-
tion from that powiHnt
Hull’s remarks flowed a loctlk-
right ^|)eedi yesterday by Ctoev to
Tokyo was generally interallied in
Washington as a dear wain
the United States will ead i _
man-insiured “campaign of '
the part of Japan* '
At toe same time, it tiunpr tola
sharper relfet toe axis " mil
for Japan to the Waidd War.
Japan’s job is to build heradi 19
by word, if not by deed, as a “
ace,” with the aim of
American attentirm'on toe _
vitetoig the program of ajd to.f
Britain, arid holdtog as oiitoh '
U. S. fleet as posstoln tri'
waters, it was sitoL
Pink Henigan,
Colored, DM
Pink Henigur, well known and re
spected colored man, died' last
nesday afternoon, December 18 and
fune^ s^i^es we» held
lived on N- a
for arouito S3 years.
held ^luiday.
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