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.J. M McGoocvn Atfmds AAA
i CoBferencent Chfalolte.
J. M. McGougan, of Stonewall
.township, local AAA county .comniit-
teeman, repprts lhat 700 farnt^ r^-
traentatives at the East Cwtoal Be-
-Kipiul AAA Confeernce roundly ap
plauded Secretary of Agriculture
Claude Bj Widkard when the sea^
utary,> in a widply broadcast address,
^Ixu^ out with both fists at Nazism
■and dictatorships.
lifr. McGkmgati returned Saturday
from the conference which was held
Iday 8-10 in Charlotte. With him he
brou^t a i copy of the Secretary’s
• .address, exceips from which follow.
\ “Spehkittg for myself, t would nev-
ask the farmers of this country to
grow more food for the British if 1
did not believe we would see that this
food gets to the British. I don’t be
lieve the people of this country favor
half-way measures. Let’s do what
ever is necesisary to see that our food
and munitions actually get to' Eng
land—and let’s do it right away. The
situation is urgent, tenibly urgent.
To put it blimtly, we had bettor take
risks on geting aid to England than
to risk bombing raids on American
cities, and tank atta^ on our own
fields, '
“From4he outbreak of the Second
World War, 1 have hoped with all
my h^t that the United States would
rerndm at peace. But to refuse to
take decisive and virgorous action
to heibo Bidtain is bo" guarantee ^of
peace. iVankly speaking, I see no
eourse for the United. {States that
gives any real promise Of u keeping
vs from becoming deeply. invblved in
this world conflict. ' TO refuse td-Aght
imtil an attack has been made upon
us is no guarantee of peace. If any
one doubts that, let him ask the peo
ples of Belgitim, Holland, Denmark,
Greece and other counbries under
Nazi domination. * * • //f
**80010 Brittsh idsdnm toought that
Uttter wouidtjigitelt to te^om^
G^ehd County Meetiiw
^Satorday; Pncinct Me
B^gin Monday.
Here
Stings
A general imeting of HOke county
farmers will be held at 2:30 Satur
day afternoon at the court house for
the discussion of the part the farm
ers of Hoke County play in the
War Games to be held in North and
&uth Carolina in October and No
vember of this year.
1st Lieut. Kenneth C. hBner, of
the United States army, and L. M.
Lester, director for Hoke .county ap-
l^iinted by Gov. J. M. Broughton, will
speak to the farmers at a series of
meetings to be held during .the next
two weeks. A meeting will be held
Saturday at which the purpose of the
maneuvers and the system of settle
ment for all damages to farms will
be ei^^ed.
The first of the township meetings
will be held in the Mildouson school
at 8 p. m. Monday, May 9tti, for'
Stonewall township.
Tuesday evening the farmers of
Antioch township are requested to
meet at the community house at 8
o’clock.
Wednesday evening those of Que-
whiffle township will meet at Ashe-
mont school at 8 o’clock.
The governmott is asking the co
operation ofV^ev'WT farmer of the
Mimty by th^MCtoCing to allow the
Aimy the use of their Imids for the
ganies and temporary encampment
during the muieavers. In case there
is any danuqpe to properties or crops
all just claims will be paid by the
government-
q&e cooperative sign-up asked of
the farmers .is rmder the direction of
CoL J. W. Hi^trelson, dean of State
College and slate maneuvers director.
Counbr Civiliah dhrectors, appointed
by Governor J, Millie Broughton
indude E. G. Jones, farmer, Wades-
bcaro, Anson county; L.'^M. Lester,
%if^man (frJI^e Cptin^^ Jj,C..|$%
Huree Hurt In
Wreck At Fort
Bragg Tuesday
\
Miss Peggy McEaydai is in toe
Post Ho^ital at Fc^ Bragg wito a
fractured spine and!' MOBS |BsteUe
Maultsl^ snd Roscoe; MrdHn aryl Geotge Purcell Waives Prelim-
berlain thought that appeasement had
gutnanteed world peace for his time.
Let those people who are talking a-
bout War-inongering think back a lit
tle while. Who attacked . Poland?
W)m intervraed in Spain? Btooover-
rairAustria and Czechoslovakia? Who
gobbled up Denmark? Who invaded
Norway? In the light of history,
the persons* who believe HjRttikin’s
down-fdl would be followed by peace
and prosperity need a guardian. Th^
have got no business wandering
around loose in this cruel and diaotic
world. • * •
**lhe combined economic power of
the United States and Great Britain
.is almost twice toe power of Ger
many, Italy and the conquered coim-
tries. H we enable England to hold
out. Hitler might as well prepare him
self for defeat In modem war, with
its dependence on all sorts of ma
chines and supplies, basic economic
power is the final test of might. Eng
land and toe United States together
are an unbeatable combination. With
out England, the balance of power
would be with toe dictator nations,
and we would face a desperate strug
gle against heavy odds. • * •
“In the light of the world situa
tion, we have the choice of abandon
ing democracy, or makii^ it triiun-
phant over dictatorship. ’ We cannot
always play it safe. The time for
decision grows nearer every day. The
fanners and people of this country
will soon have to decide what fur
ther steps are necessary to safeguard
the American way of life.’’
serihuSly izdured as rdndt of an .ac-
cident he^ the entrance of toe 9to
Division quarters, at'9'oid Bragg Tues
day nijtot.
Sandlin, mi engineer at toe fort,
was driver of the car vdiidi skidded
at a high rate of spee4 ou the mili
tary highway there and tumedr over
several tones before finally landing
in toe drain ditch of toe roadway.
Iifisses McFayden and Maultsby
were thrown from-the car vtoile it
was rolling over. Miss Maultsby was
treated in the hospital there but was
released Monday. Sandlin was found
to have sustained a fractured collar
bone, a severe back injury with a
possible fracture of toe spine and
many cuts and bruises on toe head
and body. He is a native of Jack
sonville, N. G.
Miss McFayden is how in a cast
and it was reported that she would
probably be several months recover
ing from her spinal injury. She is
(fierk to toe Hoke County Selective
Service Board emd of the County
Board of Commissioners. Both toe
young women are natives of Hoke
county.
Nme QSendm
Ju^e h
Coiinfy Court
feons^rton Says Ultimate (ktoomie Of
The Wm^m of dm Victmioas Pci^es
inary Hearing
Charge.
On Rape
^un^bew^dawtabd®*”**edbiady; B; K Beasley, schotoh8ii of
Mafled To 200
Mmi By
CCC Camp Hogt To
Business, Men
Moore county; Robert J. Gasque,..bus-
ineshnan of Ridimond county; Dan
McQirt, fanner of Wagram, for Scot
land county;' J. T. Maby, Stanley
coimty; and M. Brqce Liles, school
man, of Union county.
■An army officer, under the direc
tion of,.Major Hairy B. Grimsley, of
Winston-Salem, has been assigned to
each cotmty to assist toe coimty civ
ilian director in the work. The coun
ty commissioners, county agents, and
Legion post commanders of the sev
eral counties also will aid in toe
program. *
It has been estimated by the gm-
eral staff of the Army that nearly ope
hall a million men will participate
in the games under conditions of near
ly actual military combat. The. move
ment of large bodies of armed forces
will extend from Ft. Bragg to Fort
Jackson, with opposing forces ope
rating from the two military training
centers.
Col. J. C. Mehaffey, director of ma
neuvers of toe first army, has stated
that the only costs to the farmers for
allowing the soldiers to practice wqr
on their lands will be some slight
inconvenience. “But our troops must
be prepared,’’ he said, “and the land-
owners who cooperate will be at the
ringside when toe guns start firing,
the parachute troops start landing and
the tanks start roaring up and down
the roads. It will be war, with all
the excitement but without casual
ties.”
The agreement the farmers ax^
being asked to si^ reads as follows:
We, the undersigned, invite the U.
S. Anny to maneuver and bivouac
(camp temporarily) upon our lands
during October and November, 1941,
with the understanding that-we wUl
be compensated by the United States
Government for apy damage whldi
may occur as'a r^iilt of such tile.
It wai opep house at the C. C. C.
canq> at Mott’s Lake in Hoke county
last Friday. Thie boys in their fresh
ly laundered khal^ suits were on
hafid all afternoon to serve punch and
Auhiilahding Officer, Lieut. Edward
Gdodmah, was oP the march show
ing; toe ladies over the camp.
That evePipg Ideut. Gtoodman was
host to toe business men of Raeford
at a steak supper. The meal was
prepared and served by the hoys of
the camp. Before the feed Lieut.
Goodman showed the men around
toe camp. Everything was deaP aM
in perfect order with many new
Classification of Hoke County
Registrants Now Vnder^Wny;
No Quota Until July 1st.
Two hundred men of Hoke county
will receive questionairM this week
from the Hoke County Selective Ser
vice Board. it was annoimped yester
day by Chairman T. B. Lester.
Classifltetion ot the men ^o re
ceived toe first batdi of blanks last
.week is weU.
ing quic^ty returned to ,the board.
Hoke county has been assdgned no
quota so far due to the large number
of men alreacty in various branches
of the military services, though it is
expected that a quota will be as
signed with the new draft. period
which begins July first.
Additional registrants also are ex
pected to add several hundred names
to the list qf 1543 men registered in
the county when the new registration
is held for men who have become 21
years of age since toe first sign-up
day last fall. The date, for toe new
registration has not been definitely
announced though it is expected to be
early in July.
Miss Frances Bevan is acting as
clerk to the board in the place of
Miss Peggy McFayden who was ser
iously injured in an accident last
Tuesday.
A list of the 200 men receiving
questionaires this week will be found
elsewhere in the paper.
George Purcell, 30-year-old negro
of Blue Springs township, indicted by
his sister on charges of rape and of
having carnal knowledge of Vera Mc
Rae, his 12-year-old neice, waived
preliminary hearing in county court
Tuesday and is being held for the
August term of superior criminal
court.
James Barefoot pleaded guilty of
diPnken driving and was’ given a
sixty day sentence on the roads which
was suspended upon payment of $50
and costs; Sam Gore drew 30 days
for assault and drunk and disorderly
plea, suspended upon payment of
the costs.
John Leach was found guilty of
damage to personal property and tax
ed with the court costs and was
bound over to Superior court for as
sault with deadly weapon, to-wit one
school bench, on James Baldwin. His
bond was set at $200.
Vance Clark paid chsts for care
less and reckless driving; Harold Me
Diarmid was sentMic^ to serve 60
days on roads, or pay $50 and court
costs and the costs of repairing two
trucks for driving a car under the
influence of intoxicating liquors at
which time he hit the tructe of C. E.
Bishop and Farmers Furnishing Co.
Carlyle Perkins drew 30 days or
court costs in each of two cases,
charging drunk and disorderly con-
duty and violation of the prohibition
laws.
Glenn Fulk paid costs upon plead
ing guilty to a careless and reckles
driving charge.
Miss Bonnie Williamson, of Prince
ton, is visiting her sister. Miss Atyrtie
Williamson, of toe school faculty.
Wheat Referendum
On May 31st, a wheat referendum
will be -held in all wheat producing
counties, reports A. S. Knowles, coun-
agent. Th^ p^ucers^ sharing
fl^ii»"’f$l(^u!cing 200
bushels or more wiUf be eligible to
vote. The enormous upplies of wheat
in the United.- States and Canada
make it necessary to have quotas in
order for the government to support
the wheat price with a loan.
Tour of Coker Farm
Hoke county farmers will have an
opportunity to tour Coker farm at
Hartsville, S. C., on Tuesday, May
27th, says A. S. Knowles, county ag
ent The small grain of wheat, oats,
rye and barl^ will be in a good stage
to see at that time. Those wishing
to make the tour should notify the
county agent by May 24th.
Noticie:
JT
The pupils who subscribed to the
Hoke High Lights and did not re
ceive their copies, may get them at
the Hoke Drug company.
Mrs. J. H. Blu^'and children will
join Captain Blue at Screven to
morrow for an indefinite stay.
Mary Lib Tramck, Frances Mc-
Fadyen, Gladyes Sanders, Dixie Smith
of ilora Macdonald, spent the week
end with their families.
month, board anddothing, an a nice
place to camp. Worn their salary,
$15.00 is sent home each month; $7.00
held in reserve for toe boy unto he
leaves toe camp, 6nd the otoer $8.00
is given-ter toe boy for spending mon
ey. They hnrciu for six months at g
time, and no boy cap serve over two
years. What West Point and Amui-
polls are to toe {privileged boy fito
jPlvilian Ctonservation Corps Is to tni
buddings and otoer improvements^ less privileg^. It gives toe boy i
underway. After diimer four or five
«of to^ boys came in aifd delighted
too party with some moiithtain music.
. Llwt Goodman seems to take a
ffigid deal of Interest in the boys and
(Tereat pride in his camp. The men
in (heir visit got d splendid idea of
toe value of C. G. C. work. The
in their .-teens and
splendid opp6riunity to prepare him
self for lif& Many a boy has
saved froipjt'iife of prime to fiukt (» S
useful citizen by fbese cangM. And
toe kind of camp one sees at Mottif
Lake aid! the kind of blunder one
sees on the part of C. C. C. boys W1h>:
come to Raeford indicates ttiat Lleui
Goodman is putting toe..empha8is M
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
GOVERNOR’S OFFICE
RALEIGH
J. Melville Bromhton
Governor
TO CITIZENS OF MOORE, HOKE, SCOTLAND,
RICHMOND, ANSON, UNION, STANLY AND
MONTGOMERY COUNTIES:
GrircdiiiBS •
It is-the desire df the War Department of toe United States to hold
certain military maneuvers by its First Army within toe borders of
Moore, Hoke, Scotland, Richmond, .Anson, Union, Stanly and Mont-
^mety counties this fidl, probably during toe montos of October and
November. As Governor of North C^arollna I have issued a procla
mation calling upon our citizens to aid in this purpose because I feel
that such an activity on the part of toe Army is necessary to prepare
its officers and men for our defoise.
The movement of large bodies of soldiers with mechanized equip
ment mi^t do some damage to such crops as are in toe fields at timt
season of toe year but, in toe main the movements will be confined
to the vicinity of the main highways. However, any damage done will
be paid for by the Army and no land wiU be used unless the owner,
^ves his permission.
Starting immediately, an officer of toe Army will be assigned to
each of toe eight counties named and will canvass fiariner-ownen for
the right to use their land. This canvass- toould be completed by June
15to.
It is my hope that every person wto co9^te fully in this plan
. ntwi will tender toe tanpcrary use of hlii lands for the purpose of tola
defense training. Some of us perhaps can serve our country in no
other way but each of us wanto to do his fu^ duty. It is imperative ttiat
we prepare to defend ourselves against whatever aggression may come
in toe futiite. It Is not too murii to ask that we allow the ^my to
use our land atsi time when few txopa will be on it, keeping in mind
that payment will be made to^ any actual damigb dow.
Thanking jrou for your cooperation in this vittd matter; I am
Respectfully,
J. MiLViLLE BROUGHTON
Hess,
FuetRer, Flees
To England
Captured After Plane
By Scottish Farmer,
McLean.
North Canoiim^M
Citizen Addntetes
Hoke High Seniore Am
Fifty-Tfvee Gradoide*
Hon. J. Melvilie Breughtnck, gov
ernor of North Carolina and psopon-
ent of many advancements adapted/
for toe North Candina edueattenal
system by the recent legislature, de
livered the address to the graduating
class of toe Hoke high sdmol Tues
day evening.
-Fifty three seniors wore awarded
diplcnnas at the dose of file exer
cises by P’rincipal K D. Johnsan.
(Pictures and names of mendiers of
the class appear on anotticr page
of this issue of the News^oumal).
Following toe processional Rev. H.
K. Holland, pastor of the Raefotid
Presbyterian churdi, pronounced ttie
invocation and a song was sung by
the glee club. The sahitatoary “Op
portunity Still Calls” was given by
Miss Johnnie Autry. The valedic
tory “Youth Lodes to Tomotrow,’*
was given by Miss Mildred Camp
bell.
Hon. Laurie McEadiem, Hoke
cotinty representative presented file
speaker as a man imbued wito ttie
primary prindides of our democratie
life destined to fill toe office of
executive of our state with distinctioa
to himself and honor to the stated
Governor Broughtem prefaced his
address with a trtoute to Mr. Me-
Eachem and to State Senator Ryan
McBryde, complimenting toeir wovk
for progressive letfidation in the re
cent Gmieral -Assembly, and to Hoke
county for it continuous coopexatkn
with the state and toe management
in the operation of one of the state's
outstanding and most humane insti
tutions, the Sanatorium whidi is lo
cated in the western section of ttie
county.
He called attention to the great
' wwty^mabettrtBrS'whldiWiBtdiifcptece
in the two Carolinas this fall and
expressed the appreciation of Sec
retary of War Stimson and of the N.
C. Director, CoL J. W. Harrdsaii.
for toe fine spirit of cooperation
shown by the fanners of this county
and the other seven counties of toe
state which wiU have so important
a part in this greatest of all anny ma-
army.
London, May 13.—Rudolf Hess, I Stating that nothing was more ex
head of the German nazi party and ingorance, Governor
Two Henq) Mc»
Arrested For
Thefts Here
Will Be Tried In Carthage For
Othmr Criiheo; Implicated In
Robberies In 6 Counties.
Lewis Seward and Roy Crenshaw
who are in the Moore county jail
awaiting trial for robberies there
have also admitted to the theft of
150 chickens from Lacy Mdleill of
near Raeford, according to Sher^
D. H. Hodgin.
It is the belief of local offices that
these men are possibly toe ones who
have been responsible for otoer rob
beries in this county. It appears from
investigation that they have been pos
ing as produce dealm and have sold
numerous merchants hams, lard,
chickens and other farm products,
which is supposed to have been stol
en from farmers of Hoke, Scotland,
Moore and Montgomery counties.
When officers arrived at their home
:t Hemp last week 79 chickens iden
tified as having come'from toe flodm
of McNeill were found. Others of
the 150 stolen Friday had already
been sold, according to Seward, who
admitted having been to Md4eill’s
house and having participated in toe
robbery.
During the past several months
Leon Cameron, Miss Martha Walters
and W. J. McDiarmid hbve had
large quantities of cured meats stol
en from toeir smokehouses. Officers
are trying to connect these robber
ies with the activities of Seward and
Crenshaw.
Crash
David
one of the oldest and closest confi
dantes of Adolf Hitler, has landed by
parachute in Britain under circum
stances suggesting the most profound
ly important desertion in all history.
The British government announc
ed from the home of Prime IHnlster
Broughton called attention to the ed
ucational program enacted imder the
leadership of his administration. He
said that the value of ttis great ed-
ucatumal program should not be mea
sured in toe terms of the toe dollars
and cents, toe millions of dollars
Churchill at No. 10 Downing street ** **“* should be
that Hess was in a Gla^w homital ^ gr»tor vahie
under treatment for a brok^ nniriA | young people of this and sue-
suflered in floating down from a *®““**^' He p^ted out
German Messerschmitt fighter nian» I growth of prosperity in fids
near there. [state had roally begun wito the ex-
WhUe the British statement did educational program
not specifically say that he had -AycoA, and tiiat it would
serted, it made three observations of
seeming inescapable signiflffaTio«»!
That Hess had brought along pho
tographs taken at varying years in his
life to establish his identity if it were
questioned.
That he had arrived in a plane
which could not possibly have had
enough gasoline for a return to Ger-
many-Land thus, inferentially, that
his trip was clearly not a one-man
offensive but a one-way fURht'
That the Messerschmittis guns were
empty.
Surprisfaw DevdopnMl
continue to grow as we eiqpunded our
educational program to provide nec
essary courses whidi not only weidd
train the minds but sudi as wmdd
give drill and training to the hands
of our youth.
“There shall be no retreat in edu
cation in North Carolina.^ We’re go
ing forward. Advancement in edu
cation and agricdltuxe, vottetiontd
training in the sdiods and organiaid
cooperative marketing of our teipi
produce, means ttiat ttie state isdt
will go forward,” he said.
The school autocaities have leoog-
This most extraordinary fligh* ^ nized the need of voeational trateinf-
this or any oto« war was dtedoeed know tiUit the nation needs
in London a few hours after the workers and, he steted.
Germans in Berlfai had aunounced H*^*® present wir
that Hess—Hitler’s political heir but ^® P®«P**
once removed—was missing, that ttiis nation, their wiffingness fo
presumably had taken a forbidden w», and the ^iU. ttw trebling
plane flight and had cracked up; that ^ paopte to
le appeared to have been suffering I industry and ttie inilita9
‘hallucinations” and had ‘left be-P*®*®® Ntoto Carolina, he
hind a confused letter.” I added, is a state wito. a great tra-
The implication was that he was always been at toe
mentally unhalaty^ ntiH t»n/i beoillorefrimt at ttie tibae of every crisis
deranged for sometime; for it was “ toe'history of this great nation,
slated that Hitler penally had di- “What we need today is ftdto; folfii
reeled that he not be permitted to “ «»»mtry and
use any plane.
its freedun of acticwi, of individual
rights sudi as the great niirit ttiat
characteriaed best toe pimieers who
built tl^ country. We wUl noh”
he said, **lisim to the croaktagi of
tha Ifyi^ the Whedsrs, or the Lte4-
Roy Stroud, brother of Mrs. G.
Kinlaw, died at his Vroe in Lundier- f
ton Thursday. Funoral services
Roy Stroud Dies
At Liunberton
Ifuture of s free nation and a
(Continued on page two)
oonducted Saturday by ttte
Rev. Wilbur Edwa^ at Zion Ttittar-
nade, and burial was to t)a nalaw ILEGWXN MEBflNQ
Graveyard near Luubaxton. [FRIDAY NKfflT
He la hylito vdfo wad two I
diiloren. Also ara to«r
aister: lAra. C. P. KfoiMA of Raator
Mrs. Rdmoml '^'****’*r*‘’***
Mrs. Rowland Ralto Duardlfridby,Msy lA 8989P«
over Us camp to ^ dhvekite^^iff^aiu^