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VOJLUME xxxvn. NO. 16:
RA^RD, N. C., mjcJ^DAY, AUGUST 21st, 1941
fLSi FER TEAB
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Get Evly Aid
For “B” Project
Approval Being Withheld On
Account of Defense Priorities
On Needed Materials.
The “B” project of the Lumbee
Electric Membership Corporation has
been found feasible and will be ap
proved as soon as materials neces
sary for construction can be spared
from the Defense Program according
to a letter received yesterday by
D. J. Dalton superintendent of the
cooperative.
In response to an inquiry by Mr.
flalton as to the status of the applica
tion for a loan to construct the more
than 250 miles of addition2il lines,
W. P. Coppinger of the application
and loan division of the Rmal Elec-
tricification Administration states that
the application has been examined
^and found feasible. However, he
states, this application is but one
of a number on file which ask for
tnotre ihan $100,00a|,O0Q for rural
electripification. Mr. Coppinger states
that conditions are “considerably
different from those a year ago. The
National Defense effort has made it
necessary for us to cordinate the
flow of materials with the release of
allotments. . ^. . .For this reason,
therefore, an availability ofmaterials
will, ' the final analysis, govern
the rate at which the REA will be
able to govern allotments.”
The letter continues “In regard to
your “B” applicatiorj, we recognize
that while this * application was
received sometime in March, it
contains many members who were
originally signed up in the “A”
application. For this reason, we
are attempting to givte this
application extra consideration in our
aUdtmeht program. However, we are
unable to indicate just when an
allotment will be made. You can rest
assured that we will do everything
possible to expedite action on the
project’s Truest for a loan to meet
toe pressing situation liow eviafing
in connection with your cooperative.”
Dalton stated that he hoped
this would answer* the' numerous
Miilt^-ies which he had in recent
weoks concerning the construction
dates ofthe “B” project. He stated
that he had been assured by REA
officials ■ that as soon as toe govern
ment was able to allocate materials ,
to construction projects non-related
to the National Defense Program, toe
REA would receive early considera
tion.
Commentaries issued recently show
that the Defense pro^am will not
need all of toe electrical materials
which can be manufactured and as
soon as a production survey of . the
industry could he completed it would
be possible to allocate certain mater
ials to non-defense construction.
W. N.
Dies Saturday
WUliam NeiU Sessoms, 68 year old
r^ident of Rae^oi^d, died in a Fay
etteville hospil^ Saturday night
after a protracted Ulhess. He was
a native of Moore county and had
lived in Hoke coimty for toe past
thirty years. He was well-known
and weU-respecTed in the community
in which he lived. He is survied by
his wife, Mrs. Mary Gibson Sessoms,
one sister, Mrs. Robert Phillips of
Cameron, six sons; W. J: Sessoms of
Manly, B. F. Sessoms of Bessemer
City,jJ. E. Sessoms of Asheboro, N. R.
Sessoms of Lillington, P. D. Sessoms
of Raeford, and M. K. Sessoms of
Sanford; three daughters. Mrs. W. D.
Black of Hopewell, Va.. Mrs. J. M.
Davis of Richmond, Va., and Mrs. M.
L. Crowley of Raeford.
The funeral services were held
from the home at 11 a. m. Monday
and interment followed in the Rae
ford cemetery. The services were
conducted by the Reverend W. F.
Trawick, who was assisted by Reve
rend MuUis of Manly, North Carolina.
The pallbearers were; Lawrence
Stanton, Walter Bakei7 Gilbert Ray,
Willard Leach, Hector Bundy, and
Clay Lilly.
Mra PretKiried For (^less
As Nights
This photograph shows the pre
paration made by Dime McNeill and
Dee Austin, local white men, in
readiness for gasless Sundays. Austin
states that such a return to ancient
methods of travel and amusement
will be a great help to national de
fense. McNeill stated that toe jug
of vinegar (?) in the rear of the
vehicle was home-prepared.
Selectees And
Guardsmoi Will Be
Kept 18 Months
sif^vvi
Many Expected
In Giarlotte
For Synod
More than 250 representatives in
cluding ministers and church elders
from all over the United States are
expected to attend the annual Gen
eral Sypod of the Bible Presbyter
ian church beginning October 14
at toe new Bible Presbyteriap
church on East Fourth Street, Char
lotte, according to toe Rev. E. A.
'Dillard, pastor of the church.
A missionary conference will be
held also and toe Synod is schedul-
to last for three days, ending on
October 16.
Many outstanding speakers will
come to the synod and they in-
E* Laird, pastor
^ the First Independent church of
J- Gordon of
Philadelphia, Pa., e^cecutive secre
tory of the Independent Board of
Presbyterian Foreign Missions; Rev.
Carl McIntyre of Collingswood, N.
Christian Beacon;
AUan M^rae of Wilmington,
pel., president of the State Theo-!
logical seminary; and Dr. Furnoy
ohepperson of Greenville S c
pastor of toe Bible Pr^byterian
church in that city.
WEEVILS
Farmers of Greene County are re
porting heavy . Infestations 6f boU
weevils this year, according to J. W.
Grant, assistant farm adent of the
N. C, State CoUege Extenston sS!
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^ LESPEDEZA
A seven-acre flel4 Which L. H.
Ray, unit demonstration farfner of
tte^ jBuraavUle township in Yancey
~*’"**” ~PWe4 to sericea lesgiedeza
ft toftjtf'
Washington, Aug. 19.—Selectees
and national guardsmen will be held
in service an average of less than
18 months, instead of toe 30-monto
Hitch authorized by law, the army
announced today.
Military sources said the state
ment, which also asserted that al-
rnost 200,000 selectees, guardsmen
and others would be released be
fore Christmas, should give a pro
nounced “lift” to troop morale.
The scheduled releases are sub
ject to toe condition that “this country
does jipt become more involved in
the international situation.” However,
the hope was expressed that it would
not be necessary to hold any indivi
dual now in training for the full
term permissible under the service
extension bill signed by President
Roosevelt yesterday.
Osborn Morale Chief.
The army statement, coupled with
the unusual announcement that a
civilian, Frederick H. Osborn, of New
York City, would become chief of
toe army morale branch with the
rank of brigadier general, was re
garded as evidence of an effort by
army leaders to end criticism that
morale in many army camps was at
low ebb.
Mr. Roosevelt sent to toe senate
the nomination of General Osborn,
a corporation executive and social
scientist, as successor to Brig.- Gen.
James A. Ulio. General Ulio, it was
stated, will undergo an operation
shortly which 'will kieiep him from
active duty for several months.
Almost 200,000 trainees, guards
men and officers of toe reserve
and national guard who were brought
into federal service before the end
of 1940 will be "out of the trenches
by Christmas.” “Dependency and
hardship cases,” trainees who were
28 or older on July 1 and men who
ask releases will be discharged in
that order of priority;
18 Months Average
Other selectees and guardsmen
will be released “after an average
of about 18 months tota|l active
service, some as early as 14 months,”
the department said.
Some army sources expressed the
view that the high command was
seekin to allay apprehension in army
cantonments that toe 30-month limit
was an arbirarily flexed term of
service.
The men now have assurance that
they will be kept only'as long as
defense,” one officer said.
Those to be released before Christ
mas must make applications to toeir'
commanding officers. It was also
specified that men would not be re
leased while toeit units were partici
pating in maneuvers or other special
training exc^t in case of dependency
hardship or other emergency. Enlisted
trainees and guardsmen who wish to
remain in service longer than 12
mqnths may do so either by en
listing for a three-year “hitch” in
the regular army of by voluntarily
exte^ing their training to toe full
30 months permitted by law.
N. H. G. Balfour
Heads State Group
At the 34to annual oonvention
of the North Carolina Association of
County Commissioners, which ended
at Wrightsville Beach last Thursday,
N. H. G. Balfour was elected presi
dent for toe coming year. Balfour
has been a Hoke County commissioner
for the past nine years and chairman
of the Hoke group for the past seven
years. The election' of Balfour is
considered a signal honor.
Mark Goforth, of Caldwell County,
was named vice-president, and J. L.
Skinner, of Warren county, was re
elected secretary-treasurer for his
23rd consecutive year.
The association went on record as
opposing control of state forests by
the federal government, also what
it termed “too great control by the
state health department over county
health departments.” and condemned
strikes in defense industries and any
increase in toe present tobacco tax.
The association decided to hold the
annual convention in Asheville next
year.,
Balfour plans to enlist 100 per
cent active membership in the as
sociation as’ one of his first actions.
jaAEFDRD-VASS ROAD
TO BE CLOSED
Beinning Tuesday, August l9to and
larang ^hrouito IViday, August 22,
1841, all of the Fort Bragg Reserva-
west of toe line RAY ROAD stnd
mail route will b(B closed to
rfvilian tratot This includes the
HAKFORD-VASS road. This do-
it duft .to
Barrington Resigrns
As Police Chief; To
Be Rural Policeman
W. R. Barrington, who has been
chief of the Raeford police force for
toe past several months, has anno
unced his resignation from the force.
He will assume toe duties of rural
policeman for Hoke County in Sep
tember. This is a newly created
office in this county, although ad
joining counties have had rural
policemMi .for some time. It is not
yet known who will take the place
of Barrington as Chief of Police in
Raeford. His effort as police chief
have been appreciated and *the va
cancy created will be a hard one to
fill.
Zeb V. Pat6, Of
Laurinburg, Dies
Laurinburg, Aug. 18.—Zebulon
Vance Pate, 75, president of five
of the larger business and manufac
turing concerns of this section, direc
tor in all the banks in the county,
and father of State Senator Edwin
Pate, died of a heart attack at his
West Church street home here about
midnight.
Funeral services at toe home were
held at 11 o’clock Tuesday morning,
with Rev. S. H. Fulton, of toe First
Presbjderian church, officiating.
Surviving besides his only son.
Senator Pate, are two daughters,
Mrs. W. B. Townsend, of Red
SprtogSj ,Qt Fay
etteville, a sister, Mrs^ J. A. Mc-
Greagor of near Laurinburg, and
toe following brothers. Dr. G. M.
Pate, C. T. Pate, and J., Prank Pate,,
all of Rowland, and D, A. Pate of
Gibson.
He was a son of the late George
T. Pate of southwest Scotland Coun
ty and the former Mary Adams of
Marlboro County, S. C. His wife,
formerly Miss Sallie McNair, daugh
ter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John
F. McNair of Laurinburg, was fa
tally injured in an automobile ac
cident in 1934.
When he was 16 years old, Mr.
Pate entered the employ of the
late John F. McNair, who later
became the most powerful businss'
man of this section. In 1900 Mr.
Pate entered business on his own
account, opening a farmer’s supply
store at Laurel Hill. From this be
ginning his business grew until he
of vinegar (?) i nthe rear of toe
in this county, president of the
Dixie Guano company.
School Bus
Driver’s School
On Tuesday beginning at 8:00
D. S. T. a school bus drivers school
was held at the Hoke county high
school building.
This school yas sponsored by toe
Board of Education, State School
Commission, and Safety Division of
the State Highway Department.
Mrs. Ricks and Mrs. Tomlinson
with the Safety Division were the
class room instructors and Patrolman
Poe Murrill, Herman Ivey, and J. T.
Waston were in charge of the road
work.
There were 43 drivers and substi
tute drivers enrolled. Everyone passed
the written examination with flying
colors. 94 was the average grade for
hte 43 enrollees. Several pulled lOO’s
outof the bag and the lowest grade
made was 82.
Of the 43 examined 11 failed on
their road tests and 4 could not be
certified on account of the fact, that
as yet they had not secured driving
licenses. All of those who failed to
get certificates wiU still have an
other chance. As Hoke County is
going the state one better, and will
have a driving school of its own
beginning on Wednesday, September
3, and lasting toe rest of that week
if necessary. At the time of this
second school a physical examination
will be given all drivers and substi
tute drivers.
The Board of Education is spurring
no fairs to make school transpora-
tion in Hoke County as safe as pos
sible.
To Launch One
Variety Cotton
Marketing Program
16 Defendants
Before Siqterior
Court Hiis Week
Hunt Club Hears
R. Hunt Parker
Peggy McFadyen
Back On Job
Friends will be pleased to know
that Miss Peggy McFaydcni, formerly
secretary of toe county accountant, is
back on duty in toe courthouse after
a serious back injury sustained in
an automobile accident over three
months ago. At thq time she was
injured Miss McFayden was secretary
for the Hoke County S^ective Ser
vice board. She is not yet working
SP ft^ ttfflft tiafttft IwihoiiBu to abon.
The annual meeting of toe Rae
ford Hunt Club was held last Monday
evening at the National Guard Ar
mory. A steak dinner was served the
members of the club. Presiding over
the meeting was the president, John
McGoogan, who was re-elected as
president. The vice-president. Make
McKeithan, and the Secretary-treas
urer, Robert Gatlin, were also elected
to serve for another year in these
capacities.
Guests of the club were R. Hunt
Parker, of Roanoke Rapids, and F.
Ertel Carlyle, of Lumberton, Superior
Court judge and solicitor. After the
dinner Judge Parker addressed toe
club on toe subject of defense and
patriotism. According to Judge Parker
every true American should be whole
heartedly behind the defense effort
and cease to tolerate toe actions of
the appeasers and isolationists.
A marketing p(rogram is being
launched in Hoke County in con
nection with the One Variety Cotton
P’rogram by. farmers' and- ginners of
the county, reports A. S. Knowles,
county agent. This program is oper
ated by thp U. S. Department of
Agriculture Economics and is design
ed to follow Coker 100 Cotton from
the producer through the finished
product at toe mills to determine its
character and qualities.
Mr. Proctor Campbell, assistant
marketing specialist from Washing
ton, spent Monday and Tuesday in
Hoke Coimty contacting the cotton
ginners in regard to ginning and
submitting cotton samples so that
the cotton can be sold on toe grade
and staples- that is demonstrated. A
committee composed of T. D. Potter,
chairman, T. B. Upchurch ,Jr., W. M.
Thomas, and J. W. Hasty,’ and J. M.
McGoogan was appointed to work
out the details of the program. This
committee was appointed by the N. C.
Cotton Growers Association, as the
shipper. They also decided that all
the Coker 100 cotton going into this
program, shall be packed in jute bag
ging and ginners and producers seem
very enthusiastic about this program
and feel that it will pay dividends
to the cotton farm.
Representative Fish
Praises *Lost Colony’
Washington, Aug. 13.—^Representa
tive Hamilton Fish of New York this
week told toe House here that Paul
Green’s patriotic drama “The L^t
Colony,” now its fifth season at
Manteo, N. C., “presents one of toe
most remarkable historical scenes it
has ever been my pleasure to witness.
“It is intensely interesting and
it is mangificiently American from
beginning to end,” he continued. It
is the best thing of its kind in
America today. It makes you proud
to be an American.”
In the August term of Superior
court 16 defendants came before
Judge R. Hunt Parker. Nine of these
defendants were charged with assault
with deadly weapons with intent to
kill, four were charged with larceny
and damage, and three were charged
with rape and carnal knowledge.
In the assult cases Buddie Ellist
was found guilty on two counts and
was sentenced to 8 months on the
roads in one case and ordered to pay
$90 damages in the other case. In
toe affair of the cutting and shooting
affray held at the “Puddin’ Jint”
some time ago, in which five negroes
were charged with assault with
deadly weapons with intent to kiU.
three were found guilty. Alex Mc-
Bryde pleaded guilty and was sen
tenced to 6 months on the roads, Joe
Hadley pleaded not guilty and the
jury found him not guilty, Henry
Hadley pleaded guilty and was sen
tenced to six months on the roads,
Alvester Rozier was found to be under
16 and was remanded to the juvenile
court, and Ervin Rozier was sentenced
to 6 months on the roads.
John Leach was charged with
assault with intent to kill and use
of a deadly weapon in so doing
and pleaded guilty to assault with a
deadljr weapon. The state accepted
his plea and sentenced him to 12
months on the roads.
Leonard Scriven was found guilty
by the jury of assault with a deadly
weapon and was sentenced to 6
months on the roads. Roosevelt Mc
Lean pleaded guilty to assault -with
a deadly weapon, the state accepted
and sentenced him to 8 months on
the roads.
Ernest Sykes, Fort Bragg soldier,
pleaded not guilty to assault with
intent to commit rape. The jury
found him guilty of assault on a
female and the sentence of the court
was 18 months on the roads.
Avwy McLauchlin, c±iarged -with
rape and carnal knowledge, pleaded
guilty to carnal knowledge and after
accepting the plea the state sentenced
him to 12 months on the roads.
George Purcell, charged with rape
and carnal knowledge, was freed
when the grand jury found the
bill to not be a true one.
Charged with larceny and damage
were Woodrow Jackson, Jesse Jack-
Norman McMillan, and James
Fairley. They pleaded not guilty and
toecourt directed a veridet of not
guilty.
Only two cases from the civil
calendar came before the court, toe
other being continued. In these Mrs.
Hazel Lyons received a divorce from
Charlie Lyons, and Lillie Mae Hin-
nant received a divorce from Her
man A. Hinnant ,
Hoke Coimty To
Have H^th Dept
During Maneuvers
Fayetteville Has
Big Fire Sunday
Fayetteville, Aug. 17.—Two build
ings of toe Southern Cotton Oil comp
any here, including 25,000 bushels of
soy beans, were destroyed by fire
of undetermined origin this. after
noon.
O. L. Stubbs, plant manager, es
timated total damages at $100,000.
The blaze apparently started in
the back of a warehouse contain
ing toe beans and proceeded to
sweep through the hull house, whidi
held machinery and meaL
Flrmnen obtained additional equip
ment from fort aid
saved iWo ticfe adjacent "buUdiiiai
Revival To Be
Held At Galatia
The revival services at Galatia
church will begin Monday evenuig
at eight o’clock day light saving tim^,
There will be morning and evening
services each day through the filth
Simday. A cordial invitation is ex
tended to all to attmd these servicaa.
Rev. J. p. McNatt of Morvmi -will
assi^ toe pastor in these special
services.
Rev. John Barbee
To Preach Sunday
„ John Barbee will preadi in
the Raefqrd M. E. Church Sunday
morning at 11 o’clock.
He ia ft young evangelist who has
preadi^ to thousands d samle in
n> li wniRr as »‘
.wstd-odblriBn maai Imi oC
At the meeting of the health
officers of toe state «ind county fol-
lowin the meeting of toe Civilian De
fense agencies Tuesday morning it
was decided that a temporary health
department would be set up in Hoke
coimty during the forthcoming mane
uvers this fall. The offices will be
in toe county office building and the
force win consist a clerk, who will
be furnished by toe WPA, a state
sanitary engineer, and probably a
nurse. There -will be a state hcalffi
officer who will serve Hoke »nrt two
other counties. The duties of toe
state sanitary engineer will be to
inspect all eating establitoments,
water supplies, and to test all millc
to be sold in the county. This will
be an extension of toe municipal
ordihances to the entire county.
The liason man between civil and
military authorities on health matters
will be the former health officer of
Forsythe county and his headuarters
will be in Ro^ingham.
At the meeting of the army,, civil
and military authorities CoL Har-
relson, head of the North Carolina
Defense Council, spoke briefly on.
the subject of cooperation in generaL
Dr. Carl V. Reynolds, state hoalto
officer then spoke on heatto proUefni
which would arise, and he was fol
lowed by two of his stalL Drs;
Fbx and Booker, who spoke-on apodal
health problems. A reproaentattve
of toe army then stated that toaftihny
would do all in its power to ftlvtar-
ate with the tivU autoorttm^indi to
make toe maneuvers run
as possible in regard to
lations. .
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