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e fires, bj^eved to have
ISWLji rdefactive flue,
ofl^tween four and
ousam^doUarg; it was estimat..
by %h^0in OaiBwbeU and David
Ihapman, of the hiotor company.
" Nearly aiil damage by f^,
Uhbke4^ doi^tb'tbe i^r
of .- the. bi|ildi^ and, the ro9^ and
roof orthe.siwnd floor. It was stated
that no cara were’-in thati secdbh
of the bpilding . and'that thg fire
did.i not‘‘ extend towards the' stock
roqm: and office, so that liUl^ dam-
age vi^as done on the ground floor. '
Ei^eellent work of the I^aeford Fire
I^pgrtmoit, especially on't^: second
OaU'probably saved tbe motor, com
pany ^nlldin|; and possible damage
to adjoining buildings.
^The first fire was diacpveiM short
ly after the mechanical department
had ceased work for the day. Fire
was burning between the ceiling of
the garage and the floor of the second
flobr. This' was quickly extinguished
and firemen remained op watch until
it Was thought all smoldering places
had been piit^ut.
However, about 9 p. m., a second
ilarm was turned in by patrons of the
ilctunf show in the same block. 'When
e fire department arrived the rear
if the second stoi^ was d mass of
me and smoke. By use of a hew
>Wij^.lhtt in service iUiat after**
noon iirem^ were ^le to reach the
easily and icon bring it under
troi.. "' .
Wednesday, a new' flue was con-
:had stiurted ti^ week on
provwnents of ^l^^d^iing were
'luuief Wajri/^^'. ■'
G. iindeihircKMl
yW^CRALCo.
the Caroling FbU^ jc Li^ Co.,
jounces that C. G. Und^ood, for-^
of Sanf^ 'Will ^ their Rae-
[re^esehtative. hfr. Underwood
Woody singleton’s place. He
rake his home with Mr. and
iiwrence Stanton and his
bne No. is 8111.
Carolina Power antj Light .Co.
le to give the dune oburte-
through their new re-
as in the, iHutt.,,
There will Iw. a county-wide
achers meeting hdd next ISonday
ting at 7:30 in!Htise,-Hii|t
SchoC^tblg^ Macihuret Lapj^
t(m, iWd Secreti^y of^^the NCEA.
the princip^ ^;»eaher on the
prplrajn.. ' ‘ '
I^^Wf rO. Mclyin, Bandmast^ at Hoke
oailed to EUzabettitown:
|n a^qpt of the. death of hjs father
'"h ^esday; .al this week. Mr. Mel-
m’s filthier; was .84 years of age. We
j|ll sympathise wi^ him in his loss*.
In, A counfyrWlde negro , teacmer’s
jpeeting wUl be held at the Upchurdi
tomorrow afternoon at 5;00
o’ClQcit
^e Board of Education met/ in re-
^ar session Monday 6i this week
With all members present. Regular
business was transacted.
Plans are being formulated for the
institution of first aid and safety
classes in all the schools.
Air-raid drills have betm carried
out in all schools with good success.
These drills will be carried on period
ically along with fire drills.
■ The Ashemont monthly faculty
meeting wiU he held next Wednes
day evening at the school building
at 7:30 o’clock.
Teachers from both Raeford Grad
ed and Hoke High expect to enroll
in the Red Cross First Aid Instructors
Course. This course will be tad^ht
by a doctor from the Sanitoritun.
Classes will held in the Raeford
Graded School. Any adult who wishes
to become an instructor is invited
to take the course. Reg^ar Red Cro«
n^t WiU he given. "
to hold a. recogrd
in fire drills, 'hie buUding waa dear-
ed bn Mondiv in 40 seconds. We hope
oR; , ,faR.,dOi'AWMaig:>:
ItWeU.
A beU'system has been installed
at Mjldbtu^ .that is of {pe|^: help,
in holdjng air-raid and fire drij^.
Mildouson receiv^ a nice, gift of
books for the library from Mra Lbla
Pope. These books are yory 'Wiucfa
appreciated and wUl be of great.
,valpe to the sch^j.^
For toe fi^ m it’s history,
Hoke Comi^ &hool is giving
to ii’s stiidento, hi'picture form, mem
ories, of toeir adsboj days, The mem
bers of the Club are q>onaoring
an ^uai, with Mr. J. W. Turlington
as faculty advisor. On Thursday,
January. 8, pictures for tbe annual
WiU bo takehi So iai students ^e re
quested to'conte prbtwrcd.
Wie are sorry to'report that Mrs
J. C, McLean, Jr. of the Hoke County
High Schoql toculty. is side. Iba.
Thdnujs Cameron is siibstituting for
hen
We am sttU looking for a CoaA.
It seems that Coach Bbg»s place is
hard to m
Oil Friday night, January 8» oue
High,_^bol| Bfikot teaaab WiB
play Wi^pato at Rgeftid.
Mlm Townsend of the Rodc-
fish stoooi ^scutty wUI teadi a iirst
aid class appnaci^ by the Red Cross
in toe Rodfish community. M«.
Towostod held a Safety and First
Aid- Instnictors License from The
National Red Cross.
lAOrgiliMl P. €. A.
Credit Group Mado^ Loans Of
$1^,935 To Fanenors In Hoke
And Scotltuad.
The annual meeting of the Laurin-
burg Production Credit Association,
which extends a short-term credit
service to' Hoke and Scotland Coun
ty farmers, will he hdd on January
12, 1942 at Laurinburg,'in the coTirt
house, beginning at 10:15 A. M., ac
cording to an announcement by N. H.
G. Balfour, president of the associat
ion.
This wiU be toe dghto annud
meeting and Mr. Balfour 'saM that
it was expected toe reports to be
heard would be the best in the hiS'
tory of the assodatimi. Complete and
detailed reports on toe operations of
toe organization fpr. 4he past year
wiU be submitted by the officers ant
plans for further dewelibping the
service which this farmers/ coop«r.
ative has to offer wiU be discussed.
One director wiU he elected and
other business wiU be transacted.
Mr. Balfour said that it is hoped
that every member of the association
wiU make an effort to be present
this year.
The Association serves Hhke and
Scotland counjiies. Loang in 1841
totaled |225,83tl.0|l) to its members for
production and general agricultural
puipoaes. «
Lumberton—Jasper C. Hutto, for
more than three years advertising
manager of 'The Robesoniw, today
essumed the post of sales supervisor
of toe tiUinbe^on tobacco iharket,
succeeding J. C. Fulton,’'rtlsigned.
Mr. Hutto also is scheduled to
take over the woilc of the secre
tary of toe Lumberton Chamber of
n-.j
Mtiibers Boiird Of
Library
;ir.
' The Upke County Library Board of
Directors met in toe libraiy Wed
nesday, December 31. Among other
imptxrtant items of business it was
voted by toe board that each bor
rower might take out four books
at one time in his own name and that
no books might go out in another
person’s name. Atlyone refusing to
pay their fines will forfeit toe use
of the library until such fines are
paid.
Two new members were added to
toe boanl,, Carl Morris from toe
town board ud Mrs. Jade Hodgin
.from the county at large.>in)e library
l^rd now consists of the following;
UL A. McDonald, N. H. G. Balfour,
Morris, Hts.'G. B. Rowland, Mrs.
H. L. GatiiOt C. L. Tho
mas, Mm> A- Cuixie, HiM Jose-
I^tine Hall and Mrs. Jack Hodgin.
Commerce and Agriculture, a post'
tion occupied concurrently by toe
Sales supervisor.
Election of toe new sales super
visor was at a meeting of the ex
ecutive committee of the. Lumberton
Tobacco Board of Trade before the
holidays, following toe acceptance of
BSr. Fulton's resignation. Mr. Huttb
was not an applicant for the place
eecoidfaig to W.‘ B-.-*Blmere, ptwltell4
of tbe board of trade, but agreed in
conferences to accept the postf and
was unanimously elehted.
Raeford B. Sc L.
Elects Officers
FSHEEAN w41 speak
Red Springs.' He is a
spondent and has just
rom England.and Orioit.
Lecture Course on F.M.C
W. A. Blue, and J. A. Bryant
perdeen: Mrs. Arch Barnes, Car-
, J.Stephenson and Mrs.
of Puqujay Springs; Clyde
JVilson, N. C.; ' Mrs. Max
F. W. McCraken, and
3raken, Jr., of Sanford;
len and Miss Harriet Breed-
Sennettsville, S. C.; Mra. R.
anct Clyde FfcE.^ of
Mrs. Mattie Sfwell and
swell of St. PauU, N. Cl*; Dr.
j w. L. McCrae, Red Springs;
Irs. D. S./Currie, Parktoo,
B. R. Robinson, Weldon,
^^tahW, Red Springs;
" Norman, Dr. J.
Baipb Ctowd-
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Tire The^s
Coming?
People Urged to IJsf 1
ber of
Ntou-.
Bdbbbr
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Casings As Aid to Police.
Forseeing-a wave of tire thefts
helifived certain to result here be
cause of , toe natiwi’s rubber short
age, Raeford car owners ate warned
to keep an identification record of
toeir automobile tires to aid in re
covery of casings toa tare stolen.
Information needed in addition to
the Size and make of toe tire, will
include toe serial number and any
special markings that are evident.
«'*Such a record should be made
immediately, and kept where
it is instantly available. With
out such information it is all but
impc^sible. to establiidi that a used
tire h^ stolen, or to obtain
its rehUto to the -^car owner.
io garages at night
or psnted .wititin aasy hearing dis-
tence of
AJto, polioa^i^j
ing number, of
the stpppai^
Raeford Building and Loan As
sociation held the annual stockhold
ers meeting yesterday January 6th.
Officers and directors dected for
1942-43 are F. B. Sexton, president,
H. L. Gatlin, Sr., vice-president, Mrs.
Wm. L. Poole, secretary and tiea.
surer. Directors are F. B, Sexton, H.
L. Gatlin, Sr., Mrs. Wm. L. Poole,
M. C. Dew, H. L. Ctetlin, Jr., A. A,
Gjr^am, ’U. H. Itod;^, F. G,
Carl Mortis, Mrs. B. Rpwhuid, .Rbr8.
RoberU, T. B. tJpchurclw Jr.
oyb^idTiict ..t
AnotedHoke t
For Jaraaiy ^
Six passenger ear tires, 5 tabes aaB'
8 truck tires were aBotad : to sai.
and truck owners of Hoke .
for toe month of Juniary, it
announced by the Hdta Ceonty Tbb
Rationing Board, composed of Ityaa
M^ryde, F. B. Sexton, and J. B»
Thomas.
The board pointed out that
your car or truck ratw under ope
of the classificatiems set out on the .
Federal rationing order, there was
abscdutely'hh-'tm in seemg a board,
member about ^tmg a tire.
All applications have to be filed
with the dealer from whidi the owner
expects to buy toe tire. This ap.
plication is then passed on by a dis
trict inspector, who either approves
or disapproves the application and
forwards it to toe rationing heard.
The board, if tires afe '^vail^le
within the county’s quota Icr
month, then issues a purdiaae
to toe dealer, whidi is filled accord
ing to the Federal requirements.
Only those passenger ears operated
by a physician, surgeon, viaiting
nurse, or veteminary—princtyalty
used for |»ofesBiooal services can
secure tire ordar^ Ambulancea and
such ears as are used to matatais'
fire-fitting services, police services,
pitolic health -and sanitation ser
vices may get tire purdrase certifi
cates. .
Copmott eaziiers, bus and truck
tranffipri, vduides used to carry tm
or mm tran^orttni atad-
enta! and teachers to and fcoirt sdioala,
tranityorting etnid^esg to or taun
or trttoortafing ice, fu^zpad main-*
tentcc.nteterial, for induateialjilaiiii;
and i^esac houshif, URaste and
scrap, materia secipre^ certifi
cates. I'ann tractors and other tana;
implements, otittf than autos
tmets, for whit rubber lira ate
essential and industrial madhinery
other than automobiles or trades, may
secure certificates: ISiese are tiie
rubber-tired vdiides which are per-
mitted to purdiase new tires inider
Order M^-U-c of toe office of pro
duction Management. Urdcas your
vdiide comes under one of tiicae
specific cbwsifiratin^ tiiere wiR be
no use of trying to secure new tties
until restrictions aft,
Push Work On
i
MdLegun Retignt As
H. it McLean^ for several years
both gai^e arid fire wiardcn for IRdre
county, resign^ as head of the fire
wardens effective January sixth, it
was announped this week.
County commissioners have been
unable to secure a successor for Mr.
McLean at toe present rate of pay
allowed, and they voted Monday.to
idisomtinue the office until July first
-^e warden is payed'|35 per month,
it was stated, under a joint agree
ment wito cotmty and toe Department
of Conservation and Devdopment
Offidals of .tiiat department of the
state say that additioiud funds for
increai^ pay of wardens are not
available at this time.
POULTRY SCHOOL
A one day poultry s^ool will be
leld at toe Munidpal Building in
: >unn January 13 for Hoke .ai^ ad-
: Pining counties, reports A. S. Knew-
; County A^t: The U. S. Dcr
nrtment of Agriculture is asiting
Hoke County farmers to increase their
egg production by 25% or 58,060.
dozen. In order to readx this goal
t will he necessary for poultrymen
to do a better job of maMgjiiy and
'eeding their flock than heretofore. At
‘ his school material will be presented
on feeding, sanatation, and general
management of flodcs.'
Those who plan to increase their
flocks should make an effort to at-
tmd this meeting.
BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES
Sunday Sidiool 9:45. Morning Ser
vice IFOQ. Subject; "How to Have
a Happy New Year.’* Proverbs 3:13.
Evening Service 7;00. “Subject: The
Meek Own toe Earth.’’ S:5.
J. E. REAMY, Pastor
$170.76 Raised In
1941 Red Cross Roll
Call By Hoke School
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Hoke County High School .$26.00
Raeford Elementary School ....$22.50
Upchurch High School $27.00
Hoke County Elementary
Negro Schools 464J10
Ashemont School $10.56
Macedonia School ..j .S 5JII
itodousoh Sdiool 6.00
Rockfiih ffiementoty School | 8.Q0
ENTERS HOSPITAL
Walter Maxwell, who has not been
well for some time, entefed thq
Veterans Hospital at Fayettevillo
Wednesday for examination and
treatment.
chtoes iz|[ ^iDwitetipDd*' sd^ and
to retain th^ rsS^stra ion cw^ in
a safe place Instead of leaving them
in toe g^ove compartnrenti AyaflabU-
ity of . (tp^
In
LIGHTS
Nearly 1,400,000 of toe nation’s
farms have substituted elec lic listols
for the tradultional oil lamp dur
ing toe pest 6 1-2 years, aceordihg
to toe Rural inectrificatiim Ad^-
istrati*^.
/
.mar
lokr potet iv’^^hrm
of eggs has passeuand
Die weatoer.torddK teii
Ktintil neact i
lU
Woric^^tlto'lneit Main street ex
tension and'eipMl to^the Ar^sor
place is betog pusheidi by tTir'hiitii|eij
department it was xepdried;
and tee entb« len^ win
«9ened to tka pubUe.
The ncw|bt^be jever Bodtflaik
cre^ has been pontpleM $nft tee
fill for witeting of tee
across the swamp is nearing
pletion. Several rarvee are betag
'etenlaateg^in tee S-nffie atrekii.
The wodr Ming done now will ipe-
pare it for oil treatment after it ha^
been permitted to settte for' about
six months.
George Weavw iTo
QzCord Ledger
George Weaver, who has
charge of the electricBl
department at Bausqom^ for i
several years, left last
Oxfori, where he wiU be
with the Oxford Public Ledjpti.
Mr. Weaver is in eharge of the
subscription and drculatMm depart
ment of toe paper at Oxfwd having
assumed his new duties January..
first.
His wife and diUd expect to jokf ‘
him toare at the end of toe neaeii
school term. :
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from Lt Curtis; sriw
wite ^ JT. A,
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