North Carolina Newspapers

k,. Candidates File For Coonty Races For Sheriff, Clerk of C^urt and House Draw Most Can- didates. Entering the races for political of- lices of the cpipity under the gun at the deadline Saturday of last week several new c^didates not previously announced added zest and flavor to the political pie of 1942 for Hoke voters. With aU candidates down and the field cleared for actiMi the race for the effice of clerk of court promises much action, with four can^dates after this job, while a three-way con test for the House of Representatives is a close second for interrat. Two candidates for sheriff and a six-can- didfte field for the five commission er posts conclude the lists for con tested offices. The five incumbents, A. W. Wood, Carl W. M. Monroe, D. B. Mc- Fadyeh and A: D. McPhaul, are all jnopppsW candidates for the county boartf df education, H- A. MatK- .eson 3$ unopposed for coroner, am. J. C. Wni^t is unopposed for Rae- ford township constable. Pdr ihe office of Jud^e^pf Jhe. re- (cordra^s court, W. B. ®icQueen is un opposed, while Graham Dickson, in cumbent, and H. McNair Smith, filed lor nomination for the office of soli citor. Mr. Dickson, an army reserve officer has recently received orders to report for duty at San Diego, Cal., :and may be prevented from making an active campaign for the office or serving in the office- SK^^ D. H. Hodgin, incumbent, is opq^osed for re-election by W. R. Baitlhgton In a two-way race that was the earliest contest of the year, both candidates having entered their announcements early ip February. For the house, G. B. Rowland was the first to enter for the office va cated by Laurte McEachern. Dr. G. yi^ Brown, mayor of Raeford, an- .nfcnced several alo, ' ing a place at the prat late Saturday afternoon was the Rev. E. C. Craw- lord, who called for a prohibition candidate from the laymen of the j county. None announced and Mr. ■Crawford, pastor of the Raeford ^:Methodist church, entered the tilt on 7 .a prohibition platform. For the clerk’s office Edgar Hall, • iincumbent, is opposed by the foUow- .ipfi: N. B. Blue, Roland Covington J(fiin B. Cameron. Two weeks ago the present board of commissioners 'annoimced for re nomination after it appeared that no ■other candidates wanted to take over the management of the county’s af- lairs and the lists left them unop posed until the.flnal.hoursJor filing, Stanley Cirawleyrof Arabia, announced his candidMy. The In- cuihbrarts are: N. H. G. Balfour, A, K. Stevens, W. L. Gibson, E. R. Pick- Jtjr and Hector McNeill. With the Democratic primary of May 30th, slightly'over a month off, •votjcy# uiay expect the warm compe tition to produce one of the most Interesf^ng campaigns in the history ,of .the ^tjp^inty. Local Boy Graduate Pf Special Naval Air School Eight North Carolina men were in cluded in a class of naval officers specially trainied for aeronaiitiQal adr ministrative duties which was grad uated from the U. S. Naval Air Sta tion, Quonset Point, Rhode Island. The class of 461 students is the first of approximately 3^000 men who will undergo training at the Quonset Point Station and upon completion of the course be assigned to administra tive duties at Naval Aviation shore facilities and aboard ^ip, thereby re lieving flying pefwnnel for assign ment to strictly flight tasks. The mar, aU between the ages of 27 and 42 years, for eight weeks have studied the fundamentals of naval service, organization of the Navy and file Bureau of Aex'onautics, and special aviation course including stud ies in aerodynamics and identifica tion of planes. Among the North Carolinians is Lieut. William T. Covington, of Rae ford. Vote Regulations For Boys In Army Here Monday State Chairman George Ivey Speaker; State Quota Set at $444,000. 'riminal Actim Against Liles Kol Pressed udge Walter J. Bone Presiding Over Term Superior Court. Boys in the armed service who have not previously registered in their home precincts may not register for the May or November elections this year, unless they are able to register in person, stated Crawford Thomas, chairman of the board of elections. The attorney for the state elections boards states that the North Carolina election laws require a citizen to reg ister “in person,” and those boys in the armed forces who have become 21 years of age since the last period of registration will have to be in their home precinct to register. Mr. Thomas also stated that boys in the armed forces who are regis tered and who cannot come home to vote may obtain an absentee ballot. They may make their own applica tion in writing or an application may be made for them by a relative. The ballots must be attested by the com? jn^ditig; offtcra-of the unit to whids the boy is attached before returning it to the local election board, accord ing to Mr. Thomas. George M. Ivey, state chairman of the United Service Organization, sta ted that the USO had now p^ected its_ organization and the training of its personnel and was able to take care of any demand which may be made on it in carrying aid and recre ation to the soldiers of the American armed forces. “Service centers have been completed in practically all training areas by the Federal securi ty administration, he stated, and the USO is prepared to meet the demands made on us.” “The state quota for North Caro lina has been ^eatly increraed,” he said, “and every effort is being made to set up an organization which can handle the 1942 campaign to raise the $444,000 set for us.” Mr. Ivey spoke at a meeting of the county chairman of the third ^strict of the state, held in the Raeford iU- wanis club rooms Monday evening. E. Harvey Evans, district president, presided. Plans for the campaign for funds wer| discussed by Ernest H. Edinger, national USO represen tative. The work of the USO in the Fort Bragg area was highly. praised by Capt. D. H. Holliday, special service officer of Port Bragg, who told of the work accomplished by the organiza tions in the area. It was explained that many of the complaints against the USO during the maneuvers las': year were entirely justified, because the USO had had no time to train thefir workers and had perfected no system for handling many of the problems with which it was confront ed. However it was said, these con ditions have been remedied and Capt Holliday showed the district commit tee many testimonials from soldiers r /' Vaticination egins In County Names of , owners of dogs listed for taxes were sent to the township x^fbira inspectors this week with or- idei^ to begin the vaccination of all ..dog[|. Dogs^listgd will be vaccinated free .eof charge, the inspectors being paid from county -funds. Dogs riot listed for tax^ '^11 be vvaccinated at the ■fol^owii^'rates, males $1, females $2. "The inspectors'have . orders to kill all ,iogs not vaccinated. Inspectoral for tbe several townships i^re: Allendale—‘Arcbief Watson. Antiortir-J. W.:McNeiil. Blue Spring»-^Rex';urrie. Little River-*-Daniel McGill. 4 ■ Mtiauchlin—^A. F. Jones. • Quewhiffle—Luther Tapp. Raeford—B. F. Ray. . Stonewall—Pat Monroe. Ifigh School Senior Play To Be Given Friday Night On Friday night, April 24, at 8:30 o’clock, the senior class of Hoke high school will present its play, “Hobgob lin House.” If you want to spend an evening of thrills and chills, don’t miss “Hobgoblin House,” because it contains a sample’ of everything from ghosts to gangsters, and from luna tics to murders. “Hobgbblin House” is a mystery comedy by Jay Tobias. Those in the play are: Samuel Autry, Rebecca Bridges, Vivian Meinnis, Molly Cam eron, James Hendrix, IVank Currie, Catherine Anne Walker, Herman Cole, Billie McIntyre, James Morris, Trueman Fuller and Kathryn Wal ters. Miss Rebecca Doub is direct ing. Admission is fifty and twenty-five cents for reserved seats, thirty-five and twenty cents for general admis sion. Any senior will be glad to sell you a ticket, or you may buy it Fri' day night. Be sure and be onhand, and don’t be surprised if you/look down and find a skull in your lap! commending the organizatiop for ex ■ceHeircy Of Its'works in Iheo- behalf. A-ttending the mating here were R. E. Little, of Anson county; J. N , Coburn and J. E. Stroble of Colum bus, J. B. Stein of Cumberland; M .Richter, Montgomery, J. Talbot John son, Moore, Fred W. Bynum,' RitJh* mond, Dr. C. T. Johnson and Mal colm Seawell, Robeson, Major J. D. Phillips, Scotland, Hector Clark, of Bladen, and Wilmer McDonald and Cecil Dew of Hoke. Mr. McDonald is the new chair man of the USO for Hoke county. He stated yesterday that the county quo te had been increased from $125 to $700. Hoke raised slightly over $200 last year. 'Nb Confederate Flage ’This'Year; Defense Bonds Ii^stead - At the April meeting of' the Rae- 'ford Chapter U. D. C., it was de cided to change the custom of, ptec ing flags on the graves of Confederate Veterans and in view of present war conditions, it was voted to use the flag money and the manument funo f ‘ to buy a Defense Bond, in'this way providing a memorial to the brave men who wore the gray and at the same time giving aid to the equally ■ gallant boys who are now fighting our battles in khaki. Mrs. W. M. McFADYEN . ■ Ghma; gloini Meeting To Be Held At Bethel In disposing of a short docket of criminal cases Monday, Judge Wal ter J. Bone, of NashviUe directed to the court to enter into civil hearing Tuesday. John Pridgen, alias John McKoy, was given a sentence in state prison of from 2 to 4 years when he pleaded guilty to charges of bigamy. In the case against Leary Watkins Solicitor Ektle Carlyle asked for a nol pros of the charges for violation of the pro hibition laws. Shn Liles, charged with reckless driving, and manslaughter, growing out of a wreck in which M. D. Gen try was killed last year, was convict ed of the reckless driving charge. Council stated that the civil litigation growing out of the accidept had been settled and Solicitor Carlyle consent ed to a nolpros of the manslaughter charges. Thomas A. Devane and T. H. Sut ton, prominent Fayetteville business men, pleaded guilty of hunting quail after sunejown. Judgment was sus pended upon payment of costs. Edgar Tew, indicted for driving a car under influence .of liquor, was called and failed to anpwer. Johnnie McNeill pleaded guRty to charges of housebreaking, entering and larceny. An 18 months sentence on the roads was suspended and McNeill was put on good behavior for three years. News-Journal To Foreign Bases Jail Terms Given Two Collecting Idle Insurance Raleigh, April 22.—^Two negroes who had been collecting unemploy ment insurance checks while they were serving jail terms, were ordiered by the Charlotte Police Court last week to pay the penalty provided by law for frauds. The Unemployment Compensation Commission sent from Raleigh its chief counsel, Ralph Mtx»dy, and the senior attorney, W. D. Holoman, to help prosecute the case which had attracted national attention from a recent story in the Saturday Evening Post of prisoners receiving pay while still in jail. It was brou^t out at the hearing that the two negroes, Clarence Ad ams and John Yoimgblood, repeatedly took advantage of a day off each week, permitted them from jail, for good behavior, to file claims for con tinued benefits at the Charlotte Em ployment office. The decision in the cases of Ad ams and Youngblood rested on the incorrect addresses which they had given, and on their statements at the time of claiming unemploymrait in surance that they were “able to work, and available for work,V it being charged that as jail inmates they could not be available for work. Youngblood who drew $3 a week for 12 weeks was sentenced to 30 days in jail, since his previous term had expired. Adams who drew $6.50 week for 14 weeks was given a sentence of six iponths, beginning at the end of his present term. In find ing both defendants guilty. Judge David J. Craig declared that by tak ing advantage of the unemployment compensation system, they had been fleecing a benencent government” Copies of the News-Journal wiU be sent-to the Foreign Bases. But if any one wants to send individual copira of the paper a special price of SOc is all that is needed to put that boy’s name on the mailing list to go to Aruba, Curucao or Trinidad. The -News-JournaPplans to start a “Pdr- eign Base” column at orice. The boys themselws and home people will be asked to contribute to it. Contribu tions must be in by Tuesday. 4th RegistratioD Of Mm Set Fw Monday, A^27di Men From 45 to 65 To Register With Selective Service Sys tem; Precinct Groa|M Named. The Fourth Registration will be held next Monday. April 27th. Men forty-five and not over sixty-loiir years of age are included in fiiis re gistration or, those bom on or after District Meet Of Kiwanians Held Friday RED CROSS REPORT Rev. Mr. Pickard, pastor of Bethel Church, announces that beginning Monday, April 27th, there will be preaching at Bethel church, morn- tog and evening for a week, closing on the following Sunday. Th epas- tor will be assisted by Rev. J. M. McBryde of Fort Defiance, Va. Mal colm McBryde, as he is familiarly known, is a son of Bethel Church and a brother of Ryan McBryde, of Raeford. Services in the morning will be at 11 o’clock, in the evening at 8:30. Everyone is irivited to these services. Honesty Pays—In More Ways Than One Fort Bragg, April 21.—Private John Vetter, Fort Bragg soldier, is con vinced that honesty is the b^ poUcy. Recently Private Vetter received a letter addressed to John Vetter at the Reception Center at Fort Dix, New Jersey. In it was a crisp new five dollar bill. After reading the let ter, however, Private Vetter found that it was not to him—that he had -received'it by mistake. Tempted though he was to keep the five dollars and tear up the letter. Private Vetter sent it, complete with banknote, back to the sender, Miss Edna Banker of Evansville, Ind., ex plaining that she had the wrong sol dier. So impressed with his honesty was Miss Banker that she showed his let ter to the girls who work in her of fice. As a result, he received mall from thirty young ladies requesting that he correspond with them. In addition to this he received cash gifts totaling ten dollars. The upshot is that Private Vetter gained rather than lost by his hon esty and is also enjoying the privil ege of writing thirto nice young lad ies from Indiana--pratage free. Miss Potter Is OQ” Assistant First First Aid Class Has Picnic Supper The first, first aid class taught in Raeford gave a picnic supper last Wednesday evening for the three doc tors who taught the class. The doc tors were Drs. McCain, Thomas, and McLain of Sanatorium. The picnic was held in the beautiful garden of Mrs. H. A. Cameron. The doetprs and their families and the class very much enjoyed the occasion. Fifteen white people and three colored were members of this first aid class. After the picnic an hour was enjoyed in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Laurence McNeUL Ponefh was served there. Miss Clara Potter has been employ ed by the Hoke selective service board, it was stated yesterday by Miss Peggy McFadyen, clerk, to han dle the work in the industrial ques- tionaire section. Miss Potter is preparing the blanks for mailing to registrants' this week. Miss McFadyen stated also that many of the regular questionaires for men registered in the third registra tion would be mailed this week, — ^ Conserve Your Car The Hoke Auto Co., through the Chevrolet Advertising Agency Is sponsoring a series of articles on “Conserving Your Car”. Watch for ttiesa valuable suggestions in The News-Journal. The Red Cross report was not hand ed in this week. Mrs. John Walker and Mrs. A. L. O’Briant request that all khaki sweaters be brought in within a week. Red Cross knitting needles are now available at 30c pra pair. Sugar Rationmg Registration Details Given The greatest national registration ever undertaken by the U. S. Gov ernment will take place on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, May 4, 5, 6, and 7th. On these dates your Uncle Samuel directs that you go to the nearest elementary school of your race in Hoke county (ex ceptions: the white population of Blue Springs township will register at the Bethel community house; the white population of Allendale township will register at the Allendale community house; the white population of Lit tle River township will register at the Little River community house at Lobelia.) To register for your War Ration Book One. If you are eligible, after filling out application form, you will be issued a War Ration Book. If you are not eligible, at the time of registration, you will be directed to the War Ration Board of the county in which you live. Every member of the family must be registered in or der to receive a War Ration Book. This means every person from a new bom babe through the oldest member of file family unit. Every member of the family will be allowed 2 lbs. of sugar before stamps are taken from the War Ra tion Book. If you have more than 2 lbs. per member of the family, one stamp per additional pound will be taken, from the books up to 4. Consequently, you can grf ‘your ra tion book if you do not possess more than 6 lbs. per family member. If you have more than 6 lbs. per per son no member of that family will receive War Ration Book One at the time of registration. Illustration: 20 pounds of'sugar on hand: 3 persons x2 lbs. permitted per person. 6 lbs. total family allowance. A large group of Raeford Kiwan ians and their wive* attended the district rally held at BrceCe’s l£uiding at Fayetteville Friday evening. Though plans fell through for them to make the trip by motor coach over the A. & R. because of heavy troop movements over the road, the Rae ford delegation reported that the meeting was one of the most enjoy able ever attended. More than 250 Kiwanians and guests enjoyed a delightful program given by soldiers from Fort Bragg. Earl Oxford, radio star, was the ef ficient master of ceremonies and mu sic by the 3rd Regimental Band and by soloists featured the program. A skit, burlesquing the March of Time, was hilariously received. At the meeting last Thursday, A. S. Knowles reported that nine pigs had been placed with eight 4-H club boy* in the county through the clubs agri cultural committee. Senator Ryan McBryde announced that W. Kerr Scott, state commission er of agriculture, and Fred Johnson, also of the department of agriculture will be the speakers on the program for April 30th. All the cotton gin- ners of the county will be guests of the club at that time, when the talks of Messers Scott and Johnson will concern ginning of cotton for better returns. Dr. R. L. Murray was program chairman last Thursday. He and V. R. White discussed the club’s program of vocational guidance, which Dr. Murray defined as a^sympathetic help in aiding young people to select the proper vocation and then the correct training for their life’s work. “Life,” said Dr. Murray, “is too complex a thing today for a young ster to satisfactorily choose a voca tion for himself without some well- directed guidance.” Details of the clubs program and the development of guidance work were discussed by Mr. White. In ex plaining the ne^ for this work at homes and at schools he pointed out that recent surveys had shown that 75 per cent of people intraviewed were working in fields unsuited to them, or in work for which they were not trained. April 28, 1877 and on or before Feb ruary 16, 1897. Approximately one thousand men to Hoke county are expected to be registered according to T. B. Lester, chairman of the county board. This wfil bring the total men registered in this county to about 3,400. Pre viously registered were 1573 in the first registration; 124 in the second; and 691 in the third. The same group of registrars which supervised the woric of the third re- | gistration will handle the wrak Mon day in the different townships, it 'was stated. The registration places wiU be open from 7 A. M. until 9 P. M. Employers, educational institutions and govranment agencies are request ed to give those under their diarge ample time to register during the pre scribed hours. The registration places in Hoke and those in charge, named by the local board are as follows: Allendale (Community House) — L. A. McGoogan, H. F. Currie, Will Hasty. Antioch {Community House) — Walter Gibson, W. C. Hodgin, H. R. Poole, Knox Watson. Blue prin^ (Bethel Community House)—Alex Fanner, Manley Nor ton, Gilbert Autrey. Ashley Heights (community house) —J. B. Womble, N. F. Sinclair, R. A Smoak. z, Montrose (Community House)—W. L. Thombexg, Rev. George Pidcard, A. B. Tapp. yi^anatorium—Mrs. C. W. Covington, F. L. Eubanks, Mrs. P. P. McClain. Rockfish (S^ool buildingj^M. G. Ray, M. S. Gibson, Z. G. Ray, Oscar Townsend. Wayside (Community Building) —■ F. A. Monroe, A. K. Steveis, Will Monroe, John Parker. Dundarrach (Community Build ing)—N. H. G. Balfour. W. J. Mc Bryde, N. A. MeInnis. Arabia (Service Station)—J. M. McGougan, J. L. McFadyen, W. S. Morgan. Court House—Harry Green, D. H. Hodgin, L. J. Campbell, G. B. Row land, H. L. Gatlin, Sr. City Hall—Jefim McKay Blue, Rev. Harry K. Holland, C. W. Barrington, C. R. Freeman. Little River (Community Building) —J. W. Smith, Daniel McGill, C. H. Marks. By order of the Hoke Countsr Draft Board. * T. B. LESTER, Chairman ARCH McEACHERN F. A. MONROE. 20 lbs. on hand. -6 lbs. total family allowance. 14 lbs. /‘excess sugar.” (Continued on page six) Dr. Thomas Honored By Surgeons Dr. C. L. Thomas, a member of file medical staff of the State Sanatw- ium, was in Chicago this week where he received his membership to the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Thomas, president of the Raeford Ki- wnnis club, was notified of his elec tion to the college early this monfii. He is assistant superintendent of the tubercular institution. Orphans To Be At Hickory Grove The orphan children frtxn the Free Will Baptist Orphanage at BCd- dlesex, will he at the Hi^ory Giofve Free Will Baptist church, near Rock- fish, on May 10th, which is Mothers Day. A mother’s day program 'will be given by the children and some special singing. Each eryone is invited to come and enjoy a whole day and a go^d dinner. Hoke Ranks Second In Percentage Of Youth Population Hoke county ranks 2nd in North Carolina in percentage of youth pop ulation under 21 years of age and 77th in numerical youth population under 21 years of age, ac!ording to figures compiled by the Bureau of the Census. Hoke county has a youth popula tion under voting age of 21 years of 7,902, or 52.9 per crait of the county’s total population of 14,937 as recorded in the 1940 census. MASONIC PICNIC There will be a Masonic picnic at the Raeford armory at 7:30, lYiday night. All Masons and their are invited. AIR RAID WARNINGS PGR RAEFORD WARNING SIGNA1«-A at repeated sharthlMlaM 4 shren. This wlB ha tta for an aetaal tali ar ter a ] alert ft at night M hat and eonskta I ALL-CLRSm SKWAL leiw Mast at dte akea.