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f. 40 Hoke High Seniors Get Diplomas JolJn A. Lang Delivers Com mencement Address Here Last Night. Forty seniors of Hoke county high school received their diplomas at graduating exercises held at the school last night following the cora- mencement address of John A. Lang, state director of the Youth Admin istration. The exercises brought to a close the commencement program and a very successful school year under the direction of Principal V. R. White. Final report'bards are to be distrib uted Friday morning from 10 until 11 o’clock. The baccalaureate sermon was de livered 4o the graduating class Sun day evening,-May 10th, by the Rev. Harry K. Holland, pa/stor of the Rae- ford Pre^yterian church and class night exercises were held last Fri day evening. Kfctherine Ann Walker, valedictor ian, and Hal Clark, salutatorian, gave brief but fitting and interesting ad dresses. The valedictory and salutatory re ceived subscriptions to the “Read er’s Digest." Bonnie Autry and Mol- lie Cameron, who made the next highest grades, received subscriptions 'to Dare You.” K. A. MacDonald presented the good driver’s certificates and bonus awarded by the Board of Education to all school bus drivers who made the required score of 87 on the Safety Rating Sheet prepared last fall by the Board. Members of the class receiving diplomas were: Samuel Autry ^ Leonard Calloway Hal Clark -'■pi-.jvv. Herman Cole ^ Frank Currie Truman Fuller ' Jeuij^ Hendrix " James Morris Bassil Wright ' ' Bonnie Autry , Julia Lee Black Rebecca Bridges MoRie Cameron .^EJaine Crouse 4para Doris Fields ^llouise Gillis LuciUe Lane Vivian Wright Mary Ruth Whitener Margaret Lgrttle ^ace Maxwell l^len Morgan Edith Moss Vivian Mclnnis . Billie McIntyre * Katherine McLean Margaret L. McNeill Mary Lee Peterson Annie Lou Quick Leone Rose Mary Saunders . Ruby Sessoms * Elaine Smith Evelyn Smith Barbara Stevens Catherine Ann Walker \Betty Walters atherine Walters da Lee Webb Clla Mae Wilkes. T. B. UpdKurch, Jr., Elected Head of Cotton Group At Meeting * Lumberton, May 12.—^T. B. Up- hurch, Jr., of Raeford, will be the new director from ibe Robeson-Scot- land-Hoke district in the North Caro lina Cotton Growers Co-operative as sociation, it was announced here to day. Upchurch was elected in a contest with George Lewis Pate of Rayn- ham, of Robeson comity, who had been director for the past two years. No one in the district is better fit ted for this position than Tommy Up church, a veteran cotton man. He is now also chairman of the North Car olina and Virginia branch of the Na tional Cotton Council. Cotton and the cotton faimer come first in his bus iness world. On Tuesday and Wed nesday of this week Mr. Upchurch attended the joint annual meeting of tbe North Carolina Cotton Grower’s Association and Farmer’s Coopera tive association in Raleigh. Hold 7th Grade Promotion Day Exercises Miss Mary Wilder Makes High est Average In Standard Tests; Is Valedictorian. ’.if- iwanians Hear Miss Gibbs In Nutrition Talk Miss Jane Gibbs, home economist for the Carolina Power and Light company, was the speaker at the meeting of the Kiwanis club last Thursday when Wartime Nutrition was discussed. ’ ^ Miss Gibbs discussed the balanced diet and means of obtaining it in case of shortages of certain foods by I' , the substitution of different vege- ( \ tables and meats for those most com- - 'i>-monly used. She pointed out that whme food experts fortmerly insisted in iRaking a balanced diet of carbo hydrates, proteins and minerals, that the “sparkplug” of the human diges tive machine had in recent years been discov^ed to be vitamins, and that themroper preparation and con servation of foods should be done in a way to secure the greatest amount * vitamins from each meal. Four Cases Heard In County Court Mack Evans and James Evans were convicted of violation of the prohi bition laws and given 30 day road entences, suspended upon payment costs, in County court Tuesday, fatthew Fair was foiuid guilty of '^^■espass and given a liloe sentence, '^lymond Torrey, truck driver, plead ed guilty of careless and reddess driving and was taxed with the costs. Hoke Democrats h Gmvention Here Saturday Delegates to the Hoke County Dem ocratic convention which convenes at the court house here at 2 p. m. o’clock Saturday, May 14th, were selected at the precinct meetings which were held in the various town ships of the county last Saturday. The principal business of the con vention Saturday will be the selec tion of the delegates to represent the county at the state convention which will be held early in June at Raleigh, and the election of party officers. YOUNG DEMOCRATIC CLUB There will be a meeting of mem bers of the Young Democratic Club of the county immediately after the county convention adjourns. New club officers will be elected at this mbPUng, according to Archie Watson, president. Soldier s Center Opened Saturday Saturday last marked another step forward in Hoke’s soldier activities. On this day the A. & R. depot, which had undergone such changes that one thought a fairy’s wand had been wav ed over it, was opened as a recrea tion center for soldiers; all soldiers that will come to it. Many soldiers visited it Saturday night and towns people Sunday afternoon. Every merchant who was asked made contributions. Others will be called on later as more things are needed. First, J. K. McNeill, of the Home Grocery, contributed soap, lye, washing powder and disinfectant; (a big part of the magic wand); Rae ford Hardware, paint; McLauchlin company, screens; Collins Department Store, beautiful draperies; Ra^ord Furniture Company, a chair and win dow shades; Mack’s 5c and 10c store, stationery; Variety Store, pads and pencils for desk; Hoke Drug com pany, a clock, pen and ink set for desk; Mrs. Anna Patch Blue, loan of piano; Mr. Street of the Raeford hotel, a large flag; Israel Mann, a beautiful light fixture; Freddie Frid- ell did a good job on wiring; Willie Walters painted the sign; Starr Mc Millan put plumbing in first class shape and, believe it or not, was the first man to finish his job. Subscriptions to the daily newspa pers have been placed and .magazines contributed. Magazines and flowers will always be appreciated. A very modern combination radio and vic- trola has been purchased. The Cen ter will be open every afternoon and from 7 to 9 at night. Officers and families .living in Raeford are invited to make this a meeting place and the officers wives are turged to meet here for bridge, knitting, or other activi ties. Small Grain ^ Meeting Friday 'Thei'e wijl be a small grain meii^- ing on the farm of T. B. Upchur^, Inc., three miles southeast of Rae- foid on the Lumber Bridge road (highway 20) Friday, May 15, at 2:30 p. m. This is a demonstration testing several varieties of wheat, oats, 'and barley in cooperation with the North Carolina Experihient Sta tion. Dr. S. L. Bennett from the North Carolina State College will be pres ent to explain the various varieties of grain. Farmers interested in keep ing up with the leading varieties of these grainy should msikk to effort to attend the meeting, r^rte A. S. Knowles,' county, agent. The Rev. W. Ted Jones, pastor of Highland Presbyterian church; of Fayetteville, was the speaker at the annual promotion day for seventh graders of the grammar schools of Hoke county which was held Tuesday morning at Hoke high school. Mary Margaret Wilder, of the Ashemont school delivered the vale dictory at the exeVcisies. Miss Wild er made the highest score of all gram mar school students of the county in the standard achievement tests given throughout the county system. Elizabeth Parker of Rockfish school and Eleanor Leach of the Raeford school made identical grades on the tests to tie for second rating and •each gave short salutatorys. Following the playing of a group of numbers by the high school band under the direction of Mrs. Bruce January, the following program was given: Processional, Mrs. Mci^aw- horn; Invocation, the Rev. J. E. Reamey; chorus “America Forever” by students of the Rockfish school students; salutatory by Elizabeth Parker; “Umbrella Song” by the Mildouson chorus; a song by Rafeord school students; salutatory by Eleanor Leach; *song “March of Peace” by Antioch students; the speekm:. Rev. Mr. Jones, was introduced by Supt. K. A. MacDonald; group of band numbers; valedictory by Mary Mar garet Wilder; presentation of certifi cates and awards. Marshalls for the exercises were students with the highest standard test scores, one selected from each grammar school of the county. Hoke Wins Award At N. C. Medical Auxiliary Meeting Charlotte, May 12.—Mrs. K. B. Pace, of Greenville, was named pres ident-elect of the Women’s Auxiliary to the North Carolina State Medical society at its meeting at the Char lotte Woman’s club yesterday morn ing. Other officers elected to serve the organization in the new year are as foUows: President, Mrs. R. A. Moore of Winston-Salem; first vice presi dent, Mrs. Sidney Smith of Raleigh; second vice president, to be appoint ed; third vice president, Mrs. J. R. Reeves of Canton; fourth vice presi dent, Mrs. A. H. Elliott of Wilming ton; recording secretary, Mrs. James W. Vernon of Morganton; and treas urer, Mrs. E. C. Judd of Raleigh. The award given by Mrs. Sidney Smith to the county society first to pay its dues 100 per cent went to the Hoke county organization and was presented by this group to the McCain Endowment fund. Mrs. P. P. McCain’s award for the county giving most to the endowment fund went to New Hanover, and also was given to the fund. 'Hie award given by Mrs. J. S. Hooker of Chapel Hiil to the county contributing most to the student loan fund was won by Guil ford county and was given to the loan fund. It was reported that seven counties have been organized. The auxiliary voted to continue support of the medical and surgical relief committee by the sale of re lief emblems. Committee reports were made and officers told of their work in the last year. Reports Of Death Of Lacy Huckabee Untrue Says His Sister Reports of the death of Lacy Huck abee, on duty with the U. S. Army at one of the Carribbean bases, were denied here yesterday by his sister, Mrs. Lee Maxwell, of Blue Springs township. Huckabee was a member of the National Guard company from Raeford which is now stationed off the South American coast. Survey Reveals 41% ^ke Cars Not Accredited High School Graduates Are Now Eligible For Naval .^yiation Atlanta, May 14.—A new plan of recruiting under which high school graduates may qualify to become aviation officers wilii the rank of Ensign in the U. S. Naval Reserve or Second Lieutenants in the. U. S. Ca- rine Corps Reserve has been approv ed by the Navy Department. It marks the first time the Navy has offered young men with only a secondary education the opportunity to apply for fiight training leading to commissioned officer stattis. Recruiting began in every section of the United States on Monday, April 27, and candidates between their 18th and 27th birthdays who have graduated from high school may apply. School Bus Drivers Get Certificates Mrs. Heinsohn To Be FMC Speaker On Alumnae Day Alumnae Day at Flora Macdonald college will be Saturday, May 23rd. The business meeting at 11:30 a. m. will be followed by luncheon at 1, o’clock in the college dining hall. Classes especially honored this year will be ’09, ’10. ’ll, ’12—’28, ’29, ’30, ’31 and ’41. Alumnae speaker will be Mrs. Lillian Britt Heinsohn of Philadelphia, Pa. Other attractions during the luncheon hour will be selected dances from the May Day pageant and a style review from the Home Economics department. All who plan to attend will please notif jr Mrs. Cecil Parsons, Flora Mac donald college. , Local Doctors Attend Medical Association Meet Dr. R. L. Murray and Dr. A. L. O’Briant attended the meeting of the North jCarplina Medical Association which was held in Charlotte Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. Dr. Murray attended the breakfast Tuesday at 7:30 a. m. at the Charlotte hotel, at which the presidents of the county medical meetings throughout the state were invited guests.' Headquarters for this meeting Were in the Charlotte Hotel. PROFITABLE Catherine Lance, a 4-H Club mem ber of the Mills River club in Hender- son County, made a net income of $109.23 from nine hogs which she kept as a club project. Drivers of Hoke county school buses who received operation rec ord grades of 87 per cent or above were awarded certificates of merit at . the county high school exercises Wednesday night. The grades were given the drivers on the basis of maintainence records kept by the school garage superintendent, and on grades for carefulness, punctuality and other operations of merit given by the school principals and the coun ty superintendent. The following were given certifi cates: Edwin Hasty, Dougald Mc- Dougald, Margarette McNeill, who has the honor of being the first girl- student driver of a school bus in Hoke, Edwin Fuller, Eugene Max well, Truman Fuller, Daniel Blue, Jr., Hubert Cole, Kenneth Haire, 1 Randall Moss, Samuel Autry, John ' C. Ray, W. R. Huff, Jr., and Earl Yarborough. Cotton Goods Output Soars Washington, May 12.—^Production of cotton goods in the Carolinas, in creasingly for military use, continues to set new high records, the Depart ment of Agriculture annoimCed today. Cotton mills’ production in the Carolinas and other areas is expected to total about 11.5 million bales this current year ending July 31, leaving a prospective carryover of little more than 10 million bales for 1942-43. This is a little over a 10 months’ supply at the current rate of con sumption. However, much of it will be low grade short staple cotton. About 60 per cent of it will be of staples under one inch in length and not more than three per cent of staples one and one-eighth inch and longer. Meanwhile, the department pointed out that the South is well into a new production season and hoping for good yields on a larger acreage this ^ar than last. . . ■ In imd-April the price of cotton was slightly above parity. The gov ernment also is offering good prem iums for long staple cotton needed in bigger supply this year in the production of military goods. arrive AT TRINIDAD Wmd has been received that the Raeford hoys who sailed from New Orleans two wedu ago have land- ^ at Trinidad. Details of where they wiU he located are not known and probably wiU not be for some time. CUTTER Earl Young of Bakersville has a- greed to purchase an ensilage cutter and power unit to entole his Mitto- ell Coimty neighbors to cut their sil age com. STORES TO CLOSE Raeford bnsiness houses will be gin the Wednesday aftmioon clos ing next Wednesday afternoon. May at 12:39 p. m.. it was annonne- ed yesterday by Lawrence BfeNeiU. Tb^ Wednesday elosing will oui- tinne throoi^ the ranainder of May, Jane. July an So many conflicting reports have come to the News-Journal in regard to this, it is hard to know what pub licity to give it. This morning it is' being reported that it is definitely true that the young man is dead. Oil Shortage Gives Nazis New Headache A Churchill prediction that a new “hurricane” of Nazi attack must soon end the “stormy lull” in Russia seems certified within 48 hours of its utterance. On the slender, blood-drenched finger of Kerch peninsula, the Tri- mean backdoor to the Caucasus, the first German blows have fallen. That vindicates also the judgment of many Allied observers that it is failing oil reserves which must dominate Hit ler strategy and hold out the bright est hope to shorten the war. Whether the fight for the Kerch bridgehead to the Caucasus proves a feint or the actual beginning of a new German attempt to sweep around the Rostov comer, there seems no question that the most pow erful concentration of Red armies on the whole 2,000 mile front is posted to defend that vital southern flank. Berlin radio commentators hint at a vast Nazi turning movement impend ing on the “Karkov-Kerch front.” Military observers in Berlin estimate that Hitler has mustered 2,000,000 men for a supreme effort to break through into the Caucasus. London discounts that report. Churchill himself indicated, however, that Russi'an and Allied staffs still lacked two days ago any positive in formation as to where and when the test would come. “We have not so far seen any evi dence of those great concentrations of German masses which usually pre cede their large scale offensives,” he said. “They may have been suc- cuessfully concealed or may not yet have been launched eastward. But it is now the tenth of May, and the days are passing.” Weather conditions in the Qrimea and northward to Kharkov have been suitable for two weeks or more for major operations. By every straw- in-the-wind it is along the southern flank from Kharkov to the Kerch peninsula the Russion hi^ connnand has expected the Gerinan offensive to develop. Recapture of the Kerch bridge head as a preliminary to a massive German effort to turn the Rostov cor ner is essential to the Nazis. In Nazi hands it was so serious a flanking threat late last fall that the Russians abandoned Rostov to fall back be hind the Don, only to retake it a few days later when the premature onset of the heaviest Russian winter in decades caught the Germans un prepared. The great Nazi winter retreat be gan at Rostov November 29 last, a week after its capture. There seems small doubt that the Nazi offensive now on Kerch peninsula, balked in its first thrusts according to Moscow reports, is the beginning of a new battle of Rostov which could bring the Nazi-Russian conflict to another crisis within a short time and evolve into one of the most decisive clashes of the war. That the Russians are better pre pared on the Kharkov-Kerch front to meet the supreme test than they have been at any time goes •without saying. They are commanded by men of tested skill and judgment, deeply experienced in Nazi war tech nique. Peanut and Soybean Acreages Short The acreage planted to peanuts in Hoke county will be far short of the goal set up by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, says A. S. Knowles, county agent. Farmers are urged to plant as many acres of peanuts as well as soybeans for oil purposes as they can handle, considering land, labor and equipment. Peanuts and soybeans can be grown successfully if planted iq> to the middle of June. Farmers might consider planting tiiese crops after their small grain is harvested, provided this is not too late. Commissioners To Appeal Vm Higher Tire AllotiMnts^ Cars Credited To Ajoinins Counties. Forty-one per cent of the cars own ed by the people of Hoke county are officially recorded as belonging to citizens of other counties, according to a survey completed this, week at the order of the Board of County Commissioners. An appeal to the state rationing board, based on this sur vey, will be made immediately for higher tire allotments for the county. This error in crediting the county with .autos owned in the county has come about because such a large part of the county is served by rural mail routes which come into the county from postoffices located in adjoining counties, it was stated by J. M. Mc- Googan, county accountant, who di rected the completion of the figures. The study shows that there are 1370 cars owned in the county, of which 814 were accredited to it by the rationing board and on which figure the tire rationing quota was based. Owners of 566 cars gave routes out of out-of-county post of fices as their addresses in securing license registration cards and th'ese were credited to those other coun ties, or the cars were purchased out of Hoke county and recorded under another address than the present one of the Ccur-owner. The survey shows township record ings of cars as follows: Allendale—recorded, 7; in another county 79. Antioch—recorded, 17; in another county ll5. Blue Springs—recorded 86; in an other county 94. Little River—recorded 10; in an other county 56. McLauchlin—recorded 112; in an other county 38. Quewhiffle—recorded 116; in. an- » other county 58. Raeford—recorded 408; in another county 45. Stonewall—recorded 58; in another county 81. Total—recorded in Hoke 814; re corded in another county 566 Group To Attend Regional Defense Conference Members of the Hoke County Civ ilian Defense Council are to attend the regional conference and instruc tion classes for CD workers at Fay etteville next Monday, according to H. L. Gatlin, Jr., chairman of the council. Those expecting to attend are: Tommy Upchurch, chairman of the civilian protection committee; M. C. Dew, chief airraid warden; Harry Green, chief fire protection commit tee; Dr. R. L. Murray, chief of emer gency medical service; L. S. McMil lan, chief of emergency public works; Lewis Upchurch, chief of emergency public utilities; and Mr. Gatlin, gen eral chairman. -'IS-' Report Of Tire Rationing Board C. F. Tapp, Raeford, farmer, 1 tire, 1 tube, for tractor plow. W. M. Thomas, Raeford, farmer, I tire, 1 tube, harvester. A. S. Knowles, Raeford, farm ag ent. 1 tube. Patrolman Barnes Out Again Patrolman Barnes, who has beat ill for the past two weeks, returned •to his duties Tuesday as hitoway pa trolman for this area. - Gene Raper and Ralph Rurgir, brother of CongresSrosm Burgin, both of Lexington, visited the News-Jbur- nal office Tuesday. Miss Martha Looper, who under^ went a tonsilectomy la^ Monday at Hodgin’s Clinic in Red S^irings, is feeling much better after a week’s rest and is back at work now. AIR RAID WARNINGS FOB RAEFORD WARNING SlG»CAIr-A of repeated short btasti aa siren. This wiB be tte ftor an aetoal raid ar tir a alert M at Mght R AUi-CLBAR 8IQIIAL — Was bWM af tba straa.
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