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Pif' Capt. Robert Conk, U. S. Ainy, told members of th® Raeford Kiwanis club last Thursday that there was little^ likelihood that the Germans would use poison gases in this war. He prefaced his remarks with the statement that he was speaking with out any official knowledge and that Ills, remarks were to be viewed only as bis personal opinions. Capt. Conk stated that the German industrial system was now heavily taxed to turn but suffiderit materials to maintain their present-vast, army and that it did not seem plausible for them to shift produttion from tanks and guns arid explosives to a weapon which military experts considered to he purely a defensive Weapon. The German industrial plants, too, he saidjiyere so far surpassed in pro ductive capacity by those of the United Nations that it was not rea sonable to believe that they would attempt to use gas when they knew that we could surpass them in the pro^duction and effective use of any new weapons. There is little danger in any but token gas attacks on this country, he stated, for our enemies could not effectively attack such a city as New York in the brief time necessary to get favorable results. The gas attack must come as a surprise, be made quickly over a large area, he said, and it would take thousands of planes to cover Manhattan effectively in ten minutes. Dougald Coxe, news writer for the News-Journal, spoke to the club on the county paper as a community ^sset. He dealt principally with the functions of the paper as it supports various community enterprises, as an advertising medium and its obliga tions to the people of its circulation area. Neill A. McDonald, Jr., was pro gram chairman for the evening. He invited club' members to attend dinnej^ program given at, Southern Pines ht which officials of t^ie Stand ard oil company pres«ited- infbraia^' tion on the synthetic rubber situation which was held Friday evening. Democratic Convention Here Saturday The Hoke county Democratic con vention met Saturday at court house in regular meeting. Several matters of importance were discussed and several resolutions adopted. After .a^ouming the duly elected chairmen from eadi precinct met* in executive ' session and elected the following of- ^cers to serve for the next two years Hoke County Executive Committee Walter Baker, chairman; Mrs, P, P. McCain, vice-chairman; J. B Thomas, secretary; N. - F. Sinclair, Knox Watson, Archie WatsOn, Daniel McGill, Louis Parker, Norman Me jlnnis, Fulford McMillan, Frank 'Townsend. 1 The following were elected dele- ,gates to the state convention: Delegates—^Archie Watson, Knox |[^tson,. Fulford McMillair, Daniel rill, Louis Parker, M. G. Ray, P. P. McCain, Laurie McEach H. A. Greene, Walter Baker, jan McBryde, C. L. Thomas, J. M fcGoogan. Alternates—L. A. Me jugan, W. C. Hodgin, Hector Me ''Keill, J- W. Smith, Mrs. Wm. McFad jyen, Mrs. Pearl Andrews, N. F. Sin clair, J. L. McNeill, Mrs. Paul Dick son, Mrs. J. W. McLauchlin, Mrs —Second Amored Divliiaa Tough, grease-stained and grim, this cotton-clad tank commands of the PGth Armored Regiment, Second Armored Division at Fort Beu- ntng. Georgia, typifiet tht readiness with which ths nation’s' ne#. mechanized Army auaits the fotnre. n Hoke 50% Over nd Quota For “May Pledges Coming In From All Communities; Drive' To^ Be Great Success, Says McNeill. Actual purchases of War Savings Bandstand Staijnps were 50. pey, cent over the May quota at the end of the first half of the savings drive, according to Lawrence McNeill, coun ty chairman, and the county is just getting Savings Bond conscious, he added. — The report showed that $11,953.55 had actually been invested in bonds and stamps through May 15th. This was the purchase value of the se curities, Mr McNeill stated, arid not quota had been set at $8,000 for the month of May. The people of the county are really getting behind the pledge drive suid at every rural store or every ch' or community center they are ti of war bonds and stamps. Those have not signed pledges for bond put' Auto Accident James Wilson Sandy, 22, of Stone wall Township^ was fatally injured in an automobile collision near Bed. Springs early Sunday morning. He Laurinburg hospital. Cecil Reyiiblds was riding with Sandy^ when the wreck occurred but escaped with slight injuries. The automobile which collided with the Sandy car was driven by Odell Stanley—^negro who is in the Robeson county jail. Several negroes were in the car but none of them wer^ seriously injur ed. According to witnesses it was said Sew names on America’s rol^of bnored dead give new meaning ta thfe memorial poppy this year, Mrs. Paul Dezerne, Poppy Day chairman of local American Legion Auisiliary unit, pointed out as she worked rtf' final arrangements for the distribu tion of the little red flowers Satur day. "Wearing a poppy is the individual way ot,,bonoring the men who have sacrifiTOd their lives in the nation’s servicJl5* said Mrs. Dezerne. “Ever since me first world war the poppy has been worn in tribute to the men who gave their lives In that .conflict. Now new names are being inscribed among America’s heroic dead.. ^e poppy is for them, too; It is a sym- bpl of our sorrow and pride. It" is a pledge that we will always remember them and serve on in the cause for which they died. “The poppy springs from the blood and tears that are the price of vic tory—the price of freedom in this world, of conquest and oppression. Again and again Americans have had to pay this price to win and maintain their existence as a free nation. When we wear the poppy this year we will be showing that we are not shrink ing froiri paying that great price once more in order that we may pass on ta Americans to come the heri tage of a free America. As we honor those who gave’^their lives, we should think, too, of those who sacrifice health and strength, and of the families left in need be cause a father or son has served his coimtry. They are still within the reach of our help. Let us be gen erous in our contributions for the poppies. Every penny of the money given goes to support the work of the American Legion and the Aux iliary are doing for the disabled and dependent families of the first world war and of the present conflict. Seiectwe Service Board Asks For Information On Others Now Serv~ ing in Army, Navy, Marines o r Nursing Section. their maturity values. The cbuntf^ ‘that Odell Stanley turned his car di rectly into the path of* the Sandy car in attempting to pass another auto. Sandy attempted to drive his car off the highway but the two cars met nearly head-rti. Sandy was thrown from the car which turned over on him, crushing his body. Sandy was well known over the chases are asked to see the airraid jc^unty. For some time he had been warden or group leader of their sec-* *^e driver of the NYA bus" which tion immediately. The pledges are itransported youth workers from Hoke being received in great numbers by [||nd Robeson counties to Fort Bragg. the drive office and an estimate o; the progress of the campaign is to be' announced in the next issue of the News-Journal, Hoke Oil Mill Offices Enlargred And Beautified The office building of the Hoke Oil and Fertilizer company and Hoke A. ibcGougan, H. L. Gatlin, Jr.,‘N Cppcrete works hp recenUy under- H. G. Balfour. Seven Cases Tried In County Court t* Cases heard in county court Tues- •day were all concerned with minor. :offenses. Ralph Edward Casey, ■charged with breaking road laws and Murphy Thomas, indicted for * drunken driving, drew nol pros or- ^ftders for lack of evidence. Thurman 'Chavis drew a suspended 60 - day .solitence for careless and reckless I driving. Others drew 30-day i^eh- 'tences -suspended upon payment of • 'costs. They were: Rufus Warren Harrell, careless and reckless driv ing; Hezekiah McRae, viola tion of prohibition laws; Nick Jones, drunkeness, and Johnny Emanuel, I drunkeness arid assault. ^9^’ Cards Obtained Through Error Must Be Returned The Hoke county gas rationing 'board wants those who obtained “X” f > cards through error or who are not quite sure they are entitled to one to I see or meet with the bpaid and get ‘fM this straighl^ned out and thetdqr ” avoid a grave .fnd serious penalty. '■ gone extensive improvements and has been much enlarged. These m^- ern offices are in keeping with the policy of this firm to have tilings ab solutely up-to-date. They make a fitting background for the office per sonnel: J. B. Thomas, Lewis Up church, Tpm Lester and Archie How ard. . Building material used in the con struction 'of the new part is that made by the Hoke Concrete Works. ’Their beautiful tile in several colors, cinder block painted and unpainted are used so that a prospective pur chaser can see just how it looks. A large drafting room has also been added. ' Sandy was employed with the W. Cobb Construction company at 'e time of his death, he funeral was held at 3 o’clock day afternoon from Sandy Grove Ithodist church, of which the de ceased was a member. Services were conducted by the pastor, Rev. A. E Brown, assisted by Rev. Charlie Hes ter. A choir sang, using several fav' orite hymns. Sandy is survived by his father and 'mother,' Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd A, Sandy of Stonewall Township; two sisters: Mrs. A. W. Pittman and Miss Catherine Sandy; six brothers, Cool- idge, Lewis, Leslie, Mack, Eldon, all of Stonewall township, and Sgt, Frank Sandy of Camp Gordon, Ga Attend Civilian Defense School Members of the Hoke county de fense council attended the civilian defense school which was conducted Monday at Fayetteville under the di rection of Albfect Coates, director of the Institute of Ow.:’«rnment at Chapel Hill. Those attending from this county were: Dr. R. L. Murray, Tommy Up church,' Harry Green, Lewis Up church, W. R. Barrington, N. H. G. Balfour, Clyde Upchurch, M. C. Dew, Miss Mary Anne Currie, L. Starr Me Millan, and H. L. Gatlin, Jr. RiMiloiEd** Soldiar- REV. A. L. THOMPSON Rev. E. C. Crawford begins revival at the Raeford Methodist church Sunday morning. May 24th. Rev. A. L. Thompson, of Ahoskie, will oome in Monday and assist Mr. Crawford throughout the meeting, closing Sun day night. May 31st. Services every evening at 8:^ o’clock. Beginning Wednesday, t^ere will be a morning service at iptOO o’clock. ( Rev. A. L. Thompson is me of the strongest evangelistic ^.prpachers Of North Carolina Confrt-ence. He is a native of Moore county and has many friends and relatives in both Hoke and Moore coupties. The public is cordially invited to come out and hear him. Center Popular Raeford’s soldier center is proving quite popular. It was visited by a number of soldiers the past week end. A point in regard to this Center is It is entirely local, all contributions' came from home people. It has no connection whatever with U. S. O. (United Service Organization). Con tributions to U. S, O. go everywhere —that means to Hoke county boys in foreign bases and home training camps. So even though one has given to the local center, he may also con tribute to U. S. O. See Wilmer Mc Donald. Dea^ Of Prominent Scotland County Man E. L. McNair, a former Scotland county citizen and one of its largest farmers and landowners died at his JirtMet iitAtliuita lastweefc Nair was a member of an old and .prominent family of this section. He is survived by his wife and two dau ghters of Atlanta, and a number of relatives in Scotland county. ^ NeUl McNeill, of Raeford, attoid- ed the funeral in Atlanta. For years he was associated with the McNairs in business. YDC Elects Officers At the meeting of the Young Dem ocratic club of Hoke county held Sat urday in the court house at Raeford, the following officers were elected: President, Archie Watspn. Vice-president, Clara Mae Gibson. Secretary and treasurer, Peggy Mc- Fadyen. There being no further business the meeting adjourned. Accepts Position With U. S. Tobacco Co. - # Burris Shankle left last week fot Raleigh where he has accepted, a posi tion with the United States Tobacco company. He is to be stationed in Raleigh. Driver’s' Permits Issued Here On Saturdays Persons wishing drivers permits and examinations for driver’s licen ses are notified that the examiner, B. H. Hutchinson, will be at the court house in Raeford on Satiirdays be ginning this week, May 23rd. He will be here from 9:30 a. m. until 1 p. m. each Saturday. THE U. S. 0. DRIVE Hoke County is asked for only ^0 as its quto to th^l^ fund, which is to be used in providing Jt'Se diefs and Navy men in the trainmg camps and at the vario bases. ' Our selective service board bounces are 310 men tWs county who are of our armed services. This request of Ae US9 k for ap]^^ imately $2.25 per man from this county for ttieir during the year. A very small sum for the wonderful help that is being rendered to our men. Whether or not you think this money should be s^nt here in providing recreation for visitors from the camps , you consider that our Hoke men are far, fur from Radford Md Hoke county an^ that the USO wUl spend many dollars ^r man for their entertainment, this $700 is a very small anH»nt fOT ^ to contribute towards the entertainment of the ^n l^om noKe who cannot enjoy the recreational opportunities here at home. If you have not subscribed to the Hoke Couftty F^^do to today. Mail or deliver your subscription to Wilmer Mclfo^d, chairman USO Drive, Raeford. Th^m if you want to contribute to the entertainment of soldiers vdio visijt Hoke County, call Mre. Giles at Phone 3481 and make a similar contribution to the county entertainment fund. The News - Journ^ Wants Country News The News-Journal_ goes to many Hoke county boys in training camps at home and to foreign hasps, hav ing American post offices. Hom6 news is .what these boys want. So items of news from all townships in Hoke county will be gratefully re ceived by the News-Journal. Please put the name of locality at the top of contribution. The names of 310 Hoke county men serving with the armed forces of the United States have been of ficially recorded by the local board of the Selective Service System, it was announced yesterday by Misa Peggy McFayden, clet’k of the board. This list quoded those who have volunteered, thofee who entered the services through, membership in the local National Guard companies, and those inducted since the draft start ed operations. Miss McFayden states that they are sure that this list is incomplete, but includes all of those whose records start at • the board office or those on whom they have received ‘home address reports' from the units in which they are serving. Readers of the News-Journal are asked to rea^ this list carefully, and if any person from the county, not listed, is with one of the services, please write his name and address and branch of service on a post card and send it to the Hoke County Board, Selective Service System, Raeford. Those whose names and service are recorded in the office of the Hoke board are: Akins, Robert Lavant, pvt, army. Almond, Vance Delma, 1st Lt., army. Austin, James Hinton, quartermas ter Id., navy. Barrington, Ebb Wellington, cor poral, army. Barrington, Walter Raleij^, yeoman 2nd class, navy. Bass, WiUiam Joseph, pfe, army. Baxley, Rudolph, pvt. army. - l^Mtfy Bwist^ jiEU ' B(%une,' william Jackson, sgt, army. Blue, James Thomas, pvt, army. .. Blue, Julian Hubert, capt., army. Blue, Neill James, 1st It army. Blue, William Elery, corporal, army Blake, Marion James, pvt. Marines. Boseman, McAdoo, pvt.. Marines. Bradshaw, William Grover, sea man 2nd class, navy. Britt, Jennings, apprentice sea man, Coast Guard. ^ Brown, James Carlyle, corp., army. Buoyer, Earl Duncan, corp., army. Bums, Grady Albert, pic., army. Carter, Daq Smith, Jr:, A. S, navy. CampbeU, Robert Lee, pvt, army. Clark, Graham 'McPbail, corp., army. Clark, Luther Wilson, corp., army. Cole, Alfred, 1st sgt., atmy. Collier, Erwin G^ pfc., army. Collins, James, pvt., army. ^onoly, Thomas Wilkins, corp., army. Cothran, Fletcher Pickier, corp., army. Cottingham, Tracy Thomas, Jr., pvt, army. Cox, Fred,M., pfc., army. Cox, Neil Baxter, corp., army. Crowley, Herman Wiibur, pvt, army. i Culler, James Cephas, pvt.. Marine, Currie, Benjamin Frmiklin, Ensign, Naval Air Cofps. Currie, Janoes G., 1st Lt, army. Culbreth, Malcolm Bruce, pvt, army. Daniels, Robert, pvt, army. News-Journal To Close Saturday Afternoons The office of the News-Jowxtal will close at 12:3t earti Sktnriay aftenoon ihroaglioitt the summer months. WUlo the other h—lnem houses of Raefwrd dose on WoS- nesdays, this is, pubikatlouL dmr tor the paper and it is impossible to close on that day. Baltimore Bound! Robert “Rex” Currie, Earl Yar borough, and Herman “King” Cole left Fayetteville Monday night on the train for Baltimore, Md., urtiere they have accepted positions woriung (be-, lieve it or hot) with the Glerip. L. Martin Company. This concern is an aircraft factory. Earl is going to do sheet metal work and Rex and Herman are going to do body work. (Continued on page three) Leaves For Shipyards Tom Clart: Sindair left Monday ni^t for Migsissiimi where he will work in one of the ship3rards. He will stay with his uncle. Dies Of Heart Attad^ Albert Scurlix^ young negro of Dimdarrach, died while mx route to Raeford Saturday after suBriring a heart atta^ after drinking a bottle of beer. AIR SAID ^ .V- NoHce Owing to the fact that some of the adjoining counties are not requiring rationing cards tor pidc.-up trucks, pidc-up owners are asked to return their cards to local rationing board.
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