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The Hoke County Journal
LUBIE XXXVlll, NO. 17
RAEFOBD, N. C, THUBSDAT, SEPT. 24TH» 1942
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TARN MACINKY RAHONING
BOARD NAMED FOR COUNTY
. Temporary Program to Remain in Effect
Until Nov. 1; Classification Listed
'■ 4 AnnounceiTient of the personnel of
jthe Kobe County Kationing Commit-
‘tee to handle temporary rationing of
new farm machinery until Nov. 1.
1942, was made today by J. M. Mc-
Gougan,. dhatrman of 'the County
USDAWar Board.
Mr. McGougan, who also is chair
man of the County AAA Committee,
will serve as chairman of the ration
ing body, ahd other members named
by the County USDA War Board are:
G. W. Williamson, Raeford; and J.
D. Tapp, Timberland Alternate
members are: G. C. Lytle, Raeford;
and N. L. McFayden, Raeford.
Responsibility for administering the
new farm machinery rationing pro
gram was delegated to the AgiiciU-
i> ture Department by the OP A, he said.
- Secretary of Agriculture Wickard
namer^ed S. Wallace, chief of the
AAA and special War Board assist
ant, to handle the program nation-
Sister of D, Smith
McKeithan Dies'
Sanford, Sept. 23—Funer^ services
for lifes. Sarah Margaret McNeill, 84,
wife of the M. B. McNeill of Red
Springs, were held at two o’clock
Monday from the Vass Presbyterian
Church. Burial was in the Cypress
Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. McNeill died at the >'ome of
her niece, Mrs. N. N. McLean in
Vass Sunday afternoon following a
long illness.
Mrs. McNeill was formerly Miss
Sarah Margaret McKeithan, the
daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. D.
B. McKeithan of Moore Covmty and
a member of a well-known family in
that section Mr.'McNfeill died several
years ago. She was long an active
member of the Presbyterian Church.
Surviving are two step-dauf^ters,
Mrs. Sadie Watson of Red Springs,
ally, and directed State USDA War Mrs. Flora Kirkpatrick of Chapel
Boards to be responsible for ration
ing’on state levels. Secretary Wick
ard also 'prov'ided for setting up the
county rationing committees.
The order setting up the rationing
program provided that the chairman
of the County AAA Committee should
be chairman of the rationing commit
tee, and that two representative
farmers should be selected by the
County USDA War Board to serve
\ ^ regular members. Naming of two
^alternates also was provided in the
I order. /
Chairman J. M. McGougan said that
no member (^f the committee may
act on his own application to pur
chase new machinery, an application
of a member of his immediate fam
ily or other near relative, or that
fii..Qf his landlord, tenant or other busi-
>^ifesss associate, -
No niember of the ratiohiftg com
mittee may be a person engaged in
■■ >the business of selling new farm ma-
> chinery and equipment.
Under the program, Chairman Mc
Gougan said, one classification
;;*'(Grpup A), induding items which are
(pcarce and which are vitally needed
+.^^1^1842 agricultural production, may
; *‘bj sold only upon approval of the
jfi,'county J-ationing committee. Equip-
ment in this class includes: combines,
' ‘corn pickers, disc harrows, feed grind*
ers, fertilizer spreaders, grain drills,
grain elevators, hay balers, lime
. spreaders, manure spreaders, milk
i coolers, milking machines, pickup
i." balers, potato diggers, shredders and
tractors, including garden tractors;
A second classification (Group B),
includes items sorntwhat less scarce
which may be sold upon certification
■ by the farmer to the dealer that it
is recjqjfed to meet current agricul-
tuv^jmee&A This group includes most
oilier types cW farm machinery.
third classification (Group C)
eludes smaller items which may be
sold without restrictinsOi such as hoes,
es, scythes, shovels and all hand-
operated and onie^^and two-horse farm
machiilery and equipment not includ
ed ^ Group A. Machinery and
equ5)ment listed under Group B au
tomatically falls in Group C if hand
operated or drawn by one or two
horses, and may be sold without re
strictions.
Eligibility requirements for Group
A purchases, he added, included in
adequacy of present equipment and
inability to meet farm production
goals by repairing, or by purchasing
cH ^ renting UMd machinery, or by
|_^;Custom or. ii0Sii^hnge work. A pur-
’ chaser must turn in replaced’ equip-
; ibent and agree to rent or let others
g..use the new machinery on specified
X;-terms and conditions. The purchaser
V jlmust present a satisfactory reason if
v i^ianging from horses or mule power
,. to motor power, or from hand labor
to machinery.
,4 He said there are no restrictions on
;^sale or transfer of used farm rnachin-
*'®P3ir parts. Ad-
information concerning eligi-
bility of application for purchase of
pgwTarm equipment.may be secured
' rationing committee
^^Pjeation may be served from any
ppl^ent dealer or at the County
'AAA Office.
All dealers in faiin machinery- and
repair parts wiU be asked to meet
with the rationing committee shortly
so that the details o^ rationing can
^ explained to them.: Dealers are
taked to register with the board so
that they will not be overlooked when
Jgetting out information and necessary
'fiiorms for use by them and; farmers.
lEMEBEBl
^ OubiA, 'al ^
Jn-CfaitliwiiMr Oet e,
Hill; a sister, Mrs. J. A. Keith of
Vass; a brother, D. Smith McKeithan
of Raeford; and several nieces and
nephews.
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Mr. and Mrs. Smith McKeithan of
Raeford and Bud McKeithan of Red
' Springs attended the funeral.
School Faculties
Are Announced
For Hoke County
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Personnel of the faculties of the
white schools of Hoke County were
announced yesterday bv K. A. Mc
Donald, county superintendent.
The opening date for the si* whil
schools will be next Monday, 'Sept
28th. The two Indian schools will
open on Oct. 19 and aU of the colored
schools will open on October 26th.
■White bus drivers are to hold their
pre-school meeting today at the Hoke
County . high school and the pre
school teachers meeting will be held
tomorrow at the high school building.
Hoke High Teachers
The teaching staff of the Hok«
High School is as follows: V. R. White,
principal for district; George W. Las
siter, band director; ■ Misses LueJ
Glenn Gill, English and history; Annie
Lou Kendrick, physical-education and
science, Blanche Fisher, math and
general business; Margaret Adcock,
English and art, Jessie Helen Belche,
history; Mary Falls, Peele, home eco
nomics; Mrs. J. C. McLean, English,
French and Latin; Annie Lee Cress,
commerce; J. W. Dowd, agriculture;
Mrs. Lorenna Falls Upchurch, math;
and Miss Marianna Kimbrough, Bible;
Mrs. M. D. Roth, science, and Mrs.
A. D. Gore, teacher-librarian.
Raeford Graded School
W. J. Coats, 6th grade and princi
pal; Misses Margaret McKenzie, 7th
grade; Annie Buie, 5th; Mary Alice
Pernell, 4th; Louise Hetcher, 3rd,
Marjory McKay, 3rd Aris Shankle^
Johnson, 2nd.
1st; Lilliam Johnson, 2nd; and Mrs.
Hicks, 6th and 7th.
Rockfish School
Z. G. Ray, principal; Mrs Z. G.
Ray, primary; Miss Walta Townsend
and Mrs. Mary Monroe Gillis, gram
mar grades.
Mildousan
W. S. Morgan, principal; Mrs. W.
S. Morgan, primary, and Mrs. Nora
F. McDavid, grammar grades.
■ Ashemont School
R. A. Smoak, principal; Mrs. Smoak,
primary; Miss Margie Townsend and
Mrs. Ethmaline McLauchlin, grammar
^ades.
Antioch School
D. W. B. Coon,-principal. Miss Ar-
ebije McPhaul, primary, and Mary
McPhaul, grammar grades.
BELIEVE IT,OR NOT
HE WORLD’S RICHEST MAN FOUND IT DIDN’T PAY
By Robert Ripley
In-Gathering at
Raeford Baptist
The Raeford Baptist Church in
gathering will be held Wednesday,
Oct. 14. A delicious barbecue dinner
will be served on, the church grounds
from 12 noon to 1:30 p. m. In addition
to-the dinner, there will be for sale
many useful articles for the home that
toe ladies of the church,wlU provide.
Farm produce of various kinds will
b? for sale. This is expected to be
toe largest and most successful “Fall
H^est” yet held-at toe church. The
PUbhc is invited to participate in tote
occasion.
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Welk Thomas b
Held on Charges
Of Robheiy
Probable cause was found against
Welk Thomas, charged with the rob
bery of $120 from Cecil Lacene, and
Judge W. B. McQueen ordered the
"legro held for trial at the November
.''rm of Superior Court. Bond was
>et at $300. Testimony at the hear
ing revealed that Lacene had been
stopped on the highway near his
home, allegedly by Thomas, and had
taken the money from him. Lacene
stated that Thomas threatened to kill
him if he reported the robbery.
Deputy J. C. Wright arrested
Thomas at the home of his father,
near Antioch. Money found on him
and that obtained from other persons
who claimed to have secured it from
Thomas totaled $81.50. Lum Thomas,
uncle of Welk, was indicted for
receiving money knowning it to be
stolen. He was found guilty Tuesday.
He was sentenced to four months on
the roads, the sentence was suspended
upon payment of costs and good be
havior.
Welk Thomas, when arrested, was
found to be armed. He was con
victed of carrying concealed weapons
and fined $50 and costs in lieu pf
a 60-day .sentence on this count.
A. M. Scraboro was found guilty
of driving drunk, and fined $50 and
costs, and his license revoked for 1
year. Other defendants convicted
were taxed with the court costs in
lieu of 30-day sentences. They were
Coy Jackson, violation of road laws;
^I’Psell W. Oxendine, \^L; Charlie
Lomax, assault; John Henry Johnson,
drunkenness; Joe McGill, careless and
reckless driving; Pete Scarboro,
drunkenness; Neill McMillcm and A.
F. Edwards, violation of prohibition
laws and drunkenness; and Calvin
Brown, no drivers license.
Pnpfls Could
Boost Scrap Metal
Drive 50 Per Cent
Bringiiia Only » Pound a
Day to School Would Be Great
Help &r DHve, Votger Says
Ashurbanipal of Assyria, the richest man who ever lived, vsras
worth a trillion and a half dollars—75 times as much gold as
is held in the United States Treasury. Yet it availed him nothing!
Neither he nor his son had the sense to use this wealth for the
good of their people or for their protection.
And so it was compari^tively ^easy for Nabopolassar and
the King of the Medes to invade Assyria and enslave it. And
finally, when defeat stared the great King in the face—when it
was too late—Ashurbanipal, in terror, had a tremendous plat
form built of polished wood, in, the city of Nineveh, and on top
of this he heaped all his wealth—142,000 tons of gold in 2,500,000
bricks (or ingots), each brick 7 by 28' inches in size, and each
brick valued at 50,000 dollars. This treasure formed a pyramid
of shining gold nearly one-hundred feet high, and in the inter
vening spaces he placed all of his jewels and personal belong
ings—his wives on golden beds—his children—even his pet dog.
Ahd then a great quantity of oil was bought from Mosul
and poured on top of this golden mass, and when the torch was
applied, the' King himself walked in and laid himself down
among his wives—his family—his pet dog—and everything he
valued in life. And so the great Ashurbanipal, the richest man
in the world, was consumed in his own wealth—he immolated
himself and became part of this g.*2at conglomerated melted
mass of money—and so ended the Empire of the Assyrians. And
it never rose again.
I was in Nineveh a few years ago. Only a few mounds
marked the spot that was the glory of Ashurbanipal.
. Why?
Beause Ashurbanipal, who had practically all the money
in the world, didn’t do anything with it! And he and his country
were lost.
Even his conquerors—the Medes and the Persians—made
this same mistake—they came, they saw, , they conquered, and
confiscated this great golden molten mass of money that was
once the king’s and the wealth of the great Empire of-Assyria—
what did they do with it?
Nothing! ^
They melted it into money again—and remelted it—and in
generations since it has been remelted a thousand times—until.
Believe It or Not, it is mathematical fact that every golden coin
used in the world today contains in it some minute particle of
Ashurbanipal himself, the King yrho had aU the naoney in the
world but didn’t know what to do wit it!
What are we going to do with OUR money today? Enemies
threaten us the same as they threatened Aj^url>a^pal in €26
B. C. The United States of today, like the Assyria of A^iur-
banipal, is the richest nation in th World. What vdll it avail us?
' Nothing?
, Surely nothi^ more than it did Ashurbanipal imles$ we do
something wtih it. And there is only one thing to do—^d that
is to BUY .BONDS and WAR STAlylPS and make our money
directly available to our countiy—help ourr.country—otherwise
it^wiU become, a melted .molten ym the i^ple will be
destroyed as Ashurbanipal was destroyed'26M ;^eais ago.
believe it OR NOT!
Kiwanians Feed
150 Soldiers
The fam-e of Hoke County’s famous
fish frys •was spread to a number of
new corners of the country last week
when some 150 men of the 2nd Ar
mored Division wrote home to their
folks about the bounteous supper
served them by the Raeford Kiwanis
club last Thursday.
Fried fish and barbecued fish, slaw,
com dodgers and coffee made up the
menu for the evening and the way
those boys came back for a second
helping was one of those demonstra
tions of approval of the meal that
delighted the cooks no end, in fact,
with the Giwanians and other guests
nearly all of the three boxes of fish
prepared was cleaned up before the
evening was over.
supper was served at the Ar-
and entertainment for the boys
after the feed was impromptu.
Boy Scout Court
Of Honor Friday
The Court of Hoonr for the scouts
of the Western District will be con
ducted in the Laurel Hill High School
auditorium on Friday night, Sept. 25,
at 8 o’clock. David Liles and Hunter
Yates, Council executives wilt both be
present for the court.
W C. Covington, district chairman
of the Court of Honor, will preside.
Two scouts will up for the Eagle
award.
Mr. Liles will show movies of
camp life this past summer, which
are very interesting. Maybe you will
be able to see yourself in the movies.
Following the Court of Honor,
Chairman of the District V. C. Ma
son is calling for a meeting of the
District Council for an executive ses
sion. AU scouters interested in the
work are urged to be present. 9
Laurel Hill is near enough to the
Laurinburg and Gibson troops for
them to make it an evening hike. The
Laurel Hill school grounds are open
to any troop who wants to hike to
the Court and cook supper after get
ting there. Of course supper will
have to be brought.
George Ross Is
District Chairman
George D. Ross of Jackson brings
and senior marketing specialist of the
State Department of Agriculture, has
been appointed chairman of the
^^to Congressional district to or-
WniM for support in too Ndir«al>cr
election of the constitutiend
ment for creating one ceMral sSe
«*ool board. Mr. Ross has been a
tieadw in agricultural and educational
advancement for a number of yoors.
Scrap iron.and stofd ropragant
toe weight of a batttaahfp. a tank
or an antiaircraft gun.
The school children of North Caro
lina, by bringing only one pound of
scrap material to school each day,
would increase the State’^s cemtribu-
tion to the national war effort by
about 50 per cent, James B. Vogler,
North Carolina executive secretary of
the conservation division of the sal
vage section of the W'ar Production
Board; pointed' out yesterday in em
phasizing toe importance of the new .
Junior Commandos program.
I The plan becomes effective
throughout the nation on Monday,
Oct. 5.
“There are now mors than 900,000
children in school in the state,” said
Mr. Vogler, “and if each one brings
a pound of scrap to school each day
that means in the neighborhood of a
million pounds, or 500 tons. North
Carolina is now sending out about a
thousand tons a day. So you can
easily see just what a contribution
the school children car. nake.’*
The plan to enlist the help of the
schoool children has beeen announced
before, Mr. Vogler pointed out, but it
is impossible to give too much pub
licity to the fact that all scrap avail
able is needed and anything that will
give emphasis to the nation’s need
for this material servss a useful pur
pose. School principals and teachers
are urged to do everything they can
to interest the children in the drive.
Armbands designating scrap-col
lecting school children as Junior
Commandos and giving their rank
will be distributed and every effort
will be m.ade to keep them enthusi
astic, said Mr. Vogler, whose head
quarters are in Ratsigh.
The drive for scrap materials is
moving steadily forward in this state,
Mr. iVegler pointed -ou 1. OuWIPW
new campaigns that is expected to
provide larger quantities of scrap
metal, is the recently announced tin
can drive. Housewives, restaurants
and hotels, it is hoped, wiU cooperate
in saving tin cans and preparing them
for collectors who will come by for
them. The cans have about two per
cent tin content and the other metal
in them is also valuable.
Soon too, he said, a movement will
be started’ throughout the country to
remove steel rails at grade crossings
that are now being used to provide
a smooth roadAvay across railroad
tracks. There are many such places
in North Carolina and the combined
rails that may be utilized would weigh
perhaps hundreds of tons. These rails,
too, are uniform in size and quality
and steel mills are always glad to
obtain them because, they know ac
curately the content of such metal.
County Plans for
Participati(Hi in
N. C.-Wrde Blackoot
Plans for Raeford’s and Hoke Coun
ty’s participation in th-e state-wide
blackout set for next Tuesday, Sept.
29, were laid at a meeting of the
directors of the air raid precaution
service of the County Civilian Defense
Council Tuesday night.
The raid control center is to be
manned immediately on a 24-hour
basis, it was stated, by Cecil Dew,
chairman of the air raid wardens.
The volunteer and auxiliary firemen
will man the center from 8 p. m. until
8 a. m. and a woman’s organization
of Raeford will be requested to pro
vide daytime workers.
Lining up their workers for imme
diate service on calls from the state
headquarters the following chairmen
of committee are to arrange for man
ning their posts on emerg^tcy notice
at any hour of the day: Harry A
Green, firemen; R. L. Murray, first
o Dew, air raid wardens; L.
b: McMillan, demolition; W. R. Bar
rington, auxiliary police; L. M. tjp-
church, public service and Tom Cam
eron, messenger service.
The statewide blackout will lie or-
dered from state headquarten soaie-
tinte between 7 p. nt. and 12 midniitot
fltt toe night of Sept 29 and it i» «x-
toat army air force obaervers
dte^ many areas fw the efli-
ctmcjr of the bladcoat» both hi tmtns
dtica and lural abeas. NbUce
^ toe tdadBaut wiU be sent tomh
toe regular waning chaoneB iSm
Raleigh and no local offfdab «t tte
civilian defense conncil will kaowHke
hour until toe official nattoe iigSW
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