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iqcxyiQ. No. si
RAETOBD, N. C., THURSDAY, DEC. 31, 1942
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'toKiwanians
'Baefoitl Kiwanis Club met on
iber 22 at the Itaeford Hotel,
ste of the Hotel, Mr. V. St.
manager. This meeting was
Tuesday night instead of the
lime on Thursday, which caiiue
l istmas Eve.
1st. Cloud served a most deli-
rkey dinner, which was thor-
ijoyed and a vote of appre-
ras extended to Messrs St.
Lewis for their hospitality.
jBWis was officially induc-
^embership by Geo^^Pickard,
elcomed into fellowship of the
^host put on an intelligente
drawing three names from a
tse were asked questions per-
the war. The one answer-
lost questions was given a
to White was the winner.
Jred quartette rendered sev-
pl numbers, which were well
loUand was in charge of the
He made a splendid talk
Itmas, its origin and what it
Bqans to us, especially at this
IX.
i McLEAN WED
ilS BTTHE
Iday, December 26, Miss
iMcLean became the bride
les Halley Bythe;, son of
^Blythe and the late Mr.
Huntersville, at the home
^de’s father, W. A. McLean
trd. Lt.-Col. Eugene Alexan-
'amp Wheeler, Ga., assisted
^ev. Mr. George Pickard, per-
le ceremony.
ows were spoken in the liv-
Before an improvised altar
rgreens flanked with floor bas-
white chrysanthemums and
idel^bra bearing lighted tapers.
'' Mrs. H. R. McLean sang, accom-
pamied at the piano by Miss Jessie
Bright Ferguson.
The bride was given ^ha' mtftriage
by her father,^ Wallace Alexander
McLean. She wore a veinitian blue
'^suit with vitage accessories and a
corsage of orchids.
Miss Rachael Williams of Charlotte
was the bride’s attendant. She wore
lOse dress with matching access
and a corsage of better times
^The best man was J. C. Blythe,
^rptiier of the brideRroom. Tapers
race lighted by H. G. McLean and
Stuart
The bride’s sister, Mrs. H. V.
^tuart, wore a black crepe dress
dth a corsage of better times roses
Blythe, the mother of the bride-
room, wore a powder blue dress
|qd a corsage of talisman roses.
After the wedding, an informal
eCeption was held. Guests ■ wre di
luted to the gift room by Miss Jose-
[iine Hall. Mrs. Julian Wright pre
led in the gift room, and Mrs. H.
McLean at the register. Miss
Gtaham and Mrs. R. M. Adams
the guests to the dining
^rs. Ryan McBryde poured
F. B. Saxton, Mrs. W.
tand Ifciss Alma Ferguson
serving.
wedding trip, Mrs. Blythe
Presume her work at Hunters-
and Sgt.- Blythe will retixm to
S'ort Bragg.
Mrs. Blythe is a graduate of
aeen’s College and for the past
years she has been a-tfeacher
Huntersville High school.
&geant Blythe was associated in
lineiss in Charlotte before, enter-
^the United States Army.
Recorder’s Court
There was a light docket in Re
corder’s Court last Tuesday, but
eleven defendants facing Judge W.
B. McQueen. Lester Leach, Henry
Hollingsworth and Clyde Ratley paid
the costs after being found guilty of
being drunk and disorderly. Willie
Shaw was found guilty of driving
a car while imder the influence of
liquor and paid fifty- dollars and
the cost.
John A. Copeland, who was found
guilty of abandonment last week,
was this week charged with bigamy.
He was held for Superior Court un
der a bond of $300. Norman Gra
ham was charged with assault with
a deadly weapon with intent to kill,
but the case was settled by the pay
ment of $10 to Ed Stewart and the
cost of the case.^^
Charlie Oxg?idine aind Ashley Pea-
vie were found guilty of' trespass
and paid the- costs. The charge
against Charlie Oxendine of viola
ting the game laws was nol prossed.
Probable cause was found in the
case of John Sig Frye, charged with
attempt to commit rape and assault
with a deadly weapon, and he was
bound over to Superior Court under
bond of $250. Helen Groom alias
McFadyen ’ was charged 'with as
sault with a deadly weapon. Prob
able cause was found and she was
bound over under bond of $100.
year 1942 is noW a closed book,
M s and we enter 1943 v/ith new zoal.
new hope and new objectives. One
of our main objectives is to serve you still
better. We thank you cordially for the
support you have given us during a year
that has tried men’s souls, and wish you
every blessing that 1943 can possibly bring.
The News-Journal and Staff
SCHOOL NEWS
By K. A. McDonald.
All schools in the county re-open
ed after the Christmas holidays on
Tuesday morning at 10:00 o’clock.
It is hoped that the later hour will
make it easier on the bus children
during January and February.
The 4:egulay^monthly meeting of
the Boamm Education has been
postponed from January 4th to Jan
uary 11th on account of the failure
of the ODT to get the necessary in
formation on bus transportation
through in time for the Board’s ac
tion on the first Monday.
MRS. MARSHALL THOMAS
ENTERTAmS BRmGE CLUB
One of the most outstanding social
events of the 'iUhristmas season was
a dinner party given by Mrs. Mar
shall Thomas to members of her
bridge club and additional guests
at her .home, Monday evening, at
7:00 o’clock.
Beautiful flower arrangements
and Christmas decorations made
Mrs. Thomas’ home an attractive
setting for the occasion.
After a delicious dijmer served in
the dihing"rK)m, tSiroT tables of farid^
were hdd in the living room. Sev
eral interesting progressions were
played. Mrs. Arab Stuart won high
score prize for club members and
Mrs. Isrdel Mann received visitor’s
high.
With The Army
People
English Pastor
Writes Mrs. Innis
New Rules Issued
By Ration Board
Contiibiited
'The army Personnell living in
Reaford wishes to take this means
of extending to the people of Rae-
ford, the local merchants, and the
NeWs-Journal a most cordial and
sincere New Years greeting .
mUPPY NEW YEAR
Lt. and Mrs. S. S. Baker, Jr., and
two year old daughter, Elizabeth
Jane, of Losvegas, New Mexico,
mov^ into the apartment in the W. .D
Brown- home last week. Lt. Baker is
with the 101st Airborne Divisiwi.
Capt. and Mrs. Eldridge Naugher,
of Mississippi and Texas, have re
cently taken the upstairs apartment
in Mr. Ed Bethimefs home. Capt.
Naugher is also with the lOlst Air
borne Division.
S. H^itt” 1
Major Ralph E. Hbjfitt has been
temporarily transferred from Fort
Bragg to Columbia, S. C. He left for
his temporafy station Monday morn
ing.
HOKE COTTON OUTPUT
EXCEEDS 1941 CROP
A census report from the Depart
ment of Commerce in Washington
statoe that 13459 b^es of cotton
were ginned in Hoke County from
(the crop of 1942 prior to December
V 13, as compared with 11192 bales
4 j[. tor .the crop of 1941.:
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^ BlftnXlTEES OP DAVIS’
^iSTDBE ENTERTAINED
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Davis were
^ost and hostess to their employees
a most enjoyable Christmas party
^their home Friday before Christ-
Qd feshioned games were played
delicious refreshments, were
Kus peeped in at the
i>i«. neornin^ down the
m pSaijM^ts.
iered every on# ^
^8eB the first yea^
oH Davi^i 5-10-&-25 O
^ to'ltaeford, It hasjBeen a most
year and iSi. and Mrs.
ami the{r staff have
Raelord.
The Raeford officei'l’ and wices'
club will have ' its sem-monthly
limcheon-bridge, next 'Thursday,
January 7, at 1 o’clodc, in the B. R,
Gatlin home. Mrs. Arab' Stuart will
serve tile luncheon insisted by the
hostesses, Mrs. Carroll Anderson
and Mrs. Ralph Hewitt. All wives
of officers living in Raeford are
urged to attend this meetings Lunch
eon reservations are to be made by
calling the hostesses, phone 530-6 not
later than noon.
Cpl. Heston Rose, of Camp Ruck
er, Alabama, spent the Christmas
holidays with his wife, baby, and his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. WiU Rose, of
Raeford.
Mrs. W. C. Innis received a letter
this week from Rev. S. Rees-Tyrer,
pastor of the Temple Cowley Con
gregational Church, Oxford, Eng
land, in regards to her son. Prank,
U. S. Army, who had visited ini his
church. The letter follows:
October 31, 1942.
Dear Mrs. Innis:
I expect you are wondering who
it is that is writing to you from Eng
land. As you see I mn a Congregqr
tional Minister in Oxford and I am
.glad to say that while he was sta
tioned here your son Prmik came
along to our churdi regularly both
on Sundays and during the week.
You WiU be ^ad to know that he
was looking very fit and was quite
happy with the folk in my diurch
Not only ' did he come to. diurch
himself but he persuaded several
American boys to come along with
him. One Sunday he brou^t 12
along. We were ever so pleased
and proud.
It is a pity that he has now been
moved from Oxford to another part
of the country. I shaU ke^ in touch
-vdth himi as best I can, and I have
toldl him that he can come along to
see me any time. Your thou^ts
must be very much with him; w
shall do our best to look after your
American lads while they are here.
Some years ago I had the privUege
of visiting your country. I did not,
unfortimately, come as far as South
Carolina. I received a great wel
come from everyone I got in touch
with. Some day I hope to come over
again.
I shall be glad to have a letter
from you to let me know that you
have received mine. I shall send a
copy of this letter in a few days in
case it gets lost on the way over. I
am so anxious for you to know that
Frank is waU and eagerly looking
forward to the day when he can re
turn home to tell of his experiences
among the English people.
With every good wish and assur
ances of our praj^rs and tiioughts,
Yours very sincerely,
S. Rees-Tyrer,
Cowley, Oxford.
MOBRISON-BROWBf
McKEITHAN-BRANTON
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Branton, of
McCoU, S. G., announce the mar
riage of their daughter, Margaret
Mae, to John Daniel McKeithan, of
^Raeford, on Dec. 29th, 1942, in Ben-
netsviUe, S. C.
Buist ffethune states that he wUl
pdtaabiy assume contred of' Walter
Hospital in Washington when
Dr. and Mrs. G. W. Brown •an
nounce the marriage .of th^ daugb-
ta', Rosa, to Charles Edward Morri
son, of Ceredo, W. Va., in Ports-'
mouth, Va., on Thursday, December
24th, 1942.
The marriage took place at the
home of J. W. Reaser with Rev. L.
A. Russell officiating. Miss Eleanor
Brown attended her sister as maid
of honor and Howard Bernstein was
best man. The double ring ceremony
was used.
The couple came to Raeford for a
short visit with the bride’s parents
but returned to Portsmouth Sunday.
The bride is the second daughter
of Dr. and-Mrs. G. W, Brown. After
graduating ficom the Raeford
Sdiool she attended Louisbui« Col
lege and Eastern Carolina Teacher’s
College. She later took a business
course in Raleigh. She holds an im
portant clerical position in Ports
mouth.
ISie groom is now in the
The^\Will be at home for the
at. 85{ Ericsson St, Portsmouth,
i.
The Hoke County War Price and
Rationing Administration announces
the appointment of the ceiling price
panel of the Rationing Board consist
ing of G. B. Rowland, D. H. Yarbor
ough, and J. T. Thomas. The duties
of this panel were outlined in last
week’s News Journal.
The ration board wishes to empha
size the following: To secure war
Ration Book Two (to be issued early
in January) a person must hold War
Ration Bot^ One. If you have not se
cured Book One you must do so on or
before January 15.
Gasoline is anore critical than ever.
No B or C books are being is^ed
pending further instructions from
Raleigh.
All employers must start withhold
ing the 5 per cent Victory Tax on all
salaries paid in excess of $624 per
year after January 1, 1943.
All tires on commercial vehicles
must be inspected by an official OPA
inspector by January 15. All passen
ger tires must be inspected before
January 31.
The Charlotte News Bureau of the
OWI has'issued the following very vi
tal information.
Sugar—War ration stamp No. 16,
good for three pounds until January
31, 1943.
Coffee—Stamp No. 27 in war ration
book No. 1 g^ for one poimd until
January 3. Stamps are valid for
coffee only in ration books to per-
soris 15 years or older.
Gasoline—-Value of B and C gaso
line coupons now set at three gal
lons. A-3 coupons, good for three
gallons, valid until January 22,1943.
T-1 ^d T-2 coupons good for five
gallons each. Name and address of
owner must be written in ink on the
back of each T coupon. License
number of automobile and state in
which automobile is registered must
be written in ink on the back of
each A, B and C coupon.
Tires—^Tires on commercial ve
hicles—^trucks, taxicabs, ambulances
—^must be inspected by January 15.
Tires on passenger . automobiles
must be inspected by OPA-licensed
inspector by January 31. To ob
tain now a recapped tire, to be
made available for essential driving,
apply to local rationing board.
Meat—The time for obtaining
wtu: ration book No. 2, to be used in
-connefction with the rationing of
meat and other commodities in 1943,
win be announced soon by the Office
of Price Administration. War ration
Book No. 2 cannot be obtained by
persons who do not possess war ra
tion book No. 1. Those who do not
have war ration book 1 must ap
ply for it at local rationing boards
by January 15, 1943.
Salaries and Wages—On January
1, 1943, employers must start with-
hoMing the 5 ppr cent Victory tax on
amount of employee salaries in ex
cess of $624 a year.
The Ashemont school pkimbi-ng
froze and burst during the recent
cold snap. The s.chool operated un
der serious handicap for a few days.
Pupils who were present every
day during the third month, at the
Rockfish school are:
First Grade—^Lydia Ann Boahn,
Will C. McMillan, and Charles Lock-
amy.
Second Grade—^Mary E. Guin,
Helen McDougald, Ann Wood, Ham
Dees and Ava Jane Porter.
Third Grade—^Patricia Ritter, Ma-
galene McMillan and Betty Jo Lov-
ette.
Fourth Grade—Charles Porter,
Etta Mae Dees, Louise Gibson, Nan
nie Lee Ray, Mattie Stephens and
Betty Jean Wood.
Fifth Grade—Marion Wood, Lucy
Boahn, Susan Porter Margaret Rit
ter.
Sixth Grade—^Marcellus Boahn,
Wade McDougald, Donald Wood, Sa
ra Neil McKeithan, Bud Weston Ste
phen, Worth Wood and Maigaret
Willis.
Seventh Grade—^Melvin Dees,
Pearlie McDowell, Armaitha Lee,
Geneva McDowell and Lena Terrell.
Kiwanis Gob To
Hold Ladies Nigbt
The Raeford Kiwanis Club will
celebrate Ladies Night on January
7th at 7:00 o’clock P. M. The club
intended to start the year off right
with ' this important event. Practi
cally all the members are married,
and the other ones should be. Con
sequently, the membership -'wishes
to issue their weekly ‘‘night off" and
are going to try to give the ladies
the time of their lives.
jThe program comrmttee consisting
of Marcus Smith, chairman, -Lewis
Upchurch- and Israel Mann are not
going to ask the ladies to do a thing
but have a good time. The commit
tee is bringing a program from the
F. A. R. C.,,at Fort Bragg, consistm.g
of Sgt. Ernest Heldman, magician
and master of coremonies.
Dick Hevilland, Broadway come
dian, Pvt. Blackie Shackner, Har
monica artist, formerly with the Bo-
rah-Minnevitch Harmonica Band
that has been featured on the Kate
Smith radio hour.
Other numbers are being arrang
ed.
The annual installation of officers
will take place during the evening.
Cecil Dew, president, C. L. Thomas,
vice-president, Currie McLauchlin',
secretary-treasurer, and the newly
elected directors will be installed at
this time.
The committee urges that all Ki-
wanians and their ladies make plans
to attend. If you expect to bring
guests the secretary must be notified
in advance.
LT. AND MRS WILLIAM
COVINGTON HONORED
All of us are glad to see Mildred
Koonce back in school. She had been
kept at home for several days with
a slight attack of pneumonia.
Principal Ray’s sixth and seventh
grades rendered a very interesting
and entertaining program Wednes
day morning in the chai)el asswnbly.
“It Was an Angel,” a Christmas play,
was given by Arnold Monroe, Mar
garet Willis, Catherine Potter, and
Lena Terrell, Pearlie McDowell,
Marvin English and Davis Parker
gave a negro sketch with the title of
“Negro Spirituals.”
The fifty new song books recently
purchased by the Parent-Teachers
Association for the school, are being
used almost daily by teachers and i
pupils.
All grade mothers gave the chil-
ren apples, oranges, candy, raisins,
nuts and chewing gum.
Students and teachers returned to
school Tuesday, December 29 after
the Christmas vacation, probably a
bit reluctantly but willing to get
back to work again after a few days
of rest, relaxation and Chrismas fes
tivity.
Mrs. N. A. McDonald is taking the
mathematic position of Mrs. Clyde
Upchurch, who recently resigned.
Coaches Dowd and Kendrick have
scheduled the foil-owing games: Hoke
High vs Laurel Hill Friday night, Jan
uary 1, at Raeford; Hoke High vs
Red Springs January 15 at Red
Springs. Transportation is proving a
problem and the school officials hope
different people in town will consent
to make one trip during the season.
'Die percentage in attendance for
the white schools for the third montii
is as follows: Hoke Hi^ 96; Rock-
fish 92.7; Raeford Graded 91.8; MU-
douson, 91.3; Antioch, 86.7; Artie-
mont, 86.5.
The outstanding social event in
town during the holidays was the
deception that Mrs. W. T. Coving
ton gave on Tuesday evening in
honor of Lt. William Covington and
his bride, now of Norfolk, Va.
The spacious home was Inrilliantly
lighted and attractively arranged
•with Christmas greens; a welcome
contrast to the very inclement
weather oiztside.
Guests were welcomed by Mr.
and Mrs. Roland Covington and di
rected to the cloak room by Mrs. J.
W. Currie, Mrs. J. W. McLaudilin,
and Idary Stewart Covington. Re
ceiving in the living room were Mrs.
W. T. Covington, Mrs. William Cov
ington, Lt. Covington and Lt and
Mrs. W. E. Suddatii.
Mrs. John Walker and Miss Pattie
James, of Laurinburg, stood between
the living and dining room. Mrs. J.
C. McLauchlin and Miss Lila Mc
Lean seated at either end of the
dining room table poured tea. The
table was covered with a lace dtotfa
and centered with a beautiful flower
arrangement in a silvo- bowL Miss
Mary Falls Peele and Miss Marjorie
McKay directed the swing whidi
was done by Misses Katherine Anne
Walker and Joseftiiine McLauchlin,
and Hugh and Toqi McLauchlin. A
variety of d^cious and attractive
pastries, small cakes, fruit cake and
salted nuts 'were seiWed 'with the tea.
Goodbyes were said to Mr. and Mrs.
Rloand Covington.
There were a number of relatives
and friends from Laurinburg as well
as a large number from Raeford who
called.
LIBRARY NEWS
METHODIST TO HAVE NATION
WIDE WATCH NIGHT SERVICE
TOBACCO SEB» CLEANING
Farmers having tobacco seed may
get them cleaned at the County
Agent’s offloe at any time in the next
few days, says A. ^ Knowles, Coun
ty Agent Tobacc^ plants will: be
stronger and healthio’ if good seed
are planted. In cleaning tobacco seed
the poor germinating seed are sep
arated from the good thus insuring a
good stand and healthy plants.
Hoke Coimty Public Library will
be closed New. Year’s day, but will
reopen Saturday, Jan. 2.
A few new t^ks, adult and chil
dren’s have been put on the shelves,
and a number will be received soon.
We regret to aimounce the resg-
nation of Miss Helen Rosser, who has
been County Librarian for the past
5 months. Miss Rosser has resign
ed to acc^t the post of full time li
brarian at Camp Davis. She felt
that she could perform a greater
service at CShLiip Davis than she
could here on a part time basis. We
regret very much to lose Miss Ros
ser’s services, but wish her mudk
success in her new work.
The Library Board will meet a
few days to make plans for seeuxini
a new librarian.
On New Year’s Eve, Thursday,
Dec. 31. at 11:15 P. M, the Metho
dist (3hurch -will have a Nation-wide
watch ni^t program. The music will
be by the Emory University Quartet
and the -message by Bishop Arthur
Moore.
A radio 'wiU be installed in the
Raeford Methodist Church so the
congregation there may fat the pro
gram. Continuously from 6:00 P.
M. to midnight there will be naiBic.
maditation and prayer in the Rae
ford Methodist Churdi. The Cairist-
mas decorations are stm np. Deep
in and join the people tiiece in praST'-
er and meditation in pceparatioik tor
the New Year.
Also special New Year Serviee*
-Sunday, Jan. 3.
EDD BBOQKS MOyBS
TO BUBGAW, N. C
Edd BttxAs,’ who has been a pcgi-
ular member of the sales depart-
meit of Israel Mann’S store tok toe
past few yeers^ has moved to Bur-:
gaw, N. C., vdi^ he will !
ness with his coosilW Bbr-
Mr. and Mrs. Chsisar
November 1, 1941 la
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