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The NewsJoMFEial HOKB COVNTT'S BEST ADYERTIKING MKWVM HOKE COUNTY'S ONLY NEWSPAPER The Hoke County Newt The Hoke County Journal VOLUME XXXVIII. No. 36 RAEFORD, N. C, THUR8DAY. FEB. 11th IMS $2.00 PER YEAH Sv J) L, E. Reaves, Sr. (Juried Monday Though not Unexpected the new ( the death of L. K. Reaves Sr., brought sorrow to the entire com munity. Mr. Reaves, who was one vf the town's most substantial citi zens died in Highsmith's Hospital, Fayetteville Sunday morning at 8:00 o'clock. He had not been really well for several years and had been in the hospital, critically ill several -times in the past two years. He had, indomitable courage, however, and each time he returned from the hos pital he took up his work in his Drug Store. For the past several months, however, little hope was held for his recovery. Funeral services were conducted from the Methodist Church Monday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock by Rev. E. C. Crawford assisted by two former pastors, Rev. W. F. Trawick and R' B. P. Robinson of Freemont. Imer jnent was in the Racford cemetery. Active pallbearers were: John Allen Holmes, John I. Thom as, Harry Greene, Dave Hodgin, Mitchell Epstein, H. L. Gatlin, Jr. Honorary: Walter Baker, W. N. Rob erts, Israel Mann, T. B. Upchurch, Sr., Dr. W. T. Rainey, Dr. J. M. Harry, Dr. G. W. Brown, Dr. A. L. O'Briant, Dr. R. L. Murray, Dr. R. A. Matheson, R. C. Cagle, K. A. Mc Donald, Edgar Hall, A. D. Gore, Lee Bethune, T. B. Lester, E. B. McNeill, Dr. P. P. McCain, N. H. G. Balfour, D. H. Yarborough, P. A. Hayes, L. B. Honeycutt, H. A. Cameron and F. B. Sexton. Mr. Reaves who was 71 years old was a native of Harnett County. Af ter teaching for a number of years lie decided to become a pharma cist and began his apprenticeship in Benson. Passing the Stafe Board of Pharmacy with honors !in 1897 he worked for a short time in Danford. From -there he went' "to'1 Warsaw where he worked for 12 years. In October, 1909 he moved to Raeford and purchased the drug stores of the late Dr. A. P. Dickson and Dr. George Oaham and Dr. G. W. Brown. He consolidated these and from then on has conducted a successful and rap idly growing business. For many years his has been the Rexall Drug Store. His life as a druggist has been an inspiration to his three sons two of whom are now leading druggists in the State as was the third, Roy Reaves, who died several years ago. The deceased took a leading part In the community life of his town and in his Church. He was a mason and superintendent of the Methodist Sun day School for many years. He was married to the former Miss Mattie Bingham of Smithfield who died about fifteen years ago. To this un ion seven children were born, two of whom died in infancy and another son in recent years. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Douglas McLeod, rfaeford; Mrs. Lee Maultsby, Tim berland; two sons, Hallie C. Reaves, Asheboro and L. E. Reaves, Jr., Fayetteville; 12 grand children and one great-grand child al.o, one sis ter, Mrs. George Ennis. Many out-of-town friends and rel atives attended the funeral and the floral tribute was a beautiful one. Little River ants To Join Moore The Board of Commissioners will hold a meeting on Monday, Febru ary 15th to hear a delegation from Little River Township that want to have the township transferred to Moore County. The main reason for this movement is the fact that the Raeford-Vass road is closed a good part of the time for military pur poses. It is not known whether a ma jority of the people in Little River favor this move or favor remaining in Hoke County. AIR RAID WARNINGS FOR RAEFORD WARNING SIGNAL A series f repeat short blasts oa the lire nirien. This will be the warninf for an actual raid or lor a practice ale.-t. If at night It nwas an In stant and complete blackout ML-CLEAR SIGNAL One lone blast of the sire. Judge McQueen Faces Heavy Docket Tuesday HEAVY DOCKET TUESDAY 24pt. TWO CASES HELD FOR SUPERIOR COURT Walter Miller, D. O. Evans, Edward Graham, Elmo Love, Richard Love and Sol Dupree all plead guilty, charged with being drunk and disor derly. They were given 30 days on roads, this sentence suspended on payment of costs. Walter Miller, John Evans, and Bonnie Campbell pled guilty to vio lating prohibition laws, given 30 days suspended on paying costs. Albert Gillespie and Hattie McKin non were charged with assault, both pled guilty, were sentenced to the road for 30 days, suspended on pay ment of cost and Gillespie's depends on good behavior for twelve months. Colon Ross alias Bill Ross charged with carnal knowledge of Cleo Mai loy, 13 years of age waived hearing and case was carried over to Superior Court. Worthy Patterson was charged with violation of road laws, 1st for having no brakes, second no license. For both offenses was given 30 days each suspended on payment of costs. Bill Ross charged with violating Road Law, pled not guilty to a verdict was guilty. He was given 30 days suspended on payment of costs. Lamar Hines pled guilty to a charge of violating the Road Laws, tie. was given. 60 .days -on the roads, suspended on payment of costs and good behavior for 12 months. Summey Daniels had two charges against him. Assault with deadly weapon with intent to kill, first on Cora Baker and second, Neill Mc Lean. Probable cause was found and the defendant was held for Superior Court under bond of $150 for each case. NEPHEW-IN-LAY OF MRS. SCOTT POOLE ON ILL FATED LINER P. E. Foxworth assistant director of the Federal Bureau of Investiga tion and Director of the New York Office of F.B.I, was killed in the crash of that giant Air Lines in the jungles of Africa on January 15. This airplane, a four motored transport craft left this country for a destina tion overseas at about the same time President Roosevelt went to Africa on the precedent-breaking trip. It was the second most disastrous air plane accident in history and by far the worst in the history of American flying. Percy E. Foxworth, whom J. Edgar Hoover, F.B.I, head characterized, as one of my most capable assist ants," was a native of Mississippi. He married Miss Mary Ann Holliday of Poplarville, Miss., a niece of Mrs. D. Scott Poole. Mrs. Foxworth is now living in New York. Hoke High Presents Assembly Program On Wednesday morning, February 10th, Miss Kendrick's home room presented an interesting assembly program centered around this theme: What Chemistry Is Doing for the War Effort. The devotional service was conducted by Jack Marie Hodgin. B. B. Cole, Jr., introduced the following pupils who gave informative talks upon their subjects: William Poole, Soda Pop Goes to War; Margaret Poole, Tires from a Test Tube; .. Edith Sanders, Dr. George Wash ington Carver; Allyne Smith, Glass Mystery Ma terial of a Thousand Uses; Christine Hodgin, Dehydrated Foods. On February 3rd, the student body of Hoke High School assembled in the gymnasium during activity per (Continued on last page) i .. . i 1 1 i . i i ii i 1 1 , BOY SCOUTS MEAN BUSINESS : ' vmyZ.tL-,:., .-..45 r 'Toughen up. Buckle down, ky Scout major task this year. Their 1,570,000 members are in the' onflict to the hilt on the home front, doing everything boys of Scout age can do to help win the war speedily and just peace, ;ermanently. Boy Scout Week Observed Nationwide This Week This is Boy Scout Week. The whole nation pauses to salute the organiza tion which has contributed so great ly, in this World War as in the last, to the winning of the War. But Scout ing does not rest on its laurels. The praises which Scouts so justly have deserved for their countless services to their country only spur them on .to greater endeavor. It is hard to see how War Bonds and Stamps could be sold, or vital materials salvaged, or all the varied forms of printed information dis tributed, without the untiring help of these public servants. But there are higher services ahead. Almost 400.000 Scouts are 15 years old or older; they may change ranks to the FEBRUARY PRICE ON FOOD WHEAT $1.02 IN COUNTY Due to an increase in the parity price, the price of feed wheat deliv ered to Hoke County farmers will be $1.02 per bushel, it was announced today by A .S. Knowles, County Agent. This price, he said, is effec tive in all North Carolina counties for feed wheat delivered in bulk in carload lots to any railroad point in the county. The price change, became effec tive on February 1, and all orders placed before February 1 for Febru ary delivery will be delivered at $1.02 per bushel. Sale of wheat for use as feed by livestock and poultry feeders was made possible by an act of the last Congress which freed 125,000,000 bu shels to be sold at not less than 85 per cent of the parity price of corn at Chicago. This move was designed to increase production of livestock and poultry products urgently need ed in the war effort. Feed wheat may be purchased by individuals or groups of feeders or by millers and feed processors, but must not be used for any purpose other than for feeding to livestock or poultry. Orders can be placed through the Triple-A office. FOOD WILL WIN THK WAR "We can't win this war without food and fibers. No one run produce them but farmers I'.ia'.'s you! You must do it regardless of obstacles You may be short of farm machin- and Carry on to Victory", is the armed forces before the conflict is over. The soldier who has been a Boy Scout makes a better soldier, and former Sea Scouts are officer ma terial for the Navy, the Coast Guard and the Merchant Marine. The "Toughen Up! Buckle Down! And Carry on to Victory" theme of Scout ing until the war ends will save lives through consummate training and will make better citizens in the process. Scouting is training for a way of life, the kind of life America chooses to lead, the kind for which her sons are fighting across the seas. On those fronts, and on the front at home, the qualities which Scouting stands for courage and character, assure us of Victory and a lasting peace. Woman's Qub to Meet Wednesday The Annual Business meeting of the Raeford Women's Club will be held in the Kiwanis hall Wednesday afternoon, February 17th at 3:30 o'clock. It is important that all mem bers of the Women's Club be pres ent. ery and tools, You may not be able to buy ferti lizer. You may be short of labor. You may need more gasoline. You may need tires for your truck and tractor, You may not like the 40-hour law- governing labor. You may have to work 60 to 100 hours yourself, You may not like price ceilings. You may not like the AAA reg ulations and a lot of other things, BUT You can't let down our fighting boys. When thoy come home they must not be able to say, "The farmers did not do their full duty" . . . which is something they will say about la bor and some other folks. Ard mny we add no other group or class will have a hotter right to criticize or give crrdit where credit is due than our hoy? when they come morching home." With Our Boys In The Service Ralph G. Plummer son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Plummer is in foreign service and has been promoted to Staff Sergeant. Pvt. Woodrow McLean of Charles ton, S. C, spent the week-end at home. Pvt. H. A. Currie of Baton Rouge, La., is spending a few days at home. Pvt. Harry Chapman and Pfc. Joe Derrick of Fort Bragg visited friends in town over the week-end. Klowman Leach, son of Mrs. L. C. Currie, has been promoted to Ser geant. Sgt. Leach is now stationed at Camp Beale, Calif. Pvt. Milton Campbell, Jr., of Key Field, Mississippi, is spending a few days at home. BEN CURRIE AWARDED MEDAL - Lieutenant (j.g.) Ben Currie at Raeford, now stationed at Jafksofl ville, Fla., was one of the six Navy Aviators decorated by Capt. J. D. Price, commandant of the Jackson ville Naval Air Station Sunday. He was awarded a medal for heroism in action against the' Japanese. Lt. Cur rie shot down a Japanese dive bomb er which was attempting to attack an American carrier. Lt. Currie has had a leave of absence since being in the South Pacific War Zone which he spent with his parents here, Mr. and Mrs. Scott Currie. After his leave he reported for duty on the Pacific Coast before being sent to Jackson ville. LETTER FROM PAUL DICKSON An excerpt from a letter received from Lt. Paul Dickson says, "Col. Lewis mailed me a clipping yester day about William McFadyen, first I'd heard about their getting him (and I don't believe they have). The good men go it seems. I've seen where people have died in this war, none of them meant much to me tho' ex cept one Navy flier I lived with last year. William's death is the closest it has come to me. I so well remem ber his brilliance and his "Startling approach" as M.C.D. so well puts it, his cussedness at times, and the definite fart that he wouldn't "stay put." He undoubtedly would have done something brilliant in a lit erary way and yet, what more can a rn;:n attain, than the privilege of dying for his country." U. S. 0. Dance The Racford USO Committee spon sored a dance in the USO club on Tuesday night, February 9 from 8:30 till 11:30. Seventy soldiers from the 313th Troop Carrier Squadron, un der the direction of Captain George Childs, were guests at the dance. Punch and cookies were served by Misses Louise Blue, Jessie Bright Ferguson, and Josephine Hall. The USO announces a formal dance to be held at the Armory next Tuesday night, February 16, at 8:00. Plans have been made to secure an orchestra and 150 boys from the Maxton Air Base are expected. Captain Childs of the Special Ser vices Office, Maxton Air Base, has Continued on last pore ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS MUST BE PAID The amount of News-print (pa per on which the paper is print ed) that we can gel is based on paid up subscriptions. Many, many people who subscribed during the baby content are ro" Important Phases of Red Cross Work One of the most important phases , the Red Cross work fight now is ing families in tracing the ad- , of soldiers reported "missing ion" and in providing for the &"ft 'needs of our boys in prison i" f Europe. About 800 volun ttO ers are now employed in pivfv (.100,000 food packages per moi iV. Jadelphia is the port from " whii V Sfiese Prisoners of War Pack ages will be shipped. The ships that carry these packages will be given safe convoy in the Atlantic. They sail to Lisbon where they are trans ferred to cost-wise boats to Mar seille or Genoa. From here they go by rail to Switzerland. The French have already carried 5000 tons of these packages to our prisoners held in Axis countries. These parcels are received at the prison camps by one ' of the prisoners who has been elected prisoner leader by the prisoners of the camp. This leader is responsible for the delivery of the packages to the boys and receives receipts for them. Four times a year a represen tative of the International Red Cross visits the camps and check office re ceipts of the prison leader to see that parcels have been delivered. Each parcel weighs about 11 pounds and contains the following 15 articles: 16 oz. tin of whole pow ered milk, 9 oz. package of process ed cheese, 16 oz. tin of oleomargarine (fortified with vitamin A)), 12 oz. tin of pork luncheon meat, 12-oz.tin corned beef, 6 oz. tin of liver paste, 8 oz. tin 01 salmon, 16 oz. package of dried, prunes, 4 oz. tin of orange concentrate, 7 oz. package of bis cuits, 8 oz. (two bars) chocolate, 8 oz. package of white lump sugar, 4 oz. tin coffee, 2 bars of hard soup, 4 packages of cigarettes, (20 in each). Raeford Boy Scouts Finish A Busy Year The Boy Scout Troop No. 1 of Rae ford, a branch of the Boy Scouts of America under the Cape Fear Coun cil, with headquarters in Wiliming ton have had a very successful year, under the splendid leadership of Tom Cameron. The enrollment has jump ed from 21 to 28 and several others are working on their tenderfoot re quirements hoping to soon join the ranks. This rise in membership shows a decided increase in interest and activity. During the year four scouts at tained the Eagle rank in the follow ing order, George White, Hal Clark, William Poole, Charles Spivey. In addition, many merit badges and lower ranks have been awarded. The Raeford Troop has participat ed in many activities held outside of Racford. Last April they attend ed a District Campore at Laurel Hill and in June 14 boys enjoyed a five day camp on the Lumbee River near Wagram. At both places the boys had real experience in camping since they slept in tents and cooked all their own food. Then last November the boys won, for the second time, the Annual District Rally held in Laur- inburg. Troops from Laurel Hill, Wa gram, Laurinburg. Red Springs and Maxton participated In December they went to Maxton Glider Base in order to see and learn more about gliders. These boys are also helping in their home town defense activities for all the practice blackout they have di rected traffic and acted as messenger boys. Many took the special Emer gency Service Training last Spring. A very successful contest was held last November and December which netted several new scouts as Continued on last page McGOUGAN OF LUMBER BRI- TALKS TO KIWANIANS The regular Thursday evening meeting of the Raeford Kiwanis Club was held at the usual hour at the Raeford Hotel with President Cecil Dew presiding. Arch Currie was in charge of the program. He introduced J. M. McGouan of Lumber Bridge, chairman of the U. S. D. A. War Board for Hoke county. Mr. Mc Goi'.gan T.de a very interesting nd instructive talk on the various dut'es -:id activities of the War Board. I The Club meets tonight at the us ual hour. VST TTV TT
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