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VOLUME XXXVIII NO. 7
RAEFORD, N- C,
THURSDAY. JULY 22, 1
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George Belhune
Hurt In Action
Warrant Officer George Gaither
Bethune, USNR, was injured in a re
cent action off the North African
coast, , according to an official not
ification received here by his wife,
the former Miss Jennie Clark, this
week.
Mr. Bethune, too has notified his
wife of his injuries since the Naval
department notice was received and
he is now recovering at a hospital
in that area.
(Coincidence)
On the day of the action in which
Mr. Bethune wag wounded a daughter
was born to him, and Mrs. Bethune
at the Moore County Hospital, and
though word has been sent, it is not
believed that he has yet received
this information.
Sgt. and Mrs. Jack Bethune arrived
in New Orleans last week. Sgt. Be
thune has been stationed at San Juan
Porto Rico. He will remain in New
Orleans until he receives new orders.
Mrs. Bethune, who was formerly Miss
Lou I a Etta Rondon of San Juan is now
in Raeford and is with Mrs. Lacy Mc
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Captain Malloy Lamont returned to
Camp Stewart Monday after having
spent a week with Capt. and Mi s. Bill
Lamont at Fort Moultrie, S. C. An
account of Malloy's marriage appears
'here in this paper.
n M. Gibson Visits
friends In Raeford
John M. Gihpn. a member nf the
public health commission of Alaba
ma, was visitor here Saturday. Now
a resident of Montgomery. Mr. Gibson
formerly 1'ved here and for a year he
was associate editor of the News
Journal in 193(1.
For a t:me Mr. Gibson was a pati
ent at the Sanatorium and after recov
ering he became editor of the Sanato
rium Sun for several years. He has
been spending a while at his old ohine
at Gibson Station.
Shortly after his arrival home, his
visit was saddened by the sudden
death of his brother, Pete Gibson, who
died following a heart attack.
Know Your Endorser
Require Identification
All Government checks will soon
bear the printed warning: "KNOW
YOUR ENDORSER REQUIRE I DEN
TIFICATION." This notice now ap
pears on millions of checks sent to de
pendents of men in the armed forces,
and is a major factor in the Secret
Service program of Crime Prevention
Through Education.
The Bank of Raeford has been no
tified by the Treasury Department
that it will perform a service which
will benefit the Bank, community, and
Government by having printed on the
blank checks issued by the Bank
"Know Your Endorser, Require Iden
tiflcation". Mr. McDonald, acting
Cashier says the Bank is planning to
do this and asks for co-operation.
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SERVICES AT HICKORY GROVE
Services at Hickory Grove. F. W. B.
will be conducted Sunday morning at
11:00 o'clock by Rev. W. H. Ivey.
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The British Red Cross has sent
nearly 3,000 tons of supplies to Russia
NEWS OF ou a
MEMwlVOMEN
IN UNIFORM
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Pete Howell Gets
Promotion In Navy
Charleston, S. C, July 21. A Navy
petty officer's rating is being sported
by Percy Cleveland Howell, 25, of
Raeford, N. C. as a result of his pro
motion from seaman first class to
storekeeper third class.
Now on duty in the commissary
store at Charleston Navy Yard, How
ell was a grocery clerk at the time of
his enlistment in the Navy last Au
gust 9.
Son of Mrs. P. C. Howell, Sr., of
Raeford, he attended Raeford High
School and has two brothers, Dan and
Walter, who are serving in the army.
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Joseph C. Campbell, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Joseph Campbell of Shannon,
North Carolina, has been promoted
from staff Sergeant to Techanical
Sergeant at an Army Air Base in Bir
mingham, Alabama. He is a former
employee of the Hoke Concrete Works
in Raeford, North Carolina.
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Staff Sgt. Graham Clark who is with
the United States Army at Curacoa
has recently been promoted to 1st Sgt
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Cpl. Howard Clark returned to Ab
erdeen Proving Grounds after spend
ing an eight day furlough with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Neill Clark.
Capt. T. B. Lester, now at Camp
Davis will report for duty at Camp
Sheridan, 111. in August.
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I Aviation Cadets. Eldred and Law
' rence Helton, were recently classified
I as Pilots at the Nashville Army Air
j Center (A A F C C) Nashville, Tenn.
Tobacco Wage
Prices Discussed
A representative gr. .up of tobacco
, farmers met at the County Agent's
' office on Monday iiiht to discuss
( problems in eonnoctian with the har
; vesting of tobacco.
; It appears that sufficient labor is
! available to harvest the tobacco crop.
' but in some cases, it may be necessary
to swap labor with neighbors, accord
ing to County Agent. A. S. Knowls.
Farmers attending this meeting a
greed to pay tobacco primers $2.00
per day or 20c per hour. It is expect
ed that other farmers will follow this
price schedule.
L. E. Reaves Sells
Fayetteville Drug Store
L. E. Reaves has sold his drug
store on Haymount Hill in Fayette
ville to John Wooten. The drug
store will hereafter be known as
Wooten Drug Co. No. 1. The News
Journal was unable to learn what
Mr. Reaves' plans for the future are.
Group White Men
To Bragg 30th
The following white men have been
ordered ta report to Fort Bragg for
final examination and induction on
July 30, 1943:
William Henry Lowe. Cole L. Wil
liams. Allen Domes Smith, Charlie
Lee Caulk, Thomas Alexander Mc
Innis, Jesse Lonnie Teal, Jr., Douglas
Stephens, Richard Gaston Jones, and
James Jones.
Charles Eugene Davis, William Mc
Phaul Clark, Leo Thompson, William
Fred Hendricks, Kenneth Odcll Woo
ten. Douglas Bryan Nixon, John Her
bert Reynolds and Daniel Weatherly
Odom, (transferred from Va.
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FARM BUREAU SUBSCRIBERS
All those who are not NOW
Subscribers to the News-Journal
who Joined the Farm Bureau
in February will be added to the
mailing list upon REQUEST at
the News-Journal office or by
mailing this notice and your
name in Immediately. Bureau
members please clip and notify
others. This offer will last 'til
Sept 1st, and is made at this
time as there was s misunder
standing In the S print ref&rdlnf
this.
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PAY TOUR SUBSCRIPTION
BEFORE AUGU8T 1st
Those who hare received Cards
Flease Take Notice.
Negro Couple
Admits Theft
Of $180.00
Judge McDiarmid Says County Will
Confiscate Autos Carrying Non
Taxed Liquor.
Nathaniel Lasley and his wife, col
ored couple of Blue Springs township,
are lodged in the county jail awaiting
preliminary hearings on charges grow
ing out of the theft of $180.00 from
Mack McPhatter, colored, also of Blue
Springs.
According to members of the sher
iff's department McPhatter reported
the theft of the money on June 27th
and on July 13th, the couple was ar
rested. $40, believed to be a part of the
money, was found in the Lasley home
hidden under a brick in the hearth.
Officers stated that Lasley promised
to show them where an additional
$130 was hidden.
In county court Tuesday Judge
Henry McDiarmid served warning on
David McMillan, and others brought
before him on charges of transporting
liquor on which state and federal tax
es had not been paid, that their vehi
cles would be confiscated by the court
upon conviction or transporting char
ges. McMillan was being tried on two
charges: operating a car with impro
per equipment and of transporting
bootleg liquor. He was given a 30
day suspended sentence in each case
and the court ordered McMillan's car
held by the county under provisions
of the Turlington Act.
Gas and tires are needed for the
war effort, stated Judge McDiarmid,
and when a defendant is brought into
this court and convicted of hauling
bootleg liquor the court will see that
the defendant and his car are separat
ed, for good.
Herman Baldwin, Howard Bratch
er and Norman McMillan each paid
costs for operating cars with improp
er equipment.
Robert Carter waived preliminary
hearing before Judge McDiarmid on
charges of assault with a deadly wea
pon with intent to kill. Sadie Me
Cathan had the negro indicted follow
ing an attack in which she stated he
inflicted knife wounds upon her head
and body which necessitated some 75
stitches. Carter's b;nd was set at
S50(l. Thi. amount had not been post
cd late yesterday and he was still in
the county jail.
Sam McRae and Bertha McLauch-
lin pleaded guilty to charges of forni- i
licatioii and adultly and were put un-
dor suspended sentences upon pay-
ment of costs. Leon Gary and Lillie
May Smith received like sentences for
a similar offense.
Liz Willis and Cliff Thomas each
drew 30-day sentences for assaulting
Aline Thomas, Cliff's wife. The sen
tences were suspended upon payment
of costs, and Cliff was fined $10 and
the doctor's bill.
Francis J. Rizzo, Jonnie M. Wallace
and C. E. Rotchie, each had posted
bond for speeding, forfeited their
bonds and these were ordered forfeit
ed by the court.
Emergency Tires
Now Available
A ceiling price for unrepaired
"Emergency Tires" of one dollar ($1)
per tire is established by the Office of
Price Administration by Amendment
No. 12 to Maximum Price Regulation
No. 107, covering Used Tires and
Tubes. This controls sales to consum
ere of low-quality used passenger car
tires which now are permitted for the
first time.
The tires involved are tires which
up to the present time, have not been
permitted to be sold for use because
they were not in a sound condition
and were not repairable under the re
quirements previously in effect. It is
now permitted to sell any passenger
car tire that can be used as a tire and
will deliver milage; and it may be sold
without repairs or with emergency
repairs such as cold patches and reli
ners. This amendment establishes maxi
mum prices for these new transac
tions in emergency tires that have not
previously been sold to consumers. It
does not change the maximum prices
for sound tires, or for tires repaired
with vulcanized repairs which meet
the qualifications of salable tires un
der the former test. To the maximum
price established by this amendment
for these emergency tires, it is provid
ed that the seller may add for each
emergency repair an amount equal to
his own maximum price for such re
pair under Maximum Price Regula
tion No. 165 as amended. Ia no case
shall the total exceed the maximum
price for a sound basic tire carcass of
the same size.
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Rationing of meat and gasoline Is
strict ia Uruguay.
D. B. Gillis Away
July 26-August 8
D. B. Gillis, local representative
of the Carolina Power and Light
Company who maintains service for
the company in this section, will be
away from Raeford on vacation from
July 26th through August 8th, he
stated yesterday. Mr. Gillis says
that he will be relieved during the
vacation by J. M. Ballard and A. D.
Carmichael. Mr. Bullard will be
here the first week and Mr. Car
michael will be here the second.They
will be at the Roberts' home and will
be available for maintenance calls
through telephone 2831.
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Second 12 Dozen
Kit Bags Sent
To Red Cross
Two hundred and eighty-eight of
the 400 kit bags assigned to Hoke
County by the Red Cross have been
made and sent to embarkation points,
according to Miss Josephine Hall,
through whose office these bags have
been collected.
Made by members of the Hoke
County Chapter according to Army
and Marine corps regulations these
little bags are Tilled with the little
things that a soldier needs over seas
and are unavailable through regular
army supply sources. Things such
as about 150 buttons of various sizes,
a small soap box and soap, shoe pol
ishing cloth, pencil, pack1 of smokes,
a deck of playing cards, pair of shoe
laces, razor blades, a humorous book,
a sewing kit, paper and envelopes.
At the embarkation point they are
given to the boys going to foreign
training stations or to one of the
points of action.
144 of the kits were sent from here
some weeks ago, and already the do
nors are beginning to hear from the
boys who received them. It costs
about $1 to equip one of the bags and
the name of the person supplying that
money is enclosed in the bag as donor.
144 went out to Hampton Roads this
week. Another shipment is to be
made soon, it was stated yesterday.
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Lt. Harold Smith
Cited For Bravery
In African Action
Lt. Harold Smith, who lived in
Raeford lor a number of months last
year, before shipping overseas with
an armored outf:t, has been cited for
bravery in action, according to a let-,
ter received here by T. B. Upchurch,
Jr., at whose home he lived while
here.
The citation reads as follows:
1. 1st Lt. Harold Smith, 0-452646,
was assigned to Battalion dur
ing the Maknassy action, and moved
directly into action with B Co.,
A. R., in an observer capacity. Dur
ing this and subsequent actions Lt.
Smith conducted himself in a man
ner that was a credit to his Division.
His calmness and courage under the
most dangerous situations served as
an inspiration to all with whom he
came in contact. In the actions near
Beja he was assigned as Liason off
icer to the Battalion of the
Infantry. In this capacity he
performed his job in a superior man
ner with utter disregard for his
own safety and his timely informa
tion contributed greatly to the success
of the operation. Later he volun
teered to command a platoon going
into action when all the platoon off
icers in that particular Company had
been killed Once again he proved
himself to be an officer of courage
and skil who quickly gained the sup
port of his men. Such action on the
part of an unassigned observer I
deem highly commendable and de
serving of recognition.
Signed
Officer
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MISS DEI.LA NORTON
Miss Delia Norton died at her home
in Blue Springs township, a few miles
west of Raeford, at 2:45 P. M. Monday
after three years of illness.
She was the eldest child of the late
Hiram and Martha Norton. Surviv
ing are two sisters, Eliza and Carrie
Norton; two brothers, J. M., and E. W.
Norton, all of Raeford; ne nephew
and ne niece, Zane Grey Norton and
Doris Norton.
The funeral was held from the
home at 4 P. M. Tuesday with burial
in Raeford cemetery.
Mr. Will Lamont's
Condition Improved
A letter from Mrs. Will Lament
received just before going to press
says that Mr. Lamont i condition is
much better. He is In Stark General
Hospital, Charleston, S. C.
Hold Tobacco
Referendum
Saturday
The referendum on marketing quo
tas for tobacco will be held Saturday,
and County Agent A. S. Knowles
states "The tobacco farmers of Hoke
County have a real opportunity to go
out to the polls Saturday and support
the tobacco marketing program in a
way to maintain the best selling pri
ces and advantages which have been
of benefit to them. With good man
agement," he stated, "the farmers
here have been able to produce more
fine quality tobacco on less acreage,
and this has given them more time
and more land to devote to other
crops."
Voting places in Hoke County are:
Allendale Community House;
Antioch Community House; Blue
Springs Community House; Little
River Community House; MeLaueh
lin F. A. Monroe's Store; Juewhiffle
Ashmont School; Raeford Court
House; and Stonewall Mildouson
School.
North Carolina growers have great
ly profited from tobacco marketing
quotas during the six year period
they have been in effect, both on to
bacco and other field crops grown in
the state, says Julian E. Mann, in'
charge of Extension studies at State
College.
Comparing the before quota years
of 1928 to 1932 with the six tobacco
quota years, average yields of tobac
co increased from 692 pounds to 942
pounds per acre. On 133,000 less
acres and with correspondingly less
expense, North Carolina growers pro
duced total crops which averaged 513
million pounds of tobacco as compar
ed with 469 millin pounds in before
quota years.
Yields of cotton per acre increased
31 per cent duri this period and the
average yield of pounds was up 22
per cent. Grain yields also increased.
Wheat went up 22 per cent, oats 19
per cent, and barley 23 per cent.
The acreage of corn was increased
from 2,186,000 acres a year during this
period to 2,413.000 acres but the av
erage yield went up 11 per cent and
the total production was 23 per cent
greater. The hay average was also
increased by 324.01)0 acres, the aver
aye yield per acre went up 16 per
cent, and North Carolina glowers bad
till p.T cent mure hay to feed a rapidly
growing livest ck industry.
If tobacco quotas are discontinued
at tu s time many new growers will
attempt to enter the field of produc
tion and a calamitous situation may
follow with overproduction and low
ered prices. The wise grower will
look on tobacco marketing quotas as
it will affect him in years to come,
when conditions may be decidedly dif
ferent from what they are today.
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Rev. J. D. Whisnant
To Preach Here
The Reverend J. D. Whisnant,
of Stony Point, N. C. will preach at
the Raeford Baptist Church Sunday
morning at the regular 11:00 service.
The Union Service will be held at
the Baptist Church Sunday night
and will also be conducted by Rev.
Whisnant.
Not A Man Lost
Crossing Ocean
Washington, July 18. Invasion for.
ces to join American troops in North
Africa in preparation for attacking
Sicily were moved across the Atlantic
without the loss of a man, the Navy
department reported today.
"During the eight months interven
ing the invasions of French Morocco
and Sicily," the Navy reported, "ships
under Admiral Royal E. Ingersoll.
commander in chief, Atlantic fleet,
shuttled back and forth across the
ocean, moving troops of the U. S. Ar
my to Africa."
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THE WEEKLY
KIWANIS MEETING
Last Thursday night the Raeford
Kiwanis Club was privileged to hear
Lieutenant Governor Stacey Weaver
of The 2nd Carolinas Kiwanis District
who subbed for our own Lieutenant
Governor McKinnon of Lumberton
who has found it impossible to make
his official trips. Gov. Weaver's ad
dress on "The Part Kiwanis should
play in War a.nd Price" was good from
beginning to end. It was probably the
most appreciated and commented on
speech that has been made before the
club for quite a while.
After adjournment Gov. Weaver
met the officers of the club in a short
business meeting.
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The barracuda is able to change
color in conformity with its back-ground.
Will Lamont Very
111 In Charleston
Mr. and Mrs. Will Lamont accom
panied Capt. and Mrs. Malloy Lamont
to Fort Moultrie Monday of last week
to visit another son, Capt. William
Lamont. While there Mr. Lamont
was stricken with acute appendicitis.
He was operated on at Stark General
Hospital. Pneumonia developed and
the family was very much worried
over his grave condition.
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W. R. Barrington
Appointed War
Officer For Hoke
Drive On Loafing Given Impetus By
"Work or fight Committee"; Will
Check Ration Books Too.
Hoke County's efforts to help Gov
ernor J. M. Broughton carry out his
mandate that the able-bodied men and
women of North Carolina shall con
tribute to the war effort was given
impetus Monday night when the
"Work or Fight" committee employed
W. R. Barrington as special war of
ficer. According to Tommie Upchurch,
chairman of the committee, Mr. Bar
rington has been employed by the
committee to carry out investigations
for each of the several boards rep
resented by the committee and will
be empowered by police authority
from the town of Raeford and Hoke
County. His duties will be to check
up on all loafers, inspect their gas
ration cards, check on their draft
status, to work with the War Board
to prevent any black market opera
tions, and to assist the draft board
in any of its investigations.
The plan of the committee, sub
mitted to Governor Broughton for
approval, was heartily endorsed by
the Chief Executive and in a letter
to Mr. Upchurch he promised the
local committee his hearty support.
The committee is composed of a
representative from the following
governing units and boards: Draft
Board Edgar Hall; Ration Board
A. K. Stevens: County Commissioners
N. G. H. Balfour: Sheriffs Dep
artment D. H. Hodgin: Raeford
Police Department Chief V. J. Me
(.Miage: Town in' Raeiord May:r
Neill McFwlyen: For Highway Pat
rol .1 Ba.v.ts. and Mr. Upchurch
who was appointed by Governor
Broughton to head t!.e tuup.
Mr. Ba:'rinc,:ori was former chief
of polic of Raeford and a special
county officer.
Mr. Upchurch stated that report?
and complaint!, from responsible per-
i sons w ould be highly welcomed by
the "Woik or Fight" committee, and
by the boards or governing units they
represent. Such information would
be kept strictly confidential he stat
ed, and for that reason no attention
would be paid to any unsigned com
munications. "We are out to do
what the Governor has asked us to
do, and to do it rightfully and leg
ally", he said, and all citizens should
be willing to aid us in this effort.
Unsigned complaints and anonymous
letters show us that somebody is not
willing to do his or her part. People
can either see Mr. Barrington or
talk to any person on the committee
and tell of supposed violations of the
ration requirements, draft regula
tions or the work or fight proclama
tion and we will have the case in
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Control Room
The Control Room schedule for the
coming week is as follows:
Friday, July 23 Mrs. J. A. Baucom
Saturday. July 24 Mrs W. P. Baker
Sundav, July 25 Mrs. H. C. Mc-
Laugchlin
Monday. July 26 Mrs. J. W. Wal
ker Tuesdav, July 27 Mrs. Tommie
Upchurch
Wednesday, July 23 Mrs. N. A.
McDonald. Jr.
Thursday. July 29 Mrs. H. K. Hol
land.