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N TT HOKE COUNTTS BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM ewsjomraa HOKE COUNTY'S ONLY NEWSPAPER The Hoke County News The Moke County Journal i VOLUME XXXVIII NO. 10 RAEFORD, N. C. THURSDAY, AUGUST 12th, 1943 $2.00 PES YEAR 1L t) MM 585 NEWS Of OUR MCNwWOMCN IN UNIFORM Cpl. Eugene R. Seaford, who is sta tioned In Curacao, B. W. I., arrived home Thursday to spend a 30-day leave, his first since going to the Car ribean area some 18 months ago. O Tech Sgt, Buist Bethune, gunnery instructor at Kelly Field, Texas, spent a short while at home last Thursday while being grounded at Fort Bragg. Sgt. Bethune was enroute to Washing ton for a medical checkup. He ex pects to return to station later this month. O IT'S "LIEUTENANT" AUSTIN Truman Austin received his com mission as second lieutenant in the army air forces recently, following completion of the officer candidate course at Miami Beach. He is now stationed at the Alliance Field, Alli ance, Nebraska. O SjSgt Jack Bethune, now station ed in Porto Rica, is spending a leave here with home folks. O Lt. North Lilly, AAF, son of C. A. Lilly, spent Saturday and Sunday here with his father. Lt. Lilly is sta tioned at Napier Field, Ala. O Petty Officer P. C. Howell, Jr., sta tioned at Charleston, S. C, spent the weekend with his mother. O TO MERCHANT MARINE D. C. Cox, Jr., is spending several days here with his parents. Former ly with the shipyards at Wilmington, he has signed up with the Merchant Marine. O Pvt. Paul Sanders, who has been in service with the Marines in the South Pacific waters, is spending some time here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rufe Sanders. O A cable was received Monday from gt. Jaimes Milton Campbell, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Campbell, that he was safe and well. Sgt. Campbell has been in service since July 1942, and has now arrived at a Foreign ser vice station. The Week's Hews - But Briefly - Thnrndav Catania. Munda, Orel and nwiwl fell to United Nations- Sweden announced closure of her bor ders to Axis troops and material as of August 20th believed to be a sign that Sweden no longer expects tobe invaded by a German force. The next German city to receive the block-buster calling cards of the around-the-clock airraiders may be Berlin. . ., , State news The night jailer ol Wake county has been fired. He is re ported to have been host at a party for some of the inmates including a couple of girls indicted under the May act and two of them "escaped" . The jailer is reported to have been convicted of drunkeness 52 times in ftaleigh courts. 1010 North Carolina lads of 17 joined the Navy during Ju ly and 1,100 enlisted in June. Gener al H. H. Arnold got an eyeful at the cnwial maneuvers of night lanaing nf the Airborne troops in train ing at the Maxton Airbase. Night landings, landings in the woods and on McNair's Mill pond, and a band nlavine "Coming In" on a glider at fnur thousand feet, with special glid er loops and dives done by Maj. Mur Dhv at the first public demonstration of glider activities av me ville's Legion Juniors baseball team won the state championship from Al k,iH takinff all three games, and not being defeated during entire sea Friday Reports from Germany indicate Hitler is only nominal head of German Reich now. Goerring is probably chief of armies, following panicky reaction to Mussolini's down fall.. Red armies begin drive on Kharkov-Bryansk. Harry Hopkins announces plans to move from White House some say at Mrs. Roosevelt's suggstion. Tobacco prices on open ing of Border Belt are slightly high er than $41 ceiling. Saturday Italy, reports say, finds terms of Allied nations "un acceptable" and continues in war on German side. Swiss give evasive answer to U. S.-British request that no neutral nation would give Axis leaders asylum. James A. Bowers, Jr. of Beaufort, S. C. was fined $3,000 for six violations of gat rationing act Drive on Kharkov continues. 8unday North Carolina, Mary land, and New Jersey join to farm labor exchange plan, other Hates (Continued On Back Page) Night-Lights Interfere With Blackout The blackout of Tuesday night. which came as a surprise to all civl lian defense officials, was very finely observed here except in two cases where lights were left burning in a locked residence and in a local cafe, it was stated yesterday. The night-light of Lee's Cafe was left burning while the manager went to the picture show. There was no outside switch and the warden of the business district had no Jimmying tools with which to enter the estab lishment. It was finally extinguished as the all-clear signal was given. Lights were left burning at the home of John Calvin McLean while Mr. McLean was down town. They were turned off about the time the warning period was over. Airraid officials state that the pub lication of the names of violators this time should serve as a final warning to citizens, and add that warrants will be secured for all violators during succeeding blackouts. O South Carolina Farmers Ask New Weed Roof A group of tobacco growers from South Carolina, headed by Senator B. R. Maybank appealed to President Roosevelt and the OPA Tuesday for changes in ceiling prices on the gold en weed, claiming that the $41 roof for flue-cured tobacco average price was too low. This price was set for all tobacco of this type grown from Florida to Maine. In the Georgia-Florida belt, it is sold ungraded. Many growers in this belt, state that if some allow ance is not made for this expensive handling, grading and tying process, they will dump their crops on the market in the Georgia style. A meeting of tobacco growers of North Carolina was called for yester day by the Farm Bureau, where J. E. Winslow, president, argued that the fanners of the Carolina belts were entitled to a better price be cause of this extra nancumg ana grading than were the growers of Georgia. The OPA announced from Wash ington that it was "considering some action to ease the market's handling of the crop "but it definately will not mean more money." Light sales were recorded through- rout the border belt on both North and South Carolina markets last Thursday and Friday and most sales averaged somewhat higher than the $41 ceiling for total poundage sold, according to reports. Many farmers, however, had little weed ready for the early opening because few have finished curing their entire crop m this section. Others have had such constant demand on their short sup ply of labor since the recent rains that they have not yet had any time for grading and handling theirtob acco. Crops In this section are turning out better than mid-summer esti mates indicated, some farmers say and a fair return is expected in spite of the heavy rains at the heigth of the growing season. Cotton farmers throughout the county state that they will probably market a little tobacco now and then, as the weather interferes with their harvesting their cotton crop, but the staple is opening so fast now that many expect to sell little tobacco for several weeks. O Antioch Pastor To Move To Virginia At Early Date The many friends of Rev. and Mrs. Henry R. Poole will regret to learn that, with their family, they plan to leave Antioch about the last of Au gust. Mr. Poole has accepted a call to the Glenwood Presbyterian church in Norfolk, Virginia, after serving effici ently as astor of the Antioch church for the past seven years, during which time the Poole family as a whole has endeared itself to the entire commu nity claimed by the Antioch church, as well as the surrounding section. The increase in membership during Mr. Poole's pastorate has approximat ed between 75 and 100. The Antioch church, which is more than a hundred years old, has become increasingly well known through it's annual fall "in-gatherings," for many years the largest of any church In this section of the state. A pastor has not been secured to succeed Mr. Poole. Mr. Upchurch Is Somewhat E ' T. B. Upchurch, S. Highsmith's hospital, . slightly improved the from a severe case of 1 atient at ted tobe Cy suffering Mr. Upchurch had U 'ortune to lose a foot Tuesday t when a balky mule whirl : ago vwing machine about, The bladt tf A . Mr. Upchurch's left leg just the shoe, severing the foot. News Truck And A. &R. Bus Each Kill Mule Here On Monday a frightened mute be longing to a Mr. Hendrix of Arabia was struck and killed by the motor bus of the A. & R. railway at the Ara bia crossing. The driver attempted to pull the mule away from the cross ing but the struggling animal reared and plunged into the motor bus, it was stated. On Tuesday afternoon a wagon be longing to Louis Parker was struck by a truck driven by Joseph Bening Tyler, Jr., on the Fayetteville high way about five miles north of Raeford " The mule pulling the wagon, though clear of the highway itself, was killed by the impact of the wagon after it was struck. Alex Blue, driver of the wagon, was said to have escaped un injured. Tyler is being held under $100 bond on careless and reckless driving charges on a warrant sworn out by Highway Patrolman J. Barnes, who investigated the wreck. O United War Fund Committees Will Meet Friday In letters mailed yesterday J. Law rence McNeill and Mrs. W. L. Poole, chairman and vice chairman of the War Finance Committee and the Unit ed War Fund of Hoke County, invited representative leaders from each sec tion of the county to meet here Friday evening at 8:30, at the Court House for a conference on the Fund drive and the new bond drive which are to be held throughout the nation in the coming weeks. Details of the drive plans and the forces which have led up to their ne cessity will be outlined, according to Mr. McNeill, who states that those in vited to attend the conference Friday evening will be asked to serve on both committees. The United War Fund, he states, has been decided upon in order to make just one nation-wide campaign for all of the 16 recognized war relief agen cies operating both here at home and on the battle fronts. The War Finance Committee, which so successfully planned the recent War Bond drive, has been called on by the President and Secretary of the Treasury for another drive to be con ducted in September. Plans for this campaign will also be discussed at the meeting Friday. O VISITING MINISTER Chaplain J. R. Steel will conduct the morning worship service at the Presbyterian Church next Sunday, August 15th. Capt. Steel is a Met hodist minister from Oklahoma City, Okla., and is now stationed at Fort Bragg. Supplies Reach. Superior Court Convenes Here August 23rd A term of Superior Court, both criminal and civil, will be convened here cm August 23rd with Resident. Judge Q. K. Nimocks, of Fayetteville, presiding, according to John Cameron, cierK. Mr. Cameron stated that dockets lor the term had not been completed as yet but, since the mid-summer term was omitted, it was expected that a full week would be required to clear tfte criminal docket and the civil cal endar. Jurors for the term weie drpwn as follows: JURY LIST AUGUST TERM 1943. J. L. Wood, Raeford, W. E. Hughes, Little River, R. M. Cox, Raeford, Dan iel F. Mclnnis, McLauchlin, Lee Maultsby, Quewhiffle, C. W. Covine- ton, Quewhiffle, L. D. Brooks, Little raver, a. Wmecofl, Juewhiffle, Al pheus Pittman, Stonewall Hugh Hair, McLauchlin. ' G. B. Bostic, McLauchlin, N. J. Rit ter, McLauchlin, J. L. McFadyen, Stonewall, T. B. Lester Sr., Raeford, Murdock Cameron, Littie River, M. L. Wood, McLauchlin. R. W. Thompson. Quewhiffle, G. T. Hardister, Quewhif fle, Joe Gulledge, Raeford, W. L. Thornburg, Quewhiffle, George Shak er, Quewhiffle. R. F. Clark, Blue Springs, M. B. Mc Lauchlin, Antioch, J. F. Chisholm, Blue Springs, T. C. Sinclair, Quewhif fle, David Hendrix, Stonewall Julian B. McLeod, Raeford, L. M. Huggins, Antioch, O. L. Wood, McLauchlin H. M. Bedsole, Stonewall, Will Watson, Antioch. J. W. Cain, Raeford, M. F. Living ston, Stonewall, M. B. McBryde, Anti och, Henry Gamer, Little River, Will Rose, McLauchlin, D. H. Yarborough, Blue Springs, J. S. Poole, Raeford, Dan McKeithan, Raeford, and M. S. Hair, McLauchlin. O Nashville Group Names Class For Hoke Native The following, taken from the Weekly Bulletin of June 5, 1943, of the Men's Bible Class, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Nashville, Ten ntssee, will be of interest to friends of Murdock MacLeod in Hoke coun ty. Class Renamed for Dr. W. Murdock MacLeod. Those commemorating lines will serve to further preserve the memo ry of our former and dearly beloved pastor, William Murdock MacLeod, wnom troa in His wisdom and pleas ure called home on May 30, 1940, to be lorever there with Him. "Mack," as he was intimately known, was born near Raeford, North Carolina. He graduated from David son College in 1922 and from Union Theological Seminary in 1925. His first pastorate was in Pinehurst, North Carolina, a Home Mission Church with fifty members. This member ship he rapidly built up to more than five hundred. Under his guidance a beautiful colonial type church was erected, serving twelve denominations In response to an urgent call he came to Nashville in April, 1934, to accept the pastorate of Moore Memo rial Presbyterian Church. Five years (Continued On Back Page) Guadalcanal in Pulpwood Cases rr 1 V (OnVH.1 U. 8. Marin Corp. photo FRESH AMERICAN DIVISION, just arrived from New Caledonia, unloads ratiats packed la water proof containers made from pulpwaod. as laading barges are beachossat Gaadaleaaal la South PaciSe. which aor troops cantared from Jan. Phot ikmu soldiers carrying cases to supply Or pot. Transport s aeagrauao. la laaet. left. coataiaers float ashore surf. Vastly Increased auaatitiM ml ui,.i are eded for war Power To Be Off Twice Sunday Electric service will be inter rupted on Sunday, August 15, in Raeford, according to an an noucement by R. C. DnBose, Manager of the Carolina Power & Light Company In this area. "The interruption", said Mr. DoBose, "is to permit important repair work which could not be done with safety without discon necting service. We sincerely hope that It is planned for hoars when a minimum of Inconveni ence will be caused customers in the areas to be affected." Service will be off from 8 A. M. to 8:15 A. M. and from 4:45 to 5 P. M. on Sunday. Mr. DuBose said, "We regret the necessity of disconnecting service for even a short period of time, but it is essential that our lines be kept in good repair at a time when abnormally heavy de mands are being imposed upon us by the war production pro gram." O Director Walsh Of US0 Explains War Fund Plan John J. Walsh, of Southern Pines, area director of the United Service Organizations, was the speaker at the Raeford Kiwanis club meeting last week. Mr. Walsh talked to the club on the plans now being completed for the coming War Fund Drive in which the USO will share. Mr. Walsh stated that J. Lawrence McNeill would serve Hoke county as chairman of a committee which would be made up of citizens from over the county to solicit contributions to the fund. Hoke's quota for the drive is $3,385. and the goal for the nation is $125,000,000. The United War Fund will be the name under which a drive will be con ducted for monies to finance the oper ations of some 16 war service agencies serving men in service throughout the world on every front, and also to pro vide for relief of refugees from Axis occupied countries, stated Mr. Walsh. The sixteen agencies are: War Prisoners Aid; United Seamen's Service; Refugee Relief Trustees; Russian War Relief; United China Re lief; United Czechoslovak Relief Fund; United States Committee for the Care of European Children. U. S. O.; The United Yugoslav Re lief Fund; Greek War Relief Associa tion; The Belgian War Relief Society; Norwegian Relief; Polish War Relief; The Queen Wilhelmina Fund; The British War Relief Society; French Relief Fund. Past President Neill A. McDonald presided at the meeting and presented Mr. Walsh, in the absence of President Cecil Dew, who is a patient at a Fay etteville hospital. O Mclnnis Clan Will Gather August 15th The annual gathering of the Mcln nis clan will be held on Sunday, Au gust 15th, it was announced here yes terday. The meeting will be held at the Dundarrach Presbyterian church and the Rev. Henry R. Poole, pastor. will preach the sermon. All members are urged to attend with full baskets for the picnic dinner. NOW! Negro Woman Held On Forgery Bill Waves Hearing Mary Frances Harrington, Negro woman, indicted on charges of forgery in passing a check on T. B. Upchurch, Jr. .waived a preliminary hearing be fore Judge Henry McDiarmid in coun ty court Tuesday morning and was or dered held for trial during the August term of Superior court. Daniel Brown, alias "BUNK" Brown, Negro was arrested last week on charges of drunkeness and assault with a deadly weapon preferred by his wife. In court Tuesday he plead ed guilty of drunken and disorderly conduct, but his wife failed to prose cute him on the assault charges. He was ordered to pay the costs in lieu of sentence of 30 days on the roads. Jesse D. Grant, white, paid costs for speeding. Thurman Davis, white, paid costs for operating car without driver's license. Bundy Allen Ring, Negro, pleaded guilty to possession of non-tax-paid liquor and paid court costs. The case against Raymond McPhat ter, Negro, accused of the larceny of a pi9tol from; Jasper Chavis, watch man of the planing mill, was nol pross ed. Dalton James Godwin pleaded guilty to driving on wrong side of road and paid court costs. O Group White And Indians Go' To Bragg Today White and Indian men from Hoke County who will be given their nre-induction examination at Fort Bragg today are: James Locklear, James Wilton Pickerson, Julius Alex Brigman, Daniel Festus Talley, Jr., Edward Sorrell Smith, James Jones. Alton Rosser Holder, Foster Ammons, Arthur Richard Skipper. O Federal Attorney Asked Proceed 1 Against Hoke Men 1 Several Hoke county men have fail ed to comply with Selective Service regulations recently, it was stated yesterday by Miss Peggy McFabden, chief clerk, and names of some of them have been turned over to the district attorney of Federal court. Other papers are in process of being issued. Miss McFayden added. Among those being sought are Ro bert Lewis Strother, white, lately of Baltimore, and whose home is in Ash ley Heights. Strother failed to report for induction here some time ago, but he was able to satisfactorily explain his failure to the FBI. More recently his papers have been transferred to Baltimore where he was supposed to be work ing. Draft officials there have called him for induction two times and he has failed to appear each time. The district attorney has been In structed to proceed with indictment In his ease. Leon Potter, white, formerly of Ed inburgh Mills, is also being sought, having failed to return his question al re. William Leonard McAllister. Ne gro, failed to report for Induction and his paners have also been turned over to the Federal attorney. Those failing to report for physical examination include: Norman Troy Carter, white. Hedrick Callahan, In dian, and the fnllowins Negroes: Herbert Williams, Raws Graham, Oscar Allshrook. Samuel Dexter Mc Neill and James Everett Corbitt. Com plaint has been filed aealnst them with the state office of the Selective Service, and it Is expected that urless they anpear here within the next few days the state office will request the F. B. I. to bring them into Federal court for trial. O Control Room Control Room Schedule for coming week : Friday, August 13 Mrs. Israel Mann. , Saturday, August 14 Mrs. MrCoogan. J. A. Sunday, August 15 Mrs. Hodgin. Monday, August 16 Mrs. D. H, E. C. Crawford. Tuesday, August 17 Mrs Herbert McKeithan. Wednesday, August 18 Mrs. H. L. Gatlin, Jr. Thursday, August 1 Mrs. E. E. Smith. O Corn has been an important food since antiquity. Grains of corn have been found in tombs in Mexico and Peru which are declared to have been sealed more than two thousand year ago.