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Til N BOKE COUNTY'S BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM own all The Hoke County Journal ews HOKE COUNTY'S ONLY NEWSPAPER The Hoke County News VOLUME XXXVIII NO. 20 BAEFORD, N. C, THURSDAY, OCT. 21, 1943 $2.00 PER YEAR inn news or OUR MENwWOMEN IN UNIFORM Master Sgt. Joe A. McBryde has been commissioned as a Warrant Of- ficer,according to news received by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Mc Bryde. this week. Joe enlisted in the army in July of 1934. He spent two years in Hawaii. After return ing to the States he was stationed at Ft. Thomas and Fort Knox, Ky., for sometime. In July, 1941 he was with the first American forces to occupy Iceland. He was later transferred to Ft. Benning, Ga. Warrant Of ficer McBryde is now stationed at Camp Shelby, Miss. His many friends in the surround ing community will be glad to hear of his promotion. O Word has been received from Mrs. Buck Blue who is in Texas with her husband that she expects to return to Raeford very soon as Major Blue will go to Salt Lake City. O William M. Davis At A A F School College Station, Texas, Oct. 13. Pfc William M. Davis, of Raeford, son of Mrs. Christian Davis, Raeford, has arrived at Texas A. & M. College for course of Army Air Force instruction lasting approximately Ave months prior to his appointment as an Avia tion Cadet in the Army Air Forces. During this period he will take nu merous academic courses, as well as elementary flying training. Upon completion of the course, he will be classified as a pilot, navigator or bom bardier and go on to schools cf the Flying Training Command for train ing in these specialties. O Billy Crawley Now A Sergeant Billie Crawley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Crawley, has been promoted to sergeant. He enterad the army just a year ago. He is now stationed at Camp Barkely, Texas. O Jake Austin Keeps C-D Game Record Lt. (j. g.) Jake Austin, stationed until recently in Washington, arrived Sunday to spend a week'i leave with his mother, Mrs. J. H. Austin. Lt. Austin came by way of Chapel Hill where he saw the Carolina-Duke football game, thus keeping his rec ord intact in attending this annual classic every year for at least 15 years. Some of the local fans had thought the game wouldn't be the same this year without Jake here to attend, but it seems that they didn't know him well enough. Others add that if he had been stationed in North Africa he would have made arrange ments necessary to be way down front at Kenan Stadium on October 16th, even if Duke did win 14 to 7. Accompanying Lt. Austin was a Wave, Miss Sydney Smith, of New York, an ensign. Lt. Austin will leave Sunday for New York where he will report to du ty at a new station. O Indian Bound Over Federal Court On Draft Charges Hedrick Callahan, Indian of Allen dale township, was given a hearing Friday before Commissioner W. R. Barrington this week on charges of failing to comply with Selective Ser vice regulations. Taken into custody by Patrolman J. Barnes, Callahan was turned over tn the FBI one day last week. He is charged with failing to report for in tduction and examination. Commis- . ioner Barrington found probable . cause and ordered him held for the ' March term of Federal court at Rock ing'iam. Bail was set at $1,000. This was not immediately furnished and he was. taken to the Montgomery county jail. O Sentenced For Filing False Death Claim Favettc-ville. Oct. 16 W. R. Wil- ' liams, 59, was sentenced to 12 months on the road and his son, Mitchell Wil liams, 31, was placed on probation for two years by Judge W. H. S. Burg wyn in superior court here when they plead guilty to consipiracy to defraud in filing false claim for death dama ges. They changed their plea to guil ty after the state presented iU evi dence that the defendants had made claim for damages for the death of an alleged brother of W. H. Williams, who they claimed was burned in bus wreck in Robeson county last year. The state asserted that Wil liams had no brother. Dr. Marcus R. Smith President-Elect 4th District Dentists Dr. Marcus R. Smith, Raeford den tist, was named president-elect of the Fourth District Dental Society at its annual meeting held in Raleigh this week. Dr. Smith will succeed Dr. H. R. Chamblee of Raleigh who was in stalled as president at the opening sessions of the meeting Tuesday and named president-elect at the last an nual meeting. Dr. Smith, who has been in Raleigh since Monday, return ed home yesterday. Other new officers elected yester day: Dr. B. L. Aycock of Princeton, vice president; Dr. W. Howard Branch of Raleigh, secretary-treasurer; Dr. Thomas E. Hunter of Henderson, edi tor; Dr. J. Walton Branham of Raleigh and Dr. DeWitt Woodhall of Erwin, delegates to the State convention and Dr. T. L. Ycung of Raleigh, Dr. W. L. McRae of Red Springs, Dr. I. H. Da vis of Oxford, Dr. C. D. Bain of Dunn and Dr. J. R. Edwards of Fuquay Springs, alternates. O Antioch Lord's Acre Day Nets Big Sum The annual ingathering Thursday at the Antioch Presbyterian Church brought in 27 bales of cotton which, with sales of the dinner and payment of contributions and pledges for the church's support, totaled $4,630.64 according to D. H. Hodgin, treasurer. Additional funds which include nets from sales of articles of needle work and cakes, pies and canned fcods by the six circles of the womans auxiliary are expected to bring in an additi.nal $500. Mr. Hodgin stated that this was the largest sum over re-!be alized by the church since the Lord's I Acre plan had been put into effect there about twenty-five years ago. In speaking for the church he expressed their appreciation for the fine atten dance and the excellen patronage at the bazaar and the dinner. The church, through cash contributions to received throughout the year expects to have a total income this year of over $5,000, he said. O Louise Smith Hurt While At Play Louise Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David A. Smith, was quite pain fully injured last week while at play at the high school. She was playing soft ball and fell into a drainage ditch at the side of the field and cut a long place into her leg. Fourteen stitches were required to close the wound. Af ter a week in bed she is now able to get about and the wound is healing nicely. O Conference Of Labor Leaders Washington. Oct. 19 President Roosevelt today summoned labor lea ders to a conference on Thursday to discuss labor's demands for higher wages with a probable view of head ing off a threatened nation-wide strike ballot by railroad workers. Labor sources said the White House called the meeting of what is known as the combined labor war board, consisting of representatives of the CIO, the AFL and the Independent Railrcad Brotherhoods. A spreading restlessness among the railroad workers over failure to win their wage demands threaten to de velop into an order for a trike poll soon, but the decision is believed to depend largely on the attitude of the five operating brotherhosds whose representatives meet in Chicago late this week. O Hoke Farmers Put Cotton Into Farm Storage Pool Farmers can now put their cotton in Government Loan and store on the farm and receive 10c per bale, per month, storage fee from Commodity Credit Corporation, provided the loan is not redeemed, says A. S. Knowles, county agent. 'H. G. Autry of Blue Springs tqwnship and T. D. Potter, Raeford, placed their cotton in the farm storage cotton program recently. Mr. Autry's cotton was Coker Wilds variety and the loan value was ap proximately 31c per pound. Mr. Pot ter's cotton was of the Coker 100 Wilt variety and the loan value was ap proximately 21 l-2c per pound. Any farmer who wishes to store his cotton on the farm and receive market value should contact the County AAA office to mak application. If sam ples of the cotton were taken at the time of ginning and the green card returned, the farmer will know how much loan he can get. Raeford Methodist Closing Church Year With Revival The Raeford Methodist Church is closing the church year with a series of revival services this week. Rev. E. B. Fisher, of Lumberton, is assist ing the pastor. Services are held each evening at 7:30 o'clock through Sun day, Oct. 24. The pastor, Rev. E. C. Crawford, will close his fourth year here on the fifth Sunday in October with a service at Raeford at 11:00 A. M. and a ser vice at Parker's Church at 7:30 P. M. The annual conference meets at Reck Mount, N. C. Nov. 2-5. O Ask Assistance In Making Up Hoke War Record Mrs. Ina Bethune, collector of War Records for Hoke County, wants to secure from the families and friends the names and details concerning all men and women from the county who are in the armed forces. A questionaire is printed on anoth er page of this issue of the News Journal and you who have informa tion are asked to clip it from the pa per and fill it out, or follow it in furn ishing information. Please give as full and ccmplete information as pos sible with a photo (small) if availa ble. Then as soon as possible, mail to Mrs. Bethune, care Hoke County Li brary, Raeford. The Rev. Harry K. Holland has agreed to assist Mrs. Bethune in the collection and organization of this matter, which is to be duplicated and a copy sent to the State Historial e mmission while another copy will held at the library giving two re positories for these permanent war records Others who will assist in the collec tion of the data will be the presidents of the home demonstration clubs of the county: These include: Mrs. Wallace McLean, Raeford; Mrs. Alex McFadyen, Vass, R. 2; Mrs. LacyMc Fadyen, Timberland, R. 1; Mrs. J. F. Jordan, Timberland, R. 1; Mrs. N. H. O. Balfour, Lumber Bridge, R. 1; Mrs. Belle Currie, Red Springs, R. 1; Mrs. Ruth Bristow, Raeford, R. 2; Mrs. Percy English, Raeford, R. 2; Mrs. James Gillis, Fayetteville, R. 3; Mrs. J. Will Hasty, Maxton, R. 2; Mrs. Charlie Marks, Vass, R. 2; and Mrs. Hector McNeill, Raeford, R. 2. O Attend's Brother's Funeral J. A. Marshburn, who is making his home with his daughter, Mrs. H. L. Gatlin, Jr., attended the funeral of his brother, Colonel Herbert Marshburn, in Washington Friday. Funeral ser vices were conducted in the Walter Reed Hospital Chapel and interment was in Arlington Cemetery. Will Make Off-Year Census Here In Issuing War Ration Book IV Hoke County Selected As Unit For Checking Population Trends Registration for War Ration Book IV will take place next week on Thursday and Friday afternoons from 3:15 to 6:00 and on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 'p.m. at all school buildings in the county ex cept Hoke High. In Little River Township the while registration will be at Lobelia in the Little River Community House on Friday from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. and on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The negro registration in Little Riv er will take place at the Fryes Mis sion School building on the days and hours for all other schoolhouse reg istrations. Everyone Is urgently requested to register on the above dates s the Federal Census Bureau has chosen Hoke County as ons of a few select ed counties throughout the nation to take an off-year census This Is be ing done to obtain eurrent popula tion trends. Failure to register on one of lhes dates will invalidate the accuracy of this census. Everyone registering for War Ra tion Book IV will be required to present all of the War Ration Book 3's belonging to their family unit be fore they register. At the same time that War Ration Book IV is being issued the "Home Front Pledge Campaign" will be car ried out. Everyone registering will be requested to sign the folowing pledge and upon signing it will be given an emblem to display in the home, showing that that home has signed the pledge and is cooperating WMC Awards 30 Certificates Edinburgh Men Thirty employees of the Edinburgh Cotton Mills were awarded certificates Tuesday by the War Manpower Com mission for completion of specified courses in their vocational training program for instructors, it was an nounced yesterday by M. T. Poovey, superintendent of the mills, who him self won an award for participation in the courses. The instruction classes were con ducted for foreman and other key workers of the plant in three sections and were of ten hours each. Spon sored jointly by the War Manpower Commission and the Vocational Training Program for War Production Workers, the classes were under the direction of L. B. Singleton, who is I personnel director of the mills and is also directing this work for the Mor gan Mills of Laurel Hill and the Wa verly Mills of Laurinburg. Of the thirty awarded certificates two were women, Annie Hinson and Mandy Aiiimons. Others were: Franklin Ammons, Neill C. Baker, E. H. Bass, Howard Carlisle, Jess Cole, A. L. Crisco, Daniel F. Currie, Jeff W. Dunn, Jack J. Hinson, W. S. Melton, John McDonald, Wade H Norton, Lafon Owens, Angus Prevatte, Ed ward A. Rishel, Henry Rhodus, K. T. Rose, E. L. Smith, Lonnie D. Smith, R. L. Smith, Lauder Steadman, Luth er Taylor, Hob Thames, W. H. Wal lace, Jr., Pride P. Webster, William H. Wright, and E. F. Wyatt. O County Court Record In county court Tuesday Buddie Barrett, negro, paid costs in a simple assault case; Fletcher McClaum and Robert Blue, both negroes, had their licenses revoked and were fined $50 and costs on drunken driving charges; McClaum filed notice of appeal. Selma McKellar, Rachel McNeill, Ollie Williams, Annie Blue, Harold Haynes, Caroline McKay, each paid costs for drunkeness; John C. Rob bins, white, paid costs for speeding; the trial of Herman Harrill. white, for assault with a knife on his brother, Glenn Harrill, was continued until Glenn recovers sufficiently to be pres ent. He is now in a hospital. O Dig Sweet Potatoes The sweet potato vines should be cut immediately since frost has killed the majority of them and the potatoes should be dug just as soon as possible, reports A. S. Knowles, county agent. If the vines are left attached the frost damage will be transferred to the po tatoes and heavy losses will occur. Any frost damaged potatoes should not be placed in storage as they will cause good potatoes to rot. in the anti-inflation campaign. TO DO MY PART ON THE HOME FRONT To help distribute rationed goods fairly. To help hold down the cost of liv ing. To help eliminate black markets. To bring violations to the attention of my War Price and Rationing Board. I MAKE THE FOLLOWING PLEDGE I will pay no more than Top Legal Prices. I will accept no Rationed Goods Without giving up Ration Stamps Volunteers who will give some of their time in helping to Issue War Ration Book IV will please contact the principal of your school. Please do this at your earliest convlence. It is hoped in Raeford that quite a number of Army ladies will volun- toer. If they do, it is requested that they phone Mr. school. White at the high Ration Notes All persons whose kerosene ration expires on Nov. 10 will please call at the office of the board to obtain their new ration books. Bring your old certificate with you. The ceiling price for ungraded eggs sold at retail by farmers has been set at 52c per dozen. No ceiling price has been put on sweet potatoes, it was announced Tuesday, in answer to many Inquiries from local growers. Vass Road Closed Account Of Firing There will be artillery firing into the McPherson area west of the Rae-ford-Vass road from 6:30 P. M. to 6 A. M. on Wednesday, Thursday and Fri day nights, October 20, 21 and 22. The Raeford-Vass road between Longstreet church road and Ranger Station No. 3 will be closed during the firing. The Raeford-Vass road south of Blue's road, and Blue's road will be open to north and south traffic. Persons are cautioned against en tering the area during the period of firing. McLa ToDi Fight n Negro Cut i In tiday a U 2 William O mpbell, negro of Al lendale to 13 S ) is in the Hoke County ja ting hearing on mur der charfi (-OS. owing the death of John D. McLaurin, also an Allendale negro, who died in the woods near his home of knife wounds. The death was reported to Sheriff D. H. Hodgin Monday morning about reports ,ne body of the ma was lying in the woods a short dis tance from the house, where McLaur in and his wife made their home with "Ccot" Adams on the Murphy Single ton farm. The sheriff stated that Campbell admitted the knifing of McLaurin According to the story Campbell told the sheriff, McLaurin and his wife had an argument while on the way home from church Sunday evening. The argument is susposed to have 'led to the wife getting whipped by Mc Laurin and Campbell and others at tempting to stop the beating. Ac cording to the sheriff, Campbell said that McLaurin came out of the house with a big stick in his hand, and a fight between the two men started over a statement that McLaurin's wife had tried to borrow a quarter from Campbell. In the fight McLaurin was cut deep ly across the mouth and chin, and stabbed in the right side of neck. He then went into the woods, where he hollered for a while and then was quiet. The several people at the house told the sheriff that they were afraid to go to the woods to see about him. When Sheriff Hodgin arrived there Monday the man was lying in the woods and had apparently died from loss of blood due to the deep stab in the neck. The preliminary hearing has been set for Tuesday morning before Judge Henry McDiarmid, sitting as a magis trate, in county court. O Jno. F. McNair Makes Patriotic Offer Peterborough, N. H., Oct. 22. John F. McNair of Laurinburg is of fering to sell some of his Guernsey bulls and accept Series E. War Bonds at full maturity value in payment. Through this patriotic program this Guernsey breeder is offering other breeders and dairymen the opportU' nity to secure bulls of superior here- dity at a cost of only seventy-five cents on the dollar. This is part of a nation-wide cam paign instigated by The American Guernsey Cattle Club. An interesting booklet telling about the plan and listing the hundreds of breeders of fering bulls on this basis is available from the national office of the Guern sey Club at Peterborough N. H. O Scotland Girl Held On May Act Charges Charged with violation of the May act, Mildred Reese, white girl who gave her address as Scotland county, was brought before U. S. Commission er Barrington this week by FBI offi- cers, Commissioner Barrington ordered her held for trial in the March term of Federal court at Rockingham and set her bond at $500. This was not furnished and she was placed in the Montgomery county jail. O Grafts Tomato Plant To Cockleburr Root. Elberton, Ga., Oct. 16. Last spring Jack Edwards grafted a tomato plant on a cockleburr root just to see what sort of luck he would have in over coming wilt. The grafted plant grew viforously, and ir still growing, Edwards said, while most of his other tomato plants have died. The grafted plant is now almost six feet tall and full of green tomatoes and blossoms, Edwards reported. United War Fund Drive For Hoke Set For Nov. 1-9 J. L. McNeill, chairman of the United War Fund Drive for Hoke County, announced yesterday that the drive would be carried out in the county the first nine days in Novem ber. The total set as a goal for the coun ty is $4,250, with $865 of this amount to go to the operating fund of the Hoke County Soldiers Center. The remainder will go to the National fund which is to prorate it to the sev enteen different relief and recreation agencies which have been admitted to th National War Fund and officially approved by the U. S. Government. These separate agencies are listed this week as a part of the announcement advertisement which is sponsored by the McLauchlin company. Square Dance. For this fund a square dance is be ing held at the Armory in Raeford on Friday, October 29th. Mr. McNeill states that a fine string band is being assembled from among favorite square dance bands of this section to provide some real breakdown music. Colorful figure-callers are being rounded up for the event, and the dance promises to open up the fall square dancing season in a big way. It is planned to make it the biggest event of this kind ever staged here abouts. There will be special instruc tion for those beginners who wish to learn the intriguing sways and twists of the old-fashioned square dance. Tickets for the dance will be on sale at the two drug stores here, and by the Boy Scout troop. They will be on sale at other points throughout the county also. The price is 50c per person, so swains will buy ducats for their partners too. Township Quotas. Quotas for the several townships of the county have been assipned and Community committees for the canvas will be listed in the News-Journal next week. The Community Quotas are: Sanatorium $ 200.00 Wayside 200.00 Antioch 275.00 Rockfish 200.00 Dundarrach 200.00 Ashley Heights 150.00 Montrose 125.00 Pine Forest 125.00 Arabia 125.00 Blue Springs 200.00 Allendale 150.00 Little River Edinburg Mill Raydeen Hoke High School Grammar Grades 100.00 150.00 100.00 100.00 50.00 400.00 Colored People Throughout The County Raeford 1,400.00 $4,250.00 "Brownie"-Mascot Of Mackall Service Club Lost In Raeford The boys up at Camp Mackall are sort of down in the mouth, somewhat blue, and doggone lonesome. Their mascot, "Brownie", a long-haired pooch which served as waggle-tail ed welcomer for Service Club JJo. 2, ior many montns is gone, ine aog hitch-hiked to Raeford as a stowaway Saturday night, and when the boys got out of the car downtown here. Brownie unloaded and took off for 4 round of the hot Dog-joints. Whether he took up with other dogs and went happily AWOL, or was taken up by some unthinking guy who didn't realize he was the pet of ten thousand men, is not known. His companions searched the town. Since then, the Military Police have kept a watchful eye but no Brownie has shown up. Mrs. Sue Merritt, principal hostess of Service Club No. 2 says the pooch is brown and white, half cocker spaniel and half spitz, with a typical bobbed spaniel tail. He's not just another camp dog, he comes from blooded parents, has plenty of sense and is about the most likable little fellow you ever saw. That's why those soldiers over at Mackall want him to return. If you know of his whereabouts Just phone 626 at Camp Mackall, or return him to the News Journal of fice and we'll see that he gets back home. O Services At Bethel The Rev. H. K. Holland will conduct regular worship services at Bethel Church Sunday afternoon at 3:30. The church school will be held at the usual morning hour. O Mrs. L. B. Sutton, mother of Mrs. R. A. Matheson, Jr., who has been a patient at Highsmiths underwent an operation yesterday.