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VOLUME XXXVIII NO. 33
RAEFORD, N. C, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 3, 1944
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HEWS OF OUR
MENwWOMEN
IM UNIFORM
Lt. Billie Chason
Down With Fortress
Over Germany
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Chason of Park
ton have been notified by the War
Department that their son, Lt. Billie
Chason, is missing in "action since
January 11th.
Billie was pilot ol a B-17 and the
report stated he was missing from an
action which took place over Ger
many. He flew the plane across the
Atlantic in November, and due to se
vere weather was grounded at an Arc
tic field for a number of days enrouta.
Billie entered the army with Co. L.
of the 120th Inf., of Parkton in 1940
and had attained his first lieutenant's
rating in the infantry before transfer
rins to the Air Corps over a year ago.
His younger brother, Ggt. Frederick
Chason, is now at an Air Corps train
ing field in Missouri, having trans
ferred from the in'antry recently.
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Purple Heart Awarded
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Blake of Tiin
borland have riciv.d the Purple
Heart awardei to tooir sun, "M. J"
who was wounded in an action in the
Pacific some weeks ago.
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Seaman 2 c Jimm'e Ila.dey, Jr.
wriU's his mother tiat ho i; now in
the soulir.vcl IVri'.i". Ko is Ihc
son of Mr. and M's. J. H. Baxlcy.
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Er.d;?a aval ?.
are vLit!:::; Lis r
, W. S. Cr.iwl.-y.
recertly corr;
er.-itV. He v.:
ill go with th.
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i i..:-.n irawiey lia
fo..r rio:-t
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cb. 2Glh.
C. R. Siultiicdi, furrr.cr manager of
Ve'.de's store, wh;j entered the Navy,
a month ago is spo'ifMns a few ilays;
here with his family. He has finished
hu bont tr .iniri" and has been is-
M;i:c-ii lu iiu iia.;i ji: bliailflll SIU- )
tion for schooiin?; in radio prior to
entcving the giuiuers school.
' Capt. and Mrs. T. B. Lester, Jr.,
were expected to arrive in Raeford
yet Sera." y from Fort Eliss, Texas, to
be iiere several days.
Herman Cole, Seaman 1st class,
V. S. N., visited h'? parents, Mr.
and Mrs. B. B. C le this past week.
He hus returned to Pittsburgh to re
port to his- sM".
Maiden Ar'ny Air Field, Maiden, Mo.
Comrlefrt: their brsic flying train
ing here this wo k, Aviati n Cadets
Eldrcd and Lawrence Helton left
for advinced flyiriH school where
they will receive further specialied
training.
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Alttis Army Air Field, Altus, Okla.,
Jan. 31 Aviation Cadet Reid W.
Childress, 23, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Carl W. Childr'vs, has reported to
the AAF Training Command's ad
vanced flying school here to begin
the final nine weeks phase of his
pilot training.
After flying 70 hours in two en
gint'd training planes and taking 70
lecture-hours of c: mbat subjects in
ground school, he will be awarded
the silver wings of an AAF pilot
and appointed a flight officer or com
missioned a second lieutenant.
LIBRARY NEWS
Bonls of ficti:n added to the she!
ves of Hoke County the past week
are "S follows: Victoria Grnndolct,
by Henry nll":rnn; Drink to me On
ly, 1 y Etl rl Hueston; Judith, by Jan
et Whitney, and Tap. for Private
Tus-ie. by Jessie Stunrt
I.Tvsterics: I'uidertiried Woman, by
Ebfrharl; Triple Threat, by Christ
ie, t.tA Woman in Red. hy Gilbc-t.
Kon-fiction: We followed Our
Heart.? to llol'vv.'ooj, Emily Kim-bn-h;
Walt V.'hitm; n: An American,
by Jler.ry Soi 1 Canby; My Family,
Rir.l.t or W oi; by John Philllo Sou-
sa, 111; I Can Go Home Agnin, hy
Jud-e Arthur ov.v'l; God i3 My
Co-ri! by r.l. R. bert
ai.:l Pi-iu . Duml.whiik
L. Srntt,
by Lt.
Ric'-a; , N. Rypn.
Tne lle'te County iArnry Board
ackrowlcri?e? with thsnl-s a ub
: acrii'tlim to the Mn!e C! i"rs M"s
me, puMb-hed. b the N: tional Fcd-
erv.'in oi Mu ic Cluis. given by the'
Chaininade Mu;ic Club.
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Jc'-.n A. McGougan, N. H. G. u'al-
fou- and T mmie ITprht rch are at
temng a m-'ting of the executives
of Hit State Farm Bureau In Raleigh
this week. Mr. Balfour and Mr. Me
Goian are also attending meetings
of 1 o-rds of the State Association of
. Cotinty Commissioners.
Invite Public To
Hear Dr. McMillan
At Armory Tonight
Returned Missionary Will Speak
At Open Meeting Of Kiwanis
Club After Eastern Star Sup
per The Rev. Homer McMillan, D. D.,
who recently returned to his Wagram
home from a Japanese internment
camp at Shanghai, will speak at
the armory this evening at 8 o'clock,
following the supper which will be
served by members of the Eastern
Star.
Dr. McMillan was unable to be
here last Thursday evening for an
open meeting of the Kiwanis club
due to a conflict of speaking en
gagements. Kiwanis President H. Curre Mc-
Lauchlin states that the general pub
lie is extended a cordial invitation
to attend the meeting and hear the
interesting description of war and
prison conditions on the China-Jap
an front which will be given by Dr.
McMillan.
The barbecue supper being served
by members of the Eastern Star will
be served, beginning at 7 p. m.
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Attend Jackson Day
Dinner At Raleigh
County Auditor John A. McGougan
Sheriff Drive Hcdfiin, State Repre-!
, sentive Dr. George Washington
, Urown, and Member State School
I Commission Ryan McBryc.e attend
led the annual Jackson Day Dinner
!hJd in Kalcih M-nday night.
They report a most interesting
mcptinc which icr, nirivlceH hv ihn
juc;; r the usual horseplay and I
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tuiais jun.es. i hit er.cciieiu aaareas
ijy ti.e lion. Frank Walker and the
'sliort talk of Governor 13rou2htun
were hifehly praised.
Harris Services
Held At Home 0
IJf II 1,11 f
l jQ fl 110016 jR
i Sunday Afternoon
Slayer Of Three Members Of
Bill family Died friday In
Gas Chamber
Funeral services were held Sun
day afternoon for Alex. Harris, 48,
who died Friday mcrning in the
gas chamber of State's prison at
Raleigh for the triple slaying of
Mrs. E. A. Bill, her daughter, Mrs.
Istelle Wilson, and her son Eugene
liill.
The funeral wa's conducted at the
home on Aberoeeu Road, at 2 o'
clock with the Rev. W. L. Maness,
pastor of the Raeford Methodist
Church, in charge. Buiiul was in the
Raeford Cemetery.
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Miss Mary Maness
Home From China
To Speak Here
The Rev. Mary Maness, who recent
ly returned to the States aboard the
prisoner exchange ship "Gripsholm",
will be special speaker at a series of
missionary services at the Peoples
Tabernacle this week.
Miss Maness was pastor of the
Tabernacle for a year, leaving in
1939 a few months before she entered
the mission work of the church in the
Chinese field. When her field was
overrun by the Japanese she was
interned. She returned to the United
States in December.
The services will be held' On Fri
day, Saturday and Sunday evenings
at 7:30, and Sunday morning at 11,
according to the Rev. E. M. Dellingcr,
pastor ol the church.
USO Will Hold
Open House On
Saturday Eve
Marking its 3rd anniversary the
United States Service Organization is
"irving an or.cn House at tr.o Armory
n Raeford in Siturriay evening with
a fccrernl invita-ion to all people of
Ifoko County interested in the local
work to aitend their "open house'
entertainment.
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D. A. Mercer Manager
Pender Store
B. A. Mercer, for sometime con
nected with the Penderg store at
Red Springs, has been appointed
manager of the Raeford unit of th
chain. G. T. Short, of Warrenton, is
assistant manager of the store.
Major Bob Covington
Authors Part Of
"Target Germany"
Major Robert Covington has writ
ten Tom Cameron that he was the
author of parts of the popular war
book "Target Germany" which is
a best seller now. Dealing with re
cent events of the war, the book gives
the story of the 8th Airforce.
Major Covington, schoolteacher,
newspaperman and more recently in
the advertising department of Vick
Chemical company in New York, was
formerly connected with the News-
Journal and while in New York wrote
a special column for this paper call
ed "A Tar Heel In New York". He
is now serving in England.
His step mother, Mrs. W. T. Cov
ington, lives here and his brother,
Lt. William Covington is in the Navy.
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County School News
By K. A. McDonald.
The board cf education will hold
its monthly meeting on Monday Feb.
7th at 10 a. m.
Mrs. Z. G. Ray, principal of the
Rockfish schoo l, is bark at work af
ter being sick for several days.
Miss Anno Buie has returned to
work as principal of the Raeford
r.-.,,jj .nn. u ...... m
" u"c' ",,,",6 ucc" "iat the Harris place.
for some time,
All schools ore working hard on the
War Rood Drive. It is hoped that the
in n of S'v'.roo will he topped by
at least $3,000 so that the county
scnoois may name a plane.
I,p.-t S.mav a bond railv was held'
. i irl.....u ..i.t 'ti.
i - c . .".. ; '"",Cotton enumerator for the county.
.lUMicc sms ueupmea aiarge aua-
v,, ti.e j.....,u..i
evpeet to buy . $100 bond for thejnuth Shaw JicDlTd of " Raeford,
school cut of the proceeds from this, Mr8 j wn f chariotl an(
cntermnment. This is a splendid ac-i hrnlharm r,u . .-.i
eomplishment.
Dun to the Vplendid cooperat
ion of the Raeford Oil company,
with county school officials, the
schools rf the county have not
had to close down due to the ex
treme shortage of gasoline, as
has been the case in a number
of neighboring counties. The
county officials state that "We
appreciate this help and cooper
ation to the fullest extent."
Attcnd?nce percentages for the
past month are: whte, Hoke Hifth
95.5; MiHiuson-93.7; Rockfish-03;
Paeford Gv.idel-83; Antioch-83.3;
A3hemont-C0.7. Negro Schools: New
Kope-3.t; Bridges Grove-91.9; Lau
rel Hill-91.1 : Cedar Grove-90; Frierd-r,hip-E9.C;
Pincy Bay-89 2; Millside
C9; ITprhtirch Elementai-y-87.4; Up-clutr.-h
Hih-87.2; Edinburgh-86.3-Timbrrl.ind-85;
Lilley's ChapcI-84.8:
Freedom-84.G; White Oak-84; Frye's-Missi.n-83.9;
Bowmore-33.7; Mc-Farland-83;
Rockfish-82; Burlinton
80.4; St.John-79; Shady Grove-72.2;
Calvin Martin-C9.8; Buffalo-66; Pca-chmont-C2.
Indinn schools: Antioch-96: Mace-
donia-74.4.
More Scout Leadership Needed
To Develops Youth Into Better
Citizens Say Scouting Leader
Annual Report Shows Considerable Growth
For Cape Fear Council ; Dr. W. T.
Rainey Receives High Award
By F. L. Goodman
W. A. Dobson, Scout executive for
Region G was the inspirational speaker
at the annual meeting of the Cape
Fear Council rt Lumberton on Jan
uary 27th. Mr. Dobson's address was
the hihlird-.t in the program and a
brief summary cf his remarks fol
lows: "Why is this war? I am not
a tiieol-?i n tut from my thinking
I Inve nrw to this conclusion, Goi
is killing out this worthless genera -
tion, so that others may have roo.n.
If the (Wttint rrorr.-m lnis. it
nr.t fror.i 1 rk ot ability, but from
rack of di -m.-i'ion. . Disnojit'on s
based on C h ureter, and we have rot
he-n r n omnWt. !r W.
can decriP mirselve.- as bein tanj
led, tossrd ar.d ragged. Chcnp l - a'd
v "VT
e-Jh:o is plentiful, but g od leader -
ship is sciree. Our fathers faced
their responsibilities Save Us
what we' have, but we refuse to face
our cwn rerponiriiuty. responsi
bility is based on character, and we
have rot been putting emphasis on
character. ITnloyality can be found
all over our land today, not disloyal
ity. Locality Is based on character.
Burial Services
For Jack Shaw
Held At Galatia
Hoke Cotton Enumerator Dies
Suddenly Sunday; Member of
Prominent Cumberland Family
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Funeral services for John R. Shaw,
51, who died suddenly on Sunday
night, were held at the Galatia Pres
byterian church Tuesday afternoon
by the Rev. F. M. Bain, of Rose Hill,
who had been pastor of Galatia for
many years. Burial was in the church
cemetery.
Due to the acute gas shortage but
a few of his wide host of friends were
able to attend the services, but many
of the frends of the old home neigh
borhood were present.
Pallbearers were D. H. Hodgin,
McNair Smith, John Leach, Zan
Gillis, Neill Monroe and Floyd Mon
roe. Mr. Shaw was the son of Mrs. Col
in Shaw and the late Mr. Shaw and a
member of one of Cumberland
county's most prominent families. He
was born at the old Shaw homestead
on the Fayetteville highway at what
is now Phoenix. While a young man
he joined Galatia church and had
continued his membership there
through out his life. He was a mem
ber of the board of deacons. Early
in life he moved with his family
to Georgia and then they came back
l .v.v
to none county lo maKe their home
A veteran of the first World War
he served for the duration at Camp
Jacks-n. He has been in ill health
!for about four years and was treated.
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mnnv frinr-rt nmnnr. hB mrtinnl ..,ff
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necica wim tne census Bureau as
SurvMng are fcij mother, three
cistei-s. Mrs. .1 H Thnmat orrl MrC
tw brothers, Etougald of Raeford and
Jesse of Fayetteville.
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Group Reports For
Army Examination
White men of Hoke County who re
ported for final examination and in
duction January 26.
Harvey Robert Powell, Grier Alex
ander Klouse, Daniel Eulas Ncrton,
Frank Woodrow Singleton, Everett
William McNeill, Wade Norton.
Curnie M. Stubbs, Elmer Paul
Quinn, John Howard MeAmilty, Rob
ert Dixon Easterling, James Leroy
Currie, Cleave Barton.
Taimadse Need Melton, Julian
Samuel Johnson, Raymond Wilton
Parks, James Collins Fields, Garland
Melvin M.on, (transfer), Joseph
Scarborogh Hancock, (transfer), Har
old Francis Casanove, (transfer).
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Sugar For Curing
Fruits Available
Ration Stamp No. 40 in Book 4,
became available for the purchase f
five pounds of sugar for preserving
fresh fruits as of Februaryl, and may
be used until February 28, 1945.
and we have not been putting the em
phasis on character. We hear that
there are no atheists in the fox-holes,
but how about the fox-holes back
home? Our Christian conscience is
inactive, and Christian conscience is
a builder of charater, but we are not
putting the emphasis on character.
. Onlv one bov in three is in our Sun-
(jny Scho Is here at home, because
:Ke are nt interested in character,
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The Scout pro-am h the
ls!E"ai - . - i ci ..larivr miuira m uiy oi-
'" lor 07
ni".iTion for boys in the wo. la.
! hnrrclcr is tne need ot tne nour,
nrd Scouting is the direct answer to
th it PCCd. But We do not h ive
- 1 cno':h rnm s,s willir
- U re lT building boys. A
ate willing to give
bov with
i- u..-:..i ,.f( iv
i J '"' " " "" "J iir;;e parents to require ta ? r
at h'3 P-'rcnts and pointing his fin-1 children to attend school every day
"CT 01 sco 31 lncm Jna ;uu,umcss is is very necessary that they
: faiIri1 ,0 S;ve me hfaltV. The boy
of tomorrow can point the finger cf
scorn rt ui and say that 'You failed
to give me that which bu'lds char
acter end gives security'. We should
put first things first in timet like
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Christamas Seals
Bring In $652.15
For Tuberculars
, ' County topped its goal in the
at Christmas Seal Sale by
$2; nd total purchases reached
a n- h for the county of $652.15,
acco. y, . to Miss Aris Shunkle,
count iw
Th.- . j.
chairman.
set for the county was
$425. ,-.
Miss 5.3 le states that contrib
utions ftk tubercular fund have
been mac. A dily until this week.
She requct vp & t if any persons wish
to make a fctionul contributions to
the fund for this year, please make
them i 111 mediately so her report can
be made to state headquarters by the
10th of February. '
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Hoke Bond Sales
Reach 80 Percent
4th Drive Quota
County Chairman McGougan
Wants County Be First Ex
ceed Quota
"Hoke county has a fine chance of
being the first county in the state
to oversubscribe its Fourth War Loan
quota," stated John A. McGougan,
county drive chairman, and it would
be a fine thing if we could put our
drive over the top within the next
few cays."
"We have reached the 80 percent
mark with S140,HOO in cash now in
vented in War Bonds since the iirst
of January. However, our success in
tiiis drive will now largely depend
" purchases ol tne small in- !
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L31U!&. .HUI Ul ULI1 l.Ul'l uujn: j
have already made their purchases,
and the additional $35,1)00 needed to
reach our goal will have to come from
the buyers of bonds of the smaller
denominations."
People of the county have respon
ded generously to the calls made by
our campaign workers, Mr. McGou
gan explained, and there is a real
enthusiasm behind the buying of ;
bonds in Hoke County. If the present '
rate of purcnases can be maintained j
the county will go over its quota by
the end of February. "However, if
a lot of folk.! who plan to buy dur
ing this drive and have not yet bought
their extra bends would buy them
within the next three or four days,"
I believe the county would lead
North Carolina counties across the
quota mark.
The county has a quota of $175,000.
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Hoke High News
On Monday a screening lest for the
Army Air Corps was given to 16
and 17 year old boys of the high
school . The test was conducted by
Lt. Erandon of the Army Air Corp.
Ths is a nation-wide project, and the
test will be given in 350 high schools
in North Carolina. In about two
weeks, results of the test will be
known, and those who passed and are
interested will be eligible for a phy
sical, a second test, and cadet train
ing at Morris Field. This is not in
any way compulsory. However, the
boy is assured of not being called
for army service until at least six
months after he is eighteen.
Captain Bcckman was the assem
bly spenkcr for Wednesday of this
week. The subject of his talk was
vocational guidance and training. His
advice to the students was to stay
in school while they had the op
portunity, to consider native abilities
and available training, and to plan
early f.r future work.
....M-s. A. .D. Gore introduced the
speaker.
Two musical numbers were pre -
sented, a trio by Mary Stewart Cov -
ington, Myralyn Johnson, and Ihir -
rict Jones, and a piano duo by Mrs
look and Harriet Jones.
Mid-term examinations were con
ducted Wednesday, Thursday,
rncay. A.ter an interval of a few
days to rll w teachers time to grade
pnners rnd compute averages, re
port c-.rds will he rent out to parents.
Report cart's indicate to the par- :t
the kind of woik done by the c'u'-1
and ol'ord an opportunity to t i'.c
over the child's problems with him.
Drrin.T the first term 5G studer.;.
had perfect r-t'ondance. Teachers f.vl
taat this iccord e uld be improve 1. 1
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be kept r.t home.
An American veterinarian jrade
cattle raising In the Philippines pos
s.ble. He developed a vaccine to pre
vent Rinderpest, the greatest of all
tropical cattle plagues.
Funeral Services
Held For James M.
Yarborough Sunday
Retired Farmer Dies at Raeford
Home After Long Illness; Nat
ive of Lee County
Funeral services were held Sun
day afternoon for James M. Yarbor
ough, aged 76, at the home of his
son-in-law, P. D. Sessoms in Rae
ford. The services were conducted
by the Rev. W. L. Maness who was
assisted by the Rev. E. M. Dcllinger.
Burial was made in Raeford cemetery.
Mr. Yarborough died at his home
here Friday after an illness of a num
ber of months. A native of Lee county
he was the son of the late E. Gas
kins and Sarah Yarborough of near
Sanford. He came to Hoke county
a number of years ago and purchased
a farm in the Antioch community
near Shannon. There he made his
home until a heart ailment required
that he retire some six years ago
when he moved to Raeford. He was
a member of the Presbyterian church
here.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Effie
Campbell Yarborough, two daughters
Misses Mary and Margaret Yarbor-
lgh of Raeford; and eight sons: D. H.
!of Raeford, D. J., Ernest, Charles and
i Loncy of Pmchnrst, Wesley of the
u- s- Navv' Alton ot Red Springs,
and Clyde of Hamlet.
A brother, Theodore Yarborough
of Richlands, a half brother, John B.
and a half sirter, Mrs. Dewey Mor
rison, both of Fayetteville, and twenty
six grandchildren also survive.
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Ration Tokens Are
r i r c.
ivr,i i! v or tjiurp.s
a
rations tokens, the new "change"
to be used in ration point trading,
are nov being dlrtributed, according
to K. A. Macdonald, publicity dir
ertor for the Hoke County Ration
Bv.ard. . V. . .
Mr. Maedomtld state that all mer
chants who have not .nade proper ap-
P'ion for the tokens are urged to
ay ,to. l,he Ration Cank for then
'
An average week's business plus
a reserve of 25 percent of both red
and blue stamps, is taken in esti
mating the number of tokens needed.
Then aj the tokens c -me in bo.ves
of 2")3 dpch, take the nearest num
ber in multiples of 250, and in ex
change for the tokens the store will
have to give the bank a like number
of stamps.
"Team Work" Theme
Home Club Meets
In January
The 12 Home Demonstration Clubs
in Hoke county met in January with
147 people present. The subject for
discussion at the meetings was "It's
Time for Team Work." Club mem
bers were asked to invite the men of
their families tj the meetings. Mr.
Knowles, county agent, attended the
meetings and discussed 'Team Work
on the Farm" and the Home Agent
discussed "Team Work in the Home."
The Fourth War Loan Drive was
discussed at Eeach Club meeting.
Donations to the "March of Diaies"
drive were made at several club
meetings.
The Rockfish club voted to pur
chase another bond during the m'-nth.
At the Blue Springs club meeting
the club nuilt was presented to
I Franklin McNeill, son of Mr. and
Trs. Hector McNeill nf Bt 1 T?-,
ford.
The Rockfich and Mildouson club
furnished 12 home made c.ikes for
a dirncr dance for a group of sold
iers r.t the Armory cn January 20.
Now Years books were taken to enrh
10"10 "lectin j during the month. The
! 1"'re Brent spent January 13th in
! l'mcrton at a meeting for agent
in this district.
A garden leaders schocl was held
at the court houre on Moidav after
noon, Jamiary 31. The rroetin" was
n,i : at'e nderi by 17 lenders. Plan.- wore
ior i-cso woa-en t cive the
'ran: tr (ion. v.-hirh U nn m .-Vn-
rt t-"":r February clt,v mccfr-s.
f.'-.r.iancj rrires were given to
l---;'ers prevent. Vrs. Art'.t.r
' .- -.'Vr of Rt I, Aberdeen ri ccived
i w ra- do-i hoc. Mrj. R. II. Livfr--;
" Of rt. .1, Had Sprin-?, rccriveJ
i a of srrrll c.:rr!en to ar.d Mrs.
::. n. Vit- of !?t. l, S'-rir.oii was
presented a bo-: cf jar lids.
32 Libr-ry locks were checked to
women at c'ab meetings.
Josephine Hall, "Home Agont
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"Lose talk cots lives" Pres
ident Franklin D. Roorcvelt tays:
"The posters that tell us loose
talk costs lives' do not exafcgerrte.
Loo:.e talk delays victory. Loose talk
is the damp in the powder. We pre
fer to keep our powder dry."