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VOLUME XXXVIII NO. 39
RAEFORD, N. C, THURSDAY, MARCH 2nd, 1944
$2.00 PER. YEAR
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IN UNIFORM
Wounded In Actoin
Tom Clarke Sinclair, son ofMr. and
Mrs. Tom Sinclair ol the Montrose
section, was recently wounded in act
ion according to word rccivej by his
parents, lie was wauncc-d in an as
sault on one of the Marshall Islands
with injuries in the body and leg.
Moe reent information reports that
he has -cspanded exccllan'.ly to hos-
pital
ation and expects to oe ois-
mis
cd from the hu.pital soon.
Word ha3 been received by Mrs.
M. A. DV.var that her husband, Lt.
Dewar has arrived safely overseas.
Mrs. Dewar is the former Lois Mc
Phail. Tfc. Kilton Clark las written his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Neill Clark of
Blue Springs township, thr.t he has
arrived safely somewhere in Eng
land. Sgt. John K. McNeill of Green
ville, -S. C. spent a few days at
home here this work. The Sergeant
is a new suffix, "Casey" having re
received a promotion only recent
ly. Hugh MrLruchiin of the Navy is
spending a few days with his par
ents' Mr. and Mrs. II. C. MrLauehlin
this week
He has convoluted his
course of study at Duke and will re- 1
turn to a new bate in up-state
New York.
Sgt. John Thomas Walters has
returned from the Carribean area
where he has served for the past
two years and is spending a 21 day
furlough at home. He has been
transferred to the Air Corps and
will begin in that course of train
ing when his furlough is over.
Capt. Neill James, Blue, who was
stationed in the British West Indies,
lor nearly two years is spending
sometime here with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Bonnie Blue.
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Fast Action Seen
By Son Of Raeford
Minister In Navy
Lt. William II. Maness Flying
Hellcat Fighters In Pacific
Area.
Lt. William H. Maness, son of the
Rev. and Mrs. W. L. Maness of Rae
ford, is back on the Pacific front
and in action after a special 10-
weekg training in the handling of
the Navy Hellcat fighter planes.
Lt. Maness is now executive of
ficer of his squadron which is based
on a land field somewhere In the
South Pacific. For a year and a
half he was stationed In the Society
islands and saw a great deal of
action from there. Last fall he re
turned to the States for additional
flight training and was then as
signed to a carrier. He flew a mis
sion from the ship, from which he
returned with his fighter so badly
damaged that it could not be landed
on the deck and had to be crash
landed into the sea. He escaped
from the wreckage and was picked
tip by a destroyer.
He Is now assigned to a land base
in the Solomons, from which he
flys the Hellcat. A dispatch this week
quotes him as aying that the Japan
ese have been offering little fight
er opposition in the Rabaul sector.
"We spent at least 43 minutes over
three airfields at Rabaul while bom
bers were making their runs, but
not once did we see a Jap Inter
ceptor." Lt. Maness has participated in
many missions there, among which
were the landings at Tarawa and
the carrier strikes at Nauru and
Kavieng. It was at the latter place
where he shot down a Jap torpedo
plane and was so badly shot up that
he made the water landing.
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Surrr Allottment
Will Be Reduced
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26. Overall
civilian allotments of sugar will be
six per cent less this year than in
19"3 but individual rations probably
will r.nt be reduced.
The War Food Administration has
announced the general allottment re
duction. From sources in the OPA
however, it was learned that in order
to avoid a household ration cut the
expiration dates of sugar coupons
will beeliminated to prevent "pre
cipitous buying."
20 th Anniversary
Kiwanis Club Is
Celebrated
Summiirv Of Clubs Given By
Ryan McBryde and R. L. Mur
ray.
As the 20th anniversity program
for the rineford Kiwanis Club a gen
cr.il history rf the club was presented
Thursday by the education commit
iee under the direction of R. L. Mur
ray and T.yan McBryde.
Amoi'2 the activities of the or
ganizatlon since it was instituted were
listed the following: Sponsorship of
Boy Scout activities and the pur
chase ol Camp Conoly for the Scouts;
presentation on each year of three
medals to st ic'ents of local schools,
and one to best al'.round student at the
Sanatorium school of nursing; soon
sorrhip of and contribution to T. B.
clinics in county schools; sDcnror
ship of movement for county file war
den; sponsorship of hard surface road
to Cumberland county line; aided in
vocational work in high school and
sponsoring of corn and pig projects
for 4-H clubs; purchase of hospital
bed for use by anyone needing it
within county; aid in securing locat
ion of KEA o'fice in Haeford; sent
cigarettes to boys overseas; raising
and donating funds of various a
moants to many worthy causes; spon
sorship of building ubbatoir for coun
ty. A charter ni;:ht program belonging
to J. rionton i nomas nsiea mo 101-
lowing as members: W. P. Baker,
uoupias J. uaxiey, uise oeunme.
R. L. Bethune, W. M. Blue, L E. Bran
don, G. W. Brown, W. C. Brown, II.
A. Cameron, Herbert N. Cameron,
Milton Campbell, James A. Clifton,
Jr., W. Pelham Covington, H. P. Crom-
artie, A. K. Currie, D. Currie, J. W.
Currie, M. W. Dew, Paul Dickson,
W. E. Freeman, E. E. Fridell, J. H.
Frizelle, G. K. Fuller, K. B. Geddie,
Edgr Hall, W. P. Hawfield, E. P.
Johnson, J. W. Johnson, T. B.. Lester,
R. B. Lewis, B. L. Lucas, Bruce Mor
ris, L. B. McBrayer, Jr., Ryan Mc
Bryde, P. P. McCain, H. M. McDiar
mid, D. W. McFadyen, Arch McEach
crn, Laurie MeEachern, M. L. Mc
Keithan, H. C. McLauchlin, J. W. Mc
Lauchlin, W. B. McLauchlin, Arch
McNair, E. B. McNeill. James F. Par
ker, D. S. Poole, W. L. Poole, B.
P. Polston, E. L. Reaves, G. B. Row
land, F. B. Sexton, E. S. Smith, Mc
Nair Smith, J. M. Stackhouse, A. K.
Stevens, J. B. Thomas, J. C. Thomas,
C E. Uupchrch, T. B. Upchurch, J, W.
Walker, H. W. B. Whitley, and R. B.
Williams.
The following charter members are
still members of the club. W. P. Baker,
A. K. Currie, T. B. Lester, R. B.
Lewis (military leave) Ryan Mc
Bryde, P. P. McCain. H. C. McLauch
lin, W. L. Poole (military leave) and
J. B. Thomas,
J. M. Stackhouse was the president
of the club in 1924 and he was sue.
ceeded by the following: Arch Me
Eachern, W. M. Fairley, Paul Dick
son, R. B. Lewis, Edgar Hall, Laurie
MeEachern, T. B. Upchurch, Jr., Ryan
McBryde, D. H. Hodgln, R. L. Mur
ray, H. L. Gatlin, Jr., R. A. Mathe
son, J. F. Lowrance, T. B. Lester, W.
P. Baker, J. B. Thomas, N. A. Mc
Donald Jr., C. D. Thomas, M. C.
Dew and H. C. McLauchlin.
Walter Freeman wasxthe first vice
president and he was followed in this
order: R. B. Lewis, Paul Dickson,
G. W. Brown, Ryan McBryde, T. B.
Upchurch, Jr., J. B. Thomas, D. H.
Hodgin, S. M. Bittinger, W. P. Haw
field, W. P. Baker, J. F. Lowrane, H.
L. Meacham, E. B. Satterwhite, C.
D. Thomas, T. F. Harper, J. L. Mc
Neill, C. L. Thomas, and M. R.
Smith.
The first secretary was Paul Dick
son who served two years, then J. M.
Stackhouse and Laurie MeEachern
served a year each, and Mr. Dickson
was re-elected for a year. E, E.
Fridell served five years, W. P. Haw
field two years, H. C. McLauchlin
eight years and J. C. Hutchinson was
recently installed to succeed Mr,
McLauchlin who became president.
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Deputy Collector Here
To Aid Taxpayers
Edgar Womble, deputy collector of
N. C. Devenue Dept., will be in
the court room of the Court House
tomorrow, March 3, and Tuesday,
March 7, from 1 to 5 P. M. to assist
persons in preparing their stale in
come tax returns.
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Loan Office's Agent
Announces Hours
Miss F. M. Gordon, receiving agent
for the Fmergcncy Crop and Feed
Loan Office, will be at the Jury
room in the court house every Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday from
1 to 9 P. M. The telephone number
is SS2-1.
Raeford Red Cross
Workers Named By
Chairman Gatlin
H. L. Gatlin, Jr., chairman of the
Raeford committee tor tne Red Cross
War Fund drive, has named the fol
lowing groups to conduct the can
vass of the residential section of Rae
ford. Northeast Raeford: Mrs, Israel
Mann, chairman, Mes.lames Pad De
zcrne, Carl Freeman and Harry Green.
Northwest Haeford: Mrs. R. B.
Lewis, chairman, Mcsdancs J. H.
Line, M. R. Smith, and Lewis Up
church. Southwest Raeford: Mrs. Tommie
Upchurch, chairman, Mesdames R- A.
Matheson, Alfred Cole and Chandler
Roberts. rJTZ
Southeast Raeford: Mrs. Arah
Stewart, chairman, Mesdamos C. W.
Seate, N. L. McFadyen and J. E.
Gulledge.
Miss Alma Ferguson will conduct
the work at the grammar school, and
Mrs. V. R. White will have charge
of the drive at Hoke High School.
M. T. Poovey is chairman for the
Edinburgh Mill community.
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Mrs. A. .McMillan Dies
At Ase Of 33
Mrs. Albertecn McMillan, aged 33;
died at her home Friday n;ght in the
iRockfish community. She was the
I wife of Wooarow Wilson McMillan.
A native of Marion, S. C, and the
iaushter of John L. and Mary Pow
ers Jackson.
Funeral services were conducted
ed Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock
from the McFadyen cemetery.
She is survived by her husband and
five children, Mary M., Will Cal
vin, Billy, John Woodrow and Davil
W. McMillan, Jr.
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Oyster Roast Given
By Fire Department
The March meeting of the Rae-
ford Voluteer Fire Department was
held last night. The firemen and a
number of guesVs enjoyed an oyster
roast, held at the Hoke Concrete plant.
Following the delicious dinner a
short business session wa held. It
wa voted to hold fire drill each
firt Wednesday of the month. Chief
Harry Green and Star McMillan could
not get up a good argument, so the
session adjourned quietly at an early
hour.
BY.
WHEREAS the ear ha entered a deolalve stag requiring the fullest aee
ure of Individual aerlflo
WHEREAS the Aaerlean Rational Red Cress is an auxiliary to the United
States armed forces and, aa auch, lt providing Indispensable Barries to our
troop throughout the world as well aa to their fealliee at com
WHEREAS these wartlae actlvltlee, Including the eolleetlon of life
saving blood for the rounded, reoreatlon work In military hospitals,
provision of aid .to families of aervicemen, ahlpneat of food paresis to
prisoners of war, production of surgical dressings, operation of oversea
clubs and recreation center, and recruitaent of Aray and Mavy nurses, all
ooabina to save counties lives, restore hope, and provide ooafort for our
fighting men 1 v
WHEREAS, through Its vast network of local chapters, this aganoy of ear
people simultaneously conducts an eztenaive prograa of training and coaaunity
service, while continuing with traditional efflcienoy to lessen the distress
of those overwhelmed by disaster and
WHEREAS this aganoy 1 wholly dependent upon individual support and
personal participation and la Issuing it 19AA appeal to the entire oitlssaw
Up for a Inlwiai tar Fund of $200,000,0001.''
r MOW, THERETO RE, I, FRAHEL3 D. ROOSEVELT," President of the United State
ef aaarlea and President of the Aaerlean Rational Bed Cross, do barer dealfj
at the Booth beginning Harsh 1, 1944 as "Red Cross Heath and eareMtly ba
aseah ay fellow Aaorleaaa to observe It by opening their hearts te this v
snasanltarlaa appeal in order that we Bay keep the Red Oroaa at the aide ef our
fighting aen and their dependant In tttir boor of greatest need.'
TJ WITXES3 WHEREOF X have hereunto cat ay hand and caused the seal of the
United States of Aaeriea to be affixed. ' '
DOSS at the city of Washington thla19Uf day of Pbruarr7 ln the year
of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty-four, and of the ladependanoa of the'
Dnlted States of- Aaarlea the one hundred. and sixty-eighth..
a tha rratlieat!
Several Bound To
Superior Court
From Hearings
Judge McDiarmid Presides Over
Year's Heaviest County Court
Session.
After a lull in misdeeds which had
extended since before the year end
holidays, crime of a number of cate
gories was written on the court aocK-
ets during the past week, and the
largest number of cases fur any ses
sion of 1944 was heard Tuesday by
Judge Henry McDiarmia.
George McLean, negro, paid costs,
a $2 fine and S8 to Bud Purcell for
damage to his car when McLean was
convicted of assault and property
damage by throwing bricks and bot
tles at the car.
Johnny Melvin, negro, was found
not guilty of abandonment of his
wife but was ordered held for a
grand jury investigation of inest char
ges brought out in testimony by state
witnesses.
uaniei Lave ana Annie oingie-1 Baurom's Cash Store, Inc., oper
terry, negroes, indicted on charges of i Ktotl hcre sincp 19-19 wr,en it was
fornication and adultery wero ordered j established bv the late R. J. Eaurom,
held for the grand jury on bigamy
charges. The Singleterry woman ad
milting to the court that her plans
for divorce had not been successful,
as yet.
Samuel Norse, netr-n, paid S10 and
costs, upon conviction of assault
charges brought by Henry deBerry.
A baseball bat was the weapon in
the case.
Israel Moultrie, paid $10 and costs
for having blockade liquor, and $25
and costs for assault on Tang Hart.
Clarence Wade paid costs for im
proper brakes; Isaac Craham paid
costs for improper brakes; Lerow
Henderson and Clarence Locklear, in
dians, each paid, costs for speeding.
Frank Campbell, Hector Campbell,
and William Robinson, colored each
paid costs forindulging in an affray.
Robinson also paid costs for an as
sault on the Campbells with a knife.
Cliff Thomas wa sbound over to
Superior court on $200 bail for as
sault with a deadly weapon upon
Elizabeth Willis.
Billie Hall and J. D. McKeithan,
each paid costs for speeding.
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The element in sweet clover which
causes a type of bleeding disease in
cattle, is now being adapted to use
in human medicine to prevent dang
erous post-operative blood clots, say
the veterinarians.
RED CROSS UONTH, 19U
THE PRE3IDHIT OF THE UNITED STATUS OF
A FftOCLAUATIOH
Mrs. Morri jses
Handbag " . itreet
Robber IV. iay
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Mrs. A. R'' .-is of North Main
Street was.bed of her purse
when she 'J?j rown to the ground
by an un65 fied assailant wlu'.e
walking ' W e Methodist Church
about 8 KvTjck Monday evening.
Police were notified but have been
unable to determine the thief's
identity.
Mrs. Morris, considerably shaken
by he experience but otherwise un
harmed, was treate.l at a drug store
for shock and then returned to her
home.
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Baueom's Sell Out
Merchandise Stock
And Close Doors
Firm Established In 1M1 By
I.nte R. J. ISaticoni Closed
Tuesday Night.
announced vesterclav that its entire
stock of merchandise had been sold
to an out-of-state concern and would
be moveS immediately.
Under the management of J. A.
Caueom the store carried a large and
complete line of clothing, shoes,
piece good; and notions, and before
the war handled many household
elcct'ic appliances.
The merchandise was being in
ventoried and packed for shipment
yesterday. Furniture and fixtures be
longing to the concern were retained.
However Mr. Baucom stated he had
made no plans, explaining that the
sale of the stock of goods had taken
place rather quickly and he had had
no time to consider future plans.
The store operated through Tues
day. Hoke Bond Sales
Still Climbing
Total sales of War Bonds dur
ing the Fourth War Loan have
reached $219,047.50 according to
a Federal Keserve report of Sun
day. Chairman McGougan states
that total sales will reach from
$8 to $10 thousand dollars higher
in the final tabulation of sales
through February 29th.
AMERICA
County Campaign
For War Fund
Starts VeII
by K. A. MacDonald
The Red Cross, whose "War Fund
campaign 1-.1a.le a successful start in
Hoke County yesterday, has been do
ing r.n unbelievable piece ol work,
both locally and nationally, for ser
vicemen and Ineir fainiiics.
During tile lour months that V. R.
Barrin-jlon has been .home secretary
lor the local chapter, his office has
handled move than 125 message.- con
vening furloughs, sickness, deaths
and welfare of the servicemen's fam
ilies. Daring the past year this oif.ee
assisted more than 200 erviccmen's
families in correcting allotments and
in aiaing soldiers to obtain discharges
for faim or other essential work. The
local chapter maintains the office and
it is at Die disposal of any citizen
of Hoke County or any serviceman.
The national chapter does similar
work on a tremendous scale. The
budget established for this year's
work is 52iK). 000,000, of which only
one and one-half percent is used
lor administrative costs. The re
mainder is used for service work.
Hoke County's part of the huge sum
is Fa.D'lO, of which 40 per cent will
be retained by the local chapter for
work in this county.
Many Services Are Enumerted
Some of the services performed by
the Red Cross during the past year
are as follows: 5,000,000 pints of
blood collected for plasma, 6,300,000
servicemen and their families assisted,
5,390.000 food parcels distributed to
prisoners of war, 925,000 surgical
dressings made, 12,000,000 garments
made and 2,500,000 kit bags prepared.
A list of the Hoke County chapter's
part in the above work was published
in the News-Journal last week.
The Red Cross has approximately
50,000 Army and Navy nurse, on
duty, operates 300 clubs and recrea
tion centers and has 2,300 sun rooms
for the use of men who have been
hospitalized.
In addition to its war work, the
local chapter is always ready when
trouble strikes. Four families whose
homes were burned during the past
year were aided in starting house
keeping again. A wheel chair was
bought for the use of invalid persons
m the county, persons ill or in trouble
have been assi-ted, first aid kits and
medical supplies have been given to
schools, and clarses in first aid home
nursing have been taught in high
schools of the county.
One District lias Met Quota
little River, reported at the office on
Monday morning with considerably
more than the quota set for his sec
tion of Little River Township. Ryan
McBryde, county chairman, was very
much pleased with this evidence of
interest shown by the members of the
organization and the ontributing pub
lic, ivir. mcurycie is anxiouh that all
other members of the organization
conduct a whirlwind campaign so that
the county quota will be reached be
fore the end of the ampaign on March
15.
Rockfish School has completed plans
for a contest in securing subscrip
tions to the fund. The rl
pupils collecting the largest sum in
coniriDuuons will be awarded a trip
to a motion picture show.
Negro Workers Announced
Stephen Williams, chairman of the
ivcgro Red Cross War Fund, has an
nounced that the following n-imnH
persons are members of his organi
zation:
Freedom School Garfield Coin.
man, A. M. Johnson, Russel McAl
lister. Laurel Hill T. V. Williams Ho
mer Lassave, Charlie Oliver, John
Morrison, Rev. Fred Sedderth, Vin
son Dixon.
Cedar Grove Ida Belle Cole.
Rev. Erady Chandler.
Shady Grove Vera Williams.
Joe Terry.
Bridges Grove Nellie Frierson.
Albert McLean, Willie .Gillespie, M.
a. Coodman, Hermon Murphy, Roy
Goodman.
Bowmore W. C. Campbell.
Richard Graham, Alex McLauchlin,
V iithcw Graham, J. A. Priest.
Calvin Martin Carrie Melvin, Rev.
Ai r: ham Plythers.
Euf alo A. L. Gaston.. James
Kcr-ns, F-es;ir Fairley.
Lilyg C nonel Nnncie Shipman,
Thomas M.-Ph-.tter. Neill McPhatter,
Harvey M -Kay.
EcTnburch Mary McLauchlin,
W. E. Edwards, M. Harrington.
Timberland Georgia McDowell,
Paula Hourse, Willie McGoogan,
Preston Moore, E. W. Campbell, Mary
Williams, C. W. Harris.
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