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The Hoke County Journal
VOLUME XXXVIII NO. 47
RAEFORD, N. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 27th, 1944
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M EM w WOMEN
IN UNIFORM
Four In Service
Sgt. James Robert Ray left Mon
day for Richmond air base after
spending a leave at Rockflsh with
Jus parents, Mr. and Mrs. Marshall
i. Ray. Robert has been stationed
with an ar unit as engineer on
Ascension island for the past 25
months.
Also at home now is Petty Officer
Dempsey B. Ray, who is on leave
from a naval air station. He is a gun
ner. Two other sons of Mr. and Mrs.
Ray arc in Englapd. Sgt. Marshall
G. Ray, with an ordnance unit, and
1st Lt. Gilbert M. Ray, a combat
engineer. Lt. Ray was also station
ed on Ascension island for about a
year before being sent to OCS, and
has had a promotion since going to
England recently. '
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Capt. Neill James Blue of Fort
Jackson spent the past wee end with
home folk.
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Col. R. B. Lewis, commander of
the Army installation at Port-of-Spain,
BVVI, has returned to his post
after spending several weeks here
with his family.
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Ensign Walter R. Barringten, Jr.,
has arrived home to spend a leave
here with Mrs. Barrington and his
parents.
Lt. Col. W. L. Poole of Fort Eustis,
Va., spent tne weekend here with
his family.
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Mrs. S. M. Parnell has received
word that her husband, Lt. S. M.
Parnell who is stationed somewhere
in England has been awarded the
air medal and the oak leaf with
clusters. Detailed information has not
been made available to the News
Journal. First Sgt. Clarence Koontz, son of
G. F. Koontz of Rockflsh, has ar
rived home from Trinidad to spend
a leave here.
v Hoke High Score
Shut Out Over
Laurel Hill
Hoke High won its second baseball
game of the season over Laurel
Hill on Tuesday afternoon.
After S scoreless innings, Eugene
Hart dropped a Texas leaguer over
second and then scored the game!
only run on Floyd Keith's triple.
Clayton Bouyer, Hoke High's
moundsman, had things all his own
way until the last inning,' when get
ting two men down, two Laurel Hill
players touched him for singles.
With three balls already called, he
tossed over two strikes on the. Laurel
Hill batsman. On the third toss, the
ball was hit to Joe Upchurch, to
end the game in Raeford's favor.
$175 Raised; $115
Pledged Ear
Honor Roll Here
Servicemen's Memorial Cam
paign Progressing Nicely Ac
cording to Mrs. McLauchlin
The committee for the erection of
'the memorial placjue and service
men honor roll, on which are to be
placed the .names of all the men and
women from Hoke County now in
the armed forces, reports that a grati
fying progress is being made in the
coliciation of funds.
Mrs. Paul Dezerne, treasurer of
the committee, reports that $173 in
cash has now been received by her and
that an additional $115 has been
pledged. -
The followjng contributions have
been acknowledged: ' Hoke County
$100; Eastern Star $25; UDC $25;
Pine Forest i Home Demonstration
club $5; Waysjde HDC $5; Mrs. E. G.
Wickline $1; Mr. and Mrs. W. M.
McFadyen $5; Antioch HDC $4;
Arabia HDC $5. " ' j
Additional gift late Wednesday in
clude $10 from the Johnson Company
and $3 from the Bank of Raeford,
which are not included In the above
totals.
The following pledges have been
received: Masonic order $25; Up
church Milling and Storage company
$25; Boy Scouts $13; and the Town of
Rarford $50.
Persons, firms or clubs wishing to
contribute to this memorial are re
quested to give or mail their money
or pledges to Mrs. Paul Dezerne,
Raeford. N. C.
State-Wide Search
Being Conducted
For Missing Man
E. Leon Cameron Still Missing
After Walking Calmly From
Home April 8th.
No word has been received of E.
Leon Cameron, prominent and popular
Hoke County farmer, who disappear
ed from his home at Timberland
about ten o'clock on the night of Sat
urday, April 8.
Members of his family are at a com
plete loss to explain his action. He,
with his family, had been in Reaford
Saturday night and on returning home
he posted his farm books up to
date and then, without a word to
anyone, stepped out the back door.
It was said that while he may have
had about $40 on his person, he did
not take his pocketbook and probably
had no papers with him by which
he might be identified, having left
his driving license and other papers
in his wallet which was found in
some work clothing worn during the
afternoon.
Apparently therely were no money
worries, as in the past few years he
had cleared the title of his farm lands
and had a substantial balance of
money and War Bonds in the local,
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planned to go on a trip and did not
leave in his car which was there in
the yard. Ofilcers have checked the
various means and routes by which
he might have left and no regular
bus or taxi from this section has been
found to have taken on a passenger
in that sect on who meets the descrip
tion of Mr. Cameron.
Loss of memory or possibly foul
play are feared to have been the
cause of his disappearance, though
r.o evidence of the latter has been
found and no reason for it can be
advancd by persons best acquainted
with him. County and State author
ities have been given descriptions
and a general search is being con
ducted throughout the Carolinas and
Virginia.
He is described as being five feet,
seven incehs in height, weighs about
150 pounds, ruddy complexion and
34 years of age-. When last seen
he was wearing his work clothes.
Scrap Paper To
Be Collected
Each Friday
Collections From Stores To Be
, .Made Daily by T. C. Scar
borough s Truck.
.Collections of scrap paper will be
made in Raeford each week by T. C.
Scarborough, it was announced this
week. Trucks will make the rounds
of the business houiei of the town
every day, and through the resid-
dential section each Friday after
noon.
Stores are asked to have their
scrap paper at their back doors
each day, with card board separate
from other papers. Householders are
asked to place their papers on the
curbing at the front of their houses
not later than 1 o'clock each Friday
afternoon. Either have it in boxes
or cartons, or have it tied in bundles
so the trucks will be able to handle
it quickly and easily. ' No payment
will be made for the paper. . .
Note: And if you're wonderiqg
where that unsightly and mountain
ous pi.e or paper wntcn nas oeen
accumulating for some months in
the office of the News-Journal is .
. . . why Mr. Scarborough picked it
up last Friday, and it is now on the
way to a processing plant where it
will be made into packing cartons
for the use of our armed forces.
Second Note-Special to Farmers:
Folks living in the county are asked
to bring accumulations of waste
paper to town and'- take it to the
Scarborough warehouse or leave it at
their favorite shopping place where
it can be taken up by the truck.
Don't bring loose papers, have it
tied securely in bundles.
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Red Cross Yarn
Has Arrived
Knitters who are making articles
for the Red Cross are asked to se
cure new yarn which has arrived
and has been placed in the hands
of Mrs. J. R. Hampton and Mrs. R. H.
Chapman for distribution.
Mrs. Mary Halperin, knitting chair
man, jnd Mrs. H. A. Cameron, pro
duction chairman, state that this is
a shipment' of navy yarn, and that
the quota for Hoke County is large,
tut let's get busy on the quota as
quickly as we can to that we won't
fall behind on our assignments."
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BARITONE Nelson Sabin, radio and
operatic star, who is to be heard in
a recital at the Hoke County High
School on Tuesday evening. May 9,
appearing here under the auspices
0f the Chaminade Music Club
Nelson Sabin, Young
American Baritone
To Sing Here
The Chaminade Music club will
present Nelson Sabin, popular Ameri
can baritone, on Tuesday, May 9,
in a concert to be given at the Hoke
County High School at 8:30 o'clock
that evening, it was announced yes
terday by Mrs. C. E. Upchurch, presi
dent of the club.
Mr. Sabin is a gifted musician fast
gaining wide renown for his re
citals on the concert stage and for
his operatic and radio appearances.
He has given over 300 concerts in the
last three years, and has appeared
as guest artist on a number of the
leading radio programs of all the
major networks including the Colgate
hour, the Maxwell House coffee time
and the Gulf oil show.
His appearance here will coincide
with the annual observance of Nation
al Music Week and will highlight
the week's activities sponsored by
the local music club.
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Burney's Charge To
Jury Results In
War Bond Sale
Judge John J. Burney, one of North
Carolina's able jurists, who is hold.
ing a term of Superior Court here
this week, is also a most able orator
and is in great demand particularly
as a speaker for patriotic occasions.
There being no bond rallies or
veterans meetings scheduled for this
week, the gentleman from Southport
incorporated a most effective pat
riotic appeal into his forceful charge
to the grand Jury Monday morning.
Result: a commendation from the
grand Jury, and one of its members
went to the Bank of Raeford' and
bought a $500 War Bond.
Methodists Receive
Letters Of Thanks
For Xmas Boxes
Christmas boxes sent by the Rae
ford Methodist church to boys from
Hoke County, scattered over the
world have been being received since
early December until recent weeks.
Deep down in the Pacific, par
ticularly on some of the more out-
of- way isles where Uncle Sam has
military outposts, parcels are slow
about arriving, and a courtesy note
from Staff Sergeant George A. Collis,
has Just been received by the Church,
expressing his greatful appreciation
for the remembrance. The letter
reads:
Sunday, February 13
Members of the Raeford Methodist
Church:
It's obvious that real people never
forget. " Again you have remembered
me. Need I say how grateful I am
or how much I appreciate your
thoughtfulness?
I only hone that someday I mn be
fortunate enough to return to Rae
ford and to the people T love and to
tr.sik each and everyone of you.
Words fail me only a ffenius could
express In nr!nt my feelings and re
action. Let us hone that by next
Christmas there shall be neace. once
again, all over the world.
Sincerelv.
George A. Collis
Sanatorium Host
To 5 th District
Medical Society
Dr. Roscoe McMillan of Red
Springs Scores Wagner Hill In
Heated Address Before Large
Group
Dr. Roscoe McMillan, of Red
Springs, secretary of The Medical
Society of North Carolina, speaking
before a joint dinner meeting of ap
proximately 150 doctors and their
wives and invited guests, 'assembled
at State Sanatorium, for the yearly
Fifth District Meeting urged them
to be aware of the great danger threat
ening the development of medicine
under such bills as The Murray-Ding-le-Wagner
Bill which is before Con
gress at the present time.
"Socialism in any form has only
brought grief and d saster to the
countries where-in it has been allow
ed to take root, it can only bring
grief to the United States", stated
Dr. McMillan. "If allowed to extend
to tile field of medicine, it will mean
a complete cessation of everything
that is good. Scientific growth will
stop. Medical education and medi
cal progress will be ground fine be
neath the heel of political dictator
ship. Taxes will be raised exceed
ingly high to meet the needs and
demands of this dictatorship. Our
boys are fighting and giving their
lives on the battlefields today be
cause this evil was allowed to develop
in European countries. Shall we let
their sacrifices be in vain, by per
mitting it to grow like an octopus
in the United States, seeking every
thing it may devour", he asked.
Dr. McMillan also spoke on the need
for more doctors in the State, 'and
told of the proposed 4 year medical
school with its central hospital at
Chapel Hill and its network of small
hospitals established throughout the
state. "This is North Carolina's an
swer to the bill for Socialized Medi
cine," he stated. "The doctors of our
nation have always taken care of
the needy," concluded Dr. McMillan,
"They always will."
Dr. W. T. Rainey of Fayetteville
presided over the Scientific meeting
which preceded the dinner, and which
was held in the main auditorium of
the hospital. Dr. A. A. James of
Sanford, Dr. C. R. Monroe of Pine
hurst, Dr. Keith S. Grimson of Duke
University, Mrs. G. E. Marshall of
Mt. Airy and Dr. Hugh A. McAllister
of Lurrfberton were speakers.
Yearly reports and plans for the
Auxiliary meeting to be held in con
junction with the medical society
meeting at Pinehurst May 1, 2, and
3rd, featured the afternoon business
session of the auxiliary meeting,
presided over by Mrs. A. L. O'Briant
of Raeford, 5th district councillor.
This session was held at the home of
Mrs. Paul McCain.
Following the business session of
the Auxiliary, Mrs. Marion ianiora,
soprano, accompanied by Miss Aud
rey Brunkhurst, both of Raeford,
gave a most enjoyable musical prog
ram. And Mrs. Barnes gave an il
lustrated travel talk, showing natural
color slides of many sections of the
United States.
J. A. Baucom Opens
Department Store
On Saturday J. A. Baucom, for
some years manager of the Baucom
Eash Store, Inc., which was liquid
ated several months ago, has opened
a department store in the building
which was occupied by the other
Baucom concern for many years.
Mr. Baucom reports that he has
been able to obtain a great deal'
of Quality merchandise and had an
exceptionally large amount on hand
for his opening. Much additional
stock is being received daily, he
states.
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Kiwanians And Scouts
To Hear Army" And
Navy Men Tonight '
The Raeford Kiwanis Club and the
Boy Scouts will have a joint meeting
at the Armory tonight, when Lt
William Maness, USN, son of the
Rev. and Mrs. W. L. Masses, and C.apt.
David Woods, USA, will be speaker,
on a program arranged by W. D.
Brown.
A barbeque supper will be served
promptly at 7:30, according to Presi
dent H. C. McLauchlin, who adds that
every effort is being made to have
perfect attendance of Kiwanians and
Scouts.
Lt. Maness, Naval pilot, has recently
returned from the-sWuth Pacific area
where he has participated in num
erous air battles flying both land
based and carrier-fcased planes. He
is now stationed at Florida field
as combat instructor on the Hell
Cat fighter.
Registration Books
Open Saturday
The registration books will be open
for the registration of voters of Hoke
County on Saturday May 13th, ac
cording to an announcement by Craw
ford Thomas, chairman of the county
board of elections.
All now voters, those just coming
of age and those who have recent
ly moved into the county or into a
new precinct are required to register
if they expect to vote in the coming
primary. The books will be at the
regular voting places of each precinct.
Two Candidates
For County Jobs
Come Down
Edgar Hall and VV. M. Monroe
Withdraw rrom Races For
County Judge and School
Board.
Edgar Hall, announced candidate
for Recorder's Judge of the county
court, and W. M. Monroe, announced
candidate for re-election to the
county school board, have withdrawn
from these races, it was stated yes
terday by Crawford: Thomas, chair
man of the Hoke board of ecections.
The withdrawal of Mr. Hall leaves
incumbent Henry McDiarmid as the
only candidate for the recorder's of
fice. The withdrawal of Mr. Monroe
leaves but four candidates for the five-
place board of education. It was
stated by Mr. Thomas that a fifth
man would have to be appointed to
this place by the legislature.
Politics are very quietly moving
along toward State Convention time
in this county with little activity and
principal discussions center on the
gubernatorial campaign being waged
very actively, principally by Cherry
supporters, many of the McDonald
supporters having cooled off per
ceptably since he ripped the anti
sales tax plank from his platform
the other night.
Neither Mr. McDonald nor either of
the two principal candidates for sena
tor, Mr. Hoey and Mr. Morrison,
have campaign managers nor formal
organizations in the county.
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Hit And Run Driver
In County Jail
Willie Gray, Southern Pines negro,
is in the Hoke jail awaiting a hear
ing in county court Tuesday on char
ges, of hit-and-run driving and driv
ing drunk, following a collision be
tween his pick-up truck and that of
Beatrice Ross, Maxton negro school
teacher.
The side-swiping crash happened
Sunday afternoon near Timberland
just as Patrolman J. Barnes and
Deputy Sheriff Crawford Wright ap
proached the two vehicles. They
witnessed the crash and then sought
to detain the Gray negro at the
scene but he drove away and was later
overtaken by the officers.
His bond set at $300 was not made.
No. one was injured in the crash.
Reaves Offers lc
Sale Despite
Goods Shortage
Despite the shortage of goods, L. E.
Reaves, owner of the Reaves Drug
Store, is again staging the annual
Rexall lc sale which that store has
featured since it first started handling
the Rexall line nearly thirty years
ago.
iMr. Reaves stated that many stores
were not having the sale this year
due to the shortage of merchandise,
but that he intended to continue the
periodical practice of selling two
articles for the price of one plus one
cent. His sale this year is being heid
this week, today, Friday and Satur
day. Many items formerly featured dur.
ing this event are no longer available,
Mr. Heaves stated, and "if we are un
able to provide our friends with some
things we are sure that they will
understand it is due to conditions
beyond our control. However, those
itmes that are offered are full-
quality and full quantity as formerly
from fresh stocks just received prior
to the beginning of the sale."
Mr. McNeill Improved
Mr. E. B. McNeill, who has been
quite ill at Highsmiths hospital, is
reportei to be considerably improved.
Not feeling too spry, Mr. McNeill
entered the Fayetteville hospital
early lest week for examination and
treatment, and became quite ill after
being there several days.
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Provide for your futurity
With military security
Don't talk!
Burney Presides
Over Brief Term
Superior Court
Five Divorces Granted, Five
Criminal Cases Tried In Mon
day's Session.
The limited docket of the April
term of Superior Court, a mixed term,
was quickly dispatched this week
under Judge John J. Burney, of
Southport, and the court was adjourn
ed yesterday afternoon when one
criminal case was continued and hear
ings of several actions were carried
over.
On Monday, the busiest day of the
term divorces of five couples were
granted, and five criminal cases were
disposed of without a case going to
the jury.
In a suit brought for Mrs. Grace
Cashwell Grant, iwhite. by her next
friend, Miss Mamie Cashwell, an
nulment of the marriage of Grace
Cashwell to Horace Grant was grant
ed by the court. Mrs. Mattie Ruth
Shaw McDiarmid Cameron, white.
was granted a divorce from Alton
Cameron, and Mrs. Sarah McEachern
McNeill, white, was granted a di
vorce from John McDiarmid McNeill.
Clyde Suller Sidberry, negro, was
granted a divorce from James Sid
berry, and Viola Shaw, negro, was
granted a divorce from Hilliard Shaw.
In the criminal cases heard Levi
Murphy and John Edward Burke,
negroes, entered pleas of guilty of
assault with deadly weapons upon
Henry Meekins. Each was given
a suspended sentence of 12 months,
placed on good behavior for three
years and fined $25 and costs.
Cliff Thomas, negro, entered A simi
lar plea for an attack on Liz Willis
and was given a similar sentence. All
had been indicted on charges of
assault with intent to kill.
D. J. DeBerry, negro, charged with
attempted rape entered a plea of
assault on a female. He was sen
tenced to serve 18 months on the
roads.
Daniel Love and Annie Single
terry, negroes, who had been married
in South Carolina before the woman
obtained a divorce from a former
husband, were charged with biga
mous co-habitation. The woman has
since received her divorce, and her
attorney told the court that the
defendants intended to get married
as soon as the case was disposed of.
The court continued the prayer for
judgement and told the couple to
pay the costs "and go and sin no
more."
The case against Johnny Melvin,
negro, for carnal knowledge was con
tinued to the August term of court.
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Grand Jury Report.
The report of the grand jury was
as follows:
We, the Grand Jury of Hoke County,
beg to submit the following report:
We examined six bills of indict
ment and found six true bills.
We received a report from the
County Supt. sf Education which
was favorable in every respect.
We examined the County Jail and
recommend the following immediate
improvements: install more lights
throughout the jail and certain plumb
ing fixtures of which the jailor is
familiar. We especially urge im
mediate action on these repairs as
they have been reported time and
again. Flies were in evidence due
to torn screens. We examined the
Court House and found it in good1
condition.
We examined the report of Justice
of Peace and the Clerk of Court and
found them in good order.
We wish to. express our apprecia
tion to Judge Burney and to Solici
tor Carlyle for the assistance and con
sideration that they have given us
in the discharge of our duty. We
especially appreciate the charge to us
by the honorable judge and consider
it of great value. We believe that
this charge is one of the finest
ever delivered in Hoke County.
Respectfully submitted,
J. B. Thomas, Foreman
A. D. Austin, Cleric
Little Malinda Barnes
Gouges Throat With
Pencil; Is Better
Little Malinda Barnes, daughter
of Patrolman and Mrs. Jason Barnes,
was quite painfully injured Tuesday
when she gouged her throat with a
pencil with which she was playing.
A part of the pencil was broken
off in the edge ot a tonsil. She was
taken to Pittman's Hospital where
the pencil part was removed, and
is now getting along nicely.
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The Rev. H. K. Holland, Harry
Greene, K. A. McDonald, and H. C.
McLauchlin spent Tuesday In Ral
eigh. They were there in connec
tion with plans for the reconstruc
tion of the Presbyterian church.