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N TT hoke couvrrs i ADVERTISING BEST MEDIUM HOKE COUTY'S ONLY NEWSPAPER ews-journa The Hoke County New The Hoke County Journal VOLUME tfxXVIII NO. 50 THURSL Y, MAY 18th, 1944RAEFORD, N. C $2.00 PER YEAR l he o news or OUR M EN w WOMEN IN UNIFORM Missing In Action OCEAN CITY, MD, May 12 Mr. and Mrs. H. Ralph Hastings of Ocean City, Md., have been notified by the War Department that their son, Jack, has been missing in action since April 4. in an action over Eniwetok, in the South Pacific. Sgt. Hastings was a waist gunner on a B-24 and had recently been awarded the D. F. C, Air Medal and Oak Leaf Cluster for bravery beyond the line of duty. Cpl. Allen Fuller of Hickory and Fort Biagg spent the weekend with his grandmother, Mrs. A. J. Fuller. Seaman James Wood of Charleston spent the week end with Mrs. Wood for.r.eily Miss Margaret Baker. O Sgt. Angus Currie of Fort Jackson, S. C. .son of Mr. andMrs. Hector Cur rie of Allendale township, spent the week end with Mrs. Currie, lormerly M ss Alberta Campbell. Sgt. Alfred Cole of Camp Davis spent the week end with family he. He was accompanied home by Sgt. Flotcho and Galn-.ist of Penn., also stationed at Camp Davis. Baptist Church Sunday School Sunday morning 9:45; Mr. A. S. Knowles, superin tendent. 1 Preaching 11:00 A. M.; B. T. V. Sunday evening 6:55 P. M.; Mr. Robert Gatlin, general director. . Preaching service 8:00 P. M. by the pastor. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening 7:45. Raeford Presbyterian Church H. K. Holland, Minister Sunday 9:45 A. M. Sunday School, Mr. F. B. Se:cton, Supt. 11:00 A. M. Morning Worship, ser mon by tr.e pastor. 6:00 P. M. Senior Vespers "What Is a Christian Home?" Leader, El- mira W hitley. 6:4E P. M. Fellowship Hour for Soldier3. 7:00 P. M. Pioneer Vespers ''Ac cepting Iur Share of Responsibility Leader, Neill Blue Sinclair. . 8:00 P. M. Evening Worship, ser mon by the pastor. Monday 8:00 P. M. Auxiliary Birthday Cele bration. Guest speaker. Dr. John M. Alexander. Tuesday 7:30 P. M. Junior Choir Rehearsal. Wednesday 8:00 P. M. Senior Study Period. 8:30 P. M. Mid-Week Prayer Ser vice. Thursday 8:30 P. M. Adult Choir Rehearsal. O Raeford Methodist Church All members and friends of the church are urgently requested to be present at the morning service Sun day at 11:00 a. m. The pastor and the Board of Stewards plan to pre sent plans for the building fund campaign at this service. Sunday school will begin promptly at 10:00 o'clock A. M., Mr. Tom Cam eron, general superintendent. Youth Service 7:00 P. M. Evening Worship Service 8:00 P. M. Parkers Chapel Our regular service will be held at 12:15 O COMMUNITY VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL A community Vacation Bible school will be held at the Presbyterian Church from 9:00 to 12:00 each morn ing from June 5th through 9th. The following courses have been selected for the departments: Beginner, "The Little Children's World," by Shu mate; Primary. "Bible Homes and Homes TocUn," by Reed; Junior, "What Is in Your Bible?" by Bowen: Intermediate. "Discovering G4d in Christian Personality," by Clyde; Senior, "But As for Me-A Study of Micah," by Kuist. All boys and girls between the ages of 4 and 18 are invited to come and are asked to register on Friday. June 2. between 9:30 and 11:00 A. M. , The churches cooperating are the Metbsdist, Baptist and Presbyterian. The school will be under the direc tion of Miss Audrey Brunkhurst. D. H. Hodgin Named Chairman Fifth War Loan Drive Mrs. W. L. Poole To Lead Wo men; Tom Cameron Chairman of Retail Merchants Group The Fifth War Loan drive, which opens on June 12th, will be headed in Hoke County by Sheriff D. H. Hod g n, who was named campaign chair man this week by State Chairman, C. T. Leinbach of Winston-Salem. Mrs. W. L. Poole, for the past three drives, chairman of woman's committees for the county, was again named to serve in this capacity. A new group will aid in the drive in June when the Retail Merchants Committee will be active as a unil in selling bonds. This group will be under the leadership of Tom Cameron. It is expected that there will be special War Bond days at the stores here, and in all other retail businesses throughout the county. Quotas for thetate and county are expected to be released within the next few days. Legion And Aux. Will Have Supper For B. W. L Boys All Servicemen At Home On Fur loughs Invited To Attend Bar bet) ue Tonight. In honor, of the boys of Hoke County who are now at home on furloughs after serving in the British West Indies for the past two years, there w 11 be a barbeque supper at the Armory this evening, given under the sponsorship of the Ellis William son Post of the 'American Legion, and the Legion Auxiliary. Commander J. S. Poole has ex tended a blanket invitation to all Hoke servicemen who are at home ij ctteod the supper and they are asked to bring their parents, their wives or best girls. Harry Greene is in charge of the preparation of the barbeque which is being cooked by "Jigger" Willis. The porkers for the night's Spread were contributed for the occasion by the Upchurch Milling and Storage company, which concern also gave the meal for the com dodgers. Po tato salad and cole slaw will be prepared by members of the Auxiliary O Mrs. Julia C. Cain Buried Here Monday Mrs. Julia C. Cain died Sunday morning at her home at Raeford, route 1, after a brief illness. She was the daughter of the late John Carter and Jane Hair af Sampson county. She was the widow of Duncan C. Cain of Hoke county. Surviving are a son, J. W. Cain, iRaeford; and a daughter Mrs. G. V. Baker, Raeford; a half-brother, J. V. Ctrter, Godwin, and a half-sister, Mrs. Doc Covington, Godwin. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 4:30 at the Raeford Methodist Church. Services were conducted by the Rev. W. L. Maness, pastor assisted byR ev. W. F. Trawjck. Burial was in the Raeford city cemetery. ' rr & W !) NT ) W The Flora Macdonald student council for 1944-45, recetly elected, are shown here. Evelyn Whisnant of Jacksonville, Florida, student body president, centers the group The other officers are, beginning with the t op row, left to right, Dorothy Walker of Elkin, Murphy McDonald of, Maxton, Mary Niblock of Concord, Vivian McQueen of Mullins, S. C. Betty Rogers of Whiteville, Mary Johnson of Kenly, Carolyn McKay of St. Pauls. On the bottom row are, beginning at the left, Elizabeth Hodgin of Antioch, Naney Meekins of Columbia, N. C, Sara Britton of Whiteville, and Mary Catherine McCormick of St. Pauls Cherry Will Speak In Fayetteville Raleigh, May 17 Speaking engage ments for Gregg Cherry, candidate for Governor, were announced here today at the State Cherry-for-Cover-nor headquarters by William B. Urn stead, campaign manager, include a rally on Friday, May 19, when Mr. Cherry will speak in the Cumberland county court house at Fayetleville at 8 P. M. o Abandonment And Still Cases In Court Tuesday Three men indicted on charges of operation of a blind tiger still and four charged with possession of still beer featured a lengthy session of county court Tuesday at which only four cases were tried. Charlie McMillan, negro, and Tom Baxely, white, were each charged with abandonment. McMillan plead ed quilty and was sentenced to a year on the roads. The sentence was suspended upon payment of court costs, and was ordered to pay $5 per week to his wife and children, through the clerk of the court for a period of two years. Baxley was found guilty and sen tenced to two years on the roads, with sentence suspended upon pay ment of costs and payment each week ' of $10 to the court's clerk for his wife and three children. Porter Barton, in.iian, John B is-1 tor Townsend and Eddie Anderson, j negroes, were found guilty of pos session of mash and a still for the purpose of making blockade liquor j and were flne.i $25 and the costs each. I Willie McPhaul. Paul C. McNeill, Edmund Johnson and John Goven, negroes, were found guilty of pos-' session of still beer. The still and j beer were found in the Antioch com munity, and the raid was conducted by Sheriff D. H. Hodgin and Deputy J. C. Wright. o Dodger Behrman Leads Glider Team To Win Over Red Robins 397th Infantry Team Of Ft. Bragg To Meet Red Springs At Rob bins Park Sunday. The 326th Glider Infantry, spark ed by Whitey Behrman on the mound and Mike Koslo, both former Brook lyn Dodger players, took measure of the Red Robins Sunday for a second time when the Camp Mackall boys won theif second Robbins Park en counter 9 to 5. Behrman. after a shaky first inning when the Robins scored four on six hits, settled down and allowed only one other b:ngle for the rest of the game. Green, for the Robins, and Koslo and Mika of the Gliders each got 2 hits for 4 trips to 'the plate. R H E 326th 9 12 3 Robins 5 7 4 Batteries: 326 Behrman and Brad sher; Robins Nyari and Clark, Bounds. 397th Play Sunday A strong 397th Infantry team from Fort Bragg will meet the Robins at their park in Red Springs Sunday, May 21. Ginners To Seek Higher Base Price For Cotton Seed George Ash ford Elected Presi dent ( Association: Carolinas ' And Virginia Groups To Com bine. A floor of $60.50 per ton for cotton :seed. this price to be paid to the J cotton grower, will be asked of the Office of Price Administrat on by the North Carolina Cotton Ginners as sociation. This move was one of the principal actions of the ginners who met last week in three district meefngs held in Raeford, Gastonia and Scotland Neck. Last year's base price was set at $53 per ton, it was pointed out, and this price was considered too low, by many processors and by practically all farmers. The $60.50 price has the backing of farm, organizations throughout the cotton growing area. George T. Ash ford, secretary and general manager of the Liberty Man ufacturing company of Red Springs, was eleceted pres dent of the ginners association to succeed J. A. Vaughan of Elm City. Other officers include E. L. Peter son, Clinton, Troy B. Webb, Shelby, and J. W. Robbins of Scotland Neck, vice presidents. R. B. Reaves of Raleigh, executive secretary. Directors include J. A. Vaughan, Elm City, A. D. Cashion, Cornelius, Edwin Pate. Laurinburg, R. E. Evans, Charlotte, Carl T. Hicks, Walton- burg. P. D. Herndon, Kings Mtn., I R. B. Reaves, and B. B. Everett of Palmyra. The association approved the pro-I posed merger of the g nners assoc iation with the ginner groups .of Virginia and Souyh Carolina. The merger will probably be completed early next year, according to Mr. Ashford and will be known as the Carolina-Virginia Cotton Ginners association. O Tommie Upchurch Will Lead Hoke War Fund Drive Attends Meeting Of Directors In Raleigh Last Week. T. B. Upchurch, Jr., has been named chairman of the Hoke County cam paign for the Second United War Fund drive which will be held in October of this year, it was announced this week from Raleigh by Major L. P. McLendon, state cha.rman. County chairmen met with the directors of the campaign in Raleigh last Thursday and Friday when plans for the drive were made. Robert V. Titus, of New York and a regional director of the United War Fund was the' principal speaker. Quotas have not yet been assigned, though the quota suggested by na tional headquarters was accepted by the State body. Last year over three m llion dollars were raised in the state, in addition to other funds rais ed for local uses during the campaign. In Hoke county the War Fund and the campaign for the Hoke Soldiers Center were combined. -o A military secret Is an Army trust To zip the lip Is an Army must! ve, Win Game l08t On Wednesday afternoon, May 10, the Hoke County High School base ball team made a comeback to win over the Red Springs baseball team here at the baseball park. For the first three inn'ngs the Hoke boys racked up three tallies for each frame. Several outstanding plays were made. Alan McGee and Joe Upchurch each got a three-bagger and several of the other Raeford players rapped the Red Springs pitcher for twej-sackers. Clayton Bouyer and Floyd Keith were the battery for the Hoke team. The final score 16 to 8 in Raeford's favor. The following Friday afternoon, May 12, the boys from HHS drop ped one to the fast-moving Parkton ball team here. The barefooted Park tonians scored three runs in the in itial inning. In the last of the third, Alan McGee, mighty batsman for the local aggregation, smacked a two bagger, stole third, and then slipped into home for the Hoke team's lone tally. The most exciting point of the game came when a blond,, curly headed Parkton lad stepped up to the plate, connected with a high out side ball, and sent it high over cen ter field all the way to the fence, spoiling the Hoke High team's record of not being "home-runned on" for the current season. The battery for HHS was Jimmy Warner and Floyd Keith. The final score 4 to 1 in Parkton's favor. O Jim Howell Sends Honor Roll $10 From Washington Makes Donation For Himself And Mother In Honor Of Three Brothers In Service. Jim Howell, who is connected with a war materials plant in Seattle, Washington, sent a check to Mrs. Paul Dezerne this week as a contribution from himself and his mother to be used in the erection of the Honor Roll on which is to be listed the name of each man and woman from, the county who has served in the arm ed forces of the Nation. The letter reads as follows: Dear Mrs. Dezerne: I get the News-Journal out here and I see that a fund is being rais ed to erect an honor roll listing the names of all men and women in the armed forces from Hoke County. Having three brothers in the service, Pete, Dan, and Walter, I consider it a privilege to contribute to this great cause. Enclosed is my check for ten dollars.. List the contribution as: Mrs. P. C. Howell $5; Jim Howell $5. Yours, truly, Jim Howell 726 Twelfth Ave. No. Seattle, Washington. O Gwynn And Turner Speakers For FMC. Commencement Forty Eight To Receive Degrees Tuesday, May 30th, At Red Springs. The 1944 commencement at Flora Macdonald will begin on Saturday, May 27, when the alumnae will hold their regular business meeting, re unions, and luncheon. Miss Natalie Moffatt of Farmvllle, Virginia, prof- jessor of Bible at FMC, will be lunch eon speaker. Senior class day exercises will be held Saturday evening at 8 o'clock in the auditorium, followed by the capping ceremony and other class activities on the campus. Sunday morning, the Rev. W. Redd Turner, pastor of the First Presby terian church in Florence, S. C, will preach the baccalaureate sermon in the college auditorium. Dr. Vardell will hold the customary vesper ser vice for the girls at 6:30, and the Rev. John H. McKinnon of the Max ton Presbyterian church will speak to the college Christian association at 8 o'clock in the evening. Monday evening, the annual com mencement concert will be presented, and on Tuesday morning, graduating exercises will be held. Dr. Price H. Gywnn, head of the educational de partment at Davidson college, will de liver the commencement address. 48 students witl receive their degrees at this time. O MAXWELLS GIVE SUPPER TO BOYS AT HOME Supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Maxwell last Wednesday even ing included Tom Conoly, James Ste phens and Earl Bouyer, Just home from Trinidad, John K. McNeill, Jr., Charleston, and Buck Currie, of Way- cross, Ga. 1 ' ti Mayor McFadyen Proclaims D-Day Hour Of Prayer Prayer Services For Our Inva sion Armies Will Be Held In All Churches. In a proclamation i.ssuei yesterday Mayor N. L. McFadyen issued a call to all persons of Rjeford to join w th the churches of the town in tiie observance of hours of prayer on the day of the Invasion of Nazi held Europe. Immediately the word comes that the invasion has begun, the fire siren will be sounded, one long blast, and this will be followed by the ringing of the bells of the several churches. This is to be followed by a prayer service of half-hour's duration in each of the churches. Other services will be held during the day, and the churches will be open at all times. All stores and business houses, if they are open when the word of invasion arrives, are asked to close for this first prayer service. The proclamation of Mayor Mc Fadyen reads as foil ows: WHEREAS, the day of the Inva sion of Europe by our armed forces together with the forces of our Allies, generally referred to as D-Day is approaching, and many of our own men will participate in the invasion in which we are ail gravely eoncsr.-ed, an j WHEREAS, in connection with the churches of Raeford the following pro gram has been established: im mediately upon receipt of the news that the invasion has begun the fire siren will be sounded one time, ra ther long, followed by the ringing of the church bells call ng every one to prayer and to the prayer ser vices which will be held in all the churches in the town at that time: NOW, THEREFORE, I, N. L. Mc Fadyen, Mayor of the Town of Rae ford, do proclaim that the first thir ty minutes following the announce ment of the invasion be dedicated to prayer and I urge everyone to attend the special prayer services at the churches, and I further urge all places of business to close for this period making it possible for all to attend. DONE at Raeford City Hall this seventeenth day of May in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and forty four. N. L'. McFadyen, Mayor of the Town of Raeford, North Carolina. Hoke High News Faculty Play Friday Evening "Adam's Hvening," a three act play will be presented by the high school faculty Friday night at 8:30 in the high school auditorium. The faculty cast is ably supported by several local people which includes Mrs. Audrey Conk, Starr McMillan, and Dee Austin. Mrs. Conk majored in dramatics in college and Dee made several tours with the Carolina Play makers. Starr McMillan needs no introduction as a black face comedian. This should be one of the best plays ever presented here. Proceeds of the play wil help to buy uniforms for the high school band. The Beginning of the End Examinations for Seniors are being conducted this week. This is in order that they may have time for practice for commencement events. They are expected to continue attending classes when not wanted for practice. Examinations for other students will beg.n May 25. Commencement Events May 19 Faculty Play, Adam's Evening, 8:30 P. M. May 38 Baccalaureate Sermon, 11:00 A. M. May 30 Seventh Grade Com mencement, 10:30 A. M. May 30 Class Night, 8:30 P. M. Mav 31 Graduation Exercises, 8:15 P. M. State Test in Safety A standard test in traffic safety was given Wednesday to thirty-five students who have been using as textbook Man and the Motor Car. Visitor The seventh grades of the county were visitor! at the high school Wednesday, May 17. They were entertained by various classes and departments and given a free lunch.