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VOLUME XXXVIII NO. 51
RAEFORD, N. C, THURSDAY, MAY 23th, 1944.
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MENwWOMEN
IN UNIFORM
Sgt. Charles Lee Cothran, son of Mr.
and .Mis. R. O. Cothran, has returned
to his bi.se at Esler Field, La., after
spending a 16-day leave with his
parents near Red Springs.
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Pvt. Roscoe Currie left Thursday
night for Camp Brecken Ridge, Ky.
after spending a furlough at home.
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Lt. Paul McCain, navigator on a
B-17, "Shady Lady" which is based
in England recently visited h.s uncle
Lt Col. R. MacBrayer at headquar
ters of the ETOUSA. Lt. McCain
was on his first leave after begin
ning bombing missions over occupied
Europe.
Hart Mershon, member of a med
ical detachment at Fort Bragg for
the past 15 months and frequent
visitor to Raeford, has been trans
ferred to another post. This former
newspaperman from New Jersey has
made many friends in Raeford and
has been a frequent helper-outer in
reporting and other jobs on the News
Journal during the pa3t year.
Raeford Baptist
Church
J. D. Whisnant, Minister
Sunday School Sunday morning
9:45; Mr. A. S. Knowles, superin-
Baplists will join the other churches
of Raeford at the High School for
the Eaccalaureat Sermon at 11:00.
B. T. U. Sunday evening at 6:55.
Preaehng at 8:00 P. M. The pastor
will report some happenings at the
Southern Baptist Convention.
Prayer meeting W?:ineday evening
at 8:00 P. M.
Our protracted meeting begins with
the evening service on the third Sun
day in June. The Rev. W. C. Reed,
superintendent of Kennedy Baptist
Orphanage will be our guest speaker.
Our community Vacation Bible
School will begin Monday June 5th,
and classes continue through Friday
June 9th. The School will be held
in the Presbyterian church each
morning of the week from 9:00 to
12:00 o'clock. The School will close
with a union service, which will be
held in the Baptist Church Sunday
evening June 11th.
Raeford Methodist
Church
W. L. Maness, Pastor
Sunday school will begin promptly
at 10:00 o'clock A. M., Mr. Tom Cam'
eron, general superintendent.
The eleven o'clock service will
be held at the Hoke County High
School when the baccalaureate ser
mon will be preached.
The Youth Fellowship will meet
at the church at 7:00.
The eight o'clock preaching ser-
vice will be held as usual. Come and
worship with us.
Rev. H. G. Ruark, of Red Springs
will preach in a union service at the
Methodist church the first Sunday
night in June. This is the beginning
of a series of revival services m
connection with the Community Va
cation Bible School.
Raeford Presbyterian
Church
H. K. Holland, Minister
Sunday
9:45 A. M. Sunday School, Mr. F.
B. Sexton, Supt.
11:00 A. M. Baccalaureate Sermon
at the High School.
6:00 P. M. Senior Vespers Under
standing the Other Generation.
Leader, Elmira Whitley. t
7:00 P. M. Pioneer Vespers Under
standing Our Parents and Iurselves.
Leader, Bobby Murray.
No evening service in the absence
of the pastor.
Tuesday
7:30 P. M. Junior Choir Rehearsal.
Thursday
8:30 P." M. Adult Choir Rehearsal.
Friday
9:30-11:00 A. M. Registration for
Bible School.
8:00 P. M. Senior Party.
Peoples Tabernacle
H. Gwyn Clayton, Minister
10:00 Sunday School, Lester Baker,
Supt.
11:00 Morning Worship, Sermon by
the pastor.
7:00 Young People's meeting.
8:00 Evening Worship, Sermon by
the pastor.
Monday
8:00 P. M. Cottage prayer meeting
at the home of Mrs. Pearl Cole.
Tuesday
8:00 P. M. Midweek prayer meeting
Wednesday
8:00 P. M. Missionary meeting.
Friday
8:00 Bible Study for young people.
Penicillin Now
Available For
Patients Here
Medical Men Hear Research
Worker At "Miracle Drug"
Clinic At Fayettevillc.
A quantity of penicillin, the new
"miracle drug", has been allotel for
iieaimeiu oi pauenrs in this area
and is now on deposit at Highsmith
Hospital, it was announced at a meet
ing of the physicia-r and dentists
from 16 counties of North and South
Carolina at Fayetteville Monday
evening.
Dr. Charles H. Rammelkamp, now
attached to a special commission at
Fort Bragg, was the principle speak
er at the meeting. He explained
methods of use of the drug and re
fated experiences in the uses and the
effectiveness of penicillin treatments,
He is one of the original research
workers in the use of this drug in
America and has done experimental
work in Boston and Chicago lab'
oratories and clinics..
Among those attending from this
county weer Drs. R. A. Matheson, R
L. Murray and M. R. Smith.
County School News
T. C. Jones Elected
Rockfish Principal
T. C. Jones for the past year prin
cipal o' the Mildouson school has been
elected principal of the Rockfish
school for next year, it was announced
yesterday. He has accepted the post.
There will be a pre-school clinic
at the Rockfish school on Friday,
May 26, beginning at 9 a. m. All
children entering school next year
should be examined at this time, it
was stated by County Superintendent
K. A. McDonald. They may be
sent to the clinic by the school bus
on that day. Mr. McDonald said
Dr. R. L. Murray will conduct the
Clinic.
Cotton Essay Winners
Are Announced
Harriet Jones was announced as
winner of first place in the Cotton
Essay Cotest, which was conducted
in the Hoke County schools recent
ly, it was announced yesterday.
Miss Jones' paper has been entered
in the state contest and will also
compete for natoinal honors.
Alan McGee, Jr., won the second
place award, and A. D. Gore, Jr.
Donnie Lytle and Betty Holland tied
for third place honors. Bennie Lee
McGougan received honorable men
tion. The contest was sponsored by the
Cotton Trades Journal and the funds
for prizes awarded to North Carolina
competitors have oeen secured
through Mr. T. B. Upchurch, Jr., ot
Raeford. Detailed announcement of
the contributors to this $1500 fund
are expected to be made by Mr. Up
church next week.
Negro Schools Change
Opening Hours
The negro schools for the last sev
eral weeks ot the present term are
now opening at 8:30 each morning
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PLANE PICKS UP GLIDER ON THE FLY. Photo shows a C-47 plane zooming low over the field in making a
"snatch pickup" of a glider, spectacular development in aerial warfare. This picture was mad at Laurinburg-Maxton
Army Air Base, Maxton, N. C., installation of the First Troop Carrier Command.
The glider pickup is the Troop Carrier Command equivalent of the manner in which mail is snatched from hooks
by fast moving mail trains. Using nylon tow ropes, the C-47, traveling at more than 100 miles an hour, lowers its
pick-up hook, snatches the tow rope from supporting uprights, and continues on with the glider in tow. The glider
becomes airborne in a remarkably short run.
"Mud Slinging" Born
Of Desperation Says
Major Gregg Cherry
FAYETTEVILLE, N. C, May 20
In his first public reference to the
opposition in the current guberna
torial campaign, R. Gregg Cherry of
Gastonia, Democratic candidate for
governor, said here last night that the
type of campaign being waged by
Ralph McDonald "is born .of des
peration and will beco.i.e more dca
rpente and hopeless."
Speaking at a mas meeting of
Democrats in the Cumberland County
Courthouse, Cherry said that "I am
not unmindful of the attacks being
made upon me, nor of the whispering
campaign which has been going on
over the state, nor of the suggestions
contained in untruthful statements.
"This attack is not unexpected.
This type of campaign was used
unsuccessfully in 1936. It is born of
desperation, and as the situation be
comes more desperate and hopeless,
the more insidious the attacks will
becone.
"The people of North Carolina,
however, do not choose a governor
on any such basis x x x. They are
interested in a man's character and
his proven ability to handle the
matters of State," he said.
Turning to a discussion of return
ing war veterans, Cherry said that
any program set up In North Caro
1 na for handling veteran's problems
would depend largely on what pro
visions are made by the Federal
Government.
"It is impossible to chart in detail
at this time a program which will
meet every need of veterans because
their needs will not be definitely
known until the war ends and they are
living with us again," he asserted.
F.arlier in the afternoon he addres
sed a gathering of his supporters at
Godwin, with delegaticns from near
by Sampson and Harnett joining with
'heir neighbors of upper Cumberland
Mr. Cherry was presented here by
J. M. Wilson, president of the High
land Lumber company and act.ve
in the Cherry campaign here.
Honor Roll Fund
Contributions
The following additional contribu
tions to the servicemen's Honor Roll
Fund for Hoke County were reported
yesterday by Mrs. Paul Dezerne,
treasurer of the committee.
G. C. Lytle - 510
Mr. and Mrs. Collis $ 5
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. McMinis $ 1
Mrs. Paul McCain $ 5
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Cameron $ 2
Mrs. J. A. Aust n and Devoe
Austin $ 5
Raeford Womans Club $25
American Legion Auxiliary $25
Little River Home Demonstra
tion Club $ 5
Mrs. W. B. McLauchlin, chairman
of the committee, states that an ef
fort will be made to close the fund
by June 12, and all persons wishing
to make donations are asked to mail
their checks or give rroney to Mrs.
Dezerne, Miss Josephine Hall or to
Mrs. McLauchlin before that date.
It is planned to have a meeting
of the Honor Roll Committee within
the next two weeks when the Con
struction Committee is expected to
have a report to present on the type
of board to be built and theestimated
cost.
Zip the lip on military information.
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Program Of Hoke
High Finals To
Start Sunday
The Rev. J. I). Whisnant To
Preach Baccalaureate Sermon
At 11:00 A. M.; 7th Grade
Program Tuesday
Opening with the baccalaureate ser
mon Sund.y morning by the Rev.
J. D. Whi.-nant, pastor of the Rnelord
Wagram Bapt st churches, the final
exercises ot the Hoke County High
School will be helj during the first
four days of next week.
The sermon to the graduating class
will be held at 11:00 a. m. Sunday
at the high school building with the
school's glee club, under the direction
of Miss Buena Baldwin, composing
the choir.
On Tuesday morning at 10:30 the
seventh grade commencement exer
cises will be held for each of the
schools of the county at the Hoke H gh
auditorium. The Rev. W. B. Gaston,
pastor of the Bethel-Shiloh churches
will be the speaker for this exercise.
Each of the seventh grades of the
several schools of the county will
present a number on the program.
On Tuesday evening at 8:30 a class
night play, "Isle of Our Dreams"
will be presented by the class of
1944 in the auditorium, during which
the usual class stastics, history and
prophecy will be presented.
Graduation exerc ses will be on
Wednesday evening and will be al
most completely a student-produced
program with no sileeial speaker
brought in. Several brief addresses
will be given by members of the '
graduating class who have attained
highest averages for their four years
in high school. The exercises vi
be concluded with the awarding of
przes and diplomas. Music will be
provide-! for the program by the
high school band.
Betsy Ann Cole is president of the
Senior Class and will be one of the
sneakers.
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Saturday, May 27
To Be "Poppy Day"
The annual sale of poppies made
by disabled veterans will be held in
Raeford on Saturday, May 27,
it was stated today by Mrs. R. A.
Matheson, Jr., president of the Legion
Auxiliary of Ellis Williamson Post.
Mrs. Paul Dezerne is chairman of
the Poppy sales committee and mem
bers of her group will sell the Mem
orial Day flowers on the streets here
throughout the day.
The poppy, symbol of those who
died on Flanders field in World
War I, has come to have a greater
meaning now, and now is representa
tive of American blood spilled on
the fajr flung battlefields of this
war today. Made by veterans of the
two wars who are hospitalized by
the Veterans Facility, funds realized
from their sale go to give comfort
to these disabled warriors and their
families. So that the wearer of the
little red, crepe paper flower does
honor to a heroic dead and con
tributes a needed service to the vet
eran who left a part of himself on
the field of battle.
AT SHRIXE CEREMONIAL
Paul Dezerne, L. E. Reaves, Jr.,
Crawford Thomas and Cecil Dew
are attending the spring ceremonial
of Sudan Temple of the Shrine which
is being held in Wilson today.
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Nineteen t Bragg
Civilians Ko ;rded
By General j dy
Fort Bragg. N. C, M -Nine
teen Fort Bragg civilian o, -i.vees
received cash awards total U i3.6u
tli is morning from Brigadier general
John T. Kennedy, Commanding Gen
eral of Fort Bragg, lor their "Victory
Ideas."
The individual awards, rang 113
from S10 to S-oO, represented live
per cent of the estimated annua!
saving the i-iea each suggested wi.I
save the government. The presenta
tion today was the third since the
program began at Fort Bragg.
In presenting the awards General
Kennedy commended the group forflce holders
their "added effort ' and urged tnat In Hoke coun,v then on, twJ
they "keep up the good work. Hecontested racej. " u-. w Roberts, in
told the group that their suggestions I cumben, is . in. ,trnn,,v .nn,.,j
are "helping to speed us to a com
plete and final victory.'
Receiving awards in a ceremony
in front of Post Headquarters were
Mrs. Ann M. Alvery, Baltimore, Md.
Leon W. Anders, Manchester; Lester
E. Baker, Raeford; Miss Virginia D.
Barrett, Fayetteville; F. R. Burch,
Fayetteville; Mrs. Christine C. Led
well, Fayetteville; John L. McLaren,
Lumberton; Herbert L. McArthur,
Carthage; Miss Flora G. McKenzie,
Raeford; Miss Isabel McQueen, Fay
etteville; Miss Cordia Y. Matheson,
Fayetteville; Raymond B. Maxwell,
Raeford: Leroy Miller, Manchester;
Miss Hallie B. Mitchell. Asheviile;
Roman C. Obukowics, Fayetteville;
Miss Eudora L. Rendeil, Fort Bragg,
and Percv C. Maddox, Fayetteville.
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Postpone Farm
Bureau Meeting
To June 7th .
R. Flake Shaw And Haywood
Dale To Be Speakers At Din
ner Meeting,
The annual meeting of the Hoke
County Farm Bureau, originally
scheduled for next Wednesday even
ing, has been postponed for one week
and will be held on June 7th, it was
announced this week by N. H. G.
Balfour, president of the organiza
tion. The meeting will be a dinner af
fair and will be at the armory in
Raeford. Members and their wives
are expected to be present when the
annual business session will be held
and new officers and directors will
be elected.
R. Flake Shaw, of Raleigh, ex
ecutive secretary of the state bureau,
and Haywood Dale, widely known
humorist of Greenville will be the
speakers for the occasion.
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Tommie Upchurch
Vice President
State Alumni
T. B. Upchurch, Jr., was elected
first vice president of the alumni
association of State College at the
annual meeting of that group last
week.
Coleman Fans 21
In an extra game Wednesday Hoke
high lost to Red Springs 9 to 0 when
Coleman, star pitcher of the Red
Devils fanned 21 of Hoke's batsmen.
Hoke played the Springs after Lum
berton had defaulted a game sched
uled there.
I'M
Election Interest
On Increase As
Primary Nears
Two County Races Are Little
Discussed; Governor's Race
Expected To Draw Bis Vote
(Staff Cutv.ment)
As primary day, Saturday Miy 27,
approaches, what appeared at fi:V. to
be a clay of little ir.tere-t throughout
the State may see a large part of
North Carolina's electorate para-ring
to the polls to exercise their right
in the choice of county and state ot-
for the office ot Register of Deeds
by W. S. Crawley of the Arabia com
munity. And for county comrp.issio.ter there
are six candidates for the five-man
commission. N. H. G. Balfour, Hec
tor McNeill and E. R. Pickler are
seeking re-nomination to the board
and new candidates this year for
seats on the board are T. D. Potter,
F. Knox Watson and F. A. Monroe.
Campaigns for these offices have
been quiet with none of the candi
dates making any great effort, ac
cording to observers.
Center of interest is the determined
campaign for the gubernatorial nom
ination between Major R. Gregg
Cherry and Dr. Ralph McDonald.
This campaign started out quietly
enough early in the spring with
Major Cherry announcing on a plat
form that called for conservative pro
gress in the various state departments,
with due consideration for those
things to which the North Carolina
Democrats hold closest to their col
lective hearts; their schools, their
colleges, their health program, their
roads, with ample protection lo the
increasing war-born surplus funds.
Mr. Cherry, a World War One vet
eran, has centered much of his prom
ises for the future to the welfare
of the returning veterans of this war.
Mr. McDonald, laying personal
claims to most all of the progressive
"measures that haye been accorded
the state school system in the past
half century and promising for great
er things for the schools, the tax
payers and everybody, all paid for by
a nebulous sort of financial system
that would (at first) do away with
the sales tax and also not place the
tax back on real estate.
In recent weeks he has had to dis
card the no-sales tax platform in
order to promise greater state ex
penditures for other of his New-Deal-ish
reforms. Too, after losing many
of his earliest supporters on aband
oning anti-sales-tax plan, McDonald
supporters resorted to attacks on his
opposition which carried considerable
weight until it was discovered that
most of them were based on distorted
information, the truth of which placed
a new light and one more favorable to
Mr. Cherry than had been created
at first for Mr. McDonald.
Mr. Cherry has made his campaign
entirely on the basis of his record
of many years service in public of
fice and in only one speech through
out his campaign has he referred to
Mr. McDonald. Then he stated mere
ly that these attacks had been "born
of desparation." And so it appears
to us. Mr. McDonald's most popular
plank was that of the abolition of the
Sales tax. When he found that he
could not expect to operate the gov
ernment of this state without it he
ducked out on the biggest part ot
his supporters, and since has waged
the typical battle of an "out" trying
to get "in."
Though he has denied that the CIO
has paid money to him for campaign
expenses, it is not denied that the
Political Action Committee of that
Union is spending money, and a lot of
:t, in North Carolina during this
campaign. There is not a person
who would say that the CIO is inter
ested in seeing Mr. Cherry the con
servative elected to the governor
ship, when such a candidate, so sus
ceptible to the CIO's left-wing ac
tivities as Mr. McDonald, is running
for that office.
In the matter of policy, it is quite
true that the Democrats of North
Carolina are quite sufficiently fed
up with the practices of the bureau
cratic administration in Washington
and the majority of the people cer
tainly want no imitation of the New
Deal set up in North Carolina. And,
while the State Democratic conven
tion has placed its official endorse
ment on Mr. Roosevelt for a fourth
term, it was with considerable tongue-swallowing
that this action was
taken. In fact, that action was also
born of "desparation", for it is only
with Roosevelt that the Democrats'
can hope to win the general election
this fall, even if the Republicans
let R. R. McCormick of Chicago pick
out their candidate. For North Caro
lina's Washington delegation to have
any influence in the Congress, the ad.
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