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VOLUME XXXIX NO. 2
RAEFORD, N. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 15. 1911
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TOST MEMwWOMEN
ffiB- IN UNIFORM
Young "Wat" McNeill
Is Mustang Pilot
1.
An Eighth AAF Fighter Stat on,
England (Special) Flying to-cov-er
in a Mustang lighter for the U. S.
bombeis striking deep within Ger
manv is an almost daily assignment
for Lt. John- W. McNeill, Jr., 23-year-uli
son of Mr. and Mrs. John
W. M-N'eill. of Red Springs, X. C.
Graduate of Red Springs High
Scho.-l. Lt. McXetll entered the AAF
Fee. 2, 1942; earned his "wings"
November 3. 1943. He is now a com
bat i dot with Col. Avelin P. Tacon's
Mustang tighter group flying deep
penetration support and escort with
U. S. boxbers.
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Sgi. Hallie B. Haire. who is nmv
stationed at Cair.p Swift, Texas,
spenta lew days with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Haire of Route
No. 2, Raeford.
Mrs. William Lamont, Jr., who has
recently moved back to Ft. Moultrie
from Ft. Screven, is in Raeford for
a few days while Major Lamont has
duty in Jacksonville, Fla.
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Capt. and Mrs. Frank Williams
have returned to Ft. Jackson after a
ten day leave spent at Myrtle Beach
and with relatives in Raeford.
PROMOTED
Mr. ani Mrs. B. B. Cole were noti
fied this week that their son Herman
Cole of the Navy, had been promot
ed to petty officer, third class.
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Crops Damaged
By Dry Weather
Truck Crops Especially In Need of
Rain: Wheat and Oat Crops Look
Good.
In the June report released yester
day, the Crop Reporting Service of
the N. C. Department of Agriculture
declared that all crops, especially
truck crops, are now in need of rairt
Whea ntnd oat crops were described
as excellent.
According to the release, the dry,
hot weather has curtailed sharply
the production of co.r.mercial early
Irish potatoes and snap beans, and
has damaged other truck crops. To
bacco farmers, it said, have had con
siderable difficulty getting plants to
live.
"The tobacco stand appears to be
about average, but growth is ir
regular and very slow at the present
time. On the other hand, weather
conditions have been highly favora
ble for maturing splendid crops of
wheat, oats and barley", said Crop
Reporter J. J. Morgan. He added
that cotton is up to a good stand and
is "making very satisfactory prog
ress." Peaches.
The production of the total farm
and commercial peach crop was es
' timated at 2.280.000 bushels on June
1. compared with 2."2.000 bushels ill
1943 and the 10-year average 2.
074.000 bushels. Weather conditions
in M.iv were generally favorable for
growth and development of the peach
rron. Temneratures we-e unusual
ly l.,gh during the latter part of May
and rains were infrequent, but the
month he-ran wi'h wet soil and re
ports ind r.To I r.n shortage of rro's
ture on June 1.
Irish Potatoes.
On June 1. growers of commer
cial early potatoes were anticipating
a harvest of 3.6i8.000 bushels, less
than 55 per con! of the 6.fiO0.OO0
bushels produced in 1943 and 76 per
cent of the 10-year average of 4,743,
000 bushels. Indications are that
6,000 cars will move by rail and
boat and about BOO carlot equiva
lents by truck. Yield per acre is in
dicated at 110 bushels as against 165
last year.
United War Fund
District Meeting
Here June 26
Mrs. Murk V. Clark, Wife of Com
mander of Allied Armies In Italy
To Speak At Fayelteville.
Executive Committeemen of Dis
trict Ten of the United War Fund of
North Carolina will be the guests of
Hoke county on the evening of June
2t)th, when a dinner will be served
them at the Armory in Raeford.
John E. Johnson, of Lumberton,
has been na red chairman of the dis
trict and W. P. Saunders, of Robbins
is Quota Committee member for the
district which is composed of Hoke,
Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, Ro
beson and Scotland counties.
Tommy Upchurch is Hoke county
chairman, and will be master of
ceremonies at the dinner to be held
here.
The drive will be formally opened
in North Carolina with a meeting
and a pre-eampaign rally to be held
in Fayet'teville on September 19th.
Mrs. Mark V. Clark, wife of the
commanding general of the armies
of the United Nations on the Italian
front. The actual solicitation of
funds will begin on October 9.
SMALL GRAIN'S
Unless growers act now to set asiae
an: contract fir sufficient good seed
for planting the 1944 small grain
crop, there will be another shortage
of seed as in 1943.
For Your Part
(St" . - wif in .mt a v . issur ore te
'& WR SAVINGS v , i'
Buy War Bonds Until it Hurts
Honor Roll Find
Donations
Additional contributions totaling
SG8.62 for the Hoke County Honor
Roll Fund were announced yester
day, b Mrs. Paul Dezerne and Mrs.
W. B. akt urhlin. Those received
since last i 't, ere:
Mr. and I'is. B. B. Cole $ 2.00
Mrs. Gner K'.ouse and Judy.... 5.00
U. D. C. Chapter 5.00
Mrs. C. M. Davis 1.00
Hoke County High School.. 10.62
Mt. Pleasant Home Dem.
Club 5.00
Upchurch Milling and
Storage Company 25.00
Eoy Scouts 15.00
MEETING MONDAY
There will be a meeting of all
trembers of the general committee of
the Honor Roll Fund on Monday
evening at 8 o'clock in the Commis
sioners room of the Court House.
Reports of the finance committee ana
:u Roll erection committee are to be
made at tii.s time. Mrs. McLauch
lin, general chairman, asks that all
members of the committee be present
promptly at 8 o'clock as the meeting
will be veiy short, though one of
great importance.
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Four Bombardiers
Join "Caterpillars"
Club In Texas
Po-hard'cr Cadet Harold
S'one. husbani of the former
E.
Miss
Elizabeth Warren of Raeford, who is
'he daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. B.
Wir-rc:. was among four bomhar
;:e students who on May 25th,
b.ul' d cut of an AT-11 down at the
P.:; Surings Bombardier school. Tex-
Ail men lan led safely but it
said that the pilotless plane
was
was
"badly damaged."
Cadet Warren was commissioned
a lieutenant and given his bombar
dier wings on June 10.
Green Pe.
Mrs. Wilmer McBryde had green
peas grown in her garden for dinner
on Sunday, June the eleventh.
4-Hers On Camp
At Rock'fish
The Hoke County members of the
4-H club are on their summer ramp
this week. The camp is being held
at Rucklish on the Lake of the liae
tord Power and Manufacturing com
pany, the camp on Smgleterry lake
not being opened this year duo to
ga.-olinc shortage. Miss Hall, home
agent, and A. S. Kuowles, county
agent, arU several members of tneir
st.iiT are supervi-ois and instiuc
tors for this encampment.
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Phelps Is New
Gin Specialist
Succeeds Johnson
Raleigh, June 14. A. R. Phelps,
Lumberton cotton sinner and gin
repairman, has been appointed gin
specialist with the State Depart
ment of Agriculture, according to A.
B. Fairley, Warehouse division head.
Phelps succeeds Fred Johnson, for
merly of Raeford, who resigned as
specialist last October to go with the
Federal Department of Agriculture.
In making the announcement,
Fairley declared that the activities
carried on by Johnson from 1943-44
cotton crop was much greater than
hiring the previous year due to
discontinuance of gin service dur
ing the past season.
"This is a free .service provided
exclusively for the cotton farmer.
If he feels at any ti.r.e that he has
not received proper ginninL. he
should notify the State Department
i f Agriculture", said Fairley.
in the Invasion
Attend Helton Funeral!
Among those from out : town
who attended the funeral services
for Lt. Lawrence Helton last week
were: Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Helton
of Yotk, Pa., Mrs. G. W. Blackwe'.l
and daughter, Mary Belle of Mea.io'.v
View, Va., Mr. and Mrs. Gaither
Rea r.es of Apex. W. H. Tapp of
Rocky Mount. Mrs. H. E. Stinch
comb of Black Mountain, Miss Mary
Frances Tapp and Miss Geraldine
Wright of Raleigh, Miss Emma
Brooks Tapp of Washington. Lt. Bil
lie Plummer of Goldsboro, Lt. (ig)
Julius Jordan of Charleston, Pvt.
Milton Jordan of Auburn. Miss, ani
Miss Buena Baldwin of B.coe.
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Ai far u th tjt can oar American nti-iircrft gun wait for tb day tbey will go into action when
Goering'a fait dwindling air force will make tub at topping our inraaioa of Forties Europa. Thete
gun are bad news to Axil airmen. Hart U on place where Jom War Bond money went
Tnm V. I. Ttmm
July Civil Term
Superior Court
Cancelled
Mixed Term Will Be Held
Beginning August 21st.
or Hoke
Ci
J.
M. Br
on thi
;ly civil
t Hoke
week ordered
term of Supei
couu'y cane, lit
tile regular Jl
mr Court o:
'i at tile i'ettue.
of the
tcra ' vouiry L ouuiiis-ione. s.
The uqticsi explained that there
were no urgent cases on tine court
docket and only a very few cases
.', Inch could be rea iied for trial by
.July 31, when the term was to be
convened.
Clerk of Court John Cameron
states that members of the grand ju
ry need not report to the court house
until, the opening of the mixed term
on August 21.
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File Applications
For Priviledge Tax
Licenses By June 30
Ed.ar Womblc, deputy collector of
the State Department of Revenue,
will be at the court hou.-e in Raeford
on next Wednesday, June 21, for the
purpose of ai :ing merchants and
professional men in filing applica
tions for 'ato priviledge licenses.
He :.-k-; fis-ms make apilicntlons
early to avoid penalty which may be
assessed after June 30. Licen.cs
may be secured by railing nppiha
tion to the Department of Reven.:
in Rale gh annlication may be filed
w't'i Wo'r.ble and the licence
will be mailed from the State Of-
: lice.
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i Auto Use Stamps
Now On Sale
The Federal "use" stamps, which
costs $3. and which are required to
be stuck on eacli motor vehicle us
ing the public highways, are now on
sale at all postoffices.
The stamps must be affixed to the
car before July 1st. It is recom
mended that they be stuck upon the
windshield by wetting the wind
shield where it is to be placed rath
er than applying the water to the
glue on the stamp directly. Each
car owner should record the motor
number, license number make, year
and model on the back of the stamp
before wetting it. which helps
keep down the theft of the stamps.
Court Briefs
Ja:
res Buddie Barrett, colored was
S25 and costs for the possession
s.rall amount of beer and a
apparatus for making of ille
ooeh. in county court Tuesday,
iwiord Perkins and Violet Tay
:al 1
Cr.
lor, white, indicted on tharges of
fornication and ndultry, were given
a hearing. The Taylor woman was
also being heli for Federal officers
on a May act violation, and sentence
was withheld in the local court. Per
kins was found guilty and paid court
costs.
Junior Murchison paid S10 and
costs for driving a car afetr his li
cense ha been suspended.
J. E. Womble. Jr., and W. J. Upla
graft. each paid costs for speeding.
Ready for the Luftwaffe
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Children Urged To
Fill War Stamp
Albums During Drive
In a special message to the owners
of War Stamp Albums, particularly
tho..e s, hool children stalled during
the seh.iol term, are urged to til!
thc-e albums out wi'.li stamps and
t xehaugo then tor bonus d iiurig the
Fit'h War Loan Drive which r- now
in progress.
Camualgn chairman Davi 7 L. Ho:l
gin slates th:,t it is go dig to he
partiru1 dy difficult tor the co.uify
to i e : quota during tnis drive.
and - 1 hem of every stamp
album will be needed es
pecially . -J the quota of $130,
nnu in "E" ,
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eiHousePa"Gr
Aid Bill ALady
Senate Approved
Out-of-Work Benefits, Loan
lures and Educational Aid
eluded In Act.
Fea- ,
In- I
Washington. June 13. Overwhel
ming house passage sent to the White
House today the compromise version
uf the "G I." bill of rights." a general
vete'ans' benefits measure.
The senate passed the bill yes'er-
day accept. rig a confereme oompro- '
rise to adjust differences between!
the senate and house.
As tin. dly approved, the bill con-,
'a ns these, major providons: ',
Idnemploymcr-it compen-u...!"!: s2il i
weekly for a nj.ax'urum of a2 weel;
'or veterans out of johs in the first ,
two years after their discharge, with I
c. cation of a job placement bureau
within the United States
entplc.y-
merit service.
Education: One year of govern-
nient-flnanced education in regular-
ly established schools, including vo
cational training institutions, with
the government paying a maximum
of $500 for tuition and other fees and
subsistence allowances of $50 month
ly for a veteran with no dependents
and S75 for those with dependents
In the case of a veteran who entered
the service before he was 25. a com
plete four-year college education
would be available provided the ve-
teran qualified and made proper pro
gress. Financial assistance: Guarantee
by the government of 50 per cent of
I private loans up to $4,000 to help
veterans establish themselves in ou
siness or purchase homes or farms.
Interest would not exceed 4 per cent.
Any cash benefits received by a
veteran under provisions of the leg
islation has been estimated from
$3 000,0000.000 to S6.500.0o0.0oo.
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Bible Conference
Miss Laura Perry. Bibl
from the People's Bible S
Greensboro, will conluct
1 te
cho.
conference at the People's Taher
cle from June 18 through July 2.
Miss Perry is a well trained and
experienced Bible teacher. She is
accompanied by her adopted daugh
ter. Peggy, who will serve as pi
anist, and assist in the vocation Bi
ble School which will be hel.i each
morning from 9 till 11.
Everyone is cordially invited to
hear Miss Perry each evening at
8:00 P. M.
Army Sign! Corpa Photo
r
War L
;n. niTfp
lUriVeUlt iO
Good Start Here
Chairman Hodgin State" That
JO Per Cent Of County's
Hough! First Day.
About
Quota
The
Fifth War Lo
j.a..i
jot nv.ay fi.r a
'Mtening ay of file
according to D. H. I
dr.ve cbii;rm:m d .;:.
niany oi the counf'"
extre.rely busy with
farms.
Mr. Hodgin state:! ti
results were reported
of township chairmen
least $20,000 worth ot
i '.ve TuL-ci..v,
i .- g :., c.ejr-.ty
e tue fur: tu..t
v.ori.ers were
wa.k on t.ielr
.at satisfactory
by a number
ar.d that at
bon;s or near-
ly 10 per cent, of the County's QuMa
were purchased on the opening day,
hough many workers were defa.r.ei
from canvassing their assigned sec
tions of the county.
Sales by the Retail Merchants
committee headed by Tom Cameron
'.veie aiso reported to oe suostan
tially above expectations ana that a
number of large purchases of bonds
by manufacturing concerns and oth
er businesses which have representa
tives or agencies and stores in the
county were expected 1 3 be credited
to Hoke County.
Mrs. Paul P. McC. dr., chairman fir
die Sanatorium U''ea and also dis
trict chair. ran for women stated that
the drive had t.pp.-.rer.'.!y git off to a
:ui-t success"'.!', start in all areas
from which she had rece'ved re
ports, ani that the Sanatorium cam
paign was started the. first of the
month, with all indications that the
community there would exceeri pur
chases in any of t ire previous dilves.
i Kond Sales Booth
A booth has been placed on Main
Street ni Raeford by the Hoke Oil
and Fertilizer company that will be
used by groups each day throughout
campaign from which bonds will be
sold. It will be staffed by represen
tatives of the women's club's. The
attractive booth is well-constructed
and at the end of the campaign will
be taken to the armory, and will be
available for use in future street
sates campaigns tor other move-
I ments
Reports froir
over tne country in
dicate that the news of the invasion
has made people fa rmore bond con
scious than they have been in re
cent months and that sales are sat
isfactory everywhere, despite the
fact that the Treasury Department
reported lat week that moTe bonds
were cashed in in May than in any
month since the war started. The
goal for the nation is $16,000,000,000.
I Hoke county's quota is $206,000, or
about 20 per cent greater than in the
: fourth War Loan drive.
Rev. W.C. Reed Will
Open Evangelistic
Services Sunday,
Raeford Baptist Church To Hear
Kennedy Orphanage Superinten
dent Next Week.
A very cordial invitation is ex
tended to our visitors and friends to
attend our protracted meeting next
week. Rev. W. C. Rce.1 now super
intendent of Kennedy Baptist Or
phanage at Kinston. N. C. will be our
visiting minister. Mr. Reed in for
mer years was principal of Balls
Creek consolidated school located in
Catawba County of thus State. He
.-erved this school for eight or more
Mr.
heed has ocen
,g for
uu.ply
i '';d years. He did some
during his principals!,!;) r.t
Creel:. Several years aji .
I 'ok a pastorale ot Maiden First
Baptist Church in this State. About
a year ago he was asked to take the
superintendency of Kennedy Home.
The Reverencd Mr. Reed consented
a heeor.ie Si'perin'en d nt of the- o"-
a n.a
0
and
h.i- been doing
. thee during thi
Reed has wide
an ride pr-M-he:-indeed
to l ave
r a week.
kanl
e W'-r
v and
k :,nu con: r.ue thro"r:n
.day r,:!'it at the s-re
plan r, day Jf-Vh-e Mor.
sh Friday at 1 ,.) A. V.
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Whismn!. Pador.
First Cotton Blossom
The first cotton blossom discovered
in Hoke county this season to be
brought to the office of the News
Journal was brought in yesterday,
June 14, by David Ray, of the El
wood Farm, of Raeford route two.