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VOLUME XXXIX NO. 4
RAEFORD, N. C,
THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1944
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NEWS or OUR
MCNwWOMIN
IN UNIFORM '
Wounded
First Lieutenant Lawrence A. Mc
Innis, son of Mr. and Mrt. Luther
Mclnnis of near Dundarrach, Shan
non Route One, has been wounded
in action in the European theatre of
war, according to information re.
ceived last week by his parents. No
information regarding the seriousness
of his condition was given in (he noti
fication. Marine P. A. Webb, Jr., who has
just completed a trainnig course at
UNC is at home for several days.
He expects to leave tuday for further
training with an OCS detachment at
Parris Island, S. C, and is hoping to
go on to officers school at Quantico,
Va., soon.
Mrs. J. R. Hampton has received
word from her son, Robert, stating
that he saw action with our Naval
forces on Invasion Day.
Capt. and Mrs. T. B. Lester, Jr.,
who have been at Fort Bliss, Texas,
are spending sometime here visaing
his parents. They expect to leave
the latter part of this week for Camp
Davis where Capt. Lester will be
stationed.
B. B. Cole, Jr., Amm 3-2, of the
U. S. Naval Air station at Ottumwa,
Iowa, is spending this week with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Cole.
Jim Maxwell, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Clayton Maxwell, has recently been
promoted to sergeant. Sgt. Maxwell
is stationed at Venice, Fla.
Fort Oglethorpe, Ga, June 28.
Mary P. Matthews o Raeford, has
completed the six weeks' Motor
Transport course at the Third WAC
Training Center here. This is one
of several army specialist training
courses that are open to Wacs to
prepare them better for service as
women soldiers.
WAC students in the Motor Trans.
port course learn to drive trucks,
"jeeps," staff cars, and other G. I.
vehicles. The mystery of a motor
is explored, and changing a tire
becomes a five-minute job.
Selling Your Car?
Get Ceiling Price
RALEIGH, June 21 Anyone plan
ning to buy or sell a car may get
specific information as to price and
Drocedure from his local War Price
and Ration Board, Theodore S. John
son, district director at Raleigh, an
nounced. All sellers, private individuals, as
well as dealers, will be affected by
the program, Johnson sard.
He points out that passenger car
are an integral part of our national
transportation system, especially in
rural areas where a regular trip to
town in the family car is often the
only way to get supplies for farm
production and family living.
The prices on used cars, on which
there have been no ceilings, lately
have risen to a point where many
farmer who needed this transporta
tion could not afford it, he. added.
OPA also is providing used car
dealers with copies of the regulation
concerning price lists.
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Charge Back 364,998
Gallons To .Stations
RALEIGH, June 28. Theodore S.
Johnson, Raleigh district OPA di
rector, revealed today that a total
of 8,200 chargebacks to filling sta
tioas in 54 Eastern North Carolina
counties have been made represen
ting 364.998 gallons of gasoline sold
on counterfeit and unendorsed cou
pons. The tabulation, taken through June
21, represents the total black-market
gasoline sales processed by the
Raleigh district office since the in
tensive drive began on March 20. i
"Most filling stations in Eastern
North Carolina,", Johnson said, "are
now cooperating with OPA by re
fusing to accept unendorsed or loose
ration coupons because they face
the loss of gasoline inventory from
such sales. A filling station can run
itself out of business by accepting
loose couponswhich is the easy way
to get counterfeit coupons." -
Johnson urged all gasoline ration
coupons holders to see that all gaso
line coupons in their possession are
marked with the license number of
the automobile and the state. OPA
investigators spot-check filling sta
tions oa gasoline sales and have
caught number of persons buying
gasoline with unendorsed coupons
within the pust 10 days.
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Zip the lip on military Information.
Ellis Williamson
Post American
Legion Reviving
Plans For Re-Activation To Be
Discussed Friday July 14; Big
Job To Do.
J. S. Poole, adjutant, and N. H. G.
Balfour, post commander of the El
lis Williamson Post No. 20 of the
American Legion state that the Post
is again beginning to show signs of
life, after being inactive for three
years.
A meeting is being planned for the
re-activation of the post (th echarter
has never been surrendered) on
July 14, when all Legionaires and
all veterans of World War Two with
honorable discharges are asked to
meet at the court house, at 8:30 p. m.
for the purpose of giving the organi
zation an injection of the stuff that
will make it strong and active again.
The post here is one of the first
formed in North Carolina and at
one time enjoyed a large member
ship and accomplished much for the
vielfaire of veterans and for the
general welfare of the count. Now,
says Adjutant Poole with a big post
war job ahead of it,, helping with
the re-adjustment and re-habilitation
of returning servicemen, members
are anxious that it prepare for the
task.
Honor Roll Fund
The following contributions to the
Hoke County Honor Roll Fund are
reported by Mrs. Paul Dezerne,
secretary o fthe Fund Committee:
Previously reported $632.79
Ashemont Home Dem.
Club 5.00
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Leslie and
Shirley 2.00
Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Stevens 5.00
TOTAL $644.79
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Raeford Methodist
Church
W. L. Maness, Minister
The regular program of our church
for Sunday and the week following
will go forth as usual with our
preaching service at 11:00 o clock
The evening service will be held as
a union service at the Presbyterian
church. .
The Womans Society of Christian
Service will hold their Mission Study
Monday afternoon at 4:00 o clock.
Our rvivial at Parker's is going
on weu and will continue through
Sunday with services each evening
at 8:30 o clock.
Don't forget to make your pledge
to the Church Building Fund by
Sunday. All cash payments will be
invested in War Bonds.
Peoples Tabernacle
H. Gwynn Clayton, Minister
9:45 Sunday School: Lester Baker
Superintendent. The pupils of the
Vacation Bible School will be in
charge of the program.
11:00 Morning Worship, sermon by
Miss Laura Perry.
7:00 P. M. Young People's Meet
ing.
8:00 P. M. Evening Worship, ser
mon by Miss Perry.
The Bible conference, under the
direction of Miss Perry, ls meeting
with a fine success. These services
are held each evening at 8 o'clock:
Communion Service
Sunday Morning
The regular quarterly Communion
Service will be held in the Presby
terian church Sunday morning at the
11 o'clock service. A cordial invita
tion is extended to all service men
and their families and others to at
tend this service.
At the evening service the first
of a series of Union Services for the
month of July will be held. The
pastor of the church wil preach. The
service will be at 8 o clock. A
cordial invitation is extended to all
the members of the other churches
to attend this evening service.
Young People's Activities:
Senior Vespers at 6 o'clock
What the Bible Is-and What We
Know About It.
Pioneer Vespers st t o'clock. What
Do We Know About the Bible
and What Should We Learn?....
Postmaster At Wilson
Has One-Man Service
WILSON, - June 26. Postmaster
Gary T. Fulghum operates a one
man delivery service on Sunday.
It's strictly for the folk of ser
vicemen who otherwise wouldn't
hear from their boys until Monday.
Stores Close Tuesday
Observing Holiday
The stores and offices throughout
Raeford will be closed all day Tues
day in observance of July 4th. They
will also be closed on Wednesday
afternoon as usua.
Poor Response To
Call For Knitters
For Red Cross
Outside the group of knitters at
Sanatorium, the most of whom are
patients there, there has been a poor
response to the call from the Hoke
chapter of the Red Cross for knitters,
according to Mrs. Mary Halperin,
knitting chairman. Mrs. Halperin
states that it is apparent that knit
ters do not like to handle the wool
this hot weather, yet in order for
the garments to. be of any service
to our men they must be knitted now
so that they may be distributed when
the cold weather comes. Too, Mrs.
Halperin points out, there are many
of our men serving now in the S.
Pacific and other areas where it is
now wintertime.
The fact that it's a bit incon
venient to knit this weather has made
quite a difference in the ampunt of
Red Cross activity in recent weeks.
Only two or three persons have call
ed for woo; since the new batch of
O. D. wool came in, and very little
of the Navy wool was ever called
for, it was stated. Mrs. Halperin re
quests that knitters call at Mrs. J.
R. Hampton's home for the yarn.
either the blue or olive drabbut
get it and knit it, for Hoke county
is very far behind its schedule and
unless a number of garments are
made very soon the chapter will not
have a chance of making its quota.
The people at Sanatorium have
kept up well with their allotment,
it was stated, and the invasion has
given a forceful impetifs to this part
of their war-work there, even though
these people are ill, many of them
quite sick, they insist that they can
and are doing a fine job, according
to Mrs. Halperin.
Hold July Evening
Union Services
A series of Union Sunday Evening
Services will be held by the Churches
of Raeford during the month of July.
The first of these services will be
held Sunday evening at S o'clock in
the Presbytarian church and the
pastor of the church will preach.
The schedule for the rest of the
month is as follows:
Second Sunday evening, at Baptist
church, Rev. J. D. Whisnant, preach
er. Third Sunday evening, at Metho
dist church, Rev. H. K. Holland',
preaching.
Fourt Sunday evening, at Presby
terian church, Rev. W. L. Maness,
preaching.
The members of these churches
are urged to attend all of these
Sunday evening services.
W. H. Davis Offers
Information On
Harvesting Tobacco
W. H. Davis of Fork, N. C. writes
to say that he will be glad to an
swer letters from farmers who de
sire information in regard to har
vesting tobacco. Mr. Davis states
that his father grew tobacco for al
most 70 years and that he had given
him the benefit of his experience.
Says Mr. Davis, "Tobacco has an
oily substance and sap (water) which
comes and goes at intervals during
the life of the plant When the sap
rises it runs the oil out through the
pores of the leaves to the surface,
where it forms a gum, well known
to all tobacco growers. Harvest the
tobacco when fullest of oil for best
results. Tobacco harvested when full
of sap will not cure well and will
be light and inferior in quality."
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New Gas Ruling
For Non-Highway
RALEIGH, June 28. Farmers and
other operators who use automobile
motors to power saws, pumps, mills
and so forth, may now be given "E"
and "R" non-highway coupons to
purchase gasoline for this purpose,
Theodore S. Johnson, district director
of the Raleigh OPA has announced.
An automobile repairman may al
so be granted a non-highway ration
to buy the gasoline he needs for test
ing motors.
These are the only two Instances
where non-highway gasoline should
be used in the tank of a registered
vehicle. In each case, Mr. Johnson
pointed out, the "E" and T gasoline
is granted only to run the motor
while the car itself stands stationary.
District Leaders
War Fund Drive
Hear Plans For
Fifty Men From Six Counties
Hear Chester A. Kerr Outline
Needs For Entertainment And
Relief.
The North Carolina quota for the
United War Fund Campaign, which
will be held during October has been
raised to $1,916,375, or increased
$36,000 over last year, it was stated
by Chester A. Kerr, executive direc
tor of the drive for the state, in a
speech here Monday night.
Mr. Kerr spoke to the county
chairmen and other county com
mitteemen for the Fund from district
10, which includes Hoke, Robeson,
Montgomery, Richmond, Scotland,
and Moore counties. The occasion
was a dinner meeting held in the
armory upon invitation of a group
of business men of Raeford. J. E.
Johnson of Lumberton, district chair
man, presented' the speaker.
Mr. Kerr explained that the ob
jectives of the War Fund, which
supplies funds to the USO and seven
teen other agencies which provide
recreation for our men of the arm
ed services in every corner of the
globe, and which also handle relief
problems in a number of occupied
nations. He pointed out that if by
some miraculous event peace should
suddenly come, the demand for such
activities would as suddenly be in
creased paobably far beyond the
(capacity of these organizations. Re
lief needs would be greatly increased,
and the entertainment features for
our servicemen no longer fighting
but in armies of occupation (men
who wanted to come home but had
to remain to prevent revolutions etc.)
would have necessarily be greatly
increased to maintain their morale,
he said.
T. B. Upchurch, Jr., Hoke County
chairman, acted as host to the group.
Bragg Tankers Meet
Robins At Springs
Next Sunday
Mackall's 88th Gilder Team Too
Strong; Down Birds 10-1.
The 88th Glider team of Camp
Mackall, a star studded group which
is shooting for the championship
of the servicemen's league in these
parts, was too strong for the Bed
Robins of Red Springs Sunday, and
downed the Birds 10-1 in a game
that was plenty interesting despite
the wop-sidedness of the final score.
Hamp Coleman, Legion star and
pitcher in the Carolina all-star game
at Charlotte on Friday night, was the
only Robin to cross the home sack.
Two sensational plays on the part
of the Gliders prevented additional
scoring by the Robins, Paul, left
field for the 88th did a reverse para
chute jump to climb the air for a
hard hit ball which robbed Odom of
at least three bases, and the i ital
sacker, Forster, stabbed at a line
drive from Beck that had scoring
possibilities written all over it.
The Tank Division of Fort Bragg
will attempt to blitz the Birds' next
Sunday, July 1, when they come to
Robbins park for the regular week
end matinee.
Rockfish Planning
100th Anniversary..
Service July 30th
Work Of Restoring Century Old
Building Is Well Under Way.
Celebration of the 100th anniver
sary of the organization of the church
and the uninterrupted use of the
original church building is being
planned by the congregation of Big
Rockfish Presbyterian church, the
observance to fall on the fifth Sun
day in July, on July 30th.
Preparatory to the centennial cele
bration, extensive repairs are being
made on the church building, and
it is being repainted. Members of
the congregation will devote a day
toward the end of the month to
cleaning and preparing the church
grounds and restoring the ancient
cemetery for the event, which will
be featured by a home-coming of
former members of the church and
descendants of the founders of the
church now scattered in many states.
Plans for the celebration are still
in the formative stage, but the work
of restoration of the church building.
on of the oldest in the county that
has seen continuous use since it
was built, well under way. The
church will, insofar as possible, be
restored to the condition in which
it was first put to use 100 years
ago. Members of the congregation
have raised about $1,000 for the
work.
"Show Business" Is
Bond Show Picture
A gay musical featuring Eddie
Cantor and George Murphy has been
secured by Manager J. B. Mclntyre
for the War Bond Premiere which
will be held at the Raeford Theatre
on '' 6th, at 9 p. m., it was an
no vesterday.
ityre states that tickets
to . ig of this outstanding
Keatui -r j will be available
to all t a, -s, at the booth in
front of t. 't'y y, at the Bank of
Raeford, the 'J, Building and
Loan, and the v.-,' m and Rae
ford Postoffices. "t, V wno Duy
a bond between Y.iesday, June
28th and Thursday July 6th, may
secure a free ticket to the showing.
Absolutely no tickets will be sold
for this show.
Thomas P. Hogan
Dies Of Heart
Attack At Antioch
Hold Funeral Services For
News-Journal Employee Tues
day Afternoon.
Thomas Pete Hogan, 60, died at his
home in Antioch township on Sun
day afternoon after suffering from
a heart condition for about two
weeks. Funeral services were con
ducted by the Rev. Troy E. Jones,
pasior of the Red Springs Baptist
Church, who was assisted by the
Rev. Mr. Harris of Aberdeen. Burial
was in Antioch cemetery.
Pall bearers were: R. H. Gibson,
W. B. McLauchlin, W. S. Fields, D.
R. John, M. B. McBryde, and Luther
Maxwell.
Mr. Hogan had been connected
with the News-Journal of Raeford
for about three years as a printer.
operator. He was a printer of the
old school who served his appren
ticeship on the Lumberton Argus.
While there he secured a scholarship
for linotype training at the factory
in Brooklyn. For a number of years
he was with the Robesonian, and
then he was foreman of the Pee Dee
Advocate shop at BennettsviUe, S.
C. for about 20 years.
He was the son of the late Amanda
Florence and A. J. Hogan of near
Lumberton. Surviving are his wid
ow, Mrs. Alice Parham Hogan, one
son, Thomas Parham Hogan, and
two sisters. Mrs. W. C. Pate of Laur
inburg and Mrs. Katie Harrison of
Lumberton.
LIBRARY NEWS
Ten children were present at the
story hour on Friday afternoon, and
Mrs. Albert S. Porter of Chetopa,
Kansas, told the stories. Lt. and
Mrs. Porter are living at Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. McDuffie's while he is
stationed at Fort Bragg. Children
through the third grade are urged to
take advantage o fthese story hours
seld every Friday afternoon at 3:30,
Mrs. A. K. Currie told stories to
the group Monday afternoon at 4:30,
and about 12 boys and girls were
present. They are invited to come
again next Monday afternoon at
4:30.
Fifty-one boys and girls have join
ed the Viotory Reading club, and
six have had their names put on the
honor roll, after reading and report
ing 8 books.
At the June meeting of the Hoke
County Library board the following
officers were re-elected: K. A. Mac
Donald, chairman; Mrs. T. B. Up-
church, vice chairman; Mrs. Ina P.
Bethune, secretary; Mrs. G. B. Row
land, treasurer.
Other board members are N. H. G.
Balfour, from County Commissioners;
Neill A. McDonald, from the Town
Board; Mrs. C. L. Thomas, Mrs. A.
K. Currie. Mrs. H. L. Gatlin, Mrs.
Jack Hodgin, Miss Josephine Hall,
and Carl Morns.
Shirley Blue was elected student
assistant by the board to take the
place of Retha Howell, who has IC'
cepted a position at Fort Bragg.
The Library will be closed Tues
day, July 4th.
Among new books recently receiv
ed are the following:
"On Wings of Song," Life of
Mendelson, Humphries.
"The Proud People," Crichton.
"Blessed are the Meek", Kossak.
"The Red Cock Crows", Gaither.
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Omitted
In list the names of the children
of the late T. E. McVicker last week
the name of D. McVicker of Ports
mouth, Va., was inadvertently omit
ted, f
Mr. and Mrs. Vance McMillan of
Southern Pines were guests of Mr.
and rs. Edgar Hall Sunday.
Miss Grace Atkinson of Lowerys,
S. C, is the guest of her sister, Mrs.
U B. Brandon,
Bond Sales Nearing
75 Percent Mark;
"E" Sales Lag
$147,599.25 Reported By Chair
man Hodgin As Amount In
vested To Wednesday Noon.
Bond sales accredited to Hoke
county reached the total of $147,599.-
25 at noon Wednesday, according to
Chairman David H. Hodgin of the
county Fifth War Loan Committee.
Mr. Hodgin states that this is ap
proximately 72 percent of the coun
ty's quota of $206,000 established
for this drive. However he explained"
that only a small percentage of pur
chases so far were of the "E" Bonds.
Sales of "E" Bonds are lagging.
infact," he said, "very few are being
purchased and I'm afraid that the
county will be far behind' in thi3
phase of the campaign unless the
folks begin to put their promises
into something more concrete than
words. Plenty of folks have said
they would buy bonds, but they're
not doing it so far. The big past
of the purchases made so far has been
made by the State and by large
corporations and business men who
have had part of their purchases ac
credited to the county because they
do business here. The people of the
county are not buying as many as
they are able to buy at this time,
I'm afraid, though I know that many
of our farmers have few funds on
hand not actually needed fjr the
operation of their farms."
Stamp Albums
There are hundreds of stamp al
bums in the hands of children anf
grownups which require but a few
more stamps to make them ready
for exchange into bonds. Chairman
Hodgin asks that every effort be
made to complete these albums by
July 8th, transfer them for bonds,
"E" Bonds, so they will help in
racing the county's quota.
BOND PREMIERE AND
BOND BOOTH
The Bond Sales Booth will be
located in front of the Raeford
Theatre from today on. It will be
staffed by representatives of the var
ious women organizations each after
noon and evening under the direction
of Mrs. W. L. Poole, womens chair
man. Purchases may be made at
the booth, and tickets will be issued
to all buyers which will admit them
to the Bond Premiere of the showing
of "Sho wBusiness" a new picture
starring Eddie Cantor and George
Murphy, which will be shown at the
theatre at 9 P. M. on the evening
of July 6. No tickets will be sold
to this show.
The premiere is being given to aid
bond sales effort by Manager J. B.
Mclntyre and the Motion Picture
Producers for this one showing.
With any bond purchased at the
Bank of Raeford', The Sanatorium
Postoffice, The Raeford Postoffice,
or the Raeford Building and Loan
Association, between Wednesday,
June 28th and Thursday July 6th
(inclusive) a free ticket to the prem
iere will be given. Ask for it when
buying the bonds. Children and
others completing stamp albums may
exchange them for bonds within
these dates and secure free tickets
to the show also.
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Doug McLead Moves "
To Old Campbell
Store Next Week
The City Market, operated by W.
D. "Doug" McLeod, is in the process
of being moved to the biulding which
has been occupied by the Campbell
Company grocery for the past SO
years.
The building has been remodeled.
shelf space re-arranged and re
painted. This week modern light
ing fixtures and market equipment is
being installed to meet the Grade A
requirements of the State inspection
service.
Mr. McLeod bought the equip
ment of Milton Campbell several
weeks ago and states that he ex
pects to move entirely within the
next week. Difficulty of securing
materials has delayed reconstruction,
he says. The City Market has been
operating since 1933.
David Smith plans to move his
radio shop from the Raeford Furnl
Hire company to the Upchurch build
ing being vacated by the market
Children's Playground
The two lots between the Cabin
Service Station and the Presbyterian
church have been secured for a
much needed children's playground.
If anyone has any balls, nets, sets
and games of any kind that will be
suitable for this playground, win
you please take them to the Presby
terian church basement or leave them
with Miss Brunkhurst. All dona
tion will be gratefully appreciated.