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VOLUME XXXIX NO. 5
RAEFORD, N. C, THURSDAY, JULY 6, 1944
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NEWS Of OUR
MENwWOMEN
IN UNIFORM
Awarded Air Medal
Lt. Paul P. McCain, Jr., navigator
on an Eighth AAF Flying Fortress
has been awarded the Air Medal.
The decoration was conferred for
"Meritorious achievement while par
ticipatingt in heavy bombardmen
missions over enemy occupied Con
tinental Europe."
Lt. McCain is the son of Dr. and
Mrs. Paul P. McCain of Sanatorium,
N. C.
Cpl. and Mrs. Carlton Niven of
Fort Jackson and J. A. Niven of
Camp Davis spent last weekend here
with thejr parents.
ENSIGN HUGH C. McLAUCHLIN,
who received his commission on
June 27th at Plattsburg, N. Y. Mid
shipmans school. He has been in
the Navy for a year and before going
to Plattsburg was ' a V-12 . enrolled
at Duke. He is now spending a 10
day leave in Raeford with his
parents.
In Invasion
Signalman 3-c John V. Dawson,
USNR, saw his first combat action
during the early hours of the In
vasion when he was a member of a
U. S. Naval assault force which at
tacked the coast of France, according
to a special dispatch received tfiis
week by the News-Journal. He is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Dawson
of Route One Hope Mills and an
alumnus of Hoke High school.
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Pvt. George B. Weaver, who has
been stationed at Keesler Field, Mis.s
in spending a two-week's furlough
with his mother, Mrs. Jennie Weaver
and his wife and son, of Lumber
Bridge.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Teal received
a letter from their son, Pfc. Lonnie
Teal, stating that he was somewhere
in France.
Tooney Wilson, son of Mrs J. A.
Wilson, has been promoted of Phar
macists mate first class. He is now
stationed in England).
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Ex-Raeford Resident
Says Germans Fear
French Civilians
Major Frank Gurm and Captain
Prescett who are in command or
Cherbourg garrisons say .the Ger
mans surrendering in that sector
didn't mind giving In to the Ameri
cans or British, but they had to be
assured "protection" from the French
civilians. Major Gunn, who lived
in Rtfeford for sometime a year or
so ago, is mentioned in a story which
was carried by the LONDON Daily
Mail, which was sent to John Mc
Googan by Lt. Truman Austin.
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Lt. Lonnie Hammond
Killed In Action
Lt Lonnie Hammond, Jr., of La
urinburg has been killed in action,
it was announced Tuesday following
a report received from the Interna
tional Red Cross. Lt Hammond has
been missing since an air action over
Germany on March 4. He is the
husband of Mrs. Jean McNalry Ham
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Pfc. Robert Norvelle
Killed In Action
Pfiv Rhrt A. Norvelle, 23, son
of C. L. Norvelle and the late Nola
Evvrette Norvelle and grandson of
Mrs. W. J. Everette of Parkton, has
been reported killed in France on
June Ith.
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Ensign and Mrs. W. K. Crawley
spent two days this week with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. 8. Crawley
while en rout to Newport, R. I, from
Savannah, Ga.
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Simple Precautions
May Prevent Child
From Having Polio
Dr. E. R. Hardin, Health Officer
Of Robeson County, Gives
Preventative Suggestions.
In a statement issued yesterday
Dr. E. R. Hardin, health officer for
Robeson county, gave some timely
suggestions which should be followed
in an effort to prevent the spread
of infantile paralysis. Careful at
tention to personal cleanliness, a
voidance of fatigue, prompt medical
attention in case of appearance of
possible symptoms of disease, and
keeping young people away from
crowds and other youth who are
ill are the best preventative treat
ment now known, he says. His com
plete statement follows:
June through September is the sea
son when infantile paralysis is on
the up swing in the United States.
Infantile paralysis is now very pre
valent in twelve counties of Pied
mont, North Carolina and new cases
are reported from some of these
counties every day. One case has
been reported from Wilson and one
from Cumberland County. These are
the only cases that have been re
ported anywhere near here at this
time. The epidemic of 1935, how.
ever, began in the western part of
the state, and spread to the eastern
counties. It is probable that the
same thing can happen this time.
In view of this probability it is well
to keep young children away from
crowds. Also keep them away from
other children who are sick.
Sometimes the virus produces no
more symptoms than a summer cold,
sometimes it goes further, causing
headache, vomiting, stiff neck, stiff
back or muscle tenderness and final
ly paralysis.
During an outbreak of infantile
paralysis be alert to any early signs
of illness or changes in normal state
of health, especially in children. Do
not assume that a stomach upset
with vomiting. constipatioVi, diarrhea,
severe headache or signs of a cold
and fevor are of no importance.
These may be among the first symp
toms of infantile paralysis. All chil
dren and adults sick with unexplain
ed fever should be put to bed and
isolated pending medical diagnosis.
when infantile paralysis is present
in the community. Don't become hy
sterical if cases should occur in your
community.
While infantile paralysis is com
municable or catching, during any
outbreak there are many who have
such a slight infection that there
are few or no symptoms. This large
number of unrecognized infections is
one of the reasons there is no practic
al way of preventing the spread
of the disease, but it is also reasur
ing to know that of the many per
sona who become infected, few de
velop serious illness and that with
good care, the majority who are
stricken will make a satisfactory re
covery. Remember that although
this is a frightful disease, needless
fear and panic only cause more trou
ble. It is well to observe these simple
precautions.
(a) Avoid overtiring and extreme
fatigue from strenuous exercise.
(a) Avoid sudden chilling such as
would come from a plunge into ex
tremely cold water on a very hot
day.
(c) Pay careful attention to per
sonal cleanliness, such as thorough
hand washing before eating. Hy
gienic habits should always be ob
served. (d) Use the purest milk and water
you can. Keep lues away irom rood.
While the exact means of spread
of the disease is not known, con
taminated water and milk are al
ways dangerous and flies have re
peatedly been known to carry the
infantile paralysis virus.
(e) Do not swim in polluted water.
(f) Maintain community sanitation
at a high level at all times.
(g) Avoid all unneccessary contact
with persons with any illness suspl-
cous of infantile paralysis.
The state board of health reported
on July Fourth that: "Western and
eastern Carolina are still free of
epidemic. There should be contiued
caution as to coming out of and
going into the areas where the di
sease is prevalent in so-called epi
demic form.
"All public gatherings should be
banned in highly-infected arrs, and
caution should be exercised to keep
children isolated and from coming
into contact with others, as far as
possible."
Total number of cases reported by
counties through noon today were:
Alamance 1, Alexander T, Ashe t.
Buncombe 1, Burke 21, Cabarrus S.
Caldwell 17. Catawba SO, Cleveland
J, Cumberland 1, Gaston IS. Cull
ford 1, Iredell 1, Lee 2, Lincoln T.
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B-25 Bomber Purchased By Women Of
District Nine N. C. Federated Clubs
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The picture above shows the B-25 North American Bomber,
which has been named in honor of the women of the clubs which
are members of the North Carolina Federation of Womens Clubs
of District Nine, which is comprised of the following counties:
Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Moore and Richmond.
Bonds were purchased by the wo
men members of the clubs or were
sold by them totaling $216,968, dur
ing the Fourth War Loan Mrs R.
L. Murray of Raeford was district
chairman at that time. She is now
bonds sales chariman of the district;
the quota for these clubs during the
Fifth War Loan is $225,000. In this
drive the women of North Carolina
through the Federation, the Home
Demonstration Clubs, and the Nurses
Federation, have a total quota of
$4,000,000 for the purchase of the
Hospital Ship, "The Larkspur" which
is now being built a Jacksonville,
Fla.
Federated clubs which participat
ed in the purchase of the bomber
included: Aberdeen Walter Hines
Book Club, The Womans Club, The
Sandhills Club; Angier Womans
Club; Cameron Womans Club;
Coats Fulton Page Book Club; Ham
let Junior and Senior Womans
Club; Robbins Hemp Womans Club;
Lillington Womans Club; Raeford--Womans
Club; Sanatorium Sun
shine Club; Sanford Junior and
Senior Womans Club: Vass Wo
mans Club; and West End Womans
Club.
The following telegram was sent
from the Surgeon General of the
UuniteJ States Army to Mrs. Karl
Bishopric, Spray, War Bond Chair
man, N. C. F. W. C. and State Chair
man of Women's Division 4, War
Finance Committee.
"The goal set by the North Caro
lina Federation of Women's Clubs
and their affiliate (the State Nurses
Association) with the cooperation of
the State Home Demonstration Clubs
to sell sufficient War Bonds to pay
the cost of the Hospital ship "Lark
spur" to be commissioned at Jackson
ville, Fla. is on of the finest toward
which a group can strive. Our
wounded men being returned from
overseas deserve all the care,
thoughtfulness, and consideration
wfthin our power. A modern hos
pital ship is one of the greatest aides
possible in providing these things.
My compliments and best wishes to
you in your undertaking."
The Surgeon General, U. S. Army,
Major General Norman T. Kirk.
Rep. J. B. Clark Says
Tobacco Ceiling
Expected July 15
In a telegram received today
from Congressman J. B. Clark
the following information was
given about tobacco prices and,
the sales of the crop:
I have assurance after con
futation with Dr. J. B. Hutson
today that a. close watch will
be kept en the selling of tobac
co in the Border belt and every
reasonable effort will be made
t see that the growers are en
abled to sell this crop within
about the usual time. Ceiling
price will be announced by July
15th and earlier if possible.
While I do not have assurance
of any particular figure It Is my
own opinion that It will be s
little higher than last season.
J. Bayard Clark
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Jim L. Warner Has
Heart Attack
Jim L. Warner, farmer and Hoke
war labor mobilizer, is seriously ill.
He complained of feeling bad Tues
day about noon and went to Dr. R.
A. Matheson's office. Whie waiting
to talk to the doctor ht suffered a
severe heart attack.
Lawrence McNeill is in Conway
hospital, having suffered an attack
of sudden illness while spending a
few days at Myrtle Beach. Word
has not been received as to the
nature or seriousness of his condition
Paratroopers Are
Fine Fighters,
Says Lt. Austin
Raeford AAF Officer Writes Of
Some Post-Invasion Impres
sions. In a letter received this week by
Mrs. J. A. Austin from her son, Lt.
Truman Austin of the AAF, some
interesting post- invasion comments
are given. Lt. Austin especially
praises the fine fighting abilities of
the paratroopers. He says that the
unit commanded by Capt. Nick B.
Roberts, former Raeford resident,
scored one of the biggest victories
in the battles that had taken place
prior to June 19th and is still in the
thickest of the fighting. The letter
reads:
Had a letter from you yesterday
with Farrel's and the baby's picture
enclosed, an da V letter from you to
day. I was looking forward to get
ting one from you written since the
invasion to see what you had to say
and both of these were. I realize that
the people back there are taking
this war seriously now, and I am
glad of it.. I was walking to the
mess hall the other day with Henry
Stewart, this boy from Clinton, and
he made the remark that the boys
over here had no idea how the
mothers, wives, and sweethearts back
home were worrying over them. I
told him that I thought that I did.
I believe that most of them do now
since we have seen in the papers
just what all you all were doing
there now since the landing in
France. There is no doubt that it
is a serious business and that it is
going to be a hard job ahead. I
think I told you that my outfit did
some good work and while we lost
some boys the casualities were not
as heavy as we expected.
I went up to one of the hospitals
yesterday to see one of the glider
pilots who was shot through one of
his legs as he landed. He is irom
Mississippi and went to college with
Nick and Jean and Billy. ( Capt. and
Mrs. Nick B. Roberts are former
Raeford residents.) He told me all
about his experiences, how he dragg
ed himself from the glider and lay
there for about three hours, while
Germans would come up and look
at him and wondered whether to
kill him or not, until some of our men
nearby took some shots at them and
they ran. Then our medical men
came up and took him to the beach,
and while he was lying there waiting
to get on a boat two German planes
flew over and strafed them. Then
when he was on the boat at last
how the Germans bombed it but did
n't hit although they hit a boat right
next to his. And there are lots of
such cases.
I talked to most of the glider
pilots who came back and they all
had interesting and terrible things
to tell. One and all though said
that they had never seen any thing
that compared to our paratroopers for
fighting, and they seemed to Just love
it. It is a good thing that we have
boys like that on our side. I notice
in today's papers that Nick's outfit
is right there and scored one of the
biggest victories in the battles that
have gone on there. He is in one
good outfit.
Instead of going to church yester
day I went to see this boy. I am
glad that I did because he was so
glad to see me. He was very cheer
ful and said that he would go back
if they wanted him to, but lt will be
at least three or four months before
he will be able to even walk.
I think that our leaders wan) to
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McMillan Dog Has
"Dumb" Rabies
The Spitz dog of the L. S. Mc
Millan family was found to have
"dumb" rabies by the State labora
tories Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Mc
Millan, their two children and Wil
liam poole are all taking treatment,
though Mrs. McMillan says that none
of them were attacked or bitten by
the dog. All had played with the
dog the duy it became ill.
It is a trait of those dogs having
this type of hydrophobia that they
do not run, fight nor attack other
dogs. The dog was shut up within
a short while after it first became
sick Thursday and was taken to
Veternarian Knox Lewis at Red
Springs Friday. It was taken to
Raleigh Saturday to the laboratories
where it was declared to have
"dumb" rabies.
State Alumni Hea
WillSpeakToTwv
Groups Here Today
E. Y. Floyd, Former N. C. AAA
Director, Will Speak To Kiwa
nis and State College Alumni.
E. Y. Floyd, president of the alumni
association of N. C. State College
will be the speaker at the Raeford
Kiwanis Club this evening, it was
announced yesterday by Tommie Up
church, vice president of the associa
tion and program chairman for the
even. Mr. Floyd will also speak to
the Hoke County chapter of the
State Alumni at a meeting to be held
after the Kiwanis supper.
Mr. Floyd is now director of the
Plant Food Institute and is former
N. C. director of the AAA.
Miss Audrey Brunkhurst, pastor's
assistant o fthe Raeford Presbyterian
church, was the speaker atlast week's
Kiwanis meeting and told in a most
interesting manner the results of
proper home training of youth and
effect of careless parental talk and
actions before very young children.
W. P. Phillips Named
To Succeed Dowd
As Ag Teacher
W. P. Phillips, for the past year
vocational agricultural teacher at
Laurinburg, was elected to a similar
position with the Hoke County High
school this wee kand has accepted
the post, it was stated yesterday
by K. A. MacDonald, county super
intendent of schools.
Mr. Phillips will succeed J. W.
Dowd. agriculture teacher here for
the past several years, who recently
resigned to head the department at
the St. Pauls cshool. Mr. Phillips
is a native of Manly in Moore county
and taught agriculture at Fairmont
for several years before coming to
this county with the Farm Security
administration. He resigned this
work to return to teaching last year
and has continued ot make his home
in Raeford, though teaching in Scot
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Robins Blank Tankers
As 379th Infantry
Take Over In Springs
The Red Robins, made up of a
squad of 15 men from the 379th In
fantry of Fort Bragg, defeated the
90n Tank Ratnllinn of Fort Bragg
3 to 0 Sunday at Red Springs behind
three-hit pitching of Long John Sab- (
batu, late oi tne international lea
gue. ManaffAr Tnm Cnne states that the
new Robins team promises the fans
a series of fine games for the rest
of the year, the 379th having taken
over for the rest of the season. The
Infantry team will be the home
team at Robbins Park for the rest
of the season and will also enter
in the Invitational Tournament which
will be played there late in August.
fnrmor Cnirate U. catcher
led the hitting for the Robins with
3 safeties for 4 trips to the bat.
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Lt. Parnell Has Nice
Medal Collection
Lt S. M. Parnell, who with his
outfit has been in combat flying
for 66 days, has a nice collection of
medals for such a brief period of
action. He was first awarded the
air medal, six oak leaf clusters have
been added to that, and a Purple
Heart tops off the collection to date.
He was out of action for about ten
of those 66 days due to a shrapnel
wound when ack-ack got through the
hide of his B-26 Marauder.
Lt Parnell is the husband of the
former Miss BUlie Mclntyre ot Rae
ford.
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Zip the lip on Military Secrets
Services Today For
Lt. North Lilly
Of Napier Field
Raeford Pilot Said To Have
Suffered From Virulent Jaun
dice Attack.
Fuiseral services for Lieutenant
Clay North Lilly, who died Monday
at a Field hospital, Alabama, will
be held from the home in Raeford
at four o'clock this afternoon with
the Rev. J. D. Whisnant, his pas
tor, in charge. The Rev. Harry K.
Holland will assist. Interment will
be in the Raeford cemetery.
Lt. Lilly had been ill with jaun
dice for about two weeks and Mon
day his father was notified that he
was seriously ill. Mrs. Lilly prepared
to go to Alabama immediately but
was notified by phone telling him
if his son's death. A graduate of
ke High with the class of 1940,
, . 'tenant Lilly entered the AAF
"cn' 191, and was commission-
vb.4' -t a year later as a tighter
P' "ter advanced training on
mu. Pfp. ed fighters and bom
bers, y& sent to Napier Field
as an .ed instructor.
Suvivit. re his father, Clay Lilly,
and stepmother; a brother, Gilbert
Lilly of Washington; a sister, Mrs.
E. A. Davis of Miami, Florida; four
step-brothers and a step-sister.
Legion Postpones
Organizational
Meeting To August
The plans for the re-organizational
meeting of Ellis Williamson Post 20.
of the American Legion have been
changed and the meeting will not be
held until a date in August, it was
announced yesterday by N. H. G.
Balfour, past commaner and J. S.
Poole, adjutant, who are active in
the restablishment of the post.
It was originally planned to meet
on July 14, but, to plan a more
extensive affair and secure the
speakers desired for the occasion
the August date was selected. Frank
Sasser of the Veterans Facility at
Fayetteville is aiding with the plans,
Mr. Balfour stated.
Honor Roll Fund
Mrs. W. B. McLauchlin, chairman
of the Hoke County Honor Roll com
mittee has called a meeting of this
group to be held in the commission
ers room at the court house on next
Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock,. Mrs.
McLauchlin states that the construc
tion committee, composed of John
McGoogan, Mrs. R. A. Matheson, Jr.
and Mrs. Paul Dezerne, is expected
to report plans and costs of the
proposed honor roll at that time.
The following contributions have
been received by the secretary of
the committee, Mrs. Paul Dezerne,
since last week.
Previously reported $644.79
Masonic Lodge 25.00
Mrs. W. B. Gulledge 5.00
TOTAL. $674.79
Farmers Expect
Weed Ceiling To Be
45c, Says Hutto
LUMBERTON, July 5. Week-end
rains in some territories of the Lum-
berton tobacco area brought an opti
mistic note from the farmers, as
they looked to the skies for evidences
of more waterfall to help them in
their crop. The by-monthly tobac
co crop condition report of Jasper C.
Hutto, supervisor of the Lumberton
market, has just been issued and in
dicates a generally fair condition.
"As the prospects now stand for
the Lumberton area, additional gen
eral rains will insure a good crop,"
the report said. "Not the 'dream
kind' of crop the leaf farmers gath
ered in 1942, but a crop equal to or
better than that of last year."
The supervisor's report said the
farmers have an increase of ap
proximately 15 per cent in their to
bacco acreage over that of last year,
and that by an exchange of labor
system the growers hope to get the
crop properly cured out. He said
this can be done if weather con
ditions do not force the crop to a
too rapid maturity.
Farmers are now reported to be
keenly interested in what the tobacco
ceiling price will be. The announce
ment is expected to come around July
10 or 15, and farmers are antici
pating a price ot approximately 41
cents a pound.
The dinitro dust barrier is used for
killing chinch bugs as they go from
grain fields to corn fields. Once in
the corn fields, they csn bo killed
with a nicotine spray, but this re
quires constant spraying for about
10 days, or a loof as the migra
tion is on.
as the News-Journal goes to press.