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VOLUME XXXIX NO. 6
RAEFORD, N. C, THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1944
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MENwwOMEN
IN UNIFORM
Two Wounded
In France
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Davis have
heard this week from their son, Pfc.
Charles E. Davis, vho was wounded
in the early days of the landings
in Normandy. Pfc. Davis explained
to his parents that he was wounded
in one shoulder and in the back but
was now in a hospital in England
and was getting along fine.
Word has reached Mrs. Robert
Bruton that her husband. Lieutenant
Bruton, has been wounded in action
in Normandy. He has been evacuat
ed to England and is receiving treat
ment in an American hospital there.
Mrs. Bruton is the former Miss Chis
tine McNeill.
D. C. Cox, Jr., U. S. Navy, is
is spending a leave this week with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. C.
Cox. He will report back to the
Norfolk Naval Station.
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George Collis Gets
New Assignment
(Special To News-Journal)
"WITH THE 37th ARMY DIVISION
ON BOUGAINVILLE: The singing
waiter of bygone years has almost
vanished and a singing mess ser
geant in our modern army is equally
rare. But as a member of a close
harmony quartet, Staff Sergeant
George A. Collis of Raeford, has been
detached from his regular duties as
mess sergeant in his artillery bat
talion to dish up a new commodity,
entertainment for the troops on Bou
gainville. The quartet sang in the 37th Div
ision show "Perimeter Parade" and
its instant success brought the abili
ties of the singing soldiers to the
attention of Special Service of
ficers. Arrangements were quickly
made to permit Sergeant Collis and
the other members greater freedom
to work on new members and more
opportunities to present their morale
building program.
OnNew Georgia, Sergeant Collis
ran a kitchen but two hundred yards
from the front line and was wakened
every morning by the Jap sniper's
bullets winging overhead. "Being far
forward of the Infantry rear kitch
en," said Sgt. Collis, "we had con
stant stream of hungry doughboys
for every meal. Sometimes they had
no hot food for days and the bread
or rolls we baked every morning
was like cake to them."
One morning with pancakes on
the griddle, a lone sniper opened
up forcing Sgt Collis and his as
sistant to hide behind the ranges.
But the pancakes could not be al
lowed to burn, so a reluctant arm
would appear to flip or stack the
cakes as was needed.
A graduate of Durham High school,
Sgt. Collis also attended the Uni
versity of North Carolina and' prior
to induction, was working with his
father. . Mr. and Mrs. Alexander
Collis, his parents, live in Raeford.
WartinT
Rationing Guide
PROCESSED FOODS
BLUE A8 through V8 (Book 4)
now valid at 10 points each, for use
-with tokens. Good indefinitely.
MEATS & FATS
Red AS through W8 (Book 4) now
valid at 10 points each, for use with
"tokens. Good indefinitely.
SUGAR
Sugar stamp 30 and 31 (bk. 4) good
for five pounds for indefinite period.
CANNING SUGAR
Sugar stamp 40 good for five pounds
.of canning sugar until February 28,
1945. Apply to local boards for sup
plemental rations.
8HOES
Airplane Stamp No. 1 and No. 2
(Book 3) valid indefinitely.
GASOLINE
A-18 coupons now valid and will
expire August 8.
NOTE: Rationing rules require
that every car owner immediately
write his license number and state
on all gasoline coupons in his pos
session. RENT CONTROL
All persons renting, or offeringfor
rent, any living quarters whatsoever
must register each dwelling unit with
rent control office in their rent area.
In counties not under rent control,
persons who feel that they are be
ing overcharged for rents may sub
mit complaints to OPA on complaint
forms which are available at the
local War Price and Rationing Board.
Farm Leaders Set
Prices For Labor
In Tobacco Work
Rains Of Past Few Days Im
prove Crop Conditions in Hoke
County .
At a meeting of farm leaders spon
sored by the Hoke County Farm
Bureau, held Monday night, prices
for day labor in the harvesting of
the tobacco crop were set. $2 to
$2.50 per day, depending upon the
quality and speed of the individual,
was approved at the top price for
tobacco field work in cropping the
weed, and $1.25 to $1.50 was approv
ed' for stringing.
Reports from every section of the
county say that great improvement
of the tobacco crop and other farm
crops has been noted since the last
several heavy rains fell. Farm lead
ers attending the meeting here Mon
day state that all crops are not
generally good and in some sections
are the best in many years.
Melons and cantaloupes, now
reaching the peak of the season are
bringing fair prices, though it is said
that the prices have dropped con
siderably since the first of these
crops reached the market early last
week.
E. Y. Floyd, of the Plant Food In
stitute, who was a visitor here last
week, states that the crops of Colum
bus, Robeson, Hoke and Scotland
counties are by far the best that he
has seen in any section of the state.
Tobacco here, he says, promises to
be the best in the state unless fuch
more rain falls throughout the rest
of the tobacco producing area.
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Raeford Methodist
Church
W. L. Maness, Minister
We follow the regular schedule of
Work Sunday with preaching ser
vices at Raeford at 11:00 o'clock, and
at Parker's at 12:15. The union ser
vice will be held at the Methodist
Church at 8:00 o'clock with Chap -
lain Ingram in charge. You have a
hearty welcome to all of these ser
vices.
The Woman's Society of Christian
Service will hold their general meet
ing at the church Monday afternoon
at 4:00 o'clock.
Bethel Church
Rev. William B. Gaston, Pastor
10:00 A. M. Sunday School Each
Sunday, Ryan McBryde, Supt.
11:00 A. M. Morning Worship,
July 23, Quarterly Communion Ser
vice.
5:30 P. M. Young People's Meet
ing each Sunday.
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SHILOH CHURCH
Rev. William B. Gaston .Pastor
10:00 A. M. Sunday School each
Sunday, W. A. Smoak, Supt.
11:00 A. M. Morning Worship, July
16, Quarterly Communion Service.
Peoples Tabernacle
H. Gwynn Clayton, Minister
0:45 A. M. Sunday School, Lester
Baker, Supt.
11:00 A. M. Morning Worship-
Sermon by the pastor.
7:00 P. M. Young People's Meet
ing.
8:00 P. M. Evening Worship -
Sermon by the pastor.
8:00 P. M. Monday Cottage Prayer
meeting.
8:0H P. M. Tuesday, mid-week
Prayer meeting at Tabernacle.
8:00 P. M. Wednesday Missionary
meeting.
8:00 P. M. Friday, "Front Porch
Revivial Service," at the home of
David Taylor.
RATION NOTES
Truck operators who do not ap
ply for their gas allotment before
August 1st, will have to make their
applications to the Office of De
fense Transportation, it was stated
Tuesday.
Sales of home-canned fruits and
vegetables of less than 1500 quarts
per year or less than $73 per calen
dar month are not covered by price
regulations.
The ceiling price on "ungraded"
butter, delivered to a retail store
by the farmer, is 40c per pound.
Delivered to consumers the ceiling Is
45c per pound. If more than two
pounds are sold at a time to any
person or firm, the price is 40c per
pound.
New ceilings have been set for
poultry, cured meat, dressed pork
and sausage. Prices may be ob
tained from your rationing board.
Polio Subject Of
iWillcox's Talk To
jKiwanians Tonight
The preventative treatment of
communities in cases of infantile
paralysis epidemics will be discus
sed by Dr. J. W. Willcox, district
health officer, at tonight's meeting
of the Raeford Kiwanis Club, it was
announced yesterday by Tom Cam
eron, in charge of the program for the
evening.
Dr. Willcox has recommended that
all children under 12 years of age
be prohibited from attending mov
ies, church services and being al
lowed in any congested areas of the
counties he serves. His proposals
have been translated into ordinances
in Hoke and Moore counties in an
effort to prevent the sprea of this
mysterious disease.
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Antioch People To
Hear New Pastor
Sunday Morning
The Rev. J. VV. Mann To Arrive
From Cleveland Friday To
Take Up New Work
The pulpit of the Antioch Pres
byterian Church will be filled Sun
day morning by the Rev. J. W. Mann,
for his first regular service since
accepting the pastorate there, some
weeks ago. Mr. Mann succeeds the
Rev. H. R. Poole, who is now at a
Norfolk, Va., church as minister.
Mr. Mann comes to Antioch Fri
day from Cleveland in Rowan Coun
ty, where he has been pastor of
the Cleveland Presbyterian church
for a number of years. He will be
accompanied by his wife and one
son. Mr. Mann is a native of the
Hawfields section of Alamance coun
ty and is a graduate of Davidson
college. They will make their home
in the manse which is located on
the church property at Antioch.
D. H. Hodgin, church treasurer,
states that the Church School will
be held at the usual hour, at 10
o'clock and the worship services will
1 be held at 11 o'clock
Group Negroes Are
Inducted; More
Have Examination
Two groups of negroes from Hoke
county reported to Fort Bragg this
week, one group for induction into
the armed forces and the second go
ing up for their physical examina
tions. Those reporting for induction on
July 10 were:
David Isaac McNeill, Thomas
Smith, George Lester Conoly, John
Junior Murchison, Richard James
McLauchlin, Ozel Beatty, Johnie Mc
Kinnon, Alexander McNeill, Wood
row Hugh McBryde, Thomas Eugene
Holmes, Robert O'Neill McCall, Wil
lie Water Calbreth.
Perry Vernn Worthy, Willie Mc-
Phatter, Zack Frank Flowers, Lera
Douglas Baldwin, Roscoe Deboy
Bethea, and James Marion McNeill.
Those reporting for examinations
on July 12 were:
David Jasper Graham, Make Mc
Duffie, ames Thomas Mills, Willie
Gillispie, Thomas Blue, James Ed
ward Shaw, Furman McRae, William
Henry McKoy, Fletcher Flowers,
John Franklin Hobson, George Simori
Ray. Luther D. Monroe.
Jesse Lee Baker, Armond Flowers,
Nathaniel Wesley McPhatter, Curtis
Bain, Gilbert McRae, Ralph Harding
Evans, Simid Peterkin, Mason Ed
ward Rav. Thomas Flowers. James
Edward McRae, L. C. Oliver, Walter
Flowers, Fred Douglas Goodman,
Alex William Campbell, Clinton Mc
Neill. Henry Junior McLauchlin, Oris
Michael McPhatter, Evans Hasty,
Dougal Fred Wilson, Tommie Louis
McMillan, Aaron Lee McLean, Rich
ard Murray Steele, Fred Lee Morisey,
Joe Newton, Glover Leonard Ed
wards, Floyd cPhaul, Ferdinand Wal
ton, James Willie Dockery.
Everett Dupree, Lacy T. McGou
gan, Louis Ervin Cagle, Paul Mc
Donald, Delous Adon Graham, Ed
ward Wade, Angus McPhatter,
Clarence Angus Burns, Clifton Mc
Rae, William Chester Core, Conley
Junior McCollum, Jessie Cartia Blue,
Janes Murphy McDaugald and Rob
ert Lee Stubbs, (transfer).
Ted Earl Roberts
Ted Earl Roberts, young son of
Mr. and Mrs. George Roberts of Lan
caster, S. C, and the nephew of Mrs.
Louise Long of Rt. two, Raeford.died
on June 19 after an Illness of a few
hours. He is survived by his pa-
renst, four brothers of Lancaster
and anumber of relatives in Hoke
county.
"E" Bond Drive Is
Extended To July
31 By Treasury
Hoke County Far Behind In "E"
Bond Purchases, But Overall
Quota Surpassed.
Hoke county safely passed its
overall quota of $206,000 in War
Bonds before the deadline of last
Saturday, July 8th, it was stated by
Sheriff D. H. Hodgin, county Fifth
War Loan Chairman.
"But," explained the sheriff, "we
still have our drive on and it will
continue through July 3 1st. "E"
Bond sales have not been satisfac
tory. Hoke county has purchased
only $50,699 worth against a quota
of $130,000. The campaign has been
extended through July 31 in order to
give us more tife for "E" Bond pur
chases and the Hoke Committee
hopes and expects sales of these
bonds to be much higher than this
before the end of the month."
Sales of other type bonds to busi
ness and manufacturing firms, and
too out-of-county corporations which
had parts of their purchases accredi
ted to the county have been very
successfully conducted by Merchant
and Business Sales Chairman Tom
Cameron, and these sales have given,1" cnaIe J "e services, uunai
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the county sufficient credit to put
us over our quota, but Hoke County
should do better than 39 percent
of its "E" Bond quota. We are trail
ing the state average which is
nearly 70 percent of quota.
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Honor Roll Fund
The following contributions to
the Hoke County Honor Roll Fund
are acknowledged by Mrs. Paul De
zerne, treasurer:
Previously reported -$674.79
Mrs. Mary A.Helton--In
Memory of Lt. North Lilly- 2.50
In Memory of Lt. Lawrence
Helton 2.50
Dr. M. R. SmithIn Memory
of Lt. North Lilly 3.00
TOTAL $682.79
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Cannery Boiler Is
Condemned; Expect
Repairs Soon
An inspector from the Board of
Insurance Underwriters this week
condemned the boiler in the plant
of the Hoke County Cannery and
plans for its operation this season
have been held up until proper re
pairs can be made, it was announced
yesterday by K. A. MacDonald, under
whose supervision the plant has Been
operated.
Mr. MacDo.nald states that he at
tempted to have an inspection of the
boiler, a used one, before it was In
stalled, but that the state department
which does these things claimed that
no tnspsctor was available. After
a number of applications were filed,
an insurance inspector arrived this
week and checked it, to find some
parts of it dangerously corroded.
It is hopei, Mrs. MacDonald stated,
that local machinists will be able to
make the necessary repairs within
a few days and that the plant can
be put into operation within a short
time to meet the increasing demand
for its services from housewives
throughout the county.
Charge Back 364,993
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
tions 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;
"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 coupons which is the easy way
to get counterfeit coupons."
Johnson urged all gasoline ration
coupons helders to see that all gaso
line coupons in their possession are
marked with the license number of
the automobile and the state. OPA
investigator! spot-check filling sta
tions on gasoline sales and have
caught a number of persons buying
gasoline witb unendorsed coupons
within the past 10 days.
Hoke County Schools
Open Earlier In '44
Dates for the opening of the
schools of Hoke County were set
this week with the white schools to
open on September 7th and the In
dian and negro schools to open on
October 2nd, it was announced Wed
nesday by County Superintendent K.
A. MacDonald.
These dates ai ut three weeks
earlier than the . . . Is opened last
year, the white '-J.s opening on
September 27 a. - r i Indian and
negro
25.
schools 01 u
on October
Hold Last es
For A. C. I i'k
Sunday At Bethel
Veteran Of World War One Died
Wednesday Night After Brief
Illness.
Funeral services for Archie Currie
Clark, 50, were conducted from the
Bethel Hresbyterian Church Sun
day afternoon at 4 o'clock. The
Rev. W. B. Gaston, pastor, and the
Rev. Mr. Tucker of Greensboro, were
Pallbearers, members of the Ellis
Williamson Post of the American
Lesion, were: J. S. Poole, M. T.
Poovey. A. B. Saunders, D. H. Hod
gin, J. E. Harvey, F. G. Leach, L. S.
McMillan, J. D. Tapp and Herbert
McKeithan.
Mr. Clark died late Wednesday
evening in the Veterans Hospital at
Fayetteville after a brief illness.
Surviving are his widow, the for
mer Miss Mary Lancaster, his moth
her, Mrs. Flora L. Clark, and the fol
lowing children:
Pvt. Raymond L. Clark, US Army
in Hawaii; Pvt. William Clark, US
Army in England; Malcolm N. Clark
and Edward C. Cark of Raeford; two
stepsons, Carson A. and Carlton T.
Clippard of Raeford: three sisters,
Mrs. Oscar Taylor of Winston-Salem,
Misses Mary Kate and Jane Clark of
Raeford, and four brothers, William
and Rubie, and Dan and Jasper of
Raeford.
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Kiwanians Sponsor
"Smokes For G. I.s"
Campaign Here
Collection boxes have been placed
in a number of stores here by the
Raeford Kiwanis club for contribu
tions from citizens to buy cigarettes
for the servicement overseas, it was
stated yesterday by H. C, McLauch
lin, president of the club,
The money will be sent to one
of the tobacco companies to pur
chase cigarettes at 5c per package,
and the company will place a greet
ing from the club and the citizens
of Hoke County in the cartoons, and
deliver them to fighting units some
where oversea?.
Two similar campaipns have been
sponsored by the local club and thou,
sands of s mokes have been given the
GI Joes by local contributors.
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Hamlet Hospital
Gets Penicillin
The Hamlet Hospital, oneiated bv
I Dr. W. D. James, has been designat
jed by WPB as one of the insltiutions
to receive a store of the new wonder
drug. Penicillin. This drug, said to
be of almost miraculoxus value in
the treament of some diseases, will
be available on a limited basis, it is
understood, for civilians.
One Soldier In 100
Carries Name Smith
CAMP BUTNER, N. C, July 12
One soldier in every 100 in the Army
of the United States bears the name
of Smith, according to Captain Harry
Steinberg, postal officer at Camp
Butner. There are 358 American
soldiers named John W. Smith.
Listing for the first time the 12
most common names in the Army
Capt. Steinberg says that there are
72.000 Smiths; 48,500 Johnsons: 39,
000 Browns: 33.600 Millers; 31.320
Jones; 29.000 Wilsons; 24,000 Ander
sons; 24.300 Martins; 22.000 Tay
lors; 15,170 Halss; and 15,000 Le
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283 POLIO CASES
RALEIGH, July 12. Infantile pa
ralysis cases in North Carolina since
June 1 reached a total of 283 with re
port of nine new cases to the State
Board of Health today. Most cases
have been reported from piedmont
and upper piedmont sections.
Ban Any Assembly
Of Children In
Hoke County
Board Of Health Takes Precau
tionary Action In Fight A
gainst Poliomyelitis
The congregation of children un
der twelve years of age for any pur
pose was banned Tuesday afternoon
by the Hoke County Board of Health
for an indefinite length of time. The
action was taken after discussion
of the infantile paralysis epidemic
and upon recommendation of phy
sicians and the county chapter of the
National Infantile Paralysis associa
tion. An ordinance was drawn up and
approved at the meeting and the
board of health declared it in effect
immediately.
Under the ordinance all children,
who have not reached their 12th
birthday, are forbidden to attend any
public gatherings, including motion
picture shows, attending Church
meetings, Sunday Schools, etc. they
are prohibited from gathering at pub.
lie swimming places, and the parents
are urged to keep their children a
way from crowded stores, streets and
other congested places.
N. H. G. Balfour, chairman of the
board, stated that this wa3 purely
a precautionary measure and that
the order would be rescinded as soon
as the present epidemic of infantile
paralysis abates.
Members and others heard at the
session who endorsed the action in
cluded, Mr. Balfour, K. A. Mac
Donald, Dr. Smith, Mayor Neill Mc
Fadyen, Dr. O'Briant and Dr. R. L.
Murray.
County Court
A Number of cases were heard
Tuesday by Judge Henry McDiarmid
in county court. Among those paying
the costs were: Paul Draykus, speed
ing; Curtis Hicks, improper lights;
John A. Lowder, speeding; L. C.
Millikin, white and West McNeill,
negro, and Luke Stocks, negro, pos
session of bootleg liquor; Monroe
Burke and John Burke, negroes of
Quewhiffle township, each paid $25
and costs for possession of beer at
a still; Thomas McLean of Stonei
wall, paid $25 and costs for owning
a still and some beer; Walter Brun-.
son, negro paid Neill Ray $10 and
Dr. O'Briant $25 medical fee an4
court costs for an assault an Pay,
Everitt McBryde, John Glason and
Edwin Conley, white, each paid
costs lor illegal fishing; Wesley
erigman paid costs tor assauu on
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William Brigman.
Harrison McRae, negro, paid $50
and costs, had his drivers' licenses
suspended for a year tor driving
runk.
M. B. McKeithan and Clarence
Benton were indicted on cross
charges for assault with pistol and
baseball bat, respectively, McKeith
an was found not guilty and Benton
Fuel Oil Ration
For Next Winter
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Same As Last
Hoke County fuel oil users will
not be able to get any more fuel
oil during the coming winter than
they did last year in view of expec
ted scarcity of fuel oil later in the
year. Miss Marion Maxwell of the
local board said here today.
To plan for rationing fuel oil, re
presentatives of the War Price and
Rationing Board recently met with
district OPA officials and completed
plans for the new heating year.
"Uppermost in Importance right
now," Miss Maxwell said, "is the
filling of fuel oil tanks by users as
soon as possible, so that the fuel oil
coupons may be issued and the fuel
oil purchased and stored in the tanks
uring the sumfer."
Summer School To
Second Term PJC
Begin Monday
The second term of summer school
will begin at Presbyterian Junior
College on Monday, July 17. One
unit in high school work may be
earned In the preparatory depart
ment Six semester hours college
credit may be earned in the col
legiate department Most of the stu
dents attending the first term are
expected to return for the second
term, and new students will register
on Monday, July 17. The regular
fall session of college and prepara
tory work will begin on September
7.
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