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Volume xxxix no. 15
RAEFORD, N. C., THURSDAY, SEPT. 14, 1944.
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NEWS OF OUR
MCNwWOMCN
IN UNIFORM
Lt. L. A. Mclnnis Now
In Swannanoa Hospital
Lt. Lawrence A. Mclnnis, Jr., of
Dundarrach, is now a patient at the
Moore General Hospital at Swanna
noa, according to the special dis
patch to the News-Journal.
Lt. Mclnnis arrived recently for
treatment of injuries received in
combat over New Guinea on May
15. A shell exploded within the
cockpit of his plane and fractured
his right leg, and left elbow. He
has been awarded the Air Medal and
a cluster, and also the Purple Heart.
He completed 25 missions, and on his
last he returned 285 miles to his base
witHout the aid of radio direction as
the shell which wounded him de
stroyed his radio ani a part of his
instrument panel.
Lt. Willie D. Bowen of Rowland,
flying from the same base, and Lt.
William C. Holden, of Cary, were
with Lt. Mclnnis when their P-40
fighters were attacked by eight Jap
planes. All received the cluster for
participating in this action.
Cpl. Raynor C. Hair
Killed In France
A. B. Hair of Route 2, Raeford, and
formerly of Bunn Level, has been
notified that his son, Cpl. Raynor C.
Hair, previously reported missing,
was killed in action on July 13 while
serving in France. Cpl. Hair had
many friends in and near Raeford
He is survived by his parents, and
a sister, Mrs. G. G. Faircloth of Wil
mington and formerly of Raeford, and
a brother, J. B. Hair, of Lynchburg,
Va.
T-5 Dupree In
South Pacific
NEW HEBRIDES, South Pacific-
Technician 5th Grade Calvin J. Du
pree, a former student in the public
schools of Raeford, N. C, is now doing
his stint in the United States Army as
a truck driver 'at one of the New
Hebrides supply bases. He and his
wife, the former Addie Evans of Rae
ford are the proud parents of Little
Shirley Dupree, born since her father
has been overseas. T-5 Dupree has
been overseas 15 months and is au
thorized to wear the Asiatic Pacific
theatre ribbon. All of his service
prior to going overseas was at Fort
Bragg.
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Pvt. Jesse McFadyen
On Guadalcanal
GUADALCANAL, South Pacific
Pvt. Jesse McFadyen of Raeford is
now on duty here with a Quarter
mnaster company of the Army Service
Forces in the South Pacific His
organization is engaged in supply
ing and controlling labor in tbje vari
ous supply installations at this base.
Pvt. McFadyen has earned a reputa
tion for his fine work. He entered
the army February 26, 1941 and came
overseas in March, 1944. He received
training at Camp Forrest, Term. Pvt.
McFadyen attended Upchurch high
school and is a member of AME Zion
church. Before entering the army
lie was an employee of the Raeford
theatre.
In Infantry
Pvt. William "Snook" Currie, who
entered the army at Fort Bragg three
weeks ago, writes that he is now
stationed at Camp Blanding, Fla.,
where he will receive his basic
training with an Infantry Divi
sion.
Mershon Goes APO
Pvt. Arthur Hartland Mershon, Jr.,
known to many in the county as
that friendly Hart Mershon, who was
stationed at Fort Bragg for sometime,
has now gone overseas. He is with
the 166th General Hospital, APO
5934, care Postmaster, New York.
Sgt. and Mrs. Robert Ellis of Peak's
Island, Maine, hape arrived to spend
12 days in the county with their
parents. Mrs. Ellis is the daughter
of McLaurin Clark, and Sgt. Ellis
is the son of R. B. Ellis. He has
been back in the state for about
a year following 19 months service in
Hawaii. He was stationed at Pearl
Harbor when the Japanese attacked.
He is with a coast artillery unit in
Maine.
Lt. Eldred Helton has been trans
ferred from Lincoln, Nebraska to
Pueblo, Colo.
Sgt. Walter McDowell of Fort Jack
son, spent a week's leave with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Mc
Dowell of Route Two, Raeford. last
week.
A & R Motor Car
Collides With
Rear Troop Train
Several Hurt, None Seriously, In
Wreck In Raeford Saturday
Afternoon.
Several passengers were Injured
Saturday afternoon when the Aber
deen and Rockfish motor bus crashed
into the rear end of a trpop train
standing in the railway yards in
Raeford.
Earl Hair, motorman, was said to
have stated that when the motor car
was flagged by the conductor of the
troop train he applied the brakes
and that they caught temporarily and
then failed to stop the car, but
slowed it sufficiently to prevent seri
ous injury to passengers and the
railway equipment.
Members of an army medical unit
aboard the troop train rendered valu.
able first aid, and army doctors re-
commended that five passengers be
sent to the hospital for further treat
ment. One man whose name could
not be learned was believed to have
sustained a fracture of the leg and
members of the medical unit im
provised a splint for him from a
board beside the tracks and emer
gency bandage materials.
Paul Dezerne, agent for the railway,
stated that there had been no of
ficial investigation of the accident
up to yesterday and the cause for it
was as yet undetermined. He stated
that neither the motorman nor the
conductor, Ted Farmer, could ex
plain why the motor car failed to
stop as the conductor of the troop
train had flagged the car in sufficient
time for the car to be stopped.
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More Lumber Now
ForFarmUses
Farmers in the County are permit
ted under recent WPB orders to ad
ditional lumber without getting a cer
tificate from the County Committee,
according to information received by
W. C. Hodgin, chairman of the Hoke
County AAA Committee. Under one
of these provisions 'certain lower
grades of lumber can now be ob
tained until October 1 without any
certificates. This includes No. 4 or
lower grades of Yellow Pine, No. 3 or
lower grades of hardwoods, and all
culls and rejects at sawmills or yards.
Another order provides that any
farmer who cuts trees on his own
farm to have sawed into lumber may
receive up to 5,000 board feet of lum
ber sawed from such trees in a calen
dar year without giving the sawmill
a certificate or rating. In case the
farmer requires more than 5,000 board
feet, which has been cut from his
own trees, he may obtain such by
providing the sawmill with a cer
tificate from the County Committee
or a rating.
Mrs. Sewell Passes
At Fayetteville
Mrs. Sarah H. Sewell, 69, of Fay
etteville died at her home there
yesterday afternoon. She was a
sister of W. H. Ivey of Raeford. Fun
eral services will be held at the home
today at 3:30 o'clock. Asister, Mrs.
Mettie C. Eason, of Benson, also sur
vives.
Pfc. Marion J. Blake is spending
a furlough at his home on route two,
ater his return from the European
combat zone. ,
Pvt. Robert "Suggs" Carter is now
stationed at Camp Gordon Johnston
Fla., to receive his basic training.
Ensign Walter Barrington, Jr., re
cently spent five days at home. He
is now taking training at the Amphi
bian base at Fort Pierce, Fla.
B. B. Cole, Jr., has finished his
training at the Naval Air gunner's
school at Jacksonville, Fla., and has
been transferred to Banana River,
Fla., to take training on Martin Pa
trol bombers.
Lt. Col. W. L. Poole, of Camp
Stewart. Ga., spent the past week
end with his family.
Sgt. Alfred Cole, of Camp Davis
was nt home the past week end.
He will leave for Fort Bliss, Texas
the 26th of this month, where he
will be stationed.
Joe Upchurch left last week for
Great Lakes, III., to enter the U. S.
Naval Training station there.
Tech Sgt. Bruce Conoly will leave
Saturday for Lincoln, Neb., after
spending three weeks here with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Conoly.
All Classrooms Of
Raeford Graded
School Repainted
Children enrolled in the classes
of the Raeford Grammar school will
be greeted Monday morning by fresh
ly painted rooms throughout 'the
building. Attractive pastel shades
have been used. Selected by Princi
pals V. R. White and Miss Anne
Buie after studying the decorations
in a number of schools, the color
arrangements have already attracted
much interest among school officials
of nearby towns and counties who
have plans to decorate buildings in
a similar manner. Mr. White and
his son, George, did the painting.
Open Office For
County Health
Department Here
Mrs. Ernest Campbell Appointed
Full-Time Nurse; Dr. Willcox
To Give Time Here.
Under the direction of Mrs. Ernest
Campbell, who was named public
health nurse this week, the Hoke
County Health Department was ac
tivated this week by the county and
district boards of health.
Mrs. Campbell is a registered nurse
and recently has completed special
work in public health nursing at
the University at Chapel Hill. She
has also done field work for the
past several months with the Chat
ham county health department.
Dr. J. M. Willcox, district health
officer, will be available for services
in the county several days each week
and a plan for a school health pro
gram has been worked out to be
presented to the county teachers at
their meeting today. Other features
of the general health program will
be developed as soon as possible and
the establishment of climes for adults
is expected to be carried out early
this fall.
Mrs. Lamb, district nurse, has been
here this week aiding Mrs. Camp
bell in plans and with the arrange
ment of the office located in the
county office building.
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Deer Season Will
Ope
en October 1st
RALEIGH, Sept. 13. The deer sea
son will open Oct. 1, the safe as last
year.
The State Board of Conservation
and Development had previously set
the date for Oct. 15, but at a meeting
last week rescinded that action.
S. H. Cochran Buys
Harvey Concern
S. H. Cochran, bottled drink plant
onerator, of Rockingham, has pur
chased the H & S Distributing com
pany of Raeford from J. E. Harvey
and is now operating the concern.
Mr. Harvey has accepted a posi
tion with the Pepsi-Cola bottling
plant at Biloxi, Miss., and expects
to leave this week to begin his new
wtork. His family will remam
here for a time until he has secured a
home to which they will move.
County Bears Cost
Photostat Of
Service Discharge
It was pointed out yesterday by
N. H. G. Balfour, chairman of the
Hoke county Board of Commissioners,
that while the service man pays noth
ing for the recording of his discharge
in the office of the Register of Deeds,
there was a cost of 60c for the photo
stat. This photostatic copy is paid
for by the county out of its general
funds. All Hoke men being dis
charged from our anmed services are
urged to have their discharge re
corded. ", ' '-
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Raeford Methodist
Church
W. L. Maness, Minister
10 A. M. Church School. Mr. Tom
Cameron, superintendent.
11 A. M. Morning Worship. Dr. H.
C. Smith, preacher; to be followed
by quarterly conference.
6 P. M. Youth Fellowship. The
meeting will be followed with a buf
fet supper honoring the young people
who are going away to school.
8 P. M. The Evening service will
be held at Parker's Chapel.
4 P. M. Monday The general meet
ing of the Society of Christian Ser
vice. The Omega Circle will meet with
Mrs. Worth Graham at 8 P. M. Mon
day evening.
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THE REV. J. W. MANN
Antioch Installs
New Pastor Next
Sunday Morning
The Rev. J. W. Mann will be in
stalled as pastor of the Antioch Pres
byterian church on Sunday morning
at services which commence at 11
o'clock. The Rev. Harry K. Holland,
pastor of the Raeford Presbyterian
church, will preside at the services.
Mr. Mann began his pastorate at
Antioch in July, having come there
from Cleveland in Rowan county.
A native of Hawfields in Alamance
county Mr. Mann is a graduate of
Davidson college and Union Theolo
gical seminary.
The Rev. M. P. Calhoun of St. Pauls
will preach the sermon and Elder
Kenneth A. MacDonald of Raeford
will charge the congregation.
Farm Women Hold
State Meeting In
Raleigh Sept 19-21
The State Council of the N. C.
Federation of Home Demonstration
clubs will hold its annual meeting
at State College on September 19
to 21, registering at the Y. M. C. A.
on the 19th.
The first meeting will be held on
the 'evening of September 19 in
the auditorium of the Y. M. C. A. at
State college, at which time Dr.
Jane S. McKinnon, assistant director
of the Extension Service, will bring
greetings. The first day of the meet
ing, September 20, will be devoted
to business matters, following greet
ings by Colonel J. W. Harrelson, Dean
of State College; Miss Ruth Current,
State Home Demonstration Agent;
Dr. Ellen Black Winston, State Com
missioner of Public Welfare; and Mrs.
J. H. Highsmith, President of the
N. C. Federation of Women's clubs.
A report of the National Home Dem
onstration Council will be given by
Mrs. W. C. Pou, Southern Director of
Iredell county; the Liaison Com
mittee of the Associated Country Wo
men of the World, Mrs. Brooks Tuc
ker, Treasurer, of Pitt county; and
the Urban-Rural Conference in Wash
ington, Mrs. B. B. Everett, President
of the Associated Women of the
N. C. Farm Bureau Federation. Six
teen district chairmen representing
1,523 clubs and about 45,000 mem
bers will report on their activities
for the past year and make recom
mendations for 1945.
On Wednesday evening, September
20, the rural women will join the
members of the N. C. Federation of
Women's clubs and the State Nurses'
Association in a meeting at the Ral
eigh Woman's Club, at which time
Governor Broughton will present a
plaque to a representative of the
surgeon-general's office to be placed
in the hospital ship "Larkspur," signi
fying that it was purchased by the
sale of bonds of the three organi
zations. A citation will be presented
Mrs. J. H. L. Miller, President of the
N. C. Federation of Home Demon
stration clubs in recognition of the
splendid work done by the organi
zation in the 5th War Loan drive.
A feature of the evening will be a
monolog by Mrs. N. B. Blair of War-
renc ounty.
The program on the second day
will begin with a devotional ser
vice honoring mothers of sons and
(laughters in war services. Dr. I. O.
Schaub, director , of Extension Ser
vice, will talk on "Looking Ahead
For 1945." after which aoancl discus
sion on "Medical Care For The Rural
People of North Carolina" will be
conducted by Dr. Horace Hamilton
o fState College: E. B. Crawford of
Chapel Hill and Tom Pears.ill of
Rocky Mount. The meeting will con
duce with talks by Mrs. W. T. Bot
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Mrs. Coble, Mother
Of Mrs. W. L. Poole,
Dies At Liberty
Mrs. Lawrence Poole received
word Tuesday afternoon of the pass
ing of her mother, Mrs. John Coble,
at her home in Liberty. Mrs. Coble
jwas 92 years of age. Mrs. Poole and
John Scott Pooie left at once for
Liberty.
Mrs. Coble had been in poor health
for the past nine months and her
death aid not come as a surprise. Nn- !
111 aoout a year ago sne naa Deen veiy
active physically and mentally. ! A. MacDonald, county superintendent.
Funeral services will be conducted ' Facill;v gruups nave been completed,
this morning at eleven o clock from , he st.,.ed ani M leachers and princi
the ho.re. Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Cur- , e , to arrive in Rae.
r.e, Mrs. Ina Bethune and others ex- , 9 0.clock this moring f0I. a
pect to attend. Mrs. Coble ,s . f conference,
vived by her husband, a so,. , c,asfjes ,n ,ne rural schooU wm
three daughters. . - , Mondav mornine and
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WAC Movie Feature
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"Losers" Dinner
Of Kiwanians
Public Invited To Attend Show
At 8:45; Supper Comes Extra
For Outsiders.
There will be a barbecue supper at
the Armory tonight to which the pub
lic is invited. Following the supper
there will be a movie showing the
members of the Womans Army Corps
in action on foreign soils. This
movie has been restricted to showings
before army personnel until very
recently, and is now being shown
the public in the interest of recruit
ing for the Wacs.
The occasion will be the "pay-off"
dinner between two teams in an at
tendance contest of the Raeford Ki
wanis club, but don't let that keep
you from attending. The Kiwanis
have thrown the meeting and the
supper open to the public. Those
invited, Kiwanis wives and others,
will get their supper as guests of the
"loser3," while others may get the
supper and the free show all for only
75c.
President H. C. McLauchlin, states
that those who like to eat will surely
get their money's worth from the
supper and the WAC program will
be thrown in extra. For those who
are light eaters, he explains, there
will be one of the most attractive
soldier-girls to wear the WAC smart
new uniformand that, he adds, is
worth anybody's 75c.
Ed Smith is captain of the "win
ners" of the contest, while John Mc
Gougan is captain of the "losers"
and will have charge of preparation
of the supper. That should be recom
mendation enough for the Kiwanians
to have 100 percent attendance of
members and wives. Supper at 7
p. im. Show at 8:45 p. m.
John Eubanks Hurt
In Fall From Truck
John Eubanks, son of F, L. Eubanks,
manager of the N.C. Sanatorium, fell
from a truck one day last week and
suffered a fracture of the skull. It
is reported here that he is getting
along fine.
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Revivial Services
The Rev. A. S. Johnson will conduct
revivial services next to Long's store
on the Aberdeen highway, beginning
Monday, September 18. Preaching
services will be held each evening
at 8 o'clock.
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W. V. Dark Buys
Home In Raeford
W. V. Dark, of the Standard Oil
company, has bought the home now
occupied by Dr. and Mrs. Marcus
Smith from McLauchlin company and
will move his family there this fall.
Dr. Smith's plans as yet are not
definite.
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Raeford Presbyterian
Church
H. K. Holland, Minister
9:45 A. M. Sunday School,
Mr.
F. B. Sexton, superintendent.
11:00 A. M. Morning Worship, ser
r.on by the pastor.
4:00 P. M. Pioneer Vespers, "What
I Believe About the Bible."
7:0(1 P. M. Senior Vespers, "Who
Are We Presbyterians, and What Does
it Mean To Be One?"
8:00 P. M. Evening Worship, ser
mon by the pastor.
8:00 P. M. Monday Church con
ference for Adult and Young People's
Divisions. 4
8:00 P. M. Wednesday Prayer
meetins.
8:00 P. M. Thursday Adult Choir
rehearsal.
7:30 P. M. Saturday Junior Choir
rehearsal.
County Schools In
Readiness For I
Opening 18th
Teachers Gather Today For Pre
School Conferences; Bus In
spection Tomorrow.
Plans for the opening of the white
chools of Huke county were com-
aleie vesterrtnv. accord inn to Kenneth
ie morning assembly at the Raeford
. 'ammar school and the Hoke county
h school will be held at 9 o'clock.
!, p nts and others interested are
j a to attend the Dnet open-
ercises which will be held at
e 5 rjj hool at the opening hour.
all teachers will attend a
cor. J.-e at the high school and
Fric $ all teachers will be at their
respective schools for conferences
and for inal work at the buildings
or the opening.
The bus committee of the county
grand Jury, composed of J. B. Thomas,
foreman, Luke McFadyen, E. L.
Koonce and Albert Guin will in
spect all buses, which have been giv
en thorough overhauls during the
summer.
Mr. MacDonald reports that the
county carpenter has reconditioned
all the school buildings and that
needed repairs have been made to
put all plants in a very good con
dition.
The members of the faculties of the
several schools are:
ANTIOCH -' ""
Mrs. Bertha C. Hardesty.
ASHEMONT
R. A. Smoak. principal. Mrs. Eve
lyn B. Barnes, Miss Mildred I. Wom
ble, and Mrs. Romie E. Smoak.
HOKE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
V. R. White, principal. Miss Lucy
G. Gill, Mrs. Annie H. Gore, Mrs.
Frances H. McLean, Mrs. Ruth L.
White, Mrs. Emily B. Cameron, Miss
Buena Baldwin, Mrs. Elizabeth B.
Durham, Mrs. Carra M. Wedemeyer,
W. P. Phillips, Miss Blanche Fisher,
Mrs. Almenia A. McKeithan, Miss
Mayme McKeithan, and Mrs. Audrey
Conk.
RAEFORD GRADED SCHOOL
Miss Anne Buie, building principal,
Miss Margaret F. McKenzie, Miss
Alma Ferguson, Miss Thelma Wilson,
Miss Mary McPhaul, Miss Louise
Fletcher, Miss Marjorie McKay, Miss
Lillian Johnson, Mrs. Leone C. Wal
ter, and Miss Aris Shankle.
ROCKFISH
T. C. Jones, principal, Mrs. Walta
T. Bostic, and Mrs. Frances B. Capps.
MILDOLSON
J. M. Andrews, principal. Miss Irene
Downer, and Mrs. Mabel M. Bostic.
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Milton Campbell
Opens Grecery
Next His Home
Milton Campbell, proprietor of the
former Campbell and company groc
ery which he sold recently, has com
pleted the building of a new store
next to his home on Stewart street. It
is now open for business. His store
carries an attractive line of groceries
and produce.
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Ephesus Ingathering
The Ephesus Baptist church will
hold its annual ingathering on Fri
day, October, October 6. Both chic
served, beginning at noon. An auc
ken and barbecue dinners will be
tion will be held also of handwork,
cotton, produce and other products.
Old Belt Changes ,
Opening Date
The tobacco markets of Carthage
announce that they will open for
receiving tobacco on Monday, Sep
tember 18th and that the first sales
of the season have been advanced
again so that the first sales will be
held on Thursday, September 21.
McConnell Warehouse and the
Smothers and Hobgood Warehouse
are to be operated at Carthage again
this year by the same operators
who have run them for the past
several years.
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Honor Roll Fund
Mrs. Paul Dezerne, Treasurer
Raeford, N. C.
Previously reported $704.79
Mrs. Ina Bethune 1.00
Mrs. Sarah L. Moss 1.00
TOTAL $706.79