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V in in i N HOKE COUNTrS BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM our nail The Hoke County Journal hoke courrs ONLY NEWSPAPER ews The Hoke County Newt VOLUME XXXDC NO. 16 HARFORD. N. C THURSDAY, SEPT. 21, 1944 $2.00 PER YEAR news or our MtNwWOMCN IN UNIFORM Robert Covington Receives Promotion DAVIDSON, Sept. 19. Word was received at Davidson college today from the Eighth Air Force head quarters in England of the promo tion of James Robert Covington of Raeford from major to lieutenant colonel. This announcement was made by Lt. Gen. James H. Doolittle. commanding general of the Eighth Air Force. Colonel Covington is in the main tenance and material section of this headquarters, handling matters rela tive to the supply and maintenance of the hundreds of fighters and heavy bombers dispatched over Europe daily by the Eighth Air Force. Before entering the army In May, 1942, Colonel Covington was assis tant advertising manager for the Vick Chemical company in New York City, He attended the Air Forces Intelli gence school at Harrisburg Pa., and went overseas in August, 1943. He graduated from high school in Rae ford in 1923 and from Davidson college in 1929, where he was a mem ber of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. Col. Covington was formerly with the News-Journal and after going to New York wrote a column, "A Tar Heel In New." for several years. Purple Heart Given Pfc. Ralph L. Cox Pfc. Ralph L. Cox has wrtten his wife here that he has rece.'ved the Purple Heart for wounds received while In action in France with his paratrooper outfit. He was wounded on June 8th after having been in action two days. Pfc. Cox has been in the paratroops since 1942 and was sent overseas last November. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Cox of Raeford. Hubert Cameron Is Home From Hospital Augusta, Georgia, September 13. Pvt. Hubert Cameron is a patient at the Army's Oliver General hospital here. One of 63 great medical institutions located strategically throughout the United States. Oliver General Hos pital has facilities for 1800 patients. Hundreds of soldiers returning from overseas have recovered from their wounds here, and have gone back td duty. The hospital is located just outside the city limits of Augusta, and enjoys an even climate the year 'round Out door recreational facilities, including one of the finest 18-hole golf courses in the country, are availbale twelve months of the year. Pvt. Cameron is home on fur lough due to the illness of his family. John D. Stubbs Of Rockfish In Italy With 88th Division WITH THE FIFTH ARMY. Italy. Pvt. John D. Stubbs of Rockfish, a rifleman, is serving with the 351st regiment in Italy, one of General Mark Clark's Fifth army units that helped drive the Germans from the Garigiano river to Arno. Except for a brief rest period, the regi ment marched and fought almost con tinuously for more than five months. Part of the 88th Infantry Di vision, the first selective service in fantry division to come overseas in World War II. the 351st was the first element of that division to enter com bat. After two months of aggres sive patrolling in the Minturno sec tor, the regiment participated in the smashing Fifth army drive beginning May 11th. Three days later the regi ment stormed into Santa Maria In fante, a key enemy bastion. Over rugged mountains and across broad valleys, the 351st pushed forward and helped to liberate Rome. After a well-earned rest, the driv ing 351st was again slashing enemy lines and backing the defeated Ger mans to the north. At times the in fantryman had to move rapidly to keep up with the fleeing enemy. In other instances important points were captured only after bitter house-to-house fighting. In addition to being the division's first regiment to enter combat, the 351st was its first regiment to ar rive overseas, first to arrive in Italy, first to earn a Distinguished Ser vice Cross, and first to receive a battlefield promotion. Pvt. Robert W. Currie has been assigned to an ordnance unit for his basic training at Jackson, Miss. I fatting Place For Fallen Soldier 1Mb -. Daniel E. Blue Receives Wings Flight Officer Daniel E. (Sonny) Blue, son of Mrs. Anna Patch Blue and the late Daniel Blue of Tim berland. received his wings at Mat her Field. Army Air base, Calif, on September 8th and is at home visiting relatives. He has with him his bride, the former Miss Merle Coz of Sacra mento, Calif. They were ma'riej in that city, having a formal church wedding on September 12m. 'Sonny," as he is familiarly known to his friends, took preflight training at Santa Anna, Cal. and received advanced twin engine training at Mather Field, where he graduated. After his leave here he will go to Will Rogers Field, Okla. Jones Brothers Meet On Guadalcanal' Pfc. Richard G. Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy A. Jones of Sanatorium, is with the Army Engineers on Gua dalcanal. A few days ago he wrote his parents: I guess you will be greatly sur prised when you hear this. I was out working Monday (Sept. 4th) when a jeep drove up and who should step out of it but Robert! He really surprised me as I didn t have any idea he was in this part of the world. vut uiiiicia weic VKiy mue huu gave us a jeep to go around the Island in, and then Robert intro duced me to so.T.e of the officers on his ship. I met the chief engineer and also the ship's doctor both Lt. Commanders. The doctor is from Durham, a graduate of Duke univer sity. I showed him all around my area and he said he thought I had it pretty nice in comparison with some of the conditions he has seen, especially on Saipan. That was real ly something, meeting 7000 miles from home on a place like this. I hope he will get ashore again before he leaves." Lt. (jg) Robert L. Jones is an en gineering officer on the U. S. S. Le on and is doing convoy duty in the Pacific. Another brother Pvt. Roy A. Jones (Alton) is in the army air force and is receiving his training at Lowry Field. Denver, Colo. Ceiling Prices On Hogs To Remain Unchanged Til '45 Ceiling prices on live hogs will not be reduced from present levels prior to June 30, 1945, according to W. C. Hodgin, chairman of the County AAA Committee. Ceiling prices are $14.75 per hundred-weight. Chicago basis, for hogs weighing 200 pounds or less and $14.00 per hundred-weight, Chicago basis, for hoss weighing more than 240 pounds. He also stated tnat support prices of $12.50 per hundred-weight, Chicago basis, for good to choice butcher hogs weighing 200 to 240 pounds will be come effective on October 1, 1944. This decrease from the present sup port price of $13.75 was announced last January. The North Carolina ceiling is $14.55 for weights up to 340 opunds and $13.80 for 241 pounds and up. while the Richmond terminal market ceiling is 314.85 for weights up to 240 pounds and $14.05 for 241 pounds and up. Sgt. James N. Maxwell spent last weekend with his' parents. Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Maxwell. He is sta tioned at Daniel Fieki, Agusta. Ga. Sgt. James Holland is spending a furlough in Raeford and in Wilming ton with his parents. He is stationed at Fort Jackson - , - -. . ' - , Y '. - s. - . ' ' j I. , r -,. - ' - r. ' I "'-' V .".X : ' v ' - ' - ' ' , .hi- -' - ', ' - V . ' I I ' f ..,.'' . . :v;- I: v:,--; I Y rr- If I V' p: V v l" Ia ; ' t ; -v f jS-. Blackout For West Hoke County Night Of Sept 24-25 Airborne Maneuvers For Group Camp Mackall Men To Be Staged In Sandhill Section. Far.r.ers of Western Hoke, all of Moore, and parts of Montgofery and Scotland counties, as well as those living in towns in this area, are re quested to observe a complete black out Sunday-Monday from sunset Sun day September 24th until sunrise Monday September 25th. Hoke county East of Timberland is not effected by this blackout. The entire night will be used for a special maneuver of an Airborne Di vision of Camp Mackall in which ac tual combat conditions will be simu lated as nearly as possible. The army reports that the last maneuver held in this area was highly successful, and that the men in training learned many valuable lessons of combat. The prolonged blackout period will be necessary, it was explained in the general circular sent to farmers and neighborhood leaders, because three annnnto iv9um rtt airhnpna Irnnni wU1 be dropped from pianes and gliieTS on tnree separate occasions rfllrin th niirht There will be no airraid warning signals and all residents of the west half of Hoke are asked to observe complete blackout at sundown. Only necessary local tra".-l will be per mitted and traffic over the State Highways will be diverted from the area. All residents are requested to stay at home, off the highways and leave their houses only if absolute ly necessary, according to CoL W. S. Pritchard, who states that the army realizes that they are asking much of the civilians of this area. He ex plains however, that for the men to receive the proper training as near actual battle conditions as possible must be obtained and the civilians cooperating are actually participa ting in the maneuver by setting the stage for this vital phase of their training, and this service will aid in saving the lives of solriiers in train and in combat, an dit will be a very real contribution toward speeding the day of complete victory. Promoted Arthur W. Gillis, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Gillis, who has been sta tioned in the Pacific area on a de stroyer for some months, has notified his parents that he was recently pro moted from ensign to lieutenant, jun ior grade In a recent short visit to a West Coast pott he phoned his parents that he had been in four separate actions. Lt. Giliis graduated fro:n Annapolis in June. 1943. While there he was the mainstay of the Academy's pitching staff of the base ball team. Pvt. Robert M. McNeill is now stationed at Jackson Miss. He is with the Army Service Force Training Center. He is the second son of Mr. and Mrs. Hector McNeill to be in the Armed forces. Sgt. Hector B. McNeill is now at- Fort Sill. Okla.. after having served overseas twenty seven months. Capt. Neill James Blue has gone to Ft. Sill. Okla. Since coming home from Trinidad. Capt. Blue has been at Fort Jackson. S. C. Pvt. J. A. Niven of Camp Shelby. Miss., is spending a two-week's fur lough with his parents. Mr, and Mrs. J. F. Niven. Sgt. James C. McKenzie of Camp Butner is spending a 10-day fur lough here with his wife. of the Sea iz.VZkZfir,,, .... Methodist Women Gather Here For Mission Seminar The annual Educational Seminar of the women leaders of this dis tricts Society of Christian Service met Wednesday at the Raeford Methodist church with the local socie ty and that of Parker's Chapel acting as joint hostesses. Over 100 women representing some 60 churches of the district attended the sessions and heard talks on vari ous phases of the work which is to be earned out by the societies in the coming church year. Mrs. B. F. Boone of Fairmont was director of the seminar. The two Hoke county societies were also hostesses at a luncheon at noon served under the direction of Mrs. Jesse Gibson, president of the Rae ford society. O Add 21 Names To Honor Roll List Twenty-one names were added to the list of Hoke County men and women in the armed services this week, according to Mrs. Ina Be thune. chairman of the Names Com mittee. Mrs. Bethune states that a steady stream of names have been reaching her and that the total now showed that more than a thous adn men and women from the county were now in or had served in one of the branches of the nation's mili tary service, and apparently there were others which the committee had not yet received. She urges that the families of the men report these names to her im mediately so that this list can be completed at an early date.- Those reported last week were: , WHITE Andrews, Horace P. Jackson, Coy Jackson, Luther, Jr. Lucas. Dallas Howard Ray, Dempsey Benjamin Ray, Gilbert McLeod Ray, James Robert Stanton, James W. COLORED Baker, Jesse Lee Clark, Walter Raliegh Flowers, Walter Graham, Howard Linson Graham. James Hadley, Walter McAllister, William Garvey McCall, Robert O'Neill McQueen, John Walter Morrison. Walter Wade, James O Bed Wallace, Jack Junior o Raeford Baptist Church J. D. Whisnant, Minister The Baptist church extends a cor dial invitation to the returning faculty members of the Raeford school to attend any or all of our church ser vices. Sunday School Sunday morning 9:45 A. M. Mr. A. S. Knowles. supt. Preaching at 11:0 A. M ser mon by the pastor B. T. U. Sunday evening at 6:55 o' clock. Preaching Sunday evening at 8:00 o'clock. Prayer meeting each Wednesday evening at 8:00 o'clock. Friday evening of this week we plan a B. T. U. social and weiner roast out at Mr. Upchurch's pond. If you desire a way out there, meet us at the church Friday evening at 6:00 o'clock. All members of the B. T. U. and any others interested in the union are invited. . . Dougald Cameron Is Home From Polio Hospital At Hickory Spinal Tests Being Made Of Su spected Victim Of Rockfish, Says Health Officer. Dougald Cameron of Little' River is now at home with his mother at Vass after undergoing treatment for sev eral weeks at the Emergency hospital of infantile paralysis patients at Hic kory. Mr. Cameron is, so far, the only known person of Hoke county to have suffered an attack of the disease cur ing the present epidemic, but a three year old boy of Rockfish, reported to have the disease, is still among suspects patients, though he has not officially been said to have the di sease. Dr. J. W. Willcox. district health officer, and Dr. D. S. Currie, child's physician, conferned yester day and it was decided to have tests made before making a positive diag nosis of the child-s ailment. A new case at Pinehurst and one at Aberdeen resulted in the clos ing of the schools of Moore county until September 25th with the Ab erdeen schools to remain closed until October 2nd. if no further cases de velop, it was stated yesterday. Spinal teata aaad late yester day were reported to be iaoM clnslre, according to word re ceived last night from Dr. WUI eox. who stated that the child, aged 2 V2 years, the sen of J. A. Capps of Rockfish, would be kept at Moore County Hos pital for fifrither observation. He advised that the other Capps be kept at home but notified County Superintendent o f Schools K. A. McDonald that there was not sufficient reason for any interference with the operation of the schools of either Rockfish or the county. Army Wives Make Many Articles For Red Cross Though much of the material re ceived by the Hoke county chapter of the Red Cross has been made into articles, by members of the Army families residing here in the past several year, it was not until last Wednesday that the group formed an organization to promote greater ac tivity in this work afong the army personnel. A meeting was then held at the high school in the home economics room and members of the Army Of ficers Wipes Club made a large num ber of bedroom slippers for convales cent patients in army hospitals. The materials, as in the past, were fur nished by the Hoke Red Cross chap ter and the room was made available through school officials. A plan was also worked out for regular, par ticipation of the officers .wives in the Red Cross activities and materials will be distributed bi-monthly at the regular meetings of the club. Already many members have drawn wool for knitting sweaters and gloves, and others are working on a woolen patch-work quilt made of small squares crocheted together Mrs Edward G Lyle is chairman of the work committee and supervisor of Red Cross work for the club, Mrs. H. A. Cameron and Mrs. Hampton of the county chapter have cooperated in supplying the materials and in making work assignments for the group. Revivial To Begin At Edinburgh Beginning Thursday night. October 5. the Rev. W. L. Maness will be in charge of a revivial meeting at the Edinburgh Community church in Raeford. The meeting will be non denominational and community wide, and will run through October 15. During the last week of the meeting, Mr. Maness will be assisted by his nephew, the Rev. Bennie Caness of Carthage. O Mrs. Joe Hancock Falls From Window On Tuesday night, Mrs. Joe Han cock was awakened suddenly by her baby. She got out of bed half asleep and stumbled over an electric cord on the floor, lost her balance and fell out of an upstair's window of her home. Her mother heard her groans and found her in the yard. She was taken to a Fayetteville hospital where she was found to have a broken nose. and probably a broken helvis. Her condition is serious. Mrs. HancocK and three children are making their home with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Morris, while Mr. Hancock s in the armed forces overseas. I Enrollment In Hoke 1 White Schools Less Than Last Year High School Shows Slight In crease; Staff Meetings Held And Classes Now At Work. Opening day enrollments at the schools of Hoke county last Monday show that generally the nu:r.ber of students i ' a than last year, with only the " ty high school showing an incr. ' seven pupils. Pupils ered at the several schools U with the registration at MildoL . t yet reportei while the enroll ast year was 921. Mildouson & 7 students enrolled last year. Registrati. Jl ichools are as fol- lows: 1943-44 1944-4S 13 97 296 38 110 289 39 341 83 Ashemont Hoke High Mildouson Raeford Graded Rockfish 83 83 A carload of apples, one of IS cars brought to this state, has been assign ed to the county for use in the lunchrooms. The apples have been purchased by the commodity pur chase commission of the government from growers in Maryland and Dela ware where orchards were damaged and fruit shaken from trees during last week's tropical storm. They are distributed only to counties having certified lunchrooms. The Rockfish PTA began the new year at a meeting Monday night at which Mrs. M. S. Gibson presided. A lunchroom will be sponsored and the necessary committees were ap pointed for this an other projects of the association. The group pe titioned the county board of educa tion for a short schedule until cot ton and tobacco crops are harvested. The teachers met Thursday and Friday for conferences. Represen tatives from County Health depart ment. War Relief Fund, Bond and Stamps Drive and Welfare depart ment were present and explained to the teachers their part in these agencis. On Friday th tachrs met again for specific plans in their par ticular schools.. On Monday moring at 9:00 the for mal opening of school was held in the high school auditorium. The Rev. J. D. Whisnant, pastor of the Bap tist church, was speaker for the oc casion. His topic "Study to Show Thyself Approved" was timely and well given. Mr. Whisnant urged the pupils to make the best time, so that they would not be ashamed of their work at the end of the year. For the next week school will be gin at 9:00 A. M. and close at 2:30. This schedule will enable the pupils to help with the farm work. O Raeford Presbyterian Church H. K. Holland, Minister 9:45 A. M. Sunday School. F. B. Sexton, Supt. 11:00 A. M. Morning Worship, ser mon by the pastor. 7:00 P. M. Pioneer Vespers, "What I Believe About the Church." 7:00 P. M. Senior Vespers, "Those Who Helped to Formulate Christian Statements of Belief." 8:00 P. M. Evening worship, ser mon by the Rev. J. Walton Stewart, of Charlotte, N. C. ' 8:00 P. M. Wednesday Mid-week service. 8:00 P. M. Thursday Adult Choir rehearsal 7:00 P. M. Friday Picnic dinner Family Night at church. 8:00 P. M. Friday Speaker, the Rev M O Sommers of Raleigh 7:30 P M Saturday Junior Choir rehearsal. Peoples Tabernacle H. Gwyn Clayton, Minister 9:45 A. M. Sunday School. Lester Baker, Supt. 11:00 A. M. Morning worship, ser mon by the pastor. Communion will be administrei. all members are urged to be present. 7:00 P. M. Young People's meet ing. 8:00 P. M. Monday Cottage prayer meeting at the home of Mrs. Nonie Chappel 8:00 P. M. Tuesday Mid-week prayer meeting. 8:00 P. M. Wednesday Missionary Meeting 8:00 P. M. Friday "Communtiy Church."