News-Jomraa HOKE COUNTY'S BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM HOKE COUTY S ONLY NEWSPAPER The Hoke County News The Hoke County Journal VOLUME XXXIX NO. 19 RAEFORD, N. C . THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1944 $MK) PER YEAH in pi 11 tie news or OUR MENwWOMEN IN UNIFORM NO T I C E Christmas packages may be mailed overseas to service men on Monday, October 16, the time being extended one day. Lt. Gilbert M. Ray Awarded Silver Star For Gallantry ' First Lieutenant Gilbert M. Ray of Rockfish, . has been awarded the Silver Star Medal for "gallantry in action" in France, when an engineer ing unit with which he was assigned built a footbridge across a river there while subjected to heavy enemy ar tillery, mortar and small arms fire. The citation reads: First Lieuten ant Gilbert M. Ray, Corps of Engi neers, United States Army, is awarded the Silver Star Medal for gallantry in action on July 7, 1944, in France. Lieuteant Ray was a member of a unit assigned the task of building a footbridge across a river which separated our troops from the enemy, to enable the crossing of infantry troops. From the beginning of these operations, the trops consgructing the bridge were subjected to heavy artillery, mortar and small arms fire, and casualties were heavy. The part ly constructed footbridge was hit by artillery fire, which practially wiped out the assembly section. Confusion and lack of manpower at first hin dered immediate operations, but with complete disregard for his personal safety, Lt. Ray aasiste.1i in final assembly of the bridge by helping regain control of the men, reorganiz ing and aiding working parties. Lieu tenant Ray's coolness and fine dis play of leadership under enemy fire were an inspiration to his men. His courageous efforts aided material ly in successfully accomplishing the mission. The actions of Lieuteant Ray on this occasion reflect the high est credit on himself and the Armed Forces. Lt. Ray is the son of Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Ray of Rockfish. He entered the service in March, 1941. He had his basic training at Fort Belvoir and was assigned for a year with an engineering unit which was on Ascension Island. He was then returned' to the States and entered OCS at Fort Belvoir, being com missioned there on July 7 th, 1943, Just a year before the day on which his gallant action drew for him the ci tation for the Silver Star Medal. Promoted Henry Monroe, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Monroe of Raeford, has recently been promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel it was learned here this week. Col. Monroe is stationed at Mc Dill Field, Tampa, Fla., where he has been connected with the supply department for some months. A former resident of Laurinburg where he was connected with the Laurin burg and Southern railway, Col Monroe is serving under another Laurinburg man, Col. Lee Tucker, who is field- commandant. Marshall Gillis Ray, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Ray of Rockfish, has recently been promoted to the rank of staff sergeant, according to in fodmation received this week by his parents. Sgt. Ray is serving in France with an ordnance unit. He went overseas last December. Pvt. Mary Pope Matthews, Wac of Fort Sam Houston, Tex., is spend ing a 21-day furlough here with her stepmother, Mrs. J. L. Pope. Cpl. Max Pickler of Fort Sill, Okla., is spending a fifteen deyfurlough with his aunt, Mrs. E. R. Pickler at Ashley Heights. Capt. Robert McDonald has been transferred from Langley Field, Va., to Camp Polk, La. James Alexander, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Alexander, and Tommie Davis, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Davis, have returned from the Naval Recruiting Station and are home on leave awaiting further call for duty. Pfc. John Lee Stephens, who is stationed at Fort Macon, N. C.. is spending ten day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Stephens. It has now been made public that the 83rd Infantry Division the out fit that took St. Malo and its fortress "Citadel," are fighting in France. From this "83rd Thundering Herd" hail several of the Hoke county boys, one of which is Pvt. Jesse G. Butler of Rt. 2, Raeford. Eugene Johnson Dies In Germany Sept 22 Mrs. Fred P. Johnson received word Friday through the War Depart ment that her son. Pvt. Eugene Par ker Johnson was killed in action in Germany on September 22nd. Pvt. Johnson was serving with an army unit and had been driving an a munition truck since the invasion of Normandy. He had served In Panama for about two years. He returned to the States last year, and after a period of advanced training, was sent to England. He had been in France since the early days of the first invasion of Europe. Pvt. Johnson is the son of Mrs. Fred P. Johnson of Raeford and Mr. Johnson, who is now with the USDA at Stoneville, Miss. His wife is a resident of Washington, D. C. A brother, Phillip Johnson is also in the army in France. Surviving also are a brother and sister, Paul and Joan, of Raeford. $160 In Prizes For School Children Cotton Pickers Merchants Of Countv Give Money To Winners Of Contests In cooperation with the schools, and merchants and businessmen throughout the county, the Farm Ex tension Service is sponsoring a cot ton picking contest with all school children. The contest will run from October 11 to November 10. The contest is designed to encourage more cotton picking among school chil dren, reports County Agent A. S. Konwles. Prizes will be offered by age groups fo rchildren of the white, Indian, and negro schools. In addition a prize will be offered to the school that picks the most cotton, based on percentage basis. A large number of merchants and businessmen made the contest possi ble by their liberal contributions. Those giving toward this contest are as' follows: Hoke Oil and Fertilizer company, $10.00; Raeford Oil company, $5.00; Moke Auto company, $5.00; McLauch- lin company, $10.00; Farmers Furni ture company, $5.00; Baucom's Cash store, $10.00; Israel Mann's $5.00; Collins Dept. store, $5.00; W. L. Alex, ander, $2.50; Graham's Service sta tion, $5.00; McDonald's Esso. sta tion, $2.50; Raeford Gin company, $10.00; A. W. Wood, $2.50; Wright's Esso station, $2.50; Upchurch Mil ling company, $5.00; J. A. Hodgin & Son, $3.50; Alex McCormick, $5.00; Duffie Gin company, $5.00; Dundar rach Trading company, $5.00; Hoke Hoke Drug company, $5.00; Davis 5 Sc 10, $2.50; Amos Furniture com pany, $5.00; Macks 5 & 10, $2.50; Raeford Theatre, $5.00; Home Groc ery, $5.00; Lee Service station, $2.50; Bank of Raeford, $5.00; Newton's Service station, $2.50; and N. H. G. Balfour, $2.00. O Ray Family To Hold Reunion At Galatia Members of the Ray families, de scendants of early Highland settlers, Malcolm, Hugh, Lewean and Col. Duncan Ray. who settled in this sec tion in the middle 1700's, will gather at Galatia Presbyterian .church on Sunday, October 22nd, according to an announcement this week from the Rev. Louis Duncan Ray, of Detroit. A first reunion of the clan was held last year, at which time a great deal of family history was reviewed. There will be regular church ser vices at 11 o'clock, and a basket lunch will be served on the grounds. At 2:30 the reunion will be held'. The Rev. Mr. Ray has traced much of the history of the family including some thousand years genealogy while existing as a family in the Clan Mac- donald of the Scottish Isles, and the antecedent of this group to about 1000 years. B. C. Revival At Edinburgh " The revival meeting at the Edin burgh Community church, In Rae ford, is progressing nicely. The Rev. Bennie L, Maness is assisting in the meeting. There will be services each evening at 7:30 through Sunday night. Come and worship with us. Speaking of mailing overseas packages to servicemen, Mrs. Paul Dickson, Sr.. wants to know who else in the county has mailed them for four years in succession to the same person. Seaman Second Class Malcolm K. Sessoms is stationed at Little Creek. Va., where he is in training for a gunners mate. PM. Hubert Pamwnn hn rpntlv been transferred to Camp Pickett, Va. D. H. Yarborough Released By Jury In Negro's Death Prominent Hoke County Farmer Manager Shoots Carson Jones In Self Defense. A coroner's Jury returned a verdict of "justifiable homicide" last Thurs day morning following the coroner's hearing and Investigation of the shooting of Carson Jones, 18 year old negro, by David H. Yarborough, manager of the W. T. Covington farms, early that day. The shooting occurred about '7 o'clock Thursday morning at the barn on the Covington farm, according to Sheriff D. H. Hodgin, who investi gated the shooting. Immediately after the affair Mr. Yarborough called the sheriff's office and told him to come out to the farm. A young negro, Redel Melvin, accompanying Jones, and an old highly respected negro, John Fairley, witnessed the shooting. The sheriff reported that Mr. Yar borough's story of the shooting was verified by the eyewitnesses. Jones had been ordered off the farm some time ago and Thursday morning he came up to the barns. Mr. Yar borough stopped him and asked him why he was on the place. Jones step ped up quickly and grabbed at Mr. Yarborough's throat, but succeded only in getting hold of his shirt and undershirt which were torn when Mr. Yarborough twisted away. Jones made a move as if to take a pistol or knife from his pocket, and when he did, Mr. Yarborough pulled out his pistol and shot three times. One bullet took effect in the negro's heart killing him instantly. After the sheriffs investigation Coroner Dr. R. A. Matheson, sum monsed a jury which consisted of Harry Greene, John Walker, W. C. Odom, L. J. Campbell, W. C. McLeod, and John McKay Blue. After hear ing the testimony of all the witnesses, the jury decided that Yarborough killed the negro in self defense. Issue New "A" Gas Books Nov. 2 to 7 The new "A" Gasoline ration books will be issued by the War Price and Rationing board of Hoke county at the office in Raeford beginning on November 2nd and continuing through November 7th. Each applicant must bring his or her 1944 registration card. If unable to apply in person send someore "'iih the card for your "A" book, during this tire. Little River In Little River township members of the board will be at the Community house at Lobelia from 2 to 6 p. m. on November 1, to issue books for that community. O Hold Harvest Day Wednesday, October 18, will be Harvest Day at Sandy Grove Metho dist church. Barbecue and chicken salad dinners will be served, and country produce and fine handiwork will be auctioned. Report From Soldiers' Center Your hostesses beg leave to report the activities of this community pro ject to the War Fund Committee and also through the local press to all in terested friends of whom there aie many. Reporting each manifestation of in terest in the work would take up too much of both time and space but each and every donation has been thankfully received and enjoyed by the soldiers. We have had many ap preciative letters, expressing all good wishes for "The Soldiers' Center" and for Raeford from those who have gone away. We have continued this year our assistance to those who wished to find places to live also to those who have asked us to find suitable ren ters for their apartments or rooms. Also, we have, as far as possible. tried to make things pleasant for the wives of the soldiers, coming into unfamiliar surroundings and among total strangers. Volunteer workers come down each Sunday morning and serve break fast. This, and the increase in food prices, have required that we buy more supplies than formerly. How ever, it is certainly worth the price both in money an dservice and we wish to express our gratitude and ad miration to those who so generously contributed their Sunday morning rest to this worthy cause. The local post office and express agency being closed at times before the soldiers can get here has given us the opportunity to send off their packages, etc. for them and also to las; : Sr tysf.. 1 f fi, ' : i I ' 'Uv: ROY L. MCMILLAN of Raleigh and native of Wagram was the speaker at last Thursday meeting of the Rae ford Kiwanis club. Mr. McMillan gave a most interesting review of re cent events in his talk, "America, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow" and held his audience well over the usual 30-minute period outlining and discussing some of the vital post-war problems with which John Citizen will be faced and asked to solve in the coming years. More Names Given For Honor Roll The following additional names have been received by the Names Committee, of which Mrs. Ina Be thune is chairman, of the Hoke Coun ty Honor Roll. WHITE Cashwell, Eugene Hinson, jack John McFarland, Hazel Grey Norton, Ralph Wallace, Melvin Harold COLORED Blue, Samuel Griffin, John D. Griffin, Benjamin F. ' Grifin, James ' Headen, General Lee Howard, Thirdia Kelly, John E. Kemp, Jame D. Steele, Garlee Scriven, William Thomas, David Thompson, James -o- Mrs. Harriet Dees Funeral services for Mrs. Harriett Christian Dees, 71, who died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. L. Jones near Overhills, Cumberland county, were held at Mt. Pleasant Christian church Monday. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. H. O. Wooten and Mrs. W. L. Jones of Little River; five sons, F. L. and Daniel Dees of Portsmouth, Va., H. E Dees of Raeford, A. D. Dees, of Win. ston-Salem and Marlin Dees, serving with the army in France; two sisters, Mrs. N. A. McNeill of Maxton and Mrs. Aex McMillan of Raleigh. J sign for and receive them. Many of the boys come to us feel ing strange and' homesick, needing an ear for their troubles or a shoulder to weep on some just need to feel that somebody is interested and they- will sit down and tell you about their home, families, loved ones, anything back where they'd love to be. It is wonderful to feel that one has helped in small ways to ease their lonliness. We have been your representatives in this work now for two years and three months and we thank all of you who have made our service possible. We love to sew on their buttons, their insignias, and darn holes, to make dates with the girls, to find maga zines to put on the troop trains, or do the one hundred and one other things as they present themselves, but of which we keep no record. Now for statistics which speak for themselves. Report for this year, 1944, to date, October 1, 1944: Visiting Civilians Served Servicemen Meals January 519 172 365 February 395 157 292 March 464 136 247 April 428 137 308 May 432 139 236 June 534 137 311 July 569 106 433 August 593 163 337 September 414 143 259 4,348 1.330 2,818 Respectfully submitted. Flora McNeill Boyce Ruth Gordon Currie Stuart Car Wrecked In Two Car Crash The car of Miss Helen Patricia Stuart was badly damaged when side swiped by another car driven by Pfc. Irvin J. Resnich last Friday. The wreck happened near the Puppy Creek bridge on Fayetteville road. and the Resnich car was thrown into the cr Nl vas injured "in the wreck, and a vestigation of the wreck by oft settlement was agreed between . r owners. Sheriff i Hodgin stated that Resnich, .'Jj. anied by another soioier, was s i t to r lorida. Kes nich told Shei , " 'gin that he must have fallen i Sj. at the wheel, having driven r. jfa, ' the time for the past 24 hoi Misses Jenny Warren and AnniJf Webb were ac companying Miss Stuart to Fort Bragg at the time of the accident, O Hold Annual Meet November First Lumbee Coop Will The fourth annual meeting of the members of the Lumbee River Elec tric Membership Corporation will be held Wednesday, November 1, at 10:30 a. m. in the Hoke county court house. Raeford. Manager D. J. Dal-' ton announced today. I The committee On nominations con sisting of A. F. Currin, chairman, of Rowland, Hubert Prevatte, Rowland; Neill Mclnnis, Fayetteville; J. H. Bris son, St. Pauls; E. A. Wright, Red Springs; Alex Mclntyre, Laurinburg: W. M. Monroe, Raeford: James Mc lntyre, Maxton; and Helton Mc Neill, Maxton, met in the co-op of fiec, October 5 and named the fol lowing nominees to be voted on for directions at the annual meeting on November 1: C. A. Alford, Rowland; J. R. Caddell, Maxton; Mrs. Lucy Smith, Raeford; E. Morris, Maxton; Marshall Newton, Raeford; J. McN. Gillis, Fayetteville; J. E. Morrison, Red Springs and C. L. Ballance, St. Pauls; and Lambert Lewis, Pem broke. Accondnig to the by-laws of the cooperative, Mr. Dalton states that names may be added to the list of nominees by petition of fifteen mem bers or by nominations from the floor at the meeting of the members. The annual meeting o the mem bers will be the most important event of the year for the cooperative's 1300 members. The program will include the election of a board of directors for the incoming year and reports from officers and committees on the progress made by the cooperative dur ing the past year. Mr. Dalton pointed out that the cooperative has extended electric service to farms wherever possible, a a part of a program to encourage the best use of electric labor-saving and food-producing equipment along its lines. Since January, 1943, War Production Board regulations have authorized the connection to rural power lines of nearby farms able to use electrical devices in livestock dairy and poultry production. The cooperative now operates 480 miles of rural distribution lines in Hoke, Robeson, Scotland and Cum berland counties and has an ap plication on file to build 230 addition al miles of line. O Rockfish Church To Have Ingathering The Tabernacle Baptist church at Rockfish will hold its ingathering on October 19th. A barbecue and a picnic dinner will be served at the noon hour. Farm produce and fancy work will be auctioned by County Agent A. S. Knowles. The public is invited. O ; Bethel Ingathering Next Thursday The annual ingathering of Bethel Presbyterian church will be held' at the Community house, just three miles from Raeford, on Thursday, October 19. Barbecue and chicken salad din ners will be served. This will be followed by the auction sale of needle work, home canned fruits and vege tables, cakes and goodies, and the cot ton and other farm produce. O Box Supper Oct 17 At Wayside For There will be an old fashioned Box Supper at the Wayside Com munity house on Tuesday night, Octo ber 17. The boxes will be filled with ous things to eat and will be auctioned off. the proceeds going to the United War Fund. The public is invited. "Early Birds" Give $1321.50 Opening War Fund Drive Chairman Tommie Upchurch Highly Pleased With Excellent Start Of Drive For $5750 Fund For War Aid. Hoke county got off to a most ex cellent start towards its goal for the United War Fund drive of the coun ty this week. Treasurer Wilmer A. McDonald reported at noon yesterday that during the first two and a half days of the campaign showed that "Early Birds" of the county had con tributed $1,321.50 towards the $5,7.50 fund. The "Early Bird" club was created last week when the county com missioners jumped the opening gun of the campaign with a contribution of $100 that was received by the trea surer without personal soliciation. by any of the campaign workers, and it was announced that all those mak ing their contributions on the same basis would be accorded member ship in the club if their donations were received by noon yesterday. Nearly one-fourth of the sum asked of the entire county has now been received and all without personal soliciation. Chairman Tommie Up church stated, on hearing this report, That's fine. That shows that the United War Fund and' the Soldiers Center are close to the hearts of the folks "back home" in this coun try. We felt like we were being asked for a lot of money for this drive and some of us thought it was going to be mighty hard to raise it. Now I feel sure that our folks are going to respond to this call and that our solicitors will receive every co operation from everyone they see. We're just bound to put this drive over now and I do hope that every man, woman and child in the county will contribute to this great cause. Hoke county has a big stake in this waf, with well over a thousand men and women in the services, and we know we are aiding our own men and women when we contribute to the United War Fund." 'The fine work out own Soldiers Center is doing for the sons of other American families," Mr. Upchurch continued, "is explained in the re port of Mrs. Currie and Miss Boyce an dl hope that every one in the coun ty will read the report which is pub lished in the News-Journal this week. The support of our Center is to be derived almost entirely from our United War Fund drive and, as long as soldiers come to our county for ret and recreation we want to con tinue this Center as their headquar ters while here." The solicitation of funds began Monday with a group of workers as signed to every community of the county, and the drive was planned that the canvas could be made within 10 days, and it is hoped that re ports received by the treasurer by next Wednesday morning will show that the county has exceeded its goal in this drive. "Early Birds" Members of the "Early Bird" club, and their contributions are: Hoke County $100 Robert H. Gatlin 10 Baucors Cash Store 50 Mrs. Lizzie J. Tolar 5 Mr. and Mrs. Earl Tolar 7 The Bank of Raeford 100 Raeford Dry Cleaners 10 Mr. and Mrs. W, A. McDonald .... 5 Miss Jessie B. Ferguson 5 Harvey S. V.'arliok $2.50 Miss Mildred Campbell $2.50 Miss Frances Campbell $2.50 Antioch township (Ira Newton)- 33 Carl Morris 25 W. C. Pendergrass 5 Mrs. W. L. Poole 10 Mrs. R. B. Lewis 25 Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Cameron 30 Archie Howard IS Mrs. J. W. McLauchlin 15 Dr. Marcus Smith 25 Campbell Co 10 Reaves Drug. Store 10 Bluemont Beauty Shop 9 R. L. Murray 50 E. E. Fridell 5 Price Morris 5 Graham Shop 5 L. F. Clark 10 N. McL. McDiarmid 50 I. Mann 40 Upchurch Milling Co 50 T. B. Upchurch Inc. 100 Davis Dime Store 20 Dorothy Bovet 5 Mr. and Mrs. William Lamont $1.25 Mrs. J. A. Green 1 Mrs. Reba Roberts $.50 Mr. McCall $.25 Mrs. W. B. McLauchlin 1 Mrs. Benita Hutchinson 1 Hoke Oil and Fert., Co 100 McDonalds Esso Sta. 25 Hoke Cotton Whse 25 Farmers Furnishing Co. 50 Mrs. W. L. Smith 2 T. B. Lester 15 (Continued on Page Eight)

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