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VOLUME XXXIX NO. 23
KAl.rOKO. "ti. t. Thursday, November 9, 1944
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M EN w WOMEN
IN UNIFORM
Major James G. Currie
Receives Decoration
Mrs. Ruth G. Currie has been
notified that her son, Major James
G. Currie, has been awarded the
Bronze Star. From Headquarters 8th
Infantry Division, Office of the Com
manding General D. A. Stroh, APO
New York, comes this letter dated
October 8th:
Dear Mrs. Currie:
I have just awarded the Bronze
Star to your son. Major James G.
Currie. This award was made by
virtue of heroic conduct on the field
of battle. The complete citation
will reach you in due course.
Permit me to share with you
the pride and gratification which
this award imust bring you, and to
congratulate you on your contribu
tion through your son to the success
of our military operations."
Major Currie graduated from
Davidson College in 1940, went in
service the fall of that year and was
commissioned a 2nd Lt. He has re
ceived training in the army camps
of the United States and also in
Northern Ireland. Shortly after his
24th birthday he was promoted to
the rank of Major. He participated
in the invasion on D-Day.
Corp. Walter Howell Commended
As Air-Craft Armorer
An 8th Air Force Fighter Station,
England. Corp. Walter L. Howell,
son of Mrs. P. C. Howell of Raeford,
N. C, is an aircraft armorer in a
fighter squadron on this 8th Air Force
Fighter station which was commend -
ed by Brigadier General Jesse Auton,
Wing Commander, for the part played
in the destruction of 43 enemy aircraft
and the damaging of 23 others on a
German-held airdrome recently.
General Auton pointed out that it
required' the cooperation of every
member of every organization on this
field to prepare the way for and to
support its Commanding Officer, Col.
Hubert Zemke and his fightei pilots
on their strafing run over the enemy
airdrome. The mission began as a
bomber-escort, but after the bom
bers had dropped their loads on the
enemy airdrome, Col. Zemke and his
pilots raked the area again and again
until al.r.ost every plane in view had
been either damaged or destroyed,
Complete Year of Duty Overseas
Netherlands East Indies. Sgt. Her
bert C. Gillis, communications man
with an Anti aircraft artillery bat
talion and son of Mr. and Mrs. D. W.
Gillis. Red Springs, N. C, has just
completed one year of duty overseas.
His wife, Mrs. Thanie Gillis. also
lives in Red Springs. Sgt. Gillis, a
graduate of Hoke County high school,
and farmed prior to his induction
into the army in September, 1942.
He is a veteran of the Hollandia
operation which cut off the entire
Japanese 78th Army and again ad
vanced with General MacArthur's
forces several hundred miles nearer
the Philippines. ,
Wounded
Mrs. Thoras E. Clinton received
word from the War Department that
her husband, Sgt. Clinton, was woun
ded in action in Germany on Octo
ber 14. Mrs. Clinton is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. John T. Davis.
On Furlough
Pvt. James Currie, who is with
the USA Postal Service at Long
Island, N. Y., is spending a ten-day
furlough with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. D. Scott Currie.
Pvt. Bobby Carter of Camp Gordon
Johnston, Fla., spent a few days
in Raeford this week. He left TueS'
day night for Portsmount, Va., where
he will spend the remainder of his
furlough with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. R. L. Carter.
Laverne Mclnnis, USNR, is spend
ing a few days with his family.
Pfc. Burian Parrish of Ttaeford,
Boute 1, has been admitted to Moore
General hospital, Swannanoa, N. C,
for treatment He has served in the
hospital station detachment and Is
bein gtreated for a respiratory in
fection. Sgt. Hugh A. (Buck) Currie of the
Waycross Georgia Army Air Base,
is spending this week with his brother,
D. Scott Currie and family.
Premonition Tells
Mother Son Hurt
Mrs. W. C. Lee of Raeford states
that Tuesday night she had a pre
monition that something was the mat
ter with her son, Seaman 1-C Jack
Lee, and she decided to phone him
to enquire about his health. She
reached him at the station hospital
at Vernalis, Calif., where Jack had
been admitted aas a patient a few
Harris Presides
Over Court Term
Here Next Week
Jurors Listed For Petite And
Grand Juries For Mixed Term
Criminal And Civil Hearings.
The November term of Hoke County
Superior Court will be convened here
Monday morning with the Hon. W.
C. Harris of Raleigh as the presiding
judge, it was stated yesterday by
John Cameron, Clerk of Superior
Court.
A number of minor cri'.rvinal cases
are to be heard the earlier part of the
week, it was stated by Mr. Cameron,
but there are none which are of
general interest.
The civil' docket is very light and
it is doubtful if more than the six
divorce cases scheduled will be heard.
Jurors for the term include nine
of whom are to be selected for grand
j'ujry service from the Ivenire of
forty-ive. The venire Includes:
W. A. Smith. Little River: N. A.
Maxwell, Raeford: Alex McMillan, I
Little River; J. F. Chisholm, Blue'
Springs; Z. V. Brooks, Little River;
C. J. Holland, Raeford; H. T. Mon
roe, McLauchlin; G. D. Vanhoy, Que-
I wiiiine; n. . mcr aayen, vuewnniie;
C. F. Davis, Raeford; J. R. Lucas,
Quewhiffle; W. A. Hair, Raeford;
J. C. Gibson, Antioch.
A. M. McBryde, Stonewall; Char
lie Hendrix, Blue Springs; W. F.
Livingston, Stonewall; R. M. Cox,
Raeford; R. H. Livingston, Antioch:
Martin Cameron, Little River; J. W.
! Srith. Little River; J. C. Currie,
Blue Springs; T. D. Potter, Raeford;
T. N. McKeithan, Raeford; Clarence
iLytch, Raeford; John Simpson. Little
River; J. M. McDuffie, Raeford; W. I.
Culbreth, Stonewall; W. F. Brown,
McLauchlin; M. B. McBryde, Antioch;
Hugh Hair, McLauchlin.
K. C. Ritter, McLauchlin; H. M.
! Bedsole, Stonewall; R. F. Clark, Blue
springs; j. i. uean, stonewall; Al-
bert Maxwell, Blue Springs; J. A.
Lisenby, Raeford; C. W. Covington,
Quewhiffle; Daniel McGill, Little
River; M. C. Almond, Quewhiffle;
Dan A. Holt, Raeford; M. L. Wood,
McLauchlin; Julian B. McLeod, Rae
ford; W. L. Thornburg, Quewhiffle;
W. E. Hughes. Little River; T. B.
Lester, Sr., Raeford.
Present members of the grand
jury are:
J. B. Thomas, C. A. Lilly, J. R.
Hampton, Devoe Austin, A. A. Gra
ham, Clarence Brown and T F. Cul-
breth. allTf RaX7 JB. Marks Tf
Little River; and D.N. McGougan of
Allendale.
Hoke High Wins
Grid Opener
In the nnpnintr name nt tho tnmn
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and the first football game in three
seasons Hoke High defeated Rowland'
here last Friday 13-6. Clayton Bouyer
and Floyd Keith each scored for
Hoke. MalcoKn McKeithan snagged
a pass from Bouyer for the extra
point. Tomorrow Raeford" goes to
Rowland for a return game, and on
November 17 the local lads meet
some really tough opposition from
Fayetteville.
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Positions Open In
Federal Service
Until further notice the United
States Civil Service Commission will
accept applications for Office Ap
pliance Repairman positions in Wash
ington, D. C. From 3 to 12 months
experience is tequired, but no writ- I
ten test. Typewriter repairmen are
especially nee. Applicants must
have reached their eighteenth birth
day.unless they reside in Washing
ton and vicinity. There is no maxi
mum age limit.
Further information anj applica
tion forms may be obtained from the
Commission's local secretary, J. T.
Crawley, located at Postoffice, or from
fist and second-class post, offices
Civil Service Commission, Washing
ton 25, D. C.
BREAKS ARM
Little Gene Carroll SherrilL who.
with her mother lives at the Rob
ert's home, fell Monday while skat
ing and broke her arm. Gene Car
roll's mother is a popular sales
women at Reaves drug store. They
made their home in Fayetteville be
fore coming to Raeford.
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ATTENDING CONFERENCE
The Rev. and Mrs. W. L. Maness
and Mrs. J. C. Thomas are attending
the North Carolina Conference of the
Methodist church at Raleigh this
week. Mr. Maness stated' that he
would make an unusually fine re
port of the years work on the Rae
ford charge.
days before. Her son had broken
his arm. He expects that he will
get home after the cast is re.noved.
He has been in service since January.
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BOND CHAIRMAN
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David H. Hodgin, above, will head
the Sixth War Loan Campaign in
i oke County, according to War Ti-
nar.ee Chairman Lawrence McNeill.
XIr- Hodgin, the county's popular
-""-im, sa viuiii'.i.aii ui uic riiui
War Loan drive in which the county
(exceeded its $205,000 quota. The
quota for the drive which starts on
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'November 20th has been set at
$175,000, occording to Mr. Hodgin.
Conducts Services
The Rev. H. K. Holland spent the j sed the united efforts of education
past week at Rose Hill where he and the geenral public so as to serve
conducted a series of evanglistic ser- ' the child the highest advantages in
vices for the Presbyterian church of his physical, mental, social, and spiri
whkh the Rev. F. M. Bain is pastor, tual life.
Pfc. Marion Blake
U. S. NAVAL HOSPITAL. San
Diego, Calif., Nov. 8. Marine Pri
vate First Class Marion J. Blake, 20,
of Timberland. N. C. is pictured at
ngnt above as he received the Second
Marine Division Presidential Unit !
Citation ribbon from Captain M. D.
Willcutts, (MC) USN, senior medical;
Officer. during recent Ceremonies
here. Pfc. Blake is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Adam Blake of TKnber-
ani-
The Presidential Unit Citation was !
awarded to personnel of the Second ;
Marine Division "for outstanding per-
formance in combat during the sei-
zure and occupation of the Japanese
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Roosevelt Wins Over Dewey As
Democrats Chalk Up Leads In
Senate, House, Governorships
Parent Teacher
Association Is
Organized Here
Mrs. B. B. Cole Elected President
Of New Organization.
Hoke Count P-T. A. waas or
ani?ed Thursday evening at the
(high school building. Mrs. B. B. Cole
was elected president;; Miss Mayne
McKeithan, secertaryj and Mr. A. S.
I Knowles, treasurer. Mrs. Thomas
i McLauchlin led the devotional exer-
' rise.
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ormer state president and state chair-
iimn ui idiupa aim aunus Lur ocnoois
were present.
:urs. d. a. -oie introaucea Mrs.
Cooley who spoke briefly concerning
wore. rars. cooley mtro-
dnced Mrs. Blair, the sneaker of
the evening, who spoke concerning
the relation of the home and school
and the intelligent cooperation of each
in the training of children. She strs-
Receives Citation
held atoll of Tarawa, Gilbert Islands,
November 20 to to 24, 1943."
The Second Division, with which
Pfc. Blake served during the in-
vasion, "fought a gallant battle a
minst rmshinff nHrfs rlparinu the
limited beachhead of snipers and
machine guns, reducing powerfully
fnrtifiM pnpmv nncitinne nnrl nm-
pletely annihilating the fanatically
determined and strongly entrenched
Japanese forces," in the words of the
citation. "By the valiant fighting
spirit of these men thev have upheld
the finest traditions of the United
States Naval Service." Official U.
S. Marine Corps Photo.
LOSER
Electoral Vote In Doubt As
Several Borderline States Keep
Shifting From One Candidate
To Another.
Though several states keep shifting
from the Roosevelt column to the
Dewey column and back again,
Franklin Delano Roosevelt was
assured election to the presidency
following an election Tuesday which
is expected to set a new high in
popular vote cast with over 50,000,
000 going to the polls.
Michigan, Ohio, and New Jersey
remain in doubt as returns continue
to be counted. However, the people
stressed the fact by their vote that
that a war was on and that "now
not time for that change" which
keynotei the Republican campaign
for displacement of the Democrats
anj the New Deal. SI Senate seats
were assured to the Democrats late
yesterday and there were Increases
in the number of representatives for
the party. Massachusetts, Missouri
and Idaho turned out their Republican
administrations and elected1 Demo
crats, and several others are on the
border line.
North Carolina gave Roosevelt a
lead of about four to one and the
president ran but slightly behind the
state ticket headed by Hoey for the
senate and Cherry for Governor.
The Solid South remained solid
and 'he heralded splits in South
Carolina and Texas failed to develop
more that a ripple to the waves of
"Straight Democratic" tickets which
gave Roosevelt a sure margin of 166
electoral votes with which to face
Dewey in the contested states.
Amendments
The five amendments to the North
Carolina constitution apparently es
tablished safe margins by noon yes
terday though only about half of
the total state vote had been reported
at that time.
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Mildred Newton Joins
Salem Journal Staff
Miss Mildred Newton, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Newton, was
among the 35 students of the Uni
versity of North Carolina to receive
degrees in October. Miss Newton en
tered the university in June of '43
after completing two years work at
Louisburg college.
Receiving her degree of B. A. in
journalism, she worked On the Tar
Heel, Carolina student newspaper
as reporter and feature writer. She
was also an active member of the
International Relations club and the
YWCA.
Miss Newton has accepted a position
with the Winston-Salem Journal and
will begin her work there as a re
porter next week.
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Fred Johnson Home For Month
Fred Johnson, gin specialist with
the USDA at Stoneville, Miss, cotton
experiment farms, is spending Nov
ember here with his family.
To Hot Springs
Senator Ryan McBryde and Post
master Lacy Clarke left yesterday
for Hot Springs, Ark., to spend1 two
weeks.
Record Vote In
Hoke Goes 11-1
r Roosevelt
j'! Ticket Polls Approximately
..tie Margin; Oliicial Count
i I Morning.
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"ounty gave President Roose-
vclfv. A all Democratic candidates
a h margin in the election
Tuesit!!, according to unofficial re
turns which list the Roosevelt-Dewey
vote as 1843 to 160, to set a record
for ballots cast in any election in the
history of the county.
State and county officers polled
approximately the same vote as the
President, though some precints have
as yet reported only that their nation
al ticket counts. Chairman C . L.
Thomas of the county Board of Elec
tions stated late yesterday that re
turns from at least three precints were
not expected before Thursday morn
ing when the canvas of the vote will
be made to determine the official
count and that even unofficial
counts on many candidates and on the
amendments were far from complete.
In the district, the Democratic
candidates for the state Senate, Ryan
McBryde of Raeforli and Arthur
Ross of Asheboro apparently had
majorities of about 1700 votes each
from this county to offset the ap
parently heavy Republican vote for
H. F. Seawell and J. O. West in Har
nett, Moore and Randolph counties.
H. C. Blue of Aberdeen reported late
yesterday afternoon that the Mc-Bryde-Ross
majority in Moore coun
ty would be about 1700.
The official vote of the county by
townships will be carried next week
by the News-Journal.
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Mrs. Marley Has
Another Drama
ProducedAtUNC
Sixth Play Of Lumber Bridge
Writer Is Favorably Received
At Playmakers Theatre.
CHAPEL HILL. Nov. fc Bli
Meetin' Time, a new ritual-play by
Clara Johnson Marley incorporating
the camp meeting religious practices
which swept over the southern states
jsa"Owing the Civil War, was pro-
dticed by the Carolina Playmakers
at the University of North Carolina
in the Playmakers theatre to a record-breaking
audience on Friday eve-
ning, October 20, at 8 o'clock in the
99th Series of Experimental Pro
duction of new plays. It is claimed by
campus leaders that the author has
reached' new heights in playwriting
judged primarily by the musical build
of the play, the folklore used, and its
tremendous audience appeal.
Big Meetin' Time was directed by
Carrington Cross, assisted by Anne
Osterhout, both winners of the Rocke
fellow Fellowships in playwriting.
The music was directed by Mary
Stringfield, member of the University
Music department. Nicholas Lindsey,
son of America's great poet, Vachael
Lindsey, played the leading role in
this play. The Kay Kyser Scholar
ship award was won by Nicholas
Lindsey for 1914 on literary work of
exceptional merit. Clara Johnson
Marley is twice winner of the Sidney
Lanier Cup awarded annually by the
State Federation of Women's clubs
for the best one-act play written in
North Carolina. The play winning
the State Award in 1943 was Flora
Macdonald, an historical play of the
North Carolina Scottish heroine,
Flora Macdonald. The Silver Play
writing Cup was presented by Mrs.
James Boyce Hunter, chairman of
literature, from Charlotte, at the
High Point State Convention.
Clara Johnson Marley's play, "The
Old Dram Tree," won the Sidney
Lanier Cup for 1944 in the Charlotte
State convention of Federated Wo
men's clubs. This drama is historical,
incorporating Wilmington's famous
"old dram tree" and the gallant sea
rovers in the days of piracy. "The
Old Dram Tree" was published re
cently in the Southern Literary Mes
senger, Richmond, Va., and broad
cast by the editor of the Messenger,
F. Meredith Dietz.
Four other one-act plays by Mrs.
Marley have been produced by the
Playmaker organization. They are:
Mary Slocomb. a study of the heroine
of the battle of Moore's Creek Bridge;
Swamp Outlaws, in which the charac
ter of Henry Berry Lowry is the lead
ing figure; Crusoe Islanders, a study
of the folk of the Waccamaw river
basin; and The Waith of Chimney
Rock, drawn from a legend' of the
folk of North Carolina Blue Ridge
mountains.
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Census report shows that 9.572
bales of cotton were ginned in Cum
berland County from the crop of
1944, prior to October 18, as com
pared with 10,540 bales for the crop
of 1943.