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VOLUME XXXIX NO. 26
RAEFOKD, N. C. THURSDAY, NOV. 30th, 1944
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The Hoke County New
NEWS Of OUR
MENwWOMEN
IN UNIFORM
Traffic Directing Has Its
Exciting Moments In France
WITH THO 26th ' INFANTRY
DIVISION IN FRANCE. Directing
of traffic ordinarily is considered a
routine assignment by the Military
Police, but Lt. Ray Mount, of Way
cross, Ga., and Pfc. Richard Neely,
of Raeford, got a warm reception in
a small French town recently.
Just as they moved into the town
to supervise traffic, Germans laid
down a heavily artillery barrage.
Both idived under the nearest jeep.
It was a well-populated location, four
other men having beat them to the
spot. Six men under a jeep left a
few exposed limbs and Lt. Mount
and Pfc. Neely debated if it would
be better for them to try to reach
their own jeep a hundred yards away.
The Germans ended1 the debate with
a direct hit on the Lieutenant's jeep.
When the barrage ended. Lt. Mount
hopefully explored the wreckage of
his jeep for the last chocolate bar
he had brought with him from the
United! States. It was casualty of
war.
Lt. Mount is the son of Mrs. E. R.
Mount, of Waycross and Pfc. Neely
Is the husband of Mrs. Jessie Mae
Neely of Raeford.
1-C William Alexander of Norfolk.
Va., spent Sunday with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Alexander.
B. B. Cole, Jr., AM M 3-c is spen
ding a fifteen day leave with his pa
rents. He has been transferred from
Banana River, Fla.. to Norfolk on
PBM Anti-submarine patrol.
Cpl. James Stephens of Camp Chaf
fee, Arkansas is spending a ten day
furlough with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. u. U. Stephens.
Capt. Frank Williamr has arrived
overseas safely with an infantry unit
in France, .according to a message re
ceived Monday by his wife.
Sgt. and Mrs. Wilson Yarborough
of Fort Smith, Arkansas are visiting
Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Yarborough this
week.
Corporal and Mrs. Carlton Niven of
Camp Chaffee, Arkansas are spending
a furlough with their parents in Rae
ford and Roxboro.
With lie
Army People
Mrs. Becky Jack is leaving for her
home in Penn. Sunday where she
will spend the next three weeks.
Friends of Mrs. Norma Banks will
be happy to learn that she is much
better and will be up and about in
a few days. Mrs. Banks has been
suffering from tonsilitis.
A few army couples got together
last Saturday evening and enjoyed
a hot-dog roast. They were Lt. and
Mrs. Heath; Lt. and Mrs. Neilson;
Capt. and Mrs. Jordan and Capt.
and Mrs. Hafner.
Lt. R. R. Hafner has been promoted
to the rank of captain. This promo
tion being effective last Saturday.
Lt. and Mrs. Neilson who at one
time resided in Raeford and who at
present are living in Lillington, visited
with Lt. and Mrs. Heath Saturday.
Lt and Mrs. S. Ruggiano are en
joying a leave in Baltimore, Md.
Lt and Mrs. R. S. Sutton are now
on leave which they are spending
in 'New Orleans. La.
Stall Sgt and Mrs. Tom Yates are
the proud parents of a baby girl
born at the Fort Bragg hospital on
November 22. Sgt Yates is station
ed with a unit at Pope Field and he
and Mrs Yates make their home at
the L. E. Reaves residence.
1st Sgt. and Mrs. Spurgeon Petit
stre newcomers to Raeford. They
come here from Timberland. They
are now residing in one of the a
partments In the Johnson building.
Sgt. Petit is stationed at Camp Mac
kali. IX and Mrs. Hellewig who have
been residing in the home of Pfc and
Mrs. Hoscoe Currie have left Rae
ford -for a new assignment
Pfc. and Mrs. Tom Moore and son,
Tommie. spent the past week end in
Sumter. S. C. visiting relatives.
Tech Sgt. and Mrs. Alfred Gras
chang also are newcomers to Raeford
from Timberland. They are residing
in one of the apartments in the John-
Ask Hoke Give
Christmas Boxes
For Sick Soldiers
Miss Josephine Hall Lists Sug
Itested Items; Quota Of ISO
Boxes Set For County.
"The Hoke County Camp and Hos
pital Council has been asked to furn
ish 150 . Christmas packages again
this year," says Miss Josephine Hall,
chairnan of the Council. Last year
about 175 boxes were filled by wo
men of the county and were carried
to Camp Mackall where they were
distributed among the patients at the
hospital on Christmas morning. This
year 100 packages will go to Mackall
and 50 to a regional hospital at Fort
Bragg.
The value of the Christmas package
should be no greater than $1.00 which
include nuts, homemade cookies, or
fruit cake which might be sent. The
contents of the package should be
listed outside and the name and ad
dress of the sender should be placed
inside.
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The following Items have been sug
gested as articles that might be put
in the Christmas packages: playing
cards, writing paper, new comic books,
pocKet editions of books, small dic
tionaries, note books, combs, soap,
handerkerchiefs, small' puzzles, brain
teasers, regulation army ties, cigar
ettes, sewing kits, candies, pocket
knives, shoe sKine equipment wash
cloth, address book, pocket frames
for pictures, cleaning fluid, regula
tion socks, talc, shaving lotion razor
seu or uiaaes, pocKei iiasn llgnis,
small blocks of fruit cake cookies
and nuts. The packages should not
contain apples, oranges, or tanger-
ines. as they are too perishable. It has
also been suggested that not so much
shaving cream and tooth paste be sent
The various organizations of-the
county, Raeford Woman's Club, Home
Demonstration clubs, Church groups
and others are being asked to furnish
these packages. Individuals who are
not affiliated with any of these
groups are also urged to contribute
a package. "Last year we had splen
did cooperation In this project and
we hope to receive it again this year '
said Miss . HaU.
The wrapped . packages must
taken to the two army posts on Mon
day morning, December 18th so it
will be necessary to have them In
Miss Halls office by Saturday, De
cember 16th. This is a splendid way
to have a part in preparing a cheer
ful Christmas for our servicemen
and women isolated in hospitals, and
out of contact with their families dur
ing the holiday season.
Raeford Presbyterian
Church
H. K. Holland, Minister
9:45 A. M. Sunday School.
1 1 :00 A. M. Morning Worship, ser
mon by pastor.
6:30 P. M. Pioneer Vespers "Un
derstanding What Takes Place in
Worship."
6:30 P. M. Senior Vespers "Whom
We Worship."
7:30 P. M. Evening Worship, ser
mon by pastor.
3:30 P. M. Monday Executive
Board of the Woman's Auxiliary.
7:30 P. M. Monday Elders' and
Deacons' meeting.
7:30 P. M. Wednesday Prayer
meeting.
8:15 P. M. Wednesday Adult choir
rehearsal.
7:30 P. M. Thursday Young
People's Prayer Service.
Peoples Tabernacle
Church
H. Owyn Clayton, Minister
9:45 A. M. Sunday School.
11;00 A. M. Morning worship
sermon by pastor.
0:30 P. M. Young People's meet
ing.
7:30 P. M. Evening worship, ser
mon by the Rev. Jim Green of
Greensboro, general superintendent
of The People's Christian Move
ment, and president of People's Bible
School of Greensboro.
7:30 P. M. Tuesday Mid-week
prayer meeting.
7:30 P. M. Wednesday Missionary
meeting.
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Mrs. J. L. Mclnnis of Blue Springs
township is spending some time at
St Pauls in the home of her daugh
ter. Mrs. C. N. Musselwhite. Mrs.
Mussel white's little six-y-ar-old son '
Meivin. is a patient at tne folio tmer-
gency hospital at Hickory, but doc
tors report that little Meivin s con
dition is favorable. Mrs. Mussel-
white is with her son at the hos
pital. ,
son building. Sgt. Graschang is with
a unit at Camp Mackall.
Artist and
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8penc Wilder, creator of tba 1944 Christmas Seal, displays a poster
showing the modernistic postman ha drew for tba Seal which will be
sold from Not. 20 to Christmas to support the 1945 flgut against tuber
culosis. ,
Western District
Court Of Honor
Held At Maxton
Annual Banquet Of "Scouters"
Business Men To Be Held
December 8th.
The Court of Honor for the Western
District was held in Maxton on No
vember 24th. Mac Gaskins. field exe
cutive, had charge of the court. There
was a good representation of the
scouts present and several of the Max.
ton people were there as visitors.
Two of the scouts made applica
tions for the Eagle award and upon
examination were found to be quali
fied for the award' and will be so
recommended to the National Coun
cil. "The boys coming up .for Eagle
application are Bill Butler of Laurin
burg and Billy Peele of Laurel Hill.
These awards will be made at the
next meeting of the Court which will
be in December.
Second awards were made to Leltch
Patterson of Troop 39, Edsel Ray of
Troop 52 and Vernon Smith Jr. of
Troop 54.
First Class awards were made to
the following scouts from Troop 54
of Springfield: E. H. Shankle, Jr.,
George Smith, James Barnes, Her
mon Barnes, Monroe Tyndall. and
Wallace Ammen. ' ,
The Star award was made to the
following boys of troop 52 of Laurel
Hill: Earnest Meekins, Alex - Bar
ber and Eleeby Jeff coat.
Merit Badges were awarded to
the following scouts: Troop 20: Bill
Butler, Troop 39. John C. Hasty.
William Frostick, David Phillips, Ro
land Seals, Mack Jernigan, and Leitch
Patterson; Troop 50, Coleman Rus
sell, and William Purcell; Troop 52,
Billy Peele Alex Barber. Ernest Mee
kins. Gene Harris, Charles Smith, Al
fred Gaulder, Harold Hernaon, tan
Bradley and 'Horace Gibson; Troop
53, Henry Martin, Archie Williams,
Eugene Snipes, Alfred Bndgers, Cur
tis Rhye, H. E. Hegwer. and Ralph
Fields; Troop 54, L. H. Shankle, Jr.,
George Smith, Monroe Tyndall and
Wallace Ammen.
The annual banquet for Scouters
will be held on December 8th at 8
P. M. in the Laurinburg school cafe
teria. All scouters and those in
terested in scouting are invited to
be present. The price will be one
dollar a plate. You must secure your
ticket and report to W. C. Covington
at Wagram by December 1st
This will be an interesting meet
ing tasting one hour and fifteen min
utes according to the announcement
by the program committee. Of
ficer! lor the new year will be elec
ted, reports on the work in the
district will be given, and an ad
dress by Dr. L. C. LaMotte of Max
ton will feature the program.
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"Mis Maude Poole of Belmont was
also home for the holidays. Mrs. A. K.
Currie had all the members of the
Poole family who were in Raeford for
a Thanksgiving dinner and reunion.
Capt and Mrs. Bane, who have been
making their home with Mrs. H. A.
Cameron are giving up their apart
ment this week. Since Mrs. Hubert
Cameron is making her home here,
Mrs. Cameron will not continue to
rent her upstairs apartment
Douglas Monroe underwent a ton
sillectomy Tuesday fit Highsmiths
hospital in Fayetteville.
Misses Judy Klouse and Retha
Howell spent the past week-end at
WCUNC visiting Miss Betsy Ann
Cole.
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LIBRARY NEWS
''Carolina Chats." the second book
about North Carolina by Carl Goerch,
is now in the library.
Lee's Lieutenants, Vol. Ill, Gettys
burg to Appromattox, by Douglas
Southall Freemari, has also been
placed on the shelves.
Books for young people include the
following: The biography of Ray
mond L. Ditmars, by Wood; Behind
the Microphone, the story of radio,
with many fine photographs by John
J. Floherty; Our American Horse by
Hogner; Fun with Chemistry, Free
man; Love's Enchantment Ferris; Boy
Scouts Year Book, Matthews; Elec
tronics for Boys and Girls, Bendick.
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Winners Listed In
Cotton Picking
Contest Of Schools
536 School Children Pick 697,341
Pounds Seed Cotton During
County-Wide Contest.
Mildouson white. Macedonia Indian
and' Burlington negro schools were lis
ted as winners of school prizes for the
three races in the county-wide cot
ton picking contest in progress since
the school opened in October it was
announced yesterday.
A total of 697, 341 pounds of cot
ton were picked by the 531 school
children entered in the contest, ac
cording to the final reports re
ceived early this week. Individual
prizes were awarded according to
highest amounts in age groups. Win
ners in the white schools were: Ray
McMillan, group aged 6 to 10, Mil
douson school, 1,400 lbs; Jean Mc
Millan and Sarah Butler, 10-12 group,
Mildouson, 2,800 lbs each; Alton Mc
Millan, 12-14 group. Mildouson, 4350
lbs; and Martin Stubbs, 14-up group,
Rockfish. 1.500 lbs.
Winners from the negro schools:
Alfonzo Quick Upchurch, 6-10 group
9,842 lbs; Clyde McPhatter, 10-12
group, Burlington, 5,349 lbs; Mary
Kemp', Upchurch, 12-14 group, 12,700
lbs; Loretta Quick, Upchurch, 14-16
group. 13,500 lbs; and Mary H. Jones,
Upchurch, 16-up group, 3,578 lbs.
Winners from tne inaian schools
were: Gracie Rogers. 6-10, Antioch,
school, 970 lbs; Gertie Mae Locklear,
10-12 Antioch. 800 lbs: Henrv Dial
and Lena Locklear, 12-14, Antioch,
each picked 1300 lbs; and Martin
Locklear, Macedonia, 14-up 1650
lbs.
Cash prizes of nearly $200 were
given the various pickers through
the schools by the merchants and
business houses of the county.
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R&eford Methodist
Church
W. L. Maness, Minister
10:00 A. M. Church School.
11:00 A. M. Morning worship, ser.
mon by pastor.
12:15 P. M. Regular service at
Parker's.
6:30 P. M. Youth Fellowship meet
ing.
7:30 P. M. Regular evening wor
ship.
4:00 P. M. Monday Spiritual Life
meeting of the Woman's Society of
Christian Service.
Friday of this week we are having
choir practice at the parsonage, fol
lowed by an important stewards meet
ing.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Lowe of Char
lotte spent Thanksgiving with Mr.
and Mrs. D. Scott Poole and Mrs. Ina
Bethune.
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Miss Smoot To Direct
Methodist Activities
Miss Margaret Virginia Smoot of
Goldsboro has accepted a position
with the Raeford Methodist church
as Director of Religious Education
and Music. On Friday the first of
December she will he?in her v
attending that morning at 9:45 c
the district meeting at Aberdee.
4:00 P. M. she'will attend the "
session of the Woman's Society h
sion Study and then at 7:30 P. '2.
choir practice at the parsonage,
Miss Smoot is a daughter of the la,
Dr. M. L. Smoot of Fayetteville. Shi-.y-f. use sales as well as canvass the
comes to the Raeford Method ist'4.. Q "ss section have divided the town
church highly recommended and well
qualified for her work.
Christmas Seal Sale
By Letter Again
This Year
Sale of the Christmas Seal for the
tuberculosis fund will again be con.
ducted by Miss Aris Shankle, seal
chairman for the county, and the sale
will be made by letters as has been
the custom for the past several years,
it was stated.
Letters are now being mailed: out
ana tnose receiving the seals are
asked to send payment or return the
seals Immediately.
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Merrill New Reaves
Store Pharmacist
E. E. Merrill, a native of Southern
Pines, is now connected with the
Reaves drug store of Raeford, hav
ing arrived here Monday from Vir
ginia Beach to begin his new work.
Mr. Merrill has been connected
with a drug store at the resort city
for the past four years and prior to
that time was with stores at Southern
Pines since his graduation from the
pharmacy school of the University
of North Carolina. . He was a class
mate of Mr. Reaves, and received
his graduate license in 1931. ,
Mr. Merrill is married to the former
Miss Mildred Marrow of Southern
Pines and Plymouth. They have two
children. Mrs. Merrill and children
expect to move to Raeford early
next year. n t
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County School News
The high school Dramatic club,
Comus, is preparing to work on a
one-act play to help promote greater
sales of War Bonds and Stamps. Sev
eral members of the club have been
reading various plays from which
they will select one for production
this week.
Comus pins will be ordered as
soon as members of the club pass
the requirements which will make
them eligible to wear the pin. A
member may compose an original play
poem ,or skit and present it before
the club, or may memorize and give,
before the other members of Comus.
any good poem or excerpt from any
well known play. Agreat deal of
talent has been discovered in mem
bers of the club of which good use
will be made throughout the year.
In the final foot ball game of the
season played at Raeford on Thanks
giving Day, Whiteville defeated the
Raeford team 31 to 7. ,
Thirty-six boys have gone out for
basket ball this season. The girls
have been practicing for some time.
The first game of the season will be
played at Raeford December 15 with
Biscoe.
Mrs. Durham's first year home
economics classes are completing their
first project for the year, the making
of pinafores. The second and third
year pupils are making skirts and
woolen dTesses.
On Friday morning the pupils of
the high school went to see the pic
ture "Wilson." The production had a
cast of 12.000, with 96 historical char
acters. This picture, for its historical
and educational values, is one that
every school child should see. The
school authorities are grateful to Mr.
Mclntyre for the extra showing of the
production.
The Beta club, as usual, is sponsor
ing the sale of War bonds and Stamps
during the Sixth War Loan drive.
This is one of the projects of the
club.
Mrs. Cameron's general business
class members have been studying
the use and mechanism of the tele
phone. Mrs. Robert Gatlin visited the
class last week and gave an interesting
and informative talk on the telephone
and its uses.
Mrs. Cameron made an attractive
arrangement indicative of the Thanks
giving Season for the front hall last
week.
The Teen Age club has been func
tioning nicely since its organization
Doorknockers Set
Tuesday, Dec. 5
As "Bond Day"
Women Of Hoke, Richmond And
Scotland beck Sales Sufficient
To Purchase B-29 Bomber.
Next Tuesday, December 5, has
in officially designated as "Bond
. in RaofnrH Tho ummon Jm..
'kers who will conduct the house-
tj' t ur areas to be worked by four
J -j "7. o that the major part of their
c -p Cgn will be completed in one
d-y;
As a goal for a three-county cam
paign the women of Hoke, Scotland
and Richmond Counties have set their
quota for the Sixth War Loan drive
at xouu.uuu wnicn will be sufficient
to purchase one B-29 which they have
already headed in the direction of
Tokyo according to Mrs. W. L. Poole
county chairman of women's bond
sales.
The plan for the canvass was heart
ily aproved by Sixth War Loan Chair
man D. H. Hodgin and Lawrence Mc
Neill, Hoke county War Finance chair
man, who are making a special ap
peal to all home folks to stay at
home Tuesday and all business
people to stay at their business
houses or offices until they are cal
led upon by the doorknockers. Mr.
Hodgin and Mrs. Poole ask that
everyone be ready to make their bond
purchases at this time so that the vol
unteer band of solicitors will not
have to make additional trips. "When
you hear your doorbell ring an
swer it. please." stated Mrs. Poole.
in a statement addressed to the home
folks, "as these workers are giving
their time you should give them
every cooperation in making the
drive."
The four sections of the town are
those areas as divided by Main and
Edinburgh streets, and' they will be
served by the following teams and
area chairmen:
NORTH WEST SECTION: Com
mittee from the Educational Club;
Mrs. H. L. Gatlin, Jr. chairman,
Mrs. Marion Gatlin, Mrs. R. A. Mathe
son, Jr., Mrs. C. W. Seate, Mrs. N. B.
Sinclair and Mrs. T. B. Upchurch,
Jr.
SOUTH EAST SECTION: Com
mittee from Daughters of Eastern
Star; Mrs. Israel Mann, chairman,
Mes dames Herbert McKeithan. L. S.
McMillan. M. T. Poovey, Chandler
Roberts and Edwin Smith.
SOUTH WEST SECTION: Com
mittee from Music Club; Mrs. W. B.
McLauchlin, chairman, Mesdames W.
P. Baker. W. R. Barrington, Dwight
Brown, Alfred Cole. ,
NORTH EAST SECTION: Com
mittee from Literature Club; Mrs. J.
R. Hampton, chairman. Mesdames J.
W. Coates, N. A. McDonald, Young
er Snead and J. D. Whisnant.
three weeks ago. The purpose of this
club is to meet the social needs of
the teen age children. All parents
are invited to visit the club.
The pupils in the high school are
working on one hundred percent
membership for P.-T. A. in their
home rooms. Mrs. Younger Snead
and Mrs. J. L. McNeill visited the
school last week to outline the mem
bership drive.
Mrs Wedemever and Mrs. Gore's
home rooms were presented one dol
lar a piece during assembly Wednes
day for having 100 per cent mem-Der-ship
in a subscription drive put on by
editorial staff of school paper.
The physical education program of
the high school is developing pupils
in initiative and leadership by letting
them direct classes in calisthenics
and exercise drills.
The lirst issue of the "Hoke High
Lights," the pupils monthly publica
tion, came out last week. A shortage
of materials caused the delay to the
first issue, but the next copy is ex
pected to be on schedule time.
School was resumed Friday after
the Thanksgiving holiday. To make
up for the day lost Thanksgiving,
school will be taught Saturday. Dec
ember 2.
The Board of Education will meet
in regular monthly session on Mon
day evening, December 4 at 8 o'clock.
R. A. Smoak. principal of Ashmont
school took his little daughter, Mary
Ann, to the hospital Tuesday morn
ing. ' It is unknown what her trouble
is. Mary Ann was at school Mon
day seemingly in good health.
The Hoke High-Raeford Graded
school P. T. A. will meet in the high
school auditorium Monday evening,
December 4, at 7:15 o'clock. The
subject is "Know Your School." Mrs.
B. B. Cole will preside. Mrs. Bel-
ton Wright is chairman of the pro
gram committee.