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News-Joiiir HOKE COUNTY'S BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM HOKE COUNTY'S ONLY NEWSPAPER 6 mail The Hoke County News The Hoke County Journal VOLUME XXXIX NO. 40 KALr'OKO. IS. C THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1945 12.00 PER YEAR Th NEWS or OUR M EN w WOMEN IN UNIFORM Corporal Ralph Cox Doing Army Textile Publicity In South Cpl. Ralph Cox, of Raeford, and a member of the 101st Airborne Di vision is one of the seven fighting men who are veterans of the bloody seige of Bastogne and who helped turn the tide against the German counterof tensive in Belgium, who sre making a tour of the South. The group under the command of Capt. Robert H. Lemmond, of Whitmire, S. C, are touring cotton mills and textile centers for the War Man power Commission, speaking at meet ings of workers and mill executives, telling; how badly the army needs their products. Recent Issues of papers from Atlanta, Augusta, Char lotte, Greenville and other textile centers have carried pictures of the group. Cpl. Walter Howell Is 50 Caliber Expert AN EIGHTH AIR FORCE STA TION, England. Putting the sting In P-61 Mustang fighter planes is the army air force assignment of Cpl. Walter L. Howell of Raeford, North Carolina, who is an aircraft armorer in Col. Kyle L. Riddle's 479th Fighter Group. He is re sponsible for the efficient function ing of the eight .50 caliber machine guns carrier by one plane. Following each mission Cpl. How ell removes each gun which has been fired, cleans and inspects it, makes necessary adjustments, rein stalls it, and reloads the magazine with a new belt of ammunition. Cpl. Howell is the son of Mrs. P. C. Howell of Raeford. He was a student at Hoke high school before entering the army in June. 1B43. WITH 8th Air Force AN 8th AIR FORCE FIGHTER STATION England. Since that day in February, 193, when Staff Ser-i eeant Emmett C. Smith, Jr., 27, of, Wagram, N. C, was assigned to what lowing week's services should reach is now an Eighth Air Force P-5l'our office not later than Tuesday Mustang unit, the 339th Fighter ; morning. All churches throughout group commanded by Col. John B. j the county are invited to make use Henry Jr., has come a long way from Florida to take its place in combat. Sgt. Smith joined other! original members of the group re- cemiy to ceieuraie uie scuuvj mi-, niversary of the organization. As an administrative non-commissioned officer, he supervises the work of subordinate clerks in his squadron. The second birthday of the group j came on the 299th day of combat j operations against the Nazis. In less than ten months as a fighting unit, the group has destroyed more than 310 enemy aircraft, including more than 190 in aerial engagements. Originally a dive bombardment group, the unit switched to fighter type aircraft before entering an ex tended period of combined opera tions with ground forces in California-Arizona desert maneuvers. S-Sgt. Smith is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Emmett C. Smith of Wagram. His wife, Mrs. Kathleen E. Smith, resides in Raeford. Promoted FIFTH AIR FORCE COMMAND. Philippine Islands. Woodrow W. Hendrick of Raeford has been pro moted to Sergeant. He is first cook with a unit of the Fifth Air Force Service Command. Overseas ten months, Hendrick is entitled to wear the Good Conduct medal and the Asiatic- Pacific theatre ribbon with a battle star for participating in the New Guinea campaign. He has seen service in New Guinea and the Phili ppines. A graduate of Raeford high school, he has been in the service since September, 194S. Hendrick's wife, Mrs. Mary Hen drick and their two children, Henry and Mary Gleen, are living in Rae ford during his tour of foreign duty. 0 In France. HQ. APR SERVICE COMMAND. France. Rushed across the channel fcy plane and convoy, T-S Woodrow Blue, son of Mary E. Blue of Rae ford. Is now working at headquarters of Air Service Command in France, helping to keep America's bombers and fighters flying. Part of the vast organization which broke records before D-Day supply the Eighth and Ninth Air Forces in their pre-invasion operations, T-5 Blue has been in the European thea ter for 18 months. He was formerly employed as painter by Carson Da vis. Pfc. Lloyd W. Gillis hss notified tiia parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Gil lis of his safe arrival in France. Safety Education Emphasized By Supt. MacDonald P. T. A. Hears Report On Bible Instruction For Schools. The regular March meeting of the Hoke-Raeford P. T. A. was held Mon day evening, March 5, at the Rae ford graded school with Mrs. B. B. Cole presiding. Following the de votional service conducted by Mrs. V. R. White, Mrs. Cole, in the absence of the treasurer, gave the financial report for February. The Rev. W. L. Maness reported for the com mittee to confer with the Seventy First committee with regard' to a full-time Bible teacher in Hoke county. The Seventy-First group was unprepared to give a definite answer about releasing the teacher but promised to notify Hoke of its plan by May 20th. j V. R. White introduced the speak-. ers, Mrs. H. A. Cameron, who out lined the important phases in the work of the Red Cross, and Supt. K. A. MacDonald, who spoke on "Safety on the School Busses." Mr. MacDonald pointed out that the re sponsibility for safety on the school busses rests with the superintendent. the principal, the teachers, the driv ers and the pupils and parents. - He especially emphasized the import ance of parent and teacher instruc tion of the child in courtesy, obe dience, punctuality, and care on the busses. He concluded with some in teresting statistics on school trans portation in Hoke County for the years 1943-44 and 1944-45, pointing out that our busses traveled 91,272 miles during the first six months of this school year without a serious accident. Church Page Begins With This Issue A page containing a religious mes sage and the announcements of the church services in Hoke County, is begun this week. The page is co- I operatively sponsored by business - firms of the county Announcements of services to be included in this page for the fol- of this page for their regular and special service announcements. 0 pue1 Oil Available For , . j , 1 ODaCCO JH Vurers According to word received from T. A. Brooks, district fuel rationing off icer. tobacco farmers will be able to get oil for curing, except where the oil curer replaces coal burnin, equipment. A. S. Knowles, county agent, states that farmers having oil burning curers this year should make application for fuel oil at the Triple-A office as soon as possible Mrs. Joe Hancock Receives Purple Heart For Husband Mrs. Joe Hancock of Raeford, re ceived the Purple Heart awarded to her husband, Sgt. Hancock, post humously, this week by the war de partment. Sgt. Hancock was killed in action on January 11th this year while serving in France. CAMP LEE, Va. Walter M. Thorn burg, whose wife, Irene, and father, Walter L. Thornburg, live at Timber land. N. C. rmrnletpr? t3 upnlrc nf training in the non-commissioned of - ficers administration and suppl" course at the Quartermaster school here this week. A U. S. STRATEGIC AIR FORCE STATION, England. 1st Lt. Ray A. Muench, Jr., husband of Mrs. Martha Brandon Muench of Raeford, N. C , recently arrived in this war theatre and received a brief orientation course at this station designed to help him adjust himself to life in a combat zone. Lt. Muench will soon transfer to his permanent station from which America's fighting planes cov er our advance into Germany. Prior to entering the army, he was serving as an officer in the corps of Engi neers in Camp Sutton, N. C. Pvt. Arthur D. Gore of Camp Croft, S. C, spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur D. Gore. Robert Webb, S 1-c. USCG, is pending a few days with his brother, Martin Webb, who is employed at the theatre. Lewis McNeill, S 2-c, who has just completed boot training at Bain bridge, Md., is spending a few days at home with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. McNeill. Hoke Ends Court Season Taking 2 From Hoffman Hoke High trounced Hoffman here Friday night in the final cage tilts of the season. The Hoke girls won 17-16 victory from the visitors. Jean McNeill was top scorer for Hoke with 10 points, and Sarah Frances Currie was second with 4. Sims led the Hoffman scoring with 6 points and Hutchings was runner-up with 5. The Hoke boys tripped the Hoff man five with a score of 27-21. Jim mie Warner led the scoring for the hometowners with 10 points, and William Clark tossed a close second with 9. York scored high with 9 for the losers. 10th Grade Girls 11th Grade Boys Win Tournament The girls of the 10th Grade at Hoke High won the intramural basketball tournament yesterday, de feating the 12th grade 31 to 12 in the final round of the championship play. The boys team of the 11th grade won the school champTonship over the 10th grade, 24 to 11 in the final game of the iboys round yesterday also. Tuesday the 8th graders of Hoke played the 8th grade of Wagram and won 30 to 11; while the boys of the Hoke 8th defeated the boys of the Wagram 8th and 9th grades 15 to 13. Totals for the season for interschool play, announced yesterday, showed that Jimmie Warner was the high scorer for Jhe boys with 113 points out of the teams total of 337. Luke McNeill scored 110, William Clark 73, and Alfred Cole accounted for 42. Jean McNeill, with 139 points, was top point gatherer for the girls team, which scored 282 points during the season. Judy Klouse was second with 97 and Ila Moss was next with 46. 0 Yank Prisoners Soaked In Gas, Then Set Afire.. GENERAL MACARTHUR'S HQ- Luzon, March 5. The massacre of 150 American war prisoners by the Japanese constabulary at Puerto Princessa, Palawan island, was of ficially announced by Gen. Douglas MacArthur. In a special press release the gen eral said "additional evidence" has been uncovered by the Yank 41st In fantry division at the Puerto Prince essa prison camp substantiating stories that the Japanese threw gaso line in on the helpless Americans, ignited it and then machine-gunned or bayonetted any who tried to flee. At least five of the Americans es caped and reached Yank lines. The press release said "human bones and bits of charred clothing covered by a layer of dirt and rubble were found in one of the airraid shelters near the barracks, mute testimony of the wholesale slaugh ter." Corp. Elmo D. Deal of Yuba City, Calif, who was captured on Bataan in 1942, and taken to the Palawan prison camp, told this story: There were about 150 soldiers, sailors and Marines at Palawan. In December, the Japs got word that there was a big convoy at sea. They thought the convoy, which was go ing to Mindoro island, was headed their way and became crazy with fear. "Thev herded us into a string of underground shelters' in a compound IJfv the barracks. I don t know which Jap officer gave the word but V.cy threw gasoline in on us and ignited it. We tried to get nut the other end of the dugout but they mowed us down with machineguns." Local Market Will Buy Surplus Eggs The Upchurch Milling company has again agreed to buy surplus eggs from Hoke county farm families this spring. This announcement came from the farm and home agent's of fice yesterday. Those people who have eggs to sell may bring them to the Fuller building on Tuesday after noon from 4:00 to 6:00 and on Satur day mornings from 9:00 to 12:00. The market will open Saturday, March 10. Pvt. Robert W. Currie returned to Indiantown Gap, Pa., Monday, after spending the week-end with his pa rents, Mr. and Mrs. Rex Currie. 0 Be sure and get a uniform applica tion of lime all over the field, say Extension agronomists of State Col lege. One-half ton per acre In one place and five tons in another may cause serious trouble. War Fund Gifts Lag Far Behind Expectations Half-Way Mark Barely Reached In Drive or $5,400 Subscription From Hoke County. The Edinburgh Mills area was the first unit ' the county to surpass its Red . War Fund Quota, ac cording U L. Gatlin, Jr., drive chairman. Sanatorium. Edin burgh scho ochurch school andi'D,les the courthoi j U roups also have passed their . .vs, it was reported. "However," 'J. .d Mr. Gatlin, "the county as "5-hole is far be 'hind exileotatii t the present time. Only $2,7i vf-has been turn ed into the Bank 'J..eford at clos ing time Wedneso ' Afternoon, and this is but $86.20 more than half of the quota for the county. We had hoped to conclude the drive not later than the 10th, or this day, but the present progress drive indicates that much more time will have to be spent by our ers if we are to reach our goal.' "There should have to be no sel ling of the Red Cross during this cam paign," continued Mr. Gatlin. "Every one knows or should know of the pur pose of this drive and of the great work that this humanitarian organi - zation is doing. This is a chance for each of our people here at home to do a little bit toward aiding our men and women on the battlefronts and to aid the forces of our allies, and we had hoped that everyone, would respond more readily than they have." "Gifts to the Red Cross may be made, of course to the worker in your area, but if you have not been called upon," explained the chair man, '.mail your donation to the Bank of Raeford, stating which area or township you wish to be credited with it, and this will be attended to by the bank, which is acting as trea surer of the drive." Report Tomorrow . A report of the progress of the drive in the county will be made tomorrow by Mrs. Belton Wright, secretary of the county organization. All area chairmen are urged to make deposits of all funds on hand ps early as possible during the day, so that these collections will be credi ted in the report to be made, Friday March 6. 0 Mrs. Cherry Appeals To Women To Aid In Army Hospitals RALEIGH, March 7. Mrs. Gregg Cherry wife of the governor, today asked all eligible North Caro- lina women to consider seriously the, service cney migiu rtnut-r iiitoh- and surgical technicians m Army save ,he remaining buildings, general hospitals now receiving over;Some watef waJ obtained (rom a 30,000 wounded and ill men monthly from foreign battlefronts. Mrs. Cherry issued her appeal in connection with the current special campaign of the Women's Army Corps to recruit 105 North Carolina women for training as hospital tech nicians. She is honorary chairman of the Civilian Advisory Committee which is helping the army to meet the State's quota, deadline which is March 20. Pointing to the urgent need for more Wacs to serve in medical pla toons, Mrs. Cherry declared: "I wish to urge all eligible women to aid in this fight to save the lives of our sick and wounded men returning from the battlefields across the sea." "There is no work more important! for you, the women of North Caro- 11I1U, llltlll L1IC w Ul r. jww doing as part of a medical platoon working together in an army hos pital helping our army doctors and nurses in caring for -our wounded men. Each day each month our army hospitals are receiving more and more casualties, increasing the urgency in the need for your help." "As a woman, you cannot only offer your services in nursing care, but you can offer your understanding and tenderness that fill the human need." Mrs. Cherry urged that interested women write or go at once to the nearest army recruiting station to get full details on the great service they can render by joining the WAC and training as hospital technicians. Lee Shaw Loses Drivers License Three defendants faced Judge Henry McDiarmld In county court Tuesday. Lee Shaw, negro, paid $50 and costs and was deprived of his drivers license for a year after plead ing guilty to charges of operating a car while under the influence of liquor. Albert Graham, negro, paid costs and was put on good behavior for two years for the larceny of some corn. Theodore Lucas, white, of Fay etteville, paid costs for speeding. J. B. Mclntyre Aids In Transfer Of Polio Hospital J. B. Mclntyre, owner 8f the Raeford theatre and a charter mem ber of the Variety club of Charlotte, was among the 100 members of the club who aided in the transfer of patients and equipment of the Hick ory Emergency Infantile Paralysis hospital to the new polio hospital building on the Charlotte Memorial hospital grounds. The transfer was accomplished in about two hours, with 70 automo- 12 ambulances and several trucks. Units of city and state pa trol police convoyed the two-mile long procession of vehicles over the 55 mile route. The Variety club, which had charge of the task, is composed of theatre men of North and South Carolina. 0 Fire Destroys oftdTwo Buildings ;iAt Upchurch goal." r Classes To Be Held In Rockfish And Silver Grove Churches Beginning Friday. Two of the four buildings of the 1 Upchurch school, only high schoole in Hoke county for negroes, were destroyed by fire early this morning, and only valiant work on the part of the Raeford fire department and volunteer helpers saved the other two buildings. The fire was discovered about 7:30 by Albert Scurlock, janitor at the school, blazing in the walls and floors af the 6th grade room in the old building. Due to a high wind and lack of water the fire quickly spread to the second build ing of the group. Fixtures, furni ture, books and school records in the middle building were completely de- stroyed, but fixtures, seats, maps, and books and supplies in the second building were all saved. The buildings were of frame con struction and a total of $12,900 in insurance was carried on the two, according to K. A. MacDonald, coun ty superintendent of schools. The Silver Grove and Rockfish churches, located near the school plant, have offered their buildings for the use of the school, and classes will be resumed tomorrow with the High School using the Silver Grove church, and the grammar school US' ing the Rockfish church, according to A. S. Gaston, principal of the school. The property is located outside the limits of the town of Raeford few hundred galIons contained holding his gun on the uninjured . ,. . . . ,..nUi ,;, L...A . . . h'. . minutes H -hnmieals available were used near branch for supplying the boos ter and chemical tanks of the fire fighting equipment. This was credi ted with saving the other two build ings. The four buildings housed the Rae ford graded school, and the Upchurch High school which are attended by some 400 students. The primary department will continue classes in the remaining buildings and the grammar and high school classes will use the churches, probably for the balance of the year, it was said by Supt. MacDonald. Sweet Potatoes 4 F f I 1 iffQJfl 1101110 D1C All indications now are that sweet potatoes will remain a profitable crop for the next few years, reports A. S. Knowles, county agent. Sweet potatoes require less labor than mos' row crops and the returns are great er for the investment. Hoke County has thousands of acres of land suitable for the growth of quality potatoes. The farmers interested in growing sweet potatoes for commercial purposes should make arrangements to get top quality po tatoes to bed for plants. The T. B. Upchurch farm will have top quality potatoe seed available to local far mers during this month. All that re mains in storage on April 1 will be sold to farmers in the piedmont sec tion of North Carolina. The foundation seed stock was ob tained last year from Louisiana by the N. C. Dept. of Agriculture. The potatoes were planted, grown ani harvested as instructed by the Ex tension Service. They were Inspec ted in the field and in storage by the N. C. Crop Improvement as sociation. The potatoes are certified and according to representatives of the Extension Service and Dept. of Agriculture are the best potatoes available in the state. Good seed is half of the crop and farmers in terested In potato growing should by all means book their need today, Soldier Injured By Bullet From Hotelman's Gun Warrants Issued For S. L. Lewis And Soldier. Horton Goff, Following Shooting Sunday Night. S. L. Lewis, lessee and manager of the Raeford Hotel, is under in dictment in the shooting of a soldier. Horton Goff. following an argument which took place in the diningroom of the hotel Sunday night. The warrant charges Lewis with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill and inflicting painful and serious injuries. Sheriff D. H. Hodgin served the warrant Tuesday after Goff. who has been a patient at a Fort Brag hospital since Sunday, came to Rae ford and preferred the complain. A previous warrant issued to Chief of Police W. J. McQuage by Justice of the Peace W. R. Barrington. con taining similar charges, was with drawn after the Goff warrant was is sued by the clerk of court. Wednesday morning, Lewis se cured a warrant for Goff, charging the soldier with drunken and dis orderly conduct and with damage . to hotel property. Preliminary hearing on the war- rarrt against Lewis has been set for Tuesday, at which Judge Henrv Mc- Diarmid of Recorder's court, will pre- ; side. The argument is reported to have started when Lewis called down the soldier and his companions, another soldier and two girls, and ordered them out of the diningroom because of noise. The soldiers are said to have gone to the mens room of the building. Lewis, officers state, fol lowed them into the room where the argument was continued, and Lewis threatened Goff with his pis tol, and then fired on him as he ap proached Lewis with a balled-up fist. Goff was struck by the one bullet fired which entered the fleshy part of his abdomen. Chief McQuage and military po lice .from Fort Bragg investigated the shooting Sunday night, the mili tary police sending the soldier to a Bragg hospital for examination and treatment. His injury was not ser ious, though a slight variation in the path of the bullet might have been fatal, it was reported. The shooting took place at about 11:40 Sunday night, according to i Chief McQuage, who arrived at the scene shortly afterwards. Goff's soldier friend helped Goff out of the hotel and, according to eyewitnesses Lewis followed the two soldiers a- ! any woYds that passed between Lewi, and the soldiers after they left the hotel, according to police. Second Warrant A second warrant was sworn out by Chief McQuage this morning charging Lewis with assault with a deadly weapon upon Luther Pelfrey, the soldier who was with Goff Sun da night. The warrant also charges the hotelman with carrying a gun off his premises on Sunday. Hear ing on these charges will also be held Tuesday. Chief McQuage states that the ser vice records of both soldiers are most excellent and that neither of them have been charged with any distur bance during their service. Goff has been in the army three years, and two of them were spent in service in the Pacific. Pelfrey has had about two years service. Kiwanis Cancels Annual Meeting For the third consecutive year, Kiwanis International voted this week to cancel its annual delegate war time convention in line with Of fice of Defense Transportation regu lations, according to Marcus R. Smith, president of the Raeford Kiwanis club. More than 2,250 clubs and 140,080 members throughout the United States and Canada will be affected by the decision, according ta Ben Dean, Grand Rapids advertising exe cutive and president of Kiwanis In ternational. Kiwanis was one of the first or ganizations to comply with an ODT request in 1943 to cancel large meet ings and thus conserve travel faci lities. Kiwanis conventions attract ed 6,000 and 7,000 delegates in ordi nary times, Dean said. 0 Lone Star Quartet At Ashemont 13th The Ashemont home demonstration club will sponsor the Lone Star Quartet and Farm Journal enter tainers at the Ashemont school on Tuesday evening, March 13, at 8 o'clock. The public is cordially in- vited to attend.