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.tv,.; PHI N j HOKE COUNTT'S BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM ournaJl The Hoke County Journal HOKE COUNTY'S ONLY ' NEWSPAPER ews The Hoke County Newt VOLUME XXXIX NO. 41 RAEFORD, N. C. THURSDAY, MARCH 15, 1945 $2.00 PER YEAR ft news or OUR MENW WOMEN. IN UNIFORM Raeford Man Helps To Build B-29 Air Bases 21st BOMBER COMMAND HEAD QUARTERS, Guam, (delayed). Sgt. Armond D. Black of Raeford, N. C, ! na nf hundreds of enlisted men at a huge Superfortress base in the Marianas whose aiugeni euuns nac made it possible for the giant B-29 bombers of Major General Curtis E, LeMay's 21st Bomber Command to -or,iiai-lv at the heart of Ja pan's war industry. Sgt. Black is in ordnance in a comDai umt mm m.nj.H hv Rrieadier General Em- mett O'Donnell, Jr., who led the first B-29 striking force irom aai pan to bomb Tokyo's aviation indus try on November 24, 1944. Tribute has been paid Sgt. Black and the others for thetr toil in con structing their B-29 bases. They ar rived last August and September and, since aviation engineers were busy with the high priority task of airstrip building, they constructed homes for themselves and for the aerial combat crews who arrived later. Sgt. Black, whose mother, Mrs. Maggie P. Flow, lives on Route One, Sanford, entered the army in August, 1941. Rockfish Soldier Awarded Combat Medal In Italy WITH THE FIFTH ARMY, Italy. Private First Class John D. Stubbs of Rockfish, N. C, has been cited by the 3olst "Speardhead" Infantry Regiment of the 88th "Blue Devi!" Division and awarded the Comba. Infantryman Badge for actual parti cipation in combat against the en emy with the 5th army in Italy. Standards for the badge are high. The decoration is awarded to the infantry soldier who has proved his fighting ability in combat. The hand some badge consists of a silver rifl'J set jgainst a background of infan try blue, enclosed in a silver wreath. Pvt. Clavton Bouyer is spending a fifteen-day furlough with his pa vrr anrf Mrs. John Bouyer. He has just completed ms Dasic nam , rsmr. RianHin. Florida and will report to Fort Meade, Md., after his furlough. Pvt. Dan Campbell, son of Mr. and Ar- n .T Cunnbell. is spending a nine day furlough at home. He has just completed basic training ai ump Wheeler, Ga., and will report back to duty at Fort Meade, Md. Mrs. William Crenshaw has re ceived the Purple Heart awarded her husband who was wounded on Jan uary 6, while serving in Belgium with the 6th Armored Division of Patton's 3rd Army. Cpl. Crenshaw is now convalescing in a hospital m England. His wife is the former Miss Ann Currie of Raeford. Sgt. James M. Maxwell, who has been at home with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Maxwell for the past two weeks, has returned to Jackson, Miss., where he is stationed. ft. L. Poole, Jr., stationed with an Infantry training unit at Camp Blan ding, Fla., has recently been pro moted to the rank of corporal, ac cording to message received this week by his parents, Col. and Mrs. Poole. Srt. Eugene Gordon, now stationed at Camp Butner, is spending a 21-day furlough with his parents, Mr. and Mri. H. H. Gordon. T-B Matho D. Cunningham, son of R. C. ana Hattie Cunningham, who is serving in Italy, was recently awarded the good conduct medal by his commanding officer. 0 Private Flying Committee WASHINGTON. A twelve man advisory committee on non-scheduled flying to represent both the private flyer and the aviation industry has been created by T. P. Wright, CAA administrator. This committee is to be composed of seven leaders in pri vate flying activity and one repre sentative each from aircraft manu facturers, airlines, aviation consum ers, fixed base operators and state aviation officials. In announcing the creation of this committee, the ad ministrator call for nominations frem the general public and stated that members' terms of service will be staggered and of short periods so as to obtain a wide cross section of opinion from private flyers and other non-scheduled operators. One of- the cost factors favorable to aviation is that airline distances between cities in most cases are ap proximately 20 per cent less than either the highway or rail routes. County Passes Red Cross War Fund ( , fl I1T 1 lllinfs) I 1115 WPPk" uuia iiua uccrt Most Communities Have Report - ed Generous Gifts As Drive Nears Final Stages. $5,879.85 was reported received by the county organization in the Ret Cross War Fund drive yesterday as the drive enters the last few days, according to County Chairman H. L. Gatlin, Jr. This amount is well over the $5400 quota for the county, and additional reports to be filed this week are expected to carry the total to well over $6,000. With but barely half of the quo'a reported last Wednesday, conclusion of the drive by the end of this week appeared doubtful, according to Mr. Gatlin. However, he states, all com munity chairmen and area leader; are asked to make their final calb this week and report total collec tions for the fund as early as possi ble. The Sanatorium area, while last wa'K reacneu us goal, now reports that the quota has been doubled by gifts received within the past few days. Edinburgh, the first epted gh and pass its quota, has also repor additional receints. Edinhnrph n Upchurch negro schools were amcigl the earlier groups to reach quotas. Additional areas passing heir quotas included: Allendale, Antioch. Mon trose, Pineforest. Rockfish, Raeford (Residential), Wayside, Arabia, and Little River. Other schools go'nj over the top are: Macedonia, In dian; and Shady Grove, negro. In Little River, where Sam Comer was township chairman, the canvass was made by him. He states that he received wonderful cooperation and secured a generous subscription from every person seen, except one lone man, who failed to contribute. That should be something of a rec ord," he stated. "I have nevor hid that near a perfect record in any other sort of campaign I ever worked in, and I sure appreciate th? won derful support given the Red Cross ly our folks." Congratulations In reply to his notification of the national chapter that the county had exceeded its quota to hter vc exceed its quota for the drive. Chair man Gatlin received a messaee of congratulations from the Atlanta District office. LIBRARY NEWS John Gunther, author of Inside Europe, Inside Asia and Inside Latin America, has written a novel, The Troubled Midnight, which is now in the library. Other books of fiction are: Great Son, by Ferber; The World We Live In, Bromfield; Fare well to Tharrus, MacLean; Mother Went Mad On Monday, Hueston; The Brother, Wilson; The Head mistress, Thirkell; Appleby's End, Innes; This Man and This Woman, Brush; and Nan Thursday, Dale. Non-fiction: Keep the Peace Through Air Power; Parents Can Be People, Baruch; Anything Can Happen, Pa pashvily; and And God Was There, Brink. Regular Dances Are Planned At Wrights The new entertainment center erec ted by Bill Wright was opened on last ; - V:r...". , a" ";,'the piece the Andrews Sisters north of Raeford, the new concrete structure was. filled with a gay crowd. The place will feature two dances a week, according to Mr. Wright, and these dances will be held on both Friday and Saturday nights of this week with music by the Southern Night Owls. Barbecue, dancing and billiards are featured each day from 1Z noon to midnight. 0 Lespedeza Seeding Farmers should make a special effort to get their lespedeza seeded during this month, urges County Agent A. S. Knowles. Other hay crop seeds are scarce and high in price. Plans should be made now to have adequate hay production forljnfantry division has been in the Pa livestock available on the farm. If lespedeza sed has not been purchased, this should be done now as seed is getting scarce. 0 Certification Of Small Grain Farmers having small grain eligible for certification by the N. C. Crop Improvement Association must file an application before April 15, it was stated today by A. S. Knowles, county agent. Application blanks may be secured at the county agent's office. OPA Requires Form R 596 Of Truckers Before an operator may be able to get gasoline coupons for his truck for the second quarter, he is required .... . Form R 596 which he mav eet bv calling by the local War ! Price and Rationing Board. These 'forms are to be completed and re- turned to the office the week of March 26th when coupons will be issued for second quarter. Everyone is urged to apply during this period. Canning Sugar This office has had several in quiries in regard to sugar for can ning this season. To date we can only give the following information. There will be two registrations April and June dates and places to be an nounced later. Each person is al lowed twenty pounds for preserving and canning; however, the amount is sued will be based on amount can ned last year. Applications will be taken at registration sites, sent in to the board, and board members will determine and approve a mount to be issued. 0 Hearing Waived By Nesro Held For ; m v m INJpOlft Hplfl Hftt U'CKIU A Ul Killing Another Lawrence Jones Blasts David Bethea With Shotgun At Close Range. Lawrence Jones, negro, is hH in the county jail without bon for grandjury action during the April term of Superior court charged with the first degree murder of David Bethea Saturday night after Jones' wife refused to leave Bethea and go home with her husband. Bethea received the full charge of shot and wadding in the abdomen from a shotgun fired at close ringe, and according to investigating of ficers, died almost instantly. A short while later, Jones was arrested by J. C. Wright, deupty sheriff, an--: Chief W. J. McQuage of the Raefcrd police. , Officers report that Jones and his wife were visiting in the negr; sec tion near Sanders sawmill Sanvday night about nine o'clock. Jones pre pared to go home but his wife is said to have told him to go on home that she was going to stay a wnile longer with "her man" nodding to David Bethea. After some aipu ment, Jones left, went to the home of his mother, securefl a shotgun, and returned to the sawmill section. !He told officers that he got out of the car, asked his wife to get in and leave, but she insisted on stay ing with BethTa. Jones is said to have pulled out the concealed shot gun and fired on Bethea without fur ther ado. He returned to the car and drove home, where he was ar rested a short while later. O D C V't, 1 V Li 1 1 1 kJUU T! llltEU For 252nd C. A. Danton Walker, New York colum nist, says that one of the popular songs of today, was written for, up and about the 252nd Coast Artil lery while it was serving in Trini dad . Walker quotes Lt. Paul Bethel brother of Fred Bethel, a radio ad man as his authority. Bethel writes: "The song was made up about and for the 252nd Coast Artillery Regi ment; being the first in Trinidad, we made the biggest impression on the native population. That portion of call Isle' should be 'From Chacahacare to Monos Isle.' The former, pronounced Chack-a-chu-care-ee,' a small island which stretches from the northern part of Trinidad to the Cape of Paria. Venezuela, and was the headquarters of the 252nd C. A. Monos was Hq. of the 1st Bn. of the same regiment. Chac has a large leper colony, to which the men of the 252nd C. A. contributed several thousand dollars the Christmas of 1942." O . Postwar Aspirations Poll Among 598 Vets WITH THE U. S. 41st DIVISION, Philippines, March 14. An Army poll among 598 veterans of the 41st cific three years with 20 months of combat from New Guinea to the Phili ppines, shows the following postwar aspirations: One hundred eighty want to go back to their civilian jobs, 87 former students plan to return to their studies, 61 want to win college de grees under the "G. I. Bill of Rights", 36 intend to make the army a career, 45 are going back to the farm, 12 non farmers want to till the soil, 36 ex farm boys look forward to city work, 50 will take technical training for new jobs, and 93 were undecided. None thought the world owes him a living as a civilian. Postpone Hearings Of Charges Against Sidney L. Lewis Soldier Witnesses From Fort Brace Fail To Appear Follow ing Assurance That The Armv Would Present Them. The hearings of the two assault charges lo against Sidney L. otel operator, were weeks Tuesday "Diarmid, on the Lewis, Rae postponed 1 by Judge Hei request of H. Whitley, defen dant's counsel, '' . an associate attorney, Lewis of Fayette- ville was unable U.P' resent. Chief state's w. O, s Horton Goff and Luther P soldiers stationed at Fort Bra,. SV. re also absent when the case v called. In consenting for the .notion for postponement, Solicitor McNair Smith told the court that Goff, wounded in the abdomen by a bullet from Lewis' gun. had phoned stating that he was unable to attend the hearing, and had requested that the solicitor re quest a non-suit in the case brought by him. Goff is also reported to have said that Pelfrey was out on bivouac and was unable to appear. Chief of Police W. J. McQuage. states that he had been assured of the appearance of the soldiers at the hearing by Col. Larsen, provost marshall of the fort, and this turn in the case was unexpected. Lewis is charged with assaul with a deadly weapon with irtent to kill Goff, and with assault with a deadly weapon upon Pelfrey. He has sworn out a warrant against Goff charging drunken and disor derly conduct. Goff is a veteran of three years army service, two nf which were served in the South Pa cific. Both soldiers have excellent army records, according to the Pro vost Marshall s office. In cases disposed of by the court, Theodore Cheek and Marvin Jones, negroes, each paid $10 and costs for an affray; Lonzo Alford paid cost. for drunkeness; Carlee Shaw, negro woman, drew two 60 day sentences for drunkeness and for transporting; she was then ordered for further investigation on charges brought by Federal agents. Lonnie Johnson lost his drivers license and paid $50 and costs for driving drunk, and paid costs in lieu of a 60-day sen-" tence for transporting". Lonnie Mor rison, negro, paid costs for drunk eness; Donald Shaw, former tenant of H. R. McLean, was ordered to pay costs of a hearing for removing crops witout satisfying liens on crop held by Mr. McLean, and to pay him $10.63 for corn removed and sold. Top-Dress Small Grain At Once Says Agent Small grain should be top-dressed at once with 61 to 32 pounds of soluble nitrogen per acre, says A. S. Knowles, county agent. This amount of nitrogen can be supplied by ap plying 100 to 200 pounds of Nitrate of Soda, or 80 to 160 pounds A. N. L. or Cal-nitro or sulphate of Ammonia, or 50 to 100 lbs. ammonium nitrate. Where the soil is deficient in pot ash, 50 to 100 lbs. of nuriate of pot ash per acre should be added to the above recommendation. Names Of Servicemen The following names have been added to the Honor Roll: COLORED Ellis, John Jr., Graham, Herbert McEachin. Leo McLean, Burlah Correc'ion: published last week, Wattens, Hubert Lee: should be Wal ters, Robert Lee, white. 0 Ration Notes The Koke County Fuel Oil Panel has receded instructions saying that a fuel oil ration will be available for thoF-1 farmers who install oil burning toV.ncco curers this year. The Panel wishes to make it clear that the issuance of fuel oil stamps does not guarantee the availability of oil. The panel suggests that you go to your dealer for this informa tion. 0 P.j, You Make That Much? WASHINGTON, March 14. Did you mako $362,880 last year? If you didn't, says a report from Iwo Jima, your income tax would not pay the bill for one day's firing by Just one artillery unit on that island. Sgt. Bill Ross of the Marines did the figuring and said that one day the 12th regi ment of the Third Marine division fired 21,000 howitzer shells at the Japanese. That's $315,000 worth. The tax on a salary of $362,880, with only a $500 deduction, figures out at $314,986. School Board To Hear Upchurch Replacement P.lans Plans for the replacement of faci lities of the Upchurch High School, the county's only high school for negroes will be discussed at a .meet- Ui Lilt cuuniy sliiuui uuai ,1 j-vjjj 11 2, it was stated yesterday by K. A. MucDonald, county superintendent. Two of the four buildings of the' plant were destroyed by an early j morning fire, last Thursday. Supt. MacDonald states that classes have been carried on regularly since the day after the fire, though the use of the Rockfish and Silver Grove churches near the school property. These buildings will probably be used by the school for the rest of this term, it was said. 0 25 More Recruits Needed To Fill Technicians Quota Rov McMillan Makes Appeal To Women To Help Staff Army ... . Hospitals. Raleigh, March 14. North Caro lina women can ill afford to let the State fall short of its quota of 105 a . . . i" lit was stated today by R. L. McMil- lan, director of the N. C. Office of j L-ivinan ueiense. McMillan emphasized that the army nfmtl hJS ' h rfte,i Tut quota oy March 20, less than a week from now, in order to assure sufficient army hospital technicians to care for the ever-increasing stream of ill and wounded soldiers returning to this oountry from battlefronts abroad. "The lengthening casualty lists show many of these heroes to be North Carolinians, men of our own flesh and blood," stated McMillan, a veteran of Wor War I. "It be hooves North Carolina women to con sider seriously the patriotic contri bution they can make by joining the WAC to serve in army hospital;, where these returriTrig heroes ur gently need their help. They have given the utmost required of them, and the least we can do is to see that they get adequate hospital care." McMillan appealed to interested women to contact immediately the Army Recruiting Station nearest to them for information about joining the WAC. The state must provide about 25 additional recruits to meet its quo'a for hospital technicians. The drive, in progress for a month, has the en dorsement of Governor Cherry, who designated OCD as the State agercy to cooperate with the army in secur ing the desired number of recruit. Governor Cherry nas urged every eligible North Carolina woman to consider seriously the service she can render in the WAC as a hospital technician. 0 Pick Trustees At N.C. University RALEIGH, March 14. The Legis lature, in joint session, today con firmed the following as trustees of the Pirenter University of North Caro lina: For terms expiring March 31, 1937: J. R. Fearing of Bertie. William H. Sullivan of Guilford, Lionel Weil of Wayne, for terms expiring March 31, 1053: Warle Earbcr of Chatham, Sam uel M. Blount of Boaufnrt, Victor Brvant of Durham. Ger'rudc Carra- wav of Craven, John W. Clark of Guilford, Collier Cobb, Jr.. of Or ange, George S. Coble of Davidson. Mrs. Laura W Cone of Guilfort, John G. Dawson of Lenoir, Joseph C. Eagles of Wilson, Samuel J. Ervin of Burke, W. Roy Hampton of Washing ton, J. Q. LeGrand of New Hanover, Henry A. Lineberger of Gaston, Fran cis M. Newsom of Forsyth, Glenn C. Palmer of Haywood, Edwin Pate of Scotland. J. C. Pittman nf Lee, J. E. Rnmsnv of Rowan, Roy Rowe of Pen der, J. Benton Stacy of Rockirgham, Kenneth S. Tanner of Rutherford, and William B. Umstead of Durham.' Planes Scare Sharks LOS ANGELES. A Catalina flying boat crew saved the lives of 23 Ameri can merchant seamen whose vessel had been torpedoed by a Japanese submarine. Unable to land on the ocean because of heavy seas, the crew of the flying boat circled over the helpless seamen, who were drif ting in lifeboats, throughout the night, dropping life preservers, rafts and food, and scaring off a school of man-eating sharks. In the morning two other Catalinas appeared and kept diving almost into the water until a Naval sloop arrived and res cued the seamen. Eyander B. McNeill Dies At Home Here Sunday Night Fllneral Services For Prominent Businessman-Farmer To Be Held Friday Morning At Home j Evander Blue McNeill aged 77, i Passed away quie'ly at aoout lime o'clock last night last night after an illness of about two years. Funeral services will be held at the home on Friday morning at eleven o'clock, with the Rev. Harry K. Hol land, pastor of the Raeford Pres byterian church officiating. Burial will be in Raeford cemetery. Pallbearers will be John McKay Blue, C. L. Thomas, N. A. Mc Donald, A. K. Stevens, T. B. Up church, Jr. Archie McKeithan and W. J. Coates. Mr. McNeill was a native of Moore county, having been born there on January 29, 1868. He was the son of Dr. John Norman and Mary Eliz.i Blue McNeill. He attended the we!l I'" u Hn:rsch"o ?f whlch John E, Kelly was headmaster. j As a young man he was in the turpentine business in Cumberland and Montgomery county of this state .'and also in Alabama. Returning to j this state in 1901, for some time he made his home at Timberland with his sister, Mrs. J. A. Blue and in 1902 he moved to Raeford to be come associated with the late J. W. McLauchlin, J. C. Thomas and Dan r-i : ,1 hkt I which they organized and built into one of the leading mercantile busi nesses of this section. He was also interested in a number of other com mercial concerns and server as presi dent of the Bank of Raeford, vice president of the Upchurch Milling and Storage company, and was a large stockholder in the Hoke Oil and Fertilizer company and the Rae ford Power and Manufacturing com pany. Besides, he owned and op erated a number of farms in the county. Due to failing health he had given up much of the actual operation of these interests several years ago. A devoted an active member of the ; Raeford Presbyterian church, Mr. McNeill gave liberally to its sup port, and was instrumental in the erection of the present handsome building. He had served the church as an elder for a number of years. He was a former town commissioner. served two terms on the Board of County Commissioners, and in 1937 and 1939 represented the county in the General Assembly. Mr. McNeill was married to Miss Matie Scales of Monroe in 1304. She died in 1908. Since that time he has kept his own home open but spent much time with his sister, Mrs. Blue. His last years have been spent in his home with his one son, J. Law rence McNeill and family. Though quite sick for the past few weeks, he never complane and was conscious until the last. Mrs Blue visited him earlier in the evening and he ap peared quite cheerful during then- conservation. Surviving are one" son: three grand children: two sisters, Mrs. Blue and Mrs Smith McKeithan of Raeford; and a brother, the Rev. Malcolm Daniel McNeill of Sanford. RocMshPTABuys lunch Equipment Lunchroom equipment installed in the Rockfish school this year has been purchased by the Rockfish Parent-Teichers association at a cost of $135, according to a report read Monday night by Mrs. A. W. Wood, treasurer of the organiza tion, which met at the school. The lunchroom was planned early last year, and throughout the sum months much food and supplies were conserved by members, in pre paration for the opening of the room last fall. Equipment was installed early in the school year and suc cessful operation of the lunchroom, with hot meals at very low cost to the children, was reported. The program was opened by a re port of the president, Mrs. M. S. Gibson, of the part the children ot the school are taking in promo ting matters related to our nation's war effort. This report was ampli fied y County Superintendent K. A. MacDonald, who gave a summary of the war activities of children ot tha schools of the county. Mrs. Thomas McLauchlin, Bible teacher of the Raeford and Hoke high schools, exhibited work done by students of her classes In relig ious education. Mrs. McLauchlin presented also fifteen students of the school, whose program exemplified the Bible instruction work with a I summary of elements covered in th course of instruction.