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VOLUME XXXIX NO. 42
RAEFORD, N. C . THURSDAY, MARCH IS, 1945
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NEWS Of OUR
M EN w WOMEN
IN UNIFORM
Award Bronze Medal
To Sgt. Currie
WITH THE 83rd Infantry Divi
sion in German. Sgt. Irvin R. Currie
of Red Springs, has been awarded
the Bronze Star for meritorious ser
vice in action against the enemy in
Europe He is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Albert R. Currie of Rt. 1, Red
Springs.
Citation or incident for which a
ward was made as follows:
"For meritorious service in Car
entan Sector, Normandy, France,
from 4 July 1944 to 19 July 1944. as
line.Tian, under heavy enemy fire
maintained communications to the
front lines."
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Air Medal Presented
Lt. Luther Dew
HEADQUARTERS. 13th AAF, PA
CIFIC. 2nd Lt. Luther Dew, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Dew of Lum
ber Bridge, has recently been pre
sented the Air medal for "meritorious
achievement while participatng in
sustained operational flight mis
sions in the Southwest Pacific area."
Lt. Dew is a co-pilot with the 13th
AAF"s Boir.ber Barons (5th bomb
group). He has participated in 13th
AAF Liberator strikes against enemy
installatiins throughout the South
west Pacific and is at present en
ggaged in bfasting Japanese positions
in support of ground forces in the
Philippines. He entered the AAF in
October, 1943, and joined his present
overseas organization, the Bomber
Barons, in June, 1944.
He is a former student of the Uni
versity of North Carolina and re
ceived his pilot training at Avon
Park Fla., Cochran Field, Ga., and
Park Fla., Cochran field, Ga., and' . 7 ,. , . .. , ,
'.. . . ... . ... .services to Dav a final tribute to a
was commissioned at Mooay rieia, i
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Ga., in October, 1943.
Wins Promotion
The Hard Way
WITH THE 540th ENGINEERS IN
FRANCE. That line, "there'll be no
promotions this side of the ocean."
isn't quite true. But men are get
ting them the hard way earning
them in the field after they have
proved they can handle a job for
which there is a rating vacancy.
The 540th Engineer Regiment's of
ficer has announced seven new pro
motions for enlisted men in the
line companies of his comand. For
these men the promotions have come
neither easily nor quickly All havepete MeQuecn of clinton; William H.
Deen in uie army ai it-asi nioiutis,
some three years. All have served
overseas either 27 or 28 months. All
have the Giod Conduct medal.
The list of promotions included
Samuel B. Hendrix, 29, of Raeford,
from technician fifth grade to corp
oral. Each of these men wears six cam
paign stars in his Africa-Europe-Middle
East theatre ribbon for the major
campaigns in which the famed 540th
Engineer Regiment has participated
A veteran among outfits now serv-j weeks, were conducted from the
ing in the European Theatre of opera- j Presbyterian church at Parkto.i Sun
tions, the 540th has been in Africa, day at 4 p. m. by the Rev. G. F
Sicily, Italy, including Anzio. The Kirkpatrick of Maxton. Interment
Regiment came across southern
France shores last August and now
is fighting the battle for Germany
Cpl. Hendrix, the son of Mrs. Ag-,
neis B. Hendrix of route 2, Raeford,
is an assistant unit foreman.
Commissioned
P. A. Webb Jr. of Raeford, was
commissionea a scconn ncuii-nam ,r.
me marine -orps on merer, aut-r
successfully completing officers can-!
didate school at Quantico, Va., the.
Le.therneck;s only O-C school He
received training at Chapel Hill and
then was sent to Quantico in Nov
ember of last year.
Lt Webb is the son of Mr. and
f wrou. " el,r"u,,,B" Rowland Brown, Mrs. Douglas Brown
ten-day leave with them. He ' willand Master John M Brown of Red
report for further duty at Camp Sprin Mrs g g Toarj Mrs
Pendleton, Oceanside, California -at, w . . R Rnwen nf Hone
the end of his leave.
He is a graduate of Hoke High
school and attended Appalachian
State Teachers college. Lt. Webb
has one brother in service, Walter,
who was stationed in Trinidad for
two years, but who is now serving
with an infantry unit in Holland.
S 2-C Zane Grely Norton, USNR,
who has just completed boot train
ing at Bainbridge, Md., is spend
ing a nine day leave with his pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Norton.
W. E. English, CM 1-c, is home on
leave from Camp Parks, Calif.
S-Sgt. James Cecil spent ihe past
week end at home. I
Bronze Medal Is
Presented Widow Of
Pvt. D. McRacken
I r.nnnral II C r.U.,. rI.,l,-
Award At Services In Red
Springs Sunday.
A special recognition service was
held at Red Springs Baptist church
Sunday morning, when the Bronze
medal, for heroism in action, for
Pvt. Dougald McRacken was pre
sented posthumously to his wife, Mrs.
Maggie Mae Norris McRacken, by
Brig. Gen. Henry fj- Coburn, Jr., sur
geon, of Fort Bragg.
The service was arranged by the
Charlie Hall Post, American Legion,
and the lev. Troy Jones, pastor of
the church. Members of the Legion
post and Legion auxiliary atttended
in a body.
Preceding the presentation, a brief
sacred service was held by Mr.
Jones and Chaplain H. G. Be.iinger,
after which Chaplain Bedinger intro
duced Brigadier General Coburn.
After taps were sounded by the
Legion bugler, Dickson Currie, the
flags were retired by the Legion col
or bearers, Silas Collins and James
Odom.
Private McRacken was a son of
Mrs. A. B. McRacken of Red Springs
and the late Mr. McRacken of Dun
darrach. Besides his mother and
wife, he is survived by a baby daugh
ter, Myrtis Ann, and several brothers
and sisters. He had previously been
awarded the Purple Heart.
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Funeral Services
For LB. McNeill
Funeral services for the late E. B.
McNeill were conducted from the
home last Friday. A throng of friends
and relatives from all over the county
nnH sTirrniinH in a trtuens attended thp
r
man who had contributed much to
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liic wtriidie ui liie cuiiimuiii ij, 111-
ter.rent was in Raeford cemetery.
All business houses in Raeford were
closed during the funeral hour.
Among those from out-of-town at
tending the funeral rites were: the
Rev. and Mrs. M. D. McNeill, Mr. and
Mrs. D. B. Teague and daughter,
Emily. Mr. and Mrs. Gabe; Holrrs
and daughter, Emily Spicer, Mr. and
Mrs. Max Heins and Bettie Heins of
Sanford; John McKeithan of Raleigh:
Mrs Jonah McCJaulay of Biscoe; Neill
MrKeithan, Talbot Johnson, Mrs.
Ella Heckard of Aberdeen; Miss An
nie Borse and Mrs. John Phillips of
Cameron: Mr. and Mrs. Gregg Sut
ton, Vardell Williamson. O. J. Me
,- p-v,tm0. Mr anrf Mr
Holden of Wake Forest; and Pete
Stanton of Red Springs.
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Mrs, Maude Tolar
Dies At Parkton
Funeral services for Mrs. Maude
I Brown Tolar, 65, who died at her
home Friday after an illness of 2
was made in the Parkton cemetery.
Pallbearers were L. M. Pmveli,
Duncan Malloy. J. F. Buie, Lacy
Armstrong, Dan McMillan, and R. J.
iFurmagp.
Mrs. Tolar was the widow of he
'late M. R. Tolar. She is survived
M"- "iT,
. 'Lumber Bridge, Mrs. Ertle Will am-
son of Hyattsville, Md., Douglas S.
Tf)ar of Kinston and Ruth Tolar of
h(, home ghe .g as0 survived b
r:.nrtphlidren
Out-of-town relatives attending the
funena were Mrs E H To, Mf
and MrJ c L parker and Miss
(Betty Delk Parker of Wilmington;
'Mr. and Mrs. Paul McNeill of Buie;
Miss Carrie Brown, Miss Mae Brown,
Mills, Mrs. John B. Meares, Stan
ley Meares and Mrs. Ernest Blake
of Lumberton.
Summer Courses
Two terms of summer school be
ginning June 11 and July 23, are an
nounced at Presbyterian Junior col
lege. Courses will be given at Fresh
man and Sophomore levels and in the
first semester the ground school
course in aeronautics will be offered,
and flight training may be taken at
a nearby airport. Strong courses
in English, Mathematics, Spanish,
French, Chemistry, Physics, History,
Bible, and mechanical drawing are to
be offered.
! "The Crucifixion"
I To Be Given Here
On Good Friday
Stainer's Cantata, The Crucifixion
will be presented here on Good Fri
day, March 30, by the choirs of the
Methodist, Baptist, and Presbyterian
churches, and members of the Cha:ni
nade Music club. The cantata will
be given at the Methodist church at
8:00 p. m.j, and will be under the
direction of Miss Audrey Rrunkhurst,
director of music at the Presbyterian
church.
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Federal All-Risk
Crop Insurance
Available In Hoke
New Program Offers Greater
Protection Against Weather
Hazards.
The new Federal all-risk crop in
surance program now being offered
Hoke County cotton growers is an im
portant help in stabilizing the eco
nomy of communities, according to
T. D. Potter, chairman of the Hoke
County AAA Committec
"The new insurance progra.n not
only offers individual growers pro
tection against the unavoidable ha
zards to cotton growing, but helps
to keep the community in a healthy
condition as well," he declared.
"We all remember the terrible
droughts of 1934 and 1936. Many
farmers were completely wiped out
during these years, and those who
managed to keep going had little
or no.crop to sell. As a result, they
couldn't meet mortgage payments and
other obligations. They couldn't buy
machinery, furniture, clothing or
other necessities.
"Whole communities suffered from
these crop losses," he added, "but
with crop insurance it needn't have
happened. Crop insurance would
have protected crop investments and
would have absorbed the economic
shock to the communities."
The present program offers cot
I ton growers a choice of coverage of
1 50 or 75 percent of their average
I farm yields, and protects against
such unavoidable hazards to crops as
, d: oulit. floods, storms, frost, wild
I life, snow, excessive rainfall, hail,
fire, lightning, wind, plant disease,
wnterkill, and insects.
The insurance program is admin
istered locally by the AAA, and grow
ers have until April 10, 1945 to ap
ply. n
Guide Book Group
Wants Names All
War One Veterans
All names of World War I veterans
of Hoke county are wanted for
printing in the American Guide Book,
which is being completed by the Wo
man's club. An incomplete list of
those men who were sent from Hoke
county has been secured from a
News-Journal of September, 1918. All
veterans who have moved into the
county during the last few years and
have not placed their names with the
local American Legion, are asked
to leave their names at the office
of Dr. R. L. Murray in the next day
or so, as all material is ocing secured
to be sent to press very soon.
A very in'eresting history of Rae-
ford and Hoke countv, written bv
I). S Poole is to be printed in this
book, and the committee feels sure
every family in the countv will want
copy of the Amy-lean Gflide Bookm'"- lnrrc a' many icm-
for their home.
Dr Watson Dies
In Greenville
Dr. Thomas Melville Watson, 50,
died suddenly at his home in Green
ville at 5 o'clock Monday, March 12,
of a heart attack. Dr. Watson, a
native of Riverton, Scotland County,
began his practice of medicine in
Maxton, where he made many friends.
After leaving Maxton, he was asso
ciated with Dr. Van Buren Sidbury
of Wilmington for a number of years
before settling in Greenville.
Dr. Watson is survived by his
wife, the former Miss Mary Patter
son Livingston of Wagram; a son.
Charles, and a daughter, Janet; also
his mother, two brothers, Dan W.
and Duncan McNeal Watson.
Funeral services were held
Greenville and Interment wm at
Rnrinff Hill rcmeterv at Waffrflm. ,
Among those attending from Maxton
were: Dr. McClelland, Miss Maggie
McKinnnn, Mr. and Mrs. John Pace,
Mrs. John McKinnon, Miss Jane Mc
Kinnon, and Mr. and Mis. C. A.
Hasty.
Bastogi Yero Rewarded
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Lt Gen. George S. Patton Jr. makes farthrr plans with Brif. Gen. Anthony
C. McAuliffe after Patton's men lifted the seige ol Bastogne. Gen. Mv
Aulitfe had ust received the DSC from Gen, Patton. Help speed iher
plans with War Bonds. From V. S. Treczv-r
Freezer-Locker Will
Be Installed Here
Locker Rental Committee Autho
rizes Formation Of Local Cor
poration To Start Building At
Once.
Hoke County is now to have its
own Frozen Food Locker Plant! At a
meeting of the local Locker Rental
Committee Monday night, D. J. Dal
ton, chairman of the co.nmittee, an
nounced that more than 180 lockers
have now been rented, which permits
application to the War Production
Board for priorities to build a plant
with 300 lockers.
Mr. Dalton stated that it is expec
ted enough additional lockers will be
rented before the application is gran
ted to permit a plant with at least
500 lockers, which is the usual size
plant now being built in many com
munities throughout North Carolina.
In addition to the lockers there will be
additional space provided for bulk
storage of foods at zero temperature.
The new plant will be centrally
located in Raeford and several sites
are now under discussion. Quick
freezing facilities will be provded in
the new plant s.o that foods can be
frozen at 20 degrees below zero.
Large space' will also be provided for
salt curing of pork as well as for
chilling and aging of beef and other
meats. Vegetables and fruits will
I also be processed and frozen and the
moslt
modern equipment provided
'for handling of poultry, fish and
game.
Abner S. Knowles. county ncont,
stated that many fanners who have
not as yet rrnde their applications
' for lockers will now do so when they
knf,w the plant is d.-f::iitly to he
ricnts of Kaciora who win want loc
kers, now that tne .plant is assurer.
Every other lirker plant in the slate
is now rented to full capacity and
when that is done here, additional
appications for lockers ran only be
put on the "waiting list" for a long
period.
The committee unanimously elected
Thomas B. Upchurch. Jr., to mem
bership on the committee in recogni
tion of the outstanding work he has
done in bringing the public interest
up to the point where the plant is
now to become a reality to serve not
only the residents of the town but
the farmers of Hoke county.
Tom Cameron stated that the mat
ter of securing a capable manager
for the new plant has been under dis
cussion and that a desirable can
didate for this position would be
ready for submission to the officers
of the new corporation as soon as it
is organized and ready for. business.
iT. D. Potter and N. H. G. Balfour and
t others on the committee pledged
'their full aid in the renting Of ad
ditional lockers as well as in the
work of forming the new corpora
tion to,huild and operate the plant.
Subscription lists for stock in the
new corporation were authorized to
be opened by the committee and it is
hoped that ownership of the new
enterprise will be wide-spread
, U. S. Sitail CorpM Pbst
throughout the entire county. The
capital stock is to be $35,000.00 which
is to consist of 350 shares of $100.00
par value each and to be paid for
as called on by the board of directors.
The books will be opened immediate
ly and will be closed on Tuesday,
April 3rd.
Applications for stock can be made
to D. J. Dalton, chairman of the com
mittee or to T. B. Upchruch, Jr., Tom
Cameron, T. D. Potter, N. H. G. Bal
four, J. D. Tapp Marshal Newton,
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F. McPhaul, N. F. Sinclair or
Damei lUCOUI.
Since the locker plant is a public j products exclusively from the dis
enterprise intendei to serve the en- tributor. The purpose of this amend
tire community, it is the hope of the ment is to prevent a distributor from
committee that the ownership will I purchasing an outlet, lending money
be represented by stock subscriptions or supplies to a retailer in order to
of moderate size by many people in
the county.
A brief canvass of representative
men in the community indicated that
all of the funds required can readily
be secured but it is first desired that
everyone in the county who wishes
to do so shall have a full and equal
opportunity of owning stock in the
company. Based on the operation
of other locker plants in the state
which have been in business seve
ral years, it is believed that the stock
will show a very satisfactory record
in dividen is.
Charles W. Townsley, representing
Community Foods, Inc , a company
affiliated with the Carrier Corpora
t.ori and whose business is the de-
F.n, engineering and construction of self or under his (iirect supervision;
locker plants. Wiis present at the com-I and (3) applicant has not been con
mil'.ee mre'ingand presented blue-'victed of a fclonv. crime involving
je'ints and technical information of
'.he gieatc.st i.rporlance as to the
mitt rnnarin and efficient methods
of locker plant construction opera-
t'On.
Mr. Townsley stated that, so far
is generally known, no locker plant
in the country has ever closed up
once it started, which is very definite
proof that locker plants are making
money. On the other hani, about
80 percent of the locker plants have
had to increase their size once, two or
three times since they started. He
j said that in talking with Dr. Brady
ot me state (.oiisfie, tne one point
which the doctor stressed was "not
to build the plants too small." Loc
ker plants have a habit of growing
far beyond the size thought adequate
in the beginning as people find thru
experience that they soon want two,
three or even more lockers to take
care of their food.
Thre are now well over 6,000 loc
ked plants in operation throughout
the country and Dr. Brady estimated
that there will be at least 200 such
plants in North Carolina when the
state is fully developed. The com
mittee which has worked so hard to
get the plant established in this com
munity is to be congratulated or
seeing to jt that Hoke County is one
of the leaders in this field, as it has
been in so many others in bringing
the most modem and efficient means
of food preservation to the progres
sive citizens of Hoke County .
War Fund Drive
Of Red Cross
Nears Completion
County Contributions Total $7,-
045.38 With Nearly All Divi
sion Leaders Reporting.
The War Fund Drive fo rthe Red
Cross is nearly completed and Hoke
County has considerably oversub
scribed its quota, according to H. L.
Gatlin, Jr., drive chairxan, who states
that only three subdivisions into
which the county was divided have
failed to reach quota and that near
ly every group leader and school
division has made final reports.
The Bank of Raeford, which has
acted aas treasurer for the drive, re-
ports that S7,045.38 had been de
posited to the special account at clos
ing time yesterday afternoon, and
that this was $1,645.38 over the quota.
The drive will continue through
out the month and persons who have
not contributed may make them di
rect to the treasurer at the Bank of
Raeford or to Chairman Gatlin, it
was said.
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Local Agencies
Given Control
Beer Licenses
Number Of Changes In Control
Of Beer Sales Made By Gen
eral Assembly.
RALEIGH, March 20. Several
changes in the laws governing the
sale and distribution of beer in North
Carolina were made by the 1945
General Assembly.
The North Carolina Committee
United States Brewer Foundation,
in an analysis released today, said
these amendments will:
Authorize county and municipal
governing boards to refuse renewal
of retail beer license when "appli
cant has, during the preceding li
cense year, committed any act or per
mitted any condition for which his
license was, or might have been re
voked." Authorize the Comrissioner of
Revenue to revoke, refuse or deny
renewal of license to retail or whole
sale dealer exposing for sale or hav
ing in his possession any non-tax
paid beer.
Prohibit an agreement between
distributor and retailer whereby the
rotaiW i ronnirprf In nnrrho all
secure a monopoly on the outlet's
business and prevent the retailer
from buying other brands of beer.
Permit municipal and county courts
to act in revocation proceedings filed
with the Commissioner of Revenue.
This section also eliminates the 1943
provision which abates proceedings
before municipal or county boards
when complaint filed with the com
missioner. Require all applicants for retail and
wholesale licenses to meet same con
ditions as retailers in securing state
beer licenses. These requiremnts in
clude: (1) applicant must be bona
fide resident of North Carolina at
least one year; (2) applicant in
tends to carrv on business for him-
iroral turp tinlc or violating the pro
hibition laws.
Make it a criminal liability for
any person, firm or corporation "en
Racing in any activity for yhich a
state, county or municipal license is
requred .... without obtaining such
license or continuing such activity
after expiration of any state, 'county
or municipal license."
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Wagram High To
Have Square Dance
A square dance, sponsored by the
senior class of Wagram High school,
will be held on Thursday evening,
March 29 at 8:30 o'clock in the Wa
gram gymn. Proceeds from the eve
ning will be used for the class an
nual. The public is cordially in
vited. Amputate Lee
Friends of Alex Reid, colored, much
respected janitor of the Bank of Rae
ford, will regret to know that he is
in Moore County General hospital,
where it was fourfj necessary to
amputate a leg.
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The Rocky Mount Fat Stock show
will be held on April 4 and 5, says
a report from Leland Case, Exten-
sion Animal Husbandman of the State
College Extension Service.
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