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The Hoke County News
The Hoke County Journal
VOLUME XXXIX, NO. 51
Kifct'Oivu. iv c. THURSDAY, MAY 24th, 1943
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MINWWOMIN
IN UNIFORM
Lt. Eldred Helton
Liberated
Li. Eldred Helton, son of Mrs.
Mary Helton of Timberland, has been
liberated from a German prisoner of
war camp, accorUirTg to a Red Cross
notification received Tuesday by
Mrs. Helton. Lt. Helton, member
of trie airforces, was shot down over
Germany some months ago.
Sgt. Howard Pope
Wants Cards From
Friends
S-Sgt. Howard Pope, prisoner of
the Japanese since the fall of the
Philippines, has written-'a'Sirfnr tor
mail from his friends. It appears
that the Japs are becoming slightly
more liberal with prisoner's mail
privileges than was formerly their
practice, according to a message re
ceived this week by his stop-mother,
Mrs. Lola Pope of Raeford. His ad
dress is:
S-Sgt. Howard L. Pope
United States Prisoner of War
Osaka Camp, Japan
Via New York, N. Y.
A message of 25 words may be
printed or typed on a card accord
ing to present regulations.
Worth McColl Takes
Training At Norfolk
"Worth AlltTn TiTcColl, 19, seamai
second class, USNR, of Lumber
Bridge, N. C, recently arrived at
the Naval Training station at Norfolk.
Va., to train duties aboard a new de
stroyer of the Atlantic fleet. He
completed other instruction at Bain
bride, Md. Son of Mr. and Mrs.
Silas McColl of Lumber Bridge, h3
as two brothers in the army, Tom,
0, a private, and Silas, 26, private
first class. Before enlisting, he work
ed on his father's tobacco and cotton
farm. He attended high school in
Parkton.
On Channel Shuttle Run
With Allied Supplies
ABOARD THE USS LST 527 IN
AN ENGLISH SOUTH COAST PORT
(delayed). George R. Nelson, 18,
S 2-c, USNR, son of Mr. an.l Mrs.,
W. A. Nelson of Raeford, is one of
the crewman aboard this busy craft
who break the monotony of other
wise routine shuttle runs across tne
channel with Allied supplies by set
ting records then breaking them
with extra all-out efforts. Cargoes
of tanks, guns, trucks and jeeps are
being taken across to France in con
stantly shorter time. On one occa
sion, LST 527 hit the beach, dis
charged her cargo and retracted from
the beach in 28 minutes. On D-Day
in Normaridy the ship was across the
channel with personnel and equip
ment of a Royal armored division
exactly one month after she had
lirst sailed into a British port.
Lt. Bruton Home On Leave
Lt. Robert Bruton, who has been
serving overseas with the infantry,
is at home on a forty-five day leave.
Lt. Bruton, serving in France and
Germany, was wounded twice, al
though not seriously, and was hos
pitalized in England. He has been
awarded the Purple Heart and Sil
Star. Lt. Bruton is married to the
former Miss Christine McNeill of
Raeford and they will spend part
of his leave in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Pvt. wiuiam r. wiikiiv, ixjh
f. Mre V. A Wripht. is at
aim . o---, -
home from Bushnell General hos
pital, Brigham City, Utah, on a thirty
day convalescent leave.
John Lewis McCain, younger
son of Dr. and Mrs. P. P. McCain,
has reported for his boot training
at Bainibridge, Maryland. His ad
dress is Co. 4149, Barracks 417 U,
USNTC.
Pfc. Mary Pope Matthews of Fort
Sam Houston, Texas, is spending a
two-weeks furlough with her family
In Raeforvl.
Lt. Jimmy Stone was at home this
;eek enroute to Fort Monroe.
Lt. W. U Seals of Quewhiffle town
ship has been transferred to Fort
Monroe and has been at home on I
short leave this week.
Lt. Sam Morris, who has been at
tending school in Baltimore, is at
home op leave and is visiting his
mother, Mrs. Bruce Morri.
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Protect Vital Information!
Pinup Baby Given War Bonds
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THE WINNER Little 15-month-old Harolyn Cheryl Meyer of Trenton
New Jersey, official pinup girl of the I'SS New Jersey, was made S3,20(
richer in War Bonds through donations by the crew of the IISS New Jerse;
for use in obtaining her future education. Governor Walter E. Edge mad
the presentation. The child's father, an Army Air Corps pilot, is a prisonei
of war in Germany. lie has never seen his little beauty queen. She is held
by her mother, Mrs. Harry C. Meyer.
Child Bondowners
Get Walt Disney
Certificates
i Make Awards At
Grammar
School Tuesdav Morning: Pic
ture ot Group To Be Made
Mrs. H. A. Cameron, chairman of j The discussion twill be led by W. P.
bond sales to children, states that the j Philips, agriculture teacher of Hoke
colorful certificates designeU by Walt j High school. Various dusters, spray
Disney will again be awarded to ers and insecticides' will be on dis
the children of Hoke County during j play. The garden leaders in all the
the 7th War Loan campaign.
The requirements to be entitled
to receive the certificates, which are
bordered with pictures of the favorite
Disney cartoon creations, are that the
bond be issued in the name of the
child and that the child be 12 years
of age or less. They may be bought !
by the child's parents or by the child
himself.
All children in the grammar grades
of the Raeford high school who have
had bonds purchased in their names
in the 7th Loan drive wul be awarded
their certificates on Tuesday morn
ing. May 29th, at a brief exercise to
be held at the grammar school buil
ding immediately after the Gram
mar Grades commencement exer
cises which begin at 10:30. Follow
ing the presentation of the certifi
cates a News-Journal photographer
will make a picture of the group
which is to be used in local and
state papers the following week.
When the campaign is concluded in
June it is hoped that it can be ar
ranged to make a picture of the
entire group of juniors from through
out the county, for use in the na
tional promotion of junior sales of
bonds in the 8th War Loan campaign.
Hoke High News
During assembly Wednesday morn
ing, the pupils of Miss Mayme Mc
Keithan's home room presented a
one act comedy entitled "Oh Mrs.
Townsend!" The devotional was led
by Margaret Willis. Joseph Thomp
son gave a humorous reading.
Mrs. W. E. Cook, former teacher
of music, visited the high school
Wednesday and playeM two selec
tions for assembly.
All the pupils in the eighth grade
have been given general aptitude
tests, and the results of these tests
have been filed in the office as part
of the pupils permanent record.
The seventh grade pupils from all
of the county schools visited Hoke
High Friday of last week. During
the afternoon they enjoyed a game of
soft ball.
Mrs. White has a front hall display
of work done by her biology classes.
Mrs. Durham's second and third
year home economics pupils have
just completed a unit in making
plackets, bounldi button holes, and
set in pockets.
Pupils of Mrs. Gore's civics class
saw the film "Freedom Rides on Rub
ber" Thursday during the sixth per
iod. Examinations in the high school
begin today and continue into next
week.
Garden Leaders' School
Tuesday May 29
Since garden leaders in the Ho:r.e
demonstration clubs 'will give the
demonstration at club meetings in
June, a Leaders school for these wo
men will be held in the courtroom
I on Tuesday afternoon, May 29, at
three o'clock," says Josephine Hall,
home agent. The subject for tiiscus-
sion is "Control of u-araen insects
clubs are urged to attend and any
one else who is interested.
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Guilford Seeking
Funds For Campus
Development Plan
Mrs. V. R. White. Raeford Chair
man. Attends District Meeting
At Fayetteville.
Excellent progress in the raising
of funds for the Guilford College
campus development program is re
portrtf this week by Floyd Monroe,
program director, who states inai
SSI9, ?Lt ?J2ra fUnd f $33'' I
000 has been raised
A series of workers conferences
are being held in eastern Carolina
this month under the direction of
Mrs. R. B. John of Fayetteville, and
these have been attended by Mrs
Ruth Levering White and Principal
V. R .White of Raeford. Mrs. White
is chairman of the Hoke county group
working for the fund and Mr. White
is chaiman for tne Fayetteville dis
trict. Both are graduates of the
college. Another conference will be
held at Fayetteville at the Highland
cafeteria on next Tuesday evening at
7 o'clock. ,
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Alfred Cole Buys
Graham Interest
In Gulf Station
Alfred Cole, a first sergeant in
Uncle Sam's armed forces since Sep
tember, 1940, has returned to civilian
life with a bang, and despite the
OPA is making an effort to supply
customers with gasoline. He pur
chased this week the interests of
Arch A, Graham in the Gulf sta
tion which Mr. Graham has operated
for the past 21 years at the intersec
tion of Main Street and 15-A.
Mr. Cole will operate the business
as Coles Gulf Station and will con
tinue to handle the lines of products
made by the Gulf concern and the
accessories, tires and batteries which
were carried -by Mr. Uraflam.
Chauffers Renew
Licenses
Drivers licenses for chauffers, taxi
and truck drivers are being renewed
this month and next, it was stated
by Mr. Frye, license examiner last
Friday. June 30 is the latest date
for renewal examinations, he said.
Mr. Frye is in Raeford each Friday
morning from 9 to 12 o'clock.
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Zip the Lip,
Hoke High Finals
Will Be Held
Wednesday May 30
Students Again To Make Gradu
ation Addresses; Holland To
Preach May 27.
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the
R. White, district principal of
Raeford Schools, announced
Tuesday that Miss Margaret Mc
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.viargarei mc -
Kenzie has accepted the principal
ship of the Raeford graded school
At the same time, a completed sche
dule for commencement events "
made public.
The sermon to the graduates
the Rev. H. K. Holland of the R,
ford Presbyterian church will
given Sunday morning, May 27. i
eleven o'clock in the high schoo
auditorium.
ine seventh gra:.e promotion pro -
gram will be given Monday morning.
May 28, at 10:30 o'clock at the high
school. P. A. Wilson will be the
speaker. Frieda Moss will give the
solutatory address, and Clura Anne
Blue will deliver the valedictory
rr. , : nn .1
uii jutsuaj evening, may ju, aij"i uie wuiuiina riratr ana ugm
8:15 o'clock the Senior cla
wi II
present "Americans All
play-
pageant which has a Pan-American
Fiesta as its theme.
"Universal Peace" vU be the
theme of the graduation exercises
for the Hoke County high school
on Wednesday evening, May 30, at
8:15 o'clock. There will be five tu
dent speakers, including the vale
dictorian, the salutatorian, the class
president, and two others chosen
for outstanding scholarship. Ameri
ca's Obligation, In'.J,iv'dual Responsi-
j bilityl and Education in making and
keeping peace will be discussed. The
exercises will be concluded with
the awarding of prizes and dip
lomas. The folowing will receive
diplomas: Ina Mae Benner, Shirley
Blue, Jack Campbell, Naomi Cothran,
Harold Gillii, Margaret Haire, Margie
Haire, Grace Jones, Harriet Jones,
Vera King, Judy Klouse, Donnie
Lytle, Miriam Miller, Laura Mc-
Dougald, John McGregor, Lora Mae!
McKenzie, Lewis McNeill, Percy Mc
Neill, Lee O Briant, Mary Peele, Mar
garet Ray, Thomas Ray, Angelo Sor
rentino, Mary Ida Walters, Elmira
Whitley and Wilton Wood.
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Complete Erection
Honor Roll Board
Committee Plans To Mount
Names As Soon As Materials
Are Available.
The concrete block form UDon
which will be mounted the bronze
placques of the Hoke County Honor
Roll of men and women in the arm-l
ed services was completed yesterday
by John Murdoch McDuffie, and
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to ptaeT.lToiS.r fo? oneP o? ihl
plaques at an early date. ' It is locat
ed on the central grass plot of the
Armory property.
Originally a temporary type ma
terial was planned for the mounting
of the names, but in recent weeks
bronze materials have become avail
able, and it is quite likely that action
will be withheld on further work
until an estimate of the costs of
tVi n.".rmanont hrAn7a ramoe fan h I
obtained. ,J. A. BaUCOITt Will
The names committee has secured I m i
the names of nearly 1,500 Hoke Coun- j Mave Appliance
tians who are or have been in the'jQj.g fiere Soon
service in this war, and the con-
struction of a plaque containing this
-,..u ...ill .,:-a .-Am. imrx ;
' .. ' ' his stock of general merchandise to moving picture machine, just pur
was SaiQ. 'tha Rollr-TTaneHiila ilnrot nhm to 1 I r.- ,u. ...u.i. M
Present plans call for installation
. . . t , ,
I vvi "".l"e Vi k m i
lilt; midlu uil niuLii win uc i, imc
of all service-connected men anU
women who have gone from the
county. And on the rear panel at
the end of the war there will be
placed a placque on which will be
listed the men lost in action, decora-
, . i 4i v: I .
lions ana cimuohs, a.m u.e uis..j
rank attained by all commissioned
officers,
Mrs. Ina Euthune is chairman
of the names committee and infor-
mation regarding service men should j
be sent direct to her. Families are
asked to make sure that she has been
supplied with the records of all
members who are now or have been
in the armed foregj.
Recent additions to the list, report
ed by Mrs. Bethune. included:
WHITE
Lytch, Ethel Gibson
INDIAN
Lochlear, Edward
Lawry, Huse.
Sonjr Group
The Lone Star Quartette will give
an entertainment at the Roekfish
school on Friday night. May 25. for
the benefit of the school lunch room
and under the sponsorship of the
PTA, it was announced here today.
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Bethel-Shiloh To
Begin June 4.
Vacation Bible schools will be held
at Bethel and Shiloh churches from
June 4-15, according to an announce
ment made Tuesday by the Rev.
William B. Gaston. The school at1
Shiloh will be from 8:30 to 11 A.I
M. and at Bethel from 3:00 to 5:30 1
,P- M- Miss Josephine Lindsay, from
the Assembly Training school, Rich -
n'nnn ri u-il! riirwlnr I himrpi
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aged lour years ana up ur? urged ic
attend.
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holders Exchange
?h Percentage
o
P. & L Co, Stock
' a
"Q rs And Officers Rrelected
U'.V. teeting May 1G.
H. May 16. ;ne'.y-one
ana- one-half per cent of the out-
standing S6 and $7 Preferred Stock
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company was onerea in exenange
by its holders for new $5 Preferred
durnig the 30-day period which , so tha, shopping W0Uld be more con
ended May 12, L. V. Sutton, Presi- ve,-;ent.
dent of the co.rpany. announced at w. C. PhilUps. who has been as
a stockholder's meeting here today. J0ciated with the Belk stores for
"Prior to the exchange offer" Sut-1 the past ten vears at Rockmgham,
ton said, "approximately 75 per .be manager ot the new businesJ
cent of the preferred stockholders here. -The store will have as com
ot the company lived m the twop!e.e a stock or high gradf? cjothing
Carolina?. " "It's gratifying to re- , and other goods as is possible under
port," he continued, "that more than present cW.itions " stated Mr. Phil
98 per cent of the shares held by t;., w .vnJ tr, v,,-,
resident stockholders were offered
for exchange."
Sutton went on to explain that
the company's proposal to call for
redemption 10 per cent of the oiit -
standing $6 and $7 preferred stock
would not effect holders of 100 or
less shares, and that a relatively
small percentage of stock, over andi,re broueht out these buvers are on
above that which yas not offered,
for exchange, wouM, be subject to
call in order to reduce by 10 per
cent s the total number of shares of
ouKsianraing preierrea. sonnel of the Baucom sales staff and
During the meeting, an amend-! that these men and women would
ment to the company's charter was : be on hand to greet the customers
adopted unanimously, which pro- 0I1 the opening Way. It is the policy
vided for the elimination of any,0f the business, he explained, to
reference in the charter to $6 and employ local people wherever possi
$7 preferred stock, and for increasing ( b!e and to cooperate and take an
the rights of the holders of the active part in the community life
new $5 preferred stock. Among sofar as possible, a policv established
such rights was the granting of thelby w. H Belk, president of the
privilege of preferred stockholders
to elect a majority of directors of the
compry upon lauure ,y lne c"m"lin 1Ionroe-
I r"J P7 ds . :
u uKi.cuua uu mc inn . h
stock.
I lne amendment proviaea runner
, that no additional securities having
comparame status couia De issuea
0 the company without a majority
approval by holders of new $a pre-.
fe"ed. stK
During the meeting, all of the di-
-tors of the company were , re-
elected. Prior to the stockholder's
meeting, the board of directors met
and took appropriate action neces
sary to the consummation of the
company's exchange" offer in con
nection with its preferred stock.
Immediately following the stock-
holder's meeting, the directors "frfft
: a&a'n and reelected all the officers of
tr'e company.
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T A Tin llr,rrt u'lln this ll'flalr er.'fi
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open a sales agency for all types of.be on hand with some good pictures
electrical home appliances as soon
as they become available for civilian
1 consumption, he stated yesterday
Mr. Baucom, who was associated
with his family in the operation of
the Baucom Cash store for many
years here, reorganized the firm last
year and became sole owner. Prior
t(J th th concern featured the
Frigidaire line o appliances and
jn ms naw business he expects to a-
(eature tnis ,jne of ds
Harry Hodges And
Wife At Home
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hodges, in
ternees of the Japanese for over
three years, who were recently lib
erated from a camp near Manila, P.
I., have arrived at their home in
Fayetteville. Mr. Hodges is a nep
hew of Mrs. John McGougan of Rae
ford and shortly after arriving at
his parents home, he called Mrs. Mc
Gougan by phone. His kid brother,
the 24-year-old Major Thomas Hod
ges, of the army airforces has just
arrived, home from Italy a short while
before he arrived in Fayetteville. Mr.
Hodges went to the Philippines six
years ego as a representative of the
International harvester company.
Belk-Hensdale To
Open Store Here
Friday June 1st
Charlottc-Fayettcville Concern
Huys Merchandise Stock Ot
The J. A. Baucom Cash Store.
Blk.H .,nsdj;e t.0ctr
, '. e "F' fJ . -,u"tm
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a department store in Raeford jn
Friday morning, June Is'., in the
building recently occupied by the
J. A. Baucom Cash store, it was an
nounced here this week by J. W,
Hensdule of Fayctteville.
The concern has purchased the
merchandise stock of the Baucom
store and leased the buiiding which it
occupied for a period of five years,
lit was said. During the pasi week
alterations and remodeling have been
in progress, and new merchandise
is now being arranged for the fuv
iir.al opening of the store.
Mr. Hensdale stated that the Be'.k-
u-n.-Hnio f,-o
at Fayetteville had
;,,,, ,i,nn f thp (avnr;,a
;nini, rpntpre fnr tt10 n,mip nf h-,i-
10 r f
, county, and that they were now pre
Darina o brimf a similar stock nf
, goods to the center ot Hoke couruv
, many items in stock Soi. our open.
I in-g which are difficult to obtain.
ard vvjll add others as thev becoma
. available again. Our concern h3S
,it3 headquarters in Charlotte and
maintains a buying office in New
York throughout the vear. and as
soon as new materials and style3
hand to make purchases for each of
the 225 stores of the business "
Mr. Phillips added that plans have
been made to retain most of the per-
company, about a half century ago.
when the first store was opened
Mr: Fhll"es saltl tnat a5. 500,1 "
a suuaDi' nouse was avatiame ne
would move his family here fro.-i
Rockingham, where his wife and
, three children are living at the pres-
ent time.
Postively The Last
Change In Court
Of Honor Date
Since its beginning, the Boy Scout
movement has been strictly mascu
line, but the Western District of the
Cape Fear Council seems to be
weakening a little along these lines.
iTwo weeks ago, the "district announced
the Court of Honor to be held in Gib
son in May, then last week the sec
ond announcement came out that the
Court would be held in Maxton the
first week in May, and now this
week we are at it again. This week
the announcement goes, 'he Court of
Honor will be held in Maxton or.
Friday. June 22nd. This last change
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was, iiiautr in uiuer uidi me nev
" .ui ,i..mK,.,
on scouting. There will be no con
tests at the court, but each troop will
be asked to work up a 2-minute dra-
, p-atazation of one of the scout laws.
Each troop will be notified 43
which law it is to use. The selec
tion will be made according to the
troop numbers, so if you know the
troop numbers, you will be able to
select your law ahea'A of the an
nouncement.
This seems to be the final an
nouncements as to the location and
time, but it might be well to just
remember that we of the Western
District are taking that feminine
characteristic which says "that it is
a woman's privilege to change her
mirid."
Mayor Neill McFadyen drove his
aunt, Mrs. J. W. McFadyen, to Mon
treat last Friday. She will spend
the summer there and the Pines
will be closecftil September.
Mrs. Frank Tapp has been quite
sick for the past week.
Mrs. Joe Hancock and her father,
Bruce Morris, came home Sunday
from Knoxville, Tenn., for a short
visit. Mrs. Hancock returned to
Knoxville Wednesday";