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The N ews-jiouir HOKE COUNTY'S BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM HOKE COUNTY'S ONLY NEWSPAPER nan The Hoke County Newt The ' 5 County Journal VOLUME XXXIX NO. 52 KAfcfuuu. i. c. THURSDAY, MAY 31st, 19t5 $2.UU PKK VfcAK news or OUR MENwWOMEN IN UNIFORM Hoke Men Receive Congratulations Of Gen. Doolittle The Eighth Air Force was con- ,r c- T-i.. 1... I t (-on B.JlUiai. v-c. ;;;land als iis ioan va,ue greats James H. Doolittle. commander, for.. , .. in .., their part in the victory over Ger many, according to several special dispatches received this week from England. Ttiose mentioned include: Tech Sgt. Robert T. Veasey, B-17 inspec- tor, the son of Mr. and Mrs. James A. vcascy oi minora; oiuii oti-i. germ luui u. eiu ui ie. . f "1818'1!!' "a!.r nZ ii T J mit n,t f-'imples fro.n both fides ofi of R2 Raeford !,he bnICi box samples n()t being ac. i Jno,tUTT,A"e ' heABC!1V'f '.ccntable. Each ginner must also the 8'h A.rforce s.nce August. 1942, c bonried Thp oxten.ion wrvice J General Dm, httlf stated: J forwarding applications for the i The Eshth Air Force as the,Smith-D , world's m.ghtiest s trateg.c bom bi ng M bon(, , force. Its personnel of 18d 000 was the equ.valent o 12 mfantry d.vi-th-e scn.. H suns, and it could send 21.000 air-; The farm(M. eIpct5 a . . an-, 1.000 fighters over Germany at - one time, a eomoat effort possible - 'y th"n;gl ,h0 M'1'''t ot icT- ?l nii'US.UiU?- Ol iumi-i i ins .'i"t v q S.nce August, 1842, when co.r.bat opc-ations began. Flying Fortresses I and Liberators of the Eighth dropped more than 700.000 tons of bombs on er.: 'ry targets. Fighter pilots shot, rown 5 250 Nazi planes and destroy- ed 4,230 others on the ground. Bomb- er gunners shot 6,000 Gcr.i an int;r centers out of the air. Pfc. Hall Liberated 1 rfc. Clinton F. Hall, who has been lei a prisoner of the Nazis at g 7 A, was liberated on April 29, according to a letter from him re reived Wednesday by his mother, Mrs. Ada.E. Hall of Route 2, Rae- .,A .lm frnm tho War i.j i. .m . "'v-;" - - denartment the louowing aay. i-ic. vr'ii ,-vin, with the 36th di- vision in France and was listed as i - r, - - .::.. ,. i n,kfr U I his letter to his mother, he wrote that he was in good health and hoped to be home in the near future Three Racfordians Have Bullfcst On Island Down In Pacific Alvis Dickson, Harold Keith and Ed McNeill have had a reunion in the South Pacific, all three being on nearby islane'.s. Alvis in the navy, Ed the army and Harold the air corn-. Alvis wrote that they had lunch together and talked long and lovingly of Raeford, fried chicken, watermelons and Rockfish creek. Home On Furlough Pfc. James L. Qurrie, son of Mr. and Mrs. D. Scott Currie of Rae ford, arrived last Saturday from Camp Plauche. New Orleans, La., to spend a 18-day furlough here. He will report back to r'uty at Fort Jackson, S. C, June 11th. Lt. William Lester Seals, who has been stationed at Fort Crockett. Texas, has been transferred to Fort Monroe, Va., where hp will attend school. Enroute to his new station Lt. Seals spent Thursday night ana Friday with his mother, Mrs. L. B. Seals. Warrant Officer George Bethune returned to Washington Monday night after spending the week end with his family in Raeford. Pvt. Roy W. Jones, who fought with the 69th division of the First army in Germany, has recently been awarded the Bronze Star medal for meritorius service in Europe. Pvt. Jones, the son of T. C. Jones of Route 2, Raeford, wears the com bat badge, and the ETO ribbon. 0 Bethel Announces Bible School Staff Daily Vacation Bible school will be held June 4-15 at Bethel Pre i.Verian church from 3 to 5:30 in .lie afternoon. All the children in the Bethel community between the ages of 4 and twelve are invited to attend and take part in this school. The teaching statf is as folows: Be ginners department Mrs. J. W. Mc " Bryde and Mrs. Lee Maxwell: Prim . ary dept. Misses Dorothy Pearson and Allyne Smith, and Mrs. N. A. Clark; Junior dept. Mrs. Lucy Smith and Mrs. D. J. Dalton; Pianist Lan don YaHborough; Director and song , leader Mis Josef .ine Lindsay. Cotton Classing Is Free Under S-D Act Free cotton classing by govern ment ctassers under the terms of 'X. A" . ... North Carolina farmers again this I year but farmer groups must make application for this service, says Dan r. Holler, Extension cotton marke ting specialists at State College. Fifteen times as much cotton was officially classed last year as in 1939 because the classing card with thrt ffrtHn i n rl ctin1n t 4U 11 e"""- " ""I'nr ui me luiuiii cotton or in obtaining loans, ac corVmgMo Holler. He suggests that growers contact their county agents and also request J their ginners to cooperate in obtain ing the free service. The classing jenrd on the cotton will be accep- M n any government loan and purchase programs s year the ginner must sub 'lcnt' a group representative, and ., n r,,,re,:ntn.ive f() such bl.,:e5S as sampline an(, n-a-iinu sarples for the group. The cotton ani wo'k fur cotton imprnve I'lrnt through their organization. ((. . . ... 1 ftree Little OtlllS npaw Tl,l. r:np. UraW 1 nree TineS : Possession1 of "little" stills, :rash, I beers and other supplies for the manufacture of stumphole liquor, brought fines for three negroes in Luimj vuuit i ucaua. on intra ucdiii paid $25 andcosts; Robert Smith Sta-'paid $25 and costs; Robert Smith Neill (alias Chapman) paid $50 and costs. McNeill had been convicted . here of similar charges previously it was slated. All thite were put on ' ml hoi- a.rinr 9 vanr, '," -":.."' " . . noDert mun was also conviceeei of nssaullins his father following an b - o argument over a plow. He was or- Hnrort n mv fh irf imt mvlAA leaner poiniea mil in.u me Bill Smith $3 for repair cost on the plow Ed P. Zilonka. white, paid costs, I for speeding: Charlie Caulk was i convicted of abandonment of 2 chil- dren with prayer for judgment con tinued for two weeks. LIBRARY NEWS Schedule: 10:30 to 6.:00 Monday through Saturday with 1 hour for lunch. 'Mr. and Mrs. Hallie L. Gatlin recently presented two books to Hoke county library in memory of Dr. A. A. McFadyen: "He Took it Upon Himself," by Margaret Slattery and "Poems With Pcwer to Strengthen the Soul," edited by James Mudge. They also gave "The Keys of the Kingdom," in memory of Mr. E. B. McNeill The following list of titles have been received: An Intelligent Ame- rican's Guide to the Peace, by Sum-I.0,e between the hours of 8:30- the ss7e of ,hl? 1944 Korth Caio..na mer Well's; Victoria Through thei-on o'clock in the morning. Alljrot,rn the department has re- Looking Class, Life of Lewis Car- children in and around this com-1 eale.S. The production forecast at roll, bv Lennon: Some of These 1 ,i. Ki.,.-or.n ih , nf 4 and ; lhat time was exactly the sanv as n.iv. K,mhi Tnrtrer- Tho c.ontto. i mm Tnlk nl Pm 7i f f Vmmii Ross Trwin: Now That Anril's There. Neu- maun; The Violent Friends. Clewes; The Open City. Mydams; Sage Quar-!and ter, Bernice Kelly Harris: Doctor Woodward s Amoinon, seiiert. A reading club, Reading for Fun , World Parade, is being planned for vacation time to begin Monday, June 4, anl last until August 31. A num ber of attractive new books are be ing received and the boys and girls of the county are urged to come in and join. 0 Farmers Warned Against Cockleburs Raleigh, May 30. Farmers are warned to keep their hogs and cattle out of pastures containing coeklefours. In issuring the advice. Dr. William Moore, veterinarian with the state department of agriculture, saidi that "the first young leaves of cocklebur seedlings are attractive to cattle and hogs tut these leaves contain a deadly poison which kills in a shori time. "Even a small amount of there young sprouts can kill an animal," declared Dr. Moore, adding that there is no known antidote. He said there is not as much danger after the plants are past the early sprout ing stage. 0 Think Before You Speak Tobacco Farmers Can Still Apply For Curing Coal The AAA office has been a.'ivised that all eligible producers, who did not file an application for coal for 'tobacco curing with their supplier prior to May 15, 1945, are still per mitle:'. to file an application. How ever, under the procedure that is to be followed now, copies of certi ficates that will be issued by County committees will not be given to dealers from whom the producers ex- pcet to purchase coal but two copies iinwuiufu io me ioiiu r ueis a- ministration, Charlotte, N. C. The ounu rutis rvuiu.niMi a ,;u:i will men mane arrangements wim tne dealer indicated on the certificates. Colonel . Bob Palmer Passes Thru Raeford Back m August, 1940, when what is now the world-famous Ninth Divi- sion was being activated at Ft. Bragg. several West Point officers in that division made their homes in fiae- ford. One of them was Lt. Bob Palmer, who with his attractive! wife, Jean, and little son, Bobby, i lived in T. B. Lester, .Ir.'s house. From Fnrt Bragg Capt. Palmer, went to numerous army posts but! crime back to Bragg in 1943 a Lt.-: Col. with the 82nd Airborne division. He went overseas in Ap' il. 1943, was ; rapture ' on D-Day, and had been in on; of the worst Gcrrnn prison ! tcamns until recently liberated. Yesterday he passed through Rae-j ford on a troop train fi'U'd with liberated prisoners from Nor'h and South Carolina on the way to the . separation center at Fort Bragg. He is a full colonel now. He has a . sivty-day leave coming up. during whirh time he hopes to regain his health, which was vrry much im paired by his long s'ay in a German Drison. ' DOI1US for Beef prrwJlir.l-Irtr, Cf I ruuutuun OCI Announcement of the Beef Pro - I -Miction Payment program bv e f A, effective May . 143. MS 'u r.ivH hv T D Pi.Urr rhair- - - -" and man Hoke county AAA committee"" . . i:: ,l. . t. ,y, . " expia.nnm me noK...... nnvm ,M1 h. so mnu ,Pli hundred weight for good and chirc c:''e nwnecl an? ,ea -v '.ne a cant at least 30 days prior to selling. ; "Cattle are required to weigh 800 , pounds (livewcight) or more, and to be sold to a licensed slaughterer." ; he ad.;ed. , Pnvmon't. will nrnhahlv 1 made : similar to payments earned under : the dairy production program and . cattlemen are urged to keep accurate records of sales," Mr. Potter declared. Cattlemen will be furnished com plete information relative to details of the program as soon as it is re ceived by the county committee," he concluded. Shiloh Bible School Begins Monday From June 4-15, Daily Vacation Bible school will be held at the;ment of agriculture made a perfc shith ProcHntrian rhorr-h at Mon- , , j ... . ,j Tt,. ,.,,.h. ! : ,f :- - c.ii,..c. Ri.ninn, re ' H..-,,0nt iv-Tc w R r..istii!i ATic Mildred Sinclair. Mrs. F. L. Eubanks, ' Mrs W. L. McFadven: Primary I doot Mrs T C. Sinclair, Mrs. T. T. I Siofle- Junior dept. Misses Mildred Womb'lt and Miralyn Johnson. tir U.. J i;..,ln Ti.hntnn -O- Statistics Book Now Ready Raleigh, May 30. The 1944 edition of "Agricultural Statistics," the an nual publication issued by the Sta tistics division and the crop report ing service of the state department of agriculture, has made its appear ance, and is being sent free upon request, it is announced by Frank Parker, head of the division. Featured in this latest edition are graphs showing the production and prices of North Carolina crops from 1923 through 1943 and figures tra cing the increase in state farm wage rates from 1941 through 1943. 0 Conference Returns Clayton To Raeford Tabernacle Church The Rev. H. Gwynn Clayton was returned to the Peoples Tabernacle church for another year by the an nualeonference of the Peoples Chris tian Movement which was held at AsheviUe this past week.' Hoke Folk Buying 7th Loan Bonds But Very Slowly Chairman McDonald Reports But "V ........ .J . A,, A ,11 Entire Campaign. Salts of Bonds Loan Hrivp nrp vrv cl,,r ..w.i.iK.rJmtf to M. A .MrTWiM earner m,i... .-. " "'u'b' II in n. Uhrl ct-ltnc lin t u i ffi -r 4 hit who states he is afraid that eve tnough tMe u,ngth ,lf time for the the longest ever givn, Hoke C(unty may fai, : t0 nieet both its "E" and overall qotas To Wednesday morning total sales of all types of bonds had barely passed the $50,000 mark towards a goal of S2Cfl.00(t, and "E" bond sales a- mounted to but $32,981.25, while trie campaign ejuota is SIBXOOO. This drive started in April and. lasts until July, so that two-thirds I of the time is nearly past, with but j one-fourth of the quota purchased. Men In Service WHITE Clark, Malcolm Nash Frederick, Kenne'h A. McCain. John L'wis coi.onr.n Bethca. Dennis v.ivard Blue, Thomas Gn.ham. Delous Adon McPhatter, Angus McDougle. James Murphy Medlin, Howard Herman, Jr: Thomas, Gornlee Washington, Joseph Wilson. William. 0 Miss Riley Receives Degree From WC GREENSBORO, May 30. In the class of 390 students graduated Mon day from the Woman's college, was Miss Lugean Riley, Timberland. In graduating exercises in Aycockj 1 auditorium speakers were Governor ' ' 7 . ' " " " i..... . ... w.. ... v. JaCKSOn. chancellor of the college, representative of the senior ciass C JSS. Lt )V. L Pf V DrPSOnien n II- Gov. rher-v nr.nfert din. Brad-..,.P. on u.hn to tne graduates, on ...;.,... - - ' - ......... - r:sin uranan conierrea de- grees. Miss Riley, majoring in secretarial; administration, received a bachelor aammueranon. rece:veei a oacneior science -.-egree. She is a member of Cornelian society and of Gamma A1llha- snncty for business majors, In her freshman year she was a mem - ber of the college band and was a Proctor. During her sophomore .ear si?e was in Play-Likers, college dramatic group, and was also active in the Y. W. C. A. She was a mem- oer oi me Classical cuio lor ner , first two years, and this year she1 nits ueeii oil Hie campus eieciioob board. 0 Figures Correct In Cotton Estimate Raleigh, May 30. The crop re porting service of the state depatt- score last summer wnen it precn'i, the final ginnings figure fo the sta te just released 710.000 .-r.les. The estimate of 710 000 ba'es was rPPea 'ea ec1 !rnmr" through ovemoer. statistician J. J. .sor explained.- but in December .he - ""'V " UllUW lOriOilOll 111.11 111 ill all likeli hood would not be picked. However, a large amount ot cot ton was harvested in the spring this year, bringing the figure to 710 000 bales. In the five-month's figures, estimates were off only three-tenths of one per cent. Upchurch Family Attend Launching Mr. and Mrs. Cly e Upchurch, Mrs. Clyde Upchurch, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Bill Upchurch and Miss Elsie Up church have received invitations to the commissioning ceremonies of the ship. Lake Champlain, which will be christened at Norfolk-Portsmouth N'avy yard Sunday afternoon. Joe Upchurch is a member of the crew. The faxily will go to Norfolk Sat urday and stay until Sunday night. 0 RALEIGH, May 30. A sharp up turn in the value of the 25 principal crops grown in this state last year is shown ni a release by the Sta tistics division of the N. C. depart ment of agriculture. These crops were valued at $631,- 244,000 in 1944 against $488,869,000 for the previous year. Raeford s Aid Red Spijfc ; In Legion ($k e Win With Make j- ieithan sharing honors with 1 ? Coleman on the mound, and r f-jKeith sharing the "m Poi'li"n wAilh Algie Beck, I team dcleatcd the Fayetteville Le- 'gion team 7 to 2, in a Memorial Day in the 7th War;ga!',le. at Kobbins park ye.-terday. . n uiHii i hum; iiauiur.' iJiuvurs are expected to see action in the opening ' elimination game io oe I played at Kobbins park next Wedr.es- da afternoon when Reel Springs meets ' Laurinburg Juniors. With The Army People The Officers Wives club met Thursday with Mrs. Bert Nash and ' Mi s. Paul Dickson. Jr. Dessert j bridge and rummy were enjoyed 1 with Mrs. W. L. Tavlnr holding high I score in bridge and Mrs. Valdes sec ond. Mrs. C. J. McGill won high in ru.rmy and Mrs. Rooks won the bingo prize. The club will meet Thurselay. June 7, with Mrs. Younger Sr.ead and Mrs. T. B. Lester, Jr. I ' Lt. I inlo K. L. Dicthrick has just move1' iic William Lamont annrtm?';t. j I Mrs. Wallace Pratorinu- , and i daughter. Elyher, left Wednesday . r.orning for t'leir home in Ti'xn-. ! i Lt. and Mrs. Sam Morris went to jT.xas at the some time. Lt. Morris driving the Pratorious car. Since giving up her apartment at Mrs. Younger Snead's Mrs. Pratorious and daughter have been visiting Mr. and ; Mrs. Ryan McBryde. Lt. and Mrs. Charles Ward and I Lt. and Mrs. James Lavasque of . Laurinburg-Maxton AAB, have tak- i en apartments with Miss Beulah Mc Lean. 0 PERSONALS iMrs. Charles Williamson and son of Laurinburg were week end guests of Mrs. Donald Davis. Mr and Mrs T Yt rh;it h-m imH twn philHrPn nf r ' , w,v ! . . , . ' ... ; .... , . i i i ' "'Rniana e ncaay ran m . arm i Mrs uavis. -Mrs. uavis ana .Mrs. Chatham are sisters. Mrs. Walter Baker went to Eal- eih (i)dny ,Q brjng hel. daughtor. Fayi who is at sch0ul at Meredith! , Qme fo. ,h(, slimnu,r. i j 1 The Rev. and Mrs. H. K. Holland ! I, :.,i, r ' Rio .md : ft Monday for Montreal, T,.ey wcn( cspocially to atlend the Generat Assembly. Nancy and Bet- tie will reirain at Montreat with their grandm(lther, Mrs. Wiley, for the 'Miss Barbara Stevens will arrive home this week from Meredith col lege. Mrs. A. K. Stevens is a patient at Highsmith hospital where she is taking treatment. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Barrington, who have been visiting their daugh ter. Mis. Daniel Jones in Salisbury since moving out of the Hall cot tage which is now" occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Archie Byrne, will move into the Mclnnis collage when Mrs. Mclnnis leaves for Florida. Miss Sue Parri.-h of SmithfieUl. a tu.ient at Flora Macdonald, spent ,he we.k cnd w;,h Miss Margaret iJU'Rlillan Crew Chief and Mrs. John K. Mc Neill Jr., of Greenville, S. C, have be n mending the past week in Rae ford with Mr. and Mrs. John K. Mc Neill. Miss Elsie Upchurch is at home for the summer vacation, after being at Brenau college, Ga., this past year. Miss Betsy Ann Cole of WCUNC. Greensboro, is at home for the sum mer. Mrs. Lawrence Poole is spending this week with her father at home near Liberty. iMrs. Clyde Mclnnis. who has been a most popular and efficient sales woman at the Home Food market for the past several months, is leav ing this week for Florizia to join her husband. Mrs. R. B. Lewis received a cable gram from Col. Lewis Monday tell ing that the government was giving him permission to have his family join him in Trinidad. So Mrs. Lew is, Misses Mary and Marion Lewis will go to Trinidad in the very near future. Directors Hoke Freezer-Locker To Incorporate Committee Visits Number Near by Plants Studying Types Machinery And Equipment. Incorporation papns for the Hoke ioumy r reive; -i.ocKer plant are now i-'t-iut; i-ncoa:eei, u was siaiea yester- day by Tom Cameron, president of the concern, and it is hoped that the aproval of the plans for the erection of the plant will be SLCured at an I early date from, the War Production i board. j Mr. Cameron stated that of the i nearly S.'IO.OUO pledged for stock in the concern over 90 percent had i b';' n V:M ,, , I ' I'mjvvk locher pta-u.-. ! a. l-umoerton, Dillon an . Bennetts ville had been visited by members of the board of directors, and others at Raleigh and Sanford will be in spected this week. Installations by Frick, General Electric and Carrier cerxirations have been seen and '.heir equipment studied, and various services rend, red by the concerns are being investigate.:. Mr. Cameror. stated that the directors were great ly i.i proved by ti.. tremendous "..wiint and t'l. wide variety of ser vice liic locleer plans give a coiv inunity. Mr. Cameron added that the d -rectors expect to cairy a e'cnr.p'cte l:ne of t'roen fruits and ve-eietabies packaged by one of the popular fro zen f ;ed conc1rns and this line would prou:ebly be avaihible when tile plant begins operation. It is expected that j the plant can be b'.iilt and begin op erations tnis tail. Another feature of the business, it was said, will be the establishment of a market for all types of live stock to be run in connection with the food processing department of the plant, so that farmers of the county will be able to secure top prices for their surplus beef, hogs , j;,.., r,,L-t.. rhofe visiting the varou, pbnt, ; weru. M,. Cameron. Cct.n Dew N. i ..... l" "a. ol1 .A,ar?"a . i MT.vin :r.l'.n. Kobert i.a'.Mn ana J. Ben.m an(1 Crawford Thj.ra.-. I MISS McLAUCHLIN IS r.R Ani'ATFn AT S4IFM " W DfSTON-SA LBM Josephine UM McLauchlin, daughter of Mr. .ind Mrs. H. C. McLauchlin. Rae- ford, received her B. Mus. degree from SaleT. college, Winston-Salem, on Mon;!ay. Miss McLaeie-hlin was thus honored at Salem's 173rd gra duating exercises for which Dr. Meta Glass, president of Sweet Briar col lege, was the principal speaker. Josephine majored in organ at this distinctive Southern college which was founded in 1772. In addition to' her academic achievement there she was also an active participant in the extracurricular life of the school. Among the organizations to which she belonged at various times were Der Deutsche Vere-in; the student government association: International relations club: class basketball lam: the nominating committee: and the Order of the Scorpion. For four years Josephine was a member of the choral ensemble an.', served as secretary-treasurer for that group in her junior term. She was on the Y. W. C. A cabinet when a sopho more, was class treasurer of the junior class, and this past session held the important office of president of the senior class. Mrs. Gore Wins State Poetry Cup Mrs. Arthur D. Gore has been notified by the State Federation of Women's clubs that she has won the Federation poetry cup again this year for composing the best sonnet. Since Mrs. Gore has won the cup twice, she will be debarred from future contests for this particular awar.i. Mrs. Gore's sonnet was en titled "Baby's Bronze Shoes." Miss Nancy Falls of Gastonia. who has been studying at Erskine college, arrived Monday for a visit to her sister, Mrs. Clyde Upchurch, Jr. M.ss Leonora Currie came home Monday from Queen3 college to spend the summer. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. McLauchlin and son, John, attended commence ment exercises at Salem college this week. Their daughter, Josephine, who majored in pipe organ, this year graduated with honors. Miss Doris Norton of FMC is spen ding the summer holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Norton.