T riL - TCP HOKE COl'NTY'S BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM HOKE COUNTY'S ONLY NEWSPAPER weal The Hoke County Journal me The Hoke County New I I VOLUME XL NO. 1 HAl I OKI). A. C. THURSDAY. JUNE 7. 1915 K.UU PER YEAR News 3 NEWS OF OUR M EN w WOMEN IN UN! FORM Completes Nurse's Training 2nd Lt. Dcane Mathcson, daughter of Mrs. Daisy G. Matheson of Rac fjri, has successfully completed her basic military training and was re cently graduated from the Basic Training center for army nurse.;, an army service force facility, at Camp Rue Iter, Alabama. Nurse Math. sou is a graduate of Duke university. She enli. U',- in the Arn.y Nurse Corps on April 20. 1313, A- a graduate of the mili tary training center, she is eligible for assignment to an Army general or station honpita! in th's country or to an organ. atioti .slated for overseas duty. Pfc. J,,'iK, I.. Carrie left Sunday night for Jrik..otn lie, Fla.. to spend a few tl.-ys with h: brother, Lt. Ben F. Currie, v. ho is s'atinmtl at a Naval A.r Ba-se there. Much Good Done By Church Page, Say County Pastors The pastors of the- several churches of Hoke county are unanimous in their opinion that the Church Page, which has been a feature of the News-Journal for the past fourteen weeks, has been of real service to the churches, an, their mei.bers. A canvas of the pastors was made by the Nws-Jounial this week in an effort to determine the advisabili ty of continuing the feature for a similar period of time and all were evf the opinion that it has done mucli good, and al! were highly apprecia tive of the cooperative effort of the merchants and businesshouses of the county for their sponsorship of the church page. Most firms subscribing to the fea ture have been short of goods to sell and had little to advertise, and sub scribing to tile Church Page gives them an excellent opportunity to aid a worthwhile cause, and also keep iheir firm nanus before the public until merchandise becomes more 1 ler.'iful. Due to the fact that the f ature has prove; of such value to th-- churches the News-Journal will otter the feature to the firms this week for another peiia-d. Library News ' Thrt -aca'inn reading club. "Read for Fun W-.rld Parade." has gotten off to a gor.d start. Those who have not jiiincd, are invited to come ;n and -io si. There are many attrac tive books in the library for boys and girls, and now that school is out, thrre is more time for reading. The following list of new books for adults has been received: Shotwell, "The Great Decision: Clark, Robinson Crusoe, USN; Rat cliftf. Science Year Book of 1345: Ziir, Rockets and Jets: Wechgbcrg. Looking for a Bluebird; Sokoloff, Story of Penicillin: Korson, At His Side, the story of the American Red Cross overseas in World War II; Taylor, Language of World War II. Light fiction: Rowman, "Sue Comes Home;" Wilhelm, Never Let Me Go; Parsons, My Love is Young; Bald win, Arizona Star. Mysteries: Christie, "Remembered Death;" Plum, State Dopartmcnt Cat: Landi, The Pear' Tree: Gilbert, Death at the Door; and Coxe, The Jade Venus." Presbyterian Vacation Bible School Will Begin Monday Next Monday morning the annual Daily Vacation Bible school will be gin in the Presbyterian church. Classes will be provided for all children beginning at four years of age through the Intermediate de partment. Tliese classes will include children of the Beginners, Primary, Junior and Intermediate ages. School will begin every morning at 9 o'clock and win continue until 11:30. Parents are urged to send children the first day since the school will operate for only one week. -O - Storm Damages Williamson Home The home of G. W. Williamson, Just outside of town on the Red Springs roa-1, was badiiy damaged during a storm last week. A chim ney fell through the roof in which Mrs. Braicy and the children were. She was pan-fully hurt, but not seriously. Bond Sales Slow In Hoke, Says N. A. McDonald Total Sales All Over SfiO.WIO, Late Report. Types Slightly According To I Total sales of j Hoke county' duv i Iioan drive are j Sfi'1.000, according o: al R- serve t epor McDonald, chairn committee for thi The county ha- quota of SI83.0OO ,an overall enio'a i sales in the P-'-' (if bonds totaled h . ing to the r.;-nvt. all type bonds in ing the 7th War but slight'.)- over to the latest Fed t received by N.'.l! tan of tlie cnmty s campaign. been assigned a in "E" bond, and u' $20(1.000 and we'-k of ail types u'. Slo.Ot'O. areoi'd- Recorders Court Has Few Clients Hut cin'-t de iYr.rbi.is fur-.- I Jtuue Kc-nry McDiarmvJ in county court Tuesday as c-i-v.itial indictments con tinue at 1"W e'.jo in the county. Jesse James McNeil!, unab'e to pay a fin. drew a 30-day sentence to work about the eourthou-e and jail, for drunkencss. Neill Ray paid costs for receiving s'o'.cn meats, and Roscoe L. Ross received three months on tnt? ro.L ? for""" .Tiding neat from Dan Ross. Jim Purcell paid costs f ir an a'sault on "Cora Lee Betheo: Dur.tan McPhat'.c- paid cost-- for possession cf illegal liquor: Frank Smit'i paid $50 and costs and had his license su-per.ded for driving drunk: Fran!: Smith paid costs for spelling. J. B. Hair was found no- gu:'"y of a violation of the Raeford park ing ordinance. While the car was parked too close to a fire plug. Mr. Hair satisfactorily explained to the court that the car was parked there by someone other than himself ana not at his direction. V. R. White Named District President Guilford Alumni i FAYETTEVILLE. June 7. Vivian R. White, principal of Hoke High school, was elected president of the Guilford college alumni association 'of this area in a bu.-iuess meeting ' here during the Guilfordian dinner at Brcecc's-on-tl.e-Cape Feat- last night. Mrs. Helen Flynn Tvson and Mrs. Wendell II. Code, both of Fay letteviHc, were elected vice president land secret try, respectively. 'Mr. While, who is serving a? ehair 'man of the Fayetieville district in I the current campus , evelopment pro i gram for $330,000, announced last night a goal of S9.a89 for this district, which extends from Sanford to Wil mington. He said the report .reeling for all workers in the campaign will be held at 7 o'clock next Mondav night in the Highland cafeteria in Fayc-tte- ville. Dr. Clyde A. Milner, president, announced that the college had al ready passed the $.100,000 mark. 0 Deadline Dates For Tire Dealers RALEIGH, June 6. OPA Director I Theodore S. Johnson, today remind ed tire dealers in Eastern North (Carolina of three important Jates. Every tire dealer is required to be gin keeping r-. cords of all transac tion in Class I tires on the first of jjune. On June 30, he must make a 'complete inventory of tires on hand land of replace rent certificates. neiween July isi ami iuin i.e iiuis. register with the OPA inventory branch in New York, on dealers' in ventory registration form which he will receive through the mail or ob tain fro.n his OPA district office or the War Price and Rationing Board. Johnson explained. Unless the requirements are com plied with the deabr may not con tinue to receive or sell tires after July 10, Johnson cautioned. Dramatize Scout Laws At Court of Honor June 22nd The Court of Honor for the scouts for the Western District will be held in Maxton on Friday. June 22 at 8 30. The high-light of the court will be the awarding of the Eagle badge to John Hasty. Other fea tures will be the acting out of scout laws by the various troops, and the showing of some moving pictures on the principles of scouting that were used to train the boys for the armed services. All boards of review are reminded to have their reports mailed in to the Wilmington office not later than June 15th. Devca Austin Is Special Agent For Hail Group DeVc:- Austin, for the pas; seven years coi:r.ect-'d with the Johnson company of Raeford as manager of; Oakdal. gin, and for the past two season an adjuster for the Southern .Had It -urance association, has been ! named special agent for North Caro- Una and Virginia for the Crum and Foster group of Southern Fire In- 'surance companies I Mr. Austin will be the represent.-.- t.ve of eleven companies w-r;ting hail insurar e in the two stU.s. a-i'i is - ' l- ' iuiii.liiie. n the hail ir -uravee die ' quartet - rre i Dm continuing to mat e in. me. . o :om. II:s road ;m, 1 nt he is R.ao'nrd bis 'Hoke NarntfTs I Resort Vex V y i The cc'vr Home De in l.tbs of Hoke eoun'y iret in ?.Iay lure company in Wauitiska. Wis., and j with 120 club women attending the I hey are expired to arrive in th: imeet'ngs. Tiie demon. tratioti was late su l nier. Defiui'e delivei y dates on, food preservtd'on. The different 1 could not be promised due to war forms of spoilage, causes and prac-' contracts of the concern. tices to prevent spoilage, were discus- A group of beautiful stained glass ised. I 'Wiri.iows have been placed in the j Mrs. Marshall New'on. Mrs. Jesse ' past few days and use of the audi- Gibson, Mrs. D. J. Daiton. anr thejtorium, dan-aged two years ago by jhome agent attended the district 1 fire, can be made" as soon as the home demonstration council meet-' furnishings are installed. 'ing wha-n was held in Lumberton ,on May 10. During the morning Miss Ruth Current state home e'em Stanton, district agent, spoke to the i group. Reports fro v the eight conn- , ties in the d. strict were heard. Mrs. D.d'on gave the Hoke county repo 'A discussion of next years plan ; work yas led by V f ; Current with the club women expressing them- selves as to the projects in wh!ch they were most interested. The I meeting was followed by a delightful I luncheon at the Lorraine hotel. I Mrs. Stella Cusick, who is employ ed with the state nutrition commit tee of the state board of health, spent the afternoon of May 14 with the vices. home agent. Nutritional needs of Ml- Livingston was a native of the county and ways of these needs Richmond county, the son of the late were discussed. John and Martha Smith Livingston The county commissioners recent- of ncar Rockingham. He has been !y authorized the purchase of an a resident of Hoke county for a num tiutomatic can sealer for the eountv. oei' f years. The sealer will be kept in the home Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Pearl -gent's office ami can be borrowed Davis Livingston; one daughter, Edna by anyone wishing to preserve food ' Pearl Livingston, and one son, Ar in tin cans. lehie ClyOe Livingston, all of the Since gatden leaders will give iheiho-roc: four sisters, Mrs. Raeford det on-tration at the Juno "lub meet .S rith of Lumberton. Mrs. Gas Hall leaders' school on the subject i ne Loniroi ot Liarcten insects was I hold at the courthouse on !he aftcr roiiii of May 20. The meeting vr.s attended by lfi leaders. W. P. Phil lips. Hoke high school vocational teacher. led the discussion. I Six 4-H club meetings were held during the month of May. One .hundred and forty-five girls otten- .'td. I The home agent and Mrs. 11, A. I ! Cameron, production chairman of All men in North Carolina dis the Red Cross, attended a Red Cross , qualified for military service be camp and hospital council meeting j cause of physical unfitness, and those at Fort Bragg on the afternoon of May over 30 years of age who are not 1 9th. already employed in essential civilian I The home agent attended a free- or war production work, are being zer-locker meeting and assisted with: urged by Selective Service to as j three Kiwanis suppers in May. sist in stepping up production of I 52 library books were checked j forest products and other vital war : out by club women at meetings dur- I materials by taking jobs in these ing the -month. Josephine Hall, home agent. -o- ! All Prisoners Of t War Are Recovered PARIS. June 5. The provost mar - tshal's off.ee of the European theatre !,n,nH tHiir tv.oi v;,-i,nii nit (American prisoners' of war. in'elu.i- ing those in Russian-occupied areas, have been recovered and that more than two-thirds have departed for the United States. The announcement said 89.776 re covered American prisoners were either en route home or awaiting transportation. Roughly, 64.000 have been shipped home, it was said, and all except 3,000 to 4,000 of the remainder have been processed for shipment. "We feel confident that all of ther. will be enroute home before the end of the month," it was stated by Lt. Col. W. P. Schweitzer, chief of the recover&i Allied military division. 0 Soaking pans and dishes saves time and cold water is recommended. Don't let iron utensils rust. To timber owners: the problem of producing enough crates and boxes to ship war supplies has mounted since V-E Day. Vegetables in the Victory Garden should be mulched just after growth begins. The REA has made a loan allotment of $685,000 to the Albemarle Electric Membership corp. of Hertford county. "san Purchased terian Churcn";'e I Cminh Auditorium Completion' ,epends Vpon Arriv'a of p....... v;,l....- I... i .n.'i 1 t WS ""- j j An Aeolian pipe organ has been1 purchased by the Hat-ford Prcsbv-I 'terian church, and installation will ,,p c.,...)k.Ktl oUu. A;.RUs. l.vh ;v..,3 (, t-lu w,.(.k hy (h(, p.rv ! . ii;ir, v K Hnll.-oiH ,Y,.io,-' Th , r,',,,-l chi.o V s ,,viH. throu;'h IV!--h itroi'-.i-is of Ne w York. v. i cii f .rr" .ii! do the ;nst;,!i,'t'im. Completion of the rebuif ing and r. rurri-h;t;;t of til.; church i o-r-'. tcd by Sejit-'mi-er fir-t. it v. a -S 'i'i. Ail construct on woik has be. r. do" - in recent months, and I ho in sta'la'ion of the pjws. the carpet and the o:';;;i,i d p. nds upon de-Itv.-ry lro;n manuf.ieluring plan's. The pews have been pure i.a.e J from ;he Mnnitowoc (hiirc i o Funeral Services 1 1 Held For A "Livingston J C.. A fKlA 1 JtXCJU i. Kil iTM CU1C Funeral and burial services wer? held for Archie Livingston, 73, pro minent farmer of Blue Springs town ship, at the graveside in Springs Hill cemetery near Wagram on Sunday afternoon at four o'clock. The Rev. W. L. Maness, pastor of the Raeford ! Methodist church, conducted the ssr- ;inti -"ri- Mary Jane Kelly or (he- raw, 5. and Mrs. vv. u. win borne of Wagram; two brothers, B. J. Living.-ton of Lourijiburg and Hector Livingston of Tar Heel. Selective Service Calls For Woodsmen industries at once, I. O. Si-haub, di rector of the State College Extension service and chairman of Governor Cherry's emergency committee on Forest Products Production has dis closed. This action, according to Chair- i man bchauD, is designed io neip re- M'eve serious manpower snoriages in "must" war production, including j cutting of pulpwood, saw logs, and mill work, by offering those who cannot fight with guns another op portunity to fight on the production fronts at home. All available men in the IV-F classification, and those in the over 30 group, who are able to, should be contributing their ser vices to the war effort and they are to have this optwrtunity. "Governor Cherry's emergency committee on Forest Products Pro duction has been advised by General J. Van B. Metis, state director of Selective Service, that local Selec tive Service boards throughout North Carolina are now reviewing IV-F cases to determine whether such classifications should be continued and all such men who are found to be working in non-essential jobs will be encouraged to enter one of the many highly essential industries where they will contribute directly to war production and. victory," said Chairman Schaub. O The textile bag situation has grown more serious since V-E day. Get all possible bags into trade channels. AAA has under way a concerted drive to produce more legume and grass seed in 1945. Town Officials Sworn In The new Hoard of Commissioners and Mayor of Kaoford were sworn in Tu.sday by John B. C'a.reron. clerk of Supirior Court. Elected at the recent election were N. L. Mc Fadyen, Mayor, and N. A .McDonald. Carl Morris. A. V. Sanders. L. W. Stanton and Milton Campbell, com n;is iot ors. Carl Mori is is tile only iuav member of the governing board. Mr. Morns was elected in the pinn er:.! elccta-n by a "write-in" vote. r r ini: f -t-r candidates f-.iie t ijiiahty beino th prima1-; was he-id. Greatly Increase In ?zrik Area ll'xspitals. Troop Otiorlers And Warehouses of Canvas Used r.ntirelv In Muiiv Parts Of Pacific. Expanding offensive operations in tile Pacific v:!l c-MI for constantlv increasing quantities of cotton duck tentaee. according to Brig. Gen. Ge orge E. H.irtmen. Quartermaster at Lt. Gen. Robert C. Richard.-on. Jr.'s army headquarters. Pacific Ocean areas, in a recent communication re reived by the Edinburgh Cotton Mills. In the Pacific, buildings suitable for storage warehouses, troop cjuar ters and hospital areas are almost non-existent, and each new forward movement must rely primarily on tentage for protection of tro ms and supplies against the elements. The need for such protection wi!l increase along with the inc-rease in the number of American troops deployed from Europe, or elsewhere, to the Pacific, General Hartmen point out. A further factor in the increased demand for tentage will be the rain and cold temperatures which are encountered as the troops move northward from tropical areas to the temperature climates found at the heart of enemy resistance. In place of tropical deterioration by reason of mildew and decay, there will be new sources of damage, such as freez ing, which it is anticipated will pre vent any substantial reduction in replacement demands. Army click requremenfs alone represent about 70 per cent of the nation's total estimated duck and duck substitute (ll.G oz. tent twill) production which is slightly in ex cess of 800,000,0(10 yards. Success in the European war should not occasion any let-down in capacity manufacture of tentage, General Hartman decla-ed, adding that "the expansion of the war in the Pacif'c if it causes any requirement alter nation, will bring about in-r.ased need for tents. "Tentage is typical of the many items which. American industry must continue to produce sometimes in even larger quantities when the war in Europe is ended. There must be no let-up until complete victory." About 75 percent of all yarns made at the local mill goes into duck cloth, according to J. C. McKitmon, mana ger of the concern. Howard Baucom Gets Optometry Decree At Penna. College Howard A. Baucom. son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Baucom, of Raeford, is to receive his degree of doctor of Op tometry at the commencement exer cises of the Pennsylvania State Col lege of Optometry, Philadelphia, to be held Thursday in the college audi torium. Completing the four year pre scribed course to graduate as an eye doctor. Dr. Banco v also served as student interne in the public clinics of the college, which are housed in separate buildings in the central city area, having an average of 20, 000 patients yearly. Dr. Baucom, a graduate of Hoke county high school, class '40, an! Davidson college, was active in school and college affairs, having served as treasurer of Omega Delta fra ternity, was a member of the South ern club and Twenty-Twenty club. 0 Picture Of Bond Purchasers Does Not Arrive Last week a picture was made of a group of about fifty children, stu dents of the .Raeford grammar school, who have purchased war bonds dur ing the 7th Loan Campaign. It was expected that the picture would be published in this weeks' issue of the News-Journal, but due to unavoidable delay in getting the print to the engraver the plate did not arrive in time for this issue. It will be used next week. State Hospitals Seek Army Camp For Patients Group Of Building Committee In Washington This, Week Sccleint; Army Permission For 1'acilitics. The building committee of the North Carolina Hospitals Commis f oh ,-r whh-h Ryan M-Brycle is ch,:r-!-;m, is .-c-i At.g per;1 is.-ion fo:n t e A: iry I i u.-e one of t:r rccer.t v e' ii'a'id ar i y camps in th'- .-t'tte, ;' -r ;. d pa'i.-n:-. : -cc -rriing f Mr. :.h I,: ..de. Cii. irran Me t: yd 1 a gt r. p :' -iMtoer- of hi., eomn i'.lce ;.tv in Wa. hiitgton ti:ik. y in conference with ri'-.y r mo otf'cials at which they c--;i c. : to -.ve fis facii.ti.s as a Hi:': it a ! an- The camn, whose io(a'i P i'.. - ra-t bev;i made public, h. s ueu v - a'" recently by '-he . ' :r.y. it was sa d. and it i. ur.d :' .'.in.i ''-at the arn y was propar. rg to iv'..:r:i t;'.e- .ro;H-rty. which had iii-en !e;isc-d. back to tl-e owners. Mr. McEtyde stated that '.he facilities were sufficiently large to care for approximately 7,"0 patients, and was ideal iy located for the care and treai.i ent of practical'.y all of the old-aged patients now at Raleigh and Moreanton hospitals. -The acquirement of this proper ty., stated Mr. McBryde, "at this time wnsifi alleviate the excessive demand for beds in the state hos pitals l.r mental patients who are more seriou-'.y sick, and would re quire but little room furnishings and infirmary equipment to place the camp into immediate use. Refrigera tion, heating plan- and other facili ties of the camp are a ost excellent and sufficient for a hospital of much larger size." he said. Mr. M. Bryde was accompanied to Washington by Thomas O'Berry, of Goldsboro, John Umpsiead of Chapel Hill, and R. M. Rothgeb, general business manager of the state hos pitals. Other members of the buil ding committee are: R. P. Richard Ison of Rei-.isville, Mrs. Rivers D. Johnson of Warsaw and Dr. Yates S. Palmer of Valdese. It has been the opinion of state officials that little of the appropria tions trade by the recent General Assembly for additional structures at the state hospitals could be ex pended for this purpose- until buil ding re.-trictions were lightened and materials became move easily obtain able. Mr. McBryde is of the opinion that if the State could acquire the army's facilities at this camp and lease or acquire the land upon which they are located, the muclilv need.1' additional space requirements for the more scriou-ly ill mental patients would not have to be constructed until after the war with Japan is concluded. Ft. Fisher or Sutton RALEIGH, Jane 6. A plan where by the state may assume temporary possession of abandoned army nos-nii-it hiiil(lmir at Ft. Fisher, near Wilmington, or Camp Sutton, at Mon roe, will be proposed to army of ficials next week by the slate nos- pitals board ciT control. Tobacco Making Good Progress Ll'MBF.RTON. June 6. Tobacco in the F.o'.ieson-Hoke area is making good progress in the field, with ex cellent growing weather reported from all sections of the territory, ac cording to Jasper C. Hutto, super visor of the Lumberton tobacco mar ket. Mr. Hutto has just issued the sixth semi-monthly crop condition rejHirt of the sea.-on. The nigh'.s continue cool for the time of the y.ar. but the warm sun shine of each day pushes the plant's to rapid growth." the report says. "Some scattered reports indicate there is a tendency to buttoning out' and 'blooming too low.' " The supervisor reports there has been some had in the territory, but that most farmers would like to have some siow. warm rains. He said there are a good number of new barns in the territory, but that most of these are replacements or have been built to take care ot a long need. Mrs. Harry Greene was called to Sw-ansboro Tuesday on account of the death of her aunt. Mrs. Roberta Moore. She expects to return to Raeford at the end of the week. 0 Last year's pig c p was down 3 per cent from the yir before. S.nce pork recounts for about 50 per cent of the meat supply no wonder there's a shortage. A countrywide shortage of food containers of all kinds is reported by the War Food Ad-ministration. -.I - 'iM i