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inn News-Jon 1 UOKE COINTY'S KEST ADVERTISING MEDIVM HOKE COUNTY'S ONLY NEWSPAPER 11 The Hoke County News The Hoke County Journal VOLUME XL NO. 14 KAEt'OKU. N. C. THUSDAY SEPTEMHER6. 1915 $2.00 PER YEAK line alJ o 0 news or OUR MENwWOMEN IN UNIFORM 1 Lt. Harkins In Raid On Jap Shipping Gets Transport A Seventh Air Force Fighter Base, Okinawa. By blowing up a large transport in an attack on vital Japa nese shipping, 2nd Lt. James E. Har kins, 214 Birket street, South Pekin, 111., recently helped strike a heavy blow at the defenses of Japan's home Islands. Lt. Harkins was partici pating in a strike by P-47 Thunder bolts of a Seventh Air Force squadron against t.-rgets in a bay on tne west coast of Kyushu. "We were rocketing from the deck, said Lt. Harkins. "I fired a rocket at a large transport, and as I pulled away, I saw the transport explode. There were 15 ships in the harbor, and toy the time we finished our at tack, all of the ships had been hit and were either on fire or smoking." The squadron continued to rocket and straft small ships, factories, and ship building yards to the south of its original strike. Lt. Harkins' wife, the former Miss Ruth Victoria Robinson, is living on Route 2, Raeford. She is the daugh ter of the Rev. and. Mrs. B. P. Robin son. His father, James D. Harkins, is living at the South Pekin address. As a civilian Lt. Harkins was a machi nist with the Caterpillar Tractor company. On August 27, he was pro moted to the rank of 1st lieutenant. Teaching In France A letter received here this week from J. W. Turlington, former teacher of the Hoke high school, states that he is now stationed in France and is an instructor in an army school for army instructors, where he is expected to be assigned for a number of months. T-Sgt. Daniel Bruce Conoly, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Conoly, has received a discharge from the army under the point system and is home. He was stationed at Hendricks Field, Sebring, Fla., prior to receiving his dicharge at Fort Bragg. Lt. and Mrs. W. H. Maness of Jack sonville, Fla., spent the week end with his parents, Rev. and Mrs. W. L. Maness. Lt. Robert W. Elmer of New York City, is spending a ten-day leave with his family in the home of the Rev. and Mrs. W. L. Maness. Set Tom McBryde, who has been serving with the 30th Division over seas, is spending a thirty day fur lough with his parents, Mr. andi Mrs. Ryan McBryde. Sgt McBryde will report to Camp Crowder, Mo., at the end of his furlough. Major and Mrs. William Lamont, Jr., of Fort Moultrie, S. C, have been the guests of Major Lamont's parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Lamont for several days. They left yesterday for a trip to the mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee. Mr. and Mrs. Hector McNeill have been notified that their son. Pvt. Robert M. McNeill, has arrived safely in the Philippines. He was with the first group of American soldiers from the European theatre to land at Ma nila. Pvt. McNeill is with the 5th army. D. C. Wilson, Ph. M. 1-c, who has been at New Orleans since spending a leave at home, has been transferred to the Naval hospital, Memphis, Tenn. Sgt. Bill Davis of Seymour John son Field, Goldsboio, spent the past week end at home. Mr. snd .Mrs. John K. McNeill had two of their sons, who are in ser vice, heme over the week end, Luke McNeil! of the navy, who returned to Camp Peary, Va., Monday, and Sgt. John K. McNeill of the Greenville army air base. Pvt. Harold L. Gillis of Camp Croft, S. C, spent the week end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Gillis. Hold Orthepaedic Clinic Friday An orthopaedic clinic will be held Friday, September 7, 1945, in the basement of the Agricultural buil cing, Lumberton. This clinic is free to all indigent children under 21 years of age. Dr. L. D. Baker of Duke will be the surgeon in Charge. Please register at the desk between nine and eleven o'clock. o Joins Bank Staff Miss Lillian McBryde, until Sep tember 1st general clerk for the county rationing board, resigned last week to accept a position with the Bank of Raeford. MacDonald Makes Announcements Of School Schedule ! Teachers Meeting Tomorrow Evening At High High; 3 Resig-1 nations Upset Local School ! Plans. The first county-wide meeting of teachers of the white schools of K :e county will be held tomorrow eve ning at 8:30 o'clock at the Hoke high . school, where final plans for the op eration of the schools will be pre sented the teachers who begin their year's work on Monday morning, September 10, at 8:30. County Superintendent K. A. Mac Donald states that on Monday a short ;day schedule will be observed when registration and classroom assign ments will be made, in preparation for the first day's classroom work on Tuesday. Buses will be assigned to drivers tomorrow at the school garage. School buildings and facilities were inspected by the county health of ficer, Dr. J. M. Willcox, last Thursday. The county board of education held its regular meeting Tuesday, and a principals meeting was held last Friday. Faculties are all complete except for three vacancies, one at Hoke High and two at Raeford Graded school, caused by resignations of Miss Nancy Falls, Mrs. Ayers and Mrs. Leona C. Walters. Principal C. H. McGregor expects that these places will be filled before the end of the week. Children to enter the first grade must be six years of age on or be fore October 1. All vaccinations re quired by state laws must have been taken before entering school, to be completed within the first month. POOLE'S MEDLEY (By D. S. Poole) Should conditions develop, as many of us remember experien(ng, strik ers will in all probability regret thev struck while thev were being paid fair and reasonable wages. In my opinion, it will be a long time hefrtm laborers will have again the opportunities of the past few years. Cotton mill workers are receiving one week's pay grown men once re ceived for a half-year. Many a man worked hard.and diligently for $100 a year and for more than half of my life, "victuals and clothes" were all any of us couldl say we received. I knew a good engineer on a loco motive who received $40 a month and was satisfied. I have never been converted to the doctrine of bringing riches by the law of scarcity. The plowing up of growing crops and the destroy ing of domestic animals to raise tne market prices of meats was wrong. But prosperity did come, even If it was eostlv. However, to be fair and helpful, there are provisions in the laws passed by Congress like the Old Age assistance, the Unemploy ment, and several other funds, to be used in emergencies, bucn provi sions I 'ere wise. The farmers settled on the creeks for two reasons, water from springs and because the lands were better. But they did not clear the swamps until after the Civil "War. The swamps in the sandhills made finer crops for a few years, but after the coots rotted the land settled and could not be drained. I have seen sandhill branch heads ditched all arouncs and that did not drain the land. Something like an artesian well rose in the midile of the patch of land ditcher ten feet deep all around. "I ask no dream; no prophetic ec stacies, but take the dimness of my soul away." I do not know the author, but I admire the sublimity of the thought expressed. The United' States once offered asylum for the downtrodden. The inscription on the Statue" of Libf in New York Bay reveals that, but since we have grown rich and mightly we are not so rich in benevolences. "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled massesi yearning to breath free. The wretched refuse of your teeming shore Send these, the homeless, the tempest-tost to me, O! lift my lamp beside the dolgen door." The above is inscribed on the Sta tue of Liberty in New York Harbor. If we do not believe in human liber- Two Former Hoke Girls Graduates Of Nursing School Among the recent graduates of the Thompson Memorial school of nur sing in Lumberton ware Miss Effie Watson, who is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Watson of near Wa- gram, and Miss Dorothy Frederick, formerly of Hoke county, daughter of Mrs. J. W. Enoch. Miss Watson is a graduate of Wa - gram high school and Miss Frede- rick a graduate of Durham high school. The latter is a great niece of C. B. McBryde and the late J. W. McBryde of Raeford and at the gra duating exercises on Friday night. August 24, was presented the annual twenty-five dollar award for the best all around student. u Raeford Church Host To Presbytery Monday Afternoon There will be a called meeting of Fayetteville Presbytery in the Rae - ford Presbytery in the Raeford Pres- byterian church Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Ihis meeting has been called for,mately twice as much tobacco per the following purposes: To dissolve the pastoral relations between the Rev. F. L. Goodman and the Laurel Hill and Montpelier churches and to grant him a letter of transfer to Lexington Presbytery. To receive the Rev. D. L. Jones from Wilmington Presbytery and to ar range for his installation as pastor of tne Fairmont and Midway churches. To hear andi act on a report of the Commission on the Minister and His Work. The Rev. R. R. Ramsey of Jack son Springs is the moderator of the, Presbytery and the Rev. C. M. Gibbs of Dunn is the stated clerk. , JmJTlLatoLi"nl eJ!rt a meeting of Presbytery's home mis sion committee in the pastor's study. Weather To Favor Cotton And Hay Harvesting Despite rain Tuesday and yester day, C. E. Lamoureux, weatherman for the State Agricultural offices, predicts fair and warmer weather for the latter part of the week. He also reported the first frost of the season on August 27th on Mount Mitchell. ty, let us tear it down and ship it back to France, and tell the world we are in the liberty business no more. A man who seems to be satisfied with hit present condition is hope less. He who can see no better way to improve his condition except by the impoverishment of others, is as bad as Nazi or a Jap. There is a story running in the July and August "Onward," a Sun day school paper for intermediate classes, that is good enough for any and all to leant somethnig of Japa nese character and why they invaded China. Their atrocities and base, cowardly and ruthless ction Is plain ly portrayed. The Ellis Williamson Post, Ameri can Legion, sponsored a Victory meeting Thanksgiving service in the Methodist church Friday evening, and not many beside Legionaires were in attendance. To read the stories of the conduct DOtn Germans and Japanese i the only way to learn of what our people escaped but for the Legion- aires. Everybody should feel thank- ful our people escaped the ravages i of war, and we should express our thankfulness. When there was a question of a di vision of petroleum or other essen tial commodity since the war starter in Europe, some of our Allies wanted s "lion's share," but Am leans. the as a rule, were fair and honest, and I felt proud. Neither the Germans nor the Japs are honest or are for fair treatment of other people, or they would have never entered into the agreement, known as the Axis Pact. Democrf v means fair and equal rights among men. Had the Germans or the Japa nese won this war anj this Satur day afternoon three or four trucks of soldiers were to come into Rae ford, while nearly everybody from the county was in town, and "the enemy were to have a little fun" by playing with the town's guest with three or four machineguns. They set houses on lire in Chinese towns. and when the people ran out to; put out the fire, the Japs sprayed them with machinegun bullets. Old Belt Markets Open September 11 Aberdeen And Carthage Ware houses Receiving Tobacco To morrow For Sales Next Tues day. i j Tobacco markets of the Old Belt, which inclu '.es the markets of Aber- ideen and Carthage, will open for sales of the golden weed on next Tuesday, September 11, with pros-1 pects of crowded floors for the first week, it was announced by Tobacco Trade boards of the two towns. The warehouses of the two towns, j long ifavorite selling spots for the ' farmers of Hoke county, are operated: and are both staffed by veteran! 1 corps of tobacconists who have been I operating these warehouses for a 1 number of years. j In Carthage the warehouses are: McConnells' which is run by the ; Carter family. Georee D. Carter and ' Unnc Rill and Ilan' and Qmnlkars and Hobgood, run by O. C. Hobgood, H. P. Smothers and R. D. Smothers, .Both of these warehouses have made extensive additions to their buildings land will be able to handle approxi- day this season as during last year. These warehouses and those of Ab erdeen all practice the policy of "first come, first served" with no space reservations for anyone. The Aberdeen warehouse is again operated by Clarence Smith and , Gene Maynard, who have been there for many years and have a' large following among the growers of Hoke. Hobbs and Haney will operate the Carter's warehouse this season, Mr. , Hobbs having been connected with i the house for a number of years ar.d i Mr. Haney is a former buyer for 'Liggett and Meyers. I n ! Forester Shaddix To Give Pulpwood Demonstrations An education campaign on "thin-, ning instead of skinning" for pulp- ' wood and saw logs harvesting will be conducted in his area of North Carolina this fall and winter, it was stated by W. L. Shaddix of the Southern States Forestfire Commis sion, Inc., who was in Raeford Fri day in interest of the plans in Hoke and adjoining counties. "Thinning little pines means increased money for the land owner, but just as cut ting out all the corn and cotton when thinning, the acres cut out altogether will not be worth taxes for another generation," Mr. Shaddix stated. The commission is a non-profit, non-political education, private cor poration with headquarters in Birm ingham S, Ala., organized in 1939 tor the purpose of encouraging teen age school boys to volunteer with a pine top when and wherever a fire is seen in woodlands anywhere at any time. The work s financed by several hundred private landowners and lumber interests located through out the South. Mitt Lettie Betatley Taken By Death A large group of friends and rela tives attended the funeral Tuesday of Miss Lewie Beasley, 52, who died Sunday at her father's home in Lum ber Bridge, route one. The services were held at 3:30 p. m. at Ephesus Baptist church, of which she was a member. The pastor, Rev. E. B. Booker of Fayetteville officiated, as sisted by Rev. A. E. Brown of Park ton. Miss Beasley is survived her father, w H Beasley; one sister, Mrs. Dan Carter Qf Hoke coumv. three brotherS7 WaUer H Beasleyi Chester Beasley . B B.,,lev. Pallbearers were: Clifford Bostic. L. W. Ellis, Archie McGowan, J. A. Jones, Troy Johnson and J. L. Mc Fadyen. O Federal Game Rules p 1QC CMtnn IP or eason Regulations for migratory game, controlled by Federal laws, were an nounced this week by John D. Find lay, state commissioner of game and inland fisheries. The dove season is split, open from September 16 through October 15, opens again January 2 and closes January 31; bag limit, 10. Duck N'oven ber 2 through Jan. 20; bag limit 10. Geese, brant and root, open Nov. 2, through Jan. 20. Stason on wood cock and jacksnipe closed entire year. A number of regulations are in force regarding time, place ar.d manner of taking these game birds, and hunters should acquaint them selves with restrictions which are set out in the handbooks which may be obtained from local officials of the Conservation and Development commission. Lumberton Tops 20 Million In Tobacco Sales Lumberton, Sept. 5. Throug'.i last Friday the Lumbc; ton tobacco market had 'd more than 20,500.000 pounds 1 oi -a and paid out to Farmers i. S9.250.onn for an all-over, ma 'ge well above the ceil- ing i- 'r ij 'ervisor of Sales Jas- 'i-.. a. me Lumiiirion crop i was not that the two-thirds and L market had at least 10,000,0. 1, 000 pounds yet to go. Lumberton has city sales of arounu .aving capa- jOO.OOO pounds every day, the quantity being about equally divided among the six ware houses which participate in the six daily sales. The usual top grades of tobacco have been bringing consistently from $44 to $47 a hundred pounds in Lum berton, with select baskets and wrap pers going up as high as $55 a hun dred. Only damaged tobacco and nondescript baskets are bringing be- low $40 a hundred. o- Former Resident Dies At Virginia Home Tuesday Lee J. Collins, 64, prominent paint ing contractor of Petersburg, Va., died at his home there last Tues day following a brief illness. Fun eral services werj held Thursday, and were attended by Mrs. J. D. Gra ham and Miss Ila Graham of Rae ford. Mrs. Collins, the former Miss Ella McFadyen a sister of Mrs. Graham. The Collins family lived here for some time moving to Raleigh about 30 years ago, and some five years l.a. mvnJ -.V, . . .. ...1 .1 h," . L:."""eu,e' Library News Schedule: 10:30 through Saturday; to 1:00 for lunch. to 6:00. Monday closed from 12:00 At the close of the "Read for Fun World Parac.e" reading club, the va- cation reading project put on by Hoke county library, there were two parties for the members Friday and Saturday afternoons at 3:30. In a book quiz, Betty Upchurch answered the largest number Friday afternoon and Patsy Holt Saturday afternoon. Both received defense stamps. Those receiving certificates for reading the required number of books and over were: Faye Dark, Carol Garrison, ! Fannette Gore, Patsy Holt, Shirley Mann, Elizabeth Suddreth, and Betty Upchurch. Refreshments were served We acknowledge with thanks two books which have been presented to the library by the Raeford chapter of the United Daughters of the Con- federacy: Women of the South in Wartime, by Andrews; and School of the Citizen Soldier, by Griffin. A codv f th hiih L-hl .,.! the Ekoh. has been presented to the!who, h ttMh?meD0t .M" club for presenting it to us. - State College Hints To Farm Homemakers (by Ruth Current) Keep sugar sirup on hand for sweetening fruit drinks and iced tea. It goes further than plain su.jar. To prepare, boil together for 3 to 5 minutes equal parts of sugar and water, rveep coverea tigntiy in re- frigerator. Add a little salt to frostings, pie fillings, and pud:'ings. It brings out the sweet. Chop dried fruits, combined with nuts, moisten with honey or corn sirup, and use as a filling for layer cakes. Use strainer honey or maple sirup and chopped nuts as an ice cream sauce. When you do find sheets for sale don't be stampeded by the mere sight of them and snatch them up, regardless. Look for a label giving size, and remember that "torn size" means size before hemming. Sheets which are too short like blankets which are too short are uncomfort able and are necessarily subject to more strain than those which are long enough to tuck in firmly, A goo;i bath towel is one that ab - sorbs quickly, and doesn't hang on for speeding and careless and reck the rack sogsy and heavy for hours. less driving; Belton Roper, negro. That's the bather's viewpoint and i had his drivers license suspended and a very sound one. But there are also paid $50 and costs-for drunken driv- other factors t be considered when you shop for towels. Absorbency depends on the amount of pile or looped surface a towel has. The rrore pile yarns to the. inch the greater the drying power. Long loops make for a soft fluffy towel, but for good wear too long loops are not advisable. Loops a bout one-eight inch long are consi dered a desirable length. Flora Macdonald Begins 50th Year Next Wednesday Qver Capacity Enrollment An- Ilollnt.ed. Expansion Program js Adopted, Thf ff eh sess on of Fori Mac- sion donald college will be opened with an informal service in the auditorium on Wednesday, September 13. All new students will arrive on Monday for an orientation period, and the up per classmen will arrive Tuesday, for registration Wednesday. Later in tne month, a furmal opening ot the semi-centennial year of the col lege will be held, when Dr. H. Price Gwynn, director of Religious Edu cation for the Synod of North Caro lina, will be principal speaker. At this time emphasis will be placed on the various programs which have been planned in connection with the . celebration of the semi-centennial an- niversary. These programs will be featured especially on Home Coming day, October 27, and on Dr. Vardell's birthday, February 12. The board of trustees and the alum nae have adopted two special objec tives for the semi-centennial year, for the development of the college, the addition of $150,000 to the present $200,000 endowment, and an improv ment and expansion program for the plant and equipment, which will in- additional homes for professors. Among the many improvements ,made at the college during the past summer, the recent change from the use of current produced by its own plant, to the use of power furnished by the Carolina Power and Light LUI"1""' company, through the town of Red Springs, is of special note. This is the first time in the history of the college that it has not use-i. it's own electric plant. It still has its own abundant water supply from deep j artesian wells on the campus, The enrollment for the college year ' I has passed dormitory capacity, and there is still a waiting list, although 1 three campus cottages have been converted into dormitories to be used . by students, and a number of rooms ' in private homes will be used by faculty members. With The Army People Lt. and Mrs. Garrett and little son, Jimmy, who have been occupy ing an apartment at the home of the Roland Covingtons have moved Lt. l"rett h" "S" a "charge from the nny and they have gone to Okla- jnoma- i Tl . ..,,. . , L- atvd Mrs. Wilham C. Thornbury, Dickson, have left Raeford, Lt. Thornbury being transferred. Capt. and Mrs. Peter Barx ot New York moved Wednesday into the up stairs apartment at the home ot the Roland Covington's. Capt. Barr is with a unit at Bragg. Major and Mrs. Fulgham are now occupying the upstairs apartment at the home of Mrs. I. H. Shankle, which has recently been vacated by Cpl. and Mrs. Dwight Ayers. Mrs. Ayers has gone to Illinois, where she will teach and Cpl. Ayers, who hopes to receive a discharge from the army i soon wilI join her e. Flight Officer and Mrs. Beranek, who have been living at the home of Mrs. J. S. Johnson, have gone to Iowa. Recorder's Court Leroy Locklear, indian, of Allen dale township, was found not guilty of assault with a deadly weapon on Walter Bullatvii, and was found guilty of carrying a shotgun off his pre mises on Sunday. Judge McDiarmid sentenced him to 30 days, suspended upon payment of $10 and costs and observing good behavior for two years. Tom Murray, negro, paid costs for drunkeness: Jerry Brunson, paid $10 land costs in lieu of 60 days on rosds, -o- A!l-risk crop insurance on wheat is now being written through the local offices of the AAA in each , county. Cotton prices declined on August 17 following the end of the war, ac cording to the United States De partment of Agriculture. Tlw THP