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r.ETUO THE NEWS-JOURNAL, RAEFORD, N. C. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1943 James D. McRacken Honored In France Name Of Hoke Boy Who Lost Life Suvini; Bridge Given The Structure In Commenioriitive Service. Second Generations Three Cases Muscular Distrophy Reported In Robeson County 14 Tie n-cinory of James Duuua'.o' McR...-ker. who !o.-t his life protoo t i 1 1 i a b.ulye vital to American forces, wi'i be perpetuated by the bri. R. wl'...'0. he s ved. according to a let ter re.eived by the hero's wife, Mrs. Man.; e M.ie McRacken of R.d Sprit-as. D "jiald McRacken was barn in An;. .vh Township, Hoke County, and was a son of the 1. te J. B. ami Mrs. Mcll.icken. His father passed away a! his home at Dundarrach since the b. sinning of the war. I:: .. celebration held in Mayenne, Fiance, on August 5th, a military reci rd of McRaeken's exploit was pre.-or.ted and the Mayor of Mayenne an: h i grateful fellowmen dedicated !.he hr.dsv to the me.-rory of the Hoke County boy. Ti e account of McRaeken's heroic aet. and action taken by the people of M..yenne follows; Mayennt, on the 2nd of Septem ber. 194.1. Dear MWoam: Perhaps you will be sur-' p"-i having ithis letter. I am an uf.known woman for you, but you rre not for me. because of your husband. Everyone here, knows sol- die- James McRacken: he died to save :.-.e liberty of the world: he died incnigni. oo me unoet was oue we nonour nim ana pernaps you win to save feilows of Patton's army: he when they arrived. Mr. McRacken less suffer for his death. If you have died to s.ve our city: he o'ied be-"vas one of the first American sol-1 children, you must tell them how caise he was a hero. idiers going down to the ri.t be-, their father was brave, how he saved I suppose USA administration ' hind a "t..rk." When ti'ey went near a whole town nd the lives of many wrf ;e and explained to you how he ( the river, he was the most courageous American soldiers, was the victim to his courage. I shall , a l ong them, he left the tank bj-j jf you have a photo of Mr. Mc try to tell you what I know about, hind him to run to the bridg? and Raen, will you be so kind as to his de th. It seems to me it is good cut the line to stop the explosion, j senc, me onf t0 makg an cnjarge. for vei.t to know these things. He cut the line, but Germans. fronvment for our town ha and museum. Our little town of 18.000 inhabi-.the "' n:,: "Jenn 15 a'ae?.,nV 10 two pans oy a river, .viay- ,r a. enne. nouses are uuiu on iwo nins on t rb,v Wt: Ge:- -:rie of the --iver. Ac oss 1 r. there were three bridges wn a id e'eral other bri jes id dowr. Ditrins the niirht ' 4th and nth of August, s put out two of our bi bribes acrns the a:-.: : - '-; ; " :- so'.d.ers cms li)44. 1 Mr Farmer . . . Tobacco is too costly a crop to waste it after it has been grown. Many farmers have lost a large part of their crop this year because of barn room and failure to install Modern Curing Equipment. Plan How For Your 1946 Crop! The "Cure-All'' oil-burning tobacco curer is the most ef ficient curing unit on the market today, and is giving highly satisfactory service to the many farmers who were fortunate in securing "Cure-All" units in the past several years. If you want a money-saving and money-making curing unit for your barns next season, Investigate Now! We are booking orders for delivery next season and will be glad to have you place your order with us anytime be tween August 15 and September 29. Live-At-Home Feed Store Phone 38 Lumberton, N. C. or the Upchurch Killing Company rhonc 211-1 Raeford, N. C. : :: : : 9 Investigate beforeibuying Land i Some people are entirely too careless when it comes to buying v real estate. They buy without having the title investigated V 5 to see that it is clear of mortgages, judgments and taxes. In f $ most cases it is money well spent to hire a good lawyer and $ have him make a thorough examination of the records and see j $ that your title is good before you make the purchase. Records W,nlH he traced back and see that no taxes, judgments and V ?' mortgages are on record against S f,-nmmntlv thp ones that cause "-i- j As far as taxes are concerned, I will be glad to investigate and , i - An.i;r;nU Kat all tavp nrA nairl nr fl : , , wt. A, ' J , ..v;-, r SECOND GENERATION DAVID- SONIANS The Davidson habit is traditional in many Southern fami- lies. rrequemiy me seconu ai.u ... and in several in- fourth, have been uuru geuei auuns, auu 111 wtcmi in stancis even the trror.! Row): Z. N. Holler, Jr., Greensbf.-o; H. R. McConnc, Gas ler, Kings Mountain. river, flying from Normandy. You . see the importance of our third bridge. Germans had put into it a big quantity of dynamite to diow i. see the line cut near him. I send up wiien they had to go away. Ameri- 'you post-cards ot McRacken Bri.'ge. can soK iers swiftly came into our I sh. 11 send you photos taken dur town on the 5th of August in the ing the manifestation en the 5th of afternoon, swifter than the Germans August, 1945. So you will know how other mil. made mm o.eaa, wnn "'.XX: Z , .iviaiii, cc.ju.t u ....v , 1, ... U., Bn!F.l.P!f; f A.T r "' -' . McRacken- everybody is sure his,. ' . T u , " rZ bloody battle, in its streets, flora the hateful Germans, from total de- struction. Everybody :s pratelul lor his coura. : everybody is sad with yo.i i;rc u-e if i.is death, and keei ':e re .e:noran.e c. it soldi. r .T.. . o- McRavktR in :i.s run heart. :: : : : : . ft a prior owner as they are $ trouble. 8 represented. Pictured above are sons of Davidson College alumni, among the freshmen. From left to right, mey are tiop row ;; w. n. Lawrence, ...... v.,. , Jr.. Anderson, S. C; J. L. Choate, III. Charlotte: J. C McDonald, Jr., tonia: T. H. Patterson, Jr., Greens - boro: John U.therspoon, Beckley, My lu-.S'band will s.id you his speech with an enlarge ment of Mr. McRaeken's photo. In it you will Madim, please excuse me for my iPoor language. I learned English ! when I was a pupil, long ago. ? can , " llt: "not write evervthimr 1 think bn-ausP not write everything 1 think because I :'o not find words to express my . , ,. 7 . reelings: I should like to console you. j;rfii r k,,i t - say you Mr. McRaeken's name is written for ever in my memory. I hope you will understand you are a l'-icnd for ire and if, one day, you cor; into Mayenne. my house will i yoar-. bo.v.use if I have a home I'.o.c. ;s bee;. u-e of our hero James Y.-R J-.cn. I a:n Dre.u. .:,.' .me Ur.ia 26 Tace Ci-.everr. Mayenne France. V L Charlotfe; Arthur S. Jenkins, Fay- etteville; Alexander Sprunt, . JV, Charleston, S. C; J. W. Mann, Jr., Kect Springs; David E. Hipp, Jr., cu ,,IIK9, Uj,ra r.. nipp, jr., Charlotte; Robert H. Poole, Jr., Eli- zabethtown; W. W. Calhoun, Clinton; ; W .Va.; Richards To.M, Lexington; Flynn V. Long, Jr., Austin, Texas; Allowances Given Families Of Men Enlisting In Army Family allowances are being au thorized for dependents of all men now enlisting or being inducted into the anry, it was announced today by Brig. Gen. Leonard H. Simms, USA, director of the War Depart ment office of Dependency Benefits. That activity of the Office of the Fiscal director, headquarters, Army Service Forces, located in Newark, N. J., administers soldiers' benefits for the entire army. "The Servicemen's Dependents Al lowance, Act oT 14', as amended is still in effect," General Sims stated. "Under this law, wives, chil dren, dependent parents and other dependents of all enlisted men and v.-niren and aviation cadets are cn ti'.Vtl to T.i'rily allowances. "This applies of course to men and women r,o.v entering the army ts well as to those who were in ducted before 'he war en:'ed," he explained. The wife rrd children of enlisted m . n are eligible to receive family allowance payments as his Class A dependents, the ODB director said. Parents, also brothers and sisters Spots bspohs vom yS"" i i""iw nn Mil jiiwi m ii i V'fil " OF THFFA IN THE CARSZffMS They're spots where you can locat e with profit on the lines of the Carolina Power & Light Company. Spots where plenty of depend able electric power is available fr om a tax-paying, business-managed company. Spots where livin g conditions are good where raw materials and native labor are plentiful and all of this within easy reach of the Nation's major markets. Our Industrial Development Dpa rtmeat will cooperate wik you in finding the right spot for your plant. Tommy Clark, Elizabethtown- M J Murray Jr Wallace- William A Gamble' III 'charlotte'- Sidney Bruce Jr., Greenville, S. C; Robert B. La- jr., ureenville, 5. (J.; Kobert a. inl cy, Richmond, Va.; and T. B. Moore, j Winston-Salem. C. C. Turner. Winnsboro. S. C: J. js. Lafferty, Concord; and C. A. Neis- (under- certain conditions) are eli gible only if they rely on the soldier for chief or substantial support. The ODB administers Class E al lotments as well as family allow ances, he pointed out. These al lotments are voluntary assignments Tra.n sotaiers' pay; nothing is added by the government. . Library News Please note change of schedule of Hoke County Library: Monday through Saturday, 10:00 to 5:30; close 12:00 to 1:00 for lunch. The following are a list of new titles received in the library: "A Job for Jenny," by Baldwin; Storm Tide, Ogilvie; Shadows Under the Stars, Black; Hcartwood, Downes: Enrico Caruso: His Life and Death, Caru so; Silversides, Trumbull; Pattern of Soviet Power, Snow; Slow Train to Yesterday, Robertson; Art Through the Ages, Gardner; How to lave Be yond Your Means. Wilson; Three O'clock Dinner. Pinckmy: The Pea rock Sheds His Tail. Hobar.: Last Leaves, Lcaiock; They Found the Church There. Van Dusen; The Case of the H . If-Wakened W;te, Gardner. Bofor; you start fires this fall, h..ve the farnacc, chimney, and ' flues" cleaned, an." repaired. Burn- mg them ou, w:tn a hot fire has destroyed many homes. Never use kerosene or gasoline-To start a fire. Health clinics sponsored by the Robeson County Health and Public Welfare departments have discover ed three cases of muscular c'istrophy in the county in recent weeks, it was reported here this weik by Miss Polly Brown, case worker of the weTfare department. James Cox, 13, has suffered from the disease since 1939, and is in an advanced stage of the disease. His muscles have shrunken and he ii unable to" walk. However, his mind' is clear and he attends school in a rolling chair provided him by mem rs of the Red Springs Rotary club, which his little sister pushes, or pulls with her little tricycle. He Is the son of a negro saw mill worker and lives near Midway, between Maxton and Rowland. Both the other cases are in the same family, Johnny, 16, and Mar shall, 10, the sons of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Fowler of East Lumberton. There are ten children in the family. Johnny has been ill for eight years and is unable to move about, walk or stand. Marshall who is in the early stages of the disease, can walk some, but loses balance and falls frequently. Neither of these boys have been to school and they are unable to read, but enjoy pictures and toys. Both parents work in Lumberton mills. Persons wishing to aid these boys should see Mis3 Brown as to their needs. Ingathering Oct. 25 At Lumber Bridge The Lumber Bridge Presbyterian church is holding its annual ingath ering on Thursday, October 25. Bar becue and chicken salad dinners will be served, followed by an auction sale. The public is cordially invited to attend. GALATIAINGATIIERING The Galatia Ingathering will be held Thursday, October 25th. The I sale of farm produce will begin at i 3 o'clock. Barbecue and chicken ! ; lad suppers will be served begin 1 nir.g at o:30 o'clock and the sale of handmade articles after supper. The jprblic is cordially invitid. ' Good lichtngi in every room . meaning light adequate for the ac I t'vity coins on c .nnot be too strong ly recommended. To avoid shock jand fire hazards, your electrical equipment irust be kept in repair no frayed cords, broken plugs, and faulty appliances. syss.. give me pui cnaci a tciuinnw " - - i . x j..- ? statement oi ine amount uue. J. A. McGOOGAN-County Auditor
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