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HP HOKE COl'NTY'8 BEST ADVERTISING MEDIUM HOKE COUNTY'S ONLY NEWSPAPER ews-journal The Hoke County News The Hoke County Journal VOLUME XL NO. 28 RAEFORD.N.C. THURSDAY, DEC. 13th, 1945. $:.no PER YEAR news or OUR MENwWOMEN IN UNIFORM Fertilizer Sales Show Decrease This Year Main Auditorium At Presbyterian Church Completed I A. D. Gore Elected To isisinci oar jtosi Raleigh, Dec. 12. Pointing out that tag sales indicate only 63,291 tons of fertilizer were sold in Novem- !ber as against 106,068 tons for No- I vemiber a year aeo. D. S. Coltrane. ... i. assistant agriculture commissioner, i First Service To Be Held Sun- ire, narom umis, w urged farmers recentiy to piace their attending the Army Finance School (ertihzer orders without further de at Fort Harrison, Ind., is spending Iay a 21-day furlough here with his e expIained that all war prison. parents, Mr. and Mrs. C iff Gil is. ers wm withdraiwn from fertil.j He will report to Fort Jackson, after plaUs on December 31 and ex his furlough. pressed the opinion that the labor fut 1 . ...:n t. biiui idgc in wiese limine win ue vn tually as critical next spring as in day, December 23rd. T-5 Charles Odom landed in New port News, Va., last Friday from February and March of this year tne mu ana is exipci.-iti umc ouwu.- ly. T-5 Walter Howell returned from the ETO last week. He has been dis charged from the army and is at home. Hoke Man Heads Tax Supervisors The main auditorium at the Rae ford Presbyterian church, which has not been in use since it was damaged by fire in October, 1943, is finally complete and the first services will be conducted there on December 23, the Sunday preceding Christmas. The congregation has been using the basement auditorium of the church since the upper part of the church was damaged toy fire in Octo ber, 1943. The fire destroyed the dome of the building and damaged ' the auditorium. Arthur D. Gore of Raeford was elected vice-president of the Ninth Judicial Circuit Bar association at 1 the annual meeting held Monday at the Biggs cabin near Lumberton. W. C. Downing of Fayetteville, was elected president of the associa tion, and Henry L. Anderson, also of Fayetteville, was elected secretary treasurer. The meeting was addressed by Judge J. Paul Frizzelle on the his tory of the bar and its relation t the bench. The ninth circuit in cludes Bladen, Cumberland, Hoke and Robeson counties. County Misses Victory Loan Quota; E Bonds Still Counts School News (By K. A. MacDonald) The church as it is since being Tech. Sat. Edwin McDuffie return-' John A. MoGoogan, Hoke County repaired is considerably improved ed from the European Theatre last auditor and tax supervisor, is the I and rearranged as well. The audi week and was discharged from the new president of the North Carolina . torium has a flat ceiling now, as army a.t Fort Bragg yesterday. He is Tax Supervisors' Institute. He was the dome of the church was not re- teachers meeting to be held on Mon at home. 1 elected at the meeting of the institute ' placed. The slope of the floor has day evening, December 17, at 7:00 iheld in Chapel Hill last Thursday , been removed and the capacity of ,0 clock in the Hoke High building A county-wide principals meeting was held in the office of the super intendent Wednesday afternoon. Plans were made for a county-wide Pfc. William Gulledge has been and Kriday which was attended by the room greatly enlarged. Where discharged from the army after ser- tax collections and supervisors from there was formerly a blank wall on ving in the Pacific theatre for two seventy of North Carolina's coun-j the east side of the room back of the years. He and his wife arrived this ties. The institute, which is fostered, old choir loft, there are now three week from Kansas City, Mo., for a by the North Carolina Institute of -stained glass windows rratching visit. At this meeting a resume of the workshop work done in each school will be given. All white schools reports 100 per Raeford Baptists Wrecking Church Work Begins Preparatory To Construction Of New Building The congregation of the Raeford Baptist church met for its service last Sunday morning in the audi torium of the Raeford Graded school due to the fact that their old building is being wrecked to make way for a new one which is planned to be erected next spring. The old Baptist church building as it now stands is the oldwst church in Raeford, being over forty years old. In fact, the church was here quite a few years before Raeford was as it was built in 1902 or 1903 and the town was not incorporated until 1911. Rev. J. D. Whisnant, pastor of the church, stated this week that work on the structure was expected to begin in March, and that the old building had been sold and would be demolished and removed in the interim. ' The new edifice, according to Mr. 'Government, met at the Institute of those on the west side. The roomicent Junior Red Cross enrollment. I Whisnant, will be a two-floor, bricki 'Government building there. i is symetrical in its arrangement, ! It is hoped that we can make a re- Lt. D. B. McFadyen, Jr., has been Other officers elected for the com- the chancel now being located where Port on the colored and indian schools separated from the army after ser- ing year were Eugene Irvin, Rock- the old folding doors once separated next week. ving in India and the Philippine Is- irsham county, fir-. vice-president, 'he two auditoriums and the pews lands and is at home on terminal and M. L. Laughlin, Edgccom'be directly facing the chancel. The Ashemont school will have a leave. county, second vice-president. The The communion table is in the cen- Chr'.stmas program on Friday morn- Institute of Government will serve ter at the rear of the chancel. To irg December 21. S-Sgt. Julian Love and Sgt. Ray- as secretary. .If't is th; or?an console and in! mond Love were discharged from Direoted by Peyton Abbot, assis- , 'he r-ht rear wall of the chancel are The students of Hoke High gave the army this week and are at home, tnr.t director of the Institute of Gov- . 'anal porrtures from the organ cham-1 Coach Jerry Roberts, who is mov- . rrnment.' the institute's program ' her. Choir stalls are on the right 1 ing into the McDiarmid apartment Cpl. Earl Dunn has returned from featured discussions of statutory left sides of the chancel and at, on Magnolia Ave., a pantry shower, two years in the European theatre changes affecting and valorem tax-the front nearest the pews the pul-Mrs. Roberts appreciated the shower and is at Fort Bragg awaiting dis- ation enacted by the last legisla- is on the right side and the lec-1 and especially the feeling that promp-J T-shaped building of colonial ar chitecture. The auditorium will be two stories high in the basement of the T and nearest Main Street. The Sunday school and other rooms will be in the end away from the street perpendicular to the auditorium and will be in two floors. The congregation expects to hold its services in the Graded school auditorium until the new building is ready for occupancy. In the . which end ty was far overall anc county's ove and a total n, according ft-ill A. McDonald, 1 "Victory" loan drive t Saturday this coun t of its quotas both "E" bonds. The C A'uota was $1:50,000 c am Kn ....... county chairmi ' quota for "E" . inn nnvp in iJ IU1 111c CTJUUIJ was $110,000 an Vittle less than half this amount yichieved, $49, 912.50. Although the dri "ificially ended December 8 the Treasury Department has announced that series E, F, and G. savings bonds and series C sav ings notes sold through December 31 will be credited to the Victory loan drive. The county and State War Finance committees are urging the public to take notice of the continuance of E bond sales through December 31 to assure success of county and state E bond quotas. "E" bonds are also being widely publi cized and purchased as Christmas gifts. In North Carolina E sales as of December 7 came to $17,500,000, only 58 per cent of the State's quota. 0 County Teachers Entertained By Kiwanis Club charge. ture. Lt. Col. J. R. Covington, who re turned from the ETO last week, has been separated from the service and Is here on his terminal leave. Pc. George and Mrs. Cummings have returned after spending two weeks with the parents of Pfc. Cum mings in Gainesville, N. Y. Take A Victory Bond-It's Free By Bruce Barton S 1-c Burris Shankle is ill with j 1 have heard people sigh at word rheumatic fever in the Naval hos- of the Victory Loan Campaign, and pital at New Orleans, La. I say, "I suppose I have to buy an- other bond. But I don't see how I Capt. Herbert McLean, Jr., ar- can afford it." rived in Raeford this week. He has I This i lust like been separated from the service af- ( I really ought to start saving money, ter overseas duty in the West In-but it's an awfully expensive thing dies and the Philippine Islands and to do!" is on terminal leave. The fact is, of course, that you don't buy bonds. As W. B. Bach- Lt. (jg) Walter R. Barrington, Jr., man, a Detroit writer, foncdfully of the United States Navy, landed in pointed out the other day, the speak -Tacoma, Washington, last Saturday ers on the radio and the poster ar and expects to be at home for Chris- j tists and the advertising writers mas. I have been using the wrong word I for four long years. They have Pvt. Thomas G. Harrell has re- j been asking the public to do some turned from the ETO and expects to ' thing that is impossible. You can't Uern on the left. .ted it. At the right side of the auditorium ! where the choir loft once was is aj Antioch will give its -Christmas transept which will contain pews 'program on Friday morning, Decem and there is a matching transept on.ber.Sl. the other side. Rev. Marry K. Holland, pastor of; Mrs. Robert's 4th grade gave a the church, stated yesterday that very interesting chapel program at pews would be installed in plenty jthe Raeford Graded school Friday, of time for the first service on Sun-. It was a play, "Christmas Thoughts day morning, December 23. The or- and Songs." All who were priviled- gan will be functioning also. There Bed to see it enjoyed it immense- be discharged from the army at Fort Bragg today. will, however, be no carpet by that time, as this is not yet available. it County Has Huge Job Ahead On Home Repair More than $323000 is expected to be spent during the next five years by Hoke County home owners on remodeling and repair work. The year 1946 promises to inau gurate one of the greatest eras in American history for home repairs and modernization, according t estimates released by the Tile Coun cil of America. "Few develop ments will contribute more to em ployment and general prosperity in any community," according to R. E. Jordan, chairman of the Council's Residential Construction Committee. Because of lack of materials and Mrs. C. H. McGregor, member of the Raeford graded school facul-j alternate members, ty, is much improved although not yet able to return home from the hospital. Miss Margaret McKenzie, head bookkeeper for the Board of Edu cation, is back at work after hav ing been ill with flu. The Raeford Kiwanis club was host last Thursday night to the teachers in the schools of the coun ty. All were invited and about thirty-five were present, counting husbands and wives who were also invited. A delicious dinner of turkey and the good things that 80 with it was served by Mrs. Lucy Smith and Miss Josephine Hall. Cecil Dew was toastmaster for the occasion, which began with the in troduction of the guests. The teach ers of the schools of the county not in Raeford were introduced by K. A. MacDonald, county school super intendent. Those from the Raeford graded school were presented with humorous character sketches by Miss Margaret McKenzie, building princi pal of that school, and the Hoke County High School teachers were Chairman Potter announced re-' introduced by Mrs. J. C. McLean, suits of community committeeman in the absence of C. H. McGregor, Potter Reelected Committee Head T. D. Potter was re-elected chair man of the county AAA Committee of three members which will ad minister affairs of the AAA farm program within Hoke County. Other members elected to the coun ty committee are: W. C. Hodgin, vice-chairman, and N. F. Sinclair, third memebr. D. H. Yarborough and W. M. Monroe were named as Rockfish School will give its Chrstmas program on Friday morn ing December 21. elections as follows Allendale J. W. Hasty, chairman; Mrs. Belle Currie, vice-chairman; L. A. McGougan, member; J. A. Roper, Jr., first alternate; Duncan McGirt, second alternate. Antioch Ira L. Newton, chair man; David Liles, vice-chairman; D. W. Gillis, member- J. L. McPhaul. principal. The guests were welcomed in a short address by Kiwanian Hinton McPhaul, and this was responded to for the teachers by Mrs. Leete Smoak Montague of the Ashemont school. Among the stunts staged for the amusement 01 tne gatnering was a his home last Saturday. 0 Stop Sales Ordered On Hog Ration commissioner. In announcing that "stop sale" or- prevent ir.'flation. Your bonds modeling plans, according to the re dcrs are being issued on all lots of broiiirht about the mighty atoric nort' Ncw roofing and heating this feed found on sale in this state, blasts that put a period to this war. P'a"ts are required by many dwel Coltrane said the action was taken , Your bonds today are returning flesh l'nSs. because this brand of feed has been to the bones of those who survived1 Hime owners in North Carolina found to be "flagrantly mislabeled iwcumds or pri'oncamp torture of wul pPcrd estimates $B9,B7U.miu as to the percentage of protein and Wainwright, of Boyington, of un-land those of the nation more than fat and as to the ingredients employ-, known thousands of our men who s.5"0,000,000 for major repairs alone ed In its manufacture. ; played their own gallant parts in in the next five years, according to Regarded as one of the popular 'the total defect of our enemies. Jordan Ample funds at low in hog feeds sold in Eastern and South-! I remembe- reading the typical terest charges, are available for such eastern North Carolina, "fat back , experience of George Lett, whose' work through commercial banks, sav hog ration" is manufactured by the two arms were shredded by a mor-'!nS and loan associations, credit un Southern Milling company of Augus-1 r on the Lorraine front. From his " ndm mutual savln b he la, Ga., said Coltrane, and he point-1 battalion aid station Lett was trans-.Pinlea outj ed out that analyses of large quan-. ported 4500 miles in easy stages, byL, , " . ities of this feed sampled at Zebu- J ambulance, train and plane. He'$lf100 Prize For on. Goldsboro. Kinston, and other, passed through three field dressing !o i y-ii . points, showed that it failed to con-Istations and five hospitals in France OllOn VnampiOn tain various ingredients listed on the land England before being returned bags. I to the United tSates for final treat- "In view of the shortage of com- ment and recovery. Your bonds paid mercial feeds, we naturally regret for the care of all the George Lotts to take such drastic action as can- of this war, celling tt.e registration of fat back first alternate; G. C. Lytle. second humorous examination of the three alternate. iKiwanians who are preachers to rio- The American Legion is offering! Blue Srorinffs R. J. Hastv. chair- termine if they were Qualified. This a medal to the senior in high school man; J. R. Hendrix, vice-chairman; was perpetrated by the toastmaster adjudged by the faculty to rate J. F. McMillan, member: E. A. I and conducted by Mrs. T. N. Mc- highest in honesty, honor, leader-! Wright, first alternate: J. W. Rus- 'Lauchlin, Bible teacher in the Rae- ship, scholarship, and courtesy. Next sell, second alternate. i ford schools. All three were hum- year this medal will be given to1 Little River .L. D. Brooks, chair- ' orously determined to be not quali the senior who rates best for his 11th man; E. B. Blue, vice-chairman; C. . ficd. and twelfth years. It will work on H. Marks, member; Daniel McGill, i Miss Lillian Johnson of the Rae daivn until all four years are ta-j first alternate; Martin H. Cameron, frd graded school won a chairbot ken into account. The legion is second alternate. , oming contest over which Tommie sending speakers to the school who McLauchlin John Parker, chair- 1 Unchurch officiated, talk on the traits on which the pupils iman; D. P .Gillis, vice-chairman; M. I W. J. Coates conducted a quiz are judged. So far, N. H. G. Bal- S. Gibson, member: Warren Phil- contest which was won bv Mrs. Ar- Albert Onin. 1 thur D. Gore, of the Hoke Conntv nn on leanersnip, n. i. nouana on second alternate. hR!h school. honesty. Future talks will be made Qucwhiffle- L. R. Cnthran, chair-1 The speaker of the evening was by W. L. Poole on scholarship and man: F. W. Riley, vice-chairman: W. Mis Rachel Hassell, director of Mu J. H. Blue on courtesy. jL. Thornburg. member: E. R. Tick- -ic and Young People's wo:k at the lor, first alternate: H. B. Walters, Presbyterian church. All schools in the county are second alternate. 1 Miss H:isell made an excellent jpiaguea uy sicKness. scarlet lever, Raeford Wm. L. Ponle, chairman- lmpress'nn on all present .with her Outside paint jobs are needed on I"'1 s nu m tr,p A--hemom district and r. F. Tapp. vire-chNtmnn: W. ,T. interesting and informative talk on uu seyms to oe in u me scnoois. .McNeill, member; Lucille McLeod. . i 'V "' - - in Japan, where j first alternate: A. V. Sanders, sec- ' 'Un w-" 1 --n rr i spent about thir- Mildousin will give its Christmas ord alternate. teen years of her life, program on Friday morning, Dc- Stonewall W. L. Smith, chairman: . 1, cember 21. J. L. McFadyen. vice-chair ran; Tom Holland, mcmbe-: J. M. McGovan.' A Christ ras prog-am by Miss Mc-' f first alternate: Mr. Mattie G. G'b- Keithan s 8th grade will be given at ton, second alternate. I spend money on bonds. You -simply take them. They cost you nothing. My E bonds are nothihg but certi- T-Sgt. Alfred Guion Eubanks re- , ficates showing that the Barton fami ceived his discharge from the army lv has made a deposit in the U. S. December 3, after 32 months of ser-'.Treasury instead of in a bank or vice. During the time he served in 'a cookie jar. When we take an E thne ETO twelve months as a mem- bond, we transfer a bank deposit to ber of 104 Timberwolf division. He 'he safest deposit in the world the is the son of Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Eu- U. S. Treasury. We put in nomin-'manpower during the war, majority I l. f Cnnnln-:..m r.r rt nrrll.O ttt tar 1 1 :. . of the Pfllintv'c 9QRO, Hll'olUnft unite iMims ui ooiuwim.. - uuira aim we gel an interest- .... . : .."" " fm- h.. o,bn n hnnnr P W .bearing note as our deoosit slin' lare in neea 01 some Kind of repair ,. . "' - . ""'-rnuie I To take a bond note that word "r remodeling work. Kitchen im- j"take" is still a patriotic act. That !'rovements and modernization of 'alone is inducement enough for any bathrooms, installation of showers American. Just as your money in and in some homes addition of a the bank pays fo- loans and invest- Erconf1 bath top the nation's list of 'ments ahd all the bank's manifold most wanted major improvements, Raleigh, Dec. 12. Discontinuance ao.ivi.ioS) so your moncy in the v Jordan said of all sales ot "lilt oacK nog ration ;s. T:eaurv helos to care for the in North Carolina is announced by ( wm;nde d, to end war contracts to more than 50 per cent of homes, and D. S. Coltrane, assistant agriculture maintain armies of occunation' to addition of rooms and construction ; bring home returning fighters, to ot Porches also rank high in re- Hoke Hi.sh Tuesday December 18th at 11:00 a. m. -0- Freezer Locker The Music club will give a pro-' Advice Given gram of Christmas music at Hoke! . high on Wednesday, December 19th Raleigh, Dec. 12. Robert S. Cur- LIBRARY NEWS Two stc.y hours were held in the ' :a.-; veck on Wednesday and Thursday, and one on Wednesday of this week. Christmas stories were j read by Miss Retly McLean, student .assistant, the librarian, Mrs. Bethune ! and Mrs. A. K. Currie. ! Mrs. A. R. Morris has presented The state cotton growing champion of North Carolina will receive a prize at 1:15 p. m. (tis, cattle marketing specialist with three books to Hoke County Library Mrs. Stuart's Music class will give the State Department of Agriculture, ! in memo v of hoys- who lost their a Christmas program at the high ' advises farmers and others plan-lies in World War II: "The Emper school on Wednesday, 'December 19th 'ning to invest funds in a freezer j or's Physician," by Perkins, in mem at 11:00 a. m. I locker plant to "look into the situa- ory of Joe Hancock; Also the Hills, ' tion carefully before tak.ng the by Frances Parkinson Keyes, for Mrs. Thomas McLauchlin's Bible plunge." Gene Johnson, and Brave Men, ty students in conjunction with thel He said that farmers should have Ernie Pyle, for Lonnie Teal, Jr. P.T.A., will give a Christmas pro-! satisfactory slaughtering equipment New books recently received in gram on Thursday evening Decern-on the farm, or available at a con-I the library are as follows: "Most Secret," Shute; Repent In Haste, Marquand; Tansy Taniard, Rirode-Jaokson: General Duty Nurse, Hancock; The Far Away Music, Mee- ration. However, we believe .back $4 for every $3 you put in! ber 20th. at 7:30 o'clock. All those ! venient distance, pointing out that who saw Mrs. McLauchlin's Droeram this service should be made available of $1,100 for his efforts at the meet-j last year will be sure to want to see. in some satisfactory manner, ing of the North Carolina cotton gin- this one. While most of Mrs. Mr- Farmers should ha VP satisf. irtnrv And yet you can count on getting.ner's association, Dec 10. 'Lauchlin's pupils will be from the arrangements made with the locker hog our farmers will be better off if, f get bonds today get them winner of a state-wide "fiTe-aere" eiven at thi hieh school. they are deprived of this than if regularly and hold onto them. That cotton contest sponsored by a group I 'i they paid the current price for feed , is about as close as you are likely 'of agricultural agencies interested Mrs. A. L. O'Briant has been sub of the quality this appears to be,",to come in this life to having yourjin the production of better qaality .stituting in the high school this week said Coltrane. cake and eating it too. cotton. jfor Mrs. Lester, science teacher. The money is to be awarded to the Graded school the program will be! plant to have meats properly cooled. cut into standard cuts for use at home or fo- sale, and should be made to have his meats salted, cured, sea soned, and smoked according to his wishes. ker; The Black Rose, Costain; The Fcg and I, MacDonald: Straight Down a Crooked Lane, Porter; Judd Rankin's Daughter. Glasspell; Buil ding or Buying a House, Johnstone; Principles of Radio Operators, At-hertoh.