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_ » / Eventjul Year In Raefordf Hoke I Ml vMbattprv** ■i Kilal tB ItMtard I CoatfiadthBirprof IWM nflMlid in Om mu*. rCrtsM tai TitlMpn plarnd ilr part in th* nm, mtmiag wMUjr in tlM at M«a-JoanMl: bat thart vara Forlaa ot civic procrew, too. Feak by weak, bare are con* [Weak by weak, hare are con- attooa of the top atoiiaa iFhe Naw«Joumal! abar S6 — The flrat ■Icn of Vinter appeared fora the ChrUtmaa hoU- |«han fleet and frozen rain I upon tka town durlnc the nkitt of Da*****’ tntkin an ‘‘O*?* of tta 2tad. Cowty reflfter** “‘®- mobtla accid—„ Deceinber » 300 Hoke Co0B*y calved aboat free food from S- De- partment of Arlc«lture» The vaa distributed tofamlllea certUled by the Hoke County Welfare Department.. A contract waa let for Hoke County’s ne* $40,000 airport, to be built north of town on the Doc Brown farm. December 12 — Marlon Rufus '.y wjr* BkMtoot, 7l-yoar>su rafidaat of the Roekflah ooauDMuMy,vaa klOed in an antomobile accldeaf near his home. Raaford Town Board peiaed an ordinance racnlaUng picket- Inc and demooatratloos in the down town area. December 5 -- Raaford Town Board became Involved in a con troversy arlalnc out of a pro posal to build a memorial park cemetery in Sunset Hills. The board subsequently ordered a public hearlnc to be held on the matter. The hearlnc is to be scheduled durlnc January. -V' f,. 'it ^GHT -- A highlight of (the year in Raeford and Hoke County was acquisition of funds a new airport. AlmoM $10,000 was raised In Raeford and Hoke County and die federal tent provided another $10,000. Marvin Pinson, left, is shown presenting a check for Lfrom Pacific Mills to k. D. McMllllan, chairman of the airport commission, while R. B. ^the Chamber of Comi^lcroe looks on. ^(ish Is Retired By Worsted Plant V fold low- Fr22. field ^^ly. ap- Ittack. rof foul rerlff’s cedown ' by Zeth or who also ITan to see Mc- |ld officers McCor- house between 11 I m. on the night of [ve Barrington said her evidence In the [the field indicated man had become iind" in the dark, cks indicated Mc- doubled back to- lam’s house, about Ifrom McCormick’s was fully clothed, said. A walking hill clutched in one lick was reported ^Thursday morning. Vlff Alex S. Norton and led the search hck's home was in an ECtion a mile and a of U. S. 401 at Bow- hrank Grumpier was K scene and ordered h to determine the leath. The autopsy death was from [ses. Grumpier said. Injured leezer ,,«Siinan and maln- " „ the Raeford ^ plant hew was "Jred last Thurs- Knatiighpressuf* (xploded. to police reports^ ons, in his ««-lv a routine check j in the freezer nd threw out clouds mes which blinded :ed his breaibiftg. first aid by r and sent, still jn his eyes, to lal HospltaL ins, investigating d diat Friday re- ollce department , nian was stlU 'Leonard Frahm, , firm, sladmore reveaj^dhlbkt e!ij An era came to an end Tuesday for Rudyard Kipling Nash, 65, of 504 Grant Avenue. Nash^ an emyloye at Raeford Worsteu Plant, rethed after more than 30 years behind the looms. And although he had been wlthPaclflc Mills Division of Burlington Industries only 11 years, he got the full retire ment "treatment” at the local plant. For a few minutes, he got to sit In the chair of Marvin Pinson, plant manager while his photograph was being taken. He also received a 10-year service pin and an elaborate blble, which the company gives to each re tiring employe. Pinson, In a warm speech be fore Nash’s supervisors, told him how much the company appreciated the ]ob he had done. Then came congratulations from other superiors--Ray Kluttz, head of the pin drafting and roving department; Bill Stanley, first shift supervisor; George Wlllcox, general super intendent, and Ashwell Harwell, personnel manager. Nash cheerfully told a few amusing anecdotes and there was laughter all around. Then he became quite serious: "I’d rather do anything I’ve ever done In my life than to retire,” he told Pinson. "If you’d let me stay another year, I’d be a happy man.” Retirement at Raeford Wor sted Is mandatory at age 65, Pinson explained. However, he told "Kip” to return to the Green Holton of Fayetteville vae Mrlooalylnlurad near Rae ford when the truck he waa driv ing vae ftmek by a train. November 28 — Hoke Coun ty and Raaford were ettnaed by the aeaaealnatlon of President John F. Kennedy. A memorial aarvlce tor the late president was held at Raeford Presby terian Church. Gubernatorial candidate L. Richardson Preyer appeared here for a speech before the Lions and Klvsnla Clubs. November 21 — Henry Mor rison, accused of slaying his wife with a ahotfun, was given a life sentence In Hoke Superior Court after he pleaded guilty of first degree murder. Pres ton Chavis reetlvsd 25 years for the murder of his wife and John Calvin Jones was given 15 years for attempted rape. A Raeford women, Mrs. Leo Morton of Prospect Aven e, vae killed In an automobile wreck near Wagram. Southern National Bank opened Its new office here, dnwL'g several thousand Tlaitors to its open house cere mony. November 14 — Reports showed that Hoke United Fund was about $700 short of Its $18,050 goal. Subsequent con tributions failed to put the fund over the top. It was the second time In more than ten years that the fund failed to reach Its goal. November 7 — Hoke County announced that It would seek aid from the newly-created North Carolina Fund and put the wheels In motion to accumulate the Information required in the application. Charlea E. Morrlsan becasM postmaster of Raaford, re placing D. C. Cos. October 31 — The local air port commission rsported It had raised $9,534 of the $10,000 required to begin work on the new airport here. Another $10,000 was made available by the federal government. Raeford Worsted Plant an nounced a general Increaee In wages for employees of the local plant. October 24 —Ashemont com munity won the aiuuial com munity development contest In Hoke County and with it came a $100 cash prize. Albert McLeod, Raeford Ne gro, was killed when struck by a train south of town. October 17 — Flnander Be- derry Sexton, Raeford business civic and church leader, died her* at the ageof •$. OWted Pood laaaehed He ■»- n el —and sherttTs of ficers dMtroyed thrse moam- shUM stlOs in ths'socth Md of the cosaty. Octotwr 10 — A RsMord man. Champ Pats, was freed of charges of ahoo^ Charlla Lee, a "forsMr frle^' whom Pate ahot with a .22 rtfle when Lee refused to lanve the premises. October 3 — A pre-arranged race cost Alvin Bruce, 18-ysnr- old driver, s $500 fine and loss of his driver's license. Csmtron D. Bounds was named vice president and ma nager of the Installment loan department of Souttem National Bank. James A. ainclalr be came cashier. September 26 — Twenty-five Negroes were left homeless Mrs. Hobs Cowty Ubrtry topped Ite pnal of $3,200. September 1$ — Tim Ccoaty Shertfre innnwred that raids by State ABC daeeeelmd cut in half the eels of tBegnl whisky la Hoke County. Nias mew from Raaford at tended a meeting tn LwfWhvg to study a prapi»al which teeald extend U. 8. Highway U ell the way through North CaroMaw, Including Hoke County. The highway now bsflBa la New CSm 196$, Page 9) journal Tht Hokp County Journal - Establishod 1905 Tho Hoko County Nmws - EstablUhad 1928 yoLiiMt lym mjmhuh a M /’ U,£S »4 ytH tH rtH mn T il I yiM IN) 2. I>H,I plant at any time for a visit. "We’ll escort you through the plant any time, and you won’t have to wear a visitor’s badge,” Pinson said. As a retired employe, Nash will be eligible for retirement benefits set up by the company through Its profit sharing plan only last year. "I only wish we had started the profit sharing and retire ment plan 25 years ago,” Pin son said. "But, then, the people who were workbig 25 years ago would have wished it had been started even earlier,” Nash Is a native of Anderson County, S. C. Before joining Pacific Mills, he was employed for more than 18 years by Appleton Mills In Anderson and has worked at several other textile plants. "I never laid out a day In my life,” he said, "and I’ve never been fired. I have never left a job I couldn’t go back to.” Nash was the first employe at the local plant to receive thenew Pacific division service pin. Board Meets Mon Raeford town board will meet Monday night at 7:30 p. m. for Its first meeting of *e new yeatf, Ed Williams. town manager, announced that the town’s plart- nlng and zoning boards will con vene with the city fathers and a date will be set for a hearing regarding the establishment of a cemetery In Sunset Hlllsj Hoke Negro Loses Arm In Shooting A Hoke County Negro has lost an arm as a result of a Christmas night shooting at a local night spot, according to the Hoke County SherlfPs De partment. Joe Lee Flowers of Raeford, Rt. 1, is In N. C. Memorial Hospital. Chapel Hill, where surgeons reportedly amputated his right arm during the latter part of last week. Flowers was shot by James Marshall McIntyre about 2:00 a, m. December 26 at the Sham rock Club In Raeford. McIntyre at that time was operator of the club. McIntyre told officers that a friend came to him at the club and told him Flowers was "set ting” for him outside. He said he left the club via the back door, came around to die front, and found Flowers waiting in the vicinity of the front door. McIntyre told officers he ac costed Flowers with the gun and that Flowers advanced toward him with a knife. He said he then shot Flowers with the shot gun. McIntyre turned himself in to Sheriff Dave Barrington and surrendered a 12 guage shotgun which he said was the weapon used in the shooting. The gun had no stock. He also surrendered a long bladed pocketknifewhlchhesald belong^ to Flowers. McIntyre was charged with assault with a deadly weapon with Intent to kill. He posted $500 bond and will receive pre liminary hearing in Hoke Re corder’s Court on January 21. Tags On Sale Town license tags went on sale today at 8 p.m. at the town office. Manager Ed Williams, has announced. The $1 tag, to be used along with state auto license plates, may be obtained any time be tween the hours erf 8 and 5 p.m. except on Wednesday and Saturday aiternoons. Williams said that this year car owners will be forced to display town tags. A car owner who purchases a tag and carries It In a concealed manner Is breaking the law, he said. 1S A •.i f € Hoke County Is backing the ! fc 1 ROUNDUP " Hot branding irons and the odor of burning hide were in evidence Tuesday at T. B. Upchurch Farms when workers branded more Aan 50 Hereford cattle. The brands are handy for identification and records purposes, Burlington Service Pins A service pm award program has been Inaugurated at Raeford Worsted Plant to honor long term employes, according to Marvin Pinson, plant manager. Pinson said plant employes with five, 10, 15, 20, 25 years of continuous service with the company will receive Burling ton Industries-Pacific Mills Worsted Company service pins. The program officially got under way January 1. However, Pinson pointed out that employes who have qualified for an award prior to that time will receive the pins. He said special recognition cere monies will be held for employes having 30, 35, 40, or more years of service with the company. "The objective of this pro gram Is to offer recognition for loyal, continuous service with the company and we hope our employes will wear their pins with pride,” Pinson said. the county agent’s office says. The cattle also were wof ed and tested fo? bang's disease as they went through branding chute. Free Food Handout Costs Hoke Nothing local surplus food program, but so far it hasn’t cost the local treasury a cent, according to T. B. Lester, county auditor. More than 2.000 people are now eating groceries handed out by county-hired men last week but the program Is paylqg for itself, Lester said. In a county the size of Hoke where one station can serve all applicants, the monetary supplement paid by the federal government takes care of the supervisor’s salary and that of his helpers as well as rent on the 'building used for storage. The program is made possible by the U. S. Dept, of Agricul ture. The $100-a-month super visor, C. C. Conoly, is re sponsible for checking in all commodities and checking them out again to the recipients. He keeps all records and ftles necessary reports. Thehelpers are hired two to four days a month to assist in doling out the staple foods. The amount of cash supplied by the government is based on the number of persons served, including children. For the first thousand. $2 per person is allowed the county to take care of extra expenses. For the second thousand $1 per per son is allowed. The total is more than ample forHokeCoun- ty, Lester said. The commodities include flour, corn meal. rice, cracked wheat cereal, pure butter, pure lard, chopped meat (canned (See FREE FOOD, Page 7) Firm Shows! Big Gain officials of Raeford Turkey Farms. Inc. were pleased with 1963 business and anticipate greater strides in 1964, Leonard Frahm. manager, said Monday. The Thanksgiving and Christ mas business tfiis year was more dian double that of last year, the manager said. He credited the Increase with the quality offered in the "House of Raeford" brand. "We expect to continue to grow as our brand name be comes more established." he added. Out-of-state retail houses have already been known to advertise"TheHouseofRae- ford’’ turkeys as their exclu sive choice, he said. The local firm, which oegan operation in June, 1962, under its present name, has increased personnel from 140 to 175. NO SERIOUS INJURES l^trol Investigates Six Accidents r Rudyard KlpHpg (Kip) nils after more than lead of the pin drafting) lis holding a bible given to] from Raefor With N1 $ta A rash of wrecks In Hoke County during the Christmas holidays resulted In about $5,000 damage to vehicles, but no serious personal Injuries, according to the State Highwey Patrol. Patrolman J. E. Dupree In vestigated six accidents from Christmas Day until Sunday. He said skid marks on the high ways In this area Indicate others may have occurred and gone unreported. First of the wrecks happened at about 7 p.m. Christmas Day on U.S. 401 about eight mllei south of Raeford at Hilltop Serj vice Station. A ca;* opera by Willie James McBs Negro, 2i of Beg bpru 1 was Jitmmti icle road when It was struck from the rear. Damage to Me Bryde’s car was estimated at $750; to the Long car, $1,000. Long was charged with drunk driving. At about 8:15 p.m. Christmas Day, a 1958 Cadillac sedan operated by Samuel H. Goldman, 33, Negro, of Brooklyn, N. Y., ran through a "T” Intersection on Highways 1203 and 1211 east of Raeford. The car ciossed the deadend c'nd Into a field and was damaged t 'OW $125. Goldman was ct. rged with reckless driving. 3:30 a.m. Thursday, a car kted by Richard Lewis Par- At 8:30p.m.Thursday, James Michael Reynolds, 18, of Rae ford Rt. 2 drove Into Highway 401 at the local Tastee Freeze Into the path of a northbound vehicle operated by Frank Grewer Gautier Jr. of Mount Olive Rt. 2. Several passengers tn the Gautier vehicle sufffred slight Injuries and one pasaaoger In the Reynolds car was hurt slightly. Estimated damage to each vehicle was$800. Reynolds was charged with failure to yield right-of-way. At 2:45 p.in. Saturday, a car, owned by Horace JofeoMO vens ot' Raeford went out 33, of Raleigh Rt. 3 ly was forced off the sear Raaford by a caF'tft control o!n ao*^'' ^by Thomas (.ecU fish,^^|||^3^^^ of Fayettevi: who was driving. Damage to the car was a«lt- mated at $1,000. The Investt- gatlon Is incomplete. Two cars were tnvtlveS to a colUslon Sunday aftef'nooa Bi Raaford whan an vehicle stopped Intersection of: North Main: A ear oper Garris, 49, of, 2 had to al^ colllnlon and the rear by a Jama* ckn BwMtsvme. l;) A vehlcl*
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