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*Th« Hok« County Nows- Establishod 1928 VOL VME L vm NUMBER 37 RAEEOHD, HOKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLLNh journal Tho Hoko County Journal - Establishod 1905 in PAGES S4 m ER year 10' PER COPY TIIIRSD f Y, JANVAR Y 30. 1964 Cemetery Hearing Is Set Repreaentadves from United Cemetery Consultants of Ra leigh are expected to attend a public hearing to be held here Monday night. The meeting has been called |l for a discussion regarding die development of a cemetery in Sunset Hills. The Raleigh firm, reportedly in partnership with J,H, Wright, local real estate dealer, began ^ a cemetery project in Sunset Hills in late November. It ceased operations after resi dents of the area complained to the town council about its location. An application for a permit to construct a cemetery there to be called Hoke Memorial Gardena, states that the esti mated value of the project Is $50,000. Bernard Bray, chairman of the town zoning board, will preside over Monday night’s meeting. A. A, Group Organized In Raeford There Is new help for the alcoholic in Raeford and Hoke County " If the alcoholic wants it. A new group of Alcoholics Anonymous has been organized |here and meets each Thursday ’ night at 8 p. m. Alcoholics Anonymous is composed of a group of men and women who share a com mon desire to abstain from .tdrlnk. It has no officers, fees or dues. The local chapter meets in newly-renovated rooms on the second floor of the McLauchlin Company building, directly above Cole's Grocery. To be eligible for member ship In A. A., a person need only to recognize that his drink ing is out of control and have an honest desire to stop drink ing. Recovery under the A. A. program Is based on 12 steps of action, all taken voluntarily. There is no counseling or therapy! rather, recovery Is based on the initiative of the Individual, with the help and encouragement of others who share his experiences. “There unquestionably are a ? ;reat many persons In Rae- ord and Hoke County who need A. A.,'' a spokesman for the group said. “One need not nave been on skid row or In trouble with the law to be an alcoholic." Alcoholism, as defined by A. ON IHE BOARDS A., Is prevalent when one lets alcohol Interfere with his job, his family life, or his obli gations. V AWARD—Nelli A. McDonald Jr., right, Is shown accepting the “Citizen of the Year” award of Raeford Kiwanls Club on behalf of his father, the late Neill A. McDonald Sr. The award was presented by Robert Gatlin, left, at a Kiwanls Club banquet last Thursday night In Southern Pines. McDonald Named Citizen Of Year NEILL A. MCDONALD New Doctor Joins Staff Of Clinic Dr. Robert G. Townsend, Jr., a native of St. Pauls, will join the Jordan-McLean Clinic here February 1 in the general prac tice of medicine. Dr. Townsend, a son of the late Dr. Robert G. Townsend, comes to Raeford from Gray son, ky,, where he has been engaged In private practice. He Is a graduate of Wake Forest College and the medical school of the University of Louisville, where he received his M. D. degree. He Interned at Marlon County General Hos pital In Indianapolis, Ind. Dr. Townsend Is a veteran of five years of service In the U. S. Air Force. He Is married to the former Mina Hensley of Williamson, W, Va. They have three chil dren, Susan 4, Bobby, 2, and Nell, 1. ■ ■‘I - X.' A Raeford businessman who died September 23 was honored posthumously last week for his contributions to the community. Neill Angus McDonald Jr. was cited as “Citizen of the Year” by Raeford Kiwanls Club, which observed Its 40th anniversary with a ladles night program In Southern Pines. McDonald was lauded for .Ms accomplishments in business, church and civic affairs — particularly his efforts to secure housing for servicemen during World War II. His son, Neill A. McDonald III, accepted the award, which was presented by Robert H. Gatlin. The award consists of a loving cup which is retained by the recipient for one year and a silver bowl, suitably In scribed, which remains In his permanent possession. Several other awards were presented during the ceremony, at which Harold Gillls presided. Ted Goldthorpe, who Joined the club in late summer, re ceived the Program of the Year award. A. H. McPhauI made the presentation. R. B. Lewis, a member of the club for 40 years, was given the Legion of Honor award, pre sented by district governor R. E. Batton. Charge of the 5,000 awards went to Charles Hostetler, Ro bert Gatlin, Isreal Mann, Harold Gillls, R. B. Lewis, John Manuel and Tom Wilson. Attendance awards were pre sented as follow: One year--Avery Connell, W. T. Gibson Jr. and R.. E. L. Moser. Two years--Harold Gillls. Three veors— John Camp Team Inspects Sites For New Post O^ce bell, Archie Howard and John Manuel. Ten years--Jake Austin. Eleven years--Julius Jordan and Hinton McPhaul. Twenty years -- Marlon Gatlin. On hand for the celebration were R. E. Batton of Smlthfleld, governor of the Carollnas dis trict: J. Kelly Pearson of Laur- Inburg, lieutenant governor of the fourth division, and H. W. Henning of Darllnton, S. C., secretary-treasurer of the Carollnas district. Entertainment was provided by The Legends, a folk-slnglng trio from Campbell College. Dance Set Saturday At Center Banjo pickers, guitarists, square dancers and all their country cousins will congregate Saturday night at Hoke Civic Center for a program of country style entertainment. Harry Harrison and Charlie Morrison are program chair men of the event, the proceeds of which will go to the Civic Center. Square dancing will be Inter- sperspersed with judging of costumes, a novelty folk selection and several fiddle tunes. Music for dancing will be by Autry Collins, Martin Scarboro Jr. and GeneLe.', former mem bers of Waggoner’sCountryand Western Dance Band. J.A. Webb and Leonard McBryde will call the sets. June S. Johnson Jr. will (See DANCE, Page 9) W ill Ar^k For Bids Jiilv 1 A team of inspectors from the Post Office Department and the General Services Adminis tration were in Raeford Wednesday to select a site for Raeford's new post office and federal office building. A spokesman for the group said plans for the building al ready are nearing completion and need only to be adapted to the site finally selected. The team Inspected four lots offered In response to a recent advertisement. Its members indicated they would "look at anything available in town.” The new post office building, to cost an estimated $252,100, is included In the budget which President Johnson sent to Con gress last week. Tlie Inspection team indicated that designs for the structure must be submitted beforeMarch 30 and that bids will be asked about July 1. “Right now, we're Interested In finding a suitable site," said a member of the team. "We want to locate the post office as Aittr as possible to the business district." The site must offer, a mini mum area of 42,000 square feet with a minimum frontage of200 feet on a public street. Members of the inspecting team here Included Glenn Gib son, appraiser with the Gen eral Services Administration; Warren G. Moody, captain of the team: Louis Pruitt, space requirements, GSA; L. L. Har per, architect, andL. F. Zsuffa, chief engineer of the Post Of fice Department. Postmaster Charlie Mor rison of Raeford completed the team. Davis Named Man Of Year Kenneth C. Davis, a certified public accountant, has been named "Young Man of the Year" In Red Springs. Davis received the honor at the annual Junior Chamber of Commerce banquet held there recently. In addition to the award for distinguished service which went to Davis, Tom Cope, head of the Red Springs merchants association, was given a "Senior Citizens Award." Mayor E. H. Alexander pre sented the plaque to Davis and State Rep. R. D. McMillan Jr. made the presentation to Cope. Policemen Solve Office Btirpilaries DOSIS-DO"Getttng ready for two Raeford couples who will and Mrs. Charles Hostetlsr, (Circle right.” some fun and frolic Saturday night at Hoke Civic Center arc “stomp and tromp” at tho benefit square dance. They are N't. left, and Mr. and Mrs, Frank Grumpier, who “Join hands a- A two-tlm: robber o'’ the Hoke Couity office building was apprehended last Thursday nlglit through tlie cooperation of Raeford and Fayetteville po lice officers, according to Po lice Chief L. W. Stanton. Clyde Helms, 34, who gave his address as Fayetteville, admitted stealing $203 from an office In the Welfare Depart ment 0.1 January 6 and ran sacking the building on the night of January 23. The man was brought here Friday morning after being picked up in Fayette ville. Helms was convicted o' tht two break-ins Tuesday in .Hoke Superior Court. He received two-year prison terms on b,>th counts, the sentences to run concurrently. Chief Stanton said Officer J. C. Barrington spotted the car driven by Hilms and was able to get th* license number before he sped out of town. A radio notice was dispatched to all police stations in the area with description of the car and the man. Fayetteville officers, Sgt. Bill Barefoot and Pvt. Gene By rum traced the culprit to the Rose Hotel where he was re gistered as James Jones of Columbia, S. C. Chief Stanton brought the pri soner l.nto Raeford Friday morning and found In his l.'5S Ford a number of tools which Heins said he had used in ''reaklng Into the building. They conslstad of a flashlight, two'screwdrivers and a pair of black gloves, .vow un employed, the man has been a textile worker In both Red Springs and Aberdeen. Chelf Stanton commended pollcer --n Harvey Young. Sam .Motley, and Barrington for their "round the clock" work In the case. Ha also paid compliments to the nyo Fayetievllleofflcers. T# PROPOSEDSITE , FOR ^ ROBBINSHEIGHT BAPTIST CHAPEU TH i LAST BRICK--Workmen finish the front steps to complete the new Robbins Heights Baptist Church. The building will be used the first time Sunday when the Rev. L. C, Cheeit. pastor, holds services at 11 a. m. and at 7:30 p. m. Construction began in September wlien groundbreaking ceremonies were held at the Seventh and Saunders St. site. McFadyen Will Seek House Seat Neill L. McFadyen, incum bent Hoke County Represen tative, will seek re-election to the state House of Repre sentatives, a seat he has held for the past two sessions of the General Assembly. McFadyen. Hoke business man and farmer, paid his filing fee last Saturday. In filing for the Democratic nomination. McFadyen said: "It has been my privilege to serve the people of Hoke' County In this office since 1980 and I hope they will see fit to allow me to continue to do so." M-:Fadyen was first elected to the H-ouse In 1960 when he unseated C'narles Hostetler by a margin of 12 votes. He w»s unopposed In 1932. There has been soma specu lation here that Hostetler might seek this year to regain the seat he lost four years ago to McFadyen. Death Claims Col. Currie James Gordon Currie, of Lakeland, Fla., died there of a heart attack at noon o.n Tuesday. Funeral Is to be at the First Presbyterian Church In Lake land on Saturday at 2 o’clock and burial Is to ie In a Lake land cemetery. A native ofRaeford, Col. Cur rie was 44 years of age. He was the only son of the late J.W. Currie, one of this community’s early and eminent atto’rneys. and the late Ruth Gordon Currie. Graduating from Hoke High School In 1935. Col. Currie graduated f o.ii DavidsonCol- lege In 1940.' received a com mission In the U. S. Army Re serve. and shortly thereafter entered the active Army. He served In the European Theatre of Operations during World War II In the 35th Infantry Division and the 13:h Infantry*of the ?m Division, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel at the age of 26 before the war’s end and to the rank of colonel a few years later. After leaving the Army he moved to Lakeland and 'rad operated a photography studio there for the past 15 years. He was married to the former Constance Rogers of Lakeland, who survives hi;’”, along with one daughter. Barbara PanniU. A sister. Miss Ellen Bruce Currie of Raeford, also sur vives. Allen Given Year For Manslaughter Robert Louis Allen, 21-year old Raeford Rt. 1 Negro, was sentenced to a year in prison here this week after being con victed In Superior Court on a charge of involuntary man slaughter. Allen had been accused of manslaughter In the death of Alonzo Alford, 43, who died In June as the result of a blow on the head with a two-by-four. Allen was alleged to have struck the blow during an argu ment which developed over a glass of Ice water. The victim was found In a seml-consclous condition at his home and died after being taken to N. C. Memorial Hospital In Chapel Hill. Sentence was pronounded by Judge Q. K, Mmocks Jr. of Fayetteville, presiding at the current term of Hoke Superior Court. Other decisions handed down Monday and Tuesday during the current session Included: Willie Graham, assault with a deadly weapon, 10 to 1? months. Benson Bridges, assault with a deadly weapon with Intent to kill, six months suspended on condition that he pay $150 for the use and benefit of John Pridgen and pay court costs. Hector McKinnon Jr., speed ing 85 miles per hour, 60 days suspended, $50 and costs, license revoked. Aaron Butler Smith Jr., operating at a speed greater than prudent, $25 and costs. The criminal portion of the docket was expected to be com pleted by today. At the beginning of the term, the grand jury returned nine true bills of Indictment and continued one bill until the next (See MANSLAUGHTER, Page 9) laffke Manager To Be Named A Hoke Coun'y manager for I. Beverly Lake gubernatorial campaign will be appointed In the near future, It was announced this week. Earlier In the week, an erroneous announcement de clared that Raeford attorney Harry H. Harrison would manage the Lake campaign here. Harrison, who was Hoke County manager for Lake Four years ago, will move up to a district campaign post. Hoke's Per Family Income Is 82^733 The per-famlly income of Hoke County Is $2,733, according to statistics gathered by Miss Josephine Hall to be used In filing ''or aid for the county through the North Carolina Fund. Statistics also show that more than 50 per ce.nt of the families have an Income of under $3,000 per year. The actual ^gure. according to the 1960 census Is ■53.3 The North Carolina Fund will be used partly to determine the reason for. and to lessen the number of, school drop outs. The median years of schooling for adults In the county now over 25 years of age :s 7.9 years. TTiere are 21.2 per cent of tits adults over 25 with less 'han five years of schooling. In 1960, a fraction more than 30 per cent of the 16 and 17 year olds were not enrolled In school. In I960, a fraction more than 30 per cent o^ the 16 and 17 year olds were not enrolled in school. The above facts emphasize the fact that the reason only 22 per cent of die employed perso.ns here are In white collar occupations. Inadequate housing In Hoke has caused die extension ser vice In the county to place special emphasis on housing In Its plan of work for the conning year. Statistics read like this: Housing units unsound or lacking adequate plumbing facilities, 2,458; overcrowded housing, 1.106; (overcrowding Is rated on more than one person per room) without piped water, 4A.2 per cent; wimout flush toilet, 52.8 per c⁢ with out bathtub, 52.4 Halte County, ranking 100 down the line, has the higlMst rate of overcrowding in North Caroline. This is because, according to past reports from the welfare depanment. haneee on some farms in te eem^r make a home for u many at 20 to 25 persons.
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