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V The Hoke County News- Established 1928
The Hoke County Journal - Established 1905
VOLUME LfX NUMBER U
RAEtORD, HOKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
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THlRSDt), JULY 30,1964
IN BUCHAN SECTION
Hoke Man Fatally Shot;
Son-In-Law Is Accused
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SCULPTOR — Arthur Gore, a native ofRaeford and now of Den.er. Col., has used his spare time
to become a sculptor. Here, he is at work on what will be a life-size statue of the Biblical charac
ter. David. A 6,400 lb. block of marble was required for the job.
Raeford Native Makes Good
As Photographer, Sculptor
•BY LUCY GRAY PEEBLES
A local boy haa made good
In a Colorado city.
It was not through the edu-
' cation ha raealvtd at Wake
Forest Collage that the name
of Arthur Oora has become so
widely known. It waa through
* Hok« Unfler
New Milk
Ordinance
The Hoke County Board of
Health unanimously adopted a
resolution Monday night to place
the county under the 1963 milk
ordinance code of the United
States Public Health Service.
M. R, Mills, local sanitation
officer said the new ordinance
gives a tighter control over
the quality of milk received
in Hoke County from outside
puteurlzlng plants.
It means that regular lab
oratory tests will be run on
Incoming milk. It offers an
assurance that the county will
not be a dumping ground for
old mild being sent here from
other counties already under
the newer code. Hoke was one
of only two counties operating
under the old 1939 code.
^ Mills said the local health
department has been striving
to get the ordinance pused for
some time but because of ex
pense Involved the program
^ seemed out of reach.
He credited Dr. Harry H.
McLean, new health director,
with being able to obtain free
laboratory service from the
State Department of Agri
culture. This means that the
county will receive the pro
tection without cost. Financing
Its own program, the county
would have paid out approxi
mately $600 a year for the
service.
Four laboratory tests must
be run on each type of milk
produced for the county each
six months.
Leaf Sales
Set Aug. 6
The Border Belt Warehouse
Association FHday night set
Thursday. August 6. as the
official opening date for tobacco
warehouses in this section.
Fred Royster, managing
^ * director of the Bright Belt
Warehouse Association, pre
dicted that the tobacco industry '
will survive In spite of the
health controversy of the past
a year.
Georgia markets open today.
P, R. Floyd of Fairmont wu
re-dected president of the Bor
der Belt. The body also re
elected Leroy Townsend Sr.,
of Lumberton as vice presi
dent and C. B. Stafford of Fair
mont u secretary-treasurer.
a born talent In a field closely
related to art.
Gore, known In his profession
as '*Art*' la Involved primarily
In commercial photography.
Hla sideline, originally a hobby
which has turned out to be a
healthy income supplement, la
sculpturing. He has been lauded
for hla accompllahmenta In both
fields.
A-9„j.ye»eran following Vterld.
Gore found himself
"golltg hungry'* In the restau
rant business In South Carolina.
When someone advised the
young man to go west, besought
a job as a newspaper reporter
In Denver. He later deemed It
more to hla advantage to take
up free lance photography.
Some of Authur Gore’s work
as a sculptor may come to rest
right here In Raeford. It Is hla
Intention to do something for hla
father's grave.
Gore la the 38-year-old son
of A. D. Gore, a late attorney
of Raeford. He said that the
aterllng qualities of the silver
chalice reminds him of his
lather. He didn’t Indicate, how
ever, that the marker he would
design would resemble the cup
shape of the chalice.
Although Gore carves Images
from marble only in his spare
time, the product of his "hobby**
Is growing In demand. He has
recently been commissioned to
chisel the head of an angel In
marble to be placed In the foyer
of East Denver High School. It
will be a facsimile of an angel
face which half a century ago
adorned the outside of the
Slaying
Is Fourth
Of Month
former East High Building. The
original was ruined by vandals.
Gore turns out strlklnd Bibli
cal figures, using hla own con
ception. No one really knows
what Lot's wife looked like when
she turned to a pillar of salt
but this sculptor has remark
ably portrayed hla conception In
marble.
He also has self -designed
statuary of Adam materializing
in the hand of God and one of
Eve whose detailed face reveals
sorrowful anguish caused by her
sin.
Among hla works la a life-
size likeness of David, which
he cut from a 6,400 pound
block of marble. The flnlahed
statue weighs something more
than a ton.
Picking up his father’s hobby
as a source of livelihood for
himself, Arthur Gore turned out
to be a professional photo
grapher. Not a mediocre one,
but one who Is known for his
color work on a national scale.
He has done commendable
Jobs for nationally advertised
products In topflight magazines
and also does hla own picture
features for periodicals.
An editor of Empire, a sup
plement to large Sunday news
papers, said, *‘lt*s nice to work
with a photographer like Art
Gore who took our cover pic
ture. He supplies us with just
the Information needed to pro
duce a picture story. Perhaps
that’s because he once worked
for a newspaper.*’
Gore majored In English In
See NATIVE, Page 3
Jack McMllIlan, 31-year-old
Hoke County truck driver. Is
lodged In county jail on an
open charge of murder In con
nection with the slaying of his
father-in-law, William Grover
Brown, 47, Sunday afternoon.
McMllIlan is accused of
firing three shots Into the body
of Brown following an argument
which took place on a one-way
drive between the two men’s
homes In the Buchan community
about 5:30 p.m.
Sheriff Dave Barrington said
the spot of the slaying was about
80 yards from both of the dwell
ings.
Frank Grumpier, coroner,
said Brown died of three closer
range pistol wounds In the chest,
neck and head. The weapon was
Identified as a .45 caliber auto
matic.
The sheriff said his Investi
gation Indicated the two men had
been having trouble between
them for some time over
domestic problems.
McMllIlan, father of two
small children, told the sheriff
he had been to a nearby service
station and on the way home
encountered Brown. Brown waa
walking home after visiting Mc-
Mllllan'e wife and children,
McMllIlan stated that he
stopped to talk to Brown and
an argument began. MCMllllan
told the sheriff that In a fit of
anger he picked up a pistol
from his car and shot Brown.
McMllIlan told the sheriff he
then left Brown’s body at the
scene and drove home, where
he gave the weapon to hie wife.
Barrington said that when he
arrived at the scene, he wentto
McMllllan's house, where Mc-
Mllllan surrendered without re
sistance.
McMllIlan Is scheduled to
receive preliminary hearing
next Tuesday In Hoke Re
corder’s Court. Meanwhile, he
Is being held without bond.
The. death was Hoke County’s
fourth slaying during the month
of July.
Funeral services for the
victim were held Tuesday
morning at Bible Tabernacle
Church In Southern Pines. The
Rev. C, Parker Thomas offici
ated. Burial was In Ashley
Heights Cemetery.
He Is survived by his wife,
the former Lillian Hodges; five
daughters. Miss Betty Brown of
the home. Mrs, Jack McMllIlan
See SLAYING, Page 8
NEW CHURCH—The new meeting house of the Raeford
Church of God le located at Fifth and Green Sts. Services
beginning Sunday will be held all next week.
Boosters Womau Fined $10
Sponsor Shootiug Man
Supper
Hoke High School Boosters
Club will sponsor a dinner Au
gust 13 at Raeford Armory to
raise money to finance a foot
ball camp beginning August 17.
Plans for the dinner were
made last week at a meeting of
the club. Otherplans were made
for the forthcoming school year.
Brownie Davis and Neill A.
kiCDonald were named co-
chairmen of a committee to
arrange the supper. Committee
members are Martin Webb,
Willard Shell, Graham Monroe,
Jimmy Conoly, Bill Upchurch
and Jimmy Warner. Other
workers will be solicited
from the club membership.
Other committees named at
last week’s meeting Included;
Program — Jack Pope,
chairman, John Henry McNeill
Jr., Earl Conoly, Lud Halos,
Hubert Cameron and Jack Bray.
Membership — AshwellHar-
ward, chairman. Bill Howell,
Stanley Koonce, Bobby Gibson,
Hugh Gardner, Clayton Bowyer.
Publicity and Advertising—
Nell James Blue, chairman,
Harvey Warllck, Wilton Wood,
Jim Taylor.
Cate — Alfred Leach, chair
man, Charles Morrison, Bobby
Conoly, Jim Williamson, Ken
McNeill, C. D. Bounds, Dee
Austin, Bill Womble.
Concessions — Ralph Plum
mer, chairman, S. J. Davis,
Sgt. Tanner, Horace Stogner,
Billy Lester.
Banquet — W. T. Gibson, Nell
Sente r.
A Negro woman who four
weeks ago shot at her boyfriend
and hit another man was fined
$10 and one-half the costs of
court this week in Hoke Re
corder's Court.
Annie Lee McNeill of Raeford
Rt, 1 was charged with assault
with a deadly weapon and enter
ing into an affray, as was James
Bbsilc, for whom the shot was
intended.
Officers said their investiga
tion revealed Annie Lee and
Bostic got into a fight at the
Shamrock Club, formerly known
as "Miller’s Grill,’’ "The
Royal Roost," "Sloppy Joe’s,’’
and other names.
The McNeill woman left the
club and returned with a shot
gun. She fired at Bostic and
missed. The pellets struck
Bert Hankins in the right calf.
Hankins refused to press
charges against the McNeill wo
man. She and Bostic were
charged In the same warrant.
He also was fined $10 and half
the court costs. Both drew 30-
day suspended sentences.
Hankins was treated at Vete
rans Hospital m Fayetteville
and has recovered from the
wound.
In other cases heard this
week. Judge J. M. Andrews
handed down the following de
cisions:
Neal McNeill. Raeford Rt. 1.
driving car drunk and after li
cense revoked. 12 months sus
pended. $400 and costs, good
behavior for 12 months.
Julius Kenneth McLauchlin.
Raeford Rt. 1. improper park
ing. dismissed.
Phillip Strother. Raeford Rt.
3. improper license plates, nol
pros.
Ruth Helen Brewer, Raeford
Rt. 1. reckless driving, not
guilty.
M^ic Bullard, Raeford Rt.
2. possession, 90 days sus
pended, $25 and costa, good be
havior for 12 months.
Bond (ortlturts Included;
Otto H. Knetchel. Ft. Bragg,
passing against a yellow line.
$30,
Lewis Junior Hailey. Rae
ford. failure to yield right-of-
way, $20.
Joel Edward Davis Jr.. Rae
ford, Improper passing, $20.
James Edward Wilkes, Lau
rel Hill, possession, $30.
Jack Daniel King, Graham,
speeding, $20.
Willie Davis. Raeford, driv
ing left of center line, $20.
Ashbury Collins Batchelor.
Tarboro. speeding, $20.
Bubber Rae Smith. Ft. Bragg,
driving at unsafe speed and
passing on a hill, $30.
Mill To Open
Office Downtown
Raeford Worsted Plant and
Pacific Mills Dyeing Plant,
local units of Pacific Mills, a
division of Burlington In
dustries in Raeford. has set up
temporary employment office
at 112 West Edinborough Avenue.
Raeford.
Applications will be taken at
this location on Monday morn
ings from 9tol2a.m. and Tues
days and Thursdays from 1 to
3 p. m.
used In treat-
suckers, was
SB I agents,
More MH-30
Recovered
In Yadkin
Thirty gallons of MH-30
stolen recently In a 12,700 raid
on 011n-.Mathieaon Chemical
Co. In Aberdeen have been re
covered In Yadkin County, ac
cording to Sheriff Dave Barring
ton.
The chemical,
Ing tobacco for
recovered by
Barrington said.
Two Hoke County men, James
Jones and Joe Scott of Shannon
Rt. 1 have been charged with
the theft. They are free on
$5,000 bond.
A third Hoke Countlan, Nick
Hunt, has been charged with
receiving stolen goods In con
nection with the case.
The trio was arrested here
more than a week ago. At that
time, 66 gallons of the chemical
was found In the ordering pit
of a tobacco barn on the Her
man Glllls farm. Another 10
gallons was found In Jones' car
at the time of his arrest.
.Meanwhile, sheriff’s officers
have solved the July 17 break-
in at Red’s Kitchen on Highway
401 bypass.
Sheriff Barrington said two
Leonard Training School es-
cappes, both under 16, have ad
mitted the burglary, In which
about $5 worth of candy was
stolen. The youngsters were
picked up in Goldsboro.
A Durham man Is being held
In county jail on charges of
stealing 20 gallons of gas and
six quarts of oil from two
trucks owned by Southern Pea
nut Co.
James E. Frazier was
arrested In connection with the
case when officers stopped a car
In which he was riding on the
Singleton farm near the Robe
son County line.
HUGE OPERATION
Wagram To Multimillion Plants
GETS CHECK — Final payments have been computed for producers participating In the 1964 Feed
Grain and Wheat Diversion Programs and the Hoke County ASC office began making payments on
July 24. Through Monday 114 feed grain applications have been paid amounting to S22,548 and 24
wheat diversion paymenu amounting to 12,846. Farmers In Hoke County signed up to diven 6266
acres of feed grain. Payments have been computed for eligible producers under the 1964 Domestic
Cotton Allotment Program and payments are being made. Through Monday, July 98 171 payments
had been made amountltig to $14473. Photo shows checks being handed out in the ASC office.
Scotland Mills Inc. announced
Monday It will build t multi-
million-dollar plant near Wa
gram. with construction to begin
In September.
H. W. Close, president of
Scotland Mills and its parent
organization. Spring Mills Inc.
of Ft. Mills, S. C., said two
plants will be built side by side
on a 1.024-acretract three miles
southeast of Wagram and some
six miles northeast of Laurln-
burg.
Close said the fifst plant, to
house furnishing operations for
bedspreads and blankets, will
coat aoout |6 mliuon.
The second plant, which will
share a common center wall
witn tne lirst. w.u oe put under
construction “not too long after
September." Close said.
On June 16 of this year. Close
announced the bedspread facil
ity for Wagram. but no mention
of a second plant was made at
that time.
The second plant will be used
for finishing and sewing kitchen
cottons and terry towels. No
details of the second plant were
aimounced. '
The $6 million bedspread-
blanket facility will be in a
building of 471.000 square feet,
with dimensions of 1.310 feet in
length and 360 feet in width.
The Scotland Mills division
is an organization of six plants
purchased from Morgan Mills
Inc. in September, 1963.
Close said Monday that Scot
land Mills’ Lakeside finishing
plant, newest In the group, will
be told back to Morjan Mills
"no later than January 1.1966.”
Close said Lakeside’s em
ployes will be transferred to
Wagram.
Although his announcement
made no specific mention of the
other five Scotland Mills plants.
It appears that eventual plans
may be for putting the entire
bedspread-blanket and kitchen
cottons operations at the twin
Wagram facility.
■nius. two new facilities would
consolidate all the Ashing,
sewing and warehousing of.the
SIX Scotland Mills plants.
One report heard Monday was
that the four plants in Scotland
County would be consolidated
at Wagram. whileScotlandMills
plants at Biscoe and McCoU,
S. C.. would conDnue to op
erate.
However, it wu termed as
possible that some o&the Sooi-
land County plants might cm bs
closed, but I converted to oilier
uses within the Springe cvgeel-
zatloa