The Hoke County News- Established 1928
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The Hoke County Journal - Established 1905
VOLUME UX NUMBER 51
HAEtOHD, HOKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
$4 PER \E4R 10^ PER COPY
THURSDAY, MAY 6,1965
Teal, Willcox Lead Town Election
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PLANT MANAGERS—Managcrs of the two local plahts of Burlington Industries, wnicn speiu
$4 million In expansion programs here last year, are shown In front of Raeford Worsted Plant,
largest of Its kind In the world. They are Edmund Murray, left, manager of the worsted plant,
and George Willcox, manager of Pacific Mills Dyeing Plant here. Both plants are under a
single roof.
Raeford Is A Vital Link
In Burlington Industries
Raeford plants of ESurllng-
Industries’ PaclP^ Mlll?
"Division are sharing in die
company’s record-breaking
capital investments, accord
ing to company officials.
Investments at the local
Raeford Worsted Plant and
Pacific Mills Dyeing Plant alone
totaled $4 million during the
past year.
The program of moderniza
tion included two additions
totaling 63,000 square feet of
olant floor space — 30,000
square feet for machinery addi
tions and another 33,000 square
feet for warehouse space.
iTie result was a 10 per cent
Increase In employes at the
two local plants, bringing the
total payroll to about 1,500.
It also added facilities to an
operation which ranks as the
largest worsted mill in the
world.
Burglar Is Given
10 Years In Prison
John Willis Harris, young
Rockfish Negro, was sentenced
to 10 years In prison here last
week after he pleaded guilty to
second degree burglary In Su
perior Court.
Harris was brought to trial
on the capital charge of first
degree burglary for allegedly
entering the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Julian Barnes at Rock-
fish January 23.
The state accepted the lesser
plea, however, and Judge
Hamilton Hobgood pronounced
the 10-year sentence.
Harris was discovered by
Barnes In the house on the night
of January 23, and when the
young man attempted to bolt out
of tile front door, he was shot
by Barnes and held until officers
arrived.
His wounds. In the mouth and
side, were not serious enou^
to require hospitalization.
In another first degree burg
lary case heard earlier last
we^, lesser charges were ac
cepted when Louis Douglas Mc
Arthur pleaded guilty.
He received 12 months sus
pended upon payment of court
costs and was placed on proba
tion for three years on a charge
of attempted breaking and en
tering. He '^cw another 30
days suspendM upon payment
of costs for tampering with a
motor vehicle without consent
of the owner.
McArthur allegedly tried to
See BURGLAR l-age 8
The modernized dyeing fa
cilities prompted Burlington to
^ establish tiie Pacific Mills Dye
ing Plant as a separate local
operation, accordiiw to M. E.
Sibley, manager of the Rae
ford Group and manufacturing
manager for all Pacific yarn
and weaving plants.
This faclllw provides dyed
wool top and yarns for the
Raeford Worsted Plant and
other Pacific Division plants In
North Carolina and' ^rglnla.
New and modern facilities for
administrative functions, lab
oratory and quality control were
Included within the expanded
quarters.
Burlington spent a total of $66
million for new plants and ex
pansions last year, and will
spend another $65 million in
1965, accordlpg to company of
ficials. Its most recent pro
ject is a $5 million hosiery
center at Burlington, to be dedi
cated later this year. It also
will build a $2 million research
and development center at
Greensboro beginning this year.
Its Klopman Division recently
announced plans for a $6 dyeing
and finishing plant at Society
Hill, S. C.
Raeford Is a vital link In Bur
lington’s chain at 100 plant com
munities. In addition to the Rae
ford Worsted and Paclfle Dye
ing plants, Paclflchas its manu-
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i^irkitkirkiYi
Man Dies
In Freak
Accident
Maxwell Falls
Off Grader
Oscar Benton Maxwell, 59,
of Raeford Rt. 2, was killed
Tuesday morning In a freak
motor grader accident near
Duffy's Crossroads in south
ern Hoke County.
Maxwell, a long-time con
struction man in this area,
apparently suffered an attack
or seizure as he drove the
grader along a rural paved road,
according to Sheriff Dave Bar
rington.
Barrington said the grader
left the road and turned into
a field. After traveling some
100 feet into the field. Maxwell
fell of the machine and was run
over by a rear wheel of the heavy
equipment, according to Bar
rington.
He said the grader kept
circling in the field until Mar
tin Jacobs, who was working
in another field nearby, stopped
it.
The sheriff said Jacobs told
him he observed the motor
grader pass the field in which
he was working and saw it turn
off the road. When it kept
circling in the field, Jacobs
said he went to Investigate
and discovered the accident.
Coroner Frank Crumpler
ruled the death accidental, al
though investigators said it was
impossible fOr them to tell
whether death was the result
of a heart attack or from Max-
See MAXWELL Page 8
Hoke Favors
Leaf Control
Acreage-poundage market
ing quotas for tiie next tiiree
crop? of flue-cured tobacco
were approved by .Hokegrowers
voting In a special referendum
on May 4, Ken W. McNeill,
chairman. Agricultural Stabi
lization and Conservation of the
Hoke County Committee an
nounced today.
Preliminary tabulations show
approval by 81.4 per cent of
the total 821 growers voting.
A favorable vote of more tiian
two-thirds of the total was
necessary in order to make
the new acreage-poundage pro
gram effective.
The Hoke County vote was
668 to 153.
I'obacco growers approved
the acreage-poundage for the
1965, 1966, and 1967 crops of
flue-cured tobacco by 73.7 per
cent favorable vote.
Following Is a tabulation of
votes by townships:
Allendale, 68 for, 8 against;
Antioch, 54 for, 11 against;
Blue Springs, 83 for, 6 against;
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WINNERS—R. Palmer Willcox, left, and Frauxun leai were winners In their initial bid for
election Tuesday. Teal topped the ballot in a 13-man race for the town board of commissioners,
while Willcox shared a tie for second place. Three Incumbents, J. D. McMllllan, John K. Mc
Neill Jr. and C, P. Kinlaw, won the remaining three seats.
UNOFFICIALLY
Ballot Count Challenged
By Jim Taylor
The validity of the municipal
election held here Tuesday was
unofficially challenged by sev
eral persons who unofficially
u’jjttteJ to a number of ballots
beipg laid aside because they
did not bear votes for five
candidates.
A total of 10 ballots were
nullified because tiie voters had
voted for less lor more than
five candidates for town com
missioner. The ballot In
structed each voter to vote for
five candidates.
In Hoke County elections,
when more than one candidate
offers for office, the voter is
required to vote for as many
candidates as there are seats
available. Thus, a voter can
not ’’one-shot” In county elec
tions, but must vote for as
many, and no more, candidates
as ^ere are seats available.
But the statute apparently
does not apply to municipal
elections.
R. Palmer Willcox, local at
torney, checked into the matter
at the request of The News-
Austin Is Named
Chamber President
IN HOKE SCHOOLS
Students Given^Freedom Of Choice
1 areiits of all school chlldi en
In Hoke County were asked this
week to Indicate the school they
want their children to attend.
The Inquiries were mailed
Monday by the board of educa
tion as part of the l)oard’s
•'freedom of choice" policy of
desegregation of local public
schools.
The plan, drawn to bring
local schools In compliance with
Title G of the Civil itlglus Act
of 1964. has been approved In
Raleigh and Washington.
The board proposes to assign
pupils throughout the county
^0 the school of their diolce,
regardless of race.
•^Freedom of choice shall
mean: parenls of all children
entering the school system for
the first time and parents of
children In all greades already
'‘enrolled In the school system
will be given opportunity to in
dicate, without coercion. In
timidation. or threat, their
choice of school and this shall
be done prior to the time assign
ment is made by the Board of
tducation." the plan states.
"In the event that more re
quests are submitted for a
particular school than can be
honored, preference will be ac
corded without regard to race,
creed, or national origin, and
on the basis of proximity of pupil
to the school.
• parents whose original re
quests cannot be honored will be
given opportunity to Indicate
u second choice," the plan
stipulates.
The plan emphasizes that
parents have complete freedom
of choice In selecting the school
they wish their children to at
tend.
The entire plan Is published
as a legal advertisement on
la^e 10 of thl.s Issue of
The News-Journal.
In the past, students have
been assigned here to the school
previously attended by that stu
dent and based on the race of
the Individual. The board’s
policy, however, has been to
grant re-assignment upon re
quest foi valid reason.
During the 1964-65 school
year, the board granted a re
quest permitting a white child
to attend Hawk Lye School, an
Indian school.
At the opening of school In
1964-65, a Negro student was
admitted to J.W. McLauchlln
School, becoming the first
Negro student to attend prev
iously all-white public schools
here.
In addition, county -wide
teachers’ meetings during the
current year were deseg
regated.
In mailing the request for
assignment papers, the board
points out that appeals from
assignment will be processed
In the order that they are re
ceived. They will be eval
uated without regard to race,
creed, or national origin. The
principal criteria shall be the
proximity of the child to the
school.'
' In the event a school Is
over-crowded, assignment will
be made without regard to race,
creed, or national origin." the
plan explains. "The principal
criteria shall be the proximity
of the child to the school. Fu-
plls wtll be granted their
second choice where first
choice cannot be granted If that
school Is not filled to capacity."
The "Han lor Compliance",
was adopted by the board of
education April 16.
Jake Austin, local Insurance-
man, has been elected presi
dent of Raeford-Hoke County
Chamber of Commerce.
Austin and other new of
ficers and directors will'be
gin their duties June I, serving
through May 30 of next year.
Chosen to serve with Austin
were Neill A. McDonald and
Dr. Julius Jordan, vice presi
dents; Ed Murray, secretary,
and Robert Conoly, treasurer.
Conoly and McDonald also
were elected to three-year
terms on the board of directors
as were Dr. Robert Townsend
and Bill Howell.
The election was held Mon
day night at a regular meeting
of the organization
Tuttle Heads
Local Jaycees
Homer Tuttle, an employe
of Burlington Industries, has
been elected president of Rae
ford Junior Chamber of Com
merce.
Tuttle and other new officers
began their duties May 1.
Chosen to serve with Tuttle
were Jerry Patrick, Internal
vice president; Eugene Fols-
ton. external vice president;
Frank Nichols, secretary, and
Robert Gentry, treasurer;
George Waldrep, Director at
Large.
George Waldrep Is the
chapter’s outgoing president.
Other retiring officers are A1
Burketa. Internal vice presi
dent: Bill Shuford. external vice
president: Jerry Patrick, sec
retary. and Homer Tuttle, trea
surer.
'Big Sister’
Myrtle Jo Burnett, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bur
nett of Haeford, has been se
lected a ‘ Big Sister’’ at East
Carolina College.
JAKE AUSTIN
Journal and gave an opinion
that the statute does not apply
to municipal elections in Rae
ford.
The law -- General Statute
163-175 -- was made applicable
to Hoke County in 1957 when
the late Harry Greene repre
sented the county in the Gen
eral Assembly.
The statute specifically
stipulates to which counties in
North Carolina it applies. Hoke
Is among tiie counties listed.
It also lists the municipalities
to which the statute applies.
Raeford is not among those
listed.
Thus, said Willcox, it would
appear that the statute applies
to Hoke County, including Rae
ford, in county-wide elections,
but not to Raeford In a munici
pal election.
There was no indication that
the election will be challenged.
Only one candidate could pos
sibly be affected by it. He is
W. L. Alexander, who missed
by six votes winning the fifth
seat on tiie town board.
Alexander polled 165 votes,
while fifth-man C. P. Kinlaw
got 170.
Alexander commented by
telephone Wednesday that he
does not plan to ask for a re
count.
’*! am perfectly satisfied with
things as they went last night."
he said.
Both Are
Netccomers
To Politics
Political newcomers Franklin
R. Teal and R. Palmer '-v’iilcox
led tiie balloting Tuesday In a
13-man race for the Raeford
town board.
Teal. 32-year-old manager
of Southern National Bank’s in
stallment loan department here,
led the ticket with 242 votes.
Willcox, a young attorney,
shared second spot with In
cumbent John K. McNeill, Jr.,
polling 230 votes.
Incumbents J. D. McMllllan,
and C. P. Kinlaw won tiie other
two seats. McMClian. seeking
a fourth term, poUed 215 votes
and Kinlaw won a tiiird term
with 170,
Incumbent W. L. .\lexander,
who has served two terms,
was unseated. He received
165 votes — five less than
fifth-man Kinlaw.
Other political newcomers
who failed in their bid for a
first term were George H.
Freeman, 115; Dewey F. Inman,
114; Jack R. Morris and John
W. Best, 111 each; Hestel E.
Garrison, 99; James McLaugh
lin. 84, and Paul E. Bass. 69.
Mayor H. R. McLean, who
was unopposed for a third term,
received 330 votes out of the
404 votes cast
’.V. L. Poole, Alfred Cole
and J. D. McMllllan each re
ceived one write-in vote for
mayor.
Incum'oent F red Culbreth,
who did not run for re-elec
tion. was the write-in choice
of one voter for town com--
missloner.
Considerable interest de
veloped in the campaig.n, which
came to a head April 17 when
most of tiie 13 candidates filed
hours before tiie deadline.
The vote was almost twice
as large as that of two years
ago, when only 238 citizens
went to the polls. There are
about 300 registered voters on
the town books.
Ten ballots were wasted,
election officials said, because
those voters voted for more or
less titan five candidates.
It was apparent early In the
day that tiie election would at
tract a good number of voters.
Municipal elections tradi
tionally are dull here, seldom
drawing a 50 per cent vote.
Band Concert
Set Tonight
Hoke High School Band wlU
give its spring concert tonight
at 8 o’clock In the auditorium
at Raeford ElemenUry School.
Director Jimmy James said
the concert, featuring a variety
of numbers, win last about an
hour. James said the concert
features the combined high
school snd elementary bands.
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Horse Show Begins Friday
Raeford’s first horse show
will be staged here Friday and
Saturday under sponsorship of
Raeford Woman’s Club, and
early Indications point toward
success.
Four performances will be
run off in two rings during
the two-day event, which feat
ures a complete quarter horse
(western) show In addition to
regular horse show events.
Col. R. E. Barrett Jr., man
ager of die show, today Issued
an appeal for more local en
tries In the pleasure horse and
pony classes.
He pointed out tiiat these
events were included for local
horsemen, and that mounts need
not be blooded animals, but
simple horses used for pleas
ure riding.
“It is understandable that
horsemen who have never be
fore participated in a horse
show might be timid about
entering,” he said. ’’They’ll
be competing among home folks,
before home folks, so there’s
no need to be reluctant to enter.
I think they’ll have the time
of tiieir lives.” he siad.
Mrs. Walter Coley, who has
been registering entries, said
post entries may be made, which
means a horse may be entered
when it is brought to the show
grounds at the fairgrounds right
up to the time the particular
class is run.
First performa.Tce ■'f the
show will be staged Friday
night at 7 o’clock and will
feature a number of $^100 clas
ses for hunters and jumpaurs,
three-gaited horses, walking
horses, and otiiers.
Saturday morning at 9 o’-
clock, hunters and jumpers will
compete InRlngl, while quarter
horses will be shown in Ring
2, beginning at 10 a. m.
At 1:30 Saturday after:; vn,
shows will ne staged simul
taneously in both rings, with
about 20 classes for saddle
mounts and hunters and jump
ers In Ring 1, and quarter
horses and other western clas
ses i:i Ung 2.
I'hree western classes will
be included in the Saturday
night show, scheduled for 3 o’
clock in Ring 1, The Satur
day night show will feature
the 52 ?C stakes.
dpokesi'-en for the Woman’s
Cli'~ said t'.May that prepara-
;i= 'or che show are all but
c -i.xhibitors will be
gin to arrive tomorrow morn
ing. Moit will quarter tfieir
hor-es it the fairgrounds,
whore ■ temporary stalls have
‘'een =et up.
Reacher- are being erected
at the site to provide seating
•'or as n'oev spectators as pos-
See HOR6: SHO’A Page 8
Attend Raeford Horse Show Friday And Saturday