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^Oie ^"T^euM - journal The Hoke County News - Established 1928 The Hoke County Journal - Established 1905 VOLUME LXV1I NO. 13 RAEFORD, HOKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA S5 PER YEAR Aiir.ncT. .o-,^ Around Town By Sam C. Mortis The selection of Rufus L. Edmistcn to be the Democrat candidate for Attorney General came as a surprise to some of the big wheels of the parly. I didn't have a vote but did know a couple of the candidates real well. I believe any of the men would have been well qualified for the office. I do know that the night after the county convention, when I was elected chairman, I received a phone call from a friend of Edmislen concerning his candidacy. I told the man that the member of the state executive committee was Dave Currie and also told him how to get in touch with him. What 1 am trying to get across is that the organization for Edmislen was in full force on the day that members of the State Executive Commitee were elected. I have a feeling this is what put him on the ticket for the November election. If it takes the House of Representatives as long to either recommend or not to impeach the President, as the committee has taken and is still on the job, the president will be out of office if the Senate lias to try him. Maybe this is as it should be by process of law, but it has already been going on for over a year and the country has felt the effects of the situation. Maybe things will take a turn for the better when this is over. This is the last week that Kay Piotrzkowski will be with this newspaper. She has been an asset to the paper and is one of the best newspaper people 1 have ever worked with. She lias made many friends for the paper, but, as any person writing for a newspaper, site has also made a few enemies. This in itself would show that she was doing a fine job. I hope for Kay and her husband the best in everything as they leave Army life to get into the ever changing world of today. With the ability they both have. 1 know some firm and paper will come by top performers where they settle. I would also like to welcome back Laurie Telfair to the staff. She was with us for two years in the early seventies. I know her friends will be glad to resume association with her again as she ^replaces Kay. As I write about the turnover of the writers on the staff, it brings to mind others of the staff of this newspaper. I started working here in 1935 and. outside of the war years, have been associated with this business all my life. Connie Ellis, Jesse Peoples, Harold Mctntyre, Henry Blue and Martha Upchurch have been here for many years. I believe that Sandra Wiggins came to work here after finishing school. So, outside of the roving writers, most of the staff keep plugging along with the Dickson Press. 1 hope that this association between employer and employees continues because it makes a good place to work. August Meetings Regular monthly meetings of the (Hoke County board of commissioners, the Raeford city council and the Hoke board of education are Monday. The commissioners meet at 9 a.m. in the board of education conference room. The school board meets at 7:30 p.m. in the board of education building and he city council meets at 7:30 pan. in he municipal building. INew Attorney To Join Firm Warren L. Pate has joined the law firm of Hostetler and McNeill, as an associate. Pate, a native of Erwin, received his undergraduate degree from Wake Forest University where he was student body president. He attended Wake Forest Law School graduating with the J.D. degree in 1970, and passed the state bar that year. For the past four years, he has been a member of the Judge Advocate's Corps, US Army. His most recent assignment was at Ft. Bragg with the 18th Airborne gCorp. as assistant staff judge"advocate. 1 He is married to the former Dayna Tate of Atlanta, and they have four year old twin sons. Joshua and Jonas. They moved to Raeford in June and arc making their home at 203 Central Ave. Warren /,. Pate News Deadline Writeups to be published in The News-Journal before an event occurs must be received by the paper by noon Thursday in order to appear in the next week's edition. Included are meetings, church activities, civic organization functions, recitals and school activities. Contributors should list name and phone number at top of page so newsroom staff may contact source if additional information is needed. Board Wins Additional Time Hoke County Clerk of Superior Court E.E. Smith signed an order granting the Hoke County Board of Education an additional 20 days to file an answer to civil charges filed by former teacher Mrs. Bettie L. Patterson of Fayetteville. In the request for additional time school board attorney William L. Moses maintains the additional time is needed "to file answer or otherwise plead the case as certain information necessary to properly answer complaint is unavailable at this time and further some of the defendants are unavailable and out of the state." The order gives the defendants until August 20 to answer the suit brought by former Hoke High School teacher Mrs. Patterson. The suit charges the school board, its members and superintendant G. Raz Autry with improperly dismissing her and maintains, "The action of the defendants and particularly defendant Autry, in terminating plaintiffs (Mrs. Patterson's) contract was based in part upon plaintiff s race and color. "All defendants are white and have pursued a pattern and practice of discriminating against blacks, and particularly the plaintiff, because of their race and color." In her complaint Mrs. Patterson alleges her termination was in violation of her rights under Ihe North Carolina and U.S. Constitutions and die Teachers Tenure Act. (See BOARD. Page II) Hoke Coach Leaves Post Hoke High's basketball and baseball coach, Jerry R. Osborne, has resigned to become head basketball coach at West Stanley High School near Albemarle, Hoke High Allen Edwards lias announced. Hired to replace him is Terry Greir of Whiteville, who is coaching the American Legion baseball team there now. Greir has recently received his masters degree in health and physical education from East Carolina University. Osborne came to Hoke High in the fall of 1070 as head basketball coach. ??_? iiuiiuu/im - i-asr wec/c equipment unloaded building materials for proposed drive-in windows at Southern National Bank. Two new windows will be added and h'reddie Williams, SNB vice president, reports one teller will be able to operate the existing window and the two new ones by use of pneumatic tubes IN-J Photo) Laurie Telfair Mrs. Telfair Rejoins Staff An award winning former Mews-Joumal reporter-photographer returned to the paper's newsroom staff this week as associate editor. Laurie Telfair, who wrote for the paper from January, 1970, until April, 1972, won a newswriting award for the paper in the weekly division of the 1971 North Carolina Press Womens contest. The award was for an article on industrial pollution of Peddler's Creek. The Memphis, Tenn., native who earned a journalism degree at Memphis State University, was a copy editor of the daily Omaha World Herald from December, 1972, until December, 1973. She also wrote for several Nebraska weekly papers. Before joining The Mews-Jotirnal in 1970 she served as a reporter for the Sanford Herald. Mrs. Telfair replaces Kay Piotrzkowski who has been with the news staff since September. 1972, the last 14 months as associate editor. During her tenure, Mrs. Piotrzkowski won four writing awards for the paper. Mrs. Piotrzkowski is leaving the paper to move to the Pacific Northwest with her husband who retires from the U. S. Army August 31. Help Available SMH Presents Programs Tailored For Audiences included In Sandhills Mental Health Center's (SMH) three-pronged program on alcohol prevention and education are presentations individually tailored for special audiences such as youths, women's groups and civic organizations," reports Kd A. McCarthy, SMH alcoholism and drug services counselor. Included in materials available lor programs are those drawn from the SMH film library with pieces aimed at a variety of audiences. The center presents alcohol prevention programs to Hoke County High School driver education classes. These programs show the affects of alcoholism and Itelp combat myths about the disease. Data included in the presentations is based on most recent research on the problem, points out McCarthy. The SMH alcohol program covers a five-county area and McCarthy is at the Department of Social Services office in the Elwood Avenue County Office Budding each Tuesday from 9 a.m. until noon and Tuesday afternoons by appointment. He is available to assist problem drinkers or their family members. The five-year SMH veteran may be reached Tuesday mornings at 875-3367 or other weekdays in Pinchurst at 295-6169 Program Set For Parents A program for parents of children entering school will be held Aug. I al 8 p.m. in the conference room of the Federal Building (Post Office.) The county extension service is sponsoring the meeting to help parents help their children. A movie will be featured. Those attending are asked to use the back parking lot at the post office and to go up the back outside steps. House To Get Bill, Leaf Prices Rise Tuesday as North Carolina Democratic Congressman Charlie Rose's bill to increase tobacco support prices passed the full House Agriculture Committee and headed for the House floor, some Hoke County tobacco farmers saw their leaf bring as high as SI00 per hundredweight in Carthage market. "Leaf rather than cuttings and lugs did earn some of our farmers between S98 to $100 on the Carthage floor Tuesday." reports Thomas R. Burgess, Hoke ASCS director. Last week Burgess estimated farmers would have to reoeivc at least a SI00 price on leaf to maintain their previous year's dollar profit because "fertilizer and chemical costs have doubled this year. Labor costs more and curing fuel has gone up from about 28 cents to 40 cents." Leaf prices have considerable impact on Hoke County economy since more than 25 percent of crop income is derived from tobacco. Rose said his bill is expected to go to the House floor under rule suspension Monday. The bill which would increase support prices by 10 percent would cover all tobacco bought by stabilization in 1974. In the opening weeks of 1974 market stabilization bought more than 21 percent of tobacco offered in Tar Heel markets as compared with 2.6 percent of national Hue-cured sales in 1973. The House Agriculture Committee amended Rose's bill to include hurley as well as Hue- cured tobacco. "I am delighted the full committee lias passed my bill." Rose said. "The bill must now pass the full House of Representatives and the Senate. And hopefully this will be done as quickly as we have moved to this point." The Congressman's actions were in response to complaints from Seventh District tobacco farmers. He introduced the bill to the tobacco subcommittee July 22. Monday a suit seeking nearly S336 million damages from flue - cured tobacco buying firms was filed in Columbia. S.C. on behalf of 11.000 South Carolina growers. Another suit filed by si\ Kentucky farmers asks S936 million on behalf of 400.000 hurley tobacco growers across the eight-state Hurley Belt. The class action suit charges seven major tobacco firms with antitrust violations. /\ ew Policy Breaking And Entering To Bring Jail Terms Two defendants received jail terms in District Court Friday as Judge Joseph Duprec announced a policy of giving active sentences to anyone convicted of breaking, entering and larceny. John Gilbery Barefoot, of Rt. 3 Fayetteville, and Wayne Fdward Byrd of Fayetteville, both gave notice of appeai. Barefoot is free on $600 bond and Byrd posted a $300 bond. The two pleaded guilty to attempting to break into a coin operated machine at Bill's Car Wash on 401 By-pass on June 28. Barefoot also pleaded guilty to driving with improper registration and no financial responsibility. Byrd was sentenced to six months in Hoke County jail and Barefoot was given a sentence of not less than one day nor more than 12 months as a committed youthful offender. As he sentenced the men. Judge Dupree said, "From this day forward anyone who comes before by court accused of breaking and enterfng and stealing another man's property and is convicted, is going to get an active sentence." Dupree said he was disturbed by the rising rate of crime and the inequities in the larceny laws. The judge said that his experience in the past several years in criminal court had convinced him that something needed Id be done. "Crime is on the increase," he said, "and maybe the courts have been too lenient." Also, he said the inequity of the law disturbed him. Because of the way the law is written and administered, Dupree said, men serving sentences for felony breaking, entering and larceny may in some cases be guilty of less than others serving shorter sentences or receiving probation for misdemeanor larceny. 'That isn't justice." he said. Dupree said he would like to see the legislature impose a single, mandatory sentence for the crime. "That's the only way you're going to gel justice across the board for those coming through the courts." he said. Sheriff Adds New Deputy Henry t. Bowen has returned to the sheriff's department as deputy. Bowen. a Hoke County native, was a deputy sheriff here for a year in i%4 and 1965. He later own:d and operated Raeford Supcrmaikc* and Bowcn's Handy Man. He also served as managci of the county A'coho! Beverage Control board retail store. A gradiaie of tloke High. Bowen lives with his family in the l ive Points community. Two more vacancies remain on the force. Sheriff DM Barrington said. Bond Issue Moves Ahead Last week Hoke County commissioners went on record as favoring placing a Si .246 million school bond issue on the November general election ballot. The action was taken at a joint meeting of county and school boards. Charles A. Ilostetler, county attorney, says, "We are in the process of contacting the North Carolina Local Government Commission to set up . informal conference on the bond issn. The commission's approval i f ilk bond issue is needed before Hoke County government may take any more steps toward placing the bond issue o the ballot. "If the commission approves th bond issue the county will have to file bond order and conduct a publi hearing on the issue," stressed llostetlet If approved, the attorney says lie hope all required steps can be met in time tr place the issue on the November ballot County manager T.B. Lester report he can not estimate cost of the boni issue to local taxpayers until he receive additional information from the Loca Government Commission concernin) interest rates and length of paymen period. The last bond issue approved bj Hoke County voters included S550,00( for school., and SIOO.OOO for the jail ir 1%6. Interest rate on those bond: averaged 5.4 percent. Originally G. Raz Autry, schoo superintendent, asked for a S3 millior school building program based or recommendations of the Stale Divisior of School Planning. At the July county commissioners meeting Autry and school board members agreed to reduce that figure by continuing to use Raeford Llcmentary School rather than abandoning it as recommended by the state. If the bond issue is approved in the November election a matching amount of state funds will be poured into the Hoke County school building program. The state Division of School planning recommended that Scurlock, McLauchlin, South Hoke and West Hoke house kindergarten through third grades. Upchureh, grades four and five; a new school, grades six through eight and Hoke High School grades nine through twelve. Autry reports the high school library (See BOND. Page 11) Woman Dies Sunday evening a Raeford woman was found dead in bed and the sheriff's report indicates a Moore County autopsy attributed death to peritonitis inflammation of the membrane which lines the abdominal cavity. The incident report indicates Deputy Sheriff hverett liowen responded to a call from Dobv's f uneral home and discovered Margarita Rosita Chavis dead in a bed at the home of Robert Lee Adams across from the Adult Club about 7 .10 p.m. Sunday. The report further indicates that Hoke County Coroner G. franklin Crumplci estimated the woman had been dead about live to seven hours before her body was discovered. Deputy, County Win Damages Stanley kaye Matthews of Raeford was assessed more than Si,000 in damages and court costs after pleading guilty Friday in District Court to multiple traffic violations. Me was accused of ramming into a lloke County squad car on July 5 as Deputy Alex Norton attempted to set up a road block at Bowmore. Me pleaded guilts in Moke County to careless and reckless driving and failure to stop for a siren and blue light and was sentenced to six months suspended for two years with two-years probation. Matthews was ordered to pay S500 damages to Norton and court costs. Me also pleaded guilty to additional charges of driving under the influence ind public intoxication and was ordered to pay S500 in damages to the county ind was charged court costs. A Si 50 fine was remitted. Matthews was given an addi'ional iivmonths sentence suspended for two /ears with two-years probation and was ordered not to drive during that time. Hoke Worker Dies In Cave-in A lloke County construction worker vas killed near Lumber ton Tuesday Morning when a drainage ditch in which ic was working caved in. Delton Jack Monroe Jr., 43,of Rt. I, tacford, was pronounced dead on rrival at Southeastern General Mospital. Monroe and three other men were art of a crew installing drainage pipes, is construction supervisor, Gary IcKerrell, said. The other workers scaped but Monroe was trapped under cveral tons of dirt. Co-workers worked for a half-hour to ncovcr Monroe's body. McKcrrcll said.
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