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25' iThe Hoke County News - Established 1928 VOLUME LXIX NUMBER 19 RAEFORD, HOKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA - journal The Hoke County Journal - Established 1905 S8 PER YEAR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1977 Around Town BY SAM C.MORRIS The Labor Day weekend brought both hot weather and much needed rain. The forecast is for more rain, and according to some farmer friends of mine, we could still use some more. As this is being written, 1 haven't heard of any violence or bad wrecks in Hoke County, but from the TV and daily paper, it seems the Labor Day holidays brought forth much violence. Anyway for a lot of people, it will mean doing two days work in one to catch up. Earl Fowler, new manager of the Raeford - Hoke Chamber of Commerce, was the speaker at the . weekly meeting of the Raeford Kiwanis Club last Thursday night. The program was under the direction of Richard Coker. Fowler's talk centered on the fact that a number of houses were vacant in Raeford and the county and the chamber were starting a campaign to Find out why, and to sell people on the idea of living here. He had some interesting Figures showing that some places in the county had a large number of employees living elsewhere and he was going to take steps through the chamber to inquire into this situation. He said that Director Bobby McNeill was in charge of this problem. Earl's talk was interesting and the facts were somewhat surprising to some Kiwanians. The speaker ? also displayed some humor in his speech. * * * The football season opened here last Friday night with a loss to Seventy - First. I didn't attend because of a previous appointment, and 1 haven't heard from the drug store quarterbacks as yet, so a full report on the team can't be given at this time. It you will Filter into a group of former Hoke stars you can Find out what they think of the young Bucks. * * * The following letter was received over the weekend and we request that you help Beth out if you can. Dear Mr. Morris: 1 would like to ask the citizens of Hoke County to help add to the educational opportunities of our schools. 1 would like all people who have a speciFic hobby or items collected from other countries and states, interested in sharing these wilh school children, to write to: Beth Johnson , c/o Scurlock School Rt. 2. Box 505 Raeford. N.C. 28376 Please send your name, address, phone number, and a list of the ?items or hobby you could share. This information will be compiled into a Hoke County community resource record where educators can search for additional in formation plus an enriching human element unavailable in printed materials. Your co-operation is appreciated. Thank you. Sincerely. Beth Johnson ? * * The following note was received from Raz. Autry. Superintendent of the Hoke County Schools, and we think that it is self - explanatory: "All new citizens of Hoke County who have children in school are invited to the Hoke County Board of Education ofFice Thursday. September 8. 1977, 8:00 p.m. to discuss any aspect of the school program they are interested in or #nave concern about. "All of our citizens are invited but the meeting is primarily for new ^itizens of our county." * ? * Any of you people that want to know about the Free Lunch Program at the schools, be sure to read the article "From The Superintendents Desk." ? * yntwuH DONATION - Hoke County Arts Council President Anne Hosteller presented the first donation to the Hoke County Chapter of the North Carolina Symphony this week. Receiving the chcck is Symphony President Doris Austin. The local symphony chapter will be sponsoring a Nov. I performance of the North Carolina Little Symphony in the high school auditorium. See related story inside N-J. (Photo by S.H. Aplin ) Rep. Rose Intercedes In Air F orce Plan The Air Force has received tentative approval from the Fayet teville Federal Aviation Adminis tration Center (FAA) to establish a new military operating area over Raeford for jet fighter exercises, but Rep. Charlie Rose (7th District Democrat) has asked Washington FAA officials to block the plan. In a letter to Langhorn Bond, administrator of the FAA. Rose has asked that the Atlanta office of the FAA review the determination and seek an alternative. Rose termed the creation of such an operating space over Raeford "an unacceptable situation." The Ninth Air Force, based at Shaw AFB in Sumter, S.C., re quested the special designated area to allow close air support exercises involving craft from Shaw. Sey mour Johnson AFB and Myrtle Beach AFB. The craft would be allowed to fly at speeds up to 500 miles per hour from elevations of 500 feet to 6.000 feet. Gilbert Hofeinze. chief of FAA air traffic control at Fayetteville's Grannis Field, said Friday that he had recommended approval of the plan and that his report would be sent to the FAA in Atlanta for regional approval within a week. Hofeinze said his decision was based on air safety factors and the Raeford area was the only route he could approve. Hofeinze said the operating area could not be located either to the east or west, because of heavy air traffic associated with airports in Cumberland County (See CONG. ROSE, Page II) McCain Prison Gets S3M Grant Board Approves School Memorial The Hoke County Board of Education approved Monday night the establishment of the renovated one-room Glen Echo school as a memorial to one of the system's long - time superintendents. The school house located near the Board of Education offices will be dedicated in honor of K.A. MacDonald who served as super tendent of schools from 1935 to 1959, Superintendent G. Raz Autry said. The school has been set up as it originally operated with period furnishings and will be used as an historical exhibit. Autry said thatt Hoke teachers may be able to> reserve the school house to teach one of their own classes in. The Board also approved a $27,000 program for migrant students which will include salaries for one remedial math teacher and one secretary ? recruiter plus math supplies. Bids for a new shop building will be put out in two weeks. The following teachers were approved by the board: Jeannie Smith, interim teacher for Glenda Lester; Sue H. Wanipler, excep tional children; Judy F. Taylor, librarian at Raeford Elementary; Diane C. Williams. S. Hoke School; Phyllis Fahrenbruck, interim teacher at Hoke High; Jo Ann M. Hottell. Upchurch; Gayle Williamson, biology teacher at Hoke High; Carrie Tyson, ex ceptional children; Ellen V. Brown, Scurlock; Joyce Monroe Edwards, interim teacher at Raeford Elemen tary; SaraGilmore. interim teacher at Hoke High. Cost Overrun Seen On South Hoke Center Bids were opened Aug. 31 on the planned neighborhood center at South Hoke to be built from federal funds and the projected total cost will be a good deal more than estimated, officials learned. Glidewell Construction Co. of Rockingham submitted the low bid. $52,000. on the general con tract. county planning and deve lopment assistant Bill Altman re ported. Electrical work, heating and air conditioning, parking and landscaping and architect's fees will push the total cost to about SI 13,000 for the 2.3(H) square foot facility. The grant award, made last year, was for only $87. (XX) but Altman said he had received an okay from HUD officials to use surplus funds from another community develop ment project, the sewer extensions to low-income neighborhoods. Costs on that project are running lower, according to Altman. and there is currently a $33,000 surplus which can be applied to the cost overrun on the South Hoke con struction. Altman told county commission ers that he was scheduled to meet w ith the contractors this week to try and trim the costs closer to $100,000. McCain Prison has been selected as one of two North Carolina prisons to receive federal funds in excess of $3 million dollars each for reno vation and expansion. Odom Prison, near Raleigh, will receive a $3.4 million dollar federal grant, while McCain will get $3.3 million. Another $100,000 will be added to the McCain total from state funds, while Odom will receive $1.2 million. Each prison will build a 144 single - inmate cell unit to relieve overcrowding and to isolate problem prisoners. According to McCain Prison Superintendent J.C. Harris Jr., the McCain unit now has only ten single - inmate cells. The prison has a total capacity of 200. Harris indicated that the single - inmate cell does not indicate a heavier security for the medium custody unit, but is rather a trend with the prison system to make treatment and control easier. Harris indicated that he did not submit the grant appli cation, but he assumed that these two units were chosen because they were more suitable for expansion. He indicated that he will meet with N.C. Division of Prisons officials today (Thursday) to see the plans. Harris said that he assumed the renovations would include water, heat and electrical work and that construction may include food service areas, some office space and classroom areas as well as the single - inmate cells. He estimated that construc tion would begin in 60 to 40 days. Leaky Roofs, Insurance Worries Occupy County Board' s Attention Leaky roofs and insurance mat ters commanded the attention of county commissioners in a lively meeting Tuesday morning, the latter causing a 3-2 split among the members. The root on the courthouse, the roof on the health center, and the roof over their heads in the courthouse annex where meetings are held, are all in need of repair, county manager T.B. Lester said. Bids were received on the work for Presbyterians Plan Lay Festival Of Faith The Raeford Presbyterian Church will hold a lay renewal Sept. 15-18 with nightly services at 7:30. Guest minister for the program will be Dr. Cortez A. Cooper. Jr.. former pastor of the Raeford church and now minister at the First Presbyterian Church of Nash ville. Tenn. Dr. Cortez A. Cooper, Jr. Lay leader will be Dr. Myers Hicks, a Florence. S.C.. physician. The theme of this year's renewal is "A Festival of Faith". A team of 28 lay leaders will conduct discus sion groups which will meet in homes following the evening ser vices. College-age leaders will meet with the youth of the church in the fellowship hall for discussions. The lay leaders will also be avail able for individual counseling on request. A nursery will be provided for the evening services. On Friday. Sept. lb. a women's luncheon and program will be held in the fellowship hall of the church. The men's lunch, at the same time will be at the Raeford Civic Center. Luncheon tickets are S2 and may be purchased from church mem bers. Bible study sessions will be held at 7 a.m. Sept. 16 and 9 a.m. Sept. 17 at the church. On Sept. 18. there will be no evening service, only morning( worship. L.S. Brock, program chairman, said the public is invited to participate in all of the activities. the annex but the bids were "contusing" and the board tabled an immediate decision. The board did authorize Lester to solicit bids for a new shingle root" on the courthouse to replace the aged slate one. which has been repaired several times before. Cost of the new roof will come out of the special fund for facilities. Lester estimated the cost at about SIO.OOO. The board also authorized tem porary repairs for the health center roof. The 3-2 split came when com missioners- Danny DeVane and James A. Hunt balked at disap proving a resolution sent through the N.C. Association of County Commissioners. The resolution condemned the General Assembly for its passage of the bill which stripped Commis sioner of Insurance John Ingram of some of his authority. Under the new law. the Commissioner does not have the power to block insurance rate increases, the law allows companies to implement increases without prior approval. The resolution requested that the legislature reconsider its action, but commissioner Neil McPhatter said he felt "they should leave it like is" and made a motion to disapprove the resolution. There was some confusion during the discussion and McPhatter's motion nearly died until Chairman John Balfour seconded it. DeVane and Hunt both argued strongly in support of approving the resolution and commissioner Ralph Barnhart sided with Mc Phatter after several more minutes of confused debate among the members over the wording and meaning of the action. Hunt did not respond on a voice vote taken and after DeVane requested a show of hands, the official vote was .1-2 in favor of McPhatter's motion. Although not on the agenda. (See LEAKY ROOFS, Page 11) Texans Roar Into Town The Texas Two-Wheeler and Popsicle. who are Jesse Kelly and James Pop' McKnight when not on the CB airwaves, were visitors in the city last week. Like lots of other people who pass through. Just ordinary travelers. Not quite. Instead of ten-gallon hats, the two Texas men wore helmets. Motorcycle helmets. "It's the only way to travel." declared McKnight. who at b5. recently retired from teaching school. Never having been to the East before, he decided to accom pany his friend Kelly to a cyclists' rally in Buffalo. N.Y. The pair made the I .Hb5 mile journey in only three days on their classy BMW choppers, camping overnight. They arrived in Raeford Wednesday for a visit with Kelly's father-in-law David Smith, another cycle aficionado who is known as the Charles Bronson of Raeford. At the Niagara Falls rally. Pop picked up a trophy for coming the farthest. "Yeah, he lives about 200 yards west of me," Kelly joked. 40 and over, and several other Both men arc members of The duhs- so there are P1?'? ot tnPs Retreads, a group of cvele huffs age (See Tl-.XAN, Page 1 1) O'Cl.h RIDhRS ?? Jcsm' Kelly (on left land James 'Pop' McK night, also known as Texas Two- Wheeler and the Topside, don't care to sit home waiting for their Social Security checks, although at their ages they could. Instead they prejiT seeing the country from their motorcycles t
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