SECTION II ^Ue <~Ylew* - journal THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1982 Homecoming Parade Kicks Off Weekend Large Crowd Crams Main Street To Watch The Events Pass )T Members of the Vikings Midget football team and their cheerleaders marched during the parade. Hoke County High School's Homecoming Parade late Friday afternoon was seen and cheered by thousands who lined Main Streets. There were no floats this time, but nevertheless the parade had its excitement. > There were cars and trucks car rying pretty girls, including Homecoming Queen Velyn Graham and cheerleaders. The parade also offered the Beast as well as Beauty, as Hallo ween was only two nights away. The "monsters" plodded beside a vehicle and did their best to frighten the youngsters in the crowd, but managed to create laughter instead of shrieks of hor ror. The Hoke High Band with the Rifles and Flags provided the music and much of the color of the procession. Another entry was a conga line of several students wearing a cover that represented a bull's hide. The line danced behind a banner carried by two other students. The banner commented on the pending Homecoming game between the Hoke High Buck's and the E.E. Smith Golden Bulls. The parade included class queens, Midget League football players with their cheerleaders, and formations and displays representing Hoke High's student organizations, such as the Health Occupations vocational students, and Spanish Club. Smith won the game that night, but the Bucks made it close (14-6), and the end result did dampen the spirits of the Hoke High fans, naturally. But the spirit of the participants and the spectators at the parade didn't indicate that the depression would last very long or run very deep. These three youngsters are wiling away the time, waiting for the parade to start, with some interesting conversation. Part of the Hoke High band in the parade. The Midget League Cowboys with Coach Banks Wannamaker marching near the end of the procession. Halloween Comes And Goes Without Trouble The special Halloween programs and events of last weekend were 0 highly successful, according to reports received by The News Journal. The Second annual Halloween Carnival, a benefit for the Trainable Multihandicapped students of Hoke County Schools, was termed a success. The program, held at Upchurch Junior High School Saturday night. ? raised almost double the amount the Carnival of 1981 raised for the TMH program. The Raeford Jaycees hosted their Haunted House Thursday through Sunday nights in the old house at Edinborough Avenue and Steward Street across the street from the Sheriffs Department. Though the Carnival was held Saturday, Halloween was celebrated Sunday night, the tradi tional time, the last night of Oc tober. Law enforcement officers reported no accidents or criminal behavior related to Halloween ac tivities occurred. Raeford Police Chief Leonard Wiggins reported Halloween of 1982 was one of the quietest Raeford has ever had. "All went off smoothly," he said. The Carnival was sponsored by the Parent and Volunteers Com mittee for the TMH Students of the county school system in cooperation with the Raeford Kiwanis Club. Church, civic, and youth organizations and business of Hoke County also supported the program. The Carnival offered the tradi tional games, a Haunted House, costume judging, a Cake Walk and pumpkin-judging were among other attractions. Part of the cleanup crew working Sunday to get Upchurch School back in order after Saturday 's carnival.