Business/Industry
I Ready-mix Concrete Plant Opens Here
Commercial Products, Inc.,
opened Monday for business in
production and sales of ready-mix
concrete, Jack Crumpler, vice
president for customer relations
and sales, said Monday.
The Raeford plant, the fifth in
the company's chain, is located off
Stewart Street near Hoke Concrete
Works, a concrete block producer,
from whom Commercial bought
the property for its plant.
Crumpler said the Raeford plant
has three 10-yard-capacity mixer
trucks and has up to SO more
available from Commercial's other
plants, which are at Monroe,
Wadesboro, Rockingham and
Laurinburg. The home office is in
Monroe.
He said the local plant has a pro
duction capacity of 100 cubic yards
SERVICE AWARD - On Friday, December 3 Elaine C. Hendrix received
her 25 year service award from the Burlington Industries Raeford Plant.
Elaine began her career on December 3, 1957 as a Winder Tender and is
presently employed as a Twister Tender. In recognition of her achievement
she has received a framed service certificate, charm bracelet with B. /. logo
and service pin. Burlington congratulates Elaine for her many years of
faithful service. Pictured with Elaine are Sam Creech, Department
Manager, (left), and Tracy Bullock, supervisor ( right J.
Children's ^ule Party
In Fayetteville Dec. 20
The Annual Children's
Christmas Party sponsored by the
Fayetteville Museum of Art and
the Fayetteville Parks and Recrea
tion Department will be held on
December 20 from 1-3 p.m.
The fun will be at the museum
with many interesting activities for
the children. Such as printing
Christmas shopping bags and
Christmas cards, making star San
tas to hang on their trees, center
piece angels and gingerbread boys
made from construction paper.
The children will also enjoy a
storyteller from the Cumberland
County Public Library in the main
gallery.
The featured entertainment will
be Steve Fogleman demonstrating
his expertise in magic for the
children. The magician's ap
pearance is sponsored by
Fleishman's Tiny Town.
There will be holiday
refreshments for all. Admission is
free, so mark the date and time on
your calendar and bring the
children for a fun filled afternoon.
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of ready-mix concrete per hour.
Wade Mace is the plant manager.
The local office will employ five
people initially and extend opera
tions later to cover other products.
He said the plant will sell to con
tractors and to the general public.
Crumpler lived in Raeford eight
years while working as a state
highway engineer. His wife is the
former Lois McLean of Raeford,
daughter of Mrs. Marianna
McLean and the late Wallace
McLean of Raeford.
Cable TV Helping
Toys For Tots
Jones Intercable is sponsoring a
Toys for Tots campaign to get
donations of toys for needy
youngsters in Hoke County for
Christmas, and a donor can get,
free of charge, installation of both
basic and Show Time cable TV if
the donor wants both.
The service charge for installa
tion is $7.50 for the basic and $10
for the Show Time. (The installa
tion charges do not include the
regular monthly service charges of
$8 for the basic and $15.50 total
for cable and Show Time.
The company also is accepting
donations of canned goods for
needy families.
This was announced Monday by
Harrison Daniels, Raeford
manager of Jones.
He said anyone wanting to
donate should call 875-5033, the
office number, between 8 a.m. and
5p.m. Mondays through Fridays,
and the donation will be picked up;
and, if the donor wants Show Time
or basic or both, the Jones
representative will make the in
stallations.
Daniels said the donations
would be turned over to a church
conducting a Christmas campaign.
The Jones number can be called
by anyone needing service,
whether he or she has a donation
to make or not. After 5 p.m. and
on weekends, people needing ser
vice should call 875-2097, Daniels
added.
GRAND OPENING -- Raeford Mayor John K. McNeill, Jr., cuts the ceremonial ribbon formally opening Food
Town 's Raeford supermarket the morning of December 8. At left is Food Town corporate senior vice president
Jerry Helms, and at right is John Balfour, chairman of the Board of Hoke County Commissioners.
Perfect Attendance ? The above picture honors five of the seven employees
k ho received Perfect Attendance Awards in October from Faherge. Inc.
Left to right: Beatrice Harris. Pam Carter. Maxine White [rwo years |.
Dorothy Cook and Eddie Dore Absent during the picture taking was Jeff
Scarhoro and Eloise Burns. Each employee with twelve consecutive months
of perfect attendance is awarded a "Super Employee' Faherge T-Shirt.
Perfect Attendance Certificate and a twenty-Jive dollar gift certificate to he
used in the Employee Store.
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LINING UP -- Shoppers lined up at Food Town during opening dav
ceremonies. The first 300 customers received gifts from the store.
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Announce the Opening of an Office at
706 Harris Avenue
Raeford, N.C.
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