Squad names winners
Hoke Rescue Squad Commander Johnny Melton
(right) was recently named Squadsman of the Year.
Melton, who was re-elected to the commander's
post, also served on the Best Rescue Team of the
Year along with Mark Posey, (second from right),
Jim Wade (left center) and Buddy Dunn (not pic
tured). In addition, Wade was elected treasurer,
Posey executive vice-commander, Dunn vice chair
man and Ron Ellis Qeft) was named secretary.
Julian Butler Is Honored
By Cape Fear Scout Group
Julian Butler of Raeford was
one of four persons honored Fri
day evening as over 200 Scout and
community leaders gathered at
Bladenboro Primary School for
the Annual Scout Council
Recognition Banquet.
The banquet is held to recognize
Scouting leaders from Hoke,
Scotland, Robeson, Bladen, Col
umbus, Brunswick, Pender and
New Hanover counties.
The highlight of the banquet was
the awarding of the Silver Beaver
Award. This award is to recognize
those Scouters who have given
distinguished service over a period
of time that affected Scouts
throughout the Council.
Recipients should also have
shown leadership in other civic
areas, particularly those affecting
youth.
The Silver Beaver is given by the
National Council of the Boy
Scouts of America on the recom
mendation of the local Council.
Butler is best known for his
many years of service as Scout
master but he has also served on
numerous council and district
functions including Council Ex
ecutive Board, Council Finance
Committee, Western District Com
mittee, and serves as Order of the
Arrow Lodge Advisor.
Julian is active in the
Presbyterian Church and serves in
many other leadership positions in
community life in Hoke County.
Julian is the Manager of Produc
tion Credit Association.
...401 Reviewed Annually
(Continued trom page 1)
adding that Hoke residents should
continue to voice support for the
project.
"We suggest you continue your
support of the U.S. 401 project
through local officials, legislators
and the Board of Transportation
member for your area," the DOT
Secretary said.
DOT will schedule public
meetings in the future which would
include U.S. 401, and "these
meetings offer an excellent oppor
tunity to voice your thoughts."
Currently, DOT does have fund
ing (or paved shoulders to be add
ed to U.S. 401 for a 5.8 mile sec
tion east of Raeford to the
Cumberland County line.
The project is scheduled for the
next fiscal year.
"Until major widening of U.S.
401 is possible, we will continue to
monitor traffic conditions in this
area," Roberson said in the letter.
Local officials have been at
Unemployment Drops
Despite a decline in the number
of workers on the job, the
unemploment rate in Hoke County
dropped by almost 2?^> during
December, figures released Mon
day by the North Carolina
Employment Security Commission
show.
During the month, the percen
tage of unemployed workers drop
ped from 12^o to I0.1??o.
According to the figures, 60
workers lost jobs, but 240 persons
were dropped from the county
work force.
In November, there were 8,160
county residents in the work force,
however, during December that
number declined to 7,920.
The number of person employed
in the county also dropped from
7,180 in November to 7,120 in
December.
During November, the county
had 980 workers unemployed.
That number dropped to 800 in
December.
In 1982, there were 960 persons
out of work during December for a
jobless rate of 12%.
RAEFORD
Animal Clinic
Animal Health
Pet Supplies
Bathing,
Boarding, and
Grooming by Appointment
875-8312 Harris Ave., Raeford, N.C.
BANK NOTICE
Request of United Carolina Bonk. Whftevllle, Columbus
County. North Cerollne, for authority to c!o*e Its Main Street
Branch ( Downtown Walk- In Teller 'a Window). 199 North
Main Street, Raeford. Hoke County . North Carolina . effec
tive March 16, 1984, has been filed with this office to be pro
cessed In accordance with Rule 4 NCAC 3C .0202.
The public la Invited to submit written comments on this
request to the Commissioner of Banks. Post Office Box 961.
Raleigh, North Carolina 27902. The comment period on this
request will end 14 days from the fourth consecutive week
of publication (approximately March 1. 1994}. The Commis
sioner of Banks will consider comments. Including requests
for e public mooting or formal hearing on the request, re
ceived within the comment period.
JAMES S. CURB IE
tempting to get the road four laned
since the 1960's.
"You can rest assure that we will
continue an all out effort to see
that improvements to 401 are
made," Fowler said.
"We will attend these hearings
and support our position," the
Chamber director. said.
"If you continue to press for
something you believe in, sooner
or later, it will pay off," he added.
IN THE GENERAL COURT OF
JUSTICE
SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
HOKE COUNTY
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE
Having qualified as Executrix of
the estate of Quincy McRae
Mclver (Ray) of Hoke County,
North Carolina, this is to notify all
persons having claims against the
estate of said Quincy McRae
Mclver (Ray) to present them to
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the undersigned within 6 months
from date of the publication of this
notice or same will be pleaded in
bar of their recovery. All persons
indebted to said estate please make
immediate payment.
This the 23rd day of January
1984.
Clara McRae Moore
Route 1 , Box 92 A
Red Springs, N.C. 28377
41-44C
IN THE GENERAL COURT OF
JUSTICE
SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
HOKE COUNTY
. 84-E-9
84-2-%
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
Having qualified as Ad
ministrator of the estate of Glenn
Edward Ellington of Hoke Coun
ty, North Carolina, this is to notify .
all persons having claims against
the estate of said Glenn Edward
Ellington to present them to the
undersigned within 6 months from
date of the publication of this
notice or same will be pleaded in
bar of their recovery. All persons
indebted to said estate please make
immediate payment.
This the 25th day of January
1984.
Benjamin F. Ellington & ?
Evelyn M. Ellington
? Route 3, Box 90 A
Raeford, N.C. 28376
41-44C
IN THE GENERAL COURT OF
JUSTICE
SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
HOKE COUNTY
84-E-13
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE
Having qualified as Executrix of
the estate of George Franklin
McDaniel of Hoke County, North
Carolina, this is to notify all per
sons having claims against the
estate of said George Franklin
McDanM to present them to the
undersigned within 6 months from
date of the publication of this
notice or same will be pleaded in
bar of their recovery. AH persons
indebted to said estate please make
immediate payment.
This the 13th day of January
1984.
Iiona McDaniel
Route 3, Box 129 D
Raeford, N.C. 28376
41-44C
IN THE GENERAL COURT OF
JUSTICE
SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
HOKE COUNTY
83-E-80
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
Having qualified as Ad
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LEGALS
ministratix of the estate of Walter
Ellis Marley of Hoke County,
North Carolina, this is to notify all
persons having claims against the
estate of said Walter Ellis Marley
to present them to the undersigned
within 6 months from date of the
publication of this notice or same
will be pleaded in bar of their
recovery. All persons indebted to
said estate please make immediate
payment.
This the 27th day of December
1983.
Betsy H. Marley
Route 1, Box 163
Lumber Bridge, N.C. 28357
41-44C
IN THE GENERAL COURT OF
JUSTICE
SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
HOKE COUNTY
84-E-14
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE
Having qualified as Executrix of
the estate, of John Lawrence
McNeill of Hoke County, North
Carolina, this is to notify all per
sons having claims against the
estate of said John Lawrence
McNeill to present them to the
undersigned within 6 months from
date of the publication of this
notice or same will be pleaded in
bar of their recovery. All persons
indebted to said estate please make
immediate payment.
This the 26 day of January 1984.
Edna A. McNeill
503 Fulton St.
Raeford, N.C. 28376
41-44C
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
IN THE GENERAL COURT
OF JUSTICE
SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
HOKE COUNTY
Having qualified as Ad
ministratrix of the estate of
Opheliz Virgil of Hoke County,
North Carolina, this is to notify all
persons having claims against the
estate of said Opheliz Virgil to pre
sent them to the undersigned
within 6 months from the date of
the publication of this notice or
same will be pleaded in bar of their
recovery. All persons indebted to
said estate please make immediate
payment.
This the 5th day of January
1984.
Marilyn Stanback
414 W. 5th Ave.
Raeford, N.C. 28376
41-44C
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telephone. Toll-free numbers are
listed in IRS tax packages and in
local telephone directories.
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NOTICE OF
FORECLOSURE SALE
Under and by virtue of the
power of sale contained in a cer
tain deed of trust made by Willie
M. McCall and wife, Margie E.
McCall to James A. Abbott,
Trustee(s), dated the 27th day of
May, 1981, and recorded in Book
219, Page 265, Hoke County
Registry, North Carolina, Default
having been made in the payment
of the note thereby secured by the
said Deed of trust and the under
signed, H. TERRY HUTCHENS,
having been substituted as Trustee
in said deed of trust by an instru
ment duly recorded in the Office of
the Register of Deeds of Hoke
County, North Carolina and the
holder of the note evidencing said
indebtedness having directed that
the deed of trust be foreclosed, the
undersigned Substitute Trustee will
offer for sale at the Courthouse
Door, in the City of Raeford,
Hoke County, North Carolina at
Ten (10:00) O'clock A.M. on
Wednesday, the 8th day of
February, 1984 and will sell to the
highest bidder for cash the follow
ing real estate situate in the City of
Raeford, Hoke County, North
Carolina, and being more par
ticularly described as follows:
All of Lot No. 1 (One) according
to plat of Robbins Heights Sub
division, Raeford, North Carolina,
said plat being made by R.H.
Gatlin, C.E., and recorded in the
Office of the Register of Deeds of
Hoke County, North Carolina, in
Map Book 3, Page 33 to which
reference is hereby made. In
cluding the single family dwelling
located thereon; said property be
ing located 807 Saunders Street,
Raeford, North Carolina.
This sale is made subject to all
taxes and prior liens or encum
brances of record against the said
property and any recorded
releases.
A cash deposit of ten percent
(10^o) of the purchase price will be
required at the time of the sale.
This 18th day of January, 1984.
H. Terry Hutchens,
Substitute Trustee
HUTCHENS & WAPLE
Attorneys at Law
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