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The Hoke County Journal - Established 1905
The Hoke County Nevvi • Estobiished 1928
VOLUME LVm NUMBER .W RAEEORD, HOKE COUNTY, NORTH Ci ROLIM
SinEK)EtK HER cor) THIRSDI). DEfJL^BER \i. 196^
Open House
At Library (jfliu
Draws 200
More than 200 people attend
ed the open house held last
Thursday at the newly renovated
Hoke County library. Many
were out-of-towners.
Refreshments of homemade
cookies and punch were pro
vided by the education and the
American home departments of
the womans club.
f The rooms were decorated In
‘ Chrlstmu reds and greens
featuring candles and native
greenery by Mrs. Luke McNeill,
Mrs. Tom Wilson, Mrs. Bobby
/Carter, and Mrs. Harry Harri
son, members of the garden
club.
Mrs. J. M, Andrews, chair
man of the library-board, and
Mrs. Lee Cameron, librarian,
received guests and Mrs. Harry
Greene and Mrs. Lacy McFad-
yen presided In the book room.
Alternating In presiding at
the register during the after
noon and night were members
of the library board: Mr. and
Mrs. Bobby Gibson, Mr. and
Mrs. O, B. Israel.Mr.andMrs.
J. W, McPhaul. Mr. and Mrs.
W, L« Alexander and Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Dickson.
Presiding at the punchbowl
were Miss Josephine Hall and
Mrs. Harry Greene.
Out-of-town guests Included
Mrs. Dorothy Shue, Cumber
land County librarian, Mrs.
Sally McDowell, former Hoke
County library supervisor, Se
nator W. M. Saunders of South
ern Pines and Miss Helen
Rosser, current supervisor.
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TOP DOG — Steve Hedgpeth, popular Hoke County High School football player, this week was
named "Top Dog" on the Bucks 1963 squad. Hedgpeth and six other Bucks were awarded tro
phies at Monday night's annual football banquet. Making the presentation, above, Is Jack Pope,
president of the Boosters Club, while Coach John Pecora looks on.
Building Is Found
For Surplus Food
Dr. McLean
l8 President
Of Society
Dr. Harry McLean ofRaeford
has been elected president of
the Hoke County Medical Sc-
^ciety.
t Other new officers Include
Dr. Roy V. Berry, vice presi
dent, and Dr. John Morley,
secretary-treasurer. Dr. Ril
ey M. Jordan of Raeford Is dele
gate to the state convention.
The officers were elected at a
recent meeting of the society,
held In the dining room of North
Carolina Sanatorium at McCain.
The group also voted to hold
rrionthly meetings at McCain
and to have short scientific
sessions for the next six
months.
The society unanimously en
dorsed Hoke County’s partici
pation In a joint health program
with Moore, Richmond, Scotland
and possibly Montgomery to
provide diagnostic and out
patient psychiatric care^
Store Hourfi
Are Decided
Store hours for the Christ
mas shopping season have been
established by a group of mer
chants.
Stores will remain open un
til 9:00 p.m. on December 13,
#'18, 19, 20 and 23; until 8:00
" p.m. on December 24; on
December 14 and 21 until 7:00
p.m., and on December 16 and
17 until 5i00 p.m.
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Offers of buildings in which
to store government surplus
food has made It possible for
needy families in Hoke Coun
ty to have free food for Christ
mas.
Mrs. C. H. Giles, county
superintendent of welfare, said
the first allotment wlllbehand-
ed out Dec. 19-20. There will
Ik.' 10 turkeys, hams or b-xf
roasts but there will be plenty
of wholesome staple groceries.
Several calls with offers of
empty buildings were received
after last week’s paper reached
the malls. From among them
the old railroad station was
accepted, since a great deal of
the commodities will arrive by
train.
A two month's supply of the
11 different Items wlU be kept
on hand at all times.
Mrs. Giles said she worked
into the night last week and all
day Saturday In an effort to
fill out the four lengthy forms
necessary for each applicant.
"There Is a lot of work to be
done but we are making every
effort to reach all the deserv
ing cases and to keep un
deserving ones out,” she said.
Forms are being sent to prop
erty owners all over the coun
ty. They are asked to answer
questions concerning persons
*ey have employed during the
year.
"We cannot carry out this
work In a just manner If we
don’t receive the cooperation
of the people," the superin
tendent said. Questlonalres
sent In by landowners of form
er employers, when mailed In,
will be kept confidential, "Mrs.
Giles said.
In order to receive food the
week before Christmas an ap
plicant must file at fhe wel
fare office this week so there
will be time to process the
application.
Mrs. Giles said that by burn
ing the "midnight oil" last
week and working all day on
Saturday, she was able to com
plete files on 75 eligible cases.
While some of the families have
15 or more adults and children,
the average Is five members
to the household. Food will be
allotted according to the family
size.
Mrs. Giles commented,
"This Is the greatest blessing
the county has ever known. You
have no Idea how It hurts me to
know that children are going
to school hungry every day,"
and she added, "Christmas will
be happier for me because
of It."
Contract Let
For Building
A contract has been awarded
for the new building of Raeford
Savings and Loan.
The contract, for $41,285,
went to Ellis Construction Com
pany of Sanford.
the new building will be con
structed of white brick and will
Include a drlve-ln window.
H. L. Gatlin, president said
the contract will be signed
within the next few days. The
contract calls, for completion of
the building In 135 days.
Members of the building com
mittee Included Younger Snead,
Tom McBryde and J. D. Mc-
Mllllan.
High School
Grid Players
Win Awards
Seven Hoke High football
players won awards Monday
night at the school’s annual foot-
b^ banquet, held at J. W. Mc-
Lauchlin School.
Eddie Baker was honored as
most valuable player and also
took home a trophy for being
co-captaln of the 1963 squad.
Steve Hedgepeth, the other
co-captaln, was declared “Top
Dog," and won that trophy,
largest of the lot.
Other trophies went to;
Tommy Rogers, best line
man.
David Hodglns, best blocker.
Don Koonce, best back.
John McFadyen, most Im
proved.
Buford Davis, best sports
man.
Principal speaker at the ban
quet. staged by the Boosters
Club, was Fred McCall head
basketball coach at Campbell
College.
McCall, who devoted most of
his talk to wit and remembering
names, pointed out three traits
which the successful student and
athlete should develop.
"Exert your capabilities to
the fullest," he said. "Learn
to control your emotions: estab
lish a good relationship with
other people, and learn to face
the demands of life."
Coach John Pecora Intro
duced the speaker and also
presented awards.
Lonnie Bledsoe, principal of
J. W, McLauchlln, gave the
Invocation.
Jack Pope, president of the
Boosters Club, extended a wel
come. Don Koonce, a member
of the varsity football squad,
responded.
Pope also Introduced new
Booster Club officers for the
coming year.
W, T. Gibson, superintendent
of schools, gave the benediction.
Hoke Pair
Bound Over
In Hearings
Two Hoke County men
accused of felonies were bound
over to Superior Court this week
at the regular session of Re
corder’s Court, Judge Harry
Greene presiding.
They were: George Moore,
Raeford Rt. 1, and Jim Edwards
of Raefofd,
Moore Is charged with
shooting F reddle Lee Morrison
with a sawed-off shotgun. Ed
wards Is accused of passing a
forged check. Bond for both
men was set at $1,000.
In other cases, Judge Greene
handed down the following judg
ments:
Earl Scott Johnson, Golds
boro, passing another vehicle
at Intersection, costs.
Brady Lee Moser, Raeford,
driving drunk, judgment sus
pended on payment of $100
and costs; license suspended for
12 months.
Rosa Gibson Jones. Raeford
Rt. 1, falling to yield right-of-
way, $10 ana costs. •
Janls T. Barefoot, Raeford
Rt. 2, worthless check, 30 days
suspended on payment of $69.05
and costs.
Norman Eldrldge Benton,
Hobbsvllle, driving drunk and
possession, six months sus
pended, $150 and costs, license
suspended for 12 months.
William Law, Ft. Bragg,
. allowing an unlicensed operator
to operate his car, six months
suspended. $50 and costs,
banished from Hoke County for
six months.
James R. Mills Jr., Ft.
Bragg, speeding 100 miles per
hour, no operator’s license, six
months suspended. $100 and
costs, license suspended for 12
months, banished from Hoke
County for 12 months.
Robert Louis Allen, Raeford
Rf7 !, breaking and entering
and doing damage to personal
property, six months, appealed
under $250 bond.
Murphy Bethume McLauchlln
Red Springs Rt. 1, driving drunk,
90 days suspended, flOO and
costs, license revoked for 12
months, appealed under $150
bond.
Hector McKinnon Jr., Rae
ford, speeding 85 miles per
hour, six months suspended, $85
and costs, license suspended for
12 months. Appealed under
$300 bond.
Elijah McNeill, Fayetteville
Rt. 3, no liability Insurance,
nol pros with leave.
James Daniel McCants, Mc
Cain, falling to operate vehicle
on right half of highway, nol
pros with leave.
Vernon Kyle White, Ft.
Bragg. Traveling at a rate of
speed that was not reasonable
and prudent under existing con
ditions, nol pros with leave.
Neill F.McNeill, Laurinburg,
falling to maintain proof of fi
nancial responsibility, nol pros
with leave.
Hoke Man Is Killed
In Rockfish Crash;
Other Wrecks Occur
Marian Rufus Barefoot. 71. of
Raeford Rt. 2. was killed In
stantly Tuesday afternoon in an
automobile collision near
Galatia Presbyterian Church.
The crash occurred at the
intersection of two rural paved
roads when Barefoot’s car ap
parently ran through a’stopslgn
and into the path of another ve
hicle.
The second car was driven by
Herman Roger Currie. 43. of
Raeford Rt. 2, according to In
vestigating Patrolman H. L.
Covington.
Following the impact, the two
cars skidded across the highway
and struck a third car, which
had stopped. The car was driven
by Hughle McGill. 43, of
Fayettevllle Rt. 3.
Currie and McGill were
treated for minor injuries at
Cape Fear Valley Hospital In
F ayettevllle.
Funeral services will beheld
today at 1 p. m. at Galatia
Presbyterian church with the
Rev. Dewey Herring officiating.
He Is survived by his wife.
Mrs. Catherine Sessom Bare
foot: one son, .Allen M.
Barefoot: one stepson, Carrie
Quick, and two grandchildren.
Meanwhile, an accident on
Turnpike Road left a man with
serious injuries and a woman
less seriously hurt here
Tuesday.
Simon Headen, Negro, of Rae
ford Rt. 3, was taken to Moore
County GeneralHospltal suffer
ing a variety of Injuries follow
ing die crash.
Mrs. Margie Webb of Rae
ford Rt. 3 was treated at a
local doctor’s office and kept
under observation during the
afternoon.
Hig’-.wjv
Pafol^-an w.
Herbi." said the Header,
came out of a dr; .-.rway
was crossing tf'e road w*-
collided w.th the car dr.v;
Mrs. 'nebb.
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Herbln said the Heatien car
had the highway blocked. The
crash occurred in the -"iddliof
the road,
molished.
tars w-r:
Herbin investigated another
accident early Tuesday morning
when a pickup truck drive.n ny
Larry Brewer of Red 3pr..ngs
Rt. 1 ran Into a mule between
West Hope School and Ti—-
berland.
The mule was killed. Damage
to the pickup truck was
estimated at between $350 and
$400.
Man Injured
In Tumble
Off Building
Lacy Hendrix, Raeford Rt.
2. was Injured, apparently
seriously, when he fell off a
house near his home Tuesday.
Relatives reported Hendrix
was tearing down an old dwelling
when he accidentally fell to the
ground.
He was taken to Moore Gen
eral Hospital. Relatives said
that doctors there reported he
has a serious back Injury,
possibly a fracture.
Toim Board Passes
Picketing Ordinance
The Town of Raeford .'ur
adopted an ordinance to Cuii-
trol picketing and demon
strations.
The move was not made,
according Ed Williarhs, town
manager, with any approaching
necessity for its use In view.
It is a protection most towns
have for their own good and for
the good of would-be plcketers,
he note'd, He added tiiat tlie
local board took the action just
to bring the code book up to
date on the subject.
Church Sets Yule Pn^am
RE-ELECTED
D. R. Huff, Jr. was reelected
. Tuesday as district supervisor
of soil conservation for Hoke
County. Huff won over R. A.
Smoak.
Raeford Presbyterian Church
will have a family night Christ
mas service on Sunday, Decem
ber 15, at 7 p. m. The pro
gram will be held In the fellow
ship room of the church.
Four of the church’s choirs
will participate in the program.
The Youth Choir will sing some
contemporary Christmas
songs. "Carol of the Drum"
by Davis, "Do You Hear What
I Hear" by Regney, and "Ring
Those Christmas ^lls’’byLc-
vene.
The Boys’ Choir’s selections
Include "What Child Is This?’’,
"The Holly and the Ivy" both
Old English. "Hark, the Herald
Angels Sing" by Cummings and
"Song of the Bells," an old
Swedish tune. The Youth Choir
and the Boys’ Choir are con
ducted by Mrs. Nell A,McNeill.
The Girls’ Choir will sing
two German carols, "0Christ
mas Tree" and "Echo Carol."
They also will sing one French
carol. "Listen Lordlings Unto
Me.”
Included in the Christmas
songs that the Primary Choir
will use are "The Little Child
Upon the Straw," "Once in
Royal David’s City" by Irby,
and a French Noel. "When
and a French Noel, “When
Herds were Watching." The
Girls’ Choir and the Primary
Choir are conducted by Mrs.
Kerr Stevens.
The Christmas Service will
be centered around the decora
tion of a Christmas tree by the
families of the church. It will
i.xlude the stories of many of
the Christmas traditions and
how these traditions relate to
the birth of Christ.
This service will be the
annual Joy Gift program, a
time when retired ministers and
dielr families are especially
remembered by the Presby
terian Church.
A model ordinance spelled
out by the .North Carolina Lea
gue of Municipalities is Teing
used with few varieties :o fit
the local environment.
The ordinance states in part
that, "it shall be unlawful to
obstruct or block the sidewalks
or city streets so as to prevent
normal flow of pedestrian or
vehicular traffic."
It also makes i» inlawful to
cr^w^e . un;. i..>r.able ,o.;ea.
Under the ruling, it will also
be unlawful to create unreason
able noises. It authorizes the
police department to grant per
mits for parades, picket lines
or demonstrations and states
that before this is done the
department must be advised as
to whether minors will ’.ake
part.
The law also provides ^orthe
protection of plcketers when de
monstrating under permit
specifications.
Mayor Hears
71 Cases
•A total of 71 cases were
heard in the mayor’s court
during the past quarter. Mayor
H. R. McLean reported this
week.
Included in the Monday night
trials were 48 traffic vioiations
and 23 public drunkeness cases.
Two persons were sent to the
roads for 30 days each for fail
ure to comply with judgment of
court. Fines and forfeitures
to the school fund amounted to
$3-6.
Town Sewage Disposal Plant Nearing Completion
Ne« Town Sewage Disposal Plant
A representative of the Pub
lic Health Service, In an In
spection trip here last week,
found Raeford’s projected sew
age disposal plant progressing
nicely and payments being made
promptly by the town, according
to Town Manager Ed Williams.
Such check-ups are routine
before the government will chip
In the periodical portions of
Its proffered part.
Williams said the $488,500
plant Is 53 per cent finished
and Is expected to be ready for
use next April. A bond Issue
passed bv Raeford citizens will
supply i315,000 of the cost.
The government will pay $144,
000. The remainder will come
from a fund set up by the town
board.
The contractor Is Boyle
Construction Co. of Sumter,
S.C. Construction work entails
considerable excavation and the
erection of a cement and steel
building plus numerous cement
ground-level tanks.
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FOR KIDS — Youngsters with leners for Santa Claus need not take them to ^ poat of!k«, b«i
may deposit them In this "Direct Mail To Santa" box on Nbrth Main Street, where they’ll be
picked up by one of Santa’s helpers. '