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The Hoke County Journal - Establithed 1906
The Hoke County Newt - EftoUithed 1928
VOL VME LVm NUMBER 31 RAEFORD. HOKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
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THVRV)4Y, DBT.EMRCR 19.1993
BEFORE CHRISTMAS
Free Food Handed Out
To 300 Hoke Families
LION OF YEAR -- Ashwell Harward, center, has been named Raeford’s "Lion of the Year."
He was honored last week at an awards banquet held by the club at Hoke-Clvlc Center. Harward,
whose community activities Include chairmanship of the United Fund campaign, Is shown with
Shuford Purnell, Lions president, left, and Mayor H. R. McLean. Harward has an 11-year
record of perfect attendance In the Lions Club.
Contract Let
For Airport
Survey Here
An engineering contract for
Hoke County’s new airport has
been awarded to a Wilmington
firm and preliminary surveys
are under way. the airport com
mission announced this week.
The contract went to John
Talbort and Associates, which
began work here this week.
By beginning the project be
fore January 2, the local air
port commission qualified for
$10,000 in matching federal
funds. The money already has
been set aside for the Raeford
project.
Meanwhile^ the local fund
drive stood $396 snort of Its*"
$10,000 goal, in which the pub
lic was asked to contribute
only $2,000. Hoke County gave
$5,000 to the project and Pacific
Mills added another $3,000.
leaving only $2,000 to be raised
in the town and county.
‘*we naa to get tne project
started before January 2 or lose
the federal money,” said J. D,
McMillian, chairman of the
commission. "We felt sure
the public would contribute the
needed $396. so we went
aliead with it."
The airport, a $20,000 pro-
(See CONTRACT Page U)
Plant Plans
Yule Oosing
Christmas operating sche^
dules for the Raeford Worsted
Plant of Burlington Industries
were announced today by Marvin
Pinson, plant manager.
Pinson said Christmas holi
days at the plant will be ob
served from the end of the
second shift on Saturday, De
cember 21, until the beginning
of the first shift on Thursday,
December 26.
Employes eligible by length
of service for vacation pay
will receive checks during the
week of December 15. Pinson
said.
Raeford Man Unhurt
In Car-Truek Wreck
A Raeford man escaped
serious Injury last Thursday
when a tractor-trallor side-
swiped his car near the ABC
Store.
Charles Irving Pierce, a
clerk at the store, had just
left the upper driveway to the
store and was attempting a right
turn onto Harris Ave. when the
overtaking truck struck his car.
Highway Patrolman Joseph E.
Dupree, investigating officer,
said the tractor-tailor driver
apparently misjudged Pierce’s
intentions and attempted to pass
on the right The heavy rig
went onto the jrli^tshovjlder of
the road, struck the rigtit front
fender of the car, and continued
across the sldedltch at a serv
ice station at the intersection.
Neither Pierce nor the truck
driver was injured. Damage
to die truck was estimated at
$1,200; to die car. $125.
Dupree described the inter
section which carries traffic
from the ABC store as danger
ous.
"It is physically impossible
to leave the ABC store via die
upper driveway and give a|
proper turn signal when making
a right turn onto Harris
Avenue," he said. “It is only
70 feet from the upper drive
way to die Harris Avenue turn
ana the law requires that a
signal be Wen at least 100
feet before' iJrnlng."
Dupree suggested that die
upper driveway ought to be
marked “entrance only" and
that all traffic leaving the store
and returning to Raeford should
use the lower driveway.
Another accident involving a
tractor-trailer and a car oc
curred 100 feet south of the city
limits onU. S. 401 last Wednes
day.
Dupree said a car driven
by Edward Jackson Townsend
of Lumberton was attempting
to pass a tractor-trailer when
die larger vehicle pulled left
and sldeswlped the car.
The maneuver occurred, Du
pree said, when the truck driver
attempted to pass a third ve
hicle. The truck driver was
cited for making an Improper
turn.
Damage to the car was esti
mated at $200. The truck was
undamaged. There were no
personal injuries.
Hoke Schools
Close Today
Hoke County schoob will
close today for the Christmas
vacation and will re-open Jan
uary 2, W. T. Gibson Jr. super
intendent, announced Monday.
The. office of the superinten
dent will be closed three days,
beginning with Christmas Eve.
The county auditor’s office
reported that ill county offices
will be closed three days. This
will Include diose in the court
house and those in the county
office building.
Mayor H, R.McLeansaidthat
the town office will be closed
from Tuesday noon (Christmas
Eve) until Friday. In view of
the fact that die office is usually
closed half a day on Wednesday,
this will give the employes
two full holidays.
The Hoke County Library will
be closed three days next week,
Mrs. Lee Cameron, librarian,
has announced.
Hours will be kept on Mon
day and Friday afternoons as
usual and all day on Saturday.
There will be no bookmobile
services at all during the week.
Yule Program
Parker's Methodist Church
MYF will give a Christmas
pageant at 4 p.m. Sunday at
the church. About 20 youngsters
will take' part. The program
will be In the sanctuary of the
church. Josh Scull will direct
the program.
Town Calls
For Meeting
On Cemetery
A public hearing has been
called by the Raeford zoning
and planning boards and the
town board has been asked to
set a date for the open meet
ing to discuss the problem of
a proposed cemetery In the
Sunset Hills section.
The project was started sev
eral weeks ago. Upon com
plaints from residents in the
area was terminated by the
owners until it is detemined
whether a permit can be legally
obtained.
Raeford city boundary lines
form a perfect square. That
means that an area a mile
square around the town is under
the zoning jurisdiction of the
town officials.
The state gives the one-mile
right to every Incorporated town
in North Carolina. The ruling
is set forth to protect the town
in its future growth at which
time it will be obliged to serve
these areas with utilities, police
and fire protection and street
maintenance, among other
things.
Town Manager Ed Williams
noted that few people planning
construction work outside the
city limits realize that the town
has these rights and it never
occurs to them to apply for a
permit before starting a project
of any kind.
This apparently was the case
with the Hoke Memorials Gar
dens. After being notified that
it was progressing without the
sanction of the zoning board,
the company ceased operations
and expressed a desire to abide
(See TOWN CALLS Page 11),
Inman Quits
Police Force
Dewey Inman, a policeman
here for the past 11 months,
has resigned from the force.
Inman, a native of Robeson
County, will go to work for
T. B. Upchurch jn his ham
processing plant.
His resignation is effective
Saturday. Inman, his wife and
two children, will continue to
live at T19 South Wright Street.
Inman formerly served with
the police department for five
rnonths, returning to the force
in November, 196^
Meanwhile, PoliceChlefL.W.
Stanton announced that Inman
will be replaced by Franklin
R. Watts, 29.
Watts, an employe of Raeford
Worsted Plant, will join the de
partment January 1.
He is married and has one
child. He lives with his family
at 420 West Fifth Avenue,
lorji to
in the hijbcct.
jautd Pn curth
peacr.,$09d indl
toward men.
YULE SCENE -- Raeford and Hoke County abound In lawn and door decorations spelling out
greetings of the Christmas season. None Is more Impressive than this massive gree'lng In
front of Pacific Mills’ worsted plant west of town. The oversize book, opened at an appro
priate page. Is about 20 feet tall.
Given
Tobacco Men
Hold Meeting
At Courthouse Term In Shooting
Vorc than 40 farm owners
attending a tobacco meeting held
at Hoke County courthouse Wed
nesday night of last week, were
advised to adhere closely, in
the use of fertilizer, to re
commendation made after the
testing of their soiL
The meeting, conducted by
agronomists from State
College, was similar to diose
held in previous years to In
form farmers on the outcome
of spot tests conducted all over
North Carolina during die pre
vious tobacco season. .
Experiments have shown, the
men were told, that too much
fertilizer can produce as pool
resutls as too little.
The two-band method of ferti
lization has been proven most
profitable. By this system,
plant food is strewn in two
furrows about 12 inches apart,
thus leaving enough space to
eliminate root burning of plants
set between. Poor crop stands
are caused primarily by chemi
cal burns, the specialists point
ed out.
They stressed the importance
of using the recommended
amount of nitrogen and were
advised that in eight trial fields
the results showed that solid
nitrogen applied to the soils
produces somewhat better
crops than liquid brands
sprayed on the foliage.
James Willie Scurlock, Rae
ford Negro, drew a 12-month
suspended road sentence Tues
day In ,Hoke Recorder’s Court
on charges of assault with a
deadly weapon.
Scurlock was accused of
shooting Otis McPhaul, Negro,
in the leg with a shotgun about
seven weeks ago. The shooting
took place near Scurlock’s
home.
Deputy Sheriff Jesse R. Lee
told Judge Harry Greene his
Investigation revealed that Mc
Phaul was among several other
men and was acting as "peace
maker” when ScUrlock shot him
In the leg. He said he was told
the shooting followed an argu
ment at Scurlock’s home.
"He told me these fellows
came to his home and tried to
take over his house,” Lee said.
Scurlock, who pleaded guilty
to the charge, also was ordered
to pay $500 through the clerk
of court to be applied to Mc-
Phaul’s hospital bill, which Mc
Phaul said totaled about $900.
McPhaul was confined to
Moore Memorial Hospital for
almost seven weeks. He said
Scurlock has been paying on the
bill.
In other cases. Judge Greene
handed down the following de
cisions:
James Hubert Owens, Rae
ford, assault with a deadly
weapon, nol pros with leave.
Will Archie Purcell, Angler,
non-support, nol pros with
leave.
Harvey Adams, Raeford, non
support, 1 2 months suspended,
pay through clerk of court $10
per week for support of two
minor children, costs.
Thomas Terrell, Wagram,
driving' drunk and no operat
or’s license, six months sus
pended, $125 and costs.
John Junior Roper, Raeford
Rt. 1, no liability insurance
and no registration, 90 days
suspended, $25 and costs, de
fendant not to operate personal
auto until fully covered by li
ability Insurance; driving left
of center line, nol pros.
Joseph G. Bodie Jr., Fort
Bragg, larceny, 90 days sus
pended upon fiayment of costs,
stay out of Hoke County for
two years.
Furman Locklear, no address
listed, assault with a deadly
weapon causing pain and Injury,
prosecuting witness, Lina Mae
Locklear, taxed with costs.
Bond forfeitures included:
Glenn Orning Fulk, Raeford
Rt. 3, reckless driving, $50.
Samuel Gaetano Ruo, Holly
wood, Fla., speeding 70 miles
per hour, $25.
Charles Brice Robinson Jr.,
Deland, Fla., reckless driving,
$30.
Philip Shepherd Hensley,
Camp Lejeune, speeding 70
miles per hour, $20.
Harrel R. Hundley, New York,
N. Y., speeding 70 miles per
hour. $20.
Average
WiUGet
875 Worth
Surplus food will ze dis
tributed today and tonrorrow
to some 330 needy 'amilies
in Hoke County.
The food, made available
through the U. S. Department
of Agriculmre. i.ncludes 11
staple items. It is'jeinghanded
out by the N. C. Department
of Agriculture to families cer'i-'
fled by Hoke County Welfare
Depanment.
Welfare officials said the ma
jority of the families are Negro
and Indian.
The average family of seven
will receive about $75 wordi of
food. Distribution will continue
once a month through March,
after which families will have
to be recertified, the welfare
department said.
"We’re still taking applica
tions." a welfare spokesman
said. "The food is available
to any family whose Income
is less than $200 a month.’’
Included among the items are
wheat flour, corn meal, rice,
cracked wheat (cereal), pure
butter, pure lard, chopped meat
(canned beeO- peanut butter,
cheese, powdered milk and pinto
beans.
Total value of the items being
distributed here -this week was
estimated at $12,000.
- “It will .aake two tow sacks .
for tfie average family to carry
away its allotment.” die wel
fare officer said.
Many of the recipients
already are on relief, ±e
spokesman said.
"All welfare clients who ap
plied have been certified." she
declared.
She said the December dis
tribution comes at a particu
larly good time, since many of
the families were expecting to
be without food for Christmas.
She said the department of
agriculture first sent enough
food to Hoke for 200 families,
but after ascertaining the need,
sent for another truckload,
which arrived at die first of
the week.
The food is being stored in
the old railroad station on South
Main Street,
Stores Plan
^Yule Holiday
Raeford stores will be closed
two days for Christmas. Cham
ber Manager R-. B. Stone
announced Tuesday.
Merchants will keep ±eir
doors open tonight, tomorrow
night and Monday night until
9 o’clock. They will close
Saturday night at ” o’clock and
on Christmas Eve at 3 p.m.
They will reopen F riday morn
ing at the regular time.
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CmriRFMAS party — oevaral hunarad youngaUrs anu
their parents turned out last Sunday afternoon for the annual
Christmas Party of Raeford Worsted Plant. Each child
received a gift basket from tne coinpunv ana all visitors
to the armory ware served refreshments. A highlight of the
party, of course, was the appearance of Santa Claus, who
talked Individually with youngsters like the timid Ud af
left. Youngsters and adults gathered around tables, center,
to consume soft drinks, cookies and Ice cream. At rlgh*
a tcdi'lor takes a g od lot>k at a tsv truck received ta hie
gift beg. The party was held In two ehlfte durli« tte after
noon and the armory was crowdeo