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* Th« Hole# Coiinty N«wt- Established 1928 journal The Hoke County Journal - Established 1905 KAEWHD, HOKE COl.STY, vi l OLi m. I.M \t Mtn.K HTH UHOLiSA ' $4 PER YEAR 10*^ PER WPY int kMItt.H I. lUht, Yule Parade Will Feature Cowboy Nick FIRE’S THIRD VICTIM Clark Allen Dies At Duke 1 Raetord's annual Chrlstnias )arade will have a definite ‘western” flavor when the >vent Is staged here Friday at j;30 p. m. Jimmy Seagroves, parade chairman, said all entries will be horsedrawn. Wagons will be decorated and used as floats, sponsored by Individual mer chants and built and shown by members of Hoke Saddle Club. Hoke High School band will be at the head of the parade, preceded only by a color guard and the parade marshal. Up church High School Band, Rae- ford Elementary School Band, and possibly an elementary band from Upchurch will participate. Between the bands will come the marching units — Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, and a com pany of drum majorettes. Then will come the horses and riders and the horse-drawn floats. “We’re trying to get a horse- drawn vehicle rigged up for Santa Claus,” Seagrove said. "If we don’t come ig) with any thing suitable, we will use the fire truck,” he said. Christmas lights will be turned on downtown at the be ginning of the parade and will burn throughout the holiday season. Carols will be played throughout the shopping day over the town’s public address system. "Santa Claus will be down town in the business district from 4 to 6 p. m. daily, and from 2 to 6p. m. on Saturdays,” Seagroves said. A special mall box for "Let ters to Santa” will be placed In 'ront of the Chamber of Cbm- me.'ce office on Main Street. Youngsters may "post” their letters there without postage. The News-Journal also will welcome "Letters to Santa” and will publish as many as practical. Special shopping hours will be observed by most downtown business establishments during the pre-Christmas season. The Christmas parade will signify the beginning of the Yule shopping season. Mer chants were busy this week putting out new Christmas mer chandise and new stock will be added throughout the season. Jim Stephens, president of Hoke Saddle Club, has asked that motorists and pedestrians give horses the right-of-way during and after the parade. If the horses can be moved out of town in a groig>. It will lessen the possibility of an accident, he said. The parade will form near First Baptist Church on North Main. It will proceed south ward to the street below the A 4i P store on South Main, where units will disperse. CLARK ALLEN ...Third To Die... A 13-year-old Hoke County lad lost a courageous battle against death Tuesday and died in Duke Medical Center, the third victim of a tragic fire. Clarkson Allen, son of Mrs. Nickie Allen of Aberdeen Rt. 1, was given no chance to survive after receiving severe burns early in the morning of Novem ber 19. ^ On diat date, he and four com panions. all 13 years old, were camping overnight in a grove of pines in Quewhlffle townshlpw At about 3:30 a. m., fire en gulfed the canvas tent in which the lads were sleeping. David Womble, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Womble, Aber deen Rt. 1. was trapped in the tent and burned to death. The other four hurried to the home of Hugh Pickier, fadter of one of the boys, some 400 to 500 yards away. They were rushed to Moore Memorial Hospital, where Pickler's son, Harry Duke Pickier, died the following day. At about the same time young Allen was sent to Duke, John Crissman, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Crissman, Aberdeen Rt. 1. was transferred to N. C. Memorial Hospital in Chapel HIIU He is still on the critical list at that institution. The fifth lad, Harry Lee Thornberg Jr,, whose parents live on Raeford Rt. 3, was less seriously burned than the other four. He is still a patient being treated at Moore Memorial Hospital. Four of the youngsters were elghdi graders at Raeford Ele mentary School, while young Crissman was a ninth grader at Hoke High School. Reports Indicated that Pick ier, Al.en and Crissrrar i fered third degree ourni on 3C per cent or more of their Ofxlie'. The Womble boy, of icur-e. was burned beyond recogntr,- r. Inwstigatir.,- if'ice.-: reor- ized that the tentwa. . jt afi.'e by a spark or coal ’’ro.T, a camp fire some 12 feet f.- )r- the tenL Young T'’ornfaer toid of ficers that he awoke to find the wails and the top of the tent in flames. It was miraculous, :f‘’i:ers said, that the four ~ade it to the Pickier residence. See ALLEN, Page 2 COMPETITION EXTREMELY KEEN Bids On New Elementary School Show Total Cost Of $605,000 rfl ‘1. ’ Perjury C harged In Traffic Cask ' c?. a Perjury charges against Al len Parks, former service sta tion attendant, were bound over to Superior Court here this week after he waived preliminary hearing. Bond was set at $1,500. Parks was charged witn le- lonious perjury in a Superior Court case last week In which Calvin Foster McBryde was given nine months on the roads on conviction of a drunk driv ing charge. Solicitor Lester Carter Rled the charges against Parks af ter he testified in the case against McBryde, operator of a service station on U. S. 401 Bypass. Parks was employed by McBryde at the time the latter was charged with the drunk driving offense. State Highway Patrolman J.E. Stanley, arresting officer in the case, testiRed tiiat he came upon a pickup truck weaving back and fortii across the road. He said about the time the car was meeting him, It went off the road. Stanley said he stopped his patrol car immediately and went to the pickup, where he found McBryde under the wheel In a drunken condition. He put Mc Bryde into the patrol car and brought him to town, where charges were lodged. Parks took die stead in McBryde's behalf and testlRed he was driving die pickup truck at the time because "McBryde was too drunK to drive." Both Stanley and Patrolman J. D. Robinson, who came to die scene In response to a radio call, testlRed' they did not see Parks at any time. Parks contended he was driv ing and that the pickup went T>v_ because of icy into the ditch conditions. He said he went to call a wrecker, leaving McBryde in the truck, and did not return to die scene, McBryde testlRed and also denied that he was driving the truck at the time. After the jury returned a verdict of guilty against Mc Bryde, he was ^ven nine months in prison under the work release program. He has several prior convictions of violating trafRc laws. He gave notice of appeal and was placed under $1,500 bond. Parks’ bond was set at that amount by Judge James H. Pou Bailey, who recommended that Carter draw die charges. as'n-tAU Ra«kO sewoo- MOKE COU^NlrY, s. HAVfc*, MowBi-u, 4 aesac. -AucMinfcr* 2 Architect's Drawing Of New Elementary School Across Bethel Road From Hoke High School JAILBREAK ‘BUDDY’GIVEN 10 YEARS Cummings Gets Life For Murder A Hoke County murderer and a convicted burglar who broke out of Jail here in September re ceived long prison terms last week when their cases were tried In Hoke Superior Court. Jerry Cummings, 27, Raeford Rt, 1. entered a plea of guilty fatal shooting of his uncle, James Otis Bryant, also 27, one summer Sunday morning in the Arabia community. Judge James H. Pour Bailey handed down the mandatory sen tence to prison "for the re mainder of his natural life." Cummings and Bryant, both of Rrst degree murder In the Judge Andrews Taken By Death JUDGE J.M. ANDREWS Funeral services were held Sunday aRemoon at Antioch Presb^erlan Church for Judge Mebane Andrews. 73, who died Friday. Services were performed by the Rev. Ben Ferguson, pastor. Burial was In the church ceme tery. A native of Chatham County, Judge Andrews devoted some 30 years to education as a high school principal before retiring to ihe farm, a lifelong dream. He was educated at the old Bingham Military School inMe- bane, attended the University of NorA Carolina at Chapel Hill, and studied law at Wake Forest CoUtge before embarking on his career as educator. His Rrst school job was that of commandant of Bingham. He later served as a high School principal In Wayne, Bertie, Robeson, Scotland and Polk Counties before buying a farm in the Antioch community in l»4a After settling there with his wife, the former Grace Holder of Bertie County, he was per suaded to serve as principal of Mildouson School until the end of World War n. Having been admitted to the Nortii Carolina bar in 1930, he became solicitor of Recorder's Court in 1948, but devoted most of his time to farming, which, members of his family say, was the love of his life. He subsequently served as vice recorder until the death of Judge Jarry Greene, and pre side over the court until Judge Greene’s successor was elected. After that, he appeared in court only occasionally to re present a client or to visit friends there. He was president of Lumber River Electric Membership Corporation; on the board of managers of Southern J4atlonal Bank; a ruling elder In Anti och Presbyterian Church; aMa- See DEATH, Page 2 Indian, and a female companion were riding along the paved road, testimony indicated, when Cummings, who was seated In the rear seat directly behind Bryant, the driver, pulled a pistol and shot Bryant six times In the back. The woman said she jumped from the car and Red. In addition to the murder charge, Cummings was charged with escape from jail, auto larceny, attempted safe rob bery, and breaking and enter ing. Those cases were nol prossed with leave. Cummings was in jail await ing trial when he and Jackson, who was being held for trans fer to prison to serve a two- year term for breaking and en tering, sawed their way out of Hoke County jail In September. They broke into Raeford Auto Company, attempted to break open a safe, stole some auto parts and ofRce machines, and Red on a new Mustang car stol en from the firm. Within 24 hours, Jacksonwas picked up in Allendale, S. C., by Palmetto state patrol rnen. He was driving the stolen car. Officers said Jackson told the South Carolina officers Cum mings was at a motel in Sylvan- ia. Ga.; that he was armed and dangerous, and that they should exercise care in attempting to arrest him. Officers in Georgia were alerted. They broke Into the motel room and found Cum mings drunk and in bed, the sheriffs department here re ported. "The only thing that saved Cummings from b«lng shot by the officers was the fact that he was drunk in bed and didn't make a move when they en tered," one officer said. "If he had moved, they would have blasted his head off. Jackson also was charged with escape from jail, for which he received two years, auto See CL’MMINGS, Page 9 Contracts To Be Let T omorrow Bids have been opened on Hoke County’s proposed new elementary school and con tracts are expected to be award ed tomorrow. Low bids on the project, 'whicn entails five contracts, total $568,629. That figure does not include equipment and ings, except for the kitchen, 'r architect’s fees of $37,1:*;, rais ing the total cost co $605,S20.- 34 on the basis of low bids. Bidding apparently 'was hig* - ly competitive on the project, judging from the closeness of the bids. Low bidder on the je.Terai contract was Ellis Cop.stnic- tion Com.pany of ianford, which bid $375,730. Of the seven bids on the general contract, tl'e si.x lowest were separated bv only $17,400. Low plumbing bid came from Carroll a,nd Gift Plumbing and Heating Company, fanfori, a: $44,877. There were four ?ids for the contract a,nd the hisses: and lowest differed 'oy less d'an $1,000. T. R. Driscoll Companv of Lumberton was low bidder 'or the heating contract at J'fC,- 435. Four bids were submit ted and the difference between the highest and the lowest was about $2,500. Griffin Electric Companv of oanford was low bidder on the electrical contract with ar of fer to do the job for $56,642. Six bids were submitted, with the five lowest within a $4,300 See BIDS, Page 2 Gillis, Currie Get Year Suspended Organ Was Upright, But Swaying A Bit This organ got into trouble because It “piped ug>” at the wrong time. Organ Barton had been tried and acquitted on a for nication and adultery charge and was sitting among ^ec- tators In Superior Court. "He was talking loudly,” said Sheriff Dave Barrington, "and when I couldn’t get him to quiet down, I went back to where he was sitting." The sheriff said there was an overwhelming odor of alcohol on Barton’s breath, so he put him In the pok^y, with the blessing of Judge James H. Pou Bailey. This week. Barton was tried In Hoke Recorder’s Court and given 30 days. Harold Glllis, former county commissioner and Raeford businessman, was convicted last week In Hoke Superior Court of falling to account, within rea sonable time, for some $14,000 entrusted to' him by a real estate client. Glllis had been indicted on an embezzlement charge in .\ugust following an Investigation by the S. B. I. and sheriff’s depart ment. He was accusedof embezzling $14,453.57 In handling the sale of a house belonging to Or. and Mrs. Harry H. McLean after they moved from Third .Avenue to West Donaldson .Avenue. James G. Davis and his wife, Lula C. Davis, were the pur chasers. The embezzlement charge was nol prossed ^meaning the state does not wish to prosecute) and culls entered a plea of guilty to the lesser offense, which Is a misdemeanor. He was given one year in prison under the work release program by Judge James H. Pou Bailey. The sentence was suspended igion payment of $150 and costs and not engage in the real estate business ,for five years. The sale of the house by the McLeans to the Davises took place last November. Kestuu- tion was made when the misap propriation came to light last summer. Meanwhile, another Hoke Cbuntlan was given a one-year term, suspended, after plead ing guilty to obtaining narcotic drugs with (orgedprescrlptlons. S. B. 1. Agent Gary Gnfilth testified that wuuam Douglas Currie procured extra quanti ties of a synthetic narcotic which his doctor prescribed tor treatment of a stomach dis order. The medication began after surgery. There was “absolutely no in dication” that Currie procured the drugs for sale or any use other than his own. Griffith said. Griffith. whose testimony See CI RRIE. Pxv'e 2
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