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eiad The Hoke County News- Established 1928 journal The Hoke County Journal - Established 1905 VOLUME LXI NUMBER 45 RAEFORD, HOKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA 10 PER COPY THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1967 CAN’T MAKE APRIL I DEADLIM Water-Sewer Bond Issue Will Wait BY JIM TAYLOR There will be no water-sewer bond election In Raeford for the time being, town officials indi cated this week, and it may be another year before the bond issue is called. Raeford town board had left open the path to a bond issue while seeking a solution to the town’s pressing water-sewer problems in order that the town might qualify for 30 per cent federal participation. Deadline for making the state priority list for federal aid is April 1, however, and it would be im possible to have a bond issue set up by that time. The time element was not the only reason the issue was de layed, apparently, because town commissioners insist they will continue to seek solutions re quiring less than the $1.32 mil lion the proposed project would have cost. They have directed Richard Moore, consulting engineer, to investigate all possible means of averting such an expensive project. Moore is expected to consult engineers of Burlin^n Industries and Raeford Tureey Farms, the town's two biggest industrial customers, about the feasibility of pre-treatment of industrial waste to lessen the burden on the town’s sewage treatment plant. If the necessity of improve ment to the treatment plant can be avoided, cost of the proposed Improvements would be reduced by about $860,000. An overburdened treatment plant is the primary problem, according to Moore. Designed to handle 2800 B.O.D. (bio chemical exygen demand) it is now operating at almost twice ^at level. Latest B.O.D. count was about 5,000, TownManager Ed Williams said. “I must say that the plant has operated perfectly for the past 12 months,” Williams said, •‘and although the B.O.D. count is up, we have experienced no visible problems.” The plant’s hydraulic ca pacity is 1.5 million gallons a day, Williams said, and the average load is about a million gallons a day. That would indicate that the plant is performing satisfac torily at rwlce the BOD capacity for which it was de signed, while treating only two- thirds of its hydraulic capacity. Williams said he assumes the problems one would expect to encounter by excessive 3.O.D. would be Incompletely treated sewage leaving the plant and going to Rockflsh Creek. The State Stream Sanitation people keep a close watch on that, however, and Williams said he has received no com plaint about the plant at pres ent polluting the creek. Proposed Improvements to the system Include an addi tional outfall line from Bur lington Industries two plants here to the sewage treatment plant at a cost of $200,000; a new outfall soum ot town to serve the new elementary school being ra.sed off Bethel Road and other residential cus tomers in that section of town, cost $270,000; and improve ments to the treatment plant, increasing its capacity to 12,000 B.O.D., cost $850,000. That would total $1,320,000, which, less a federal grant of $396,000 for 30 per cent of the cost, would leave the town liable for $924,000. Town commissioners have been cool toward a bond issue in that amount for two reasons; 1. it would bring the town’s bonded indebtedness well above 8 per cent of assessed valua tion of property inside the town limits; 2- they feel that Hoke County would 'oeneflt as much or more than the town for im provements affecting Burling ton Industries, which is out side the town limits and pays onlv countv ad valorem taxes, although it pays standard rate for water. Town commissioners left the way open for a bond Issue, how ever, while they explored other solutions to the problem. Now that the April 1 deadline for See BON’D ISSUE, Page 11 Solicitor Asks Special Court Term / CONCERNED—Is that thing taking my place? That is what Fluffle seems to be asking Jackie McMillan Jr. It could never be so, but right now, the little boy’s prime interest is in his Easter bunny. Jackie lives on a peach farm near Raeford. J.H. Irby Freedom Of Choice Is Stricken Funeral services for James Henry Irby, 47, of 610 Bethel Rd., who died Monday night of a heart attack, were conducted Wednesday at 4 p. m. at Rae ford Methodist Church by the Rev. R. E. L. Moser, pastor. Burial was in Raeford Ceme tery. Irby had been In seml-re- tlrement since an^ttack several years ago. He had been in the exterminating business for about 20 years. He was a Ma son, a Woodman, a Moose and a member of the American Le gion and the V. F. W. Surviving are his wife, Doro thy Irby of the home; a daugh ter, Mrs. Martha Ann Furmage of Ho^e Mills; and a sister, Mrs. Zelma Taylor of Char lotte, Pre-School Clinic Set A pre-school clinic will be held at Hoke County Health Cen ter between now and the last of April with certain days being set aside for certain children, W,T, Qlbson Jr., si^ierlnten- dent of schools, said every child should have a complete physical examination before entering school, "It is best that this be done by your family physi cian, but if you are unable to do this, pre-school clinics will be held at the health canter," he added. Children who will be attend ing the pre-school clinic at the health center must be present for registration at 8 a.m, to permit adequate time for the pre-school physical work -up, Olbson said. Children whose last names begin with A and B will go to the clinic on Wednesday, March 29; with C, D, E, F, G, H, Thursday, April 6; with I, J, K, Wednesday, April 12; with L, M, Me, Thursday, April 13; with N, 0, P, Q, R, Tues day, Aprli 18; with S, through Z, Wednesday April 26, Solicitor Doran J. Berry has asked for a special term oft loke Superior Court before the regu lar spring criminal term begins April 24 in order to bring to trial four young Negroes charged with the slaying ofa 77- year-old-man. "The trial very likely will take the better part of aweek,” Berry said here yesterday, "and the four defendants have been in jail since the slaying occurred back in December.’^ The quartet is accused of slaying Neill Archie McCor- ml(i early one Sunday evening at his home near Duffle’s Sta tion, where he llved alone. The accused men arc Mal colm McCoy, 17, Landon John son, 16, Rol»rt Lee Holllngs- wortii, 23, and King David Pur cell, 19, all of the Duffle’s Station community. McCormick’s badly beaten body was discovered some 24 hours after the slaying when his son, Fred McCormick, stopped to check when he passed after dark and saw no lights in the house. Robbery was the motive for the slaying, according to Sheriff Dave Barrington, who said his investigation revealed McCor mick had some $79 on his per son before the slaying. The quartet was indicted by a Hoke County grand Jury in January but the case did not come to trial at that time be cause two of the defendants, McCov and Johnson, were at Dorothea Dix Hospital in Raleigh to have determined their mental competence to stand trial. McCoy and Johnson are being defended by Palmer Wlllcox and Bill Moses is attorney for Hollingsworth and Purcell. Both were appointed by the court when the four Indicai^ they did i^ot have the means to employ counsel. McCoy and Johnson were ob served at Dorothea Dix Hospital for some 60 days and declared competent to stand trial. Berry said he originally re quested Chief Justice R. Hunt Parker to set up a special term of Hoke Superior Court for this week. "I have not heard from Justice Parker, so it is obvious that the special term, if granted, will have to come at some other time. There would be no real advantage to having a special term after the regular term, but I am hopeful mat we can have an extra week of court sometime between now and April 24," Beriy said. Since four defendants are in volved In the McCormick case, it probably will take up more time than the average case. The Herbin murder trial held, here in December, 1965, took an entire week. Policy Is Retained Of Woman, 84, Tourism Nets Found By Searchers H IT'S EASTER — Cissy and Jim, hand in hand, strike a pretty, professlooal-llka pose as they model their Easter togs, while their twin brothers, John, left, and Bob, being the carefree pair they are, prefer the hands-in-pocket casual stance. They are the children of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Moses of Raeford. Hoke County parents and students have until April 13 to choose the school they wish the student to attend during the 1967-68 school year, according to W. T. Gibson Jr., superin tendent of schools. For the third year, students are being given complete "free dom of choice’’^ in selecting the schools they wish to attend. To be assigned to any school, however, the student and/or his parents must return to the superintendent’s office the applica tion for enrollment mailed to the parents of every pupil in the county. The several thousand letters were mailed well in advance of the 30-day choice period, which began March 16. "Your school system’s desegregation plan under the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is being contlnu(3 this coming school year," Glbsop wrote to parents. "The purpose of the plan is to elimi nate the dual structure of separate schools for children of separate races." The plan requires every student or his parent to choose the school the student will attend beginning in September. It does not matter which school the student is attending this year, or whether the 1967-68 school of his choice formerly was all- white, all-Negro or all-Indian. This year, the freedom of choice plan resulted in more than 100 transfers from previously all-Negro or all Indian schools to predominantly white schools. A. The body of an 84-year-old Negro woman missing since March 15 in the Five Points community was found at noon Sunday some two miles from her residence. Coroner Frank Crumpler ruled that Mrs. Carrey Page, who lived in the Jesse McNair home, died of exposure three or four days before her body was discovered. The discovery was made at 12:10 p. m. by Archie Walters and Glenn Fulk, about a mile from the nearest road. Ironically, the discovery was made while some 80 members of nine rescue squads in this area took a luncheon break after four hours of combing the underbrush. Sheriffs officers and neigh bors had searched for the miss ing woman daily since she was reported missing from the Mc Nair home. Hoke Rescue Squad was Joined here Sunday morning by units from Vass, Red Springs, Max- ton, Sanford, Pembroke, Lee, Carthage and Aberdeen. Six teen omer persons from rural fire departments and the wom an’s neighborhood Joined in the search. Tracks apparently made by the "woman were found some what by accident by Bobby Conoly and Reuben Webb on the banks of Mountain Creek when they went into the woods there to check out a forest fire. ."M ii “■fM' K i' \ I IJ '•i\ THE COLD GOT THEM—Lait Friday, before the week end freeze, peach trees were Just about at the peak of bloom as shown at left, Sunday morning, they looked like those at right. The sad story Is that there will be few, if any Elbertas this summtr. Orowtrs say that paachts which bloom later in the spring may have a chance. The trees are in the Poole orchard about six miles west on the Aberdeen road. Hoke County capitalized on the tourists trade to the tune of $385,000 last year, according to a report made today by Rae- ford-Hoke Chamber of Com merce. Jim Fout, chamber manager, said out-of-state travelers spent that amount Inside the boundaries of Hoke County. Total sales to all local and traveling customers was $2,- 469,000, Fout said, and sales to local and In-state travelers was put at $2,084,000 — or the difference between the out-of- state and total sales figures. Parker Rites Are Conducted Lacy Ollan Parker, 40, died Sunday. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday at 11 a. m. at Crumpler Funeral Chapel by the Rev. Cortez Cooper. Burial was in Fairmont Cemetery. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Loretta E. Parker; one daugh ter, Mrs. Gloria J, Bohan; three .sons, Mitchell, Melvin and Don ald Parker, all of Raeford; six sisters, Mrs. Grady Baxley and Mrs. Vester Hayes of Fairmont, Mrs. Bertha Walters, Mrs. A.C. Lewis and Mrs. Gertrude Hayes of Lumberton; his father, F. P. Parker of Lumberton. PTA Elects Diehl Phil Diehl, Raelord Attorney, was elected president of Raeford Parent-Teacher Asso ciation Monday ni^c at a meet ing at Raeford Elementary School. Other newly elected officers, who will be installed in May are, Cortez A, CooJjer, vice president, Mrs. Talmadge Ba ker. secretary, and Mrs. J. A. Niven, treasurer. Few Special Easter Services Planned Parker Methodist Church will be the only church In the area to hold sunrise services Easter morning, as far as had been revealed yesterday. The cnurch at Wayside has extended an invitation to all church-going people to attend Its 6 a.m. service. The Rev, Clay Morgan, pastor, said that in case of cold or bad weatiier, the scripture reading and Easter music will take place Indoors, In town, Raefora Presby terian Church will omit sunrise service for the first time in several years. It will, however, hold a Maundy Thursday com munion service at 8 p.m. dur ing which special Easter music will be rendered by the chancel choir and by Preston Phillips, Democrats Meet Quota Hoke County Democrats met their $350 quota for the annual Jefferson-Jackson Day fund raising affair culminated Sat urday night by a dinner at Ral eigh Municipal Auditorium. Attending the $50-a-piate fair from Hoke County were f ep, Neill McFadvert Demo cratic Executive Committee Chairman Sam C. Morris,. T. Jeff Harris^member of the State Democratic Executive Cominlt- tee. Jimmy Sinclair, president of Hoke County 1 :’ung Demo crats, Judge Joe iXpree anj Clerk of Court Ed Smith. Prlnapal speaaer tor tr.e a.- fair was Sen. R«c«rt C. Bvrd (D-W. Va.). Gov. DanK.Moore also was on the pregrain. soloist. A special Easter wor ship service will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday. Easter music will be sung by a choir made ig) of youths and adults. Tber sermon Utle will be, “The Power and The Glory of Easter," by the Rev. C. A. Cooper. Antioch Presbyterian Church will not bold special Maundy Thursday and Good Friday ser vices as usuaL since it has just closed a series of meetings, but will have special Easter services at 11 a.m. Sunday, The Rev. Ben Furgerson, pastor, will preach the sermon. Pittman Grove Baptist Church will observe homecom ing on Easter Sunday. The Rev. R. L. Moser, pae- tor of Raetord Methodist Church said his church will hold Ita annual Maundy Thureday com munion services from 7 to 9 p.m. Communicants may come and go at will. On Friday night, the Youth Fellowship will spon sor s sscriflcial meal at 8;90 o'clock. Food to be served will consist of rice, crackers and water which will be partaken in silence. The table will be ef fectively deqorated in the shape of a cross. The Senior High Youth Fellowship will give a program following the supper. On Sunday morning tbs pastor will preach on, "Piercing Death's Daiknees," and the choir will render Easter mudlc. First Baptist Church hsld Its special Easter services on Palm Sunday, with a combined choir of more than 60 voices. At the Easter Sunday morning worship service, ctlldren'e choirs will present Easter songs, Tfcepee- tor, the Rev. John Glenn. wUl use "Christ in Victory" lorhla sermon topic. GalatU Presbyterian Chureh will have regular momiAgwoiv ship service with ipaclalmusac snd an Esster sermon by the Rev. Dewey Herrtnc.
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