SCHOOL BONDS THE CA VSE
Hoke Board Votes 10-Cent Tax Hike
Hoke Cowity Commlsalooers this week approved a record
1854,311.92 budc*t — $85,568.39 higher than the current
budget — and raised the tax rate 10 cents to $1.38.
It was the flrat tax Increase here since 1963 and was made
necessary by a $600,000 school bond Issue approved last sum*
mer to replace burned-out facilities at J. W. McLauchlln
School.
The school budget for 1967-68 was put at $517,946.92 —
hl(d>est In Hoke County history. It Includes capital improve
ments, debt service, and current expenses.
That figure Is about $98,000 more than the 1966-67 school
budget, ^
It also was made larger by the approval of an additional
$100 per year supplement for teachers, which added some
$20,000 to current expenses.
Actually, the $336,365 for the general fund, special funds,
debt service funds, welfare funds, health fund and county poor
fund Is $13,077.47 less than appropriated for those Items last
year.
Savings on that side of the ledger were made In spite of
general salary Increases for county personnel and major ad
justments for several department heads and other administra
tors.
The tax Increase was minimized by a whopping $2 million
Increase In assessed valuation, according to County Manager
T. B. Lester Jr.
The budget Is based on a $39 million assessed valuation,
up $2 million from last year, and the $1.38 tax rate (per $100
valuation) Is based on anticipated 90 per cent collection of
ad valorem taxes.
The entire lO-cent tax Increase is charged against the
school budget, which will devour 85 cents of each $1.38 col
lected in taxes.
Distribution of other funds total the same as In the 1966-67
budget — 53 cents — although the proportion of various de
partments Is different than a year ago.
Salary Increases for county employes ranged from $120 per
year to $1248 — but generally were in the neighborhood of
$300.
Biggest salary increases went to employes of the welfare
department, whose rate of pay Is determined at state level.
The state scale made mandatory a $1,248 Increase for the di
rector; Increases of $768 to $1,212 for case workers (5), and
raises of $384 to $420 for clerks (3).
Total salary Increases In the welfare department amounted
to $7,834.
The various funds were approved as follows (1966-67 In
parentheses):
GENERAL FUND — Administration, $8,433.16 ($8,421.52);
tax listing, $8,723.54 ($7,805.74); tax collector, $12,665.24
($9,654.52); elections, $7,100 ($8;i33); law enforcement, $45,-
914 ($38,203.51); library, $7,180 ($6,626); office building,
$2,933.56 ($3,432.10); courthouse and grounds, $7,203.54 ($6,-
438.40); register of deeds, $10,077,57 ($11,020.24); coroner,
$158 ($158); forest fire control, $9,656.65 ($6,726.65); jail,
$5,485.65 ($4,762.58); superior court, none ($3,235); clerk
of superior court, none ($9,946.75); recorder’s court, none
($3,972.77); county aid, $7,190 ($3,557); contingency, $4,000
($4,000); justice of peace, none ($1,024); Civil Defense, $9,-
232.61 ($8,485.14).
SPECIAL FUNDS — County accountant, $18,293.40 ($15,-
819.46); farm demonstration, $14,429.06 ($12,609.93); veterans
service officer, $6,123.96 ($5,483,36); rural fire departments,
$2,000 ($1,000); revaluation, $3,510 ($3,330).
DEBT SERVICE — Debt service, $10,052.50 ($3,375).
WELFARE — Administration, $68,750.75($53,058.68);publlc
assistance, $35,495.74 ($30,835.23); general assistance, $4,500
($5,000).
HEALTH — Health, $54,467.60 ($46,906.40).
COUNTY POOR — County poor assistance, $25,833.86
FreeXlourses Set
For Hoke County
Free schools for stenogra
phers and mechanics are sched
uled to begin in Raeford on
June 19. Applications are now
being received by James R.
Attaway at the Community Ac
tion Program office in the
county office building.
A total of $130,728 has been
allocated to Hoke County for
conducting the training pro
grams, Facilities have been
leased for both schools.
The stenographic course will
be taught In the McPhaul build
ing on Elwood avenue, formerly
occupied by Griffin’s Fabric
Shop. The course for mechan
ics will be taught at Billy Mon
roe’s Garage on Highway 401.
Attaway emphasized that the
educational program does not
come under the Office of Eco
nomic Opportunity but Is
financed by Manpower Develop
ment and Training Act, a sub
sidiary of the I'nlted States
Department of Labor. It Is a
program parallel toOEO. Atta
way Is, however, assisting In
maiklng necessary prepara
tions.
Funds are distributed tlirough
the State Department of Com-
($24,998.81;.
SCHOOLS — Current exj-eiiae, $357,639.42 ($282,233.06;;
capital outlay, $50,350 ($47,400.50;; debt service, $109,957.50
($89,667.50).
The tax rate distribution (dollar portion of the $1.38 tax
rate) Is as follows (1966-67 figures In parentheses):
General funds, .057 (.119); special funds, .116 (.104); debt
service fund, .016 (.010); welfare administration, .063 (.052);
welfare public assistance, .094 (.085); welfare general as
sistance, .008 (.010); health fund, .120 (.104); county poor,
.043 (.046); jail fund, .013 (none). Total, 53 cents.
School funds -- Current expense, .470 (.414); capital outlay,
.100 (.090); debt service, .280 (.246).
Salaries were listed by Lester's office as follow per year
Increase In parentheses):
Tax roUecior — Archie Byrtw, $5.j-«i. *160;; LUz-i-'tn
Llvlngstofk, $4,250 (9480;.
Law enforcement -- Dave Batruiiton, $7,000 »l,0oo..
Jess# Lee, $5,3*0 ($300); Alex Norton, $4,700 ($30o,
Jones, $4,600 ($300;; Harvey Young, $4,600 (1500;. J^;:-^
Adams, $3,900 ($300;; Beatrice Herbln, $1,500 ;$300..
Register of deeds — J. E. Gulledge, $5,700 '$500;.
Civil Defense — Alfred Cole, $3,100 ($ioO;; Laura Morns,
$3,588 (1336).
County accoununt — T. B. Lester, $10,000 (none.; Louisv-
Parker, $5,000 (none).
Farm Demonstration (county’s portion only; — Wendell
Young, $2,844 ($240); Talmadge Baker, $1,470 ($240;; Alice
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The Hoke County News- Established 1928
The Hoke County Journal - Established 1905
VOLUME LXII NUMBER 1
THURSDAY. May 18, 1967
Members
With
munity Colleges in Raleigh. The
program Is administered by
technical institutes.
The two Hoke County schools
will be under the direction of
Director Van of the Sampson
County Technical Institute In
Clinton and Assistant Director
Porter. All Instructors will
be hired from Hoke County
and all equipment and facili
ties will be leased here.
Two nine-month stenographic
courses will be taught, one to
succeed the other. The course
will be completed In nine months
without cost and the student may
even receive subslstance pay
while learning.
Qualifications for students
taking this training are; 1.
Should be a high school gradu
ate or equivalent. 2. Should
possess qualities In appear
ance that would be acceptable
to employers.
For the Auto mechanic’s
course, the applicant should be
a male who has completed the
eighth grade and Is over 18
years of age. I'hLs course is
pointed directly at high school
drop-outs without a salable
See COURSES, Page 11
INSTALLED — R. B. Lewis, left, charter member ofRae-
ford-Hoke Chamber of Commerce, was installing officer
Tuesday night when new officers were Installed at the
chamber’s annual meeting at Hoke High School. They are,
from right: Wyatt Upchurch, president; Neill A. McDonald
and Younger Snead Jr., vice presidents; Franklin Teal,
secretary, and Charles Hottel, treasurer.
Three Get Life Terms ^
In McCormick Murder
Three young Hoke County Ne
groes convicted of brutally
slaying a 77-year-old Duffy’s
Station man on the night of
December 18 were sentenced
In Hoke Superior Court last
week to life Imprisonment.
Only recommendations of
mercy averted the death pen
alty for Robert Lee Hollings
worth, 23, King David Purcell,
19, and Landon Johnson, 17,
after the jury of seven men
and five women found them
guilty of first degree murder.
The week-long trial came to
a dramatic close late Friday
afternoon when Judge James
C. Fathlng of Lenoir charged
the jury and told Its members
they should return one of three
verdicts: Guilty of first degree
murder: guilty of first degree
murder with recommendation of
murder: not guilty.
The trio was convicted of
slaying Neill Archie McCor
mick, who lived alone In a
four-room house In the Duffy’s
Station section, and of rob
bing him of $67.
McCormick’s body was found
some 24 hours after the slay
ing when his son, Fred Mc
Cormick, stopped to check his
father's house when he passed
after dark and saw no lights
burning.
Ironically, Fred McCormick
did not know his father had
been murdered until Sheriff
Dave Barrington arrived and
entered the house, Fred Mc
Cormick had shined hls flash
light beam Into the house and
did not enter after he saw hls
father’s Inert body lying In a
doorway between the living room
and hall.
A star witness for the state—
and the principal accuser of
Hollingsworth, Purcell and
Johnson—was Malcolm McCoy,
17, who was given a life term
after he pled qullty of first
See MURDER, Page 11
MALCOLM McCOY
BY JIM TAYLOR
Raeford-Hoke Chamber of
Commerce was challenged this
week to keep pace with a chang
ing world, or progress will pass
it by.
Frank Melton, regional di
rector, United States Chamber
of Commerce, sowed these
seeds at the annual chamber
meeting at Hoke High School.
He wa.s principal speaker.
Chamber members, along
with their wives and guests,
gathered some 150 strong to
hear Melton and to see new of
ficers and directors installed.
Dr. Robert G. i ownsend, out
going president, presided atlhe
beginning of the meeting and
later turned the gavel over to
Wyatt Upchurch, newpresidenL
R. B. Lewis, a charter mem
ber of the chamber, installed
officers. They included Up
church; Nelli McDonald and
Younger Snead Jr., vice presi
dents: Franklin Teal, secre
tary, and Charles Hottel, treas
urer.
Four new directors were in
stalled for three-year terms.
They are Ralph Barnhart,
Younger Snead Jr., Franklin
Teal and Charles Hottel. Out
going directors areJ.H. Austin,
Archie Howard and Ed Murray.
“These men are leaders be
cause they want Raeford and
Hoke County to be the best place
in the world to live, work and
raise a 'family,” Lewis said.
He also praised James Fout,
chamber manager, saying:
“We’re really lucky to have a
man like Colonel Fout. (Fout
Is a retired Army lieutenant
colonel).
in an audience participation
question-answer period,Melton
was asked what the local chamb
er of commerce needs do to get
a sound program on the planning
boards.
“You might start with doing
something about your chamner
headquarters,” Melton said. 'T
must say that 1 was surprised
when I arrives '.r. t'W'-. a."d was
directed to re cr.amoer office
on Main itreet. I was shocked,
really, more than surprised.
“You have no idea how much
you can tell anout a town by
its chamber cf commerce fa
cilities. If you '.ave a run down,
too-smali, dilapidates chamber
office, the town is prettv much
apt to be the same way.’‘
Melton showed a series of
color slides about chamber op
erations and g:als. giving the
accompanying narrative.
The presentation was divided
into three phases:
1. What Is A Chamber of
^C^i.nerc- -- '.n srgaiu ration
of business and p.cfessional
people who work through com
mittees to accomplish pre-de-
termined goals they have es-
tablisses.
2. What Is Its Role In The
Communityl’ — To isolate and
Identify problems and to solve
them by gathering facts, supply
ing the leadership, and acting as
salesm.an for new ideas.
See CHAMBER, Page 11
Band Concert
Set F riday
Three bands In the local pub
lic school system '*111 give a
concert tomorro'* night at Hoke
High School gym, beginning at
8 o’clock.
Several selections each will
be played by the high school
band, Raeford Elementary
School band, and the fifth grade
band, all under direction of
Jimmy James, band director.
’'This concert represents the
high point In our aork for the
year,’’ James said. “We hope
everyone will be on hand to
hear all three oi these groups
perform and to encourage these
boys and girls in their musical
efforts.’’
Selections vill include com
positions by Verdi. Tschalkow-
skv. Bach, Beetho.en, and from
Broadway musicals.
Blood Bank Short
QUIT PEEKING — Howard Hales, two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Danny Hales, looks as If
he wishes the cameraman would go away while he gasses up a State Highway Patrol car at hls
uncle’s service station. The scene was not posed and was photographed Thursday night.
Efforts are being concentra
ted on recruitment of blood
donors for the Friday, May
19 visit here of the Red Cross
bloodmoblle. This will be the
final Hoke county bloodmoblle
visit for the Red Cross year,
and the local chapter is be
hind In Its quota according to
Ed Roach, Blood Program
Chairman.
The bloodmoblle will be sta
tioned at Hoke Civic Center
Friday from 11 a.m. until 4;30
p.m. Donors may call at any
time during these hours.
Local physicians and nurses
will assist the Red Cross med
ical staff In examlng donors
and taking the blood. Raeford
Jaycees are sponsoring the visit
and womenfolk of the town will
assist In the clinic.
Donors receive credit for
each pint of blood given. Their
credit card provides them and
their immediate families with
protection In case they should
need a blood transfusion In the
following six months. This
means that they will receive
the blood without being asked
to replace each pint. A simi
lar type of credit Is extended
to participating Industrial and
commercial firms.
Everyone who receives blood
and Is not covered by a credit
card Is expected to secure re
placements for each pint re
ceived. There Is no charge
for the blood, other than the
charge made by the hospital
for the expenses of the pro
gram, but donors are expected
to find replacements.
Everyone who has received
blood through the local Red
Cross chapter Is asked to make
a special effort to find replace
ments by the Friday bloodmo
blle visit.
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EXECUTIVES -- Shown here are the incoming and outgoing presidents of Raelord-tloiie ebsinber
of Commerce, who flank Frank Melton, district manager, U. >. U’lamner o' v.-'onnep.e, who wu
principal speaker at the annual meeting. Dr. Robert l ov'-*end, .eft, ouJ-tung presiJenc, was
succeeded by Wyatt Upchurch, righL