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The Hoke County News- Established 1928
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The Hoke County Journal - Established 1905
VOLUME LXII NUMBER 9
RAEFORD, HOKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROUNA
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THLRSDAY. JULY 13, 1967
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LOOK OUT, KIDS!
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w Board Backs McLean
Bike Crackdown
CLUBWOMEN HELP—Home Demostratlon Club women ol Hoke County have been playing
SanU Claus In July. Shown here are three children who are attending Headstart schooL The
little girls are already wearing the garments given to them and they watch while the other
five-year-old chooses a shirt to wear with boxer shorts. Mrs. Donald Abemethy disbrlbutes
the clothes to children who need them.
Tennis Court Lights Sought
Raeford tennis enthusiasts
and players are being asked
to contribute $800 for lights
♦ at the school system's two brand
new tennis courts at Hoke High
School.
Tennis never was “big" here,
but in recent years, a lot of
newcomers who play tennis have
jpeen clamoring for courts.
The new courts — excellently
constructed to AAU specifica
tions — were contracted by the
school system.
“I promised at the time that
we’d raise the money downtown
to put In lights,” said BUI
— Howell, a member of tite
of education and a former tennis
player.
Downtown merchants are
being most generous Howell
said, but It will take consi
derable support from Indlvl-
duals to reach the quota.
“We especially Invite adults
who play tennis, or parents
whose children will be using
the courts, to help us pay for
the lights,” Howell said.
The new courts are said to
be as good as can be construct
ed. They were buUt by specia
lists and employ a durable, aU-
weather surface which Is sup
posed to be far superior to
regular asphalt.
The only other courts In the
county are at Arabia Golf Club.
Tennis Is a game played In
ternationally, with both profes
sion.. uiid amateur compeglJon
between Individuals and teams
of most all nations. With the
possible exception of track and
field. It Is perhaps the most
widely played sport in the world.
In pre-World War n days.
Town Gets
More Mail
Welfare Boost
Is Explained
An additional arrival and de
parture of mall began at the
Raeford and McCain post of
fices In Hoke County this week,
returning them to two Incoming
and two outgoing dispatches
' dally.
In Raeford, the Southern
Pines-Fayetteville star route
will bring Incoming mall at 2:45
p.m. The additional dispatch
of outgoing mall will be made
at lO a.m.
Since July 1, 1965, the town
had only a 5:15 a.m. arrival
and a 6:40 departure. That
schedule will be retained, ac
cording to Postmaster Charlie
Morrison.
At McCain, Incoming mall
will arrive at 5:55 a.m. and
3 p.m. and outgoing mall will
be dispatched at 10:10 a.m. and
7:10 p.m. Mall must be In the
post office or outside box by
10 a.m. and 4:15 p.m., respec
tively, for the dispatches.
Morrison said the additional
Incoming mall will be pul up
In post office boxes as soon as
possible after It arrives. Car-
I rler delivery, however, will not
be affected.
The Increase In the local
public assistance budget grant
ed last week by county com
missioners was requested by
the state welfare department
and not the local welfare of
fice, according to Mabel Mc
Donald, V elfare superintendent.
WelfBi ‘ oudgets are approved
by the state, she said, and
a revision of the Hoke welfare
budget was made in Raleigh.
In turn, she said, the state
welfore department asked Hoke
commissioners to allot to the
local welfare budget the coun
ty's share of the additional a-
mount.
Commissioners approved a
transfer of $689.46 from the
contingency fund to cover the
Increase In the county's share
of minor additions to the local
aid to dependent children and
old age assistance programs.
The county pays only about
one third of the cost of the
welfare program here, In
cluding administration. The
remainder Is paid by the state
and federal governments.
Harrison Mentioned
As Judge Candidate
A Raeford attorney’s name
was being mentioned In legal
circles today as a possible
appointee to a District Court
judgeship to fill a vacancy
today.
Harry D. Harrison of Rae
ford, a campaign ofnclal in the
two gubernatorial tries of I.
Beverly Lake, was one of four
attorneys said to be making
a bid for the post.
The vacancy was created
when Gov. Dan K. Moore ap
pointed Coy Brewer, chief judge
of the Hoke-Cumbfcrland
judicial district, to the superior
tourt bench.
Brewer will be sworn In today
In Fayetteville by resident judge
E. Maurice Braswell, (Sec
Page 3).
It was conceded to be a cer
tainty ttiatJudgeDerbS. Carter,
one of the three remaining dis
trict judges, will be ilevatcd
to the post left vacant by Brew
er.
That would leave one of the
three remaining judgeships va
cant. The other two are held
by Judge Joe Dupree of Raeford
and Judge D. 3.HerrlngofFay
etteville.
Along with Harrison, as
pirants for the post were listed
as George Stuhl, chief solicitor
of the two-county district court:
and attorneys Lacy Hair and
Elizabeth Fox of Fayetteville.
Sol tTherrv, who ran filth
In the Democratic primary to
select the four candidates who
eventually won the judgeships,
was said to be not interested
in the appointment.
The selection will be made,
for all practical purposes, when
the Cumbcrland-Hoke Bar .As
sociation meets later today In
See HARRISCN, Page 9
there were several clay courts
In Raeford. At one time or
another, there were public
courts on Main Street where
Mark’s Supermarket now stands
and another on Edlnborough
Avenue at the present site of
City Cleaners.
Several Raefordltes went on
to play Intercollegiate tennis,
but after World War n> the
sport was not revived until
only very recently.
“There must be a great many
people at Raeford Worsted and
Pacific Mills Dyeing plants who
h-ve played, or are Interested
In learning to play die game,”
Howell said, ”We welcome their
participation In the fund drive."
Contributions can be made In
person or by mall to Howell
at Howell Drug Company.
Break-Ins
Net Arrests
Two men have been charged
with two of three break-ins
In Hoke County with In a week's
time recently.
Eddie Arnold Scott, 20, and
Charlie Herrled, alias, Charlie
Locklear, 17, Indians of Cum
berland County, are being held
on charges of breaking and en
tering Breeden's Store at Davis
Bridge the night of July 5 and
taking some $300 worth of mer
chandise. The stolen Items have
been returned to the store by
county deputies, Harvey Young
and Jesse Lee, according to
See BREAK-INS, Page 9
State Law
Will Be
Enforced
Mayor H. R. McLean
promised a crackdown on care
less bike riding and got the
backing of the town board this
Week.
The mayor, an outspoken foe
on sidewalk cycling, suggested
to the board that it adopt an
ordinance authorizing officers
to Impound bicycles for up to
10 days when a youth Is found
guilty of Improperly riding or
parking his bike.
Commissioners Instead
called for officers to search
the state statutes for laws which
already govern the operation of
bicycles, and If adequate to
control the local situation, to
strictly enforce them.
Members of the board were
uncertain as to which motor
vehicle laws also are applicable
to bikes, horsedrawn vehicles,
and other conveyances not
classified as “motor" vehicles.
Specifically, though, what
diey Intend to stop Immediately
is the widespread practice of
riding bikes on sidewalks and
parking them flat on the side
walk In front of business es
tablishments In the downtown
area.
“We urge parents to co-
jperate fully In our efforts to
get our young people to ride
their bicycles In a safe and
courteous manner,"MayorMc-
Lean said. “Partlculary dan
gerous Is the practice of riding
bikes without lights at night."
That, commissioners were
uncertain, is against state law.
“We do not wish to be un
reasonable, but the youngsters
themselves are being unreason
able," Mayor McLean said. “I
have warned dozens, and dozens
of -them and they pay little
or no attention to me.”
The only solution, he said.
Is to turn the matter over to
policemen, who have full au
thority to bring the situation
under control and the town
board’s Instructions to do so.
The town has provided a bike
See CRACKDOWN, Page 9
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LAYING FOUNDATION—Masonry began at tlie site oi tne
new Hoke County 1*11 this week. Brick have been chosen
to correspond in coloi utl, that s-l in 0'
Education Building, which Is only a few feet away.
Dye Plant
To Expand
The Pacific Mills Division
of Burlington Industries, Inc.,
has announced plans to con
struct a 30,000 square foot
addition to Its Pacific Mills
Dyeing plant In Raeford.
George Wlllcox, plant man
ager, said he hopes construc
tion can begin within the next
month.
"Most of the space will be
used to relieve our congested
warehousing problem,” Wlll
cox said. "Some relocation
of manufacturing equipment will
be involved to Improve produc
tion flow."
The dyeing plant is one of
two Pacific Mills operations in
Raeford. Raeford Worsted
Plant, w'orld’s largest worsted
operation, and the dyeing plant
are under one roof.
Jones Turns In His Badge
For Forest Service Post
Robert Jones, Hoke County
deputy sheriff, has resigned
from the sheriffs department
to take a job as county forest
ranger, a state Job.
Jones, 32, Joined the sheriffs
force In July, 1964. As forest
ranger, he will succeed Clyde
Leach, who resigned several
months ago to take another job.
Meanwhile, Sheriff Dave Bar
rington disclosed that Frank
Brock, night police radio opera
tor for the Raeford police de
partment. has been employed
as a desk officer for the
sheriff s department.
Brock, 37. will work the night
shift at the sheriffs office,
handling radio communications
and other duties.
A replacement for Jones will
PROMISES, PROMISES
I Town Board, Citizens Tired I
Of Waiting For Stoplights
■fiy
The Town of Raeford appealed this week tolls state
legislators to spur the Slate Highway Department Into
providing traffic lights for the town.
After several months of "hemming and hawing"
by highway officials, the town still Ts without two
critically needed stoplights In the downtown area.
The tvs’o lights were lost when a truck damaged a
light at N'aln Street and Edlnborough Avenue, one
of the town's busiest Intersections, more than three
months ago. The same accident knocked out the light
at Main Street and Prospect Avenue.
Both Main Street ard Prospect Avenue are part of
N. C. 211 and are state-malitalned.
When the lights were knocked out, the town petitioned
the State Hl^way Deparmient to replace or repair
them.
The lights were beyond repair and the state had no
new ones, or rebuilt onss. I'. Inventory, town officials
were told.
Furthermore, they got the old "budget" dodge.- No
fur.ds were available to purchase new lights until
after the 1967 General Assembly pissed the biennium
budgeL
“Somewhere In North Cirollna, there must be a
couple of traffic signal ll^ts that could have been
Installed here temporarily," a member of tiie town
board said.
Meanwhile, citizens began "raising caln" about the
lack of traffic control at the two Intersections, which
have heavy pedestrian traffic by elementary school
students during the school year.
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At Main and Edlnborough, the town prohibited parking
near the courthouse intersection to improve visibility
of motor vehicles entering Main Street.
"It was like trying to get on the Los .Angeles ex
pressways.’’ a disgruntled motorist said.
The Maln-Prospeci Intersection is Just as bad during
peak traffic — 7 to 8 a. m. and 4 to 5:30 p, m.
Fortunately, there have been no serious accidents
at either Intersectloru
“That’s because peak traffic Is composed of local
workers who know the lights are out," a town com
missioner said. “They have been remarkably patient,
because the delays In getting to and from work have
been aggravating, to say the least."
Several weeks ago, the State Highway Department
promised to revamp the entire spotlight system on
state-maintained thoroughfares here.
"a half-hearted survey was conducted, but we
haven't heard anything since," the commissioner said.
This week, the town board voted to solicit the aid
of .'tate Senators John T. Henley a.nd .N. H. McGeachy
of the Hoke-Cumberland senatorial district. They
also petitioned representatives Neill McFadye", R. D.
^’cMinian ard Roger Kiser, members of ttie Hoke-
Robeson-Scotla.nd delegation, to see if they ca.n get
some action.
"Promises are sufficient for a resor.aole length oi
time," a town board member said. “Then pare'ts
who are concerned about dielr children walking toa.nd
from school, a'd their older youngsters driving on
the streets, demand action. You ca'^’t hold them olf
for too long, and In this case, we’ve passed the limit."
m
not be hired Immediately, Bar
rington said.
’^Actually, with Brock work
ing the office night shift, we
will have the same force on
patrol, because one of tile depu
ties heretofore had to be left
at the office at night. The five
deputies rotated on the desk
job,’’ Barrington said.
Two men would have had to
be detailed to the jail so as to
prvide a man at the jai! 24
hours a day, had the old jail
been kept In operation.
County commissioners de
cided last week to tear down
the old jail and house prisoners
in Scotland County Jail while a
new jail Is being built here.
The new jail is under construc
tion.
The old jail is being razed
rather than spend several
thousand dollars t' brng n uo
to a standard acceptade bv
the state jail Inspector.
Several weeks ago. he advised
county authorities several im-
provemencs werenecessarv oe-
fore the Jail would meet sta."d-
ards set forth in a recently
enacted law concerning North
Carolina jails. First,-ew mat-
trc'ses, kitchen Irnproved
food services, painting, a-d in
terior work would have bee'
required. The", too. a- extra
man would have ’•ad to le -ired
to provide 24-hour watch at
the jail. And while construc
tion worKers were digging foot
ing for the new jail, they en
countered sewer lines which
would have had to be moved-
Commlssioners decided it
would be more practical to
close the jail tha.n to provide
improvements whidi would have
been used for o"ly a few months.
They had no choice but to pro
vide the Improvements or dose
t’-e jail, since the state Inspec
tor told them they had only 15
days to make tfie alterations
or ti'e state would close the jail.
"It will not be terribly ex
pensive to maintain prisoners
at the Scotland jail.” Barring
ton said. "We worked out an
agreement to pay $150 a month,
whic’’ amounts to only fi,8€0
a year."
It will be l"conven.ient for
ofticers to transpe.-t the prison
ers 2C miles to a."d ^rom the
jail, 3arrl"gton said, and added
transportation costs will be In
curred by ’’Is departme.nt.
So far as deprivingthecaunty
o' of’icers ?r. patr'l while they
are en route to a-d from the
:ail at LaurmTrg. the short
time t.'"ev are -ut ot the county
'^.1'. 3 "ecligi’'le. Barrington
'aid. The county line near
Wagram, en route to Lauiin-
•XIrg, is or.lv some IC miles
rrom Laurlnburg.
Woman, Two Others
Hurt In Car Crash
Three persons wer*! nurt,
none of them crlticalij , »hcrt-
1} after midnight 3unda> •tier*
'*oman driver lost control o:her
station wagon and the vehicle
rolled end over end into Rotk-
flsh Creek on Hlghii>ai 40l B>-
pass.
State Troog-er E. A, Coer
said Ella Leslie McCreaper, 28,
of Raeford was dm i.'g co^ird
Fayetteville when the car -ent
off the riflit ahvuider, skidded
back across the road, vert ori
the left side, do^n an ••rnt'ank-
ment, and plur.ged i.nto the
creek.
The driver -^as adriitted lo
Moore Memomi Hospital in
Pmehurst lor treatment oi a
severe back injarv. Al»o ad
mitted was Jackie dhaney, lA
ol Raeford, who vuffered cuts
about the head. IVA'Cv l#* Les
lie, 14, was treated and re-
loased. A fourth passenger
• as not seriously mjured.
The vehicle, a 1961 Ford sta-
tionwagon, was demolished.
The wreck occurred at about
12:10 Moodky. All the pasaenc-
ers were Negro,
At About the same hour Sun
day, a 14-yeer-old Neg.'O girl
was struck by an automcAUe
on ‘ the hUl" north of Raeford.
Coen said Elvin John Raad-
04>tt. 46, at Raeford. driver oi
the car. told him he was coa-
ing toward Raeford wbe« ifoe
girl daned into tbc road ki
front of Clemmie Miller's
place.
The vourgster *as tdeatUled
as Jean Peterkin. 9be wee
admitted to Moore MeaorMl
Hospital with a hip lajury aod
cuts a.nd L roisea.
Coen •aal no ckarge wee
flle-J ir thv a'-rtdent.