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The Hoke County News- Established 1928
The Hoke County Journal - Established 1905
VOLUME LXII NUMBER 25
RAEtVRD, HOKE COliSTY, yORTH CAROLISA
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THURSDAY. NOYEMBER 2, IH)
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Eight World Champs
Leading Quarter Horses
Will Show Here Friday
BY JIM TAYLOR
Some of the best horseflesh
In the nation will arrive In
Raeford tomorrow for the sec
ond annual Raeford Quarter
Horse Show, being staged this
year at the Hoke Saddle Club
arena In Robbins Heights.
The Raeford show Is one of
six on the brand new '‘Cir
cuit of Champions," a series
of Class A shows being held
within 10 days in six different
towns.
The expected high rating of
the shows (it takes 225 entries
to rank as Class A. highest
rating of the American Quar
ter Horse Association) Is cred
ited with attracting at least
eight leading contenders tor
world and AQHA champions to
the area.
Exhibitors are nearing the
end of the 1967 showing season,
and the points up for grabs in
in the six North Carolina shows
could mean the difference be
tween producing a champion and
a runnerup, according to Sonny
Mlnges of Fayetteville, secre
tary of North Carolina Quarter
Horse Association.
Minges is Individually re
sponsible for the Raeford show,
as he was last year.
"Now that the show is es
tablished, we hope that some
Raeford or Hoke County organ
ization will take over for next
year," Mlnges said. ‘‘It would
be an excellent money-making
project If worked to its full
potential. We haven’t time to
do more than solicit a few
sponsors, and we don't try to
make much money with it. Our
main interest is gettmg the
show established or an annual
basis, oecause the six shows
can mean much to North Caro
lina horsemen."
Three of the six shows al
ready have been neld. They
were staged Saturday at Golds
boro. Sunday at Roanoke Ra
pids, and yesterday at Dublin.
See HORSES, Page 9
Homecoming Cueen Sarah Quick
VANCE WIGGINS
Death T akes
Stalled Car Slows
Homecoming Parade
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Of T own
funeral services were held
here Monday afternoon for
Charlie Vance Wiggins, 47, vet
eran superintendent of the
street and sanitation depart
ments of Raeford.
Wiggins died Friday night at
Moore Memorial Hospital in
Pinehurst, where he had been
confined for more than a week
after suffering a heart attack.
Relatives said he had ex
pected to return home Friday,
but was kept at the hospital.
He suffered another attack Fri
day evening and succumbed at
about 10 p. m.
Wiggins, a native of Fayette
ville, had been employed by the
Town of Raeford for the past
21 years. In addition to his
primary duties with the street
and sanitation departments, he
was a relief policeman and
often was pressed Into service.
• Funeral services were held
at Evangelical Methodist
Church and were conducted by
the Rev. David Wilson and the
Rev. P. O. Lee. Burial was
Inwaeford Cemetery.
He Is survived by his wife,
Mrs. Mary M. Wiggins; one
daughter. Miss Darlene Wig
gins of St. Pauls, Minn.; three
stepdaughters, Mrs. Brenda
Townsend of Raeford, Mrs.
See WIGGINS, Page 9
Bloodmobile
To Visit Hoke
The Red Cross bloodmobile
will visit Hoke County next
Wednesday November 8, ac
cording to Phil Hart, bloodmo
bile chairman of Raeford Jay-
cees.
Collections will be made at
Raeford Methodist Church from
11 a. m. to 5 p. m. Volunteer
workers and nurses will con
duct ^e collection, the goal of
whlclf Is 100 pints of blood.
Hoke County has dropped be
hind In its blood program,
bloodmobile officials declare.
Blood used by Hoke patients
i# supposed to be replaced
through public contributions,
they said.
Hoke High School's home
coming parade kept a heavy
downtown crowd waiting about
a half-hour Friday afternoon,
and some spectators were about
ready, to believe it wasn’t
"coming home."
The trouble occurred when
one of the cars pulling a float
konked out between the high
school and downtown. In fact,
two cars had to give way to
substitutes.
The cantankerous car was
being used to pull the senior
class float, which was deco
rated with homecoming queen
candidates and three large
balloons. It had three, that is,
before it left the high school.
One of the balloons was punc
tured before the float got down
town. Then, after the cars
were switch^, another went
"POWl" as Batman says.
Some kid standing alongside
the parade route shot It, ac
cording to girls on the float.
Finally, the parade reached
the downtown area just before
dark. It was worth the wait,
spectators said.
In the meantime, a car and
a truck had provided some In
terim excitement by crashing
at the comer of Main Street
and Edlnborough Avenue. Po
licemen completed their In
vestigation and moved the ve
hicles just in time to make way
for the parade.
Later, announcement of win
ning floats — which were Judged
during the parade — was made
at Armory Park.
The freshman class float took
first place. The seniors were
second, the sophomores third,
and the Juniors fourth.
Sarah Quick, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. David A. Quick of
H merest community, was
crowned homecoming queen
during halftime ceremonies at
the ballgame. Principal G. R.
Autry placed the crown.
Runnersup in the balloting
were Ann Black, daughter of
Mrs. W. A. Black of Arabia,
and Ginger Walters, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lee
Walters, Raeford Rt. 3.
The celebration, amongother
things, fired up Hoke High
School's football team, which
came within a whisker of beat
ing or tielng Dunn. A last
minute field goal gave the visi
tors a 3-0 victory, however.
High school students con
tinued the celebration Saturday
night with a dance.
Dozens of college students
returned to Raeford for the
homecoming weekend.
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Bill Sellars
Takes Over
Town Job
W. C. Sellars, Raeford water
superintendent, will take over
temporarily the work of sani
tation department superinten
dent until a replacement for
the late C. Vance Wiggins can
be made, according to Ed Wil
liams, town manager.
Williams said Sellars and
Wiggins had often combined the
two Jobs for short periods when
one or the other was out In
times of sickness or vacation.
Wiggins had been an employe
of the town for 21 years when
he entered the hospital two
weeks ago.
The town manager also an
nounced that a street Improve
ment program was completed a
few days ago In which 3,500
square yards of new street
paving was laid and 35,000
square yards of existing streets
had been repaired.
The planning board, to meet
today at 1 p. m., is expected
to attend to only routine busi
ness, Rezonlng of property
on Highway 401 West will be
discussed and passed upon un
less there are dlsenters who
object to property being re
zoned from residential to busi
ness which has already been
used as business property for
several years.
Senior Citizens
The Senior Citizens Club will
meet Tuesday at 3:15 p. m. at
Raeford Methodist Church.
Mrs. L. R. Cothran will tell
her experiences of sights on
her recent trip to California.
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AT BOARD MEET—Mrs. Peter McCain, wife of the doctor for whom McCain, N. C. was named,
chats with J. L. McNeill, left, and Laurie McEachern of Raeford following a luncheon held last
Wednesday when the board of the North Carolina Sanatorium System held its annual meeting
there. Mrs, McCain, now of Wilson, and McNeill are board members. McEachern Is a former
board member.
Sanatorium Shows New
300-Bed Brooks Wing
SAY ‘CHEESE’—Two-year-old Vicki Hedgepeth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vardell Hedgpeth,
hams for the photographer, who coaxed that exaggerated grin when he said, "smile." Holding
Vicki is her uncle, Steve Hedgpeth.
BY LUCY GRAY PEEBLES
Rep. Neil McFadyen was
commended Wednesday for the
part he played in bringing to
realization the newly renovated
section of the North Carolina
Sanatorium at McCain.
The State Board of Sana
torium System, meeting there
for the annual McCain session,
toured the remodeled facility
Wednesday for the first time.
Joseph S. Lennon, associate
administrator, said that with
the $300,000 expenditure, the
300 bed, two story Brooks Wing
Is now equivalent to a new
building which cost millions.
The original building was
erected in 1928.
The administrator said it
would not have been possible
had not such legislators as Mc
Fadyen enacted a bill appro
priating the needed funds. He
explained that all of the spacious
rooms contain three or four
Club Will Mail
Cards Overseas
A move Is under way to iden
tify and obtain the addresses of
Hoke County servicemen In
Vietnam and to send them
Christmas cards.
Mrs. Richard Neeley, of Way-
side Homemakers Club, said
that organization is particularly
interested in obtaining ad
dresses of servicemen from the
Wayside area.
"Perhaps other clubs In the
county will want to send cards
to boys from their communi
ties," Mrs. Neeley said.
Parents ortiext-of-klnofboys
in Vietnam may send their
names and addreitet to Thel
News-Journal, which will pub
lish them. Early action is nec
essary, Mrs. Neeley pointed cut,
because of the difficulty In get
ting fast delivery overaeas
during the Christmas rush.
beds with the exception of four
private rooms on the second
floor. A section for very sick
patients has been situated next
to the nurses’ station for the
sake of convenience. He also
noted that splayed, terrazzo
baseboards had been installed
for protection of newly refinish
ed wall against protruding
parts of wheel chairs and carts.
In the newly renovated section
are a barbershop and a beauty
parlor. "After all, these peo
ple are here for long periods
of time," Lennon reminded the
visitors.
Prior to the tour. Dr. W. H.
Gentry, associate superin
tendent and medical director
at the hospital, showed film
and discussed rare diseases
detected at McCain after sym-
toms and tests had indicated
there was respiratory trouble.
Introduced during the lunch
eon which followed were
special guests for the day who
included Mr. and Mrs. McFad
yen. William P. Saunders,
former director of the State
Department of Conservation and
Development and a former state
senator; Sen. John T. Henley
of Hope Mills, and Laurie Mc
Eachern of Raeford, former
member of the North Carolina
Sanatorium System and Mrs.
McEachern of Raeford.
See McCAlN, Page 9
Bump-Up
Bumps Up
Head Bump
A man being rushed to a
hospital received further In*
jury here Saturday morning
when the car In which he was
a passenger allegedly ignored
a stoplight and crashed with
another vehicle.
Raeford Police Department
records Identified the man as
Johnny McNeill, who had ahead
Injury and was being taken to
Moore Memorial Hospital In a
car operated by Johnny Craig*
craft, 23, of 508 Grant Street.
Policeman Sam Motley said
Cralgcraft's car collided with
a vehicle operated by Sandra
L. Gore, Raeford RU 2, at Main .
Street and Edinbor«igfa Avenue.
Evidence Indicated that
Craigeraft was driving with his
lights on and ignored a red
light. Motley said.
The Gore vehicle was travel
ing west on Edlnborough and
was knocked against the curb.
The driver was Injured, but
was treated and released at
the hospital. Her car was dam
aged an estimated $700.
Eyewitnesses said McNeill
got out of the other wrecked
car, fell to the pavement, and
further injured his head. Cralg-
craft was not seriously hurt,
but his car was damaged an
estimated $800.
Craigeraft was charged with
failure to heed a traffic light.
Meanwhile, a 10-year-old
Dundarrach youth Injured Oc
tober 22 when his bicycle was
struck from behiivl by a car
was reported to be Improving,
"but slowly,*’ at Cape Fear
Valley Hospital In Fayetteville.
He Is Kenneth Michael Mc-
Innls, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Glenn Mclnnls. The youngster
received a compound fracture
of a leg and other mjurles.
Driver of the car was Identi
fied as Mrs. Cornelia Carlyle
Quick, 61, of Laurlnburg.
Highway Patrolman E. W.
Coen said Mrs. Quick told him
she observed the youngster ri
ding his bike along the shoulder
01 the road, slowed, and pulled
to the left. As she neared him,
she said, the bike tiumed di
rectly into her path.
No charges have been filed
against Mrs. Quick.
CLAN CiArH£R; --i « McPhaul Ian ,cather«d .'urday at AfXioch Presbyterian Churcli and ar
eitinated 200 kii ,meii turnad up Irom as lariwav as Florida for the oceastixv There was more
than encsijh t'>~1 to ‘‘feetl a thres Uiitf," and alter lunch, a clan meeting was held in the church
a iditoruim. low here are F.F. .McPahul. 79, left, a patriarch of the Hche County MeFatk Is,
and hi; 31; ter, xir*'. ivalb* alters. 93-