The Hoke County News- Established 1928
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The Hoke County Journal - Established 1905
VOLUME LXII NUMBER 29
RAEFORD, HOKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
14 PER YEAR l»t PER COPY
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 30. mT
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Board Expected
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Letter Girls Spell Out R-A-E-F-O-R-D In Front Of Hoke High School's Prize-Winning Band
At Charlotte, Monroe
Hoke Man
Charged Hoke High School Band Wins
In W reck
A Hoke County man Involved
In an accident in which another
driver was killed last Wednes
day has been charged with man
slaughter, according to State
Highway Patrol troop headquar
ters In Fayetteville.
George L. Caddell, of Rae-
ford, an employe of i^umb«;e
—■ River Electric Membership
Corporation, was listed as dri
ver of an REA truck which col
lided with a plckiu) truck near
Hope Mills at about 4:55 p.m.
Wednesday.
Caddell also was injured. He
was taken to Moore Memorial
Hospital in Plnehurst, where
his condition was said to be
“satisfactory” Wednesday
morning.
Roland Gilmore, 54, of St.
Pauls R(. 2, was killed in the
collision of the two trucks at
the Intersection of Rockflsh
Road and Hope Mllls-Wtyslde
Road at about 4:55 p. m.
Gilmore was riding In a
pickup truck operated by Henry
> McMillan, 54, of Rex. McMil
lan and three other passeng
ers -- Clem McMillan, 50, and
Anderson McMillan, 18, both of
Rex, and Charlie Lewis McKoy,
n, of Lumber Bridge — were
taken to Cape Fear ValleyHos-
pltal. McMillan was admitted
to the hospital, while the other
three were treated and re
leased.
Caddell was taken to Moore
Memorial Hospital In Plnehurst
for treatment of head Injuries.
State Trooper H. B. Hollo-
well said Caddell was driving
toward Hope Mills on Hope
Mllls-Wayslde Road when he
drove through a stop sign at
See WRECK, Page 11
Trophy, Praise In Parades
Hoke High School’s band participated In two parades during
the Thanksgiving holidays and won high recognition In both.
The band, under direction of Jimmy James, won first place
last Friday In the Monroe Christmas parade. On Thanks^vlng
DAy, the band was amongdozens In the annual Carollnas Carou
sel parade In Charlotte.
Bands were not given comparative ratings, but word was
that the Hoke High conringent was considered "the second
best band in the entire parade."
The Charlotte celebration — one of the largest in the United
States -- attracts hundreds of marching units, bands, floats
and other parade exhibits. Most high school bands within a
radius of more than 100 miles of Charlotte perform in the an
nual event.
"The band has had a splendid season," James declared,
"and I am proud of the work Its members have done and the
way they have performed."
He credited a part of the band’s enthusiasm to community
response last spring to a fund-raising project to buy new uni-
forn^s for band members.
Under direction of Mrs. Edmund Murray, Mrs. Ralph Barn
hart and Mrs. Carlton Niven, the campaign produced more than
$7,000. The money was used to buy the attractive Buckingham
Palace Guard style uniforms being worn this season by mem
bers of the band.
W, T. Gibson Jr., superintendent of schools, and Raz Autry,
Hoke High principal, publicly congratulated members of the
band.
"I was especially proud of a letter to the school board from
the manager of the motel In MonriDe in which band members
spent the night last Thursday," Autry said.
The letter, written by Danny Pittman, manager of Quality
Courts Motel In Monroe, follows:
"This Is to acknowledge and thank you for permitting us
to accommodate the Hoke County High School Band on Thurs
day, November 23, 1967. It was our pleasure having such a
fine, well-conducted group stay overnight with us. The entire
party, chaperones, and high school Is to be highly commended
and complimented for the super'j trfanner In which everyone
behaved.
"Raeford was represented highly and the band director, Mr.
Jimmy James, Is to be congratulated for his terrific adminis
tration, guidance, and counseling of the band members. He
performed his responsibilities thoroughly, and the parents
of the band members should be assured that their youngsters
are well cared for and attended when on a trip with Mr. James.
"Congratulations to Hoke County High School for Its fine
young Americans."
In addition to earning verbal praise from all quarters, the
band also was presented a trophy as winner of the Monroe
competition, as well as a $50 check.
James came to Hoke High School In 1964 from St. Pauls.
When he arrived, the school was without a band, Its uniforms
were threadbare, and there was no organized program of In
strumental instruction.
In one brief football season, James put together a small
group of young musicians who perhaps demonstrated more
courage than mu.slcianship, but the return of the band was
encouraged and well-received.
The band continued to improve — both In marching and
playing — and last year attracted considerable attention at
Charlotte. The group also was the subject of sympathy, In a
sense, for although It wjis a first-rate musical organization.
Its uniforms were piecemeal. Improvised, novel, but unat
tractive and "cheap." (Actually, the uniform consisted of
white shirt or blouse, dark trousers, Mexican-type straw hat,
and improvised serape).
Prison Sentences Handed Out
Judge Coy Brewer last week
handed down prison sentences
to twro persons charged with
assault with deadly weapons In
separate instances, when Hoke
County term of Superior Court
was held here,
George Moore, Raeford Rt.
1, was dealt a sentence of
from 18 to 24 months after
GOOD FARMER--Eari Hendrix, right, of the Blue Springs section was presented the out
standing Hoke County farmer award In soli and water conservation at die Area 7 dinner meet
ing Monday at Sanford Baptist Cfi*rch. Making the presentation Is Dick .N'eeley, SCS super
visor, Neeley said that Hendrix has followed a complete conservation plan. His farm Is equip
ped with tile and Irrigation ponds. He has utilized the mulch planting system and has worked
out a rotation plan for cattle grazing. "Earl Hendrix Is a young farmer that all Hoke County
can be proud of." said Neeley.
being found guilty of assaulting
William Arthur McGregor with
a knife, stabbing him in the
stomach, causing “serious and
painful wounds and permanent
scars and Injuries”. McGregor
was hospitalized.
Moore was ordered to remain
in jail an additional 12 to 16
months beginning at the expira
tion of the first sentence for
stabbing Curtis Branch In the
back with a knife. Branch wtfs
treated at a doctor's office.
Clark Bullard, Fayetteville,
charged with assaulting Billy
Ivey with a knife, inflicting
serious Injuries on the left
forearm and right hand and
“causing permanent scars and
Injuries,” was handed a term
of not less than 18 months and
not more than 24 months.
Willie Lee McLean, Raeford,
charged with assault on Ethel
Massey, also got a two-year
sentence, suspended for three
years under certain conditions,
plus a fine of $200 and costs.
Other judgments were as
follows:
Creola McLean Wiggins, Red
Springs, Rt, 1, failure to stop
at the scene of an accident
and driving without a valid
operator’s license, three to five
years suspended, probation for
five years, $500 and costs.
She was driver of a car which
struck a youngster near Antioch
several months ago.
Purcell Locklear, Shannon,
driving drunk, four months sus
pended upon payment of $200
and costs, must not operate
vehicle for 12 months.
Arthur Graham, Aberdeen
RFD, bigamy, charged with
marrying Lillie Mac Graham
while still married to Lillie
Belle Shaw Graham, 60 days
suspended on payment of costs.
Frank Jones Jr., Carthage
Rt.3, drunk driving, nol pros.
Tobls Scott, alias Raymond
Scott, Hoke County, breaking
and entering, not less than three
and not more than four years.
Warren Haynes Tyler, Fay
etteville, breaking and entering
and larceny of $200 In mer
chandise from Puppy Creek
Grocery, three to four years,
Robert Peter Lucus, Raeford
breaking and entering Puppy
Creek grocery, three to four
years.
Glenn Locklear, Maxton,
breaking and entering McAllis
ter's Store, three to four years.
Raven Jones, Maxton, break
ing and entering, three to four
years.
Clyde Locklear, Antioch,
larceny of tractor from Clyde
Leach, nol pros with leave.
William Lloyd Jacobs, Shan
non Rt. 1, destruction of per
sonal property of Catherine
Jacobs, nol pros with leave.
William Wayne Moore, Rae
ford, Improper parking, 30 days
suspended on payment of costs,
Calvin Foster McBryde Jr.,
Raeford, driving drunk, six
months suspended, good behav
ior for two years not operate
a motor vehicle for 12 months,
$100 and costs.
Roscoe Graham McLauchlln,
Raeford Rt. 1, speeding, reck
less driving, becoming Involved
In an accident resulting In
property damage and failure to
stop at the scene, 12 months
suspended for two years, $200
and costs, and not operate a
vehicle except to and from work.
Further action on a proposed
$950,000 water-sewer Im
provement project for the town
of Raeford is expected Monday
when town commissioners
gatoer for their December
meeting.
The board has been wrestling
with what Its consulting engi
neer has termed a serious prob
lem In sewage treatment facili
ties for the past year or more.
Crux of the problem Is that
the town’s new sewage treat
ment plant, completed in 1963,
already Is operating at more
than Its ma;dmum design ca
pacity. It will be only a matter
of time, experts Indicate, be
fore serious trouble will re
sult If the sewerage Is con
tinually overloaded.
Consulting constantly with
local Industrialists, members
of the town board have sought
to find a means of lessening,
if not curing, the problem with
out having to raise taxes.
The current proposal — made
by Richard Moore of Moore-
Gardner and Associates of
Asheboro — calls for total
Improvements costing $950,-
000.
A bond issue of $665,000
would be required, Moore has
Indicated, and town commis
sioners have voted to call for
a bond referendum at the
earliest possible date. Indeed,
the wheels already have been
set In motion to perform pre
liminary functions necessary
before the issue can be brought
to a vote.
Lessing the cost to the $665,-
000 level Is an anticipated grant
from the Water Pollution Con
trol agency of die federal gov
ernment representing 30 per
cent of the total cost.
Town board has proposed to
pay for the Increased bonded
Indebtedness, which would re
quire annual payments of $37,-
107 per year for 30 years, by
Increasing water rates for In
dustrial customers.
There would be no Increase
to either the water or sewer
of residential customers Inside
the town limits.
Town board has taken the po
sition that overload of the treat
ment facilities was caused by
increased Industrial use - - pri
marily by the two local plants
of Burlington Industries and
Increased production at Raeford
Turkey Farms, Inc.
The proposed Improvements
would Increase the maximum
operating capacity of the sewage
treatment plant to 3 million
gallons per day, and a B.O.D.
See SEWER, Page 11
Queens Named
For Yule Parade
Two Hoke County high school
girls have been selected by
their respective schools to be
“Christmas queens” In Friday
night’s annual Yule parade here,
sponsored by Raeford-Hoke
Chamber of Commerce.
They are Sarah Quick, Hoke
County High School senior,
daughter of Mrs. David Quick,
and Deborah Rogers, tenth
grader, Upchurch High School,
daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Willie
Shaw. Hawk Eye High School
did not choose a representative.
The queens and other signifi
cant personalities will ride con
vertibles In the parade, which
will feature Santa Claus riding
atop a fire truck.
Wyatt Upchurch, Chamber
president, said everything Is
ready for the annual event,
which Is staged to stimulate
Interest In Christmas shopping
In local stores. Unofficially,
the parade marks the beginning
of the Christmas shopping
season, although street deco
rations are lifted In the down
town area the day after Thanks
giving.
Providing music and spark
for the parade wlllbetheprlze-
wlnnlng Hoke High School Band,
which only last week marched
In the Carollnas Carousel in
Charlotte and won first prize
SARAH QUICK
In the Monroe Christmas pa
rade.
The parade Is set for 7 p. m.
It will be formed on Stewart'
Street behind McLauchlln Ele
mentary School and on East
Donaldson Avenue between
Stewart and Main Streets.
From there. It will move
See QUEENS, P«geU
Hoke Clerk Of Court
In Moore Hospital
E.E. SMITH
E.E. Smith, Hoke County’s
clerk of superior court, under
went emergency surgery Tues
day night at Moore Memorial
Hospital In Plnehurst and will
be absent from the courthouse
scene for several weeks.
Relatives said Smith was
taken to the hospital, believed
suffering from appendicitis, and
rushed Into surgery at about 7
p.m. Further diagnosis resulted
In a gall bladder operation.
Smith reportedly “came out
of the operation just fine, but
had a hard night Tuesday.”
During his absence. Miss
Betty McFadyen, assistant
clerk, will manage the clerk’s
office.
Hoke Native Honored
As ‘Teacher Of Year’
Mrs. Vivian Mclnnls Reid of
Dillon, former resident of Dun-
darrach and a graduate of Hoke
High School, has recently been
named South Carolina’s
“Teacher of the Year.”
She will go on to compete
In the national competition as
the South Carolina representa
tive. The contest Is sponsored
by the Council of Chief State
School Officers and Look Mag
azine.
Both the state and national
awards emphasize teaching ex
cellence as an achievement and
Inspiration.
Mrs. Reid was unanimously
selected for the honor by a
state judging committee from
nominations submitted by South
Carolina’s school superinten
dents. She Is a teacher at
Stewart Heights Elementary
School in Dillon.
In addition to instructing 200
science pupils at Stewart
Heights, Mrs, Reid teaches adult
education classes at night. She
also Is one of the authors of a
nationally-recognized pilot pro
gram of conservation education.
Mrs, Reid is described as
“one Interested In improving
MRS. VIVIAN REID
elementary school libraries and
motivating a love for reading to
students.”
Teaching is accepting each
student as an Individual, allow
ing the student the thrill of
discovery,” she said, “It is
realization that each student has
needs and goals peculiar to him.
It Is Inquiring, not just telling,
and It Is allowing the student
the thrill of discovery.”
Her principal, Aufcre?
Parker, said: “Mrs, Retd in
stinctively draws the dUldree
from broken homes to her and
she never has adlsclplW’«Pt'>^
1cm m her class, iwltlwut a
doubt, she Is one of the most
outstanding and dedicated per
sons I have met In the teach
ing profession.’'
A graduate of Flora Mac-
Doeald College, Mrs. Reid was
one of 34 odUundlng tckeece
teachers selected from a field
of 210 10 develop ktsaon plaas
for South Carolina’s Bench
conservitloe educatlan project.
She Is nelpu>C imptemeM the
project to DUlon schools.
“It was the inflMAce at for
mer teachers that made me waai
to help others to leara.” Mre.
Reid saw.
J. *. Turltogtoa, Mra.BetSH
'a right, and Mrs. J. C. McLeaa
arc among her termer teaehera
still active in RaeJord.
Mra. Retd’s hnahaad M
Ailliam H. ReW, who U la tta
runstruciMti iMMlaeaa.