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92 oumai r The Hoke County News- Established 1928 The Hoke County Journal - Established 1905 VOLUME LXII NUMBER 36 RAEFORD, HOKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA 4 PER YEAR 1 ft PER COPY THURSDAY, JANUARY 18. 1968 Slowed To Standstill 1 f F .0 GET SON'S MEDALS -- Mr. nd Mrs. Harvey Warlick, left, are shown here with Major L. R. Stargel, Marine Corps inspector-instructor of Raleigh, who displays the four medals presented posthumously to their son, 2nd Lt. Sam 0. Warlick, who was killed in action November 30 in Vietnam. Marine Corps Awards Medals To Lt. Warlick Four medals were presented here Tuesday to the parents of Marine Second Lieutenant Sam D. Warlick, who was killed in action November 30 in Viet nam. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Warlick received the medals fromMajc L."RY Stargel. Marine Inspcc " tor-Instructor of Raleigh, at the Warlick residence here. Presented posthumously to Lieutenant Warlick were the Purple Heart Medal, the Na tional Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, and the Vietnam Campaign Medal with star (slgnlfyingtwo awards of the medal). The Vietnam Service Medal was presented by the government of Vietnam. Lieutenant Warlick, 22, was a football star at Hoke High School, where he was graduated In 1962. He entered the Marine Two Held In Knife Slaying Two Hoke County men have been charged In the knife-slaying Saturday night of Robert Melvin, 29, of Raeford Rt. 1. In jail without privilege of bond is Colon Purcell, 24, also of Raeford Rt. 1, who faces a murder charge. Melvin was his first cousin's husband. Hoke Sheriff Dave Barring ton's office also revealed this week that a second man, Boyd Stevens, Raeford Ru 1, has been charged with being an accessory before the fact in murder. Chief Deputy Jessie Lee, who with Deputy James Adams In vestigated the slaying, said Melvin was knifed to death In the yard of the house where Melvin and Purcell lived. Melvin sustained knife wounds on his head, throat and upper torso, Lee said, and was dead on arrival at Cape Fear Valley Hospital in Fayettevtlle. Lee said witnesses told him Melvin and Purcell got Into an argument over Melvtn's wife, tnd that Melvin pulled out a knife. Purcell reportedly then left the house. Melvin went out after him and the fatal knifing allegedly followed. Purcell remained at the scene until officers arrived, Lee said. Stevens was charged with being an accessory after eve witness reports involved him In the fracas. Two Directors Left Off List The names of two dlrertuis of Raeford Saving! and loan Association were Inadvertently omitted Ust week In a new itory about the election of new officers and directors of the is sociatlon. They are Graham Monroe and H.D. Harrison Jr. J7l Corps after two-and-one-half years of study at N. C. State University. According to Marine Corps officials, Warlick was killed while serving as an infantry platoon commander. He was graduated from of Horace Stogner Jr. Wins Three Medals Sp4 Horace N. Stogner Jr., a 1966 graduate of Hoke High School, has been awarded the Air Medal and two Purple Hearts as a result of his com bat experiences in Vietnam. The Air Medal was awarded to the 20-year-old Hoke soldier for "meritorious service while participating in aerial flight" from April to September 1967. Stogner, an Infantryman In Company C, First Battalion, Seventh Cavalry, First Cavalry Division, won the two Purple Heart Awards for wounds re ceived "in connection with mili tary operations against a hostile force." The first award was made after Stogner's helmet was hit by an enemy rifle bullet May 27, 1967, In the central high lands of Vietnam. The second was awarded after a U. S. Army phosphorous shell fell too close to American forces. Stogner was among the Injured. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Stogner, live at 112 Wright St. in Raeford. Mil J SIcRI CilifeL -- Local oaiiks have been generous in supporting (arm programs In Hoke County over the years, especially where children and young adults are concerned. Here, at left, (.. I). H-tuid'. vice president of Southern National 'Bank, and R. 3. Lew's, rlht, president of llie :ink of Raeford, go over plans for Farm Management short Course with Richard Mc N illau, a young farmer. McMillan a id David Warren Jr., who was not present due to Illness, will attend tt.e mid-week short course with tie financial help of the two banks. ficer candidate school at Quan tico Marine Base, Va., In March, 1967. He arrived in Vietnam in October, 1967, and was killed about a month later. Funeral services for Lieu tenant Warlick were hold here q-vembrr 9. Stogner entered the Army in August, 1966, after enlisting for a three-year tour of duty. He received taslc training at Fort Bragg and then attended apreparatoryschool for poten- See STOGNER, Page V HORACE N. STOGNER JR. If - 1 I .Hoke From Two-Day Freeze BY JIM TAYLOR A minture of sleet, rain and freezing rain and a light sprinkle of snow -- converted Hoke County into a giant re frigerator Thursday and Fri day before a warmer rainwash ed the ice away on Saturday. It was the worst winter storm in generations in some nearby parts of the state, where many areas were without electric power for three days or more. In Hoke County, scores ot families huddled in heatless houses and carried water from wells and springs while emer gency utility crews struggled to restore telephone and electric service. A spokesman for Carolina Power and Light Company which with Lumbee River Elec tric Membership Corporation supplies electric power to Hoke customers said damage to power lines and other facilities was the worst in the company's historv. Hoke County was at the south ernmost edge of the heavy storm damage, which was heaviest in the county at Ashley Heights and other portions of Quewhif fle township. At NJC. Sanatorium at Mc Cain '- highest elevation in the county -- trees and power lines snapped under the weight ol ice. Wooded areas In the neighborhood reminded some viewers of a tobacco field hit by a hailstorm. Tall pines bent to the ground under the burden of a two-day accumulation of ice, and some finally snapped halfway up the trunk. Hard wood trees split as major branches were overcome by ice. The ground was covered with broken branches. Traffic was brought to a standstill throughout much of the area as citizens stayed home from work and school. In Rae ford, traffic was slowed to a crawl. Most stores remained open, but business was only a tricklt of normal. Remarkably, there were few major accidents in the county. Indeed, there were only a few minor fender smashlngs and not many vehicles skidded off the roads. State Highway Fatrolmencre dited the low accident rate to sensible operation of vehicles, or more important, to no op eration at ail. The freeze - in began late Wednesday afternoon a resident-! were beginning to thaw from an earlier avalanche of I A, Counti ice. Weathermen had predicted on Wednesday that precipitation would begin in late afternoon, but was expected to occur as rain along the coast, with Ice and sleet beginning in the mountains. 4d Si'..-" rw - aW 1 Ti'.. ;"," Jf r ;- I WORST WRECK Few accidents occurred In Hoke County during lart week's Ice storm. This one was Friday night at Antioch. The tractor-trailer in the foreground jack knifed and hit the logging truck at right aixi a compact car not shown. The van in the background was not involved. Hoke High's Bill S enter Among Morehead Finalists BUI Sentrr, son of Mr. and Mrs. Neil enter of Raeford, has been named a finalist in the annual scholarship compe tition of the John Motley More head Foundation. Senter, a senior star on the Hoke High School basketball team, was chosen from some 60-69 semiflnallsts In the com petition. His advancement Is the highest ever by a Huke Coun ty student in the competition. Notification of the selection McMillan, Campbell Enter Race For 24th District House Seats Two more candidates have entered the race for state re presentative in the 24th District, bringing to three the aspirants for nomination In the May pri mary. They are incumbent fsep, R.D. McMillan of F.ed Springs, a veteran of four sessions of the General Assembly, and R.L. Campliell, of Rowland, who was appointed by Gov. Dan K. Moore to fill the unexpired term of Rep. David Eritt when he was named to the new state court of appeals. MrMUlan, a Red Springs auto and farm equipment dealer, was amonj the four representatives elected In the 24th District alter lt va formed by the 1C5 Gen. eral Assembly In a special ses sion. The district Includes Hoke. Robeson and Scotland counties. Also elected were Re,i. Nelll MrFadven of Raeford. Ri.p. Ro ger Klser of Laurinjurr, and Brltt. A Wednesday morning report recounted in last week's edi tion of The News-Journal warn ed that a slight drop in the ex pected temperature could re sult in a heavy sleet storm. The unexpected happened. mm .... 7 v V was announced by Roy Arm strong, executive director, John Motley Morehead Foundation. Senter and other finalists will be interviewed by the Morehead Scholarship Central Committee at the University of North Caro lina during the first weekend in March. "I am sure your parents and your school are happy over this signal honor," Armstrong wrote to Senter. McFadyen announced tuo weeks ato that he will be can didate for re-election, hiscr has made no Inrmal announce .aki RL 1 . e.L. CAMi ctLL ans Temperatures plunged below freezing Wednesday afternoon, and when rain began to fall, it froze as it hit trees, pavement, and ground already Iced by the previous sleet storm. On Thursday morning, ahalf- t ,1 -' -fttjWwet- .' V It had slipped into the sideditch earlier. Drivers of the 'ogiing truck and the compact car had stopped to render assistance. Automobile with headlights burning is driving past wreckage, which blocked the road for about three hours. Senter, a scholastic, campus and sports leader, has a su perlative academic record. He was one of three Hoke High seniors originally nominated for consideration In the Morehead competition. A Morehead scholarship pays all expenses oi a recipient for four years of study at the Uni versity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Morehead scholars come fromall parts of theUnited States. ment. I.ut sources close toL em ocratif olflddls m the district have said Kiser his indicated he will run. a V PF I-. FX, McMlLLAN Th aw inch ot ice glazed over every thing out of doors. As freez ing rain, sleet, snow and a small amount of hail continued to fall, the ice kept building up. By Friday morning, the tern See FREEZE. Page 9 S"1 ."' X v.- . , 1 t- :. BILL SLNTER Mriadyen paid his filing fee Tuesilav at the Hoke County Board rat l lections ofli'e. be coirmf liie first candidate to ofticial.y enter a race in Hoke County. Most prominently mentioned amon otherpossiiile candidates is Gus Speros, Maxton contrac tor, and Tommie Dial of I-em-broke, who was an unsuccessful candidate for the H use nomina tion in 19C6. McMillan made his announce ment Monday at a meetlnp of the Robeson County Democratic Lx ecutlve Committee and paid his filinv lee Immediately after ward. "I appreciate the confidence placed in me In previous ses sions ol the Leeislature by the voters of Hoke, Koheson and Scotland counties," McMillan said. "I pledi-e to continue to represent all the people of the district to the very best of my ability." See McMlLLAN, Page 9 W
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