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oumai ems The Hoke County VOLUME LXII NUMBER 39 GALLON GIVERS These three employes of Pacific Mills here have given two gallons or more In blood donations to the Red Cross Bloodmoblle over the past several years. They are, left to right, John Fly, Charlie Wilson and Lonnle D, Smith, Not shown are two-gallon givers Clyde E. Upchurch Jr., and Calvin Lawton, All five will be back In line tomorrow when the bloodmoblle makes an urgent visit to Hoke, which Is far behind In blood contributions and stands to lose borrowing privileges at the regional blood bank unless donations equal debts to the center. The bloodmoblle will be at Raeford Methodist Church from 11:30 to 9 p. m. Friday, New County Jail Ready By June 1 The new Hoke County Jail will be completed by June 1, according to an announcement made by County Manager T. B. Lester at the rebrua-N -rating of the tmunty commission ers. Lester said M. F. Page, ar chitect, had notified him the work is expected to be com pleted three months ahead of schedule and that the county could go ahead with the purchase of equipment. Lester was asked by the board to compile a list and setwheels in motion for the purchase, so orders will come through. Items to be purchased will In clude 32 mattresses and blank , ets, kitchen utensils and two new desks. Tom McBryde, vice chair man, presided over the meeting In the absence of T. C. Jones, who is ill. McBryde reported that the chairman is better and is expected to be released from Moore Memorial Hospital soon. The four board members present, John Balfour, Mc Bryde, J. A. Webb and Ralph Barnhart. heard a report from Raeford Chamber of Commerce Manager Jim Fout on a pro posed county-wide water and sewer survey. He said the cost would be approximately $8,000' Retired Sergeant Chief Acted For A retired Army sergeant complained to Raeford Town Board this week that the town had taken punitive action against him because he had a run-in with Police Chief L.W. Stanton. The action Included assess ment of a privilege license to operate a livery stable, asses iment of $7.50 per head for two colts, and the addition of sewer charge to the water bill at his horse barn, where there Is no sewer tap. Ralph D. P endure, who said he retired from the Army as a sergeant first class with a phy sical disability after 24 years of service, presented his case Monday night at the regular monthly meeting of the town board. He objected to the multiple assessments against him, con tending they were presented im mediately after he ordered po lice officers to get off his pro perty at his home on North Jackson Street. Pandure said the officers had been summoned by telephone by his wife during a domestic dis turbance. When Chief Stanton and as '1st ant Chief Sam Motley arrived! Pandure said, he ad News- Established 1928 RAEFORD, If the project is launched. He is certain it will be worthwhile, he declared. Fout also stated that he was exerting every ef , fort to locate a dentist and a medical doctor for Raeford to ' replace those lost recently. The board made a study of the grand Jury report. Lester was asked to investigate each recommendation and determine the feasibility and practicality of making the suggested changes. Among the requests was extermination at the county office building to get rid of roaches, which apparently are Infiltrating the upstairs rooms from nesting places In the base menu A letter was read from Dr. H. H. McLean, former Hoke County health officer and now regional public health consul tant of the N. C. Department of Health, who advised that he has prospects for a part-time county health doctor for Hoke County. A petition turned In by Com missioner John Balfour asking for a road In the Stonewall Community to be opened and maintained by the State High way Department was passed upon and directed to die high way department. vised them their services were not needed and told them to go on about their business. Pandure contended that Chief Stanton pressed him for Infor mation as to why officers were called, and that he. In anger, told Stanton to get off his pro perry. He said Chief Stanton later came to his horse barn on Har ris Avenue, presented him a bill from the Town of Raeford in the amount of $22.50, and asked him to pay It. He said he refused to do so and asked Stanton to sign the bill and that he refused to sign other than "chief of police' on the document. Pandure contended that if he owes the $12.50 privilege li cense, he does not owe the $7.50 per head assessment on five horses of his own kept at the barn. He also claimed he does not operate livery stable. In that he does not buy, sell, or trade horses, but keeps them for his personal enjoyment, although he does not ride horseback. Pandure admitted that he "boards" four horse for four different Indi vidua, s in Raeford, 4:a y M fj HOKE COUNTY, NORTH mm JEPTHA JORDAN Prominent Hoke Man Succumbs Funeral services for Jeptha Franklin Jordan, 82, retired Hoke County farmer, werecon ducted Thursday at 4 p. m. at First Baptist Church. Officiat ing were the Rev. John M. Glenn and the Rev. R. E. L. Moser. Burial was in Raeford Ceme tery. He was the son of James Riley and Mary Jane Gibson Riley and a native of Scotland County. He came herefrom Whtteville half a century ago at the age of 31 and purchased a farm on Aberdeen Highway, where tl.e See JORDAN, Page 11 Says Spite but charges only a dollar per day per horse, which he said was a losing proposition, He said Chief Stanton asked, at the time he presented the bill for immediate payment, that he be allowed to Inspect the barn, Pandure said he agreed only after the chief told him he would padlock the place Imme diately unless It was opened to him. Chief Stanton was not at the meeting. Members of the board deferred action on Pandure's request until their March meet ing. ltie town's $7.50 assessment against horses was Imposed two or three years ago after horse owners and the town board reached agreement on an ordi nance regulating the keeping of horses within the town limits. The ordinance was an out growth of complaints by one or more citizens against horse owners quartering their horses In residential areas. At the time the ordinance was drawn, an assessment of $7.50 per owner was levied. The fol lowing year, the assessment was raised to $7.50 per horse. CAROLINA .Hoke Schools Desegregate Hoke County Schools face loss of federal funds unless "the dual school system" is elimi nated by the beginning of the next school year. The county was one of 50 systems In North Carolina re ceiving warning letters this week from the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, They were singled out as school systems suspected of "prob able non-compliance" with the Civil Rights Act of 1964. D. D. Abernethy, superinten dent of Hoke schools, said his office received the letter in his Monday mail. Specifically, the letter con tended that desegregation of students and faculty has not proceeded at a satisfactory pace in the county's nine public schools. It referred to a survey of the local situation almost a year ago, when federal officials ex amined the entire school setup here and recommended certain steps to speed up desegregation. At that time, the Hoke school board revised its plans along lines suggested by the federal team. It was ruled shortly after the current school year began that the revised plans were sufficiently progressive to qualify the county for con ti"ued federal financial aid. Federal assistance In all school programs amounts to more than $500,000 a year, Abernethy said. The plan proposed by the local school board last spring called forcontinuationoffree dom of choice" In assignment, plus transfer of the Unchurch (all Negro) sixth grade to the county's new elementary school, and limited desegre gation of faculties. The proposal called for transfer of the Upchurch class to what now is W. T. Gibson School by December, whichwas the date the school was sup posed to have been completed by die contractor. Abernethy said the transfer will be completed just as soon as the contractor turns the building over to the county, which is expected to be by the middle of February. The latest letter from HEW Indicated a review of the Hoke situation has been made since the beginning of the current school year. It disclosed the following areas of "probable non-compliance:" "Faculty desegregation, stu dent desegregation, free choice failed to adequately desegre gate your dual system, seg regated bussing patterns, and failure to Implement specific assurances. "Although your district, fol lowing our on-site review, took steps adequate to Insure com pliance for the current school year, the situation in your sys tem does not meet cons ti national See SCHOOLS, Page 11 PAM McMILLIAN ; i f r v NOMINATE D--These four Hoke Hifrh School students have been nominated for tie Governor's School for Advanced Study In tMnston-Salem next summer. Thev are Urn MrMilllan, piano, daufhter of Mr. and Mrs. J.L. McMil lian; Ltanne Ipchurrh, voire, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. May Lose $500,000 DEAtTi CAR Ann Tadlock of Raeford died in the wreck age of this car late Friday afternoon when It skidded on 1rkkk,k A A A Industry Was Lost, Says Fout Raeford recently lost an In dustry because adequate water and sewer facilities could not be furnished, according to Jim Fout, manager ofRaeford-Hoke Chamber of Commerce. Fout made the declaration earlier this week at a meeting of Hoke Board of County Com missioners. Fout told commissioners that Hoke Planning and Development Commission, established more than a year ago by commission ers, is proposing a county wide survey of water and sewer needs with an eye toward setting up a long-range plan for land use throughout the county. The study, which will cost $8,500, will be paid for by a federal grant, Fout said. Meanwhile, private citizens in three neighborhoods In North Raeford have formed a corpo ration to deal with the federal government In securing funds to put running water in that area. See INDUSTRY, Page ll DUNNE VPCHVRCH The Hoke County Journal - Established 1905 It PER YEAR 10 PER COPY Woman In Car A 28-year-old Raeford wom an was killed late Friday after noon when her car skidded on wet pavement and crashed Into a two-ton truck two miles west of Raeford on N. C. 2ll. Killed instantly was Ann Tad lock, former wife of Guthrie Long Jr. of Raeford. Death apparently resulted from head injuries, according to Coroner Frank Crumpler. It was the first fatal accident of l 68 In Hoke County. State Highway Patrolman J. D. Robinson said the truck, a logging rig, was operated by Neil Arnold Peeples, 54, of Waycross, Ga. It was partial ly loaded with "fat pine" chunks. Robinson said Peeples told him he saw the car approaching at about 50 miles per hour. It skidded sideways, crossed the centerline, and slammed side wise Into the right front of the truck. Light rain was falling at the time of the accident, about 5:30 p. m. Parts of the wreckage were JULIAN JOHNSON Clyde E. Upchurch Jr.; Ronnie Huff, academic area, eon of Mr. and Mrs. D.R. Huff Jr., and Julian Johnson, aca demic area, son of Mr. and Mrs. June Johnson. The sum mer program brings together exceptionally talented stu dents from throughout North Carolina, Warned. By rain-slick N.C. 211 two miles sldewise into a logging truck. Is Killed Crash strewn as far as 70 feet Into a roadside field. The car was demolished. Only the motor, dashboard, and frame were left in one piece. Funeral services for the vic tim were held Saturday after noon atCrumplerFuneraiHome Chapel by the Rev. David Wil son and the Rev. Daniel Allen, Burial was conducted Sunday afternoon at Greenville, S. C. Survivors include her moth er, Mrs. M. G. Smith of Char leston, S. C, and one brother, Frank Tadlock of Washington, D. C. Page Transferred G. A. Page Jr., principal of Upchurch School, was re ported to be Improving this week after being transferred from Southeastern General Hospital in Lumberton to the VA hospital in Durham. Page was admitted to the Lumberton hospital December 26. He reportedly is suffering from a kidney ailment. RONNIE HVFF THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 8, 1968 O o west of Raeford and crashed Three File For Hoke Board Three persons have filed for nomination as candidates for the Hoke board of education In the May Democratic primary, J. Scott Foole, chairman of the county board of elections, re ported this week. They are Robert L. (Bobby) Gibson, Incumbent, the Rev. Wade Locklear, and Ivery Mc Nalr. The Rev. Mr. Locklear Is Indian. McNalr, a Negro, op erated a Raeford dry cleanlnj establishment. Elsewhere, incumbent Sen. N.H. McGeachy of Fayettevllle filed for nomination In the pri mary as once of two Democra tic candidates for the State Sen ate In the Hoke-Cumberland dis trict. John T. Henley of Hope Mills, the other Incumbent senator In the district, has indicated an an nouncement of his Intentions will be made In the near future. Two seats on the five-man Hoke Board of Education w ill be filled next fall, following the county's inauguration of a stag gered term system for mem bers of the board. Incumbents whose term will expire tn December are Gib son, and Dr. R.M. Jordan, cur rent vice chairman of the board. D.R. Huff Jr., W.T. Howell Jr., and A.W. Wood Jr. were elected to four-year terms two years ago. Bill Lamont Succeeds Cole William Lamont Jr. was named Hoke County Civil De fense director Monday when Hoke Board of County Commis sioners held its February meet ing. Lamont will succeed Alfred Cole, who resigned for reasons of health. In a formal letter of resignation. Col said he 1 caving the post with reluctance. "The cooperation 1 have re ceived has been gratifying," ha said. The resignation was accepted "with regret" by 9m board, Fall' r a I U M ? i M f
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