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The Hoke County News- Established 1928
The Hoke County Journal - Established 1905
VOLUME LXII NUMBER 40
RAEFORD, HOKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15. 1968
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212 Pints Collected
BLOODMOBILE-- rhU scene shows that people of Raeford
and vicinity are bent on saving the Hoke County blood
program. This crowded condition last Friday was a happy
sight to Clyde Upchurch, Red Cross blood program chair
man, who worked diligently to get the word around that
blood donations were a must in order to save the program
and to make free blood available to local citizens when
ever It is needed. The line formed at extreme right ex
tended across the room and down die length of a long hall.
Civil Term
Of Court
In Session
Judge D. B. Herring granted
three divorces in District Civil
Court and tried other cases
which had not been completed
to the final detail by Tuesday
night.
The only cases brought to
conclusion before press time
were divorce actions of Gladys
Moore versus William McKoy
Moore; Rosemary Roper versus
William Henry Roper, an Ruth
Shaw Gibson versus Pete Gib
son. The court was tied up all day
Tuesday on a case in which
Hoke-Scotland Tractor Co. had
entered suit against Harvey W.
Lee, and wife. Betty H. Lee,
charging that the defendants
owed for a piece of equipment.
The Jury returned a verdict in
favor of the Lees; ruling had
not been signed by Judge
Herring Wednesday morning.
The Jury also returned a ver
dict awarding Julian H. Wright
and Louise G. Wright $425 in
a suit against R. L. Hales. The
Wrights claimed that the de
fendant failed to live up to the
provisions of a lease.
TAGS EXPIRING
Today (Thursday) is the last
day 1967 state and town license
tags are valid, officers warned
motorists, urging them to get
their plates at the local license
agency. Chamber of Commerce
building, Campus Avenue, next
door to City Cleaners.
BreakIn Case Goes
To Superior Court
Five men charged with break-
lng and entering Breeden's Store
and receiving $420 worth of
merchandise and money were
bound over to Hoke County Su
perior Court by Judge George
Stuhl, who held District Court
last week, and were placed un
der a $1,000 bond each.
Clayton Eugene Parks of Rae
ford, Charles Wayne Lee of
Raeford Rt. 2, Grady Lee, Ter
ry Waterson, and Jlmmle Lee
of Fayettevllle were charged
with breaking Into Breeden's
Store at Lumber Bridge on Jan
uary 29, and carrying out wine,
clgaretts and other Heme by
the case.
Other district court and mag
istrate's court Judgements were
as follows:
Jerry D.Johnson, Fort Bragg,
public drunkeneaa, 20 day or
costa of court,
David Reed Holland, Shannon,
Intentionally setting fire to
woodland, four months or $50
and costs and probation for
two years.
Glenn Currle Gibson, Raeford
Rt. 2, driving drunk, eight
months, or $200 and costs. Must
operate no vehicle for two years.
Appeal noted. Bond aet at
$400.
Ronald William Cochran Jr.,
Fort Bragg, driving drunk, six
months or $100 and costs. Must
operate no vehicle for 12 mon
ths. Appeal noted, bond $150.
James Ardell Leggett, Rae
ford, driving drunk and driving
while license Is suspended.
First count, four months, sus
pended on payment of $100
fine and costs. Must operate no
vehicle for 12 months. Second
count, six months or $200 and
costs.
Robert Wesley Galney, Sted
man Rt. L driving too fast un
der existing conditions, coats,
Alvester Walton, Fayette
vllle, hit and run, 60 days or
$15 and costs,
Mark McEachern Hlnes,
Laurlnburg, driving without va
lid operators license, not guilty.
Delia Pierce, Hoke County,
child neglect, leaving children,
ages 5, 8, 10, and 13 unattend
ed and without proper care.
Prayer for Judgment continued.
George Allen Dobbins, Rae
ford assault, 00 days or costs.
Must not molest wife for two
years.
Barthona Ray, Raeford Rt. 1,
failure to decrease speed In time
to avoid accident, $10 and costs.
William T. Clark, Hoke Coun
ty, worthless check, 30 days or
restitution of $2 check and costs.
Second offense, worthless
check, restitution of $3,37 check
and costs.
Jack Aubry Tucker, Raeford,
speeding 75 In 60 zone, $25
and costs,
Tony Lineal Baldwin, Rae
ford, failure to see before start
ing from direct line that move
ment could be made In aafety,
$10 and costs.
Hoy Edward Brady. I'.orU v!l,
Improper passing $10 and costs.
Chester Carter, Raeford,
worthless check, restitution of
$5 check and costs of court.
Freston Robinson, Raeford,
drunkeness in a public place,
costs.
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Serviceman
Is Struck
By Truck
A Ft. Bragg serviceman'
was seriously injured when
struck by a car on U S 401 north
of here early Sunday morning.
Sp4 Thomas Peters, 26, 407th
Service Supply Co., was re
ported In critical condition
Monday by authorities at Wo
mack Army Hospital.
Peters was taken to Cape
Fear Valley Hospital at Fay
ettevllle following die accident
and men was transferred to Wo
mack. The accident was Investigated
by State Trooper E.M. Roberts,
who said the young man was
walking across the highway to
ward Virgil's Drive-in when a
truck driven by Charlie W.Wil
liams of Beulaville struck him.
Roberts quoted Williams as
saying lights of an oncoming
vehicle blinded him.
No charges have been lodged,
Roberts said, pending comple
tion of the investigation.
MEN TO MEET
Men of Raeford Methodist,
Raeford Presbyterian and First
Baptist churches will hold a
Joint meeting Tuesday at 6:30
at Raeford Methodist Church.
J. E. Byrd will "cater" the
supper, provided by First Bap
tist Church.
Huge Turnout Saves
Hoke Blood Program
Some 35
Donors
Delayed
Hoke County's Red Cross blood
program has been saved by a
miraculous turnout of blood do
nors, according to Clyde E.
Upchurch Jr., president of the
local chapter.
Faced with loss of credit
at Piedmont Carolines Regional
Blood Bank In Charlotte, the
local chapter staeed a concert
ed drive to surpass Us 100
plnt quota at Friday's visit of
the Red Cross bloodmobile.
From 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
a total of 212 pints of blood
were collected and 35 donors
were turned away after the
bloodmobile ran out of con
tainers. 'The response to the cam
paign was tremendous,'' Up
church said. "Most significant,
there were 112 first-time do
nors. The success of this
effort enables Hoke County to
remain in good standing with
piedmont Caroltnas Regional
Blood Center, and we can be
assured that any Hoke Countlan
who needs a transfusion at a
hospital whether It be lo
cally or In San Francisco
will be able to get it Imme
diately." Hoke had faced loss of pri
vileges to borrow blood after
contributions here lagged far
behind loans made by the blood
center. On two previous blood
mobile visits during the cur
rent fiscal year (July 1 to June
30), only 99 pints of bjood had
been collected.
Upchurch and others gave a
lion's share of the credit to
the splendid operation of the
bloodmobile Friday to Mrs. Sam
Homewood and Mrs. Ralph
Barnhart, who pushed the pro
gram and enlisted a team of
volunteer workers to man the
bloodmobile.
N.C. Sanatorium at McCain
furnished doctors for the visit
and Dr. R.M, Jordan of Rae
ford manned the examination
facilities while a delayed
McCain doctor was en route to
the bloodmobile clinic at Rae
ford Methodist Church.
As expected, most of the do
nors came from local industrial
plants.
Burlington Industries produc
ed 112 donors, Raeford Turkey
Farms had 36, state employes
at the sanatorium at McCain
furnished 29. There were 14
students, nine donors from
downtown business establish
ments, four from UnlRoyal.
The remainder of the 212 were
housewives, Upchurch aald.
Col. W.L. (Rube) Poole
Ends Long Career At 81
Funeral services were held here Friday
afternoon for William Lawrence (Rube) Poole,
tl, who died Thursday afternoon at Moore
Memorial Hospital in Unehurat after suffering
heart attack earlier In the day at his home.
A retired businessman and farmer, Colonel
Poole acquired that military rank upon leaving
active duty after serving In two world vara.
He waa commander of Raeford'e National
Guard unit a Coaat Artillery battery --Just
before It waa federalized In September, 1940.
Two daya before the local unit went away to
war, Poole, then a captain, waa promoted to
major and given command of the battalion of
which the Rat ford unit waa a part.
He had served In World War I as a first
sergeant In the 30th Division, seeing combat
In France.
After the wa: he was Instrumental In or
denizing a National Guard machlnegun company
In Raeford and aerved as Its first executive
o. fleer under Capt. K. B. Lewis, commanding
uilicer.
When the Raeford unit was shipped to the
Caribbean during the early days of World War
I!, Colonel Foole remained behind to command
training battalions at Fort Euatla, Va and
was commanding officer of Fort Taylor, Fla.,
before being returned to Inactive status In Feb
ruary, 1943.
Before World War D, he owned and operated
an insurance agency and appliance dealership
here and served as secretary-treasurer of
Raeford Savings and Loan Association. When
he went away to military service, the loan as
sociation position waa assumed by his wife,
who died two years ago. She aerved aa sec
retary -treasurer for 23 years before retiring
shortly before her death.
Colonel Poole aerved as clerk of Hoke Su
perior Court from 1919 to 1930, and waa chair
man of Hoke Boa rdof Electioneer many years.
He was an elder In Raeford Presbyterian
Church and for many years sang In the choir
and taught a Sunday School class there.
He owned a farm northeast of Raeford and
had an Interest In the soil that continued until
his death.
His reputation aa a baseball player -- and
later as a coach and manager spread across
North Carolina. Aa a young man, he played
See COL. POOLE. Page 4
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TEAL
WARREN
TUTTLE
Teal, Warren, Tuttle
Win Jaycee Awards
Franklin Teal was named
"Young Man of the Year" for
1967 In Raeford by local
Jaycees, who held their annual
honors and awards banquet here
Tuesday night.
Teal, 35, Is secretary-treasurer
of Raeford Savings and
Loan Association, a member of
the town board of commission
ers, and headed the Hoke United
Fund Campaign year before
last
Homer Tuttle, a Jaycee
sparkplug, was given the "Jay
cee ol the Year" award tor
being involved in virtually ev
ery project of the local Junior
Chamber of Commerce."
"Young Farmer of the Year"
award went to David Warren,
Raelord Rt. 3, who was de
scribed by Farm Agent W. S.
Young as "a high caliber young
farmer who is using the scien
tific approach toward solving
farm problems."
Phil Diehl, Jaycee president,
presided at the dinner meeting
at Jiffyburger No, 2. It was a
"bosses night" affair, but not
many bosses showed up.
Jim Fout, manager of Rae-ford-Hoke
Chamber of Com
merce, presented the award to
Teal. Diehl made the presen
tation to Tuttle and Youngmade
the young farmer award.
Describing North Carolina
agriculture today, Young said
it is a hntbed of vitality and
activity, in which creativity,
ideas and innovations arc
See AWARDS, Pace 11
Hales, Rogers Enter Race
For County Commissioner
COL. W. L. (RUBE) FOOLE
Two candidates filed tor
county commissioner, one for
the school board, and several
for other offices as the dead
line neared for getting on ttie
ballot for the May Democratic
primary in Hoke County.
Seeking nomination in the pri
mary as Democratic candidates
for county commissioner are
R. L. (Lud) Hales of Raeford
and Elias Rogers of Antioch.
Already a candidate is J. A.
Webb of Ashley Heights, an In
cumbent. Two seats on the five
man commission are to be filled
In the November election, the
one filled by Webb and Tom
McBryde, who was appointed to
the board.
Dr. R. M. Jordan, vice chair
man of the board of education,
filed for reelection. He has
served several terms on the
board.
Other candidates for two
seats on the board of educa
tion are lvery McNair, incum
bent Robert L. (Bobby) Gibson,
and Wade Locklear.
The two Incumbent state
senators in the Hoke-Cumberland
senatorial district N. H.
McGeachy of Favetteville and
John T. Henley of Hope Mills
have filed for reelection. Mc
Geachy paid his filing fee last
week and Henley got into the
race officially this week.
Hales, 50, operates Hoke
Texaco Service tr,i au;ed car
1st on Aberdeen Road near the
western town limits of Raeford.
This is his first venture into
politics.
He grew up in the Wayside
community, was graduated from
Seventy-! irst High School in
Cumberland County, and over
the years operated a service
station-grocery store In Rae
ford and sold automobiles.
He is married to the former
Edna Marie Wilkes of Hoke
County. They have three sons,
two of whom are associatedwith
their father in business.
Rogers, an Ind:an, last year
became the first non-white per
son ever elected to office in
Lumbee River Electric Mem
bership Corporation, winning a
seat on the board after a heat
ed battle with the organization
which ruled several dozen
Rogers ballets invalid at the
annual election.
When Rogers threatened
court actioi,, RA atturneys In
Raleiti advi-.ed the elections
committee to rcc insider the
ballots, T!ie re-ult was that
Risers was elected Irstead of
Mrs. J, M. Andrews of I'oKc
Cxinty ai director frci;- their
area.
Dr. Jordan, a Raeford phy
sician, is a native of Hol'e
County a; d a graduate of Wale
Forest t. i: verity a id 3owmr
Grav School nf edicine. lie
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