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The Hoke County News- Established 1928 The Hoke County Journal - Established 1905 VOLUME LXHI NUMBER 51 i RAEFORD. HOKE COUNTY. NORTH CAROLINA 4 PER YEAR 10 PER COPY THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1968 Saturday Election - 'li t.. r-r '' w3ti -vr,tLil-Htf 7ir dy to Vn. m V ' i'ii . . ! , . Lf IV -f it- 1 tic and A f I : rV n -i 1 3 r Despite an I . 1 , i 1 usual Interest, i, '.; i i - i Ji ..Y i'C. 1 I In Hoke history i x , i ip i - , mw m ii a ra U j T., ', . ,A ' J. l f -.."V race for county kt-i' v. . ' ' .tVTIjJivJ " :: . V'"' :. the N.C. House of eaT k. .tV?vV.-.-M VvV - ttve. and the : .- . . . , iXkv-- v . For the most ., " , i. iV.-Li"' TrlLi i'Ati. --- will be between Contests For Local Office May Boost Primary Vote HOUSE DAMAGED Raeford firemen were called Tuesday mornlnf at about 11:30 to this resi dence at 801 Saunders Street, where fire damaged the rear rooms of the dwelling and destroyed furnishings. Here, Doc Ivey probes for unextinguished blaze under the roof as other firemen tackle the blaze inside. The home Is occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Al Braun. (N. J, Photo by Henry Blue) Hoke Has Hunger, But Is Being Fed BY JIM TAYLOR Are there really "hungry" people In Hoke County? Ask that question among the county's citizens, and you'll get a variety of answers ranging from an emphatic "no" to an equally positive "yes." Somewhere betyccne two extreme! ikf the" I, ji.,. li cannot e easily ascertained. The question not a new one, by any means was again brought to public attention last week when Hoke was Included among 27 North Carolina coun ties in which, according to a national citizens board of in- Draft Calls 18 In Hoke Hoke County draft board has been directed to deliver 18 young men for Induction Into the armed forces M ay 10, according toMrs. Mary Donnellan, clerk. The call is the largest re ceived by the local board In several years. Another 37 young men will be sent to Raleigh for pre-lnduction examination May 9. C7 quiry, hunger and malnutrition exists. The charge was made in a 100 - page report "Hunger, U. S. A compiled by a 25 member commission organized last July by Citizens Crusade Against Poverty, a private group headed by Walter p-fleutbsu, United Auto Worker president. The board of inquiry ferreted out 256 counties in the nation In which it said conditions of hunger and undernourishment exist "to a shameful degree." M03t of the counties were in the South. Indeed, most were In the otherwise rich agricul tural regions which have large percentages of non-white popu lation." m Irt Hoke County, the non white percentage of the popu lation Is more than 50 per cent. Its low per capita and per pamily incomes (based on the 1960 census) has caused it to be included In virtually every federal listing of poverty stricken or underprivileged condition. Althouiji 27 Norm Carolina counties were cited by the study, there was no evidence of even a superficial study of condi tions in the individual counties. Public hearings were held In Columbia, S.C., Hazard, Ky.. Birmingham, Ala., and San An tonio, Texas, and members of die board made field trips into all sections of the country. Here, a great many people were willing to admit that undernourishment is perhaps prevalent among the low income segments of the population. ' The principal difference In opinion appears to be how many people are Included in the "low income" group. Dr. Harry H.McLean. former health officer of the county, said his experiences in exa mining young children of the low Income groups indicates clearly that the board's charges are true. "I have not been in these people's homes, or determined what constitutes their diet, but the medical evidence one en counters in dealing with young, school age children is that undernourishment and a greater or lesser degree of malnutri tion and hunger, exists in Hoke County," Dr. McLean said. Last year, with federal assis tance based on need as Indicated by economic and medical evl dence, a program of free See HUNGER, Page 11 contests are p re- County when the polls Satur- the Democra- Republlcan primaries. apparent lack of the largest vote (or a primary election Is forecast, primarily because of a hotly-contested commissioner, Representa- gubernatorlal prl- part, the battle Democrats. Hoke County has only 245 reg istered Republicans In 13 pre cincts, while the new Demo cratic registration numbers 4, 729. To date, there has been a noticeable lack of enthusiasm for the primary election, but observers say that Is no Indi cation the vote will not be heavier than usual. For one thing, there seven candidates for two seats on the board of county commis sioners, with Incumbents J.A. A ebb, Ashley Heights farmer, and T.F. (Tom) McBryde Rae ford businessman, heading the list. Others In the race Include Pete Sawyer, Ashley Heights store-service station operator; David Hendrlx, Arabia farm er; Albert Saunders, Antloch store owner; R.L. (Lud) Hales, Raeford service station owner and used car dealer, and Ellas Rogers, first Indian ever elect ed to office In Lumbee River Electric Membership Corpora tion. Also contested are two seats on the county board of education, with incumbents Dr. R.M. Jor dan, vice chairman of the pre sent board, and Robert L. (Bob by) Gioson drawing opposition from Ivery McN'alr, Raeford dry cleaning shop owner, and Wade Lock lea r. Local Democrats are beat ing the bushes for support for Rep. Nelll L. McFadyen, who Is seeking a fourth term In the N.C. House of Representa tives. McFadyen, a Raeford businessman-farmer, la the only candidate from Hoke County In a six-man race for four seats In the 24th House District, com posed of Hoke, Robeson and Scotland counties. Three other Incumbent rep resentatives are seeking re election In the district. They are R.D. McMillan of Red Springs, an automobile and farm equipment dealer; Roger Klser of Laurlnburg, a retired school principal, and R.L. Campbell of Rowland, Robeson attorney. Gus Speros, Maxton building contractor, has been conduct ing and extensive campaign throughout the district. Weldon Lowry of Pembroke also Is making a bid for the office. Considerable Interest also is anticipated In the Democratic gubernatorial primary In Hoke County, primarily because of a vastly Increased Negro regis tration and the presence of a Negro candidate on the ballot. Dr. Reginald Hawkins of Charlotte, a dentist-preacher, la the first Negro to seek the governorship since Reconstruc tion. Despite predictions In some quarters that Hoke's L 927 Negro voters will vote sol idly for Hawkins, many obser vers are forecasting the Negro support will be split between Hawkins and the other two Dem ocratic candidates. . They are Lt. Gov. Bob Scott, son of the late Gov. W. Kerr Scott, and J. Melvln B rough ton Jr., whose father also served as governor of North Carolina, The candidacy of Dr. Ray mond stone, president of Sand hills Community College In Southern Pines, who la running for nomination as the Demo cratic candidate for superb tendent of public instruction, also Is being heavily backed by many local Democrats. Four other Democrats are seeking the top school post, Including Wendell W. Smiley, Everette Miller, Craig Phillips and William D, Harrlll. Sneed High of Fayettevllle, who served In the House of Representatives during the last session of the General Assemb ly, Is seeking the nomination for state treasurer against vet eran Edwin GUL Robert Morgan of Lllllngton, state senator and chairman of the board of trustees of East Carolina University, stepped out of the Senate to try his hand against Thomas Wade Bruton, N.C, attorney general. H. Pat Taylor Jr., whose father aerved as lieutenant gov ernor, also stepped aside after several term In the House to run for lieutenant governor In the Democratic primary. He la opposed by Mrs. James M.Har per Jr. of Southport, former president of North Carolina Council of Women's Clubs, and Frank M. Matlock. On the Republican ballot, Rep. James C. (Jim) Gardner and John L. (Jack) Stlckley are wag See CONTESTS, Page 11 Saturday's Primary Vote Potentially Hoke's Top Hoke County voters will go to the polls Saturday to select Democrats and Republican nom inees for state, local and na tional offices. Based on a new county wide registration, the potential turn out is the largest ever in Hoke County, and there are widely varying estimates of how large the vote here will be. Basical ly, estimates range from 2,500 to 4,000. The new registration pro duced an unofficial total of 5,072 voters in the county com pared to a previous total of some 4,200. The latter figure includ ed many registrants who have died or moved away and their names not removed from the books. J. Scott Poole, chairman of the board of elections In Hoke County, said an official total of new registration figures had not been computed Tuesday, with official canvasses in from only seven of the county's 13 pre cincts. Unofficial totals show 4.729 Democrats and 245 Republicans on the books, with some 30 Independents. Registration, in order of size, In the 13 precincts Is as fol lows: L. Raeford No. One. 753. 2. Raeford No. Five. 685. 3. Raeford No. Two, 508. 4. Raeford No, Four. 441. 5. Antloch, 419. 6. McCain, 40V '. 7. Stonewall, 399. 8. Blue Springs, 387. 9. Puppy Creek, 354. 10. Raeford No. Three, 256. 1L Buchan, 212. 12. Rockflsh, 197. 13. Allendale. 180. By race, there areunofflclally 2.843 whites, 1,927 Negroes and 302 Indians on the books, with heaviest Negro registration In the county's new precinct, Rae ford No. 5. There, a concerted regstration drive produced 560 . Negro registrants (and only five whites). There also are 560 registered Democrats In that precinct, which has only four registered Republicans and one Independent. For the first time in many years, there will be a primary ballot for Repnblicsi hff. Polls will open at i:30 a.m. and close at 6:30 p.m.. East ern Daylight Time. jj Horse Show Here Saturday oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooot Election Party The News-Journal will stage Its customary "election party" Saturday night when returns from the day's voting In the Demo cratic and Republican primaries pour In from Hoke County's precincts. An "election board" will be mounted at the front of the news paper office, and precinct totals will be posted as they are reported to election officials. The tabulation will begin at 7 p. m. ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo Old-Age Dream More A Nightmare BY JIM TAYLOR Lady Luck was quite gener ous to LoffleMcPhatter the first 92 years of his life. In his 93rd year, however, she knocked him down and stomped him. Naturally, the unexpected turn of events left McPhatter bewildered. A bit confused, perhaps, but not pessimistic At an age when most people would live almost entirely In the past, he Is looking toward the future. But the tra6edy of recent events, and despair about gen eral conditions, have added wrinkle to an already furrowed brow. McPhatter, Hoke County native, dwelled until only re eently In a four-room frame house near West Hoke School with his wife of some 70 years. On the night of March 25, McPhatter awakened to dis cover a stuffed chair ablaze In his home. His wife. Belle, had been ill since morning and still had not come to bed. McPhatter tld he doused the Are, tried to he'.p his wife to bed, but she refused. He re turned to sleep. Near dawn, he was again awakened by the smell of smoke. He made his way through the darkness to the home of a daugh ter, Mrs. Nora McLean, who lives some 100 yard away. They hurried back to the McPhatter house, finding the dwelling engulfed in flames. Later, they found the remains of McPhatter' wife in the ashes. The terror of that morning still haunt McPhatter and his daughter, with whom he now re sides. His trouble are com pounded by the pressing prob lem of survival. McPhitter was born near Wa gram 93 years ago. About 50 year ago, he moved onto the eight-acre tract where hi daughter' house and th burned chimney of hi former real dene Hand. A "working man" all hi year, McPhatter used to farm, dig ditches for other farmer, and says he once carried tfie mall from BowmeretoLumber ton, riding t mule on the (tar routs for "Mr. McLaod." After tie mil got frisky and threw htm, hi employer bought him a road cart, he laid, and he continued tfie two-day-a- frte MOHTUAKE, Pete .r"f '''''vX ll . I; Lome McPhatter 1 1 ' nmrnfln-rn n nn irwi i - .-.-.- . Raeford Woman's Club will stage It fourth annual horse how her Saturday, with a eon lderable revision In th format of the show. Unlike previous events, th how this year will feature five performance In two rings on Saturday at Stanton Farm on Highway 401 Bypass. In previous years, th show has covered a two-day period, with a Friday night performance preceding th Saturday champ ionship. Th show will get under way at 10 a. m. Ring 1 will be used throughout th show for English classes and Ring I will be devoted to western classes. Unlike previous shows here, there will be no cavalcade of hunters and Jumper, which formerly competed in a day long showing In Ring 2. This year, western classes and games have been given the spot light In the morning and after noon performances In Ring 2. The modification la expected to stimulate participation by local horsemen, moat of whom ride "western" style. Th championship stakes will be staged In Ring 1, where eight classes will b conducted In the 10 a. m. show. Another seven classes will be conducted there beginning at 1 p. m. The evening performance will get under way at 7 o'clock and will Include 13 classes, Including th English (take (classes In which prize money la awarded). L lghteen events will be reeled Pre-School S ignup Set Pre-school registration for J.W. McLsuchlln School stu dents will be completed Tues day, May 7, between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m., according to James Bowie, principal. "Par ants will need to bring their children' birth certifi cates and Immunization (shot) record at this time," Bowie laid. "It will not be necesiary for the children to be present. "All parents who will hive children In the McLauchlln Ant grade next fall, and who have not returned pre-scfiool In formation blank to th achool, are asked to secure blnk. frem the icnoel. complete It, and return lt by Tuesday, Bowie aid. off In Ring 2, beginning at I o'clock Saturday afternoon and lasting until late afternoon. The program Includes en equal num ber of performance classes and games, which test the skill of both bora and rider. Saturday night, 12 classes will be conducted In the west ern ring, where Fhln Horton Jr. of Winston-Salem will be Judge. Phil Dlehl of Raeford will be ringmaster. Final event on the western program la a horse race. In which both caah prize and trophlea and ribbons will be awarded. On tap for the evening per formance In Ring I will be take for three-galted and flve-galted horses. Tennessee walking horses, pleasure pon ies, fin harness horse, and a western pony championship stake. Judge for English events will be Jimmy Martin of Pell City, Ala. Ringmaster will be Jim Taylor of Raeford. Frank Smith of High Point will be announcer for the Eng lish ring and Louis D. Day of Rocky Mount will annouc the western snow. Poat entrlea will be accept ed, show officials said, mean ing that a horse may be en tered anytime before the class 1 called. Concessions will be manned by members of th woman' club, who also will offer a "country store" booth of home made wares and home cooking. Hamburgers, hotdogs, sand wiches, soft drinks and Iced tea alao will be purveyed. Admission to each perform ance will be $1.23 for adult and 50 cents for children. Water-Sewer Plan Financed By Grant An $8,500 grant has been awarded to Hoke County by the federal government to plan ef ficient land us and determine water and sewer needs through out the county. The grant waa mad by Farm er Horn Administration and announced here by Cecil R. Reg Utar, county FHA supervisor. Th money will be used for a county wide plan for short and long term water-sewer de velopment and present and future land uae. A contract ha been awarded to Mayea, Sudderth and Ethe redge, me., as engineering firm of Atlanta, Oa by Hoke County Planning Board and Hoke county commissioners. Th firm will conduct th necessary surveys, draw the plan, and make recommenda tions a to present and future water-aewer development and land as. Th plan will provide Infor mation to avoid over lapping, du plication, nderdeeign, or over design of water and sewer fa cilities It and wbea they ere developed In rural Hoke County . The Hoke County grant la be lieved to be one of the first made far county-wide develop ment of water-aewer faclllttea. It doe not Indicate that wfast (prea develop meet of thee facilities la Imminent. There are Indications, how ever, that a elzeable FHA loan may be forthcoming to North west Water Supply, Inc., a non profit copo ration recently chartered by the state to (eek water-fewer aervlce for the residential area north of Rae ford. That corporation waa estab lished by Negro leadera who have been working on the pro ject for several months and now have plana far enough along to apply for a federal loan. The county wide plan will project population growth, with provisions for not only water and wer need, but other development which Is antlal for the orderly growth of the county, FHA official (aid. "Th comprehensive water and sewer plan will be developed In harmony with future plana for roads, schools, recreational fa cilities, private development of tend, agriculture, commerce, end Industrial wee of land," the FHA announcement eald. Robert L. (Bobby) Glbeoo, ehairmaa of Hoke planning Board, said thai by planning for orderly development of water end aewer ayatem, th entire Hoke County population stands to gain either direct or kw dlrect beeefita.