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92 ournal The Hoke County News- Established 1928 The Hoke County Journal - Established 1905 VOLUME LXIV NUMBER 2 R VI.FOIU). HOKE COUNT V. NORTH C AROLINA l PER YEAR I Of PER COPY THURSDAY. MAY 2.1. 1968 Chamber Hears 'Cousin' Chub, Installs Officers At Banquet Some 200 Raeford-Hoke Chamber of Com merct member and their guests were treat ed to t rollicking half hour of witticisms when H.F. (Chub) Seawell appeared here Tues day night at .the annual chamber banquet. Seawell, a well-known Carthage lawyer, lay preacher, television and radio entertainer, and an after dinner speaker growing In demand, was In top form for the occasion. He poked fun at politics, foreign policy, and diver other sub jects In a hilarious monolog, then capped It off with a short sermo.i. The meeting was held In the gym of the new W.T. Gibson School, and despite several delays In serving, the dinner and subsequent functions went well enough. The first order of business was the Instal lation of new officers and directors, a chore performed by R.B. Lewis. Phil DlehL Raeford attorney. Introduced Seawell, and the evening from that point was d9voteJ to merriment. Anecdote after anecdote poured from the gairolous M:'. Seawell, who can enliven al most any situation with his homespun manner, and can blister the plaster, sometimes, with his assessment of government. Wyatt Upchurch, Chamber president, pre sided at the session, which was devoid of business, except for the Installation ceremony. Taking their places as officers for the forthcoming year were Upchurch, who was reelected president; Ralph Barnhart and Alfred K. Leach, vice presidents; Younger Snead Jr., secretary, and Charlie Hottel, treasurer. It was a bit unusual, perhaps, but there was very little horn blowing, except by The Soul Sept, which tooted awhile before dinner then went away, Lewis took long enough to define the cham ber as "a great melting pot where the best Ideas for our community are rendered," and to read a poem, ''Give Mr A Man.'' Upchurch spoke only briefly about the cham ber's activities during the past 12 months. He said the office was upgraded, In his opinion, when It was moved to Its present Edlnborough Avenue address. The chamber's first an nual Christmas tree lighted by some 500 bulbs which donors had paid $2 each to have turned on provided Christmas for 26 needy children and hopefully will provide three times that much this year. Lewis also praised Jim Fout, Chamber manager, whom he said was completely de voted to the task. "It Is his whole life,' Lewis declared. After insulting every president. In chron ological order, from Wilson to Johnson, Sea well attacked "Intellectual atheism'' The Read er's Digest, and a few other cherished In stitutions before he finally got around to sin. With all that's wrong with the world, he said, if every man would return to Cod, If for but a few minutes, peace would again be abroad In the land. Four directors bowed out after having ser ved three-year terms and were replaced by as many with a fresh three-year start. Outgoing directors were Bobby Conoly, Bill Howell, Nelll M:Donald and Dr. Robert Town send. New directors were Jimmy Conoly, Ashwell Harward, Ed Manning and Homer McGulnn. Directors with one more year of three-year terms remaining are Bernard Bray, Paul Dickson, Alfred K. Leach, Bobby McNeill and Wyatt Upchurch. Directors with two-year terms remaining Include Ralph Barnhart, Younger Snead Jr., and Franklin Teal. sr - ' if Chub Seawell Looks Pained After Supper Balcony View Of Installation Of Chamber Officers Hoke School nape Case Awaits Hearing closing set A kldnap-rapt charge against Ardell Sturdlvant, 28, of Aber deen Rt. 1, awaited preliminary hearing here Wednesday morn ing at the opening of the weekly session of District Court, Judge Jo Dupree presiding. Sturdlvant, an Indian, Is charged with criminally as saulting Grade Nlven, 18, of Raeford Rt. 3, after he alleged ly drove away two of her com panions with a .22 rifle. The attack 1 alleged to have occurred shortly after midnight May 11 at Sturdlvant' home, to which he had been taken by Oracle Nlven' escort, Silas Love Jr., 32, Raeford Rt. 1, and Raymond McLauchlln, 46, Rae ford Rt. L Accounts of one of the wit nesses Indicated Sturdlvant ar rived at the bouse where Grade Nlven lives shortly before the a lleged attack. He had been beat en and showed other sign of having been In a fracas. Love 1 alleged to have per suaded McLauchlln to take the four persons In his car and to take Sturdlvant to his home. When they arrived, the witness said, Sturdlvant asked Mc Lauchlln to accompany him Into the house. Later, Sturdlvant la alleged to have come from Inside the house, marching McLauchlln In front of him, with a gun trained on McLauchlln's back. He then Is supposed to have ordered Grade Nlven out of the car and made the other two men (Mc Lauchlln and Love) drive away. The attack Is alleged to have occurred while the two men were gone. When they returned, they brought law enforcement officers with them. It was not expected the case actually would be heard yes terday, but that Judge Dupree would appoint counsel tor Stur dlvant. Both charges are pun ishable by death In North Caro lina. Sturdlvant has been in Jail without privilege of bond ever since the warrants were Issued against him. Hoke County students headed Into the home stretch this week, with the end of the current school term clearly In sight. From no to Tuesday, June 4, when most closings are sche duled, they will cram for exams and pore over faintly remem bered lessons, hoping for final marks which will send them ahead another peg up the lad der of education. Next week. The News-Journal will feature Its annual gradua tion edition, complete with grad uation schedules, photographs of graduating seniors, and pro grams of the various schools. If you have material suitable for the edition, please get It to us by the first of the weex, at the very latest, for Inclusion In this edition. emocrats Will Meet D Hoke County Democrats will gather at the county courthouse Saturday afternoon for their annual convention, beginning at 2 p. m. First order of business In a post-convention committee session will be election of a chairman and other officers, Incumlieiit Sam C. Morris Is seeking re-iectlon as the party head. Voting power at the conven tion Is limited to two dele gates from each precinct, which will give a total of 26 ballots to representatives of 13 precincts. During the convention proper, In the county courthouse, various orders of business will be considered from the agenda. Business may originate on the floor and be presented proper ly to the convention. It is at this meeting that local Democrats establish rules for the county wide organiza tion, which functions effective ly In welding the local party together. The chairman and vice chair man of each precinct shall be members of the Democratic Committee. Under rules adopted this year, each pre cinct committee consists of 10 Instead of five members. Following Is a list of chair men and vice chairmen: AllenHle L. A. McGugan, chairman, Mil. Alex McCor mlck. Antloch Dave Currle, chairman; Mrs. Peter Dial. Blue Springs Willie Mc Pliaul, chairman, Margaret Gainey, Buchan C. G. (Joe) (Mom, chairman, Lucille Hazeiwood. McCain O. B. Israel, chairman, Mrs. D. R, Huff Jr. Puppy Creek Ralph Plum mer, chairman, Mrs. R. E. Neeley. Raeford No. 1 -- Marlon Ho: 1 In 33 worth, chairman, L 11 lie Bratcher. Raeford No. 2 William Lamont, chairman, Mrs, Char les Hostetler. Raeford No. 3 Mrs. J. K. R lley, chairman, Ray mo id Hawkins, vice chairman. Raeford No. 4 -- Clayton Bouer, chairman, Mr. Vance Houston. Raeford No. S G. A. Rob inson, chairman, Mrs. Robert Doby. Rockflsh Gilbert M. Ray, chairman, Mrs. Herman Koonce. Stonewall Clifford Bostlc, chairman, Ml s. David Hendrlx. The meeiinj will p.-ecede by one eek the Do nocratlc con vention In Raleigh, where the major planks 01 the eiectlun year platform will he whittled out next weex. Sunday Night Accident Claims Seventh Fatality An 8-month-old child was killed Sunday night In 1 two car collision seven mile east of Raeford on N. C. 2lL This is the seventh fatality In Hoke County this year compared with only ll for the entire year of 1967. State Trooper E. M. Roberts identified the victim as Rhonda Cagle of Lumberton, a passen ger In a car driven by her father, Llndley Melton Cagle. 40, also of Lumberton. The Cagle car was struck by a second auto driven by Pauline Bodlford of Raeford. Roberts said the accident oc cured when a tire on the Bodl ford blew out, causing It to veer across the center line and strike the Cagle car head-on. The Cagle car was headed towards Red Springs, while the Bodlford car was traveling to- SCAP Directors Named Twelve new directors were elected to one-year terms May 18 for Sandhills Community Ac tion Program (SCAP) In elec tions held in Hoke County. Two directors were named In each of six communities. They are: McCain Community Ben Davis. Walter Green. McLaughlin Chapel Mrs. Ruth McNalr, Mrs. Willie Mo Neill. West Hoke Paul Hurst, M rs. Nina Davis. Burlington and Dial -- Mrs. Joel Dial. Mrs. Marie McCor mlck. Sliver City and Upchurch Everette Holllngsworth, Mrs. Jeanette Morrison. Hawk Eye Louis Oxendine. Rev. Joseph Lowery. Hoke County Community Ac tion, the local division of SCAP. recently added to Its staff vo cational conselor's aide, who will work In the area of em ployment. He is James M. McGregor, who lives In Raeford. He will be working dosely with the Em ployment Security Commission of North Carolina In assisting the county's unemployed to find lobs. McGregor will occupy an of fice In Room 219 of the new federal building. wards Raeford. Four persons were injured In the Cagle car. The were Mrs. Alleen Cagle, motfier of the dead child; Janice Cagle, 16; Danny Cagle, 9; and Patricia Kaylor, n. Melvln Douglas Rodiford, husband of the driver of the other auto, and the four Bodl ford children - Velvet Melinda, Melvln Douglas Jr., Johnny and Herry - were also injured. All were admitted to South eastern General Hospital at Lumberton. Tuesday morning, cars driv en by Harold Robert Nixon, 1C, Aberdeen Rt. 1, and Ro:ert Lewis Graham, 30, Box 291, Raeford, collided lour miles west of Raeiord on NC 211. State Trooper E. M. nlH-rls said his lnestlation revealed that Nixon pulled Into the left lane to pass a vehicle he was trailing, and In so doing, pull ed Into the side of Giaiiam's car, which was In the process oi passing Nixon. Damage to the Graham car was $150 and to the Nixon vehicle about $25. There were no injuries. Nixon v,as charted with pulling from a direct line of traffic without (list seen.; the move could be made in safety. Graham vas chained with failure to give an audible signal beiore passln . INIUIIMIIIIHIIIIIUIIIUIIIIIIIMIBUHIIIlim 1111 HIIIIIIIIIII II -D r ( New Burlington President Visits Pacific Mills Plants In Raeford Ely Reeves Callaway, rew president of Burlington Indus tries, visited the local plants of Pacific Mills, with which he was associated before he be came president of the parent firm, Thursday. Arriving here by plant 'from Greensboro. Callaway's party was unable to land at tiie fog shrouded local airport. The plane flew to FayettevllU, and the party returned to Raeford by car. At the end of his visit here, Calloway returned to Greens boro after boarding the plane at Raeford. While he was here, the fog lifted and the 'pilot brought the plant to Its Intended landing spot While here, the new presi dent talked at length with man agement personnel and visited many workers at their places throughout the mill, asking their views of operations and company policies. Born In LaGrange, Ga., In June, 1919, Callaway was grad uated from Emory, Ga.. Uni versity, whert ht received an A.3. degree In 1940. During World War II. he served In the grades of second lieutenant to major In the U.S. Army Quar termaster Corps and was pur chasing and contractlni officer for cotton clothing at the Phil adelphia Quartermaster Depot. He later organized and directed Deerlng. Mllllken and Co., Inc. and was responsible for setting up southeastern sales office. He later organized and directed a men's wear fabric plant for the marketing of 100 per cent syn thetic fabrics, woolens, and worsted and the original blends of polyester fabrics. Callaway left Mllllken In Oc tober, 1954, to loin the Amero tron Division of Textron, Inc., as vice president In charge of the company's Raeford Worsted operation. In 1956. when Burlington ac quired Raeford, Callaway was ' appointed executive vice presi dent In charge of merchandis ing for Raeford Worsted Co. Ht was named president of Rae ford and the Pacific Mills In Worsted Company division! 195S. In 1960, Callaway was elected a vice president of !3urli:ipton Industries and president o! Its Pacific Mills Division. In 1361, he was elected an executive vice preside.it of Burlington In dustries. Inc. and was appoint ed a member of the management committee. In these capaci ties he had broad manajjement supervision of Burlington's worsted divisions. Burling ton's men's wear division, and the company's corporate advertising. In 1965. he was -named a member of Burling ton's board of directors, lie is also a director of Amer- (Se CALLAWAY, Paee 11) Pearl McDougald, Cloth Department, And Callaway IrrmiiiHiHtiwiHnimiiHiHHniuiiMMHiiHMMniiiiiu itmmmmimii Ni.i.HHimii.wiimumi mi i hiiimihi .iiihimmmiuiiiiiiiiihiiii mum m .MiimiMMU.iitti.mH.umH.imMmimiimm.m.imii mm iiimimmMMiiiimimHUiNiiimimm iiimmmum urn iiiii .1 a
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