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The Hoke County News- Established 1928
The Hoke County Journal - Established 1905
VOLUME LXIV NUMBER 37
RAEFORD, HOKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
4 PER YEAR 10 PER COPY
THURSDAY, JANUARY 23. 1969
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RECEIVES AWARD - U.S. Air Force Captain Thomas J. Harris Jr. right), whose
wife, Michal, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C.T. Maunsell, 4210 Brush Hill Rd.,
iashville, Tenn., receives the Distinguished Flving Cross at Mather AFB, Calif., from
Colonel James A. Wilson, base commander. (U.S. AIR FORCE PHOTO)
Capt. T.J. Harris, Jr.
Receives DFC Award
I!. S. Air Force Captain Thomas J.
Harris Jr., whose wife, Michal, is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C.T. Maunsell,
42 10 Brush Hill Rd., Nashville. Tenn., has
been decorated with the Distinguished
Flying Cross at Mather AFB, Calif., tor
heroism in military operations in
Southeast Asia.
Captain Harris distinguished himself as
a navigator on March 24, 1968, when his
aircraft sustained severe damage while
flying over hostile territory. Disregarding
his own. personal safety, the captain
remained at his duties and with
unwaivering calmness and courage
Old Burlington School
On again-off again. The Burlington
School came back to the busers who
purchased from the Hoke County Board
of Education last week, but it's gone
again.
Early last fall, the building was
reportedly sold first to Glenn Wood. It
was immediately sold to the Rev. Claudie
Dial for $30,000. Dial made a deposit and
promised to come up with the balance by
a certain date in January.
It was Dial's plans, he said, to use the
Teacher's Aid Program
It caught on with the parents and it's
catcluns up -- the kids'.
This is the new Volunteer Teacher's
Aid program under way at J. W.
McLauclilin School. Volunteers are
mothers who arc taking time from their
home duties and using it to help small
school children. Their only reward is the
glow on the little face of a six-year-old
who has learned a word he was unable to
grasp the day his playmate learned it.
Thomas J. Fleming, a magazine writer,
told of a little boy who had fallen farther
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TWO AS'D TWO ARE FOUR - These si- -earmolds think they are learning to read but
they are really learning arithmetic - ' he situation vice versa. Vie rewarding factor
in this case, himtver, is lliat - they are teaming! Mrs. R.G. Townsend Jr., is one of the
volunteer mothers who are aiding teachers daily at Mcluchlin School by tutoring
children in small groups so they can liave the atvantage of individual help.
agisted the pilot in flying the burning
plane to a safe landing.
Captain Harris, who recently
completed a tour of duty at Nakhon
I'hanom Royal Thai AFB, Thailand, also
holds seven awaids of the Air Medal.
He is presently assigned at Mather with
the Air Training Command.
The captain, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harris
of Blue Springs, is a 1956 graduate of
Hoke County High School. He received
his B.S. degree in accounting from the
University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill and was commissioned there in I960
through the Air Force Reserve Officers
Training Corps program.
Sold To McCormick
sprawling structure for a Bible camp for
buys with the help of the Southeastern
Evangelistic Fellowship.
Wood said this week that Dial gave up
the building through default and that it
had been sold to Alex McCormick, a store
owner in the area for $25,000.
When the people in the community
surrrounding the former Negro school
heard that the building was going to be
used for a boys' school for Indians, they
complained to the county commissioners.
Children Learning To Read With
and farther behind his classmates in
reading. He could learn but most of the
other 26 in his room were learning faster
and they were leaving him behind.
Fianlly a soft-spoken woman named
Lillian Forsch greeted the youngster with
a smile. She was a VTA. She began
patiently helping him unravel the difficult
words. Little Edward's confidence began
to grow. He was getting the individual
boost he needed. He smiled for the first
time that month as he exclaimed. "Mrs.
Forsch. I can read, can't I?"
At the beginning of last fall, there were
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Bad Check For Fifty Cents
Costs Defendant $15.50
A young man was hauled
into court last week for writing
a worthless check for half a
dollar. By the time the local
20-year-old construction
worker paid off the check and
the costs of court was added,
the incident cost him $15.50.
Another Hoke County man
was sent to prison for five
months for writing bad checks.
Numerous other worthless
check cases came before Judge
Joe Dupree and Magistrates
H.L. Gatlin and Mrs. Helen
Barrington. The complete list
was as follows:
James Thomas, Racford,
worthless check, restitution of
50 cent check to Lewis
Lipscomb (C. & L. Grocery)
and costs of court.
Willie E. McLean. Hoke
County, worthless check for
$7; worthless check S22.50;
worthless check S5; worthless
Tax Listing Moving At A Slow Pace
There are two weeks of time left for
listing taxes. Many holders of property
have listed all things, real and personal
that they owned as of the first of January
but there arc more than that who still
must come in and tell the painful truth.
The amount of properly to be listed m
Raeford runs into the millions and so
docs that in the rural areas.
The lax base, or assessed valuation, for
Raeford is $10,763,883. This is 65 per
many such children among the 187 in the
McLauclilin School first grade. If (he
teacher's school day could be divided into
individual leaching time for each child,
each would get only six minutes of
tutoring a day, Principal J. B. Bowles
pointed out.
At this time. 4'4 months after school
opened last fall, there arc only five first
graders in the whole school who cannot
read. This is an unusual record.
Much of the credit for this gratifying
situation goes to 28 parents who aie
making it possible for children to receive
an extra hour a day of tutoring,
singularly, or in very small groups which
can be given undivided attention.
To be a good Math, English, Science,
or Geography student one must first be a
good reader.
It docs not require the services of a
professional educator to help get little
tots started on the right foot. In public
and parochial schools across the country,
some 200.000 people like these Racford
women are working side by side with
teachers and principals on a growing
variety of school jobs.
As far as is known, McLauclilin is the
second school in the state to facilitate
such a program. The first was a school in
Graham. The first in the United States
was a New York City School where it is
now worked in successfully in higher
giadcs also.
Mrs. Robert G. Townsend heaid about
this type of program when she was in
college. In the course of conversation she
mentioned it lo some fiiends. The idea
had then and theie blossomed without
foiclhouthl. It caught on last. Principal
Bowles welcomed the proposal and so did
the seven first giade teachers.
The principal helped by filteiing
materials to be used. Since then, he says
the work has continued on its own. Mis.
Townsend called mothers and offered
them the chance to help. Twenty-tight of
Town
check $5. bach check was a
separate warrant and 30 days
was handed down for each
offense. Holder of all the
checks was Billy Harks.
Russell McAllister, Raeford
worthless check, restitution of
S8 check to Lewis Lipscomb.
Roderick Graham, Raeford,
worthless check, restitution of
$81.80 check to Nellie
McBryde, and costs.
James Pick. Aberdeen,
worthless check, six months or
restitution of $200 check to
C.H. Odom, and costs.
Joe Billinger, Raeford,
worthless check, 30 days or
restitution of $5.53 check to
Billy Parks and costs.
James McLuuchlin, Raeford,
worthless check. 12 months or
restitution of $62.95 check to
Nellie McBrvde.and costs.
Henry V'. McMillan, Parkton
Rt. 2, worthless check.
restitution of $70.71 check to
Freddie Breeden. not guilty.
Clco Bullard, Aberdeen,
worthless check, 30 days or
restitution of $15 check to
C.S. Odom, and costs.
Cases of other types dealt
with last week were: John
Willie Lowery, Raeford Rl. 3,
drunk in public place. $2 and
costs.
Bobby Gene Locklear, Red
Springs Rt. 1, drunk in public
place, $4 and costs.
Ether Henderson, Aberdeen,
drunk in public place, $10 and
costs.
Fletcher Charles Ownes,
Asheboro, no valid inspection
certificate, costs.
Alfred William Phillips,
Sanford Rt. I, expired
inspection certificate, costs.
Margaret Priest. Racford Rl.
I. driving 75 in 60 mile zone,
$15 and costs.
cent of the value of all the taxable real
property within the city.
The tax rate is set at II .7 million
(SI. 1 7 per $100 valuation) producing an
income from ad valorum taxes of
$117,748. Total bonded indebtedness in
early 1967 was $559,000, of which
$55 1 ,000 was for water and sewer bonds.
Since that time another $700,000 worth
of bonds have been sold to enlarge the
sewage plant.
them volunteered to come for an hour a
week. After a briefing, they look over
and have carried on ever since. There have
been only two drop-outs among the
volunteers, and new ones were waiting lo
take over when these two had to quit.
"There hasn't been a hitch since we
started," Mrs. Townsend said as she
entered the school Thursday morning at
10:15 a. m. to begin her hour of work.
Most of the workers are willing to put in
more time if necessary.
Mothers pool or swap baby-sitting
services with each other. "Enthusiasm
and dedication of the women have made
the program successful," Mrs. Townsend
and Ihe principal agreed. Not one has
called to say they could not be in school
that day because they must bake a
birthday cake for Johnny or go to the
beauty parlor.
The teacher decides on the children
who would benefit most by the extra
amount of attention and she instructs the
volunteer as to the area of work needed.
Children, eager to learn, rush forward to
take their appointed seats. When they are
dismissed, they are one step closer to a
classmate who got ahead through no fault
of their ow n.
The program has been endorsed by the
Raefoid Woman's Club and trust of Ihe
volunteers are members of the club.
Making up the volunteer staff, besides
Mrs. Townsend. are Mrs Frank Blue. Mrs.
Grover Owens, Mrs. J. R. Hcndrix, Mis.
C. R. Pursley, Mrs. Milo Postel, Mrs.
Robert Hughes, Mrs. bd Manning. Mrs.
John Riddle. Mrs. Lauchlin Mac Donald.
Mrs. Graham Pope. Mis. Sam Hendnx.
Mrs. Leonard Frahm, Mrs. Phil Diehi,
Mrs. Ricfiaid Rush. Mrs. Ronald Osborne.
Mrs. Harrv McLean. Mrs. H. W. Knott.
Mrs. Jim Best. Mrs. H. L. Gatlin. Mrs. J.
W. Gibson. Mrs. Eugene Parsons. Mrs Bill
Moses. Mrs. David Ryan. Mrs. Dale
Ormsby. Mrs. Coitez Cooper. Mis. Irsin
Hubbard. Mrs. Wilton Wood
Industries
.Board
Rry Wallace. Red Springs
Rt. 3. driving 75 in 60 mile
zone, $15 and costs.
Samuel Richard Harrell.
Fayetteville, failure to decrease
speed, $10 and costs.
Johnnie Watson, assault on
female, prayer for judgment
continued. Costs.
Farley B. Locklear. Racford,
assault by pointing gun. Judge
ordered that defendant plea of
guilty be changed to not guilty
and that the court find
frivolous and malicious
prosecution on the part of ihe
prosecution witness who was
taxed with costs of court.
George Nicholson. Raeford,
inadequate brakes, $10 and
costs.
Leonard Ray Jr.,
Kannapolis, non support, 12
months suspended for five
years, must pav 575 each two
See(Ul K : .r.ifv li
In addition to the income from ad
valorum taxes, the city received
$8,486.59 from franchise and intangible
taxes, and $137,437 from the sale of
water and $20,000 from other sources.
Hoke County has a tax base of
$42,059,132 which is also based on 65
per cent of the actual value. The county
tax rate is 13.8 mills. It produces an
income of $535,592.45.
The county has bonds outstanding for
$1385,000 of which $1,290,000 are
school bonds and S95.000 is for the jail.
The county had an additional income
from franchise and intangible (axes of
SI8.4I8.35 and from other sources,
S5 16.454.26.
Superior Court
Starts Monday
The Grand Jury will review three
murder warrants when Hoke County
Superior Criminal Court opens here
Monday morning.
Outstanding among them is the case
against James Willie Watson, who is
charged with the slaying of AdolphusT.
Bobbin at a McCain store last April.
Watson was recently jailed here after
being arrested in New York.
The case of Wilbcrt Lee Jones, Raeford
Rt. 3, charged with accessory after the
fact in connection with the same murder
will also come before the Grand Jury.
Watson's court appointed attorney is
Palmer Willcox and Jones' is Phil Diehl.
Other felonious warrants lo be
examined by the Grand Jury are: James
Robert West, Racford, charged with hit
and run on November 12, resulting in
injury to Mrs. Arthur Edwards and Mrs.
Mary Parks.
Henry Woods. Red Springs Rt. 4,
assault with deadly weapon on Emma
Woods with a rifle on Aug. 4. 1968,
resulting in serious bodily injury. Court
appointed attornev is Palmer W illcox.
Henry Woods, assault with deadly
weapon resulting in serious bodily injury
on Joyce Locklear.
Thomas Loienza Daniels, Aberdeen,
murder of James McCrimmon on Dec. 28,
1968. Attornev. W D. Sabiston.
James Frederick Handon. Raeford Rt.
I. murder of Robert (Bob) Stewart, Aug
II, 1968 Attorney. Phil Diehl.
These and a number of ether
defendants charged with felonies ti ill
come before Judge William Y. Bu t
next week.
has conic
I lie Town
Commissioners of Raetoid out ol a pit ol
despair by supplying the necessary
$120,000 needed to make the expansion
of the Raeford Sewage Disposal Plant
possible.
The town was on the spot. Raised had
been SI. 000.000 which engineers had
thought would easily pay for a program
needed to ease a bad situation at the
disposal plant. But on Dec. 5, when bids
from 22 firms were opened, the least of
the prices submitted was fat more than
the amount of funds on hand.
Burlington, in answer to an appeal for
help of some note or nature, offered to
prepay $120,000 of their annual water
and sewage bills. The average sum paid by
the firm annually is approximately
$80,000 a year.
The town cannot, however, do without
such a large income. And it cannot
borrow more money without securing
special permission from the Local
Government Commission since it has just
added $700,000 through the sale of
bonds to its indebtedness.
But they can come up to a plan
submitted by Burlington. Town Manager
John Gaddy said Tuesday.
Through this plan, the town will credit
Burlington with $8,000 a year and give
them 5 per cent discount in consideration
of the prepayment.
The plan is set up to be continued over
a poiiod of yu -f until tjieprepayment
wiii'liave been absorbed Ly the company.
The million-dollar-plus project was
launched more than two years ago when a
study of the plant was made by engineers
and an estimate of the cost of
enlargement was prepared. During the
time consumed in planning for a bond
election to raise $700, and for an
application to be processed for a
$300,000 loan from the federal
government, some two years had lapsed
and prices on materials needed for the
work had advanced until the money on
hand did not match the cost set forth by
bidders.
As the enterprise stands now, bids still
cannot be let until an appeal for a grant
of $42,000 from the federal government
comes through. "We have reasonable
assurance thai this will be forthcoming in
time for us to meet the Feb. 10. deadline
on the bids which have been submitted,"
Gaddy said.
Others include: Roderick Graham,
assault with deadly weapon with intent to
kill, causing injuries not resulting in
death.
Marline Locklear, assault with deadly
weapon with intent to kill.
John Wayne Locklear, assault with
deadly weapon with intent to kill.
Alamander Lowery, felonious
receiving.
Lacy McMillan, felonious receiving.
In addition, on the docket arc 23
traffic cases, and three of non-support,
two of conspiracy, one of affray and one
of public drunkeness.
Catos To Open
Women's Shop
In Hotel Dldg.
A new women's wear shop is expected
to open in Raeford this spring.
Julian Wright, owner of the Raeford
Hotel Building, said Tuesday that he had
leased a section of the building fronting
Main Street to Catos of Charlotte.
Wright said that the dress shop which
would be coming in here around March I,
would occupy what is now the record
shop and the Hotel Barber Shop. Both of
these firms will move into new locations.
The two sections of the hotel building
will be thrown together by tearing out
partitions and encompassing the front
portion of the Main Street entrance hall
leading to the lobby.
Burlington Industries. Inc..
10 tlu. rescue and will pull