The Hoke County News- Established 1928
The Hoke County Journal - Established 1905
VOLUME LXIV NUMBER 46
RAEFORD, HOKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
14 PER YEAR 10 PER COPY
THURSDAY. MARCH 27. 1969
Around Town
BY SAM C. MORRIS
A letter from Peter B. Young last week
came as a surprise. Pete is now public
relations director for Keyes, Martin &
Company in Springfield, N. J. The
company handles advertising, marketing
and public relations. He states that in the
coming months he will have articles in
major magazines including Esquire.
He sends regards to all his friends and
especially Harry Harrison and David
Barrington. The last paragraph of the
letter states, "Slip me a few copies of the
N-J to I can see how it has deteriorated
since you lost the one and only and
original."
The P. S. was "Roll "em Sam."
Yes, the same old Pete Young.
Eli Shank le was by the office lust week
and Lucy Cray and I were trying to get a
quote out of him, but to no avail. It
seems Eli thinks he has been quoted and
misquoted enough by newspapers. He did
say that he was of the age that the ladies
didn't bother him anymore. I guess he
can still think?
A picture in The Fayetteville Observer
Monday caught my eye when the name of
one of the girls in the picture was named
Jane Player McPhaul. Mrs. Mitchell
Epstein called me Monday night and
asked if 1 taw the picture and said that
the girl was the daughter of Jack
McPhaul. She it now "Mitt Southern
Pines" having won the beauty contest in
that town last week.
Wendell Young, county agent, tpoke at
the meeting of the Raeford Kiwanit Club
last week. He gave tome interesting
figures about farm income in the county
and alto the future outlook for farmers.
Toniiht (Thursday) Frank-Crumpler
- h fthe program and he invites anyone
who Is ;a music lover to attend at 7
o'clock at the Civic Center. Frank will
present seven year old pianist from
Mt. Airy who it the talk of that part of
the itate. The boy, according to Frank,
hat been playing trie piano since the age
of three.
Last Thursday 1 went to Raleigh with
Paul, Margaret and Anne Dickson to be
present to hear the resolution to Laurie
McEachern read on the floor of the
House of Representatives. This was my
first trip to Raleigh this year since the
Ceneral Assembly has been in session.
The beauty of the State House it
something everyone can be proud. It gives
you the feeling that the business at hand
Is very important, which it is.
Of course yc expect to see the
senators and te.isent ttvei from your
district when you go to Raleigh but I was
surprised in teeing to many people I had
become acquainted with over the yean
since YDC days. When the political bug
bites it teems to really take hold of tome
people and it just won't turn them loose.
Then again tome of them don't want to
be turned loose.
The interest in the doings of the
legislature is great because it was almost
impossible to get a seat in the balcony. I
would hate to be there when tome very
important issue it before them or an
important tpeech it being made. Of
course class after class of school children
are marching in and out all day long.
If you are in Raleigh during the next
month or to Hop by and receive the firtt
class hospitality of our Representatives
McFadyen, McMillan, Speros and
Campbell; also our Senators Henley and
McGeachy.
Captain Beach Recommended
For Second Highest Award
Captain Martin H. Beach, ton of Mr.
and Mrt. V. G. Beach of 1405 Lake View
Road, Fairmont, will be returning from
Vietnam on
March 20,
for reassign
ment to
Fort Ben
ning, Ga.
Captain
Beach it a
graduate of
Fairmont
High
School, aid
hai com
pleted three
and t half
ytari of
college at
Florida
Military
College and The University of Georgia.
He wai married to Ann T. Gatun Irom
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MARCH'S BEQUEST - April showers bring May Jhwtn but this double lowering
peach tree will be Inherited by the incoming month when March goes out next
Monday. The blossoming tree will not bear fruit but it makes up for everything with
Us mass pale pink blossoms when It reaches full peak.
John K. McNeill
Files For Mayor
A second contender for the office of
Mayor of Raeford has paid hit filing fee
and put his name on the dotted line.
John K. McNeill, who has served on
the town board for the put 16 yean
announced
thit week
that he
fecit hit
past experi
ence hat
qualified
him for the
ad visory
position of
mayor. He
has served
through the
lengthy
termt of
both Mayor
McLean
and former
Mayor Alfred Cole
Penalty To Be
Imposed On Late
Water Bill Payers
Beginning April I , all Raeford utility
users will be liable for additional charges
if water bills are not paid on time, John
Gaddy, town manager, announced this
week.
On the back of all bills sent out the last
of March, a time limit is stated. Bills will
be due on or before the 10th of the
month. If not paid by the 15th, a cut-off
will be imposed without a second notice.
When water is cut off, a fee of S3 will be
charged before it is restored again. The
former fee was only $ 1 .
For V ietnaun Action
Raeford in l6.
Captain Beach joined the Army in
1965, and wai commissioned a Second
Lieutenant upon graduating from Fort
Sill, Oklahoma's oificers candidate school
in 1967. He hat been in the Republic of
Vietnam since 27 December 1967,
operating from Tay Ninh near the
Cambodian Border to Saigon and the
Coastal Region. During his first nine
months he served as an artillery forwaid
observer and liaison officer for the
Infantry, directing vital artillery support
against lite enemy. While in the field with
the Second Battalion, Twelfth Infantry,
he saw action in the battle! of Taw Hoa,
Saigon. Bolo Woods, Hobo Woods, The
Iron Triangle and The Trapizoid.
In November 1968, Captain Beach
look command of Buttery C, Second
Battalion, 77th Artillery. He led the
battery through six months of successful
operation! at Mahone I, situated about 45
miles North of Saigon, betide the Saigon
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Mayor McLean filed as a candidute to
succeed himself.
While on the board McNeill has headed
many important committees and has
served as chairman of finance, at water
commissioner, as police commissioner
and in a number of other leadership
capacities.
He it a planner and raw material
proeurcman at Burlington Mills where he
hat worked for the past 18 years. He is
married and has three children in college
and one in high school. Mrt. McNeill it a
teacher at Hoke High.
Hoke High School Stadium fui.d
raising campaign got off to a good start
and swung into high gear this week with
the receipt of a large number of checks
which were turned in Tuesday night at a
report meeting.
Cash contribution! deposited
Wednesday morning brought the total on
hand to $4,200.
One campaign solicitor, Jack Tucker,
brought in 22 checks, the least of which
was SIS.
Stadium organization chairman,
Leonard Frahm, said that several out of
town businesses contacted had sent
checks for SI SO each. The list included,
in part, Mack's Stores, Zip Manufacturing
Co., and Lundy Packing Co.
Contributions for six seats each came
from 25 other sources.
river. Recently, during this year TET
offensive, Captain Beach commanded
"Charlie" Battery at the battle of Mahone
II near Dau Tieng, Vietnam. During this
battle it is estimated more than 100
enemy soldiers were killed and a large
stock of weapons, and ammunition were
captured.
As a result of Captain Beach's actions
during this battle, he has been
recommended for the Army
Distinguished Service Cross, the next
highest award for gallantry to the
Congressional Medal of Honor. This will
be a fine addition to his already
impressive list of medals for valor, which
Include tlie Silver Star with Oak Leaf
Clutter, the Bronze Star With T and
Oak Leaf Cluster, the Army
Commendation Medal with "V" Device,
the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster,
and the Air Medal with 7 Oak Leaf
Clusters.
Resolution
Honors
McEachern
A joint resolution honoring the life and
memory of Laurie McEachern, former
member of the General Assembly was
read into the minutes Thursday at 12
noon during a session held in (he State
House in Raleigh.
Sponsored bv Representatives Neill
McFadyen, R. D. McMillan, R. L.
Campbell and Gus Speros of Robeson
County, the resolution read in part:
"The General Assembly of North
Carolina has been deeply grieved by the
death of the Honorable Laurie
McEachern of Hoke County on December
26, 1968.
"During the lifetime of Laurie
McEachern, he rendered outstanding
service to his community, his county and
state. As a religious and civic leader, he
was a distinguished citizen in various
activities and as a member of the House
of Representatives of the General
Assembly from Hoke County for eight
years.
"The General Assembly wishes to
record its appreciation of his life and hit
contributions to the state of North
Carolina. It shares the sorrow of his death
and desirct to express its sympathy to his
family for the loss of a distinguished
member."
Attending that session were, Mrs.
McEachern, of Hoke County, widow of
the late representative, Mrs. Ben Lamm,
his daughter, and Mr. Lamm; of Chapel
Hill, and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dickson, Miss
Anne Dickson and Sam Morris, of
Raeford.
Band Concert
Postponed
The Band concert set for tonight has
been postponed until Tuesday, April I , at
8 p.m. due to a conflict with revivals
taking place in the area.
The annual performance of Upchurch
and Hoke High School bands will take
place at the high school gym at 8 p.m. All
popular music will be played under the
direction of Jimmie James, bandmaster.
Committee Reports
$4200 For Stadium
It was reported by Principal Raz Autry
that the High School faculty hai
contributed a total of $800.
Every person ii asked to purchase a
seat (SIS). Families are requested to buy
one for each family member.
Tomorrow night a radio-thon will be
held. "We are going to do anything on the
air we're asked to do," C. D. Bounds,
treasurer, said, "in order to bring in the
contributions."
A tally board has been erected in the
window at Niven't Appliance and
Furniture Store. Records of progress will
show nothing but cash contributions.
Autry, in reporting on what the
students are doing, said the seniors are
working like trojans and will only get to
use the stadium once - at graduation.
They have already turned in $400.
He pointed out that next fall the
stadium will be needed for 20 football
games played by teams of Upchurch and
the high school. It will be used 10 times
for rallies, 10 times for assemblies and for
other gatherings in the first semester and
for many activities during the spring
months and at the close of school.
This has unofficially been "Build a
Stadium Week," at the high school. When
the student body asked for permission to
raise tome money on their own, they
were given free reigns.
Enthusiasm Abounds
After the Key Club and the Future
Business Leaders of America Club made
the first contribution to the stadium
fund, other students wanted to do
something. Autry said he believed the
young people would raise S 1 300 before
they quit and not once have they been
encouraged to join in the running.
This week their first step was to create
competition between the classes by
offering an incentive award. In each
room, ttudent furrowed their browt,
scratched their thinking headt and went
to work.
In order not to thwart any profitable
idea or venture, principal and teachers are
doting their eyet to a few rulet and
everyone it having a ball while the cash
mill in.
The senior clast hat already held a
Raeford Woman's Club
Horse Show
H
ere Saturday
Town Of Raeford
Soon To Become
City Of Raeford
According to Rep. Neill L. McFadyen .
the Town of Raclord will soon become,
"The City of Raeford."
The representative has introduced a bill
which, when passed and ratified, will not
only change the name of the town but
will change the name of its governing
body from Town Board of
Commissioners to City Council.
There was a lime when an argument
could be raised as to what constitutes a
town and what goals a town must reach
before it becomes a city. It was thought
that the population figure was the
determining factor. There is no proof of
this.
A city can be any municipal
corporation occupying a definite area as
lung as it is subject to the state from
which it derives its powers. There it no
uniformity in the legal characteristic! of a
city throughout the United States but for
every city a charter is itt fundamental
law.
Any place of importance with business
district and residential area can be called
a city. In most states, the name denotes t
municipality ranking higher in population
than a town, borough or village. But no
Umitationi are set at to when a town
ceases to be a town, at what size in area
of population a community ceaset to be a
village, or how many people must live in a
municipality before it becomes a city.
Webster says a town is a place which is
a population and business center and it
recognized as such geographically and
politically. It is larger and more fully
incorporated than a village but not
incorporated as a city. It it any large
closely populated place, at a city, a
borough or urban district.
popular music concert and sponsored a
dance.
Getting by with antics usually on the
forbidden list one group sold $78 worth
of chewing gum plus a written
gum-chewing permit for three cents a
ttick. Another group told colat on the
grounds, the first time this hat been done
since Principal Autry came here two years
ago.
Juniors have held sale after sale of
baked goods and are now in the process
of selling a TV set.
A boys' beauty contest it planned and
a "Come As You Are Day" was held. "I
agreed for them to come dressed any way
Country Store At Show
A sideline feature of the Woman's Club
horse show will be the "Country Store,"
which will be manned by club women.
On sale will be interesting items of
Ed Murray Promoted
By Burlington Worsted
Edmund Murray, formerly manager of
the Raeford Worsted Plant of the
Burlington Worsteds division of
Burlington
Industries,
has been
promoted
to vice
president
and group
m inufac
tunng man
ager, it was v J 1
announced , ? lf. '
today. - .
In hit f
tion, PMr. St ysw
Murrsy hat Ll
The Raeford Woman's Club will stage
its fifth annual horse show here Saturday
with the Quarter Horse back in the ring.
This is expected to bring the largest
number of horses here yet and bring
owners with their charges from as many
as five or six states.
This year's show will again feature five
performances in two rings at Stanton
Farms on Highway 401 North. This will
be the first time in several years the
quarter horse has been a part of the show.
First show will begin at 9 a.m. The
second at I p.m. and the third at 7 p.m.
In Ring I will be English Western horses
and Ring 2, the quarter horse.
Value ot cash prizes, trophies and
ribbons is set at more than $2,000.
Entry in the quarter horse show it
restricted to AQHA registered Quarter
Horses. All AQHA rules will be observed
and the show is AQHA approved allowing
owners to build up points for their show
horses. Mares and Stallions foaled two
years ago or before will be judged
beginning at 9 a.m. Horsemanship will be
included in the following competition at
will other trickt of the trade.
Champion! and reserves will be thown
in the firtt tix classes in Ring 1 , beginning
at 9 a.m. Included will be two and three
year old stallions and mares as well at
those over three years old. There will be
exhibition! of pleasure ponies, pleasure
horses, five-gaited, walking horses and
others.
Continuing at I p.m., there will be
more of the tame with the ladiet and
youngsters coming in for competition.
To be eligible to show in the night
classes, torses must have been entered,
thown and iudged in at least one other
class in this division.
Judges for the English show will be
Ray Pitt man, Winterhaven, Fit., William
R. Lewis, Pennsylvania, quarter horse
division.
Announcers will be T. N. Ingraham,
Fayetteville, English show; C. W. Mlngei,
Fayetteville, uuarter horse show,
Ring Musteri will be Phil
Diehl.
Raeford, English show; Bobby F.
, Coats,
(See SHOW, Page II)
they wanted to except in mini-tkirtt,"
Autry said. Those not complying will be
charged a fee.
Mott unique of all it a project now in
progress. The boys are painting a wreck
of a car on which they will put names and
or pictures of teachers. For 10 cents a
whack, ttudentt will be furnished a mallet
and given a chance to smack the teacher
they are currently angry at for the
moment.
The principal was not complaining but
was overcome by the enthusiasm shown,
when he said, "1 can't leave the school a
minute thit week or the kidt will sell it."
various types plus cakes, cookies, candies
and other home-cooked foods.
Chairman of the Country Store project
is Mrs. J. U McNeill.
manufacturing responsibilities for the
Raeford Plant, for the Hot Springs, N.C.
Plant, and a third plant at Drakes Branch,
Va. He succeeds Erwin Sibley, who Is on
an extended leave of absence with the
Company.
Mr. Murray joined Burlington in 1958
at Lexington, N. C, after eight yean'
experience with other textile firms. He
was named plant manager at the Halifax,
Va. plant of Burlington Worsteds (then
Pacific Mills) in I960, returned to
Lexington at plant manager in 1963, and
wai named manager at Raeford in 1964.
He it a native of Georgia, it a textile
graduate of Georgia Tech., clan of 1950,
rid hat been active In i number of
community program! since moving to
Raeford.
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