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The Hoke County News- Established 1928 The Hoke County Journal - Established 1905 VOLUME LXIV NUMBER 52 RAEFOR0, HOKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA 4 PER YEAR 10 PER COPY THURSDAY. MAY 8. 1969 Around Town BY SAM C. MORRIS Last week we received t letter from Thomasville which follow: "Dear Sir: Enclosed find i check for $15.00 which it to be used to purchase teat in the new stadium in memory of Albert Akins who died in December of last year. He played football at Raeford and graduated in 1929. This is being given by his sister. Yours truly Mrs. J.C. Poole.' Thanks very much Mrs. Poole. Your check has been turned over to the committee. Most of the old heads around Raeford will remember Albert. He played in the line for Raeford High School. This was before the days of any class and I believe he was on the team that lost to Wilmington for the Eastern Championship. I know Fred Culbreth and John Dunk McNeill played with him. We don't run poems in the paper because when you start, it seems everyone wants to put one in and space doesn't permit. But because of my feelings for Lucy Cray Peebles, who left last Friday, I am running the poem wrote for her by Miss Maude Poole. This was read at the open meeting of the Raeford Woman's Club last week and a gift was presented to Lucy Cray also. So maybe the ladies of Raeford liked her too. The poem follows: LUCY CRAY PEEBLES To the border of the Sandhills On the shores of Puppy Creek, Came a lady with her Leika And i nose with news to seek. Sat she down with her typewriter At her front desk within sight: Wrote she articles and items In her manner erudite. ,WJien the siren with its clanm; Interrupted working muse. Out she hied with pad and pencil. Gathering local news. Busy with the things that nutter Woman's Club her special pet Gave she inspiration always With a verve we'll not forget. Went she faithfully to meetings With her camera in hand, Seeking subjects photogenic Produced pictures on demand Goes she now up to the city To tlie capitol of our state. As she leaves, she makes us poorer. But she leaves us to our fate. Sad we are at her departure, And in words we strive to say How we feel we dare not utter But we'll miss you, Lucy Cray! By Maude Poole Benny McLeod returned last week from Mobile, Ala. where he represented Fayetteville Presbytery at the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church. It is an honor to be selected and we know that our Presbytery was well represented by Benny. He and the Rev. Cortez Cooper, Jr. attended Presbytery Tuesday and Benny gave a report on his trip. The United Fund lost another good worker from the Uniroyal plant recently when Otis Crowder resigned after IS years at the plant. He had been a foreman for i number of years. He has accepted work with Burlington Industries and we wish him Hie best in his new job. Judge Rules Evidence Lacking; Watson Freed Two jury lists were exliausted last week before a jury for the James Willie Watson case was chosen. From early Tuesday morning until Wednesday evening 75 possible jurors were examined. Finally, late Wednesday the court wheels started to turn and the trial was under way. Watson was accused of killing A.T. Bobbin on April 13, 1968, during a robbery at Bobbitt't store. At approximately 6:30 a.m. on that day Watson allegedly entered the store, robbed Bobbin and killed Bobbin by shooting him twice in the head. On Friday. May 2. 1969, the charge of murder was finally lifted from Watson's head. Judge Harry E. Canaday ruled that due to lack of Slate's evidence the chartes against Watson be dropped. Sidney Faress Is New Superintendent At Uniroyal On April 14, Sidney Faress took over as superintendent of the Uniroyal plant in Raeford. Before coming here Faress was area superintendent of the Uniroyal elastic fibers covering plant in Castonia. He has also worked in Winnsboro, S.C. at the Uniroyal poly-propylene fiber plant. He has been with Uniroyal for three years. Faress was reared in Charleston, S. C, and attended Presbyterian College in Clinton, S. C. He graduated in I960 with a degree .in chemistry and biology. After graduation he attended the College of Charleston for year before he entered the Army. He spent four and a half of his five and i half years in the Army stationed in Germany. Faress succeeds Charles Stanford who has been with the Uniroyal plant in Raeford for 6 years before he accepted a position with Burlington Industries. Presently, Faress and Ins wife are living at 303 West Edinborough. They Court Orders Grand Recommendations Be Checked During the April 28, 1969, term of Superior Court of Hoke County it was ordered by the Court that a written report of the conditions found in need of attention by the Grand Jury be made to Board Delays Action On Sewer Motor Change The Tow Board decided to delay decision on change in motor design in ' the new sewage plant until at least 60 per cent of the job is completed. The new type of motor would cost an additional J 12.000. Payment of $2,271 for fees and costs in connection with the road improvements on Prospect Avenue was authorized by the Board on Monday night. Due to the absence of more funds from the State, further improvements in this area will have to wait until more State funds are made available. The Board also authorized payment of S73.586.62 to the Republic Contracting Corporation for their work on the Sewer plant. Ground-Breaking Start Queenmore P3 Ip3 CHECK FOR WA TER SVPPL Y is handed to the Rev. Robert F. Fisher. prtiideM of the Northwest Hirer Supply Co. Inc. by Jake D. Vinam on behat of the FHA, Vie kn of $221. 700 will provide water mains for the Queenmore Housing Project end the Silver City tree. Also stated In the front row are Arthur P. Kemp, Cliairman of the Board of Directors, Mary T. Morrison. Secretary of the Northwest Water Supply. In the back ww standing are Robert W. Fleetwood. FHA District Supervisor, Kelly Bat m.' Manager Water and Sewer Division. Bryan Electric, Ourles A. Hosteller. Association Attorney, Frank B. Hicks, Association Engineer. SIDNEY FARESS have two sons, John who is three years old and Patrick who is one year old. the Clerk of Superior Court. The written report will be submitted by the Clerk to the presiding Judge at the August 1969 term of Superior Court to show that the reccomendations of the Grand Jury have been complied with or to show cause why compliance has not been made. Unavoidable Accident Ruled At Inquest Inquest was held Tuesday night at County Courthouse to rule in the death of Russel Cagle who was struck as he stood or lay in the road on highway 401 Friday night by a car operated by M. K. Sessoms Jr. of the 401 cutoff. The jury ruled that the incident was an unavoidable accident and that no probable cause was found to bring charges against Sessoms. M cNeill Wins M ayor Teal, Clark, McMillian, Thomas, Citizens of Raeford cast 449 ballots in the May 6 town elections. Incumbent candidate fur mayor, II. R. McLean was defeated by J. K. McNeill, Jr. 198 votes to 252 votes. McLean had served four terms of office as mayor. The new mayor, McNeill has served 8 terms as Town Commissioner. In the race for Town Commissioners two incumbents were re-elected. Franklin Jury The following is the report that will be submitted to the Judge in August. "The Grand Jury examined twelve true bills of indictment and returned twelve true bills. "The Grand Jury asked John McLaurin In excuse himself from the room while l he indictment against George Moore was examined and voted on. "The County Jail, Leonard Training School, McCain Prison Unit, County Garage, Health Center, Raeford Llementary, J.W. McLauchlin, Upchurch, Bethel Road. W.T. Gibson, South Hoke ana West Hoke Schools were visited by the ' .and Jury. The Jail was found to be in excellent condition. Leonard Training School is in need of pillows (second request) and locker space. The county garage is in need of inside lights and heater for winter use. This is also a second request and the Grand Jury recommends that this be taken care of at once. The County Health Department building was found to be in bad need of repairs. The Grand Jury recommends that the county paint the outside woodwork, the waiting room and hall way and replace or repair the draperies. "In the schools, Upchurch was found to be completely inadequate. The Seventh grade wing will have to have heat and a new roof before next fall term of Ceremonies Water Project 449 Ballots Cast Race Teal will be serving his third term on the commission and J. D. McMillian is going into his seventh term on the commission. Newcomers to the board will be Graham Clark and Crawford Thomas. Heslel Garrison, who ran for this position four years ago, will be the other new member. The Town Commissioners results are the following.: Franklin Teal, 419 voles: school. The auditorium will also require a new roof and repairs. At present the auditorium is condemned and not in use. Fire extinguishers at all schools arc to be checked, dated, and authorized personnel instructed in their use. The Grand Jury recommend that larger portions of food be given for lunch at South Hoke School. Except for the above mentioned needs, the schools were found to be in satisfactory condition. "The Grand Jury would like to thank his Honor, Judge Harry E. Canaday and Solicitor Doran J. Berry for their assistance in the performance of its duty." . . Civic Center Mortgage Bur nedThursday Night By Lucy Cray Peebles The Raeford Woman's Club held a mortgage burning ceremony, Thursday night following a final payment on the debt against the Civic Center. Ground-breaking ceremonies were held Monday night at the intersection of Main Street and Highway 401 to officially launch construction of water mains for the Queenmore Housing Project and Silver City. Plans for the project began over a year and a half ago and have progressed at the hands of the Northwest Water Supply Company Inc., to Hoke Community Action Program, and the Farmers' Home Administration. The Rev. Robert E. Fisher, president of the Northwest Water Supply Co. said that the project was made possible through a loan of $22 1,700 from the FHA. On Monday Jake D. Vinson of the FHA presented Fisher with a check to cover the project's beginnings. Loans for individual water lines will be available through grant of the OEO. The grant was designated fur four county area and was the force that made the Queenmore Housing Project possible. The water project is being handled by the Bryant Electrical Construction Co. of Asheboro and is marked for completion by June I . According to Fisher t grant will soon be sought for the construction of sewer lines in the area. Special Term Of Big Court Due to the back log on the court docket i special term of Superior Court is planned for the week of May 19th. Judge Fate J. Bcal will preside. Garrison Elected Graham Clark 402: J. D. McMillian. 390: C. L. Thomas. 310: Hestel Garrison, 181 : Joe Davis, 172: Horace Davis. 158: Ralph Pandure, 102. Chamber Of Commerce Annual Meeting Tuesday Night J The annual meeting of the Raeford-Hoke Chamber of Commerce will be held on May 1 3 at 7 p. m. in the W.T. Gibson Cafeteria. Guest speaker for the annual event will be Roy G. Sowers, Jr., Director of the Department of Conservation and Development. New officers to be installed at the meeting are Younger Sncad, President, Homer McGuinn, vice president, Ashwell Harward, vice president, and Harold Gillis. secretary-treasurer. The new directors to be installed ire John Balfour, Jack Bray, Walter Colcy, J. D. McMillian, and R. Palmer Willcox. Tickets for I lie dinner can be obtained fri m th'-- chamber office. Mrs. Sam Homewood, president, gave the honor of lighting the fire to the six-year-old paper to Mrs. Robert Gatlin. Mrs. Gatlin was president of the club back in the early years when the club first began work to raise funds for a community building. The final payment was made with funds realized from the recent horse show. During the annual business meeting of the Raeford Woman's Club in 1947, Mrs. A.L. O'Briant, president, suggested that the club launch a club house fund and set the club's 25th anniversary in 1949 as a date to have the building completed and 'ready for the celebration. Enthusiastically, members accepted the challenge and began a nest egg by pledging themselves to raise $10 each as a nest egg. They baked and bartered, and sewed and sold and a bank account was Finally opened. The anniversary date came and went, however, and the club house was still not in existence. The bite seemed to be too big for the women so it became a community project. Charles A. Hosteller, chairman of the Civic Center committee, presented plans for an appropriate community building which were readily accepted. Funds came in briskly for awhile but slacked off at about SI 6,500. R.B. Lewis, chairman of the project'! finance committee, said, "We must have at least $20,000 before we break ground." The Woman's Club had contributed $10,000 to the project and were still working. Harold GiUis and Robert Gatlin became co-chairmen of the building committee. As has been the case many times in community projects, Burlington Industries, Inc., brought up the slack and bricks began to fall into place. The club has made annual payments on the $1 ,900 mortgage until it was paid out a few days ago. Others coming in to help included, the Kiwanis Club, the Lions Club, the Clumber of Commerce, the Junior Chamber of Commerce, and other local firms, private citizens, and the county Home Demonstration Clubs. On August 1 , 1963, sixteen years after the Raeford Woman's Club launched I lie project, the dream came true. A ribbon cutting ceremony with Mrs. Gatlin and Mrs. O'Briant serving in the position of honor, was held. Doors were later opened to all Hoke County citizens who wished to attend. The building now Hands at a permanent reminder of combined community effort, is, to the town and county, a thing of beauty. It has been available for use by private citizens, civic, educational, business and social gatherings. fV
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