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The Hoke County News- Established 1928
The Hoke County Journal - Established 1905
VOLLME LXV MMBER 7
RAEFORD. HOKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
II PER YEAR 10 PER COPY
THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 1969
Around Town
BY SAM C.MORRIS
The weather is about the only thing
left to write an article on this day and
time. The rain, hail and lightning caused
considerable damage throughout the
county last weekend and according to
reports we are still in for more of the
same.
Tom Cope, ambassador at laigc for
Red Springs and its baseball team, the
Twins, and most of the time a supporter
of Duke, was by the office last Friday
afternoon. He was giving me the lowdown
on how the Twins would leave the cellar
of their division and move up the ladder.
Tom said the Twins were on the move,
and asked me to come down that night. I
couldn't go to the game, but the score in
the paper next day was Kinston 19 Twins
5. I guess Tom chewed up a box of cigars
that night.
Cope did say that the Twins would get
in some additional talent that would help
the team. They have a good ball club and
according to Tom, many Raeford fans
have turned out to see them in action. I
told him I would be over, and will in the
near future.
E.T. Brock of the Rockfish community
came by the office Monday to renew his
subscription and while here asked if
anyone had brought in a cotton blossom.
He had one and this was the first of the
year. The blossom was turning pink on
the edges so it must have been in the field
on Sunday, June 22. Brock said that in
two rows four or five blossoms were
observed.
The Inst blossoms usually are brought
in from the Allendale Antioch
Community but I guess most farmers
don't have time or don't put the
importance of reporting cotton blossoms
like they used to a few years ago.
I took the blossom into the print shop
and asked Robe" McGregor, pressman,
what it was, and lie said a rosexOnly halt
of the workers. here knev what it was, so
maybe cotton is on the' way out, but I
would guess mechanical farming is the
answer.
Sometimes after a hard day you start
thinking about the events of the past 12
hours. Monday was one of those days.
Early Monday CD. Bounds came by and
talked with me for a while. He didn't
have anything important on his mind. He
just made conversation. Later, in walked
Lonnie Bledsoe with an article. He had a
seat and we discussed the weather, golf
and school, but nothing important. As he
was leaving in walked Asliwell Harward
and he g-ve me an article concerning the
vacation plans and the mill. I told him
that to complete the Baptist circle, would
be for the Rev. Jack Mansfield to come
by and see me. In less thai) an hour in
walked the preacher. I didn't go to the
Baptist Church Sunday, but I did turn up
at the Presbyterian Church. But when
three Baptist laymen and their preacher
all come by to discuss the events of the
day, ou do get a funny feeling,
especially being a Scotch Presbyterian.
The old saying is where you find four
Presbyterians you will find a fifth. I
guarantee you that Monday the four
Baptists left and instead of a fifth they
left a Presbyterian.
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By Margaret Ann Lamstcr
"Many tunes it V depressing to see
people in such condition but when you
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Brenda Abrams
New Assistant
Home Agent
The Faim and Home Agent's office
will gain a new employee July I when
Brenda Lou Abrams begins her job as
Assistant Home Agent. Miss Abrams'
main duties will be working with the 4-H
program. She will also work in the
clothing program for adults.
A native ef North Carolina Miss
Abrams comes to Hoke County from
Macclesfield. She was graduated from
Pembroke State College in 1969 with a
Bacheloi of Science Degree in Home
Economics. While in college she was a
member of BETA Club, 4- H Club and
Future Homemakers of America. She was
also active in student government.
Miss Mildred Pahl
Educational Director
At First Baptist
The First Baptist Church, Raeford, has
hired Miss Mildred Pahl as the Church's
educational director. Miss Pahl
formerly educational director for
Wrightsboro Baptist Church
was
the
in
Wilmington.
She is a graduate of Campbell College
with a B. S. Degree and has a masters of
Religious Education Degree from the
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
A reception for Miss Pahl will be held
in the fellowship hall of the Church on
Sunday night. July 6th.
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A Social Worker
And Her Cases
can help someone to feed their family or
pay their doctor bills or just clean their
home my job can be very rewarding."
Her job - social wirker for Hoke
County Welfare Agency.
Her name - Anne Poole
To describe her job in general terms
Anne is there to help people with
problems; not just money problems but
problems with families, with children,
with employment opportunities and
family planning. The hang-ups that a
social worker must deal with cover a
broad range of human ills, many of them
not covered in any text book.
It takes an ability to feel and to
motivate to do this job right. It also takes
experience.
Anne has been a social worker for 16
years, 15 of those years were spent in
Hoke County. She knows the
community, its ills and desires; she's used
to the people - they're used to her.
Anne's not a social worker to tlie
people in Iter case bad. No, slie's much
mote than that. She's a friend they can
talk to and confide in: she's someone that
can undcistand their problems and
someone who wants to help.
Some of those who com to her for
help slit lus known for many years. It's
Tobacco Crop Banna
Estimated
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DESTROYED BY LIGHTNING - Hail
showed itself to be an agent of disaster.
department was notified it was too late to
Six Civil
Cases In Court
In Civil District Court last week in
Raeford the following cases came before
the Court. Judge D. B. Herring presided.
In the civil case involving James
Rodney Lee and Mary Lois Lee against
Hubert M. Crumpler and Nellie B.
Crumpler doing business at the Hitchin
Post, the case was dismissed by action of
the Judge.
The following divorces were granted:
John Carl Gallimore from Irene Hazel
Gallimore, Blanche Lee Blackshear from
Charlie Louis Blackshear. Clifton H.
McMillian from Bessie Dockery
McMillian, William Edward Thomas from
Barbara Fay Thomas, Cliarles Ralph
Maroney from Elizabeth Gay Maroney.
easier to confide in a friend and old
acquaintance, everyone knows that.
Anne now carries cases dealing with
medical assistance. Her clients range from
an elderly man who can not pay for his
expensive heart medicine to a family
getting aid for two mentally retarted
children.
A sharecropper whose wife has been
stricken with cancer is also on Anne's
case load. Since 1966 over S900 has been
paid out for medical treatment by the
Welfare Department in this case.
"The suffering this woman has gone
through is tremendous." Anne said. "But
still slie's happy and cheerful. Most of the
people I work with are like that. I see
little bitterness.
"I try to give more than money to
these people. Money is not the mam
problem with many of the cases on
welfare. They need services, such as
honk-nukcr help but most of all they
need education."
An old Chinese proverb goes "Give a
nun a fish and lie will eat for a day.
Teach hint how to fish and he will cat for
the rest of his life.
As Anne said tlie "pour" are not only
kicking the means to buy but the means
to obtain.
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huj not the only thing that proved destructive in taut trutay't storm. Lightning also
Lightning struck and destroyed the cabin owned by Benny Mcl.eod. Although the fire
save the building. The remains of the cabin are located at the Thomas Fond off old 401.
Burlington Employees
To Receive Summer
Bonuses And Vacations
Vacation bonuses totaling more than
$4.5 million are being paid to Burlington
Industries' wage employees during the
summer vacation season.
Cliarles A. McLendon, Burlington vice
president for personnel, said vacation pay
is given to the Company's employees in
July and August to coincide with
manufacturing plant vacations. The
summer payments are in addition to over
Kiwanis
Tourney
Lonnie W. Bledsoe, Commissioner of today that the District Tournament had
Softball for the North Carolina been awarded to Raeford again this year.
Southeastern District No. 5, announced This is the seventh consecutive year the
Tentative Budget
Adopted By Board
A tentative budget was adopted by the
Raeford town board last week. The
tentative budget will include r 1 3 cent
tax raise and will total S468.756.06. This
figure will exceed last year's budget by
S9 1. 335.06.
Anticipated expenditures involve
S 243.434.42 in genera! funds and
S 225.32 1 64 in water and sewer funds.
Tlie budget provides for some salaiy
raises.
Following is a breakdown of the
tentative budget estimates:
And Water
11,000,
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From July 26 Through August 3
$3.5 million in bonuses paid last
December.
The local Burlington Plants will close
for vacation from July 28, 1969 through
August 3, 1969.
About 52.000 Burlington employees at
plants in 15 states are to receive the
payments, Mr. McLendon said. Individual
amounts are based on each employee's
Club Softball
To Begin July 31
Revenue - General fund, S243.434.42;
water and sewer, S225.321.64; total
$468,756.06.
Expenditures - General administration,
S67.4I8.50. police department,
S38.977.09; fire department, SI 5.908.92;
public works (streets, sanitation,
cemetery). SI 18.654.91; library,
S2.475.00: total general fund,
S243.43442. Which is an increase of
S66.963 42 oer last year's budget.
Water-sewer (includes debt service
fund). S225.32I 64 vihich is an increase
ot S 24.3 7 1 .64 over last ear' budget.
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Tobacco damage in Hoke County is
estimated to run in the million dollar
bracket according (o Wendell Young,
County Agent. Although it is difficult to
know the exact number of acres damaged
until the tobacco is curCd. Young felt
that the acreage damage will be around
700 or 800 acres of the 2000 acres the
county has in tobacco.
The crops in the area are still showing
signs of water damage. Young felt that
many of the fields have deteriorated from
last week. Although many of the farmers
have added fertilizer to their tobacco the
leaves are still turning yellow.
The main root of the tobacco plant in
many cases is dead Young said. There are
feeler roots on the plants but this will nut
support the plant in dry weather. Feeler
roots are located closer to the surface and
do not have the access to water that the
longer main -root has. Young also felt the
tobacco would be light in weight.
Tobacco harvesting has begun in parts
of the county. Young mentioned that
Woodrow Hayes, Rt. I, Lumber Bridge
and Harold Boyles, Shannon had started
harvesting.
Small grain harvesting is now in full
swing. Grain head were not as severely
damaged as had been estimated but there
was some areas where the grain had fallen
and was not picked up bv Jhe combine?
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Hail Tell last Friday in McLauchlin
Township damaging between SO and 75
acres of tobacco. Major damage was done
to the farms of James Hendrix, Jr., James
Wood, T. B. Upchurch farms, Dutch
Clark, Dolph Sams and Ken McNeill.
length of service.
T he bonuses are paid in addition to the
benefits that are provided by Burlington's
profit sharing retirement plan for hourly
paid employees. In 1968, members of the
Burlington profit sharing plan had
approximately $8 million credited to
their accounts; the amount was
equivalent to about 4 k percent of the
member employee's wages.
tournament has been played in Raeford,
and is regarded by tlie Slate Association
of Slow Pitch Softball as one of the best
tournaments in the state.
The Raeford Kiwanis Club was
instrumental in getting the tournament
originally assigned to Raeford, and the
club will again sponsor the tournament.
Approximately 16 teams will compete
in the tournament beginning July 31st
and ending August 8th. W. K. Morgan,
Recreational Director for Raeford and
Hoke County, will again serve as
tuurmament director. He said many new
ideas would be used this year to make the
tournament even buter than in tlie past.
Qne of the Kieas-lie lias in mind is to erect
a temporary fence in the outfield.
Mr. Bledsoe said iliat stason tickets
would be on sale by members ot the
Kiwanis Club, and he urires all citizens to
be in attendance at (lie games. He added
that the pnmary cnteiia used by the
Stale Association lot determining the
success ot a tournament was attendance.