The Hoke County News- Established 1928
The Hoke County Journal - Established 1905
VOLUME LXV NUMBER 19
RAEFORO, HOKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
14 PER YEAR 10 PER COPY
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1969
Around Town
SAMC. MORRIS
The ippointment of Roger Hill of
Lumber Bridge to replace R. 0. McMillan,
Jr. in the House of Representative! hat
brought forth again talk at to the method
of replacing district officials. The
Robeson County Executive Committee
recommended Hall to Gov. Bob Scott and
he made the appointment. The
committee had received a ruling from the
Attorney General's office stating that the
recommendation would come from the
county and the party of the official being
replaced. This law was written for
officials that served only one county and
hasn't been amended, we have been led to
believe, since the state was put into
districts.
We think that this should be corrected
by the 1971 General Assembly. There
should be i committee in each county of
the district to recommend the same as
Congressional, Judicial and Solicitorial.
We find no fault with the appointment
of Hall, but think the other way is the
Democratic and fair way for all people of
the district to have a voice in the elected
official.
The members of the Raeford
Presbyterian Church had an old
fashioned picnic on the church grounds
after the morning service last Sunday.
The occasion was to say goodbye to the
Cooper family. The Rev. Mr. Cooper and
his family left yesterday for Georgia
where he has accepted t call to the
Marietta Presbyterian Church. The
community as a whole will miss the
Cooper family and North Carolina's loss
will be a gain for Georgia. We wish for
them the best of luck.
The parking last Friday night at the
Stadium was vastly improved and handled
very well by the State Highway Patrol
and the Hoke County Rescue Squad. The
problems that bob up when you open
anything new take time and some
thinking to correct. We believe the ticket
situation will be worked out in a few
weeks. This year season tickets were not
sold, so everyone must go by the ticket
window. Also the showing of ID cards by
the school kids from the visiting schools
sluw down the taking in of the muney.
If you see something that you think
needs correcting, let the principal, Raz
Autry know about it. If you just
complain and don't take it to the head
man, it cannot be corrected.
Neill James Blue was by the office last
week and commented on the people of
Hoke County. He stated that the flowers
and cards came from both young and old
while he wis in the hospital. You would
have to talk to Blue to really see how
much he appreciated the kindness shown
him.
A letter was received this week from
Mrs. Margate! Ann Lamster who reported
for us early this year. She and her
husband have arrived at San Antonio,
Texas where he will go to school for 10
weeks before leaving for Vietnam. She
says they had a fine trip out and spent
their 1st wedding anniversary in New
Orleans.
On the way home last Sunday from my
wife's home in Louisburg we stopped by
Raleigh and the home of Mrs. Lucy
Peebles, another former reporter. She
wasn't home but Lucy certainly has a fine
home and all the neighbors look as
prosperous as she is.
We were also told Monday that Sharon
Floyd, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Billy
Floyd, was struck by an automobile
Sunday. She was not hurt seriously,
according to reports, but was bruised by
the accident. Her mother, Lib Floyd, also
worked here for a number of years. We
hope for Sharon a speedy recovery.
City To Get
Powell Funds
Raeford should soon receive stieet
allocation funds totaling $19,005.28. The
allocation is part of more than $11
million that will go to cities and towns in
North Carolina that qualify under
provisions of the Powell Bill.
The funds, provided by one - half cent
of the regular gasoline tax, are relumed
annually to trie cities and towns. The
amount going to each municipality is
based both on population and non state
street mileage.
Lauch Faircloth, Chairman of the State
Highway Commission, said this year 427
municipalities across the state will receive
proportional cash allotments amounting
to $11,224,494. The money should be
received by each city and town by
October 1.
Bloodmobile
Here Sept. 24
The Bloodmobile will be in Raeford at
the First United Methodist Church on
Wednesday, September 24, from 1 1 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday will be the first time this
fiscal year that the Bloodmobile will be in
Raeford. Other dates for the giving of
blood to the Bloodmobile will be
December 29, March 18, and June 25.
Clyde Upchurch, Jr., Red Cross
Chairman in Hoke County, said that
citizens of this county have already used
51 pints of blood in the months of July
and August. This visit will be the first
opportunity for people in Raeford and
Hoke County to make up Hoke's blood
deficit of 19 pints.
Blood needs for everyone in Hoke
County are covered by Hoke's
participation in the Piedmont Carolines
Blood Plan. Hospitals charge varying
amounts for administering blood, but the
blood itself is free. The cost of a pint of
blood is approximately $30.
Upchurch estimated that it would only
take about 20 minutes for a person who
has never donated to the Bloodmobile to
get processed, examined by a doctor, give
the blood, and be on their way.
Everyone who can give 20 minutes and
a pint of blood schould go to the
Methodist Church, Wednesday,
September 24, between 1 1 a.m. and 4:30
p.m., Upchurch stated.
CD Conference
Set Sept. 25
"The Role of Local Governments in
Civil Defense" will be the theme ol
Hoke's first public official's conference,
Thursday, September 25. The meeting is
scheduled Tor 8 p.m. at the Court House.
All public officials in Raeford and
Hoke County are supposed to attend the
conference, to learn about their civil
defense duties in the event of a national
emergency.
The of.c!3"J will receive instruction
from James G. Steagall, who is in charge
of Civil Defense instruction. Col. W.H.
Dawson, Jr. Area D Coordinator will also
speak to the meeting.
William Lamont, Hoke Civil Defense
Director, said there was a possibility that
State CD Director James W. Denning
would be able to attend.
The visitors are scheduled to be the
guests of the Raeford Kinwanis Club for
supper and then go U the Court House to
speak to the gathering of officials.
UF Budget Proposal:
$23,075 For 1970
The Budget and Admissions
Committee of the Hoke County United
Fund approved a healthy budget increase
of $3,075.54 bringing the proposed
budget for 1970 to $23,075.54. The
budget proposal will be presented to the
United Fund Board of Directors for their
approval.
The Hoke County Rescue Squad was
the only organization to be approved to
receive funds this year that was not in last
year's budget. The Rescue Squad will be
given $1,000.
The Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts, Crippled
Children, the Red Cross and the 4-H
Clubs all will receive substantial increases
in their budget for the coming year.
The following is a comparison of the
1969 budget and the proposed budget for
1970, approved by the Budget and
Admission Committee.
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WHAT TO DO NOW - L C. Cuivtlntham and Foster McBryde were movii this
houst for Mrs. Ruthie Davit, from Oakwood Avenue to tier bt on Turnpike Road.
They ran into complications at the intersection of Central Avenue and Jackson Street.
The nous was left in the middle of Jackson Street until I solution could be found. A t
hut report, the house still had not been moved.
$8,230.91 For Summer Recreation
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ALL PAID FOR - C. D. Bounds, Stadium Fund Treasurer, hands Tom AvantachccK for $30,000 to pay for the construction
done by Speros Construction Company. Stadium Fund Chairman Leonard Frahm and School Superintendent Don Abernethy
witness the happy occasion.
ABC Store Nets Profit Of $62,162
Sales of $514,452.85 were reported for
last year by the Hoke County Board of
Girl Scouts - $2,000.00, $3,000.00,
up $1,000.00; Boy Scouts - $2,700.00,
$4,500.00, up $1,800.00; Red Cross -$4,130.00,
$4,442.00, up $312.00; White
Cane - $500.00, $500.00, 0; 4-H Clubs -$350.00,
$604.50. up $254.50; Crippled
Children - $200.00. $400.00, up
$200.00; Community Development
Recreation - $1,000.00, $1,000.00, 0;
Recreation Program - $4,800.00,
$5,000.00, up $200.00; Hoke County
Rescue Squad - 0, $1,000.00, up
$1,000.00; Needy Children (School)
$500.00, $500.00, 0; Carolina United -$1,941.63,
$2,004.04, up $62.41 ; Senior
Citizens - $125.00, $125.00, 0;
Emergency & Shrinkage - $1,753.37, 0,
down $1,753.37.
Total - 1969 . $20,000.00,
$23,075.54, up $3,075.54.
1970
Control in its annual audit
The ABC Store operation netted
$62,162.54 in profits for the year,
making a total of $418,569.35 in profits
earned during the seven years since
citizens voted to legalize the sale of
alcoholic beverages in Hoke County.
This year the ABC Board distributed
$62,407.84 to the General Fund of Hoke
County. In the past seven years, the
county has received $338,366.43.
Sales this year were almost $63,000
below sales of the previous year. ABC
sales have begun in several surrounding
counties in the last year, thus cutting into
the previous level of sales.
$6,795.84, 10 of the store's profit, is
distributed to the Law Enforcement
Alcoholic
report.
Soldiers Learn The Cost
Of Drinks And Candy
Four soldiers from Fort
Bragg received six-month
suspended sentences from
Judge J.E. Dupree in District
Court last Friday.
Ralph W. Scott, John L.
Sorbers, Jr., John L. Ell, and
Robert L. Gore, all members of
the 82nd Airborne Division,
were found guilty of breaking
into coin operated machines in
the September 6th session of
Distnct Court. Judge Dupree
ordered the four to jail for a
week to await sentencing.
In court Friday, each of the
soldiers was sentenced to six
months in the Hoke County
Jail, suspended for two years,
given two years probation on
condition that each pay $15
for the use and benefit of
Howard McDougal and $5 for
the use and benefit of Leslie
Irion, pay $100 fine and the
com of court. The costs of
court was remitted.
For the second conviction,
each was sentenced to six
months in the county jail,
suspended for two years, two
years probation (to begin at
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Fund to pay the salary and to equip an
ABC Law Enforcement Officer for Hoke
County.
Hall Nominated
For House Seat
Roger F. Hall of Lumber Bridge has
been nominated by the Robeson County
Democratic Executive Committee to
replace R. D. McMillan of Red Springs in
the N.C. House of Representatives.
Hall, a retired Army lieutenant colonel
and""farmer, must be approved by Gov.
Bob Scott, McMillan, an automobile
dealer, was named to the post of state
purchasing officer Sept. 1.
The district represented by Hall is
composed of Robeson, Scotland and
Hoke Counties. Other representatives are
Gus Speros, R.L. Campbell and N.L.
McFadyen.
the expiration of the first
sentence) on condition that
each make a voluntary
contribution of $75 to the
Hoke County Rescue Squad
and pay the costs of court.
In other cases heard in the
lengthy session:
Walter Jackson Rackley,
Raleigh, speeding, prayer for
judgment continued upon
payment of the costs of court.
Catherine Richardson,
Lumber Bridge, abandenment
and non-support, must
adequately care for her
children and pay the costs of
court.
Bobby Richardson, Lumber
Bridge, assault, six months
suspended for two years, two
years probation, on condition
that defendant not assault his
wife and pay costs of court.
Patricia Propst, Rt. 2,
Raeford, trespass and assault,
not guilty.
Joe Propst, Rt. 2, Raeford,
trespass and assault, not guilty.
Jerry Louis McNeill,
Laurinburg, speeding, six
months, suspended for two
years, two years probation, not
U operate a vehicle in North
Carolina for one year, pay
$100 fine and costs of court.
Curtis Little, Raeford,
inadequate support, six
months, suspended for three
years, three years probation,
on condition that defendant
support his family
commensurate with his ability
to earn, the Court reserves
right to set payment anytime
during probation, pay costs of
court. Costs remitted and
amount paid to his wife to be
applied to the support of the
children.
Bobby Locklcar, assault
with a deadly weapon, not
guilty.
James L. Monroe, Rt. I,
Raeford, assault with a deadly
weapon, nol pros with leave.
Billy Locklear, larceny, two
years in the county jail, capias
and committment for four
years, defendant instructed to
pay $12.50 for the use and
benefit of Upchurch Turkey
Farms, he is not to go on the
premises of any turkey farm in
Hoke's new stadium, already the scene
of several football games, was paid fur
Monday morning in a short ceremony on
the new field.
CD. Bounds, Stadium Fund Treasurer,
presented Tom Avant of Speros
Construction Company a $30,000 check
for the construction of the facility.
The stadium has long been thought to
cost $30,000. The actual cost ol tltc
entire athletic field far exceeds that
figure.
Bounds indicated that citizens raised
$32,988.84. This figure includes the
lights costing $7,944.20 which were
donated by Burlington Industries and the
$2,265.00 scoreboard donated by Coble
Dairy.
Forward, Inc. gave $20,000 to the
Stadium Fund to be used to help pay for
the stadium with the remaining funds to
be used by the Hoke Recreation
Department to upgrade recreational
facilities in the county.
The entire stadium and athletic field
cost a total of $44,757.93.
W.K. Morgan, Hoke Recreation
Director, was given a check for $8,230.91
by CD. Bounds, for recreation in Hoke
County. The check represented the
balance in the Stadium Fund.
Morgan said the new recreation funds
would be used to repair and upgrade
recreation facilities in the county which
have been neglected because of a shortage
of recreation funds.
Leonard Frahm, Stadium Fund
chairman, said the fund raising committee
had fulfilled its obligations.-'
He praised the citizens of the county
and the members of the committee for all "
their effort put forth to make the
stadium a reality.
Firefighters Find
Stolen Automobile
The 1968 Chevrolet stolen from Hoke
Auto Co. last week was found in "hot"
condition Monday, a week after it was
stolen.
Thieves stole the vehicle, drove into
some woods in the Laurel Hill area of
Scotland County, and stripped it
completely of motor, transmission, seats,
wheels and everything else they could
remove. Then they set the body of the
car on fire, probably to remove
fingerprints.
The fire set to burn the car, spread and
resulted in burning about 25 acres of
farm land. Firefighters discovered the car
after the fire had been extinguished.
Younger Snead, Jr. theorized that the
thieves chose that particular car because
it was the only one in stock at the time
with a four-speed transmission. The car
was not equipped with the transmission
and steering lock, that is standard
equipment on most of the new cars.
Hoke or surrounding counties
for four years, $100 and cost.
Willie Lee Dixon, Rt. I,
Raeford, assault, nol pros.
Mike Crowdcr, Raeford,
inadequate support, not guilty.
Robert P. Cummings,
Raeford, assault, prayer tor
judgement continued for two
years, court reserves the right
to pass final judgment anytime
during the period, and costs.
Joe Alexander Wilson,
Raeford, larceny of
automobile, nol pros.
Ocie Lee Wade, RFD,
Raeford, larceny, nol proa.
Pfc. John Wright, Jr.,
speeding, 90 days suspended
on payment of $60 and costs.
Sam Oxendine, assault with
a deadly weapon with intent to
kill, 18 months, suspended for
three years, probation for three
years, on condition that
defendent pay $103 for
medical bills incurred by the
plaintiff, $100 for the use and
benefit of the prosecuting
witness and costs.
Morris Dial, Wagram,
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