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Jte cYlewA journal SECTION II THURSDAY, DKCLMBFR 18. 1909 Blue Re-elected Chairman Of Sandhills Trustees H. Clifton Blue, Aberdeen, was re-elected chairman of tlie Board of Trustees of Sandhills College at the annual meeting of tlie Board December 8 on the college campus. Blue has served as chairman of the Board since its first meeting in Decmeber 1963. A well known editor and publisher, who was a leader in the campaign for a community college in Moore County, Blue was Speaker of the House in the 1963 NX. General Assembly which created a state - wide system of community colleges and technical institutes. Sandhills was the first comprehensive community college to be authorized and established under the 1963 legislation. Other officers of the Board who have served since the first meeting and re-elected Monday night were Dr. W.E. Alexander, Robbins, vice chairman, NX. Hodgkins Sr., Southern Pines, treasurer, and J.C. Roggins, Aberdeen, secretary. Ina Abernathy, Southern Pines, is the assistant secretary. A highlight of the meeting Monday night was the presentation of the Charter which was issued by the North Carolina Board of Education November 7, 1963, the official Oil Furnace Servicing And Cleaning FREE ESTIMATES ON HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING INSTALLATIONS BUTLER HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING Phona 276 7321 Wagram, N. C. SV4 ? document which authorized the community college. It was presented to tlie Board by Dr. I.E. Ready, director of the N.C. Department of Community Colleges, Raleigh. The brief history of Sandhills College was reviewed bv thi Trustees with sepcial attention to milestones in tlie rapid growth of the school. During the month of December 1963, the Board held its organizational meeting, later named Dr. Raymond A. Stone the first president and Hayes Howell Associates, Southern Pines, architect to design the buildings. Dr. Stone assumed office in January 1964. In November 1964 ground was broken for construction on the 180 - acre tract of land given by Mrs. C. Louis Meyer, Pine hurst for a campus site. Classes started in October 196S in 9 locations in Soutliern Pines for 394 students, most of them from Moore County. In the fail of 1966 the college moved to its permanent home on Airport Road. In December of that year the college was formally dedicated and Dr. Stone innaugurated as the first president of Sandhills. Also during the two day ceremonies the science building ffl ON iOGDiyjs (Sertfiflicoffes Minimum Amount $10000 (Efitctlv. Jon. 1, 1970) Periods Of 12 Months Automatically Ronowablo Dividend Paid 3 Times Per Year Per ON Bonus Certificates Minimum Amount $5,000 Periods Of 12 Months Automatically Renewable Dividends Paid 3 Times Per Year 4 12 Per Annum Passbook Savings Flexibility Convenience No Mimimum No Raoford Savings & Loan Association 113 CAMPUS AVE. was officially named the Mary Luman Meyer Building in honor of the donor of the college site. Mrs. Meyer has since given SO additional acres adjacent to the original campus. Other notable events in the President's annual report were the expansion of the curriculum with the initiation of a two year associate Degree nursing program in the fall of 1966; the initiation of Associate Degree programs in mental health and landscape gardening in 1967; and tlie expansion of the department of music in 1968 to provide all essential courses for college transfer students planning to work at four year institutions for a Bachelor of Music Degree. Also noted in the resume was the opening of the athletic field on the campus in the fall of 1968, and the completion of tlie horticulture building for the landscape gardening program in the fall of 1969. The enrollment figures for each year since Sandhills opened to students in the fall of 196S reflect a rapid growth. Starting with 384 students in 1965, the 1969 fall term enrollment was I07S students from 44 counties in North Carolina and from eight other states. The 1969 figures show an increase of 237 over the previous year. Following the resume of the development of Sandhills the Trustees considered the needs of the college in the future to accommodate the continuing increase in enrollment and expansion of the educational programs. Especially stressed was importance of securing financial support from the .1971 General Assembly and additional funds from the county. 'IT ADHU flra raw Kiii Notice For Withdrawal PHONE 875 3213 DECA To Have Christmas Party On Saturday, December 20, the Distributive Education Club of America, known as DECA will have their annual Christmas party at Hoke County High School. The party will begin at 8:00. Refreshments will be made by tlie DECA girls; there will be cupcakes, cookies, brownies, potato chips, and drinks. The party will take place in the D.E. room in the liigh school which has already been decorated. The room really has the atmosphere of Christmas. Two large candles have been drawn on the door with holly taped all around it. As you enter you can read the "Merry Cliristmas and have a Happy New Year" hanging from the ceiling. The windows are all decorated and there is a large Christmas Tree standing in the corner for the final touch of Cliristmas. Duildings To De Sold At Pope AFB Nine wood frame buildings, located at Pope Air Force Base near Fayetteville are to be sold and removed from the premises, according to information released by the Savannah District Army Engineers. A bid opening is scheduled for 2 p.m., Dec. 23, in the office of the Area Real Estate Officer, 109 Ward Street, Cary. The property to bc sold to the highest bidder includes six 2 story airman dorms, each having a floor area of 4,720 sq. ft., a 1 story credit union having a floor area of 1 ,296 sq. ft., a 1,824 - square foot 1 -story headquarters building, and an 800 square foot 1 story building used for oil and fuel storage. The property may be inspected by prospective bidders by contacting the Civil Engineer at Pope AFB. II mm V " CLUB MEMBERS - Members of the Hoke High Clupter of DECA are kft to right, first row. Johnny Buvks, Mickey Beasky, Teresa Ivey, Linda Hayes, Gail Ellis, and Coordinator Donald Steed. Second row, Linda Paul, Dickie Lippard, Lewis Decs, Larry Jackson, Phyllis Mooney, Mike Steadman, David Crouch, and Mary Jackson Third row, Gien Wood, Howard Ballon, Judi McNeill, Craig Baker, Bill Lentz, Bobby Smith, Ray Cooker, and Don Wood. Fourth row, Cadett Robinson, Billy Morrison. Joan Stephens, Harold Nixon, Cliarles Phillips, Paul Grosskopf, Gloria Baker, Kay Rowland, and Lynn Wilson. Displaying the DECA Banner are John Mooney, Melva Ferrell, and Bucky Hendrix. Local Retail Sales Up 41 In 4 Yeare (Special to The News Journal) NEW YORK, Dec. 13 -Some indication of the economic growth that has been taking place in Hoke County in recent years comes from the government's new Census of Business. The survey, wluch concerns itself primarily with retail business development since 1963, when the previous survey was conducted, shows that there was a 40.8 per cent rise in sales locally in the subsequent four year period. The progress that was made in this direction exceeded expectation. It was believed that the war in Vietnam, the tensions on the domestic scene, the increase in taxes and the rising cost of living would have caused consumers to cut down appreciably on their spending. Nothing seems to have stopped them, however. As a result, the sales volume in local retail stores rose S3.472.OO0 in the four years. Part of this increase was due, of course, to higher prices for merchandise. Hoke County's 40.8 per cent Tisc compared favorably with the rise chalked up in many sections of the nation. In the United States it was 27.0 per cent and in the State of North Carolina, 33.6 per cent. Related to the local population, the retail sales represented a spending rate of S3.253 per family. This was well above the (inure four years Keep up on current affairs the easy way Read the Pulitzer Prize winning Christian Science Monitor. Rarely more than 20 pages, this easy-to-read daily newspaper gives you a complete grasp of national and world affairs. 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The Census Bureau's figures show payrolls rose in the period to S968.000 from the former total of S745.000 per year. Preliminary figures for 1969 indicate that the American economy is still on its upward course, but at a slower rate of growth than in 1968. Maybe You Can't Hang One Of Our Cars On Your Tree Or Put It In A Stocking And We Won't Guarantee We'll Wrap It. . . But We Will Put A Ribbon On It If You Like SEE Jack Bray FOR THE CLEANEST AND BEST USED CARS IN HOKE COUNTY NEXT TO t I t 1 At CARPET SERVICE r; feypf We install Monarch Carpet and Armstrong Floor Covering FTEE ESTIMATES - Little or No Down Payment CALL US TODAY WOODELL'S UPHOLSTERY SHOP Turnpike Rd. RAEFORO Hnone 875-2364 BANK OF RAEFORO DRIVE-IN WE USE BANK FINANCING Dealer tnm No. 1S44 and soil BANK RAEFORO. N.C. HARRIS AVENUE PHONE 875907
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