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Zh e <?lew6 - journal -h The Hoke County Newt- Established 1928 The Hoke County Journal - Established 1905 VOLUME LXV1 NUMBER 7 RAEFORD, HOKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA $4 PER YEAR 10c PER COPY THURSDAY. JUNE 25, 1970 Million Dollar Rain Falls On County In Time To Avert Major Crop Disaster 3 i Around T own By SAM MORRIS The members of the Raeford Presbyterian Church had a picnic on the grounds Sunday welcoming the new minister, the Rev. John C. Ropp and saying goodbye to the Rev. Douglas Kelly, who is leaving soon for Scotland. The tables were loaded with food and the fellowship was at the highest peak, but for once everyone wanted the picnic to come to an end. This is the first picnic we have attended where everyone was hoping the clouds would burst forth with rain even before the eating started. We believe everyone was served before the rain came but we doubt anyone had time to go back for seconds. This was one time that Presbyterians wanted water more than food. One church member said that, "we got a new preacher and he bought us rain the first Sunday." If the Rev. Mr. Ropp can continue in this way his ministry at the Raeford Presbyterian Church should be very successful. We are happy to welcome the family into the community and regret to say farewell to the Rev. Mr. Kelly. The Hoke County Democratic Convention last Saturday in the Courthouse was well attended. All business was handled in an orderly manner and the new plans of organization were carried out. The voting on the different office holders was very close in several instances. But this is always good for any organization as long as harmony is there after the meeting. We believe this was the case last Saturday. The letter printed below was received this week from Mrs. Lucy G. Peebles by Paul Dickson and myself. After reading the letter we feel that it contains information that most of our readers would be interested in, so it follows: Dear Paul and Sam, It has been my intention for a long time to say that I am still enjoying The News Journal and that I think you are putting out a very good paper. Laurie Telfair seems to have both the ability and energy to get the job done. Ann Webb also is evidently doing a great job in advertising. You may be interested to know that I saw Lib Floyd and heard indirectly from Jim Taylor, recently. While returning from Wilmington a couple of weeks ago, I came by Rose Hill to see Lib and Billy They are both fine and Sharon is growing like Topsy. Lib, working for a lawyer, now has that part time job she has always wished for. Returning from a Virginia Mountain trip last week, I stopped to speak to Jim but learned that he is no longer with the Rocky Mount, Va., paper. In fact, he lias worked at Stuart, Va., since then and the editor with whom I talked thought he had left there also. Although one thing or another has kept me busy, I have missed the Raeford and Parkton people terribly. There is a shortage of friendliness in a larger town you know. My advantages along this line would be much greater in Raeford. I could run to Wendcl Young to learn what to do about feeding my dying fescue grass or how to cure rose bushes of mold; and how I wished to be near Jo Hall when I was trying to make draperies. Please give my regards to my formci fellow workers at The News Journal and to the people at the offices of the town the county, the clerk of court, the sheriff the farm and home agents, and to the school officials. I am eternally grateful tc them for their constant cooperation while I was in Raeford. Also remember me tc my friends in the Woman's Club. Sincerely Lucy Gray $4.5 Million In Summer Bonuses For Burlington Workers Vacation bonuses totaling more than S4.5 million are being paid to Burlingt Industries' wage employees during t summer vacation season. Charles A. McLendon. Burlington v president for personnel, said vacation p is given to the Company's employees tl summer to coincide with manufacturi plant vacations. These payments are addition to over S3--& million in bonui paid last December. The local Burlington plants will clc for one week's vacation beginni See BONUSES, Page 11 Census Count Criticized Criticism of the census in the county continues amid plans by the census office to double check the count here and confusion over the methods to be used for checking. According to press releases from the census office, the count will be checked using postal cards which were collected when the form was picked up by the enumerator. These will be checked against the address list by the post office. However, in Hoke County, only the addresses within the city delivery system are being checked, according to the postmaster, Charles Morrison. This leaves out the majority of the county that is not included in the city delivery system. Preliminary figures announced last week list Hoke County's population at 16,246 -- 110 persons less than the census of 1960. Census crew leader Mrs. James Nixon, who worked in Hoke County until four weeks before the end of the census here, said this week. "The census is not See CENSUS, Page 11 District Demo Convention Sat. The District Democratic Convention will be held Saturday in the Superior Courtroom of the Cumberland County Courthouse in Fayetteville, Sam C. Morris, chairman of the Democratic Executive Committee here announced. The meeting will convene at 1 p.m. ZO 120 100 PLUS ?? The welcome rain brought temperatures down from above the hundred mark last week when the thermometer at a local bank registered above 100 degrees on Thursday and Friday. This photo was taken at 5 p.m. Friday. Almost four inches of rain fell in some parts of the county Sunday and Monday and all sections received an estimated inch and a half. Bullard Loses Eye In Truck Accident James Billiard of Rt. 3, Raeford, lost his left eye in an accident on his pulpwood truck Monday. ' His daughter, Carolyn, was scalped seven weeks ago when her long hair became wrapped aroung the drive shaft of the same pulpwood loading (ruck. Bullard was operated on Monday afternoon at Cape Fear Valley Hospital for removal of his left eye. His eye and part of the socket was crushed when a cable on the truck snapped and swung whiplash fashion into th$..truck cab, striking him in the left eye. Bullard said he had just del /ered a load of pulpwood to a nearby wood yard and was driving into his yard for lunch when the cable on the back of tlie truck apparently became caught under a wheel. The cable snapped and one end flew around into the cab of the truck, striking Bullard. Carolyn, a Hoke High tenth-grader, is still in the hospital undergoing a series of skin grafts to restore her scalp. Skin was taken from her legs for the grafts. Her father was admitted to room 369, three doors from Carolyn's room. Antioch Child Killed By Car Last Week Four ? year ? old William Julius Locklear died last week after being hit by a car as he was crossing Highway 211. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Billy Locklear of Antioch. The little boy had crossed the highway by his home to go to the mailbox beside Bu Hard's Service Station at Antioch, Highway patrolman E.W. Coen said. After looking for the mail, he ran back across the highway and into the path of a car driven by William George Winburn, 17, of Shannon. The child was killed instantly. No charges were placed against the driver. The accident occurred at 11 20 a.m. on June 17. This is the fourth traffic fatality this year for the county. The same number o( traffic deaths were recorded this time last year. Funeral services were held Friday at Mount Elam Church by the Rev. Wade Locklear. Beside his parents, lie is survived by his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Willie Bullard ol Rt. 1, Red Springs. Sam C. Morris was elected by acclaimation for his seventh term as chairman of the Democratic Executive Committee at the County Democratic Harward Leaving Raeford A llgood Named To Post Ashwell Harward will leave Raeford to become personnel manager for the Lexington Worsted Plant of Burlington Industries, it was announced this week. Larry Allgood, personnel manager at the Lexington plant, will succeed Harward here in Raeford. Harward has served as personnel manager at Raeford since 1962 He is a native of Chapel Hill and attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Aahwell Harward Hill. He joined Burlington in 1946 at the company's Carrboro plant, transferred to Raeford in 1958 as assistant personnel manager, later served two years as personnel manager at the division's Drakes Branch, Va. plant and returned to Raeford as personnel manager in 1962. He has been active in community affairs for a number of years. He was president of the Charlotte County, Va. Chamber of Commerce and served as director of the United Fund there. While in Raeford, Harward has been a leader in many community activities. He has served as vice - president of the Chamber of Commerce for several terms and served one year as director and one year as campaign chairman for the county United Fund He has been president of the Booster Club and has sold advertising for the football programs each year. Harward has been active in the Boy Scouts and is a deacon and Sunday School superintendent in the Baptist Church. He is also a member of the Lions Club and the Masons. Mrs. Harward is the former Eleanor W illiams, a native of Carrboro. They have two children. This is Allgood's second assignment in Raeford. He served as personnel manager for the Dyeing Plant before being tromoted to personnel manager at exington in 1968 Earlier he had served at Halifax. Va. A native of Laurinburg, he graduated from Wake Forest University in 1962. He spent two years with the U.S. Signal Corps and joined Burlington in June, 1965 at Halifax. He is Chairman of the Davidson County High School Textile Program and vice president of the Lexington Personnel Association. He is married to the former Ann Grubbs, also a native of Laurinburg, and they have one child, they have been members of the First Presbyterian Church in Lexington. Larry Attfood County Wants Census Forms Docs anyone have any census forms that were not picked up by a census enumerator? If so, the county would lik<e to know about it. Census forms may be brought to the tax auditor's office of the county courthouse and they will he turned over to census officials, county manager T. B. Lester said. Johnson Store Purchased By Heiiig-Meyers Johnson's Store on South Main Street has been purchased by Heilig ? Meyers Furniture, who recently bought Home Furniture Store on Harris Avenue. The furniture chain plans to combine both the Harris Avenue store and the South Main Street Store into one furniture showplace, Hyman Meyers, president of Heilig ? Meyers announced. The connecting of the two buildings, remodeling and redecoration will begin immediately. "This will give us approximately 18300 square feet of display area", said Meyers. ' It will enable us to add a wide spectrum of famous name home furnishing in a selection of styles and periods that will appeal to tasie and every budget." The manager of the combined store is Elmer R. Parnell, who managed the former Home Furniture Store for the past 18 years. Meyers commented that "the expansion of our Raeford store is another step forward in the overall expansion program of our company. We have gieat faith in the growth potential of North Carolina and especially in the Raeford area." The Heilig ? Meyers Company recently merged with the Thornton Furniture Store in Suffolk, Va. and now opeiates 30 stores in North Carolina and Virginia. Comes Too Late To Save Some Corn A roin thai totaled almost lour incites in some sections of the county Sunday and Monday broke the two month drought in tinte to save much of the crops , here. "It was a million dollar rain," T almadge Baker, assistant farm agent,, sa id "In some instances, it may have co me too late, but for others it was a life -saver. I'd say it was very beneficial on the whole." 1 'J. Harris, a farmer in the Bowrnore seen on. measured three and nine-tenths incln 's or rain last Sunday and Monday. Pn or to that, only two and two-tenths incite: ? had fallen in that section since the first o f May, he said. Nini Mentlis of an inch fell in Racford Sunday according to Robert Gatlin. An estimat ed inch and a half fell here Monday ? Some hail was reported around Blue Spi ings on Sunday and Ken McNeill said sot. ic of his tobacco there was damaged by hail. Report. '? on the damage to crops caused by the dry > hot weather vary. Richard Neely. who farms 111 the Wayside set riion, said he was plowing up his corn en: p there. Harris" estimates that the corn he will make about 50 per cent of his co rn c rop and 80 to 90 percent of tobacco. McNei II sail I that corn planted in light land is already ' gone but that corn on good Ian d shou. 'd make 50 to 80 per cent. His toba cco has> Vt been hurt, he said, but it will b ; thick t. bis year, wluch will make it less de suable fo r cigarette tobacco. Soybe ans and cotton have not been hurt by the drough t. they said. It wari, however, the brink of disaster for every thing. McN sill said. "Three or four n "tore days with tliat heat an d no rain \ vould have told a different story," he sa> d. In so.me sections o f the country, the rains didn't come until Monday afternoon. Monday broi ?ght the first rain to Ashley Heights and W 'ayside. Rain was sparse o n Sunday at I :ivc Points and Antioch, the county agent's office reported. Raefoi d residents also fi 'It the cTfects of the dr y weather. The inc teased use of See RAIN Pan,- I I Morris Reelected Chairman At Democratic Convention Convention last Saturday. Under the new rules of party organization which limit a county executive committee chairman to two consecutive terms, he will not be eligible to succeed himself after this term. A large crowd of Democrats gathered at the convention to select party officers and delegates to several committees and conventions. Representative Neill McFadyen opened the convention and gave the invocation Morris was elected as permanent chairman of the convention and Mrs. Clayton Buoyer was elected convention secretary. Following that, a roll of precincts was given will all precincts reporting Chairman Morris explained that voting for officers and delegates would be done by precinct delegates with each precinct having the number of votes proportionate to the votes casts in the last gubernato/ial election from that precinct. Judge Joseph Duprec of Raeford Two nominated Morris for chairman of the executive committee and J.D. McMillian of Raeford One seconded the nomination. After a roll call of the precincts in which there were no other nominations, Morns was elected by acclaimation. Mrs. T.J. Harris was elected first vice-chairman of the executive committee. Also elected were Mrs Viola Davis, second vice-chairman and Miss Jean Matherly. third vice-chairman Other officers elected lu th e exea itive committee were Mrs. Claytt in Buo ver, secretary and Franklin leal, treasurer. Delega tes and alternates to the District Convent! on to be held in Fave tteville this Saturday were also elected. Yl le delegates' are Jimmy Morrisey, Sam C. ? ?1orris, J.E. Dupree, N.L. McFadyen. td S mitli, G.A. Robinson, Mr and Mrs. W.T. McAllister, 1 J Harris, Pete Sawyer and D.R. Huff. Alternates are L.A. McGu, gan, Dave Currie, C .G. Odom, Mrs. Richa rd Neeley, J.D. McMillian, William Lamoni .Mrs. J.K.. Riley, Clayton Buoyer, Mrs. Gi lbert Ray, Bernice Williamson and N Irs. Alex McCorm ic. Palme r Milieux was elected to the State Dcmocu tic Executive Commit ee. J. D. McMillian was elected to the District Senatori a I Committee J.t. Dupree and Phillip Di ehi were chosen to the District Judicial Ci immittee and Kei r Stevens and W.T M 'cAllister were elected to the Soli citorial Commit ee. td S mith and N.L. McFady. in were elected to the Congressional Con imittee. Pete Sawyer, chairman of the McCain precinct, asked for those whi > were elected in the recent Democratic j uimary to stand at the convention . Five candidal es were present Saturday at the party convention They were Judge Joseph Dupige, Rep Neil! McFi idyen, clerk of court F t Smith, c ounty commissioner, T.C. Jones and Boa rd of Education member D.R. Huff. Jr. Woman Charged In Fracms Mrs Leola Faircloth is charged with assault with a deadly weapon by pointing a gun after officers said she snatched the pistol from a policeman and held it on him at the county jail Sunday morning Mrs. Faircloth had been arrested for driving under the influence and was taken to the jail, Police chief L.W. Stanton said. While officers were writing up the charge, she took the pistol from G.G. Faircloth's holster. Herbert Polston, who was on dut y wt the ja il, grabbed the gun from her, Sh erlf'N Dave Barrington said. Mrs. Faircloth is charged with driwing under the influence, assault with a dea dly. , weapon by pointing a gun and mal tcioua damage to county property after t<wo blankets in her jail cell were burned Sun<J.ay morning Bond was set at S500 pending a trial on the charges July 3.
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