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Raeford Sailor On Pacific Duty
Navy Boatswain* mate
Third Class Earl L. Propst is
abroad the amphibious attack
cargo ship USS Durham
making his second cruise to the
Western Pacific.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
David P. Propst, Route 2,
Raeford, N.C., and a 1968
graduate of Raeford's Hoke
Cqunty HiRh School. His wife.
Janice, is living at 2106
Lombardy Dr., Fayetteville.
"I'm an assault boat
coxswain aboard the Durham,
"the 20-year-old sailor
explained. "I'm responsible for
seeing that the Marines and
equipment iif my boat get to
the beach during amphibious
maneuvers. During regular
working hours at sea, I make
sure that my LC'M-8 landing
craft is ready to go into the
water on a Moment's notice."
Durham is one of the Navy's
five new Charleston Class
amphibious attack cargo ships
designed to carry Marines and
fheir equipment to enemy
beaches more quickly and
efficiently than older ships of
the same type.
For the next three months,
the Durham will be cruising in
the Far Ejst. She will be ready
to tackle freight runs between
Yankee Station off Vietnam
and Subic Bay, Republic of the
Philippines o'r launch her
Marines as a part of an
amphibious assault on a
moment's notice.
The 575-foot ship is "homo"
for more than 400? Navy
officers and men. About half
of her crow is made up of
boatswain's mates and deck
seamen who keep the
one-year-old vessel shipshape,
pilot her assault boats and
\ handle cargo.
When the Durham's General
Quarters alarm soundsv Propst
becomes the sight setter on
Mount 34, one of four 3-inch,
50-caliber guns on the ship
Propst is a "plankowner"
aboard the Durham. That is, he
was a member of .the crew that
commissioned the modern
cargo vessel May 24. 1069 in
Norfork. Va. bach man
received a specially prepared
certificate as a memento <?f the
occasion.
"I joined the Navy." Iw
mentioned, "because I wanted
to see some of the world."
During his 20 months of active
Naval service,, he has visited
ports in the Panjma Canal
Zone, Hawaii, the Philippines
and Vietnam.
Propst said, "I'd like to see
flong Kong on this cruise. Cm
interested ui some of the
historic spots there and would
like to learn a little bit about
the Far Kastern customs."
Propst holds the National
Defense and Vietnam Service
medals
Snead Named
Area Chairman
Hoke A ni c ( i) ill pa:. \ .
Raetord. has been reappointed
lo serve as Hoke County Aiea
Chairman for the North
Carolina Aujonvbile Dealers
Association according to
NCADA Piesideiit George O,
Stovall of Albenuile.
Snead will act us liaison
officer between new car and
truck dealers in this area and
NCADA and the NaVonal
Automobile Dealers
Association. He will be
responsible for promoting the
various programs and activties
of NCADA and N ADA and will
head a c ou n t > w i 6e
membership campaign lor both
organizations in t'ic fall.
ON CRUISE - The USS Durham is currently cruising in the Far East. On her decks are her four
gun mounts, J1 assault boats and cargo booms. The fiat area on the after section of the ship is the
helicopter landing platform. She is 575 feet long and carries a crew of 400 officers and men.
A T SKA - Xavy lioatswain's Mate Earl I.. Propst of Raeford,
culls the bridge aboard the amphibious cargo ship USS Durham.
$3,459,000 Spent
For Food Locally
M W YORK. July II -
Inflation or no inflation. the
piisi year was a good one for
most Hoke County families,
the figures show. Their
increased earnings enabled
iher.i to maintain their usual
.?uandard of living cit*spite the
higher ,."<">ts.
As a result, consumer
spending for goods and services
continued at u high level, with
mar.\ local meichants topping
then recoids of the previous
> cat
Hie Jjtails are brought out
in i he annual nationwide
jurve\ conducted by the
Standard Rale and Data
Service. It shows how much
was spent bv local residents for
food, clothing, cars, furniture
and other items.
( omparable spending figore*
an- given for oihei localities
acn'ss the country.
In Hoke County, it is shown,
food attracted the largest part
of the consumer dollar.
The sales volume in local
grocery stores, meat markets,
bakeries, delicatessens and the
like added up to an impressive
$3,459,000, exceeding the
previous year's S3,191,000.
And this represented only
food that was bought for home
consumption. Not included is
the amount spent in
restaurants and in other dining
and drinking establishments.
What it amounted to, in
effect, was that 27 cents of
every dollar spent in retail
stores went for take-home
food. It was a bigger
proportion than in many
communities.
States, 21 cents of the dollar
was so-spent and, in the State
of North Carolina, 22 cents.
Just how much the food bill
came to in terms of the average
family, apportioning the total
amount equally among the
population, was S898 per
family.
The report also shows how
much was spent locally by
consumers for other
commodities.
Expenditures for automotive
equipment, including cars,
boats and motorcycles, totaled
52,011,000.
Purchases in department
stores and other stores selling
general merchandise amounted
to $663,000.
Sales of wearing apparel of
all sorts reached S287.0NOO.
In stores carrying furniture
and other home furnishings,
the sales volume was S623.000
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State Tax
Revenues Up
Tax revenues for the state
increased this year by 13.8 per
cent in the net general fund,
32.5 per cent in the net
highway fund and 34.9 per
cent from gasoline tax.
Net general fund collections
for fiscal 1969-70 were $843.1
million compared with $740.9
million for 1968-69, an
increase of $102.2 million.
Net highway fund
collections this fiscal year were
$290.6 million compared with
$219.2 million collected in
1968-69, an increase of $71.4
million. Gasoline tax
collections for this period were
$213.7 million as compared
with $158.4 million collected
during fiscal 1968-69, an
increase of $55.3 million.
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Lumber Bridge
By PAM SUMNER
Miss Jackie Brown of
Lumber Bridge and Buddy
Fields of St. Pauls visited Mr.
and Mrs. Luby Jackson of
Newton Grove Saturday.
Miss Cathy Lupo and Miss
Karen Collins of Parkton spent
Wednesday night with Miss
Dorothy Cooper of
Fayetteville.
Mr. and Mrs. Buddy Jones
and son David spent last
Tuesday and Wednesday at
Chimmey Rock and Lake Lure.
Visiting Mr. and Mrs. Joe
Hough during the weekend
were their children and
families. Capt. and Mrs. Jon
Tyner and children Kathy,
Monica and Wayne of
Edentown, New Jersey, Mr.
and Mrs. Tommy Hough and
children Jeneal, Dawn and
Edmund and Mr. and Mrs. J.W.
Hough Jr. and children Bob
and Donna of Charlotte and
her parents Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Atchley of
Rutherfordton and Mrs. and
Mrs. Billie Hough of
Greensboro. Capt. Tyner
returned to Edentown, New
Jersey Sunday and Mrs. Tyner
and children remained for a
two week visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Sumner
and son Johnnie accompanied
Steve Freeman, who spent
several days last week with
Johnnie to his home in
Fayetteville, Sunday
afternoon, Johnnie is spending
this week with Stevie in
Fayetteville.
The W.M.U. of the Lumber
Bridge Baptist Church met
Tuesday night at the
Educational Building. Mrs.
Johnnie McGougan gave the
program.
The women of the Rex
Presbyterian Church met
Monday night at the
Fellowship Hall.
Mrs. Robert Hall and
children Robie and Wayne of
Huntsville, Alabama spent last
week with Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Russel. Wayne is a member of
the football team of the
University of Alabama in
Tuscaloosa where he is a
sophomore.
Mr. and Mrs. Jon Evans of
Lumberton gave a dinner party
Wednesday night for Mrs.
Robert Hall and children Robie
and Wayne. Those attending
were Mrs. Maggie Covington,
Mr. and MrsJim Maxwell and
children Jimmy, Sally Lynn
and Mary Monroe and Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Russell.
Sgt. Glenn Taylor returned
to Charleston Air Force Base,
Charleston, South Carolina
after spending a 21 day
furlough with his family, Mrs.
Taylor is living at present with
his parents Mr. and Mrs. Curtis
Taylor.
Mrs. H.K. Crawford of
Rowland spent the weekend
with her sisteis. Misses
Elizabeth and Lois Sumner.
The Rev. and Mrs. E.C.
Taylor were honored for their
birthdays Sunday at their
home near Lumber Bridge with
a dinner given by their children
and grandchildren. We wish
them many more happy
birthdays.
The Community extends its
condolences and sympathy to
the Weber family in the death
of little Christopher Weber,
who drowned at Ft. Bragg last
Wednesday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. James Shaw
and sons Mike and Ronnie
spent last week visiting her
brother and sister-in-law and
Mrs. William Thompson in
Boloit, Wisconsin. Jimmy
Williford of Sauri Arabia is
visiting his grandmother Mrs.
J.F. Willford and Ollie Ann.
His parents Mr. and Mrs. Billie
Williford are expected
sometime the last of this week.
Visiting Col. and Mrs. F.R.
Weber and Ann during the
weekend were Mrs. Robert
Irvin of Bucyrus. Ohio. Bill
Weber of New York City, New
York and Col. and Mrs. R.T.
Weber of Blowing Rock. Mrs.
lrvin's daughter Kathy who has
been staying with Col. Weber
and family and attending
Pembroke University and
Madison Weber accompanied
her home for a visit.
Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Schell
spent the weekend with their
son and daughter-in-law Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Schell and
children Sherry and Michael in
Charlotte.
Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Davis
announce the birith of a son,
Ronnie Jr. Born Thursday July
9, at Southeastern General
Hospital in Lumberton.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan McGougan
and sons Danny, Joe, Charles
and Vance spent last week at
the mountains in Western, N.C.
Ernest McGougan is visiting
his son-in-law and daughter Mr.
and Mrs. Steve Gresham and
children in Virginia Beach,
Virginia.
Mrs. Shclia Dail and sons
Scot and Sean of Raleigh spent
the weekend with her mother
Mrs. N.H.G. Balfour.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Spears
spent the weekend with Mr?.
Jack McArthur in FayetteviUe.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Livingston of White Oak visited
Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Livingston and cliildren Wayne,
Charles, Tammy and Linwood
and Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Spears
last Sundav.
Mrs. Mae Smith of
FayetteviUe spent several days
last week witli Mr. and Mrs.
Howard Livingston and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Brock of
Hope Mills and son Luther Jr.
of Brooklyn, New York visited
Mr. and Mrs. Livingston and
Mr. and Mrs Spears, Sunday.
Mi. and Mis. Thomas Bryan
and children Lynn and Teresa
spent last weekend visiting
relatives in Charlotte. Mrs.
Dennis Taylor of Lumberton
spent several days lasi week
with her daughter and family
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan.
ETY Star TeachesArt
To Head Start Pupils
"Miss Polly", the star of an
art show tor children on an
Arkansas educational television
station, visited the Head Start
classes at McLauchlin School
Mondav.
She brought with her Peter,
Pepper and Patty Painter, hand
puppets, and George, a sock
puppet, to help instruct the
pre-schoolers in art.
"Miss Polly" is Mrs. L.A.
Loibner and she and her
husband are in Raeford to visit
their son, Steve, who is
teaching in Head Start this
summer.
The Loibncrs, who live in
Little Rock, Ark., will be in
Raeford a week. This is their
first time to visit North
Carolina.
Mrs. Loibner conducts three
series in art lessons for
elementary school children
which are shown on
educational TV in Arkansas. In
addition she visits classrooms
several times a week to give art
instruction.
She uses the puppets in her
lessons to entertain her pupils
as she instructs them.
The Head Start students are
preparing this week for an
open house to be held on
Friday morning. The parents
and public are invited to tour
the school from 9 to 10:30
a.m., James Bowles, director,
said.
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to get their kids through college.
They have to. Because when
their kids are ready for college, they're
not ready to pay for it.
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