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VOL. LXV1 NO. 49 KAEFORD, HOKL COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA S4 PER YEAR 10c PER COPY THURSDAY, APRIL 15. 1971
Around Town
By SAM C. MORRIS
The editor and publisher. Paul
Dickson, watched the lire truck go by the
office last week on the way to a fire and
then commented: "You can tell who was
at the Raeford Savings and Loan coffee
room by the firemen riding the back of
the truck."
Neil Cole of Sanford was by the office
last week and gave me a picture of the
baseball team of Raeford in 1915. We
were able to recognize most of the ball
players but couldn't name many of the
spectators sitting in the grandstand. The
ball field was located where the new part
of Raeford Cemetery is at the present
time. We can remember when the ball
field was in that place. We believe that all
the players but two are dead. Clyde
Upchurch and Neil McKeithan of
Aberdeen wc know are still living. The
picture appears in this issue of the paper,
the paper.
Neil said that he was now retired and
had bought him another house and spent
most of his time working on the house,
but he still played tennis regularly. He
look in excellent physical condition and
must be, to play tennis at 70 years of age
or better. It was nice to talk with you
Neil and we appreciate the picture very
much.
Wc keep reading about the four - day
work week and keep wondering what
people will do with all the time off. We
were off Monday and not having a green
thumb we had time on our hands Mondav
morning. In the afternoon we
were at the golf course and the hours
passed very swiftly. Of course my wife
can always find things that need to be
done around the house but we were never
one that could carpenter, use a hoc or
shovel or wash windows. Maybe we had
to do too much of this when we were
growing up.
We had to cut wood, help in the garden
and there were hogs that had to be fed
And to be expected, they would get out
of the pen: and running down hogs is not
fun. So we guess we will continue the five
day week because we can't make 36 holes
on the golf course now. We imagine age
has something to do with it.
The Softball league this year will have
eight teams and will be sponsored by the
following: Raeford Oil Co.. Carter's Tire
Recapping, Raeford Turkey Plant. A&P
Tea Co., Piney Grove Church, Raeford
Fire Department, Bargain Motors and
Hoke Concrete. We will try to get rosters
of all the teams before the season opens.
Don't forget the Lions Club golf
tournament that will be held at Arabia
Golf Club on May 15 and 1to.
Missionary
T o Speak
The Rev. David Miller, a Presbyterian
missionary to the Congo, will speak at the
morning worship service at Antioch
Presbyterian Church Sunday at 11 a.m..
the Rev. B.F. Ferguson, pastor
announced.
The public is invited to attend.
TOP J A YCFh' - Steve Gunter of Sanford (left) presents the award as Outstanding
Javcee of the Year to Jim Blackburn, /xist president of the Raeford Jayeees at the
annual awards banquet Tuesday.
Jayeees Honor Citizens
For Outstanding Work
Outstanding scrvice by three Hoke
County citi/ens was honored Tuesday
night by the Raeford Jaycees at ihe
annual Jaycee Awards Banquet.
Jertv Oxendine was named the
Outstanding Young Educator by the
Jaycees. The award was presented by J.D.
McAllister, assistant county school
superintendent.
Miss Josephine Hall was presented the
Distinguished Service Award by J.D.
McMillian, mayor pro tem.
The Outstanding Jaycee of the Year
award was given to Jim Blackburn by
Sieve tiunter, national director - elect for
the east central region o! the North
Carolina Jaycees.
Oxendine is a seventh grade social
studies teacher at Upchurch School. A
native of Pembroke and a graduate of
Pembroke State University, this is his
third year to teach in the county. He is
also an Air Force veteran.
Miss Hall was cited for her work as co -
ordinator of the city clean - up campaign
last year that earned Raeford a place in
the finals of the state beautification
contest. She is also the county co ?
ordinator for the senior citizens clubs.
Blackburn is a past president of the
Raeford Jaycees. He was transferred
recently by Burlington to Clarksville, Va.
and returned to accept the award
Tuesday.
In addition to presenting tht
outstanding Jaycee award, Gunter .as
the guest speaker. He was introduced by
Jerry Go/.a. Wes Williams, presiding
officer of the club, welcomed the
members and guests.
Tot Killed By Car
A two ? veai - old boy was killed by a
cat Saturday, nearly lour months after his
lather was killed bv a car near Upchurch
School.
Jerome Purcell. 2, was run over in
Iron I of his home about (1 p.m. by a car
driven by Shirley Shaw of Raeford.
Highway Patrol Trooper L.W. Coen
reported.
Coen said the driver said she saw a
j:ioup of children playing near the road as
she lounded a curve. She watched the
children and slowed as shi: passed. Coen
said she told him she heard a noise and
felt a slight bump. When she looked in
the reai ? view mirror, she saw the child in
the load
rite little boy came from the right side
ol the car. Coen said, and was shorter
than the hood of the car. No charges were
placed.
The boy^ father. Archie Purcell, was
killed Dec. 11 as he walked along the
road near Upchurch School.
Jerome was struck on tural road 1404
just outside the city limits near Robbins
Heights.
This was the eighth traffic fatality this
year in the county, compared with two
deaths at this time last year.
Funeral services for Jerome were held
Tuesday afternoon at South Freedom
AME Zion Church by the Rev. H.J.
Moore. Burial was in East Freedom
Cemetery.
Jerome is survived by his mother, Mrs.
Annie Rogers Purcell; two sisters, Betty
Rogers and Sue Rogers; one brother,
Archie Purcell, Jr.; his paternal
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel
Purcell of McCain; his maternal
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Connie
Rogers; three great ? grandmothers and
one great ? grandfather.
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LIBRARIANS - The ladies who take care of the bonks and operate the bookmobile were honored at the open house sponsored
last week by the Raeford Woman's Club. Shown are Mrs. Archie McD armid. Mrs. Bruce Conolv. Mrs. Lee Cameron Mrs
Raymond Maxwell and Mrs. Harry Greene.
Mayor, Councilmen, Seek
New Terms In May Vote
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Dr. McKay Will Conduct
City Wide Revival Services
A week ? long, city ? wide revival with
the Dr. M. Ray McKay will be held at
Upchurch School auditorium auditorium
at 7:30 p.m. April 19 ? 23. The revival is
sponsored by the First Baptist Church.
Dr. McKay is the former professor of
preaching at Southeastern Baptist
Theological Seminary, Wake Forest.
A native of Missouri, he attended
Shurtleff College in Illinois, where he
received his bachelor's degree and
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in
Louisville, Ky., where he earned Master
of Theology and Doctor of Theology
degrees.
Dr. M. Ray McKay
Talent Show
Set F riday
Talented youngsters will compete for
ribbons and prizes Friday night at the 4-H
Talent Show.
The show will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the
Raeford Elementary School auditorium.
Acts ranging from ballet to square
dancing and piano solos to a rock band
will perform.
On the program so fyr are two square
dance teams, three piano solos, a ballet, a
skit, one vocal group and two rock bands.
Cash prizes and ribbons will be
provided by Rowland's Barbeque,
sponsoring the show.
Judges will be Mrs. J.H Austin, Charlie
Hottel and Robert Gatlin.
There will be no admission charge. The
public is invited.
Disabled Man Rescued
From Burning House
A partially paraly/ed man was taken
from his burning home by passers - by
last week after a chair in which the mai
was seated caught fire from a cigarette.
Curtis Smith, who lives in the smal
house on Elwood next to the post office
was carried out of his smoke ? filled hom
April 7 by Richard Norris and Ei
McNeill, city fire chief J D. McMilliai
said.
Norris saw the smoke coming from th>
home and went to the door. The chair 11
the living room in which Smith wa
sitting was on fire, McMillian said, but thi
smoke was too dense for Norris to gc
inside. He hailed Ed McNeill, also passini
by, and the two entered the home ant
carried Smith to safety.
Smith was taken for treatment by th<
Hoke County Rescue Squad, McMilliai
said, but was not injured seriously. Th<
fire started from a lighted cigarette Smitl
dropped, he said. There was little damagi
to the home other than that caused b;
smoke. McMillian reported.
Several other fires were reported in th<
county this week but none caused senou
damage.
A storage shed at the home of Mr an<
Mrs. Eugene Angstadt cf 824 Prospec
was destroyed in a fire Tresday at noon
The cause of the blaze is not known.
A trailer fire Tuesday slightly damage<
the insulation on a mobile home on 40
at the Amoco station. McMilliai
reported.
Saturday night, a car caught fire nea
the swimming hole on Rockfish Creel
and the interior was seriously damaged b;
the time firemen arrived. McMillian said
The car belonged to William Currie o
Ft. Bragg. McMillian said the fire i
believed to have started from a droppei
cigarette.
Two grass fires were reported Tuesda;
by the North Raeford Fire Department
He has also studied in special sessions
at Chicago University, Garrett Biblical
Institute and Edinburg University.
Dr. McKay has held pastorates in
Illinois, Kansas and Arkansas and has
conducted an around the world mission
tour in 1951, holding revivals in Japan,
Hong Kong and other mission fields.
He has taught in pastor's schools in
Nassau, the Bahamas and in Michigan,
Kansas, Arkansas, North Carolina,
Virginia and Maryland.
The son of a minister, Dr. McKay's
own son is also a preacher. He and his
wife, the former Mary Favoright, also
have a daughter.
Guest testamonies will be given by
Charles Garrison, JP Stevens accountant;
Joe Lennon, assistant hospital
administrator at McCain; James Brady, a
student -at Hoke High; Chub Seawell,
attorney and Mrs. T.E. O'Neal, a nurse.
Each evening service will recognize a
different group in the community.
Monday is law enforcement and business
owners night. Garrison will speak.
On Tuesday, students and faculty in
the county will be recognized. Lennon
will speak. Wednesday is Hoke High
athletes and youth night. Brady will give
the guest testamony.
Thursday is set aside for civic clubs
with recognition of all civic clubs and
groups. Seawell will be the speaker.
Friday night services recognize political
and civic leaders and musicians. Mrs.
O'Neal will speak.
The senior high and church choir of
the First Baptist Church will provde the
music at the revival.
New Entrance
Planned F or
City Cemetery
A new entrance for Raeford Cemetery
is being planned, John Gaddy, city
manager said this week.
The present drive into the cemetery
will be blocked and a new entrance
constructed about 500 feet east of the
present one, he said.
Presently, there is a drainage problem
on the south side of the cemetery, he
said. Large drain pipes will be laid to
connect with an existing storm sewer on
the east side of 401-A.
The new entrance will also reduce a
traffic hazard that now exists upon
intering or leaving the cemetery, Gaddy
said.
The State Highway Commission has
begun an engineering study but Gaddy
said he did not know when construction
would begin.
Gaddy also announced that
construction was scheduled to begin
Monday on the new sewer line to be
extended from behind the cemetery to
Knit ? Away.
The new line has been changed from a
proposed 18-inch line to a 24-inch line to
allow for future expansion, he said.
The mayor and city councilmen all
announced plans this week to run tor re ?
election in city elections May 4.
After several weeks of indicision.
Mayor John K. McNeill, Jr. said
Wednesday that he would definitely seek
re ? election for a second term.
"We have several projects going on now
in the city," he said. "We have plans to
pave the air strip and we have got to
develop new water fields. We are
fortunate to have a fine city manager and
staff to keep our city progressing."
McNeill said Wednesday that he would
file later that day.
H.E. Garrison, also seeking a second
term, was the first councilman to file for
re ? election. He paid his $5 filing fee
Tuesday morning at city hall.
Other councilmen who are after second
terms are Graham Clark and Crawford
Thomas, Jr. Both said they intended to
file before the Friday deadline.
Veteran councilmen Franklin Teal and
J.D. McMillian also said they would file
for re ? election.
Teal, who has served three terms on
the council said, "We arc kind of in the
middle of putting the sewer through to
the south part of town and several other
projects and I feel like I want to serve
another term in order to see these things
through."
McMillian has served on the council for
the past 14 years and is mayor pro tern.
"We have got so many things started
that need to be finished," he said. vOf
course, if a council does anything at all,
there will always be projects that need to
be completed. But I feel that we are in
the midst of things that need to be
followed through by this board."
No other candidates have announced
intentions of running for election and
little interest has been shown in the
community so far.
The filing deadline is Friday afternoon
at S p.m.
Officials for the city election arc Neill
(Sec MAV VOTE. Sec I. Page 71
County Quiet
For E aster
The county was quiet for Faster as city
and county police report less business
than usual for the weekend.
"It was quiet here," L.W. Stanton,
Raeford police chief, reported. "We
didn't have any wrecks and for the first
year in a long time, no one reported any
flowers being stolen from the cemetery."
Sheriff D.M. Barrington reported a
quiet weekend also.
No Highway
Projects Set
N'o highway projects for Hoke County
were listed on the schedule of projects
announced this week by the Stale
Highway Commission.
The State Highway Commission today
released details of 28 projects in 29
counties containing 469 miles on which it
plans to ask for bids this month.
The announcement said that bids on
the projects will be opened on April 27,
in the auditorium of the State Highway
Commission Building at 10 a.m. to
determine the low bidders.
Speak Up
New Feature Offers Chance
To Voice Opinion On Issues
Would you like to make your voice heard on local, state and national issues but
somehow never get around to writing that letter to the politicians'7
Do you wonder sometimes how many others share your opinion on an issue''
The News ? Journal is starting a feature just for you
Each week, we'll pose a question and you check your answer: strongl> agree agree,
disagree, stongly disagree, no opinion. Turn in the ballot or mail it to The News ?
Journal, Box 550 by Wednesday
We'll tabulate the results and publish them two weeks following the question
In addition, we'll send copies of the results to city and county government, our
state representatives and the North Carolina Congressional delegation.
The first question is on the Vietnam War. The citizens of Madison, Wis have been
the first to go on record, by a vote of nearly two to one, opposing the Vietnam War
Here is the proposition they voted on last week, in two parts:
I am in favor of an immediate American cease ? fire in Indochina
Strongly Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
No Opinion
I am in favor of the immediate withdrawal of all American troops and equipment
from South Vietnam
Strongly Agree
Agree
Disagree
Strongly Disagree
No Opinion
Mark your answer and turn in your ballot. You may add comments if you like and
you do not need to sign your name. Please submit only one ballot.
If you have a question you'd like asked, let us know.