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VOL. LXVI1 NO. 4 HAEFORD, HOKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA ?, 54 PER YEAR 10c PER COPY THURSDAY. IUNE 3. 1Q71
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Around Town
By SAM C MORRIS
The brave little boy that we mentioned
in the column last week is ten ? year ? old
Mike Woodson of Reeins Creek near
Asheville. He had cancer of the leg and he
had to have his leg removed. Since that
time he has put on a wooden leg and by
practice and courage his progress to
adjust to it has been miraculous. He is a
star second baseman on his little league
team.
The boy is a nephew of Mrs. Don H.
Renfro of Asheville. Mrs. Renfro is the
former Jean Graham of Raeford, a sister
of Worth Graham.
The above just goes to show that we
shouldn't lose faith because of a little
tough luck.
Debbie Anderson was by the office last
Friday and said she had enjoyed writing
the Hoke Highlights this year. She will
enroll at UNC ? Chapel Hill this fall,
Debbie said she would major in French.
We want to thank her for a job well done
and wish for her success in her college
life.
Debbie Leach will replace Debbie
Anderson and she will write the school
column for us next year.
In January of 1953 a black - haired
young lady came to work as secretary at
The News-Journal. We were located .on
main street at that time. She worked until
May, 1958 and since she had only one
child she decided to stop work and raise a
family. She had three more boys and then
decided to come back to work. The office
position was filled but we immediately
found a place for her in the composing
room. She returned to us in October,
1961. About two years ago this same lady
had a fine little girl. A family of four
boys and one girl. Recently she came to
me and said that she was going to retire
from the printing business. Yes, she was
going to have another child.
The lady we are talking about is Mrs.
Raymond Ellis (Connie) who is supervisor
of the composing room for Dickson Press,
We can only say "we don't know how
much we will miss you, Connie until we
have to get out the first paper." She is a
oerson th" all the j*jris :,i the sVop
respected r.nd one that nasn't liad a cross
word with any of them. She has always
worked hard and was one that can take
an order without the usual, Why? We
don't believe we have ever had anyone to
work with us that was more loyal to the
firm than she is. She is one of our best
writers of 'Letters to the Editor' and
when she wrote it was against something
that the paper was trying to push across.
Even with her children we have gotten
into jams and called her at nine or ten
o'clock at night and in she would come
smiling as usual.
After 1814 years it is hard for us to
think that we won't have her to fall back
on. We know of no one that could top
her for highest morales and Christian
principles.
Connie we hate to see you go but we
know that you have always made the
right decisions. We owe you plenty so feel
free to call on us for anything. We wish
you the best always.
Man Held For Manslaughter
In Robbins Heights Slaying
Lannie Ray Taylor was bound over to
the grand jury on a manslaughter charge
following a preliminary hearing in District
Court Friday.
He had been charged with murder
following the shotgun slaying May 24 of
J.W. Lester.
Tyler is still in Hoke County jail in lieu
of S5.000 bond.
The only witness presented by the
state was Robert Wayne Childress, at
whose Robbins Heights home Lester was
killed. Tyler, defended by Jim Taylor,
assistant public defender, offered no
evidence.
Childress testified that Lester came to
his home about 9 p.m., armed with a
pistol, looking for his wife. Betty, and
Tyler. Lester threatened to shoot thetn,
Childress said.
Childress said he and his wife went to
warn his sister ? in ? law that Lester was
armed. They returned about 11 p.m., he
said, with Mrs. Lester and Tyler.
Lester came to the home about
midnight, drunk and armed with a broken
bottle, Childress said. Childress testified
that he did not see the pistol then.
Childress said he opened the door and
Letter forced his way into the house.
Childress took the tattle away from him.
he laid, but Lester broke a glass in the
kitchen. He threatened to kill him,
Childress said and pushed his way into
the living room.
Children testified that he tan into the
bedroom and that Tyler was standing
there holding a .12 gauge shotgun.
Childress told the court that Tyler had
brought the gun to the house about 4
p.m. that day. Childress said he had
unloaded the gun and had given the shell
back to Tyler.
Childress testified that Tyler and
Lester stood face to face, with Tyler
holding the shotgun to his chest. Tyler
told Lester to leave, and that he didn't
want to hurt him, Childress testified.
"Lannie Ray held the gun and said
?J.W., get away, I don't want to hurt
you'," Childress said.
"J.W. had a broke bottle in his hand.
They were a shotgun length away with
Lannie Ray holding the gun up to his
chest," Childress said.
"After Lannie Ray told him to go
away, that he didn't want to hurt him, it
appeared to me thai J.W. leaped toward
him and that's when the gun went off."
The barrel was against Lester's chest
whent the gun fired, Childress said.
Childress said he and Tyler went into
the front yard and that he walked two
houses down the street to the homp of
Deputy Sheriff Herbert Polston.
Answering a question from Judge
Dupree, Childress said Lester and his wife
had separated the Friday before Lester
was killed on Monday.
Booster Club
Meets Monday
The Booster Club will meet Monday
night at 8 in the Hoke High School gym.
Plans for the membership drive will be
discussed.
Taylor moved jor a finding of no
probable cause.
"Ordinarily, I consider a plea of self
defense to be a jury case, bui I don't see
any other possible interpretation in this
matter. A man was concerned, with
another man coming at him with a
weapon, the man leaped at him and the
weapon fired," Taylor said.
Judge Dupree replied that Tyler had
used excessive force.
"He could have shot him in the leg,"
Judge Dupree answered. "He didn't have
to kill him."
4-Her's To Go
To Washington
Two 4-H'ers will leave Sunday tot a
week at the Citizenship Short Course in
Washington, D.C.
Lawrence Willis and Barbara Plummer,
accompanied by assistant home agent.
Miss Brenda Abrams will attend the
session. The Hoke County group will be
part of a delegation from 33 other North
Carolina counties. Other states
eirticipating in this section art Tennessee,
ebraska, Montana. Kansas, Iowa, Illinois
and Idaho.
The 4-H'ers will take part in
discuttions, programs and tours and will
visit their Congressmen during the week.
Army Medical Program Expands
Woman Found
Guilty Of
Welfare F raud
A Hoke County woman pleaded guilty
Friday in District Court to obtaining
money under false pretenses from the
county Deaprtment of Social Services.
Miss Evelyn Grace, of Raeford, was
accused of continuing to take welfare
payments she was no longer entitled to
receive from August of last year until the
payments were stopped in April.
Mrs. (Catherine Brown, caseworker for
the social services department, told the
court that Miss Grace was required to
report all income to the department and
that it wasn't until April of this year that
the department learned that she had been
employed by The House of Raeford since
August 1970.
Miss Grace pleaded guilty to taking
welfare payments of S89 a month,
amounting to S801 in all.
Judge Joseph Dupree sentenced her to
two years in jail and suspended the
sentence for 3V4 years with 3% years
probation on the condition that she pay
S7.50 per week until $1,170 is paid to
the Hoke County Department or Social
Services.
The overpayment, he explained, is
interest and penalty on the amount she
received illegally. This totals 46 per cent
or 16 per cent annual interest.
A second case alleging welfare fraud
was continued for two week. Mrs. Canna
Hunt Jones is charged with obtaining
money under false pretenses from the
Department of Social Services.
Miss Mabel McDonald, director, issued
a statement Tuesday.
"The Hoke County Board of Social
Services was very hesitant to recommend
court action because we are a helping
agency and we don't like to be forccd
into the position of punishing anyone.
"Three other cases were considered by
the board, which recommended
termination of payments to those clients.
"But, it is most unfortunate when
some few persons abuse the benefits that
are designed to help."
Awards Given At Upchurch
Upchurch students gathered in the
auditorium Monday for awards
presentations and promotion exercises for
about 450 eighth grade students.
City Adds
Two Wells
Two new wells are now in operation in
the city water system, adding about 300
gallons a minute to the water supply, city
manager John Giddy said.
One well went into operation about
two weeks ago and the second was put in
service this past week, he said.
The city now has nine water wells in
the system.
The scholarship award, presented by
principal L.W. Bledsoe, was given to
Suzanne Jordan.
Two outstanding history students were
honored by the Woodmen of the World.
Receiving the history award were Winston
Allan Riddle and Pamela Dockery.
The citizenship award, presented by
the American Legion, went to Mitchell
Cox and Pamela Smith.
Six creative writing awards were
presented by the Raeford Woman's Club.
These were won by Dwan Upchurch,
seventh grade, first in poetry; Andy
Gibson, seventh grade, first in poetry;
Scotty Tant, seventh grade, first in short
story; Kim Carter, fourth grade, first in
poetry; Sue Ellen Gray, fourth grade, first
in short story , and Denise Peterkin, fifth
grade, first in poetrv.
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Students Honored At Awards Day
Awards were announced Monday
morning at the annual Hoke High School
awards day program.
This followed the breakfast sponsored
each year for the seniors and faculty by
the members of the Future Teachers of
America.
The following students were honored:
MATH AWARDS - To the senior who
shows the greatest potential in math ?
Kathy Sanders; Highest Score on National
Mathematics Ezam (This School) ? Don
Williamson.
BUSINESS AWARDS - Best Business
Student - Brenda McRae; Best Shorthand
1 Student ? Chris Wilson; Best Typing I
Student - Carolyn Staton.
PRINCIPAL'S AWARDS:
Challenge Award - Cecil Campbell,
Earl McQueen, Rusty Mabe, James
McLeod, James Breeden, Tim Hawks,
Ivory Farmer.
Principal's Awards - Craig Baker, Ben
Barnwell, Debbie Anderson, Reba Best,
William Campbell, Garley Carpenter,
Lynn Currie, kathy Bounds, Alexander
Goldsmith, Kim Gilmore, Mark Heath,
Ann Howell, Tom Howell.
Donna Jackson, Anna Jordan, Robert
Lee, Bobby Little, David Matherly,
Jimmy McFadyen, Danny McGougan,
Dorothy McLaughlin, Larry McMillian,
Mike McMinnis, Bert Pope.
Billy McNeill, John P. McNeill, Teru
Monroe, Tony Oxendine, Robert Pecora,
Steve Plummer, Eugene Ray, Mack
Rockholt, Robert Rucker, Kathy
Sanders, Thelma Stubbs, David
Bloodmobile
Comes Monday
The Bloodmobile will pay its last visit
of the fiscal year to Hoke Count> on
Monday at the Raeford United Methodist
Church from 12 to 5:30 p.m.
The county needs a donatio! ?.>< 10*
pints to meet the needs o! rio?i>
residents, Clyde Upchurch, blood drive
chairman, announced.
Upchurch, Don Williamson.
Lynn Wilson, Jimmy Womble, Mike
Wood, Lana Dial, David Farmer, Randy
Frahm, Rene McAllister, Rhonda
McPhatter, Rosemary McGougan, Vonnie
McFadyen, Owen Black, Carlton Niven,
Martha Stewart, Stephanie Adkinson,
Gary Baxley, Bill Lentz, Scott Poole.Terrj
Dial.
ANNUAL AWARD ?? Donna Jackson.
RAEFORD WOMAN'S CLUB ~ ($200)
Scholarship ? Donna Jackson, Creative
Writing Award.
POETRY -? 1st Donna Jackson, 2nd
Thurgood Flowers.
SHORT STORY -- 3rd Ray Collier.
9th GRADE POETRY - 1st Henry
Cobb, 2nd Edith Small, 3rd Geneva
Oxendine.
9th GRADE SHORT STORY -- 2nd
Carolyn McKoy, 3rd Beverly Foster.
HOKE COUNTY EXTENSION
HOMEMAKERS SCHOLARSHIP -- Don
Wood SI00.00.
ROCKF1SH EXTENSION
HOMEMAKERS SCHOLARSHIP ?? Mark
Heath SS0.00.
ASHEMONT EXTENSION
HOMEMAKERS SCHOLARSHIP --
Barbara Harrell S50.00.
D E C A CLUB SCHOLARSHIP (S50)
Donna Owen.
LUMBEE RIVER ELECTRIC
SCHOLARSHIP -- Ruby McNair.
I DARE YOU AWARDS ?? Lana Dial.
Billy McNeill.
WOODMAN OF THE WORLD -?
Kathy Sanders, Michael Adkinson.
F.TA. AWARD - Kathy Bounds.
AMERICAN LEGION AWARDS
(CITIZENSHIP) ? Thelma Stubbs,
Carlton Niven.
VOICE OF DEMOCRACY AWARDS
V.F.W. -- Julia Barnwell, Reba Best,
Donna Jackson.
BIOLOGY AWARDS -? Sally Austin.
Mary M. Sawyer.
D.A.R. GOOD CITIZEN AWARD ?
Martha Stewart.
NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY
AWARDS -- Reba Best, Kathy Sanders.
Kathy Davis, Martha Stewart, Karen
Crawford, Debbie Anderson, Tom
Howell, Jimmy Womble, Billy McNeill,
David Upchurch, Don Williamson, Anna
Jordan, Donna Jackson, Kathy Keaton.
LIBRARY AWARDS -- Student of the
year - Annie McLean, Linda Miller.
Most Improved Library Asst. --
Vernetta Leak; President's Award - Teru
Monroe.
V I C C A CLUB AWARDS - Ivory
Farmer, Delores Jackson, Ronald Wilson,
Terry Dial, Billy Holland, David Jackson.
FARM BUREAU - Best Agriculture
Student - David Matherly.
F.F.A. AWARDS -? Alexander
Goldsmith ? Horticulture; Robert Lee -
Mechanics; Terry Dial ? Forestry.
HOWELL DRUG CO. SCHOLARSHIP
(SI00) - Vonnie McFadyen.
LION'S CLUB ($300); KEY CLUB
(SI00) funds to sponsor two PACE
students at Hoke High this summer.
The following students have received
financial aid in the form of loans,
scholarships, grants and work study
programs:
Harriett Yvonne McFadyen, SI00.00
Howell Drug - U.N.C. Greensboro.
Barbara Harrell, $50.00 Ashemont
Exten. Homemakers Club ? Sandhills
Community College.
Mark Heath, $50.00 Rockfish Exten.
Homemakers Club - Appalachian State
Univ.
Rhonda McPhatter S3200.00 ? A & T
State University.
Bert Pope S5.800.00 - N.C. State
University.
Dorothy McLaughlin 54,000.00 - A &
T State University.
Wanda Grant S2.400.00 - Appalachian
State University.
Stephanie Adkinson S2.600.00 - A & T
State University.
Donna Jackson $200.00 ? Raeford
Women's Club East Carolina; $6,100.00
East Carolina University.
Reba Best $5,276.00 - East Carolina
University.
Ben Barnwell S3,400.00 ? University of
N.C. Chapel Hill.
Thelma Stubbs S4.800.00 ? A & T
State University.
Debbie Anderson 56,300.00 -
University of N.C. Chapel Hill.
Danny McGougan 52,800.00 - N.C.
State University.
See AWARDS, Page 9
36% Of Hoke Freshmen
Have Health Problems
More than a third of the ninth grade
students at Hoke High School were found
in recent physical examinations to have
health problems severe enough to warrant
further medical attention, CPT. George
Reavell, Special Forces doctor at the
Hoke County health center, said this
week.
Of the 198 physical examinations given
to the students recently, 36 per cent were
abnormal to the point that further
medical follow ? up was recommended, he
said.
The students were examined by
doctors and medics from the 82d
Airborne Division, Ft. Bragg, as part of
the Army's civic action medical program
in the county.
From the first examination, done at
the school, 109 of the 198, or 55 per
cent, were considered to have
abnormalities, Dr. Reavell said. These
students were examined again at the
county health center by Dr. Reavell and
CPT jerry Welch, a doctor also assigned
to 7th Special Forces.
After re ? examination, the doctors
recommended that 36 per cent of the
students have further medical treatment.
Some of the health problems found in
the physicals included heart murmurs,
visual problems, protein in the urine, and
anemia.
Some of these conditions were already
known to the parents, Dr. Reavell said,
but, in many cases, the doctors alerted
parents to unsuspected problems.
All of the physicals were done with the
permission of the parents or guardians.
Boy Who
Ducked Found
Innocent
A 16 ? year - old boy who pleaded
guilty and who had already paid a
merchant S65 in damages was found not
guilty in District Court Friday after Judge
Joseph Dupree heard the evidence.'
Freddie Stevens and Marion Eugene
Sturdivant were arrested and charged
with malicious damage to property after a
bottle was thrown through a plate glass
window at Heilig - Meyers Furniture
Store.
Stevens, who pleaded guilty to the
charge in court, testified first, saying that
he and Sturdivant had been rough ?
housing and had become angiy.
Sturdivant threw a soft drink bottle at
him, Stevens, said, and he ducked.
The bottle went through the. window.
Judge Dupree ordered Stevens' guilty
plea stricken and directed a verdict of not
guilty. He advised the youth not to pay
any more than the S65 the boy said he
had already paid.
Sturdivant, who was charged with
assaulting Stevens as well as with
malicious damage to property, was found
guilty. He was sentenced to 90 days
suspended for 18 months and was
ordered to pay $100 to Heilig - Meyers
and $15 court costs.
Since the Army medical program began
at the county health department, the
department has greatly expanded U*
service in the clinic and has added several
new programs, CPT. George ReaveU said
this week.
CPT. ReaveU, a physician in 7th
Special Forces Group at Ft. Bragg,
explained some of the projects
undertaken at the health department
since the Army program began last
January.
Services offered within the clinic have
been greatly expanded, he said.
Originally, the Army personnel were
asked to staff clinics when private
physicians contracted to conduct them
were not available.
An example of the expanded services
offered at the clinic is the prenatal
education program conducted by SGT
John Robertson, a medic anigned to 7th
Special Forces.
SGT. Robertson teaches an hour claa
to patients attending the prenatal clinic at
the health department every Friday.
Using movies, slides and lectures, SGT.
Robertson explains diet during'
pregnancy, general problems
encountered, signs of labor and other
information needed by the expectant
mother.
The class has been popular with
patients, CPT. ReaveU said.
With a doctor at the health department
daily, many health services can be offered
without scheduling a special clinic for
them, he explained.
A clinic for immunizations, screening
and treatment of minor health problems r. i
few weeks ago set up in South Hole n
School for residents in tint area wtli
continue throughout the summer, CPT
Reavell said. The clinic is open two day* ?
week at the school, although the doctor is
not there all the time. SGT. Robertson
conducts the clinic to screen health
problems and refer patients to the
department for diagnosis when Dr.
Reavell is not there. Immunizations and
treatment is given when the doctor la at
the clinic.
"We found the kids out there to be
under ? immunized, especially for DPT
(tetnus, dipt her iajmd typhoid) and polk),
so we asked tiwteachers to check the
school records ft'^bots, and we checked
the health department records and sent
notes home to the parents asking for
more information on immunizations,"
Dr. ReaveU said. 'Then we got the kids in
the South Hoke up to date on their DPT
and poUo shots."
A third area in which the Army
program has expanded is home visits by
Special Forces ? trained medics.
MSG Jesse Black, accompanying the
extension nutrition aides, and SPC
RosweU Henderson, with the SCAP aides,
visit daily in low income homes
throughout the county, explaining basic
sanitation and conducting screening tests
for diseases.
The medics do not treat or diagnose
illnesses, the doctor said, but they have
been striking effective in uncovering
conditions that need a doctor's attention.
During a visit to one home, MST Black
discovered an elderly man suffering from
high blood pressure and too weak to
walk. The medic arranged for him to be
treated at the health center, where his
condition was brought under control with
medication, Dr. Reavell said.
When conditions are discovered that
See PROGRAM, Pigc 9
Speak Up
The Rueford Jaycees took a poll at their last meeting on the Speak Up questions
and turned the results in to the ballot box.
Feelings are mixed on both questions concerning the self ? service gas bill and
revenue sharing.
The question for 1 his week concerns Speak Up. Voting has been light. With such few
responses to the questions, it is unfair to draw any conclusions on the feelings of
readers in the county.
On the other hand, it offers a chance for readers who wish to, to comment.
Question I am in favor of discontinuing Speak Up for lack of interest.
Strongly agree ..
Agree
Disagree
Strongly disagree
No opinion
Most of the readers opposed the bill proposed in the General Assembly to require an
attendant to operate a gasoline pump at service stations.
One reader said "John Burney's bill is just something backed by the Fat Cats, who
never felt much sympathy for the average guy."
Question I am in favor of the bill to ban self - service gas pumps by requiring an
attendant to operate the pumps.
Strongly agree 1
Agree I
Disagree 5
Strongly disagree S
No opinion 0
Readers divided down the middle on revenue sharing. Most of the Jaycees strongly
supported the measure, voting 8 to 3 in favor.
A reader wrote: "Wilbur Mills made a good case of what we'd loae in worthy
existing programs. I'd favor sharing if It was all " 'new' money".
Question: 1 am in favor of President Nixon's revenue sharing plan to return tM
money to the states and 1 urge legislators to ask for this program.
Strongly agree 8
Agree , 0
Disagree 4
Strongly disagree 0
No opinion 0 ft;