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18* e <~Y\&w6 - journal IS* The Hoke County News- Established 1928 The Hoke County Journal - Established 1905 VOLUME LXVII NO. 13 RAEFORD, HOKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA S5 PER YEAR THl rsiuv iiinrcTi m-i Around Town By SAM C. MORRIS We returned Sunday after a few dayi at the beach. It rained every day but still the sun was out enough for everyone to enjoy the beach. We expect that if things keep going up, most of us will need a basket to take money in to pay for a few days on vacation. Anyway it is good to get away for awhile, but also good to return home. We were asked to remind the Conoly clan of the reunion Sunday, August 8 at the home of Cliff Conoly. All relatives are invited to attend and bring a well - filled basket. We received a letter last week that arrived too late for publication. We think that all parents should take the advice offered by this concerned parent. It is always too late to lock the gate after the horse is out of the pasture. The letter follows: Mr. Morris, I have a suggestion for a space in your column and it's very important. My husband has driven the fog truck and will have to drive the street sweeper tonight. He is very worried about these children, who riding bikes or walking, follow the fog truck and the sweeper. It is very dangerous. Monday night he sprayed and over on Robblns Heights a small boy grabbed hold of the back of the truck. If he hadn't glanced back he could have killed the boy. Also a neighbor of mine saw a small boy following the fog truck on a bike. So if you could please tell these children and their parents how very duuptot ? it is. Bun' 'ou very much ?Kc ' haries HON. Stewart St. WMrCharles we think your letter can teliparents and children much more than we can. We thank you for the letter and want to say that it is good to find parents that are concerned about other peoples children. We need more of them in this world today. Thanks,again for the letter. By the time you reed this the Apollo IS will be headed for splash - down and another successful moon trip will be accomplished. The TV coverage of this trip was one of the best shows we have ever seen. Science accomplishment is something else this day and time. Robert Gatlin told me Tuesday that his rain gauge showed rainfall of 14.4 inches for the month of July, Daniel Baker stated the same day that his gauge showed rainfall of 13.5 inches for the month of July. Gatlin and Baker said that it was the most rain for any month they could remember. If anyone knows of more rain in a month please let us know. Gatlin stated that the rain had seeped in real well as he disked Tuesday and he didn't mire up. No Projects No bids for road projects for Hoke County were received this month at the regular monthly letting of the State Highway Commission. Bids totaling S14.365.260.35 were received for 38 road projects in 34 counties involving more than 157 miles of road improvements, FourArrestsMade In Arabia Theft Four men are being held in jail ai Early Tuesday morning, nea apring* suspects in an S8.000 theft at the Arabia police, following up an investigation of Golf Course pro shop Monday night. break - ins in that area, stopped a car just Charged with breaking, entering and outiide of town. Acting on a tip received larceny and receiving stolen goods are earlier, according to Red Springs Chief Johnny Lee Scott, 24, of Rt. I, Shannon Luther Huggins, city officer W.C. and Freddie Revels, Jr., Rt. I, Shannon. Murchison and J.K. McLean followed the Held as suspects in Red Springs are Doran car about a mile outside the city limits to Romano, 20, of Hope Mills and Tommy a field road. They stopped the car there Brewer, 35, of Rt. 2, Red Springs. and as they were questioning the driver, Brown Hendrix, manager of the golf Romano, they saw lights flashing in the course, reported the break ? in after he woods. Investigating, they found a truck went to open the shop Tuesday morning. and another car there. The large plate glass front doors had been The occupants fled but one suspect, broken down, he said. Brewer, was tracked from the scene using Missing were golf bags, clubs, balls, prison dogs and was arrested at his home jackets, shoes and other equipment by Robeson County deputy Danny Goza, valued at about SB.000. Chief Huggins said. Romano's car was loaded with golf equipment, which was later identified by Hendrix. Hendrix said he thought at least half of the equipment stolen from him The Rev. Wyatt Aiken, Jr. will preach had been recovered. at morning worship at Raeford The other car found at the scene was Presbyterian Church this Sunday. regittered to Scott, Sheriff D.M. The Rev. Mr. Aiken is a native of Barrington said. Scott reported the Greenville. S.C. He attended Presbyterian vehicle stolen to city police early Tuesday College in Clinton, S.C. and Columbia morning. Theological Seminary in Decatur, Ga. His Sheriff Barrington said he asked Scott first pastorate was at Clarksville, Ga., ?nt' Revels to come into the office for from which he went as an assistant to Dr. questioning and later arretted them. They Harry K. Holland In Marietta, Ga. He it are being held on SI5,000 bond each, now pastor of Franklin Presbyterian The Investigation is continuing and Church. In Franklin. *veral more arrests are expected, the Mrs. Aiken is the former Mary McLean. lh*r,ff Deputy Alex Norton is aiding daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H.R. McLcan. Investigation. T o Preach Motorist Charged After 401 Chase A Fayetteville motorist was arrested and charged with multiple traffic violations after a high speed chase by the State Highway Patrol along UjS. 401 and through Raeford Sunday night. Barthel Smith, 28, of Cape Fear Court, was placed in Hokt County jail in lieu of $1,225 bond. He is charged with speeding 90 in a 60 mph zone, speeding 90 in a 35 mph zone, driving while his license was revoked, failure to stop for a siren, stop light and stop sign violations, careless and reckless driving and assault on a police officer. Trooper E.W. Coen said Smith was stopped near the State Fish Hatchery after a 16 mile chase beginning south of Raeford. Coen said he began pursuit south of Raeford on U.S. 401 to arrest Smith for speeding after he was calculated by radar at 74 mph in a 60 mph zone. Coen said he chased Smith about a mile and then the motorist stopped, leaving his car partially on the highway. When the trooper left his patrol car, Smith sped away, Coen said. At the junction of Harris Avenue .and the by ? pass, Smith's car was traveling too fast to make the curve and he came down Harris, past a stop light at Harris and Main through Upchurch Milling Company property and onto Stewart Street. At the dead end, Smith made a skidding turn and came by the patrol car, Coen said. At this point, Coen said, he did not try to force the Smith car into a wreck to stop it because there were two small children, as well as another man and two women, in-the car. Smith then turned down Campbell Street, went back on Main Street ran through traffic lights at Elwood and Edinborough and went on to 401 by ? pass. A city police car joined the chase as Smith came down Main Street. At the junction of the by ? pass and 401 ? A, Coen said Smith passed traffic there traveling to the left of the traffic islands. A trucker ahead saw him approaching and refused to let the. car pass, moving either to the left or right a: Smith tried to get hy Coen said. Smith finally passed the truck by going infbTRS ditch and a tobacco field on the right, Coen said. The car was stopped by a running blockade set up by Highway Patrolmen from Cumberland County. Coen explained that in a running blockade a patrol car in front of the vehicle keeps the car from passing and forces it to a stop by slowing in front of it. The Grocer Dies In Wreck A Hoke County grocer was killed last week in a one car accidcnt east of Raeford on N.C. 20. Jethro Lee Young of Rt. 2, Raeford, was thrown from the car, which apparently went out of control on a curve, according to investigating Patrolman, Trooper Joe Stanley. Stanley said the car was traveling at a hich rate of speed. The accident occurred on July 28 at 8:10 p.m. about three miles east of Raeford. Young was alone in the car. Young's death was the third fatality in the county in the past two weeks and the 13th for this year. blocking patrol car was slightly damaged, Coen said. The chase occurred about 11:20 Sunday night. Car-TruckC rash Kills Three Persons On 401 TRAPPED - Members of the rescJL squad and others work to free the oeeupants trapped in the car following an accident Monday evening on 401 which three persom were killed. Council Adopts New Policy For City Trash Collection A resolution adopting new trash collection policies was approved by the city council at its regular monthly meeting Monday night. Under the new guidelines, refuse from industries and building material scraps will not be collected at all by the city. Leaves must be placcd in a container for collection and tree trimmings must be tied in bundles. Boxes disposed of by stores and business must be flattened for pick-up. The polic) adopted by the council makes the following provisions, that collection and disposal of industrial refuse shall be the responsibility of the operator of the factory, plant or enterprise. Falling leaves are to be placed next to the curb in cither a disposal container such as plastic bags or heavy paper bags or in a cotton sheet, which will be left after pickup. In addition, homeowners are to call city hall to request leaf pick up each time the scrvicc is required. Tree trimmings will not be picked up at the regular garbage collection. For collection, the trimmings are to be tied into bundles not over six feet long. A request for pick-up should be made to city hall and there will be a charge of S2 per load for every load after the first if it takes more than one trip to collect the trimmings. Building material scraps will not be collected. The policy defines this as "scrap building materials from construction, reconstruction, remodeling or repairs of buildings, etc., including dirt cxcavated, tree stumps, rocks, gravel, brick, plaster, etc." All refuse from retail, wholesale and commercial establishments must be placed in readily accessible containers. Boxes should be flattened. In other business, the council appointed Bobby Cox to the zoning board to represent area inside the city. He is replacing Tommy Upchurch, Jr., who resigned last month. The council also approved a resolution No Fines Thi9 Month The library would like to clean out their overdue files so they are sponsoring a no fine month. This will apply only to borrowers who have received firsi or second notices or law notices If a book has been lost, the borrower will be expected to pay for it. The library has been busy this summer. Two PACE students. Linda Williams and Debbie Inman. and two N.Y.C. students Carolyn Baker and Lillian Shaw have been working in the library. The summer reading program ends August 10. with just three more weeks to complete the reading cowbovs. giving a discount for early payment of current taxes. Under a law passed by this session of the legislature, discounts must be approved each year by both the local government and the state. The discount this year will apply until Nov. I; in future years, if it is approved, it will continue only until Sept. I. City manager John Gaddy informed the council of progress made on the airport improvements. Arrangements are almost complete for a grant from the Federal Aviation Administration, but the city will have to supply about S30.847.50 to match state and local funds. Gaddy said he has written to potential users requesting a donation. The FAA wants donations pledged before the federal grant is approved, Gaddy said. Only non - tax city funds may be U'.ed on the airport, Gaddy said. Improvements include acquiring land to protect necessary cleat and appioach /ones, paving the exisung landing si rip 3400 teel in length and 60 feet wide; paving a taxiwa> from the runway to an apron area and paving a I 50 by 300 font apron. Also planned is the installation of runway edge lighting and a 36 ? inch rotating beacon, painting the runway markings and clearing the ends of the runway of any obstructions. In addition, the council approved the transtei of Sh.OOU m ABC mone> to the airport fund. The council also agtced to sell vvatei to the new subdivision. Thomasfield Acres after the developer installs the water lines. The cit> manage' was directed b\ the council to have a survey made of the barricade across (d ual Avenue by the A&R railroad tracks to determine if ii is on city propertv. It so, the council duected (iaddv t<> have n removed. A tractor ? trailer and a car collided on U.S. 401 by ? pass Monday evening, killing three persons and injuring two others. Killed in the crash were the driver of the car. Nelson Nuthanial Boogan. Sr.. (?l. of Tuskeegee, Ala. and Walter Powell. 40. of Rt. I. Raeford. Nelson Nathanial Boogan. Jr.. 20. also of Tuskeegee. died later at Cape Fear Valley Hospital. All were occupants of the car. Another passenger. Bridges Dale Hollingsworth. 16. of Raeford. was listed in lair condition at (.'ape Fear Valley Hospital. The driver of the truck. Larry A1 Williams, was described as being in satisfactory condition by hospital authorities. Williams is a Statcsboro. Ga. resident. According to Highway Patrol Trooper Kenneth Weston, the car came front the parking lot at Virgil's Drive ? in, directly into the path of the truck, which was traveling north. The truck struck the left side of the car and the vehicles locked and went off the left shoulder of the highway, Weston said. The accident happened about 6:10 p.m. Weston credited the Hoke County Rescue Squad with assistance in freeing the passengers front the demolished car and for their help in working with the medical examiner and law enforcement officers. The deaths brought the highway toll in the county to six since July 16 and 16 for the year. Last year ten persons were killed in traffic accidents here. Funeral services for Nelson N. Boggan, Jr., of Rt. I, Tuskegee, who died Monday, will be held Thursday at the Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Tuskegee. Burial will be in the Ashdale Cemetery. Surv/fftig are his mother. Mrs. Mamie Frierson Boggan of Tuskeegee: a sister, Carolyn Boggan of the home; a paternal grandmother, Mrs. Ollie Boggan of Greenville. Ala.; and a maternal grandmother. Mrs. Queeen E. Fierson of Raeford. Funeral services for Nelson N. Boggan, St. of Rt. I, Tuskegee, Ala., who died Monday, will be held Thursday at the Mt. Olive Baptist Church in Tuskegee. Burial will be in the Ashdale Cemetery. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mamie frierson Boggan, a native of Raeford, now living in Tuskegee; a daughter, of the home; a stepmother, Mrs. Ollie Boggan of Greenville, Ala., seven brothers, John and Clyde Boggan of Greenville, Ala., James and Joseph Boggan of New York City, Ben Boggan of Birmingham, Ala., Daniel Boggan of Albion, Mich., and C.B. Boggan of Flomaton, Ala.; seven sisters, Mrs. Lillic Tate of Seymour, Ind., Mrs. Pearline McKinnon of Cleveland, Ohio, Mrs. Rosie Lee Frazier of Rockford, III., Miss Ruth Boggan and Miss Marietta Boggan of Moline, Iowa, Mrs. Lola Alexander of Birmingham, Ala. and Mrs. Ollie Simmons of Atmare, Ala. Commissioners Increase Medicaid Funds By $2,210 The county commissioners, using money anticipated from the sales tax that goes into effect in September, raised the county's share of Medicaid funds by S2.210 at the regular monthly commissioner's meeting Monday. The raise was made necessary by changes in the medical assistance funding When the measure was first passed by the General Assembly, Medicaid services were reduced and the state agreed to pay 90 per cent of the non ? federal portion. The commissioners included SI 2,000 in the county budget this year as the county's share. In the final days of the legislature, some of the services were restored to the act and the state reduced its share of the payment to 85 per cent of the non - federal portion. The county now has approved 514,210 as its share for the year. The sales tax money was used, commissioners say, because it is the onl> funds not already committed in the new budget. The commissioners spent the first pan of the meeting discussing a countywide garbage collection system and inspecting a large container and truck. Clyde Leach, who operates a garbage collection franchise in the county, explained several plans for collection using a containei system. Leach proposed placing len 15 cubic yard containers in the county along roads leading into Raeford and other heavily traveled roads. Using the large contuineis would give almost the same area as the 50 smaller containers proposed by the Stale Board of Health. The commissions*s have pledged l<> establish a countywulc i-ollection ssstem as soon as tut ds u<>.' available from the sales lav 1he\ deterred lurther discussion until the landfill operation is begun. Rep. \eill \lcl adyen met with the commissioneis and ease a report on his legislative activity during the recent session of the General Assembly. Mcf adven saul he had toured the cottage provided at Doioiheu l)i\ Hospital tor patients tr>>m the county and suggested that the county puichase an an - conditioner lot use there. The other Sandhills counties, who shaie the collage with Hoke, aie going to donate air conditioner, he -aid Ml I adyen said he did not know how many patients Irom the county used the hospital during a year. In oilier business, the commissioners approved a request to submit a Mad paving request to the Highway Commission for SR 131'). across from the airport. They also heard reports Irom the county faini and home extension agents. In final action, the commissioners approved a resolution amending the budget. They approved the tollowing increases tax listing. Sf>.11: lax collector. S567.I4 jail. SI.47.'.44; county aid S3 ll).87. welfare public assistance. SI .553.0?. veteran service. S37(>.37;debt service. S20 Reductions were made in the appropriations of 21 budget departments because not all the funds appropriated were spent Store Robbed Second Time Louis Lipscomb's grocery store on Harris Avenue was broken into lust weekend and a considerable amount of money and merchandise was t'ken, Raetord police reported. The theft was discovered about 5 a.m. Sunday morning by city policemen Jimmy Riley and Chester Price, who were patioling. The store was entered sometime during the night through a small window on the east side of the grocery. Policeman J.C. Barrington estimated I he value of the stolen goods to amount to several hundred dollars. The investigation is continunig and no airests have been made This is tlie second burglary al the store in ihe |vivi vivir. last tall, the safe wa* lorn open and money and other merchandise were taken. A man arrested in connection with that theft, Gregory A. Conner, is scheduled to be tried In Superior Court this term. . as
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