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VOLUME LXVI1 NO. 22 RAEFORD, HOKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA * S5 PER YEAR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7. 1971
Around Town
Bv SAM C. MORRIS
We fouled up on the number of chiefs
of the Raeford Fire Department and will
try to have the correct names by next
week. Also a letter concerning the fire
department from Leo Fuller will be
published in this column next week.
We received the following letter from
George Weaver last week. George is a
native of Raeford and is now editor of
The Stanly News and Press in Albemarle.
The letter follows:
Dear Sam:
I am enclosing a little story about Mrs.
Frank Milstead, formerly Miss Nan
Rutland, concerning whom Robert Currie
talked with you a couple of weeks ago.
He left pictures with you, I believe.
Robert and I will appreciate it if you
see fit to run the little story, and I'm sure
Mrs. Milstead would also appreciate being
r^hiembered. f
If you're ever in Albemarle, drop by to
see me.
Thanks for your consideration.
Cordially,
George B. Weaver
This is the article written by George. B.
Weaver.
Most teachers are remembered only
slightly as the years pass.
A few teachers m^ke an impression on
their pupils which lingers pleasantly
through the years. ^
Of the teachers in the Raeford School
some 45 years ago, Miss Nan Rutland
stands out as one of those who made a
tremendous impression on the pupils in
their classrooms.
Miss Nan Rutland
The dark-eyed brunette taught the
seventh grade for tfiree years, from the
fall of 1923 to the spring of 1926. She
then moved to Hamlet to teach, and
Raeford's loss was undoubtedly Hamlet's
gain.
Before proceeding further, let it be said
that Miss Rutland is today Mrs. Fr^nk B.
Milstead of Pensacola, Fla., a delightful
person, older in years but not in spirit,
than she was when a teacher in Raeford.
Her figure is still trim and erect although
hei hair is no longer dark brown.
Mrs. Frank B. Mils read
The writer was a member of her second
class at Raeford, the one which marched
down the aisle in a seventh grade
graduation singing "The Class of 25 are
we. . . tra-la-la.. * etc. to the tune of
"Welcome. Sweet Springtime." In that
class were John Dunk McNeill, Robert
McDonald. T. B. Lester, Jr.. Lula Hall.
Thelma McKeithan, Chalmers Currie,
Nathaniel Henderson, Margaret Walters,
Hallie Freeman. Ina Wilson. Elizabeth
Cromartie, and others it would take time
to recall.
It was that class which heard a
commencement address by Dr. Watson M
Fairley, pastor of the Presbyterian
Church, in which he held up a jar almost
filled with beans of various sizes and
shapes, and shook the jar. The bigger
beans came to the top; showing the Dig
beans on top. he said, "Now. boys and
girls, I want all of you to be big beans."
Miss Rutland came to Raeford afler
teaching two years in her home town of
Newnan, Ga. She graduated from Newnan
High School in 1917. and completed
college four yeara later. After teaching at
Hamlet, she was married to Mr. Mllatcad.
(See AROUND TOWN. Pg.7, Sec. I)
City To Get
820,571.23
Street Funds
Raeford will receive S20.S7I.23 in
Powell Bill funds this year from the state.
A total of SI2.5 million is being sent
to 428 North Carolina cities and towns
this week under provisions of the bill,
which allocates gasoline t*x funds to
municipalities each* year.
This year's payment is a record,
exceeding last year's allocation, the
highest up to then, of SI 1.9 million.
This payment ?is for the fiscal year
1970 - 71, and will double next year sinc4
an act of the legislature raised the Powell
Bill source from one - half cent per gallon
of the gas tax to a full cent.
Payments are currently made on a basis
of SO per cent, based on a municipality's
population, and SO per cent on its street
mileage that is not a part of the State
Highway system, but ilext year it will be
weighted 75 per cent on population and
2Sjper cent on mileage.
This year's largest check, as usual, went
to Charlotte, the state's largest city,
which is getting S1,155,408.
Other large checks went to
Greensboro, $769,379; Wimton ? Salem,
S679.687; Raleigh, $603,082; Durham,
$461,414; Asheville, $369,802; High
Point, $339,179; and Fayetteville,
$285,426.
Smallest check went to Falkland in Pitt
County, which has only one ? half mile of
non ? state streets and 130 residents. It
was for $403.65.
Judge Warns
Mini-bikers
Judge Joseph Dupree issued a warning
in cftjtrict court Friday to parents whose
children own mini - bikes.
"I have personally seen youngsters
operating mini - bikes along the shoulder
of the highways and darting across the
road on them, r he said.
"These kids are likely to find
themselves in juvenile court and the
parent* are gqtng to find thentMlvm-to
district court for contributing to the
delinquency of a minor."
"I want to warn parents that some of
their children are vioUtinglaws with these
mini ? bikes and to check and make sure
that their youngsters understand the laws
and the importance of obeying the motor
vehicle laws."
Judge Dupree made the announcement
cdnceming mini - bikes as he was passing
judgment on a case in which it was ruled
that a golf cart which crosses a road must
be registered and inspected as a motor
vehicle.
L.ee raving
Gets Contract
Lee Paving Company of Sanford was
awarded a S276.907.50 contract to
resurface 44.59 miles of roads in Hoke
and Moore counties at the regular
monthly letting last week of the State
Highway Commission.
Scheduled for Resurfacing are seven
sections of primary roads and 23 sections
of secondary roads.
Completion date is July 1, 1972.
State Takes Nol Pros
In House Shoot Up
Charges of firing into an occupied
building filed againit three Hoke County
men were mil prossed with leave in
district court Fridiay at the request of the
sheriff.
J.D. Morrisey, Jr., 21, of Rt. 1,
Four Hurt
In Wreck
The driver and three passengers were
injured Saturday night when their car hit
a pillar of the underpass on N.C. 211
West.
Willie Marvin McColl. 24, of J
Washington, D.C. was driving toward 211
West when he failed to make a curve and
ran off the road to 4he right, striking the
pillar, according to the wreck report fUed
oy city police officers who investigated
the accident.
McColl, Injured the moat severely,
received facial injuries. Other pastengen
in the car who were injured were James
Hubert Love, Margaret Smith, bo At of Rt.
1, Raeford and Glnendlys V. Nettles-of
Rueford. They were all taken to Cape
Fear Valley Hospital.
McColl was charged with failure to
decrease speed in time to avoid an
accident. Damage to the car was
estimated at S900.
NOTICE
Larry! Ray, who lives on the Turnpike
Road and drives a 1966 Blue Che ve lie,
would like for the public to know that It
was another Larry Ray that was Involved
in the shooting incident that appeared In
last week's paper.
Commissioners Pledge $10,000
For City Airport Improvements
FIREMAN HONORED - County volunteer firemen were honored at a dinner Tuesday night. Shown here are Ifrom left) Ed
McNeill, president of the Hoke County Firemen's Association; T.C. Jones, chairman of the county commission; Chief Thurmqn
Bishop, fire chief of Fayetteville; and C.D. Bqunds, Jr., president of Raeford-Hoke Chamber of Commerce.
Firemen Honored
At Annual Dinner
Volunteer firemen in the county were
honored Tuesday night at a dinner co -
sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce
and the Firemen's Association and
underwritten by the financial institutions
and insurance Firms.
? Thurman Bishop, chief of the
Fayetteville fire department, was guest
speaker., ,
The great Chicago fire, which
happened a century ago, almost
destroyed the city but, as it is
memorialized in Fire Prevention Week,
perhaps has fione some good, he told the
Firemen and guests.
But the situation is far from improving,
he said, because 12,200 persons died
from fire in 1970. This is an average of 33
lives lost each day.
Children and the elderly are the most
frequent victims of fire, Chief Bishop
said. Property losses amounted to over S2
billion and continue to rise.
Lack of public concern is largely
responsible for carelessness in preventing
fires, Bishoo said.
Raeford, Lavejne Morrisey, 17. of Rt. 3,
Raeford and Jimmy McMillian, 19, of Rt.
3, Raeford had been charged with
shooting into the home of Mrs. Bonnie
Baker on Oct. 25. Mr*. Baker was shot in
the back and wounded slightly during the
attack.
The charges were nol prossed with
leave because further investigation,
including laboratory reports, did not
indicate that the state had enough
evidence to hold a preliminary hearing.
Sheriff D.M. Barrington said.
Warrants were iuued Sunday as a result
of a statement made to Sheriff Barrington
and SBI agent Frank Johnson by Larry
Ray, the sheriff said. Ray was held m a
material witness. At that time, Ray said
that J.D. Morrisey, Laverne Morrisey and
McMiUian planned the shooting, talked
about it at a club in the Queenmore
section, left the club for several hours and
then returned, laughing and joking about'
the shooting, the sheriff said
However laboratory tests to see if the
men had fired weapons within the 24
hours proceeding their arrest were
negative, Sheriff Barrington said. In
addition, further investigation showed
that witnesses could place the men at
other p*rts of the county during, the time
of the shooting. ' ?* -
Sheriff Barrington stressed that a nol
pros with leave does not mean that the
charges are dropped, but rather that ihe
state will not prosecute at this time. If at
any time there is more evidence, the men
can be tried at a later time.
Investigation into the shooting is
continuing, the sheriff said, and the SBI
will also continue their investigation.
To help stop fire before it begins, fire
departments need to support an active
fire prevention program in the
community, provide fire prevention
information for school children and have
a vigorous inspection program. More
equipment and training is also needed, he
said.
C.D. Bounds, president of the Raeford
- Hoke Chamber of Commerce, welcomed
the members and guests and Ed McNeill,
president of the Hoke County Firemen's
Association, introduced Chief Bishop.
The invocation was given by Henry Kiger,
chaplain of the firemen's association.
Elections Set
At Rockfish
The community development
association will meet at Rockfish
Community House tonight at 8 p.m. for
election of new officers.
A district representative will be there
to assist in the organization of Cub
Scouts and all parents of Cub Scout aged
boys are urged to attend.
Booster Club
Meets Monday
The Booster Club will hold a supper
meeting Monday at 7 p.m. at the W.T.
Gibson cafeteria.
A business meeting will be held and the
membership drive will be concluded
Films of the Bucks games will be
shown after the business meeting.
McLeod Appointed
To City Council
James B. McLeod was appointed to the
city council Monday night to fjll the
racancy left by the death of longtime
councilman J.D. McMillian in Auguit.
McLeod wai sworn into office by clerk
of court E.E. Smith before the meeting at
city hall. H* w? appointed to the
Airport Authority to fill McMiUian's
unexpired term. .
Franklin Teal,.c ? appointed mayor
pro tern by Raeiord mayor John K.
McNeill. McMillian was pro tem for many
yean.
After the appointments were
completed, the council heard John
Nicholson, who asked that the city either
abandon Central Avenue from the
railroad to Magnolia Street or pave it. The
GOP Hosts
Speaker
Edwin T. Sexton, Jr., special
consultant on minority groups for the
Republican National Committee, will
speak at the Hoke County courthouse
tonight at 7:30.
He is sponsored by the Hoke County
Republican party.
Sexton, from Wichita, Kar.. is an
assistant public relations director for the
Wichita News Hawk and vice president of
a cleaning and tailoring firm.
Long active in civic and political
affairs, he has been honored for
outstanding community service by the
governors of Kentucky, Nebraska.
Colorado and Arkansas.
Mrs. F.dith Nixon, chairman of the
Hoke County COP, said that Sexton will
discuss ways to interest black people in
the Republican party
BAKE SALE
A bake sale sponsored by the Hoke
chapter of the National Honor Society
will be held Oct. 16 on Main Street in
front of Niven's Appliance Store.
The Honor Society members are raising
money for the contention in April of
which thev will be host.
council agreed to consider the avenue for
improvement, on the same basis as other
unpaved roads are considered, city
manager John Gaddy reported
The council also discussed the
proposed closing during school hours of
Bethel Road but no action was taken.
Payment of S2.500 was approved for
the Thomas Davis Corporation for uve of
a well site. When added to the city
system, the new well will make tfen for
Raeford.
Mayor McNeill. Gaddy. and council
members Teal. Crawford Thomas. Jr., and
Graham Clark are to attend the 62nd
annual convention of the League of
Municipalities In Durham next Sunday.
Monday and Tuesday.
The county commissioners pledged
S 10.000 toi 'lie next fiscal ve.u tor
improvement ai the Raeford Municipal
An pot i
The motion was made Monday
morning at i he tegulai commissioner's
meeting bv John Balfour and seconded
by Ralpli Harnhait. The commission
board had been asked by city inanaget
John Gadd\ 'and city attorney Palmer
Willcox at the September meeting to
consider contributing to the
improvements.
Paving and lighting at the airport will
cost a total of S123.000. With federal and
state grants, city and county funds and
pledge> so far. the city still needs S15.000
for the project.
The county contributed S5.000 to help
purchase the airport several years ago.
In other business, the board authorized
the county to call for bids for 200 new
chairs for the county courtroom and bids
for commerical grade carpet.
The courtroom improvements are
estimated to cost about SI 1.000 The
commissioners Monday selected a spice
brown chair and a brown and gold tone
carpet.
The> also authorized additional lepairs
at the Health Center, including painting
the old part, shelving, a metal cabinet. 15
chairs, a bulletin board and divider
curtains and rods.
Caddy met with the board to discuss
the city ? county landfill. Operation ts
expected to begin as soon as a few maps
and papers ate submitted to the state
board of health. Caddy said, lie tolu ilic
commissioners he was meeting with the
state health board consultant later
Monday to tn.-pect the landfill site and
map nut beginning excavation.
T.B. lister, county manager,
announced to ttie board that word was
received iast Friday that >nly o?u
sanitar.a lice would be approved fo the
count v jnder ihc Eme'vency
Employment Act funds. - *
The board also approved payment of
accrued leave to Mrs. Lenore F.vcrs. wlu>
has left county employment.
Miss Brenda Abrams, assistant home
agent and Wendell Young farm agent,
gave their monthly report to the board
There was only a moderate small amount
of damage due to the rain that
accompanied Hurricane Ginger. Young
told the commissioners. Some cotton was
(See PLEDGE. Pg. 7, Sec. I)
Don't Forget
Fire Parade
County volunteer fire departments will
demonstrate t'ire fighting skills Saturday
at I p.m. when they set an abandoned
house on North Mam Street on lire lor
training purposes.
A parade down Main Street wiil begin
at 3. with units from the surrounding
areas participating.
After that, an old car and a gas
cylinder will be set on tiic and
extinguished in the park behind
McLauehhn Schovl
Methodists
Plan R evi val
Rev. James H. Bailey
The Rev. James H Bailey of
Lumberton wilWjlfcthe kucsi minister al
revival services s&edulcd for Racford
United Methodist Church Oct 1014
Services will be held each evening at
7:30 p.m
The Rev Bailey is pastor of Chestnut
Street United Methodist Church in
Lumberton. A native of Darlington, S.C.,
he graduated from Wofford College and
received a B D from Duke University
Divinity School. He is currently secretary
of the Conference Commission on
Minimum Salary and is one of the leaders
in the Fayetteville District Program
Council.
A nursery will be provided for Mch
service during the revival.