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VOLUME LXVII NO. 25 RAEFORD, HOKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA $5 PER YEAR THURSDAY. OCTOBER 28, 1971
Around Town
BY SAM C.MORRIS
J. W. Turlington, principal at Raeford
Elementary School, war by the office
Tuesday and said that Open House would
be held at the school tonight, Thursday,
beginning at 7:30 pm. He stated that the
Inside of the school has been recently
painted and he would like for everyone to
come by and see the fine job.
So take a few minutes Thursday night
and visit the school.
? ? ?
The Budget and Admission Committee
of the Hoke County United Fund will
meet tonight (Thursday) at the Board of
Education office at 7:45 o'clock. The
committee requests that everyone have
the financial figures ready when they
appear at the meeting.
A chairman will be named soon and
the Board of Directors would like for
anyone that is willing to help in the drive
to turn in their name at the
News-Journal office or call 875-2121.
The more help we have, the faster we can
do the job.
The following letter was received
Tuesday from Raz Autry:
Dear Sam:
Since last night was our last home
varsity game I would like to express my
deep appreciation to all of the people of
Hoke County for their great support of
our athletic programs. My deepest
appreciation to the police, the rescue
squad, the sheriffs department, the radio
station, The Booster Club, and The News
Journal. All of these people protected us,
and gave us a real warm feeling in
knowing that we had friends.
No one hated to lose to Dunn any
worse than I, because it was the place I
grew up. I was going to say hometown,
but Raeford has become a hometown to
me, but our football team, and our
people took it like champions. We didn't
challenge anyone to a fight, or bemoan
our loss. We just are more determined
than ever to do better. This is especially
satisfying to me since we have to much
trouble around us. It takes a true
champion in a football team, and a
people to lose. We haven't had one
"tnetfefMUs year involving another team
at home. This speaks for itself.
If my stay in Raeford ends this year, or
in ten years, I will forever be grateful and
thankful for having known the people of
Hoke County, and the young people that
have been under my direction.
Sincerely,
Raz Autry
The Class of 1951 Reunion was very
successful from all reports; one member
of the class said that every member of the
class had been contacted several weeks
ago except one. No one could find out
where she lived. But last Thursday she
called from Sanford and said that she had
read about the forthcoming reunion in
the News-Journal and would be down
and attend. We are glad that this column
was able to reach the last class member.
This we take from Pete Ivey's colum
in the Chapel Hill weekly:
Gentleman (at the door): Is May in?
Maid (haughtily): May who?
Gentleman (peeved): Mayonnaise!
Maid (shutting the door): Mayonnais
is dressing!
Kids Collect
For UNICEF
The Methodist, Presbyterian and
Baptists youth will collect for UNICEF
this Sunday.
UNICEF is the United Nation's
Children's Fund. It is established to help
the more than one billion children ail
over the world who are suffering from
disease, hunger, poverty and lack of
education.
System Costs Less Too
Public Defenders Bridge Gap
Between Having Money And Not
Bridging the gap of justice between
having money and not having any is the
job of the three public defenders assigned
to Hoke and Cumberland counties.
Hoke, with Cumberland County,
makes up the 12th Judicial District, one
of two districts in the state for which the
public defender system was approved.
Public defenders were also approved by
the legislature for the 18th district, which
includes Greensboro.
The system began here on Jan. I, 1970
and during that year I OS I persons
accused of a serious crime were
represented in Hoke and Cumberland
counties. About 125 of these cases were
heard in Hoke courts,
provide competent legal aid to those
accused of serious offenses who cannot
afford to pay for representation.
"If you are accused of a crime, It
makes a difference whether you have
money or not," assistant public defender
William Geimer said. "No matter what
the theory of juitlce is. there is still a
difference. Our job is to try to close the
gap between those who have money and
those who don't."
Sol Cherry is the chief public defender,
although he has been away from the
office recently recuperating from a heart
attack suffered a few weeks ago. Geimer
was appointed as hit assistant when the
office opened and since then Jim Taylor
has joined the office at an assistant public
defender alto. In addition, the staff
includes an investigator, Bill Owens, a
secretary and a part-time secretary.
The public defender is appointed for a
four year term by the governor and
receivet the same salary as the district
solicitor.
Frequently, the first time a defendant
sees the public defender it at the jail,
toon alter he hat been charged with a
general misdemeanor or a felony. An
indigent is entitled to legal representation
if he is accused of any crime for which
the punishment may be more than six
months in prison or a $500 fine. Of
course, defendants who can affotd private
counsel may hire an attorney for any
offense.
The public defender's office is notified
by the sheriffs department whenever a
defendant -who may be entitled to their
services is in jail. The public defenders
may be called to represent a person
during questioning or in a line-up,
procedures in which a defendant is
entitled to counsel.
Although the judge n akes the final
decision on whether a de "endant is poor
enough to have the services of the public
defender's office, the attorneys usually
enter the cases for preliminary work
before the case comes to court. This saves
time on a crowded court docket.
Soon after the public defender's office
is notified, one of the attorneys comes
from Fayetteville to begin work on the
case. Since they deal exclusively with
indigents, the public defenders have
developed procedures tailored to the
needs of their clients.
"Since low ? income criminal
defendants are the only clients we have,
we have built up procedures that are not
as readily available to attorneys who have
only an occasional court ? appointed
defendant to take care of." Geimer said.
"For example, we are completely familiar
with arranging bond for these people
because it's a recurring problem for our
clients."
"The public defender's office probably
has the largest criminal law practice in the
See DEFENDERS, Page 7
More Breakins At Downtown Stores
Six Businesses Robbed This Week
Industry
Recognized
Industry Appreciation Week
is being observed in North
Carolina this week.
Gov. Bob Scott issued a
proclamation for the state
saying: "The industrial citizens
of North Carolina have worked
with other members of the
North Carolina family in
building a strong and stable
economy.
"The industrial citizens of
North Carolina have North
Carolinians as their managers
and their employers and share
with us as a people the hope
for a greater North Carolina of
the future."
Members of the
Raeford-Hoke Chamber of
Commerce expressed
appreciation to industries in
the city and county this week
in a page advertisement of this
issue.
Fire Damages
Home Monday
A fire which apparently began in a
bedroom left extenaive damme to the
inside of a home on East Donaldson
Monday morning. ?
Raetdtxl fire chief Crawford "Thomas,
Jr., estimated the damage to the white
shingle house at S6.000. The one room
was completely burned and smoke
damaged the remainder of the house, he
said.
The home, owned by Hugh Lowe, is
occupied by Mr. and Mrs. John P. Smith
Thomas said the fire appeared to have
begun from the iron, which was
connected in the middle bedroom. The
Smith's high school aged son told Thomas
he returned from school early that
morning to get a tie and there was no sign
of anything wrong then. Mrs. Smith
returned to the house soon after and
found it filled with smoke.
Firemen from the Raeford city
department extinguished the fire.
Farm Bureau Hears Graham
At Annual Meeting Monday
More than 119,000 horses were
vaccinated In the state during the recent
USDA sponsored fight against the horse
disease VEE, North Carolina Agriculture
Commissioner Jim Graham ~4old the
members of the Hoke County Farm
Bureau at the annual meeting Monday
night.
Graham was the featured speaker at
the dinner meeting held at the Hoke High
cafeteria.
The VEE program, in which about 90
per cent of the horses in the state were
vaccinated, drew more interest than any
agriculture project he could remember,
Graham told the group.
"During my years as Commissioner of
Agriculture, 1 can recall no program
which has drawn the interest as VEE. We
are now in the midst of a study to
determine horse numbers in the state but
we are sure we are in the top ten states in
the nation in horses. This has been borne
out by the response to this program."
"Free vaccinations were available for
every horse in the state in co - operation
with USDA and I hope everyone took
advantage of it.
"I would be remiss if I did not credit
many people in the state with the success
of this program," Graham continued.
"The county extension workers in the
state carried a big U ad, along with the
practicing veterinarians and the news
media. Certainly I cannot say enough
about these people
"Really this points out the real vitality
of the indo. -y of agriculture in North
Carolina." ;
"In 19?0 we were' '?? Number 1 state
in the product. ,? of tobacco,
$576,274,000 -""sweet potatoes,
$13,816,000 and Farm Forestry
S44.935,000.
"We were Number 2 in peanuts,
$58,488 behind Georgia, number of
farms - 156,000 behind Texas; cucumber
pickles $6,572,000 behind Michigan;
Number 3 in eggs - 129,564,000 behind
California and Georgia; turkeys
$38,051,000 behind Minnesota and
California; Number 4 in broilers ?
SI54,672,000 behind Georgia, Arkansas.
Alabama; Number 5 in income from all
Crops ? $918.823.000. California Illinois
Texas, Iowa; peppers ? S3,164,OOO; <
Number 6 in snapbeans ? $2,817,000;
Number 8 in peaches ? $2,996,000; apples
$9,169,000; hogs $127,133,000;Number
11 in soybeans - $56,265,000, all
commodities - S1V4 billion; Number 18 in
all livestock products $625,072,000;
dairy products - $95,930,000; Number 36
in cattle and calves - S61,095,000; in top
ten in horses,about 140,000 head."
In wrapping up his remarks.
Commissioner Graham memtioned
functions of the North Carolina
Department of Agriculture, not
specifically agricultural, which offer
services to the North Carolina consumers.
Food Stamps
Still Waiting
Approval
The county is still waiting for approval
from the United States Department of
Agriculture for the food stamp program
here, although the stamps were approved
by the county commissioners last spring.
In a letter last month T.C. Jones,
chairman of the county board of
commissioners, Clifton M. Craig,
commissioner of the N.C. Department of
Social Services wrote that the county's
request for food stamps was still under
consideration by USDA.
"We have recently beer ' Jvised by
USDA that ft" her geographical
expansion will dep d on the level of
funding that is t ("mined for the
program and on our best estimates of the
potential impact of the new regulations."
The commissioners approved food
stamps for the county last spring and
hoped to get them into use here during
the summer so that the surplus foods
program could be phased out at the
beginning of the current fiscal year.
T.B. Lester, county manager, said that
they had given no idea aside from the
letter, when the county would be able to
start the food stamo Droeram
They include Food, drug and cosmetic
purity, Dairy regulations, N.C. Egg Law,
Poultry grading, Veterinary laws, meat
and poultry inspection, Wgights and
Measures and Gas and Oil inspection.
Structural Pest Control and Credit Union
supervision.
Commissioner Graham closed by
stating: "I am proud of the industry of
agriculture in North Carolina and the
North Carolina Department of
Agriculture. Agriculture does have a
bright future and 1 am grateful for the
opportunity to have a part in it."
Rep. NeiU L. McFadyen introduced the
speaker.
Two resolutions on cotton and tobacco
were approved by the members.
The resolution reported by T.J. Harris,
chairman of the cotton committee called
for an acreage control program:
continued support for a control on
cotton and man ? made fiber imports at
ten per cent; called for government
payments based on actual yields with
provisions for disasters: recommended
that lease and transfers should be allowed
at any time during the year and called for
research activities concentrated on staple
length, insect control and costs of insect
control.
Twelve tobacco resolutions reported
by J.H. Blythe, chairman of the tobacco
committee, recommended that anti ?
smoking commercials not be allowed free
television time since tobacco advertising
is banned; requested that transfer of
tobacco acreage be authorized at any
time during the year; called for the
continuation of the present tobacco
variety release program; opposed excise
See GRAHAM, Page 7 --
More Funds
Are Approved
From Region N
The city and county were allotted
another $31,600 from Region N to spend
on jobs as part of a program to increase
employment in the area, T.B. Lester,
county manager, announced this week.
Five new positions will be created with
the money, in addition to the two jobs
already planned with fund approved from
Region N.
The new jobs will include a janitor for
the county office building, an aide in the
Department of Social Services, another
sanitarian's aide, an immunization aide at
the health department and a mechanic for
the board of education garage.
A sanitarian's aide and a landfill
operator were approved for previously
granted funds, Lester said. Although the
funds have been approved, they have not
yet been received, he said. Hiring will not
begin until the money is received.
Civil Court
JurorsNamed
Prospective jurors have been named for
the Nov. 1 term of district civil court.
A total of 47 persons were named to
the list They include C. A. Pendergrass.
Willie James Ray, Eliza Wilson, Maurice
B. Hayes, C. Stewart Myers, Grady L
Guin, Willie Belle Blue, Charles C.
Conoly, Jr., Mary Davis. Maggie Dixon.
Billic Gray Curne, Nettie Ikvant Holt.
Bobby C. Bounds, John Wayne Smith.
Ralph Musser, Betty Irene Conoly.
Bernice Morris, Bennie Edwards. Mrs.
Ruth McDowell. James Harry McGugan.
Dorothy R Parks and John Ernest Jones
McNeill.
Also included are Alberta Campbell
Currie. Alphus Worth Pittman, Ernest
Black. Wayne Jennings, Alma Lucas
Honeycutt, Mrs. Clarence Dupree. Mrs
W. L. McMillan. Sr., Eloise McGregor.
Charles Vance Daniels, Mrs. Dan. C. Ray.
Thomas Lee Locklear, David George
Schuchard, Lillie Mac B \ James
Woodrow Hayes and Christine Bundy
Wright.
Others are James Edwin Williams, Jack
Eugene Elliott, Estelle Combs King, Willie
Mae McRae. Archie Davis, Purcell
Henderson, Herlena Kershaw. Mrs.
Livingston Leroy Lyons. James Brice
Bowles and Betty L. Bundy.
Only three cases are scheduled for the
jury In^ie term beginning Monday.
These include contested cases of
Louise Kemp Thomas vs Paul Brown
Davis and Doreen Groom Davis; Ralph
Edward Stewart vs Security General
Insurance Company and an uncontested
See COURT, Page 7
Despite increased police patrols, five
downtown stores were broken into during
the past week, bringing the total to seven
stores that have been burglarized in the
past few weeks.
Stores reporting robberies to Raeford
police this past week include Raeford
Department Store. Heilig ? Meyers.
McLauchJin Company. Coles Food Store
and Collins Department Store.
In addition, Hoke Auto Company
reported a theft from their car lot and
vandalism to another car parked on their
lot.
Most of the stores have been entered
through the roof or through a second
story window. Police Chief James
Lament reported. On Oct. 20. thieves
entered Raeford Department Store
through a skylight and then kicked the
ceiling in above the stairwell.
About $100 was taken from the
upstairs and downstairs cash registers,
according to the report.
The robbery occurred between 5:30
and 8:30 p.m. manager Lewis Quick said.
He said he closed the store about 5:30
and discovered the theft when he
returned about 8:30 to deliver some light
fixtures to the store.
Heilig ? Meyers was entered on
Thursday night through a second story
window. According to the chiet. the bars
on the window were pried off with a
crowbar.
Two pillows from a bed were ripped
apart and the casings were used to carry
out an estimated SI.207 in small items.
Goods listed as stolen included a portable
television, ten watches, four tape players,
a walkie ? talkie set and cash.
Monday night three stores were broken
into. Chief Lamont said. Entry was
gained through a second floor window at
the McLauchlin Company, which gave
access to that firm and also to Cole's and
Collins, all in the same building.
At McLauchlin Company, about $100
was taken from the cash register and
items such as pocket knives, flashlights
and boxes of ammunition were stolen.
Other knives were unwrapped and left on
the floor.
At Cole's Food Store, the cash register
was broken open and about $40 in
change was taken. Two half ? gallons of
milk, some half empty cookie packages
and an empty wine bottle were found on
the roof, store officials said.
An estimate ot the loss at Collin's was
not available.
About $150 in equipment was
reported stolen from a car on the Hoke
Auto Company lot. Younger Snead. Jr.
reported Monday morning that a four
barrel carbeuretor and a distributor had
been taken from a car there. In addition,
another car parked across the street in the
auto company lot was scratched and the
windshield wipers were broken off.
Six stores on Main Street ha\e been
broken into recently. Joe Sugar's of
Raeford has been robbed four times in
the past year, including three times in the
past two months. Last week. Theresa's
Dress Shop was robbed by someone who
broke the glass on the back door. All of
the other stores have been entered
through the roof or a second story
window, according to the police reports.
None of the stores robbed have been
equipped with burglar alarms, the chief
said. v
Increased patrols have been ordered for
the Raeford force and Chief Lamont has
called in agents from the SBI to aid fn the
investigation.
One break-in was reported this pa:
week in the county Deputy Alex Norto
investigated a report Tuesday morning i
a brcakin during the night at Clayto
Gore's store on the intersection of N.<
20 and the Antioch Dundarrac
highway.
The store was entered through a rear
window. Norton said, about S50 in lunch
meat was reported stolen Other items
missing were several cartons of cigarettes,
a shotgun and a small amount of milk and
chips.
DSS Workers
At Meeting
Workers from the county department
of social services attended a district
meeting of the North Carolina
Association of Social Services, held last
week at the tlk's Lodge in Southern
Pines.
The program included a talk on the
delivery of services in a department and
then a discussion on personnel problems
within social services agencies.
Attending the meeting from Hoke
County were Plummer Locklear, Mrs.
Catharin Brown, Mrs. Frances Cox, MJli
Pat Cook and Miss Mable McDonald, DSS
director.
HEW Denies $91,068
To Hoke County Schools
Hoke County school's application for
S91,068 in federal emergency
desegregation funds has been denied,
school officials were notified Friday.
D.D. Abernethy, county school
superintendent, was notified by mailgram
Friday and by letter Tuesday that the
county's application was being rejected
because of the low rating of the school
district compared to other districts and
because funds under the Emergency
School Assistance Program were limited.
Abernethy went to Raleigh Wednesday
to talk to state officials to begin an
appeal of the decision.
The denial of funds will end several
programs already begun in the schools
this year, Ernest Sutton, assistant
superintendent, said. Twelve teachers and
aides have been hired under t4Jfc)rogram.
In addition, three more portable
classrooms, to be built as projects by the
vocational education students, were
planned. A vocational health careers class
was also included in the proposals. This
would have added another vocational
prog/am primarily for girls at the high
school.
The teachers and aides have already
been hired, Sutton said, using money left
from the ESAP grant last year. Personnel
include two library aides at Hoke High
and two at the Upchurch library; a
secretary at Hoke High, an aide at each of
the five other schools and two teachers to
help reduce class size.
Sutton said he expects the program to
last until Christmas without additional
federal funds, which will give the schools
time to appeal the decision.
Hoke County was denied the funds
primarily because the county was not
moving chidlren to different schools this
year, one of thy major considerations for
See HEW, Page 7