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The Hoke County News- Established 1928 The Hoke County Journal - Established 1905
VOLUME LXVII >0. 26 RAEFORI). IIOKF. C.Ol M Y. NORTH CAROLINA S5 PER YEAR THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 4. 1971
Around Town
BY SAM C. MORRIS
We received another letter from Mrs.
Ed S. Lylch of Tuscan. Arizona this
week. She also was telling us about more
Tar Heels that lived in Arizona. We also
made a mistake in the doggerel we
published but she stated that it could
have been her writing and she was very
understanding about newspapers making
mistakes, as her husband was an editor at
one lime.
She closed the letter with this remark:
"You really pleased this Senior Citizen by
granting my request." We were glad to
have the opportunity of granting your
request. Mrs. Lytch. and wc thank you
for your letters.
We would like to take this opportunity
to inform young men who are coming of
age to register for the draft that the Hoke
County Selective Service Office is open
only two days a week. The office is open
Monday and Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 5
p.m.
We believe that the legislature enacted
a bill that was suitable to most of the
University people in the state. Wc think
the> did a fine job m ending the session
in one week.
We also commend them for changing
the primary day back to Saturday.
We spent the weekend in the
mountains of North Carolina and the
color is something to behold. We visited
with my brother. James, in Chimney
Rock, and with him doing the driving we
were able to enjoy the scenery. According
to James, the color should hold out for a
couple of more weeks around Chimney
Rock. If you haven't been to the
mountains in the fall of the year, you
don't know what you have missed So
pack up the family in the next couple of
weeks and spend a weekend m beautiful
Western North Carolina.
Back in my younger days we heard
many a time that when the nut trees were
loaded with nuts that you could look for
a rough winter We notice that pecan and
hickory trees are loaded with nuts this
year We don't know about the rough
winter because we still have summer
weather here in Hoke County. We suspect
that we will go stiaiglit from summer to
winter. anJ n will hit all of us hard.
W. P Phillips was telling me Monday
that the normal amount of rain for
October is between 3 and 4 inches. He
said '.hjt he heard on the radio that we
had I I inches of rain in October this
year. November is starting off just like
October with plenty of rain. What we
would like to see is a good front and
cooler weather.
First In State
Two Counties Share Director
For Public Health Departments
Burlington Seeks
Wage Increases
Jack Bradford and Graham Pope of
Burlington Worsted Raeford Plant and
Dyeing Plant announced that the
company was seeking permission from
the government to grant wage increases.
"We have made application to the
government for permission to grant our
wage employees appropriate increases and
we are hopeful that prompt action on the
Rain Slows
Harvests
With more than half of the cotton crop
still to be picked, continued rain is posing
a threat to the county's farmers, county
agent Wendell Young told the
commissioners at their monthly meeting
Monday.
"Not too much damage has been done
so Tar." he said, "but if this rainy weather
continues, we're going to see some
sprouting and other damage."
As of the first of November, only
about 40 - 45 per cent of the cotton had
been picked, he said.
Harvest in other crops also lagged
behind schedule. Young told the
commissioners and many farmers were
late in planting small grains this fall.
"We've made a crop this year, but we
can't get it out." Young said.
The rain has lowered the quality of the
cotton somewhat, he said but there has
not been loo much damage otherwise.
Corn has suffered the most damage
because it has been knocked down.
Young said. He estimated that about 40
per cent of the corn crop remained to be
harvested.
Soybeans have not been harmed too
much as far he said, but continued wet
weather is likely to cause increased
damage.
request will be taken by the new Pay
Board, which must approve any proposed
wage increased," he said in statement
Friday.
"We are still operating under the wage
and price freeze orders of August 14 and
thus will not be able to make wage
adjustments until given specific
permission to do so by the government."
Santa Visits
On Dec. 3
Santa Claus has scheduled a
pre ? Christmas visit to Raeford
on Dec. 3 and the Raeford -
Hoke Chamber of Commerce is
throwing a parade in his honor
that afternoon.
Chamber manager Harold
Gillis announced plans for the
annual celebration to open the
Christmas season. Professional
floats will be used again this
year, he said, and the Chamber
hopes to have about a dozen to
participate in the parade.
In addition, any civic
organizations, club, band or
other organization who would
like to participate in the parade
are asked to call the Chamber
of Commerce at 875-2179.
There is no entry fee for the
parade.
Fire Cause Is Disputed
A fire that damaged the interior of a
home on hast Donaldson last week began
in the ceiling, according to the occupant,
Mrs. John P. Smith.
The tire started in the wiring in the
ceiling above the middle bedroom, Mrs.
Smith said. Crawford Thomas, Jr.. chief
of the city fire department, said the fire
appeared to have started in the middle
bedroom around the iron.
Mrs. Smith told The News-Journal that
the iron had not been in use for several
davs before the fire.
Commissioners Told:
Hoke Eligible For Funds
For Economic Growth
The county commissioners have been
notified by the Southeastern Economic
Development Commission that Hoke
County has been designated as a Title IV
area under the Economic Development
Act.
T.B. Lester, county manager, lead the
letter to the commissioners at the board
meeting Monday morning and explained
the possible benefits to the county.
The county was designated an EDA
area because of persistent unemployment,
the commissioners were informed in the
letter from SEDC.
As a Title LV IV county. Hoke will he
eligible for public works grants and loans
plus ten per cent bonus grants up to 80
per cent ot the project costs.
Included under the act are grants and
loans for industrial and commercial
development. technical assistance,
planning and administrative grants ? in ?
aid. working capital loans, public works
development loans up to 100 per cent
and training program loans.
In order to qualify as an EDA county,
the commissioners must pass a resolution
requesting designation, after consulting
with the city council and civic clubs.
Lester said. They must also prepare an
overall economic development program
for the county and appoint a
development committee.
Lester told the commissioners that the
Chamber of Commerce had already
endorsed the move.
No action was taken on the resolution
by the board
The removal by the General Assembly
of the SI4 a day nursing home limitation
for Medicaid was discussed by the board.
The measure will allow the federal
government to pay for 73 per cent of the
costs for nursing home care above S14,
Lester said, and thus Medicaid costs to
the county can be expected to rise about
SI.000 during the year. If the limit had
not been removed, the county would
have had to pay the entire costs of
nursing home care in excess of S 14 a day
and Medicaid costs would increase this
year by about S3.000. he said.
The commissioners set a price on the
portion of the Robert's property on
Central Avenue that is owned by the
county. The county holdings of 3/7 of
the property was valued at S4.500.
M R. Mills, county sanitarian, was
appointed by the board to act as
supervisor for any burial removal or
relocation, as required by state law. A
letter from the attorney general directed
the board to appoint a supervisor to serve
in the event that any gravesites had to be
relocated by the state highway
commission or for any other reason.
Lester explained some of the
provisions for tax listing under the new
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Harpist To Play
At Civic Center
Joel Andrews, acclaimed by critics as a
master harpist, will perform Thursday
night at the Civic Center at 8 p.m. in a
public program sponsored by the Raeford
Woman's Club.
Andrews, who holds three degrees and
who studied under noted musicians
Carlos Sal/edo and Alice Chalifoux. has
just completed two years as musician ? in
residence at N.C. State.
His concerts there drew bigger
audiences than the chamber music series
with its top artists. Andrews has been one
of the pioneers in breaking down the
traditional barrier between performer and
audience He builds rapport by talking in
the audience instead of printing progrum
notes. He is noted for a warm, informal
presentation, together with a richly varied
programming that always includes some
of his own compositions.
Andrews founded the First Annual
Harp Festival at the University of Texas,
serving as composer, arranger, conductor
and soloist. He organized the national
Harp Festival in 1960 drawing 50 harpists
and Carlos Salzedo. He has performed
widely and has presented splo concerts as
well as music for harp ensembles, dancers,
poets, plays, exhibitions, radio and
television. He teaches at the San
Francisco Conservatory of Music, was
four >ears solo harpist with the Oakland
Symphony and is now with the San
Francisco Ballet and Opera.
At a recent concert in Town Hall, New
York City. Andrews was praised by Alten
Hughes of the New York Times as having
"skill, musicianship and sensitivity.'*
HEALTH DIRECTOR ? Gilbert Hettich looks over some papers on his first day in the
county as director of the county health department. Hettich will also direct the
Scotland County health department, dividing his time equally between the two
counties. Hoke County has been without a health director for several years.
Vocational Ed Exdands
Two more teachers were hired Monday
night by the school board as part of an
.expansion of the vocational education
program now underway in the county
schools as a result of two grants from the
State Department of Public Instruction.
Noah Vaughn and Betsy Samford were
approved by the board of education at
the regular meeting Monday night.
Vaughn will teach auto mechanics at
Hoke High School under a grant to
expand the vocational program there.
Ms. Samford will teach at Upchurch
Junior High as part of a project to begin
exploration of occupational education in
the middle grades in areas of home
economics, woodworking and business
education.
The project is financed by a $39,000
grant from the state and will compliment
an experimental program of open
classrooms being tried this year at the
junior high with children who have been
identified as having special educational
needs.
Part of the money will be spent to
renovate the shop and set up teaching
stations, D.D. Abemethy, superintendent
of county schools, told the board. About
51,500 of the grant will be used at the
high school for the vocation department
The board also approved the hiring of
Mildred Mitchell, who will teach at
Raeford Elementary S ho-;!.
J.D. Soles, transportation director,
appeared before the board to discuss
changes in the busing system designed io
eliminate some of the nuisances in the
system. Soles presented a plan to the
board aimed at having cleaner buses,
better schedules and safer driveis.
Aberneth) said.
Abernethy read .1 petition signed b> a
group of elementary school teachers in
the county requesting changes in the bus
system to shorten the school day for
some elementaiy school children.
According tu the petition, with the
longer school da> required and the
present bus routes, some children may
spend as much as ten hours a day either
in school or enroutc to school.
Abernethv told the board that he had
requested the state ahead) to allow some
changes in the busing to establish a dual
system in which high school and
elementary school children would be
transported on separate buses. The state
must approve changes m bus routes, he
told the board. Aberneths said he would
reply to the teachers, explaining the
moves he has taken to apply to the
problem.
In othei action, the board approved a
lee list l or South Hoke and Scut lock
schools to complv with the other schools
Gil be i c Hettich. the counts's new
health departmciit director, begun work
heie this week in an innovative sharing
arrangement with Scotland Counts.
The 37-year-old Kenlucks native will
serve as health directoi loi both the
Scotland Counts and Hoke Counts
public health departments, dividing his
time equally between the two.
Hettich was appioscd receutls b> Vlh
boards of health and both bouids ol
counts commissioners aid stalled ssoik
in Scotland Counts on Nov. I. He spent
his first da> in Hoke County on Tuesday,
beginning an arrangement thai has been
discussed between the two counties since
H)43.
"This is. to my knowledge, the first
time in the stale that a las health
administrator has been shared by two
departments us director." Hettich said in
an intei view at the counts health
depaitmcni Tuesdus. "Tlus has been
done occasional!) svhen a phssician has
been the health director."
Hettich said he read Monday niinu' -s
from the Scotland Counts h. ... i
health meetings in lc>43 in the
sharing of a health directoi w;... ,.jke
county was discussed.
This is not the first lime lu been
involved in health care innovations,
however. In I*>66. Hettich worked in
Eastern Kentucky in an Office of
Economic Oppoitunity program to
develop comprehensive health planning
for that economically depressed region.
The project there served as a model lor
the Comprehensive Health Planning Act
passed later by Congress.
Hettich served for four years in
Kentucky as an administrative assistant in
a mental health program and then spent
two years in an OEO project 111
Appalachia studying mental health uud
mental ro>: rdati<n ?nd d:vHiv?:.- a
piug/an. provide mc? tjl hca t ?;.?>
lor the legion. From there, h.
interested in comprehensive hc?iih
planning, and as a part of that piojcct
worked on such projects as helping
organize a school ol musing at a
communit) college. He also worked foi
two years m the public health dcpart'-iem
in St. Louts.
Hettich entered tin- Umseiv.is of
North Carolina 111 as a Jns.? 1.1I
student 111 the School of Publu Health.
He has completed studies i?? his
doctorate and is now working his
dissei tation.
Hettich has maintained his intcicsl in
eompichensive health planning. a
movement that has gained importance in
the state in the last two >eais.
"I hope that this department and the
staff will be involved in the piogrjms of
the Region N Comprehensive Health
Planning Council, of which Hoke Counts
is a part." he said.
Hettich said he sees his iole as
director here ? as one pitman!)
leadership. "Because the hc.s.''n
depaitmcni has been so long will, ? .1
director, the stall has woikod the
details of administration and 11 is a ^? edit
to them that I lies have kept the prourains
functioning." he said. "I foresee ihe
health department's role as providing
the leadership 111 health pioblcms as they
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PIASTER HARPIST-? Joel Andrews, acclaimed by critics as an exciting musician, will perform for the pub!:< ~ ? ? , 8 pm.
al the Civic Center in a program sponsored by the Raeford Woman s Club