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The Hoke County News- Established 1928 The Hoke County Journal - Established 1905
VOLUME LXVIl NO. 28 RAEFORU, IIOKF. COUNTY. NORTH CAROLINA S5 PF.R YEAR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18,1971
Around Town
BY SAM C. MORRIS
Humid Gillis, chairman of the Raeford
Kiwanls Club pancake supper, wu by the
office recently and a ski that we remind
the public of this annual affair. The
supper will be held at the Gibson School
cafeteria on Thursday, December 2,
starting at 4:30 p.m. Pancakes will be
served as long as anyone shows up and
wants to eat. The proceeds are used by
the club for many of their projects.
Tickets can be secured from any member
of the club.
The United Fund drive will get
underway next week and the directors
hope that everyone will do their part so
that the drive will come to an end soon.
We will have further details next week.
The Hoke High Bucks played one of
the best games ever played by a Buck
team last Friday night against Seventy -
First. We suspect that the article in the
Fayetteville Observer fired the boys up
somewhat. Many times when a player
reads that another team will run over
them, they seem to find a little something
extra for that game. We hope that
something will get them fired up for the
game against Havelock.
We decided to go by two of our
favorite spots in Raeford and inquire
about the outcome of the Bucks - Rams
game. At first we stopped in at Scott
Poole's office and asked for the
prediction there. The prediction was that
the Bucks would win. No score was given
Our next stop was at the Raeford
Savings and Loan Association and we
asked for a prediction from that group
The group predicted the Bucks will win,
if they play as well as they did against
Seventy - First.
As we stated last week: Time will tell!
We want to thank Eugene Smith,
editor of the Havelock Progress, for the
article on the Havelock Rams. Gene is a
native of Hoke County and graduated at
Hoke High and received his degree at East
Carolina (Note Smith. I did not say
ECTC). He worked for The News -
Journal before going to Havelock and was
known here as the champ for wrapping
singles.
Frank Teal stated that Smith was
manager or water boy for the Hoke High
Bucks during his high school days. He
also mentioned about an incident of
Smith locking himself 'in the dressing
room. Maybe Gene will relate the
incident to me in the future.
In Gene's article he also tells how to
get to the stadium at Havelock. How
Smith found out where Ra/. Autry was
born, we don't know. We do know that
Raz and Gene went to East Carolina.
? Smith didn't state in his article who he
thought would win or who he was pulling
for.
All we can say is that may the best
team win.
The following letter is self
explanatory:
Please announce in the News ? Journal
next week that the class of 1961 will have
their ten year reunion November 27 at
8:00 p.m. It will be held at the Hoke
County Civic Center. If there are any
members of the class who did not receive
a letter, please come anyway. Also if
there are members who did not get their
money in. they may pay at the door. The
admission is SI.00 each. It is a simple
party so dress accordingly.
Thank you very much.
Sincerely.
Jean Harris
In Superior Court
McClendon On Trial For Life
Farm Census
Is Reported
According to the 1970 farm centui
taken January 1971, a total of 4,660
people live on farma in Hoke County, but
1,088 of them worked away from the
farm at least 100 days during the year.
The livestock census listed 1,236 sows
and gilts kept for breeding; 1,145 beef
cattle; 181 milk cows and 29,620 hens of
laying age.
Garden crops made up a tiny portion
of the crops harvested In the county with
only 11 acres listed for crops grown for
sale and 902 acres listed lor home
gardens, orchards and other produce
usage.
Oats were grown on 337 acres and
barley was grown on 92 acres. All other
small grains were grown on 1,299 acres.
Soybeans were cultivated on 16,728
acres; cotton was grown on 11,062 acres;
tobacco was listed for 2.S8S acres and
wheat was listed for 1,142 acres.
There were 42,017 harvested cropland
and 19,267 idle cropland in the county in
1970.
1 here were 11 acres in improvea
pasture and 1,354 in unimproved pasture.
All other land usage totaled 71,003 acres.
New Solicitor
Visits Court
Dudley Saleeby, who joined the office
of the district solicitor as assistant
solicitor in mid - September, made his
first visit to Hoke County courts Friday
to observe the district court session.
Saleeby is a graduate of the Citadel and
of Duke Law School. He waa admitted to
the North and South Carolina bars in
1969 and entered the Army in October of
1969. He served a year's tour in Vietnam
and was discharged this past July.
He has been serving in traffic court in
Cumberland County since joining the
solicitor's staff.
Minor Wreck
Near School
A mother and daughter were slightly
injured in a wreck on the way to school
Monday morning.
Mrs. Doreen Green Davis and her 8 -
year - old daughter, Susan, received minor
injuries when iheir car was hit at the
corner of Magnolia Street and
F.dinborough.
According to the wreck report, Mrs.
Davis was driving toward Raeford
Elementary School when a car driven by
Wilbur Clarence Callihan of Bladenboro
failed to stop at a stop sign and struck the
front of the Davis car.
Callihan was charged with a stop sign
violation.
GIRL KILLED - A 16 - year - old Fayetteville girl was killed Sunday night in a headon collision on NC 211 near Montrose.
According to the wreck report, the girl, who received her driver's license on her birthday. Oct. 27, crossed the center line and hit
another car. Both drivers were killed.
Two Killed On NC 211;
Death Toll 27 For Year
Two persons were killed Sunday night
in a headon collision on a section of N.C.
211 that has been the scene ut several
multiple ? death accidents.
Both drivers died in the wreck and a
passenger was taken to N.C. Memorial
Hospital in Chapel Hill with serious head
injuries.
Killed were Catherine Louise Gillian.
16. of Fayettcville and King David Leslie.
41. of Rt. 3. Racford.
James Chambers. 48. of Rt. 1.
Aberdeen, a passenger in the Leslie car.
was seriously injured.
The wreck occurred about 11:45 p.m.
about eight miles west of Raeford near
Shiloh Presbyterian Church.
According to E.W. Coen, Highway
Patrol Officer who investigated the
accident. Miss Gillian was driving toward
Raeford when her car crossed the center
line and struck the Leslie car apparently
without warning. He estimated that both
cars were traveling about 60 mph. the
speed limit.
Members from the Hoke Couim
Rescue Squad freed the two drivers, who
were trapped in the cars, and assisted at
the scene. Both cars were totalis
destroyed.
Trooper Coen said that Miss Gillian
Community Churches Plan
A Thanksgiving Service
A community Thanksgiving service will
be held at Raeford United Methodist
Church on Nov. 24 at 7:30 p.m.
The Rev. John Ropp. pastor of
Raeford Presbyterian Church will preach.
The public is invited to attend Un
cooperative service.
had been driving less than a month. Her
driver's license was issued Oct. 27. Leslie
and Chambers were returning from a
fishing trip when the accident occurred.
There have been 27 traffic fatalities in
the county so far this year.
Robbery
Is Reported
An armed robbery, the second in
recent weeks, was reported at a county
store Friday night.
Sheriff D.M. Barrington reported that
two men held up a store on 211 East
operated by Jimmy Lupo and stole about
S100 and a pistol.
A woman customer in the store was
sei/ed and a knife was held to her throat
during the robbery but she was released
unhurt, the sheriff said.
One of the men wore a stocking over
his face. The robbery took place about
6:30 Fridav evening.
No arrests have been made.
Accused Of Rape
Of 11-Y ear-Old
Selection of a jury began Tuesday
afternoon in Superior Court to begin a
statutory rape trial. A guilty verdict could
result in the death penalty for Johnny
McClendon of Anson County, who is
accused of raping an 11 - year ? old girl
lust spring.
Nine jurors hud been selected when
court adjourned Tuesday afternoon and
the three others were to be chosen at the
opening of court Wednesday morning.
Solicitor Jack Thompson and defense
attorney Phil Diehl had excused more
thun a dozen prospective jurors and few
names Wednesday remained to be called.
The McClendon case is expectd to be
lengthy and may take up a large portion
of the remaining days of the week
session.
Judge Clarence W. Hall of Durham is
presiding over the November term.
Several other cases expected to be
lengthy remain to be tried this session
and will probubly be rescheduled for
another term. Thompson said he would
like to schedule a special session in
December if he can.
Several guilty pleas were heard by
Judge Hall Monday and a jury returned a
verdict early Tuesday in a driving under
the influence appeal thai was begun
Monday afternoon.
Johnny Lee Harris pleaded guilty to
felonious breaking and entering and was
sentenced to three years as a committed
youthful offender. He was given credit on
his sentence for 104) days spent in jail
awaiting trial. The state took a nol pros
on a larceny charge.
Probation was revoked for George
Bullard. alias Grover Bullard. and he was
sentenced to six months in prison. The
court recommended the work release
program. ,
A driving under the influence "appeal
by Paul Mack Porter was remanded back
to district court and the det'endenl was
ordered to comply with the district court
judgment.
Luther Ray Taylor pkaded guilty to
driving under ihe influence and was
sentenced to four months suspended and
was fined S1 25 and court costs of S50. A
second DUI case was nol prosscd.
Prayer for judgment was continued
until Jan. 17 for Joe Alexander Wilson
who pleaded guilty to driving while his
license was revoked.
Fred McLean was sentenced to eight
months suspended for two years and was
fined S250 and court cosls of S50 after
pleading guilty to driving while his license
was revoked.
Frederick Virgil Powell pleaded guilty
to DUI. second offense and was
sentenced to six months suspended for
two years and was fined S200 and $50
court costs.
Glen West, who was charged with
assault with a deadly weapon with intent
to kill, was allowed to plead guilty to the
lesser charge of assault with a deadly
weapon. He was sentenced to I 2 months
suspended for three years with three
years probation. As conditions of
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News-Journal To Publish Early
The News ? Journal will be published
early next week due to the Thanksgiving
holiday.
All news stories. pictures and
advertisements must be in by Monday at
5 p.m.
The paper will be printed and mailed
on Tuesday, a day earlier than usual. This
office will be closed on Thanksgiving.
Bucks To Play
At Havelock
The Bucks will meet the Havcloek
Rams Friday night at Havelock in the
semifinal round of the tastern 3-A
play-offs.
Racford downed Seventy ? First last
week 20-0 in the first step toward the
championship.
If Hoke deleates the Rams, they will
meet the winner of the Roxboro -
Northeastern (Elizabeth City) game in
Raeford next week Last year the Bucks
fell to Roxboro in the First game of the
play-offs and then the Rockets were
defeated by Seventy ? First.
Several chartered buses arc expected to
be filled with Bucks fans bound for
Havelock Friday night. The Havclock
team sports an I 1-0 record for the season
and has allowed only six points against
them. The Bucks have a 9-2 record for
the year
Record Star
To Perform
Gene Cotton, a nationally known folk
rock singer, will perform In Raeford Dec.
I it 7:30 at the llpchurch School
Auditorium.
Cotton, a Nashville recording star, has
been featured on several albums and
single records. In addition to music, he
delivers a Christian message.
The concert is sponsored by the
Fellowship of Christian Athletes at the
high school. Tickets are SI and may be
purchased from any FCA member.
Havelock Rams Boast Powerful Crnunrl A Hark
(Editor's Note: Gene Smith, editor of
the Haveiock Progress is a native of
Bowmore and graduated from Hoke
County High School and East Carolina
University.)
By Gene Smith
Editor Havelock Progress
Yes. Sum Morris, it's true, the
Havelock Rams still wear leather helmets.
Until last season the Rams played
barefooted, a 4 ? 6 record that year due
to the newness of the store - bought
things.
This year however, the players have
adjusted to Iheir shoes and sport an 11-0
record, including last Friday's stunning
23-0 whitewash of Dunn. This victory
was possibly the sweetest of all because it
served as convincing notice to many
disbelievers who thought the Ram s
record was suspect: a winner of a new.
weak conference and whose 10-0 mark
was fattened on the basis of weaker,
smaller 2-A schools.
Raeford Hoke Buck fans
understandably weren't In Dunn Friday
night. What they would have seen was a
powerful ground attack roll, relentlessly
but steadily, over Dunn's vaulted defense.
They would have seen the Rams' tough
detente choke off Dunn's hard - running
attack, limiting them to 38 yards net
from scrimmage and only four of 16
passes for 27 more yards.
The Bucks' scouting report might well
add the footnote, "typical of football
played by the Rams under Coach Frank
Ciamlllo this year."
The Rams do not run a balanced
attack, they choose the run over the pass.
They combine the explotiveness of a pair
of talented halfbacks with the relentless
drive of their fullback.
As much as the Rums' fans applaud
and appreciate their offense. 441 points
in 11 games, they have come to worship
the effort of the defensive unit. Operating
on a basts 4-4-2-1 system they have
teamed together to permit only one
score, a six pointer, in 11 games, have
held nine foes to less than 100 yards
rushing, picked off 22 enemy passes and
recovered 25 other ? team fumbles. They
have scored 16 TDs of their own on punt
returns, pass interceptions, fumble
recoveries and blocked punts.
It hasn't always been this way. As do
the Bucks, they know the frustration of
being on the opposite end of the scales.
Three yeurs ago they were 1-9 when some
of the premnt seniors played as freshmen.
Then came a 2-8 season and after that
came Frank Ciamillo.
The Yankee from Long Island. N.Y. via
Elon College and five years as an assistant
in Rocky Mount. Va.. came to Havclock
in 1970. He inherited a team with a bad
loser's complex and complete frustration.
He instilled his brand of AUTHORITY,
tough practices and asked for perfect
conditioning and complete dedication.
The first year was 4-6.
This year he and his two assistants.
Lou Bunn from Campbell College and
Wilbur Sassei from Fast Carolina (they no
longer call it FCTC. Sam) installed the
triple - option
Results was the 10-0 mark in regular
play, a pair of caually balanced offense -
defense units and the happiness of seeing
losers experience the thrill of being a
winner.
The Rams are basically a senior team,
with 22 on the 34 man squad. The
offense features eight seniors, two juniors
and a sophomore On defense, eight of
the 11 arc seniors, three are juniors.
Nineteen different players form the
first 22. Two see double duty in the
backfield. another does, or does not. as
the conditions warrant it. go two ways in
the line.
The offense is led by 5-10. 160 pound
quarterback Jim Dargan. Dargan runs the
option with near - perfection, waiting
until the last fraction of a second to make
the decision to keep or flip away. He and
Ciamillo. as does the team, have
confidence in his passing. It was a weapon
used in the past four games to insuic
victory.
Dargan in 1 1 games rushed 53 times,
netted 297 yards for a fraction under six
yards per try.
The running backs blend perfectly:
junior Vince Allen. 5-8. 160 is the
explosion (19 TDs. 2 called back, all
coming in a variety of ways: long and
shorter breakers from scrimmage, punt
returns and pass interceptions). Senior
halfback Garland Frazier is the rock -
steady performer. He is 6-0. 165 pounds,
sauad's fastest and most frustrated. 13
TDs and seven called back Fullback
Randy Merritt. 5-9. 185 pounds, came
into his own in the past two games,
tough, power running in the second half
against Jones County and Dunn to
maintain ball control and insure each
victory. He has 8 TDs.
Allen has 100 snaps and 814 >ards.
Frazier 88 for 734 and Merritt 127 for
668 yards. Not many carries for 11 games
but then none saw offensive action in any
game once the Rains opened a four
touchdown lead.
Junior Doug Barnard. 5-11, 170 and
sophomore Tim Johnson. 6-0. 175. fill
the end positions, blocking or pass
receptions equally. Cary Godetle. 5 10.
200 and Larr> Lundy, 6-3. 220. anchor
the tackles. Don Nolon. 5-9. 170 and
Mike Osterhus. 5-8. 170 arc the guards
and Rick Manson. 5-9. 170 is over the
ball.
The defense teaturcs Godctte at one
end. Johnny Carter. 6-1. 180 at the other.
The inside muscle is adequately filled by
Lundy and Bruce Edwards, 5-10. 225
pounds at tackles
Keying the linebackers is tough,
dedicated Lou King. 6-1. 200 pounds.
Almost equal with him are 5-9. 170 John
Torcaso and 6 0. 165 Steve Clemcnic and
a shade behind is John Zuab?>ni. 5-9. 180.
Zuaboni is a junior, the other three are
seniors.
Allen is at corner ? back along with
junior Eric Brown, a fleet 5-10. 155
pounder. Fra/ier plays tree safety.
Allen and Brown have plucked off
si\ enemy passes each King has three
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