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!?? - journal 13? The Hoke County News- Established 1928 * The Hoke County Journal - Established 1905 VOLUME LXVII NO. 51 RAEFORD, HOKE COUNTY. NORTH CAROLINA S5 PER YEAR THURSDAY. APRIL 26. 1973 Around Town BY SAM C. MORRIS BiU Bailey came by the office I uesday afternoon and said his trip to Florida was fine. He didn't have a chart because the rain seems to have stopped for the time being. Trooper E.W. Coen told me Tuesday at the courthouse that the amount of water still m fields would surprise many people in the county as it did to him Sunday. He said that he went up in an airplane and that it seemed that lakes had formed in about every field in the county. .l TheJ?llowing letter was brought by ^ce ?hi. week by H.R. McLean He said that someone named Graham gave the letter to his daughter who lives away from Hoke County and that she mailed it to him. Raeford, N.C. Aug. 12'08. Dear Sir: All Raeford Institute students who were in school here while Miss Lizzie McDuffie was teaching knew her value as a friend and teacher and the high esteem in which she to* held by all who knew her a number oflR. II boys being assembled, the following resolutions were adopted: First: That we, at former students of the Institute during the time that Miss Lizzie was teaching, endeavor to show our appreciation of her by having a life-sized portrait of her painted and presented t o the school at the Edma^nal Rally to be held here on Aug??26th, provided we can secure prompt replys from the old students, contributing their proportional part in order to have the work done. f Resolved Second: That only former students of the Institute be allowed to contribute, and that the boys who either recited to her or were in Ihe High School Department be asked to give their part. Resolved Third: That a programme be carried out at the above named Rally by the students in making a public presentation of said portrait, which will be hung in an appropriate place in the school building, and that all former students are cordially invited to be present on Aug. 26th. Having secured sixty names of old R I. boys, and the portrait and frame costing $30.00 we find that your proportional part, therefore, is just 50c and if you feel interested in this and wish to have a part in this memorial of one whom we all loved so much, you will please remit the said 50c at once, so we can proceed with the work without delay. Remit by registered letter or P.O money order to either F.P. Johnson or A.P Dickson, Jr., Raeford, N.C. The committee appointed by the above name students, have also resolved 'I)?.1 'Ee names of those who respond to this letter and contribute, shall be read out at the Rally. We have secured the services of a former R.I. teacher. Miss uja Tomlinson, tp paint the portrait and owing to the fact that she knew Miss Lizzie personally we feel sure the work will be good, as she is also giving us a $50.00 painting for $25.00 the frame costing $5.00. Trusting you will respond at once and ratably, we are. Very respectfully yours, A.P. Dickson, Jr. Ch. F.P. Johnson Sec'y. J.W. Turlington, principal at Raeford Elementary School handed me the following: SCHm|B"?DJ kLIKES ME AT .saidJhe *?n 'The teachers don t and the kids don't. The superintendent wants to transfer me the bus drivers hate me, and the' custodians have it in for me. I don't want to go to school." "You have to h^lihv" v k 'he , mo,her "You'" healthy. You have a lot to learn. You've got something to offer others. You are a leader. Besides, you are 49 years old. You re the principal, and you have to go to school. (Sent in by Russell Allen ) Senior Citizens , ^ The Raeford Senior Citizen! ?. Friendship Club's covered dish luncheon is 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Raeford Methodist Church. Guests are members of the Parkton Senior Citizens Club. Raeford members are reminded of the paper drive. Commissioners Avert Crisis With i Tentative Pay Increase Approval P.D. Strength Increases Starting May 1 the Raefrod Police Department will be above authorized strength with seven full-time men, one part-time patrolman and acting Chief Leonard Wiggins. . Chester Price and ! J.C. Barrington, both former Hoke County Sheriffs deputies and former city policemen, will join the Raeford Police Department May 1. None of the men who walked off the job without notice during the department crisis earlier this month have been reinstated although one of them, Junior Ward, has been rehired. Authorized strength of the department is five men plus a chief but 80 percent of salary for two of the excess positions is paid by the state Criminal Justice Region and only 20 percent by the city. Ten True Bills Given ? The Hoke County grand jury exanjjped 10 bills of indictment in a one-day session Tuesday. All of them were found to be true bills. Indicted wete Billy Ray Collins alias James Earl Collins, armed robbery; Mack McLaughlin, breaking entering and larceny and arson of a motor vehicle; Fredrick Lee Stephens alias Freddie Stevens, two counts of common robbery; Lorenzo Murchison, larceny; Glenn Franklin West, two counts of common law robbery; James Lowery and Edison Lee, escape. Six grand jury members visited the McCain Prison and found everything satisfactory. The grand jury thanked Superior Court Judge Coy E. Brewer, District Attorney Jack A. Thompson and his assistant Edward W. Grannis Jr. for their assistance. They also thanked Sheriff DM. Barrington and the Police Department for their cooperation and efficient records. Thieves Take Pipe And Seed The Sheriff's Department is continuing investigations of recent thefts in the county. Items valued at $151 were taken from W.R. Bullock's farm, Rt. 3, Raeford during the night of April 17. Among the missing items are a 12 inch length of galvanized pipe with nozzles, two bushels of seed wheat, a pump and a control. Between 8 p.m. April 18 and 7:30 a.m. April 19 someone took an undetermined number of turkeys from the Upchurch Turkey Farms near McGoogan Pond. Ernest Dickens, Rt. 1, Raeford, reported Friday someone dismantled a lawn mower at his home and took the engine valued at $80 and a BB gun valued at $9. Apparently the theft occurred between April 13 and 20. UtAL) tLltS PILE UP - Close up photo shows pile of dead flies near front door of John Graves' new home in Arabia. Apparently a number of residents in the area are plagued with swarms of flies. Graves claims the flies come from a nearby chicken farm owned by Bumice Williamson. Williamson told M. R. Mills, county sanitarian, state laws prohibit use of toxic pesticides because they contaminate eggs. Mills reports receiving complaints from two families in the area and said his department checked the chicken farm about two weeks ago and noted no deficiencies. Mills also contacted the insect and vector control section of the State Board of Health Wednesday morning to request a state representative inspect the chicken farm and assist in rnntml nf flioc Area Law Salaries Below Rest Of Nation Law enforcement salaries in Raeford and Hoke County are well below those in other parts of the nation. A nationwide police employment survey published by the Department of Health Education and Welfare, Department of Defense, Department of Labor and International Association of Chiefs of Health Education and Welfare, Department of Defense, Department of Labor and International Association of Chiefs of Police lists law enforcement agencies throughout the United States which have openings. Since all agencies listed in the survey are seeking employees it is assumed those with highest pay, broadest fringe benefits and best working conditions are probably not listed in the publication because their employment problems would be minimal. The Raeford Police Department is authorized five men and pay starting alary of $427.66 a month. Of the 75 five-man agencies listed in the survey only three pay below the Raeford salary. A typical entry for these departments show, of the five positions, two open now and two projected openings in the near future. Included in the five-man department listings are 21 departments paying $499 starting salaries. 23 with $599, 26 with $699 and two with $799 starting salaries. City Manager John Caddy said he plans to recommend some raises for the policemen. He hopes the amount will at least cover the cost of living increase during the past year. Caddy reports the proposed budget for the fiscal year has not been presented to the city council and until that time he can not indicate what the increases in salary may be for members nf tVv* Pnlir* H??riarf muni TWO TRACTORS WORK ONE FIELD - dust wm ftyint over Hoke County fields this week as farmars worked preparing fields and planting. Some men tolled day and night to accomplish the task Tractor at left Is putting a disc harrow. One at right is spreading liquid, probably fertiliser. The city manager says two experienced men who will begin work with the Police Department May 1 were hired at S516.66 a month which is $6,200 a year. The men are J.C. Barrington and Chester Price, both former Hoke County deputy sheriffs and former Raeford policemen. Present starting salaries in the Hoke County Sheriff's Department fare even worse than city salaries when compared with the survey figures. Deputy sheriffs start at S416 a month, (see related article) Of the 58 eleven-man agencies listed in the published survey, all have starting salaries above the Hoke County pay. Fifteen of the agencies start at $499, 19 at $599, 8 at $699, 15 at S799 and one at S899. The North Carolina State Highway Patrol starts their new man at S799 a month, according to the published survey. A bill introduced in the N.C. General Assembly which would guarantee a minimum $6,000 or $500 a month starting salary for all law enforcement officers in the state is bogged down in committee and prospects for passage during the present session appear dim. Cache Found Sheriff D.M. Barrington reports a cache of goods presumed to be stolen were discovered in a tobacco barn on property of the Dundarrach Trading Company about II a.m. Monday by Mrs. Minnie McGregor of Stonewall Township. Owners of the goods have not been identified. The items found on the dirt floor of the barn include a 17 inch portable black and white Zenith television set, an Underwood adding machine, a Monroe calculator and a tool box containing assorted hand tools. Thieves Swipe From Autos City policemen arc investigating recent thefts from vehicles parked within the city limits. On April 18 George Pittman Jr. reported the left front window of his car was broken and six to eight tapes were missing from the vehicle which was parked in the Raeford Hotel parking lot. Lawrence Bounds, McLean Street, told police spare tires were removed from two pickup trucks at his home the night of April 16. Sales Tax Report The March report from the State of North Carolina Dept. of Revenue listed net collections in Hoke County for the local one percent sales and use tax as $12,935.58 Mali's Death Investigated An autopsy has been ordered to determine the cause of death of a Raeford man who was found on the bedroom floor of his trailer home about 7:20 a.m. Wednesday morning by his daughter. The man Mitchell Davis. 49, was dressed in street clothes when his daughter Thelma Barbour found him in their trailer, lot 10, Greenwood Trailer Park just off N.C. 20. State Bureau of Investigation is assisting the Raeford police with the investigation. Acting Police Leonard Wiggins said a wound was visible in the dead man's chest but the type of weapon, if any, has not been determined. Wiggins also reports there were no visible signs of a struggle in the trailer. Two Men Found Guilty Two men were convicted on several charges and sentenced in district court Friday for the theft of 17 hogs from the Raeford Livestock Farms and Upchurch Milling Company. Jack McGregor, Rt. 1, Raeford was convicted of four counts of misdemeanor larceny, and one count of forcible trespass and attempted larceny. He received 4 two-year consecutive sentences. Each sentence was suspended five years and McGregor was placed on five-years probation for each conviction. He was ordered to pay S850 restitution and costs. Corneii Easterling, Queenmore Section, was convicted of four counts of misdemeanor larceny and found (See TWO MEN. Page 9) Guard Tanker Supplies Water At West Hoke A National Guard tanker filled will potable water is dispensing drinkinj water to students and faculty at Wes Hoke School. Tests on water at thi school revealed a low level bacteri: count and the pump was pulled fo sterilization. MR. Mills, County Sanitarian reports, 'There is no danger. The coun is so low a youngster would probabl) have to drink ten gallons of the wel water a day in order to be affected." The water problem is being alleviatec by continued use of paper plates in the lunch room. Mills expects the pump tc be in operation and the regular watei supply to be drinkable soon. He reports the water is still suitable for use in commodes and for washing hands. The problem was created when the school ground was flooded following heavy rains. A drainage ditch behind the school was recently opened and the water level has subsided. It aDoears Hoke Countv deputy sheriffs will receive salary increases requested by Sheriff D.M. Barrington for the 1973-74 fiscal year. At least the county commissioners at a special meeting Tuesday night tentatively approved the wage hikes pending final budget hearings. The action was taken by the county fathers to ward off an impending employee crisis in the Sheriffs Department. The crisis was precipitated by low wages and increased standards for law enforcement officers throughout North Carolina. Barrington told the commissioners two of his deputies, J.C. Barrington and Chester Price, are leaving the department early next week to move to the Raeford Police Department where they will receive higher salaries. He also said at least two and possibly three more deputies indicated they would resign if salary increases were held to 5.5 percent. Latest federal instruction on Phase 111 guidelines indicate the county may. under present circumstances, authorize pav raises in excess of the 5.5 percent level. "We'll end up with myself and one or two patrol deputies for the whole county." Barrington told the commissioners. "I'm trying to hold my department together," he commented. Starting Salary The sheriff pointed out. "Starting salary for deputies is $5,000 a year. The dog warden earns $5,500 and only two women on the county payroll earn less than most of my deputies and one of these ladies is a part-time employee. "Until I get my salaries up to what the average married woman earns, I'm going to lose my men," continued Barrington. The city is offering higher starting salaries with promised increases in July. There is even talk they are considering raising the chief's salary to somewhat between S10.000 and $15,000," said the sheriff. Dialogue Commissioner J.A. Webb said, "What we need then is to set a goal." "We don't need a goal -- we need to do something." replied Barrington. "I need 'X' number of dollars per man to hire and hold deputies." Commissioner John Balfour commented, "We agreed at the budget request hearings the deputies are underpaid." "But," interjected Webb. "Money isn't everything. Think of the satisfaction the men get front their job." Barrington retorted. "That is no help when you have to refinance your house because you are in debt with a salary so low you can't feed your children and continue to meet your financial obligations." Take Home Pay The sheriff pointed out one patrol (See CRISIS. Page 9) Correction Last week's article in The News-Journal concerning a land option for the new Board of Education building reported Robert ft. Gatlin obtained the 1 2.5 acre tract of land in 1958 from his mother, Margaret P. Gatlin in consideration of other articles of value and SI0. Omitted from the article was mention of 107.8 acres in McLauchlin Township which Gatlin deeded to his mother in exchange for the 12.5 acre tract. WATER STILL REMAINS IN FIELDS - despite hoi tun and w*idy Jays tome fields In Hoke County art stiU under water following an extremely wet spring. Other fields dried out end were creating dust clouds dwing plowing.
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