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The Hoke County News - Established 1928 The Hoke County Journal - Established 1905
VOLUME LXVII NO. 40 RAEFORD, HOKE COUNTY. NORTH CAROLINA SS PER YEAR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1974
Around Town
By Sam C. Morris
The weather has turned cold again
with the temperatures in the twenties
Tuesday morning. If it would stay cold
for a few days maybe people could
adjust to it. As reported in last week's
paper, absenteeism at all schools is very
high.
Another thing brought to my
attention this week is that, have you
ever seen as many thunderstorms in the
wintertime? I can't recall how many
were in January but as of the Sth of
February two thunderstorms have
occurred in this month.
As I heard someone say: "Fellows
stay out of space and off the moon and
let the weather settle down."
The following tale comes from the
early morning coffee table at The
Family Restaurant.
Last Sunday afternoon a member of
this group was playing golf with his
friends and enjoying himself very much.
But it was a little different on
Monday morning when he got in his car
to visit the coffee table and then head
out of town to do a day's work.
It seems that someone had run out of
gas in front of his house Sunday while
he was playing golf and his wife had let
them siphon gas from her husband's car
so that the traveler could get back
home. Now this is really the story of a
good Samaritan. I don't know the
reaction of the husband or wife but the
story ended all right as he waited in
Mown until he could find gas to go to
work.
The gas shortage last weekend should
begin to make people realize that
something is wrong or that a shortage
does exist. Most folks you talk to about
gas haven't been convinced that it is
short. They seem to think that oil
companies are just trying to get the
prices up like the meat companies did
several months ago.
One proof of this is when the
president first asked drivers to slow
down, they did so. There were less
traffic fatalities and troopers were giving
out less speeding tickets.
According to reports speeding tickets
are on the increase and running about
normal. As far as deaths on the
highways, five have died in Hoke
County in less than a week.
Only time will tell what will happen.
?
Something that could really hurt this
country fast is the stoppage by the
truckers. Food and supplies are needed
daily in most businesses. Now this is not
just in large cities but so many
businesses look to truckers for supplies
almost every day. I just hope that
something can be worked out before
more people get hurt in this stoppage.
I would appreciate if all businesses
and industrial plants who have not
turned in United Fund money, would
do so as soon as possible. If you would
call 875-2121, someone will be by in a
day or so to pick up the envelopes.
If you haven't made a pledge do so
today.
R. Barnhart
Runs Again
County Commissioner Ralph
Bamhart filed Monday to run for his
third term on the Hoke County board.
He is the first of three incumbents on
the board to file.
Barnhart who says he is "retired from
textiles and farms a little." is originally
from Greensboro. He attended N.C.
State University and served in the U.S.
Army during World War II. He reports,
"I gave this a lot of thought and decided
to try for one more term."
Positions held by him while serving
on the board of county commissioners
include chairman of the county fire
committee and county board
representative to Regnion N Council of
Governments.
The Presbyterian Church elder is
married to the former Betty Saunders of
Southern Pines. They have one child,
Elizabeth.
James A. Hunt
Hunt Tosses
Hat In Ring
Another candidate tossed his hat in
the ring last week in a bid for one of
three seals on the board of county
commissioners to be filled in the 1974
elections.
James Albert Hunt, a 32-year-old
Hoke County native, filed with the
board of elections Monday morning.
Hunt, a resident of the South Hoke
Community, said, "I've been a business
man in Hoke County for 13 years and
feel I know some of the problems
existing in the county. I favor improving
all county- roads, including U S. 401.
which is a death trap in Hoke County. I
want this road widened into a four-lane
highway."
The owner of a trucking company
and grocery store stressed a need for,
"better working conditions for
personnel in the Sheriff's
Department-they deserve increased
salaries. We need more deputies which
will result in shorter hours for these
men."
Hunt said he supports an effective
county-wide recreation program and
improved fire protection throughout the
county.
Hunt is married to the former Maggie
Oxendine, a Robeson County native.
They have three children. Sam. 3.
Jaucqline, S, and Bobbie Jane, a
See HUNT. Page 13
Fifth Forum Slated On
"Community Growth
The fifth Hoke Forum session is set
for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Raeford
Elementary School and will deal with
community growth. Dr. Leigh
Hammond, assistant vice-chancellor for
extension and public services. North
Carolina State University (NCSU), and
William G. Roberts, assistant director of
Urban Affairs and Community Servic?i
Center, and visiting associate professor
of environmental design at NCSU,
Raleigh, will be guest speakers.
Moderator for the evening will be
Harold Gillis, Raeford-Hoke Chamber of
Commerce manager. The local panel will
consist of Leonard Frahm, vice
president and general manager of
Raeford Turkey Farms. Inc.; Mrs. R. E.
Neely, member of the Library Board
and the County Health Board; Dick
Lovett, personnel manager, Knit-A-Way,
Inc.; and Jack Bradford, Raeford
Worsted Plant manager.
Hammond, a South Carolina native,
received his undergraduate degree from
Clemson University, hit masters degree
a from the University of Tennessee, and
" ^is Ph.D. from N.C.S.U. in 1961.
*? He was appointed to his present
position a year ago. In 1969, Hammond
was appointed by Gov. Robert Scott to
the position of N. C. director of the
Coastal (tains Regional Commission,
Dr. Leigh Hammond
and was named deputy secretary of N.C.
Department of Administration in 1970.
In that position he had administrative
jurisdiction over intergovernmental
programs such as Appalachian Regional
Commission. Coastal Plain Regional
Commission, Office of State-Federal
Relations. Marine Science Council,
Manpower Development and
See FORUM, Page 13
THREE KH.l.ED-Cary Alvin Mc<Iregor, 23, Rt. 3, driver and tone occupant of the
above i-ar, was among three persons killed in a two-car accident at 10 p.m. Monday
ten miles north of Raeford on U.S. 401. Also killed was a Fayetteville couple, John
Gaynos, 52, and his wife, Ruth Altizer Gaynos, 47. Three passengers in the Gaynos
car were taken to Cape hear Valley Hospital for treatment. See related story. (N-J
Photo).
Accidents Claim Five
Five persons have lost their lives in
traffic accidents on U.S. 401 North in
Hoke County in the past week.
The most recent deaths occurred
when three were killed in a headon
collision ten miles north of Raeford at
10 n. Monday night.
D*ad are Gary Alvin McGregor, 23,
Rt. 3, and a Fayetteville couple, John
Robert Gaynos, 52, and his wife Ruth
Altizer Gaynos, 47, of Fayetteville.
Three passengers in the Gaynos car were
injured. Raymond Williams, 50, his
wife, Vemell, 47, neighbors of the
Gaynos, and Lawrence Allizer, 54,
Yukon, W. Va., brother of Mrs. Gaynos.
were taken to Cape Fear Valley Hospital
where they were listed in satisfactory
condition Wednesday.
Investigating State Trooper Kenneth
Weston said the Gaynos were returning
to Fayetteville from Moore County
after making funeral arrangements for
Mrs. Gaynos' and Altizer's sister.
Trooper Weston said the McGregor car
apparently crossed the center line and
collided with the Gaynos car. McGregor
was alone in his car.
Hoke County Medical Examiner Dr.
Robert Townsend pronounced Mr. and
Mrs. Gaynos and McGregor dead at the
scene.
The Hoke County Rescue Squad used
a new rescue tool to free victims from
the wrecked cars. Buic's Funeral Home
ambulance took the injured to Cape
Fear Valley Hospital. Trooper Weston
was assisted by Sgt. Minchew and Sgt.
Lcmonds of the State Highway Patrol.
Traffic at the scene was reportedly
blocked for an hour.
Services for Gary Alvin McGregor will
be conducted at 3 pjn. Friday at the
Silver Grove Missionary Baptist Church
by the Rev. John L. Krider. Burial will
be in the Silver Grove Cemetery.
The family will be at Buie Funeral
Home Thursday from 7 pjn. to 8 pjn.
Services for John Robert and Ruth
Altizer Gaynos will be conducted at 2
p.m. today at the Jernigan-Warren
Funeral Home Chapel. Fayetteville. by
the Rev. Leighton McKeithen, Jr. Burial
will be in LaFayette Park Cemetery.
Survivors include a son, Steven
Eugene Gaynos;a daughter, Sharon Kay
Gaynos of Fayetteville; Mr. Gaynos'
three sisters. Katheryn Gaynos Russell
of Conway, Ark., and Mary Bell
Redenbaugh and Sarah Dale Meeks of
Fayetteville; and Mrs. Gaynos' brother,
Lawrence A. Altizer, Yukon, W. Va.
Tuesday, a Rock Hill, S. C., man,
Robert White, 35 was killed when a
truck reportedly jackknifed on the
rainslick highway and hit his car while
stopped at a stop sign across from
Virgil's Drive-In.
Thursday, a 38 year-old Raeford
man, Robert Junior Lisenby, Rt. 2, was
killed in a head-on collision in front of
the Big Star Truck Stop.
See ACCIDENTS, Page 11
Judge Smith: Dupree's
Judgment Is Proper
In superior court last Thursday after
District Attorney Jack A. Thompson
misread a warrant, the defendant
pleaded guilty to the misread charge and
Superior Court Judge Donald L. Smith
said a district court judge had erred in
earlier sentencing in the case.
Friday when details of the incident
were brought to his attention Judge
Smith corrected his earlier statement by
saying the "sentence given by the lower
court judge (District Court Judge
Joseph F.. Dupree) was a proper one."
The warrant in the case charges that
on October 27. 1973 Terry Wayne
Caulder of the Racford Hotel, "did
unlawfully, wilfully and maliciously
damage a coin operated vending
machine...owned by Hugh Gardner, 107
Campus Ave." The warrant further
charges the offense was committed "in
violation of general statute 14-56.2"
Maximum sentence for violating this
law is 24 months in prison. In
November 1973 Judge Dupree
sentenced Caulder to 12 months in
prison after conviction on the damage
to coin operated vending machine
charge. Caulder appealed to the superior
court.
Last Thursday Thompson read in
court "Your honor this is case number
73-CR-2966, State versus Terry Caulder
charged on 27 October '73 with
malicious damage to personal property
in violation of (general statute)
14-56.2" Maximum sentence for
conviction of damage to personal
property (less than $200) a violation of
general statute 14-160 is six months in
prison.
Defense Attorney Phillip A. Diehl
and the district attorney agreed damage
in the incident was under $50. Judge
Smith was advised the defendant had
received a 12-month sentence in district
court when he appeared without an
attorney. Smith said, "You can't get 12
months (for this crime) if the damage is
under $200."
Judge Dupree said wc are talking
about two different statutes. "I
convicted him as charged in the warrant
and gave a proper sentence."
Friday when advised of the chatge on
the warrant and the fact the warrant
had not been amended to show the new
charge Judge Smith said, in superior
court "he (Caulder) pleaded guilty to
malicious damage to personal property"
See PROPER, Page 11
David R. Parnell
Parnell Files
For House
David R. Parnell, Democrat of
Parkton, filed Monday as a candidate of
the N.C. House of Representatives from
the 21st District, Robeson, Scotland
and Hoke Counties.
Pamell is a former state highway
commissioner, former Parkton mayor
and presently serves on the Parkton
town board. Pamell is a business mar
and farmer. The Parkton native and his
wife have three children.
He is a member and former chairman
of the Robeson Industrial Commission,
a deacon and past chairman of the
Parkton Baptist Church where he is a
Sunday School teacher and member of
the Robeson Baptist Association
executive board.
See PARNELL, Page 11
Council Adopts
Plan For Airport
Oxendine Visit
Set Saturday
Slate Rep. Henry W.
Oxendine announced
Wednesday morning he will be
ai the Moke Counly
Courthouse to visit with Hoke
County voters Saturday at 3
p.m.
Earl A. Budd
Earl A. Budd
Takes Reins
Karl A. Budd Monday assumed duties
as Raeford Turkey Farms, Inc. president
and chief executive officer.
"We are going to double our plant
capacity in order to do a more effective
job of marketing the increased volume
of turkeys being produced by growers in
our part of the country," said Leonard
C. Frahm, vice president and general
manager," and Mr. Budd will lead us in
our new period of growth."
Tuesday the new president said, "The
only changes I anticipate at the Raeford
Turkey Farms are those stemming from
the expansion program." It is expected
the expansion and attendant changes
will increase the need for technically
trained employees.
Budd. a native Kansan. has been an
executive with Rockingham Poultry
Marketing Cooperative, Broadway, Va.
for 20 years. The University of Kansas
graduate was employed by Louis L.
Libby Foods before joining the poultry
cooperative.
lie is a past president of the Virginia
Poultry Federation and Virginia
Processors Association. He headed the
committee which planned the Virginia
Federat ion's hcadquarters-the
Agri-Industries Center near
Harrisonburg. Va.
He was instrumental in establishing a
Virginia Poultry Industry Laboratory
See BL'DD. Page 13
The City Council voied unanimously
Monday night to adopt
recommendations in connection with
the operation of the Raeford Airport
made by the Raeford Airport
Commission.
City Fathers took the action after
being advised by Tom Cameron, Airport
Commission member and a pilot for
over 30 years, "We are running a very
dangerous operation out there,...If it
(the city airport) can't be operated safely
and in accordance with Federal Aviation
Authority (FAA) regulations, then we
(airport commissioners) don't want any
part of ft."
The recommendations came in the
wake of complaints on the airport's
operation under Gene Thacker, acting
airport manager and airport
businessman. The complaints were
received by the Airport Commission and
individually by nearly all city
councilmen within the past three
months.
Although Cameron was not specific
on where the complaints were coming
from, he said he had talked with a
combination of people who use the
airport, local and out of town licensed
pilots, and student pilots now training
under Paul Rose, who runs a flight
instruction operation from a plot of
airport land temporarily leased from the
city.
From his own experience as a pilot,
Cameron said, "I do not personally feel
we are serving the public first out there.
We arc serving the public second. Out
there nobody could care whether you
land your plane or not. They want you
to stay away because you're in the way.
Nobody tells you where to park your
plane or anything...and that's the way it
is out there."
Councilman Sam C. Morris said the
lease held by Thacker if adhered to,
would eliminate most of the complaints
and contained "95 percent of your
recommendations. What we need," said
Morris, "is the correct management to
uphold the lease. Management of the
airport shouldn't have a conflict of
interest."
After Councilman Robert W. Weaver
said he thought the council should be
aware of some of the specific
complaints they were dealing with,
Cameron said, "for example,all airports
have flight patterns for returning to and
taking off from the field. At the airport,
Rose's students are taught to strictly
obey the flight patterns. Thacker won't
use them because he says they use too
much gas." Thacker operates a sport
parachutc jumping operation, the
airport's petroleum products sales
operation and base operations for the
airport.
The commission's report stated that
due to the increased size of and activity
at the airport, additional operational
procedures should be adopted and
implemented and a definite statement
of policy be made. In view of objectives
to see the airport is operated safely and
efficiently under FAA regulations and
that it serves the public and general
aviation in the best manner, the
following recommendations were made:
See AIRPORT, Page 11
Commissioners Vote On
Law Enforcement Matters
Referring to a recenl News-Journal
editorial concerning grand jury reports
and inadequate telephone service at the
jail, Hoke County Sheriff DM.
BarTington told county commissioners
at their regular monthly meeting
Monday, "Any similarity between what
Mr. Lester (county manager) and I said
and what appeared in the paper was
purely coincidental."
Earlier in the meeting commissioners
had approved paying an extra S30.35 a
month for an additional telephone line
to be installed in the jail and Sheriff's
Department.
in other law enforcement related
action commissioners had approved
paying former Deputy Sheriff James A
Lamont who resigned effective
February 1 an extra two weeks pay to
compensate him for overtime worked
during his five and a half months with
the county force. This will be in
addition to two weeks vacation pay
which Lamont is entitled to, said
Barrington.
Lamont joined the Sheriff's*
Department in mid August last year at
an annual salary of S6.800. In
December commissioners approved
increasing his salary to S7.600. Based on
these figures his vacation and additional
two weeks pay will total about S633.
Barrington also sought and received
approval of proposed salary for
Lamoni's replacement; S7,600 for an
experienced law enforcement officer or
S6.400 for an inexperienced
replacement.
The sheriff reported the Pinehurst
Police Department pays officers S3.90
an hour with time and a half for
overtime, offers a five-day work week
and pays for cleaning uniforms. "We are
going to have to meet the standards of
other departments or 1 can't keep men."
stressed Barrington.
Also in the law enforcement field
commissioners approved paying half of
a $1,543 cost overrun for high band
frequency radio equipment. Total cost
of the equipment including a 200 foot
tower is more than $26,000 with Hoke
County's share $6,543. kquipment was
obtained through the Lumber River
Criminal Justice Planning Region.
Commissioners hope City of Raeford
will agree to pay remaining half of the
cost overrun.
Sheriff Barrington also submitted his
department's annual report which listed
two homicides in Hoke County during
1973; 243 breakins and .larcenies with
82 solved and stolen property valued ?t
$8,620 recovered.
The report also listed 3.813 papers
served and procesed, 143,000 miles
traveled and 721 hours spent in court.
Other reports submitted included
See COMMISSIONERS, Page 13