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i 15* Cfte <92 eitM - journal 15* The Hoke County News - Established 1928 The Hoke County Journal - Established 1905 VOLUME LXVIl NO. 46 RAEFORD, HOKE COUNTY. NORTH CAROLINA SS PER YEAR THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1974 Around Town By Sam C. Morris Bill Bailey keeps the readers of this paper up on the rainfall each month by furnishing us with a chart. He does a good job, but he isn't the only weatherman in the county. Anytime Raz Autry thinks the county needs a rainy, cold weekend, he schedules a golf tournament at Arabia. I haven't mentioned this before because 1 thought 4 that Joe (Dragon) Upchurch was in on it ? also, but this past weekend when Raz scheduled the Booster Gub tournament, Joe didn't have anything to do with it. So, from now on Raz, check the TV listings and be sure something worth looking at is on the tube before you schedule a tournament. Everyone of us at some lime in our lives has a project or something we want to do but maybe can't find time or don't have the money to do it. Monday afternoon I talked with a retired teacher who is going to do something that I haven't heard of before, and it was so easy to talk to her about it as she was really thrilled that she could do it. Mrs. Cecil Blue Evans Dargan of the Bowmore Community, who retired from teaching in 1972, wants any student that she taught to attend a lawn picnic at her home on April 27 between the hours of two to six p.m. She would like to be contacted by the students j before April 10 so that she will know how many to prepare for. * Mrs. Dargan lives at Route 1, Box /12, Raeford, and her telephone number is 875-2725. Her home is .8 of a mile off U.S. 401 South, four miles from Raeford. She lives on State Road 1142. Going from Raeford, you will make a left turn off U.S. 401 to reach her home. Mrs. Dargan started teaching before she entered college. She taught at Ashley Heights in 1930 after graduating from high school. She then went to college and graduated. Her name at that time was Blue, so older students will remember her as Blue, not Dargan. After finishing college she taught in Scotland County for 14 years. She was also principal at Oak Hill School in Wagram and Peddlers Creek School in Johns. Her last name at this time was Evans. So students in Scotland County will remember her as Evans. She came to Hoke County in 1950 and taught two years at the McFarland School, teaching grades 1-7. Then she went to Bridges Grove School near Alftioch. Next, she went to Buffalo Springs School on the Turnpike road as principal for five years. When the schools of western Hoke County were consolidated into West Hoke School, she was assigned to this school as a teacher. She taught there until illness forced her to retire in 1959. In the spring of 1966 she returned to teaching at Scurlock School. Mrs. Dargan taught the fifth grade there until 1972 when she retired. Everyone can imagine the number of students the woman must have taught in the forty or more years of teaching. Now she wants once again to be with these students, and she has thought of this lawn picnic at her home. So, if you went to school under Blue, Evans or Dargan, be sure to call Mrs. Dargan by April 10, and I know you will have an enjoyable time. Yes, she is doing what so many of us would like to do. As the youngsters would say, "she is doing her thing." ,Two Natives Hired Here " Two new men recently began work as Hoke County deputy sheriffs bringing the department to one under authorized strength. The new men, both Hoke County natives, are Elisha Dial and James Peterkin Jr. James Peterkin Jr. Peterkin, who started with the force March 11, lived 11 years In Brooklyn. N. Y., where he was shipping clerk in a bindery. He holds an associate of arts degree from Klltiell College. The 30-year-old father of three is married to the former Alice Adams who is also a Hoke native. They reside at 516 E. Fifth Ave. EHiha Dial Dial, who began with the department Tuesday, is a graduate of the old Hawkeye School and attended Sampson Technical Institute where he took mechanics training. The twenty-four-year-old father of two resides in Antloch Townshio. Before joining the local force he worked for Kelly Springfield Tire Co. UiLARUJi IJONS TAKE BIG STEP - At Monday practice session Ashwell Harvard takes big step to guard goal while team mates try unsuccessfully to score. Cagers, from left, Sandy (Streak) Thompson, Meade Freeman, David Smith, Harward and Charley Daniels. Session was held in preparation for upcoming Hoke County Civic Club Basketball Championship to be played April 4 at Hoke High School Gym. Lion's Tails accepted Kiwanis Streakers challenge to battle of baskets for benefit of Hoke High School Chorale's European singing tour this summer. (N-J Photo) Pre-Schoolers Prepare The Hoke County Health Clinic reportedly administered immunizations shots to 45 pre-schoolers Monday in preparation for pre-registration for first grade and kindergarten students. In order to pre-register, all children must have proof of immunization against diptheria, whooping cough, tetanus, measles and polio and present a birth certificate. The County Health Clinic administers t|je required immunizations Mondays from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. and Wednesdays from 8 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. at the County Health Building, U. S. 401 North. Pre-registration will be at J. W. MeLauchlin, Scurlock and West Hoke schools March 27 and 28 and April 3 and 4 from 8:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. Parents are asked to register their children at the school serving the family's school attendance zone. A child must be six years old before October 16 to be eligible to enter the first grade, and five years old before October 16 to enter kindergarten. Selection of students for next years kindergarten classes will be made later and parents will be notified. SCRAPS FOR CASH--A scrap metal collection sponsored by the Retired Teachers Association has so far netted $107 for the library Fund, according to a spokesman for the Raeford Salvage Company, which is paying 52 per hundred pounds for the metal collected. Pictured is 2,350 pounds of scrap iron and steel collected at vacant lot adjacent to the ? National Guard Armory. An additional 3,000 pounds of metal was taken directly to the salvage yard. Persons wishing to donate metal may take machinery, iron or steel farm implements, and metal pipes either to the vacant lot or to the salvage yard. Items which cannot be accepted include old electric stoves, refrigerators, washing machines, ear bodies and tin. Farm Dealers Cite Shortages In Fertilizers Local farm supply dealers report reduced or slowed shipments of fertilizers caused by a diminishing supply of nitrogen fertilizers complicated by a box car shortage. Most dealers agree nitrogens are suffering the most severe shortage in the fertilizer field. Dealers feel that shortages of potash, lime and other materials are the result of transportation problems. Farm Service Company ordered 20 carloads of lime last September and only three or four have arrived "with transportation problems holding up remainder of the order." Of 200 tons of potash ordered only 100 tons will be shipped to the firm since the manufacturer closed until at least April 1 because of mechanical failure of equipment. Johnson Company reports shortage of tobacco fertilizer but a "fairly good supply" of cotton and corn fertilizer. Dundarrach Trading Company began selling fertilizers earlier than usual this year in an attempt to alleviate shipping shortages during the current peak demand season. Transportation problems are See FERTILIZER. Page 13 City Fathers Accept Bids Cily fathers met Friday and approved the spending of $13,100; $10,300 in Powell Bill funds for the purchase of a used motor grader to be used mainly by the Street Department for road maintenance and $2,800 from the Street Department budget for a used grass cutter for use on city property. City Manager John Gaddy said the grass cutter would be used mainly at the airport for close cutting around newly installed runway light poles. He went on to state that the Street Department maintained the city airport. Bids on the two pieces of equipment were opened at the meeting. Two bids were received on motor graders, a bid of $16,600 on a new grader was received from the North Carolina Equipment Co., Raleigh, and the accepted bid of $10,300 on a used grader came from Gregory Poole Equipment Co., also of Raleigh. The single bid of $2,800 for a used Ground Master Grass Cutter came from E. J. Smith and Son Co. of Charlotte. According to Gaddy, approximately $60,000 in Powell Bill Funds were available for use in this year's budget and $44,000 more is expected October 1. Gaddy said $36,000 in Powell Bill Funds has been spent with $14,000 going toward the purchase of a street sweeper and the rest for street maintenance. Gaddy said the remaining $13,000 in Powell Bill Funds included in this year's budget will be used for additional curbing and guttering and street resurfacing. The city is planning to spend $50,000 in revenue slurring funds on curbing and guttering and resurfacing after a recent change in priorities for revenue sharing spending made the funds available. City fathers also agreed to pay half the cost for materials to set up a bicycle identification clinic. The clinic, planned in the near future, will be sponsored by ihe Raeford Woman's Club, city police, and county 4-H Clubs. Zoning Board OKs Variance The Zoning Board of Adjustments met Monday in a called meeting and unanimously approved a request by Berder Niven for a zoning variance to permit operation of a service station and grocery at 325 N. Main St., the former site of Niven's Service Station, now out of operation eight months. Niven reportedly stated he has rented the property to Ben Butler for a business operation. When asked by board member Bobby Cox if Butler would be selling gasoline, Niven answered that he probably would if he could get gas. The Board of Adjustments agreed to meet regularly on the second Monday of each month at 8 p.m. at City Hall. Sales And Use Tax Hoke County 1973 Sales and use tax net collections were $534,440. This represents a 14.56 percent or $68,027 increase above the $466,413 collected in 1972. The local one percent sales and use tax net collections in Hoke County in February of this year were $14,977. Gas Situation 9999999999999 Area Incidents A Raeford man was charged with resisting and obstructing a police officer and being a public nuisance Saturday. Grover Dukes, who gave his address as general delivery, Raeford, was being held in lieu of $285 bond Tuesday. Mary Risher Tatum, driver, and John M. Tatum, owner and passenger. Camden. S. C., were taken to Womack Army Hospital Friday for treatment of injuries sustained in a two-car accident on U. S. 401 bypass at 4:10 p.m. Police reports indicate Blanche Edward Readdy, Rt. 1, driver of the second car, was cited for unsafe movement after she reportedly attempted a left turn from U. S. 401 into the path of the Tatum vehicle. Damages were listed at $1,400 to the Tatum vehicle and $900 to the Readdy car. Willa Wright White was reportedly treated at Scotland Memorial Hospital for injuries sustained in a 6:25 p.m. two-car accident Saturday. She was cited for failure to yield when the car she was driving reportedly pulled into the path of a car driven by Dease Jackson Billings. Rt. 2, at the intersection of North Main Street and Main Street extension. Damages were listed at $500 to each vehicle, reports indicate. Mrs. Ozella Bridges, Rt. 1, reported a bottle was thrown through her car windshield from an oncopiing vehicle as she was driving on Main Street between the Aberdeen Highway intersection and Seventh Street. Police are investigating the incident. Avery Connell reported 57 bundles of shingles taken from the Moser house on Turnpike Road October II. The shingles were valued at $228. Forum Site Is Changed Site for today's final session of the Hoke Forum has been changed from Raeford Elementary School to the Gibson cafeteria at Hoke High School. Time remains unchanged at 7:30 p.m. Speakers for the session "The Authority of Local Government" will be Albert Coates. UNC-CH professor emritus of law and founder of the Institute of Government, and Warren Jake Wicker, professor of public law and government and assistant director of the Institute of Government. Moderator will be Raeford Mayor J. K. McNeill Jr. A local panel consisting of elected and appointed city and county officials will comment and participate in a question and answer period. Small portions of North Carolina's much touted 100 to 105 percent of March 1972 gasoline allocations are dribbling their way into some Hoke County gas pumps while other pumps are running dry. The two local distributors are pessimistic unless extra allocations arrive soon. Clyde Teal of Teal City Oil Company reports his firm receiving only 68Vi percent of March 1972 amounts and this includes a small extra allocation which arrived earlier. Teal says he has received no extra allocation as a result of the FEO announced increase to 105 percent. The firm did apply for additional emergency allocations in February for February but was notified March 1 that the February request had been denied. Randall Ashburn of Raeford Oil Company Inc. says March will be shorter on gas than February. The firm is currently receiving 83 percent of March 1972 amounts and did receive a small amount of additional gasoline during the final two days of February. Raeford Oil requested additional emergency supplies early last month but the request lias yet to be acted on. Ashubrn comments, "1 keep reading about the 105 percent but so far have received nothing." Complicating the situation is a ruling that farmers have priority and must receive enough gas to satisfy 100 percent of their agricultural needs. This agricultural requirement must be fulfilled and deducted from the distributors supply before amount to be delivered to service stations can be determined. As a result service stations may be receiving 15 to 20 percent less of March 1972 allocations than the distributor receives. Graham Clark of Clark's Gulf on U.S. 401 By Pass reports March outlook better than February with about 90 percent of March '72 sales plus additional allocations bringing his expected supply this month to about 97 percent of 1972 amounts. He is still using the odd-even license number plan, limiting sales to SS and dividing supply to pump twice daily from 8 a.m. until out and 4 p.m. until oui. Graham expects his supply to last through the end of the month unless there is a run on gas. The situation at Locklear's Sunoco is described as "pretty good". The station is not enforcing the odd-even plan but now may do so next week if the situation worsens. The station reports receiving a "little more gasoline this month." On the other hand Averitt's Pure Oil on Central Avenue has been out of gas since March 9 and date of next delivery is unknown. Conoly's Exxon on East Central Avenue will run dry Friday for the rest of the month unless extra allocations arrive. If additional pumps run dry next week, their unserved customers could place an additional burden on stations which do have gasoline. Frances Edwards New Library Head Begins Willi the arrival Monday of Hoke County library Director Frances tdwards, the local facility no longer falls under supervision of the Cumberland County director. Miss tdwards retired after 26 years service with public libraries in Ohio. The Chatham, Va.. native also served as high school librarian in Chatham and as a civil service librarian for the U.S. Army in the no longer existing Camp Normoyle at San Antonio, Tex. The Pinehursl resident received her bachelors degree at Longwood College, Karmville, Va., and earned her library science degree at George Peabody College, Nashville,Tenn. She lists her hobbies as bridge, wildlife study, travel, art appreciation and book discussions. Addition of the full-time director increases the library staff to three full-time and three part-time employees.
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