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The Hoke County News - Established 1928 The Hoke County Journal - Established 1905
VOLUME LXVII NO. 7 RAEFORD, HOKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA S5 PER YEAR THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1974
Around
Town
BY SAM C. MORRIS
I have been thinking this week about
the rain chart that was in the paper this
month for the month of May. It seems
that records were set about everywhere
for the number of inches of rain to fall
during the month of May. This is not
the only thing that came to mind about
the weather. This past winter was the
warmest I can remember, but of course,
with the fuel shortage it was certainly a
good thing.
Then, on the other hand, a warm
winter doesn't kill the insects that are in
logs and other places where they live
during the winter months. I liavc been
told in recent weeks that the woods are
full of red bugs and licks this year.
I understand that the ticks are giving
the National Guardsmen of the 30th
Division a hard time up in the
reservation.
So, if you are planning a picnic or
outing in the woods any time soon, be
sure to check for ticks when you return,
because they can lead to more serious
diseases.
The robbery at the ABC store
recently hai brought forth a' couple, of
remarks that I thfnk should be passed
along to readers of this column. The
first remark I can't say was given to me
firsthand, but the second incident was
straight from the horse's mouth.
According to reports, one of the
clerks in the store said that the gun in
the man's hand didn't look so bad until
he cocked the gun. I don't know if any
of you have ever been in this man's
shoes, but from talking to people about
the incident, it would seem this is a bad
sound.
Now the manager of the store stated
that he didn't like looking down the
barrel of a gun, but if he had his choicc
it would be better than chasing the
bandit In a car with Sheriff David
Harrington driving.
I asked the manager what he Would
do if the situation would come up again.
His reply was. "He went that way."
For complete details talk to Wayne
Ashburn.
According to latest rumors it seems
that if people don't start saving gas and
stop so much-traveling that by August
we will be back in gas lines again. I hope
this doesn't come to be.
I do know that the speed of drivers
has increased on the highways since the
pumps are open all day again. So, to
keep them open, let's all of us try to
conserve fuel by not making trips that
we don't have to make and by driving
50 and 55 on the highways.
If you think you gain a lot of time
running 70 or 75, just make the trip at
that speed to a certain place and the
next time drive 55 and see how much
time you have gained at the higher rate.
I will tell you, very little.
Hoke Board
Agenda Set
County commissioners were to meet
Wednesday (June 19) 7:30 p.m. in the
courthouse. Subjects on the special
meeting's agenda included discussion on
changes in local government employees
retirement system; approve fire district
tax; transfer budgeted funds to Veterans
Service and jail;OSHA training seminar;
approve additional funds for dog pen
improvement;approve budget ordinance
and approve McAllister Road addition.
Sales Tax Collections
The May report from the State of
North Carolina Department of Revenue
lists Hoke County net collection for
one-perccnt sales and use tax as
$18,590.
This figure reflects an upward trend
in recent months following a more than
S8.000 drop in February. May
collections were $653 above April.
$3,561 above March, and S3.613 above
February's low of 114,977.
Rose's Office To Visit
Congressman Charlie Rose's mobile
district office will be in Racford from
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 28. The office,
staffed by Rose's administrative
assistant. Rip Collins, will be parked
near the post office.
Boosters To Meet
Booster Club meets at Mike Wood's
Cote Avenue home, 7 pjn. Monday.
Noah Hendrtx, president, requests all
officers and members attend.
Refreshments will be served.
Hoke County 1974 - 75 Tax Dollar
CURRENT
EXPENSE
45.81
LAW 13.09
ENFORCEMENT / / \
Uau) SCHOOLS 60.46
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7.25
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HOKE COUNTY TAX DOLLAR - Hie graph shows distribution by cents of each
tax dollar paid to Hoke County by local taxpayers, largest bite is for education
with schools receiving 60.46 cents including 45.HI, current expenses; 7.40 debtand
7.25 cents capitaI outlay. Next largest category is 13.09 cents of each dollar for la*'
enforcement and jail Health draws 9.36 cents while 13.61 cents of each tax dollar
covers Hoke County's share of social services budget. The remaining 3.48 cents goes
to other general funds. (R. L. Gatlin graph j
Area Incidents
Noflh Racford Fire Department
answered a 1:30 a.m. call Monday to
extinguish a car motor fire. The vehicle
belongs to Louise Morris and was
parked at her Rt- 1 residence. Firemen
estimated damage at S400.
North Raeford firemen also answered
a I ajn. call Friday to residence of
. Jessie McCaskill where two mattresses
and a rug were burning. The Sanderson
Street house is owned by Jim Stephens,
firemen report.
. Recently 2x6's and 2x4's valued at
$143. were reported taken from a
partially built house on College Drive.
Saturday, William Mark Wylie, Rt. 2,
reported to sheriffs deputies that
during preceding three weeks two horses
and a pony had been shot with a 12
gauge shotgun.
On June 13, James Stanley Farrjs, Rt.
1, reported a motorbike missing from a
shed at Harmony Heights.
Mrs. Mabel Foster, Ashley Heights,
reported a bicycle valued at $45 was
taken from her back yard June 11.
A radio, stereo speakers and car door
were reported removed June 12, from
an automobile at John Walla Winston's
residence, Rt. 2. The missing items were
valued at $60.
On June S. building materials valued
at S 1,310 were reported taken from
James Williams' yard on N.C. 211 West.
Included in missing items were $1,100
worth of aluminum siding, caulking,
window channels, rolls of foil and nails.
Two chairs valued at S20 were
reported missing June 12 from N. C.
Rural CEP (old Burlington School).
Tuesday. Wendell Ronnie Branch, Rt.
2, Box 124, reported a hog feeder
valued at SI00 was stolen within the
last three weeks.
City police are investigating several
recent reported thefts.
Lois Tew. 101 Reeves St., reported
IS tapes and assorted clothes, valued at
$200, taken from her car between 11
p.m. June IS and 10 a.m. June 16.
Dan Campbell, employee of Webb's
Radio ami TV Scrvice, 107 N. Stewart
St., reported a windowpane in the door
of the shop broken June 15. Nothing
was reported missing.
Mrs. Odessa McKinnon, 512 Grant
St., reported four yard novelties taken
from her yard June 14. Value of the
novelties was placed at $70.
Ernest Jacobs, Kaeford Hotel,
reported a box containing $60 in cash
See AREA INCIDENTS. Page 11
FATA/JTY - Workers prepare to place victim i body on stretcher in bed of pickup
truck following fatal accident etrly Saturday morning at Twin Bridges. Hamp,
Wishart Smith, 25, of h'ayettevillc was killed in the crash. Rescue S</uqdsmen Jim
Wade, left, and Hubert Davis, center, wirk with Jnhnnv Oaycraft, Morrison
Ambulance Service, back to camera. Pickup was found upside down in Hack fish
Creek with only three tires visible above the water's surface.
Fayettevillian Becomes
County's Ninth Fatality
Hoke County s ninth tralttc victim or
the year was a 25-year-old Fayetteville
man whote vehicle crashed through a
wooden bridge railing and landed upside
down in Rock fish Creek about seven
miles east of Raeford. Hamp Wishart
Smith was pronounced dead at the
scene by Hoke County Coroner G.
Franklin Crumpler.
Highway Patrolman K.W. Weston said
a pickup truck driven by Smith was
traveling west toward Arabia when the
accident occurred about 12:10 ajn.
Saturday on Rockfish-Arabta Road at
Twin Bridges. The vehicle apparently
mined a slight curve in the road but
there was no evidence of excessive
speed, the patrolman reports.
When rescue workers arrived only
three tires were visible above the water's
surface. Hoke County Rescue
Squadsman Jim Wade went into the
water in an unsuccessful attempt to find
the victim.
A wrccker was needed to pull the
vehicle from the water before rescue
workers could remove Smith's body
tliioiigh tlic rial cab window of the
truck.
The patrolman estimated damage to
the vehicle at S3,800 and to the bridge
at SI,500
City Okays Budget
WA GON TRAIN - Hoke Saddle Club's tenth annual wagon train rotted Friday and
returned from Sinclair 's Pond in Ashley Heights on Sunday. Henry Maxwell served
as wagon master during the three-day event. Participants estimate approximately 12
to 15 wago/is and 30 to 40 riders took part in this year's activities. This is a drop
from the 16 wagons and about 100 riders who reportedly joined the wagon train
last year. (N-J Photo)
Hoke To Receive Funds
Hoke County schools will reccive a
$240,261 Emergency School Aid Act
(ESAA) grant to deal with the problems
of desegregation in local schools. The
federal grant will begin in July and run
for one year.
Raz Autry, school superintendent,
reports the funds will be used for 24
teachers, counselors and aides.
Included in (lie Hoke County funding
for the first time will be six remedial
math specialists for grades kindergarten
through eight. Two will teach at
llpchurch Junior High School and one
at each elementary school except
McLauchlin.
Five remedial reading teachers, one
for cach elementary school, will also be
included in the program. A guidance
counselor lor llpchurch Junior High
School and one at elementary school
level will be included as will 11 aides
and all materials for the programs.
During 1973-74 year ESAA funds
were used for guidance and reading
programs. No ESAA funds were
received by Hoke County in 1972-73,
but 1971-72 funds were partially used
for portable units.
The ESAA grants were developed to
help students overcome the
disadvantages of minority group
isolation and to eliminate isolation of
minority group students in schools.
Nationwide only 97 KSAA grants
were awarded. Area systems also
receiving grants were Fayetteville,
$257,101;and St. Paul's, $113,786.
Second Meeting Needed;
First One Lacks Quorum
At least one Hoke County
Democratic, precinct meeting did not
draw a quorum Tuesday evening and
will have to be held again 8 p.m. June
25 in. preparation for the County
Democratic convention scheduled 2
p.m. June 29 in the courthouse.
Only four people attended the
Raeford 4 precinct meeting so a sccond
meeting should be held at the Civic
Center. Unconfirmed reports indicate
McCain precinct may not have drawn a
quorum and would then need to call a
second meeting. By press time
Wednesday reports had not been
obtained from Buchan and Raeford 5.
Other precincts held meetings and
elccted officers and members of
executive committees.
Allendale re-elecied L. A. McOugan,
chairman; Mrs. Marie McCormick, first
vice chairman; Mrs. Jessie James
Locklear, second vice chairman; Miss
Willa McLauchlin, secretary treasurer;
David Liles, George Wilson. Joe
Gillespie and Weldon Locklear,
executive committee members.
Linwood McNeill was selected to
replace Stephen Coble as third vice
chai man and Berlene McKoy was
elected to the executive committee
replacing Vcrlene McKoy. Delefates
selected were Ruth McEachern and
Marie McCormick.
Antioch elected W.B. McDiarmid,
chairman; Mrs. F.C. McPhaul, first vicc
chairman; Walter Gibson, second vice
chairman; Henry Dial, third vice
chairman; and Herbert Gillis.
sccrelary-treasurer.
Also D.A. Currie, W.B. McDiarmid
and John Henry McNeill, executive
committee members; with Bill Mannes,
See MEETING. Page 11
Hail Damages Area Crops
County Agent Wendell Young
reported an undetermined amount of
crop damage due to hail late Friday in
an area from Blue Springs to the Duffie
Community.
Young said the hail storm did not hit
a solid area, but "hit and missed" fields
across Hoke County. According to
Young, Jeff Harris, Blue Springs had
damage to tobacco and cotton crops;
James Oldham, Blue Springs had
damage to corn; and Bobby Gibson,
Antioch, had damage to cotton and
soybean crops.
"I don't really think the damage was
too bad," said Young, "not to where
crops have to be plowed up or
anything." He said insurance and ASCS
office investigators are checking the
damage for crop compensation.
NKW BUI WING - Construction on new Board of Education Building on Wttoley
Street progresset The structure is being built by Chitholm Construction Co.. of
Rockingham, on 4.43 acre tract on west side of Wooley Street south of Harris Are.
The Board of Education land purchased from Robert and Mamie GatUn Includes t
9.95 acre tract on east side of Wooley for a total acreage of 14.38. fN-J Photo)
Raeford's city council met Monday
and approved a $1.26 million 1974-75
cily budget containing general fund
expenditures of $620,559; water and
?ewer department expenditures of
$411,800; and Revenue Sharing fund
expenditure! of $231,089. The budget
was adopted as displayed to the public.
The budget also included a 23
percent drop in the city tax rate setting
the rate at 55 cents per $100 valuation
based on 100 percent of astened
property value. The lowered rate was
made possible by transferring $58,000
from a capital revenue project fund
balance carryover from the current
fiscal year.
The street department bit off the
largest chunk of general fund spending
with $134,428 followed by the Police
Department with scheduled spending!
of $105,120 up $15,020 over last year s
Police department budget.
Other general fund expenditures
include governing body, $58,270; non
departmental, $52,042; Fire
Department, $55,197; garbage disposal
$39,338; Sanitation Department,
$38,717; Powell Bill, $45,000; public
buildings, $30,100; municipal garage,
$29,800; Planning and Zoning
Department, $16,052; cemetery,
$10,993; and airport. $5,500.
Water and sewer spending will focus
on water and sewer, maintenance
budgeted at $147,725.
Non-departmental spending is set at
$135,115 with $102,217 set aside for
the treatment plant and $26,744 for
administration.
Gty employees salaries are up ten
percent across the board with possible
ten percent pay hikes written into the
budget as merit increases for later in the
year.
Since both pay increases are reflected
in budgeted salaries, discrepancies
between budgeted salaries and actual
salaries may occur.
City Manager John Caddy's salary
salary was approved at $17,200, up
$2,000 over last year. Councilmen's
salaries remain $500, the same as last
year. City Finance Officer Andrea E.
Garrison's salary was approved at
$7,500, up $2,200 over last year.
William C. Sellars, zoning
administrator, received an $800 raise
placing his salary at $8,800.
Police Department salaries total
$83,720 chief of policc was raised to
$10,450 as of July t, from $9,500, with
a maximum salary for the position set at
$ 11,000. Policemen's salaries were
raised from $7,500 to $8,250 with
maximum salaries of $9,000 budgeted.
Fire Department salaries were set at
$8,000 for Chief Mechanic, Billy H.
Barefoot up from $6,811, $3.50 per
hour for the mechanic, William D.
Lunsford, $3 per hour for radioman
Clyde Smith, and $150 per hour for
radiomen Allan Inman and Graham
Niven.
Street Department Superintendent
Dewey F. Inman went from an $8,280
annual salary to $9,000. City Tax
Collector Betty Smith received a pay
hike to $6,800 as of July 1 with a
possible salary of $7,500 budgeted for
the year.
Kcvenue sharing funds budgeted
included $60,000 for a new garbage
truck; $39,956 for the proposed city
garage; $29,741 for airport buildings;
$29,377 for city street curbing and
guttering; $27,150 for recreation and
parks; $20,000 to the library with
$5,000 to be spent by the library board
and $15,000 earmarked for the library
building fund; $9,500 for garbage
disposal; $8,863 for city garage
equipment, sheds and fencing; $6,000
for a fire truck; and $500 for
miscellaneous expenditures.
Debt service fund payments for the
coming fiscal year include $56,255 paid
on interest on bonds; $56,000 paid on
principal maturities; and $150 paid into
the debt service fund.
In final action, the city approved the
Hoke County Civil Preparedness
ordinance presented at the regular
monthly meeting by Civil Preparedness
Director William T. Niven.
The council looked over a new map
of city airport property drawn by
Koonce, Noble & Associates, Inc. of
Lumberton, consulting airport
engineers. The map, based on the
original airport property map dated
March, 1964, indicated a plot of land
with a 205 foot border on the airport
runway and 355 feet deep is owned by
the city. The ptol of land was previously
thought to be outside city property
boundaries.
The council, has already approved the
lease of airport land to Pad Rose for a
buaness location provided acceptable
terms can be reached. Caddy Mid the
Airport Commission would be iM to
determine what the land should be awd
for and make a recommendation lo the
dty council.