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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1975
As We See It.
by Laurie Telfair
Alter months and months, some tangible results of the long library
drive are being seen.
A building plan is nearing final approval and a large, attractive sign
marks the future site for construction.
Now what we need is the money.
A massive effort has already gone into the drive to raise $100,000 as
the community's part of the $300,000 structure.
School children have bought bricks for ten cents each. Raeford
Woman's Club has held bazaars and other fund raising events to make a
major contribution. The Kiwanis Club has donated several thousand
dollars made at their annual pancake suppers and dozens of other
groups and organizations have staged fund raisers for the library.
And still some $33,000 remains to be raised before the new building
so badly needed can become a reality.
This large sum; a dreadfully large sum when so much effort has gone
before it. Maybe the idea of a county with some 18.000 residents
setting out to raise SI00,000 was a trifle optimistic.
But then, the glass is half empty or half full, depending on your
viewpoint. The goal is two - thirds completed: only a third remains to
be done.
R.B. Lewis, who heads the fund raising drive, is a trifle optimistic
himself. He reports that he has sent letters to several of the nation's
wealthiest men, asking for a donation.
He is also hoping for a response from the home offices of the chain
stores located in Raeford. which, of course, derive income from Hoke
County customers. Several organizations have not responded to the
drive yet either, he reports, and he hopes to hear from them.
It has been a long drive and a hard one, and people are probably a bit
tired of hearing about donating to the library.
But think of the goal. A new building as lasting tribute to the
nation's 200th birthday.
City police are cracking down on Raeford residents who haven't
bought city car tags. If you haven't gotten yours yet. . .it's cheaper to
buy the tag for SI than to pay the $5 fine for not buying it.
Browsing in the files
of The News-Journal
25 years ago
Thursday, February 23, 1950
The (".lee Club of N.C. State College
will appear in conceit in the Hoke
County High School auditorium
tomorrow night at eight o'clock.
The Town of Raeford this week
purchased a new fire truck
John M: McDowell passed away at his
home near Shannon Sunday morning
about 4 o'clock after an illness of
several months.
Cpl. John C'ulbreth left California
February I 5 for Okinawa where he will
be stationed.
From Poole's Medley:
Socialism is impractical: it is unfair,
for the industrious will not fare any
better than the loafer in that state of
affairs.
Lewis Upchurch, counto chairman
for the 1950 March of Dim|s, this week
released another set of figures on the
drive, showing a total qf S3977.79
raised in the county during tie drive.
A quota of 51,728.00 has been set by
the Hoke County Chapter of the
American Red Cross to meet
community needs during the coming
year.
A Hoke County project is among
those being advertised by the State
Highway and Public Works Commission
for private contract letting early in
March.
Last Friday night the Hoke High
School cage teams journeyed to Parkton
where the local sextet went down in
defeat, 47-26, while the local boys came
through with a 48-38 victory.
15 years ago
Thursday, February 25,1960
Charles Morrison. , town clerk,
reported to The Newsdournal yesterday
that he had been advised by J.E.
Kasterling of the local Government
Commission that the town's *480,000
water and sewer bondsltad been sold at
an average interest rati of 4.6536 per
cent.
Bert Bennett, Stale campaign
manager for Terry Sanford of
Fayelteville in his race for the
Democratic nomination to be governor
of North Carolina, yesterday named
Neill L. McFadyen of Raeford as
campaign manager for Sanford in Hoke
County.
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_ by Marty Vaya
Tragic Tale Told Truthfully
Recently a large university conducted
some sort of controlled experiment
dealing with the effects of noise in the
environment on people. While I don't
know what the conclusions were, I
understand the scientists haven't found
anything definite.
Reminds me of the sad case of my
old friend, Franny Feddup. It's too late
to help Franny, but maybe something
can be done to avoid another tragedy
like hers.
Franny, poor woman, suffers from
chronic, acute delusions that she is
always hearing thunder and thcrefore.it
is about to rain. Hearing the noises of a
storm constantly, and then never seeing
the rain, well, it drove the poor dear
insane.
It all started when she. married a
handsome young soldier. She gave up
the tranquil, peaceful life she had
driving a cab part time in Brooklyn and
accompanied her bridegroom to a
sprawling Army post in the rolling hills
of North Carolina.
Almost immediately we noticed the
change. In the midst of conversation,
Franny would suddenly go to the
window. "Hear that thunder? Must be a
big storm coming".
Day by day it grew worse. Franny
was convinced she was hearing loud
thunder all the time.
It was soon apparent she needed
professional help. But the doctors were
puzzled, they had never run across such
a strange psychosis in a young woman.
Specialists were brought in for lengthy
consultations.
Finally one doctor suggested a radical
approach. Treatment would consist of a
series of sessions in which Franny would
be told under hyponosis the noises she
was hearing were not thunder and
lightning, but simply the mortar fire and
illumination rounds from the nearby
Army post.
But Franny was not so easily fooled.
"I KNOW thunder when 1 hear it", she
screamed.
It was pathetic to watch her family
crumbling under the strain. Her
children's clothes were always dirty, for
how could die hang wash when it was
sure to rain? Her poor husband was
robbed of his sleep and iolted awake
nearly every night with a firm shaking.
"Did you roll up the windows in the
car? It's raining. Better go out and
check."
Yes, certainly one of the strangest
abberations ever known in the annals of
psychiatry. And seemingly hopeless.
I haven't seen Franny in a while, but
I often think of my poor demented
friend, doomed to a lifetime of torment
until a cure is found. Her husband
transferred to a sprawling Army post in
the rolling hills of Georgia and the last
letter I had was brief:
"Would like to have you for a visit,
but I don't think you would enjoy it.
The weather here is awful, terrible
storms every night ...."
Puppy Creek
Philospher
Dear editor:
An economist in boom times is like a
coach with good material and a winning
season ? everybody hails him as a smart
hombre and wants to give him a raise,
but let a recession set in or the material
play out and the public turns thumbs
down in a hurry.
With times what they are, 1 guess the
reputations of the country's economists
are in the worst shape they've ever been
in. You know, one says the way to
stabilize things is to balance the budget,
another says forget the budget, cut the
taxes; another says yeah, cut taxes by
12 billion dollars, another says no, cut
them by 20 billion. One says things will
get better in the third quarter of the
year, another says he sees improvement
by the fourth quarter, another says it
won't happen till 1976, another won't
answer his phone and hopes nobody
remembers what his prediction was.
But not a one that I can find told us
six months ago what was fixing to take
place right now.
In other words, economists, if you
listen to enough of them, turn out to be
as confused as the rest of us. In short,
they're in the wrong profession, and I
got to thinking.
Now we've got enough
unemployment as it is without adding
all the economists to the ranks, so I've
been trying to figure out what other line
of work they'd be suited for and I have
come up with the answer: they ought to
become weather forecasters, where
nobody expects you to be right more
than 10 per cent of the time.
But, you may argue, wouldn't that
throw the regular weather forecasters
out of work?
Come to think of it, I guess it would,
which just goes to show that I don't
know anymore about solving the i
country's economic pii^it than
anybody else you're hearing from. I
know so little about it lYn almost
Congressional material.
Yours faithfully,
-' JaAa
Letter To
The Editor
To the editor:
Perhaps there are a great number of
Indians presently living in Hoke County
that have not been filled in on the funds
of the U.S. Government has sent to this
county for the improvement of the
Indian students
We would love to take time out to let
you know where the funds are going,
such as salaries.
Danford Dial - guidance counselor -
$13,816.
Lewis Oxendinc - home visitor ?
$4,950.
It will be better if they'll forget about
the children and put it all in salaries.
For example, three children lost their
mother and they applied for assistance
and were denied by the guidance
counselor and home visitor. There are
many more in the same condition
seeking help and being denied.
Would you call that honest? I don't
think so. it's time that we unrecognized
Indians in Hoke County would wake up
and be real braves. Take this matter to
Washington. D.C., and get some action
in this county.
From a person that is concerned
about Indian children in Hoke County.
Krtle Locklear
D.L. Locklear
Rt. I, Aberdeen
I Stories Behind Words
by Wfllism S. Penfield
Dumbbell
Centuries ago it required hours of
daily practice over a period of years to
become expert at ringing tunes on huge
cathedral bells.
The noise created by beginners was a
nuisance, to a dummy system of ropes
and weights was devised - allowing
learners to practice without disturbing
the community. The noiseless device
was called a "dumbbell."
GUFF BLUE ? ? ?
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People & Issues
PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY-We
note that a move is on in the North
Carolina General Assembly to repeal the
Presidential Primary law by holding the
primary for State, District and County
offices in August. We can see no good
purpose for changing the primary date
for these offices to August. If the date
were moved up to June, where it was
for many years, it might serve some
purpose, but a June primary for state
offices would permit a Presidential
primary so those interested in such a
move would hardly have interest in a
June primary.
More and more decisions which are
made in the White House have a direct
bearing on the lives of all our citizens.
Only occasionally does the average
citizen attend a precinct or county
political convention. There is just as
much interest in who is President as
who is governor, so why deprive the
people of this democratic opportunity?
Any move to deny the right to
express their opinions in a presidential
primary strikes at the fundamentals of
democracy. We hope our legislators do
not succumb to this move to deny our
tax-paying citizens this fundamental
right.
WHERE LIES THE FAULT-In the
Carthage District Court in Moore
County recently, according to a story
by Valerie Nicholson, veteran court
reporter, "from 10 to 11:15 a.m.
Wednesday and from 9:30 to 11:50
a.m. Thursday, they got off a good
many cases, - including 30 in which the
State took nol pros with leave."
There are questions here that need
answering: With the State taking "nol
pros" in 30 cases, are the law
enforcement officers grabbing every
Tom, Dick and Harry just to bring
people into court, or, are the courts
falling down on their jobs?
We doubt that the law enforcement
people are bringing people in without
reasonable cause. Frankly, people in
increasing numbers feel that the courts
arc falling down on their responsibility!
An effort is underway now in the
General Assembly to take away from
the people the right to elect the judges.
We submit that maybe the reason
voters in a few areas have turned to
laymen in electing judges is because of
the manner in which some of our courts
are run by lawyer judges.
we nave some able judges and capable
solicitors, but people across the state are
getting fed up with serious crime
stalking the streets in daytime as well as
night.
Year by year as the courts become
more and more lenient towards the
criminal element with less thought
towards the law-abiding, tax-paying
citizens, serious crime has been growing
by leaps and bounds. This policy of
coddling the criminals is simply not
paying off in respect for law and order.
REP. STEWART-Rep. Carl Stewart,
Jr., a Gaston County lawyer has come
up with some proposals that sound
plausable. Here are some of them:
-A two-thirds vote of a jury should
be sufficient to convict in a criminal
case, and juries for less than life
imprisonment should be smaller than
12, but at least six;
-The State Constitution should be
amended to strip the governor of power
to stay execution of a convicted rapist
or first degree murderer;
-Court costs should be hiked (from
$16 to $30) and all the money used to
support the courts rather than going to
the schools.
-The period from arrest to trial
should never exceed 60 days in a felony;
30 days in a misdemeanor.
Continuances should not be granted
except on written motion in open court.
Stewart says, "getting cases continued is
the most popular and the most abused
method of delay available to the
defendant's attorney."
-Concession in return for guilty plea
should be prohibited, and a guilty plea
should not be considered by the court
in determining sentence.
Stewart says he also conaders the
correction system a "sorry state", and
opposed new million dollar dormitories
"with all the comforts of a university -
A felon who leaves a North Carolina
prison should never want to go
back-not because he has been subjected
to brutality which I abhor-but because
his tenure should be accompanied by
the sternest discipline, the hardest work
and the finest rehabilitation program
that our resources can provide."
Bicentennial Notes
Those Were The Days . . .
Fart V of V
By Pauline McFadyen
But our high school days were really
wonderful. I might say these were
carefree, but many nights when I was
going to have a test next and was not
prepared. I worried. Why I am sure that
old building burned partly as an answer
to my prayers. Of course 'twas too late
to help me, but many a night 1 prayed
for it to bum instead of studying.
How we ever managed 1 don't know,
but 10 girls and 3 boys did finish the
11th grade which was all of high school
at that time.
Graduation was the big event of our
lives, for not many people went to
college then. For weeks we girls and our
Mothers planned class night and
commencement dresses. For class night
1 had a pink dotted swiss with 30 yards
of lace around the skirt. Mrs. Lester
always grew lovely sweet peas and gave
each girl a large bouquet to hold in her
arms as she sat on the stage.
Our motto was "Beyond the Alps lies
Italy." We had no idea what that meant,
but it sounded good. Our class flower
was the yellow rose and our colors were
yellow and green.
Our teacher helped us to compose a
song to the tune of "When the Great
Dawn Is Shining" which brought in the
colors
"When the great red dawn is shining
And the emerald's have grown pale
When the yellow rose has withered
And brave loyal hearts will fail
Class of '24 will be loyal
With a heart that is fond and (rue
Our memories will e'er be turning
High school days, senior days, to you."
By the time we mournfully sang this
song the parents and relatives were
getting sentimental. But when we slowly
marched down the aisle singing "Where,
oh, Where" there was hardly a dry eye
in the auditorium. For we began
"Where, oh. Where are the gay young
freshmen'"? and we repeated this several
times answering "Safe now in the
sophomore class." Then, "where oh
where are the wise young sophomores?"
"Safe now in the junior class" "Where
oh where are the jolly juniors?" Safe
now in the senior class." Where ah,
where are the dear old seniors?" Out,
out in the wide, wide world." This was
sung slow and mournful. We had
marched slowly, so that we finished just
as we reached the hall where we stood
crying. The audience just sat there a few
seconds wiping their eyes too.
Most of us did go out, out in the
wide, wide world. I really wanted to go
to college, but everylimc during the
summer I wound up the Victrola and
played "Tie Me to Your Apron Strings
Again" I felt I just couldn't leave home
and my happy school days.
Read John 4:35-38
He who sows sparingly will also reap
sparingly, and he who sows bountifully
will also reap bountifully. (2
Corinthians 9:6)
My father was a very conservative and
successful farmer. I have heard him say,
"If I am extravagant on anything it is
seed sowing." He chose the highest
quality seed and sowed liberally, much
more than recommended, and rarely
ever failed to reap a bountiful harvest.
Paul knew the law of sowing and
reaping when he said in his lette* to the
GaUtians. "Be not deceived, God is not
mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth.
that shall he also reap."
How important it is. then, that we
sow seeds of kindness and love, showing
to others our concern for their spiritual
and temporal welfare, and giving
ourselves in humble service- in God's
harvest field. Both in sowing and
reaping we must work with haste, for
the King's business demands haste.
Also, we should be willing to sow
where another may reap. Do we not
reap a harvest where another has sown?
In so doing we become laborers together
with God and share together in the
harvest.
PRAYhR: Our heavenly Father, we
thank Thee for the blessed privilege of
laboring in Thy great harvest Field. May
we so labor that we may have sheaves to
lav at the Master's feet. Amen.
THOUGHT FOR THt DAY Don't
be stingy with your sowing.
-copyright - THF. UPPF.R ROOM
-J.W. Brannock, Berry. Kentucky