Early History Remembered
Although approaching his
unety.third birthday Will pon.
works every day widi'no Zugh,Tf
nf!?8 " te u 3S he gocs aboul h?job
01 dearung homes and driving a truck
for tune Ju,ianH. Wright.
was'm bee" w?l;kin8 ever since I
was 10 years old," Pope laughed
Born on Christmas Day 1882 in what
in?Wn as 0,6 Battlefield area
and then a part of Ft. Bragg, Pope
watched Raeford grow from a tiny
settlement and his mind is filled with
sharp impressions of the early days.
MrfVno J!"d hi! sis,er Laura
McCuHough were the only children
of John and Lily Laura Pope, who
County0? Carolina to Moore
After slavery time, the first
person my mother and father worked
for was N. S. Blue. My mother
cooked for $2 a week," Pope said
Pope s parents built the first house
flong Vass Road and the section
became known as Pope's Hill. His
dium W?rke^ fs a lurpentinc
distiller and later went into
carpentry, helping build homes for
Marquis Dew.
Pope's earliest recollections are of
going down to South Carolina to
lister 001100 With his mothcr and
"Thirty cents a hundred is what
we got, and my mother she'd be
picking 300, 400. we'd be out early
to get the dew," Pope laughed
th^weight'0 d'C moiSlure '"ceasing
Pope only attended public school
lor three months, and learned to read
?h TVu Y hc wenl to work for
the old Hoke Mercantile Co. (located
where Joe Sugar's is now) in 1904
? "'a j?b was to drive the
collection wagon," an early day
repossession measure taken against
farmers who couldn't pay their bills
The wagon would go around picking
up mules and articles of value from
people whose crop didn't pay.
Raeford was just starting out,
people would come in on Saturday
and the street would be filled with
mules and wagons. We had a well in
the middle of the street, where the
Bank of Raeford is now, people
would drive up and water their mules
and horses. My father dug that well "
he related.
'"Guiton's store was where the
bank is now. The bank was in just a
Pope remembers clearly the
widespread flu epidemic in 1918.
"I remember a fella named Brown
he got up too early, to shave, and it'
did him m. 1 had it, too, but I didn't
get up and shave," he laughed
tnP^>C,cWilnPfd ,hc big r,re of Dec
.u u ' lch des|royed much of
the business district.
"We heard the alarm and went
down there. I saw a rat look like he
was running 90 miles an hour come
out of Howell and Nesbitt's store
The whole front end of it exploded
In McOills, (now the site of the
Raeford Dept. Store) somebody had
whiskey for the firemen in there it
was so cold. It was still smoking the
next morning."
Pope remembers die flurry of
excitement when the first
aU!?T,'obllc was seen in Raeford.
'The first automobile anybody
can recollect was 1905. a nun came
Mi l, bot'ks- Mlss Ma"'e
McLauchlin had a boarding house
and that car came up die street
everybody wasama/.ed at it. I believe
it was a Maxwell. It was right after
dark and it come up the street, its
lights on, and people went following
it, he related. s
"J W. Johnson was the first man
here to have a car. He got a Cadillac
and ,y?u ,know the gearshift was on
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Pope left Hoke Mercantile after 14
years when it went out of business in
the I920's and began farming,
working on J W. Johnson land, and
w. I. Covington land.
The tremendous snowfall of March
,? '"-7, sticks in his mind as 27
mches fell.
There wasn't no way to get
around. We had a lime feeding die
stock, he said.
? When the Great Depression came
people here called it "Hoover times"
Pope explained.
NINETY TWO YEARS YOUNG ? Very active and doing a day's work every
day, Will Pope is seated on the porch of his home telling his impressions of
early Raeford.
"1929-1932, we called it Hoover
times, and it was tough. You'd see
Hoover carts, we called them.
People's automobiles would quit and
they'd take the front wheels off and
pull it with a mule or a horse," Pope
said.
Despite some hard years. Pope
continued to farm cotton and never
went under, or had a visit from the
collection wagon which he drove
years ago.
"There was a time if a man got
S25 on a bale of cotton, he'd have
money," he recalled. "In 1943,1 had
112 acres in cotton, and I made 1 19
bales. I never did go into debt, I
always paid up my accounts and
never had to carry over into the next
year," he said.
Stonewall Report
By Mrs. Earl Tolar
LCDR Ernest L. Davis of
Pascagoula, Mississippi, is visiting his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Davis,
this week.
Mrs. Frances Blake entered
Highsniigh-Rainey Memorial Hospital
for surgery last week. We are glad to
hear that she is doing fine.
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Maxwell, Ellen
and Robert spent the weekend with
Mr. and Mrs. Preston Phillips and
family of Washington, N. C.
Mrs. Leta Yates of Fayetteville
spent the weekend with Mrs. Lib
Tolar.
Mrs. Chester Beasley, Mrs. Lindy
Ellis, Mrs. Bobby Bostie and Mrs.
David Jackson visited Mr. and Mrs.
Bob Irvin of Fayetteville and Mr. and
Mrs. Irvin's daughter who is visiting
them from California Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs. J. A. Jones returned home
Friday after spending a few days
with Mr. and Mrs. Whiteford Jones in
Colonial Heights, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Hontz of Mt.
Olive visited their aunt, Mrs. Eva
Winburn. and Mr. and Mrs. George
Winburn Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Cook of
Fayetteville and Minor McGougan of
St. Pauls were guests of Mrs. Allie
Kate Maxwell and Mrs. Flo Clardy
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Jones and
children of Norfolk, Va., Mr. and
Mrs. Rudy Cobb and children ot
Windsor, Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Jones
of Charlotte and Mr. and Mrs.
Whiteford Jones and Ronnie of
Colonial Heights, Va., spent the
weekend with Mrs. J. A. Jones and
attended the Conoly reunion
Sunday.
Mrs. Roger Shclton, Regina,
Michael, Rebecca, and Michelle spent
the weekend with her mother, Mrs.
Harold Chason.
Mr. and Mrs. Algon Britt of Orrum
visited Mrs. Harold Chason Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Garner of
Aberdeen were Sunday afternoon
guests of Mrs. Mary Adams and Mrs.
Bert Jackson. Mrs. Jackson was
spending the weekend with Mrs.
Adams.
Mrs. Berdra Hendrix and David
Lupo spent Sunday in Charlotte with
Mr. and Mrs. John Barwick and
family.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Webb of
Fayetteville and Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy
Webb were dinner guests of Mrs. P.
A. Webb Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Brown Hendrix spent
Monday in Chapel Hill.
The family of Mr. Frank McMillan
had a picnic at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Neill A. Jackson Saturday
afternoon.
Seventeen from the Mildouson
Extension Hometnakers Club
enjoyed an outing at the H&W
Cafeteria Monday night.
Deaths And Funerals
Mrs. Carrie Davis
Funeral services for Mrs. Carrie
Bouyer Davis of Red Springs were
held Sunday at 4 P.M. in tire Red
Springs Funeral Home chapel. Burial
was in Alloway Cemetery.
Mrs. Davis, 86,died Aug. 23.
Surviving are two sons, George
Davis of Red Springs and James
Minor of Rocky Mount; a daughter,
Mrs. Lucy Grimsley of Norfolk, Va.;
a sister, Mrs. Rachel McNeal of High
Point; two brothers, John Bouyer of
Raet'ord and Luther Bouyer of
Florida; four grandchildren; and
seven great grandchildren.
Amos Cobbs
Funeral services for Amos Cobbs
of Red Springs were held Monday at
4 P.M. in the Mt. Zion United
Methodist Church. Burial was in the
church cemetery.
Cobbs. 80, died last Thursday.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Estella
McKoy Cobbs; five sons, Elworth
Cobbs and Richard A. Cobbs, both
of Raeford, John C. Cobbs of Jersey
City, N.J.,and Roosevelt Cobbs and
Amos Cobbs, Jr., both of Chicago,
111.; two daughters, Mrs. James Lide
of Raeford and Mrs. Halbert
Patterson of Jersey City, N.J.; 16
grandchildren; 20 great
grandchildren, and three great-great
grandchildren.
Tax Totaled
Net collections of sales and use
taxes in Hoke county amounted to
S54.328.89 for the quarter ended
June 30, state revenue officials
announced.
Net distributable proceeds totaled
S53.866.10 after cost of collections,
which is S.852 per S100.
Total net collections statewide
totaled S29.809,577.14, according to
the department of revenue.
We Will Be Closed
The Bank of Raeford
and
Southern National Bank
Area Incidents
Larceny, Break-Ins Reported
The Sheriff's Department is
investigating breaking and entering
and larceny cases that were reported
last week according to reports filed.
Bobby McDowell, Rt. 1, Red
Springs, reported that two shotguns
were taken last Tuesday, August 19.
The guns were valued at $575.
McKoy Maxwell, Rt. I, Red
Springs, reported that someone
broke the vent out of a 1970 Dodge
and took two chrome rings from his
radio speakers and two car batteries
about 12:30 p.m. Wednesday.
August 20. Damage to the car and
propeity loss was estimated at SI85.
Beulah Breeden. P. O. Box 402,
Raeford, complained that someone
took a lawnmower from her
smokehouse sometime between
August 15 and August 20. No
estimated value was reported.
Mrs. Martha Hendrix reported that
someone broke into die home of
Lenard Ransom, Rt. 2, Raeford.last
Thursday and took guns, clocks, and
some money. No estimated value was
given.
Walter Scull reported that
someone broke into the mobile home
of Marvin Scull of Rt. 1, Raeford,
last Thursday. A TV set and stereo
equipment valued at S700 were
taken.
Mrs. Stewart Smith reported that a
bicycle valued at S90was taken from
her home on Rt. 4, Red Springs.
Dora Chason, Rt. 1, Lumber
Bridge, complained that a portable
TV and a .22 caliber rifle was taken
from her home sometime between
Tuesday, August 19, and Friday
August 22. The loss was estimated at
S20O.
Carolyn Thompson, Rt. 2,
Raeford, reported that on Saturday,
August 23, someone broke into her
home and took $808 worth of
furniture and stereo equipment, and
a gun.
A dog valued at $150 was
reportedly taken from the home of
Denice Pearce, Rt. 4, Raeford, on
Saturday, August 23.
Edgar T, Pittman, Rt. 2, Raeford.
reported that someone broke into his
home and stole a shotgun, electric
razor, radio, and clock valued at
SIS3 last Sunday.
A stereo and watches valued at
$318 were reported stolen by Redy
Belle Jones, Rt. 1, Shannon, last
Monday.
A .22 caliber pistol was reported
stolen from John H. Brown Sr., of
Rt. 1, Aberdeen, Monday. August
25. No estimated value was listed.
In other incidents, Patricia
Hignite, Lot 63. Old Trail Mobile
Park, reported that someone had cut
the convertible top of her car August
22. The damage was reported at
S150.
Hoke A More Active Market
(Special to the News Journal)
NEW YORK, Aug. 23 - Hoke
County proved to be a stronger
market than most during the past
year, according to a nationwide
survey of business activity, just
released.
Despite the fact that the country
was going through a period of
recession and inflation, which
affected every corner of the nation,
the local economy held up relatively
well. Its stability is indicated by its
income and spending figures.
The details are contained itt the
new, copyrighted "Survey of Buying
Power," compiled by Sales
Management, the marketing
publication.
For the Hoke County population
as a whole, it shows, income was at a
high level in the year. The total
amount that was available to local
residents for discretionary spending,
after payment of personal taxes, was
S41,409,000, as against the previous
year's 535,649,000.
The rise, 15.8 percent, topped the
11.0 percent rise in the United States
and the 14.8 percent in the State of
North Carolina.
Just what this boiled down to, in
terms of the individual family, is
Airport Panel
Loses One
Larry Upchurch has submitted his
resignation from the airport
committee, city manager John
Caddy confirmed.
Upchurch cited his work schedules
interfering with attendance at
committee meetings as his reason for
the action, according to Caddy. He
served as secretary to the panel.
The airport committee, which did
not hold a regular meeting this
month, will meet next on Sept. 10.
Chairman Joe Rackley said
Tuesday the panel will discuss
naming a replacement for Upchurch
at the meeting.
indicated by the median income pet
household, which is the midpoint on
die local income scale. It amounted
to a net of $8,227.
Although local residents were
more restrained in their spending
than normally, many of them having
difficulty in making both ends meet,
the majority were better situated
financially and were in the
marketplace in sufficient strength to
produce a fairly good year for retail
merchants.
As a result, stores in the area
chalked up gross sales of
$ 10,5 28.000. The survey gives each
community a rating, based upon the
amount of retail business actually
done as compared with its estimated
full capacity.
This it does via an index of buying
power, a weighted figure involving
income, population and sales.
Hoke County's index rating is
.0046, which means that it is
believed capable of producing that
percentage of the nation's retail
business.
Because it accounted for less than
that in the year. .0030 percent, it is
concluded that a considerable
amount of local buying potential has
not yet been realized.
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