?CANDIDATES?
Continued from page 1
mayor's job. He has run unopposed
in the last two elections.
He is employed as an assistant
planning chief in the Fayetteville
office of of the state Department of
Natural and Economic Resources. He
spent 20 years at Burlington
Industries.
McNeill is an elder, deacon, and
officer of the Presbyterian Church
and member of the American Legion.
McNeill and his wife, Ruth, reside
at 514 Fulton Street. The couple has
four children.
With the deadline for filing noon
on Friday, two remaining incumbent
councilmen have not yet announced
plans as of Tuesday.
?TARHEEL SPOTLIGHT?
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and serving without pay, answered.
In addition to the mountain men
from western N.C. and present
Tennessee, 400 Virginians, the North
Carolina militia, and several hundred
South Carolinians showed up for the
fight.
Thinking he could easily defeat
this ragtag bunch, on Oct. 7, a
Saturday, Ferguson decided to halt
his march toward Charlotte and
tmake a stand at King's Mountain. At
the same time, he informed General
Cornwallis of the situation, hoping
the British commander would send
reinforcements.
Patrick Ferguson, probably the
best marksman in the British army
and inventor of the first breech
loading rifle ever used in warfare,
surprising decided to defend the
area with bayonets!
Completely confident he could
defend the position, Ferguson's
patrols were lax, and he was
therefore surprised at the appearance
of the "impromtu army," who
attacked up the mountain first from
one side then the other. The
opposing forces were about equal in
number, but in numbers only. The
mountaineers, completely at home in
the terrain, had a decided advantage
over the Tories, who were defending
a position chosen unwisely by
Ferguson.
Although Ferguson fought
bravely, racing from one position to
another sustaining his troops, the
"bold, brave" mountain men fought
like "devils possessed," and in less
than an hour, had turned the tide of
battle.
Although carrying ax or seven
bullets in his body, Ferguson
continued to charge about with his
sword raised over his head until a ball
through his head left him
unconscious. He was taken to a spot
under a tree where he died.
For a few minutes, brother
continued to fight against brother,
but the loss of Ferguson was almost
the signal to surrender, and white
handkerchiefs began to appear.
Ferguson's tactical errors led to
the defeat and the far-reaching
victory at King's Mountain. The
triumph tipped the balance of armed
support toward the rebel cause and
so weakened Cornwallis that he was
forced to withdraw and delay his
further penetration of North
Carolina for three months. This extra
time allowed Nathanael Greene to
arrive and take charge.
The victory was a tremendous
morale booster for the patriots as
well as the beginning of the end for
British domination of the American
colonies. Cornwallis surrendered at
Yorktown, Va., just one year later.
Oct. 19. 1781.
Today at the battleground a
monument rises to mark the site of
what has been called "their finest
hour."
Councilman Crawford Thomas,
Jr., who has been elected to three
terms, is expected to run again.
Graham Clark quoted Thomas as
saying Tuesday he would file this
week.
J.B. (Benny) McLeod said Monday
he has not made a decision yet
whether to seek a second term.
"1 just haven't Tiled yet, but I'm
not saying I won't", McLeod said.
"I do have some questions that I
haven't completely made up in my
mind. I just don't know".
McLeod denied that he was
disillusioned about serving in city
government since indictments were
brought against Gaddy and an ex-city
employee, or that he was waiting to
see who else will file.
"My wife doesn't want me to
(run). A lot of things worry me, but 1
don't want to bug out, or avoid
anything", he said.
All five seats on the city council
will be decided at the polls Nov. 4. A
SS fee is required from candidates
filing for the council, and the fee for
filing for mayor is $25.
The board of elections office, now
located in the new county office
building on Magnolia St., will close
the filing period at noon Friday. The
elections office is closed Thursdays
and Tuesdays.
?AREA INCIDENTS?
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complained that someone broke into
his house Friday, Sept. 26, and did
$50 in damage to his front door.
Frances Stamps Thomas, Rt. 3,
Raeford, reported that her bicycle
was taken from her house sometime
between 11 ajn. and 12 noon
Friday, Sept. 26. The bicycle was
valued at $75.
Polly Thomas, Rt. 4, Red Springs,
complained that someone took a
motorcycle from her home Tuesday
Sept. 2.
Scout
Leaders
Meet
A scout organization meeting was
held at the Pig-N-Chicken
Wednesday, Sept. 24 to set up scout
functions within the county for the
fall.
Don Abernathy and Dick
McNeally, Scout Executives from
Wilmington discussed plans with
Gene Carter, Brown Hendrix, Warren
Pate, and Olarles Hostetler, of the
Hoke County Scout Committee, and
Scout Master Walter Blue, James
Cunningham, Willie Ray Jr., and
George Ashley.
One of the main topics for
discussion was the District Camporee
which will be held Oct. 17-19 at the
Clyde Upchurch Farm in Hoke
County.
CARD OF THANKS
The family would like to express
their appreciation to firends and
neighbors, for the kindness and
sympathy and prayers during the
death of our son. The family of
Archie Thomas McLean.
22P
SUPPORT YOUR
HOKE COUNTY
RESCUE SQUAD
Community Service Since 1962
MANAGEMENT MEETING- Dan
Powers, manager of B.C. Moore and
Sons Raeford store, recently
attended a meeting of managers and
officials in Cheraw, S.C., to prepare
for the company's 52nd Anniversary
sale and celebration.
If God were to come to you today
and in a dream or vision say to you:
"I want you to sell your house and
go to an island in the South Pacific
where I will make you prosperous
and prominent," how would you
likely respond?
Well, I don't have to be all that
psychic to suppose how most of us
would respond. It would go
something like this:
First, we would probably dismiss
God's call as an overactive
imagination, since people don't
believe much in dreams and visions
anymore.
Secondly, if we did take the call
seriously, we would say, "But God,
surely you don't mean for me to
leave my family circle." Family ties
are too strong for many of us to
sever, even if it is God who is calling
us.
Thirdly, we might also say, "But I
can't leave the USA and live in a
country 1 hardly even know." After
all, we are accustomed to a certain
way of life, certain living standards,
conveniences and services that would
hardly be available anywhere else.
Fourthly, we might say to God,
"But, Lord, I'm too old for this sort
of thing; that's the kind of thing you
ought to ask of a young man." No
doubt about it, we reach an age
where it seems there is less and less
adaptability left in us and we look to
the familiar for our security.
Of course these are all responses
which Abraham could have made
when he received his call from God.
His family was well - established in
Haran. His whole clan lived there and
in those days the clan was much
more important than family ties are
now.
Abraham also could have
protested that he did not want to
leave his adopted homeland for a
strange placc about which he knew
little. He too could have questioned
whether the vision was authentic.
If anyone ever had reason to
refuse on the grounds of advanced
age, Abraham could have. The writer
of Genesis tells us that "Abraham
was seventy-five years old when he
departed from Haran" (12:4).
Seventy - five years old! That must
be a mistake. That is well past the
age when most people think they still
have a contribution to make. Surely
God was mixed - up, had the wrong
man!
And, when at last Abraham and
his party reached Canaan, they might
have been justified in protesting that
they had been sent to the wrong
place. As the writer of Genesis tells
us: "At that time the Canaanites
were in the land" (12:6). That would
have been the point at which many
of us would have thrown in the
sponge.
So Abraham was confronted with
a challenge: to turn around and go
back home or to put up his tent in
this strange new land.
Abraham did not waver. Although
he did not understand what was
before him, "...he built there an altar
to the Lord ... and pitched his tent"
(12:7.8).
Later generations would admire
his faith: "By faith Abraham obeyed
when he was called to go out to a
place which he was to receive as an
inheritance; and he went out, not
knowing where he was to go"
(Hebiew 11:8).
When God says "Go!" what do
you do?
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank our many
friends and neighbors who expressed
their sympathy in so many
thoughtful ways during the sickness
and death of our loved one. The
family of Gorrell D. Kiger.
22P
CARD OF THANKS
I wish to thank everyone for their
visits, cards, flowers, and kind deeds
during the death of my sister, Lois
Gordon Adcock. Mrs. Margie Webb.
22P
Will
FOR SALE: 3 bedroom house,
dining room-kitchen combination.
Lot 150X200. Real cheap. 875^659.
22P
YARD SALE: Antique table and 4
chairs, kitchen safe and various
other items. See at 124 E. Central
Avenue. Raeford, 10am until 6pm
Saturday.
22P
POLICE KITTENS, one gray and
white, two black and whites. Very
furry, green eyes. Mother was
Raeford police cat for many months.
Kittens alert, very smart. Free to
good home. Call 875-2121 bet. 8 and
5. Hurry.
-top
Wedding receptions or luncheons.
Wedding cakes made to order. Call
Joanne Sessoms 875-3656 or Pat
Goza 875-2926.
22C
DONT merely brighten carpets . . .
restore them with Blue Lustre. Rent
electric shampooer at Reaford
Hardware.
22-26C
CUSTOMER SATISFACTION is our
most important service at Quality
Motors. Come by and see our fine
line of used cars today. Quality
Motors, Harris Ave.
22-26C
FOR SALE: Sports car, 1971
Triumph TR6 extra low mileage, new
black paint, excellant condition. Call
Jerry Williams, Phone 875-3381,
Raeford, NC
22P
FOR SALE: McDonald water pump.
60 gal. tank. $100.00. call 875-3087.
22P
FOR RENT: Furnished 2 bedroom
12 X 60 air conditioned mobile
home. 11 miles Raeford, 8 miles
Aberdeen. Phone 281-3881.
22-23P
FOR SALE: Beautiful yellow
pumpkins for Halloween. Clarence
Lytch.
22C
WANTED: 14 ft. extra wide
aluminum flat bottom boat. Good
condition. 875-5214.
22P
FOR RENT: New, 2 bedroom
mobile home. S130.00 Call
875-5574.
22C
FRUIT TREES, Nut Trees, Berry
Plants, Grape Vines, Landscaping
Plant Material - offered by Virgina's
largest growers. Free copy 40-page
Planting Guide-Catalog in color, on
request. Waynesboro Nurseries -
Waynesboro, Virginia 22980.
22-26P
FOR SALE: 1973 Grand Prix
Pontiac. Stereo tape player, AM &
FM radio, air conditioner, power
brakes and steering, tilt steering
wheel, 30,000 miles. Phone
875-3490.
22-23C
FOR SALE: Used trumpet, Good
condition, S70. 944-2431.
22P
FOR SALE: 1973 CB 350 Honda in
excellent condition, 46000 miles,
only S650.00 CaU 875-S553.
22P
FOR SALE OR TRADE BY
OWNER, 1975 Pinto Runabout,
875-2201.
22-23P
FOR SALE: 2 Gibson SG Electric
Guitar W/V4" plywood case.
Excellent shape, $200 Call G. Niven.
875-3600.
22P
DEPUTY DIRECTOR - Will be
responsible for the overall direction
of program operations and the
effective linkage of projects. Will
monitor programs, conduct
evaluations, and coordinate staff
training. Requires supervisory
experience and a background in
administration. Should have working
knowledge of budgeting, planning,
and program development. College
degree or equivalent in experience
Apply: Four - County Community
Services, Inc., P.O. Box 988,
Laurinburg, North Carolina.
276-7011. AN EQUAL
OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.
21-22C
FOR SALE: Conn trumpet, ideal for
school band. Reasonable. Sears oil
heater, 75,000 BTU. Like new
condition. Call 875-2574, after 5:00
p.m.
2I-22P
NOTICE
All classified advertising must
be paid for in advance unless
you have an established
advertising account. The
advertising deadline is S p.m.
each Tuesday. If you plan to
call in your ad. please call in
advance so we can receive
payment in the mail by
Tuesday.
Reduce excess fluids with Fluidex ?
Lose weight with Dex-a-Diet
capsules, Hoke Drug.
2124P
FOR SALE: Assume payments 12' x
65' mobile home located in Harmony
Hgts. Call Fayetteville 868-9138.
21-24P
WANTED: Ride or share ride to
Kelly Springfield, 3rd shift. Phone
875-4733 after 5:00p.m.
2I-22P
SEE US for all your steel needs
Miscellaneous and structural. DuBose
Corporation Mon-Fri. Roseboro, N.C.
Phone 525-4161.
TFC
HOMES FOR SALE: S300.00 down
payment. No closings cost. Monthly
payments up to 30 years. Carson
David Jr.,501 Harris Ave., 8754870.
TFC
FOR SALE: 3 bedroom house with
central heat and air on Turnpike
Road. 20x40 outbuilding on nice lot.
Call Graham Monroe, 875-2186 day
and 875-3775 night.
TFC
FOR SALE: 133 acre farm, 1 mile road
frontage, 8700 lbs. tobacco, 2 houses,
near McCain. Sale price, $62,500.
Moss Realty 692-2424.
TFC
CAKE DECORATING: Special
occasion cakes, Raggedy Ann and
Raggedy Andy birthday cakes, and
also petit fours. Call 8754087. TFC
FOR SALE: Nice 3 bedroom, total
electric, carpeted, almost new house
on large lot. Located near Raeford
on Hwy 211 South. Graham Monroe
Agency, Phone 875-2186.
TFC
CAR POOL? 1969 ten-passenger
country squire, $950, will consider
trade. 875-4498.
TFC
Two bedroom mobile home for rent.
875-4221.
FOR SALE: Custom built wood
decks for mobile homes. SI.35 per
sq. ft. 875-3283.
20-23-C
Airconditioning, heating, lawn
mower, appliance repair, and
installation. Call Clem Lee- Phone
875-5729 or 875-4946.
19-22P
FOR SALE: Residential lots, city
water and sewer, financial terms can
be arranged. Contact Younger Snead,
Jr., at Hoke Auto Co. Phone 875-3363
between 7:30 ajn. and 5:30 p.m.
TFC
FARMS FOR SALE
J. W. McPHAUL ESTATE
282 acre tract ? Antioch Township, 135 101 acre tract ? Blue Springs Township
acres cleared, 2 miles from Red Springs on highway 4 railroad. Good stream of
intersection of 2 highways. Good tobacco water and good tobacco allotment, 42
allotment. acres cleared.
307.5 acres ? Blue Springs Township on Lumber River A highway. 75 acres cleared
with good tobacco allotment.
Call Graham McPhaul - 704-7544521
725 Wilkesboro Blvd., Lenoir, N. C. 28645
Turkey Shoot
(TURKEYS & HAMS)
Friday, October 3, 1975
7:30 P.M.
Raeford Moose Lodge
L ootid On Highway 401 North
AUCTION
SPECIAL ANTIQUE SALE
NEXT SALE SAT., OCT. 4 it 7 P.M.
Bring Your Chair, Relax, Bid & Have Fun
It's not too lata if you hava antiques of your own you want sold,
jutt call 876-4334 or 875-2662.
DeVane's Auction Barn
401 N. By Pa? u*. No. ?2? DmmI DtVin?, Auctioneer
Save Everyday!!
HOME FURNITURE CO.
EXTERMINATION FOR roaches,
waterbugs, and ants. $25. Free
termite inspection. Call 944-2474.
Aberdeen Extermination Co.,
Aberdeen, N.C.
nOCS
Why wait for Septic Tank troubles, get
Roebic K 37 and K 57 each year. "It
really works." K 77 kills roots. Money
back guarantee. Raeford Hardware and
McLauchlin Company.
TFC
Color T.V. Service
ALL MAKES & MODELS
Sale* & Service ? T.V. Antennas |
Antenna Rotor & Control Hox
HOME SERVICE CALLS
One day service (when possible)
Phone 375-2578 No. Ans. 875-2365 I
REYNOLDS
REPAIRS & REMODELING
FREE ESTIMATES
PHONE 875-2720
AFTER 5 P.M.
CECIL REYNOLDS
RAEFORD
WHITE'S
CABINET SHOP
Are You Building or Remodeling
We Spec uli/e In
KITCHEN HAT H CABINETS
BOOKCASES (ill styles)
DESKS FOR ST UDY or WOR K
For Frt? Information & Emmattt
C?ll 875-5218 Day-875-4828 t ighti
Com# Set Ui
Hwy. 401 But. Ritford
EARL'S
ELECTRICAL SERVICE
INSTALLATION and REPAIR
RT.2 BOX 399
RAEFORD, N. C.
PH. 875-2369
PROMPT, EFFICIENT SERVICE
Stare License No. 4807-L
EARL CHASON, Prop.
Apples Apples
Freth From Orchard To You
GOLDEN DELICIOUS
RED DELICIOUS
WINESAP COOKING APPLES
My truck will b? between A & R
Railroad and Crumpler's Store on
weekends. I will deliver one
buihel of apples any place in the
aty.
Call
G.G. Foircloth
?7 5-307 S
Welding
Camwon & Oldham
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TEL- *75-5343
Carolina Turf Co.
Ready Mixed Concrete
PROMPT DELIVERY
Phone 8754025 - 875-4986
BEDO CORP.
CUSTOM FABRICATION
& WELDING REPAIRS
PORTABLE WELDING
Airport Rd.
875-4633 RAEFORD, N. C.l
BERRY
Repair Service
HEATING & AIR CONDITIONING
INSTALLATIONS
SERVICE FOR ALL TYPE FURNACES
& AIR CONDITION UNITS
ELECTRICAL REPAIRS
706 W. Edinborough Ave.
Raeford, N. C. 28376
Phone 875-4089
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