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15< Zk e '^Yl&wa - journal ' The Hoke County News - Established 1928 The Hoke County Journal - Established 1905 Around Town BY SAM C. MORRIS The weather over the weekend was cold but some golfers played anyway. The sun came out Satur day and the weather warmed up and it has been pleasant Monday and Tuesday. I hope this will continue for Super Bowl weekend. Frank Crumpler had the pro g*m at the Raeford Kiwanis Club last Thursday night and his speaker talked about, you guessed it, t^aath. Of course death faces all of us and we know it will soon catch up with us, but I didn't think a program on the subject could keep my interest for any length of time, but it did. If you would like more on the subject I know that Crumpler will give you the speaker's name and he will inform you of many things you haven't thought of concerning death. Most of the time when you write a column like this one you don't know jf folks read it or not. If you say something about someone personally you usually hear from it, out the letter from Bill Williamson about the 1930 National Guard unit has brought forth many comments. This week I was talking to my brother. Spec, in Gilmer. Texas and during the course of our conversation he brought up Bill Williamson's name and the letter about the old battery. ' Carson Davis and Chalmers Davis, both of Raeford, came forth with the roster of the guard unit for 1938. So to all Battery "F" members of 1938 here is the roster: Captain W.L. Poole; 1st Lt. N. . McNair Smith,-2nd Lts. Charles C. Conoly and Younger F. Snead. " 1st Sgt. T.B. Lester, Jr; Staff Sgt. C.J. McNeill. Sergeants: Benjamin M. Bradin. Archie C. Clark. Alfred Cole. ^Carson Davis, Jesse N. Gulledge. mharlie Mclnnis. and Sam Snead. Corporals: Archie H. Calhoun, Paul Dickson, William Lamont, Jr., James C. McKenzie, Oscar L. Wood, and Hartman Yarborough. Privates First Class: Walter R. Barrington. Henry B. Bethune, William J. Bethune, Luther W. Oark, Fred M. Cox, Daniel R. Currie, Cuy L. Gaddy, Raymond L. Hale. William Lentz, John E. Lindsay, Weldon B.. Lunsford, Dun can B. McBryde. Everett F. McBryde. Malcolm H. McPhaul. Cecil B. Stephens, and John T. Walters. Privates: Robert D. Barrington, Ebb Barrington, Bill Baxley, i Graham Clark, James G. Currie. i Chalmers B. Davis, Ernest L. j Davis, William D. Davis, Silas [ Freeman, Woodrow Gibson. Ed gar V. Holcomb, Charles B. John son. Jr., Charles D. Johnson. Harold C. Keith, Charles M. Lamont, Bruce Morris, Jr., Sam C. Morris, Harold A. McDiarmid, John D. McKeithan, Daniel H. McKenzie, Herbert S. McLean. Jr* Norman McNeill, Melton C. Newton, Carlton Niven,. Jesse A. Parks, Ralph D. Parks, Jesse Pate, Clarence Pittman, Jack Pope, James R. Stewart, Frank Stephens. Jan#s D Stephens. Cernie Stubbs, and David W. Yarborough. The reason Bill Williamson's name is not on the roster is that he went to camp in the summer and this is a list made earlier in the year. FATALITY- Hoke County Rescue Squad members Jim Wade and Johnny Melton check for vital signs on one of three victims pinned within car following a smashup early Saturday morning. One victim was freed through a rear window and the overturned vehicle was then righted to remove two others. Joe Walter Lowery was pronounced dead at the scene. (Photo by Hoke County Rescue Squad.) Three Hurt One Dead In Wreck One man was dead and three persons injured in a single car smasliup about 3 AM. Saturday just outside the city limits on RPR 1203. Trooper C.A. Bennett identified the dead man as Larry Lowery, 22, Rt. 1, Box 252, Raeford. Listed as injured are Joe Walter Lowery, 27, the victim's brother, Reba Locklear, 20, of Rt. 1, Box 182, Raeford, and Charles Godwin, 21. Rt. 1, Box 116, Raeford. Bennett said the four were riding in a 1972 Mercury enroute to a hospital after Godwin was wounded by gunfire at a nightspot near the Burlington plant. The car traveling at a high rate of speed when it left the road, struck a ditch bank, and overturned, according to Bennett. Godwin apparently was able to free himself from the wreck and telephoned for help from nearby Burlington plant. Hoke County Rescue Squad members extricated Joe Lowery from the car and then freed Miss Locklear, who was conscious, after uprighting the vehicle. Larry Lowery was pronounced dead at the scene by medical examiner R.G. Townsend. According to rescue squad members, the cause of death was a broken neck. Godwin, who reportedly had been shot in the side, was taken to Cape Fear Valley Hospital in Fayetteville with unknown injuries. Lowery was listed in serious condition at Moore Memorial Hospital in Pinehurst, according to Bennett. Police Not Jokers, Says Judge Guy Testimony in a case heard Friday involving charges of resisting an officer and disorderly conduct made last July angered District Court Judge Charles Guy. After Raeford police officers Charles Campbell and J.E. Tindall testified that they gave Louis C. Cunningham of Raeford, numer ous chances to cooperate with them before they had to use physical tactics to get him to the magis trates' office to take out warrants for the charges brought on initially by a parking ticket. Cunningham took the stand and gave his account of the incident. During his testimony, Cunning ham referred to the officers as "jokers" many times before Guy stopped the remarks and told Cunningham that he was not to refer the Raeford City Police in his court as anything other than "officers." Cunningham finished his testi mony and Guy found him guilty of the charges and sentenced him to See JOKERS, page II Health Officials Ask End To Trash Abuse Public health officers issued sharp criticism and warnings that more trash container sites may be taken away if misuse doesn't stop, according to a statement last week. Sanitarian Lawrence Caviness said 15 additional containers re cently approved by county com missioners have been placed at "problem areas". "Tax revenue paid for the*new containers, the paint and labor to repaint the old containers. Also, the need for new containers is the result of constant and increasing use of the containers for which we thank you," Caviness said. "There are several things for which you are responsible for which we do not thank you. No thanks goes to you that abused our sites by the burning and bending of the containers." "Also, no thanks goes to you that placed old appliances, furniture, limbs, stumps, bricks, etc.. in and around the containers. These con tainer sites are not county owned; this land use is free and greatly appreciated, so unless efforts are made by the users to correct existing problems, some sites will be re-located in the near future", the statement warned. Caviness asked the public to follow four suggestions: Place all waste inside the con tainer. If the container is filled and it would be feasible, take the waste to the next closest site. Do not place anything outside the container. All large objects should go to the landfill. Landfill hours are 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. Monday through Sat urday. After placing refuse into the container, close the container lid if possible. This would eliminate blowing of trash and entrance of animals and insects. If users would help clean around sites and report any abusive actions, it would be greatly ap preciated. For Commissioner Slot Dems Endorse Three Charlie Pendergrass, Neil Mc Phatter, and Mrs. Crawford Thomas, Jr. have been officially recommended by Democrats here to fill the vacancy on the Hoke County Board of Commissioners following Saturday's meeting of the Democratic Executive Committee. Results of the committee's voting, which was done once only by secret, ballot, were as follow: Pendergrass 43, McPhatter 38, ^Irs. Tnomas 28. Three other candidates trailed in the voting. Mrs. J.K. (Mabel) Riley 23, Jimmy Morrisey 19, and Danny McCollum three. Committee members voted for ?hree nominees each, with first choice counting three votes, second choice counting two, and third choice counting a single vote, committe chairman Sam C. Morris announced. Morris has submitted the names of the nominees by letter to Ralph Barnhart, chairman of the county commissioners. Under the law, the commissioners choose a replace ment for J. A. Webb, who died Dec. 22, leaving an unexpired term. No date for a meeting of the commis sioners has been announced. Pendergrass, a Quewhiffle town ship resident, is a farmer and a director of Southeast Production Credit Assoc. McPhatter, who is the only black, is a brick mason and lives in Blue Springs township and is active in civic affairs. Mrs. Thomas, who is the wife of city councilman Crawford Thomas, is a well-known civic leader and active in Democratic politics. She is president of the Raeford Womaiik Club. To Start Feb. 1 City Manager Named Fired For No Cause, Says Angry Deputy A deputy who was fired from his job Thursday morning after a disagreement with his superior charged that he was fired without cause and plans to make an appeal before the County Commissioners January 19. Deputy Elisha Dial, who has been with the sheriffs department since March, 1974, said he was called into the office after an incident with chief deputy J.E. Lamont last Thursday and was fired by Sheriff D.M. Barrington. "They give me a rotten deal," Dial said. Dial said he reported for duty at 8 a.m. and began working on reports, when Lamont accused him of withholding information from Lamont about a case Dial was working on. "I asked him a question about the value of a shotgun, and he said 'Dial, did you tell (deputy) Norton you had information on a stolen gun in Robeson County? Why didn't you call me'? I had told him, and he didn't do anything with it. He kept saying that I didn't tell him, but I did, and I told him that. Well, then he says to me to go sit down and I didn't want to sit down. Then he tells me to go home. I said I'm not going home until the sheriff gets here," Dial said. "This is the reason the sheriff fired me. Because I refused to sit down and I refused to go home. The sheriff said 1 was refusing to take orders. What order? Telling me to sit in the corner like a dog? That's an order?" Dial said. Dial said that although he and Lamont were both on duty at the time the argument developed. La mont left the building and returned in his civilian clothes with a paper bag which he brought in and dumped on the sheriff s desk. The bag appeared to contain his equip ment issue, and Dial believes Lamont threatened to quit if Barrington did not fire Dial. "I was out on patrol when I got the call to come in. I went into the sheriffs office and Lamont was sitting there. The sheriff says, 'Dial, I told you if you come in again refusing to take orders, you'd be fired, that's all we've got to say about it, we'll pay you to the end of the month," Dial said. "I started to say something, but he said, 'No, we're not going to argue about it, and that's it". Dial continued. Dial said that he had been given a verbal warning after he forgot a court date about following orders, but that Thursday he didn't con sider what Lamont told him to be an order. Dial also charged that an investi gation on him was begun after Lamont accused him of stealing. "He accused me of being in on some break-ins. I was being investi gated by the auto theft bureau in Fayetteville. the sheriff personally told me. I never heard anything from it, so I guess I was cleared. Two Men Charged Two men have been charged with the shooting of a Raeford man early Saturday morning at a night spot known as Clemmie's Place, according to deputies' report. Harold Gene Brooks, of P.O. Box 13, Shannon, and his brother Larry Brooks of the same address have been charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill in connection with the shooting of Charles Godwin, of Rt. tTBOx 116, Raeford, who was later taken to Cape Fear Valley Hospital. Godwin told authorities that he was shot with a .32 pistol in the side while standing in the yard at the night spot. A hospital spokesman said Tuesday, that Godwin was listed in satisfactory condition. Both men were released under a S500 bond. but nobody ever actually told me 1 was," Dial said. I'm an Indian. He (Lamont) doesn't like Indians. 1 got to solving some cases and I guess he didn't like it," he continued. Dial said after Lamont didn't check out the information on the gun, Dial began checking with Concord, N. C., detectives and received word the gun was definite ly stolen in the break-in at the Mike Melton residence here. Dial said he drew a warrant on his suspect, and then linked a ring found on the suspect to another break-in here, and also a third. Dial also was credited with deputy J.K. Riley for apprehending an armed robbery suspect and a second suspect later along with deputy G.S. McGuire. Dial confirmed he has conferred with an attorney and his next step may be to file suit against the County for discrimination. "I'm not going to take re instatement as long as Lamont is there. My lawyer's advice is if they don't do anything at the hearing, we would file suit because we've got a good case," Dial said. Sheriff Barrington said Tuesday he had no plans to appear at the Jan. 19 meeting of the commis sioners, unless he is asked to explain the firing by the commis sioners. "Dial was fired for conduct unbecoming a police officer and failure to carry out the policies and procedures of the Hoke County Sheriffs Department." he said. Barrington disputed Dial's claim that Lamont was difficult to work with, or created friction within the department. "Any unrest or low morale (within the department) I don't know about. No reports have been made to me," he said, Barrington refused comment on Dial's accusation that Dial was under an official investigation, and referred all questions to the En forcement and Theft Bureau of the Department of Motor Vehicles in Fayetteville. The sheriff also denied Dial's See DEPUTY, page 11 Robert G. Drumwright of Gra ham. N.C., has accepted the Raeford city manager job and will start work Feb. 1. Drumwright. who has been finance officer and tax collector for the city of Graham for the past four and one half years, will be paid $14,000 salary. Announcement of the decision to hire Drumwright was made last Thursday following an executive session of the city council late that afternoon. City council members had interviewed several applicants since the post became vacant Nov. 1 after John Gaddy's resignation. Drumwright. who will be 28 this month, is a bachelor and a native of Alamance County. He received his degree in business administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Drumwright. reached by tele phone Friday, said he is making the move to a smaller city because of the better position. Population of Graham is 8,700. Drumwright said he was aware of the investigation into corruption made here last year and Gaddy's subsequent resignation, but said he foresees no problems in his ad ministration. "As I understand it, it was misappropriation of funds. I understand after he was dismissed, a petition was drawn up by some citizens to bring him back", he said. "1 don't foresee any problems, really none at all", he said. Drumwright said he was not aware of the motion passed by the city council which leaves the decision up to him on hiring Gaddy in some lesser capacity, and he refused comment. One of the first tasks for Drumwright will be to begin work on the new budget. In a related development, Hilton Clark was hired as foreman of the city garage at an annual salary of $6,000-58,000. The job. which is funded under the public service employment program, had been vacant since July when David Scull resigned. Clark, who began Mon day is the brother of city council man Graham Clark. Robert Jackson has also been hired as assistant fire chief, acting city manager Bill Sellars an nounced. Jackson, who will be working lull time as fireman in an effort to raise the state fire insurance rating from its present volunteer-only status, will be paid slightly under $10,000. Sellars said. He assumes his duties Jan. 15. Bloodmobile Visits Today Burlington Industries will host the mid-winter visit of the Hoke County Bloodtnobile Thursday, Jan. 15 from noon to 5:30 P.M., Red Cross Chairman Clyde Up church announced. Upchurch emphasized that non Burlington workers are urged to donate blood and signs will be posted to direct the public from the main gate at the Raeford plant to the donor room. "There are several Hoke County residents receiving large quantities of blood at the present time and contributions are badlv needed." Upchurch said. J.H. Blue Dies Sunday Julian Hubert "Buck" Blue, 76, former county commissioner and National Guard commander, was buried Tuesday afternoon in Raeford cemetery. Mr. Blue died Sunday afternoon at a Moore County hospital after several years of declining health. The funeral service was conducted at Raeford Presbyterian Church by the Rev. John C. Ropp. pastor. Mr. Blue was an elder of the church and honorary pallbearers were the elders and deacons. Active pallbearers were Sam C. Morris. William L. Poole. Jr., Paul Dickson. Younger Snead. Sr.. Neill A. McDonald, and Watson McNeill. A native of this community. Mr. Blue was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. W.M. Blue. He attended N.C. State College before serving in the Army during World War I. and returned to State where he graduated in 1924. He was a civil engineer and farmer, and served as a member of the Raeford School board and the Hoke County board of commissioners. He was a Mason and Shriner, a member of the American Legion and had served as president of the Raeford KiwanisClub. A member of the National Guard, he was captain commanding Battery F, 252d Coast Artillery, when it was called into Federal service at Fort J. H. Blue Moultrie, S.C. in September, 1940. He served in the Army and Army Air Force throughout World War II. Mr. Blue was married to the former (Catherine Floyd of Fairmont, who survives him, along with two daughters, Mrs. Shirley B Whitaker of Greensboro and Mrs. Richard T. Fountain of Rocky Mount; a son, Julian H. Blue, Jr. of Raeford; and four grandchildren.
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