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' VOLUME LXVII NO. 42 RAEFORD. HOKE COUNTY. NORTH CAROLINA S5 PER YEAR THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 19.1976
Around
Town
BY SAM C.MORRIS
After the letter from Lina
Angstadt last week, commenting
on the weather for the past
weekend might be unfair to her.
Anyway it was what everyone who
wanted to be outdoors was waiting
for. The temperature was between
60 and 70 degrees and no rain
to dampen the weekend. The local
golf course at Arabia was jammed
Joth days.
Maybe some of the hunters were
not pleased as it could have been
too warm for hunting,
t Always my vote goes for this kind
of weekend.
The four overtime periods played
Saturday night by Carolina and
Tulane is the first I can remember
seeing. The year Carolina won the
National Championship, 1957 if my
memory is correct, they played
three overtime periods in the
semi-finals and finals. The teams
played were, maybe this is correct.
Michigan State and Kansas.
Mrs. Archie McDiarmid brought
the following by the office last week
and contains more truth than
anything else in the comment.
"Why do people in your town
keep on buying your newspaper
when they already know what
everybody in town has done that
week? a big-city reporter asked a
small-town editor. The rural editor
pointed out: "They buy the paper
because they want to see which ones
got caught."
The following letter from Ash
well Harward. president of the
Hoke County United Fund is
t self-explanatory.
Dear Sam:
I would like to take this
opportunity to congratulate some
i "Un-sung Heroes" in Hoke Coun
1 ty. As you and I know, many hours
and a great deal of work goes in to
making a project successful. 1 am
referring to the United Fund. Gene
and Eloise Carter, as Co-Chair
men. and their fine staff have done
an outstanding job in reaching the
goal set for this year. Unless a
person has served as Chairman;
they can not appreciate the efforts
put forth by these"Unsung He
roes."
As president of the United Fund,
I want to congratulate Gene and his
fine staff on a super job! Efforts of
these and others help to make
Raeford and Hoke County a better
place in which to live. Appreciation
also goes to the citizens of Raeford
and Hoke County for being so
liberal in their contributions.
Sincerely.
A.B. Harward
Personnel Manager
Thanks Ash'well for these nice
words to these "Un-sung Heroes."
Most of us think that goals are
obtained without any effort being
put into the project. This is not the
dlse. and being treasurer of the
fund I know how many times Gene
and Eloise came by the office to
find out how the drive was going
and would not let up until the goal
wis reached. Yes Ashwell. a job
well done.
A mapping and surveying course
sponsored by Sandhills Community
College will be laught in Raeford on
Monday and Thursday niglils
beginning March I and ending May 6.
The classes each night will last for
three hours. The instructors will be
Robert Gatlin and Lauchhn
MacDonald of the local high school
faculty.
There are still openings in the
class, and if you arc interesled
contact Hank Richards al Raeford
Elementary School.
Registers 89
Eighty nine youths were registered
to vote during registration conducted
at the high school last week,
according to Rose Sturgeon, board of
? elections secretary.
The high school registration drive
was done by Blue Springs registrar
Evon Oxendine and Antioch registrar
Betty L. Rogers last Wednesday.
* "We didn't have as many as we
expected, but it is encouraging to see
young people taking an interest".
Mrs. Sturgeon said.
Deadline for registering to vote tn
the Mar. 23 presidential primary is
Feb. 23.
Farm Income Slips $1.5 Million
Hordes
Swamp
DMV
Long lines of people swamped
the Raeford Division of Motor
Vehicles office last Friday and
again on Saturday and Monday to
beat the midnight deadline. Exact
number of persons in line was not
known, but the office handled
1.783 transactions Monday, taking
in $27,673.
"Monday was the worst. Tuesday
was bad until about 11, then it
dropped off and picked up again
about 2 p.m.." branch manager
Frances Greene said.
Although the Monday night
deadline had been well publicized
in advance, a large number of
people waited until the last minute
to renew automobile registrations
and pick up 1976 decals. Traffic
jams around the W. Edinborough
office were supervised by police
Monday until the crush was
cleared.
On Friday. 1.170 transactions
were handled for a total of $24,613
in fees.
Barefoot:
'No Thief'
Billy H. Barefoot, the ex-city
garage foreman who last week
asked the city manager to turn over
an unfinished trailer left at a city
lot, disagress vehemently with city
officials who say the trailer belongs
to the city, and not to him.
"My cousin. James, and David
Lunsford worked on it two Friday
nights after work. Nobody told me
to build that trailer. I did it for me.
it's like a hobby. I built two like
that." Barefoot said.
Barefoot, who was indicted along
with ex-city manager John Gaddy
for misuse of funds last year and
subsequently pleaded guilty in
October, said he checked the lot
about a month ago and asked the
then acting city manager Bill
Sellars about the trailer.
"He (Sellars) recognized it was
mine, and he said he was sure I
could take it but he's have to check
with the mayor about it. After this
new manager comes in. lie said he'd
check on it. Well. I went by the lot
after that and the city manager and
Dewey Inman (street superin
tendent) were there. I said to
Dewey 'Where is it?' and he says 'I
don't know anything about it'
Barefoot said.
"1 told them I'm going to the
chief of police to report it's stolen.
Zeke (Police Chief Wiggins) acted
like he didn't want to mess with it.
Nobody would admit it even
existed. 1 passed the word around
to the boys. I'd give S50 to find out
where it was. and somebody. I
won't say who, told me it was at
Raeford Salvage. 1 went down
there. 1 talked to somebody, not
Buoyer. and 1 did get kind of hot.
but I apologized. He told me if I
paid him what he had in it. I could
have it back". Barefoot said.
Barefoot said he went back to
Chief Wiggins to report he located
the trailer, but that Wiggins re
fused to take any action. Barefoot
said he then appealed to Sheriff
D.M. Barrington.
"Dave (Barrington) said 'Billy. 1
believe they got it in for you up
See BARhFOOT, page 14
LAST MINUTL- A large number of people apparently waited until the last minute to renew their automobile
registration and pick up '76 decals Police had to help unsnarl traffic around the Ldinborough Ave. office.
Carter Draws Two
Democrats Favor 'Uncommitted'
County Democrats were largely
uncommitted to any Presidential
candidate among the precincts
which reported following last
week's meetings, except for three
delegates who announced they
favor Georgia's Jimmy Carter, and
one who announced he is for
Senator Henry Jackson.
The pro-Carter pledges came
from Allendale precinct, which has
two delegates to the county conven
tion Mar. 6.
Two precincts. McCain and
Raeford number three, failed to
draw quorums last Thursday night
and have re-scheduled meetings for
Feb. 19 (Thursday) at 7:30 P.M. at
their polling places.
Newly elected officers and dele
gates and alternates to the county
convention were reported as:
Puppy Creek? Chairman Ralph
Plummer, first vice-chairman Mrs.
Charles Hebling, second vice-chair
man Teodora Stewart, third vice
chairman Butchy Trent Posey,
secretary-treasurer Mrs. Robert
McNeill. Precinct committee is
Douglas Monroe. Bennie Lee Gra
ham, Lacy Hendrix, David Allison,
and Mrs. Howard McDougald.
Delegates are Mrs. Lester Simpson.
Mrsv Marshal Newton, and R.E.
Neeley. Alternates: Mrs. Charles
Hebling, Harold Monroe, and
Enoch W. 1 eak.
Allendale? Chairman L.A.
McGugan, first vice-chairman Ma
rie McCormick, second vice-chair
man Jessie James Locklear, third
vice-chairman Atlas Lewis, secre
tary-treasurer Willa McLauchlin.
Precinct committee: Jimmy John
son. Ruth McEachern, Sallie Liles.
Artie McPhatter. and Joe Gillespie.
Delegates are Ruth McEachern
and Neill W. McPhatter. Alter
nates: Bonnie McLauchlin and
Atlas Lewis.
Rockfish? Chairman Oscar L.
Wood, first vice-chairman W.E.
Willis, second vice-chairman Her
man Currie. third vice-chairman
Clyde Huff, secretary-treasurer
Mrs. Herman Koonce. Precinct
committee Mrs. Julian Barnes.
Mario Ares, Bernicc Bostic. Tho
mas Mclnnis. and Mrs. Grace
Kelton. Delegates: Oscar L. Wood.
W.E. Willis, and Julian Barnes.
Alternates: Mario Ares, Clyde
Huff, and Mrs. Mary Ann Currie.
Stonewall? Chairman D.L.
Williamson, first vice-chairman
Mrs. J.M. Maxwell, second vice
chairman Clarence Edens. third
vice-chairman Daniel McBryde,
secretary-treasurer Bertha C. Hen
drix. Delegates: J. Eli Shankle.
Dan McGougan. Woodrow Hayes,
and Weldon Bishop. Alternates:
John Balfour. George Shook, and
Clyde Leach.
Antioch? Chairman W.B. Mc
Diarmid, first vice-chairman Mrs.
F.C. McPhaul. second vice-chair
man Walter Gibson, third vice
chairman Henry Dial, secretary
treasurer Herbert Gillis. Precinct
committee: D.A. Currie, John
Henry McNeill. Bill Maness. Eddie
O'Briant. and C.C. Conoly. Dele
gates: Lonnie Locklear, A.S. Bald
See DEMOCRATS, page 14
1975 Teague Award Goes To Kathy
Katlty McMillan was named
winner of I lie I c>75 league Award as
the outstanding female athlete in
North Carolina, just two days before
she is headed to Greensboro for an
invitational track meet.
McMillan, a Moke High senior,
returned last week from Louisville.
Ky . where she broke ihe record tor
ihe women's long jump Willi .1
JO'11V effort.
"I'm real happy about getting the
award but I guess I'll gel more
excited when I go to the banquet lit
Charlotte to get it in person', she
Bus Bump, Pupil Okay
A thirteen year-old student was
momentarily dazed after striking
his head on a school bus Thursday
morning but escaped serious in
jury.
Trooper K.W. Weston said
Mark Anthony Locklear, Rt. 1,
Shannon, crossed the Antioch
Road near Dundarrach along with
two other youths to board a school
bus about 7:20 A.M. The boy
dropped a pack of playing cards
under the bus and reached under
the bus to retrieve them when the
bus started up after the other two
pupils got on.
Weston said the boy sustained a
head injury, but was knocked clear
and the bus did not roll over him.
He was transported to Womack
Army Hospital at Ft. Bragg where
he was treated and released.
The bus driver. Jerry Tillman.
19. Rt. 1. Shannon, was not
charged in the mishap.
Rose's Office
The mobile office of Congress
man Rose will be in Raeford
Fridav, Feb. 20 from 10 A.M. to 3
P.M.
Petition Asks Sheriff To Quit
An Antioch man demanded
Monday thai Sheriff D.M. Barring
ton. who last month admitted
"ticket-fixing" when the daughter
of the late Sheriff Dave Hodgin was
arrested for drunk driving in 1974,
resign from office.
"I have 334 names on a petition
requesting his resignation, and
mine will be the 335th," Plummer
Locklear. a Robeson County social
worker and organizer of Minority
Coalition, an activist group, said.
Locklear said he has mailed one
copy of the petition and signatures
to Ralph Barnhart. chairman of the
Hoke County Board of Commis
sioner, and plans to present a copy
to Barrington, also.
"The sheriff made a statement,
which was published, that if anyone
came to the county commissioners
about the Claudine Hodgin inci
dent and requested his resignation,
he would do so. 1 can't condone
ticket fixing, as an ex-policeman
and a citizen of this county, I am
formally requesting the sheriff
resign." Locklear said.
Locklear estimated about three
fourths of the 334 names were
Indian people, and said he under
stood some of the signatures were
not a protest of the Hodgin case
specifically.
"Not all of them are for the
Claudine Hodgin incident, some
just don't want him and some are
personal reasons," Locklear said.
Locklear said he doubted Bar
rington would resign on the
strength of the petition.
"I don't expect anything to come
of it, the basic reason I m doing
this is to see if the sheriff is a man
of his' word. I don't think a
statement should be made without
it being challenged." Locklear
said.
said Tuesday. "It's really hard to
believe I won it. considering how
many other people were in the
running for it".
In 14>75, McMillan touted Russia,
Czechoslovakia, and the United
States as a member of the national
track team and recoided the longest
jump of the year by an American
woman. 21' 7" She captured a
Bronze medal for the U.S. at the Pan
Am games.
She also competed in Montreal.
Canada before returning to her
st udies here in the fall
McMillan, who is recovering from
a bout with the flu. is expected to be
in shape for the meet Thuisday. in
which she will be the only female
competing.
"I'm going to beat those guvs,
too", she said. "I'm still a little weak,
but it ought to be something running
and jumping against those boy s"
McMillan will receive her award at
the annual banquet Saturday, along
with Dan llarrigan. winner ol the
Fisher Award, and Mary
Montgomery . Casey Award recipient
The farm income of Hoke
County suffered a decrease of
almost one and a half million
dollars in 1975 compared to figures
recorded in 1974. according to
county agent Wendell Young.
Young listed the total income for
farming in 1974 as SI"1.669.150 and
the total for 1975 as Sib.206.200
showing a decrease of $1.462.950.
Young blamed the decrease on a
switch from cotton production to
soybean production.
He said the amount of cotton
acreage decreased from about
9.800 acres in 1974 to about 3.300
acres in 1975. A decretse from 2.4
million dollars in cotton in 1974 to
.9 million dollars in 1975 was also
shown.
He said there was only about a
1.000 acre increase in soybean
production over the past year and a
1.3 million dollar decrease.
"Cotton prices were low. but
there is not as much gross income
in soybeans as in cotton." said
Young.
He said soybeans had dropped
almost three dollars in price over
the last year and this was the cause
of the money decrease.
He said tobacco had shown a
money increase over the year of
almost S800.000 because of an
increase of acreage planted in 1975.
He attributed this to the govern
ment allowing a 15 per cent
increase in tobacco acreage for
1975.
An increase in acreage of corn
was shown, but a price decrease
produced a loss of almost $52,000.
Young said horticultural crop's
income doubled, but the small
grain crops stayed about the same.
He said the increase in the
horticultural crops was due to more
people pickling cucumbers.
"We've had some large farmers
who went into cucumbers and
harvested the crops with ma
chines." he said.
He said forest products dropped
last year mainly in lumber because
of the slowdown in building.
"The livestock production was
increased by 1.2 million dollars
because the price of hogs sent from
about $77 per head to about $100
per head." he said.
"Beef cattle production went
down because of price." he added.
Young noted that the poultry
production stayed about the same.
He said government payments
went down from $56,000 in 1974 to
$25,000 in 1975. He said this was
because the government contracts
are running out and should all be
expired by the end of 1976.
See 1NCOMI .page 14
kdlhv Mi Millun
Kathy Jumps Today
Hoke High's Kathy McMillan
will compete in the Greensboro
Coliseum Invitational Indoor High
School Track Meet today.
McMillan has competed in the
National AAU Senior Women's
Track and Field Championships,
the USSR USA Meet in Keiv,
Russia, USA-Czechoslovakia - Po
lish Meet in Prague, USA-Pan
African-West German Meet in
Durham, the International Track
and Field Meet in Montreal, and
the Pan-Am Games in Mexico City
where she broke the Pan-American
long jump record.
She currently holds the National
Junior Olympic long jump record of
19' 9". and recently broke the
record for the long jump at the
Mason ? Dixon Games in Louisville
Ky.. with a jump of 20' 11 'V.
Athletes from approximately 55
high schools from all across North
Carolina will he competing. Almost
200 athletes will be present.
Male and female athletes will be
competing in the Colisuem on the
same indoor track and field in
which collegiate contenders will
compete for the NAIA National
Invitational Track Championship
beginning tomorrow.