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15* ^Ite <*T2eu??) - journal 1 The Hoke County News - Established 1928 The Hoke County Journal - Established 1905 ^VOLUME LXVI1 NO. 46 RAEFORD, HOKE COUNTY. NORTH CAROLINA S5 PER YEAR THURSDAY. MARCH 18. 1976 Around Town By Sam C. Morris The rain is coming down in Hoke County as this is being written Tuesday morning. The weather prophet hasn't been by today but it must have rained all night. (Dick Neely was just in the office but it might make Gatlin mad if I used his figures.) Maybe we will have to wait for the chart at the end of the m&nth. From all reports it seems winter will still be around for a few more dm. With Easter about the middle or April the weather may still be unsettled until after that time. Saturday night after Virginia lost to DePaul in the Eastern Regional it seemed that basketball would be over for the season as far as local teams were concerned. But Mon day night in the NIT Tournament in New York N.C. State and UNC-G fought their ways into the semi-finals. It is too bad that they must play one another but it might still be possible for the Tar Heel state to come up with a champ. During the regular season N.C. State beat UNC-G by three points. Two or three people that work at the Board of Education office have been by in the past week and were making comments on how nice and quiet it has been at the office lately. From reports or rumors it seems that the Superintendent of Schools. Raz Autry, has lost his voice or for some reason can't talk for a week or so. Now I can't confirm this because Raz hasn't been around town for the past week. It seems from reports that Raz went to the doctor for a physical examination and the only thing fcrong with him was something about his vocal system and he was instructed not to use his voice for a week. As most of you know this could certainly work a hardship on file superintendent. It seems that he has a pad and writes instructions to all the employees of the office. Of course this works a hardship on all concerned but it is hard to keep a good man down. One person said Raz wrote him a message the other day and after reading the instructions he caught himself writing the answer back to Raz. All joking aside we hope that watever caused this will soon be cleared up and that Raz will return to normal. Speedy recovery Raz. The Jefferson-Jackson Dinner in Raleigh last Saturday night was very successful with a record crowd in attendance. Hoke County was represented by six faithful Demo crats and enjoyed the event very much. On an election year most political minded people seem to find the road to Raleigh for this event. Don't forget that Tuesday. March 23 is the day to vote. Besides paying taxes this is one thing that yosican do in this country. It seems that about half of the people want the other half to run the country because only about 50% of the people vote. It is usually less than that to vote in Hoke County. Besides the presidential primary a couple of ballots will contain issues to be voted on that could be of importance to you in years to come. So get out and vote on Tuesday. Vote or keep your mouth shut about the way the country is being run. Bicentennial Paint -? The Main Street fire hydrants took on Bicentennial colors last week in a joint project of the public affairs department of the Junior Womans Club and Sandhills Youth Center volunteers. City merchants donated paint. Pictured at work are [clockwise from left] Bill Morgan. Mary Gambon. Jeff Brown, and Kathy Leandro. Burglar Nabbed A young Fayetteville man was arrested early Tuesday morning after he was caught in the act of carrying goods from a house in the Rockfish area, according to Sher iff's deputies. Austin Dale Yarborough, 18, of 2543 Belair St., Fayetteville, has been charged with two counts each of felonious breaking and entering, larceny, and receiving stolen goods, according to Deputy Sheriff J.R. Riley. Sheriff D.M. Barrington said deputies answered a call from Mrs. Thomas Clouse, of Rt. 3, Fayette ville, who said that someone was breaking into the home of Samuel L. Bell, of Rt. 3, Fayetteville. . Deputies J.R. Riley, J.E. Tin dall, and J. Peterkin answered the call and apprehended Yarborough as he was leaving the house through the back entrance, Barrington said. "They nailed him before he could get out," he said. Riley said a call had come in from Mrs. Clouse a week ago and $1,857 in property had been taken from the Bell home. He said Yarborough had been charged for both incidents. Riley said the same car was used for both break-ins as it had been spotted both times by Mrs. Gouse. He said Yarborough had S652 in property in his possession when he was apprehended Tuesday. Councilmen, Architects Confer On Re-modeling lne city council met Thursday morning in a special meeting to discuss renovations to the munici pal building with two architects, but made no decision, according to city manager Robert Drumwright. E.J. Austin of Austin and Associates, Southern Pines, and James McVictor of McVictor and Associates, Laurinburg, were called to meet with the councilmen by Drumwright and each inspected the city hall offices, police depart ment, and fire station, along with the old post office on the Main St. block. Drumwright said both architects wanted to make a closer study before making any recommenda tions on construction or reno vations. Councilmen discussed appropri ating funds for improvements to the municipal building at their last monthly meeting, particularly to give the already cramped police department and fire department more room, but postponed any decisions until getting opinions from architects. Family Planner Gone The county health department is now without its family planning nurse practioner after the prac titioner's publicized criticism of the program last week, and it may ue months before a replacement can be assigend. Mrs. Otha Carol Swett, who had been assigned to the Hoke health center on Thursday afternoons, failed to show up last Thursday and some patients had to be turned away, according to the center's acting director, Susan McKenzie. "We did have Dr. Bethea here, but he does not insert intrauterine devices (IUD) and we had to turn Rose's Office Here Friday The mobile office of Congress man Charles G. Rose will be in Raeford Friday, March 26 from 10 A.M. to3 P.M. with administrative assistant Rip Collins On hand. The van will be parked in the post office lot. away some IUD patients", she said. Lumber River Council of Gov ernments health educator and coordinator. Hank Debnam said Monday Mrs. Swett was no longer working, but refused to say if she had been asked to resign following complaints she aired that the program was "doing nothing". "I can tell you it's going to be a problem, Hoke County is the one really in need of a clinician. We hated for the thing to g?t blown up like it did", Debnam said. Debnam acknowledged it would be "weeks or months" before a replacement could be trained to take over the job. The family planning nurse practitioner pro gram was begun under a grant last year and is administered by COG. Mrs. Swett, who also was assigned to the Robeson County Department of Health center for one clinic a week, assisted about 34 women here in Hoke County who visit the family planning clinic on a weekly basis. See PLANNER, page 14 Women's Council Urged After drawing little interest from county commissioners last month, the regional worker for the North Carolina Council on the Status of Women is making a renewed effort to establish a county Council on Women here, following similar action by Robeson and Scotland counties. * "We're not women's libbers - we only want to bring about necessary changes so that the needs of women can be identified and programs set up to meet those needs Clara Bryant, who is coordinator for Region N, made up of Hoke, Scotland, Bladen, and Robeson counties. Mrs. Bryant said the purpose of county councils is to serve as a resource center for women to gather data and furnish sources of assistance to women regarding education, employment, legal mat ters, and problems with credit, taxes, insurance, etc. "Seventy per cent of all women in North Carolina are head of house holds", she said. "Here, there is a tremendous need for day care centers". Mrs. Bryant said state funds are avaiiaoie tor a local coordinator once a county concil is established, and there is a possibility of receiving grants to set up programs. "We need more interest from women. We go to the county commissioners first because they are the key people. We give them the opportunity, and if they fail to act, then we go to the women", she said. "We need the men as well, and we'd like to have men as members on the council". Light Turnout Seen For Tuesday Primary Official Democratic Primary Ballot for President of the United States INSTRUCTIONS for a candidate on the ballot make a tie square at the left of his ;k this bal FOR Pl?ESUSENT/~ (You May Vote for On ? GEORGE C. WALLACE ? LLOYD BENTSEN ? JIMMY CARTER ? FRED R. HARRIS ? HENRY M. JACKSON ? MORRIS K. UDALL ? NO PREFERENCE State of North Carolina Primary election March 23, 1076 yyi. Chairman. State Board of Election* Official Republican Primary Ballot for ient of the United States b. If you tear or deface or wwnglyj lot, return it to the registrar ana FOR PRESIDENT (You May Vote for One) ? GERALD R. FORD ? RONALD REAGAN ? NO PREFERENCE Primary election March 28, 1076 Aty, kl/i. Lftdh* Chairman State Board of Election*. A light to moderate turnout is expected locally when voters go to the polls next Tuesday to register their presidential choices and de cide the fate of two constitutional amendments on the ballot and the S47 million general obligation bond issue for the greater UNC system. Polls in the 13 precincts will open at 6:30 A.M. and close at 7:30 P.M. Polling places and their locations are: Allendale precinct, community house; Antioch, community house; Blue Springs, South Hoke School; Buchan, Pine Hill Fire Station (new); McCain, Shiloh Community House; Puppy Creek, Wayside Community House; Rockfish, com munity house; Stonewall, commu nity house; Raeford number one, Hoke County Courthouse; number two, old county office building; number three, Hillcrest Fire Sta tion; number four, Hoke Civic Center; and number five, Up church School. No clear choice has emerged among Democratic party workers here, although a statewide poll released Monday showed Georgia's Jimmy Carter has taken the lead among Tar Heel Democrats who intend to vote March 23, while the Republican county chairman pre dicted a Ford victory on the GOP ballot. Although Alabama Governor George Wallace won the state primary in 1972, Former Governor Terry Sanford, who withdrew from the 1976 race in January, carried Hoke County with 1,461 votes to Wallace's 1,339. Monday's poll, taken by the Raleigh News and Observer, showed Carter holding 31.6 per cent, Wallace 20.9 per cent, and Sen. Henry Jackson 7.5 per cent. Undecided voters accounted for 26.9 per cent, with the remainder distributed among other candidates and "no preference". On the Republican side, Presi dent Ford is favored by pollsters and party spokesman J.H. Blue, Jr. said he predicts a Ford victory here among the 375 registered Republi cans. Ford's lone opponent, Ronald Reagan, has scheduled an appear ance in Fayetteville Thursday morning, and Wallace will take his campaign to the Cumberland County Memorial Auditorium Monday night. Three Democrats on the ballot, Jackson, former Sen. Fred Harris of Oklahoma, and Rep. Morris K. Udall of Arizona are not actively See PRIMARY, page 13 County Okays Firemen's Loan The Hoke County Board of Commissioners met in a two-hour special meeting Thursday night and approved the proposed Farm ers Home Administration loan to the West Hoke Fire Department after an eight member delegation of firemen presented details of the financing. County manager T.B. Lester said the department plans to acquire a $25,000 truck and apply for state certification. Yearly payments on the loan, including interest, would amount to SI,800, an expense which was termed to be not out of line for the department's total budget, Lester said. The commissioners voted unan imously to approve the plan. In other business. Warren Pate of the Hoke County Association for Developmentally Disabled asked for $ 1.500 in county funds and said the city would also donate $1,500 so his group could apply for a state grant. Pate told the board the Associa tion is interested in acquiring two new vans and needs a "letter of intent" from the local governments involved before the grant applica tion can be submitted. According to Lester, the county board agreed to the funding if the city agrees to contribute. Board members filled out a questionaire prepared by the Coun cil of Governments before adjourn ing. Part 4 In Series Slated Mar. 23 The fourth session of "The Good Old Days: Then or Now?" discus sion series will be held March 23 at 7:30 P.M. in the Presbyterian Church, Edinborough Street, due to the primary elections taking place at the Hoke Civic Center. Mrs. Janice Hardison Faulkner of East Carolina University will speak on changes in politics and government. The discussion panel will include State Senator Luther I. Britt, Jr., Neil McPhatter, State Representative David R. Parnell, Pete Sawyer, and Kay Thomas. Mayor J. K. McNeill, Jr. is modera tor for the series. This series for the public is made possible by the National Endow ment for the Humanities and the North Carolina Humanities Com mittee. Sponsors in Hoke County are The Sandhill Regional Library System (Hoke County Library), the Woman's Club of Raeford, and the Hoke County Bicentennial Com mission. Mrs. Faulkner, an assistant professor of English, received both the B.A. and M.A. degrees from East Carolina University_ where she has been on the faculty since 1957. She taught at ECU from 1957 1962, served as director of alumni affairs from 1962-1966, and returned to teaching in 1966. She has served as director of freshman composition and is active in various teaching and advisory positions in language arts. Mrs. Faulkner has published several texbooks and a number of articles, is listed in Outstanding Educators of America, and is a member of several professional organizations. In addition to her work in the field of English, Mrs. Faulkner has been very active in community affairs and in North Carolina politics. She was an alternate delegate to the 1960 National Democratic Convention. She has held various offices in local, state, and national political organiza tions, and is strongly interested in political issues. SPEAKER ?? Janice H. Faulkner, assistant professor of English at East Carolina University, will speak on politics and government at the fourth session of "The Good Old Days: Then Or Now" series March 23.
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