Deaths And Funerals
Former A&R President Dies
FLAG DAY ? Carson Davis, representative of Woodmen of the World,
presented to TexElastic Corporation a flag in a ceremony Tuesday. March
30. Accepting the flag is Horace Stogner. plant manager.
Forest Lockey
Ruritan Club - Arch McGugan (on left), first president of the
Allendale-Antioch Ruritan Club, is shown with first vice-president Dave
Currie at the recent 21st anniversary celebration. Guests attending were
Avulon Potts of Advance. N.C.. national director: Ed Cartner of
Mocksville. national treasurer; and Harold Matthews of Gray's Creek, zone
governor. Rev. Ben Ferguson conducted a memorial for deceased charter
members. (Photo by A.T. Johnson)
NEEDLEPOINT PORTRAIT of this 8-year-old table tennis champ is
typical of the "paintings in yarn " being produced in the Peoples Republic
of China. In special factories, teams of hand stitchers may spend months
painstakingly creating these large needlepoint pictures, achieving high
detail and color range.
Americans In Stitches
Thanks To Needlepoint
What would they all have in
oenimon: Martha Washington,
Spiro Agnew. Helen of Troy, Field
Marshall Montgomery, Rosey
Grier, Martha Mitchell, and the
Duke of Windsor?
#How about needlepoint?
According to various reports,
eyewitnesses, and confessions, they
all have tried their hand at this
ancient and increasingly popular
stitchery art, the National Geo
graphic Society says.
In fact, the skill that well-bom
Victorian mothers used to teach
their daughters because "the Devil
makes work for idle hands" big city
businessmen now take up to help
them unwind.
Needlepoint, the kind of em
broidery that fills a piece of canvas
with often identical stitches creat
ing a colored picture or design, was
invented nobody knows how long
ago.
An example of needlepoint was
found in an Egyptian tomb of the
15th century B.C., and some say
needlepoint probably was invented
even that long ago in China.
Chinese skill with needle and
thread has since become world -
famous. Now this expertise can be
seen by Americans in a remarkable
exhibition of 38 classic Chinese
scenes in needlepoint and four
finely worked silk embroideries, all
made in the Peoples Republic of
China.
They were collected in China for
LeeWards Creative Crafts, Inc., of
Elgin. Illinois. They will be ex
hibited eight weeks at the National
Geographic Society in Washington,
D.C., and then in April at the
Chicago Public Library.
Creating beautiful pictures and
designs may be the basic motive
behind needlepoint, but it's not the
onlv one.
Today's needlepointers say it
gives them something to do with
their hands while trying to quit
smoking. it passes time during
commercials or between football
plays while watching television, and
it's powerful aid to relaxing
tensions.
A psychiatrist says needlepoint's
vogue may be related to a search for
identity. He says he does it while
listening to patients on his couch,
stitching away when they start
repeating themselves.
In Colonial times little girls
showed off their ABC's in needle
point, painstakingly stitching
samplers, perhaps signed "Made
by Grace, Age 5, 1776," and
prized today by their great - great -
great - great granddaughters.
Needlepoint samplers also mark
ed life's milestones: a graduation, a
marriage, or a "Home Sweet
Home."
Pity moooes and worthy sayings
are needlenbrk favorites: "Love is
another Word for Mother," "Bless
the Lord, O My Soul," "May the
Wind alwc^fc be at your Back," or
"Before you Meet your handsome
Prince, you'll probably have to Kiss
a lot of Toads."
Edward E. Andrews
Funeral services for Edward Earl
Andrews, 28, of Raeford, who died
Friday, were held Sunday at 4 P.M.
at the Raeford Church of God.
Revs. B.V. Childress and Frank
Moore officiated. Burial was in
Raeford Cemetery.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Joanne Andrews; two daughters,
Miss Pricilla Andrews and Miss
Erlene Andrews of the home; his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence
Andrews of Raeford; two brothers,
Larry Andrews and Jerry Andrews
of Raeford; and a sister, Mrs.
Wade Garner of Ashley Heights.
Pallbearers were Buddy Lee, Jeff
Sumner, Willard Byrd, Ted Luns
ford, Ed Robinson, and Ronnie
Wilson.
Robert A. Barefoot
Funeral services for Robert
Arthur Barefoot, 30, of Raeford
who died Friday, were held Sunday
at 2 P.M. at Crumpler Funeral
Home chapel. Burial was in Rae
ford Cemetery.
burviving are his wife, Mrs.
Gloria Barefoot; a son, Robert
Thomas Barefoot of the home; a
daughter, Miss Lisa Barefoot of the
home; his father, James Barefoot of
Raeford; five brothers, Charles
Barefoot, Thomas Barefoot, James
Barefoot, Ernest Barefoot and
Wilbert Barefoot of Raeford; and
two sisters, Mrs. Doris Skinner and
Mrs. Edna Kerr of Kernesville.
Wood row W. HolUday
Funeral services for Woodrow
Wilson Holliday, 63, of William
son, who died Sunday, were held
Tuesday at 4 P.M. at Biggs Funeral
chapel. Burial was in Woodlawn
Cemetery.
Among the survivors is a brother,
Homer Holliday of Raeford.
Head Start
Applications
Due April 30
Four-County Community
Services, Inc., Head Start Pro
?ram is now taking application
or enrollees for program year
1976-77.
The deadline for application
is April 30th. Enroilee selec
tions will be made during the
month of May and parents will
be notified the first of June.
If you have a child between
three and five years of age who
is eligible under the program
guidelines, please make appli
cation at-your nearest Head
Start Center or Neighborhood
Service Center before April
30th. Children from families
whose income is below the
poverty guideline are eligible.
4*>"? ls>A*y. former mayor of
Aberdeen and retired present of
died Tue Htn and *ockfish Railroad,
f ,, Tuesday at a Pinehurst hospital
foi owing an extended illness *
Lockey, 76, serve(i as pj ..
SlTtion h,lighway ""nmissioner, a
bv ri ?WasapP?u1,ed in 1953
y Gov. William B. Umstead.
board W3f alf aPP?'n|ed to the
was associated with the raihoad fw
50 years. He retired as the line's
president a year ago.
3 are sct>eduled for
Putiill ' (Thursday) fr0m the
J?g MemoriaJ United Methodist
Jackffln ny ? 'ihe Rev- Wilbur I
SS.S?Tyrt'd"l'd??
H$ZTLm hiS Wife' Mrs- Carrie
Jr of AJb?Hy' 3 S?"' Forest
A .1. ?Abcrdeen; two sisters Mr<
Arthur McEachin of Red Springs and
Te'nn h' CamP*r of Kingsport
Tenn., and two grandchildren. '
Wfred T. Walten
3 "p Md' Sjnda> at
KeJPvft1 Ch"Ch
a?Wa'ters' who died Friday was
an active member of the Hoke
MitSffrrKrwivs
tmfnf1;|IW? brothers- Stuttt Wal
w" ,?L nf V?nV,1!e and Unno"
anH JJ Y'reinia Beach Va
Harris of eph S' M" Me?ie
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w??M
ho?eSCUe s3uad members were
honorary pallbearers.
Joe Waiter Lowery
,oe Wait?
$}? '? Raeford; two brothers S?
and two sisters, *S. N,!&
Veteran's
Corner
Q - How much money may I
borrow on the GI loan?
A -- There is no limit that the
lender can loan as long as the house
will appraise for the selling price,
your credit is good, and your
income is sufficient to meet the
payments. The VA will guarantee a
maximum of $17,500 on your loan.
0 -- Does the VA education loan
program apply to persons eligible
for VA dependents' educational
assistance?
A ? Yes. Eligible dependents
and veterans may borrow up to
$600 per academic year to pursue a
course leading to a standard college
degree, or if enrolled in a course
leading to a professional or voca
tional objective which requires at
least six months to complete. The
interest - bearing loan is based
upon financial need and is avail
able only to those who are unable to
obtain a student loan under the
Higher Education Act of 1965.
Q - I used my automobile grant
when the maximum was $2,(100. 1
understand the amount now is
$3,300. Can I receive the additional
$500 difference?
A -- No. However, the law does
provide for repair or replacement of
adaptive equipment necessary for
safe operation of an automobile
acquired under this benefit.
Q-l am a totally disabled veteran
over 65 years of age. Is il too late for
me to apply for a waiver of
government insurance premiums?
A-No. If you became totally
disabled before your 65th birthday,
and meet other requirements, you
may be entitled to a waiver of
premiums even though you did not
apply for il before your 65th
birthday.
TURKEY TALK? Mrs. Louise Wood, a Pembroke State University senior
assigned as student teacher at Hoke High, presented a demonstration on
the many varieties of turkey products and how they can be prepared for
about 50 home economics students at the high school. Products were
furnished courtesy of House of Raeford Farms.
RURAL SCENE? The tobacco bulk barns, never-changing landmarks on
the rural sc&ne. will be pressed into service again this summer after a
winter 's rest to house the 1976 flue-cured tobacco crop. Designation of
warehouses is now underway by growers.
WARNING? Despite the prominently placed warnings to put trash
outside the containers, bundles of garbage and loose trash have been strewn
on the ground at this county-owned sanitary container.
Cost Of Accidents,
$3,393,000 Locally
For the average Hoke County
resident, what are the chances of
going through an entire year
without having an accident of some
sort?
Are local people more likely or
less likely to be involved in a traffic
accident or a home accident than
those in other communities?
According to the latest govern
ment statistics, covering the entire
country, local residents are more
accident prone than the average.
The findings are based upon
data compiled by the U.S. Public
Health Service, in connection with
its annual vital statistics survey,
and upon reports from the National
Safety Council.
Covered were all accidents in
which Hoke County people were
involved, wherever they took place,
including those that occurred while
driving, while at work, in the home,
or while swimming, boating or
hunting. Not included, however,
were local accidents affecting non -
residents.
Taking into account the Govern
ment's last three annual reports, it
appears that there has been an
average of 13 fatal accidents per
year in the county. Motor vehicles
were responsible for 8 of them.
In terms of population, the
annual toll in the area was at the
rate of 80 fatalities per 100,000
people during the three - year
period.
It was a somewhat higher rate
than was found in most other
communities in the United States,
where the average was 55 per
100,000. In the State of North
Carolina it was 70.
The National Safety Council's
latest figures show a big drop in the
overall death toll from accidents,
resulting in a saving of 11.000 lives
in the past year alone. Some9.300
of them were due to a decrease in
motor vehicle deaths, attributed in
large part to the fact that people
did less driving and kept their
speed down.
However, despite the improve
ment, there were still no less than
105.000 accidental deaths in the
United States. And, for every
person who lost his life, there were
more than 100 others who were
seriously injured.
The National Safety Council
estimates the economic loss in
volved. counting loss of wages,
medical expenses, property damage
and the like at $43.3 billion.
Hoke County's share of this loss,
applying the average cost per
accident to the local area, comes to
approximately $3,393,000.
Social Security
News
People should cash their sup
plemental security income checks
within a reasonable time to prevent
loss or theft, even though there's no
time limit on cashing them, accord
ing to W.W, Thomas, social secur
ity manager in Favetteville.
"A check that's lost, stolen, or
destroyed can be replaced, but it
will take some time," he said. "It's
in your interest to handle your
supplemental income checks care
fully.
"It's a good idea to sign your
check in front of the person who
will cash it," he said. "If you sign
your check and then lose it, it could
be cashed by anyone who finds it."
People whose supplemental se
curity income checks are lost,
stolen, or destroyed should get in
touch with the nearest, social se
curity office at once and, explain
what happened. Thomas advised.