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15< e <~Yleu?6 - journal The Hoke County News - Established 1928 The Hoke County Journal - Established 1905 VOLUME LXVII NO. 50 RAEFORD. HOKE COUNTY. NORTH C AROLINA S5 PER YEAR THURSDAY. APRIL I 5. 1976 Around Town By Sam C. Morris A picture in this week's paper shows the Hoke High School Chorale on the steps of the Capitol in Washington. I mentioned last week in this column what the folks in Washington had to say about the group and this week another group will be commented on. This group is the Hoke High Sfliool Music Booster Club. It is a group that works for music the same as the Booster Club works for sjjorts. the Chorale division, working under the sponsorship of the Music Booster Club, was able to raise the money for the trip to Washington. This group worked behind the scenes and was the driving force that enabled the projects to be successful and the trip to being a reality for the Chorale. A hearty "Thank You" to this group. Bill Andrews came by the office last week after The News-Journal came off the press and said that the write-up about Col. Bob Lewis had a mistake in it. Bill said that the National Guard unit was organized in 1921 rather than 1923 as stated in the article. I informed him that Paul Dickson wrote that article and he would have to give him credit for the mistake and where he got his information was unknown to me. When Dickson was asked about the mistake he said that he had heard 1923 somewhere at sometime during his life but that since Bill was in the outfit in 1921 it must be the correct date. Dickson also stated that he couldn't have been in the unit in 1921 as his age wouldn't permit it. Anyway this has the records ^fraight. Thanks Bill! C.P. Kinlaw was in charge of the program at the Raeford Kiwanis Club last Thursday night. He introduced Neill L. McFadyen, chairman of the Raeford Housing Authority, who gave a very inform ative talk on the workings on the authority. The only reaction received so far from J. Scott Poole's letter is a comment from Glenn Wood. He didn't like his name used in the same sentence with Clayton Buoyer. The following letter is self - explanatory: Dear Sam: The Woman's Club needs help now in planning for some special Hoke County children to go to camp this summer. The Club sent five children to Camp Monroe (Laurel Hill, N.C.) last summer and hopes to interest the commu nity in sending many more this ve?r. The children we sent to camp for a wholesome experience were kids whose families could not afford to send them and who needed the guidance of loving adtlts. Money has been set aside for five children and a special account has been opened at the bank. Mrs. C.R. Clark (875-3532) is the Project Chairman and she would be delighted to hear from r * ur\i iktr\ Trvtin.1 ? /-. Pay Raises Sought '77 Budget Proposals Climb CAR AFIRE - Stonewall Fire Department members put out a fire which flared up under the hood of a Buick belonging to Mr. and M rs. James McMillan last week as the car was traveling between Antioch and Dundarrach. Cause of the fire had not been determined. (Photo bv Rob ShookI. Police Checking Curbs On 'Adult' Book Sales Police here plan to confer with the district attorney's office about "adult" literature sold in two Raeford convenience stores and one group has written the stores' man agement in an effort to have some publications removed from open display. "I've been trying to arrange a meeting with (Dist. Atty.) Ed Grannis," Police Chief Leonard Wiggins said. "We need to find out just what the laws are on this kind of stuff." Wiggins disclosed that plain clothes officer C.E. Campbell had recently visited one of the two Little Giant convenience stores in the city and purchased several magazines featuring nudity on the front covers. "Actually, he didn't get the right ones. What they're fussing about is the pictures on the paperbooks," Wiggins said. A check made at the Central Ave. Little Giant showed "adult" books, priced at $2.25, were dis played on the bottom two shelves of the paperback rack. Themes of the books included sado-masochism, bestiality, oral sex. with titles such as "Whipped Welfare Lady". "Mother's Sexual Urge", and "The Incestuous Circle". The paperback rack is located next to the comic books display, which has prompted action by the Raeford Ministerial Association in the form of a letter to T. R. Edwards, president of Little Giant stores. Rev. Jack Mansfield was ap pointed a "committee of one" last month by the ministerial associa tion to follow up complaints voiced by parents. "1 wrote the owner, telling him what we found and that we were concerned about it, we felt the material was salacious. I expressed our wishes that he would take some action himself, remove it, or at least no make it available to the general public. That was three or four weeks ago and I have had no response," Mansfield said. "1 intend to bring it up again at the next association meeting if we don't have an answer by then. We wanted to play it very low-key, as if it gets a great deal of publicity, they'd sell just that much more pornography," he said. Easter Sunrise Service An Eastersunrise service for the community will begin at 7 A..M. Sunday. April 18 at the Raet'ord Presbyterian Church. The service, open to all faiths, will be conducted by Rev. Kelly Wilson ot the Raet'ord United Methodist Church. It is sponsored by the Raetord Ministerial Association. Salary increases and rising operating costs contributed to sharply increased budget proposals from most county agencies which submitted proposals for the coming fiscal year before county commissioners in an all-day speical session Monday. Not all departments submitted tentative budgets and some are scheduled, including the school system, for a second session Thursday night, but figures detailed Monday totaled about $160,000 over the current year budget. Director of Social Services Benjamin Niblock estimated the county's share of his total budget would increase about 551.000 over this year's figure. Niblock presented an overall budget for fiscal 1976-77 of $1.6%,882. of which federal funds pay $1,101,133, the state pays $357,394, and the county portion was calculated at $238,355. under a complex system of federal matches and formulas used to compute shared costs of salaries and the various public assistance programs. Included in his proposed budget were ten per cent across the board salary hikes, but due to state - ordered upgrading of some positions, some increases were put at 20 per cent. Total budget for proposed salaries was put at $279,894. Niblock told commissioners the county's burden could be reduced by about $18,000 if the Comprehensive Employment Training Act (CETA) program is continued by Congress for the coming year and some jobs in the social services office can be funded through that. Niblock said about a $20,000 surplus in this year's budget was anticipated in drawing up his proposal, but it was not possible to be certain it would not be utilized. Sheriff D.M. Barrington presented an overall budget of $184,287. up from this year's 5165.187 figure, with requests for a 52.000 increase in his salary and smaller increases for deputies, jailers, and the office secretary. "1 do feel it's imperative that the men get a raise this year, for morale, and economic reasons. If they don't get it. I'll be looking for new men next year", he told the board. Barrington also requested two new patrol cars to replace older models at a cost of 510,000, and included the hiring of two additional deputies under a pending application for Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) funds, which, if approved, would cost the county 5887 per year per man. Requested funds for the jail budget. 528,900, up from this year's 523,900. included pay raises for the two cooks and also addition of air - conditioning to the jail kitchen. Countv oublic health center administrator Susan McKenzie presented a budget rising $23,419 over the current year, while county manager T.B. Lester termed the actual increase only about $15,000, due to state reimbursements for some salaries and sen ices. Mrs. McKenzie warned the group that a new X-ray maehinfc"1s a state requirement when the one in use now breaks down as it may not be repaired under existing regulations. Cost of a new machine was put at $17,000, but only 56.000 was alloted to her proposed budget. "It could last three years, or it could quit tomorrow", she said. Salary increases at approximately ten per cent were in the health department budget. The public library presented a total proposed budget of $45,337. up from this year's 523.562. Sandhills Rgional Library System director Bill Bridgeman explained to the board no revenue from the City of Raeford was included, as city governments are "under no obligation to support county libraries unless the people vote on it". Pay increases for library supervisor and three other librarians, plus the addition of another two full-time librarians at a cost of 510,400. were included. Also included was $8,000 up from this year's $750, for utilities, in anticipation of the move to the much larger building under construction now. Board of Elections chairman Harold Brock requested SI8.901 over this year's total, most of it due to costs of holding two. or See Bl'IXIl T. pace 10 Jumps 21-7?2 McMillan Breaks American Record Kathy McMillan apparently broke the American women's long jump record here Monday after noon during a triangular high school track meet. The jump of 21 feet. 7'/i inches came on her second jump of the day during the preliminary competi tion. The leap tons the previous mark set by Martha Watson in 1974. which was 21-7'/4. McMillan's jump will not be official until it is accepted by the Amateur Athletic Union. Hoke High track coach Bill Colston said the wind factor and the slope of the runway could hamper the chances of the mark being recorded. "I don't know who to send it in to yet. We had a wind factor of two feet per second according to our wind meter and the allowable wind speed is two meters per second." he said early Tuesday. "Other things like the slope of the runway, which is a 1-1,000_ratio for jumps in a regulation meet, might not meet their specifications, he added. Colston said McMillan was up on her feet after the jump but sat back behind her heels w hen she lost her balance. "We had to measure from where she ended up for the actual jump which proved to be the record, but we also measured from her heels and the distance was 22-5." he said. He said the world record is a little over 22-5. Colston said McMillan was more disappointed because she sat back on the jump than she was elated about breaking the record. McMillan went on to win the 100 and 220 yard dashes for the Hoke girl's team as they whipped Pine Forest and Red Springs for their eighth win of the season without a defeat. Hoke totaled 94 points while Pine Forest followed with 37 and Red Springs trailed with 12. McMillan has won every event she has entered this season. "Kathy is not jumping much in practice, hut is doing a lot of running," said Colston. "She has been working hard, but we will taper off before the state meet," he added. Colston said Tennessee State track coach Ed Templejs hoping to put McMillan on a relay team that will run in the AAU Nationals in June. McMillan signed a grant-in-aid with Tennessee State last week. "She will go on to the Olympic trials in Eugene. Ore. from there if she decides to do it." said Colston. He said the relay team would probably run the 440 in the Nationals. Colston declined to make any prediction about McMillan's chances of improving on the record or makiog the Olympic team. "1 think she's capable of doing better. So much can happen and we don't want to take anything for granted," he concluded. Rh'CORD FORM - KatUy McMillan shows the same landing technique she used while breaking the American women's long jump record here Monday. The winning iump measured 21 feet. 7!6 inches. Youth Hurt Hit And Run Charged A thirty three year-old Raeford man was arrested on hit and run and other charges early Monday morning after a Saturday night crash which hospitalized a 16 year-old driver. Raymond McNair, P.O. Box 464, Raeford. was jailed in lieu of SI,000 bond on charges of felony hit and run, driving left of center, md temporary larceny of a con veyance pending a May 14 court appearance, trooper K.W. Weston said. Weston said McNair left the ?Raeford Burlington plant about 5:30 P.M. Saturday in. a 1972 Mustang after the car's owner had " given McNair the keys to place beer in the trunk. At about 10 P.M., the Mustang struck a 1974 Pinto being operated by Michael David Salzer, 16. Rt. 2, Box 522, Raetord, while traveling on Rockfish Rd. just off 401 Business. Weston said. Salzer was admitted to Womack Army Hospital with lacerations and a minor concussion, according to Weston, while witnesses reported the driver of the Mustang left the car and fled on foot. A 13 year-old passenger riding with Salzer was uninjured. Damage to the Pinto was placed at about $1,200 and about $1,100 to the Mustang in Weston's estima tion. Witnesses at the scene of the accident gave authorities a descrip tion fitting McNair's, and the suspect was apprehended about 1 A.M. Monday by sheriffs deputies C.E. Harris and J. Riley in a rented room in the city.
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