FLAMING?The home of Mr. and Mrs. James Jones on Gold Hill Rd. was engulfed in flames by the time
Stonewall volunteer firemen arrived last Friday afternoon. This photo, taken moments before the firetrucks
arrived, shows the living room of the home where the blaze is believed to have started when lightning blew up the
television set. (Photo by Rob Shook)
Blaze Destroys Home
A mobile home on Gold Hill
Road northwest of Dundarrach was
destroyed by fire late Friday
afternoon after Stonewall Fire
Department volunteers apparently
received the alarm too late to save
the dwelling.
The blaze is believed to. have
started when lightning struck a
television antenna, according to
Stonewall firemen. The home,
which was unoccupied at the time,
belonged to Mr. and Mrs. James
Jones. Jones noticed the blaze while
driving on the road and summoned
his mother. Mrs. Mallory Jones,
who lives nearby, and Mrs. Jones
attempted to call the emergency
number for rural fires.
Mrs. Jones said Monday she first
telephoned 875-4242 at the sheriffs
office and the person answering
told her to "call the operator". She
said she then phoned the operator
who gave her the number of the
Hillcrest Fire Department. Mrs.
Jones said she then attempted to
re-dial 4242, but the line was busy.
She called the city of Raeford Fire
Department and also the Raeford
Police Department, she said.
"1 happened to think of a
fireman down at the Dundarrach
Trading Co. so I called there. I
called the sheriff s department
back again and then I heard the
fire siren go off", she said.
"I don't really know how long it
took, 1 wasn't even thinking about
time. But I do know I made eight
calls before I got through to
anyone", Mrs. Jones said.
Stonewall fireman Marty Jones
(no relation) said firemen battled
the blaze for nearly two hours
before bringing it under control.
The only things salvaged were some
clothing and silver.
We possibly could have saved a
good portion of it if we had gotten
the alarm sooner. Ten minutes even
would have made a whole lot of
difference with a mobile home",
lones said.
Deputy sheriff G.S. McGuire,
who was manning the dispatcher's
desk at the sheriffs department
Friday afternoon, said he never
received a call on 4242 from Mrs.
Jones.
"She must have got a wrong
number, that's why they told her to
call the operator. The only call 1
received on the fire was from the
Raeford Police Department and
that's when I sounded the siren",
McGuire said.
In District Court
Guy Sits In For
Vacationing Judge
Judge Charles L. Guy presided
over a brief District Court session
in place of vacationing Judge
Joseph L. Dupree Friday.
Lucius William Epps pleaded
guilty to misdemeanor larceny and
was sentenced to two years in jail,
suspended for two years. Con
ditions of probation for Epps
require him to make restitution of
$2,145.57 to The Bank of Raeford
and to pay costs of court.
Junior McArn. Shannon, plead
ed guilty to trespassing on the land
of Robert and Dcquilla Campbell.
He was sentenced to 30 days,
suspended for two years and
ordered to pay $25 and costs of
court. He was further warned not to
enter the Campbell property again.
Mavis Sturdivant. Rt. 1. Rae
ford. pleaded not guilty to assault
on a female and was found not
guilty by the court. Frivilous and
malicious prosecution w as found on
the part of the prosecuting w itness.
Thelma Locklear. and she was
required to pay costs of court.
} Joseph Govan, Red Springs,
pleaded not guilty and was found
not guilty of assault by pointing a
gun. Mary Govan, prosecuting
witness, was ordered to pay costs of
court for frivilous and malicious
prosecution.
Claude Stacy Weeks, Laurin
burg. pleaded guilty to driving
under the influence of intoxicating
liquor. He was sentenced to six
months in jail, suspended, fined
$125 plus the costs of courts, and
ordered to surrender his driver's
license for 12 months. He was also
ordered to attend the next four
sessions of the Sandhills Highway
Safety and Alcoholic Rehabilitation
Program.
Winford Bullard, Fayetteville,
pleaded not guilty to DU1, (third
offense). He was found guilty and
sentenced to six months in jail. The
defendant gave notice of appeal.
Richard Ellis, Raeford, pleaded
guilty to public drunkenness and
was sentenced to 30 days in jail.
Gloria Bridges, Rt. 3, Box 29 A.
Raeford. pleaded guilty to a
worthless check charge and was
sentenced to jail for 60 days,
suspended, and was ordered to pay
a fine of S10 plus costs of court,
and pay restitution of S18.08 to
Cato's Store. In another charge
against Mrs. Bridges, she pleaded
guilty to writing a worthless check
in the amount of $38 to Cato's
Store. She was sentenced to
another 60 days, suspended, and
fined $10.
Mathew Phillip Culbreth. Fay
etteville. pleaded guilty to speeding
65 in a 55 MPH zone and was
sentenced to jail for 30 days,
suspended, and fined $10 plus costs
of court.
Henry Monroe. Rt. 1, Box 549,
Raeford, pleaded guilty to charges
of altering a forged check and
passing a forged check. He was
sentenced to jail for 30 days,
suspended for two years, and
ordered to pay $25 restitution for
prosecuting witness as well as a
$100 fine and costs of court.
John Edwin Bronson, Rt. 2.
Raeford. pleaded guilty to speeding
70 in a 55 MPH zone and was
sentenced to 60 days in jail,
suspended, and fined $20 and
costs.
William Cordie Daughtry Jr.,
Wade, pleaded guilty to exceeding
a safe speed and was sentenced to
60 days, suspended and fined $25
and costs.
Spec. 4 Russell C. Harris, Ft.
Bragg, pleaded guilty to speeding
64 in a 55 MPH zone and was
granted a prayer for judgment
continuing upon payment of costs.
Melvin Lewis Dees Jr., 315
Dickson St., Raeford, was sen
tenced to 30 days in jail, sus
pended. after pleading guilty to
speeding 65 in a 55 MPH zone.
He was fined $10 and costs.
Claud Brown Grier, Charlotte,
pleaded guilty to a red light
violation and was sentenced to 30
days, suspended, and fined $10 and
costs.
Larry Ted Jarnigan, Elizabeth
town. received a 30 day suspended
sentence and was fined $10 after he
pleaded guilty to a red light
violation.
Charles Terry Brooks, Gastonia.
pleaded guilty to driving with his
license revoked and was sentenced
to 12 months, suspended for two
years, and fined $200. He was
ordered not to operate a motor
vehicle until properly licensed to do
so.
James Edward Jackson Jr..
Dunn, pleaded guilty to driving
with his license revoked and was
sentenced to six months, sus
pended. and fined $200. He was
warned not to drive until properly
licensed.
The following cases were granted
voluntary dismissals: Jimmie A.
Bunnells. Raeford. abandonment
and nonsupport of wife and
children; Roosevelt Campbell.
Scurlock area. Raeford, assault
with a deadly weapon; E-4 Calvin
McKinnon. Rowland, inspection
violation; Thomas Brooks. Jr..
Shannon, injury to personal prop
erty.
Federal Jobless Aid
Payments End July 31
Federal supplemental benefits
(FSB), a provision of the Emerg
ency Unemployment Compensation
Act of 1974 which extended
unemployment benefits beyond the
39 weeks eligibility cutoff, will end
in North Carolina July 31. the N .C.
Employment Security Commission
announced.
Eligible unemployed workers
may continue to receive FSB
payments during the 13 week phase
? out period which ends Oct. 30. No
supplemental payments will be
made after that date.
m The FSB program was inacted by
Congress with the stipulation the
program would be ended when the
national unemployment rate
dropped to six per cent. Each state
' will discontinue benefits when the
state unemployment level remains
at six per cent or less for three
months.
The unemployment rate is
figured only in "covered" employ
men I. lhat is jobs which are
included in unemployment insur
ance.
S.J. Benkosky. office manager of
the Raeford Jobs Service Office,
said he was unsure of how many
local unemployed workers will be
affected by the action. In January,
the FSB payments were ordered
terminated but the program was
extended.
Daniel Temple YPCA
Picks 'Sunday School'
Daniel Temple YPCA Conven
tion was held June 16 - 20 with Miss
Sunday School Convention
crowned Saturday night.
Miss Shirley Little, escorted by
Leverne Kershaw , was named Miss
Sunday School Convention. First
runner ? up was Miss Terell Ray.
second runner - up was Miss Karen
Rav and third runner - up was Miss
Mary McNeill.
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