HALL OF FAME ?? Kathy McMillan. Olympic silver medalist, was named
as the outstanding high school female track athlete of 1976 in the newly
established National Track and Field Hall of Fame in Charleston. W. Va.
Miss McMillan received a large trophy like the one to be installed in the
Hall of Fame just before returning home from Tennessee State for the
holidays. She attended the ground breaking ceremonies for the hall Nov. 27
along with a number of other Olympic stars. Four athletes will be inducted
into the Hall of Fame each year, two women, one high school and one
college, and two men. also one from high school and one from college.
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Needy Families 'Taken',
Bragg Help Refused
Response trom the community
for the needy families' Christmas
drive coordinated by the Depart
ment of Social Services has been so
good that DSS Director Benjamin
Niblock has decided to turn down
the goods collected by Ft. Bragg
groups for Hoke families.
The 35th Signal Group at Ft.
Bragg and the Main Post NCO
Wives Club have jointly made the
Christmas project for Hoke County
families an annual program in
recent years. The two groups have
been seeking used beds, baby cribs,
furniture and stoves and other
appliances since November for
distribution to poor households.
Niblock said Tuesday that the
response from Hoke County groups
to the appeal made for the families
on the DSS list was "the best since
I've been here". Out of 30 families
who had requested special assist
ance. 28 had already been "adopt
ed" by individuals or groups here in
the community, he said. The
remaining two families should get
help before Christmas, he said.
Niblock said last year the mili
tary group never contacted anyone
at the DSS office ahead of time and
they brought a truck with the
articles, some of which had to be
stored for a time.
" They didn't have much in the
way of toys for children, it was
more appliances. This year they
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and or the recovery of one
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wanted a list of families and their
requirements and when it appeared
that we could take care of all the
families, it was decided that they
would keep them at their ware
house for emergencies -- when we
get a family who has had losses
from a tire or other disaster." he
said.
Kay Thomas, a former Hoke
social worker and the wife of city
councilman Crawford Thomas Jr..
w as critical of Niblock's decision to
refuse the help from Ft. Bragg.
"With the number of poverty
level families in Hoke County it is
unthinkable to refuse any free aid.
There is a great number of low
income families that the DSS
hasn't heard of." she said.
Davna Pate, another ex-case
worker who is now the Chamber of
Commerce manager, was also
sharply critical of the decision.
"Weeks ago I offered to help find
another agency who would be
willing to help distribute these
articles to needy families. At the
interagency meeting this month,
the home agent's office in the
county extension service requested
some assistance for a family of
eight who had been burned out.
Mr. Niblock gave a tlat 'no' and
said the DSS office would have
nothing to give." Mrs. Pate said.
"There is a number of marginal
income families who are not on the
DSS caseload, such as food stamp
families, who could use these
articles. If storage is a problem, the
county extension service office has
already offered the use of the
assembly room in the county office
building." she said.
Chairman of the Hoke County
Social Services Board. J.H. Blythe
?.aid Tuesday that he hadn't had
time to study the decision yet.
"1 intend to contact the rest of
the board about it. as I've been
made aware that some people have
different opinions about it. I
personally hate to see that they are
not going to come into the county if
they can be used. One worker in the
social services department did tell
me that they had started too late to
be able to distribute the things."
Blvthe said.
"It is Mr. Niblock's job to take
care of these things and he is an
excellent administrator. I would
have to say I disagree with him
about this decision, but 1 do respect
his judgment." Blythe said.
"1 don't think that anyone at
social services would object if any
civic organization would make
arrangements to deliver these it
ems." Blythe said.
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Area Incidents
Valuable Art Goes Up In Smoke
Three paintings valued at $1,800
were destroyed in a fire Dec. 14
near the Hitchin' Post on U.S. 401 -
business.
According to a report tiled by
Deputy J.fc. Murdock, an un
occupied trailer owned by Edward
M. Deeb, P.O. Box 262, Raeford
caught fire sometime after mid
night Tuesday damaging the 1974
Sholts mobile home valued at
59,747.50. Also lost in the fire were
two single beds valued at $200; a
clothes dryer valued at $160; a
stove valued at $500 and a
dishwasher valued at $225. The
Hillcrest Fire Department ans
wered the call for the fire which
apparently started at the back of
the trailer.
Marion L. Jackson, Rt. 1, Box
129-B, Lumber Bridge, advised
deputies of a breaking, entering.
and larceny at a trailer located ott
S.R. 1003. The report filed by
Deputy J. Peterkin Dec. 14 indi
cated that Jackson and his father
had returned from shopping that
afternoon to find the storage house
lights turned on. The two men then
discovered that the lock on the
storage house was broken. Missing
from the storage house and the
trailer were a Zenith color television
valued at $500; AM-FM stereo
radio valued at S250; a turntable
valued at S60; refrigerator valued
at $500; Mossberg .22 rifle, $100; a
automatic Winchester, $90; a .20
gauge shotgun, $40; 410 shotgun,
$80; M-l rifle, $150; a .38 Smith
and Wesson, $125; Ruger 357 blue
steel, $200; Polan chain saw, $450;
skill saw, $40; Seiko watch $110;
AM-FM clock radio, $69; West
inghouse dryer, $200; tires, $140.
Damage was listed at $20.
Deaths And Funerals
Rev. Arthur D. Carswell
Funeral services tor the Rev.
Arthur Dulla Carswell. former
pastor of Bethel Presbyterian
Church, were held Saturday at
Providence Forge Presbyterian
Church Cemetery.
The Rev. Carswell. 88. died Dec.
lb at his home in Virginia after a
sudden illness.
A native of Abbington. Va.. he
was a graduate of Kings College
and Union Theological Seminary in
Richmond. Va. He served as pastor
ot Bethel Church from 1923 - 1939.
and was pastor of Sandy Grove
Presbyterian Church.
Surviving are two sons. Arthur
D. of Favetteville and John W.
Carswell of Marriotsville. Md.:
four daughters. Miss May T.
Carswell of Cleveland. Ohio. Dr.
Jane T. Carswell of Lenoir. Miss Jill
Carswell of Providence Forge. Va..
and Miss Judy Carswell of Fav
etteville; and four grandchildren.
Mra. Dora Williamson
Funeral services for Mrs. Dora
Williamson of Raeford were con
ducted Saturday at 3:30 p.m. at
Raeford Presbyterian Church.
Burial was in Raeford Cemetery.
Mrs. Williamson, 83. died
Thursday.
Surviving are one son, Jim
Williamson of Raeford; three
daughters, Mrs. Gladys Baicy of
Aberdeen, Md., Mrs. Joyce
McDiarmid of Rosemont, Pa. and
Mrs. Marie Warner Of Raeford;
one brother, Archie McCormick of
Rowland; two sisters, Mrs. Annie
McCormick of Rowland and Mrs.
Flora Apple of Raleigh; 18 grand
children; and 13 great-grand
children.
Asbury R. Wilson
Funeral services for Asbury R.
Wilson of Rt. 3, Lumberton were
conducted Tuesday at 2 p.m. at
Biggs Funeral Home chapel with
Dr. Russell T. Cherry officiating.
Wilson, 69, died Saturday night
at Southeastern General Hospital
following an extended illness. He
was a retired North Carolina
Highway Commission employee.
Surviving are his wife. Mrs. Reva
C. Wilson of the home; three sons,
Charles of Raeford, Jerry of
Fayetteville and Knox Wilson of
Rockingham; three daughters,
Mrs. Isabel Miles of Lancaster,
S.C., Mrs. Melba Peterson of
Camerillo, Cal. and Mrs. Betty
Fields of Aberdeen; one stepson,
William Davis of England; one
brother, Zora Wilson of Sanford;
three sisters, Mrs. Clara Britt of
Bladenboro, Mrs. Mary Russ of
Lumberton and Mrs. Lois Mc
Millian of Lumberton; and several
grandchildren.
Jessie D. Jones
Jessie David (Dave) Jones, 74, of
Rt. 1, Raeford. died Saturday.
Funeral services were held 2 p.m.
Tuesday at the Freedom Chapel
A.M.E. Zion Church. Burial fol
lowed in the Silver Grove Cemetery.
The Rev. James L. Glenn of
ficiated.
Jones is survived by four sons.
James B. Jones and Raymond B.
Jones of Washington. D.C.. Henry
L. Jones and Jessie David Jones,
Jr.. of Raeford; a daughter. Mrs.
Annie Mae Dockery of Raeford; a
foster daughter. Mrs. Eloise Rat
cliff of Brooklyn. N.Y.; two
brothers. William H. Jones of
Philadelphia. Pa., and George W.
Jones of Washington. D.C.; a
sister. Mrs. Fannie Mae Graham of
Raeford; 35 grandchildren and 22
great - grandchildren.
Jones was a retired courthouse
worker.
Merry Christmas from The News-Journal staff
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James Jacobs. Rt. 4, Box 232.
Raeford, reported a breaking,
entering, and larceny Dec. 15.
Listed as missing were a Philco
black and white television valued at
$60; a .12 gauge single barrel
shotgun valued at S50; a G.E.
alarm clock valued at S7; and
Christmas presents valued at S50.
The thieves apparently entered the
residence by removing tape from a
window where a previous break - in
had occurred.
Bobby Pose, Rt. 2, Box 270 B.
Raeford, complained to deputies
Dec. 15 of a breaking, entering,
and larceny at his residence. The
glass was broken out of the back
door to gain admittance. Posey
listed as missing an AM-FM radio
valued at S25; a Sony black and
white television, $100; tape player.
$80; a .12 gauge Winchester pump
weapon, model 1200, S150; a .12
gauge Springfield Savage Arms
single barrel model 944, S50; and
miscellaneous jewelry, toiletries
and two cameras. Total value on
the property lost was $797.
Wilton Strickland, Box 574
Aberdeen, reported the larceny of
four axles, eight tires and wheels,
and two tongues for towing double
wide trailers Dec. 16. The missing
articles were priced at $500.
In the city, police arrested Benjie
Stephens, 20. of 520 E. Sixth Ave.
and charged him with larceny in
connection with a reported shop
lifting Dec. 15 at Macks Vareity in
the Edenborough Shopping Center.
Reported missing were a Juliet
multi - band radio and Juliet clock
radio worth $74.90, police said.
Stephens was released on bond.
Jimmy Soles, 415 W. Donaldson
Ave., reported a Beta CB radio was
stolen out of a truck parked in his
yard sometime between 8:30 a.m.
and 3:40 p.m. Monday. The loss is
listed at $140. The vehicle had been
left locked, police said, and the
thief apparently forced a window.
A minibike reported stolen from
Ervin Williams, 103 Cole Ave.,
sometime Sunday night or Monday
morning was recovered by police
Monday night behind a Harris Ave.
restaurant. The bike was taken
from the Williams home.
Alfred Galloway Jr., 17, of Rt. 1 .
Red Springs, was arrested by Off.
L. Foster and charged with mis
demeanor possession of marijuana
Friday night at the high school.
Foster, who was patrolling the
school for the basketball game,
arrested Gallowav in a parking lot.
He allegedly had one marijuana
cigaret on his person, according to
the report tiled.
LAGLE SCOUT -? Jerry, Graham,
a sophomore at Hoke High School,
is the first member of Troop 434 to
attain the rank of eagle scout.
Called the "spark plug" of the
troop. Graham earned a total of 32
badges for his award. Only 24 merit
badges are required for the eagle
scout award. He has also earned
eleven skill awards. He is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. L.L. Lyons of
RueJ'ord.
Wcel<lHRF!
HEALTH TIP
M. Wood W. Coley
Gout, a form of arthritis that
affects joints of fingers and
toes can be dramatically
helped by eating cherries,
states Texas Re|>orts on Bi
ology and Medicine. It cites
case histories of gout patients
cured by eating cherries,
canned or fresh, sour or black.
No side effects (except perhaps
mild diarrhea). It may be
worth a try for gout sufferers.
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