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DAYS OF MONTH
RAINFALL ?? The Raeford area received 4.9 inches of precipitation during January, most of it coming in the first
half of the month as seen by this chart. The amount was about average compared to the last three years. In 1976 it
was 4.4 inches, in 1975 it was 6.8 and in 1974 it was 4.6.
In Superior Court
Man Draws 2 Year T erm
Superior Court Judge A. Pilston
Godwin, Jr., handed down a two
year jail sentence to Monroe
Alexander McLean during Friday's
court session.
McLean, Rt. 2, Box 12 A,
Raeford, pleaded not guilty to a
? charge of misdemeanor receiving of
S500 worth of stolen property. The
jury found him guilty of receiving a
riding lawn mower which belonged
to James Scott.
Roscoe Daniel McMillian, Rt. 1,
Box 832, Raeford, pleaded guilty to
driving while under the influence of
intoxicating liquor, second offense,
and received a six month jail term
and was ordered to pay S350 plus
court costs.
Harry Locklear, Sandhill Youth
Center, pleaded guilty to felonious
escape and was sentenced to six
months in the custody as a
"committed youthful offender".
The sentence will begin at the
expiration of all previous sentences.
He is currently serving time on a
larceny charge.
Richard Dowless, Sandhill
Youth Center, also pleaded guilty
to felonious escape and received a
six month sentence scheduled to
begin at the expiration of all
previous sentences. Dowless is
serving time for three charges of
breaking and entering and two
charges of larceny.
David Franklin McNair, Rt. 3,
Box 1 12 A, Raeford, pleaded guilty
to speeding 55 in a 66 MPH zone
and was sentenced to ten days in
jail. The sentence was suspended
on the condition that the defendant
pay one half of the court costs plus
a fine of S10.
Clinton Clark, Rt. 1, Box 64 G,
Red Springs, entered a plea of
guilty to the charge of uttering a
forged a check and was given a
prayer for judgment continued
until the April term of Superior
Court for Hoke County with the
case calendared for entry of
judgment.
PAGEANT FINALIST -- Dehbie Minshew of Raeford is a finalist in the
Miss North Carolina Teen-ager Pageant and will compete with contestants
from all over the state March 12 in Raleigh. The 16 year-old Hoke High
student has already won four beauty contests in the past year.
Raeford Girl A Finalist
In State Pageant
Debbie Minshew, 16. daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. D.L. Minshew of
College Drive, has been selected a
finalist in the 6th Annual Miss
North Carolina Teen-ager Pageant
to be held at Raleigh Memorial
Auditorium March 12.
The host hotel is the Holiday Inn
Downtown where contestants will
be -housed Mar. 11-13. The Miss
North Carolina Teen-ager Pageant
is the official state finals to the Miss
National Teen-ager Pageant to be
held in Atlanta in August. Angela
Adams of Greensboro is the reign
ing Miss North Carolina Teen-ager.
? There will be contestants from all
over the state competing for the
title of Miss North Carolina Teen
ager. Judging is based on scholastic
achievement, leadership, poise.
I personality and beauty. Each con
testant will recite a 100 word speech
SUPPORT YOU*
HOKE COUNTY
RESCUE SQUAD
Community S*rvk? Sine* 1 96?
of her own composition on the
subject. "What's Right Ahout
America".
The winner of the Miss North
Carolina Teen-ager Pageant will
receive S500 cash and an all
expense paid trip to the national
pageant where she will compete
w ith state winners from all 50 states
and the District of Columbia for
SI 0,000 in cash scholarships.
Trophies at the state level will be
awarded to the top five contestants
three speech winners. Miss Con
geniality, Miss Photogenic and the
Citizenship winner.
Reigning Miss National Teen
ager Kellie Thompson of Bountiful.
Utah, will be a special guest at the
Miss North Carolina Teen-ager
Pageant.
Miss Minshew is being sponsored
by radio station WSHB. She is a
11th grade student at Hoke High
School and her interests include
Modeling, singing, sewing, cooking
and art. She was Miss EKOH and
Miss Football for the 1975-76
school year. Last year she was
crowned Miss Cape Fear Fair and
Miss Carolina Holiday Queen.
Raymond Jones RFD 2, Box 26
A, Raeford, appeared before the
court charged with assault with
intent to commit rape and kidnap
ping. At the close of the state's
evidence a judgment of non-suit
was granted on the charge of
assault with intent to commit rape
and kidnapping. The case was
submitted to the jury on the charge
of assault on a female and false
imprisonment. The jury returned a
verdict of not guilty.
James McCrimmon, Rt. 1, Rae
ford, was found not guilty by a jury
of charges of unlawful breaking or
entering a dwelling house and
willful damage to real property.
A charge of abandonment and
nonsupport of an illegitimate child
against Jerry William, Rt. 1, Box
537, Raeford, was dismissed by the
prosecutor.
Precinct
Meetings
Set Feb. 10
The democratic party in Hoke
County will hold precinct meetings
for the election of new precinct
officers and precinct committee
members on Feb. 10 at 8 p.m.,
county chairman Sam C. Morris
announced.
The meetings will convene at the
polling places of each precinct.
The officers of the precinct
committees will be a chairman,
three vice - chairmen and a
secretary - treasurer. Terms of
office of the officers and members
of the committees are two years.
Rules require that no two officers of
a precinct committee be from the
same immediate family.
Delegates to the county conven
tion on Saturday, March 19 will
also be elected at the precinct
meetings. Under the formula of one
delegate for each 50 gubernatorial
votes cast in the last general
election, the county's 13 precincts
will have the following number of
delegates: Allendale (2), Antioch
(5), Blue Springs (5), Buchan (3),
McCain (4), Puppy Creek (4),
Raeford One (10), Raeford Two
(7), Raeford Three (4), Raeford
Four (7), Raeford Five (8),
Rockfish (3) and Stonewall (5).
The same formula will apply to
the number of votes each precinct is
allowed whenever the county
executive committee meets.
In the event a quorum (10 votes)
is not present for any precinct
meeting on Feb. 10 a second
meeting will be held one week later.
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Handmade Jewelry
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Hand Carved Chess Sets
Dashikis ? Tops
Hand Carved Wood
Globe Strobe Light
Imported Gifts - Gag Gifts
Puka Shell Beads
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