Area Incidents
Man Charged In Own Fire
A county man has been charged
with drunken driving and unlawful
i burning of a dwelling after he
> allegedly set fire to his home and
? car about 4:30 p.m. Saturday.
Sheriffs deputies arrested James
vj R. Baker, 41, of Rt. 3, Raeford
^ after the man's neighbors reported
the Baker home was on fire. The
vj neighbors told deputies that Baker
had threatened to set his house on
fire and when they told him he was
"only kidding", he stated, "No,
S I'm not, look and see".
Baker was arrested while driving
;; shortly after the fire was .^ported.
In other incidents, Thomas
McRae, P.O. Box 432, Raeford,
?; was wounded by gunfire about 1
?: a.m. Saturday at a club in the Jones
?* Hill emotion McRae told deputies
he was leaving the club when an
assailant came up to him and
stated, "You don't believe I'll shoot
you" and began firing from a .25
caliber automatic pistol.
McRae was taken to Moore
Memorial Hospital where one bul
let was removed, according to the
report. No charges have been filed
yet. McRae's condition was un
known.
Two youths were arrested Friday
and charged with a break-in at the
Alpine Grocery in the Scurlock
area which was discovered Friday
morning. Richard Lee Johnson, 16,
of Rt. 2, Box 522, Raeford and
Joseph Melvin, 20, of Rt. 2, Box
520, Raeford. have been charged
with breaking and entering and
German Measles Outbreak
Reported In Onslow County
RALEIGH ? An outbreak of
;? rubella (German measles), a rash
| Prisoner
1 Seen On
jNationalTV
J* One of McCain Prison's better
known inmates was featured on the
< CBS 'Sixty Minutes' program Sun
day night.
Director of the Diagnostic Center
at the prison, Don Meeee, said that
a crew of seven or eight came to the
prison over a month ago and
worked for about two hours to
produce approximately five min
utes of film on the Rev. Ben Chavis,
one of the "Wilmington Ten."
Meece estimated that the whole
segment, which also included inter
views with the Wilmington district
attorney, state's witness Allen Hall,
and the minister at the church
where the disturbance developed,
lasted about 20 minutes.
Equipped with one camera and
; several boxes containing light and
# sound equipment, the CBS crew
photographed Chavis in Meece's
office and then filmed him walking
the recreation yard. Meece said of
\i tbe interview. "1( looked a little
?/ ojie-sided to me, ' but it was
* * enlightening. It showed more in
formation than I've seen in the
papers."
Meece indicated that the inter
view caused little disturbance to the
? prison schedule. "It was really not
that big a thing. So many people
; have come in here to interview
Chavis that we really just didn't
think much about it." he said.
' "The only one of the crew I even
talked to was a fellow from
Greensboro."
Meece was not present in his
office when CBS reported Morley
Safer interviewed Chavis because
?* "it was just too crowded in there.
They didn't ask me to leave.
Besides, no one is required to stay
with Chavis."
;? Prison officials were notified by
CBS of the show date, but not all
the prison employees tuned in..
Clearance for the interview was
given several weeks in advance by
% prison superintendent J.C. Harris.
illness that is a particular threat to
the offspring of pregnant women,
has been reported at Camp Lejeune
in Onslow County.
According to Dr. J.N. Mac
Cormack, head of the Division of
Health Services' Communicable
Disease Control Branch, 33 cases of
rubella have been reported so far
from the marine base. Diagnoses
on another 50 cases are expected to
be completed soon.
MacCormack said the Onslow
County Health Department has
notified obstetricians and pedia
tricians in the area about the
outbreak so that women of child
bearing age and children may take
the rubella vaccine. He said the
vaccine won't work after exposure.
The public health officials said
rubella is not a serious disease
insofar as children are concerned.
He cautioned, however, that it is
hazardous to pregnant women --
sometimes causing still - born
births or gross deformities of
infants. The rubella vaccine is
available at local health depart
ments.
MacCormack said rubella is
characterized by a pinkish rash,
slight fever and enlarged lymph
nodes behind the ears. He said
adults often experience pain in
joints. Rubella is frequently re
ferred to as the "three - day
measles."
The communicable disease
specialist said that, although this is
the beginning of the rubella season,
only scattered cases have been
reported across the state.
Williamsburg Trip
Being Planned
Are you interested in a two night
trip Williamsburg? If so call
875-2 1 1>2 (Hoke Agricultural Ex
tension Office) for further details
and to sign up for the trip.
Date for the trip will be decided
if there is enough interest. The
group will travel by chartered bus.
? * *
More than one million people are
served annually by Veterans Ad
ministration hospitals, nursing
homes and domiciliary facilities.
*
Lumbee River
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larceny. About S13 worth of beer
and food items was reported stolen
in the break-in.
Stacy Geer, Rt. 2, reported the
theft of an aluminum boat from his
back yard sometime Sunday night
or Monday. The loss is listed at
$200.
James L. Baker, Charlotte, re
ported the theft of a battery from a
chipper 530320 at Farm Chemical
property sometime over the week
end. The battery was valued at S35.
Irma Rogers. P.O. Box 274,
Raeford, complained her home was
broken into Sunday. Missing is a 12
inch, portable black and white
television worth $150. Entry was
apparently made through a win
dow.
Carol Jean Locklear, Rt. 1,
reported Larry's Drive-In on 401 -
bypass was broken into sometime
Thursday night or early Friday. A
cinder block had been thrown
through a window to gain entry,
according to the report. Beer and
eight-track tapes worth $111 were
taken.
Elizabeth Allmond, Rt. 3. Box
364. Raeford, reported her car
battery was stolen sometime March
1 or March 2 while the auto was
parked at her home. The loss is
listed at $30.
The Hoke County school bus
garage was entered sometime dur
ing the night of Feb. 24. Two
batteries worth $55 were taken
from vehicles and deputies recov
ered one of the batteries near the
fence surrounding the garage on
the 21 1 -cutoff.
Tommy Macko, Rt. 2. Box 529,
Raeford, reported four guns worth
$200 were taken from his home in a
break-in Feb. 21. Glass to a den
window was broken to gain entry,
according to the report. Tracks
found in the area indicated juve
niles were involved.
Joe Owens. Rt. 2. Box 184-H,
Raeford, complained a 15 h.p. boat
motor was stolen sometime Satur
day night from his yard. The chain
securing the motor had been cut.
according to the report. The item is
valued at $700.
James A. Kirkley. Rt. 4. Box
120, Raeford, reported his 1973
Kawasaki motor bike was stolen
from his home sometime March 2
or March 3. The bike is valued at
$175.
Curtis Cummings Jr.. Rt. 3. Box
92- A, Raeford. reported a 250
gallon oil tank was stolen from a
vacant house near Upchurch
School. The theft was discovered
Feb. 28. No value was listed.
John Gillis, Rt. 3. Box 478,
Fayetteville. reported the larceny of
a one h.p. motor off farm equip
ment sometime between Feb. 25
and March I . The motor is valued
at $125.
In the city, police received a call
Friday from Matthew McRae, who
operates McRae Grocery on St.
Paul's Dr.. complaining of the
larceny of $70 from his cash
register. McRae had left the store
to wait on a customer outside when
the larceny occurred.
Raeford Auto Co., told police
March 4 that eight hub caps had
been taken from automobiles on
their car lot. The caps were valued
at $408.60. On March 7 the police
again answered a call from the
Auto Co. for the theft of $159.70
worth of chrome rings and mirrors
from cars parked on the lot.
On March 6 Bruce Dillon. Rt. I ,
Box 132, Raeford, reported the
larceny of nine newspapers valued
at $3.15 from a vending machine.
Jimmy Kennedy. 426 E. Donald
son. informed police of the theft of
a one man boat valued at $125 from
his back yard.
SPRING FLOWER ? Winter will be over in just 10 days according to the
calendar and the bright yellow hues of daffodils now seen in county yards
seem a sure sign that spring is on the way.
Crash Injures Four
Two people were hospitalized
and two others injured Tuesday
following a two-car collision at the
intersection of RPR 1145 US 401
about 10:15 A.M.
Donna M. Holland. 41, Rt. 3,
Raeford, pulled her car from RPR
1 145 onto US 401 causing a vehicle
driven by Jennifer L. Locklear. 21,
Rt. I. Box 157. Raeford. to crash
into her.
Locklear and her passenger, an
infant Donald Locklear II. were
both admitted to Moore Memorial
Hospital.
Holland and her two passengers.
Macks Stores Reports
Election, Dividend
Macks Stores. Inc. announced
the election of three new directors
and one new officer.
Elected directors were C. Banks
Finger. Robert E. Bryan, Jr.. and
George R. Perkins, Jr. Finger is an
attorney with Finger, Watson and
Di Santi of Boone. Bryan resides in
Fayetteville. Perkins is director of
sales for Federal Spinning Corp., a
textile manufacturer located in
Sanford
J. Craig Dodson was elected
executive vice-president. Dodson
has been with the company since
1960. Before his promotion. Dod
son was director of store opera
tions.
The Board of Directors also
announced the declaration of a
quarterly dividend of five cents per
share on common stock, payable on
March 31. 1977 to stockholders of
record at the close of business on
March 14. 1977.
Sales for the year were
$39,570,475. up 13.4 percent over
1975 sales of S34.888.503. Net
earnings for 1976 were $1,260,563
or $1.17 per common share.
Avery Connell:
On the move.
Avery Connell
Right into Integon's President's Council.
One of the top representatives in Integon's
28 state operating territory, Avery earned his
place through listening to your insurance
needs. Then, by providing you with the
service you deserve.
Make your move this week. Call Avery
Connell, the Integon Listener.
127 W. Edinborough Ave. Tel. 875-5103
(tl INTEGON
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a daughter. Robin. 18. and Kathy
Holland. 63. of Rt. 3. Raeford.
were treated tor minor injuries bv a
doctor and released.
No charges were filed after
Highway Patrolmen investigating
the accident ruled that Mrs.
Holland's vision had been obscured
by a truck. The accident were
termed unavoidable.
Property damage was estimated
at $5,500.
Lundy
Fund
Contributions continue u>
pour into the Lundy Fund and
the balance has now reached
SI. 385 the Chamber of Com
merce reported.
The Lundy Fund has a goal
of S2.()()() to send Wim/y and
Allen Lundy on a "dream
vacation" in April for their
50th wedding anniversary. The
elderly couple who has op
erated Lundv's Shoe Repair
Shop here since 142^ never
taken a vacation together.
The Lundys were picked to
get the special treatment as a
way the community can say
"thank you" tor the years of
service the Lundys have given.
Their repair shop continues to
do work at pre-inflation prices
and the Chamber of Commerce
has applauded them for their
principles of honest and
reliable service.
To contribute to the vaca
tion. send a cheek to Lundy
Fund. P.O. Box ^h. Raeford.
or drop a donation into one of
the collection boxes around the
stores and restaurants in town.
Arts Council
Meeting Set
There will be a meeting next
Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the
Hoke County Library for all
citizens interested in establishing a
local Arts Council.
The local organization would be
affiliated with the N.C. Association
of Arts Council. Objectives are to
develop, promote and coordinate
the arts at the community level.
A representative front the state
organization will be present to
answer questions and assist in
setting up the local plans.
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prices. For example, if you qualify for the
short form, Block charges a very low
price. And Block's price includes your
resident state return.
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