ates a parachute school and is a
former member and now trainer for
the U.S. Army Golden Knights
parachute team.
"He has donated to every team,"
'Christen said. "He arranges places
Tor us to stay and his wife has even
'cooked meals for us, starting at b
a.m. and going to nine at night."
Thacker is the guiding force
behind the team, members say. and
on the strenght of his coaching, the
U.S. Women's Parachute Team
has become the best in the world.
"In 1976, we went out and beat
the socks off the other countries
and we'll do it again this year,"
Thacker said. The men's team
finished second in the world meet
two years ago.
This particular group-most in
their mid-20's--has been together
for four or five years. Since they
participate at their own expense,
some members of the team even
tually find they don't have the time
for training.
About this time. I looked up to
see the tiny airplane gaining
altitude. They would be making
their jumps soon.
As Judy Patrick explained it,
there are two events in competition
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tor which the jumpers are judged.
One is accuracy, or getting as dose
to the target as possible. The other
is a timed event to see who can do
six free fall maneuvers the fastest.
For the maneuvers, the jumps start
at 6,600 feet.
The average free fall lasts about
25 seconds. Christen said, and the
jumper must build up speed-about
150 m. p. h. --before beginning his
maneuvers. It means that for every
jump, you get 10 seconds of
practice time, or about a minute's
worth in a day. Christen, a
Greensboro fireman, has 12 hours
of free fall time to his credit.
In the air above. I heard a
ripping sound and looked up to see
that a red. white and blue canopy
had blossomed overhead. A few
seconds later, another colorful
canopy bloomed in the sky.
That ripping sound seemes kind
of unnerving. I asked Judy Patrick
if she'd ever had to use her reserve
chute.
"Four times," she said, "Once
the canopy split in half. It was a
factory defect or something like
that. And sometimes the lines get
tangled. It makes you a little
nervous."
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PACKLXG HER CHUTE - U.S. Parachute Team member Judy Patrick
packs her chute in preparation for the next jump, while behind her.
two other jumpers fold theirs after landing on target.
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I watched the jumpers steer
themselves around the sky and took
a few pictures of them as they
gently landed on the target.
If all of this has given you the
itch to jump. Christen told me you
can take student jumps for about
S150. The equipment for competi
tion costs SI, 300, he said.
The U.S. Parachute Team is
funded solely through donations. If
it is to participate in the world meet
in Portoroz, Yugoslavia, the team
will have to raise close to $30,000.
Contributions are tax deductible
and should be sent to Doug
Christen, c/o The U.S. Parachute
Team.PO Box 734, Raeford, N.C..
2837b.
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separated us, a letter or two
exchanged hands during the next
three years.
After the war both of us came
back to Raeford and have remained
here ever since. Now this year the
teacher is retiring and this writer is
still holding on to his job.
The teacher or principal is Jim
Turlington and even though he is
retiring, he has bought a home in
Raeford and will continue to live
here.
Now in the 40 years that Jim has
taught, it would be nice to say that
he hasn't made anyone mad or an
enemy out of anyone, but this
would be asking too much. He has
endeared himself to many teachers,
parents and thousands of children
during his stay in the Hoke County
Schools because of his dedication to
education. This was his goal in life
and he has met the challenge and
fulfilled that goal.
In January of 1976 the Kiwanis
Club named him the "Man of the
Year" for 1975 in Hoke County.
We will quote what Harold Gillis
said at that time, as he presented
the award to Turlington.
"His life has been education. He
has touched many a child, in fact if
you would add up the number of
students he has taught or been
principal over, it would mount up
to eight or ten thousand. His
dedication is unmatched by his love
and concern for the children under
his supervision. Their welfare is his
upmost concern.
"His philosophy of education is
what some would call from the old
school but it is one of teaching
self-discipline, learning the basic,
and trying to teach a child to
become a complete and better
person so they can be prepared to
face the outside world."
Thanks. Jim Turlington, for
what you have done for the children
of Hoke County and may your
retirement be spent in enjoyment as
you watch the fruits of your labor
go on to higher and better things in
life.
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the long way: Spanish explorers
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back to Spain for planting, and
then traded them to Africans, who
brought them to North America.
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MAY RAINFALL - May was a wet month here, as our weather watcher's statistics show. Over four inches
of rain fell on May 7, with the total for the month at 7. 7 inches. May rainfall for the past few years is as
follows: 6 inches, 1977; 7.4 in 1976; 11.2 in 1975; and 9.2 in 1974.
Area Incidents
Woman Charged With Assault
A Raeford woman was arrested
and charged with assault with a
deadly weapon with intent to kill
inflicting serious injury in a knifing
incident June 2.
Nellie Shaw, 33, Rt. 3 Box 313,
Raeford, was charged with stab
bing her brother. Huelane Blue,
following an argument. Blue was
stabbed in the left side and was
admitted to Cape Fear Valley
Hospital, according to reports at
the Hoke County Sheriff* s Depart
ment.
The following reports were also
taken from the Sheriff s Depart
ment.
Irvin Henderson. Rt. I Box 159.
Red Springs, reported May 31 the
larceny from his home of an 11 shot
automatic rifle valued at $75 and a
piggy bank containing SI 65 in
cash. There were no signs of
forcible entry.
June 2. Mary Harris, Youner
town. Ohio, reported the larceny of
a water pump and tank from the
Johnson estate. No estimate of
value was available.
Kay S. Collins. Rt. 1 Box 90.
Red Springs, reported May 31 the
larceny of a lawnmower. tape
recorder, tools, a camera, binocu
lars. jewelry and household goods
valued at $565.50. Thieves used a
key left outside in a regrigerator to
gain access to the house.
Rudolph Hardy. Rt. 1. Aber
deen. reported June 1 a breaking
and entering and larceny at his
home. Food, a camera and a
. bicycle were taken. The bicycle,
valued at $59, was recovered.
Margaret Epps. Rt. 3 Box
427-B. Fayetteville. reported a
window broken in the back of a
home owned by Lola Ritter. Dogs
were called in from the McCain
Department of Correction in an
attempt to track the subjects, but
they were unable to pick up a trail.
Nothing was found missing.
Roger Williams. Rt. 1 Box 258.
Red Springs, reported the larceny
of hog watering devices May 30.
The larceny occurred at the old
Upchurch hog parlor at Hilltop on
Highway 401 South.
Willie J. Locklear. Rt. 1 Box
427. Red Springs, reported a
breaking and entering and the
larceny of a Philco 18" black and
white T.V. valued at S187.75 May
30.
Harden Crouch, Rt. 1 Box 84,
Aberdeen, reported the theft of a
1973 Ford three-quarter ton pick
up truck from a locked storage
garage June 5. License number of
the truck is FL 2658.
Lynette Norton, Rt. 1 Box 163,
Raeford. reported vandalism to her
car June 3.
Alex Norton. Rt. 1 Box 163,
Raeford. reported to deputies that
his dogs had been poisoned. The
incident occurred June 3.
On June 3, Foster McBryde. Rt 1
Box 81 1. Raeford, reported a white
sow he owned valued at SI 25 had
been shot and killed in its pen.
Lillie Bell Graham, P. O. Box
517, Raeford, reported the larceny
of a red bicycle on June 3. The
bicycle, valued at $89, was taken
May 29.
Henry McColl, Rt. 4 Box 306,
Raeford, reported May 29 the
larceny of 100 lb. bags of fertilizer
valued at $390. Arrested and
Haw to fight die high
cost of not water.
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Many people dont > ~ ^ for the average load.When water wasted in a year,
know that,next to heating you use hot water, the cost 5 Use the dishwasher
and cooling, the cost of ' is about 25C a load. for full loads only. It uses
hot water can be j 2Take showers instead about 12 gallons of hot
the biggest +- of baths. Spending five water, regardless of the
part of your^^W^ ? ^ minutes in a good size of the load.
energy bill. mS hot shower costs you 6 Don't use hot water
Here are about 20% less than for running your garbage
a few ideas a full tub bath. disposer. It was designed
to help you t 3 When you're to run on cold.
keep your Jrrf shaving, fill the sink. All this can help hold
costs down: ' || \ % Don't let the water down your energy bill
lUse cold water ' run.That way, you II use now, and in the future,
in your clothes washer. only a fraction as much Because the less energy
It'll do a good job ^ hot water. everybody wastes^ the less
on everything but^L J 4 Fix all leaky our energy bills will have
diapers or heavily^^j^ J faucets. One drip to go up later on.
soiled clothes, and it yv * f a second means #^AAI
only costs you about 1(^N* / ^0"^ 2,300 gallons of
charged with larceny and posses
sion of stolen goods were Terry
Lynn Floryancic. Rt. 2 Box 269.
Raeford; Donald Wayne Parker,
and Michael Parker, both of Rt. 4
Box 245, Raeford. Thirty-five
bags of the fertilizer were recover
ed.
The following incidents were
taken from the police blotter.
Police recovered a pistol stolen
between May 25 and 2b from a
pick-up truck owned by Ted Davis.
415 Fulton Ave.. Raeford. A
Raeford man was charged^ with
larceny of a firearm in connection
with the theft.
Nigel Baldwin. 514 E. bth Ave..
Raeford. was arrested and charged
June I with the theft of the Colt 45
automatice pistol and case valued
at $305.
May 3 1 . Police Chief Leonard
Wiggins investigated a call from
the Grocery Mart on Prospect Ave.j
He was told that two youths wer^
trying to sell fishing equipment.
Upon investigation, chief Wiggins
learned that the equipment had
been taken from a utility building
at the home of Jimmy James. 408
Dickson St.. Raeford. Rodney Karl
Lyle, Rt. 4 Box 312, Raeford. was
arrested and charged with breaking
and entering and larceny. A juven
ile petition was also drawn on a
14-year-old. The equipment, two
fishing reels valued at S45. was
recovered .
J. H. Wright reported June I that
furniture was being taken from an
apartment he owned located at 401
E. Donaldson Ave., Raeford. Upon
investigation, police found that a
vehicle had been parked near the
apartment and goods were taken.
No estimate of value was available.
An accident on Main St. involv
ing two vehicles June 3 resulted in
SI, 000 damage to a 197b Buick
driven by Robert Louis Campbell.
Shannon, and S700 damage to a
1970 Ford driven by Ernest Lee
McPhaul, Fayetteville. Campbell
and James McPhaul, a passenger in
the McPhaul vehicle, were both
slightly injured.
McPhaul was coming into Rae
ford and failed to yield right of way^
as he turned onto Main St. near!
Scotland Ave. and struck the
Campbell vehicle. McPhaul was
charged with driving under the
influence and failure to yield
right-of-way.
In another accident, June 6.
Julian Evander Parks, Rt. 3 Box
1 15, Raeford. stopped to make a
left turn onto Teal Ave. from
Highway 401 when Charles Lee
Swinney, Hamlet, struck the rear
end of the Parks vehicle. Swinney
was charged with unsafe move
ments. The Parks' vehicle, a 1971
Mercury, incurred about $400 in
damages and the Swinney vehicle, a
1975 Toyota, received about $500
in damages. Both drivers were
slightly injured.
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