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The Hoke County News - Established 1928 VOLUME LXX NUMBER 27 RAEFORD, HOKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA i ? - journal The Hoke County Journal - Established 1905 S8 PER YEAR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1978 Around Town BY SAM C. MORRIS ? it doesn't take very long to turn the clock back one hour, but to get accustomed to it, is something else. Instead of waking up at 5:30 in the morning it is now 4:30. So, it is stay in bed for an hour until I become a Standard time person again. The cool weather is fine, but the heater is running too much to be good for the pocketbook. As this is Being written on Tuesday morning, Afctober 31, the rain situation is ^Pbout the same as it was last week, less than two inches in two months. Things are dry, so be careful when you are in the woods, because a forest fire could get out of control before you would know it. } * * * ^ On Thursday, November 2 the Ingathering will be held at Bethel Church. The bill of fare will be barbecue and chicken salad. The feeding will start at 11 a.m. and continue until 2:00 p.m. So mark it on your calendar to be at Bethel Church Thursday for a good meal and also to join in the fellowship with these good people. ? * * How do you get a crowd of people to come to Raeford on Friday afternoon? One way is to get several floats and a band. The Home coming Parade last Friday after noon was well jittended. The streets were lniecTon both sides and it seemed that everyone at the parade had driven a car and placed it in one of-the parking lots. With all. the people and cars, everything worked out smooth and from the latest reports everyone got back home without an accident. * * * Another way to get a crowd on Main Street is to have a fire in the afternoon in the old Hotel Build ing. Monday when the firemen were fighting the fire in the building the streets were lined with spectators and with the street blocked by the fire trucks, the traffic backed up for a few minutes. This shows you now much traffic is in the town, and it is more than you think. Anyway the police and firemen did a superior job on Monday afternoon. * ? ? If you haven't noticed, work has begun on the new Bank of Raeford building on S. Main Street. Gene Carter was telling me Monday that the steel has arrived for the vault and everything is moving along on schedule. If this weather continues as it has been for the past two months, the work should run ahead of schedule. The addition of this building should really start a drive to clean up this part of town. ^ Now that the lumber yard has Veen moved from the center of town, something should be started to beautify the other side of the street. Think about it! * * * The Hoke High Bucks didn't let the Homecoming crowd down last Fridav night. Thev defeated Bowman of Wadesboro by a score of 28-0. This brought the season record to 7 ? 2 and is the best for a local team in a number of years. A win at Laurinburg Friday night will put them in the state playoffs. Cross your fingers and pull for a victory. ? * * * Don't forget that the general election is next Tuesday. November 7. The clerk of the Board of Elections brought sample ballots by the office last Friday and the number of ballots surprised me. When you go to the polls, the registrar will give you six ballots. That is correct, SIX. Of course many on the ballot don't have opposition, but they must be placed before the people to be voted on. There are some important races, Ap make it your duty to go to the Wolls and vote. If you don t VOTE, i you are letting someone else run the I country for you. So mark your ft calendar now and vote. I * * * WL The News-Journal will once Spain tabulate the votes on election ^See AROUND TOWN, Page 1 5) Local Political Races In Full Swing; Many Candidates Have No Opposition **********?????????????* Symphony Concert Set For Saturday Associate Conductor James Ogle has announced the program for the Saturday. November 4. concert by the North Carolina Symphony Chamber Orchestra in Raeford. The concert is scheduled for 8 p.m. in the Hoke County High School Gymtorium. Pat Banko and Jan Gayer Hall, violinists with the symphony an soloists for the Raeford concert, will perform "Concerton in C Major for Two Violins, Strings and Cembalo" by Antonio Vivaldi. Other works to be performed by the orchestra are "Overture: The Creatures of Prometheus" by Bee thoven, "Symphony No. 88 in G Major" by Haydn and "Emperor Waltz. Op. 437" by Johann Strauss. II. Pat Banko. now in her fourth year with the symphony, is a native of California. She earned her bachelor's and master's degree at the University of C&Tifornra "St' Santa Barbara and has been a Happy Hobby Harvest Day Nov. 8 member of the Santa Barbara Symphony and the.San Luis Obispo Symphony. She has performed with the Durham Chamber Music Guild and other chamber groups. Jan Hall is from Washington, D.C., and is currenlty in her fifth year with the symphony. She received a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan and a master's from Wichita State Uni versity. She is also a member of a string quartet in Raleigh. Membership tickets for the Rae ford concert at $5 for adults and $3 for students will be available at the door. Memberships also entitle the purchaser to attend any regular season concert in the state at a 50 percent discount of the single admission price. Mrs. Carson Davis. Jr. of Rae ford is president of the Hoke County Chapter of the symphony which sponsors the adult and 'ietiticationaHxmcms imhr-county each year. Official Ballot For United Stat and Member of Cpfigr (SEVENTH CONGRESSjaNAVklS INSTRU To vote for all Candida 0 mark in the circle o: To vote for ca mark in any opposite the na nator OTEj itraight ticket) , make a cross candidates you wish to vote, fe party (a split ticket), do not tea cross (HI mark in the square 'date for whom you wish to vote. _"mark in one of the party circles at the top Tn the voting square opposite the name of party, your ballot will be counted as a straight candidates- of the party whose circle you marked, deface or wrongly mark this ballot, return it and get DEMOCRATIC FOR A STRAIGHT TICKIT o MARK WITHIN THIS CIRCLE FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR ? JOHN INGRAM FOR MEMBER OF CONGRESS S?v*nth Congressional District ? CHARLES ROSE Gontroi Election November T, Stoto of North Carolina REPUBLICAN FOR A STRAIGHT TICKIT o MARK WITHIN THIS CIRCLE FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR ? JESSE HELMS FOR MEMBER OF CONGRESS Seventh Congressional District ? RAYMOND C. (Ray) SCHRUMP Chairman. Btate Board of Election* Social Services Board Says County Didn 'f Go Far Enough Although they don't think the county board of commissioners went far enough, members of the Hoke County Board of. Social Local Child Killed In Traffic Accident A Hoke County first - grader was killed last Thursday morning when she ran into the path of a car while waiting at a school bus stop near her home. Elisha Carol Cooper, 6, of Rt. 1 , Box 121-C. Raeford. was pro nounced dead at the scene by Hoke County Medical Examiner Dr. Riley Jordan. Willie McLean Graham, 30, of Rt. 4, Box 39, Raeford, was traveling in the southbound lane when the child, who had apparently been waiting with a sister for a school bus. attempted to cross the roadway. Due to heavy fog and poor visibility the driver was unable to see the child until just before the impact, according to Trooper R.V. Lee, the investigating officer. The child collided with the side of the vehicle on U.S. 501 near Bowmore community at about 7:15 a.m. Lee said that the driver was not in any violation that can be determined and no charges- have been filed. The accident marked the ninth traffic fatality this year in Hoke County. Funeral services were conducted Sunday in the Youth for Christ Church in Maxton. Burial was in the church cemetery. Surviving are her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Cooper; three sisters. Misses Jowana, Lawana and Shirlene Cooper, all of the home; her paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Burris Cooper of Marston; her maternal grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbert Oxendine of Red Springs; and her paternal great - grandparents, the Rev. and Mrs. w.T. Lowerie of Laurinburg. Other Accidents Troopers investigated several other traffic accidents over the weekend. Two tractor - trailer rigs carrying creosote poles collided about 7:15 a.m. Friday after a quarter horse ran into the roadway and collided with one of the vehicles, according to Trooper Joe Stanley. The rigs, driven by Charles Seagroves of Sanford and Paul Royce of Lake City. Fla.. were traveling in opposite directions when the horse ran into the road. Stanley said. One rig struck the horse causing the wheels to col lapse, and. in turn, crash into the second rig. Damage was estimated at $70,000. Seagroves received minor in juries, and the horse, valued at $1 ,000, was killed. A Fayetteville woman was involv ed in a collision Friday afternoon when she pulled onto the shoulder of the road to turn around and pulled out into the path of a car that was traveling behind her. Vera Thompson. Fayetteville. was struck by a 197b Chevrolet driven by David Gillis on Highway 401 near Wayside community. She was charged with unsafe movement, and total damage to the two vehicles was estimated at $800. Stanley said. Also on Friday at about I2:IU p.m., Pricilla Gail McCormick. Red Springs, was struck in the rear of her vehicle by a vehicle driven by Lilly Holt. 401 Business. Raeford. Holt had slowed to make a left (See CHILD, Page 15) Sen-ices said this week they are encouraged by the personnel policy adopted by the county board at its last meeting. The personnel policy was adopt ed in the wake of resignations by two Social Services employees who decided to take jobs in other counties after questions over job benefits here arose. Both were transfer employees with prior ex perience in other county govern ments. and Hoke County had no policy dealing specifically with transfers. Members of the Social Services Board and department director Ben Niblock argued with the county commission that a lack of policy governing transfers could hurt recruitment. Also, they said the county ought to make some distinction between a brand new worker and one with prior ex perience in another county. County Commission Chairman John Balfour appointed a commit tee of his fellow commissioners to work with County Manager James Martin on policy recommendations to the board. The recommenda tions were approved at the October It) meeting. New Policy According to the policy, no credit will be allowed for experience in other units of government in de termining the manner of accumu lation of annual vacation leave here. Also, each employee with less than five years service will earn vacation leave at the rate of 10 days per year. One of the reasons the two Social Services workers quit was because they had been getting 15 days leave in other counties but learned they would only get five days here since they were new workers. The new policy adopted by the board states that "vacation leave earned in another unit of govern ment will not be accepted for transfer to Hoke County." What is means is. if a transfer employee has any unused vacation time accum ulated in another county, he cannot bring it with him to Hoke. He must either get his former employer to pay him for the unused time or lose it altogether. "Sick leave earned in another unit of government may be accept ed for transfer to Hoke County for retirement purposes only, with the approval of the County Manager." the new policy states. "An em ployee transferring sick leave to Hoke County under this provision may in no way use or receive pay for this sick leave credit." Reaction "They raised the vacation time from five to 10 days, and that's a decided improvement." Niblock said of the new policy. "They are also allowing transfer employees to retain sick leave for retirement (See SOCIAL SERVICES, Page 14) Political races are in full swing here as candidates enter the last week of campaigning before the November 7 general election. Local offices up for elelction include the offices of sheriff, county coroner, clerk of court and three county commission seats. Also to be elected next week are two soil and water conservation supervisors and three seats on the board of education both non - partisan races. Incumbent Sheriff Dave Barring ton and Clerk of Court Juanita Edmund as well as county commis sion candidates John Balfour. James Albert Hunt and Mabel M. Riley and County Coroner G. Franklin Crumpler have no Re publican opposition and are virtually assured of winning their races. School Board Election of the members of the board of education is a non - partisan race, therefore those can didates did not appear on the ballot in the May primary. Eight candidates are vying for three positions, with only one incumbent. Dr. Riley Jordan, seek ing re - election. Richard Coker Richard Coker is married to the former Sara Gulledge. daughter of Jesse_ and Rosa Gulledge. The CoKersTiave^woinrtrghtEnr'ltBbccr"* ca. a 1977 Hoke High graduate, and Sara Mitchell, a sophomore at Hoke High. Coker is a retired Army Lt. Col. and is currently teaching in the business education department at Fayetteville Technicial Institute. He holds a B.S. degree in textile manufacturing from Clemson Uni versity and a master's degree in business administration from Syra cuse University. He is making his first bid for political office. He says he is running for the school board because he is involved with education and is dedicated to the public school system. Bringing harmony and justice to the school system are his major goals. Elias Rogers Rogers, a paint contractor of Rt. I . Red Springs, will be making his first bid for a seat on the school board. He previously ran for county commissioner. He has lived in Hoke County for the past 13 years, and he and his wife have one daughter. Rogers is a member of the board of the Lumbee River Electric Corporation and a member of the N.C. Electric Membership Cor poration. Rogers said he is seeking a seat on the board because he wants to be part of the decision making process. "I would improve education, because a good education is essen tial in succeeding in life." Rogers said recently. Bill Cameron Also seeking a seat on the board is Bill Cameron, a 35 ? year - old Hoke County farmer. Cameron is a member of the Raeford Presby terian Church where he serves as a deacon and a Sunday school teach er. He is married and has two children. Cameron said he was interested in education and has a desire for the improvement of the school system. He believes that more unity and harmony is needed in the schools. Stephen Benkosky Benkosky is also making a bid for a seat on the board. This is his First bid for public office. Benkosky lives at Rt. 2. 118 Ruby St., Raeford. He is married and has one stepson who is a professor at Appalachian State University. He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce and chairman of the Hoke County Adult Education Advisory Committee of Sandhills Community College. He is also a member of the Community De velopment Committee and the Mental Health Advisory Commit tee. His goals as a school board member include improving the over - all school system. Some of the programs that involve federal fund ing should be refused, he said. Riley Jordan Dr. Riley Jordan is the only incumbent seeking a seat on the board. Board chairman R.L. Gib son and W.L. Howell are not running for re - election. (See ELECTION. Page 1 5)
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