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The Hoke County News - Established 1928
VOLUME LXXI NUMBER 25 RAEFORD, HOKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
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The Hoke County Journal - Established 1905
S8 PER YEAR THURSDAY. OCTOBER 18, 1979
*At School Board Meeting
Appointments Made, Graduation Discussed
I Around
1 Town
BY SAMC. MORRIS
The weather for the past week
has been winter weather and for
you late sleepers, the early birds
have been wiping ice off the
~ windshields in the mornings. The
'days have been nice with the
temperature getting up into the
60s. 1 believe there was frost one
morning, but when it is dark it is
hard to tell if it is frost or dew.
According to the weather chart
man, it was 34 degrees Monday
I morning. Time to get ready for
Thanksgiving and Christmas and
they will be nere before you know
it.
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| The Hoke High Bucks won last
Friday night at Lumberton by the
score of 14-9. This was the first
conference win and brought their
record over the 500 mark. They will
be at home on Friday night and will
play the Pinecrest team from
Moore County. Kickoff is at 8 p.m.
Go out and be a Buck Booster.
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Along with many other folks
from Hoke County. I was in Chapel
*Hill last Saturday. Now some of the
folks came home happy and others
found that the trip was a long ride.
After the game 1 ran into Lawyer
Bobby McNeill and he did say that
it would be rough next week
working with a man from Wake
Forest. This is the truth. Bobby.
I^but wouldn't it be worse if you were
in the office across from the
Raeford Presbyterian Church with
the law firm of Moses. Diehl and
Pate. So you see we should all look
on the brighter side, even in defeat.
Right - Ashwell Harward and Jake
^Austin.
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The Harvey Warlicks have just
returned from a trip through the
northeast and I haven't had a
Aiance to talk with Harvey about
Ahe trip. Someone told me that
Harvey said there were six inches of
snow in Vermont while they were
there. Maybe 1 can get more
information later on, but if you
want it first hand, go out US 401
^outh and sit a spell with Harvey
*nd listen to his trip through
Yankee land.
Someone said that there was now
.clenty of parking space on Elvvood
Avenue. We certainly hope the new
lot built by Southern National
Bank will be of service, not only to
the bank but to all merchants on
Main Street. While the lot was
being; paved, it was almost im
possible to get a parking place in
rfjfie adjoining city lot.
To many people it may seem that
we have too much parking on
F.lwood, but if you were on the
street every day. you would see that
the lots are tilled during the rush
hours, and they leave spaces on the
^ttreet for customers who do not
^ant to p'ark very long.
If you don't have places for
people to park these days, they will
go somewhere else to shop.
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if A couple of pictures on the inside
of the paper will show what
occupied the corner before
Southern National came to the city.
Most of you will remember, but
newcomers will be surprised.
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Robert Gatlin was by the office
last week and was telling me that
Leo Fuller of Mt. Holly had spent
the night with him recently. Leo
Jved here many years and finished
?igh school here in the late 20s or
early 30s. The Fullers lived in the
house on Main Street now occupied
by the Bill Sellars family. Robert
said that Leo was amazed at the
progress Raeford had made since
ne was in town last time.
? Some of the things he com
mented on were the new Bank of
(See AROUND TOWN, page IM
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Commissioners Request Advertising
Bids On Courthouse Ramp To Be Asked
The Board of Hoke County
Commissioners Monday night at
their mid-month meeting for Octo
ber made appointments to a coun
cil and a board, and authorized
calling for bids to build an entry
exit ramp at the Courthouse for use
of handicapped people.
The commissioners adopted a
motion directing County Manager
James Martin to request architect
Sam Snowdon Jr. of Laurinburg to
advertise for bids on construction
of the ramp.
In other business, the board
adopted motions to accept a S5000
state Land Records Management
grand and enter into a contract on
the Older Adults Act.
The commissioners appointed to
the Older Adults Advisory Council
Willie McPhaul. W.P. Phillips.
Rubv Duncan. Ken Witherspoon.
Buena Melvin. and Commissioner
Danny DeVane.
They also reappointed James
Hunt and appointed Martin to our
County Community Services board.
Hunt's term runs to Oct. 1. 1980.
and Martin's to Oct. 1. 1982.
The commissioners approved the
report, submitted by Frank Baker
of Pittard & Perry. CPA, of
Raeford. of the audit of the county
government's financial condition of
the fiscal year ending last June 30.
They tabled a proposal for a
central depositor) and proposed
reclassification of the County
Health Department positions of
Clerk 111 and nurse and a request
for reimbursement of educational
expenses.
In other business, the commis
sioners approved employing two
$50,000 Bond
Set For Bease
Bond ol S50.000 was set bv Judge
Joseph E. Dupree in Hoke County
District Court for Lawrence Sonny
Bease. 34 of Rt . I, Raeford charged
with murder in the shooting Sept.
22 of Allen Bute Shaw . 38. of Rt. I .
Raeford.
I he judge also assigned a public
defender. Gregory A. Weeks, to
represent the defendant.
Shaw died Oct. b of his wound,
and Bease was charged later the
same day in a warrant that was
served on him Oct. 9.
additional eligibility specialists for
the County Department of Social
Services. Department Director Ken
Witherspoon explained to a repor
ter this was made possible by
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redistributing of funds to take
advantage of an improvement in
state participation in funding and
to improve services to the public.
One specialist will work in the
food stamp program and the other
in in-take. tor income-maintenance
programs, such as Aid to Families
with Dependent Children and
Medical Assistance.
Raeford firemen pouring water on flames burning furniture taken from Dudley home behind them.
Woman , Children Awakened by Smoke
F ire Damages Home Here
Fire damaged the home of
Tommy D. Dudley at 503 K. Fifth
Ave.. Raeford, Monday morning,
hut Mrs. Dudley and two small
children who were asleep in the
house when the fire started got out
before they were injured. Raeford
Assistant Fire Chief Robert Jack
son reported.
He said Dudley's wife and the
children "were lucky to get out" of
the burning house in time.
The three were awakened by
smoke. Jackson said. Dudley was
away from home at work when the
lire started.
He said the living room and
kitchen were gutted, and windows
Deputy Sheriff Joshua Brown |/r/f| and Detective James Peter kin with
marijuana plants they 'harvested' Monday morning.
Off Shannon Road East of Rae ford
Deputies Harvest
Pot Crops
Marijuana plants with an esti
mated "street ' value of at least
SIO.OOO were found growing in hog
pens in woods in two places off the
Shannon road five to six miles east
of Raetord about 9:30 a.m. Tues
day. the Hoke Countv Sheriffs
Department reported.
Sheriff" s Department Detective
James Peterkin and Deputy Sheriff
Joshua Brown went after the plants
after. Peterkin said, "concerned
citi/ens" informed the sheriff's
department the plants were there.
Peterkin said he "harvested"
some of the marijuana from one
pen. then he and Brown got the rest
from the other. He said hogs were
in one of the pens but the other was
vacant.
No arrests were made at the time
but the investigation is continuing.
One batch was found about six
miles and the other about five miles
from Raeford. Shannon Road turns
otTN.C. 211.
broken and doors burned, and
most of the family's furniture and
clothing damaged or destroyed.
The two bedrooms and their fur
nishings were damaged, though
less seriously, bv smoke and heat,
he added.
He said the damage amounted to
$8,000 to $4,000 to the house,
which was valued at $12,000 to
SI5.000. Jackson said the house
was covered by insurance. Though
the house wasn't destroyed, he
said, it wasn't fit to live in. because
of the damage, till it is repaired.
He said the fire started ap
parently in the electric stove and
may have been caused by a short
circuit. He said he was informed by
members of the family that the
stove hadn't been used Mondav
morning. Jackson said the tire
department received the report of
the bla/e at 8:3b a.m.. and the
firemen had it "knocked down" 30
seconds after they arrived. He said
that was the fastest he'd seen a lire
put under control in his 13 years as
a fireman. He said the lire went
under control as soon as water was
put on it. the heat of the lire itself
turning the water to extinguishing
steam.
Mrs. Dudley and the children
escaped through the living room
door. Jackson said.
The lire was reported by tele
phone by Dale Norton, who lives at
505 H. Fifth Ave.
The Dudleys have been living in
their one-story, two-bedroom home
since I^O. Jackson said.
Local Lions Hear
District Governor
Lions District Cj<>\. Bert Unger
of Hamlet was guest speaker at the
regular meeting of the Rat-ford
Lions Club Oct. X.
Unger's district is 31 F. which
contains 58 Lions clubs. Profes
sionally. he is associate editor of the
Richmond County Journal at Rock
ingham and has won several awards
trom the North Carolina Press
Association tor writing and photo
graphy. Besides his Lions Club
work he has served as chairman of
(See LIONS, page 15)
Cir-: i 'Mt:
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DISTRICT GOVERNOR HERE ?? Linns District Gov. Bert Linger of
Hamlet is slmwn at tin ? Oct. N meeting of the Raeforil Linns Clnh. He is
third from left. with. L R. Clnh President Jack Kidh. and Zone Chairman
Jasper Cnlhrcth of Red Springs and. right. Deputy District Gov. Richard
Morgan of Raeforil
The Hoke County Board of
Education at its monthly meeting
Monday night discussed proposals
for a high school graduation policy,
heard a report on last year's audit
of the county school systems'
financial condition, and adopted a
resolution appointing two teachers,
a teacher aide, and seven people to
food serv ice jobs.
The board members also heard
explanations of the teacher-aide
pay situation. Board member Mina
Townsend and County Schools
Supt. Raz Autrv's explanations
indicated the reason for discontent
with the 2.5 percent pay raise given
Hoke aide was misunderstanding of
he complaintants of charges in the
state's pay system. Autry indicated
the complaints have come from
about half a dozen of the 60 aides
the county employs. He said all
have received explanations through
their principals.
Appointed to school system
teaching positions by the board
through adoption of a motion
approving supervisor recommenda
tions were Betsy C. Bailey as a
language-arts teacher for the eighth
grade at Upchurch Junior High
School and Rachel Lee Kenion as a
teacher at the J.W. Turlington
School Alternate Learning Center.
Vicky McMillan was appointed a
teacher's aide at West Hoke
School, to replace Mary Culp.
Named to food service positions
wer Jerry Beatty and Connie Lock
lear at Hoke County High School;
Bonnie Blue and Graham McNeill
at Upchurch; Carolyn Jones at
Scurlock: Jessie Bratcher at West
Hoke: and Beverly McRae at South
Hoke.
The board in other business
deferred to its November meeting
adoption of a high school gradua
tion policy. The question involved
is which students should be per
mitted to participate in the yearly
graduation exercises.
Autry told the board this is the
first school year the state is
requiring students to pass the
competency test to get a regular
diploma. He said that under the
state rules only students who
complete requirements can get
regular high school dilomas; what
the others get is up to the local
boards. What the others get for
completing four years of high
school but not meeting require
ments for diplomas are 'certificates
of completion."
Students who would not meet
requirements for a regular diploma
would include mentally handi
capped.
Autry. replying to a question
from a member of the board, said
one school system has names of
students called out at graduation
without statements that the stu
dents are getting regular diplomas
or certificates.
He suggested that the policy
could state that students who
complete requirements are to re
ceive a diploma; and. with Mrs.
Townsend suggesting changes in
phrasing, all others shall be
awarded certificates of completion
"and shall take part in graduation
exercises."
The report of the financial
condition audit was presented by
Frank Baker of Pittard At Perry.
Certified Public Accountants, of
Raeford.
In other business. Autry sug
gested the board consider leasing
vans to solve the problem of
transportation of athletes other
than football players but added
that a regular bus will be needed
also bv the 1980 football season. He
said three vans holding 15 people
each would serve the needs of
people in the other sports. Autry
quoted figures he obtained and said
the only catch in it was the dealer
wanted payments of 12 months a
year in :i three year lease, but the
vans would be needed only the nine
months which make up the school
year.
Autry said he would get figures
from two other dealers and present
them to the board at its November
meeting.
He also suggested chartering the
needed bus as an alternative to
buying one.
Autry also informed the board he
had accepted appointment to a
State Division of Schoolhouse Plan
ning committee for Duplin County
for Oct. 22-25 and also has
accepted an invitation to speak at a
national meeting in Anaheim,
(Sec SC 'IN KM . page 1 5)