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The Hoke County News - Established 1928
VOLUME LXXI NUMBER 38
RAEFORD, HOKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
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The Hoke County Journal - Established 1905
S8 PER YEAR THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1980
Around
1 Town
BY SAM C. MORRIS
The sun is shining as this column
is being written Tuesday morning. I
don't know how many inches it has
rained, but it has been raining all
weekend and also all day Monday.
The temperature was hovering just
above freezing and this made for a
) miserable day.
The forecast is for warmer
weather, but the chance of rain is
going to be with us as the week
moves toward the weekend.
Anyway Gatlin will have some
markings on his rain chart for
January.
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* While on the subject of weather,
*1 was in the mountains over the
weekend and started home Sunday
afternoon, arriving early Sunday
night. As we were driving along
1-40 between Morganton and
Statesville ice started forming on
the car and the grass along the side
of the road was a sight of frozen
rain. The rain was freezing on the
trees and they were bending over.
The road never did ice over, but it
fwas an uncomfortable feeling being
about 175 miles from home.
Of course the traffic was moving
at the same rate of speed as usual,
but I think the folks were like we
were, wanting to get to the east and
south and drive out of it. We finally
left it around Asheboro but it
rained all the way home.
I don't like icy roads.
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Don't forget that the deadline for
purchasing the 1980 auto license
plates is down to 30 days and there
is not a line at the license office. So
give yourself a break and the people
?t the .office by buying your tags
before the final week.
Also you can list your taxes
without waiting if you do so this
week. It is only two weeks before
the listing period closes.
The political season is here and
we have two district candidates'
announcements in the paper this
week; Senator Sam Noble and
Representative David Parnell of
Robeson County.
Senator Noble was by the office
Monday and left his announcement
^with us and as most office seekers,
W<ncluding this writer, was not
wanting any opposition. He has
mentioned to me several times that
he represented Hoke County and
would appreciate people of the
county letting him know their
wishes. So if Noble is elected, be
sure to get in touch with him
concerning legislation you need.
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0 An article that appeared in The
News-Journal in December is worth
giving a little more credit to the
person involved. Arthur Kemp who
attends Greensboro's North Caro
lina A&T University was nomi
nated for a Rhodes Scholarship.
Usually you will mention nomina
tions to different things and make a
big write up when the winners are
announced.
? This young man must have
already accomplished many honors
just to be nominated for the highly
sought after scholarship. He is to
be congratulated for being nomi
nated and we hope that he will win
the coveted award.
He is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Kemp of this county.
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Josephine Hall, Senior Citizen
Co-ordinator, reports that the
Monsanto Company office in Fay
etteville sent a check from funds
given by their employees to the
Cumberland County United Fund.
Their employees requested that the
money be given for senior citizens'
needs and activities in this county.
Miss Hall states that it is greatly
appreciated. Others that live in
_Hoke County and work elsewhere
mhould also request that their
United Fund money be returned to
Hoke County.
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The following letter is self -
explanatory.
Dear Sam,
Thanks for the publicity given to
large donors to the Civic Center
project in last week'i News Journal .
' (See AROUND TOWN, page 11)
I
State Study Projects Growth For 5 Townships
Hoke Population Seen 23,400 In 1990
SMOKING LIBRARY - The Raeford Fire Department trucks are shown Tuesday morning at the Hoke County
Library on North Main Street, Raeford, but what they found was smoke, no fire. Assistant Fire Chief Robert
Jackson reported the smoke started coming from a motor in a heating unit in a room on the library's main floor
when a short-circuit occurred in the motor. He said the damage was minor. Two members of the staff found the
smoke in the building when they arrived for work a few minutes before 8 a.m., and the fire department was call
ed immediately. (Staff photo by Henry Blue).
Raz Autry
In Hospital
It was learned at press time
that Superintendent of
Schools Raz Autry was ad
mitted to the Intensive Care
Unit at Moore Memorial
Hospital Tuesday night.
No further details were
available.
To 21st District House Seat
Parnell Files For Reelection
Rep. David Parnell of Parkton
filed Jan. 7 with the Robeson
County Board of Elections for re -
election to the N.C. House of
Representatives from the 21st
Legislative District which is com
posed of Hoke, Robeson and
Scotland Counties.
Parnell will be seeking election to
his fourth term. He was elected to
his first in 1974.
During the 1979 session of the
Legislature. Parnell was vice
chairman of House Committee on
Agriculture and of the Committee
on Rules and Operation of the
House. During the 1977 and 1979
sessions, he has served as a member
of the Appropriations Committee
and has been active in drafting of
the appropriation bills.
Parnell said the experience and
seniority gained during his three
Rep. David Parnell
Students'
A letter signed by 69 Hoke
County High School students says
the school's heating system "isn't
turned on until the temperature
falls to about 60 degrees." that con
servation is important but not at
the expense of the students and
teachers becoming sick."
The letter was addressed to the
editor of The News-Journal and was
brought to the newspaper's office at
5 p.m. by two students.
It was received too late to be
published on the editorial page of
this edition, but the editor felt it
should be published in this week's
edition and the subject warranted
placing the statement on the front
page. The editor also did not
attempt to obtain a statement from
authorities before publication
because this practice is not followed
terms in the Legislature would
serve to increase his effectiveness as
a legislator and thereby enable him
to be of greater benefit to his
constituency of the 21st District.
He also stated that if elected, he
would conduct himself responsibly
in all matters before the General
Assembly and would represent all
ot the people ot Hoke. Robeson and
Scotland counties to the best of his
ability.
Parnell, a Baptist, has been
active in his church and de
nomination. He has served as a
Sunday school teacher, and deacon
and in various other offices in
Parkton Baptist Church. He is a
member of the Board of Trustees of
Meredith College and is serving on
its Executive Committee. He is also
serving as a member of the Board
of Directors of the N.C. Association
ot Private Colleges and Univer
sities.
Parnell is a Robeson County
businessman and farmer. He is
president of J. Q. Parnell. Inc.. and
Parnell Oil Co.. Inc. of Parkton,
and of Tobacco Land Warehouse,
Inc.. of Fairmont.
Locklear F iles
On Thursday, state Rep. Horace
Locklear filed with the Robeson
County Board of Elections for his
bid for re-election to the North
Carolina House of Representatives.
Locklear has represented the
21st District for the past four years.
The district consists of Hoke,
Scotland and Robeson Counties.
Locklear is presently serving as
vice chairman of the Judiciary 111
and the University Board of Gover
nors committees. In addition to
these, he is serving on the Agricul
ture, Corporations, Finance and
Wildlife Committees.
In October, Locklear was ap
pointed by Gov. James B. Hunt and
Speaker of the House Carl Stewart
to serve as chairman to the Public
School Facilities Needs Committee,
which is to recommend to the
general assembly and the citizens of
North Carolina Whether a S600
$800 million statewide bond issue is
needed for the public schools.
Locklear is a practicing attorney,
with his office located in Lumber
ton, and also is involved in the
textile industry.
Horace Locklear
Letter Raps Heat
Practice At School
in the case of letters to the editor,
though it is in the case of news
stories.
The complete text of the letter
and the names it bears follows.
Dear Editor:
Concerning Heat at Hoke County
High School
I would like to speak on the
matter of the new heating system at
Hoke County High School. A great
sum of money was spent to have
this system installed. The pro
ficiency of this system is very slack.
It seems to me that a system of this
quality would have a thermostat
which could be set at 65 degrees
and be maintained mechanically
and not manually.
We have a very unique heating
system which is operated manually.
It is not turned on until the
temperature falls to about 60
degrees. Then a teacher usually has
to go over to the warm office where
the temperature is usually main
tained at a constant 68 degrees,
and dolefully plead to have the heat
turned on.
The wrath of the students and
teachers continues to grow as we sit
in agony. The motive for our
suffering is conservation. Conser
vation is important but not at the
expense of the students and
teachers becoming sick.
Our assistant principal. Mr
MacDonald. goes around the
school and checks the thermo
meters placed in each classroom.
He records the temperature of each
room and, if the majority of these
thermometers are far below 65
degrees, he may turn the heat on
Hoke County will have 23.400 people by 1990, about 4,000 more
than the projected population of 1980, according to the projections
made by a state agency and published in the past several weeks.
The figures are drawn from a report of a study made by
Demographic Research. Research and Planning Services, State
Division of State Budget and Management, based in Raleigh. The
report does not state reasons for the population changes anticipated.
The county's population projected for 10 years from now would be
65 percent increase in 50 years. The 1940 population was 14.122. It
also would be a 42 percent increase since 1970, the year the most
recent U.S. Census was made.
The report says the county's population in 1950 was 14,937 in
1950, advanced to 16,356 by 1960, and went to 16,436 in the next 10
years.
The population was estimated to have been 18,500 in 1977.
The population of Raeford Township will have grown to 12,430
from this new year's 9,640 in the next 10 years, according to the
projections.
The 1990 figure would be an increase of 68 percent over the 1970
count.
The Raeford Township population figures for other years were:
1940--4,216, in 1950-4,912; in I960- 6.692; in 1970-- 7,409; and
estimated for 1977 -- 8,410.
Official census figures for 1977 aren't available because the census
is taken every 10 years. The next is scheduled for this year.
All but two of Hoke's seven townships will increase in population,
according to the projections. The townships forecast for losses are
Allendale, to decline to 420 in 1990 from a 1980 projection of 470;
and Blue Springs, from 1,020 to 940.
Allendale has been losing population every decade since 1940
when the count was 971. Blue Springs has been losing since 1950
except for an increase to an estimated 1.250 in 1977 from an official
count of 1.113 in 1970.
The following shows the population figures for each township
other than Raeford. The figures for 1977 are estimated, and those
for 1980 and 1990 are projections. Dashes mean fi
gures were unavailable.
1940
1950
1960
1970
1977
1980
1990
Allendale
971
898
711
537
590
470
420
Antioch
1,639
1,697
1.665
1,514
1.700
1,620
1,770
Blue Springs
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1,734
1.474
1,113
1,250
1,020
940
McLauchlin
1,791
1,778
1,804
1,938
2,130
2,240
2,710
Quewhiffle
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2,508
2,645
2,607
2,920
3.010
3,550
Stonewall
1,649
1.410
1,365
1,318
1.460
1,430
1,600
Noble Announces
F or Reelection
State Sen. Sam R. Noble said
today that he will seek election to
the 12th District seat that he has
held since July 1978, when he was
appointed to complete the term of
the late Sen. Luther Britt.
During the 1979 legislative ses
sion Noble was appointed to nine
Senate Committees, chief among
them the Education, Appropria
tions to Education. Wildlife, and
Courts and Judicial Districts. He
was appointed vice chairman of the
Local Governments Committee.
Recent appointments by the
governor and lieutenant governor
place him on the Governor's Crime
Commission. Study Commission on
School Finance, Study Commission
for the Retirement Plans for Rescue
Squads, and the Governor's Advo
cacy Council.
"1 am fortunate to have had the
chance to combine my past experi
ence with local government with the
new experience of the General
Assembly; therefore, 1 feel that 1
am in an excellent position to
bridge the gap between Raleigh
and our district."
A past president of the North
Carolina Association of County
Commissioners, Noble considers
the industrial and economic growth
of the 12th District a major
concern.
"1 worked hard as a commis
sioner to enlarge industrial growth
so that the job opportunities would
Slate Sen. Sam Noble
be increased and help reduce
personal property tax; while at the
same time continued to support
agriculture which is still our lead
ing industry. As a state senator I've
continued that effort for the entire
district. With a possible recession
in sight, this growth becomes even
more important. Any time we can
help one person get a job, we're
helping all of us."
"I've always been available to the
citizens of the 12th District and
that will continue. My office doors
in both Lumberton and Raleigh
will always be open." he said.
until the temperature reaches 65
degrees, then he turns it off.
The students and faculty agree
that this is a very unfair learning
condition. We hope that this
problem will be rectified in the very
near future.
Sincerely,
(signed) Tony Minshew, Patricia
Winchester. Debbie Tolin. Jane
Poole. Pam Wood, Sara McCal
lahan, Sonja Williams, Deborah
Gay.
Brian Scarboro, Jeremy Sim
mons, Carolyn Wilburn. Jane
Maxwell, Angela Strother, Bennie
Glover, Craig Rogers, Greg Smith,
Frederick Harris, Jacqueline Dial,
Charlene Jacobs.
Lamont Adams, Anthony Kemp,
Charles Miller, Jr., Khrystal Luns
ford, Mark Kicklighter, Janet
West, Sharon Connell, Amy
Blanks, Anita Cartrette, Susan
McNeill, Cindy Frahm, Jerrie
Miles, Mary Beth James. Ginny
Leach.
Joan Frazier. Carrie Locklear,
Rhonda Ellis. Wanda Seals.
Deborah Murphy. John Moses,
John Jordan. Robin Oxendine.
Lawrence Calloway, Stephen
Knox. Richard Byrd, Jack
Hspegren, Danny Jones, Carla
Sappenfield, Tony Thackeer, Jake
Graham, Sandy Wood, Don Tyler.
Cindy Walker, Stephen Vinson,
Gregory Luckie, Chauncey L.
Graham, Jr., Francis Leegett,
Bernard Bridges, Patricia Reller
mann, Audrenita Morrison,
Tawanna Graham, Pattie Smith,
Debra Carl. Patrice Smith, Tracy
Pratt. Tammie McMillan, Donna
Bounds, Cheryl Maxwell, Kayla
Bryant, Rene Sessoms.