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The Hoke County News - Established 1928 The Hoke County Journal - Established 1905
VOLUME LXX11 NUMBER 9 RAEFORD. HOKE COi VTY, NORTH CAROLINA $8 PER YEAR THURSDAY, JUNE 26. 1980
More Rain Needed Soon , Though , Agent Says
Most Hoke Crops Looking 'Real Well'
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Around
Town
BY SAM C. MORRIS
The weather is still hot and dry.
but the approximate one inch that
cane last week did help. My wife
said after reading my column did I
think that had brought the rain?
No. the rain came before the paper
had ever made the mail.
There is no forecast for the
temperature to reach the 104
degree weather of a ??k ago but it
. Suppose to be in the 90s" most of
the week.
In the May 2*Hh issue of The
.V*-3 - Journal the following para
graph appeared in this column.
"It seems that a certain gentle
man who was nice enough to come
by the office every once in awhile
and give us the weather data, has
! awfully busy in the past few
weeks doing what? I will not use his
name, because it might embarrass
him."
Now it seems that someone
figured out who the gentleman was
1 mentioned in the column. Last
Friday 1 received a letter from
Germany and enclosed was the
above paragraph torn out and
written beside it was the following
r?e:
Mr. Morns.
"EK>n"t be too harsh on him. He
has ather things on his mind - 4
other things to be exact! We're
coming home!"
The note mas signed by Ann
Beach. Ann is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Gatlin and she
and her husband. Major Martin
Beach, and two children have been
stationed in Germany for the past
:ral years.
understand that they arrived in
Charleston. S.C. on Saturda\.
Welcome home Ann and family.
Henry Blue. who took pictures at
the 1934 - Class Reunion. said
that the proofs were back and that
thev could be seen bv coming bv
The Sews -Journal office. After
I %ttng them over 1 will say that
Henry did a fine job and the
pictures turned out swell. He said
he would order Monday and that
other orders after that would be
ordered when the negatives are
returned.
So it you want a picture come bv
and place your order.
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had a card from Carrie Hall
IsJke. ?ho had a trip to the
hospital recently. 1 will quote the
following paragraph trom the card:
"lhank you too, for taking time
to send me a card w hile I was in the
hospital, the newspaper and your
very kind words about me. I am
happy to report that I didn't ha\e
a heart attack but a heart spasm,
and now I am home and feeling
IF^. Would you believe I had to
nuv? the Republican Convention
after all? Rather it ha\e been that
than the Reunion tho. Hope to see
you next time I am in Raeford."
Si> glad to hear vou didn't have
the heart attack I wrote about - will
not comment on the R -convention.
Hope to see vou real soon.
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Congratulations to Delia Maynor
o.. being elected a delegate to the
Democratic National Convention. I
bebnre she is the first from Hoke
County. If not I will hear from
someone.
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The "Bill Heyward Day" at the
Raeford Presbyterian Church was
all that anyone could ask for that
(%. The weather was perfect and
the food on the tables was in
abundance. The Heywmfa were ?>
fine spirits and health and the
mayor was getting what he called
"holy kisses."
It was no doubt that Bill
Iky ard was mowed by this ex
pression of kindness and love by the
people of the Raeford Presbyterian
Chnrch. Of course when an event of
this sort is suck ? huge success it is
^?e AROUND TOWN, pafr 6)
* Bill Heyumrd Dmy' Held Sunday
Raeford Church
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Honors Former Pastor
Raeford Presbyterian Church
honored a former pastor Sunday
before a congregation that filled the
sanctuary.
The honor guest was the Ret.
William Bailey (Bill) Heyward.
recently retired pastor of Fini
Presbyterian Church of Dunedin.
Fla., where he and his family are
now living.
The occasion was "Bill Heyward
Day." and the Raeford City
Council added its tribute. Heyward
was honored for the services he
ga\e the church and the Raeford
community while he was paster of
the church, from, ofikuiy. the
third Sundav of June 194? through
1964.
With him on his "day** here were
his wife. Sarah; thetr son. Nat
(Nathaniel J.) and his wife Kathryn
and their two children. Willie and
Josie: and the Re*, and Mrs.
Bill Heyward *s daughter Julia of
New York City. Nat Heyward
served as assistant with his father at
the Dunedin church.
Nat Heyward brought the
message during the special Service
of Recognition, which was the
morning worship service, honoring
the dder Heyward.
Harold Gillis. who presided,
made the introduction, then pre
sented the elder Heyward with a
certificate of appreciation which
reads: "In grateful recognition and
appreciation of his 1 / years of
faithful ministry and civic leader
ship in this church and community,
i he Congregation of the Raeford
Presbyterian Church hereby pro
claims June 22. 1*>80. as Bill
Heyward Day."
" "His Lord saki unto him. Well
done, thou good and faithful
servant: thou has been faithful over
a tew things. I will make thee ruler
oxer many things: enter into the joy
of the Lord.' Matt. 25:21".
Dick Neeley presented Heyward
a watch inscribed. "Raeford
Presbyterian Church Bill Heyward
Day June 22. 1*^80." Howard's
wife was presented with a porcelain
boehm bird, which would join the
three other porcelain figures she
has at home.
Heyward responded to the
tribute by saying that, while this is
a time the church has shown its
appreciation to him. he can show
his appreciation "to you" for
having allowed him to serve as
pastor.
Mrs. J.W McLauchlin. a
charter member of the congre
gation who had served on the Pulpit
Committee which found Heyward
for the pastorate here, told
Heyward this church can make or
HEYWAKD FAMILY ? The Re\\ Bill Heyward is shown kere with his family during the Bill Heyward Day
fruiKtrTNg the farmer Raefoed Presbyterian Chunh pastor Sunday. L-R. wife Sarah; Bill : daughter Julia: son Nat
htddimg Mr. amd Mrs. Sat Hex-ward's son Willie: and Kathryn [Mrs. Nor) Heyward: and. front, the Nat Heywards '
daughter. Jasie. |ft?ro by Harold Gillis]
break a preacher and that it had
intended to make a preacher out of
him. Heyward was 32 and serving
Royal Oaks and Second Pres
byterian churches of Kannapolis
? hen he was named Raeford
pastor. The Kannapolis churches
*ere Home Mission supported at
the start of his ministry and under
his leadership became self -
sustaining congregations.
Sunday's service was closed by a
prayer led by J.W. (Buck) Mc
Pfcaul
At the 12:45 p.m. picnic.
Raeford Mayor John K. McNeill.
Jr.. read a resolution, adopted by
the Raeford City Council, which
declared June 22 "Bill Heyward
Day.** for his chic and community
leadership during his pastorate
here. McNeill also gave the
traditional keys to the city to Mr.
and Mrs. Heyward and their son
and daughter-in-la* .
Watson Gillis of Clearwater.
Fla.. a Raeford native who is a
member of the Dunedin First
Presbyterian Church, read a letter
from the Dunedin church's clerk of
Session commending the Raeford
church foe honoring the Rev . Bill
Hevward.
RaefonJ Mayor John K. McNeill. Jr.. speaking Sunday just before
presenting the Rev. Bill Hev^ard [right ] h nth a kev to the city. [Photo b\
HjrulJ Giltis]
The Ro . and Mr. Bill Heyward
also were presented gifts from the
Raeford plant of Faberge, Inc.,
and from the House of Raefbrd.
Dr. John Ropp. now in his 11th
rear as pastor of Raeford Pres
bvterian Church, gave the blessing
which preceded the starting of the
picnic.
Heyward preached his First
sermon at the Raeford church May
4, 1947. and became the fifth
pastor in its history when he was
(See BILL HEYWARD, page 6)
Most of Hoke County's farm
crops are looking "real well" now.
despite the long stretch of hot. dry
weather in the spring, but more
rain is needed bv this weekend,
especially for com and tobacco
crops.
Tuesday morning the extra rain
was being promised by the gray
clouds hovering over the county.
The crop situation was described
Tuesday morning by Larry Lock
lear. county Agricultural Extension
Service assistant agent, in reply to a
reporter's questions about the
county farm situation in relation to
the weather. He was speaking in
the place of Extension Chairman
Wendell Young, who is on vaca
tion.
The outlook particularly for
cotton financially that Hoke's
acreage in production of the crop is
about double what it was last year,
with about 4.000 acres growing it.
Locklear said some farmers who
hadn't been producing it for several
years have been encouraged to
return to growing cotton. Twelve
farmers are raising cotton this year,
four more than last year, he said.
The reason is the price of cotton
on the futures market averaged 75
cents a pound last January and
February. 10 cents a pound higher
than last fall's prices. Locklear said
that since it costs about b5 cents to
produce a pound of cotton, farmers
were just breaking even with last
fall's prices. "Cotton looks like the
best of the crops." he said,
referring to the price.
Locklear said scouts also are out
watching for boll weevils and boll
worms. A new method of control
was introduced last spring. Sterile
weevels are introduced to mate with
weevils in cotton fields to prevent
reproduction of the pests. The
method had been tried first else
where in the state.
He said farmers are being en
couraged to watch continuously for
these and other insects in cotton.
Locklear said he believes Hoke
County has "some of the best
cotton in the state right now."
"We are very pleased with it." he
added. "The farmers are doing a
real good job."
Speaking of other Hoke crops.
Locklear said tobacco will be late
due to dry weather of a couple of
weeks ago but with recent rains the
crop has been coming out real well,
and blue mold isn't very active in
tobacco fields.
"We'll need rain shortly on
corn." he said, "and more on
tobacco."
All farmers are pleased with the
crop situation as it looks up to now .
Locklear said, but "we'll need more
rain by the weekend, especially tor
tobacco and corn." Corn needs it
by this weekend because it's put
ting out ears now. he added.
Locklear said 90 percent of the
county's soybean crop has been
planted and 90 percent of the small
grains have been harvested.
Hoke Getting
$94,845
For Youth Jobs
lhe Hoke County Board of
Education has bet n granted
i "+4.845 in federal Cotnpcehensne
Employment and Training Act
funds to employ to disadvantaged
Hoke County young people.
The contract, under the ne?
Summer ^ outh Employment Pr*v
gram- ?as signed *ith the State
Division ot Community Em
p*>mcm in Kaletgh June 1~. It ?as
anvMig contract* ugned by officials
of 3t? i^cnon.
The Hoke contract period runs
from May 20 through Sept. 30.
In order to be eligible, a vouth
must be economically disadvan
taged at the time of application and
M ihrough 21 years of age at the
nine of enrollment
The Summer Youth Employ
ment Program provides eligible
youth *ith useful work and suf
ficient basic education and in
stitutional or on - the - job training
to assist these youths to develop
'heir maximum occupational po
tential and to obtain employment
not subsidized under CETA. The
programs are designed to meet the
diverse individual needs of each
participant .
The division administers CETA
funds in 91 counties. It is re
sponsible for statewide planning
and policy development of em
ployment and training programs.
The division dispensed SIM. 612,
351 in CETA funds for programs in
which .975 participants were
enrolled during the fiscal vear
ending September 30. 1 9^).
The signing with the division of
the Department of Natural Re
sources and Community De
velopment was held in the ground
floor Hearing Room of the
Archdale Building.
Picked At State Democratic Session
Maynor Convention Delegate
Delia Maraor. Hoke Counn \
register of deeds, was named a
delegate - at - targe Saturday to the
Democratic National Convention in
August.
She was one of 22 delegates
- named during the State Demo
cratic Convention held ra Ralrvti
In other action, the 2.600
Democrats heard U.S. Sen. Roben
B. Morgan . D-N.C.. describe the
Republican - supported Congres
sional Chib as the fortt of reac
tion."
Morgan b opposed for reeVvtmn
b* * Repnbhcan backed bx the
Congressional Club. He said he
expected a fwfmgm by the dab
HedT w*h i ill , vanrars and
^xTKimn vicious."
Miss Maynor was one of the
Hoke drlqntn for the slate con
\entioa. The others were Lerov
Henslev. Charlotte Kellv. Ed
Lumhtrr. Orp* Lumbley. Jimmy
Mocrory. Mrs. I.W. Hayes. Mary
Kemp Thomas. Ellen McNeill.
Julius Vanner. Katheryn Mc
Phatter. and Ken McNeill, chair
man of the county Democratic
Executive Committee
Miss Maynor is running un
opposed far udmm in the No
vember gfual election to her
second awvurtKt four - year term
as register of deeds. She also was
unopposed in the May 6 Demo
cratic primary for her party's
FOR EMPLOYING YOUTHS The Hoke County Board of Education has
been awarded S94.845 in Comprehensive Employment and Training Act
funds to operate a Summer Youth Employment Program. Audrey Long,
director of the Summer Youth Employment Program, is shown signing the
contract with James R. Loit. deputy director of North Carolina
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act Programs. The program
mnR pravwd* jobs for 65 Hoke County disadvantaged youths uges 14-21.