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In Special Olympic Tribute In Washington Kathy McMillan , Teammates Honored Kathy McMillan of Raeford was being honored in Washington, D.C., Wednesday with other mem bers of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Team for their contribution to the national interest in abstaining from participation in the Olympic Games being held in Moscow and in recognition of their status as Olympians. The U.S. Olympic Committee decided to comply with President Carter's request that the U.S. > boycott the Moscow summer games in protest against Russia's invasion of Afghanistan. Miss McMillan, the winner of the silver medal in the women's long jump in the 1976 Olympics at Montreal, was selected for this year's team also. The Washington program of Wednesday was named National Honors Day and was a special Olympic tribute. ? The program included presenta tion presentation to each athlete of a special recognition medal author ized by Congress; a reception for the team and the athletes' guests at the White House; and an enter tainment salute to the team and guests at the Kennedy Center. Each athlete was authorized to bring two guests, and each coach or manager, one guest. All were in Washington at the expense of the USOC. Miss McMillan and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander McMil lan, left for Washington Tuesday. The letter from the Olympic Committee inviting Miss McMillan to participate in the honors pro gram reads in part: "Dear Olympian: "Congratulations on your selec tion to the 1980 Olympic team. We know that your achievement repre sents ability, hard work, self sacri fice, and great dedication in your pursuit of excellence and the Olympic goal. We share your disappointment that the United States will not be represented at the 1980 Summer Games. "That circumstance, however, in no way diminishes the stature of your accomplishment. As an Oly mpian, you represent the very best in the ideals and traditions of amateur sorts in the United States. "Because we feel so strongly that your status as an Olympian should be recognized and your contribu tion to the national interest honor ed. the United States Olympic Committee is pleased to invite you to participate in a special Olympic tribute program... "The honors program is one of several USOC initiatives designed to focus public attention on our national Olympic effort and our outstanding amateur athletes. We have announced a drive to raise 3U million dollars (10 million from the Federal government on a two-for one matching basis), which will be used in support of pre-Olympic and post-Olympic competition, to offset our fund-raising shortfall which occurred as a result of not going to Moscow, and to launch important programs into the next quadren nial. "We urge you to join us in Washington. The honors you will receive are all earned. Further, we feel that a positive response will benefit the Olympic effort, both now and for the future." The invitation bore the signa tures of F. Don Miller, executive director, and Robert J. Kane of the The Hoke County News - Established 1928 VOLUME LXXII NUMBER 14 RAEFORD, HOKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLIN A - journal 25 The Hoke County Journal - Established 1905 S8 PER YEAR THURSDAY, JULY 31, 1980 In June; Up From May Figure Unemployment Reached 8.5% In Hoke Around Town BY SAM C. MORRIS The weather has been about all one could ask for the past few days. The nights have been cool and the temperature has been in the 80s most of the days. A good rain wouldn't hurt here in Raeford even though it has been raining around the area for the past few days. Wyatt "Killer" Upchurch. Hoke County turkey producer, has taken up with other species of birds. According to Dr. Bob Townsend and Linwood Hayes, Wyatt has gone into the "eagle" business. The threesome were playing golf last Saturday at the Arabia Golf Course and Upchurch chipped in for an eagle in the Par 5 number ? three hole. 1 don't believe Wyatt will have as many eagles as he will turkeys. * * * A letter from Bob Okin. execu tive vice president of operations for Faberge, brought forth good news for Gus Zitznian head man at the Faberge plant here. The story of a the good news appears elsewhere in " the paper but think Okin's letter should be published. The letter follows: Dear Sam: I am enclosing herewith a copy of a letter which has been forwarded to Mr. Zitzman by Mr. George Barrie, Chairman of the Board of Faberge Incorporated. Mr. Zitzman has been a loyal and conscientious employee for ^ many years and 1 am pleased to be ? able to send you a copy of this letter. Looking forward to seeing you the next time I am in Raeford. 1 remain. Sincerely Bob Congratulations to Gus Zitzman. * * * W Robert Gatlin, Hoke's weather man, was by the office last week and had the following note. It reads as follows: "Robert Gatlin: "Friend Robert: 1 read about you in the Raeford News-Journal right regular, and it makes me feel good to keep up with old friends like you thru the press. Give all my friends in Hoke my regards." Maurice Fleishman # 1501 Raeford Rd. Fayetteville. N.C 28305 For many that don't know, Maurice has been a vivid sports fan all his life. He ran Ed Fleishman and Sons and Fleishman's Big Store in Fayetteville. Most of the men from Hoke County years ago went to Fayetteville to buy their clothes. I remember buying Army uniforms during the war from the ? store after becoming an officer. Yes, it is good to know that Maurice still remembers his friends from Hoke County. ? ? ? While sitting in the Antioch Presbyterian Church Monday morning for the funeral of Willie Hodgin mv mind would drift back a number of years and I would catch (See AROUND TOWN, page 1 1) Raeford Plant Manager Zitzman FabergeVice President August Zitzman. general man ager of the Raeford plant ot Faberge. Inc., since the plant opened in August 1978. was elected July 24 corporate vice president for manufacturing. Faberge board chairman George Barrie an nounced on that date. The action was taken at a meeting of the board of directors. The company's world head quarters is in New York City. Zitzman said Tuesday morning in an interview that his new position puts him in charge of all Faberge manufacturing in the United States. Besides the Raeford plant. Faberge has three others, in Pomona. Calif., and St. Paul. Minn., and Ramsey. N.J. He said he will remain in Raeford. however. "I have no desire to leave North Carolina again." Zitzman added. "It's one of the prettiest states I've ever lived in and the people are friendly." He said "Our success in Raeford we attribute mainly to the people who work at Faberge." The local plant employees 450 people. The management appointed most of its employees from local residents. Zitzman has been working with Faberge for the past 25 years, joining Rayette. Inc., in Brooklyn. N.Y.. as a production supervisor. Rayette subsequently merged with Faberge, and Zitzman counts his Rayette employment, consequent ly. as Faberge service. He joined Rayette after three year of Navy service. Zitzman went into the Navy after graduating from the City College of New York. He came to the Raeford plant from his job of running the operations at the Faberge plants then in Jersey City and South Plainfield. both in New Jersey. August , Zitzman at his desk at the Raeford plant Tuesday morning. I Staff photo by Bill Lindau. I s u Military Transports In Low-level Flights The Military Airlift Command's transport aircraft are currently flying low level training routes near the Raeford Community. These flights have been flown on a continuing basis for more than 16 years. All flights are flown at less than 250 knots, and from 300 feet to 3.000 feet above the ground. C-130 Hercules and C-141 Star lifters conduct these training op erations all over the world for contingency and humanitarian missions. In developing the low-level routes Air Force planners make every effort to avoid overflight of populated areas, wildlife refuges, power plants, airfields, hospitals. schools, and historical sites. Complaints concerning low fly ing transport aircraft should be sent, in detail to: Airspace Manag er. 317 TAW DOXT Pope AFB N.C.. 28308. Unemployment in Hoke County reached a rate of 8.5 per cent last month, the State Employment Security Commission reported last week. This is an increase from the previous month's rate (7.1 per cent) and the rate for June 1979 (which was 7.3). Statewide, unemployment rose to 7.4 per cent in June, from the previous month's six percent. The rise was blamed by the ESC on the increase in the number of people, including students free from school for the summer, looking for jobs. The increase in the number of nonstudents looking for work in cluded those laid off from textile and furniture industry jobs. Thirty - six of the state's 100 counties had rates higher than Hoke the past June, and one other -- Lee had a mark equal to Hoke's. Person had the state's highest. 14.6 per cent. Three of Hoke's neighbors had higher rates than Hoke -- Robeson I 1.6. Cumberland 10.7. and Richmond 8.7. Moore, however, had a rate of 6 per cent for that month. In the past two and a half years, unemployment in Hoke reached at least nine per cent in each of eight months. The mark of January 1978 was the worst -- 12.2. but six other counties had higher rates than that. The other highs in Hoke in the period from December 1977 through June this year were: 1 1 .3 in April 1978. 11.2 in July 1978. II in December 19"r7, 10 in May 1978. 9.9 in June 1978. 9.5 in August I9"'8. and 9.3 in February 1978. The rate fell to 8.3 per cent in September 1978 from the previous month's figure. W ith Church As Missionary Journeyman Beth Wood To Work On Grand Cayman Rcth Wood A Raeford music teacher is leaving for the Cayman Island in the British West Indies August ~ to work as a Southern Baptist missionary journeyman with a church there as minister of music and work in religious education. She'll be there till June 1^82. Beth Wood, who was music teacher the past two years at J.W. Turlington School, was among 130 missionary journeymen commissioned by the Southern Baptist Foreign Mission Board July 18 at a Baptist Church in Rich mond. Va. The commissioning service end ed 5'/i weeks of training for them. The start of the training in June, at Meredith College in Raleigh also was the start of their two years of service as missionary journey men. After five weeks of training at Hoke Man Posts Bond On Marijuana Charges A Hoke Countv man was freed from the county jail Monday after posting 525.000 bond for appearance in Hoke County Dis trict Court August 7 for a pre liminary hearing of marijuana law violation charges. Officers identified him as Kenny Ray Kernas, 37, of Rt. 1, Aberdeen, charged with possession of and manufacturing 158.5 pounds of marijuana. He was arrested Saturday morn ing in a plot of marijuana plants near his home in Ashley Heights by Hoke ABC Officer J.lv. Riley and Hoke Deputy Sheriff J.E. Murdock, the report saw The officers took 5/ marijuana plants, two water pumps, 75 feet of garden hose, and four curing racks as evidence. They estimated the marijuana's retail value at about $90,000. Meredith, they went to Richmond tor the final four days. Miss Wood said Friday she is very excited about going to the Caymans. She'll work with First Baptist Church of George Town on Grand Cayman, the largest of the three islands which make up the Caymans. They are about 480 miles south of Miami. Fla.. and 185 miles west of Jamaica, another of the islands of the British West Indies. Miss Wood said she will be director of the choirs of the church, which has a congregation of 75 members, though more than that number of people attend the church's serv ices. She also w ill plan the music for all the church's services. In religious education, she will work in adult, youth, and children's activities. The first program she'll have when she arrives she said, will be a V action Bible School. Miss Wood will be working with the church's pastor, the Rev. Herbert Neelv and his Wife. Jackie, who have been missionaries for 16 years. They have served throughout the world, including in Rhodesia. The Neelys are natives of Spartanburg. S.C.. a fact which will give her overseas living a touch of home, since she'll be with people familiar with the Carolinas. Miss Wood is among 18 North Carolina people who were com missioned July 18. She said that to be eligible to become a missionary journevman. a person must he a college graduate no older than 2b. married couples, it they have no children, are admitted, as well as single people. Miss Wood is the daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. A. Wilton Wood. Jr.. ot East Prospect Avenue, She was born and reared in Raetbrd. Alter graduating from Hoke County High School; she studied at Mars Hill College, a Baptist school near Ashcvillc. and graduated in 8 with the degree ot Bachelor of Music. She joined the Turlington faculty for the start of the 1978-79 school vear. Miss Maynor To Attend Delegates' Briefing Delia Maynor will fly to Wash ington Thursday for a briefing at the White House Friday for the delegates to the Democratic National Convention. Miss Maynor and the other delegates also will have lunch with President Carter at the White House Friday. She will return to Raeford Satur day. then on August 9 will fly to New York City to prepare for the opening of the national convention at the city's Madison Square Garden. This week's trip will be her first visits to both cities, she said, and she is looking forward' to them with a lot of pleasure. Miss Maynor and the other North Carolina delegates will stay at the Barclay Hotel in the middle of downtown, at 111 E. 48th St., about a mile east of the convention site. Her roommate, she said, will be an alternate delegate. Mrs. Jackie Goodson. a Wilmington attorney. Miss Maynor. Hoke's 24-year old register of deed, is the first Hoke County person ever named a delegate to a political party's national convention. Bound Over Clyde Murda McCall. 25. of Kt. 3. Raeford. was bound over Friday to Hoke County Superior Court for action by the grand jury after District Court Judge Lacy Hair found probable cause for charges of kidnaping and first-degree rape against him. McCall is accused of committing the violations against lna Elizabeth Lentz, 1 7, of Raeford, after he gave her a ride the night of June 18 while she was hitchhiking home from a friend's house on Turnpike Road. McCall is free under 550,000 bond.
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