New South Hoke Principal
Westall In Hoke Schools Since 1963
Wood row West all is going to
work July 1 as principal of South
Hoke School after serving since
June 16, 1969, as West Hoke
School's principal.
West all has been serving in the
Hoke County school system since
1963, and before going to the West
Hoke position had been an as
sistant principal at Hoke High (the
W.T. Gibson section) and Up
church Junior High School.
Before coming to Hoke County
he taught at Columbia, Bailey,
Cornelius and Huntersville, all in
North Carolina.
Westall was born and reared in
Black Mountain and graduated
from Black Mountain High School
in 1938.
In August 1941, he recalled in a
conversation last Friday, he and
some of his friends decided to enlist
in the Army, because the draft was
going to "get" them sooner or later
anyway.
He said they also thought they
could stay together all through
their tour of duty.
It didn't work that way, Westall
said with a laugh. Westall wound
up in England with a bomber group
of B-17 Flying Fortresses in the
Eighth Army Air Force.
Before he came home, he became
a veteran of 36 bombing missions
over Germany and France, on a
B-17 as flight engineer. He got shot
down once, he said, "but it wasn't
as serious as it sounds." The
bomber got hit on a mission too
badly to make it all the way home.
But one of the crew saw a bombed -
out airfield while the crippled craft
was flying over France, so the pilot
[>ut the plane down in a belly
anding between two runways, and
noboby got hurt.
Did he get a Purple Heart (for
wounds suffered in action against
the enemy)? he was asked.
"The only medals I got," he
replied, were the Distinguished
Flying Cross and the Air medal
with six clusters."
Back home in Black Mountain
after getting his honorable dis
charge in May 1945 (the same
month Germany surrendered), he
decided to go to college, so he
enrolled at the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill.
He graduated in 1950 with a
degree of Bachelor of Science in
physical education and social
studies. Later he earned a Master
of Education degree, also from
UNC at Chapel Hill.
His first job in teaching was at
Columbia's "union" school in
Tyrrell County. "Union" mean all
12 grades, except kindergarten.
There he taught social studies and
physical education. He also
coached the football, the boys' and
girls' basketball and the baseball
squads.
Westall is married to the former
Susan Duncan of Red Springs. She
is secretary at Peterson School in
Red Springs.
They have three children, all
boys -- Woodrow Hillis Westall,
Jr., 28, manager of Wendy's
restaurant in Durham; Joe, 27,
manager of Kenney's shoe store in
Wilmington; and Bill, 22, a rising
senior, majoring in business, at
Western Carolina University in
Cullowhee (about 75 miles south
west of Black Mountain).
The faculty and staff of West
Hoke gave Westall a farewell party
recently, and he was given a gift
from the group and gifts from
individual people.
At West Hoke he is being
succeeded by Milton Williams, an
assistant principal of Hoke High,
and at South Hoke he is succeeding
George Wood, who is the new
principal at Scurlock School.
Scurlock's principal, Floyd
Caldwell, has been transferred to
the same position at McLauchlin
School, and James Bowies, Mc
Lauchlin's principal, has been
transferred to the position of
director of remedial programs at
Hoke High.
State Symphony To Give
July 4 Concert
The North Carolina Symphony
will perform a free musical tribute
to Uncle Sam as part of an all-day
Fourth of July celebration in Olde
Fayetteville.
Beginning at 5 p.m. in Cross
Creek Park (on Green Street),
I under the baton of Associate
Conductor James Ogle, the sym
phony will play a cavalcade of
patriotic arrangements including
"American Salute," "Victory at
Sea," "Americana Overture," and
"Stars and Stripes Forever."
Concert-goers are encouraged to
bring babies, blankets, picnics,
and chairs.
Hoke Home Ec Teacher
Attends Workshop
Mrs. Harriet Archer, a Hoke
County High School home econo
mics teacher, participated in a
workshop in Raleigh June 14-19.
The workshop was designed to
bring the 30 occupational food
service teachers who attended up to
date in commercial food service
practices and equipment, require
ments for employment in food
occupations, and "the most recent
teaching materials available.
It was conducted by the National
Restaurant Association under con
tract with the Division of Voca
tional Education. State Departmet
of Public Instruction.
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Vistors for Sunday School at the
Baptist Church.
Mrs. Bill Norflfnger and chil
dren, Sarah Catherine and Eliza
beth Ann of Richmond. They are
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J.E. McGougan.
Miss Melba Powers and Mrs.
Wynn Wilbanks of Charlotte are
spending several days with their
sister, Rev. and Mrs. Henry L.
Foster.
Visiting Mr. and Mrs. Colon
Amnions during the weekend were
her brother and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Tony Watts and son, James
from Stanaway, Wash. They also
attended Sunday School.
Sunday. June 28th a Special
Patriotic Service is planned by the
Pastor, Rev. Henry L. Foster. The
public is invited to hear this sermon
on. "God's Great Gift."
Dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Colon J. Amnions on Saturday
evening were Mr. and Mrs. Tony
Watts and James from Washing
ton. Danny Watts. Mr. and Mrs.
Kemp Watts. Howard Watts and
son H.F. from Clarkton, Mr. and
Mrs. Al Alexander, Patricia Alex
ander and Charles Watts of Ala
bama. Wanda and Stevie Ammons
and Rev. and Mrs. Henry L.
Foster. There was a special chil
dren and Parents Dedication Ser
vice at The Baptist Church at 8
o'clock for Mr. and Mrs. Tony
Watts and small son, James. This
service was performed by the Rev.
Henry L. Foster.
Presbyterian Church
Reverend Dr. Bullock, Professor
at Saint Andrew's College was
guest minister Sunday.
Mrs. Henry Bullard, attended
the North Carolina Women's Con
ference at Montreat June 11th and
14th.
Mrs. H.E. Horton attended the
Montreat Music Conference June
14th - 20th.
Community Daily Vacation Bible
School sponsored jointly by Lum
ber Bridge Baptist and Presby
terian Churches, this week, Mon
day, June 22 - Friday, June 26. at
the Presbyterian Education Build
ing.
Mrs. John Covington and Miss
Marv Monroe Maxwell spent last
week in Washington, D.C. with
Mrs. Covington's nephew. Probert
M. Hall.
Col. and Mrs. James A Wyatt,
and Mr. J. Wyatt of Wrightsville
Beach, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Byrd
and Mrs. Nettie Quick of Laurel
Hill spent last weekend with Mr.
and Mrs. Walter M Chason, Jody
and Jennifer.
Mrs. Robey J. Boykin of Alex
andria, Va, is visiting her brother
and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
F.O. Graham.
Mrs. Robert Lee spent several
weeks in Colonial Heights. Va.,
with her sister, Mr. and Mrs. H.l!
Mason. Mrs. Mason has been very
ill and has not improved.
Mrs. Ida Smith is home from
Southeastern General Hospital and
is getting along well.
James Hopkins was a happy
person last Friday as he purchas
ed a Coca-Cola from Mrs. Mary
Troublefield's store and inside the
cap a lucky winner of $100.00.
James is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
A.C. Hopkins.
Mr. and Mrs. S.F. Ammons,
Stevie and Wanda were dinner
guests Sunday of her parents, Mr
and Mrs. Russell Prevatte in
Lumberton.
Johnny McGougan entered
Moore Memorial Hospital Mon
day.
A Family Reunion - Watts, Page
and Granger, gathered at the
Clarkton Community Building for
this occasion.
Enjoying this picnic dinner were
Mr. and Mrs. Al Alexander and
daughter, Patricia, and Charles
Watts of Alabama. Mr. and Mrs.
Kemp Watts. Danny Watts. Ho
ward Watts and son, H.F. from
Clarkton, Mr. and Mrs. Tony
Watts and infant son, James from
Stanaway, Wash and Mr. and Mrs.
Colon Ammons of Lumber Bridge
and Rev. and Mrs. Henry Foster of
St. Pauls. Approximately seventy
five members of the three families
attended.
Walter E. Marlev and W.E.
Marley, 111 spent last weekend at
Harkers' Island on a fishing trip.
Mrs. D.G. Malloy, III is home
from Cape Fear Valley Hospital.
She is getting along fine after back
surgery.
Correction
The girl identified as Annie
McNeill in the picture of the Up
church Junior High School award
winners published in last week's
News-Journal is Annie McMillan.
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are representative questions an
swered daily by VA counselors. Full
information is available at any VA
office.
0 ?? What is the maximum
amount I can borrow on a Veterans
Administration guaranteed home
loan?
A -? There is no legal maximum.
The VA will guarantee 60 percent
of the loan or 527,500, whichever is
less. The total amount of the loan is
determined by the policy of your
lending institution and by your
ability to repay the loan.
O -- My husband died in 1975.
At the time of his death I did not
want the headstone or marker
provided by the Veterans Admini
stration, but 1 heard recently that
the VA pays an amount toward the
purchase of a headstone. Am 1
entitled to this benefit?
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this benefit was not passed until
late 1978. The deceased must have
been buried after the law took
effect in order for the survivor to be
eligible for reimbursement.
Q -- Can a veteran get an
extension of his 10-year delimiting
date for education benefits from
the Veterans Administration?
A ?? If a veteran was physically or
mentally disabled during the period
of his eligibility, he may apply for
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evidence for consideration.
Q ? When are dividends paid on
participating National Service Life
Insurance policies?
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on the anniversary date of the
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To Plan Reunion
The 1972 Hoke County High
School Graduating class will meet
at 12:30 p.m. July 5 at the Gibson
building. Room 201, to discuss
plans for a class reunion.
All interested persons are asked
to attend.
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