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? kwi if ' m ? ?v *? PMMMHHIMIIHHBMHH New Assistant Agents: Banks Wannamaker [left] and Richard Melton [right] with County Extension Chairman Willie Featherstone during break at county commissioners' meeting. [Staff photo]. 2 Assistant Farm Agents Named The Hoke County commissioners on a 3-2 vote Monday approved employing two county Agricultural Extension Service assistant agents to fill vacancies. The disagreement was over a salary. The county pays 33.67 percent and the state Agricultural Extension Service the remainder of agents' salaries. The effects of the action are Banks Wannamaker is employed as a field crops agent at a salary of $14,300, and Richard Melton as livestock agent at a salary of $16,500. Wannamaker's appointment is effective January 18, and Melton's February 1. Willie Featherstone, county Ex tension chairman, explained to the commissioners that the salaries are set by the state Extension staff and are based on experience and educa tion. He said Melton's was set higher because Melton has nearly completed worjc for a Master of Science degree in agricultural eco nomics and has served a year with the U.S. Farmers Home Admini stration. He said Wannamaker has a college undergraduate degree but no experience. Both men are graduates of Clemson University. Wannamaker graduated last month with the degree of Bachelor of Science in agronomy; Melton graduated in May 1980 with a Bachelor of Science degree in animal science. He is doing his work for his master's degree also at Clemson and has about a month to go to complete the requirements. Wannamaker is 22 and a native of St. Matthews. S.C.. the son of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Banks Wan namaker of St. Matthews. Melton. 23, is a native of Ruby. Chesterfield County. S.C.. the son of Mr. and Mrs. Baxter V. Melton of Ruby. Featherstone told the commis sioners both men are from farm families, a background which he said would be valuable in their work in Hoke County. He said Wannamaker's father has a seed company. The motion to employ Wanna maker and Melton at the salaries recommended was made by John Ralfour. chairman of the countv lumber Bridge Newts By Lib Sumner During the service at the Presby terian Church Sunday morning, John Goldie Balfour, Jr. was ordained as a Deacon and Duncan Malloy III was installed as a Deacon. Mrs. Annie Williford is a patient in Southeastern General Hospital iit'.d the last report she was improv ing. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bullard spent Saturday in Raleigh with their daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Tvner. Beth and Leslie. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Brown of Jonesboro, Arkansas visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John W. Brown during the holidays. Miss Jenny Lewis of Laurinburg spent several days last week with Misses Kim and Kris McMillan. Mrs. Josephine Barefoot had open house New Year's Eve. Friends from Maxton, Red Springs. St. Pauls and Lumber Bridge attended. Mrs. Gilmer Forbis enjoyed Christmas Day in Fayetteville with Candlewicking Mrs. Edwards, Extension area craft agent, will conduct a workshop on candlewicking, a nee dle craft, February 9-10. She can have 12 in the class that will be sponsored by the Home Economic Extension and held in the assembly room of the Lester Building. Call the home agent's office at 875-2162 to register and for further details. Are you already doing candle wicking? If so you are invited to register for a night session of basic infor mation. Mrs. Edwards, craft agent, will give general information on candlewicking techniques and pat terns Tuesday, February 9, 7-9 p.m. in the assembly room of the Lester Building. Call the home agent's office to register and to obtain details. The session will be limited to 12 persons. The worki'i tallest water fall, Victoria Falls, in aa*t eantral Africa, i* twica at high a* Niagara. her son and family. Mr. and Mrs. Stacy Forbis. Mr. and Mrs. J.M Daniel. Jr. and son, Charles Joseph spent several days recently, with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L.C. Smith in Winston Salem Stevie Ammon.s. student at Campbell College, spent the holi days with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. S.F. Ammons and Miss Wanda Ammons. Dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Colon Ammons on Christmas Day were Mr. and Mrs. Steve Ammons. Stevie and Wanda and Dr. and Mrs. Richard E. Angiin ar.d son, Trav of Fayetteville and Mr. and Mrs. Kemp Watts of Clarkton. Mrs. Thomas B. Salak and Mrs. Mary Salak and Miss Lila Salak of Fayetteville spent last weekin St. Augustine. Orlando and Disney World. Fla. Mrs. Salak's brother in-law, Jerry Salak. student at University of N.C. was with the band and played for the football games in Florida. Mr. and Mrs. J. Edwin Clifton, Jr. returned last Monday from a trip to Maryland and Pennsylvania, visiting his sister. Mrs. Estelle Mobler in Hyatsville. Md. and their son's, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schropp in Silver Springs. Md.. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Schropp and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Schropp and children. Robin and Berry in Windber, Pa. and Mr. and Mrs. Duane Schropp. Laura and Dana in r ' , Md. and Mrs. Ruby Britt of Lumberton and Mrs. Ozell Hinshaw of Greens boro visited Mrs. Gilmer Forbis last Sunday. Visiting Miss Mildred Williford during the holidays were her brother's and sisters. Rev. and Mrs. J.M. Smith of New Bern and son. James Shaw Smith of Raleigh. Dr. and Mrs. A.B. Williford of Hillsville, Va., Mr. and Mrs. Worth Williford of Fayetteville and daughter Mr. and Mrs. John Cudd and Julia of Cary. N.C. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh MacLean Williford of Rockv Mount, Mr. and Mrs. J.B. Williford of Siler City and daugh ter Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pink ston and children. Margaret Ellen and Jesse of Franklin, N.C., and Mrs. J.B. Williford's brother, Robert Dark of Washington, D.C.. and Mrs. Elizabeth Tolar of Lum berton. Dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. S.F. Ammons last Sunday were her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Prevatte of Lumberton, Wanda and Steve Ammons and Mr. and Mrs. Colon Ammons. Tolar of Laurinburg commissioners. The two other favorable votes were cast by Com missioners James A. Hunt and Neill McPhatter. The negative votes were cast by Commissioners Danny De Vane and Mabel Riley. Balfour's motion was adopted after a motion made by DeVane was defeated by the same count, with Mrs. Riley voting in favor. DeVane's motion called for em ploying the two men but at $15,500 for Melton. DeVane expressed the opinion that Melton's FmHA ex perience should not count because it dealt with financing. Feather stone said that the U.S. FmHA program deals not only with hous ing for low-income families but with farm loans, an experience which will be an asset when Melton is dealing with Hoke farmers. DeVane also said that, with cutbacks being made, the Exten sion staff should be kept at two -- the Extension chairman and an assistant agent, though it would put more work on the chairman. He did not incorporate this in his motion, though. Featherstone said, however, farmers need more assis tance now than when prices for their products were much better, that they need more assistance with management now than ever. He also said it is for the benefit of the consumer also: improved efficiency by the farmer in production would help keep food prices at the food stores from rising. Balfour earlier said that the "larger" farmers of the county don't need the Extension help but that the "medium" farmers do need it. Wannamaker was appointed to fill the vacancy left when Bill Northern resigned last year, and Melton to the position which Wendell Young was handling in addition to serving as Extension chairman when he retired June 30. 1981. Young had taken over the livestock work after Larry Lock lear. an associate agent, resigned September 19. 1980. Melton is married to the former Benise Rice, a native of Spartan burg. S.C., and a Clemson grad uate with a d<?gree in therapeutic recreation. Wannamaker is single. Area Incidents Hoke Man Attacked, Robbed of $150 William Dimps. 58, of Queen more told the Hoke County Sheriff s Department Friday he was attacked from behind, thrown to the ground and robbed of his wallet containing $150 as he was opening his front door after returning home. Willie Clifford Kershaw was charged with common-law robbery of Dimps, the sheriff s department report says. The following reports also were filed with the sheriff s department recently. Albert Richardson of Rt. 1, Lumber Bridge, reported someone threw a bottle bearing a threaten ing note into his house December 26 and another Friday. The notes referred to his daughters. The bottle thrown December 2b broke the glass of the storm door and two panes of glass on the inner door. Another bottle - throwing caused $375 damage to a restaurant window in County Line Plaza. Fred Lisenby, Rt. 2, Raeford, reported December 28 the mobile home of his sister was broken into but whether anything was missing could not be learned. The trailer is on Rockfish Road behind Jackson's Store. Lisenby's sister lives in Laurinburg. Ralph Currie of Rt. 3, Raeford, reported SI 00 worth of tools were stolen from his barn and two stereo speakers valued at S130 from his car between December 24 and 30. Mary Ann Tyler, Rt. 1, Red Springs, reported a S50 rifle stolen between December 29 and 31. Willie Gillis of McCain reported December 29 someone broke into his residence and stole a radio, a shotgun, a dozen oranges and a window. Raeford Police Chief Leonard Wiggins reported the following were received by the police depart ment. Barbara Evans, an employee of 76 Short Stop on the U.S. 401 South bypass, reported a man with a .22 rifle entered the store December 29, pointed the gun at her and told her to give him all the money in the cash drawer. She refused, and he repeated his de mand, threatening to blow her head off if she didn't obey. She refused again, and he left the store running. Yvonne Miller, 415 N. Wright St., reported Saturday someone took her clothes from a dryer December 29. The clothing was valued at $259. 1981 Ends, 1982 Starts Wet Here The year 1981 ended wet and the year 1982 started wet in Raeford. Robert Gatlin, Raeford weather observer for the National Weather Service, reported December up to noon New Year's Eve broughj 5.3 inches of rain to Raeford. Then the first four days of January brought 4'/j inches. Rainfall is measured from noon one day to noon the next, so the January figure includes the half inch that fell from noon to midnight the last day of 1981. N.C. 2000 Kickoff Slated Monday More than 80 local leaders will meet in Raeford on Monday to launch the North Carolina 2000 planning project in Hoke County. The meeting, sponsored by the Hoke NC 2000 Steering Committee will be held at the Presbyterian Church, 128 Edinborough Avenue, at 7 p.m. According to Hoke NC 2000 Chairman Betsy Ann McNeill, the purpose of the meeting is two-fold. "First, we want to get this broad-based group of leaders thinking about the long-term future, about what life may be like in this state and county in 20 years," she said. Featured speaker will be Sen. Robert Jordan of Mt. Gilead, a member of the Commission on the Future of North Carolina. Jordan will discuss statewide forecasts for the year 2000 in areas such as population growth, changes in jobs and availability of water and land. Presenting the county's 20-year forecast will be Earl Fowler, Rae ford-Hoke Chamber of Commerce executive director. "Our second goal." said McNeill "is to get these leaders to involve every citi/.en in Hoke County in the NC 2000 project. We will encour age them to reach out into their communities to build local aware ness of the emerging issues and to give our citizens a clear voice in choosing future directions for the state." McNeill noted that the "kick off" meeting would be only the first step in the year-long NC 2000 effort. During the next several months, counties across the state will be holding community meetings, par ticipating in a statewide citizens' ballot on the future, and sending delegates to a state conference on the future in September of 1982. The counties are working closely with the state-level Commission on the Future of North Carolina, which has been charged by Gover nor Jim Hunt to submit a report of recommended actions by December 1982. 200 rean stlhc nme Vxatfao. Of the 4*/j inches, two inches tell on Sunday and l'/i inches on Monday. The 1981 rainfall was about 37 inches about 13 inches below normal for a year, which averages about an inch a week, but the precipitation has been "building up," Gatlin said. The rainfall of the last month of 1981 was exceeded in the past five years for that month only in December 1977 when 5.6 inches fell. Gatlin's records show. Last month's total was the third in the five-year period in which more than 5 inches fell in Decem ber. The other month was in 1976 when 5.2 inches were recorded. The totals for the other Decembers in the period were 2.3 inches in 1980, 1.8 in 1979. and 2.7 in 1978. The year 1980 ended 11 to 12 inches below normal for the 12 months. The recent rains also were the best kind, Gatlin indicated and came in the right season: the precipitation was relatively slow and steady, soaking into the ground; and, coming in the winter cold, evaporation was low after the rain stopped. Benefits of spring and summer rains are reduced by evaporation caused by warm to hot weather. A. A. Meetings Wed. 8 p.m. Nursing Home Dining Room AUCTION Special Auction Saturday, Jan. 9, 10 a.m. At The Auction House, Red Springs, N.C. Hwy. 71 in Old Bus Station Hundreds of New & Used Household Items Used ond Antique Furniture lots of Gloss Her ringbone & Ins. Depression. Occupied Japan. Cornivol. THIS IS A LARGE SALE COL. CHUCK BUXTON, AUCTIONEER N.C. Lie. *1964 132 Alabama Lane Fayettevllle. N.C. Tel. 424-4933 Waakly Sale every Thura. at 7:30 p.m. At The Auction Houaa. Red Springa. N.C. Raeford Savings & Loan is now part of your Heritage fllllll* Raeford Savings & Loan is now part of Heritage Federal of Monroe. What does this merger mean to you? Two very important things: convenience and security;. Because of GROWTH , to better serve you in a changing economy and SERVICE , still the same with a little something extra to let you know we care about you. Home Office Monroe, N.C. Boger City ? Charlotte ? Eastland A Southpark ? Denver ? Llncolnton Matthew ? Mint Hill ? Monroe ? Downtown 6 Monroe Mall ? Stanley Smlthfleld ? Middlesex ? Raeford Coming soon will be consumer loans and expanded saving plans Raeford Savings ? ^ m now Heritage Federal FFgiWrH Savings & Loan. Each account is insured to $100,000 by FSLICr an agency of the United States Government. Heritage Federal with 13 offices to serve you. H ERJIMjE ffcDERAJL Savings & Loan Association
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