Modern 'Trolley' Stops In Raeford
Pogo Possum's Christmas
"carol" goes, "Deck the halls with
Boston Charlie... Nora's freezin' on
the trolley."
^ He's not talking about THIS
P trolley -- Dick McFadden's trolley.
This trolley has all the modern
conveniences, including stereo
music. Actually, it only looks like
an oldtime trolley. It's a gasoline
powered bus which has seats for 38
passengers.
Dick (R.B.) McFadden pro
duced buses like it -- also two
passenger golf carts and 98
^ passenger trams consisting of two
P cars -- at his company. The Trolley
Line of Florida, Inc., of Winter
Haven, Fla.
McFadden, his wife and the
driver, Tim Hager, stopped in
Raeford in front of the Courthouse
with the bus Friday afternoon en
route to Wildwood, N.J., where it
will become part of that town's
public transportation system.
After leaving Raeford, they
stopped at Pinehurst. Pinehurst
^ village officials are considering
acquiring a trolley bus like the one
that appeared in Raeford. McFad
den and his associates demon
strated one in Pinehurst last year.
McFadden described the advan
tages: a bus like the one he had
here costs $60,000, which is less
than one-third what a conventional
GMC bus used in public service in
cities and towns costs; it costs the
taxpayers nothing, since it pays for
itself -? one major source of income
besides the fares charged pas
sengers is advertising, as the old
time trolleys carried; and the little
buses are so popular they attract
many more paying passengers than
the conventional style bus does.
McFadden said that the city of
Scottsdale, Ariz., replaced one of
its conventional city buses with a
McFadden trolley bus -- and the
numbers of passengers rose to
1,100 a day, from the 60 who
patronized the conventional bus.
He said Marco Island, Fla., sold
$73,000 worth of advertising for
display on its trolley bus in a single
year.
He said the trolley bus is used for
service on special type routes,
besides, regular passenger service.
For example it's a solution to a
parking problem ? people who
have to park their cars in perimeter
areas of downtown business dis
tricts can ride a trolley bus to the
downtown sections.
He said The Trolley Line has sold
Die* McFadden with his trolley bus in front of the Courthouse Friday.
buses to chambers of commerce
and to individual businessmen.
Though the trolley bus does have
the modern conveniences it sounds
the same signal to inform waiting
prospective passengers and traffic
of its approach, an oldtime trolley
bell.
Junior Woman's Club Activities Reviewed
9 The Raeford Junior Woman's
Club gives the following review of
its activities at the end of the club
year.
At the same time the club salutes
the entire populace of Raeford and
Hoke County for its support of the
club's efforts. ?
The club's report continues
below.
? * *
The Raeford Junior Woman's
Club is a division of the North
Carolina Federation of Woman's
Club. It's primary purpose is of
service to the community. All
projects are chosen for the growth
of the Raeford, Hoke County
community.
In keeping with this purpose,
let's review our club year and its
activities.
In September, we sold bulbs and
trees. From proceeds we made, we
bought tulip bulbs and donated
these to the Hoke County library.
These bulbs were planted in honor
of the children born to two of our
club members during the year.
Our club held its annual mem
bership dinner during October and
established a "Coins for Cancer"
project whereby all donations are
collected monthly for cancer re
search. This dinner meeting en
abled perspective members to meet
How To Buy
Home Insurance
One of the most important
decisions you make is your choice
of an insurance agent and company
to insure your home, says Joseph
M. Walker, extension family re
source management specialist at A.
& T. State University in Greens
A born.
"To find a qualified agent who
has your interest in mind, you'll
want to check his or her reputation
for service to clients." Walker
advises.
Ask about the agent's back
ground, education and experience
in the insurance field. Walker
advises dealing only with an estab
lished agent or company but notes
9 that a beginning agent with a
reputable firm may be just what
you're looking for.
A new agent may be more willing
to take the time to answer your
questions.
"Do ask for references," Walker
says. "A good agent can provide
the names of satisfied customers."
While shopping around for an
insurance company, check the
cancellation rate, reputation for
service and reputation for claims
settlement of any Firms you are
interested m. And don't hesitate to
check with the Consumer Protec
tion Division of the N.C. Depart
ment of Insurance for information
on an agent or company, Walker
notes.
Shop around for the best home
owner policy rates. Walker advises,
as rates can vary from company to
company. Ask, too, about deduct
ibles that may lower your premium
payment. Costs can be reduced by
paying premiums once or twice a
year, instead of monthly.
According to Walker, in order tc
collect the full coverage for a
partial loss of a home, the insur
ance coverage at the time of the loss
must be 80 percent or more of the
full replacement value.
Your agent should keep you
informed of rising replacement
costs, Walker says, and it is your
responsibility to check the amount
needed, for your protection.
Don't try to save money by
underinsuring, though. Walker
says, "it could be the worst mistake
you could make."
This year,
heart disease and stroke
will kill another 200,000
Americans before
age6&
Give the gift of love.
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^^Association
WE'RE FIGHTING FORVOUR LIFE
with regular members, learn about
the club and its activities. We
gained ten new members on this
night.
These newly accepted members
found right away that we are a
service organization, for we do
nated money to the Halloween
Carnival for the Trainable Multiple
Handicapped class at Upchurch.
November and December are two
of our busiest months, and 1981
proved no exception. During Na
tional Education Week, our club
remembered the teachers of our
county with apples and pens. We
also donated five books to Mc
Lauchlin School Library.
Each year, we select a needy
elderly family to honor with a
Thanksgiving dinner. Due to our
local merchants' generosity, our
couple enjoyed House of Raeford
turkey, and other donations from
Parks FMA of Rowland and
canned goods from our members.
Also in November, our com
munity supported our club efforts
by purchasing Bensons' Fruit
Cakes. Plans, were made for our
first home tour held in December.
On December 6, five homes were
toured on our first Christmas Home
Tour. The five people who gra
ciously opened their homes, the
McFadyens, the Austins, the Jor
dans, the Witherspoons and the
Leandros, certainly were to be
commended for providing an after
noon of beauty and Christmas
spirit for our community. Of
course, those taking the tour are
especially appreciated in making
this our most profitable project for
the year.
Also during December, our club
helps two needy families with
Christmas gifts. Again, our local
merchants are to be appreciated for
providing fine donations. Along
with $100 donations from our club,
gifts from Western Auto, Cutter's
Corner, House of Raeford. Parks
FMA of Rowland and Mack's, two
needy families in our area were a
bit happier on Christmas Day.
Our club also helped judge
Christmas floats in the Raeford
Christmas Parade and awarded
ribbons to merchants in the window
decorating contest.
January, 1982, we saw the new
year in with the annual Arts
Festival. Each year the Arts Festi
val provides a time to select
outstanding artists from our club
and from the local schools. There is
a local, district and state level of
the contest.
At our January meeting, we
voted to install a "Hotline" from
the high school to the Health
Department. This is a telephone
located at Hoke High designated
for teens who have questions best
handled by a health nurse. It was
hoped that teens could be directed
to proper agencies for help. We
spent $201.15 on this project.
In February, we manned the
telephones for the March of Dimes
Telethon. Our Sally Southall Cot
ten Scholarship ($150) was
awarded to Rose Marie Parrish, an
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outstanding senior at Hoke County
High School.
During March, we gave $65 to
send a needy child to 4-H camp.
Camp Millstone. Also in service to
the children of our community, our
club gave $730 to the Exceptional
Children's Program for orthopedic
shoes and braces.
Each year we give a scholarship
($150) to an outstanding Juniorette
member. This is a high school
group which we sponsor. This
year's recipient was Judy Scull.
In April we donated money to the
Raeford Woman's Campership
fund, money and our time to the
Parks and Recreation Depart
ment's Art Festival.
In May. we helped with the
Special Olympics with donations
and our time.
Our total contributions to the
community for our year 1981-82
were $1,954.30. Due to everyone's
support, we made $1,096.76 in
fund-raising efforts. Proceeds
made several years ago on our
drama "Spring for Sure." paid the
difference in these sums. These are
earmarked for community projects.
Again, we offer our thanks to
this fine community for its help and
pledge ourselves to further support
for the betterment of Raeford and
Hoke County.
Free Cancer Tests
More than 60 area residents
received a free take-home t?M>t for
the early detection of colon rectal
cancer at the Medicine Shoppe, 121
S. Main St., last October.
According to the AMC Cancer
Research Center, co-sponsor, there
were no local cancer detections
made. However, two persons in
North Carolina have undergone
cancer surgery.
The test distributed during this
program was a check for hidden
blood in the stool. It allows
collections of small stool samples to
be sent directly to a physician or
laboratory for analysis. This is a
useful and inexpensive way to
screen for cancer and other bowel
problems.
Physicians recommend that be
ginning at age 40, persons should
include this type of screening in
their regular physical check-up.
In 2V? days, 63,000 people
nationwide picked up a take-home
kit at 280 Medicine Shoppes across
the country. Analyses conducted by
AMC show that 39 cancerous
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tumor surgeries have been per
formed to date.
AMC said that 133 persons were
found to have other types of health
problems unrelated to cancer. They
were referred to their family phvsi
cian for medical assistance.
Mildouson Reunion
Former students and teachers <>t
Mildouson School interested in
having a school reunion are advise 1
to contact Rick or Faye McMillan.
Rt. 1 Box 251 -A. Shannon, tele
phone 875-8912.
A. A. Meetings
Wed. 8 p.m.
Nursing Home
Dining Room
TIME FOR A CHANGE
*lt is the Will of the Almighty
God that / Served the People
of Hoke County in Truth,
Justice and Love for All
Mankind.
*My door will always be open
to talk with any one.
VOTE PETERKIN FOR SHERIFF
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perfect expounder of the
law. / will prove my leader
ship with the help of the
Almighty God who
strengthen me.
* Today let's pledge ourselves
to justice, peace and love for
all mankind.
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