Woman Sentenced To Jail
F or Writing Bad Checks
' A Raeford resident was Uken to
a Raleigh women's prison Friday
after being sentenced to two con
secutive six-month sentences in
Hoke District Court.
Myrtle Faye Hammonds, 23, of
1813 Silver City Street, was found
guilty on two counts of misde
meanor larceny and six counts of
writing worthless checks during
Friday's district court session.
9 Court records indicate that
Hammonds had been charged with
two counts of uttering a forged en
dorsement after she apparently en
dorsed two government-issued
checks belonging to Lucille
Locklear.
The checks were issued to
Locklear by the North Carolina
Department of Resources Aid to
Families with Dependent Children
1 (AFDC).
Those sentences were reduced to
two separate counts of misde
meanor larceny by District Court
Judge Joseph Dupree, records
show.
In addition to the two misde
meanor larcenies, Hammonds
plead guilty to six counts of writing
worthless checks.
Those checks, which totaled
P $233.10, were written to local mer
chants.
After hearing the charges
against Hammonds, Judge Dupree
gave the defendant the two six
month sentences, which will run
consecutively.
The judge ordered Hammonds
confined to the Raleigh Women's
Prison for no less than six months
_ and no more than 12 months on
v one of the misdemeanor larceny
charges and repeated the sentence
for the other charges.
The second sentence is to be
served at the expiration of the first,
according to the records.
Hammonds was escorted to
Raleigh Friday by Hoke Sheriff's
deputies.
In an unrelated matter, a Fayet
teville woman, arrested two weeks
-ago by Raeford Police, received a
B suspended sentence after pleading
guilty to shoplifting charges.
Charlene Gay of Fayetteville
was given a 90-day suspended
sentence after she plead guilty to
stealing toiletry items from the
A&P grocery store in the Eden
borough Shopping Center.
Gay had apparently uken two
bottles of shampoo, two tubes of
toothpaste and one can of
deodorant from the A & P store.
The merchandise was valued at
$18.14 and was recovered by police
officers after the arrest.
In addition to the suspended
sentence, Oay was ordered to pay a
$100 fine plus court cost and was
restricted from going on the A & P
premises for three years.
A Hoke County man was also
given a suspended sentence in
district court last week after he
plead guilty to breaking, entering
and larceny charges.
Kenny Ray Locklear of Rt. 1,
Shannon plead guilty to breaking
into Chason's Handy Store where
he apparently removed two cases
of Budweiser beer.
After hearing the plea, Judge
Dupree ordered the defendant con
fined for no less than two years
and no more than two years.
Dupree suspended that sentence
for three years and placed
Locklear on three years' proba
tion.
The judge also instructed
Locklear to pay $130 restitution
and the court cost.
In other action, James Everette
McRae of Rt. 1, Shannon plead
guilty to allowing his hogs to run
"at large" within the limits of the
Stonewall Township.
Judge Dupree ordered the defen
dant confined for 30 days suspend
ed and instructed him to pay $50
and cost in the action.
Alton T. Bain of Lumber Bridge
plead guilty to driving under the
influence (DUI) and was given a
six-month suspended sentence on
that charge.
Judge Dupree also instructed
Bain to surrender his license for
one year. The defendant gave
notice of appeal.
Curtis Locklear of Rt. 2,
Raeford plead guilty to careless
and reckless driving after drinking
and was given a 30-day sentence
and instructed to pay $100 and
court cost.
Judge Dupree also instructed the
defendant to enroll and complete
the alcohol and drug abuse school
within 90 days.
Leonard B. Conrad of Hoffman
plead guilty to driving with a blood
alcohol level of .10<7o or more by
weight and was given a 90-day
suspended sentence on those
charges.
Conrad was also instructed to
pay >1 3U plus cost. Judge Dupree
also ordered the defendant to not
operate a motor vehicle for one
year. Dupree issued a limited driv
ing permit to Conrad.
In addition, Conrad was ordered
to enroll and complete the alcohol
and drug abuse school within 90
days.
Lola Brown of Red Springs
plead guilty to writing a $50 worth
less checks and was given a 60-day
suspended sentence on that charge.
Judge Dupree also ordered the
defendant to pay restitution and
$10 court cost.
Bernard Bridges of Rt. 3,
Raeford plead guilty to misde
meanor larceny and was given a
two-year suspended sentence with
supervised probation. Judge
Dupree also ordered the defendant
to pay SI 50 and court cost plus
$100 in restitution.
Bobby Odell Hall of
Hillsborough plead guilty to
careless and reckless driving after
drinking. Judge Dupree ordered
Hall confined in the Hoke jail for
30 days.
The defendant was also in
structed to pay SI 00 and cost and
enroll and complete the alcohol
and drug abuse school within 90
days.
Larry Hogan of Red Springs
plead guilty to careless and reckless
driving after drinking and was
ordered confined to the Hoke Jail
for 30 days. Hogan was aiso in
structed to pay $100 and cost and
enroll and complete the alcohol
and drug abuse school within 90
days.
Don Wayne Holland of Rt. 1,
Shannon plead guilty to driving
under the influence (DUI) and was
given a six^month suspended
sentence with one-year unsupervis
ed probation. Judge Dupree also
instructed the defendant not to
operate a motor vehicle for one
year.
Holland was also ordered to pay
$300 and court cost.
George Hollingsworth of Rt. 1,
Raeford plead guilty to careless
and reckless driving after drinking
and was given a 30-day stint in the
Hoke Jail.
Hollingsworth was also in
structed to enroll and complete the
alcohol and drug abuse school
within 90 days and pay $150 and
court cost in the action.
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Scout Troop Saved , Meeting
By Sherry Matthews
After nearly three months of
uncertainty, Raeford Boy Scout
Troop 401 is back on its feet with a
new leader and "a lot of en
thusiasm," Scout Master Ted
Cumston said.
Last Saturday marked the first
meeting of the newly re-formed
401 troop.
"We had 18 out of 25 boys to
show up for the first meeting. It
looks like there will be more than
that coming to the next meetings,"
Cumston said.
"Everything is looking fantastic
at this point. Everyone is extremely
eager for this to work out,"
Cumston added.
The scout troop, which has been
supported by the Raeford Kiwanis
since the 1920's, dwindled down to
a zero membership with no real
leader, no meetings and no outings
for the young men.
A "lack of communication"
was blamed for the troops "falling
apart at the seams, according to
Kiwanian Steve Connell, who led
the fight to save the troop.
After a year of "virtual nonex
istence," interest in reviving the
troop peaked.
"There has been a great deal of
interest over this thing, especially
from disgruntled parents who are
concerned about the future of the
scouts," Connell said earlier.
Along with troop parents and
the Kiwanis club, a new scout
master was found, and the troop
started the re-organizational pro
cess.
"With the support of the
Kiwanis, and the enthusiasm that
these boys have, 1 think things are
going to be just fine," Cumston
said.
In addition to appointing
Cumston and gettting the troop re
organized, the troop was able to
maintain the number that they
have carried for over 50 years.
"As of last Wednesday we were
able to renew our charter. We were
also able to keep the 401 troop
number," Cumston said.
"At this point things are looking
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real bright foi this troop,"
Cumston added.
"If there are any boys in the
communtiy who would like to join
the troop, there is still time,"
Cumston said.
According to Cumston, the
troop will meet every Saturday at
10 a.m. at the Boy Scout Hut
across from the Raeford Civic
Center.
"I urge anyone interested in
joining the troop to call me,"
Cumston said.
"We are eager to gel things
together and full of enthusiasm,"
Cumston added.
Little Finishes
Basic Training
Army National Guard Pvt.
Robert L. Little, son of Mary A.
Little of Rural Route 2, Raeford,
has completed basic training at
Fort Jackson, South Carolina.
During the training, students
received instruction in drill and
ceremonies, weapons, map
reading, tactics, military courtesy,
military justice, first aid, and Ar
my history and traditions.
He is a 1982 graduate of Hoke
County High School.
Deaths & Funerals
Mrs. Merle McKeithan Jarrett
Mrs. Merle McKeithan Jarrett,
55, died Thursday in Albuquerque,
New Mexico.
Memorial services were held
Sunday at 3 p.m. at the Crumpler
Funeral Home Chapel in Raeford.
The Rev. Grady McKeithan of
ficiated the service.
Surviving are: her husband Otto
Jarret of Albuquerque, New Mex
ico; two sons, Jerry Wright of
Baltimore, Maryland, and Wayne
Wright of Phoenix, Arizona; two
daughters; Mrs. Janice Ayres of
Ft. Worth, Texas, and Mrs. Joann
Owen of Phoenix; three brothers;
Cecil McKeithan of Raeford,
Weslie McKeithan of Winston
Salem and Willie McKeithan of
Fayetteville; and four sisters; Mrs.
Leia Butler of Apex, Mrs. Eunice
Motley of Berryviile, Virginia,
Mrs. Blanche Stephens of Emerald
Isle and Mrs. Sarah Neil Charles of
Albuquerque.
Thurman Martin
Thurman Martin, 38, died
Wednesday in a Raleigh Hospital.
Funeral services were held on
Friday at 3 p.m. at Biggs Funeral
Home Chapel in Lumberton.
Burial was in the New
Hollywood Cemetery.
Survivors include two sons:
Chris Martin and Stacy Martin,
both of Raeford; one daughter.
Miss Mellisa Sue Martin; mother,
Mrs. Destia Martin of Lumberton,
three brothers Hollis Martin of
Fairmont; Gerald Martin of
Lumberton and Marshall Martin
of Parkton; six sisters: Mrs. Ada
Dial of Lumberton, Mrs. Betty
Shaw of Fayetteville, Mrs. Eunice
Herring of Charlotte, Mrs. Sara
Campbell of Raeford, Mrs. Reba
Pruitt, of Vancouver, Alabama
and Mrs. Alice Lunsford of
Madison, Florida.