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THE NEWS-JOURNAL
Raeford, NU
June 12,1996
Business of the Week
Photo by Kristin Guthrie
A view from the second hole at Arabia Golf Club shows their beautiful landscape.
Golf course is popular
with Raeford residents
By Kristin Guthrie
Staff writer
Golf fanatics everywhere rave
about the stress-relieving benefits
of tee i ng off. Some skip out of work
early on a Friday afternoon, while
others may schedule play for an
early Saturday morning.
Regardless of when the ‘golf
bug’ bites, Arabia Golf Club is open
seven days a week from 7 a.m. to
sundown to provide unlimited en
joyment for golf lovers.
Now with 27 holes, the semi
private golf club is open to mem
bers and those who play as the
course’s guests.
The course was founded in the
fall of 1962 on approximately 265
acres with nine holes of golf ready
to play.
“Later, it was expanded to 18
holes, two tennis courts and a new pro
shop,” said Anna Mae Hendrix, co
owner with husband. Brown Hendrix.
Customer demand led the
Hendrix’s to expand more, adding
nine more holes. This most recent
expansion is commonly known as the
“North Nine.”
This family owned and run busi
ness offers golf galore, mostly to
Cumberland County customers, said
pro shop manager Martha Ann
Hendrix, but some of Raeford’s most
avid golfers also frequent the course.
“Sam Morris, The News Journal
‘front page man’ tees off still with the
bald-headed guy who writes ‘A View
From the Country,’ Raz Autry,” said
Anna Mae.
The course has also made allow
ances for people of the community to
use the facility for special projects
and tournament play.
“The Hoke County High School
golf teams, boys and girls, and the
Special Olympics have always been
special projects of the club,” said
Anna Mae.
The biggest tournaments on a
regular basis have been the Cape
Fear Seniors and the Strutters An
nual Tournament, put on by the
House of Raeford.
“Both are a real pleasurable ex
perience, managed by well-orga
nized people,” said Anna Mae.
Because there are few regularly
scheduled tournaments, the course
and its nine employees are avail
able to serve the golfing commu
nity just about any time. Call 875-
3524 for the rates to play and then
rush on over to the course at 192
Golf Course Road for a round of
golf.
Military News
Midshipman Calvin Ryan Clark,
who resides at 2811 Red Springs Rd.,
Raeford, graduated on June 17 from
the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy,
Kings Point, NY, with the 191 mem
bers of the Class of 1996.
The son of Bob and Darlene Clark,
he received an engineering systems
merchant marine license at the cer
emony. He additionally was commis
sioned as a U.S. Naval Reserve en
sign and was awarded a bachelor of
science degree.
Clark had been nominated to the
academy by Senator Jesse Helms.
Part of his training at the academy,
which offers a four-year accredited
program for men and women, included
a year aboard U.S. flag merchant ves
sels to gain practical shipboard expe
rience.
Albert J. Herberger, the U.S. Mari
time administrator, delivered the key
note address at the academy’s 60th
commencement. Rear Adm. Thomas
T. Matteson, the superintendent, pre
sented the Class of 1996 with their
academic credentials.
The academy is operated by the
Maritime Administration of the U.S.
Department of Transportation.
Navy Seaman Recruit Bryon M.
Tuttle, son of Robert A. and Elisia T.
Tuttle of 120 E. McNeill Drive, Red
Springs, recently completed U.S.
Navy basic training at Recruit Train
ing Command, Great Lakes, 111.
During the eight-week program,
Tuttle completed a variety of training
which includedclassroom study, prac
tical hands-on instruction and an em
phasis on physical fi less. In particu
lar, Tuttle learned naval customs, first
aid, fire fighting, water safety and
survival, and a variety of safety skills
required for working around ships
and aircraft.
Tuttle and other recruits also re
ceived instruction on the Navy’score
values — honor, courage and com
mitment —and what the words mean
in guiding personal and professional
conduct. Tuttle joins 55,000 men and
women who will enter the Navy this
year from all over the country.
Men and women train together
from their first day in the Navy just as
they do aboard ships and at shore
commands around the world. To rein
force the team concept, Tuttle and
other recruits also were trained in
preventing sexual harassment and
ensuring equal opportunity.
Even as the naval service gets
smaller over the next few years, highly
motivated young people like Tuttle
are still finding an opportunity to im
prove their knowledge and education
as they become part of the most highly
technical naval force in history. This
year alone the Navy will have more
then 57,000 job openings and oppor
tunities, most of which include guar
anteed training. He is a 1996 graduate
of Fayetteville Christian School of
Fayetteville.
Army Pfc. Keith M. Wesley has
arrived for duty at Fort Bragg.
Wesley, a petroleum supply spe
cialist, is the son of Kay and Fred
kentrop of 133 Stay ton Court, La
Place, La. His wife, Jenifer Wesley,
resides in Raeford.
The private is a 1992 graduate of
Riverside High School, Reserve, La.
Army Sgt. Daniel W. Fetters has
arrived for duty at Fort Bragg,
Fayetteville.
Fetters is a military police special
ist with the 65th Mil itary Police Com
pany.
Calvin Ryan Clark
He is the son of Laudell Fetters of
Rural Route 2, and Benita Murry of
Rural Route 1, both of Clarksville,
Ark.
His wife. Sissy, is the daughter of
Larry Davis and Mary Davis, both of
St. Pauls.
The sergeant is a 1986 graduate of
Clarksville High School.
Army Sgt. Kevin M. Hughes has
been decorated with the Army Com
mendation Medal.
The medal is awarded to those
individuals who demonstrate out
standing achievement or meritorious
service in the performance of their
duties on behalf of the Army.
He is a crew chief at Camp Page,
Chunchon, South Korea.
Hughes is the son of Richard and
Rita Hughes of 26 Creek Bluff Run,
Flagler Beach, Fla.
His wife, Sandra, is the daughter
of Preston M. and Beardice McElroy
of 102 Thornbird Drive, Raeford.
The sergeant is a 1988 graduate of
Chaminade High School, Hollywood,
Fla.
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