Lester Ray Hodge, 44, pleaded guilty to illegal manufacture of alcohol and to possession of a sawed-off shotgun.A 44-year-old Wirtz man pleaded guilty this morning in Franklin County Circuit Court to two felony charges tied to the small moonshining operation he conducted from his home on Beaver Creek Road.Lester Ray Hodge pleaded guilty to illegal manufacture of alcohol and to possession of a sawed-off shotgun. Judge Stacey Moreau ordered a presentence investigation and set sentencing for Jan. 3.