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NEW CLASS - Mrs. Martha Phillips gathers her pupils around her in the brightly decorated classroom of the recently begun class for trainable retarded children. Front row: left to right Thurman Glover, Ross Miller, Bennie Chavis and Lewis Metvin. Middle row, left to right: Linda Hines, Louise Bratcher, Stanly Jones, Ru by King and Elija Bridges. Rear, Mackie Locklear and Mrs. Phillips. Not present for the photo were Mrs. Pam Sessoms, aide; Carrie Lee Bethea and Herman Moody. Mentally Retarded Class Gives Children A Chance i wcive Moke Count; children have a chance now a a better lire. They are mentall; retarded -- too handicapped t( be able to benefit from th< special education classes tha have been available in th< county schools for severa years but capable of training that will enable them to cart for themselves as they grow older. The class for trainable mentally retarded childrer began Jan. 9, the result largely, of one mother'! concern for her own retardei child. Mtt'. James O. Miller wrote; letter to the editor of The News-Journal that wa: published in the July 31 "edition of the paper explaining that she had tried for thre< years to contact people in the county concerned with the mentally retarded and that she had had no success. She citec efforts in other counties tc provide training for childrer and asked if anyone wa! concerned about Hoke Counts children. From that letter, she received replies from people involved with programs for mentally retarded children across the state. One of the answers was from Pat Russell Gaudet, a former Raeford resident and a daughter of Mrs. Brown Hendrix. Mr. Gaudet sent names and addresses of people to contact for help to Mrs. Miller. From that point, meetings were held with state representatives from Raleigh and with the Department of Social Services here and with other county agencies. A Moke Association for Retarded Children was formed in September with Mrs. Hendrix as president and Mrs. Miller as vice-president. Other officers are Mrs. Hal Knott, secretary and Mrs. Boyd Lidmunds, treasurer. Since then, many residents of Hoke County have contributed to make the trainable class possible, Mrs. Hendrix said. Superintendent of Schools Donald Abernethy was vital in arranging for the class, she said. The idea for a trainable class had been suggested at least four years ago, Mrs. Agnes Page said. However, the state was not as concerned with such training then and county school officials felt there was not a sufficient need here foi one. The children attend schoo in a large, bright room ir McLauchlin School. The roorr is outfitted with a sink anc toilet facilities and is large enough to have several separate areas. In one corner there is < cardboard fireplace and a large oval braided rung rug. The piano, donated by the Raeforc Kjwanis Club, is there. Another contains two lonj tables, an ironing board, anc the sink. Another corner ha: the look of a formal classroon with the teachers desk anc students desks arranged in ; circle in front of the twc blackboards, Much of the material i: either donated or borrowec from the Head Start Program The trainable class operates or f.FT'S COUNT - Mrs. Martlia Phillips helps l.inda Hines and Bennie Chavis with counting by putting clothes pins for fingers on the hands of the gingerbread man fshown at the board behind her) and then helping the children count the fingers. a ouugei 01 siuuu a month, with $200 of that provided locally by the Association. The teacher, Mrs. Martha Phillips, and teacher's aide, Mrs. Pam Sessoms, are paid by the state. . Only 12 children are allowed in each trainable class by state regulation so there is a small waiting list here Mrs. Page said. The ages set by the state are from 6 to 18 but the children in Hoke s class range in age from 8 years to 16 years. All but two of the youngsters are teen-agers. The children for the class were carefully screened by school authorities. Mrs. Page said. Mrs. Tom Cameron administered a Standford-Binet Intelligence Test to them, and selection was based on test scores and other evaluation. The basic idea behind the leaching program is to train these children to be able to care for themselves in society. Mrs. Phillips said. She helps them develop habits ot cleanliness and personal care for themselves and their clothing . . They also study about their community, learn community helpers such as firemen and policemen. Other skills as printing their names, reading by pictures and signs and learning the days of the week are taught. Mrs. Phillips also helps them learn household tasks such as ironing and polishing shoes. The trainable class was brought about by a community effort. The Association for Retarded Children sold candles at Christmas to raise funds lor the class. Others in the community donated ro?"ey and equipment. Mrs. Phillips Much of the money to contribute monthly to the class comes from donations, Mrs. Hendrixsaid. Besides the new trainable class, there are six special education classes in the county for children who learn more slowly than average. More of these classes are needed, Mrs. Page said. In addition to ottering a dozen school children a better chance at life than they had before, the class for trainable retarded children stands as an example of what private citizens who care can do Weber Files For House Frederic R. Weber of Lumber Bridge, has announced nis candidacy for Republican nomination to the Coy;??il District. 'i, ?WSJ. ~yo. of Lumber served for two vears ? , member of the *ob?son County Industrial and Agricultural Commission. p?. * u ? graduate of Wesi Point and served 35 years in . /my. He received his Masters degree in Guidance and Education at East Carolina Universe and has begun S on his doctorate at the University of Virginia. He has at Pem'h ? v"th and Blue Rvi? c1 Vardel1 Hal] a"d coach of tWheS ffiTsta'tes F?dS,Ctt amsen,ndh?nmpe",nedd "J**nin 1936 Wh A~,2erland' FinliUld. oouth America and Austria !Z\7?T'y and dueling sword. He was the first American athlete to comnrte ?anmeW?v0lyniPiCa,eams ,n^he same year and the first American to win the dueling hdd m ?en,,athlon which neld in Berlin in 1936. He served overseas 12 vears a earl Harbor, including the P? "d "f the Japanese attack on the base. Weber also serwd TJTf- "" Philll^? Germany. K?'<" He is a member of Phi Delta Kappa (graduate scholastic fraternity), Airplane Owne plots, Shriller; National Association; National p cation Association; West Point Alumni Association; New York Athletic Club. 32nd Degree Mason. National R.fiJ oft he a and 3 lifc member uf Awna,"111 fencers League . ^^.er 's 3 Pilot and enjoys sky-diving. He also |,J? ?ings as instrument and commercial pilot. He is married to the formei Katharine Kingman and thev have three children. y School Menu MON., MARCH 9 Hoi Dog on Bun Baked Beans Slaw-C Crunchy Apple Dessert Milk TUES, MARCH 10 Spaghetti w/Meal Sauce Tossed Salad-A&C Cornbrcad Fruit Cup Peanut Butter Delight Milk WED .MARCH 11 Hambuiger Steak w/Cravy Rice String Beans Tomato Cup-C Cake Rolls Milk THURS. MARCH 12 Pi//.a Burger Butteied Whole Potatoes-C June Peas Rolls Cookies w/Raisins Milk FRI.. MARCH 13 Vegetable Beet' Soup-A&C Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich Crackers Applesauce Cake Milk Fire Causes Smoke Damage An overloaded heatei wa blamed for a small tire tha caused extensive smok damage to the home of Harr; Ha/clwood on Reeves Street Fire Chief J.D McMillian said There was no damage fron the tire but the entiie inside o the house was damaged by th smoke McMillian said The fir Debbie Anderson Writes About Places And Events Editor's Note: Below is a letter received from Debbie Anderson, an exchange student to France from Hoke High School, which we think you will find interesting. Hi Raefordites! It has been a long time sin<v I've written but alot liar happened since then. First, I'll tell you about my Christmas vacation. For eight days I went to the Alpes to ski! 1 have never skied before so 1 guess it was funny for the people around me who watched as I TRIED to ski. name of the skiing town was LES GETS it was real pretty - not very far from the French ? Switzerland border. I took lessons every morning from 10 til 12 and every afternoon from 2-4. Tlie instructors were very nice and by the end of eight days I could ski down the ski slopes without falling too many times! I really like the mountains - the Alpes are very pretty. Les Gets isn't very lar from "Le Mont Blanc" is the highest peak in France. I stayed at the "Grizzli" Hotel, the view from the hotel was really fantastic because the town was in a valley but the hotel was on a hill, high above the town. The second week of my Christmas vacation I went to see a friend and I celebrated tlie new year with friends at a party. Before the Christmas vacation, we had a big party at school. A band made up of some boys at school. These boys practice on their own time at school, because they live at the school all the time. After Christmas, I had five weeks of school and then I had a vacation for the "Mardi-Cras" which is celebrated mostly in the South. Nice, Marseille. During this vacation. I went to Paris and stayed with a lady who was at Biscot , N.C. three years ago. Her name is Josette Kecanati. Mr. Aulry was her principal and she knows some of the teachers at Hoke High. She passed by Raeford this summer in August to visit Raeford and Biscot. Also. I went to see sonv friends that I met during (In Christmas vacation. School started agaii February 1 2th. Since then w< have had some real coli weather. It snowed for threi days and now it's beginninc ti clear up. I'm really looking lorwari to the Easter vacation becausi my mom is coming over am we're going to go to Germany I wrote this letter at tin school, because for two weeks I am an intern (boarder), jus to see what type of life it is. must say it's not really all (ha bad-and I'm beginning to get W know alot more people. A regular day runs like this: At h:45 you get up and get dressed, at 7:20 you go down to the dining room to eat breakfast which consists of coffee, black or with milk, bread and butter or sometimes jelly. After breakfast you go and get your things together for the classes, which begins at 8:00. I don't usuallv have a class at 8:00 so I have sludj hall. You have classes al morning then two hours I'oi lunch (12-2). Then classes star again, until you have finished From 4:00 til 5:00 we have i free hour and then from 5 0C til 7:00 you have study hall not in the classroom building but on the first floor of the dorm. Everyone had his own desk and a locker to put Ins tilings. At 7:00 we eat supper and from 7:30 til 8:00 we have time to talk or maybe eat something (because the food is very variable!) From 8:00 til 9:00 we have study hall, again and at 9:00 we go up to the rooms to get ready lor bed and lights are turned out around 9:30. In the dorm, theie are twelve beds in each, what the French call, "boxes". With each bed there is a wardrobe and little dresser, large enough for the things you bung foi one week. The kids are real nice, and even though we're bored sometimes, it's not all that bad. Oh I forgot. Thursday after lunch, we can leave school from 1:30 til 4:45. No. it's not very long, considering we have to walk into town which is about I Vi miles awav. But. it breaks the routine. Colly, lime sure does pass fast. It has been more than six months since I last saw Raeford. but it won't be long until I'm back home! School is out for me the 27th of June, and I leave from Paris to come home the 16th of July! So I guess I'd better go and work some, see ya'll in July* A bientot! Debbie Republicans Elect District Officers New officers werfsflected at a meeting of^ the 7th Congressional District Republican organization held in Wilmington Feb. 26. John Thompson of Whiteville was elected chaurtian and Mrs. Homer N. Davis of New Hanover was named vice - chairman. Other officers aie Mis. Charles Kein of Fayetteville. secretary, and Iom Keith, treasuiei. About 200 delegates from HuK.e.v Cumberland. Robeson, Bladen. Columbus, Brunswick and New Hanover counties were present Col. Frederick R. Weber. COP candidate tor the nomination to the I . S. House of Repieseniati\es. spoke tit the gioup on inflation, crime pollution and other problems confronting the nation. Sov fou S a ir 11 In The Srurn ? Journal N?ill J. Blu* AGENT Phone 875-3709 P.O. Box 124 FUeford, N. C. 28376 OPEN TODAY Don't SPAR AROUND with your INCOME TAX Taxes hove you on (he ropes? A little fancy footwork will bring you to the neorby office of H & R BLOCK?The Income Tax Champions! We'll give your tax return a knockout punch with our fast, accurate, guaranteed service. 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