Board Rejects
Ball Park Lights
No action was taken Monday
night on a proposal to light and
upgrade the Hoke High School
baseball field.
However, members of the Hoke
County Board of Education re
jected a plan which would have
used school students to raise the
funds for the $63,000 project.
Apparently because the regular
monthly meeting was held on the
eve of Tuesday's election, members
seeking re-election were reluctant
to take action on any matter to
come before the board during the
extremely short session.
The question of lighting the
baseball held was raised during the
October meeting and the board
requested that Superintendent Raz
Autry conduct a feasibility study of
a proposal presented then by
members of the Hoke County
Semi-Pro Baseball League.
League President John Howard
had suggested that the upgraded
facilities would be an asset to the
community during the summer
months and could be used by the
schools during the spring.
In his study, Autry noted that
both Hoke High Athletic Director
Billy Colston and Principal Len
wood Simpson felt that the school's
"baseball program would pay for
itself if lights, proper fencing, a
concession stand and bathrooms
for the general public were in
stalled."
The cost of lighting the field
would be $18,500, the report says.
A six foot high fence around the
field would cost $10,000. The cost
of a concession stand would be
$3,800. Bathrooms would cost in a
range of $10,000 and bleachers
around $21,000.
Carolina Power and Light
(CP&L) said it would cost $10 to
$12 per night to light the field.
Autry said in the report.
In the earlier meeting Howard
had suggested only buying the
lights, and attempting to get the
entire community involved in the
project.
A portion of the money could
also be raised by the students in
county schools through projects
like candy sales, Howard sug
gested.
In the meeting Monday, several
board members rejected the possi
bility of student participation in the
project, and Autry said he was
unsure whether the improved field
would be an asset to the schools.
"I have my own personal bias
about kids playing baseball in the
spring. 1 think that we have ruined
more kids than we have helped,"
Autry said.
The superintendent said cool
evening temperatures in the spring
could be harmful to muscles of the
developing athletes.
"I don't think anybody is against
improving the baseball field, but I
don't think that we should have the
children on a fund raising drive,"
Mina Townsend said.
"1 think the field would be used
six nights out of seven in the
summer time by the community,
but I don't see how we can
undertake this project during this
school year," board chairman Bill
Cameron said.
On another matter, the board
decided to hold off until December
on voting to guarantee a $4,500
purchase of a van now being used
by the Indian Education Act
program."
A lease on the van will be up next
October, and if the Indian Educa
tion Act is not funded then the
board would have to come up with
the money if the purchase is
guaranteed, Autry said.
The van could be used for any
school purpose, if the board pur
chases it, the superintendent said.
Autry said he brought the matter
before the board because he would
not be employed by the school
system next Ottober and did not
want to leave "any surprises be
hind."
Autpr has announced plans to
retire in June.
"I just thought that you need to
know these things, because I won't
be here. I'll be over the hill," Autry
said.
The meeting lasted approxi
mately 35 minutes. Board member
Ruth McNair did not attend.
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HALLOWEEN AT McLA UCHLIN ?? These youngsters in Mrs. Joyce
Dial's Third Grade class at J.W. McLauchlin School are posing in their
Halloween costumes for the photographers. The picture was taken Friday
afternoon.
Hoke High School
Honor Roll Announced
COLLEGE I?REP "A"
Pam Currie, Eric Coley, Chau
Tran, Nadine Wadsworth, Ashley
Jones, Patti Smith, Carla Myers.
COLLEGE PREP "B"
John Wright. Greta Johnson,
Beverly Farrow, Donna Maxwell,
Caroline Ansley, Tony Barefoot,
Thomas Bounds, Carl Bandy, Bar
bara Odom, Teresa Pickett.
GENERAL "AM
Brenda Winston, Gerry Wood,
Patt Kellerman, Vallery Luckie.
GENERAL "B"
Theresa Thornton, Pam Keller
man, David Cummings, Calvin
Dixon, Shane Lorenzen, Kim
McKoy, Billy Gregory, Priscilla
Headen, Anita McRae, Lisa Smith,
Vanessa Covington, Betsy Blanton,
Jerri Andrews, Ronnie Bdtler,
Wanda Galberth, Kenneth Purcell,
Lorrie Walters. Michelle Kelley,
Dale Daniels, Sharon Dockery,
Jargen Lospinuso, Faye Baldwin,
Alan Harris, Janice McMillan,
Carolyn Rogers. Patrice Smith,
Tamey Baldwin, Samanthia Blue,
Rjby Breeden, Sherman Chavis,
Robin Graham, Priscilla Purcell,
Greg Johnson, Nena Leggett, Carol
Davis, John Douglas, Lovely Mc
Crea, Velyn Graham, Cheryl
Headen, Sharon McNeill, Johnny
Sheplev. Ka'Seen Sterling, Terri
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Bethea, Pamelyn Bryan. Sharon
Breeden. Terri Clark, Darlene
Oxendine.
Hth GRADE
COLLEGE PREP "A"
Kim Smith, Elizabeth Un
church, Wanda Chason. Donna
Oxendine.
COLLEGE PREP "B"
Hope McKoy, Ruth Wheeler.
Marilyn Blake, Donna Pittman.
Leslie Foster, Carmen Fowler
James Ward. Alice Adkins. Peggy
Colborn , Rodney Powell. Catherine
Evans. Vickie McLean.
GENERAL "A"
Lennis Jacobs. Timothy Foster
Jackie McNeally.
GENERAL "B"
Diane Thomas. Craig Waiker,
Vickie Cunningham. Debra
Bundy. Veronica Nicholson.
Yvonne Perry. Veronica McArn.
Myrtle McGregor, Anita Baker,
Rhonda Blanks, Paulette Leggett,
Wanda Taylor. Kevin Ross. Alan
Ferrell, Dexter McRae, Tonia
Jackson. Marcus Virgil. Shelly
Calloway. David Daniels. Gencarol
Morrison, James Peguese, Eula
Lunsford, Robert McCraney, Beth
Williams. Lynn Blackshear, Rita
Bratcher, Cosandra Stephens,
Betty Tew. Michael Fellows, Va
nessa Ferrell. Shiela Harris.
10th grade
COLLEGE PREP "A"
Linda Glisson, John Ward.
COLLEGE PREP "B"
James Barefoot. Marco Pickett.
Brenda Hendren. Angela Mc
Laughlin, Noel Jones, Kim McColl
Nancy McNeill.
GENERAL "A"
Valerie Cunningham.
GENERAL "B"
Elgin Blue, Tracy German. Jen
nifer Perrin. Rhonda Locklear
Teresa Godbold, Tonya Walters!
Johnnie Thompson, John Mc
Craney, Jeffrey Brown, William
Currie, Jeanette Bratcher, Dwight
Jackson, Charlotte Leadford,
Charles Matthews, Wanda Ste
phens, Patty Tyler, Bruce Moore,
Robert McDiarmid. Kathy Byrne.
9th grade
COLLEGE PREP "A"
Tonya Hornsby, Icesonnia
Horseley, Tripp Simpson.
COLLEGE PREP "B"
Lisa Walters, Christie Batton.
Tammy Blue. James Guy, Mackey
McDonald. Melinda Riley. Kim
McLean. Laurie Byrd. Kelly Cha
laire, Mac Langdon, Pamela
Barnes Amy Black. Susan Os
borne Sabnna Harris. Elizabeth
Ragsdale Bruce Roberts. Susan
Miller. Karon Campbell. Darryl
Snapp, Karen Troublefield.
GENERAL "A"
Sandra Barfield.
GENERAL MBM
Tawanna Dixon. Charles Doug
las, Kimberly Epps. Toni Black.
Bonny Monroe. Brian Norris,
Kimberly Payne, Patrick Grace
Ronnie Bullard, Jawanna Cooper.
October Rain
For the third consecutive year
October dropped four inches of
ram on Raeford this year, Robert
Gatlin. observer for the National
Weather Service, reported this
week.
He said the city gets an average
of an inch of rainfall a week all
year.
The last time rainfall was less
than four inches in October was
month of 1979 when l.QS
inches fell.
Six County Residents
Sought To Return Money
State Treasurer Harlan E. Boyles
is launching a concerted effort to
locate six Hoke County residents
who are the lawful owners of
unclaimed and abandoned pro
perty which was submitted to his
office this past year under the
provisions of the Escheat and
Abandoned Property laws of North
Carolina.
The state is looking for Fredric
M. Cave of Box 421 Rt. 2, Raeford,
who left S132.88 at the Wachovia
Bank in Raleigh, James E. and
Elvina E. Meekins of General
Delivery McCain, who left $591.93
in the First Union Bank in South
ern Pines, Hector Campbell of 205
W. 8th Avenue, Raeford, who left
S53.50 in the special funds account
at McCain Hospital, William Mc
Donald of Raeford, who is owed
S162. 1 1 by the state Department of
Revenue and Francis Bums, of Lot
498 Rt. 1 Harmony Heights, Rae
ford, who is owed $53 from Yates
Homes Inc. of Fayetteville.
Boyles pointed out that property
escheated to the State during this
period, which had a value of more
than $2 million is in such forms as
unclaimed checking and savings
accounts; unclaimed wages and
accounts payable; unclaimed safe
deposit boxes; deposits on utilities,
and corporate stocks.
This property is held in perpe
tuity until claimed by its rightful
owner.
So long as the property remains
unclaimed, however, any interest
earned is turned over to the North
Carolina State Education As
sistance Authority.
This money is used by the
Authority to extend loans to worthy
and needy students at North Caro
lina institutions of higher educa
tion.
It is his first objective to restore it '
to its rightful owner, if this is at all
possible, Boyles said.
The first step is to provide each
county clerk of court in the State a
list of owners in that county.
Clerks commonly post the list for
public inspection, and they are
required to retain the list on file
permanently, so that it may be
accessible at any time to any |
citizen.
This year, in addition to the
procedure provided by law, the
Treasurer is also providing* a list of
escheated property owners to a
representative cross-section of
newspapers throughout the state.
Persons finding their names on
the list are urged to contact the
holder who remitted the property,
or the State Treasurer's office in
Raleigh. ?
For information about un
claimed and abandoned property,
owners should call (919) 733-4440
or write, The Abandoned Property
Office, Department of State Treas
urer, 325 North Salisbury Street,
Raleigh, North Carolina 27611.
In addition to exerting every
effort to find the rightful owners of
escheated property, Boyles said,
"the Department of the Treasurer
is making a comprehensive effort to
insure' compliance with the law by
holders of the property -- such as
banks, private businesses and
corporations.
To this end, an auditing program
has been established."
Raeford Honored Wed.
The City of Raeford was due to
receive the 1983 Governor's Com
munity of Excellence award
Wednesday afternoon in Raleigh.
Mayor John K. McNeill. Jr.. was
to receive the award from Gov.
James B. Hunt, Jr., at the 1982
Governor's Conference on Econom
ic Development at the Raleigh Civic
Center.
Hunt, in announcing the award,
said, "This award means Raeford
has laid a strong foundation for
bringing sound economic develop
ment and good new jobs to the
area.
Raeford also received the award
last year.
The mayor was accompanied to
the ceremony by City Manager Ron
Matthews and Earl Fowler, execu
tive vice president of the Raeford
Hoke County Chamber of Com
merce.
Raeford is one of 132 North
Carolina communities receiving the
award this year.
The designation of Community
of Excellence means the com
munity has met stringent standards
reflecting site selection often con
sidered by manufacturers seeking a
new plant sites.
Among other things, the
standards require:
?-A local development team
trained to discuss available sites,
facilities, and other location fac
tors.
-A financial organization en
abling the community to buy, sell,
and option property for or to
industrial clients, as well as finance
the construction of industrial build
ings;
-?Adequate school, health care, '
and recreational opportunities.
-Gear and well organized in
formation on the community, its
utilities, transportation facilities,
taxes, and other important factors.
An economic development or
ganization to support and coordi
nate economic development activi
ties.
Only towns with populations of
less than 15,000 are eligible to
participate in the program.
The Community of Excellence
award is a one-year designation.
Communities that wish to continue
the designation must reapply each
year.
"The Community of Excellence
designation indicates that when a
new industry considers plant sites
in their area, local officials will be
prepared to put their best foot
forward," Hunt said. "These
communities will have an ad
vantage when it comes to luring
new industries."
Social Studies Club
Formed At Turlington '
J.W. Turlington School recently
welcomed its newest club aboard
for the 1982-83 school year.
The Social Studies Club held its
first meeting in October. The club
was formed to give students a
chance to discuss social issues on
the local, state, national, and inter
national level. The club im
mediately took on the task of
celebrating UN Day at school.
On Thursday, October 28, the
club started the day with an Of
ficial Proclamation declaring the
day as UN Day. The pro
clamation was read to the entire
student body by Henry McMillian.
The club members went to each
classroom and made a brief
presentation to the teachers and
students. UN tags were presented
Hust Remains
Howard T. Hust, injured in an
October 25 traffic accident, re
mained Tuesday in Moore Memo
rial Hospital for observation and
treatment, and his wife, hurt in the
same accident, has returned home,
a hospital spokesman reported.
Minnie Burnette Nixon of 802
McLean St., Raeford, also was
injured in the accident and was
released later October 25 from the
hospital after being treated, Rae
ford Police Chief Leonard Wiggins
reported.
Wiggins said Anthony Wade
Johnaon, Rt. I, Box 3. Red, was
charged with driving under the
lo everyone.
Angela Miller and Tina
McMillian made presentations to
Emma Mims, Jack Burgess and the
entire Sixth Grade class. Lori
Wilson, Dana English, and
Rodney Thompson made presenta
tions to the entire Fifth Grade
class. ^
Chris Hussey, Roscoe Graham
and Terry Jacobs made presenta
tions to the lunchroom staff and
resource teachers.
The students displayed posters,
foreign clothes, and idols in the
main lobby as a part of their
celebration.
As the school year progresses
foward the club hopes to take an
active role in school activities. Ad- f
visors for the club are Ruby Good
man and Nancy Johnson.
In Hospital
influence, exceeding the posted
speed limit, and failing to (top at a
stop sign.
Wiggins said the 1973 Ford>
Johnson was driving south on
Jackson Street, collided with the 0
1981 Ford Hust was driving east on
Prospect Avenue, then both col
lided with the Nixon car, a 1976
Ford which was stopped at the stop
sign on Jackson at the opposite
comer. The accident happened at
about 8:35 p.m.
The damages were about S3 ,000
to the Hast car, about $2,000 to the
Nixon car. and nbout *1,200 to
Johnson's car, Wiggins said. ^