FAREWELL WISH ? This sign, which speaks for itself, leaves visitors leaving Mr. and Mrs. Bill Cameron's home near Montrose with another
pleasant thought. (Photo by Bill Lindau).
31 Deaths Predicted For Holiday Toll
It is estimated that 31 persons
will lose their lives and 1,600 will
be injured in motor vehicle ac
cidents in North Carolina over the
upcoming Christmas and New
Year's holidays.
The state will count its toll from
6 p.m. on Thursday, December 23,
through midnight Sunday,
December 26 for Christmas; and
from 6 p.m. Thursday. December
30 through midnight Sunday,
January 2 for New Year's.
Last year 12 were killed and 841
injured over Christmas holidays,
while 4 were killed and 81 1 injured
over the New Year's holiday. In
1980 there were 19 killed over
Christmas and 18 killed over New
Year's holiday.
"The Christmas and New Year's
Holiday period is particularly ap
propriate time to focus our atten
tion on the critical problem of
drinking drivers," motor club
president John G. Frazier, III said.
"Traditionally a time of family
reunions, friendly gatherings and
good cheer, the Holiday Season is
also, tragically, a time of large in
creases in the number of serious in
juries and fatalities on the road
ways."
"It's a Drinking/Driving
World." Frazier said. "Approx
imately 75<7o of all U.S. drivers
drink and most of them drive occa
sionally after drinking. Yearly,
Americans chugalug in excess of
275 million gallons of hard liquor;
1,600 million gallons of beer and
ale; and 170 million gallons of
wine and champagne." Frazier
continued.
Alcohol-related motor vehicle
accidents kill well over 400 North
Carolinians every year and injure
20,000, and these figures are grow
ing. North Carolina ranks third,
behind California and Texas in
total number of drunken driving
ests.
"Alcohol" refers to ethyl alcohol.
ETHYL will be a companion to a
larger number of drivers as they
attend the increased number of
social functions which normally
occur over the Christmas and New
Year's Holiday period. She fre
quently Finds herself in a position of
power behind the steering wheel as
the parties progress. Drink by
drink the blood alcohol level
mounts, and by mid-evening the
driver's, judgment may be clouded
and he will be instilled with false
confidence that will make him feel
that no feat is beyond his power
and ability. Unfortunately, he will
apply this confidence to his ability
to drive himself, and his friends
home. One tenth of one percent
doesn't sound like much, but it's
dynamite! This tiny percentage of
alcohol can turn a good driver into
a highway menace. It makes him
seven times more likely to have an
accident than if his Blood Alcohol
Concentration were zero. And if his
BAC" gets up to .15 percent, his
chances of crashing are 25 times
greater! Don't let RTHYL Drive!
If you're hosting a party in your
home, or having a drink or two
with friend at a public bar, there
may be times when one of your
friends has too much to drink. If
this should happen, offer to drive
him home, invite him to spend the
night with you. or call a cab.
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measures are necessary, but they
are worth it and you can count on
the gratitude of your friend whe
he's had a chance to sober up and
think more clearly.
Buckle-Up for every trip, and
ask your passengers to do so too.
Safety belts are the greatest protec
tion we have against drunk and
drugged drivers.
Scanner Approved
For Cape Fear Hosp.
At its regular meeting Wednes
day, December 15, the Cardinal
Health Agency Board of Directors
released the draft Emergency
Medical Services Plan for a 30 day
review and comment period, ap
proved the draft Computed
Tomography (CT) Plan and refer
red the draft Short-Term Acute
Care Plan back to staff for further
study. ^
The Certificate cn Need Applica
tion made by Cape Fear Valley
Hospital to purchase a "whole
body" CT Scanner at a total pro
ject cost of SI 36 million was
recommended for approval.
Referral of the draft Short-Term
Acute Care Plan back to staff for
further study was recommended by
the Board's Planning Committee
after an extended discussion
Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Sherman Elliott of Fayette
ville, Chairman of the Planning
Committee reported that the Com
mittee voted unanimously to have
the staff review the methodology
in regard to Bladen County using
data concerning two additional
physicians and their impact on the
number or projected beds needed
at the hospital and to discuss this
plan again at the January Planning
Committee meeting.
Cardinal is the regional health
planning and review organization
for fifteen southeastern North
Carolina counties. All meetings of
the Cardinal Board of Directors
and its Committees are open to the
public.
Deaths & Funerals
Peter S. Sawyer
| Peter S. Sawyer of 206 Patterson
| St., Raeford, died about 7 p.m.
Thursday while en route to Moore
Memorial Hospital. Death was at
tributed to cardiac arrest.
He would have been 56 on
December 31. He had been Hoke
County High School carpentry
teacher since 1976. He previously
had operated a store in Ashley
Heights and worked for Tar Heel
Turkey Hatchery as a builder, as
service manager for an auto agen
cy, as manager of an automatic
laundry at Ft. Bragg, and as
district supervisor for a mobile
home carrier company. He also
had helped an uncle farm and
operated an Ashley Heights
business delivering bulk cement to
his terminals in New York and Il
linois.
Sawyer served in the Army from
1945 through 1947.
The funeral was conducted Sun
day afternoon at Shiloh
Presbyterian Church by the Rev.
Kemoer Fitch. Burial was in the
church cemetery.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Louise B. Sawyer; his sons, Peter
Sawyer, Jr., of Greenwood, S.C., |
and Stephen Neill Sawyer of
Raeford; his daughters, Mrs. Sheri
Duncan and Miss Mary Margaret
Sawyer of Greensboro; his
brother, Raymond Sawyer of
Kingston, N.Y.; his sisters, Mrs.
Terry McDonald of Aberdeen,
Mrs. Frances Kampersol of
Holystone, Mass., and Mrs.
Shirley Hoffman of San Jose,
Cakif., and a grandchild.
Crumper Funeral Home was in
charge of the arrangements.
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NOTICE
ALL HOKE COUNTY RESIDENTS
PROPERTY TAX LISTING
N.C. STATE LAW REQUIRES THAT YOU
LIST PROPERTY FOR TAX PURPOSES AS SHOWN BELOW:
WHEN TO LIST:
Beginning at 8:00 A.M. January 4, 1983 through 12:00 Noon Jan. 31, 1983
at th<e locations noted below.
(Extensions of time to list may be granted upon written request and for valid
reason.)
WHO MUST LIST All Residents: Military and Civilian
? All persons owning Real or Personal Property in Hoke County must appear before the
tax listers for their township during the period of Jan. 4, through Jan. 31. 1983 to list
their property for tax purposes.
? FAILURE T.0 LIST will subject taxpayer to a fine of $500.00 or imprisonment not to
exceed six months.
All mobile home owners must list and obtain a registration decal.
? All mobile home park and aircraft storage facility operators, must furnish to the tax
Supervisor the name of the owner of each aircraft or mobile home and a description of
each by Jan. 17. 1983.
? NOTE: Military personnel may be exempt from personal property tax if they submit
proof that their "Home of Record' is other than North Carolina
WHAT TO LIST - All Real and Personal Property.
? All property owned as of Jan. 1, 1983 must be listed.
? All real property including buildings and improvements, and machinery permanently
affixed.
? Household furniture, appliances. T.V.'s, air conditioners, fans, diamonds, and jewelry,
typewriters, boats and motors, trailer, etc.
? Farm eguipment, livestock, poultry, supplies and products in storage, etc.
- Motor vehicles; all automobiles, trucks, airplanes, motorcycles, campers, etc.
Business Personal Property: merchandise, finished goods, equipment, furniture and
fixtures, goods in process, raw materials, samples, etc.
? Inventories are reported as of the latest completed fiscal yea r if the business year ends
on a date other than Dec. 31.
ALL OTHER TANGIBLE PROPERTY MOT SPECIFIED
WHERE TO LIST - By Township
Raeford ? Courthouse Annex ? Monday through Friday. 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. and
Saturdays 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 Moon. Jan. 31, 1983
Allendale, Antloch, Blue Springs. McLauchlln, Stonewall and Quewhlffle -
in the Hoke County Library, Main St., Raeford, N.C. Monday through Friday,
8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. and Saturdays 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 Noon. Jan. 31, 1983.
Larry J. Holt
For further Information call: 879-8751 T ax Supervisor