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Man Sentenced To Two Years In Jail For Bad Checks lM ? 5? ? ? ' ? ' ? * A 35-year-old Raeford man was sentenced to two years in jail last week in Hoke District Court after he plead guilty to five counts of is suing worthless checks. James Ray Polk of Moore Street in Racford also plead guilty to one count of using a vehicle without the owner's permission. Newly appointed District Court Judge Warren L. Pate ordered Polk confined for no less than two years and no more than two years in the North Carolina Department of Corrections. Polk had been charged with writing $137.34 in bad checks that were written between December >981 and January 1984. The defendant gave notice of ap peal immediately after he was sentenced. Another Raeford resident was given a 60-day suspended sentence after pleading guilty to two counts of Employment Security law viola tions. Willie E. Smith, 39, of Keith Avenue plead guilty to giving Employment Security Commission (ESC) personnel false work statements. Records show that Smith reported no income for one seven - day work period when he was ac tually employed by Lumbee Farms and had been paid $99 for his labor. The second violation came after Smith falsely told ESC personnel that he made $27.20 during a weekly pay period when he actual ly made $71.88. Judge Pate gave the defendant a suspended one-year sentence with one year of unsupervised proba tion. Pate also instructed Smith to pay $103 in restitution to the ESC office. In other court action, a Hoke County woman was given a 12-month suspended sentence after pleading no contest to charges that she received Department of Social Services (DSS) benefits that she was not entitled to. Records show that Mary L. Chavis of Rt. 1, Red Springs received over $600 in AFDC benefits while a member of her household was employed. Pate suspended Chavis' 12-month sentence with three years of supervised probation. Chavis was also ordered to pay $636 in restitution to the Hoke DSS office. In other court action, 10 out-of towners were sentenced on traffic violations during Pate's first Hoke County session. During last week's session, a Maryland man plead guilty to careless and reckless driving and consuming a malt beverage in a vehicle. Melving Otis Bracy of Maryland was given a 60-day suspended sentence on those charges with un supervised probation scheduled. Judge Pate instructed the defen dant to pay a $100 fine and court cost in the action. Brett Steven Sutton of Florida plead guilty to speeding (70-5S) and consuming a mall beverage in the passenger area of a vehicle. Sutton also plead guilty to throwing a beer bottle on the highway. Judge Pate gave the defendant a 30-day suspended sentence and ordered him to pay a $50 fine and court cost. Keve Wayne Faircloth of Hope Mills plead guilty to speeding (6S-SS) and was given a prayer for judgement upon payment of the court cost. John D. Gilmore of Rex plead guilty to careless and reckless driv ing after drinking and was given a 90-day suspended sentence. Judge Pate also ordered the defendant to pay $100 and court cost and enroll and complete the alcohol and drug abuse school within 90 days. William lssac Lloyd of Southern Pines plead guilty to driving while consuming a malt beverage and was given a 30 day sentence and ordered to pay S25 and cost in the action. Lloyd gave notice of appeal in the case. William Ray Parrish of Aber deen plead guilty to speeding (65-55) and was given a prayer for judgement upon payment of cost. Yvonne Hardison Wheeler of Fayetteville plead guilty to spelling (55-45) and was given a prayer for judgement upon pay ment of cost in the action. Sherman Lee Arnold Jr. of Ft. Bragg plead guilty to DW1 and driving without a license charges and was given a 60-day suspended sentence. Arnold was instructed to pay a $100 fine and court cost in the ac tion. Pate also ordered the defendant to perform 24 hours of community service work within 30 days as part of the judgement. Arnold was also ordered to enroll and "successfully" com plete the alcohol and drug abuse school within 90 days. John Leslie Engle of Gibsonville < plead guilty to DWI charges in District Court last Friday and was given a one-year suspended sentence with two years of super vised probation. Engle was also instructed to pay a $400 fine in the action. Pate ordered the defendant to seek an appointment with an 1 alcohol and drug abuse counselor as part of the suspended sentence judgement. Rudolf jCing of Raeford plead guilty to driving while imparied (DWI) charges and driving without a current inspection sticker. Judge Pate gave the defendant a 90-day suspended sentence with one year of supervised probation. King was also instructed to per form 48 hours of community ser vice work within 60 days. Wellington Files For NC House Seat Saddletree farmer, Tommy Wellington has filed for the North Carolina House of Representatives from District 16 which includes Robeson, Scotland and Hoke counties. In announcing his candidacy, Wellington said he "plans to plunge into the workings of state government to first understand its structure and then to avidly sup port programs that will be beneficial to all the people of this district." He said he hopes to "restore some of the respect for our political system that has seemingly slipped away through the years." A resident of the Saddletree Community, Wellington and his son operate a family farming business. He is active in volunteer work, particularly with the elderly and in rehabilitation programs that work against drug abuse and alcoholism. He is married to the former Joyce Powers, a math teacher at Lumberton Junior High School. They attend Rozier Baptist Church where they serve as Sunday School teachers. Wellington also serves as a deacon and choir director. He is currently serving on the Board of Directors of the Good Shepherd Home in Lake Waccamaw. His educational background in cludes St. Pauls Elementary Tommy Wellington School, Lumberton High School, Wingate Junior College and Wake Forest University. DeVane Hits Campaign Trail State Rep. Daniel H. DeVane said this week he is working hard in an effort to seek a second term in the House. DeVane is hoping to gain the Democratic Party nomination for one of the three seats in the district which represents Hoke, Robeson and Scotland counties. During his active freshman year in the House, DeVane served on eight committees, including Ap propriations, House Rules and Operation, Judiciary 11, Health, Local Government II, Law En forcement, Cultural Resources and University Board of Governors Nominating Committee. He is currently serving on a special commission studying fire and EMS training services in North Carolina. He also serves on the special commission studying peat mining and large scale land clear ing. DeVane resides in Raeford with his wife, Alice, and 11 -year-old son, Howie. He is a member of First Baptist Church in Raeford. DeVane was born in Bladen County. After graduating from high school and working from several years in retail clothing, he joined the Fayetteville Police Department where he served as a patrolman for two and half years. In 1969, he moved to Raeford as manager of a local clothing store and later opened his own men's shop. In 1975, he completed Auc tioneer's School in Kansas City. Missouri, and is presently a licens ed auctioneer 'and real estate broker doing business as DeVane Realty and Auction in Raeford. He entered politics in 1976 win ning a seat on the Hoke County Board of Commissioners and was re-elected to a second term in 1980 He served on numerous boards and committees including Gover nor's Transportation Efficiency Council, Joint Regional Forum, Older Adult Advisory Commis sion, Employment Training and Advisory Committee and the Region N Council of Government. He also served as a volunteer fireman and rescue squad member. Truck Stop Soil Tests Indicate Low Lead Level Readings By Sherry Matthews Recent samples taken from one of two new suspected hazardous waste dumping areas in Hoke County have shown "low level" concentrations of extractable leads, Hoke Health Director Lloyd Home said Monday. Preliminary test results taken at the second site, located along U.S. Highway 401 behind Virgil's Resturant, were not available at press time. Samples did show, however, that the site, located at the old Big Star Truck Stop on Highway 401, has a 1.7^o lead level in the soil. "That is a pretty low level con centration," Home said. According to Home, the "cut off" for extractable metals in the soil is 5.0^o. "The tests show that the Big Star site is well below the cut-off limit," he added. Tests conducted nearly two weeks ago also show that the Big Star site contained low level readings of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB). "The soil at that site contained less than .8 parts per million of PCB," Department of Human Resources (DHR) Solid and Hazardous Waste spokesman Richard Gay said. Those findings are way below the "safe limits" of 49 parts per million, Gay added. According to Home, DHR authorities will now "try to iden tify" the land owners or people responsible for the alleged dump ing or spillage. "Whoever is responsible will have to disk lime into the soil and treat it," Home said. "Right now, I think that is all that will be required at that site," he added. "The levels arc not in any way hazardous or of a great concern," Home said. Although no test results have been completed at the Virgil's site, sources close to the investigation say that there is some concern about possibly high lead concen trations suspected to have been dumped in the area. "There has been some obvious burnings in that area," Gay said. "We are doing the tests to see what, if anything, might be out there," he added. Although "well below" the PCB safe limits, the Virgil's site con tained nearly .9 more parts per million than the Big Star site. Tractor Accident Kills Davis Bridge Man A Davis Bridge man was killed Monday after the tractor which he was driving fell on top of him. Ernest Michael Fossio, 67, was pronounced dead at the scene by Hoke Medical Examiner Dr. Riley Jordon after rescue workers removed him from beneath the tractor. Fossio was apparently attempt ing to pull a 60-foot tree with the vehicle when the accident occur red, Hoke County Sheriff Dave Barrington said. Members of the Hoke County Rescue Squad had to raise the vehi cle with air bags and a wench in order to free Fossio, a spokesman said. The accident occurred around 3 p.m. on Camden Road near Davis Bridge. It was the second tractor death in the county in the last two months. Another Hoke County man was killed in December in a similar ac cident while attempting to pull a tree with a tractor. McNair Files, Monday Deadline Nears School board member Ruth VlcNair filed Monday for re election to her third term on the board. At press time, no one else had filed for the remaining school board seat that is presently being held by vice-chairman Mina Town send. According to Board of Elections Supervisor Rose Sturgeon, can didates have until Monday February 6 at 12 p.m. to file for the primary election. Since opening the books, no one has filed to oppose incumbents running for Register of Deeds, two county commission seats or the two school board seats. Sturgeon also said that anyone wishing to vote in the primary elec tion must register before April 9. That is when the books will be closed. Residents can now register to vote at the Hoke County Library with librarian Elizabeth Burgess, Sturgeon said. . . . Around Town Continued (Continued from page 1) teville Highway near where the by pass is now located on the north of Raeford. She and her husband have at tended every class reunion our class has had, and I last saw them in 1980. They take The News-Journal so I will say, "Sorry I missed you." Stop the next time; I could be in the office. I will miss seeing many politi cians in the next few weeks, but they will leave either a card or note. ? ? ? Mrs. Floyd Monroe called me last week and was talking about the death of J.L. McNeill. She was wanting to know if I knew what his mother's maiden name happened to be. I told her the last name was Scales, but I couldn't remember the first name. Also 1 told her she was from Moore County and went to the Old Cypress Church. She said that she had some folks that attended that church and thought the name was Scales, but was not certain. This is something else you miss in retirement. That is talking to some of the older citizens of the county every once in awhile. ? * * The article on the front page of last week's paper about the absentees at meetings is being somewhat misused by some folks in the county. The article was well written and offered only the infor mation on the number of meetings attended and not attended by members. There were no excuses given for any members why they had not attended. Only facts and figures were given. Now attendance at all board meetings are important, but in my opinion there are some other things that are more important than attendance. During my 60 some years in Hoke County I have served and am still serving on boards. During this time at some of the board meetings, a person or persons, would have perfect attendance and the only time they opened their mouth was to answer present or to vote with the majority or whatever subject was before the board. These people offered no imput into the subject and most times had not prepared themselves for the meeting. Some members of boards I have served on missed some meetings, but always seemed to be in atten dance at an important meeting, well prepared and willing to talk about the agenda. The attendance article neither condoned or condemned board members. The above remarks are from this writer. This is the way I see board members. There is no need to be in attendance if all you are going to do is be like a "knot on a log." Steam Cleaning Made Affordable ?We Clean Furniture ?Pulls Out He.ivy Out ?Salt lor A:! Ru^s & C c jieh ?I \|n ft Steam Cleaning *We fcire...aiul take pride in o::! vutrk. ' Residential & Commercial "We s t . i lid \'. <>j R " P? r Rnnn; J Rm<> ()? Mire i ? i i all of Southern Pines Cull Us I oil ay LaFayette Memorial Park and Mausoleum NOW HAS A BEAUTIFUL MEMORIAL PARK On Raeford Road Just 13 Miles From Raeford THANK YOU RAEFORD FOR THE WARM RESPONSE WE HAVE RECEIVED TO INSURE WE HAVE LEFT NO ONE WITHOUT THEIR FREE SPACE CERTIFICATE Oar counselor will be in the Raeford area for a limited time. When Oar PubHc Relations Office Calls, Please Set A Convenient Time For a Counselor To Stop By With The Information And Your Free Family Portfolio File QOftOONOHiM s* counsmlok caacofeot WainmUo you to firxMM MomortmU by Gorksm M?tm- CrafUmmm in SUtm-mmd Bnmm.
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