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Getting down The heat and cloudy weather cannot hold back some folks, when they just " gotta dance. " In this sequence, Raeford's Garret Grace Is practicing while he has some time off from school. Practice or not, Garret put some moves on the pavement. He saw the camera and went to work jumping straight down to his hands and kicking his legs up while twisting rNMMtrUMkrt slightly. His ending pose was quickly assumed after once again getting his feet on the ground. Garret may not be ready for a professional break dance company yet, but just give him a little time. . . . Around Town (Continued from page 1) made a hole-in-one at Lumber Bridge last week. According to my information it was his first and be has been playing for 26 years. Con gratulations, Scott. Did you watch the British Open? There were about 50,000 watching the event and if you noticed they had seats in grandstands around certain holes. It was played at St. Andrews in Scotland and this js where golf started. It was something to see two holes on the same green; one going out and the opposite side of the green for coming in. Around some of the greens the Arabia Roll would be the shot. ? * ? Politics, in general, is getting hotter and hotter. Let's hope we will want to vote in November. ? Influx of mobile homes creating county sewage problems Local health officials are urging potential land buyers to have pro perty evaluated to be sure it is suitable for a septic tank system, or that it already has an acceptable sewerage system. According to Lloyd Home, director of the Hoke Health Department, the North Carolina Department of Human Resources has received a number of com plaints from people who have pur chased land on which they plan to build a house or move a mobile home, only to find later that the site was unsuitable for a septic tank system. "This can be a devastating ex pericncc for people who have worked hard and saved money to buy land and settle in a home," Home said. "This is more likely to happen to people who are buying their first piece of property and are simply unaware that they need to have the site evaluated." He also pointed out that those who are moving into an established mobile home park must get written authorization from the Hoke Health Department before moving a trailor onto a lot. "Sometimes a septic tank system is failing and the future residents are unaware of the situation until they have already moved their mobile home onto the lot and made a deposit or paid rent," Home said. Steve Steinbeck, a soil specialist and supervisor of the On-Site Sewage Program for the N.C. Division of Health Services, said that North Carolina has a variety of soils, some of which are more suitable for septic tank systems than others. In the mountains, there are pro blems of water being too close to the surface, shallow soils and steep slopes, he said. Sites in the coastal plain are plagued with high water table problems, and clays that ab sorb sewage so slowly that it rises to the surface of the ground. The piedmont has a combination of these problems. Many of these conditions, either separately or combined, make the soil in some areas of the state unsuitable for septic tank systems. Steinbeck also noted that in the past, septic tanks were used in rural areas where there was plenty of space for the sewage to be dispersed in the soil. "However, with more of this rural land being used for subdivi sion development, the soil becomes overloaded," Steinbeck said. "Mother Nature is simply taxed beyond her limits." In order to have the site evaluated for septic tank system suitability a person must apply at the local health department. Before any other permits for con struction can be issued, the im provement permit must be issued by the local health department. Home said a permit could be denied because of seasonably high water tables, water that is too near the surface, inadequate soil depth for the treatment of sewage, or heavy clays. There also could be a lack of enough acceptable space for a septic tank system to take care of anticipated sewage flow. He also said the old percolation (perc) test is no longer recognized as a dependable indicator of septic tank system performance. This test involved digging a hole and pour ing water into it to see how fast the water dissipated. However, the test does not consistently indicate the presence of a high water table, heavy clays, shallow soil depth, or other possible problems. "It is ironic that, even though land and a home are much greater lifetime investments, people often spend more time looking at a car before they buy it, than they do a piece of property," Home said. Board of Ed adopts budget (Continued from page 1) Over ?10,200 was cut from the cultural arts budget to reduce the total amount requested to $18,474, Nelson said. A proposed new program for bus monitors who would be paid SI per day to report incidents aboard busses was cut completely i from the budget. "We tried to cut a small amount from everywhere but not a great amount from anywhere," Nelson said during the meeting. Area schools will also be faced with a reduction in spending in such areas as audio-visual equip ment, vocational equipment and new furniture, according to the new budget. In another matter, board members found a new type of roofing to be put on South Hoke School is going to save the school system about $75,300 out of a budgeted $200,000, Nelson said. According to the Superinten dent, the leftover money will be us ed to repair the roofs of some other buildings at Hoke High School and McLauchlin School, which are the next buildings on the priority list, Nelson said. Two buildings at the high school are going to be repaired at about the same time as South Hoke, ac cording to Nelson. The schools are currently operating under a plan to replace and repair all of the roofs on the county's seven facilities by 1987. Surplus funds from the current year would allow the schools to move the timetable up on the roof repairs. W QoU'i, ^ Food store Main St. Raeford, N.C COOKOIil 'SPECIALS! JEWEL SHORTENING $^79 42 OZ. MRS. LANE S WHOLE KERNEL CORN 2 / 89* CHICKEN LEG QUARTERS ,b49c REVELS BARBECUE v|99 1 lb. ctn. BONELESS CHUCK ROAST 119 lb. PHILLIPS PORK AND BEANS 'car?" 2 / 1 85 MRS. LANE S CUT GREEN BEANS 2/89? 16 OZ. GARDEN SEED WISK LIQUID DETERGENT 189 32 OZ. ? COKE 2 liter (nr) 89? PALMOLIVE LIQUID 22 OZ. 99? GENERIC LIGHT BULBS 2 In pkg. 79c FRESH FISH DRESSED DAILY After the meeting Board of Education members and Hoke County School Superintendent Robert Nelson settle down to some lunch following a work filled morning meeting Friday. During the meeting, the final budget for the county 's schools was passed. Pictured are: (L to R) Bobby Wright, Mina Townsend, Chairman Bill Cameron, Dr. Nelson, Ruth McNair and Walter Col ey 10WN S COUNTRY Cinema 1&2 rw A man's tradition avaryl woman should! know about. SHOWS WK. DAYS 3 20 ? 7:10 -S:l? SAT -SUN. 11:30 3:20 ? 7:10 -?:10 SHOWS MON-FRI 3:20-7:10-9:10 | SAT. SUN. 1:203:20-7: /imiv/.wniiij.Mtt AttJ&Hn 4 STARTS Ih* ,aA in hi\ Dim iixhhh) puturc SHOWS WK. DAYS 3 00 - 7 00 - I 00 . SAT. -SUN. 140 - 1 00 ? 7:00 - ?? ^^jpCiSsSwi?SoS^ >3HL T^^^*BEST* :m~ ] DEFENSE WK DAYS 3 00 - 7 00 - ? 00 SAT. ? SUN. V^AT?4<t? fA*T II ?MOW* WK. DAYS MS ? 7*1 - fc? SAT. -SUM. MM>*M SHOWS WK. DAYS 14S 74*. sat.-sun . TMUMOAY ? LAST DAY .THE LAST STAR FIQHTEr' (1*0) ELECTRIC DREAMS <PQ> THE KARATE KID (PC) ?H0W?M?-7?.i*> Funds available for youth groups Could your youth group or organization use financial assistance? If so, funds are available to assist youth groups in Hoke County in developing in novative community projects. If you're a member of a youth group or organization planning a worth while project for young people, you may be able to receive a mini grant from the N.C. State Youth Council to assist you. The North Carolina Stale Youth Council awards mini-grants to organizations three times each year. The deadline for accepting ap plications for these grants is September 12. The applications will be screened and approved at the State Youth Council Board of Directors quarterly meeting which will be held in Boone on October 5-7. Awards are reviewed by the State Youth Advisory Council before being granted. Other application deadlines for grants are November 7, 1984 and January 2, 1985. For more information and a mini-grant application, contact the Youth Advocacy and Involvement Office, Elks Building, 121 W. Jones St., Raleigh 27603-1334 or telephone 919/733-92%. The State Youth Council is a component of the Youth Advocacy and Involvement Office and works with youth councils across the state. Man caught in break-in (Continued frontpage 1) their office and trailer had been entered and that an air conditoner and a cash box had been taken. The total worth attached to the stolen items was $400, according to reports. Last Monday, James E. Newton reported that Parish Sign Com pany had been broken into and that a cassette player and an air conditioner had been taken from those premises for a loss of $800, say reports. Deputies have two suspects in a case of larceny that involved hitch hikers. When the riders got out of Robin Chavis' car, they allegedly took her camera and case, reports say. According to Sheriff Dave Barr ington, the camera and equipment, which is valued at $300 was recovered after it had been sold to an area resident. The Sheriffs Department has two suspects in the apparent theft, reports My. Josephine Mims reported that someone had entered her house and removed a radio valued at $108 and $100 worth of meat from her freezer, reports say. According to the report, which was taken at the sheriffs depart ment, there was no sign of forccd entry into the house. On the past Saturday, John Ed ward Nichols reported the ap parent theft of his motorcycle. The bike was a 1982 Yamaha with a 250 cubic centimeter engine, reports say. Raeford Police Chief Leonard Wiggins reported that there were two shopliftings in town last week. The First was from the local A&P food store allegedly by a 14-year-old juvenile, Wigini said. According to Wiggins,, the youngster took a candy tar valued at $.33. The youth was taken into custody and charged with shoplift ing and the case will be turned <wtr to juvenile authorities, Wiggins said. Maxway Store reported the shoplifting of a $.99 headbbnd.; The headband was recovered Allen McRae, 18, was noted apd charged, Wiggins said. ?
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