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. . . Burlington Park phased (Continued from page 1A) Finance Officer Charles Davis said. The County only budgeted $40,000 for the park, and that figure includes a $20,000 matching grant from the state. .Last week, the county was in danger of losing the grant money because work on the park was not scheduled to begin by October 31, as stated in the grant agreement. "I took it upon myself to authorize someone to go bushhog the land,*' Balfour said. The grant is now protected, Balfour said. According to Davis, after the land was cleared of grass and shrubs, the site looked much more level than was first estimated. For that reason, Davis is recom mending that the construction be considered in phases. The original specifications show that 3,000 cubic yards of dirt would be needed to make the entire site level. According to Parks and Recrea tion Director Denise Melton, 1,300 cubic yards could be taken from high places on the site, but, 1,700 would have to be hauled in. Now that the land itself can be seen, those estimates may not be quite so high, Melton said. In a meeting last week between new County Manager William Cowan, Balfour and North Carolina Natural Resources and Community Development (NRCD) representative Bob Campbell, the phasing plan was discussed. With the grant now protected because some work has begun, there should be no problem in phasing the construction, Balfour said. Other discussion during the meeting suggested that Burlington Park be developed only as a park, ? and that the county go elsewhere to build a baseball field. The county will lose the grant if that is done, Davis said. "I'm not interested in spending all that money out there (at Burl ington Park), and then building a ball field somewhere else," Com missioner Wyatt Upchurch said. A committee was set up with ? Cowan, Vice Commission Chair man James Albert Hunt and Melton to study the phasing pro posal, including costs, and report back to the board. DSS services OK'd In further action, Commis sioners voted a grant request from Department of Social Services (DSS) Director Ken Witherspoon to' form contracts with vendors for transportation services. According to Witherspoon, there are certain transportation needs in his department that arise at times when his staff driver is already busy or when there is no available transportation. One of the county vans was of fered to Witherspoon at the sug gestion of Upchurch. . . . Former Teacher of Year fired (Continued from page 1A) tion of dismissal to Nelson on June 20, Baker said. ) in North Carolina, a principal cannot recommend the termina tion of a teacher to the Board of Education. He must make that recommendation to the superinten dent who then recommends to the board, Baker said. Less than two years before, on November 22 of 1982, Williams wrote a letter of recommendation to the "Teacher of the Year Com | mittee" on Baker's behalf. "Mrs. Baker is always prompt and accurate in her endeavors and seeks to do the best job possible. She gives of her time freely to any youngster who needs her. She is ex tremely creative, poetic and artistic and is keenly sensitive to aesthetic values," the letter says. "Not only does Mrs. Baker possess excellent teaching skills, but also the ability to supplement, reinforce, motivate and transmit basic skills to children who are otherwise unable to grasp them. She has an unflinching committ ment, a sensitivity to children's learning needs and problems, a belief in their ability to achieve and most of all a love for the art of teaching," the letter continues. The letter concludes by saying: "It is without reservation that I en thusiastically recommend Mrs. Ethelyn H. Baker to you as your choice of teacher of the year." Baker was chosen to receive the honor for the 1982-83 school year. "I am a competent teacher," said Baker Tuesday. "I feel 1 have been treated un fairly." Williams said he could not com ment when contacted on Wednes day. "It's a personnel matter. No comment," Williams said. J-J ???(D3C52?Sf'^ QUAKER STATE Mh Regularly 1.03. Regular 30 or HD 30 motor oil. Limit 5. 6 ROLL DELTA Regularty 1.19. 400 one ply sheets per roll. Umit 2 packs. 5 OUNCI SHIELD 1 Regularly 39* Bar. Extra pro tection deodorant bar soap. Limit 3 bars. u>mcDium fUMTK ICC ELASTIC LEO DIAPERS 36 medium or diepoeabla diapers. M 799T099 M EACH I EACH KM PIECE ? PIECE EACH PIECE COORDINATING JOG TOPS A PANTS Men's quality fleece Jog tops and panta In faahlon colors and styles. Slzee S,M,L,XL. EACH PIECE LADIES' FALL SEPARATES Valuee To 11 .99. Twill or cor duroy panta. Slzea 6 to 16. 8weatera and fleece tops. Sizee 3,M,L SPECTACULAR SOCK SALEI At PAIR CASUAL SHOES FOR THE FAMILY Styles Include ladles' and glrla' canvas oxfords or men'a and boya' baaket ball shoes. Aeeorted colore. M AM Fomfty DoSor Stono Throu#h TN? WMfcowd " On Some Morahondloo. No Soto* To OtMn 9 ? 9 Dolly 1 1 -98un.| Rural disaster Billy Norton reaches a helpful hand Into the win dow of a burning house. The house was the home of Hoke County Commissioner Neill McPhatter. By the time the first of five fire departments arrived at the home, almost all of one room was engulfed in flame. North Raeford, Antioch, West Hoke, Photo by Rum Frederick Raeford and Wagram fire departments responded to the blaze that took over five hours to extinguish. Firemen were still on the scene at 2 p.m. Tueasday. The fire is believed to have started in the laundry room area of the house; however, as of Tuesday, no cause for the fire had been found. Community service plan widened By Ed Miller Community service work is no longer exclusively assigned to per sons convicted of driving while im paired (DWI), and local court of ficers are beginning to expand the program in keeping with the new law passed by the state Legislature last summer. As per a law passed in the LegisU^e^lrtwr^swsTOTir almost !2Uta?jd?fen4a&<>?Qaxi6ttd of a crime in district court can be assigned to work to improve the community, District Court Judge Warren Pate said last week. The origin of the community service program came about, with enactment of the Safe Roads Act which took effect in October of 1983, Pate said. The new portion of the law took effect on November 1, he said. Namely what Pate has in mind is the upkeep of streets in town and roads in the county. "What I forsee is assigning defendants to do specific tasks," Pate said. "Dumpster sites in the county are disgraceful and some of those workers can now be assigned to clean them up," Pate said. The program will be ad ministered through the Communi ty Service Program Directors, Pate said. There are only a few types of defendants that may be excluded from the program. Persons convicted ?f violent ~ crimes, sex relat?efc?*w*5^w^?m?^ domestic crimes are not recom ? mended for community service ^ projects by the state, Pate said. "There are some specific types of defendants I plan to assign work ^to," Pate said: - Persons convicted of shoplift ing, multiple cases of writing bad checks and some serious traffic of fenses will be prime candidates for service projects, he said. "I think they (service projects) will serve as a great deterrent," Pate said. In a meeting last Thursday with new County Manager William Cowan, Pate and County Attorney Duncan McFadyen discussed the possibilities of assignments to aid county employees with their duties. "I think we will be interested in the program," Cowan said, adding that, after talking with County In spector Jack Ellis, he has found the defendants assigned duties in DWI cases to be working out "very well." "According" To ^djrtnnuriify''Se"r- '' Britt, there are several county and private entities that are on a ten tative list to receive assigned non DWI workers. The Hoke County Parks and Recreation Service will be getting workers along with the county Grounds Maintenance and House Keeping Department, Britt said. The Hoke County Library, Open Arms Rest Home and the North Raeford and Hillcrest fire departments are also on the list for project assignments. This is the first week of non DWI community .project assignments in Hoke County, Britt said. Soft drink break-in nets two years By Ed Miller A Raeford man was sentenced to two years in prison last week in District Court for breaking into a soft drink machine. Vincent Giles Ross has appealled his sentence to Hoke County Superior Court, he said Thursday. District Court Judge Warren Pate asked Giles if he had anything to say about an appeal bond in his case. Giles responded by saying that he felt the sentence imposed upon him was unfair. Pate placed the man under $500 appeal bond. Giles, 19, was arrested on Oc tober 10 by Raeford Police officers after being caught breaking into a soft drink machine behind McDonald Tire Service in Racket Alley. Two men were given jail terms in other court matters last week for driving while impaired (DW1). David Pete Gillespie, 49, was sentenced to a year in the North Carolina Department of Correc tion after pleading guilty to his third offense of DWI. Gillespie, a Hoffman resident, was arrested on October 13 and also charged with driving without a license, according to court records. Richard Earl Wallace, of Wingate, was given a 14 day active sentence in custody of the Union County sheriff, records say. Wallace, 18, had one prior DWI conviction, records say. He was arrested September 8 and also charged with driving with his license revoked. Wallace was sentenced to two years suspended for three years special supervised probation and fined $600, say records. Annette Locklear, of Raeford, was given a one year suspended sentence and 24 hours community service for shoplifting, according to records. Locklear, 23, was arrested and charged on October 20 after being caught taking a "Kidstuff Set," a pair of socks, one tot press and two pairs of pants, records say. Theressa Hines McLean was given three years unsupervised pro bation and fined $200 after she was caught on October 17 driving with a revoked license. McLean is from Fayetteville, records say. Patrick Lowry, of Pembroke, was given 30 days suspended for restitution in cases saying that he bounced four checks to a county business. Lowry plead guilty to writing four bad checks in the total amount of $97.70 to Community Restaurant and Package Store, records say. Leavy D. Baker, of Red Springs, was sentenced to 30 days suspend ed for restitution in a case charging him with a bad check. Baker was found guilty of pass ing the bad check for $30 to Na tional Finance, records say. PUBLIC NOTICE The public will take notice that the City Council of the City of Raeford desires to dispose of certain surplus property of the City and that the following property has been declared surplus to the needs of the City: One (1) Precision Scientific 1800 watt six burner hot plate (serial # 11AM-10). The City Manager is authorized to dispose of the described property by private sale at a negotiated price. This notice is published in accordance with G.S. 160A-267. The sale may be consummated not earlier than 10 days from the date of this publication. Tom Phl||lps Dated: November 6, 1964 City Gtarfc
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