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The band performs with limited
funds and a small amount of
equipment doing the best they
possibly can. It is very unfair and
misleading for such an article to be
written about this group and their
leader.
The facts stated are untrue and
the implications unjustified. The
liartfiihip of the band has never
mishandled anything concerning
the band nor mislead the members.
Why is Hoke High band singled
out here? None of the surrounding
area competition bands attended
the parade.
This writer has taken an incident
without getting all the true facts
and has blown it all out of perspec
tive.
I think he owes the Hoke High
Band director, band members,
band supporters, and the entire
community a public apology.
Maybe the newspaper would do
well in the future to check out their
writers and their viewpoints before
publishing them.
Nora Scull
Involved with band
To the Editor:
I have been a member of the
band program here in Hoke Coun
ty for the past six years. My family
has been directly involved with the
band program and its director,
Jimmy James, for the past 14
years. This is nothing new to me.
Throughout these 14 years, my
family and I have been involved in
a great many fund raising projects
to benefit the band.
With the money raised by these
projects the band has done a great
many things and has earned a
statewide reputation.
It has taken quite some time to
get to the present level at which it
now stands, but it only takes one
derogatory letter as was printed in
the December 13 issue of The
News-Journal to tear all of this
work down.
A great deal of the band
members have asked me to write
this letter because they were per
sonally offended.
One doesn't how much it hurts
to read a letter that destroys
everything you have worked so
hard to achieve. I was outraged at
the moment I completed reading
this letter because there are several
untruths in this letter.
The fact of the matter is that we
traveled to just one away game at
Tory Sanford due to the lack of
funds.
It would be very difficult to take
this group^nywhere while there is
no money To transport than.
The band has never, charged a
fee.
In the future it be greatly ap
preciated if writers would get their
facts straight before they write
another such article.
I would also like to challenge the
editor to attend the next band com
petition and see just how much all
of us kids give for our band and
our director.
Thank you.
Randy Scull
Hoke High Band Capt.
Newspaper failed
In band reporting
Dear Editor:
I have just finished reading the
article entitled "Band plays sour
note for Hoke Co. residents," in
this week's News -Journal.
All fall I have felt that your
paper has neglected its duties in in
forming the public of events of the
Hoke High band. It is apparent
you never miss reporting on sports
events. There is nothing wrong
with that, however, I feel the
events in which the band competed
in this fall, was as great a sport as
ball, golf, tennis etc.
It seems late in the year for you
to decide that "the Hoke High
band distinguished itself in
statewide competition to become
rated as one of the best marching
groups in the state." Why did you
suddenly decide to report this,
since you certainly did not report
on any of the events during th^
competition.
From the lack of earlier repor
ting of band events and the sudden
interest in their activities, it ap
pears that someone has been sitting
on the sidelines waiting for a
mistake to be made, if in fact,
there really was one made. I don't
know the circumstances of this
particular event, but I do know
that your paper has failed to praise
the band and their directors for
outstanding accomplishments but
you jumped at a chance to con
demn them.
Again you have failed in your
reporting. Why did you miss
reporting on the outstanding per
formance of the Upchurch Jr.
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Sincerely,
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Old time Christmas remembered
? Most of us long for an "old
time" Christmas. What do we
mean by that?
If we go back a few decades,
many families were hard pressed to
earn enough to pay the rent and
buy enough food and clothes to
keep going.
We didn't have as many
automobiles. We didn't have as
many work saving appliances and
gadgets.
To think about it, we were at
war 1941-45, 1950-53, and
1963-72. We didn't have tl\e varie
ty of foods, toys and amusements
we have today, nor television. But
the "old time" Christmas was
often more fulfilling. Why?
Perhaps it was because we thought
of it as a time for family reunions,
days and evenings of meals,
fellowship and games together,
etc.
The super-abundance of
amusements, automobiles, televi
sion, etc. seems to leave less time
for family pursuits, family discus
sions, meditation and Thanksgiv
ing.
MARTIN ... With Democrats
Cliff
Blue
People and Issues
Jim Green, and Edward Knox on
the advisory panel it appears that
Governor -elect James Martin is
looking to build a strong
Republican leadership, along with
the GOP powers that put him
across. With former Governor
Holshouser being a leader in the
Republican Party, the organiza
tion could be the leader in North
Carolina for some years to come.
DUKE UNIVERSITY ... H.
Keith Brodie has been selected to
succeed Duke President Terry San
ford who has served for 15 years as
president of Duke University.
PAST ELECTIONS ... With the
1984 elections now history, we can
write a little about it.
Early last year when candidates
for the Democratic nomination
were making their bids, U.S.
Senator Hollings of South
Carolina proposed a freeze on
federal spending. He said this was
the best way to reduce the deficit,
that such cuts across the board
were fair and would be understood
and supported by the public and
bureaucrats.
Hollings, of course, whom many
thought the best qualified
Democrat, was like Senator Bob
Dole, a quick, incisive wit.
Yet Presidents Roosevelt,
Truman, Kennedy, Carter and
Reagan all have possessed a
thrusting, blunt humor.
In recent days, ironically, the
Reagan Administration has come
around to the idea that a freeze on
spending is the correct approach to
a deficit reduction.
?RICH* DEANS ... Today's
medical and law school deans earn
more, on average, than university
presidents, reports the Health In
surance Association.
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