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? ? ? Hunt on probation (Continued from page 1) t crest of Hoke County in his of* fieiai capacity as a board member." "Mr. Hunt has been very generous with his time and resources in attempting to assist anyone in need," Martin said in the letter. Presently, Martin is Robeson County Manager. In another letter. Commissioner Upchurch said that Hunt "has had the care of the Hoke County tax payers in his mind." Hunt was described as being "an effective County Commissioner" in a letter from John Balfour. "I do not condone his actions..., but his problems have not in terfered with his decision making on the issues confronting the Board of County Commissioners," Balfour said. In a release given to reporters after the court session. Hunt said: "I apologize to the people of Hoke County for any embarrassment 1 might have caused. I expect my success today in court to end my legal problems. I intend that these do not arise again." In an interview after the court session Thursday, Hunt said: "For 30 months, I've had it rough. I ap preciate my friends." "I have turned over a new book; not a new page, a new book," Hunt said. "Everybody knew I had prob lems. I tried to smile on the out side, but it was hurting me inside," the commissioner said. According to Hunt, he was at his peak as a businessman when his troubles started. "Three years ago, I was wheel ing and dealing as big as any man in Hoke County. Tfcday I'm hap pier than I was then," Hunt said. "What helped me through was friends and prayer," said the man. "I'm proud of my friends. That's from deep down in my heart." "The Board of County Commis sioners (from Hoke County) are some of the greatest people on earth," said Hunt. Hunt did not appear dishearten-, ed regarding his problems and his political career. "I'm willing to serve Hoke County as long as people want me. My heart's in Hoke County." "I've been to county commis sion meetings many a time when I didn't have a dollar in my pocket and didn't know where the next dollar was coming from," said Hunt. According to the commissioner, there have been several accusations aimed at him that are not true. "I will never compromise coun ty business for my personal business," Hunt said about one ac cusation. "I've been accused of being in the bottle and on drugs, but I and the good Lord know better." "My Bible says that the truth will set you free." "I have never lied in court about my problems and I am a free man," said the commissioner. Hoke man still in jail for Dec. bank robbery By Ed Miller The 20-year-old man who rob bed a local Main Street bank in December is now in the custody of the state attorney general pending psychiatric examination. Grady Dominic Cunningham, who robbed Raeford's United Carolina Bank, was turned over to the attorney general on January 15, according to Federal Clerk of Court for the Middle District, Joe Creekmore. Cunningham was before a federal magistrate on December 5, said Creekmore. Probable cause was found dur ing the hearing and no bond was set in the case, Creekmore said. At last report, Cunningham was being held in a federal cell in Greensboro, said Creekmore Tues day. There has been no trial date set for Cunningham, said the clerk. According to North Carolina FBI Director Robert Pence, Cunn ingham had a court appointed lawyer at the December 5 hearing. Cunningham was ordered to re main in custody. Pence snd. . . . Around T own continued (Continued from page 1) look forward to another front that will move through over the weekend. I haven't heard of any serious incidents brought on by the cold weather as this is being written. ? ? ? The Lt. Col. Martin Beach fami ly was honored early in the month in Lawton, Okla. They were selected to represent the Lawton Ft. Sill area in the second annual "Great American Family" award program. Mrs. Beach is the former Ann Gatlin, daughter of Robert Gatlin and the late Mrs. Gatlin. According to an article in The Lawton Times, the "Great American Family" award is given to inspire families across the na tion to strengthen family relations and contribute to the quality of American life through community service. To be nominated, the family should be exemplary in character and ability and inspiring in their proven capacity to serve others. Mike Stambough, who made the announcement said, "The broad scope of their individual involve ment in military and civilian ac tivities clearly rcflect a cohesive, mutually supportive family." Col. and Mrs. Beach and their two children, Martin and Rohann, according to the article, are involv ed in youth work, military func tions, etc. and the children are ac tive in all phases of school and church work. We want to congratulate the Beach family on this honor and also the proud father and grand father, Robert Gatlin. ? * * Greg Hathaway, who lives with his wife, Margie and three children on E. Edinborough Ave. spoke to the men of the Raeford Presbyterian Church last Sunday morning. He spoke on Alzheimer's Disease. Greg is a member of the Fayetteville Family Support Group which deals with Alzheimer's Disease and related disorders. He also is on the state committee. Everyone at the meeting learned a lot from the talk Greg gave at the meeting. He became interested in this, when Margie's father came down with the disease. If anyone, civic club or organization is looking for a pro gram, it would be worth your time to see if Greg would come and relate his knowledge and ex perience with the disease. It is the fourth killer of people behind cancer, heart attacks and strokes. If you would like some informa tion on the subject, call (919) 484-5968. ? ? ? The Super Bowl was a little one sided, but it was well worth view ing. The 49ers were a little too strong for Miami. The sponsors of the TV broad cast paid $500,000 for 30 seconds of advertisement. It must have been viewed by many millions of people to get that type of revenue for a spot. . . . Festival on tap (Continued from page 1) associated farms, Hoke County is one of the major production areas. In addition to the Turkey Festival on September 21, pro moters will also sponsor a Sunday in the Park Festival on April 28. Plans for that one-day event are still being made. 81 IRS NO 9* IRA YES Heritage Federal, a leader in retirement planning, can help you plen for a secure future while taking advantage of tax savings through an Individual Retirement Account. Act now for 1984 tax year. Come by any Heritage Federal office or call for mtof dstaila. . , ... ; .... 7/erjtaqe f EDERA ! Savings an-' ! ?!? ? s .ociatio _______ Where's my dinner? This Morris the cat lookalike gaits lazily over his shoulder after the recent snowfall. Evidently, the feline was not terribly bothered by the cold. The one problem he had was finding his snow covered food dish. Finding it was easy; the hard part was getting the frozen food out of the bowl. (Continued from page 1) "We're gonna have to cut down somewhere," said Upchurch. "I am in favor of literacy and I showed that last year," said the commissioner, adding that reading will make people happy but there are people in the county going bankrupt and those people are not happy. The money is to be taken out of the contingency fund, said Cowan. Funds accepted Members of the commission also passed a motion to accept $1,173.29 in additional energy assistance money for the Depart ment of Social Services (DSS). DSS Director Ken Witherspoon was present at the meeting. The additional money is a match to contributions from Carolina Power and Light (CP&L), said Witherspoon. CPAL put letters in with their bills last fall asking for contribu tions to aid persons who could not pay their power bills, said Withers poon. The additional money accepted during the meeting was the power company's match to those con tributions, Witherspoon said. In other action, the commis sioners: ?Voted to table making ap-H pointme'nts to the Parks and Recreation Commission until per sons c^n be found to fill the seats : open on the board. Commissioner Upchurch is : "disturbed with this department," he said in the meeting. ?Voted to send an application requesting that the Camp Rockfish Road be put on state maintenance* on to the Department of Traspor-? tation (DOT). The commissioners also voted to send a request for the paving of Forrest Road back to the petitioners to have the application changed to read as a request for state maintenance. ?Adopted a job description for the future county tax ad ministrator. ?Accepted a lease agreement for the South Hoke Day Caret Center. The agreement is a renewal of the present lease, Cowan said. ?Passed a motion allowing a public hearing on community development block grant applica tions on February 18. Deadlines for the application are on April 18, Cowan said. The hearing is to be a 7:15 p.m. . . . Raeford suspects sentenced for break-ins (Continued from page 1) sion fees and attorney fees, records say. Robert Everette Burke, of Raeford, was sentenced to one year in jail after being convicted of a probation violation. According to records. Burke was convicted of DWI in Richmond County in March of last year. During his probation, he left the area and did not tell his probation officer, records say. Burke had also not paid his supervision fees, records say. The 44-year-old man was recom mended for work release. Ricky Gates, 21, received a one year prison term for not enrolling in school as ordered by the court, records say. On April 5, 1982, Gates was convicted of possession with intent to sell and sale of marijuana. The Raeford man was ordered to go to school but did not, accor ding to a probation . violation report. Gates was also recommended for work release. David Roper, 28, of Raeford, was given a suspended sentence after being convicted of forging a check to buy some medicine. According to testimony given in court, Roper was involved in an accident last year that left him with painful injuries. The man did walk with an accen tuated limp. The suspended sentence was im posed because of the amount of the check, $50, and because the money was used to buy medicine, according to Judge Johnson. Valencici Parker, who was in court pending a probation viola tion, was allowed to continue on probation provided she find a job by February 1$, 1985. __ Parker was convicted of break ing and entering early in 1984, records say. Katherine Mclntyre was also in court on a probation violation. According to court records, the woman had been paying no super vision costs. Her sentence was modified to say that her supervision fees would be remitted. Neal Edgar Stock, of Raeford, who was convicted in August of 1982 of possession of metha qualone, was in court on a proba tion violation. In May of last year. Stock was convicted of DW1 and possession of marijuana. The man's judgement was modified to order that Stock enroll in an alcohol and drug abuse clinic and submit to any blood and urinalysis test ordered by his pro jMUffSLpfficer. In a case appealed from Hoke County District Court, John Creech, of Red Springs, was con victed of removing landmarks bet ween his property and that of Brenda Money. In district court, Creech received A a six month suspended sentence, . one year unsupervised probation, and a $25 fine, records say. Upon his appeal in superior court, Creech was given two years suspended for five years unsuper vised probation, a $25 fine and ordered to pay SI 25 to Brenda Money, records say. Benjamin Bellinger, a 33-year old Raeford resident, appealed an | assault conviction to superior * court and received the same sentence he got in district court. Bellinger was given two years on supervised probation, fined $200 and ordered to pay $920 restitution to the complaining witness. (formerly Christy Oil Co. - Across from Teal Oil Co J Highway 211 West 1S0Z. PEPSI PRODUCTS non-returnable Wi Hav* A Conv?iitrt Um Of OrootrlM KITCHEN OPEN: BREAKFAST BISCUITS - FRIED CHICKEN EAT m OR TAKE OUT H0UR8: 6 A.M. - 1 A.M. ICE COLD BEER - WINE 875-4550 CIGARETTES WALL BRANDS I
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