Up , up and away
Balloons were released last week at J. W.
McLauchlin School urging children to take care of
their teeth. Inside each balloon was a challenge to
floss and brush after each meal. Students in Ann
Shannon 's first grade class released the balloons.
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the post office I had the following
experience.
Irwin Currie, another local
retiree and a director of the morn
ing coffee club, was leaving the
post office with two huge boxes
that he had come to mail. He was
expressing himself very well about
the post of flee being closed for a
holiday. Of course I joined in
because I needed to mail the letter
that was in my hand.
Leaving Currie I ventured into
the lobby and I encountered
several others complaining about
the office being closed. They were
not as upset as my friend Currie
seemed to be but then they didn't
have two large packages.
My gripe is that George
Washington was born on February
22 and this is why the holiday is be
ing observed. Why observe it on
February 18. This is not honoring
a birthday; it is just giving people a
day off from work. Why call it
Washington's Birthday?
One of these days someone will
say that we should do away with
holidays because they don't honor
or mean anything to the people of
our country.
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Have you ever seen Clayton
Buoyer speechless? If you don't
know Clayton, he is the manager
of the Raeford Salvage Company.
He is also well-known to most
politicians and is known for telling
the truth.
According to a report I received
last week, it seems Buoyer had the
cards turned on him in the Family
Restaurant. The story is as
follows:
After work last Thursday after
noon, February 14, Clayton went
by the restaurant to have his coffee
with the afternoon coffee drinkers.
While shooting the bull with his
cronies, it seems his daughter,
Mary Lynn, and three friends
came into the building and came
up to the table where Clayton was
sitting. The four young ladies then
proceeded to sing a "Happy
Valentine" song to him. It seems it
cannot be put into words the ex
pression that came on Buoyer's
face, but he was "speechless".
Someone said that he sent
himself the Valentine, but accord
ing to my information, he would
have paid not to have had the sing
ing valentine.
Many cards came through the
mail, but this is the only "singing
Valentine" I have heard of in
Hoke County recently.
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I believe that the ACC basket
ball line-up for the tournament
may be decided with the last
games, sue of the eight teams could
be the winner. What a season?
Sticker crackdown started
Raeford Police will begin crack
ing down on city residents who
have not registered their vehicles.
Chief Leonard Wiggins said Tues
day.
The deadline for obtaining a
local sticker for vehicles was
February 15.
Police will be starting vehicle
traffic checks in the near future
and the Raeford stickers will be
one of the things officers will be
checking on, Wiggins said.
Vehicles checked, who do not
have the stickers, may be subject to
a $35 fine, the chief said.
The stickers are available for $3
at City Hall, Wiggins said.
Cheese signup this week
Sign-ups for butter and cheese
distributions for this month will be
continuing through February 21 at
the Hoke County Department of
Social Services (DSS).
Persons who do not receive food
stamps but are eligible because of
income must register to get the
food.
Persons who do get food stamps
are not required to sign-up but
must present the appropriate
forms at the door.
The distribution dates are
February 26, 27 and 28.
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Drug paraphernalia and a pan of
marijuana seeds were found under
the seat, reports say.
The driver of the car told of
ficers where the car's owner could '
be found.
Upon confrontation, Bunce, the
owner, admitted to ownership of
the seeds, according to reports.
On February 12, Betty Smith
reported that someone had taken
some food stamps out of her
pocket book while she was at work.
According to reports, the
pocket book was in her car at the
time of the alleged theft.
The food stamps were valued at
$65.
Bruce Hurst reported the ap
parent theft of all four of his hub
caps, reports say.
There was no estimate of value
on the hubs.
Raeford Police Chief Leonard
Wiggins reported that two female
shoplifters have been charged after
the discovery of a larceny at
Raeford's Sky City.
When the women were picked
up, larcenies at Maxway and Rev
co were also discovered, Wiggins
said.
A $14 pair of boots were
recovered that had been taken
from Sky City, he said, adding that
S3 1 .99 worth of clothes from Max
way and $8.29 in cosmetics from
Revco were also recovered, Wig
gins said.
Twilla Bullard and Lisa Jones,
both 16 and from Raeford, have
been charged, Wiggins said.
Bullard has been charged with
larceny from all three
establishments and Jones was
charged with a Max way larceny,
said the chief.
Another shoplifter was reported
at Raeford's Food Lion. |
John Charles Muir, 40, of
Raeford, was charged in the alleg
ed shoplifting incident, Wiggins
said.
On Valentine's Day, Bill Pierce
reported a chainsaw taken out of
his garage.
According to Wiggins, the saw
was valued at $200.
Also on February 14, a daytime*
break-in was reported at Raeford's
Convenient Mart.
According to police reports, a
hole was knocked in the rear door
of the business and $560 in change
was taken from a filing cabinet
after entry was gained.
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placed him in prison for over three
years, Hoke County District Court
records show.
Johnny Lee Scott, 37, was ar
rested on November 21 of last year
and charged with crossing the
road's center line, running a stop
sign, speeding, failing to stop for a
blue light and siren, driving while
impaired (DWI), assaulting an of
ficer and resisting arrest, according
to records.
Scott was tried on the charges of
failure to stop for a blue light and
siren and crossing the center line
separately and received six months
for that conviction, records show.
For the charges of DWI,
speeding 85 in a SS mile per hour
zone and running a stop sign, Scott
was sentenced to 120 days in jail
suspended for five years unsuper
vised probation, fined $500 and
ordered to spend three days in jail,
according to the court records.
A charge of assaulting an officer
was filed against the man after he
apparently hit Sheriff's Deputy
Ronnie Lowry.
Scott was sentenced to two years
in prison after being convicted of
that charge, records say.
Also tried separately on the
resisting arrest charge, Scott was
sentenced to an additional six
months.
Attached to each conviction
form was a note saying that all
sentences are to run consecutively.
A Raeford man and his sister
were each sentenced to 30 days in
jail after being found in contempt
of court by District Court Judge
Warren Pate.
Alonzo Alford was in court
charged with carrying a concealed
weapon, sources say.
Apparently, sometimes before
the man was sentenced, he started
shouting obscenities, resisted ar
rest and popped an arresting of
ficer.
Consequently, Alford has been
further charged with assaulting an
officer and resisting arrest, sources
say.
Found as a fact in the case of
sister Rita is that she also used pro
fane language in court. Judge Pate
said in the sentencing statement.
She has also been charged with
assaulting an officer, sources said.
In other action last week, a Red
Springs man has appealed a two
year sentence after being convicted
of DWI while his license was
permenantly revoked, according to
records.
Curnis Goins, 29, was arrested
on January 4 on his third DWI of
fense.
The man's appeal bond was set
at $1,500, records say.
A Raeford man, Leon Jasper
Willis, was sentenced to spend 14
days in the Hoke County Jail to ac
company three years on special
supervised probation and a $600
fine after being convicted of DWI
for the third time, records say.
Willis, 48, was arrested oi^
December 1 of last year.
According to records, Willis is
to spend his time in jail on
weekends.
James Authur Blue, of Raeford,
was tried and convicted of his se
cond offense of DWI last week.
Blue, 42, was arrested on
December 23, records say.
The man was sentenced to one
year suspended for two years
special supervised probation andl
seven days in jail.
He was also fined $300, records
say.
Murdock Shaw Jr. of Raeford,
was also convicted for the second
time of DWI.
The 28-year-old man was also
convicted of crossing the center
line of the road, according to
records.
Shaw was sentenced to one yeai^
suspended for one year of special
supervised probation and given a
$300 fine.
He was also given seven days in
jail, records say.
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