Newspapers / The News-Journal (Raeford, N.C.) / May 16, 1985, edition 1 / Page 3
Part of The News-Journal (Raeford, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
Financing Available On 1985 Buick Somerset Regal Limited Eldorado 3J7- "* r i. >? 4 II i ? i I I - ?*? JJj | \'~ * - 1 985's Seville Pontiac 2000 Sunbird LE Coupe Now Is The Time To Lease Your Car From Us? Example: Lease This For $22,568. Sedan de Ville For $361.86 per mo. for 48 mos. with op tion to owiv-Wlth ap proved credit. 18,000 miles per year. if Laurinburg HWY. 15-501 N. LAURINBURG, N.C. Call 876-1471 Imbibing draws jail A Shannon man was sentenced to six months in prison last week after showing up at the Hoke County Jail to serve a seven-day sentence. He was apparently intoxicated. Tana Lee Locklear, 27, had been sentenced to serve a full week in jail after being convicted of driving while impaired (DWI), district court records show. On Sunday, May 5, Locklear reported to jail drunk, records show. Locklear was taken back to court where he received the longer sentence, according to records. ...Adjustment board suggested (Continued from page 1A) In the current ordinance pro posal, old parks are grandfathered as long as no expansion is under taken. According to the attorney, he has been in the mobile home park business for a number of years and is now expanding. As the proposed ordinance stands now, if Moses continues his expansion and the ordinance is passed by the Hoke County Com mission, his park would have to be brought into compliance before the expansion can be completed. If the ordinance is passed, Moses would have to pave the streets of his park, increase the sizes of about 25 of his lots and in corporate a 10-foot buffer zone around the park, he told planning board members. "I would really hate to have to put out the kind of money it would take to pave the mile of road in it (his trailer park)," he said. Moses said the roads in the North Raeford Trailer park are dirt, but if there is a heavy rain that washes the road, grading machines are in the park within 24 hours to fix any damage. Many of Moses' lots are 50 feet by 100 feet, or 5,000 square feet. "There is no way I can upgrade to 7,500 square feet," he said. Moses also gave his thoughts on the buffer zone. "For a new park being con structed, you can put in 10 foot buffer zones, but, for an old one, the lots run right up to the proper ty line," said Moses. According to Moses, the teeth in the new ordinance should be in not allowing the county inspector to issue a license for a park owner if his park is not up to standards. New tenants could be kept out of those parks also, said Moses. When a new tenant moves a trailer into a park in the county,; the electrical condition of the trailer must be inspected before a certificate is issued for that trailer to move in, according to Moses. If the park is substandard, the certificate should not be issued, he said. Running a good mobile home park is "a question of manage ment," the Raeford attorney said. According to Hendrix, the pro posed Hoke County ordinance is "more liberal" than most of the ones for surrounding counties. "In fact, it is more liberal than the draft presented in 1976," Hen drix said. "If you can get a good, open minded appeal board who will go out and look at parks case by case, fair decisions will be made," Plan ning Board member Edgar Edens said. ...Airport zoning plan studied (Continued from page 1A) draft, there are certain things that will be permitted in section "A-A." Agricultural operations will be permitted in this area with the ex ception of those commercial animal operations that will be' "adversly affected by aircraft passing overhead," according to the draft. Landscaping operations, cemeteries and recreation areas will be allowed as long as they do not include buildings. Roadways, parking areas and storages yards will be allowable; however, they must be placed "in such a manner that vehicle lights will not make it difficult for pilots to distinguish between landing lights and vehicle lights," Plum mer said in the draft. No glare that will "impair visibility in the vicinity of the land ing approach" can result from these types of operations. Pipelines and underground utili ty wires may be placed in section "A-A," according to the draft. In a different section of the draft, both public and private buildings may be erected under certain conditions. For reasons of safety, both to the public and to pilots, Plummer proposed that no buildings where public assemblies will be held be built in the area designated "A-A." Height limitations were placed on structures such as chimneys, towers or antenna in both designated areas, according to the proposal. Within section "A-A", there will be nothing higher than 35 feet, the proposal says. In section "A-B," nothing over "75 feet above ground level" will be permitted if the ordinance is adopted as it now reads. There is a paragraph in the pro posal that excludes structures "customarily used for aeronautical purposes" such as landing beacons and wind directional towers, said Plummer. According to the draft, if there is a conflict of height tolerances, the lowest established height will govern. One important clause in the pro posal is concerned with glare off of buildings. "I have come closer to having an accident from light reflected off a building than from anything else," Commissioner L.E. McLaughlin said. With that comment, a section saying "no glare producing materials shall be used on the ex terior of any structure located within Zoning District A-A" was changed to also include section "A-B," according to the commis sion. Current landowners and persons who live in the newly designated sections will have to sign a release before the Airport Commission saying that body is not responsible for any mishaps occurring on pro perty where there are existing buildings. Persons who wish to build struc tures under the conditions in the proposal must make written ap plication to the Airport Commis sion. Deputy, ex-officers file suit A suit was filed Tuesday against Hoke County alleging that two former deputies and an active of ficer were denied over $49,000 in overtime pay. Former deputies Rodney Craig Hart and James W. Jones and cur rent Detective James Richard Riley say they received no compensation for time worked over 40 hours per week. The suit, which alleges that Hoke County violated the Fair Labor Standards Act, has been filed in U.S. District Court in Fayetteville. According to the Fair Labor Standards Act, employees must be paid one and one half times their normal hourly wages for every hour worked over 40 per week. The U.S. Supreme Court has already handed down a decision which would require local govern ments to pay overtime to employees. . . . Around Town continued (Continued from page 1A) The winner for May was Mr. and Mrs. Homer Tuttle and they reside at 303 E. Edinborough Avenue. Ride by and see their yard and notice the neat sign showing that this is the "Yard-of-the Month." So if you would like to have the sign placed in your yard, then get to work and let the judges choose your yard. Judging takes place the last Sunday in the month. ? ? * Last week 1 wrote in this column about a donation from a Raeford native to the Depot Restoration Fund. Since that time two other donations from natives who live outside Holce County have come forth. Mrs. Lib Trawick McKethan of Cumberland County donated, and on Monday I receiv ed a letter from Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bruton of Florida and they enclosed a check for the depot fund. Mrs. Bruton was the former Chris McNeill and she lived be ? The News-Journal The News-Journal is publish ed every Thursday by Dickson Press Inc. at 119 W. Elwood Avenue, Raeford, N.C. 28376. Second Class Postage is paid at Raeford, N.C. (USPS 388-260). Subscription rates are payable in advance at $10 per year in Hoke County and $12 per year outside of Hoke County. tween Raeford and Antioch when in Hoke County. We will be glad to receive other donations and will acknowledge them in this column. ? ? ? The annual meeting of the Raeford-Hoke Chamber of Com merce last Friday night was a suc cess. The large crowd caused a delay in serving, but the other ac tivities could cause most folks to overlook the delay. All in all, everyone that had anything to do with the occasion should be commended. ? * * The following letter from Bob and Chris Bruton should be of in terest to many in Hoke County and also to folks who went to school with Chris and are now living elsewhere. Dear Sam: Bob and I had a very interesting and rewarding experience early this year ail because of your column "Around Town." You printed the address of Richard Jones who had written to city officials for information. We were pleased to note that his ad dress was only a few blocks from our home. His telephone number is unlisted so it took us several months to get by his house to welcome this native of Hoke County. So with The News-Journal under Bob's arm we sent out to welcome this stranger and "deliver" the paper. He was quite surprised and graciously invited us into his home, gratefully accepting "the paper." Another surprise awaited us! Richard and 1 graduated in the same class from Hoke County High in 1941. We had mutual friends in this county since 1956. His son attended and graduated from the high school where Bob was principal for 17 years. Recent ly Richard's sister, Harriett Jones Davis, was visiting him and we were happy to welcome another former Hoke Countian. It's good to see home town folks! Also, he brought over a video cassette for us to look at that was made in 1937 - rather the movie was made that year. That was delightful and intriguing to discover people who looked quite different 48 years ago. Thanks to Luke McNeill for making this copy for Richard and thanks to you for your enjoyable "Around Town." Bob found ME! (in the movie) 1 didn't. Richard is a civil engineer with Pan Am World Services. May y'all have a cool summer ... at least when we get up there for a visit. We try to make the Bruton reunion in early July in Fayet teville. Sincerely, Bob A Chris P.S. The Hoke County band it over near Orlando tonight ... play ing at Circus World tomorrow. Know they are having a great time.
The News-Journal (Raeford, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
May 16, 1985, edition 1
3
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75