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Nice toss
This athlete appears to have a good toss of this pole
during the caber tossing competition Saturday at
the Highland Games in Red Springs. The sport
takes balance, as tvell as strength to be a winner.
. . .Health position given OK
(Continued from page 1A)
"Paperwork and administrative
items have backlogged on us,"
said Rogers.
The health director had ap
peared before commissioners dur
ing the formation of this year's
budget to ask for the extra person,
but that request was denied.
"We're doing our best. We're at
the point now to where we're tak
ing Wednesday afternoon for
paperwork," said Rogers.
According to the health director,
members of the Hoke County
Health Board had to write off
about $16,000 that was uncollect
able because of clerical backlog.
Had there been the extra person
all along, about half of that could
have been collected, said Rogers.
The opening was created in 1983
when a person from the health
department staff was transferred
to the Hoke County DSS, said
Rogers.
The position has never been
refilled.
Commissioner Cleo Bratcher,
who also sits as a member on the
health board was in favor of the
action.
"We feel the department could
function a whole lot better if they
had the position," Bratcher said.
"We need the help. We need it
bad," he said.
"We have some hard working
employees, and we're doing our
best."
Rogers said he does not like his
professional people doing clerical
work.
A real problem currently being
presented by the lack of personnel
is that money reimbursed to the
health department by the state is
arriving in Hone County very late
because of the backlog of paper
work.
"In the long run, the position
would pay for itself in account
ability," said Rogers.
"There are deadlines to meet
and the simple fact is we don't
have the staff to do that and meet
the public too," he said.
The position will cost $10,710
for the remaining eight months of
this fiscal year, said Hoke County
Manager William Cowan.
Funding for the salary will come
from the county's contingency
fund, said Balfour.
In other action, commissioners:
?Passed .a resolution endorsing
extended telephone service be
tween Raeford and Fayetteville.
?Passed a resolution endorsing
a S-cent hike in state gasoline taxes
for upkeep on state highways.
?Passed a resolution needed to
offer for sale a piece of county
land.
?Granted a request from the
National Guard that $750 be given
for upkeep to the new armory.
?Appointed Caroline Shook to
replace Rose Sturgeon, who has
retired, as Supervisor of Elections
in Hoke County.
?Met in executive session for
about an hour to discuss personnel
matters and a legal matter.
...Around Town continued
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United Fund and paid out all the
money during that time. Since then
in talking with people about the
fund and explaining who and what
they funded, it was a surprise to
them. Also the percentage of
money needed to run the organiza
tion was a surprise.
In the past few years more and
more drives have been put on in
the county by organizations that
will not participate in the United
Fund Drive. Years ago many
businesses and individuals would
not give to any drive that didn't
belong to the United Fund. I think
this was the right thing to do. It
would make the task easier for the
drive leader if there was only one
drive a year in Hoke County.
So when the volunteer leaves
cards at your business, take time to
pass them out and give your fair
share.
? ? ?
The community meeting for
local telephone subscribers Thurs
day night at Turlington School is
one of the most important events
to take place in the county in many
years. The telephone company
should be shown that Hoke Coun
ty citizens don't want to stand stiU
or go backwards but want to move
forward and see the tax base of this
community grow.
The proposed raise in your
telephone bill will soon be eaten up
in high taxes if we can't find some
way to increase our tax base. This
can be done by getting more people
to build and live in Hoke County.
There are many other things that
go along with community growth,
but you can't wait until you get all
of them. You must start some
where and this is what should be
called phase one.
So go to the Turlington School,
Thursday, October 10 at 7:30 p.m.
and help Hoke County move for
ward.
* ? ?
From all reports the first Band
Day last Saturday was a success.
The Hoke High Band and the
Band Booster Club should be com
mended for bringing this to the
county. These are the things that
will put Hoke County and Raeford
on the map.
? * *
Elvis Jackson, administrative
assistant to Congressman Bill
Hefner, was by the house last
week. He was making a trip to the
county in the interest of the con
gressman. Elvis was chairman of
the Moore County Democrats at
the same time I was chairman in
Hoke County. Our friendship goes
back for many years.
I told him about the upcoming
75th Anniversary of Hoke County
and told him we would like to have
the Congressman here during the
celebration. He said to let him
know the date and that they would
put it on the schedule.
He did say that Bill was back in
good health after a mild heart at
tack in July.
? ? ?
The major league pennant races
went down to next to the last day,
so the upcoming series should be
well worth watching.
* * *
Don't forget if you have any
ideas or suggestions about the up
coming 75th Anniversary, please
let the committee know.
Third DWI conviction appealed
A Raeford man has appealled a
two-year sentence given him last
week in Hoke County District
Court after his third conviction of
driving while impaired (DWI).
Robert Lee Purcell, 49, received
the sentence after an arrest on
August 31, according to court
records.
Purcell told persons in Clerk of
Superior Court's office if he had
been guilty, he would have taken
his sentence, but that he was not
driving the car.
"The last two times 1 was in
court, I plead guilty to the charge,
but this time 1 didn't do it," he
said.
Purcell has been released from
jail on $1,000 appeal bond, records
say.
Lee Byrd Morrisey, also known
as "Hawkbill," has also appealled
a one-year sentence given him after
he was convicted of possession of
marijuana with intent to sell and
deliver and a speeding charge.
The 31 -year -old Morrisey's ap
peal bond was set at $1,000,
records say.
Willie B. Haywood Jr., of Red
Springs, was sentenced to a year in
prison suspended for two years on
supervised probation, seven days
in jail and a $300 fine after his se
cond conviction of DW1, accord
ing to records.
Haywood, 38, was arrested on
July 7, records show.
Also convicted of his second
DWI offense was Terry Lee Par
sons.
The Raeford resident was ar
rested on July 4, records say.
Clarification
The Clarence Bratcher, who was
mentioned in a news story last
week for being convicted of steal
ing beer from the B&B Cash Mart,
is not the Clarence Bratcher, 39,
who lives at 403 Robeson Avenue
in Raeford.
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