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f . * I * Jh ' ^f!y34JCie»iU»p ,, T%T News & Advertising Deadline: Monday Noon rtariieii vuuiiiy inems Harnett Oo* Library Lllllngton j^sYoao • Published Continuously Since 1919 VOL. 62 THURSDAY, MARCH 29,1979 TWENTYCENTS Around Town •By. STEVE RLUMUESt’ HRTMEETING Mrs. Lois Weaver called Monday to remind us that there is a general membership meet ing of the Harnett Regional Theatre scheduled for next Tuesday at 7:30 p.ra. in the 'Angler office, located in the town’s Medical Building. ' All members are urged to 'attend. For you folks who are not members but are interested in joining, this would be a good time to sign up. Town Approves Rezoning Request Mrs. Lois Ross, president of the Four Seasons Garden Qub in Lillington, was in the ofiice last week to pick up a paper and thank us for the photo we ran on last week's front page on the Arbor Day commemoration, sponsored jointly by the Four 'Seasons club and the Lillington 'Garden Club. As part of the ceremony that 'day, the clubs planted two white dogwoods on the grounds of the Harnett County courthouse. Mrs. Ross was saying last week that she and the clubs would love to see every homeowner in Lillington do the same thing this year. Mrs. Ross confessed to us that ' it is her dream to see the town become the dogwood capital of the state. Peisonally, 1 enjoy a blooming dogwood more than 'any other spring show Mother Nature performs. So if you feel the same way as Mrs. Ross, .why not plant the dogwood in your yard. I’m not a. gardener by any means, but Mrs. Ross; is and she'says it’s not too late to plant them now. If you need any tecnical advice, there are plenty of folks at the county extension ofrice''who can help you out. POPE OPEN HOUSE Pope Air Force Base is holding its annual Open House April 7 and if you’ve never been to one of these events, you have missed out on some pretty spectacular demonstrations. They are going to have aerial demonstrations by aircraft like the C-130 Hercules, the F-15 Eagle and the AV8A Harrier, plus flyovers by a B-52 Strat- ofortress, KC-13S 'Stratotanker and F'4 Phantom. If you don’t know the types of aircraft all these names refer to you’ve got to admit they sound impressive anyway. The day will also include demonstrations by the Golden Knights parachute team, the Pope Combat Control Team and the Pope Military Working Dog Section. A variety of aircraft will also be displayed for public viewing. For a frustrated non-pilot like myself, this is the equivalent of a dog being turned loose in a butcher shop. One year I attended this show they had the gigantic (and I’m talking BIG!) C-5 Galaxy on display. 1 don’t think the New Orleans Super- dome is any bigger than that rascal. I understand it’s going to be there this year too. The first show of the day is at 11 a.m. It’s the 60th birthday for Pope AFB and I know you’ll have a good time if you go. S.I.N. SPOL 1 recently ran across an interesting item in the March issue of ’’Wildlife in North Carolina,” one of my favorite magazines. Seems that a Wildlife Commissioo fisheries biologist from Camden, Pete Komegay, was returning last year from a fish kill investigation at Kitty Hawk. While making the drive home with thoughts of pesticides and toxic substances still on his mind, he got behind an old, dilapidated pickup truck. On the back of the pickup was a tremendous tank with a pipe extending out the back of the GootisaMlMPaged by STEVE PLUMMER The Lillington Board of Commissioners, in a called meeting Saturday morning, voted to rezone the block at the intersection of Ivey and Second Street with the stipulation that they be allowed later to amend the present zoning ordinance. The county-owned property was redesignated’from a resi dential area to one for retail and office buildings to allow the county space for future expansion. The county has already moved several mobile units onto one of the lots for use by the social services depart ment. The town board delayed action on the proposal after they discovered that the present zoning ordinace does not restrict the type of structure that can be built or pl^cod on Ihs lets or tho amount of parking space re quired for a structure, the two areas' that drew the most complaints from local residents at a public hearing Feb. 13. After studying several alter natives to rezoning the area, including expanding the central fire district which carries such restrictions, the board voted Saturday to grant the county’s request for rezoning with the stipulation that they be allowed to reword the ordinance to include the conditions they want. In other action Saturday, commissioner Ne'il A. (Speedy) Stewart ■ submitted his resignation from the board, effective April 1. Stewart, who also serves as the town’s police commissioner, said he has accepted a position as manager of the local ABC store and was resigning from the town board to avoid a possible appearance of conflict ing interest. The Alcoholic Beverage Control directors, who ate re sponsible for the management of the store, are appointed and governed by thetown board. Lillington mayor Frank Lewis asked the town board to delay action on Ste’.vart’s request until they could meet with the ABC board to determine if an excep tion to the policy could ^ arranged. Lewis said Stewart, whose present term as com missioner expires in October, is currently involved in two im portant town projects that have recently gotten underway, the formation of a local rescue squad and the upgrading of the town’s police department'. Following Saturday’s session, an informal discussion on Lewis’ request was held Monday after noon between members of the town board and the local ABC board. Ralston Smith, who was formally reappointed to a second three-year term on the ABC board by town commis sioners Saturday, told the officials that the only way an exception could be arranged was through a hearing with the state ABC board. He said state and local alcoholic control policies were very specific on conflicting interests by ABC employees. At the conclusion of the discussion, the town board members said they would accept Stewart’s resignation as he requested Saturday. - Stewart said Tuesday he regretted that his new job requited his resignation fiom the town board, but he was looking forward to his association with the ABC board. ”I have enjoyed the 12 years I have served as commissioner,” he said Tuesday, "and 1 appreciate the fine support I have received from the citizens of Lillington and the other board members.” Naomi Hawley Named Employee of the Year by LORRAINE MIZE Naomi F. Hawley, an employee of the Harnett (bounty Btepart- ment of Social Service for the past 32 years, was named N.C. Social Service Association (NCSSA) District Employee of the Year at a March 21 meeting of the central district. This is the second year in a row that the Central District, com prised of Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Wake, Wilson, Randolph and Chatham counties, has chosen an employee of Harnett County for the honor. Last year, Mrs. Emma Lee West, an employee with the department for over 25 years, was given the award. Mrs. Kawicy began her work with the Harnett County DSS as a junior stenographer clerk in September of 1946. “When I started here, there was only four employees, the director, two social workers and one clerk,” she said. “And we were located in the Old Women’s Club building, which was beside the courthouse.” During her 32 years with the department, Mrs. Hawley has served as secretary to five directors and three acting directors. Accordng to several employees who have been with .'If ■ % • - • - 1" .. .1 llll 1 • 11*1 m • »'■" ' 1"^ ,.. . MRS, NAOMI HAWLEY Circle K Bike-A-Thon For CP A bike-a-thon for the Cerebral Palsy organization will^be held Saturday at Campbell College, sponsored by the campus Circle KOub. According to Tammy Harrison, publicity chairman for the pro ject, prizes will be awarded to the participants who raise the most money in pledges and ride the greatest distance. All participants who raise over S2S will also get a T-shirt com memorating tne event. To enter, participants should solicit sponsors and write down their names, addresses and the amount they are pledging. The information will be transferred to the official forms on the day of the event. Two Area Break-Ins Reported THE EMERGENCY VEHICLE for the new Lillington Rescue Squad was officially turned over to town officials by the county In a brief ceremony March 20. The ambulance Is equipped with communication devices and emergency equipment. On hand for the ceremony axe, l-r, M.H. {Jack] Brock, county manager and commissioner^ Nell A. [Speedy] Stewart, town commissioner; Frank Lewis, Lillington mayor; Bill Shaw, county commissioner whose district Indndes Lilling ton; Rudy ColUns, coonty commissioner; and Lincoln Neal, Lillington police chief who is heading up the organizational efforts for the new sqnad. [Photo by Steve Plnmmer]. Sponsored by Jaycees Breath of Spring Walk For Lung Agency Sat. the agency through these transition periods, her ability to handle difficult tasks and her working knowledge of agency functions has made her in invaluable employee. During her years as a resident of Lillington, Mrs. Hawley has been an active member of the Baptist Church, where she is a member of the choir and secretary of her Sunday School class. Prior to that she was a teacher in the Beginner Depart ment for seven years. Mrs. Hawley is past president of the Lillington PTA znd has been both president and secretary of the local Junior Woman’s Oub. Mrs. Hawley is married to Roger Hawley, a member of the Lillington Town Board since 1976. They have one daughter, Mrs. Linda Stevens, a guidance counselor with the Harnett County schools. She is a chatter member of the NCSSA and was active in the N.C. Association of Office Personnel prior to its merger with NCSSA. Mrs. Hawley served on the organ'izational committee of the NCAOP and was recording secretary of this organization in 196S. As a member of NCSSA, she con tinued her involvement and served as secretary of the slate NCSSA in 1968-69. She has actively supported the Central District of NCSSA, serving as agency membership chairman, and on the personnel com mittee, which chooses the most valuable employee of the year for that district. Mrs. Hawley said the experience of being on that committee enable her to appre ciate the award even more. "I know the qualifications they look for when they give that award and I was really sliockcd when I received it,” she said. ’’I’m deeply honored and flattered that my co-workers would want me to have this award,” she said. "I feel that I have been the benefactor, not only from working with the people this agency helps, but from working with all my fellow employees over the years. Each person has enhanced my career and made it the most rewarding experience possible.” it seems fitting that a fund-raising walk-a-thon for a lung association would include a 20-miIe course, which requires among other things, partici pants who themselves enjoy healthy respiratory systems. Lillington Jayceesv.arc. s^imsoring the BrCath of Spring walk-a-thon for persons who must struggle to breath normally because they suffer from sonic furni uf lung ailmeni. The event will be held Saturday, beginning at 8:30 a.m. in the Forest Hills Shopp ing Center parking lot. If the walk is postponed due to inclement weather, it will be rescheduled for the following Saturday. Harnett County manager and commissioner M.H. (Jack) Brock, honorary chairman of the Mid-State Lung Association, will be on hand to start the walkers on their way. The route will follow the Summerville-Mamers Road (old U.S. 421) about four miles out of town, where it will cross U.S. highway 421 and continue to Raven Rock State Park. Super visors will be on hand to moniter the crossing of the highway. After reaching the halfway point at the park, the walkers will retrace their steps to the starting point. First 'and second place prize will be awarded at a later date to the earliest finishers in four age categories, 12 years and under, 13-20, 21-35 and 36 and over. Sponsor pledges will be turned in at the Harnett County Library on April 7. Each participant is responsible for signing sponsors who agree to pay a minimum of 10 cents for each mile completed by the walker. Sponsor pledges will be turned in a the Harnett County Library on April 7. Coordinating the day’s activities with the Jaycees will be the lillington Mld^e School Builders Qubrthe Harnett 'Co'. Parks and Recreation Dept., Mrs. Anne Marie Steele and Mrs. Judy York. The Harnett Co. Sheriff’s Dept, and first aid assistance wilt be available as needed. Refieshments will be available at checkpoints along the route. Hardee’s Restaurant of Lillington will donate ham burgers and soft drinks to all walkers completing the route. Other organizations and businesses contributing prizes or donations are the Lillington Kiwanis Club, J.E. Womble and Sons, Lillington Carden Oub, IGA Foodliner. Piggly Wiggly, Sirena’s Gift and Rower Shop, Speedy’s Restaurant and Western Auto. -- All proceeds from the walk mil go to the Mid-State Lung Association, which serves Harnett County in patient service and health education under the auspices of the local health department, hospitals, civic clubs and public schools. A small percentage of the funds is also used in medical research. Entry forms are available at the Harnett Co. Library, Harnett Co. Courthouse information center, Hardee’s, Lafayette Drug Co. and Rggly Wiggly. The Lillington Police Depart ment is currently investigating two break-'ms reported TTiurs- day by area businesses. Royd Ragsdale of the Kaiser Agricultural Chemicals plant on E, McNeil Street reported a breaking, entering and larceny to the police at 6:45 a.m. Thursday. Patrolman Fred Frje investi gated the incident, which apparently occured during the prewous night between 1:30 and 5:45 a.m. According to the report filed by Frye, entry into the main office was apparently gained through a rear window. The suspects then knocked the dial off the company safe and took the contents. Reported missing were $25 in change, $400 in Kaiser funds and $75 in funds listed as personal, including $30 marked for the Lillington Lions Club. Rant manager Rudy Collins is president of the local civic organization. Also reported missing was three savings books, a Home Savings and Loan house, pay ment book, a metal box and several insurance policies. Total value of the property was estimated at $535. Later the same morning, Fiye received a call from Frank Arnold, who reported a break ing, entering and larceny at Arnold’s Body Shop on Norring- ton Street in Lillington. According to Frye’s report, the incident apparently occuted be tween 8:45 p.m. the previous night and ^:30 a.fn. the follow ing morning. Entry was gained through a bathroom window broken by the suspects, in the rear of the building. Reported as missing were a large assortment of hand wrenches, three socket sets, two vibrators, one electric air grinder, three drills, one lO-ton jack, and five dollars in coin from two vending machines. Police recovered six cases of large soft drinks about 150 feet from the building. Demos (iear Up For j-j IMimer More than 30 Harnett County Democrats arc expected to attend the 49th annual Jefferson -Jackson Day Celebration in Raleigh April 7. The celebration, named in honor of two of the nation’s most famous Democratic leaders, will draw participants from every county in the state. Virtually all of North Carolina’s elected state officials will attend, as well as members of the state’s Congressional delegation. “We’re going to have a day of good food, great fellowship and exciting speakers,” said state patty chairman'Russell Walker. “We expect to have one of the country’s outstanding young senators as our dinner speaker.” Costianed «a Page 4 Lewis is New Business Manager at Academy Rites Held For Wilton Fish Wilton R. “Dick” Rsh, 54, an Angier contractor, died Friday of a heart attack. He was the father-in-law of Angier Independent editor Paula Fish. Funeral services were held Sunday at the Angier Baptist Church with the Rev. Joe B. Zimmerman officiating. Burial followed in Lakeside Memorial Garden with masonic rites. He was past master of the Angier Masonic Lodge 686 and a past district GM and GL. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Ruby Lee Rsh of the home; one son, Donald Ray of Rt. 1, Willow Springs; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Rsh of Rt. 1, Willow Springs; and one sister, Mrs. Shirley F. Lee of Rt. 1, Willow Springs. byL-YNNJALUVKA Record Staff Writer Mr. Norman F. Lewis, HI, a native of lillingtoD. was recently appointed Business Manager for the North Carolina Criminal Justice Academy at SaJemburg. Lewis is son of Lillington Mayor Frank Lewds, Jr. He came to the position in Salemburg after several years of work in accounting and management of Raleigh Hou sing Assistance Payments and of stale Law Morcement Assistance Administration funds. The school at Salemburg - is the training center for the state's law enforcement offi cers. Lewis has a Bachelor of Arts (l»Tree in Economics from North Carolina State Universi ty in Raleigh, and has taken advance courses in public administration and government budgeting there. He received his North Caro'’'"' Real Estate Broker’s License In 1978. , NORMAN LEWIS For the past two years, Lewis has worked for the Housing Authority of the City of Raleigh. There he held the position of Co-Manager of the Housing Assistance Payments Program, a rental assistance program for low and moderate income citizens. Whfle there, Lewis also acted as Director of the Wake County Community Development Pro gram. He managed the day to day operation of the program in the Wake Forest and Fuquay Varina area and prepared all budget and finandal informa tion. From 1973 to 1975, Lewis worked in the fiscal manage- nent section of the division of Law and Order of the Department of Natural and Economic Resources of North Carolina. There he set up accounting and record systems for control of funds in UlAA. For the two years prior to his taking that position,’ Lewis worked at various levels of fiscal management — auditing, setting up record systems, verifying financial reports, and traveling to speak to local people in control of finances. Lewis is a member of the Millbrook Masonic Lodge, the Raleigh Scottish Rite Stales, and the Amran Shrine Temple. He and Elizabeth Seamon were married in 1974 and now live in Raleigh.
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