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Harnett County News
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THURSDAY, SEPT. 13.1979
TIVENTY CENTS
Hymes Hearing Opens
In Lillington Tuesday
The mother of a 5-year-old
kindergartener who needs
special medical care in the
classroom testified in a hearing
Tuesday morning that she
would to glad to administer to
her son if she was paid to do so.
Mrs. Eunice Hymes of Erwin'
and her husband, U.S. Army
Sgt. Alvin Hymes, have begun
legal proceedings against the
Harnett County Board of
Education in an effort to
guarantee a regular education
for their son, Agrippa.
Agrippa has worn a trache
ostomy tube since birth which
Around
Town
must to routinely suctioned
and cleaned. His Gentry School
teacher last year ran into
problems with the treatment
and called in Mrs. Hymes for
help.
Afterwards, school superin
tendent R.A. Gray met with the
teacher and the two agreed
that Mrs. Hymes should handle
her son’s medical problems or
he should to treated as a
homebound student.
In Lillington Tuesday
morning, an administrative
hearing for the case opened.
The hearing is a prerequisite
for a civil trial.
Mrs. Bene Williford, a school
advisory committee member,
heard the arguments.
Attorney Louis L. Lcsene,
who is representing the
Hymeses, opened the hearing
to
by asking Mrs, Williford
disqualify herself.
He said he felt the woman
was already prejudiced about
the ease, b^use she had
telephoned Mrs. Hymes last
week.
“It appears you, as a hearing
officer, have prejudged the
merits of this case," he Said.
Mrs. Williford refused to
disqualify herself, but said she
had telephoned Mrs. Hymes to
determine the purpose of the
-hearing and to mediate the
disagreement if possible.
Mrs. Hymes was one of the
last vrit nesses to testify
Tuesday morning. The hearing
continued that afternoon.
The mother told the school
personnel that her son needed
to to with other children and is
able to function well.
PrincipaVs Wife Named
Librarian at School
MRS. WILLIS AIKINS, a teacher at
Shawtown School for over 30 years, was
honored last week upon her retirement.
Mrs.Atldns, who ' received a plaque
. commemorating her for her years of service -
by the area principals’ association, also
received a gilt from her co-workers. Seen
here are Shawtown principal Ed White and
Mrs. Atkins. [Photo by Lorraine Mize)
ByNANCY BOUNDS
A principal who wanted
permission to hire his wife as
librarian and two families who
wanted their children’s bus
stop rerouted^ presented their
requests to the Harnett County
Board of Education Monday
night.
Donald O’Quinn, principal at
Boone Trail Elementary School,
described himself as a “hard
working man" who wouldn’t
ask for hb wife as librarian if
there was another applicant
more qualified,
Mrs. O’Quinn is a fully
certified librarian who ,was
assigned to Benhaven School
thb year. She told the board
that with her husband at Boone
Trail, she felt she could put in
more work at the library there.
“Donald puts in extra time,"
she explained, “and with him
there working, I could to
working too.”
She added, “My children go
there and where your children
^ye, your heart is also. I feel I
could do my tost work at Boone
Trril.”
In the summer of 1977,
Harnett School Superintendent
Alton Gray adopted an admin
istrative procedure at the
request of school board mem
bers that stipulated no one in
the Harnett school system
could supervise a member of his
own family.
Gray told the board Monday
night that if they approved the
appointment of Mrs. O'Quinn as
librarian at Boone Trail, they
would’to setting a precedent.
The O’Quinns told the board
that they thought their case
was special. “It would be
different if I was looking for a
teacher aide or a teacher.” Mr.
O’Quinn remarked, “Those
come a dime a dozen, but
librarians are scarce as hen’s
teeth.”
In the past, middle schools
here have had library aides.
Tbb is the first year that all the
middle schools will have
qualified librarians. O'Quinn
said he had trouble finding
such an applicant.
A teacher who b in the
process of getting her library
Continued on page 11
Speaker
Appear in
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Lrwin
l—Bv STEVE PLUMMER —J
COLLEGE REPS
Representatives from more
than 50 North Carolina colleges
and universities will be in
Harnett County on Friday, Oct.
5 at 8:30 a.m.
These admissions counselors
will be presenting a series of
sessions in every county in the
fall to provide prospective
students with an opportunity to
discuss their questions about
educational programs,
admissions requirements,
financial aid and any other
questions they may have.
For more information, call Ivo
,Wortman. assbtant-superinten- »
dent of Harnett County schools,
at 893-8151.
COFFEE HOUR
Those kind folks at Summer
ville Church are still conducting
their community hour every
Thursday morning fiom 10-11
a.m. and they want to remind
everyone once again that they
are invited to drop in for a chat
and a cup of coffee.
It’s a good hour of fellowship
and some singing, so stop in
sometime if you are in the
neighborhood.
SCOUT MEETINGS
Brownie and Junior Scouts wil
begin their regular meetings
Thursday, Sept. 13 at 7 p.ra. at
the Lillington First Baptist
Church.
All girls in grades 1-6
interested in joining these fine
organizations are invited to
come by to enroll or call Diane
Coleman.
RECEIVES DEGREE
A Lillington woman is among
the 776 students at Iowa State
University who received
degrees during summer
gradutbn exercise Aug. 16.
Sandra Elaine Womack of
Ullington, a psychology major,
received aspecialist degree
Continued on page 11
German Visitors Enjoy Area
by STEVE PLUMMER
When OUie Angel, a physical
education teacher at Harnett
Central High School, made one
last weekend trip to the beach
prior to the opening of another
school year, he and his wife
Patti, by coincidence, set up
their tent next to two other
teachers, also on a last fling for
the summer.
What made thb coincidence
Eduard’s relatives, a cousin in
New York and an aunt in
Pennsylvania, and to see some
of the sountiy while they were
here. They had just arrived at
the beach at Emerald ble when
they met the Angels.
The four quickly became
friends and ke^t late hours,
talking into the might about
different aspects of their
cultures. The Angels, for their
part, enjoyed experiencing their
Jurgen said they also wnjoyxd
American beaches more than
those in' Europe, especially
North Carolina beaches, becau
se they weren’t as crowded with
people here. “In Europe,
everything b too crowded,’’
Eduard said. “You may have
ta'o meters of space for yourself
and your blanket.”
Ollie enjoyed hearing about the
differenced in educational
systems and teadiing styles.
truly remarkable, however, was
rjot just the fact tht these two^ orvn country througji the eyes of “'Teachers are inuch mo^e
feacliersV‘j4^ge'n^eSShKnt'“ flrevisitors. “respected*fn Germany
and Eduard Knak, also taught “They said they enjoyed
physical education, but thay seeing the women at the beach,
but they also said American
women were ‘thicker’ than
European woman,” Ollie said
with a laugh.
they did their teaching in
Germany.
The two Germans were in the
United States to visit some of
here,” Ollie said. ' “It’s
accepted as a more respectable
profession altogether.”
Beofre the weekend was over,
the Angels decided that
showing their homeland to the
two Germans would be a lot
more simple than telling them
about it, so they invited Jurgen
and Eduard home with them.
•The two men promptly accepted
the offer.
In the few days the men were
here, the Angels tried to show
them as much about life in
America as they could. The
education began with a tour of
Harnett Central High Sdiool.
‘•'We were very impressed with
pilie’s school,” Jurgen said.
“It looks like some bf the newest
schools in Germany and some of
the colleges.”
While at Harnett Central, Ollie
took the men to the football field
where the local team
Continued on page 11
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JURGEN FLESCHHUT, EDUARD KNAK. OLLIE ANGEL
Mayor Proclaims Dance Week
MARGARET HIGHTOWER, MAYOR LEWIS
The week of Sept. 17-23 has
been designated in Lillington as
the official time for hootin',
hollerin’, foot-stompin’ and
heel-clickin’, as Mayor FrarJt
Lewis proclaimed the period to
be known as Square Dancieg
Week. '
The proclamation by Lewfe
follows a similar declaration by
Gov. James B. Hunt, who
designated the period as Squa%
Dancing Week in North
Carolina. j
On Tuesday, from 7J0-10
p.m., the Harnett Twirlet's
Square Dance Cub will preseat
a special exhibition night in
honor of Square Dance Week.
The exhibition will be held at
the Lillington Community
Building on Front Street. Tie
public is urged to attend.
The Harnett Twirlets.
chartered in 1976, has been a
source of fun and fellowship for
dozens of residents from
Lillington and surrounding
areas.
The club dances each Tuesday
at the lillington Community
Building and the public is
invited to watch their
performances each week.
In addition to dancing for their
own enjoyment, the club
members sponsor classes for
beginning dancers. In the past,
the classes have been held on
Tuesday along with the regular
club dance.
The club members ate
currently discussing plans for a
new dance class, but they are
also exploring the possibility of
holding the class 'on a night
other than Tuesday, their
regular club night.
Persons interested in taking
lessons should attend a Tuesday
night session between 7;30 and
10 p.m. or call 893-2515.
Square dancing is a native folk
dance of the United States and
was recognized as such by
Mayor Lewis. His proclamation
reads as follows;
WHERAS, Square Dancing
promotes good will, fun, and
friendship for all who
participate, and
WHEREAS, Square Dancing is
wholesome family recreation
enjoyed by all ages from pre-
teens through Senior Citizens,
and
WHEREAS, Square Dancing is
truly the typical dance of the
United States and is a heritage
that wrill be passed on to future
generations, and
WHEREAS, Square Dancing is
not limited by and local or
national boundaries but can be
found in almost every country in
the world, and
WHEREAS, Square Dancing is
a healthy exercise for both mind
and body, and
WHEREAS, Square Dandng
creates an enthusiasm among
its participants that is almost
without equal.
THEREFORE I Norman F.
Lewis, Jr., Maj-or of the City of
Lillington, do hereby proclaim
the week of September 17-23,
1979 as
SQUARE DANCE WEEK IN
LILLINGTON, NORTH
CAROLINA and commend this
observance to our citizens.
NORMAN F. LEWIS, JR.
Mayor
Carl J. Stewart Jr., speafer of
the N.C. House of Represent
atives, will be the featured
guest of a dinner tonight
(Thursday) at 7 p.m. at the
Erwin Community Building.
Sponsored by the Greater
Erwin Jaycees, tickets for the
“Meet the Speaker” dinner are
five dollars and are available in
Ullington at Layton’s Supply,
the Harnett County News and
Woodall-McCormick Law
Office.
A member of the House since
1967, Stewart is a
representative of the 38th
district (Gaston and Lincoln
counties.).
He was elected sp^er in
-jatmarV, 1977 and was re
elected to an unprecedented
second term this year.
A native of Gastonis, he is a
graduate of Duke University and
the Duke University Law School,
where he was president of this
class.
Among the awards Stewart has
received are an honorary Doctor
of Laws degree from Belmont
College. He has also been
named the “Outstanding Young
Man in Gastonia.
He is a past director of the
Gastonis Jaycees, past
president of the Gaston
Optimist Gub, a Scottish Rite
Mason, a member of the Board
of Advisors for Belmont Abbey
College, member of the
American Cancer Society and
several other civic organiza
tions.
During his years as a
representative, Stewart has
served on the Advisory Budget
Committee, House Committee
on Water and Air Resources,
Committee on Banks and
Banking and Committe on
Appropriations.
He is married to the former
Donna Lyn Womble of White
Lake and is the father of four
children.
Celebration Follotbs First Eagle Victory
by STEVE PLUMMER
It was apparent to the most casual of observers that history was
being made. The football game was little more than halfway over
and already, excitement on the bench was at a fever pitch.
"Hey newsman,” one player yelled to a photographer. “Be sure
and spell the name right. We’re making school history tonight.”
He was right. When the final second ticked off, Western Harnett
High School shut out Fairmont 22-0, marking in convicing fashon
the first football victory ever for the young school, in the first garie
its third season. j
The general hysteria that followed the win was understandable.
The victory snapped the second longest losing streak in North
Carolina no wins, 20 losses. The team, the coaches, the students
and the rest of the fans all had a right to get a little crazy.
yelling in the locker room. ‘ 'The rest of the season is gonna be just
like thisi We’re tough...we’re on our way 1”
Senior quarterback Curtis Rogers was a little more subdued. “My
line was great, the backs executed real well. I feel like we came
together tonight. We felt like we were ready tonight and that first
touchdown proved it.”
“I’ve won a lot of games in my career,” shouted second-year head
coach Bob Deaton, struggling to to heard over the din after tiic
game, “but this has got to to one of the most satisfying.” |
“k?(e’ve wrked a long time for this. It’s unbelievable how good
thfe^^s,” he said, laughing and shaking water from his eyes. He
htd just come out from an unplanned shower given him by l)is
exuberant charges.
Indeed, several people received some unexpected dousings in tne
locker room. All the assistant coaches were dunked. Deaton, ks
excited as his young team, came running in a few minutes later ind
yelled, “Mr. Itoasley’s outside! Don’t let him get awayl” Less tian
a minute late, in comes Western Harnett principal Bob Beaslqr,
carried aloft by several burly tackles, and unceremoniously dumped
in the cold, running water.
AIRTIGHT DEFENSE KEY TO VICTORY
You would have thought that you were in the locker room of ihe
Super Bowl champ'ions. One halfway expected to hear champagne
corks popping. But then, a Super Bowl win would probably not
mean as much to this team as this first victory did,
Billy Thomas, a junior fullback who scored two touchdowns. »■**
Wayne Fariar, a senior tackle and perhaps the largest man on the
team, was also the most eloquent about the win. “You can have all
the physical ability in the world, but if you don’t have the mental
aspect right, you can’t do anything.”
“Before, everybody on the team was looking out for himself, trying
to do everything himself. We’re different. We are a team, ^ch
man looks at himself to see what he can do for the team.”
Senior halfback John McKoy, who scored four points in
conversions as well as a remarkable touchdown in which he dragged
half of the Fairmont defense across the goal, echoed Farrar’s
sentiments. “This game was for us, it was a team efiort. We had to
show everbody we could do it.”
\Vhat wa.«! he thinking when he was scant yards away from the goal
line and defenders were hanging all over him?
“Well, you know there was one guy on the ground, hanging on to
my ankle and I was trying to drag him. I remember seeing the line
and figuring that I had to get there...I owed it to the team. I owed it
to myself to make it...”
Outside (he locker room, a good-sized crowd refused to leave untile
the team did. Girlfriends, cheerleaders, parents, neighbors and
just plain fans - they had waited too long for this win to let (he
celebrating die off early.
“We’re number onel We’re number onel” yelled a knot of
die-hard fans.
Number one. Winners. Undefeated. All the teams other teams
had the opportunity to use before were being used by the Western
Harnett fans for the first time.
.It sure felt good.
DEATON PRAYS FOR FIRST WIN
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