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\si <?k e ^Yleivd - journal I5< The Hoke County News- Established 1928 The Hoke County Journal - Established 1905 VOLUME LXVII NO. 42 K \KKORI), HOKE COUNTY. NORTH CAROLINA S5 PER YEAR THURSDAY. DECEMBER 14. ???72 Around Town B\ Sam C. Morris Last week a teller from I lie Chic Crawford Thomas appeared in I hi column concerning the safety from fin with your Christmas decorations, mention this to again remind people o the need for caution. An article is appearing elsewhere in tin paper this week about locking cars am not leaving packages in sight when left ii your car. This warning comes from Polio Chief Lamont and everyone should taki lus advice. An ounce of prevention is worth ; pound of cure. Clarence Lytcli. ^U-yeur-young trader and dealer of Raelord. was bv the office recently and handed mc the followin] note: "Old antieue man Lynch vows he ts ; "small "poialo". Bui take a look at hi: turnips. 6'; lbs. and his fat pecans ant lujth wagon wheels." A picture of Mr. Lytch and his tumi} appears elsewhere in this issue. I doub that he grew the turnip as he gave it ti me and he is too tough a sale man to giv< something away. Anyway 1 hope I can bi having my picture made with a turnip a 90-years of age. J.W. Turlington, principal at Racforc I'lemcntarv School, was by the office last week and was telling me about the fire drills he has been holding at his school There are 452 students at the schoo composing grades 2 Sl 3. In a drill las week the building was vacated in on< minute and 17 seconds. Now I think this is remarkable and know that parents who have children at that school can feel assured that in case of fire their children know how to vacate the building in an order!) manner. If any haw*"'! turned n \our money to the United 1 und please do so as soon as possible. If you will call The News-Journal office someone will come by and pick up your envelopes. The. State Highway. Cpmrrasior workers turned in SI8.00 Theseffy'Wit! 100" participation. 1 would like to (hank tliese men for their contribution. Miss Mable McDonald, director of the Department of Social Services called Tuesday with a very sad story. She said that a family in the county consisting ol father, mother, who is 17-vcars old. and two children, ages one and two were u dire need of furniture, clothing and food Miss McDonald said the department hac taken some clothing and food to tin family and aided them in man> ways, bu if anyone could spare an old bed o an> thing to sleep on it would help th< familv. She stated that the kids were now sleeping on the floor and the only heat was from an electric range. So look around your home and if you have a bed, cot or even an old mattress contact the Dept. of Social Service. Call 875-377 2. Money Comes Home To Roost As Revenue Sharing Nest Egg Arrives No Final Decision On Leonard Plans Amid persistent rumors that t lie Samuel Leonard Training School at McCain will be closed next year, James Paige, director of the state Commission of Youth Development, said no final decision has been made in his office concerning the future of the school. Paige also informed The News-Journal he would be aware if any such decision had been made by the Department of Social Rehabilitation and Control. Closing of Leonard would require action by the Legislature. Tin youth director did state the whole concept foi dealing with youthful offenders and delinquents if being "looked at" with an eye toward reorganization. Economic Impact Closing of Leonard School would ha\e an economic impact on Hoke County. The payroll for l)l employees is approximately S5?.000a month. The annual operating buditet is S985.000. Also there i**S 155.000 for student quarters renovation and S27.000 for a staff residence. Henry Parker, director of Leonaid School, says the staff residence money has been funded but bids have not been let. The main buildings at Leonard are old and in need of repair but the academic and vocational building was built in 1 c>70. Auto Crash Takes Life A one-car accident on rural route 1 203 at 12.20 a.m. Sunday claimed the life of a W'agram man. Willie James McPhatter. 42. was prounced dead on arrival at Cape 1 ear Valley Hospital, l ayctteville. Highway Patrolman K.W. Weston said investigation revealed the accident occurred about two and a half to three miles westof Raelord while the road was wet with heavy tog. He reports the left rear tire of McPhattcr's vehicle was slick. The report indicates McPhattcr's car turned sideways in the road, slid off the left shoulder, struck a post, hit a tree and then bounced back onto the highway. Tommy Wright and Odell Melton, both of Raeford. witnessed the accident. The school is fully accredited with the state and other associations, reports Parker. Steady Decrease Parker said the population at the school is 109. Although the institution is budgeted lor 258 residents he reports that number would cause severe overcrowding. In recent months there has been a steady decrease in the number of boys. Parker attributes this decrease to the fact boys are remanded to the school for a shorter period of time, about eight or nine months now. as opposed to an average stay of 13 months live years ago. He pointed out the staff is able to give much more individual attention to each boy and results are apparent in reduction of behavior problems. Half Way House Concerning the prospect of forming half way houses for the boys Parker sees a need for both training schools and half way houses. See LEONARD. Page 13 City Accepts Airport Gifts The City of Raeford has received more than SI6.000 in donations for the $60,000 matching funds needed for the Raeford Airport improvement project. An additional S20.000 has been pledged by the state of North Carolina. The most recent donation was $6,000 dollars received Monday from the Burlington Worsted Plant. Other donations, all received in November, arc $5,000 each from Knit-.A-Way Inc. and Hoke County and $500 from Raeford Turkey I arms Inc. An individual contribution of $200 was teccivcd from Thomas Cameron of I pchurch Milling and Storage Company. City Manager John Caddy said city officials solicited local industries for donations to the airport project. Ciaddv reports the project is running slightly behind schedule. The contractors are ready to pave but need dry weather. Other work is being held up because the paving must be completed before the cleclri.-ul i'nnlraMi.? .??>? -'* Student Heads For DistHet rnmnoriti nn Ronnie I-His, 14. son of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard I llis. 314 Dickson St.. won first place in a science essay contest at Lpchurch School. The eighth grader's winning essay "What I lectricity Means To Me" is entered in district competition and a win there could send him into the slate finals. The contest, sponsored by the North C arolina Llectrical Industry Committee, was ripen to all seventh and eighth graders. Contest rules specified essays were to be of 400 words or less without supporting pictures, graphs or other illustrative material. Presentations On Dec. 20 I llis will be presented an engraved fiamcd certificate from the sponsoring unit and SIO award from I pchurch School. I he second place winner, seventh - grader Rhonda West, daughter of James D. West. 212 Reaves St.. will leccive S5 award Irom the school Third place winner, also a seventh grader. Charles Johnson, won ol Ruel II Johnson. Rock fish, will receive S3 award from the school Higher Awards Distiicl winners will receive SI (JO I S Savings Bonds and be invited to lunch with the fioveinor ol Norih Carolina in Raleigh during National I lectrical Week in I ebruary. I he lust place state winno will he awarded S7S0 savings bond and be invited to the 1**73 all industry convention at Myrtle Beach. S C. Second place state winner will receive SM)0 savings bond and third place winner will he presented S2M) bonds Participation in lire contest was conducted as pari ol science classes in the 4 school. I llis' leaclier is Mrs. Blue Woodard Second and third place winners are students ol Miv Katie Blytlie Winning Lssay I llis' winning essay is icpfinied below Willi jici mission ol I.jm Inni !? School olio mis CONfiRA TV I. A TIONS - Upchurch School frmci/xil hoviie Bledsoe, left, congratulates Ronnie I Ilis on his award winning essay titled "What Electricity Means To Me " Looking on arc second /ilace winner Rhonda West and third place winner Charles Johnson. What Electricity Means To Me I he fust thin}! I think about is all of the things we have that come from deed icily, oui power, light, heat, eoinmumeaiion. transposition. and recreation. How would we keep our homes warm in the winter without eleetricily'.1 How would we woik at night without lights' How would we communicate without electricity'' We might be able to get by without clcchicity lot a while, but not lor long. In a way we get mil lood through electiicity. Inciibatois aie used on lanns to help hatch eggs. We eat I lie eggs ol these chickens anil we eat I lie chickens. Some cattle aie protected hy electricity. I lediit lences lielpkecp I lie wild animals Irom killing the cat lie. Thus, in a way this might be ?>ui next meal. When a friend 01 a member of" the lainily is sick 01 needs you lot an emergency what othei way is belter than to communicate by phone-' It we had no phone you would not know anything of w hai had happened. In getting places we use cars, trolley buses, and electric xlreetcais. II we did not have electricity how would we gel whcie we wauled In go ' In iIk* homes wc use elcetiicily for many things. If we had no electricity we would have to scrub dishes and clothes by hand, cook meals ovci a lire, and keep oui lood in a damp place to keep it from spoiling bul n would soon spoil anyway. We would have In make more (piilts to See SI I 1)1 N I. Page IT TRh.h. LIGHT. TREE BRIGHT ~ Louis Quick. Racford Merchants Associatioi president. flips the switch to light flic Christmas tree on the Courthouse lawn. The rrei is lit nightly during the holiday season. No Doctors, Dentist For Hoke County Says HEW Members of the Moke County Board of Health were informed at then regular meeting Thursday that the Department of Health. I ducation and Welfare (HI W) will not assign medical personnel to Hoke County under the National Health Service Corps Program. The Health Department had requested two physicians and one dentist be assigned here. At present there arc two physicians and one dentist with private practices in the county. In October two HI W representatives were in Raclord checking the facilities, suites of offices in the Raeford Medical Building and the Health Center. At that time local officials were optimistic that the request would be approved. Letter Read At Thursday's meeting a lettci from Donald J Scheer. Regional Program director of National Health Service Corps (NHSC) was read to the board It said, in part: "Those who considered vour application recogni/ed the need for additional health professionals in your area but had to compare your needs jnd resources with those of other communities in North C'aiolina and across the nation. "Because of the limited manpower available for the Corps, those communities receiving our assistance have cither no professionals or arc isolated from adequate health care service bccduseof geography, socio-economics. distance, etc. "Although additional professionals arc no doubt needed and would be utilized effectively in your area, the number ot Help Stop Thefts Raefoid Police Chiel James 1 . La mom uigos Christmas shoppcis to evecusc additional caution to piotect themselves fiom thelt. Lamont says* ihc men in Ins department are pat tolling the downtow n area hut need the assistance ot all shoppers. He asks that packages be placed in trunks of cats or undei lire decks of station wagons rather than on scats in lull view of passerby. He also icminds shoppers lo keep (licit vehicles locked at all times. ages of those professionals now practicing in Hoke County have placed voiii request into a relatively lower need pnoiity than other proposals that were icviewed " Deferred Scheei s letter also stated the llokc County application had been deterred but did not explain how this nuuht differ from j refusal or denial id' the request Other Business In other business conducted at Thursday 's meeting e\ officio members 1 ( Jones. I k McNeill and I) D. Abernethy appointed Willie Sanders to fill the board vacancy created by the resignation of William Wendley . I he board approved a policy which provides lot issuing health cards to residents of othci counties, but it medication is icquired the patient must go to the health center in his County residence. Aheinethy praised the Health (enter stall for the inannei in which they peilorm their duties and for the cooperation extended him in the absence of a directm He also uiged boaid members to use whatever influence they could to find a way to piiwide a lull time director lot the Health Cenlci Abernethy was rc-clcvicd chairman o* the Bojidol Health and \Valtci Coley was elected v ice chairman Mill Observes Holiday Dates J Binhngion Industiies \x il 1 obsCive the upcoming holiday season vvuh plant vacations and luditionai ( hustmas iccogmiion oi employees and then families. Manageis said the Kaeloid and Dyeing Plants'will be closed Sauiioay through Tuesday lot the C hustmas ho'idavs Bui ling ion s liou-1\ paid employ ecs m I!! slates will leccive \eai end \acaiioiij pay t? coincide with scheduled mamilaclut tug plant closings u?i the holidays Individual amountsaie based on length ol seivice. Builnigiou will give moie than 74tRA) liadilioital (hiisimas iieal bags to children of employees this veat The city and county cotters were enriched by almost SI70.000 Monday with the ariival of the first federal revenue sharing checks. The City of Raeford received $40,705 and Hoke County's nest egg totaled S 12V. 107. The amounts ot the checks dittered from recent unofficial estimates. The city's windfall was more than S5.000 above the expected figure while the county received better than $2l>.000 below the unofficially predicted amount. I ach government unit's share is based on a complicated formula involving taxes raised per capita income and population. It appears earlier estimates were based on older population figures and the amount of the checks was determined by using more current data. Tax Rate The amount of future checks could vary if there were significant change in the data on which the formula is based. For example, new tax information will be sent to the federal government in January. This will reflect the reduction in county taxes last June when the rate dropped from SI.50 per S100 evaluation to SI.48 This two-cent reduction is probably not sufficient to cause a great change in the amount of funds received by the county. A greater reduction in the tax rate could reduce 'he total revenue sharing funds because the amount is based in part on the local tax effort Future Checks The checks received Moilday are for the first six months of this year. Second checks covering the last Jhalf of the year are expected sometime next month The amount of the second checks should he about the same as thr ones just received. According to .JSd. Lester, county marker and auditor, the murey must be spent within 24 months Funds for 1{>73 will be paid on a quarterly basis with the first of these checks scheduled for March or April delivery. Under the Slate and Local Fiscal Assistance Act. official name of the Revenue Sharing Act. checks will continue to be received until the linal nilrirtfr <%? 1 OTh On Deposit Both local revenue sharing checks were deposited in the Southern National Bank in Racford. The county's share is in a 90-day certificate of deposit at 5.8 percent, h is estimated the funds will earn approximately $20 a dax under this arrangement. The city's revenue sharing funds were placed in a six-months certificate of deposit earning 5.5 percent interest. Govc.iiing Bodies By regulation both the C ity Council and the Board of Counts Commissioners must act to set up a trust fund and separate accounts for the lederal lunds. This will probably be acted on at the next meeting of both governing bodies. A Dudget showing the planned expenditures of the funds must be prepared, sent to the Tieasurer ol the U.S. and released to local news media. At a later date a statement of expenditures must also be piepared and published. City Manager John Caddy and Lester were emphatic when thev said the funds would not be spent in a hurry. Both stressed much thought and research would go into the decisions of the Citv Council and Board of Countx Commissioners concerning the use ol the money. Regulations And Risks Although the tcdciul act has been ?socMosn iwi; Gillis Back From Tour Hat old L (IiIIin returned Nov sOfmrn a 1 $-dav I uiopean tup. lie was pan ol a 55 memhei group who paiticipalcd in an Industrial technical Seminar I his group consisted ol school adminish.iiorv luslnictors. vocational personnel, and businessmen I hex studied and computed technical vocational piograms in ilie Nciheilands, (.cimanx. I usemhouigh. Belgium. I tance. and I n gland I hex jlso touted scxeul liulustiial plants including an automobile lacleix and a textile null. I he tup included sight seeing m some ol the nia|oi. historical cities ol I urojv. such as \ iusieidJin Roller dam. Br ussells. ami I ondon \ visit to some ol the main battlefields >>1 VKoikl W.n II was also included I lie Seminal was .itianged undei ilie leader ship ol Di (.eiald M Bolick ol Appalachian Sijie I nueisiiv and the loin xvas uiulei the dueelion ol Whoksak* I OIIIS t.ilhs put imputed in i his yiiiiii.il undei ilk* mini s|x*?iiM>iship ol the llokei ountx ScIhhiI system and ilic Kact out lloke Cltambci ol Commeice
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