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,J5 " e lew* * The Hoke County News - Established 1928 VOLUME XXX NUMBER 41 RAEFORD, HOKE COUMY. NORTH CAROLIN A - journal The Hoke County Journal - Established 1905 88 PER YEAR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1979 Town BY SAMC. MORRIS ? v7here is on,y one more week left you to purchase your state and aK,Ha8i" COUrse ma"y have already done so. According to an article I observed this week the sale yea?' IS Ia?8ing behind last Ra^frl /OWl"' manager of the ^Raeford - Hoke Chamber of Commerce, said this week that if you haven't purchased your tags or mniH V t? C?me ?" by as the clerks could take care of you without any waiting on your part. About all you have to do besides having the right ,?mount of cash is to fill out The \*ack of your registration card snowing financial responsibility. Of course the best reason to get your tags early is not having to wait "n line. The weather usually around February 15 is cold, and if like the irst five weeks of this year it could r?in,ng. and there is no cover to stand under at the license bureau. io get your card in correct order and let go of that money and get your license tags without any trouble by doing so this week. Next week could cause you problems. i, ? * * The weather for the past week end was nice and most people got out for the two days. The only trouble is that according to reports, njie weather is going to be bad for ? reiyainder of the week. An ice and rain storm is forecast to move in Wednesday and this is not for my "king Maybe it will only be rain and the ice will stay away. $ * * * ?e Raeford Junior Woman's Club will sponsor a theatrical production. "Spring for Sure" in late March. This is the first such production in Raeford in a number _ years. If this one is a success, .Jhen maybe, greater things can come from it. The group of players are now in rehearsal and the production is under the direction of Chris Watkins. director of music at the Raeford Presbyterian Church. Maybe you have seen some men wose m the city with a growth of something on their faces. These are some of the actors in the play. Many other organizations are cooperating with the Junior Wo man s Club in many different ways I he Raeford Woman's Club is one ?flf the organizations and we quote Mrs. Clyde Knox, president of that club. "The Raeford Woman's Club announces its sponsorship of 'The Patron Program'. This program is in support of Raeford's first theatrical production, 'Spring for -Sure' which opens March 23. "Membership in The Patron Program' costs S5.00. A patron is entitled to the purchase of up to five reserve seats at any of the performances (March 23rd. 24th. .30th and 31st). Patrons may ^purchase these tickets February 21 - 28. General ticket sales begin March I. Tickets will be S3.00 for adults and S2.00 for children under 12. Reserve seats are limited in number and will be sold first to patrons on a first come, first buv "^basis. The Patron Program drive ends February 20. See any Woman's Club member for your patron membership or call 875 2151 or 875-4565 for further information." So if you want the best seats, join ?^the patrons and take your pick. ? * ? I did get in a round of golf this weekend and many others were on the course at Arabia. 5? * * * Last week an article with a picture appeared in The News Journal concerning the county weatherman. From all reports this brought forth many unfavorable ^comments from the early morning coffee drinkers at the Southen Res taurant. One report 1 received said that besides the weather article, this man's name appeared two other times in the paper. Now this sounds like a faithful reader of the ^paper or someone a bit envious of the weatherman. The article did say something about the weatherman's other accomplishments and this did bring forth the question. "What other accomplishments?" #1 will not take sides in the argument and will not call any (See AROUND TOWN, page IS) By Hoke County Commissioners Contracts Let For Cars, Space Study Judge Pleads Guilty To DUI Charge District Court Judge Joseph E. Dupree. flanked by his family, pleaded guilty to a charge of driving under the influence Thurs day in District Court here. The courtroom was packed with spectators when Judge Thomas D. Cooper of Burlington ordered Dupree, who registered .15 percent on the Breathalyzer, to pay a SI00 fine and costs. Dupree requested a limited-driving privilege that would allow him to operate a motor vehicle between the hours of 7 a.m. and 9 p.m., but Cooper ammended the document to allow Dupree to drive as required by his office of District Court judge and as neces sary for family use. "It takes a big man to admit a mistake," Cooper said. "I person ally appreciate it," he continued. Dupree, who was represented by Willis Brown of Fayetteville and Phillip Diehl of Raeford was tem porarily removed from his duties as District Court judge after he struck another vehicle and was charge with DUI January 11. State Trooper Joe Stanley testi fied that at no time during the events of the evening did Dupree request any special privileges. Attorneys for Dupree told the court that he wished to be treated "as any other man." "He made a mistake. He told the man he hit that he had made a mistake and would take care of any damages." Brown said. Diehl told the court that Dupree had no other traffic violations and would ask the court to consider a limited-driving privilege in view of his driving r*ecord. "We simply ask that he be treated like anyone else." District Attorney Ed Grannis, who prose cuted the case, said. Dupree returned to the bench Monday morning. Any disciplinary action against Dupree would now have to be initiated by the state Judicial Standards Commission which acts in secret. Any action taken would not be known unless the commission files a report with the state Supreme Court. Following the trial, which lasted less than 30 minutes, Dupree apologized to the people of Hoke and Cumberland Counties in a prepared statement. Here is the complete text of the statement. "Your Honor, I have learned the hard way that 1 am not a super human being. Even as a Judge. I am subject to the same frailties and mistakes as the rest of the human race. 1 have erred and for this I am truly sorry. 1 accept your judgment with humility and 1 assure you that I shall abide by it faithfully. "1 want to take this opportunity to extend my sincere apologies to the Judiciary, to my friends, to my family and to all of the people of Cumberland and Hoke Counties for any embarrassment that 1 might have caused them in this matter. 1 have tried to make amends by forthrightly admitting to this Court the mistake that 1 have made and by taking my punishment like any other citizen. "1 commend the Investigating Officer and the District Attorney for their performance of an un pleasant task in an impartial manner. "I have learned my lesson hard and well and 1 assure you that this experience has instilled in me even greater respect for the Judicial System of which 1 am a part." Dupree said. FIRE The Bait Bucket on Prospect Avenue was destroyed by an early-evening blaze Monday. Damages were estimated to he around $.15,000 local lire department officials said. Blaze Destroys Local Business A local business was destroyed Monday night when fire gutted the inside of the building. Buster Jackson of the Raeford Fire De partment said. The Bait Bucket, owned and operated by Clayton Buoyer. a native of Raeford. was declared a total loss Tuesday. Although the exterior walls of the building were still intact, the interior and store goods were completely destroyed. Loss was estimated at about $35,000 for the building, owned by Joe Thompson, and goods. Jackson said the origin of the fire was probably faulty electrical wiring. No State Bureau of Investi gation inspector was called in. Jackson said, because arson was not suspected in the Monday night blaze. Firemen worked from about H p.m. until 10:30 p.m. to extinguish the fire, and later were called back to douse insulation that began to blaze up again. City Tag Sales Slow Sales of city license tags are slow this year. Police Chief Leonard Wiggins said. The 1978 city tags expire on February 15 as do state tags, and Wiggins encourages local citizens to buy their tags and display them by the deadline. "Everyone inside the city limits is required to have a city tag." Wiggins said. He explained that he plans to hold traffic checks shortly after the deadline. "Anyone not displaying the tags will be given a citation, and that could cost them as much as S27. If they spend SI for the tag now. they may be saving S27 in court costs later." he continued. The tags may be purchased during business hours at City Hall. IN APPRECIATION ~ Former County Commissioner Ralph Bamhart (right! holds platjue presented by County Commissioners' Chairman Balfour (left) by the commissioners in appreciation of Bamhart's services to the county. Former Hoke Teacher Legislator's Daughter Indicted in Raleigh The daughter of Fayetteville legislator Rep. Henry M. Tyson, D-Cumberland. who taught in the Hoke schools last year, was in dicted on forgery charges by the Wake County grand jury Monday, according to a Raleigh newspaper. Carrie E. Tyson was charged in December with writing 12 worthless checks totaling $450. '?Those charges were dropped after Miss Tyson allegedly presented prose cutors with letters said to be from three local school officials. The indictment handed down early this week charges her with forging those letters. She contacted the local board of education office and requested a letter verifying her employment here. Raz Autry, superintendent of schools, said. According to Autry, the letter was altered and old stationery acquired from Upchurch School, where she taught in the exceptional - children's program, was used to forge two additional letters. "We didn't know anything about it until stories about the worthless checks appeared in the Fayetteville papers." Autry said. Authorities were contacted, and Autry said both Earl Oxendine, the high school principal, and an Upchurch teacher, Gail Conoly, appeared in Raleigh Monday to testify in the case. The letters allegedly bore the signatures of Autry, Conoly and Oxendine and stated that, because of an oversight, the local system had failed to deposit $1,500 owed Miss Tyson in pay to her bank account. Autry said that he and the other two school officials did not sign the letters nor do they deposit pay checks to employees' accounts. Miss Tyson was hired here last October when the state approved an additional teacher for the exceptional - children's program. "We only gave her a one - year contract," Autry said. "She was qualified, so we hired her," he continued. February 2b has been set for the court trial. By Raeford Council Pool Hall, Parking Ordinances Adopted The Raeford City Council Mon day adopted ordinances affecting parking on U.S. 401 and pool halls and annexing part of the Eastwood Estates subdivision. One new ordinance prohibits parking on both sides of Harris Avenue. U.S. 401 business, from South Bethel Road north to Main Street. N.C. 211; and on the U.S. 401 bypass between the intersection of Teal Drive and the bypass, and Cole Avenue and the bypass, including both sides of Harris Avenue. The ordinance concerning pool halls includes game rooms, billiard halls and amusement centers. It says operation shall be unlawful between 1 a.m. and 6 a.m. weekdays. 1 a.m. and 1 p.m. Sundays, and 6 p.m. Sundays to 6 a.m. Mondays. It also says the windows of such centers shall be clear and shall afford an unobstructed view into the premises. The ordinance adds an hour to the time the prevoius ordinance allowed them to be open. The area the other new ordin ance annexes adjoins the city limits at the Pinewood subdivision and the Raeford Power & Manufactur ing Co. property on the south and Donaldson Avenue on the north and the eastern city limits on the west. Patterson Avenue runs north and south through the area, be tween the northern city limits and Donaldson Avenue. The petition for annexation was signed by PSM, Inc., by William L. Poole. Jr.. president: and Younger Snead Jr.. Ronald L. Matthews, Barbara A. Matthews. D. Ralph Huff III, and Linda B. Huff, described bv the petition as owners of the property in the area they wanted annexed. During the council's meeting, the councilmen viewed the uni forms prescribed for wearing by municipal employees who work outside the offices. City Rules On Burning Are Quoted People who want to burn trash or other material within the Raeford city limits are reminded that a city ordinance prohibits burning any kind of material outside "any house, or in any street, sidewalk, alley, lot or yard within the fire limits." The city ordinance also requires a permit before a bonfire may be made. The section pertaining to bon fires reads: "No person shall kindle or maintain for any such fire, or authorize any such fire to be kindled or maintained on or in any street, avenue, road, lane or public ground or upon any private lot, unless a written permit therefor shall have been first secured from the chief of the fire department." The memorandum about burn ing was issued by the city admini stration this week. H?ke County commissioners Monday let contracts for a studv of county office space needs and two new sheriff s cruisers, and honored six people for their services to the county government. . The board of county commis sioners took the action during? e board s regular meeting on the first Monday of the month. The commissioners let to Rae ford Auto Co a contract to provide the cruisers for a total $13,425.68 to al base price not including the sales tax. The commissioners also approved of 564.66 extra for each cruiser for tinted glass instead of conventional glass. ,J?e bid of Raeford Auto, the local Ford agency, was the only one received to supply the cars. The rommissioners had received only Raeford Auto's bid the first time they advertised for bids to be H ea^y last month but at their dSn^0, y ?eetin8 for Jflnuary deaded to readvertise because of a technical defect: the bid bond deposit was the bidder's company check instead of a certified cashiers check, which state law requires for such a deposit. honored The commissioners expressed E,aVon finally, awarding plaques for their services to the county, to Ralph W. Barnhart. a ^mrn,ssi?ner from Decern i t0 December 1978; harles A. Hostetler, county at Q??eyAfr?u Ju^ne 1955 to December 1978; Archie C. Clark, county doc warden from February 24. 1964 till his death last January 13; Catherin ?f? wTc * WUh the Department ?oc^'al KS.crv,ces from October 1953 to May 1978; Alice L. McDiarmid. with the county Agricultural Extension Service from March 1956 to June 1978; and Laura Morris, with county Civil Preparedness, from February 1962 till last month. y John Balfour, chairman of the board of county commissioners, presented the plaques. Mrs. Clark received the one awarded to her nusband. SPACE STUDY The contract to make the study of the current and long - ranee needs for office space for the county agencies and courts was let to Jordan. Snowdon & McVicker of Launnburg, by a vote of 3-2. The votes against giving the Launnburg company the contract were cast by Commissioners Mabel Riley and Danny DeVane for the reason that the bid of $3,200 was higher than the other. The latter was $3,000 and had been submitted by Lee & Thomp son of Lumberton, but Commis sioner James A. Hunt said in making the motion favoring the Launnburg company Jordan, Snowdon & McVicker had done work tor the county previously and had done it satisfactorily. DeVane said it would'be hard to get bids on other work later if the commissioners did not award the contract to the company submitting the lower bid. The county would save money in the long run for this reason, if "the commissioners awarded the studv contract to the lower bidder. His motion to let the contract to I nompson & Lee was defeated, 3 - it' arH ? ird MrS' Rile>' vo,m8 for and Balfour voting against it casting his vote because a 2 2 tie existed. The others who voted against DeVane's motion were Commissioners Neill McPhatter and Hunt. Balfour also broke the tie that developed in the vote on Hunt s motion to give the contract to Jordan, Snowdon & McVicker. GAME LAWS The commissioners adopted a mo tion favoring keeping the law banning the hunting of deer in Moke County with a rifle. The exception is on Ft. Bragg land lying the county, over which the commissioners have no jurisdic tion. actioncwas 'aken to inform Mate Sen. Sam Noble of the commissioners' feelings regarding proposed revision of the state game laws to clear the books of outdated regulations and make the other (See COMMISSIONERS, page 15)
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