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^^fte <~V[ew6 The Hoke County News - Established 1928 VOLUME LXXU NUMBER 18 RAEFORD, HOKE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA journal The Hoke County Journal - Established 1905 S8 PER YEAR THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1980 Teachers Already Susy In Workshops, Meetings Hoke Schools To Start New Year Tuesday Around Town ^ BY SAM C. MORRIS Do you like these "fall feeling" mornings? This is my kind of weather and if it stays this way until winter moves in. that will suit me. ? * * A call from Billy Monroe at the _Raeford Post Office last week was wsking about the Hoke County Historical Association. The asso ciation hasn't had a quorum meet ing in a couple of years. It seems not enough attends to call it a meeting. Monroe was informed that this writer was the last president when the assocition was active. He stated that an oak tree in the post office parking lot either need ed to be trimmed or cut down, and %hat the district office in Fayette ville told the post office department here that it had to be approved by the Historical Association. When the post office was built in 1964 and some trees had to be removed for the parking lot. a wave of protests came from tree lovers all over the county. As would be, a bolt of lightning struck and killed the tree in question and it was re moved. I guess after that mix-up ^he postal department put in their ground rules that some organiza tion must give the ok, so as to take them off the hook. Now this writer doesn't want to get on the hook about dogs, children or trees. 1 did talk with Jo Hall this week, and as she is the secretary of the association, asked her abouj the tree. Since the tree was struck by lightning this past ^pring, it is dying and last week two Wiuge limbs fell in the parking lot and one of them hit a car. No one was injured because no one was in the car. Now Jo Hall and 1 think it would be fine for the tree to be removed. If anyone has other thoughts, please register them with the postal department. It will be too late to remove the tree after a child is hurt. As I said: No hooks for me! Another call came from a citizen concerning the letter and comment t in this column about the loan to the "'Hoke Ambulance Service. The caller questioned the use of the word "loan." He stated that the newspaper should have checked into the story it ran that caused the ^ptter to be written. He was Wiiformed that much checking had been done before the article was written. After a lengthy conversation, which didn't change his opinion or my opinion, we settled the phone back on the hook. In looking up the words "ad vance" and "loan" in the Webster dictionary in the office. 1 found out 0-\e following: Advance: to pay (money) before due; to lend. Loan: sum of money lent for a time with interest: to lend. As Perry Mason would say, "1 rest my case." As you return from the Labor ^>ay holidays and start back to ^ork, don't forget that school will be starting that morning, Tuesday. Sept. 2nd. Many small children will be riding the busses and awaiting the busses on the side of the highway. Drive carefully, for if you should hit a child, it will be on your mind for many years to come. 4^ The public hearing on Public Housing for Hoke County will be held at the courthouse Tuesday, September 2 at 7:30 p.m. Now don't just sit around the house or go out in the backyard and complain to your neighbors. I fyou -are against Public Housing, then go to the meeting and let your elected i officials know how you feel, k A> the old saying goes: "Don't Lk>ck the gate after the horse is out Ephesus Church Celebrates 100th Birthday Ephesus Baptist Church cele brated its 100th birthday Sunday with more than 100 people at tending the celebration. Many friends and former mem bers as well as present members of the church enjoyed fellowship and remembering things that happened at the church years ago. A dinner was held between the morning and afternoon services. I he afternoon program of music was given by the Choraleers and the members of the church. Visiting ministers told of some outstanding incidents that occurred while they were serving the church. The ministers participating in the program included the present interim pastor, the Rev. Clifton O. Canipe; and the Revs. Hilton Willelts, Richard Dowless and E.C. Taylor. 35 Holly Park Residents Sign Petition Opposes Housing Project Thirtv-five residents of the Holly Park Subdivision have signed a petition expressing objection to construction of a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Develop ment apartment complex "or any other apartment complex" on land adjoining the subdivision. A property owner who asked not to be quoted by name said Monday, "all but a few" of the Holly Park residents had signed the petition, and the others were expected to sign it in time for the petition to be presented to the Board of Hoke County Commissioners at the board's regular meeting Tuesday night. The property owner showed the petition Monday morning to The News-Journal. The board is scheduled to act then, after the meeting starts at 7, on a resolution concerning the proposed government financed housing for low-income families and elderly people. At 8:30. the commissioners will hold a public hearing on the proposal to expand the jurisdiction and the member ship of the Raeford Housing Au thority to include the entire county and to have a board of nine members, including four from the county area outside Raeford and five from within Raeford. The actions on the resolution and the Housing Authority are preli minaries to filing an application with the federal HUD for funds for construction of up to 200 units on several sites in the county. The Indian Housing Authority in Ra leigh has been working with the county commissioners on the effort but the commissioners have told an 1HA representative that the project must be coordinated by joint city-county Raeford Housing Au thority. The Raeford City Council is working in conjunction with the project, and originated the move to revive the Raeford Housing Au thority. The IHA representative. John Bullard. told the county 'commis sioners August 18 three possible sites in the Raeford area were being considered as locations of 100 units. The Holly Park people's petition refers to one. which is a tract on N.C. 211 just south of the Raeford City limits and adjoining the Hoke County Medical Complex on the east side of the highway. The subdivision is on the west side of N.C. 211. Bullard said this was being considered for the location of 26 units for low-income elderly single people or couples with no children living with them. The other considered sites would be for 35-37 units each, one site near the North Raeford Fire De partment Station and Burlington Menwear's plant and the other on > U.S. 401 south near St. Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic Church. These would be for families, Ballard said, but emphasized that nothing has been decided yet. Local governments, however, will have to give approval before any area can be used as a site for the construction of the housing units. The Holly Park property owner said the subdivision residents do not object to establishing public housing for low-income elderly people but to establishing it in an area that's already congested. Holly Park property owners also petitioned several years ago against establishment ot U.b. government financed housing in their area when the Raeford Housing Authority was working to get it. The federal HUD did not approve financing for the project and about a year ago against establishment of an apart ment complex to be built by a private company with a loan from the U.S. Farmers Home Admini stration. The property owner who spoke to the reporter said nearly all the same people who signed the other peti tions also signed the most recent one, and those who didn't but had signed the earlier ones have moved from Holly Park. The resident said every Holly Park person who was asked to sign the newest petition signed it. The subdivision residents include blacks and white, and seven of the families are blacks. The petition states these reasons for the objective to the construction of any low -rent apartment complex next to the subdivision: ".. . An increase in the population that would exceed the actual neighborhood size, will probably lead to an increase in the crime rate, increased traffic, making the area unsafe for children, as well as the additional burden to the water and sewer facilities. "The increased traffic will add to an overload that already exist due to the fact that a major industry and a medical facility are already in the neighborhood. Furthermore, a Farmers Home Administration Complex for medium-to-low-income families already exists in Hoke County and a second HUD complex would be a duplication of Government Pro grams here in Hoke County." The property owner who showed /'lie News-Journal reporter the petition Monday also showed the reporter on Friday a handwritten statement that says Holly Park property owners are requesting an environmental study be made of the area; that, "since the Census has not increased in 10 years, we see no need for such a development: and they "would like for you to visit some of these developments to see how run down they have become. (In reference to the U.S. Census for 1980. however, the prelimary count for Hoke Countv shows a population of 19,563. the 1970 Census showed 16,436.) The names on the petition shown to The News-Journal Monday are: Hannelore Riley; Jefferson K. Ri ley. Jr.; Kimberly, Charles E. and Mattulene Shockley; Mr. and Mrs. Winford Epps, Mrs. Sheba Riley and James R. Riley: Eugene and Mary L. Chalaire; Tim A. and Patsy B. Hawkes; Martin L. and Ann Webb: Robert O. and Edna C. Holeombe; Jack K. and Rachel L. Przeor; Brenda F, and John A. Black; Dennis and Martha McGre gor; Maryland and Gene A. Aaron; Rev. and Mrs. James Scriven; Mrs. M. and Mr. Willett Bissett. Jr.; Eugene Williams: Gladys and Bobby Edens: Alfred Buie; Wil laree McDuffie; James and Alice Peterkin. Labor Day Holiday Closings Set Government offices, including Raet'ord city and Hoke County, and most businesses will be closed Monday tor the Labor Day holiday. The meetings of the Board of Hoke County Commissioners and Kaeford City Council customarily held on the first Monday of each month have been postponed be cause of the holiday. The commissioners will hold their regular September meeting on Tuesday night, starting at 7. The council will meet September 8 at 7:30 p.m. The Hoke County Board of Education s regular meeting for the month won't be affected by the holiday this year since the standing date was changed early this year to the first Tuesday of each month, at 7 p.m. The U.S. Post Office in Raeford. will be on its regular holiday schedule Monday: no window ser vice in the lobby, and no deliveries except "specials." Monday also will be the final day of the summer vacation for Hoke County's school students. Classes for the 1980-81 school year will start at 8 a.m. Tuesday. The landfill also w ill be closed all day Monday . Bloodmobile To Visit Raeford Tuesday The Bloodmobile will visit Rae tord Tuesday, and donors are needed especially then because expected Labor Day holiday week end accidents will bring a demand greater than normal for blood for victims in hospitals of the area. The Bloodmobile will be at Raeford United Methodist Church from noon to 5:30 p.m. The Tuesday visit is being spon sored by the House of Raeford and Raeford Turkey Farms. Labor Day Softball Game A softbalt game will be played Monday at Daniels Temple Recrea tion Center on Clay Hill. The Billy Carpenter Little League team will play the PTC team. Everyone is invited. Refreshments will be sold. Hoke County's 1980-81 school year will start at 8 a.m. Tuesday, with about 4,800 students expected for classes. County Schools Supt. Raz Autry announced Friday. He said the number of students would be probably 50 more than the 1980-81 total, an increase that has been about the same each year the past couple of years, he said. Tuesday will be a regular full day, with busses running and breakfast and lunch served, Autry added. Of the total 716 students are expected for the exceptional chil dren's classes. These include the educable and trainable mentally handicapped and the gifted and talented. The number, Autry said, would be about the same as last years, but the federal guidelines for selection of the gifted are stricter for this school year, which means fewer will be placed in the classes for the gifted and talented. He said "we'll end up with no more than 100. Seventy-five would be a closer figure." Autry also said Hoke County High School for the first time will have a class for the trainable mentally handicapped students of senior high school age. The class has been held at Upchurch Junior High, and the transfer from Up church to Hoke High was made to give the students a normal high school atmosphere for their ages. The enrollments by grades ex pected for the new year are: 395 in the kindergarten; 520 in the first grade; 395 ? second; 393 -- third; 450 -- fourth; 375 -- fifth; 340 ? sixth and seventh each; 350 ? eighth; 330 -? ninth; 308 - 10th; 290 -- 11th; and 275 - 12th. Meanwhile, the teachers already are at work participating in the required in-service workshops and other professional meetings. They reported to their principals Thursday morning, and at lunch they met with county schools administrators and members of the County Board of Education. The guest speaker was Mrs. Madeleine McElveen, who is in charge of the volunteer program in the Gover nor's Office of Citizens Affairs. Dr. Riley Jordan, chairman of the county school board, also spoke. The teachers spent all day Friday and Monday in the workshops. One w as on the last phase of the process the county school system as a whole is going through to achieve system wide accreditation. The subject was comprehensive planning, and the workshop was led by John Farme of the State Department of Public Instruction. The subjects of other workshops and their leaders included: how to use test information to enhance instruction -? John Bolton of the South Central Regional Center; the Medallion Reading Program -? Henrietta Smith of Scott - Fores man. textbook-publishing com pany; energy economics and en vironment -? Diane Thompson of Carolina Power & Light Co., Raleigh; Jan Graham. Houghton Mifflin Co.. book publisher, using the reading-achievement program most effectively -- Jan Graham. Houghton-Mifflin Co. Reading Series. Improving writing instruction Hoke High English teachers Har rett McDonald and Naomi John son; "Put Music into Your Teach ing"-- Jerry Jones, director of the cultural arts program of the Ran dolph County school system; inspir ing and shaping writing -- Dr. Robert W. Reising, Pembroke State University. City Bus Routes Maps See Sec. II, Page 4 Exceptional children, for all teachers, with a film "Cipher in the Snow" -- Rhenda Cameron, co ordinator of the exceptional chil dren's programs in the Hoke County school system; awareness of abuse of drugs and alcohol - Pat Reese. Fayetteville newspaper re porter. Self-image development vs. school performance, with special emphasis on the Indian Child ?? Betty O. Mangum; attitudes and approaches to teachins - Odell A. Watson, Division of Human Rela tions and Student Affairs, State Department of Public Instruction.
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