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CARNIVAL AHEAD -- A Halloween Carnival to benefit the trainable mulithandicapped students in the Hoke County school system is scheduled for October 30 in the Upchurch Junior High School gymnasium from 6 p. m. to 10 p.m. Students in a class for the trainable multihandicapped at Upchurch are shown here. Front. L-R - Don Melvin. Earl Jones. Michael Davis. Mackie McDonald, Billy Haselden. Queen Ivey. Mattie Baldwin, Anthony Walker. Lynn Brock. Candy Craig, and Lamont McQueen. Rear. L-R -- Julian Blackburn. Katina Smith. Sheila Taylor. Stephen Haynes, Anthony Morrisey. and Fonda Farmer. (Continued from page 1) energy," he pointed out. The only households eligible for financial assistance are those that have heating bills. Applicants also may be eligible if their heating bills are included as part of their rental payment. Households that live in public housing or receive a utility allow ance from the HUD Section 8 Program will be eligible for a partial payment only if their utility allowance does not cover all of their heating costs. Eligible households must have total countable income at or below the 1980 non-farm poverty level. The amounts paid for Medicare and hospital insurance premiums are deducted from income. Households that have working members may deduct work related and child care costs from their earned income. Some other types of income that are not counted at all are: loans, income of children under 14. and in-kind contributions. The non-farm poverty level for different size households is: one in household, S316 monthly; two, $418; three, S519; four, $621; five, S723; and six in a household, $824. For seven or more persons in a household, SI 02 is added for each additional person. In addition to these income limHs, a household's financial assets must not exceed a face value of S2200. Assets which will not be covered in the S2200. limit include household or personal belongings; cars; home; income producing property; insurance; value of pre paid burial contracts; burial plots; savings of a student under 18 who is saving his money for school ex penses; and money in a checking account to meet monthly needs. All households will be required to apply for the Low-Income Energy Assistance Program at the Hoke County Department of Social Services. Elderly or handicapped indivi duals may send a representative to apply for them or call the Depart ment at 875-8725 to make other arrangements. The Hoke County Department of Social Services will begin taking applications for the program on November 1, 1982. The Department will continue to accept applications through De cember 10, 1982. Since this is not a first-come, first-serve program, the local director states that house holds do not need to rush in the first week to be served. Applications will be taken be tween the hours of 8:30 and 11:30 in the mornings and from 1 :30 until 4:30 in the afternoon. Several late openings are planned in late November and early December to assist those house holds who might not be able to come during the application hours. The site for making applications will be at the Department's office which is located on South Magnolia Street. A one-time payment will be made in early February after all low-income households have ap plied and eligibility has been determined, Witherspoon said. Clarification In a story in last Thursday's News-Journal Hoke County Civic League spokesman Robert Warren was quoted as saying that his organization had never gotten in volved with the election process and had not backed candidates in the past. Warren said later that the league has previously backed candidates in elections. Re-elect JOHN BALFOUR HOKE COUNTY COMMISSIONER I Am Not Committed To Any Group Or Organization My Only Commitment Is To The People - ALL THE PEOPLE OF HOKE COUNTY I Make No Promises Except To Serve All The Citizens Of Hoke County To The Best Of My Ability 18 years experience as County Commissioner 5 years as Chairman of the Board HONEST - FAIR - CAPABLE - DEPENDABLE Your Vote Will Be Appreciated i NOVEMBER 2, 1982 Ad paid for by Friends of John Balfour j Former Deputy Pleads (Continued fro m page 1) p.m. Judge Sam Britt of Lumber ton recessed the trial ? few minutes before 5 p.m. till Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. Conoly testified October 25 that Wilson, he, and two women friends were drinking, starting in the afternoon, before they went to the camp site which is on the Wilson family property. Diehl in his cross examination raised the question of whether Wilson had drank as much as Conoly had indicated. Diehl also demonstrated without the rifle how Wilson fired when he used it, with the butt against his hip and the muzzle pointed upward at an angle, and asked Conoly whether this was how Wilson shot. Conoly agreed. Miss Powell in her opening statement to the jury, said that Wilson in playing a prank on the campers, slipped up close to the campsite, tossed a smoke grenade, then fired one burst from the rifle, then another, and a bullet from the second burst was the one that killed Baker, hitting him in the chest. Baker was among the campers. Miss Powell also told the jury that Wilson "didn't mean to do it." that the "really tragic thing about it (the death) was it was so avoidable ... a reckless use of firearm, using it as a plaything." Baker was to join the Hoke County Sheriff s Department in early July as a deputy sheriff after serving on the Raeford Police Force. Wilson had resigned as a deputy last April IS and was in private business when the shooting occurred. Sheriff David Barrington said in an interview last June that Wilson came to the sheriff's department almost immediately after the shoot ing. The sheriff said he received a telephone call about the shooting at about 1:30 a.m. June 26. The investigation was turned over to the SBI by the sheriff because, he pointed out, Wilson had been one of his officers and Baker had been due to become one. The department was informed that Wilson fired at the trees when he discharged the rifle and that 10 or 12 shots in all were fired. Baker turned in his resignation from the police department June 2 1 . It was to have become effective July 5, the day he was to start with the sheriff's department. He had joined the city staff May 22, 1977, as a heavy-equipment operator for the city-county landfill, then trans ferred to the police department as an officer on April 23, 1981. Baker started his studies in Sandhills Community College adult education after Police Chief Leonard Wiggins told him he had to be a high school graduate before he could be appointed a policeman. Baker was appointed after he completed his requirements for a high school diploma. Despite thfe extensive public interest that the tragedy aroused, few spectators were in the court room for the trial. Nearly all the people in the spectators' section were members of the jury panel not serving in the trial, and witnesses. Relatives and friends of Baker and Wilson made up the group of spectators. Election Important (Continued from page 1 ) judgeship is being contested. Lacy S. Hair of Fayetteville, an incumbent and a Democrat, faces Republican Paul E. Eaglin. The other Democrats, including Judge Joseph E. Dupree of Raeford are unopposed as is District Attor ney Ed Grannis, a Fayetteville Democrat. Dupree was opposed in the June 29 Democratic primary for renomination and won. For the first time in about 10 years, Hoke County is assured of having one of its citizens in the General Assembly County Com missioner Danny DeVane was one of the three winners of the Demo cratic runoff primary for the 16th District seats in the State House. None have opposition. On the ballot with DeVane are John (Pete) Area Incidents Hasty and Sidney A. Locks. DeVane's election will mean a new Hoke County commissioner will have to be named to replace him after DeVane resigns to take the oath of the State House office. David Parnell of Parkton also unopposed, will become the 13th District's new state senator unless unlikely and overwhelming write-in opposition shows up in the General Election. Parnell, a Democrat, won the party's nomination by defeating incumbent Sam Noble. Parnell has been a state representa tive. The two candidates for Hoke County Soil and Water Conserva tion District supervisors -- Kenneth Hendrix and James (Jimmy) Max well, Jr., are unopposed in Tues day's election which is nonpartisan. In statewide elections to fill judges' positions above District Court level, only one contest is on j the ballot. This has Democrat 4 Sidney S. Eagles, Jr., and Republi can Betty J. Pearce running for one of the seats on the State Court of Appeals. The voters also will decide on two proposed amendments to the State Constitution. One would provide that the term of office of members of the General Assembly will start on the first day - of January following their election. * The other would permit the General Assembly to enact general laws permitting the issuing of tax increment bonds without requiring the approval of a majority of the voters in elections. Two Charged In Sex Attack Two men were charged with rape after a woman reported they at tacked her October 21 in an unoccupied house orv Rt. 1, Rae ford, the Hoke County Sheriff s Department reported. The report said the victim was Linda F. Allen, 25, of Raeford Apartments, and the accused were Weldon Harris (Moose) McKenzie, 29, of Rt. 1, Raeford, and Ray mond Wallace, 32, of Rt. 3, Raeford. The report quotes the victim as saying she had gone to school with both men and that she believed they were "all right," indicating this was the reason she accepted an The News-Journal The News-Journal is pub lished every Thursday by Dick son Press Inc. at 119 W. Elwood Avenue. Raeford, N.C. 28376. Second Class postage is paid at Raeford, N.C. (USPS 388-260). Subscription rates are payable in advance at $8 per year, $4.25 for six months and $2.25 for three months. invitation to accompany them to a fish fry at McKenzie's mother's home, which is near the house where the alleged assaults occurr ed. She said after the men got her to the house, they took turns holding her and committing the acts though she struggled and screamed. She said Wallace threatened to kill her if she didn't shut up and that he put a towel and a pillow on her head. Later, while the men were getting dressed, Miss Allen said, she ran out of the house to Mrs. McKen zie's. Later the two men came to Mrs. McKenzie's and had another man give her a ride, but the man refused to take her to Raleigh as the others requested but let her out by the road in Queenmore. The report says Miss Allen was given a medical examination at Cape Fear Valley Hospital in Fayetteville. The two accused remained in Hoke County Jail early this week. Other cases reported to the sheriff s department follow. Patricia Fay Cooper of Rt. 2. Red Springs, reported a $220 television set and a $270.39 kero sene heater stolen from her resi dence October 20. Two wheels and a tire were reported stolen October' 10 or 11 from a new Chevrolet truck while it was parked in the sales lot of Hoke Auto. The value of the stolen property was $365, the report says. I] The thief or thieves also broke a vent window of the truck, causing $44 damage. Beatrice Harris of Box 674, Raeford, reported the back glass door of her resident was broken. The damage amounted to $150. Raeford Police Chief Leonard Wiggins reported the following received by his department. Martha Beatty, 511 Grant Ave., reported the windshield of a 1973 Ford owned by Henry L. McNeill was broken in three places while the car was parked in her yard October 21 . The damage amounted to S200. Neil McFadyen, Jr., of 710 N. Main St. reported October 23 his motorcycle, a Moped, tools, skis, and four rods and reels were stolen from the storage shed at his home. . The total value was $1 ,240. All but the rods and reels were found in a pecan grove across the street. JACK'S VIDEO-VILLAGE On November I 2. an electronics pinball machine will be given lo person with highest verified score on machine. Come out and beat Timmy Watson's score of 243.160 points. Tuesday nights are for church groups only S20 worth of free games (divided) will be given to participating church groups Hours: 3-10 p.m. Mon. & Tuts.: 3 ? 6 p.m. Wed. (Closed (or church after 6): 3 ? 10 p.m. Thurs.: 3 - 12 p.m. Fri. ? Sal.: I ? 6 p.m. Sun. ? Register For Foosball Tournament ? Every Saturday At 9 p.m. ? SI. 00 Registration JACK'S VIDEO ? VILLAGE 401 Binini? Raeford, N.C. 401 Business Have Fun In A Clean Atmosphere 30 VIDEO GAMES Hot Dogs - Soft Drinks - Snacks ALL THIS AND A FUN PLACE JOIN US!
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