School News & 1 .. ? i Mm Helpful instruction James D. Chason, 16, of Lumber Bridge (center) and other participants in the U.S. Teen Safe Driving Cham pionship get a few helpful tips from an Illinois State Trooper. Chason . along with 37 other state winners par ticipated in the three day test and came away tied for sixth place. Chason. who was chosen for his driving skill by Driving instructor Howard Barkley, is a sophomore at Hoke High. The Xational finals of the Amvets-Dodge Driver Excellence Program was held May IS in Chicago. Chason Finishes Sixth In National Competition James Darrin Chason, sophomore at Hoke County High School, tied for sixth place in the Driver Excellence competition in Chicago, Illinois on May 16. He was accompanied by his Drivers Education instructor, Howard Barkley. As a finalist, he received a plaque, a windbreaker and an ex clusively designed watch. Operation Driver Excellence was established by AM VETS, a 200,000 member national veterans organization, and the Dodge Divi sion of Chrysler Corporation to serve as a positive response to the ever-present problem of traffic ac cidents and fatalities on America's roads and highways. The goal of Operation Driver Excellence is to train teenagers through competition to be this na tion's superior drivers. The three-day finals covered four phases of safe driving. A comprehensive written exam Saturday evaluated knowledge of motoring laws and theory. The driving portions were super vised on Sunday by members of the Illinois State Police. A trooper accompanied each contestant dur ing the competition's second phase, over-the-road driving on prescribed course. Kevin Markham Makes UNC-W Dean's List The University of North Carolina at Wilmington today an nounced the names of students who qualified for the dean's list for spring semester 1983. To qualify for academic distinc tion at UNCW, students carrying 12 to 14 hours must earn a quality point average of 3.5 or better with no grade lower than a B. Students carrying 15 or more hours must earn a 3.2 average with no grade less than B. Students on the dean's list in clude Kevin Wayne Markham of Raeford. Graham Finishes Mechanic Course Pvt. Tommy A. Graham, son of Robert L. and Mary G. Jones of 1004 N. Jackson St., Raeford, has completed a tracked-vehicle mechanic course at the U.S. Army Armor School, Fort Knox, Ky. During the course, students were trained to repair engines, transmis sions, and the fuel, electrical and air hydraulic systems of the Army's tracked-vehicles. They also learned to perform recovery opera tions for abandoned, damaged, disabled or mired vehicles. He is a 1963 graduate of Hoke County High School, Raeford. Penalty points were assessed ac cording to how each youngster handled typical traffic and open road situations on city streets, ex pressways and two-lane highways. Failure to use safety equipment, such as scat belts, door locks, brakes and mirrors also cost penal ty points. The third phase used a special closed course set up on a parking lot at Soldier's Field to measure the teenagers' ability to handle a car in routine maneuvers and in tests such as keeping the wheels on the passenger side of the car be tween two paralleled lines of balls to gauge the driver's depth percep tion. TRAILER FOR RENT Between Foyetteville & Roeford Moke application at Manning & Assoc. 875-8631 A. A. Meetings Wed. 8 p.m. Nursing Home Dining Room 1 he final phase simulated traffic hazards. An emergency stop was created by firing a chalk pellet from a device mounted on the fiont bumper of a test car traveling a narrow corridor between two rows of pylons. The discharge sound signaled diiveis to apply the brakes. Best score was for controlled stopping within the shortest distance with the fewest pylons disturbed. An evasive maneuver forced students to react quickly when coming to a fork in a pylon-lined roadway. Overhead traffic lights signaled a last-second land selec tion. Disturbed pylons cost penalty points. The News Journal The News-Journal is publish ed every Thursday by Dickson 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 S10 per year in Hoke County and $12 per year outside of Hoke County. Portrait Collection 4*Oapoaft. S9jOOMot?. J T M sitting fee for aacti addition* sublet m portrait. We Mfect two tradMonal poaev AddWon* poses and steei evaest*?tr*aaon*)te prices. EXTRAI EXTRAI hnn ttti coupon to our _ and saw ttw 494 dapoatt. Limit 1 coupon par package tfw days and dates only: THESE DAYS ONLY Skycity Daily: 10 a.m.-* p.m. Sunday - 1 p.m. -6 p.m. THUR 09 JUNE: FRI SAT 10 11 SUN 12 U.S. Highway 401 By Hoke Highlights by Teresa Taylor On Friday of last week, the Spanish Club took a trip to Busch Gardens in Williamsburg, Virginia. Seventy-three members participated in the trip. Chaperones were Ms. Vicki Wiles, advisor of the Spanish Club, Ms. Faye Davis and George Drawhorne. The group left Raeford at 3:30 a.m. Saturday and returned at 2 p.m. Sunday. A good time was had by all who participated. The seniors will attend their final day of high school on Friday of this week. Seniors are exempt from final exams under the condition that they have successfully completed the requirements for graduation. However, those unfortunate few who must take a final exam will do so at the beginning of next week. Graduation will be held on June 10 at 8 p.m. in the Hoke High Stadium. Marshalls are as follows: Marilyn Blake, Leigh Brock, Wan da Chason, Leslie Foster, Donna Oxendine, Rodney Powell, Andrea Shaw, Kim Smith - Chief, John Ward, Ruth Wheeler, Lisa Williams and Lisa Upchurch. The senior dinner will be held on Tuesday of next week. Not just clowning around The Hoke High Chorus and Chorale under the direction of Anne Dorsey performed before a packed audience May 19. " A Night Under the Big Top" which encompasses the life of P. T. Barnum featured solos by Kent Locklear, Caroline Ansley, Adriene Kemp, Tammie Hendrix and Bobby Carter. The climax of the evening came when senior members of the chorale honored Dorsey with a surprise gift and a song. Dyeing Plant Recognized For Safety The Burlington Industries, Inc. Menswear Division Dyeing Plant has been recognized by the Na tional Safety Council for its ex emplary on-the-job safety perfor mance fot 1982. " . National .Safety council selected the Dyetng Plant for *- Se cond place award in its Textile Sec tion Finishing Plants Division. This annual on-the-job safety con test is based on the lowest in cidence rates achieved by National Safety Council member organiza tions during 1982. The Dyeing Plant qualified for its safety award based on having a?ro cases involving days away from work during 1982 and a zero incidence rate per 200,000 employee hours worked. For com parison, the average rate for all competing units in this contest category is 0.52 cases involving days away from work per 200,000 employee hours. The award was accepted on behalf of Dyeing )Pl&nt employees by Bob Garren, Personnel Manager. HARDIN'S FOOD STORE BESIDE EIRE STATION ROCKFISH, N C AND COLE'S FOOD STORE < Except Gasolmn ' MAIN ST . RAEFORD JESSE JONES FRANKS AND BOLOGNA 99* 1 GAL. 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