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Drunk Driving Cases Fill Court Four Raeford residents and three out-of-towners were found ^guilty in Hoke County District Court last week on various alcohol related charges. John Bartha III of Raeford plead guilty to driving under the influence (DUI) and driving without being a licensed operator. District Court Judge Joseph Dupree gave Bartha a 90-day suspended sentence with 12 months of unsupervised proba ? tion. The judge also instructed ? Bartha to pay $150 and court cost. The defendant was also ordered to surrender his driver's license and not operate a vehicle for 12 months. Judge Dupree granted Bartha limited driving privileges. Under the suspended sentence Bartha must also enroll and com plete the alcohol and drug abuse school within 90 days. ^ George Vatrice Beatty, also of W Raeford, was found guilty of fail ing to stop at a flashing red light and careless and reckless driving after drinking. Judge Dupree gave the defen dant a 30-day sentence and in structed him to pay $100 and court cost. Beatty must also enroll and com plete the alcohol and drug abuse ^school, under the judge's orders. ? A third Raeford man plead guilty to DUI charges in District Court on Thursday. Paul Billinger Jr. of Raeford plead guilty to DUI charges and was given a six month suspended sentence with three years of un supervised probation. Judge Dupree instructed the defendant to pay $300 and court _cost in the action. ? In addition, the defendant was ordered not to operate a motor vehicle for three years except as provided by law. Judge Dupree also instructed Billinger to enroll and complete the alcohol and drug abuse school within 90 days. Ruby Dammons Russell of Raeford also plead guilty to DUI charges in District Court Thurs day . Judge Dupree gave the defen dant a 90-day suspended sentence and ordered her to pay $150 and court cost. Russell was also instructed to surrender her driver's license for 12 months but was granted limited driving privliges. In addition, the defendant was ordered to enroll and complete the ^alcohol and drug abuse school within 90 days. Three out-of-town visitors to Hoke County also were in court on alcohol related charges. Alexander Harrington of Fayet teville plead guilty to DUI and was given a 90-day suspended sentence with 12 months unsupervised pro bation. Judge Dupree also ordered the ^defendant to pay $150 and court "cost plus surrender his driver's license for a 12 month period. The r judge granted Harrington a limited driving permit. In addition, Harrington was in structed to enroll and complete the alcohol and drug abuse school within 90 days. Angelia Robbins Lyerly of Rockingham plead guilty to careless and reckless driving after drinking and was given a 30-day sentence on that charge. The judge also instructed her to pay $100 and court cost in the ac tion and enroll and complete the alcohol and drug abuse school within 90 days. John Anthony Violette of Fayet teville plead guitly to DU1 charges and was ordered to pay S300 and court cost plus surrender his license for two and a half years. In other court action Thursday, Barbra Weldon aka Martha Monroe, aka Martha L. Flowers was found guilty of larceny and was given an active sentence on that charge. Weldon was charged with the apparent larceny of merchandise from the Maxway Store in the Edenborough Shopping Center. According to the warrant, Weldon had apparently taken seven pairs of jeans and one slip from the store. The defendant, after being sentenced, gave notice of appeal. Jeffrey Fellows of Raeford plead guilty to simple assault and battery in District Court on Thurs day. Fellows was charged with assaulting another man by "throw ing him to the pavement and hit ting him with his fist", according to the warrant. Judge Dupree gave the defen dant a prayer for judgement in the case and instructed the defendant not to assault anyone for three years. - In an unrelated incident, Roscoe Baxley Jr. of Rt. 2, Raeford plead guilty to possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. The judge ordered Baxley to be confined to the Hoke County Jail for 30 days on those charges and instructed him to pay S50 and court cost in the action. In further court action, the following persons plead guilty and were sentenced in Hoke court on Thursday: -Curtis D. Grimble of Fayet teville plead guilty to speeding (46-35) and was given a prayer for judgement upon payment of court cost. --Vivian Carlo Joyner of Fayet teville plead guilty to speeding (65-55) and was given a prayer for judgement upon payment of the court action. James Chris Cammach III of Mont Hill plead guilty to exceeding a safe speed and was ordered to pay cost of the action. --James J. Dial of Red Springs plead guilty to speeding (82-55) and was given a 30-day sentence and ordered to pay S25 and court cost. -Clayton Scott Thompson of Raeford plead guilty to driving without a license and was given a 30-day sentence and ordered to pay $25 and cost of the action. ?Mary Kemp Thomas plead guilty to speeding (47-35) and was given a prayer for judgement upon payment of court cost. --Gordon W. Williams of Lumberton plead guilty of speeding (65-55) and was given a prayer for judgement upon pay ment of the court action. In unrelated cases, Tommie Brunson of Rt. 1, Raeford plead guilty to peeping in a room oc cupied by a female and was given a six-month suspended sentence with two years supervised probation. Judge Dupree also instructed the defendant to pay SI 00 and court cost and stay away from the vic tim's premises for two years. Earl Bullard of Rt. 1, Red Springs plead guilty to two separate DUI charges and was given consecutive sentences on those charges. Judge Dupree gave the defen dant a six-month suspended sentence with three years of super vised probation and ordered him to pay $150 and court cost in the first action. On the second DUI charge. Judge Dupree sentenced Bullard to another six-month suspended jail term with three years supervised probation. In addition, the judge ordered Bullard to surrender his driver's license and spend three consecutive weekends in the Hoke County Jail. In further court business, the following judgements were handed down by Judge Dupree. -Bill Junior McCain of Raeford plead guilty to shoplifting a $1.95 bottle of Thunderbird wine from the A & P Food Store. Judge Dupree ordered the defen dant to spend 30 days in the Hoke County Jail. -Timothy Purcell of Raeford plead guilty to the simple assault of a 12-year-old and was ordered con fined to the Hoke County Jail for 30 days and instructed to pay $35 and cost of the action. -William Ira Smith of Rt. 2, Raeford plead guilty to the larceny of an otoscope from Dr. Town send's office and was given a six month suspended sentence with two years supervised probation and was ordered to pay $100 and court cost. Sgt. Baldwin Is Decorated Newly promoted Staff Sgt. Wayne Baldwin, son of Lucille Ar nold of 1709 Holmes Court, Raeford, has been decorated with the Air Force Achievement Medal of RAF Chicksands, England. The medal is awarded to airmen for achievement or meritorious service and acts of courage. He is a 1977 graduate of Hoke County High School, Raeford. LOOKING FOR SAFE. LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS? NOW YOU HAVE MORE TIME TO EARN MORE MONEY! 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In recognition of his 30 years of service, Ralph has receiv ed a service certificate, diamond service pin and a Cross pen and pencil set. . . . PCB Tests Continue (Continued from page 1A) ed for Wilson's dismantling business, showed normal levels of lead, but his family members had high readings. "Blood lead level readings for the family members were above the Hoke average, but well below the state cut off," Home said. Only one young girl within the family had an extremely high reading that was above the state cut off of 50 parts per mililiter. Over 50 parts is considered a health hazard especially in children. "She will have to have more detailed blood lead level tests before we can be certain," Home said. According to Home, the initial tests do not indicate that lead is in the blood. "These tests tell us that something is there, but further testing has to be done before we can be sure it is lead," Home said. Home still believes it is too early to "name the culprit." "It would be hard for me to call at this point. We are dealing with very small numbers and a lot of mixed results," Home said. Although Home is hesitant to place blame on anyone, he admits that residents from other parts of the county do not have the high blood level readings. "I have not seen any high levels from any other part of the county so far," Home said. "These people who have had higher lead readings could possibly be connected with Wilson and the battery dump sites, but it is too early to name a culprit," Home said. Home and his staff are continu ing to administer the free blood tests and are actively trying to locate more Wilson employees and their families. "We will continue to test and re test until something can be deter mined," Home said. i More Arrest Warrants Issued Against Hunt By Sherry Matthews Two new arrest warrants for passing bad checks have been serv ed on Hoke County Commissioner James Albert Hunt. In addition, a criminal summons for another bad check has been issued, but not served. According to Cumberland County court records, an arrest warrant was issued against the nine-year commissioner last week after he apparently failed to show for a court date on July 7. Hunt was to appear in Cumberland District Court on charges that he wrote a $2,000 worthless check. The arrest order had not been served against the commissioner at press time. A second arrest order was issued against Hunt for writing a $190 worthless check on a closed ac count in Scotland County. Scotland records indicate that the warrant was served on Hunt in mid-August. Records show that the county board vice-chairman posted the $200 secured bond to avoid a fourth stint in jail. In addition to the warrant, another worthless check summons has been issued against Hunt in Scotland County. The simple worthless check was apparently written in April for $195.47. The Scotland summons was issued last week but has not been served yet, records show. The new warrants come on the heels of a Scotland County arrest order against Hunt for failing to comply with an earlier District Court ruling. Hunt failed to meet payment deadlines on 22 worthless checks for which he has already been con victed. A condition of Hunt's 22 six month suspended sentences was that the commissioner pay off the over $5,000 in bad checks; $2,000 of the total owed was tcf be paid to the clerk's office by July 28 and SI, 000 each following week until the balance of the action and restitution in each case was paid in full. Scotland records indicate that none of the monies had been paid and an arrest warrant was issued. Since early June, the commis sioner has been plagued by finan cial and legal difficulties that have resulted in 13 arrest orders and three stints in jail. In addition, the commissioner has been given some 35 suspended sentences from Hoke and surrounding counties and further court appearances have been scheduled for late August and September. In addition, the commissioner apparently owes well over $9,000 for worthless checks, court costs, and restitutions. All of the bad check charges have been filed as misdemeanors and the convictions do not require Hunt to resign from office. Auto Break-ins Hit Area ? Break-ins and thefts from automobiles plagued Raeford and Hoke County residents last week, law enforcement authorities have reported. Larry Pittman of Raeford reported that someone broke into his car while he was at football practice last Tuesday. According to Raeford Police Chief Leonard Wiggins, someone had attempted to steal a car stereo out of Pittman's vehicle. The stereo was not stolen, but $20 in damage was reportedly done to the car, Wiggins said. In an unrelated incident, Reggie Pickler of Raeford reported that someone had stolen a Sear's scan ner out of his car last Monday morning. According to Chief Wiggins, Pickler's car was parked at the Convenient Mart when the crime apparently took place. Also on Monday, Alton B. Britt reported that someone had taken two stereo speakers out of his car. Britt's car had been parked in the House of Raeford parking lot when the larceny apparently took place, the police chief said. No suspects have been identified in these cases, but investigations are continuing, Wiggins said. In county action, David McGregor of Rt. 3, Raeford reported that someone had busted the windshield and headlights out of his car. Nothing was stolen from the vehicle, sheriff's reports show. Reports indicate that the case is still under investigation. Ken Koonce of Rt. 1, Raeford reported to sheriff's deputies that someone had broken his back door by knocking it open. According to reports, someone had broken into the Koonce home by knocking down the door. A gold chain and a clock were reported missing. Koonce also reported that his stereo turn-table had been moved during the apparent robbery. An investigation into the matter is continuing, reports show. In an unrelated incident, a bug light was apparently stolen from a Hoke County resident last Friday night. Shelley Dial reported to sheriff's deputies that someone had entered her carport and taken a bug light. No suspects have been identified in the case, but it remains under in vestigation, sheriff's reports in dicate. . Mission School Opens (Continued from page 1A) by Criner's office. He is the only iulltime employee. "I visit most of the schools and see that they comply with what they are required to do," he said. The new Hoke County school, SAVE ON YOUR BACK TO SCHOOL SEWING NEEDS Pants - Skirts - Dresses $^oq Cut Off And Hemmed ^ ALL OTHER WORK SIMILAR SAVINGS ZIPPERS. BUTTONS & ETC. 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The state general assembly stop ped requiring that teachers be cer tified to teach in private schools after pressure was applied by a lob by sponsored by religious groups. State law does allow principals to test students wishing to transfer from a private school to a public school to determine in which grade they should be placed, Criner said. If a student is not academically prepared, he may be placed in a lower grade than his age group," he said. The Cherokee Indian Christian Mission School of Hoke County, Inc. has received a non-profit "tax-exempt" charter from the state, Maynor said.
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