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Have a happy, safe
Kasler
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Hoke Appreciation
Celebration
April! 6p.ni.
New Armory
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‘Workfare’ program considered by Hoke DSS
Rv \%)iiTrn John^lon
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V\. -?«rr pM'—•’ti ‘ . *'•
'> br—' .1 •'**H fcv-.’mmm
daiion b. e fbr Ijct—t
n*mt of So, sil Scrv o-'
o' CT! JilVU'- tH'rti-J
If ipprovH b> f- NmiJ, s.V
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Hoke CO""l> ■ >11... - ; 'r, v:
tuiiui -i July
I nd.r. (he p' ‘T >h "b ■ ■ *■ lid
■'jmiL i> pr^ .-Jc b niRj fo
..undre,*- ol Ik ke Cc. n >’■
no* the *ella:-. roles,
about Sff.’OO ir liv... \ funds
*‘ -!J b- needed to iiat-.h state
.^nd - d—•' -'■ no
Die n;.. p*' f4;n is-r-ld -t.i
absut but Hvke Citunty'
*ou ' be i‘i the
- n.. VSi!h._>
.p--HSn -«ld
\k - ■ h., 1.. •: ...I.
i..., -*-s Hr
W' ■- and f ■
h sC dr. f \k ihei-poon old
board n.-rmhr: dutitr ■ rr-'-o-iji
Mo" '
I Me :.:-Min ha- the p*st. Miij|
ti-n . p ople «fl •Hr
b iti |1SS dife
sa;J
()e:. i, r—-'>!'r .lb >1)1 iln. p' •«iain
! Hokr t iint^ belli, r job-
v.-.>-!jd be 4*j! "h >!> I 'HT .on
* If SI 1
Nr .-, ih.it ,; l-.A ui, - - r.'nr
des--ff.ntciii tf-ion I t ,!
tKder jb»»ut ll*._ (iiu
boe.” \\ illici ■pooi! \.iid
In additnni. Hoke • ■ r>fit> t
• •l-'ptr^ ir ": Day v are - ent.-:
>.i keep -hildren ol w--rk.t“r.l
inoihe:., *ho .ire ni* fcrcisin^
pub!;- “Mstunce
lh« e arc soiitr of the staiisii r
*hi *' .t'c bcin^ oti'i leied by DSS
bo;:d n-.cmbe:
•Hoke '. ounis l> * ijr"Mitl\
‘ a-, a S'" ■ million overall bud^ci.
svhiLh IS e\i».H.ied Iii ■c.n'asc diir
inji the upcomirj f: .jl year
•Workfare r •, e-.'gn-J to
-di r ihe number ol petson-.
icveivm|( \id lo I .jmilie- .cith
Dependent y hiljTcn t.M IK | Ihe
lo. I beJ: el r - M IX otild in
in Jiil‘ to abtMii iliO.fXXJ.
which IS alrnir.i lb"" of an itvcrall
I it tie natural help
Hokt C ounty peach gmnen may have hern helped
by the rr^enf Jreeze. I u^t neekend's cold hit nhile
hlo-^>m\ were in full bloom and little damage wa\
done lo the trees. The cold may have aided efforts to
thin [teach buds.
Freeze may have helped peaches
Mtb • itfh i! -.HiU he unoih
■*o d^y. bet*'': the - oi
damage i> rttown Hok unty
peach larir-ers may has u.nieft a ■ i jho
yelping hand tiom the ,, ’tn to. .
* cat her
\boul 2U* of the bl> s>m , .
1“'2! trees appea; !,= h.; . b; ,
dimaged by last v'"f kciid .old
snap. Hoke County f xten.ion
( h-virman W’iiltt I eathcf
said
Peach ffower- *il] hj to thm
■=b ,]I SO', of the bio s-snys on
tree- in the coming •2-c- k . and tf ai
'Is (f).r 'a',, bren r'.;Oc ccm 'i In
f . ii.n /e I calhcr'foiic .aid
‘‘It O' Id have sased Ih rr- a ;
old did link Jam c
I fid •'
to I ' '■■■:■■. b-*' .11 ol - •: onp
.'.ind. 'ui on Nitutd-jv. a kiUnn”
fio- 1 J d.tniape Imnii',
H‘-ke = unlv ar ’r.'i K2. \iiirv
nd
In ordci li p!.- i c l.*f T Iruii
grows ptunc mall pea ' bud'
M r I hey haS' fs>inf-:sl
\uif inins up to bi)“ 01 ihe
bud uii Ills HI 2:,i' orchafd
“We could h;i'='-' cs.,aps-d thi-,
lime It .uukl h.i\> s.ncd me sotne
labuf,” Autry s.iul
\iitr‘, and other g.-o-wc: an
piediclirip .1 good ciop thu .;M-on,
il the *tMthci Slav . libo' c Ircc.'mg,
I ad wss'kend's frcc/c came at vi
gosid lime fur MOiwers be-.ansc tin
trer^ were still in inil bliHvm
H.id Ihe free/e fiit 1*0 weeks
latci, I lie trees *i>iild Ii.ns’ been
lorrmng .mail pc.iche-. whi'h .irc
more U‘.epiiblc 10 cold damage
I iist y-ar’s rop * • tlevasiaied
(Sec I Kl [ /!■, page 2.A)
NC Turkey Cooking Contest
slated for Raeford Sept. 18
Hoke = -ii":: aill ho t the finai'
ol Ihe annual Norih Cafolina
lurksy ' Oul.. ig Com ".I, the N C
lurkcy I'^iJeralion ha annoiinstd
I‘ ■: css'it, which will b-atuic Ihc
i' c top lurks'v :isc j,s it; ihc .lal-'.
will he held on Septnnber IN on
the gnnmd'. Of the Hok ■ duniv
I ibrary und will kickofi iht ■ o d
anniml North  arolnu lufkey
I csiival.
I cM yesji the sookii'.c litiaK wm-
held in Rsfford iotd drew one of
ihc lai ’ii crowd' C'-' to sec the
-rvciii.
Ml-c than l.UOl) -.pe ia'ins
showed up lof the • ontesi
I csiival and fvnicsi pronioicrs
expcvling ihr IVfvo e»-=nl Ut have
Muvic, more Kxtd campling, a
Dokina vsminar rind enieriain
mcni arc on lap for this year’-, cen
trsi, which i: vponvored hj Ihe
Turk.:- Federation.
 tser Sl.Oi*) in pii/e money will
be ollercd to the live riti.iiists who
will take pan in flic Scplcmhcr IH
event
Diadhnc lia iibmitiing icsipc'
i luly 1^, and tht .oniesi is operi
isv all North  .irolina residcnu. c\
sept N I I iirkev 1 ookiiig t. (iniest
( I'mmiitcc niciiibv'ts aiisJ then
lainiliev
I nines need not bs oiig nal but
soniestants are fi.pon.ibit Kir
comply mg with any applisahlc
copyright rcsirieliniis
t oiucvi entry forms ate losallv
available ihroughou* Hoke oiiiitv
and fiom the KactorJ lloki
 hiimbei ol i omineise and ifte
Hoke ( ''utiiv loiicnsion Seivue
I iic iinals ol the sosikutj? sonlesi
will billow opening .ercnionies tor
the scsond turkey le'itval. which
will mil through Saiindav.
Hrpiemhtr 2U
Oil tap lor the first ds'. ut ihe
three (lay event in addition to the
cooking Icsiiyincs. is a p.ir.ide. a
turkey siulHn (dinner) with new
mipiovcd sife.rmlincd 'crvise and a
nil key siruiim (square dance).
On i nday gsill. budge and ten
Ills louniaments will fill the slay
winch will be lopped oil bv a con-
scrl. lealiiriiig bid n.imcd rtiiet
lanimeni ai the olsl National
((Hard Armory Hark
On Viiiird.iv. .Main Siieei will be
slosed liom the library to the old
Aberdeen Rocklish Ik-pol and Ihe
day will be lilircl with soniiiiuoiis
nnisis. food. d.iiisc . kif |s and
siatls
kl'.'..* ..'.ikM,' ... ,,,
ye.n ‘s lirsi event
1 arger siowds .irc esiucnd loi
the scsojid annual siatewide
Icsiiyul
4 nidlvon bndyci. wliuh svr.i"-
abfv.il 4‘J() tssi.Ji.nts Or lv a P"i
lion ol Iln sc w. L’id qo d'fv lot
ss "f k I jfi;
•W(;r‘-'-lie ■ ould alsi' decrease
Ins numbei ol luHal o-s Jent* now
rAciving food sianip- Ihe Itc.il
bud.eci lot thai ptogratn could be
■iboul nc*.i vrar Ihc
lu-erall Hoke County fryod stamp
biiikst IS surrenlly osei *2 million
•Iraining for resipienr . of the
wurkfarv proy>ram omld be emyr
JinaisNi rhniugh the Hoke ( sniniv
biarch (»l Sandhills c umniimitv
( silleyc
■ \b«'ut three ve.irs ago. I has!
lescrvaiion- about workfare.”
W ithei-fHHiti said, noting that he
si'iisidi-red Hie program to he
riirioniin n! Pii I'.ing >n wellaf'.-
r'i; M'dTl .1 WJV to liiiproVc
skiiis
■ Now II si in-. 'll be 4 g' XHi w ay
lor .( pcro.sn lo ao from rt\--*f"rc
wt'llare lo r“irning a Iivuib in Ihe
|ob market." W n.M.i >pos ri said.
While receiving irainiiie unde
lh‘* wc.rklafc progutti. a SH-rsoii
ws>uld not be paid, hul would cou
linue to rs’t'cive puhln. as.i‘.l3n.c
 •ns.'C the psfsnn was i.'.in.cd and
found a job, wcHarc would nsrt he
neciJed
I here IS anoih^r danfcr ot Hoke
C ounty not going into the
wurktare piergram
I here is alw.u* the psV'Sibilily
that perst'O' oj.eiving wcllarc
K’tivlits in urroundmg .('unties.
W Siis )( si. 11 I V. ( . I ( I ' ■ ; ..I i.. ! n - ' » c
• Hoke  ' 'uHts o , . li ■ ' ti'. [!■ ■ ■
gram
■■»s‘.rtt. ( c;I- .I i.iiiifs
C. M if till , . .1'I s " i'o ■: S ' o j/t ' il.iit
(il ihr ,iaie L'utn'i. si.o' ihs
pf''V'Fam I'l'. :! ■>' : s.M
s eal
Worklare r- als;. t'enis ;
by the Keag.ui \dmir.'.o c . .'t
In other bu ^T s' d on; M( *
day’s 0 hs.'afd i sy.', l y
members ret.s' vrj (..r c'-t ■id-.t.;
tion a prop, sed budy .' n I-'
milled to the Hoke ( "jni- ( om
rnissioners
The prop-.'wd budget s'll- ' i
about a 12^« insfcast ii. o.ctall i.;
minisi^a’;-e ai;d pi,ibii,. ,,
(See WORkF ART. pay '’ v-
Vandals hit Hoke High food
\andals broke luio Ihe Hoke
High Ciibson C afcieria and
dcsiiovs’d a walk 111 ci'oler s»l ((X'd
last week
Hie perpctialors appartiillv
eiilsTed the luiish riMirn ami slimb
csl through a ■.-eilitiB to gam ass
to the kiishen area. s-Ii(H>I I (HhI
Srnises Dircctoi ( lara Pope said
Ihe incident was the sccsnid at
the / liool III ihe last week
Kaetoril Police ( hicl I ennard
Wiggins s.iisl the v.indal'. broke in
to Ihe biiildine sometime last
Wednesdav night
Ihc hrrak in wa- dissosered
Ihursday morning by a seh.K.I
.rr ^Tr:y*i 44#4W
( onients of a walk tn -ix.ler
were 'praved wtth a ( 02 lire ex
tmpiiis.hcr, and all at the KhxJ had
li) lie thrown ant. Pope said
Turkey, potaaics, and dressing
had been pi tpiircd for lunch on
Ihursday None of the tiHvd wa-
able to be served. Pope said
\ desk III the office ol the kit
chen Wif also taiis.wk.J Psvpers
were removed and thtown on the
Hoor, Pope said
Students were served piz/ac,
winch ws*i c schedules) tor the menu
on Mondiiv
The vandal' ilsi* entered a
icacher‘s lounge dining the night.
Wiggins said
While in the lounge, the in
ttuder. H>ok holt cullers .tnd cut
the lock’ ifi of a en .iing machine.
W(ng;;nt ity« cj*;-? l“ still
under inycsiigaiioti
An invrstigalion is also conlinu
IOC’ inlvv the uiiise of a Tire that wa-
apprarenllv sci in R(vom 22 ‘sf the
MsIXmaid Bu uJ; :i p .in ,
March 16.
The lire, which began ( • i Ir- k
completely dexlroycd ths .'.'nierts
of a room used to inslrud ti.in
dicappeJ students in life skills
In an unrelated incident, three
I ayettevillc rcsidcnty were arrc>ic.J
tor ‘.hoplifting on Saturdav
Wiggins said Ralph Walker.
kinibcrly Melvin, 2.^. and Brenda
Melvin, were arrested at 5 p m
and chdiged with stealing live pairs
ol (Can- fr;»m BC MiH're'*
Department store in the Tdin
borough shopping center
Hie three were placed in ja.l
under a SZW bond and later relcas
ed.
In another shoplifting in-idcin,
(See F(X)D. page 2 A|
No probable cause found
in case against officer
Dixir!,! tour; lodge Beth
Kcev M Loi Thursday found no
i-ubable yausc to ls^ue an .ntcsi
\yar:_,rit ivu an .'X Kaelord ps’licc
I'flicsr accused o! assaulting Willie
How.iru Hiahani nii Oclobci T
tiraham. 2’, Rt .H Raclord
clairnetl iti.u two ot his I rout teeth
were knocked out and anothei one
chiptxd duriiii; hi* irre-.t on Oc
I »ber IdN' by law cnl(,>ro’'nKni
otli(.ers from ihe police dep.in
nieni, the sherill‘s dcparinicni am.t
the higtiwav p.itiol,
liiciuded 111 the .itliceis making
the arrest v.as cx police olfi.er
Rodiu'v (ollitis, who rcsntncd
liom the lotyc in Decembei to
work in a turkcv tialchery
DisUicI Allornev I d tirannis It
iskr.J fi't the probable cause fiear
nii: .‘tier a ‘date Biitean ot In
ve.ligation probe into tnaham’s
assault -. oinplaint w.is completed
• iraliam. who -erxing a one
year prison tciin it .Met am ior
s'hsrge- stemming from the iikm
dcni and a piobation siolulion,
icstified ihat alter he was .topped
on State Road li2l)ne.ir Hpvhurch
Ji High School on (Ktober 3,
“fue or six ot them (law enforce
nicin officcrx) lumpetl on me.”
lirahani s.i-d he didn't nonce
that his leciti w.tc iiiis>mp until he
looked in a mirror at the pris(»n
He also said he w.)s uti'-urc which
olficer allcgediv hit him
tiianno -.ullcd SHI Special
Agent P M. Houltis to the -.tand
BonIns ci>nJiKied the mvestigaus'n
and interviewed .ill the officers in
V(lived, phis jveoplf who knew
(irahain before his .irr.7.1 on (V
tobei .3
One ot the people interv iewed hv
Blazing across the morning
flulfey's . imei [>ui^ on its Sest show prior to this Kfek‘i full moon,
!> 'pr- ptintT'^niptifT Krn Kiinner who works at S aherge in
Haefotii, caught the comet about S a.m. op March 8. ,Skinner used a
/ ft mm lens to take this photo with a three and a half minute ex
posure. Moon fight is nott blocking the comet, hul by April 6 it will
reappear in the loail and will be visible until April 21.
Houliis, North ( arolina Prcvbation
Olficer William 1 ester, said Ihe
list time he had talked with
tiraham m July, l*/84, tiraham
had “ryiiien stub'
Another person interviewed by
Houliis. l-rncstinc Watkins, said
(irahani had “snags' tor Ironi
teeth
BvHiIiis said Raclord demisi Or
Mark Th.'mp'on removed stub'
from (irahatn's mouth atici his ai
rest
Boih Ihomp'on and his
associate, Dt lawrence Bullard,
said C.raham’s teeth were biully
ab'CC'scxl and had been in that
condition for years
Shot iff Dave Harrington, who
also icstiticd at the hearing, said
lhat when fic came uixm the scene
(Set Of IIC TK. isage 2 \)
Around Town
By .Sam Morris
The wetuher over the weekend
has turned to winter even (hough
spring came in Thursday. The
temperature Saturdav morning
had a low ol 24 and someone said
that It was down to 20 on Sunday
morning It was in the 4(K Satur
day but the vxiiid made it feel much
colder. The temperature Sundrv
afternoon was in the 60s
The forcs'ast is lor the weather
to warm up for the renuindci ol
the week and there is no nicntiviri
ot Iree/ing teiufieralntcs
• 4 •
Have you bought a tkkci to win
the Hoke Diamond'’ There will lit
only 750 tickets void for Itic dia
iiiond so this will give you a good
charcc to win The ixlds will only
be 750 to out'
Some )X‘Ople have .i ked me
where to buy tickets, so I yvill run
the following pUc-es that I know
(See AROL^ND, p.igo VA)