1^0 A* i f f i •hi) \ (>A>:/7/ • 1 A'( IS
ews - Journal
lloke firt*fi/u;hter>s
leam about IJ’ C^an
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laical leaders need
to market community
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$3.5 million bond issue OK’d
Making a point
hoard
dhc. Mion on
rnrmher shirle\ l>ih^nn
ti/?(>(>/ ludlitir-i.
>fiukf\ a ptntti ilurmt un earlier
Mctnb»'r. of HnW*' ■ t'univ
vh-»*»i Hourd uiuin'mou%ly aitt-xd
Monday 'o pIC^cnl a profv: rd
SV? million bond issue lo ihc
counts • cnuni-.sioncr-:
Ihr propc ol include picn: to
M nevk cl3i.root^= lo counlv
Ci^hisols ar to make renovallon^
and repair, at (he exiling
facilities
The plan to improve the
buildinf. laith money from a Ixmd
ii.ue vsu‘ picsenied at a .pccial
meeting last iveek by board
member \k alter * olcy
Propo^ib to impiose the coun
tv'‘ .chool facilities have K'en
pr'-cni-d by other board membt ■
during the pad .ix month"
toley .aid he borrowed idr’.
Irom those proposal" to come up
with his plan.
“I think It*" a gtHxl compromise
oi c".’rybody’" plan " Coles said.
The propo>al ■ alls for
•Building an addilusnal 12
cla^fooms -;! Hoki High SchtHil at
a cost ot SbOt),(ftX> and repairing
light and ceilings pUr adding
ksskers at a ;c.o iif S?0,(ffX) The
total cost foi Hoke High would be
• ^ddlng 12 cid .rooms to Up
church 'n.hiKsI (giudes m\. seven
and eight! at a cost ot SAOO.tXXi.
Plus reni'saiina the vocational
education building, tearing down
the TMH building, landscaping the
ground" and improving teacher’s
lounges and loiiet" at a cost ot
Over $2,000 taken in break-in
'*!XX’ m : w !r and
1--. , . c sk n tfom a Hoke
; si!;i‘ i.:-.dvi;v over the
!il1 I'.-- lo Shcrilf
l^epicii-;;:il "r .
St.- - ‘ f .i,o Ri 4, I ayei
•.evilk. ijicJ ir: Ihe rep-tvl he
noiitfd itr "’■iri‘ we.'r mi'.'.irig
wlieri tit ,'ciiifncd home Sunday
jlieriioiii'
The mitvirig item, included two
diamond ring'. □ gold cla" ring, a
dianiotid iiccklc'ce, sn Uhica 16
gaiigt vhoigun. ind a Remington
12 gauge vitoiguii
RctOrJ tiait dec y Dariiis
Hurdir. '-'c.rui p'v iii.rk- at iS.
rear p.itn' Ji-'r
f)thei ilei; well '■ I'd ■ ilit
bed
In an unitl.i'td .i -. ' d and
while hitv.k' w.i tp. : -1 'olen
lri>rn the rvidcn r ol I harlic
1 hi mids 111 Red r '
Kctordi .as Thoiiid' ' 't‘cd
noiKcd thi b‘k= wa- m; inf
wsmelimc h* i=s'r:i h to p m s^.-
day and 6^0 a.— he iiexi das
rhirmS' sn.i .:,nO»cf man wen!
Iiiiiking for the htkrand found ■
t'her stolen kikes in c ,' eain
Around Town
By Sam Morris
ipciik am- 1 t on March 20, bu!
suminei: .siiic carls land j ced on
March M ft-- iiiipcraiufc ai
I' rc; o cIvKk Mondas cflcriivion
sxu K6 Now ihis is -ummer
wrather rhi- i'= also .i ri.irrj high
tor ihir dale
\k e still hasen'i had the ram dial
wc need The lorc*l, ar c drv and
b.in has been placed on fr s ai ihh
iirne So be caretul when sau ar.
out in the -oods ^ carclc' drop-
1. " d on RPR the rrporl
'■-a - .
The bike" sverc returned to the
owner-
\noiher bir- was rep»rled
.tolen from ifit home of I ■«’>
u i>f Red Spring*
AfOrdinc M .lastscr
.laicd that h; daughter's bif-^ had
been .tolen .omeliine betwcci,
Saturday, fs p m and Sunday at
2. VI p ni
The bit cic was rccov—rd at ^
p.m, on Misndav
A gun li *‘ny was rr'pisrted b\
l)ot|s \scrs. kt 1, Aberdeen
")n 'Clarch W, Mr* \vers
reported to the St*.. ^ if - office lhai
a 3H .pecial nickel plated r .olvei
W3* mi- lUa
Depiils Allen Gardener w.i.
:■ .ponding to a call vatls lodes
morning wfien he s chicle wo'
ti.it" h\ Leonard B.ildwin ,lr. 1*^.
of Ri i, I umbtr Bridge
Ih at idem ixtiirred on Rural
P.iv..-d Rv'-a' IVgl. t'.far The
Center, a nightclub
Rf.ords ay approxinialclr.
SKXX1 damage was done lo th
patrol car and atxiui SiiHI to the
tar diivcn by Baldwin.
peJ ma'.cli or ig.rr
pU’niy of trouble
Ihc lore* a* 1
leinper.iiufc lo hr
I oesdai and 't'cn
for !*“. leiUi-.'iuit
I'Cr.iiig weaih
"e could au'c
1 I Of the
, n the K()s on
lllUi ihi 7tK
o! the week No
I picdictc'd
I hr
cunt ihai will bt
pfccenied Mas h A. d, ibe week
if lhc( clchiation ol the 7Sil) \ii
til,t ran .'I HoC.c ( dunis i- now
I I ,1 • ri
need a lew r'f‘od bodies lo pul iho
prodnciion on in a fust la s min
ncr Sovoiiiad Mi" Mar*. .Archie
Ml N. ill 1- ' fi.i weald hke to hr* in
iS., aR M V'D. lA)
l>iir( lor Hell] Hii(h
Sign ups
urged at
Hoke college
tol|i*;'i* -.liKleiitv home on spring
break who need addinonal ctedii'
ni.n desire to coi!i,iti ihe Saiidinllc
( ornniunity ■ ollcgc ahonl the
suminrr eour -r s now being pi,inn
cd. according to Hci:, High, Uiret
loi ol the Hv.keC .luntv _jnipu*.
V.,., C.|| ( ; ,t|
S.immcr course will be in mini
sesviont so .ludcnts will still have
.iiinc lime oil Id eiin‘s ihe uiii
nic!
(Sec C Ol 1 I ' il P^ge 11 Al
IKXl.OtX) The loial .0x1 tor I p
iiuf. Il would be STiiihfXXf
• Rcmnsitiii. ’.he iraifeis from
lurliii^lon School (erodes s!x,
seven and eight! Plus improving
the teacher's lounges, repainrj tv-
library building and (be gsr; and
gulirr*. maintaining the main
building; improving Ihe seenfsarv's
office and the toilet- and covered
walk' The total cust tor Turl
ington would be S2M).UI*)
•Adding either a multi-purpose
room or four claccrooms to
Mcl auchlin School fkindergartcn
through fifth grade! and making
improvement* to teacher’" lounges
for a total "'ov! of $2(*Xufx>
•Building erght new . las-rcKHti*
it Si.iitkick SchcKil (kindergarten
through fifth grade) at a cost ot
S4(X),0iK). Plu* adding and repair
ing toilcl.s and water fountains;
remodeling ihc ..alctena and multi
purpose room at "O"-! of
S25().1)(K). Tfie total cost for
•Scuriock would he S650.(KK).
•Constructing four additional
Jas-rooms at South Hoke
(kindergarten through fifth grade)
at a cost ot SZOO.tkXi plus repair
ing the g\m; adding and repairing
toilets and enlurguig the kitchen at
a mst of SM),(XX) The total cost
for South Hoke would be
i25(l.(XX).
•Adding six -.tassrooms to West
Hoke (kindergarten through fifth
grade) at a cost of $3(X),tKX), and
also buildinu a multi-purpose
r'wim at S2(K).(WLi. The pruiu-wil
also i.a!U for removing tbe stage
and repairing rest rooms at a cost
o! The total cost for West
Hoke IS S55«.0(jri
The proposal also calls for an
additional 1230,000 to purchase
land that would eventually be used
as a '.lie to build a new facility
Sshixvl board member Shirley
Gibson was opposed to the addi
tional money for the land and
arfiied against it al the special
meeting last week and again at
Monday’" meeting.
"I iusi can’t see buying land
right now.” Gibson said.
Although Gibson agreed with
the rest of the proposal she said she
was against the money for the land
because it was not known what
kind ot schtxsl would be needed or
where it would be located when the
time came to build.
Gibson suggsstcial adding an
amendment to the proposal
stipulating that any land purchase
be made after the facilities were
repaired.
Board member Bobbv Wright
disagreed with ihc amendment say
ing. “1 don’t see the reason to put
additional restrictions on
ourselves.”
W'righl also said that including
inonev for a land purchase in the
proposal would show the public
that the board’s intention was to
build a new facility in the future.
Although Gibson eveniually
* otcit 'Di "be proposal wcn...ji ihc
amendiiicnt to fuM.I' the ..-pairs
before purchasing GnU, sfic slated
that her priority wb- to make the
improvementv first.
”I just want lo see us get tbe
facilities repaired, " tiibson said
in other business, the .chsiol
board
•L'nantmouUy pused a motion
to contribute SlO.OtX) of revenue
sharing funds for Ihe purchase of
new uniforms for the Hoke High
.School band.
The band booster club has raised
approximately S^l.0(X) o( the need
ed S26,250 lor 175 new uniforms
In a second motion, bvard
members said they would approsc-
the purchase of the uniforms if the
hand booMcr club can show a legal
note for the balance of the v.>si of
the uniforms
Band Director Jimmy James and
Faye McMillan, chairman ot the
band boosters, said the company
making the uniforms has promised
delivery within 120 days after an
order has been placed
•■Approved a proposal by CIl
fcnginecred Systems, Inc., Rich
mond, Va., to revamp the beating
and air conditioning systems at
Hoke High School for the purpose
of saving energv costs
The company guarantees that
energy c*Osls of $12,475 a year will
be saved when improvements are
(See BOND, page 2A)
campn w.iv eported
rrtiv till weekend from under
the -^ipviri al Ihc residence ot
lame HulT-'d JaiDb"-. Re.* Springs.
A icn speed gifit Western liver
w. a!-!' reported mi-,viiig Irom the
I -i.'ence
. -diri-- to -ecor Js, there -Acre
lire iracV . leudine awav that inav
have* been liom a truck
A .hoplifling incident at the
AAP in the I dinNaough Shopp-
iiiii C eittct was rcpi*rted last 1 hiU"
dav to the police department,
Police ( hiel 1 eoruifd Wiy:gins
said
A voung male .ubiecl wa"
ob«"r* cd putting lour carton*, ol
Marllror.-. cie.irctles in hi*, luckct
and then lea' mg Ihc store around 9
p III.
Wiggins „l‘0 stated .It 7 55 a.m.
un Miridav a . omplainl ol a break
in at itie l in nor (ate on Main
■street was reccoed
Missing items invluvled chicken,
■:ak-. poik ribs, and plates valued
at $2.3H.84
The ihiel appareuilv brivke ttic
lock oil thi t'ack divor to gam cn-
tiv
Hoke County
retail sales
drop in ’85
Retail ale, in Hoke f'lHuily hn
the lovsest level mcc 1*^81 during
the end of November and the firs!
part ot Ik^cmbei. report" lecciulv
r. k asid by the Stale Deparinieiit
cP Revenue .how
l)ui’il-4= (veriod. reiail sales in
Hoke ('oiiiiiy dro|iped to $.( 7
million, whicti wu'. dovvn tvci
'400,00() fiom ihc previous
mom it
The NDvember-l>et •nibei .ales
were down almost $N)l],000 Irvim
the ,mc peiiod Jtintig 19M
Sales itir the L' niontli period
through l‘ viember 15 were olf by
'-l.hh iniihori ovci the previous
year
During die period .ales bv . vrun
: . mcr-liani: wci * yso 4 million
'•■’mpiicd 10 $52 million during
l‘*K4
1.:. il v'tssrf-rs pinpoint the
vloMiig ot Hiike Auto ( iiriipanv .u
on* of ihe v.-.; e lor last . -ai'v
drop in t 111 ..ill*
IS.; HI ; -Ml rs.iKe II**;
//ig/i shot
IhieitI ( urihi'in liifihl) liil\ tin hull hifh for his
ehihlreti I ekishu leenie') und I umotu (left) during:
un I lister Slondin du\ in th* park. Hteent sunny
uciilhir and imipeniliires have made outdoor
aclis iiirs in Hoke ( ounis and across the south plea
sant, however, the dry weather and low humidus
are causing problems for farmers and local
firefighters.
Reward offered for school vandalism
A liiiid lo providr award mmicv
to anvone providing mlormatiori
le.idiiig, to Ihc arrest and conv iction
ot vandal' at eOiintv schools was
cstabli'hcd by the school board
Mondav night
Reward", of up lo 'TiXI will In*
ottered to iridivuliial* prvividmg
Ihc iniviimaiioii,
Anvoiic having intoinirttion on
should .. .. I "-.hool
Hi'.-.sr;;.-.*, M.di..,- ilnii -.tid c
N 4106
Hoke High School wtiv hit by
vandals twice during March
A fire completely dcMioved the
coiuents ol Room 22 on the
Me Donald side ol the high school
on March (6,
Ihe room vva.s used to instruct
handicapped students in life jkill-
. -11Vi.'i. ..‘k,vi lit. .ire ...iii.d 'o/t
a dresvcf under 4 window in ihe
room
Ihe Stale Bute.iu ot Invcsttga
tivvn ■ 1* ailed m to uivest-tale the
• iiuse of llu fire
Otficial s.iid another room
located on the Gibson side of the
.school was also entered the night
of the fire.
On March 27, vandals broke in
to the Hoke High Gibson C'afcieiia
and destroyed the contents of a
walk in cooler b\ spiayirig a C02
i'- Ml
Turkey, |)otaioes and dressing
lhal had been prepared fv)r Imuh
the next dav were all ruined.
An inv'-tigaiion into both in
cidcnls is cv)ritmiung