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$3.6 million school bond issue in trouble
B> s»ll« Jamir
\ re-.'lution for ^ m,.
bond v-.-.iiC i.i -ir-* b\ r:. ‘ ^
o* the 1 c-nty ! ,
I a toinl r ‘>1-
0* the ■ .. . ui.J iN-
board . f \t “das - ' '
The uiurcv of ■»nu. t-
tv^een th-. tv>o hod vih.' ‘ ..
or not a |I5(t.ui)0 Und ..q .hon
fifure should be tr uded - ih
bond
Tbe fi|ture incinded fc' :H:
purpvrsc i»f purcha ioa Ur.d .r. ' e
future a- a I 'e for :he (.or: tru-.'ti‘»n
of a school facilii> TTie br—iJ d:J
not make p!jh- for the .pc* in., use
of the mone*. as regard* the aC';al
land to be purchaved or the kind of
srructure to be . instructed
The Bc-^ral .onicniut o! the
eommis :ner. that thev ....dd
not
I '
''‘d i*\ur ssith
luMor •■f this figu'e.
r" -n, ikiih II pe-jiTi u'.e on-
nc 'ad «ith *.
Ri\. i this i;-ite and the
■ non >f the i p- of additions to
J Nk Turlinit-n School of
..is ;.:om‘ Of rr ilii-purpoie
0-“ Superintendent [)r Bub
Sv.!.on p:*,->.‘nted to if- jonimn
..... *1010 i nairmaii Bill
■ 3,—»^;,n on bv^,'!* of the board
The letter statesl that bvMh kinds
ol leerr needed but that in
- Jly ‘ iai.rs'Hsm’ ..an be -on-
.triii**d » ‘■'ut interior load
■. ufiisc walb oy that at .ssme
future time, when needs change.
The fa.dity could then be modified
into a mult! purpose room by the
i.ni .ation ■: the interior wall- *'
The ommie-.ioncr responded
Kidnapping reported
A Laurmbi '. m.*,.: vsrrs kidnep
ped i..d robb"; Ir ; hs
four r-n ulw fr.-ni "I at^o.-'biji'B.
70 o'l;-' -1' ihe Hi'k?
Coun; Sheriff- i— -.r
John Hen:; Jo!o , * :
aessiilted b*. f -jr in.-n vsf.iic eivine
them 4 ■■■■ a ^^*1 f nec in ihc
sicinii'. \k u-T.-jir,^ a.ordTr:,. :.i ,f
report b. IV^-ci; - \^;=J^-r
Patter^ p
The 1.31' in.-! J.>h'
had b.P-*' ai Tb P . ci*n :
nieticf sJoTf- or* v.^uih M.,in '• .n
in I niirinh r g ai -■*»> a in W.?=.!c
there, he was uppro* heu b» th—
men requfsirn^r a ndc i- •!- ■■■ ,
> 'V *Bf i. -.ri
#fi»8 Iflr O*. i .. » o, i4j
the liK*3*i'‘?« an 1 l* .-ni-.l • t^ *
store ebt'ie 14 tiiir.ip-:-- ' ' I i c
'Pr:; ajrit'M , , j j
nd’. ihi*. tuTi'* i - : ■ ■ n Im::..,-
, J ; farm near
sS a*'turn
Johr.-v>n agreed. *-nd before
lec mg for the Kxation, the? were
,oin.-d b\ a foytb it.au
Rc 1 Vfc. that at f J rn on the
wa*. So a Hoke s niiits me>bile
hor • on RP ' Iu2 ncai Hilltop ap
p. lorTidtc!* one bill mile from
l|(M. the fou’ men altacked
Ji'o on John-, I .itimiptcJ to
f.-ap? but wa.- oserci’iiie and
beaten up b> ihe men
The men tssok eonirol of ibe car
and ifi to R.sbeson t ounl> Ac
o'dinj: to John-.LMi's uateincnt,
iS-r men b'‘ndloldcsj him and druse
' ir a != '»: pres-r-j of time over a
r^ati
n*j':n^ '"t ! lime Johnson
ri-p..!!- ihai I he men held a
(hclungini^ I-' lohnson) lo
isce KIDS XPPINt., page H)
Coach sees challenge
ahead for new season
H> Sally Jamir
bsHMball tryouts begin Au^rust I.
and Wsher Barnhill, new head
coach at Hoke High, -ures a
challenging ‘dfacc-n fSead
“It’s going to be tough (chU
bail vonfercncc with the com
petiti rs be'^j ‘.- •'''and. Rnbrnond
and Icounties It h;"d !■* t.>>iii
pete with them mainls bccisusc of
the sheer number of
they have to chtMjsc hen, Ba.n
hill said. '‘Having more skilled
athletes to chco-.e Irom be..ause ol
Ihc larger population in oth-cr ;i‘?as
makes the difference between the
teams. "
Barnhill states hi* rnal.* for the
•cason as being ab!. tr- “have an
injury free seajisn. ::ci 4iX) in the
conference s.nd sh‘>;:*s lor belt*
than that.”
"You've got to win the ganie--
yo'j need lo win, win a couple of
upsets snd possibly get in the on
ference race if w? have .. f -xl
scar We always have the goal of
winning the conference,’’
Barnhill was assistant (offensive
line) ■ oach and baseball coach
from 1‘kW) to the present. During
this time he also taught physical
science and phy.ical education. He
wis app'-'inicd head fiX)ib.all coach
June 4
A. head i.rach, he will continue
tnv i'- jhing dulte- either in the
same areas, in w^’ighililting or any
that arc ii.igncd to him.
■'1 want to ..ontmue my woik in
education and coaching i'. part of
It." Barnhill said. "I enjoy it. 1
like working with the \oung men,
and then seeing them go out and
pciTi.rm, seeing their enthusiasm.
They're very dedicated “
■'There are young men on the
ream who have never been a sue-
1 irivc lo lea. h them success
a,id when thei^ achieve it, it’s a
giHtd tceling," Barnhill said “It’s
(sec t()\( H, p.iK’c 121
Around Town
Sam Morns
Th- summe -o;, t’.i tma'iy
arriv d and -silh it ho: - .i
The temperature ■: ^ding M. r * ■>
aft.'noon wa '^4 and it ■: hadn’t
been for the h'-c/e, ■ s'uld tuss*-
been M)0
We have had omc rain and
maybe it will .vr iiiuc to r.nn in
the afternoon Tv-ri though t^ hot
weather could brin; the '‘'iindei
and lightning'
The lore an r tor toniinucd hot
w-3ihcr bu! not . In l as it w.as on
Monday
• • •
Last week m th; . Iiimti I wr ii
thai Wilson McHi' dr ,aiJ hi corn
■;rop wa uirted Now ir—rbc
Wilson mifcatil that ho cr ip wa- not
as :oh1 as It lid b- b .■■•i >
l«--; Saiiirdiiv hi i,.ame by the hnu-c
and Icli a do/cri -i; o| nu. .„nii
.-0 maybe if I wi.>uld wril*^ hi*
w-alci riiclun • aic nol dotne v li. j
ni' ■ nvelon would appeal Yi vw ay
Ihc ■ rop' ar* I' li •« ,*i>"u a: uicu!
lav.uaNv i" thew pUi
R.i,irdiui Ihe S25i>.Ot«) -i- .
i-i-.ilion fiHurc, lh= U-’ier -m
seved that the board had no plan
to purchase land until a ipeso:
plan for uch was dc'-l.-f-d and
they "most cerlamly hav' no
specific pieie of properly in mind
At th'* lime, we have not looked at
or consideerd any land "
Both Cameron and board
membei Shirley Ctihwn r*>inl- ■ cd
th,. datemeni with ■••minents
clarifying the chix)! board’s inttn-
non*
“It wa- nol discussed when or
where the land would be purcha'
ed." Gibson said
“Thei- !> no truth to the rumor*
abvrut the site No site was men
turned and none was picked out '
( ameron said.
■: ...•-J
t~ ( -M ..1 I b-* .id ^
fu d • im;.. ivt ■pj ,,
N-i -III - .pe.ru b, -as.’hat
“no .. .iH>l rteiui i: » siahi. t' n
-I ' ’t haM-
r .' tr^l Tber- b.^ rinOiV.:
I'.m by !b- bo^ird tf .. u tf.
= i'd ■ v s>f t-di 'ri,:;n| at
Set; ‘ « and •’>mr , 't-^f “
*s-ison lid ihat m.^j;* ;_3ijon to
the h.'.'! 'Aoiiid h (J.'vric -.s ihal
redistru'ing would k - k-,-p to a
minimum
A .p-ifon w,. 1.0 J hy tb-
...if fn;. . - .-rs 4^ t , qJ
s hcH>l faviliiies which n-.o he.on-
iiruc'd III the future
L ike anyone else vs t .* .nvH tell
the future i study ihe Blue
Rj’t; 11 ( i>min;.»*>n indu^tTu ;hal
p. iihjv a middle -^hool that
would b”-.se twelve to ihmeer
mdred siud-nt^ would be adc
quale or two linalLfr elementary
>= 'ol' which would house si*
hundred siudeni* each." Nelson
responded
tl.-.u'Sjon .orwerning thv bond
ii..ue lasted over an hour and a
half, during which commisuoner
CTco Bratcher twice moved to
adopt the proposal "I don't
bise d problem with it I move we
Sign the resolution and let the peo
ple decide. ’ Biatcher said.
Braichci referred to the draft of
Ihc "notice of intent" document to
be itiade public in the event the
propo>uil IS approved and cited /he
suiemeni; "Any vitircn or tax
payer who object* to said
tHjnds. may tilc a '■iairmrr! -.et
ting *'*nt h.y oh.'..:;:.*; withii.
--cn davs froTT. o.- .*
publication of I hr notice "
( hairmaii John Batfuur va:d a
delay m the dccivion of the br-ard
in refcrertct to the bond would
throw off the .alendar of actions
necessary for a bond application
During the remainder of the
commissioners meeting the EJoard
of Education met among
themselvo to discuss the matter of
the 1240,000 land aquisition
figure They reached no decision
According to Don Steed, business
administrator, they "decided to
meet at their wheduled meeting on
July I when all members of the
board would be present to decide
whether or not to take ih; item out
(set EiDND, page 121
Bob leiitr-., ciiaiiman ot the
Ame-u sd I r^iiui (loll Ti‘Utna
'■ It ■ note on mv dc-.k last
week and it uid he would ,ip
f... . i.uc any plug you can g ■-=; on
the .ittached
\t ofding to thi note the tour
M men will b- held July 4ih at the
A,..bia ((Oil C out ‘ The price tor
ill.* csciit will be Sc4 lor non
mcnib 'T-. and S2() tor members ot
rt* Arabia .lub
Jh,' I-.', will include ,1 hreakt.isl
al I d* lib irouph Re-.tauiaiit begin
nmf 31 7 ,j m
Also UKlmJcd arr iir-'‘fi lee.,
sari to*, fell’ -hmciii and pn/e*
galore
No earls le-’i-.lralum is required
Th._ I'T an be paid lulv 4lh .it the
br.-vktasi and al-o vour haiidicdp
^ U. ‘b A • s'( /' *. '■ '*cU
ifcri: ■, -aid ihai the t.vatnanieni
 tun aitaii end (hai mo.l ot the
;ull r VI in pri/c- This ‘ sent lia\
(see AKtil NI), jiage 12)
Summer ’5 here
4 water fight at the Raeford SHitrstnirn; Ivsni/ur/nin on (iiJlrge
Drive keeps these young men cool on a \welterir?g Mondur utirnnrm.
Summer officially began on Saturday bringing ulrh it lemptrutures
well into tht upper Of/s fii* the beginning of rfie week, h ttrtcasters
rhe hot weather w ill he with us through the weekend.
vdt
Raeford attorneys receive Pro Bono award
Raetord attorneys Philip Diehl
and Millicent Gibson Diehl have
been named the recipients of the
1986 Pro Bono Servu’c .Award by
the North Carolina Bar Associa
non. The award was presented
June 20 during the NCBA’- An
Dual Meeting in Myrtle Beach,
South Carolina
The award was established to
recogiii/e North Carolina at
torncys who have shown outslaiul-
ing conimitmenl to serving ihe
legal needs of the pooi and disad
vantaged by providing pro bono
(no Ire) services.
Partners in the tirni ot Diehi &
(jibsoii, the Diehls were hoiu'ievl
for thr more than 2(K) hours of pro
bono legal assistance they h.ivr
provided to paient- of mentally
retarded vh '.Jrcn ip tb. Rivtxson
( oiiiily VbiH-. ‘ Trainable Men
txllv Handicapped la ,e-
1 hc'C children were bcin“
pby.u-lly punished j part ol the
"auih tied ciiiporal
pumshm-'m’’ allowed within the
■chool itcn) With the cooivera
non ot • arolin.i Lee ;jl AsMslancc,
tire tiichl: filed a la., .iction in
federal v.ourt sivkiiia dcclaraiv’cv
ini_ .;tivc r-t-cf on betwlf ot
the children
Before the ,iiit o.nue ‘o nail, ih^
defendeni* ;m t** .j jiu D.eh!*
with a prop,v,nion that appt. revJ
u' provide »dt*quatt rcl:?t IV.. the
■ hildrcn, bu. they ip- isml th.ri the
Diehls waive any claim to .statutory
attorneys fees The Diehl-, ini-
niediau-ly responded that they
vvi'iild waive all fees if it would
hasten meaningful relief for their
clients
I fie settlement eventually reach
ed in the case was favorable to the
children and represented a
milestone in this area of law. .As a
direct result of the Diehls' efforts,
the .chool system agreed to
develop behavior management
piLjgianis suitable to each han-
dicapjsed child and to initiate in
service iraining for teachers and
aide* working with handicapped
children.
Mr. Diehl is a 1961 graduate of
the Wake Forest VhcKd of Law
He has served on the bssatd' of
mtnieroui agencies in his com
munity, and has been chairman of
the boards ot the Sandhills Mental
Health Center, 4-Couniy Com
munity Service. Inc., and the
North Carolina Community Ac
tion Association.
Mrs. Diehl is i graduate of St.
■Andrews Presbyterian College and
received her lavs degree from the
UNC Chapel Hill Law School in
1974. She is a besard member of the
Hoke County Youth Services Task
Force and chairman of the Hoke
County Adolescent Pregnancy
Fask Force, She is a former chair
man of (he Moore County Y outh
Serv ices Commission.
Committee formed lo lake action on four-laning 401
By Sally Jamir
The Raelord Hoke Ivuiomu
Devclopriieni (ommi.-ioii last
Tuesday formed a |oini ad hos
comitiillcc of the sommission and
the { hiiiTibet ot Cs'mmer..e u*
study a s ol taking .ictions in
connfclKi wiili the widening ol
Highway 401 in Hoke ( uunlv
According to commission dime
tor John Ffuward. ihe . oninussum
discussed the statu- nt the Depart
mcnl of Transportation''- Highway
Improvement Program and .el up
the ad hoc committee based on the
project bt*ing a nuiiiHei onr prion
ty
*’lhe -‘-•mmitit*' vva* (iirmcd to
r* »aw a si'aiegy ttir wh-ii \v: can
po-.-.iblv do iiv develop a position
on wiUening 401 i.ipidlN,’’ tloward
■-.aid
"We will present iL,,it possibilnv
lo the full L onotm. nou'lopnit'ot
L ommission. the i (umiln’r ol
comii.cic. and .i|\ and ..ounis
.illiiig on the L. .iiiinitlc.. art-
■ jmnr ,;.vn dire.;t»>r Howard.
Cumiir.ion Chairman Torn
Howell, Chamber President Terry
Houston and Chamber Direvtor
Wairen Pate,
Howard states that "otfamza
lion and leadership effort will
come from the office of the
economic developer.”
A* a part of efforts tow ard this
highway project Tom Ffowell,
John Howard and Buddy Blue at
icndedi a regional Deparinicnt oi
Ir.msportation (IX)f) hearing on
May 15 m .^antord lo present their
ca***.
Division 8 ot the DOT Highway
Improvement Program includes
the counties of Hoke, I ee, Mont
gomery, Moore. Randolph, Rich
mond and Scotland.
State Fiighway Commissioner
Richard Pugh presided over the
hearing which reviewed this pro
gram and heard suppotiing inpul
from counties effected bv the pro
gram.
IfK program plan ot improve
ment for the c*n going ten year
period ot 19S4-95 for FToke Coun
ty lots three items. Firstly, the
(see 401, page 12)