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Volnm* LXXVIII 'ii ThM#»tl .y 'itu;.
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( ' zHt itpfi Star f’rr\  \ifn\ autt’%fuph\
•' \ttmt ' h: ■ • a-tf^ a ptrfitrmunce ul Hoke
High Siailiunt triJu\ ni::hl.
Clower kicks off festival
T I sbO' Da> weekend tc; off
» r F ridav .ughl
n Grind Jie »pr * *' r J " ;
( 'c ■Jir.---Cii ^ d’J>*n-hofnC
>r:‘. r " th Hoke - o’ Hieh
V‘ F' nmp with Jerry
C '• i'.** ■>j"'ed h> ihf Nf:=th
( 1 • ir\ Fc*' .Inw.,
. fc i,=fj ii r SCv' rid \r iiuAI
j ( I . ^ -r « ^ „j>
Fiv —ipv*i!»ored t*y
H -■ . Kac I-rir. . 1“ and
1. 0 IlK
I ■ you 1-- UM: > '1 think
.1 \o O lUI-.iy to hoc a
!. . ■ ind honor . ^ ol - our u?
1 Lie told c :rowd
i*'’" people '“Ihis im-
I . ir I hope you If
r '“.p ku
t . . ;d
..Yu't il' ... rime I
cat z ttkcv
The *nt.-1laini ' .kno^^' J Ihi
w-.-rkc: -ho ' "or in two ad-*-
tional Kacloid mdustrre by y.ty
int. “If It weren’t for you p^-plc.
wt wouldn'i have iny Burlington
k or f aheige Brut
\k ating a bright red vuii.
kept the aiJ.cncc howlmii
for over an hour by trlling hr-,
j- -irz aHoui life ‘n Amiiie t'ouiz*,
M: .tiippi. Many 01 the iior.’:'.
entered fci’C""‘d CTo -rrr -- fa. ifiic
clmfjCT'r. M. f-:d ledbetler
Throughout the e-emni^. b?
iw^n '.tone , th.': ..omit
tamer tiyok the opportunity tell the
r idiefio; why he joyrd the people
who in th small town, of the
South
“You JiiT: a hunch ol p« >.-
rr:;;! . that’s why I love you,’'
C'o'w--' d “I Wanted to ■ oyme
lire n you rcn'l ncjaii’-- "
“I o lo'f y'al) ‘cause ion "re
.lit Thi. bijigcf the town, the
duniT.-r the r“t-»plc, Raeturd i-. iiist
tlie rigiii o/c for y'all to be
smiri
Clowci, who doc- 20li show , a
\!-v. .tayed on rV fcyoiball Yeld
for a iood drzl of time after his
performance talking with his fans
niul siKiiini ■ulo^.-aph- The om
lamer did i u appear to be in a
hz-i j lot a\c Raetord
Before t lowci locjk the yiagc.
The rennccvcc Koci Uoy. warmed
up the audience with a blend cl
last paced, up-ympo countty
ballads. The band ha: had a three
>e«r stand with Nastnillc, Ten-
nesse’- Opr viand USA
The crowd at the stadium I riday
iii^ht also got a chance to hear
(Scr t I ()\Vl R. pzr; })
DSS seeks to alleviate workload stress
H> Sally Jamir
.,[ or -"i iai Srruces
I. i.nter Slice report
r I to H .. ounty Commis
f** Ac yi 18 meeting
c :!ed r. a incetinj of
. •r . i.l and D 'eprc»cn
• • to dis. u c W of
alu . ' i- on
’.-’f
ft A- • ?K nieeiin* included
nt;, - omi ii‘iioncr Wyatt I'p
i.ii h. .fun' Manager W'illiam
.R-ih) Cow*' . t ommi' .loner and
U > Hoard - ha rman Neil
Pbaiirr. D^•j Board Member
' ' -rffen, DSS Dir- tor Ken
'A ...her:r~"n and DSS Iniornt
Mlir.i.r .r,f e -perMsor Tanya
Currin
Around Town
By Sam Morris
Tb.? !~5l wc-iicnd leli
isk : wiC'C! tiA* w'rYcd in August.
Die tcfTipcTature *cr-r in the 61)-
J;;'::;- irr du> ' v.’fc in the low
A at night The ram and cold
’0.1*: '^ind ijrnprw^i the wind chill
iniich hvicf.
Dr? T^‘n‘ for the past month
ra!-«t ihe -v-ater table in .n..-;
Pc 'O if..? .“if’ t-.i about normal
Dcs IS g-.-inJ because it ha' helped
vc'.rb the wafer short;ts“c in inany
.iticv .z;;;nt‘ .
I he tor?--j I : lc»r the
U=ii: lerdiui' be in the Ht)-- lot the
lepiiizdcf 1t:i' wers
• • «
It :i al>uy>a DdiiiK lor itie
w*‘ ■' things happen to .. n._..
li.i; txifd and ra. -I in Hoke
'  .zdv z - 1 h 'v- U-:n in the
p I
111- 19^.5,'v
-f..
“The meeting was pntrunly an
mformaiion-shanng se>Mon to let
sll paf'iej know what'- going on."
Witherspoon said “And to let
them know what we're doing to
-o|ve problem!- ’’
Much of the hcasy workload in
DSS ha- resulted from the strict
deadline- impissed upon the
department by the federal govern
ment as well a' new avsivtancc pro
;r«ms being implemented this
scar
Wither'.poon cvplainrcl that
when - individual comes m to app
ly for asvisiance their financial
resource-. mu»t be verified with
-^veral different agencies within 20
day- of when they File the applica
lion
“It we do not request and
r-veive ba,.k all requirevl informa
tion by the dOfh day, we art re
quired to pay a S50 penalty for
each week afterward in vyhich we
do not have the iiiforniaiion,''
WuhervpcKvn said.
When the information is
rcveivcd. It must be processed and
stored m the computer tcrminal--
and a check drawn tor the client
within -U) day - after the applic".tUon
has been filed.
"The clicm must have the check
in hand by the 4Mh clay,” W ithf*
»poon saiil.
There are numeruu' cases each
month which must be handled
within th“.e deadlines
(See DS.S, pape 12)
Hoke commissioners OK
$3.35 million in bonds
Hy Sails Jamir
M-tnh*. of the Hoke County
Board ol Commt- 'r.;rv on 1 ue-
d=-. unanimc“=dv vot'd •• adopt
^n order authorising 15 million
in hool bonds and pas «d a
r. lulion 4JI1111 tor a .pccial
bond f'terrriidum to be held on
November 4
Ibc .otc followed i public heat
ing held for the bond order
day nunnmg ai which were pr* *-n(
member- of the H-tke County
ScTnsol Hoard and area re adcnlr
In a bnef presentation at the
becinninc of the hear ins,
SuperinicrKlcnt Dr Bob Nelson
referred to dtxumented audi—
which attested lo the arcai nec-d of
the county for improveincnt- in
' htwl tacilities.
There t- an estimated S21
million needed lor cchool -acililics
improvemenis m Hoke County."
Nclvin ‘.aid. "It I: not realistic for
us to request that ainount."
Nelson 'aid that with tlie .T5
nnllion requeslc-d. the .han range
need' ol the county -.ould be met
.nrid .'aciliijcs could be pul into ihc
conditwin ncce'Hvar) in order to
prcptire for long range need'
The bond debt would be retired
bv revenues I'iiii/■' w = :
i xrs fZ-bri '= “ —
in ad valorem Ms, Nelson iid
.cceral of ihw e pi ?ni at the
p_' healing poke z fi • of
> ikiiig steps lu air c'ondi ion the
h,».i butIdiZk. m 'der frr: thv
phvkic d environment to he z:n
d' rive to learning and gvs>d
■«t . 1 *
l|i .. dir-
■ omm. '"n f Wvait p-hur> h
rruuesl a fea.ibility tudy r- P;
done on hool air ondilion-f'
-•msTuciion by the school board
Schixil Hoard C'hairmnn Bill
C oiKton "vponded tha ,iudy
of ih's nature wa* req-uc-.ted a .ou
pie month' ago and that or
rangrmcni: would made to
be"in work on it.
After the public h-armg wa- ad
journed. ( ounlv Attornev Duncan
VIcFadyen read “cc bond order
Comrrn-iioiicr Neill MePhafter
moved lo adopt the bond order
and C ommi! Stoner James Hunt
seconded l)u motion.
After a reading of the releren-
dum resolution, Hunt moved to
acccpi the resolution and C ommi-:
vioner iTeo Bratcher seconded the
motion.
The referendum will be voted on
ri - r-f > A
In Lu '
-j a ?■ j . f'U fimfl-.
=:d . - f Ti thr T-i-'tingii-n
t PI A tor »e in a project t-
in Mil air-v vr.diiuining units u) the
Tz -._b' -,ch‘W)l ,£udit>atuiu
The requ’ I ro the
i-s'!':”: >! “. hv Mack Sesioins
of Rut'-’td Healing at.t An Con
ditionnif included S2.Fl>i) to help
th: PT \ .,t 'heir fue'^'-.i'inf ac
’ .!',;i^ m c'rdcT to purch?v? Jir
ondiiioninc units
Ih- Hoke County board of
fcdz anon Us-, granted SVOOO 10
the 'rojr t j'‘"i the PTA will be
jtsing fwng ford'm order to
bus the ai 'c:;r:diti-Miiiig units ioi
v.yxt
The rrz :■ '1 iivj = pre--
vs .V'- of la- _ and clectrK'srv by
"he uiinty
L'.ii 1 w ork and labor expense f-zr
the projesi will be donated by
Raeford Healing tnd Air
tioninj, Int Both R-z-ford
Heating and Melion'v Elccific
Healing and .Air “ondilioning will
be working on the project
(See $3..J5 MU i.lDN, page 12)
Perkinson will speak in Raeford
at Literacy Sunday observance
By Sally Jamir
I ilerucy Sunday will be
■ riebrated thr» year on Scpicrnbet
. with guest speaker Alvin P
Perkinson. President of St ,An
drew F’rcxbyterian ( ollcge.
I aurinburg
1 iteracy Sunday is observed in
conjunction with Inteincitiunal
I.iteracv Das, September 8. pro
moted bv the .North Carolina
l iteracy Avscvciation (NC I A).
The celebration will be held at 3
p.tn. in Raeford United .Mei‘ri('dist
C hurch This year l.iterac'y Sunday
will have- the theme "lileratv
Ovcicomes Handicaps".
The public is invited.
According to the NCT A, ap
proximately one million people in
the ‘.talc ate not able to: read the
directions on a anedicine bottle;
read and complete job applica
tions; write a simple card or letter;
read their children a story or help
them with homework; or under
stand work place mstractions or
safety precautions.
Statistics published by NC I A
S.1V that 8"^ percent ol the pri.on
population in North C’arolina i-
lunctionally illitetaie. Seventy
'even pcrc'eni of the poverty
households in North Carolina are
headed by an individuiil with lev-
than a high school education.
It hav also been found by NC I A
that North Carolina is rated 42nd
among the itates in terms of
literacy.
l-tterr.-^s- Sunday wtJi celebrate
what has been done (o alleviate the
problem of illiteracy in (he itate.
Among the people to be
lei-ogni/ed during the celebration
will be "The Student of the Year”,
"The Tutor of the '\ear” and
“The Supporter of die Year",
St .Andrews Presbyterian Col
lege makes it possible for the
phycally handicapped to receive
col e«e degrees
Rev. C. Ansley, Chairman of
"I iteracy Sunday” said that
F’erkinson’v presence in Hoke
County would emphasize the
seriousness of illiteracy.
"IlhteTacv is indeed a handicap,
but one that can be overcome,”
Ansley said.
Hoke Reading liieracy Council
(HRIC) u now recTuttrng
students, tutors and other
voluntcc"' tor tuturc training ses
sions as part of its serviors expan
sion.
The sessions, starting Seplcmbcr
15, will he given in coniunction
with the Prujeoi literal': US
(PUDS) zainpaign beingeundnoted
the month.
PIUS is a lOint eflort of the
F’ubliv. Broadcasting Sy-teni
(I’BS), Its member stations, and
ABC' and its affiliates to taisc
awareness of the different ways
there are to combat adult ilhtertcv.
1/iin P. Perkinson
F’BS member stations par
ticipating in PI US ;n North
C arolina arc the University ;if
North Carolina ■ enter for Public
P' o a d c j s' I n g a rv d 13 1.
Charlotte There arc also vb, ..-om
mercial :c!?vi“.iv)n stations af
filiated with AB( in North
C arolina which are participaung
The -kBC proeramming wss
kicked off on September ? with a
diKunientary about PI US nar
rated by Pcler Jennings Other
pr.vgi'ams which will focus on il-
iiteraev include “This >Aeek With
tSev Pit KklNSON. page 12)
1- V, kitcr' -otne to
' or writing- about lormci
l-'.D C rtuiMian' lh;-l I art 1
ARiJL ND. page J)
Inskeep to be parade master of ceremonies
Hoh Inskeep
By Sally Jamir
The North Carolina Turkey
I estival begins on the morning of
'st-pitinber I8 and nniicipation is
building ovci planned events, not
the least uf vstyich is Ihc otficial
T uf kev f estival parade.
"There ha. not been a parade
like this in Raeford," said I ynne
Maxw 11, IcMisal ( ommitiee
member
,Aizotdinj: to M.ixwcll, W'RAI
mvsrmng ladui (Ktsssnaiitv Bsih In
keep "fbi” has been conlirmcd as
master of ceremonies lui the
paiadc which .tart-- at 5 .30 p m.,
.vj ;mb‘i IK on Mam Street
I lie Turkey Festival n being
promoicd by WRAI FM 101
wTier. the popular rtidio anmnmccr
ha- been smc' 1974
Invkccp- who wj‘. soteil “Bcm
In Ihc Triangle" by Sjicclatvir
Mssu/me. dc ■:ribc‘ him ell in hix
b: ap‘'.'.al kstih as "•.•reai '.z,
' • « , ... ,1 ••
Inskeep explain* that "the
'eijlftic' part ‘ornc from hr
sariet; ot iniercvt from being a
pan lime .ludeni at Duki 's Divini
ly School, to being a communils
volunteer m the T'okefcllows pro
gram, A prison soluntect group."
"I lusi love him," Maxwell said,
"lie’s smart, he's good, tmd he
has a great sense uf humor ’’
Inskeep will emcee the parade
Itom ihe reviewing vtarul which
will be I'Kssitioncd in trout of citv
hall
Maxwell vaid that so («r 70 units
are scheduled to be m ihe jsaracle
and more arc expected.
Four bands have agreed to
match in the parade, along with
volur gtiuid units and a variety of
Hoals, over 25 thus fat
"Some of out anim.iied fiieruls
may fw dropping in tor an up
iseaiance," Maxwell said
The iiiikcy dinner is to be held
during and afiri the parade from
4-to to 7.30 p m. at the Hoke Migfi
School Gibson Cafeteria
Festival commillre member
Darlene -Llurk said that l2tAI 10
1500 people are expected to attend
the dinner which will be prepared
bv the Hnkc ( ounty Schools F ood
Service Association.
"Wc will be anticipating a large
crowd," C lark 'aid. "Nccessaiy
arrangcmeiiis have made to serve
more iieople this year, And there
will be the addition of take out
lines People can lake their meal
out to the courtyard area and listen
to music which is scheduled from
6;.30 to 10:30 that evening ’’
The Hoke Countv Swingers, a
square dance group, will perform
as will Toni Rogers and Ihe I oun
try Boys, a bluegrass band
rickets for the dinner are 54 and
can be purchased from Women’s
C’lub Members as well as Flarricl
McFadycn and Mrs T 0111 Phillips
On F'ridav, September 19.
several evt-nts will take place in
cluding the tennis tournament, the
golf tournament, the N.C. High
School Turkey Bowl, am) an out
■-Im:: beach niusie coiu-ert f'eafiir
ing "Ihe Catalina’s’ and "Fhc
Bund ot Uz".
On Satuiday, September 20,
Mim Street will be blocked off for
booths fcaiuring crafts, exhibits
and tood sales. Ihere will lie cv»n-
tmuous entertainment on two
stages as well as a tenni' tourna
ment, car show, horse shi>w and
the f nr key Olympiz-
•Ao *ciiviiy added to the festival
this year Is the Children’s I'ornci
On Saturday this area will be
located on Main Street in the emp
ty lot neat the Southern NationaJ
Bank (acto.ss from the cleanersk
from 2 to 4 p.tn
■A plav area will be provided for
childicn as well as planned .ic-
livities, according to George B.
Barth 11, M.D., Children's Corner
coordinator.
•■\aried entcrruinment will be
prostdevl, designed fur children
ages two through 12." Barth Mid^
"There will be lots of paper to
draw on, tumdlcs and string, Iseadii
tor children tu make thing.s out of
and maybe a puppet show."
Barth -fctcd that (he
Childicn's o:nct wu „ot a ia>
care .servict. Children have to b^
superv'ised by a responsible adul
during then stay at the corner.