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TKg w/.v ' J ournal l iirkey heHlival Hchnliilr ( hi pa^i* * ^ I N.C. TURKEY FESTIVAL Smpt. 79-20 ^ Volume LXXVIll Nttinb^^ Thurvlsv September IB l*)®b ^ ^ Turkey Festival begins H> sulU Jamtr r*!-. !.■' 'll 1''- ' ■ ^ i 1 -> the J \nn.;4i S.- '• - .a Fr’>t'‘':: uriucr«^av Ft'-iivitic oiinnu^ vkith a hiat i ■ ’ h tii- Tu.kc\ *'■ mp>u 'ar. i.= a« I j p r- siaJiunt «.n ihc ...,d K*>. kt; I; R-.lr-M I>ep-:: !oi .j1 ;urn!".g !' .... y-:^: a-- ■ tc j—yure th'ir i: ‘ Manv had r** - tr:- Ki. » Bi - k?r poke or o) Ih- K • J Jur.:or‘:Ii~ vkhc.e ”ke^ ‘ Ri jJ'unnef" i«H)k ihr H J' T " Ml I »r >^1;. 1% M •*’C » ■.3' 1 vt:>one *4-- tryin* lo pu‘H til K, ':\ c.er Ihe bar. ^hich Mb' inch on ibe aroiind/’ .he z;tJ "Our^ iu‘ kind ol sulked jp ' I- ^;aJ -.nd >icpr“J i.H-T It ■ "li a real • :J 3::r - and TC lc.;4;ns fO!-4;d to It 'hiT veer bT'T'kff and ihe JaTnorcUo hacc zo: i;*l df. id. d , a jj n; B for ih.. : >p.:'s:ani ;ho year Johnn^z Cififfer. ..on'z'rd •' i*. uif>y tiiTic he ?nd J ^ , hi.d Mh= r: ihsiy had ;i«,.;d 5" ' who Mon d;'. ;,|.i:!ofn R.’ iflc "I a I'hOM d ‘ who had lew in tre „-J A*-:.4 r Mere -'T ir::‘n :-‘ '-jd ■'Th- di-; '3'jpht i . lo run r-s-hr fast' ' The or>g['iijl turfiov had I'm iiMollen IcB .md couldn t run in ;ssc ffee. so Ml yoi uhoiltct OIK 30 iTTifrMies beti'K it M.ts iimc to ru*"' Nkc put It in and u tusi iinsk n^rhi "Wiu ''vTi’t nain ihovr bald headed bird'.." Ciiifien .ard "vki :hcm used to a tsfi*om r. jhoui all sou can do " “It was an cscni i vson’i forget,’■ liriffcn NUid "11 mc am ihn. vear we'll probabls base 'irraker number three iicsi year viriften relates that their turkey had run in ariotficr event but oiils c ■! so tar because people aere .T.iMdiiit: in UH» i.lnve lo the luiie. I hi' scar, a 'Picial ciuraJ wtll be '(•fi'ifueled lo help control Ihe uaifu so the lurkevs can run uninhibited Jennifer and John Manning s Super Turkey” won lor the ' Tai icsi" caicgors Iasi year ‘■ykc got a Bron/e \ichi>las hen lurtcy." Manning said "1 thought I could pick the b'ggest easy enough "We tried to put a "S" on the turkey's chest to sUnd for "Super Turkey" but it wouldn't stand tor that " "It was a lot o! lun," Manning said "I spcciallv lo 'cc people act fcHilish” The f sangelical Youth liroup (See IEST1\ \l , page IM H elcome ■i iign Oft Highway 2J/ iu%{ ouiyide of Ret! "yprings wricomrt list/ttn (o Hoke C ifunty, birthplace a/ the officUit \nrth ( arnlina Turkey Testival. Tht Mgn. and other' like it, will he seen h\ thtiuumds of t isitors this week a% they come to HuZford for the '—^ond Annoal \orth CaroJinu turkey t>> R(9« 4a4t-rvr««i festival. The festival honoring the state's most prosperous bird is becom ing well-know n throughout the region. Three days of fun-filled events, in cluding the Turkey Olympics, have been scheduled for the festival which begins today (Thursday, .September 18). Volunteers will help distribute food Bt 'niHs .l«mfr on- ir, Uepar:. ci.i (D‘ 1 . t . in M.'l help from a a'the rv - z ■ ts 1 orrirn meeiing M.tn. The .^i>nun?"i ic: auih.: the nss ill enter into - • :il with an organieaiion ; n u " Volunteer 1 iremen'' \ tv^w. om to distribute toiHl (»mmi>Jure' IYepart~eni ot Social w-r-1. ^ • Director ken Withcrcpoon .aiu that when the dcpai‘'nerd began di'iributing ICHxl m Wh:. nss uas told thi' would be a .hort term ai ' - T Ic ‘ I. ' :l.r di.ti . i>ur‘ vsil ■ccC!.- .0!' r c atK ‘ !!on by ‘i - ■ ;;rr i- at 'icif r^rii ar ’. P'rht * •J I - =- I-C. .. -- prakUwc (, urreiulv. ti ■ ' Jisir ''■‘led in Thr With W ■ '11 xplainevJ that the d; d;ihu:iori u ualls ti^' c a P h "f d o with 3b volunieers z .i-' T-C -i ord“‘ to torrp* ihc Ji .;ribiii:rn Rl .ponsibihtf •' ot the c.l.iiiiccr ofj-ini’ation cho.-.n lo :,^rry nut the distribution would include .“curing a location for disiribu lion, unlo-vlinu onimodilies, ce uring r tris^rated ■ and pic'sidir.g .ccurity foi :h: stored ti'od Ihe e-;'-n-nii-.loners alsc: decided lo grant a l>ss tequest for mcr iinr pty in 'rdcf to handle ‘tie in cfei.' worklo.id which c-snits in the fill and winter •Mi l, he ;oinmivcioners ap prosed Ihe c'.tablishmcnj of Ihe p o 111 o rj ;) t a d m I n IS t r a It V c -vreiars (pay grade 61, ,tcp 1) to as-.ist the DSS in the absence of I ranees Cox, who filled (his posi tion until June when she was taken III The cornniissioners lablcd the inaiter of a DSS requevi tor the csiablishrncnt nf iin eligibility specialist II position. In other bu-.iness, the commis siciners reccised a report on the N.C. I urkey I estival actniftes from festival commiiiee chair woman tvcivn Manning. "Hundreds of people arc work mg t “ r ir.* aticniion ro the com muniiy and the turkey indudrs in North - arolin!> " Manning -Jid The comnti '•onef . ■unanimously agreed to fly the Turkey Fesiuai fla . dc jgn d by i hc'yl Hoiic cutt. under the Hoke C oun ty flag ' ■ thf Juration of the = r>tival In further business, the conimi* -loner- moved to accept Sff.tKK.* in matching funds from the N.s I :!nd Records Nfanagernent Pro aram, Deparlnieni of Natural Resi orce. and Communits Development lot uscinan upgrad ed mapping program fevr Hoke Counts (Sec (. t »\1\11SS1()M KS. jxiyc h) Mims named region *s Principal of the Year Tmnra Minis, pnncipal »■! I W Turlington School, has b-.’-o selected as 1986 Principal of ;(n Year for Region l\ in .i pregram co-sponsored bs ihc Ni.rth Carolina l>epartmcnt ol Public In struction and Wachovia Bank Mims IS the first llokc i vniniv educator to be chosen foi ;hc honor. Mims w ill now move on to com petition with other regional win ncr Trc*m the •‘•hi sdu''“*-''ial disiT'-c! wtime;, two -.tauwidc ■winners will be ..rlecicd. "Ms first rzaciHvn shitci," Minis said in an inter iiow , "It cer- tjjinls t' an honor" Mims attended Shaw Ijniversily ;.c: her BS degree. She r«-..*i\c‘Cl post haccalaiiicaic d-’^re-zz liom North t atoliiia ■leniral Univcivily and fast C aroline She b^.tan her teaching ‘-aireer in Hoke Counts a' a math and teachet at l.'pchiireh Hiyh School. After integration, Mim- became a chemistry teacher iu ffokc High School. Mims has served as an assistant pnncipal at the high school and Scurlock F.lementary School, hi 1978, she transferred to Turlington and became principal ol the schvsol. “We do have a good educational system in Hoke Counts," Mints said." Ol her .huol, Mims aid. ”1 bthes- tn the faculfs and students at Tiirhutton School We want to provide -tudeni' with the best education we can " Vtin. receives a cU'h award of S650 and Turlinglon receive' 5''M' for ediaatutnal ecjoipmeitt or materuils acquisition. Two statcvside winner' vsill be announced m October Each will receive a S1.?IX> cash award and S1,01X) fot the school Program fights drugs Rs Sally Jamir Thug ;s.' in Tfrvke C-.-jms !\ wil! rc-iivc needed •Men tion if Ihe Alcohol Drug Defenic ADP) P-Ot ra.m prcvpcntl “cciTitir approved by the fVvard ■_,'' Fduci’ lion, obiwins '.irtz funding. The proposal. d!'.--;™d bj board tnert"w.fs t‘- thar regular meeting 9. wa; prepared in order to '.i ;-.f> tho need ^oi ihc rt'-jnis to pros'dz comprehercr-e d'-M and iilcohol abuse prevenijcin prog.~T-,a in grade, k la The al'.uL— drug prevention program in Hok- County will ad- drctz three influences of druB um; economics, media and ide^i of parenting. Hoke ( ountv icrhool nurse Kaihi fcllti wrote »he program propemr’ with the asjictance of vjtth grade Turlington school teacher Judy Norrii and Hoke High S-'hool guidance counselor Sharmain Butler. Ihc goal of the proffsm ii to delay the age of onset ‘or tf"- nge at which voun»; people "art to use drugs “If Students can get through car ls teen scars to where they’re bet- ler able to make responsible deci- sioiis, we might he presenting them c.cr using drugs," Ellf .wid in an interview 'They need to under- stand that nubstanccs are not solu uons." l-UiA A' .cmbis has -stablsshcd the ADD program within the Department ot (Sec PRCKiR.AM. paffr I: • Airplane goes up for sale \ plarzi/ed on November 26, IvHt at Raefi'rd’-. mum-.‘pal air pa With man.iuana on board will be ;)ld (Vtolvi 3 at noon, accor dint iw Sheriff Da.e Baiungtoii The Furches a!T ;raft had been held by the Sheriff’s I>cp*i;tment, ihe Di-tTi.;: attorney’' •ffice ^ id the .tale Hueau of Investigation in hope' of making arrests m connes 1 -n with the drug trunspcHi. Barrington s.nd thes cvbtaincd a release fi'im the L1..\ office because all agencies concerned did run want to hold the plane as evidence in the crime. .A ourt order was necessary to approve the 'die of the plsne which was registered under a frciitiou' company name, according to "Barr ington Around Town By Sam Morris The weather has iinaily tn-d to gel in season during September The 80-defrce temperatures during the day arc real nice and when sivu jet up m the mornings, it feel-, like fall i*. on the way. The forecast i*. lor the weather to remain the same loi tbi' w-;rk, with maybe some ram on Tuc-*‘i'- or W ednesday Maybe il thi'. keeps up wc can expect the electric bill to get below SI00 per month • • • Tht Turkey Frvttval gets unilri way I hureday and from II repofls. It ihould be bigger and beaer than last seai, of cour.e, we ^.?"/l votriplain about last vesr . ■ . v '• Thr ■.ommilt^ sari take the one-year experience H'ld add on lo whai •s'lomplished Twe attracl!Oi>' that will tve cn jOseo on Thursday by both old and (See ARfMiND. page I'l ( ommiHee meeting ! urkey I esti\ul t hairtnun I Manning, center, presides over a ntnirtoltec in^ciine >>n Monday. ( omrnitice mernhtrs have .pent some long, hard hours preparing fo’ the hix thr,^ day esent. Hep orts from committee members indicate that till is going yvell timl that the city is ready for Ihe celebration. Turkey Festival highlights The NC I urkey Cooking Contest starts at nevon itvday (Thursday). This IS the fourth annual contest. Come out and watch the action!! • That will be mans opportunities to see out Fort Bragg friends on T hursday dc Saturday. Be sure and check voiir .schedules... and let them know how much you appreciate them. • There will be over 1(X) units to be in the grand parade on Thursday. Don't mi.ss it. There will be plenty of .surprises. • Do you need tickets to some of the events? You can get them at the Depot or pas at the dooi, • If you want lo participate in any of the tournaments and haven’t signed up (tennis, golf or bridge) contact Turkey Festival Headquarters at 87.5 592%, ot stop in at the IX'pot for mfvMrnalion. • The Hoke Hiuh Bucks want vou out for their "f'irst .Annual" NC Turkey Bowl Football Game on Friday night against 71st High School of Fayetteville. Afterward, plan on attending the Outdoor Beach Music Cons*eit at Old Armors Park. Both these events start at 8 p.m. • The big das on Saturday is waiting for you!! Over 75 artists, crafts men, and special sendor.v are ready to make your day enjoyable. It all happens on Main Street between the library .ind the Depot, Be early for the Opening Ceremonies at 9:45 a.tn., at the Library, with Lt. Gov. Bob Jordan. • Don't miss Ihe lurkes Olympus this scat. Out Viasor's Challenge Deri'S lavc o 'Uiv i..) tn. a 'm. Ma* ilu f. • Want a great way lo end up the day Saturday? See Ihe Horse Show at Star Farms on Highway 401 North, • Remember Ip watch out for children...and, if you see any litter , stoop and toss it
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