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S«5arch comes to an end
MacDonald is Hoke principal
M. I aucMin Muithmaid
Lh' V?*! ;h for a Hoke
v ount- High School pfincipal
ended Friday nighi when
memhery of the Board of
Fdutation unanimously elected
M Lauchltn “locises ' Mac
Doruld to icrve as interim pnn
- >pai until the end of the whtxjl
sear
Before hit election to the
pnncipwl's post, MacDons’d
wa> one of the three attistant
pnncipals at the Khool. The
three hud been assigned ihe task
of keeping operations going un
til a new pnncipa! could be
found.
MacDonald was one of 14 ap
plicants to apply for the pc.;;
tion that became available when
former pnncipal Dr I enwood
D Simpson announced his
resignation on July 25 A
screening committee had nar
rowed the candidates down to
three
"The board felt that in their
judgement he (MacDonald) was
Ihe best choice for Hoke C oun-
ty High School. “ Superinien
dent Dr Bob Nelson said
MacDonald, the son of the
lute K A MacDonald,
superintendent of Hoke County
Schools from 1935 until 1959,
was informed Fnday nighi that
he had been chosen to fill the
position
**l feel very strongly that the
reason I was given this job is
because of the team effort of
the three assistant principals at
the school,” MacDonald said
on Monday. The other two
CLSsistanl prinapaLs at the >chool
are I inda Steed and Harold
I ivingston.
"I stand in awe ol the )ob
because all educators who deal
with young people have an
awesome pcMtion,” he aid
"Teachers have a great impact
on students’ lives”
,A native of Hope Mills, Mac
Donald grew up in Raeford and
was graduated from Hoke
County High School. He ma
jored in Biology at Davidson
College and later received his
master’s degree in Secondary
School Administration from
East Carolina I'niversity.
MacDonald did not begin his
work in public cducatior until
January 19^6, when he took a
job teaching drafting and
surveying at Hoke High Schisol
Three years later, he was named
one of the school’s asatstant
principals.
before going into education,
MacDonald served four years in
the U S Navy and then worked
as a meteorologist for two
vears. He also worked at the
mid-management level for Burl
ington Industnes for 16 years
An elder at Raeford
T’resbytcnan Church, Mac
Donald IS married to the former
Charlotte Ewald of Annapolis,
Marylatil. They have four
children, Ken, John, Anne and
Alan, and four gian-dchildren
When asked about his goals
as principal, MacDonald said,
"I want the high school to be an
environmcn= where /ouiie peo
pie in Hoke C -junty can receive
the best education it>^y can get.
And I want them to have fun
doing It ”
•’1 want Hoke County to be
proud of lU high school They
have every reason to be proud
now, but we are on a -zoutk to
become belter and bener as time
goe by '■
The attainment of those goals
cannot be accomplished by one
person, according to Mac
Donald Reacfiing the goals will
require the cooperaf»c>n of the
1,400 students and staff at the
high school
”1 would xrvet the vupport of
the parents; not for myself, but
for our goa’ii," Mac[V»nild
said
Commissioners consider proposed subdivision regulations
By ‘sally Jainir
Members of the Hoke Count,
Bowrd of Comm;-,loner- or Mon
day considered pr-r-poied subdivi
sion regulations which could
benefit both deseloper and buyer*
■ the board can resolve dr-an ,fat
lion —er ibdivition dcfinition-
within the regulation.
The Hoke Counts Planning
Board submitted the proposed
regulations to the commissioners
for ctseir cofisHlcrattoo mni) com
mcnl at the last regulai commis
sioner’s meeting.
[>unng Monday’s meeting, Jim
Dougherty, Department of
Natural Resource-- and Communi
ty [)evelopmenl planner, presented
the subdivision regulations to the
commissioners
He explained that Ihe Planning
Board had voted for the proposed
regulations but had reservations
over the definition used to describe
a subdivision The definition states
that the division ot land into
p«i"cels greater than ten acres is not
subject to the regulations
Since many developers ui Hoke
County sell land in par,.els of lev-
than 10 acres, this definition would
hamper their ability to sell since
those developers would need to
satisfy -tnet requiremen:-. when
selling small portions of land
Dougherty said some counties
have felt this definition in be
restrictive and have been able lu
get it changed by getnng a Isxal
amendment passed through the
Cieneral Assembly
Cotiriiy Manager William (Bub)
Cowan said that there are ways in
which residents can take advantage
of the flexibility of tl>e regulation*
to suit local need* rather than
amending the definition.
In the presentation, Doughterv
vummartr^ lh« *?clliins of iKr
-iubdivision regulations and ex
plained the lengthy subdivision
pre-jess
The subdivision prexes: can be
modified in certain cares.
Doughterv said
Doughterv yuti that, under the
regulation!., dev elopers would be
required to pave access roads ad
joining their property
Commisiioner James Hunt
remarked that he felt the suixlivi-
Sion legulations would benefit
both the land buyer and the
deseloper
Agreeing with thir statement,
Commi-.sioner Wyatt Upchurch
added, that a change in the regula
tions should not be mandated until
the public had a chance to Ux>k at
it by attending public hearings
In other husiness, a public hear
ing was held tor the proposed
anieiKlments to the Hoke ('ounty
Mobile Home Park Ordinance.
After the hearing, commis
sioners moved to adopt the amend
ments which included an article on
amending the regulations.
Cowan said that at the time the
regulations were first adopted by
the Planning Board on June 3,
1985, they could be amended ac
cording to N.C. General Statutes
but not by any articles within the
body of the regulations.
Also, the co«nmtoMoncT«
two resolutions which will be sub
mitted to the N.C Association of
County Commissioners for pro
posed legislative goals.
A resolution requiring a public
hearing on school budget was pass
ed.
The revolution requests that
"the N.C. General Assembly pa-ss
a legislation that would require all
Boards of Education statewide to
conduct a public hearing on its
proposed budget prior to submit
ting it to the county commissioners
for consideration.”
Chairman Balfour said that,
“the public ought to have the op-
Piirtunity to question the Board of
Education on the budget.”
The second resolution was pass
ed concerning relief from repeal of
ihe Household Personal Property
Tax.
The resolution supports restor
ing the taxation of household per
sonal property or prcniAng local
government relief for ihe revenuev
lost due to the repeal of this tax.
Hoke County Health Centet
Director, Bob Rogers, presented
the fee policies and schedules for
the Family Planning Program.
The policies state that teenagers
aged 19 and below are exempted
from paying fees.
Rogers said, “We don’t want
COM to be ■ barrier to servives
for teenagers in this particular
group.”
The commivsioners adopted the
fee polices and schedules and also
fixed the fee on Health Center-
provided flu shots at $3.
In other business, the commis
sioners adopted a recommendation
from County Finance Officer
Charles Davis to accept a bid from
IBM lor the purchase of an IBM
System 36 for use in the county of
fices.
The total cost tor the equipment
and installation of the system will
be $70,134 and will be paid tor
through the reappraisal reserve
fund.
Davis said using these funds for
the purchase would mean that
revenue sharing funds originally
intended tor this purpose would be
freed for other uses.
Approximately $45,000 was
Around Town needs additional classroom space
B> Sam Mtinlv
The fall season finally arrived
Monday, but it was after 10 days
of over 90* weather We had a lit
tle ram Sunday night, but it hardly
settled the dust.
The forecast is for the cool
weather to continue for the re
mainder of the week. We hope that
it will go on and return to the
seasonal weather we are used to
• • •
A school bond referendum will
be held during (he general election
on Tuesday, November 4 The
ballot will be marked either YES or
NO to decide if $3.350.0(K) •^hool
bonds will be provided for erect
ing, remodeling, enlarging, etc in
the Hoke County School system.
The Board of Education and the
Hoke County Board of Commis
sioners have endorsed these bonds
and now, you, the people, will
decide the issue. Do you want to
keep out school facilities updated
and on par with the systems of ad
joining counties’’ Thu is the que«i-
(lon
The Board of Commissioners
state that the bonds can be retired
with the sales tax money now com
ing into the county from Ihe slate
The board says that property taxes
wiii itoi bw allc.iCU 11,1. L>v;.id
issue.
The bonds will not be sold until
the money is needed for a certain
project. This will keep the interest
(See AROUND, page 8)
By bally Jaimir
Classes are in full force at Sand
hills Community College satellite,
serving the whole community
through instruction areas including
business, crafts and adult educa
tion
Director Betty High says that at
tendance this year is “CTiWileratc ”
"Enrollment has maintained
Itself at about the levels we had last
year,” High said. "There has been
no significant increase or
decrease”
According to figures released by
Sandhills F’residcnt, Di. Raymond
Stone, there was a four quarter
average of 124 students m the
1985-86 scbool year
High said that there would be
more students attending this year,
particularly m the Niu-ev Aide
course, it there were space to house
the class.
"We need space in Ihe daytime
for the class.” High .said. “This is
unfortunate since the course has
pi oven itself as far as people com
pleting it and getting jobs in the
field.”
The college is expanding its of
fering of courses in the near
future, according to High
"VVe are getting 1.5 new com
puters, and increasing the number
of courses in this area," High said.
"( ourses will be offered in becom
ing a notary public, marketing
skills and specialized business
courses”
"In the winter quarter we’ll add
more technical and vocational
kinds of courses,” 'he said.
"There will be courses in supervis
ing, typing, leadership styles,
business management and income
tax preparation.”
High said new courses offered
this fall arc oriented toward the
mentally retarded adults and
senior citizens.
A new program in the planning
stages is a horticultural program
aimed at employing people, par
ticularly farmers in the hor
ticiiltural trade.
“The program would help
farmers make the transition from
income as a result of total involv
rnent ui farming to supplementing
their income through the hor
ticuJture trade, and adding on to
skills they already have,” High
.said
Ihe college is beginning lo verve
(See MORE, page 12)
Local United Way increases goal for 1986
The United Way of )foke (.'oiiri
ty recently announced heir 1986
campaign of $33,556, an increase
ol 15 perceni over Uvt year,
according to Ken Witherspoon,
president of the Board ol Direc
tors
Witherspoon said (he board
voted to start the campaign (X
tuber I and wrap il up Novtinber
This year the Hoke County
chapter is on the state-combined
campaign which provides a con
venient wav for those who live m
areas such as around Sandhills
t iirrcctional (’enter lo pledge
funds in the campaign. Wither
spoon said.
However, the chaptei is not yet
included in the federally-combined
campaign Witherspoon explained
that people living on Ei. Bragg iind
Pope AEB will receive pledge cards
which will allow them to wnle in
the HnVp r'onntv ('hapier as their
choice (or one of their choiccD tor
pledges
Witherspoon encouraged people
to take advantage of the write-in.
There arc 26 statewide agencies
which arc supported by the United
W'ay of Hoke County, including
Hoke (’ounlv Foster ('are Associa
non, Hoke Reading-Literacy
Council, and Hoke County
AsscK'iation tor the Developnicn-
tally Disabled among others.
Services which these 26 agencies
provide range from providing
homes fc>r children who need them
I. ' - -sC'. Jt ' f, d-'-
hol and drug abuse
Solicitation fur fundi will be
conducted through places ol woik
throughout tht' ctumfy, Wither
spoon said
originallv budgeted tor a new
county-wide computer system.
However, Davis cited the advan
tages of the IBM system, such as a
larger memory, saying that he
recommended going ”to a system
thai should last us a long time.”
In addition, the commissioners
moved to share 75 percent of the
cost of a front-end loader for use
at the Hoke County landfill.
The commissioners tabled a re
quest from the Sandhills Com
murnty College satellite for sup
plcmental funding for a secretarial
position.
Hoke County Higher Education
Foundation Chairman Buddy Blue
presented the request as well as a
report on the condition of the
satellite facilities on Elwood
Avenue.
Blue said that he and Jack Ellis,
superviscr for the Maintenance
and Inspeaion Department, and
County .Manager Cowan looked at
the condition cf the building and
came up with cost estimates for
repair of the roof area.
The commivMoners referred the
mifter to the Grounds Committee
Blue, versing as chairman of the
(Set COMMIS-SIONERS. page I2i
Change in zoning approved
for proposed nursing home
By Sally Jamir
I’lam for a proposed nursing
home in north Raeford were
presented during a public hearing
on rezoning matters held by the
City Council at their regular
meeting Monday night
The plan was presented by local
developer .Avery Conneli who ap
plied for the re/oning of his pro
perty near The Meadows Apart
ments on .North Fulton from a
Residential-8 category to a Re-
sidcnual ,Agncuhura!-20 category
which allows multi-family dwell
ings.
Connell >aid the proposed
■^0-bed uu:.sing home would
employ 70 people and cost SI.4
million to build
Councilman Bob Gentry, who
lives in the vicin ity of the proposed
home. said, "to my knowledge, no
one opposes this ”
(See ZD.MNG, page 8)
High notes
Hoke (ountv Hif;h School tkand Captain Richard Jones, left, goes for
•hf> hifh nofe* as ttrum Maior Kerry Hooker leads the hand. The two
were performing in a marching band exhibition presented during the
2nd Annual Hoke County High School Marching Hand Festhvl on
Saturday, (her 700 people attended the festival at the high school
stadium.