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Volum* * LXX VIII Nbinbvr 37 TKurvday. Octobvr 2), f R7
Four vying for three commissioners’ seats
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Moke i'ouni) Houiing
Au'* - !i> and ihc Hoke County
lli^^ I iiion I oundation.
He . invoked in pri>moting
luiier education, ba>u adult
' • . -id c.intinuing educa-
i! - through the Higher t ducaiion
t •nJ/'Mon
"Nke aic going to conduct a
direc* tuajl fundraising campaign
■ ' o'rlani upport for Sandhills
■- ommunity College S-Uellite,”
Blu'~ »Bid "We need the land and
bijildl.'-tf i" oui own, Until we have
» can’t offer daytime
OU'ccc
"tducalion like this can have an
influence on industrial growth in
the county It is an industrial
development tool and can address
the needs of industry through ver
vices It can offer "
Blue said the training program
the college could offer van have a
positive impact on the cornniunity,
luch av the onc-yeai nortkulture
program which would help farmers
learn the horticulture business.
Blue supports the dcvelopnicnl
of an industrial park, with the at
laidctit utilities, in order to invite
industry into the area and en-
cuiitage economic growth
"The tvonomic Development
Commission is Jotikina into ihr
posubiliiiy ' he -aid
"There is a lot to be -.-.id for
small industries and busim— I:
-omething should happen to one ol
the husines-sr- or industries, the rv
maining ones can pick up the
slack."
Blue feels that inviting industries
into the area should go hand in
hand with developing the roads
system in the county and in par
ticular. widening Highw.tv 401
"M uch of thir project depirnds
on establishing a county water
^.yslem," Blue said
A' -wiMtor Jim BfoyhiH’s vam
paign manager for the f iunty.
Bln? been in contact with
Broyhill and ha re ••tved pi-Mtive
nc-i ftofti the senator wMivcrning
p»>-itive reception by the Farmers
Hcf..- Admiri'tration of Ihecoun
ty requesting rinankial a.SMiUnce
for a water system.
"After the dcvision is nuiue by
ihe I H Mo fund the water system,
the iXpartment of Transportation
,-iuld rrsake a decision within 30
day- to priKeed with the engineer
ing ot the highway project," Blue
-Ml id
Blue said it wssuld be more cos:
pi.
effective in the long • ,
the highway project • ihki
would not interfere w
sysiem in the -.-uuty Hav r-* ih-
sysiem established mav -ro ,r
Ihe protect by at 5 ,rai, hr
said.
In reference to medical -rvi .
in the county, Bhie feeb that
vK'es existing now are ih- r.v -
Mactical for residents
"A hospital IS simply r.i.i p.^v
ttcal,” Blue said. "We need f - e**
courage Ihe establishment of fa^
ly practioner>. dertists and other
(See FOUR, page 111
Custard is ‘Teacher of the Year’
Top teacher
Carol}^ i //«•*- I oarit} '% Tracher of iht
Yfmr. goe^ over a Uud\ H'hrUuie with one ot her
yhgUih cLifri af I pchurch Junior High SchmtI.
Custard was named Hoke County's number one
teacher last Thursday. She will go on to compete in
the regional competition.
Students in Carolyn C'uMard’s
fourth period Fnglish class broke
into a round of applause when
then teacher entered the room at
Upchurch Jr High .School on
Monday.
The warm welcotrie wrisn’i
something Custard is greeted with
every lime she steps inside a
classroom, but then it isn’t every
day her students learn that their
teacher has been named Hoke
County’s Teacher of the Year
Custard was named the county’s
number one teacher by a panel of
local educators last Thursday. She
was chosen from the seven teachers
named TcacJier of the Year at each
of the county’! public schevyh.
Custard will now go on to
Region .IV competiticjo jn Carthage
on November 4 If she wins the
teacher of the year title for ihc
region, she will be in the running
for North Carolina Teacher of the
Year
This IS the second time Custard
has been named Upchurch Junior
High’s number one teacher. She
won the honor the first time during
the 1979-SO school year, but that
year the county’' Teacher of the
Y'ear title went to another
educator.
A naiive and resident of Fayetie-
vtllc, C usiard has taught language
arts at Upchurch for the past 11
‘-ears.
"Teaching to me is a challenge,
u IS very rewarding and it is a joy.”
C ustard said.
She says her philosophy of
teaching is that “esery child can
learn."
Custard comes from a fan . n
educator!. Her father o an dwo
tani pruKipal at Alger B Wilkins
Elementary School in Fayetteville,
and her mother teaches cxception.tl
children.
One of her two sisters teaches in
the Bladen County School SysUm,
and the other is a chid
psychologi-st in Philadelphia. Pen
nsylvania. Her one broiha is sta
tioned in the Army m Texas.
Custard received her bachelor's
degree 10 Intermediate Education
from Winston-Salem State Univer
sity.
Hoke County’s Teacher of the
Year is married to Roger Custard,
who serves in the U.S. Army. Thev
have two sons, Desi, 5. and Bran
don, 2.
Burlington keeps positive attitude despite presidential veto of textile bill
i'i
By Sally Janir
Dcipiic the rxrii' fAiicr
tcviiotiii! tev::!" biifi to psv!
throuih hc'c'cvv, iriustt al
plants m Hoke Coun y are uccp c e
a pvvb-ve a jpokesman
fr-m Be. hng:.'-:; said Is'-t Thu' •
V
During ih'i we^ck » ccicbfap '“
of N^tionxi Tc»';t-r Week (fViobe*
19 irrc^fh 25i. Burlington
Menswea, plant'- in, Hoke couniv
will be errip^’asi/ing ihe progres.
Ihc 1 snSr a. d apparel industry has
made srid ^ .otu i-ii-ng to make,
as- crUirg Mar. ( ‘••hrn. per-.on
ncl maiiagcf Jtinhugiuii’-
■ ng plant
•W - would V'. the jidmitii.i'a
tion to hU,' s b‘.ii when tht.
d'^CT-n’t hsL-f-r:; we can’t jusl vit
back, we have !•: make our own ef
fort in improving .ci icev in ordi
to compete,*’ wud Colon*.
W’her. Tlic T:*tile and Apparel
Trade Fr'of>’-nicnt Act was first
intriiOiKed to e onarrss, it passed
Later the bill wa^ vetoed by Prcsi
dent Rcagar
The bill was m tiaied by the irs
tile indu.‘.."v to achieve objectives
T the Multi-Fiber Arai.gcmcnt
(MF.A) by providing ordaly and
"0"-dt'.ruptisc growth of import.s
of ail fiber, textile and apparel pro
duct 1
l.aM year, the bill was iniroduv
ed again in congress and fell just
ihor. c-f the two-ihird* >ote it
needed to pas. in the house
W hile the bill was -nil being con-
vidc’ed in C ongress, the N.C . Tex
tile Manufacturing A- .ixnatio'i in-
itia'-xJ a n'liionwide letter writing
=imp^ign 10 lit cpreseniatives in
Waihinyion know the sentiment of
the tixiili industry.
Kent Vrsscr, personnel mana
ger. Burlington’s Menswear plant
ifi Raeford, said the response of in
diiitrv employees was overwhelm
mg
"Nationwide about 200,000 Ict-
Ic'*- were written," Vessar said
"O'-er 9,0(Xi letters were sent from
the i*c- plants in Hoke ('ouniy."
"We were cflective in helping
the administration become more
aware of the situation m the textile
indust.'^y." Collins said, "In ihe
southeast we created more uf 1
*There will be same tough times ahead,
but vDc intend to survive and prosper, *
Bill Archer, manager
Burlington Menswear plant
consumer awareness about the tex
tile plants that are in this area and
what they do. And we made the ef
fort to get retailers to give con
sumers a choice of where their ap
parel comes from.”
"I think we’ve helped the ad
ministration be concerned abfrut,
and aware of the import
situation,” Vesser said. "The iKXt
time they make u decision about
this they’ll know the stance of the
textile industry” Vesscr said
there has been legislation which
has helped the textile industry,
"A Labeling Bill was passed in
December of 19*4 which required
that the country of origin be put on
clothing labels and that this mfor-
mation also be listed in clothing
catalogues." Vesscr saic. "The
Multi-Fiber Agreement was passed
m the last few year^ which, cssen
tially, stipulated that certain coun
tries agree to limit imports. But it
will not Ire enforced,’’
Presently, Ve.sser said there arc
many things that can be done on
the home Ifont which can make it
easier for the industry.
“We mu>t get better at impros-
ing our quality in order to be com
petitive," Vesser said. ‘ We must
become more innovative and
aeativc in our production and
more efficient in order to
compete."
"W'e must become better at
•.pcv'uUiingor whai apparel will be
popular in a couple of years and
produce that to get ahead of com
peutors." he said
There has been an mtensified ef
fort toward modern 1 rat ion ot
opcfaiions used in production.
Burlington Menswear plant
manager Bill Aicher said the in
dustry is seriously threatened by
the uncontrolled growth of im
ptros but is "fighung back by
modernizing our plants, cutting
costs wherever po5,sible, placing j
renewed emphasis on rcvearch and
development, and stressing quality
and sen ice as never before.”
"There will be some f ough times
ahead, but we intend ‘,0 survive
and to prosper."
Archer said textile ‘od apparel
employees arc an integraJ part of
keeping the industry sTrong.
"Management can make the
capital Investment in new plants
and equipment and set the direc
tion that we’ll take in the future,”
he said. "But it’s the skill, dedica
tion and hard work of our
employees that makes us the most
productive textile industry in the
world”
The two Hoke County planis
have approximately P(X) em
ployees. StairwTde, Burlington has
35,000 employees.
The two Hoke County opera
tions combined are the largest of
iheit type in the world. Fhey pro
duce worsted and wor»tcd-6lcn
fabrics for the suiting, slacks and
uniform markets, supplying
clothing material for the mihcaty.
Around Town Sheriff s Dept, recovers stolen vehicles
By Sam Morris
The i-ool weal her i.«me last week
and Ihe weekend was perfect. On
Mondav morning the temperature
was in the 30s and a heavy frost
could he seen on all automobiles
It warmed into the high ftOs during
the day Monday We still need
ram, but the forecast doesn’t have
any on the schedule
TTie fotecavi is foi more frost
T uesday morning and then for the
temperatures to be in the ^Os for
Ihe remainder of the week during
the day and in the 4(K at nighi
1 s»vely weather'
• • •
For the past lew years Sally
Austin, since gradualiny at
( arolina. has been playing g.>lt
She was on the golf tram at
Carolina and has been trying each
ycai to qualify for the I.adits Pfsi
, • T •■11 1 ,,I
ed each time by just a few strokes
and once by one stroke
She has cuniinucd to play golt
on the mmi-ioiir which gives all
(Sec AKOL ND, page lOj
Ihc Hoke County Sheriff’s
Department recovered stolen
vchivlcs last month belonging to
Budget Rent A-C ar Sy,stems. In
corporated in Texas, accorcling to
records.
As a result of information from
a confidriitial source. Detective Fd
Harris and Detective J.R Riley in
vestigated a wooded area off RR
14X8 where two vehicles were
found parked in the woods behind
a revidcntc
Re-.ords say in talking with
fCMdents. It was learned the
v-rhiclcs came from Texas. Suckers
lor the cars wcic on the windows
A message sent to the car com
pans gut a response from a
rcpreseniativc who said that the
at had not been rented
Records say the cars are current
Iv being stored at RaetorJ Motor
( >impaiq
Detective Mack High reported a
•hooting at ( ouvins nightclub on
N (. 211 ut a Juliuv I ixklear uf
Ki. I, KeU springs
I ni.kleaf was shot in ihe groin
area by a suspect at about 11 p.m
un October \1
Records say 1 ocklear was
treated at Moore Regional
Hospital. Detective High said he
was in satisfactory condition.
The case is under investigation.
Governor LcKklcar, Rt I, Red
Springs, reported a brcak-in and
Itirtcny at his rcxiderKC.
A subject kicked in the diKii ot
the residence. A nearby shed was
also broken into.
Property worth StKN ww' taken
including hLVusehold gnod and
tools
Records sav the break in isrok
place betveen ft a.ni and 5 p m
on October 13.
Donald Henderson, Ri, 1,
Raeford, reported a break in at his
mobile home which occutred bet
ween 8 a m. and 715 ji.in. on Oc
tuber 15
Apparently a subject broke itie
hack dcKif and itx)k $029 woriti ot
property including a iclcviMcm,
guns and a mowci
Brook Freson, Azalea Street,
Raeford, reported a break in at the
I rcson rcMdcncc which occurred
tit -sckii lOa M CX'i'b-r-—d '?
p.in on October 10.
A subject forced open the bruk
door with a sharp ohjCLt and
entered, records say
F'roperty worth $588 was taken
including household goods and
tools.
Andrew Carter, Rt 1, Ciold Hill
Road, Shannon, reported a break
in at his residence.
Records say a subject lotcecl
open the front door, entered and
took a television woith $.30i)
The property was taken
-onietmic betwet-n 7 p.m and
10:10 V in. Octotier 17.
I he propeily was later rec*csvcrcd
and charged in the case was
Waymon Cummings, 38. Rt. 1,
Box 69 H, Raetofd.
Susie CTnninitigv, Ri 5. Kaelord
reported a break in at her mobile
home.
Rectvrds say *on'etimc bciween
7 30 a.ni and 9 a.m on xvinlier
13 a subject broke in by breaking
the front doot and taking a purse
Lontaitnng $80.
Miriam Barringer, Uollugc
Drive, Raeford, reported a break
in at he* residence.
ReCiirdv say a subject broke in
ihrouah hf rear ds>or between 8
a.m. and 12 p.m. extobet 13
The bedroom was in diwarruy
hut nothing had been taken, accoi
ding to records
(See KOHHl RIFS, page 12)
Hospice tournament
UR it weather reporter Hob
Debardelaben will be playing in
the first annual Hospice iiolj
f.’ he htld This
Saturday at the irabia Ciolf
Course, lee off time is I p.m.
'ill proceeds will go to the local
Hospice pro ject.
Commissioners
approve funds
for secretary
By .Sally Jamtr
Members of the Hoke C'ouioti
C’onimissioncri on Monday
granted a request for upplemental
funding of sccreunal aussisiance
for Sandhills Community C'ollege
Satellite.
The action conies alter the
board tabled the matter two times,
partially due to the investiKniion
into other means of supplying the
assistance.
The $7,(XK) grant will aid the
satellite to obtain secretarial help
for the educational unit's ad
ministrative offices where Betty
High is the director.
Buddy Blue, Chairman tvf the
Hoke County Higher E-ducaiion
Foundation, rcprcsctited the col
lege in the request, which had been
originally for $10,000.
The requested amount became
Ir ■ be -fse rsf ^Trti-iiiint nf rinif
of the school year which had
already expired.
In other business, the comtnis
(See FUNDS, page 12)