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Vof" ■' LXXVIII Nuinb«r J4 7hur* *rfr [>^ ..*■ ll.
United Way
tops W goal
The United \\a> gtoal has been
exceeded thi*. year by aitnust
SJ.Ot.W. according to Ken ^^lIheT■
yp»^n. United Wav campaign
director
The fund dnve u over but pledge
monicv continue to come in,
W itheripoon vaid. the monies far
exceeding the S?^.556 goal tor
Donorv include small hiuiness,
large induviries, profevMona' iigen-
ciev. schools and civic orgsm/fa-
tionv and many individuals
Witherspsxm strevsed that the
individuals not only give financial
l>, but volunteer their time to help
m the solicitation of funds
"Literally hundreds of volun-
tee{> help in the organization of
the fund drive," Witherspoon
said
tmployees who work at area in
dustries and factories, businesses
and schools take on the respon
sibility to contact their fellow
workers and ask for a pledge from
them
W i:*icrspxsn said a total figure
IS not in yet but that the response
so far ha-, been very gratifying
The organization^ receiving
fund- from United Way fall into
two mam catrgone-
There are organizations such as
Amencan Red Cross. Hoke Rescue
Squad and floke s ounty foster
Care AsMXiation w hich are located
in Hoke t.oun(y and other
orga^ualK>n^ .uch as Children's
Home Society of N C Epilepsy
Assoclarton of N c and UaRad
Health Services for Alcohol and
Drug Abuse which arc not directly
df^iliaied with Hoke County but
vshi^h bcneni residents indirectly.
Around Town
By Sam Morris
The frost (or the past few day-
has looked like a light snow Of
course you folks that sleep late
wen’t know what I am talking
ab>>L.>t 11 hasn’t been a hard free/e,
but the thermometer has been
below the freezing mark
The temperature Monda- after
noon was m the 50s and the
forecast is tor the temperature to
remain in this range ^sr the re
mauidet of the week Maybe some
ram on Wednesday
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The Christmas section ot The
Sewi Journal is now being
prepared with ads, pictures and
features. Pam Frederick is handl
mg the advertisements for the sec
tion this year She has asked that i
remind all business firms that
would like to be m the seciton to
get their ads into the office by
Thursday, I>ccmber 11.
This IS one of the special sections
that the paper puts out during (he
year and everyone looks forward
10 this feature. So join (he group
and be featured with the other
businesses of the county
• • •
RbZ Autry was telling me last
week that he had been looking foi
a large C hrislmas tree to be used
by the Hospice people for the
Hoke County Love 1 ighi Tree,
This tree will be lighted by dona
tion- from the folks of this county
You can donate in memory ot, or
in honor of a loved one. family
member or friend.
The price ol a light on the tree is
S5 OU (or more) If you would like
to have a light placed on the star
atop the tree, it will cost S25.()i) (or
more).
Send donations to: Hospice of
Hoke Coumy, P O Box XT';),
Kaeford, N.C 28376
• • •
The Kaeford Woman’s Club, in
vooperalion with the Hoke County
(Vnarfm"nl of Scw'ial Services i-.
again sponsoring "Shaic Yout
Christmas” This is to help the levs
fortunate of the county.
There are four ways to Shaif
Your Christmas. You may adopt a
family; you can take a name off an
(See AROUND, page 2A)
Love Light Tree
The Hospice I use I ight Tree illuminales the area in
front of the Hoke ( ountv I ihrary on Main Street.
( lose to people attended a special tree lighting
and dedication ceremony on Sunday and were
entertained hy the Hoke High .School Rras.s Band.
Baz 4ulry officially dedicated the tree.
House of Raeford safecracker
gets suspended sentence
A I ascitcvitic nun chatged with
safecTi! king 3t the House ot
Raeford wax scnlen-ed to nine
years m the November session of
Superior Courl, presided over hy
the Honorable Anthony Brannon.
Leslie Robert Stone, 43. 5701
Yellow idone -Court, I ayetteville,
was found guilty of two counts ot
felonious l«r-:cn> and one count ol
safecracking
'.rone had been arrested (or
salccrackifiif, which occurred in
August, after House of RueforJ
President Marvin Johnson had
taken video film', of Stone break
mg into the »afe and taking money
from his office desk.
After arrest. Stone confessed to
the charge* and described how he
obtained the combination for the
safe
According lo court records,
Stone pleaded guilty to three
count■- ot felonious larceny , com
milled on July 26. ^llgusl 2 and
Augu.l y He pleaded guilty to
niKilc'ineaniiT larceio, committed
on September 20 and 2J
I he nine-year sentence was
suspended and Stone was placed
on vnperviscd probation for five
years.
Record-, say as a condition of
pri'bation. Stone must verve an ac
tive prison term of 74 days He w as
gneii cr«-lii for 2^ days already
served
Stone was alsiv ordered to pay
S'^.160 rcsiitutioii 111 Johnson.
County needs
more tutors
Local literacy project has
students waiting for teachers
By Saily Jamir
Sleff UrUer
Volunteers are desperately r-'^ed
ed to verve locally a.v Project
Literacy United States (PLU.Si
teachers, members of the Hoke
Councy PLUS task force were told
last Thursday night
Barbara Buie, Hoke-Raeford
Literacy Council Project Director,
said during the task force meeting
that there arc students in the ■:oun-
ty who want to learn to read but
there arc a lack of qualiTied tutors
to teach them these skills.
Task force memberi discussed
the idea that residents in the coun
ty do nor realize that the education
of illiterate people in the county
has a relation to individual and
collective growth of the lommuni
ty.
This idea was made more ap
parent by the viewing of a
videotape produced by the Na
tional Alliance of Business on the
subject of education in relation ro
future employment.
The videotape presented a
detailed study of the types of jobs
which will be available in the
future and stated that many who
will need to fill these jobs do not
have the basic skills needed to be
able to learn the sophisticated pro
cedures required in these jobs
John Howard, Economic
Development Commiision Direr-
lor and Tisk Potce tncmbei, c?td
"there will be no improvcirient in
the county unJess iht per capita in-
cumc of residents itTiprovc"
Howard said area residems musi
prepare for the employment condi
tion* m the nest fiticen yean and
that, on the whole, the county can
not afford to perpetuate illiteracy
Members disciosed the plight of
the older pervon, such as those
who are m their 40’s, who do not
have the learning opportunities
which young people have to ac
quire the skills of reading and
writing
Many who are in this situation
do not have the incentive to learn
and must be helped to understand
that better employment oppor
tunities are available if they have
these basic skills
Illiterate people many times
have no motivation to "look down
the road" and anticipate future
needs in a job because most places
they work they are “paid as they
go"
Buie speculated that the
minimum wage; people now cam
are not incentive enough to learn
skills in order to j-n bettcf jobs
beesu^ they may do TinanciaDy
belter mt welfare
Howard said there it the
(See 7UTS)RS, page :A)
Local farmers eligible
for disaster assistance
By Saily Jamir
i Journal Staff M ritrr
Hoke County farmeis will be
able to apply for assistance from
the 1986 Di.saster Payment Pro
gram which is providing up to $41X1
million to farms in the country, ac
cording to the county’s Agri
cultural Stabli/ation and Conser
vation Director. Thomas Starling.
On October 18, the Congre-s
passed Public Law 99 5tX). which
authorizes funds for disaster
payments to farmers who lost
crops due to severe drought or
weather conditions in 1936,
Starling said Tues4a\ that Hoke
('aunty was eligible to receive these
funds because Scotland and
Cumberland counties have been
declared disaster counties as a
result of the drought this year
Because Hoke County is adjacent
to these counties, it will also
qualify.
Also. Fartnets Home Ad
ministration has declared Hoke
County eligible foi emergency
loans due to crop losses caused by
drought and heat ot exccvsive
moisture during 1986.
According to Starling, the
monies are available to producers
who have suffered a loss of 5() per
cent or more on the crops of
wheiii. corn, gram, sorghum,
bailey, oats, upland cotton,
peanuts or soybeani.
On feed grains, wheal and
upland cotton. .Starling: said you
must be enrolled in compliance
with the 1986 Acreage Reduction
Program to be eligible for pas
meni.
He further states that if vou suf
fered at least a 50 percent Uks on
tobacco or other crops produced
and sold commercially, you may
qualify if you suffered at least 50
percent loss ot income on all pro
gram and non-program crops.
The sign up (or assistance from
the program will run through
lYecember 31 at the Hoke County
ASCS office Fisr those that
qutlify, payments will be made by
Ma-h 15. 198“?
"I don't think many will apply
for the program," Starling said.
Generally. Hoke County
farmer; did fairly well in produc
tion in relation to surrounding
counties, but there are ;tlll in
dividual farmers wh-o had losses
for which the program's benefits
may help.
Contaci the ASCS office for in
formation on how ti> apply to the
priigtatn
Share your Christmas by adopting a family
'• ir.c i.j tirlj. with Stiaic
'Ill C tin-tnt.i-. IS 1(1 jvdopi a
family '.r rul lamilicx have
b;i.'!i ideniifird who need help
and .an he .'dupted by cuntac
ting ihe Hi'ki. : ountv l>cpari
nuiii oi ■(v.ial ‘versicev at
8” K'2s fK-i^^rcn the hour* of
I 30 p m 'iniil 4 '0 p m
Following \s ,) brief dcs..rip
tion of the type-, of familie- who
need your help lor C hri ima'.:
One lamily in need of help
■,‘*n-.;-.ls of a father, niothei.
one hoy, and thiee girls The
f.ithiT IS '-rnplovrd hut h.is a
sef’ •imit'-d 'Ol omr
Anothci laniily wishing to be
adopted soiisisis uf a molhei
ard live ■ htidrrn The parent-,
are .eparaieJ and the f-amily has
very limited rcsounes Fhctc
are four bovs and one girl rang.
mg in age tioni lour to cigtu
yrars of age
I he next family consists ot a
lather and daughter. The faltiei
IS over Ihe age of ^5 and the
daughter is age 15 Ihev cur
rently have no income The
lather aiiempt”. to work when
work IS available, however, hi-
health is poor.
Anoihct individual in need ->1
help IS an elderly female living
on c fixed income who has
medical problemv
Theve arc a few of ihc
taniilicv that are m need ot
adoption ny an individual. Sun
day -.(.hool C law, a family, .x
busmevs, a church, or s civic
organization
Individuals wishing to buv a
gift for comeonc in need may
still do so b\ taking an angel off
t.l the c (uivinias trees located at
Moores, .Maxwav and Sky City.
There are children'-, names on
the Angel Trees located at Max-
way's. Sky City and Moores
and name*, of elderly individuals
on the Angel Tree IcKated at
Moores These gift, must be
brought back by no ‘atcr than
Monday, IVi ember 15,
I manct.il contributions are
still needed and ‘ an be mailed to
Share Your Christmas, i. o the
Sen Journal, Post Office Box
■•■’0, R,;-:of'J, Nor h Carolina
The final way lo help others
at v hr:-,;mas is to bring gtMid
■ocil and or new toys lo The
Hok--' =' (iiinty Department of
Sixial .Sefv.-ces by December 15.
Angel Tree
Amanda Lewis of Duffle displays a present she tnrught to put under
one of the Raeford Homan's Club's .Share i’our Christmas Angel
Tree.