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Volume LXXVIII Number 43 Thursday, February 12,1987 2^' CENTS
Thieves get
over $8,000
in property
A Hoke County residence was
recently robbed of $8,551 of pro
perty, including jewelry, clothing
and firearms, according to records
at the Sheriff’s Department.
Deputy Wayne Gardner, in a
report submitted February 2, said
that Mrs. Ledford Vernon, Route
2, Raeford, reported that someone
broke into her residence near
Arabia.
Records say that a subject broke
a side window and entered the
dwelling at approximately 4 p.m.
on January 12 and went through
all the rooms on the downstairs
level, searching through all the
closets and drawers.
Earl Locklear, Harts Mobile
Home Park (MHP), reported a
break-in at his residence on Phillipi
Church Road. Records say some
one opened the rear door with
some type of crowbar.
Property worth $862, including
tables and bedroom furniture, was
taken from the dwelling.
The property was taken between
6p.m. and 11:45 p.m., February 6.
According to records, footprints
were found at the residence leading
to an adjacent mobile home.
Clayton Buchanan, Lot F Hid
den Acres MHP, Route 1,
Raeford, reported that someone
entered his residence and vandaliz
ed property in his dwelling.
A report about the incident said
that the subject came in the
residence through the kitchen door
which had been unlocked.
Property, worth $395, was taken
from the home between 4 p.m.,
February 3 and 3:30 p.m.,
February 4. Included in the stolen
(See AREA, page 16)
N.C. General Assembly
DeVane looks forward to busy schedule
By Sally Jamir
News-Journal Staff Writer
Lawn chairs lean against a tree, waiting for the arrival of spring.
Early greenery and warm afternoons are signs that the season will
be arriving in Hoke County soon.
The bienniel long session of the North Carolina
State Legislature’s General Assembly began Monday,
and Sixteenth District Representative Danny DeVane
looks forward to working hard during the next six
months.
After the week’s beginning formalities and selection
of House and Senate committees, work will begin on
the pressing issues relating to such topics as education,
liability insurance and the environment.
DeVane was a member of the House Appropriations
Committee during the 1985 session as well as on
several other subcommittees.
DeVane worked on the Water and Air Resource
Committee, the Judiciary Committee, the Health
Committee, the Pension and Retirement Committee,
the Rules Committee and the Banking Committee.
In addition, he worked on the Law Enforcement Of
ficers Committee, the University Board of Governors
Nominating Committee and the State Government
Committee.
DeVane, who hopes to sit on the same committees
this year, says he would rather be a member of a work
ing committee than chair a committee which does no
more than “rubber stamp’’ bills which come through
the session.
He and the other representatives have been doing a
lot of traveling to find out what the constituents of the
area want from the state, either financially or
legislatively.
DeVane said that when he sat on the Appropriations
Committee the special appropriations (or “pork bar
rel”) funds were “distributed as evenly as possible.”
He said that this year several projects have come up
in Hoke County for which organizers have requested
“pork barrel” money.
“We’re not sure what money is available yet,”
DeVane said. “There’s been a shortfall. We’ll pro
bably need to trim for six months.”
Although the revenue that was expected may not be
there this year, DeVane said that for the four years he
has been representative, there has always been pork
barrel funds.
“It’s not likely to change this year,” he said.
Projects whose coordinators are seeking monies in
clude the re-roofing of the depot building which
houses the Chamber of Commerce and the Economic
Development Commission offices.
The Tylertown Fire Department has requested funds
for equipment. DeVane said that he had already
secured some monies for them.
“We try to obtain monies for projects which don’t
otherwise get regular funding or those which need one
time funding,” DeVane said.
Of the subcommittees, DeVane said that the “Water
and Air Resource Committee is the most important
committee” because two hazardous waste treatment
plant sites have been proposed for Hoke County.
County officials have cited the establishment of
these plants as being potentially dangerous to possible
future water systems.
The Basic Education Plan will be given full support
by DeVane. He said measures must be taken to involve
the state, financially, in capital improvements and to
reduce class size.
“Steps we’ve taken in the last four years have paid
off,” DeVane said. “We plan to continue this trend.”
DeVane said that counties are not able to afford
building new school facilities and that the state needs
to assist financially in the one-time costs connected
with building school buildings.
The Community Schools Program has requested a
$6,(XX) increase for its $29,000 per school system
budget, DeVane said. The program promotes com
munity involvement in the schools and promotes full
use of school facilities by residents.
DeVane said another issue representatives will be
standing by to help on involves the county subdivision
ordinance for which there is a public hearing next
week.
If residents want the ordinance and the county com
missioners approve it, there may be a need to change
the amount of land for which developers are required
to fulfill obligations.
If there is a request to reduce the number of acres
from ten to five, DeVane said representatives will be
standing by to push through an amendment allowing
the change.
DeVane said he will take steps to insure the “four-
laning of Highway 401 all the way to Fayetteville.” He
said with the increased growth in the eastern part of
the county, this is an essential step in Hoke County’s
development.
(See GENERAL, page 16)
Vocational Education changes with technology
Vocational education students in
Hoke County are joining students
across the United States in a
celebration of National Vocational
Education Week, February 8-14.
This year’s theme is “Building
America’s Future,” and voca
tional education instructors are
preparing their students to meet
the challenges they will face in the
world of work.
Across this country, advances in
technology are changing the way
vocational education is being
taught. Hoke County is no excep
tion.
“The vocational system is
changing to meet the needs of the
technological age,” said Harold
Gillis, vocational director for
Hoke County.
Six years ago, a computer could
not be found in a local vocational
education class. Today, the
machines are not only available to
students, but the number of com
puters is on the increase.
“For over two years, teachers
have been teaching typing on all
electric typewriters,” Gillis said.
“In the near future, one-third of
those students will be using com
puters.”
Approximately 80 percent of the
students at Hoke High School take
at least one vocational education
class. Those classes are offered in
seven program areas.
An exploratory program at Up
church Junior High School gives
younger students a chance to gain
hands-on experience at what may
later turn into a trade.
There are 22 vocational educa
tion instructors at the high school
and six more at Upchurch Junior
High.
A recent study prepared for the
General Assembly by the Research
Triangle Institute recommends the
elimination of job training courses
in the public high school. The
study says the courses should be
move to the comunity colleges.
Gillis was one of a group of 200
educators, students, employees
and business leaders to oppose the
recommendation at a series of four
public hearings held in December.
“The public hearings created an
outpouring of support for voca
tional education,” Gillis said.
Funding for the local vocational
education program is on a percen
tage match. The state funds 76 per
cent and the county 24 percent.
Gillis said one of the goals of the
state Vocational Association is to
obtain full state funding and
eliminate that need for local
monies.
A 1985 Gallup Poll found that
the primary reason parents want
an education for their children is
“job opportunities/better jobs.”
“That is why it’s so important
that the local system attempts to
do the best possible job in prepar
ing students for the world of
work,” Gillis said, commenting on
the poll’s findings.
On Wednesday, Upchurch
Junior High School held a Career
Day program. Another career pro
gram is scheduled for the high
school on April 8.
Harold Gillis
Around Town
By Sam Morris
The weather was perfect over the
weekend with the temperature
reaching over 60 degrees on Sun
day. Monday was a different day.
The wind was blowing out of the
northwest and the temperatures
got up to about 40 degrees. With
the wind blowing, the wind chill
factor was below freezing all day.
The forecast is for the temper
ature to get into the 50s by
Wednesday and for the remainder
of the week to be nice weather.
* * *
Glenn Langdon, chairman of
the Constitutional Bicentennial
Committee of Hoke, was by the
office last week and asked that I
run the following information in
this column. He would like for the
committee members to make these
dates on their calendars.
An organizational meeting to
establish such committees for
Hoke County celebration will be at
5 p.m., Tuesday, February 17. The
meeting will be held at the Audio
Visual Teacher Center of the Hoke
'County Schools on Turnpike
tRoad.
The next full committee meeting
(See AROUND, page 16)
Black History Month
Ruby Goldman, right, and Susan Mathews show off
portraits of famous black leaders done by students.
Goldman is coordinator of activities for Black History
Area schools observe
Black History Month
By Sally Jamir
News-Journal Staff Writer
Month (February) at J. IV. Turlington School. Both
women have been preparing activities and a program
which will be held February 16, 7p.m. at the school.
February is Black History
Month, proclaimed so by Gover
nor Jim Martin to recognize the
many accomplishments made by
members of black communities
throughout the state. Locally, area
schools are commemorating the
month with academic and arts pro
jects.
“This special observance fosters
a spirit of cooperation between all
segments of our multi-ethnic com
munity,” Martin said of the pro
clamation. “...and pays tribute to
the vital role-past, present and
future-of our Black Community
in the fields of business and com
merce, government, science,
education, religion and culture.”
J.W. Turlington Elementary
School will celebrate Black History
month and Brotherhood Week,
February 16-22, with student and
teacher projects and a special pro
gram on February 16.
Turlington Principal Emma
Mims said the program will begin
after the Parent Teacher Associa
tion meeting at 7 p.m. The public
is invited to come at this time to
enjoy the program which will
feature the Turlington chorus and
the Voices of Consolation Choir.
The program will also include a
choral reading of Dr. Martin
Luther King’s writings.
Teacher Ruby Goldman, coor
dinator for the months activities
said the school will hold poster,
poetry and songwriting contests
for the students. A bulletin board
and door contest will be held for
the teachers.
Goldman said local community
leaders have been invited to lunch
at the school on February 19, dur
ing Brotherhood Week.
The school’s Social Studies Club
is taking an active part in the plan
ned activities.
Other area schools are par
ticipating in Black History month
through oral, written and arts pro
jects and planning programs for
the end of the month.
The observance of Black History
Month was begun in 1%8 by
Robert Starling Pritchard, founder
of the Panamerican-Panafrican
Association Inc.