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The ews No. 36 Vol. 91 See us at www.dicksonpre5s.com Burlington gift gives United Way a huge boost 5A Thanksgiving horse show a success Page 1B Index Calendar 2B Classifieds 9B Deaths 4A Editorials 2-3A Engagements 4B Legals 8B Public Record 4A Religion 6A Socials 3-4B Sports 7 A TV listings 5-6B Weddings 3B Around Town M M II II By Sam C. Morris Contributing Editor It’s just three weeks until Christmas, but the weather feels more like the 4th of July. The 80 degree readings are not right for this time of the year. We need rain badly and according to the weather fore caster on Monday, we might get some on Tuesday, l^t’s hope so! The forecast for the remain der of the week, Wednesday through Saturday,calls for the highs to be in the low bOs or high 50s. The lows for the period will be in the 3()s. We could have some Irost. but it seems like the rain will miss us again. Ihe Christmas lights are burning on Main Street. Many people are doing their Christ mas shoppingearly.One thing to remember is that there are many people out in the park ing areas of shopping malls that will break into your car and take your packages. So if you are going to leave pack ages in your auto, then luck them in the trunk of the car so they can’t be seen. Also, as a letter from the (See AROUND, page 9A) Journal 'If it happened, it's news to us' 50 cents I i From left, Tony Hunt, Charlie Daniels and A.E. McLaughlin were sworn in as commissioners Monday night. (Pat Allen Wilson photo) MePhatter named manager By Pat Allen Wilson Staff writer After three commissioners were sworn into office Monday night, they and twootherson the board elected James Leach to serve as chairman and agreed that Bernice MePhatter should continue as county manager. Tony Hunt and Charles Daniels were sworn in for their first terms on the board. L.E. McLaughlin is a longtime mem ber. The trio defeated Jean Hodges and Tom Howell in the May primary and had no oppo nents in the general election. It will be Leach’s second year to serve as chairman. He was nominated by Hunt, who was then elected as vice chairman. “Thank you for another year,” Leach said., “I hope this year we can do some things for our kids and senior citizens. I’d like to focus and do more for the youth and senior citizens so they may have a better life in this county.” MePhatter, 42, served as fi nance director and interim man ager since July 31, when Mike Wood resigned. She has been a county employee since 1979 and was named finance director in 1995. She will continue as fi nance director and will be paid $70,000 annual 1\ for those du ties. Linda Revels, who had served as interim county planner, zon ing director and interim clerk to the board since Wood’s resigna tion, was named county planner and clerk to the board. Her salary has not been announced. Commissioners met for more than an hour in closed session to discuss the manager and planner positions and salaries. During the open session, com missioners voted toe.xclude from budget amendments that portion (See MCPHATTER. page IDA) Cable improvements outlined By Kristin CimiRiE Staff writer Time Warner Cable System Manager Eric Collins visited the City Council meeting Monday night with up-to-date informa tion on the company’s plans to change Hoke County’scable net work from microwave to fiberoptics by the end of Sep tember. With the new system in place, Collins said Hoke County’s cable customers can expect to pick up 60-some chan nels using just basic service, up from the current 30-some. This new system using fiberoptics is, according to Emu strains owners’ patience B> P\l All IN WllSON Staff writer “It has been a nightmare,” Christine Davis says about her family’s experiences with CeCe the emu. Last year, in November,(’eC'e was found running around tow n. She was captured and ('hristine and her husband. Ken, took care of the prehistoric, flightless bird until the owner could be found. All owner was located, but he never show ed up to claim CeCe. riie Davises kept her until she tied the lO-acie leiiced-in area where she had stayed with other emu.s. Right before Thanksgiving, six months after she left the Collins, the latest and greatest in cable network. He said custom ers could see some outages from time to time, but nothing like the down time they currently experi ence. Weather will not affect channel reception with fiberoptics, in fact, Collins fielded a question from a City Council member and said, “ We ’ve never had a problem with lightning... even with direct hits.” Fiberoptics should bring more consistent reception and an in creased number of channels available with the basic service, but better doesn’t necessarily mean more expensive in thiscase. According to Collins, rates are CeCe the emu Davises’ ranch in W'est Moke, CeCe was back in town— e\- actlv a year from her prev ious visit. ('eCe was herded into Raeford’s ballpark, where she roamed around fur a time. Ken and Chrisiine were leav ing the state for the holidav when they learned that a wayfaringemu had turned up in town. They (See CE CE, page 8A) not scheduled to increase for ba sic service. On the other hand, customers may see a hike in charges for the extras. For example, CNN, the Dis covery Channel and TBS service will go from the current $ 1.50 to $ 1.60; standard service will rise from $14.08 to $15.30; and Disney, Cinemax and Showtime will all increase from their cur rent rate to $11.95 apiece. Other more fortunate customers will sec a decrea.se in rates, such as: $12.95 to $11.95 for HBO; and $11.40 to $8.00 for additional premiums. Hourly service charges will (See CABLE, [Hige 10A) St. Andrews receives $5 million By KNUiiir Cmamiuriain Editor St. Andrews Presbvterian Col lege received the largest gift in its .39-vear history last Thursday w hen a local foundation pledged $5 million to the school over a five-year period. James L. Morgan, chairman of the Laurel llill-ba.sed Morgan Foundation, told an audience of 250gathered at the priv ate school that, “The time is right to make an extraordinary commitment to St. Andrews. The Directors of I'he Morgan Foundation .see this as a vote ot confidence in the college and its future.” President Warren Board an- (See ST. ANDREWS, page 8A) Wednesday, December 9,1998 Sheriff’s status still undecided By Pat Allen Wilson Suff writer The Hoke County Board of Elections dismissed complaints ofelection violationson Novem ber 3 by Jim Davis in his bid for sheriff. However, his opponents have filed appeals with the state Board of Elections, leaving it unclear when Davis will take office. Hewouldhavebeenswom in this past Monday. The next state Board of Elec tions meeting is scheduled for January 5, 1999, but the Davis campaign is asking for a special hearing to resolve the matter as quickly as po.ssible. At the end of a preliminary hearing that lasted four hours Friday, the county board voted 2-1 todismiss l9complaintsfiled after the general election. Eigh teen complainants said that Davis, a Democrat who ran against Wayne Gardner, an un affiliated candidate, went into polling places on election day. Gardner himself filed a complaint with the state board saying the ballot box from Raeford #5 ar rived at election headquarters unlocked, and he asked for a re count. Davis defeated Gardner by 265 votes. The county board had received the complaints shortly after the election but certified the results on November 9 anyway. The following week the state board ordered the county board to re trieve Davis’ certification, and hold a preliminary hearing to in vestigate the complaints. Three additional complaints were filed that stated Davis was (See STATUS, page 9A) A bus leaving East Hoke Middle School was hit by a car (top) Tuesday, injuring six children. Rescue workers (below) take an injured child to a waiting ambulance. Children injured in sch(X)l bus wreck Bv Pat Aiien Whson Staff writer Six children received inju ries when a car struck their bus in front of East Hoke Middle SchiHil yesterday af ternoon. One EHMS student was treated at the scene, and five were taken to Cape Fear Val ley Medical Center for treat ment; all vvere released and returned home. The bus. driven by Lisa Locklear. 34, of Red Springs Road, pulled onto U.S. High way 401 from Club Pond Road and was struck by a north bound 1990 Cadillac Seville driven by Adam Brock I eftwich. 17, a resident of Eulon Loop. Leftwich, a student at Hoke County High School, received cuts and bruises that were de scribed as minor. Locklear was taken to an area hospital later last night. The car struck the rear part of the bus on the driver's side. Leftw ich braked in an attempt to miss the bus. Locklear w as charged with failure to yield to a stop sign by State Trooper E.D. Pender, who investigated the accident. The accident occurred at 2:45 p.m. as EHMS students were being returned to their homes. Firefighters, rescue and EMS personnel. Sheriff’s De partment deputies, Raeford police and state Highway Pa trol personnel arrived at the scene to assist where needed. Some at the scene com plained that the intersection is dangerous, especially for buses taking children home from school.
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