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October 29,2003
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Spirited display
The pumpkin-colored caution light at Five Points slows vehicles on Calloway Road and provides passengers
an opportunity to see the labors of Jon Calloway, who outdid himself on decorating his yard for Halloween
this year.
Other Stuff
(Coiiliiwcd from puj’C I A)
phone SNSlem. Thai was an actual
conversation a friend had w ith the
staff and helpful eonipuler last week.
But at least I don't h.i\e to won\
about it any longer, for National Moss
Day, the folks here ga\e me a new
phone, and it has only five hullons.
not 37 like I wrote about before. It's
also has a very cool design:
If this column ends up being short,
poorly written or lacks substance,
blame it on the kids, for the last week
or two I have been taking photos of
children dressed for Halloween And
while time consuming to photograph
108 kids, it's been a blast!
They'vecome in dressed ;ise\ cry -
thing imaginable - one was ;i sanil-
wieh for heaven's sake.
And there was the louean who in-
flateil herself as I watched from my
window. Her little suit had hattery-
poweied fans that blew her up to the
si/e of an ostrich (and required ;i
wirle-angle lens for the picture).
I'hey came in laughing and they
came in crying.
Some of the latter could be bribed
w ith candy to smile. Others and their
ptireiits entered negotiations that
would have been the envy of profes
sional athletes. One kid left with a
dollar, some candy, a promise of an
immediate cheeseburger and a deal
that she ernild spend the night with a
friend that evening.
This y ear we didn't have a preg
nant woman with her belly painted
like a pumpkin, but we did have a dog
dressed for trick-or-treating.
No. I may not have gotten any
thing else accomplished, but I had
fun.*
Thursday night found me :it
Turlington School for Jane Sellars'
class production of a murder/mys-
tery comedy play th;tt several of the
class had written. Pretty impressive -
especially a choreographed fighting
scene.
I wish someone would bring drama
regularly to Hoke County.
Hmm... Let me rephrase th;it.‘
I had lost trtiek of one of my best
friends from college, even after sev -
er;il valiant efforts to find him. Do a
Cloogle search for ‘ Tom Brow n " and
you'll understand why. I found out a
few years ago he was living in At
lanta, but that wasn't much help ei
ther. Do you know how many Tom
Browns there are in the Atlanta area'.’
So vv hen I answered a phone call a
couple of vv eeks ago anil it vv as Tom.
I was shocked. He was at the Bed
Springs house of iinother friend from
school, Jackie Odom, and they were
headed to the beticli for a weekend of
R and R. Did I vv ant to join them for a
night'.’ You betcha.
Tom grew up in Clinton, and after
a violent end to his family while he
was in high school, moved in vv ith the
family ofTommy Kennedy (formerly
of Raeford).
When I met him. though a genius,
he was a on the lO-year plan.
I vividly remember being intro
duced to him in his upsttiirs room in
Cullovvhee more than 25 yetirs ago.
Beside his bed was a Volkswagen
engine. Tom believed if you could
Escape
(Conliiiued from ptifp' I A)
Peterkin notified county commis
sioners by letter on September IS t hat
the jail was in danger of being shut
down by the state. Jail eonsultiint
Donnie D. Byrd of the N.C. Dept of
Human Resources, had inspected the
jail during an unannounced v isit two
days earlier and said it would be the
last time he would give a warning ol
violations of the sttite statutes.
It was not the llrsl time Byrd h;id
written up the jail for having the sur
veillance booth in the rear of the jail
unmanned, Peterkin told commission
ers. Peterkin said he needed an addi
tional person on each shift to man the
annex section and comply with stat
utes. The sheriff went before commis
sioners on October b w ith his request
for four more jail personnel, but no
action was taken. 'I'hey held a special
meeting October 13 and discussed ex
pansion, improvements and possibly
thehuildingof:i new jail but did not till
Peterkin s request for the additional
officers. I le had also asked for the four
jtiilers during budget planning sessions
early this summer, citing a recommen
dation by the state inspector.
As his officers began a manhunt
for the four missing inmates last night.
Peterkin said, "Some things you got
to pay attention to."
Peterkin added that the inmates
"actedonwhat we were talking about."
Peterkin wrote in his budget re
quest in June the ratio of jailers to
inmates should be one officer to every
12 inmates. "Currently the ratio in the
Hoke County Jail is one officer to
every 23 inmates."
Peterkin wrote in September that
the j:iil population had peaked at ‘J7
inmates in August, and he ;ilso in
cluded a copy of his budget request
for the commissioners to review again.
There were .“'.S inmates at the jail
prior to the escape.
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read you could do anything, and was
rebuilding the engine (in his bedroom)
using a book for guidance. Another
lime IV isited I noticed a dog walking
around w ith a bandaged legand middle
section. The dog, 'Pom said, had been
shot, so 'Pom got some books from the
library and some ether from the lab
where he held a part-time job tending
rats, and performed surgery to re
move the bullet,
I was thinking about these stories
and others as I drove to I lolden Beach,
and was wondering what I would find.
In our school days, Tom had some
malady of the eyes, and even with
repetited experimental surgery in At
lanta-an ;id venture I accompanied him
on at least once - the doctors didn’t
seem to be making much headway.
Well, it was the same ol’ Tom.
Smart, a possessor of a dry wit, and
incredibly kind and humble. And le
gally blind.
He could make out shapes, but I
held my laptop screen to his face to
show him a picture of the family. An
inch from the screen, he panned the
photo and said he thought he could
make ev eryone out from the hair (or
lack thereof).
In the morning, he came down
stairs and began making breakfast as
I was kicked back looking at the wa
terway. I walked over to the stove to
check progress. "Tom, the bacon is
cooking with the stove set to ‘one",” I
said. "I I ike to cook it slowly,” he said.
Same ol' Pom.
I turned the burner up a tad and
came back a few minutes later. A
saltshiiker that had apparently fallen
in the pan was cooking along with the
bacon. 'Phis time, I didn’t say any
thing, but just quietly removed it.
As we talked I discovered he uses
a reading machine and is pursuing a
doctorate of philosophy from Geor
gia Stale.
It occurred to me that this was his
life's story. An unfair number of in
credible challenges, but probably the
person he is precisely because of
them.*:*
Events planned for
youngsters Friday eve
The bad news is that the haunted
house planned at the North Raeford
Volunteer Fire Dept, for the day be
fore Halloween has been canceled.
The good news is that the
firefightersand theirfamiliesareplan-
ning a carnival on Halloween night.
Equally good news is that the folks
at First Baptist Church will be having
their annual alternative to I lallow'een
October 31.
Then there is the Pillow Talk for
Kids event to take place at Abundant
Life Ministries Church of God in
Christ Friday night. In addition. Word
of Life Temple is offering I lalleluah
Night.
The Halloween carnival at North
Raeford Fire Dept., located on Turn
pike Road, begins at 7 p.m. Admis
sion is free but hot dogs will be sold
for 50 cents.
The First Baptist alternative event
is free. Called Light the Night Fall
Festival, it features the bouncer that
kids love, an equally enjoyable fire
truck to be explored, hay rides, games,
door prizes, hot dogs, cotton candy,
snow cones and popcorn. Plus, for
those kids wearing non-scary cos
tumes, acontest will take place. Hours
are 6-8 p.m.
Pillow Talk- A Night in Christ is
for youngsters 3-18 begins at 7 p.m.
Friday and concludes at 8 a.m. Satur
day. Youngsters who want to partici
pate should RSVP to Althea Law on,
495-0674; or 'I'yshica Tuckir, S^S
7568.
The church is located at 3()()
Stevens Street.
Halleluah Night is scheduled at (>
9 p.m. at the church .it I9.S.S
Fayetteville Road just outside the
Raeford city limits. There will In
games and other activ ities for all age
groups. No demonic costumes.illowed
and only treats — no iiicks ate
allowed.
For those w ho want to continue the
holiday atmosphere into Salutday.
Sandy Grove United Mithmli'-I
Church's Fall Festival is Novembn
I. Breakfast, a yard and bake sale will
beginat7a.m. Lunchseivtd.il Id: 'd
a.m. until vittles are gone. Childitii't
games, including a h;iy ride, will t.ikt
place in the afternoon. Dinnei is .it I
6 p.m. and a cake walk will be held
during the dinner hours. Rallle draw
ing and an auction are scheduled loi
6-8 p.m.
And here, is an early Chiisimassv
sort of giving event: St. James I hiittd
Church of God. located on Hiuhw.iv
401 By-I’ass, is having thtii I ovi
Thy Neighbor giveaway S.ilurd.iv.
November 1. Clothes, housthold ap
pliances, whatnots, shoes ele. w ill In
given away.
Hospice training held
October 2 was sunny, cool and
windy, but' gorgeous fall day. The
fish fry sponsored by the Raeford
Methodist Men was a huge success.
Over 60 volunteers donated time and
talent for this event to benefit our
Hoke County hospice patients and
families.
Everyone on the Liberty Hospice
Team sends a big thank you to the
Methodist Men, volunteers and ev
eryone who attended the fish fry. This
support enables our hospice team to
provide enhanced service to Hoke
families.
On Oct. 8, ten new Hospice volun
teers graduated from our Hospice
volunteer training class. The I lospice
team is very happy to welcome Janice
Griffin, Molly Griffin, Dean James,
Patricia Jackson, Verleen Green,
Helen Goins, Amanda Hollg.way,
Marlies Kellermann, Robin and
Steven Knudson. We look forward to
working with each and every one of
these volunteers.
In addition, several "old’ volun
teers attended the classes to update
their training. Volunteers are a vital
part of our program and provide in
valuable service to our patients and
families.
November is National Hospice
Month and we will be offering two
new programs. Both of these pro
grams are supported with funding
from the Lumber River Council of
Governments/Agency on Aging.
CareGiver training classes will be
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Ruth Phillips
held at 7 p.m. each Mond.iy night in
November at the Senior Sen u.es ()t
ficeintheOld Xrniory.'fhisis.in is
hour training course to help thos,
who are taking care ol ill f.imilv m
friends in the home.
Liberty Hume C.iie .ind Hospii
nurses will teach the eouise Ih.il w ill
cover the basic skills needed t.' c.iie
for housebound patients. I he coins,
will include instructions, dein.'iisii i
tions and hands-on activ iiies. I oi ,id
ditional information and to legisiei
please call 8'’5-819iS.
'file Bereavement Sup|ioil (piou|>
will meet on Tuesday. Novunber I
and 11 at lOa.m. at the Raeloid I’les
byterian Church, This group is .ip. n
to anyone in the community.
Our (’arcGivers Suppoii Gionp
will meet on Nov cmbci ” ,it ' p ni it
the Senior Serv ices olticc in the I )lil
/Xrmory. If you have questions about
any of these programs, ple.ise c.ill tb.
Liberty Office.
The Hospice olticc is loc.it. d ,ii
336 S. Main Stieet in Raeloid .iiul is
open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. d.iilv vv nh
staff on call 24 hours a day. \s al
ways, we are very gialeful foi voui
support.
Hoke Parks & Rec has sports, trips
Titanic exhibit
Are you interested in seeing the
7.5()()-square-foot exhibit on Tuesday,
November 18, 2003? The bus will be
leaving the parking lot of the former
National Guard Armory at 7:30 a.m.
and returning approximately 4:30 p.m.
'file price will be $20 pp and includes
ticket and transportation; lunch will be
on yourown. 'fhere are still seats avail
able. Money must be paid by 5 p.m. on
Friday, October 31,2003.
Miami, Florida
Do you want to get away after the
winter holidays? Come join Parks &
Recreation on a trip to Miami from
February 29 through March 5, 2004.
'fhe package includes round trip trans
portation; five nights deluxe hotel
accommodations (brand new hotel);
five breakfasts (hot buffet); three din
ners; cruise on Biscayne Bay (see the
homes of Paul Newman, Rosie
O'Donnell, Gloria Estefan, etc.) visit
the Bayside Marketplace; visit the
Miami Beach and South Beach areas;
admission to Flamingo Gardens. The
price: $419 pp double occupancy;
$399pp triple occupancy; $568single
occupancy.
Half of the money is required by
November 21,2003; the balance by 5
p.m. January 16, 2004.
Fall sports
Football, cheerleading and soccer
programs are ongoing. Soccer games
are played at Turlington Field and
Hoke High. Football games are at
Armory Park (former Nation.il (lu.iid
Armory).
Senior bingo
The seniors continue to enjov
bingo. 'Ihe next session will be on
Wednesday, November 12 at 1(1 a.m.
until noon at the Hoke Countv I i
brary with prizes and refreshments.
Senior bowling
'nie.seniorscontinueloen|ov bowl
ing at Sandhill Bowling Lane in Ab
erdeen.The van leaves the paiking lot
(old National (iiiard Armoiv) at I
p.m. and returns approximately 4.3(1
p.m. every Thursday. If you aie intei
ested, call on 'I’uesdays.
If you are iiKerested in anv ol ilu
above, call 875-4035.
For H Progressiue Raeford
ELECT
BUDDY BLUE
Raeford City Council
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