Robesonian (Newspaper) - May 26, 1998, Lumberton, North Carolina TUESDAY MAY 26 1998 INSIDE Volume 130 No 77 Newspaper Holdings Inc All Rights Reserved 35 cents SPORTS Braves bounce Cubs Page IB STATE Veterans families pay holiday tributes Page Battery titans turn up the juice Page Schools go out of state to find teachers WINSTONSALEM AP North Carolinas colleges and universities arent producing as many education graduates as they used to forcing the states growing school districts to target Northern states for recruits We could hire every single graduate to come out of a North Carolina tion with an education degree and we still wouldnt have enough teachers to meet the demand said Linda Suggs the chief consultant for personnel sup port at the Department of Public Instruction in Raleigh Pennsylvania for example produces three times j as many teachers as they need each year This year Gayle Davis of the Davidson County school system trav to Pennsylvania New York and New Jersey looking Ten years ago we had more applica Bijl asks for million to complete Ag Center SCOTT STAFF WRITER RALEIGH State Sen David Weinstein of Lumberton is expected to introduce a today to help push along the completion of the Southeastern Regional Agricultural Center arid Weinstein says he will ask the General mil lion for the complex being con on US 74 east of Lumberton That money would be used for a horse arena Local state House members are expected to introduce a companion today in that Please see page Defective dialysis tubes to be recalled A STAFF AND WIRE REPORT LINCOLN Neb Thousands of defective tubes used to send blood to and from dialysis machines will be recalled amid concern that they caused illnesses in at least three states perhaps two deaths However it appears that none of the defective tubes have reached Robeson County GAMBRO Healthcare of Lakewood Colo said Monday that it was recalling three lots containing 9000 to 15000 car tridge sets after dozens of patients became sick in Nebraska Massachusetts and Maryland Two people have see DIALYSIS page Plea made to annex club RALEIGH AP A Columbus County towns mayor is asking state taxpayers to pay to extend to two areas targeted for annexation One includes a nightclub that the state Senates most senior member who also is the clubs lawyer tried to help with an exception to liquor laws Sen RC Soles said he planned to introduce legislation that would annex the areas into the town of Chadbourn One area includes Sports Club a bar that fails to meet state guidelines for hold ing a license in Please see CLUBS page We could hire every single graduate to come out of a North Carolina institution with an education degree and we still wouldnt have enough teachers to meet the demand i tions than we even had time to Davis said We never had any need to go out of state But now we dont nave the applications When you start getting down to people ou dont want in your classroom tave to go elsewhere Linda Suggs of Public Instruction Until recent years if North Carolinas public schools had trouble finding grad uates of the states universities and col leges to fill teaching positions it was in more specialized areas such as special education and Language But the state now expects that school systems will need more than 6000 more teachers by the beginning of the 199899 school year There are several reasons why public schools recruiters are having to go out of state Many graduates are choosing careers that pay better than teaching said Frances Jones the executive tor of the Piedmont Triad Education Consortium Others arent interested in the stress of the job The reputations of school districts in North Carolina arent as familiar to job seekers from outside the state Davis said she makes a point to talk to poten tial teachers about the quality of life in Davidson County We try to sell them on how nice it is here that we have safe schools a lower cost of living Davis said They can stay here three or four years then move on One of Davis recruits is Gina who ran into nothing but dead Please see TEACHERS page but not forgotten Day i itS Service Below Hammonds of Lumberton the Ceremonies pay respect to those who gave all JENNI BREWER STAFF WRITER State Rep Ronnie Sutton told people gathered Monday for a Memorial Day celebration that the best way to honor veterans who died in war is through a persons deeds They did their duty We must do ours Sutton told about 150 people who attended the event at the Gardens of Faith Cemetery in Lumberton A similar ceremony was held in Pembroke Sutton said owe unpayable debt of gratitude to those who died so we could be free Freedom is essential to the human condition It nurtures the pursuit of life liberty and happiness here and else where After Buttons speech Lumberton Councilman Woody Huggins placed a red white and blue wreath on a monu ment that stands in the ceme tery in honor of war veterans Tommy Wellington sang Amazing Grace a cappella the Robeson County Honor Guard performed a salute and the Lumberton High School Band played Taps Clarence Hammonds 77 of Lumberton was easily recog as one of several veterans who attended the event He wore all of his medals in a frame that hung from a string around his neck It took me 50 years to get these medals he said and theyre not stuff Sgt WP Revels 86 of St Pauls said survived Pearl Harbor He said he came to the celebration to thank God for his survival The event ended with a per by John McMaster and the Skydivers Dressed in bold colors and bear ing large American flags the skydivers swooped down over Please see HOLIDAY page No Ingles Judicial system challenges Hispanics SILER CITY AP The assembly line lined un nn tho cMo i ii 1 SILER CITY AP The assembly line judicial process typical of a calendar call in any county court bewilders most peo ple For Hispanics who dont speak English the system is even harder to fath om The scene was bedlam in Chatham County District Court on the first court day of the month The prosecutor rapidly calls out defen dants names Failure to answer means the defendant isnt there Defense lawyers lined up on the other side of a long table also call out names and pleas Bailiffs police officers and probation officials move around the sunlit courtroom above town hall talking to defendants and lawyers Doors open and close constantly Then Judge Alonzo Coleman takes the bench prompting some Hispanic defen dants to sit a bit straighten They know this judge can conduct court in Spanish Coleman tried to organize Spanish classes for other judges but problems stood in the way The state hasnt found money to pay for the lessons and ques tions have raised about whether judges should function as interpreters Coleman said the training is needed to serve the estimated 205000 Spanish speaking residents of North Carolina when they come to court The Administrative Office of the Courts is exploring with the state community col lege system a way to get judges into low cost Spanish classes said Alan Briggs assistant director The push came largely because of Colemans enthusiasm for the language and his polling of other judges on the need Were beginning to see it as a growing necessity Briggs said Its a realistic change in North Carolinas demography In some parts of the state I would say its becoming a very significant problem in our courts Please see SYSTEM page
