Testimony Taken In Murder Trial
Testimony in the trial of Perry
Wayne Lowery, 25, of Pembroke,
in Hoke County Superior Court on
a charge of first-degree murder in
the May 9 shooting of Terry Wayne
ILocklear, 25, also of Pembroke,
started Tuesday morning shortly
after selection of the jury was
completed.
Lowery has pleaded not guilty.
Lowery is accused of shooting
Locklear in the back at Brady's
Club on N.C. 211 east, at the
Robeson County line, shortly after
midnight with a .32 caliber pistol.
| The shooting reportedly resulted
"from a grudge between the two that
started about a year before, the
Hoke County Sheriffs Department
investigation shows.
Lacy Dewayne Lowery, 22, also
of Pembroke, not related to the
defendant, pleaded guilty Tuesday
afternoon to a charge of being an
accessory after the fact of murder.
Presiding Judge Albert Brannon
set a presentencing hearing for
Lacy Lowery for November 29 and
ordered him held in custody.
A written statement made by the
announcer at the club, Kenneth
Bell, and read to the judge by
Assistant District Attorney Jean
Powell, says that after the shooting,
bouncers grabbed Perry and Lacy
Lowery as Perry passed the gun to
Lacy. Later the gun was obtained
from Lacy by officers.
The trial of Perry Lowery was
recessed and the jurors left the
courtroom at the judge's request
for the hearing and action on Lacy
Lowery's plea.
Perry Lowery's trial was resumed
about 3:40 p.m., shortly after the
judge acted on Lacy Lowery's plea.
Perry Lowery was arrested after a
scuffle with officers, the investi
gation report says.
Judge Albert Brannon is pre
siding over the court term, which
opened Monday and will continue
through this week.
The court term was convened at
10 a.m. Monday, and the murder
case was called for trial later in the
day.
Area Incidents
Tools, Telephones Stolen
* Break-ins and thefts of tools,
telephones, and an auto battery
were among the cases reported to
the Hoke County Sheriffs Depart
ment recently.
Leroy McDuffie of Queen more
reported someone stole his S50 car
battery October 8 or 9.
Two telephones, a television set, a
camera with flash gun, and a chain
^aw were stolen from Luther G.
Scott's property at 3315 Hickory
St., Raeford, between November 7
and Saturday. The stolen property
has a value of $710.
Tools and spot lights valued at
$629 were stolen from Robert
Womack's yard on Rt. 1. Red
Springs, between November 7 and
9.
Someone broke into Park Chapel
Church, Rt. 1, Raeford, between
)rhursday and Saturday and stole a
I vacuum cleaner, a set of candles, a
| cross and a storm window. The
^property was valued at a total of
$195.
Mariea Ford, Country Fair
Mobile Home Park, Raeford, re
ported someone broke into her
residence Saturday and stole a $648
color television set.
Carolina Telephone and Teleg
graph's Raeford office reported
someone pried the top off a
telephone repeater between No
vember 1 and 10.
The investigation report says
there appeared to be no reason for
the act outside of doing malicious
damage.
Raeford Police Chief Leonard
Wiggins reported the following.
Henry L. McNeill, 511 Grant
Ave., told police Saturday that
someone cut the right rear tire of
his car. The tire was worth $53.
Diane Mercer, 207 E. Prospect
Ave., reported that between No
vember 8 and last Thursday two
rims were taken from her son's
bicycle while it was in her back
yard. The rims were worth S25.
A woman's suit worth S520 was
reported Friday missing from the
Gingham Edition. 327 N. Main St.
The report says it vanished between
November 4 and 1 1 .
Someone got SI. 40 worth of gas
at a pump outside The Pantry on
East Central Avenue Saturday ,then
drove off without paying for it.
A 1966 Chevrolet owned by
Everlona McBryde of Box 341,
Red Springs, was stolen while she
was at work at the House of
Raeford Saturday but was
recovered in Fayetteville later that
day.
Batteries from four trucks own
ed by Dick Weeks Construction
Co. of Asheboro were reported
stolen last weekend from the
Rock fish substation.
Hearing Slated For IE A
A proposal for the federal gov
ernment to renew the Hoke County
jg&hool system's Indian Education
^Act at the same levels as last year
will be aired Thursday at 7 p.m. at
the county courthouse.
Earl Oxendine, director of
Indian education for the Hoke
schools, explained Friday in an
fnouncing the public hearing that
the hearing is required each year by
! the federal government before pro
grams and funding for the ensuing
year can be approved.
A He also said the Hoke applica
tion will ask for $104,000, the same
amount the school system received
for 1982-83 but school officials
expect about 40% less -? a total
S63.000 to $64,000, -- to be
granted, in view of the federal
reductions in fundings.
The federal program is designed
to meet the special education needs
of Indian students, Oxendine said.
The main thrust, he added, is to
-get the Indian students involved in
total programs at the various
schools.
Before the programs were in
stituted in 1973. Indian students
were not involved in extracurricular
activities at their schools, prin
cipally Upchurch Junior High
School and Hoke County High
School.
Since then, however. Oxendine
said, "we've had oar students
totally involved" in sdch programs,
particdlarly at Upchdrch and Hoke
High.
The principal components of the
program, he said, are: codnseling.
at school and at home for Indian
stddents with problems with
stddies, attendance, or other; a
medical-dental aid program; and
transportation (to events of special
interest to Indian stddents, as well
as for other pdrposes); and in
cdltdral arts.
Around Town
(Continued from page I)
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sound. He must have been taken
^ff that mission because no one in
^ur group was pushed or had any
trouble with Gatlin.
m Maybe it would have been good if
he had tried something, because
the Presbyterian group didn't catch
t;*any fish.
V 1 did not attend the open house
- of the new building of the First
f3aptist Church last Sunday, but I
g have received many comments from
? those in attendance at both the
I dedication serive and the open
I house.
The dedication service was to a
I standing room only crowd Sunday
I Advice Given Co.
fror Zoning Here
The Hoke County commis
sioners last week received advice
that zoning is ideally the first con
trol to put in place for orderly
growth and planning, and that if
the commissioners wish to
establish land-use controls, a Plan
ning and Zoning Board be ap
pointed.
Jim Perry, administrator
"lanner of the Lumbee River
Council of Governments, met with
commissioners at a work session
November 8 on land-use controls,
zoning ordinances and related mat
ters.
Perry said he or a member of his
staff would be willing to work with
a county planning board as coor
dinator.
Some discussoin was held on the
[^possibility of enacting a zoning or
dinance, and the North Carolina
Building Code for the county at
the same time.
John Balfour, chairman of the
Board of County Commissioners,
thanked Perry for meeting with the
board and advised that further con
tact with him probably would be
made in December.
The board adjounred without
lading on the matter.
morning and the food at the picnic
after the service was more than the
crowd could eat. The seating
capacity of the new building is
approximately 450 and some say
that over 100 were standing around
the walls during the dedication
service .
Everyone seems to think that the
building is 100% OK and that it is
as near perfect as you would want
in all respects.
Of course I haven't talked to
everyone that attended or received
the opinion of everyone in the city,
so I know that someone doesn't like
some parts of the structure, I will
only make this statement: "The
building is built for the Glory of
God and that will make it stand on
its own."
? * *
There has been a bumper crop of
pine straw and leaves this year and
once again the City of Raeford has
provided excellent work in keeping
them moved from yards and street
gutters.
The street and sanitation de
partments are to be commended.
? * *
Bob Bullard of Wagram, a
member of old Battery "F". was by
the house last week and had some
pictures he had taken at the 1982
Reunion at Wrightsville Beach. He
left the negatives with me and I had
them developed and the pictures
are at The News-Journal office.
If you would like to see the
pictures, go by the office and Pam
Frederick will be glad to show them
to you. If you would like to borrow
the negatives to have some prints
made, she will let you have them.
Just remember, others may want
some prints, so be sure to return
the negatives.
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WANT HOME ?? These two dogs being held by Raeford Dog Warden Johnny Riley are among the healthy dogs
and cats of all ages, sizes and kinds at the Hoke County-Raeford city dog pound that would make good pets.
Anyone interested in adopting animals is advised to contact the Raeford Police Department or County Health
Department. Riley says these two dogs, who came to the pound together are good watch dogs: they bark at
strangers coming onto the property. The black dog is a male, the light one is female, and both, like ull the animals
at the pound, have had their proper "shots." Also they are very lively in a friendly way. which is why the
photographer didn V get a better picutre: they couldn 't he persuaded to pose property.
Airport F unding Available
(Continued from page I )
been no "near misses" with
jumpers being hit by aircraft,
Thacker said.
Ironically, Thacker is credited
with doing much to build the
Raeford Airport. The activity
created by his jump school has not
only helped with federal and state
funding in the past, but has also
prevented the facility from being
deserted at times.
The jump operation is not the
biggest concern of state officials.
"We had rather see. Raeford get
a handle on running the airport,"
state Department of Transporta
tion Director of Aeronautics Will
G. Plentl said.
Like many other small airports
in North Carolina, Raeford has
allowed the municipal facility here
to be run with little supervision.
Plentl said.
"It hasn't had the attention it
should have," he added.
The state Department of
Transportation will fund up to
SO87# of the funds not paid by
federal grants and does have
money for new airport terminals.
In addition to the lack of
management, state officials also
said they would like to see the land
ing site for jumpers moved from
the Raeford facility.
"If the airport expands and gets
busy, parachute jumping- wiH-not
mix well with the flying," state
regional supervisor Jay Pate said.
Once the Raeford airport is im
proved, it will probably mean an
increase in tax revenue to Hoke
County, as well as a drawing card
tor industries, Pate said.
A drawback would be that the
facility will probably never have
regular passenger commuter service
because of its close proximity to
Fayetteville.
Raeford needs to acquire land
and extend runways and to pave
taxi ways. Pate said.
The facility could also use a ter
minal building, he said.
The FAA could fund up to 90?'o
of the improvement projects, the
state 5% and local taxpayers would
only have to pay 5%, Pate said.
Committee members are also
looking into the feasibility of con
structing hangers, which could be
rented. No federal or state funds
would be available for that money
making project, however.
If hangers were built, all could
be rented easily, Thacker said.
Most committee members ex
pressed a willingness to work with
the jumping operation, and
changes in take-off and landing
patterns are being studied which
would take aircraft away from the
parachutists.
Although committee members
have expressed concerns about the
airport's proximity to Ft. Bragg
and low-flying Military Operations
Areas (MOA), both the state of
- "fictals and fcobinsorr s-aid Thefacrli
ty's location was not a problem.
"If we were concerned about the
MOAs, we would be cutting off
funding to airports all over the
state," Plentl said.
Both Robinson and Plentl said
Raeford was a good prospect for
airport funding, if some of its
operational problems are resolved.
1st Baptist
Dedicated
(Continued from page 1)
The ground for the new sanc
tuary building was broken in a
ceremony May 2, with the pastor,
the Rev. Billy Beaver, digging the
first shovelful. He was followed by
Ashwell Harward. chairman of the
church's Building Committee, then
Glenn Langdon, chairman of the
Board of Deacons.
The old sanctuary building will
be converted for use for educational
purposes.
The old bell which for years from
its wooden belfry atop the old
building summoned worshippers to
services will be placed in the garden
behind the old church building.
The garden is used for outdoor
programs.
? * ?
When wood is burned in a stove
or fireplace, heat is used to
evaporate water from the wood
- before heat is given off. That is why
dry wood produces more useable
heat than an equal volume of wet
wood of the same species.
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