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Raeford opinions being sought on downtown area revitalization During the next 30 days, downtown merchants will be asked to make suggestions for re juvenating the Raeford central business district, members of the Downtown Revitalization Com mission decided Monday. Commission members will also work with the Raeford-Hoke County Chamber of Commerce to develop a kick-off community Christmas program on Main Street. "I don't see this group as a negative organization. 1 see us as a way to enforce the positive aspects of living in Raeford," Commission Chairman Kay Thomas said. "Brainstorming" from planting trees on sidewalks to repairing broken windows, was the order of business for the newly formed commission during their second monthly meeting. Main Street is still alive with business activity, and most of the county's merchants are still operating in the downtown area. However, businesses are declin ing in appearance and many sales dollars are slipping away to other counties because of inconvenient store hours and non-competitive prices, commission members said. "Before things get out of hand, we need to get started," Commis sion member Eloise Carter said. One area of improvement might be to encourage merchants to keep longer store hours. "I like to be able to shop at least one night a week when I get home from work in Fayetteville at 6 o'clock," Thomas said. Past efforts to keep stores open past 6 p.m. were not successful, commission member Larry Calloway said. Because of the early closings, many downtown merchants lose sales, which go to other stores out of the central business district. "We're fortunate all of the banks have remained downtown," Carter said, noting the financial in stitutions have continued to generate shopping traffic for other merchants. The banks might be encouraged to remain open longer one or two nights a week to prompt merchants to follow the example, Raeford City Councilman Joe Upchurch suggested. In the one-on-one surveys of store and land owners, commission members hope to determine the most pressing needs of the business community and to find out to what extent merchants are willing to participate in a revitalization pro gram. "I think we should go to them and let them know we're interested in them. We're going to have to sell them on this," Commission member Rev. Frank Lloyd said. The downtown is being targeted because of the area's past and pre sent importance in the community. Downtown is the heritage of the community, and it needs to be returned to what it was, Upchurch said. The target area will include the Edenborough Shopping Center, the commission members said. The Raeford group hopes to avoid mistakes made by other municipalities where main streets were closed to make shopping malls. Main Street in Raeford should remain open and no parking meters should be installed, Up church said. Efforts should also be made to entice new businesses to come to Main Street. New stores which would draw additional shoppers to the area are needed, along with businesses to create night activities in down town. Movie theaters, bowling alleys and restaurants need to go into the downtown area, the commission members said. Although the Chamber of Com merce is working on a community Christmas program, the commis sion members endorsed the idea and agreed to work to make the plans a reality. Other programs could also be developed throughout the year to attract more shoppers to the downtown area, the commis sioners said. Suggestion winner Roger Murchison is the Safety Suggestion winner for the month of November at the Burl ington Industries Raeford Plant. Roger will receive for his suggestion a J 25 gift certificate from the Burlington Employee Store, reserved parking for one month, and a certificate of ap preciation. Roger's suggestion was to place a fire extinguisher in the main commissary. Deaths & Funerals Karl Dunn Earl Dunn, who was formerly from Raeford and who served as Chief Deputy for the Richmond County Sheriff's Department, died in October at age 61 . He is survived by his wife:Bett.y; three sons: Woody Dunn of Cherry Grove, Billy N. Dunn and Earl G. Dunn Jr., both of Hamlet; three daughters: Mrs. Betty Baldwin, Mrs. Linda D. Nunn, both of Rockingham and Miss Carol Dunn of the home; ?ight grandchildren; two brothers: Leonard Dunn of Fayetteville and Ottis Dunn of Raeford and one sister: Mrs. Gladys Thames of Raeford. \^SANTA ARRIVES SANTA ARRIVES SATURDA Y NOVEMBER 16-2 P.M. 4L * PUT YOUR WISH ON HIS LIST! 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The case is scheduled for Hoke County District Court on Nov ember 21. Upchurch said he could not comment about the matter. Raeford police officers are in vestigating another unrelated inci dent of vandalism on Bethel Road. Charles Tucker of Bethel Road reported to investigating officers that someone shot two vehicles parked in his yard. About $750 in damage was done to a Chevette and to a Ford pickup truck, Wiggins said. The weapon is believed to be a 12 gauge shotgun, the chief said. In another county incident, a Hoke County man was recovering this week from head wounds in Cape Fear Valley Hospital after being assaulted with a rake. Sheriff's Department records show. Shon Deleon Berry, 19, was originally in critical condition after being hit on the head at a mobile home off of U.S. Highway 401. William Ronald McNeill, 32, was arrested and charged with the offense last week. " McNeill told investigating depu ty Mack High, the attack was in self-defense. 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