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rhr Hoke C'ount> Ne>%s • Ksliiblished 1928
-Journal
I he Hoke ( ounh Journal • ( 'ttablhhed 1905
\olume I \\> II NumiMT 40
KAKKOKI), HOKl^ ( C)l NH. NOKIIIC AKOIINA
SlU PKK \KAI
25 ( KM'
Ihur.tl.ii, i^nuiin 23, I9H6
County’s oldest business
destroyed by Tuesday fire
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Fnd of an era
Hanti.^ /imyr /i the \tcl auchhn ( ompan \ around
I a.m, Tur\da). as Hardin’s food Store and the
nardware store are destrisyti! by the fire which nat
repr-'ted at lut 2:IS a.m. Ihe fire is believed to have
started ai the rear o- the grocery store. Invesligatttrs
plan to probe the cause the blaze M ednesday when
Pii«9M kv Pmi I ri^nek
the structure is cool enouiih to enter. I fforts nere
still being made to extinifUhh flames on H ednesday
morning. Mel uuchlin ( ompans was the >itlest firm
in Hoke Counts, the business has tiperated on the
Main Street site since fM/H.
hla/c f 111- ■
I lanu h
h a ril in
Maan."!
and K •'••ord
i|!. J hatk
I he bl-i/i. which V* -If'** J ih
I'lJes! hi- ■ . in U‘'ke(ount>
V ’ll a\ f-laidin' tiic.fr'., wa>
^ ■ d to ha»c Iwn around
midr”’.hi r da’-, almo-' 24
hi tier It r-rpiirlcd
Bt'foff 1^ f r • ' indf-T - nn
Irol 1... ft. inen had pouh_.J
1 _ 11 million ttail-'n of
on Ihc na.-;..- and b> l^cdne^do) il
IS bclic’ cd -Cl 2 5 millKin pallor.’
had been pumped.
Hcv-iii’. ol the draw on the
niur- ipal oo^fm fucsdai. morn
mf>, residcniial water had a blacL
color and at least one indu .:r - w3
forced to . .jriail i>peralion
Th House ot R~ -."trd, which
Wrt- forced i>
bi, .au tjii.ii >
ts ,
Ihc pLnt V , • ; 1
NK -drve day
[he Ml I .iiichiin t. •• Iik ,
wt...h d ; cd a biii!J;n;- ^nh Mar
{}■“'■. bi'Jsxl St’Oi’r on MtiCi -i
Raefeud, *ji". b'i' d in the - tJ
as the rciuli of a Ore which
p'-:-;: ‘ t’ -a" ^ fear the
fvHK] -*l->lc.
The bU/c ailed in c h.ii k ;
net of Hi
l‘•.ller
at t m a I *: V am ,
RaeforJ I : ( h r f rawt- 1
Thorn 1 ,jid
Aiound ’ am firefighlcts
bcliescd tht bla/r wa’ under ctm
-ol howesf - the for r-_».n: tled iii
a ■ rawl -a.e aUmfi th'' 7oof of i**?
building
A™»ui 3 15 a m., wiinev’.;-. said
■^e Tire broVc through the roof and
fcddi’-h-ofange flames reached
heigh: of itnue thi i 20 feet abo’.e
he building
All the ounty'’ volunteer units
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roof of V ‘ ‘
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\ Tire fv;
the T-- . in ‘ to i
- ‘-nif ‘
Hi ■ from Ih
!cn>e. ihfil t'l-f 'lie's ...i
laiorv had to ret: a! aci s Mi. -
: to avoid " r, h.„ .j
M. I au' him omi v p, led
Us d ii-.r for bL.ir.c *
m WIO ...... -d : ... j. r :
buildinp .in the \ ,• ;•
Tb p* -cut ^utlUm^
i’d to . : been wOnsiri- ini =
‘■I IV2U''. Slid wa c:ed s ;
one -of ..,c rrior^ ^ttra tisc -
lures in the downtown jne
dislric'i.
The build'nw was owned bv J 'h
McPhaul and the M-,T such n
(See FIRt. page I lA)
Murder investigation moving to Wake Co.
Hv Run Anderson
•\ii invc-oc inlu iht murder
.n l‘-co Ralciph wiiineii who-'C
.'..r4et‘i! reiTiJi'i- ■-* 'e found in a
vi-xMcd ares I'r.ir Me' i on
Januarv 13 is movir to Nkjke
kounis ;ho -seek.. Hok- (.ount.
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On Miuid.iv i!! 'noon, a
'lopc'cl. I dwarU I ct k iimtinngs
44, was arfi'ced in Wake 1 ounts
bv the \^akc - ounty Shmil s
Op#rtmerii and cb-nccd with two
cc;uni' ol niiiidtr
Al 6 I' p m on Monday, t um
i at the Hi'kc C uiinly
mil wh-rtc he wjs later iiuesttoned
b\ authorii:'”-
oiiintiiijts r. being held lU jit l
wi'hi ■ bond
inv’0,:c.;iior. will rriosc lo
\ka: k ,ic-. on 1 hui-'i-i .Ihr
line . :i -a-d
M-'f; pli 'U.il c\ideri'.'.- will h-;
I 'l ' '. pmcfiii.;! w,-Ill's,IN ill
f ijuestion'd. the .hcriff said
C umming’’ r“.ideiicc u listed a-
’.llRl Jarne^ Austin Road. NKillow
-•pnng-.. N • . but ht wa buildinc
a home in Hoke ■ ounty.
- Illumine-, 44. is charged wiih
murdering Mane Purycar, 22. and
k%f‘i ttawdiz' I r--c - A*.,.- f».*. - *e
15. K>;h of Raleigh
Remain ol the bcHlies 1^:-*
identilicd two i-’c'-.. -Cc. ’
fevand wrapped in plastic and p-s'
tially buried in grave’ approx
iiuateiy l()0 lect -.part in a pmc
forest a half mile off the I me
Road (SR 121**) r., u 'iirothr ‘
t rv-‘-'Mad’
Ph'.Mcal evidence eaihct'rd over
the wi'i'kcnd from a house owned
fvv = iimming* on the I iiic Road
approximately one mile from ihc
* where the bodiC‘ were
d* ■■•'ered. led to ihc arresi, Bar
tnviiin -aid
I t house had been deeded lO
= ummingc bv ho. laiher, curt:.
( lum-ii-. 4. li* e 111 kcu
Sp-m,; .
C un:m r- - .. i . .m- it Hoke
t 'inty, becarr: ■-p ' in the
a-e dicf Barrii n had a onv i
vation with i::-. c ' . ( iiMi!
He iJ dward - umn>-“ . had
I. ..r.-c!- - ■
B.' n.iKiOi: ■- J
Wi I .pcc": C biitfi
'h ii!!i J,: rx ■ J in Tb-k
: 'UII: (ti n ■-n r f
! • P irye-:' m'-i'd, J
ap|si:.X:!r:.U-!'. =ii seats '-'-s, "■■J
Karen P> m'tf'Je' 1
om I• 1 ■ N' = T|her,
.TH! n',1' ’^L*-
\n j;;! -p ■ " w.um d by .’.air
Medic- T --iiiiin*-. O Pi--e Hud
>11 showed 1 'i w.=f: ss.c;.
kille-J by a “pie .:,.hoi w.^.iind to
-H hack of
■'ItiL' * 'nc " inducii,
fit .1 d' '1 11- ' Uariiriiuon
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A tr tnd ' ho" _ , ■ ill
decide whether the charve will be
first degree murder. Barrington
said.
Kai eii Purvee was repciried
mi’sing b\ her nuithei. lave
Purye;*'. on November IV, 1985,
ar ‘»rdina to Sp: ‘ A. Vkati-^^n of
Teresa Piirv-ar wa- rep»>rtcd
mi -in. on 'xpiember 18, 1983
Karen Purvear had been daimg
kummir.c .me- 1979, and had
lived with him, both ai her
mother's rcsiJcnee and ai the ad
dress m NNillow Spring’., according
lo a scaf-h warfant tiled bv Ihc
Hoke k iruiiu Stieriff' TK'part-
men I
K : n Purycar had ihiC'
children by k umming.; one ot
those children died ot cnb death
Karen Pufyeai leli ( umming' in
May, 1985. and laui look -’ut a
Wiufani lot non-support uKaitisi
(See SLSPbC.T. page lOAt
Suspect arrives
/ disard I ee ( untmings llefti arrises at Ihe Hoke i ounty tail at ft.’/5 Mon
day night. ( unonings has been charged w ith two counts of murder in con
t,eclion with the slaving of tno Raleigh women whose partialis decompos
ed bodies sc ere discovered in the V/c ( ain area on Januars l.l.
Commission to pay balance of county memorial expense
Hv Kun Anderson
The ^ulaivi.- -d df. c',r*en'c ol
.onslruciitic H'^ke I 'lwutv'- I r ;
monument iionirrm, !h ‘.i who
base died ui the -cvsicc -vl their
lOunirv will be p.od with !.*X
dollars
Member ol ihc Hoke County
( onimi’sion ttiiariimou'-l-- ap” cd
Monday to pick up ihc rtinaii. rp
expenses foi the monum -ni
Tigurc' s'lbmiitcd by Hoke High
audent .lo- h Pate 'hr rerr- n
mg expeii-'is for •‘■.r iT'Cirorial h\
•MipUH Art Cforc arc approx
imately 51,04*'
Ihc pens?’ ineludc SI20 to
fini-h iht • ulpiure, S325 for a
" on/e ins ription, SIGO lor land
s. .’■me and S5(10 for a base
The moiuimcni r the I-.agle
Seoul projc I of losh and hr
hfoihcr. las
"Vi far wc base eni Art (pme
S3.(i00." Jo’i: Pate aid in = leiicr
o :hc cs>mm;--mr-'ts
\) |o-HiK>n lof ihc monumcni
ha been determined, allh-iugh the
comir.i sion'- building and
gioiind* onimine-- ha ■ ?ce.;a-d
dr.playii’• ihe n: inuincnt in font
1)1 III: courlh»-us.
"Really, I'd like to il om-
-tdc." builJi ip and f-Tcsunds com
iniliec men’k’'*' \Sv.ui Ipchui h
-aid
lu n , ;:-u:ui ;'r»--c ., it
will 1.. H ■ oun ' lir : and
will be ih’di. aieJ duiin the
celchratioi '! the "'tfi Jubdec m
May
An I. - ripiion bv (j»>ic on itie
nioniimcin will read. “When th?
guns of war are forever tombs ol
nisi, Slid the inni'h;cni’ have no
need for arms."
In cMher actions on Monday
night, the commi sinners unatii
mously agreed to a rcquesi hv
American legion (ommaiuifr
I reildic W illiams lo -emove a
fence al the old arrnorv park
baseball licld
Removal ot the fence would
nlUiw -Amcric-an I .an ba-cbtill
learn' lo play roghi garni. al th?
Balfour not seeking f
re-election to office
Hnkc Counts (ommi'-ion
: hairman John V Bailout an
nounced Mondav he i not runniny
foT re elcciiim m ihc upcomiue
DcrnixrrMK primary
Balfour, VC ho hiis served a- a
ci.)mrtussioiK-? lot Itie pa«i 24
ve.its. uinde the staicmeni during
a mid month commisu-.m-vf ■ meet
mg
"Being a count: conimi- lonei
r vtiv time on-.iiTTung and with
th'. ag'iculiurc Miiuiiiin as ii o al
ths; pre-a.-ni, 1 I cel lhal I musi con
ceritrale cll ol mv imu on my
Urming operatioi; and c»thcr ag
related inve'-iincnts." Ballour said
III 4 pfep-oed sidicuicM
I .. •’■■■' ■ .
tnisugh," Balloui said.
BaK'iu: asked the comnus
.ioners to consider finding a
replacement to serve i.'ui ho term
u' ihairmau uiice he was now a
laiiT d'l- k
‘ W ;’’ . got high regard lot '.nu
ability and don'l think vou’rc go
iiig lo lii Ihc county down during
Ihe last day-.," ommivsioncr
W vail I pchur* h said
Balfour began . ivitig a- a coni
riiissioner on Deicmbct 1. lv>^>4.
anil has been cli.tirinan tor the pa-vi
nine y -ar
A naiive ol Hoke (ouniv.
Ballour r'-' cr ed it - 1984 Kiwani--
( liib’’. ' ‘ti/‘‘nship Man ot the
Vcai Aw a, 1
In 198*. fie was luinied the
Out-landing ( ounty ( ommi
sumcr ol North ( arolina
fhc decision not to run is not
i-.nr 'Mhii: I have m.ide lia.iilv or
e:»!,jlv bri iiii-e I f»re ahoiii Hok*-
: ouiuv," Hidloui s.nil
See Letter To Editor
psffe 2 section B
(jiving up post
Hoke ( ouniv ( itmmission ( hairman John Ifalfour reads a prepared Mate-
me»i during a meeting on Mondav night announcing that he wdl not he
seeking re-election. Haljour has sened on the commission for 24 sears.
field, Williams saiu.
The field could also be U'cd by
hi,«,h school teams
“If a pc.rfabic Icni--’ were put
out there, you - ould hu -- lour dif
fcreni fields instead sT three,”
William- aid
Ir-ludcd in a motion madt by
( ommivsioncr lames -A Hunt to
reinose I fie fence w:;- a prosision
to replace the old letice with a pn'r
table one.
The cv'st of a- nc'-- Icnce is
Si.855.
Around Town
B.y Sum Mortii
The we.ilher h.i been nice for
ihe past tew day We have had
tenifverature^ of 5(1 and 6(> in the
dayiiine and it fuv not been freez
ing at night Wceven had about
inch of ram Sunday and it was
needcii.
The toreca-.i i* fot the weather
to stay warm iiiiiil about Saturilay.
1 played my first golf of Ihc year
last Triday Mas be I can get m
another round this week
• • •
Last week while waichiiic the
news on a UiiftiLim tclesisii'n sta
tion, a name was ireniioncd that
caused me to sit up and listen more
c.ircfirlly The sports news was on
and the announcer said Ihcs would
take u- to an inicivicw between a
icpoilci aiiii ."I "lu oascOiiu
pisycr.
When the reporter came on 1
didn't know the man he wa.s inter
viewing, so mv mind was wander-
(Sec AROUND, page 2A)
The old fcn'T would be n....id
lo the new Burlington bu .'hjll
field at a coo of $525
Money to pas lot the fence- will
come from a revenue .h*?*ng ’on
lingeni fund, ac. hng to nun
Is Nlanager W illiam Cowan
■ ommissinner Wyatt lipcnufcri
asked who was a.sinp lo pay the
elciiric-ity hill* IV' the niiihl 'ante-
played b\ the Lc’V T tc«m.
Williams said he hopes c\'i:.
(See •OUNTY, ftage lOA;
The tfoke (“unii f stension
'ervice rc- lifts spnosnre'r
ifuilt documenitition day at Ihe
f.H. I ester Building, hi e take a
look at what was discovered on
page one o f Section R in Zodtai 'i
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