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Hskppu Valentine'S Dais TheN ews-Tournal I he Hoke 1 ounl> Sens - i■^»tabii^hed IV2M I he Hoke C ounty Journal • fr>tablished 1905 \olumt- I \\>ll Number 43 KC^yoKI). IIOKt 1 Ol NH. NOKIM ( AKOI INA SlO|*yM\yAK 25(hMs lhur\da>, f-t'bruar^ 13. 19K6 Largest cockfighting raid nets over 200 participants ' ■ 2(M* ipant. at biirn '.ailed "the laffC'*! e.tmc Kt Kun An«lrrM>n • - to 2' la\‘ vf'i"- eincnt offieci- took pari ■•dj\ 1) ha- ci‘ iJigiitirig -aid held in Iht. ■.late;” Hoke i oiints ''h-i tll Dd.tJ liarnngton said on MiMida\, The raid took place at 4 p.ni. Salurd.^\ at a ' re. '^irtal bidding in the western %cction ol il‘>ke I .-'jiise off I 1^ adjacent to the I imbv' River and ' e SeOiland County line. tMlicr'' from the Hoke County Shenff’- (•cp'O'Mcnt. aided bv the Cumberland County ''I: iitf V l>ipartment and the State Bureau of In V ' o • ' , v.;:p:ued and apprehended 205 per - ;.i the .tVvknght Most ot the Cl*.klighter' and 'peciators were !.: ;n the wc'icrn 1’ii.dmont section ol the state, B? f:';:lor s^ul • of 'h-rM. apprehended vvav torincr Hoke !■ F-verette Martin Roberts. R .Tl‘ ■ ■ , : N s!.i:c ■4^. o \i Ki-.^Jed in the list ol those allegedly in- ■’ ved 11 T ^'-vklighting were 16 residents from . nan. .• !'wn Unated approsimatcly 1 si'i,:h ol Cirocnsboro ih .'.I iho e apprehended live in Hoke : . and B,i'rir..;"'n said he believes they were = c tor •be cht promoters. • .p: w.. -“ aken of all 205 people ap ;• * J the .cnc, -nid pcrsevnal uilormation :-rd fi'in ihcir driver's luense*. ) |M Foul U' ■'•ilvs .ind I'l Irahlcd veteran at the •vikiighi V. ;e iiiV! • bar vJ, and ipp-^oxirr-.’-ily 10 pi.opic nt IPc'd to ape app'-’*--is .uiii b\ running into th> woi J , Han ngton ,aid Criminal vuminor. c .ire hcin^ prrnaied and mailed liv all p r on euwaged in ‘btciKkfighl C ixkfightini I a mp '• meanor punishable by a fine not to c\i 'd y'Otb impri'>'nmcnt tor net more ih.m six n.cnth .. i both Barrington ha b;in quo? d aying none ol ihosc ch.irgcd will go to .til Although liKdl sourc-s ly. the cixktighting operation has been going on for at least .i' years, law cntorccment tifficers leirnc.l of Saturday', event trom an anonymous IcilT -.'ni to Ri>K*rl Morgan. Direclm of the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation The letter, signed by ‘‘a crmcerncd North C arohman*' from Hoke ( oiiniy, said there would be ^(Ki-plus ivoplc at a big dollar cocktight Saint dav operated bv S T C lark on the Van Matthews’ profrertv The letter also says S i C lark was given per mission to ofverate his illegal business by "the IsKal sheriff." VC hen Sheriff Barrington was asked Monday about the allegations in the letter, he 'uid, "1 don't know Matthews. I don't knovs C lark, and I don't vondone civkfighting ’ “Mv actions on Salurd.iv shs'wcd 1 wasn't con dotting It (coekrighting); I think niv tcsord s|X‘ak' lor Itself," Barrington said (Sec C OC kUC.HI. pageZAl View from above U hen Stale Ititrt'uii of Investi^ution (S/ill ut’enis viewed thi\ metnl huildinit near I .,S. Hif>hwai 1^-501 irorti the uir an Smurda\, the \lrucfare wm sur rounded h\ vehicle^, (her .'W, is ho attended Satur day's Hoke ( ounty cockfiithi. ssere efutrged loHow- in)i the raid on the huildiou. Carolina Telephone still seeking Fayetteville rate increase Kr Run XndrrMan . t'■u-|i*w'Vr.e i sill pans ■’ P-ihy. Maff -f the ( lu ■ ;on 1 iiitk a .ti>'. T1 ‘ 1! li vvilAii il 'if V.sC -nJ ‘ 1 C *’ ■. 1 sieridcd -Nrca •V- ' ‘ V (I \' X - ' the Ra*. f-. T .4 '■ \j i iP.d 1 1. •riepb. ri.' ex* IlHIl ICC'- w r‘ sir* fuse lev dle . ' . \j:r ;rca.e ll.i P ■. r Niaii' p.'.iiio' in ' of J .tlild Around Town Rx >am MurTts j ■ . * ■ I :i!ui' Monday r i .V ' d- til ifll ; ' it ■ ‘ aO" .1 ■ I .u le w -■ part el t - i' .1 .1- ibe kf.! : Ihc ' 'if VI .'I - now in the 4 II d ■ 1 ■ _ sn. Il d to Ire*VC N’ -nd .-'. : . !>• „f f the iher to s .. I d oporng V. !’ _ ‘ ‘ to ■ the W- 111 ,-M It ‘-ould t- . h; 1.. v'C.;~:.jtUfC will r. ?-'v Viydrc.d > and I ■i:' Ja^ f (>vs.7 • are iiid the 'f - - ■ li, for It lo snow f'1 - ^ ' . •' ■ ugh .now for ifu- • • • lb • 1. * ! ■ i . 1 * ! ha past bt.‘ Mil ..jren lor i - ; V ■" fs . r c' f If •'ll ar u II- - . .■• ' 1 1. - iillv ol a^e. by irltuv and . .u • 1 m Ihe Vfiiy ■> Ar VI have moved ' ■ P- .i -i .uioihei ‘” = n : iito‘c situr • 'll '. to K ;MiC III "-C. Il W:: 't !•» long unlit Ihe b rl ui:!il j-'Ci ihi" priitiarv So on Mond.iy, \^ V Jit - s 5 J: 1. 1.: ---. to the etc. • • • J if' - . H ■ I, . m -■*- t f ;a .kclh-Jl V|-. V I--^ ' . V. . .■1,1 Dili of lucll ,. 1 ..... - A s 1 -t W.ct 1 Ni kf ; .! "It ■ Il ■ 1 >1 and on ■ - ■ J J V ' ‘ ' I . iC'V r' 1 1 , - f ■' .le t.t -n ilic p- . 1 1 ‘ t.. . ■■1. iin.'*'. I D i lui - - ! m thi natii-n t'. ;l,. • f Nr and Dui e M, i Iind utlld bv pljvir: . •St or !‘t naiuni who ihrcalerir to lake ho t*>v'tha)l csov lime he hee«*mc- dissaiisficil with ihe 'iilcs,'’ .j million fUcd by C .iiolina T-;!cphor»f sc.th d’e LlilPtc ‘ omniissioti on 'dVs. Ihe tclcphniie .onipany’v mo liDii in rc*p**n%f id -itir tiled earlier by the Puhlii Stall, whic;' ,oughl 10 has-, the Raiford I aycties rile Kxal .oiiiicvtioi) made wiihout -harging or pcillirig the c umber land t ounii sub'v.ribcrs In eieis F \S case we've ever had ihf Publiv Stall has mom niirivicd the tariff be used, 1 rfoltna I Icphniie \ lec F’rcsidenl u'ld (scnet it t ounsel I>wight W Allrii aid in a irleptume irilerview on lL":,-iay VVhai ib.v;. (the Public Staff I at'- propii-.ing I' to treat the people ot I avelUsdle unlairly," Allen said Ihe faritt plan was approsed bv ihc I iililic' «. ommi'M'iti III IV't? and reviewed again in according to Olen •‘I ssciiiiallv Its the same -ifgu merit they (t arolma Telephone) uved belorc Thcv’rc lusi re cmphasi/ing it." Public Staff C onimuiiicanoro [Joision l>tree loi (icne ( Icmmon' laid Tuev das The telephone '.xinpany wams to chaige a matrix lee rcgardles ot ihe ccononric adsaniage' Hoke Counis would receive by having I NS passed wiihoui lev sing an ad ditional cost to layetieville cusiotneis. y kmmons sind. The L'liliiiC' C ommis'ioii has a number ot options at this time, y'lcmnions said I he commissioners can .xysprosc I \s and ctuiige F -r-lord subscribers an addiiionai W 52 a month wiihoui .hanging Faver- I? .ille, rtie, .-in appt- ic I AS and chare- Raeford and f ivet ic^die sub'.n'rrcis .i maois fee The .on>!vo--on membe; iov;d also poll Tayettr .e absenb avcordinj to >1 tvmmnn. "I think the '.ommi s:i'i will decide in tw.' or three w..-k That's mv guc's." c lerr—oit- 'jid ■‘1 hope then devt-ion will (Sec t. NROl lN-\. p3PC 2A) Downtown movie draws crowd Ki Klin -Vndersun tji'w = oi clo" to Raclord I • pccial ~' i« w n Preserving the past About 75 loi'ul residents vunved the mo\le on the '"Main Street I'ro^nmi" \foutJu\ duritift u downtowu reiilulizution eoiuoiissioti meetirif;. the pro- xraoi emphasizes reluinini’ huildiiijgs, like these on Hue ford's Stain Street, to present the herilaife and ehuraeter of u eonnnnnity. \ rciid; (Its dii?tu meeting ot the Dow Rt’viiali/aiioii C'niimi-.sioii Mon day night (i> watch llie moMc ■‘Mam Sireei" aiiJ discuss ihr possibilities of revni.ig the cuv's biiSines' disinci "rm dclightiil to see th-o- kind ol turtuuit," siaic Satuial Resources and Community IXseloprnciit (NRC l)) planner Jim Dougherty s.ud local residents ate ‘‘tiiting the idea lh.i! sonu-ihing o ahivui to happen in downtown Raeford, and It Doiinticfty I tic Downtown Revitali/ation C otninitice was de"iibcd bv Doughertv ,4s ‘a dvnamii itroupot ixoplc will' arc cvcilinK each other ■■ Before how mg the film. Doiiglu'ilv s.uii iticie .tie four McCain murder probe continues, judge denies bond for suspect I P( »i ■ . s t od 2,N) Kv Kun Xndrrsun An mvesiigation is cortlinuiiiy into the shooting dcaih' ot iwo Raleigh sisters wliosc 'kclciai mams well di'.ovcrcd lamiais 15 in shallow irr -ves m ih, M. t -- ■iiea, ShfiiJI David 15.' ngU'n s.iid on Monday W ■ still ha‘.--‘ -ome Ic' ' end' to pick up." Bairin; m aid Th-' SB I ; p .toimiii’ laboiiiior :-i on ‘ u ffiOlt r. d in ilie k,.l!-iirh -.t Hat iiiuton said ()n I i.vlay bitnd wc ilviind t J w_ d I C iimmn'i . 44. wth' : taiir two Ilf ' mmdci ‘i.i.-- I|. ki-u.-stion ..;ltl Itn ii 11 d-' -il. 'if k.'ir-i'i P'lf ■ !i( 2,’ .Uni ti> I --i I -t- .a Pir. ' " wh,. was 15 wlicli .hj Was r. iiuitcd 'll ‘Hg m l*J8.5 The two 1 >4 •Uix- ' li'und neat Vk l -in vsvii- idciitif vd .IV the ■ eniams I't the I s-.i asti.s b\ the slate I ■ d ■ .it sallimer t‘ ^slk d |....der Paul Hii.'og, ( riiumiiig dtlainc; . asked I'lslriei ludp-'eii*' t herrs lo set bond lot C uinrnings, who iia bv., l'd-1 :ii Ho5 • ( miiitv Jail -iiiw hi- irr a -m I imary 20 tlv-i/ot . ‘aiti itiji il I. umm A «t .V\'k4tU IIU'X. rVX* to Iks -dvr -port' »»erc inodc puhh' ili.ii Sb.-i Bartuigioii had a .a r I ir. o- , asv ('b yris imli iii' —i V'tl.tkK) t'orid lot e.tch mur-J-1 oin ; V- I .t Aii.iti . I. -jn Po'-*. It a •itii!' Isi’tid *1! jul lUlhonot- suspected th.tl ( itmmius wa- about to I'lec when he wa artesled Powell called Bariingion to the stand wf-.ic he -.i-iicd that \V,ikc e ou ily law t-o! ".•.uiciu idticci-, told him that t miiinmgs was about 10 fle-e |i wa' Ills mtv '•nritioii that the men with itic kisklo' c K-oked through Ihe wmdirvs ol v urn min.‘- ' \V illow s,priiu , home fwioie fit' an .s .ind " -iw packed iiigM wa- goin. o Icasc." Batr mgton s:-J on Memdas \ probabi- came hcan''.: tliai to has been hold on ! n C: P' .tpiM •,! Iint-.l I brii.': 2? r '*■ - - !: of sHI I 'b ; t • iili guidelmes outlined hv die National Trust tot Histone Pre'crvcition that will assure the sucCfs, ol a tes itali/ation program 1 he first IS appearaticc [ tfoils shuuld Ise made to .apitali/c on existing downtown archileilure rather than irsiiig to change the appearance of building.. DiMglicMy said OiKC the downtown aica i- beauiilicvt, its impoiiaiu to get the word out to the public bv adsertis mg or special event'' such «s the lufkcv festival. iKMighcrty s^iid Next IS the orgiiiii/alion of les ilalt/aiion efforts Most downtown area' irivobed m rcsilali/ation effotts obtain a lull time manager, but Doughens suggested mcorpivi.itmg the com misMini as a goal to be obtained m a short .iinouni ol time 1 tie lourth guideline to follow is the econ,nnic rcsina-cluong ot thi. downtown area. Il imps'rt.mi to attract busincssev to the area which will etdi.ince the slowntown district. Dougherty said The Main Mreet film illustrated •downtown reviiali/ation effort* in towns across the Lnsipd States. Bi»th Ihe pitfalls .no high pount- of the privgramv were brought out and the ceonormc viabiluv of the efforts was stressed H dosen'i erwt a lot of money to make buildings look good. Doughertv said. Histone preservation works and many towns throughout the state have been suecesstui m restoring their downtown areas, according to IXvughcrtv. "Its ivappentng all across the counttv and there's no reason it can’t happen in Raefvird.'' IXnighertv said W A' P'.idi Trying to find problem these Hoke Hinh students attempt to solve the riddle of this maifunc- iiimmg lan nmouer d.inw^ small engines ehiss. Tlu wrrk is t wa- lionul I Juva/ioti ft /•( \orfh C urolitiu, and Hoke ( ouifi\ whimts are takinr part, turn to page one of \eetion H in iodas'\ News It'ui ii,il fi‘f the stors on jht loyid prngrutn \
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