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Special District Court session
held for cockfighting trials
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Oi^ifut Uronu‘\ Jeun /*omW/ last edriesthn li
rnr/r/- ihcir K>urt iHipcrs.
ri>,ufd numhet ot
i.taiii I)t lit
K an Pimcll prK--\: d u
JiK kcl in iht p - king lol
Diirinit (lie coiiri ss. oon. ihiriy
oic defrndanis p! r,dcd .ailty and
were fined S2()i) and plr J on five
vc.irv ui'iMipcrr ved pruuution My
Divtrict t i>urt i idge VN arren Pale
Two of those who pleaded 'tllv
were lecnaBor'-"ud were lined kW
and given dO dey suvpcndid
eiitcncc'
Iwi) dcicndani. pleaded noi
guilts bill w ' (ound gudlv and
weic ordc d lo pav S^(M) fine.
Iktor* the tru' bcivan. one
detendani said *■- r«ik al iht
Couiilv Seal il look' like jail
bats."
“\eah,'’ another d-tcriJani
said. “ ind U^'k al Ihos- lootpnni
v*n the oulsidf loivkin in That'
i[|K li.
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ii.. in ■•‘tfi- in who
ov :i heard I he A Ti .ok v hi-vkUd vl
I hr on". . .atiori
' i'.kr! Sanic tifjid in the . oufl
room a- lodow The dav
afi- th.r „o-.(cd u- I,’.*.: »ar--.J
'»io1fli!» it- K vouriT j e ihi’y
ki. w :he> Wl- going’ . ^c =h!r t
pay for it
' VS k n I g.: b:; k hoHic I’m go
in; lo bro , mv k;d- here so they
in c what m rr.-.’' > paid lot,"
anoih^f defendant w2- heard lo
■ J>
"Six inunihs, five years suspen
on five years uiisuperv is.cd pro
baiion, and S2(ir) fine,"said Judge
War en P'lle as he sentenved the
to ! d-lend.in
Shik^k and dis(.ontcnt wiere
heard ihioughoui the .uurirCKtm
Tliar.c in the euurtrvKjm serined
to think the scnienec given was
nuish ii>o stiff
Sc '-inl of the Hccused 4aied
fniiily that although cockfiglitmg
is against the law in North
( aiolina, thev telt they had done
n iihine vs ong.
It’s no different than football or
i.oon liuniing, many of the accu-ved
said
“I’ve K*cn raising cocks since I
wav c!g* years old, and I li piob
abiv be doing it until ihi day I
die." one defendant said
H.ro rid Frame, one of Ihc defer:
dants, -.id. "Thry made me kill
i!ie Gi'rnvanv. but they vsy I c’^^’t
fight c^“:ks It's okay to kill 2
nUiU. but noi a rooster "
"It's naturs! instinct tor
rmniers lo fight," another defen
dant 'aid, "It'v just !ikc a man and
womaci Fhev'rc fine until they
have kid', then the fighiinj
sl^rt' "
Vsvordin^ to North Carolina
statute l4-:th2, the maximum
vcnler.ce foi '•cr.i..iir.»^ing the U'C
ol a plate being kvpi for the pur
pose of fig^’^ wi*tk" IV s,:;
months
That same statute dutf orv'es a
maximum fine of S5(X)
■‘I feel tiuiJ? -atisfied with the
judgement passed," Powell '=i;d
Another uffiAial xiat-d he
sentence wa>. "not jo teach a le^ on
but to make the point that
cockfighimg IS illegal and will not
he lolcrated in Hoke County "
“Until a law has been changed it
li the obligation of the touri to
carry out enforcement of the e*,
isting law," Pale said "
The last battle -_ry from one ot
the defendants wa> "Ml fight till
the last rooster”
Hoke County voters register for primary
• Ot^ * ^ - • . - ft ‘ -iC
p-,. -.-V .-ei; T on Mdv f» li,
V1‘>nds% April t at ' p rn
All" * ■= 'o Cr ---4 .I-.,.!,
siipt--' ‘ i ‘*-‘ -in , rr’"'
rely k,i>»T r. -...ij
in H-'kc I. c-uMlv
Among i’ .? wtff
4M Repu -sv V--:
vi '-is, I"- 4e-
were rviil -d
Ihc cflv J o on .iituipmi;
:,mend:iicni ."n nin“ oilJ
nui ;^J scat ' :--?4s, it , - ‘cJ
oy the on M.iy ; will in
:ludclh*”- r . ._dh-, in'cniN:
the (.^ii-ral A- f. . if.
•lO-crii- ' '.n-^-crrM", i.i^p.
■*!-- \udii‘. , late
1 iia ■ . nl ol
- Ifi-i., : -r -li Ajiivttiiliral.
k; : 'll r aiid ; JwvIltT'^ of
h ipiemc C .wit, Disinci C ourt
Jtib- , and iiisinci Aiiorm ;
. ' sher i t and ( lerk of I hi
■ ir-oor ( _..
Ripuhlt* an‘ running lor C on-
re T ‘m Hendricks, and
^illwm Hambs i"
Th Mepuhluan b 'lot toi
Senaii.. includr' lame- T (Jim)
liroii’ill. ileiiti MilUr, and Diivid
i) Funderburk.
The DeituK'iliv hiillut lor
inoliidfs Terrv Sanford.
Tlieudorv (T d) Kioiii .. C liiium
H Moor-r. Walt Alkms, Miiirm
M Croom, John Ingram. Toiin
lain CHlom Betts Wallace.
William liwin (Hill) Belk, and
kaiherinc H Harpei
Those tunning tot the offiie of
Judge of Court ot Appeal' on the
Democratic’ ballot arc Sarah
Parker and Joseph K John.
The official IX-mocralu balloi
tor Disiriii Court Judge contains
die follcwing tandidatcs. William
R (Hill) Davis and I’atncid
I minions Cloodson
Also listed on ballot for the ot
lice ot the State House of
Representatives tire W. Paul
Ciraham. John C , (Pete) TTastv.
Sidney A I cKkv, Ri-ri - Rober
son. and Daniel H 1X‘\ aril
In addition the tollowint are
listed as candidalf lor Counts
C ommissi.iner, Ihvmu- P (Tom)
Howell. James A Hunt, ( lydc A
Leach. Thoma- VI (Tommy)
Mdcko, I dwrenic I Vls'laiiphlin
Jr.. Mabel VI Riley, and C Ic-o
Bratcher Jr.
"! think the election is a
t.iscinating proces*," Shook stiid
The k'ini.iis Flection on Vlay h
will be held it various li>sations
throughout Hoke i ouniy.
A lisi will lie pubiici/cd at .i laicr
date indicaiing ihc lo r*t‘ons ot the
polls
The C a!d‘.‘!in'--4 \s t’t-.*-. cniviit
Te^' (C AT) is hinl.-i, .md
local e>t"' ators ar' pfCi.:satiny tlui
rludeni ■ over-TlI .. ‘'es v::!l dtap
Ih;-. y-'^i
•Vk r’r: aiiosipatini: as iniKnas
a 12 s .allkins d'-'P in (;,:: baiiciy
As.islant "mp^r nij-enJcni
Dr Ciinny Hay-r- said
Hc>«cvrr. .tuiienis ii^ Unke
Count". WO" I be slonc- The Male
A'Ofe on the new test arc prediticJ
Around Town
B> Sam MorrK
n- K II li- 14 (soints iiiwer ihis
eat
We don i viarn parciiis lo be
upsei bciaiise ihis wi|| h-;- hapiven
me all over the siaic," H-ny^s said
Tiic d***. line 111 iC'l -.core i*. b-mg
pralmed fvrcauvi of a Stic- Ikiaid
of 1‘Jucaf.on Jcsision to replace
I hr I'f? version ol ihc icM with an
updaieil IVKC lest
This v*cek, siudenis -ccross die
state are taking the lest which
measures .lehitvements in nialti.
language and rcaJitig.
"Ihc purpose of the test u to
giv- us informaiion lo see where
Wl arc being effective in otir pro
gram," Haves said.
"ItN kind ol like a lepori - aid
on die school system."
I iKal ■ ores will be compaicd
wiili •.cvu". made b\ stmicius
throughout th ' United Slates.
Tfie Ic.l show fdiiciiliu the
progress being made (n siiidcnts.
bill Haves said the lest is not used
toi the I'urpose ol p.issing or fail
ing a student.
Hvvke C ouiiiv students bc^an if'C
lesimg pnvcilurc with a jM-y-dica
U*sl on Vlondav, tegul.u ic-siing
w.is beyun on 1 utsvl.iv
Jh - .laic : pickin,; up ■ osi -.it
admini-icnng t^--' test io vliidcuis
I Vc A I p-!--:" 2 A)
SuiTimcriwnt r sull *• or.
and
I he
lias been foi the pe-.t -vir?;,
icmperaiuri h^s f-n.;; from W to
K8 lor the p-u sevef^jl davs. Wc
did have (hunde. and Ir^hlninf last
Thuisday afterncHin a:-oJ evening,
but wc didn't get anv lain in
Raeford I was told that aixiui 1 .■
inch-c" tell 111 the Arabia se-.iinn of
the county Thev had apprr.x
imaielv two in-rhes ui f ayciirvillc
With the pollen like it is today, a
;iOod ram would help
The fotciast is tor ram during
the coming week and tor ih--=
temperature lo In; in the h(js and
lih
• • «
A letter r"«;eised lavt wce'w
k>ll-:-ws
Mr ‘-.Ti'rriis
Ms iiiuilici. Ml > i .iia I--.. ►
passed away the lAif. ol Marcfi.
and I warned to Ici you know to
stop her /iiiiinul anj to ■•11 > :.4
how much she enjo*,■ u
4 .4.' AH( 11 Ml p., \i
\prii sfutwers
Suspended sentences are
revoked in District Court
//nu’M III Hnkr ouiii\
ftiutt'n\ think lip till nnuh
lUftliul lain tinii Inn lalirn
iiit’iiflt ill tin tmiTi »/ ipiil
■ill M 4 ; ,
Four area rc iJeiil wir-
scnlcn-..eJ m dislnct ^ ourl last
week alici they siol.iicd firobiiiiou
on previou'i charges
I on/(' Mckoy, 654 C linger C ir
tie, FasiMleiille, wa- sriiletKed to
.in aiii.c prison leiin ol one yvar
MsKov. JJ. reported to seivc a
seven-day .icnvepnson l um loi a
pievious ollcnvc and was touiul to
lie in Molalion of tm. probation
Acsording to c-.ords, Mckoy
was ,1 bresithalv ./cr test wfiich
stuiwvd he was tun in a sobei -on
diiion
Icon VlcVlillian. Oakwood
t)rivr. 1 ol 2-* Raeford. was
seiiieiiied lo a onev.'ar active
prison iciiii uiuIl"! idcniKal vir
ciimsiaiices.
McMilliaii’s hick of sobnetv was
a difeil violaiion ot the leiins ot
111 j'lobauon I'om a previous of
r. I-. -
Anofticr aiea resident, lohn
Blake of Rl 1, Box MO, Wagiam.
was .;lso louiul 10 he in violation ol
6is pi ot>.;; !i in
Hhikc fd, wjv -cnuii-.ed to .to
active prison i;rm of not ic.-. th,fn
12 months, and not more th.ui IH
months
Misrv Bulla'd. Rl I. Red
Springs, wa- found lo be in viola
tion if prob.rtion from a previous
OtIC'l.i-
Bullard w.is serir-iived to not b'-.--
ihaii 12 monif;- and not more ihaii
two vear, iwiive prison i-^tm
Ai.o. iicofgc* fjolliriwswotih.
Rt I, Box 169, Red dp.mg',
(iicviously eonvu'ied ol v.ishing
wuiitilc'.s checks, was senli'iiccd to
a M) Jay .ulise prison leun
Holliri^,worth, (ailed to pav the
tine and - ouil sosis lor fiis imum
lOii": Id ion
Since HolliiigsM,nill could '.how
no lask III linaiicial abililv. his
tailure to -.ompls with the p;ioi
(udgeineni diowed no (uvl sause lu
leg-il s’Sv U'C
ll.i.i od Knwiiiuf l.'u'obs, 22lt
■^ad’^tn I rail. Racfoid, ptcaded
guillv last week !o l)Wl
ld...hs. 4? w.is atrisuJ on
iscr s-,1 s,|>( ‘.,1)1 i, :\|
Drop in CAT scores predicted in county
In appreciation
Former editor o/The News-Journal Warren Johnston Aaiks awax
from the podium at the ne*v Armory on April I carrying material for a
new suit. The material, made by Burlington Industries, uas; presented
to Johnston by The Raeford-Hohe Chamber of Commerce and The
( ommittee o f 100 in appreciation for all the work he has done for the
community. The presentation was made during "Hoke Countv Ap
preciation Mght."
Johnston begins job
as managing editor
W orret) J(ihnston. editot ot Tht
\i'H Jiiurtui loi ;he past three
veaf., h.is tell Raeford to take a
I oh with r.'ir Scih'hez DennKrat m
\aiche/, \3jssissi)ipi.
Johnston has assoincd ihc duties
of managing 'ditor at the cl.iilv
Njuhji ncwipapei
111 ■\ueusl 1982. Johnston tvegan
h:s work at / sows Journal as
an assvx i.itc alitor FIc was luiined
editor I'l thi newspaper m June
198V
-Active in conuminilv aflairv,
Jotinsion s? led u' the chairman
ol t'oih The 1985 Nor.h ( arolinu
Iiirkey I estival .ind The Hoke
C ouiiiy Highei I diicalion toiiniia
tion He was iiKo on the boaid >f
directors for the Uva! kiwaniv
Club aixd a member of The Hoke
t'ocints .Adolescent Pregnancy
Task hoTce
Kcxn Vnderson has been namc-d
assoeiatc editor ot ihc Vow-
Journal
Andeison began his wvvrk with
the Raeford paper as an editorial
as'istam and reporter in November
1985.
Before moving to Hoke County.
AnJersou was employed as a
reporter and photographer al The
Chowan Ht 'aidm tdeiilon. North
Carolina
Educators attend convention
Ihe Amenean Association ot
■ ‘.hool Administrauus Convention
ill Sail [ raiieiso atierided by nine
liH.il sc'hiHil administrators in
F•’binary was "an extiemelv good
■rdiicalion luogiarn tiu Ui.ud ot
educalioti niL'inbcrs." Hoke C oun
tv School Sup-Lrin(ei)deni Dr
Kulvcit -Nelson, said
those who attended from Hoke
toniilv were Dr Robert Nelson,
Don o>;d, Cilenn I angJon.
Harold ■-iiliis. Rendu (.aincroii.
Bill canur-ou, Walter ' oley. Hob
i) »vi,.. til. jii.J L)i r . n,. .
‘it help- to piei'Mfe us to desi
with '-.hiiol ediiiiiusitanon at a
iival Icu-I ' Nei l" further com
merilcvl
According to Nelson , "the con-
tetence provides the oppottumty
foi the board niember.s to learn
about new approaches, new techni-
lines, new icehnology, and offers
them a chance lo compare sitiia
tions and achievements with other
educators and adniinisttators."
Some of the topics discussed
were peTtaining to organization
and school administration.
Ir'verv facet of school operation
was covered from janitor al aspects
to the operation of school buses,
Il lu.ijs .i.v^J -.'iJ 'fi.
educators to the conference totaled
S7,2TO. state funds totaled Sl.4ol,
(Nee lONVFMION, page 2A)