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Volam* I.XXVIIi Number !
TKur«d*y. April 24 I'Jiv
Candidates express
opinions on issues
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Movidl L-iintinucd, *'l fed i^e
mu * work toward bringing more
tr.duiir: s and rcitidcnii- into Hoke
C ounty to bri'aden our lax ba'^
and p4.=‘C4ibl> piexeni ihe nevcsMii
%>! • using laxc^ *'
"If wc Itvse the nKUics and kerp
iHc ,ame -?rvic-,;, then laxex will
have to be raised.” Hunt -aid. ”we
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Mcl aufhlin ' ud, "I would like
to rexicw all xiMing requirements
?rd ihen chevk to lee il there are
any additional slate or fedetul
funds asaitable *’
"I would nml to examine the
^c'• ■ ^ to vce if any o( them tun
r- elimirutcd. It raising taxes is
necessary ihen that's what will
h; ve !■ be done.” i each
RiIcn remaikcd. ”1 would
V l ws. the prexent services and
ul tho e that we could do
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Oman is killed in accident
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1.-un w.i' thrown irum the vchi
■ le whin It began U> overiufii.
R.-'iland Williams. I**. C hiisiina
William-,, s. and Iiftany Williams,
4. all sil vvulhern Pines, and Sarah
Hill, IV, of Aberdeen were all
taken tc Cape Pear Valley
Ho-pitai
A ho-pttal .pokesman said on
Vlixrtaiibv iK«i C'Kri«liru4
wai in saiixfaciory condition
The liber three passangers were
‘ and releas-d the mghi of
the atcident.
None if the passengers were
weanng seatbelt.- at th? tunc of the
•dent. s^‘‘'rding to White
"Trifv 'iserc returning hnnie
ifom . hurch," White sud
Trials held for dog fight
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T:_;l Ml hib Mi-rit pjfk
An:* : '>11 (csci'cd hi itrr
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\ancv May Keed of Hi. 4. fk>x
J''4, Kactord, was sentenced it' *sW
davs. suspended lor three years
and placed on unsuperviscd proba
lion Reed w.-.- fined SltX)
Carlos tioodman Jr., 29, ot Rt.
5. Bsix 174, Raelord, was scntcnc
■d to SIX months, -.uspeiidcti f»ir
five years, and placed on unsuper
vised probation CnKidman wa^
••“ed V4()0
i«HHlman wa- also ordered to
t‘c.?c IKK. PlCiHr, page 2A)
Around Town
Bv *suin Morris
fh :«iii Tic early Vfonday
mi ; ri ng W haven i h-‘ard whal
the olli iai niea uremcni
arr; ojn til hut 11 musi havc
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.^.n did '•!. the p'i'en of: the
= r- , md II hi' Idfi 1 h* too loiH!
Nffoic w !!i breath fresh nr
avail.
Ill' Icini'i r il was ili the R!.*s
Soi'-lry „ I !i till "’0* Monday
Ih. .F-sj-t s tor thv thcr
monirr-r to r J m the low 6f)s
1 II- ! ;• and W dii, j|s and then
:’i h.n k ilic bs Tfurdav
Wi ,!i 1 ■ :-,l ntuie help, hut
^sr-s III! . I c!r
Il ■ ' ‘ ^k in'J .1 hall until
the datt i| :*it cclcbialton ol the
75th An'iiv -r ..if, of Hoke C ounty
The omriutiec has completed
plati . for the event and now the
lcK>,c ends miivt be pulled together
1 1 net evcfyih>ng darted.
Ihc iivkctv lor die Moke Dm
i.x^i.va . * *
and if the sates orniimie ui the pace
•if the past week, they will all be
gone heft'ic the week at fives
I reddle Wilhartiv. who is in
■ harge ol la"'' In ki’l , -aid Mon
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A pctiiton (vi ptohihii the opera
tion ol junkyards in residential
areas wa-- presented by a local resi
dent during a ounty toniini.--
sioner- meeting on Monday.
The petition. pre.senicd by
Chalmers Park-, contained about
20U signature' from residents of
Quevshiftle Township and stales,
"W'e make this request out of con-
can tor the health and safety -if
oiitsehcs. our hamilies and the
public '•
According to the petition, the
junkyards are unsightly and pro
vide a breeding ground for mos
quiiocs, snakes, rat- and nthcr ver
mm
The petition also states the
junkyards are a source of "noise
pollution” and a source of toxic
and ha/ardou- wastes
In addition, the pe-lition dates
the junkyurdv pose a fire hazard,
attract thieves and burglars, and
attract young children to play in
their dangerous eonfines.
hnal points taken were the
degradation ol the residential
homes in the neighborhood, ihe
loss ol tax valuation of surround
mg pfopPf fy lower resale value
of the homes in the vicinity of the
lunkyard-
"We believe this peiiiioii paper
has demonstrated the clear and
present danger to public health and
safety from the operation of
junkyards in residential areas,”
the petition states at closing
The petition was accepted by the
board of commissioners and vsill
be passed on to the planning board
lor lurther action.
In other business'
•\ request was made for tfie
tesidcnts in the area between the
airport and Highway 401 to pre
sent a petition for paving at the
(See PETITION, page 2A)
every nckci seller and maybe move
some to places that ure selling
more Dekrtv He said that only 750
licketv would be sold and -idvises
people to get their tickets before
they are all gone
I'aul Dickxin, who is on the
Kcumon Dav t ommitice, called
me last week and staled that some
ot the old Naiionai Ciuardsmen ot
Hoke County were working hard
to have a big turn out on Reunion
Day, May 9 at Ihe National (niard
Armory.
He IV running an Open I ciier in
(.hr form of an aclvatisement in
ihis week'- Journal He
stales in ihc leiia thai there have
bef-n National (niard units in
RaeforJ and Hoke County lor m
least 72 ol the past 75 ycar-
There have been reunion by
some of the units, but -ucording to
Dickson’s letiT there has never
been any ■-on of a reunion fur
them all
The units I hat have been m die
county are a-, follows Company
Ci. 2()0ih Any Battery I . 252ncl
C A; First Bdliation Headquarters
R.?Merv and Combat Irain, 252nd
iSc AROI ND. page 2A)
Commission and Chamber
offices move into depot
H elconie
Open doors at Ihe therileen anil Rock fish Railroad Depot on Main Street
welcome' l isiiors to the ( hamher of ( onimerce and Economic Develop
ment ( omniissftm Of tierThe new depot offices will he dedicated on
Mondas, Ma s 5 at 10 a.rn.
Petition to prohibit junkyards
presented to commissioners
75th pageant
"(lolden t'choes" cast members, from left, T sonne Shodja, who is pki,i
mi; “Rhodu"; lisa Ihitls, nho is playing "irystall" and Prentice
Me Unde, \\ho is plavirig "( J_, ” pose for a photograph daring a recent
pageant rehearsal. The pageant will he presented at lurlington School on
Ihiirsdas and f ridar exenings daring Dianioru! Juhdee ffrfk.
Pageant rehearsals going well
In 1911, North C arolina’s 99ih
county wai created with 26f(.l)0(»
acres from Cumberland and
Robeson Countici
This year, 75 year’s later, Hoke
County will rcmembci its begin
nmgs with a Diamond Jubilee
Celebration to be held Sunday,
May 4 through I nOa>. May 'z
On Ihursdtiy and f riday even
ings during thi* -elcbraiion.
’’Colden f ihocs.” a peccant wtii
ten -r-pcvially Iof il..- .oiin'v’s ’’viti
■jnnivn-,arv bv - ii.icr I ih* . ■
C ameron will be presented af Tut
lington School beginning at 8 p.m
fhc local actors in the ca-st have
been hard at work preparing for
the two perfurmalices.
'‘Rehearsals arc going well,”
"uod Mtiry Archie McNeill, who ts
direcimg ihc pageant with 1> Ray
Ilai141
“The paiticipanis are having a
grand time. We arc having a
wonderful time working and
itrating togeihcr,” MeNall said
iSc'- PA‘il ANI, page 2A)
"It’s a dr*- iw I ;-ned inio . ali
ly,” said Tom How-SI. lo3l f*
dent of the Raeford Hoke
Chamber of * orrimer c, who a .
-jfvcs as chairman of the R^,,fard
Hoke I c-vnomii DevcIop.T.cni
C ommiv’.ion
Howell was "cfcrring to the
move this week of the C hamber of
Commerce and I on- mt,
Desclripmcnt C'ommis.ion off''-
into ihe re-s!tired Abcrii.--ri „..j
RiKkr.h Railrv id Depot on Main
Street.
Ihc off ICC- began full operation
in their new facility this pa^t Mon
day
The chamber had it offices tn
Tdenboroiigh Avenue and the
Economic Development office ha-
been in space provided by
Southern National Hank fo: lb-
past year
The depot was donated by the
Aberdeen and Rjickfish kajlroad
Company to Hoke C ounty and the
City of Raeford joinily in
December 19R4.
Almost imniediaicly. vUi/en
support for renovation work was
secured by the chamber through
monetary donations, equipment
and supplies and numerouv otfer
mgs of local volunteers who gave
their time and talent to the project
Planning for the resioration
began in Eebruary 1985 with .Mrs.
Sandy Johnston, her self a
volunteer, taking over the task.
"We knew from the work she
had done in restoring her ovsn
home on Maiti Street that she
would be able to bnne dignity to
this fine structure.” said Steve
Parker, past president ot the
Chamber of Commerce.
Parker and ITetiny McLevid,
anotha former chamber prcMdent.
were pan of the Iciidership m con-
ceiling the project in 1984
The interior of the building,
which dates to the turn of the cen
tury, ha> been completely remold
ed. All the space has been utilized
to bring funcljon and purpose
toga ha.
‘‘I know It’s htTcn said before,
but this place truly is a laKu of
lose by many, many pev^le in the
community, said Economic
Developer John Howard, whvi
with Sherrv Kirkland, arc (he
building’-, new residents,
”V\e want evayonc to kn\>w
that It IS their buiiding, a public
place to be proud of and enjoy ”
Kay Thomas, Chairman of the
Raeford Downtown Keviializanon
Commission, seev the budding as
"a new landmark on Radoid’s
Mam Stre.‘t that will help to mam
tain the vigor of out downtown
area”
hand' « t::’ the ■ m ’ ’ ■
iiiise f: 4Ffn - ir-^- ■
Thr Ni'.rth (_
A ‘ •' p4'al afif-'*;'' -
I tons b*" last summer, -
proprialcd 51 T (yjOt 'wiird *** pr:.
j. I -xirf an atm ci hvJp ■- '
reale chrria;- Iciwlir* to ■'ripr".
ed ctrr.: -TTcn m Ihe -
O-cr Sir.UOO . . S.-wrd b>
Minal- buelr and ■"'i istf:. donii
’lonv in Use ^-‘.-4
"An ad'J:‘7-!:j! amount, ova
55,(XX), ha- lime through -pecial
fund raisers .>.h as the riding liwn
mowa raffle almoM a year -fo
now," said Bobbv L4b-H.»n. chair
man ol the finincc wommiMce for
the project
I truilly. 1 special ijfa.ni s'f Sw.MK)
from Auv-ncemcni los . a
Federal, Small Busincs- Ageruv in
I umberton, provided the fund'
nevescary to "bri-J^c 'he gap and
pamii us to finish and move in,"
-aid 'lene C artrr, treasurer of Ad
safi>.'‘ment and a Hoke County
'epreseniaiive to the Advancement
Hoard of Dirct;-.r
Bobby ' onoly, :hairman of the
building committee during the
rtriovaiions. oberved that the
final result, afta about 12 tears of
effort. refTeci- "pride, pledges,
prayer•- and patience on the part ot
the total communitv”
Conoly added that it would lusi
be impo ;ble to list all those in
Hoke County who willingly
voliintt%Ted their skills, scivices.
and supplies to make this happen
‘‘The donations of these items,
if oiherwi-e paivl for, would base
added significant cos! to this pro
jeci,” Conoly staled.
Howell, ax chamber prtiideni,
noted that ”We’re not through
yet.”
( I'usideraiion is being given to
necessary guttering and
downspouling and repoinimg the
brjck-. where mortar is loose or
weak.
“More importantly,” 'aid
Howell, “we badly need far
nishings now to make it complete
on the inside ”
"We expect (o have 'o get a nice
conference table,” he sard ’'but
anvi*ne having items of the period
10 match the decor that would Kian
or donate these things would be
appreciated.”
Items needed include stuffed
chairs or small sofas, oak irr bra-'
ciiai trees, wooden side chatr--, end
tables, decorative clocks, pictures
cif wall hangings of the period, and
area rugs
‘‘W'c will try to put some kind vvf
appropriate marker on loaned or
dimated items »o recogni/e thi'-
(‘occ OfFICI S. page 2A)
Jubilee
BIGHLIGBT8
•Are you a current Hoke Couniv resident basing a 75ih birthdav this
vear'.* If so. the Dianmnd Jubilee Committee wants to know about il.
You’re a vers sisecial persivn to the county's total celebratain Call Dia
mond Jubilee Hcadqii.irt«'is at 8'’5-DJ‘?5 and let uv know Vs far we know
.iboiii these tv>cal ‘‘diamonds ”
•Daft Mclnnis
•Neill McFadyen Sr
•f’ollie B Johnson
•Jriisk' Willis
•Odessa Hams
•Duncan D McC raney
•■Alice Almond
•Joni Parker, Miss North C.irohna, will lie in our parade on Monday,
May 5th and pertoiming that evening belore the fireworks The Kiwanis
Club of Raeford is spsoiisoring her appeararise
•Open House Tours of Fabcrge, JR.A lndu>iries and Tarheel Turkey
Hatchery arc now part of the plans lor "Ciovernmcnt-lndusirs " Day. C all
the Jubilee Headqu.irters at 875 I)J75 tor a re'crvaiion and pa-' to par
ticipate, Visitaliori is limiicil.
•The Woodmen of the Woi Id are making a great, patriotic contribution
of many American flags lot our celebration! Wail unlil you spc Mam
Street duting Jubilee Week. You’ll be proud to be a citizen of Raetord and
Hoke County.
•An exhibit of our local arlivt.s ”Ma'tcrpicx.cs” will be on Ji.piay m the
AZcK DCiJlol ollikcs ail Utililig Jubi4«.c Wwk. ritH-. f. . ' !•' A r.t
tour (be Dcpt>t
•We will h.ivc some ’’honorary” oltlcials dunng Jubilee W cck C hair
man of the County Board of Commissioners. County Manager, Sheriff,
Mayor and City .Manager Watch lot more information