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ted The ews Journal The 3rd issue of our 85th year RAEFORD, NORTH CAROLINA 25 CENTS Wednesday, April 28, 1993 Commissioners accused of meddling in hiring Hoke County Commissioners will soon get a direc tive from their attorney advising them to abide by personnel policy. That’s the word from a commis sioner who is the latest to be accused of violating it. James Leach said County Attorney Duncan McFadyentold him he ami other commissioners woiikl would be receiving “a copy of the rules orsomething” following a second controversy over commissioners' involvement in hiring and firing. In the latest incident, two sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Leach breached county policy and ethics by trying to in II uencet lie hi ring of an in.spector. They said Leach went to Linda Revels, an inspec tion department employee, and left her with the im pression County Planner Karen Burd may lose her job if she didn’t hire “the right person” for the inspector position. Leach said he never intimidated, intentionally or (See HIRING, page 5 ) When firemen arrived, the depot was already engulfed in flames and sending sparks and flaming debris over other downtown buildings. The fire was so hot, cross ties of the adjacent railroad track caught fire. Building believed oldest in town destroyed by arsonist Fire turned one of Hoke’s oldest buildings into a memory on Satur day. Flames engulfed the original wooden depot this weekend de stroying what some say was the oldest building in the town. Raeford Police Detective Lloyd Leazer said the State Bureau of Investigation determined the fire was the work of an arsonist. Police are offering a $500 re ward for information on the case. The long leaf pine structure, es- Duncan McFadyen with Charlie Neill McFadyen with plaque from Hostetler (right). Friday meeting. Democrats honor former legislators Hoke Democrats filled the gym at West Hoke Middle School Fri day night to reminisce about two former N.C. legislators and talk politics. Charles Hostetler and Neill McFadyen were honored as local and state leaders lauded their .ser vice in the General Assembly three decades ago. Rep. Dan Blue, .speaker of the N.C. House, said the pair helped mold the state, and Hoke, for the future. “As they set the target for the kind of stale we ought to be de timated built between 1895-97 ac cording to Hoke sources, linked the area to the rest of the world beforetheautomobilegained head way. State Representative Danny DeVane purchased the building about three years ago and planned to refurbish it as a Hoke landmark. DeVane said it was a “sad, sad occasion” as he stood in the alley adjacent to Main Street and watched the old building burn. “When I got here, it was fully in tlames,” he said. “It sounded like fireworks going off.” Ironically DeVane, a volunteer fireman, kept the trash and under growth cleaned out under and around the building to prevent an accidental fire from destroying the cades ago, we’re out to reach it now,” he said of their activities in education and the community. “They set the state on the path that sets it now to move on to great ness,” Blue told the throng. Both men were very active on several campaigns as well as par ticipating in their respective churches and the Raeford-Hoke community. Described as gracious and thoughtful leaders by their frietids and peers, the pair moved the county forward on several issues such as (See DEMOCRATS, page 5) Raeford Police Officer Robert E. Reaves, 23, was only slightly hurt in this accident early Friday morning on Prospect Officer slightly hurt in accident A Raeford Police officerescaped serious injury early Friday morn ing v\ hen the police cruiser he was drisingstruck a utility pole on Pros pect Avenue. Robert E. Reaves, 23, was driv ing east on Prospect at about 5 a.m., according to a report by investigal- ing Highway patrolman K.W. Weston, when the accident hap pened. Weston reported Reaves told him he felt the vehicle pull to the right. The car struck a pole at Pros pect and Bethel knocking it into several sections and knocking power out in several sections of Raeford. Reaves escaped, though the car, which landed upside down, was wrapped in live power lines. Weston .said the pole was only a foot from the roadway. He did not file charges Damagestothecar,a 1993 Ford, were estimated at $12,000. building. But he left his fire pager in his truck that night, and received a phone call about his building. He stood aghast, he said, as he watched the newly restored deck and steps turn to ashes. (See FIRE, page 4) Youths charged with break-ins Raeford City Police, in conjunc tion with the Hoke Sheriffs De partment, arrested and charged three local teens with several break- ins. Police Det. Lloyd Leazer said police arrested Harold Teal, 18, Tripp Cox, 17, and Robert Will iams, 18, and charged each with 13 counts of breaking and entering of motor vehicles in the area, felony offenses. The teens also received charges of misdemeanor larceny. Allegedly, the boys broke into several cars in January, from homes (See CRIME, page 4) Around Town By Sam C. Morris The weather over the weekend was perfect. The temperatures were in the 80s during the day and the lows at night were in the 5()s and 6()s. A cold front moved through on Monday and it brought with it some rain, but not enough to soak the fields again. The temperatures dropped some, but it didn’t get anywhere near freezing. The forecast calls for the tem peratures Wednesday through Sat urday to have highs in the 70s and (See AROUND, page 12)
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