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ews Journal The 47th issue of our 85th year RAEFORD, NORTH CAROLINA 25 CENTS Wednesday, March 2,1994 Planners seek Hoke for input The expansion of Fort Bragg and housing concerns that spill over into Hoke Countv have led area planners to get Hoke officials in on the developing action. Hoke County Manager Mike Wood and Commissioners’ Chair man L.E. McLaughlin met Mon day with representatives from Cumberland County, the City of Fayetteville and Fort Bragg to de cide where the Hoke’s input on expansion and development would be most useful. The group decided to beef up a regional planning board that al ready exists by putting more county decision-makers, rather than rep resentatives, such as planners, on the panel. Cumberland County has strengthened its subdivision regu lations, driving some development into the other counties that border the base — Hoke. Harnett and Moore — representatives said. Cumberland, Fayetteville and Fort Bragg representatives ex pressed concern over development — especially dense development — too near the post. Wood said most of Hoke’s de velopment is in the Rockfish area, because that iswhere water isavail- able. “Based on conversations with the people from Fort Bragg, they felt pretty good about the way our county stands—the way it is zoned, RA-2() (lots of at least 20,(K)() square feet), which is fairly low-density.” Communication is also key. Wood told Cumberland-area plan ners. “What you do over here im pacts us so much. Ifwe knew what you were doing immediately, it would help us plan down the line.” Col. John Altenburg of Fort Bragg’s public affairs office said the true concern is“encroachment.” “The encroachment issue — no matter who was there first and no matter how important their work is, if enough land owners surround it then they will win the lawsuit.” Allenburg’s main concern in (See PLANNING, page 7A) ^ ' Glorious Shakitta Keitt raises her arms to help display her African costume, one of many modeled Saturday night at a fashion show at a Raeford church (see related story, page 1B). Hoke High boys’ basketbaO team is conference ebamp First championship for Bucks in 10 years The Hoke County High School boys’ basketball team is celebrating a sweet 76-64 victory over Purnell Swett of Pembroke Friday night that landed them in the top spot in the Southeastern 4-A ('onference for the first time in ten years. “We’re real excited. We had a good season, and we had some young players that came through for us," coach Dan McGougan said 'I'uesday Mcfiougan has been head coach ol the varsity basketball team at Hoke High fur four years. “The last time we saw a champi onship 1 was assistant coach,” he said. McGougan named two outstand ing players in particular as being significant contributors to the team’s champion status. Kendrick Smith, a senior, aver aged 21 points a game for the season, and junior Terrell McFvntirc averaged 19 points a game overall. The team will play its lirst confer ence tournament game at 7:30 p.ni. Thursday against Lumberton at Pinecrest. Their first game in the state playoffs will be March 10 at Hoke High School. If they win that game, they would play again the following Saturday. McGougan said his team has good chances of doing well in the tournaments. "Being conference champions gives us a bye in the first round so we don't have to play.” he said. "Also, we play at home for the fir.st two games and that helps us out, too." Raeford leen, paralyzed in October, walking agaui Farm panel leaves citizen disgruntled W hile Hoke County’s livestock advisory committee is up and running, the group is not accomplishing its task, one hog-farm opponent .says. The committee, newly appointed to address concerns about hog farms entering Hoke County, met for the first time last Wednesday over lunch at the Edinborough Restaurant. All seven of the members of the committee were present. Bill Singler, area livestock agent for the North Carolina cooperative Extension Service, was elected chairman. Singler said Tuesday the group discussed the pur pose of the committee. “We’re trying to be a pro active committee to work on potential problems with livestock farms versus community residents.” One resident who has set himself against the build ing of a new swine farm already under construction near his home went to Wednesday’s meeting. Joseph Brock of Pendergrass Road attended the meeting representing the newly organized citizens group Hoke Organized for People and the Environ ment. He is the chairman of the group, which he says is growing in numbers and in organization. Brock was not pleased with the impression he got from the committee. “1 didn’t get that they were trying to work for the people of Hoke County. I got that they’re trying to go around everybody in Hoke County and still have a hog farm,” Brock said Monday. He said four out of the seven committee members make their living from the hog farm industry either directly or indirectly. Members of the hog-farm panel are: Singler; Rich ard Wood,Tarheel Turkey Hatchery; Lewis Upchurch, farmer; Steve Connell, real estate developer; Dottie Meacher, economic developer; Nathaniel Johnson, interim health director; Neill McPhatter. citizen. (See HOGS, page 8A) Deputies’ chases lead to arrests Two sheriffs deputies on routine patrol on U.S. 401 North in Hoke County before dawn Sunday morning were led on a chase into Cumberland Countv until their county car collided with the apparently stolen car they were persuing. The deputies detained James Barnett Davis, 21, of2206 Delta Drive. Fayetteville, and Joel McPhaul, 23,ofRoute 11. Favettevilleandcharged them with possession of a stolen vehicle. The driver of the car, reportedly Jeffrey Shaw, 27, of Route 31, Fayetteville, ran into the woods and was not found the morning of the incident. Sheriff’s department reports said officers R. S. Howell and D. Newton became suspicious of the car when its bright lights were on as it approached the sheriff car. The deputies turned around, turned on their blue lights and siren, and followed the car to Centre Circle in Cumberland County, the report said. The.suspect swerved from one side of the road to the other several times before he apparently put on the brakes, causing the deputies' car to run into the rear of the suspect’s car. according to the report. The car was reported to be stolen from Shaw’s mother. No one was injured in either car. (See CRIME, page 5A) Around Town Apick-uptruck accident last fall left Brandy Williamson paraly/cd below the waist. Today, the Raeford 16-year-old is walking again. “Brandy is doing wonderful,’’William.son’s mother Betty Croft said. “She’s progressed so far since October.” William.son was lying down in the back of a pick-up truck Oct. 2.‘i, when the truck hit a tree near Hoke County High School. The force ol the crash threw Williamson toward the truck’s cab, which she hit head-lirst. Dr. Richard M. lo.selli, new director ol the spine section of the division of neurosurgery at the UNC-Cll School of Medicine, .said in a news release the impact cau.sed William.son to lose all motor function below the middle of her back. She was taken to Moore Regional I lospital, then airlifted to UNC Hospitals. loselli pertormed reconstructive surgery on W illiamson three days later when the swell ing caused by the accident subsided. 1 he surgery, which lasted six hours, in volved using rods to realign William.son’s spine and taking bone from her hip to fu.se the vertebrae. Williamson began rehabilitation at UNC Hospitalsapproximately three weeks after sur gery. She is now able to walk without assis tance, but wears a body brace to protect her -sjune iiuin leinjury. Williamson returned to Raeford Dec. 9. She now receives physical therapy at Southeastern Regional Rehabilitation Center in Fayetteville three times each week and returns to UNC for monthly check-ups. Since she got her driver’s license Feb. 17, Williamson has been driving herself to physi cal therapy Crolt said Williamson will travel to Chapel Hill Friday to have her progre.ss evaluated bv Toselli. He has said her prognosis is good although she may not be able to leturn to school this year. Williamson is completing schirol a.ssign- ments w ith the he Ip of her homebound teacher, Jenny Phillips. “.She’s been vvoiKiertuI with Brandy. ” Croft said. ('roll i^'Ud she feels ble.ssed by ro.selli’s aiiiva' d UN(’ Ih'spitals ;iiul his skill "We were inciedibly fortunate to have Dr. To.selli as Brandy s surgeon,” Croft said. “1 can’t tell you how niuih vv-' apprecrato tlu laie he pu> vided. as well as the caie |)tovided by the nursing stall, .social workers and therapists. “Everybody has been very supportive to Brandy.” she said. By Sam C. Morris I he summer weather tell usoset ihe weekend. Il was windy and eold Satur da\ and Sunday. Sunday night the low was around 211 degrees and this was jusl one degiee short ot the reeotd. Mondity, iheiempeiaUireelimbed uptoaround degiees and il was not supposed to get helms tree/ing Mtmday or luestlay night. Most ol us would like tor spring to eome etirlv, hut remember that we have our tdggest snows in March. I hope that doesn't happen this sear. 1 do know that ii>e I'eki’ growers want the niehts to stay lokl tor a tew more weeks. 'I he Ibtecast calls tor rain VVediies- il.o id I liii".1 iv '■ temper,itiiiesart loKe.ist tiir VVednesilay aiul Ttuirsday with highs in the .sOs and low s in the .R).s Friday Ihe high w ill be in the.SOsand low in the .^(Is, Saturday the high will be in the (>()s and low in Ihe 4()s. I wo eaths that has e happened in the piisi week made me think of my own age and Ihe number ot years that I have been in Raeford. Ihe lust vs.is Hill McMillan, who died last vseek m Mt. Olive. Hill was a classmate ol my son. John, and I remem ber him being at my home on their class’ tenth anniversary. It is hard to imagine someone ot that age passing away. 1 he other was Archie Conoly. He was a few years older than 1, but 1 remember him working at lipchurch Milling Co. and also Ihe Iriendb smile always on his tace. VVe who have lised here for many Hi ' seen III II ' cm older t'u'ii hts pass .iw,i\ and ii. si iii. uisi.uiie' entire families are gone. There have been many changes in our county and city over the years and many of the (See AROUND, page 'IA)
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