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The ews I oumal 'If it happened, it's news to us' No. 33 Vol. 91 50 cents Wednesday, November 25, 1998 See us at www.dicksonpress.com More reflections on matters of church and state 2A 1 Hospice/Home Care Week Page 1B Index Calendar 2B Classifieds 9-1 OB Deaths 2-3A Editorials 2-3A Legals 7-8B Public Record 9A Religion 6A School 5A Socials 3B Sports lOA TV listings 5-6B Weddings 3B Around Town By Sam C. Morris Contributing Editor Monday morning there was frost on my car. It is almost impossible to forecast the weatherinthiscolumn. I write the column on Monday after noon and by the time the paper comes out on Wednesday the forecast has changed. We did have a little rain last week, but not enough to do any good. It did take most of the leaves off the dogwood trees in my yard. Maybe another raking or two will be enough for the year. The forecast for the remain der of the week, Wednesday through Saturday, cal Is for the highs to be in the low 60s or high 50s and the lows to be in the high 30sor low 40s. There is a chance for rain on Thurs day night orearly Friday morn ing. ***** Do you have your ticket for the Annual Mullet Roast? It will be heldTue.sday, Decem ber 1 at the Civic Center. It will begin at 6:30 p.m. Tickets can be obtained at the Cham ber office. ***** Mary Alice and I, accom panied by Pearl Warlick, at- (See AROUND, page WA) Davis’ election to sheriff decertified By Pat Allen Wilson Staff writer JimDaviswill not be sworn in as Hoke County Sheriff as planned on December 7, accord ing to Delbert Minshew, head of the Hoke County Board of Elec tions. The county board of elec tions, which had previously cer tified the results of November 3’s general election on Novem ber 9, learned at a meeting yes terday that the North Carolina Board of Elections decertified Davis’ election to sheriff. An order from the state board is to come in the form of a letter which will direct the county board to hold a hearing on the matter of Sheriff responds to Justice Dept. By Pat Allen Wiison Staff writer Hoke County Sheriff Wayne Byrd has responded to a U.S. Justice Department investigation into a complaint of racial dis crimination against his depart ment. The complaint was made by Elisha Dial, a Lumbee whose two nightclubs were shut down forreportsofillegaldruguseand violence. Countryside Recre ation was closed in 1997 and Cousins was closed in 1991. Byrd’s office has sent boxes of material to the J ustice Depart ment. “Close to 1(K) hours of work went into compiling” the files and information that were sent to the Justice Department, according to Byrd. Byrd said, according to World AIDS Day is observed in Raeford By Knight Ciiambirlain Editor The 11th observance of World AIDS Day will be held on Tues day, December 1, in downtown Raeford next to the Hoke County Public Library stage at 6 p.m. Acandlelight ceremony,spon sored by the Hoke County Health Center, will commemorate those directly and indirectly affected by this disease. The Rev. Tony Hunt will open and close in prayer, Cynthia Love will sing, and Jean Brewer and Monica his certification. Once the letter is received, a hearing will be set. Davis did not respond to a phone call left on a message machine at his campaign head quarters. On November 9, the county elections board read 18 notarized statements, most from support ers of his opponent in the general records, officers were dispatched to Countryside Recreation, 1390 John Road, 144 times between May 23,1993 and December 15, 1996. “This doesn’t include nor mal patrol stops, times the offic ers worked with NC Highway Patrol or NC Alcohol Law En forcement (ALE) officers or checking stops to make sure people leaving the nightclub were sober— that sort of thing,” Byrd said. Byrd said most of the respond ing calls were made when Dial called the department. Out of the calls, made during that same time , frame, 817 cr i m i nal charges were made, Byrd said. “Most of the time Elisha Dial called and from his information, a lot of these arrests were made.” (See SHERIFF, page 7A) A Bigford will provide HIV/AIDS facts and information. This year’s World AIDS Day I heme is “ Be a Force for Change.” The purpose of this theme is to recognize the millions of people worldwide who are affected by HIV AIDS, to increase the un derstanding of the magnitude of the HIV/AIDS epidemic glo bally, and that the epidemic con tinues despite new hope in treat ment. It is hoped that the theme will promote action and sound poli- (See AIDS DA Y, page 5A) election, Wayne Gardner, stat ing that Davis had gone into vot ing areas of 11 precincts during voting hours. The county board voted to send the statements and the minutes of their meeting to the state board. State election laws do not al low candidates in voting areas unless it is to inquire at the door- \ Love that story Brittany Burch reacts in enjoyment at a story told by The Spellbinders at West Hoke Elementary School last week. Storytelling was one of the activities featured at the school during National Children’s Book Week, observed by schools across the county. (Pat Allen Wilson photo) Deputies give notice way about election results. Can didates are not informed of the laws pertaining to campaigning at polling places; it is considered acandidate’sduty tobe informed about the law. David Gibson, an elections official of the Blue Springs pre-. cinct, said at the November 9 (See DA VIS, page 9A) Mullet Roast is December 1 By Pat Allen Wilson Staff writer “(Formerstate representative) Danny DeVane is kind of the father of it,” Harold Gillis says about the mullet roast held each year in December. This Tuesday, December l,at 6:30p.m., the 15th annual mullet roast will be held at the Civic Center. It is a unique way to gather end-of-the-year status re ports from area businesses and industries as well as the school board and others. Gillis says the event is infor mal with each representative giv ing “a one-minute summary of how the year has been and what they expect in the future.” State and county elected offi cials have been invited and will be introduced. Mullets are roasted outdoors, placed on a metal “t” in a circle around a fire that is tended by Hoke County deputies and firefighters. Sheriff Wayne Byrd is the “chief chef,” according to Gillis, who has emceed many of the events. There’s also chicken on the menu for the faint of heart who don’t like the fish they eat “star- (See MULLET, page 7A) By Pat Allen Wilson Staff writer Hoke County Sheriff’s De partment deputies are concerned as to what will happen to their jobs when or if Sheriff-elect Jim Davisisswornintooffice. Davis, last week’s issue of The News 52, is not talking to the media, he says, and refused to see reporters the night of November 3, when voters chose him to be sheriff. Outgoing Sheriff Wayne Byrd said eight deputies have recently turned in their resignations leav ing that many positions vacant. All are going to other jobs, he said—some in law enforcement, others in construction work. Byrd said he was misquoted in another paper as saying he has advised his deputies to find other jobs. He said he has told those who live outside Hoke County, when they asked for his advice, to look for jobs elsewhere. One of Davis’campaign prom ises was that he would require deputies to live in Hoke County. A display ad announcing jobs for jailers and deputies that ran in Journal said applicants should be willing to relocate if not a resident of Hoke County. The ad stated applicants should be high school graduates or have the equivalent and be BLET certified for deputy sher iff positions and be jail certified for jailer positions. Applicants should be 21 years old or older and have no criminal convictions. Those applying for positions with the Hoke County Sheriffs Department are to do so through Hoke County Personnel Man ager Shirley Rush. Rush said yesterday she had received 13 applications for deputy and four for jailer posi tions. Deputies are paid starting sala ries of $21,001 to $28,244. Jail- (See DEPUTIES, page 7A) First-time homebuyers get a break from FHA Head-on crash Three people were injured in this head-on collision which occurred shortly before I a.m. Sunday at the intersection of King and Plank roads on the edge of the Fort Bragg reservation in West Hoke. Units from FirstHealth EMS-Hoke, Hoke County Rescue, Hoke County Sheriff s Department, PineHill Volunteer Fire Department, NC Highway Patrol, and Fort Bragg Military Police assisted at the scene. No more official details were available at press time. (Pat Allen Wilson photo) By Knight Chamufriain Editor First-time Hoke County homebuyers who meet certain eligibility requirements may ap ply for 3()-year, fixed-rate mort gages at 5.75 percent, thanks to the North Carolina Housing Fi nance .\gency. Agency Chairman Lucius S. Jones announced the mortgages to some 3(M) housing industry representatives during a state wide Partner’s Forum hosted by his agency in Research Triangle Park last Wednesday. “The low rate opens a won derful opportunity for families who have been saving to I uy their first home,” said Gov. Jim Hunt. “This is good news for families and children, and giunJ news for North Carolina’s economy.” (See BUYERS, page 8A)
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