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w Turkey Festival Preview Inside! ews If it hapf*ened» it*s news to m Journal IMRC. SOC No.25 VoL97 Wednesday, September 8,2004 Kidnapped girl returned safely from S.C Amber alert issued after teen disappeared, man arrested in North Charleston By Victoriana Summiirs Staff writer The ordeal was over on Thursday evening for the Gonzalez family. Their 13-year-old daughter, Zuleyma, was safely returned to Raefordafterallegedly being kidnapped by a family acquain tance early on Wednesday morning and held hostage in South Carolina. “I knew him and fed him. How could he do this?” - Adela Petana However, her parents did not report Zuleyma missing until 3 p.m. Wednes day. They verified a family friend, Sam uel Ramos Pedraza, who wasdemanding a ransom, had allegedly kidnapped her that morning. “The man called them and assured them he would return their daughter,” Sheriff Hubert Peterkin said. “They hoped he would, but when he did not then they contacted us.” In a massive manhunt, deputies can vassed a rea homes door-to-drx)r seek i ng information, continually patrolled the county, and used dogs for tracking. “All of our resources were used,” Sheriff Hubert Peterkin said of the two- day crisis. Ramos, 31, of Turtle Lane in Red Springs, is charged with first degree kidnapping. 1 le will be extradited from St)uth Carolina later this week. A telephone call apparently placed from St)uth Carolina led Federal Bureau of Investigation agents, U.S. Marshals, and the North Charleston police to rescue Zule\ ma in North ('liarleston on 'l'hursda\ after the) initially thought the pair was in a shopping center. First, they found the white Nisvin truck belonging to Ramos. They apprehended Ramos after surroundinga residence in tliatcity where the pair was staying. The Hispanic man wasaiptured with "very little" resistance. Peterkin added. Reunited with her family at the I loke Sheriff'sOffice. Zuleyma was accompa nied by a female Hoke sheriff's officer on her journey from North Charleston in a Hoke Sheriff’s \ehicle. She was also assisted by a caseworker from the Depa rt- ment of Social Services upon her arrival in 1 loke. The social worker inter\ iewed the family prior to relea.sing Zuleyma into her parents’ cusIrKly. An Amber Alert issued at the request of Peterkin and tips pro\ided to Hoke -i / / AboveiZuleyma holds aTeddy bear given to her by detectives. Right: Adela Petana (left) and Abel Gon zalez are overcome with emotion as they are reunited with their daughter. r Hoke’s SAT average slips 34 points in 2004 r Memories of Hoke upbringing page 1B Final disbarment for Southerland page lA Bucks win another one page (v\ By Vk tokkna Summcrs Staff writer While the North Carolina average for students taking the SAT arllege entrance exam increased by five |x)ints in 2004, the average score of Hoke County students plummeted by 34 points this year. The average on 1 loke students' scores also represented a significant decrease compared to otlier school districts in the Cape Fear Region, according to statistics released by Gov. Mike Easley and Mike Ward, stale superintendent of the Depart ment of Pubic Instruction, last week. The stale’s average was I.OOh of a possible 1,600 perfect score w ith scores steadily climbing for the past 10 years by 42 points. 'I'liis compared to the liigher, national average of 1.026 this year, which remained unclianged from 2003. Wake (’ounty, one of the more aflluent counties in the slate, topped tlie rankings in N.(’. with an average score of 1,063. Two parts comprise the SAT college admissions lest, math and verbal, each w ith a possible score of 800 points. “While the SA F was never designed to offer .stale-lo-slale comparisons, the trend over lime shows that North Carolina is ma k i ng suhstant ia I a nd susta i ned improve- mentscompared lothe rest of the nation,” Ward said. "The participation rate, along with the increases in scores, show that (Sir SATSCORI-S, pugeM) •i»i i.iii-r- Moving Wall opens here MoncJay Births 3B Calendar 4B Classifieds 6-8B Deaths 8A Editorials 2-3A Engagements 3B Legals 4-6B Public Record 5A Religion 2B Schools 7A Socials 3B Sports 6A Weddings 3B Hoke’s top stories are on the web; send us stories, subscribe vvww.thenews-journal.com The Moving Wall during a stop in California. B> ViCIORI \NA Sl'MMI KS Staff writer Itsappearance in N.C. israre, but volunteers from 1 loke County and the City of Raeford will host The Moving Wall beginning Monday. 'Phe Vietnam veterans’ memorial will be here from daybreak Monday through the 2()lh celebra tion of the N.C. lurkey Festival on SeptemlK'r 16. 17, and 18. A tribute to servicemen who died during the Vietnam War, tlie wall will be available for view ing around the clock and will be hosted by volun teers for its eight-day stay. On the wail, consisting of 18 partitions, more than .58,()()(l names of fallen soldiers, marines, sailors, air force military personnel, medics and nurses will be displayed. The wall, stretching almost .300 feet, will be erected in the large field behind the Raeford Hoke Chamber of Commerce (Sir MOVING WALL, page SA) K- - 1 Kenneth Floyd .4 0^. ■ Photo bjr Naulit Baker The driver of this pickup was injured and gasoline spilled into Big Middle Swamp Creek when the vehicle careened out of control through a bridge guard rail yesterday morning. The fuel spill was conuined. See story on page 5A. 12-year-old boy killed in hunting accident Bx N ■MAI.II Bxki k Intern reporter The weather wasn’t the only thing that brought a dark cloud over West 1 loke Middle School Tuesday morning. Sixth grader Allen Michael Jacobs, 12 - years - old, died Monday afternoon while hunting with relatives near Maxton in Robeson County. Allen’s teachers and clas,smates will not forget the “Pencil Champ,” given this title because he was the reigning champion of the pencil thumping game—and he is alst) remembered as the student who kept a big smile on his face. His memories will linger with papers yet to be graded, pencils yet to be broken and an empty desk that will leave an imprint ol loss m his teachers and lellow students’ minds. Allen wasan“inquisitiveandext!emelypositive”child who was very kind and loved nature, Carrie Tripolone, his homenxim, science and .social studies teacher, said. A classmates aimmented on his kindness. When they played the pencil thumping game, he broke three of her pencils but by the end of the day had replaced them with three pens. (See HUNTING ACC IDENT, page 4A)
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