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Wednesday, January 27, 2016No. 47 Vol. 110

Other Stuff Couple’shouse burns

Ice man cometh and shutteth down county

Five named to Hoke High Athletics Hall of Fame

Candidate fi les, withdraws complaintAccuses sheriff of violating election law at Civic League meeting, online

BY KEN MACDONALD

What did we do before texting? My son, “Bus Boy,” sent me a phone photo of himself cooking spaghetti on his school bus’s cooking system. He and his wife say it’s too cold in Apex to enjoy working on the project of re-furbishing the bus right now, but the work they’d already done became useful when his house’s power went off in the ice storm this weekend. The photo depicted what

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District Attorney candidate James Allen fi led and then withdrew a com-plaint against Hoke County Sheriff Hubert Peterkin this week, claiming that Peterkin was breaking the law by campaigning for incumbent DA Kristy Newton while on duty and call-

ing into question some of the sheriff’s alleged actions at a Civic League meeting held earlier this month.

Peterkin denied the claims and al-leged that Allen’s complaint was based on racial politics, an allegation that Allen said is untrue.

The complaint, a fi ve-page letter sent by email to the Hoke and Scot-land County boards of elections and to

the state board of elections on Sunday, was withdrawn Monday, according to elections offi cials.

The letter stated that Peterkin at-tended a meeting of the Hoke County Civic League, described by Allen as “a community organization of minor-ity churches,” while wearing a cer-emonial sheriff’s badge affi xed to

(See COMPLAINT, page 10)

This Week

FinancedirectorreplacedMayo retires

BY CATHARIN SHEPARD

Staff writer

A local couple lost their home and belongings in a house fi re last week, accord-ing to offi cials.

A house on South Stewart Street in Raeford caught on

(See FIRE, page 10)

BY CATHARIN SHEPARD

Staff writer

Hoke County Finance Offi cer Barry Mayo resigned from his job last month and the Board of Commissioners voted last week to have Assistant Finance Offi cer Garvin Fer-guson serve as an interim replacement.

Mayo, who retired, according to county human resources personnel, worked his last day on December 31.

The county commission hired Mayo in January 2014 to take over for Ferguson, who was at that time serving as the county’s chief fi nance offi cer.

The commissioners voted unanimously at the board’s last meeting to approve Ferguson as the interim fi nance offi cer.

The Local Government Commission had requested that the county appoint an interim director for the fi nance department, Fergu-son said.

Additionally, the commissioners pro-moted Latonya Benjamin to serve as Human Resources Administrator I and are seeking to fi ll an open Human Resources Technician I position. The board also promoted Inspec-tions Department trainee Scotty Locklear to Inspector II.

BY HAL NUNN

Sports writer

The Hoke County High School Hall of Fame committee has announced the fi fth induction class into the Athletics Hall of Fame. The 2016 Hall of Fame inductees are Walter

Barnhill, Marseill McK-enzie, Bruce Morrison, Marco Pickett and Don M. Woods. A banquet honor-ing them will be held on February 5, 2016 beginning at 5 p.m. at West Hoke Middle School.

(See HALL OF FAME,page 5)

BY CATHARIN SHEPARD

Staff writer

More than 2,300 households in Hoke County lost power at some point during last week’s winter storm, but overall the county fared well, according to emer-gency management offi cials.

Winter Storm Jonas (so-named by The Weather Channel), which sparked warnings throughout the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, roared into North Carolina Thursday night bringing sleet,

freezing rain and a dusting of snow.Hoke was under a Winter Storm

Warning from Thursday until Saturday due to the threat of ice accumulation. Early forecasts suggested anywhere from a quarter to three-quarters of an inch of ice, depending on location. The county then received about a half-inch to an inch of snow, with some areas in the northwest seeing the heaviest snowfall.

The sun was out and temperatures were warmer Saturday afternoon and

Sunday, although offi cials warned of the potential for black ice on roadways overnight.

Hoke schools fi rst announced a two-hour delay, then canceled classes and activities Friday for students and staff. The school system has not made a decision about a possible make-up day. Students were back at school Monday.

Downed trees, tree branches falling on power lines and car accidents were the biggest problems in the county

(See STORM, page 4)

Above: Trees blocked numerous roads in the area, including Club Pond Road. (Hal Nunn photo) Right: Mantise Andrews handles salt at Raeford Hardware Store. (Catharin Shepard photo)

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2 THE NEWS-JOURNAL Raeford, N.C. January 27, 2016

47 Years AgoJanuary 30, 1969

Sheriff Dave Barrington ap-pears before the Hoke commis-sioners and asks for a stock law because nothing prevents cattle from straying into county roads or other people’s property.

Commissioners agree to ask Rep. Neill McFadyen to present a bill in the state legislature.

State Rep. Neill McFadyen says he’ll go to bat, if necessary, to prevent any additional taxes on cigarettes. As the state looks for new sources of revenue, McFadyen says a proposed tax increase on cigarettes will hurt area tobacco growers. Other in-creases proposed are additional taxes on alcohol, a crown tax on soft drinks, and increasing the

sales tax, now at 3 percent.Ronald Wayne Phillips cel-

ebrates his 11th birthday with a party attended by Mitchell Cox, Boyd Jackson, Robert Riddle, Ronnie Ellis, Mitchell and Carl Walters, David Elledge and Cal-vin Phillips. His mother, Mrs. Archie L. Phillips, makes his birthday cake shaped like a guitar.

An ad offers A&P 100 percent Columbian coffee for 79 cents per pound.

Hoke High Bucks wrestlers win their 8th straight match Monday night, edging Cary High 23-22. Four undefeated wres-tlers are Richard Davis, Ronnie Branch, George McFadyen and Benny Gasque.

25 Years AgoJanuary 30, 1990

Hoke Schools Superintendent Bob Nelson announces he will retire at the end of June. The 1990 Regional Superintendent of the Year says he made the decision after attending a Turkey Festival Board meeting Monday night. His decision comes shortly before the board of education is to consider his new contract. Board member Dwight Oxendine says he’s not surprised and that two new board members believe Nelson has to go.

Bobby Conoly is named the Raeford Kiwanis Citizenship Man of the Year. Harold Gillis presents the award and says Conoly was “destined to serve.”

The News-Journal wins a second place Public Service award for its coverage of the House of Raeford waste treatment problems.

Don Williamson loses by decision, though the Bucks wrestlers win eight matches in a row.

Engagements

Socials

Bob and Janet Volkmer of Sidney, Nebraska announce the engagement of their daughter Jennifer Volkmer to Caleb Sutton.

The prospective bride is the granddaughter of Carol Christjans and Lorraine Volkmer, both of Sidney. She attended the Univer-sity of Nebraska and graduated from Bryant LGH College of Health Sciences with a degree in Nursing. She is employed by Sid-ney Regional Memorial Hospital

as a registered nurse.The prospective groom is the

son of Mike and Beckie Sutton of Raeford, and the grandson of Earl and Doris Sutton of St. Pauls. He graduated from UNC-Pembroke with a degree in Environmental Science, and is employed by Worldwide Trophy Adventures in Sidney.

A May 13 wedding is planned for Holden Beach.

Caleb Sutton and Jennifer Volkmer

Sutton to wed Volkmer

Celebrates 90Friends and family of Flora Louise Wood Reynolds (center) gathered at Galatia Presbyterian Church to celebrate her 90th birthday January 3. She was born to Thaddeus and Flora Monroe Wood of Rockfish, the youngest of five children, on January 3, 1926. The party was hosted by her children, Mike Reynolds (left) and Martha Reynolds Parks. (Contributed photo)

Real Estate TransfersTransfers of property recorded

with the Hoke County Register of Deeds:

Jan. 13• 14 acres in the Allendale

Township, from Wright Brothers Family Properties, LLC to Kevin Dwayne and Carol Jones Locklear of Raeford

• Lot 74 The Highlands at Bed-ford Phase 1, from Breezewood of Fayetteville LLC to Caviness & Cates Building and Development Co. of Fayetteville

• Lot 111 Bridgeport Section 2, from U.S. Bank, National As-sociates, of Owensboro, Ky. to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of Washington, D.C.

• 0.93 acres of a plat titled Survey for Constance McNeill, from David Lee and Cassandra Bonin of Brunswick, Ohio to Benjamin Lee and Rochelle T. Lee of Raeford

Jan. 14• 211 Morrisey St., from

Marvin G. and Juanita C. Poule of Raeford to Ahmed Hamood Algazali of Raeford

Jan. 15• Lot 26 Stonewall Section

4, from Alternative Investment Holdings Inc. of Fayetteville to William F. Yarbrough and Amy Collins of Raeford

• Two tracts on South Main and Magnolia Sts., from Raeford Lumber Co. to Indoor Warehouse Storage LLC of Raeford

• Property in the City of Raeford, from Sharon Stockwell Bala of Canutillo, Texas to Keith W. and Abbey Shai Bishop of Raeford

• Lot 47 The Hollies at West-gate, Section 2, Part 2, from Bank of America, N.A., of Chandler, Ariz. to Cindy Lou Murray of Raeford

• 2690 June Johnson Road, from Randy Michael Kean of Loxahatchee, Fla. to James J.

Marriage LicensesRecently granted by the Hoke

County Register of Deeds with date of marriage listed if different from date granted. All marriages performed in Hoke County unless otherwise noted:

Jan. 12• Anabel Cepeero and Charles

Ray Clayton II, both of Raeford. Married Jan. 15

Jan. 14• Kasena Franke` Carter and

Dennis Jayrus Alford, both of RaefordJan. 15

• Tracie Schad Hector of Ra-eford and Seth Sidden Mailman of Cameron

• Cirina Morales Rosas and Juvencio Angeles Dimas, both of Shannon.

and Georgia A. Popp of Raeford• Lot 157 Northwoods Estate

Phase 3A, from Louis Jr. and Jean Bielli of Otto, N.J. to Andrew Mortati of Raeford

• Lot 83 Somerset Section 1, from Luis Mari-Ciriaco and Angie Mari of Vass to Sebastian J. and Melanie Schmidt of Raeford

• Lot 518 The Pines at Westgate Section 1, from Michael Perdue of Cheshire, Conn. to Michael and Jennifer May of Raeford

Jan. 19• 0.6 acre along Vass-Raeford

Road, from Ivan A. Lyons, Larry G. Bonner and Brison A. Lyons Sr., as co-administrators of the estate of Livingston Leroy Lyons, along with Isaiah Lyons, Lydia Lyons Jennings, Annie Vivian Bonner, Ivan A. and Gwendolyn Lyons, Brison A. Sr. and Geral-dine Lyons, Ernie B. and Deborah Lyons, Denice Lyons, Tilden L. and Velma Lyons, Barbara Lyons, Henry D. Lyons, Sherry Epps, Calvert and Maria McCollum, Delray McCollum, Elroy Mc-Collum, Corey Matthew and Iris Lyons, Derek Nelson, David and Miya Lyons, Cleo Lyons, Monae Lyons and Terrance T. and Danei-ka Lyons to Holy Tabernacle of Jesus Christ of Raeford

• The Midlands at Bedford Phase 1, from H&H Constructors of Fayetteville to Keith A and Ja-mie Diane Heidemann of Raeford

• Lot 34 Summerfield East Section 1, from the Secretary of

Veterans Affairs of Washington, D.C. to Cynthia D. Brown, trustee of any successor in trust of The Heritage Home of Raeford

Jan. 20• Lot 264 The Oaks at Westgate

Section 1, from Joseph and Karyn Kubewski of Dammeron Valley, Utah to Fatima D. McPhaul of Raeford

• Lot 20 Brownstone Farms Section 2, Part 2, from the Secre-tary of Veterans Affairs of Wash-ington, D.C. to Nitura Gervascio of Raeford

• Lot 29 Forest View, from Tarheel Construction Inc. of Roseboro to Bobby and Peggy Posey of Raeford

• Lots 3 and 4 Dundee Farms, from Bobby and Peggy Posey to Tarheel Construction Inc.

Jan. 21• 1.22 acres of Roger Oxford

tract, from Derrick and Lakilia J. Moore to George Thomas Hodges Jr. of Lumber Bridge

• 0.51 acre by S.R. 1218, from the County of Hoke to Invest the Limited Liability Company-LLP of Raeford

• Lot 30 Stone Ridge Section 1, from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of Washington, D.C. to Reginald Glascoe of Kinston

• Lot 2 Ridge Manor Section 3, from Jeffrey D. and Kelley Ambersley Ray of Autryville to Cameron Douglas and Lauren Millikin of Raeford.

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Frog HollerPhilosopher

Ron Huff

Imagine that the electricity goes off without warning and stays off - and stays off - and stays off. I’m not talking about three hours or three days or even three weeks. For most of us, three hours would be a big inconvenience, three days would be a real problem and three weeks would be a disaster. Now consider that not only has our power at home gone out but also all the power, except that provided by standby generators, is off to all homes, businesses and institutions. Not only would the lights, electric heaters, electric ap-pliances and electronic gadgets be dead, but also gas stations would not be able to pump gas, grocery stores could not function and any services relying on trucking would halt when the fuel ran out.

Now, if this is not bad enough, imagine that this is not a local or regional problem but a national one, and that this power outage lasted months. We have all experi-enced the loss of electricity during ice storms or other natural disas-ters. Just the threat of snow sends people scurrying to the grocery store to be sure they have enough bread and milk to get through a day or two. What would happen after that day or two?

Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy have been the worst large-scale disasters that we have experienced in the U.S. over the past few years. While these were accompanied by widespread destruction and weather related loss of life, the loss of crucial electrical services was not extended. Humans can survive even without food for days, but what about water? For most, water is supplied by mu-

nicipal systems that would also go dead if all power was lost. My well at Frog Holler depends on an electric pump and would be of no use without power. Where would water come from if everyone, everywhere needed it?

Ted Koppel, the well- known journalist, has presented a sce-nario in which power could be lost throughout the country for months in his new book “Lights Out.” You may have seen him on television as he has discussed this on various shows. How could this happen? According to him, and many others, this could oc-cur as a result of a cyberattack on our electric grid. The entire electrical distribution network is controlled via the internet and all parts are interconnected. In other words, one person with one computer anywhere in the world could trigger the attack. This is not something that just any hacker could do. It would take serious knowledge of the grid and its interconnections and workings to wreak havoc on such a scale. Even so, the capability does exist, and if terrorists can do the planning to fly airplanes into buildings, why wouldn’t they attack all of us without even stepping foot in our country if they could?

Most of us have now expe-rienced viruses that muck up our computers and cyber fish-ing that attempts to gather our

personal information to be used for everything from marketing to identity theft. Governments, including our own, are working constantly to develop defenses against cyber enemies and cy-berattack capabilities. Do you remember when a cyberattack on Iran infiltrated their nuclear soft-ware and destroyed many of their centrifuges, setting their nuclear program back for months? Guess who was involved in that! Even relatively unsophisticated North Korea created havoc with Sony over the release of a movie. Hack-ing of businesses large and small takes place every day. Companies are held for ransom by undetect-able hackers who demand money.

I believe it is clear that mo-tive exists for such a devastating attack on our power grid. We are currently unprepared for such an event, and as usual, the government cannot even agree that the threat exists, much less make plans to do something about it. While several agencies have responsibility for related threats, there is no effort to concentrate on this problem. Even the power companies, who are well aware of the vulnerability of the grid, have so far been unwilling to invest in the needed protections. This, after all, is not motivated by everyday profit.

Think about what the conse-quences of no electricity for six months would be. I will discuss this further in my next column, as I believe we should all be aware of this threat and the havoc it could wreak. I suggest you read Koppel’s book to learn more about this.

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Imagine life without electricity

One on OnePatrick Gannon,

Capitol Press Association

Even as an often-cynical reporter, I was impressed by the collaboration among some of the state’s top education and business leaders at a recent meeting of Gov. Pat McCrory’s Education Cabinet.

The panel includes repre-sentatives from K-12 public schools, the community col-lege and university systems, the business community, the Department of Health and Hu-man Services, the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina and NC Works, a partnership that aims to connect workers with jobs.

It’s not that often that this many smart people sit around the same table, and all play a huge role in educating children and preparing the work force.

A top initiative of the cabinet is to meet the goal of 67 per-cent of the working population educated or trained beyond high school by 2025 to help fill the skills gap for businesses that need qualified workers.

McCrory’s senior education advisor, Catherine Truitt, said 54 percent of the state’s work-ers currently have some sort of post-high school education. By 2025, less than a decade from now, the state will need an ad-ditional 520,000 trained workers to meet employers’ demands.

“That, if we had to fill today, we would not have the human capacity to do,” Truitt said. “So, this is our gap.”

Truitt said we’re approaching an “economic reality” where a lack of training or education beyond high school often means you will sit below the poverty line. That education doesn’t just include college degrees but also

certifications in fields such as auto mechanics, welding and truck driving.

So, 67 percent is a crucial goal.

There are roadblocks to every objective. Education Cabinet members went around the room listing them.

As always, there’s a wait-ing list for pre-kindergarten slots for at-risk children, as the importance of early childhood education has never been more obvious.

Many schools with large concentrations of low-income students continue to struggle, even though there are success stories. Bill Cobey, chairman of the State Board of Education, said a continuing focus on digital learning, along with coaching for young teachers, would help meet that challenge.

“We’ve got to bring those kids along, for everybody’s sake,” Cobey said.

State Schools Superintendent June Atkinson said schools need to hire more career development counselors to give sound advice to students.

“That is a big strategy for helping students to develop dreams,” she said.

Teachers need more career development opportunities, particularly in digital learning, and better and faster Internet access still is needed in parts of the state.

Salaries for teachers should

be increased to encourage the brightest students to enter that profession.

“We’re going to be very fo-cused on that in the coming short session,” said Rep. Craig Horn, a Union County Republican.

McCrory suggested a need to ensure county and state inmates leave prisons with opportunities other than returning to crime.

“That could … help us get a qualified work force and give people a second chance,” Mc-Crory said.

The governor also said he would continue to fight for bet-ter mental health and addiction recovery programs.

“We’re losing not only fami-lies and individuals, but we’re losing potential talent for the future,” McCrory said.

A representative from the university system stressed the importance of keeping educa-tion costs low, so students aren’t saddled with insurmountable debt after graduation.

Truitt, the education advi-sor, summed up the 67 percent initiative.

“In meeting this goal, we are better preparing our population for future jobs, we’re better posi-tioned for economic growth and we want to help people reach a better quality of life,” she said.

McCrory said at the start of the Education Cabinet meeting that the panel has been a “very engaging group of people who have been very upfront with each other.”

That must continue.

Patrick Gannon is the editor of the Insider State Government News Service in Raleigh. Reach him at pgannon@ncinsider.com.

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By thoMaS MillS

Politics North Carolina

Last week, we honored Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a man whose work included expanding access to the polls to people who had been denied the right to vote by laws passed by state govern-ments. Until the Civil Rights Movement that King led jarred the conscience of the nation, we, especially in the South, lived in a society where our democracy was a sham. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 removed barriers to voting for African-Americans and states expanded access to the polls for the next 50 years.

Today, states across the country are undoing the progress that King and his Movement brought. In North Carolina, Re-publicans passed laws designed to discourage voting by younger people and poor people—groups that have historically voted more Democratic. The GOP, of course, denies that they targeted any group. Instead, they claimed they wanted to prevent voter fraud and restore “confidence” in the system.

Republicans never pre-sented any evidence of wide-spread fraud in the system and never even complained about

it until after Barack Obama became president. The GOP lost confidence because a Democrat—and a black one at that—won North Carolina. It’s part of a broad strategy to create doubt about the legiti-macy of Obama—and hence the presidency itself—and has contributed to the erosion of trust in the institutions that have sustained the Republic.

Restoring trust should be the goal of all our elected officials. Without it, our country ceases to function as we need it to. Our public schools, community col-leges and universities offer the tools for economic mobility. Our social safety net assures that we can only fall so far into poverty and softens the landing when we do. Our roads, railways, airports, and ports provide the means to move people and goods across the country and around the world efficiently and effectively. And our military keeps us safe while providing assistance in times of disasters.

Republicans don’t bear all of the responsibility for the lack of trust, but they’ve done little to stifle the steady drumbeat of anti-government rhetoric and have driven the narrative of a broken voting

system that implies that the government is illegitimate. Their cynicism gave rise to Donald Trump and Ted Cruz and encouraged the clowns occupying federal lands in Oregon. As their presidential candidates show, they are a party exploiting fear and preju-dice instead of offering hope.

That African-Americans have trouble trusting “the system” should come as no surprise. That system kept them disenfranchised for most of the 20th century and kept them enslaved in America for most of the past 400 years. But the Civil Rights Movement was an optimistic movement. It believed that the institutions of government could right the wrongs and protect the weak, despite almost 400 years of evidence to the contrary.

Today, we need more of that hope and less of the fear. We need leaders who can restore confidence to the system that’s not half as badly broken as some politicians would have us believe. We need more King and less Trump.

Mills is founder and pub-lisher of PoliticsNC.com, where he can be reached.

We need more King, less Trump

To the Editor:Being a resident of Hoke

County for almost 20 years has overall been a very rewarding ex-perience. Recently, I have noticed an increase of not just litter along

our county roads, but also house-hold items discarded, large trash bags with their contents exposed, and just an overall unsightly and uncalled for disregard for the positive appearance of our county

roadways. Please put your trash in the proper location, not along our roadways.

Jim FarnsworthRaeford

Noticed an increase in garbage around county

To the Editor:I noticed an article in the paper

(Other Stuff) dated 12-23-15 and I just felt a need to respond. The writer referred to Donald Trump as a bully, a blowhard braggart—and he has that right; however, this is how you have to talk to get a far left liberal and some of the Republicans to try to understand something. We have an adminis-tration and part of the government (both parties) that are trying to destroy the America that we grew up in and love. The far left and a lot of the Republicans are going

along with destroying America. I watched this president cry tears out of one eye for the children in the mass shootings. I haven’t figured out yet how he could cry out of one eye. He did wipe away one or two tears that weren’t even there from one eye. He does not shed a tear for the babies who are being aborted every single day, even worse, be-ing cut up and body parts being sold through Planned Parenthood and other abortion clinics. These people don’t care about our mili-tary, our law enforcement or the law abiding American people. Par-

don my English but these people running our country don’t give a rat’s ass about America. There are a lot of people serving time in prison that have done a heck of a lot less than this administration. A lot of you will find out when it is too late to do anything about it. You will be asking yourself, where is our America? No matter what color the next president is, please Lord, let him or her have some common sense.

Butch PoseyRaeford

You have to be a blowhard braggart to make point

“When do we say, ‘Enough is enough?’ Shortened recess times, cutting gym classes, and other specials (i.e., music and art) means we are no longer respecting the needs of the whole child. Our system of testing is failing our children. It fails to test their social skills, their ability to think for themselves, and their physical skills (i.e., strength, endurance, coordina-tion). Aren’t these just as important as their ability to read, write, and do arithmetic? We need to be careful not to put total emphasis on just a few subjects, while neglecting children’s other needs.” — Angela Hanscom, pediatric occupational therapist

“Things I Never Learned In High School: How to do taxes; What taxes are; How to vote; How to write a resume/cover letter; Anything to do with banking; How to apply for loans for college; How to buy a car or house.But thank my lucky stars, I can tell you all about Pythagorean Theorems.” — Meme making the rounds on Facebook

“This is true except I can’t remember the Pythagorean theorem either.” — Person commenting on the above meme

Today’s homework (Notes on education)

4 THE NEWS-JOURNAL Raeford, N.C. January 27, 2016

Obituaries

Other stuff(Continued from page 1)

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James B. WilkinsJames B. Wilkins Jr., 87, of

Raeford, formerly of Fayetteville, passed away Friday, January 22, 2016. He was born January 13, 1929 in Linden.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth Patterson Wilkins; his parents, James Wilkins Sr. and Louise Heriot Wilkins; his brother, Bruce Wilkins; and a nephew, Davison Wilkins.

A man of sterling integrity and deep kindness, he loved people, animals, nature, and wildlife, and was a long-standing supporter of numerous environmental and wildlife causes. He was an avid fisherman, and he and his wife thoroughly enjoyed their many decades visiting their coastal home on Little Folly River in Varnamtown.

He graduated from Linden High School, Class of 1947, and then from Mars Hill College.

He was the owner and opera-tor of Wilkins Service Company, which did contracting work for Kelly Springfield. He achieved the level of Professional Engineer.

He is survived by his brother, Heriot Wilkins; his nephew, Mer-edith Wilkins; his first cousins, Charles “Buddy” Wilkins of Fay-etteville, Bob Wilkins of Freeport, Bahamas, Betty Anne Hightower of Arizona, and Dr. Mason Wilkins of Idaho; and his late wife’s first cousins and their families.

A graveside ceremony and internment will be held at Cross Creek Cemetery in Fayetteville at 1 p.m. Thursday, January 28. Visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, January 27 at Rogers and Breece Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, a contribu-tion may be made to Parker United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 27, Raeford, NC 28376, the World Wildlife Federation, the Audubon Society, or the Wounded Warrior Project.

Jean R. WoodcoxJean R. Woodcox, 57, of

Raeford died Saturday, January 23, 2016.

The funeral was held at noon Monday, January 25 in Wagram Church of God. Burial was in Raeford Cemetery.

Terrel HinesTerrel Hines, 79, of Raeford

died Thursday, January 14, 2016.

A memorial service was held at 2 p.m. Saturday, January 23 in Shady Grove Missionary Baptist Church, Laurinburg Road.

Eddie BakerEdgar “Eddie” Miller Baker

Sr. of Raeford died Friday, Janu-ary 22, 2016 in his home at the age of 69.

He was born in Hoke County on August 11, 1946 to the late Charles David Baker and Sula Mae Hardister Baker. He was the owner of Cross Creek Seed, Inc.

He is survived by his wife, Mari-anne Johnson Baker of Raeford; two sons, Edgar Miller Baker Jr. and wife Kristen, and Sam Baker and wife Mary Louise; a daughter, Worthy Baker McFadyen and husband Tom; 10 grandchildren, Mabel Baker, Jeb Baker, Evie Baker, Catherine McFadyen, Amanda Worthy Mc-Fadyen, Thomas McFadyen, Sadie Baker, Sam Baker, Jessie Baker, and Lainey Baker; two brothers, Charles Baker and wife Susie of Fayetteville, and Bobby Baker and wife Janet of Mooresville; and a sister, Linda Huff and husband Ralph of Fayetteville.

A graveside service was held in the Raeford Cemetery at 11 a.m. Monday, January 25 with the Rev. James Wilhide officiating.

Memorials may be made to Bethel Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 2128, Raeford, NC 28376.

Online condolences may be made at crumplerfuneralhome.com.

Susie M. DedieSusie McKee Dedie, 62, owner

of the Yorkie House, died early Wednesday morning, January 20, 2016 in FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital.

She was born in Fayetteville to the late William and Kathleen Brunson McKee. She was a gradu-ate of Massey Hill High School and was best known as the owner and operator of the Yorkie House in Raeford. She was a member

of Faith Community Church in Fayetteville. She was preceded in death by a nephew, Dennis Ridley.

Survivors include her husband of 27 years, Tim Dedie of the home; sister, Linda McKee Ridley and husband Dave of Fayetteville; niece, Sherry Ridley Koonce and husband Mitchel of Fayetteville; great-nieces and nephews, Dany-elle Ridley, Mitchell David and Tyler Koonce, all of Fayetteville and Lacey Ridley Alford and her son Trevor, both of Panama City, Florida; and an aunt, Charlotte Banks of Fayetteville.

A private service for the family was held.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations please be made to ASPCA.

Bud StephensBud Weston Stephens of Ra-

eford died Sunday, January 24, 2016 at Autumn Care of Raeford at the age of 86.

He was born in Hoke County on August 14, 1929 to the late Younger and Minnie Russell Ste-phens. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Magdalene Stephens. He was retired from the civil service.

He is survived by his sons, Tracy Stephens and wife Delila of Red Springs, and Kenneth W. Stephens of Fayetteville; his daughters, Jo Ann Allen and husband, Jimmy of Ra-eford, Sharlene Jackson of Raeford, and Patty Price of Raeford; his sis-ters, Mattie Guillette of Fayetteville, Loretta Wood of Rockfish, Rachael Clark of Rockfish, and Betty Jean Sechrist of Dobson; eight grand-children, Brian Stephens and wife Sarah, Melissa Baxley and husband Dennis, Jason Allen and wife Angel, Jeff Allen and wife April, Jeremy Price and wife Kristy, Mark Jackson and wife Wendy, Kevin Jackson, and Maurice Price III and wife Emily; 15 great-grandchildren; and a great-great grandson.

A graveside service was held at 3 p.m. Tuesday, January 26 at Antioch Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Gerald Oldham Jr. officiating.

Memorials may be made in memory of his wife, Mary Mag-dalene Stephens, to Philippi Pres-byterian Church, 2800 Philippi Church Road, Raeford, NC 28376 or Antioch Presbyterian Church, 6583 Red Springs Road, Raeford, NC 28376.

Eddie Baker

looked like a camping trip, and he was immensely proud of the supper he was about to enjoy.

I text back, “Is there coffee?” I had just ground three days’ worth

to hedge against any power failure at our house.

“Er…” he texted. There was a pause as he assessed this vital stock. “Enough for one cup. Didn’t think to grind more. Hammer maybe?

Courtney has strongly encouraged me not to drive to the store.”

Yes, coffee is that important to us.“Neighbors?” I text him.“They’ve gone to the hospital.

She had stomach issues and left by ambulance yesterday.”

“I’d be grinding with rocks.”The next picture I received

showed a baggie full of coffee beans.“I’m on a mission now,” he wrote.A few minutes later, he wrote

again: “I was out with a rock in the shed and Courtney came out and said, ‘Uh, we have power.’”

Sunday, with everyone-in-the-family’s power restored and lunch soon to be served at our house, we got a good laugh at the story.

He decided to text his sister to find out when she and the children would be arriving.

“I just told her we’d got here and are waiting on her,” he said after sending the text. “There’s no telling if she’ll respond, and if so, whether we’ll be able to make sense of it.”

Some people are great texters. The pastor at Rockfish Grove Church once told me his organist

could text and play the organ at the same time.

My daughter Leighanne, how-ever, gives her phone one chance to understand what she meant to text. If autocorrect can’t save us, well then, that’s just too bad. This is the girl who, when she had to use a French keyboard at an internet café, and discovered it’s different from a U.S. keyboard, just typed as she always did and left us to figure out what she was writing.

“K. Existing can to melt” came the return text.

Ben read it aloud. That’s our girl.The subsequent conversation

reminded me of my own autocor-rect story. Several years ago, I was working with the Journalism teacher at Hoke High as the class worked to get its newspaper printed. A problem arose, so I text him: “This is ken. Can u call for a sex?”

Yikes!“A sec… Darn autocorrect,” I

clarified.Texting is a brave new world

and some of us aren’t qualified to inhabit it.v

during the storm, according to Maj. Freddy Johnson of the Hoke County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Man-agement Division.

“Our 911 center was inundated with calls for service, from trees down, trees on structures, power lines down and motor vehicle ac-cidents, in addition to our normal 911 calls,” he said.

Raeford Fire Marshal Terry Tapp said the city fire department was active over the weekend. The office responded to about a dozen calls from Thursday to Saturday.

“We’ve been busy,” he said.Puppy Creek Fire Department

Chief Williams said his station, which covers the most heavily populated areas in Hoke County, was busy, too. Most of the calls were for tree limbs in roadways and downed power lines, he reported.

The area did experience some power outages for both Duke Energy and Lumbee River Electric Member-

ship Corporation customers, due to ice-encased trees falling on power lines. The response crews worked hard to get the power back on for those customers, Johnson reported.

The county school system, De-partment of Social Services, Health Department and the Sheriff’s Office collaborated to open a shelter at East Hoke Middle School Saturday night due to the number of people who were without power.

Overall, Hoke “fared very well compared to other counties within the state,” Johnson said. There were no major injuries or infrastructure damages related to the storm.

Nationwide, nearly 50 deaths – most due to car accidents – have been blamed on the winter storm.

Johnson warned residents to keep an eye on the forecast for the next few weeks. In the last two years, Hoke County has been hit with back-to-back winter storms just a few weeks apart in the months of January and February.

A woman from Minnesota was charged last week with alleg-edly knowing about an on-going statutory rape and failing to stop it.

Investigators charged Kristin Jean Wendt, 35, of the 2300 block of 170th Street in Mahnomen, Minnesota with one count of

felony common law obstruction of justice. She was arrested Janu-ary 21 and held under a $50,000 secured bond.

Authorities previously ar-rested Samuel Clement Wendt on six counts of statutory rape of a person who is 13, 14 or 15 years old by a defendant at least six years older than the victim, one count of second-degree forcible sexual offense, seven counts of indecent liberties with

a child, seven counts of sexual activity by a substitute parent and one count of disseminating obscene material to a minor under 16. He was held under a $1 million bond.

“As a result of the investiga-tion, it was discovered that Kris-tin Jean Wendt had knowledge of the rape and sexual assault but failed to stop these acts,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement.

Woman charged with obstructing justice

A u t h o r i -t ies arrested a woman last week for alleg-edly biting an-other woman during a fight.

Deputies with the Hoke County Sheriff’s Office arrested Amanda Maria McLean, 38, of the 7300 block of Acropolis Drive in Parkton on one count of assault inflicting serious injury. She was arrested Janu-

ary 17 and held under a $5,000 secured bond.

McLean was accused of allegedly biting Beatrice Ox-endine twice, causing injuries to Oxendine, during a physical altercation.

Woman charged with biting another

Two adults and one juvenile were charged with allegedly stealing a wallet from an elderly man last year.

O f f i c e r s charged Johna-

than Wolfe, 21, of the 20200 block of Indian Reservation Road in Wagram with felony conspiracy, common law robbery and con-tributing to the delinquency of a minor; Desarai Nicole Dix, 20,

of the 1800 block of Strother Road with conspiracy to commit common law robbery, common law robbery and contributing to the delinquency of a minor; and a juvenile with conspiracy to commit common law robbery and common law robbery.

Wolfe and Dix were held under $80,000 secured bonds, while the juvenile was released through a secure custody order.

Authorities with the Hoke County Sheriff’s Office who responded to a call on the 800

block of Gainey Road were told by alleged victim Joe Allen Oldham that three people came to his residence and approached him about selling him a dog. Oldham told officers that, when he declined to buy the dog, the suspects allegedly pushed him to the ground and took his wal-let. He identified the juvenile in the group and investigators located all three suspects.

Two of the suspects were ar-rested last July, and Wolfe was arrested January 14.

Three charged with robbing man of wallet

The Raeford-Hoke County Chamber of Commerce and The News-Journal are plan-ning a political debate for local commission and District Attorney candidates, and are seeking questions from the public to be used in the debate.

The professionally moder-ated debate is set for Tuesday, February 23 at 6 p.m. at the senior room in the Old Ar-mory building on East Central Avenue in Raeford.

Candidates will be asked questions, given a chance to answer under a time limit, and then given a chance to

make a rebuttal of the other candidates’ answers. Each candidate will also have two minutes to give a concluding statement at the end of the debate.

The public is welcome to submit questions regarding topics of local interest for both the commission candi-dates and the district attorney candidates.

Organizers are in the pro-cess of sending invitations to all candidates – Democrats and Republicans – who are running for the county com-mission and district attorney.

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January 27, 2016 THE NEWS-JOURNAL Raeford, N.C 5

BarnhillWalter Barnhill moved to

Raeford in 1980 after graduating from East Carolina University. He started coaching at Hoke County High School where he was an assistant baseball coach from 1980 until 1985 and later served as head baseball coach from 1986 until 1988. In 1987, the baseball team participated in the playoffs and Barnhill was named Coach of the Year. He was assistant football coach from 1980 until 1985. In 1986, he became head football coach and served in this capacity until 2000. He has the distinction of being the longest-tenured foot-ball coach in the history of Hoke County High School with a record of 75-85. In 1991 and 2000, he was named the Southeastern Coach of the Year. He was named Region Coach of the Year and Associated Press Coach of the Year in 1991. Barnhill was an assistant coach in 1993 for the East-West All-Star Game. Under Barnhill, the Hoke County High School football team lost the draw for the playoffs in 1988 and 1989. They participated in the playoffs in 1991, 1997 and 2000. Barnhill retired from Hoke County High School in 2001 and worked in the Sporting Goods retail business. He returned to Hoke County High School from 2009 until 2010 as an assistant football coach. In 2011, he re-tired for a second time. Today, he continues to be a loyal supporter and behind-the-scenes worker for Hoke County athletics.

McKenzieMarseill McKenzie is a 1991

graduate of Hoke County High School where she was a standout in track all four years. In 1989, 1990, and 1991, she was the North Carolina High School Athletic Association State Champion in the 300 low hurdles. In 1991, she set the NCHSAA record in the 300 low hurdles but it has since been broken. Her accomplish-ments include three-year state champion in 1989, 1990 and 1991 in low hurdles, Southeastern 4-A conference player of the year in 1989, 1990 and 1991, participated in NCAA Division 2 champion-ship in 1992 and 1993 and Penn State relays in 1992 and 1993. McKenzie attended college at St. Augustine where she had a brief track career. She was an assistant track coach at Hoke County High School from 2011 until 2012.

MorrisonBruce Morrison is a 1972

graduate of Hoke County High School where he participated in three sports: football, basketball and track, and was a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. During his high school football career, he played on the junior var-sity team for two years and lettered two years on the varsity team. He

had the most tackles and was a co-captain on the 1971 conference champion team. He was selected Most Valuable Back in 1971, named to the All-Conference Team as a running back, and was named Honorable Mention to the All-Eastern Conference Team two times. Morrison played one year on the junior varsity basketball team and lettered for two years on the varsity basketball team. He also participated on the track team for three years in the pole vault, broad jump, high jump, and 440-yard relay. He was chosen to be a captain of the team and scored four hundred ninety points. He partici-pated in events in Winston-Salem, went to the Junior Olympics, and the Amateur Union Invitational. He attended Chowan College in Murfreesboro where he played football under Coach Jim Garri-son. He is active in the community, playing softball and basketball for the Hoke County Parks and Recreation Department.

PickettMarco Pickett is a 1985

Honor and North Carolina Scholar graduate of Hoke County High School. He was an Antler Award winner two years in a row for lettering in three sports: football, basketball and track. During his high school football career, he was chosen captain, selected the WRAL Channel 5 News Player of the Week in 1985, was a unani-mous first team All-Conference selection, played in the East-West All-Star Game, and was selected as one of North Carolina’s Top 100 Prep Seniors, and was selected to the Most Athletic Senior Hall of Fame. He received a full athletic scholarship to play football at Wake Forest University. He was also chosen to be captain and was voted Most Valuable Player for his basketball team. He was awarded a varsity letter for three years. He played basketball for Wake Forest University for one year (1985). Pickett was selected to be captain of his track team where he was awarded All-Conference in track. He held the high jump and 400 meter dash school record. He was a member of the school record setting 4x100 meters and 4x200 meters dash school records also. He was student body president his senior year. He has coached varsity football, varsity basketball and track at Hoke County High School. He coached five seasons for the Hoke County Parks and Recreation Department. He is currently retired from the United States Army and works at the Hoke County Department of Social Services.

WoodsDon M. Woods graduated

from Hoke County High School in 1986. He was a three-sport ath-lete his freshman year (1982-83), lettering in cross-country, wres-

tling and track. The cross-country team was undefeated and won the conference championship in 1986 and the wrestling team also won the conference champion-ship. That spring, Woods was presented the Antler Award for lettering in three varsity sports. During his sophomore year, he only participated in cross-county and track where he excelled in both sports. He was awarded Most Valuable Player on his cross-country team for three consecutive years (1984-86), earning All-Conference and All State awards those same three years. He set the school record in cross-country his sophomore year, running the 5K (3.1 miles) in a time of 15:28. While on the track team, he primarily ran the 1-mile (1600m) and the 2-mile (3200m) events. He was awarded All Conference and All State in both the 1-mile and 2-mile for three years (1984-86) as well. In 1984, he competed in the Junior Olympics Cross-Country State Championship Meet held in Marietta, Georgia and won the state championship. As a result, he qualified and competed in the National Cross-Country Meet held in Omaha, Nebraska. That same year, Woods competed in the Junior Olympic State Track Meet held at Duke University in Durham where he placed 2nd in both the 1-mile and the 2-mile. He is employed by Hoke County where he works at the Depart-ment of Social Services in the Adult Services Unit as a social worker.

In 2016, the Hall of Fame committee added a new award called the Legacy Award. It is given to three individuals, one from each of the schools that merged into Hoke County High School. This year’s Legacy award winners are William “Bill” Cameron, Artis Gay and Muriel Jacobs.

CameronWilliam “Bill” Cameron

graduated from Hoke County High School in 1961. He was on the track team where he threw the shot put and discus. He also played football. In his junior year, he was named to the All Southeastern Confer-

ence Football Team and, in his senior year, he was named to the All Southeastern Confer-ence Football and All Eastern North Carolina football teams. He was offered full athletic scholarships to 13 colleges and universities He chose to attend the University of Tennessee. Upon graduation, he taught high school and coached second-ary football teams at Carolina Military Academy in Maxton, Dublin High School in Dublin, Georgia, and McMinn Central High School in Etowah, Tennes-see. He was invited to coach at the Tennessee East-West High School championship game but declined as he was relocating back to Raeford to become head football coach at Hoke County High School where he served in this capacity from 1973-1976 when he decided to return to his family roots to become a full-time farmer.

GayArtis Gay graduated from

Upchurch High School in 1963. He was a football, basketball, baseball and track star. He played all four sports all four years of high school. In football, he returned punts and kickoffs, which lead him to become the team leader in touchdowns. In 1961, the Upchurch Eagles basketball team was district champs and Artis was the point’s leader. In baseball, he was an outstanding outfielder and, because of his great speed, led his team in stolen bases. In track, he participated in the 100-yard dash, the 220-yard run, and was the anchor leg on the 880-yard relay team. In his senior year, he was voted as Best All-Around Athlete of the Year in 1983. He worked for the Hoke County Recreation Department for many years. He is now retired and spends his free time on the golf course.

JacobsMuriel Jacobs graduated from

Hawkeye High School in 1968. At that time, his high school only provided two sports – basketball and baseball. He played on both teams all four years of high school where he excelled in both sports and lettered all four years. In his junior and senior years, he was an All-Conference pitcher and catcher. During those two years, his baseball team was runner-up in the Robeson County Athletic Conference. After high school, Jacobs participated in the Bor-der Belt Professional Baseball League where he was an outstand-ing pitcher. Once he completed his pro baseball career, he became active in slow pitch softball and was selected to become a member of the Slow Pitch Softball Athletic Association Hall of Fame. Today, he remains active in sports by coaching and playing in church softball in open leagues.

SingletaryThe 2016 Roll of Honor

recipient is Clayton Singletary. Singletary graduated from Hoke County High School in 1975. After graduation, he was inspired by Coach Billy Colston to assist with athletic endeavors. He was always in the background with his support. He would assist in opening,

cleaning and locking the facili-ties after an event was over. He helped set up equipment on the football field, worked on the “Chain Gang”, and then put away the pads and chains after the game. He was a clock opera-tor for football and basketball games and wrestling matches. He was the PA announcer for many events and assisted in organizing track meets. Con-cerned for students’ safety, Singletary would escort teams and cheerleaders to their buses after games. His support of the athletic department included working in concession stands, gate ticket sells, and helping take care of officials at half time. He was a long-standing member of the Athletic Booster Club, which he supported through his attendance and service in many capacities. Some examples were: collected advertising for the football pro-gram, sold tickets for Booster Club activities, and helped with other fundraising efforts. He has also provided support through his interest in our middle school athletics teams and coached ath-letic teams for the Hoke County Parks and Recreation Depart-ment. He provided a positive role model for these young players. He has served on many boards and committees in the community, including working for and serving on the board of directors of the North Carolina Turkey Festival. Clayton has provided over 40 years (and still counting) of support for all of our Hoke County young people.

Sports

Fighting Bucks Sports Schedule

Just Putting Around

January 27Boys Wrestling Home vs.

Pinecrest 6 p.m.Boys West Hoke Wrestling vs.

West Pine Middle at Hoke High 4:15 p.m.

January 28Girls B Team Basketball Home

vs. Purnell Swett 4:30 p.m.Boys B Team Basketball Home

vs. Purnell Swett 6 p.m.Sandy Grove Middle Coed

Basketball Home vs. Anson Middle 4 p.m.

January 29Girls JV Basketball Home vs.

Richmond 5 p.m.Girls V Basketball at Rich-

mond 6 p.m.Boys JV Basketball Home vs.

Richmond 6:30 p.m.Boys V Basketball at Rich-

mond 7:30 p.m.January 30

Boys Wrestling Away Confer-ence Tournament 9 a.m.

February 1East Hoke Middle Coed Bas-

ketball vs. West Hoke Middle at Hoke High 4:15 p.m.

February 2Girls JV Basketball Home vs.

Lumberton 5 p.m.Girls V Basketball at Lumber-

ton 6 p.m.Boys JV Basketball Home vs.

Lumberton 6:30 p.m.Boys V Basketball at Lumber-

ton 7:30 p.m.

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Jacobs

Gay

Singletary

Hall of Fame(Continued from page 1)

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each and include the banquet and the basketball game. The public induction cer-emony will take place following the banquet between the girls’ and boys’ basketball games at MacDonald Gymnasium. Tickets can be purchased at the Hoke County High School office or at The News-Journal in downtown Ra-eford. The 2016 Hall of Fame committee consists of Gary Brig-man, Deborah Car-penter, Billy Colston, Cheryl Cunningham, Charles Jacobs, Vernon Morrison and Carl Purcell.

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