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Rainfall hurts corn crop, heat helps cottonBY CATHARIN SHEPARD

Staff writer

One month of unusually heavy rain may have stunted some fi eld crops in Hoke County, but now with the sum-

mer heat cranking up, more rain will be needed to keep other crops growing, accord-ing to agriculture offi cials.

Last year, near-record and record rainfall totals across North Carolina left many

farmers unable to get heavy equipment into the fi elds throughout the summer and far into the fall harvesting sea-son. Some even had diffi culty getting into sodden fi elds to plant the winter wheat crop.

This year’s rainfall hasn’t been as consistently heavy, but downpours in the month of May hit at exactly the wrong time for the local corn crop, according to Hoke County

(See CROPS, page 4)

BY CATHARIN SHEPARD

Staff writer

A proposed program at Cape Fear Valley Health System’s hospital facilities could help bring hundreds

more doctors to the region, according to local offi cials.

Hoke County’s Board of Commissioners joined Bladen and Cumberland County offi cials last month in passing a resolution of

support for the initiative, which seeks funding to es-tablish a residency program for up to 300 physicians.

The hospital system hopes to establish the resi-dency program to train new

primary care doctors who would go on to practice in rural areas where access to healthcare can be diffi cult.

The resolution identifi ed Hoke County and surround-ing counties as “signifi cant-

ly medically underserved.” The document also stated that “attracting more physi-cians to rural areas not only benefi ts patients by provid-ing citizens more access to (See DOCTORS, page 10)

BY CATHARIN SHEPARD

Staff writer

Police have arrested two people in connection with doz-ens of recent vehicle break-ins in Raeford, offi cials reported Friday.

Offi cers arrested Jarvis Dy-son, 22, and Jeannette Ander-son, 36, both of the 500 block of East Sixth Avenue in Raeford on charges of breaking and entering of motor vehicles and larceny. Dyson faces 31 counts of breaking and entering and larceny, while Anderson faces 13 counts of breaking and enter-ing and larceny.

The two suspects were wanted for a summer crime spree that impacted residents throughout the city.

“The Raeford Police Depart-ment has been successful in arresting the offenders for the motor vehicle breaking and

(See BREAK-INS, page 10)

Teen sought in murdercaptured

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47 Years AgoPoole’s Orchard was a happening place in 1969, but only the foundation of this structure remains, and the peach trees in the area are now mostly pines. The scene, from the July 10 issue of The News-Journal that year, dredged up for our regular Browsing the Files feature, is located on N.C. 211 west at Poole Road. Aberdeen & Rockfi sh Railroad tracks are visible in the background.

Muddy emergenceA victim (left) of a Tuesday traffi c accident on U.S. 401 is led from a swamp to a waiting ambulance. Covered in mud, he emerges from dense vegetation. Above, the victim’s truck, lying on its side after leaving the road,and plowing through swampy growth. Details of the accident weren’t available at press time, but a witnesssaid the truck crossed the Rockfi sh Creek bridgeand swerved off the road across from the Word OfLife Temple. As with most accidents on that highway,traffi c backed up for miles. (Ken MacDonald photos)

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47 Years AgoJuly 10, 1969

Scurlock School is one of the first in the state to try a free lunch program, and now Gov. Scott indi-cates nutrition and success in school are related. Researchers find a mea-surable change in attitudes among students who had previously not been able to eat a balanced lunch.

City Commissioners approve the installation of street lights on East Donaldson Avenue and Lewis Street.

Lee Gillis, son of Harold and Petty Gillis, will attend the 7th An-nual National Boy Scout Jamboree. Also attending will be George Ashley Jr., on the staff of Camp Tom Upchurch and a senior next fall at Pembroke State University.

George Willcox and Graham Pope are being promoted at Burlington Industries. Pope will succeed Willcox as plant manager and Willcox will be manager at the company’s Brookneal, Virginia plant.

West Hoke is well on its way to having its own fire station. Land has been purchased and a pump for the station has been installed. Paul Hurst, president of the community, says thanks to many families who have made contributions and to several merchants too.

Hubert Polston is sworn in as a jailor and deputy sheriff. He had worked at Burlington.

If you’re going to be away on vacation, call Raeford Police and they’ll watch your homes for you. City Manager John Gaddy says also be reminded Raeford is no longer a town. As of July 1, it’s a city, by act of the state legislature.

Buddy Wilson, a member of the Raeford and Hoke Ambulance Service, delivers a baby on the way to Moore Regional Hospital. Little Bryant Jones couldn’t wait. Parents are Mr. and Mrs. Graham Junior Jones of Upchurch Farm, Rt. 2.

25 Years AgoJuly 10, 1991

Lightning explodes a tree beside Will Monroe Road in the Puppy Creek area, knocking nearly all its limbs off and blowing a squir-rel across the road to its demise. The sound is “like nothing I’ve ever heard before in my life,” says Loretta Wooters.

A new map drawn by the state legislature gives Congressman Bill Hefner a good night’s sleep. He’ll stay in the 8th District where odds

Lee Gillis (left) and George Ashley prepare for a trip to the 7th Annual National Boy Scout Jamboree.

A child plays on a trampoline at Raeford Elementary School.

Graham Pope is named plant manager at Burlington Indus-tries.

ObituariesJim McMillian

Jim McMillian, an NBA for-ward who helped lead the Lakers to the 1972 NBA championship, died Monday, May 16. He was 68.

A native of Raeford, McMil-lian played college basketball at Columbia University. He led Columbia to a record of 63-14 during his college career and was a three-time All-American.

The 6-foot-5 forward was drafted by the Los Angeles Lak-ers 13th overall in the first round of the NBA draft. He averaged over 15 points a game in his three years with the Lakers. He was a key member of the 1972 Lakers championship team. He averaged over 19 points a game that season and helped the Lakers

hit a 33-game winning streak. His teammates that year included Wilt Chamberlain and Jerry West.

After the 1973 season, he was traded to the Buffalo Braves for Elmore Smith. He also played for the New York Knicks and the Portland Trailblazers.

After his NBA career, he moved to Italy and played two years for a team in Bologna.

He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Alexis; son, Aron; daughters, Erica and Emon; and seven grandchildren.

William P. Kelly Sr.William P. Kelly Sr., 72, of

Raeford died Tuesday, June 28, 2016.

Survivors include his devoted

and loving wife, Charlotte; sons, William P. Kelly Jr. (Michelle) and Steven C. Kelly; grandchil-dren, William P. Kelly III, Lauren M. Kelly, Brooke L. Kelly and De’Maree E. Malone; brothers, John C. Kelly (Joan), and Na-thaniel C. Kelly (Beatrice); sister, Annette K. Taylor; sister-in-law, Elizabeth P. Kelly; and nieces, nephews, and cousins.

A memorial service was held at 1 p.m. Sunday, July 3 in Silver Grove Immanuel Missionary Baptist Church in Raeford.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society.

Condolences in memory of Mr. William P. Kelly Sr. can be made at www.purcellfuneralhomes.com.

are good for his reelection.

Construction on Hoke’s two middle school is about six weeks behind schedule. And there are six weeks left until school is scheduled to start. It’s going to be close.

Hoke homemakers are leading the way to get the state’s littering fines increased. The legislature is poised to increase fines from between $50 and $200 to between $100 and $500. Joan Balfour, a member of the Mildouson Extension Homemakers Club, approached State. Rep. Danny DeVane from Raeford to get the ball rolling.

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Word of Life Temple, Inc.Church Vacation – no servicesJuly 1-8 (services resume July 10)RevivalJuly 13-15, 7 p.m.Youth Night/Bible ExplosionJuly 27, 6 p.m.Youth SundayJuly 31NOTICE: In order to keep our Special Worship up-to-date we are adding an expiration date to the following announcements. If you would like the event to continue in our listings after the expiration date, please call (875-2121), fax

(875-7256) or email ([email protected]) request-ing this at least a week before its expiration.Hoke County Schools Prayer Circle. Continue to pray for your schools. Churches, contact schools to see what you can do to help. (expires October 2016)

Now Generation Inc. & Now Generation Radio - a youth men-torship & development outreach inspirational & informational radio. Times every 4th Saturday from 9 - 9:30 a.m. on WMFA 1400 AM. Join us on facebook at

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Word of Life Temple — Cub/Boy Scout meeting, ages 6-18, every other Tuesday from 6 – 7:30 p.m. Contact Bro. Jamie Cunningham (910) 824-6296 for more informa-tion. (expires October 2016)

Raeford United Methodist Church — Community Prayer Breakfast at the church every Saturday from 8 – 9:30 a.m. Bring your own breakfast. For details, call Nancy Tapp at (910) 875-7191. (expires October 2016)

Weddings

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Diane Smith and Donnie Lucas, both of Raeford, were married in a June 24 ceremony officiated by Dana Canady Tolston.

The bride is daughter of Donnie and Carolyn Smith of Raeford. She graduated from Hoke High School in 1988 and Sandhills Community College with an associate degree in General Education. She is bookkeeper and student in-formation system data manager at SandHoke Early College High School.

The groom is son of Eugene and Patricia Lucas of Fayetteville. He is employed at Daniels Service Center in Raeford.

Participants in the 5 p.m. ceremony were Madison O’Quinn, Skylar Coley, Gee-Gee Baxley, Katelyn Fowler, Kimberly Lucas and Donald Lucas Jr., all of Raeford.

A meet-and-greet dinner honoring the couple will be held July 16, hosted by Dana Tolston. The couple will take a Royal Caribbean Majesty tour in January.

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Remember those all-nighters spent cramming for college finals, when NoDoz and coffee were your best friends and procrastina-tion was your worst enemy?

After studying all night, you were left exhausted the next day and your test score probably wasn’t as high as you’d hoped. You probably wished you had spent more time keeping up with your studies throughout the semester.

That must be how state law-makers felt as they adjourned this year’s short legislative session just before midnight on Friday, July 1, after about 10 weeks in session. Such late-night legislating at the close of sessions has become the rule rather than the exception.

As one General Assembly observer noted on Twitter: “I have been watching the #ncga for over a decade, and I still don’t understand the midnight sessions at the end.”

Me neither.For once, I would love to

see a session end at 2 p.m. on a Wednesday, after enough time and energy had been spent debating each and every bill.

Is that too much to ask of the legislators paid by state taxpayers to do the public’s business?

Apparently so.Last year, the House and Sen-

ate ended a lengthy long session

after 4 a.m. on Sept. 30. Despite being in session for more than eight months, the 2015 session, like this year’s, also ended with a flurry of last-minute lawmaking.

In the last two days of the 2016 session, dozens of bills re-ceived final approvals, including the state budget for 2016-17, a controversial overhaul of the coal ash cleanup plan for Duke Energy, disputed changes to elections laws and a bill for farmers with at least a couple highly debated provisions.

But perhaps the most divisive piece of legislation passed at the end was a change made to House Bill 2, the bill recognized around the world. The original bill nul-lified a Charlotte ordinance that would have extended nondis-crimination protection to LGBT residents and allowed transgender individuals to use the bathroom corresponding with their gender identities.

Although there is some gray area, the new language – House Bill 169 – was aimed at restoring and clarifying the right to sue in state court for employment discrimination, which also was

eliminated by HB2. The language emerged from negotiations by a private conference committee not long before it was voted on in the House and Senate.

According to the General Assembly website, the House ap-proved the HB2 change at 10:14 p.m., and the Senate signed off on it 10 minutes later, moments before calling it quits for the year. A couple minutes earlier, Sen. Floyd McKissick, a Durham Democrat, asked Senate leader Phil Berger, an Eden Republican, for 30 minutes to review the new language. Berger’s response: “I don’t think so.”

It reminded HB2 opponents of the five minutes committee mem-bers were given to review HB2 before a committee vote during a special legislative session earlier this year. And you have to wonder whether additional changes will be coming in the future.

Legislators left Raleigh ex-hausted yet again. You could hear it in the voices of House and Senate leaders during the final few hours of the session.

We’ll find out soon enough whether state legislators passed or failed their final exams.

Patrick Gannon is the editor of The Insider State Government News Service in Raleigh. Reach him at [email protected].

No, you can’t have 10 minutes

By thoMaS MillS

I must say, those small govern-ment conservatives in the North Carolina legislature sure are full of big government ideas. The latest one has to do with a constitutional amendment to protect people’s right to hunt and fish—not that anybody is threatening that right or anything.

I couldn’t figure out the reason for it for the longest time. Now, I think I get it. They want to make sure that property owners don’t have the means to stop people from hunting and fishing on their property. Since deer and other wildlife don’t recognize property lines, why should hunters?

If you’re from rural North Carolina, you know the problem. In the fall, those weekend warriors arrive in caravans from places like Charlotte or Greensboro or Raleigh. They’ve got their four-wheelers on trailers and dogs in

boxes in big trucks that do most of their four-wheeling in places like Myers Park or Brier Creek. But when the weather gets cooler and there’s a nip in the air, they know it’s almost time to invade some rural county full wide open spaces, thick forests, and hicks with accents.

They spill out of their trucks wearing their camouflage and fluorescent orange caps and vests and head to the forest. They may start out on hunt club property, but that’s not enough territory to contain their adventurous spirits. And if a dog gets a scent and heads over that hill, past the No Trespassing sign, so be it. Can’t let that dog or that deer get away.

Right now, they’re liable to encounter an angry property owner who doesn’t want strangers traipsing across his or her land or four-wheelers creating new paths. With this new amendment, though, the urban hunter’s got the

constitution on his side. When that landowner tells him to go, the hunter just has to point out the phrase of the amendment, “The right of the people to hunt, fish, and harvest wildlife, including by the use of traditional methods, shall not be infringed.” Property rights be damned.

Since the right to hunt and fish has never been in question, the only real reason for an amend-ment like this was to pander to somebody. Now, it’s pretty obvi-ous who. Those legislators are trying to protect some big donors from having ignorant rednecks tell them to get off their property. Just more Big Government con-servatism.

Thomas Mills is the founder and publisher of PoliticsNC.com. Before beginning PoliticsNC, Thomas spent 20 years as a politi-cal and public affairs consultant. He is also a candidate for Con-gress, 8th District.

Just big government conservatism

Frog HollerPhilosopher

Ron Huff

The critters of Frog Holler are a never-ending source of entertain-ment, but also grief . The constant breaching of my pasture fences by Zoomba, the donkey, led to his exile to another farm leaving us with two dogs, a donkey, a horse, a cat and three chickens.

I believe I have finally con-tained the chickens through a combination of building a better fence and getting their wings clipped, which was easier than my initial plan of having their wings removed altogether. They now spend their happy days wander-ing around their garden paradise constantly scratching for bugs and worms while kicking the pine bark mulch onto the grass to the chagrin of my lawn mower blades. I have decided that I will now let grass grow up around the mulch and be happy when the lawn disappears altogether.

While trying to catch the last minutes of a restless sleep on the morning of a recent trip, I was startled by a screech from Charlotte that could shatter stone. I drug myself out of bed to find her down by the pond witness-ing some kind of animal being tag-teamed by Buffy and Dude. These dogs bark like maniacs at all kinds of invisible distrac-tions, but seldom catch anything. Prying my eyes open, I stumbled down to see the dogs having a tug-of-war on opposite ends of a raccoon. This poor thing was on its last leg and the dogs were trying to pull that off! Have you ever tried to convince two dogs

that they should not be tugging on a raccoon? Neither had I, but with my best threats I was able to chase the dogs off. It was left to me to finish the poor creature off, which I did reluctantly.

At this point, it was only a few minutes from our departure time and I was standing there with a large dead animal that would surely be lying in pieces on the front porch when we came home, after the dogs had dragged it around for days. I made a quick decision, jumped on the four-wheeler and hauled the raccoon far enough from the house that the dogs might not find it. Luckily, I have not seen it since.

My least favorite Frog Holler creature is the lowly vole. These things constantly tunnel under the lawn, which, while annoying, does not bother me too much. The problem is that it does bother Dude, the black dog. In the spring, Dude goes out at night and digs up the tunnels, ravaging the lawn. I then blow a fuse, cuss Dude out (to no avail) and try to repair the lawn. It takes weeks for the grass to fill in again and this year’s damage will not heal in time for a scheduled outdoor party. Maybe some of that green turf paint is in order.

The worst actor in the bunch is

the cross-eyed, weirdly marked, beautiful/ugly, killer cat Rita Mae. This feline loves to hunt. She likes to catch and torture lizards, depos-iting them proudly where we can find them, including in the house. She constantly stalks birds, lying in wait below the birdhouses and feeders, ready to spring straight upward four feet or more. Like the lizards, she brings these trophies proudly to us. What are you going to say to discourage a cat? At least the dogs look unhappy when you scold them. Rita Mae just shrugs it off and goes back to the hunt.

We have become used to dead birds, including Cardinals, and recently, for the first time, a Blue-bird. I really hated that, but such is life in the wild kingdom. She tortures bugs, mice and anything else she can get her paws on.

I was recently out by the pool when I heard another one of those stone shattering shrieks from Charlotte. I looked up to see Rita Mae dragging a young rabbit by the scruff of the neck, looking for a place to administer her sinister torture. Seeing that Charlotte was upset and in pursuit, she ducked under the back deck behind the wooden screen. Charlotte closed in and Rita Mae let the rabbit go. It scrambled like a flash under the screen, running right into the pool. Until then, I had never seen a rabbit swim, which it did beautifully. I fished it out with the pool skimmer and released it safely in a cat proof thicket. The frogs applauded!

More later.

Have you ever seen a rabbit swim?

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To the Editor:This July 4, we celebrate the

“unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America.” We remember that “To secure rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed”; “that all men are cre-ated equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness”; and that one people—when it becomes necessary—“assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them” (Declaration of Independence, 1776).

There are only two primary ways of viewing people/govern-ment relationship: 1) Unalienable rights come from the Creator, and are granted by Him to the people, who consent to grant government the “limited” power they want it to have, with all other powers retained by themselves, or 2) Government is the grantor/holder of people’s rights, people being subordinated to government.

Our Declaration of Indepen-dence is grounded in the concept that rights come from God, to people, who grant government limited power, retaining all other rights for themselves. This concept is embodied in both the Declaration and the Constitution.

As government expands its pow-

ers beyond the Declaration/Con-stitution/Bill of Rights, the people lose their liberty. Jefferson wrote, “I hope…a bill of rights will be formed to guard the people against the federal government.” The first 10 amendments (ratified 1791) were those envisioned by Jefferson. The Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution are forever philosophically interlocked.

The last words of the Declara-tion speak volumes. “And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.” So should we!

Barbara Richie PondRaeford

Declaration: rights come from God

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Hoke County and many other counties in eastern North Carolina are under a heat advisory from the National Weather Service due to high temperatures and humidity combining to create potentially dangerous conditions.

Meteorologists issued a Heat

Advisory Tuesday for 26 counties, including Hoke, warning of a heat index that could reach 107 degrees or higher during the hottest parts of the day. With similar conditions forecast to continue throughout the week, officials reported ex-pecting more advisories through the first week of July, with the potential for severe thunderstorms

also a concern.The U.S. Department of Health

and Human Services (DHHS) issued warnings to citizens as a reminder to take steps to protect their health during the extreme heat.

“People may not often think about it but extreme heat can have devastating effects on health,” Dr. Nicole Lurie, assistant secretary

for preparedness and response (ASPR), said in a statement is-sued Tuesday. “Young children, older adults, and people on certain medications can be particularly vulnerable to heat. Recognizing the signs of heat stress and know-ing what to do can save a life.”

People suffering from heat stress may experience a variety

County under heat advisory with 107-degree indexof symptoms including heavy sweating, weakness, cold and clammy skin, paleness, a fast and weak pulse and nausea or vomit-ing. Early signs of danger include muscle cramps, heat rash, fainting or near-fainting spells and a pulse or heart rate greater than 100.

People suffering from heat stress should be moved to a cooler location to lie down. Health offi-cials recommended applying cool, wet cloths to the body, especially to head, neck, armpits and upper legs near the groin area where combined 70 percent of body heat can be lost. A person suffer-ing from heat exhaustion should slowly sip water to stay hydrated and should remain in a cool loca-tion until recovered with a pulse heart rate that is well under 100 beats per minute.

Signs of the most severe heat-related illness, heat stroke, include a body temperature above 103 degrees Fahrenheit with hot and red skin that can be dry or damp, a rapid and strong pulse and altered mental status which can range from confusion and agitation to unconsciousness. Call 911 im-mediately and take steps to cool the person.

Children and the elderly are especially vulnerable to heat illnesses.

Children may be unable to explain what is wrong but may act differently than usual. In extreme heat, consider changes in a child’s behavior to be heat stress.

Similarly, people with com-munication-related disabilities may have difficulty expressing a heat-related problem. In extreme heat, look for a change in behavior as a sign of heat stress.

Elderly individuals are also at higher risk for suffering from heat-related injuries.

The Hoke County Department of Senior Services gives away fans to seniors who need help to stay cool, but demand is high and sup-ply is limited, department Director Mary Hollingsworth said.

Seniors can get a new fan every other year. The fans are donated, often through local churches, and the department has a “mini-grant” from Lumbee River EMC to buy fans to help seniors. However, there is a “huge need” and there are always more people who need a fan than the department can sup-ply, Hollingsworth said.

The department accepts dona-tions of fans for seniors. Fans can be dropped off at the department offices at the old Armory during office hours Monday through Friday.

The senior center offers ac-tivities for people 60 and older Monday through Friday from 12-2 p.m., and any senior citizen is welcome to come and cool off at the center located in the old Armory on East Central Avenue, Hollingsworth said.

Senior Services staff members try to encourage seniors to be es-pecially careful with their health during summer.

“We, on a daily basis, remind them, please make sure you drink your water, stay as cool as possible; if you don’t have air conditioning, go to a family member’s house that does,” Hol-lingsworth said.

To help prevent heat-related illness, the DHHS recommends spending time in locations with air conditioning when possible. People without air conditioning can use a public building like a se-nior center or library to cool down. Drinking plenty of fluids, such as water or diluted electrolyte-enhanced sports drinks, can help, and so can wearing lightweight, light-colored, loose-fitting cloth-ing and limiting outdoor activity to early morning and evening hours.

As air conditioning use in-creases, electrical grids can become overwhelmed causing power outages. In power outages, people who rely on electricity-dependent medical devices, like oxygen concentrators, may need assistance so check on family members, friends and neighbors who use this type of equipment.

For more information about how to prevent heat-related ill-nesses, visit the HHS public health emergency preparedness website at http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/extremeheat/. For information about how to better prepare for disasters and other emergencies, visit www.ready.gov.

The forecast for the next week predicts temperatures in the mid to high 90s with high humidity driving the heat index well into the triple digits, with some forecasts predicting 100-degree tempera-tures on Friday and Saturday.

Cooperative Extension Director Howard Wallace.

“I think our corn crop is not that good this year. I was told that, between the first of May and the end of May, we got around 15 inches of rain in Raeford, and you can see its effect in the fields,” he said.

Much of that rainfall came from Tropical Storm Bonnie, which impacted the region the last week of May. The storm was downgraded from its official sta-tus before it fully hit North Caro-lina but still managed to dump as much as five or more inches of rain on Hoke County in a single day, more than any other location in North or South Carolina received during the storm.

Despite not causing any major property damage locally, Bonnie appears to have made a lasting impact on farmers. Although corn needs plenty of rain, it’s needed

at the right time. This year, the corn was still young and at the wrong developmental stage when it got swamped by heavy rainfall. The rain varied widely between different parts of the county, too, Wallace said. In some places, the corn drowned in the field, while in others, it was almost too dry.

“I’ve seen corn that’s about two and a half feet tall. It’s never tas-seled out, it’s never going to tassel out,” Wallace said. Tasseling is the process in which corn develops the pollen-producing flowers that allow the plant to produce. Corn can be finicky during that time in the plant’s growing cycle, with poor conditions leading to poor growth and a bad crop for farm-ers – which in turn can impact the price of everything from ethanol to meat from grain-fed animals.

The cotton crop suffered in some places, too, due to the heavy rainfall in May. One farmer

reported losing up to 40% of his cotton from the rain, Wallace said. However, in some places in the county, the cotton crop still has a chance, he said.

At the moment, the summer heat is the biggest concern for farmers in the area. Animal pro-ducers have management plans in place to keep their livestock cool, but field crop farmers have to hold out hope for enough rain to keep their fields from baking in the high temperatures.

The heat can be good for some crops as long as the area still receives enough rain to keep the crop growing, Wallace said.

“The good thing about this time, this is good for cotton folks because these hot nights help cot-ton but also these triple digit days will cause us to dry out extremely fast, or even these high 90s days,” he said. “Too much rainfall has been detrimental but on the other

side we still need more rainfall.”Only time will tell whether

2016 ends up similar to 2015 for farmers.

“We’ll have to wait and see on everything to be quite honest,” Wallace said.

The lasting effects of unusu-ally high rainfall last year ended up leading to a below-average to average crop of winter wheat when it was harvested earlier this year, the director said.

“It was hit and miss in most places. Generally, I’ve been told that guys were averaging between 35 and 50 bushels on winter wheat, 50 is average,” he said.

On the positive side of things, the county hasn’t had any major issues with pests or disease out-breaks this season, he reported. Last year’s concerns over avian flu in local poultry populations also seem to have been resolved, Wallace added.

By catharin Shepard

Staff writer

Filing opened this week for candidates interested in seeking election to the Hoke County Board of Education.

Two seats on the board, cur-rently filled by incumbents Hank Richards and Rosa McAllister-McRae, are up for election this year. Both Richards and McAllis-ter-McRae, who have each served over a decade on the board, said they plan to file to run for reelec-tion to another four-year term. The school board is nonpartisan, so there was not a primary.

The filing for the board opened Tuesday and will end Monday, August 1 at noon.

Filing for the position of Soil and Water Conservation Super-visor closed Friday at noon. Incumbent Gary Hendrix has filed to run for the single seat up for election, according to elections officials.

Hoke voters will get to cast ballots in a number of contested races at the local, state and federal levels this fall.

Republican incumbent Rep. Richard Hudson will face Demo-crat Thomas Mills this November to determine who will represent

the House of Representatives Dis-trict 8 in Congress. In the North Carolina State Senate District 21 race, incumbent Ben Clark III, a Democrat, will face candidate Dan Travieso, a Republican.

Two seats on the Hoke County Board of Commissioners are up for election this year, with incum-bents James Leach (chairman) and Bobby Wright, both Democrats, running against Republican can-didate William “Brownie” Brown, a business owner from Rockfish.

Several local and state races remain uncontested. Register of Deeds incumbent Camille Hearst, a Democrat, will run for reelection

without facing opposition. State Rep. Garland Pierce and state Rep. Ken Goodman, both Democrats, are also running for reelection unopposed.

Valid identification is required by law to vote in North Carolina, with some exceptions in certain circumstances. For more informa-tion, visit http://voterid.nc.gov. For help in obtaining valid I.D. to vote in the upcoming election, call the state’s voter outreach team at 1-866-522-4723 or contact them by email at [email protected].

General Election Day is Tues-day, November 8.

Filing starts for school board

Law enforcement in Roch-ester, New York apprehended a teenager from Hoke County last week after local authorities put out warrants for his arrest in connection with the shooting death of a man in the Scurlock community earlier this year.

Rochester police located and arrested Jordache Nebeh’yis Baldwin-Leach, 16, on charges of first-degree murder, first-degree burglary and robbery with a dan-

gerous weapon. Baldwin-Leach is being held in New York await-ing extradition to North Carolina, where Hoke officers will take him into custody.

Investigators believe the teenager fled the area and went to New York after he was named a suspect in the April 2 shooting death of 19-year-old ‘Shadon-tae Devorontez Baker. Baker was shot in the head and killed outside his home on Lasso Lane

in the Scurlock community. Afterward, masked suspects robbed his grandmother and a friend at gunpoint inside the home.

Authorities suspect more people were involved with the incident and more arrests are pending, according to the Hoke County Sheriff’s Office. Any-one with information about the case is asked to call the sheriff’s office at 875-5111.

Teen arrested on first-degree murder charge

Baldwin-Leach

The Hoke County Board of Commissioners meeting was moved from Monday night to Tuesday night due to the Fourth of July holiday.

It’s typical for the board to reschedule its twice-monthly meeting if the first or third Mon-day night falls on a holiday. The

meeting was set for 7 p.m. in the commissioners’ room Tuesday, July 5.

Since the meeting was changed to after The News-Journal’s dead-line, the newspaper will provide coverage of the commission proceedings in the Wednesday, July 13 edition.

Commission meeting date changed

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PUBLIC NOTICE The public will take notice that the County of Hoke has re-

ceived and proposes to accept an offer to purchase property for the sum of $2,310.00 – Blue Springs Road – PIN#294220001091 – Blue Springs Township.

The approximate 5% bid deposit has been received. The Hoke County Board of Commissioners proposes to accept said offer and sell said property unless an upset bid is received in the amount of no less than 10% of the first one thousand dollars ($2,310.00) and 5% of the remainder.

A deposit in the amount of 5% of the upset must accompany any bids. The bid deposit must be in the form of cash or a certi-fied check. Any upset bid received is subject to re-advertisement and additional upset bids under this procedure as authorized by North Carolina General Statute 160A-269. Any upset bids with accompanying deposits, must be received by the Clerk to the Board at 227 N. Main Street, Raeford, NC 28376 prior to 5:00 p.m. on Monday, July 18, 2016.

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Wrestling team holds 1st All American campThe Hoke County High School Bucks wrestling team hosted its first All American Wrestling Camp last week with over 24 people in attendance. The camp was highlighted by instructors Sean Finkbeiner (All American Wrestler at Penn State and National Wrestling Hall of Fame member), Lennie Bernstein (former University of Virginia head coach and Hall of Fame member) and Tommy Gantt (NC State All American and 2016 ACC Champion).

Sean Finkbeiner (standing top left) and Hoke High Head Wrestling Coach Vernon Walworth (standing top right) instruct wrestlers last week at Hoke High’s first ever All American Wrestling Camp.

Former Hoke native and NBA player McMillian passes away Jim McMillian, a native of Raeford and NBA forward who helped lead the Los Angeles Lakers to their first NBA championship in 1972, died May 16 in Winston-Salem. McMillian was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers 13th overall in 1970 and played with Wilt Chamberlain and Jerry West. McMillian left Hoke County and attended Thomas Jefferson High School in New York and chose to attend Columbia University because of its high academic standards. His mother Mary McMillian still lives in Raeford.

Fort Bragg MLB game huge hit

Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association put on a spectacular performance Sunday night at Fort Bragg Field as 12,582 military active duty, retirees and VIPs watched the “Boys of Summer” play the first ever official major league game on an active military base. The game was between the Atlanta Braves and Miami Marlins.

Marlins left fielder Christian Yelich is a rising star in Ma-jor League Baseball and his brother serves in the Marine Corps. He went 3-5 from the plate and had one RBI to help the Marlins win 5-2. In this photo, he is being interviewed by ESPN’s Baseball Tonight reporter Buster Olney.

Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman went 2-3 from the plate with a walk. Freeman was one of the players that fans were excited to see play.

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CREDITOR’S NOTICE IN THE GENERAL COURT

OF JUSTICESUPERIOR COURT DIVISION

Before The ClerkCOUNTY OF HOKE IN THE MATTER OF

DIANE MARIE JONES16 E 119

All persons, firms and corporations having claims against Diane Marie Jones, deceased, are hereby notified to exhibit them to Toni N. Oxendine, Administratrix, of the estate of the de-cedent at 5912 Wynmore Rd., Raleigh, NC 27610, on or before the 29th day of September, 2016, or be barred from their recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment to the above named Administratrix.

This the 29th day of June, 2016. Toni N. Oxendine, AdministratrixOf the estate of Diane Marie Jones5912 Wynmore Rd.Raleigh, NC 2761017-20P

CREDITORS NOTICE IN THE GENERAL COURT


BEFORE THE CLERKIN THE MATTER OF THE

ESTATE OFCLARENCE DIAL, SR.

16 E 66All persons, firms and corporations

having claims against Clarence Dial, Sr., deceased, are hereby notified to exhibit them to Michael Dial as Administrator CTA of the Estate of the decedent at 5438 Red Springs Road, Red Springs, NC 28377 on or before the 29th day of September, 2016, or be barred from their recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment to the above named Administrator CTA.

This the 29th day of June, 2016. Michael Dial, Administrator CTA of theEstate of Clarence Dial, Sr., deceased Willcox, McFadyen, Fields & Suther-landAttorneys At Law112 E. Edinborough AvenueRaeford, North Carolina 2837617-20C

CREDITOR’S NOTICE IN THE GENERAL COURT


Before The ClerkCOUNTY OF HOKE IN THE MATTER OF

JAMES HENRY MCLEAN16 E 81

All persons, firms and corporations having claims against James Henry McLean, deceased, are hereby notified to exhibit them to Sidney McLean, Ad-ministrator, of the estate of the decedent at PO Box 381, Red Springs, NC 28377, on or before the 29th day of September, 2016, or be barred from their recovery. Debtors of the decedent are asked to make immediate payment to the above named Administrator.

This the 29th day of June, 2016. Sidney McLean, AdministratorOf the estate of James Henry McLeanPO Box 381Red Springs, NC 2837717-20P

LEGAL NOTICENOTICE OF

PUBLIC HEARINGHOKE COUNTY,

NORTH CAROLINANOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,

pursuant to G.S. 153A-323, that the following Public Hearings will be held before the Hoke County Planning Board on Thursday, July 14, 2016 at 7:00 pm, at the Pratt Building, 227 N. Main Street, Raeford, NC, for the purpose of hearing the following:

A. Application for Rezoning RZ-16-5 submitted by Alfred Long/G & G Land Development the property at Rockfish Road. The property more specifically identified by the Hoke County Tax Re-cords as PINS 494550001052 totaling approximately 25.6 acres the property is currently zoned RA-20 Residential Agricultural proposed zoning to R-8

All interested citizens are invited to attend this hearing and be heard. Changes may be made in the advertised proposal, which reflect information pre-sented at the hearing. The above listed items may be viewed in the Planning Department, 423 E. Central Avenue, Raeford, NC.Jacqueline Lowery, Zoning Clerk17-18C

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NOTICE OF SALE IN THE GENERAL COURT

OF JUSTICEOF NORTH CAROLINA

SUPERIOR COURT DIVISIONHOKE COUNTY

16SP160IN THE MATTER OF THE FORE-

CLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY DAVID T. GRIFFIN AND ANTONYA L. DRAKEFORD-GRIFFIN DATED DECEMBER 16, 1998 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 408 AT PAGE 275 IN THE HOKE COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA

Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 10:00AM on July 20, 2016 the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Hoke County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:

Being all of Lot 22 in a subdivision known as Stone Ridge, Section One, Property of Associated Developers, LLC, according to a plat of the same duly recorded in Cabinet 2, on Slide 2-14, Map 007, Hoke County Registry, North Carolina.

And Being more commonly known as: 124 Davenport Dr, Raeford, NC 28376

The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are David T. Griffin and Antonya L. Drakeford-Griffin.

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsi-bilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), which-ever is greater, is required and must be





CLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY LAUREN R. TYLER DATED JANUARY 22, 2008 AND RE-CORDED IN BOOK 00793 AT PAGE 0220 IN THE HOKE COUNTY PUB-LIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA


Being all of Lot 43, in a subdivision known as Thomasfield, Section One, according to a plat of the same being duly recorded in Book of Plats 6, Page 23, Slide 129, Hoke County Registry, North Carolina.

And Being more commonly known as: 201 Old Farm Road, Raeford, NC 28376

The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Lauren R. Tyler.

The property to be offered pursuant to this notice of sale is being offered for sale, transfer and conveyance “AS IS, WHERE IS.” Neither the Trustee nor the holder of the note secured by the deed of trust, being foreclosed, nor the officers, directors, attorneys, employees, agents or authorized representative of either Trustee or the holder of the note make any representation or warranty relating to the title or any physical, environmental, health or safety conditions existing in, on, at or relating to the property being offered for sale. Any and all responsi-bilities or liabilities arising out of or in any way relating to any such condition expressly are disclaimed. This sale is made subject to all prior liens and encumbrances, and unpaid taxes and assessments including but not limited to any transfer tax associated with the foreclosure. A deposit of five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid or seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00), which-ever is greater, is required and must be tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing.

SPECIAL NOTICE FOR LEASE-HOLD TENANTS: If you are a tenant residing in the property, be advised that an Order for Possession of the property may be issued in favor of the purchaser. Also, if your lease began or was renewed on or after October 1, 2007, be advised that you may terminate the rental agree-ment upon written notice to the landlord, to be effective on a date stated in the notice that is at least 10 days, but no more than 90 days, after the sale date contained in the notice of sale, provided that the mortgagor has not cured the default at the time notice of termination is provided. You may be liable for rent due under the agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination.

The date of this Notice is June 29, 2016.Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. EllsSubstitute Trustee10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400Charlotte, NC 28216(704) 333-8107http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/16-08019018-19C

tendered in the form of certified funds at the time of the sale. This sale will be held open ten days for upset bids as required by law. Following the expiration of the statutory upset period, all remaining amounts are IMMEDIATELY DUE AND OWING. Failure to remit funds in a timely manner will result in a Declaration of Default and any deposit will be frozen pending the outcome of any re-sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the deposit paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee, the Substitute Trustee or the attorney of any of the foregoing.


The date of this Notice is June 29, 2016.Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. Ells Substitute Trustee10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400Charlotte, NC 28216(704) 333-8107http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/10-00624418-19C





CLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY DENNIS RAMOS DE GRACIA DATED OCTOBER 15, 2012 AND RECORDED IN BOOK 01007 AT PAGE 0549 IN THE HOKE COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA

Under and by virtue of the power and authority contained in the above-referenced deed of trust and because of default in the payment of the secured indebtedness and failure to perform the stipulation and agreements therein contained and, pursuant to demand of the owner and holder of the secured debt, the undersigned substitute trustee will expose for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the usual place of sale at the county courthouse of said county at 10:00AM on July 20, 2016





CLOSURE OF A DEED OF TRUST EXECUTED BY MICHAEL G HOUSH DATED FEBRUARY 19, 2015 AND RECORDED IN BOOK

the following described real estate and any other improvements which may be situated thereon, in Hoke County, North Carolina, and being more particularly described as follows:

Being all of Lot No 69 in a subdivi-sion knows as Liberty Point according to a plat of the same duly recorded in Plat Cabinet2 slide 2-91 Map 004 Hoke County Registry North Carolina.

And Being more commonly known as: 103 Garfield Dr, Raeford, NC 28376

The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Reg-ister of Deeds, is/are Dennis Ramos De Gracia.



The date of this Notice is June 29, 2016.Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. EllsSubstitute Trustee10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400_Charlotte, NC 28216(704) 333-8107http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/16-08176218-19C

01105 AT PAGE 0436 IN THE HOKE COUNTY PUBLIC REGISTRY, NORTH CAROLINA


Being all of Lot 34, in a subdivision known as FULFORD MCMILLAN ROAD ESTATES, PHASE FOUR and the same being duly recorded in Plat Cabinet 3, Slide 3-28, Map 4, Hoke, county registry, North Carolina.

And Being more commonly known as: 713 Fulford Mcmillan Rd, Raeford, NC 28376

The record owner(s) of the property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds, is/are Michael G Housh and Teresa Housh.



The date of this Notice is June 29, 2016.Grady I. Ingle or Elizabeth B. EllsSubstitute Trustee10130 Perimeter Parkway, Suite 400_Charlotte, NC 28216(704) 333-8107http://shapiroattorneys.com/nc/16-08176718-19C

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