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Williams named topsuperintendent in state

Politics, blighted buildingdiscussed at Rockfi sh meeting

Hoke couplewins big

Scratch that, Crumpler not longest-serving offi cial

First ‘Hometown Christmas’ is next week

BY KEN MACDONALD

So we’re driving out in the far reaches of North Carolina Sunday, in a place called Watha, and the kids are in the back of the van, jamming out to one song after another on their iPhones, when a song caught my attention. We’re not only a youth group but a band as well, and so music fi gures

prominently in our activities, and the genres range from classical (rarely) to rock (often) to oldies (most often) to

(See OTHER STUFF, page 10)

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BY CATHARIN SHEPARD

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One thousand luminaries will line Main Street next Thursday as Raeford and Hoke County kick off the Christmas season with the fi rst-annual Hometown Christmas, a free event featuring music, hayrides, tours of the local historic mu-seum and much more.

Hometown Christmas is set for Thurs-day, December 3 from 6-8 p.m. with a rain date of December 10. Santa Claus

will arrive at 6:15 p.m. at the corner of Main Street and Central Avenue to turn on the downtown lights, including the city’s new Christmas tree. Children’s choirs and a band from Hoke County Schools will perform during the evening, along with local church choirs.

Hometown Christmas, presented by the Raeford-Hoke Chamber of Commerce, is meant to help residents have fun while bringing more life to downtown. Many local businesses on Main Street will stay open past their usual closing time so

shoppers can check out their stores. Busi-nesses in the county will also have tables set up on the sidewalks to give away free goodies and tell guests about their ser-vices.

There will be hayrides and horse-drawn carriage rides along Main Street and Central Avenue with stops at desig-nated locations, including the Raeford-Hoke Museum, which will be open for tours. Hoke High School drama students will be performing scenes at the museum

(See CHRISTMAS, page 6)

BY CATHARIN SHEPARD

Staff writer

Hoke County Coroner G. Franklin Crumpler is one of the longest-serving elected offi cials still in offi ce today, but several sharp-eyed News-Journal readers pointed out there’s a mayor in Kentucky who has been in offi ce two years longer.

Shortly after The News-

Journal ran a story about Crumpler’s receiving the Order of the Long Leaf Pine award, a subscriber emailed with a correction.

“In your October 28, 2015 paper you erroneously stated that Frank Crumpler was the ‘longest serving elected offi cial in the United States.’ This is in fact not correct. Charles Long, current Mayor of Boonesville Kentucky has

been in the elected position as mayor since 1958. Making Mr. Long in an elected posi-tion longer than Mr. Crum-pler,” she wrote.

Crumpler was fi rst ap-pointed to the position of county coroner in 1960, two years after Long was sworn in to offi ce.

The information that he was the longest-serving elected offi cial came from

U.S. Rep. Robin Hayes, Crumpler said. In 2003, Hayes addressed the House of Representatives to an-nounce Crumpler’s many years of service in offi ce.

“That’s what Congress-man Hayes stated. He presented me a plaque when he was in offi ce,” Crumpler said.

Long is still living and (See CRUMPLER, page 10)

A local couple will spend their fi rst Christmas together

as husband and wife with a little extra money to put pres-

ents under the tree and enough to pay off the mortgage of

their fi rst home, too.James Zurcher Jr. and Jamie Gabijan-Zurcher of Raeford

won $750,000 recently thanks to a lucky $10 Jumbo Bucks

ticket, according to the North Carolina Education Lottery.

James Zurcher was on his (See WINNERS, page 6)

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BY CATHARIN SHEPARD

Staff writer

Hoke County Schools Superintendent Dr. Freddie Williamson has been named the top superintendent in the state and will go on to compete for the national superintendent of the year award.

Williamson received the 2016 A. Craig Phil-lips North Carolina Superintendent of the Year award last Tuesday at the N.C. School Boards Association’s annual conference at the Joseph S. Koury Convention Center in Greensboro.

“This represents the work and service of the (See WILLIAMSON, page 10)

BY CATHARIN SHEPARD

Staff writer

A candidate running for Con-gress presented a campaign speech and community members discussed issues in eastern Hoke County at the monthly Rockfi sh Community Board meeting last week.

About 20 people attended the meeting, which gives Rockfi sh residents a chance to talk about their concerns regarding growth, develop-ment and more in their neighbor-hoods.

Jim Duncan, a Republican chal-lenging incumbent Rep. Renee

Ellmers, also a Republican, for the District 2 seat in Congress in 2016, visited the meeting and stumped for support among local voters.

“I think our country is inside out and upside down,” Duncan said. The candidate, a veteran and former businessman originally from New York, was chairman of the Chatham County Republican Party until he announced plans to run for election. Duncan challenged Ellmers on her voting record and political strategy in Washington.

The community meeting later discussed an update on North

(See ROCKFISH, page 6)

Thanksgiving cheerKnights of Columbus, the men’s group at St. Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic Church, provided nearly 25 turkeys for the H.E.L.P. store to give out for Thanksgiving. Members Frank Toledo (left) and Steve Gomez give a turkey to Maricela Alonso with a freezer-full still to be distributed. The H.E.L.P. store also helps at Christmas and is accepting donations for its Share Your Christmas program. To contribute, send a check to the program at P.O. Box 1038, Raeford, NC 28376 or drop by 110 Central Avenue.

1,000 luminaries will line Main Street.

Williamson

Crumpler

The happy couple with their winnings.

Realistic earring

2 THE NEWS-JOURNAL Raeford, N.C. November 25, 2015

47 Years AgoNovember 28, 1968

Congressman Alton A. Lennon tells a group of 60 people at a luncheon at the Family Restaurant not expect many changes at first when Richard Nixon takes over as president. “It would mean chaos if Nixon were to suddenly repeal OEO, ESEA or any other of the existing programs,” he says. Len-non denounces the government for continuously spending more money than it takes in. At the end of the hour-long event, Ed Murray, plant manager of Pacific Mills Raeford Worsted Plant, presents Lennon with a length of wool ready to be made into a suit.

A new job is created in Hoke County. Archie Byrne, tax col-lector, is being made assistant tax supervisor and Bryan H. Thornberg, a Quewhiffle farmer, is being hired as tax collector to succeed him. Both will receive the same salary: $5,625.

Should we go into space? That’s the question pondered in an editorial entitled “Why Go Into Space?” The Apollo has flown car-rying three men in earth orbit, and the huge 363-foot Apollo-Saturn 5 moon rocket is scheduled to make the first manned flight before the end of this year. It all will culmi-nate with a moon landing in 1969. The editorial concludes: Why go into space? To come back better to earth.

Ninety-six Hoke High Band members and three chaperones will leave Thursday morning at 4 a.m. for a two-day trip to partici-

pate in a televised parade. They’ll arrive in Charlotte in time for the city’s Thanksgiving parade.

As predicted, the postwar baby boom during the late ‘40s is now producing a marriage boom in Hoke County. And that means more babies. In the first six months, total marriages are up over 10 percent from last year.

25 Years AgoNovember 28, 1990

A sign on the front door indi-cates the Raeford Hotel is closing. The unsigned note says by city orders the hotel will close its apartments. The note was found by County Manager Barry Reed and Health Director Mike Wood during an impromptu inspection of the building. On the third floor, trash fills plastic bags at the end of the hallway. Worn out beds and tables are found in the rooms. A refrigerator with no power holds the remnants of a chicken leg and some less distinct ex-food, all covered in a fuzzy mold. But the city says it hasn’t ordered the hotel closed, and at least two ten-ants are still living there.

Construction is set to begin in the coming year on widening U.S. 401 between Fayetteville and Raeford. The two-lane road was originally to be widened to four lanes in 1974.

The Kate Reynolds Foundation may help Hoke find more doc-tors. There are only two—Bob Townsend and Ramnik Zota—for a county of 22,000 people.

The Hoke High varsity Bucks play in Red Springs next Tuesday. They are, front row, left to right, Mgr. Sam Homewood, Mgr. Leonard Baldwin, Earl Leslie, Randolph Campbell, Jenson Locklear, Johnny Hottel, Eugene Monroe. Back row, Coach W. K. Morgan, Jeff McNeill, Tom Howell, Richard McNeill, Joseph Bridges, Oscar Adams, Jackie Frahm and Mgr. Howard Batton.

Julie Wade, 6, daughter of Jim Wade, turns in the first drawing for an exhibition to be held at Southern National Bank. Children in grades 1-4 are invited to exhibit Christmas drawings in the lobby. First prize will be $12.50.

No, the red Christmas bell won’t ring, but the big black horn will send out music from now until after Christmas. Colorful lights will be turned on this week. Looking at the decorations is Lisa Huffman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Phil Huffman.

District CourtRecent cases heard in Hoke

County District Criminal Court:

Nov. 17Judge Christopher W. Rhue

presiding• Dyshan Jamaal Brown, 35,

14409 N.C. 130, Maxton, speeding 44 miles per hour in a 35-mph zone, $150 fine and court costs

• Alexis Keane Jones, 17, 329 Livingston Drive, Raeford, speeding 54 miles per hour in a 45-mph zone, $150 fine and court costs

• Elvin Raymond Locklear, 35, 120 Branch Road, Red Springs, speeding 64 miles per hour in a 55-mph zone, $25 fine and court costs

• Vakar Maniar, 59, 140 School Drive, Raeford, failing to stop for school bus, 45 days suspended, 18 months unsupervised probation, $500 fine and court costs

• Darryl Xavier McAllister, 54, 105 Scotland Ave., Raeford, im-proper equipment—speedometer, $50 fine and court costs; expired registration, voluntary dismissal

• Sharif Devon McPhatter, 40, 412 Old Farm Road, Raeford, driv-ing while license revoked, prayer for judgment, court costs

• Dashane Lashauna Monroe, 20, 11361 Purcell Road, Laurinburg, im-proper equipment—speedometer, $25 fine and court costs

• Erin Marie Vila, 27, 106 Fetlock Court, Raeford, improper equip-ment—speedometer, $25 fine and court costs

Nov. 18Judge Regina M. Joe presiding• Tommie McMillian, 43,

158 Nantucket Road, Shannon, simple possession of a Schedule II controlled substance, 45 days suspended, 12 months probation, court costs, community service, transfer probation to Robeson County

• William Carlie Miller Jr., 20, 123 Yadkin Trail, Raeford, carry-ing a concealed gun, simple pos-session of a Schedule VI controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, 45 days suspended, 12 months probation, court costs, attorney fee, other expenses, 24 hours community service and intermediate punishment, and pay fee, undergo assessment for substance abuse and follow any recommended treatment, judg-ments consolidated

• Jenny Oxendine, 19, 122 Red Berry Lane, Raeford, simple assault, five days suspended, six months probation, 24 hours community service, probation to be transferred to Robeson County, upon comple-tion of community service and full compliance, defendant may be trans-ferred to unsupervised probation

Nov. 19Judge Rhue presiding• Dwight Dewell Baldwin, 50,

314 Scurlock Court, Raeford, driv-ing while license revoked, prayer for judgment, court costs

• James Corey Chavis, 21, 1330

McGirt Road, Maxton, speeding 64 miles per hour in a 55-mph zone, $25 fine and court costs; failure to carry valid driver’s license, voluntary dismissal

• Terrance Daquain Clark, 23, 1750 Nuthatch Road, Fayetteville, fleeing to elude arrest by motor vehicle, failure to heed light or si-ren, 45 days suspended, five years probation, $500 fine and court costs, pay $2,846.80 restitution, judgments consolidated

• Angelica Kay Edwards, 20, 557 Sand Rock Road, Fairmont, improper equipment—speedom-eter, $25 fine and court costs

• Eusebio Mateo Hernandez, 26, 109 Alpine Drive, Raeford, reckless driving to endanger, prayer for judgment, court costs; no operator’s license, voluntary dismissal

• Joseph Martin Hunt, 29, 128 Brower Drive, Red Springs, failure to wear seat belt by driver, $25.50 fine and court costs; expired registration card or tag, voluntary dismissal

• Kisha Leki Killyard, 30, 733 Rembrandt Drive, Fayetteville, speeding 54 miles per hour in a 45-mph zone, $25 fine and court costs

• Frankie Manuel Lilly, 33, 138 Crestbrook Drive, Parkton, improper equipment—speedometer, $25 fine and court costs; operating a motor vehicle with no insurance, voluntary dismissal

• Rodney Lee Lisenby, 47, 3600 Kingsberry Park Court, Winston-Salem, improper equip-ment—speedometer, $25 fine and court costs

• Jonathan Tremain McEachin, 31, 17201 Devon Drive, Laurinburg, driving while license, revoked, prayer for judgment, court costs

• William Anthony McFayden, 57, 105 Jewel Drive, Raeford, im-proper equipment—speedometer, $25 fine and court costs

• Sabrina Ashley Mendez, 25, 188 Tallstone Drive, Fayetteville, failure to wear seat belt by driver, $25.50 fine and court costs; child not in rear seat, voluntary dismissal

• Robert Anthony Miller II, 37, 103 Indigo Ave., Raeford, unsafe passing in yellow line, prayer for judgment, court costs

• Sylvester Linwood Stewart Jr., 28, 2649 Graham Road, Fayetteville, driving while license revoked, prayer for judgment, court costs; speeding 70 miles per hour in a 55-mph zone, voluntary dismissal

• Kevin Partez Thompson, 30, 2087 Broadman Ave., Fayetteville, failure to wear seat belt by driver, $25.50 fine and court costs; expired or no inspection sticker, voluntary dismissal

• William Riley Tilley, 60, 329 Buckhouse Road, Lester, W.Va., improper equipment—speedom-eter, $25 fine and court costs

• Brandon Joseph Welliver, 42, 35 Martin Drive, Whispering Pines, expired registration card or tag, $10 fine and court costs; no operator’s license, voluntary dismissal.

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November 25, 2015 THE NEWS-JOURNAL Raeford, N.C 3

Recent “pay-to-play” allegations that have surfaced in media reports focused on members of the executive and legislative branches in North Carolina.

It probably won’t be long before we hear of similar accusations in the judicial branch.

A recent report from Justice at Stake, the Brennan Center for Justice and the National Institute on Money in State Politics showed more than $6 million was spent on judicial elections in North Carolina in the most recent election cycle. That ranked North Carolina second in the nation, behind only Michigan.

And while North Carolina and its cities often rank high among the states for business climate and best places to live, this ranking isn’t one to boast about.

According to the report, ap-propriately titled “Bankrolling the Bench,” about 95 percent of all cases initiated in the United States are filed in state courts. State Supreme Courts, the final authorities on state law, address issues such as educa-tion, the environment, contract and commercial disputes, voting rights, criminal justice, real estate, health care and corporate accountability.

“Yet while these decisions affect people’s everyday lives in signifi-

cant ways, the culture of influence from well-to-do donors and special interests may threaten the ability of judges to deliver impartial justice,” the report noted.

Nine candidates for four open seats on the N.C. Supreme Court raised $4 million during the cycle, also breaking candidate fundraising records. It was the first Supreme Court election without public financ-ing since 2002, after the General Assembly eliminated it in 2013. Through public financing, taxpayer money helped cover the cost of judicial campaigns, reducing the influence of donors.

Campaign cash has an oversized influence on judicial elections because voters in these races often have little or no information about the candidates. As a result, according to the report, even a little spending on campaign ads and literature can move the needle in these races. In 21 of the 23 contested Supreme Court seats across the country during the cycle, the candidate who raised the most money won.

Without public financing, judi-cial candidates sought the financial backing of lawyers and lobbyists, whose donations made up more than 40 percent of all campaign contributions.

“Judges asking lawyers to give them campaign money is the definition of conflict of interest,” comedian John Oliver said in a rant about judicial elections included in the report.

Also, more than $2 million in outside spending by interest groups and political parties put North Carolina third in non-candidate spending. The Republican State Leadership Committee was the biggest single source, contribut-ing $1.3 million to Justice for All NC, which ran high-profile TV ads claiming that Justice Robin Hudson was “not tough on child molesters.” Hudson won re-elec-tion despite the attack ads, which anyone with a TV remembers.

As we’ve seen in recent media reports, contributions to political candidates in North Carolina can leave a perception – if not a reality – that politicians are making decisions to help well-heeled donors, so-called “pay-to-play” politics.

And such a perception, when it comes to the courts, shouldn’t be tolerated at any level.

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I suppose sons have been fol-lowing in the footsteps of their fathers since the beginning of time. They probably literally followed closely in prehistoric times just to survive, but that habit has continued. Not only is there a genetic similarity that can pass the aptitudes of the father on to the child, but also children often emulate their parents and grow up in the same environment. How many pictures have you seen of young hunters with their first trophy kill, their fathers, or mothers, proudly standing by?

As I get older, I see more and more examples of this as the offspring of famous athletes and other professionals become famous themselves in similar fields. It seems that politics has once again squeezed into this column as such clans as the Kennedys and Bushes further prove the point.

I got news last week that some of my old musician buddies were performing at Maxie’s in Pinehurst. The group is named THC for Tommy, Hank and Ce-cil—all old bandmates. We had a band for several years called The Rippers that rocked hard and played a great variety of music. Tommy and Hank Whitesell are brothers, with Tommy on bass and Hank on guitar. They are re-ally good players as well as great fun to be around. I was happy to see a second guitar player in the line-up. This younger guy was Tommy’s son. He fit right in with his dad and uncle Hank as they played their great ver-sions of classic rock songs by

Jimi Hendrix, Robin Trower, Led Zeppelin and many others. His technique was pretty good, although he still has a ways to go to overtake uncle Hank.

While talking to Tommy dur-ing a break, it was evident that he was thrilled to be performing with his son. You could see the pride and pleasure on his face and his words reinforced the notion. The physical similarity is also great and three Whitesells make a good-looking front line for a band. If you don’t believe it, just ask them!

THC had started early and fin-ished up around nine. Since I was already out on the town, I decided to check in at Dugan’s Pub to see if they had a band playing.

I entered the comfortable confines of Dugan’s, greeting my friend and security expert Skip who was manning the door. If you go to Dugan’s, don’t mess with Skip. You have been warned. I went downstairs to the cozy basement room where I have performed more times than I can count. I was feeling right at home and was happy to see my old friend Rob bartend-ing. While THC had played and finished early, this band was just starting and would keep the place hopping until at least 1 a.m. As usual, the crowd had not shown up yet and I settled at a high-top table on the front row.

Perusing the band, I noticed that there were two members that were in their 20s or early 30s and two members who looked much closer to my age. Band members tend to be close in age, although close for me now means 15 years. There appeared to be a larger spread there.

The music was great and kicked right into gear. One of the younger guys was playing mul-tiple instruments including guitar, and had one of those nice “young” voices, evidence of growing up hearing more contemporary performers than I grew up with. The bass player, a big dark-haired young man, was thumping the bass and was positioned right in front of the drummer, obscuring my view of him. Soon the older guitar player sang a lead and I noticed some similarities between him and the other guitarist. When the drummer sang a lead, the bass player moved over a little, exposing the physical similarity of the two.

I was getting a little curious at this point and I asked Rob who the band was. “Fathers and Sons,” he said, and it all became clear. It turns out that the guitar players were father and son, as were the bass player and drummer. I really enjoyed the music and the interac-tion of these multi-generational players performing with pleasure and skill.

I spoke at length with the bass player and it was evident that he really loved performing with his dad. It must be a real thrill to have such a musical relationship. Very cool!

More later.

Talent is often inherited too

Steve Ford

N.C. Council of Churches

Against the toxic brew of fear and political opportunism that has enveloped America’s response to the Syrian refugee crisis stand principles of compassion and common sense. The N.C. Council of Churches is proud to embrace those principles and to support a clear-eyed yet generous policy toward the resettlement of refugees from Syria in this country.

These are people who, at great peril, are fleeing even greater peril at the hands of the vicious Islamic State radicals seeking to rule large swaths of the Mideast. While a suit-able response to the refugees’ plight of course calls for cooperation on a global scale, the Council believes we should be guided by Christian precepts of care for the needy and the dispossessed in welcoming a reasonable number of these war victims – for that’s what they are – to our nation and our state.

How sad that so many of our elected leaders are willing to disregard not only the teachings of their own religion, the Chris-tianity they flaunt when it serves their purposes, but also America’s secular traditions of welcome to those who need to find a port in the storms of life.

No, this isn’t about throwing our borders wide open or failing to exercise sensible cautions about whom to admit. It’s about honor-

ing the spirit of a country founded by immigrants and enriched by untold numbers of people who fled turmoil and danger abroad. That spirit has not always carried the day, but still it endures. Must the Statue of Liberty now be so callously mocked?

President Obama has taken a prudent, measured and humane approach to the crisis. The U.S. would accept in the range of 10,000 refugees from Syria, out of a pool that totals in the millions.

Naturally, there is a screening process to guard against the pos-sibility that America-hating ter-rorists might exploit the chance to come here in the guise of refugees and wreak havoc. That process is lengthy and, if past results are any sign, effective.

Several of the nation’s gover-nors, including North Carolina’s Pat McCrory, have been quick to criticize the Obama policy as too risky. True, their opposition coalesced after the recent terrorist attacks in Paris in which dozens died. Fear that those awful scenes might be replayed somewhere in the U.S. obviously can’t be dis-missed out of hand, and vigilance must be maintained.

Yet when every prospective refugee is put through a months-long wringer of applications and background checks – and when so many of the refugees are women and children, unlikely terrorists to say the least – the governors’

concerns seem overblown.The same can be said about

opposition to the refugee policy arising chiefly among Repub-licans in the U.S. House with some support from Democrats who also would rather surrender to unreasoning fears than balance safety with compassion – and also with pragmatism. Surely America cannot be a credible leader in the struggle against Islamic extremism if it acts as though every Muslim – even those for whom the notion of jihad against non-believers is a cruel perversion of Islam, even those fleeing for their lives – is just waiting for the chance to strap on a suicide vest and go “shopping” at an American mall.

It’s hard to ignore the political calculations that may have gone into McCrory’s stance. He and his fellow Republicans think they’ve had a good day whenever they can find a bone to pick with the president, a Democrat who incites a particular kind of virulent dislike among many conservatives. And with McCrory looking ahead to a difficult re-election campaign, he could well be figuring that any refugee policy backed by Obama is one he’d be smart to attack.

What a shame that Democratic state Attorney General Roy Coo-per, McCrory’s likely opponent next year, couldn’t bring himself to call the governor out for his pandering and in fact took a posi-tion that boiled down to “Me too!”

Doing right by Syria’s refugees

To the Editor:I am continually hearing and

reading about an Islamic state and Islamic terrorism. Unfor-tunately, too many American citizens have fallen into two rhetorical traps that hinder co-operation with Middle Eastern Islamic nations in resistance to radical terrorism. First, there is no Islamic state because there are no geographic boundaries. Whether formed for good or bad, multinational organizations cannot be states simply because they are multinational. Second, a multinational radical terrorist organization can no more be Islamic than it can be Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu, Shinto or any other faith based on their belief in and understanding of a just God. Yes, today’s radicals behead innocent victims, but is beheading innocent people new? Who ordered the beheading of John the Baptist and James, the half-brother of Jesus Christ? Yes, today’s radicals claim to be Is-lamic, but what was “Christian”

about the Crusades, the Spanish Inquisition, the Salem Witch Tri-als, the White Citizen’s Council and the (Christian?) Knights of the Ku Klux Klan? Yes, radical terrorists who defame Islam with their claims of association proclaim “death to America,” “death to all Jews,” and “death to infidels,” but is that type of mentality new? Save Rahab and her family, what happened to the residential “infidels” of Jericho, after “the walls came tumbling down?” Yes, accord-ing to the Holy Scriptures, God ordered the utter destruction of Jericho, but in Adolph Hitler’s demented mind, did God order the torture and execution of six million Jews? Furthermore, how did those who followed Hitler’s orders justify the horror of the holocaust in their minds?

Profiles of the perpetrators of the attack in Paris further prove that radical terrorists practice neither the moral nor the peace-ful ideology of Islam, yet many reporters, commentators, and

political leaders continue to refer to them as “Islamic” terrorists, and lend credence to the title radicals chose to justify their political rather than religious terrorism. Yes, terrorists shout religious references as they commit atrocities, but what did radical white supremacist burn as they tortured and lynched innocent people of color? Have you noticed that today’s radical terrorists kill far more innocent Muslims than members of other faiths? Until our political lead-ers, journalists and commenta-tors stop crediting the faith of most of the radical terrorists’ victims with the atrocities they commit, how can we expect Islamic nations’ full coopera-tion in eradicating the horrors committed by radicals claiming to be something that absolutely cannot exist - a non-geographic state that violates the principles of the faith it claims?

Robert C. Currie Jr.Laurinburg

Too many fall into rhetorical traps

Pay-to-play comes to judicial races

“Neither tax receipts nor job opportunities nor incarceration rates nor pov-erty levels nor prenatal care is, in the context of education reform, per-mitted to be brought up in defense of schools and teachers doing difficult work in the poorest areas: these ideas are lumped together and called ‘excuses,’ and they are no longer welcome in discussions about how to im-prove educational outcomes for poor children in America.” — John Kuhn, “The Big Error of School Accountability”

“I don’t mean to suggest that schools as they are now are just fine: They are not. Every school should have a rich and balanced curriculum; many don’t. Every child should look forward to coming to school, for his or her favorite studies and activities, but those are the very studies and activities likely to lose out to endless test preparation. Schools need many things: Some need more resources and better conditions for teaching and learn-ing; all need a stable, experienced staff. Teachers need opportunities for intellectual growth and colleagueship. Tests should be used diagnostically, to help students and teachers, not to allocate bonuses and punishments. Teachers, principals, administrators, parents, and local communities should collaborate to create caring communities, and that’s happening in many places. I know that none of this is the ‘magic way’ that you are looking for, Mr. Gates, but any educator will tell you that education is a slow, labo-rious process that requires good teachers, able leadership, willing students, a strong curriculum, and willing students. None of that happens magically.” — Diane Ravitch in reply to Bill Gates’ accusations in Newsweek

Today’s homework (Notes on education)

4 THE NEWS-JOURNAL Raeford, N.C. November 25, 2015

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Police Blotter

Food driveEXIT Realty Preferred collected these items in a food drive to help those who have fallen on hard times in 2015. Citizens donated non-perishable food, diapers, blankets, baby food, cereal, and cash.

The annual Lumber Bridge Community Musical Service will be held Sunday, December 6 at 5 p.m. and Monday, December 7 at 7 p.m.

The service will include an 11-member instrumental ensem-

ble, youth and adult handbells, Wee Ones Children’s Choir and Youth Choir. The 33-member adult choir will celebrate 39 con-secutive years of music ministry.

New Christmas choral arrange-ments and familiar Christmas

carols will be performed. The services will be held at Lumber Bridge Presbyterian Church, 400 N. Fayetteville St., Lumber Bridge.

Music is under the direction of Marvin Lynne Maxwell. Admis-sion is free.

Lumber Bridge Christmas program is Dec. 6, 7

Maggie’s Outreach is sponsor-ing an adopt-a-family program for Christmas.

The Adopt a Family Holiday Giving Initiative allows the community to become a part of something greater by giving back, says the organization. This event will be a “holiday celebra-tion jubilee” that will include Christmas gifts for the families, a special visit from Santa, food,

and music. There will also be activities for the families. Needy families referred and sponsored by you or your organization will be contacted and invited to attend.

The program will be December 19 from noon-4 p.m. at Maggie’s Outreach Community Center located at 7350 Turnpike Road, Raeford.

Those interested in sponsoring a family may visit the location to

pick-up a referral form, or visit the organization’s website at www.mocedc.com to download a refer-ral form. The completed form can be mailed or dropped off any time before December 11 at 5 p.m.

Any individual or organization that would like to be present to distribute sponsored boxes should contact MOCEDC by email at mbdevelcenter@mocedc.org, or by phone (910) 875-6623.

Maggie’s Outreach plans Christmas help

Many local offices and busi-nesses will be closing or hav-ing shorter hours this week in recognition of the Thanksgiving holiday.

The News-Journal office will close Thursday, November 26

and Friday, November 27.Raeford city offices will close

at noon Wednesday, November 25 and remain closed November 26 and 27, and will reopen on Monday.

Hoke County offices will

close Thursday, November 26 and Friday, November 27. The offices will reopen Monday on a regular schedule.

City trash and recycling pickups will not be affected by the holiday.

Thanksgiving closings

Sarah BaicySarah Gladys Williamson

Baicy, formerly of Raeford, died Wednesday, November 18, 2015 in Autumn Care of Nash at the age of 97.

She was born in Lumberton on March 3, 1918 to the late Grover Williamson and Dora McCor-mick Williamson. She attended school in Oxford, and at the age of 16 entered Flora MacDonald College, graduating in 1938 with degrees in English and History. She taught high school for three years in Roper until her marriage to Edward Owen Baicy. She was preceded in death by her husband; her brother, Jim Williamson; and sisters, Marie Warner and Joyce McDiarmid.

She is survived by her sons, Edward Baicy (Vangie) of Sin-gapore, John Baicy (Marivic) of Houston, Texas, Robert Baicy of Garner, and William Baicy (Kathy) of Littleton; her daugh-ter, Joan Godsey (Richard) of Leverett, Massachusetts; 18 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Decem-ber 3 in the Raeford Cemetery with the Reverend Michael L. McGehee officiating.

Earl P. BoahnEarl Peavy Boahn of Raeford

died Friday, November 20, 2015 at the age of 65.

He was born July 21, 1950 in Hoke County to the late Carl Clar-ence Boahn and Hettie Edwards Boahn.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Deanna Jean Boahn; and a brother, Clarence Howard Boahn.

He is survived by his two daughters, Tammy Blue (Rich-ard), and Amanda Boahn (Rod-ney); four grandchildren, Jakob Blue, Richard Blue Jr., Chelsey Glover, and Tyler Glover; five brothers, George Boahn (Francis), Clarence Boahn (Karen S.), John Boahn (Doris), Joe Boahn, and Jim Boahn (Karen); his mother-in-law, Margaret Shortt; several nieces and nephews; and a special friend.

No funeral services are sched-uled.

Myrtle W. EvansMyrtle Warwick Evans of

Raeford Police reported the following recent incidents:

November 17Trespassing Agreement, 1200

block of Highway 401 Business, victim Family Dollar

November 18Larceny by employee, 200

block of South Main Street, victim Bo’s Food Store

Fraud – impersonation, fraud – obtaining money/property by false pretense, 100 block of Craftsman Street, victim Giovan-na Doriann Randolph

Larceny, breaking or entering, 600 block of East Donaldson Av-enue, victim Ivan Dante Walker

Representative Garland E. Pierce has been appointed by the Speaker of the House, Tim Moore, to serve on the Joint Legislative Emergency Manage-ment Oversight Committee and the Legislative Ethics Committee.

The Emergency Management committee examines issues

related to emergency manage-ment in order to make ongoing recommendations to the General Assembly on ways to promote effective emergency prepared-ness, management, response, and recovery.

The Ethics Committee pro-poses rules of legislative ethics

and conduct for each term, advises General Assembly committees where conflicts of interest may exist and how to avoid them, investigates alleged violations, and reviews, modifies, or over-rules advisory opinions issued to legislators by State Ethics Commission.

Pierce named to committees

Shannon died Friday, November 20, 2015 at the age of 94.

She was born November 10, 1921 in Robeson County to the late Henry and Sallie Holmes Warwick. Her husband, Paul Evans, preceded her in death.

She was a member of the An-tioch Presbyterian Church, the Women’s Circle and the Wood-men of the World.

She is survived by two sons, Phillip Evans and wife Joyce of Asheville and Billy Evans and wife Tish of Shannon; four grandchildren, Todd, Lisa, Le-titia, and Paula; and six great-grandchildren, Erin, Emily, Mac, Nadalee, Lane and Bailey.

A graveside service was held at 2 p.m. Sunday, November 22 at Floyd Memorial Cemetery in Fairmont.

Memorials may be made to Antioch Presbyterian Church, 6582 Red Springs Road, Red Springs, NC 28377 and Hospice Foundation of Hoke, P.O. Box 1584, Raeford, NC 28376.

Gladys MurchisonGladys Murchison, 88, of

Raeford died Sunday, November 15, 2015.

The funeral was held at 1 p.m. Saturday, November 21 in Rockfish Grove Freewill Baptist Church. Burial was in the church cemetery.

Archie L. JacksonArchie Lee Jackson Jr., 78, of

Raeford died Monday, November 16, 2015.

Survivors include his wife, Shirley Brown Jackson; daughter, Tonja Bennet (Louis) of Fayette-ville; sons, Archie Jackson Jr. III, Stanley Jackson (Debra) of Raeford and Christopher Jack-son (Lissette) of Fayetteville; sister, Glenda Brothers (Johnlee); 10 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Ruthie Jackson, Agnes Bethune, Pearliemae Campbell, Jewell Brown and Bernice McKeithan (James); and brothers-in-law, James Brown (Sarah), Horace Brown, Willie Brown, Sydney Brown and Leon Burton.

The funeral was held at noon Saturday, November 21 in St. Mary’s Christian Pentecostal Church in Red Springs. Burial was in the church cemetery.

Richard “Arlo” A. GuthrieRet i r ed Sg t .

1st Class Richard “Arlo” Alan Guthrie, 49, of Raeford died Thursday, Novem-

ber 19, 2015.He was preceded in death by

his beloved grandparents.He enjoyed hunting, the ocean,

and his dogs. However, the thing he was most proud of was being part of the Special Forces broth-erhood.

He spent 24 years in the Army, serving with the 96th Civil Af-fairs, 1st Special Forces Group, Special Warfare Training Center, Test Jumper with Airborne Spe-cial Operations Test Directorate, and was a Military Free Fall Instructor (MFFI-632).

Survivors include his wife, Tracy; sons, Clayton Guthrie (Darfus) of Granville, Ohio and Cody Young of Boone; daughters,

Hannah Guthrie (Darfus) of Gran-ville, Emily Young of Raeford, and Taylor Guthrie of Dublin, Ohio; his father, Rick Guthrie; his mother, Linda Guthrie and stepfather, Tom Guthrie; several nieces and nephews; and many, many friends.

A memorial was held at 3 p.m. Monday, November 23 in Rogers and Breece Funeral Home Chapel.

Deborah D. McGregor-MartinDeborah Denise McGregor-

Martin, 65, died Saturday, No-vember 14, 2015.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Elder Norman and Lettie McGregor; and her siblings, Virginia, Lee Margie, Carrie Lee, Norman Junior, Alvaster and Jimmy Laurence.

Survivors include her husband, Elder Frankie Martin; daughter, Siedah Martin of Charlotte; son, Frank K. Martin of Raeford; sisters, Zemenia Melton of Brooklyn, New York and Carol (Bill) McPhatter of Raeford; brothers, Eddie (Sallie) McGregor of Charlotte, Robert (Denise), James Floyd (Lucille) and Mi-chael McGregor, all of Raeford; brother-in-law, Charles Ferguson of Raeford; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

The funeral was held at 2 p.m. Saturday, November 21 in Leach Springs Missionary Baptist Church. Burial was in St. Matthew Church Memorial Garden.

Randy D. BlackburnRandy Dwight Blackburn died

Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at the age of 52.

He was born March 21, 1963 in Cumberland County to the late Junius and Joyce Ann Blackburn. Survivors include his sister, Maxine Blackburn of Raeford; his brother, Julian Blackburn of Goldsboro; and a nephew, Daniel Blackburn of Raeford.

The funeral was held at 3 p.m. Sunday, November 15 in South Hoke Baptist Church with Pastor Ernest Goins officiating. Burial was in Highland Biblical Gardens Cemetery.

Lucy P. GrayLucy Parton Gray, 96, died

Friday, November 6, 2015She was born June 22, 1919 in

Waynesville to the late Oliver H. and Belle Warren Parton.

Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond W. Gray; son, Fred Hembree; and grandson, Steve Hembree.

Survivors include her daugh-ter, Linda Kelchner; a sister, Edith Baldwin; four grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren

A graveside service was held at 11 a.m. Monday, November 9 at Lafayette Memorial Park West.

Sarah Baicy

Earl P. Boahn

Randy D. Blackburn

November 20Larceny – purse snatching,

200 block of Cole Avenue, victim Virginia Mae Campbell. Police charged Anthony Gordon Jackson, 25, of the 4000 block of Old Maxton Road in Red Springs.

November 22Assault and battery, 300

block of Crawford Street, vic-tim State of North Carolina. Police charged Anthony Gene Averett, 38, and Marcia Ann Averett, 46, both of the 300 block of Crawford Street.

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Fighting Bucks Sports Schedule

November 25Boys Wrestling Home Grapple-

Fest 9 a.m.November 27 & 28

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By hal nunn

Sports writer

The Hoke County High School wrestling team is holding its annual Grapple Fest today from 11:30 a.m. until about 8

p.m. with 12 teams participating. The teams competing are Cary, Laney, Wake Forest, Lumberton, Richmond, Pine Forest, Athens, Scotland, East Wake, Saint Pauls, Cape Fear and Hoke. The Bucks started off 2-0 in dual meets with

wins against East Montgomery 45-24 and Harnett Central 46-30. The Bucks did not fare well at Pine Forest’s Feud in the Forest tournament last weekend. The Bucks finished 19th out of 20 teams.

By hal nunn

Sports writer

With the exception of a little rain delay, the 2nd Annual Winter Classic at Rockfish Motorsports Speedway wrapped up with a total car count of 68 and a grandstand and pit area with over 400 people in attendance. “It went extremely, extremely well and actually better than expected,” William Brown, track owner, said.

The 600 Sprints were the main feature and drivers from Pennsylvania, Florida, Georgia, New Jersey, Ohio, Vermont and the Cape Fear region participated in the event.

In the main feature, Brian Carber of Pennsylvania took home the $1,000 payday, fending off Nick Groff, also of Pennsylvania. Drivers from the Keystone State won the top four spots with James Morris finishing third and Kenny Miller finishing fourth. The highest finish-ing local was Matt Carr of Gray’s Creek, who finished fifth. There were a total of 39 cars attempting to qualify for just 24 spots in the main event.

In the 270 Sprints, 19 cars made the field and Kenny Miller of Penn-

sylvania took home first place while Jeff Haefke of New Jersey finished second, Chuck Palmucci of Pennsylvania finished third, Brandon Edger of the Key-stone State finished fourth and Matt Jones of Rockfish finished in the fifth spot. Guy Griffin, the 600 Sprint champion from Deerfield Speedway in Ohio and a Pennsylvania native, said, “This little track you got right here in North Carolina is the best track I have seen in our series.”

Once the heat races were over, a little rain came in and threatened to stop racing for the night; however, track officials and workers turned the track around quickly, using a motor grader pro-vided by Billy McFayden of Autry Grading, and within thirty minutes, the track was ready to go and some drivers said it was actually faster.

“You really have to hand it to our president, Bill Dolbier and all the track workers. They did an excellent job of making things click Saturday night and they are a huge reason we have been so successful”,

Brown said.During the night of racing,

Rockfish Motorsports Speedway gave away four turkeys and col-lected canned goods for families who need a little help this holiday season. This was the last race for the 2015 season and track officials have already started making plans to upgrade the track and pit areas for next season, which will start around March.

Hoke County Flames finish runner-up in divisionThe Hoke County Flames 13-14 year olds soccer team of Hoke County finished the regular season in second place with a record of 5-2 in the Fayetteville/Cumberland County soccer league. They went 2-1 in the playoffs, finishing fourth overall. The team members, in alphabetical order, are Daniel Blackburn, Madyson Boggs, Ashlyn Byrne, Meredith Byrne, Mariah Ferraro, Malachi Harris, Silvoni Hilario-Parricio, Adrianna Honaker, Haleigh Line, Victoria Osorio, Roberto Romero, Alexandria Sexton, Hatteras Simmons, Emily Smith, Michael Squires and Brandon Wilkes. The team was coached by Chris Byrne.

X-treme Havoc compete in KinstonX-Treme Havoc fastpitch softball team took second place in the 10-under Top Gun Eastern Winter National Championships in Kinston, NC. They are; Front Row Left to right, Peyton Mason, Janiya Holmes, Annika Padilla, Adriana Miller and Payton Baker. Second row left to right, Rachael Pesantes, Carleigh McKeithan, Addison Pierce, Emma McGee, Fayelynn Wilkerson, Katelynn Mason, Savanna Delp and Irlyn Ramos. Back Row Coaches left to right, Derrick Baker, Brian Mason, Anthony Miller and Shaun Delp.

Wrestling team holds Grapple Fest today

Winter Classic is huge success

Hoke County Spirits win 14U leagueThe Hoke County Spirits 13-14 year olds soccer team of Hoke County won the Fayetteville/Cumberland County Soccer Championship last week at Reid Ross School in Fayetteville. The Spirits went 7-0 in the regular season and 3-0 in the playoffs to capture the crown. The team members, in alphabetical order, are Brady Callahan, Nakya Davila, Pedro Davila, Trinyti Dozier, Jesus Guzman, Diana Hernandez, Jackson Hewitt, Nicholas King, Anya McKoy, Aryssa McMillan, Chassity Noonan, Ruby Nunez, Rudy Nunez, Michael Perez, Daniel Smith, Luis Torres, Steven Torres and Xavier Vasquez. The team was coached by Pedro Davila.

Over 400 spectators, crewmembers and track officials made time to support local racing Saturday night.

The field of 24 cars in the 600 Sprints ran a few parade/warm-up laps before the main event at Rockfish Motorsports Speedway. Brian Carber of Pennsylvania took home the win in the feature race.

Jodi McCall flipped his car in the heat races for the 600 Sprints. No one was hurt and he was able to fix the car and run later that night in the main event.

Soccer teams compete in Cumberland County

By hal nunn

Sports writer

The Hoke County High School Bucks boys’ and girls’ basketball teams swept the Seventy-First Falcons and the Pine Forest Trojans last week to kick off the 2015-16 season. The Lady Bucks actually started with a win over Terry Sanford 40-37. In that game, Mahogany

Matthews was the leading scorer with 14 points. Jaque Bradshaw also scored 12 points. In the Seventy-First game, the Lady Bucks came from behind to beat the Falcons 50-29. The Lady Bucks got win number three by defeating the Pine Forest Trojans 57-53. Jaque Bradshaw and Shalaya Manor each scored 10 points to lead the Bucks.

In boys’ action, the Bucks were

down 24-35 at the half against Seventy-First and came from behind to beat the Falcons 71-69 with two seconds left on the clock. Wesley Baldwin led the team with 20 points. Against Pine Forest, the Bucks were down at halftime only to come from behind again to beat the Trojans 52-51 off a Silas Love layup with only a second remaining. Love was the high scorer with 18 points.

Bucks sweep Falcons and Trojans

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