Annual contest
set for Saturday
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in the area at the turn of the century but
almost lost today.
"Hollerin, as a lot of people see it today, is
just a lot yelling and screaming," Godwin
said. "But back then it was a valuable means
of communication.
"The farmer would holler in the morning
going to work in his fields and in the evening
coming in from his work, he said. "He did it
for sheer enjoyment and sometimes to tell his
neighbor, a half mile or sometimes even a
mile away, that he was up and working.
The holler carries best 'at sunrise and at
sundown, Godwin said, because the dew on
the tree leaves sets up. a pattern of
reverberation for the sound. "I've heard a
man say that when there's a: heavy dew, he
could holler and see the leaves shake, he
said. "Now, I don't know if that's true; that's
just what I've been told."
The holler was sometimes a farmer's only
contact with his neighbor during the entire
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week, Godwin said. "Old Bill would hear Joe
hollering and would holler back with his own
holler, he said. "Everyone had a pitchiof his
own, so in the case of an emergency say, a
fire or a sickness everyone would know
who was hollering.'
This year, a distinguished group of North
Carolinians will judge the hollerin contest.
The chief judge will be Thad Eure, N.C.
Secretary of State. .
The other judges from North Carolina will
be Charles O. Whitley, U.S. congressman
from the third district; James A. Graham,
N.C. commissioner of agriculture; Bill
Foster, head basketball coach at Duke
University; Pat Dye, head football coach at
East Carolina University; Bobbie Battista,
newsperson with television station WR AL in
Raleigh; and York Kiker, marketing
specialist in the N.C. Department of
Agriculture.
The hollerin contest, sponsored by the
Spivey's Corner Volunteer Fire Department,1
will be held on the football field of Midway
High School, one mile south of the
intersection of U.S.' Highways 421 and 13.
Spivey's Corner is located 10 miles southeast .
of Dunn.
Spivey's Corner
festivities
The day's festivities will run as follows:
At 8:45 a.m. the Hollerin' Run, a six and
two-tenth mile cross country run, will get
underway. Runners must register before the
race.
At 9 a.m. the Fourth Annual Ham
Holler In, a program of various
communication displayswilhbegin. It will
last until 5 p.m. -;
From 10 a.m. to' 4 p,m. there will be
family entertainment including a greasy
pole climb, a watermelon roll, bingo and arts
and crafts.
Fjom 10:45 a.m. to 8 p.m. the Spivey's
Corner Volunteer Fire Department will
serve fried chicken and barbecue dinners
along with hamburgers and hot dogs.
At 1 1 a.m. an antique car-showing will
begin at Midway High School.
At noon the winners in the Hoikrin Run
will receive their awards. .
The deadline for entry into the following
events is 2 p.m.
At 4 p.m. youngsters up to age 1 2 will be
competing in the Junior Hollerin Contest.
At 4:30 p.m. the Whistlin' Contest will be
held. There is no age requirement.
At 4:45 p.m. the Conch-Shell and Fox
Horn Blowin' contests will begin.
At 5 p.m. the North Carolina Corn
Shuckin' Contest will get under way.
At 5:25 p.m. the Ladies Callin Contest
will be held. IrisTurner, 1977 champion, will
be present to give her famous Basque Holler.
At 5:55 p.m. Carolyn and Randy Parrish
and the "Buck Swamp Kickin' Coggers will
perform.
f i And at 6 p.m. the main event of the day,
the 1 1th Annual National Hollerin Contest,
will get under way. Contestants must be at
least 13 years old. James A. Graham, N.C.
commissioner of agriculture, will be the
master of ceremonies. All former HoUerinv
Champions arc expected to be on hand to
give their winning calls.
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It you live near a dus route ana suu xravei arouna
town by car every day, you'd better have a good
excuse. Frankly, we can't think of one, though we've
heard them all. But since you probably take your
excuses seriously, let's take a look at the popular
ones.
Okay; so your car leaves from your home instead of
Uhe corner. But what happens during the trip or when
you arrive at your destination? You have to fight .
traffic; buy gas, search for parking, and then probably
walk a good ways to where you're going. With the
bus, you can take your eyes off the road. You don't
' have to worry about getting gas. Or accidents. Or
parking. Or traffic. You can relax, do homework,
snooze, start a romantic involvement. Try all that in
your car and it can get you killed or arrested. A car
can get to you. A bus just gets you there.
li you think riding a car is cheaper than riding a bus,
look closely at the figures. According to transporta
tion analysts, the cost of commuting by car is over
50 for the average trip. When you have a bus pass,
the cost is just lOatrip. And you don'thave to worry
about buying a new bus every two years, either.
Just because busss are big doesn't mean they re slow.
On a Chaptl Hill busr downtown is at most' 23 rninutes
away. And a typical ride is usually 10 minutes or less.
In fact, if you have to park-your car some distance
from where you're going, the bus can be faster.
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Some people have a notion that riding a bus is
unpleasant. Surveys show that thosa people aren't th
ones who ride the buses. Chapel Hill bus riders say
they enjoy riding buses, that they can relaxand think
better, too. Whoso word wbuld you take?
You really don't need excuses. What you need i3 a
bus pass. One pass, good for a year of unlimited rides
is just $48. You can get a pass at the Tax Office in
the Municipal Building and at all First Citizens and
CCB branch offices. Or if you work or go to school at
WC, a pass is just $44 at the Traffic Office in tha '
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