Dedication proves rewarding
Years of dedication by the many Hoke High students who have par
ticipated in the school band are displayed in a window showcase on
Raeford's Main Street. According to Hoke Band Director Jimmy
James, the over SO trophies displayed in the case are from five years of
band field competition. Fifteen of the trophies displayed were
garnered this year as the band brought home first, second and third
place trophies as well as superior rating awards.
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Raeford Man Passes
Uniform CPA Exam
A Raeford man was among per
sons who successfully completed
the Uniform Certified Public Ac
countant Examination held last
November in Charlotte.
James Edwin Baker Jr. of East
Donaldson Avenue in Raeford suc
cessfully passed the examination.
According to Chuck Bunn, Ex
ecutive Director for the State
Board of CPA Examiners, 1,182
people sat for the exam last
November, including 301 who sat
for the first time and 881 who were
returning to complete previously
unpassed parts.
Of the 301 who sat for the first
time, 230 attempted all four parts
of the examination and 39 passed
all four parts.
Successful examination can
didates must complete experience
requirements before being award
ed Certified Public Accountant
Certificate by the State Board of
CPA Examiners.
Based upon preliminary review,
Bunn feels that the percentage of
people passing any given part and
completing all parts of the ex
amination appear to be com
parable with previous examina
tions. North Carolina is a consis
tent honor role state.
SCOUT ARAMA On Tap
For Laurinburg March 3
Over 100 adult Scouting
volunteers met in Laurinburg
Thursday to plan details of the
1984 SCOUTARAMA in March.
Unit leaders of Scout troops.
Cub packs, and Explorer posts
from Scotland, Hoke and Robeson
counties were represented. *
Western District SCOUT
ARAMA chairman Fred Fox, of
Laurinburg, said his committee
had received a commitment from
almost all units to have a display in
the show.
SCOUTARAMA '84 will be
held at the Laurinburg National
Guard Armory on Saturday,
March 3, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m.
Tickets for SCOUTARAMA '84
arc available from any Scout, Cub
or Explorer.
"The project is designed to help
the units raise money for their own
use," said Fox. "So the key to the
success of SCOUTARAMA '84 is
how active every boy is in selling
tickets."
Each boy has special prize incen
tives to sell tickets to the
SCOUTARAMA.
Animals Alter Their Schedule While Wintering At The Zoo
It was 4:45 p.m. In the Hon
habitat at the North Carolina
Zoological Park. The lions were
getting restless.
They stood on their hind legs and
impatiently swiped at the door to
their night quarters where, they
knew from experience, dinner
waited.
The zoo's lions are creatures of
habit ~ of a daily zoo routine that
rarely changes during the 365 days
a year the zoo is open.
Every night, the animals are
taken inside for feeding, observa
tion and to ensure their safety.
Every morning, conditions per
mitting, they're put on exhibit.
Each change of season,
however, brings special considera
tions which may affect whether
animals will go out on a given day.
said Les Schobert, general curator.
Winter is no exception.
The only animal exhibit not af
fected by the weather is the R.J.
Reynolds Forest Aviary, where
temperatures remain around 78?
throughout the winter.
Animals in outdoor habitats
aren't accustomed to lower
temperatures and degree fluctua
tions that occur during North
Carolina winters.
Colder weather brings about
some changes in the animals as
well as in the zoo regime.
Many animals, especially car
nivores, gain a few pounds in the
winter.
"We want them to put on a little
extra weight," Schobert said.
More fat means more insulation
for animals like lions, which stay
on exhibit most of the winter.
For some animals, food intake
may increase up to 25^o.
. Of the primates, baboons are
most adaptable to the temperature
change, he said, and are usually on
exhibit year round.
While baboons' fur may
thicken, that of chimpanzees
usually doesn't. Thus, on days the
babopns are out, the chimps .may
be in.
Zebras can handle the chill fairly
well, Schobert said, but they il
lustrate another winter problem --
turf management. Because zebras'
hoofs are destructive to habitat ter
rain during winter months when
grass is at a minimum anyway,
they're moved to a paddock off ex
hibit till spring.
keepers determine which animals
will be out?
The daily decision whether to ex
hibit an animal depends on a lot of
variables, according to Schobert.
Generally, barring health pro
blems, if the temperature is above
45 degrees and the sun is shining,
most of the animals will be out. If
the mercury drops below that level,
or if there is precipitation, many
animals stay inside.
Even a slightly damp surface can
be treacherous for animals like the
giraffes, which are susceptible to
slipping and sliding.
And just because an animal is
large, doesn't mean he's winteriz
ed, Schobert said.
Elephants, for example, are very
On a winter day, then, how do
sensitive to cold. If one of the
zoo's five elephants gets chilled, it
takes a while to warm it up because
of its body mass. Meanwhile,
pneumonia or hypothermia can set
in -- either of which could be fatal.
The zoo's three rhinoceros, on
the other hand, are hardy, and
may be exhibited on days when the
elephants stay inside.
Frostbite is a potential threat to
ears of animals like the elephant
and rhino and toes of birds like the
crowned crane and marabou stork,
which are taken in only in the most
extreme winter weather.
When in doubt about animals on
exhibit, Schobert said, call the zoo
at (919) 879-5606 before coming
for a visit.
The zoo is open 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
every day, and is located six miles
southeast of Asheboro.
McLaurin Completes
Basic Training
Pvt. George A. McLaurin, son
of Clorena C. McLaurin of Rural
Route 3, Raeford, has completed
basic training at Fort Knox, Ken
tucky.
During the training, students
received instruction in drill and
ceremonies, weapons, map
reading, tactics, military courtesy,
military justice, first aid, and Ar
my history and traditions.
He is a 1983 graduate of Hoke
County High School, Raeford.
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