Jaycees to sponsor
a girl scout troop
After a dramatic presentation
from members of troop 301, the
Raeford Jaycees consented to be a
sponsor for the Hoke County Girl
Scouts.
Lisa Simpson emphasized that
the girls are obligated to give at
least six hours of direct service to
the community.
Monique Veal explained that
same troops need help in securing
books and other materials. She
further explained to the Jaycees
that the Girl Scouts need financial
help with the Day Camp that will
be held July 9 through 13 at Lake
Alice in the Timberland Communi
ty.
Jennifer Lindsay reviewed pro
jects they had completed for the
year which included adopting a
Christmas family, and a visit to the
Rest Home. They are presently
working on a First Aid Badge.
Hilda Fields is the troop leader.
The Field Director noted that
there are 254 registered Girl Scouts
and 80 registered adults in Hoke
County.
At present there are 15 troops.
The immediate goals of the Hoke
area are (1) Organize troops in the
Antioch, Dundarrach, Arabia and
Asheley Heights Communities and
to Finalize Day Camp plans.
Anyone interested in working
with Girl Scouts should call
875-5237 after 5 p.m.
Flag given to Hoke Girl Scouts
Woodmen of the World (WOW) representative Jack Knowles (kneel
ing right) presented a group of approximately 150 girl scouts with an
American flag. The presentation followed a girt scout parade on
Raeford's Main Street with 150 girls from about 15 troops marching.
The parade, which started Saturday morning at 10 O'clock, was the
climax of Girl Scout Week in Hoke County. (Photo by Pam
Frederick)
Winging ibises welcome visitors to N.C. Zoo
The morning sun streamed
through the leaves of the banana
trees as brilliant ibises began flying
laps around the 55-foot-high dome
of the R.J. Reynolds Forest Aviary
at the North Carolina Zoological
Park.
The ibises' morning constitu
tional is just one of the activities
that has become routine in the
state zoo's jungle under glass, now
well into its second year of ex
istence.
The 18,000-square-foot struc
ture is the zoo's newest showplace
- and one of the largest climate
controlled bird and plant exhibits
in the country. The aviary's free
flight concept allows freedom of
movement for birds as well as
visitors, who follow winding
pathways through an intimate
ecosystem.
Settling into the new environ
ment took some adjusting for the
aviary's inhabitants ? 160 exotic
birds and 2,300 tropical plants ? as
well as for those who care for
them, according to curator of birds
Ron Morris. Several factors in
dicate that the aviary has come of
age.
"The test of any aviary," Mor
ris said, "is the amount of suc
cessful breeding that takes place,
and in that category, the aviary
stacks up well."
Nine of the 42 species of birds
have reproduced, including the en
dangered Palawan peacock phea
sant, which had four offspring.
The red bishop, superb starling,
crested barbet, palm tanagcr, lilac
breasted roller, Indian shama
thrush, red and white crake and
ringed teal have also successfully
mated.
The hatchings represent a wide
diversity of bird life: ducks,
pheasants, marsh birds and
songbirds.
The propagation rate of 21^o is
"a very respectable percentage,"
Morris said, especially considering
the length of time the aviary has
been open. Compared with other
zoos in the country, "we're right
up there with the best of them.
"The propagation rate is an im
portant indication of an aviary's
success," Morris said, "because
conditions have to be near-perfect
for a bird to reproduce. Breeding
won't take place unless birds are
properly fed, have places to nest
and ample nesting material and
feel comfortable in their surroun
dings. The birds' appearance also
indicates they are healthy."
"We knew when we opened the
place we had a fantastic exhibit,"
Morris said. "But that doesn't
count for much unless the visitors
think so, too."
Judging from the comments of
aviary-goers one recent weekend,
the aviary is a big success.
Terry Boyd of Charlotte, peer
ing through foliage at two red
crested touracos, said, "When we
walked in the door, 1 thought we
were in Florida. We've been to dif
ferent zoos, but we've never seen
anything like this. We love it."
Flowering trees offered
by Arbor Day Foundation
Ten flowering tree: will be given
to people who join the National
Arbor Day Foundation during
March, 1984.
The free trees are part of the
Foundation's effort to promote
tree planting throughout America.
The Foundation will give two
White Dogwood, two American
Redbud, two European Mountain
Ash, two Washington Hawthorn,
and two Flowering Crab trees to
members joining during March.
The six-to-twelve inch trees will be
shipped at the right time for plan
ting this spring, between March 1
and May 31, postage paid with
enclosed planting instructions.
These trees were selected
because they will give a colorful
flowering of pink, white and red
blossoms throughout the spring,
according to the Foundation. The
trees are guaranteed to grow or
they will be replaced free of
charge.
The National Arbor Day Foun
dation, a nonprofit organization,
is working to improve the quality
of life throughout the country by
encouraging tree planting. The
Foundation will give the ten free
trees to members contributing $10
during March.
To become a member of the
Foundation and to receive the free
trees, a $10 membership contribu
tion should be sent to FLOWER
ING TREES, National Arbor Day
Foundation, 100 Arbor Avenue,
Nebraska City, NE 68410, by
March 31, 1984.
Stewart sees strong showing
at May 8 Hoke County polls
During a recent campaign stop
in Raeford, Lieutenant Governor
hopeful Carl Stewart expressed
beliefs that "he could be beneficial
to small counties like Hoke" if
elected to the second highest
political position in the state.
"I think we have a good chance
of winning in Hoke," Stewart
said.
Stewart, a former speaker of the
North Carolina House of
Representatives, is vying for the
position against fellow Democrat
Bob Jordan.
In addition to being house
speaker, Stewart also served as a
District 38 House Representative
from 1967 to 1980.
Born in Gastonia, Stewart
graduated from Duke Law School
and received his Doctor of Law
degree from Belmont Abbey Col
lege.
He is a member of the North
Carolina Bar Association, North
Carolina Academy of Trial
Lawyers and the American Bar
Association.
Stewart is presently a self
employed attorney in Gastonia.
Since he was first awarded a
house seat in 1966, Stewart has
served as Chairman of the House
Committee on Banking, Chairman
of the Appropriations Committee
and Vice-Chairman of the Ad
visory Budget Commission.
Stewart bases his campaign on
"making a difference" in educa
tion, health care, public safety and
"honest government."
According to a Stewart press
release, the former house speaker
"headed the effort for increases in
teachers' and state employees'
salaries," led efforts to improve
mental health and retardation pro
grams, promoted legislation to
provide liability insurance for law
enforcement officers and "opened
both state and local government
meetings to the press and the
public."
Stewart, a Scottish Rite Mason
and a member of the Brookleigh
Baptist Church, is married to the
former Donna Lynn Womble of
White Lake and the father of five
children.
Patrick Lawson, a Louisville
freelance photographer, was snap
ping a shot of one of the aviary's
spur-winged plovers, who oblig
ingly posed for the camera.
It was Lawson's fourth aviary
visit. "This is the first place I
wanted to come," he said. "You
come in here and there's always
something new to see. You can't
see it all."
The aviary's tropical
temperatures reminded Cary resi
dent James Yao of his native
Taiwan. "The weather here is just
like there - hot and wet," Yao
said.
Yao also recognized a few aviary
residents indigenous to his
homeland -- the brightly colored
Mandarin duck, for example.
"Many Chinese painters like to
paint this kind of bird," said Yao.
who works for ITT. "It represents
fortune and long life."
The balance between the plant
and animal life in the aviary calls
for complete cooperation from
both the bird crew and the hor
ticulture crew. And their working
together plays an important role in
the aviary's success.
"We have to cross-educate,"
said Delores Foland, a member of
the horticulture staff. "The animal
people know all the plants and we
know all the birds." Foland said
that the plant crew is usually first
to find newly laid eggs or nests
which may be hidden under
ground cover or in the treetops.
Aviary zookeeper Tracy Warren
said that the aviary offers some
unusual challenges and sometimes
calls for round-the-clock dedica
tion. The crew hand-reared one
baby bird, for example, which re
quired early-morning feedings.
They took turns taking the bird
home each night until it was prac
tically grown.
"That was a success story,"
V^arren said. "We had never had
any experience raising a bird like
that."
"It's the human factor which
perhaps has contributed most to
the aviary's fruition," Morris said.
"The people who work there are
very proud of it. That pride has a
lot to do with our success."
What then, after what seems
such an auspicious beginning, does
one do for an encore?
"Our major hope," Morris said,
"is that the aviary will continue to
maintain its current splendor and {
the rate of propagation will con
tinue to increase."
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