Farm-City draws over 200
Last week was Farm-City Week
nationwide and about 200 Hoke
County business leaders, farmers
and residents celebrated at a ban
quet on Tuesday night.
According to Hoke County
Agricultural Extension Agent
Willie Featherstone, those atten
ding seem to enjoy the chicken din
ner which was sponsored by the
county Livestock Association.
During a presentation ceremony
after the meal, Agnes Mae Camp
bell was praised as this year's
Outstanding Woman in
Agriculture.
Raleigh radio farm announcer,
Johnnie Hood, spoke about the
Farm-City program.
The purpose of Farm-City Week
is to help spread better understan
ding about how dependant farmers
are on business, and how depenr
dant business is on farming.
Much of this country's rural
population works to produce food
and other essentials for the rest of
the population.
Although there are many coun
try dwellers in the agricultural
branch, only about 2.4V# of the
total population works to produce
what the rest of us eat so inexpen
sively.
As an example of just how little
a return is received by farmers on
what they produce, it was deter
mined that the dinner served at the
banquet, consisting of chicken,
green peas, potatoes and roll, only
produced- an 11 cent return to
farmers.
The local Farm-City program
was made possible through the
help of sponsors, Featherstone
said.
Those helping the event with
donations were: Cape Fear Farm
Credit Association, T.B. Up
church Inc., Farm Chemicals Inc.,
The Johnson Company, Tar Heel
Hatchery Inc., Reid W. Childress,
Heritage Federal Savings and Loan
Association, Southern National
Bank, United Carolina Bank,
Burlingtori Industries, Inverleith
Farms, Arabia Golf Course, Hoke
Co. Civic League, Raeford Farm
Supply, Raeford Oil Co.,
McLauchlin Hardware Co.,
Raeford-Hoke Chamber of Com
merce, Edens Farms, Pittard and
Perry and The House of Raeford.
. . . Odyssey worth ribbing
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Amarillo. Amarillo is a city of
150,000. Many WWII veterans
have fond memories of Amarillo.
As we entered New Mexico, the
terrain had a Nebraska look. The
shape of the earth began to change
as we traveled into the state. Roll
ing hills and mountain range began
to appear. Cattle were still plen
tiful. Horse ranches are identified
with New Mexico. Several of them
are located along 1-40.
D.R. spent six months in the
military hospital in Sante Fe. He
wanted to visit it. I told him expec
ting the buldings to be intact was
asking a lot. It had been a long
time since WWII. His grand
children thought he served in the
Civil War. We found the buildings
had been replaced by a shopping
center.
Sante Fe is nestled in a sea of
mountains. It is quaint, sprawling
and alive. A mixture of Mexican,
Indian and whites make up the
local population.
"^'Taos is three- towns in one
-Spanish, Indian and Anglo Sax
^6ri7Then-Ta?rfllfm!
breath taking. As we watched the
flowing of the Rio Grande, I could
almost hear the water singing the
songs of yesterday.
One world led into another as we
moved through the three villages in
Taos. The Indian village was
primitive according to present day
standards. Electricity and modern
water systems are not a part of
their way of life.
Retracing our journey to Sante
Fe we headed toward Albequer
que. Our destination was the
Painted Desert, Petrified Forest
and the Grand Canyon.
Crossing into Arizona, we had
to stop at an inspection station to
see if the illegal fruit Huff bought
in New Mexico was up to par. He
told me to talk to the people at the
inspection station. He said he
couldn't talk, and that was all I
did.
The town of Halbrook is the
gateway to the Petrified Forest and
the Painted Desert. Looking at the
petrified trees as we drove through
was a humbling experience. The
coral and purple of the Painted
Desert is one of the great wonders
of the world. Eventually it will lose
its color. Volcanic lava protected it
for centuries. Time and the
elements have their toll.
On the drive to the Grand Can
yon snow covered mountains were
plentiful. Cattle once again began
to appear on the range. Adjectives
are not adequate to describe the
constant changing of scenery. Only
the ability to grasp the beauty of
the touch of the Master's hand
would suffice.
Beautiful is in the eye of the
beholder. The Grand Canyon
wouldn't look the same to all eyes.
However there could be no im
provement of it in the eyes of those
who view it.
Flagstaff is a city which played a
part in the early stagecoach runs. It
is the end of the Sante Fe Trail.
Phoenix has a population of
800,000. Orange trees loaded with
fruit are plentiful inside the city.
Palm trees dot the landscape. Cac
tus which is plentiful in Arizona is
used in Phoenix and small town to
decorate the yards.
Copper mines flourish below
Phoenix. Like any industry which
leaves a community, unemploy
ment follows. Several small towns
in the mining area became ghost
towns when the mines closed
Entering New Mexico Qnce
? *e headed for Las Cruces
l7veerRo?rtrt an,lCountcss Jones
HokJ SS walborn and reared in
rAnnH'jM! 8 we wcre stiu sur
rounded by mountains for all prac
infh p"rpo.scs we w?"e once again
in the flat lands.
Night life in Las Cruces offers a
talk' Huff .c"teJamment. I tried to
talk Huff into dojng the town. Em
mie gave him the evil eye and I had
to settle for a belly dance bar.
For those who love country
Ihrir r k350 became a part of
heir lives through Marty Robbins
the country western singer. His
song El Paso City is a classic. It is a
sprawling city which tries to find
some common ground with Mex
ico. Its neighbor to the south of
!??? Joth ,f?r?fort and despair.
Well traveled highways, deversity
jn city l.ving and the changing
Texas03** m un>que even in
Our journey led to San Antonio.
San Angelo is a well kept city.
We left San Angelo to go to Ball
inger to see D.R.'s old airport. We
found it and much of it was usable
To keep the blood flowing in our
veins, Corbett decided to stop in
n oILWay 45 a plane was coming
in. D.R. was calm as usual. His
bad leg suddenly got well as he
dashed into his old hang out.
San Antonio was our next stop.
The drive to the city was a constant
mixture of rocky landscape and
green field. Our chief objective in
ban Antonio was to take the river
road walk along San Antonio
River. D.R. was his usual jolly
self. Instead of walking, he took a
river boat. I had barely taken my
seat when D.R. announced to the
world that he was ready to go He
^already had his moneys'
Steve Connell, the son of Avery
lives in Austin, as does Emmie's
cousin. Apparently D.R. doesn't
have any kinfolks, none which
claim him. I called Steve and he
claimed to be in bed. It was eight
thirty in the morning. I found not
only is Texas large, it has late
sleepers. Maybe Steve is just a tired
iar Heel.
We had an excellent dinner at
Howell and Lugean Walker's.
Lugean is the daughter of the late
Carl Riley of Hoke County.
Lugean was born in the county.
t'P CaSt carried us to Mar
Jani' TCXf' ShrevcP?rt, Loui
iana, Jackson, Mississippi and
ihr^h P?OTgia- ?nc n^t pass
through Atlanta. All those who die
must pass through Atlanta.
Reflecting I must confess to
several biased opinions. Long trips
are not my cup of tea. My partner.
D.R was not feeling up to par and
couldn t insult me as much as he
enjoys. However he was a pleasure
to be with. Emmie was her usual
charming self. She loves to travel
and loves people more.
I spent more continuous time
with my brother Corbett than I
have since we were children. I in
slst*i hc 8? ^h me when we
rented a motel room so I could ex
plain to the inn keeper we were
brothers and not two gays travel
ing around. He does get in a hurry
when he is driving. He is the only
man I know who can bring one
across country in three days. Most
of the time the telephone poles
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Believe this journeyman; there is
no place like home.
Good party
Over 200 Hoke County residents enjoyed Farm-City
Week festivities Tuesday night during a dinner held
at the Gibson Cafeteria at Hoke High School. Agnes
Mae Campbell was named Hoke County's Outstan
ding Woman in Agriculture during the evening.
Here, some of those attending appear to be enjoying
the chicken dinner sponsored by the Livestock Assoc.
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