Heading home Wingate's Frank Pait rounds third during a recent game. Wingate star named on All- American 1st team Wingate College outfielder Frank Pait has been named to the NAIA Ail-American baseball first team. The announcement was made at the NAIA World Series recently completed in Lewiston, Idaho. Pait was the only player from North Carolina on the 15 man first team. Pait, a senior from North Wilkesboro, was earlier named Player of the Year in the Carolinas Conference and NAIA District 26. He finished the season with a sizzl ing .400 batting average, leading the conference and district in home runs (17) and runs batted in (52). The 17 homers set a new Wingate school record, while the 52 RBI tied a school mark. Pait, Wingate's most valuable player in 1985, banged out 60 hits in 150 at bats with 42 runs and 15 doubles. He ranked in nearly every major conference and district statistical category and was the only Wingate player to participate in all 40 of the Bulldogs' games. Pait is the sixth player to gain AU-American honors since Wingate became an NCIA member. He was also named to the All Carolinas Conference, All-NAIA District 26 and All-NAIA Area VII teams. Additionally, Pait's selection marks the 16th consecutive year Wingate head coach Dr. Ron Christopher has had at least one player named to an All-American team. Frank is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Pait, III (the former Pauline Davis) of North Wilkesboro, and the grandson of Mrs. Doreen G. Davis of Raeford and Mrs. Eva B. Pait of Red Springs. He will graduate in August with a degree in Human Services. (From The Times Union County) Recreation Bits Men's toftball - Hard k Heavy win regular season The Men's Softball league finished iu final week of regular season play on Tuesday night, July 23. The first game went to the Raeford Jaycecs as they defeated Beasley's Body Shop, 7-0. In the night's second game, the Red Springs Merchants nipped Hard & Heavy, 5-3. Red Springs leading hitters were C. Chavis who batted 3-3, and M. Smith, B. Klingerschmidt and R. Collins who hit 2-3 apiece. Hard A Heavy was powered by the hitting of G. Gilcrest 3-3, "while teammates S. Wallace and P. Jordan batted 2-3 each. In the final game of the season, Boahn Concrete defeated Faberge, 12-10. H. Daniels led Boahn in batting, finishing 4-5 for the night. Teammates T. Hawks, M. Lewis and S. Helt batted 3-5 apiece to aid Boahn in scoring. Faberge's leading batters were D. Delton, M. Brat cher and S. Warren, who all batted 3-4 apiece for the night. Standing* 1 . Hard & Heavy 2. Boahn Concrete 3. Beasley's Body Shop 4. TIE - Raeford Jaycees W 14 13 L 6 7 9 11 II 16 Red Springs Merchants 6. Faberge 9 9 4 Co-rec volleyball tournament July 24: 7:00 SAT Vision F.I.S.H. Silver Bullets Un-Names Mixed Company 15-11, 15-6 15-8, 15-11 15-0, 16-14 15-7, 15-9 Bruts & Babes 7:45 United Carolina Bank Gustos - Teal Oil July 25: 7:00 Melton's Heating & A.C. Faberge 7:45 Bad Company Silver Bullets 8:30 Un-Names United Carolina Bank SAT Vision Bruts & Babes United Carolina Bank Mixed Company SAT Vision F.I.S.H. 15-2, 12-15, 15-5 15-13, 15-11 15-8, 15-12 15-4, 17-15 15-9, 15-13 15-4, 15-8 Archery Champ Pat Miller, 16, achieved another success in archery by winning the senior division of the state 4-H archery competition. He won the junior division two years ago and was runner-up in the senior division last year. His latest success came during State 4-H Congress at North Carolina State University. His prize was a recurve bow from Bear Archery Company. Miller praised James Culp, leader of the Rockfish 4-H Club for helping him to learn more about archery. His next goal is to go into the bow hunting division. Miller is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Davis, Rt. 4, Raeford. F errets becoming popular pets Ferrets are becoming a very popular pet nowadays. It belongs to the same family as the mink and shunk; Mustelids. The male is known as a hob and the female is a jill. They average about 2-6 pounds with the male usually being larger than the female. Ferrets are carnivores but will eat a wide variety of food. Most people use dry dog food or cat food. Mink feed produced commer cially can also be used if available in your area. Their breeding season is from February to September. A female should be spayed if she is not bred because she will remain in "heat" or estrus until bred. The prolonged elevated level of the horomone estrogen has a very serious affect on a jill leading to serious complication even death. You And Your Pet Both the male and female have scent glands around their anus which are expressed or partially emptied when they stool. Like all mustelids they have sebaceous or oil glands all over their body which give them their distinct musk odor. Even when descented, spayed, and neutered their musk smell will remain, that cannot be removed. Many owners powder or even use perfume to cover their musk smell. Ferrets are very susceptible to both feline and canine distemper. They must be vac cinated against them annually. There are no approved rabies vac cine for ferrets. Check with your local veterinarian for futher infor mation. What is shock? It is a process commonly seen when the patients blood flow falls below the critical level needed to supply oxygen to the body's tissues and remove waste products used in cell metabolism. This is an emergency situation if not promptly reversed-death is usually eminent. What is a spay? It is the surgical removal of both the ovaries and uterus from the ab domen of an animal. This is refer red to as an ovariohysterectomy. Editor's Note: This column is provided as a public service by the NORTH CAROLINA VETER INARY MEDICAL ASSOCIA TION. If you have a question about your pet 's health, send it to Ralph H. Lee, Executive Director, NCVMA, P.O. Box 1335, Kinston, N.C. 2850 1. Pennsylvania pigeons are literal ly burning bridges behind them. Apparently, pigeon droppings mix with rain to form acids potent enough to eat through steel girders. According to state bridge engineer Jerry Jackson, over several decades the droppings rot the steel, weakening structures to the point where a weight limit must be imposed or the bridges closed altogether. Monroe takes pari in Navy exercises Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Eddie S. Monroe, a 1972 graduate' of Hoke County High School ot Racford, was recently cited for his: participation in operations con-' ducted in the Black Sea while sta tioned aboard the guided missile^ destroyer USS Kidd. During this period, USS Kidd traveled through the international waters of the Black Sea, located between Turkey and the USSR. It was necessary for the Kidd, while enroute to travel through the Aegean Sea and navigate the Dar danelles and Bosporus Staits, pass ing near Gallipoli and through Istanbul, Turkey. The Kidd, homeported in Nor-, folk, Virginia, is currently deployed in the Mediterraanean Sea for six months. He joined the Navy in July 1972. William C. Matthews Matthews assigned to California duty Airman 1st Class William C. Matthews, son of Knox V. and Carol B. Matthews of Rural Route 1, Aberdeen, has been assigned to Presidio of Monterey, California, after completing Air Force basic training. During the six weeks at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, the airman studied the Air Force mission, organization and customs and received special instruction in human relations. In addition, airmen who com plete basic training earn credits toward an associate degree in ap plied science through the Com munity College of the Air Force. The airman will now receive specialized instruction in the voice processing field. He is a 1982 graduate of Hoke County High School. a free Trip to AU! WITHJ n/viT/Mge np VI i f HUP WITH *? ??????? 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