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—THE CAROLINA TIMES SATURDAY, JUNE t, IMS
SHOOTER'S
NOTEBOOK
BY ROBERT ELMAN
MANAGING EDITOR, GUNS AND HUNTING MAGAZINE
MUZZLE LOADING RIFLE CHAMPIONS ARE INDIVIDUALISTS
In this age of conformity,
the traditionally independent
outdoorsman too often regu
lates his life "by the book."
Tak(? modern shooting matches,
for instance; the competitors
tend to dress alike, behave
alike—and in many cases ad
here to increasingly rigid rules
that erase any element of sur
prise or any need for self-reli
ance.
A refreshing exception is the
annual get-together (in the last
week of August and the first
week of September) of the Na
tional Muzzle Loading Rifle
Association. Modern style con
formity goes up in smoke as
black-powder burners from all
over the country converge at
Friendship. Ind.. for the Na
tional Muzzle Loading Cham
pionships.
The competitors take their I
marksmanship very seriously,
and they take themselves seri
ouslv. too. in a way. but laugh
ter booms along with the mus
kets. Imagine the sight of a
red-bearded, buckskin-clad
giant trying to split a ball from
his flintlock on the edge of an
axe blade at 25 feet.
This is the sort of thing that
can still be seen vearly at
Friendship. In the December
issue of Guns and Hunting]
Magazine. Technical Editor
Rtlss Carpenter (who is a di
rector of the National Muzzle
Loading Rifle Association) de
scribes the "Primitive Events."
in words and pictures. Russ
notes that the events are slight
ly changed each year, so that
there's always an element of
the unexpected.
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{have to aim at a black spot on
ja tiny stick at 15 yards. At the
inex't meet, he might have to
'win a "|M>ker hand" by knock
ing the markings out of play- ;
Ing cards. You can't learn to ,
ihit an unexpected bull's-eye by
irote. This kind of match en
jcourages individualism of ap-
Jproach and demands adapt
ability. The organizers of mod
ern shooting matches might
learn something valuable at
Friendship. Incidentally, if
you're interested in this kind
of shooting, you can get de
tailed information from Mrs.
Nlaxine Moss. NMLRA. Box
15. Friendship. Ind. 47021. ,
Another eye-opener for
shooters in the December Guns
and Hunting is a report on a
top game hotspot bv Bob
Zwirz. a nationally known out
door writer. Bob was asked to
pick his favorite Eastern hunt
ing state, and on the basis of
sheer abundance and variety,
he selected North Carolina.
The magazine is likely to get
indignant letters from local
hunters and from champions of
every other state in the East,
but the fact is that North Caro
lina combines the best of the
Northern and Southern types
of habitat, boasting good popu
lations of waterfowl, quail,
grouse, doves, turkey, rabbits,
squirrels, raccoon, possum, fox.
deer and even wild boar.
Limits and seasons are attrac
tive. license fees moderate, ac
commodations plentiful and
reasonably priced.
In his game roundup. Boh
lists the best areas of the state
for particular species, and tells
how to plan a hunt, make res
ervations. etc. A future issue
will carry a similar treatment
of a top Western hunting state,
and hots pots throughout the
country will be covered from
time to time.
The December issue, the an
nual "Holiday Special"of this
Maco publication, features a
section on top gift-buys for
sportsmen. The year's out
standing products are culled
from the monthly "What's
New" department by Jack Kel
ler. who has made a reputation
testing outdoor gear.
Because such choices depend
on personal taste and budget,
Keller offers a wide array of
suggestions, ranging in price
from $2.49 all the way to $450.
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NBL President Denies Backing Any Candidate
WASHINGTON, D. C.—ln a
bristling statement issued from
his Washington Office this
week, Berkeley G. Burrell,
President df the National Busi
ness League, a sixty-eight year
old organization with chapters
in 53 cities, had this to say:
"In the first place, partisan
political activity is barred by
our constitution and secondly,
I am a lifelong liberal republi
can who la3t time out was a
Vice Chairman of the Republi
cans for Johnson."
„ "Whoever quoted me as say
ing that I felt that the Vict
President was the best of the
announced candidates who had
issued public statements on
the question of black entrepre
neurship was guilty of an er
ror of omission. I did say that
personally; I felt that among
the "Democratic" hopefuls, he
had made the best statement
on this issue up until that
time." I, of course, havei some
opinions about Republican as
pirants which I have yet to
make.
NBL is the oldest National
Business organization/ black or
white since it Superceded the
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
by twelve years. It's current
position is that the develop
ment of a black entrepreneu
rial class is central to the solu
tion of the problem af urban
tranquility. Some politicians
are taking our public state
ments out of context and tak
ing them to mean that we are
suggesting the escalation of
the numbers of small, margi
nal businesses that will be
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Johnson—The Survival of the
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Miller—The Race for Home
Nabakov—King, Queen, Knave
Peters—The Jackal's Head
NON-FICTION
Berkeley Winking at the
Brim
DiCerto —Missie Base Beneath
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DuPre—Your Career in Federal
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Lazer—The American Political
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NORTH CAROLINA
DURHAM COUNTY
EXECUTRIX NOTICE
HAVING QUALIFIED as ex
ecutrix of the estate of Nettie
Burch, deceased, late of Dur
ham County, North Carolina,
this is to notify all persons
having claims against said
estate to exhibit them to the
undersigned at 708 Carroll
Street, Durham, North Caro
lina, on or before December
10, 1068, or this notice will be
pleaded in bur of their recov
ery. All persons indebted to
■aid estate will please make
immediate payment.
This 4th day of June, 1968.
(Mrs.) Effie Cotton,
Executrix of the Estate
of Nettie Burch,
deceased.
M. Hugh Thompson, Attorney
June 8. IS, 22, »
wife is shown extracting the
jelly-like substance which when
applied directly to burns of the
forced to rely upon its un
economic, deprived, isolated
environment for their survival.
We are seeking the main
stream, not the creek!
"This means the total revi
talization of our urban centers
with greatly expanded oppor
tunity in all aspects of Ameri
can life for all people. With
so many people suddenly ex
pressing concern about the
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See your North Carolina Mutual agent to be sure your
policies are correct and up to date.
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skin, or sunburn, alleviates
pain.
paucity of Negro business lead
ership in the ghetto, all of the
candidates need to heed the
sage advice of President John
son, particularly if they are
seeking Negro voters t in busi
ness or otherwise- TTiey had
better stop shouting "what"
they intende to do and demon
strate "how" they intend to
achieve their campaign ora
tory," Burrell concluded. f .
New Underground'
RR Returning
Blacks To South .
CONGAREE, S. C. —ln the
19th century, the Underground
railroad delivered black people
from Southern slavery to free
dom in the North.
Now, it's the other way
around, according to W. Frank
Threatt .local steel mill opera
tor, who says his "underground
railroad" is returning Negroes
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air condition
ing, powei
brakes and
steering
all cost extra, but make the car more
valuable. A Wachovia Auto Loan
makes it easier
for you to have these Time Payment Dept.
options. Let us tell WACHOVIA
you more. BANK & TRUST COMPANY
Open until 5 P. M.
from the North to the South.
The black people are being
taken to this small community,
where they're being put to
*otk At the Congress Iron and
Steel company. Founded in
1997, the firm currently has
429 employes, mostly Negroes.
Threatt, who has been se
lected as the nation's Small
Businessman of 1968, told a
Senate Small Business sub
committee that the black peo
ple he employes are not being
given anything.