WINNING ADVERTISERS - Southern National Bank has received top advertising awards at the
Piedmont Triad Advertising Show held in Greensboro. The bank's winning entries received four
gold medals for radio, television and newspaper ads, two silver medals for magazine and newspaper
ads and an honorable mention for the annual report. Accepting the awards are AI Brothers, left,
marketing director and J.T. Howard, president of Howard Advertising, the bank's advertising
agency. Entries for the annual show come from all over the state and include advertising from any
business or industry. Ads winning gold and silver awards are then qualified to enter the American
Advertising Federation district advertising show held later this year.
BY JIM DEAN
CRIFTON - I had already
caught and released several
hickory shad when it
happened.
A shad grabbed my tiny jig,
leaped, then raced upstream
toward the boat. When he was
nearly alongside, he suddenly
darted under the boat, pulling
four ? pound test line from my
protesting reel.
Then he jumped again, this
time on the opposite side of
the boat. His leap carried him a
full three ? feet out of the
water, splattering me with icy
drops.
When he fell, he landed
smack in the middle of the
boat in a sprawl of tackle -
flopping and twisting and
slinging shad darts and spoon!
all over the place. As he
skittered back and forth, I was
right behind him, stomping or
the bottom of the aluminurr
boat trying to trap him with
my boot. He finally got hunj
up between the net and tht
paddles. The boat was i
shambles.
"Sounds like you got a one
man band over there," jibed ar
angler in a nearby boat.
1 made some good ? naturec
suggestion to him, but I forgei
exactly what it was. It "j
probably just as well.
1 released the fish - which
was surprisingly none th<
worse for wear despite his briel
visit with me - and resumec
fishing.
During the next two hours, I
caught and released somewhere
in the neighborhood of 3C
good hickory shad and lost on<
big white that stripped off at
least 25 feet of line before th(
hook pulled out.
I don't need to tell you tha
this was good fishing. I sav
some other boats - with tw<
anglers fishing -- which had 5(
to 70 shad.
The scene of this madnes
was Pitch Kettle Creek it
Craven County east of Grifton
Shad are North Carolina'
most neglected sporting fish, li
my honest opinion, no fisl
offers the angler more actioi
on the end of a line than i
shad. The shad is a leaping
fighting fool that never know
when to quit. Though he i
bony unless cooked correctly
he is excellent eating, and sha(
roe is a delicacy.
There are two species ii
North Carolina, the hickorj
shad which averages about ;
pound to a pound and a half
and his larger cousin, the whiti
or American shad. White shac
average closer to three pounds
Of the two, the white shad ii
stronger, but the hickory ii
more acrobatic.
Each spring, these fish climl
coastal rivers to spawn, thei
return to the sea. While in fresl
water, they may be caught on i
small lead ? head jig called shac
dart, and also small spoons
Ultra ? light spinning tackle i
ideal for them particularly th(
hickories.
The Cape Fear and the lai
Rivers are the best white shac
rivers in the state and angler:
will catch them from March
through April and on into May
As the season progresses, the
run moves higher up the river
reaching as far inland as Rocky
Mount, on the Tar River.
The Neuse River watershed
is primarily hickory shad
water, and the creeks around
the town of Grifton are top
spots. In addition to Pitch
Kettle, where I fished, there is
also Contentnea and Grindle
Creeks.
Hickory shad fishing has
grown so popular around
Grifton that the town is
sponsoring its first annual Shad
Festival this spring on
Saturday, April 17.
Experienced anglers tell me
that the next two to three
weeks - from late March until
the Festival -? should be tops in
the Grifton area for hickories.
Those who want to try it, but
who have never fished for shad,
would do well to stop at
George Suggs' Sport Shop in
Grifton for fishing information
and the proper luies.
Despite the very good
possibility of catching a boat
full of shad, it is possible to
fish during the peak of the run
and get skunked. The day after
I caught 30, I took only four.
One final word. Unless you
plan to eat your fish, please
release them. Many anglers
keep everything they catch,
then throw them away. "What
diflerence does it make," say
some anglers. "There are so
many."
Once, we had a lot of
Passenger Pigeons too. Not
jnyinore. Think about that
before you keep a washtub full
of fish VOU don't need r>r u/int
REVIEW BOARD
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examiner system just beginning in the
county.
The board adopted a plan for the
collection of solid waste and management
of a sanitary landfill. Waste collection is
planned through the use of a county ?
wide container system but will not be
implemented until more funds are
available. The board agreed to pay
510,000 to the city for operation of a
landfill.
Bids submitted by Raeford Auto
Company and Hoke Auto Company were
opened and the low bid from Hoke Auto
was accepted for two sheriffs patrol cars.
Jloke Auto bid $5,536.42 with trade and
Raeford Auto bid S5.680.24 with trade.
All members of the Southeastern
Economic Development Commission
were reappointed for new terms. They are
Dr. Robert Townsend, Dan McGougarf,
Thomas F. McBryde and William R.
Windley.
The board approved a request to?
partition the otfice of the Clerk of
Superior Court to provide a section for
the bookkeeper and to build an outside
cashier's window in the courthouse.
The commissioners agreed to present a
road petition to the Highway Commission
concerning Oakdale Road off 401-A.
They tabled a proposal to treat the
county office building for termites.
A letter from the Army was read that
announced that a study of drainage for
the Lowery Swamp area would be ended
April 30 as no group had agree 1 to
sponsor the project. Tnis would require
about SI0,000 local money, T.B. Lester
explained.
Another letter was read from Jean O.
Melvin, field representative for the
Department of Local Affairs asking to
. meet with the commissioners to explain
the departments program. Financial and
tax reports were received showing that
tax collections are now about two per
cent higher than at this time last year. A
total of 82.57 of this year's levy has been
collected.
MEDICAL EXAMINER
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now. Under the law, autopsies are called
for "if, in the opinion of the Chief
Medical Examiner or the county medical
examiner wherein the body is first found
under the circumstances set forth',- it is
advisable and in the public interest that
an autopsy or other pathologic study be
made." Autopsies can also be requested
by a solicitor or Superior Court judge.
The doctors said that autopsies would
be performed at Chapel Hill for all "crib
deaths" of infants.
The medical examiners will receive a
fee of S25 a case from the county.
Autopsies for county residents will be
paid for by the county but autopsies of
non ? residents who die in the county will
be paid for by the state. Sheriff
Barrington said.
"The physician will be involved with
the medical aspects of death," Dr.
Hudson said. "At the moment, the
system will leave the office of coroner
alone, but the ultimate aim is probably to
abolish it."
An act allowed 19 counties to replace
the coroner with a medical examiner and
of these, four counties, Durham,
Guilford, Mecklenburg and Vance, have
done so.
There is now a bill under consideration
by the legislature. Dr. Hudson said, to
allow counties who have a medical
examiner to abolish the office of coroner.
Under the system now, a coroner is
still empowered to hold an inquest and
must file a copy of all written testimony
with the medical examiner and with the
Superior Court solicitor.
This was not a sought - after job," Dr.
Jordan told the commissioners. "But I do
feel that it is a good idea from the
medical aspect."
Dr. Hudson said in the eight or nine
thousand cases investigated so far, in a
large percentage of them, the cause of
death was different from what it was first
thought to be before medical
examination.
Garden Mart Offers
Something For All
Something of interest and
delight everyone from tots on
up will be found at the
HANDS Spring Garden Mart to
be held April 16 ? 17 at the
YMCA on the Ft. Bragg Road.
The mart will be open at 10:00
A.M. and activities will
continue until 6:00 in the
evening.
A variety of rooted cuttings
and herbs will be available as
well as a large selection of
bedding plants such as annuals
and perennials, tomato plants,
herbs, trailing geraniums, and
plants for hanging baskets.
'The Garden Galary" will
feature potted geraniums and
hanging baskets. Those who
fancy a bouquet of fresh
flowers may find fresh cut
materials at the "Flower Cart".
Representative garden
sculpture, shubbery, azaleas,
camellias, and rhododrendrons
will be available for the
beautification of garden -
patio. Bird enthusiasts will
delight in the fainted
birdhouses and feeders.
Hot dogs and hot dog
platters will be available at the
cafeteria. A variety of
homemade cakes, pies, cookies
and candy may be found at the
Pastry Pantry.
Activities have been planned
for the children, such as movies
and a dog show. The Junior
Service League puppeteers will
present two shows on Saturday
at 11:30 and 1:30 for the
delight of all.
Mrs. Hank Perry is serving as
Chairman of the Steering
Committee which includes Mrs.
David Evans, Mrs. Vivian
Hollinshed and Mrs. Joe
Leitinger.
The mart draws together
hundreds of volunteers from all
over the community. Profits
are administered by the
beneficiaries committee of
HANDS (Home and
Neighborhood Development
Sponsors) and used for the
support and expenses of
specific beautification and
improvement projects in and
around Fayetteville.
Several years ago a convicted
murderer was sitting on San
Quentin's "death row," waiting
for his execution. The man had
never had any substantial
exposure to religious teaching,
but it was suggested that he
might allow the chaplain to
come and speak with him.
Finding the convict virtually
uninformed about the
Christian faith, the chaplain
told him the story of Jesus'
life, death, and resurrection.
While speaking of Christ's
resurrection appearances to his
disciples, the prisoner
impatiently interrupted:
"O.K., O.K., Padre, so this
Jesus made it - good for him
? but what I want to know is
what's in it for me?"
It may seem a very crude
question, yet still a relevant
one. What does the
resurrection of Jesus mean? Is
it simply the success story of
oneman who beat both death
and the grave, or is there in it
something to do with my life -
is there something in it for me?
The early church was
convinced that the resurrection
of Christ had "something in it"
for anyone who would turn to
Christ as Lord and Saviour. In
Philippians Paul says: "All I
care for is to know the power
of his resurrection...' In
Romans he speaks of being
"raised" from the dead with
Christ. The earliest preaching
of the church in the book of
Acts is a gospel of the
resurrected Christ. So, to be
able to sing, "I know that my
Redeemer lives," means also to
be able to add: "I too, I too
shall live." What's in it for me
is not only the knowledge that
Jesus "made it," but that by
his grace I can "make it" too.
John Donne, the English
preacher and poet, is best
known as the man who wrote,
"No man is an island...," and
that we should never seek to
know "for whom the bell
tolls..." He also had some
striking words to say about the
Easter faith;
of that experience. Paul
describes resurrection as the
survival of a "spiritual body,"
which also may be confusing.
What he's trying to
communicate here is the idea
that by the power of God the
spiritual essence or reality of a
man survives the experience of
bodily death.
Death be not proud,
though some have called
thee
Mighty and dreadful,
for thou art not so;
For those whom thou
think'st
thou dost overthrow
Die not, poor Death;
nor yet canst thou kill me.
Why swell'st thou then?
One short sleep past,
we wake eternally,
And Death shall be no more:
Death, thou shalt die.
To be able to look death in
the eye and say, "Death, not I,
but thou shalt die!", that is
also part of what's "in" the
resurrection faith for us.
How can we explain what
happens at death? Even when
the writers of the four gospels
tried to describe the nature of
the appearance of the
resurrected Christ, they ended
up with accounts that were
confusing and conflicting. Was
he a vision or something solid?
Was it his physical body they
saw or something else? They
could agree on having seen and
spoken with Jesus, but they
could not agree on the specifics
CLASSIFIED AltS
If you need a new lawn mower,
now is the time to visit Sears!
Great values are featured
during our "April Lawn Mower
Sale.' Large selection of push
types, self propelled or riders.
Sears Authorized Merchant,
Raeford, 875-4239.
48-51C
FOR SALE: Two beautiful and
playful seal ? point Siamese
male kittens. Seven weeks old,
house ? broken. CFA
registered, $25. Call 875-2520
after 4 p.m.
48-49P
American Station for lease on
dealer basis or salary basis.
Located 401 By ? Pass,
Raeford. Contact Bryan ?
Smith Oil Co., Fayetteville,
483-1164.
48-51C
FREE: Labrador / Collie, 8
week old puppies. These pups
have been weaned and
wormed. For more
information, call 875-4264.
48P
FOR SALE: Service pole for
Mobile Home. Cheap. Contact
Bill Cameron, Rt. 3, Raeford,
875-2827.
48-49C
FOR SALE: House and lot on
Highland Street. Call 875-2359
or 875-2601.
48C
FOR SALE: 1969 Volkswagen,
sun roof, radio. Call 875-3751.
48P
CARD OF THANKS
To all my friends and
neighbors: Many thanks for
gifts, flowers, cards and all
kindnesses shown during my
recent illness. Mrs. Margaret
Willis
48C
SPRING FEVER? Sell AVON.
A reason to get dressed up,
meet new friendt, enjoy the
beauty business and earn
money too! Call 654-4062
collect after 6 p.m. or write
Mrs. Betty Edwards, P.O. Box
441, Chadbourn 28431.
47-51C
SEE ME for Blight Resistant
Dekalb Seed Corn. Also
Soybean seed. R.E. Neeley.six
miles from Raeford on
Fayetteville Hwy.
4748P
Will keep two preschoolers in
home as playmates for our
children. Call 875-4312.
4748P
CLEAN expensive carpents
with the best. Blue Lustre is
America's favorite. Rent
shampoer SI. Raeford
Hardware Co.
47-51C
YES YOU CAN STILL BUY
QUALITY! That's what the
"OK" sign means at QUALITY
MOTORS, Harris Avenue,
Raeford.
47-51C
HOUSE FOR SALE: 1007r
financing available. 3
bedrooms, living room,
kitchen, large den, utility
room. Call 875-2693, Raeford.
TFC
SPECIAL: SI5, exterminate
rats, roaches, mice, water bugs.
Aberdeen Exterminating Co.
Phone 944-2474.
38-50P
FOUND: Set of keys which
\nclude keys for car, post
office box, can and bottle
opener. Call 875-2121.
TFN
FACED WITH A DRINKING
PROBLEM? Perhaps Alcoholic
Anonymous can help. Call
875-2025. Weekly meetings
open to the public, Wednesday
8:15 p.m. Cole Building
Raeford.
FOR SALE: 1955 Chevrolet, 6
cylinder. A clean car with new
motor, straight stick, 3 ? speed.
Call 875-3991.
TFC
FOR SALE: Repossessed
Touch O Matic sewing machine
in cabinet. Zig ? Zags. makes
fancy stitches, button holes.
Interested party can finish
balance of S52.00 in payments
or pay cash. For details call
692-3348 in Southern Pines.
TFC
COMPLETE
BRAKE
SERVICE
at
BOBBY
CARTER'S
TIRE SERVICE
SOUTH MAIN STREET
3-ROOM
APARTMENTS
FOR RENT
Air Conditioned
Raeford Hotel Building
Sae
Ernest Cartwright, Mgr.
or Phone 875-3055 Day
875-3492 Night
WHEEL
ALIGNMENT
SERVICE
at
BOBBY
CARTER'S
TIRE SERVICE
SOUTH MAIN STREET
G &H
CONCRETE
FINISHING CO.
CARPORT - DRIVEWAYS
WALKS - PATIOS
FLOORS
FREE ESTIMATES
Call Evening* After 6
875-2373
FRIDAY
& |? H T APRIL 9th
SATURDAY Xl MjJ-J I &10th
SALE
TRADE NOW-INVINTORY IS UR-PRICES ARE DOWN
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^ McDonald's Tire
Monarch Recapping Service _
011 lawn Friday * Saturday April * * 10
WHEEL ALIGNMENT
NEW TIRES
and RECAPPING
MCDONALDS
TIRE RECAP.
SERVICE
PHONE 875-2079 '
114 RACKET ALLEY
& STEWART STREET
ROWLAND'S
BAR-B-QIII A
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OPEN 8 A.M.'TIL 10 P.M.
TUE. THRU SUN.
CLOSED ON MONDAY
(FOR PRIVATE PARTIES
ON MONDAY)
Sunday Buffat-OrdartTo Go
CATERING SERVICE
PHONE 875-2430
SPECIAL
Orders Can Ba
Filled During April
Furniture Mkt.
CALL US FOR ORDERS
OF FURNITURE.
ORAFERIES, CARPET,
ETC.
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