AT I.AST-After waiting a year and a half, the new pumper arrived fur the Racford fire department last week. The American
ImFrance Pioneer II. ordered it July 1173, will pump 1,250 gallons a minute and cost 541,0011 without equipment. The city
now has Jour trucks in good condition.
BY JIM DEAN
?4?ieCd
Wiih all the rain and warm weather, it
appears likely that the shad spawning
runs in North Carolina's coastal rivers
may be a week or two early this spring.
With the exception of occasional fish,
the first consistent strings of hickory
shad are usually boated in the Grifton
area (Contentnea. Pitchkettle and
Grindle creeks) sometime around
mid-March.
The larger American or white shad
usually hit the peak of their run from
mid - to late - March on the lower Cape
Fear below Lock No. I, and some good
catches are usually also made in the Tar
River up as far as Rocky Mount by late
Match- . .
At least, that'} been the experience of
some fishermen. Of course, there is
considerable variation from year to year
depending on the height and warmth of
the water. When you have a warm, wet
spring, the shad tend to run farther up
the rivers earlier.
Some experts are saying that's what
will happen this spring, especially if the
warm weather continues. Then, if the
water does not stay so high and muddy
that the shad can't see the lures, we can
probably expect to see some good shad
fishing at some spots in early March.
I wouldn't be surprised to see good
catches being made during the first
week of March at some of the hotspols.
?GIFTS?
Continued from page 1
on 401 by pass.
The auction is being staged as a fund
raising project for the library in place of
the annual horse show usually
sponsored by the club.
Kay Thomas, RWC president,
encouraged donations of any and
everything except clothing.
"This may be a way that some of
those who haven't donated to the
library yet may be able to do so." she
said.
? FIREMEN ?
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about $1,000, will be paid for from the
renovation funds for the former board
of education building.
An amendment to the budget to
account for the federal public service
employment funds was approved. The
board also agreed to call for bids to
paint and repair the courtroom and
offices in the courthouse that were
recently turned over to the court.
Courthouse renovation is financed by
the facility fee included in court costs.
The board approved the application
for a federal grant to he used to
organize a detective division within the
sheriffs department.
They also agreed to a request from
Mrs. Frances R. Cox, an employee of
the county department of social
services, to credit former stale
employment toward her retirement.
A motion to call for bids for termite
treatment of the county health center
was approved, however, the
commissioners agreed to study the
matter further before awarding bids.
The commissioners tabled a
resolution sent to them for approval by
the Anson County board of
commissioners. The resolution called for
a nickel deposit on all drink cans and
bottles sold in the state. The Anson
board, calling it a measure to fight litter,
asked the commissioners to endorse the
resolution snd send it to their state
representatives.
The meeting of the board of
equalization and review was set April 7.
and barring a drastic change in weather,
shad fishing ought to be pretty good by
the second week of March.
Then, of course, shad will be around
in catchable numbers well into April in
many places, although the hickory runs
begin to peter out by the first or second
week of April in most creeks.
I have caught occasional American
shad as late as early May at such spots as
Lock No. 3 on the Cape Fear and at
Rocky Mount on the Tar River.
The first hickory shad of the season
in the Grifton area was caught on
February 9 by J.D. "Bun" Henderson of
Ayden. Henderson caught the fish in
Pitchkettle Creek using a No. I Reflecto
Spoon.
If you fish regularly in the Grifton
area, you've probably seen Henderson
and his small brown and white dog
Duke. Duke always fishes with
Henderson, and gets excited everytime a
fish is brought to the boat. It's a
comical sight to see Henderson landing a
fish with Duke's help. I don't think
Duke has learned to cast yet, hut it's
probably only a matter of time.
I understand that Henderson now
owns the only boat in North Carolina
with a dog house on it. He built the
shelter to "shade" Duke from the hot
sun.
If you're planning your first shad trip
this spring, here are a few bits of
information that may be useful.
Although you can fish from the banks
at some spots, you'll be far better off
fishing from a boat if possible.
x A boat is virtually a necessity below
the three locks on the Carte Fear and
there are free boating access ramps at
each lock. At Grifton, you can launch in
Contentnea Creek at Gaskins' Landing,
and also at the mouth of Pitchkettle
Creek.
I've used cartop boats with small
outboards at both of these creeks, and
they work fine. A larger boat might be
safer for the Cape Fear.
One of the prime spots on the Tar
River is behind Bob Melton's Bar-B-Que
opposite the old airport. You can fish
from the banks here, but during the
peak of the run. good spots are at a
premium. There is also a free boat ramp
here provided by the N.C. Wildlife
Resources Commission.
A btief word on tackle might be
helpful. Most fishermen use standard
spinning rods with six or eight pound
test line: however, some prefer to use an
ultra light spinning rod with four ?
pound test.
The best lures are tiny lead ? head jigs
called "shad darts," and spoons. Shad
darts come in a wide variety of sizes and
colors, but I have had good luck with a
white dart with a red head and a tuft of
yellow hah for the tail. The Reflecto
Spoons are favored hy many anglers,
especially in the No. 0 and No. I sizes.
Some fishermen rig them tandem with a
spoon trailing about I 5 inches behind a
dait.
The best technique is to cast across
the current and slightly upstream, then
retrieve steadily and slowly while the
lure sweeps downstream near the
bottom. You'll get hung up
occasionally, but when the fishing is
fast, it's worth the loss of a few lures.
mtulMfltttwot
Somewhere I have heard it said that
"the wounded healer " is often best able
td heal the brokencss of others. A
physician who has experienced disease
personally is more likely to be effective
in bringing recovery to his patients. A
counselor who has personally had to
work through momentous problems of
his own is more likely to be helpful in
assisting others to work through theirs.
If we are to help other people, we
must be able to understand them. And
in order to understand them we ought
to be able to put ourselves in their
place. An old Indian saying tells us that
we cannot rightly judge another man
until we have "walked ten miles in his
moccasins."
Following this philosophy, a valuable
tool often used in problem - solving
with people is a device called "role
playing." People are asked to act out in
an impromptu manner the "role" of
another person so that the "actor" may
experience that other persom "from the
IRS Lines Busy,
But Keep Trying
Taxpayers calling the Internal
Revenue Service for assistance should
not be discouraged when they cannot
immediately reach an assistor, says
Robert A. LeBaubc, director for IRS in
North Carolina.
In trie Greensboro office 4,000-5,000
calls iye answered each day. The
heaviest traffic occurs on Mondays and
Fridays between the hours of 10:00
a.m. and 2:00 p.m. IRS strongly urges
taxpayers to call on Tuesdays,
Wednesdays and Thursdays early or late
in the day.
The number toll-free is
1-800-822-8800.
inside" For example, a mother and
daughter experiencing conflict over
parental rules and regulations may be
asked to "reverse their roles." the
mother trying to act the role of the
daughter and the daughter assuming the
role of the mother. Often great
understanding comes from these
experiments and relationships are
healed.
Another reason for the healing power
of" the "wounded healer" is the greater
likelihood that we will respond
favorably to someone who has "been
where we are." Tire comforting
attempts of someone who has
personally known grief are usually more
convincing to us. This is why
rehabilitated handicapped people are
sent to try to help others with
disabilities, why "ex-cons" are often
sent to work with prison inmates, and
former mental patients sent back to
mental health facilities to work with the
emotionally disturbed.
It is also for these same reasons that
the Epistle to the Hebrews exalts Jesus
as our exalted "high priest." As the
writer puts it:
For we have not a high priest who is
unable to sympathize with weaknesses,
but one who in every respect has been
tempted as we are. yet without sin.
(Hebrews 4:1)
This is a crucial teaching, for some
people think pf Jesus in such exalted
terms that he is seen as personally
irrelevant. Dwelling on his perfection
and divinity, some people feel that a
person so removed from the common
temptations and experiences of men
could hardly be of much help. How,
they reason, could the Son of God
know what it means to struggle against
life's temptations? How could a man of
so many miracles know what it means
to be hungry, helpless, or grief-stricken?
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Harris Ave.
44-47C
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44P
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875-4576 after 7 p.m.
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SORRY SAL is now a merry gal. She
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Raeford Hardware.
44-47P
FOR SALE: GE refrigerator, I I cubic
ft., avacado. S65. Rabbits. 7 weeks.
52.50 each. 875-4568.
44C
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Couple preferred, will accept one or two
small children. 875-4221.
44C
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87S-377S.
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4445P
FOR SALE: Electric stove, like new. 3
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44C
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44P
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43-54P
FOR SALE: Residential lots, city water
and sewer, financial terms can be
arranged. Contact Younger Snead, Jr. at
Hoke Auto Co. Phone 875-3363
between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
TFC
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41-48P
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43-44P
FOR LEASE: 5729 lbs. of tobacco off
Farm of S B. Hobson. Phone 875-2674.
42-45P
SEE US for all your steel needs.
Miscellaneous and structural. DuBose
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Phone 525-4161.
TFC
CARD OF THANKS
Wc wish lo express our appreciation In
all our friends and neighbors who
expressed their sympathy in so many
ways during our recent bereavement.
The family of Younger Stephens.
44P
CARD OF THANKS
May we extend our heartfelt thanks to
those of you who expressed your
sympathy in so many thoughtful ways
during our recent bereavement. Your
kindnesses have meant much to us. The
family of Mary R Taylor.
44C
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TO THt OPFN ARMS RFST HOMF.
The family of Younger Stephens wishes
to convey their sincere thanks and
appreciation to the Staff and Residents
of the Open Arms Rest Home, for the
warmth, loving-kindness and tender
loving care giwn to our father during his
recent stay in your home. Just as he was
welcomed with open arms, you have
touched the lives of all ages and' are
helping our residents meet the challenge
of tomorrow.
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of Rockingham. Thompson Sunny
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43-44P
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