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HEADED FOR BE/.G/UM - Joe Bridges, former basketball star of Hoke High School, is leaving A ugusl 20 to play professional basketball in Belgium. A new rule allowing the foreign pro teams to have an additional player gives Bridges the opportunity. n 962~ J 3 Years Community Service .1*712 HOKE COUNTY RESCUE SQUAD ? TEL. 875 4277 NIGHT CALL 875 4419 FARM CHEMICAL, INC. Complete Pest Control Fumigation Service Weed Control & Fertilization ROACHES - RATS - TERMITES P.O. BOX 667 RAEFORD, N.C. " 1 r . I INSTALL General Electric's WEATHERTRON HEAT PUMP The same high efficiency unit that heats your home in winter without oil or gas... air con ditions your home in summer too! By installing a Weathertron Heat Pump to new, or pres ent air conditioning duct-work you can lorget about most fuel cutbacks or shortages?just turn It on and lorgat it with the automatic thermostat. The heat pump switches from heating to cooling?and from cooling to heating all by itself! Easy to install in existing homes where there le a satisfactory duct system. And operat ing costs are remarkably low because QE's Weather tron uses electricity more efficiently than ordinary forms of electric resistance heating! No Waiting?Immediate Installation CALL FOR FREE ESTIMATE Raeford Plumbing & Heating tain Street Reeford TVilcCUte /4^ceCd BY JIM DEAN 1 recently returned front a week of vacation at the beach where 1 witnessed the landing of a possible new state record salt water species from the Emerald Isle Pier on Bogue Banks. Of course, Joel Arrington who keeps the fish records for North Carolina will have to make the final determination, but 1 have reason to believe that this new state record will wind up in what is known as the "odd" category. 1 say this because I happen to hold the only other record in this category, but I'll tell you about that later. What happened was this. 1 was standing on the pier next to this other fellow and both of us were pulling in big spots two at a time. Some of the fishermen were also catching small flounders on minnows and strip baits. The fellow next to me had put out a live minnow, but although flounders were being hauled in left and right, his minnow had been ignored for over an hour. "1 can't understand it," he said as he picked up his rod to check his bait. "Nothing has touched this minnow...uh, wait a minute, I believe I've got a bite." He held the rod for a moment, giving the "flounder" time to swallow the bait, then he set the hook. The rod bent sharply and the drag on his reel gave a squeal. "Hey, that's a good one," I said. "It's really pulling good," he replied. His efforts to raise the still unseen catch attracted the attention of others along the pier rail. One of them grabbed the dropnet that is used to land big fish. "It must be a whopper flounder," said someone. Deep under the water, I saw a wide silver flash. "It's not a flounder," I said. "It looks like a big ponipano or maybe a bluefish. 1 saw the Hash of silver when he turned on his side." The angler struggled for a few more minutes while we all stood around watching, then suddenly his "fish" popped to the surface. It was--believe it or not--the chrome-plated top of a water fountain. Nobody said a word as the catch was reeled up tire side of the pier and over the rail, it hit the deck with a resounding clang. Then we all collapsed in helpless laughter. "That's a real nice one," somebody said. "You don't hardly get them kind anymore." "What did he bite?" asked another chuckling angler. "You really ought to have him mounted," said still another fisherman. "I believe you've caught one of the rarest of all fislt ?a chromed saltwater fountain fish. I hear they're a hybrid of the horseshoe crab and squid. 1 think they move around by squirting water." I confess I felt instant companionship with the "lucky" angler. Perhaps you recall that I related an instance back in 1971 of how 1 landed a size 10 and a half low-heeled tennis shoe from the rocks of Ft. Macon using saltwater fly rod. Like this fisherman, my catch was the subject of a spirited discussion. Onlookers suggested that 1) 1 ought to cast back out again since these gameshoes are said to run in pairs, 2) that my catch was one of the fastest-stepping members of the shoe family -- sort of in lite wahoo of footwear. 3) that I should conader releasing it since it was only caught in the tongue and was otherwise unharmed. Scout Executive Named Shelby Baker, field executive for Scotland County Girl Scouts, has been named to serve Hoke County, Pines of Carolina Girl Scout Council announced. Beginning August 6, Miss Baker will be at the county library from 9 am. to 1 p.m. every Wednesday. Her responsibilities will be to recruit and train a county board of directors, and to assist in the planning and implementation of programs for Scouts here. Miss Baker will work closely with volunteer personnel here to keep them informed of training and program opportunities available in the two-county area. This is the first time Hoke County will be served by the Scodand County field executive. Hoke used to be grouped with Lee. Moore, and Richmond counties. Miss Baker may be reached in Laurinburg at 276-8417. A phone number at the library here will be announced later. Miss Baker was appointed field executive in Scotland County in April of this year. She previously did volunteer work for the Tennessee. Arkansas and Mississippi Girl Scout Council. MORE DECLINE North Carolina sheep numbers continue to dwindle. The latest count indicates Uiat Tar Heel farmers have only 11,000 head, a decline from last year of 8 per cent. Shelby Baker Graham A. 4' i Monroe Agency INSURANCE REAL ESTATE Fire ? Auto Caiuilty - Horn* Ownert 203 HARRIS AVE. ? TEL. 875-2186 NOTICE We Will Be CLOSED For Vacation July 26th thru August 1st We Will Be Open Again On SATURDAY, AUGUST 2nd Thank You McNair's Cleaners I very McNiir BIG CATCH - Sylvester Floyd of Robbins Heights holds up a si\ andom-halj pound catfish he caught at Jim Warner's pond. Rural Fires 875-4242 Raeford Department Store downtown Raeford JULY CLEARANCE men's, women's and children's summer 50% Sum mo i m \ only in pumps, simps, wedges, sandals. All tin sain at end-of sumiiKi prices the i ntii i Iamils. We Appreciate Your Business
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