Government Seeks More Space
%For World's Tallest Trees
By Donald I. Frederick
National Geographic New?
T-l-M-B-E-R! The cry chills the
? hearts of redwood lovers.
The specter of continued logging
and erosion in northern Califor
nia's redwood country has moved
the Department of Interior to ask
Congress to expand Redwood Na
tional Park by 48,000 acres.
"The public has purchased a
national park whose prime assets
are being destroyed by logging on
privately owned land just outside its
borders," explains Interior Secre
tary Cecil D. Andrus. "Accelerated
erosion is killing a unique and
vulnerable environment within the
park."
Government surveys have docu
mented erosion damage that is far
beyond normal, attributing it to
"large-scale clearcut timber har
vesting and associated road con
struction."
The problem is so severe that
only about 10,000 of the 48,000
new acres would contain old
growth redwood trees; the re
mainder is natural prairie, plus
cutover land with scrub and new
growth timber, necessary to check
further erosion.
An in-depth look at northern
California and the redwood prob
lem will appear in the September
National Geographic.
A 58, 000- acre sanctuary, the
current park encompasses 33 miles
of coastline and includes within its
boundaries three state redwood
parks, connecting lands, parcels of
beach, and a unit along Redwood
Creek containing the three tallest
known trees in the world.
Each towering more than 360
feet -- the tallest reaches 367.8 feet
-- the giant redwoods were dis
covered in 1963 by Dr. Paul A.
Zahl of the National Geographic
Society.
Two of these tall trees are located
on a narrow strip of land at the
south end of the park called the
"Worm" because of its shape.
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ighlights
Congratulations! A word of
praise goes out to the Bucks and
the coaching start' for a well
deserved victory last Friday night.
Yes, the Bucks captured their first
victory of the season with a win
against Lakewood High. Even
though the Bucks were slow to
obtain a victory, they won. (and
how!)
With the overwhelming score of
twenty-five to zero (25-0), the
Bucks may have picked up enough
momentum to go on to their second
win of the season this Friday night
when they meet Sanford. This will
be a home game, so go out and fill
the stadium with "Buck Backers."
Now that things have begun to
run smoothly at Hoke High, many
organizations have been meeting
and planning for the upcoming
year. The clubs at Hoke High offer
a wide variety of activities in which
students may participate. There are
clubs for the studious (National
Honor Society), the musically in
clined (band, chorus and chorale),
and for those contributing to the
community (Key Club). There are
also clubs for people who are
training in a vocational curriculum.
Health Careers Club, Future Busi
ness Leaders of America, Future
Homemakers of America, and
many more. These clubs are outlets
for students to be involved with
more than just the basic learning
process, it gives students the oppor
tunity to show leadership, school
pride and community interest.
Women's Presbytery Fall
Conference Set In Rowland
The fall conference of the Fay
etteville Presbytery District III
Women of the Church will be held
Wednesday, Sept. 28, at the Row
land Presbyterian Church.
The theme of the conference will
be "Their Souls Did Magnify The
Lord."
Registration will take place in
the fellowship hall of the church
from 5:30 to 6:15. Refreshments
will be provided by the members of
the host church.
The Rev. John A. Robinson, Jr.,
director of the Pembroke Area
Presbyterian Ministry, will be the
guest speaker during the general
session at 7:30 p.m.
Workshops will be held on
various areas of service, including.
Christian Community Action. Ec
umenical Mission and Relations,
Leadership and Resources. Person
al Faith and Family Life, White
Cross and local church offices.
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Hungary parish, will be held
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Raeford Civic Center.
Father Strassle comes to the
parish from St. Ann's Church in
Edenton. He will be a full-time
pastor here and also service St.
Andrews, the Red Springs mission.
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the reception.
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"Three lumber companies have
stepped up logging of old-growth
redwoods on steep hillsides sur
rounding the Worm," says Einar
Johnson, the park's manager of
resources. "Heavy silting from the
denuded hillsides may threaten the
whole Worm area, including the
world's tallest tree."
Redwoods were growing long
before the first European explorers
reached the New World. Stumps 12
feet across have shown ages ranging
from 550 to more than 2,200 years.
A little more than a century ago.
two million acres of redwood forests
ranged in ranks as wide as 30 miles
from south of San Francisco to
Oregon, Now just a small portion of
that acreage makes a last stand
against the inroads of man.
But there's new hope for the
redwoods. Working in a Berkeley
laboratory, William J. Libby, a
University of California professor,
and his assistants have managed to
cross-pollinate two redwoods.
That means the huge trees have
been domesticated like com or
wheat. By selecting only the best
offspring from succeeding gen
erations, the trees will be far
superior to present redwoods.
The new trees "could well out
grow anything that's ever been seen
before on the face of the earth."
Dr. Libby said.
Because they can be grown from
cuttings that mature quickly, the
first redwood tree farm may not be
far off. In just three years, Dr.
Libby says, the cuttings could
sprout into millions of redwoods,
ready tor logging in 20 to 30 years.
TREAT - Sharon McCain, a student in Gwen Pittman s special education
class at Upchurch, enjoys a cotton candy cone and a drink after sampling
the rides at the Page Carnival last Thursday. All of the students in the
handicapped classes and the Developmentally Disabled Day Care Center
children were treated to an afternoon of fun at the carnival by the Raeford
Jaycees.
Only The Imagination Limited
Those Early Homes On Wheels
By Donald J. Frederick .
National Geographic News
Americans once conquered the
wide open spaces with the live-in
prairie schooner. Today, they're
rediscovering the land in its succes
sor -- the recreational vehicle.
The hardy pioneers who jounced,
bounced, and careened their way
west could be amazed by the
comforts available in modern cov
ered wagons. Recreational vehicles
offer an arraj of luxuries ranging
from air corivitioning and wall-to
wall carpeting to freezers and open
fireplaces.
Prices range from about $800 for
a small canvas-sided trailer to
$40,000 for large deluxe motor
homes. Cost is no deterrent. At last
count, the Recreation Vehicle In
dustry Association estimated that
6,000,000 units regularly hit the
road in the United States,
1 ,000,000 in Canada.
The camping motorist was a
fixture on America's byways and
highways long before the current
camping and traveling craze began
after World War 11. the National
Geographic Socicty says.
As early as 1905, drivers were
taking to the woods with big
steamer trunks fastened to the
backs of their cars, large umbrellas
fixed over the drivers' seats.
A few cars were equipped with
ovens. This optional extra consisted
of an asbestos-lined metal box with
the exhaust manifold passing
through it. Potatoes baked in the
box while the driver chugged along
enjoying the scenery.
By 1920 more than a million
motorists were going camping, and
300 cities welcomed them with
municipal campsites. Unwelcome
were "Tin Can Tourists," an
association of free spirits who
attempted to travel without money.
Their symbol was a tin can tied to
the radiator cap.
Mass production of the Model T
in the 1920s spawned a new breed
of contraptions called "homes on
wheels." The only limitation to
these zany do-it-yourself projects
was the owner's imagination.
Some models boasted chrome
fittings, stained glass windows, and
tasseled curtains. Others had
bunks, sinks, screen doors, and a
swivel seat for the driver.
A Model T truck converted by
two Michigan boys featured run
ning water, a sink, and a built-in
bookcase complete with Atwater
Kent radio and spring-powered
phonograph.
Recalls a veteran motor camping
enthusiast: "We had electric lights,
too. which we plugged into city
current when we could find a
hookup. There just weren't too
their own recreational vehicles from
delivery trucks, vans, and old
school buses.
One young owner of a custom
ized truck even warms it with a
heating system from the good old
days -- a potbellied stove.
many places like that though, and
we had to run off the battery most
of the time. In camp, we used a
Cadillac generator hooked to a gas
motor from a washing machine for
charging the extra battery."
Completing the cycle, many
voung people today are creating
Aflatoxin Test Lab
Open In Lumberton
RALEIGH - The Federal Grain
Inspection Service announced the
opening of a laboratory to test corn
for atlatoxin in Lumberton.
The lab is located at the O.T.
Owen Agricultural Center. Charge
for the service will be SI 2 per
sample.
"This laboratory will be a valu
able supplement to the facilities of
the North Carolina Department of
Agriculture in serving farmers and
this industry at this time," Jim
Graham, commissioner of agricul
ture. said in announcing the new
lab. "1 am most appreciative iu
Congressman Charlie Rose for the
assistance he gave in persuading
the USDA to locate a facility of this
type to serve North and South
Carolina. I regret the necessity of
the $12 charge for running the test
but this is the only way they were
able to render this service."
"The incidence of aflatoxin in
the samples of corn we are running
indicates there is still a problem
and it is essential that as many lots
as possible be tested." Graham
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DOT Establishes
Speakers' Bureau
For Bond Issue Talks
RALEIGH -- North Carolina
Transportation Board member
Martha C. Hollers announced the
formation of a speakers' bureau
available to groups and clubs in the
counties of Chatham, Lee. Hoke,
Moore. Randolph, Richmond,
Montgomery and Scotland.
Mrs. Hollers said that the
purpose of the speakers' bureau
was to inform area residents about
the upcoming $300 million High
way Improvement Bond Issue to be
voted on Nov. 8.
The public is urged to contact
either Mrs. Hollers, (919) 974
4774. or the division engineer,
H.H. Jordan. (919) 944-2344. to
arrange for a presentation.
Secretary ot Transportation
Thomas W. Bradshaw said. "We
feel it is absolutely critical that the
citizens of North Carolina under
stand the issues surrounding the
Highway Improvement Bond Issue
and its impact on the future for our
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BY JOHN SLfOGE
N C Faun Buieau Federation
It would be almost impossible to
find a farmer who says he farms for
fun and not for profit. In fact, such
a "farmer" would not even be
recognized as a farmer in the eyes
of the Internal Revenue Service,
which takes a dim view of "hobby"
farmers when they try to qualify for
standard farm deductions and tax
losses.
Running a farm can be a
pleasure, but it can also be the
world's biggest problem.
There is no question that farm
ing can provide a lot of healthful
exercise and recreation. But any
farm that doesn't return an ade
?|uate income is a liability, and in a
ree-enterprise economy it won't be
long before the owner gets rid of it.
A most dependable human trait
is the personal incentive to produce
for self and family. The opportun
ity to freely take personal action in
response to personal decision
making, is the mainspring of this
production incentive.
Most personal rewards for per
sonal efforts come through the
competitive discipline of the mar
ketplace. The marketplace sets
prices, determines quality stand
ards, summons more supply or
shuts off the flow of products.
Profits or their lack provide the
means for improvement, the expec
tation of personal rewards lubri
cates mental gears and releases the
productive genius that is present in
every generation.
The unique American competi
tive enterprise system, based on
individual freedom and personal
rights, incentives and rewards, has
unleased productive forces that are
the envy of the world.
Unfortunately, the right to exer
cise this all-important personal
initiative and freedom is being
eroded very rapidly by excessive
government rules and regulations.
No one should ever forget the
most valuable natural resource this
country can ever know is the
productive energy generated by the
initiative of free people.
It is the challenge of all of us to
keep and protect this most precious
of all resources.
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