SOUTH HOKE ?? Students at South Hoke Elementary school are preparing for the Jirst physical education
demonstration day of the year. The school is one oj eight in the state chosen to demonstrate physical education.
\ Photo hy C. W<js/c?|
P. E. Day Announced
South Hoke School is busy in
preparation for its first physical
education demonstration day of the
year. It will open its doors to school
personnel from neighboring coun
ties and other visitors December b.
This will be the first of six
demonstrations held at South Hoke
School this year. These programs
are designed to demonstrate new
and exciting ways to improve a
school's health and physical edu
cation program.
This is the second year that
South Hoke School has used its
facilities as a demonstration center.
It was selected along with seven
other schools across the state to
serve as a physical education
demonstration site. These schools
are working in cooperation with the
President's Council of Physical
Fitness and Sports and the North
Carolina State Department of Pub
lic Instruction.
In order for a school to quality as
a demonstration center in physical
education, it must meet certain
criteria established by a visiting
team from the State Department of
Public Instruction. The main fea
tures that this team is looking for
are administrations and staffs that
are aware of the needs for a strong
health and physical education pro
gram. good facilities which must
include indoor space for physical
education and a program based on
the needs of the children.
Wayne Mills is serving as Physi
cal Education Coordinator for
South Hoke School. This is his first
year as coordinator at South Hoke.
Mills works closely with Loria
White, elementary schools physical
education coordinator for Hoke
County Schools.
This year's programs will consist
of demonstrations by eight classes.
The second, third, and fourth
grade classes will present a variety
of activities which will include
game skills and rhythms. The main
theme of this program will be
building bodies through basic
movement skills.
Mr. Mills invites all parents and
friends of the school to visit South
Hoke School during these demons
tration days. The demonstrations
will be December 6, January 10.
Feb. 7. March 7. April 4, and May
2 between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00
noon.
Teachers participating in the
first program will be: second grade;
Mrs. Eunice Torry. Mrs. Jeanette
Jordan. Miss Sallie Mac Johnson,
third grade; Mrs. Miriam Letie.
Mrs. Linda DuBois. Mrs. Bonnie
Rose. Mrs. Dianne Monroe, fourth
grade: Mrs. Bobbie Doby, Mrs.
Darlene Clark, and Mr. Mayo
Arnold.
A UTUMN HA Y ? ? This is a familiar seem > around Hoke County this time of the year as farmers hale hay for winter
fodder. The picture was taken in a field just off Highway 211 north of McCain. \Photo hy Charles Blackburn |
That Wet Kiss In The Morning
May Be From 'Hearing-Ear' Dog
B> Barbara S. Moffet
National Geographic News Service
Dogs arc lending their acute
sense of hearing to the deaf.
In the tradition of seeing-eye
dogs, "hearing-ear" dogs are alert
ing their masters to a variety of
sounds: doorbells, baby cries,
alarm clocks, smoke detectors, and
burglar alarms. More than 25 dogs
have been sent to homes of deal
people around the country by the
American Humane Association in
Denver: 20 more are in training
there.
Because the dogs don't guide
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Newspaper
Only the n^Wfipaper gives
the thinking man so much
to think about as it probes
into the background of
each day's happenings.
their masters, just about any si/e
will do. Intelligence and a pleasant
personality are important.
"We've trained everything from
a mixed dachshund to a lull
blooded golden retriever." said
Robert White, program director.
I lie canine recruits usually conic
from animal shelters, so there is an
almost endless supply.
Dogs are provided to the deaf
free, but training can cost SI. HOG
per dog. the National Geographic
Society says.
Turning a dog into a sentry of
sound can take as long as five
months. First the dog learns to
obey simple commands. Then it is
taught to he sensitive to certain
sounds.
The dogs alert their masters by
running to the source of the sound,
then to their masters, and back to
the source. For wake-up duty,
smaller ones are taught to jump on
the bed and lick the deaf person's
face, while larger dogs are restric
ted to a llrm nudge with their
noses.
The dogs are "custom-trained."
A deal mother in Dallas requested
that her dog be able to recognize
the cry of her baby. The dog. an
Australian shepherd, was trained
with a tape recording of a baby
played next to a doll in a crib.
Unfortunately, when the dog
reached his new home, the real
bahv just didn't sound the same.
The dog was quickly retrained at
home, and soon uas dutifully
informing the mother when her
babv began to whimper.
"The dogs become very aware."
White said. "They seem to develop
a sixth sense, the way they pick up
small things like a teakettle whis
tle."
One dog learned so well that it
began notifying its owners when the
television was too loud and when
the furnace and air conditioner
came on. They decided to put up
with the annoyance.
Hearing-ear dogs offen new in
dependence for the country's 1.8
million deaf people and could ease
the minds of parents of deaf
children. A canine companion, for
instance, is taught to warn a
youngster if something threatening
is behind him and to lie down in
front of a child until a speeding car
passes.
The American Humane Associa
tion program is a three-year pilot
project financed with private con
tributions. If successful -- and if
money is available - the program
will branch out into 10 centers
around the nation. The goal is to
provide a dog to every deaf person
in the country who wants one.
Dogs that fail to qualify as
hearing-ear dogs might become
companions to other people in
need.
"These dogs hold a great deal of
promise for disabled and older
people." White said.
Foolproof Tests, 4 Fingerprints *
Guard Against Fake Turquoise Gems
By Robert C. RadcHfTe
National Geographic Newt
Science has put the bite to a
notorious wooden nickel - fake
turquoise jewelry.
An Arizona analytical chemist
has learned how to fingerprint
turquoise, determining whether a
stone is natural, doctored up. or an
outright fake.
His technique of reading stones'
makeup has proven what police,
gem dealers, and jewelry makers
long have known: An avrful lot of
those turquoise rings, bracelets,
and necklaces being sold during the
ongoing boom in American Indian
jewelry are not what they seem.
They are low ? grade stones dyed
and treated to look like good
turquoise, or tiny chips of turquoise
glued together and polished to
appear to be a single gem, or made
- in ? Hong Kong glass.
Mines in five states produce most
of the greenish - blue stones in
America -- Arizona, California,
Colorado, Nevada, and New
Mexico, the National Geographic
Society says. Almost all is made
into Indian jewelry, a growing
business of S750 million a year in
New Mexico alone.
Dr. Michael Parsons of Arizona
State University at Tempe says
about half of the hundreds of
stones he has analyzed are not
turquoise at all. but look ? alikes of
little value or clever or crude
imitations.
Of stones that are genuine, only
3 to 5 percent are "natural gem
grade" turquoise, about the same
percentage found in mining.
Turquoise is a hydrous phosp
hate of aluminum and copper,
formed through the eons by water
seeping through rock. It's usually
found in arid regions, seldom in
mines deeper than 100 feet. We call
the semi ? precious gem turquoise
thanks to the French who. among
others, thought it came from
Turkey. But the trade routes led
farther East, to mines in Persia.
In the ancient world. Egyptian
pharaohs prized the stones, some
times sending thousands of miners
under guard to the Sinai Peninsula
to find them. In the New World,
prehistoric Indians used turquoise
for pendants, beads, mosaics, and
carved figures.
One Indian legend credits a
mythical mountain of turquoise
with radiating blue color to the sky.
However, natural "sky stones" are
dull looking, waxy in luster, and
may be soft and breakable.
Body oil and excessive soap may
add an unwanted green to the blue
stone. The amount of greenness a
stone takes on, contrary to an old
Indian story, does not indicate the
degree of a spouse's unfaithfulness.
Nature's shortcomings have not
stopped man from "improving"
stones ? and their value --
deepening the color, and adding
luster and hardness, with mutton
tallow, butter, ear wax, Prussian
blue dye, or liquid plastics.
Such stabilized turquoise can
make beautiful jewelry. But selling
it as natural, untreated turquoise is
against federal law and the statutes
of at least nine states, with violators
subject to $5,000 fines.
In his pioneering analysis
technique, Parsons aims a powerful
electron beam at the stone, stirring
up radiation which is then read and
analyzed with help from , a com
puter. Since eery stone's chemical
makeup is slightly different, idetr1"
tities are as individual as finger
prints.
Certificates with "fingerprint"
descriptions already a re helping
STRANGE VEGETABLE ?? Bob Gailin holds an unusual plant harvested
last week from his garden. He says it was growing in a row of collards. It has
a collurd top, hut the root is all turnip. He thinks it s either a purple top
turnip or a rutahaba. hut isn t sure what to call it. The plant came from
Morris Plant harms and was grown by Roger Dixon, retired Hoke County
Register of Deeds, who tends the garden with Gatlin.
Cold Weather Brings
Danger Of Frostbite
Cold weather is back again and
with it comes the health hazards
that accompany subfreezing temp
eratures. An ever present winter
danger in most of the United States
is frostbite.
Frostbite is. naturally, more of a
problem in the northern states, but
even in most of the south there are
occasional periods of weather cold
enough to nip unprotected noses
and cheeks.
The American Medical Associa
tion points out that frostbite can be
very painful, can result in am
putations and can leave the victim
hypersensitive to cold for the rest of
his or her life. In some ways the
damage of frostbite is similar to a
burn. Injuries to both deep and
shallow tissue are comparable.
First degree frostbite, like sunburn,
is an injury to surface skin. It is
likely to attack ears, toes. Fingers,
cheeks or nose. Second degree
frostbite produces blisters as in
second degree burns. In third
degree frostbite the damage is deep
and much of the frozen part may be
lost.
Prevention is the best protection.
This means being properly dressed
in warm clothing, waterproof
shoes, and heavy, dry socks, with
Sood covering for head and ears.
Leep clothing dry from both
outside moisture and perspiration,
and avoid tight clothing or garters
that may restrict circulation.
Motorists traveling across coun
try in subfreezing weather are
advised to have heavy clothing and
shoes in the car. in the event of ?
breakdown and a necessary hike for
help. If your auto it stalled in snow
or ice some distance from help, it
may be safer to stay in the car than
to walk a long distance in extreme
cold in light clothing.
The first signs of frostbite are
"pins and needles" prickly feeling,
and then numbness. The affected
part will turn white or grey and
later red. Groups such as the
military often use the buddy system
outdoors in severe weather. Each
buddy watches the other's face for
signs of frostbite.
First aid possibilities are limited.
Thawing of the tissue as soon as
possible is the first consideration.
This can best be accomplished by
getting indoors into a warm room.
Treat the frozen part gently and do
not rub or massage it. The old
technique of rubbing snow or ice
water on the frozen spot does more
harm than good by delaying thaw
ing.
Medical treatment is needed
promptly. Control of the severe
pain is required, aqd antibiotics
and antitetanus injections may be
needed if the skin is broken. Often
the frozen skin will eventually
slough off.
police, museum directors, gem
dealers, and customers to detect
fraudulent and stolen turquoise. ^
LEGALS
NOTICE
SANDHILLS MENTAL HEALTH
CENTER. INC.
Bids will be received by the
Sandhills Mental Health Center.
Inc. for a 1978 model compact
automobile.
Bids will be opened in the office
of the center at Pinehurst. N.C. on
December 14. 1977.
For additional information and a
copy of the bid package contact:
Larry J. Crawford
Business Manager
Sandhills Mental Health
Center. Inc.
Pinehurst. N.C. 28374
Tel. 919-295-6167
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PUBLIC NOTICE
CITY OF RAEFORD
HOKE COUNTY
NORTH CAROLINA
IN THE MATTER OF
PLANNING
Mr. Charles A. Connell
132 West El wood Avenue
Raeford. N.C. 28376
You are hereby notified that an i
application is now pending before
the Raeford Planning Board and
the City Council, asking the said
Boards to rezone r-8 residential
property to c-1 commercial, as
property is to be used for office
building.
Said property beginning at a
stake in the northern edge of
Elwood Avenue, the southeast cor
ner of the lot here described, and
lying 80 feet west of the southwest
corner of the Post Office lot; thence
North parallel with Magnolia Street
117 feet to a stake; thence in a
western direction parallel with
Elwood Avenue 120 feet to a stake
in the eastern edge of Magnolia
Street; thence in a southern direc
tion with the eastern margin of
Magnolia Street and the A&R right
of way in a southeasterly direction
146 feet to a stake in the edge of
Elwood Avenue; thence with the
northern margin of Elwood Avenue
in an easterly direction 10 feet to
the BEGINNING point, and being
the same property conveyed to Paul
B. Davis and wife. Doreen May ?
Davis, by deed dated April 16,
1946, and recorded in Book 85,
page 190 of the Hoke County
Public Registry to which reference
is hereby made.
A public meeting will be held by
the Raeford Planning Board at 7:30
p.m. December 13, 1977 in the
Council Room of City Hall. All
interested citizens are hereby re
quested to attend this public
meeting and express your views and
opinions for the benefit of the said
Boards.
This public notice to be pub
lished on November 24th, and
December 1st. 1977.
John K. McNeill. Jr.
Mayor
On Behalt of Raeford City Council
Raeford Planning Board
By: Stanley Koonce, Chairman
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CREDITOR S NOTICE
NORTH CAROLINA
HOKE COUNTY
The undersigned, having quali
fied as Executrix of the Estate of
Glenn W. Wood, deceased, late of
Hoke County, this is to notify all
persons having claims against said
Estate to present them to the
undersigned on or before the 17th
day of May, 1978, or this Notice
will be pleaded in bar of their
"recovery. All person indebted to !
said Estate will please make
immediate payment to the under
signed.
This, the 17th day of November,
1977.
Lillian C. Wood
Center Drive
Raeford, North Carolina 28376
MOSES, DIEHL& PATE. P.A.,
Attorneys
127 W. Edinborough Avenue
Raeford, North Carolina 28376
29-32C
EXECUTOR S NOTICE
IN THE GENERAL COURT
OF JUSTICE
SUPERIOR COURT DIVISION
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
HOKE COUNTY
Having qualified as Executrix of
the estate of T.B. Lester, Jr. of
Hoke County, North Carolina, this
is to notify all persons having
claims against the estate of said ? ?
T.B. Lester, Jr. to present them to |
the undersigned within 6 months
from date of the publication of this
notice or same will be pleaded in
bar of their recovery. All persons ?
indebted to said estate please make
immediate payment.
This the 14th day of November,
1977.
Lorena A. Lester
Donaldson Ave.,
Raeford, N.C. 28376
29-32C