Orphan 'Possums Have 'Foster' Homes
Two infant orphan girl oppo
sums were being reared last week
by four human people at the home
k of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Curran,
w 205 Patterson St., just north of
Raeford.
The "foster parents" are Charles
Cash, 15, his brother Ronnie, 12,
and their half-brother and half-sis
ter, Michael Matthew (Matt) Cur
ran, 9, and his sister, Melissa, 6.
They found five infant 'possums
with the babies' dead mother about
July 23 in the woods across the
} street from the Curran home. They
sent two to the Raeford Animal
Clinic and started taking care of
the three others.
One of the infants, a male, died
August 5 and was buried next to his
mother's grave in the woods across
the street.
The young people started feeding
the little animals milk from a
syringe substituting for a regular
^ baby bottle with nipple, and later
put them on pieces of bread in
milk.
A 'possum, being one of the
Seven Sleepers (which include the
beaver), are fed at night since they
sleep by day (except when a
photographer comes by to take its
picture).
Meanwhile, the two brothers
were doing "just fine," Sandy
Ramey, a veterinary technician at
the animal clinic here, reported last
week. She's keeping them at her
home in Cameron.
Miss Ramey said she was feeding
them lixotinic vitamins with an eye
dropper, watermelon, a substitute
tor mother-dog milk, a moist-pellet
type cat food, and a mushy puppy
chow (though not all at once).
Later, she said, she'll put them on
vegetable. The vitamins are for
dogs and cats, and the 'possums
are given the watermelon mainly
for the water supply, but they also
love the fruit.
Miss Ramey has had some
experience rearing 'possums. She
reared one before, from infancy till
it was 6 months old, and in good
health, then gave it its freedom.
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L-R. with infant 'possums in photo taken August 6: Charles Cash, brother
Ronnie, Melissa Curran. and her brother Michael Matthew \Matt ]. at the
Curran home.
SANDHILLS
Continuing Education Classes
I The new school year of classes
will begin in early September, with
registration on Thursday, Septem
ber 4, from 4 to 8 p.m., in the Hoke
County Library (please note this
change in location). Actual classes
will begin the week of September 8
a complete schedule will appear in
this paper soon.
Returning Classes: Auto Tune
Up by Noah Vaughn will return
Thursday evening. 6-10, at the
Hoke High School Auto Shop
1 starting September 11. Typing:
Barbara Ross will again have
typing classes at Hoke High School
Monday & Wednesday evenings.
Road Reopened
SR 1422 between Arabia and
Rockfish has been reopened to
traffic after being closed a week for
repairs to a bridge.
7-9. starting September 9. Book
keeping: Raymond Teal will offer
bookkeeping 7-10 Tuesday even
ings, in Room 102 Gibson (note
change from Monday).
New Teachers: In Oil Painting,
Mra. Rebec? Posteli of Fayetteville
will replace Boots Woodyard. Mrs.
Postell received a degree in art
design in 1972 from Drexel U.. has
been teaching at Fayetteville Tech.
and is qualified to teach oil
painting, watercolor and drawing.
This class will meet Thursday 1-4
p.m. September 11 - December 11.
Assertion Training - Mary Ellen
Dibbert of Fayetteville will replace
Mack Doug Jackson. Mrs. Dibbert
has received training at UNC and
has taught in the Fayetteville area
for a number of years. This course,
to be taught at the Hoke County
Library, is designed to teach people
how to express a variety of personal
opinions, feelings, and attitudes in
more effective and socially appro
priate manner.
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L-R. Cheech and Chong [ oris it Chong and Cheech ?] with Sandy Ramey.
The picture was made Thursday morning. Chong (or Cheech] has a Jirm
grip on Sandy's finger, either from hunger, affection to keep from falling,
or all three. [ Staff photos by Bill Lindau 1
Raeford Resident
Is Appointed To
Commission
Shirley Gibson of Raeford has
been appointed by Gov. James
Hunt to the State Credit Union
Commission effective August 6.
She is one of the seven members
of the commission, which re
views, approves or modifies any
action taken by administrators of
credit unions in the state.
Mrs. Gibson was appointed to a
term which will expire July 4. 1983.
College
News
Gene Hasty, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Ed Hasty, graduated Thursday
from Robeson Technical College in
advanced electrical installation and
maintenance.
He was on the Dean's List for
academic excellence each of the
three quarters of the past school
year.
? He is now employed at Westing
house in Fayetteville.
County Crops Tour Set
County Crops Tour of all On
Farm Tests is planned for Wednes
day, August 20, starting at 1 p.m.,
from the Agricultural Extension
office.
The participants will tour soy
bean variety plots and observe some
drought resistant varieties in the
Sandhills area. They will visit
drought stress variety corn plots
later in the day. They will also
observe several types of nematicide
tests for several types of nematodes.
Anyone interested is invited to
join.
Woods' Daughter \
Martha Lynne Wood, daughter
of Mike Wood of Raeford and
Louise Wood of Raleigh, served as
a page in Gov. Jim Hunt's office
August 4-8.
is Governor's Page
She is rising junior at Millbrook
Senior High School and is an
employee of Raleigh Community
Hospital.
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