DeVane's fox bill
scatters lawmakers
After three sessions in the state House, Rep. Danny DeVane has
finally succeeded in evoking a nervous titter from members of both
sides of the Legislature with a bill he introduced last Thursday.
DeVane had House members ducking under desks and Senators
running for cover, not because of his stand on child day care regula
tions, the Martin budget or a statewide lottery, but because he was
trying to gain support for a bill to allow fox hunting in Hoke Coun
ty.
From the reaction the Hoke County Democrat received, one
might have thought he was seeking a ban on motherhood.
The bill, which received the endorsement of the Hoke County
Commission and was supported by a petition signed by more than
400 local hunters, farmers and citizens, is designed to curb the over
population of fox by establishing a 60-day season.
According to the proposed bill, a gun and bow season would be
set in Hoke County from December 1 to January 1 and trapping
would be allowed from January 2-31. A limit of 30 would be allow
ed per season. Trappers would be required to use small traps and
check them daily.
Because of a current hunting ban, fox are destroying quail, rab
bits and poultry in Hoke County and being a general nuisance, sup
porters of the bill say.
With the strong support riding with the fox bill, it is difficult to
imagine why DeVane's fellow solons are treating him like he had
been sprayed by a skunk and had refused to bathe.
In truth, many lawmakers see the fox bill as having repercussions
beyond the Holce County boundaries and view its endorsement as
political suicide.
The bill offends the elite, but powerful group, who ride to the cry
of the hounds and follow the huntsman's horn.
DeVane chose to ignore the red-coated lobby and to work for the
passage of a bill his constituents need.
We support DeVane's efforts, and urge the passage of the bill.
However, we recognize the author of the legislation might have
found attacking motherhood an easier task.
Depot work for many
but done by handful
Hoke County has a long history of allowing a handful of
residents to carry the burden for the rest of the population.
However^ the many who sit back, rich and poor* are eagerlo reap
the -benefits of the labors of the caring few. "
The depot restoration is an example of a project being carried by
a few. If the fund raising thus far is an indication, many, who will
benefit the most, are sitting back waiting for more jobs, higher
retail sales, additional services and a better quality of life, which
could be sparked by an active economic development office housed
in the old railroad station.
An improved depot will also serve as a cornerstone for the
downtown revitalization effort and as a showplace for this com
munity's economic development hopes.
The plans, not only include offices for the Raeford-Hoke
Chamber of Commerce and the new economic developer, but they
also include a community conference room-gallery, which can be
used for public gatherings and to exhibit the works of local crafts
men.
As the home of this county's economic push, the depot should
also stimulate new activity in the downtown area and pump fresh
blood into the carcass of a once vibrant commercial district.
The Chamber of Commerce is a long way from reaching their
goal of turning a shell of a building into a center for economic vitali
ty. Only about $6,000 of the $30,000 needed has been raised.
There are many names missing from the list. Others, who have
contributed, can do much more than token gifts given only to get
the "solicitors off their backs."
Those who have an economic stake in this community need to
alter history by putting the depot fund over the top.
Those who can not afford to contribute financially can give their
time to make the project a true community effort.
Good things are happening in Hoke County, and they will hap
pen faster if more residents pitch in and help.
Mrs. Florrie Cameron
was leader in county
The leadership and spirit of Mrs. Florrie Cameron, who died
Sunday at 92, will be missed in Hoke County.
Mrs. Cameron was instrumental in getting Grade "A" cafeterias
started in all of the county's schools, and it was largely through her
efforts that the Hoke County Health and Social Services depart
ments were formed.
During the 1920's and 1930's she worked tirelessly to help hun
dreds of poverty-stricken Hoke Countians fight back from the
ravages of a failed economy. She set up soup kitchens in the
schools, and travelled throughout the county helping rural families
can the produce of their gardens for storage.
Mrs. Cameron prompted local doctors and others brought from
outside to treat the poor in the clinics she helped establish during the
1930's.
She was one of the key figures in the fund raising effort needed to
re-build the First United Methodist Church of Raeford after it
burned in the 1930%
Mil. Florrie Cameron was a leader and doer in Hoke County.
Although she was not active in recent years', the fruits of her deeds
still florish and as a result, this community is a better place to live.
Nowthat she i?go?* it tfbepetf that others might pick Op the
standard ike carried for so long and try to recapture the spirit she
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Old remedy recalls headache
Not being a drinking man has
caused me to miss some great par
ties. I am thankful to those who
didn't invite me. An obnoxious
drunk is the toughest of folks to
deal with. Most of them show up
at parties.
My first fling with the potent
brew came about because a
19-year-old marine felt he was a
man. Arriving in San Francisco
after a fling in the Pacific with a
stop over at Iwo Jima and
Okinawa, the temptation to be like
my fellow Marines over took my
better judgement. I decided I need
ed to learn to drink the strong
stuff. The hot beer served in the
Pacific wasn't anything to write
home about.
The younger folks hollering
about the prospects of raising the
drinking age from 19 to 21 ? would
be shocked to know 40 years ago
21 was considered adulthood. It
was practically impossible for ser
vicemen to get a drink in a bar
years ago. Their cry was, if I am
old enough to fight I should be old
enough to buy a drink. No one
paid any attention. For those
under age, taxi drivers were the
source for obtaining illegal booze.
A friend and 1 went this route. We
paid Sll for a fifth of Southern
Comfort which happened to be 100
proof. Two days later with very lit
tle recollection of what was said
and done, and a headache which
would have caused an aspirin to
rebel, convinced me my drinking
days would be short lived.
Several years after my bout with
alcohol 1 tried a small amount of it
in a homemade cough syrup.
Mama Toumaras insisted this was
the sure fire core for any cough. I
really don't remember the results
of the remedy. It didn't make
enough impression on me to award
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it a permanent place in my
medicine chest.
A few days ago I had reason to
recall Mama Toumaras formula.
After trying every cough medicine
made with very little results, I got
desperate and decided to make a
batch of her sure cure cough
medicine. I knew I must either beg
or buy the main ingredient for
mama's cough syrup because li
quor is not on Ireni's shopping list.
None of my friends would admit
they drink, v
The K&W Restaurant is located
in Bordeaux shopping area along
with an ABC Store. Since we had
already decided to have dinner at
the K&W, I could visit the store
later. Going into an ABC Store
was a strange experience for me.
The only other time I can
remember going in one was to get
some empty boxes. Ireni had said
earlier what are you going to tell
folks when they see you going into
a liquor store.
I said, "I am going to tell them
you drove me to drink."
Only one other customer besides
the clerk was in the store. I stated
my business and explained I wasn't
a drinking man so I didn't know
what type of liquor I needed.
The customer said, "I can help
you out. What you need is Triple
A. It goes down smooth."
I always thought Triple A was a
credit rating. He continued to
press his case. Smiling, he said:
"You get the Triple A, take one
drink and give the rest to me."
Thanking him for his help I pur
chased the Triple A, still not know
ing what I had. Paying $3.86 for a
bottle of misery is not my idea of
having fun.
Using mama's formula with the
Triple A as the main ingredient, I
made a batch of cough syrup. Sip
ping it I could understand why it
would cure a cough. Anything
which tastes that bad would scare
any disease out of your body.
If an individual sips long
enough, he couldn't care less
whether he coughs or not.
The headache I had the next
morning convinced me to try the
approved remedies or move to the
equator where colds and coughs
are not known.
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In-county telephone
poses local problems
To the Editor:
All this time and all this flap
about direct calling to Cumberland
County and not one word about ;
residents being able to call within
Hoke County!
Folks at Antioch and Ashley
Heights cannot call, toll free, their
own tax-paid emergency services,
county officials, or the high
school. Try calling your sheriff or.
rescue squad.
I can't even call half my
neighbors, those I can see.
As to business, since 1 have .
direct dialing, toll free, with
another county, guess where I'm
inclined to do my shopping?
At least I won't be charged for
some to call Fayetteville or be
bothered by those telephone
solicitors there.
Who knows, there just might be
life outside the county seat!
Charles C. Ansley
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Tie wearing is hard to swallow
I was sitting around the other day impatiently waiting for spring
to arrive in Hoke County, when my wife suggested that I get out of
the house.
"Why don't you have lunch with the Governor," she said, noting
that spring was bound to arrive in a week or two and there was no
since getting my stomach achurn over it.
It so happened, that there was a small local delegation going up to
Raleigh around lunch time the next day, so I asked to tag along.
"There's a big crowd eating with the Governor, but you'll have to
wear a tie," they said.
Wearing ties is not how I like to while away my days. I had much
rather sit through the Chinese Water Torture or watch a Tiny Tim
movie.
"You'll have a good time. Besides, spring might be here when
you return," my wife insisted when 1 told her of my reluctance to
don a tie.
One of the first problems I have with ties is putting them on. They
are hard to tie, and I learned in grammar school that one cannot let
them just drape around the neck without a knot.
An untied tie will either be stolen by small children or will fall into
the oatmeal, 1 told my wife when the suggested I skip the knot and
put on a pair of sunglasses.
"Robert Redford does it," she said.
The knot for this Raleigh trip was particularly difficult. I knew
the governor, was Republican. Hie room would probably be filled
with Republicans, all with conservative Windsor knots.
The Windsor takes skill. Something that slips past me when it
comes to ties. I got up at 5 a.m. so I would be on time for the 10
a.m. departure to Raleigh.
I started tying a Windsor at 6 a.m.. My first effort was the size of
a watermelon. The second looked like a B-52. 1 considered going in
to tie sculpture, but thought better of it when the next effort
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resembled a backlash in a fly reel. By 9 a.m. I was exhausted. I gave
up the effort and resorted to the old standby slip knot.
"You no longer appear to be middle of the road. You look like a
Democrat,'* my wife said, pointing out the neat overhand knot.
When I arrived at the office, everyone thought I was going to a
funeral and expressed their sympathy.
"We've never seen you wear a tie before. You must have been
very close to whoever died," they said, adding that they oould tell
from my knot that the deceased was a Democrat. > -
When we arrived in Raleigh, the room was filled with 10,000
Republicans, four Libertarians and what I believed were 300
Democrats.
The Republicans looked the same. They all had Windsors and
wore "Old School Ties." The Libertarians had on stringties and ate
the green peas with a knife.
The ersatz Democrats turned out to be waiters. 1 was the only one
dining wearing a dip knot, so in order to avoid embarrassment, I
picked up a tray.
Although { had to work for lunch, the trip was not a failure.
Several of the guests oompttmented me on my promptness, and I got
plenty of cxerdfe
After lunch, ,| removed the tie and everyone recognized me as be
ing middle of the void.
On the trip home, I vowed not to leave Hoke County until spring
arrived and it was too warm for a tie. However, to be safe 1 might
wait until after the next election. ... .i . ?