HELPED FOSTER CHILDREN -- Wilson McEachin and Mary Frances
Conly [right] receive from Helen Monroe homemade quilts they won in a \
raffle held to help raise money for Hoke County's 24 foster children for j
Christmas. The raffle and a Gospel singing raised $650 and were held by
the Hoke County Foster Parents Association. Mrs. Monroe is the '
association s president. The Gospel singing was held last month. The I
presentation of the quilts was made Monday afternoon at the Hoke County
Department of Social Services. [ Staff photo].
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A?Compensation is paid to vet
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percent or more disabling, which
was incurred in or aggravated
during active military service. Pen
sion is paid to needy war veterans
who are permanently and totally
disabled prior to age 65 or who
have reached age 65.
Q--I bought a home recently with
a GI guaranteed home loan. I have
now discovered some defects which
the seller refused to fix. Can the VA
help me?
A--The Veterans Administration
cannot compel a seller to remedy
defects or to fulfill a contract on an
existing home. However, there is a
one-year guarantee on a newly
constructed home. Contact the
nearest VA office for details.
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HOSPITAL COSTS - We have
been reading about the high ex
pense of operating a hospital and
what they find it necessary to
charge the patients per day. Mam
average people are simply unable to
pay the going rates but, somebody
must pay. and those who can pay,
must pay a much higher rate.
We have many people who need
medical care and with doctor visits
to the homes not what they used to
be, how should our sick be served
and cared for?
We spoke about this to Derry
Walker, public relations man for
Moore Memorial Hospital. He said
that here in Moore County there is
already such an organization which
is operated by George Kacates,
with an office in St. Joseph's
Hospital near Southern Pines.
We called Mr. Kacates and had
a (lice talk with him about his
organization.
Mr. Kacates operates in Moore.
Lee, Hoke and Anson counties. He
provides essentials for home care,
such as 1 was thinking about.
They have nurses and nurses
aide4 who will go for an hour or
more a day where it is essential to
have skilled nursing care, under
doctor supervision.
When asked about the cost. Mr.
Kacates said it was from 0 to $26
per visit. When asked bout the zero
dollar visit, he said that there were
various avenues for reasonable
charges, when necessary, which
could generally be worked out.
Years ago. most sickness
brought about a doctor's visit to the
home, but now doctor visits seem to
have gone the w ay of the horse and
buggy and the Model T. Ford!
Mr. Kacates plans would see. to
an extent, to be a solution for
senior citizens and others who
prefer to remain at home when
needing care.
DISTRICT RULING -- Mem
bers of the General Assembly,
being politicians to boot and
wanting to make their area as safe
as possible, should have thrown up
their hands and turned the re
districting over to an independent
panel to bring back recom
mendations for congressional, state
senate and state house districts. In
politics it's a hard job to satisfy
friends and abide by the con
stitution. state and national.
The legislators would not have
been bound by the recom
mendations of the panel, and it
would have been better than their
spending time and money with a
"waterhaul" each time."
What the people of North Caro
lina want, and what they should
have, is fair representation. This
would have been better for "my
party" -- the Democrats, and for
the Republicans, too. Generally the
majority of the people want fair
ness. The General Assembly has
spent thousands of the taxpayers
dollars trying to gerrymander the
General Assembly without success.
Of course we didn't expect the
honorables to hand over authority
of this nature, but it could have
saved the state lots of money.
Trying to evade doing what is right
will not pay in the long run.
After all. it's no tribute to the
General Assembly, and especially
to the leaders, to have to try lor a
third time, to do what they should
have done the first time.
REAGAN - While a Democrat,
we were hopeful that President
Reagan would do what he promised
during the campaign - balance the
Federal Budget and move towards
paying off the national debt.
There are lots of ways to reduce
expenses other than squeezing the
little people and the aged.
Every well informed person
realizes that a considerable cut in
Federal expenditures can be
brought about without cutting vital
government services.
The big taxpayers fared much
better than the little taxpayers as
the Tax cuts were geared toward
them rather than the common
man. We questioned to ourselves
any tax-cutting until the Federal
Government was in balance. We
said little, but we are not too
surprised at the situation we may
be laced with in the not too distant
future.
Every intelligent tax-payer
realizes the need of a strong
defense. But we think we should)
have one within our means. We
think that our diplomats, from our
President on down, should not be
paramounting the need for the
latest in military equipment. We
think this talk can do more to alert
and bring our armed opponents to
their feet to try and out do our
defense.
We still hope that President
Reagan can lead the nation to a
balanced budget and bring a better 't
understanding among the nations
of the world.
Veto Corner |
More than a million and a
quarter Veterans Administration
pension recipients received remind
ers this month that it's time to look
at their incomes for this year tot
make certain they still meet the
legal eligibility rules.
The annual questionnaire, re
quired by law, was sent with
November checks, and. with cer
tain exceptions, VA pensioners
must complete and return it by
January I, 1982 or face suspension
of their payments, according to VA
Regional Director. Kenneth E.
McDonald.
One excepted group includes VA' J
Eensioners over 72 years of age who
ave been receiving pensions for
the last two years. Also excepted
are children under 23 receiving
pension under laws in effect prior
to December 31. 1978.
Instead of income question
naires. these groups received with
their November pension check a
reminder that they must report any
changes in the number or status of
their dependents and any increase '
in their annual income which puts
it over VA limits.
McDonald said these pension
recipients need not report the June
1 cost-of-living increase in their
social security since VA automati
cally records this information.
Help on completing both the
annual income questionnaires and
the reminder cards is available
from VA Regional Offices and i
from major veterans organizations.
A Department of Justice study
showing that Vietnam Era veterans
are less likely than non-veterans to
be in prison was applauded today
by Kenneth E. McDonald. VA
Regional Director.
"The study debunks still another
derogatory myth about our young
est group of veterans." he said.
McDonald added, "Quite frank
ly I have been dismayed at the i
attention given to unfounded sui
cide. divorce and unemployment
statistics about our Vietnam vete
rans. None are supported by cre
dible studies."
The Veterans Administration
noted that Vietnam Era veterans
are the best educated in the history
of our nation and the vast majority
are working full-time with many
earning above-average incomes in
high level occupations. J
"1 realize there are some Viet
nam veterans who may still suffer
some physical or emotional trau
ma, and we will not shortchange
them, McDonald said. "We are
dedicated to reaching each and
every one of these people either
through our nationwide Vet Cen
ters or through quality medical
care."
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