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THURSDAY. APRIL 8, 1982
'New' congressman
W.G. "Bill" Hefner, a Democrat from Kannapolis, Cabarrus
County, is Hoke County's "new" congressman.
Hoke was moved by a North Carolina General Assembly
redistricting plan to the Eighth District from the Seventh, which is
represented by Congressman Charles Rose, a Fayetteville Democrat.
The move won't become official till next January. But Hoke
County voters will have the right to vote for, or against, Hefner if he
has Democratic opposition for his renomination in the party
primary; and in the November general election against his
Republican opponent (Jake Presson of Rowan County).
Hefner, as the old saying goes, is "running scared," but on the
face of it he doesn't seem to have much to be scared of. The
Republicans and Democrats for Republican candidates will have the
job of convincing people that their man is more conservative than
Hefner. Hefner's recond in Congress reflects the solid businessman's
approach to national problems, neither far right nor "liberal," to
put it in essence. Even The Moral Majority will have a hard time
--BL
Justice on gun control
From The Christian Science Monitor
With violent crime so widespread, it is encouraging that the
Justice Department has come out against a piece of legislation in
Congress which would relax restrictions on gun sales. Reports have it
that even such lawmakers as Sen. Paul Lax alt, who are not known as
gun control advocates, are irate over the tactics used by the National
Rifle Association to lobby the bill.
Under the proposed Firearms Owner Protection Act, small dealers
would no longer have to obtain a federal license and keep records of
their sales; interstate gun sales and transfers would be permitted;
dealers could sell their personal firearms without keeping records;
and proof would be required that a defendant knew he was breaking
the law in order to convict him for violating the Gun Control Act. In
its memo to the White House, the Justice Department said the bill
would make it easier for convicted felons to obtain firearms,
complicate the tracing of guns, and might lift the current ban on
importing cheap handguns known as Saturday night specials or
"snubbies."
In the interests of holding the line against efforts to erode law
enforcement, it is to be hoped that the administration will back the
Justice position as well as the amendments to the bill proposed by
Senator Kennedy. These amendments include applying the easing of
restrictions only to long guns, requiring a 21 -day waiting period for
the sale or transfer of handguns, and banning importation of parts
for Saturday night specials (which means they could not be
assembled any more).
This is a fitting time, one year after the attempt on Mr. Reagan's
life, to be reminded that it was a "snubbie" which was used in that
terrible assault. Surely it would be unseemingly for the White House
to support a bill that would weaken control of such weapons.
Instead, it should be toughening gun control laws in accordance with
the recommendations of the attorney general's own task force last
year. The NRA is putting up its usual fierce resistance, but the
President need not be swayed. Support for stronger gun control laws
is growing across the nation; Chicago only recently adopted an
ordinance banning new handguns, and Milwaukee and other
communities are considering similar action.
Clearly the majority of the American people believe that 60 million
handguns now in circulation in the US are enough and that access to
such guns must be curbed. The President has an opportunity to show
that, despite his concern about abuses in federal enforcement of gun
control laws, he is responsive to the mounting public concern.
Letter To The Editor
Editor, The News-Journal
I am Father Paul Strassle. This
letter is to congratulate the paper
this Easter Season for reporting
church news articles. 1 would like
to wish all the Christians and all
people of good will in Raeford,
Rockfish, and Hoke County area
blessed and happy Easter and a
successful spirit-filled Raeford
Ministers' Sunrise Service with
Rev. Douglas Mark.
God love you.
Father Paul Strassle
Raeford. N.C.
ms TAX TIPS
On Accuracy
Whan filing your tax return you
can help yourself to a faater
refund and save time and
effort by:
Attaching your W- 2a from til your
empioyera,
AttechlnQ aM supporting
documenta end achedulea,
Uetafl the pre add rata ad label
and coded envelope (and If you
pay a preparer heve him or her
uae your label and envelope),
Checking your math,
Signing the return (you and your
apouae muat both algn If married
and filing KXntfy).
'That's my hard-earned bracket creep that I trust
you will spend very very carefully I '
It's a Small W orld
By Bill Lindau
"The care of human life and
happiness, .and not their destruc
tion, is the first and only legitimate
object of good government." ??
Thomas Jefferson, speaking to a
group of people in Maryland in
1809, on his way home to retire
ment.
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This one sounds like it came
from Washington the other day.
"...Smith believed that 'Man's
self-interest is God's providence'
and held that if government ab
stained from interfering with free
competition, industrial problems
would work themselves out and the
practical maximum of efficiency
would be reached. This same
doctrine was applied to interna
tional relations, and Smith's work
ing out of it here is the classic
statement of the argument for free
trade."
This is lifted from a preface to
Adam Smith's "Wealth of Na
tions." Smith's book was published
in 1776.
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I hope they're teaching American
histoty better, or students are
learning it better now than they
were 10 or IS years ago. One young
woman contestant on a 7:30 p.m.
quiz show was asked what was the
last name of the brothers named
Samuel and John who signed the
Declaration of Independence and
lived in Massachusetts.
She replied, uncertainly:
"Payne?"
Well, let's ask one that's not
quite so hard: When was the War
of 1812 fought?
Browsing in the files
of The News- Journal
25 years ago
Thursday, April 4, 1957
The Hoke County Unit of the
North Carolina Education Associa
tion will join 6,000 other units of
the National Education Association
across the nation in celebrating the
100th anniversary of the world's
largest professional organization on
Friday evening, April 5, in the John
W. McLauchlin School lunchroom
and primary building.
? ? ?
The Hoke County board of
commissioners granted a 30-day
extension to the Southern Ap
praisal Company at the regular
meeting Monday.
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Bill annexing Little River Town
ship of Hoke County to Moore
County, effective Jan. 1, 1958, was
introduced by Senator J. Benton
Thomas on March 19, and Tuesday
of this week received the final
reading in the house and became
law.
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John Elmer "Ed" McGougan,
74, retired farmer of Stonewall
Township, died Monday night at
his home after more than a dozen
years of poor health.
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There will be a meeting Monday
night, April 8 at 8 p.m. in Red
Swings at the City Recorder's
Courtroom for the purpose of
making plans for 195/ Little
League and Pony League Baseball
competition.
? ? ?
June Clyde Sanders, 52, promi
nent businessman of Laurel Hill
and resident of Raeford for many
years, died Thursday morning in
Scotland Memorial Hospital after
having become ill on Thursday
afternoon.
15 yqars ago
TharwUy, April 6, 1967
State foresters warned this week
against the danger of forest fires as
a prolonged dry spell and seasonal
spring winds made the underbrush
tinder dry.
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The N.C. State Highway Com
mission is expected to award a
contract tomorrow for widening
and resurfacing U.S. 211 between
Raefbrd and Aberdeen when the
commission meets at 9:30 a.m. in
Laurinburg.
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The cost of public education is
higher in Hoke County than in
most neighboring counties and
somewhat more expensive than the
state average for county and city
school systems.
? ? ?
Donna K. Ray, eighth grade
student at West Hoke School, was
declared winner on Monday at the
local spelling bee at the Hoke
County Board of Education Build
ing. ? -
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J.L. McNeill, J.H. Austin, Tom
McBryde and T.B. Lester left
yesterday for Augusta, Ga. where
they will attend the Masters Golf
Tournament.
? ? ?
Crawford Thomas, Jr., N.A.
McDonald III and Randall Ash
burn represented Raeford Oil
Company at a propane gas meeting
in Atlanta, Ga. Sunday through
Tuesday.
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A bill to increase the number of
jurors drawn for both chril and
criminal terms of Hoke Superior
Court has been passed in the
General Assembly.
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CLIFF BLUE . . .
People & Issues
THE BUDGET.. .In our opi
nion, the United States govern
ment is in better shape today to
balance the Federal budget than it
will be in the future.
Each year we wait the larger the
debt will be, consequently reducing
the debt will be a great deal harder
with millions of dollars more than
necessary to Start with.
FORD PLANT... According to
The Wall Street Journal, Ford
Motor Company, because of unex
pectedly strong first quarter sales
of its Escort and Lynx subcom
pacts, will recall 500 workers at a
Dearborn plant that makes engines
for the cars. At least one bright
spot on the horizon.
As you drive along the roads and
highways these days you will notice
that compact autos are growing
fast in number. Their price and the
economy in gas mileage is the
cause of their popularity.
POLAROID... On the other
hand, the Polariod Company is
laying off 500 workers no longer
needed. In recent years it has
become a popular manufacturer of
the Polaroid minute-camera, but
when times are tight, many people
can get along without a camera.
LEO JENKINS. ..Dr. Leo
Jenkins, retired chancellor of East
Carolina University, has been
mentioned as a possible candidate
for governor in recent days by a
couple of daily newspapers, the
Daily Reflector in Greenville, and
Under the Dome in the Raleigh
News and Observer. We quote the
Raleigh newspaper: "Ada Leo W.
Jenkins to the list of potential
Democratic candidates for gover
nor in 1984. Jenkins, who retired
as chancellor of East Carolina
University in 1984, told the Dome
that he was seriously considering
the race to succeed Gov. James B.
Hunt, Jr. He said he had been en
couraged by people throughout the
state and he intended "to keep my
options open."
Jenkins' home town newspaper,
The Greenville Reflector , on
March 29, wrote in part: "Leo
Jenkins for governor? It's been
heard before in the days when
Jenkins was chancellor of East
Carolina University and one of the
best known figures in North
Carolina affairs. Jenkins has
retired from the ECU chancellor
position after winning university
status, a medical school and new
respect for the university... It is
generally believed, however, the
governor's race is as open as it has
been in many years. Leo Jenkins
chances are as good as anyone
else's."
AUTO OUTPUT DOWN ...
U.S. auto makers expect to reduce |
their out-put for April, May and
June by about 21 Vo from what it
was last year. The "Big Five" auto
makers are General Motors, Ford,
Chrysler, VW and AMC. This
doesn't bode well for the auto
workers!
TROOPERS KILLED.. .With
four 82nd Airborne paratroopers
killed and 71 others injured last
week in California during the
largest airdrop since World War g
II, our defense leaders should be
much more careful. If we were in a
serious war, such expeditions
might well be understood, but with
reported gusts of winds up to 40
miles per hour as little as an hour
before the 2,300 division troopers
bailed out of their 90 Air Force
planes, it seemed like an uncalled
for chance in peace-time!
PEACHES. -..Your writer lives g
in the peach growing area in North "
Carolina. In recent years most
growers have gotten by with little
loss from freezing temperatures.
The freeze Saturday and Sunday,
March 27-28 in the Sandhills ap
pears to have killed around 90 per
cent or more of the delicious Sand
hill peaches and is one many
growers will long remember - at
least Moore County peach
growers!
FOUR YEAR TERMS?... We
understand that the 1981 North
Carolina General Assembly voted
by three fifths majority to submit
an amendment to the State Con
stitution to provide for four-year
terms for the N.C. House and
Senate.
We now understand that very
few of the incumbents are ad- _
vocating the extended terms as 1
most people appear opposed to
tampering with the Constitution.
Former State Rep. Tom Gilmore is
heading the opposition to extend
the terms and appears to be mak
ing hay of the situation, to use an
old expression.
Puppy Creek Philosopher
Dear editor:
As I understand it, Congress is
supposed to set a budget, whatever
purpose that serves, although 1
think it's sort of like the national
debt ceiling which can be revised
whenever it's handy, either up or
down, the latter being something
that's never been tried.
Anyway, Congress is having soul
searcning trouble because this is an
election year. To set a budget that
reduces the deficit requires a
Congressman to vote for either a
cut in his favorite spending pro
gram or a raise in taxes. And voting
for a raise in taxes in an election
year is considered as unwholesome
for reelection purposes as eating a
meal of turkey and dressing at
half-time would be for a football
team's chances of winning the
game. f
One Congressman however has
discovered a way out of this
dilemma.
He got up on his feet the other
day and told his fellow Con
gressmen that he had voted a few
months ago in favor of cutting taxes
despite the fact it meant a bigger
deficit because "i considered it in
my best political interest." In other
words, he confessed he'd put
staying in office ahead of what he
thought was best for the nation.
Out of habit, he was following the
standard rule that says "the first
duty of a Congressman is to get <
reelected." '
Now, he said, he regretted it and
he doesn't care what his fellow
party members think, he's going to
speak his mind regardless and vote
his convictions.
He added also that he won't seek
reelection because he has developed
a severe back problem that'd
prevent him from serving.
It's clear, the way to get more
statesmanship in Washington is to .
get more Congressmen with back I
trouble.
Yours faithfully,
J. A.
LAW For Laypersons
North Carolina's Alcoholic
Beverage Control Law defines quite
clearly the amount of alcoholic
beverages that a person may pur
chase at any one time and transport
without a permit. Obviously, how
ever, not iust any "person" can
purchase alcoholic beverages. It is,
for example, unlawful for a person
less than 1ft years old to purchase
or possess malt beverages (beer) or
unfortified wine (6% to 17%
alcohol by volume) or for a person
less than 21 years old to purchase
or possess fortified wine (up to 24%
alcohol by volume), spiritous liquor
(such as whiskey, rum, brandy,
gin) or mixed beverages. Since a
person under age may not purchase
or possess alcoholic beverages, the
North Carolina law also makes it
unlawful for a person to sell
alcoholic beverages to a person
under age.
Because it is unlawful to sell
alcoholic beverages to a person
under age, sellers must be very
careful about the people to whom
they sell. Frequently, you will see
sellers checking the age of young
people who try to buy alcoholic
beverages. North Carolina's Al
coholic Beverage Control Law en
courages this checking of young
buyers by providing that a sale
made to a person under age shall be
presumed to have been made
knowingly unless the seller can
show that the buyer produced a
driver's license or some other
identification showing him to be at
least the required age or produced
some other evidence of facts which
reasonably indicated at the time of
sale that the buyer was at least the
required age.
What about those young buyers
who borrow an older person's
driver's license and show that
driver's license to the seller? North
Carolina provides that if a person is
convicted of using another's
driver's license, his own driver's
license, if he has one, may be
revoked for a period not exceeding
six months. In addition, the person
who allows his driver's license to be
used may also have his driver's <
license revoked for a period not
exceeding six months.
"This article is written as a
matter of general interest only. It is
not to he construed us legul advice,
and you should not rely on the
statements made in the article to
govern your actions in any specific
case. If you have a particular
qiifstion or problem, you should
contact an attorney. "
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