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People & Issues
PERPLEXED?. . .People
throughout North Carolina and
undoubtedly among the majority
of tax-payers in the United States
are perplexed and confused by
high unemployment and recession
^nd should keep in mind where in
flation and red ink in government
is carrying the country.
CONCERNED. . .Democratic
Congressman Andy Ireland
(Florida) recently stressed these
causes:
"In the past 10 years federal
spending tripled. In he last five
years federal taxes doubled. The
national dept has risen to more
than $1 trillion. The $100 billion
fe>lus taxpayers now pay in interest
each year, to carry it, is larger than
the entire federal budget in 1961 !
"Total payments to individuals
for social programs have grown by
400% in the last ten years. The
1980 budget for the Department of
Health and Human Services
(formerly HEW) was $250 billion!
Only two nations in the world -the
^J.S. and the U.S.S.R. - have total
federal budgets as large.
"Sixteen years ago we were
spending $65 million on food
stamps. In 1981 we spent SI 1.3
billion, an increase of 16,000%.
And food stamps have become a
source of organized crime and
racketeering. By 1980, one of every
three Americans was receiving a
federal check for one thing or
^mother!"
ONE WAY. . .We don't think
there is but one way to bring the
budget into balance, and that is a
hard way: Cut Federal salary
spending by an average of 10%.
About 10% might seek other
work, but if so their positions
could be filled.
We would think that it would set
?.4 good example for President
Reagon to turn back 10% of his
salary. It would do something
about the $100 million plus. The
Cabinet officers, the U.S.
Representatives and Senators
should all take a 10 percent reduc
tion.
It will take something like this to
balance the budget, and set people
to thinking.
HELMS AND HEFNER. . .We
suggest that Senator Helms and
RtffJ. Bill Hefner challenge their
colleagues to do the same thing.
Senator Helms, in a recent col
umn, pointed out that since he had
been in the U.S. Senate nine and
one-half years he had turned back
to the U.S. Treasury SI, 427,31 1 of
the funds allocated him for
operating his office.
We would think others could do
the same thing.
Some government officials
might not want to take the cut. if
not the nation would go on.
Remember in the final days of
World War II when President
Franklin D. Roosevelt died, on
April 12, 1945. He had just been
inaugurated for his fourth term
and people thought he was in
dispensable, but the war went on
and ended in a few weeks.
None of the high-ranking people
in government are indispensable.
Roosevelt's sudden passing proved
that.
Back in the late 1930's, 1 believe
it was, Congress raised salaries and
several months, or maybe years
later it was discovered that U.S.
Senator William E. Borah turned
balk the increase each month, and
said nothing about it. Senator
Borah was not a rich man but he
was a powerful man in Congress.
He was from Idaho and served in
the U.S. Senate from 1907-1940
when he died.
INTEREST RATES. . .Accord
ing to news reports government
and conventional home-loan rates
decline another full percentage
point are pumping new life into
home building industry.
In Charlotte we hear reports that
a flood of applications for home
loans, especially since rates on
government backed loans have
declined to 12'/i % last week.
It was the first time in two years
that rates on loans through FHA
and Veterans Administrations fell
below the teens.
Heretofore, for months, rates
for home-building and other things
have been out of reach for the
average family.
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WHZSJEJLS , it is appropriate Chat we recognise the substantial
econcxaic and social contribution# of the textile Industry in our
coaaunity;
VHKJUEAS, W? recogni se that the North Carolina textile industry
piovidea directly over 250,000 Joba and iom $2 billion in annual
payroll, and indirectly generates thousand a of other jobs and
aillione of dollars in payroll through relstad industries, which
depend heavily upon textiles;
WHEUAfl , it ia a fact Chat textiles provides 1,900 jobs and
annual payroll of $20,000,000 in Laeford and Hoke County;
WUr*?AJ. it is in beat intareatt of our coaMunity, county,
end atata chat ?a maintain a healthy, dynanic textile industry;
TMUIFOU, 1, John K. McNeill, Jr., Mayor of the City of
Raeford, do hereby proclaia the week of October 17-24, 1982 aa
MOUTH CAROLINA TEXTILE ?U IN IA?fOtO
and respectfully requeac that all who live in our coaaunity take
advantage of Chis occssion Co learn sore about the Textile Indue
try, through Che aany activiciea Chat will be offered during thie
period.
WITNESS , THEUPOftl, my signature end che Seel of the City of
Raeford, this 4th day of October 1982.
McNeill
The week of October 18-24 has been proclaimed North Carolina Textile
Week in Raeford by Mayor John K. McNeill. Jr.
Deaths & Funerals
James Lide, Jr.
James Lide, Jr., 38, of Washing
ton, D.C., died October 8.
The funeral was conducted Fri
day afternoon at Nazareth Baptist
Church by the Rev. S.C. Fairley.
Burial was in Silver Grove Ceme
tery.
Surviving are his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. James Lide of Raeford;
his sisters, Mrs. Fannie M. Stewart
and Miss Joyce Lide of Newark.
N.J., Miss Mattie Lide of New
York, Mrs. Martha McDonald of
Fuquay-Varina, and Misses
Lillian, Christine and Margaret
Lide of Raeford; and his brothers,
Connell, Vonnie C., Larry and
Laverne Lide of Raeford.
Buie Funeral Home was in
charge of the arrangements.
Mrs. Marcus Williamson
Mrs. Marcus Williamson, 62,
died Thursday in Cape Fear Valley
Hospital, Fayetteville.
The funeral was conducted Fri
day afternoon in Sandy Grove
United Methodist Church by the
Rev. Russell Koples and the Rev.
Robert Gustasjjpn. Burial was in
the church cemnary.
Surviving are her husband, Bur
nice Williamson; her son, Leroy
Williamson of Raeford; her
daughter, Mrs. Francis C. Brad
shaw of Raleigh; three grand
children; and her sister, Mrs. Mae
Boone of Clinton.
Crumpler Funeral Home was in
charge of the arrangements.
Russell K. Lyle, Sr.
Russell K. Lyle, Sr., 5 1 , died Oc
tober 13 in Womack Army Com
munity Hospital.
A memorial service was con
ducted Sunday afternoon in North
wood Temple, Fayetteville. by the
Rev. John Hedgepeth.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Doris C. Lyle; his sons, Russell,
Ronald and Rodney Lyle of Rae
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Elwood Avenue, Raeford, N.C.
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Supporting
CONGRESSMAN
BILL HEFNER
County High School
MacDonald Gymtorium
NMM.M
Political Rally
and
Gospel Singing
Featuring
The Singing Americans
Including Local Groups
ford; his daughter, Mrs. Sharon
Laundry of Tacoma, Wash. 5 a
grandchild; his brothers, Kenneth
Ray Lyle of Red Springs, and
Bobby Lyle of New Jersey; and his
sisters, Mrs. Billie Virginia Warner
of Nashville, Tenn.
Crumpler huneral Home was in
charge of the arrangements.
Richard Norris
Richard Norris, 69, died Oc
tober 13 in Cape Fear Valley
Hospital, Fayetteville.
The funeral was conducted Fri
day afternoon in Raeford United
Methodist Church by the Rev. Ar
thur Winstead. Burial was in
Highland Biblical Gardens.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Marguerite Williamson Norris; his
daughter, Mrs. Kitzy Jones of
Raeford; two grandchildren; and
his sister, Mrs. Thelma White of
Columbus, Ga.
Crumpler Funeral Home was in
charge of the arrangements.
Dog s Death Exaggerated
If Delton Ivey's dog could read
and talk, he'd probably say what
Mark Twain said after Twain saw a
newspaper story reporting he had
died: "Reports of my death are
grossly exaggerated."
The dog was reported killed in
the October 10 traffic accident that
injured his master.
Raeford Dog Warden John Riley
reported Thursday after reading
the story, however, that the dog was
alive and well.
The dog was taken home Thurs
day from Raeford Animal Clinic by
Mrs. Ivey. Riley had taken him to
the clinic from the scene of the
accident after being called that a
dog appeared hurt. But an exami
nation, including X-raying, at the
clinic showed the dog hadn't been
injured.
"He was just scared by all the
people (spectators who had ga
thered at the wreck) and the
excitement," Riley said.
His master, however, was not so
fortunate. Ivey suffered a fracture
of an arm and a cut on the head
when the pickup truck he was
driving was struck by a car at Vass
Road and U.S. 401. The car had
failed to stop at a stop sign on Vass
Road at the intersection, the State
Highway Patrol reported. Ivey was
admitted to Cape Fear Valley
Hospital in Fayetteville.
Music Booster Club Dinner Set
The annual dinner of the Hoke
County Music Booster Club will be
held Friday from 5 p.m. to 8:30
p.m. in Gibson Cafeteria at Hoke
County High School.
Tickets are S2.50 per person and
can be purchased from the music
directors or from the members of
the club. Tommy Summers is club
president.
The proceeds will go to the Hoke
County music program. All junior
high and high school music groups
will perform at the dinner.
The schedule of performances
follows:
Hoke High Chorus and Chorale,
6:15 p.m.; Upchurch Junior High
Seventh Grade Band, 6:30; Up
church Junior High Eighth Grade
Band, 6:45; Upchurch Junior High
Chorus, 7:15; and Hoke High
Band, 7:45.
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