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Supporting candidate . North Carolinians turned out in large numbers in Raletgh for ttft visit of Democratic Party Vice _ Presidential candidate "Geraktine tarraro. Farraro, , who is the first woman to seek the nation 's second highest of/Ice on the ticket of a major party, drew large crowds during stops in Greensboro and Raleigh earlier this fall. WAGON WHEEL RESTAURANT PHONE FOR FOOD LARGE SHRIMP DINNER Whh Slaw. FF. Hushpuppi** *4.25 CaH?78-67g2 VOTE MONDALE FERRARO TUES NOV 6 JJL Austin Insurance Agency, Inc. Sine* 1960 Phooa 875-3067 HOMEOWNERS Fire. Auto, Business We Can Design Proper Coverage At The Lowest Cost To You - Compere Our Retes 112 W. Edinborough Ava. Raeford, N.C. BARBEE PHARMACY, INC Discount Pharmacy ?Senior Discounts ?Children Discounts ?Patient Rx Records Kept ?Insurance Information Gladly Provided Quickly ?Records For Taxes Supplied Promptly When Required ?Consultations About Drug Costs Welcomed ? 1 st Aid & Diabetic Products PLENTY OF OFF-STREET PARKING ?Any Questions Concerning Your Rx Answered ?Kelly-Sprtngfleld/lfedlmet Member ?24 Hr. Emergency Service ?Hoke County's Only Computer Pharmacy 118 Campus Avenue Medical Comph Raeford, B.C. 875-61 1 1 BLAKE CONGRESS Harris Blake. Working with rnosKSonr Keogorifor a Dngnrer iirrure. Plemmons attempting to become 1st woman labor commissioner Margaret Plemmons is on the campaign trail in an attempt to convince voters that she should be the state's first women - and Republican ? commissioner of labor. Plemmons, who wears a hardhat while campaigning, said that the headgear is to remind voters that the commissioner of labor "has the responsibility of protecting the health and safety of the working people of North Carolina." The Forsyth county resident is a chemist, having received a B.A. degree from George Washington Universtiy and an M.S. degree from West Chester State College. She is the vice president of Mar shallton Research Laboratories, a small, high technology business that she and her husband. Dean, founded in a converted carriage house. Today Mashallton serves specialty markets throughout the free world. Margaret is a former instructor at Wake Forest University (part time) and the UNC-Greensboro departments of chemistry. Pletnmons is currently serving on the Winston-Salem/Foryth County Board of Education. She has served on the Governor's White House Conference on the Handicapped, as a member of the Citizens Advisory Committee on Exceptional Children and as a member of the N.C. Education Commission of the 80's. Margaret Plemmons is a strong supporter of the free enterprise system and the right to work. As the commissioner of labor says, "1 will encourage the development and growth of small businesses throughout our state. We need those new job opportunities throughout North Carolina. Seventy-five percent of all new jobs are created by businesses with fewer than 100 employees." Brooks, Graham, Jordan working for small firms "Small businessess are often responsible for much of the in novation that has taken place in American industry. As Lieutenant Governor I pledge to bring about the necessary reforms to continue support for the programs that work, and to create a new era of opportunity for enterpreneurs that provide much of the innovation and job creation in our economy," Senator Bob Jordan, Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor said in a news conference Tuesday afternoon. Jordan, and two Democratic Council of State members. Labor Commissioner John Brooks and Agriculture Commissioner Jim Graham outlined strategies for small business development during a tour of Vectrix Corporation, a computer graphics company in Greensboro. Vectrix President Alex Green field is a member of the North Carolina Technological Develop ment Authority. Both Brooks and Graham are" Democratic can dtdatesfw re-elecliac. ? --=== Commissioner Graham stressed the need for expanded markets for small agri-businesses, made up largely of family farms, if the family farm is to survive. "We at the Department of Agriculture, in conjunction with the farmers of this state, have worked hard to expand our world export markets. But we must con tinue to give farmers foreign trade restrictions? restrictions which constitute unfair competition by other countries," Graham said. Labor Commissioner John Brooks discussed another impor tant objective, he said, of the Democratic Party's state effort in assisting small business. "Through apprenticeship pro grams sponsored by private business, and vocational programs offered by community colleges, we are beginning to provide a base of skilled workers for the diversified industries which we seek to attract and develop. Much more needs to be done to promote job training by private enterprise, and our Democratic ticket has spoken to this vital commitment of providing citizens with these opportunities," Brooks said. Small business strategies outlin ed by Jordan included creative more . funds for research and development. Like Brooks and Graham, Jordan also emphasized continued improvement of the ex port market, and education and retraining programs for the chang ing work force. Jim Long Democratic candidate Jim Long is hitting every county in the state in an effort to garner votes for his bid to the post of In surance Commissioner. Long is a Burlington attorney, has serv ed three terms in the state Legislature and is currently Legal Counsel to House Speaker Liston Ramsey. Long ahto served as the Chief Deputy Commissioner of Insurance and was chairman of the N.C. Pro perty Tax Commission ap pointed by Governor Jim Hunt. ?ongreaHional Sword BILL HEFNER IS IN CONGRESS FIGHTING FOR YOUR INTERESTS Here is how your Congressman BILL HEFNER voted on the following bills: YES 0" Tax Cuts For Working Folks YES 0* Prayer in School YES 0* Balanced Budget 0* Equal Access for Religious Groups 0* Social Security Cost-of-Living 0* Social Security Disability Benefits 0* Improved Education YES 0* Anti-Crime Package YES 0* Improved Veterans Programs 0* Improved Farmers Home Programs YES YES YES YES YES
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