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Opinions Forecasts are for dry winter The official U.S. weather forecast for the rest of the year is for a dry, warm east, cold weather in the Rockies, wet in the Mid south and Midwest. Dry warm weather -- supposed to extend from Maine to Florida and as far west as the eastern mountains -- could be a mixed blessing. While most welcome a warm fall, th<i eastern seaboard needs rain. Hurricane Gloria was a blessing in this regard. But more is needed. A somewhat different weather forecast is offered by the Old Farmers Almanac," which predicts an early and cold winter for much of the nation. Thus those in the East, at least, can choose between two forecasts - and pro bably most hope for a warm fall as expected by government fore casters, to save on heating bills. Cliff Blue People and Issues Official Weather Bureau forecasts, however, have an ac curacy record of only sixty or seventy percent. Mother Nature can, and often does, surprise the experts. That's why weather is always a fascinating subject. CAR SALES ... Domestic car sales, continuing on a spectacular ly high level because of rebates and incentives, set new records for late September and for the month as a whole, according to industry reports recently. YORKTOWN -- 1781 ... In 1781, the commander of the largest British army on American soil, Lord Cornwallis, after marching through the Carolinas and into Virginia from Charleston took refuge in fortified Yorktown. He hoped to receive reinforcements from the sea. This was the last major British effort to win a victory against American colonists, who had begun fighting for freedom in the mid-seventies. Earlier campaigns to the north had failed. General Washington moved to attach Cornwallis at Yorktown after a French fleet blockaded the Chesapeake Bay. Washington also had with him French troops, France then being at war with England. COME SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING AT YOUR CHEVROLET ' r ~ DEALER'S rrs LIKE AN " INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW. CHEVROLET IS MERGING A WORLD QF IDEAS TO BRING YOU A NEW WORLD OF SMALL CARS. NOVA 4 DOOR SEDAN (S# 159035] $1 4309?? 60 months closed end lease SPRINT 4 DOOR HATCHBACK (St 1990421 $11039_ 60 months closed end lease CAVALIER 2 DOOR COUPE (S# 1790401 $1 680!U 60 months close end lease SPECTRUM 4 DOOR SEDAN <s?iwo4?) $1 340S?? 60 months closed end lease CVNMU JCT. 15- S01 * U.S. 1 M. ABEROCEN. N.C. 692-2111 TOLL FREE: 1- *00472 21*3 Farm exports take nose dive RALEIGH - When Republican presidential hopeful Jack Kemp visited Raleigh in September, he warned that passage of protec tionist trade legislation by the Con gress would certainly prompt foreign retaliation which would hurt North Carolina farmers. When Agriculture Commis sioner Jim Graham was told of Kemp's remarks, he responded, "There's no such thing as free trade." If Kemp wants proof, he only need look at the recent record of North Carolina farm exports. They've been dropping dramatical ly. The agriculture department places all North Carolina farm products into 16 commodity classifications. In nine, exports dropped in 1984 from 1983 levels. In the seven categories where ex ports increased, only feed grain in creased more than a few million dollars. Compare 1984 exports to years other than 1983 and things look much worse. Only cotton exports were higher in 1984 than in 1982. All 15 other commodities saw significant drops. Feed grain sales abroad in 1984, for example, were only 54^o of what they had been in 1982. Cotton was actually down from 1983 and the foreign market is expected to be bad again this year, according to agriculture of ficials. Watching By Paul T. O'Connor The state's three major agricultural exports in dollars are tobacco, soybeans and feed grain. In 1982, those three commodities combined for SI. 04 billion worth of exports from North Carolina. In 1984, they combined for $918 million. That's a drop of $86 million. In all, exports were down $188 million in 1984 from those 1982 levels. Graham says the exports drop can be tied to unfair foreign com petition. "Simply stated. North Carolina farmers have to compete with people who don't play by the same rules we have to abide by." He said farm subsidies provided by the European Common Market were among the biggest problems state farmers face. Foreign countries also play hardball when they learn of steps the U.S. might take, Graham said. When California grape growers sought a tariff on wine imports, for example, several wine expor ting European countries quickly let soybean producing states like North Carolina know that there would be retaliation in the form of reduced soybean imports. Graham adds that the agricultural embargoes of the Nix on and Carter administrations have also hurt exports. "We lost markets we never regained," he said. Charles Elks, state agriculture marketing director, lists the high value of the American dollar as another impediment to farm ex ports. For example, a good Lon don market had been developed for North Carolina sweet potatoes. When prices rose in 1981, the market dropped but should have rebounded with the bumper crop, and lower prices, of 1982. But by that time the dollar had begun to soar against the English pound, and North Carolina sweet potatoes were just too expensive for the English. That market has never recovered, Elks said. Elks says the recent drop in the value of the American dollar may be helping farm exports but that initial indications are that 1985 will not be much better than 1984. While farm exports are way down, Elks says they are still very important to the state's agricultural economy. He's con cerned that protectionist legisla tion would hurt the very countries where North Carolina is develop ing new farm markets, that is, the Pacific Rim nations of Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Japan and Hong Kong. Letters Policy Letters to the editor are encouraged and welcomed. Writers should keep letters as short as possible. Names, addresses and telephone numbers should be in cluded and all letters must be signed. Names will be printed; however, other information will be kept confidential We reserve the right to edit letters for good taste and brevity. Letters should be received by The News-Journal by noon on the Monday of the publication week. Hillcmst Ministries Invites You To Share Our Fellowship Every Sunday 6:30-7:30 p.m. WSMR - 1400 Sponsored by J6L Clovar Farms Mr. 6 Mrs. D.F. Trulove Buddy & Evelyn Wri&ht Economy Pest Control Service Hope Mills. N.C. Crumpler Vinyl Sidinfe Reeford, N.C. . . . Letters continued (Continued from page 2B) To pay our employee and to sub sidize the spaying program takes money which we are desperately short of. Twenty-seven Raeford merchants have graciously allowed us to place cannisters in their stores. Revenue from these can nisters is not enough! We need your help with our Bake Sale! Please! - Come to the Bake Sale on Saturday, October 26. Buy a cake and help a pet. Believe me, you will get a warm feeling know ing you are a kind, caring & com passionate person! Very truly yours, Jack Letzgus The Johnson Company INSURANCE AUTO ? FIRE HOMEOWNERS ? COMMERCIAL 1 10 I. Central Avenue Phone 875-3550 NALAFIER9EM. AND ON WEEKENDS ANDSWL When you sign up forCP&L's newTime-Of OFF , . % ?V> > / /our _xing a long-distance call. And so is washing a load of clothes or cooking a roast or taking a shower Because when you do those things during off-peak times, you'll pay a lower rate. When you haveTime-Of-Use, we install a special meterthat records not only how much electricity you use, but when you use it. Then, at billing time, we'll charge you less for :d off-Deak. It's a wav vm i ran less. CMUL This time of year, off-peak times weekdays are from 1 pm to 4 pm and 9 pm to 6 am and all day Saturday and Sunday
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