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2 \ THK NKWS-JOL'RNXL Racford, N.C. August 13,2003 Viewpoints It’s a big price to pay for a vice A woman walked up to a little old man rocking in a chair on his porch. “I couldn't help noticing how happy you look. " she said. ."What's your secret for a long, happy life? " “I smoke three packs of cigarettes a day," he replied. “I also drink a case of whiskey a week, cat fatty foods, and ne\er e.xcrcise." "That s ama dng," the woman said, " I low old aje you?” "Twenty-six, " he said. I tell you those cigarettes will get to you. ■'* This rain has everyone talking about the weather, especially me. Where I normally spray peach trees every 14 days, I now spray every six days and recently every three. Don't worry about getting pesticides on your peaches because every time I spray it rains. It is hard for anything to stay on a peach when two or more inches of raincomesevery day. We pickokra in boots and most of the time it is so muddy that the boots remain stuck in the field. Recently I decided I would pick in socks. Now I don't have any socks left. If I decided to pick in my shorts I would end up totally bare, in my birth day suit. Who would look at a 76- year-old man in his birthday suit? They probably would think they were looking at a tall dried up prune or an okra stalk which has grown out of reach. It is a great life. Now back to the weather. I got stuck twice in one day, once with my pickup and once with the tractor. I was trying to get those dried up w atermelons. When I entered the field with the tractor and trailer, the trailer disappeared first. It was so deep in the mud that I couldn't see the tires. The A View from the Country Raz Autry tractorw ent next with its nose straight up. As I gazed into the heavens, I thought as much as I have been com plaining about the rain this may be as close as I w ill get. Unfortunately, I am in the same position as the old man who was a regularchurchgoer. Now once again my pastor is going to say, “That is not you." Give me time. Rev. I will return and if I don't there is a chance I have gone on. I told mv w ife, w hen I died I didn't want her to tell anyone for tw'o weeks. When someone says, "Where is Raz?" she can say, "Why, he died two weeks ago." It is the only way to go. I don't know how I got on that subject. Now back to the man who was in church. The preacher said, "I want someone in this congregation to stand up and say what the Lord has done for him and I can't think of anyone better than Mr. Ben Little, a solid church man w ho is the pillow of this church. Now, Ben, stand up and tell these people what the Lord has done for you." Brother Ben was suffering from arthritis, he could barely stand. Slowly he rose, and looking the preachersquarely in the eye, he said, "He has might near ruint me.” Now you know why I was look ing up tow'ard Heaven when that tractor got stuck. We Get Letters Prayers needed Pditor’s note: Tliis letter tcu.v dropped off at The News-Journal of- futf without a siitnature. Be do not oi'd'marnvpubtjsh anonvnioiis letters, hut are makintt tm exeeption for this one. lo the I'ditor; Tory Cook, a I9‘)6 graduate of Hoke County High School, and an academic excellence honoree of the Hoke County Civic league, is now an Lnglish teacher in Seoul, South Ko rea. Recently Tory was diagnosed w ith cancer in his lymph nodes. Tory and his family need the prayers and sup port of classmates — and everyone w ho knows the powerof prayer! Pray thatToiy ;ind hislaniily will continue to be strong, keep the faith and have a good outlook about hissituation. Pray for the family that they will keep a positive attitude knowing that God will truly take of them. \nv teachers, classmates and Tory Cook friends, please tell other classmates who may contact Tory's grand mother, Mrs. Dorothy Cook at (91(1) 848-1039 or 516 Last Prospect Av enue, Racford. NC 28376, with any concerns as we hope others will join us in prayer. Worth Repeating "We would expect minimum changes to occur at our plant as a result of Wl. Ross acquiring Burlington. That is w hat I ;im being told. As a whole, we feel better because with this venture we know the doors should remain open." — Calvin House, Racford plant manager, on the sale of bankrupt Burlington Industries to WL Ross and Company Writing lawmakers in Raleigh... 'I his inforniiition on state elected ollicials is printed at the re()uest of our readers: Governor’s Office Mike l asley State Capitol Raleigh. NC 27603-8001 (9I9)-7.T3-.S6I2 foil-free: I-800-662-79.S2 (9l9)-733-5l66 N.C. Senate Sen. William R. Purcell (17th) 2117 legislative Building Raleigh, NC 27601-2808 (9l9)-7LS-0690 (9l9)-733-2559 F ax e-mail: williamp(f/ ms.ncga.state.nc.us Home address: 1.301 Dunbar Drive Laurinburg, NC 28352 (9IO)-276-7328 Sen. Aaron W. Plyler(l7th) 627 Legislative Office Bldg. Raleigh, NC 27601-2808 e-mail: aaronpfo ms.ncga.state.nc.us Sen. David L. Weinstein (.30th) Room 2108 Legislative Building Raleigh, NC 27601-2808 (9l9)-7.33-.5651 (9l9)-733-2599 Fax e-mail: davidw(« ms.ncga.state.nc.us Home address: 206 W.31st Street Lumberton, NC 28358 N.C. House Rep. Donald Bonner 1313 Legislative Bldg. Raleigh NC 27601-1090 fax (919) 839-1313 e-mail: donaldb(o ms.ncga.state.nc.us Rep. Ronnie Sutton (85th) Legislative Bldg., Room 1317 Raleigh, NC 27601-1096 ' (9l9)-733-5782 District office: PO Box 787 Pembroke, NC 28372 (9IO)-.‘;2l-4797 Home ailtlress: Rt. 1, Box 154 Pembroke, NC 28372 (910)-843-2353 I am going to end this tale with this parting thought — A woman who was obviously in her fifties had just moved totowniindvvas visiting the local clinic for the first time. “I just need a com plete checkup,” she told the doctor. Before the doctor sent her thrrrugh the routine of the clinic, he asked a number of questions for his permanent records. "What symptoms do you have?" "I 'm not too well, " she said. "I have pains in my wrists, and I don't sleep well because of a backache. I seem lo have a constant head cold, I see spots in front of my eyes, and I have periodic headaches." The doctor made a lot of notations on his chart and then asked, “And how old are you?" "Thirty-two." The doctor filled in her age as she gave it to him, but right beside it, he added another symptom the woman hadn't mentioned. I le wrote, "Slight loss of memory." I realize that is a dull story, but it is time for me to go lo bed. After all, the okra patch will be wailing at 6 a.m. and we will be singing. "Dancing in the Rain." A fellow came by and looked at the four bushels of okra we had on the stand and said, "You must have a lot of Mexicans working for you," I replied," Yes, and you are looking at the head one. 1 also have a brother and my grandson, plus my little buddy Henry." Enough said, 'Hi HMt PLENTi Of TIME FDR QUEbTtOftS, 50 LET'S GET 5TkK\ED.' WH'f 15 THE y^lUTAW PRCIECTiHG A WODDPECKEK AT FORT BRA&G/ BUT BU1U31A1& A LANDING FILL'D urn A WILDLIFE REFUGE JN WASHINGTON COUNTY? \ ' IHAIT ALLislE HAVE TIaAE FOR. THANKS FOR Coming. ^ \ Three columns in one Sometimes there are too many ideas running around in my head for my own good. When this happens, I try to crowd them all into the one column my edi tors allow me to write every week. So here goes: 1. John Edwards' late properly tax payments — a non-story. There may be plenty lo criticize about Senator Edwards and his presi dential campaign. But the headline sto ries about his late payment of property taxes should not be at the topof the list. If you have ever paid your taxes late, you know that there is a hefty penalty and an accrual of interest that actually makes money for rtur cities and coun ties. The property-tax late fees are like the penalties when we are a few days late bringing back a rented videotape, paying a credit card bill, or returning a library book. Most of us slip up from time to time. We pay the penalty. The video stores, credit-card companies, and libraries—and the property tax collectors — smile because our extra payments are welcome additions lo their bottom-line. Paying those penalties should be enough. But watch out. The same edi tors and reporters who w ere loo lazy lo go after a real political story may be trying to get hold of lidwards' video return records, library fines, and credit card late payments. And. if you ever run for office, they may be after yours as well. 2. Howard Dean —the Democrats' Goldwater? Democratic Party leaders are fright- enedthat 1 loward Dean'ssurging cam paign might grab the nomination and lead the party too far lo the left, driving away moderate voters, losing most stales, and taking down other Demo cratic candidates in congressional, gu bernatorial, and local elections. They remember George McGovern in 1972 and also what Barry Goldwater did to the Republicans in 1964. Some Republican leaders are say ing the same thing — except they are smiling w hen they say it. But I remember that the Goldw ater “disaster" ignited waves of enthusiasm and brought a committed young lead ership into the Republican Party. Those recruits helped lead the party to victory in the next election and are still at it One on One D. G. Martin today. The losing efforts of George McGovern and Gene McCarthy in 1972 and I968did something similar for the Democrats. All this may explain why some Democrats say they need an inspira tional presidentialcandidate like Dean to build their parly for their future, even more than they need another "safe" moderate to lead the party next year. 3. Pillowtex— it is more than the loss of 5()()() jobs. When historians w'rite about North Carolina's 21 st Century, there will be an entire chapter titled "July 30,2003." On that date Pillowtex (successor to Cannon Mills) threw in its towel and brought an end lo a hundred years of a large community 's proud depen dence on Cannon's towels and the jobs they created in Cabarrus ;ind Rowan Counties. The date will be remembered not only for the disaster it brought to more than 5000 workers — probably the greatest job loss in our stale's history. July 30 will be symbolic of tens of thousands of other lives that have been and will soon be disrupted by closuresand reductions in work forces in textiles, furniture, tobacco and other manufacturing businesses. It is easy lo pin the blame on the trade policies of the Clinton and Bush administra tions. But the root causes are more complex. Of course, our immediate responses must focus on the immedi ate problems of those who lives have been shattered. But the historians will rate our state's leaders on how they responded to the long-term challenge of preparing North Carolina and its people to prosper in a fast changing world. ***** D.G. Martin hosts UNC-TV’s North Carol ina Book watch, which ai rs Sundays at 5 p.m. This week’s (Au gust 17) the guest is Haven Kimmel, author of the new novel. The Solace of Leaving Early. Letters policy The News Sournal welcomes letters to the editor and encourages readers to express their opinions. Letters must be signed and include an address and phone number. The street address and phone number will not be published, but are required so we may verify authenticity. 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