Jot Lanier
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There seems to be a conspiracy against us here in
southeastern North Carolina in moving good in and out of
the area. Governor Jim Hunt is using the money needed to
complete the super highway. 1-40. to buy votes in another
part of North Carolina, thus slowing the completion. Now
the railroad is making a study to see about closing down I
the rail service to this area. The industries and businesses
are have a tough enough time. People wanting to work and
earn a decent living are having a very tough time. The
unemployment rate in this area is about tops in the state,
and yet things like 1-40 are being slowed to a snail's pace.
There is one very important service industry needs, and
that is a way to move goods to and from plants
economically and fast. . .The Governor knows this, but it
appears he is putting his ambitions ahead the peoples'
needs in southeastern North Carolina.
I have told you about the bird that follows Donna
around in the yard. When she does her vardwork, there is
a red-breasted robin that rollows her around, pulls her
shoestrings, and follows her. walking, not flying. I think
this is the same bird that tried to help her paint last year. .
But. speaking of birds, my mom has a parakeet that does
things I have never seen a bird do before. He plays on the
floor. The birdcage is too confining. He has a little red toy
car he plays with and he has three plastic drinking cups
(used to be called a Dixie Cup). . .He rolls them around,
sets them up. lays them down, gets them to rolling and
gets in front of them and acts like the cup is chasing him ?
he runs and screams as the cup rolls along. He has three
"little people" or whatever they are called. They are little
egg-shaped wooden things painted to appear like people.
He gets these three rocking and wobbling. It reminds me
of some of the performers on the old Ed Sullivan Show
spinning plates on sticks and trying to keep all three
spinning at the same time. I thought all parakeets did was
to chirp or sing, pick at himself in a mirror, eat bird feed
and dirty the paper in his cage. . .But, not Mama's bird.
That little rascal goes at it from dawn till dusk.
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During the past few years, millions of dollars have come
into Duplin County to the towns and to the county coffers
as well. This money is called Federal Revenue Sharing. It
is tax money collected by the Federal Government and
sent back to the counties and municipalities. Before these
local governments can spend this money, they must hold
public hearings to ask the people who paid the money into
the Federal Treasury how they would like to have it spent.
No one ever shows up to make suggestions on what the
money should be spent for. This "iffie" money was first
sent to the local governments for making capital
improvements only. In Duplin County these funds were
used to build schools. In local towns it was used to improve
buildings and add vehicles and equipment. It was the
expressed purpose. . .not to be used on things local tax
monies were normally used for. . .This has changed in
regulations and practice. Today this iffie (it may be
renewed or it may not) money is tied directly to the
budget, and the tax rate in the towns and the county. .
.The towns and county have expanded under these funds. .
If for some reason the Federal Revenue Sharing Act is not
renewed (and it is in Congress now for that very decision).
. .And. can you believe it. every town and county is asking
for this extra tax to be continued. . .Of all the people in the
know, these local politicians know there is no free lunch. .
.And yet. there they are. screaming. . .Don't cut the tax
rate. Don't cut thai Revenue Sharing money. . . .Son-of-a
Gun, .
VFW Post 1034
Installs New Officers
Officers for 1983-84 were
installed in the Veterans of
Foreign Wars Kenansvillc
Post 1034 this week.
Installed were Wade Price as
Post Commander. Julian
Sanderson as Senior Vice
Commander. Innis Tadlock
as Junior Vice-Commander.
Norman Benson as Quarter
master. Earl Hardy as Post
Adjutant. John Hamilton as
Judge. Robert Benson as
Chaplain. George Parker as
Surgeon. Trustees for a three
year term, George Brock and
2-year term. Earl Hardy, and
one-vear. Hubert Summer
lin.
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