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LANDMARK OWNER - Cliff Smith Jr. is the owner of the Landmark at Carolina Beach, N.C. He is showing a framed display of stories on the com bination beach grill, novelty and ice cream stand and family arcade. (N.C. Travel and Tourism Division photo by Paul Phillips) Landmark 'a touch of Carolina history PLEASURE ISLAND, NC ? Cliff Smith Jr. lean ed back in the booth and said, "I've seen a lot of people pass by." Smith is the owner of the "Landmark," a combina tion beach grill, novelty and ice cream stand and family arcade. He and his father, Cliff Sr., have been on this same spot in one way or another since 1932. His father died in 1966. If the name Pleasure Island throws you, it's the new handle for Carolina and Kure beaches. Nearby is Fort Fisher, an impor tant sea-land battle in the War Between the States. And, also close by is the seaport of Wilmington, drenched in history. Carolina Beach State Park offers camping facilities, picnicking and two boat ramps, one on the ocean side and the other on the Chpe Fear River. The Landmark started off as the Cliff Smith Grocery. Through a series of events such as the depression, the fire at Carolina Beach in 1940 that destroyed the building, and Hurricane Hazel, the Smith family has remain ed on the spot, and today it still stands as the "Heart of the City" of Carolina Beach. - "We have had 46 years of family traffic, and we in tend to keep it that way. We are constantly hearing people say, 'I see you're still here.' I guess you could say we started some romances at the Land mark," Smith said with a smile. "Many youngsters come up and say this is the place that Mom met Dad or that my father worked here. We are open year around, and in the summer we hire some youngsters to help out." Smith well remembers the day Hurricane Hazel hit the beach. "I stayed here for a while, and when I left the building we had two feet of sand the three feet of water inside. We caught boards from the boardwalk and nailed them to the building," Smith added. Why do people come back time and time to visit the Landmark?' "Many of our customers came here while they were young, and they want to go back to the early part of their life. They like to talk about the five-cent Coke and five-cent hot dog. Back then large families could get everything they needed for a picnic for $3.00," Smith said. "I remember back in the 30's helping push boats off the sand. They would go out and get the fish. You could get all you wanted for 25 cents." "You know, for many years we had a sign say ing, 'Friendliest Place on the Beach.' We have tried to keep it that way." Has the beach changed much? "I think I have seen more things happening the past year than ever before. There is more for people to do," he said. Graham is elected new NASD A president COLUMBUS, OHIO - North Carolina Commis sioner of Agriculture James A. Graham was elected president of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) here recently. The election came at the final business session of the association's annual meeting. Graham moves form the post of first vice president to the top office succeeding John M. Stackhouse, Ohio director of agriculture. NASDA is made up of the top agricultural leader in each state and maintains an office in Washington, D.C., to coordinate efforts among the states with the federal agencies and the Congress. Active in the association since his appointment as a commissioner in 1864, Graham has also served as president of the Southern Association of State Departments of Agriculture. Jim Graham is a native of Rowan County, is a graduate of Cleveland High School there and N.C. State University where he Directory available RALEIGH - A horse industry directory, first published by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture in 1974, has been updated and is available for distribution according to Agriculture Commissioner Jim Graham. Prepared by the divi sion of marketing, the directory contains a county-by-county listing of horse-related in dustries in North Carolina. "The response to our re quests for the updating has been excellent," com mented Glenn Petty, NCDA horse specialist. HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS JUST LYING AROUND!!! YES, ALMOST EVERYONE HAS DOZENS OF ARTICLES OF CLOTHING, FURNITURE, JUNK, BRIC-A-BRAC. YOU NAME IT, FOR WHICH THEY HAVE NO USE. THIS REPRESENTS $$$ YOU COULD HAVE IN YOUR POCKET IF SOLD Rent A Space on the Display Lot of J.C. Blanchard & Co., Inc. and Make some $$$ - CHOICE LOCATION - IN THE HEART OF HERTFORD - LOTS OF TRAFFIC ? S.E. CORNER - GRUBB ft CHURCH STS. YARD SALES - FLEA MARKETS 'lO* PER SPACE PER DAY PHONE 426 ? 5536 JESSE HELMS ? Working For Senior Citizens DEMOCRATS FOR JESSE (Partial Listing) Mrs William B. Umstead Wile ol former Congressman. Governor and U S Senator Durham Mrs. Joseph M. Hunt Wile ol former Speaker ol N C House Greensboro Mr Ben Sumner Former Stale Senator Rutherfordton Mrs. Robert Grady Johnson Wife o< former Speaker oIN C. House Burgaw General Claude Bowers Former Adfutant General ol N C Warrenton Dean Carroll Weathers Former Dean o I Wake Forest Law School. State Senator Winston Salem Congressman Alton Letmon Former Congressman and U S Senator Wibneigfbn Mrs. Melvtllr Broughton. Sr. Wile ol lormer Go?*ri?or and U S Senator Raleigh Mrs. Willis Smith. Jr. Daughter in law at U S Senator Raleigh Paid lor by the N C Conpmonal Oub;Ub Smith. Tfaurer Senator Jesse Helms has been working to make things better for our senior citizens since his first day in the Senate. One of his major efforts has been to stop rising prices? which are a cruel tax on our senior citizens. ? Jesse has introduced important legislation to balance the federal budget? the only solution to the problem of inflation. He's fought tirelessly against senseless U.S. foreign aid and other unnecessary spending. ? He has introduced legislation that would allow our senior citizens to work and earn incomes without km of any social security benefits. ? Jesse has supported a bill that would improve federal services to the elderly in the areas of nursing home care, legal services and housing. ? Jesse Helms has introduced legislation that would provide a much-needed tax break for our elderly. -fi -.9 ? J i ? ? ^ ? Senator Helms was inducted into the Golden Age Hail of Fame by the National Alliance of Senior Citizens because of his excellent voting record on matters of concern to die elderly. Let's re-elect Senator Jesse Helms. Jesse needs your vote in November. Jesse?he's working for North Carolina was elected permanent president of the clan of '42. He began his career as an agriculture teacher in Iredell County and later served as superintendent of the Upper Mountain Research Farm, manager of the Winston-Salem fair, first full-time secretary of the N.C. Hereford Breeders Association, and manager of the Farmers' Market in Raleigh. He served as president of the National Association of Market Managers. Graham was elected eommiiiloner of agriculture in 1M4 and reelected in IMS, 1972 and 1978. Under his leadership the department has been reorganised according to programs administered by the various divisions. He has always been in the forefront of efforts to that the many-faceted pro grams of the department would serve the people of North Carolina in the best way. Graham has been honored on numerous oc casions. The North Carotins Citizen's Associa tion selected him for its Distinguished Service Award in 1*77, and he has received the state and an tional 4-H Alumni Awards. He was Progressive Farmer Maganize's 1979 Man of the Year in North Carolina Agriculture, Honorary Seedsman of the Year and the 1974 Raleigh Kiwanian of the Year in addition to many other honors. JAMES A. GRAHAM
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