I**! » PAGE 2, KINGS MOUNTAIN MIRPOH, WEDNESDAY, OCTOHEI? -4, 1972 jCetters Zo Zhe Sditor “■Where Is Jesse? Dear Editor: Edward N. Sincerely, Booker, Jr. ^4 I Pro misel” Dear Editor: Avenue. Respectfully, Everette H. Pearson P.S. As election approaching just around tlie bend so to speak. Stand up and be C(junted for which side you are on. Whether it be, it be the Dem\ ja> A^llle\ It's all over now for the new men and some old hands on the Kings Mountain Police force. This of course means the 120 hour course of study designed to teach the men po lice procedures and opera tions. The course delved into stu dies in such fields as search and seizure, traffic laws, in terviewing, narcotics, crim inal law, defensive driving and Court procedure, officers from Slielby, Kings Mountain and surrounding areas parti cipated in the course. The men heard lectures from re presentatives of tlie State Higliway Patrol, Shelby Po lice, and experts in the field of Police Science. The cou rse has been praised by the men as “a great help'’inem- ploying their trade. The most recent subjects were court procedures and pursuit driving. A mock courtroom scene was enact ed witli Trooper Evans of tht‘ High'.vay Patrolactingasju- dge, Ptl. Robert Di)dge as tlie prosecuting attorney and Chief Mebevitt playing the role of defense counsel. Tliis courtroom simulation was to prepai'e the novice officer f ^ the real tiling. According to McDevitt, -'the man who go es into court green doesn't stand a cliance." This fact was dramatically illustrated by McDevitt's defense proce dure. He managed to get his •■client” off three times be fore a conviction finally stuck. The final pliase of the school was practical experience in pursuit driving. Aided by the Highway Patrol the men went through the art of pursuing and being Pursued. It was not without some liazard however as a few men hit the ditches and missed utility poles and trees by only inches. So now school is over and graduation will be Thursday. The citizens of Kings Moun tain should be extremely proud of the fact that law en forcement officers here have the initiative and motivation to learn more about their profession. Gone are the days when a man can just strap on a pistol and a badge and call himself a complete officer. A working knowledge of the law and of community relations along with practical experience will make far bet ter policemen for our town. This week’s article on Ki ngs Mountain is by Calvin Ja- rret, Mr. Jarret is a very learned fellow and holds de grees from Elon College and The University of North Car-' olina at Chapel Hill. Another even mure important feat he enjoys is that he managed to teacli me a little sociology in high school and a lot about life outside tlie classroom. Even though lie taught socio logy and economics in High School, his degrees are in history. Being a liistory researcher has enabled Jarret to find ma ny different and interesting facts and legends about Nor th Carolina which is his spe ciality. He is most outstand ing in his field and is well known in intellectual circles as an intriguing writer of keen acumen. There is liar- dly a town or historical site in the Tar Heel State that Ja rret lias not researched and Compiled data about in lus ar ticles. He lias over 160 pub lications to his credit in var ious newspapers and maga zines throughout North Caro lina as well as the nation. We are proud to carry one of Calvin's articles and hope the citizens of Kings Mountain will enjoy a most interesting and informative piece on the history of The Kings Moun tain Battle. LURIE’S OPINION I am writing in response to the ■‘Where Was Nick” advertise ment published in newspapers across this state last week. I am greatly disturbed by the underhanded tactics to which Mr. Helms has apijarently resorted as evidenced by that - ‘cheap shot” at Congressman Galifianakis, I realize that it is a standard rule in politics that if you do not have a record of your own, then you run against your opponent’s record. But it appears to me that Jesse Helms has, in desper ation, taken the even lower road of manufacturing a blatantly misleading record for his opponent and then attacking it. In so doing, Mr. Helms no doubt hopes to confuse the voters into thinking that Congressman Galifianakis is somehow delin quent In the fight against drug abuse. Of course, Rep. Galifia nakis is, instead, one of Congress’s most persistent fighters against drug abuse and drug-related crime. He has sponsored three bills in this fight and has voted for many mure. Thus I can only assume that Mr. Helms, in his power-hungry attempt to run for the Senate on a record of little preparation and al most complete negativism, has determined to discredit the hon orable record of his opponent by deception and innuendo. We all know tliat drug abuse is an imminent danger, but we surely will not successfully combat this threat with mere words, nor with contemptible attacks on the record of a Congressman who has taken action against drug abuse. Clearly, Mr. Helms has devoted considerable energy and mon ey toward attacking a "straw man” platform which certainly does not belong to Galifianakis. Instead of asking "Where is Nick?” I would rather ask, "Where is Jesse?” If Elected, I Promise... Just before leaving office, former President Harry S. Truman made an astute comment on presidential authority. "Poor Ike, it won’t be a bit like the Army.” He’ll sit there and he’ll say, "Do this, Do that” and nothing will happen. He’ll find it very frustrating. Put it simply, presidential power is not divine fiat to turn promises into reality. Presidents, while serving their country, the great and the near - great Presidents have had at least one distinguishing quality in common--Inability to keep campaign promises. And if these men of--greatness have, in' part, laiiea, now muen more would men and/or women of lesser ability have failed? One thing is clear. Presidents, prime min isters, chancellors--all world leaders--are mortal men. When a man becomes President, conditions and circumstances of Office, inevitably take fm a different complexion than they liad when he was just a candidate standing out on Pennsylvania Skipper Knows What He’s Doin^... By JOHN KILGO KQ SYNDICATE The campaign that Skipper Bowles is running for Gov ernor has surprised, conftfS'^ sed and mystified some oU. line Democrats- -but ’ upon close examination, you’ll find a very rational approach to wliat Bowles is doing. Bowles is trying his best to present a fresh face to North Carolina voters, one that is not tied to any political mac hine. That means he’ll nam- mer away at Gov. Bob Scott as quickly as he will at his Republican opponent Jim Hol- shouser. Recognizing this. Gov. Scott said during a talk at the Va- nce-Aycock dinner in A:»ne- ville last weekend: ‘ After what Skipper has been saying about me, if I can vote and work for him--and I’m going to--then you folks can vote and work for George McGov ern.” Sen. Ralph Scott of Alama nce, Gov. Scott’s uncle, re cently told me: “It looks like Skipper gives Bob more hell than he does Holshous- er.” But Sen. Scott went on to tell me he was going to do what he could for Bowles in Alamance. Futhermore, some other political leaders in .Alama nce feel privately tliat Bow les has pretty much ignored their country during the ca mpaign. A prominent Charlotte De mocrat who worked in a lea ding capacity for Pat Taylor in the Democratic primary tells^me: "It appears that S^p^r wants to punish me • l^cause h worked for Tay lor.” And there have been grum blings from some Democrats in New Hanover, who feel Bowles’ workers have snub bed them in planning and ca rrying out the campaign. Is Bowles making a criti cal mistake that will come back to haunt him on elect ion day? It’s extremely doubtful. Ea rly in the primary, Bowles and his staff made a deci sion to bring new and fresh faces into the campaign. In many instances they named county campaign chairmen who weren’t real well known, but who could be counted on to roll up their sleeves and go to work for the candidate. The Bowles strategy beca me obvious early in ^e pri mary against Pat Taylor. He linked Ta'Jor to the Scott administration and, in effect, told North Carolinians: If you want more of the same, go with Taylor. If you want something new and exciting, Bowles is the man. The strategy’ was a com plete success in the primary. It worked so well that Taylor tried to adopt part of it in the runoff against Bowles, by co ming down heavy on Gov. Scott. There haven’t been many sacred cows in the Bowles campaign. He has been as critical of the Democrat-ap pointed Highway Commissio:. as has Republican Holsho- user. Cliff Benson, a highway co mmissioner from Wake, sup ported Bowles in the primary, but has not escaped Bowles’ fire recently. Benson okayed some state money to help co nstruct a golf cart underpass for a Zebulon Country Club and Bowles was quick to cri ticize the move. Some newspaper reports earlier had indicated that Benson was being considered by Bowles to be the next chair man of the Highway Commis sion. After the golf underpass incident came to light, Bowles office quickly put out a state ment saying Benson was not being considered for the chairman’s post, and indeed might not even be asked to remain on the commission in any capacity. Holshouser long ago realized what Bowles was doing. The Republican told me that Bowles was connected with the Democratic machine and this would be a major Issue of the campaign. In all candor, however, Hols houser has not been able to put Bowles in a room with the present administration or with any particular machine. There is no question that some Democrats are unhappy and angry about the way Bowles has conducted his campaign. Bowles turns this into an advantage, saying he wants to be responsible to the people when he takes office, not to special interest groups. One Raleigh politician, who has observed gubernatorial campaigns for more than two decades, told me: "Some people don’t like the way Bowles is doing things but iJt you ask me, he’s running the smartest camp^iign I’ve ever seen in North Carolina.” Charles Jonas, Jr., head of the North Carolina committee to re-elect President Nixon, says he can’i be sure that the President will campaign in this state. ‘ ‘ But I do know how important North Carolina Is in the President’s plans,” Jonas tells me, "and for that reason I look for him to make a stop here.” TheRepublicansarealsodo- ing what they can to boost the Senate candidacy of Jesse Helms, and a Nixon trip here would probably help the Ral eigh broadcaster...Helms, by the way, had rosters printed for the State-Carolina game at Chapel Hill last week and they were handed out at the gate. Of course, there rema ined room for a picture of Helms and a back page re served for his remarks. LURIE’S OPINION Reflections U\ KodncY Dodson "The Coalminer’s Daugh ter,” Loretta Lynn, the big gest female name in country music today, was back at Crossroads Music Park ag ain for her long awaited show Sunday. Some fans had bou ght their tickets months ear lier, and the music park was filled almost to capacity. The weather couldn’t have been more perfect for any thing outdoors. Some fans chose the center Isle seats in the shade, while others pre ferred the bleachers in the warm October sunshine. They were entertained by several groups. Including the Coal miners, Loretta’s own back up band. She came on stage greeted by a wildly cheering crowd went into her first song, and after the fourth, Willard Bo yles stopped the show for a special presentation by Cros sroads Music Park to Loret ta Lynn, presented by Mayor John Henry Moss. The May or was very gracious in his presentation, but Loretta got a chuckle when he got a little tongue twisted on her name one time, bui she rewarded him with a big kiss when it was over. By that time some folks in the audience See Page 10-Column 1. Washington Report By ^A>n»re88man James T. Broyhill Military Medical Schools With the draft authority of the government due to expire next June, the military ser vices are concerned about the critical problem of providing sufficient medical personnel to meet their needs. Last month, the Congress cleared a bill designed to provide the armed forces with sufficient doctors and dentists without the Impetus of the military draft. Since 1967, the armed for ces have required an annual input of physicians ranging from 4,000 to 5,000 men. Ei ghty-five percent of all male physicians in the United Sta tes under the age of 35 have served in the armed services or have held a commission in the reserves. Despite Uiis high rate of service, the mil itary estimates that, without the draft, the problem of pro viding adequate medical care for military personnel would become critical. The reten tion rate among physicians is less than one percent. The Uniformed Services He alth Professions Revitaliza tion Act of 1972 was cleared by the Congress on Septem- bt r 7. It establishes a mil itary medical school in W«.s- hin^on, D.C., and provides for a scholarship program at civilian medical schools to train doctors for the armed services. The bUl authorizes financ ing of approximately $100 million over a ten-year per iod to construct, staff and maintain the military medi cal school. It specifies that the first graduating class, of not less than 100 students, should receive their medical degrees within ten years af ter the enactment of the law. Students graduating from the military medical school wou ld be obligated for seven years of active duty service. The scholarship program is estimated to cost $40 mil lion in fiscal year 1973 and about $50 million annually in subsequent years. The num ber of civilian medical sch ool scholarships must not ex ceed 5,000, and those receiv ing scholarships will owe the armed services one year of active duty for each year of scholarship received. I supported this measure when it was orginially pass ed by the House of Represen tatives last November, and I feel it is a needed initiative to provide our military ser vices with the medical pers onnel they require, in the ab sence of the draft. Another bill affecting mili tary programs was cleared by the Congress on Septem ber 12. It establishes a new survivor benefits program for retired members of the arm ed forces. This measure is intended to provide a program of survi vor benefits comparable to that offered to Federal gov ernment workers by the Civ il Service retirement plan. Under existing law, surviv ors of retired millbry per sonnel are not automatically entitled to part of the decea sed serviceman's pension un less the cause of death is service-connected. The Re tired Serviceman's Family Protection Plan now allows military retirees to assure an income of up to 50 per cent of their retirement pay for their dependents, but be cause of the cost and com plexity of the program, only 15 percent of retirees have enrolled. The new plan enables a serviceman to provide bene fits to his survivors of up to 55 percent of his retirement income. On the average, the military retiree will pay 60 percent of the cost of bene fits provided to his surviv ors, the same average per centage paid by Civil Service retirees. As in the Civil Se rvice retirement plan, ann uities will be adjusted acc ording to changes In the Consumer Price Index. The nearly 800,000 current military retirees will have the option of enrolling In the plan, and future retirees will be included automatically un less they waive coverage. Cu- rrei't widows of servicemen will not be included in the program, but a separate pro vision guarantees them a minimum annual income of $2,100. Both of these bills are nee ded improvements in our programs for military per sonnel which I feel are vital if this nation is to eliminate the draft and move toward all-volunteer armed ser vices. had come to the stage with a cake they had baked for the star. "Oh a cake, I’m about to starve,” she said with a smile, Loretta sangwlthoutaccom- panylng herself on the guitar as she used to. She projects a sopliisticated Ima^e, with her long black hair and long dresses. This was the first time I’ve seen her in person and she seemed somewhat shorter in height than I had imagined. She joked with her audience, and exchanged ba rbs with members of the band, obviously enjoying it very much..."How do you know Tm not woman enou gh?” she quipped when some one requested her song by that name. What about those rock mus ic fans who attended the Leon Russell Revue In Charlotte Sunday, and parked their cars blocking streets and people’s driveways. Well, they towed away about 150 vehicles. It was quite a job for the police and wrecker people, but wor st of all those fans who shell ed out $5-$6 for a ticket, fou nd themselves paying twice to o P. O. Box 345 — Phone (704) 739-3851 RODNEY DODSON Editor & Co-Publisher LEM R. LYNCH Co-Publisher & Business Mgr. JAY ASHLEY News Editor ELAINE TRIA General Composition BECKY KISER General Office Published Each Wednesday In Kings Mountain By Mirror Publishing Co. "YOU'RE PLAYING MY PAWNS!" Subscription Rates: $4 Per Year $5 Outside N.C.