West Craven Higrblights August 16,1979 Page 2
Letter to the Editor
Local Minister speaks out
against liquor by the drink
On August 13,1 attended
a luncheon at the Berne
Resturant, with the sole
purpose of receiving
knowledge on Liquor by
the drink, and what I could
do to help my county vote
down this issue.
Mr. Coy Prevette
supplied me with some
information I would like to
pass on to you. This is lifted
from the Brochure To
Drink Or, Not To Drink to
help you understand some
of the questions that are
argued.
(1) L-B-D will provide
much better control.
Who’s kidding whom?
De-control is more like it.
Bartenders, waiters and
waitresses are paid to sell
not to limit sales. Don’t
expect any control from a
bartender.
(2) L-B-D will eliminate
“Brown Bagging.”
Yes, but only in
restaurants-The new law
permits “Brown Bagging”
to continue at social
establishments” which
include most of the 120
discos, lounges and topless
joints that operate as
“private clubs” in our
county.
(3) L-B-D will provide
the convenience of having a
drink mixed for you.
It certainly will do
that...of course you will pay
plenty for that conven
ience-from $1.50 to $2.50
for 30P to 40F worth of
liquor.
(4) The higher price per
drink will encourage
moderation and reduce
consumption.
Sounds reasonable but
it’s just not true! The facts
prove that consumption is
directly related to
availability and not to
price. Every state that has
approved L-B-D has had an
increased per person
consumption.
(5) The availability of L-
B-D won’t result in an
increase in alcohol related
problems.
When consumption
increases, the problem
related to alcohol abuse
also increases. It’s fact! The
sad truth is that L-B-D will
bring an increase in traffic
deaths, and injuries; more
wife and child abuse and
other violet crimes: more
divorce and broken
families: etc.
(6) L-B-D will attract big
conventions, restaurants
and entertainment and
stimulate the economy.
No question about it.
and....more prostitutes,
more “X”-rated movies,
porno shops and all other
vices.
(7) L-B-D will increase
county tax revenues.
Yes, but the increase in
alcohol related costs will
far exceed the additional
taxes collected. States with
L-B-D pay out 5 to 10 times
their liquor tax revenue for
related costs of policing,
jailing, rehabititating,
prosecution and welfare.
(8) Our people should
have the freedom to buy a
cocktail or a mixed drink
they want.
That freedom exists
now-over 300 varieties can
be purchased economically
at ABC stores. But if you
still feel that this freedom
should extend to every
restaurant, lounge and
club, be prepared to face
the consequences. The
evidence is clear. Unquote.
Under the proposed law
any place with a kitchen
and seating for 36 people
will be eligible to sell
“mixed drinks.” This is for
restaurants.
Places identified as
social establishments
licensed for beer, wine, and
brown-bagging will also
qualify to sell “mixed
drinks.”
In checking casually
through the Public
Records, published in the
Sun Journal, for 4 days I
found 30 people driving
under the influence. The
ages were in range from
18-59 years. 23 were under
30, and 7 over 30,13 under
25, 10 were 20 and
younger.
I don’t know what this
tells the people of Craven
county, but it tells me that
the access to liquor is
already plentiful. As small
an area as we are, to find 30
people driving under the
influence and driving on
the wrong side of the road,
speeding 80 in 55 zone,
assault on a police officer
and so man> thing.s that yet
hasn’t been published, and
all in 4 days. I cannot
comprehend a person who
would want to give liquor
to our children to speed and
kill on the highways, and
this is exactly what
speeding and driving on
the wrong side will do. Do
you think if your child was
in full control of his or her
thinking faculty they
would do that?
Parents, friends, church
people, I plead with you,
you must vote against this
issue. Pastors warn your
people of the danger of
liquor by the drink-
Remember you must
REGISTER before
you can vote. The last day
to register is Wednesday,
August 22.
Please get out and
register NOW
Rev. Ralph Lambert
Pastor of Holly Hill PH
Church, Vanceboro N (!
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New Bern
roads to be
improved
The North Carolina
Board of Transportation in
its monthly meeting on
August 10. awarded a
contract for safety
improvements to the
intersection of Simmons
Street (Secondary Road
1215) and Neuse Boule
vard (US-70) in New Bern.
The contract, which was
to Barrus Construction
Company of Kinston, calls
for widening of Simmons
Street to provide left-turn
lanes and revising the
traffic signals. The
contract also includes
grading, drainage and
paving work. Work is
scheduled to begin in
September and is expected
to be completed in
November 1979.
Board member George
G. Harper of Kinston
commented, “This project
is a much needed improve
ment and will certainly
facilitate the traffic flow
through the area.”
CAR WASH TO OPEN— Construction on the four
bay self-service car wash, owned by David Lancaster^
began recently. Mr. Lancaster reports that th*
construction, which is being done by Wimco
Construction, should be completed in about four
weeks.
Immunization required
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The new state immuni
zation law that went into
effect July 1 is designed to
eliminate the possibility of
serious outbreaks of
childhood diseases among
school populations, accord
ing to Dr. Verna Y.
Barefoot, Craven County
Health Director.
“We are looking at
maybe 200,000 students in
all grades across the state
who are not fully protected
against polio, measles,
rubella (German measles),
diptheria, whooping
cough, and tetanus,” she
said.
Beginning students for
years have been required
to get this protection.
Measles vaccine, however,
was not required until
1971, and rubella in 1977,
so there are many junior
and senior high school
students moving up
through the grades
without full protection.
“Since 1973, elementary
schools have demanded
immunization records of
all kindergarten and first
grade youngsters, so our
lower grades are in good
shape except for trans
fers.” said Dr. Barefoot.
“Many times school
records from distant states
do not arrive with
immunization records
attached.”
The new law says that all
students must present
proof of immunization
against all six diseases to
school officials on or before
the start of school for the
1980-81 year, or be
expelled. Parents should
receive notification this
fall from the school if their
child needs one or more
shots.
Craven County Health
Department offers free
immunizations Monday
through Friday, 8:30 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m. at 2102 Neuse
Blvd. Immunizations are
also given free at these
designated Van locations:
Dover - Mayor’s office,
Time: Second Monday
every month, 10:00 a.m. to
3:00 p.m.
Fort Barnwell - Sermons
Store, Time: Third P’riday
every month, 10:00 a.m. to
3:00 p.m.
Cove (hty - McCoy’s F’ood
Center, Time: Fourth
Monday every month,
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Vanceboro - Town Hall.
Time: F''ourth Tuesday
every month, 10:00 a.m. to
3:00 p.m.
For further information,
call Oaven (!o. Health
Department at 633-4496 or
6:13-4497.
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