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PAGE 2 — WEST CRAVEN HIGHLIGHTS - MARCH 23. 1989 GAIL WINDS : by: €ill L. Kobirson i Children. They can do it to you. Even on their better days. They always have the answers, or, as the case may be, the questions for everything and every occasion in life. A Sunday School teacher was telling her class the story of Lot. "Lot was warned to take his wife and flee out of the city," the teacher said, "but his wife iooked back and turned into salt.” The teacher glanced around the room to discover that one little girl had shyly raised her hand. “Yes?” the teacher questioned the chiid. “I was just wondering,” the child said, “what happened to his flea?” One little boy named James, who was a year older than his ftiends, was judged by his foiends to be more knowledgeble than they. A woman who ran their nursery schooi in California was delivering a station wagon load of the kids home one day when a fire truck zoomed past. Sitting on the foont seat of the fire truck was a dalmation. The children fell into a discussion about the dog's duties. Matt said they used him to keep the crowds back, white Andy suspected he was just for good luck. However, James put the matter to rest once and for all when he declared, “they use the dog to find the hydrant.” And so, the case was closed, to everyone’s satisfaction. Sometimes, children make more sense of the world than adults. Such as the time a fourth grade teacher asked little William what three-fourth of five-sixteenths was. “I don’t know exactly,” said William, “but it isn’t enough to worry about.” Eight-year old Jenny went to visit a little friend who had a new-born brother. Jenny had not seen the baby before, and was excited about the prospect. When her friend said, “Come see my littie brother,” she tip toed quietly to the side of the crib where the baby was sleeping peacefuiiy. “He’s beautiful,” declared Jenny, “and I’ll bet he’s already spoiled.” “Naw, he’s not spoiled,” her little friend said. “He smelled like that when they brought him home from the hospital.” Richard t,ederer, a teacher at St. Paul’s Preparatory School in Concord, New Hampshire, collects student bloopers. Here are some: “Delegates from the original 13 states formed the Con tended Congress. Benjamin Franklin produced eiectricity by rubbing cats backward and declared that ‘a horse divided against itself cannot stand.’ Franklin died in 1790, and is stiii dead.” “Abraham Lincoln became American’s greatest Precedent. Lincoln’s mother died in infancy, and he was born in a log cabin which he built with his own hands.” “Julius Caesar extinquished himself on the battlefields.” “Queen Elizabeth was the ‘virgin queen.’ When Eiizabeth exposed herself before her troops, they all shouted. Hurrah!” The words that spill from a child’s mind to his mouth are pure and genuine. They have not yet been tarnished by the world around them. They speak as they see. And they see plenty. So, it’s no wonder that... “It’s not the office, it’s the home, that sets the nerves to hopping, and it’s not businessmen, but wives, who calming pills keep popping. Executives may think they’ve strain and need for tranquilizing, but if they stayed home just one day, they’d find it quite surprising. Indeed, they’d take pill after pill to calm the psychic riot, or rush back to the office for a little peace and quiet.” Obituary John E. Robinson Jr. John E. Robinson Jr.. 91, died Monday at Craven Regional Medical Center in New Bern. The funeral service was to have been conducted at 11 a.m. today in the Wilkerson Funeral Home Chapel in Vanceboro by Rev. Jackie L. Gaskins. Burial will be in Celestial Memorial Gardens with military rites being accorded. He is survived by his wife, Edna Coward Robinson; four stepsons, Edgar R. Gaskins of New Bern, Jackie L. Gaskins and John W. Gaskins, both of Vance boro, and Joe A. Gaskins of Phoenix, Ariz.; a half-sister, Mrs. Pat Lloyd of Hampstead, Md.; 10 stepgrandchildren and 10 step- great-grandchildren. Robinson was a native of Mary land and he served in the U.S. Marine Corps for 20 years, retir ing in 1076. For the past 13 years, he lived on Route 2, Vanceboro. He was a member of the Vance boro Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad and the VFW in New Bern. Walter Harris Walter Harris, 85, died March 8 at the Craven Regional Medical Center in New Bern. The funeral was held March 12 at Queen’s Chapel Free Will Bap tist Church with the Rev. W.J. Best officiating. Burial was in the Harris family cemetery in Vance boro. He is survived by his wife, Muriel G. Harris; a son, Edmond Earl Yates of Vanceboro; two brothers, John Clayton Harris and Acie Harris, both of Vance boro; two sisters, Dorothy M. Bryant of Vanceboro and Aleatha H. Williams of Newark, N.J.; seven grandchilren and 12 great-grandchildren. He was a member of Queen’s Chapel Free Will Baptist Church, where he served on the Usher Board, in the Senior Choir and as a deacon. He was at rigger at the until he retired. Arrangements were by Osca Mortuary, Inc. of New Bern. FACE THE FACSIS!: DRUGS llREMDEiUI END Partnership for a Drug-Free America. Easter Lilies EASTER SPECIALS March 23-29 - *z** Solid Chocolate Rabbits ValB. H** Squeaky Pets Bunnies, Ducks. Chicks Satin Ribbon, Asst, colors Socks with lace, Girls tights Cloth Table Scarves H" CANNON’S VARIEH STORr 244-0508 Vanceboro Our Opinion Poor Hit Hard Whenever Any Item Tax Is Levied When it comes to this matter of levying taxes, the source itself in just about every instance hits poor people hardest because they are the least able to pay. When it comes to property, if a poor family owns a home, it so often finds it extremely difficult to pay the taxes levied upon that home. While we do not argue that by necessity one smokes cigarettes, if he or she does, the heavy taxes levied upon each pack hits the poor person harder than the well to do citizen. Now we have been reminded that when the argument be gins over the charge that the sales tax hits the poor person harder than the rich person, that very argument can be ex tended to just about every source of taxation. Of course, the more money one makes, the more income taxes he or she pays. The more property one owns, the more property taxes one pays. Yet, this nation, state, and locality would be in bad shape if only income and property taxes were allowed. We have been reminded criticaliy that the gasoline taxes hit the poor person much harder than the rich person even though each pays the same amount per gallon. We are re minded that the state gasoline tax is 15.95 cents per gallon while the federal tax per gallon comes to 9.10 for a total of 25.05 cents per gallon. It is argued that the poor man has to have transportation to get to and fi'om his work. That is surely true, and there is no argument there from us. The present proposal in North Carolina is to increase the gasoline tax by around five cents per gallon, the money to be used for building and improving our highways and roads. Taxes on items, we have long contended, work a greater hardship on those least able to pay. The sales tax offers the best example because few of us ever stop to consider how much taxes we pay on gasoline, and smokers seldom stop to think of how much taxes they are paying on a pack of cigarettes. Now we believe that anyone must agree that there is a differ ence between taxing a necessity and a non-necessity. Does anyone argue that tobacco and alcohol are necessities? We realize that the confirmed smoker who wants to quit but who is unable might look at tobacco as a necessity. We are bothered at times about just where we are heading when we pick out item by item upon which to place special taxes, and then add a sales tax on the very taxes we are already paying. One day we might look at items other than clothes, food, and medicines as being non-essential with both special taxes and sales taxes added and collected at the cash register. We realize that the subject of taxes is not a favorite one with our citizenry. All of us dislike the very word when it comes to paying. It becomes more tasteful when it comes to some be nefits we might receive. So we are aware that item taxes hit the poor harder than the rich. At the same time the rich are able to pay taxes in general much better and with far greater ease than the poor. But both poor and rich are about equal in their dislike of paying taxes. - ,b„ « Four Year Terms Again Before The Legislature Those who seek to make the North Carolina legislature a professional group are at it again. Once more they are caliing for a constitutional amendment to give legisiators four year terms instead of two. Just a short while ago this proposal was defeated soundly in North Carolina. If it is offered again, it ought to be defeated with a clear-cut margin. Insofar as we are able to learn, no one has asked for four year legislative terms except some of the legislators who think they are above the will of the people. They tried to ram it down the throats of the general public before, and it seems that there weil might be another ramming process. Does anyone know of any citizen in North Caroiina outside of a legislator who wants four year terms? Now the office of a representative or a state senator is one both of honor and of service. There is great responsibiijty involved. It is extremely important to keep legislators closeto the people, and by having only two year terms, we do that in this state. There is the argument about costs of campaigns. Well, no one pushes anyone in any comer and says “you must mn.” Running for the legislature is the choice the individual makes, and no one forces anyone at anytime. We need to be aware of the action on the bill for four year terms. We need to watch and see which representatives and which senators vote for such a bill, and we need to take them to task for forsaking the people. This is absolutely a legislators’ bill. As they seek to feather their nest, we need to remember that already the legislature is paying enough so that many retired people are there with secondary incomes. We see no reason to have four year legislative terms except that of catering to the sitting legislators who are seeking to make a career out of being in the assembiy. It helps them, but we see no benefits to be derived by the people. •*“ Since this bill represents a constitutional change, it must be passed by three-flflhs of the Senate and House, or 30 senators and 72 House members and then be submitted to the people for a vote. And it might well be up to the people to decide the issue. We, the people, spoke before, and we, the people, can possibly speak again. It is strange that with so many pressing needs in North Carolina, when there seems to be relative inaction in the legisl ature, the legislators spend their time on a bill to feather their own nests. We have education, salaries, roads, environment, and many major decisions to make. But the legislators speak out for four year terms for themselves. It is time John Q. Public took more interest in what is hap pening today in North Carolina. Well, we fought it before and we are ready to fight it again. Very conscientiously, we feel it is a fight for people and a fight against the self-serving desires of some legislators. We need to be ready to fight another day„., Soil & Water By MICHAEL HARRIETT SCS TechnJcUn Producers who regularly need to turn under that cover crop or last year’s residue, who bum ofT their wheat fields or who are planning to plant corn or soy beans can save time and money with no-till. No-till involves planting in a narrow slot without disturbing the residue or mulch that’s on the ground and using herbicides to control weeds. Residue covering 50 percent or more of the surface is needed for the best results. No-till can cut soil erosion by half in some cases. The residue and mulch slow runoff keeping topsoil in place. Moisture can enter the soil and fertilizer and chemicals are kept in the field where they’re needed. In a dry year, the mulch pro tects the ground from over heat ing and losing moisture. Fields planted by no-till will show moisture stress later than conventionally tilled fields. Other advantages of no-till in clude less labor and lower pro duction costs. No-till is considered one of the "best management practices” by •the Soil Conservation Service for the improvement of water quality. The crop residue improves wa ter quality by keeping sediment from leaving the field with ex cess water. Double cropping is more effec tive with no till. The next crop can be planted while the combine is still in the field. This gives the crop full advantage of the growing season. No-till double cropping is usually thought of with small grain and soybeans, but it is also very effective with com crops. When planting no-till corn, make sure the soil temperature is high enough for the seed to ger minate. The undisturbed soil doesn’t warm up as quick when it has not been disturlred. One problem producers face before planting no-till is weeds. Most weeds can be effectively controlled with herbicides and good crop rotation. Perennial weeds, Bermuda grass and Johnson grass should AMERIGAN 9GAHCER fs There Is Only One Give Wisely Throng Your Local Unit be controlled in a field before be ginning no-till. Modem herbicides do a good job when used properly and safely. Cost-sharing is available for no-till planting through the Agri cultural Stabilization and Con servation Service in Washington. It is limited to no more than three years per producer. Farmers must apply and re ceive approval before they begin planting through the ASCS. No-till offers many benefits and can be an important part of crop rotation. For more information, in terested persons can contact the Soil Conservation Service in New Bern. CRAVEN COUNTY RUSINESS AND SERVICES Tohr I Son Garago Ownar & Operator louts Totar Custon Exhavtl $ Muffltn Radiator - Trantmistion 1 Molor Soniico Hwy 17, 3 milM North of Vaneoboro 24 Hoiar Wroekor Sorvloo 244-1283 Braxton’s Stop 6 Shop * Frtta SssMts ' raBH WsMms * fnsk CtactiiM ■ iiacwias * FritsSr MMiglisra ’ M kMi al Flam Foa4 Oaat MI-ttM. [mr tar * Fita 1 Flstli alias Hwy. IT N. Vaneabara a44.14R1 244>1361 H. M. B. Morris Plaza Vanceboro Complete Family inauroFtce Coverage Fam Uf« Hortst OFFICE 244-2519 1 After Hours Call: Elva. 244-1036 Jean 244-0647 Eve Ann 637-4437 Q.£,UJ£l£X± tss MODlt ST. •ltWMMI.N-C.lSM0 TtkWHOMi S374SM *7/ou» ^UimonJSloxi , MINOR PLUMBING Repairs on all makes IWater Pumps 6t Sink Faucets “40 Yean Experience” Vanceboro 244-0510 gM The BdlaMe Carperatlan 1 “Wr Dthvet Cattrnmrt Mfisfaclaeii''* Robinson Inouronoo •Agonoy, Ine. P.O. Sox 177 Now Bom. 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