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EDITORIAL PAGE I PEOPLE I AND PLACES AND T by Bruce Barton | My column "People, Places and Things" will resume nest week. Hope all of you had a wonderful Christmas, and that you have a new year's celebration that is memorable and refreshing. God Mesa each of you. Bruce Barton Asterisk Should Be By Ruth's Name, Not Maris's Not many realize it, but Roger Maris hit 61 home runs in only 684 trips to the plate in 1961. It took Babe Ruth 3 more at-bats to hit 60 homers in 1927 And yet. an asterisk stands beside Maris's name in the record books That's trashy Commissioner Ueberroth oughtta remove it It's an imp stificd stain on a remarkable feat Teammate Bobby Richardson, a close triend. recalls the year after Maris hit 61 homers. "That year (1962), he had 100 RBI's and 3 3 home runs, and the press called him the flop of the year Maris was a complete ballplayer, and underrated. "Before he came to us", says Richardson, "I knew him as probably the best baserunner in baseball." ? ? ? i ? "North Carolina has more NBA first-round draft picks than some pro teams", says Rutgers Coach Craig Littlepage Jeff Lebo's favorite movie is "On Golden Pond' .Joe Wolfs is "Never Cry Wolf'. Aw, come on Joe If Furman's loot ball secondary is a bit shell-shocked, there's a reason. Nevada-Reno threw 54 passes against the Paladins, and Rhode Island an in credible 90 aerials In timjj, we'll know the real reason behind Tom Reed's . abrupt resignation as State football coach. It wouldn't surprise me to learn that Chancellor Bruce Poulton's behind it. ? " ? ? # ' t ' * The dumbest sports move of the year has gotta be changing Spud Webb's uniform number from 4 to .4. Atlanta Hawk general manager Stan Kasten thought it was a great publicity idea. It wasn't. It was a cheap stunt and demeaning to the 5-7 Webb. Fortunately, Kasten dropped the idea ... Everybody wonders why South Carolina so dominates the Shrine Bowl. Herman Helms, executive sports editor of the Columbia State and one of the nation's premier writers, says there can be only one explanation: superior coaching. Maybe so, but I believe the answer may be "up front". The v.. Sandlappers knock the socks off North Carolina in the trenches. ,, i * -? v^ I * ( c W I * * ' ? ? ? ? 4 \ t c * I ? How does North Carolina stack up against Eastern power Syracuse? Ohio Coach Danny Nee says, "Carolina's more dimensional, but Syracuse might be a little more physical and aggressive" ... The American Medical Association (AMA) has reaffirmed its call for a ban on boxing. Now, it wants to ban tobacco ads I'm sure the AMA's heart's in the right place, but I wonder about its head. There's a little thing called the U.S. Constitution the good doctors ought to consider . Tyrone Bogues, all 5-3 of him, hauled down 8 rebounds the other night. ? ? ? * ', Some wonder why Gaffney, which won the state 4-A Division I title, didn't have a player in the Shrine Bowl Reason is that Coach A.L Curtis , . , had only 2 seniors on his 1985 squad The generation gap was never more , evident than when Bear quarterback Jim McMahon and former Colt great , , . Johnny Unitas appeared with Brent Musburger recently. McMahon wore ;? an open shirt, dark glasses and a greased-down hair style. Unitas was nattily attired in a business suit. He still has class written all over him. r ? ? ? ? * ? ?" * P(1? - (Editor's note: Watch Paul Cameron on the 6 pm and 11 pm newscasts ' on Channel 3.) Or. Sft?rwood Hlnaon, Jr.( 1 . Emergency Number: 738-7303i ___ Lumberton Chiropractic Center i^Oh, m)c aching backl^) I r All of us tend to neglect our backs until one day, when we least expect it, we cry, "Oh, my aching bock! Why me?" LOW BACK PAIN is one of mankind's most common oilments. As a back owner, you will find chiropractic useful in the proper care of your low bock. Why live with bock discomfort needlessly, contact lumberton Chiropractic Center. CONTACT Ot. JHIAWOOO ' HINSON lumberton Chiropractic Contor SALEM SQUARE: (H? Nowost frrafotrionol Nrtt) m >?- |J M t "?JwfiwfRIf Rf.| MPMPfnwPj WoV* Kmt 7MJ4M I ? ?*" A I district attorney appears on '60 Minutes7! Robeson County District Attor ney Joe Freeman Britt, who is Uated in the Guinness Book of World Records for obtaining more death penalty convictions than any other U.S. prosecutor, re ceived national exposure for his tough courtroom tactic* Sunday night on a segment of the CBS News program "60 Minutes." Britt, of Lumberton, the prose cutor responsible for sending con victed murderer Margie Velma Barfield to the Central Prison death chamber last year, was portrayed by CBS correspondent Ed Bradley as "The Deadliest pp.- Bradley, who filmed por tions of the broadcast in Rtietgh and Lumberton last June, said Britt has obtained 37 death penal ty convictioos in the past 13 years. The program showed how Britt pressured the N.C. Parole Com mission last summer to rescind an agreement to release a Robeson County man convicted of killing his wife with a shotgun as she walked into church for an Easter Sunday service. It was the first time the parole commission re versed itself on such a decision. Wake County Superior Court Judge James H. Pou Bailey summed the program's moral up in a telephone interview after the program. J1 I ? Robeson Men Get Death Penalty LUMBERTON ? One of the longest trials in Robeson County history ended after five weeks Friday afternoon when a jury sentenced two Lumberton men to death for the September 1984 murders of Jackie Ray Ransom and Larry Jones. ^ A seven-man, five-woman jury on Tuesday convicted Henry Lee "Buck" Hunt, 41, and Elwell "Babe" Barnes, 56, with two counts each of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder. Defense attorneys said Friday they would appeal the verdicts. Hunt and Barnes were convicted of shooting the 37-year-old Ransom on Sept. 8,1984, so they could collect 82,000 from Ransom's wife, Dorothy. She and her first husband, to whom she was still married, contracted to have Ransom killed so they could collect a 825,000 double-indemnity life insurance policy. Jones, 33, a police informant, was shot to prevent him from implicating the two in the Ransom case. ' On Monday, a mistrial was declared in the case of Barnes'brother, 65-year-old Exonic "A.R." Barnes of Fairmont, also charged in the Ransom case. He will be tried later. The two sente^es bring the number of cases District Attorney Joe Freeman Britt has prosecuted and won a death penalty on to 37. He is recognized as the "deadliest district attorney" by record books. NATIVE AMERICAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN GOVERNMENT STUDIES Native American students taking part in the Close Up Foundation's weeklong government studiet program sit in on briefings by govern? merit officials, lobbyists and journalists. Native American high school students from across the country are invited to participate in a unique, in depth look at the federal government through a pro gram conducted by the Close Up Foundation in Washing ton, D.C. Through Close Up, students can visit the nation's capital and question a vast number of experts on the process and issues facing the country. Close Up is funded in part through a grant from R.J. Reynolds Industries, Inc. "Washington is a city with innumerable resources and expertise and Close Up seeks to capitalize on the opinions and information," said Sue Higby, Close Up's community coordinator for Native Amer ican Schools. Higby explained that dur ing their week in Washington the students meet with mem bers of Congress, journalists and experts on the executive and judicial branches and on foreign and domestic issues. The participants also take part in various tours of the city, attend a live theater Crformance, and have a final nquet and dance. "The heart of the week will be daily, small group infor mative workshops in which students have the opportun ity to share their concerns and ideas with other students from around the country," she said. Close Up provides limited fellowship funds to each participating school for a teacher and low-income stu dents. A teacher from each participating school travels to Washington with the stu dents so that the teachers may carry Washington re sources back to their class rooms. Higby said that Close Up is encouraging Native Ameri can schools to apply for participation for the 1986-87 school year. Reynolds Industries, the largest corporate sponsor of Close Up, assists with the foundation's fellowship pro gram and also supports its publications and minority which is carried on the C-SPAN cable network. R.J. Reynolds Industries, Inc., with headquarters in Winston-Salem, N.C., is the parent company of R.J. Rey nolds Tobacco Co.; R.J. Rey nolds Tobacco International, Inc.; Nabisco Brands, Inc. (cookies, crackers, nuts and snacks, confectionery, des serts, margarines and cereal si; Del Monte Corp. (canned and frozen foods, beverages, fresh fruit); Heublein Inc. (spirits, wines and imported beers); Kentucky Fried Chicken Corp.; and RJR Archer, Inc. (packing). For a free booklet on how to be more comfortable at work, send a self-addressed, 39c stamped envelope to: VDT Users. Computer and Business Equipment Man ufacturers Association, 911 First St., NW, Washington, DC 20001. -Feeling is the herdeet thing In the world to put Into words." Jeck London if r , ? mii ifcMffltMttt MkUkti' ,1 I i Pwknki DnfCwHr. 0*mm >W?.M. Pmkntr NC. Dial ipemBRokEc^JS&l X "1 ^ ? Howard Brook*, r.oh. ??? Free 15 page child safety book Sometimes I think angelic hosts protect our wandering, roving children from serious accidents. Otherwise, their bumps and bruises would be worse than they are. It behooves us, however, to eliminate potential accident traps wherever our children play or go. Clip 'n Send this editorial to Pharmacist's Clip ping Service, Box 1607, Washington, NC 27889 for your 15?page copy of "Child Safety Hand book." It's "free! Our compliments! Precaution pays, so take a minute. Write for this helpful booklet, and follow its sensible guidelines. Decide today. Prevent needless sorrow tomor i row. STVPItS r?OM rwi >QO? Of IQMW 14:7) If you had known ma, y# should hawe known my rather ? alio: and henceforth yr know him and haua aacn him. i ' - f Patrol Urges-motorist* To Be Careful During The Holidays "Home for the holidays" is a phase that will be repeated many times across North Carolina as we approach the Christinas and New Year's holiday period. The State ' Highway Patrol will strive to make it a safe trip "home for the holidays" as thousands of Tfcrbeel motorists travel our roads and interstate highways to spend time with family and friends. "Too often, this time of good cheer turns to sadness because of a fatal traffic accident," said Colonel Jack Cardwell, Commander of the State Highway Patrol. The grim statistics for last year's Christmas and New Year's holiday driving periods were 40 killed and 2,095 injured. Colonel Cardwell added, "Our troopers will be making ? -V , ? - -* ' fjjj every effort to detect en. apprehend ' drinking ent speeding drivers. These ttw offenses continue to be th< lending cause of death on oui roads." Heavy traffic, redue ed daylight hours, and the potential for bad weather will add to the problems oi motorists. , . Hie Christmas holiday driv ing period extends from 6:0C p.m. on December 23 unti midnight Christmas day. The New Year's holiday driving period begins at 6:00 p.m. or December 30 and ends a midnight January 1. "Hie use of seatbelts, noi drinking while driving, obey ing traffic laws, and keeping in mind defensive driving will make the phrase Home foi the holidays' a safe reality", Colonel Cardwell advised. January Activities Kick Off Year Of Hie Native American i A Winter Festival featuring special exhibits, a banquet and other activities will mark the beginning of the year of the Native American in 1986. The festival, Jan. 9-12 in Raleigh, will attract Indian leaders and friends from across the state and nation. Billy Mills, an Oglala Sioux and a gold medalist runner in the 1964 Olympics will be the guest speaker at a Recogni tion Banquet Jan. 9 at the Raleigh Civic Center. Earlier that day, he will participate in a "Fun Run" beginning at 12 . noon at the N.C. State Uni versity campus. The banquet will feature Native American food, music, dance and art ^ Other festival activities will include the opening of En cyclopedia Britannica's Great American Indian Leaders Ex hibit at the North Carolina Museum of History, an Ocon aluftee Indian Village crafts display at the Archives and History Building on Jan. 10, and lectures by Lumbee his torians at both the Museum of History and the North Caro lina Museum of Natural His tory on Jan. 12. The Museum of Natural History will host an exhibit entitled "Hie Amerind Em pire: Man in the New World: 40,000 B.C. to 1400 A.D.," beginning Jan. 10 and con tinuing through Feb. 28. Tlie Winter Festival is sponsored by the America's Four Hundredth Anniversary Committee, the Wake County Four Hundredth Anniversary Committee, the City of Ra leigh, the N.C. Commission of Indian Affairs in the N.C. Department of Administration and the United Tribes of North Carolina. Tickets for the Jan. 9 Recognition Banquet are $20 per person and may by purchased through local In dian organizations and the Commission of Indian Affairs. Gov. James G. Martin, in proclaiming 1986 as Year of the Native American, recog nizded the "first inhabitants of our great state" and their special heritage. For more information, con tact Wanda Bums-Ramsey, at the N.(J. Compassion <lian Affairs in Raleigh "at (919) 733-5998. CONGRESSMAN ROSE DISAPPOINTED IN PRESIDENTIAL VETO I : Congressman Charlie Rose today said he is disappointed by the President's veto of the Textile and Apparel Trade Enforcement Act of 1985. "Mr. Reagan has just sen tenced millions of American textile and apparel workers to permanent joblessness," Congressman Rose said. "Our North Carolina textile and apparel industry deserves better than this." "If free trade existed in this world, that would be one thing, but unfair trade pract ices by other countries have thrown thousands of North Carolinians out of work." If Cnd when an opportunity comes to try to override the President's veto, I'm going to vote for the American textile and apparel worker, and for the American textile and apparel industry," Congress man Rose said. mmmm n ? ... tverywnere you look, Amer icans are going for fruit. They're eating more fresh fruit, drinking more fruit juice, even slurping frozen fruit on a stick. Take a look in your local supermarket, and youll see that there's a national craze for fruit, and nowhere in the store is the de mand for fruit products more apparent than in the soft drink section. America's soft drink man ufacturers also have a pas sion for fruit. They've added juice to soda pop, and have created a product that com bines the refreshment of soft drinks with the great taste of fruit juice. Sales of these juice-added soft drinks have soared from $25 million in 1982 to an expected $200 mil lion in 1985, and that's just the beginning, tt's expected that within a few years, juice added soft drinks may ac count for 15 percent of all soft drinks sold. The soft dnnk that pio neered the juice-added mar ket is called Slice, and it's singlehandedly responsible for most of the growth of the cate |ogrJWthl^j>ercen^rea^ iruit juice, the lemon-lime soft drink, has successfully tapped into the great con sumer demand for fruit and is spawning a number of im itators. It has even brought the ben efits of fruit juice to diet soda drinkers. Diet Slice, sweet ened with 100 percent Nutra Sweet, also contains 10 per cent real fruit juice, and calorie-conscious consumers * ' have welcomed it with open arms (and mouths). As America's love affair with fruit continues, juice added soft drinks will flour ish. For refreshment and taste, consumers seem to be saying that nothing beats the flasar of fruit. Juice added soft drinks may soon account for 15 per cent of all soft drinks sold. I ^5SS?^ Bl OSC A R MAYER fi M WEINERS & FRANKS PK. 1 REGULAR AND BEEF i| SLICED BOLOGNA wi'r COOKED HAM Mtt 'l79 CHOPPED HAM ...M>Z.*1W REGULAR AND BEEF ?<170 SLICED BOLOGNA 12-oz/l79
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