IncumRents Versus Challengers?
As primary day approaches on
May 6 both incumbents and their
challengers are attempting to get
their names, faces and credentials
before the public in hopes of
winning support.
Here is a look at some of the 86
candidates seeking 33 seats in state
and local government.
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Calling all firemen in North
Carolina!
Bob Scott, candidate for go
vernor wants you to know that if
elected he will restore and upgrade
the Fire Service Training Program
that previously existed in the
Department of Community Col
leges.
The former governor also said he
would establish a plan for Volun
teer Fire and Rescue Units to
purchase necessary supplies and
equipment through the State's Pur
chase and Contract bid procedure
at a savings.
Other provisions will include
giving all volunteer fire and rescue
personnel another tax break on gas
used to answer calls, and re-estab
lishing a Volunteer Fireman's
Day.
Former Insurance Commission
er Edwin Lanier said he supports
Burlington attorney Jim Long for
the Democratic nomination for
.insurance commissioner.
John Ingram is seeking re-elect
ion to his^hird term. He is facing
Long, Ra^ Rabon of Raleigh and
Ken Brown of Garner. All three
opponents have served as deputy
commissioners under him.
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Charlotte attorney Joe Beard is a
candidate for the North Carolina
House of Representatives.
Beard was Assistant United
States Attorney for Charlotte in
1972-73 and ran for the N. C. House
in 1978.
He has served as a delegate to
the Republican National Conven
tion in Kansas City. Beard was a
Mecklenburg County coordinator
for the campaign of Senator Jesse
Helms.
Since 1973 Beard has served as
chairman of the North Carolina
Conservation Union, an organiza
tion which rates legislators on
support for limited government,
fiscal responsbility and family
integrity.
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Incumbent District Court Judge
T. Michael Todd's experience in
cludes serving as Assistant At
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torney General of North Carolina.
He was a law clerk for the law
firmof Chambers, Stein, Ferguson
and Bee ton and a law clerk for the
Legal Aid Society of Mecklenburg
County.
Certified Public Accounting, J.
Ε. B. Davis with IS years expe
rience in public and private audit
ing behind him is running for State
Auditor.
He is the senior accountant with
Peat, Marwick, Mitchell and Co.
CPA's, and Cherry, Bekaert and
Holland CPAs.
Davis has served as the Uni
versity of Georgia Senior Auditor,
and Director of Internal Audit and
is a member of the N. C. Associa
tion of Public Accountants and the
American Institute of Certified
Public Accountants.
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Ed Renfrew, a three-term
Senator is also seeking the nomina
tion for State Auditor. He has
owned and operated an accounting
firm in Smithfield for 17 years.
He has served as Treasurer of
the North Carolina Democratic
Party and on the Executive Board
of the Baptist State Convention.
Renfrew chaired both the
Senate's base budget committee
on general government and trans
portation and the governor's public
school finance commission. He
also served on the public school
laws commission.
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Charles Crowder, Mecklenburg
County Register of Deeds since
1968 is seeking re-election.
Sum·
Crowder stated that since be
began serving in that position be
installed computerized index and
microfilm record systems for the
office.
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State Insurance Commissioner
John Ingram has announced a
public bearing will be held June 9
on the requested six percent in
crease on mobile homeowners'
policies.
The insurance commissioner's
staff lists 12 findings that are not in
compliance with North Carolina
law. They include no breakdown of
incurred losses into paid losses,
case reserves and incurred but not
reported losses.
whether the experience upon
which the filing is based was
audited, according to the Ingram
staff.
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Although commemorative liquor
decanters are attractive to collect
ors if the liquor is not removed
from the decanter before the de
canter is resold, the seller is
violating state law.
Crime Control and Public Safety
Secretary Burley Mitchell warned
"In times of inflation...there tends
to be a rise in the number of people
who buy collectable items as a
hedge against inflation.
He continued, "The sale of col
lectable items such as commem
orative liquor decanters can be
very profitable, but we want
people to be sure they do so within
the law."
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VOTE! ...Remember, ifs important
Students must be paid a mini
mum of $2.90 an hour effective July
1, 1980, according to Labor Com
missioner John Brooks.
Under the new N. C. Wage and
Hour Law for full-time students,
tipe may be counted as wages up to
SO percent of the minimum.
If the employee does not earn fet
least one-half of the minimum in
tips, the employer must make up
enough in wages to equal the
minimum.
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The NCNB Corp. board of direct
ors recently declared a quarterly
dividend of 18 cents a share pay
able June 27 to shareholders of
record June 6.
NCNBCorp. is a Charlotte-based
holding company which has North
Carolina National Bank as its
principal subsidiary.
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When Wingate College students
held elections for class and student
government for 1960-81, two Char
lotte natives were among their
choices.
They are Robin Donahue, presi
dent of the junior class and Cathy
HuntsLnger, a cabinet officer
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