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Anyone for digging sassafras? Coffee is very much in the news today due to the sharp increase in price. Some grocery chains are pushing a boycott. Some cafeterias are offering free hot tea as a means of reducing the interest in coffee. There are, however, millions who insist they have to have their coffee, regardless of price. New ways of getting the last drop out of a pound of coffee re being sought, yet the par capita con sumption of coffee adds up to 9.2 pounds of regular grind and 2.7 pounds made from instant varieties. That is almost 12 pounds or a pound a month. Problems of weather in the coffee growing countries seems to be the chief blame for the high prices. Of interest is the fact that the United States uses just about one-third of the world crop. And now coffee growers and processors are trying to change the image of coffee to make it appeal more to the younger groups. This is in direct competition to the soft drink industry. One man suggested that coffee trees be grown by individuals who could harvest the beans and save. It takes a tree about three years to bear beans and six years to mature. Coffee trees cannot stand the cold, so they would have to be in pots and easily moved inside never under 65 degrees. The coffee bean appears between September and January, and they ripen a few at a time. They are picked when dark red. One tree will yield a handful of beans per picking or three pounds a season ? this means about a pound of roasted g* COIf 66. The sticky pulp has to be removed by fermenting, and the seeds are kept in water 36 hours, then dried in the sun. Under a hammering process, the parchment coating can be broken off and blown away with a fan. Next comes the roasting, at about 350 degrees for 30 minutes. The lighter the bean when roasted, the milder the coffee. Get your mattock fellows, we are going out to dig some sassafras roots for tea. It is easier to make a brew from it than home-grown coffee beans. When bureaucracy moves beyond control One of our reporters was making his round of news sources the other afternoon when he came upon an interesting item. He had walked into this govern mental office and was waiting for the Big Boss to come out when one of the trusted janitors came around to empty the waste basket. He pulled a stapler from the basket and put it back on the table, commenting that somebody must have thrown it in the basket by mistake. About that time, the second in command came through and spied the stapler. He picked it up and threw it back into the basket, noting that the thing was broken and couldn't be repaired. Our reporter reached in, lacked up the stapler and proceeded to unhinge it In a few seconds, he had dislodged three staples from the inside of the machine and had it working once again. The second in command hadn't bothered to try to fix it. It cost him nothing. He simply would requisition another one. TTiat's the way it is when bureaucracy moves beyond control of those who pay the bill. We understand that the second in command later told the first in command what had happened and that he admitted that he should have tried to repair the stapler. Right on. TTiis happened in the sheriff's ii office but it probably is happening in other offices as well. We hope not. ? * The Gastonia Gazette * 1 Heard and seen 1 . ? By POP * * Even the greatest admirers of snow are ij: | beginning to get tired of seeing the white ? stuff... rising teihperatures above the zero ij: | marks gave a little relief over the weekend | :? but there are still many water pipes frozen S >?; and many homes are without water... | fortunately we are blessed with com | passionate firemen, town employees and $ | others who have worked day and night $ S doing everything possible to restore water ? y. supplies... Warren Edwards and Alderman Donald Ramsey, along with Buford Marler ? | and Richard Roberson continue to work | helping people with their water problems... ?: ? firemen even came to the aid of a Southern $ ji: railroad engine Sunday night that needed ? ? water... they have also been called out ? | several times on fire calls... when the ?: icuipciaiuico wcic uciuw ?cru II ere jjj recently, one lady said it got so cold that the jij I "coo-coo clock" in her kitchen failed to ? iji operate... she said the bird came out but j-j: g couldn't coo-coo and couldn't go back inside :jj I the clock... she declares that this is true... | | Raymond Stines said he started his car :|i | okay a few mornings ago but that the tires ? I-j and wheels were so frozen in the ice the car g wouldn't budge until he was pulled out.. | boys and girls have been having a great iji time sledding on the cotton mill street., when I got out of bed about 6 a.m. Monday ? there was no new snow on the ground... but, by 7 a.m., die ground was white with at least :jj an inch of snow... being una Me to navigate jjj >: after going home for supper these nights I | S have had additional time to read and watch ji LTV... guess you've had the same ex perience... ' 1 ? The News-Record NON?PARTISAN IN POLITICS JAMES 1 STORY, Editor Published Weekly Bjr lfcdfcon County PublfchingCo.Inc. BOX 3S7 MARSHALL, N.C. 2S7SS .< - ~ .. .. s .? 7,'?. J J ?Mm" MM ?MW* 3 Hunt's message applauded By ERNEST MESSER Although some proposals in Gov. James Hunt's legislative program will be difficult to pass, his message to the joint session of the House and Senate last Monday night was well received. The loudest ovation came when he recommended that the ERA amendment be , passed. In second place on the applause meter was his . promise to place strong con- I sumer representatives on the Utility Commission. Gov. Hunt recommended that there be no significant increase in taxes, except that he did recommend the removal of the $120 limit from the sales tax. In order to improve North Carolina's economy, Gov. Hunt recommended that the Industry Hunting Section of Natural and Economic Resources be moved to the Department of Commerce, and that high quality in dustries be sought for North Carolina. Gov. Hunt asked that a 9900,000,000 road construction bond issue be submitted to a vote of the people and that a single policy making Board of Transportation be established. To aid agriculture, the governor would establish an Advisory Council on Agriculture. | Gov. Hunt asked for a ' 940,000,000 biennial ap propriation to improve reading in the public schools, and advocated that by 1979 every high school senior be required to pass a standard reading and math test as a prerequisite to graduation. He further advocated that school facilities be opened for use by the people and that there be more people in volvement in the operation of the public schools. No appropriations are recommended for building the School of Veterinary Medicine on the North Carolina State campus. This will become one of the appropriations issues of this session. The governor restated his earlier recommendation that teachers and state employees be given a percent pay (increase >4 each one percent ) increase costs $16,000,000). The new budget submitted to the General Assembly by the governor and the Advisory Budget Commission calls for biennial expenditure of 17.9 billion, an increase of one billion dollars over the 1975-77 budget. He advocated the establish ment of an Economic Development Board and a Labor Force Development Council. Information available All North Carolina citizens have easy access to complete information on the status and legislative history of all current legislation being considered by the 1977 General Assembly of North Carolina. Beginning Jan. 12 any in terested person may get in formation on the status of current legislation by calling, writing, or visiting the Bill Status Desk in the Legislative Library (Phone: 919-733-7779; Room 2296, State Legislative Building). During the last legislative session the General Assembly provided toll-free access to the Bill Status Desk, but because of the high cost associated with the toll-free phone line it will not be con tinued this session. The same information service as was available in 1975-76 will be continued, but any long distance charges will have to be paid by the person inquiring. The Bill Status Desk will also respond to written requests or personal visits. By calling, writing, or visiting the Bill Status Desk, a person will have access to the North Carolina General Assembly's computerized bill indexing system. A caller can quickly And out the latest action on any bill currently being considered by the 1977 General Assembly, the name of the legislative committee considering the bill, and any other bill history or status information stored in the system. The Bill Status Desk will respond to requests during normal working hours for the General Assembly, 9 a.m. to 5:90 p.m. on Mondays through Fridays and 7 to ? p.m. on Monday nigbti The Bill Status System can respond only to information requests about current legislation being considered by the 1977 General Assembly. Information about con sidered by past legislative lW7??^oram^ab^caae System. The Bill Status Dosk IJrioHty to ihslargswjmberoi Letters to the editor APPRECIATION Editor, The Marshall News Record: It is s comfort to know the temperature doeen't get too low for people like Maurice i McAlister and Robert Allen of the Marshall Volunteer Fire Department; Harold Wallin, : Madiaon County Tax Collec tor; and O. A. Gregory, Gulf OU distributor to come to your aid. Within a few hours after the water got into the of the old Sprinkle Shelton Wholesale Building and the furnace in the Food Stamp office went off, Maurice and Robert vM DMrt with their pump. They manned the pump day and night In eubeero weather until Wetfaaeday when the water fot low enough for the oil truck driven to wade la and on the tank that had overturned and atari the A word of thanka alee to the **i Stamp etaff that very willingly atoyed on the Jab to takacare rfthepacpla'a> |r ol the with What ttle electric best we hud. W iwd many families were forced to apply to feed their families. Unlike many other programs the Food Assistance Program with a minimum of one collateral contract to verify the situation, help can be given im mediately. Thanks, fellows. Your ef forts did not go unnoticed and were greatly appreciated not only by the staff but by the many families we served during the crisis. ELIZABETH S. ROBERTS Food Stamp Supervisor HUNTSINGER RELATIVES SOUGHT \ I need help in locatii* Ha lived on a tobacco farm near Man Hill from 1178 to IMS (married to Ann McFarland). He moved to Torn, IMS. In he moved to Texae with children to a farm Mar Mount Calm, Tex. He died la ISM or MM. I would appreciate hearing Lorrna, Te* 7086ft . >' , ? *** . awBog*-.. Editorial THIN ICi i V 1 r I e w s ? c?p? /-aJ i BLACK GOLD ?? ' ? ? . ' . V \ ?ian ?Ill !? f-IMTV -I-' U.S. ; COFFEE k CUP / m M 'Howdy, Ma'am, I'm new In the territory ... introducing a new line of brushes' (?? rJK carter i products i
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