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Editori ml Short Session Should Be A Busy One With the General Assembly about to meet for the short session, it is time for editorial writers to prepare to 'view with alarm' the latest legislation to emerge from Raleigh. Before we become too alarmed, we would like to offer the legislators some suggestions for making the short session a productive one. The first priority of the session will be to dole out handsome pay raises to our state's school teachers. The teachers are overdue for a raise and we support increases in their salaries. We would caution, however, that increasing teacher salaries alone will not improve the quality of education in North Carolina. Giving the teachers more money will quiet the North Carolina Association of Educators, but it won't make our children any smarter or our teachers any more qualified. Teacher salary increases are only a first step toward improving our schools. The legislators will also be asked to approve a ban on phosphates in household detergents. The detergent industry has launched an expensive campaign to defeat the measure, claiming the ban would be of little us in improving water quality in North Carolina. They may be right. Maybe a ban on phosphates won't dramatically improve water quality, but even if a small im provement results, it is well worth undertaking. We would also urge our representatives to consider repealing the sales tax placed on food and both the inventory and intangibles taxes, replacing them with an increase in the tax on cigarettes. Our representatives in Raleigh have the op portunity to make this short session one that will affect the course of North Carolina for years to come. We hope they succeed in their ef forts. Letters to the Editor Reader Opposes Intangible Tax Dear Editor; North Carolina is one of the finest states in the country and is a wonderful place ot live and work. We are blessed with good people, good climate and good government. We have good highways, good schools, and are considered one of the most progressive states in this counti7. We do, however, have one tax that is unfair, capricious in its application and probably the most disliked tax in this state. I am referring to the in tangibles tax. This tax was instituted in IMS at a time when capital was not as important and when the economy was more labor-intensive. It is a tax which discriminates against capital and is out of step in the computer age. It is a tax that discourages investments and savings. Because of changing tax laws, tax shelters, thrift plans and other investment vehicles, as well as com puterized transfer of funds, it no longer efficiently collects the revenue it was intended to Its peculiar application hits hard at retirees and new businesses and discourages people from moving to North Carolina. Georgia, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio and North Carolina have both intangibles taxes and income tax. Ohio will eliminate its intangible tax on Dec. 31, 1984. Indiana is phasing out its intangibles tax. Both Georgia and Kentucky have a lower rate of in tangibles tax and income tax than North Carolina. The General Fund is the State of North Carolina has an The News Record * Serving Tho Poop <? Of Modi son County Sine* 1901 P.O. Bor 369 ? Marshall, N.C. 28753 Telephone (704)649-2741 T. Chary! W. Kocnig ?? C. Partu I. Pop" Story Or. Joseph Godwin Dorothy B. Shupe Editor Advertising Mgr. Ad Representative Office Mgr. . Columnists estimated surplus of 9400,000,000 to $500,000,000 this year. It is only fair that the taxpayers share in this excess revenue, particularly since their taxes were raised by $219,000,000 in 1983. When the General Assembly meets on June 7, they will have an opportunity to review again the state tax program. It is an ideal time for the legislative to start directing some of the revenue back to the taxpayers. Dear Editor: This is an open letter of thanks to Carolina Wilderness ADventures for their par ticipation in the Clean Streams celebration on teh French Broad River. The Hayes' Run, Sandy Mush and Laurel 4-H Clubs participated in the annual cleanup effort and got to enjoy a day of raf ting the river at no chiurge. The five ratfs full of 4-H'ers However, the legislators need to know how the citizenry feels. I would encourage every taxpayer to contact their representatives to encourage them to repeal this most un popular tax. It can only be done if the taxpayers let the legislators know how we feel. Let's take another step to make North Carolina the best state in the Union. Very truly yours, James M. Culbertson, Jr. Asheboro. N.C. and guides Kathy Blossfield, Ernie Melin and Kurt Crowhurst "bagged" another two rafts full of trash washed down by the recent rains. Carolina Wildreness' sense of community service is mat ched by their obvious ex perience and style. On behalf of the 4-H Clubs of Madison County, I wish to thank them. Ltm Zeller HI. 3, Marshall Parker Praises Laurel Firemen Dear Editor, I recently had the opportuni ty .frightening as it waa, to watch the Laurel Volunteer Fire Department in action. On Sunday night, May 17, they answered a call about a burning car in the Shelton Laurel section of Madison County. I waa with ray brother, Gerry Cook, who is an active member of the fire of tbe volunteer fire fighting crew. They quickly extinguished the flames. Luckily, there ?m no one in the car and it was not close to any hemes which could have been affected by the flames I was very impressed by their quickness and effic ient . in handling the situation. Ileal the Laurel Fire Department is an aaset to Madison County and their community. They, the other established Are departments, and those who are in the process of getting started hate in Ma<fisan Coun ty needs ail the support and eocenrageiseat we as Heard And Seen By POP 8TORY NAME OMITTED In the writeup in the May 23 issue in this col umn the name of Ray Rarmer, of Marshall, was inadvertently omitted in listing the fishermen who enjoyed a trip to Horseshoe Beach, Fla., recently. Ray tied with another fisherman in catching the largest trout on one of the days during the fishing trip. AN ANNUAL TREAT Approximately 40 persons attended the an nual picnic dinner held on the lawn of Mr. and Mrs. Judson Edwards in the Beech Glen com munity last Sunday. The occasion preceded the decoration of the Edwards Cemetery in the afternoon. Sunday was a beautiful, sunshiny day and relatives and friends were treated to another bountiful and delicious meal which was spread under the shade of the trees. I again repeat that those fine ladies of the community know how to prepare a meal "fit for a king." This was the second consecutive year that "Bill" and I have been invited and we thoroughly enjoyed the occasion. OBSERVATIONS The older I get the quicker I find myself turn ing to the obituary columns in the morning newspaper. I guess this is natural because I've heard other people say the same thing. After glancing at the front page headlines, I used to immediately turn to the sports pages. Now, the obituary page comes first. Know Comment By JOSEPH GODWIN Since our back yard is unusually large and has many trees in it, we have an excep tionally difficult time with leaves and pine needles. There are chestnut oak, red oak, white oak, strap leaf oak, popular, maple, dogwood, and pine trees back there. We usually do an acceptable Job keeping the front of the yard clean in the autumn as the leaves fall, but those in the back sometimes have to wait until school is out in the spr ing. Such was the case this year. Last week I had raked and burned, raked and burned, and raked and burned until I felt raked and bushed! Propping against the locust fence for a little rest as one pile burned low, I began to think Were it not for the work I do elsewhere, I would have this job done before now; but students do have to be taught, and I have been trying to teach them. Then I thought about the large number of young people who left here two weeks ago with bright new bachelor's degrees-and about how I wished them both luck and success. (I never have fully understood the relationship between those two-luck and success. Certainly no person is ever successful as he should be without some measure of luck. Yet, if he depends solely on luck for his success, he is ruined before he begins.) What are the ingredients of success? Some will feel that it is too late to talk success to them. I doubt that! However, if you are determined to believe it is too late far you, read on and then pass this column along to your near relative or friend who just graduated from high school or college. Don't let a young person think that he or she has missed success in the beginning because he has not landed that thirty-thousand-dollar posi tion. She may be a checker or waitress. He may be a clerk or a mere trainee or helper. She may be a secrtary, or he may be earning low wages at a ser vice station or as a stock boy - in shipping and receiving. Never mind that; it is good experience. Leaning there against the fence with my rake in hand, I : decided to give you all of the I necessary components of sue- : cess. t The first one is purpose. One 1 has to know what he wants to i do and where he wants to go. Some people might call this a 1 goal, but I call it purpose < because all the other com- ' ponents of success begin with > the letter "P". i If you don't know where you < want to go, you may already t be there. Wisdon spoke long i ago and said, "No wind can do him good who sails for no f port." c The second is plan. This has v to do with methodology in working toward your goal, r Some plans work; some don't, v More than one plan might o work, but to flounder your way ji is not one of them. If Plan A fails, move on to Plan B; but have a plan-otherwise, you may fail without knowing why. The third component of suc cess is perseverance. Keep on. Don't stop. Never give up. If you fail, try again; and if you fall, crawl until you get on your feet again. A million times over, the difference bet ween failure and success is simply one more try! Finally, there is patience. Most people I know are too ihort on patience. We want what we want, and we want it low. Did you hear of the fellow who prayed, ?Lord. I'm short in patience; give me more pa ience, and give it to me right low!" Why are we in such hurry or what we want? A little suc ess (progress) at a time is all ire need. I suspect that the most niserable soul who ever lived irould be that person who sits n all the success he wants ust waiting for nowhere to go. Steve Ferguson , politics, pontics, you've been bear ing on TV and radio and seeing in the popart lately. And you'll keep on hearing it until November. Pottticiane call each other diaboaeet. unsure, sneaky - it 's hard to keep the TV screen ? ? with all the mudaiinging going oa. You don't know who to chooae Did you ever wish there waa a candidate who was perfect in every way, a clear choice? and I';m Ms juai the right on ? ' criminals. Simple: death penalty for parking violations. BUI to so clean be won't drive for fear of violating the speed limit law*. He takes a taxi everywhere, and feels everyone etoe should do the same. PORNOGRAPHY: BUI to sick of all the smut he sees on TV and in magasines. He wants to clean up America, to make it like it once was, as pure and free as it was when > i roamed the earth Bil rograms that kick watcvti with Mom and Dad may be hannb* SSmS * mall He hoi much longer we can show children these warped views of reality? Show* that will immediately be taken off the air include "Captain Kangaroo," "He Man" and "Fiahin' with Orlando WUaon." EDUCATION: Our schools are doing good, but they need to be much stricter in teaching our ehtkhw, according to Bill. His education package con tains several steps: Do sway with recess and P.K., instead using that time to encourage kids to read the Wall Street Journal Encourage first-grade llrtssh to watt harder, so they'll develop habits from each first-grader before thev could advance to the ss develop good habits iatert an in life. BUI is strict in this area and demands that all Mgb school seniors be given a strict test, which would require that they be able to spell their name, say their ABCs and count to ten. BUI feels this Is at least a good start. Doesn't Bill Smiley sound like the kind of man you want In office? He's knows what you want, be'U work hard to get it, as long as you want the
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