North Carolina Newspapers

? i 'X-'' ??>? NATIONAL NlWSWtR maMaH M MA MSTAMM nana ?1171 ewa - journal >5^ ASSOCIATION OCIATION Published Every Thursday at Raeford. N. C. 28376 IIV W. 11 wood Avenue Subscription Kates In Advance Per Year - S4.00 6 Months - S2.25 3 Months - SI.25 PAUL DICKSON Publisher-Editor SAM C. MORRIS General Manager LAURIE TELFAIR . . Reporter MRS. PAUL DICKSON Society Editor Sivond CUv I'osujii- I'uid st Kael'ord, N. C. Your Award - Winning Community Newspaper "It Is better to light one candle than to curse llic darkness" THIIUCniV ADDit in imn Saturday, May 2: the nature of the duty By Paul Dickson The presence on the ballot for the May 2 Democratic Primary of a total of six black and Indian candidates for seats on the Hoke County board of commissioners and the Hoke County board of education seems to be creating quite a lot of conversation and some little excitement. This is not surprising, since it is a new development here, but some of the areas of excitement and some of the reasons are rather interesting and might bear a little objective discussion, if such is possible. To take one of the statements of one of these candidates at the face value shouldn't prove too difficult: "We're not running against anybody. We're giving the black and Indian residents a chance for greater participation in their government." We can take it at face value because seeking and holding public office and taking part in government selection and operation are perfectly logical steps in the'march to equality, and this march has already gone so far that a man doesn't even have to wear the label of "militant liberal" (in all quarters, at least) to state with conviction that all of us must have equal opportunity, in all directions. It is an obvious fact, too, that to some degree, all black and Indian residents of Hoke County will gain dignity by having members of their races in public, official, respected positions. It is our assertion that the white race in Hoke County wilf also gain in dignity and stature by having them there. The quoted statement that blacks and Indians are not receiving "all the benefits that we should receive because we are not truly represented," would have to be accepted as inherently true also, although the lack of recent specifics on this must be noted. As to the concern which undoubtedly exists among some whites as to what will happen if non - whites get on these boards, and the equal concern and determination among some non - whites that a non - white, regardless of qualification, should be on them, let's just stop and think a minute. We believe the fact that some of the candidates are better qualified for the jobs they seek than are others cannot be debated successfully, and that almost no one would even dispute it. We further believe that some of the white candidates are better qualified - - by background, temperament, judgment, fairness, intelligence, etc. - - than are others; further that some of the non - white candidates for the same reasons are better qualified than others, that some of the non - white candidates are better qualified than some of the white candidates, and that some of the white candidates are better qualified than some of the non - white one. It is undeniably true that in the past some very poorly qualified persons have been elected to and have held offices all the way from Hoke County to the U.S. Senate - and many people would say even higher - and our town and county and state and nation keep rocking along, and the people eventually get around to throwing the sorry ones out and electing better. So the possibility that a poorly qualified person will be elected does not become an impending catastrophe, although it should concern every voter, and it leads us to the inevitable conclusion of these thoughts. This conclusion would have to be what it has been at every election in every county from the beginning: Our duty, to ourselves, our county, state and nation, and to our posterity, is to appraise the candidates for each office honestly and vote for those whom we feel to be the best qualified. We believe our country, our children and our consciences will fare better if we follow this course. Browsing in the files of Tho Nows-Journal 30 years ago April 25, 1940 (Note - The News-Journal's files for early may 1945 are not complete, so we will pick up some items from the issues fives years earlier, in April and May of 1940, for the next few weeks) Funeral services was conduced yesterday afternoon for Julian S. Johnson, who passed away Tuesday at the 3gc of 47. The service was conducted by the Rev. Watson M. Fairley, pastor of the Raeford Presbyterian Church, assisted by the Rev. E.C. Crawford, The Rev. W C. Brown and the Rev H. R, Clegg. The Williamsport Grays. Class A Eastern League baseball team which trained here for four weeks, left here last Sunday for Sanford, where they were to play the Wilmington, Delaware, team before continuing on their way to Williamsport. J. Roy Clunk, business manager, left last Thursday for Williamsport. and Elmer L. Schuyler; editor of the Williamsport Gazette, who covered the club's spring training for his paper, made the trip up with the team. **** Ll. Gov. Wilkins P. Horton. emphasized his Interest in agricultural conditions in a Democratic gubernatorial speech here Monday. Cuech "Cap" Clark has gone to Dover, Delaware, to assume his duties . as manager of the baseball team. Supt. K. A. MacDonald reports that the senior class presented "Pride and Prejudice" to a large and appreciative audience last Friday night Director was Miss Lillian Marion. Political announcements include the following candidates for county commissioner E. R. Pickler. N. H. G. Balfour, T. B. Lester, D C. Newton, A. K. Stevens, Hector McNeill, Walter Maxwell. Walter L. Gibson:for representative George Weaver and Laurie McEachern. A new registration was announced in an advertisement signed by the county board of elections, W. L. Poole as chairman. J. H. Blue and J. T. Robertson, members. A letter has been distributed to 030 landowners and tenants who have applied for membership in the recently organised Lumber River Electric Membership Cooperative by A. S. Knowles and Josephine Hall. Hoke County farm and home demonstration agents, respectively. The letter is regarding action taken at a meeting of the directors last Thursday. Bob Covington writes about the contrast he finds in the big city in "A Tar Heel In New York." 15 years ago April 28. 1955 Officers of the Raeford Jaycees were installed at the annual banquet Tuesday night by Bill Henderson of Reidsville, State Jaycee president. They are Angus Currie, president, Dave McMillan, vice president, Bud Dei bier, secretary, Charles Hosteller, treasurer, Everett Ferrell, corresponding secretary, J. Bion Brewer, director at large, and Peter McLean, retiring president, state director. ? ??? Cast of the Hoke High Senior play, "Hobgoblin House" includes Carole Coberly, Carroll Scarborough. Joan McLeod, Faye Dark. Don Tickle, Carson Clippard. Carole Marshall. Grady Butler. Janice Benner. Gerald Wright, Dale Connell and Claudine Hodgin ???? Mrs. B. B. Cole, mathematics teacher at Hoke High, said that 15 students had taken part in a math contest at the school with Virginia McNeill winning first place and with Joan Gobeille and Su/anne Cameron in a tie for second. ???? On Sunday. May I. at II :00 a.m.. Bishop Walter W. Peele of Laurinburg will preach at Parker Methodist Church. 'But what about 19-year.old fathers who make computers, go to night school and were Dr. Spock babies?' .. ? i f\ - ? %'*" Wtfl t?A ?3if A ? Life After Sixty-five Has Its Do's And Don'ts Bv Laurie Telfair The senior citizens of North Carolina will be celebratingthe month of May as Senior Citizen Month. Miss Josephine Hall, advisor to the senior citizen's clubs here, brought in some information from the Governor's Coordinating Council on Aging. There are about 379,000 residents of North Carolina who are 65 years of age or older. In the ten years since I960,., the senior citizen population has increased by one-third. Miss Hall listed acme suggestions for facing old age: Don't let your attitudes harden like cement. Life is a constant change: old ways of thinking and doing things are not necessarily the best. Don't anchor yourself to the past. It is so easy to criticize today's children and idealize good old days. True, it isn't perfect today. There are dangers, social dislocations. But things were worse in the past. There was the religious breakdown after the Civil War, the Panic of '73. Criminals were everywhere -? Disease was rampant. Don't be a hypochondriac. Don't bore everyone with an aches and pains recitation. Don't ever completely retire, if you can help it. Find some work Develop hobbies. Get into community activities. Don't give in to loneliness. Talk with others. Study history, current events, bible courses. Perfect skill in your favorite hobby. Try to keep your capacity for wonder. Marvel uyer nature and keep in touch with new things, new people, and new ideas. Keep on being creative. Some of our best writers and artists produced their best works in their 70's and 80's. Keep trying new things Life is not measured by length. Life has depth, breadth, intensity. Life is dynamic, not static. Strive for a useful, influential life and the result will be a lappy one. Keep in touch with people, rhe time to start is in the niddle years. Develope a philosophy of ife that will help over the ough spots on the road of life. Be yourself. This is not easy it any age. Abandon pretense. \it self-honesty into daily >ractice. The Senior Citizens Charter, Irafted at the 1960 White douse Conference on Aging, isted these rights and esponsibilities for older >eople: 1. The right to be useful. 2. The right to obtain imployment, based on merit. 3. The right to freedom rom wartt in old age. 4. The right to a fair share of the community's recreational, iducalional and medical esources. 5. The right to obtain decent dousing suited to the needs of later years. 6. The right to the moral md financial support of one's Family so far as is consistent with the best interest of the family. 7. The right to live independently, as one choses. 8. The right to live and to die with dignity. 9. The right of access of all knowledge as available on how to improve the later years of life. Tire obligations of older citizens were also outlined. I. The obligation of each citizen to prepare himself to become and resolve to remain active, alert, capable, self-supporting and useful so long as health and circumstances permit, and to plan for ulitmate retirement. 2. The obligation to .learn and apply sound principles of physical and mental health. 3. The obligation to seek and develope potential avenues of service in the years after retirement. 4. The obligation to make available the benefits of his experience and knowledge. 5. The obligation to endeavor to make himself adaptable to the changes added years will bring. 6. The obligation to attempt to maintain such relationships with family, neighbors and friends that will make him a respected and valued counselor throughout his later years. Finally, a prayer which Miss Hall clipped from The Health Bulletin, which sums up some of the ideas above. "Lord, Thou knowest better than I know myself that I am growing older, and will some day be old. Keep me from getting talkative, and particulary from the habit of thinking I must say something on every subject and on every occasion. Release me from craving to try to straighten out everybody's affairs. "Make me thoughtful, but not moody - helpful but not bossy. With my vast store of wisdom it seems a pity not to use it all, but Thou knowest, Lord, that I want a few friends at the end. "Keep me free from the recital of endless details - give me wings to get to the point. "Seal my lips on my many aches and pains. They are increasing and my love of rehearsing them is becoming sweeter as the years go by. "I ask for Grace enough to listen to tales of others pains. Help me to endure them with patience. "Teach me the glorious lesson that occasionally I might be mistaken. "Keep me reasonably sweet. I do not want to be a saint - some of them are so hard to live with - but a sour old human is one of the crowning works of the Devil "Help me to extract an possible fun out of life. There are so many funny things around us and I do not want to miss any of them -- Amen." c reeit Philosopher Dear Editor: Governments all over the world have been wringing their hands for several years now trying to find some new sources of tax revenue, and consequently I hate to see one come along and get no more attention than one I read about last night. According to an article in a newspaper that showed up in my mail box by mistake, somebody has proposed a junk tax for worn ? out autombiles. Like it is. he pointed out, when a car has gasped-its last some people just leave it where it quit, even on city streets, while other cars wind up in junk piles, offending the eye and rusting away because the metal in them isn't worth the cost of melting again. . This man wants a S2S junk tax collected when the car is first sold, to be used in getting rid of it when it plays out. If governments are alert they'll hop on this idea at once. It has limitless possibilities. If they can collect a S25 junk tax on a car, why not on other things too? Say S10 for worn ? out television sets, S8 for refrigerators, S2 apiece for tires. 10 cents for tractors (this may sound low but how many tractors have you seen abandoned on city streets?) S2 for sofas (it's a fact, somebody threw one out on the road by this Bermuda grasa farm a while back), and possibly $100,000 for battleships. S3 for Congressmen 'and two ? bits for columnists. I won't estimate the tax on editors. As for bottles and tin cans, I understand this country is throwing away 250 billion of them a year. One cent junk tax per can or bottle would be 250,000,000,000 times I cenl which comes out either 2S0million or 2 and one ? half billion dollars, one or the other, figures ike that don't mean much to me, I get mixed up when you go past 3 zeros, but you can see we're talking about big money. Witn that much additional tax money, think how many more miles of highway we coul<J build and how much more room that'd give for throwing cans out. Yours faithfully. J. A. Just One Thing After Another H\ Carl GiktcIi Recently we went into an industrial plant in Greensboro and couldn't help being impressed bv the sign the company had in front of an enclosure in which NO ADMITTANCE FOR EMPLOYEES ONLY Which, according to tlte way we read it. means employees only are not admitted. Here comes Mr. O. F. McCrary of N. C. State University with some more puzzles: 1. A man goes one mile at the rate of 20 miles an hour, and another mile at the rate of 30 miles and hour. What was his average rate of speed for tlte two miles? (If you say 25 miles, you're wrong.) 2. What number, multiplied by 3 more than itself, will give you 180? 3. Suppose you're traveling by train trom Raleigh to New York. In which berth - upper or lower -? would you travel the greater distance, and why? Near Asheville, a tourist home with a sign outside - "Comfort Inn." And, about a hundred yards away, another tourist home that evidently had decided not to be outdone, because it had a sign out in front: "Restful Inn." We used to do a radio broadcast on Saturday mornings asking people on the streets of Raleigh questions. It is sometimes difficult to make folks talk over the microphone. Occasionally, you'll find somebody who loosens right up, but for the most part there's a lot of hesitation and mike fright. Sort of like a broadcast that we did from the Wilson tobacco market a number of yean ago. We persauded several farmers to come up to the microphone and say a few words. Tlterc was one old eentlemun who was lunging back. In order to nuke him lose self ? consciousness, we greeted hint rather effusively: "Well, well - Mr. Adams, isn't it?" "No. sir." Ik* replied. "My name's Hill." "Oh. ves; of course, licorgc Hill." "No sir - Frank Hill." "Why. of course. How stupid of me. My old friend Frank Hill of Wilson County." "No. sir ?? Johnston County." "That's right. I've got you Silaced now. I'rank Hill of oltnslon County. And how's" your wife?" "I ain't married." Following which somebody else besides Mr. Hill began to feel self ? conscious. In an old issue of the "Old North State, " published in Salisbury in 1866. Lewis Hanes. the editor, uses as a tiller: "Tlte first institution vouchsafed to out race was the Sabbath: the next, marriage. So give your first thought to heaven, tlie next to your wife." According to a census taken July. 1858 of the city of Raleigh, there were at that time 620 families residing in the municipal bounds. This same census gave Raleigh a population of 4.235 - of which 2,507 were whites and 1,728 blacks. It is said that tlte British troops under Ferguson on the way to King'Mounlain found a creek called Cane Creek so crooked that in in marching four miles they had to cross the stream 19 times. Clilh'F BLUE ? ? ? People & Issues a t c wi d e contest r*f considerable interest In Saturday's primary there Court of 1 ^?Mh Caro,ln> d a now held by 'Sfttwi';"1 Sr'onTh'r00"'"/ **"'le "? *'t on the Court of APpca|s js rh.n y ,mP?rtant office chances are that only a small Percentage of the voting pubK ? familiar with the ?on,es. the?e?Wearer' aCf0SS ,he 5,a,e sSff L r?!ny raccs f"' dStrS ?,her ^""'y a< district positions which are attracting considerable^ n.^.S We havc scanned the . spapers from across the "ate it appears to be that the gun issues is ,he House and Sena e contests center around hiM eg"lat,ve retroactive pay wlh'i,he" ?"??" "f which they enacted during the S.S* ?r Assembly. W|tf, the increases also holding considerable interest J^ATTVE Running in mVn "ousean<J Senate " "!any districts entail considerable more work than used to be the case when House seats were confined to a county and in the senatorial districts there were usually the rotation agreements. COLLtCfc PRKSIDFATS - seems that we are having right much of a turn - over in co"e?e presidents in N'orth Carolina, with three new ha vino l ?naSSn?y inaHUiUr,,ed lait a Saint Andrews. Pfejffer mH fnTwi?Kian SU"e University w"hin a few days a nZ President will be maugura!ed ,T ^?yetteville State ffiSEf.J gathered in Aberdeen f^",t Aberdeen. Spark ? it top b usinesi men and ROi T'k, om "'rough,,Ui Central North Carolina is p?idcnt ?r .!* 1AiK Railroad, former Aberdeen Mayor and Highway Commissioner. Jack Taylor retired manufacturer, is also a "P ? notch diplomat for the "? At 'cast five possible candidates for governor in I "2 were on hand for the occasion, they being. Highway Chairman Lauch Fair cloth Agriculture Commissioner Jim Graham. Dr. Leo M. Jenk.nT President of ECU, C&D Director Roy Sowers and Lt Governor H. Pat Ta?!&rvJr name them alphabetically" HOUSING - In North Carolina and in other sections of the nation there is a areai somi f Me"Cr housin8 but in l 8reat P"P"lalion ^em? , k ,northeasl ,herc seems to be plenty of housing but not where the people want t. Describing the "cluster of two - and . three story apartment buildings set or rolhng hiUs and separtcd by l,"e^,?ree,s-'awns, side waTks and play areas," John Herbers of the N. V. Times Service says: While the nation is undergoing the most critical housing shortage since World ,i n- . slfueturally sound dwellings in the inner cities re rnimL" 0ned '"ceasing ES* ? ,Vandal1"" ?nd demolition. He listed other a h nd ,hC Pr"b,e"' "? abandonment of housing is as bad ,f not ,hj|n jn t nation s capital. "In New York of icials estimate that I 14,000 S "?? Herbers d that The causes arc woU ?? i"d are in|cnwined ?rh . ?,her ??f trouTlci r'51' especially the troubles of poor minorities." nation's capital. "|n New Y,,rC officials estimate that 114 000 ^rtmentshavebeJnh'is'tS buildings." he said u L ?<d dm X1L i '!* ",her Actors of HSfiea Mped""y "?c ?r poor minorities." weR?fln"i'>e,WCen ,he ,ine* we gain impression that ?ncd 5, " "" ?