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"It is better to light une candle than to curse the darkness"
Pastoral
(head in the sand, maybe, but happy)
It is difficult, almost every day now,
to keep from being completely
depressed by the time we get through
reading the morning paper, talking to a
few neighbors and friends during the
day about the state of the world and
where we appear to be headed, and
watching the evening news on the tv set
with no good news being shown - just
violence in Canada and California and
elsewhere, and Agnew finding nothing
good about his country and fanning the
flame with his endless implications and
sarcasm and inuendo . .. You know, we
sort of enjoyed Agnew for a while, until
we stopped to reflect that we can't seem
to remember his finding one good thing
to say about any group or person or
movement in this country except some
politician he doesn't even know and is
trying to get elected. Now we are
approaching the conclusion that the vice
president is doing more to divide the
country than just about anyone else.
Here in Raeford and Hoke County, at
least, we can reflect that things really
are not so bad. if we get our minds off
what we read and hear and see on the
tube long enough for the reflection.
We've got a fine new plant with
bright promise of some good new jobs
being built, and last Saturday Raeford
voters, not too many of them, to be
sure, but enough, went to the polls and
authorized their town government to
proceed with the financing of
improvements to the water and sewer
systems.
Out at Hoke High we haven't heard
of any serious concerns about things
that are plaguing many communities.. .
we are all too proud of Coach John
Pecora and his winning Bucks to be
concerned about much but the
continuation of their streak.
And on these pages in recent weeks
have been stories of rural water systems
being dedicated and activated and
financed, and fire departments in the
county being well organized and
cooperative, and the town board voting
a big chunk of money for a cooperative
community recreation program, and
without doubt, many more.
Now we don't pretend to contend
that everything is right, even here, but
in a week when so many things in so
many places appear to be in such bad
shape, and when people over the North
American continent are wondering if
they are going to have to start wearing
guns again like the old West, we just had
the urge to voice this reminder that
things are not really so bad. here in
Raeford and Hoke County.
Crusade against violence
Finally, in bo\h the United States and
Canada, governments are moving vigor
ously to stamp out the bombing, terror
ism and kidnapping ? the aets of mind
less violence ? by which small minorities
would threaten society. And who is there
who will not cheer and give fullest sup
port to this upgirding of the loins, this
resolve to have done with anarchism, as
we all realize that a society which is per
missive toward its own destruction is
hardly slated for survival.
The action of the Canadian Govern
ment, long given to the protection of civil
liberties, in invoking the emergency
powers of World War II, is a necessary
move. Quebec separatism can be pro
posed in public discussion and the halls of
Parliament. But when extremists turn to
kidnapping innocent individuals to ad
vance their minority views, federal and
provincial powers must move sternly
against the insurrectionists.
Coincidentally President Nixon, in
signing into law another anticrime bill
dealing particularly with organized crime,
directed the FBI to investigate the bomb
ing of the Center for International Af
fairs at Harvard and other cases nation
wide. In the spate of crime bills swiftly
passed by Congress is added warning to
those engaged in terrorist acts that, as the
President has said, "We are not going to
tolerate these activities."
A lot of waking up has occurred all
along the line, and it is about time. Had
university officials shown more backbone
when the militant fringe first moved into
lawlessness, today's nihilist threat might
well have been stopped in its tracks. Now,
lessons have been learned the hard way.
In Canada Prime Minister Trudeau,
casual and outgoing in public appearances,
has had to become more security-con
scious. As an Ottawa official told our cor
respondent: "We have to be aware that
there are forces in the world bent on dis
rupting normal society and we can no
longer be oblivious to them."
In Washington, congressmen are sud
denly alert to the fact that even they
themselves could be the object of kid
napping by ideological bandits.
The aroused public anger will, it is said,
help President Nixon, a law and order
man, politically. But this drive against
terrorism is a national, nonpolitical af
fair.
The public in the United States can be
glad that the FBI is superbly efficient in
tracking down those on its "wanted" list.
This is a time when all the forces of
law and shrewd surveillance and public
policing must be mobilized against the de
structionists. There are orderly means for
changing policies. But the way of the
violent man must not succeed.
The Christian Science Monitor
Browsing in the files
of Tht Nows-Journol
25 years ago
October 25, 1945
John C. Story of Greensboro
was shot and futallv wounded
at about ten o'clock last
Saturday morning while
hunting deer about fivc miles
north of here. He was titty ?
five years old and was Sheriff
of Guilford county.
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Post Masters of Racford
Masonic Lodge were guests of
honor at a dinner given by the
lodge in the Kiwanis hall on
Tuesday evening Twelve past
masters, Walter Baker, F.ldridge
Clmholm, Lacy F. Clark.
George W. Cox, Arch A.
Graham, Edgar Hall. W.P.
Hawfield, F.G. Leach. L.S.
McMillian, Edward E. Smith.
Dr. Marcus R Smith and Frank
Tapp were present to receive
honors.
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Colonel Robert B Lewis.
CAC commanding officcr of
tha Post of Fort Read,
Trinidad. British West Indies,
was awarded the Legion of
Merit on October 10 by
Lieutenant General Brett
Caribbean Defense commander
in ceremonies at San Juan,
Puerto Rico.
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Sgt. James McDiarmid was
discharged from the Army at
Fort Bragg last week and is
with his family here. He arrived
m this country from Europe
last week.
SSgt. Raymond McBryde
received a discharge from the
Army Friday at Laredo. Texas
and arrived home Monday.
Captain David Scott Curric
has been separated from the
army and is at home.
Douglas McBryde and David
Gibson of Dundarrach. who
liavc been in the European
theatre of operations, have
recently been discharged from
the army and are at home.
Cpl Willie Jones, of
Dundarrach, who has been in
the Pacific theatre, was
discharged from the army
recently and is at home. He
was in the 27th Infantry
Division on Okinawa
S2-c Riley Jordan, V-5,
stationed at Miami, Fla , is
spending a 10 ? day leave with
liis parents. Mr. and Mrs. J.F.
Jordan near Timberland.
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For Sale: Seed wheat, oats
and rye. No trash. Clarence
Lytch. Raeford
15 years ago
October 20. 1955
John A McGoogan, servant
of Hoke County since its
formation in 191), died
suddenly in his sleep shortly
before 7 00 o'clock Sunday
morning He had suffered with
his heart in the past year, and
had been a hospital patient,
but had not been troubled in
the past few weeks, and his
deatlt was unexpected.
'Ha ? who says we can1! agree . .
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Ov^Cn Swee/ALe* Lr
Pantsuits For Work?
The Answer A Clear Maybe
By Laurie Telfair
Pantsuits are being seen
more frequently this season on
the employee as well as on the
customer.
Working women in several of
the department stores in this
area are taking to pants for
work. European workers have
been wearing pants to work for
at least ten years, but then
they have had the excuse of
severe winters to speed the
change.
Now, according to news
reports, pantsuits have become
widely acceptable throughout
the country. Nurses in several
hospitals have selected
uniforms with trousers. A
revolt occurred last winter at
CBS headquarters in New York
when some executive issued
the order that women workers
could wear pants to work
because of the severe cold but
must change into skirts at the
office. At last report, most of
the female CBS workers were
wearing pants at the office
anyway.
The Army, which might be
expected to be a holdout to
the trend, surrendered without
a single shot being fired. In
answer to a query from a Live
Wire reader, "Ft. Bragg
authorities say post regulations
on proper dress for civilians
require that employees will use
good judgement in dressing in
conformance with high
standards of dignity and
decorum, with careful
consideration being given to
attire suitable for the position
and working requirements.
Pantsuits are considered to fit
the above standards. Therefore,
they say Ft. Bragg lias no
objection to women wearing
pantsuits to work."
Mrs. Sylvia Allen, a
Fayetteville lawyer who is a
member of the staff of the
District Solicitor and who
frequently serves as Soliticor
for District Court in Hoke
County, swears she is going to
wear a pantsuit to court here.
The temperature of the
courtroom is usually only
slightly above freezing and
most regulars there wear a
sweater, or maybe even a coat,
as protection against frostbite
in mid - summer from the air
conditioning.
Judge Joseph Dupree voiced
a doubt about pantsuits being
proper court attire, but Mrs.
Allen assured him that they
were being worn to argue cases
before the Supreme Court. The
judge then said he would
defend fashion by wearing a
mini-robe if the solicitor wore
trousers.
I have ventured out to work
once *n a pantsuit, but due to a
slip of my memory, 1 got a
great deal more exposure than
T had planned. I intended to
stay mainly in the office
communing with my
typewriter, but I chose the first
Monday in October to wear my
new pantssuit. That also
happened to be the day the
county commissioners met, so
1 made my fashion debut in
rather select company.
Pantsuits arc comfortable
and attractive and I plan to
wear them more often this
winter. Not everyone has the
same opinion about them,
however
In an informal opinion poll,
1 got one opinion favorable to
wearing pantsuits to work
(mine); several undecided and
six who said it was up to the
individual. E.E. Smith, Clerk
of Superior Court, said "It
doesn't make any difference to
me what they wear, as long as
it makes them happy. As long
as it's an accepted fashion,
clothes are your own
privilege."
Frankie Seals, assistant clerk
of court, said, "I think it's up
to the individual. I'm not
saying 1 won't ever wear a
pantsuit to work, but right
now, I'm not planning to."
"1 feel about women
wearing pants to work like 1 do
men growing long hair,"
Leonard "Zeke" Wiggins a city
policeman said. "If you want
to do it, it's your own business.
It's not my concern."
One decidedly unfavorable
opinion was recorded.
Mrs. Carol Holland,
receptionist and bookkeeper at
The News-Journal said
emphatically, "1 think
pantsuits are very attractive -
at home, for sports, to wear to
ballgames, shopping or at other
activities. But I don't think
women ought to wear them to
work.
STORIES
BEHIND
WORDS
by
William S. Penfield
In the Middle Ages the area that was under the influence of
the church was divided into districts of dioceses. A bishop was in
charge of each diocese.
The main church in the diocese was the one at which the
bishop made his headquarters. It was here that he had his throne
or seat.
Because t ;e bishop's throne was located in it, this church was
called "ecclesia cathedralis" - the church of the seat, from the
Latin "cathedra," meaning seat, bench or throne.
"Ecclesia cathedralis" was translated into English as
"cathedral church," which was shortened to "cathedral."
P-ppy Philosopher
Dear editor:
1 remember reading it in a
newspaper, I forget wluch
newspaper and wliich town it
was, but some city
government, tired of willful
mischief and serious
destruction by kids and
students, if there's any
difference, has passed an
ordinance making parents
responsible for their children's
actions, even to the point of
fining them and sending them
to jail.
"Maybe this will put a stop
to it," officials said, tired of
the whole matter.
I have thought this over and
I don't know whether this law
ought to become widespread or
not.
Sure, when a kid throws a
rock through a hundred-dollar
plate glass window or sets fire
to a library it looks like his
parents must have slipped up,
and they probable feel that
way too, but there's another
side to it, to be thought about
before you send the parents to
jail. Some good people might
wind up behind bars.
What I mean is, occasionally
some kids who turn out the
best come from what is
considered some of the worst
families, and some who tilrn
out the worst come from what
is considered some of the best
families. Kids don't always
follow a formula.
Now if a neighbor's kid pulls
up all the flowers around your
house and smears paint on
your new car, a law punishing
the parents seems like a
splendid idea, but if it's your
kids....this requires more
level-headed thought.
On the other hand, if the
parents are going to be
punished for tjieir children's
misdeeds, what's to keep
somebody from bringout a law
to punish grandparents for
producing children whose
children break the law? Or
gr eat-g ra nd parents? Or
great-great-grandparents?
To hold down on the prison
population, it would be better
to hold only great-great-grand
parents responsible. Be very
few prison riots that way.
On still another hand, it
does look like some parents are
not doing all they could, to be
generous about it, to train their
kids to live in an organized
society.
Probably before this new
law becomes universally
enacted it ought to be turned
over to a Congrersional
committee for further atudy.
This will delay the matter for
years.
Yours faithfully,
J.A.
Just One Thing
After Another
By Carl Gocrch
Last week we mentioned the
late John Bragaw's question,
"Are fathers and motliers
trying to make the way of their
children a little too easy." This
brought to mind a story ?
sermon for which the Rev. Dr.
William L. Stidger was famous.
The story concerns an
amateur naturalist who
watched an emperor moth
slowly making its laborious
way from the chrysalis stage.
As the amateur naturalist
watched the little thing
struggling, squirming hour after
hour in its effort to emerge
from the cocoon, he felt pity
for the embryo, and taking his
knife, he cut into the narrow
end of the cocoon, slightly
enlarging the opening so that it
would be easier for the moth
to come out. It seemed to liim
that so liard a struggle should
be ended just as soon as
possible.
"He felt sorry for that
moth," said Dr. Stidger, "just
as many of us parents in this
day feel sorry for our children
when we see them battling
through some hard problem;
struggling through a dense
wood, or a denser experience.
We hate to sec them puzzled,
bewildered or hurt so we lift
the load for them, make life
easier for them by stepping in
and helping them ... We make
it so easy for them that they
never know the joy and delight
of overcoming hard things;
having certain definite chores
to do on Saturday morning - a
cow to milk; wood to cut;
newspapers to deliver in the
early morning hours; dishes to
wash; rooms to sweep. We
want to save them from all the
hard things of life, just as that
amateur naturalist did for that
emperor moth emerging from
the cocoon into its newlife. So
we cut a hole in the cocoon,
and the next day or the next
month or year we discover
what the naturalist
discovered."
For what happened to the
moth was that while he got out
of his cocoon more quickly
than lie would have if the
opening had not been enlarged
by the knife - liis wings were
impcrfect, so that lie could not
fly, but only flutter feebly
about on the ground. Then
before the day was passed the
moth liad either sickened and
died or its natural enemies on
the ground had eaten it. He
could not battle his own way:
lie could not protect himself
because his wings had not gone
through the hardening process
which they would have has if
the natural struggle had been
allowed him. By too much
kindness the amateur naturalist
lias been the moth's enemy.
The person's good intentions
had unwittingly deprived the
moth of the strength that
could be developed only by its
own efforts to emerge from the
cocoon.
Several years ago 1 was out
at the Raleigh Municipal
Airport. Among the spectators
was a little Negro boy, about
nine or ten years old. He was
gazing at the planes wistfully
and finally 1 couldn't reaist the
temptation to ask liim if lie
wouldn't like to take a ride.
He said lie would, so up we
went. For a minute or two he
was intent upon the sccnery
below. Then he kept turning
his head and looking at me.
When we were circiling over
Raleigh, he spoke up and said.
"When gong wop hongs?"
Tliat's the way it sounded.
The motor was making so
much noise, 1 couldn't hear
distinctly.
"What did you say?" I
asked.
"When gong wop hongs?" lie
repeated.
I shook my head. In a few
minutes we landed and after 1
had throttled back the motor, I
asked him, "What was it you
asked me while we were up in
the air?"
"1 asked you when you were
going to drop the bombs," he
replied.
CLIFF BLUE ? ? ?
People & Issues
CAMPAIGN EXPENDI
TURES - Last week President
Nixon vetoed the bill which
Congress passed limiting the
campaign expenditures which
candidates for president, vice
president, senator,
representative, governor and
lieutenant governor could
spend on radio and television
advertising ? is one method
which can be pretty well
problem" of soaring political
costs.
We agree that the bill lacked
a lot in covering the waterfront
and that it should have
included newspaper and
billboard advertising as well as
the electronic media.
In many avenues of political
spending it is almost impossible
to control the expenditures,
but television, radio,
newspaper and billboard
advertising in one method
which can be pretty well
accounted for. The bill which
President Nixon vetoed would
have limited spending on
campaign broadcasting to seven
cents for each vote cast for the
office involved in the previous
election, or 520,000,
whichever was higher.
In North Carolina in 1968
Bob Scott received 821,232
votes and Jim Gardner 737,075
making a total of 1,558,307.
At seven cents per vote a
candidate would be able to
spend S109.08I in radio and
television advertising in
running for office which to us
does not appear to be an
unreasonable lid to put on this
type advertising.
In the race for Congress in
the Fourth District between
Nick Galifianakis and Fred
Steele in 1968 the vote stood.
Galifianakis, 77,871 and
Steele, 73,471. The seven ?
cent law whould have
permitted the expenditure of
SI 1,01 3 for radio and
television in that district,
which does not seem to be an
unreasonable lid for that
avenue of campaigning.
VOTING - According to the
Office of Research for the
Democratic National
Committee the greatest danger
in off - year election for
Democrat candidates it the fall
- off in Democrats who vote. It
has been pointed out that in
m?ny off - year elections the
Democrat fall ? off is much
cr-r "* R,,,"biic"
The message of the report is
that when the campaigns arc
quiet that the Republicans are
more apt to vote than the
Democrats but that when the
masses get aroused the
Democrats fare much better.
JOHN L. HILL - John L.
Hill, retired Hamlet railroad
man is probably the only one ?
arm man who was ever drafted
into the U.S. Air Force.
Mr. Hill while working for
the SAL Railroad in Hamlet in
1938 lost his right arm when
he was knocked off the top of
a moving box car in Hamlet.
He landed between two box
cars and managed to escape
with the loss of an arm.
Mr. Hill was a Captain in the
USAF Reserves and in 1941 or
1942 when he got his call to
active duty no one thought he
would be accepted, but he
wanted to serve and was finally
accepted, entering as a Captain
and remaining in the active
service until 1946 when he
retired as a Lieutenant Colonel.
Among other things he is now
President of the Hamlet Rotary
Club.
RABBITS ?? Different
people have different hobbies.
Some play golf, some go
fishing and others interest
themselves in other extra ?
curricular activities. A few
nights ago at the Richmond
County Fair in Hamlet we had
a nice chat with Mrs. Ella
Beiucl who lives on the Troy -
Candor road 2H miles off
Highway 220. Her hobby and
that of her husband, Carl
Beit/el is the breeding and
raising of a wide assortment of
bunny rabbits. In the business
for six years they now have 26
varieties.
LIKE PARENTS - It's still
pretty general, and the rule
rather than the exception that
young people follow in the
footsteps of their parents when
the time comes to register and
vote, and join a church.
But, little by little, the
modern generations are getting
away from following in the
footsteps of the parents when
it comes to politics and
religion.
There may be much to be
pined by youth liberating
themselves from the political
party of their parents, but we
do not see much to be pined
by turning from the "faith of
our fathers."