SENATOR
SAM ERVIN
SAYS
VY
WASHINGTON - More and
more in recent yetri the
Federal Government hat
sought to regulate voter
qualification! ~ a power
reserved to the States by the
Constitution. The latest change
came last December 21st, when
the U.S. Supreme Court upheld
a part of the 1970 Voting
Rights Act to lower the voting
age to 18 in Presidential and
Congressional elections.
But the High Court, in a
curious opinion by Justice
Black, also declared the same
Act unconstitutional when it
gave 18 ? year ? olds the right
to vote in State and local
elections. Few foresaw the
confusion the Court would
provide in pissing upon the
constitutionality of this Act.
Justice Black's opinion won no
support from other members
of the Court for its judicial
basis, but the holding was
adopted by a 5 to 4 vote.
Notwithstanding the judicial
peculiarity of this decision, it
set the stage for a new
constitutional amendment to
permit 18 - year ? olds to vote
in all elections, becauae the
Court's interpretation of voting
rights created an administrative
monstrosity for election
officials. In effect, the decision
required a dual ? age voting
system in 47 States that had
above 18 voting age
qualifications. These State
requirements were continued
for State and local elections.
To aid the States in resolving
this dilemma, Senator Jennings
Randolph introduced S.J. Res.
7, a proposal to amend the
Constitution to grant 18 ? year
and older citizens the right to
vote in all elections. I
supported this bill when it
recently passed the Senate
because I do not think that it
makes sense to permit 18 - year
? olds to vote for Presidential
and Congressional condidates
but not for State and local
candidates. Nor do I think it is
administratively sound to
require local and State election
officials to keep several sets of
voting registers and records.
it is regrettable in an age
when we enjoy the greateit
blessings of educational
attainment that neither the
Congress, the President, nor
the Supreme Court heeded
four express provisions of the
Constitution which grant to
the States the power to
determine qualifications for
voting, including age.
What is so disturbing about
this whole episode is that when
we act impatiently in vital
matters of this nature, we risk
the danger that the
Constitution will become
meaningless and our basic
liberties will be little protected
by this fundamental document.
Last session, when this
question of 18 ? year - old
voting rights arose, I
recognized then that there
were compelling arguments to
permit 18 ? year ? olds to vote.
Even so, I felt that any change
of this nature ought to be a
matter for consideration by the
State legislatures or, if Federal
action was necessary, by
constitutional amendment.
In view of what has now
transpired," the sensible
approach seems to require that
Congress submit to the States
an amendment to the
Constitution to make 18-year
? olds eligible to vote in all
elections. I have no doubt that
this will be done shortly. This
will permit the question to be
decided in a constitutional
manner, and there is much to
be said for that.
The eggs have been
scrambled and there is no way
to unscramble them.
The Great Smoky Mountains
of Tennessee and North
Carolina take their name from
the blue haze that clings to
their slopes. National
Geographic says. The
mountains contain 26 species
or orchids and more species of
trees than are found in Europe.
PILOT PROGRAM
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in vocational courses, but this is not
necessary, he said.
If a student in the project drops out of
school during the year, the staff will
continue counseling and will try to help
place him in a job, Abernethy said. While
the primary focus of the program is to get
students to complete their education, he
said, the other purpose is to help equip a
student with a marketable skill when they
end their education.
With the program just beginning, there
are many plans yet to be realized.
Abernethy said he hoped the post -
school counseling could be extended to
nine months instead of six.
Maynor said he hoped the program
could be expanded to reach itudenls who
Electronics Offer New
Birth Control Procedure
Dear Gloria:
I have heard something
about a new way of doting off
a woman'i tubes so that she
can't get pregnant again. It is
supposed to be quicker and
easier on the woman than the
operation called tubal ligation.
Is there any such thing or was
somebody trying to kid me? I
want to know because my
husband and I have all the
children we can handle and I
have been thinking about
getting my tubes ties.
Mrs. W.
Dear Mrs.W.:
Nobody was trying to kid
you. There is now a new
procedure whereby the
woman's tubes can be sealed
permanently by using a current
of electricity instead of having
to cut them and tie off the
ends.
This new method is called
"laparoscopy." It is much
simpler and quicker than tubal
ligation (or "tying the tubes").
It requries only one night in
the hospital, so it is also less
expensive. There are very few
after-effects and the woman is
up and about the next day.
The laparoscopy method is
not recommended for all
women who want a permanent
method of birth control.
Sometimes previous surgery,
overweight, or other medical
problems may mean that
another solution should be
worked out. But for many
women, this new method of
sealing off the tubes is a
sensible, permanent way of
ending the fear of an unwanted
pregnancy.
If you would like further
information about this new
procedure (laparoscopy), write
to me and I will send you a
"fact sheet" that explains more
about it.
Dear Gloria:
I read the letter from Mrs.
G. in the paper last month and
I have a question about men
and the change of life. When it
is difficult for the man to have
an erection, is there anything
the doctors can do for this?
With my husband, instead of
a decrease in sex, there is an
increase. He will not go to a
mental health clinic or family
counselor. He is very hard to
It's SKYWARN Time
In North Carolina
vjh /*pru i, iyjo, one of the
most vicious and long ? lasting
tornadoes ever to strike one of
the east coast states roared
through a highly populated
area of North Carolina. At
7:12 in the evening, just at
twilight, the violent funnel
sailed into the western edge of
Greensboro; eight minutes later
it emerged on the eastern
suburbs, leaving 13 persons
dead and 144 injured; 289
buildings were damaged, 56 of
them totally demolished, with
a total property damage
estimated at two million
dollars. After leaving
Greensboro the tornado
continued on a northeasterly
course, touching down
occasionally; it was last seen in
Warren County at 9:1S p.m., a
distance of about 100 miles
from its first appearance. One
additional person was killed
and four injured by the
tornado after it left
Greensboro.
This account of the State's
most infamous tornado was
given by Albert V. Hardy,
NOAA Climatologist for North
Carolina, in connection with
the 1971 inauguration of
SKYWARN, the annual
campaign to prevent loss of life
from tornadoes, conducted by
the National Weather Service
(formerly called the Weather
Bureau) and its new parent
organization, the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration. (NQAA was
created within the Department
of Commerce on October 3,
1970, as part of the Federal
Government's increased
attention to environmental
concerns.)
The Greensboro storm was
typical of North Carolina
PREGNANCY PLANNING
AND HEALTH
by
Mrs. Gloria Riggsbee
get along with.
Mrs. F.
Dear Mrs. F:
I assume from your letter
that your husband wants to
have sex more often but that
he is having problems getting
(or perhaps keeping) an
erection. You will remember
that in the letter on this
subject last month, I said that
some men might try to become
more active sexually in their
middle years because they feel
they are losing their sexual
powers. They sometimes try to
prove to themselves from their
interest and ability have not
decreased by becoming more
sexually active.
There are tests that a doctor
can perform to make sure that
the man's body is producing
enough of certain hormones. If
the supply of one or more of
these hormones is low, this
certainly can affect the man's
ability to have an erection.
When this is the case, there are
drugs which can sometimes be
given to increase the hormone
supply.
Of course, I cannot tell you
whether such treatment would
help your husband. Difficulty
in having an erection can be
due to any number of causes.
Many times there may be a
combination of both physical
and psychological reasons for
this condition. And sometimes
a combination or medical
treatment and an
understanding wife can help.
So if your husband will see a
doctor - either your family
physician or a urologist, he
may be able to receive some
help. I hope he will try this,
but whether he tries to get
treatment or not. he is going to
need all the love and
understanding you can give
him.
tornadoes except in magnitude.
They are most likely to occur
in the month of April, between
the hours of 2 p.m. and 9 p.m.,
and to move in a northeasterly
direction. They can, however,
occur in any month of the
year, and at any time of the
day or night. "No date, time,
or place in North Carolina can
be guaranteed against tornado
activity," said Climatologist
Hardy. "We had one in 1971
before the year was a week
old." During the pre ? dawn
hours of January 5, a tornado
severely damaged two buildings
of the Anderson Creek School
in Harnett County; several
farm buildings in the same area
wei .? destroyed or damaged.
The unusual t ime of
occurrence, around 3 a.m.,
may have been the only thing
that prevented loss of life. Still
more recently, on the
afternoon of the February 22,
a tornado or tornadoes struck
parts of Fayetteville and other
nearby areas, killing 2 people
and injuring about 50 others.
North Carolina had only two
tornadoes reported in 1970,
the smallest number in the past
twenty years; both of the
storms occurred in August. No
one was killed, but a woman
was injured when a tornado
demolished her mobile home in
Union County.
During the past two decades,
records indicate an average of
nearly eight tornadoes per year
in North Catolina. The most
destructive to affect the State
in recent years occurred on
April 8, 1957. A group of three
tornadoes struck southeastern
North Carolina early that
evening, at least one having
moved across the border from
South Carolina'
are now lost to the school system. "We
lose a nuhiber of young people every year
who drop out to find a job -- kind of a
job to help their family. Hopefully, this
program will interfere with this situation.
If we can work with them, help arrange
a schedule where they can take one or
two courses, say an English course or a
math class, and maybe give them son*
credit toward graduation for their job, we
can help meet the educational needs of
these kids who need the financial support
of a job while they are in school."
Gillis conceded that the general
economic slump in the country was a
problem. And it was still too early in the
program to attempt any evaluation, he
said.
If any of our other readers
are interested in learning more
about the new method of
sealing the woman's tubes for
permanent birth control, write
me. Be sure you ask for
information on the new
procedure so that I will know
what to send. Write: Mrs.
Gloria Riggsbee, 214 Cameron
Ave., ChapeJ Hill, N.C. 27514.
With Our
Service Personnel
WITH U.S. COMBAT AIR
FORCES, Vietnam -- U.S. Air
Force Captain Edwin C.
Newman, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Newman of Rt. 1,
Clinton, participated as an F-4
Phantom pilot in recent air
strikes near Khe Sanh,
Vietnam.
During a two - day period.
Air Force fighter ? bomber
crews flew 20 stirkes in the
area. The objective was
resecuring the small airstrip at
Khe Sanh. Damage included 44
bunkers and two supply cache
sites destroyed, 18 more
bunkers damaged, and
numerous secondary
explosions and sustained fires
ignited.
Despite low cloud ceilings
and poor visibility, all
scheduled strikes were flown
during the lengthy air siege.
One at a time, the fighter -
bomber flights were directed
into the area, first hitting
outlying targets and destroying
land mines to prepare landing
zones for allied troops.
"The area was completely
overcast," recalled Captain
Newman. "There wasn't much
working room for us." The
Captain led one of the
Phantom flights which struck
the area the second day.
He and his wingman went
out over the nearby ocean in
order to get under the clouds
and then flew inland under the
cloud cover. They made four
bombing passes each and then
strafed the area with the
Phantom 20mm nose cannons.
The flight was credited by the
allied ground commander with
silencing a location from which
'he enemy had beeir firing
mortar rounds onto allied
positions.
Captain Newman, a member
jf the 366th Tactical Fighter
iVing at Da Nang Air Base-r
egularly flies missions
iupporting allied military
operations in Vietnam.
A 1958 graduate of Clinton
"hgh School, he received his
J.S. degree and commission
rom the U.S. Air Force
Vcademy in 1962.
The captain's wife, Lynn, is
he daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
lobert Parncll of Lumberton.
Army Private Benny E.
Walters, 19, son of Mrs. Louise
R. Love, Route 1, Raeford.
recently completed a Light
Vehicle Driver course at Ft
Polk,La.
During the eight week
course, he was trained in the
Operation and Maintenance of
military vehicles up to and
including ihe two and one -
half ton truck. Instruction was
also given in the operation of
the Internal Combustion
Engine and Chassis assembly.
Pvt. Walters entered the
Army in September 1970 and
completed basic training at Ft.
Polk.
Specialist Four Walter
Musgrave, 19, whose mother,
Mrs. Dorothy M. Musgrave,
lives at 2820 Summit, Kansas
City. Mo? recently received the
Army Commendation Medal
while serving with the 101st
Airborne Division (Airmobile)
in Vietnam.
The medal was awarded for
Meritorious Service. Such
service can be over an extended
period of time or for
outstanding achievement in a
single situation. In either case,
the recipient must have
demonstrated skills and
dedication far above the
average.
He received the award while
assigned as a combat
construction specialist in
Comptny A of the division's
326th Engineer Battalion.
He entered the Army in May
1968, completed basic training
at Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo., and
was last stationed at Ft. Bragg.
HOUSE FOR SALE: 100%
financing available. 3
bedrooms, living room,
kitchen, large den, utility
room. Call 875-2693, Raeford.
TFC
BOOKKEEPING done at
home. Small or large business.
Contact Mrs. Gordon after
5:30 at 8754537.
46P
FOR SALE: 1951 Chevrolet
Pick ? Up truck. ?)<* ton. stake
body, like new, new motor,
less than 75 miles, new 6 ply
tires. Call 875-421 1.
46P
FOR SALE: 12 x 60 Mobile
Home 2 bedroom, central air
condition, carpeted living
room, fully furnished. Assume
payments after reasonable
equity. Phone 875-4683
46-47C
Specialist Musgrave's wife,
Shirley, lives on Route I,
Raeford.
Airman First Class Frank P
Faircloth, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Faircloth, 1401
Eisenhower St., Lumberton, is
on duty at Tan Son Nhut AB.
Vietnam.
Airman Faircloth. a
communications specialist is
assigned to a unit of the Air
Force Communications
Service. He previously served a
Tinker AFB, Okla.
He is a 1969 graduate of
Lumberton High School. His
wife is the former Debra J.
Ingram.
Joseph S. Pearson Jr., 23,
whose parents live at 101 W.
Fisher St., Saint Pauls, recently
was promoted to Army
Specialist four while serving,
with the 39th Engineer
Battalion in Vietnam.
Spec. Pearson is assigned as a
mechanic in the battalion's
Compnay B near Chi Lai.
He attended Pembroke
(N.C.) University and
Southeastern College.
Whiteville.
His wife. Norma, lives at 119
Sessoms St.. Red Springs.
WHEEL
ALIGNMENT
SERVICE
at
BOBBY
CARTER'S
TIRE SERVICE
SOUTH MAIN STREET
ROWLAND'S
BAR-B-QUE I
9YITIR BAR
OPEN 8 A.M. 'TIL 10 P.M.
TUE. THRU SUN.
CLOSED ON MONDAY
(FOR PRIVATE PARTIES
ON MONDAY)
Sunday Buffet?Ordorj To Go
CATERING SERVICE
PHONE 875-2430
WHEEL ALIGNMENT
NEW TIRES
and RECAPPING
MCDONALDS
TIRE RECAP.
SERVICE
PHONE 875-2079
114 RACKET ALLEY
& STEWART STREET
3-ROOM
APARTMENTS
FOR RENT
Air Conditioned
Raeford Hotel Building
See
Ern?t Cartwnght, Mgr
or Phona 875-3055 Day
875-3492 Night
COMPLETE
BRAKE
SERVICE
at
BOBBY
CARTER'S
TIRE SERVICE
SOUTH MAIN STREET
iv l\OL/AI . MAKtn J 5. 1V7I
wint ans
FOR SALE: 1970 Honda, CL
125 Scrambler, S 3 5 0.
Telephone 875-2740.
45-46P
FOR SALE: 3 bedroom house,
kitchen and family room
combination, garage. Pay
equity and assume 5V4 loan or
refinance. Ideal neighborhood
for small children, no thru
streets. Call 875-3190, 315
McRae St ., Raeford.
44-47C
NEED A WASHER OR
DRYER' OR BEAUTIFUL
CARPETING? Then shop Sears
and save during our Big March
Sale. We have a full laundry
line, and a large selection of
room - size or wall ? to ? wall
carpet samples. And a Credit
Plan to suit your needs. Sears
Authorized Catalog Sales
Merchant. Raeford. 875-4239.
44-46C
FOR SALE: 1955 Chevrolet, 6
cylinder. A clean car with new
motor, straight stick, 3 - speed.
Call 875-3991.
TFC
FOR SALE: Repossessed
Touch 0 Matic sewing machine
in cabinet. Zig - Zags. makes
fancy stitches, button holes.
Interested party can finish
balance of S52.00 in payments
or pay cash. For details call
692-3348 in Southern Pines.
TFC
FOR SALE: 1960 Valient. Call
K75-3532 for details.
44-46P
SPECIAL: SI5, exterminate
rats, roaches, mice, water bugs.
Aberdeen Exterminating Co.
Phone 944-2474.
38-50P
WE WELCOME THE
CAREFUL BUYER. Check
and road test our can at you
see fit. Satisfy yourself that
these are among the better
buys on today's market.
QUALITY MOTORS. Harris
Avenue, Raeford.
43-46C
FOUND: Set of keys which
include keys for car, post
office box. can and bottle
opener. Call 875-2121.
TFN
IT'S SPRING planting time.
Fruit trees, nut trees, berry
plants, grape vines asparagus,
rhubarb, and landscape plant
material. Free copy 48 - pg.
planting guide catalog in color
on request. Salespeople
wanted. Waynesboro Nurseries,
Waynesboro, Virginia 22980.
43-46C
FOR SALE: 3 bedroom brick
house, kitchen and family
room combination, 2 full
baths, wired for air
conditioning and clothes dryer.
W. Cole Ext., Raeford. Call
875-4416.
43-46P
SPRING IS JUST AROUND
THE CORNER. Meet those
additional expenses selling
AVON Products. A wonderful
time to start your own
business. Call 654-4062 collect
after 6 p.m. or write Mrs. Betty
Edwards, P.O. Box 441,
Chadbourn 28431.
43-46C
God still speaks. Listen to Back
to the Bible Broadcast on
WFNC, 940 at 9 AM Mon. ?
Sat.
40-46P
FACED WITH A DRINKING
PROBLEM? Perhaps Alcoholic
Anonymous can help. Call
875-2025. Weekly meetings
open to the public. Wednesday
8:15 p.m. Cole Building
Raeford.
KEEP carpet cleaning problems
small ? use Blue Lustre wall to
wall. Rent electric shampooer
SI. Raeford Hardware Co.
43-46C
FOR SALE
In
CLARKSV1LLE. VIRGINIA
Beautiful 3 ? bedroom brick
rancher, total electric, entrance
lull, living room, t'amily room -
kitchen combination with
fireplace plus sliding doors to
patio. 2 full baths, concrete
drive with carport and utility
area. Large lot with fenced in
back yard.
Two ? bedroom brick home
in beautiful Prestwould Sub ?
Division with carpet in master
bedroom, livng room, bath, oil
? hot ? air ? heal, storm doors
and windows.
Two ? bedroom home with
Florida Room, living room *
dining room combination with
all built - in appliances on large
wooded lot.
A frame cottage on beautiful
Burks Island Lake ? on an acre
lot. All appliances go with
cottage including air
conditioner.
FINANCING Available on
all Property listed.
IMMEDIATE POSSESSION.
CLARKSVILLE AUCTION
&
REALESTATECO.
Box 712
Clarksville. Va. 23927
Phone 703-374-2313
NOTICE
Of Meeting Of Board Of
EQUALIZATION
& REVIEW
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 1105 OF THE MACHINERY ACT
PUBLIC LAWS OF 1939, A MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF EQUALIZATION & REVIEW WILL
BE...
Monday, April 5
at 9:00 A.M.
After notices of new property values have been received,
these values can be reviewed at the Tax Supervisor's Of
fice.
IMPORTANT
You Are Urged To Check Your Property Values And In
The Event You Are Dissatisfied, Complaint Forms Will
Be Furnished At The Tax Supervisor's Office And Ap
pointment Made To Go Before The Equalization and Re
veiw Board.
No Complaints Will Be Heard By The Board Except By
Appointment.
ALL MEETINGS WILL BE HELD
BOARD OF EDUCATION BUILDING
IN RAEFORD
The Boird Expects To Adjourn April 5, 1971.
In The Event of E?rli?r or Later Adjournment,
Notic* to Th?t Effect Will b? Published in This Newspepw.
HOKE COUNTY
Board of Commissioners