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^VlewA - journal NATIONAL NEWSPAPER HWBWIM fIMM BE UK* SUSTAINING "" ? MMKI-1172 (Ja/to&na. PRESS ASSOCIATION Published Lvery Thur%da) ai Raelord. N.C. 28376 119 Vs. k I wood Avenue Subscription Rates In Advance IVi Nc.tr ? S$ 00 6 Months 75 3 Month* M 51' PA I 1. DK KSUN Publisher I ditor SAM t. MORRIS General Manager MAIM SYMANSKI Reporter MRS. PAL L DICKSON Society Editor Second ( las* Postage Paid at Ractord. N { THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 28. 1972 Letters To The Editor I Mr. Paul Dickson Editor News-Journal Raeford. North Carolina Dear Paul: 1 hope you will include this letter in a future issue of The News-Journal as a Letter to the Editor. I write to express my dissatisfaction with the advertisement contained in the September 21st edition of The News-Journal, specifically, the ad entitled "Where Was Nick?" which was sponsored by a group called "Doctors Against Drug Abuse." The advertisement appeared in the ..tate ? wide papers on Wednesday morning. September 20th. one day before the publication date of the Hoke News-Journal. On that same morning, a news story appeared in the Greensboro Daily News giving the information that the ad was in fact being paid for b> the Helms for Senate Committee, the information that the so - called "Doctors Against Drug Abuse" consisted of only three members, and further, the votes involved were not controversial and did not require the Congressman to fly back to Washington. Further, one paper, the Winston ? Salem Journal, before running the ad. required the Helms Senate Campaign Committee to accept responsibility for the ad within the body of the ad. show ing readers it was a political advertisement. I therefore take issue with The News-Journal for not including within the advertisement itself the information that it was a political ad sponsored by the Helms for Senate Campaign. I feel justified in this position in that The News-Journal knew in advance space tor the ad was submitted by tht Helms staff. Further, the staff of The News-Journal knew or should have known from other newspaper reports and radio news programs, to *av nothing of news wire reports, that the ad was the product of the Helms staff, was politically motivated, contained misleading information, and constituted nothing more than a smear with the intent to anger the reading public without justification. The truth of the matter is that Congressman Nick Galifianakis has spoken loud and clear on the problem of drug abuse. The Congressman has been involved in the passage of ten MAJOR drug abuse bulls w ithin the last two yeais. The drug bills cited in the ad were not controversial and were in no danger of failing. And. to quote the editorial staff of l he Greensboio Dailv News ot September 21. 1072. "Even if Mr Galifianakis'presence and votes had been essential, his absence would not justify the implication that he is indifferent to the drug tiaffic. or Inendlv to 'junkies' who 'rob a bank . mug an old woman ... maim a child. That implication. :o clear in the ad is scurrilous in the extreme and not far short o! blatant character assassination." liven the Helms stall and the IXjctors Against Drug Abuse do not now warn to be credited with the misdeed. Bill Cheshire, pies* secretary lor Helms while admitting the Helms New York \d A\genc> designed the ad and the Helms Campaign paid tor the ad. lold the Raleigh News and Observer on Wednesday. Septembei 20th that the committee (Doctors Against Drug Abuse) contacted the Helms organization." He further stated "I had the impression that the ad was one of the things that the doctors were thinking about when they came to us." Dr Hubert Poteat ot Smithficld. signer of the ad and head of ihe Democrats lor Helms of Johnston Countv. was ?1 contacted by the News and Obseiver 1 he - paper wrote, "Dr Poteat. however. s.?id he didn't know where the idea lor an ad came from, or where the information for the ad came from." I would hope that in the future, when The News-Journal is presented with such questionable "public service" advertisements as this one. and when the paper and its staff have actual notice thai the advertisement has an ulterior motive and is not what on its lace it appears to be, the paper will at least follow the example of the Winston ? Salem Journal and label the ad for what it is pt:.e politics. Verv truK \ours. Philip V* Die hi Editor's Note This leitei is self explanatory: Mr D. M Barringlon Sheriff. Hoke County Sheriffs Department Raeford.N.C Dear Sii . The memhcis of out chapter have noted with ureal disappointment the article in the September Tl edition oi The News Journal which announced 'he hirinvi of a new deputy ?iiet ill Our duplet represents the Indian population in this counts. wluJi makes up I* 20 ot ihe total population No? even with this percentage tlieie is noi an Indian or the stall ol ihe Shenlf> Department There have been several new deputies hired this year. vet not one Indian has been considered lor the position We fool a grave injustice has been done to ihe Indian residents ol this county ami we leel it our duty to bring this oversight, oi discriminatory practice, to both yt?u and the public's attention. We hope and suggest that this oversight be corrected ai the earliest possible time so thai no portion of our County's population will be discriminated against Sincere Iv Robert Taylor. President Hoke Counts Jawoc> Dear Sn I am being iraiisleircd cltcstiw Sept ember 25. Il?7 2. to Cameron Morrison School in Hoffman. North Carolina, to assume the duties ot Dirodoi <>i Cameron Morrison School I regret leaving Hoke County tor no place have I found ihe citi/cns moie neighborly, iriendh and compassionate Hoke 0 uinty has indeed been a home away from home for my family and I. and I will always cherish the fine relationships and friendships established with you over the years. I appreciate ihe many courtesies afforded me and above all ihe interest and support you have consistently shown for Samuel Leonard School. The l.nglish language is inadequate .n .i time like ihis to truly express my since;e and heartfelt feelings over the excellent relationships I have nude and enjoyed with the fine citizens ol Hoke County May I very simply and profoundly sj\ thank you for allowing me to live and share thirteen (13) years of my life with you. My lite is nuher and tullei because ol* having known and been associated with y??u and I will always cherish ihe fond memories I have lor Hoke County and will hold in my heart a very special place for ihe Hoke County citizens Sincciely W illiam R W mdlev Browsing in the files of The News-Journal 25 Years Ago Thui jay. September 25. 1947 R. Stevens, executive secretary of the North Carolina Wildlife association was in Raeford yesterda> in the interest of re - organizing the somewhat dried up Hoke County Wildlife Cluh. From Poole's Medley A high school education ol this day is equivalent to a college education fifty years ago. "The North Carolina I aim Bureau campaign lor 100.(KM) member* should have the support ot everyone tm only through organization can atmcultuie hope In suivive and contribute its share to the piosperity ol oui state and nation." Richard Neeley. Hoke County Fain Bureau president said this week in . prepared statement. I)i US Willis, superintendent H the North ( aiolina Sanalona *ho ha* iccenily tetuined from a trip to I urope wlieie lie represented ihr I mud S?atc Ti?ls.- ,i' ..i, jNM>?.iation ai sevcu conferences, was jinest s|ieakcr at last Thursday nights' meeting ol the Kaelorti Kiwarns Club. it's my theory they got somebody else to play Agnew. Like they did for Nixon four years ago' Passing Thoughts Ii\ Maine Svmanski A Reporter's Memoirs \n I hegin u> write m\ memoirs o! a icpor.ei some 50 veais Iroin now. I'm miic i\v things will miiIjcc to I lie lop of v iin head whenevet I think of'my da\s on I he New s-Jmirnal 11?c> .tic I i ilk- often traumatic c\pciietue* I've had as a novice photogtaphet .mil in\ even more trying true* iu nav leatini: these countrv roatfc for ilie heniiit of all who have e\pie?e.! ilouhtN about m\ camera ahilstiev?? .in we.I as lor m\ own piece of imiiiJ I aoiiIiI like to isiull) clear up mvk' ol the muikv spot- regarding ins phoiogiaphv in this. m> la>t VJ cofiitnn. 11 h'OIh* i lut lot the past several mouth* whenevet I'm approaching while Liileii wiili camcia ;:eai. someone i* sure io :?-kingiv i 'i leinaik. "Ileie she comes again- - ut to nun some iti?mo pictuie*." Since I wil! undoubted!} he long gone In the Hive llu* gels into pi nil I will Ueie adv.r thai I have indeed, mined ai least oni \ I photograph. SIkhiIv altei beginning work I was w.nle?l t? ? lake .i pictuie ol a latliei laige ha** ?.auehi bv a lorruei cilv policeman Oi .muse light altei the pu uic was lakei* the lisli wa> cleaned an.I eaten. Puppy Creek Philosopher I V.ti t'ililji I don't know whether it'll work i r not. :????! a* I undeistafld it I lie Democrats and iho Republicans are trying to linaiivc iIicii campaigns bu suing each olhci 1 ii si the Demociats mied ilie Kepubiuait* f??i j million dollars jiiei ilie buetiiut; incident Jl their headt|uarieis. ? hen ii;o Republicans sued tlie LXMiioirats i?m iw? and j lull million lor suing them. ,iikI .ii the last vimni the Demociats had ?e 'lit'J then Mitt and upped their figure an i'\iij two million ?\> I Ik* campaign gets hotter .ittJ expend mount, both parties ought to keep laistng the ante no that when the !.ivv i\ o\ei eaJi will collect from the i?thei enough to pay all the bills, less* the lawyer s 'eos Some people think this doesn't nuke Nenxtf but that's because the* aren't upon ?n.Kiert: financing I Ae revenue sharing. An I understand it. the cities arc all ilamoiing lot Hedeial .nJ. saying tliey vain meet then bills and may go utid.'i without it Washington is therefore ..onsidering dividing part of its revenue anion*! them, when actually it lu-ii i got any thing to divide, it's already -?per.it ing in the red and running on bur towed money Rut that's beside the point in modern financing. The way you do it is simple go ahead and write the checks, just so you d ?n't exceed the statutory debt ceiling, and the way to siav within the ceiling is t?? keep raising it I nderstand I'm not opposed to helping the cities, although I don't see nuuh lutuie in it They may be in the same shape faimeis weie. Small, family si/e Idtms were nuiginal. the experts used to nj\ . and I hey ought to go undei. let the big tarnis lake ovei. they're more eMuient Small towns are marginal, they said the future lies with the bit! wrtics Well, some ot the big farms, like the big cities, aieti't doing so well Kiivnij t??i example is just one big farm and you know wlieie she's buying her wheat Yours faithfully. J A leaving onlv a memorv and (supposedly) an image captured on film. However, that was. not the case. Somehow the I'll in was not proper I v winding inside the camera and the shot was spoiled. I later asked the fisherman il I could take a picture of him holding his hands apait at the proper dimensions and explain in print, exactly what happened. He would not. so not lime was ever written about the catch. So I assure all of you who doubted, that I B Gresham did. indeed, catch that fish and n?> apologies go to him for m> mistake. However, the two rolls of tilm which were recentlv itimed and apologi/cd lor on paee one ol that week's papei were lost through no lault of my own. Whose lault it was. I won't divulge, just in case I should ever llnd mv wav back to these parts again. And that brings me at least to chapter two of mv memoirs- mv terrible difficult limes a* a pathlmder in Hoke Count v . It I were 1 IN) pei cent positive the boss would not see this column before 11 was m print. I would also reveal an undisclosed tact about ill) recent wanderings out at Five Points, but since he is verv likelv to read it before Tluirsdav. I'd bettei not I'd just like to iav there was a bit more than I told behind the reasons I got m> hopeless!v lost that dav. But. truthlnllv. nost of nv doubles were through none other tlun mv own incompetence in following directions and reading maps. In fact I rarelv used maps because thev arc lotallv bevond mv comprehension Hut I louiul mv lengthv wanderings gave me manv oppoitunilic> to see tlie beaut v and chain tvpica. of lloke Countv .11 id its people. Nlavhe that's whv I nevei bothered learning how to lead a map. CUFF BLUE ... People & Issues SCATTERED -- It used to be back in the days when Tai Heel Democrats could unite and support the patty's presidential candidate that the party's campaign tor all candidates was tun from one headquarters, but now the situation is quite different with most of the candidates feeling that it is unwise and dangerous to get too close to Geoige McOovern. The State Democratic Headquarters with Arthur Johnsey serving as Executive Director in the Sir Walter Hotel m Raleigh is a far cry from the activity of the office in 1^60 and 1%4. In 1%8 Bob Scott had a seperate office in the Sir Walter from the State Headquarters Office although there was a pretty close working relationship between the two. It will be remembered that Scott in 1968 conducted his campaign independent of Hubert Humphrey's campaign for president This year there appears to be little if any working relationship between the State Democratic Headquarters and the McGovern Headquarters Bowles' campaign for governor appears to be entirely separate from the State Headquarters as does the Galifianakis Headquarters. Nicks headquarters and Skipper's headquarters are both located in the Sir Walter Hotel and both operations are without doubt on cordial relations with the State headquarters. Jim Hunt, candidate for lieutenant governor lias his campaign headquarters located on Favetteville street between the Sir Walter and Memorial Auditorium. At the Democratic rallies you hear an occasional call for all ? <>ut support of the ticket from the "courthouse to the white house" but few if any such calls for party unity come from Skipper Bowles or Nick Galifianakis. DISTRICT RALLIliS ?? It used to be that "District Rallies" were the big things promoted by the Slate Democratic Partv with the gubernatorial. U.S. Senatorial. Congressional and Council of Slate candidates making the rounds to all the district rallies in the state hut this type politicking appears to have gone the way of the "rumble seat for two." The candidates, particularly among the Democrats appear to be campaigning alone more than in gioups. It seems that on the Republican side the top candidates are seen together more I than among the Democrats. This is probably due to the unity of the * Republican party on the national ticket as compared with the disunity among the Democrats over their presidential candidate. McGOVERN ?? George McGovern has been low in the polls ever since his nomination in Miami in July. We would expect him to start moving up in support by October 1 but it appears that he has a great distance to go before catching up with Nixon on November 7. His last weeks in his race tor the nomination took him out of the underdog role and placed him out front. Now he has been back in the underdog role long enough to start generating a "sympathy" vote. WATERGATE & GRAIN DEAL - The Watergate "bugging" issue and the grain deal with Russia which seems to have helped some of the big grain dealers at the expense of the little grain farmers may well hurt Nixon and help McGovern. A few more blunders of this nature and ' McGovern might catch hold of something thai would boost his support considerably. BOWLES ?? Skipper Bowles does not seem at all hesitant in opposing policies , of the Scott Administration. A late exafnple in Skipper's opposition to the proposed 15 ? story state government office building in downtown Raleigh which Scott is pushing. WALLACE & THURMOND -- At the recent Southern Governors Conference at Hilton Head Island. Gov. George Wallace of Alabama emphasized "at a press conference that U. S. Senator Strom Thurmond had been "very effective" in I1)68 in keeping Wallace from winning the Carolinas and Florida in the presidential election. Last week while campaigning in Columbia. SC.. Thurmond said that the ll>68 election would have gone into the House of Representatives had those states gone for Wallace and that Humphrey would have been elected president. "I wasn't against Gov. Wallace." Thurmond said. "It was to sa\e our country from Mr. Humphrey." It seems that between the influence of the two Wallace and Thurmond, the presidential race in 1resulted in the election of Mr. Nixon over Mr. Humphrev. Just One Thing After Another b\ Carl Cioerch Ivory school child knows that John Pcnn was one of the signers of the Declarution of Independence, but do you ever wonder wlui kind of in an he was or even who he was? We came across this little \tor> about him recently in "Annals of Philadelphia.'* by John F. Watson, first issued in IS.U) which gives this account about one of North Carolina's three signets of the Declaration. John. Pcnn. who was born in Vuginia in 1774. moved to Granville County, North Carolina. So public spirited was he and so forceful as a lawyer that one yeai after removing into North Carolina he was chosen to succeed Richard Caswell us a delegate to the Continental Congress. Philadelphia, and thus was enabled to sign Ins name to that immoital document giving the Thirteen I nited Colonies the right to be free and independent -.tales In 1777-78 and again in 1771) John Pcnn was re-elected Member of Congress from Noith Carolina and it was dining one of these sessions that according to Watson, he received from the President of the Congress. Henry Laurens, a challenge to light a duel. Watson does not give the cause o! the trouble between Laurens and Pcnn. he infers that the two men hefoie the challenge were on the best <?l tcims. seeing each other daily at the boarding house in' which they lodged while in the City of Brotherly Love. On the morning set aside t??i the duel, they breakfasted together and then, side bv ?ide. started out lot the vacant lot some distance away where thev were to engage in deadly. pcisonal combat I pon reaching a street crossing where there was a deep, side gully. the member ln?m North Carolina, who was much youngei than the President of the Congress. courteously extended liis hand to aid his companion, and when it was accepted, ventured to say that the alfair upon which they weie engaged was a loohsh atlan and suggested that they call u off. Promptly the older man agreed and. grasping the hand ol his companion in token of friendship, closed the matter on the spot ?? once and torevei. I here's a larin down in Beaufort' County by the name of "Piomised land." Once we asked the late l.dmund Maiding how come it received such a Biblical name and I dinund. who knew as much history a* anyone else in Beaufort County. it-Id us this story . lie said a generation or two ago the place was owned by \1r (iurganus. lie and his wile had a large family. As the children were bom and giew up he promised each one. m turn, that he wab going t<> !ea\e that farm to him or her when he died. I acli one ot the children was sure he was to have the farm al the old gentleman's decease, "because he promised it to me." The ojd man died and alter lie wa> gone it was lound that lie had lett neither deed 01 will Horn that time on the children called the lann "Promised land." and the name has coine down to the present. SENATOR SAM ERVIN WASHINGTON ? The Senate has opened another Patulous box which is almost cei tain to accelerate (he Jay when the federal Government will have to choose between imposing confiscatory taxes or conies* national bankruptcy This time the occasion was the passage of S 750. a bill to provide up to S50.000 and certain other benefit* lor victims of violent crime Only eight Senatois \oted against the bill. I was one of those who opposed its passage I have the utmost compasMon lor any individual who sutler* from any criminal act In recent yeais I have fought many legislative battles to protect society against criminals My /eal in behall ol "law jnd order" has not diminished I think that >witt and >peedv lusti^e lor the criminal would do much to Jetei crime and violence But what we have in this bill i> another effort t\> use an empty Federal I ieasury to relieve the criminal of the consequences ol his ads I might add that the costs are bound to accelerate in the years ahead Advocates ol the measure pointed to the need lor such legislation and said that it will only cost millions ol dollais annually at a time when the Federal Government is already spending billions of dollars foi welfare, income security, and other programs. The trouble with this argument is that it is constantly used to justify about any kind of new f-edeiai program. Only a lew djys ago the Senate overwhelmingly approved (withunt my vote I a so - called revenue slianng measuie to give the Stales, counties, and cities S33 5 billion Little wa\ said by its advocates about the tact that the I edeial (internment in expected to iikuj an estimated V>5 billion delicti loi the vuirent fiscal yeai. Instead, that bill was promoted on the grounds that the States do not have sufficient resources to perloim obligations they have assumed As would be expected, the justification for revenue sharing was ignored when it came time to justify the crime compensation bill Better thai it wax. lor its proponents now seek toetuouiage the States to embark upon new p:ograilts compensating crime victims not withstand trig the fa?.t th.it ( ongiess is aware of the inability .1 the States to finance the bill The non\ ??! all ni tlu> is that ( ongrcss w II be walled upon in a few da>s to extend and inuease the S4*0 billion debt veiling, a semi annual ritual loi this cjlendai yeai I lecogni/e thai in bringing these mallets lo puhlk. aliention that I am performing an almost Iutile task I he American people have been convinced by Presidents and Members ol Congress thai iheie is nothing to woiiy about lite President recently went so lar as to promise that il lie is reelected, he will nut raise taxes during the next lour years I lie situation reminds one of the story <?t the King who wore n?? clothes and all of the citi/ens ot the kingdom who were reluctant to tell him so. Still anyone who wares to look will see that the Federal (lovernment is rot an eleeomosynary institution Inflation, uncontrolled spending, our inability to market our goods abroad, and taxes are related to I ederal spending programs We cannot ignore these economic facts as if they were some fantasy . I vers journey to an unwise end starts \s it h a single step The crime ^ompensatiun bill is the first step toward governmental compensation ot a whole new area <>f individual losses and injuries. If anyone doubts this, he should reflect that there is no more justification for compensating victims of violent crimes than there is tor compensating victims of fraudulent crimes. One defrauded out of his propcrtv suiters just as much as one who is robbed of his earnings. I he message in this trend is clear We ^annot provide all things to all citizens 11ee The ultimate burden falls upon the Amencan taxpayer. Unfortunately, little is ever said about this essential part of a nfcw piogram when the advocates call attention to its need.
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