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^Jte <Ylewa - journal 0a/iO&H?L PRESS ASS OCIATION Published Every Thursday at Raeford, N.C. 28376 119 W. Etwood Avenue SubKription Rates In Advance Per Year - $5,00 6 Months - $2.75 3 Months - $1.50 PAUL DICKSON Publirfier-Editor SAM C. MORRIS General Manager MRS. PAUL DICKSON Society Editor MARTY VEGA Reporter Second Cbss Postage at Raeford, N.C. THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 1976 School Censors The issue of who decides what children read in school is far more than a cause for book-banning extremists and an occasion for sporadic, sometimes violent, protest. As reported today on the center spread of this newspaper, this issue is being joined across the United States. And, at base, it is not the choice of books that is in question, but a growing demand for more parental say in what the children are taught. Professional educators who feel their prerogatives threatened should listen to what Franklin Parker, professor of education at West Virginia University considers the real cause of the textbook battle that has shaken that state's Kanawha County - "...where citizen input had been removed, its reinstatement under heavy fire led to a swing toward dangerous citizen censorship." We have no brief for the pressure tactics of special interest groups that, on the strength of their members' personal convictions, would force their standards on schools and community. Too often a charge of "obscenity" is used as a reason for banning books favoring civil-rights causes, written by blacks, or seemingly threatening to an entrenched point of view. Nor should the legitimate claims of equality among the sexes be used to ban sound books on auto maintenance just because illustrations show males only. We also recognize that educators have a special responsibility to give the young the best preparation they can for coping with a world whose biggest single challenge is rapid change. Nevertheless, government by experts, even in the schools, is dangerous for democracy and anathema to most Americans. Excluding parents from educational decisions only leads to citizen resentment and, eventually, to protest. We endorse the recommendation of the National Education Association that "parents should be involved in the (book) selection process, but they should be involved as ADVISERS and not as censors." Perhaps this can be accomplished through existing parent-teacher associations. Perhaps new mechanisms are needed, depending on each community's situation. But however it is done, the desire of parents to be more closely involved in deciding what is taught at school must be satisfied. It is a wise educator who, sensing this, takes the first step to encourage such participation. Christian Science Monitor 'Think Tank' For Congress A "think tank" for Congress is being formed to "build up a credible, objective viewpoint on the nation's problems." The quote is from Martha Griffiths, a former member of Congress herself and thus well aware of how valuable objective analysis is in the fashioning of legislation. She is chairman of a distinguished board of trustees for the new Institute for Congress, set up as an independent organization and seeking foundation funding to go into operation in a year or so. It would contract with specialists not as permanent entrenched sources of advice, but as temporary workers on specific problems suggested through congressional machinery. Not that Congress doesn't already get a great deal of information and advice. But much of it comes from lobbyists and other interested parties whose analyses, right or wrong, are open to political interpretation. It would be up to the institute scholars to keep their analyses independent and let the political chips fall where they may. In that event, Congress would have an important new tool for an age demanding less politics and more informed realism in governmental decisions. Christian Science Monitor Browsing in fhe of The News-Journal 25 years ago Thnndiji.Janiuij 4,19S1 Ten more Hoke men are sched uled to report to the Fayetteville Induction station on Friday of next week for induction into the Army, Mrs. J.M. Baker, clerk to the Hoke County draft board, said this week. J.L. McNeill, president of the newly-formed "Raeford Better ment, Inc.," said yesterday that promises of stock subscriptions had more than reached the 130 houses the corporation was formed to build here for use by employees of Robbins Mills. From Rockfish News: School opened at Rockfish on New Year's day with good atten dance. There were three new pupils. From Poole's Medley: The whole world is wrapped in debts, and wart are responsible for it. If either war has done any good, we have not located it. The whole world is poorer because of it. 15 years ago Thursday, January S, 1961 Raeford Furniture Company, a familiar Raeford business institu tion. has closed its doors after 46 years of commercial service to Hoke County. "Hoke County's oldest furniture store" terminated its operation on Dec. 31 and Farmers Furnishing Co. has sold the build ing, which Raeford Furniture oc cupied for 34 years, to Niven Appliance Co. Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Medium Tank Bat talion, 68th Armor, National Guard unit with elements in Rae ford and Red Springs, last week received notice that it had been rated "Superior" on its annual Federal inspection in October. Mrs. George W. Cox died at her home on West Donaldson Avenue in Raeford Monday. She was 86 years of age. Mrs. Dwight W. Brown, 66, died at Moore Memorial Hospital Sunday. 'Maybe things are taking a turn for the better' A - :'"v.v^ V I K \ / r ' f 4- ' ? !!" tin K, "i The Christian Science Monitor -by Marty Vega Good, Bad, Worst This week we continue our series of the good, bad, and worst of 1975 selected by our panel of dis tinguished experts. Now that May is here, many of us are looking forward to summer vacations. With the gasoline crisis all but forgotten, many people are again planning a pleasant motoring trip. Of course, the airlines will be bargaining for the vacationers' trade, the latest wrinkle being the "no frills" cheapie tickets, but before you become tempted by these low prices, remember Sat urdays' traveler. Francis Page Covey, who provided his own frills, and thrills for the other passengers. Also remember D.B. Cooper, forgotten by all except the FBI and TWA. A real. American folk hero. So. as a service to the readers, in coming weeks this column will offer invaluable help with selected travel tips, not on a regular basis, but on the basis of when he mood strikes us. The main thing in planning a successful vacation is to plan it well in advance. You should have had it all planned out by February. Everyone should follow the recommended steps before leaving. Arrange for the post office to water your plants, place the children in a good kennel, and notify the police to pick up your mail. Get plenty of maps so you are sure of your route before you start out. Practice again and again how to refold a road map until you can do it expertly, as this will save you from insulting criticism from your husband and strangers along the trip. Allow at least six hours for packing the trunk with the luggage. A general rule of thumb: For the average husband, two hours to arrange it all to his satisfaction, then one hour and forty-five minutes to take it all out and re-think it again. If you can assist him by offering helpful sugges tions. add another hour and a half to complete the job. As long as the lid closes, say nothing about the spare being buried at the bottom. This Week's Suggested Trip: The Pennsylvania mountains, no special reason. Distance: 400 miles, give or take a little. Estimated driving time: 9. 10, 11. 12. maybe 13 hours, as there is much of historical interest along this scenic route. Directions: Leave Fayetteville on 1-95. You should be going north. Just before you hit the Virginia state line, look for the historical marker which directs you to the simple gravesite of Enos Snill, the farmer who was plowed under by his wife in a harrowing crime of the 1930 s. Closed Tuesdays. Continue on to Emporia and have lunch at that little white restaurant, just painted, next to the Gulf station. The hasenpfeffer is excellent, if it's in season. Continue on to Petersburg, but get off 95 and get on old U.S.I into Richmond to avoid that 95c toll. Continue on 95 past Richmond and you are in an area rich in history. Not far from Guinea, just down the road a piece from the shrine of somebody named Jackson, is the birthplace, restored to its original state, or pioneer inventor Irving Fleeb, who successfully fed his cows ice cubes and developed cold cream. Don't miss it, open all year around. Take 495 when you reach Washington, for there is much to see in the nation's capital. At the Naval Observatory, (Massachusetts Ave. off River Koad exit) you can see the actual laboratory used by I astronomer Ira Waxwood, who pondered the size of the galaxy for months, and then bought a fairlane instead. Leave Washington and head up 1-270 to 1-70 at Frederick, and continue through this area dotted with major points of in terests. At Possum Creek. The American Reincarnation Society holds its annual 'Come As You Were' festival in mid-June. Continue on 1-70 to Breezewood, and just outside of tow ;top to see the home of Roscoe S .ink. notori ous jewel thief of the I880's who sold the stones to everyone on his block, proving good neighbors make good fences Admission 1.25 for children. Adults free. Don't stop overnight in Breeze wood. the sound of the trucks going by all night will keep you awake. Better to go on to Bedford, but don't take the Pa. Turnpike. The pavement is just as bad as ever, and if you lose the ticket, they'll charge you the whole S7.10 U.S. 30 is perfectly good, as long as your brakes are good. At Bedford, be sure to see the courthouse where Grover Quinn was tried and convicted of deliver ing porno books on his bike, becoming the first smut peddler of the century. At Bedford Springs, choose a motel from the wide range of accomodations ottered. You're far enough off the interstate that you should be able to find one that still has coin-operated vibrating beds for weary travelers. CLIFF BLUE... People & Issues THIRD DISTRICT?The an nouncement by Congressman Da vid N. Henderson of the Third N.C. District that he will not be a candidate to succeed himself came somewhat as a bombshell. How ever, there will be no lack of "patriots willing to serve" to quote the late Gov. R. Gregg Cherry. State Rep. Jimmy Love of San ford had indicated he would oppose Henderson and Joseph R. Overby, a former funeral home owner of Smithfield had also announced. Since Henderson's announcement that he would not run again, his Administrative Assistant Charles O. Whitley, 49, of Mt. Olive has announced. District Attorney John W. Twisdale of Smithfield has indicated strong interest in run ning. Overby, Love, Whitley and Twisdale would all be seeking the Democratic nomination. From the Republican side Attorney Sam Stephenson of Aneier, a member of the State Highway Commission and a close associate of Gov. Holshouser. has indicated keen interest in. making the race. Any way, the district comprising Lee, Harnett, Johnston. Wayne, Samp son. Duplin, Pender and Onslow counties will not go begging for the lack of candidates, and they have plenty of time between now and August to present themselves to and the issues to the people. WOMEN IN POLITICS - With all the Women's Liberation move ment we expect to see them take to the Field as candidates for public office more this year than ever before. Many of the ladies no doubt feel that they have had enough practice working in the campaigns and now would like to see some women names on the ticket. Grace J. Rohrer. Secretary of the Dept. of Cultural Resources who was the Republican candidate for Secretary of State in 1972 is talking about running for the same office again in 1976. Mrs. Lillian Woo is a candidate for the Democratic nom ination for State Auditor. Jessie Rae Scott, wife of former Gov. Bob Scott is said to be thinking of running for Commissioner of La bor. By the way, back in Franklin D. Roosevelt's Administration, the first woman to serve in the Presi dent's cabinet was"Ma" Perkins who served as Secretary of Labor. TERRY SANFORD - Terry San t'ord says the Welfare system should ' be abolished as it stands today and start over anew, and he U also talking about "full employment." On these issues Terry has some thing that needs digging into. The welfare situation -- well intended, but like Topsy, has grown far too big and clumsy. But for Terry or anybody else to make hay out of the issue, he must get down to specifics, tell how much he would recommend for the programs and just how he would propose to make them work. It's easy to throw out a good idea but the statesmanship comes in making it work. F.D.R.?-Back in the early 1930's after Franklin D. Roosevelt had been elected president, he didn't follow! He led! He was moving toward cutting government expenses by 25 percent when the war clouds began to gather in Europe followed by World War I(J which knocked his cost-cutting plans into a cocked-hat. What we need is a Winston Churchill-but if we had him, the question is: Would the people listen? SENATOR BYRD..Speaking af ter the U.S. Senate rejected an amendment increasing appropria tions for the Interior Department, U. S. Senator Robert Byrd of West (Virginia had this to say: "Big government did not spawn itself Big government is the result of big demand back home. Every message I get from the people is twofold: "Cut the budget. When am I going to get my check?" They are all for cutting the budget in the abstract but when it comes to making selective cuts, that is another tune. I hope the people will see that the Senate is responding to their concerns. "I also hope that the message will get back to the grassroots that all of us, everybody, taxpayers, special interest groups, and so on are going to have to exercise some restraints on their own appetites on the federal treasury. When they do that, their representatives will re flect that attitude from back home." But what SenatorByrd should remember is that: When we elect citizens to represent us in the U.S. Senate and the U. S. House of Representatives, they should have the ability to lead and not just follow! Tarheel Spotlight Bookmobile Past And Present A product ot the "flapper era." "Miss Kiwanis" was her name. The very first in North Carolina, she was shiny and sleek and the very latest thing when she arrived in Durham County in 1923. "Miss Kiwanis" was a bookmo bile. one of those new-fangled ideas to take libraries to isolated people. A gift of the Kiwanis Club, the bookmobile was put into operation Oct. 17. 1923. And with her advent, bookmo biles became the accepted thing in North Carolina. The Durham vehicle was lent to the North Carolina Library Commission for demonstration trips to several adjacent counties and the idea spread. Counties were eager for their own libraries on wheels. la 1926 Guilford County bought a book truck with dog tax receipts, and Davidson County received a truck from Charles F. Fincn ui 1928. * "Miss Kiwanis" was a quiet beginning to the area of library extension - an area which has changed and is changing constant ly The bookmobile idea originated with Mary Lenist Titcomb, librar ian in Hagerstown, Md. In 1901 she discovered that "deposit stations" set up all over her territory were not t>eing used to best advantage, and decided the better way was to take the library services to the people. These first libraries on wheels were horsedrawn "bookwagons, which evolved into "book-trucks" to our present-day "bookmobiles," all taking to their people what has been described as "precious car go" The bookmobile effort became more firmly established during the depression years when WPA (fede- ' ral) program money often meant the difference in books or no books Tor outlying areas. And it's definitely worth the effort, librarians agree. From the mountains to the sea there are dozens of heartwarming stories from eager and grateful bookmo bile patrons. One librarian, during See SPOTLIGHT, page II Puppy Creek Philosopher Editor's Note: The Puppy Creek Philosopher still hasn't recovered sufficiently from surgery to be able to write a column this week; consequently, he had a friend rummage through his elaborate filing system and pick out a column that ran years ago just to see if it would still stand up. Here it is. What do you think? Dear Editor: Why don't you and me go into the public opinion poll business? I got this idea last night while I was looking over a copy of The News & Observer which my dog dragged into the yard yesterday afternoon and left there un-torn. didn't like the taste of it I guess, although I don't know why, you ought to see some of the bones he chews on. At any rate, over on an inside page there was the result of the latest Gallup Poll. After surveying ? people clear across the nation, the Poll discovered that the "most urgent problem facing the average man and his family today is money." Of all family problems, it found, "the high cost of living overshadows all other worries of the American people today." This is the reason you and me ought to start our own public opinion poll. I could have discov ered the same results without interviewing a single person or using even a postage stamp, and if you can sell the poll to other newspapers, everything we take in will be net profit, and I can sure use my part to help meet the high cost of living. You bought any tractor parts lately? Been to the hospital? Re-placed a picture tube? Fed a ?[rowing boy? Bought any dog ood? There are some things a man just knows automatically, and one of them is that regardless of how much he earns, his family is always one jump ahead in needing a little more. Every time he gets into a new income bracket, he discovers his family has been there for months already. Another thing about this poll we ought to start is that we could use it over and over. Not only is it true that the average consumer is in an economic squeeze today, he was in one yesterday, last year, ten years ago, and most likely will be in one ten years from now. By the time you own one car, your family needs two, and when you swing that, color television comes in and the family next door has a speedboat. Let's get this poll going. My tractor is missing out and my TV set is flickering. Yours faithfully. J.A A QuMtiont 3nd Antwert Witt W L?tflh mtf W tmHtUt h wHtwt ?* wHtmn *f mHrttt? M C#t?h ktritl trp?tn ktrbl t?4 t k??4iH*? 10 t ttmtHrf fi hrbi fhf t il httrtttt h ippnffUk ftti C '??/<#? int4 h ?4 h i?rtth f/ttWMMH # I iff nmfitU? ?4*4*?? t?4 #/ *#?? Inh X /W ?/ ? itrti+4 ttantHd 4h?Wt*f
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