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0&io?i*ta. PRESS ASSOCIATION Publirfied Every Thuraday at Raeford, N.C. 28376 119 W. Etwood Avenue Subscription Rate* In Advance PwY?x - S5.00 6 Months - $2.75 3 Montis - $1.50 PAUL DICKSON PubUAer-Editor SAM C MORRIS General Manager MRS. PAUL DICKSON Society Editor MARTY VEGA Reporter Second Class Postage at Raeford, N.C. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1976 Reforming The Primaries How to make the recurring zeal for primary election reform last beyond the election year? This is the question encouragingly addressed in a resolution introduced by 21 senators last week. It would set up a bipartisan "bicentennial commission on presidential nominations" to study the problem and submit specific recom mendations to Congress next spring. Before one groans, "Not another commission," it should be realized that no full-scale review of the nominating process has ever been undertaken. Though reform legislation of vaious kinds has already been submitted^ and hearings have been requested, no implementation of any new laws could realistically be expected in 1976. It makes sense to go ahead with the proposed major study. To ensure bipartisanship the commission would be appointed one-third by the Senate, one-third by the House, and one-third by the President ? with no party represented by a controlling number of members. America's presidential primaries began 75 years ago as a reform in themselves. They were to reduce the influence of political bosses and business interests ? and increase the role of the people. But soon the primaries themselves became a target of reform as they sprang up in different variations state by state. By 1913 Woodrow Wilson was suggesting a nationwide primary, as Senator Mansfield was to do in 1972. With the proliferation of primaries to a new high of30 this year, the alternative of one nationwide primary or perhaps half a dozen regional primaries becomes a freshly urgent subject for debate. Senator Mondale has proposed a bill calling for division of the country into six regions to be assigned separate primary dates by lot. States that wanted to hold primaries within any region would have to hold them on the region's assigned date.. This year a few states in various regions set out to have coordinated primaries, without conspicuous success. New Hamp shire went so far as to adopt a statute ensuring its primary would be ahead of the earliest other state. Thus this small New England state preserves its place of disproportionate attention and influence in the nominating process. There have been arguments for the crazy-quilt pattern of American primaries and other means of party delegate selections. Candidates can test themselves selectively without the all-out investment of a nationwide primary. Candidates who survive the servere winnowing process can at least be said to have staying power. And, after all, America being democratic, why shouldn't states be free to have primaries if and when they want to? The process may be costly and long drawn out, but no one said democratic politics was efficient except in the most important things, such as preserving freedom. The present system does at least permit the lesser-known candidates to get a foot in the door. The regional primary looks like an attractive compromise. With a number of adjoining states voting on the same day, most candidates might be oqpcvteid to he fit the viAkiiity for comparative scrutiny on the issues at about the same time. As national attention moved from region to region, it would not be placing so much emphasis on a single state. And if the sequence were determined by lot or some form of rotation, the same group of states would not he first each year. '. ^ '? The bicentennial isn't a bad time for a commission to start untangling all the pros and cons before the next election. Christian Science Monitor Browsing in the files of The News-Journal 25 years ago Tbanday, February 8, 1951 Highway Commissioners George Coble. Engineers T.G Poindexter, Luke Powell and J.W. Spruill and others met with the Hoke County Board of Commissioners briefly Monday and added 62 miles to roads to be officially paved in Hoke County and released a lot of them. R.B. Lewis, who has been appelated civil detente administra tor for the Town af Raeford by Major W.L. Poole, (Ma waek that a mcf plana a&4 iqprfaiiiiiii for civil Mm imM be made pubbc ta Mm Mar tarn. 15 years ago .1 9,1?1 T.B. Lester, who will go to work Monday as Hoke County's third accountant in its SO years of history has a variety of experience to qualify him for the job. Funeral lervice for Mrs. A.K. Currie was oonducted at the Raaford PresbyteTian Church Sun day afternoon at 3:00 o'clock by the pastor, the Rav. W.B. Heyward. Funeral services for Mrs. Ada Barnard McQuage. 91. wet* held WirtmHi) at 3 p.m. at the ftaeford Presbyterian Church. JltaMiflM auto license tags ~ S:00 ?'clock Saturday, jJ. ?t the Rtsfctd MM offlct in the building, Phil , said this 'Ford is ieadjng in New Hampshire. Nixon is ahead in China...' The CbrWlan Science Monitor -?by Marty Vega ?? Letters You Don't See Ever get sick of reading those testimonial letters from satisfied customers which are a part of so many ads these days? You never see some of the follow-up letters which were written by the same people, unless you do a little wastebasket raiding in the right places, as we have done. The results will AMAZE you. More-Wate. Inc. Poundville. N.J. Gentlemen: Please remove my testimonial letter from your files. I mean the one I wrote you a few months ago ?tellingyou flow tlfrilled I was when I put. on 15 pounds "in just two weeks of drinking More-Wate". Since then. I have put on another 65 pounds, and even though I quit drinking "More-Wate", I am still gaining about seven pounds a week. It must have changed my body chemistry or something, please print this to warn others.' Sincerely. Opal Freebish SPEED-O-READ Institute Zippy, Mo. Dear Sirs; It's true! You did teach me to read fast.' Only now I read too fast. I read "War and Peace" in 17 minutes. I read every book in my local library in three and a half days. I read every magazine at the newstand in one hour. I have nothing left to read! I'm going out of my mind, help! Yours truly, Myma Snill . Wadsworth Vocabulary Course Webstery Mich. ? ' . , '? :. ? Gentlemen: ? ?' t. ." Prior to succumbing to the blandishments of your adivrtise ment, promulgating the aggran dizement of my word potential. I was being debilitated conversation ally and communicatively by the limitations of my self-expression. However, now all my discourse is fraught with a plethora of antedilu vian references, complex circum locution, and a permeating pedant ry that has precipitated a passivity among my peers and cost me their camaraderie ... a resultant I would not erljo/n upon a canine.? ' j:' .' ... . Most regretfully yours, ? Felix Mulddnado Puppy Creek Philosopher Dear Editor: Everybody knows Federal judges, appointed for life by who ever's President if they happen to be a member of his party, have a lot of power and authority. If a law is unclear, you get a Federal judge to step in and tell you what it is, or what it's going to be .from then on. If there's, some question about say, ' school bus routes in Boston, a Federal judge can straighten things out, give or take a few thousand kids this side of town or the other. Federal judges, who never have to run for office, can nonetheless tell you how you've got to. Now I'm not complaining about this, the country needs somebody with authority to speak out and lay down some rules once in awhile, if more parents had done that with their children it's possible more children would have turned out better than their parents, but there's bound to be a limit to how much power a Federal judge has and I believe I have run across such a case. When Friday came the first week of the Patty Hearst trial with only a handful of jurors selected out of a panel of 36. the judge told the rest, about 25 of them, to go home for the week-end and instructed them not to "read newspapers, watch television, listen to the radio or discuss the case." This may be a case of the law falling apart in the face of human nature. If each of thoee 25 prospective jurors was a bachelor or an old maid--wait a minute, I'd better say single wonum-living alone, the judge's instructions might work, but if there at* lots Of other members of the family living there, somebody's going to be is contempt of court. Furthermore, what do you do if the people ia (he adjoining apartment have their radio on loud? Spend the week-end with the covers pulled over your head? 1 believe if I were a Federal judge I'd rather stick to mapping b?n routes in Boeton. Your faithfully. p I A bill which could seriously hurt North Carolina's tobacco farmers as well as the tobacco manufactur ing industry has been introduced in the Senate by Senator Gary Hart of Colorado and Senator Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts. The bill, introduced on January 29, would increase the tax on a package Of cigarettes by 30 cents, over and above the present average Federal and State tax of 20 cents per package. To sweeten the proposal and to try to remove any idea that the bill is simply an anti-smoking measure, the authors have proposed ear marking the revenues for expanded biomedical research and health education. Since health has great political appear and tobacco Is an easy target, some members of the Senate may feel the bill it worthy of their support. But anyone can readily see what it would do to our state's agricul ture and the tobacco manutactur Ing plants that are a major source of jobs and income tor North Carolina's people. The result would be little short of catastrophic. As soon all learned of the bitl, I sent a letter to all members of the Senate, fiw) other Senators ? Walter HuddleatM and Wendell Ford of Kentucky, tame Hetaw of North Carolina. Ernest Holllmof South Carolina and Howard Baker of TemwtMaei^yiiig the letter. *>48# j ' to the 90 _ C Oom pay an of S120 a year on the CLIFF BLUE ? ? ? NEW PROCESS ... As the process of setting up machinery for the nomination and election of a President of the United States begins in North Carolina this Thursday night. February 12 with precinct meetings across the state, party leaders and members will find important changes from past years. An important change takes place at the grass roots - the precincts, where it will be necessary for any individual who wishes to become a delegate to any County, District or State convention to gtve a written declaration of their presidential preference or "uncommitted" status at their precinct meetings Thursday night February 12. This rule, says Democratic Party Chair man Sugg is required so that North Carolina s Delegate Selection Plan will be in compliance with National Party Rules. Heretofore, most of the delegates would go to the national convention "uncommitted." The county con ventions will be held on Saturday, March 6, the District Conventions on Saturday, May 8, the State Convention on Saturday, June 12 and the National Convention on July 12-17. It is our feeling that the new rules ' are much better than the old rules which in the final analysis in many instances left the choice up to the professional politicians in a "smoke filled" room. The new rules also provide that each presidential candidate will be requested to approve or reject those persons identified with their candi dacy and return the list so designated within 14 days. This stipulation adds great strength to theparty rules. The precinct conventions are in reality a "sleeping giant" which if used to the fullest extent can add much to democratic representa tion. JESSIE RAY SCOTT... Jessie Ray Scott, wife of the former governor, Robert W. Scott is con sidering running for Commissioner of Labor. People with whom we talk are in general friendly towards Mrs.' Scott, and, would support-.her fbr sorae -other job but seriously question the wisdom of her seeking the Labor post. Women as weU as men seem to think some other post more appropriate for the former First Laay of North Carolina. PRIVETTE. ..The Rev. Coy C. Privette of Kannapolis has an nounced his candidacy for the GOP nomination for governor of North Carolina. The Baptist minister will have a pretty tight rope to walk in continuing as President of the State Baptist Convention and running for governor on the Republican ticket, -and the situation would be the same if he were running on the Democrat ticket. But Privette is a man to be watched. His leadership ability was proven in 1973 when he served as President of the Christian Action League when liquor by the drink was defeated in North Carolina by an overwhelming ma jority. HARRINGTON...With Jim Harrington having announced that he will be leaving the post as Secre tary of Natural and Economic Resources effective February 29, reports from reliable sources say that George Little of Southern Pines, now serving as Deputy ta Harrington in the Department will be named to replace his boss. Harrington did a very creditable job in filling the position and chances are that you will be hearing from him later in matters of state government. Little who turned Republican in the 1972 fall cam paign and served as Holshouser's chief fund-raiser loves politics from the word "go", has been giving consideration to seeking the GOP nomination for Commissioner of Insurance, a position held by John Ingram. Democrat. LANE BROWN, III.^Lane Brown, III. candidate for the Democratic nomination for State Treasurer Is a brother-in-law of Insurance Commissioner John Ingram. Ingram is married to Brown's sister, Virginia. Brown is from Stanly County and Ingram is from Randolph, both counties with a heavy Republican vote which Ingram and Brown were able to overcome in being elected to the State House. ECONOMY...The fact that the 1975 General Assembly was over optimistic in its appropriations could result in much fat being cut out of state government. As every person familiar with the State Budget know$,. there is considers able fat in most departments and So long as the mopey is available you will not see much fat eliminated. With a crunch for funds now on, some of the fat will have to give which can bring about needed thrift in government. Letters To The Editor To the Editor: The R?efotd I.ions Club would Tike to take this ? opportunity to thank the citizens and merchants of Hoke .County' for- their support- in making 1975 a' most Successful y4ar Report To The People bv Senator Robert Morgan cigarettes they buy. Tobacco products are already the heaviest taxed commodity this country produces. 1a 1975, the Federal government collected $2.2 billion and the State governments collected $3.2 billion from the tax on cigarettes. In our troubled economy, tobac co has been one of our best performers and last year tobacco exports added oyer SI billion to our trade surplus with other countries. The authors of tbebHt complete ly Ignore any doubts which scien tists have as to what causes cancer, heart disease, bronchitis and em physema, and focu* exclusively on cigMvttt.Mitoking as the cause. And even though they have decided on the Cause themselves, they woutdeartnark billions for research to find the answer.. This would seen to suggest that we can have "better living and better health through taxation." What would be next? A. tax on sugar and itareh to be peW aver pvOulv living In urttat ghettos becauie they ate in poorer heeUh than those who North Carolina cannot afford to have any sttcto WH enacted Into law, ? ite our ,, I tetter t*?ur coUeMMifiHMM EHS tgulVf - ? I other meifeben of i for the local Lions. The merchants generously spon sored our Gojf Tournament, which was a huge success. A special .thanks, goes to Knit-Away for providing fruitbaskets and. toys that were distributed to blind families at Christmas. Local citizens have helped us through purchase of Lion candy at Halloween, brooms and participat ing in the Golf Tournament. All of our money-making pro jects netted us about S3,000.00. In support of Lion International pro jects, we supported White Cane, CARE, sent a local student to the Morehead School for the Blind and Visually Handicapped, Boy Home, CampDogwoodarid provided Christmas gifts fM.over 20 blind persons in Hoke Coutlty. Locally we suooorted the Boy Scouts, Kathy McMillan fund, Little League, $300.00 Scholarship for a high school senior, bought glasses for a student, and pur chased a new heating stove for a blind lady. It Is a rewarding experience ft each Lion to be able to participate in each of the projects mentioned above. The success of these projects is a direct mult of the outstanding support we get from the Com munity. We feel we dp a small pkrt by sponsoring them; it is a com munity project that is making them a success. Again many thanks to the citi zens of Hoke County for the support they continue year, after year to give the local Lions. Siaeerety, Clyde F. Knox StcroUnr Raeford Lions Club Dear Sir, After being away from my hometown for twenty years, living in big cities, it is nice to be moving , hW* to my hometown. It h also i?fc* to know that I am Hying in ? town which ha? such a wonderful " <?*? * Da#;^Mtk^Kp. I- am d#> speaking on Muttf of my M/Sft <**') and^M-^rLNwwr -^i&ford
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