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PAUL DICKSON
SAMC. MOKKIS
BILL LINDA t
MRS. PALL DIC KSON
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General Manager
Associate Editor
Swlel) Editor
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THURSDAY. OCTOBER 23, 1980
Morgan answers
Democrat Robert Morgan, running tor reelection as North
Carolina U.S. senator, has answered his Republican opponent's
charges by quoting the record, which is available to anyone who is
interested in seeing it.
The anti-Morgan television advertising for the Republican in
recent weeks attack Morgan's voting record on the Panama Canal,
the B-l bomber and national defense, and aid to Communist
governed Nicaragua.
The anti-Morgan statements are simple, brief, and misleading.
Here, paraphrased, are the Republican charges on these subjects,
and the essence of Morgan's rebuttals. They are among the other
charges and Morgan's detailed replies contained in Morgan's
recently published "White Paper."
Charge's in 1978. Morgan supported the Carter administration's
"give-away" of the Panama Canal.
The Canal treaty was a revision of the one entered into in 1903.
The revision was recommended by five presidents: Democrats
Kennedy, Johnson and Carter, -and Republicans Nixon and Ford.
The revised treaty was endorsed by Republicans Nixon and Ford,
before Carter. Voters in the Senate, besides Morgan, for the revised
treaty, included Republican Minority Leader Howard Baker, Russell
Long of Louisiana and Hayakawa of California (editor's note-these
are "flaming liberals"?).
Morgan voted for the revision in the interest of the continued
safety and operation of the canal, on recommendation of five
presidents and the military chiefs of the U.S.
The charge: Morgan voted against the proposed B-l bomber in
1977.
Morgan's reply: Morgan campaigned in 1974 supporting the B-l.
The next year he supported appropriations to continue building the
B-l through 197b. He supported the B-l till Carter cancelled the
program. Only after the cancellation did he vote to delete funds
because, he said, their only purpose of buying five prototypes, which
would set on the ground unused and practically useless was to "bail
out the contractor." Also voting to delete the B-l funds after Carter
cancelled the program were Sens. Harry Byrd. Stennis, Eastland.
Talmadge, Jackson, and Nunn (editor's note--all "flaming
liberals"?). Morgan calls them "strong Senate advocates of national
defense,"
Charge: Morgan voted to cut funds for defense.
Morgan's reply: he voted against a proposed addit on of $1.6
billion to the defense budget, which would have sent the budget to
$131.4 billion. That would have made the budget far beyond what
had been recommended by the Senate Appropriations Committee
and what the House bill called for.
Charge: Morgan voted to give $75 million to "Communist
Nicaragua."
Morgan's reply: After the revolution (which ended the
dictatorship of Somoza), the U.S. was confronted with this
alternative: withdraw completely and consequently let Nicaragua
become another Soviet satellite, like Cuba, in the Western
Hemisphere: or try to salvage what we could, to encourage a
moderate and democratic form of government.
The $75 million emergency aid package is conditioned on the new
government's respecting human rights, encouraging early and free
elections, stop further expropriations, and institute a system of
judicial review. Also, they money is a loan, not a gift, and it can be
terminated any time Nicaragua violates human rights, cooperates
with international terrorist organizations, stations foreign troops on
its soil, or stematically limits freedom of speech and the press.
The Nicaragua aid bill was passed by a clear majority in the
Senate. Among those voting with Morgan for the bill were Baker.
Bentsen. Robert Byrd. Lugar. and Nunn.
Morgan also points out American aid is a calculated risk: if
successful, it can help preserve democracy: by improving the
Nicaraguans' economic plight, it may prevent them from turning to
communism and it offers the Nicaraguans a broader spread of
assistance ? they don't have only Communist help to rely on.
Morgan's Senate record is available to Morgan's Republican
opponent and his supporters as well as to the Democrats.
The difference between the Morgan and his Republican
opposition is Morgan is using the record: the Republicans are not.
-BL
Outlook brightened
Recent developments brighten Raeford's prospects for improving
the economy of the area: approval by the U.S. Economic
Development Administration of a S720.000 grant for helping pay for
improving the city's waste-water system; and the selection of the city
for a Governor's Community of Excellence Award, which will be
given in Raleigh October 29.
Improvements to the waste-water system, with corrections in
disposal practices being made by three local industries, must be
made before the city get more industry.
The Community of Excellence Award means essentially they will
have an edge when recruiting industry, as Gov. Jim Hunt has put it.
The State Department of Commerce in hs promotion effort will give
special attention, when working with industries looking for plant
sites in the state, to the award-winning communities.
In regard to the waste-water system grant, the city will have to put
up $180,000, of which half is expected to come from State Clean
Water Bonds money, and the rest from the sale of city bonds and
from the city's capital improvements budget.
All this doesn't guarantee the Raeford area will get new industry,
but it does mean the community's chances to attract new industry
looking for a home have been improved greatly. nI
Running neck and neck
Thought for today:
"Keep the juices flowing by
jangling around gently as you
move. Go lightly on the vices -- the
social ramble ain't restful. Avoid
running at all times.
"And don't look back. Some
thing might be gaining on you." ?
Leroy Satchel Paige, oldtime pro
baseball player, quoted in the
novel. "The Old Neighborhood",
by Avery Corman.
Joe Garagiola, the network tele
vision sports commentator and
former Brooklyn Dodger player,
quoted these sayings from his
onetime teammate Yogi Berra:
"It ain't over till its over."
And one October afternoon when
it was darker in the outfield in the
stadium than it had been a few
weeks before. Yogi said, "It's
getting late earlier.
One of our acquaintances of
several years back might have had a
brilliant career in broadcasting if
he'd only learned to think before he
spoke. But his career ended right
after it got started. He was given a
commercial about a local men's
clothing store sale of shirts to read.
He read it just fine. But then, on
his own. he added: "I know these
shirts are good. I bought one of
them just the other day in Char
lotte."
? * *
Getting out a newspaper at times
takes getting over some obstacles.
Earlier this year, for example. The
News A Observer had a fire. On
other occasions, presses and type
setters break down, or power goes
off at the wrong time.
Then there are some that are
much less dramatic. One time, for
instance. The Weekly Marshville
Home as late getting to the post
office. It was being printed at the
time in Rockingham, about 40
miles east of the old home place.
The fearless reporter was heading
west in the company stationwagon
from the press with the load of
freshly printed papers destined for
the various postoffices when the
machine slowed down and stopped.
It had run out of gas.
The wagon was an oldtimer.
Someone had forgotten to advise
the reporter, a new arrivalat the
paper, that the gas gauge always
showed the tank was half full.
The gas gauge was still showing
the tank was half full when the car
run out of gas.
All was not a total loss that day.
though. The reporter had to walk
only about a mile and a half before
he found a public telephone and
summoned the boss, with his own
stationwagon. to the scene. The
transfer of papers was made, and
the carrier completed his appointed
rounds.
Another time, the head man of a
weekly grabbed the company cam
era, dashed out to the scene of a
traffic accident, shot up a roll of
film, then returned to the office
and to other things he had to do.
Unfortunately in his preoccu
pation with other pressing matters,
he forgot to develop the film.
Later, he went out and worked
the camera on another wreck but
this time went directly to the dark
room to develop the film. There'd
be no chance of forgetting this
time, by golly.
It was then that he found that
someone had forgotten to put film
in the camera.
I was working for a little paper
whose financial troubles were com
mon place.
One day not long after I'd been
on the job. I heard a bunch of
railroad cars had been derailed a
few miles away.
So 1 got the company camera.
but then found out the office was
out of film. 1 went to a local drug
store to buy film. 1 short of cash but
the company had credit there.
This time, however, the sales
ladv told me when I tried to charge
the' film that the company did have
credit, but it wasn't any good at the
time, as it was tw'o months overdue
paving the bills.
So 1 went back to the oftice. got
the manager to give me the price ot
a roll. Since it takes times to clear
six overturned freight cars from a
railroad track. I did arrive in time
to get some pictures, in spite ol the
delav caused by the financial flap
But I didn't realize how bad ofl
we were till the day when they
repossessed the office coffee poT"; ..
And The Biblical Recorder can
celled its subscription.
It was a free subscription.
Getting a story that's hard to get
was a minor problem on some
papers I've worked for.
Still they always came out.
That's why I believe in miracles.
Browsing
in the files
25 years ago
Thursday, October 20, 1955
John A. McGoogan. servant ol
Hoke Count v since its formation in
1911. died quietly in his sleep
shortly before 7:00 o'clock Sunday
morning.
? ? ?
Coach Floyd Wilson took his
Hoke County High School football
team to Loris. S.C. last Thursday
night and they came home with a
victory, first for the team in IK
games.
? * ?
Census report shows that 2.790
bales of cotton were ginned in Hoke
County from the crop of 1955 prior
to October 1 .
* ? *
Captain and Mrs. Gilbert M.
Rav and children, who have been in
Japan for over two years, landed at
San Francisco. October 8th.
15 years ago
Thursday, October 21, 1965
Abandonment of literacy tests in
voter registration has had no effect
in Hoke County, according to
election officials.
* * *
The highway patrol has
abandoned flashing red light on top
of patrol cars and has switched to
blue.
? ? ?
The General Services Adminis
tration this week accepted Rae
ford's new post office and federal
building after an inspection of the
property.
? ? ?
A House of Raeford turkey
exhibited at the N.C. State Fair last
week was sweepstakes winner in the
dressed poultry show.
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CLIFF BLUE. . .
People & Issues
A GAMBLE . . . With President
Carter and Ronald Re&gan so close
in the presidential sweepstakes, the
decision of both to engage in a
face-to-face television debate on
October 28--just one week to the
day before the election, is a gamble
with the highest stakes possible.
Should either make the same
mistake that Ford made four years
ago, in denying that one of the
foreign nations was under commu
nistic domination, it might cause
either candidate-Carter or Rea
gan. to lose the election.
Between the two. Carter is
probably the clearest speaker, and
Reagan the best orator.
Millions of American voters,
most with their minds made up.
but still enough "swing votes" to
decide the election, will in all
probability be looking on. You can
bet your last dime that both men
will be coached to the limit before
the bell rings on Tuesday evening.
October 28.
POLLING . . . Almost before
dawn the next day the pollsters will
be attempting to ascertain the
impact on the voters across the
land.
1960 ... In I960 when John F,
Kennedy and Richard Nixon de
bated Kennedy was adjudged to
have won over Nixon in the first
debate as Nixon was recuperating
from an illness some weeks before
the debate. The last two debates
were regarded as about even.
Reagan was hardly an equal
match for Anderson in their de
bate. However, in our opinion,
neither Carter nor Reagan would
be an even match for Anderson so
for as mental alertness and sheer
debating skills concerned.
In the Reagan-Anderson debate.
Anderson was always ready to grab
the bait when the hook hit the
water.
BRYAN . . . William Jennings
Bryan, whose renowned oration
the "Cross of Gold" in Chicago on
July 8. 18% won for him the first of
three Democratic presidential
nominations, said later that before
he got up. to speak he felt like lying
down, but when the time came to
sp^ak his sickness went away. He
said the audience in the old
Chicago Coliseum would rise and
cheer him as if they had been
trained for a week. Well, we are
sure Carter and Reagan would wish
tor the same response from the
millions who will be listening across
the land.
CONGRESS? ... In recent days
and weeks we have been reading
about Congressmen in Washington
being tried and found guilty in the
"Abscam" trials and convictions. "
Frankly, we feel sorry for people
in high positions come to such an
end as has befell Congressmen
Michael Myers of Pennsylvania and
Congressmen John Jenrette ot
South Carolina, both Democrats.
Some people can take honor and
responsibility and not let it pull
them down because they have
integrity and stability. Others are
less solid, like these two men; are
alright on the surface but without 4
the fortitude to stand temptation.
Had these two men never been
elected to Congress, they might
have went through life as men of
average integrity.
The movies of the two men
appeared to demonstrate fully that
they were guilty.
Some people can face temptation
and not let it faze them: others will
succumb to it. maybe feeling thatf
others are doing the same thing.
It's the very small minority in the
Congress and the State legislative
assemblies and others positions of
public trust that yield to the
temptation to succumb to bribes
and pay-offs.
However, the "Abscams" trials
and convictions should alert the
"Weak" ones in Congress and in
other positions of public trust in the
long run it is dangerous to even talkf
with people suggesting a "payotT,"?
as more congressmen than usual in
the last few years have learned to
their sorrow. People in public office
whether it be in Congress, State,
legislatures, county or municipal
government should remember that
more often than not sins will find
them out--if not in this life; in the
life beyond.
It is refreshing to note the
comment of Norman J. Ornstein, a J
political scientist at Washington's
Catholic University who in a U.S.
News & World Report articles says:
"I see a cleaner, better Congress
now than at any time in modern
history. Members are more con
scientious, issue oriented, not cor
rupt and not afflicted with personal
problems. But any problems they
do have are far more likely to be
reported."
Puppy Creek Philosopher
Dear editor:
This hasn't got anything to do
with the international situation or
inflation or politics. It's about what
to do with the nation's trash.
Where're we gonna put it?
Early day American Indians
solved the problem easily. When a
camp site became too littered, they
stepped carefully out and moved to
another site. This is impractical
today. Sure, if Washington say
produced more trash than it could
walk through, the city could up and
move some place else.
But where? It's one thing to have
a new shopping center spring up
near your town, but what town
would want Washington out there
too? Bringing in Congress and all
that. . . .you know what it'd do to
land values.
One solution has been the Sani
tary Land Fill, more accurately
called the Unsanitary Land Fill,
but nobody wants one near his
house. I've never seen a Land Fill
that shouldn't have been some
place else. And no fence has ever
been built around one high enough
to keep paper from being blown
over the countryside.
But there is a solution, not only
for where to dump our household
trash and garbage but also the
nation's nuclear waste, obsolete
warheads, barrels of poisoned
chemicals and other necessities of
the modern world.
As I understand it, the govern
ment has set aside 100 million acres
of wilderness in Alaska to be
maintained in its original condi-, r
tion. . .no mining, no drilling for*
oil, no lumbering, no roads, no
tourist lodges, no hunting, no
camping. Just no trespassing.
In other words, the 100 million
acres are to be enjoyed in your
mind only. A city dweller can sit in
his apartment and glow over the
fact there are 100 million acres of
land up there in Alaska untouched
by human hands.
Here's the trash problem solu-^,
tion: swap 50 million of those 100W
million acres for an equal number
of acres on the moon and set aside
those moon acres for the mental
enjoyment of people who go in for
that sort of enjoyment. Then use
the borrowed 50 million Alaskan
acres for the Supreme National
Dumping Ground for the entire
United States. Alaska is so far away
the odor from the dump would _
never reach the rest of us. v
Alaskans may complain, as well
they should, but how many votes
does Alaska have?
Yours faithfully,
J. A.
Letters T o The Editor
Correction *
A line in Lilmar Gatlin Taylor-William's letter to the editor published
last week should have read "each edition," as Mrs. Taylor- Williams wrote
it, instead of "addition," as it appeared.
The News-Journal apologizes to Mrs. Taylor- Williams for the error and is
happy to make the correction.
This Is The Law
Home Solicitation Sale*
A door-to-door salesman called
on Mrs. Jones in her home and
showed her samples of china. Mrs.
Jones decided to buy a set and
signed a contract.
The next day, however, she
decided that she could hardly
afford it, and she looked for some
way to get out of the contract.
What could she do?
She has the right to cancel the
sale until midnight of the third
business day after the day she
signed the contract in her home. \
Cancellation occurs when the
buyer gives written notice of cancel
lation to the seller at the address
stated in the contract. If given by
mail, the notice is given when it is
mailed.
Furthermore, if the buyer has
not received the goods within 30
days after signing the contract and
the delay was the seller's fault, the
buyer can refuse the goods and
receive a refund of any payments
made.