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eu?4 - journal SIS*1* MM@r QmoShul . v_vr . '?? / mil iMaaa/1^! kjp K3 CT 4C NATIONAL NEWSRAPER Assoc.?t,?n ASSOCIATION Published L?er> lhursda> a! Raeford. N.C. 28376 1 1 V V\ . Uwood Avenue Subscription Kales la Advance Per Year? S8. 00 6 Months? $4.25 3 Months? $2.25 PALI. DICKSON Publisher? Ldilor SAM^s. MORRIS General Manager Bll.l. I.INDAL Associate tdilor MRS. PALL DICKSON ?....Soclet> Ldllor Second Class Postage at Raeford, N.C. (USPS 388-260) THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1981 ^Congratulations Congratulations to Carol Ronalter for being chosen Hoke County ^Teacher of the Year for 1982, and may she go on to be chosen State Teacher of the Year. Miss Ronalter was chosen by the Selection Committee of Hoke educators from among nominees all highly qualified to hold the title and represent Hoke County honorable in the regional and state competition. Miss Ronalter has been teaching only a few years. But it is the quality of teaching that always is rated more important than the quantity, and this is as it should be. --BL Remark not recorded ? The Charlotte Observer's Washington man reports a controversial ;exchange on the U.S. Senate floor November 26 in which South ^Carolina Sen. Ernest Hollings called Ohio Sen. Howard Metzen rbaum the senator from B'nai B'rith "has done what many colorful exchanges do - disappeared from the official Senate record." f Hollings made his remark during the debate over the question of endorsing voluntary prayer in public schools. Metzenbaum is Jewish and B'nai B'rith is a Jewish service organization. Later, the Ohio senator said Hollings's comment was "in bad taste." Then Hollings said he had made the remark "in fun" and "had no intention of :making fun of his religion." We agree with Melzenbaum's description of Hollings remark. We ,also believe Hollings's remark should have been included in the Senate's official record, for the simple reason that the statement was ^part of the proceedings, and presumably the purpose of the Senate 'record, as the purpose of any other "record" is to report in detail, ^objectively, without prejudice, every detail of what is said and done , during a session on a specific subject. - The remark did reveal a Senator's sentiments, whether made in ;fun or as an insulting remark, and should have been recorded. ' Even though the remark was kept out of the record, it was recorded by the major newspapers for the information of their readers, few of whom have the opportunity or the desire to read the Senate record anyway. This public recording was possible, it also might be pointed out, because of the guarantees under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and the law making congressional hearings open to the public, which includes its -representatives, and news reporters. In Senate debates, particularly emotional ones such as occur " during discussions of uch subjects as prayer in public schools, . senators by their remarks show their natures, and the public nature : of the meetings allow the people to see what they are. ? The Senate record should record all, even the parts that may show : members in an unfavorable light. This should be done not because ? the public press is going to carry the details anyway, but because it's the honest thing to do. and does the job that is a record's only reason for existence, including its public financial support. --BL Puppy Creek Philosopher ? Dear editor: ; Take a guess. Where do you ; think the world's smartest poli 1 ticians live? I got to thinking about this while . watching the TV news the other evening. The network televised a politician making a statement, then . ran a flashback of a statement he made a year ago saying just the . opposite. TV does this all the time. ; It'll show an official with an ; owl -like look announcing that ; the economy will take an up-turn in ; the second quarter of the year. < When the second quarter passes j and no up-turn has shown up, he'll $ adjust his glasses and say he meant j that was a goal, not a promise. I don't know of a r ' j - Congressman to a cabinet member to any President in the last 25 years, who hasn't stood before a television camera and said one thing today that's just the opposite of what he said earlier. | figure, from a state r Confronted with this, politicians try to claim they were mis-quoted but it's hard to make it stick when there it is in living color on TV tape. This brings me to the smartest politicians on earth. They live in the Fiju Islands. No Fiji politician has ever been embarrassed by having some TV camera showing him saying today what he wished he hadn't said the year before. Those Fiji leaders have out-smarted U.S. politicians all hollow. They don't allow any television there. Not one station in the entire country. They tell the 700,000 inhabitants they aren't culturally ready for it yet. Unless a Fijian has a photo graphic memory, he thinks no politician ever jumps from one side of the fence to the other. It's a politician's paradise. Yours faithfully, J. A. Thursday, November 26, 1981 Read Matthew 25:31-46 I was hungry and joo gave me food. -Matthew 25: 35 (RSV) As we finished our traditional Thanksgiving feast, the telephone rang. It was the kind of call a minister's family is accustomed to ? a cry for help. But this telephone call was different from the others. A young mother with five chil dren, whe were all five years of age or under, had no food for her *> Still on the UN campaign trail It's a Small oriel By Bill Lindau The Chowan College student food fight brought back fond memories of a similar program some of us were engaged in once or twice, or maybe more. The difference was we were somewhat younger -- 8. 9. 10. 11. maybe 13 at the outside -- than the Chowan guys. It was back in the latter half of the 1920s in a boarding school run by Franciscan nuns. (Where did they come from? Well, after spend ing my first fall term there I came home for the Christmas vacation with an Irish accent.) When we were not in class we were in the care of a nun called a "prefect." She accompanied us between the "boy's building" and the dining room and back, among other places even personally gave the wee kids their washings in the periodic showering times. Our perfect. Sister Mary Che rubim. used to stick around in the dining hall while we were eating. But every now and then she left. And that's when the fun started. A roll would suddenly arch into the skv toward the ceiling, in a graceful arc. then fall almost casually, in a graceful arc, to a landing on the floor, or somebody's head, or in somebody's soup. This uas the unintended signal lor the barrages to be launched ?? barrages of boiled carrots, "my stery meat", beans, mashed pota toes. bread or rolls each loaded generously with butter (vep. butter, as this was before margarine was invented) and jelly or preserves (when available), bread pudding, or baked apple, or whatever the dessert du jour of the particular meal was that day. The puddings and other solt foods were launched front spoons. The marksmen filled the spoon, held the handle with one hand and the tip of the spoon cup with a finger of the other. The marksman chose his target, applied pressure on the handle, then released the finger of his other hand, so the ammunition was fired as the loaded end of the spoon darted forward. When Sister Cherubim appeared in the doorway, or a fraction of a second before, everybody would stop "shooting." as responding instantly and simultaneously as though to a hidden silent alarm. except for the respect able sounds of silverware contact ing food or dinner plates would reign. Sister Cherubim knew some thing unrespectable had been going on. as such silence except for silverware contacting food on din ner plates was outrageously unna tural. One time, one of the boys missed the signal. His name was McPhail. A boy named Harry had just scored on him with a sp<x)nful of some thing wet and stickv. McPhail was children. She was living in a house with no heat. My parents begar. loading sacks of groceries from our kitchen to take to the hungry family. When they returned, tney described the joy with which the family had received the food: the little children who stretched their arms upward to hug and be held; the young mother, grateful for food to feed her children and for the fire my father built in the fireplace. Thanksgiving took on new mean ing for us that day. It was not just another holiday. We were truly thankful to God for our many one who believed in doing (hint's with style and grace. He performed his counterattack characteristically. We were having stewed apple lot dessert that meal. Each of us had whole apple w hich had been boiled into softness but retained its form and was sitting in a small pool of somewhat thick, sugary syrup in the dessert dish. McPhail. smiling with satanic anticipation, said absolutely limit ing after he was struck. Instead lie started fondling with his fingers liis stewed apple, stroking it with li is fingers for dramatic effect, lot several moments, as we watched as though we were hypnotized. Sinnil laneously we had slopped out "shooting." We did nothing but watch, and silently. Because Sister Cherubim had appeared silently in t he doorway She was surveying i lie scene word lessly. Everybody but McPhail knew she was there. His back was too her. After stroking his apple for a lew seconds. McPhail drew it Ironi its dish with both hands and stood up slowly and casually . Then, slowly and casualK. Mc Phail walked lo Harry and stood behind him. Harrv knew McPhail had some thing unfortahle in mind for him But Harry didn't dare move in defend himself, for tear ot what Sister Cherubim might do to him later. So he just sal there in resigna lion, silently, as McPhail. weariti;.: his grin of satanic delight, slowly raised the stewed apple, dripping its thick, syrup, then slowly rubbed it inlo Harry's hair, as Harry just sat there passively as though he were getting a shampoo from his barber. I forget what Sister Cherubim liid next. 1 think she wailed lor McPhail lo massage Harry's liair till McPhail was quite satisfied with his work, before she moved in with retribution. 1 have forgotten exacilv whai she did. The scene fades for me as McPhail is st ill rubbing bis slewed apple into Harrv's hair. Bui I know there was retribution. Sister Cherubim never failed to provide retribution, tun once in the four years she was my prefect. lake the time when we were walkmg in a column lo the dining room about sunset, and one kid threw a road apple toward the Iront of the line, and ii hit this other kid in the head. But that's another story I just thought of another differ ence between usol S5 vcars ago and i he Chowan students: we didn't drink any beer before we staged a light. Didn I need that to inspire IIS blessings. But we learned on that Thanksgiving Day that it was not enough just to be thankful. Our thankfulness must result in sharing with others. PRAYER: EternalGod, too often we turn our thanHTulness inward. Help as to reach out to those around as and share the many blessings You have bestowed on us. Amen. THOUGHT FOR THE DAY Be thankful to God and show it by sharing. rin52<3S2S2SS?S2&9S2S2S2Se5B?S2SS8S8SZaSZS2fl CLIFF BLUE . . . People & Issues RESEARCH TK1ANLGE ... Some days ago I saw, on Channel 4. a tew people being interviewed regarding the Research Triangle. They were some of the leaders in the early days ot the project which has meant so .much to North Carolina and t lie nation. About a year ago 1 became somewhat involved in learning about the early history of the Research Triangle Park, which has had a most phenomenal growth. Among the people I talked to were. Romeo Guest and William P. Saunders. These two men told the story of the Research Triangle from the time it was incubated in the mind of Romeo Guest until and beyond the day that William P. Saunders, then C.? & L). Director, put up SI(H). 000 to go forward with the idea. Romeo Guest put up 524,000: Ralph C. Price. $24,000; and Dr. A. A. Vanore. $10,000. Saunders, being an employee of the State of North Carolina in his position as Director of the Depart ment of Conservation and Develop ment. wanted to be positively sure that his position could in no way be looked upon as a conflict. He asked Guest to meet with him and Governor Hodges, to be positively certain that Hodges totally ap proved of Saunders proposal. Hodges gave his enthusiastic ap proval readily. That was in December. 1957, some 25 years ago. and lots of obstacles had to be overcome before the Research Triangle be came a reality. They were organizing under the Piiieland Company. Inc.. and these few men. and others, evidently had a dream ol what a Research Triangle could mean for the de velopment and advancement of North Carolina. 1'he Research I rianglc. located between C hapel Hill. Durham and Raleigh, stands as a beacon which has been a tremendous attraction for research firms and people from throughout the land. I wish Mr. Saunders and Mr. Guest could be inxiied bv Dr. Bill Friday to appear with him over Channel Four and relate what they did in the beginning of the Re sear#h Center. It's a story that every North Carolinian should know. Mr. Saunders, a former presi dent of a big textile firm and a former State Senator, has a home in Southern Pines, but spends most of his time with his daughter in Raeford. Mr. Guest has a home near Mineral Springs township in Moore County. JOHN INGRAM . .The N & O has been hot after Insurance Commissioner. John Ingram, in recent weeks regarding his steward ship in office. The N & O may be right about some of his activities as Ingram is not perfect and no doubt has left his "slip showing" in places. But John is a "people" man and when-one of their own is in trouble sometimes they come to his rescue. This has happened in the past with "Big John" and may happen again. When Luther Hodges ran against Ingram, four years ago for the U.S. Senate, most people thought Hodges, with the support of the powers that be. would be the winner, and he did lead in the first primary, but come second primary, the "people" came out and gave the nomination to "underdog" In gram. Sometimes the "underdog" can didate in a race can surprise and become the winner! YDC AGAINST 4-YEAR TKRMS...We were encouraged last week when we read that the North Carolina Young Democrats voted at the State Convention to oppose lengthening the legislative terms from two to four years. It would have been bad for North Carolina and it would have encour aged big government. In recent years the General Assembly and the Executive De partment have increased state jobs and payrolls beyond reason. Will our legislature and governor put on brakes before we have another depression such as we had in the 1930's? (Browsing in the 'i,es . I of The News-Journal 25 years ago Thursday , Ninfmiwr 22, 1956 J H . Blue, chairman of a Kiwanis ( lub committee making arrangements to set up a Hie of blood types ol* people ol this com ill ii vi i t \ saiil ycsicriljiy that plans had been made with laboratory personnel from Moore < ouni\ Hospital to ivpe blood here ii three nights rtcxi week, and tin ?io it Mcccssarx . Iloke ? < ' u 1 1 1 \ I- arm Bureau ?uenilu'i ship and executive board members met I uesday night to hear reports on the membership drive being conducted in the flinty, anil heard that 150 farmers ha<l joined tin bureau already. I he Hoke County high school limthall (? mi went to I atirinburg Ihursdav night and ottered un iiilpress'u' opposition in t lie fight* ii>>i Scots in losing. I1* (J in the last mime ol i Ik* l''.>(? season. I lie Woman's Club ol Kaeford will hold ;? < hristnias Ha/aar on Saturday. December 1. in the lunchroom ol the John VV Mc I aiii'lilin riementary School. Mrs. Charles Hosteller, president, an nounced this week. * * * 2nd I t. Robert Alexander of Tinker AFB Okla. spent the weekend with his parents. Mr. and Mrs W.I.. Alexander. * * ? As their program Thursday night members ol the Raeford Kiwanis ( lub visited Hoke High School during the open house being held in observance ol American F.ducation Week . 15 years ago Thursday, November 24, 1966 Five 1 3-year-old Hoke County ho\s were burned, two of them totally and two others critically w hen tire engulfed their canvas tent at about 3:30 p.m. Saturday as they ' camped overnight in Quewhiffle Cj Township near Ashley Heights. * * ? Sandhills Community College will be formally dedicated and Dr. Raymond A. Stone formally in stalled as president of the college in a two-day program of festivities December 3-4 on the Sandhills campus. ? * * Three lower courts will be abolished here December 5 when district courts begin operation in the 1 2th Judicial District. (Hoke and Cumberland). Hoke High School's 1966-67 basketball team will open its campaign December I against always tough Seventy- First on the Buck's home court, sparked by 6-7 Gilbert McGregor - everybody's All-State pick last season. Great things are expected of the Bucks. North Carolina farm families go to the polls Tuesday to decide if the state's 15-year-old Nickels for Know-How program will be con tinued lor another three years. ? * * Antioch. Allendale. Phila delphus, and Shannon were joint hosts to the Cape Fear District * Convention of Ruritan National " last Thursday night at Red Springs High School cafeteria. I LIKE CALLING ^ORTH CAROLINA HOfifp
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