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THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1982
Sanctions against USSR
The economic sanctions ordered by President Reagan against
Russia for the Soviet behind-the-scenes action in the martial law in
Poland have been termed by analysts as weak and forecasting little
impact, or words to that effect.
Effects on tractor- factory workers and grain farmers also will be
adverse, the analysts also say. They refer here to the postponing of
negoitations on the grain-sale agreement and to require licensing to
export an expanded list of oil and gas equipment. The latter, they
say, will put some Mid-West factory workers out of jobs.
The analysts also question whether some U.S. allies will take the
sanctions as opportunities to pick up new business with the Soviets
by supplying them with the materials the U.S. with withhold.
Regardless of the truth of the analysts' views, it was a matter of
principle for the president of the United States to make some kind of
concrete expression protesting the violation of people's rights in
Poland. If what the analysts say is true, then it is too bad that
Reagan couldn't come up with something stronger and more
effective -- short of a "nuclear shot across the Soviety bow " -? to
impress the Russians at least sufficiently to cause them to make a
new study of the Poland situation.
On the other hand, the Reagan administration would get a
worldwide reputation for integrity as a defender of human rights if it
leaned as hard on the non-Communist suppressors of human rights
in Argentina, Guatemala and Ecuador, among other places, as it is
ready and perfectly willing to lean on the Communist dictatorships.
Unjust imprisonment, executions without trial or only after a bare
pretense of one. interrogation by torture, and lesser violations of
human rights are wrong and should be condemned whether they are
inflicted by Communist or non-Communists.
They should be condemned publicly on an international scale by
American government leaders, even if the president can't back up
the condemnation with "behaviour-modifying" sanctions.
As a practical matter, this is no time in history to play special
privilege with nations merely because they are anti-Communist.
Hitler's Nazi Germany and Musselini's Fascist Italy also were
anti- Communist. That should be enough to remind U.S.
government leaders of 1982 that what is important is violation of
human rights, not what language or political faith it is being done in.
?BL
Hand gun ban
The governing board of a small town in Illinois may be the
instrument for a new, hard analysis of what rights the Second
Amendment to the U.S. Constitution provides.
A federal judge December 29 in Chicago ruled the village of
Morton Grove did not violate state or federal constitutions when it
banned the sale or possession of handguns.
Opponents of the ban have said they'd appeal the ruling, and
supporters have said the ruling would clear the way for similar action
across the nation.
Let's hope the opponents do appeal and the U.S. Supreme Court
gets to act on it. The result, whether upholding or rejecting the
Chicago judge's ruling, should at long last explain exactly what the
Second Amendment means and. consequently, what it guarantees
and doesn't guarantee.
The purpose of the Morton Grove ordinance is to strengthen the
protection of the public against killing and other pistol-related
crimes, though it "cramps the style" of the private citizen.
The Illinois Constitution protects the right of people to have hand
guns, but it also permits local governments to enact restrictions. The
federal judge ruled that the Morton Grove ordinance came under the
power allowed local governments.
Of course. Morton Grovers who feel the need to have hand guns
can always buy them in Chicago, only 15 miles away, or any other
community outside their home town, provided they get a sheriff s
department to issue the required purchase permits.
That, however, isn't the point. Unless the U.S. Supreme Court
rules otherwise, the Morton Grove ruling will open the doors to
enactment of local ordinances banning the possession of hand guns.
If the Supreme Court overturns the Chicago judge's ruling, it at
least will have cleared away the fog that shrouds the Second
Amendment for much of the general public.
--BL
The Upper Room
Read Psalm 119:105-112;
2 Timothy 3:14-17
Your word is a lamp to guide me
and a light for mj path.
? Ptalm 119:105 (TEV)
The Bible is the greatest book in
the world. It is also the most
misused, misread, and misunder
stood of all books. It is properly
spoken of as the word of God. but
should never be thought of as the
words of God. When read in the
light of the mind and spirit of
Christ, it is gloriously liberating.
Through the Bible, God speaks to
the deepest needs of the human
heart and satisfies the honest
inquiries of the hupian mind.
The primary purpose of the Bible
is to bring God to us and us to God.
through Jesus Christ, and to set- us
free to be the kind of people we are
meant to be within the fellowship of
believers. The Bible is to be
understood in the light of Christ's
mind and spirit.
We need to recover the Bible as
the word of God. There will be no
renewal in the church, no reforma
tion of nations, and no transform
ing of our lives without a return to
the word of God. Through the
Bible God speaks to us the word we
need.
PRAYER: We thank You, our
God, for the record of Yonr lore for
in at put rred In the Bible . Thank
Yon for the guidance we receive
from Your word for the ordering of
oar Ihres. In Jmu' name. Amen.
It's a Small W orld
Bv Bill Lindau
During lunchtime the other day I
took a couple of papers and a photo
of two sisters to them at their home
on Airport Road. The papers
contained a story about high school
students and their teacher de
livering stove wood to the sisters.
The picture of the women was
published with the story.
When I got out there I noticed
they had a dog outside. So I left
some Meow Mix for him, with the
papers and picture.
Meow Mix is cat food. But I
doubt if he gives a hoot: food is
food, at least to my dogs and cats.
My two dogs eat cat food regularly,
and will have nothing to do with
dog food -- except when the regular
visiting dog. Samantha. shows
interest in the dog food I keep
around for her.
On the other hand, one of the
cats likes dog food.
It's all a matter of taste. Anyway,
cats and dogs can't read the labels.
? ? ?
A headline in last week's edition
of The News-Journal says: "Yule
Business Good To Fantastic."
A headline in The News-Journal
of January 1, 1981, says: "Christ
mas Sales 'Good' To 'Terrific.' "
After seeing last year's headline I
started hoping nobody's memory
was any better than mine when I
wrote the one for last week's
Christmas sales story.
I could have done worse, which is
the consolation.
Up in Michigan, for example, a
headline writer wrote this one for a
report of a man being wounded by
another hunter: "Father of 10 Shot
Bv Accident -- Mistaken For A
Rabbit."
Speaking of having a lot of
children, a wise farmer named all
the living creatures of his family,
regardless of sex. and including the
dogs. "Betsy," which was his wife's
name.
Explaining the reason to a
friend, he said: "When I holler
'Betsy,' they all come; then 1 pick
out the one I want and send the
others away."
iBrowsing in the files
I of The News-Joornalj
25 years ago
Thursday, January 3, 1957
People of Hoke County are given
official notice this week by County
Tax Supervisor John W. MePhaul
of the tax program in progress in
the county for the 195? listing.
? ? ?
M.D. Yates, who was sworn in as
clerk of the Hoke County superior
court and ex officio clerk of the
recorder's court by Judge O.K.
Niniocks on Saturday. December
22. this week completed details of
qualifications to enable him to fully
perform the duties of the office.
? * *
On Wednesday afternoon, De
cember 26. Mr. and Mrs. Hallie
Leon Gatlin kept open house from
three until six o'clock during which
friends called to congratulate them,
this being their fiftieth wedding
anniversary.
? ? *
Lawrence McNeill. Jr., L.S.
Brock. Jr.. Joe Culbreth. Johnny
MePhaul and Jimmy White at
tended the Dixie Classic in Raleigh
on Friday.
? ? *
The Hoke County High School
boys and girls basketball teams will
return to action after the Christmas
holidays in conference games
against Hamlet High school in the
local gymnasium Friday night.
Athletic Director Floyd Wilson
announced this week.
? ? *
Lt. Cmdr. and Mrs. Watson
Gillis and daughter of Pittsburg,
Pa. spent the Christmas vacation
with Cmdr. Gillis' parents. Mr.
and Mrs. A.C. Gillis.
15 years ago
Thursday, January 5, 1967"
A Fort Bragg soldier and one of
four passengers in his car were
killed near Rocktish shortly before
midnight on New Year's Eve.
closing out Hoke County's traffic
count at 14 for 1%6.
* * *
New auto license tags went on
sale here Tuesday and for the first
time in several years. Zeke Wiggins
didn't get the first set of plates.
? ? *
A quick-thinking Hoke County
Marine. Pvt. W.J. Bennett was
credited with saving the life of a
woman motorist trapped in a
wrecked automobile.
? * *
Hoke- County commissioners
were asked this week to appropriate
S2.000 in the next fiscal year to
employ a coordinator to work with
Hoke County council on Mental
Retardation.
* * *
"The town budget set last June is
a tough one." Ed Williams, town
manager, said this week, "and in
order to stay within it. we must
collect delinquent taxes."
? ? *
Hoke High school wrestlers ap
parently were not softened by the
Christmas break, for they returned
to action Tuesday night and
romped over Wadesboro 40-20 at
the local gym.
* * *
Headline:
McGregor nets 42, but Bucks
lose.
CLIFF BLUE . . .
People & Issues
CARRY OVERS. ..Several
topics from 1981, and before, will
be carried over into 1982 to be
solved.
--The proposed Nixon Library
has not been settled as yet.
--The Jeffrey McDonald murder
case at Fort Bragg is still up in the
air, after years of court pro
ceedings, resulting in McDonald's
acquittal and later being found
guilty.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY. ..The
1981 General Assembly of North
Carolina will not be regarded as
the most proficient in history.
After two sessions during the
year, the Assembly still faces the
mandate for a fair and constitu
tional re-districting of congres
sional districts for our Washington
representatives, and also our state
senatorial and representative
districts.
Today, they appear to be as far
from providing fair and propor
tional districts for the citizens of
North Carolina as was the situa
tion a year ago.
And, it would not be a hard job,
if the legislators would just forget
their selfish interests and do what
is fair and right; something that is
pretty hard for a legislator and
other people sometimes to do!
GUBERNATORIAL. ..Gover
nor Hunt made a good governor
during his first term, but pushed
for a constitutional amendment to
provide for a second term. We
doubt that he will go out of office
in any greater esteem at the end of
his second term as he would have
at the end of four years.
We question the wisdom of the
General Assembly and the citizens
of North Carolina in approving the
constitutional change.
We hope that in the next gover
nor's race the issue will be revived
to permit a second term, but a
governor desiring a second term
would have to skip a term to be
eligible for re-election again.
We note that three of our former
governors are opposed to four year
terms for the General Assembly
rather than the two year terms as is
now the case.
POLAND. ..Poland has been
constantly in the headline news in
recent weeks. With Russia suppor
ting and behind the military take {
over in Poland, the United States
and peace-loving people
throughout the world will hope
and pray that this will not be the
beginning of another holocau^
such as has started wars before.^ i
ENCOURAGING... According
to a UPI report, four survivors of ,
a Christmas Eve plane crash in the
Colorado Rockies, huddled
together inside the wreckage for j
warmth, ate snow and read a
biblical tale of enduring faith until
"miracle workers" ended their
five-day ordeal.
ASHLEY FUTRELL.. .Ashley
Futrell, publisher of 7"Aj?
Washington (N.C.) News writ<0
"There is a very discernable at
titude change right here in Eastern
North Carolina which could not
have happened even 25 years ago.
"First of all, in today's political
arena women are making fine can
didates and we do not detect any
move to vote against any candidate
because she happens to be a
woman. As a result, all over our
state and nation more and moA
women are being elected to pubtW ,
office. There was a time when a
women hardly dared to become a
candidate because she felt it would
be impossible to get elected. That
has really changed.
Then 25 years ago for a black
candidate to win among an elec
torate made up of about two thirds
white and one third black would
hardly have happened. But today,
the color line takes second place ^
such other factors as ability, ne?9
and community understanding.
We've changed a lot in a quarter
of a century, writes the former
president of the N.C. Press
Association and State Senator for
Beaufort County.
LONG AGO. . .Many years ago a
man, speaking about gasoline and
oil prices would say: "Give me 5
gallons of gasoline and a quart of
oil!" Gone are the days of 20 cer^P
gasoline and 20 or 25 cents oil!
211 Prophet
Watch Jerusalem, in 1982. it
could be compassed about with
armies: there is uncertainty upon
the earth, air and sea. signs in the
sun. moon and stars nations are
distressed. Unusual weather condi
tions unpredicated storms - intense
fear and pressures will cause many
to sutler heart attacks.
When these things begin to come
to pass look up and lift up your
head; for your redemption drawth
nigh.
The verdict is given. Satan roars
as a raging lion, sin rages --
darkness and gloominess are in the
earth. War clouds are forming for
the battle of the end-time. Nation
against nation, kingdom against
kingdom. Impurities of every na
ture. foul and unclean spirits from
hell are invading the earth.
World leaders have no answer for
the dilemma -- earthquakes; un
predicted storms, famines.
leaving thousands in their path^T ?
destruction. False prophets are
invading the world, forming their
own plans, organizing their own
programs and denying the power of
God. Greed, selfishness, strife and
deceit are their weapons. They
preach one doctrine and live an
other.
This prophet predicts 3 snows
this winter, here. 2 good ones at^
one flurry. So be prepared. ^
Amen,
Earl H. Shannon
Puppy Creek Philosopher
Dear editor:
Every time a person turns around
it looks like a new year is upon us.
For 1982 1 don't have any
predictions, other than the flat
prediction that times will get either
better or worse or stay the same.
But I do have a suggestion. As
you know. 1982 is an election year,
from ground level on up to the U.S.
Congress.
Ever since elections were in
vented candidates have gotten
elected on promises they don't
keep. Figure out what the people
want, promise it. get elected, and
forget it.
I've figured out something that
can be done about this.
As you know . in order to bind the
sale of a farm, say, sometimes the
buyer has to put up a forfeit called
earnest money, which he loses if he
backs out.
Why don't we require candidates
to underwrite their promises by
putting up earnest money?
If a local candidate promises to
pave the road in your area, a
candidate for the legislature
promises to cut state "taxes, a
candidate for governor promises to
reduce the number of state em
ployees, a congressional candidate
promises to slash Federal spending,
a presidential candidate promises
to balance the budget, require each
to put up a forfeit guaranteeing
delivery.
To prevent the forfeit from
becoming just another promise,
each candidate would sign a bind
ing contract agreeing, if elected, to
assign 20 percent of his salary to
the treasury every month his
promises go unfulfilled. The
agreement should stipulate that the
office-holder couldn't raise his
salary to pay for the unfulfillment.
You might argue that, even if a
candidate signed the agreement
and reneged, he'd hire some twq^
bit lawyer to fight the case in courj^Bi
dragging it out for years.
I don't believe so. Tell me where
in these high-priced times you can
find a two-bit lawyer.
Yours faithfully,
J. A.
1
Age has tax benefits? a break on
the sale of a home, a double 4
exemption, a tax credit. You'll find
details in free IRS Publication 554
A cxjbttc service me??*oe from
the Internal Revenue Service