Area Incidents
Officers Pattersons In Arrest Team
Four officers including a man
and his wife teamed up Saturday to
stop an allegedly stolen car and
arrest two men. Raeford Police
Chief Leonard Wiggins reported.
Raeford Officers Frances Patter
son and Rodney Collins and Hoke
County Deputies Sheriff Weaver
Patterson, Mrs. Patterson's hus
band. and Ronald Wilson were the
participating otticers.
The action started after Fletcher
Oxendine, Rt. 1. Box 74, Raeford,
notified the Raeford Police Depart
ment his 1974 Chevrolet had been
stolen from 106 Chilton Drive, and
later Collins and Frances Patterson
spotted the car on North Main
Street. When the allegedly stolen
car's driver attempted to outrun the
officers, the latter launched a
pursuit, then were joined by Wilson
and Weaver Patterson, who helped
them stop the fugitive car on Green
Street.
Wiggins said William T. Blue.
21, of Rt. 1, Box 164. Lumber
Bridge, was charged with auto
larceny, second offense of driving
under the influence, and other
violations; and a passenger. Ronald
Owens Announces For Congress
William Franklin Owens of
Spencer, Rowan County, an
nounced last week he is a Republi
can candidate for Eighth District
congressman.
The other announced candidates
are the incumbent Democrat Wil
liam G. (Bill) Hefner of Kannapolis
and Republican Jake Talmadge
Presson of Rt. 8, Salisbury.
Owen's entry creates a primary
contest for the Republican nomina
tion. Up to now, Hefner has no
Democratic opposition.
Owens joined the Young Re
publican Club last year, and in
I ^80-81 served as chairman of the
Rowan Conservative Action Group.
His resume says he raised over
1 .000 signatures for repeal of the
N.C. Sate Driver's surcharge,
which contributed to its repeal,
according to State Reps. Ligon and
Barnes; and also obtained over
1 .400 names against the state
^as-tax increase (which was en
acted by the General Assembly).
Owens also served as chairman
of Youth for Wallace in 1%8 for
Alabama Gov. George Wallace's
campaign for the presidency, was a
1970 American Independent Party
delegate, and a 1979 Republican
Convention delegate.
He served as a member of the
Rowan Republican Executive Com
mittee in 1979-81. Owens also was
a volunteer office assistant for the
Congressional Club in 1980.
He is a life member of the
National Rifle Association.
Owens received a degree in 1971
from Mitchell Junior College in
Statesville, and a Bachelor of Arts
degree in 1973 from Pfeifl'er Col
lege at Misenheimer, Stanly
Countv.
He is a member of Central
United Methodist Church and
president of the Young Men's
Sunday School Class of the church.
His resume also says he believes
"in taking issues, calling Bill
Hefner to task, and electing a
Republican from the N.C. 8th
Congressional District."
The following statement ac
companied Owen's background in
formation.
Be Alert To Side
Effects Of Medicine
From The N. C. Medical Society
Occasionally, a person may feel
adverse side effects from a particu
lar drug. Also, says the North
Carolina Medical Society, some
drugs tend to produce more side
effects than others.
It is important to understand
what eflect the medicine you are
taking is to have. Is it supposed to
relieve pain? Is it supposed to calm
your nerves? Is it supposed to he'p
you to sleep?
You alio should ask your physi
cian what the possible side effects
of the medicine are. For example,
you may experience headache,
dizziness, nausea, or blurred vi
sion.
Not all side effects are serious,
bin you should inform your physi
cian of any that occur and be
guided by his advice on either
discontinuing or continuing the
medication. Sometimes the physi
cian will change the dosage or
schedule or prescribe a different
medication.
Many adverse side effects are
causcd by drug interactions. If you
are taking medications, insulin,
diuretics, even aspirin or vitamins,
be sure to tell your physician the
kind you are taking when he
prescribes a new medicine.
You should also remember to tell
your physician about any over-the
counter remedies you are using.
Your physician can advise you on
whether to continue or stop.
Some drugs become ineffective
or are made more powerful when
certain substances, such as alcoho
lic beverages or milk products, are
taken at the same time. Be sure to
ask your physician whether you
should avoid any foods or beverages
while you are taking the medicine
prescribed.
By the same token, some drugs
may cause you to require more of
certain substances than usual. For
example, some diuretics cause an
excessive loss of potassium from the
body. Patients taking these drugs
are often told to drink fruit juices
and eat bananas or other foods
high in potassium. Be sure to ask
your physician whether you will
need to supplement your diet while
your are taking a prescribed drug.
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After many hours of soul search
ing, and many long days of
reviewing the misrepresentation of
the people in the N.C. Eighth
Congressional District by our cur
rent congressman, I have reached a
decision to enter the GOP Primary
tor United States Congressman.
It is my opinion that the current
Eighth District Congressman, who
supposedly is representing our good
people, does not even know the
meaning of the word represent. By
his own admission he has failed to
represent the majority of his con
stituents views made known to him
on such a wide range of issues from
the give away of the Panama Canal
to his opposition of the Reagan tax
cut. He sings "Amazing Grace" at
rallies but opposes prayers in
public schools. He complains about
the 100 million dollar Federal
budget deficit, but continues to
send out mass mailings of unso
licited political propaganda de
signed to advance his positions and
help in his reelection while the
Federal Government and the tax
payer are forced to pay the cost of
his free Franking privilege. He
complained about the Reagan tax
cut being inflationary, and so he
voted against it while voting for the
congressional tax cut for himself
and other congressman thereby
increasing his own salary by as
much as S20.000 a year. He has
supported federally funded abor^
tions. the squandering of gas used
for forced bussing, and supports
granting the Pentagon a blank
check for waste. He claims to
support the Social Security system
yet his support amounts to in
creasing both the scale of benefits,
the numbers eligible, and in
creasing the amount withheld from
the average worker whose ranks are
decreasing and whose ability to pay
is diminishing. Such support will
soon bankrupt the Social Security
system .
I support the following: the
survival of the Social Security
system, by diverting funds to
various banks and savings and
loans organizations at the prevail
ing interest rate, the interest to be
added to the general account. If
additional Federal money is needed
to start such a system, I would
support a one time grant. It is my
belief such a system would elimi
nate future withholding increases
from the current 6.7% level.
I support Federal tax subsidies
up to 80% over four years for the
total cost of residential and in
dustrial installation of solar energy.
I support a cutback in the US
projected one and a quarter trillion
dollar military budget until the
economy is better able to withstand
these outlays. At that time I believe
we should again retain a national
defense second to none.
I support the Federal Tobacco
and Farm Loan Programs which
return money to the Federal Gov
ernment. I oppose any continued
Federal dabbling in health warn
ings for cigarettes.
I am in favor of the Federal tax
cuts which begin in October of '82
and the indexing of incomes. 1
oppose big business buying tax
write-offs from smaller companies.
If the unemployment rate has not
dropped greatly by November, I
would support Federal job pro
grams for the unemployed.
I support criminal control, not
gun control, and capital punish
ment; for example, in cases of mass
murder.
I oppose the spread of Com
munism in Central America. I
favor aid. but not US troops, which
would only confuse the issue, I
believe.
Finally, and most importantly. I
support the premise of a repre
sentative doing just that, repre
senting the views of those he is
supposed to represent.
Brooks. 21. of the same address,
was charged with auto larceny and
resisting arrest.
Wiggins reported these other
complaints were filed recently.
A towel rack caught fire Friday
at Grocery Mart on West Prospect
Avenue. The department is investi
gating suspected attempted arson.
Noah Hendrix, 410 W. Sixth
Ave., reported Monday someone
stole his $250 electric boat motor
between April 4 and Saturday from
a utility shed behind his house.
A $9 pair of sunglasses was
reported stolen April 6 from Macks
Stores. Vivian Chavis Tijerina, Box
50. Lumberton, was arrested and
charged with larceny.
Jerry Thomas, Prospect Avenue,
reported Saturday someone broke a
sidemirror on a school bus while it
was parked at his house.
The Hoke County Sheriff s De
partment was notified April 8 by
Jeraldine Gay, Rt. 2, Box 497,
Raeford, that someone stole her
purse from a vehicle. The purse
contained S39 and personal papers.
"Things That
Matter"
by Lucien Coleman
MAN AND MACHINE
1 used to think people were to
smart to let machines take over the
world. That was before I bought
an electronic typewriter. Now I'm
not so sure.
This remarkable machine does
just about everything smart typists
used to do. It automatically centers
titles, justifies margins on both
sides of the page, returns the car
riage (or whatever took the place
of the carriage) at the end of the
line, makes corrections by lifting
errors right off the page, makes
toast, brews coffee, and has an ab
solutely perfect memory.
Okay, I'll admit I was just fool
ing about the toast and coffee. But
all the rest is true, including that
perfect memory.
The trouble is, it's too perfect.
At a touch of a button, it will
repeat every single thing you've
done. Move the roller up or down,
space or backspace, make
corrections-it does it all. Whether
you want it to or not. Once you've
touched that button, there's no
stopping it.
1 really begin to have doubts
about who's in charge when I do
something out of sequence, and
the electronic display shouts
"NO!" in glowing red letters. At
first 1 caught myself apologizing to
the machine. "Gee, I'm sorry
about that." Then 1 realized how
silly that was.
As technology advances,
machines are taking over more and
more work that we used to do
ourselves. Take electronic
calculators, for example. 1 spent
untold hours in the schoolroom
learning how to multiply and work
long division problems. And I real
ly was proud of myself when, in
junior high school, 1 learned how
to find the square root of a
number.
But why would a kid want to
learn all that stuff today, when you
can buy a battery operated
calculator that can do it all for
about S6.88?
Gatherings dust in my bottom
desk drawer is my old Pickett and
Eckel slide-rule. Another victim of
the electronic calculator. I'm
afraid I've forgotten how to use it.
And that's what worries me. Is'
electronic circuitry dulling our
brain power? Where I work we
store all kinds of information on
computers. You don't have to
remember anything. Just feed it
into the computer and the compu
ter wiJI do your remembering for
you. Will our memory muscles
eventually die for lack of exercise?
It has already happened in the
physical realm. Escalators and
moving sidewalks have already
taken over work that legs used to
do. And isn't it odd that so many
people who took up golfing for the
exercise ride all over the course in
electric carts?
Well, I don't know what it will
all come to, but. . .oops! Must
have touched the wrong button
Gee, I'm sorry about that.
FIRST. SECOND ? Sidra Graham \right). daughter of Sandra Graham,
was chosen Little Miss Center Grove, and Tammy McNeill [left), daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard McNeill, was second for the crown in the pageant
held Sunday at Center Grove Baptist Church.
Deaths & Funerals
Mrs. IV .nnle McMillan
Mrs. Minnie McMillan. 96. died
Friday.
The funeral was conducted Sun
day afternoon in Crumpler Funeral
Home chapel by the Rev. Mac
Musselwhite and the Rev. Tex
Deaton. Burial was in Raeford
Cemetery.
Surviving arc her sons. John
McMillan of Lumber Bridge, and
Ed McMillan of Southern Pines;
her daughters. Ardenia Davis of
Lumber Bridge, and Reeta Baker.
Evelyn Davis, and Hannah Lee of
Raeford; 24 grandchildren; 43
great-grandchildren; four great
great-grandchildren; and her
brother Hoover Stubbs of Tucson.
Ari/.
James Steele
James Steele. 63. died Monday.
The funeral will be conducted at
4 p.m. Friday in Buie Funeral
Home Chapel bv the Rev. W.K.
Mitchell. Burial will be in Silver
Grove Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at
the funeral home Thursday from 7
p.m. to 8 p.m.
Surviving are his wife. Mrs. Rosa
Lee Steele of Raleigh; his daughter,
Miss Vicki Steele of Raleigh; his
mother. Mrs. Eddie Bethea of
Raeford; his father. Freedom
Steele of Raeford; his sisters, Mrs.
Bennie Lee McLean of Raeford,
and Miss Annie Mitchell of
Houston, Tex.; and a grandson.
Mrs. Alene McPhatter
The funeral for Mrs. Alene
Baldwin McPhatter, 67. who died
April 3, was conducted Friday
afternoon in Freedom Chapel AME
Zion Church by the Rev. J.L.
Glenn. Burial was in the church
cemetery.
PUBLIC NOTICE
Mayor and City Council Special Meeting
The Mayor and City Council will hold a special
meeting on Monday. April 19, 1982 at 7:30 p.m. in
the City Council Chambers, to discuss a proposed
policy(s) and procedure(s) as they relate to the in
stallation of water, sewer, storm drainage, the
building of and paving of streets in present and
future subdivisions in the City of Raeford. This
meeting is open to the general public and especial
ly those persons concerned with the developing of
and selling of real estate in Raeford.
Ronald L. Matthews
City Manager
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