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, i am a area nousewiie.
I am tired of trying, in this land
of abundant food, to balance my
few" budget when milk prices jump
three cents on the half-gallon,
meat which waa 60c per pound goes
to 89c in just one week s time.
I am tired of staying home while
my haaband burns the midnight
oil studying, so that he can make
the next pay step-up?only to find
these added earnings gobbled up
by increased taxes and rising liv
ing costs.
I am tired of "experts" calling
conscientious mothers neurotic for
insisting that their offspring toe
the Una.
I'm tired of attorneys and so
cial workers and courts who con
tinue to hand down candy-coated
sentences because, they claim, the
poor dear hoodlum wasn't brought
up in theright environment?an
environment that half the world
would be envious to share.
I'm tired of the cement deserts
swallowing up lovely trees and
making pensioners homeless ? all
in the name of bulldozer-type pro
gress or code-rating accommoda
tions.
I'm tired of hearing of all the
"isms" which are supposed to take
the place of the ideals and ideas
propounded by our God-fearing
forefathers, who died that we
might be free. I'm tired- of having
these liberties taken away from my
children stepby-step in the name
of social benefits.
I'm tired of being told that it's
sissy or old hat to believe in God's
Way, and that God is dead.
I'm also tired of hearing that
Christmas carols shouldn't be part
of a school concert.
I'm tired of seeing our police
officers ridiculed and criminals ex
alted during riots and "marches."
I'm tired of begging people to
help me in the home?then having
them turn me down because they
might miss an unemployment
check.
I am tired of intermittent phone
calls during the day and night by
some quack who took offense at a
letter penned to the local news
paper. I get especially tired when
my youngsters are wakened from
naps by this or by advertising or
soliciting over my private line.
I'm tired of being told that my
work is easy because I have mod
, era appliances in place of a real
I live maid and that my tiredness
from sixteen or more hours of labor
{n my home is caused by my not
having enough outside interests.
In fact, I'm tired of not having
time to see perfection in my
household tasks because the de
mands on my time to civic causes
take up so many hours, yet ac
complish little because of constant
bickering over chairmanships or
protocol.
I'm tired of texts which my chil
dren bring home from school tell
ing how wonderful world govern
ment will be and how selfish the
U.S.A. is, not to give away every
thing she has earned by the sweat
of her brow.
I'm tired of answering begging
calls or receiving piles of "gim
mee" mail even after giving gen
erously to the United Fund. My
feet are sore from helping out at
rummage sales and the like to raise
money for things which my hus
band's tax money is supposed to
cover.
I'm tired, tired, tired, of the
idea that sex education is a pana
cea for every ill under the sun.
I am sick and tired of the "bet
ter" women's magazines thinking
they have to have an article on
sex in each current issue.
I'm tired of having to run to turn
off my radio when smutty jokes
come over the air, often under the I
guise of folk songs.
I'm also tired of having to censor
my current magazines before let
ting my youngsters read them.
I'm tired of improving my prop
erty by painting and adding new
fixtures, only to have my taxes
doubled because of those improv
ments.
I'm tired of seeing the hurt look
in the eyes of my children when
they wear half-soled shoes to school
while playmates whose parents are
"on the dole" get shiny new shoes
to flaunt.
I'm tired of seeing people who
have saved diligently being penal
ized for their thrift while the
ne'er-do-well is coddled with un
earned benefits.
Yes, I'm sick and tired of seeing
people with initiative and good old
Yankee ingenuity pushed around
while loafers are being paid to be
slothful. I'm sick of this modern
psychology which is so different
from the Golden Rule and the Book
of Proverbs.
I am tired of seeing this once
wonderful God-fearing nation bpw- ?
ing to Satan's wmrns, but iYBradt*
too tired to pray.
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Could This Have Been Your Child?
This past week end, Duplin
County was saddened by ano
ther accidental drowning.Could
this have been your child,
grandchild, nephew, niece, or
next door neighbor? Does your
child know how to swim?
This drowning, those In the
past, and those in the future,
could have been, and can be pre
vented by teaching all children
how to swim regardless of eco
nomic status, race, geo
graphical location, etc.
It would require the coopera
tion and working together of a
great many facilities and people
i order to teach a substantial
number of children to swim.
ARE WE WILLING TO PAY THE
PRICE? The available faculties
are reaching a very smaU pro
portion of our children!
Some of the cooperative ef
forts needed would be those of:
The American Red Cross, to
provide training for instruc
tors.
Able, wUling volunteers,
men, women, and teenagers, to
take swimming instructor
training, and teacn the chUdren
to swim.
Use of existing faculties
within the county; community,
country club, and private swim
ming pools, farm nonds and ri
ver beaches that are safe for
swimming.
The Board ot Education to
provide. If necessary time dur
ing school hours, transpor
tation. Instructors, etc.
All citizens, to assist where
necessary In fund raising, re
cord keeping, transportation,
etc.
Such accidents CAN be pre
vented. Let's all work together
so it will not be our child or a
neighbors child the next time.
KENTUCKY HONORS STEPHEN FOSTER
Can you hum a bit of "Old
Folks at Home" or "Jeannie
with the Light Brown Hair"?
These famous American mel
odies, composed by Stephen
Foster, come to life each sum
mer in an outdoor theatre in
My Old Kentucky Home State
Park, one mile east of Bards
town.
In 1862, Foster visited his
cousin, Judge John Rowan, at
his stately home, Federal Hill,
and was inspired to write "My
Old Kentucky Home." The
house and its 284 acres of
grounds now constitute the
state park.
Attendants wear period cos
tumes and authenticity is main
TELL ME
tained in the furnishings.
Paul Green's musical, "The
Stephen Foster Story," is pre
sented nightly, except Mon
days, June 15 through Septem
ber 1 at 8:30 p.m. in the outdoor
theatre. Matinees are given
each Sunday at 3:00 p.m. in an
indoor, air-conditioned theatre.
With 50 Foster melodies, the
musical traces the composer's
triumphs and romance.
Picture-taking visitors will
And much to see and snap on the
grounds of the plantation. A
guided tour of the Home itself
provides many additional op
portunities for colorful snap
shots.
has served the nation
in all the
major conflicts of
the twentieth century.
That's strength in reserve.
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SENATOR
SAM IRVINj
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WASHINGTON - The Senate
Subcommittee on Separation of
Powers, which I hare the pri
vilege of chairing, has begun a
series of fcfrityn on tfee
of the Federal Government.
Independent agencies actually
constitute the Muth branch of
the Government in addition to
the Legislative, Executive, and
Judicial branches establshed
by the Founding Fathers. In a
relatively short span of our
history, the National Labor Re
lations Board, the Federal
Communications Commission,
the Federal Trade Commis
sion, the Securities and Ex
change Commission, and the In
terstate Commerce Commis
sion have come to exercise
massive powers over labor re
lations, communications, trade,
finance, and transportation.
Over the years, a great many
citizens have become increas
ingly concerned about the deci
sions which are being rendered
by these agencies. The criti
cism, if it has any pan em, is
two-fold: first, the public is
concerned about its Inability
to have an effective voice in the .
policy-making Of these agen- f
cies, and second, there \a can- j
cern about agency disregard of
the "intent of Congress* * in
the administration of the laws.
In the case of the National
Labor Relations Board, which
the Subcommittee is now study
ing, these problems are parti
cularly acute. The agency regu
lates and referees the rela
tions hip of business and labor.
The Board's decisions, there
fore, affect entire industries *
and often the entire economy -
as illustrated by its contro
versial role in the current cop
per strike. As a result, the
Board has come under intense
criticism by Congress, the
Courts, both labor and manage
ment, and the academic commu
nity.
Many observers recognize
that tne NLRB makes policy
and it is pretty much left to its
own devices in doing so. It is
said that the Board is sub
ject only to occasional disci
pline from the Courts and the J
uneven pressure from Con
gress. These observers point
out that only about once in every
twelve years does Congress le
gislate in the field of labor law,
and consequently, the Board has
filled the legislative gap. .
While there is evidence to
support the views of these ob
servers, I personally do not
believe that this is a desirable
or inevitable situation. One of
the major puipases of the Sub
committee's inquiry is to knng
i to Congress's and the Mill's*
attention the .areas in Which
Congress has abdicated its au
thority or permitted it to be
usurped. Hopefully, these in
vestigations will result in a re
versal of a trend which ap
plies to too many of Congress's
duties.
Toward this goal, the Sub
committee will seek to find the
proper limits of the exercise
of authority of the NLRB. It
will also consider whether the
Courts have been diligent li
exercising their supervisory
powers over the agencies, whe
ther they have bran too prone
to defer to agency interpreta
tions of these powers, or con
versely whether the Courts have
a tendency to substitute their
own views of policy for what
Congress has declared, or has
left to agency discretion.
The Subcommittee throughout
these hearings will be studying
how well the agencies are ad
ministering the laws according
to the "intent of Congress,"
for only in this manner can the
public have an effective voice
in the administration of othe
wise complex laws and regula
tions.
Qniltin 'N Carvin
It's a hum-dingin' time for
taking action-packed snap
shots.
Qniltin', rivin', boilin', whit
tlin', carvin', throwin', weavin',
splitin', fiddlin' and turnin'.
These words describe just
part of the action to be en
joyed at the 6th annual Moun
tain State Arts and Crafts
Fair, at Cedar Lakes, Ripley
West Virginia, from July 3-7.
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1 Year Ago
Pam Wilson of Mt. Olive se
lected to reign at Greater Open
Golf Tournament in Greens -
bor.
Rose Hill Mayor announces
beautlflcation drive.
Juanita Brock and Gerald Bell
Poets Corner
Melancholy
By: Berniece Wood Batts 1
Come back to the land of the
living
Oh little flower
Where the ripple of a brook
Rumbles on the hour
Fresh water flows o'er the
rocks
As stepping stones.
Come back to the land of the
living
Where life's sweet mysteries
Drone on
Where a butterfly's colorful
wings
Flutter, a humming bird hums
And bees nestle in the clover.
Come back to the land of the
living
Oh lovely of dreamers
Throw a stone into the creek's
Shallow waters
Watch the weeping willow's
streamers
Glide gently o' re the mirrored
surface.
Come back again to me
Oh sorrowed one
To the land of the forever sun
Where a gentle caress
of Duplin chosen for Governors
School.
Mrs. Park Pridgen, mother of
Editor, dies.
Open House at Reeves Bros,
announced for April 16.
5 Years Ago
Evans Esso Service Station
exploded In Warsaw.
Negro Agriculture Building
dedicated.
Former Solicitor Norwood
B. Boney buried.
One tnous and Join Bear Marsh
Church in 200th Anniversary.
Supt. O. P. Johnson re-elec
ted by Board.
10 Years Ago
Poultry Processing Plant to
be constructed in Rose Hill
soon.
Charles R. Gavin. American
Legion Post, celebrates 39th
Anniversary.
Mrs. Lorraine Bell aid Miss
Edna Rouse Injured in Kenans
ville wreck.
Potters Hill first to complete
Red Cross Drive.
20 Years Ago
Charles Johnson gives plat
form in Gubernatorial race.
Eastern Star installed Thel
maJStroud as Worthy Matron.
went surgery at James Walker
Hospital.
funde Pete From . I
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DEAR MISTER EDITOR.
The fellers at the country
store Saturday night was discus*
log a little of everthlng and, as
usual, wasn't sotting nothing.
First off Kd Doollttle report
ad ha had saw this place in the
papers where 70 per cent of
the babies born last year in the
big hospitals in Balthners and
Washington didn't hare no le
gal Pa and the mothers and
babies was immediate added to
the welfare rolls. He allowed as
how he was in favor of helping
the pore folks with welfare that
waa in a had fix on account of
situations they couldnt control,
but he said welfare had got to
the place where It was a way of
life fer folks that actual eras
Zeke Grubb was agreed with
Ed, aaid he had saw where a
feller in the armed forces with
a family and was fighting fer
his country could git $38 a
month more on welfare than he
eras pitting fer serving his coun
try.
And Josh Clodhopper permut
ed we was coming up in this
country with what they prob
able would call Crook Care. He
aaid if some no-good went to
prison fer a crime, his family
was immediate eligible fer the
welfare handout He was of the
opinion that if one of these
bums was having trouble pay
ing his bills and supporting his
family he could do some crime
like busting open a mailbox and
his family would be eligible fer
Crook Care.
Personal, Mister Editor, it's
boll down to bow much taxa
tion the people can stand. I was
reading this piece by a tax ax
pert and he said when Presi
dent Wilson and the Congress
first pot on a Federal tag levy
in IBIS the American people
was told the tax would never
git beyond the 10 per cent Ag
ger. In that year the average '
Federal tax levy avenged 82
cent per person In the {fitted
States and brung the Govern
ment $80 million. A unmarried
feller making $8,000 a year In
1913 paid $20 Federal tax. 7o
day, be said, the average per
capita tax was $434, and in 1988
brung the Guvernmeut $85.8
billion. And the $5,000 feller in
1913 that paid $20 paid $871 in
1986. And instead of holding
at the 10 per cent figger prom
ised in 1913, it goes as high as
70 per cent now. How long can
we stand it?
Teurs truly
Uncle Fete
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the Minister 's Desk $
By: D. E Parkerson Carrboro. N. C. I
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Several years ago a skillful
surgeon undertook the respon
sibility of performing a serious
operation on the eves of an
Eastern monarch which proved
highly successful. After the
king's recovery the problem of
presenting his bill puzzled die
doctor. He was dubious as to
what figure would correctly es
timate the value of the result
achieved, in eastern countries
it is a serious wrong to charge
the king either more or less
than the value of the serviceJ
^Performed. To charge the king^,
. more than he considered the )
value of the service rendered
would have been dangerous. To
charge him less might imply
doubt that the king Is either
able or willing to pay what he
should.
What must he do? Finally, he
decided to take a blank check
and write across the top of it,
"The King Can Do No Wrong,"
and respectfully submitted tt
to the monarch. His answer was
a letter enclosing a sum far
beyond his highest hopes.
This story illustrates, very
vividly our primary dilemma
in prayer. It is easy to ask
for more than we deserve, and it
is tragic to ask for less than
we need or can receive from
the King of Kings. How easy it
is to make demands on God wnen
we have not performed a ser
vice for Him. We enjoy receiv
ing, but we are not willing to
give.
Often, in our prayers, we
act as though God is our own
private miracle worker, a spi
ritualized heavenly genie who
comes running to our rescue
every time we rub the bottle
and make a wish. When we need
something we pray. When we
do not need anything we forget
him. One minister encountered
a young boy in his congrega
tion who had been well schooled
in this kind of prayer theology.
Asking him if he said his pray
ers every f^ght, the^tav re
plied. "Nat* some nights I
don't want nothln'."
Prayer grows out of gra
titude. We are often less grate
ful to God than we are toothers
about us. One young man, who
had a size 16 neck, received a
ay^ f r om
I'd write more - but Tin all
chocked up." Why should we
not be more grateful to God. He
Doesn't get collar sizes mixed
Aaron N. Meckel, in "Faith
Alive," says: "The modern ch
urch seems ecclesiastically
over-organized add spiritually
undernourished." I agree. What
would it profit you if you had the
most elaborate and expensive
automobile you could buy in
cluding all the trithmings and
extras - if you had no gas in
the tank. The church would not
misfire so often or be so
sluggish if throughprayer lthad
a tiger in its tank.
Our pastor told a friend he
had eliminated the prayer ser
vice in their church some six
months before. "And what
did your congregation say?,
came the reply. "They haven't
found out about it yet," he re
plied. What you pray for you
are willing to pay for.
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