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Ed O’Herron Pays I A Visit To KM •■' .i Photos & Story By Gary Stewart Business accumen is one of the traits Ed O’Herron, Democratic candidate tor Oovemor, Is trying to sell as he meets the people In a campaign which carries the ad vertising slogan, "Ed O’Herron, he knows how to get things done.’’ ’The Charlotte buslnessmsin was In Kings Mountain Wednesday for afternoon of politicking, accompa nied by hla Kings Mountain cam paign manager, Hugh A. Logan, Jr. O’Herron’s business background Is apparent and he thinks It will be an advantage In fulfilling as ^ governor the major goal of his ad- < ministration, raising the state’s per capita Income. ’The 60-yesu‘-old chairman of the board cf the giant Eckerd’s Drugstores of North Carolina wasn’t bom with a silver spoon In his mouth. As a youth, Ed O’Herron delivered newspapers to earn spending money. Hla first full-time job was In the stockroom of a small drug store. During World War n he volunteered tor the Marines and sent hla pay- checks home for house payments. Mr. O'Herron says he knows the value of an honest day’s work and this was key to his success during his SO years In business and 14 years In (4 government. It will be the key to hla < success, he says. In providing the Arm, mature leadership needed to get North Cau-ollna moving forward again. He hasn’t made any political promises, he adds, as he says some of his opponents are doing to gain support for the Aug. IB primary. ’’I’d like to raise tax exemptions for the working people of this state. ’That hasn’t been done since the Dan Moore administration,’’ O’Herron said as he chatted with businessmen In downtown stores. And he said the effort to raise per capita Income would provide the framework for most of the Initiatives of his administration, whether In education. Industrial devel(9ment, road building or other functions. His liabilities as a candidate In clude the fact thatvhls name was virtually unknown when the cam paign started. Hla advertising program and personal campaigning have tsWan rnre of that. ’’North Carolina Is a $3,400,000,000 business,’’ he declared, ’’and we need a businesaman to run It.’’ Some of his platform proposals; 1) North Carolina can save at least $100,000 a year and have more ef ficient government by putting the Lieutenant Qovemor’s office back on a part-time basis. "I will ask the 1877 General Assembly to make this change,” he says. "In these days of billion dollar budgets, I know that $100,000 a year may seem like small potatoes, but to the taxpayers. It Is a lot of money and It should be saved,” O’Herron continuing, "the lieutenant Qovemor’s chief duty Is to preside over the Senate.” 2) Ihe shifty shifting of personnel by the Holshouser transportation department only emphasizes the necessity for changes In the whole department. He would eliminate the district personnel officers the Holshouser sulmlnlstratlon has put on the public payroll. 5) North Carolina should establish the principle of restitution to the victim by the convicted criminal. It Is time that we become more con cerned with the rights of the victims, as well as witnesses. Including law enforcement officers. Where there cannot be monetary restitution there can be restitution In the form of a number of hours work committed for a worthwhile purpose. 4) He has consistently favored the death penalty tor heinous crimes, such as killing a person during the commission of a felony or such as aggravated rape. He believes that the death penalty In such cases will act to keep others from committing such crimes. Application of the death penalty will protect society as a whole. 6) A detailed study of the state’s multi-million dollar public relations expenditures will be part of his cost cutting program. Cost of the public relations empire which has grown up in state government has gone Into the million dollar range. He said his study will Include all state depart ment and educational Institutions. 6) He will support steps to Improve the discipline situation in the classrooms and will ask the 1877 General Assembly to enact legislation which will make ab solutely clear the rights and responsibilities of all concerned In school discipline. He is on record as favoring salary Increases for teachers which can be accomplished without higher taxes. * * SEaiON / B 1 VMrror-n&roiu Thursday, August 12, 1976 Otis FaUs listens as O^Herron, Wilson Grijfin discuss drug store business ■ III : \ V 1 I '4 . 't. . O^Herron accompanied by Hugh A. Logan Plato Heavner chats with the candidate Tom Roberts quizzes the candidate on the issues ^Hello, Tricia, My name is Ed OHerron and fm running Jor governor.,'^
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