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j) i Page 3—MIRROR-HERALD—Tueiday, June 8, 1978 'M GD 9mTH O’Henry another famous Tar Heel william Sidney Porter ("0. Henry”), mie of thla naUon’i moot lamoua wrlten, died at Ms home near WeavervlUe, N. C., on June 10, 1910. He la burled In AihevlUe’e Riverside Cemetery, not far from the grave of North Carolina’! other moet-famous author, Thomaa Wolfe. Porter woe bom In ChiUfOrd County, in iSt2. He woB railed and educated In 'Gh-eensboro, and wortced briefly there In hli uncle'! drugstore. At the age of 10, seeking adventure, he moved to Texas to work on a ranch owned by family friends from this state. Later convicted of bonk fraud (on circumstantial evidence now considered suspect by his biographers). Porter served a sentence In a Federal prison In Ohio, then moved to New York City to pursue his writing career. It Is said that the shame of Ms conviction marked his personidlty for life. One of America's most prolific writers, he often produced a short story per week for newspapers, usually containing the surprise ending that became his trade nuvk. -oOo- On June 6,1917, a nationwide reglatratlon washeldfor the draft during World War One. North Carolina set on example In patriotism that day for the nation to follow, an ^t contrasts sharply with ths axperlences of our more recent past There were parades Instead of demon- KraUons, and Mx percent more men (ages 21-80) registered for the draft than records had Indicated were In the state’s population. A total of 480,401 msn signed up. causing draft officials to speculate that many hod actually lied about their ages In order to register! Benjamin Hawkins of Warrenton, one of Oaral^^ original U. S. Senatm, died on June 6, 1816. Hawkins had earlier' served In ths Continental Congress. He resigned his Senate seat In 1790, after aer- GDITORIM Everybody needs opinion a few comebacks \i Looks like area airport is dead Last week we editorialised on the prospects of a regional airport being good despite the fact that the City of Oastonla hod turned thumbs down on the project. We based our opinion on the fact that a airport study committee meeting was scheduled after the Oastonla city board decision. It looks as If Gastonia's decision not to participate might very well have sotmded the death kneU for the proposal. Why? Because the Federal Aviation Administration In dicates It has no Interest In pursuing the matter If Gastonia Is counting Itself out. An FAA representative also Indicated at the meeting that the administration wants to see a regional airport In this area, but that getting federal funds would bo next to Im possible for the project with Gastonia out of the picture. This Is a case of the Gastonia board pursuing the Impossible dream — e]q>anslon of the present municipal airport — rather than the possible and more sensible dream — a regional airport. The Gastonia Municipal Airport Is not serving fuUy the needs of the community Fpresently Md expansion or development of that faculty to provide the needed service Is ^next to Impbsfllble bocaut^ ol tti# haavy residential development surrounding the foclUty Now the question remains .t wlU Kings Mountain pursue It’s original lde8,"a loddl airport faclUty? After careful study and relenOess pursuit, I have come to the conclusion that literally everyone needs a comeback now and then. A comeback (or topper, as they caU It In show business) Is a line that devastates someone whd has Just cut you down, of fended you, bored you or sold something totally stupid. All parents need comebacks. For In stance; When your slbUng announces, “I am 18. I’m my own man. I wUl do as I please and legally there Is nothing you con do about It” Try coming back with, “Yeah. WeU, what do you think I nolght be able to do Uleg^T” When the sibling ssys, “I didn’t ask to be bom.” Answer back with. "I know. You ware my mistake.” When the sibling shows you a lousy report card and sUtes, “My teachers oU hate me.” Try answering, ’’WeU, I’m not too fbnd of you myself at this point” When your eight-year old son announces he’s Just told the longshoreman next door, “My daddy will beat you up.. Look Innocent and say, “What did you say, stranger?” -oOo- “Get off my back, old nruui, or I’m leaving home!” “Enjoy your trip.” -oOo- “I’ve Invited the gong over for a spend the night party Saturday.” “That’s sweU. I guess my Bubonic Plague will be cured by then.” -oOo- _ PJWX Mip*a have you heard or read a rt t)i4 you fphe'-tOi bAiAMe toHTun-.on Burial service both distasteful, disrespectful Many citizens have remarked lately on a practice concerning burials that they find distasteful and disrespectful. The practice is that of city cemetery workers coming In to fill the graves before the entire funeral cortege has left the scene. The remarics have also 'Cpyered the fact that' the workers lurkon the outer perimeter while the graveside services are being performed. One person remarked that It was like “vultures waiting for the traffic to thin out so they can swoop down.” Attending the last rites of a loved one or dear friend Is perhaps the second most emotional experience the Uvlng U asked to go through. The first would be at the moment of the loved one’s passing. It Is not a happy occasion cuid everyday events seen In other circumstances without a second thought ve not so easily dismissed on this occasion. Why, then, do city cemetery workers moke themselves so conspicuous In the background at these times? The answer Is simple. At 4 p. m. city cemetery costs are In creased, which means the funeral expenses for the funeral director goes up and ultimately so do the costs the family of the deceased. In order to keep the expenses down the cemetery employes remain rni the scene to begin work Immediately. Most of the time these employes do show proper respect In aUowlng the famUy members and friends time to leave the scene. But the closer to 4 p. m. the services ue held, the fsuiter the work Is done, even before the entire funeral cortege has left the scene. Charging overtime fees after 4 p. m. was a city commissioner action at the request of the cemetery department supervisor. We suggest other arrangements be nuule In this case. It Is one thing to moke an en terprise feasible economically, but under clrcunutonces where such actions offends and shows disrespect It’s quite another. Aom^Qo„uiider Jegttlmaka- airtxBdBBtxnoeS? Like when a god-awful ugly persons remarks, "You’re a disgusting drunk!” You answer, “Yeah, but tomorrow I’U be sober.” How about when the pesky lady says, “Won’t you Join me?” You say, “Why? Are you coming apart?” “You’re not going to say no to a lady, are you?” “I don’t know why not. They all say no to me.” How about the old politician comment, “I want to do my best tor oU the Uttte people.” Haven’t you wanted to say, ‘"ntat takes care of the midgets, now what about the rest of us?” -oOo- A guy I know completely dlaarmed another cat seated at a bar In Chariotte one night. And he did It while being bombed. The guy I know stumbled and fell all over the man at the bar, wrapping his arms around him In the process. The man became Indignant. “Hey! (Jet away from me you fruit!” The comeback was quick and deadly. “Don’t get upset. I’m not trying to start a romance. I’m Just trying to get to the head.” He never would teU me how long he had been saving that one. -oOo- An actor friend of mine named John McOomb told me about the lines from an old Marx Brothers movie he had been dying to use on someone for twenty years. John said he got Ms chance. At the time he was working for an advertising agency In BTorlda. He said one morning a fellow em- ‘Angel Dust’, a Angel Dust, supergrass. Peace Pill. Those words don’t sound bad, but they mean “bod” when used by human beings. Theae are nice sounding names of a par ticular tranquilizer, but It also has names of Killer Weed, crystal cyclone, elephant grass, and hog. This tronqulllser Is PGP or more specifically, phencyclidine. POP was first developed In the late 1980’s. Originally, PCP was used as on anesthetic agent In surgical procedures and, although It was found to be generally effective, the drug often produced unpleasant side eftocts. Because of the bad side effects. In early 1987 It was removed from the market for human use. In action by the N. C. Drug Commission May 36, PCP was pUced In schedule two, which means that In North Carolina the Illegal possession by anyone of more than one-half gram of PCP will face a maximum penalty of 10 years In prison and a fine of 610,000 for each offense upon conviction In the courts. However, It continued to be maiiioted os an animal anesthetic and traixiulllsor, especially among larger animals such os elephants. Vetorinarlaiu eon cositlnue to acquire PCP under controlled cir cumstances. Earl W. Griffith, Assistant Secretary for Alcohol and Drug Abuse, N. C. Department of Human Resources, said, “I am pleased with the decision of the Drug Commission concerning PCP, because It U such a destructive and unpredictable drug. A little PCP Is a dangerous thing.” PCP comes in different fomw — os a powder, tablet or capeuls In a variety of colors, shapes and slses. The drug abusers have developed several ways of using PCP - by smoking, snorting, swallowing or In jecting It. Any way PCP Is uted, the results ars bad. In the May 8, 1978 Issue of “Narcotics Control Digest,” It stated: “The Illicit use of PCP, developed In the late IffO’s, Is fast becoming a nationwide problem. The National InaUtute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) estimates that as much as 80 percent of all admissions to mental hospitals mav bo PCP-related. In MlcMgan alons, over 880 deaths were caused by PCP overdose In the past three years.” In a brochure put out by the Alcohol, Drug Aliue* end Mental Health Admlnlatratlon Department of HEW, it states; “More PCP users die from accidents caused 6y .thq rtrange behavior the drug produces In'them than from the actual chemical Itself. People on PCP have drowned In shallow water because they are so disoriented they can’t tell '7hl8h way la up. “Others have had auto accidents, faUen off of roofs and out of windows because of ths drug’s Intoxicating effects. Some have died tn fires because PCP made them Insensitive to the pain of burning and so confused and dUoriented they couldn’t escape from the flames ” TDM MclITTYRe PCP, or Angsl Dust has been sprinkled on marijuana and sold to unsuspecting users. People who do get Involved with PCP diould get to the hoepital’s emergency room as soon os possible, especially those drug users who ore experiencing unusual or different eftocts or becoming disoriented. For counseling and treatment of a drug related problem, the local Mental Health center or Drug Actton Council can provide valuable assistance. The Crisis Canter In the local community can also advise anyone where thsy can get treatment and emergency service for any drug or alcohol problem. vlng only briefly, when aiqiolnted by President Washington as Indian Agent to the Creek Nation. Hawkins’ career among the Indians was In marked contrast to the behavior of many of the wMte officials this nation has Inflicted upon the red man. Sincerely Interested In the welfare of these original Americans, Htiwklns served for twenty years as agent, earning from the Indians the title of “Beloved Mon of Four Nations,” ths Creek, Choctaw, Cherokee and Chickasaw tribes. His nephew, William Hawkins, acted os his assistant for several years, then returned to North Carolina, serving as Governor of ths state during the War of 1813. -oOo- On June 10,1861, Henry Lawson Wyatt of Edgecombe County earned the unfortunate distinction of becoming the first Confsderate soldier kUled In the ClvU War. Ha died at Big Bethel, Va., In the war’s first battle, a Confederate victory now described by historians os a “minor, scrambling con tact.” North Carolina supplied more men to the war than any other Southern state, 138,000 In all. It also suffered by far the greatest cosultlea, some 40,000 killed. ploye setup the situation so beautifully you would have thought It woe rehearsed. “You wouldn’t guess In a mllUcm years what I tound on Jacksonville Beach Satur day,” the man sidd. “What was It?” John asked. “A tusk.” John ssdd Ms face flushed suid his mind went reeling. He grabbed the guy before he could eay another word. "Walt a minute! You mean to tell me you found a tusk on Jacksonville Beach?” “Yeah. Atusk. I had a hard time digging It out of the sand, too.” John said he eouMhordlybelteve Ids ears. ssssf ri calmly asked. “Why didn’t you do It In Alabama?” “Why?” asked the guy. “Because In Alabama the Tuskaloosa!” John said, “It was the greatest reeling m the worid being able to pull that line off so perfectly. Oroucho Marx would have been proud of me.” -oOo- Oene WMte, executive director of the Kings Mountain Redevelopment Com mission, wiped me out at the lost council meeting with a one-liner. What made me lose control was the fact thathe had set me up for the line eoriler that same day. We were looking at the three-dimensional of the proposed annex to St. Paul’s United Methodist Church. I sold, “I wander where the architect got the Idea for this design?” “It came from a Lutheran church In YUma, Aiisona,’’ Gene said. That night at the board meeting one of the commissioners asked architect Jim Martin of Shelby where the design for the church annex came from. “A church In Bolling brings,” Martin answered. I looked at Gene and before I could say anything, he leaned over and said, "I knew It was either there or Yuma, Arlsona.” I had tears rolling down my cheeks and I had to try to laugh with my own fist stuffed In my mouth to keep from disrupting the meeting. And that, as Groucho would say, could you get you ten years at Leavenworth or eleven years at Tenworth or five or ten years at Woolworths. If PCP Is BO bad, then why do people take it? For one thing, many beginning drug users don’t know what thsy’re gsttlng. Often dealers will cut mors expensive products with PCP or actually sell PCP os THC (the active Ingredient of marijuana), mescaline or cocaine. PCP Is easy to manufacture and lhat la why the elements necessary to make PCP have otoo been placed on Schedule Two by the Drug Commission. Poet’s Corner WHAT PURPOSE HAS UFE? What purpose has life Ifnot to shore? Or to go on living And yet not core? Worry about tomorrow That we may not live Con never Justify The little we give Can fill the stomaches Of those who crave. Nor portray love t.. i In the way we behave. Concern for our future Serves no useful end. Save when seeking for others Their needs to attend. By BUI Twomey MATHEMATICS OF SHARINO Sharing of mirth doubles a laugh. Shoring of burdens divides them In half. Sharing of love adds to goodwill. Sharing of knowledge, multiples skUl Sharing of bread, substracte from need. Making oU a total that’s blessed Indeed. For-Oet-Me-Not When to flowers so beautiful The Father gave a name. Back come a Uttle blue eyed one- AU timidly It come. And standing at Its Father’s feet. And gazing In His fstce. It sold In low and trembling tones. With sweet and genUe grace, "Dear God, the name thou gavest me, Alas! I have forgot.” Then kindly looked, the Father down. Andsald, “Forget-Me-Not.” From Myrtle Goforth Selections MlRROBliilLD eUSLItHSDSACN TUBSOAV ANOTNUSWav SuklMar TOM MClNTVeS WMtAA'a s«t«r eASYtTSWAST Seerli B«n*r emtrilMtMHr CLVOaNIlL ASvtrltaMie DH-iOm' MSMsssee NOSTMCASOLINA eSSSt AMOCIATIOM TO# Mirrof MtrtK (• wblUA.S by ObAbTil SuklliMno P. 0 Onwpr ru, Kliat Mbum.in,N e,, lew*. e«i«M, .m tsiibrl.i .HICM •n McbtbS ti 104 ibuie siMtiwnt Avt Ahbiw rm »4H iMOfM Cibbi bbWbSb bbib M Kintb MbWfltbln. S C, llnelb Cbsv II Cbnn. lubbcrletlon rblbb: M.« Vbbfly in MMb. 1411 Mb mbntlib. W.M ybbriy Mt-of- tlblb. M Mb mbniKb. |h,b«, „„ nlAb eibnsib M14 tn Y'lf’»
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