Page t-MIRBOR-lIERALD-TuMday, March », l»7t The governor's original (?) concept > -HI I read an editorial from the Winston-Salem Sentinel recently and I had to laugh. I laughed because the content of that editorial brought home to me again how lopsided things can become when politics are Involved. The editorial concerned Oov. Jim Hunt’s sudden Interest In creating an atmosphere of courtslde to woo the world's film makers to North Carolina. According to the editorial; "The governor got the Idea of promoting the state as a location for movies last year, after a talk with Thom Mount, a Durham native who Is now an executive with Universal Studios. And the Idea Is certainly not far-fetched. North Carolina's diverse terrain and moderate cost of living, as Hunt said, should make the state an attractive site fbr movie makers..." The editorial continues; "...Hunt suggests setting up a fulltime, permanent office to lure the movie moguls to the state. People within the Division of IVavel and Tourism are already at work on the project, exploring Its potential, com piling lists of possible sites for filming, hotel accomodations available and other needs of a traveling film crew. It seems the travel and tourism division could get the promotional job done just as well as a separate office, by hiring an agent wise enough to movie makers’ ways and able to sell the state as filming location.” Of course Gov. Hunt hasn't overlooked what movie making has done for the State of Georgia financially. That plmteer state In wooing filmmakers to Its shores now rakes In about tTB million annually from the film business. Even South Carolina has an active Him commission and has had for some years. It might be a surprise to Oov. Hunt to learn this, but not to pe(q;>le In this area, that North ChroUna already has an active film industry and it didn’t come from Hollywood. A native Tar Heel named Blarl Owensby created the Industry here. Oh, there wore other productions done In the state prior to bis entering the field, but those productions were co-op deals. Local money and outside film makers. Only Owensby has gone Into film making as a business In ths sUto. His 44-acre tract on the old Bolling Springs Rd. outside Shelby houses mlUlons of dollars worth of structures and e # > « rush to enshrine him In the Hall of Fame when other homegrown talents are still going unrecognised. Guest column CDITORII^LS&OmiOMS Poor people will be glad to hear statistics We bet the poor people are glad to hear the latest news from the NC Depart ment of Human Resources. According to that agencies statistics the number of poor people In the state decreased by 30.6 percent in just five years (1970-7S). In 1970 there were 002,900 poor persons In the state, about 20.2 percent of the population. By 1078 that number had dropped to 788,000 persons or 14.7 percent of the total population. During the same period nationwide the decrease In poor status was only 6.0 percent. What constituted a poor person In 1070 According to the stats, the povety threshold was $1,840 for an individual not living on a farm and $1,660 for one Uvlng on a farm. For a family of four the amount was $8,748 non-ftirm and $3,106 farm. In 1976 the amount was $2,724 for non-farm and $2,306 farm for Individuals. Non-farm families of four, the total was $6,600 and $4,696. There, you have It. It actually costs more to be poor In the city than it does to live on a farm. But this brings up another question— With inflation creeping upward and the value of the dollar steadily declining - how long will It be before those in the comfortable middle-income group sink into the poor person category live o'clocK 8£fc@!.€IL®W By CHARLES H. DEAL The egg man, a cornbread and buttermilk gent with more than a little common sense, bristles when someone blames health problems on eggs. A more basic individual than the scientist, the egg man has some theories of his own about health. Cholesterol be hanged, he says, in a more common lan guage. Years ago, long before the advent of all today’s modern medicine, it was not uncommon for people to live into the high 80s. And they ate eggs, sidemeat, souse, i^rk and all the other food which some people blame for high blood pressure and other ailments. So why are people today less healthy? As you would expect, the egg man has an answer for that too. "There’s too much sitting on the backsides,” he adds with a flair that any man of science would appreciate. Boredom may be another ailment of man, he suspects. Some of that boredom may be translatable into other prob lems. “I see a high number of ladies in their 40s going into the ABC store early in the day,” he al lows. He doesn’t add a postscript to that. The egg man lets you (h:aw your own conclusions. After some few years of photographing groups of peo ple, I long ago decided some thing. People in our part of the world are afraid to touch. Standing in their own space, the Americanized human, sup posedly one of the best bred creatures on two legs, doesn’t Government^human rights conflict I jmni^ ^ I midmIriiiild I PUBLISHED EACH TUESDAY AND THURSDAY GARLAND ATKINS PnbSabw TOM MoINTYRE Editor EUZABETH STEWART Wonuui’o Editor GARY STEWART Sports EdHor DARRELL AUSTIN Goaoral Maaacer I CLYDE mix Advortlal&g DIreotor MEMBEROF C NORTH CAROUNA PRESS ASSOCIATION The Mirror-Herald to published by fOeaeral PubSehlng Company, P. O. i Drawer 781 Kings Mountain, N. C. tsts*. • Business and editorial offices are ; located at 481 N. Piedmont Ave. Phone ; T88-74M. Second Class postage paid at Kings Mountain, N. C. Single copy 15 t ints. Subscription rates: SS.SO yearly •state. $4AS six months, SS.80 yearly || it-of-state. $8 six months; Student rate || r nine months SSJ4. Ml-OtO J| BY GLORIA JONES Special To Mirror-Herald "If we believe government that governs leasts governs beat, then the Implementation of human rights Is taking us on a contrary course,” says a philosopher at North Carolina State University. Dr. Iredell Jenkins, visiting philosopher at NCSU, says that human rights become legal rights and their Implementation leads to the expansion of government regulation. Jenkins has conducted In-depth studies of the law and Individual rights under a grant from the National Science Foundation. He has written a book on law, order and justice, and now la writing another on the law and human rights. He also has taught and written about philosophy and the law at the University of Alabama and at Tale and Tulane Univer sities. Limiting Government Jenkins believes that tax revolt to a sub conscious effort to place limits on what government can do. Jenkins says tax revolts would be unlikely if Americans could go back to the old values. If Individuals could be Instilled with a larger measure of responsibility, and If family, church, school, unions and corporations coidd take over some of the responsibilities that have been abdicated tn government. He points out that emphasis on human rights Implies that Individuals are entitled to benefits of services that someone else has the duty to provide. Government to there to make sure they are provided. Human rights, such as the right to a minimum Income and decent housing, are positive and beneficial. Anyone would be fbollsh to protest these rights, Jenkins says. "But,” he adds, "I am concerned with the conflict between human rights and con stitutional rights.” He emphasizes that the Constitution Is protective of Individual rights and restric tive of government. The Constitution states what the government “shall not” do to In fringe (m ^pdlvldual rights, he says. For example, the government "shall not deny due process of law.” On the other hand, laws dealing with human rights expand the role of govern ment, stating what government "shall do.” Freedom of Choice The Constitution guarantees the In dividual’s freedom of choice and op portunity. If human rights are to be Im plemented, the government has to be able to muster the resources of people and direct their use, thus intruding upon the Individual, Jenkins says. ”I am concerned that the radical shift tn the vision of our society la being ac companied by something very Important," he continues. "It seems easier (or people to move with the tide, and allow government Institutions to take over their responsibilities.” In studying cases of law, Jenkins has explored some of the problems which arise In the conflict of human rights with in dividual rights. An example is privileged admission. In which universities set aside a certain number of places for minority ad missions. Equal Protection This Is In direct conflict with the 14th amendment of the Constitution, which guarantees equal protection of the law. he notes. Implementation of human rights results In conflicts In society, and In an enormous intrusion of the federal courts into fields which normally come under the state, Jenkins continues. In addition, federal judges who issue court orders dealing with human rights often deal In areas In which they lack expertise. This creates difficulties for the Judges, who must spend an Inordinate amount of time on cases — sometimes many years. It also creates conflicts between federal and state in stitutions, he says. Jenkins, who has written more than 50 articles, many dealing with the law, says his prime concern Is that people are made aware of the inevitable conflicts which arise out of the Implementation of human rights, and of the manner In which their Im plementation expands the role of govern ment. He concludes that courts intervene and recommend and implement a human right because Individuals and Institutions have shirked their responsibilities. What’s your opinion? Wa want to hear your opinion on things of biterost to you. Address aU correspondence for this page to Reader Dialogue, Mirror- Herald, P. 0. Drawer 753, Kings Mountain, N. C., 38084. Be sure and sign proper name and Include your address. Unsigned letters will not be pubUshed. want to touch and doesn’t want his life complicated by too much nearness. Europeans don’t have that hangup and (normal) men in many countries dance together as a part of their folk heritage. Two people of the same sex dancing in this part of the world will generate raised eyebrows and sometimes off-color re marks. Another uncomfortable cir cumstance for the male, I learned first hand recently, is being offered an armload of flowers. A man with a load of flowers, his masculinity compromised, has aU the poise of a cow eating briars. Thinking back to that won derful day in a schoolroom with 80-odd bronze children with dazzling smiles, I felt foolish. The men in our group were being shown high appreciation and considerable honor. And we weren’t smart enough to really enjoy it. Our macho was showing. Poets Corner y m 3 I • HI8 BLOOD His blood can wash you Uke the ground that’s covered by the fallen snow. So the heart that’s black with sin can a whiteness know. Yes, we know the heart of man Is cluttered up with sin, but the blood of Christ csui make It ' oh so pure within unlike the snow that's destined to melt away. His blood will linger In the heart to cleanse It day by day. If your heart Is black with sin I'd like to know, If you'll only trust his blood, he'll wash It white as snow CALVIN WRIGHT SKETCHES HU arma are always open To welcome one and all He brings us peace and comfort Whan aver given call Our station doesn't matter We can be rich or poor The Lord regards us equal And helps us all endure Whenever Ufa hangs heavy And friends are hard to find He never will forsake us — This friend of all mankind. God reaches for th' weary And gives them faith to fight He guides the wayward travelers throughout The darkest night God makes the weak souls strong again With hope when hope to gone. From His caress the sick derive the Will to struggle on. His arms are always open To ease the pains of sin God’s sweet embrace awaits aU those Who seek to enter In. MYRTLE M. GOFORTH Selections (•' #