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Page 4A-KINGS MOUNTAIN HERALD-Thursday. January 21. 1982
This Is Alcohol Awareness Week In N.C.
Alcohol is established in our
society as a food, a drug and a
. poison. While the majority of us
enjoy occasional imbibing, some
"13 million Americans are pro-
blem drinkers.
Alcoholism Awareness Week,
January 17-23, is a time to focus
special attention on the problems
of alcohol abuse and alcoholism.
Although alcoholism as an enti-
ty is well-known,
understood. It
is a major personal health pro-
blem as well as a burden to socie-
ty, yet alcohol education is lack-
ing and research is poorly funded
in comparison with similar other
illnesses, such as cancer and
heart disease.
it is little
Appoximately 70 percent of
American adults drink alcoholic
beverages with one out of every
ten to twelve developing alcohol-
related problems. The conse-
quences of continued heavy
drinking physical, social,
psychological and economic
aspects. Currently, at least 10
percent of all deaths are alcohol-
related. Considering that alcohol
acts as a poison in our system, it
is not surprising that every vital
organ in the body can be
adversely affected by alcohol
consumption. Brain disorders,
muscle injuries and weakness,
heart failure, gastrointestinal
disorders and liver diseases are
the major medical complications
Unsigned Flyer Criticizes
Councilmen Who Took Trip
From Page 1-A
The National League of Cities
meets twice a year at different
locations around the country.
The same three commissioners
have taken trips to such places as
San Francisco, Las Vegas and
Atlanta, but claim the other city
commissioners have been given
the same opportunity but have
turned it down.
King says the trips are
necessary to ‘keep abreast of
current events, and I find it total-
_ ly necessary to avail ourselves to
the opportunities to better
benefit the citizens of Kings
. Mountain.”
. The commissioners claim past
meetings have resulted in several
programs for the citizens, in-
cluding the securing of federal
grants and community develop-
ment projects, ,such as the
recently-completed rehabilita-
tion of homes and improvement
of utilities in the Bennett Drive
“area.
They said no such meeting
was held in Charlotte. “That
meeting,” Childers noted, “was a
meeting of the North Carolina
League of Cities.” Childers said
he could not attend that meeting
because he, Commissioner
Grissom and Mayor John Moss
were subpoenaed to court
to be witnesses in civil suits bet-
ween the city and Cecil’s Inc. of
new city ‘hall. Y uw ¥
“I spent a week away ah my
business in court, and was not re-
imbursed one penny for that,” he
said.
Both Childers and King said
they have often taken trips at
their own expense to such places
as Asheville, Greenville and
Raleigh “simply because we
thought they would benefit
everybody in Kings Mountain.”
The commissioners said the
trips are approved by the entire
board during each year’s budget
meeting. They said $5,000 was
set aside in the current budget
for expenses for the administra-
tion (mayor, commissioners,
etc.).
The commissioners said all six
commissioners were asked about
going to the meeting, but they
were the only three interested in
going. “The others couldn’t go or
didn’t want to,” Childers said.
“They’re asked every year.”
Childers said Mayor Moss has
never gone to one of the meeting
with them. “I believe along
about that same time he was at-
tending the Winter Baseball
' Meetings,” Childers said. “But
we’ve always tried to bring back
anything we could to benefit the
citizens. is
“1 don’t think the majority of
the citizens of Kings Mountain
want us to sit back and watch
the world go by,” Childers add-
ed.
Both Childers and King said
they are glad they took the trip—
and will do it again-but the big
thing that concerns them about
the flyer is that it was unsigned.
“If people are so concerned,
why can’t they confront you in-
stead of circulating a letter that
is not even signed?,” King asked.
“I would be most happy to talk
to them any time and anyplace.”
But the biggest puzzle about
the flyer is how the writer of it
obtained the information about
the amount of money involved.
According to Grace Wolfe of
the City Treasurer’s Office, no
one has been into the office seek-
ing the information, and the
amount stated on the
flyer-$2,490.44—is correct to the
penny.
She traced her records Tues-
day afternoon, . going back
through checks written from
August to December.
The following expense checks
were issued: $525 for room reser-
vations; $664.50 for plane fare;
$915 advance to the commis-
sioners for expenses (food, bus
fare, etc.); $183 to the Holiday
Inn in Detroit; $134.20 to
Grissom for re-imbursement for
expenses he paid out of his
pocket; $21.30 re-imbursement
to King; and $47.44 re-
imbursement to Childers.
Mrs. Wolfe said she question-
ed every employee of the
Treasurer’s Office and contacted
City Treasurer Joc MeDaniel at
his hospital’'reom in Charlotte to
see if anyone had requested the
above information. All of the
employees said the information
has not been given out.
“It’s really a shock to me,”
Mrs. Wolfe said. “I'm almost
speechless. I went all the way
back to August 21 and looked
through every check, and it
comes out to the penny. I don’t
know who got it.”
“That’s interesting,” said King
when he learned that the infor-
mation. was not given out. “I
can’t understand how they got
the exact figures when nobody’s
checked the records.”
But both King and Childers
said they intend to do everything
possible to find out.
“I have no qualms when peo-
. ple criticize us as an administra-
tion,” King said. “But when it
gets personal, that’s something
else.”
“If they want to attack me,”
Childers added, “let them attack
me on my record.”
“If the citizens don’t want the
commissioners to stay abreast of
current events, I don’t have any
business being there,” King said.
“I’m going to keep on doing the
things that will benefit
everybody, not just a few.
“Our remarks aren’t intended
for the majority of the citizens,”
King said, “but to the few who
did this. And we have an idea
who it is.”
“And we’re going to work to
prove who it is,” Childers added.
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of excessive drinking. Heavy
drinking during pregnancy has
detrimental effects on the
developing baby and can result
in mental retardation and
physical abnormalities.
Alcohol’s role as a drug can be
either beneficial or adverse. Mild
alcohol intoxication can serve as
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blem.
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imately $60 billion annually. In-
cuded in this amount are reduc-
ed production due to workers be-
ing absent because of alcohol-
related ilness, health care ex-
penses and motor vehicle ac-
cidents; approximately half of all
- automobile accidents are
alcohol-related.
Alcohlism is obviously a
monumental problem. Scientists
worldwide are examining the
puzzle of why individuals react
different to alcohol.
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