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TRACY HEFFNER Women's Editor
FACE 2-MAIDEN, N. C, 28650, Wednesday, January 5, 1972
Editorials
January, 1972
There is snow on the windowpane
Framing my room.
And the trees are heavy
With frosty bloom. .
-Anne Lawler
January in the modern calendar gets its name from the
two-faced Roman god Janus, god of the beginning of things.
(Its first-month designation derives from the church, which
in 487 set aside January 1st as a religious festival com
memorating the circumcision of Jesus.) Historically, there
have been many dates recognized as the beginning of the
year. The ancient Egyptians began the year September 21st,
the Greeks June 21st, etc.
January is the first full month of winter, sometimes the
coldest month of theyear(if February isn't) and, in America,
the month of football bowl games. The 1st is New Year's
Day and also Emancipation Day-dating from 1863. (Lincoln
didn't actually set free slaves in Union states on that day
but the slaves in Confederate states, where his proclama
tions often had little effect)
Washington won an important victory at Princeton, N.J. ,
on the 3rd in 1777. The first boat traversed the Panama
Canal on the 7th in 1914. The 7th is also the birthday an
niversary of the nation's 13th President, Millard Fillmore,
bom at Locke, New York, in 1800. Fillmore sought ardently
(as President, 1849-52) to avert the Civil War, opposed
Lincoln and supported General George McClellan for Presi
dent in 1864.
The 8th is Jackson Day in Louisiana, in memory of
Andrew Jackson, who commanded the Americans forces
which won a victory over the British at New Orleans (after
peace had been signed, unknown to the warriors) in 1815.
The victory made Jackson a national hero and he later be
came President
American Labor
It should be remembered as organized labor in the per
son of a few major union leaders receives deserved adverse
publicity tli at it has been American labor, in partnership
with American business, that has made this nation the
world's wealthiest While being the richest people is not
the most important asset of a nation, it is an accomplish
ment Americans can be proud of.
In general, and with exceptions of some metropolitan
cesspools such as New York City, the American worker
has been traditionally, and is, a conscientious worker,
giving full measure for his pay. He has, by and large, ex
hibited a fairness and loyalty which have made this country
what it is.
There are still examples of this exemplary attitude among
working individuals and unions. One recent one was the
action of 5,000 members of the International Union of
Electrical Workers in Dayton, Ohio, who voted to forego
scheduled wage increases so that 1,050 laid-off workers
could be recalled.
Union bosses with excessive power, who often seek to
justify fat salaries, dishonest union officials, and some
who fail to keep the national interest in mind get most of
the headlines. The average American worker (only about a
fifth of the nation's workers are in unions) and. most Ameri
can unions have contributed greatly to this nation's prog
ress, and still do, and this contribution should not be over
looked because of disappointing actions by a very few.
Useless Killing
Why does the killing continue in Northern Ireland? The
New York Times' Bernard Weinrab-in a good piece of re
portingrecently interviewed the chief of staff of the out
lawed Irish Republican Army-in the city of Naven, in Ire
land. There Sean MacStiofain, a Catholic fanatic, admitted he
didn't have any feeling of regret when his guerrillas killed
British soldiers. He made it clear his goal (and thatof
many other Irish Catholics) was to kill so many the British
would finally withdraw. Then the present-day Protestant
nation would be annexed by Catholic Ireland.
In other words, it's not the righting of discriminations
for which these Catholic fanatics are fighting. They kill to
bring the Protestant north under Irish control-though it has
been a separate nation for fifty years.
Protestants discriminated against to a far worst degree
in Italy, Spain and in South American countries, if they be
came murderers, would cause even more tragedy. If they
set up a guerrilla army in nearby countries and operated
openly, their leaders would surely and rightly be arrested.
Ireland, of course, should arrest MacStiofain and others
and end this organized murdering, which Dublin could easily
do, but doesn't
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"OUR' TENSION
Discipline or lack oi n- is, as almost everyone
knows by now, one of the niesi inflammatory issues in
the public schools. It is probably the single issue most
likely to upset parents, and it is clearly the area in which
many educators are at best ill at ease.
Governor Scott's call for a statewide public confer
ence on tensions in the schools is, therefore, welcome.
Those tensions have sparked incidents in many schools,
have closed some, have created fear among both
teachers and students, and have substantially damaged
the learning atmosphere in some places.
As usual, the primary blame for failing to cope with
"tensions" has been placed on the professional edu
cators who staff our schools. If Governor Scott's con
ference does nothing else, it should at least broaden the
admitted responsibility to include parents and com
munity leaders.
What the general public has not been willing to admit
fully up to now is that it also has a responsibility to help
relieve school tensions. Some areas notwithstanding, the
public has all too often taken the simplistic view that
the tension problem could be solved if educators would
expell a few more students or would wield a bigger
paddle. Yet those systems which have attempted to
follow just such a route have found themselves with
bigger "tension" problems.
The educator, meanwhile, has been caught in the
middle. For even while calling for more discipline,
parents have clearly communicated to educators that
they mainly believe in discipline for the "other" child.
Last year, for example, the NCAE was involved in
defending 37 teachers who had been charged with as
sault for spanking a child. That kind of "support" is
hardly likely to encourage educators to exercise a firm
hand in the classroom.
Our schools today as they always have been are
microcosms of the larger society. They are afflicted
with all of the turmoil, social unrest, and racial problems
which afflict the larger society. Each time a child of a
different race misbehaves, today's teacher must first
consider that any discipline may be interpreted in racial
terms. It puts an intolerable burden on the educator in
the school.
Governor Scott's call for a statewide conference is a
heartening recognition that the teacher needs help and
that we all have a vital interest in finding solutions for
what has for too long been labeled a "school" problem.
ASHINGTONj
$85,000
Published reports have alleged that certain Public Broad
casting reporters, who prefer the title commentator, are be
ing paid astonishingly high salaries. One is said to be re
ceiving $85,000 a year!
Salaries in television and entertainment have long leen
out of proportion. But the networks and the entertainment
racket are at least private enterprise. The disturbing thing
about fat salaries for reporters of the National Public Af
fairs Center for Television is that such salaries are paid
with taxpayers' money.
If one deliberately set out to bring disrepute to Public
Broadcasting, to blacken its name in the public eye, no
better way could be found than such a scandal, now rightly
being investigated by several members of Congress.
Workers' Retirement
One of the most flagrant inequities in American society
has long been the inability of half the nation's workers to
participate in federal retirement plans.
Now President Nixon proposes a law which would allow
practically all workers to set aside part of their wages or
income-tax-freefor retirement programs. In addition, the
President proposes a program which will further help those
now covered by retirement plans.
(These millions often become eligible for retirement only
after thirty years, or after so many years on the job or at a
certain age. The President would soften the program so
that such workers la-come eligible u receive half their re
tirement benefits at an earlier age.)
The federal government is actually ilisi-nml -wiling against
workers not covered liy union or Imsiness retirement pm
grams, for it is not ottering financial lieiirfils to them grant
ed others. His proposal should be emu-ted into l,iu lis
Congress.
A Year!
Viewpoint
Jesse Helms
When AFL-Cio President
George Meany diliberately in
sulted the President of the U
nited States recently, It proved
to be, by one of thoie ironies
that sometimes happons, an ep
isode not entirely without its
saljtary effects. If nothing
else, Mr. Meany s crudeness
has served to emphasize to the
American people the arrogant
power being wielded by some
union bosses in this country.
It is a situation well deserv
ing of full public awareness.
It is good, therefore, that quest
ions are now being raised. They
should not be left unanswered,
and the implications should not
go unnoticed.
For example, how have a
relatively few entrenched lab
or bosses managed to gain the
economic and political power
which they so often exercise
so recklessly? The answer,
of course, is moneymoney
which the unionized working
men and women of America
are required, whether they like
It or not, to furnish through
compulsory union dues impos
ed upon them.
As a result, union leaders
have millions of dollars at their
disposal, money used to finance
the political campaigns of can
didates whose voting records
stand as a constant contradict
ion of the American free enter
prise system.
The election laws are so
loose, so weak, that those who
finance and operate political
campaigns are required to re
port only a fraction of what
they actually spend to elect
candidates to high public of
fice. But even the reported
amounts are enormous.
Let us cite just a few ex
ample. Union bosses strong
ly oppose the nomination of
William Rehnquist to the U.S.
Supreme Court. Ironically, Mr.
Rehnquist is a man whose phil
osophies no doubt appeal to
the rank-and-file working man
of America, both union and
non union. Mr. Rehnquist is
a law-and-order man; he has
expressed doubts in the past
about the constitutionality of
some laws which have been
enacted under the false flag
of "civil rights," He believes
that the government has the
duty to crack down on crim
inality. Yet, some union bosses are
fighting the Rehnquist nominat
ion. And every Senator who
has spoken out in opposition
to Mr. Rehnquist Is, without
exception, a Senator who rode
into office using thousands of
dollars of campaign funds made
available to him by union bos
ses. It is hardly a coincidence
that Senator Birch Bayh of In
diana, for example, Is strong
ly supported by union bosses,
and that he is fighting Mr.
Rehnquist. Senator John Tun
ney of California, who won e
lection last year, is known to
have received an absolute min
imum of $104,150 from union
bosses during his campaign.
Senator Philip Hart of Mich
igan received at least
$81,521.25 In union contribut
ions in 1970. Teddy Kennedy
received $26,165. These, as
we say, are minimum figures;
these are the amounts that u
nlon bosses admit they made
available. Al told, the unions
admit that they spent
$1,767,044.73 on the campaigns
of ultra-liberal candidates for
the United States Senate. How
much more, they may actually
have spent is anybody's guess.
Incidentally, the unions con
tributed $1,718,744.73 to Dem
ocratic Party candidates, and
$48,300 to Republican Party
candidates, In the 1970 camp
aigns for the U.S. Senate.
The Union bosses contrib
uted $995,812.39 to ultra-liberal
candidates whom they
wished to have elected to the
U. S. House of Representativ
es in 1970. Of this nearly
one million dollars, only
$12,500 went to Republican can
dictates.
Senators who won office last
year with substantial financial
support from union leaders be
come, upon examination, a vir
tual roll-call of ultra-liberalism
In the Senate. The list
Includes, for example, Adlal
Stevenson of Illinois, Muskie
of Maine, Humphrey of Minn
esota, Kennedy of Massachuse
tts, Proxmlre of Wisconsin,
McCee of Wyoming, Harrison
Williams of New Jersey, Moss
of Utah, Tunney of California,
and so on.
The voting records of these
Senators are pure ambrosia
for the union bosses. The
record shows that what the
bosses want, these Senators
somehow always vote to de
liver. A coincidence? You
decide!
In as much as there are
virtually no restraints, no
limitations, upon the political
activities of union leaders,
there Is room to wonder what
happened to fair play In the
laws which so limit the pol
itical activities of almost all
of societyexcept union lead
ers. In fact, If Senators who
have been the beneficiaries of
enormous sums of such camp
aign funds have any respect
for equity, should they not dis
qualify themselvesor be dis
qualifiedfrom voting on mat
ters in which union bosses have
an active, personal Interest?
Such questions as these are
being raised in the aftermath
of (ieorge Meany's incredible
display of rudeness recently
at Miami lieach. They are
not idle questions. Indeed they
may be questions vital to the
very survival of the free enter
prise system In America.
Robert Miller
SOLEDAD
The bleeding hearts are
beating their breasts and wail
ing into the wind over the bru
tal murder of poor, oppressed
George Jackson,
Well, why not? Poor George
was a helpless, innocent victim
of prejudice and injustice. He
was incarcerated by the estab
lishment for no other reason
than that he was black. Jackson
is guiltless right?
Guess again Pal. Jackson
spent his early youth in the
ranks of tough and petty hood
lums. He numbered among his
friends the very scum of the
earth, and he did his best to
be worthy of their friendship.
Between the ages of fifteen and
nineteen Jackson was involved
in a series of robberies and
was considered to be a chronic
offender. This lazy, rebellous
punk who chose to rob rather
than work was eventually sen
tenced one-year-to-life for
armed robbery and locked be
hind bars at Soledad prison.
Once in prison he became a
belligerent trouble maker and
constantly took actionwhichde
stroyed his chances for parole.
Jackson also began to write
letters and essays (some of
which were published and all of
which needed extensive "edi
torial doctoring" to make them
understandable) heavily loaded
with maoist cliches and violent
condemnation of the establish
ment. He soon became popu
lar with the radical - chich as
"Soledad Brother" and they
mourned most bitterly for his
plight. Jackson was also the
main instigator of prisoner re
bellion at Soledad prison. He
had popularity, but that was not
enough. He wanted blood.
On January 16, 1970 Jackson
and two other savages attacked
a prison guard, beat him merci
lessly, and threw his body out
of a third floor cell tier. Jack
son could rub elbows with the
"big-timers" now for he wasa
murderer.
Jackson now became a na
tional hero for the radical left.
With outside help from the Na
tional Lawyers Guild, a cited
communist front organization,
Jackson came to be seen as a
political prisoner enduring the
bitter strife of capitalist opp
ression. The left wing used the
Jackson myth to attack the Cali
fornia penal system and to ob
' tain "civil rights" for the "op
pressed" convicts, the' entire
operation wasaimedat destroy
ing order within theprison sys
tem and degrading the system
In the public eye so that radical-left
law-breakers might es
cape due punishment.
The radicals were having
some success, but things just
weren't moving fast enough. A 11
indications show that the com
munist organizations involved
in this case decided that they
needed a martyr to intensify the
attack on the penal system.
WASHINGTON The Reve
nue Act of 1971, embodying the
tax-related features of the Ad
ministration's new economic
program, qualifies as one of the
most important and far-reaching
pieces of legislation adopt
ed during this session of Con
gress. And it is by all odds the one
having the most Immediate and
direct effect on every indivi
dual taxpayer, businessman and
Industrialist in North Carolina.
Each of them will benefit
to at least some degree from
provisions of the bill under
which an estimated $15.7 bil
lion of revenue will be put back
in the general economy In the
form of tax reductions, credits
and various types of invest
ment Incentives between now
and the end of 1973.
Even though just signed into
law, some features of the bill
will have an Immediate stim
ulating effect and It Is antic
ipated that benefits amounting
to some $1.6 billion will be
available forthis calendar year.
The revenue shift is expected
to increase to nearly 8 bil
lion In 1972 and will total about
$6 billion in calendar 1973, on
the basis of current estimates.
Because of the bill's impli
cations and In view of the com
plex nature of the legislation,
a summary of its major pro
visions as finally approved may
be appropriate and helpful at
this point.
From the standpoint of the In
dividual taxpayer the most sign
ificant change Is in the mat
ter of Income tax exemptions.
The personal exemption will
be Increased from $650 to $700
for the last half of 1971 (av
eraging out to $675 for the en
tire year) ai.1 will be further
Increased to $750 for 1972 and
ensuing years.
The act also corrects the
withholding system to avoid a
degree of underwithholding
which existed during the cur
rent year.
TIMGr
SUCKER
Now Jackson had all the re
quirements for a martye. He
was popular. Every breast
beating liberal in the U. S.
was spilling buckets of tears
over his tragic plight. He wasa
merciless savage and wouldn't
mind shooting a few guards on
his way out. Most of all he was
gullable enough and stupid en
ough to fall for such an absurd
proposition. Now to his past
accomplishments - muggings,
robberty and murder - Jackson
could add dupery for he was
about to become the biggest
dupe the left wing ever lad.
A plan was worked out by
the outside controllers and
smuggled into the prison along
with a Spanish-made 9mm.
automatic pistol. Dim-witted
Jackson swallowed the bait like
a guppy, but he was given a last
chance to display the sub-human
destructive tendencies which
were the hallmark of his degen
erate life.
At approximately three
o'clock p.m. on August 21, this
gentle, harmless soul pulled
out his pistol and preceeded to
shoot two prison guards. Be
fore he was finally stopped by a
rifle bullet which shattered his
barbarian brain he had cut the
throats of two white trustees
and another prison guard.
Liberals across the nation
fell into spasms of grief. News
papers and television news
mourned the tragic Jackson.
What of the murdered trustees?
What about the butchered guards
and the families they left be
hind? Who cares about them?
Fate is cruel, however, and
the final laugh is on Jackson.
He travelled his bloody path
full believing that his friends
had provided an escape for him.
What a fool!
Perhaps in the final moments
of his life, with a wall in front
of him and justice -- in the
form of a bullet - closing in
on him, the realization of his
"As we watch world prob
lems, it might be well to re
member that a child can ask
a thousand questions a wise
man cannot answer." Ed
Kummer, The Eaton (Colo.)
Herald.
"An obedient wife is one
who obeys her husband when
he tells her to do as she
pleases." Berdena Shirley,
Lutz (Fla.) Party Line.
Wish I'd Said
Senator Jordan
Reports
Among other provisions af
fecting individuals are an In
crease In the minimum stan
dard deduction for those In low
Income brackets and a child
care tax allowance for house
holds with only one adult or
where It Is necessary for both
parents to work.
Another Immediate effect is
the repeal of the seven percent
excise tax on the sale of pas
senger cars and light trucks.
Provisions are now being made
for refund of the tax paid on
purchases made since August
15 and the tax will not be im
posed on sales after the date
of enactment of the law.
The repeal applies to tax on
foreign as well as domestic
cars, w ith the exception that the
excise will be charged on tirei
and tubes on imported vehicles,
with the proceeds going into the
Highway Trust Fund.
One of the most significant
features of the act as It relates
to business and industry is the
reinstatement of a seven per
cent Investment Incentive tax
credit to spur economic expan
sion and development of addi
tional employment opportun
ities. The credit will be generally
retroactive to August 15 but will
also apply on earlier deliveries
of goods where orders were
placed after the end of last
March. The President will have
authority to decide whether, and
to what extent, the credit can be
applied on purchases of foreign
made goods now or after re
moval of the Import surcharge
currently In effect on unregu
lated foreign Imports.
The act also authorizes the
continued use of the Asset De
preciation Range (ADR) allow
ance established by Executive
Order last January, but with
some modifications.
Likewise authorized by the
act It establishment of Domes
tic International Sales Corpor
ations to stimulate further de
velopment of foreign markets
folly flashed through his dull
mind. Possibly George Jack
son, former thug, thief, and
murderer, realized that he had
been "had" and was about to be
placed on the pages of history
as the Soledad Sucker.
by PETER G. HAMMOND
Executive Director, National
Coordinating Council on Drug Education
Findingstaff fordrug abuse
programs is a difficult but
critical part of any drug pro
gram. Good staffers are found
to be: dedicated and selfless;
flexible; aware of their own
fragile humanity, but strong
enough to use it in someone
else's behalf; trustworthy;
able to laugh even when life
is full of tears; and able to
make contact with people on
a one-to-one basis.
They must look past the im
mediate symptom to the cause.
They must be objective, ana
lytical and thoroughly pro
fessional. And finally, a staff
cannot give up. The man or
woman, who comes to a crisis
center and other treatment
programs, has all but given
up, and it is up to the staff to
restore the courage to try
again.
No such single staffer com
bines all of the skills. Instead,
a staff should be assembled
that combines these qualities,
that offers a collective re
source of patience, imagina
tion and genuine love of fellow
man. The staff should include
experienced drug users, who
know firsthand what it feels
like to have an acid flush or
to suddenly come unglued and
disoriented. Professional
medical and psychological
help must be available, per
haps on a shared-time or
periodic basis. Legal services
are another part of the pack
age. Someone ought to be on
the staff perhaps help put
it together who is part of
the neighborhood, and who
can be the bridge between
well-meaning but non-resident
professionals and the
citizens of the neighborhood
who must trust these new
comers. Clerical and support
staff is always needed.
Should ex-addicts be hired?
This question will be an
swered in a future Grass
root's column.
for U.S. goods and services.
Effective In 1972, the plan will
allow tax deferral on 50 per cent
of the export-related profits of
any DISC organization.
In addition to the Investment
incentive tax credit plan, the
act further authorizes a spec
ial credit for employers who
provide jobs for the hard-core
unemployed for periods of at
least a year.
The act Is an ambitious and
far-reaching one which I feel
offers hope for resolving the
serious economic problems
with which we have been con
fronted. I supported It on that basis
and will do all I can as one
member of the Senate to see
that It has the desired results.
Wink, Blink Before
Driving in the Dark
Your vision will improve
20,000 to 30,000 times if you
wait a few minutes before
driving off into the dark,
according to the British
Association of Optical Prac
titioners. The Association claims it
takes about 15 minutes for a
driver's eyes to become com
pletely accustomed to the
dark but few motorists
wait even 15 seconds. They
come out of a lighted build
ing, jump into a vehicle and
drive off. They are, in fact,
partially blind.
For minimum safety, 17-year-old
drivers shoulld wait
two or three minutes and
tiO-year-old drivers at least
five minutes for dark adap
tation, but it still takes 15
minutes gain your best
dark vision.