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Support Law Officers
One thing certain to encourage those with martyr com
plexes or militant or extremist tendencies is criticism of
law enforcement officers combined with rationalizations
and excuses for criminal behavior, no matter how well
meaning.
Now occurring regularly in the United States are sense
less killings of law officers. One of the more senseless
occurred recently in Jacksonville, Florida, when a 24-yeai^
old award-winning officer stopped a suspect for question-
ingandwas shot through the head and heart. Similar killings
now take place every week, by those who hate law officers.
Revolutionaries and militants (including Oimmunists) have
stirred up hostile emotions in some cases; some militant
minority leaders gain power and position by sensational
and divisive hate speeches.
In some cases, of course, especially in the past, police
departments have been less restrained in dealing with some
citizens than others. This caimot be justified and has been
largely eliminated. There have been other faults in opera
tion of police departments, prisons, and in many other
areas, admittedly, and probably always will be.
Reformers who succumb to the temptation to champion
criminals and excuse their behavior because law enforce
ment and police protection aren’t perfect encourage extrem
ists and the simple-minded to commitawful deeds.
Football Death
The latest young life claimed by football (or the latest
at the time this is written) was that of a 16-year-old from
Columbia, S.C., Ken Brown. After being tackled in a junior
vars i ty game it was found his neck was broken. He died
.soon afterward.
This is nothing new. Every year high school and college
boys receiving their education are killed by the excessive
physical violence of school football.
And fickle crowds cheer as the game gets rougher, even
have time for a cheer as the i n j u re d are hustled off the
field on stretchers. The announcers usually describe all
injuries as players being “shaken up.’’ It sounds better.
Practically all the other countries of the world play a
form of football with less emphasis on physical violence
and brutality. It’s a more sporting game. It seldom kills
players. Even one unnecessary youngdeathayear in Ameri
can football is too much.
More Trains
After years of study the Department of Transportation
has finally concluded what most seasoned travelers knew
long ago-high speed trains are the answer to travel prob
lems in highly congested areas.
The department now proposes a major investment in high
speed trains; the fact that the department has now resolved
the issue-it had been flirting with competing concepts of
more superhighways and even pneumatic tubes which would
whisk vehicles along at 300 m.p.h.—clears the way for ac
tion and, one hopes, progress.
All the major nations of the world have efficient passen
ger train systems-except the United States. .All the lead
ing European and many other countries offer good passenger
train service on clean, fast trains.
Pollution in the United States has been rapidly rising in
recent years, traffic congestion is growing acute and high
ways everywhere are overcrowded. A major federal invest
ment in modem passenger rail service-fast, clean and ef
ficient service—is long overdue and the sooner the program
gets underway the better it will be for all travelers.
U.S. Money
Faced with a badly deteriorating international financial
situation, the Nixon Administration rightly acted, as of
.\ugust 15th, to check the dangerous slide of the dollar,
mounting deficit international payments and inflation in
the U. S.
The bold move was a two-way gamble, involving a do
mestic wage-price freeze and a special import tax on for
eign goods. Politically, the move was a gamble for the
President. Loud protests have come from some segments of
the economy but the public has overwhelmingly backed him.
Internationally, the ten per cent import tax has caused a
flurry of protests, warnings that unless the tax is soon re
moved other nations will retaliate.
But both on the domestic euid international scene the
August 15th actions have been tentatively successful. Sec
retary of Commerce Maurice Stans recently revealed that of
the nation’s 1250 1 argest concerns all but 38 had volun
tarily pledged not to raise dividends.
On the international front, Washington is, in a sense,
playing for time before agreeing to end the .special import
tax. The U.S. seeks to force other nations to realign their
currency exchange rates on a more realistic basis, which
would alleviate U.S. payments troubles, prior to ending the
import tax.
Retaliation does not now seem likely for another few
months and then only if exchange rates have not been re
aligned. This seems to have allowed the U.S. a full quarter,
or more, to check its growing deficit in international pay
ments. The Nixon Administration program, then, is to check
inflation at home so that when new exchange rates go into
effect dnd the import tax is removed, U.S. exports will in
crease and foreign goods will be priced slightly higher in
this country. Some imports—such as textiles—may be sub
ject to quotas. Phase Two, domestically, and a final inter
national arrangement, are yet to come but the Washington
effort thus fai is making progress.
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A Light In The Darkness
Nomination May Be Test
Between Muskie And Jackson
Washington, D. C.~
There’s a growing chance
the Democratic nomination
will boil down to a test be
tween Senator Henry Jackson
and Senator Edmund Muskie.
Jackson will draw strength
from moderates and the mid
dle ground (and the few Dem
ocratic conservatives left)
and Muskie will represent
the traditional left-wing
which has con t rolled the
party in recent decades.
Jackson’s strength will be
in the West and South and
among law enforcement of
ficers, union labor (George
Meany favors him) and those
who think extremists on the
left in charge will doom the
party to defeat in national
elections. Muskie will have
strongest support in the
Northeast and from many
young militants, the far left,
the left, most Catholics (but
not all, Jackson has staunch
ly supported Israel) and most
of the disillusioned minority.
Muskie is currently far
ahead. But practically all
political observers agree
Jackson has made more prog
ress during the summer than
any other candidate. At pre
sent, Jackson is concentrat
ing on the first big primary-
Florida’s, in March. His
men admit he must win it. to
establish his position as
the primary challenger to
Muskie.
Other states Jackson has
high hopes in are Tennessee.
New Mexico, Oregon and
California. He is expected
to enter several other state
primary contests, such as
those in Wisconsin. Nebras
ka and perhaps Pennsyl
vania. But he need not win
in these states, according to
strategy. Some of his sup
porters admit he will prob
ably lose in Wisconsin and
Nebraska.
Jackson has strong sup
port in Philadelphia and
among law enforcement of-
BEST OF PRESS
Better
Absence makes the heart
grow fonder-but presents
bring better results.
-Exchange.
'greed
On one issue at least,
men and women agree: they
both distrust women.
-Orntact
ivlf- Reliance
The surest place to find
a helping hand is at the end
of your own atm.
-Globe, Mason City, la.
Irish Wit
Time waits for no man,
but it sometimes hesitates
a bit for a woman of 39.
-Irish Digest
^ile
Quite a bit of the world’s
trouble is produced by those
who don’t produce anything
else.
-Pathfinder.
fleers in that state, and
counting on this and good
support from organized labor,
he might enter Pennsyl
vania’s primary (if a primary
reform law passes). It would
make Pennsylvania his one
sally into the industrialized
northeast.
The difference between
Jackson and Muskie, and
most of the other Democratic
candidates, is that he
doesn’t spend much time
crying over Vietnam and po
lice brutality. Recently he
indicated he wants the U.S.
to get out of Vietnam but he
backs U. S. foreign policy,
a strong foreign policy in
general, and also calls for
domestic law and order.
President Nixon is count
ing on sentiment in behalf of
this philosophy to elect him.
Jackson may be the one man
who would cut heavily into
the average or middle Amer
ica vote in behalf of such
sentiment.
Washington, D. C. -- For
most of the post-war years
the various airlines of the
world have been guilty of
price-fixing, and the United
States and other governments
have gone along with this
cartel-like rigging of prices.
Many foreign countries
have little free enterprise
tradition and the airline in
many of them is government-
operated. The governments
have used landing rights—or
the withholding of landing
rlghts-to help enforce agree
ments. The International Air
Transport Association,
which has set fares, has
thus enjoyed government
backing.
The U.S. Government, in
early years, often took dif
fering views from those of
the lATA. Pan American and
T.W.A. sometimes tried to
force lATA to lower fares,
to attract a greater volume
of travel.
But the recession of the
last two years and heavy
losses by many airlines
Have changed things. Not
long ago, in fact. Pan Amer
ican and T.W.A. requested
that the Civil Aeronautics
Board act to stop the price
war touched off in September
when Lufthansa announced
it would begin offering round-
trips to Germany for $210. A
charter airline offered round-
trips at $135. Air France
then offered round-trips to
Paris for $170.
While the C.A.B. can do
little to halt the lowering of
air fares, and should not. it’s
also true that privately-
owned U.S. airlines could
eventually be hard put to
nvaintain their position
against government owned
and partially financed air
lines. The major U. S. car
riers thus deserve some pro
tection, if necessary, to
keep them healthy, in the
national interest.
However, a long overdue
and much-needed move by the
C.A.B. is action to perma
nently bar cartel-like price
fixing and discriminatory rate
schedules and to provide a
really competitive atmos
phere in international air
travel.
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iS^NOTES
By Gene Cox - Historian, Kings Mtn. Military Park
^^Old Round Abouf^
One of the more popularly known men of this area once lived
on the northern bank of the Yadkin River some fifteen miles
above Wilkesboro. This area was known as THE ROUND ABOUT,
taking its name from the Horse-shoe shape of the river. The
nickiame “OLD ROUND ABOUT’’ was given to Benjamin Cleve
land because he owned a huge plantation in this area.
From Daniel Boone or some of the other earlier settlers of
the Yadkin Valley who may have traveled to Kentucky Cleve
land learned of the good hunting there. “Old Round About’’
loved to hunt so in 1772 he and four other fellows set out for
a trip of hunting and exploration in Kentucky. After safely
passing through Cumberland Gap and entering the borders of
the famous hunting grounds they were unexpectedly met and
plundered by a party of Cherokees. They lost everything they
had includi^ hats and shoes. The Indians gave them an old
shot-gun with a couple of charges of powder and shot and told
them to leave the Indian hunting grounds. This was the normal
procedure for the Indians in the early days of Kentucky.
Kentucky was a hunting ground and the Indians didn’t want
anyone taking their game. When it was necessary they would
kill to protect this right. However, it would be a few years
before Kentucky became the “dark and bloody’’battlegrouod.
Then the hunters were bringing in women and children. To
the Indians this was another matter. Men who had their fam
ilies with them were men who planned to settle and the iivHans
didn’t want this to happen.
These hunters had no alternative.'^ With their shot gun they
were able to kill one small deer. Another shot was wasted.
Later they were able to catch a broken winged goose and
eventually they had to kill their hunting dog. With this scanty
supply and a few berries they managed to reach the settle
ments in a nearly famished condition. “Old Round About”
survived this episode and during the Revolution the name of
Benjamin Cleveland sent shivers of fear down the spine of
many a Tory.
The Passing Of Summer
Sadness is Autumn. The
greenery on God’s earth is
dying, few stop to mourn
its passing for another
season.
Like darkness at day’s end,
the only consolation to the
spirit is a faith in the laws
of the universe, that decree
that as day follows night,
spring follows winter, infin
itely.
There’s still time to catch
a fleeting moment as nature’s
greenery clings desperately
to the few remaining life sus
taining days of warm weather.
The leaves are beginning
to fall now. The giant Oaks
shed them like tears, until
they stand erectly in their
nakedness, expo^ to the
cruel elemente of winter.
Dead, until the resurrection
of Spring.
A squirrel skurrles up a
tree with another newly fallen
pecan. It senses the coming
reality of winter.
It’s a paradoxlal season.
It’s Summer, but it isn’t. A
faint hint of winter caresses
the wind. A shiver, another
fallen leaf, the smell of smoke
from a nearby chimney. The
grass is a cold green carpet.
Its a time to take shelter
in the comfort of home-- to
live oft the fruits of Summer
like the squirrel. A time to
reflect on the past, and to
make plans for when nature
comes alive again.
*•*
The fifth annual Country
Music Awards Sunday night
brought some of the popular
songs and artists of 1971 into
the spotlight.
Charlie Pride won top honors
as male vocalist of the year
and country music entertSLlner
of the year, awards previously
taken by Johnny Cash and
Merle Haggard.
Song of the year was “Easy
Lovln” written by Freddie
Hart.
Lynn Anderson was chosen
top female vocalist, and
Jerry Reed, top Instru-
menfoUst.
Kris Kristofferson’s “Help
Me Make It Through The
Night” sung by Sammie Smith
woo the honor of best single
of the year.
The five string banjo still
GOLDEN GLEAMS
Would you know what money
is,go borrow some.
-George Herbert.
The borrower is servant to
the lender.
-Proverbs 22:7.
Borrowed garments never fit
well.
-Thomas Fuller.
Borrowing is not much better
than begging.
-G. E. Lessing.
Who would borrow when he
hath not, let him borrow
when he hath.
-H. G. Bohn.
sounds great, as played dur
ing the show by the Earl
Scruggs Revue.
***
To almost everyone’s dis
appointment, the Mountaineer
Days Celebration failed to
materialize.
I hope this doesn’t discour
age another such event some
time in the future.
A lot of work went into
preparation for the activities,
and nobody wanted to cancel
it- It was just one of those
things.
The Mirror would like to
thank Miss Debbie Porter
who was selected to ride in
our car in the parade. Maybe
next time, Debbie.
Studebaker fans. Don’t des
pair! You’re coming into your
own at last.
My friend John Wllsoo of
Shelby, a member of the
Studebaker Drivers Club,,
says the club’s members
number into the thousands
nationally.
Members from throughout
the South attended a meet in
Asheville on October 3rd, with
35-40 cars entered in com
petition.
John came away with a
first place trophy for his 1966
Studebaker Daytona, equipped
with air condiUonl^, walnut
paneling, mag wheels, and a
fresh coat of green paint,
John, who works at the
County Social Services Dept-
says he’s had several offers
for the super-Studebaker, but
“wouldn’t sell,”
A meeting ofarea club mem
bers is scheduled tor Cleve
land County sometime soon,
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John
Kilgo
GOP Pushing BroyhUl
Republican Congressman Jim BroyhUl still Insists that be
isn’t giving serious consideration to the U.S. Senate race.
But while BroyhUl isn’t talking about the Senate, Tar Heel
Republicans are trying to push him in that directioo,
“I’m still much more interested in running from my dis
trict,” the loth District Congressman said in an Interview.
“I’m staying in my district, meeting and dicing to people
there.”
But what about the Senate, isn’t there some interest there?
“You haven’t seen me on any state-wide tours, have you?.”
Broyhlll answered.
I haven’t. But the crowd’s been so thick, I could have missed
him.
Broyhlll hasn’t slammed the Senate door shut—but it’s highly
doubtful that he’ll go after that office.
***
Mecklenburg Democrats tried for 20 years to beat Republican
Congressman Charles Jonas. He was knocking out Democrats
in a time that Republicans just didn’t act that way in North
Carolina. Jonas will call it quits after this session of Cob-
gress. Probable candidates for that congressional seat?
State Representative Jim Beatty and Charlotte-Mecklenlwrg
School Board Chairman Bill Poe as Democrats, and MecUen-
burg Commission Chairman Jim Martin as a RepubHcan.
»*♦
Lt. Governor Pat Taylor will invite the press to Wadesboro
next Monday, where be will make his formal announcement
for Governor... Skipper Bowles was all over the state for a
week but look for him to pull back now, not to overdo it....
And when Hugh Morton and Bob Morgan announce, the field's
going to be crowded and the sparks will fly,
«»*
I don’t know about political polls. They all seem to be very
encouraging to the man paying the bills.
Charlotte attorney Allen Bailey will take bis fight against
llqior-by-the drink in Mecklenburg to the courts. Bailey
says the law passed by the legislature giving Mecklenburg
the right to vote on the issue is unconstitutional. He says it’s
unconstitutional for the legislature to pass local bills tbat
regulate trade--and it’s his contention that llquor-by-the drink
regulates trade.
♦*«
Here’s another plank in my campaign for Governor: I will
put a head tax on politicians. They will be fined $100 for every
promise they break, I figure I’ll be able to do away with the
state income tax within three months.
«««
They say it’s going to take more than $1 million to run for
Governor, about $250,000 to run ior lieutenant governor,
all the candidates want to help the little man. In politics, the
little man is like a grain of sand in the dessert.
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God Responds To Prayer
LESSON TEXT: Matthew 7:7 - 12; Romans 8:26 - 27 2 Corinthians 12:1 - 10; Hebrews 11:6.
This Lesson is concerned with prayer, and
the healing, enlightening effect it can have
on the life of a true Christian, It is the
bridge by which the lowliest of men can
approach the loftiest Being the world has
ever know. It Is provileged communication
between God and His most cherished creation...
mankind.
Prayer, properly used, can heal all wounds,
strenghten the supplicant both splrtually and
morally, and will lead to clearer understanding
of God’s ways. Prayer is an Implicit state
ment ot folth, as is acceptance of His answer.„
whether it be for or against us. Faith is
being very sure that an unanswered prayer
is truly in our best Interests, just an an
answered prayer is.
Faith is a prerequisite for prayer,..we must
believe In God, and it must be the active
belief that is revealed in the Bible. We must
ask in faith, and accept in faith. We must
believe in a Divine response, for prayer must
be a communication with God in full expect
ation of response. Prayer must never be
allowed to deteriorate into so many mean
ingless mublings— we cannot approach God
in this fashion, nor can He hear us in such
circumstances.
Matthew 7 is most reveallng..."Ask, and it
shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find;
knock, and it shall be opened unto you...”
Ask— and if, in His infinite wisdom it is
right for us — we receive. If it is not right,
we are denied... but it is up to us to seek
the whys and wherefores of such a denial.
But, whether our Importunlngs are granted
or denied, we have knocked ... and God’s
heart has been cqpened to usi
The great impact of the power of prayer
is brought home to us when we consider that
He who taught us to pray, Jesus Christ, pray
ed constantly Himself. He prayed for guid
ance, for strength, tor Himself, and for man
kind. Christ was earnest in His prayers;
therefore they were heard by the Father.
We must be equally earnest in our approach
if we are to seek true and meaningful comm
union with God. All too often, whenever we
err in our praying, and in our approach;
being human, we tend to pray tor the things
we must earnestly desire, and we feel hurt
and rejected when our wishes are denied.
At times like these, we need to pause and
remember that there were many before us
who received dlsclpling through prayerful
communication with God... Job, for one, and
Paul, for another. They both bad to bear
infirmities, but they were not unaided in the
bearing. God gave them the strei^ and the
patience to endurel And He always provides
compensating mercies.
'There are many times during the coarse
of our lives when we need help behond our
selves, and our Answer lies in Gqd, Through
our fedth we have access to the throiia of
grace. We must always pray cooHdenUy if
we are to pray effectively. In our own indiv
idual weaknesses we must learn to rely on
His ever-present strength. We must believe
in His reality, and we must believe both in
His approachablUty and His capability.
“Thy will be done...”
(These comments are based on outlines of the
International Sunday School Lessons, copy
righted by the International Council of Re
ligious Education, and used by permission)