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Cetters Zo
Zhe Sditor
Guns Off Duty!
Dear Editor;
Having read The Mirror’s edition of March 15, 1972, caption
"Mirror Asks”. Having worked with a number of police agencies
within the United States and abroad. Ido not feel that this would
be a wise decision for any police department to lake such action.
Knowing the humane tendency of man, there aretoo many aspects
Involved In such an action. 1 - It would largely depend upon the
person. His day-to-day habits. 2- Perhaps one’s drinking ha
bits. 3- That a side arm doesn’t make a good policeman, nor
an accepUonable one. 4- The public welfare is to also be con
sidered. 5- It doesn’t give a policeman the right to bare side-
arms off duty. 6- What would prevent the average citlsen to
so demand the same?
As outside and inside threats to one’s own self-protection. It
would seem that the essence of the matter is that some one Is
trying to build and create fear within the department as well as
the public.
One of the greatest problems which confronts a policeman, is
In regards to his day to day habits and he’s accountable to the
public In general, Timt no policeman should have access to any
alcoholic beverage prior to at least eight hours reporting to his
assigned duties. A lot would depend upon the menlAl aspect, as
well as the functioning of the policeman in so performing his as
signed duties under such conditions, as to function properly. The
policeman must in all respects; first consider the public welfare
first Asking to go back to the Old Western days? That would be
foolish. In the times In which we live, I don’t doubt but what some
one doesn’t have some manner of ill will towards some one.
It’s human nature. Which one shouldn’t really act it out Is an
other problem. But for any police department to even suggest
such as bare-sidearms oft duty, Isoutof quesUon. I know It be
comes a part of a policeman’s gear.
Fear is fear within It’s self. Common horse sense has for many
years proven most effectively. Treat your fellow man as you
would like to be treated. It’s worked since time began.
Sincerely,
Everette H. Pearson
m
ji
One Body In Christ
International Sunday School
Lesson tor March 26, 1972.
LESSON TEXT: Romans 12:
1-5; I Corinthians 12; Ephe
sians 4;4-8.
WHAT IS THE CHURCH?
Paul—one of the greatest wri
ters and teachers ol Biblical
times—was the author of the
thought that the Church was
"the body of Christ.”
The aim of this lesson will
be to help us understand the
meaning of this concept, and
Impress upon us the Im
portance of patterning our
selves In a Christian mold In
the light of Paul’s teaching.
The worst enemy of any
church at any time had reared
its ugly head In the little
church at Corinth. The mem
bers became divided, and the
true attributes of Christianity
became blurred as each put
their own Interpretation on the
imporbmce of each teaching
concept. Some felt, because
they "spoke in tongues” they
were better than others who
did not have that gift, while o-
thers claimed that the power
to heal was the true evidence
of Christian superiority. No
doubt these were merely evi
dences ofthe"growlng pains”
of the young church, but Paul
saw all the dissent as a threat
to the Ideal of Christian unity
In Christ,
Paul therefore went to great
lengths to promote the concept
that all churches and all men
were members ol one body—
the body of Christ. Christ,
Himself was the head--and
just as a person’s head func
tioned In conjunction with
eyes, ears, feet and hands, so
He functioned with the Church
as His members.
Paul saw all men—Jews and
Gentiles, slaves and free men,
brought together in unity In
Christ, bound by their co-
mon faith InGod, made one en
tity through the Holy Spirit.
Paul felt strongly that, just as
the physical body of man has
need of all its organs, so the
church had need ofthecontrl-
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Friday
Photoa By
Rodney Dodaon
Nick Gallflanakis pauses tor a photo with his Kli^ Mountain
campaign coordinator George Thomasson.
buttons of all Its members, if
its destiny was to be fulfilled.
If we wUl only bear In mind
that the church Is the visible
representative of the invisi
ble Christ, dedicated to car
rying out the commission
which He so gloriously began,
and think of it as anextenskm
of Him, we cannot go tarwrong
in our approach to Christi
anity. How we serve our
church Is reflected In how we
serve our fellow men—and,
through them—serve God.
True, the roles we are called
upon to play in service vary
greatly. Pastors, Deacons,
organl^--these are special
ized services. Countless o-
ther roles, while maybe not
so prominent In the public eye,
are just as Important. The
contribution of Sunday School
teachers, choir members, and
those whokeepGod’s House as
It should be kept.. .immacu
late. . .none of these services
can be discounted.
We must always bear In mind
that no Christian Is unneeded,
or is saved without the expec
tation of service. For it Is
through us, motivated by the
Holy Spirit, that God equips
His church tor service to
mankind, and It Is through us,
through our sense ol dis
cipline and devotion, that His
end will be attained.
It Is an unending circle.. .the
church supports the work of
Christ; Christians support the
church, and, in so doing, sup
port Christ Himself.
A nation is made up of its
citizens; the church Is made
up of its congregation; a re
ligion consists ofbelievers...
and the quality of all depends
on the qi^lty of Its people, as
does the strength of all. Let
us therefore strive for Chris
tian unity In Christian ser
vice. . .In His namel
(These comments are based
on outlines of the International
Sunday School Lessons, copy
right by the International
Council of Religious Educa
tion, and used by permission).
The candidate visited In several downtown stores. Here be chats with Bill Fulton In Fulton’s.
Washington Report
By Congressman James T. Broyhill
Educational Benefits For Veterans
Earlier this month, the House
of Representatives passed
legislation to Increase allow
ances under the various pro
grams for veterans’ educa
tion. This legislation Is made
necessary by the Increase In
the cost of living since the last
Increase was provided two
years ago. In addition, the
cost of a higher education has
risen dramatically since that
time.
The original "GI Bill”, as
educational benefits have been
called, was enacted tor those
veterans who had served their
country in World War H. A
second GI BUI was passed to
assist Korean War veteram in
continuing their education.
The current law was passed In
1966 and extended educational
benefits to Vietnam War vet
erans and to all those who had
served on active duty after
January 31, 1955. under this
present program, almost
three mUlion eligible vet
erans have received some
type of higher education.
More than one million benefi
ciaries were In training at the
end of December 1971,
Many types ol advanced edu-
caUon are available to our na
tion’s veterans through the
Veterans Administration.
They may receive an allow
ance to attend any accredited
Institution of hl^er educa
tion, vocational training, pro
fessional or technical Instru
ction, or junior college. Vet
erans who have not completed
secondary school may use
their educational benefits to
complete their high school di
plomas. Under a change in the
law approved two years ago,
special provision was made
for educaUonally disadvan
taged veterans to receive ele
mentary school training and
special supplementary tutor
ial assistance.
In addition, veterans may
apply their educational eligi
bility to a program of appren
ticeship or on-the-job train
ing, farm training, or a co-
operaUve program combining
formal education with busi
ness eiqierience. Veterans
who have been injured on ac-
Uve duty or Incurred a dlsa-
bUlty which is service-con
nected are eligible for a spe
cial program of vocational re-
habiUtatlon. This program
enables such veterans topar-
ticlpate in any program avaU-
able to non-disabled veterans.
However, their period of ell-
gibUlty Is longer and they re
ceive tuition, books, and fees
in addition to the subsistence
allowance.
Educational benefits are also
provided tor some widows,
wives, and children of veter
ans. For example, a veteran
who Is killed or dies during
military service confers his
eligibility for educational
benefits upon his widow and
children. Likewise, the wife
and children of a veteran who
is 100 percent disabled as a
result of military service may
receive educational assist
ance through the Veterans Ad
ministration. Recently, wives
and children of prisoners of
war or those missing in action
were included In this pro
gram.
The bill which passed the
House would increase all
these educational allowances
by an average of fourteen per
cent. An exception is the ap
prenticeship and on-the-job
training program, where be
nefits are increased by 48
percent This means that a
veteran with no dependents at
tending college full-time
would receive $200 per month,
an Increase from the present
$175 per month. Veteransat-
tendlng school part-time re
ceive prcgxirtlonately reduced
benefits, and additional money
Is provided for veterans with
dependents.
The bill would also provide
an Important change In exist
ing law by authorizing the ad
vance payment of educational
asslstaince allowances. Ex
perience under the present
law has shown that there Is u-
sually a delay in the veteran’s
rece^ of his allowance at the
beginning of the school term.
This has caused many finan
cial hardships for veterans
who have just been discharged
from military service and
may nut have a large amount
ol savings to carry them over
until their educational allow
ance is received. This provi
sion will give the veteran an
Initial advance payment tor
the first two months of his ed
ucational career.
I was pleased that this Impor
tant measure was passed by
the House unanimously. Later
this week, hearinip begin In
the Senate Veterans Aflhlrs
Committee on the bill. Hope
fully, final action will take
place In the near future so that
our veterans can begin re
ceiving this needed Increase
in benefits.
Best Of Press
Mr. Newly Wed
Darling, this cake is de
licious. Did you buy it your
self?
-Gosport.
Defined
Marriage: A committee of
two on ways and means.
One has her way, the other
provides the means.
-Free Press, Detroit
WINDcu) b
s^TAMPS - Farce L Post
"SHE WANTS TO KNOW IF SHE CAN GET
AN UNLISTED ZIP CODE!"
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At City HaU, Gallflanakis visUedbrlellywlth the Mayor, and greeted city ball employees, never
forgetting the ladles.
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Nick drops In on Josh Hlnnant at work. Hlnnant Is a candidate for County Commissioner.
Hawkins Going To Get
Tough With Hobhy and Pat
Democratic gubernatorial
candidate Dr. Reginald Hawk
ins tells me he is going toget
tough with opponents Pat Tay
lor and Wilbur Hobby.
"Pat Taylor Is using theState
Highway Patrol to carthlma-
round the state with the blue
light beaming,” Hawkins said.
"He lands at the airport and
the patrol Is there to transport
him. The rest of us get speed
ing tickets. Taylor Is using
the courthouse gang all over
North Carollu."
A campaign spokesman in
Taylor’s office said Hawkins’
blast was a "take Issue.”
"Pat has used the highway
patrol once during this cam
paign,” the spokesman said,
"and that was a mistake. He
flew Into a town late at night
that had no cab service at the
airport. Someone called a-
head and bad the patrol there
to drive him Into town. That
was a mistake. It happened
one time and It won’t happen
again. Taylor has made that
clear.”
Hawkins says Hobby, presi
dent of the State AFL-CIO, Is
violating union bylaws by run
ning for puldlc office while
bolding his union olfice,
I asked Hawkins If Hobby’s
entry Into the race had hurt
him financially.
"It’s hard to count money you
never received,” Hawkins
said, "but some blacks In un
ions have been afraid to give
money to my campaignl)e-
cause of Hob^. But Hobby’s
candidacy has done one thl^.
It has completely united the
black vote behind me. I’m get
ting unanimous endorsements
this year and I never got un
animous endorsements from
anyone In 1968.”
Hawkins says his campaign is
doing very wen, being run
"quietly and effectively, as
well as could be hoped without
money."
Hawkins said Hobby bad
hoped to spill me black voting
By JOHN KILGO
strength in North Carolina.
that has backfired,”
Hawkins said, "The blacks
realize how we have been
treated by old-line politi
cians. They are solidly In my
corner.”
Tuesday was a politician’s
day in Charlotte. Intheafter-
noon. Skipper Bowles opened
his campaign office, and in the
evening, Jim Gardner opened
bis. Both men said they were
pleased with the way things
were going and said they are
confident of victory.
Bowles, a big basketball bn,
took time out to watch part of
the ACC tournament last
week, . .The City Council of
Foster City, Californb, has
fired the city manager for
missing too many council
meetings. The manager was
absent when he was fired.
Pat Spangler To Be
Nominated To Carolina
Freight Board
Notice Of
Deadlines
with The Mirror’s new press
schedule now In effect, here’s
a reminder of our deadlines
regarding news and adver
tising copy.
All copy should be In by 10
a.m. Tuesday to Insure proper
Insertion in the current
week’s edition.
Near
Ejection year is when the
nearest thing to the jaw
bone of an ass may be a mi
crophone.
-Wall Street Journal.
R. Patrick (Pat) Spangler,
civic leader and well known
business executive of Shelby,
will be nominated to the stock
holders of Carolina Freight
Carriers Corporation to
serve on that company’s
Board ofDirectors. Thenom-
Inatlon will be made at the an
nual stockholders meeting to
be held May 3, 1972.
Spangler, aShelby native, re
places F, EugeneGray, Caro
lina Vice President who re
signed bis position on the
Board effective on the expira
tion date of his current term.
Carolina Freight is headquar
tered in Cberryville, North
Carolina with terminals In 42
other cities throughout the
East, Southeast and Midwest.
C. Grier Beam, Chairman of
the Board and Chief Executive
Officer at Carolina, said, "We
are ideased to have a man of
Pat’s calibre on the Board.
He has proven his ability asa
businessman and tea capable
and dynamic Individual.”
Spangler Is now and has been
for many years involved In
various civic, governmenbl,
and educational projects He
has served twice as National
General Chairman of Gard-
ner-Webb College fund rais
ing campaigns and on each oc
casion he raised more than
$2.5 million. He Is currently
serving as Chairman of the
Board of Trustees of Gard
ner-Webb and on the Board of
Trustees of the University of
North Carolina In Chapel Hill,
North Carolina. He is treas
urer ofSpanglerandSons,Inc.
of Shelby, President of Span
gler’s Ready Mix Concrete,
Inc. of Kings Mountain; Con
crete Investments, Inc, of
A missionary to foreign
lands deserves the greatest
respect.
Shelby, Spangler Brothers
Company of Shelby and Beep
Company, Inc., and Is also
serving as treasurer ofAs-
phalt Paving of Shelby, Inc,
Spangler Is Director of First
National Bank of Shelby and
has served asadlrectorofthe
Cleveland County Fair As
sociation since 1965.
In 1963 he was elected Shel
by’s "Man of the Year”. In
1965 be was awarded the
Marts and Lundy Medal for
Philanthropy, He has also
served onanumber of govern
mental committees and in of
ficial capacities on civic
clubs.
He Is married to the former
Elolse Young and the Span
glers have five cblldrenu^
Lynn, 22, Jane, 20, Jean, 1^0
and twins. Penny and Pat, Jr.7^
They reside at 926 Elizabeth
Road, Shelby, and are mem
bers of The First Baptist
Church of Shelby where be
serves as Chairman of the
Church Planning Committee
and Is a former Deacon.