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CMYK 4A THE BUTNER-CREEMOOR NEWS EDITORIAL PAGE THURSDAY October 29, 2009 After election day next Tuesday the Board Members for Butner, Creedmoor and Stem will all be in place for four year terms. One of the first priorities for all three towns should be to pass an ordinance to restrict businesses which might present a hazard to the residents living in the three towns. Having such an ordinance might have helped keep out such potential problems as the hazardous waste incinerator, the bio lab and several other “prizes” such as a low level radioactive storage warehouse, a Super Conducting Supercollider, a lead acid battery recycling yard and a new county landfill all of which were targeted for the Butner and Stem area and had to be kept out by direct citizen action with little or no help from elected officials at least until the elected officials were confronted by tirades from angry citizens who were determined to protect their community and their children. If adequate ordinances were in place at the local level a lot of the taxpayers trauma could be avoided by establishing the fact that southern Granville is a community which cares about the areas environment, our children’s health and the future of our area. Unfortunately many of the town board members have not shown major alarm in cases when many of these issues were The Butner-Creedmoor News (USPS 081-160) (ISSN 1536-3473) Published every Thursday by Granville Publishing Co. 418 N. Main Street, P.O. Box 726, Creedmoor, NC 27522 Phone: 919-528-2393 • Fax: 919-528-0288 E-Mail: bcnews@mindspring.com Web Site: http://www.butnercreedmoornews.org Harry Coleman Editor and Publisher Bebe Coleman Managing Editor Penny Carpenter Office Manager Gail Locklear Administrative Assistant Circulation Manager Jill Weinstein Advertising Director Shirley Gurganus Special Editions Editor Sandra Grissom Advertising Representative Amanda Dixon Advertising Rep. 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The majority of the members of the Butner Town Council still seem to have mixed feelings about the Bio-Lab project and the Granville Commissioners had to be lobbied hard to turn against the Hazardous Waste Incinerator. The County Commissioners still do not require the Granville County Economic Development Commission to provide inclusive information about the safety potential or danger to the air and water of new industries which are considering locating in Granville County. The County still however provides a major part of the money under which the EDC operates. A local ordinance aimed at protecting our citizens from harm could possibly be overturned by state or federal agencies if they pursued the issue in court. Still at the very least the legal process could slow down an undesirable industry from locating in our midst and facing a potential court challenge may be all that it would take to cause a polluting industry to look elsewhere for a sucker community. Good clean industry that brings well paying jobs should be encouraged. The Town Boards should, however, put ordinances on the books possibly with help in wording the laws from local and state environmental groups to make sure that southern Granville County doesn’t become a giant dumping ground for the worst industries in the world. Granville citizens decades ago gave up their family farms when the government took their land to build an army camp. They were promised a chance to buy back the land by the government but in most cases those promises couldn’t or weren’t kept. Many citizens worked for low wages for many years to take care of patients at John Umstead and Murdoch. Many of these people have sacrificed enough for their government and their patriotic duty. The local governments should take it on as a priority to pass ordinances to protect the health of these and new citizens in the future. Harry Coleman Cloudy Horizon On The Coast "This isn't over, not by a long shot." With those words, Joe Albea left the room where a state House committee had just met. It was May, and the committee failed to take a vote on legislation that the Greenville resident and other recreational fishermen were pushing to put two species of fish -- speckled trout and red drum -- off limits to commercial fishermen. Albea, co-host and producer of UNC-TV's Carolina Outdoor Journal, and a group called the Coastal Fisheries Reform Group had already suffered a defeat before the state's Marine Fisheries Commission in January. The nine-member commission, which sets coastal fisheries policy, rejected a petition from the group to establish tougher restrictions on recreational catches of speckled trout and ban commercial fishing nets from trout nursery areas. Albea, though, was right. It's not over. T h i s week, a lawyer representing a sea turtle hospital on T opsail Island sent a letter to state and federal fisheries officials signaling its intent to file a lawsuit to remove gill nets from state waters. Recreational fishing groups are encouraging the suit. The letter essentially says that the gill nets -- nylon mesh nets typically set in shallow-water bays in 200-yard lengths -- are killing sea turtles in violation of the Endangered Species Act. Assuming the lawsuit is filed, it won't be the first targeting the commercial fishing industry in North Carolina. But it could turn into one of the most serious. Turtles are dying in nets, A V IEW F ROM R ALEIGH By Scott Mooneyham and fisheries officials know it's happening. In June, National M a r i n e Fisheries S e r v i c e observers, in four of five trips taken to gill nets set in Core Sound in Carteret County, reported finding 11 turtles ensnared in nets, four of them dead or dying. The findings prompted a warning from national fisheries officials that dead turtles at this level could expose the state and commercial fishermen to prosecution under the Endangered Species Act. Meanwhile, the rhetoric between commercial and recreational fishing groups has become more overblown every day. Recreational fishermen pushing for change are "anti-commercial zealots," according to the head of a commercial fishing industry trade group. A $250 Donation Commercial fishermen are "indiscriminate killers" operating "walls of death," according to recreational Over the years, I've once spent a night on a shrimp trawler with a fishermen and his wife in blog posts. spoken commercial with fishermen. many I Rattan Bay, at the mouth of the Neuse River. They're a lot like farmers -- hard-headed, proud and can't be told a thing about their business that they don't already know. When times are good, they could be better. When they're bad, they've never been worse. One of the worst things that could happen to coastal North Carolina is to see the fishing villages and the watermen's way of life disappear. But smart fishermen don't dismiss a change in the wind, a dark cloud on the horizon. And you can't always fight every front that blows through. bama, for example, a noble statesman is he, e fights for the needs of people, from sea to shining sea. urrounded, however, by politicians en masse, aking it difficult for him to accomplish his tasks. et us all pray for the rise of more statesmen, or only they may change the way lected officials by the people, ill begin, serve and stay. lory be to any statesman, ho will step forward to aid the fight, or you are needed now more than ever, o prevent greatness from taking flight. Yes, Obama is surely a statesman, After observation, it’s so easy to see, or he fights hard for the rights of others, specially regular folks like you and me. ow he’s been met with grand opposition y politicians who practice their game, rying hard to yield the same old finish, ne with little purpose or gain. think this time, however, he statesman will prevail, And will emerge with sweet victory efeating a system that’s heading to Hell. or just as Good overcomes Evil, he statesman will set us free, And free is how we all belong, or it is the way God intended us to be. o to our valiant statesman, ontinue to wage your fight, ur prayers and support given to you ill outlast even the meanest might. John Mayo Creedmoor This story begins, as do so many dramas, at the box office. We are standing in line, three generations defined by a three-tier price structure: senior, adult, child. This provokes yet another rant from the eldest on the subject of senior discounts. Why, I ask again, should the "adult" who carries the financial burden of raising the "child" be charged more than her gainfully employed "senior"? Can't elders at least be offered the option of donating our senior discounts to some junior cause? I repeat this dialogue and plot because my box office encounter occurred days after President Obama asked Congress to allocate $250 to 57 million beneficiaries of Social Security and other federal entitlement programs, regardless of our income. This one-time special was framed as a way to compensate for the fact that older Americans won't get a cost-of-living increase in their 2010 checks. "Even as we seek to bring about recovery," said the president, "we must act on behalf of those hardest hit by this recession." Well, sure, but let's go to the numbers. This will be the first time in 34 years that seniors won't find a raise in their checks. We are not getting a cost-ofliving increase for one simple reason: “The cost of living has decreased” The checks that rose 5.8 percent last year -- largely on energy costs -- are already buying more this year. As for the idea that those on Social Security were "hardest hit" by the recession, not so fast. There's evidence that older Americans suffered fewer mortgage foreclosures. They were no more affected by the stock market meltdown than other age groups, and retirees were obviously less affected by unemployment. And while, yes, they were hit by rising health care costs, were they hit harder than, say, citizens with no health insurance? I'm not in the business of fomenting generational warfare. My own box office story ended with a modest generational transfer of income in the form of tickets. Nor do I believe in greedy geezers. But this is a $250 moment. There is no question that some of the neediest Americans are elderly, ELLEN GOODMAN AT LARGE especially single women. But age is not the same as income. Indeed, poverty among the elderly has gone down from 35 percent in 1959 to By Ellen Goodman 10 percent in 2008. Today, elders are half as likely to be poor as are children. So, why exactly would we give $250 to every senior at every income while poor children remain in deep trouble? How do we justify the transfer of $13 billion or $14 billion to seniors? There are similar proposals in Congress where it is an article of faith that you never go wrong pleasing the elderly. Obama may be wooing a population that is least supportive of health care reform. But this is part of the same problem. The president has long talked about "responsibility," especially among children. By 2030, about 20 percent of Americans will be over 65. What are we asking of them? To be nothing but passive recipients of entitlement? Is their only social responsibility to remain financially independent of their children? The word senior already stretches over four decades of life. Social security checks go out to people who fought in World War II and people who were born in World War II. The first baby boomers are getting Social Security. Boomers have long been seen as the great change agents of America, ushering in one social movement after another. But there's a real risk that they could become an I've-got-mine resistance. I've always thought that elders were the ones designated by society to take the long view -- back to the past and forward to a future when we won't even be around. In that long view, caring flows down the generations. Now we face this tiny but telling test. The $250 moment. Wouldn't it be something if those of us on Social Security looked this particular gift horse in the mouth and said no to the Congress? And if a check arrives in the mail, wouldn't it be something if elders who are able, endorsed it to schools that are meagerly training the next generation of Social Security supporters? Oh, did I mention that the movie we saw was "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs"? The preview for this country is "Aging With a Chance of Bankruptcy." And it's not just the box office treating seniors like children.
CMYK EVENTS [Continued From Page 3A] United Methodist Church, located at 507 West E Street in Butner. Plates will cost $7.00 for adults and $3.00 for children. Children under 5 eat for free. FALL FESTIVAL A Fall Festival at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church is planned for Friday, Oct. 30th from 6 to 9 p.m. Activities for all ages will include games, prizes, a hotdog supper, and much more. Costumes are welcome (no scary ones, please). Pleasant Grove Baptist Church is located at 2677 Highway 56, across from Mt. Energy Elementary School. For more information, call 528-2793. WASHINGTON REUNION The Washington Family Reunion will be held on Nov. 1 (Sunday) beginning at 12:30 pm at the Stem Ruritan Club. Attendees are asked to bring a covered dish. For more information you may contact Judy at 919-219- 8453. Tax & Accounting Tax Preparation Electronic Filing Payroll Services Accounting For: All Organizations Bookkeeping Office Manager (We pay your bills!) SUPPORT GROUP MEETING A Caregiver Support group will hold their monthly meeting Wednesday, Nov. 4th, from noon to 1:30 p.m. The meeting is open to the public. Bring a bag lunch; soda and cookies will be provided. The meeting will be hosted by the Harold Sherman Adult Day Center in the Education Classroom at Granville Medical Center, 1010 College Street, Oxford. For more information, contact Melissa Starr, MSW at 919-690-3273. BOARD TO MEET The Granville County Board of Education will meet in Regular Session Monday, Nov. 2, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. at the Granville County Board of Education Administrative Offices, located at 101 Delacroix Street, Oxford, North Carolina. In accordance with Granville County School Board Policy 2310, citizens interested in addressing the Board may do so by signing up prior to the meeting. Each person signing up will be limited to a maximum of five (5) minutes and a maximum of thirty (30) minutes will be allocated to this portion of the agenda. TOYS FOR TOTS The Church of the Remnant, located at 121 1/2 Williamsboro Street in downtown Oxford will be sponsoring Toys for Tots Granville County Museum The 2009 Ornament Has Arrived!!! Harris Exhibit Hall Gift Shop 1 Museum Lane, Oxford #13 in the Series 693-9706 Tatum & Edwards, P.A. Certified Public Accountants & Small Business Consultants Your One Stop Financial Solution Investments* & Planning IRA’s, SEP’s, Simple’s, 401K* Mutual Funds* College 529 Plans* Planning Services College Planning Retirement Planning Tax Reduction Strategies 919-528-4775 102 N. Main Street, PO Box 990, Creedmoor, NC 27522 Let Us Manage Your Office While You Manage Your Business! Cash Flow Analysis *Kimberly Tatum, Investment Advisor representative. Securities offered through H.D. Vest Investment Services sm , Member SIPC. Advisory Services offered through H.D. Vest Advisory Services sm , Non-bank subsidiaries of Wells Fargo & Company. 102 N. Main Street, Creedmoor, NC 27522. during the upcoming Christmas season. All children from infants to 12 years old are eligible for ONE toy. Parents/Guardians can register their children at the church on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm and Wednesday, November 18, 2009 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. You must provide the child's name, address, age and date of birth. The deadline to sign up is Wednesday, November 18, 2009. The distribution day for The Butner-Creedmoor News, Thursday, October 29, 2009 5a all toys will be announced at a later date. For more information, please contact the church at 919-693-5061. PERSONNEL TO MEET The Granville County Retired School Personnel will [Continued On PAGE 6A] Batten Law Firm, P.C. Holly Batten, Attorney at Law Family Law • Divorce Child Custody • Child Support Property Division Traffic • Criminal Law Notary Public 919.528.1144 Mon - Fri 8:30 - 5:00 • Walk-ins Welcome KRS Main Office 2555 Capitol Drive Suite E9 Creedmoor, NC 27522 By Appointment Only 8601 Six Forks Road Forum 1- Suite 400 Raleigh, NC 27615 www.battenlaw.com • info@battenlaw.com Inside Tom’s Mini-Mart 203 Central Ave., Butner, NC Serving Home-Cooked Breakfast & Lunch Featuring daily specials served with the best home-made hot dog chili & cole slaw in town. FREE LOTTO TICKET w/purchase of sandwich, french fries & drink...While supplies last...Special Deal starts Mon. Nov. 2nd M - Sat: 5am to 2pm 919-575-6135 Call for take out
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