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i am one o( the property owien and taxpayen *ho, attended the dttMm' meeting Jan 26 abotd the ll tax revahiatioa of real property

It is my important tor each taxpayer to contact the W. P. Ferris Inc revaluation firm lor a review of his new evaluation Peme dont consider It a waste of time The appraiser wiU go over your evaluation with you. He ^lent half an hour with me The appraiser does not know your property and he may. of necessity , have made a rather superficial assessment Remerrtber that It is not the W. P. Ferris firm that set the baseime figures used tor assessment It is oir county commissioners who set these figures. .,

Though the Farm Bureau has organized the citizens' meetui^ aO taxpayen who are concemed about the revaluation are wetoome and should attend. They are tor everyow I was upset to see only three or tour other people under 35 yean of age there If we young people dont make ouraeives heard, we are going to have to Uve with these evaluations and pay high taxes lor a long time Michele MlUer Rtl,Box&

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To the editor.

The shock waves of property re-evahutlon tor tax purpoees continue to vibrato throughout PHt County as its residents struggle to find solutions for the potential burden they may have to bear The law requues a revaluation of property values every ei^t (I) yean, but nwt owners never tmaguied that their property could be valued as it presently is This is another exangile of how our people can be caught up Mo a sduation in which they leel helpless This is one of the reasom why the Chkod School Advlsocy Conunittee applauds the decisian of the Pttt County Board of E^tocation for not pursuing the issue of merger. Most every study dealii^ with merger dramatically poinU oto that the merging of uniU does not create a more economical school system in terms of cost to the taxpayer. S^ies also indicate that the larger a wit gets, the smaller the influ^ individual parents have in heiptng guide and direct^ etoicatiooal

paths their children can OOW.

These facton. plus educational gams our sdiooU Tiave made in the past decade lend wholehearted support to the q decision by the PHt County Board of F>ducation for pursuUy m non-merger tti

Kirby R Boyd, chairman Child School Advisory Committee

Totheeditor

The busuiess of Greenville't City Government is business of the tax paying cHizens of Greenville The May and City Council voluntarily sought public office and were duly elected to conduct the CTtizens'business

We the cHizens gave them our trust and hope . .lv

responsible government In essence our elected officials cried out for responsibUHy NOW . comes the hard realHy of accountability, the time to account to those who gave them the responsibility. You cannot have one without the other.

I suggest the increase of the city license tag tax from $1.00 to $5 00 is unconscionable THINK ON IT. a SOO per cent increase On a scale of 1 to 10. this levy ranges from unreasonable to irresponsible to bureaucratic arrogance

In the past three weeks. I have personally talked to at least 1500 Greenville citizens about the $5 00 city tag tax Most remarks are not pnnlable The kindest comments heard are you bet I'm upset about H.. but I guess you cant fi^t City HaU ,." WeU. 1 say - Poppycock Flying City Hall may not be easy, but by golly, it might turn out to be enjoy able.

Wliat is frightening is that cHizen silence on this 500 per cent levy will excite the insatiable appetite of these same city officials as they levy the future tax rate pn the recent property valuations

It woiild be interesting tp get a head count on any of our county or city elected officials who have attended any of the numerous cHizens meeting on revaluation Oh. brave one -stand up and be counted

It is time NOW.. for citizen action.

II you are interested in CITIZEN ACTION AGAINST UNREASONABLE TAXATION - please see a paid (or announcement ELSEWHERE IN TODAYS ISSUE of The Daily Reflector.

H P.Streeper xms Evans Street GreenviUe

By NOEL YANCEY

Horace Carter admitted later he and his family were frightened when strange automobUes began parking in front of his home at Tatnr City, their unknown occupants waiting silently and om-niously - in the night. The young editors morale was not helped when Ku Klux Klan circulars began appearing In his car or when the telephone brought warnings from unknown callers who refused to give their names

And a few miles away, in Whiteville. editor Willard Cole heeded the advice of Sheriff Hug^ Nance and armed hlmaelf with a high-powered rifle and shotgun when he ventured out at night. The sheriff's advice came after unidentified callers threatened Cole's life.

At the time, in 1951. Carter was editor of the Tabor Oty Tribune, and Cole edited the WhitevUle News-Reporter. The threats came after the two young journalists began lambasting hooded nightriders whose floggings of in-nocept persons had brought a reign of terror in Columbus County.

^Unwholesome, ungodly hooded hoodlums. Carter called them in the editorial campaign which he began after he attended a Klan rally in nearby Horry County. SC. in 1950. He printed the texts of the violent speeches Klan leader ; made to the hooded figures gathered ' around the flaming crosses. He knew his wwrds were hitting home when KKK stickers began appear ing on his parked car and place of

^usiness. f Immediately after Carter spotlighted the Klan ativity in Horry County, Cole joined him in denouncing the nightriders They played a looeaotne duet at first. While many citizens objected to the Klan as it became active in Corf-umhits county, they did not know how to make their opposition felt. The Carter-Cole broadsides helped foster the antl-KIan sentiment and to keep it alive while Nance. Solicitor Qifton Moore and the State Bureau of Investigation were probing the floggings. Then came the threats, like the one contained in a letter Cole received from nearby N a k I n a : Every desent sic person is in favor of the KKK A their purpus," the letter said. If the News-Reporter staff will stop acting the fool you wont have anything to worry about. But when you go A tip off everybody what can be done, then you can expect anything under the sun..."

Both Carter and Coie insisted to admiring reporters that their was nothing heroic in their roles and that they were simply doing the job they were supposed to do.

Personally," said Coie, I would pay far more tribute to the flogging victims who dared to report their experiences after being told not to than I would to either Carter or myself for flashing them into the , open with dreamer headlines.

^ Eariy^n, Carter interviewed Klan Grand Dragon Thomas L Hamilton of Leesville. S.C. His account of the interview brought a

letter frmn Hamilton in which he told Carter his mind was warped, and in which he intimated that some advertisers in the Tribune were affiliated with the Klan. Carter answered with a front page editorial in which he challenged Hamilton to let a psychiatrist judge whose mind was warped.

...If there are any KJj^ members advertising with us who would like to cease doing so, we will be happy to cancel it forthwith, Carter added. He said one advertiser did quit the Tribune because of

Carters vigorous stand, but he was heart&ied what his paper got new advertisers Carter and Cole were alike in many respects Both came to Columbus County to serve as executive secretary of the Tabor City Merchants Association. After Carter founded the Tribune. Cole succeeded him at the Merchants Association and also helped write tutorials for the Tribune. So alike did they think and write that later neither man could say who wrote (CintlnMdooPageA4)

AN ALBATROSS!

Facing South

A Different Childhood With 2 Deaf Parents

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ministrations deal with Tehran and Ouistopher's feat, a judgmoH that differs considerably from the Reagan camps

When Percy's first tsM chairman was presiding over Alexander Haig s confirma-tion hearings, nervous Reagan agents immediately wforked out an agreement . whereby tactical leadership^ would devolve to Senate Ma-. jonly Leader Howard Baker.

' But even before Bakers in-- capacitating illness. Percy was regularly digressing from the agreed scenario offering concessioos to his friend. Sen Pell Percys agreement to subpoena Watergate tapes may well have won three Democratic committee votes for Haig as he claims, but H also infuriated the Reagan team.

The most recent difficulty was Percys objectioo to ; naming California Supreme Court Justice William P. Qark as deputy secretary of state on grounds he did not meet ChrSophers standard. When asked by a Reagan aide where the objections were coming from. Percy replied: Theyre ooming from me He explained he was concemed by derogatory comments about Clait he had heard at a Washington dmner .of Stanford Universitys Hoover Insttttoion.

Percy insisted on a con-sulUtion with Clark, which tiffned out to bo a long grill-^ ing of the justice The senator I seemed mollified (tliough still unwilling to make a flat commitment), and Clarks nomination was sent to Capitol HiU.

All this is built on a base of

hcisttlHy The presidents insiders felt that Reagan's laying of arms around Percy in his 1978 reeiection scare never was adequately appreciated. as reflected in the senators $500 campaign contribution to John Anderson for president When Reagan insiders, call Percy a knse cannon." that is one of their gentler descriptions not made public. Such biting of tongues about Percy at the White House may not last forever Copyri^t 1981 Field Enter pnses.loc "

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previous plenty of - if you can [ton said Energy Office 100 fanners in the largest wheat pro-chicini state used 280 million of fud in 1900. costing $3.900 per farm. De-and price increases the Organization Pet-Exporting Countries will likely add another $1,000 to that tab this year, according to Lutton's projections.

Lyle Goitz. a spokesman for the state energy office.

BIRMINGHAM. A1 - It almost seems a mirade tliat Sue Nobiin can hear. Her parents are deaf, so are her maternal grandparents and all her aunts and uncles Now a widow in her late 30s and mother of six. Mrs Noblin recalls a ctuldiood far different from that of her contemporaries I learned hand signs before I learned to talk. she says - signs such as mother and 'Milk bottle." Then, with the hdp of neighbors, she progressed to speaking Mother was very much aware of my needs She tried to have speaking people around me as much as possible

Even before she started school. Sue was the communicating luik between her parents and the business world. She helped tham at Uie grocery store check-out counter, aided them in straightening out bills with their creditors and verbalized their, car problems to the mchame What resulted was almost a generatKMi gap betwen me and my peers For its hard to talk about first grade things with your friends when at home you are talking about carburetors

But Sue .Noblin describes her early life as a responsi bility rather than a burden It s a responsibility which she says is lighter today for cnuoren of deaf parents, due to the (act that so many mechanical devices exist now to aid the hearing impaired For the past five years. Mrs Noblin has worked with

the E H (Jentry Technical Facility, and adult re-habilitatkxi and vocational training center (or the deaf and blind A nationally-certified interpreter, she also teaches sign language at the University at Alabama in Birmin^iam

Those two charges, plus her chiithen. are enou^ to occupy anyone on a full time basis. But last year Mrs Nobiin began to use her skill in sign language in a revolutionary new forum - the community theatre Through an arrangement between the Town and Gown Theatre of the University of Alabama in Birmingham and the Magic City Civitan Gub. Mrs. Nobim and a handful of other sign language experts are providing inteipretations for the deaf at theatre performances The adventure premiered with "Spoon River Anthology, and bad ranged throu^i Old Acquaintance, the musical Paint Your Wagon and That Championship Season

The way Mrs Noblin sees it. until deaf theatre came to Birmingham, the only puUic function in which the deaf could participate was church Deaf Theatre, she believes, is part of a growing awareness in the city of the needs and ri^ts of deaf people for creative in-vol vment in the community Anything 1 can go to. Id like to have it so a deaf person can go. too "

Mrs Noblin coordinates the roles (H the other interpreters sometimes as

many as eight deciding their places on stage, making sure that they learn their signs and figuring out accurate interpretations for music.

To interpret m theatre. she explams "you have to know the word, what it means, the sign (or it. how it is spelled and the mood of the play at that point The challenges for the interpreter are at least as arduous as they are for the regular actors particular) in a musical.

A musical is one of the most difficult, yet gratifying things to interpret. says Mrs. Noblin. "In a musical you can't afford to loose a word If you do, chances are youve lost the whole song. When you sing a song, you become the song and it becomes you In one of the songs from Paint Your Wagon. Maria is the wind When you sign They call the wind Maria, your whole body becomes the wind You are the wind

Musing that she and her cohorts are "frustrated actors to begin with, she says they have come to feel that they are actors truly involved in the play, not merely outside liasions to a special audience.

. I guess we are ali a buoch ^of hams, Mrsi^Nomin lau^. but we love it. " -NANCY CALLAHAN freelance Montgomery, A1 FACISGSOLTH welcomes readers comments and writers contributions. Wnte P O. Box 230. Chapel HUI, N.C 27514

By Gail Michaels

Spontaneity In Speech Today Is A Big No-No

One thing a parent loses with the arrival of the first child is all hope for spwi-taneity. especially in ^leech Heaven forbid that 1 should say something without thinking about it first.

Take words like "stupid. I have tried to teach Meg not to call anyone stupid And she is very good about not dome so Unfortunately, I am not As long as Im ambulatory, I manage to contain myself But put me behind the wheel of a car, and 1 lose all control The streets are full of stupid jerks Meg. of course, never loses an opportunity t?Tall these verbal lapses to my attention never For instance, several weeks ago after missing my exit on the interstate, I changed direction at the next exit and sped impatiently . back toward the right turn

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Almost immediately a flashing blue light appeared in my rearview mirror. 1 looked down at my speedometer It was registering a good 10 miles over the speed limit VHow could 1 be so sti^id'! I groaned Meg was sH until the

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officer walked up to my open window. She gave him the once over, then said, "Mommy, you know you arent suppceed to call anyone stupid.

Needless to say, gossiping in front of Meg is foolhardy at best. So is holding any discussion not meant specifically for her.

Until recently, Phillip and 1 have spdled when we felt that the conversation couldnt wait until after her bedtime. But Meg knows phonics now So when I spelled to Phillip that he was barking at her too much at dinner one night, she picked up on it immediately

Baa-rr-kingg. Barking, what does that mean Daddy doesnt bark Dogs do. So what were you talking about

Phillip had a rough day "None of your business! he snappy.

Meg looked stricken. Jhat particular phrase is also on our list of no-nos.

Daddy didnt mean that, I said quickly "No. that wasnt nice 1 dont know what 1 was thinking about. Its a rude phrase, and I shouldn't use it, and I dont want you to use it

either.

"What phrase Meg said Barking

None of your business, I answered.

You arent supposed to say that, Meg said 1 meant that the phrase is none of your business.

Her lower lip began to quiver. You arent being nice to me.

I was feeling stupid, bill 1 wasint going to say it or spell it. You dont understand, dear. I wasnt telling you none of your business. I was telling you what the phrase was. A phrase is a groiq) of words, and the group of words Daddy and 1 were talking about is none of your business Why do you keep hurting my feelings she wailed.

At this point words failed me. So PhUlip tned. What Mommy means is that none of your businessi is a phrase Its a phrase we dont like Do you understand^

She nodded her head. Phillip and 1 looked at each other with relief At least we were out of that one Meg watched us silently for a moment Now Daddy. she finally said. What did Mommy mean by barking

Thanksgiving Expressed; Change The Subject

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By JAMES J. KILPATRICK

WASHINGTON - It may seem a churlish thing to sav. but it has to be said; Now that the White Hoie reception is over and done with, can we forget about these former hostages for a whUe Its time to change the subject.

We have now been through 10 days of purple prose and yellow ribbons. The families of the prisoners have been interviewed not only ad In-U* UTVW.U. u.u: ui finitum but also ad nauseam Inj^ banal form the fuel bite W1 oKt ther^ or another, the penetrating question has now ava*e (nier atnl

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on OPEC ^ been so massively overblown.

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SS - be quieUy abandoned With the exception of with authority to arbitrate whateier claims o______OF__j...^.lprrv Plotkin. the California businessman who"' may be submitted to it. owe it to the

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pays a pnce for taking them The pnsoners suf-feitd an agonizing ordeal but not a novel one Let them now go in peace

One aspect of this wretched story cannot be yet put aside. What should President Reagan do about the agreements My own thou^t is that part of the settlement should be honored. Much of it should be repudiated'oulof hand

As a nation, it seems to me, we are honor bound to carry out the commitment to bring about the transfer of all remaining Iranian , financial assets ui the United States or in U.S. instrumentalities abroad We are committed to creating an Iran-United SUtes Gaiims Tribunal

Reagan endorsed Wednesday will increase prices five to eight cents a gallon this year, Lutton said, with OPEC hikes responsibie for the rest

Jerry Plotkin. the California businessman who' was seized by accident, these were professionals in the State Department and the armed services. Theirs is a high-risk professioo And the trouble with hi^ risks, as any insurance agent will tell you, is that now and then one

may be submitted to it. We owe it to the Algerians, whose good offices must be respected, to honor oict provisions that go directly to official relationships between Iran and the United States.

But compliance. I sutxnit. should stoo there

The agreements contain prbvisions as to private individuals so blatantly unconstitutional as to shock the conscience A charitable assumption is that Deputy Secretary Warren (Tfiristopher consented to these provisions knowing they were not worth the paper they were written on.

(Consider, if you please, this brazen clause The United States will order all persons within U.S. jurisdiction to report to the U. S Treasury, within 30 days, for transmission to Iran, all information known to them as of Nov.

3, 1979 .. with respect to the property and assets of the former Shah or any close relative oL the former Shah. VkHation of the requirement will be"siH)ject to civil and criminal penalties described by S law H

It is inconceivable that Mr. Reagan should issue any such order If tlw time has come when one may be imprisoned for violation of a presidential order or requirement,' due process of law has lost its meaning.

By the same token, Mr Reagan should repudiate those prbvisions that purport to prohibit our own courts from hearing claims filed by our own citizens If federal courts are to be prevented from hearing certain causes of action. the prohibition will have to be imposed by act of Congress No president has power to barter away the civil nghts of the people, including the right to sue for redress of damages.

By renouncing these intolerable provisions^ Mr Reagan may salvage some shred of na^ tional self-respect The assets of Iran are one thing, the rights of American cilizens are . something else entirely.

As for the rest, let us co(H it . This has not been a glorious chapter in the history of our land. No ^ amount of champagne will make it so Let us be thankful - deeply thankful - that the prisoners survived their brutal captivity Once that gratitude has been expressed, let the cheering stop.

Copyright, 1981, Universal Press Syndicate