Tomorrow Magazine House Candidate and Candidate Confer Edition of Tomorrow Magazine
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Tom M. Freeman
President, Christian Action League
of North Carolina, Inc.
Someone has said that no blindness is as terrible as that
which one imposes upon himself by refusing to see. We live
at a time when many Americans refuse to see the dangers of
beverage alcohol to their lives, families and society. They
have a blind spot in their minds that causes them to
condone the extensive advertising and promotion of
alcoholic beverages, even though they know that this is .one
of the worst destroyers of life and health in the world.
We see the shame of a federal government trying to
destroy the tobacco industry because of the link between
lung cancer and cigarette smoking, but at the same time
protecting and encouraging the brewers and distillers
whose products are destroying ten times more Americans
than lung cancer does.
Dr. William B. Terhune, Medical Director of the Silver
Hill Foundation, says that" Alcohol is poor medicine, indeed
useless!" He went on to say that" Anyone who takes a drink
regularly, even one or two a day, may be headed for trouble.
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COVER PICTURE
Durham Trustee A.J. Howard
Clement, III (left), State-wide__ Vice
Chairman, KEEP THE TWO-YEAR
TERM, points out to Marvin
Schiller, former Ass't Attor.ney
General and N.C. Cour:t of Appeals
candidate (right), the reasons why
the proposed constitutional
amendment granting legislators
four-year terms ought to be
defeated. Clement, co-chairman of
the League's Coalition 21 Task
Force, is also a candidate for the
N.C. House and served in the
legislature, 1977-78. Schiller has
successfully defended our Obscenity
Nuisance Statute in state and
federal courts and served on the
'faculty of our State-wide
Conference on Obscenity in
Greensboro.
Our Worst
Bli~d - Spot
It is not the amount consumed, but the regular LISe, that
produces alcohol dependency."
Every alcoholic started as a casual, moderate drinker.
Every person dead from the effects of liquor, whether. to his
own body or in fights, shootings, cuttings, or automobile
crashes, wa~ once a personwho could hold his liquor. Dr.
Terhune warns that "Alcoholism is infectious - it spreads
from husband to wife, to child and friends, from employer to
employee, from friend to friend. There is no cure for it. By
the time a person finds himself a confirmed alcoholic, many
irreversible changes have occurred in his body chemistry,
his personality and his ability to function . The only hope is
prevention. The ultimate answer is abstention. Only the
non-drinker is safe from this· danger." ·
How well do Y9U see this nationwide problem? How
honest are you in facing it? How ready are you to take action
against it? Do you have this worst of all blind spot?
DURHAM COUNTY LEGISLATIVE CANDIDATE
Clement: ''KeeP The Two-Year Term''
C.A.L. Trustee A.J. Howard Clement, III,
of Durham, who is vice chairman of the
State-wide "Keep The Two-Year Term"
Committee, has pointed out the dangers of
the proposed constitutionalamendment to
allow legislators to serve four-year terms.
CLEMENT WARNS
1. Four-year terms will make legislators
more distant and aloof from their con
stituents;
2. Voting for state legislators would come
during the off-ye.ar elections when the voter
turn-out is the lowest;
3. Accountability to the people would
suffer with four-year terms;
4. Longer terms would favor vested in
terest groups who would be able to bank-roll
legislative races and have the legislators in
their "back-pockets";
5. Professional legislators would become
a reality for N.C.;
6. The N.C. Legislature is alreadyr- the
most powerful such body in the world
because the governor has no veto power,
and with longer terms, the legislature would
virtually run the two branches of govern
ment;
7. Longer legislative terms would seriously
erode the Executive Branch, due to the
legislature not being elected at the same
time as the governor;
8. Four-year terms would distort future
Gubernatorial, Lt. Gubernatorial, Council
of State and U.S. Congressional races. With
legislative seats not in contention in those
years, all 170 members of the General
Assembly could run for any of these offices
without jeopardizing their legislative seat;
9. N.C. would be the only state in the
. nation with four-year terms for both House
·and Senate that would NOT elect the leg
islature in the same election as the
governor; and
10. As Will Rogers put it: "If it ain't broke,
don't fix it." Our forefathers believed that
our people would be best served by two
year terms with part-time legislators who
come frpm all walks of life, contends the
Durham County trustee.
Clement appeared before the House Con
stitutional Committee opposing four-year
terms, and he noted at that time that there
was no public support for the measure. "It
was evident that this move was entirely an
in-house operation," the former legislator
surmised.
Pro Arguments
Legislators pushing the four-year term
measure contend two-year terms require
legislators to spend too much time and
effort on getting re-elected, and it has
become too costly to have to campaign
every two years.
Arguments Weak
Opposition to the four-year terms main
tain that a two-year term requires the legis
lator to remain in close contact with his
constituents. Clement points out that "the
primary check against any legislative excess
is the two-year term." "The legislature
should be held on a short leash, and that
leash has been the present two-year term,"
the Durham House candidate emphasized.
"Legislators need to return often to the
people to communicate, . to listen, and to
understand the changes in the economic
and political conditions in their communi
ties, and the two-year term successfully
accomplishes this requirement," stresses
Clement.
"Furthermore, single seat districts could
cut the expense of a campaign, and limiting
legislative sessions to 120 days and 30 days
in the off-year could cut down on time now
spent in Raleigh," stated the League vice
president.
"The General Assembly's meeting in June
constitutes the sixth time that it has con
vened in the past year. With four-year
terms, they will· be in session for most of
every year, just like the U.S. Congress,"
said Clement.
House Candidate Again
The Ass't Vice President of the N.C.
Mutual Life Insurance Co. was a member of
the N.C. House, 1977-78. In filing for one of
the three Durham County seats, Clement
stated: "It is my desire to expand the level
of service which it has been my good fortune
to render to all of the citizens of Durham
County. The facts clearly demonstrate that
State government is the arena where many
of the crucial decisions will be made in the
coming years. These decisions will have an
impact directly on our daily lives as citizens.
Issues of paramount concern and relating
especially to economics and ·education will
greatly affect each of us. These are the two
areas where I have devoted much of my
energies and involvement during more than
20 years of active participation in commun
ity affairs as a resident of Durham County."
Key Fighter Against L-B-D
Clement was the only member of the
Durham County delegation that opposed
liquor-by-the-drink in the stormy 1978 ses
sion when the measure finally passed. In
spite of the tremendous pressure from the
Chamber of Commerce interests and the
restaurant-motel complex, he remained
opposed to any liberalization of our liquor
laws. "We ought to be seeking ways to put
greater controls on our no. 1 addicting drug
of alcohol rather than seeking to merchan
dise the product that is causing untold harm
to home and family life," the Episcopal lay
leader stressed.
"Liquor-by-the-drink will glamorize this
addicting drug. and that is the wrong exam
ple to be portraying to our youth," he said in
speech after speech.
Editorial Praise
The Durham Morning Herald recently
had an editorial concerning the League vice
president. "Howard Clement's positive atti
tude about Durham is not an overnight
thing. He has been a part of the local scene
for more than 20 years. Now a businessman
and civic leader, he comes to his glow over
Durham from a couple of decades of in
volvement.
"That is why it was particularly refreshing
to hear Mr. Clement address the Council of
Civic Clubs on his determination to
ACCENTUATE THE POSITIVE."
"Nothing happens because you want it to
happen. You have to make it happen. Being
angry is not going to solve any problems. As
somebody else said, 'Don't be angry. Be
smart,' said Mr. Clement.
He was right."
Coalition 21 Head
With Clement's involvement with the
League, he has been a spark-plug in our
causes. He is also serving as Co-Chairman
of Coalition 21, our Task Force that is lead
ing the push to raise the legal drinking age to
21 for all alcoholic beverages in N.C.
Task Force on Drunk Driving
Clement appeared before the Governor's
Task Force on Drunk Driving at its Winston
Salam public hearing. At this time he took
the opportunity to stress the importance of
plugging up the loop-holes in our drunk driv
ing laws. Also he recommended that district
courts set aside one of the judges to hear
nothing but drunk driving cases. "One of the
problems now is that the breathalizer opera
tor is not present when the case is called.
Many times the operator is in court, and
cases are not heard. By having sessions of
court with nothing but DUI cases on the
agenda, it could expedite matters and save
time for arresting officers and breathalizer
operators."
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4
DY
Main Thrust
Apart from his campaign to be elected to
the N.C. House, Clement is using every
opportunity urging voters tci turn down the
four-year terms for legislators. His concern
is that normally constitutional amendments
pass, an.d he is right in that there hasn't been
enough debate on this .issue. -
ITI N
HOW DID YOUR· STATE SENATOR VOTE ON THIS ISSUE.?
_;;
N ALFORD ·
" N ALLRED
N ALLSBROOK
N BAKER •
y BALLENGER
y BARNES
y BOGER
N CAVANAGH
y CLARKE
N . COCKERHAM
N CREECH ,
'
y DANIELS
y DUNCAN .. - ,., .
y FRYE
'GARRISON
y GRAY
y HANCOCK
PREFERRED VOTE WAS NO.·
.y . ,, HARDISON .Y RAYNOR
'Y
y
· Y
y
y
y
N
y
y
·Y
y
N
y
y
y "'
..
N ,. REDMAN · HARRINGTON
HA~RRIS y ROYALL
JENKINS y SOLES
JERNIGAN y SMITH
JOHNSON N SP~ED
JORDAN y ·swAIN
KINCAID y THOMAS J:·
. ' ·
LAWING y THOMAS,R.
MARION y VICKERY
MARVIN · y WALKER
MATHIS y WARD
~
McDUFFIE y WARREN
MILLS , WHITE · ·
NOBLE N . WRIGHT ..,
PALMER y WYNNE
. ~
RAUCH
'
COALITION"21" CHAIRMAN HOWARD CLEMENt
t.alks with Trustee JackRobbins of Raleigh (right) concern·
'"'· ing the 'impo.rtance· of raistng the legal drinking age to 21.
Clement · had just appeared before legislators urging sup'
port for Senate BiU 664 that would set-up a state-wide
_. refer~ndum on raising the drinking age to 21.
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y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
y
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- SPEAKER
ADAMS
N ALLRAN
N ALMOND
ANDERSON
BARBEE
N BARKER
BARNES
BEAM
BEARD
N BELL
BLACK
BLUE·
BONE
BRANNAN
N BRAWLEY
BRENNAN
N BROWN
N BRUEAKER
HOW DID, YOUR HOUSE MEMBER
VOTE ON THIS ISSUE?
. N CRAVEN N HOLT, B. y NESBITT
y CRAWFORD y HOLT, C. N NYE
y CREECY EXA HUGHES, C. N PARNELL
N DIAMONT N HUGHES,J. N PAYNE
y EASTERLINE y HUNT, J. N PEGG
y ECCNOMOS y HUNT;P. y PLYLER
:--EDWARDS y HUNTER, R. N POOVEY
y _ ELLIS y HUNTER, T. N PULLEY
y ENLOE EXA HUSKINS N QUINN
y ETHERIDGE, BOB y HUX N RABON
\
y ETHERIDGE, W .B. y JAMES y RADFORD
y EVANS y JONES N REDDING
y · FENNER y JORDAN N RHODES
y FOSTER y KAPLAN N ROBINSON
y FULCHER y KEESEE y SEYMOUR
y FUSSELL N LACEY y SMITH
y GAY .y LANCASTER N SPAULDING
y GILLAM N LIGON N SPOON
y GRADY y LILLEY N STAMEY
N BUMGARDNER y · GREENWOOD EXA LOCKLEAR -TALLY
N BUNDY y GUY y LUTZ y TAYLOR -
N BURNLEY y HACKNEY y MCALISTER y TENNILLE
-
N CHAPIN y HARRISON y MCDOWELL y THOMAS
.'"'
CHURCH y HAWORTH y MAUNEY , N TISON, B.
. CLARK, D. y HAYDEN N MAVRETI<::; y TYSON, H.
CLARK,W. N HEGE y MESSER y WARREN
N COBLE N HELMS N MILLER y WATKINS
N COCHRANE N HIATT y MORGAN y WICKER
N COLTON y .HIGHTOWER · y MUSSELWHITE · y WOODARD
COCK ·N HOLMES N NASH y WRIGHT
PREFERRED VOTE WAS NO.
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THERE'S A, BETTER WAY
VOTE FOR
COUNTY
New Hanover (Wilmington)
Brunswick (Southport, Calabash, etc.)
Guilford (Greensboro & High Point)
Wake (Raleigh) .
Craven (New Bern)
Orange (Chapel Hill)
Durham
Mecklenburg (Charlotte)
Onslow (Jacksonville)
Southern Pines
Hickory
Hendersonville
Asheville
Louisburg
Winston-Salem
Sanford
Greenville
. f
This is a familiar slogan to all that have
been involved in a liquor-by-the-drink 'cam
paign. In reviewing the brochures and ads
that pro-liquor forces have used over and
over again, L-B-D was promoted as A BET
TER WAY.
In light of the growing concern over drink
. ing and driving, Governor James B. Hunt,
Jr. h<;ts named a Task Force on Drunken
Drivers to study ways to deal with the irres
ponsible people who are directly responsi
ble for the deaths of some 700 of our people
annually and the injuring of 20,000 others.
L-B-D pushers in attractive promotional
materials project this question:
WILL MIXED DRINKS LEAD TO MORE
DRUNKEN DRIVING AND PUBLIC
DRUNKENNESS?
*No. ofDUI
Arrests in 1978
MUNICIPALITIES
1195
293 .
2934
3716
1465
728
1246
3310
2187
86
295
108
419
23
953
191
243
THEIR ANSWER: No. In fact, they pro
claim that there will be FEWER incidents.
Let's take a look at the record and see
exactly what has happened in North Caro:
!ina concerning Driving Under The Influ
ence arrests in those areas that have
approved Liquor-By-The-Drink. ·
The General Assembly enacted our cur
rent L-B-D law during the June mini-session
in 1978. Basically, L-B-D sales began in 1979
in counties and municipalities where refer
endums passed. So, let's take a look at the
DUI records compiled by the Division of
Motor Vehicles, North Carolina Depart
ment ofT ransportation. This will be a com
parison of 1978 (the year that L-B-D was
passed bythe General Assembly) and 1981
(the latest figures available) .
*No, ofDUI
Arrests in 1981
2089
452
4494
5251
2052
991
1688
4355
2761
196
687
237
745
33
1346
243
315
PERCENT OF
INCREASE
+74.8%
+54.2%
+53.1%
+41.3%
+40.0%
+36.1%
+35.4%
+31.'5%
+26.2%
+127:9%
+132.0%
. +119.0%
+77.8%
+43.4%
+41.2%
+40.8%
+30.0% ,
*Official Records, Division of Motor Vehicles, N.C. Dept. of Transportation
6
IT'S A TRAP
Vote Against
Mixed Drinks!
COURT OF APPEALS CANDIDATE
.WRIGHT: "It's Time To Clean-Up. The Smut"
·District Court
Judge Paul Wright
of Goldsboro told
the Conference on
Obscenity: "I want
to commend you for
your willingness to
tackle the por
nography problem
in North Carolina.
However, it will not
be an easy fight_
You think you have
strong opponents in
your liquor battles,
but you haven't seen
anything yet_"
"While a student
at Wheaton College,
we were made aware
of the filth and smut that was prevalent in Chicago. As you
walked the streets, it made you feel good to be from a place
like North Carolina where you did not have such cesspools.
Now, our state is worse in many respects. It is unthinkable
that we are in the Bible belt and have the reputation of being
the smut capital of the United States. I hope all of you that
are participating in this conference will go back to your
churches and get them behind what the Christian Action
League is seeking to do. Continue to give to Lottie Moon
. and Annie Armstrong, but save some for the Christian
Action League. They need and deserve the support of all of
us in this battle," the Buncombe County native stressed.
COURT OF APPEALS CANDIDATE
Wright is currently a candidate for the N.C. Court of
Appeals for the seat that is being vacated by Judge Robert
~ .
M. Martin.
Seeking that same appellant seat is Raleigh attorney Sid
ney S. Eagles, Jr. and Jacksonville attorney Zennie Law
rence Riggs.
Eagles has close ties to the state's Democratic establish
ment having been counsel for former state House Speaker
Carl J . Stewart and 1980 campaign manager for Former
U.S. Senator Robert B_ Morgan.
Riggs has practiced law for more than 30 years, served in
the Legislature and worked as a certified public accountant
ONLY JUDGE RUNNING
Wright is the only candidate that has had experience as a
judge.
He was educated in the Hazelwood and Canton public
schools and graduated from Clyde A. Erwin High School in
Asheville, where he was student body president. An Eagle
Scout, he was also named All-Buncombe on his high school
football team and played football in college as well.
He is a graduate of Wheaton College and Duke Univer
sity Law School. He also attended UNC-Asheville and
Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia.
Prior to being appointed t<;> the 8th District Court judge
ship, he was an assistant district attorney in that same
district which covers Wayne, Lenoir, and Greene counties.
Wright believes that criminals should be required to pay
the victims of their crimes. "We need to keep pushing
restitution," he urged. "Also as a judge I have wherever
possible required second-offense drunken drivers to serve
some jail time. We must convince these people who want to
drink and drive that human life is sacred, and the courts will
not tolerate such irresponsible conduct."
RALEIGH NEWS & OBSERVER INTERVIEW
All three candidates were posed these questions in a
separate interview:
QUESTION: "Some public groups have called for
strengthening and better enforcement of state laws on
drunken driving. What do you think?
EAGLES: I am bound not to answer that question by the
canons of ethics that prohibit me from commenting on
matters of public controversy that might be in litigation
before the court_
RIGGS: They should be enforced like any other law if the
people want them enforced.
WRIGHT: I have tried wherever feasible to see that
second-offense drunken drivers serve some time behind .
bars .. . even if we don't have jail space . .. I think there's a
lot of hullabaloo about it (drunk driving) . The solution is not
all that complex.
QUESTION: What are your views on the First Amend
ment ban on laws respecting an establishment of religion
and guaranteeing freedom of speech and the press?
EAGLES: For me to answer that would clearly violate
Canon Seven.
RIGGS: The religious P!'lrt of the First Amendment basic
ally spoke to the fact that the Church of England was tax
supported. The object of the founding fathers was that
. there would be no· established church paid for by public
funds . . . It is not an anti-religious amendment. I think that
the freedom of speech (part) spoke to everybody, and the
press had no greater right than the private citizen. We all
have a right to speak our piece as long as we don't breach
the peace. The right of people to assemble on· private prop
erty should not be restricted at all.
WRIGHT: As originally written, this First Amendment
guarantee applied only to the federal laws governing the
nation and not to the states . .. However, the U.S. Supreme
Court in the earlier part of this century began to apply the
First Amendment to the states so today it's equally applica
ble to both the federal government and the state govern
ments. Because of this historical development, the federal
courts have plowed completely new ground and the whole
area of speech, press and religion are today up in the air and
cause for great debate.
7
Liquor-By-Drink Areas Consumption Rate Up
North Carolina posted a decline ·in the consumption of
spirituous liquor in 1980 in comparison with 1979. Records
reveal that hard liquor imbibing went from2.14 gallons per "
person (legal drinking age) in 1979 to 2.09 gallons per person
in 1980 or a decline of 2.33%. .
Without the heavy increases. in consumption in the L-B-D ·
areas, North Carolina would have shown as great of a
decline as any of the other states. It is evident that L-B-D .
localities are keeping liquor sales at a higher level. This is
understandable since L-B-D areas have liquor distributed .
through ABC stores, Brownbagging outlets, ahd L-B-D
licensees. No other -state has such liberal provisions.
Where did the decline occur? It is quite evident that it
wasn't in the communities that have approved liquor-by
the:drink. For example, Wake County alone experienced a
19.3% growth in liquor sales by gallons.
The following tables give the· story on Wake County. In
other issues of TOMORROW, we will seek to give similar
information on other L.B.D. territories. ·
LIQUOR SALES BY GALLONS, WAKE COUNTY, FY 1969-70 TO PRESENT
Gallons 650 r----"--r------,-----r---,.--.----,----,r-'----.r----........,..----,----.---------,
(Thous.)
-.
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69-70 71-72 ::' 73-74 75-76 . 77-78 79-80 . 81 ~.82 83-84 . 85-86 87-88 . 89-90 .j
YEAA
. ·~ . .
The liquor _sales by gallons has been increasing since 1969-?0. Liquor by the· drink went into effect -(in Wake County) in ..
February, 1978, which probaHly explains why the greatest percent increase occurred'frotn 1977-78 to 1978-79. . ·
-- ... ,~' - ~ . . -
Prepared by: Wak~ County Planning Department, 12/81.
WAKE COUNTY BOARD OF ALCOHOL CONTROL: BOTTLES SOLD; 'LIQUOR SALES
BY GAI::LONS AND GROSS SALES, FY 1969-70 :ro PRESEN~
Number of
Bottles Sold Gross Sales
1969-70 NA 409,801 9,415,566
1970-71 2,421,409 .: ~- 413,234 9,894,541
1971-72 2,381,313 ·~-' 420,595 10,132,480
1972-73 2,301,929 422,643 10,237,350 '
1973-74 2,~45,179 ;, ' 427,139 10,457;307
1974-75 2,219,918 433,257 11,041,953
1975-76 2,\91,721 442,115 11,242,354
1976-77 2,274,643 466,779 1-1,860,531
1977-78." 2,407,130 499,959 12,885,617
1978-79 2,620,314 546,877 ' 14,667,928
1979-80 2,709,635 582,074 16,117;667 ·~
1980-81 2,699,460 596,816 17,308,278_
1981-82
1982-83
1983-84 ~ ;."'J>
1984-85 £
Source: Wake County Board of Alcohol Control, Robert Massey, General Manager.
RECORDS OF GIFTS (May 1-31, 1982)
Angier Avenue Baptist Church ••.••.•..•.••.•.••.•...••• Durham ••••••.••••.••...•••. .•••••.•.•...•.•••.•...•..• $ 50.00
Baber, Mr. and Mrs. Ben ..... • •••. ". •••..•.•.•.•••.•.•. Gree-nsboro .........• · ...••.•...........•..•.•••••••.••..•. 10.00
Baptist State ,Convention .••..•.••.•••••••••••••.....•• Raleigh •••••••••..•.•••••.•...•••.••.•.•••......•...•... 2,000.00
Beavers, Rev. and Mrs. Philip ..•.•..••••.......••.•••••• Yadkinville ..••....•.••..••..•••.....•.........• • .•••..•...• 5.00
Bethlehem Baptist Church ~ _ ••• · •..•• ; •...•.•.•.•••...... Jacksonville ..•.• ; .•..•• · . • . . . . . • . . . • . . • • • • . • . . • . • . . . • . . . . . 100.00
Beulah Hill Baptist Church .•••..•..•••••••••...•.•••.•• Pinehurst •••••••.•••. • .•.••••••.•..•••..... . •....••..•.•.. 25.00
Burkemont Baptist Church ••....•.••.........•.•..••••• Morganton . . • • . • . . . . • • . . • . . • • . . . • . . . . • • . . • . • . • • • . • . • • . . • . 100.00
Carlton, Howard •••..•• · ••• · ••.•.•.•••.••. c ••••• -••••••• Concord ......•.•...•.•..••.•..•.••.•.•.•.•••..•.•........ 5.00
Carlton, Mr. and Mrs. Russell .•..•.•••• : •.••. ; .· •...•.• : •• Moyock •.• : ••.. : • ••••.. -.••••...•.••.••.•••..•••.•...••••• 10.00
Carr, Rev.•and Mrs. W.B,'; ..• ·' · .••••...•..•..••••...... Matthews ......•..•.......• : ..•...•..•..••.•••. .' ..•.....• , 12.00
Cavanagh, .Sen. John J . ...•... , ... ..•.••••••••.......... Winston-Salem .....•.... • ..•..••....••••.•..•.....•.•....•. 25.00
Central Baptist Cnurch . ••••....... _ ••••.••. .•.••..••••• ' .Kannapolis ..•.••••..••...••.•..•.....•..•.....•.•••...••.. 66.32
Clarkson, Francis and Cama . , •.••......•.•••••........ Charlotte .....•.•...•....•..•....•...•.•..••••........•...• 25.00
Coble, Mrs. Faye ....•.••.••.. _ •.•.....•••..•...... :.Concord .•••••••••.•••...•.•••..•••.••..•.........••...• • . 5.00
· Community Adion.Group •...• _ •.•.•....•••..••••.•• -••• Elkin •••..•• · •.••••.•••••••.•••.••••.•.•...•..••.•.••••.. 350.00
Craig Memorial Baptist Church .•••••......... , •• · ••••.••• St<;~nley - ....•........•..•.•.......•..•..•.•.••.•.......... ·10.00
Culbertson, W.L .•.••.•••••.....•.•• , ••••.•.•..•... Marshville .•••....•. . •...•...••...••.. : . ...•••......•.•.•. 10.00
Diamond Hill Baptist Church •.• -...••••••.. -.•.•....•••. ; . Statesville ••••••....••••..•••••..........• . .•••••••.•....•• 25.00
Edgerton, N .E. . ••.•••••.••....••••••..... : ••..• · •• ~ • Raleigh ...•. _. : .•.....•.........• -. . . . . • • • • • . • • • • . . • . . • . . . . 100.00
Eller Memorial Baptist Church •. · •.•..•......• · •.•••• -••.• : Gre.ensboro .•...•..•...•.•...•••.•.••.....•.•.••......••.. 25.00
Ellerbe First Baptist Church ••.•.••.•...••••••..•....••.• Ellerbe ••.•.•.••...•••••••••..... • .•......•..•.••.•..••••• 50.00
Enka Baptist Church .••••.•.....••••.•........•.••• , • .• Enka .•••••••••..••.• •• •••••....•..•....••. , •........•... 25.00
Fairview Baptist Church •.•.•.••••.••.... • ; ....••••••..• Statesville .....•..• ~ . ~- .........•.•••...•..•....•.........•. 15.00
Faith Baptist Church .................... -. · •••• : .••.•...• Sta'tesvil!e .•..• · •.•....•..•. · ..•.•. , . •••.•. .••• .•......••...... 300.00
Harmony Baptist Church •.•...••.••.•.••.. > ........... N. Wilkesboro •••.••• · .•. • .••....•....•.•... . ..•..••...•... 100.00
Harris Chapel Baptist Church ...••••.•.......•.••••.••.. Hudson ...•..•• • .•.•••..•..•........•..•••.••••.••.••...• 74.70
Hayworth Wesleyan Church ••••.•.• , ..••••• < .• :; .• ...... High Point •.......• .. : .. : • .•.....•.. · .••.•.••............. 125.00
Hickory Grove Baptist Church ...•.••••••••...•. ; ...•.... Charlotte .•• · . . · ..• , .•.....••.•..•.••..•... . ....••.•..• , .•.•• 50.00.
Howard, Mr. and Mrs. J.M. • ..••. ; •. ••••.. ... . _ .... ; ••..• ..• Kannapolis ••.• ~ •• : •.••••••.•••••.•.••.•... _ •.•..••.•.•.•.•.. 12.00
Idlewild Baptist Church •• ,. . ; • : • • , .••• .•.• , . .•.• ·· ..... • ••. _Matthe~,Vs .•.• .•••••.. ·• ; : ..•• _ •.•.... ·• .•.......• . ' . • . . . • . . . . . 158.00
Klutz, Mr. and Mrs. Jas F ..••••••..•......••••••••... _ •• Concord .••...•.•.. ••• ; ....... , ...••...••• , ••.• ,, ••••..•.. _. 15.00
Laurel Springs Baptist Church •.......••.••. ; •..•...•..• Deep Gap .... · •..•• . .....• · ...•.• ' .•.•.•.•. : .•. · ...•...•.... 25.00
Lee, J . Raeford ...•..•• _ ••. • / .· . _ .• .•• · •• i .. ; ; .. . --: . ....... Monroe· .•••.•••• ·• , ..•••• · •. : ..••..• , •.•...•.......•.•... -.. 20.00
' Lewis Fork Baptist Church .. ' ..••.••••. : ••.....••••••••• Purlear •••••••••• , ••.•.••••• ....•••. ..•.•.. ' •........••...•••• 25.00
Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. R_alph . · ··-.· : • .' ••.•......•••••••.•• , •. Rockingham ._. , _ ...• -.•• · . co . : -. _. .••.• , • ;• .•.•.•. .' ..•••••••••.•.• 10.00
Lovern Ministries, Inc. . • '"'·"· •. •••••.•..•.•.••••••.•.•.•• Raleigh. , .••....•.. -•.•..•.... · ..•.•..•• ; .••.•••••.•..•..••.. 75.00
Maddrey, Mrs. C. Gordon ~~ . , ,, .• · ... · .. · ... : ...••••..•.•.• Raleigh ..• ,'. : . .•...•. ' •.. : . ; ........•••• · .•••••...••.•.•.•. 100.00
Meore, Rev. and Mrs. Harry J .••..••..•..•..••...• ..... • . Co-ncord . .•...•.•.. .- •.•••..•. , •••• ·, ••..• · •.•....•.......... 10.00
Moore, Mr. and Mrs.' Kenneth •. • ; , .•• ,: ••..•.•......• , .... Thomasville •.•.••••.••• .' •••.••. , .•. :: •• ,' •....•. ·: ...• -...•.. : .. 10:00·
.Morehead City First Baptist ,Church ._ •.••••.••••••.• -•..... Morehead City ••...••.•.•••...•• • j . ............ ........... , .. 75.00
Mountain. View Baptist Churcl, • , ..•••.••.....•..•••••. .••. MaiC!en • .••..•.••.••.. ••••• , ••. ••.•.. ·. . . . . . . • . • • . • . . • . . • • • 100.00
New Hop!? Bapti.st Church .•. .•....•• _ ...... ~ .•.•.•••••••• N. Wilkesboro . ·. -.-•.•.••.•••• ·., ...•..••.•.•.......•.. , .••••. 100.00
North Kanmipolis Baptist Church • · •.••.•••. : . •...••.• ; •••• Kannapolis •••••• ; •••.•••.•••.•.•.... : .. : . . . . . . . . . . . • • • • . • 100.00
Pendergraft, Mr. and Mrs. Everette .• ; ; •• ; , •..•.. ·.", •• .. : •.•. Durha-m ...• :· •• · .....••.• _ • .. -: • . · ... • -.. , ...........•...•..••.••• 5.00
Pel)n Memorial Baptist Church ._ ..••••..•.. .. · .. .••••••..•••• Reidsville ..•.•.•. ~ ...••.. . •. .'~ .•...•..•.....•.•• · ..••.....• 50.00
Pikeville First Baptist Church •• : ••.•.•. ; •...•••••• : •..• F'ikeyille •.••.. , .•..•• · .•. , .. ; ..•.....•.••.•.. . • ••.•..• . •...• 30.00
Pleasant Ridge Baptist.Church •. · ••••..•.• .. ••.•..•••. .••• Morganton ..•.•...• · ••..•..•.. : . •..•..•.•.•..•.••.....•.......• 25
Poplar Springs-Baptist Church .••••.•••..•••..•...•....• Taylorsville •....•..•. , .......•...•....•..•.....•.•..• -•••.. 100.00
RanKin. Baptist Church. · .• • ..•• , ••.•...•. ..•• ·-••.••.. .•...• Greensboro . . -.... ' ......... ·. _ .•.•...•........••..•...•...•.. 125.00
Red Marble Baptist Church .. ..•• '"' •....•.. ••. ••••. ·,· •.•.•.• Andrews . ·, . .•....•...... : .. .. , . • • . . . . . . • . . . • . • • • • . . • • • . . . . . 100.00
Rich Fork Baptist Church ...•••• · ••..•...••••••••• .- ••••• Thomasville . .•........... · •••............•. : .•.•••..•..•••. 66.55
Ridgecrest Baptist Church .••.•••••..•..•• ,_, .• ; .••••••• Durham .•..•• " .•....•..•..•••.....•.....•. -. • • • • • . . . . • • . . • 100.00
Robersonville First Baptist ·church •..•••....• · •.• _._, ••. ". • ' ·· • Robersonvilie ••. : .•...•. _ ....•....••....•.•.•...•. : . ••.•••.. 50.00
Rock Springs Baptist Church ..•.••..... . · : . .••.•.•.••••. Cherokee •• · •..•. i • .' •••• : ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 50.00
Rocky Hock Baptist Church ••••••• ·~·, . , .. · ? ••••••• ~ ••••• Edenton ••. ~· • . .•.•. _ _. .....•••• : • ....•.•••... -~ ••..•.•...•• 100.00
Rocky Knoll Baptist Ch\lrch ••..•.•. · ... ~ •.. · ..•.••...••••. Greensboro · •• ; •..•..•••••••••..•.••. ·: ...••..•••.•.•••••.•. 20.83
Salemburg Baptist Church •.•.•••••.•...•...•.. ~ .•• · ...• Salemburg •. -, •.. · ••.•.•••••••• • ...•••.•.. · ......•..• • .•..• :-: 73.00
Selma Baptist Church .••••••••••.•• · ... ..•....• .... ·. ·• ... Selma •.••.•..••• , ••••••••.••.•••.•..••.•..•••••.•...•..•. 50.00
Stokes, Mr·. and Mrs. Henry .- •.. ~ ••••••••. _ .•.....••..... Winston-Salem .•••• ,. •••••••.•••.•.•.•....•.. ~ .•..•••.•.••... 10.00
Strider, Jeanette W. • .• ; •••• • •• ,' ••••••. .... , .......••. New London •.•.••• ' ••.•.•••.•.•••••...••••. : ..••.••....•... 10.00
Sweet, Rev. Worth .•.•.•••.•... .•.• .•.•••..•..•.....•• Concord •..••••• ..•.•..• ; ...•....••.•...•...•••••.••••••. · • 10.00
Swepsonville Baptist Church . -.. · ....•••... : .•..••.•• : . .• Swepsonville . ..•..••••.• ; .....•.•.•.••..•.•.......•..•..•.• 10.00
Troy Wesleyan Church .• , •.••..•.....•.•. ...•••..••• .'.Troy . •...•... -. .•.....•.....•.....•..•.••.•... · •.. .• •...••. 10.00
Tucker, Earl B .•.• :: . •.• ; ..•. · •.. •.. _ ...•. , . · .....•. ; .. .•.. Charlotte •. . · .••.•.•.•.. : •..• , •...•.•.•.•• · •..•.......••.••. 25.00
Unity Baptist Church •..•••.• : ••• · ...... -..•.•..••.. • •... Belmo_nL •• 7 ; •.• , .•..•.••.• • .•••..•...•.•.•••.••...... •.• • •. 50.00
Western Avenue Baptist Church .•..••...••. _ •• _: •••. : .•..• Statesville ..•.•.••••••••••••.•••. ••••.••.•..••.••••.•.••• · • • 174.99
Whitley, Opal .•.••.•. '. •.. : . .•••....•••.••. ·.' •... _. •. _. Albernarl\l · • -. , ••.• . • ..• .•..••.•....•..••• ; •..••• ; .....••••••.. 10.00
Whitley, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh D .••• , ..•.•.•.• : ..•. _. : . ••.. • .. , NorW'ood ••••.... ...•.....••.••.•..•.•. ; •.••...•.•••...•.••• 25.00
. _ . .,;; _ _ . TOTAL ...•....•.•.•..• >' ._ ............................ $5,747.07
AMOUNT REQUIRED EACH MONTH TO MEET BUDGF NEEDS: $8,155.41
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DETACH AND MAIL
I~ the May Fi~~ncial Report, you will notice that we had a budget deficit of $2,408.34, Of course, this prevents us from implementing some of our progr.am goals_
· and from meeting our basic expenses. Perhaps you have put off making a gift to the teague. There may be (unds allocatedjn your church budget that h,ave not
been submitted. Your gift i? needed and will be greatly appreciated. Therefore, enclosed is a gift for the work of the Christian Action League.
:£ • • " ' • .....
NAME
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FRAZIE·R PROPOSES
ALCOHOL-RELATED RESTITUTION FU·ND
Greenville- Mrs. Ann Frazier, state-wide secretary for
the Christian Action League of N.C., told the Governor's
Task Force on Drunken Drivers that an Alcohol-Related
Restitution Fund should be established in N.C. to provide
compensation for the victims. and to cover the damages due
to alcohol-related accidents.
The former state president of the N.C. Medical Society
Auxiliary .stated that revenues for this fund could be
provided VJith an additional $1.00 tax on every bottle of
spiritous tlquor; 25¢ on every mixed drink; 10¢ on every
bottle of wine; and 5¢ on every container of beer.
In North Carolina, over 700 of our citizens lost their lives
last year and almost 20,000 North Carolinians were injured
also in alcohol-related traffic . acciden.ts", the NC Senate
candidate pointed out.
"The innocent victims who have to endure untold
suffering b~cause of the irresponsibility of a certain segment
of our society are due some compensation for their misery.
In many cases it is the victim's family that has to pay the
funeral expenses or medical costs when injuries are in
volved. The high cost of medical and automobile insurance
is directly related also to the drinking driver problem. Since
alcoholic beverages are the contributing factors in these
tragic situations, it is appropriate that these products
provide the funds for restitution," said the League's Task
Force on Drinking & Driving chairman.
"Furthermore, studies indicate for every dollar in
revenue that is received from the sale of alcoholic beverages
in our state, there is an expenditure of $6.17 in alcohol
related costs. Our hard-working citizens are paying enough
taxes already without saddling them with the extra costs
due to the drinking driver." '
TRUSTEE · ANN FRAZIER of Roanoke Rapids (left)
discusses with Ronnie Hargrove, an UNC-Chapel Hill Med
student, (center) , and Mrs. Jim Gaither of Hickory (right)
areas of moral and ethical concerns that the League is
stressing. Mrs. Gaither and her husband, a Hickory
physician, appeared · before a legislative committee
supporting the raising of the legal drinking age. Dr. Gaither
also presented a resolution before the N.C. Medical
Society concerning hiking the drinkil'lg age. Mrs. Frazier is
the wife of a family physician, and she serves as the
chairman of the League's Task Force on Drinking and
Driving. She is also a candidate for the N.C. Senate from
the 6th Senatorial District which consists of a part of
Edgecombe County; part of Halifax County and Warren
County. Her opponent in the June 29th Democratic
primary is Senator Julian Allsbrook, also of Roanoke
Rapids.
PROJECTED REVENUE
ALCOHOL-RELATED RESTITUTION FUND
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1. Spirituous Liquor ($1.00 per bottle) ... $ 43,846,338.00
(There were 43,846,338 bottles of liquor sold
in N.C. in 1981 through the ABC system)
2. Mixed Beverages ($.25 per drink) ... . . . . 65,075,724.00
(There were an estimated 260,302,896 mixed
beverages sold at qualified establishments
in 1981)
3. Wine: Fortified and Unfortified ........... - 750,000.00
($.10 per bottle) ·
(There were an estimated 7,500,000 bottles
of wine sold in the state last year)
4. Beer ($.05 per container) ........... . .. 67,000,000.00
· (Fiscal Research has determined that there are
an estimated 1.34 billion cans or bottles of
beer sold in the state annually)
TOTAL PROJECTED FUNDS FOR ALCOHOL-
RELATED RESTITUTION FUND .... . . $176,672,062.00
ALCOHOL·
CONSUMPTION
DOWN IN THE·U.S.
Between 1979 and 1980, th'e per capita con
sumption of absolute alcohol in the United States
declined. Although the drop was less than two
percent, it did mark a downward trend, contrary to
the general pattern of the 1970's.
· The per capita apparent consumption ·of wine
was up 4.34% across the U.S. in 1980, while dis
tilled spirits consumption dropped 1.44%, Per cap
ita consumption of beer remained nearly the same
in 1980.
Two of the heaviest drinking sections of the
nation registered a decline in overall alcohol con
sumption in 1980. In Nevada, where economic
conditions have cut into the heavy casino tourist
trade, per capita consumption of beer, wine and
spirits were all down, resulting in an overall decline
in consumption ofabsolute alcohol of 11.01%,
In the nation's capital, both beer and hard liquor
drinking were off, but wine consumption remained ·
stable. This resulted in a decline in absolute alco
hol consumption of 4.17%.
Even though Milwaukee lost the title of "Beer
Capital of the U.S." to Los Angeles, the Badgers
managed to up their consumption of suds in 1980
by 4. 73%, while per capita beer consumption in
California dropped by 1.32% in 1980.
California~ Nevada and Washington, D.C . con
tinue to lead the United States in wine consump
tion. Wine consumption is growing in the sunbelt
states , wi th consumption rising in Alabama,
Arkansas, Oklahoma and Tennessee, but the east
and west coast states continue to dominate in per
capita wine drinking.
Per capita consumption of distilled spirits rose in
118 states, but declined in 32. The apparent con
sumption figure for Oklahoma, which shows a
32.41% jump in 1980 over 1979 does not necessar
ily reflect an increase in state residents' drinking of
hard liquor. ·
Rather, the apparent increase in Oklahoma is
explained by what has been referred to in the
liquor trade as the "Oklahoma Connection." Dur
ing 1980, retailers in several other states pur
chased large quantities of distilled spirits from
wholesalers were willing to take less of a markup
when selling to out-of-state buyers, and thus the
"Oklahoma Connection."
The bottom line on drinking patterns in the U.S.
for 1980 is reflected in an overall decrease in per
capita consumption of absolute alcohol. Putting all
of the beer, wine and distilled spirits together, this
resulted in a decline for alcohol consumption in 35
states, with only 16 posting increases.
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APPARENT CONSUMPTION OF BEER
FOR DRINK.ING AGE POPULATION
1979-1980
State 1979 1980 Change "
Alabama 22.02 21.08 - 4.2Q%
Alaska . 33.31 34.56 + 3.75%
Arizona 41.37 38.46 - 7.03%
Arkansas 21.48 22.45 + 4.61%
California . 32.51 32.08 - 1.32%
Colorado 34.98 35.29 + 0.71%
Connecticut 24.96 23.35 - 5.64%
Delaware 30.74 32.10 + 4.42%
Dist. of Columbia 32.80 31.36 - 4.39%
Florida 37.38 35.77 - ·4.30%
Georgia 26.09 25.14 - 3.64%
Hawaii 35.47 36.61 + 3.21%
Idaho 34.36 34.05 - 0.90%
Illinois 32.Qil - 31.71 - 2.09%
;.. Indiana . 27:69 -~· 28.08 " + 3.65%
Iowa '3).36 - 31.27 - 0.28_%
Kansas 26.25 . 27.39 '. + 4.34%
~ ...
Kentucky 24.40 - c 23.81 - -- 2.4•1%
Louisiana 30.47 30.69 1:.0.72%
Maine 29.65 - 29.33 - 1.07%
Maryland 30.70 31.47 + 2:50%
Massachusetts 31.61 33.11 + 4.74%
Michigan 30.34 . 29.84 - 1.64%
Minnesota 32.87 31.00 - 5.68%
Mississippi 25.53 25.12 - - -1.60%
Missouri . 30.49 30.99 + 1.63%
Montana 45.35 40.48 -i0.73% .,
,. Nebraska · 33.69 35.11 ' + 4.21
N~vada 51.49 46.14 . -10.39%
New Hampshire 43.90 . 43.04 - ·1.95% _;:.--
New Jersey ' 26.27 27.24 + 3.69%
New Mexico 37.32 35:99 -' - ~.56%
New York 27.23 27.67 ,+ .1.61%
North Carolina 24.58 ·24.59 + 0.04% .,
:t·f North· Dakota 32.55 34.07 + 4.66%
~" Ohio 30.13 30.97 + 2.78%
' Oklahoma 24.60 25.16 + 2.27%
Oregon 30.79 30.45 - 1.10% . . ·• ..
Pennsylvania 31.05 32.20 + 3.70% 1.. ., .
:.. ' R!:lode Island 32.54 . 32.04 . -
" South. Carolina 27.73 27.17 . _: 2.Ql%
South Dakota 27.27 28.93 + 6;08%
Tennessee 25.35 i4.51 - 3.31%
Texas . 39.46 39.17 ~ 0:73%
Utah " 21.63 21.39 - 1-.10% .
.Vermont 33.53 3L86 - 4.98%
Virginia. '27.44 27.'41 ' - 0.10%
Washington 31.35 31.00- + -1.11%
~ West Virginia ·~ 21.45 . 22:37 '1- 4i28%
Wisconsin 41.57 43.54 + 4.73%
Wyoming . 41.29 41.24 _i:0.12% }':" .: .,.
Total USA 30.77 30.79 + .0.06%
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APPARENT CONSUMPTION FOR DISTILLED
SPIRITS FOR DRINKING AGE POPULATION
1979-1980
State 1979 1980 Change
Alabama 2.04 1.81 -11.27%
Alaska . ' 4.02 4.14 + 2.89%
Arizona 2.90 2.43 - 16.20%
Arkansas 1.39 1.67 +16.76%
California 3.13 3.02 . - 3.51%
Colorado - 3.14 3.14 ·---
Connecticut 2.91 2.94 + 1.02%
Delaware 3.22 3.42 + 5.84%
Dist. of Columbia 7.36 7.17 - 2.58%
Florida 3.77 3.31 -12 .20%
Georgia 2.86 2.61 - 8.74%
Hawaii 3.59 3.46 - 3.62%
Idaho· 1.92 1.88 - 2.08%
. Illinois 2.85 2.79 - 2.10%
Indiana 1.93 1.87 ._ 3.10%
Iowa 1.72 1.73 + 0.57%
Kansas 1,74 1.50 _:_ 13.79%
Kentucky 1.87 1.78 - 4.81%
Louisiana - 2.62 2.53 - 3.43%
Maine 2.63 ' 2.58 - 1.90%
Maryland 3.34 3.29 - 1.49%
Massachusetts 3.01 3.08 + ~7%
"· ';•
Michigan 2.51 2.49 - 0.79%
Minnesota 2.82 2.92 + 3.42%
Mis~issippi 2.18 . 2.09 - 4.12%
Missouri 1.90 1 .78 - 6.31%
Montana 2.50 2.52 - + 0.79% '
Nebraska '
2.15 2.16 +. 0.46%
Nevada 7.98 7.14 -10.52%
New Hampshire 6.34 6.09 - 3.94% '
New Jersey 2.67 2.75 + 2.90%
New Mexico 2.18 2.24 + 2.67%
New York 2.84 '2.85 + 0.35%
North-Carolina 2.14 . 2.09 . - 2.33%
North Dakota 2.70 2.72 + 0.73%
Ohio 1.79 1.75 - 2.23%
Oklahoma 1.75 2.66 +34.21% .
Oregon 2.33 2.30 - ) .28%
Pennsylvania - 1.78 1.75 - 1.68% . -
Rhode Island 2.71 2.77 + 2.16%
South Carolina 2.88 2.58 -10.41%
South Dakota · 2.53 2.61 + 3.06%
~
"'· Tenflessee 1.77 1.69 -_ 4.51%
~
Texas 2.12 2.02 - 4.71%
Utah 1.48 1.47 .- .0.67%
Vermont <.
3.65 / 3.50 - 4.10%
Virginia- 2.24 2.21
<
- 1.33%
'• Washington 2.69 2.64 =- _-1.85%
West Virginia : 1.88 1.75 -~ 6.91%
'
Wisconsin 3.01 3.11 + 3.21%
Wyoming 3.17 3.22 + 1.55%
Total USA 2.58 2.53 - 1.93%
·.
APPARENT CONSUMPTION OF WINE
FOR DRINKING AGE POPULATION
1979-1980
'
State 1979 1980 Change
Alabama .96 1.26 +31.25%
Alaska 3.63 3.91 + 7.71%
Arizona 3.03 2.80 - 7.59%
Arkansas .84 .89 + 5:95%
California 5.42 5.53 .+ 2.02%'
· Colorado 3.64 3.73 + 2.47%
Connecticut 3.07 3.35 + 9.12%
Delaware 2.06 2.27 +10.19%
Dist. of Columbia 7.73 7.76 + 0.38%
Florida 2.83 2.84 + 0.35%
Georgia ' 1.42 1.55 + 9.15%
Hawaii 3.43 3.56 + 3.79%
Idaho 2.18 2.38 + 9.17%
'Illinois 2.52 2.63 + 4.36%
Indiana 1.22 1.34 + 9.83%
Iowa .· .91 1.02 +12.08%
Kansas .92 .88 - 4.34%
Kentucky .72 .88 + 8.33%
Louisiana 2.00 2.02 + 1.00%
Maine 2.21 2.23 + 0.90%
Maryland 2.43 2.54 + 4.52%
Massachusetts 3.25 ' 3.51 + 8.00%
Michigan 2.11 2.19 + 3 .. 79%
Minnesota 1.84 1.99 + 8.15%
Mississippi .78 .81 + 3.84%
Missouri ' ' 1.53 1.59 + 3.92%
Montana 3.26 2.73 -16.25%
' Nebraska 1.40 1.50 + 7.14%
Nevada 6.62 6.27 · - 5.28%
New Hampshire 4.79 4.70 - 1.87%
New Jersey 3.33 3.66 + 9.90%
New Mexico 2.36 2.57 + 8.89%
New York 3.40 3.58 +, 5.29%
North Carolina 1.74 1.58 - 9.19%.
North Dakota 1.25 1.34 + 7.20%
Ohio 1.52 1.67 + 9.86%
Oklahoma 1.15 1.23 + 6.95%
Oregon 3.67 3.92 + 6.81%
Pennsylvania 1.71 1.76' + 2.92%
Rhode Island 3.88 ' 4.14 + 6.70%
South Carolina 1.34 1.39 + ' 3.73%
South Dakota 1.34 1.42 . + 5.97%
Tennessee .88 .93 + 5.68%
Texas 1.66 1.72 + 3.6i%
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Utah 1.11 1.12 + 0.90%
Vermont 3.62 3.73 + 3.03%
' Virginia 1.93 1.96 ' + 1.55%
Washington 3.71 4.00 ' + 7.81%
West Virginia .72 .72 ••~w
Wisconsin 2.18 2.40 +10.09%
Wyoming 1.73 1.89 + 9.24%
Total USA 2.53 2.64 + 4.34%
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APPARENTCONSUMPTION OF ABSOLUTE ALCOHOL
FOR DRINKING AGE POPULATION 1979-1980
State 1979 1980 Change
Alabama 1.95 1.84 - 5.64%
Alaska 3.62 3.72 + 2.76%
Arizona 3.44 3.06 -11.05%
, Arkansas 1.65 1.79 + 8.48%
California 3.45 3.37 ...., 2.32%
Colorado 3.33 3.33 ----
Connecticut 2.72 2.66 - 2.20%
Delaware 2.97 3.11 + 4;71%
Dist. of Columbia 5.51 5.28 - 4.17%
Florida 3.60 3.30 - 8.33% .
Georgia 2.53 2.38 - 5.93%
Hawaii 3.52 3.49 - 0.8&%
Idaho 2.62 2.59 - 1.15%
Illinois 2.94 2.88 - 2.04%
Indiana 2.17 2.18 .+ 0.46%
• Iowa 2.24 2.23 - 0.45%
Kansas • 2.02 1.95 - 3.47%
Kentucky 1.96 1.90 - 3.06%
Louisiana ' 2.71 2.65 - 2.21%
Maine 2.70 2.64 - 2.22%
Maryland 3.06 .3.06 ----
Massachusetts 3.08 3.17 + 2.92%
Michigan 2.67 2.62 - 1.87%
Minnesota 2.88 2.81 - 2.43%
Mississippi . 2.15 2.07 - 3.72% .
Missouri 2.35 2.31 - 1.70%
Montana 3.49 3.18 - 8.88%
Nebraska 2.58 2.64 -+ 2.33%
Nevada 6.45 5.74 -11.01%
New Hampshire 5.21 4.98 - 4.41%
New Jersey 2.71 2.80 + 3.32%
New Mexico 2.88 2.85 - 1.04%
New York 2.84 2.85 + 0.35%
North Carolina 2.21 2.15 - 2.71%
North Dakota 2~73 . 2.79 + 2,.20%
Ohio 2.30 2.31 + 0.43%
Oklahoma 1.98 2.35 -i-18.69%
Oregon 2.82 2.80 - 0.71%
· Pennsylvania 2.35 2.38 + 1.28%
Rhode Island 3.07 3.11 + 1.30%
South Carolina 2.60 2.43 - 6.54%
South Dakota 2.44 2.53 + 3.69%
Tennessee · 1.98 1.90 . - 4.04%
Texas 2.86 t2.79 - 2.45%
Utah 1.72 1.70 - 1.16%
Vermont 3.48 3.31 - 4.89% ,.
Virginia 2.40 2.37 - 1.25%
Washington 3.00 2.97 - 1.00%
West Virginia 1.83 1.80 - 1.64%
Wisconsin 3.39 3.51 + 3.54% .
Wyoming 3.38 3.39 + 0.30%
Total USA 2.78 2.74 - 1.44%
15
1ST TIME EVER
American ·Council To Meet
In Tar Heel State
The American Council on Alcohol Problems (ACAP) will
have its annual meeting for the first time ever in North
Carolina, September 14-16, Caraway Conference Center,
Asheboro, according to William N. Plymat, ACAP Executive
Director.
The organization has been in operation since 1895, and
there are 32 state affiliates including the Christian Action
League of N.C. ACAP provides a medium through which ,
individuals, churches and social agencies· may unitedly
cooperate in a moral and scientific solution of the beverage
alcohol problem in the U.S. and promote abstinence for the
individual and group action to diminish the evils arising from
the use of alcohol. '
The American CounciJ at its annual meeting last year in
Minneapolis, Minnesota, called upon President Reagan to
name a National Commission on Drunk Driving. On May
18th the President named 26 well-known American citizens
to this panel including Plymat, ACAP Executive Director.
The council has an office on Capitol Hill in Wc;1shington,
D.C. at 119 Constitutional Avenue, N.E., which.is across
the street from the new Senate office Building. The
administrative office is in Des Moines, Iowa, where its
publication, THE AMERICAN ISSUE, is published.
ACAP officers include Richard E. Taylor, Jr., executive
director, Kansans For Life At Its Best, Topeka, president;
1st vice president, Delbert L. Butts, .Louisville, executive .
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director, · Temperance League of Kentucky; secretary,
Lester A Wetzstein, executive director, Health and Safety
Through Education (HASTE), Seattle, Washington; and
treasurer, R.R. Horton, executive director, Texas Alcohol
Narcotics Education, Dallas. ..
Plymat is able qualified through his long years of interest
and study in the alcohol field to serve as ACAP's Executive
Director. He is a lawyer; a former Iowa State Senator;
co-founder, former President and now Chairman of the
Board Emeritus of Preferred Risk Mutual Insurance Co. of
West Des Moines, Iowa, which insures only non-drinkers.
He is also chairman of Iowa Substance Abuse Commission,
which supervises funding and activities of state -re
habilitation facilities for alcoholics. He has spoken to a
number of foreign and international meetings on alcohol
problems, most recently in India and to a joint committee
hearing of the House of Lords and House of Commons in
London, England.
ACAP's annual meeting at Caraway will be open to the
public, but it will be necessary to make reservations through
the League's Raleigh ·office concerning reservations for
meals and over-night lodging.
The conference begins with lunch on Tuesday,
September 14th, and concludes with lunch on Thursday,
September 16th.
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