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Thursday,' April 9, 1959

THE DAILY REFLECTOR, GREENVILLE, H, C.

Another Packed Phone Booth

Leaf Export Problems Pointed Up

Export problems which affect American tobacco no reason to believe that farmers thr^ghout* the t^ farmers have been pointed up again by proposals of a bacco areas are any less concernea. They have felt special congressional subcommittee which has <made the pinch of foreign competition in their pocketbooks, recommendations to prevent further decline of Ameri- and they know they will continue to fee) a harder pinch can tobacco sales abroad. unless something can be done to change the situation.

' As seen by the special House subcommittee the ^ At the same time the farmers have been confronted

basic problems facing American tobacco in foreign with a distinct change in kind of kaf both foreign and

markets are the same that farmers on a local level domestic customers want most. Tney have sought to

ViavA hpflrd for the last few years*. produce greater quantities of tobacco to off-set losses

have heard for the last lew years. restricted acreage allotments, and they haye

1.'The price of American tobacco is too high com- faced the problem of increased cost in producing

pared with prices for which other nations are offering crop.

their tobacco in the world market; and It is not surprising that the farmer has not been

2. The quality of American tobacco is pot up to ^tde overnight to adjust to the changes in the market what foreign purchasers want and expect fifom U. 8. demands upon his crop^

leaf. The very fact that the problem cf overseas mar-

Time and again farmers in Pitt and other tobacco kets for American tobacco has become a matter of

producing areas have been confronted by these two genuine concern from Congress down to the individual basic problems. They have been urged by leaders in producer, gives new hope that some solutionpracti-agricullure and the tobacco industry from the local cal from the standpoint of the farmer, the government level to the top industrial level o stress quality in their and the foreign purchasermay be found before fur-production, and to seek to produce the kinds of tobacco ther set-backs in foreign markeU are suffered by needed overseas. American producers.

in hm Iirp Kim been made toward The problem cannot be solved by any one segment

rfmsin* a disturbing fact however that of the industry alone. Neither can it be solved unless that end. he1n Lah.d out of the world segments of the industry are willing to make what-

m"rk ofheMcounWe.'Th7dl.l -v.r .hort-term crlfic, .re to, put AmerU

rtf Amerkan leaf is due almost can tobacco back in a competitive poeition m the world

creased competition.

While leaders of the toba'':o Industry have repeatedly voiced concern over the situation, there is

Off-The-Record Secrets Airee.

By LYNN NISBET

BIRTHDAYS ~ Reps. John W. Umsirad of Orange and C. Way-land Spruill of Bertie both passed their 70th mllestonea thU week. UmAtead waa 70 on Monday and Spruill on Tuesday. Rep, Cloyd Philpott of Duvtdaon *alo had a birthday, 20 "nllles" short of Johnston will observe a birth day next Tuesday and Sen. Arthur Klrkman of Guilford on Thur.irtay. There may be others, because April secma to be a popular birthday month.

Former Rep. Thomas J. White of Lenoir save a party Monday night for PhUpott with a group of captol newamen aa guests. White had a birthday last month and Philpott staged a parly for him. These affair were social and off-the record for quotes, There wasnt much effort, however, too keep the secret that Tom White Is very likely candidate for MfUtcriant Governor and Cloyd Philpott is an avowed candidate for Speaker of the lilfll House of Representatives.

WORKING Most of the members of the General Assembly and top echelon Slate officials took off Wednesday for the visit to Tryons Palace at New Bern. IVrionnel In the departments, especially In the bill drafting aec-tton of the Attorney Generals of-in ewwis ttir-With work when they would not be bothered so much by .calls irnm legislators.

Since the major committees are pretty well caught up with hills, pending report of tax collections next week, the day out did not interfere seriously with legislative routine And the de* partmenial folk.s a|)precitri the chance to reduce the accuinulat* td work on their desks.

READEHS The people of the United Slates spend about fotir mlllton dolais a day for dally new.xpapers. The Bureau of Advertising of the American Newspaper Publishers' Association compiled figure* showing that the yearly total was II,459.-01.1,000, of which 1.194,253.(HK) w*a for Sunday papera, the rest for weekday editions In addition to Ihla billion and a half dollar for dally papers, other millions are spent for weekly newspapers and news magazines,

Figures are not available for North Carolina newapaper ptir-rhases. but estlmalea by ac-fountanla place the amount at more than 150,000 a day, or ap-proxlmitely 120 million a year. That Indicates that while In-dividual purchaaes are very amall. the aggregate newspaper puhlishlni Industry is big business.

Interest has been accentuated

In thU matter by the recent sale of The Charlotte News to the Knight Publishing Company which owns the Charlotte Observer. The sale price has not been made public, but It is estimated at approximately two million lollars.

Commenting on the Incident Governor Hodges at his latest news conference took cognizance of the increasing co.sts of publishing and aald while he regretted the loss of Independent competition, the Clwlotte merger seemed to be i^lktiping with the national patter

COURTS Whlie tfiie General A.ssetnbly Is atrugglliig with two or three major constlthtlonal re-vlslotw designed to establish a unified court system, abolishing many of the Independent recorder courts, the Raleigh city council la asking for another apecial act to create a municipal traffic court.

CONTRAST Governor Hodges told newsmen at his latest session with them that in accepting In the name of the State the "Azalea Festival of North Carolina at Wilmington," he made it clear his acceptance did not Imply State obligation to suppoit the featlval.

With respect to the Slate Art Museum he said he Is still looking for an "angel" who will

hacco industry aa a whole.

Unless some solution can be toundand quickly the entire American tobacco industry may find itself completely eliminated from a competitive position m the world market.

Man With Authority Should Represent Us

Administration d e n 1 rfH s notwithstanding, the United States would be in a much better position from an international relations standpoint if Secretary of State Dulles would retire before the May foreign minister* meeting.

By ALVIN TAYLOR

Surorised If It Doesn't

-------. - _ Rep, Walter Jones of Farm-

Earlier this week there was n report from a Euro- vuie who recently introduced a pean source which said the Secretary planned to re- bill in the state Legislature which fire prior to the meeting. Though widely circulated

the reports were quickly denied^ by administration ^111 wUi pass,

spokesmen. , "i will be very much cm-

If Secretary Dulles does not retire, will the United barrassed and surprised if it States send one of his underlings to the foreign minis-

tern conference? If we do send an assistant rather than worked as hard on that

our top man in the State Department, how will the m^n j nd on the insurance bill, be received by the foreign ministers? How much weight Jones added, will he carry in the conference and how will It affect Jhe m^repr~

the position of the United States.'^ ^ ^o^y liability auto insurance blU

Although Secretary Dulles is said to be improving at the last Legislature session from his cancer ailment, there appears little hope he and steered it through to final will be able to attend the foreign rniri-.tere conference

And certainly the United States should be represented ^ provides an appropriation for at this important International meeting by a man with a dean and assistant of such a full authority to speak for the President and the coun- school and for four try. We must also send a man wlio.se official title will

but no additional buildings would be needed at present. The school would be housed in present classroom buildings on the ECC campus.

Time: 11:45 p.m.

Place: Elmhurst Park Situation: Lights are on at one of the tennis courts, four individuals playing tennis. .

Conclusion; Any time is a good' time for tennisto the true fan of the game.

It appeared the new groom W'asnt too familiar with the traffic situation In Greenville last Saturday afternoon. He headed down Fifth St. with his new bride In their gaudily decorated auto. Friends were in hot pursuit in a <mr >ust behind.

When he arrived at Five

Points, the groom turned down

, - ^ ^ necessary equipment

assure other ministers^of hi.* .authority.

Though the administration ha* denied that Sec-O _ retary Dullea plans to retire, we trust for the sake of the JLClltOrS OCLViriCj , ,

Nation that President Eisenhower will see fit to have -* ^

the United States represented at the conferenc by its f^QVOrObl RCDOrt

Evans St, and Immediately became cnsnarled in the crush of Saturday afternoon traffic.

He came nearly to a halt behind a slow moving car. The friends dlfectly behind cut loose .with the horn. Finally the newly we^ switched to another lane. Then a parking car stopped them again to th# delight of the followersand to the Joy of dozens of shoppers who had paused to watch the show.

But the new groom played the Fouth and Evans St. stop light shrewdly. He slipped through just before it changed to red leaving the car loaded with friends behind.

What's morf^e made the Ugh t at Third and Evans and must have been far out on the highway by the time the foUowlng car made it through the two traffic lights.

; General In The Hottest Sea

Secretary of State. To do oiherwi.e would be to place in jeopardy the poMtion of this nation and her close

w''thM t>. -'V> - .

real art muacum. He pointed to the munificent gift of Mrs, Maude Latham for restoration of Tryon

Palace as an example. At the same lime, he emphaalzed that North Carolina waa not willing to accept Rifts with too many airings attached The General Assembly ten years ago appropriated a million doUara for an art iTuuseum to match a like amount offered by the Kress Foundation. The Kress deal has not come through, largely because the connolsseura charged wllh selecting pieces of art had not found material that fitted properly Into exhibits. Meanwhile the State has revamped the old highway building aa a museum of art snd has accumulated by tax money and gift more than 12 million worth of paintings and statuary.

So far the State of North Carolina as such aa put very little money Into the Tryons jPalaoe project (which has cost more thsn three million and none at all Into the Wilmington Azalea Festjival. The State has imderwrllteo operating losses of the outdoor drsmaa it Boone,

. Cherokee snd Roanoke Island, aa well as contribuled to numerous other expositions. Tbs azalea group would aeem to have as much claim on State support as some of these projects.

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By JAMES MARLOW

WASHINGTON (AP) - In a world where death and devastation could strike In a few minutes, you might like to see what stands between you and possible annlhilatitm by the Soviet*.

The following picture was outlined by Gen. Thomw 8. Power, who talka with the detachment of a surgeon explslnlng how to open in avenue Into the heart.

Power la chief of the Strategic A- Command whose long-rsnge bombers and nuclsar bombs, st bases here and abroad, have a double mission; to discourage an attack or. if the Soviets try it. to eliminate them,

The general emphasised the Importance of an early warning of a lovtet attack to a eongress-lonsl committee with this little clinical example about his bomber base at Thuls, In northern Oreen-Ignd,

"I like to tell the commander at Thule that he will probably be one of the Brat to go If we gel Into a war but that thsrs is on* thing I would like to know from him. snd that Is when he went. This might be vital Intelligence.

Power commands not only the strategic bombers but the intercontinental ballistic mlMilfi that this country will produce. For some time American ICBMs will be under a handicap

They will be liquid-fueled, need large crews, and have to be anchored in one place. Once the Soviets know where they are. and war starts, they could he destroyed before they got off tlie ground

Power's solution* bury the mls-stles deep in the ground In concrete ihflters which would re sLsl everythlpi except a direct hit,

Power sounded happier tAlktng shout the mors distant future and the aolld-fuslsd fCBM. the Mlnutemsn. which needs only a smsl! cre.w, could be ma.ss produced. and can be moved around. It doesn't have to be anchored.

The gctifi si envisioned the day when the Mluutemm, In bundles could be shipped around on lilns, moving ronstanlly, so the Soviets could never know where to .shoot at flu'in.

He empUa.si/cd Iwo things* that this country right now must depend on radar for tts early wsrning snd on Us slx-jct B17 bombers to dl.scmirige a Soviat

attack and hit back if one comes. Later there will be the ICBMs, too.

But Power cannot be described as completely happy about radar. "Radar," he said. "Is a real fine device. The only trouble with It Is that it sees too well. It sees things that are not there."

This raises a problem. Whether or not what the radar sees Is real, a man in command of bombers must assume they are real. He gave an example of what he meant.

Suppose the radar men called him and said their screens had picked up 1.000 objects heading for the United States and that they were mussllea. Instantly, he could order his plane* into the air and -vaway.

Between the time tliey took off and were getting near their target he would have perhaps one hour and a half to learn for

The proposed ^minimum wage bill for Norm Carolina has been given a favorable report by the House Committee on Manufacturing and Labor.

But the favorable report came only aftor considerable maneuvering which may or may not have killed the bUla chances of final passage.

To say that the proponents of a minimum wage bill have won a signal victory, to our way of thinking, Is to overlook several Important factors. As the bill was originally Introduced, we looked kindly upon it. But in the final bill which received the favorable report, all exemptions were knocked out. And in the committee hearing there seemed to be rumblings that the exemptions were knocked out for the sole purpose of defeating tke biU on the floor of the House.

Wllh the exemptions knocked out. It would seem to us that the bill ought to be scrutinized carefully before passage is ever realized. There are some factors which we would not Ignore. Those people who earn part of their Income through tips should not come under the minimum wage and hour law. Baby sitters it 75 cents in hour will mean that iesa money will be made by high

Tadar'^icrwn vm reaUy Soviet * w

missiles.

If U turned out radar had seen something el.se besides Soviet bombers or missiles, Power would still have time to call hack hts bombers. They wouldnt attack unless he said so But suppose radar picked up Ihoae 1,000 objects which were thought to be Soviet missiles and the general wanted to hit back with American nvissllM. He could not push the button sending them ort their way,

The res.'von: once on Ihelr w*y. they couldnt be called back. He would have to refrain from turning the American mlBalles loose until he knew for sure this country was under attack.

By HVt PHILLIPS Dean of S. C. Newamen The Anrtenon (S.G.) Independrnl An exrti.i 1.* a poor antidote ior a mlstakf. The time that you eujny watttng really isn't wasted Tha chap v hp depends on luck u.xutlly gets the bed kind. Unle.vi the lob Is hard, you are not niMklng good on 11. Tempera-ineiii ix^whal a gimtus has; common folks have temper. The more vou tbluk about your trou-Idea. the btgirr they aeem to be. You will never get ahead by following IV other people's foot-iiriM You ran lead a bride to the aUr. but right there kh* takes Uit rcliu.

sitters becaiwe fewer and fewer parents will require the baby sitting services on account of the cost. What the bill would do. in the ca.se It is passed without exemptions, would be to create less employment in theae brackets and hence les.x Income for those engaged in such activity.

And thwt would not bo-w wtiote-some coTtriition OT live people in North Carolina.

When the bill comes to the floor of the House, there will be several attempts to amend it and add exemptions, Unless certain practical exemptions are placed on the bill, then we cannot see how it would benefit all of North Carolina.

A minimum wage and hour bill of 75 cents might hurt a few employers. But It would help considerably too. We do not question that fact.

If the removal of exempUoni was done as a deliberate attempt to kill the bin on the House floor, then it would have been much better to have killed it in the committee session.

So when w'e study the present bill without any exemptions, we just wonder which side has won the greater victory the opponents or the proponents. Final opinion on this question must wait until the arguments and voting take place in the House.

If a minimum wage and hour law establishing the 75 cents minimum as the lowest wage of North Carolina Is passed, then we can say with surety that the proponents of the bill did out-maneuver the opponents. But if It is defeated, then we can say the reverse. Right now we are not sure just which side has won the victory In the preliminary skirmish.

There Is >a lot of ,^e between now and June. And the bill will be debated hoUy in the General assembly. The ultimate rests upon the final decision and not on the action of the House committee.

Thura4*yt 198^

Dieters Can Get Fed Up

By HAL BOYLE NEW YORK (AF) Remarks that dieters get tired of hearing or overhearing:

"Hi, Fatty!"

"Say, aint you been gaining a little weight lately?" This is usually said to you after youve Uken off 15 pounds.

"Going on the wagon might help. On the other hand -- in your case it might kiU you,

too." . .

"Whats that you're carrying under your belt a watermelon?"

"Theres only one exercise thats any help and thats pushing yourself away from the table with both hands."

"Hi. Tubby!"

"I know just the perfect diet for you. It worked wonders for my uncle. You remember him the one we buried last week."

"Now take me. for example. I eat anything I want, any time I want, and I weigh exactly the same as I did 25 years ago. "Maybe its your glands. "Heres an interesting item in the paper. It says obesity la harder to cure than cancer. ,

Hi, Lardbucket!

"Havent you been losing a little lately? Your hair, I mean."

"I guess everything you eat Just turns to fat, doesnt it? "No. I think you girls are all wrong about Grace. If it were what you think it is, shed be knitting things."

"Can you get up off my lap for a moment, Grace? My lega gone to sleep."

"Hi. Chubby!"

"They say her grocer retired last week and bought himself a big new home in Florida."

"Frankly, Grace. Id think youd be glad to have a litUe extra weight like that. I hate myself for being so thin."

"I guess sometimes when you are counting calories you Just lose count, eh. Grace?"

"I did not say she was fat. I Just said her girdle deserved a Purple Heart."

"Hi, Porky!"

"Can I tempt you with a little gravy, Jim?"

"Seriously, have you considered psychiatry? Maybe youre a compulsive eater,"

"What I wonder, Jim, is who ties your shoelaces for you In the morning."

"All right, kids, lets have a race. Whoever runs around Uncle Jim three times first wins." "Hi. Fatso!"

"Maybe if you ate slower." "She never eats between meals, but every time she eats she makes a meal of it.

"She claims she eats like a bird. She must mean a pelican."

"Have you tried eight prunes and a glass of clam juice?"

"A person your size shouldnt wear stripes going that way." "Hi. Elephant Boy!"

"Its called the new atomic diet. You fast for three days and then-"

Few people know even my

closest associatesthat I studied abroad following graduation from East Carolina College.

The other day I found proof of my foreign study. It was a cerUficate stating your columnist

had "successfully completed the^,, ^

Driver Training Course glvenB^ 4SN*!*^

for Highway Transporation Truck Drivers at Kyun Dong High School Area In Seoul. Korea."

Oh well, the army needs truck drivers as well aa generals.

his vest, itll be our first succesa-ful moon shot."

"Dont lose heart, Jim. Keep your china up!*

"Hi, Skinny!"

Strength For Toiday

By EARL L. DOUGLA88

WRESTLING WITH THE INEXPRESSIBLE

Many people demuf over accepting the doctrine of the Trinity.

What Is this doctrine? The word "Trinity" does not, of course, occur in the Bible. The Doctrine of the Trinity is mans awkward attempt to try to relate certain apparently irreconcilable facts which the Bible presents.

We believe in the unity of God. "The Lord our God Is one God." Yet at our Lords baptism the Heavenly Father spoke, calling Jesus his Son. and the Holy Spirit descended in the form of a dove. The theological paradox

which the human mind has never been able satisfactorily to understand and which we try to explain the Doctrine of the Trinity is that although God is one, He is set forth In the Bible as Father, Son and Holy Spirit. These three are persons that is, endowed with personality separate, yet united.

Here are apparently irreconcilable fact*. They appear contradictory, but we believe they appear so because of our lack of knowledge. We try to resolve the difficulty by the Doctrine of the Trinity one God in three persons equal in power and glory.

In the Doctrine of the Trinity, man tries to express infinite truth by the use of finite terms.

Opinions In Brief

'We cannot recognise, hold official relations with, or give fri^dly reception to the agent* (M a government which is determined and bound to conspire against our institutions: whose diplomats will be the agitators of dangerous revolt; whose spokesmen aay that they sign agreements with no intention of

keeping them." Sec. cf State Bainbridge Colby (1920).

"Happines In marriage may depend upon whether the parties consider a xvedding ring a symbol of love and affection or a place for staging fights.Mat-tcxm (111.) Journal-Oazette)

Subsidiaries For New Products

By Ei.MEK ROE.s.SNER Retting up special corporations may solve seme of the problems surrounding the Introduction of new producto Many manufacturers ire fearful of new producto because the losses may drag down the rest of the operation. Sometimes you hear; "Sure, this looks like a good new product We can make U cheaply and there seems to be a good market for tt But suptKvse the e * a bug In production Suppose the market fades away? Suppose that despite all checks, we get slapped with a patent Infringement suit? Suppose the product causes un-fore.seen damage and we are sued Even a successful drfeiise would break as and wipe out gyjiuslne.s.s weve spent a genera-tWn In developing "

The njuswer- Is simple: Icor-poraie a .subsidiary MANY Ain ANTAGF.R U the new product run* onto

a coral reef, the money put into the subsidiary may be lost- But the original company can remain .sound and solvent. That is. of course, unless It has extended guarantees to or signed careless contracts with the subsidiary.

The chief advantage nf setting up a subsidiary corporation to haiidle a new product la this stoploss protection. But there are other advantages. For Instance:

1. In setqng up a new cor-porahPn, It Is possible to bring In new risk capital without endangering the original company. If the new project flatten.* out. Investors must lake their losses without having any claim* on the parent company. Thto Is fatr, be-cau.te if".Hit project has sky-ruckeiing success, the Investors get gii*ter .returns than If the product were put out by. the parent couipany 2 Formation Of a new corporation permit* rewarding inven-tons developers and exploitation

agencies without cutUng them into the parent firm.

MUCH OTHER GLAMOR

S. Stock In the new company may attract promotion-minded associates. A sales company, for Instance, may be more interested in a percentage of the new company than in UnUted rewards.

4 New stock is often a useful means of attracting engtneer-ing and executive talent. It offers low-tax capital gains instead of tgh-tax income.

Stock is useful in attracting other categories of worker* and. even more important. U encourage.* them to do the best Job. If they pul over the new company, their rewards increase greatly.

6 The new companys name can help promote the product. If the company Is named for the product, the product Is mentioned every Ume the company is.

7 Formation of a new corporation permits the awarding of a

panel of titles to investors and those who do the work, ranging from chairman of the board down to assistant secretary. This can buUd loyalty, serve as a substitute for pay .raises, and warm up investors. *

.STILL MORE ADVANTAGE.S

t. Puttbif a new corporation behind a product gives it special attention; it makes the product appear to be a major endeavor instead of tomeUng tagging along; It can impress dealers and consumers.

9. Creation of a new corporation commands space In thcf trade pres* and other media; it can grab a lot of publicity.

10. Properly handled, a subsidiary corporation can serve to reduce tax liabilities In countless ways.

So If you are considering a new product, be of stout heart. Stout enough, that Is, for a session with your lawyer and your tax aocountanta.

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