PACE romTHE DAILY RErLECTOR, GREENVILLE. N. C

Tuesday, October 13, 1959

Tuesday, October 13, 1959

When The News Reached Spain

Unsatisfied With Running Second

With Russias recent spectacular achievements in the space race, there can be no question about the nited States taking another long and careful look at its space program in the very near future.

Almost certainly some new and more streamlined program will have to be considered when Congress convenes early next year. Between now and then it is good guess that administration officials will be busy evaluating possibilities and framing a new program designed to bring American space achievements closer to those of the Soviet Union.

It was only two years ago that Russia sent aloft its first Sputnik and the United States was not far behind in putting its own satellite in orbit. At that time it was anybodys guess as to who had the edge and each nation claimed its achievements were more meaningful from the standpoint of future development.

Russias recent successes, however, have lead top American space scientists to concede that Soviet achievements to date have surpassed those of the United States. Some leaders have estimated the United States may be as much as one to two years behind the Soviet Union in space progress.

Such a situation is not satisfactory to U. S. leaders or to the American people. It should be expected,

! Driver Makes His Own Recorc.

(Guest writer today. Bill Crowell, Motor Vehicles Public Relations)

If theres any magic in North Carolinas point system, its probably that it allows the individual driver (and there are some two-and-a-half million of us> to calculate and assess his position in relation to his driving privileges.

In fewer words, he makes his ow'n record.

The point system, in effect since June, is a plan to secure the cooperation of all drivers in the safe and courteous use of our streets and highways. It tends to correct the driving habits of persistently unsafe drivers and to do this before its necessary to suspend driving privileges. The point system further seeks to improve rather than punish drivers and to protect the safe, sensible driver from those w'ho cannot or will not heed the traffic laws.

The North Carolina system weighs traffic offenses according to their seriousness. When a driver is convicted of a violation, the Department of Motor Vehicles receives w'ord of it and assesses a certain number of points against the driving record of the convicted person.

Should a driver allow his point total to accumulate up to 12 within a two year period, then his driving privileges are suspended for 60 days.

Before that time, however, every encouragement is given bad drivers to mend their ways. This involves sending a letter of warning to drivers wth four points and calling in for an interview those drivers with seven points.

Not all violations are charged the same number of points. Experience has shown that accidents and violations are correlated: that is, drivers wth more than the average number of violations against them will also have a higher accident frequency. Studies of accident causes show that certain violations are better predictors of accidents than others. Thus points are awarded according to the seriousness of the offense.

Officials of the Motor Vehicles Department know there are ways of improving a driver without taking away his driving privileges. Under the states point system, two common sense steps are taken which may make subsequent suspension unnecessary. The advisory letter, for example, is used to inform a driver he has become officially c&nspit-cuous and that his record is approaching a critical stage. Some 900 Tar Heel drivers have been so notified. And it is reasonable to believe that corrective measures will be self-imposed by the majority of them. Most drivers need only such a letter to make them mend their ways, according to point system authorities.

A further step comes when personal interviews are called in an attem-t to persuade borderline drivers that they can and

should drive safely. A suggestion to attend one of the vehicle agencys driver improvement clinics is made at this time. Drivers who elect to take this rehabilitation corse may have three points removed from their record. The Interview is one of the most important phases of the point plan. It is conducted by experienced personnel, specially trained in driver education and improvement, who listened with a friendly ear and encourage delinquent drivers to get it off their chest. The hearing official endeavors to pin point the cause of the bad driving record and attempts to convince the driver that he is capable of better driving.

The measure of last resort

comes when persistend bad driving results in 12 points against the driver. Then his driving privileges are automatically suspended for a period of 60 days. This provision Is absolutely mandatory and no driver can be permitted to drive under any circumstances during the 60 day period.

Once his license is restored he starts wth a clean slate. However should he accumulate as few' as eight points in the next two years instead of 12 his license may again be taken away. This time for six months.

In North Carolina we are constantly being reminded of the safety responsibilities of our communities, local government, organizations everywhere. The aims of such programs are to reach the individual road user. The merit of the point system lie in the fact that it represents a direct line approach to the individual driver. If pooridriving and improper attitudes are chiefly responsible for traffic accidents, these are the elements to be attacked. The difficulty is that not too much is know'n about the emotions, good or bad. that affect a drivers behavior at any particular moment. The average person keeps his thoughts pretty well locked up and if they are to be influenced at all they have to be influenced from within. The point system tends to create such self-examination in drivers.

Because of its relative newness, no one can predict the public reaction to Nprth Carolinas system. In Indiana, where they have a similar system in operation. a survey of 3000 motorists revealed that 94 per cent agreed the system was just, fair and impartial. All agreed the system influenced them to drive with greater care and caution.

The point system affects hardest only' those w'ho will not drive safely. This would seem, in itself, to provide an Incentive 'mong the far greater number of safe drivers to exercise individual self-restraint and self-control. Failure to do so, of course, leads to growing pressure in terms of warnings, interviews, and probationary action, with suspension of driving privileges as the end penalty for'continued driver violations.

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therefore, that changes will be made in the near future in an effort to close the gap between the U. S. and the Soviet Union in pace achievement,.

It may well be that the basic organization followed by the United States for its space and missile programs will be one of the first things to be revamped as a new program is framed.

There are at present in the United States 101 separate federal groups involved either in the missUe or the space program. The space programdevoted to non-military applications of missiles and space vehiclesis under the jurisdiction of a civilian agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The branches of military service have been given jurisdiction over specific phases of the weapons or military uses of missiles and space vehicles.

In such a complicated organization, there is a great deal of overlapping of effort, and at the same time there is a great deal of unrest because of the limits in which each of the agencies i.s supposed to work. None of the branches of military, it seems, is really happy with the role it has been assigned. Each would prefer greater latitude in carrying on space-age projects.

It boils down to the fact that in spite of the large sum the United States is spending on its space-age programssome $3.5 billion in this fiscal yearthe desired results are not being achieved. It is doubtful under present organizational structure a great deal more in terms of actual achievements could be obtained if more funds were designated for space-age projects.

The fact that the Soviet Union had a head start in the space race is little consolation to the American people or government leaders who have seen our own achievements dw'arfed by those of the Soviet Union. Unaccustomed to the role of second fiddle, the United States will be content with nothing less than a superior position in space pioneering as well as in other things.

Now that we have finally come to the point where we can realistically view our position and recognize that we are running a rather poor second, we must set about to accelerate our space-age pace in order to achieve supremacy.

The logical place to begin the revamping which obviously is nece.ssary to achieve that goal, is to streamline the complicated structure that now guides and perhaps handicapsour space-age program.

Self-Policing Is Best Bet For TV Industry

It seems apparent that the case of fixed big money television shows is out of the hands of the federal government so far as finding a law uhder which toprosecute those responsible for rigging! the shows and furnishing answers to winneis is co;nrcerned.

The matter determining policies aM ethics which should apply to television shows can l est be handled by the television industry which staiy3s to gain most by strict adherence to playing square with the public and lose most by such practices as ha|\e been followed ill some of the big-moncy quiz show

There can be no doubt that th^ industry has lost prestige because of the scancla]ythat has developed over some of its top quiz sJjo-Wsf^either should there be any douM^fertThTr-mirior networks are now seeking to prpV^ent such practices in the future in spite of the that their efforts in this direction appear to be^^ghtly tardy. In the long run, the industry, rather th^n the federal government, can probably do a more effective job of policing its own practices.

For the federal government to seek to frame and enforce laws to govern the rigging of entertainment through the broadcast media would be an extremely complicated undertaking that would cost the government considerable money and probably would not accomplish the goals being sought.

Whether the government acts or not, its a good bet that the television industry will go to great lengths in the future to see it doesnt get caught in a situation similar to that brought on by the fixed quiz shows.

Peiping Loudly

COLUMBUS 1>l$C0VeRl> A NEW WORLD/ WITH $ONVUCH NEW SPACE TO EXPANti NATIONS WILL A/HER A6AIN HAVE TO FICKT EACH OTHER.

LAST/ THI$ WILL

MEAN AN EN^TO WAR!

lllpfeSrMAMNlrtSi By HENRY HOWARD

A Big One Is Coming Up

East Carolinas Buccaneers, sporting what is apparently the best gridiron outfit of several seasons, meet a real tough conference test this weekend when an encounter with Western Carolina is on tap.

The Pirates have posted a pretty impressive record thus far through five games. Although EC lost its first tussle to a powerful Presbyterian eleven, H came roaring back to hopelessly subdue a badly outclassed Yankee squad Albright College and then run roughshod over its next three opponents,

A real test for the Pirates is forthcoming. Probably its toughest of the season.

With a victory this weekend over WCs Catamounts, the Bucs will have a good opportunity to

bring the North State Conference crown to Greenville.

After the WC game, the remaining conference squabbles facing the Pirates are to be played in College Stadium here. These cannot be regarded lightly since they involve the pre-season favorites in the North State, Lenoir Rhyne and home sometimes a big advantage.

The trip to the hills this Saturday will be a long one and will take the Bucs to hostile territory indeed.

The Catamounts are always at their best at home and are capable of thi'owdng a roadblock for any title contender. And its been a good while since theyve been beaten on the mountain side.

EC Coach Jack Boone, naturally realizes that this weekend

Other Editors Saying... A Potent Dark Horse

?rocloims Boss

By WILLIAM L. RYAN

Moscow, say the Red Chinese loudly and clearly, is the big boss.

Peipings Communist party has gone out of its way to emphasize that the Soviet Union is the undisputed leader of the world Communist movement.

The remarkable performance more than justifies the expressed conviction of Secretary of State Christian A. Herter that the Kremlin is responsible for the actions of China and the w'hole Red bloc. It underscores Undersecretary Douglas Dillons contention that the U.S.S.R. should be held responsible for any Peiping aggression.

If there are differences on the ideological or the strategy level between Moscow' and Peiping, the Chinese party seems to have buried them in an extravagant bow to Moscows unquestioned leadership.

As if to dispel any notions among the worlds Communists of a Kremlin-Peiping rift, the most Important Red Chinese newspaper, the Peiping Peoples Daily, has just published an editorial important enough to be chorused by the whole countrys provincial press. Its theme also was broadcast in foreign languages.

It was not a long editorial. But no less than eight times it stated unequivocally that in matters of the world revolution and the strategy of the revolution, the Soviet leaders w'ere the bosses.

Here are pertinent excerpts:

China has become a component of the Socialist camp headed by the Soviet Union.

The entire Socialist camp, headed by the Soviet Union, ha.s grown in strength and closer unity with each passing day.

In the past 10 years, the great unity of the Socialist camp,'headed by the Soviet Union, has made

tremendous contributions to safeguarding world peace and in socialist (by which the Reds mean Communist) undertakings,

Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchevs recent disarmament proposal clearly illustrates that the Socialist camp, headed by the Soviet Union, is the strong pillar of peace.

The Chinese people have always regarded it as their sacred International duty continuously to consolidate and develop the solidarity of the Socialist camp headed by the Soviet Union. Today the Socialist camp, headed by the Soviet Union, is more united and stronger than ever.

Red China will promote the unity of the Socialist camp headed by the Soviet Union.

And the last line of the editorial: Long live the great solidarity of Socialist countries headed by the Soviet Union!

The Chinese Communists hardly could make their meaning clearer.

(Washington Daily News)

More and more talk is evident throughout the state that Judge Hubert Olive may finally get into the next race for governor of North Carolina.

If it does so happen that he does enter the Democratic primary, then he W'ould be a potent candidate. In 1952 when it looked as if William B. Umstead had clear sailing for the Democratic nomination, Judge Olive entered the race and gave the Umstead folks a real scare.

In 1952, few people gave Judge Olive much of a chance even to make it a close race. But when the votes were counted, it was found that Mr. Umstead had beaten Mr. Olive only 28,500 votes over the state.

In 1952 one could go on the streets in Beaufort county and hed find very few voters who professed to favor Judge Olive. But when the ballots were counted In the 29 precincts in our county, Mr. Umstead received 1,190 votes. Over the state, Mr. Olive carried more than one -thii'd of the counties.

Mr. Olive had no active organization working for him in 1952 In Beaufort and many other Eastern counties. Mr. Umstead had the organization active in his behalf.

Should Mr. Olive decide to enter the 1960 Democratic primary in the governors race, then it would not only throw a scare into the camps of the present potential candidates, but it would com

plicate matters considerably.

The thrcij leading candidates of an unannounced nature at the present time are John Larkins, Terry Sanford, and Addison Hew-litt. Mr. Olive would cut into the strength of all three candidates, but probably from the practical standpoint, his candidacy would hurt Ml'. Sanford more than any of the others.

We say this because Mr, Olive was closely identified with the Kerr Scott political camp. And Mr. Sanford was once campaign manager for Mr. Scott and one of his leading lieutenants.

Today it begins to look more and more as if Mr. Hewlitt will be the fair haired candidate of the forces supporting Governor Hodges. While the governor has said that he will take no active part in the race, his close associates and friends could well show by their actions that Mr. Hewlitt is their candidate.

In 1952 in the statewide returns, Mr, Umstead received 294,170 votes, while Mj- Olive received 265,675 votes. One cannot say that Judge Olive is an unknown quantity throughout the state. No one was better known than Mr. Umstead. Yet, Mr. Olive received approximately 47.5 per cent of the total vote.

Heretofore many politicians have talked in terms of stopping Mr. Olive

Right now it is our opinion that Mr. Olive could throw a political monkey wrench into the Democratic primary picture in 1960, should he decide to run.

brings sort of an anti-climax to the young season. He knows his Pirates are capable but realizes that theyre in for a rough 60 minutes come Saturday.

There have been tales in years past about pirates hinting that the real sea robbers of old always shied away from mountainous regions whenever possible. According to these tales, the main reasons were that many members of the pirate bands had either peg legs, hooks for hands, or the like, and found the going rough when climbing around the highlands.

Still, there was a certain pirate with a red beard who made his richest hauls while invading rugged mountainous areas bordering the sea. Seems like his name was Barbarossa.

Ole Barbarossa was one of the fiercest of all the sea dogs during the height of piracy and pulled some of the most dazzling raids and victories imaginable.

He was quite a pirate.

This weekend, as EC makes its w'ay through the twists and turns of our states mountain roads, lets hope there are scarlet shades in OUR Pirates beard!

Never

Appliec.

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By HAL BOYLE

NEW YORK CP) - I think 1 speak for all my colleagues when I say we dont want to be armed. said Constable Norman Niblo of the Citi^'xi London.

Constable Niblo also feels, despite a postwar growth of violence, the British public doesnt want its police to carry guw as a daily duty.

If we do, every petty little crook will start carrying a gun. People will be hurt, he said.

Constable Niblo, a 6- foot -2 heavy-bodied man - weight 18 stone or 252 pounds - has never used a gun in nearly a quarter century as a British policeman.

The big, good-natured, 46-year-old officer is here on a good w^l visit to the United States. His face and form are familiar to thousands of tourists who have visited his beat, the ancient, mile-square financial heart of the British Commonwealth.

The traffic here is fantastic," said Niblo, after a sight of Times Square. The mid-London area he and some 700 other fellow officers patrol has fantastic traffic problems of its own. Its residential population at night is about 6,000 Its workday population rises to 750,000.

A student of the historical lore of his city and his craft, Niblo brought with him a number of souvenirs of police work in London a century ago. It was in this period that the police, nicknamed CharUes "during the reign of Charles II, came to be known as Peelers or Bobbies. after Sir Robert Pell, pioneer of modern police systems.

The policeman of that time wore a high top hat and looked more like a society figure. He had no whistle. He carried a large w'ooden ratchet, which he whirred to summon aid. It made an infernal din. He also carried his own gas light, anchored to his belt.

Oddly, the truncheon of that day is longer and more slender, but less formidable, than the compact club Niblo carries in his daUy duty, but says he has never had to use on a man in 24 years.

A mild-speaking man, he has a quiet pride In his ability to handle ordinary police problems with the authority of his voice and hands. By this he means the usual thing-trouble at a bar, a minor disturbance of the peace.

Among the constables rewards for keeping the peace is a boot allowance of three or four shillings - 42 to 56 cents - a week. He also has available without cost to him the services of a chiropodist, although he has never had any major foot trouble himself.

Violence is growing a bit in the metropolitan area, including attacks on police, he said regretfully when questioned. Most of the increase is among young people.

Strength For Today

By EARL L. DOUGLASS BE PATIENT

We live in an impatient age. We do not like waiting: we want things now. Television lets us see an event a thousand miles away as soon as it happens. Jet transports whisk us across the ocean in a few hours.

Some Christians would like to see this speed-up transformed to their spiritual life, too. Believing in Gods powers, they ask Him for a favor or gift and expect that it will be forthcoming at once. They pray that someones indifference toward them will be turned to love, and they expect to have it happen tomorrow. Or they pray for a higher and more responsible position and are disappointed that the notice of promotion does not come in the next mail.

God hears our prayers, but He does not always answer them w'hen and as we expect Him to. We are His children, and His answers must often be like our own answers to our childrens requests for things thajt we know they are not ready to have. God w ill not suddenly transform someones indifference to love at our w'him, but He will help us to live

shiningly so as to deserve that love. The better position will come when we are able to fill it.

Be patient. God hears and answers prayers, but we must obey His wl in fulfilling the answers.

There are three answers to prayeryes, no, and wait.

Quote...

In this country, when people say peace they mean the absence of war. The dictionary defines it as a state of pdblic tranquility; freedom from civil disturbance or agitation. To the Reds, peace spells Communist rule.Miami Herald.

It Is rare that a person lives up to the expectations or down to the suspicions of his associates.Gastonia Gazette.

I happen to be one of those people who has very little faith in the ability of .statutory law to change the human heart or to .eliminate prejudice.*President Eisenhower.

xploring That Fockler Theory

THE UNITED WAY

By ELMER ROESSNER

From now on through Election Day, 1960, you are going to hear about Walder D. Fackler. Facklerism 'may become a smear word as the campaign and candidates who arent even sure what it means may go down to defeat because they were it in the game of political tag.

The smear may be even blacker because Mr. Fackler is an assistant director of Research of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, often regarded as reactionary.

Mr. Fackler told a special Senate Committee that under certain conditions, some unemployment may be a positive economic good.

This brought down a ton of Democratic brickbats on his head. He tried to explain that he was talking about , temporary and voluntary unemployment. He tried to justify his position further, and he did so ii^ $4 words, the kind that were called $2 words before inflation.

He made little impression because most of the politicians present were figuring how to usf ius iuiUal slalemeui to lq-

sure their election next year. If there were such a thing as a reverse echo, you could hear them now declaiming, The present wicked Administrationor at least its big business allies WANT unemployment. The more people out of work, the more they can crush labor. . . and so on far into the, night.

COULD HE BE RIGHT?

Lets play around with the Fackler idea and see if theres anything to it.

Lets .suppose that we reached a situation in which there was no unemployment, not even tern-temporary and voluntary unemployment. There would be a job for everybody in the working force. Jobs and men came until, perhaps, some articles would be too expensive to prorating an upward force ^in wages out even, no-matter how you looked at it.

Then suppose somebody: came along with a great new enterprise. say three dimensional television, with color, smells and humicilty -on damp days. His company and Us Imitalor'i would need l.OO engineers. IflO.O skiilcd workers and

men. to say nothing of plant and machine builders, lawyers and advertising men.

WHENCE?

Where would they come from? They would have to be hired away from other companies, and that would turn on one of the tightest and fastest upward wage spirals ever seen. People losing men would have to hire back others at any price, or cut back production.

Or suppose a man wantfd to start a small four-man oiusi-ness for himself. To get the four, he would have to bid against giant corporationsor wait until more youngsters came in to the labor market.

Even without new enterprlsp, any time the number of deatlis and retirements exceeded the

new accessions to the labor

market, there would be a new bid-up for manpower.

And between times, every

worker would be..&hopplnR around for a new job, constantly gcne-duce, bringing back some temporary employment.

When flu epidemics cut working forces, or new products vtere

planned, there would be no pol of unemployed from which to draw. Either production would have to be cut back to exorbitant wages paid.

After a bit of this, the pubUo would demand remedial action. We could import more foreign workers. Or, to prevent them from bidding wages up above dangerous heights, we could freeze people in their jobs, just as we did during World War II.

But regardless of what we did, complete employment would produce problems far worse. than moderate and temporary unemployment.

CHANGES FOR AWARDS IN VERSATILITY CONTEST

The annual Hess Brothers Versatility in Design and Use Conte.st for 1960 is a wide open affair, judging from reports from the Hess Brothers Awards Committee, 527, Madison Ave., New York 22. While early entries are numerous, there is Little competition in some of the eight classificiatlons. Manufacturers with products designed for more than one use can get full InforruAUA* irnm cum-