PAGE FOURTHE DAILY REFLECTOR, GREENVILLE, N. C

Tuesday, October 20, 1959

Tuesday, October 20, 1939

When You Consider-

That Bond Vote And Human Values

It is difficult to estimate in terms of human values what passage of the $34' ^ million bond issue for permanent improvements to state institutions will mean to the people of North Carolina.

Every section of the state and every citizen will be affected by the greater service state institutions will be able to render if these new and much needed facilities are provided.

The $18.9 million earmarked for improvements at educational institutions will, for example, afford facilities for an additional 2,120 more North Carolina boys and girls at the states colleges and university. Faced with a staggering increase in the demand for enrollment in the colleges of the slate, this is indeed a conservative approach to the situation by North Carolina. 3Iore. much more, surely w ill he needed if North Carolina is to meet the demands of its young jieople lor a college education in the years iinn.ediately ahead.

If the additional facilities are not provided, there V ill he youngsters in every county of tne state v\ ho will find they cannot get in college when tluyv want to . . . because there isnt room.

For mental institution's ))ermanont improvements, the bond issues will include $12 million which i.s urgently needed for the cane ol the menially ill ot North Carolina. Here again, it is not a matter of providing these facilities just for the community in w hich the institution is located, b'ut to meet the needs of the state

^i^epresentation

To Be An Issue

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REPRESENTATION Equitable representation in lepisla-tive balLs. Stato and national, is likely TO be a major issue in the next General Assembly. It probably will entail redistnctinc for members of Congress, as well a.s for the State Senate. A logical corollary would be revamping socicitorial districts. maybe even some county lines at the same tune.

There were other factors involved in the breakdown of constitutional revision and court reform in the recent General A.s-sembly, but the immediate cause of the debacle was injection of the senatorial apportionment issue.

The legislative representation question is common to all of the states. Unbalanced as representation is in North Carolina, there is reason to believe some other areas are in worse condition-The old industrial states in New England are bothered with it. and several Western slates, with relatively modern constitutions, are finding that increased urbanization is creating the same problem

Governor LeRoy Collins of Florida selected the need and his campaign for fair legislative representation as the chief problem of his administration, when asked to talk on that point at the recent Southern Governors Conference in Asheville- When he announced that tnpic an audible groan went up from every Governor present. When he had completed his statement Governor James Coleman of Missi-s.'^ippi, who was presiding chairman of the conference, said he he had gone through very similar experiencewith comparable results, or lack of them.

Because conditions in Florida are so like tliose in North Carolina. a summary of Governor Collins statement may prove of interest to our people.

SHIFTING POPULATION When the present constitution of Florida w'as adopted in lH8.i the big centers of population were Jacksonville and Pensacola, both on the northern border, with the capital city of Tallahassee about halfway between. The state's population was mostly riu-al-Tampa, Orlando and St. Petersburg were then small villages. The Miami area, now' with more than a million people, was then Inhabited only "by mosquitoes, alligators and a few hardy Seminole Indians."

Florida population growth has been in the southern part of the state, as ours has been westward since original apportionment under the constitution of I8t)817 years older than Florida'.s. But the agrarian rural people in the north have refitted to concede proportionate rrpre.sontation to the new people in the .south Ea.s-tern North Carolinian.s have been similarly reluctant to .<^urrendcr control to the fast growing ui ban areas In the piedmont and west.

In one important respr'ct the situation in Florida and Miss-Lssippi is different from that in North Carolina. Governors Collins and Coleman reported that a lot of oppasition to reapportion-ment came from legLslators would bailiwicks would benefit by increased respresentation. because it would mean "w'atering down" of the individual power and prestige of incumbent legislators. So far as your reporter has been able to apprai.se legLslative reaction in North Carolina, that has been an influential factor. While there is alignment between the "little" counties of the east and the far west mountains against the "big" counties of the piedmont area, it would be hard to find in North Carolina the kind of "pork chop gang which Governor Collins says has controlled the Florida Legislature. Even so. Florida may be nearer equitable represeniation than North Carolina, because of pending vote on constitutional amendments to increase membership in the LegLslaiure. giving all the new members to the big counties.

AREA-POPULATION In North Carolina certainly, and in other slates perliaps, the formula for basing representation must' take into account both population and area. The word "representation" connotes familiarity with the ideas of the legislators constituents; and that requires accessibility of contact. One man can efficiently represent .SO.tKK) people in a compact population group, all with similar interests, belter tlian another can represent 10.000 people scattered over a wide area with diverse activities.

The big problem, common to all the states, is to find a formula for equitable apportionment of represenation that will take into account all these fac-tor.s ot area and population. From one viewpoint it doesn't make seii.se to have one man representing more than 50.000 people and another with equal vote representing only 5,(K)0. From another viewpoint, it IS unreasonable to expect a representative to keep in touch with constituents scattered over 500 square miles as readily as another with less than itM) miles of area. To fiuTher complicate the formula, it appears that communication lines are lc.ss efficient in the areas of dispersed population than in con-centi-ated communities. So the man with a few constituents in a big area may find it more diffi-cul to "represent" them. Objection of rural county representatives to reapportionmcnt may rot be as wholly selfish a.s some of the big city folks honestly think. The little fellows work together for preservation of their con.stituents rights. But so far there has not been anything in North Carolina like the pork chop gang" which Governor Collins .says dominates the Florida scene.

as a whole. Just one phase of this program is that which deals with mentally retarded children who now number some 6,500 in North Carolina.

At present the state has in use and under construction facilities to care for 3,700 of these children. In Pitt County alone, according to John W. Umstead of Chapel Hill, chairman of the bond election committee, there are at the present time 22 youngsters on the waiting list to enter a state institution for mentally retarded children. In addition, Mr. Umstead says, there are at least 41 other.s in Pitt who have not made application for admittance because authorities have told them there was no need to apply since there is ^io room in the institutions. Similar situations exist in counlie.s throughout the state.

W'hat applies to these two categories that will receive the major share of the $34'1* millions in bond money also applies to the other seven categories of institutions that will get permanent improvements if the bond is.sues are passed. Without exception they are state-wide in their impact in that thev are needed by the state as a whole and the benefits which accrue from them will accrue to the state as a whole.

It is important that the state-wide need for these l)ond issues is recognized by the people of North Carolina. Otherwise, through apathy on the part of the individual voter, the job of casting a ballot in favor of the bond issues may be left to the other fellow. We trust the people of Pitt County will recognize the need for these bond issues and wTll cast their ballots m heavy numbers in favor of the proposals on October 27.

Sen. Johnson Could Be Formidable Entry

With Hou.se Speaker Sam Rayburn acting as a sort of self-appointed campaign chairman, the bid of Senate Majority Leader Lyndon Johnson for the Democratic presidential nomination has been enhanced considerably.

While youthful Son. John Kennedy apparently has been the leading contender for the nomination in recent month.s, this latest move on the part of Speaker Rayburn could have far-reaching repercussions in the Democratic Partys top-level organization. There are few if any men in the Democratic Party today with greater influence at the top level or with the rank and file party members than Speaker Rayburn. His open support could change con.siderably any evaluation of presidential possibilities that might have been previously made in Democratic circles.

It would also appear from Speaker Rayburns announcement this week that Sen. Johnson may not be as reiuctant a candidate tor the presidential nomination a.s he had indicated earlier. Sen. Johnson had said months ago that he would accept the nomination, but indicated he would not campaign for it. In other words, he would have to be drafted. With Speaker Rayburn now driving the Johnson bandwagon, it would not surprise us to see the Majority Leader do some active campaigning on his own.

Sen. Johnsons health will surely be a question for consideration in the fight for the nomination. The fact that he suffered a heart attack several years ago will ri|)t be overlooked. He was at odds with labor leaders two years ago and still is not as popular with the labor element of the Democratic Party as some of the other possible contenders. Then too, his firm rule of the Senate has resulted in misgivings on the part of some Democratic senators. ^

On the plus side, Johnson in Iiis own right is a jnan of great influence in the Democratic party, he has an outstanding record as Senate Majority Leader, and he will no doubt have the support of some of the most powerful men in the national Democratic organization. It is a combination that will make a most difficult situalion for other hopefuls for the nomination to cope with.

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ANb UNION EXECUTIVES CANT EVEN AGREE ON A

^LET^S NOT EKPEa GREAT

NATI0N5

TO agree on

A NUCLEAR. DISARMAMENT TOMORROW NVORNING

By DON SCHLIENZ

Never Do THAT Aaain

Oh, I knew better all right.

In fact, my Missus read my thoughts on the w'ay home when she murmured "Wed better not say anything to the boy about seeing Captain Jack at the dinne tonight".

Whos Captain Jack?

Well, if you dont know. , . kids do.

Captain Jack (Parker) merely chats with a goodly number of thousands of smallfry on weekday afternoons on Channel 9, and incidentally shows some Pop-eye cartoons to his friends. That isnt all he does on television, but due to working hours I know him best for his late afternoon stint.

Captain Jack has the happy knack of talking to his unseen audience of youngsters as though they were equals; to put it a better way, he doesnt talk

"down" to them, but talks to them. It makes a difference.

The small boy who lives with us is strictly true-blue loyal to his Captain Jack and Popeye. Being parents, weve taken advantage of this to get him to eat his spinach, and some greens that werent spinach. (Spinach gives you muscles.)

But leave it to old blabbermouth to spill the beans. . .1 mean spinach.

A couple of days after meeting Parker at the Radio-TV-Press supper, our pride-and-joy was somewhat glum and listless. Must have been a bad day for him. And to lighten his thoughts I mentioned encountering Captain Jack. That opened the gates.

When? Where? and most of all

Why didnt you take me with you?".

His mother shook her head in resignation at my faux pas.

We tried to explain no children had been there.

Not good enough.

We tried tc explain nobody would have let him in.

Still not good enough, and more of that Why didnt you take me with you?" routine.

If he had been glum before, the change was for the worse.

Eventually his mother got the talk away to a safer topic.

Some women would have said "I told you so, but the mother of my children didnt; she just gave me a look which carried more weight than mere words, and Ill never do that again.

Other Editors Saying ... Solidarity The Theme

Touch Of Alice In Wonderlanc.

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By WlLLl.A.M L. RYA.N

There's a touch of Alice in Wonderland about the discussion of disarmament these days.

Thus Lvsue Ls the mast important one facing the world today, involving the question of the survival of the human race. But for all that there is more than a little grim comedy in the proceedings. Illogic Ls being piled upon illogic until the mind .reels.

For example, have a look at this cxercusp in logic just broadcast by MO.SCOW Radio in .support of the latest Khrushchev disarmament proposal:

"The Soviet Union has proceeded from the only correct principle: That controls cannot be an end in themselves and must be organically linked with realization of practical measures

ThLs Soviet gobbledygook appears to mean that there can be no controls over the carrying out of any dusarmament stage until the disarmament stage is agreed upon. That is, control and the disarmament measure must .pring into ,being at the same moment. Mo.scow goe.s on:

"Since the Western powers were not prepared to recognize the justice of thLs viewpoint, the question of controls became a stumbling block to dLsarmament talks.

A.S a result, the^'Soviet government formed the firm conviction that the way out of this impasse is to be sought in general md complete di.sarmament. Only such a radical solution of the problem will remove all the obstacles piled up in' the discussion of partial disarmament and itave the way to establishment of a compreheaslve and complete control system."

In other words, nobody got anywhere in talking about partial disannamem because .one side wanted foolproof conlroLs agreed upon in advance. Therefore, by tliis reasoning, the talks will bo more succcssiul if they concern

romplete and total disarmament with no advance agreement on the control system.

This is supposed to make sen,se. Both sides miLst be aware that it does not. But it is powerful propaganda. The West realizes thus. But it, too, must talk about the thing seriously, or there will be even more powerful propaganda a.gainst the West.

So the statesmen of the U. N. Political Committee are talking , and marking time in this grim game of one-upmanship. At this moment. Khrushchev is one up. The United States Ls cooking up a general review of the dLsann-anieni .vitualion over the years in preparation for a U. S. counter proposal which may or may not even Mie score.

Lacking such a propasal at the moment, the United States seems to take the pasition it has no choice but to say it will give serious consideration to the Khrushchev bombshell. ThLs does not mean the United States takes the Khnudirhev proposal seriously, but only that it fears what the f ftect will be in some parts of the world if it .says it is not taking it seriously.

Kluu.shchev has been willing to concede that his total dLsurma-meiit wuuld be a big bite to swallow all at once. He proposes, then, to lake It in stages, and the two .sides once again are back where they started: on the theme of partial disai'inament.

Both East and West might welcome a degree of disarmament to lighten the awesome burden of an endless arms race. But the Soviet stand on the key question of controls makes' one w'onder whether the Kremlin Ls or ever was interested in significant amount of disarming.

* Massive militaiy potential makes powerful politics, and tliere is no mdieaiion whatevor that the Kreinhn lia.s lust its taste -fur powerful politics.

(Washington Daily News)

"Keep the South solid" seemed to be the tempo of the recent meeting of the Southern governors in Asheville.

The reason for suOh talk seemed to stem from rumors that some Southern states might "take a walk" at the next Democratic National convention. And the governors for the most part seemed bent on preventing this from happening if at all possible.

The South, it Ls quite evident, will have little voice in choosing the next Democratic presidential nominee. The South will have little or no voice in the platform w'hich will be adopted. Then why. one might ask. is the South so bent upon remaining loyal to the Democratic party?

The answ'er to this question can be found logically in the leg-kslaiive branch of our government. The South might as w'ell write oft any hopes it might have of having a voice in the executive branch of government. In fact, it can also w'rite off any chance of a voice in the judicial branch. But the legislative branch is different.

Southerners and southern Democrats control many important congressional and senatorial committees in Congre.'S by virtue of the fact that so many Southerners hold chairmanships.

If the so-called "Solid South" revolted at the Democratic National convention and "took the walk," then what would happen to our numerous chairmen now holding forth in the legLslative branch of government? In all probability if they ceased to be

DemocraLs, they would also cease to hold committee chairmanships.

Of course, we are basing our prediction here on the assumption that the Democrats will control congress after the next election. At least we know the Democrats will control the senate because only one-third of the senators is elected every two years.

So the price the South might have to pay for a "w'alkout" would be the loss of the prestige and power it is now able to hold in committee chairmanships in congress. If the South loses its hold on congress, it has lost its last vestige of influence and power in our national government. From the practical political standpoint, we dont know' what might happen if we "took that "walk" insofar as our legislative power and influence are concerned.

Thus, taking a "walk" might be a high price to pay even

though many Southern Democrats see a powerful weapon being forged in terms of a walk. If it ever comes to the place

where Southerners lose out in congress in this matter of committee chairmanships. then much more effort will be made

to have the South be more inde

pendent in National Democratic conventions.

If we ever have to make the direct choice between influence and power in choosing party nominees and party platforms and congressional power and influence, we would choose the latter.

We believe we stand to lose more than we would gain by "taking a walk.

Halloween, otherwise known as the Eve of all Saints Day, and a time for black cats, witches, jack-o-lanterns. masquerades and the like has its good side. too.

Not all the youngsters are out for personal booty in the way of tnck-or-treat; a lot of pennies are finding their way to the United Natioiis Childrens Fund.

Back in 1952 somebody started the idea of trick-or-treat pennies for UNICEF. That first year they raised $32,0(X); and my how the idea has grown!

Last year over two million children in 9.500 communities collected about $1.2.50,000 to help UNICEF send milk and medicines to children and mothers abroad. ThLs year the inspii-ation is expected to grow .still more, with at least another five hundred communities joining in the scheme.

So Halloween Ls being harne.ss-ed to serve a more civilized purpose than it used to be. and Its really more in keeping with the original theme.

Without a doubt well be having supplicants for UNICEF in the neighborhood again this year . , jso treatem nicely.

Opinions In Brief

The performance of the Soviet pre.ss in its coordinated effort to discredit the authenticity of the American Exposition can be overlooked only at our peril ... The Soviet pres.s attacked our exhibition, denounced the American guides there as liars, and in feeneral strove frantically to neutralize our exhibitions impact on the Soviet people. There i.s nothing in this unhappy performance to suggest in the slightest that Premier Khrush-chev.s regime really wishes the Soviet people to know' the truth about the United States or to further the sincere mutual undertaking which is required for durable peace. The New Y'ork Times.

She Can

aridle Wolves

By HAL BOYLE NEW YORK (AP)Many a poor girl throughout history haa had the problem of keeping the poor wolf from her door Singer Cathy Carr has the problem of keeping the rich wolf from her dressing room. -"Night club wolves come in all kinds of sheeps clothing," she said. "But most of them have one thing in commontheyre usually married."

Tiny Cathyshe just tops 100 pounds, stands under 5 feet 2 Is a doll-faced Sophie Tucker w'hose torch-style song belting has made her a favorite on the nations supper club circuit.

She hails from the melodious precincts of the Bronx, started singing and dancing at the age of 6. .

She first won attention with Sammy Kaye band after out-singing 499 other girls in an audition.

Miss Carr, who Is bubbly-spir^ ited, dark-eyed and blonde, may be miniature, but pound-for-pound she is a mighty powerful mite. And this is no accident.

"I work out every day with barbells, she said. "I do it to keep in shape, but it also comes in handy with the boys. Im not afraid of anyone.

"Weight lifting has helped increase my lungs and my breathing capacity. I think it can help any girl, as long as she doesnt do it so much she becomes mas-culinly muscular, she said.

Cathy said her brother, Joe, & former boxer, also had tuaght her a few Judo holds to protect herself.

"Until now though I havent advertised it," she remarked, then added dolefully; "There goes my social life!

But Miss Carr, who Ls kind-hearted and friendly, w'ould rather chill a night club w'olf with an artful rebuff than tie him up ' with a hammerlock.

"There are thiee kinds of night club wolves, she said.

"The young rich wolf who likes to be seen with as many show world girls as he can date Is the easiest to handle. He is just showing off in front of his friends. To him a pretty giil is like the flower in his lapela decoration for the evening.

"If a girl just bruises his vanity, hell trot harmlessly away and sulk. He cant stand any wound to his ego.

'The worst wolf Is the middle-aged married man who feels life slipping away from him. There Ls a pathetic desperation about him. I tell him You remind mo of my uncle. Hes an elderly lawyer with the gout.

"That takes the wind out of his sails, and makes him feel so embarrassed I usually add, But youre so distinguished looking.

I dont like to hurt a middle-aged wolf, but you do have to bring him to his sen.ses.

"The ideal wolf is the rich elderly wolf w'ho isnt serious but merely Ls out for some fun and wants company. He is a grandpa without claws and is safe. He can be a good friend.

How can a girl tell a wolf? One way is by his sounds. Cathy says these are the four most familiar wolf calls:

"Remember. I met you in Chicagoor was it Atlanta or Miami?"

"I don t wart to be brazen or forward, but there is something about you that appeals to me a mysterious quality I have been looking for. Cant I take you to dinner?"

"You can trust me."

"Yes. I'm married, but It happened during the warany war from Custers last stand to Korea"and Im trying to forget it. She leads her life, and I lead mine." '

GIVE

THE UNITED WAY

NewsDQDer Ad Rates Will Rise

By EL.MER ROESSNER

Newspaper advertising rates are going higher, a Fairchild News Service survey shows. This service supplies Womens Wear Daily, Home Furnishings Daily and several other trade publications.

Rises will come de.spite the fact that rate.s are at a historic high, if found. It said: "New.spapers are waging a determined but losing battle to hold the line against relentless increases in labor, newsprint and production costs.

"Local advertising rates are climbing.,Production charges are spreading and rising. Much of the newspapers increased casts are being passed along to retailers. STILL FAVORITE MF.DILM Many retailers are protesting against the rises, the Fairchild .survey .shows. In a few cities depart inrnt .Stores have cut lineage. In othcr.s they have tried to increase the effectiveness of

Some want newspapers to absorb more of their increa.sed casts; others want them .spread among national advertisers and subscribers.

However, the survey reports, "The fact of the matter Ls that the average store still spends about 85 per cent of total promotional media budget on newspaper advertising. Retailers still pay out the lions share of tlie estimated $2 5 billion spent yearly on all local and classified newspaper ads. Obviously, they regard newspapers as by far their most effective promotional medium."

Newspapers have increased newsstand and .subscription prices, the survey found, and in many cases have absorbed some of the Increases in costs- Many are attempting to increase national advertising revenue.

"The national trend, now gaining momen'aim, Ls for new.spapers to offer national adveriisera

,discounts based on frequency of 'space use." The Fairchild report quoted an unnamed newspaper authority: "Newspapers want to sell lineage. Too much national advertising has been one - shot stuff.

WORKING TO Cl'T ( OSTS

The report continued: "Newspapers are well aware of the retailer.s cast squeeze. Publish-er.s' spoke.'-nien point out, however. that costs of advertising have rl^en and are rising In all advertising mediafrom magazine to television and not In newspapers alone,

"Newspapers are making strong efforUs to hold the line on controllable expenses . . . Split runs and neighborhood or zone editions for more economical suburban ad co\-erage are being adopted by more nr'W.spapeta , . . Many of the nations for excessive ad cnpv corrections . . , their atlvcrlising appeals.

more publishera are considering surcharges in an effort to dia-courage production costs and discourage sloppy production practices among advertisers."

IF YOU WIN YOU LOSE,

FTC CHARGES

The Federal State Commls.sion has filed charges against several New York publishing houses that offer material to contestanls in tion and other advertising con-slogan, title, name compasi-tion and other advertising oon-tesLs, The complaint says that in all such contests, the nile.s specify the contestant must prove he hasnt receiv;ed help.

NEW BLADE COMING FOR SHAVERS

The manulacturers of Americas large.st selling Ahavlnii glade- almasf a monopoly will soon bring out a new blade to compete with It.s other blades. It will appear in two weeks.