PAGE FOURTHE DAILY REFLECTOR, GREENVILLE, N. C

Monday, March 21, 1960

Monday, March 21, 1960

Progress Report

Butler Hurting Democratic Unity

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Has National Democratic Chairman Paul M. Butler uvecf his usefulness to the party as its chairman?

The question, raised frequently in recent year, was brought up again last week by Sen. Hubert Humphrey, who ansN.ered his own question in the afjfirma-live.

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' By HAL BOYLE

NEW YORK AP)Things a columnist might never know if he didnt open his mall:

The harder machines work, the more Jobs there arc for people. With machines now doing 04 per cent of the work, there are more Jobs available per 1,000 population than there were in 1850, when machines did but 6 per cent of the work.

American women now spend over one billion dollars annually in beauty parlors.

Sir Winston Churchill is one leader who places a high value on experience. The farther backward you can look," he once said, the farther forward are you likely to see.

What next? Models at the Grace Down.*; School here are sporting a new fadmulticolored eyelashes. 'They give a girl that rainbow look.

Gag of the week: A sailor, says singer Sheila Reynolds, is Just a wolf in ship's clothing. At what age did you marry? Until recently a girl could wed s* 12 in Nort>'cro Ireland She still can In Rhodesia and the Fih IsUnds.

Household hint: Its smart to coat all door knobs and hinges 1 ghtly with petroleum Jelly before painting a room. Then if paint drops on them, it can be easily wiped away.

A recent survey found the average woman washes only 30 dishes daily. My>wlfe, when informed of this, asked in disbelief: What does she do writh the othersJust throw them out the window

If starlings are a nuisance In your city, you can blame Eugene Schieffelin, a 18th century bird fancier. He imported 40 pairs of starlings from England in 1890 and turned them loose In Central Park in Manhattan. And they spread across the land like a feathered plague.

If you are tense, it may spring from an inability to make up your own mind. William James, the noted psychologist, warned, there is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing Is habitual but indecision.

Time on your hands: Ever wonder how long it takes to grow a full fingernail? About 150 days.

Anyone who ever worked for a living should appreciate this definition of a boss: Hes the man in your office who is early when youre lateand late when youre early.

A large whale may have a 600-pound heart, but Its brain weighs only 20 pounds. You can draw your own moral.

The sentimental soldier: President Andrew Jackson, tough In war and rough in politics, was a kindly husband. Heaven will be no Heaven to me, he said, if I do not meet my wife there.

No wonder its so difficult to achieve peace and real understanding on earth. The world still ha.s more than 700 million adults who can neither read nor write.

Something for nothing: U.S. service stations now give away more than 100 million road maps a year.

In Insects as well as humans, the female of the species often outlasts the male. Adult lady mosquitoes live about 9 days, but papa mosquito usually expires soon after breeding.

It was playwright Henri Ibsen who observed, the strongest man on earth Is he who stands most alone.

Strength For Today

By EARL L. DOUGLASS NATURE OF OUR LIVES What am I? Not Who am I? but What am I?

There are some who would say that we are simply high-grade animals. We are a species which in 'the course of evolution has learned how to stand and walk upright. People who hold this view claim that we still have a lot of mire on our feet. Any idea that we can look up and appreciate the stars and the heaven which lies beyond them Is sentimentality. We are animals, Therefore, say the people who take this point of view, let us be as pleasant animals as possible.

The Christian religion recognizes the physical basis *>f life. WE ARE CREATURES. But we are creatures with a soul. Our body is a temple of the Holy Spirit. Into the casing which

comprises our physical life, God has put a thing so precious that we dare not damage or destroy it. It is a light which we snuff out at our eternal peril. It is a variety of goodness which we must not mar unless we are willing to receive the awful constf-quencee of Gods anger.

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support all branches of the party. In the case of Chairman Butler, this, unfortunately does not appear to be true.

Sen. Humphreys call for Butlers resignation from tl\ top party post came on the heels of assertions that the rauy chairman had predicted that Sen. John l onnedy would win the Democratic presidential nomi-p ition on the first ballot. Sen. Humphrey, also a candiel ite fur the nomination, immediately charged Butler v.as rsinii his position to promote one*of the c8ndi-oates. Butler declared he is neutral so far as the partys rcrin:tion is concerned, and has no intention of rc-s'^ning his post.

Since he has no intention of resigning his post as chairman, Mr. Butler certainly should make a more diligent effort than has been evident in the past to cement party harmony and party unity If his controversial pattern of the past continues, it will be increasingly difficult for the party to present a united front this year. Even without a controversy over the chair man, it will be hard enough lor the party to remain united in a year in which the convention is sure to bring a hectic and spirited struggle over the nomination of major candidates.

Resort

This most recent squabble in which Chairman Bntler is involved adds to the speculation that he is not the man around whom all branches of the sprawling Democratic party can rally and unite. In past months he has issued statements which have irritated a large segment of the prty particularly in the South. At times, in our opinion, he appeared to be seeking to split the party rather than unite it.

Nothing constructive for the party can be gained if the national chairman continues to stir controversy within the party by his actions and statements.

jand in North

By ROGER RABSON

BABSON PARK, Mas . It may seem strange io readers of my column to see this subject when New Enstltnd. No'them New York, Michigan, and other summer resorts are btir-ied in two feet of .snow. I, however, have definite rea^^ons, as shown below, for writing under these wintry conditions.

Some Similarity In Major Air Disasters

NOW, AFTER fAOKTHS OF NEGOTIATIONS, GOOD-WILL VISITS^EXCHANGES OF VIEWS

TIME TO BUY SUMMER PROPERTY

ATTIT^e

In this election year, it is important to the Democratic Party that it be united. It is important that the national chairman of the party has the confidence and

Another major airline disaster that claimed 63 lives in Indiana last week should prompt an intensification of investigations and regulation reviews by federal aeronautics officials.

The rash of major air disasters since the first of this year has been peppered with apparent mid-air explosions or disintegration of planes, leaving no survivors and few clues as to the cause of the crashes. In most cases, the investigators have been able, after painstaking investigation to establish the causes of the accidents. But their seemingly increasing frequency is a matter of grave concern throughout the nation.

Just as the rash of mid-air collisions a few years ago prompted officials to carefully review air traffic patterns throughout the country, the series of crashes so far this year should bring about a review of the air safety measures and the planes which are being used on commercial flights.

OUT 01

Mcwt people who are looking for a aummer cottage, especially for a place to spend July and August, wait until a hot day in June before looking around for a cool spot- This is the height of folly, as such property is always in greatest demand and sells at the highest price In June or July. The bargains alw'ays occur in March or April, and this will be especially true thia year.

SjradiasU. li

By GEORGE E. SOKOLSKY

It also should be remembered that all classes of workers are getting longer vacations, longer week ends, and more time for recreation generally. In addtion, the population of the country is constantly increasing, as is alsoand most especially the peoples income. I have already commented that land is the best hedge against inflaUon. Certainly, a modest summer home should be a better investment than a second car. It could even be a place of refuge in case of World War 111.

It is not a problem whicn can be resolved overnight.. Yet the apparent similarity in several of the major air disasters this year should be sufficient to warrant a full scale review by top federal aeronautics officials as well as the airlines themselves.

Off-The-Record Weakness

BUY WATER FRONTAGE IF POSSIBLE

Minority Gave A Sounder View

In other words, we are spiritual beings. We have important physical characteristics. We have minds, although we are not exactly sure what the "nlnd Is. But what we do know is that , that a spirit which la redolent of heaven is encased within a body, a creature body, in which we must dwell and through which we must operate.

We are sons and daughters ot God. It is only when we meet lifes high demands that we know how Joyful and heavenly life can be.

By RALPH ROBEY

Under the Employment Act of 1946 it was provided that there should be created a Presidents Council of Economic Advisers and a Joint Economic Commlt-.tee. The latter was given the function of reviewing the annual economic report of the President and making its appraisal to the Congress. The committee has done this year after year and also has made many special studies. Last year it got the authority to make an Investigation of unemployment, growth, and price levels. Its report on this was issued a few days ago.

The Joint Committee chairman if Democratic Senator Paul Douglas of Illinois. When the study was started many of us were deeply worried because of the known so-called liberalism of Douglas. However, so many real authorities were invited to appear before the committed that our worries disappeared. More accurately we recognized that if a left - wing report was Issued it would have to be in spite of the excellent material presented to the committee.

Inaccurate Staff Study

The first intimation that a slanted report was on its way was the study prepared by the staff technical director, Otto Eckstein, which was dated December 24, 1959. This long document, 488 pages, is one of the roost amazing analyses ever issued by an intelligent person. It is lnaccurat, distorted and prejudiced, and when it appeared we all hoped that the committee itself would simply Ignore this staff study In the preparation of its final report.

This hope also proved to be ill-founded. The majority report of the committc2 is almost as bad as the staff study. It read much more like a campaign manual than a serious economic analysis, and It split the committee wide-open. The minority report, signed by the six Republican members, says that

the majority report is partisan. cavalier about simple rules of logic and evidence, and disrespectful of legitimate differences of values, opinions, and judgments. In more detail It is said the majority report is needlessly partisan. . .is unbalanced and evasive. . .is internally inconsistent.

The majority report is 61 pages long; the minority report, 20 pages. Senator Butler (R-Md J. in addition to signing the minority report, added some 40 pages of further analysis and criticism. This is of high qualitythe best in the entire volume. Senator Butler says that the majority report makes 12 generalized recommendations, one of which embraces 9 separate federal programs. He briefly discusses each of these recommendations and concludes: most of the policies set forth In the majoritys report would entail additional federal spending leading to more inflation. price instability, and eventually, unemployment.

6200,000 for Study

Copyright, 1960. Ring Features Syndicate, Inc.

Having all my life avoided working in a pack. I have also avoided the press conference, the press luncheon, the press cocktail party at which newspapermen gather with some celebrity and listen to what they should already know. Often the celebrity speaks off the record, which is impossible if more than one other person is present.

three persons are in the room, there is a witness to the conversation and what is said Is on the record. If 20 people are in the room, it is a mob and a public man would, if he has any sense, be very careful as to what he says. A man can be quoted without his name being used and it will be known who said what was said. For Instance, on March 15, "The New York Times carried a story which began as follows: "A

highly placed Democratic wga-nlzation source expressed belief tonight that Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts probably would be nominated for President on an early ballot at Los Angeles.

The next day, newspapers reported that Senator Hubert Humphrey was demanding the resignation of Paul M. Butler from the Chairmanship of the Democratic National Committee for prejudiced talk. Harry Truman and Sam Rayburn reprimanded Butler. The anonymity was broken. The phrase, a highly placed Democratic organization source did not fool anybody, it should not have been used. A man ha.s a name. Whoever unloads a story on the people should be respon-' sible for the story.

I recently broke my rule and attended an off the record luncheon for a great man. Quite a few were present, say 20 or 40 at a long table. The food and

Other Editors Saying...

ack Of Knowledge

Congress authorized $200,-000 for this study. Over 100 eit-nesses were heard by the committee, all of whom did an enormous amount of work in preparation for their appear-a.nce: and 23 special papers were written for the use of the committee. All of this material is available to students and the public, and much of It is truly excellent. Moat persons, however. have neither the time nor the inclination to go over such a mass of economic discussion.

At the moment, therefore, there is no escaping the conclusion that scores and scores of our best economic scholars have been imposed upon, that the prestige of the Joint Economic Committee has been undetermined to a serious degree, and that a wonderful opportunity for constructive work has been lostprobably lost Irretrievably.

Public Forum

(The Houston Chronicle)

The ignorance of the worlds geography, and even of United States geography, among American college students is not only deeply disturbing; it is outrageous A test given 5(K)0 college students by North American Newspaper Alliance showed that our young people are abysmally uniformed about their own country and the world. In the words of Dr. Samuel Van Walkenburg, who prepared the test, It is incredible to find that intelligent college students should have such fantastic misinformation.

On the world geography part of the test, the composite score was 25 out of a possible 100. The students knew little more about their own country. As brought out in the three-part series of articles in The Chronicle this week, less than 50 per cent had even the vaguest notion of this countrys population. Only 4 per cent could givet he worlds approximate population

Among the most amazing things the test uncovered: Two thirds of the students listed Cuba and Puerto Rico as trust territories of this country under the U.N. trusteeship council. Only 65 per cent knew that U.N. is the abbreviation for the United Nations, Only 19 per cent could name four Eurooean satellites of Russia. Only 39 per cent knew that Spanish and Portuguese are the two principal languages of Latin America. Only 9 per cent named the two Middle Eastern countries without a predomi

nantly Moslem population (Israel and Lebanon). On the worlds population the guesses ranged from 10.000,000 to 500,000,000,000.

Dr. Benjamin Fine, author of the series, comments that our college students know about as much about world geography as a well-read 1-year-old. College students of 30 or 40 years ago certainly would have made a better score on a test based on the world as, it was then. So would sixth graders in grammar school.

The reason? Geography has virtually disappeared from the curricula of high schools and colleges. In too many grammar schools it is taught not as a separate course but In a mishmash called social studies. The test proves the undesirability of grouping smatterings of history, economics, geography and perhaps other subjects Into study courses labeled world affairs or some such name.

Among recommendations Dr. Fine makes are: Restore geography Qourses in high schools and colleges; train teachers to make the courses more interesting; use visual aids and contemporary publications, and encourage the production of new and better geography text books. In thjs shrunken world In which this country has so many commitments about the globe and in this era of cold war it is positively dangerous for American youth, our future leaders, to know so little about their own country and the world.

drink was good. The celebrity was important in the news of the day. The questions were trivial; the answers were what could have been expected from questions which were answered a decade ago. Some seemed to project themselves more than others.

As it was all off the record."

I cannot mention where or what it was or I shall be violating the rules of hospitality and good manners. Nevertheless, nothing can prevent nrve from saying that I was bored and that not one question was asked which could not have been answered by anyone in the room had he taken the trouble to read any current material on the country involved. 1 shall go back to my old rule: if a celebrity wants to talk to me, it is on the record. for the record and without the encumbrance of witnesses.

In the old days, reporters avoided oif the record interviews with public figures, because that is an old trick to shut a man's letter file or subvert his pea. It is more moral to pilfer a mans letter file ors ubvert his secretary by buying her a dinner than to be seduced by getting a dinner or luncheon from the great. I think it was my old friend. Fritz Krelsler, who had been hired to play his fiddle for a fee, an honorable way to earn a living. But his hostess wanted him to mingle with her guests. For that he insisted upon being paid an extra fee. It was an additional task, outside his line of duty.

When a reporter is asked to one of these off the record gabfests, he should either -efuse to go or demand to be paid for his time, his being more valuable than that of the celebrity.

Why is anyone tempted by the celebrity? The answer, of course, is that the newsman is hungry for news. He feels that maybe he wlU get a morsel; maybe the great mans tongue will slip. Often he wants to know what this particular great man looks like. Some reporters and editors believe that if they see a man, they can understand him better. We cannot, of course, see Julius Caesar or Charles V but we have a fairly good understanding of them. We have seen Hitler and -Mussolini, if only on television, and we are not even close to an understanding of the psychological and sociological forces that made them possible in two of the most civilized countries.

WeU, I, an old reporter, accustomed to digging for nuggets of Information in what looks like barren soil, return to my ancient doctrine that what is off the record is not news and therefore now worth going after.

While the government can print more bonds and dollar bills, only God can make more natural properly drained frontage on the ocean or on lakes or on rivers. Although, in Florida and In some other places, artificial water frontage is being made by pumping out adjoining -sand, yet this amount is infinitesimal, considering the waterfront already available. Even if you feel unable now to buy or build a summer home, you might well buy some land if it Is properly located- In the meantime, you children should be taught to fish and swim.

Although I personally prefer

Cape Ann. Massachusetts, as the finest spot In the nation for a summer home, yet I realize, that many people feel better on mountain land in the summertime. This especially applies to those with asthmatic tendencies or chronic coughs. Pine and spruce woodland is very agree-able to many. Such land is gradually increasing in price as the trees grow. When purchasing any kind of land for a summer place, be sure to have electricity and telephone conn**-tions. Good, pure water can always be secured by <liillin a well. Such wells should be free from contamination, and should be safe from fallout in the event of atomic war. Some civil defense authorities claim that woodland partially protects against fallout dangers, but this has not been proved.

DONT BUY SIGHT UNSEEN

In closing, let me say a word to those who are looking for winter homes or for all-year-round homes in the South or in California and the Southwms;. Salesmen with maps and photo* graphs should be treated courteously. but one should never buy a summer place or a winter home without first visiting the property. This is Important in order to acquaint ones self not only with the land, elevation, etc., but also with the neighbors. Increases in property values depend largely upon the neighbors.

It is also wisealthough not essentialto get within reasonable distance of a community with churches, schools, fine apartments, library facilities, and stores. I assume that every reader desiring a summer or winter home has an automobile; but in addition, it is a good idea to be fairly near a bus route. If one bomb should be dropped accidentally on a Russian or American city by some psychotic aviator, it would be almost impossible for the average citizen not employed in defense work to get any gasoline. The government will see that all living people get necessary, even if scantily rationed, food, but their provision will not include gasoline.

TO THE EDITOR:

I believe that Jasner Tripp, now attending State College, who took up the cause in behalf of the oboelst in the PUBLIC FORUM column In Wednesdays edition, misunderstood the light in which criticism was made. Let me assure him and all others who read what I write from time to lime, that the remarks made about this performer mere completely impersonal. yet at the same time true. Ill be the first to admit that sometimes the truth hurts, but I wrote my comments not as a dig, but as constructive remarks.

feet of the performance Is Im-pairec:, it is not fair to the total picture. From the vantage point of the audience it was the oboelst who seemed to be weak. If the band contained other players who were likewise weak, this fact didnt show as obviously: It was the oboelst whose playing marred the consummate effect. So, as I see it, I was not unfair to him by writing as I did, but he was unfair to the rest of the band by doing something which detracted from the otherwise good effect the band obtained

Minimum Wage Hikes Doomed?

I did not write this without first conferring with those who know much more about the oboe than I do, and it was the opinion of all that thia performers Intonation WAS seriously effected by hla bodily movements. The movements themselves were not distracting things like this are seen being done^ by many performera. But when their musical production is hindered thereby U becomes more .serious. By the verv nature of the Instrument. It Stands out even in the middle of a full band, and when the overall ef-

It is often my painful duty to single out a weak perfonn-er; not long ago I had to do the same to a tuba player in the E.C.C. band. And when another occasion such as this arises. my Integrity as a musician and as a person writing for public consumtion prompts me to continue this practice. I do not know Norman Cone, the oboelst, personally; but even if I did, my conscience would have demanded that I write as I did. It was entirely for the good of the band, not as an affront against the oboelst. which caused me to criticise.

Grorgr S. 'eny

By ELMER ROESSNER Proposals to Increase Federal minimum wages from $1 to $125 or $1.50 an hour seem doomed at this moment. These are the reasons:

1. Southern Congressmen are opposed to an increase in that range because it would Increase Southern wages more than Northern wages, thereby reducing the economic advantage with which the South has been attracting factories from the North. > Furthermore, It would tend to decrease the difference between white and Negro wages.

2 Many Northern Congressmen are opposed because of the buroen it would put on industrial constituents. These may not have much voting power but they have a lot of party-con-c' tributing means.

3. A smaller increase, say of ro or 15 cenb5, will attract as many workers votes as a larger Increa.'^e. without offenriing fat cat.. <A fat cat l( a wealthy man who can bo porsuadcd to

contribute to political funds.) INTERNATION COMPETITION

4. Congress is becoming increasingly concerned over the decline in exports, and becoming aware of the fact that one reason the high American wage rates. Since increasing minimms tends to increase wages all the way up, there will be reluctance to boost min-Imums more than nominally. Best guess at the next minimum: $1,15,

Here are more business prospects, based on analysis of the news:

Water conversion sooner than you think. For generations scientists have talked about ways to gel fresh water from brackish or .salt water, so promises or early succe.ss get disbelief. This year two planLs to produce fresh water will be started; one may be in operation before 1961. Water will cost more than natural fresh water, bu. the grow-ln demand for water may make it a b.orsain.

Dip In steel production. Building steel stockpiles, aided by some cutbacks in auto production. has been faster than expected. This threatens to cause a cutback In steel production with resulting layoffs. Some experts see steel output down to 80 per cent of capacity before demand turns up again.

FEWER STRIKES

More labor peace. While pressure for higher wages has not abated, there will be fewer attempts to gain them by strikes this year. Top t labor leaders have 'not been convinced that there will be a bigger prosperity pie for unions to share in; they know that strike activltv in an election year may hurt pro-labor candidates. The biggest strike threat of all that of the railway brotherhoods seems to be diminishing. The biggest issue, featherbedding, may be shunted off to arbitrators with everybody saving face and railroad workers getting a modest increase.

More Rd Uade bids. Efforts

of Communist nations to increase trade with the resi--fvequently predicted here - ill Increase this year. Communist sources are now ^offering both chemicals and pharmaceuticals they never sold here before, and the number of such items and related goods, will lncreo.se during the year. Some of the chemicals offered are believed to be scarce in Red nations; offers therefore may be regarded as sacrifices made to break down East-West trade barriers.

OLD PROMOTER COMMENTS ON THROW-AWAY TREND

A postcard arrived today from the Old Promoter. Quote;

Been reading the ads. Throwaway dishes Throw-away napkins and tableclothes. Throwaway beer bottles. Throw-away pie pans. Throw-away paper shirts in Germany. Throw-away freezer bags. Next therell be throw . awav automobiles, throv/-away living - room furniture. But what most wives want niQsi is Uirow'-away busbaucLs.i.

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