Tuesday April 12 1960

The Biggest Farm Surplus

Coastal Area Facing TourisLBown

North Carolinas entire coastal area from Nags Head to Wilmington should feel the benefit.of increased tourist trade this summer because of the new Atlantic to Ocracoke ferry put into operation by the Taylor brothers.

The new ferry will provide the missing link that always has been a deterrent to north-south automotive : traffic along the outer banks and coastal area qf the state. With the new ferry now in operation, tourists , can follow the outer banks from the Virginia line down ' to Ocracoke, and continue their trip southward along ' the coast via the ferry. ^

There can be no doubt that the greater access-ability to thcvlong chain of sand banks that rim North Carolina will attract more tourists to the unique coastal arear-In addition to being a primary attraction in itself, the coastal region of the state will become an im-- portant side trip for many tourists traveling to major destinations to the north and to the south of North Carolina.

The presence of the ferry opens broad new economic frontiers to a section of the state which traditionally has deprended upon fishing as the mainstay of its economy. Itrincreases the tourist potential that in time may well make coastal Carolina one of the major year-round playgrounds of the nation.

But the ferry in itself is not enough if the tourist potential of the area is to be realized. Special precautions must be taken to see that the area retains its natural attractiveness even though thousands of vacationers visit it year after year. Its waters, the game fish and the wildlife which are part of its attractions must be preserved as tourist attractions many decades from now. ,

If the influx of tourists to the area reaches expectations in the coming summer and the next, there will immediately be the need for improving highways in the areaparticularly from the Morehead City-Beau-fort area to the mainland, ferry stop at Atlantic. There will also be the need for improved roads on the outer banks from Ocracoke northward.

Coastal Projec

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Given Though

North Carolina looks with anticipation to the economic growth which |eems in store for the area now that the Atlantic to Ocracoke ferry is operating. We must not, however, overlook the fact that the economic growth will bring new problems the state as well the immediate area must solve.

Demands On ECC Call For More Attention

The continuing upward swing of demands being made on East Carolina College by prospective college students show clearly that the institution must be accorded increasing consideration by the state in financial matters if it is to fulfill its potential as an educational institution. ^

So far this year applications for entrance at East Car-'lina next fall have increased by 539 over the number of applications received at this time last year, and now stand at 1,659.

A new enrollment of such proportions at East Carolina would set another new record, and likewise it would pose a problem for the college in terms of taking care of the increased number of new students. While we are confident the problem for the coming year could be resolved, itgs clearly indicated that East Carolina will have to have new facilities in the years to come.

Over the past 10 years East Carolina has grown rapidly in terms of enrbllment. It has also made tremendous progress from the standpoint of curriculum, higher standards of instruction, and increase in faculty and staff to handle the additional students. During the same period the physical facilities at the college have been expanded at a rapid pace in an effort to keep up with the demands brpught about by the growth.

It is evident now, however, that the growth of ECC appears certain to continue. The number of students seeking admission at the college shows no signs of slacking off. The demands being made upon the institution for public services other than providing college education for thousands of young people continues to increase.

If these demands are to be met, and if the college is to fulfill its potential of service to the state, it must be accorded by state officials and by the legislature consideration in keeping with its needs and in keeping with the demands being made upon it.

Bv HENRY HOWARD

Terry Came To Town

By JAY JENKINS Guet Writer

Lieutenant Commander W. B .

Noble of the U. S. Navy, a native of North Carolina, made a peech to the Henderson Rotary Club recently and outlined an Imaginative program for coastal development. He suggested that a state committee be appointed to explore the ideas he

^ advanced.

* Whatever else may be said of Commander Nobles wide-ranging views, they illustrate beyond that he has been giving Itngthy and detailed thought to the potential of our coast. The cynic may diniss his suggestions as pie-in-the-sky dream-

ing. But the "population boom and its requirement for full use 01 resources may eventually make the Commander more closely resemble a prophet than a dreamer, _

These were his long - range

. suggestions:

1. Enclose the coastal waters by closing the inlets along our coastline. "Each time a hurricane strikes. . .the coast it inflicts damage that runs into the millions. Most of this damage Is done by the unusually high waters that occur with hurricanes. By closing these Inlets to the sea we have theft formed a huge reservoir with our coastal waters. Then they can be controlled."

2. On this solid coastal land mass build a turnpike to Join the new tunnel being built by Virginia connecting Cape Charles and Norfolk. Va. This turnpike would begin at the northern end of our coastline and end at a. juncture with U. S. 17. 10 miles north of Wilmington. "Today thousands upon

thousands of our northern neighbors make an annual trip to the south and return over congested highways, , . . I'm

; ^{raid not enough of Them stop . irtth us. .

. 73, Have a positive means of ermtrolling the water level in the Pamlico, Albemarle, Core

and Bogue Sounds by a series pumping stations, which

would in turn generate electri

city for residential and industrial use. "The coastal plain of

North Carolina extends from 100 to 150 miles inland from our coastline. Right now, over two million acres of land lies submerged in a few feet of shallow water. Let us lower the water level just three feet and we will gain hundreds of thousands of acres of land. . .By lowering the water level- . .we will then have means to prevent flooding of large areas when hurricanes do visit our state. ,

4. Build entrance locks at Beaufort and Ocracoke inlets for ocean-going vessels.

5. Dredge a seaway from Ocracoke Inlet to Washington, N, C., using the course of the Pam-ilco River, "Let your imagina-Uon wander. . .Can you picture a thousand ships bearing the flags of all nations receiving and discharging cargo and passengers at a point 100 miles in-

' land? Can you visualize the cities that would spring up along the course of this vast waterway and can you visualize the prosperity it would bring to us?

6. Formulate plans for a master national and international air facilitya master cargo and passenger airport. "Because of North Carolinas geographic location in the center of the east coast of the United States, it is logical to assume that state could house an ah faculty that would serve as a master terminus for national and international fUghts. Transport arriving at this master air facility could then be shuttled by truck, train or smaller aircraft to its destination.

"This idea looks at North Carolina in its entirety. It is pointed toward the growing, processing, manufacturing and shipping of our products. It would enhance North Carolinas position as the Variety Vaca-tionland. It would improve our wUdlife areas. . .

"I would like to stress one thing: I am not proposing that all of these developments take place overnight. North Carolina has a long history of sound financial management and this plan would cost money. I am proposing that we look to tomorrow. .

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rortune leiier Knows As Much

By JAMES MARLOW

WASHINGTON (AP)Find an inexpensive fortune-teUer and youU know as much as the politicians do now about the presidential race.

Theyre guessing, and theyre all mixed up.

Right now the accent is on individualsthe personality and appeal of the would-be presidential candidates. On election day what probably will count most is the mood of the county. The politicians hardly mention that,

In mid-April the pros have no more idea who will get the Democratic nomination than they did in January. Nor can they even be sure Vice President Richard M Nixon wUl get the Republican nomination, although he now has no open opposition.

The presidential primaries have not proved anythingeven to the winning or losing candidates.

Sen. John F. Kennedys win in Wisconsin last week wont count for much if he gets slaughtered May 10 in the West Virginia primary against Sen. Hubert Humphrey, It might be enough to make Kennedy pick up his marbles.

Politicians seem to give the undepressible Humphrey the least chance of getting the nomination at the Democratic convention. He lost to Kennedy in Wisconsin by more than 100,-000 votes.

But it was like a shot of adrenalin. Humphrey immediately began rocketing around West Virginia In anticipation of May 10.

Nixon, unopposed so far for the Republican nomination, fin-ishl^d third behind Kennedy and

Humphrey in Wisconsin in total votes cast. He has been slipping in the polls. He cant stand too much of that. .

Maybe its because he hasnt said much all year. In turn, maybe thats because he didnt think he had to, since he looked like a cinch for the nomination.

Nixon is like a man in a political corset, laced tight. For seven years he has been President Eisenhowers shadow and so far as the public knows his yes-man. At least, they have had no public differences.

But, since there is only one Eisenhower, Nixon cant run on his record alone. Before the general ran in 1952 he was a proven military leader, a popular hero, and a recognized apostle of good will.

His was a "papa-knows-best" vote, two times in a row. He not only gave the country two conservative administrations, he did more. By his "lets-be-calm attitude he gave the country a chance to catch its breath.

But Nixon, although he has the advantage of being Eisenhowers choice, is neither a popular hero nor a father image. He still has to convince people he should be trusted in the presidency.

This means that he must appeal not only to the conservative Republicans, who are his main support, but also to Democrats and Independents, without whose vote he can not win at all.

This is where the corset squeezes. He cannot get as liberal as the Democrats. They have that comer staked out. Besides, it would be too sudden a switch for him to be convincing.

Terry Sanford Day,* as yesterday was named by the Fayetteville attorneys local supporters, featured four main events that attracted a representative cross-section of Greenville and Pitt County,

The aspirant to the governorship of Tar Heelia kicked off his visit to Greenville with a press conference, then moved into a tea with local ladles, and across the river to a barbeque' dinner with some 170 guests, before unveiling the agricultural plank in his platform before local boosters at the Pitt Courthouse last night.

Campaign spokesmen termed the day pleasantly successful."

But aside from discussion of the major issues of the day, handshaking, backslapping, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera, that involved at least a thousand lo

cal folks, there were other incidents that drew isolated attention.

Take this little guy, not more than six years old. He comes strolling up Evans St. just before the candidates arrival.

Whos this Terry everybodys talkm about, he demanded of someone he apparently considered distinguished-looking and important.

Son, replied the helpful stranger, that Terrys about the best Terry youve ever seen. Why dont you stick around a few minutes and take a look. Okay." the youngster consented, "but I wonder if be can do what my buddy Terry can. Then quickly, You reckon he can, mister?

Confidently the stranger without reservation assured the little guy the arriving candidate could at least equal the newly-men

tioned Terrys capacities and skills.

Tm gonna sure wait an see, then. declared the little tyke adjusting his faded blue baseball cap and leaning again.st the nearest parking meter, cause . . . mister, you see these marbles? he asked stretching out a handful, My buddy used just five of these yesterday afternoon over by the ravine and clipped four blue jays with his bean shooter.

The distinguished-looking strangers eyes widened a little as he moved on into the hotel lobby muttering, Funny what some folks want in a governor.

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Strength For Today

By EARL L. DOUGLASS COST OF ACHIEVEMENT There is a passage in one of Brahms sonatas which has call-forth universal praise. It appears to have sprung spontaneously from the rare genius of this great musician. But the biographer of Brahms says that Brahms worked sixteen years over these few bars of music until he perfected them.

A greater sjnger stands before an audience and everyone marvels at the ease with which he performs. This ease comes as the result of countless hours of hard discipline. The orator moves multitudes with eloquence, and although* once in a while a genius jumps to his feet and spontaneously utters a masterpiece, most great speak

ers attain their power by years of hard work. We think of Abraham Lincolns Gettysbiug Address as being hurriedly delivered- But there was a way in wMch Abraham Lincoln had been preparing that address since he was a very young man. The reason why the world has come to regard it as a masterpiece is because the whole of Lincolns personality suddenly became vocal. What Lincoln expressed In that speech were not just certain ideas; he expressed himself.

Nothing in life worth doing is done easily. No one works harder than the genius. There is nothing cheap about this order God ha Grekted. and in which He has put us to live. All achievement carries a price mark.

(Goldsboro News Argns)

Confusing all around is the phrase which describes the situation for many high school seniors who have waited until this time to apply for college entrance. We base the statement on knowledge gained from parents and or students both in and out of Goldsboro.

Said one man of a grandson; "He has been accepted at three colleges. He has a record which enables him to go anywhere he desires." But the bright young man has not yet picked his school. So three colleges c- uni-\ ersies may be looking for him next September.

That is not an exceptional case. We know another senior who wants to go to one college. His parents want him to go to another. He can get in at either. He has been writing or conferring with officials from each.

Another case. This student has passed his scholastic aptitude and all the entrance tests now being required with a grade that Ls above average. He is well developed, mentally and in accepting responsibility. Yet the one school which he would probably select and which his parents would prefer has said no to. him. He has feelers out lor entrance in one or two other directions.

Such situations may be even more common for girls. We know of cases where daughters

of alumnae have been turned away. The girls also find themselves shopping in several directions for a college, i^mc may seek aid from friends in getting accepted at one college or university. But in their fear that they will be unable to gain entrance they apply at two or three other places. Friends who have used contacts to gain acceptance for them at one place may be embarrassed to find the girls arent going there after all.

Colleges have attempted to do something to control the situation by setting fees for tests and for formal applications. But a satisfactory solution is far from being worked out.

Some young people will be hurt by a system which is forced to rely more and more on tests because of lack of room for all who apply. The harried' colleges must strive with greatest dedication to apply instincts ot the heart with the tests. Many applications come from students of small liigh schools, from homes which have been lacking in background materials o( reading and education. If refused college they are likely to continue their lev^jl of Ufe and mentaUty. U given a patient chance they bloom in mind and soul. Some of our greatest men have come from such levels. Had the tests been strictly applied they would have bc^n turned away.

From the one-in-every-crowd department:

After Sanfords rally la.st night several dozen people stiU milled around the court house and surrounding streets.

As it always happens. group.s, groups of three, four, or five persons stood around talking in tones soft enough to unintelligible from 10 feet but loud enough to create sort of an overall murmur or low roar.

This one-in-every-crowd bird comes prancing up from out of nowhere and hears several different groups mentioning sort of help for some kind of hot campaign.

Hes completely in the dark as far as who-needs-help-for-what goes, but it seems to be the fad. So he glibly strolls into one of the little groups and calmly offers his assistance.

We snapped the picture below as he pointed above his head to a single, protruding hair and promised red-hot brain power for any campaign. Just light the fuse.

Talk about a nutl

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By GEORGE E. SOKOLSKY Copyright, 1960, King Feautra.

Syndicate, lac There are men who keep themselves in print by signing petitions. heading committees. Joining movements, etc. It can be a very exerting activity. A new committee has quite naturally come Into existence m one always docs to deal with the cuban qucsUon. This one is called "The Pair Play for Cuba Committee. No committee has been organized called "Pair Play for the United States. There are always those who favor America Last.

The Committee Is, headed by Waldo Frank, Cturman, and consists erf a number <rf others whose biographies will be discussed as the material becomes available. The Chairman, Waldo Prank, had for many years been a contributor to the "New Masses. a Communist weekly. In September. 1932, Waldo Frank published an article in the "New Masses, entitled "How I Came to Communism."

Prank has been all over the map politically. For instance, the DaUy Worker" on April 29, 1949. printed an article, entitled "Waldo Prank, Agent of Wall Street. He was denounced for telling Latin American students that youcan learn more today from Gandhi than you can from Stalin.

"Hoy, a Cuban newspaper, on August 12, 1949. identified Waldo Frank as a backer of the Continental Congress for Peace held In Mexico during September of that year. In 1950, he signed a peUtion for a research of the Hollywood Ten.

Waldo Frank was formerly President of the League of American Writers. Louis Budenz described Prank as the travelling companion of Earl Browder when Browder ran for President in 1936. His name appeared on a list of persons who assisted in the defense of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. He is difficult to define politically except that he Is always on the other side.

Carleton Beals, Co-Chairman of this new committee, has had a long record of signing and belonging. He is also known as Carl Blick Beals. Way back in 1939. he was a contribute* to the largest Communist front organization this country has ever had. the American League tor Peace and Democracy. In 1934, he was an endorser of the National Committee of the Friends of the Soviet Union.

He contributed to a pamphlet entitled. "Blood on Sugar. issued by the International Labor Defense. He was a member ot League of American Writers and of the National Committee lor the Defense of Political Prisoners. He was also a member of the American Friends of Spanish Democracy. He was a sponsor of the Harry Bridges Victory Committee. In 1936, Carleton Beak was a member of the non-partisan committee fbf the re-election of Vito Marcantonio, a member of Congress of extreme Left Wing tendencies.

Although I find the name of Carleton Beals In connection with the above Communist front organizations and also as a contributing editor of the "New Masses, a Communist magazine, I find no evidence that he was a friember of the Communist Party, if that is important in this Instance.

At any rate, these are the records of the Chairman and the Co-Chairman of the "Fair Play for Cuba Committee which placed a $5,000 advertisement in "The New York Times in defense of the Castro regime. In this advertisement, they say;

". . .Cubas recent trade pact with the Soviet Union represents an effort to find new markets for Chiban sugar, and to obtain, not arms, but agricultural im-pleiiients and industrial industrial machinery for which credit has been denied in ths United sutes. . .

This will cither be true or false in the course of time. We shall see.fhat goods Soviet Russia provides Castro. Will it duplicate the goods the Kremlin sent Nasser? What pends in Cuba immediately and urgently Is the question of water. About 10,000 persons, Americans and Cubans, live on the GuanUnamo base, but all the water for it comes from several miles (Continu(!d on page five)

Prices Raised To Your Limits

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"A DOZEN DOES IT

By ELMER* ROESS.NER

Men will pay more for their fall or winter suits, more for overcoats and toppers. Piices will be up about 6 to 7 per cent, or about $5 on a $75 suit, about $10 on a $115 garment.

The major reason for the increase is the new Increase in wages, effective June.. 1. reached in an agreement between the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America and the Clothing Manufacturers Association of the U.S.A.

iTie agreement provides an increase of 17 Vi cents an hour then, to be followed by a 4-cents-an-hour Increase In fringe benefits on September 1. COMPROMISE PACT

The agreement represents a compromise between management and union. Manufacturers offered 12j cents an hour in June ad union representatives originally asked for 25 cenk 'an hour.

One of the effective arguments of manufacturers was that any increase about 17 is

cents would force an increase in prices of more than $15 a, garment. Manufacturers argued that any rise above that mark would cause men to buy less clothes or search for non-union bargains.

Another effective r point was that a greater increase in pricer would encourage the importation of more foreign clothing.

So fai', most of the imports have been in the high - yPrice mens wear field, but if tile differential between American and foreign-made garments were increased more than 6 or 7 per cent, there might be a flood of imports.

The increase will raise the average clothing workers wages from $1.77 an hour to il.94'2 an hour.

MODERATE INC|$EASES

Jacob Ptofsky, president and other leaders of the union insist that the increase.in wages it moderate. It Is the first general rise since 1956, when the uaiop won an increase of 12'a cents an hour. Management

conceded this point, noting that prices of clothing have risen only 9 per cent since 1949, w'hlle the consumer price index rose 25 per cent.

Other factors in the expected Increase in clothing are higher costs of rent, materials, overhead, insurance, sales and promotion. These items have, in many cases, risen higher than union wages.

Men may profit by keeping eyes sharp for bargains before the prices rise in June. However. since the Increase is far from outrageous, shoppers should avoid being stampeded into false bargains. It will be cheaper to pay $60 for a good suit in June than to pay $75 now lor a suit that doesnt add prestige, to the wearer.

^ Let's race It: 90 per cent of the money men sfteftd for suHs is for prestige value. If that were not so, men would go about decently covered in $7.50 overalLs.

So if they are now spending $67,30 for looks when they buy

a $75 suit, its cheaper to pay $r* more for the same advantage than to pay less and get no more prestige value than overalls would provide.

But dont pass up bargains that offer real prestige at low prices.

NEW PLASTIC BAGS CHALLENGE KRAFT BAGS

A new type of material for industrial bags may give kraft bags stiff competition this year.

The new bags are made of special compounds of high-den-sity polyethylene. They have been tested at the W R. Grace 'plant at Barstow, Fla., for haniUing triple superphosphate. They are said to hdve proved better than kraft bags and in some cases superior to bags of conventional polyethylene.

v;hicli k about 40 per cent thicker. , ^

If the bags gain acceptance in the indiLstrlal field, similar bags probably will be infrodup-ed for consumer products.