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HE DAILY REFLECTOR, GREENVILLE, N. CFriday, May 27, 1960

Friday, May 27, 1960

Worlds Biggest Pain-In-The-Neck

An Important Day For Good Govmt

Everv registered voter in Pitt County has an im- It would seem that at least Dortant anpointment tomorrow ... an .ppointment to registered voters would oe sufficiently interested m Lercise his citizenship rights and responsibilities by the future welfare of our government to participa e

participating in the election of our government offi- wnrbe"surpasse';i by several

^l^H^ntThln eUctir^^^^ TJZ goo^ government is de;endent upon the partici-

which officials are chosen by the peopleby the peo- pation of the citizens to whom the

Die who take time to go to the#polls and cast their Good government begins not m places of g _ ,

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ers in elections is our best assurance of good govern

ment is founded, for it is the day when the people speak for themselves, forthrightly, by marking their ballots for the candidates of their choice.

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ment.

We urge every registered voter in Pitt County to

cise their priceless right dividual convictions. Certainly it is to be hoped that 0. the vast majority of these registered voters will go to ^

the polls tomorrow. Otherwise, the major task of elect- fl /3 Aflfl 10

ing officials who will be charged with the responsibili-ty for representing us in our local, state and federal governments will be left to a minority rather than a majority of the electorate.

Pitt Countys present voting record of some over 13,000 votes in an election represents only slightly more than half of the present 24,000 registered voters.

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ByLYNNNISBET FINALLY. BRETHREN Within a few hours the seals will come off the ballot boxes and the votins machines at 2,094 precincts In the states ioo counties. The citiaenry of North Carolina will be engaged in the exercise of its highest privilege, which also means discharge of its greatest resiKHisibitythe election oi men and women who will make and enforce the laws for the next two to four years.

How many of the approximately two million qualified voters will participate is uncertain. The campaign which culminates in Saturdays voting has been unusual, almost wlerdly unique in some aspects. Contrasted with the marked apathy which prevailed for most of the time, was the exceptional interest manifested in new registration and the enthusiasm at the Democratic State Convention last week. The fact that RepubUcans have a statewide primary for Lieutenant Governor and Commissioner of Insurance, a congressional primary in the 12th district, and a larger than usual number of contests for county and legkila-tlve offices, Justlfle.s prediction 50,000 or more Republican votes will be cast.

The statewide Democratic vote. will be divided among lour candidates for Governor and three for Lieutenant Governor, with such apparent equal strength that in the final hours few unprejudiced observers dare to predict the winners. The one certainty is that a second primary will be necessary for any candidate to obtain a majority.- there are indications that some voters may wait ft* the run-off to express their choice. This could reduce Saturdays voting, and produce the rare result oi a heavier vote in the second than in the first primary. That is not considered likely.

HOW MANY? Estimates on the total Democratic vote range from 473,()00 to more than 700,000. The record was the 564.505 cast In the 1952 primary. Your reporter strings along with tin estl* mate of 600,000 to 650,000.

Three main factors contribute to difficulty in estimating the turnoutand to the conclusion that the total will be below the potential. First is the fact that just a few hours before the showdown a whale of a lot of people apparently have not made up their minds'. Second and third, and they must be grouped. is the degree of participation by Negro and womep voters. There is evidence of more than usual activity in some areas, less than normal in others. Both groups had smaller representation at the recent convention than had been expected. On the other hand, both showed * keen interest in registration, according to reports.

Hotly contested races in the first, third and sixth congressional districts, and real humdinger races for the Legilature in

several countiesHalifax, Rich-fond, Sampson and the second senatorial district (embraced almost wholly in the first congressional) are notable examples are expected to tedng out record voting. Local contests in other cocnties have stimulated more interest than the big statewide campaigns. Presumably the voters who go to the polls in behalf of a legislator or a county commissioner will mark the ballot also for a Governor, Lieutenant Governor and United States Senator. Only the statewide and congressional district votes will be tabulated by the State Board of Elections and totaled for publication. Chances are Uie aggregate of all local votes will be several thousand more than the state wide totals.

To determine the actual number of voters participating, as contrasted with the highest number cast in any one race, would require checking the poll books at each of 2,094 precinctsnot an impossible but surely an un-worthwhlle project.

NONLEGAL -r- It is physically impossible for all but a very few precincts to comply with the statutes as to arrangement of voting booths, roped off spaces, distance from areas open to the public, and other requirements. More than 2,000 of the 2,094 prer clncts will operate in non-legtl manner, according to the letter of the law. There will be few, if any, instances of illegal operation, according to the spirit of the law.

The statute provides that no person shall loiter about or do any electioneering within such polling place or within fifty feet thereof; imd a guard rail shaU be placed not nearer than ten feet nor further than twenty feet from said election offeials and ballot boxes. The law hooks ihow a diagram oi Just how this arrangement shall be. As a matter of practical physical fact, with most voting places being nre stations, school houses, homes and stores, these statutory provisions simply cannot be met.

Since that law was enacted in 1929 your reporter has seen only one voting place meeting all the i*equlremnts. That was in a Rocky Mount tobacco warehouse, where the area was meticulously chalked off and roped in. But on hundreds of visits to polling places, .he has not seen evidence of violating the spirit of ^the law for protecting the voter's right t 0 undisturbed secrecy in mark-ine his ballot.

Loosely to paraphrase a Biblical quotation the law condemns. but the spirit keeps alive, Almost certainly there win be charges of malfeasance or misfeasance on part of election officials in this primary. Long experience and observation justlftea the comment that the chef Instance of misfeasance will be failure of cltiaens to exercise the duty and privilege of particibating in the election.

From various sources around the state there have come in recent months the suggestion that East Carolina College already has grown sufficiently in size and now it needed to improve its academic level while deemphasizing its growth. ,

Such statements, of course, carry the implication that a school such as East Carolina College cannot grow in academic stature and at the same time continue to increase its enrollment at the rate ECC has in recent

years. ^

If such a supposition were correct, the nation and particularly North Carolinawould have witnessed a serious deterioration of the academic level in all its institutions of higher learning in the past decade. What has actually happened, however, is just the op-

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PAVEMENT TERMITES?. . If your columnist doe.snt look up as he strolls, he does look down occasionally.

Thus it was that we noticed hundreds of little holes in the

requirements of our colleges and universities. The influx of new students has tended to raise the academic -jy j standards rather than lower them. ^ ' \ O

Such has been the case at East Carolina College, J. \| \,^ LVk.^k..y just as it has for most other colleges and universities..

To say now that East Carolina should stop the growth what s that?. . . We were

of its student body and concentrate entirely on aca- Sr

demic improvement is indeed lalacy. talking to the fiim s newest

In spite ofand perhaps because ofthe fact employee, Milton Foley,

that East Carolinas enrollment has grown three-fold middle of the convcr.sa-

in the past decade, the academic standards at the col- tion. Milton looked up at the top .......... ..............

lege are much higher now than they were a decade of,,.he .. ^sphaR on me

ago. Even if the enrollment continues to increase at the wnght Bmiamg ana nawi o

present rate over the next decade, we may likewise pointed to the sign 'C.T.

expect a comparable increase in the academic stan- Mumiord high ^bove the -Gia-dards of the college. mor shop and Best Jewelry

Ea.st Carolina, to be sure, must continue its pro- Co. signs,

ffram of upping its academic requirements in order to Mumford's was a big Grecn-

give its students a better education. But to say that ville firm of bygone days,

the growth of East Carolina has brought about at rte

expense of the academic program is a statement that observant the

will not stand the test of close scrutiny. average person is as he walks

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ing Sunday afternoon.-This was just after the graduation ceremonies had begun. It didnt take us long to figure out wha hoppened.

You can blame it all on the chic spoke heels women wear these days. Seems the 9.33 graduates had lined up on this particular street in preparation for the processional into College Stadium.

As the girls bided their time

Some Insurance other Editors Saying

Not End Of The World

3y Rockefeller

The Daily Reflector

INCORPORATED

Published Every Afternoon Except Sundaj E.nahlished 1882 DAVID .JULIAN WHICHARD, Publifhr

Entered at Kwt Offle*. Greenville, N C. m Meeiid sHas aMiS mittfr. .

By JAMES MARLOW WASHINGTON A(P) Gov NeUon A. Rockefeller was taking out insurance just in case miracleji can happenwhen he finally aald Wedncaday he would accept the Republican presidential nomination If it is offered.

It was nothing for his friends to throw their hats in the air about.

At this moment Vice President Richard M. Nixon still seems to have the nomination sewed up. The New York governor conceded hi* chance of being drafted by the Republican convention next July looks slim.

This seems to be his only chance: If something goes badly wrong for the Elsenhower administration between now and July, such as a foreign crisis.

Then the professional Republican politicians might give up on Nixon, so long a prominent part of the administration, and turn to Rockefeller. There is nothing to indicate this will happen.

But, since it is a possibility, it was probably Rockefellers only reason for putting in his bid now. That this might be in his mind could be read Into his otherwise enigmatic statement: These arc fast-changing times

No longer ago than the beginning of May it made .sense for Rockefeller to stick to his Dec. 25 decision not to be a candidate. Technically, he still isnt. He says now hell accept the nomination If drafted.

At the beginning of this month all signs pointed to President Elsenhower's finishing out his term In a burst of glory which, of course, would b reflected beneficially on his administration and Nixon.

There was to be a summit conference which, if it didnt solve anything, at least would melt the cold war a little more; then, a heros welcome on his visit to the Soviet Union: then thunderous ovations on his trip to the orient.

Republicans in the campaign could point to all this and say; Look, we kept the peace But it didnt turn out that way. Instead, there was the administrations bungling of the U2 spy plane episode and the insulting roughhouse inflicted on the President by Premier Nikita Khrushchev when he blew up the summit conference and called off Eisenhowers trip.

It was the greatest humiliation ever suffered by an American president in modern times, now instead of a triumphal last eight months in office, Eisenhower will be lucky if international problems, particularly with the Soviet Union dont get worse.

All of these thingsthe plane incident, the summit wreckage, the humiliationhave given the Democrats campaign ammunition and none of them has helped the Republicans or their clisnccs*

In view of all this. Rockefellers statement and his emergence from the coy cavern in which he has been staying since last December, can be considered simply as a piece of political insurance, just in case.

This belief seems borne out by Rockefellers own statement last April 8 when he was asked if he would reconsider heading the Republican ticket.

We will cross that bridge when we come to it. he said. I do not think the opportunity is apt to corner

Until now he had made only one thing clear: He would not accept the Republican vice presidential nomination. He still says that- And he has been absolutely coniiistent on this: He has stead-fa.stly refused to endorse Nixon for the presidential nomination.

When he said last December he was withdrawing as a candidate in a race with Nixon, he put the reason on the great majority of those (professional Republican politicians 1 who will (Continued on page five)

(Henderson Dispatch)

One comment that grew out of the Paris debacle last week was that made by Senator Humphrey, when he said that this is not the end of the world President ELsenhow'er said, too, on his return home, that new irritations from the Soviets may be expected. Both, although on opposite sides of the political fence, were not frightened out of their boots by the insults from the Kremlin boss. '

One American correspondent who was in Paris last week, and who was on the Khrushchev tour of the United StateS last fall, quoted a member of Khrushchevs entourage as saying that for this Communist chief the end of the summit was a political defeat and a personal tragedy and may eventually cost him his leadership in the Kremlin. This Russian was further cited as holding that the Paris debacle certainly makes a shambles of Khrushchevs policy of peaceful coexistence and international relations on which he staked his career.

Then this rather startling, though suspected, comment: Khrushchev is no Stalin. He is not the master of the Soviet but its public relations man. He was ordered by the Presidium to torpedo the summit. Even if Eisenhower had crawled on all fours in apology for the spy plane, Khrushchev could not have kept the summit alive.

Leon Dennen. NEA correspondent who wrote the article, quoted French Communists- as saying that withdrawal of the invitation to Eisenhower to visit Russia was prepared in Moscow. De Gaulle is said to have learned of the decree of the Presidium two days before the -summit conference began, and that his efforts to prevail upon Khrush

chev to soften his w'ords failed because, the source said, he had only one mandate from the Presidium: wreck Jhe conference.

There were even hints that Khrushchev in the next few weeks may make a hurried trip to Communist China to confer with Mao Tse-tung. and that if that happens, you will know whose voice is strongest in the ranks of world Communism. There have been recurring hints that not all is going well in the Kremlin, and that Khrushchev may not be as firmly rooted in authority as the outside world thinks. This, if true, is not necessarily a comforting reality for the free world. Khrushchev, if demoted, might easily be replaced by some leader who is mre ruthless than he, and who might make threats even graver and more ominous than the present leader of the Communist party.

The West has more than once been startled by blasts from Moscow. The President intimates that he anticipates still more of them.

But, as Humphrey said, and as Eisenhower inferred, this does not mdan the end of the world. Nor, for that matter, and most certainly, it provides the free peoples no license to lapse into complacency-

What has happened of late only confirms what has gone before, namely, that it is impossible to deal in confidence with these bandit leaders of a great nation. They pursue^ a stated policy and respect commitments only so long as these pledges serve their purposes.

Again we have received fair warning, and in the light of these developments, if we become as A;itt.ing ducks for an enemy ideology we shall do so at our peril.

their heels slowly sunk into the asphalt.

LEISURE. . .We spotted Supt. of Public Works c.K. Beatty at his home late one recent afternoon.

He was seated in a rocking chair on the front lawn leisurely watering the grass Which all goes to prove it is summer time again.

GARDENER. . . -And some enterprising soul has carefully planted a garden between Kennedy Furniture Co. and the Lee Building on Third St.

If this doesnt seem unusual, we might point out that theres only about three feet of space between the two buildings.

JAYCEE PRESIDENT. . .Saw George Coffman, newly installed president of the Greenville Jay-cees. hiking dejectedly down Main St. yesterday morning.

Whv so sad on the day of his installation? Seems George was headed for the dentist. We had only sympathy for him since we made a similar excursion only a few days ago-

Anyway, things must not have been so bad for George as he sweated in the dental chair. The new president was his usual bouyant self at the installation meeting last night.

Opinions In Brief

We note The Americans For Democratic Action strongly oppose the presidential candidacy of Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B- Johnson. Thats one of the bc-st recommendations Johnson could have. Brookville (Pa.) Jeffersonian Democrat.

Government did not build the United States, It was built by the drive and vitality of its citizens w'orking under freedom in a private enterprise economy.Kanab (Utah) Southern Utah News.

The cra.ss assumption that millions of Americans, dignified by the title of senior citizens, can be bought by the offer of a free trip to a nur.sing home is as cruel and insulting as any political maneuver could be. Cortland (N.Y.) Standard,

Industrys policy of arbitrary retirement at 65 is slowly crumbling, according to an Industrial Relations News Study. Survey of 30 major corporations revealed that 25 per cent already have Instituted flexible retirement policies, and another 25 per cent make frequent exceptions to the 65-year limit. Victoria (Va.) Dispatch.

Months

By GEORGE E, SOKOLSKY^

Copyright. I960, King Features Syndieatc. Inc.

Six months from Khrushchevs threats will be November; eight months there from will be January. Khrushchev beUeves that in six or eight months he might be able to hold another Summit Meeting with an AmerlcAn Presi- . dent to his liking.

In a word, the dates set by the Russian are Election Day and the Inauguration. He must have looked at his calendar and shouted, Bog. Ive got it!

And Adlal Stevenson picked up the cue and Issued an att$u;k on Eisenhower. What is national unity in an election year! Senator Lyndon Johnson, wiser in the ways of the- American people, made no sounds similar to those of Adlai Stevenson.

In a struggle for survival. ^ there is little time for party divisions. There are stlU nwny In this country who do not grasp what happened in Paris-The reason is that they do not recognize the President of the United States as a symbol of the entire American people and also of each individual citizen when he faces a foreign coun-try. Politics goes to the waters edge and beyond U representation. This does not mean that errors should not be criticized and faults found in the proper place, at the proper time.

In this instance, a man stood before the world and in language befitting a guttersnipe, toned down in translation, vilified the President of the United Stales and our cwintry. It does not matter who the President is. or what his name is, or what parly he belongs to. At that moment, all decent Americans stand shoulder to shoulder, At that moment there can be no thought of such small matters as private safety or political advancement: It is the symbol of our nationality that has been assaulted. Gromyo. In his United Nations speech, emphasized national sovereignly. Are we a lesser people?

If Nikita Khrushchev continues to display his hatred for Richard Nixon, he will elect him the next President, Is it hatred for Nixon or is it fear of him? Khrushchev has probably met all the candidates now available. The one he has set out to defeat is Nixon. Docs he believe that the American people will vote for or against a candidate to please him? Docs he think that he can. by fiat, select the next President of the United State-s? Would he permit President Elsenhower to select the next premier of Soviet Russia? He might choose the Armenian. Mikoyan. or the Stalinist. Malenkov. Certainly no decent American would ever want to break bread with Khrushchev or sit at a conference with him. His vulgarity is too boorish. Docs he believe that he can choose a President who will dine with him?

Some say: Do you prefer

war? It Is like asking: Do you prefer cancer? The answer is. of course, that no one wants war, disease, evils, murrain.s, earthquakes, poverty, the death of one's children. But realistically these events do occur. And philosophically. It become.'^ necessary to ask something about dignity and honor. Surely, no one in ancient Greece wanted to be a slave, but those b<^ came slaves who were seized in conquest. Surely. Jan Ma^ aryk of Czechoslovakia did not want to be pushed out of a window nor did he wish to commit suicidewhichever It was, it occurred and his country went into bondage- Cardinal Mindszcnty had no amtition become a martyr for his church and his country but that became his fate when he chose not to bend his knee to an atheistic conqueror.

Men must make choices. It is possible to say in this year of direful history that those nations which do not accept Soviet dictation will suffer distress during the next decade. It will be asked. Shall we make another war over Germany? ShaU we fight over Berlin? These are really siUy questions to one who has studied the Leninist theory of Russias destiny, What Khrushchev said in Paris, Marx wrote before him: Lenin wrote before Khrushchev existed. The next stage In the social and political development of man, they hold, is the Com-(Continued on paga five)

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Strength For Today

By EARL L. DOUfiLASS PLANTING AND REAPING The phenomenon of planting a seed and having it grow into a plant or a tree is familiar to all of us. What we very often do not realize is that we can plant seeds not only in the soil but in our bodies, in our minds, and in our souls.

The seed of disease can be plantad in aur bodies by unwise and dVMOluta living and aome-timai ia so planted for pe Yason apparent to ourselves. Seed.s of different kind* can be planted in our luiiiib: seetls uf di.struKt. of envy, of jealousy of Uwtt- By the same token seed* of noUeneia can be planted. Over the years v*e laTgely become what contempla-tiuii and iiuagiiijtioii and plan

ning have made u.^ Our minds are fertile soil indpffi. Over them we can cast seeds of evil which will grow into weeds capable of choking out any good growth- By the resolute management of our purpose and imagery we can plant seeds which will grow into glory, righteousne.ss. and peace.

Put the soul is the most fertile field of all- Into it we not only ca*t seeds but the hand of is bucv at this sowing also. Our faith looks up and sustams us in moments of danger, in ,seasoivs of sorrow. Our will power ts reinforced by ..Irenylli from (bid Hiinself. Our lives are made new under (he power of Gods spirit. ,

Our livp< cnn.si.st of a cnn.stant p.uiting and a continual reaping.

By ELMER ROESSNER

Another national Clean Out Your Medicine Chest campaign will be waged next month. The purpo.se is to persuade families to throw out outdated and unidentifiable drugs, to .segregate poLsonous drugs especially .so that children cant reach them, and to stock adequate drugs and niateriaLs for common emergencies.

A major objective of the campaign i.s to reduce the number of accidental poisonniE-s in in the home. In 1958. 12.0(K) persons died of poisons taken in their homes, a third of them being children under four. Mo.st of the re.-;l were adults who, .vleepv nr carele,':, tool: a

wrong bottle out cf the medicine chest;* FlUre.s for 1959 will be available in .hilv.

THE tOiMiMERilAL

The campaign is spon.sorcd and financed by Bauer & Black, the surgical drc.ssing firm, and It is an interesting example of how things happen under capitalism. Although there is a profit motive, everybody benefits.

The sponsor benefits in several way.s. People, knowing of its sponsor.^^hip. will be im-pre.'^sed and be slightly more inclined to buy the companys products. Druggists will also be more inclined to recommend the products. The company will also get favorable publicity. (Look what's happening here-)

Druggists will benefit a.s cils-tomers reiilace stale dnu'.s and li.und out b.i tc mcdU ine-che-T requlrementif by buying needed things.

The public will benefit dnuhly by gctling lid ul. or keeping in

safe places, poisonous drugs and by having materials on hand for common emergencies. Incidentally, when discarding a dangerous drug, flush it away.

The sponsors offer this check of essentials:

Aspirin Tablets, Rubbing alcohol. Baking soda, Antiseptic, Mild laxative. Aromatic spirits of ammonia. Paregoric. Ab.sor-bent cotton, Cold tablets, Cotton - tipped applicators. Cough .syrup. Sterile gauze pad.s, Disposable medicine droppers, Sterile roll bandages, Gargle, Adhesive tape, Disposable drinking cups, Plastic bandages, Diaosable pU.sttc spoons, Ep-.som .salts, Dlspasahle ti.s.sue. ,S(i.s,sors, blunt-toppcil. Fever ttiermometer, Twee/.ers, blunt-tipped, Paper 'bag receptable. linlversal poison antidote.

Baupi* & Black make only five of those 26 items, and

those five are also made by competitors. So the company'.s gain will be much more in good will than in immediate sales.

It also suggests posting the telephone numbers of the family doctor, pharmacist and local poison control center, if any, inside the med^ie chest.

COMPANY TRACKS DELINQUENTS WITH MOVIE JOB OFFERS

A Los Angeles firm has been sending debtors letters telling them they have been picked to appear In a film to be shot in their neighborhood.

When the suckers sent in requested information about llieiaicUes, it was turned over to the creditors and there were no movie Jobs.

Cut it out! is the gist of a Federal Trade Commiaalou order.