/AGE FOURTHE 0AILY REFLECTOR, GREENVILLE, N. C.

Wedneiday, October S, 1960

Wednesday, October 5, 1960

The Wonder Pill

Industry Hunts Making An Imprint

Since Gov. Hodges initiated his series of industry hunting safaris several years ago each successive trip has been greeted with mixed reactions in North Carolina.

Sfme people have^ hailed the trips as Hhe most successful promotion ever undertaken by a state to improve its industrial and economic growth. Others have looked upon the industry huntsparticularly the one to Europe last yearas a waste of time and money

on the part of the State and the business people who participated. o

From the standpoint of the state as a wholc^ how: ever, it is our considered opinion that the incTustry hunts have done^much to imprint^North Carolina in the minds of those men in industr>' about the country whose Job it is to say where new industrial plants are to be located. ^

There is no question about the fact that North Carolinas effort to boost its economy through industrial development has gained tremendous publicit.v because of the industry hunts headed by Gov. Hodges. Neither is there any doubt that the hunts have stirnu* lated among industrialists some interest in seeing first hand what North Carolina has to offer industries.

It is perhaps difficult to pinpoint industries that have located in the state because they were contacted during an industry hunt. Certainly no industrial plant has been located in the .state solely because an official was called on by a Tar Heel in New York, Chicago or some other city far from this state. Even so, these trips have shown North Carolinas interest in attract-

Moderate Trenc.

To Demo Ticke

By LYNN NISBET

SENTIMENT ~ There is discernible trend throughout the y;e5iem halt of the stale toward the Democratic national ticket. Thia trend has not reached, and is not likely to attain, anything like landslide or band wagon proportion. It' is doubted whether to date it has brought Kennedy and Johnson to even*bct position with Nixon and Lodge. Certainly the gap has beeii narrowed within the past three weeks. If the trend continues the Democrats will w'in.

Three incidents have contributed materially to the increased popularity of the Democrats. First was the repeated broadcast by radio and teevee of Kennedys speech to the ministers tt Houston, Next was Kennedys-visit to North Carolina And third was the splendid showing made by Kennedy in the teevee debate with Nixon. Staunch Nixon supporters concede that Kennedy won the honors in that talkfe^t not only tecause of the logic of his presentation, but also because of the contrast In physical vigor of the two candidates.

Whether any previously avowed Democratic supporters of Kixon have reversed position is not known. Certainly, a number of "on the fence" Democrats have dropped off on the Demo side. The trend Is further indicated by a subtle change in emphasis of 'avowed Nixon folks. They are less boastful and some re taking a sort of an ap'olo-getic attitude. That attitude is Illustrated by what one man said. He has nothing against Kennedy and doesnt think too much of Nixon, but he resents "State taxeater. telling me how to vote." That ignores the fact that Federal taxeaters, who eat a lot deeper into his earnings, are teUing him how to vote.

STATEDespite the prominence of headquarters signs and . publicity about citizens or Democrats for Gavin, not many Democrats are going to vote "for Gavin. The votes he gets will be more "aeainst" Sanford. It Is appardSt from talking to many people In different areas of the state that Gavin has Iwt considerable early and potential support by equivocation, vaccil-latlon and outright reversad of position on major issues.

He repudiated his endorsement of 50 percent increase in teacher salaries on the grounds that be had been ."misinformed by a friend as to what that would cost He reneged on support of the United Force. for Education orogram. after endrs-Ing it. giving as the reagon that he did not know that NCEA was part of the UFE group, A I'umber of potential supporters are wondering whether a man who knows so little about State

government and its related organizations is capable of heading the administration of State fov-trnmeut. More than usual number of registered Democrats also are wondering if Sanford has capacity to head the government, but they concede he has .thown much greater understanding of the problenis than has Gavin. And he will have advice, counsel and cooperation of experienced members of the Countil of Stale and the General Assembly, which Gavin can not hope to have,

SPREADFor many years the total vote for President has ex

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ernor. It is expected thM w true this year. The spread may be wider than usual. At the sam time, Informed people predict that it will be more uniform. There will be fewer Instances of some big counties giving the national Republican ticket a majority of 2.000'to 4,000. and giving the state Democratic ticket a margin of 6,000 to 10,000. State and national tickets are expected to run closer together all over the state.

ECONOMICSEconimic conditions in the west, particularly in Buncombe County, may have important influence in favor of the Democrats, The three big manufacturing employers Enka, Beacon and Saleshave reduced operations and laid off approximately 1,000 workers in the past few weeks. These are in the textile field, which has been hardest hit in the current recession. Other lines arc not so bad, but they cannot offer workers for reasons. They are not increasing labor forces, and if they arere many of the textile workers could not qualify for the jobs. It is hard for a man who has been laid off work after 15 to 20 years tenure to get wj-thusiastic about the great prosperity which the Republican regime claims to have brought to the nation. Democratic leaders expect this situation to reduce the normal Republican vote, as well as decrease the number of'defections among the registered Democrats.

Whether this will be enough to convert Republican majorities to Democratic margins is doubted. Significance of the trend is the fact that the presidential and gubernatorial votes are counted on statewide basis, not by county units. Narrowed Republican margin* in the west will be easier to overcome by Democratic majorities In the eat. It is theoretically possible for 99 counties to give majorities to one ticket, and the 100thcounty to give enough margin to the other to carry the entire state. That is why both parties are campaigning more vigorously in every county than ever before.

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ing new industries. They have been a part of the over-ali program that has seen the industrial growth of the state move up steadily in recent years.

Another thing the hunts have done is to impress North CaroJinians with the effort that is- being pade by its states leaders ahd officials to boost the Tar Heel economic status. They have had the effect''of stimulating local efforts throughout the state in behalf of community industrial development.

Gradual though it has been, North Carolina has made economic progress in recent years. There is still much to be done to raise the per capita income of the state to the national average, but at least we are now moving in the right direction. And certainly the controversial industry hunts led by Gov. Hodges have been a part of the overall program.

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Vice President Richard Nixons foray into Charlotte probably warmed his political heart. .. a wholly predictable result in the minds of even the staunchest Democrats. ^

The Republican Party candidate visited th?* strongest GOP base in Tar Hellia; so the warmth of his welcome was assured.

Secondly, his position as Vice President is an attention-getting asset. Americans dont turn their backs when the President comes to town, nor would

one expect them to make the holder of the Vice Presidency feel unwelcome.

Thirdly, Mr. Nixon undeniably can turn on a quality of personal charm.

The fact that ob.servers could see no notable difference in size of the turnout for Senator Kennedy and the Vice President is, under the circumstances, mildly surprising.

Two points in the Nixon comments struck us as being Tar out in The pollfTm'l^rd.

One was his lip service to state rights, an ideal and principal dear to Southern voters . . . and which received extraordinarily hard knocks during these years of Republican administration.

Then, when he said I say that those who wrote

By HENRY HOWARD

Wealiervanes A,... Arounc.

Anybody looking for political weathervanes? Theyre all around if you just take that extra second to check them.

At this time of every fourth

that platform at Los Angeles forfeited the right to ask

true Democrats to vote for their party in this election year (and this happens to be the

vcar. he couldnt say why Democrats should prefer

1 TT 1-1 1 xt- alive in America begins to feel

the GOP platform. He did concede an awareness the gome sort of "election fever" or

South finds the Republican civil rights features ob- something in varying degress, iectionable. Most people agree the two platforms set s' besieged by

forth the same objectives, and if Jefferson would turn over in his grave for one he could be expected to do the same for the other.

Nixons handicaps lie in being so closely linked to a period when the spirit of complacency in Ameri- ervanerit seenw thaUuM about ca has become dangerous. He cannot forcefully prom- everybody, whether they realize isfe a .change while defending the policies of the past.

Other E(ditors Saying

it; while others become hopelessly entangled in it. As we said, there are, thankfully, varj'ing degrees.

Back to politics Uamgh. We asked something about a wealh-

it or not, la constantly keeping -ears cocked to hear how somebody else feels about "Whoa going to win in November?"

Some abide by Gallup Polls. Some adhere to the ideas propounded by leading syndicated columnists. Some stick closely by party leaders. Practically everybody has some source of the "straight stuff."

In the course of a presiden-iitl campaign, though, there are likely as many forecasts and suppositions as there are voters. Naturally, each voter must decide where he shall place his belief, trust, and political aspirations.

Same Imaae In

Different Form

Canada Can't Be Neutra.

By JAMES MARLOW

WASHINGTON (AP) Four years ago Nikita Khrushchev by denouncing Stalin tried to demolish the terroristic image of Russia which the old man had created through such moves as the Berlin blockade and the Korean War.

Ever since, a bit at a time as failures pile up against him. Khrushchev had been creating the same image in a different form. While Stalin used force, Khrushchev is threatening to use it.

While Khrushchevs goals are the same as Stalinsthe expansion of communism and its influenceStalin had done two things detrimental to both:

1. He had frightened the West into creating the one thing he wanted least a military alli-a.ici in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

2. He had made Russia such a terror symbol that the rest of the world could expect only naked Russian force at every turn. V;

- Khrushchev had good reason for trying to Fipe out this picture of Stalinist Russia. Times had changed.

Since both Russia and the United States were developing long range nuclear weapons outright Russian military conquest had to be laid aside as too risky.

A new tactic was needed. Khrushchev tried soft talk. If it worked it might persuade the West NATO was no longer needed. Meanwhile, Russia could seek expansion through various pressures short of shooting.

Khrushchevs abandonment of Stalins crude tactics was never complete and never real. In 1966. the year h downgraded Stalin, he sent Russian troops into satellite Hungary to crush the rebellion bloodily.

But Khrushchev went on with his air of Jolly goodfellowship. He wanted a Zlimmlt meeting, part of an obvious desire to make NATO seem unnecessary and talk the West into & feeling of security.

To get the West to agree to a summit conference, Khrushchev. like Stalin, put the squeeze on West Berlin, But Khrushchev did it a little differently.

Stalin tried to grab it outright with a blockade in 1948 before there were any intercontinental ballistic missiles. Khrushchev merely threatened to shut off the city.

He kept up the pressure of threats until President Eisenhower agreed to the meeting. As time passed, and the Berlin crisis did too, the West began to feel more self-confident.

Weeks before the summit. Secretary of State Christian A. Herter and other Western, statesmen began making it clear Khrushchev would get no concessions at the summit.

Tha subsequent shooting down over Russia of the American U2 spy planejust before the summitgave Khrushchev a handy excuse for wrecking what, for his purposes, was already wrecked.

From that moment Khrushchev's tactics have reverted more and more toward those of Stalin, although with a difference. Where Stalin created terror by force. Khrushchev has sought to create terror by intimidation.

He has boasted of his missile strength, threatened to use it. He began putting the squeeze on Berlin again just before coming to the United Nations in September, looking for concessions.

With the world anxious for disarmament and fearful of war, he thieatened thered be no disarmament unless the United Nations yielded to his demands to change the world organization in such a way that It would be helpless to stop any future Russian moves against anyone anywhere.

(Rocky Mount Telegram)

It is encouraging for the . S. to note that Canada is not accepting the role of neutrality advocated by a very small minority of Canadians, This was made clear In a statement by Howard Green, minister of external affairs, and one of that nations most respected statesmen. He flatly rejected the notion that Canada can be neutral in the present^world struggle.

In fact, it is difficult to see how any major power can expect to remain neutral in the cold war which now embraces the world. Canada has gradually clarified its position on foreign policy in some vital respects ever since it announced early this year that it no longer was satisfied with the role of "honest broker" between Britain and the U. S,

The theory of neutralism is regarded by Green as thoroughly Impractical and alien to Canadas character, We didnt build Canada by being neutral. We built it by taking a stand on vital issues," declared the official. But Green has run into difficulty on several vital issues, notably on disarmament and nuclear test bans. In this respect he has often clashed with U. S. views.

For example, while pledging Canadas loyalty to NATO, Green has taken a strong, independent stand on nuclear testa. He sums up his governments position as being against tests, period. His opposition, understandably enough, is based on fear of radioactive fallout and on the idea that tests can only increase the impetus of the nuclear weapon race.

His hostility to further tests

'assumes that disarmament is not only essential but possible. His advocacy of disarmament has been accompanied with great difficulty. Om the one hand he has not attempted to disguise his impatience with the slow progress of the Wests disarmament efforts. On the other, he is caught in a domestic controversy about Canadian defense policy. ,

His critics see a great inconsistency between his demand for a total ban on atomic tests and his governments apparent decision to accept atomic weapons from the U.S. They contend Canada cannot object to tests which may be useful in improving the very atomic weapons it is to accept from the U.S. because it cant afford to produce them itself.

Liberals in Parliament goes further by proposing that Canada refuse to accept any atomic weapons and concentrate its defense planning on conventional weapons for use in brushfire wars while the U.S. retains the great nuclear deterrent. Green denies any inconsistency in his position, arguing that is is only one part of a much larger < contextthe worldwide demand for genuine disarmament.

In any event, the U.S. can well assume that Canada is not a neutral, has not been one and will not be one. Its lot Is cast alongside that of 'the U. S. against the Communist ccmspir-acy and the cold war, nuclear tests notwithstanding. A friendly, active, un-neutral neighbor to the north should be a great-comfort to the strategists In Washington who have enough headache* with neutralists like Nehru.

But back to our weathervane we mentioned. We must admit there are many. Maybe some have logic; maybe s(ne dont. It's often hard to weed out the meritorious.

A few days ago we just happened to happen by a service station at just the right time to pick up a unique presidential prediction.

As you probably know by now, some of the bubble gum companies have taken advantage of the national political wars the way they do by flooding the market with little pink gtim cigars.

Some are marked "Nixon" while some are marked "Kennedy." It seems like they were both panetellas, but thats not important.

Tjie Important thing was the rate of sale of each.

At this particular service station. was this little kid. He was barely tall enbugh to stand on Jip-toe and peer into the presidential cigar boxes.

He quietly surveyed the Nixon and Kennedy gum cigar boxes side by side. He reached first into the Kennedy, then the Nixon box but each time drew back his hand empty.

He had no use for a bubble gum cigar. He was interested in a political forecast.

He turned calmly to his father and announced his findings;

"Looks like Kennedys leading this thing by at least 100 cigars."

Political weathervane?

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Tf you think politics In this country can be trying pt times, just imagine being a Cuban and having to listen patriotically to Castros tirades!" Raleigh Times.

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By GEORGE E. SOKOLSRY Copyright, I960, King Featares Syndicate, Inc.

On many streets of 'New York, police barricades have been set up which read "Dont cross the

line." Such a street as the ona where Kadar. the Hungarian traitor, lives is so barr^aded that no one can get a car into it even to reach his own residence. It took 800 New York policemen to guard the rapscallion. Fidel Castro.

It is too bad that someone who lives on one of those streets did not go Into court to get an injunction against the poUce who are keeping him, his wife, hla children, his firiends from easy and adequate accM to and egress from his honie.

Nothing In our treaty with tha United Nations justifies the excess to which New Yorks municipal authorities and police have gone in their exuberance over guarding United Nations personnel. The streets of the City of New York belong to the taxpayers and other residents of this city. Every p^son who flvea here is entitled to free and easy access to his residence and tha police have no business interfering with him without due process ^ of the law. No municipal law authorizes the police to close down streets, i<xct women carrying packages to get out of. a conveyance blocks away, interrupt the calm of life by incessant back-firing of motorcycles and the shrieking of sirens because some aliens came here to attend a meeting. The Prime Minister of Great Britain walked our streets without fear or special privileges; why should not all the United Nations delegates?

The treaty provides in Article IV, section 20:

"Representatives of Mem-, bers, irrespective of the rela^ tlons existing between their Government and the Government of the United States of America, officials both of tha United Nations and of the specialized agencies, and the families of these representatives and officials, shall at all times enjoy the right of unimpeded and safe transit through the territory of the United States of America to and from the zone."

There is not one word in this section, or in Section 19 or 21, which requires the City of New York to close its streets, to interfere with the normal life of its citisens, to ditfupt its usual police actifiUes. (A curiosity of 1 IthU was the theft of an automobile, property parked. which included a physicians bag containing narcotics, in a place where perhaps 100 or more poli(tomen were gathered to protect a particularly evil hoodlum who was attending the United Nations.)

The reason for all the excitement is that there is a fear that some of the delegates to the United Nations might be assassinated. This is particularly true of Khrushchev, Kadar and Castro. It would seem to me that that is the problem of these men. The United Nations, it Is true, is situated ia New York City and it provides no housing facilities for its delegates and employees. They are scattered all over the city, living where they can afford to live. Most of them are orderly human beings who mingle well in the popularon and except for traffic violations, do nbt disturb the city. It is only the big ehots who are a nuisance and as so many of the big shots a revolutionary parvenus, they take on airs of importance which men who are accustomed to being important do not bother about.

Those who watched all this on television may have thought Uiat Castro was the funniest clown they ever saw; that Khrushchev was a fat fellow looking for a press agent. To New Yorkers, these fellows have become a nuisance. As a taxi driver said to me. *Td chip in a weeks tips to move those to hell." He had had , all he can take of international good-will, going four or five streets out of his way to deliver angry and annoyed customers.

It is impossible for this situ-etion to continue much longer. These men come to New York (Continued on page five)

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He frankly said unless the United Nations is changed to ^uit liim, RiLssia would ignore any (Continued on page five)

Strength For Today

Bv EARL L. DOUGLASS Trufly Certified Religin The Chinese word for Presbyterian stHindi so much like the Chinese word for moth ball that- young missionaries, attempting to preach in Chinese before they have learned the language too well, often amuse the congrtgations by speaking of the moth ball church when they mean the Pre.byteriart Church. '

Moth ball are iLsed to put in ear menu t^hich we want to wrap up and pack away for a whiit wntJ'forgtet'iirtycrtrt'-A great' many peoples religion' is a moth ball relisdon. They get it (ut each Snuclay, put it otji. go to church to it. and, then come home and, taking It vlf. fold It

carefully and put it away in moth balls. This is not only true of Presbyterians 'the present writer happens to be one), but of every, other religious group known to man. We like to confine our religion to a defimte aiei or associate it with a few pious customs or relegate it to a few sacrd occasions. As for life in general well, there we intend to get ahead reg.ardlc.s.*: of othcis. And all the wlyle the religion we profes. on Sunday is wrapped up to moth halls ahd.jiuL away careftrlly orr-a high shelf.

Dr. Samuel Johnson once remarked that a life which will hear liie iiusprctioii of men and tiod L ' the oaly cerUiicate of true religOD.

By ELMER ROESSNER An Innocent - appearing bill, passed by Congress this year and signed by President Eisenhower, may become the biggeat tax loophole In America, '

.It is the omnibus tax bill, largely intended to correct inequalities in the tax press.

Under the present law, mutual funds do not pay corporation taxes on the dividends they earn. Of course, when these dividends are passed along to investors in the funds, the in-' vestors pay personal income taxes on their gains.

The omnibus tax law extended the same tax exemption to earnings of real estate funds whin the eamlnis are passed on to inveetora.

That aeeme fair and tquare. No reason why an inveator in a real'c.state fund should can-y a .greater tax burden than a mutnal fund, eh?

The mnibus Jtx bill contains many resfrtciflans on the exemption granted real estate funds.

KAKKIEKS AGAI.NST RIGGING To benefit, a real estate

trust must distribute at least 90 per cent, of its net income to its shareholders: there must be at Jeast 100 shareholders and ho"'five of them can own more than half the, shares.

Furthermore, at least 75 per cent of the income must be derived from rent, capital gains or mortgage interest, although 15 per cent more may come from dividends and interest in other investments.

All this must have seemed reasonable to President Eisenhower: certainly it did to your columnist when he first discussed the legiilftion a month ago.

The Internal Revenue Service has not yet issued its report on its understanding of the law, and that report has not yet been tested dn the courts. .

THE .SEARCH FOR GRAVY

Nevertheless, execulive. of hundreds of corporations are .studying the new law and* H sofftf- of the- toterpretatlofts aa correct, It will make a large part of corporate income escape taxation.

Here's how it might work. Suppose the Imaginary L West-

. ern Railroad sets up the l&W Reqi Estate Fund. Suppose it lets its stockholders convert half of their corporation stock Into shaies in the fund, making sure the percentages laid down in the new law are conformed to. Then suppose the raroad sells all its real estate to the fund, agreeing to pay rent equivalent to most of its operating profits. *.

Then there will be little or no Federal , corporation taxes,

^ not Federal corporation taxes. Holders of shares in the fund will then get about twice what they would have if Federal*^ corporation taxes had taken a share of their arninge. Th railroad earnings will ba pissed on to the real estate fund share holders (who are alio railroad stockMblders) mhout Federal tkx drain.

WILL IT BE LEGAL?

Until the law is threshed out ip the courts. It annot be told., WhetfF cbrpdratftsn twOTs, can be bypassed in this' manner. But this I know; attorneys for many corporations hotel chains, apartment house owners, industrial plants and so on

are studying the law, even as you read this. And if the suggested interpretation holds good, then blUions of dollars of corporation real estate will be sold or traded to real estate funds; millions of stockhold-era will also ' become real estate fund pai*ticipants, and billions of dollars In corporation Income will flow to them un-dimlnished by corporation taxes.

Of course, Internal Revenue regulations may be devised to tighten this loophole or the next Congress may be persuaded to abolish it.

SCIENCE MAY PROVE CANNY FARMER WRONG

For generations the story has gone around about farmers who turned on electric lights in hen houses at night, fooling Ihe hens into laying extra eggs.

Now a Dep&ctiiMgU of cultura gfudy shows the idea 'isnt sound. Pullets whost days were lengthened by artificial light actually laid fewer eggs Uian pulleU dependiug on auo-shine.