PACK POURtHE DAILY REFLECTOR. GREENVILLE, N. C.

Monday, Octofier 17, 1960

Monday, October 17, I960

MAKING FREEDOM RING

Bloodmobile's Response Improving

Renewed vigorous support of the Bloodmobile program in Pitt County as evidenced by the recent visits to Farmvilie and the DuPont plant holds out the hope that Pitt will continue to meet its quota each time the bloodmobile visits here,

^After a period of lagging interest in which the bloodmobile quota was not filled by the county, these two recent visits gave a signiiicant boost to the program for Pitt. In Farmville last week the quota of 120 pints of blood whs donated by local citizens. Later in the week Pitt County was credited for 210 pints of blood90 above the quotawhen the unit visited the DuPont plant. V

In recent years the bloodmobile program \as re-ceivtd spotty support around the county. Some Visits have seen the quotas reached while on other visits the number of donors fell short of the mark.

The result has been that Pitt County for the most part has received from the regional blood bank program of which it is a member considerably more blood than local citizens have donated to the program. There was a time that the county was about to lose its membership in the program becau'^e of lack of volunteers who were willing to give blood.

It is to be hoped that such a situation will not develop again. If the recent visits of the bloodmobile to Farmville and to the DuPont plant are any indication, certainly Pitt Couifty will can*y its fair share of the load in the program in the future.

Truman Doesnt Duck Questions

By LYNN NISBET

PAST MASTER Harry Tru-nian again demonstrated at his news conicrencc the other day that he is a past master at the art of llelding ciue^lons. answering them without qualitiiaction or apology, or frankly telling the queationer that what he asked about was none of his business.

One reporter asked why he opposed Kennedy for the nomination and why he didnt attend the Democratic national convention at Los Angeles. His an-awers: "I didnt oppose Kennedy; I was for Symington. My man didnt get off the ground. The convention decision is law for the party. Im a party man. So Im all the way now for Kennedy and Johnson.* He said he didnt attend the convention because he didnt want to. A reporter asked for some other rea-lon. "I dont have to give any other reason. said Truman. *I didn't want to go. and I didnt go. Thats all.

Asked what he thought of the ELsenhower admin: strations rec-> ord, he said he would not criticize his successor in the White House. He W'ould only quote Sen. Wayne Morse of Oregon, who got sb fed up with the Republicans 'he switched to the Demo-cratio party. Sen. Morse had said that the El'icnhower record had **made a statesman out of General Grant.

Asked to comment on Nixons charge that he was indulging in

dirty politics, the former President said the idea of any Republican accusing any Democrat of dirty politics was absurd.

Mixed in with these effervescent and inconsequential quips was a Icrt of serious stuff about bow only the President of the Dnited States is responsible for foreign policy, and how the public has always supported any President, regardless of party, tn steps to maintain the defense and security of the United States.

MULnPURPOSEDespite the progress in efforts by aichitects and engineers to design multipurpose buildings, experience demonstrates that a structure designed primarily for one use Is not readily adaptable to other functions. 'Take, for example, the arena or "cow palace at the State fairgrounds. It was designed primarily for exhibitions, cattle judging, rodeo shows and other phases of State fair acticity. Between fairs it 1* iuitable for horse shows, some types of athletic contests, and similar activities. It was hailed also as an auditorium for public speakings.

Two incidents of the past week clearly prove its inadequacy for that purpose. Secretary of Commerce Frederick Mueller appeared there Wednesday for a Republican campaign speech. He had an audience of about

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250, scattered among the mostly empty 6,500 permanent seats. Fonner President Harry Truman appeared Thursday fw a Democratic campaign speech. He had an audience that filled the buildingwhen he began. Almost half of them walked out aurlng the speech, because they could not hear a word he was sayiqg. The whole building ar-langement, including placement of seats so that majoity of the audience would be near the middle of the arena for viewing purposes, is for visual shows. As a place for speaking, its a big flop. On the other hand, the Raleigh Memorial Auditorium was built for hearing, rather than seeing, what's going on. *

Side observation: There were probablv 100 United States flags fiying from poles on the fairgrounds. There was not a single regulation flag in the arena for either the Mueller or Truman appearances. Sure, there was a lot of red-white-and-blue-buntlng, .pread eagles, and such but no flag.

CHANGEAs recently as 25 years ago some of the most interesting livestock exhibits at rhe State fair were farm work animals horses and mules. These animals attracted more .ittention than did the beef and dairy cattle, poultry and swine. At the 1960 fair last week, the only representatives of the equine family were two or three Demoncraiic donkeys and the performing horses for the grandstand shows. Instead of w ork horses and mules on display. modernized farm machinery occupied 10 or 12 acres of the sprawling fairgrounds campus.

RHIP & VIP Nearly every "big meeting, whether political religious or social, requires that certain space be reserved for "very important peopleVIP.

0*e fellow who was rated as belonging to the VIP group was /VSKED WHY. He replied with the asked why. He replied with the letters "RHIP. The questioner didnt know what he meant. He w'as told it meant "rank has its privileges." with additional comment that it was an old Navy custom and expression.

Your reporter got a new slant on the VIP idea the other day. A chap who resented being left out of the group, quipped that VIP means vacuum in the pate. One of the fellows at the press table in the fairgrounds arena the other day when former President Truman spoke, had still another meaning for the initials. Looking at the VIP group in the "amen comer, he quipped he thought the letters stand for "variety in personality The three or four of his colleagues who heard that suggestion agreed that "variety wa.s more appropriate than "vacuum.

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The bloodmobile program has meant,a great deal to this county and its people in the years in w^hich Pitt has participated in it. Through the regional blood bank the local hospital is assured of an ample supply of blood at all times to meet the needs of its patients. In addition, the countys membership in the program assures that residents of this county will have blood available to them through the blood bank regardless of where they happen to be ho.spitalized.

Continuation of the program is important to this county and to the medical care that can be afforded local citizens. But continued support of the program by volunteer donors is likewise essential to the countys continued participation in the program. ^

We hope the pace that has been set by the recent bloodmobile visits to Farmville and to the DuPont plant wiil encourage people in other sections of Pitt County to follow suit on subsequent bloodmobile visits to the county.

More Mellow, But Vigorous Campaigner

The years have mellowed former President Harry Truman somewhat, but at the age of 76 he remains one of the most vigorous campiiigners and one of the most effective political speakers in the Democratic party.

A good many people developed a dislike for Mr. Truman during his years in the White House and many resent some of the things he did and some of the things he said. Be that as it may, he still holds the respect of his followers and his political enemies alike when it comes to a campaign battle.

The vigor with which the former President swung into the campaign during his swing through North Carolina Thursday and Friday amazed even those who were familiar with the way he does things and the manner in which he throws himself into speeches, handshaking stints and campaign jaunts.

As a speaker on a platform and as a mingler with the crowd, Mr. Tiuman possesses the rare ability to spur an audience to genuine enthusiasm for the cause he espouses. Though a dozen years have elapsed since he did the impossible in 1948 with his personal campaigning, he still ignites the spark in audiences which enabled him to win the presidency against seemingly overwhelming odds.

There is no doubt that his campaigning in the Tar Heel state last week helped the Democrats ticket for next months election.

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Budget Surplus Drop-And Why

By GEORGE SOKOLSKY

Communist Mosouerode

By RALPH ROBKY

For months it ha.s been evident that the original estimate of the Federal Budget surplus for the fiscal year ending next June 30 was too high. The only question has been the amount by which it would be reduced. We now have the official revised figure-

The original estimate was a surplus of $4-2 billion. The revised forecast is II.I billion, which Is $100 million less than we had in the fiscal year which ended last June 30-

A part of the decline is a result of higher expenditmes than were planned last January. Bui this is a relatively small part-1600 million. The significant factor is a really large drop in anticipated revenues. These are now forecast as $2.5 billion less than the January figure, and of this amount 12 billion is from a decline of corporate income taxes.

When the budget was bemg prepared*at the end of 1959 it was assumed that corporate profits before taxes would be $51 billion. This estimate has now been reduced to $47 billion, and since corporations on the average pay half of their profits in taxes, this mans a lowering of corporate taxes from $23.5 to $21.5 bUlion.

What accounts for such an error in estimating corporate income taxes? Was the Treasury Just siUy, or merely too optimistic?

Using the advantage of hindsight one can build a case that the Treasury was silly. Recovery had been continuing since April 19.58. and it could not go on indefinitely. Further, the longest steel strike in history was certain to hurt profits substantially, and probably for a considerable period. Finally, every effort was being made to hold prices steadyby the Administration, by the Fe4eral Reserve and banking authorities, and by purchasers who were simply tired of paying more and more.

But that is all hindsight. At the time the budget was prepared there was a .sound basis for a.s.suminK a continued rise in pretax earnings. This was the

same set of facts that led to the almost unanimous forecast that 1960 would be, by all odds, the greatest year Jn our history.

Well, it has been our greatest year by most measuies. We have had the largest employment, the largest personal income, the highest wages, the greatest volume of dividends, and so forth, including the highest gross national product in the entire life of the nation.

We also had, on the average, compMe stability of other than farm prices, that is, industry has not been able to increase prices to cover the constantly increasing costs of production. a major portion of which has come from higher and higher wages. And competition has been extremely severe, both domestic and foreign.

Even though the total volume of trade has held up, therefore, it has been carried on at a lower rate of profit, and many concerns have had to go into the red.

None of this is said as an alibi for the Treasury and Budget Bureau. An error was made in the January forecast, and it was a large error. All are saying is that the Administration merely made its calculations upon what was generally considered at the time as probable. And it still remains true that total federal revenues will be larger than in any previous fiscal year.

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"What 1 the criterion for a high standard of living? No. The answer is, Paper. The higher a nations standard of living, the more paper It consumes. The average American family uses a ton a year. Per capita annual use of paper in the United States is 417 pounds compared with 150 pounds in Denmark, one pound in Red China and virtually hone in Central Alrita.Palatka tFla.l Dally News.

Copyright. 1960, King Features Syndicate, Inc.

Eugene Dennis, the head of the Communist Party of the United States, has been known as Prank Waldron and as Paul Walsh. It Is not unusual for Communists to use a variety of names. Lenins true name was Ulanov; Stalins true name was Djugashvili; Trotzkys correct name w'as Bronstein. So Prank Waldron, born at Seattle, used the name of Eugene Dennis.

But this is not my story. Whalt I am coming to is his son, Timothy, When Dennis was still Waldron, he* fell in love with Regina Karasick Schneiderman, the wife of a Communist colleague. Reggie (Regina) was bom in Brooklyn. The Schnei-dermans were divorced. A son W'as born to the Waldrons who. et that particular moment were using the name of Walsh. Thus it appears that Regina Karasick Walsh was travelling in Europe in 1931 with her son, Timothy WaLsh, who was born in Lois Angeles. California on November 30, 1929. It is clear

from the record and photographs that Reggie Karasick Schneiderman is the same person as Reggie Karasick Walsh and from the date and place and photographs, it is clear that Timothy Walsh is the son of Eugene Dennis.

Here the story of Timothy Wsdsh or Timothy Waldron passes from view. But among Nikita Khrushchevs close and intimate advisers, who came to this country for the United Nations Geiverstl Assembly, was Timur Tomofeevich Timofeev. While in New York, Tomofiiy stayed at the Sulgrave Hotel for a part of the tirne: then moved Into the Russian Blmbassy.

Having seen photographs of young Timotyh Walsh, of his father, Eugene Dennis, and his mother, Regina Karasick, it is impossible not to believe that/Tl-other than the Timothy Walso who disappeared In Soviet Russia between 1931 and 1935. Also, the two are of the same age. It would be conclusive that Eugene Dennis gave his son to the cause of wnich he is now the Ahierican chief.

Therefore, it is interesting to

Other Editors Saying... Oebates Need Revisions

Rocky Mount Telegram

Much has been said about the series of television debates featuring Richard Nixon and John Kennedy. Most of whats been said dealt wijh the new importance the debates have ifent to the presidential campaigns and the impact they will have on future campaigns. All of this is true; there is indeed great merit 111 sucn debates.

But Walter Lippmann, an astute observer of the political scene in America, suggests a key change in these so-called "debates which could preclude the the chance of possible "rigging." He recalled with distaste the aftermath of the infamous television quiz shows ^which were discovered to be rigged.

It is quite possible for the same thing to happen to the political debate. How could this happen? Well, first we have a feature of the debates which calls for questions from a panel of newsmen. Thus, by its very nature, the debate ceases to be a debate when a series of questions are asked the two contenders by outsiders.

Says Lippmann: "Genuine debate can be had only if the debaters confront each other dl-, rectly and are allowed to ask each other directly and are al

lowed to ask each other questions. To let the panel ask the questions is to rely too much on the judgment and on the unconscious bias of the members of the panel."

There is an even more compelling reason, he points out, why w'e must not let this format establish itself as a precedent for the future. It is the possibility that it could become corruptible, This doesnt mead to cast doubt on the thus-far distinguished correspondents who have participated with the two candidates.

It Is merely that the format of the present debates is in reality onlj another quiz show, and if the political quiit shnw becomes the accepted format not only for presidential candidates, but for all others on other levels, the temptation to rig the program is almost certain to become too strong.

As in the quiz programs of the past, the prize is too large and the temptation too great and corruption too easy. Lippmann proposes the only guarantee which the voters can have is that the two candidates question each ether. Rigging them, w^ould be impossible, since they would not lace each other or have previous contact untU the debate cpened on the air.

assume that one of Nikita Khrushchevs principal advisers on American affairs is a native American, whatever his present citizenship may be. Although I have no doubt whatsoever that I am right about this, futile efforts have been made to discuss this with Timur. Two reporters asked for Timur at the Sulgrave. Hotel. Immediately thereafter he was moved from the Sulgrave Hotel to the Russian Embassy on Park Avenue and he was only seen thereafter, in Khrushchevs automobile. He refused to see reporters, although they saw him. He declined to meet any newspapermen or to answer any questions.

There is little significance in all this except for *the fact that there are a number of Americansthat is persons who are entitled to have ^American passportswho are serving Soviet Russia in the United States. In fact, there are a numtwr of Americans who have made Mexico their headquarters and who operate a sort of United States government in exile. lu Mexico and in Cuba, Soviet Russia centers an espionage system not only for Latin America but on the United States, Regarding the latter, practically ajl the operatives are American citizens. Many of them are former Fifth Amendment Communists.

When khrushchev makes such a fuss about the U-2, how does it happen that no American voice is raised concerning his espionage operations within the United States? Why was he not asked on David Suss-kinds program to explain why his trawlers cut our cables in the Atlantic? Why was he not asked about Russian planes flying over Alaska, of which our authorities have photographs? Why was he not asked about the trawlers and submarines which sail close to our coast to watch our rocket and missile tests? Why was he not asked about Americans who act as Russian spies?

In a word. Khrushchev uses native Americans to spy on us and then shouts about our employing whatever means we can to defend ourselves. Those who protest the U-2 forget the Rosenberg case, forget the Alger Hiss case, and many others.

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"Any person considering running for president should be warned in advance that it means his middle name will be printed in the newspapers." ' Hamet (Calif.) News.

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Bonds

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By ROGER BABSON

EN ROUTE HOME - The direct debt of our Federal Government today, ior which government bonds or short-term bills are issued, is approximately $240 bUlion.

WHEN YOU BUY GOVERNMENT BONDS

This means that wjien you buy a government bond as the best possible security, you should realise that many billions in these bonds have been issued. They are looked uptm by banks, educational institutlous, and other investors like yourself as the safest place in which to have ones money, but it is not generally realized how many such bonds are outstanding. It is as if you were buying shares of stock in a corporation and looked only at the price without giving any attention to the number of shares issued.

In addition to these bonds, the government has also guaranteed billions of dollars In other fiscal obligations. These are known as "contingent liabilities, such as the guaranteed home mortgages, loans to farmers, aid to colleges, hospitals, veterans, etc. Although the U.S. is the great-. est country in the world, it is very generous and extravagant. Furthermore, if we should go into a depression the Federal Government would take on some liabilities of states, municipalities, fanners, veterans, and many business concerns in order to prevent bankruptcies.

THE U.S. HAS MAN'*

GOOD INVESTMENTS

All of the money being spent on armaments is not spent on missiles and other forms of explosives. When I vited Cape Canaveral in Florida and saw one of the missiles explode (all of us were in an underground vault watching via television), I saw a million dollars evaporate in a few seconds. This is not true of many military expenditures. The radar system which encircles this country to give us advance notice of enemy bombers is a good Investment, as are also our nuclear submarines, airplane fields, highways, etc.

I recently visited Washington,

D, C., and was astonished to find that our Federal Government is building the largest and best airfield in the world. It is primarily for jet planes, and has runways two to three miles In length. War or no war, this Is surely a good investment.

This airfield Is about 20 miles from Washington and the government is building a straight new highway from the airfield to the center of Washington. But i this is not all. Some 12 miles south of the airfield is planned a most elaboratTflectfOTnircon-trol center on 20 acres of land.

This control center will look like an ordinary ,two-story offico building in front, with walls of glass and stainless steel. Behind It will be a high buildir^ which will look like a mammoth safe-depO&it box with cement walls 16 inches thick. There wili be emergency living accommoda-dations in the basement for the workers. In addition to the cost of the land and the building, it IS said that the electronic- devices therein will run over $3 million. No structure wlU stand a direct hit from ao atomic bomb. But while it is believed that a bomb from an airplane * or a missile from some Russian satellite could destroy Washington, it would not necessari^ harm these buildings or the people and machinery therein. The only danger would be the fallout. To eliminate this there will be tanks on the roof which will hold 100.000 gallons of water, which, in 2 hours, would clear the roof of any contamination from fallout. I understand that mammoth airfields and structures similar to this are planned for areas near all the largest cities.

Regardless of what is said in Congress or by Presidential candidates, we should realize that expenditures have to Increass gather than decrease. A tremen-cous effort must be made to keep the budget in fair balance in order to protect our gold supply and our credit abroad.

The U.S. doUar must be kept found as a means of protection.

It is foolish to talk about reduced taxes. With the exception of reducing foreign aid and help to farmers, veterans, and other (Continued on page five)

mpoct Of New Vendino Machines

Strength For Today

, By EARL L. DOrGLAS.S

BEYOND THAT HORIZON

CUiistophei ColumhiLs a historical character who wa.s wrong about almost everything excepting one \ery improtant matter,

Columbus was sure that the cuxumierencf of the earih was 8.009 miles. He insisted that if he could sail just beyond the hcaizon he would encounter the Manda which abound at the foulheastern portion o Asia His opponents scoffed at him. They declared that the circum-fereiice o the earth w'a. 30<XMl miles and they w'ere cnrrect within 5.000 miles. Furthermore, they said that if Columbus tried to take men ships and sail the tremendous dtsfance to A*^ia it would coiustltute murder and sui-< id< . What neither parly knew . liowr\cr, wa that the two gipat conlinenU of North and South

America, connected by Central America, Intervened. Columhu.s wa.'^ so sure he had discovered the islands of India that he called the nalne.s of the Caribbean area Indian:, He died not knowing that he had discovered a new W'orld.

Christopher Columbus was one of the greatest men that humanity has produced. He was wrong .n most of his assumptions, but there was one thing m which he was not wrong he believed there wa.s soinolhing beyond the hori/on

The great are tho.se who believe that there Is aomethlng beyond the horizon The clenliit who believes this makes discoveries. Tho.se of religious heart who believe that there is b<yuad the horizon have foil lid the trdl aeuet of their faltb.

By ELMER ROESSNER

The biggest thing ahead in business may be vending machines that will make change for bills fjrom $l to $20, and sell anything from 5-cent tickets to $1,-000 Florida lots.

These machines may revolutionize merchandising to extents never before imagined. They may become to retailing what autohi|tion us to industrial production

They may eliminate countless retail clerks, but at the same lime, make as many new Jobs for technicians and specialists. But they will never eliminate th salesperson who can persuada a woman to buy a $800 Pan* model, or a ISO.000 mink.

They may require completely pew layouts Inside department .and other retail store.*:.

They may .stretch the retailing day from us present average span of nine hoiirajto 24 hours. NEW HORIZONS

Vending machines are not new. The first American patent was cranfed Frederick G. Lynde. a Hritoii, for an aulomalic vmd-ing appaj'atus in 13Hb. Since then, vending maciunes hava

been on the lowly side of merchandising, first for penny candies and gum, later various 5-cent items, then for cigarettes, nrlnks, sandwiches and hot dishes.

But the ceiling has long been that of a single coin. Twenty-live cents was long the limit. 'Ihen new apparatus was designed to take multiple silver coins and to make change. But the ceilings were stilt low' So few' people had more than two quarters at airports that the insurance companies Installed pretty girls In booths for those who wanted to shoot the works, on their lives by betting from $1 to $5 the plane would crash.

Now. the long talked-about machine that will accept paper money and return the correct change has been put in opera-lio;i.

In fact, there have been two of them.

rmRENCY SCANNED

One was installed in Macys downtown New York store By hooking up a bill-changing nia-cliiiie to a vending maclune. it u- p>.s*ibh' t) buy lufiis shorts by depottiting $1, $5 or $10 in

hills and getting afting with the shorts, the correct change.

The other, the Vendaticket, has been placed on display in Baltimore and isnt selling any-thing except confidence in vending. It can sell theatre, sports, airline and almost every other kind of ticket.

Two corporations, Universal Match and Universal Controls, have been cross-licensing their patents and adding their own skills to make these machines possible.

While there is considerable mystery about how these machines disUngulsh U. S. from loreign currency, good money from counterfeit, and $1 bills from $3 $10 and $20, you can learn hare that It is done by electronic scanning devices. Unless a $5 bill deposited correspond.*! with every detail of an electronic image, the depositor gets It back ~ and a secret alarm may be aounded offstage.

With security against cheating promised, with assurances of low-cost merchandising as Mired, every big merehanULser in the country will soon lie sfudyuig these new vending ma-clunes and calculatmg ways in

which they may reduce sales costs. It may do more for nir-chandlsing than the Model T did for motoring.

OLD PROMOTER WARNS OF SWITCHES ON BARGAIN AUTOS

"There are great bargains in re.w I960 cars. the Old Promoter reminded us on his visit roday. "But, he added, "check the acci^isories.

Tell us more! we said, thrusting a cigar Into his yielding face.

"A few sharp dealers, selling w new 1960 car at a .'^harp discount. wUl be tempted to take off the tires and put on a cheap brand. Or they may be tempt* ed to take out the radio and put in a cheaper import. And there are other components and ex-tra. that can be switched. A dishonest dealer cai\ save $100 to $200 on a distress sale. "What can 1 do? we asked. "Make the dealer specify on the bill of sale that aU equipment is standard. Then if check later shows substitutions, kick to the manufacturer. Most will make good, and some will jerk the dealers Xrancbise.

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