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tPAGE FOUflTHE DAILY REFLECTOR. GREENVILLE. N. C.

WednesdaT, Octobar 19, 1960

Wednesday. October 19, 1960

Freedoms Guardian

A Real Blooper B y The Candidate

We are stumped by Tuesdays blooper by Henry Cabot Lodge, the Republican Partys vice presidential candidate.

Politically speaking It was a blunder of the first magnitude to predict a Negro would hold a cabinet post if Richard Nixon were elected president.

It was an affront to Negro voters.

The statement was an affront to Negro voters, for ij; inferred candidate Lodge would pay off for their support.

The prediction was an affront to all voters because it inferred candidate Lodge would not name the most capable man to cabinet responsibilities, but would name cabinet members on the basis of their value in getting him elected.

As a matter of fact, the candidate for vice president has no business going around promising anybody anything about cabinet jobs. Thats the responsibility of presidents-elect. ' ^

The former ambassador to the United Nations earlier had drawn a storm of debate over just what he was saying, or what he meant, in comments on the

admiration from the American public.

Apparently he has been out of politics too long, and forgotten some of the groundrules.

Aside from his personal convictions that a Negro cabinet member would do enormous good for U.S. foreign relations, we suspect more than mere compulsion is behind his statements.

In New York state, opinion samplers s^e much evidence that John Kennedy is holding a narrow lead; and those 45 electorial votes of the Empire State are mighty impmiant to a winning ticket.

In Virginia, Richard Nixon is believed to be holding a narrow lead with Kennedys stock on the rise.

Could it be, then, that the Lodge comments stem from desperation? From an over-zealous desire tdN steam-roller the opposition? Or is this the product of a subconscious desire to see a Democratic victory?

Mote such unthinking statements could be dis-aslerous.

North Carolinas only, and most respected, Republican congressman was questioned about his thinking on a Negro in the-cabinet. His response:

My feeling is that the cabinet should be chosen

same subject in Harlem and Virginia. His Albany on the basis of experience and qualifications for the prediction was stronger. Newsmen heard him. job, not the basis of race, religion or what have you.

Thats a fair enough answer for anybody.

About one hour later, in a television interview. Lodge firmly said he could not promise there would be a Negro in the cabinet since the president would make the appointments.

In Albany, a reporter heard him promise.

During his years of representing the United States in the UN Mr. Lodge earned a high degree of

More Than A Mighty Ship Being Scrapped

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SCHOOL BOARDS - Robert Gavin, Republican candidate for Governor, is fiving more than usual emphasis to the long standing contention of his party that county boards of education should be elected by the people. FaUibs that, he would require representation of both political boards on every county borad.

To support claim for popular election, the case of county commissioners is cited. To support ht-partisan representation on appointed boards, the case of boards of election is cited.

Under existing law members of county boards of education are named by the General Assembly, from nominees of party primaries as certified by the county boards of- elections to the State schools. Later, when the State tion and by him to the General Assembly. Since the Legislature is to assure Democratic members of county boards.

REASONSIt is quite likely that when the current method of appointing boards was instituted, its objective was to keep Republicans from controlling the public schools. Later, fhen the State" assumed much larger share of the school costs, it was argued that the State through the Legislature should name local control officers. The ratio of State and local share in costs has turned back toward a near equal basis,

nd full State control is no longer justified.

Anyway, the argument for State appointment of county boards fails to be convincing, in view of the fact that city administrative trustees arc appointed by local municipal governing bodies. There are 100 couniy boards and more than 70 city administrative units in the state, and the city units have nearly half the school enrollment. If the cities can appoint school boards, why should not the counties?

INTEREST Gavin's discus-lon of scK>ol administration has served to focus attention on other than money proWems in the public schools. Admittedly, one of these is the multiplicity of administrative units, each requiring a separate board of trustees and a superiritendent. Cost of operating the administrative office runs from 110,000 to $25,000 a year.

The Dty of Charlotte and Mecklenbure countv are in process of consolidating their school f.vstems into one- unit. Wilmington has always been a part of the New Hanover county system. Most other large counties, and some not large at all. have frcmi three to seven or eight independent school systems. Someone has figured that 65 or more of

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these units could be consolidated for greater efficiency and a dollar saving sufficient to employ about 150 additional classroom teachers.

There has been some indication that new administrative units have been established in the past, largely because of desire to put control of the schools it. a board locally selected, rather than one appointed by the General Assembly. In theory, the entire membership o the Legislature participates in selecting local boards. In practice the -boards are maned by one or two menthe representatives from tbe affected uounty. That gives "local influence, albeit of very restricted application.

So far there has not been much enthusiasm for the proposal of Republican leaders for popular election of school boards. That is true of many Republicans, who fear the result would be as part-tisanly political as the present sj'stem most counties would have all Democrats, a few would have all Republicans. One suggestion to further take politics out, would be for the nominations to be made by tK>th parns in November, majority vote having more consideration from the Legislature.

TIMINGThe time and place for the delivery of major poiti-cal campaign speeches is almost as important as the text of the speeches. Former President Harry Truman made lour major speeches in North Caroling, last weekat the fairgrounds, the money raising dinner, Wilson and Nashville. In addition to these prepared addresses he held a news conference and spoke off the cuff" at Zebulon and Rocky Mount. At each place he emphasized Republican ineptnesa and failure, particularly in foreign relations and the farm pro-* gram. Only at Nashville did he go into the question of religion as a false Issue in .the campaign.

He read sections of the United States constitution prohibiting religious test as a qualification for offce, and said he did not want the Government to "tell me or any other American cl tiren what church he should belong to; and I dont want the church to tell me or any other American citizen what public office he can hold."

Passengers on the official-press bus were discussing the speech cn the return trip. Why was Nashville selected as the spot for that subject? Conclusion was there was no special reason. He just wanted to get it m durh the trip. There was some si prise that he treated the matter at all. Strategy of the state party leadership Is to ignore religion as an issue.

Strange Things Happen

It's official , . . the battleship USS North Carolina will be sold for scrap in January.

This is a sad thing to any and all of the^ personnel who formed her crew and to the multitude who have looked upon this 35,000 tons of armored might and marveled.

More than signifying the end of merely another great battleship, the dismal death of the North Caro- By ALVIN TAYLOR lina marks another great stride toward ending a tradition: the ship-of-the-line.

What was the ship-of-the-line?

For centuries it comprised the backbone of battle fleets and the pride of sea-going nations.

It was that class of warship carrying the heaviest of guns and the most massive of armor It was the sledgehammer which pounded smaller foes into oblivion.

The USS North Carolina was of this breed: born, as fate would have it, solely for World War II. She has since been inactive.

There were larger ships of war, the Wisconsin, for instance. That 45,000-ton giant was retired in 1957.

World War II spawned the most magnificent ships-of-the-line history had ever known. Despite their bulk they were trimly proportioned and for their size boasted impressive speeds.

New, fifteen years later, they are gone. Their big guns and massive armor are obsolete.

Like dinosaurs of the past they liVed out their time. Even the time-honored line of battle figures no longer in tactical planning. *n T i m

Todays fleets can dispatch lethal death at tar- ( vtnf^'r iiP

gets thousands of miles away. WLiit;! ljU.iLUiO OU.yiiiy . . .

Todays fleets can* prowl in the murky depth and then .trike finally and deadly, without warning.

Todays navies can move faster- than thought possible fifteen short years ago.

More than a mighty warship will be converted into scrap when bids are opened in January; a tradition is also dying.

Strattge things happen in Greenville on either the high school or the college Homecoming day.

When they both fall on the same weekend all-that-word-Mr. Truman-said-I-didnt hr e a ks loose.

What your columnist is working around to, is a police call I heard on the short wave radio around midnight Saturday.

We were visiting Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hardee in Lakewood Pines that night. Roy, a television station WNCT newsman, has a police radio receiver in his home.

Around midnight a message canie through for prowl cars to , bfc on the lookout for a 1956 blue auto. Someone had reported boys

in the vehicle were throwing eggs.

"Subject states that he chased them behind Elmhurst School and they stopped the ^ar and ran in five different directions, the radio crackled.

Message didnt say whether it was high school boys still celebrating their Friday Homecoming or college boys continuing thei* Saturday one.

Ive read stories through the years about Harry Truman wear-ing down reporters with his swift pace.

Now I can personally report tiiat. even though the former president is 75-years-old, he can

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By JAMES MARLOW WASHINGTON (APi - The presidential candidates are making this the most cautious campaign in recent lstory.

They might have started a fire long ago if there werent some sensitive things they had to worry about.

Take Sen. John P. Kennedy, who criticizes Americas defenses, says it has lost prestige, and is lagging economically.

All these are criticisms of President Eisenhowers two administrations. but Kennedy is careful not to tear into Eisenhower personally.

Asked why, Kennedy said he has great respect for the President and that his criticisms are after all aimed at his administration.

But theres a sound reason why the senator is laying off the President himself. It might cost him votes because Eisenhower is still so highly popular-so much so that he could probably beat either Kennedy or Vice President Richard M. Nixon if he were running against them right now.

Nixon has some problems of hi* own to worry about-more than Kennedy, perhaps-but certainly enough to keep him from pulling out all the stops.

In the first place, there are more registered Democrats than RepubUcan*.

He has to hold the Republicans but cant win with them alone. He has to appeal to independents and some Democrat; too-He ha.*? obliquely criticized the administration on some things,

but very obliquely. He has praised Us record highly but at the same lime says a record is something rot to stand on but to build on.

He has two things to worry about inside his own party, which may explain why he sounds less liberal than Kennedy but not so conservative as Sen. Barry Gold-water of Arizona, the darling of the party's extreme right wing.

Nixon cant afford to sound too conservative without antagonizing liberal Republicans, And he cant sound loo liberal without 'inducing the Goldwater platoons, who wouldnt vote for a Democrat, to stay home election day.

So Nixon and Kennedy have to^ you will recognize /from the t;p-toe a bit while giving the appearance of running to a fire. If anything, Nixon has to be more cautious than Kennedy,

His dilemma showed up sharply when his vice presidential running mate, Henry Cabot Lodge, got loose in Harlem and sounded off on the subject of Negroes.

He said it would be a "wonderful thing to have a qualified Negro in the Cabinet,"

This might have appeal for Northern Nergroes but hardly for white Southerners at a time when Nixon is hoping th^ Democratic platform, with its very liberal civil rights plank, might drive SoutheiH states into his camp.

Although Nixon himself has been pretty forthright both in the South and in the North is saying improvement in civil rights is nece.s.sary, he tried to soft-pedal I.oiiges exuberance,

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(Wilson Times)

October is United Fund month, the time all efforts aie combined to make one fund raising drive serve for 18 agencies. It is a one stop contribution that totals the gifts given in prita* years to the participating agencies.

The ones who work in the drive are our own men and women who are giving of their time and energy to put over, in the most economical way, the .soliciting of funds for the participating benevolent agencies.

The United Fund plan is growing in favor over the nation. It is recognized as the answer to the multiple drive system with its inefficiency and heavy administration expenses. The United Way carefully considers the requests, allocates the needed funds and only asks you for the necessary money to run the agencies, to do the job for which they were created.

This gives you . better service from all participating causes, for the time can be put on their responsibilities rather than fund raising. And what are some of the agencies.

We are only naming a few that ^from the description; The organization that Is there when xdisaster strikes, when blood is needed to. save lives, to teach nursing classes, water safety, and many other services.

Another provides wheel chairs, braces, and crutches, as well as clinical care to bent and afflicted little bodies. Still another cares for the mentally disturbed and sick, showing them the way to adjustments to society.

Then that worldMti^ group of dedicated persons who have found that through administering to the body and soul that "a man may be down but never out, Their program takes care of all agesi the spiritual and bodily needs, recreation and education.

Another gives supervision to young boys supplying character building programs in the great (lut of doors while instilling lessons in citizenship.

Girls 0 the same ages are also offered a program of fun, recreation, worthwhile projects and stimulating activities.

Unwed mothers find reassurances their hour of need. And precious babies a haven of refuge and loving homes where they are the center of a happy family.

And there are many others that can be discussed at another time. But all the agencies are bound together In one gift from you, when you give the United Way,

And you are being asked to give only the income of one hour a month for the United Fund. II this were followed the goal would be reached in less than a month.

There is no magic to fund raising. It is an appeal to you who have worked for so many drives, for so many times, to put your efforts into the United Fund drive. It has been chosen as the way to meet the needs of the participating agencies.

With all our people assuming their share, and everyone having a stake In the program, we are spreading civic responsibility where it belongs, among all our people.

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I followed Truman on his tour of easten Carolina last Friday and, believe me, it was a rugged day.

Friday was unseasonably hot which made the tour even tougher for those making it.

Truman spoke first in 2^bulon around 10 oclock. After talking off-the-cuff there he jumped in a car and moved on to Wilson. There he attended a reception around noon where he shook quite a few hands. Next the former chief executive moved on to the Wilson ballpark for another address.

Then he was bustled into a waiting ^r for a ride through Wilson''5 business section. Next he wm transferred t<v another car in. whicb he headed on to Nashville.

He stopped at a house there for a short time where food was seved to the party. After that it was back to the waiting cars, then to downtown Nashville where another speech was made.

The sun was broiling hot by that time but Harry appeared fresh as a daisy. Back to the cars following this,, the Truman caravan headed to Rocky Mount and another speakers platform. He still appeared as if he had just arisen and was making his first speech of the day.

Following this, Truman went to the airport where he boarded a plane for another such day in Virginia.

To me. it was a strenuous day. To him it all seemed to be part of the game.

Someone on the press bus said Truman was taking cat naps at' each stop. If he was, they had to be quick ones because there just wasnt much time for this. However, the former president was noted for being able to take cat naps when he was in office.

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The Castro government has granted Guiana a $5 million loan and has agreed to buy Guiana rice at a premium price. We have some advice for Fidel Castro: Look out! We, as a nation have learned by rude experience. Senor Castro. Beware of befriending your small neighbors. First thing you know, you will be branded an imperialist aggressor,, and you know what that means." San Francisco ' Chronicle.

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By GEORGE E. 80K0LSKT CopyiifM, IMO. Kfaig Features iSyudieate, lac.

In the disarmament discussion, two words.^ihspecUon and control, have become atumbling blocks to understanding. This has been so since the very first discussions of the atom bomb in the early yeam of tbe United Nations. Bernard Baruch represented the United States and he was adamant that there could be no blind disarmament; that we had to know what we were doing.

The realistic danger is surprise attack. Khrushchev takes the poeition that be would never be so wicked ss to do such a thing, but there is no reason to hsve a blind date with him. It is more scientic to have a United Nations commission inspect all countries, discover what is available, and for a United Nations c(Hnmssion to control the disarmament and to keep the record.

Profeas(w Henry A. Kissinger

makes the point:

, . As long as the retaliatory forces are composed pri-martly of liquid-<uel missiles and idrplanes as they will be until the middle sixties the side which strikes first will have a perhaps decisive advantage unless the defenders retaliatory force is in a state of high readiness. But when two retaliatory forcee so constitutsd confront each othr, their very structure may contribute to instability regardless of the Intentions of the two iddes. Even if those intentions are peaceful, each side must se^ to protect itself against catastrophe by increasing the readiness and security of its retaliatory force . .

If Khrushchev Is sincwe in desiring disarmament, he must agree to inspection and eontrol as a prior step toward disarmament. His failure to accept inspection and control indicates that he does not believe in universal (ttsirmament, that he would like the West to disarm, while he hides weapons. President Eisenhowers "open skies* plan was the most that could be afforded by the West. Soviet Russia rejected that. Khrushchev says disarm first and negotiate about controls afterwards, but that is precisely where the danger lies. Professor Kissinger makes the point that even 50 bidden weapons would confer "a perhaps overwhelming supefiori-ty. Why should we risk that?

The conclusion must be reached from the-long record of discussion on this subject that Soviet Russia (mly wishes to di-cuss disarmament but (toes not wish to dlsarm.As 'a matter of fact, Soviet Russia cannot afford to disarm.

In the first place, Soviet Russia now lives in definite peril that Red China will Increase its armaments and wU be manufacturing rockets and missiles. Red China can afford to be tho aggressor because its traditions are impervious to the loss of human life. The loss of II,000,-(H persons in China would mean practically nothing.

Secondly, unless Soviet Russia rules its satellites, It cannot hold them at all. The East Germans have a tradition of hatred for the Slavs which runs throughout the history of both countries. Latvia, Esthonia, Lithuania. Poland, and Hungary are held by force and by force alone. Even if Soviet Russia were limited to the use of orthodox weapons, these countries could not be held. Therefore In this stage of Its development, Soviet Russia must maintain a military forco sufficient to hold its entire empire.

Thirdly, the Soviet Revolution is not yet ready to reveal Its correct achievements to the world. Inspection could produce reports of mechanical and technical inadequacy which the Western countries do not fear but which Soviet Russia cannot tolerate.

It Is therefcn-e evident why KhrushchBv makes such impossible conditions for disarmament. What are those conditions:

1. Total (Usarmament of both orthodox gnd unorthodox weapons.

2. No inspection whatsoever until the* disarmament has been completed. But how is it to be known that the disarmament has been completed? Nations of good will trust each other. But sup-

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The Grawing Cost Of Services

Strength For Today

By EARL L. I)OUGLA.SS THE HORROR OF EMPTINESS

Whoops! oh no, no it can t be. The gts tank is empty.

Have you ever had that experience? The horrifying thought which almost overwhelms you of course is that you will not be able to make it to the curb. There, wilhmii power to move an inch, you win he in Um* middle of ihe street with horn* bla.*ting, angry . people expostuiattng, and perhaps the policeman coming up and asking ' How come?"

It to he hoped that you will not have thi;^ e.x|x.neiice, or if you have had it in the pa.st tliat you mill not have it again. But if you do, just reflect when you

get back home what a kinship there is between this traffic problem and the moral and spiritual -situation In which many people find themselves. For there are some people in the world who have no power within themselves. They can be pushed or pulled around, but so far as their own motive power is con('ernrd tliey are hpples.s. They have develnp-e(< nothing which really makes life go for them Beware of emptiness Whether the emptiness is emptiness of head, or emptiness of heart, or eti.piine.'. of life, be suri that ir k just as unnccc.'^ary for any of us with nonnal common sense to allow oiuselvcs to run out of gas.

By Elmer Roetkiter

Almost every recapitaulation of the American economy in recent years has noted that the growth of .services Is greater than the growth of coiusurner goods-

This makes many angry.

"What are they talking about?" people demand, "We are getting less services. We may be giving the waiters a little more in tips, but wt get less service than we used to. Furthermore, grandmother used to have a maid and a cook, but you cant hire them any more unless j'oure Nelson Rockefeller. So whats this double-talk about spending more for services?"

The key to the problem; services are rarely rendered by servants.

Services are the things you get for your money, le?s the cast of

goods.

F\AMPLE .

You buy B frozen li-levtaion dinner for $129. The tu.sf 19c pays for meat, pulatoc.'^. vcae-tableii and tray. That is, if you re lucky. The rest of tiie $1.10 goes

for services: the cooking of the food, the knowledge of what spices to add, the making of the gravy, the freezing, the wrapping, the selling and transportation of the dinner to the mar-kit, the promotion, the delivery if any. and a .score more other services wrapped into that package. You pay a few cents profit on the 19 cents worth of lamb, peas and potatoes, and you pay profits on every one of the services rendered you.

A score more? They include part of the rent of the factory kitchen, part of trajTSportation costs from factory to warehouse (including union checkoff i. the cost of government Inspection, fire and theft protection, .shake-iiowiw by racketeer.* Iretweeii f.vctoiy and your kitchen <yes thats a "service most of us help pay), parking fines levied tn delivery trucks and on and on. A score more? Probably nearer a hundred!

With all the services you get, >oure lucky to ger a televLsloti diUiitir for $1.29, You might expect to pa,y 14.29.

If you buy a car. you pay a efficiency la a domeatlc problwn,

email part for the component, yt It eplllt over Into our tater:

and a larger part for the put- national trade.

ting together, which is really a service but is usually cla.ssi-fied R.s "value added by manu-iaclurer. But thereafter, most of what you spend on the car will be for service, even the amounts you pay for gas and oil. Look at your garage bills; storage, testing, labor, checking checking and everything else except parts constitute service. You may think yourre driving a Merc, Bud. You're driving several thousand dollars worth of service, and every time you stop and start, you buy a little more.

In the United States. - when automation or other progrc.ss Increases productivity,, production wages go up. And w lien production wages rise, so do those in the service trades. If Joe. the auto worker,: gets a raise because cf Increased produotitivty, Pete, the bartender, also wanfs a raise. And he gets it, too, or else he learns auto making.

The raising of servica wages because of increase Industrial

If we are to hold our own in the rising competition In foreign commerce, we must take special care to keep "service charges out of the production field.

In stripped-down products, with automation and American knowhow, we can compete with our friends and enemies in foreign markets. But if we try to lay on the services that Amaricaa customer* demand, we are lent. After all, the Congcese want

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DO THE WORK One association has a "creative vice president." The othen. one imagines, are drones.

You Cant TeM The Barfalns Wkbont MulUplleatlon Table Adv^Using Age reports thif ad in a Philadelphia newspaper: "Suede flannel, reg. 49 cents. 3 yard. $1."

And this by a New York do partmcnt store: Boys dungareesSALE-2 for $5.59. Regia-lariy |L98 each.

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