PACE POURTHE DAILY REFLECTOR. GREENVILLE. N.

ttnirftday. October 27, 1^00

Thursday, October 27, 1960

Think Theyre Leaning My Way!

Hodges Declined Undermine Courts

By declining to intervene in the case of union officials and members sentenced to prison for conspiring to dynamite the Harriet-Henderson cotton mills, Gov. Hodges has allowed the wheels of Justice to continue to turn to carry out the verdict of the courts.

The eight union men, including Boyd E. Payton, Carolinas director of *the Textile Workers Union of America, were convicted of conspiring to destroy the Henderson textile plant which became the scene of the most bitter labor dispute in recent history in North Carolina. Following their conviction in Vance County Superior Court on the charges, the case was appealed to the State Supreme Court and the U. S. Supreme Court.

The State Supreme Court upheld the findings of the lower court and has subsequently reaffirmed its own decision. The U. S. Supreme Court recently declined to review the case.

It is only right that these eight men be required to serve the sentences they have been given by the courts. For the governor to overrule the courts by granting executive clemency in this case would have been to undermine the courts of the state. It would have placed the executive branch of the stale government in the position of giving the men convicted of the crime a pat on the head and telling them to run along. Certainly such an act would encourage rather than discourage the attempt to use similar violence in other labor disputes.

Gov. Hodges has been severely criticized from several quarters for the official position taken by the state government during the bitter Harriet-Henderson cotton mill strike. There can be no doubt that some of these same sources will criticize the governor for not rejecting the decision of the courts by granting clemency to these men.

For our part, however, we feel the governor is to be commended for his firm stand on this matter.

All-Time Travel 'Record In Term

By LYNN MSBET

TRAVELING GOVERNORS -Luther Rodees has established an all time record for miles traveledand by every imaginable mode of transportation during his current term as Governor. He has thought nothing 0 setting out on short notice for Asia or Europe or any point on the North American contin-eui, as well as for remote trout streams or deep sea f^hing waters.

His own traveling experience may have influenced his sponsorship of the Travel Council of North Carolina five years ago promote travel as a major Industry in his state and the source of tremendous business and personal income to North Carolinians.

Evidence accumulates that Ttrry Sanford will challenge Uie Hodges travel record during his trrm which begins next January. Smfords interests have result eo him to stay inside of North Carolina most of the time for the past two years. The mileage he has covered by air and land craft while seeking votes in th s state would take him around the world several times. His methods may differ from the uqorld several times His meth-methods may differ from Hodges rnutine, but he has pledved continued pu.shing of the indu.strial expansion program.

Both Hodges and Sanford appeared on the program at the Travel Council dinner meeting ti Southern Pines Sunday night, and both received honorary membership certificates. The certificate was presented to Sanford by E. L. Washburn, council r.embership chairman, and then as the newest member he presented the award to the oldeist member. Luther Hodges w'as the first person to sign the Council corporation charier five years ago.

SPEAKING GOVERNORS-In u *'off the cuff talk accept-Inf the membership certificate Sanford pledged continued cooperation and support on part of the State for the efforts of private enterprise, such as the Travel Council, in promoting all phases of development tending tn enrich the economy and raise tht standard of living among citizens of this state.

Hodges had a prepared epeech in which he briefly reviewed the travel industrys contribution toward better living and urged greater effort in the

futui*e, He had advance acce.ss tc the report of the survey made by Dr. Lewis Copeland for the Travel Council which showed that this segment of indasiry had Plowed some $775 million into trade channels in North Carolina last year. He predicted that wnth-in a few years this amount will increase to more than a billion dohars annually.

HAZARDSThe highway con-.struction program now underway in North Carolina is designed to afford easier and safer travel. Th roads and bridges are designed to allow motor traffic to ee* from here to quicker on lim-itet access four-lane avenues. In the present stage, which on many roads is between concep-tlor' and completion of the elaborate planning, there are hun-areds of danger spots. There vail be a few miles of completed four-lane roads in use. and then abruptly and wiihout adequate w'arning, a section where two-way traffic converges on one pavee road. One example of thus is on the US-15 k 501 by-pas.s around Durham. Another is on the US 1 b.v-pass of Moncure.

SPEEDAnother traffic haz-aic. related to the spotted two and four lane roads, is the sudden change in legal <and safe) speed limits. Practically every section of four - lane highway ir the state has a legal speed o. 60 miles per hour. Many of th* two-lane roads allow the .same speed. There are numer-ou.! instances in which the max-mum 60-mllc speed is cut back to the normal 55-mile rateand often without much warning the speed limit is reducAl to 40 miles or less because of immediate local conditions such as congested areas or achool zones.

These situations are inevitable in the transition period frorr roads designed to carry traffic going both ways on one 22-foot pavement to super-du-per highways with two or more traffic lanes going the same way.

There are official signs warning of signals ahead. "reduce speed, merging trav-fic, divided highway ends and so on and on. Some motor-lsti= have complained that the multiplicity of informational signs Intended to promote safe tri-vel, actually contribute to highway hazards, by requiring the operator of a motor vehicle to watch for sign* rather than keep his eyes on the road.

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The accused men received a fair trial, their case has been reviewed by the State Supreme Court and their appeal has been carried to the highest court in the land where it was rejected.

If the laws of the state and the courts mean ,any-thing, it is obvious that the governor followed the only course open to him as a conscientious public official.

One Of Them Is Right, The" Other Is Wrong

In the beginning.

It was merely a part of the continuing round of argument between two presidential candidates . . . one of whom raised the point that Americas prestige abroad was slipping and it is time to do something about it.

The other scoffed; said America never stood higher in minds of people in other lands.

His rival persisted in claims that all was not well, that surveys abroad proved his point that complacency at home, on the level of leadership, had to be overcome.

Obviously, one of the rivals was right and the other wrong.

Which?

The tip-off came yesterday when the White House refused to make pu^blic a report on a survey of opinion afiroad on aspects of American prestige.

One can understand why, if such a poll were conducted and the results unfavorable, Washington would be unwilling to make it public. Russian propaganda organs 5vould use it wdth glee and a measure of gratitude. Results of such a poll that favored the U. S. hardly seems a matter for concealing.

Actually, we can not visualize a foreign government being shaken by results in polling opinion of Americas man-in-the-street; nor do we feel exactly shook up by the suiwey in question.

The point we would piake is that one of two most important men in the lives of 180 million Americans today knew what he was talking about, and the other didnt.

Of cour.se, opinion as to relative military might is Just one facet of what comprises prestige. One could debate its overall importance in the picture all night long, and remain unsatisfied.

Most disturbing, though, is thtf fact the American people are not being told exactly what they have to contend with. This should be known, by everyone, in order that we may act intelligently and determinedly. Blind complacency and an attitude ot papa-knows-best is not conducive to calling forth the effort that may well be needed.

These are dangerous years, a fact which sometimes appears forgotten. In a democracy it is all the more important that the people know.

3oo-Boo Ariiece

By PATRICIA MOORE

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Poor nanawniing, i

It wasnt very long ago that W'e were discussing the jouiua-list, and the stereotype that mtvles made, then the one that television is attempting to make.

Though these stereotypes provide dashing slouchy characters (all at the same time), some o* the real life adventures and events are definitely more exciting (and untenable).

Some of our trade secrets are definitely valuable.

We will let you in on a closely guarded secret, however, about those of us in the reporting world or rather, some of us. Ir concerns our handwriting.

Have you ever known a newspaper person who had a pretty h.and writing?

Theres an old saying that the best writers have the worst handwriting, and we all hope our bad hands will somehow qualify us to admittance to this cherish-eu realm.

However, there are^some ad-(vantages to a bad handwriting. The worse we are, the less

others can read our band. In other words. It keeps those who wouIq copy us without giving us tile satisfaction of asking from deliberately copying. This happens frequently when there are several members of different press media attending the same thing. You get the beat, man.

And, it protects us from the curious public who are annoying when they peer over our shoul-dci at our secret note pads. Or look to make sure we have thus and so and think we cant spell bfccaitse we abbreviate or use a type of shorthand. By scribbling so no one can read It, we avoid aL kinds of trouble.

This brings to mind a rather unfortunate little incident which occurred a short time ago. We wrote a story about a new police chiei in one of our neighboring metropolises, and we had a nice comment from some town official saying he would make a pood officer."

S9mehow, between this type-

FOT CQndidQtGS other Editors Saying ...

By JAMES MARLOW

WASHINGTON lAPiEach of thf presidential candidates has pulled an international boo-boo: Vice President Richard M. Nix-01, on Quemoy and Matsu; and Sen John F. Kennedy on Cuba.

Nixon favored getting more deeply involved in the offshore islands than President Eisenhower was ever willing to permit and more than this country might go for in a showdown

Kennedys idea.sor some of themon coping with Cubas Floe Castro would violate a treaty this country has with 20 other American republics by getting mixed up in Cubas internal affairs.

If the candidates dispute on these subjects proves anything, if* this;

1. That theyve spent far more time discussing Cuba and Quemoy and Matsu than those islands are worth in comparison with all the other problems which presidential candidates could be discussing at this mo-n ent.

2 The danger of presidential candidatessince one of the two would be confronted with his own words if he became presidentof talking too' fast on delicate subjects.

Nixon, who thought he had Kennedy at a disadvantage on Quemoy and Matsu. InsLsted the senator discuss them. Now, apparently thinking he has his opponent at more of a di.sadvantage on Cuba. Nixon is insisting he discuss that.

Ihis country has a treaty with Chiang Kai-sheks Ntional-iFfs pledging defense against any Red Chine.se attack on Formosa and the nearby Pescadora Islands about 1(X) mile* from the China mainland.

But this country ha* no obligation to defend Quemoy and Matsu. two tiny islands also occupied by Chiang* forces but ly-iag only a couple of miles off the mainland.

Ei.senhower has always left It up in the air whether they would be defended. The administration has taken the position they would bw- defended if our military lead-eis thought they were necessary to the defense of ^rmosa or coi-sidered an attadfc on them part of an attack on Formosa

This left thi Red Chinese guessing what to expect. But Nixon went further. He said hed oppose any forced withdrawal from Quemoy and Matsu on principle because thej^ were part of irte territory.

Nixons position on principle could commit the United States to defend Quemoy and Matsu and maybe get into war with Red Chinawhether or not they were considered necessary to Formosas defense.

Nixon soon stopped talking principle and adjjpted the Eisenhower position. Kennedy had said that, while he wouldnt give up Quemoy and Matsu at the pom of a gun, hed try to persuade Chiang to give them up.

His reason was to avoid getting into war some day with Red China over tiny islands which he said are unimportant and not necessary to Formosas dffense. ,

Kennedy seemed to think he had Nixon over a barrel on the subject of Cuba where, during t.He Eisenhower administration, ant! - American and pro - Soviet Castro took over,

Kennedy banged away on this subject until Oct. 20 when he issued a detailed statement, blaming Castros rise to, power 01, the administration of which Nixon is a part, and explaining how hed knock Castro out of the picture.

He said this country, among other things, should attempt to ftrengthen the anti-Castro forces both outside and inside Cubal But this would be interfereiice in Cubas internal affairsa thing Kennedy said later he did not advocate.

The Next Speaker Speaks

(Hendersoa Dispatch)

One of the most powerful mem-berg of the 1961 Legislatureas 01 aJl other sessionswill be the Speaker of the House. If he set his hands to the plow, he can wield more influence over his fellow members than even the Governor.

Unopposed for the speakership is Rep. Joseph M. Hunt of Greensboro, and what he says Is at least interesting and may be significant. If he comes through with what he discussed in an address the other day to the Greensboro Lions club, citizens who hope the 1961 session sill not go berserk as to finances may take heart. It can be hoped that he will remember when be gets to Raleigh, and be guided by what he said back home. Rational members are going to have to stand firm this winter if the States solvency is Ic be preserved from assaults by pressure groups and liberals.

Ill his hometown address, Hunt said no increase in taxes is anticipated is the 1961 Legislature. It can be hoped that will be true, but if so the pie-In-the-sky boys will have to be stopped in their tracks. Quotations from the speech did not indicate whether the next speaker drew his conclusions from a belief that revenues would be suf-iicently higher to avert a tax increase, or that the elaborate spending program so much talked about would be trimmed to keep it in line with available funds.

Extensive additional taxes at State and national level, where there is a similar existing threat, would be dangersous. Levies already in effect are so burdensome as but all to stifle initiative and ambition, and it would not be necessary to go much farther to reach the point where the law of diminishing returns would become operative.

Speaker Hunt cited the task of reapportionment as one of the problems the next Legislature must face. The State will lose one congressman by reason of the fact that several other States gained population more rapidly. Which representative will be eliminated in the shuffle will be Interesting to watch. Reapportionment of the General Assembly will also confront that body. It was Ignored for a decade after the 1950 census, but almost certainly will be undertaken this winter.

Reorganization of the State Highway Commission, encouragement of new industry, and the school situation of new industry, and the school situation were barely mentioned in the account of the talk.

This forecast, however, was the speaker of the 1961 House speaking. He has his ears to the ground and should know what he is talking about as much as any one who ventures a preview of legislation that will be undertaken. So far as the individual citizen is concerned, the major task will be turning thumbs down on new taxes.

In the.fi^t tgainst crime, communism And hatemongers, we members of the American law enforcement profession have a sacred trust. We must not only preserve the high ideals of this great Republic for future generations. We must continue to* demonstrate that the battle can be won without infringing In any way upon the freedoms which are so precious to us all.J. Edgar Hoover.

writer, the press room, composing room, proofreaders, etc., the story caijie out that the man would make a goon officer." Everyone (but us) has enjoyed that little story immensely.

But, look, we like the man and we dont think that . . .

This is the advantage of a mechanized society.

Ooinions

Brief

During the weekend; Tht Atlanta newspapers. Journal and Ccmstitution, endorsed Ben. Kennedy; The New York He-rald-Tribune e ndorsed Vice President Nixon; The Louisville Courier-Journal endorsed Kennedy The Richmond News-Lcader and Times Dispatch endorsed Nixon; The St. Louis Post-Dispatch endorsed Ken-nedf; The Milwaukee Journal endorsed Kennedy; At a gathering of directors of the Tennessee Press Association, six directors gave the opinion they think Kennedy will carry Tennessee, three said they think Nixon will win. One party press? The Oak Ridge Oak Ridger.

Were old enough to remember when the good looking girls compact wasnt something with white sidewalls and bucket 6eats.Miami Herald.

GIVE

THE UNITED WAY

Naive,

Futile

Display

By GEORGE E. 50K0LSKY .Copyriglit, 1960, Klag Features Syndicate, lac.

1 hateoed to the four great debates; I heard nothing significant, important, startling, surprising, educating, uplifting. I read the four great debates: my knowledge of the state of affairs in my country was not Improved. These debates have been exercises In utity, demonstrations of mental vegetation.

Both candidates could do better. Both are educated, knowledgeable men. I feel that they both show disrespect for the intelligence of the American people; otherwise, they would havs elevated the quality of their discussion. The repetition of slogans sounds more like Hitler brainwashing the German people than Intelligent disputation#. *

For instance, as the fourth de-. bate was taking place, the gold market of the world was going through a shattering price experience. If the price of gold continual to rise, it might b^ come necessary to devalue the dollar. The peril of such an act could be world-wide. It could devastate the economy of the United States. It could bring on an immediate economic crisis.

Did either candidate discuss this question? Noi The reporters who were asking them rather silly questicms, did not ask; therefore they did not answer. Ground rules had been set up to make the debates sound stupid. As. tor instance, that un-beiiveably naive qu^on in the fourth debate regarding who is to be appointed Secretary of State. Why is It naive? First of all. the President ctmducts the foreign policy of the United States and is the only elected national official, with the Vice President, for the entire country. Secondly, it is neither customary nor politically sound in the United States to name members of a Cabinet during a campaign. These officers are not in- ^ dependent political perstmalitie.* in this country as they are in Great Britain or France. They serve at the pleasure of the President and have to be confirmed by the Senate. They are not necessarily career men or experts and are often appointed to strengthen the Ifresidents bargaining position with Congress.

No candidate who knows what he is doing would therefore name such an official prior to Election Day.

Take, for instance. Senator Kennedys dilemma, should he be elected. He might want to appoint Chestw Bowles, Secre-tai7 of State, and Abraham Rlb-Icoff, Attorney General. Both come from Cbnnecticut. t smaller state. It might not be politically sound to give such a state two Cabinet posts. Or Vice President Nlxtm, should he be elected, might want to appoint Thomas E. Dewey, Secretary of State, and continue William P. Rogers a* Attorney Oenertl. Both come from New York State. It might be Inexpedient to give these two New Yorkers such high posts in the. government. Such matters are finely balance^, because the Cabinet often is naaib io be representative of all parte of the country.

Furthermore, these persoimli-ties have views of their own which may not synchronlie with those of the leader of the party. After the candidate has been elected, that is another matter.

He sets the direction and those who do no% choose to follow have no place in the Administration.

These debates have been too formalized, too rigid. At no time did one or the othnr.,,(i the debaters provide dooumeatation to prove a point Statist w-e in rough numbers. No time was used for definition of terms and therefore nothing was absolutely clear. For instance, Senator Kennedys slogan about keeping America moving is tosh. Vice President Nixon gave a few rough and ready figures to show that we are moving. Both candidates avoided tito factual tnith which Is that this country has taken the 1929 Depression, World War n, the Korean War, the support of allies and the reconstruction of foes, the support of the United Nations and NATP, in its stride. The United States haji actually done a magnificent job for mankind; it could have done only for itself.

Why does not Nixon point to the fact that It was the Roosevelt Administration which gave Sov-

CContlnued on paga nine)

A Won(derful, Fascinating Fielc:.

Strength For Today

By EARL L. DOUGLASS Suggestions for Memorlzatioii Yesterday we spoke of the necessity of memorizing Scripture and said we would indicate today what passages of Scripture can, we believe, be most advantageously memorized.

First, and above all, the Ten Ci mmandments, Exodu.<^ 20; 1-17; the Beatitudes. Matthew 5;M2; Fsalms 1. , 14, 19. 23, 24, 27, 42 46. 90. 9!. 100, 125. 150; the I4th and 15th chapters of the Go*pol of John; the Hymn of Love, 1 Corinthians 13.

People sometimes object to Scripture memorization saying ttiat it Is t matter of rote and leitei and that the letter kil-leti but the spirit giveth life. This 1.S truo. but we need to Uiow what Chritiau beliefs are

else we shall have no belief and, therefore, no faith. There should be much more memorizing in thf modern educational process than there is. Undoubtedly, there has been too much memorizing ii the past, but let us not go t an oppasite and foolish extreme. If, along with their other educational requirements, children could in the public fechooii havfc their minds stored with t good consignment of beautiful poetry and inspiring prose, and in the Sunday School and homa havf the above and other pa.s-.sages of .ScriiTture given (hem for memorizing, they would live to call this procedure a blrisaing of real value.

Store the mind with precious riK teiial. It will .support and beautify iihure yeais.

By ELMER ROESSNER Because so few readers believe us, we keep saying that uusinefis is a wonderful and fascinating field and offer more and more facts to prove it. Here ai'e some:

While overseas airlines are offering champagne and caviar, an American line Mohawk gives cheese, pretzels and beer, served by hostesses in .satin and sequins, . .Blower fans and heaters are recommended tor trucks carrying potatoes for chipping, advises the U.S. Department of Agriculture. . .De-spite fresh American competition, British manufacturers hope to sell a total of mcme than 180,000 cars here this year.

The United States is giving $11,495 of your tax money to the IolLsh Academy of Science to study secretion of certain hormones relative to livestock reproduction

YOU GET LESS AND LESS

Begihning .Tnnuary 21, 20

states will be withholding tax

es on wages and salaries. . . Closed-door discount houses, the first of their kind in 'the field, are staging a comeback. Business Week says. They sell only te members. . .Japan may produce a record amount of rice this year.

Americans wl drink about 1,3 gallons of hard liquor per capita this year, with many capita splitting in the morning.

A Japanese firm has developed a house with wails of plywood sandwiching resin-treated kraft paper i^hich csln be erected by five unskilled men in tw'o days. . .A technique for converting synthetic rubber latex into a replacement for natural rubber la foam product* has been develcHtod by U.S. Rubber.

BITSIES EASY TO MOVE Another advantage- of small car.5. reports the Neptune moving company, is that they can be put in the van when shipping furniture from one part of the country to another. . .Incidcutai-

Jy, new U.S. regulations permit movers to accept travelers checks. . .Use of magnetic Inks can- reduce the cost of processing grocery cotipons, says one authority.

People l^e artificially sweetened grapefruit Juice, concludes a government survey.

Canned soft drinks are making a comeback, reports Progressive Grocer magazine. . . Fancy liquor decanters, after a tiump for several years, win bounce back this Christmas season. Large distillers have poured out millions for the fanciest bottles evwr. . .The first bowling alley with automatic piiispotters has been opened in Geneva.

Note: Costs of Thanksgiving turkeys, ham* and other nom-iiml gifts given employee* are ueditctihle as a buslne.** expense b y employers. Furthermore, they are nontaxable to employees. But gift certificate*, w-hlle deductible by employer*, are .ubject to employee withholding taxes. These rules also apply to

Christmas, Easter, and Wasli-Ington's Birthday gifts.

RETROACTIVE WAGES CAN BE COSTLY

There's a pitfall in retroactive wage increases, Prentice - Hall warn* subscribers. If a retroactive wage Increaae is granted back to January i, for example, those who worked after that date and then quit can claim the increase for the period worked.

Better slip a little clause into your next labor contract' AFRICAN HORSE DISEASE .KILLS TENS OF THOUSANDS

Hundreds of dead horses have been sighted floating down the Euphrates River, victims of African horse sicknes*. the U. S. Foreign Agricultural Service reports. The disea.<ie ha* spread throughout the Near East and India, killing tens of thousands Of horses. The United Nations is rtwhlng vaccine to the area*.

Death of his only horse can impoverish t iwrner.