PAGE FOURfHE DAILY REFLECTOR. GREENVILLE. N. C

Fridftir. NoiiiW 4, 16Q

Friday, November 4, 1960

Today It Revolves On This Pole

Little Time Is Left For Undecided

There remains little time for the voters of Pitt report made by a government agency in recent months, County who remain "undecided about their choice but not released by the Republican administration, of the presidential candidates to make up their minds. Vice President Nixon, on the other hand, has de-For those who still have not made their final de- dared there has been no evidence declining U. S. cisin between the Democratic Party and its nominee prestige abroad. He has made such declarations even Sen. John Kennedy, and the Republican Party and its in the face of the fact that the administration has renominee Vice President Nixon, we would suggest they fused to release the results of its survey on the quees-give consideration to several points in making their tion. He has likewise defended the foreign policies of decision. the Eisenhower administration in spite of the com-

The so-called religious issue that has been in- munist take-over in Cuba, anti-American demonstra-jected into the campaign has no real bearing on the tions in Latin America, Japan and other areas throughfitness of a man to carry out the duties of the office out the globe. While the vice president has asserted a of President. Sen. Kennedy, who is a Catholic, has said better administration of foreign affairs is needed, he forthrightly many times during the campaign that he has for the most part followed the Eisenhower line is believes in the complete seperation of Church and discussing this important .campaign issue.

State; that he will not be dictated to by the authority While Pitt County is primarily dependent upon its of his church so far as government affairs are con- agriculture for economic progress, the difference in cerned and that there will be no conflict between his the agricultural program offered by the two parties loyalty to his duties as President and his loyalty to and their candidates should be of interest to local his religious beliefs. voters. Sen Kennedy has declared the tobacco program

Vice President Nixon has likewise strongly voiced might well be used as a model upon which to base the the opinion that the question of Sen. Kennedys religion entire farm program of the federal government. With has no place in the consideration of the qualifications such high regard for the program, he obviously would of the two candidates for the highest office in the land, defend it against attempts that might be made to On matters of foreign policy. Sen. Kennedy has destroy it. He has likewise shown a much broader called for more forceful, more positive and more ag- understanding of the problems facing agnculture in gressive handling of the foreign affairs of the United the nation today than the Republican party or its can-States. He has pointed to the decline of United States didate.

prestige in other areas of the world in recent years, and Vice President Nixon has souht to divest himself these assertions apparently are confirmed in a special as a party to the agricultural program of Ezra Taft

Benson, but his comments on agriculture during this

Working Now In The Short Rows

By LYNN NISBET

SHORT ROWSIn the vernacular of the farm which the late Kerr Scott loved to use, the cuididates and the party organ-Isations hava plowed the furrows to end of the rows in the Ida field. They are working now In the short rows, cleaning up the ditch banks and the weed-infested edges. These borderline short rows are more important than in any political campaign In memory of living persons. The crop of votes harvested from these usually ignored areas may make the difference te next Tuesdays election.

Recognitkxi ot this fact is as startling to Republicans as it is to the traditionally dominant Democrats. Neither group quite knows what to do about it. That is especially true with respect to the Governors race. Since the Civil War there has never been any real question about North Carolina electing a Dem-ocratie Governor, except in 1896 when Daniel L. Russell was elected on the coalition popu-llst-Republlcan ticketwith per-hapi more disgruntled Demo cratic-P 0 p u 11 s t votes than straight Republican. Even in 192b when North Carolinas electoral vote went to Republican Herbert Hoover for President, there was no serious threat to Max Gardner as the Democratic candidate for Governor. As that campaign wanned up, with defection of many Democratic leaders following Sen. FM. Simmons against the national ticket headed by A1 Smith, the majority for Dwnocrac Governor Max Gardner was reduced to lowest level in half a century. In that election nobody paid much mttention to the Governors race. Emphasis was on the national ticket and the anti-Smith sentiment.

In this campaign almost as much tome folks say even moreattention is given to the Governors race as to the presidential contest.

UNPREPAREDIt is no secret In political circles that this development caught both parties **with their britches down.* When tee Republican state convention met in early March there was nobody who wanted to be the sacrificial lamb as a candidate for Governor. And there was nobody tee Republicans really want^ to nominate. The general attitude among Republican convention attendants was that anybody willing to pay the filing fee would be acceptable. Robert L. Gavin volunteered.

Four Democrats filed notice of candidacy in the primary for GovernorTerry Sanford, John Larkins. Beverly Lake and Malcolm Seawell. Larkins and Sea-well were eliminated in the first primary, and a run-off was had between Sanford and Lake. Sanford won the second round.

A short time later he spoke out for John Kennedy for President,

favored

campaign have been at best nebulous. It leads one to the conclusion that while he does not want to be linked with Benson farm policies, any program he offers will be similar to that of the Eisenhower administration . . . one which has seen a steady decline in the relative position of agriculture in the nations economy.

As for civil rights, both party platforms and both candidates has taken their stands in support of measures that will remove the barriers that prevent equal liihough majS 7 thth opportunity for all citizens regardless of race. Differ- By ALVIN TAYLOR

Carolina delegation at the Los enees in the stands of the candidates on this point is

primarily in terminology, not in the ultimate goal they seek.

And, since the new Congress will once again Democratic-controlled, it is reasonable to believe a

greater degree of accord . , . a more harmonious effort at ^ ^twm^^ph^w^RSnlid in facing up to the dangerous years ahead can be and Donald. Nor is their father,

achieved if the Administrative branch is likewise in brother Bill, mad with his

Democratic Party hands. ^

Space does not permit a discussion of all the bromw*Bin hS'not gone niS

issues in this national political campaign. We have alteough some people might

attempted here only to present a few of the more im- ** * matter of opinion,

portant ^ mention all this because

^ . / . . ., , ... many Sunday riders who passed

_______ All things considered, we believe the citizens of my house last Sunday might

was a ciianW thatNmh~ Can> this area will find themselves more nearly in agree- considered either one of

^verawl'^ * Rehublican ment with the overall program offered by Sen. Kenne- it \u Vp^nSd lik'lhis. My Democrats were flabbergasted Democratic party than with the program brother and his family came

and Republicans were confused, offered by Vice President Nixon and the Republican ground to my house for dinner

None of them knew how to cope nartv Sunday. I was ready for the

irtth the .ituation. There was j . . .v . .. TT' '"I

no precedent to guide teem. H IS also our considered opinion that the nation eight-year-old nephews were full

BIG TIMEThe Democratic or- and the free world will be better off if the leadership ^ -i i.

ganization imported some heavy of the United States is in the hands of Kennedy and ^ 11 ^

the Democrats in the next four years.' It is also our i LAJ^iiw

considered opinion that Pitt County and North Caro-

lina will also be better off if the Democrats are re- recent debates

turned to power by the election of their candidate as between Vice President Richard

Angeles convention some other candidate.

That commitment on part of Sanford for Kennedy put Bob Gavin in the race for Governor. Prior to that time he has just been the Republican nominee without a chance. It immediately appeared that some of Sanfords staunchest original supporters were offended and were leaving him. Some Lake supporters started a write-in campaign for their favorite. Lake half-heartedly discouraged that policy. By late September It appeared that for the first time in more than 60 years there

Nobody Called The Cops

of energy so soon they were outside.

Well after a half hour or so, curiosity got the best of me and I. too, went outdoors to see what was going on.

As I stepped off the porch one of the red-heads slapped me on the arm. Youre it, he cried.

Instantly little wheels began to whir in my head. I recalled a game called tag which I used to play nitmy years ago.

A little conversation filled me in on the details, such as ths location of home base, and soon the game was underway.

My brother heard the commotion and came out. Somebody

slapped him on tee arm and he

was it.

Naturally the passing motorists stared at the sight of two grown red heads chasing two eight-year-old red heads. And somehow it seemed teat one w the other of we two adults were it most of the time.

Anyway, nobody called the cops. I stayed sore for several days and my brother and I had a whale of a time for awhile.

artillery for rallies at which emphasis was put upon voting the straight ticketfrom President to constable. These out of state big folks gave more than usuid attention to the state candidates.

The regular Republican organization also imported some big name speakers, and candidates for President and Vice President of both parties visited the state. There were a number of supporters of Nixon and Lodge and Gavin who did not trust the regula* Republican party to carry the campaign for their election. So there sprang up various statewide and local groups of Citizens for Nixon and Gavin, Citizens for'Gavin, Democrats for Nixon and Lodge and sundry other titles.

So much emphasis was put on persons rather than party affiliation by these groups that the Democrats began running advertisements calling for votes for Terry Sanford.

Since the Republicans had no experience in a campaign where there appeared chance of success for their governor, it was apparent in early stages that the regular party organization was ignoring Gavin. He named a campaign manager independent of the state committee, and operated almost as a lone wolf. Tliis dispersion of effort tended further to confuse the voters.

Republicans staged rallies in every congressional district, almost in every countya practice which Democrats had observed for years and inten.sified this time. Now the big speeches and the big rallies are over. Attention is concentrated on small groups and conferences with party workers, catching up on the .short rows and cleaning up the ditch banks.

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By JAMES MARLOW

WASHINGTON (AP) - If you Judged tee presidential candidates by what theyve said of each other, you might get the impression one was a crooked card shark and the other a juvenile delinquent.

The kid glove treatment has been reserved f(w President Eisenhower who is now up to his neck in the campaign himself, plugging for Vice President Richard M. Nixon.

His appearance in the campaign brings it back to where it began and has been pretty much all along a kind of personality contest. Still, his intervention for Nixon, if judges by his previous efforts for Re-pu-'lican congressional candidates, wont change anything.

Nixon has said of hds rival, Sen. John F. Kennedy, that he lies to the voters, is a deadly risk, and is an immature, rash, impulsive man who is making dangerous statements."

Kennedy ha.s said not only that someone had better cut the cards before Nixon deals but has represented the vice president as a baleful kind of individual w'hose political career ha.s often seemed to show charity toward none and malice toward all

Nixon, to Kennedy, is the trigger-happy leader of a wrecking crew

The vice president, of course. Is in no position to criticize the Eisenhowe*- administraton.s record even If he should want to. He has been part and parcel of it and right now is depending on Eisenhowers help to w'in.

Kennedy, with no part in th# administration and under no obligation to the President, has made ripping into the Eisenhower record one of his main occupations in this campaign.

But he has carefully avoided any direct assault on Eisenhower.

It's simply good politics for Kennedy to lay off Eisenhower-even though belittling his administration since to do otherwise might cost him votes among admirers of the still highly popular President.

Kennedy himself, when asked why the reluctance about criticizing Eisenhower, said the basic question Is one of the future and whether it should be entrusted to Kennedy or Nixon.

In giving this explanation he also stated the essential basis of the fight between him and the vice president. Each all through the campaign, and by the way theyve conducted it, has been asking a vote of confidence as the better man.

This, therefore, has reduced much of the campaign to a personality contest. And Eisenhower, now that hes in the campaign, is doing on his side what Kennedy and Nixon have been doing on theirs.

Eisenhower, once all his oratory is stripped away, is simply aopealing to the voters to con-fi:ue to trust his judgment to the extent of believing, when he savs it. that Nixon would make a better president than Kennedy.

Whatever political magic El-set'^owpr has for himself, so far ii has proved entirely limited (Continued on page six)

M. Nixon and John F. Kennedy I heard Mr. Nixon say, in effect, that he repudiated our efforts to inform our fellow citizens of tee great dangers involved in electing a Roman Catholic to the presidency of our great country. But if you have taken notice, we have not paid any too much attention to his repudiation, and for more than one reason. In the first place, I am convinced that he was intimidated into making that statement. In the second place, we are not asking Dick Nixon or any other person what to say. We have our own responsibilities to perform, and we are held accountable to Almighty God for following or not following the dictates of our own consciences in such a political crisis as tee one with which we are confronted. We are far more concerned with preventing the fall of our Nation into the hands of the Roman Catholic Papal Throne than we are either in the mere election of Richard Nixon or the mere defeat of John P. Kennedy. While it is possible to misrepresent any person or thing, yet not only have we diligently studied the history of the tyrannous head to strike its victims until today, but we have lived among and lived with, as well as having carried on lengthy correspondence with its devotees: and we know whereof we speak. It is not necessary for us to misrepresent the facts in the least.

An AP dispatch of recent date uoted Harry S. Truman as accusing those of us who oppose the election of John F. Kennedy to the presidency of our great Country on religious grounds, of trying to overthrow that part of our National Constitution which

says that, x x x no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States (Art. VI). Now, If Mr. Truman is so greatly interested in a strict conformity to our Constitution, it seems to me that he would have been more particular about plunging us into the Korean War without Congress having first declared war. as is required by the Constitution itself. And Mr. Truman ftad taken an oath to abide by that requirement. Any man who has tried to outsmart our Constitution as has Harry S. Truman has no right to accuse the rest of us of trying to overthrow any part of it by simply trying to protect our inalienable rights from the Catholic religio-politico machine which would strip us of them.

While the clause in the Constitution which Mr. Truman quoted does guarantee the right of any person, regardless of his religious faith, to run for office, and to be installed in such office, if he can get elected, still, ther" is not one word in the Constitution anywhere that denies a citizen the right to vigorously oppose the election of any person to any office on any grounds under the shining stars, whether it be his religious faith, or the way he combs his hair. If there had been one single word in that clause capable of the construction which Mr. Truman placed upon it, the FIRST AMENDMENT would be repealed it. For that FIRST AMENDMENT guarantees unto us, only freedom of religion, but freedom of speech, and freedom of press as well!!!

If it is wrong for us to oppose John P. Kennedy on the grounds of his Catholic religious faith, then why did Catholic Lord Baltimore deny Jewa and

Everybody in Wfishingtoo is ^ficient. I found that out the other day when I had occasion to call sources in the nations capital.

I made several telephone calls and each time I got somebodys secretary. All were Just as helpful as they could be. Only trouble is they all referred me on to somebody else.

This went on for about an hour and I still had no results. Finally one sweet secretary promised me she'd have her boss call me when he returned.

I left it at that and sure enough the call came in wlte tee information I wanted. Which must prove that patience is a virtue.

+ + +

Uftitarians tee right, not only to hold office in Maryland, but of the right to even worship God Almighty in thetr particular ways? Now there you have a sample of tee kind of religious toleration Baltimore palmed off on the Marylanders. The loud claims for religious toleration under Lord Baltimores Roman Catholic reign will not stand the acid test of thorough research and investigation, anyway. 1 know, because I have gone to some pains to look into the telng.

This political campaign is not being waged between Democrat# and Republicans. It is a contest between tee Roman Catholic Party and the forces of America who want to preserve those inalienable rights which our fore-fathers suffered Martyrdom, in many instances, tp ^ve us as an heritage. In Italy where Catholics dominate both religious and political life, they come right out and call their party the Catholic Party. But Catholics in America knew better than to be so bold. So what did they do? They simply crawled up under the coat-tail of the Democratic party, grabbed it by the throat, stole- its banner and name, and have been masquerading as Democrats ver since. But under disguise the Catholic party is as real in America as it is in Italy or any other country. And (Continued on page shO

iberal Views On Hiss

By GEORGK 1. fOKCMJHTr '

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It wa Richard Nlzon who un-covare the nahure o the Communist iidlltration toto the State Department in the Alger Hiss Case. He was a young member of the House of Representatives, fresh out of Califomia, a member of the House Committee on Un-American Activities. He was young, active, immature and un- -influenced by the impedlmente

Bert Andrews, Washington

Bert andrews, Washington correspondent of the New York Herald Tribune. knew the whereabouts of ' Whittaker Chambers and that possessed documentary evidence of the Hiss entanglements. This documentary eiddence turned out to be tee famous Pumpkin Papers,! Richard Nixon drove to the Cteambers farm in Maryland, uncovered the PumiAtn Papers and ultipiately confronted. Hiss and Chambers. This led to the Hiss trials and tee conviction of Algw Hiss for perjury In a matter relating to espionage.

Nixon thus became identified with anti-Communlsm and with tough, relentless exposure. The Alger Hiss Case was settled In tiie courts. Hiss had ample opportunity for defense and appeal and lost. As is customary in such situatiims, there are always those who believe, do- spite tee evidence in court, that it really could not be that such an educated and good-looking man like Alger Hiss would be either a Communist or a spy. Hisss own account of the sltu-atiwi does not add much knowledge to It, one way or the other. In fact, his statements on tee case are nebulous.

Up to the mwnent the exposure erf Alger Hiss by Richard Nixon, Hiss had had a swift and even brilliant career in the State Department. His rise was phenomenal. He accewnpanied President Roosevelt to Yalta and was one of those who k^ tee minutes of teat conferencs nninutcs which fall short In-many respects. He was a principal factor in the development of the United Nations and helped to write it# Charter. He formulated the Marshall China policy which, as results show, gave Manchuria first to Soviet Russia and then to the Chinese Communists and finally ix>duc-ed tee take-over <rf China by the Chinese Communists wlte Indirect American aid. It was an amazing performaDee.

Now comes 1960 when Richard Nixon runs for President. Among tee Park Avenue Liberals. many of whom write for newspapers and magazines and for the radio and t^evision and who gve big dinner parties where there is much talk and from " which rum<Hw emanate which, passing from 'mouth to mouth. Bocm are heanl all, like those jcAes which have no autlKH* but which everyooe soon hears. Hiss remains a Dreyfus tortured for his ideals. Those Park Avenue Liberals have al- . ways hated Richard Nizcm for uncovering AlgN* Hiss, fridtrect-ly, it was tee Hiss Case which embarrassed many of teem because the shock over him led tc numerous investigations. For instance, at Harvard, Hiss had roommates who innocent or guilty. were investigated and embarrassed. Guilt by association is as old as tee human race and while often most unfoir, it is a natural conclusion that birds of a feather somehow flock together. And one thing leading to another, many who masqueraded as toteUsctuals at as non - political p^sonalities were exposed either as subversives or q;>ies. It was a sad time for Park Avenue. Mamr delightful human beings were ss-lerely damaged.

Now tb^ have te^ chanco for revenge. They say; I dont know why, but I always (!tlslik-ed Richard Nixon. He may be a very good man but somehow he does not M>peal to me. It all sounds so limooent.

An upstanding Democrat does not need that sort of persUlage. He says; Im for Kennedy or he says; Im a Deipocrat. A man like Jim Farley, for instance, does not need to apologize for voting for Kennedy; he always votes for a Democrat.

But these others cannot aay it straight because their onsolen-

(Ccmtinued on page sis)

Keaulations As To Guarantees

Strength For Today

By EARL L. DOUGLASS THE SPICE OF LI FI

Christopher Columbus made the greatest discovery ever made in the history of the human lace

What was he seeking? Just one thing spice. He had no idea about finding a new world, Ir. fact he died without knowing that he had found a new world. He was so sure that the Island on whichhe landed was oil the coast of southeastern Afia that he called the inhabitants Indians. Nobody ever had a more ridiculous, distorted and iiustaken idea about the size and nature of the planet earth than di'. Columbus.

Why was he .so interested in finding spice? For the simple reason that with limited food supply spice was needed to give a variety of flavors to food

wh.ch was scarce, ta.steless, and usually poorly cooked. Also spice wa. needed for the preservation oi food.

I listened recently to an ex-cellen* sermon on this theme entitled, The Spice of Life Oui daily existence can become lather drab and dull if we allow i* to do so. Spice bring.' out the latent flavor of food, spice bnngs out the latent flavor of IT- We should not look upon ilp or 20 through our daily round of duties as if life were just something to be endured-I 111 Is .something to be lived and in the living of it can we Lnd our greatest Joy.

Columbus was one of the greatest mer that ever lived, and he we pt forth on a great enterprise to find spice. He appears to have hud something there.

By ELMER ROESSNER Watch your lip.

Also your advertisements. Dont say guaranteed.

You may have a Federal Trade Commission case on your hands.

The FTC last April promulgated a .'eries of regulation* covering the use of the word guaran-tti I.. aUverwisiiiu, laoew aid ouier promotional material. These regulations were brought upon bn.'iness by business Itself 0) at least by chiselers in business,

Lc IP have shark-s been guaranteeing products when the oni.v ''I'?.; antee has been that the product was a product. Millions and per jps billion' of dollars have b: mulcted ' i the pub

lic by pi "antees o ' vcars. In guaranteed rebuilt vacuum cleaners the guarantee has only been a pledge that they were rebuilt and not that they would vacuum clean.

EVERYBODY HAD CHANCE When the PTC struck up the band in the guarantee" field, it did nothing sneaky. It held

public heajrings and invited opinions, and anyone whose guarantee is now out of tune has only himself to blame.

After time for the import of the regulations to sink in, the FTC has issued a bit of guidance for advertisers. It has announced that advertisements must (parar-rased* clearly and coals guaranteed?

1. What part of the product L guaranteedb

2. What characteristics or properties of the designated product Cl part are covered by or excluded from the guarantee?

I If tiiat.- no quite clear, the FTC will e.xpiain,)

.T. What is the duration of the guarantee?

4. Wiiai must the customer do to get the seller to make good^ on th guaranteep sue ?' r- urn the product, pay a fee, sue?

,5. The way the seller makes good on the guarantee, such as repair. replacem*nt or we can dream, cant we?give the money back

WHO? AND HOW MUCH

6. The identity of the guarantor; manufacturer, distributor,

advertiser at retailer.

7. If the guarantee is only for prorata credit, etc., what art the exact terms?

8. If it is a life or lift-time guarantee, whose life? The buyers? The tellers? Or that of the fly on tee end of your nose?

The point has been raised that these rules would hobble billboards or radio or television spot commercials, since it would be impossible to answer all these questions in less than 30 words. However, the words, See guarantee in every package, might satisfy the PTC.

The FTCs guarantee kick recalls that free jag It got onb a few years ago. The situa-t!o. were parallel: there were 80; ry abu.ses. The FTC held hearings and came out with regulations prohibiting the use of the word free unless what was given was without any con-eideration whatsoever.

Some advertisers felt that it was impossible to ase the word in any advertisement but, since then, the word has been gradually returning to advertisements.

It will probably beeoma aiort frequent until abuses eraep ki, when the FTC will again blow the penalty whistle. The same pattern is likely Id tee ease of tee new dirty word.

MORE ITEMS ABOUT OtTM STRANGEST RECESS^N*

Here art more items to Show that tee otoreat raetMloii' te the itraogMt one over: Department store eelee lor the week ended October 12 were 1 per cent above a yeer ago and sales from January l to that date were 2 per cent aboee tee same 1959 plod.

The backlog of faotory orders r for we first

rose in September time einoe Isst winter, the Department of Commerce reported.

Farm prices rose 1 per cent between mid-September and mid-October.

A delegatlim from tee American Retail Federation reported to President Elsenhower teat sales are continuing to rise Nineteen-sixty will be the greatest year In history for retailing and the buying public, the delegation said.

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