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North Carolinians, long proud their public school, received a shock with th announcement that the state ranks eleventh, among 13 Southern states in the percentage of its young, pople enrolled in-public schools accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. ^ _

Whereas Georgia led the list with 70.5b per cent of its high school students enrolled in sChpds accredited bv the association, the percentage figure for North Carolina was only. 34.41 .per cent. North Carolina ranked ahead of Alabama and South Carolina by slightly* more than a percentage point.

These figures cannot be taken as conclusive evidence that Taf Heel high schools aie inf^or to those of other Southern tates, or-- that J^orfh Carolina^ youngsters do not receive as good public school train-Vng'as students in other .rtates. A total evaluation of the relative position of the high schools of the state would have to take other factors into consideration.

' Even so, the fact that North Carolinas percentage of high school students attending schools accredit-

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By LYNX MSBET

ROAD NAMES - The State Highway Commission has yielded to popular demand and modified its previously' announced policy with respect to all local name signs on secondary roads and substituting numbers. It was stated, when the policy was inaugurated that the practice had been followed for years in other .states, and would be of great advanUge ^ highway engineers.

Almost inimediaiels ' protests w<5ne heard against abandoning name signs, although there was no objection to use of numbers for the engineers. The State Board of Agriculture adopted a reaohttion of protest; numerous - local historical groups, and most

* nefwapaper editors, add^d 'their objections.

In response to inquiries 'about how the plan would be effectual-' ed highway officials said none of the existing name signs would" be removed, but they would not , be maintained or replaced at State expense when they rotted or otherwise were taken down: looal groups would be permitted . to place the signs at their own expense, after the county commissioners had formally designated the road name, and size and style of the sign approved by the highway commission.

The modified plan announced at the recent highway commission meeting is that where

* secondary roads are the only ' links to . well -, known communities, the names will be continued with arrows noting the

* direction. Different sized metal plates will Indicate relative importance of the road. These plates will be rectangular, riif-ferectiating between the diamond shape for "NC primal^ roads and the shield for US routes. This will not sactlsfy all of the protestants. but will go, a kg ways toward easing the resentment.

POLICY This was not so much reversal of policy as it was adoption of policy. The same was true of the action tak^n. by the commission in sirthorizing inauguration of toll ferry service between Ocracoke

* and the mainland across Pamlico Sound.

Before voting on that item, the commission adopted a statewide

* p<^y for establishing ferry services. Where ferry service affords the only access to isolated areas, tlie State will provide reasonable and free ferry

" service within the framework of fund availability and consideration of all other highway needs. Where there is already access by road, bridge or ferry, but additional service is considered , In the public Interest, the commission may provide such service on a toll basis, the fees to be scheduled to sustain the service hut without profit. Prior to adoption of that formula there has been no common denominator for Justifying ferry service.

A similar formula for construction of toll bridges, might save the highway folks a B&t of head-^\* aches.

Allocation of $375,000 by Governs Hodges from surplus'* highway fiinds specifically for the Ocracoke ferry rtook care of the availability of money for that project. Application of other phases of the policy required that the ..ferry chkrge tolls. That develoqment put the Ocracoke project^m entirely different light from the proposl^ tions turned down by the highway commission at Its regular December meeting in Fayetteville. There was general policy Effld specific 'fund kUodatitMi.' both of which were lacking before. Director Babcock and Chief Engineer Lee were In-strbv^d to proceed immediately with plg^s for the ferry service

to be submitted to the commission for approval.

WIDE OPEN The discussion of the Ocracoke ferry pro-... ject has involved personalities, and suggestion that the State of ' North Carolina was In some degree obligated to buy the ferry boat Sea Level, bought last year by the Taylor brothers and operated .by them .for a time. During its operation it was not vef^ successful, and since hurricane Donna It haus not run at all. The boat is too big and more expensively equipped than necessary for its primary purpose.

Instructions given the highway officials were gpen-eilded to work out the most economical and speedy plan ^or inaugurating ferry service. That might be to transfer other ferry boats owned by the State not needed on present assignments It might be to build a new 'boat, adapted to conditions of the sound waters and docking facilities. The main land terminus might be Atlantic. Cedar Island or Sea Level. Th spectah allocation by Governor Hodges had no strings attached, 9^her than to establish the ferry service.

There has been nationwide criticism of location of some of the Interstate Highways, apparently with the idea of ybail-Inc out, investors in privately operated toll turnpikes In Pennsylvania and West Vugirwa. In some quarters there is belief that the Ocracoke ferry project should bsUl out the Taylor brothers from a bad investment.

Majority opinion t highway commissioners, voiced openly at the meeting and in private conversations. is that this.feature should not enlr into consideration. The obligation is to get for the taxpayers and toUpayers the best possible service at the lowest possible cost, ^Almost unanimous hope was expressed that the "Sea t>vel can be utilized, on basis of'public service. not pensonal consideration.

ed'by the Association should be a source of concern for the people*^pf this state, *

If nothing else, the figures point up the fact that North Carolina has little reason to sit back and de-claTe.its public schools do not need sweeping imprpve-ments. They sugget that a considerable attention must be given to improving the educational program of the state through better physical facilities, reduced teach-er. loads, broader currculums in many of our high schools and in other phases as well.

-f. Governl)r-elect Terry Sanford obviously plns to propose many of these things as he outlines in detail his program for* lifting public education in North Carolina to a higher plateau. It should also be obvious to the people of this state that significant improvpr ment. in our public schools will require considerably more money than is now being spent on public education in North CarolinaF*

While the figurees ,on accreditation by. the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools cannot in all fairness be construed to mean that North Carolinas public high schools rank eleventh among the 13 Southern States so far a.s total quality of education is concerned, neither clft they be entirely ignored as the state contemplates the. needs of'its public schools. ,

Here We Go: A Brand New Year Is Starting

This is the new year, 1961.

With it will come many new things fpr Greenville, for North Carolina, for the Umted States and for the world.

_ It is a year in w'hich new administrations will take over governmenCin Raleigh and im Washington. With these new administrations will come new policies, new emphasis on particular fields of endpavor, new applications of old4deas, and perhaps even a few brand new ideas in the administration of government in a democratic society. ^ ........

1961 Js a.year in which man is likely to make his first venture into space. New frontiers in the infant space age will be opened and the already formidable problem of mans adjustment to this new age in which he dives will, become more apparent, '

It is a year which promises more economic, social and political progress in this immediate area, this country and throughout the world. If is a year which will not be w'ithout its hardships at home and abroad; a year in which the world must cope with changing conditions as new nations emerge to take their places with the old.

There is sound reason to hope 1961 will be a year of peace, but only the most optimistic Would predict it to be a year without severe crises that may again bring the world to the brink of conflict.

This new year holds for the people of the world great hope and great promise, but it likewise is pocked with pitfalls and hazards which of m^n and their governments must be careful. f

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By GEORGE SOKOLSKY

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A military pcrswi, recently re-i turned from Korea, writes to me:

Tt seemed to me that the value of these Departmet j>f the Army CiviliansDACs, as they were calledwas more apparent thah real, and that a very gteat deal of money was wasted on this civilian employment program that was sorely needed elsewhere in bur defense establishment. Only recently in Korea have soldiers * and civil- ians been allowed dependents, and this, so far, only on a very limited basis; thus the argument against overseas dependents docs not really obtain here. But the DAC program in Korea I do believe to be, as a whole, an excellent example of "creeping bureaucracy, and one which

merits attention by thpse interested in reducing needless government expenditures

This mans long letter is not aimed at civilian experts, technicians and specialists who do work that soldiers are not trained for. His argument is aimed at civilian employees who do exactly the same work as soldiers and who can readily be replaced by soldiers at great savings to the taxpayer and at a reduction of the gold outflow which is such a serious problem to fhis country.

He particularly calls attention to general clerks, typists and stenographers who do work that soldiers can easily do. Many soldiers are trained to do this work. The civilian female secretary performs a service which a soldier can do. My correspondent cites as an example the

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By RALPH ROBEY

Most persons already have made their forecast for what is ahead for the nel^ twelve months or longer. The number engaging in this annual exercise -runs to many, many thousands. Businessmen have to do it as a basis for planning for. the future. They may limit their predictions to their own markets and company, or they may cover the entire economic system. In addition there are hundreds and hundreds of others who attempt to look into the future because it is a part of their job.

We make such an annual forecast perhaps primarily becau.se it is a habitand to some extent as .a result of it being expectedand we hope that it is of interest. This year the task is ndt easy. We have delayed.beyond the usual date in order to have the benefit of what others had to say, and to get the latest pas.sible statistics.

Majority opinion, especially among professional analysts. Is that we have been In a mild recession for many months. Last April or May are the most commonly cited months for its beginning. It also is generally assumed by this group that the modest downturn will continue until the middle of 1961.

Now there is no question that recently business has not been moving upward and much unfavorable new.s has been published. But have we been having what properly may be termed a recession? That depends. of course, upon how one defines recession. Let us look at the major factors which pretty well determined the business curve over the past year.

First was elimination of the far of .Inflatltrnv Since 1-940 or

brtore we have had an almost continuous increase of pflces. Almost everyone got |n the habit of assuming that the ri.se

would continue. Then in 1959 prices began to stabilize and by early 1960 It was evident that it no longer made sense to count on higher and higher prices- To some extent this stability was the . result of conscious policy on the part of the Federal Administration and the Federal Reserve Board, but it also was helped by the elimination of shortages and unsatisfied demands, by the development of a surplus of almost all basic commodities, and by the public deciding that prices were as high as they should be and, in effect, letting it be known that they were not going to pay any more.

The second great influence on the business trend during 1960 was the change in inventories. In the first quarter of the year business added to its inventories at an annual rate of over $11 billion. That was a rate which could not be continued, but the rapidity of the change and its extent were much more extreme than usual. By the second quarter the rate of accumulation had been cut in half, by the third quarter it\ had been eliminated entirely, and in the fourth quarter apparently final estimates are not yet publishedthere was to,, actual decline.

Elimination of the fear of Inflation unquestionably was important in bringing about this change of inventory policy. If goods are not going to cost any more-there is no reason for holding unneeded supplies. Unused capacity in our major, industries, and,J,he.assurance of quick delivery, also made a contribution to the lowering of the volume of goods' held.

Suoh a reduction -of Inventor- -les has a direct and enormous affect upon the economic trend. It curtails orders, reduce.s pro-iContlnued to page 10 >

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The Kennedy Administration will not launch a series of congressional ..investigations to embarrass .the Republicans, once they are out of offfce, Washington insiders inform us. j However, they do note pressure. building up for a congressional inquiry into the United States vote in the United Nations on the "anticolonialist manifesto, in which the U. S. abstained instead of voting yes.

It now appears that our delegation abstained only after a direct plea from British Prime Minister Macmillan to President Eisenhower and the Presidents order to Ambassador Wadsworth to switch the U.S. vote,

A g<XKl diplomat, Mr. Wadsworth carried through on his orders. but several members of the .S. delegation, to whom the instructions came as* a shock, were intensely irritated. Mrs-Zelma Watson George, a prominent Republican and a friend of President Eisenhower, led the dissident group in standing up and applading passage of the antleolonialiat resolution.

"I wanted to crawl under the table. she told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, but since there ..wasnt room down there I just stood up and applauded.' Although I am a Republican, she added, I must say that Kennedy couldnt look better today.

Surely we cant have our diplomats dlsregarjling instructio and deciding on. theirown w!) policy should be, but the fact i that U.S. abstention on the As-lan-Afrlcan resolution calling for Independence of, colonies and

supporting the right of self-determination was extremely unfortunateand unwise.

Just previously the Soviet Union had offered a resolution calling for the immediate freeing of colonies everywhereat the same time, contending that there are no Communist colonie5,^only Western ones. ' %

Why President Eisenhower should have been so solicitous of Mr. Macmiltons opinion is a mystery. In 156, in the midst of a grave cri ;is, the Suez invasion. the Uniigd States did not hesitate to part company with - its long-time ally. In fact Vice President Nixon, making a campaign speech, asked if it wasnt wonderful at last to have a fore-' eign policy completely free of European influence.

The U N. resolution was after all only a>resolution. It was introduced by Afro-Aslan delegates after the Ru.isiari resolution was defeated. It asked for the end of colonialism and all prac-_ ^ tices of segregation and discrimination." But It set no time table, calling only for teps to be taken toward independence of 'people now ruled byv,oithsr ^oun-' tries. <

That traditionally has been , United States policy. But because of British sensibilities we found ourselves on the side with Australia. Belgium, the Dominican Republic. FYance. Portugal. Spain and the Union of ,!^uth Africa in opposing inde-* >endence. For their part. Cania. Italy, Greece, the Nether-ids and Norway were not In-Imldated.

Has something happened to the revolutionary Americans of 1775? . '

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, .My ranlf Specialist Fourth Class (E-4); my-*month-ly pay, including longevity and overseas allowances, was $145.

I opened the office at 6:30 a.m. and generally closed it between 5 and 5:30 p.m., depending, of course, upon ihe time (my su-peri<M* officer) departed for the day. I attended weekly periods of drill and field training. Thus not only did I perform duties identical to those of the secretary, hut I was also in a constant state . of readiness as a trained combaf soldier.Besides my average duty day of approximately ten hours. I worked on Saturday mornings and quite often on Sunday mornings. I was cleared for security purposes, and handled classified documents, as did the secretary.

CHir secretary, a DAC 'with several years of government service behind her, worked eight hous a day, Monday through Friday. Although equivalent in rank to a sergeant, she (as were all' other DACs) was accorded the status of an officer: officers billets, officers mess privileges, membership in the officers clubs.* etc. She enjoyed PX ^vileges, The use of all military recreational facilities, and was allowed to study under the Armys educational program for military personnel through class work at the Uni-^ versity of Marylands overseas estalishment. In case of a resumption of hostilities, it would have been necessary to evacuate her and the thousands of other civilian workers to Japan. I do not know the exact amount of her pay; but it was surely three times that of mine.

I prefer to give my cMTepon-dents conclusions rather than my own:

Were the Army to replace this civilian, and the thousands of others serving with military organizations, with qualified military personnel, a great saving could be realized. The soldier replacing the civilian would handle the civilians duties. In case of war he would not become so much bagga-ge to be evacuated to safety, but a working unit of the over-aU fighting establishment. In a Cold War situation such as that prevailing in Korea. he would be on duty not eight but twenty-four hours a day, including (weekends, at no extra cost. HlSK^marters would be a barracks shared by other soldiers, not a single room. . . The Armys reason for keeping the DACs is continuity of service. As hired help, they remain on duty while the soldier is sent home. My correspondent has a cure for that:

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By ROGE^ABSON This year I have divided my forecast into eight- sections as Indicated by the Tollowln^lght headings. Instead of covering general business as a separate topic, I am sure that a reading of the following will give a clear idea of my thoughts on general business. Naturally, ray first subject will be'the political outlook. ,

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NEW PRESIDENT

I do not expect any big changes under President Kennedy. If he had won by a landslide I would be Quite worried, but with a nam)w plurality In the electoral college and only a small fraction of 1 per cent over Nixon in the total popular vote.

I think that our neirt President will be very much on his good 'behavior. Certainly he will not have much Influence with either the Republicans or the Conservative Democrats of the South. He may make radical recommendations in his inaugural address to save face, but most of these will not become legislation.

He will recommend certaia new welfare- legislation, which win include medical care for the aged, an increase in Social Security. a new mimum wage, increased public musing, help for the distressedVareas, and' more aid for educatkm.

COMMODITY PRKLES, .

INCLUDING GOI

Higher prices of commoffi|les at the retail level are more less certain, but wholesale prices will probably decline in most instances. Prices will not rise because of inflation during 1%1. The first of'the price advances wiU be absorbed by the manufacturer. Owing to the increased competition in all lines, wise manufacturers and retailers win keep their selling prices down. This means that their profits will be less if they are unable to reduce their own costs. A* uf this mens that general business may show less increase in activity and profits in 1%1 than in the previous year.

Now, in ..relation- to gold: Three-fifths of the Free Worlds gold comes from African mines; one-fifth from Canada: and the balance from the U.S. and elsewhere. There are many rumors that the U S. will revaluate, creating a highhr pfte for gold. This will not happen during 1%1: and I think that the price of many gold stocks will decline duhng 1961. The very discussion in Congress of possible devaluation would cause us to lose more gold. Everything will probably he done to avoid such a discussion and I believe President Kennedy will publicly state that he is opposed to it.

Temporarily, dollar devaluation might be a shot in the arm for American business, but' it wl not cure the cancer or what-, ever else is causing the pain. NoL only would^ foreign banka withdraw gold' before such legislation was passed; bu^ if such legislation should pass in the -S-, it would be followed by similar legislation in England, France,

. Switzerland, (jermany, and other important countries. I advise investors now to, forget this question of gold devaluation and not. speculate In gold stocks at this time. Leading gold stocks are now selling 25 per cent or more above their price of a year ago. Another thing that investora should remember when busting Canadian gold stocks is that a number of Canadian gold mining companies arc now receiving a subsidy from the Canadian government to keep them from being shut down by high labor costs. This subsidy would come off asthe'price of gold rises.

STOCKS AND BONDS

It is unpopular for me to take a bearish position in my Annual Forecast. Most of the newspapers and my readers like opti-. mistic forecasts. In all the yeart I have been making these forecasts, last December was the first time that I refused to take a definite position. At that time _ the Dow-Jones Industrial Average was 670 and today It is fluctuating around 600.

Corporation earnings reports now coming out are not good.. In many cases the gross is kept up or pei'haps increased, but the net is off. Many companies will show a decline for 1960 compared with 1959. Prosperity has continued so long that most manufacturers, retailers, and consumers are assuming it will last at least another year. I cannot honestly agre,e with this.

Therefore. I fel-that 1961 will see lower prices for* the Dow-

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By EARL L. DOUGLASS SINCERITY .

-'There are a few things which^ arj as necessary, to^ the living of a wholesome moral life as breath, water, and food are to the living of a normal physical* 'life.

The first of such things. Is sincerity. Some believe that *the - word .sincerity comes from, two Latin words which mean, "without wax. This was the. Ign that a Romau merchant displayed on the assortment of jars he had for sale. The * assurance of the merchant was that the Jar was not an old ^ broken "piece patched . up with ' wax, but a newly .moulded jar Although all authorities do not hold to this derivation of , the word sincere, many do

and oit * the whole It , seems reasonable.

As we stand at the beginning of a new year, there is only one imperatlve--6incerlty. With sincerity we cannot go wrong, without it we cannot go right No matter what'other virtue we may have, if we do not have sincerUy we do not have anything tf real and lasting value. Whatever your religious faith is. be sincere in your accept-lawce and practice of it. Be sincere in your social relation-' shipsv Be sincere with the mem bers of youY family. Above all, be sincere with yourself. We arc_ never fit to* confront life untU' we have cbnfronted ourselves'. We may not like'air we see. but peace comes from confronting it and evaluating the truth as it stands. ^

By ELMER ROESSNER William Poster, who started a tax service 25 years ago finds that he has become so involved in' answering questions about 'small business that he is now known as the Dorothy Dix of the small business world.

^ He and Ijis associates now.receive thousands of*"4etters seeking answers to questions on management sales promotion financing and other problems At the . moment, most questions deal with slate and. Federal taxes and tax deductions.

* We handle more Inchme tax forma than anyone else except the government," he boascd Mr. Poster, despite his 70 years, is perhaps the fpost active man in his own business answering questions personally., 'Extfovert is a nnlld word for him. said one of his assdcites. His headquarters are In New York.

' Mr. Poster originally, started hia Simplified Tax Records.

Inc., to provide small business-' men with expert tax accountancy. This grew to the point where he is now offering similar services for doctors, dentists, lawyers and other professional men.- .......

And as the business grew, he found mall enterprisers needed quldanc'e on more than tax matters, and he formed a spiall business advisory service, |

A small businessman can ask someone, such as. his brother-in law^ for aifvice. he said, "but mans, times he would be bettr off If he never asked at all WHAT PEOPLE ASK Questions asked cover a wide range of problems. -Soiiip for-Instances:

The. owner of a shop selling clotl\cs for tall women wanted to know how she could, attract potential customers,

A bicycle repairman a-sked if he w4s charging'enough for his services.

The owner of - tavern in

quired how much he should be making on each glass of beer served ' ; '

The proprietor of a,w;est Coast, coffee shop asked for ways to start a beatnik dlub. '

A TV hepalrman requestpd Information on sources of sm4ll business loans when he.wanted to expand his service.

I . Answers-are obtained from the firms wide experience, field research, government sources and what Mr. Poster -describes a.s the largest library of small business reference material In existence ' *

And inc most bothersome pVoblem.of all. he said, is still taxes;

atubWe,.. the Department of Agriculture' has found. It not only ti;aps the snow to provide moisture later on, but prevents snow from drifting along fences and ditches. For further details, write UJS.D.A.. Washington 25. D. G.-""

SORGHUM STUBBLE TRXFS SNOW, UNCLE SAM FI^iDS Snow fences? Well, if a farpie really wants to hold snow ,on his fields for irrigation in ^the' semi-arid Great Plains area one ' of the- be.?t w*ys is tp plant stripe of sorghum and leave a

PiJtSTIC LINING KEEPS WATER IN SKATING POND Theres skating today in West Orange, N. J. _ *

Previously, water dtained out of a large pond there after freezing. causing the ice to break. Engineers from the Wopdward-Clyde-Shrard firm were called in. Instead of recommending a clay or asphalt lining to the pond, they suggested * polyethy-lehe film, in the same thlQkhess used In refrigerator bags. A foot deep of so'U was removed, the' plastic laid and the soil replaced There will be ice-skating for years to come, when Its cbJd .enough, said engineer, David 'M. Greer.

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