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TOE DAILY REFLECTOR, GREENVILLE. N. C.

iTucsday, May 1961

Into Oblivion

Tuesday, May 9, 1961

Continuod. Losses In Investiiient?

Within . month the colleges and umvett of orth CaroU Xp/h'ur^rgrrnd

sUte will be pounng forth another fj,, other states seeking well qualified young teachers

to fill their classroom needs.

the state will be pouniiff uates, many trained to take their places in of public schools anywhere in the nation. - -

The number of these 1961 ijaduates w^o ty^an countless teachers who could ably fill

teaching in classrooms iiv^K^h CaroUnaJwhen positions throughout this state that have

schools open next fall will depend gone begging because young men and women enter-

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the General Assembly does in the coming weeKS lo ?^''"''^jjg^eaohing profession each year received their enrich the public school program of the state. basic education in the public schools of this state,

' For vears now Maryland. Virginia and numerous financed by the taxpayers of North Carolina. Many of other states have been siphoning off young teacher ^j^gjn also have received their higher education at graduates from North Carolina colleges because they state-supported institutions, which means that each in were in a position to offer more to beginning teachers received the equivalent of a scholarship worth

and experienced ones as wellthan North Carolina several hundred dollars each year, paid by the tax-

could. Although North Carolina has provided better payers of North Carolina.

working conditions in its public schools for teachers, Thus, in each of these new teachers who will although it has put into effect a couple of pay raises colleges of the state in the next month,

for teaadiers, the state still has not kept pace m tne state of North Carolina already has a considerable past cSrade with that other states have been aom? investment. Whether most of these new teachers be-to improve their own school systems. The result is careers in North Carolina next fall or go to

Special Session Seems Indicated

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SPECIAL SESSION? - Devel-oianents of the past few days would &eem to justify the prediction that there will be^an -tra specd session the 1961 General Assembly aomeume in the fall of this year or very early in 1962. Several maUers tra which the State must take action depeml upoo action of the Congress, whh probaldy will not be taken until after our Legislature mdjounis.

Governor Sanford ttdd newsmen last week that the Quezon . of a sute bond iaene for aid to cottBties in school buildings depends upon what the Congr^ does about Federal aid Iw schools. He is conaaiitted to me idea that any Federal aid money should be used for buildings, not fa- teacher salaries or other operating expejises. He says this does not interfere with his program for State appropriattons to improve Uie achoola in curriculum. teaching, etc. It is related onlv to the item of physi-cal acities. If the Congress acU on the Pederal aid biU before adioumment of the 1961 regular session of the General Assembly, the bond issue can be authortted if needed, or ap-proiH-iate lefisUtion enacted te use the Federal fund* for bolide

lugs.

RE-DISTRICTTW5 Paced with necessity for reducing the number of congressional die-tricts from 12 to 11. members of the Legislature, especially thoee on the responsible committees, have been reluctant to a^ hoping against hope that the Congress would enact a law increasing membership in the National House of Representatives so that a reduction in North Carolinas quota might not be necessary. In face of repeated warnings that any reasonable increase In total membership would not affect the North Carolina quota, several committeemen insist upon waiting to ^ what happens in Washington before starting cttcm^re-

The oongressiooal redisuicting problem now is very much like the court reform and eonstitu-titraal revision biDs two 3^^* ago. It was argued then by many friends of court reform that the issue should not be confused with petty jealousies and ooanmunity rivalries inherent in a great deal of the general legWation. but should be held for consideration at a special session. Governor Hodges and other sponsors of the constitu-ti(al revision insisted upon a<^ tion. Result was defeat for all their ideas.

Idling ran high then and coiwroniise was impossible. This year many of the same per-eoos, continuing their interest in the same improvements, were willing to compromise and a fairly good court btU waa the

result.

Unfortunately there is not the time for oMnprtrause on

redistricting. If the State does not enact a redistricting law. the Federal law moves in te say that all eleven of the North Carolina members in the National House of Representatives must be elected at large next year.

That prospect offers some very interesting developments. Even with the districts lin^ up with such and such counties in each district, there is not statutory or constitutional requirement that the representative elected from any district must be a resident of that area. The only reqtdreroffit la that heor shemust be a citizen of North Carolina.

So it is that unless a redistrict-tag tall is enacted before the next election all eleven members of the National House of Representatives might be elected from Mecklenburg or Guilfordk-or even Currituck county.

It would appear on the face of that condition that the small counties which are so insistent upon retaining their control may be inadvertently committing political suicide.

CONFUSEDPresently there are two redistricting bills in the House and one in the Senate It la known that at least two other tails have been prepared for introduction in the Senate, and there are rumors of more plans for both branches. Each of these arrangements is entitled to more careful and thorough study than can be given in a few casual committee meetings at which other matters aleo are discussed. During the past three months the House committee has held three meetings. the Senate committee two, and there has been one joint cession.

Other states to teach will depend on what this state does to improve its teacher salaries and its public schools. On this factor also hinges the question of w^hether North Carolina will receive a return of the amount already invested in educating these new teachers, or whether that investment will be forfeited because the state-declines to compete with other states for classroom teachers.

Speaking at East Carolina College two weeks ago Gov. Sanford asserted, North Carolina has stopped expecting teachers to work for apples and yearbook dedications and we are going to do right by our teachers from this day forward. If. indeed, the state supports Gov. Sanford in fulfilling this pledge, we may rest assured that young Tar Heels entering the teaching profession will be happy and proud to teach in their home state. And we also may be assured that North Carolina in future years will times over for whatever investment it makes in en* riching the program of our public schools.

rorae

Cuba

By PATRICIA MOORE

Nothing Accomplished Rescuei Rescues riimseii

In Deferring Decision

As knotty as the problem of congressional redis-

Tales from the Trunk has yielded a most entertaining tale for today. It goes as follows; with the subtiUe, Rescuer

tricting may be for North Carolina and as difficult as y,, 5cue

the final decision may be, there seems little logic at ^

a minor mission to

Which'hecessilated the captain ot the rescue squad's crawling into the car trunk.

The trunk selected this inopportune time to come smashing down and managed to lock Itself. Naturally, the person was still inside, getting the tools he was after.

Reafters will not be surprised to learn that the captains first reactions were to bang and to

for

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help.

come

this moment to trial balloons being .sent up on a special perform, which entailed getting

legislative session to resolve the matter. otThe

The General Assembly has before it several pro- things were in the very back of

posals concerning redistricting of the state to cut the the car trunk. . . .

number of congressional districts from 12 to 11. There t-i t O

is also before the General Assembly the clear-out reg- FHltOfS SQViriQ

ulations which stipulate that if congressional redis-V-/11 i-i'U.lLWl O ^

tricting is not accomplished before the current con- , titt* J

gressional terms end, the states 11 members of con- \f\J ]\ \N iTlCX i O ODQIG gress will be elected at-large irr 1962. This is an V V XLii v v ii

alternative which few of the leaders want to see materialize.

Although some legislators already have begun talking about possible adjournment by June 15, and

although there are many major issues yet to be re- observed philosophically that solved, it should not be necessary for the General As- X^r'ed

sembly to postpone the matter of concessional re- ^ struggle that might

districting for a special session. The legislators knevv ye^rs. Yet the wire

The House committee voted the before they convened in February that the matter of suddenly loomed up and the Gen-other da, to hold at le.rt two ,onessional redistricting was before, them. Many eral ^

(Charlotte Observer)

When court reform faltered, then feU. in the last days of 1959's General Assembly. Mecklenburgs Sen. J. Spencer

Bell

meetings m week from here out if they can be fitted In to the tight schedule for oUier committee*. The trouble is that when the committees, composed of one member from each of the present 12 congressional district*, agrees upon district lines there Is no assurance that the other Representatives and Senators from their districts will approve their declsiwa.

It looks now like the redistricting problem might prolong this regular session for several weeks, unless agreement can be reached to defer action on this matter for an extra special session. A special session might not achieve the desired purpose unless there were further agreement that only redistricting would be considered.

Extra special sessions have a way of getting out of hand. The only one of record that adhered strictly to one purpose was that of 1916 when by the gentlemens agreement notiilng was considered except constitutional amendments affecting the operation of public schools

ing a creditable court reform bill.

Court reform as now author-ized (it must be passed as a constitutional amendment by the people in November! is not zs sweeping as Sen. Bell and his

Congressional redistricting will not be an easy {g^^ot^to^have^any Appeals court matter to resolve, but it seems to us that it can best inferior to the supreme court, be resolved during this regular session of the General which wUi remain its only ap-Assembly rather than putting the decision off anti hav- r

ing a special session to take up the matter again.

studies of the problems involved in the redistricting were underway before the legislature convened and a few of them had been completed. Furthermore the individual private consideration to the matter of con-gi-essional redistricting.

No Specifying Of

Sacrifices

inose

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By JAMES MARLOW WASHINGTON (AP) Since before hi* election, President Kennedy has been putting emphasis on the idea of acriflce ahead for the American people-After 3i month* in office he hasnt requested the people to endure any iiardships.

On the same day last week that he was asked to explain what sacrifices he had In mind, his administration indicated it was thinking of an income tax cut next year.

Last July 15. In his speech accepting the Democratic nomination. he laid: The new frontier of which I apeak is not a act of promisesIts is a set of challenges. It sums up not what I intend to offer the American people but what 1 Intend to *sk of them.

It appeals to their pride, not their pocketbooks it holds out the promise of more sacrifice instead of more security.

In his Inaugural addreas Jan. 20 he said: "Let every nation know, whether it wish us well or 111 that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend or oppose any foe in order to assure the aurvival and succcaa of liberty. This much we pledge and more. .

But this country, whether or not It would be wise to get involved in war on the Asian continent. has shown great hesitancy about moving into Laos to fight against the Communist-led Pathet Lao for the rightr wing Laotian ^government the united SUtee aupport*.

Later in his Inaugural Kennedy aaid; "My fellow American*. *4k not what your country can do for youask what you can do for yor country.

Last week In Chicago, making a talk at a Democratic dinner, he left out the following two sentences from his prepared speech: Our greatest adverjsary is not the Ruasian. It is our own unwiUlngneaa to do what must be done.

This constant, talk of fiacnbce. Without sacrifice being asked

for. and the statement about "our unwUlingneaa to do what must be done has been so puzzling that a reporter asked Kennedy at his May 4 news conference to explain.

This was the same day Treasury Secretary Douglas Dillon indicated the administration is studying the possibility of asking Congress next year to' cut individual income taxes.

But Kennedy* answer hardly came under the head of what might be considered sacrifice." He skid he thinks there are a number of things whieh can b itfefully done. .

We are going to require a larger effort in space. he aaid. He explained he wanted a responsible, consistent effort by labor and management In missile production.

He said further he wants to persuade labor and management to come to useful national conclusions on the problems of prices and wages.

He said he wants a greater effort, nationally and In local communities, to Improve education. In addition, he said he wants the American people to try for more equal opportunity to all people in this country, regardless of creed or color.

Its questionable that any of these pmnt* com# under the head of sacrifice. And, If they dont, then the President still hasn't explained what all the talk of *acrliice means or calls for.

pellate judiciary. Justices of the peace are not to be abolished outright, although their present vested interest in a guilty" verdict is removed by the provision theyre to be paid salaries instead of fees. And if the reform is approved, they will be appointed by Superior Court judges around the state rather than elected in county votes in ahich voters often dont know their names, let alone their qualifications. The Supreme Court is not to be in charge of the North Carolina court system, as the Bell bl of 1959 provided. It can make rules if the General Assembly delegates the power to do so; but the courts will be overseen by an administrative office similar to the office that oversees the federal courts. From this it will be seen that the victory" of court reform was not without casualties. But ii was still a victory in significant respecta. The amendment wiU mean that North CaroUna win have, at the county level, a uniform ayitem of court*. She can move away from the present chaotic aurplua of varioue kind* of local and county courtiand at the same time away from the shameful differencea in cort, procedure, quality and swift

ness that exist from town to town and county to county. These disparities can be swept up in a district system.

Lest it be supposed that friends of court reform settled for a mere pittance, it should be remembered that any court reOTm. however sweeping, would be no means be the end but only the beginning of a years-long drive to bring North Carolina justice- in line with the need for uniformity. There will no doubt be need in the future to add to this change and also to adjust the blueprint to irreducible local circumstances and conditions. But now there can be a beginning.

When all is said and done, the most gratifying aspect of court reform passage lies in the sub-mergence of conflict and grievances that kept the Bar Assn. forces of Son. Bell and the legislative whigs of Sen. Lindsay Warren apart. Of course, even as the Senate suspended rules to pass the compromise bill quickly. Sen. Warren could not resist emphasizing that he had compromised from strength. His 36 satellite senators stl stood with him, he claimed, and perhaps they did. But one b% gins to suspect that Sen. Bell and Rep. Taylor, who fought without the weapon of personal power, had had something to do with his decision to agree. It was, for Instance, notable that Rep. John Kerr of Warren County-one of the Warren allieshad abandoned him week before last.

Why quibble over the compromise, however? In politics no one has a monopoly on right. Certainly that was true of the two factions in the court reform settlement, mean weakness sign of vigor in the legislative system. Such a system rarely fail* because men concede point# and make settlement*. It falls when legUlators are too enthralled with their righteousness to concede and settle.

call loudly, hoping Help, however, did that day.

He tried again, the same methods of getting out of hi* predicament, banging on the car and calling, very loudly. But to no avail.

Finally he re-colleeted hi* thoughts and put hi* encrgiee into another channel. He elected his tools, in the dark (rather, we assume It was quite dark in* the trunk, but we have never been in quite that aituation). Then he began his task.

The details are obscure a* to exactly what did what, but the rescue captain managed, after some 30 minutes, to qse some kind of tools to unlock that trunk. And out from a locked car trunk he came crawling.

And there most certainly were gome witnesses who saw him come out! Else, how would we have found out this episode of Tales from the Trunk?

The television compcuiies have announced, at this time of the year, which programs have made the grade and which have not for the viewing season next year. We warn that this will not be a* good as the story about the rescue above. Nevertheless, it win be told.

It aeems that the very popular Peter Gunn is leaving the scene, as is Wyatt Earp and the veteran Groucho Marx show. The Shirley Temple show also is leaving the air, to name a lew.

And some of the worse program* will remain. Most of the womens programs are leaving the air, as expected (June Allyson, etc-).

We have noticed that some of our contemporaries think this past year was one of the worst for viewing in recent year*. It was a relief to hear another express an opinion but, unfortunately, next year promises mere of the same.

Television serves such a vital purpose in acquainting its audience with events of the world. One of the best programs we have seen this year is the Eyewitness to History* series. Perhaps some of the regular watchers might enjoy more of the informative programs and less of the routine cowboy plots

We can always wish.

HI, WRB UUO

in the court reform

Compromise doeant ( jl 1 Q lees. In fact it la a # % h

One hopeful note on hidden taxes is that there cant be many more places left to hide them. Minonk (HI-) Newa-Dispatch.

By GEORGE E. SOKOLSKY

Copyright, 1961, Kmg Features Syndicate, Inc.

No matter what is done to quirt the discussion of ttie Chibaa Fla*^

CO. the discussion of Chiba wiU not die down. Wherever wa goes, the discussion is about Ct^ ba. There Is a sense of shame. Thej^ is chagrin. There is hopelessness.

No nation is willing to accept such a defeat as the United States suffered in Cuba without doing something about it. That something might be gotas te war or it might be dismlaslng an official. But something must be done or there will be a popular explosion on the subject.

The form of that explosin is unpredictable, but a politi

cian like John Kennedy cannot afford to be caught in a storm.

One thing that could be don would be the publication of Khrushchev's letter to Kennedy which has influenced much thought on the subject of Chiba.

This letter was announced but has not been published. Acoord-ihg to many rumors and reports, Khrushchev made it clear beyond doubt that if the United States went into Cuba. Soviet Russia would take Berlin. This could be regarded as an ultimatum if we so chose.

Sooner or later, the United States will be forced to call Khrushchev.s bluff. Shall we wait untU Cuba takes Key West or Miami or shall we assume that Soviet Russia will only Include the entire Latin American continent in its conquests, leaving North America to its own devices? When an Empire atarte rolling, it does not stop until it is st(H?ped. That lesson no politician can afford, to forget.

The British theory is that we can wait unt Soviet Russia and Red China go to vn'ar and tr.en we shall take advantage of th situation. But suppose Soviet Russia and Bed-China do not go to war or do not go to war for a centuiT? What becomes of us during the long period of Ehi-pire-building? Do we sit on our hands and wait for something to happen?

It is true that the major effort of current dlpl<nacy is to avoid a world war. particularly the possibility of a nuclear war. This seems to be the policy of Senator Pulbright as well as of important members of the Stat Depctetment. President Kennedy has decided apparently to go along with this policy. But most American find it difficult to understand why we should be willing to send troops to Laos and not to Cuba, Surely, a place ^ miles from the United States is more significant than a place several thousand miles away.

In a word, if we cannot defend ourselves in the Western Hemisphere why defend ourselves in Asia or Africa ? It is not impossible that there may be a sound reason for the position taken by the President and his advisors, but if there is a reason, why not tell the people what it is?

It is true that President Franklin D. Roosevelt was followed blindly down the primrose path to war. But Roosevelt had an unusual hold upon th American people and was th only President in our history te have been elected four times. H was able to convince even bte opponents that his couraa was right and that he knew what b was doing. John Kennedy has not yet achieved such k affectionate following. He may do so. He may outdo Roosevelt in popular favor. But such an attitude on the part of our people does not exist now and the Cuban question is before us now.

It will not die down. It cannot be pushed aside.

President Kennedy, like all politicians, even those in Communist countries, must hav popularity as *an aid to power. No man can be stronger than the support he has. When Mussolinis popularity wore thin, th Italians who had been saluting n Duce, turned on him and kill- ed him. Hitler committed suicide; Stalin was denounced by Khrushchev as a scoundrel after he was dead. And so it goes with all greatness.

To make even a four year term of a President noteworthy, John Kennedy must not be regarded as one who presides over a coterie 0 quarrelling cooks who produce a poisorious brotti. He must get rid of some of the cooks and get down to a realistic recognition of the frightful cost (Continued on Page 5)

"nherent Distortion In figures

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"To a European, a Yankee is anyone from the United States; to a Southerner, a Yankee Is anyone from the North; to a Northerner, a Yankee is anyone from New England; to a New Englander, m Yankee is anyone from Vermont; in Vermont, a Yankee U anyone who eats pie for bieakfaat." La Orange till.) Citizen.

By ELMER ROESSNER

The Inherent distortion of Federal unemployment statistics will be worsened this lummer.

The distortion is this: Unemployment statistics count the people who are unemployed and actively seeking work. What could be fairer than that? Well, for one thing, a UtUe refinement in definition. . ^

As it is now, because of automation. slack orders or changw ir consumers tastes, Joe J. '''rker ia laid off.

es looking fo;r work. Hia e. Jenny, who hasnt had a joD since she quit the five-and-dime when the top price was a dime, decides to go back to work. Joes* children, Jonathan, 18, and Muriel, 16. think they ought to help out the famUy and register with the nearest m-ployment agency. %

Bo one manJoelaid on means that unemplojinent is increased by four.

COMES THE SUMMER-When schools cloie, tht matter will get much worse, stetis-ticaUy. Milliona of youngstera-

one estimate says 7 million will start looking for jobs.

Some will ba hired by camps, resorts, swimming pools, hot dog chains, rural reataurants and hundreds of other businessea that flourish on young, cheap labor.

But most of the millions wont find much to do thi* year. Many will register at local employment agencie*. They and many more will truthfully tall Labor and census chachara that they ara able and wlUtaf to work and are aeeking Jobs.

Bo If unemployment figure# skyrocket in the montha ahead, keep calm. (Aod If juvenU* delinquency 'figure* go up. blow no gasket.) Most of the trouble will end after Labor Day, when both the ambitious and the delinquent return to school* and colleges.

Note: The excepttonaUy large pool of young, untrained but willing workers may offar opportunities to many businessmen. Cahipa, restaurants and ether resorts may Improve their aervicea at alight cost. Note also

that many more bands, combos, young singer* and other entertainers will be available for coffee and cakes, and fairly pl^n cakes at that. Note also inht young talent wiU be readily available for retailers and manufacturers who want to test expansion plans at moderate labor costs.

Here are more look-aheads in business:

Intense Mother* Day promotions: Bacaus of desultory sales 0 far this year, merchants will Intenaify Mother* Day promotions. Mother i* a Sport." DeUfht Mom! Wrap up Mother in Furs! and Weigh Her Down .with* Jewels! will be themes and in some ca.ses, actual headllnee ~ or advertisements encouraging eons and daughter* to spend all they can for dear old roa.

More copper rlsea: The recent rise In copper took some dealers by surprise, but not those fol-lowfhg this column Copper always rtaea on war acarea, even though copper has new role* in armaments. Look for further

rises.

Rise in steel: Rises in steel prices, long predicted here, will soon be put into effect. Steel companies will soon catch up on the last pay rise, an action postponed only because of the recent slump to which steel wages were a contributing factor!

Instant pot-llkker: The United States Department of Agriculture will soon announce a new method of dehydrating potatoes, carrots and other vegetable! that will mak them ready to eat after five minutes simmering.

OLD PROMOTER

SENDS A POSTCARD

The Old Promoter, beating th sticks for new investors for his myriad ichem*. sent us this postcard:

Read that Kennedy Is trying to close somt income tax loophole*. Why not give a 10 per cent' tax deduction for those who wear they have used no loop--hole*?"

That might b the biggaat

loophole of all.

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