Monday, August 14, 1961 ___

Plant Expansion Is Boon To City

meri^s Biggest Booster

Some communities in their^^quest for economic past year at the Fieldcrest plant in Greenville, officials development by attracting new industries overlook the of the company this week announced that a $200,000 valL of the industries they already have so far as fu- expansion program will be carried out during the com-ture^conomic growth is concerned. ing year; and that this expansion will increase employ-

The expansion which has taken place in the ment at the local plant by another 75 to 100 people.

Fieldcrest Mills operations in Greenville since the com- Here agaii^ it does not mean that Greenville is

pany began operations here a year ago is a vivid ex- getting a new industry, but the expansion program of ample of the economic growth which can take place an industry it already has will be equal to what might in an existing operation. be expected from another industry moving into the

It was a year ago this month that Fieldcrest Mills community, acquired the local carpet yarn plant which was being ^ The fact that Fieldcrest has expanded its opera-operated by Artloom Carpet Company. At that time tsons in Greenville during the past year since it pur-the Greenville yam mill employed approximately 130 chased a plant here points out the Jiggressiveness and people and had a w'eekly payroll of some $5,000. sound leadership of the company and its officials at During the past year the same mill, under Field- the Greenville plant. The fact that the company has crest ownership, has increased its employment by decided to expand its operations even more suggests some 120 people to a total now of approximately 250 that it is pleased with conditions it has found here, employes. The payroll has increased from approxi- it has found its employes in Greenville cooperative in mateiy $5,000 weekly to some $17,000 weekly. adjusting to new management programs, and it looks

Although Greenville has no more plants than it forward to continued successful operations in this did a year ago so far as the Fieldcrest operations are community.

concerned, the expansion of operation in the existing It is a mark of achievement for any community

plant has been the equivalent of one or more new in- when a new industry picks it for a new plant. It should dustries. be even more gratifying to a community, we believe.

In addition to what has taken place during the when a company which is already operating in the

community decides to expand its operations within

Cherokee Drama

Attendance Hi

By LYNN NISBET

ALTERNATE A report of the activities of the Cherokee Historical Association qd 1961 la at hand. It shows considerate decline In attendance this year as compared with 1960 at the Unto These HilLs drama, and also a declinealthough lessIn attendance at the Oconaluftee Indian Village. But contrast there is a suhs-tantial Increase in attendance and revenue at the Museum of the Cherokee Indian, alao operated by the association-

There is a lesson hidden in these several reports, which other entertainment agencies might profit by studying. That is the value of having alternate selection between outdoor and indoor attractions, and a longer season for their presentation.

The outdoor dramas are keenly sensitive to weather. The Lost Colony at Roanoke Island, Horn in the West at Boone and Unto These Hills at Cherokee have all suffered this year by rains during the afternoons before the showl were to be presented at night. That means the attendance might have been greatly reduced. even though the weather was fair at the hour of the show, because of afternoon rainstorms keeping attendants away.

Still using Cherokee as an example, the Hills drama Is far behind last year, the Indian village is also behind, but the museum, which is inside, is head. Another fact to be remembered is that all the dramas Boone, Cherokee and Roanoke run approximately two months, July and August. The Indian Village Is open about five months and the museum almost year round, though during the winter months It operates on a limited and uncertain schedule.

FULL TIME The State of North Carolina has invested a

good many thousands of taxpayer dollars in these three major dramas and has spent other dollars in advertising them throughout the world. Public spirited citizens have Invested more than the State in the development and promotion of these attractions. Both the State and the private business Interests are confronted now with the question of whether the Investment Is Justified for an eight to ten Weeks run. The trend is toward year round seasons at the beaches and in the mountains, as well as in mid-state resorts.

Maybe the Colony and the Hills and the Horn dramas should not be staged except during the ten weeks of late summer. That program makes sense. It doesnt make sense for the communities to have nothing else to offer during the other 40 weeks of the year.

There is need for diversified entertainment for the daylight hours during the drama season for indoor activities when the weather does not permit <H>en air performances. These needs are being recognized, and a little prvese is noted in meeting them. A considerat)le part of the answer may be found in the museum idea. Historic museums are becoming essential parts of installations at all historic siteswhether it be the birth-place of a former Governor. Indian Mound in Montgomery county, or the scene of the first flight at Kill Devil Hills. Majority of these places are free to the public as an educational service by the State, At privately owned resorts small fees may be charged. And there is somewhere to go and something to see.

CATCHING UP Governor Sanford is catching up with the record of bis predecessors in appointing members of the General Assembly who backed his legislative program to important State jobs. It had been noted a few weeks ago that very few legislators were included in the lists of the first 50 or so major appointments.

Tor several weeks Rep. Ike Andrews of Chatham, appointed solicitor of the new 10-A district. was the lone beneficiary of a good paying assignment. None of the four added special judges were legislators, and members of the Legislature were noticeable for absence among the lists of Highway Commissioners, Wildlife Resources and C&D boards.

Gossip around Capitol Square was that the Governor contemplated a special session of the General Assembly this fall and did not want to deplete the ranks of his staunch supporters. The extra session seems unlikely, and within the past few days there has been evidence that Governor Sanford l.s following precedent in rewarding his supporters.

Sen. Ed Clark of Bladen ha.s been named a special judge to replace Judge Braxton Craven when he moves up to the Federal bench. It has been public knowledge for weeks that Reps. Roger Jackson of Hertford, Charles Cahoon of Tyrrell and Herbert Hardy of Greene have been house-hunting in Raleigh, telling their friends that they are coming on top level jobs.

Paradoxically, these men have made no secret of their intent to come to the capital city In high brackets State payroll class but have been very reluctant to say what positions they expected to fill. Street corner gossip h%s It that Jackson will go on the Utilities Commission, Cahoon as director of probation and Hardy perhaps In a new position related to agriculture.

the same community. It is indicative that experience in and with the community has convinced officials of the company that the confidence they had in the community when they decided to begin operations initially was well founded.

Since it began operations here a year ago, Fieldcrest Mills has made an important contribution to the economic growth of this community. We are confident that in the future the companys operations^ here will mean more to the community, and we trust that the community will continue to provide the company with the kind of cooperati(^ that obviously was a factor in the companys decision to further expand its operations here.

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School Students To Their Elders

By GEORGE SOKOtSKY

Cowards Pose Handicap

North Carolina youngsters of high school age or younger have an important stake in the forthcoming $61.5 million state bond election although they will not be old enough to vote on the bond issue November 7.

Of the total amount of bonds the state proposes to issue, $48 million is earmarked for capital improvements to state supported colleges and institutions. The funds will be used for needed expansions and improvements which could not be provided for in the regular biennial budget which was approved by the legislature a few months ago.

With the growing number of youngsters seeking college educations in North Carolina, the states colleges must expand their facilities or tell the youngsters to look elsewhere for their college educations. The va.st majority of the youngsters in North Carolinas high schools now expect to attend college in their home state. And they expect the colleges of the state to have sufficient facilities to accomodate them when they finish high school.

Whether the bond issue in November is approved or rejected by the voters of the state next November will determine to some extent how well the state supported colleges of North Carolina are able to meet the demands made by the growing influx of new students.

The high school youngsters who look forward to attending college a few years from now cant vote in the November election. But they will be expecting their elders throughout the state to help in making a college education possible for them by providing the colleges with adequate facilities to handle the growing number of high school graduates who want a college education.

Copsqright, 1961, King Features Syndicate, Inc.

I recently received an unsigned post-card which speaks for itself:

Sir:

You made a real war-mon-gering speech today. Be sure to omit my son when you volunteer our sons!

When did you last fight a war?

Id sign this but youd say Im a Red. Amen.

This post-card comes from Newark, New Jersey, and refers to a radio talk I gave on the nature of the present war. What the card represents is abject cowardice, lack of patriotism, self-centered selfishness. The man who failed to sign his postcard is by nature cowardly. I would not call him a Red. Most of the Communists I have known were daring men who risked their lives for what they believed to be true. Lenin, Trot-zky, Bukharin, and all the makers of the Revolution were

courageous.

The Newark anonymous postcard writer Is more dangerous than a Communist because he is a 'coward and cannot be counted on in a crisis. Whoever he is, he offers nothing to the country that has given him opportunity and freedom.

To avoid invidious comparisons, my sons have done more than the law requires. We do not tolerate cowards in our breed.

This is a moral question which grows in significance we come closer to peril. The cowards are stumbling blocks. They have voted and their votes have imperilled the survival of our country. As desirable as a free system of government is, both in the United States and Great Britain, cowards have sought to Impede the defenses of both countries. It is too easy to attribute these evils to Communism and CXtfnmunist machikiatlons. Some of it is due to selfish fear, to an unwillingness to serve, to

Other Editors Saying...

Simply Good Business

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By RALPH ROBEY

There Is no known method by which one can make accurate forecasts of either government expenditures or revenues. As a result estimates of deficits are likely to be wide of the actual facts. There was a perfect example of this recently. Only a few weeks before the end of the fiscal year, Secretary of the Treasury DlUon said that the deficit would be about $3 billion. The actual deficit was almost $4 billion.

That was for the fiscal year which ended last June 30. For this fi.scal year the present of-fical estimate is $5 billion. But this is almost certain to be too low-much too low. Some experts think we may see a deficit this year of ^lose to $10 billion.

All of these figures, of course are much larger than formerly had been expected. The primary reason Is that month after month and almost week after week, the President asks the Congress for new appropriations. The aggregate of these requests has amounted to billions upon billions.

Most oft he requests, it Is true, have been for militaiy purposes. The Congress not only grants all such funds, but u.sually goes even above what the President has indicated he thought we need. But some of the growth of appropriations and spending has nothing to do with the military. It is related solely to welfare of one kind or another. On this the Congress is a little less free, but in the end has been tgiving the Administration about all that It wants.

Now history proves that government deficits are one of the certain ways for creating inflation. This 1.S because deficits increase the money supply without Increasing the volume of goods and services offered for sale. At present, we are told, there is no danger oi inflation from the deficits because we have unused capacity in almost all our important and basic industries and there is a plentiful supply of labor. *

Ther is no question but that we currently have substantial

unused productive capacity, and the number of unemployed is much larger than we should have. But it still does not follow that this will provide any real protection against inflation.

There are two reasons w^hy this is true. First, wages are continuing to be forced up by powerful labor union offiflals. The Increases, too, frequently are above any possible improv-ment in output per manhour. This means that the cost of production rises, and this necessarily puts pressure on prices.

The second reason is closely related. Profits are showing a slight improvement with better business', but many companies still are being severely pinched in connection with their earnings. In these cases, and there are thousands of them, the companies cannot absorb the higher wage costs and stay in business. Accordingly, prices have to be advanced, or else we shall have an enormous number of bankruptcies.

One other point deserves emphasis. This is that while * we have unmployed persons, a large proportion of these do not have the training, the inclination, or a pow'erful incentive to take the kind of Job for which personnel is needed. Many also live In areas far removed from the passible Jobs, and they do not want to pull up stakes and establish a new home. The mere presence of the unemployed, therefore, does not give us any guarantee against inflation.

All of this does not Indicate that the whole-sale price Index, Which has been remarkable stable for three years, will suddenly begin to shoot upward But it pretty well assures that the next major move will be on the upside. It is not too early to start worrying about the renewal of inflation.

It has been most heartening indeed to note the wide acceptance which has accompanied the action of the Board of Aldermen in establishing the day of October 17 as the time when local citizens will be given an opportunity to decide upon the future form of city government for Rocky Mount. And if the reports that one hears from many quarters are indicative of local feeling then there is good reason to believe that Rocky Mount citizens will welcome an opportunity to throw off the shackles which have plagued our city for so long in the antiqufitbed system which has been practiced here for so long.

Lest there be too much complacency, however, it should be remembered that there are those who are preparing to wage a la.st ditch fight against any change. Of course, the opponents will Include some conscien-tioiw person.s who are accustomed to taking the conservative view, certainly they have a right to their own views. However, we fear that the opponents In the main are individuals who cannot stand the thought of upsetting a system under which they themselves know only too well the affairs of the city have not been conducted efficiently in the past.

City government is the biggest business in Rocky Mount and

all citizens are stockholders. In other business all the stockholders are entitled to participate in the election of all the directors, in this $5 million municipal business, no stockholder at present is privileged to vote for more than one-seventh of Its body of directors. The City Council form of government which local citizens will have an, opportunity to adopt on October 17, provides that all citizensall stockholderswill have an opportunity to vote for all the members of the Council the directors, If you please.

To us, that is merely exercising the principles of good business. , This system can become a reality if local citizens will see to it when they go to the polls on October 17.

Public Forum

Dear Editor,

I was surprised and pleased to read In Wednesday nights paper that there is a man in town who thinks it is W'rong to take something that belongs to someone else.

I was also surprised that the Reflector should publish such a radical viewpoint. I wonder If there is another manother than Mr. McGowanin the town of some 23,000 people who feels the same way.

Mamie E. Jenkins

A lack of understanding of the American way of life.

No one need remain in this country; exit is tmhampered. This is not true in Soviet Russia- Therefore, the person who finds himself uncomfortable under our system of government or who prefers another should pursue tlte advantages of freedom of choice and do what my father and millions of others did, find a better i^ace to live than where they were born. ,

For the coward who does not want me to volunteer his son,

I suggest Soviet Russia as a very suitable place to live. Then his son would not be asked to volunteer for anything. He would be told and he would do as he is told. There cowardice is not recognized as a right or are conscientious objectors given a chance to drive an ambulance. Whoever is not ready to perform what the government demands of him is a counter-revolutionist, a criminal against the state and party and is punished adequately. There is no choice.

If he does not like Soviet Russia, I strongly recommend Red China. That is a country ruled by a i^osopher who also writes poetry. To Mao Tze-tung a person is a creature of the state, a mechanism to carry out the purposes of his party. His land and wife have only such relations as the state may from time to time find necessary. CTiildren are separated so that their loyalty may not be retained by the family but would be focused on the state. Who needs a father or a mother if he can think of Mao Tze-tung as both? There one can be part of the permanent revolution and their wonderful human rights would be held In tutelage not by the Kuo-mintang as Sun Yat-sen designed but by tlte Communist Party which conquered and overawed the Chinese people.

Or if our coward does not like that, we can find a place for him in the Congo. There segregation is practiced but it is the white man who is segregated, pushed aside, and often killed. Or maybe this Newark coward would pref* Chibanwell, he can hijack a plane and land in Havana, a thief to be honored for his thievery and treachery.

But why go further? I shall be told that it is immoral to aay, Go back where you came from, and it is often geographically incorrect because the coward may have originated in Newark and he Is still there and he has nowhere to go to.

But we need to have watchmen at our gates these days, careful, dedicated watchmen who recognize the coward who would sell our land for his personal safety. The time is running out when we can continue to risk his presence.

By ROGXB RAliON BABBON PARK. 10H.-ii06t people have not bean gvvlng enough serious thought fee the relationship of teen-agan to easiness. Too oftan tern agew are looked upon as a jmRmuom, and many o us sort of hold our breath waiting uotfl Rmt irow up and hare learned lo lake care of thMnselres, A aludf of poimlatkm slatiattcs abowu, Ww-erer. that we haye been wrung la t^dng this attitude.

WHAT POPULATKm FIGURES SHOW I hare diTided the etkmm figures ixAo tlu^ee groups, first, the teen-age* group between 15 and 24; second, the productive group, between 25 and 55; and third, the older age group. To my surprise 1 firul that the teen-age group has increased 50 percent since the. previous census. The oldor-age group has .increased 25 percent. However, those between the ages of 25 and 55. who are earning money by producing goods and services, have just about held their own. The bulge in the teen-age segment has lar-reachlng effects UFKjn business. Also, more teenagers today are seeking higher education after graduatiwi from high school than ever before. For young people in this age .group, any income eU*ned is likely to be small; but their needs are enormous. Hence, the longer period spent in classrooms places a heavier burden upon parents who are footing the bills.

WHAT TEEN-AGERS are BUYING What teen-agers are buying the most is food. Teen-agers are the profit makers for super-' markets. They buy more goods, get their parents to buy more, and they buy things which are aitractively and conveniently pre-packaged and pre-cooked. In short, they are highly susceptible to impulse buying, and very rseponsive to the forces of advertising, fashions, and fads. The fast pace youthful life, together with the generous allowances which parents today give to their children, are prov-ing to be a bodh to snack shops, ice cream parlors, and confectionery stores.

Next to food, I would say that clothing lines are profiting most from the teen-age group. Young people like to dress up and look attractive. They spend considerable money on clothing, at least until they get married. Therefore, the department stores and chain stores which handle inexpensive lines of clothing are profiting. It follows that beauty parlors, barber shops, ahd manufacturei\s and distributors of cosmetics also derive a big chunk of business from this segment of the population. Doctors and dentists, firms engaged in medical and dental supplies, and drug stares also are profiting from the desire of teenagers to look and feel well.

TEEN-AGERS HELP OTHER INDUSTRIES

In studying my grandchildren. I would judge that telephone companyies also benefit greatly. When I was young, few households had a telephone, and those that did used it largely for emergencies. Today, teen-agers think nothing of calling a friend some distance away on a rainy day for want of somethii^ to do. In fact. I am told that the principal users are the teenagers.

Since the newly aroused interest in science education, school committees are spending more money on textbooks and equip-noent. This also m>piie8 to school buildings and, ttnf<M*timately, to competitive school atiUetio tournaments. Certainly, the large universities have made a great error in building huge stadiums which put competitive athletics ahead of Judies.

EFFECT UPON INVESTMENTS As my column is read mostly by small hivestors, they should try to use their savings to the best advantage by considering the above facts in connection with their investments. The economy should experience continued husky demand frcmi teenagers for several years more.

However, some industries are not faring so well at tiw hands of teen-agers. For example young investors just entering the market regard railroad securities as "out-of-date. A railroad president attributes the railroad and bus passenger service deficits to the fact that (Continued on page fivtji

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In a world where man's lechnologlcal potential for destruction has outrun his ability to control his behavior, the outlook 1* somber. Grensboro Dally News.

By ELMER ROESSNER

Here are things business can look for, judging from current trends and other indicators of things to come:

Housing boom. Dont be downhearted over statistics that indicate the Increase In housing Is less than expected. New housing demands, generated by the increase in defense spend

ing, will make the last half of the year close to the all-time high.

No income tax rise: The cost of siepplng up defenses against Khrushchtv will be high, but 11 will not caiuse an immediate ri.se in Federal income taxes.

Rising Incomes are automstical-ly Increasing the government take. However, in years ahead the rise in expenditures may

be greater than the rise In incomes. and that will mean a boost in tax rates.

STEEL TO COST MORE .Steel price rise: Currently

dull demand 1 causing many

buyers and some steel companies to expect that there will be no price hike when hlghtf

wage scales become effective October 1. Perish the thought! The wage increases make it imperative for most producers to increase steel prices in October or go broke. There may be distress bargains around after that date, but dont count on it. Note: If you are a steel buyer. consider building your inventory now, before the certain price rise. Not; The Step-up in defense Is removing the last doubt that steel prices will go up in October.

Costlier packaging: A lead

ing producer of cartons (Crown Zellerbach > has raised prices from 10 to 14 per cent east of the Rockies starting September 1. Other producers are showing sign.s of following the leader. BETTER TICK.S More accurate clock: A timepiece called 10 times as accurate as the best conventional chronometer is approaching the market. It gains or loses only 5 seconds a year, and operates for four months on a single D size mercury battery Ulfber cvnuttodity pricea:

Consumer prices may not Increase much in the next (ew months, thanks to bountiful harvests and excessive jMtKiuction and imports of meats. But the level of other commodities will rise, partly because the defense program is sure to increase demand.

New FTC stew: A basic question involving the Federal Trade Commission and business will soon emerge in a new brawl. PTC Chairman Paul Rand Dixon has warned that it will no longer attempt to move simultaneously against all violators of regulations in an Industry. Dixon said that when the PTC has a good case. It will prosecute. regardless of other conditions in the industry. He is following an axiom of law: failure to accuse B. is never a defense of A.

However, Industries affected will charge that the new policy will be unfair.

OLD PROMOTER PUZZLED BY WEIGHTS A MEASURES

While the Federal Trade Commission la paring Us nails,

the CBd Pnmnoter aald on his weekly visit, it might be reading and listening to the claims about measurements on television.

Currently, there is a lot of words lUtered about the big gaUon,* as 11 competitors were using tha little gallon, whatever that is. The Canadian gallon la a one-quarter larger than the American gaDon. ao perhaps thats what they are seQlng. But I doubt it.

Another sponsor talks about his full quart at 11 other tellers were peddling a scant quart. A milk eom^iany to talking about Its hall gaUoo,* i^en it means two quarts. Some day the milk companies wUl promote quarter gallons, wbns they mean quarts. K sounds like more, doesnt Itf

Now a fuel company to advertising a heavy poand.* When I went to school, a pound was 16 ounces. I suppose IS ounces would be s light pound, but a heavy pound of fuel ought to be at least SO ounces, dont you think? X do.

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