Tuesday, October 8, 1961

Slowdown In Our Industrial Gains

Aliy Closer to a Meeting of Minds?

Although the slowdown of industrial growth in North Carolina for the first nine^months of this year has not reached the critical point, it should be a matter of concern for every citizen of the state.

During the first nine months of this year invests ments in new industry and plant expansions in North Carolina totaled |159 million compared with $IB0 million for the same period last year. The Industry Division of the Department of' Conservation and Development reported/to the C and D board that slowness on the part of manufacturers in making plant location decisions was part of the reason for the decline. ^

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part of 1961 caused many industries which were contemplating expansion programs to shelve their plani temporarily. With the upturn of business since the beginning of the aeeond quarter of this year, however many companies have renewed their consideration of expansion programs, and others have begun planning new programs.

North Carolina in recent years has enjoyed in-

dustrial growth at an unprecedented p^ce^ Fufther-more, it has predicated in part its estimates of state revenue with which to finance a record operating budget during th^ current biennium on the continued economic growth*^oFthe state. If the slowdown, in industrial development which has been experienced during the first nine months of this year continues, thercfcan be little doubt that it will have an adverse effect upon the economic growth estimates which have been made by the state.

it If .the slowdown of the industrial development rite in North Carolina is attributable to nation-wide cbndHkms, that is-oneJcthiftg^ II, on the other- hantU N)orth Carolinas rate of growth is slowing down while the rate of growth in other states is continuing an upward pattern, it represents a serious situation for North Carolina and its cities, towns and counties.

During the administration i>f Gov. Hodges, economic development was recognized as the foremost' etfort of the state government. Gov. Sanford has placed the improvement of public education in North Carolina at the head of the list of must items for his administration; but at the same time he has emphasized that the rate of economic growth must be continued if the state is to be able to pay for quality education and other things it needs.

Most people recognize the fact that general business conditions in the latter part of 1960 and the early

Gamblina Evi'.

The administration, along with citizens in each community throughout the state, has a responsibility to put forth every possible effort to continue the improvement of North Carolinas economic conditions, in order that well be able to pay for improvements that we are seeking in other phases of the.life of the state.

!n ImDlicationS Scurce Pride For

By LYNN NISBET

OAMBLINO A lot of the-talk about the prevalence of gamblinfir in North Carolina needs some definitive Interpretation to be understandable. .One of the first needs is to understond that gambling is not per se evil or illegal. In fact, there are instances in which the statutes require the drawing of lots to determine winners in elections where there is tie vote.

both state and federal laws against them yet' any citiaen can buy a license permitting operations. It has been assumed that most of the figures used with respect to big time and national gambling had to do with phases coming under the federal license law.

Operations on the stock market and in commodities are entirely legal, although in most Instances these deals represent gambUng"backing ones judgment against the board. Expressions are common about this or that man taking a gamble", meaning a long shot chance to win an election for public office or for control of a business corporation. Without risk, gamb-if you please, there could (ft no progress in business or in government.

Current Interest In gambling hereabouts stem from disclosures of activities of professional gamblers from the big time circuits trying to bribe basketball players in order to protect their bets. Indictments are pending against half a dozen or more persons in this and other states, not for gambling but for bribery or attempted bribery. Figures of amounts involved in some of these deals ar almost astronomical, and proof In a few instances has led to stratospheric estimates on others. The chief trouble is that there is no way to get authentic data. The fiS* ures most often quoted undoubtedly Involve a lot of activity which may not be Illegal .ev.en If it could be pfoved.

ESTIMATES After making a survey which Included interviews with numerous law en-loreement officers the Associated Press came up recently with an Indirect quote attributed to Walter Anderson SBI chief, that North Carolinians annually bet $1,254,130,315 on sports events."

That is more than a billion and a quarter dollars and when broken down into segments which can be understood it mean.s an average of twelve and a half million for each of the 100 counties, and about $275 for each of the more than four and a half million peoplemen. women and babiesin the itate.

VA-LOR The hotel folks up in Virginia have formed an organization known as VA-LOR. That'";Ls a right appropriate name, if the hyphen Is omitted. The IntitiaLs stand for Virginia Local Option Reform and the pur-po!5P of the group is to legalize at iQCl option the operaron of cocktail lounges and the sale of liquor by the drink, Virginia operator.s near the District of Columbia border find serious competition from cocktail lounge facilities in Washington.

The Investigatlon-*which led to the estimate was sparked by complaints from Washington that professional gamblers were not paying their share of federal taxes. The government has a funny attitude toward liquor-making and gambling. There are

From time to time there is a flurry of Intere.st in proriioung by-thc-drink sale of liquor in North Carolina, but the idea ha.s never gained organized .^uoprt. Some Carolina resort place.s are watching developtueiu.s above the line with intere-t.

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All North Carolinians

The battleship North Carolina is home for go^d now, and at its final berth near Wilmington it will become an attraction for visitors* to North Carolina as By HENRY HOWARD well as a memorial to the nations war dead.

ORGANIZED There is organized gambling at the lowest local level in the numbers racket. the ball game parlay sheeLs. and perhaps other areas. The big time syndicates move in on baseball, basketball and fooU ball, and on some automobile and horse races. It seems obvious, however, that the aggregate amount of money changing hands in completely unor- ganized, non-commercdal and friendly bets also runs Into big figures. Apparently these bets are , not Included in the totals listed in estimates made for the revenue department. Then there is the good old Carolina custom of matching for drinks or meal checkswhich asso l.s gambling and totals more than Ju-st Sunday school money.

It w fitting'that citizens responded to the plea for funds which made it possible to save the once-famous battleship from the scrap heap and bring it to a permanent berth in this state. It is an achievement that should be a source of pride to people throughout the state, not just to those of the Wilmington area where the North Carolina will be enshrined.

ust Like Taking Test

County commissioners are lika other peoiple in more ways than one. Everybody knows that.

Several other states have had the opportunity in the past to obtain one of the nations battleships which bore its name, but most of them passed up the opportunity for one reason or another. Many of them, perhaps, now wish they had taken advantage of the opportunity which presepted itself but once.

But sometimes the people on the outside seem to get the feeling that the commissioners are not so hard pressed by difficult problems. Any one of the. five in this county would tell you that aint so.

practical deliberate speed.

The five men were discussing whether to buy more land for Pitt Memorial Hospital.' All

We noticed one Monday that was addressed simply; Coat House, Greenville, N. C.

wanted to do what was best but couldnt seem to come up with a satisfactory answer to the question.

When we asked Blair if this sort of address was unusual, she assured us it was nothing out of the ordinary.

LAW BOOK The Session Laws of 1961 containing the full text of every act istatewide and local) passed by the recent General Assembly contains 1,906 pages. It was made available a few weeks ago. Just last week the Institute of Government at Chapel Hill released its 106-page Summary of 1961 Legislation/ which lists the changes made in state laws by the 1961 .session, While it is somewhat less official, the Institute summary is more easily under.stood by the lay reader, by giving more explanation of the effect of the new act. Copies of the Session Laws are available from the Secretary of State at about $10 a volume. The lastitute Summary is available at $3 per copy.

It should be a source of satisfaction to* all North Carolinians that this .state took advantage of the opportunity to obtain the battleship which bore its name when the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity came.

Our five work well together as a team. They handle routine matters and face tough problems in their official meetings. Some of the problems are hard to solve. r

Pretty soon Robert,^ in an effort to wade on through the days business, told his mates: Looks like well have to do like were taking a test. Well have to skip this one and come back to It later.

Thats nothing, she said. We get letters all the time in here addre.ssed to the Coat House in Pick County."

More Unity In

But we were saying our com-mtssioners are just ls human as other people.

A friend taught us a new game recently. It has a name, but what it's'called seems no indication of the games real nature.

Military Family

An incident during their ses.slon Monday hears us out, too.

Mrs. Blair Wheless' register of deeds office in the courthou.se Is like many other offices in at least one respect. She receives a considerable volume of mail from just about everywhere.

Anyhow, Its fun to play If and when there are idle moments when theres time and energy to think for a' minute or so.

Chairman Robert Little was, as usual, trying to steer the commissioners through the usual day-long agenda with the most

The markings on some of the letters asking fc' birth certificates ahd the like are amusing to say the least.

The games known as Hinky-dinks. And the only way to explain it is to quote a few examples. We thought It another appropriate .game for rainy days.

By FRED S. HOFFMAN

WASHINGTON AP)The nation's military chiefs are reaching fewer split decisions on major matters than in the past, it was reported today.

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Sources familiar with what goes on in the deliberation.s of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said there ha.s been a marked increase in harmony during the past seven months.

They attrlbi^d this in part to the gravity of the Berlin situation.

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All this is not certain

fundamental differences between the services have vanished. They still wip be split when it comes to the question of how to divide the defense budget now being prepared to present to Congress next January.

Other Editors.Saying

Strength Pays Of::

Under the rules and regulations of Hinkydinks anything may be described. But it must be described with a rhyme.'

We mentioned examples. Her# are a few:

But another faetor. Informants said, i.s a de.slre among the uniformed chiefs of the Army, Navy and Air Force to work out their own differences and not leave the Job of resolving them to the civilian headers of the Defense Department.

The makeup of the Joint CMiiefs ha.s changed within the past couple of months. Gen. Curtis E. Le-May took over in July as Air Force chief of staff and Adm. George W. Anderson was In-stallP(J^as chief of naval operations etirly in August.

Some observed had expected the advent of two strong personalities like LeMay and Ander-.v)ii to clash, e.specially In the light of past Air Force-Navy feuds.

Gen. Lyman I,. I.emnitzer, ehairman of the Joint Chlef.s, Ls imderstood to be a prime mov-r in thus effort to settle military disagreements at the military level, and to present unanimous opinious, wherever possible to Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara.

But from .several sources a much different picture developed. It was said that LeMay and Anderson appeared to be meshing well with each other and with Lemnitzer, Gen. George H. Decker, Army chief of staff, and Gen. David Shoup, Marine Corps commandant.

Not .so long agoIn the clb.s-Ing period of the ELsenhower ad-niinistralionthe jnilitary chiefs were known to nave disagreed sliarply on many i'sues. These involved mLs.sioiis a.ssigned to individual .service.s, special weapons or other projects favored by one or the otber, and similar inatieis.

It appeared that Lemnitzer may have weathered what was reported to be President Kennedys displeasure in the wake of the ill-starred invasion of Cuba by anti-Castro exiles.

Ke(cntly. the military leaders a;:iceil without dissent to unification of the Aiinys fue bri-gad' Strategic Army Cot p'> and the Air Forces Tactical Air Command into a single command under the Joint Chiefs.

There had been widespread reports that Kennedy felt he had received ikhh* *advlce from Lemnitzer before the Chiban invasion an/l that Lemnitzers days a.s chairman of the Joint (Thiefs were numbered.

luformanU said One of the chub; Army and Navy includ-

ThLs -si)eculation was heightened la.st June when Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor Was named Kennedys personal military adviser.

(Rocky Mount Telegram)

Some observers might think it a waste of time to compare the economic strengths of the worlds two mightiest nations, the United States and the Soviet Union. Some might wonder ju.st what possible difference it could make if one were stronger than the other, economically and prO-duction-wise. Well, it could mean the difference in war and peace.

Secretary of Agriculture Fee-man noted that the U.^.S, still has the greatest capacity of any country to produce, distribute and store food. This ability could mean the difference in victory or defeat in war. The Soviet leaders know this. Nikita Khrushchev boasts loudly and beats the Soviet drums incessantly about what hes going to do to the West. The fact is, Khrushchev knows full well he would be at a disadvantage now in any kind of war with the West.

The rea.son for this is, that de.spite boasts of Russian progress in space, missile and nuclear fields, the (Jommiinisis have not mastered the secret of agricultural success. Certainly enough effort has been expended in this field. Yet the U. S. farm know-how can swamp Ru.ssia if a comparison were made between the capabilities and knowledge of farming.

Secretary of Commerce Hodges regards Soviet claims of pulling even with the U. 3. in per capita production during this decade a.s nonsense."' Well, It might be true the Soviets are

making a better rate of progre.ss, but this only means the Russians had further back to start from. They have a long way to go. In the meantime our capacity for production is increasing all the time.

Statements by Khrushchev concerning Russian progress are exaggerations but they should not cause the U. S. to underestimate Soviet achievements. Two facts are undeniable. The gross national product of the Soviet is developing which means the world at large has an image of Soviet vitality and efficiency.

The best means of combating the Soviet threat are a growing economy and expanded export trade. For about 15 years the policy of the Soviets has been to achieve penetration largely with political, cultural and economic weapons. In place of token economic traffic btween the Soviet bloc and the developing countries, there is now an intensive trade drive and a formidable program of economic and technical as.sist-ance, combined with intensive propaganda.

All of which means the U.S. cannot stand still. It must continue to expand its own economic strength and its trade relations with other nations. The question is, are we doing it at a fast enough rate to counter Russian progress. We know the answer possibly at the end of this decade, the period regarded as a critical target date by the Soviets themselves.

A Ilinkydink dc.scription of a whiskey closet In New York, for instance, would have to be a Knickerbocker liquor-locker."

You might even call a Far Eastern fresh fruit shop on Afghanistan banana standT

A wooden nickel, quite naturally, would be an oaken token.

A lazy lady named Ophelia would be called a loafy Ophie."

You take It from here.

Ooinions

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Swindle

From long .^observatiop, we have finally decided that the economist of the present day is simply a fellow who thinks he knows a great deal more about money than the people who have it and the people who earn it Charleston (S.C.) News and Courier.

Our courage, bur pvatlence and our wisdom will meet grim tests in the days that lie ahead. Our country stands as a beacon of humanity in troubled seas. This light must not fail. Rep. Francis E. Walter (Pennsylvania).

By GEORGE E. SOKOLSKY Copyright, 1961, King Features Syndicate, Inc.

Senator Thomv J- Dodd, of (Tonnecticut, calls renewed at-fentkm tan old swindle. The swindle is a very simple one. No Communist country recognizes the right of private ownership of property. Therefore parcels of money sent to that country are the property of the government just as everything else is. Certain modifications of property ownership have developed In recent years, but they are subject to government negation without trial.

The General Parcel As Travel Co. at 135 W. 14 St., New York city handles transactions, such as the transfer of American gifts to Russians. The predecessor of this agency was Jacob Golos who was a spy, using a travel agency as a cover. Senator Dodd said o this agency: While the director of General Parcel, Mr. Leonid Tankel, is an American citizen, and while the company is incorporated under American law, thero Is little doUbt that it was created by Intourist especially for the purpose of serving as its representative In the' o parcel remittances to the Soviet Union. General Parcel and Travel Company has twelve branch ofhces various parts of the country.

directors of these IWTUiches are American citizens, for the most part refugees themselves, who enjoy friendly relations with the refugee and Immigrant community because they are considered non-Communists."

According to Senator Dodd, although the heavy duties have been prepaid in this country, almost 6,000 parcels have been returned to the United States from Soviet Russia on the grounds that the duty on the contents had not been prepaid. Who got the money? Why are.some parcels rotting in the New York Post Office? The moneye was paid by the sender but this was denied by the carrier who received the The question has arisen for many years. Relatives in this country discover that parcels they sent to Soviet Russia never arrived at their destination. There is really nothing anj'one can do about it, except to send another parcel of food or clothing or whatever gift one wishes to give.

Senator Dodd says:

I do not know at what point In the transmission line the prepaid duties disappeared. Th money may very well have disappeared in the office of the General Parcel and Travel Company, and not In the Intourist office. But I feel that this is a situation in which the Soviet authorities should voluntarily assume responsibility for the actions of their hand-chosen con-^traoiuai-ageflfln this country.* I think this Is rather naive because under Russian law, such parcels as Senator Dodd describes are private property ond are therefore subject to government confiscation in Soviet Russia. Why should one be surprised that this happens? Since the earliest days, Soviet Russia has been confiscating private property which it does not recognize as lawful. Why not do so now Why permit Russians to believe that Americans have superior consumers goods?

It is the proper function of the United States Post Office and the Treasury to investigate the activities not only of the General Parcel and Travel Company but Intourist to make sure that Americans who prepay for services get what they pay for. As all Russian companies are owned by the Russian government, when a problem arises concerning them, the inquiry becomes a diplomatic Incident because what has to be Investigated is the Russian government.

This then is a serious matter. For instance, what happens if an American leaves a bequest to a relative in Russia? Who gets the money? Usually, the Russian government gets the money or the property, but as It does not wish to disclose itself, the property lies fallow in a bank in this country. This entire procedure needs to be investigated very thoroughly so that American citizens are not gypped under the peculiar Soviet property system. The Russians have a right to pursue any system of private property that they choose, but they are not entitled to steal money or goods sent from this country. It is not permissible to steal under any circumstances.

Senator Dodd has hit on a very interesting subject which ought (Continven on page five)

Ml would Ix* unhappy if McNa-niai a (IfTuh'd to use some $514 mlUuin Congre.c.v voted for more B.V2 boinhors. This was money

Source.s said the Joint Chiefs and Taylor had gotten aloqg quite well, that friction anticipated in some quai'ters has not developed..

Winter Sport Spending To .Rise

Strength For Today

By I 4ltl. L. DOCGi.A.SS ( IHKCII UNION

Should we have churthjf\lon? Ye.s. If ttuiy unity i.s a .spiritual unity. No. if that unit,v*is merely ontanizatlonal In character. We olten hear quoted that statement of John from the lith chapter of the Gospel of John; That tlM^y ail may be one. u.$ the Father art one m m?; and I in thee, that they also may be one in us. , .that they may be one evcu as we are one

How are Christ and the Father one? They are one in pu*it. So ^ all church union it U Is to be effective, -and after the pattern which Christ laid down, must be *a spiritual church union. It cannot be expected that everyone will have the sam^ ideas. Neither will all fancy the

same form of church govern-ineiit. What Je.su.s longt-d lor wa.s the union of hi.s iullbwer.s into one church in which there would be a completely unity of spirit. The members and the dif-b'rent branches of that society would be united spiritually.

In thik day when so much 'is bi'lng said about the^ nece.s.^ity of church union, let usdo a little ba.sic thinking about the matter of what. Christ thought and taught about church union.

Merely getting together under one ecclesiastical union will do no good unless the individual members of that union are united-spiritually. We must'be one with other Christian believers as Christ and the Father were one that is. spiritually.

True church union must b^ spiritual in gcharacter.

By KI..MER ROE.SSNER Sp<nding for winter sports and recreation thus sea.son seems certain to irach a new high.

Th> economy is on the up-beat. Fears of lay-offs tan important factor in vacation sjx'ndingi are waning. Personal Income Ls rising. Winter activities are becoming more popular, especially among the higher Income roups. The clerks and stcno-raphers may still get only two weeks in summer, but the top executives ar* getting extra wireks In winter, and the independently wealthy can afford winter as well as summer, spring and fall vacations. Furthermore. the changing pattern of ages in America is affecting vacations. The In-crca.se of those in the youpger age brackeU paeans an increase of Ihbse able to play ice hockey, to skate, to ski and to hunt moose -or caribou or deer.

gkowin; market The vacation - recrearton market has been steadily grow

ing in size diu-iiTg the past decade. but in recent seasons 4he winter spOrLs-and-fun market has l)cen sw'elling faster than tlic rest.

The iiu rcase in skiing Ls notable. There are now tliree million skiers, and another three million who go to.ski re.sorts to stick by the fires and the toddies.

tion of more hunting lodges and camps: it is also popularizing another kind o vacation resort; a place where city folks go to relax around log fires, watch, winter close in through window.s; and hold up their side of the bar.

Skiing is becoming automated.

Once the sport, and the spending therefore, depended on the weather. Now snow-making machines are being Installed, making possible ski slopes in Southern states.

Skating is becoming more popular and the rise is greatest in the South, where new refrigeration systems make it feasible. Ice hockey is spreading to the South, too. and pHvate and public rinks have been built in several Sbuthern states. ' RE.SORTS AND HUNTING The Increase in winter vacations is fustenng the coostruc-

In many of these winter resorts, JtMwling alleys, billiard tables and pool tables and even gaming tables make winter vacations enjoyable although snow piles high outside.

The rise in winter vacationing if. creaUng new markets for Sports clothes, skiing and skiing equipment, foodv lodgings, service and hundreds of other things. Outlying seririce stations are getting year-round busi-ne.ss, snow plows are being kept busier, and a multitude of services are about to (ace greater demands.

This is all over and above the regular tropical winter markets .where Florida. Southern Call-iornia, the Bahamas and other

tropical places lure vacationing Americans through the winter months.

ThLs market. In many re-.spects, l.s even more important than the vacation market in snow and ice. When we round up facts on it, there w'ill be another report te readers.

INTERESTING BIT.S OF BUSINES.S NEWS

A California auto -dealer has added a two-chair barber shop, a 30-seat restaprant and a patio lounge to keep customers happy and conditioned to buy cars. . . Chemicals that permit plants to grow in salty soils are being developed by the U. S. Department of Agriculture. . .Japanese advertising Investments rose from $167 million in 1951 to more than $1 billion this year, reports Printers about magazine rate/ hikes; in two ycara ^ magazine rates for four-color pages have jumped as much as 45 percent. '