Saturday, December 16, 1961

.1 An Opportunity In Agriculture, Too

Eaetern Carolina, while it seeks to boost its economy through industrial development, stilL has ample opportunity to* boost its economy through continued agricultural development as well.

This fact has beem pointed out time and agairi in conferences such as the one held here yesterday, under the auspices of Wachovia Bank and Trust Company. The fact further has been borne out in past years by the progress and diversification which has been made in Eastern Carolina in its agriculture.

Agriculture, like other kinds of businesses, has undergone far-reaching changes in the past decade and there can be no doubt that other changes will have to be made in the future in order that farmers may compete effectively for their rightful place in the nation's economic structure. These changes will include not only better production methods which will come from mechanization and agricultural research, but they will likewise entail taking advantage of opportunities to produce different crops. They will include efforts to achieve greater utilization of acreage, soil and climate for the production of commodities for which new markets can be created and those for which markets already exist.

Most counties in this section of the state, in recent years have made careful evaluations of their resources with a view to attracting new industries and manufacturing plants that are needed to help the

economy. The same degree of attention, we fear, has not been given by these same counties to evaluating the resources and opportunities they already have for further development of thejr agriculture income. Agriculture, long the mainstay of the economy of Easter^ North Carolina, is too often taken for granted. There is too often heard the unrealistic opinion that agriculture has no future, that it has reached a peak so far as this area is concerned, and that it holds little opportunity for further exploitation.

In other sections of the country, however, we see areas capitalizing on their agricultural opportunities to produce new crops, expand production of old crops and create both a more vitalized agriculture and at the same time an allied industrial complex.

To a great extent this has also been happening in some parts of Eastern North Carolina, but there is yet considerable opportunity ^ which has not been explored.

Eastern North Carolina needs more industrial development to broaden its economic base and to give greater diversity to its sources of income. At the same time the broad picture of economic development of this section demands that more attention likewise be given to taking advantage of the farming opportunities which are available.

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By LYNN NISBET

TRAVEL SHOWS The trtv-el bureau of the advertising division, Department' of Conservation and Development, will participate with exhibits in four big travel shows early next spring. Three of the shows will be out of the state, the other .. at Charlotte.

The circuit will begin at Washington January, 10-14. Next stop at Charlotte. January 30-Pebruary 4, then to New York for February 17-25 and finally at Cincinnati, March 3-10- The centerpiece of the exhibit at each place will be the fully equipped mobile information station, first of several to be put Into operation at entrances of main highways into North Caro-. Una.

This is a specially constructed van with large scale maps ' of North Carolina on the sides Illustrated with historic and scenic points. Inside the van is

fitted up like a modern information office with racks of literature about North Carolina, counters and desks for attendants who will distribute the literature and answer questions.

. The long range plan is to have several of these mobile units ' which can be moved from place

* to place as seasonal traffic justifies, rather than expensive

' permanent buildings for wel-

* come stations such as Florida and some other states use.

Besides the State exhibit each

of the shows will have entries ^ from several North Carolina rc- sorts. Among the attractions will , be an appearance of Miss North

Carolina at each of the out of state exhibitions.

The Travel Council of North Carolina is not participating In the out of state shows, as it did at Cincinnati last year, but will have a big part in the Charlotte event.

CHARLOTTE It Is as much an objective of the Travel Council to promote travel inside North Carolina as to attract out-of-atate visitors. The State travel bureau also promotes intra-state travel, but long established custom is that the State will not spend any tax money for advertising space in any North Carolina publication or exhibit apace at any in-state show. The Travel Council is paying for the space occupied by the State exhibit at Charlotte. In addition to this cooperatively sponsored State exhibit, a dozen or more North Carolina resort areas will have exhibits adjoining that of the State.

Lists are not complete but It is already certain that the Carolinian Hotel at Nags Head on the Outer Banks and Fontana Village in the heart of the Great Smoky Mountains will have exhibits. These points are named

out of all those who will participate because they represent the extreme geographic points. And lest somebody might think this is just a ''local show, it should be noted that Nags Head Is closer to New York than to Fontana, and Fontana is closer to Cincinnati than to Nags Head.

The Travel Council wants people from the Ohio Valley and from the New York-New England sector, and from everywhere else, to visit North Carolina. It also wants North Carolinians to get better acquainted with their own state Its vast distances and diversified attractions.

That Is why the Council Is going in so strong for the Charlotte show, to the extent of having Governor Sanford to formally open the exposition in a program staged at 8:30 Tuesday night. January 20, in the Charlotte coliseum.

The .school bus tragedy in Colorado which claimed the live.s of some 20 youngsters emphasizes again to every state ]n the nation the necessity of taking every possible precaution with the lives of millions of children who are tran.^ported from home to school by bus each day.

Certainly the accident in Colorado was one of tho.se/unusual school bus tragedies in which lives were lost. \At the same time, without proper precautions By DON SCHLIE^Z a accident could happen in almost any state

almost any day. The fact that such accidents are rare in this country is a tribute to the safety efforts which are put forth by school officials and highway officials throughout the country to assure safe transportation for school children. In a school bus accident as in every other highway accident, a fraction of a second of negligence, an unexpected mechanical failure or

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TAX BILL North Carolina are very tax conscious right now. As year end approaches they are reminded that income tax reports must be made very soon, and that local ad valorem taxes must be paid before January to avoid interest penalty. The publicity given to the alleged "campaign across grocery counters against the three percent food tax, and the continuing discussion of why the recently proposed bond issues were voted down, contribute to the tax consciousness of the average citizen.

There Is nothing new about taxes. From earliest days of organized society individuals have been required to pay a certain amount into a central fund for the administration of government. There have been wide variations in amounts required by the central government from individual citizens, but apparently the percentage has constantly Increased. As individuals demanded more and more service from the central government in education, health, police protection and transportation facilities, the tax biU rose proportionatelyor maybe disproportionately.

The foregoing rambling observation were inspired by an obscure paragraph in a recently published history of the Nis-bet family. The court records of Rutherford County, Tennessee, for 1849 have this entry: "Alexander Nlsbet paid tax on 150 acres of land and five slaves total state and county tax 1789."

Of course, $7.89 was worth a lot more 112 years ago than now, but even the wildest speculative comparison could not give equality with the 1961 tax on 150 acres of landnot to count the slaves.

Who comprise the great maj-a slight miscalculation on the part of the driver can Christmas show>ers?

spell the difference between a safe trip and a tragic women,

one.

Most of North Carolinas school children have taSeW d^^orauf thr"tore^ now begun their Christmas holidays, and the school array their goods more attrac-bu.ses will be idle for the next coiiple.of weeks. The ^eit with .alluring prices

vacation period should provide time for a careful services?

check of all these vehicles, it perhaps may provide women,

time for refresher courses for drivers on the precau- who devotes the most time

tions they need to take when transporting their valu- nd thought to selecting th able cargo day after day. proper gifts for uncle Ben,

Wp dont expect that such an accident as occur-

Aunt Sue, Cousins Jane. Sally, Walter, Michael and John; for little Joe, Mary and Lulu . . . and even Pal, the dog?

Women.

for the Christmas menus . . . somehow finds time in the Isst frantic dasrs to begin preparing the culinary treats and even make candies and dampen pre-Christmas yearnings for such?

And who seeks out the choicest wrappings, the matching ribbons, the^ gaudiest bows?

Women.

Women.

Who painstakingly lists names and addresses for the greeting cards?

Mostly women.

Who plans, a week in advance.

Who cleans and puts the houses in order, decorates mantles and adorns the windows, somehow finds branches of holly. pine cones and needles, and even a sprig of mistletoe . . . sets out the candles, the welcome mat?

Women.

red in Colorado this week will befall one of North tOFS SQylllQ

Carolinas school buses; but on the other hand, certainly the people of Colorado did hot expect such a

tragedy either.

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By JAME.S MARLOW WASHINGTON (API - Presl-dent Kennedys goodwill trip to Colombia and Venezuela is a journey to lands hard for Americans to imagine.

Venezuela has had about two honest elections in its history and more than 20 constitutions. For the rest of the time this country of seven million people has lived under dictators, some of them savage.

Neighboring Colombia, with about 14 million people, has had more than 20 constitutions, more than 20 civil wars. The dictatorships were relatively few but some were beauts. For Colombians elections have real significance.

Right now both countries have fairly middle-road presidents: Romulo Betancourt in Venezuela and Alberto Lleras Camargo in Colombia.

Betancourt has been a punching bag for Castrolte* and Communists both groups consider him their chief enemy in Latin America and for extreme rightists who want the get-rlch-da.vs of dictatorship back.

Betancourts election in 1958 was one of the two honest ones. The first was In 1947 when Romulo Gallegos was chasen president but lasted only 10 months. A military Junta threw him out.

In those 11 years Venezuela had some of its worst dictatorship. most notorioosly under the brutal Marcos Perez Jimenez whose graft-ridden regime loaded the jalLs with political prisoners.

The fact that President Eisenhower pre.sented him with the Legion of Merit didnt sit well with Venezuelans who got so fed up that the various political parties joined forces with the army and navy to throw him out in 19.S8.

Betancourt is trying to cope with Venezuelas ancient problems of disease, starvation, poverty. ignorajice. joblessness and lack of housing. In Venezuela there Is tremendous concentration of land in the hands of a comparatively few families. A year ago Betancourt set forth on a big land reform program.

There the big industry is oil and the big oil companies are foreign. The anti-American forces accuse them of draining away Venezuelas wealth. The best-paid Venezuelan worker are in the oil fields. But theres a big gap between what they earn and what other workers get, when they can find a job.

In Colombia there has been almost endless struggle between the cities of Colombia. The country is broken up by mountains, plains and plateaus.

The result has been struggle between the Conservatives who wanted a strong central government and the Liberals demanding sovereign rights for the various Colombian states.

Thats been one point of struggle. The second big one was between both groups over the power of the Catholic Church, with Conservatives Insisting on traditional privileges for the clergy and the Liberals wanting complete separation of church and state.,

Colombias President Lleras was elected in 1957 when Liberals and Conservatives, per-hap.s to their own astonishment, pot so fed up with the dictatorship of his predecessor that they were able to join forces to throw him out.

For years before Lleras took over, the struggle between Conservatives and Liberals and sometimes guerrillas adopted both names cost hundreds of

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(Greensboro Daily News)

It may be well enough that the matter of Whether North Carolina shall elect a lieutenant governor replacement for the late Cloyd PhUpott before 1964 wlU be tested in the courts.

/state Sen. Joe Max Thomas of Marshville plans to file today for the office subject to the 1962 election. The State Board of Elections, acting on the negative ruling of Attorney Gen. Wade Bruton, will refuse to accept Senator Thomas filing fee. That will set the .stage for a court suit and a test case.

The State Constitution is somewhat vague in this field. It provides that "in every case in which the lieutenant governor shall be unable to preside over the Senate, the senators shall elect one of their own number president of their body; and the powers, duties and emoluments of the office of Governor shall devolve upon him whenever the lieutenant-governor shall for any reason, be prevented from discharging the duties of such office. . .

That seems to mean that the State Senate, at its earliest meeting (1963) is authorized to appoint the man who would nominally succeed the Governor and who would, by implication, serve as lieutenant governor until the time provided for his election. State Sen. Luther Earnhardt became such an acting lieutenant governor, by election of the State

Whose eyes outshine the childrens on Christmas Eve, and thrill the most at arranging gifts beneath the tree; and laugh with happiness supreme at mornings early hour when greedy youngsters create havoc out of order?

Senate in 1955, following the death of Gov. William Um-stead and the promotion of Lt. Gov. Luther Hodges.

The difference Is this: Governor Umstead died In 1954 after the time designated for a midterm election, whereas Lieutenant Governor PhUpott died before that period.

Since there Is somb ambiguity in the State Constitution^ although it clearly does not provide for a mid-term lieutenant governors electionlegal clarification is in order.

Senator Thomas, as we understand it. Is not interested in running for the office himself. But other Democratsnotably C. V. Henkel of Statesville and David McConnell of Charlotte are. The Republican Party Ukewise has declared its intention of pushing the issue.

It might be appropriate to have an interim lieutenant governor. He could assist the Governor in ceremonial occasions and would clearly be his successor in case of emergency. But under ordinary circumstances there would be no real work for him untU the convening of tha 1963 General Assembly when ha would become the Senates presiding officer.

As things now stand the 196S Senate wUl select its own presiding officer, who would, just as Senator Bamhardt did in 1955, become acting lieutenant govej> nor untU the foUowlng year.

Women.

Who ends the day with a weary sigh . . . good humor unspoiled and already thinking of Christmas a year away?

Women.

Is anycme sure It Isnt Mrs. Santa Claus who makes such a big to-do over the Yulctide?

It would seem to be in keeping with the facts as we know them.

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

I see an editorial in the "News and Courier of Charleston, South Carolina, which, deals with the question of the reorganization of the State Department. Since I can remember, this question has arisen. The Charleston newspaper says;

The same crowd that let Cuba fall to the Communists is still in power in the . S. State De-' partment. William Wieland is on the federal pajrroll. attending a school in preparation for a new assignment. Philip Bonsai, former . S. Ambassador to Cuba, is the U. S. Ambassador to Morocco, Roy Rubottom, who had charge of inter-American affairs for the State Department, is States adviser attached to the Naval War CoUcge."

The staff of the State Department is divided into two parts; those who are under the Civil Service; those who are in the Foreign Service. The latter are better paid and have higher standing. Both groups have oi^ ganized pressure mechanisms and exercise an exceedingly effective lobbying in Congress. Both protect their own group against improvement and change.

Every new Secretary of State discovers that he is stsrmied, hamshackled, caught - in - a trap by these two groups which, while they oppose each other to gain benefits, also join together to gain benefits. Usually a President expects to reorganizo the State Department in his second term; it is too touchy a subject for a first term. Each of these groups has outside associates and assistance, particularly in newspapers and universities where there is extraordinary admiration for certain individuals who leak infOTmation, sometimes even to the detriment of the conntry. Those who leak information should be sent back to the universities whence they came.

Mere reorganization however, will not be sufficient. What is essential is the elimination of certain elements in the State Department who fight for power within the department. It wlU take much more than reorganization to rescue the department from the kind of internal politics that permitted the Cuban situation to embarrass the President and the Secretary of State. The assumption that these men cannot be dismissed is erroneous. True, It Is difficult, but the President has ways of reorganizing any department of government and Herbert Hoover used legitimate methods to accomplish this task and succeeded, but Franklin D. Roosevelt revoked his orders with the result that Hoovers efforts cama to naught.

It is true that a Presidents efforts to reorganize and make a department efficient are very difficult. The (^vil Service is hard to fight; the Foreign Service is even harder. They possess enough power and organize campaigns to protect themselves which can be very effective, particularly in smearing a public official and giving the impression th&t he is up to something very improper, whereas actually he Is seeking to save money for the taxpayer and to rescue the country from inefficiency and Incompetence.

The State Department is not the only one which suffers from surplus personnel and assertive doctrinairism. This is true in every department of government but it attracts more attention in the State Department than elsewhere, because here it is quickly focussed upon some dramatic issue, such as Castros seizure of Cuba. If that story were disclosed in full, it would be found that neither the President nor the Secretary of State of either the Eisenhower or the Kennedy Administrations brought on the failure. It was the organization of government down the line which caused all the trouble. This is a classic example (Continued on page aix)

A Harvest Of Shoppers Dollars

By JACK LEFLER AP Business News Writer

Strength For

Today

By EARL L. 1)01 (;I.ASS

THE ANCKlJl .SMILE The Rieat Engltsh preacher

SpurKeon once said to his congregation that God had a way of pa.sslng by robes, crowns, regalia, chariots, horsemen, and the pomp ot royally. But. said Spurgeon, He always stops and has a smile for the humble, the pure In heart, the steadfast.

We are told in the 15th chapter of Luke that there is more Joy in heaven among the angels of God over one sinner that re-pentelh rather than over ninety and Ine righteous persons who need no repentance. The words "righteous Persons" need to be in quotes, because the people who consider themselves righteous usually have broad areas In their lives so mean, unrighteous, and unrcgenerated that everybody In the world tees this ibrry state of affairs

except the poor, unfortunate victim hinvsplf.

But with the humble it is otherwise. With the steadfast of heart, with those who constantly pre.vi forward and try to reach goals of self-sacrificing service, the whole attitude of heaven Is different. The angels smile on such people. God lays His hands upon them in benediction and love. Those whose virtue is so disinterested that they clothe naked, feed the hungry, and give a cup of cold water to a stranger In the Masters name these are the people God loves: these are the people over whom the angels rejoice. *

God is interested not so much In what we do as in the kind of hearts we have. The spirit behind every act is more important than the act Itself. God is love, and He loves only those who follow in His footsteps of helpfulness and self-forgetUhg.

NEW YORK (AP)-Choppers dollars are falling like snowflakes into ca.sh registers as the Cliristmas buying season swirls toward what may be an all-time record.

Merchants across the country generally report that crowds had started Jamming the stores on the day after Thanksgiving day and have kept coming.

A trend toward buying fallout shejtor equipment hou.sehold gifts'^ was noted by some mer-chant.s.

"Its wonderful!" chortled Joe Falk, owner of a big Kansas City toy store, "People are looser with their money than last year. They are buying the good stuff and dont care what they have to spend."

In some areas, however, buying was about on a par with last year or a little lower. Apprehension over the international situation and anxiety over . further call-up of reserves made some people cautious about heavy buying.

The United States (Chamber of Commerce predicted Americans would spend $23 billion this Christmas, up 4 per cent from record 1960. 1116 National Retail Merchants Association forecast a 2 per cent gain.

An Associated Press survey, of' our merchants In major cities Indicated that In most areas people are buying more and better merchandise. have lost much of the caution that marked their shop

ping lat year and are splurging somewhat on luxuries.

Merchants feel tha/t general business iminrovement is reflected in the attitude of their customers.

Prices are generally holding close to last year with increased competition from discount houses being a factor.

"Saturday, Dec. 9 was the biggest day weve ever had, said Cyril Magnin, president of Joseph Magnin Co.. with stores in San Francisco and Reno and Los Vegas. Nev. "Ctulstmos shopping started out slow but it sure picked up and I think well roll along for a top year now."

"Georgians are spending with enthusiasm. said Harold Brock-* ey. president of Richs department store in Atlanta.

Wallace Dreyfoos, president of another Atlanta department store, Davison-Paxon Co., added: "The buyers dont seem to have the price consciousness that you expect from cautious shoppers. If they want something, they go ahead and buy it."

In New York Cky. department stores reported crowds arrived earlier and are spending more money than last year.

Arthur L. Manchee, president of Macys, biggest store of all. predicted its sales would be 5 to 6 per cent ahead of last year, December is exceeding all of cxpectaUoos, aold Melvin E. Dawley, president of New York Citys Lord k Taylor.

In Los Angeles. Maggie Paxton. sales promotion manager for the May Co., deportment = a

stores, commsnted: *'Were

ahead in tranMu>tions but behind in dollara. Were seUing more toys but theres less profit margin. It tekes 15 per cent more business to get the same dollar profit.

The buyir.g season started out strong in Dallas and some major store owners said they expect total coles to be aubotaotlolly over a year ago.

Miami, Fla., deportment store managers predicted a record buying season. "The public is in a mood to buy. said Murray Turetsky, general manager of Jacksons Byrons Deportment Store.

Washington, D. C.. deportment stores expect a modest 2 to 3 per cent increase over last year and are wondering why it isnt better.

One merchant has his own answer: Worry over the Internar tlonal situation.

"I feel that people are holding back on big installment purchases younger people espcclaJ-ly. be said. "I believe there is much apprehension over the possibility that more reserves, and possibly the National Guard might be called up.

A merchant io Denver noticed that parents seem to be buying fewsr toys in favor of making purchases that can be associated with the nuclear bomb and fallout shelter -scare.. He said people are buying such'items as transistor radios, flashlight and batteries, condensed foods and surplus water storage tanks.

Toys are way out this year.

They are bigger and mart intricate and in some cases mors costly than ever.

"Everything and anything that has to do with the whole space age bit is going over. reported Deborah iruax of the Broadway Department Stores in Los Angeles. "Anythiog that Is like a robot is the big deal. If H looks like a monster or shoots missiles out of its head, thats what the children want. The toys are very warlike.

A toy price war hasbroken out in New York and some other cities, including Dallas. In some New York stores, clerks have taken toys out of customers hands to change the prices.

Fads dont seem to be very et^ng this season but stores are BOfng all out to accommodate people who have lots of money and are looking for gifts for other people who "have everything.

In Dallas Nieman-Marcus department store, you can buy an ermine bathrobe for $6.975.

Seattles I. Magnin (to., offers a necklace and earring set at $24.000.

Seattles Joseph Magnin Co., has false eyelashes made of

mink.

Tiffanys of New York is offering gold mesh handbags for $2.000 up. And still available Is the famed Tiffany diamond, attached to a necklace, at $545.-000.

Merchants big worry is the weather.' After storms in the Midwest and the Rockies they have their fingers crossM.

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