Saturday, Decejnbr 28, 1961

Something for You

Far Outshining The Fo^ly Tree

It was 20 centuries ago that a divine Stillness settled over the earth on the night of the birth of the Christ Child, Each year over those centuries the same stillness has steeped into the hearts of men around the world as thev contemplated the meaning of the evcnti as they cknowledged the Lord and as they thought on the impact of this Babe in the world of yesterday, today and tomorrow.

Celebration of the birth of Christ has changed from generation to generation, from nation to nation. But there has remained the timeless qualities of awe and hope, fulfillihent and promise, the highest m.ajesty in the lowliest of settings.

At some moment of that hallowed eve-

Two Reports O:: N.C Proaress

By LYNN NISBET

PROGRESS Governor Sanford gave two brief "progress reports" to newsmen at his weekly conference. He was justi-tiedly proud of bothand the people of North Carolina can bare that pride. Yet, one wonders if the reports might have been more effective if a little bit of the obvious padding had been left out.

He said that during the first eleven months of 1961 there had been more investment in new and expanded industrial facilities than in any full year before. Statistics will support that state-n)ent. What the Governor did not say, and what none of his predecessors or associates the C&D Department like to have mentioned, is that one of the big "new industries is a sort of replacemwit for an industry that has gone out of business in this state..

Several years ago Governor Itodges issued a statement showing that some 30-odd thousand *new Jobs" had been created Id North Carolina over a period of about three years. Official figures of the Department of Labor showed that during that period there was net increase of about 11,000 Jobs in industry. Both figures were correct, but the "new Jobs designation was slightly misleading, because they were in many Instances replacements for Jobs that had been abandoned. Of course, if the new Jobs had not been created the employment roster would have dropped Instead of rising 11,000. The implication that 30.-000 more people were at work than three years before was not sound. There was real satisfaction in the official record that there were some 11,000 more..

Most of the statistics'on industrial development Include construction planned and completed. which means that sometimes the same plant may show up more than once' in the progress tables. None of this can detract from the credit, due the Industry-promoters for an excellent Job and for continuing progress.

SCHOOLS The other progress report made by the Governor had to do with improvement in the public schools "during the first year of this administration." He notes that the Increased public school appropriations made by the 1961 General Assembly are buying full value in Improved education for the children of North Carolina. He lists eleven points in which progress has been proven, or is a fact accomplished. UnfOT'tunately. several of these achievements must still be classed in the wishful thinking stage.

The additional funds voted by the 1961 General Assembly did pot become available until July 1, ahd for practical purpases of application to school manage-Ipent not until September. There

have been a little more than three months school operation from which to draw experience records. Actually less than that, because a number of the improvements were not instituted until several weeks after the term begansuch as additional courses in the curricula, additional teachers, supervisors, etc.

There are two or three areas in which Improvement can be proven. Reduction in size of classes (teacher-pupil ratio), more clerical service to principals and other administrators, and more attention to special education classes. In other activities where Improvement is categorically claimed there is no experience record to prove the claim. No program based on long range operations, as the public school administration must be, should .be Judged on basis of a 9(Vday experiment.

The future for North- Carolina .schools looks bright. Many of the Improvements provided for by the 1961 General Assembly will be Inaugurated after the Christmas holidays. There is reason for optimism. Butit is still true that a report on Improvement and progress due to actions of the 1961 General Assembly is at this time more wishful thinking than provable record.

CHRISTMAS This Christmas comes in an atmosphere of serioushess that to some degree tends to dampen the Joyous exuberance of the time. The formal official message of Governor Terry Sanford to the people of North Carolina on this occasion Illustrates the point. There are no Jingle bells or gaiety in his statement. It is deadly serious. Here it is:

It is in keeping with the heritage of men of good will the world over to pause from their work to commemorate Christmas. In this year of Our Lord, 1961, when a godless ideology challenges the peace, the freedom and the very existence of men and nations of good will, it is especially appropriate that we should honor the birth of the Prince of Peace.

The spirit of Christmas is universal. In our small part of the universe, here in North Carolina, we Join fellow pilgrims the world over in turning our attention to the manger and the hope which rose from it for persons of all races, colors, creeds and nations.

We will pray that * we may celebrate next Christmas and the succeeding Chrl.stmases in peace. We will also pray for the strength and the courage that, in peace or war, future Christmases shall be celebrated in freedom.

We will pray finally that neither rockets, nor satellites, nor the mushroom clouds of nuclear bombs will ever obscure our .sight from the Star in the East which heralded peace on earth, good will to men.

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ning the glitter of multi-million gay lights around the world are faded by the greater light that men see in the Star of Bethlehem. The shimmering decoration of. millions of trees, the bright ribbons and bows of countless packages are paled as men and women, excited tots and the contented aged contemplate the first .gift which transformed humans from creatures of God into the status of His children.

From the host of Angels and the handful .of shepherds who witnessed the fimt appearance of the bright star over the humble stable, the mass of followers of the Christ Child has swelled to more than 800,000,000 peopljs in every comer of the globe. And there are few, if any, of those who do not find unusual peace, unequalled calm and unparalleled reassurance on the anniversary of the birth of Christ.

To be sure there is the rush and madness of getting ready for Christmas. There is the bust]e and tension of the commercial aspects that have become attached to the season. There are visions of Santa and the bulging stockings which at times.appear to overshadow the true Spirit of Christmas.

And yet, is there a family in which even the little ones do not sense the overpowering meaning of the season, far outshining the tree, holding greater promise than the .stocking, offering a greater gift than even Santa in his mythical majesty could ever bring?

It is an evening which beckons men and women to draw themselves away to consider this night of nights and the reason for its being. It is an evening whose silence is filled with hope, gratitude, with praise for things past and prayers for guidance in the days ahead. It is'the evening of the Holy Babe, the evening in which man was lifted from darkness and offered the path of eternal light.

It is the evening when the true Spirit of Christmas knocks at every door and everj^ heart. It is our prayer that on this Holy Night men will find the peace, good will and brotherhood bom with the Son of God 2000 years ago.

Merrv Christmas.

McN*ught SjntdicaU, Inc.

By ALVIN TAYLOR

A Lesson In Pppriouncing

Every one with names which are frequently mispronounced will have sympathy for Thad Eure, North Carolinas secretary of state.

It seems people have trouble with "Eure, so he sent out a special greeting to all news commentators and announcers.

He tactfully pointed out that his family name, Eure if pronounced "Your. It rhymes-with sure, cure, pure and sewer, he noted.

"It is neither Eu-ry, U-ray, Er-re, U-ry, U-re, Ooer, U-ree, Ooray, U-rin,* he cautioned.

"Simply say you and quickly ' add in same breathyou

have then properly pronounced Eure, he continued.

"If this is not helpful, call it what you wishbut call it for a long timeplease, as I begin my second quarter of a century -of service in this, office tomorrow."

And to show there were no hard feelings, Eure wished the announcers a Merry Christmas.

He signed it, Thad Eure ("Youre Secretary of State).

She was young and pretty and she was obviously there for trial in Pitt Recorders Court. It was a long wait there behind the solicitor as various assaults, larcenies and drunks passed before Judge Dink James. Finally her time came to appear before the stern Judge. She was pleading guilty to driving without a valid operators license.

However, the patrolman explained to the court, she did hold a license which was valid in California. The Judge pondered and finally ordered the case continued indefinitely.

The girl breathed a sigh of relief.

Sweet young thing I know, call-

Strength

The 'Civilizec. Christmastide

Other Editors Saying... For Today Indio And UN Failure -

By HAL BOYLE NEW YORK (AP)One year a space ship from Mars arrived here secretly.

It was manned by a single Martian. operative XY125X, whose assignment was to find whether the earth was advanced enough for Mars to consider opening'interplanetary relations.

Here is his first report, sent via mental radio, to his command post on Mars:

Trip uneventful and according to plan. After hiding space ship, I ventured into city. Found inhabitants unbelieveably friendly and hospitable. Many were Interested in my strange garb.

"One man, noting my helmet, asked: "What are you advertLs-Ing, Bud? When I told him Nothing, he replied, I am a department store manaker and our Santa Claus is sick. How would you like to take his place?

"I conscnied. It .seem.s Santa Claas IS a kind of god, and the earth people worship him most at ChrLstmas. I have enjoyed playing this role of god. Little chlldien come sit on my lap and tell me what they want, and I laugh out loud and answer, Okay. Ho! Ho! Ho!*

"The earth people are quite cultured Nobody works. All they do all day is eat and tell each other Jokes and exchange pre.v entfi in beautifully colored packages which they get at the department store merely by signing their name.

"I met a pretty sale.sglrl here named Jascphlne. When I confided to her I was from Mars, she said: T klnda thought you had a Midwest look Judging from your haircut. My mother and I have aTi extra room in our apartment Why dont you move in with US'* I did- More later Operative ZY125X sent his .second nie.ssage to Mars on Christmas evening. It read:

"A wonderful day. I gave Josephine and her mother a couple of watches I had picked up in the store, and they gave me some neckties which look like rainbows.

"In the afternoon I wandered into one of the local ..temples they are called bars. A friendly earth man said. Pal. have a couple on me I had two drinks of their ambrosia. It made me feel strange and big. I went home. Joaephine said, Well* country boy, I do believe youre loaded She sat me on a sofa and pressed her Ups to mine. That makes me feel all ting-ly" I told her. She said. "It fio\ be love, country boy. * Immediately this message was sent to operative ZY125X by hla Mars command post: "Satisfied your mlssion"accompllshed. Return at onct.

And back-iiasbed this reply: "Not me, I like it here." On Jan. 2nd operative ZY125X sent his last message to Mars:

"Earth has suddenly gone crazy. No one smiles. Everyone scowls. They hurry, hurry, hurry as if demented. They bump into each other rudely. The department store manager took away my Santa Claus suit, and told me, 'Beat it, kid.

"Josephine asked me for some rent money. I said, You mean that green paper and those Jing-ly pieces of metal ?^ I gave them to one of the priests in a temple for some of that nice ambrosia. And Josephine said, Mama and I arent supporting ' no bums in this house, country boy. Out you go! and she threw me out into the street.

"I had nothing to wear but my space suit and helmet. A policeman stopped me and said. 'What are yousome kind of a nut or something? Ive got a good mind to to.ss you into the corner. Some children Jeered at me.

"This is a frightening place. As soon as it is dark. I will board my space ship and return to Mars."

When the chastened operative ZY12.'iX reported in person his full tale of horror to his superiors on Mars, they held a council and gravely decided it might bo better to let the earth people grow up for, another thou.;and years or so before considering Interplanetary relations.

Opinions in Brief

"We like to think that the family newspaper reflects the iommon human decencies of decent-minded men and women."Anniston Ala.) Star.

(Rocky Mount Telegram)

Two facts immediately come to. light in the wake of the recent surprise invasion of Portuguese Goa by troops from India. First, it places a different light on Jawaharlal Nehru who has always gone to great lengths to impress the world with his desire and love of peace and neutralism. The invasion of course, dispels any illusion anybody might have had about Nehru as a great crusader for peace.

The second item is a reminder that the United Nations is as impotent as ever as an organization for maintaining or restoring peace. Take for example, the recent action in the U. N. regarding the Indian invasion of Goa. A simple Russian veto killed a resolution in the Security Council calling for the withdrawal of the Indian invaders and negotiations between India and Portugal. %

Despite protests from the West against Indias aggression, diplomats at the U.N. look for no further action in the Genral Assembly for the simple reasoiL that the strong Asian-African bloc would defeat any move to get Indian troops out of the invaded territory. If this is the caseand it isthen what purpose is the U.N. serving? Its original reason for existing was to preserve world peace. Thus -far, since its birth near the close of World War II, the globe has had little else but violence and conflict and the instances In which the U.N. has been able to head off violence have been few indeed.

Reflecting the widespread Western outrage over the military action by Prime Minister Nehru, heretofore an advocate of peace, chief U.S. delegate Adlai Stevenson charged that India and her supporters were trying to rewrite the U. N. charter to sanction the use of force when it suited their purposes. The fact that both Russia and Red China approved of the Indian invasion is all the more reason to make the invasion suspect. Nothing good can come out of anything Moscow and Peiping support.

Stevenson warned that the Indian aggression can only lead to chaos and disintegration of the United Nations. Soviet delegates at the U N. not only blocked any Security Council intervention on behalf of Portugal but Joined three Asian and African members in demanding that Portugal give up the three invaded territories to India. This was vetoed by Western members.

The League of Nations died when it allowed the use of force. Thjt failure of the U.N, Security Council to call for a simple cease-fire in these circumstances is a failure for the United Nations. Stevenson pointed this out. The Soviet veto was only one in its long role of obstruction. But the .attitude of some other members was profoundly disturbing because they were trying to rewrite the U.N. charter to sanction the use of force when it suited their purposes. When this succeeds, then the U.N. has indeed ceased to exist as a peace-promoting organization.

ed on an office to deliver a package.

"I dont know his name, she told a clerk, but he- has white hair."

The clerk promptly showed her to the office of the only man in the building with white hair.

"Did I hear you mention my white hair, the man "asked in mock sternness.

"Yes," sweet young thing replied brightly. "But I considered that a compliment since everybody else here Is bald."

And. oh yes, one parting comment from Don Schlienz, Patricia Moore, Henry Howard and myself, all of'whom take turns at writing this column.

A very Merry Christmas to each and every one of you.

By EARL L. DOUGLASS CHRISTMAS

There are so many things in the world which separates us from our fellows. Thank God for this blessed day which gathers us all together. A Child was born on this day more than nineteen centuries ago. His little hands have inspired artists to incomparable achievements of beauty. His strong hands hold the minds and souls of men'and women today. The whole round world is indeed in his hands. Blessed be Christmas, and blessed be the Christ whom it glorifies.

Many centuries went by before Christian believers began setting aside this memorable birthday. For almost one hundred years after our Lords accensin there were people still living who either had seen seen Jesus or were the children of those who had seen him. Then came the terrific persecutions in which hundreds of thousands suffered death for their faith. It was not until many centuries later that the church decided upon the celebration of the birthday of Jesus.

This day represents more than the birthday of a man. It represents the dawnng of a new era, the setting up of a new order of life among men. Choirs are singing Joyfully today about the coming of a Saviour. Across this happy day there falls but one shadow, namely the disbelief of many and the unwillingness even of avowed Christian believers to take Christ tq their hearts and to put him first in thought and deed.

"There is born unto us this day in the city of David a Savior who is Christ the Lord.

tor Us-,

Little

Peace

Hf GEORGE E. SOKOLSKY Copyright, 1961, King Feature* Syndicate, Inc.

The characteristic' greeting of the peoples of the East is "Sliolom," expressed In various dialects. "Sholom or "Salaam is not Good Morning* or Good Day. It la peace.

It is Pax. It represents the most urgent need of the peoples who lived In the deserts of Palestine and all the countries thereabouts.

Jasus was not a military hero like Alexander; He was not a rich man like Croesus; He was not a great politician like Caesar or a combination of all these men like Constantine. He was a poor man who wandered among other poor men and women and preached' peace, not only peace of the soul, but peace among nations. That was during the first century, as we count time, and peace has not come to mankind despite His preaching and the enormous foUowing that He developed.

And that Is most Interesting: men say that they believe, but usually they do not trouble to know what they believe. And so millions call themselves Christians but they do not believe in anything that Jesus preached * or even know what He preached.

They call themselves C!hris-tians and wear a crucific on their clothes as a mark of belonging but the two principal moral doctrines of Christianity, nemely, peace on Earth and , love their neighbor as thyself, they neither attempt to understand nor to practice. And the -few who do attempt to live according to the ideals of Jesus are ridiculed as. for instance, Francis of Assisi was ridiculed all his life by lesser men who held higher posts and wore more decorative costumes.

During these nearly two thousands years that men and women have followed the teach- ^ ings of Jesus, there have been very few Christians upon this ' Earth and among those who de- ' scribed themselves as such there were few who either thought as He did or lived up to His preachments. - . -

And so here we are in the * year 1961 and we are again in the midst of war, wasting our produce and our earnings on war, on meaningless, purposeless war. Rere we are hating as human beings have never hated before.

Even in our own country we are tom by hatred, one group for another, one race for another, one religion for another. Hatred seems to prevail in our minds and our hearts because how would we assert our superiority if hatred did not give us stature and posture.

Who is greater than another if all are smaller than God?

It is puzzling that men and women kneel and pray and imagine themselves so superior to all upon this Earth when the very act of prayer is acknowledgment that all are equal in the eyes of God.

The birthday of Jesus can be celebrated as a holiday of beauty. of love, of universal faith by Christian- and non-Christian alike if once we forget and fore--go hatred and the concept of superiority by those who are given the Nobel prize. Or perhaps a measure rnight be found in sheer goodness, such as, in oiu- times, we witnessed in Leo Tolstoy or Gandhi or Dr. Schweitzer or Dr. Dooley. Who Icnows where a violet will seed itself or a star will appear in* the Heavens?

But this we do know; it is difficult to live up to an ideal of truth and love and a life without hatred. And most do not try at all.

On this peaceful day when I quietly contemplate the coming of Christmas and the peaceful life of the Jew, Jesus, I receive a letter from a reader,

John J. Keenan of New York, who says:

"It is superfluous to speak of a Judaic-Christian heritage. Judaism should have ceased to exist with the coming of Christ; but in the hardness of your tribe it vainly seeks for a political Messiah who would rule over the stupid goyim.

And as a gift to celebrate the birth of Him who loved peace and His fellowman and who could forgive evil, he sends -me a Mttle pamphlet of narrow hatred, "The Rulers of Russia," by Rev. Denis Fahey. And I (C^ontinued on Page 6)

biggest Story In Retail Fielc.

"A floviering of community theater.s in rllles with large suburban populations hs come with the decline of road show.s, and with greatly Increaaed leisure. All over the country, the local hams are treading the boards in everythipj from Tennes.see Williams to Bernard Shaw, with many light comedies and musicals p well."Fremont Ohio) New8-Me.senger.

"With the coaches calling the play.s via substitutea, Saturday quarterbacks these days have Just about as much to do with the way games are played as Brmday morning quarter backs. Memphis Press-6c imitar. '

By ELMER ROESSNER

Here are the latest developments in the supermarket-tape plans, which have become the biggest story in retailing in the country;

The Federal Trade Commission, which has been bombaid-ed with demands for action by supermarkets and appliance dealers not participating in plans, has launched an investigation.

Under the plaiu>. a customer selects an appliance, often from models displayed in a supermarket. and signs an instalment contract, often with no down payment. The appliance is delivered inimedixlely and'each month the supermarket pay* part of the instalment due. depending on the customers total in cash-reglster tapes. Under a typical plan, a customer buying $182 worth of groceries a month gets X $10 credit on her instalment payment each month. ."INSTANT"' ACTION

Because the customer gets her premium immediately, instead of later as with trading stamp plans, one plan hak been called

the "instant dividend" plan.

The FTC Investigation )s expected to go into the allegation that fictitious pricing is often used to promote the appliances; that some plans Involve illegal concession.s to privileged customers, and that by excluding some markets and some appli-. ance stores, the plans violate anti-trust laws.

Ford, which has Just taken over Philco, sponsors of the first tape plan, has announced that it wUl be continued. So far, there are no indications that Ford will try to sell autos this way. It would be difficult for even a large, well-financed family to spend enough to get tapes covering any sizable part of instalments on an auto, and most plans are contrived so that only the acrtual food buyer gets credit for her Upes. However, the plan could be modified so that, perhaps, all niembcrs of a congregation could contribute U0es to buy a Ford product for the pastor^,

SEARS FIGHTS BACK

The Sears chain ba* atUcke^

tape plans in full page ads, asserting its stereo equipment is the best real value with "no gimmicks, no grocery tapes, no food deals." Will Sears employees who buy Ford products be passed over for promotion?

Jewel Tea. the nations tenth largest supermarket chain, has announced it is Interested in tape plans. So is Bohack and Na-tioflal Tea. Stop & Shop, Pood Fair and Albers chains have tested plans and may extend them to other stores. Safeway considered them but turned it down.

The Electronics Service Dealers Association, Pittsburgh, forced a dealer who had signed up for a plan to leave a meeting at which the PTC was asked to investigate all plans.

Several other dealers aasocia-tlona have denounced the plans and demanded FTC or Better Business iBureau action. However. the Appliance Proiesaion AssocistioD of California and the California Str^e Electrnica Association have both tndoraed plana.

NEW STAMP PLANT EXPANDED IN CONNECTICUT A different stamp plan, tested for 18 months in Litchfield County, Conn., is being .spread to other parts of Connecticut. Under Us plan, when shoppers fill a book of stamps they can exchange it for $3 in goods at any participating store or gas station, or they can turn the book in for $3 cash from tho sponsors. Ruben Brothers, owner of the Yankee Peddler Inn, Tor-rington, Conn.

SHORT ft SIGNIFICANT BUSINESS BULLETIN.S A $2.6 million slaughtering plant opened in Bangkok has a daily capacity of 3,000 hogs. 400 cattle or buffalo. 8,000 chickens and 8.000 ducka. It was built by Danish interesU. . .Australia shipped 7.4 million pounds of frozen beef to the United States In November. . .The annual limit for any one buyer of H Bond* goes from $lo,0(k) to $20.000 after January 1. . .Japan is plaiv ning to increase prodcUon of tobacco 12 per cent la 1962.