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FridAy, Janaary C 1962 -

Clear-Cut Statenient Could Help

There ere rowing indications that the Sanford various other things. At thut time he *lso pointed to administration has settled on the policy that school North Carolina s need for more f**

construction must be left to local governments while but said the state would wait the sUte directs its resources and energiis toward pro- for construction would be available before d* viding more funds for operating the public schools. whether state funds would be utod

at aaa i. * ^ 4.U . ^ inn Foilowiiig th 881116 linG, mAiiy local governmenta

ax- fir ^ fri! decided to wait and see what the state and federal

setting foi^ ite attitude on the matter of state f^und ^.gre going to do before moving ahead

for school con^ction would do much to clear the own financing of additional school faciim^^^

atmosphere at this point. , , , . The iegislature adjourned without considering

It would, %ve feel, accelerate local government apprdtJtiations or a major bond issue for public

planning to meet existing school needs and remove the construction. It was still waiting to see what

indecision which exists in many counties of the state, ^y^shington was going to do. Congress subsequently

Although no official announcement on this point j-ejected the Presidents aid to education program

has come from the administration, events of the past included millions for school construction. Since

year suggest that this is the dominating feeling Within jjg Sanford administration has made little men-

the administration. tion of the possibility of state funds for school con-

At the outset of his administration a year ago, gtruction; but it has not announced that such funds

the new governor annpunced an ambitious program not be proposed in the future.

for improvement of public education in North Carolina result is that many local governments are

attitude before

moving aneaa wiin locai iinanciua wj. school construction needs. There remains in many areas the feeling that the Sanford administration is coming up with some proposals for state financing of school construction projects. /

On the basis of administration action m the past year, it appars safe to assume that the executive department of the state government has decided to go along with the traditional policy that the state will assume primary responsibility for financing public school operations, but the matter of physical facilities must be shouldered by local governments. In the absence of a forthright statement of policy by the Sanford administration, however, many local governments are holding back on filling their own school

Do You Recognize Em?

including salary improvement for, teachers, reduction continuing their own wait-and-see attitu of class loads, improved instruction equipment and moving ahead with local financing of school

Some Basis For The Forecasting

By LYNN NISBET

FORTUNE TELLINO Portase tellera tue various methods ^ discovering what lies ah^ and for predicting developments and events. The ancient arte of black magic, when unholy rites were practiced with wierd Incantations to persuade the gods to disclose the secrets of the future: the use of tea

leaves la a cup, the study of the stars and ciystal ball gas-

Ing have largely given way to ttie more viciously evil monsters known as electronic brains ss the favored way to penetrate the veil of mystery. The fetish now is to give one of these mechanicsl demons a question and then rely without question imon the^complete accuracy and authority of the answer*

Some ofaStimers still prefer the tea leaves and crystal ball, but most of the business-min^ economists string al<Hig with the comptate^- The fellow who seeks to forecast political developments in North Carolina for the next few months gets little assistance from any of these gimmicks and even less from past experiences.

The forecasters on national level have a hard time, too, but they lutve many more certain facts upon which to base guesses. The fact that Congress will convene next week and tte administration program has already been outlined affords basis for a intelligent speculation. Record of prcvlouB off-year congressional elections serve as a starting point for predictions on 1962 voting. There isnt much new in world-wide situa-tions, which hold the same imminent possibilities of explosion that has prevailed for more than 20 years.

The confusion and uMertain-ty In national and international affairs is Just about normal. There is a different situation in North Carolina where new and strange conditions defy all the old rules of analysis-

SIMILARmES There are

many parallela in the national *.n<l state situations. President Kennedy and Governor Sanford came Into their respective of-flcea at about the same time, at about the same age. and with very similar administration goals Kennedys New Pron-tien and Sanfords New Day. They faced legislatures in which frteadUneaa, personal and poll-tleal. was lukewarm. Sanford got much more of his program through tte General Assembly than Kennedy got through the Ccwgress. Soon after the legislative battles both the President and the Governor suffered sub-stantlsl loss in general popularity, and both have stag^ re-maiicable comctecks.

At this p<tot similarities eeaaa. The President has an-ottier session of Congress made tip of the same members at the last to get through his bills. The Governor does not have a Legislature until after the 1962

elections.

Soinstead of formulating an immediate legislative program the Governor- must concentrate on the election of legislators who will look kindly upon his ideas next time. The situation is complicated by the vacancy in the office of Lieutenant Governor occasioned by the death of the late Cloyd PhUpott and the con-

neeas.

Gov. Sanford could render a distinct service to

a .......... public education in North Carolina by issuing a clear-

stitutlonal question of whether ^.^t statement on this matter at the earliest possible

an ek^on^ date. Without such a statement, many local govern- a t \7TXT m a VT r\U

r* theTourS men may delay too long in moving decisively to meet By ALVIN TAYLOB

sustain the opinion of the At- f^e classroom needs that exist within their own com-

tomcy General that the yacan- ^unities.

cy cannot be filled until the 1964 election, there will be increased interest in senatorial campaigns because one of the number will have to be chosen as president of the senate. If the courts rule that an election can be held this year, it is quite likely that several candidates will switch from senate races to run fw Lieutenant Governor.

DROP OUTS Another complicating factor is the heavy ratio of drop outs, members if the 1961 Assembly who have announced they will not seek re-election. When it is remembered that approximately one-third of the senators are eliminated by rotation agreements, that at least four House members were eliminated by transfer to other counties under the

apportionment act, and that a number of legislators have been appointed to other positions, the heavy voluntary drop out rate becomes important Chances are the 1963 General Assembly will have more few faces than any session in recent years because it is fairly certain that some who seek re-election will faU.

Governor Sanford has a bigger than average stake In the legislative elections. To greater degree than usual his administration is on trial, not only as to popular verdict of approval or disapproval but also from the viewpoint of support in the next Legislature for continuing the program-Last summer there was a good deal of talk about the Governor and his group bringing out a strong candidate against U. S-Senator Sam Ervin, and perhaps becoming involved in some congressional district races. Since the fateful November 7 bond election there hasnt been much said about this purpose. Rather, emphasis seems to be on wholly State matters, candidates and issues of importance in North Carolina, whether or not they are significant in the national scheme.

Paraphrase rather crudely one of Governor Sanfords favorite expressions, it appears that the ahip of state needs some repairs to make It worthy of local waters before launching a voyage into the main stream of national affaira.

These conditions make it difficult to forecast events of the next year, but also make anticipation of them very interesting. ~

Long-Range Program Needs Detailed Study

Habit And The City ' i ags

Few of us will deny that man is a creature of habit. Individually and collectively humans fall Into a pattern for doing things, changing this pattern creates great problems.

Although there should be no undue delay in con- Nothing proves it any more, structing the new Pitt County industrial training however, than the yearly rit-center, the matter of planning the center should not be unwisely rushed just for the sake of getting into ^ense plate-operation I** ^ something that has been

The County Board of Edfucation this week was ^one given a detailed report by architects who will plan cepted. And accept it we must, the structure, and obviously there are still many prob- for it is required by law that lems to be resolved before final plans are readied and eWSay construction begins. Many of these problems involve ^itjun the city limits, not only a careful evaluation of the best possible use city law requires that every to be made of the site chosen for the center but like-

wise detailed planning of the curriculum to be otterea owner receives a tag

bv the school, the number of students anticipated and which he places on the front of

his car- And he pays a fee of one

Other similar matters. . , . . , ^ dollar, an amount limited by

In constructing an industrial training center, Pitt has undertaken a long-range program. From an evalu- m this modern day, nobody ation of other similar centers already constructed in

North Carolina, it appears.that some already are in- 'Pr ^n\7inn

adequate because of the lack of careful planning be- V-yLlivri IjLIiLVji O y -

fore final plans and actual construction completed. iTTl*x

Pitt should be careful not to make a similar mis- TTpv-pvp ATiri Hfl Olt

take as it seeks to construct its own industrial training

center. In spite of the fact that the sooner the school is (Henderson Dispatch) torial goals to be sought after-

put into operation .the sooner the county will begin undoubtedly the rash of New Jhey are quite content inde^ to receive benefits from it, undue haste at this point year greetings between heads of -

seems able to figure out just why city tags are needed. Although the. tags %re numbered, they seefii'-to-serve no purpose as a means of identification.

Law enforcement agencies depend almost entirely on the state license plates for identification purposes. "

How about justifying the practice as a revenue producing source? The city will register close to 7,000 cars this year which will mean a revenue of around $7,000. But remember, from this has to be subtracted the direct cost of purchasing the tags plus shipping charges- Then there is the less tangible cost of the clerical work involved in issuing them from City Hall and also the police cost of enforcing the law requiring that they be displayed.

Thus the city could realize little profit from them-

It appears that city license tags should either be abolished or the

State Legislature should be prevailed upon to raise the fee to the point that it produced some revenue for the city.

Otherwise the sale of city license tags seems to be little more than a useless habit.

the great powers was sincere

happy to do so, ever afterward-

T. I- Wagner was in the midst of a serious committee report presentation at the City-County Planning and Zoning Commission meeting Tuesday night. As he talked he placed a cigarette between his lips and pulled a lighter from his pocket.

The tinkling notes of a melody floated across the hushed gath ering. The lighter was the music box kind. %

Wagner quickly slammed it shut.

Id better put that thing in my pocket, he said-

What appeared to be the sports story of the year showed up on the sports pages last week. It was the report that East Carolina College basketball team was playing Bethel. '

Bethel in this case turned out to be Bethel CoUege in the Camp Lejeune Christmas Tournament. It was not the Pitt County Bethel.

Opinions In Brie

Scientists say the sun may

could prove costly in the long run. i iofi9 warn.

Like many others, we are anxious that the train- Sand prlvil nh.tTwiU

ing center begin operations as soon as reasonably possi- igge it is to, hope. iof'Kennedy hL sa^^^^ Al-

ble, but at the same time every effort must be made But the good wishes were . eights in west Berlin and ^ u n*

to insure that the center is adequately planned to fill X"i.Sancf laecX ta TaU^clSTharmdtote te"" aSi a poil

?To''^re^Sned^?o esTaS marcf^"up maf be '^s\ponfd.

an atmosphere in which the

the future demands that will be made upon it.

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... By JAMES MARLOW

WASHINGTON (AP)Through most of 1962 politicians of both parties will whoop it up about next Novembers congressional elections but the outcome isnt apt to make much difference.

This Is a conservative Congress and is likely to remain so whether the Democrats retain control and even pick up a few seats or there is an upset and the Republicans take charge.

Congress is divided into three main groups- There are some liberals and reactionaries in both parties. But the big, middle. dominant group in both is conservative.

And Just because this is so. the further an individual stands back from American politics and looks at it the harder it is to distinguish a Democrat from 1 Republican.

The Democrats have a big majority in Congress where there are 437 House seats and 100 Senate seats.

This Is the score: In the House258 Democrats to 174 Republicans with five vacancies in seats which had been held by Democrats; in the Senate64 Democrats to 36 Republicans.

You might wonder, and Justly so with these big Democratic numbers, how large a Democratic margin President Kennedy feels he needs to get Congress to bless all his efforts

Probably nobody, including Kennedy, could give a flat answer to this and for several reawns.

1. Theres always some shifting around on Issues but on any single one when conservative Southern Democrats, about 90 of them, team up with very conservative Republicans against him, Kennedy Is in trouble-

And, since the same Southern Democrats get elected repcated-r ly this balance of power isnt in for a change even if the Democrats gained some new mcmfcrs in November or the Republicans won control.

2, While the final voting is

done on the floor of both Houses the key to much of the success or failure of any admlnis-tration lies in the committees

of both houses and with their powerful chairmen.

And in Congress the conservative Southern Democrats dominate the committee chairmanships.

Of the 20 major committees. 12 have Southern Democratic chairmen. In the Senate, with 16 major committees, Southern Democrats are chairmen of 9.

3. On some very important issues the measure of success can depend on how much fight the President has in him for his program.

In 1961, on some of the most important issues, Kennedy has shown little fight or none. On medical care for the aged and federal aid to education, which ran into opposition inside and outside Congress. Kennedy went a gOQd deal less than all out.

On civil rightsalthough he had promised in the 1960 campaign to make this one of the first orders of business if he wonhe gave up altogether and didnt even offer any kind of program, mild or otherwise.

If he had, he might have angered the Southern Democrats whose support he wanted on other things.

And this year, before Congress even comes back into session, it seems clear he will bypass civil rights again, perhaps put up a fight for medical care, and maybe make only a mild stab at aid to education.

For six of his eight years President Eisenhower had to deal with a Congress by Democrats. They were conservative congresses, loo and both the programs he offered and those that were passed were conservative.

If Kennedy had to deal with a Republican Congress since hPs been pretty conservative himselfthe score would probable be no worse and no better than Eisenhower got from the Democrats.

The general for the Democrats in getting legislation through in the Elsenhower years was the then Sen. Lyndon B- Johnson, now vice president-If he had been president 1961. instead of Kennedy. Judging from the way both men have (Ciontlnued on Pago 51

sender may anticipate a pay-off somewhere along the way. They also are intended to represent the well wisher in the image of a peace-loving leader.

These make-believe motives do not apply to the President of the United States. There is every assurance of that. For himself personally and for the masses of Americans whom he represents and for whom he speaks, there is a sincere desire for peace, both nqw and in the future. For Khrushchev, it can safely be assumed that he, too, desires peace, but perhaps in a different manner. He wants to avoid hostilities on his own terms, and If that cannot be achieved then he would be ready and willing to go to the extremes, even.in aggreslve war He has initimated as much by way of emphasizing his own ambitions and in order to intimidate the adversary.

No one is gding to initiate global agression unless it be the communists. Certainly this country and its allies of the free world will not start such a conflagration. They have no terrl-

lines but always with a clear

field over which to retrace his

steps if his bluff fails to pay

off. The great danger always is that he will advance an inch too far and invoke Western reaction that could be unspeakably tragic for himself and for all mankind. ^

Western peace-loving peoples are truly hopeful that Kl^ush-

chev meant what he said in pledging his best efforts toward world peace in this new year-To large degree the decision is his. He can plunge the world into war or continue co-existence without harm and with great benefit to himself and all others. No one else will begin aggressive acticoi.

If Khrushchev can be believed, which is doubtful by his owm past record, there will be peace in 1962 and thereafter.

New Year exchanges between heads of the great powers embody both a hope and a habit. In either event, there is no serious threat to peace save in the ambitions of the communists. No one can with certainty or with even reasonable assurance read their minds.

hurry.Gastonia Gazette.

Definition of a dividend: per centum, per annum, perhaps. Worcester (Mass.) Telegram.

They said it couldnt be done; but maybe it should not have been done anyhow. Punta Gorda (Fla.) Herald.

Probably the meek really will Inherit the earth; they probably wont have the nerve to refuse.Onawa (Iowa) Sentinel,

It helps toward a successful marriage if, after one big question has been asked and answered. not too many more are asked. Cordova (Alaska) Times.

This restful six per cent of the people who have no political opinions must be somewhere, but they never- show up any place I go. Hemet (Calif.) News.

il^olicy

On Wgr

. By GEORGE E. SOKOLSKY

Copyright, 1961, King Featured Syndicate, Inc.,

Fred Warner Neal is reputed to be an expert on Russian affairs. He has been chief of the foreign economic research on Eastern Europe in the State Department. He presided over this countrys first cultural ^ lations program with the Soviet Union, and organized the Russian broadcasts of the Voice

of America. ^ , .

fhls expert, in a pamphlet published by the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions by the Fund for the Republic, said:

During the past fifteen years, the Soviet Union has steadily grown not only in economic and military . power but also in world influence, while the area dominated by communism has expanded- At the same tune, American policy has become wholly enmeshed in a nuclear arms race which, far from promoting our security, has within it the seeds of war and thus of destruction of . our whole civilization.

As one reads this parahraph. it is to be presumed that Soviet Russia is performing a noble task by spreading its imperial power by economic and military expansion whereas the United States is performing a criminal act by organizing to defend itself and its allies against conquest by Soviet Russia Neal apparently does not believe that we are organizing to^ protect this country from being conquered but rather that we should give in to Russian suzerainty. For instance, he says: And a solicitous concern for the very objectives we seek to further makes it necessary to state that the responsibility for todays dangerous international situation must also be shared in no little degree by American policy.

I gather that Neal feels that the United States has pushed Soviet Russia into its ugly attitude. For ipstance. he says: Pushed by fear, ignorance, and ideology, which often add up to false views of the world, the Russians are frequently not only churlish but also in intentional conflict with much of what we stand for at home and abroad. Their insistence on thi-s conflict, partly in the hope of fostering communism throughout the world, is a type of aggression. but in and of itself it is not necessarily military aggression.

But what are the facts? It Was the United States which rescued Siberian provinces of Soviet Russia from the Japanese who would in 1918 to 192C have had no difficulty in walking off with that loot. I waa there and watched that performance from beginning to end. It was the United States which sent food to Soviet Russia in the 1920s when the Revolution was collapsing from hunger. It was the United States which gave Soviet Russia $11,(X)0,000,-000 to defend itself against conquest by Hitler after the Hit-ler-Stalin Alliance was broken; it was the United States which brought So\iTet Russia into the A family of Western nations.

As I read this curious apology for Soviet Russia, I wonder what can possibly be its Justification. For instance, Neal says;

Nowhere in the whole body of Soviet Marxist theory Is there the implication that the Soviet Union, for ideological or any other reasons, should itself initiate a war. .Soviet doctrine foresees communism coming to the world through other means than military conquest. However, Stalin wrote;

Under such circumstances, the Russian Communists have confined their oi^rations within the narrow national limits of the Russian revolution? Certainly not! On the contrary, the whole situation, internal (profound revolutionary crisis) and external (war) pushed them beyond these confines in -their work, to transfer their struggles to the international arena, expose the ulcers of imperialism to full view, demonstrate the inevitable collapse of capitalism, defeat social-chauvinism and social-pacifism, and finally overthrow capitalism in their own country and forge a new weapon of struggle for the proletariat, the theory and tactics of the proletarian revolution, in order to lighten for the proletariat of all countries the task (Continued on page five)

Bgnkers Wgtching A New Plgn

By ELMER ROESSNER Bamkers all over the country are watching a new savings plan introduced this week by the Franklin National Bank of Long Island.

Savers- are offered certificates that double their money in 20 years. The certificates are sold in denominations of from 1100 to $10,000.

Thus, a $100 certificate sells for $50. If purchased today, it would be worth $100 on January 5, 1982. Certificates may be

cashed before maturity for cost plus accrued interest.

The interest rate averages 3.5 per cent over the 20 years. It is 3.1 per cent the first year and Increases to the peak of 3 88 per cent in the 18th year

country.

yhe certificates compete with the governments Series E savings l)onds. An E bond selling for $75 is worth $100 at the end of eight years.

The comparable values of an E bond sold for $75 and the same amount Invested In a Franklin National certificate are shown by the following table;

At End 1st year 2nd year 3rd year 4th year 6th year 6th year 7th year 8th year If at the end of eight years the proceeds from an E bond

E Bond

Certificate

. $75.64

$77.33

. 7804

79.73

8112

82.28

. 84 28

84.90

. 87.80

87.68

. 91.44

90.60

. 95.16

93 60

100.00

96.76

COMPETITIVE WITH E BONDS were invested in other E bonds,

While isavmgs certificates have been sold by banks in the pa.st, Franklin National officials .said this is the first time certificates of .such long maturity have been offered. If the 20-year plan succeeds in drawing in savers' money, it will surely be copied by ban^s all over the

the total at the end of 16 years would be $133 33 for each $75 Investment. If the proceeds were again reinvested, at the end of 20 years the E bonds would be $14L97 per 176 Invested, whereas the certificates w ould be worth $150 per $75 invested-

THREATENED BY INFLATION

Why should savers buy these certificates yielding 85 per cent interest, or E bonds, which yield about the same, when they can get 4 per cent in savings banks and 4.5, 6 or higher percentages in savings and loan associations?

one is that the gains need not be reported for tax purposes until the certificate or bond is cashed. This gives the certificates an extra advantage, since the tax may be postponed up to 20 years.

The second is that certificates and bonds guarantee that 3.5 per cent rate for 20 years. It is probable that interest rates will fluctuate over the next 20 years. In the past, rates on government three to five year issues, for example, have fluctuated from 1.18 per cent in 1945 to 4.33 in 1959.

However, if inflation continues during the coming 20 years at the rate it has run during the past 20 years, it will wipe out almost all gains of either the Franklin National oertliicates or E bonds.

The purchasing power of the dollar, as measured by the con-.sumer price index, was $1.59 in 1941 and 78 cents in November, 1961. The value of the buck declined more than half.

If the same amount of tion is experienced in the next 20 years, then $50 Invested in a Franklin National certificate wdll yiel<i^ $100, but that will have the purchasing power of only fifty 1962 dollars, and $75 invested and reinvested in E bonds will,yield $142, with the purchasing power of seventy-one 1962 dollars.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCl FORECASTERS CLOSE TO TARGET

On December 20, 1960, the Department of Commerce predicted auto , production would drop 13 per cent from I960 figures to about 5,800,000 passengers cars In 1961.

Atomotive News estimates that 1981 production was 5,-519.997 cars, a drop of 17.6 per cent, making the ' commerce prediction In this highly changeable field pretty g|ud.