Frldty, February 4, 1^66

Let Reason Guide Voters Choice

ORPHANS OF THE STORM!

Voters of tht First District decide tomorrow which of two candidates wiU go to Congress to represent the people of this 15-county area.

Party labels aside, they choose between a candidate who has compiled an outstanding record of elective service as a municipal official, as a representative and senator in the state legislator, and a candidato who has had no practical legislative or other government experience.

They choose between a candidate with a background of legislative accomplishment in behalf of his constituents, and one who has yet to prove himself as an official. They choose between a man who has not hesitated to buck the tide of party or administration leadership in behalf of the people he represents,'^and one whose announced intentions are yet to be tested^ in the crucible of political fire

and pressure. <

They choose between a man whose first-hand knowledge of the district, its people and their problems stem from long residence and active interest in them, and a candidate whose knowledge of these things is at" best recently acquired and superficial.,

They choose between a candidate who has evidenced by past actions his genuine desire to represent in Washington the people of this district, and one whose primary objective in Washington appears to be that of denouncing the Johnson administration.

With these and all other factors carefully considered, we are firmly of the opinion that Walter Jones is the, candidate who will most effectively represent the First District and its people in Congress. ^ s

Moore W^onts Paying Great Tribute

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By WILLIAM A. SHIRES MOORE Governor Moore's statement in opposition to allowing speeches by Herbert Aptbecker and Frank Wilkinson on the Univ^ity campus at Chapel Hill next month served at least two purposes.

First, tt made public his pMitlon and feelings about the mattw. Secondly, it served to dear away much of the mounting confusion and contradictory repeats both about the situation itself and what is to bt done.

Moore dearly does not want this first test of the newly amended antl-C o m-munbt speaker ban law and trustee-adopted policy to blow up into renewed controversy over regulating speakers on stato4up|xu1ied campuses.

He sees no reason why it should unless tt is drawn out, the trustaaa and University administration shuffle their feet and no decisive action Is taken.

SETTLED The governor made it plain that he wants the matter settled promptly. He sees no resson to wait for a meeting of the full board of UNC trustees on Feb. 20 which is little more than a week before the first of two proposed speaking dates.

Also, issuing of the statement through his office and its wording made it appear that die vacationing governor Is a bit piqued by the fact that the UNC trustees' executive committee reached no condusloo and left the matter in absyanca last week. He indienM be feels the executive committee has full eutfaority to net and that it should have reached a ded-aion.

Ha has now called the executive committee back for a meeting In his office next Monday **fo aettla the ques-ttan."

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officials told newsmen prior to the closed three and a half hour session of the executive committee last Friday that requests to approve the Apthecker and Wilkinson speaking engagements were to be discus^ and that no action would be taken.

' We're just going to talk about it, and no action will be takm todi^,'* a high University ofiidal said.

Governor Moore apparently though otherwise. He told the executive committee at the outset of Its meeting that I did not think it should permit these persons to speak on the University campus" He added that it was obvious that the invitations were extended to "create controversy for the sake of controversy and not for apy legitimate educational purpose . .

But Moore left the meeting for a scheduled trip to Washington to attend a dinner and sodal function and did not leam until later that the executive committee failed to reach a decision and put the matter off fbr further consideration."

RESPONSIBILITY - There were reports from committee sources that members present appeared in general agreement with the governor on refusing the requests. Subsequently, however, reports were published saying the committee was shaiply divided and that some or the four members who voted against a motion to recess were understood to favor letting Apthecker speak."

The later reports also said that the five members voting to recess the lengthy session was understood to incline toward barring Aptbecker on the ground that pcarmitting the speech would violate an implicit agreement with the Britt CcmunissioD."

The reports added that five apparently considered the governors presence necessary. Ihe governor Is chairman of the trustees and an exofficio member of the executive committee.

Moore, in his statement, said that as chairman I realize it is important that we measure up to the responsiM-lities given us as trustees by the General Assembly In dealing witi) the matter of speakers who will be permitted to speak on the University catnpus."

Piedmont Republicans may yet write a glowing new version o the political history of North Carolina and the "dominating role" that has been played by a tiny section of this great state.

They took anothar step In that direction this week in the court petition filed by a young Winston-Salem attorney who obviously does not know either the geography or the political history of North Carolina.

The court petition filed in Greensboro attacking the congressional redistricting asserts the plan is merely a continuation of the long standing dominance of the state political scene by the counties north of the Albemarle Sound.

It comes as a surprise to us here in the East and probably to those who live In that little corner of the state north of the Albemarle^that the little six-county area has long dominated the political affairs of North Carolina. The political histories we have read over the years do not convey that impression. And certainly the modem political history of North Carolina does not indicate the 1.5percent of the state's population which lives north of the Albemarle Sound" dominates politics in this state.

Certainly the petition pays a great tribute to the political prowess of Currituck, Camden, Chowan, Gates Pasquotank and Perquimans Counties, but without being disrespectful to these fine counties, the tribute is hardly deserved.

3est Years For S. Negroes

By HAL BOYLE

Stay Married To Her

NEW YORK (AP)The best way to improve a wife is to stay married to her.

Some things don't improve much with age. Wives are an exception. The longer they are married the better persons they become. Of course this may not hold true in all casesbut it is the general rule.

A 10-year-old automobile is about ready for the junk pile. Its gloss is gone, it creaks and squeaks, its performance is faulty, and it costs too much to have it overhauled.

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By STERLING F. (HIEEN

WASHINGTON (AP) - Th President observed in his State of the Union message that the past five years of unbroken growth have been good years for America.

To this Andrew F. Brimmer adds: These have been the best years for the American Negro."

Brimmer was not talking about the gains that were measured in the biggest and boldest headlines, th^e in the area of civil ri^its. He was talking about better incomes, higher living standards, and the escape from poverty of thousands of nonwhite Americans.

One of the top-ranking Negroes in ^vemment, Brimmer is assistant secretary of commerce for economic affairs.

At his command is one of the greatest statistics factories in ^ world. It has ground out some arresting facts, which Brimmer summarized in a sentence in a recent speech to the Houston Citizens Chamber of Commerce.

He said: The period of expansion has endured so long that prosperity has begun to seep even into the nations badcyards and byways populated primarily by Negroes."

These were among the pieces of statistical evidence that supported his statement:

In 1964 the number of jobs held by nonwhites jumped by 300,000. Last year the total rose by another 200,000.

By the end of 1965 the unemployment rate for Negro male breadwinnersa d u It married men living with their

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Dear Citizens of District I: We, members of the Winter-ville High School government class would like to take this opportunity to encourage you to vote in the upcoming election. This Congmsional election will be held on February 5, 1966.

Voting is a privilege and should be considered a duty because the govern m e n t of the United States of America is of the people, for the people, and by the people. Therefore, by all means go to the polls on election day and VOTE. Remember, the government is formed by the people that it represents.

Sincerely yours.

Committee for Operation Vote

Mittie Ruth McGowan David Harris r, James Wagner

familieswas less than 2 per cent That is the same as for married male whites.

The share of total U. S. personal income going to non-whites since 1962 has risen faster than that of the white population. So there has been a genuine improvement in the economic welfare of Negroes.

In 1964 the median family income of Negroes actually grew faster than the income of white families, in both percentage and dollar figures.

The family at the middle of the Negro income scale had a $374 income gain, or 10.8 per cent, in 1964. The comparable figure for white families was $310, or 4.7 per cent.

In the same year the number of white families living below the poverty levelat incomes of less than $3,000 a year-was reduced by 3.2 per cent. That compared with a 7.5 per cent drop in the num-(Continued On Page 5)

This Date-40 Years Ago Today

By JOHN G. DUNCAN February 4, 1926 Niagara Falls Goes Dry For the first time since 1909 Niagara Falls is completely frozen over, not a drop of water pouring the huge cliff in the Niagara river.

City Attracts Wide Attention Sec' C. B. Rowlett Receives 2$ Inquiries Concerning The City FrOm Home Seekers Mr. Rowlett will answer the letters and it is certain that he will give Greenville the credit due her. The inquiries prove that Greenvilles location, nor educational advantages and last, but not least, her hospitaltiy has gone beyond the boundaries of our state, of adjoining states and over beyond the Rocky Mountains.

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To the Editor :

The citizens of the First Congressional District have a simple choice to make on Saturday, Feb. 5th. The choice they will make will be between selecting a man to occupy a seat in Congress, as required by law, or electing a man who can effectively articulate and forcefully represent the views and desires of the people of this district in Congress. We have the opportunity to choose between mediocrity in a man susceptible to the pressures of power politics, characteristic of his own Democratic Party, and absolutely controlled by Lyndon Johnson, and a dynamic, energetic individual of outstanding capabilities, with a sound and comprehensive understanding of local issues as well as issues, national and international in scope.

Walter Jones is correct when he says that his record speaks for itself. It does, and it says nothing of significance.

House action on new so-called Civil Rights" legislation will decide to what degree federal control should be extended over the sale of private property. A new National Labor Relations act will be forthcoming which will propose elimination of state right-to-work laws and placing even more power in the hands of officials of organized labor. President Johnson has asked congressional action on legislation to create a new federalism between local, state and the federal government to

Some men think wives are like that. Since it is illegal to throw a wife on a junk pile, they dispose of her in some more orderly manner, and get a new model

But they are wrong. A wife is not like an automobile at all. Ten years after saying I do" at the altar, she is just beginning to show her mettle.

Every year alter that she gets better and more useful to her husband. After 15 or 20 years she may need an occasional repaint Job, but she it

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further usurp our rights as individuals as guaranteed by our Constitution. Appropriations in the billions will be demanded to support the bureaucratic largess of the poverty program, medicare under social security, enforcement of civil rii^ts laws, and even a Great Society" abroad

Congress will be asked to appropriate more tax money to prosecute the war in Viet Nam which is being conducted by politicians who, apparently, are Ignorant of the existence of the word, VICTORY.

When we mark our ballots on Feb. 5th, these are some of the considerations to be borne in mind and which must influence our choice. Shall we choose a man of weak stature, whose positions on the essential issues confronting the people of the First District and our Nation, remain unknown, either for lack of competence or lack of ability to express himself, or both?

John East has capably presented his views and has demonstrated his broad comprehension of these important issues to the people in his campaign throughout the First District. If the people will vote for the candidate who best represents their convictions and who offers the greatest potential for truly outstanding leadership in Congress, then John East will be overwhelmingly elected on Feb. 5th.

Leigh W. Cooley 201 Pine View Drive Greenville. North Carolina

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certainly well worth It, After 25 years a wife becomes an indispensable woman. A wise husband then begins to treat her as a member of the family.

After all, she has earned this right. It is only her due, and high time a husband quit insisting that she salute him whenever he comes into the room.

She may still believe that money grows on trees, but she realizes that kind of tree doesnt grow in your back yard.

If she continues to think candlelight dinners at home are romantic, she goes ahead and lights the candles herself instead of bothering you about them.

If she finds a blonde hair on your coat, she doesnt make a big scene. She knows soma dame just brushed against you on the bus. On the dough you make bow could you even afford to buy the first twig to build a love nest?

She never asks to be taken anywhere on weekends between September and mid-January. She accepts the fact that every red-blooded males place at these times is before a television set drinking beer and watching football games.

If her vacuum cleaner breaks down, she doesnt ask you to fix it. That way lies madness. She fixes it herself.

The automobile driver who takes a chance around a blind curve will one day meet another driver taking the same chance. Sparta (Ga.) Ish-maelite.

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By SAM DAWSON

NEW YORK (AP) - Voluntary economic controls art being increasingly stressed and seem due to be expanded. These are the weapons the administration is trusting will keep prosperity in line.

Some voluntary effortf arent working too well today. Other guidelines on how business, labor, banks, and consumers should behave may meet stiffer resistance end more evasion unless they become more formal and lesa voluntary.

But some voluntary controle chiefly in pricing and in over-s e a s investing have /worked pretty well io far. And the administration is reported seeking to use these techniques more and more.

It says such voluntary compliance with guidelines would ward off inflation and help prevent any overheating of the U. S. economy. The unprecedented peacetime expansion now is set to enter He sixtii straight year.

President JohnsoD le appealing again to labor unions to hold wage demands within the limits the admlnistratioa aaye wont force prices to rise.' Some' labor 1 e ad e r s have frankly said they would disregard such wage guidelines. And some labor contracta last year exceeded the proposed limits of a 3.2 per cent rise.

The President also is appealing again ^to businessmen to hold down prices even when rising demand and swindling supplies of their products would permit price increases under the old law of supply and demand.

Critics of the government guidelines and their operation have described voluntary controls as part persuasion and part arm twisting. Busineee leaders have been urged to comply in the public interest And on occasion the government has fallen back on lest voluntary tactics,. such, as threatening to release its surplus stock of some materials in its strategic stockpilM.

The administration credits voluntary controls with trimming the outflow of U. 8. dollars to foreign lands last year. Ck)rporation chiefs agreed to hold down overseas Inveei-ments. Bankers were given strict quota for trlmml n g loans for foreign enterprises.

At home, the rising torrent of creditborrowing by business and by consumershas caused some uneaslnest among Washington monetary authorities.'

A positive step toward curbing the trend was tried in December when interest rates began to rise all along the line.

Recently, monetary authorities have increasingly urged bankers to keep a close watch on the quality of their loans. Voluntary controls could enter this picture if bankers were to be given guidelines fo^ holding down loans, esp^lally those often called questicoable.

The trouble with such voluntary action is that most lenders have sizable sums to invest, that the demand for loans at the higher interest rates continues unazated, and that the other administration goal of continuing expansion of the economy seems to call for more credit for expanding enterprises.

3ut, The Prices Are Going Up

Mr. C. L. Dail has built a new home on West Fourth Street and has moved into same. < >

The Womens Auxiliary of the Presbyterian Church will hold a spring sale of lingerie and children clothes, Thursday March 18th. Anyone desiring to give an order for any special garment phone Mrs. J. F. Brinkley Sr, or Mn. T. C. Young.

The only shoe store to ever have a carload of shoes to come Into Pitt County at one time.

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By ELMER ROESSNER

It is comforting that every few days some government or private economist announces that there is no danger of inflation or, as they ofLen hedge it, from runaway" inflation.

Prof. A. W. Zelomek, the distinguished economist, fre-quently issues public statements declaring that inflation is not likely; the Interpublic Group of (Companies, a group of advertising, publicity and marketing organizations, has just published a booklet to assure the readers that the next five years will see little in the way of inflation."

And while all this may be comforting, it seems to lack realism.

The late, great sportswriter Tom OReilly used to pound bars and shout, Only the game fish swims up stream!" Those who say there is no danger of inflation are the game fish of the economy. They may be going up stream but the economic flow Is down,

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down to broader and deeper inflation.

RIPPLES IN THE STREAM In the last few days there have been some jolting indications that inflation may be worse than we think.

Item: The Department of Labor reported that consumer prices in December made their sharpest December rise in 15 years; that prices were 2 per cent higher than in December, 1964. Note: The Department predicted an even bigger increase this year. The December index figure was 111, which means that it costs $1,11 to buy what $1 would buy In 1957 to 1959. Thats

not inflation?

Item: The price of 100 quinine sulphate pills rose in a month from $1.44 to $26. The shortage of quinine is largely responsible, but shortages can cause inflation.

Item: The Saturday Evening Post has announced an increase in its newsstand price from 25 to 35 cents. One doesnt have to have a gray beard to remember when the SEP was a nickel. In increasing its price 600 per cent, the magazine has outstripped both milk and whiskey. In the good old days, milk was 5 cents a quart and blended ^ whiskey $1 and bonded whiskey 12 a quart and beer was 5 cents for the biggest glass in town."

HERES A TIP FOR ESTHER PETERSON

Mrs. Esther Peterson, Special Presidential Assis t a n t on CJonsumer Interests, In investigating allegations that supermarkets in poor neighborhoods often charge hi^ er prices for poorer foods

than markets in affluent neighborhoods.

Supermarket prices have to cover losses through shoplifting. And despite the fact that swank stores are victimized by wealthy movie stars, shoplifting is greater in poor poorer neighborhoods. HERE'S A TIP BUSINESS RECRUITERS

Corporation campua recniitr ers have been rising bids for graduate students. Be f o r i June bids will be even bigger. Last year, a National Industrial Conference Board study showed, graduates with nontechnical degrees were offc^ ed a median of $6,400 a year; those with technical or sden-tifie degrees, $7,200.

There is still one good source at lesser salaries: college dropouts. Many have valoable skills and training. When dropping out was caused by factors over which stu(tents had no control. It may be found they have greater ability than among some graduates.