Wednesday, May 17, 1967

Sufficient Power Without A Veto

There is little real reason to provide the governor of North Carolina with veto power as proposed by Sens. Geraldine Nielson and Harry Bagnal of Forsyth.

Although the governor of North Carolina is the only governor in the nation who does not have power of veto over legislative acts, than in itself is not sufficient reason for the new legislation. Neither is the reason given by the introducers of the bill: that the next governor may not have a majority of his party in one or both houses of the General Assembly.

North Carolinas executive branch of government has sufficient power, without the power of veto, to keep the proper balance between the legislative, judicial and executive branches of government. The governors office has considerably more appointive power than those in most states and exerts greater influence on state affairs than do the governors offices of many states.

The fact that the governor of North Carolina does not have the power to veto measures passed by the General Assembly keeps the government of the state closer to the people through the legislature. It also keeps the executive branch closer to the people because the administration must rely upon its influence other than just the plain threat of veto to shape the course of legislation.

Raps 60 Years Of Demo Rule

By WILLIAM A. SHIRES Reflector Raleigh Bureau RALEIGH A man many observers believe will be the Republican candidate for governor next year has been busy lately criticizing the record of 60 years of Democratic rule in the state.

This is John Stickley of Charlotte, a man highly regarded in state GOP circles for his ability, enthusiasm and political potential. He is said tc be a man to watch.

And what he is saying sounds very much like the beginning of a campaign whicii could capture the 1968 political spotlight in North Carolina. focussed almost entirely in past years on the Spring Democratic primaries.

WILLIAM

SHIRES

In addition to what Stickley Is saying and doing, there are other background factors and definite recent develofunents pointing to an intense a n d interesting political year ahead.

Charges Myth Stickley is saying, in effect, that the Democrats claim of progressive state government is largely myth.

The fact is, he says, North Carolina has lagged behind most of the nation in economic development and education, in per capita income, in educational expenditures and ranks low in per captia retail sales and effective spendable Income.

Citing statistics, he says North Carolina's personal income tax rates are high but levels of state services 4q many areas are low. In the matter of benefitting form loyalty to the Democratic par

ty, he says North Carol i n a ranks 45th in amount of federal aid received from Washington.

GOP Out Early

It is unusual if not unprecedented for RepubLcans to begin such vigorous and organized campaigning on t h e state level this far in advance of an election year.

But it is happening, just as certain state GOP leaders promised more than a year ago. Stickley's barbed and pointed remarks are being made on a get - acquainted tour in which he is being introduced by state Republican chairinan James Holshouser of Boone.

Another interesting factor is that the Republicans aren't confining their get-acquaint-ed visits to the traditional centers and pockets of GOP strength. Stickley and Holshouser have been into Eastern North Carolina recently, and Holshouser told a gathering in Goldsboro that the eyes of the state are on the East. It is here that we have a nucleus of strength that can carry the state for the Republican party.

Not Alone

Stickley and Holshouser are by no means alone in putting fuel on the fire. The Republican delegation in the General Assembly the largest and most vocal in many years is also making itself heard.

For one thing, the GOP hopes it scored some gains in the usually Democratic East because of the controversy and recent legislative defeat of university status for East Carolina College. Republican legislators also see a chance for some points during debate and voting on court - ordered Congressional redistricting which may come this week.

Republicans have sponsored bills for election reforms, to elect Superior court judges on a district basis and, perhaps looking ahead, to give the governor of North Carolina veto power.

There may come a day when North Carolina decides to give its governor the power of veto over legislative acts, but in our judgement that day has not yet arrived.

A Sincere Opposition Would Do Something

Although North Carolina may be improving its competitive position by authorizing tax free industrial revenue bonds for new plant construction, it is also contributing to a nation-wide ill which even proponents of the measure assert they oppose.

As Sen. Ashley Futrell of Beaufort County, sponsor of the bill, told the Senate: I think everyone here is opposed to the principle of this act. We wish the federal government would abolish the whole thing, but as long as other states have them, we must too.

So North Carolina joins 33 other states in building a bigger and better give-away program for new industries. It increased the pressure on the remaining 17 states who so far have avoided this sort of industrial enticement to give in to the temptation. It imposes upon the industries North Carolina already has the unfair burden of having to compete with newer plants that enjoy the benefits of lower costs on borrowed money and lower plant financing because of the tax exempt status of the funds they will be using.

If those who have led the effort to push North Carolina into the industrial revenue bond rat race are sincere in their opposition in principle to this, let them now launch a new and equally vigorous effort to have the tax exempt status of such bonds revoked by federal act.

Chou Warnec. s Once Before

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By JAMES MARLOW WASHINGTON (AP) - As the U. S. forces under Gen. Douglas Mac.\rthur got ready to drive the North Korean invaders back into their own country and follow them there was some fear the Red Chinese might leap into the war on the side of North Korea.

But Dean Acheson, secretary of state under President Harry S. Truman, minimized the chance of the Chinese doing that. Theyd be mad to try it and besides, he said, there was a lot of trouble going on Inside Red China.

But the Chinese premier, Chou En-lai, said his people would not stand by If the Western imperialists invaded the North. But the U. S. and South Korean forces did invade.

The Chinese plunged into the war they called their troops volunteers and the result was an American disaster.

Now the U. S. forces are fighting in South Vietnam. At the moment there is no talk here of American troops invading North Vietnam b u t American planes have been bombing it steadily and once again Chou En-lai had something to say.

In an interview obtained by Simon Malley and published by the Chicago Daily News,

Strength !-or Today

By EARL L. DOUGLAS GIVE LIFE A WORTHY OBJECT

There is an astonishing simplicity about the requirements of real success. It largely resolves itself into a matter of moral character. Are we willing to be sacrificial or do we insist on being selfish? Energy, aptitude, education, and good fortune are elements of success, but they are secondary elements. The primary elements is strength of character.

Observe Napoleon. Here was a man who had everything but the willingness to live an unselfish life. He trampled down nations in his march across Europe and counted the death of millions as an insignificant esisode in his struggle for power. But hear his words as his inglorious career came to an end: I shall soon be in my grave. So it was with the the Caesars and the Alexanders. . . I die before my time: and my dead body, too, must return to the earth and become food for worms. Behold the destiny now at hand for him who has been called the great Napoleon. What an abyss between my great misery and the eternal reign of Christ who is proclaimed, loved, and adored, and whose kingdom is extending over all the earth. Great and varied as were the idifferences betv^n the two men, their chief difference was in the matter of moral character and the objectives which each souglit lo attain, Napoleon was the great conqueror, but Christ was^ content to go about doing good.

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Too Old To Work At 40

Chou warned Red China might decide it is necessary to intervene in this war, too, with a horde of so - called volunteers.

Chou said the North Vietnamese could get this help from Red China any time they asked for it. But in his talk with Malley, a U. S. citizen who is a correspondent for some African newspapers, Chou said China might barge in on its own under some other circumstances.

He said the Chinese would intervene if the Americans invaded North Vietnam and the Chinese considered this a threat to their own security or if the Americans and Soviets tried to force North Vietnam into what he called a sell-out peace.

No U, S. official so far this time has attempted to mini-fContinued On Page 6)

This Date-40 Years Ago Today

By FOY II. DUNCAN May 17, 1927

W. II. Roge-rs Heads Local Rotary Club

Greenville Rotarians, according to announcement made by members of the board of directors, elected W. II. Rogers president at last night's meeting of the club. He succeeded W. H. Dail, Jr. Dr. K. B. Pace was elected vice - president, succeeding Curtis Perkins, and J. J. White succeeded James Little as secretary. W. W. Lee was re - elected treasurer. . . .

WASHINGTON The trouble with the American Dream these days is that there has been such an emphasis on youth in our country that a man can be washed up at the age of 40 and not even know it. I didnt realize how serious it was getting until I started trying to find some jobs for friends who were victims of The World Journal Tribune closing.

The first question people would ask me was, How old is he? If I said he was 40 or older Id get a shrug and some comment like, Hes too old for us.

It seems to me that if the trend continues the age gap is going to be one of the most serious problems this country

faces. Its quite possible in another 10 or 15 years that the following scene might become very common.

Personnel manager: I see your qualifications are in order except for one thing. AppUcant: Whats that? Personnel manager: Im

afraid youre too old for the job.

Applicant: What do you mean, too old for the job? Im 23.

P.M.; Yes, I see that. We dont hire anyone over 21 years of age.

Applicant: But I just got out of college. Ive never had a job. How can I be too old? P.M.: According to our pension planners whc have the final say as to how old our

employees should be, anybody above 21 years of age is over the hill.

Applicant: How can I be over the hill if Ive never been on?

P.M.: Theres no reason to get testy about this. We have nothing personal again.st you. Its just that we have found through experience that men of your age really dont do their best work when they reach 23 or 24 years of age. Oh, there have been exceptions, but on the whole wed rather take our chances with the younger man who can stand op under the phys i c a 1 and mental pressures of the job.

Other Editors Saying The La'w Remains

ART

BUCHWALD

Celebrates Birthday

Little Miss Ernestine Hob-good entertained an umber of her little friends Monday afternoon to celebrate her birthday. . . .After the games, the guests were invited to the dining room. The center piece was a pretty birthday cake arranged with pink dolls to represent a pink and white May pole and was lighted with candles. ...

(Rocky Mount Telegram)

Whatever the motive for stripping Harold Howe II of liis school desegregation duties, it was not designed to ease federal pressures on beleaguered and harassed school systems in the South. Those who think Howe was alone in directing Washington pressure upon local school units in order to force compliance with federal integration policies will learn there is more than one bureaucrat on the Potomac.

Perhaps John Gardner, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare, thought he could entice many Southern Democratic House members to support President Johnsons education bill if he took the heat off the South by calling off Howe.

Instead, the Southerners are still insisting on changes in the law which would limit desegregation authority, no matter who might enforce it. Administration of desegregation duties was shifted Wednesday from Education Commissioner Howes U.S. Office of Education to the parent Department of Health, Education and Welfare.

And while this move was widely interpreted as an attempt to satisfy Southerners who have been highly critical of Howes metho in enforc

ing integration guidelines, the end result will not be greatly different, for the guidelines will be enforced by whoever Secretary Gardner selects for the job.

Many Southern leaders have been threatening to join in backing a Republican alternative to the Aid-To-Education bill. The GOP plan would substitute block financial grants to the states for some of the categorical aid in the existing Elementary and Secondary Education Act which would be extended by the Johnson bill.

It is, of course, a welcome shift getting Howe off the backs of the Souths school leaders. Even while his successor in another department may be just as insistent, he may at least display a little sympathy for local school problems, something Howe was never guilty of.

Essentially, however. Rep. Walter Jones expressed the sentiments of most Southern Democrats whose constituents have been harassed by Howe and his agents: While I welcome the fact that Mr. Howe will no longer be on us, I am more concerned about the law than personalities. Meaning the law is still on the books and just as obnoxious as ever, regardless of who administers it.

Applicant; T appreciate your thinking, but I can assure you I can do anything a 21 year old can do. Im still very strong. I play tennis twice a week. Im in excellent health and 1 was even captain of my football team last year.

P.M.: Sir, I dont doubt everything you say, but we cant judge you as an individual. Statistics show your age group is prone to colds, backaches and bursitis. Even if we wanted to hire you, our group health insurance advisers wouldnt let us. 'They cant afford to take the risk with a 23 - year - old man, no matter how healthy he may look.

Applicant: But if I cant get a job now that Ive finished college, what am I going to do the rest of my life? P.M.: Why dont you retire and move to Florida? Applicant; What the h e 11 am I gong to retire on if 1 never worked?

P.M.; Thats not our fault, is it? Dont forgget, this company is in a fiercely competitive market and if we hire older people like yourself well (Continued On Page 6)

By GERALD MILLER

ATHENS (AP) - In a joke making the rounds in Athens, a Greek standing in a crowded bus asks the man next to him: Excuse me, sir, is your father an army officer?

No.

Possibly an uncle?

No.

Fm sorry to bother you this way, but is anyone in your family an army officer?

No.

Well, in that case, get the hell off my foot.

The military dictatorship which took over Greece April 21 is stepping on a lot of feet, but there is a striking lack of complaint.

Much of this is obviously due to fear.

Despite the efforts of the regime to present itself as a paternal protector seeking to bring order and a sense of decency and purpose into national life, everyone knows the government has absolute power.

We are not executioners, Gen. Gregory SpastldaWi, the deputy premier and defense minister, said recently. But they could be if they wanted to. There is no one to prevent it.

Yet there Is evident a general sense of accommodation to what has befallen Greece at least for now.

Many Greeks display relief that the coup went off as painlessly as it didand that nothing worse happened.

Its quiet, eh? one often hears. 'Thats good. Lets hope it stays that way.

It is indeed quiet. So quiet for Greece in this balmy sunny time of year that something seems strangely missing.

The action is missing, the clamor and hubbub, the outspoken political controversies, the banners the violent polemics, the denrionstrations, the rowdy public rallies that would be taking place if the country were not under a dictatorship that prevented the elections scheduled for May 28.

A first-time visitor would hardly suspect a dictatorship was in force.

The government has made a big show of censoring the local press. Yet Greeks w'ho can read French, German, Italian or English have their choice of foreign newspapers and magazines. Editorials In many of these publications roast the new regime.

TTiere are noticeably fewer tourists than usual. Oie agency reports a 70 per cent drop in bookings since the coup. But the Greeks seem to be making the best of the situation and waiting warily for what comes next.

There is no doubt that many of the 8.5 million Greeks are bitter about the ending of democracy, the summer imprisonment of some 7,000 persons for political reasons and the arbitrary control over everyones life.

But like the man in the joke, the people ^who feel their feet are being stepped on are very careful about who they complain about.

The investigator for the Athens military court announced the arrest of George Bertsos, a Greek journalist and former adviser to ex-Premier George Papandreous press and information service, on charges of stealing secrets of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and spying for Papandreous son Andreas.

The investigator, Capt. Spyri-don Melistas, said Bertosos, 33, was accused of trying to find out for the younger Papandreou whether nuclear warheads were stored in Greece. He said Bertsos also was accused of taking secret NATO documents while the elder Papandreou was premier in 1964.

Mothers Reception

On Thursday evening. May 12, the members of the Christian Endeavor of the Presbyterian Church entertained the mothers. The mothers were received in the main part of the church and then ta k e n from there into the church hut which was beautifully decorated in ' ed and white, the C. E. color.s. C. E. flags, pennants and monograms were us e d lavishly, white roses and ferns added the finishing touches. . . Miss Alline Johnson, president of the society, welcomed the guests and Mrs. E. W. Harvey responded with a few carefully chosen sentences....

Metal-Users Turn To Plastics

D.A.R. Meeting

The Greenville Patriots Chapter D.A.R. held a very delightful meeting Satu r d a y afternoon at the home of Mr.s. Jesse Moye on Fifth Street, with Mrs. George Hadley and Mrs. Moye assisting hostesses, . . ,

By ELMER ROESSNER

iNonferrous metal prices have declined from their highs of a few months ago. But, before they eased, another goodly number of customers packed it in and made the switch to plastics.

Few, if any, of those lost cLislorncrs will be back. It i.s difficult and expersivv to adapt machines, methods and workt s from metal fabricating to plastic forming. Besides, plastics have so much going for them.

Prices are relatively stable, especially in comparison with the volatile metals market. Supplies are reliable and do not fluctuate with revolutions in South America, longshoremens strikes, Russian dumping or U. S. stockpiling.

Plastics, generallq, are easier, to handle, process, fabricate, store and transport than metals. And their properties

arc easier to tailor to specific applications.

Endless Variety The variety of plastics available today is staggering. They range from spongy soft to ceramic hard, pliable to rigid, clear to opaque, dense to spongy. And they are available as fiber, string, sheets, bars, plates, rods, powder, cloth, liquid, balls and tubes.

Chemists apparently can brew up something for almost every need. New uses appear to be limited only by mans imagination. A new announcement crosses this desk almost every day:

A plastic called PPO is being used to make surgical instruments which can be sterilized.

Noryl is manufactured into shower heads, water sprinklers ^and color television s e t components.

High danpity Merlex plugs

are replacing the iron versions in ordance at one - tenth the cost. Plastic links of the material can take up to 800 pounds per square inch of pressure, resist hot alkaline detergent solutions and survive temperatures above 200 degrees Farenheit in commercial dishwashers. 4

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ROESSNER

Texin, which feels and works like rubber but wears like metal, is used in camer-*zs, luor dryers, steam irons

and sewing machines.

PlasHc Structures

A new iMX)cess permits buildings to be made of plastic. The building is formed out of the pliable material which hardens in sunlight in a few hours. Once cured, the material cannot burn.

Structural beams made out of a fiberglass reinforced plastic lighter than steel are being produced.

Spokesmen for the metals industries concede p 1 a s tics have made deep inroads in many areas. But they scoff at the idea that metals can be completely replaced.

True.. But there are some .surprising things going on in the labs these days.

And the only instance that comes to mind where a metal made a bid to replace plastics was the introduction of the modestly successful aluminum pocket comb.