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It is no small achievement that East Carolina University has seen its percentage of faculty members with PhDs and otheri:erminal degrees go up nine points from last year to this.

It is significant for ECU and for the state as a whole that the institution has seen its percentage of faculty with top degrees in their field increase from 51 per cent to 60 per cent since last year. This percentage of faculty with terminal degreaa^xampares favorably with universities throughout this state, and indeed the nation. It speaks very well for a new university which has been able to use the new title only since early summer.

The achievement should bring commendations to the administration of the new university and to the deans and department heads who played major roles in faculty recruitment. A tribute is like-

Political

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Scene Stirrina

By WILLIAM A. SHIRES Reflector Raleigh Bureau RALEIGHSuddenly there are now definite signs of movement and activity on the states political scene.

The most active stirrings in the past two weeks were in Lt. Gov. Robert W. (^ob) Scotts all but officially announced campaign for the governorship. This is now taking shape and gathering momentum, propelled by these recent developments: Scotts renting of a suite of offices in Raleighs downtown Sir Walter Hotel and hiring an office staff to handle his political mail.

Scotts almost daily conferences with influential political figures and people expected to have a part in his 1968 campaign <H*gamzation.

Predictions that former State Sen. tomy Johnson of Iredell, now of diarlotte, and businessman John Williams will assume key roles in the Scott campaign; Johnson as state campaign manager and Williams as chief fund raiser

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Decision Believed Made Such developments tend to wipe out any remaining doubt bout Scotts political intentions, if any existed.

It is assumed that Scott has made the decision which he promised a couple of months ago would be made shortly, and that the signals are go for 1968.

There have been ticklers and feDers about possible opposition candidates recently but no development which would deter Scott nor cause second thoughts about an intention he had held for five jears or more.

In an interview in 1962, Scott said it was his firm intention to run for governor someday. He gave the idea serious consideration in 1963 .Iwt chose instead to try for lieutenant governor because

the gubernatorial field last time was lined up solidly by late 1963.

May Resign

It would not be surprising if Scott, at the time of his formal announcement of candidacy, r^mgns as lieutenant governor.

It would be his way similar to separating his office in the State Legislative Building which is paid for by the state from that he has established in a downtown hotel, paid for by Scott.

He does not wish to be criticized in any way for running for high public office while holding another high public office. Of, course, the office Scott now holds pays barely enough11,500 a yearto pay expenses for commuting from Haw River to Raleigh. It does pay additional limited expenses for official business but not nearly enough to cover the extensive speaking and public appearance schedule Scott has kept for the past two years or more.

The fact is, of course, that the Scott-for-governor campaign is already being financed, privately, to an extent that is adequate for his present schedule. Once an offici-ially - announced candidate, however, campaign expenses and costs will skyrocket. 'This is where Williams and Johnson and others COTinected to the budding Scott campaign enter the picture.

Costs Are Staggering

Costs of a full scale, statewide political campaign in this day and time are staggering as candidates and campaign managers of 964 can testify.

Campaign managers and workers must not only solicit votes and set up precinct, county and district organizations, they must raise money.

The fact that sources of fat political contributions already had been tapped and committed for 1964 was a principal reason for Scotts decision not to run for governor four years ago. This time, Scott appears assured of adequate campaign financing both for a possible primary campaign and almost certainly for the Fall election race against what is expected to be the strongest Republican bid in modern North Carolina political history.

wise due the 1967 legislature which provided additional funds through which East Carolina University has been able to strengthen its faculty both in retaining its members and in attracting additional top people in their respective fields.

The gain in percentage of faculty members with terminal degrees bears out at least one of the points made by ECU proponents when they were engaged in the struggle for university status. It was repeatedly pointed out that the new status should enable the institution to compete more effectively in the field of higher education for additional top faculty members.

With the ratio of its 558-member faculty having terminal degrees, there can be no question that ECU is striving to improve its academic position as it continues to broaden its service to the Eastern section and to the state as a whole.

Those who continue to insist that East Carolina is a university in name only should compare the terminal degree ratio of its faculty with that of other institutions they consider universities in fact as well as in name.

Surprise If Highways Not A Political Issue

It shouldnt be surprising if highways become an issue in the 1968 gubernatorial campaign. The surprising thing would be if highways were not an issue in the campaign.

There have been few gubernatorial races in recent decades in which highways did not figure as an important issue. There have been and still are few if any of the 100 counties which think they have all the highways they need or should have. It is a ready-made issue every four years, and certainly an issue with the existing administration between gubernatorial campaigns.

In 1968 particularly, highways should be expected to be a primary campaign point. There is, of course, dissatisfaction with the Moore adminis tration highway program. As one editorial writer put it recently, what the state needs is more highways; not Moore highways

Aside from this situation, however, one has to consider the front-running candidate in the 1968 campaign. Lt. Gov. Robert Scott should be expected to talk highways. His father was known as the highway governor of North Carolina. It would be po-

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By ART BUCHWALD

FBI In Love And War

WASHINGTON-One of the

most iteresting decisions in American jurisprudence is now being tossed around in the U. S. Court of Appeals in Washington. The out c o m e

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could directly affect every GI litically unrealistic if young Scott did not try to get now in his countrys service, a few more political miles out of the Scott roads The question involved is whether an ex-GI who had become used to necking and petting while he was in the military service had the legal right to continue this activity in civilian life without getting fire from tiie FBI.

The veteran involved was a 26-year-old clerk named Thomas Carter, who k^t a girl overnight in his apartment. Carter, in sworn testimony, said he did nothing but neck and spoon, but J. Edgar Hoover said his conduct was unbecoming an employe of the FBI.

While taking testimony the other day. Judge Harold Lev-enthal seemed to be on t h e side of a veterans right to neck law. He pointed out that under a uniform military training act, a returning serviceman must be given a

chance to adjust to civilian life and that necking and spooning is just something an ex-GI cannot forget overnight.

He felt the FBI had not given Carter, who had just been discharged from tiie Air

Force, enough time to get over his predilection for girls.

But the governments attorney argued that by having a girl stay overnight Carter compromised the reputation of the FBI.

The decision in the case hasnt been rendered as yet and of course there is much to be said for both sides.

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By HAL BOYLE

NEW YORK (AP) - Things a columnist might never know if he didnt open his mail:

If you think you have dental woes, consider the plight of George Washington. The father of his country had lost all his teeth by the time he was 40, and in later years wore at least three sets of false teeth.

Although Dr. Sigmund Freuds psychoanalytic theor- , _ ies are under considerable /..[) scientific attack, some 250,-

000 Americans pay a million dollars daily to lie on a couch and talk about their emotional problems.

Much fun is poked at the vanity of beared hippies and beatniks. But men who wear beards have always been vain (Continued on Page 6)

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Strength For Today

By EARL L. DOUGLASS FRIENDSHIP

There has been much said in recent years about making friends and influencing people. This is a moral and religious emphasis which writers, speakers, and individual iristians in their contacts with their fellows have emphasized. How are we to make friends and keep them?

Well, all true friendship is based primarily on a certain identity of interests. Peo p 1 e who have widely different interests, or ideals, seldom become close friends.

Again, friepdship usually involves contact. We can, to be sure, entertain a wa r m feeling of friendship for someone living thousands of miles away, but usually friends are people that we associate with every day, or at least frequently. Acres of Diamonds was a lecture given by the famous Dr. Conw e 11 years ago, which pointed out that the treasures of life are for most of us to be found near at hand. Usually our friends are people round about us.

It can probably be said that above all, friendship involves the willingness to give something to someone else. It does, of course, involve receiving favors, but favors do not continue to be received over an extensive period of time if we never give favors in return. The closest friend we s h 0 uld have on earth is ourself that is. we should be on th^ best of terms with ourselves and constantly sustained by a feeling of self-respect. Friendship for self does not necessarily involve selfishness. Primarily it involves self - respect.

The .greatest friendship we can have is with the universe that is, with God and all that the term God stands (iC.

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By FOY H. DUNCAN Sept 27, 1927 Best Average Of Season On Local Market

The highest average so far reported for the present season was made in the Greenville tobacco market yesterday with a total of 1,017,938 pounds selling for $204,208.9L The average was $20.07. . . .

To me the fault lies neither with Carter nor the FBI. The bame should be placed on the military who allow our American boys to go around necking, spooning and smooching, knowing full well that once a GI goes down that path it is almost impossible for him to return to live a clean, healthy, normal life in the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Our GIs receive absolutely no instruction on the evils of petting. Most of them are led to believe that premarital necking is a good thing, and Im ashamed to say that in tome

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International Harv ester Company has a machine for picking, stripping and cleaning cotton that will do away with the old fashioned hand picking. It will strip five bales of cotton a day with only two men on the machine.

(From TODAY by Arthur Brisbane)

Alfred Noyes, Poet Married Early Today

London, Sept. 27 (AP) Alfred Noyes, the poet, was married to Mrs. Weld Blundell of Ipswich, early today. Only a few intimate friends were present. . . .Mr. Noyes first wife, who was Miss Garnet Daniels, younger daughter of the late Col. B. G. Dahiels, U.S.A. died in France a year ago this month after a brief illness. . JVIr. Noyes observed his 47th birthday on September 16. His first volume of poems, The Loom of Years appeared in 1902 and his Collected Poems in 1910.

To The Editor:

In a recent issue, you published a story by my colleague, J. W. Romita, in which he r^rted the results of a poll taken at the School of Business at ECU. Mile my particular vote is reflected by the majority as reported, I believe tiie story needs some clarificatiim.

First, of all, the results of the poll seem to indicate that we all agree tiiat. tl% deficit must be abolished or that total landing in tiie economy must be reduced. The poll, therefore, indicates the choice of alternative means to reach tiie same end.

Second, tax reform, like God, motherhood, and the flag

could not be voted against even if we realize that it is improbable that reforms could be enacted quickly enough to avert inflation. Hence, ;n a way, reform is an irrelvant alternative in the short run.

I would, therefore, interpret the results of the poll to mean that we are almost equally divided between a tax rise (not necessarily the one recommended by the President) and. a decrease in spending, but in relative agreement that the deficit should not be increased.

Sincerely, L. H. Zincone, Jr.

Associate Professor of Economics

extreme cases soldiers and sailors have been known to stay up all night with a girl. Is it no wonder that with this type of training the discharged GI is unable to adjust to the civilian life where the code of behavior of American men and women is so different?

The mistake, it seems to me, is that our military services are discharging our men without thought to the way theyre going to behave when they get out.

There should be some sort of course given to every GI before he is discharged. He must be instnicted on how to kick his petting habits. He should be put in a decompression tank for two weeks so the shock of giving up neck i n g would not be too tough on his nervous system. Eventually the GI would realize that what is socially acceptable in the service does not necessarily carry over to civilian life.

I sincerely believe that had the Air Force provided such a course for Carter he w 0 1 d never have had to tangle with J. Edgar Hoover in the Court of Appeals today.

I speak with personal knowledge and great sympathy for Caters cause. The only reason that Im not an FBI agent myself is that I could never stop smooching once I got my discharge from the U, S. Marine Corps at the end of World War II.

Opinions In Brief

One of the reasons the U.S. has been stable, prosperous and secure for almost two centuries is that we have taken to heart the spirit of the philosophy of government by law and not by mean.Lov-ington (N.M.) Leader.

The condition of the bottom of our shoe prompts this observation: The worlds most thoughtless individual has to be the one who carelessly spits out his chewing gum onto the sidewalk. Houston (Tex.) Chronicle.

By ROWLAND EVANS and ROBERT NOVAK

SAIGON With construction of an electronic barrier already started below the Demilitarized Zone, Washington will soon be asked to study a daring jprc^osjid to block Communist infiltration into South Vietnam through the sanctiiary of tiie Ho Chi Minh Trail.

Latest intelligence reports on the movement of sffms and men from the Nortii idiow a sharp d:line from the claimed level of some 7,000 North Vietnamese regulars a month early this year. TTiere is also reason to believe that Ho Chi Minh may be having far more serious manpower problems than generally realized (an assumption buttressed by the fact that some newly captured Northern regulars are draftees with as little as four weeks of basic training), ^

But despite these heartening signs of growing trouble in Hanoi, infiltration is still the lifeblood of the 55,000 Northern regulars in the South who are taking on more and more of the large-scale fighting. And with the sea routes now closed, almost every drop of that lifeblood is moving south from North Vietnam over the jungle-concealed network of dirt roads in Laos known as the Ho Chi Minh Trail.

Hence the bold new plan: small elements of South Vietnamese troops to harass and interdict the infiltration lines in Laos itself and gradually close the neck of this last essential supply source between the North and the South.

At first glance the plan sounds impossible. Laos was nefutralized in the 1962 Geneva agreements and the introduction of South Vietnamese troops would be a flat violation of those agreements. But in fact. North Vietnam never made the slightest gesture to abide by the terms of fil 1962 agreements, never withdrew a single North Vietnamese soldier, and continues to fight a minature war of liberation in Laos.

Moreover, the worst-kept secret in Southeast Asia is the fact that U. S. bombers based in Ihailand have been systematically attacking the infiltration routes in Laos for at least three years.

To use ground troops would simply be further recognition of a well-known factthat when one party to an agreement refuses to make the smallest effort to keep it, the other party is released from its side of the bargain to protect its own interests.

Top U. S. commanders here are by no means united on the proposal. What would start as a small, highly-trained force might quickly grow to a large force, requiring its own base-and-supply system. Airfields capable of handling C-130 freight planes would have to be built close in to the border of Laos. It could take up to nine months to prepare this base system.

Moreover, Admiral U. S. Grant Sharp, tl^ military commander-in-chief of all TL S. forces in South Vietnam, ts skeptical Sharp is a big-boni-ber man who would rather raise the level of bombing than create a new role for ground troops.

But despite Sharps skepticism, the proposal has high-level sponsorship here and has been discussed with U.S. Ambassador William Sullivan in Laos. One of the key ques-

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'1 Tax Surcharge Is Voted Down

Meeting Of The N.C.C.W.

Alamnae

There will be a meeting of the Pitt County Alumnae Association of the North Carolina College for Women on Saturday, October 1st, in the basement of the Methodist Church a 10 oclock. Luncheon will be served at $1.00 a plate...

Annie Laurie comes to life again on the screen played by the beautiful Lillian Gish, at Whites Theater tomorrow, matinee and night. Benefit D. A, R.

Miss Jessie Moye will sing the beautiful old song, Annie Laurie, in colonial costume tomorrow night at W h i t ei Theater.

By ELMER ROESSNER

Every Washington correspondent who knows at least one Congressmen and that includes them all seems to have a different idea as to what will happen to President Johnsons tax surcharge proposal.

Some write that Congress will vote the requested 1 per cent; others say the figure will be cut to 8 OT filler eent. Some think the surcharge will be made retroactive to Oct. 1 or even July 1; others believe it will not become effective until Jan. 1, 1968. Some are sure that it will be voted down unless the administration also agrees to a sharp cut in domestic spending; others say it will be voted down unless there is tax reform. Including a lowering of the oil depletion allowance; and still others say it wiU be voted down in any event

Lets suppose that Congress does vote it down and try to estimate what will happen. Possible Consequences

If there is no surcharge, or only a token lift, we can expect:

Inflation, now proceeding at a jog, may turn into a gallop. Government spending $20 billion to $30 billion more than is taken in Jn ^axesis directly tnflaTionary. The government will not resort to simply printing more money, but will rely on borrowing, which will have the same end result.

Interest rates, which will probably rise in any event, will skyrocket. Huge government demands for borrowed money will increase confipeti-tion and hence rates on available funds. Furthermore, lenders will want higher rates to offset the loss of their moneys purchasing power.

Labor will demand new

rounds of pay increases to offset the loss of the buying pow-wer of present wages.

Prices will rise to meet higher costs of labor, matcri'-als and components, and to maintain the buying power of profits.

Relief rolls will soar as hundreds of thousands of people will find It Impossible to survive on pensions, annuities and other fixed incomes.

What LBJ May Have To Do

Because this swirl of inflation could wreck the economy, the administration would be forced to take other action. Possibilities include:

A lid may be put on interest rates, either by jawbone appeal to business, easy-mo-ney actions by the Federal Reserve, or by Congressional action.

A wage and price freeze may be called for. If voluntary acUQft f^ls as it must

over anything but a short term Congress will be asked to chill wagb and arice rises by law.

There will be a fresh run on the U. S. gold supply as foreign countries, fearing dval-

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uation of the dollar, ruA to demand gold for their dollars. An embargo on gold shipments may become necessary.

As costs of production rise, the U. S. will lose foreign markets.