Wednesday, October 25, 1967

Some Good, Some Bad In Program

It is time for the federal administration to make a careful re-evaluation of the antipoverty program being conducted at considerable taxpayer expense. It is time for a careful evaluation of what is being achieved and what is not being achieved.

There are several instances in which phases of the antipoverty programs are doing a commendable job toward achieving goals set for them. There are many other instances, however, in which the antipoveiM:y program has evolved into a jumble of organizational jigsaw puzzles. Most time, energy and money is being spent at the organization level and little of it gets down to the real problem of digging out the roots of poverty.

In large measure the program has been superimposed on an already elaborate bureaucratic structure. Various federal departments and agencies have devoted more time and effort to preserving their respective areas of jurisdiction than to developing meaningful programs that will do the job that was intended when the antipoverty programs were initially made.

A good deal more could be done toward rooting out the basic causes of poverty with a good deal less money than is now being put into the programs. The time has come, in our judgement, for developing an entirely new program that will be a meaningful replacement for the present program

COUNTING OUR BLESSINGS!

No

?or Edwin Gil.

Pigeonholes

By WBLUAM A. SHIRES

Reflector Raleigh Bureau

RALEIGH State Treasurer Edwin Gill said again last weekend he dislikes pigeonhole political labels with which people in public life re tagged and neatly classified aa bberals or conservativas.

Ha spoke in Boone, at the dedication of four buildings on tile campus of Appalachian State University in memory of four <fistinguisbed mi Tam Bowie, Capt. E. F. Lo-fille, Prof. R. Bruce White and Gyde R. Hoey.

Three of the four Gill knew personidly, and each, he said, **in different ways and at dif-ferent times helped to launch this great educational institution in western North Carolina.

Bowie, a judge, legislator and Speaker of the House in 1915, was largely responsible for establishing North Caro-

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lna*s system of hard-surfac-d highways. Gill said.

Distinguished Careers Hoey is believed to be the nly North Carolinian in mod-am times to have served in both houses of the legislature, aa governor end in both hous-as of Congress.

He made a successful fight an behaH of a bill whidi established the Appalachian State Ikaining School fw Teachers ^ later to become Appalach i an Ute U.

Lovfll had a varied career raogii^ fcxwn a Civil War officer, cowboy, hitemal Reve-Bue Collector and Indian Claimi oommissitmer to leg

islate and educator.

With the late Dr. B. B. Dougherty, Lovill introduced the first bill to establish a state educational institution in liorthwestem North Carolina. He was the first chairman of the sclwols trustees, being succeeded by Bowie. White, a lifelong educator and professor of law at Wake Forest, also aided drafting and passage of legislation establishing Appalachian.

Each Served

Gill said each served their day and generation and particularly this institution in a very individual and unique manner. These four men were stixM^ personalities, each traveling a separate path to the same great abjective. . .

First and foremost they were loyal to the institutions to which they gave their ai-kgiance whether it was the home, the church, the state, the nati(m or this institution that we call Appalachian. They were men who did not stand apart from the r o u g h and tumble of everyday life. They lived close to the people. . .and all were committed without reservation to the imiportance of education. Although they shared the same idealism, I think it is important to point out that they did not imitate. Each was an original, a man who found his place in life by seeking that particular vineyard in which he could labor best.

Not Pigeonholded

Today, Gill said, we are inclined to say that men are liberals or conservatives. We like to put some sort of tag on each mans career. These men whom we honor deny such neat classifica tion.

They kept their eyes upon their goal, which was to serve the people to the best of their abilities, and, in my opinion, would have been impatient with anyone who sought to |Mit them in a pigeonhole. . .

that is rapidly bogging down in its own red tape.

It is highly doubtful that the existing antipoverty structure could be successfully revamped into a workable ne wprogram. It should be scrapped entirely and a new program, tailored to meet the needs of the nation, put into operation.

To continue the existing conglomeration of programs tagged with the antipoverty label is to squander literally millions of taxpayer dollars. To continue the existing program is merely to heap another huge welfare program upon the existing' welfare structure of the nation.

Continuation of the present programs likewise prevents the opportunity to develop meaningful efforts to deal with and remove the basic causes of poverty , , . the goal initially set for the war on poverty.

We Share In Benefits As We Share Giving

If a United Fund is to be successful, there must be a united effort on the part of citizens in support of the many worthwhile agencies as well as a united effort on the part of the agencies to join together in one fund-raising campaign.

So far the current campaign of Pitt Countys United Fund has realized some over $55,000 of the $129,000 campaign goal for this year. A good bit more money needs to be reported before the campaign can be successfully concluded by the target date of October 31.

Most Pitt citizens are aware of the agencies which make up the local United Fund. They are also aware that without the fine work done day-by-day throughout the year by these agencies in the various communities of the county, Pitt County would be a adt RUCHWALD much poorer place in which to live. If these agencies are to continue their work which is so important to every citizens, they must have funds with which to work. And those dollars must come through this current United Fund campaign.

We urge those citizens who have not yet joined in the 1967 United Fund effort to do so within the next few days. To be successful, this effort must truly be a United effort on the part of Pitt Countys citizenry.

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WASHINGTON (AP) -President Johnson is getting his lumps for a reason that took time to reveal itself. He is not the same master politician in dealing with the nation that he once was with Congress.

Trying to win national approval is a relatively new experience for him, outside his training. And public opi n i o n polls show his rating going down, down.

True, he won the 1964 election overwhelmingly. But his opponent was Barry Goldwa-ter, a man out of date with his times. The long pull in the test of Johnsons leaders h i p and popularity began after the election, not before.

In American history there probably has never been a

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Strength For Today

By EARL L. DOUGLASS AWAITING THE OPPORTUNITY

Can a persons nature be changed? Decidedly yes. Personality and disposition appear to be factors in our lives which never change. If we are born extroverts, we remain extroverts. If we are born introverts, that disposition tends to persist throughout our lives.

But the changing of character is a different matter. Some of the most evil persons in the world have been changed into saints in the twinkling of an eye. &ich conversions have been rare. Most of us learn righteous and decent living the hard way. The greatest influence upon our characters either for good or evil appears to be the home. Also we never get away from our

teachers. Circumstances bring us in contact with groups which either tend to elevate our lives or to degrade them. We can sometimes make a mistake in life which it takes us years to get over.

But let us never forget that there is nothing hard and

granitelike in human nature. It responds quickly to change. It can become degraded very easily, and in like manner it can become exalted and purified. St. Paul, St. Augustine and others arose to the

heights of moral glory in a

few moments of time. Millions have slipped into unhappiness and ruin because they would not say yes to their better impulses and no to degrading enticements.

It is indeed never too late to mend. The only people whose lives may not be improved are those who are not willing to have them improved if we give them a chance.

Democratic majority leader in the Senate in the same class with Johnson while he was leader there from 1955 through 1960.

That was the climax of 24

years of his life in Congress where he became a specialist in getting things done. And the way he got them done required not only approval for what he wanted but personal handling.

But he cant deal with a whole nation the way he did with individual senators whom he tackled in several ways.

He dealt with them head-

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This Date--40 Years

Ago Today

By FOY H. DUNCAN Oct. 25, 1927 Bright Leaf Prices Go Up In This City

Tobacco prices soared skyward yesterday on the local market when the highest average of the season, according to official figures made public this morning by K. W. Cobb, secretary of the Tobacco Board of Trade. The market sold 1,042,592 pounds of tobacco at an average of $28.55 per hundred. . . .

WASHINGTON - I was walking by a nearby store the other day when I saw a large sign in the window Howard Hughes for President Campaign Headquarters.

Naturally I was intrigued and went inside.

There was a man sitting at a card table who said he was chairman of the campaign and he invited me to sit down.

I didnt know Howard Hughes was running for President, I said.

He doesnt know it either, the chairman said. Were running him without his permisin.

But why Howard Hughes?

Because hes the best man for the job. Hes just bought Las Vegas, which is only a prelude to his buying the state of Nevada. Hes got a bigger financial stake in this country than any other man, so he wont let it go down the drain.

That makes sense, I said. But doesnt Hughes like to

stay out of the limelight? I understood no one has seen him for nine years.

Thats in his favor. He is the sole candidate mentioned who is not suffering from overexposure on television. Good point, I admitted. But why else would he make a good President?

Hes the only one in this country who would never have to go up to Congress and ask for money. Any funds he wanted for his Administration hed put up himself.

Is he that rich?

What he couldnt put up himself, he could get from Frank Sinatra.

I forgot about that. But even if he could finance the cost of the entire government, it seems to me the people would like to see their President once in a while. Thats where youre wrong. 'Hie trouble with Americans is that they see too much of their Presidents. They know everything thats going on in the White House from the Blue Room to the bedroom. Hughes would add

mystery to the Predency. Hed be holed up wi the top floor of the Executive Mansion, and nobody would even know if he was there or not.

But how could he deliver his state of the Union message? I asked.

He could slip it under the door.

Okay, thats fine as far as Americans are concerned, but what happens when a foreign head of state comes to Washington. Hughes would have to see him.

Hughes would meet him at 8 oclock in the morning on a dark street corner. Dont you see what this would mean for foreign relations? No country would ever be sure where the President was, or even if there was a President. It would put the fear of God in the Russians and the Red Chinese. I believe one of the reasons President Johnson is having so much trouble is that he keeps saying that hes willing to meet with them any time, anywhere. They know hes always there.

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Master E. B. House Has Tonsil Operation Master C. B. House, small son of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. House, who has been ill for the past few weeks, underwent a tonsil operation yesterday. His many friends wish him a early recovery.

To The Editor:'

At C. M. Eppes School there is a senior girl who is rather talented in music. She has a lovely voice and during the past summer sang in some of the Summer Theater productions at East Carolina University.

She will graduate from C. M. Eppes High School this year with honors and then will attend East Carolina University.

She is now taking voice lessons and she is beginning to take piano lessons because the kowledge gained from learning how to play the piano teachers at the university is giving her piano lessons free. She, therefore, needs a piano until next June 1 on which to practice.

This girl lives with a fine lady who is not related to her.

This girls father anu mother, though living, have left her in Greenville. They are living in other parts of the United States. A lot of people have been helping her in order to see her finish her education in high school.

She has no piano at the home where she resides and I would like to know whether or not there is anybody in Greenville who has a piano that they could let this girl use until June 1. There is no question about the fact that the piano will be taken care of and returned in good shape.

If anyone can help in this case, I would be glad to hear from them. My residence phone is 752-3277, and my office phone is 758-2008.

J. H. Rose Greenville

so theyre not in a hurry to see him.

But with Hughes theyd never be sure if they could see him or not.

Of course, I said excitedly. Theyd be pounding on his door trying to see him.

Yes, but they wouldnt know which door, would they?

I must say you put up a very convincing argument for Howard Hughes candidacy. Have you been in touch with him?

Only through Jean Dixon.

By ROWLAND EVANS and ROBET NOVAK

ABOARD THE S. S. INDEPENDENCE From the atanii^wiitf d the Republican Governors, tiieir major ao-complishnieirt at the now completed Governors Conference was a tiny, tardy first step toward ready for the

1968 Republican National Convention in Mami Beach.

What they actuaUy <fid at this floating conference was patheticaBy Httle in itself. But the fact that they bestir^ red tiieimsdves at all to make plana for ]^ami raises at least tiie outside possibility that ttie Republican Governors nght become a potent force in party affairs for the fest time since 1952.

There is no question that they want such influence. Moreover, a rough consensus now exists among them t ha t was not apparent at the disorganized Republican Governors Coitference at Jackson Hole, Wyo., last June.

Because of the failure thus far of Governor George Rom-neys campaign to revive itself, a 2 to 1 majority of the ' 25 GOP Governors now favor Governor Nelson Rockefeller for President. Support for Richard M. Nixon is infinitesimal. Most important, the Governors dont want to go to Miami to face a fait accompli where Nixon already has wrapped up the nomination.

The first step toward the still unlikely goal of toansfra^ ming the Republican Governors into a Rockefeller bloc in Miami is to seek a major role in running the convention.

Oddly, the impulse came from an absentee: Governor Raymond Shafer, who stayed Urome in Pennsylvania because of labor and kgislative troubles. Calling his aides board the S. S. Independence hy radio telephone, ^afer was shocked to learn that the Republican Governors had done nothing about the 1968 cOTivention during two soporific days at sea en route to the Virgin Islands.

Shafer instructed his staff to contact Rhode Islands Governor John Chaffee, perhaps the most activist of the Republican Governors, to get something done. The result was that, at long last, Reoub-lican Governors last Wednesday (Oct. 18) got to talking about their role in Miami a subject that has preoccupied the partys more conservative congressional leadership for months.

Governor Tim Babcock of Montana, one of a minority of conservative Republican Governors, suggested at the closed - door session that they defer the subject until the next GOP Governors meeting at Palm Beach, Fla., Dec. 8-9. But Babcock was qu i c k I y shouted down by Governors (headed by Rockefeller, Rom-ney, and Chaffee) worri e d that the Congressional leadership was pre - empting the Miami conventions top posts as in 1964.

Governor James Rhodes of Ohio proposed that the Governors suggest one of their own Daniel Evans of Washington as Miami keynote speaker. But other Govwmors wanted to go beyond the honorific keynote spot and (over Rhodess objections) challenge the Congressionial leadership for control of the vital Platform Committee.

W. A. Forbes Entertains W. A. Forbes entertained a number of his friends at a barbecue dinner Saturday at his home in the Winterville community. The affair was one of the most enjoyable of the season, being attended by members of the Tobacco Board of Trade of this city....

Announce Birth Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Crom-artle announce the birth of a daughter on Friday Oct. 21, 1927.

nsafe Highways Cause Deaths

By ELMER ROESSNER Ralpli Nader, who wrote Unsafe at Any Speed, persuaded the government that auto manufacturers were in large part responsible for

Miss Virginia Arthur Eutertaius

Saturday evening Miss Virginia Arthur charmingly entertained at bridge in honor of M Helen Brown. High score made bv Mrs. E. S. Williams. The honoree Miss Brown, was given lingerie. Miss Mary Bagley Overton, bride-elect, was given a piece of linen, and Mrs. J. M. Henderson, a recent bride, was given a piece of lines....

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death on the highways. Other authorities have held that alcohol is responsible for a large, if not the largest, share of sudden death. But little at-, tention has been paid to the fact that government its e 1 f may be to blame lor a many gallons of the blood spilled on the pavement.

Happily, governments have almost all stopped constructing three - lane highways, with the center lane for passing, although many are still in existence. These are fantastic killers. They put everybody, including little old ladies as well as teen - age hotrod jockeys, into the game of chicken, Americas answei to Russian roulette.

In literally thousands of cases, two cars moving in opposite directions, have pulled out into the center lane at the same time with explosive results. In hundreds of other cases, drivers have found out too late that they couldnt scare an oncoming driver back into his own lane.

The Undivided Highways

Close behind the three - lane highway in deaths per mile are the high - speed highways of four or more lanes without adequate separation between lanes running in opposite directions.

These kill at wholesale rates, not retail. Its when cars out of control move into the opposite streams of traffic that we get those undertakers delights: head - on crashes that end five to ten lives at once.

Again happily, the federal government will no longer as-siil in paying for highway v/hout adequate dividers.

But there are still thousands of miles of undivided roads and every day or so, whether because of excessive speed, Nader - spotted defects in car construction, sleepiness, heart attacks or booze, theres a multi - death head-on crash. ^

Other Government Responsibilities

There are many other highway defects resulting from defective construction. Jose p h Linko, a self - employed New York television repairman, in the last five years has photographed 3,000 death traps on

the nations highways. He had no financing other than his own savings. He devoted his time to trying to protect fellow drivers.

This year he was invited to show his pictures to a Con-gressional subcommittee working on legislation to Improve highway safety.

He showed the commi 11 e e color transparancies of places wbo*e guard rails led directly to a concrete abutment end where four people were killed in four days; owpass-es where foundations abutted to the edge of traffic lanes; guard rails which, if hit, can wreck a car; guard rails thaft lead ears into trees; trees that c(mceal dangerouf c<mdi-tions; i^orly planned exits from high - speed highways, with dangerous gore areas, or triangles that are easy to hit; lightpoles and signs that have steel and concrete footings that can wreck a car, and hundreds of other traps.