Friday, July 19, 1968

More Objective Now Than Later

WE MUST BE DG SOMETHING WRONG

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It seems obvious that the best interest of the nation as well as members of Congress would be served by Coiigi'ess wrapping up its business and adjourning prior to the national political conventions nxt month.

If one, is"^ to assume that most members of Congress want the pre-convention adjournment, one must likewise assume that members of Congress are doing everything reasonable and possible to wind up essential business prior to the conventions. We must admit, however, that there are days when some members of Congress appear more interested in drawing out the session with non-essential activities than with pressing every effort toward gaining adjournment in the next few weeks.

There is every reason to believe that a post-ronvention session of Congress \vould be heavily influenced by politital considerations. The national

election would be at best just a few weeks away and the presidential campaign would be in full swing. In addition to that mo.st rnembers of the House and -approximately one-third of the Senate would them,-selves be seeking""re-erection and therefore, interested in voter reaction to every action of Congress in the short period befoi*e the election.

It is our feeling that members of Congress will be able to take a much more objective view of legislative matters in the next few weeks than they will be able to do in the period^between the national political conventions and the national election. Political considerations, w^hile they are important even now, will be much more over-riding so far as members of Congress are concerned the closer it gets to election day.

Although it now seems an almost impossible task, congressional leaders should reassess the business now beforedhe Houe and Senate and make a renewed, determined ef^rt to adjourn prior to-the national political convention.

7 or Fish6rrn0n An Unrealistic Choi^

For Opening Markets

By WILUAM A. SHffiES

Re Hector Raleigh Bureau

RALEIGH The state has Just published a comprehensive, 300-page catalog of in-land fishing waters in North Carolina which certainly will become a well-thumbed, much read collectors item in a few years to come.

The cataloguer, Frederic F. Fish, may become as famous ~^th-state_ais the legendary Izaak Walton. ~ -----------

Walton intrigued and inspired fishermen, but was not nearly so specific about where to go fishing and how to catch the finny creatures. Fish has croduced something truly unique, with a great deal of help^ and backing by the' Wildlife Resources Commission and other agencies and individuals.

The publication represents the final chapter in an in-?entory of steams and lakes

begun on a rather modest basis by the Wildlife Resources Commission 10 years ago.

In the form just published, the catalog is far broader and more detailed. It provides an Inventory,, a dozen or more per page, of every known freshwater stream and every known lake of 25 surface ac--res^f-jnore in the state open to public filing. - - _

Much Information

The catalog itself isnt complicated. Each item furnished ir.formation on location, acce-ssiblity, dimensions of the stream, how to get there, how to fish, what to hsh for, and what the fisherman might expect to catch.

And there literally are thousands of items and descriptions. Island Creek, a tributary of the Chowan River, may be reached by boat from a landing at the end of a state road in Hertford County, and supports good fishing for catfish, largemouth bass and pu-mpkinseed. Glady Fork, four miles long, average width of

12 feet, in Transylvania County affords excellent fishing for rainbow and brook trout. Wading is recommended.

Down in Jones County, along the 14%iile length of the Trent River, accessible by state roads and bridges, the average width of the stream is 10 feet and there is both stream and swamp ' fishing. Fishing is excellent for red-fin pickerel, sunfishes and occasional largemouth bass, 'eithfii^y bank fishing or wading, Buf^the-catalog cautions that there are de^JioJes in the stream bed and many po^ isonous sjiakes, Computerized Data

The catalogue information covers all of the 25 watersheds of North Carolina. Each item is preceded by a series of numbers and letters indicating the information has been put in a'Computer file. Hopefully, this will enable biologists and scientists to keep the fil up to date with changes as necessary according to conditions. Examples might be new data on the basis of mass fish kills in the Cape Fear and Davidson Rivers.

Information presently published on the Northeast Cape Fear, from its Rock Fish Creek tributary, indicates good fishing for .redbreast sun-fish, chain pickerel and largemouth bass. The recent kill in this stretch of tributary and river will require change in 'the data.

Changes Indicated

The catalog was prepared with the intention that changes would be necessary. Rations would be necessary. Basic data came from many sources but most was updated by field work and study as recently as 1964,

' -Catch data included for certain waters --c^e from a statewide creel cnsus,_con-ducted between April. 1964 ahd-March. 1965, and the catch rate for given waters in based on and expressed in terms of the average number of fish caught per hour of fishing effort. It is explained that this is a variable, and that there is ho really satisfactory answer.- The iargernauth bass fisherman does not expect to catch very many fish in the course of a day. The crappie fisherman generally fives up and goes home if he does not catch two or three fish per hour. '

The August 20 opening date Tor the Eastern Belt chosen by the Eastern Carolina Warehouse A sspeiatton probably was -determined more by wishful thinking than by a realistic appraisal of the situation which faces tobacco farmers, warehousemen and purchasing companies this season.

Obviously warehousemen and. farmers jn the Eastern Belt would be do lighted with the Ausrust 20 opening date. They recognize the need for markets of the belt to open by that date. But they must also recognizeprivately if not publiclythat the buying Companies are not in position_tq put hny^rs on four major belts, at the same time,7nor do they Trave facilities for handling anything like a normal flow ^Tiohacco from all of those belts at the same time. ^

The various belts^may^hoose whatever opening dates they like, but the actUaLrriarket qperiings_will be largely deiermined this year7 as^ other years, by when purchasing companies have buyers and other facilities available for the various belts.

If the Georgia-Florida markets do not open until July Rl^rit jnow appears they will, it is hardly likely that purcH^ing companies will be ready to take tobacco from the huge Eastern Belt by the August 20 date chosen by warehousemen of this area^.

T^otwithstanding the need for an earlief^peh^ in.g on the Eastem^^lt, warehousemen and farmers of this area are kidding:^ no one but the^selves by choosing an unrealistic opning date for these markets. ------------------

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By VERN HAUGLANl)

WASHINGTON (AP) - Devices to photograph passengers boarding a olane, keep them under secret inflight surveillance or to detect large pieces of metal like a pistol are being considered a.s ways to prevent airline hijacking. "IBttt both government and private gencies admit little is being.done or can be done immediately to prevent the crimes, which carry a ma.x'i-mum penalty of death.

We are studying numerous methods to be able possibly to detect firearms and to prevent and dler hijacklnng. But mpne of these methods has sho'^f^If presently acceptable, said RtcharifSwift, assistant director of the Fder^. al Aviation Administrations fight standards service.

Swift said one area of research involves a device which would detect any sizable metal object, such as a concealed gun, but would not react to smaller articles such as key rings or belt buckles.

William Becker of the Air Transport Association said the airlines will have meetings next month to really take a clo.se look at one particular device which may be pro-, duced commerciaily.

The device woud be installed at gates to film board

ing passengers, hopefully it w'ould detect'^ny indicaron that could justify separation of the individual for closer inspection.

Swift said the FAA has trained some employes to tj a-vel anonymously on various flights, watching for potentially dangerous passengers. Each such employe carries a revolver, handcuffs, blackjack and a device for spraying tear gas.

The FA.^ also is consider-, ing use oT'vieweTrTsFdi^th^ cockpit, giving the flight crew surveillance over the passenger cabin, as well as micans of increasing the cockpir., seeurY ity.

By law. the doors to cockpits are kept locked except on 4qke-bff and landing. As the re-suiriuTan agreement reached in 1965, "most aklmers also now have a one-way mirror in the cockpit door, enabling the flight crew to peer through without being seen.

Door jams also iav been installed, to prevent the doors from being kicked in. But the airlines have resisted a proposal that cockpit doors be ar-morplatcd. Pilots contend that the moment a passenger produces a gun and threatens to use it, he has the plane in hostage whether the cockpit door is locked or open, armored- or not.

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PARIS My mother-in-law has been visiting Paris, making an on-th-spot investigation of the dust under dur French

carpets. ---------

Inadvertently, my mother-in-law made me lose a lifelong friend, Alain Bernheim, and I have only myself to blame.

This is what happened: Anatole Litvak, the director, was about to make a film in Paris with Ingrid Bergman, Yves Montand and Tony Ppr-and to launch his film he neld.^aj)riess cocktail party at the'Hotel George V.

. .My mother- in - lawTs a b^ fan of Miss Bergmans, and so I took her to the party. Miss Bergman was very gracious, and my mother-in-law was thrilled. She also met Sam Taylor, who wrote the script, and he invited us both to dinner at the Plaza Athe-nee after the press party. As luck would have it, his date was Miss Bergman.

Well,, you can imagine how thrilled my mother - in - law was, not only to meet Miss Bergman but to have dinner, with her.

To make matters even better, James, Stewart, who was staying at the Plaza, stopped by to say hello to Miss Bergman, and so my mother-in-law met him, too. Speaking cele-britywise, it was a memorable evening in my mother-iTi-laws life, and I went to bed

ose K f nena

a firsthand report on Ingrid Bergman, James Stewart, Tony Perkins and Yves Montand. _______________

But, unfortunately, the next day my mother - in - law had a luncheon date with Mr. Bernheims mother - in -law, Mrs. Lillian Kessler, of Los Angeles. Somehow, Ill never know how, my mother-in-law mentioned to Mr. Bernheims mother - in - law where she. had been on the previous evening and also whom she had met.

As I understand it, my moth-errinJaw laid it on pre 11 y thick, and no matter h o w Mrs. Kessler kept trying to change the subject, my mother-in-law kept coming back to Ingrid, Jimmy, T o n y and Yves.

That evening Mrs. Kessler confronted her son-in-law, who used to be my best friend, at the dinner table and said: Marie McGarrys son-in-law took her to dinner with Ingrid Bergman.

Mr. Bernheim flushed.

He also introduced her to James Stewart, Tony Perkins, Yves Montand and some Taylor, probably Elizabeth. Its funny that you dont introduce me to anybody except some of your wild French friends. Mr. Bernheim protested, I introduced you to Paul e 11 c Goddard in Ascona.

Mrs. Kessler said, Shes not Ingrid BergmanY-

Kessl* wouldnt him.

let up on'

By ROWLAND EVANS*and ROBERT NOVAK WASHINGTON - A Dem(>-cratic convention platf o r m battle over the war on Vietnam, pitting President Johnson against Vice Preside n t HiShat Ifimiphrey, now appears highly probable, with some of Humphreys lieutenants actually hoping that it will take place and in full public view.

What has suddenly opened u p the likelihood of a public battle is the fact, unpabhcized until now, that Mr. Johnson has bluntly informed his hand-picked platform committee chairman, Re. Hale Boggs of Louisiana, that the President himself intends to be final ar-bitor <i platform language.

That word, chilling to Hum-I^eys camp, came to Boggs la&t week. It was triggered by a ^lash of newspaper publicity over Humphrey's proi>osal that Boggs hold a tiationwid# series platform hearings-an attempt by Humphrey te head off rising protes+s by _ peace groups backing S e m ::^^ Eug^ McGarlhy Util the Democratic convention is closed, Urn voice Of the people shut out Beyond that, Humphrey and the President have diametric-ally opposed inter^sts4n-^riiat"^

Bern-

Jimmy?

Jimmy who? Mr. helm asked.

I thought so, said Mrs. Kessler. You start and stop

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happy in the^Jmowledge-that Mr."Hmheim was starting

raffrr^a., would soon have to feel pretty bad, but Mrs.

Public Forum

To The Editor

As I talk with people around town, I find that I am one of many who are sorry to see Mr. Joseph Smith Jr.. leave the^ Juhior High School. Two of our children have t-tended his school and we have been more than pleased with their teachers. We were surprised at the good morale which existed among students and teachers in such an old overcrowded building.

Mrs. Carroll in her recent letter, mentioned Mr. Smiths work with student teachers. The most exciting part of our sons seven years in school was that portion of the seventh grade taught by Mr. Frank FYeudig and Mr. Gordon Swain, two outstanding young men from East Carolina Uni

versity. Our son once said that when he grew up he wanted to be a student teacher. For all this, Mr. ^ith deserves,. credit and "praise. 1He~accom-plished it with kindness and gentleness.

I would also like to thank Mr. Smith for all the time he spent helping me last year with the PTA.

On Sunday afternoon, July 21, from 3 to 6 PM at the Womans Club building, the P-TA and the Greenville Womans club are honoring Mr. Smith with -an open house. We cordially extend an invitation to the school board, to parents and students and to a^^/one who would like to meet this fine man.

Mrs. W. B. Bond President, Jr. High School PTA

President, rerisg-from politics, naturally wants the platform explicitly to validate every action he has taken on the war. Not so Humpb^ rey. "

Humphreys object Is twofold; to gloss over or to avoid altogether the record of the past five years, which has led to the savage split inside the Democratic party; and, just as important, to use the Vietnam plank as a departure point F a Humphrey - made, Humi^Vy - led policy in Asia whidi promises an ea r 1 y, negotiated end of the war.

Platform chairman Boggs, an aU - out war hawk, was never Humphreys candida 11 for that post (though Boggs Weeks ago endorsed Humphrey for President). The Humphrey men really wanted Sen. Edmund Muskie of Maine, another Hun^)hrey boost c r who has leaned slightly more to the dove than the hawk side. But the President picked Boggs, and that ended all argument. -

That put Boggs squarely in this crossfire: some of the shrewdest politicians backing Humphrey are now convinced that no compromise language can be devised that will saliSi JyL_boh-the-PresidFs yearning to justify his war policy and Humphreys yearning to make a break with the past.

At a closed - door meeting of his assistant Democratic House whips last week, Boggi acknowledged that he is on a hot seat He specifically asked one of his closest friends in the House to have himself put

.......... . ~on-the-piatform committee in

sense and * order to he^ Boggs. T h e agricultural chemicals toge- friend, not wishing to join

with Paulette Goddard.

At this point Mr. Bernheim couldnt take it any more, and he went to the phone. On the basis of what my mother-in-law had told me, I was expecting his call.

What the hell are you doing to me? he screamed.

Im sorry, I,said. How did I know my mother-in-law would talk?

After all Ive done for you, he sobbed, this is how you repay me.

Look, I suggested, why dont you take her to dinner with Paulette Goddard?

Mr. Bernheim hung up on _mfi,_.l!nevF knew-Jto to be such a sore loser.

Ooinions

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ther; they will save you a basket full of trouble, and money, too.Granite Falls (Mmn.) Tribune.

The life of the law has not been logic; it has been experience. Oliver Wendell Holmes.

Nothing in history has turned out to be more impermanent than military victory.Harry Emerson^ Fos-dick.

Be so that thy conduct can become law universal.Immanuel Kant.

Boggs in the crossfire, said no.

Key Humphrey advisors are quietly arguing that an open break over Vietnam is precisely what Humphrey needs Their argument: ridiculed in the cartoons and by McCarthys legions as LBJs Charlie McCarthy, Humphrey can establish himself as independent of Mr. Johnson only by splitting publicly over Vietnam. Their assumption is that Humphrey, about to take over the i^ty, would win the argument and write whatever plank he wants.

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The Greater Harm Of Inflation

By FOY H. DUNCAN July 19, 1928 Children To See Baseball Games Free Officials of the local basr-ball club announced this att< r-noon that all children betwccti tlie ages of 6 .mJ 10 years would be admitted to the local ball games iree of charge in the future. . . All children have been requested to occupy the large grandstand in order to leave as much room as possible fur the usual crowds attending the games from time to time. . .

sand dollaK which Mrs. Spillman gave to the Womans Missionary Society, of the Memorial Baptist Church, to be used to carry on the work of mis.sions through the local .society. The endowment is called The Fannie Monroe Gift, The interest will be paid loV.,toe society each year on^Acer's Day and the thousand dollars will be paid in full at Mrs, Spillman's death.

Mrs. J. B. Spillman Gives To Mother One of the most beautiful tributes ever given a mother was recently paid by Mrs. J. B. Spillman to the n'emory of her mother. Mrs. C* A. lijaste. near Edenton, ^ho\yan Couqty, who died a fe\y wefks ago. The tribute was^ inform of an endowment of one ihuu*

Mrs. Galloway Entertains

Mrs. Scc^tt Galloway was hostess at bridge Tuesday evening, honoring Mrs. A. S. Jordan of Plymouth, who is the guc.st of Mrs. J. S. H'il-lard. , For hton score .Mrs. A. S, Jordan vAs, awarded an attractive powder jar. A hand-baipted jar / went to Mrs. ji S. Willard for iow scj^e. . .

H- iTuiker jassisted Mrs. (ialjowa) in .'^rvlng a

tmjiUng ice couHe.

By ELMER ROESSNER

The effects of inflation, as the United States is now learning, are far greater than the classic consequences.

Economists, bankers and even bystander I have been saying inflation is bad because it shrinks the real incornes of annuitants and pensioners, slashes the purchasing power .of savings and life insurance, and improverishes others on fixed incomes.

But the ravages are far greater, as we are seeing today.

While we have almost foqr million unemployed in this country and unemployable ghetto residents have become a national problem, we continue to /export jobs. That is, we nave electronic components/txles and garments, and other items mad^ abroad becausg, fortign wages are so

much lower than our inflated rates.

Foreign Markets Fade Away Because American wag e s are inflated, the cost of our products are so high that foreigners will not buy toem. At the moment, the United Steel-

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workers are demanding wage increases that can price our steel out of foreign markets and can permit foreign steel to be sold here at less than we can make it. ( ((

Inflation drains away our gold because foreign govern

ments would rather have the yellow metal than stretchable dollars.

Inflation generates strikes. With prices soaring because of inflation unions are forced to demand higher wages to maintain their standards of living or to strike. Thousands of man days of production are lost each year not because unions are racketeering but because of inflation.

Taxes are forced up. Youll notice that on this weeks paycheck. In addition to higher federal taxes, inflation pushes up state and local taxes because it pushing up the prices of labor and goods.

Inflation pushes up Social Security taxes. As the cost of living is inflated, tho^ getting Social Security require larger checks and the governments solution is to ipcrease Social Security levies on employers.

and workers.

Robs Home Owners

Inflation levies capital gains taxes on home owners when there are no capital gains. If a family buys a home for $10,.-000, it may have depreciated considerably 15 years later, but because of inflation it may bring $20,000. The house has gained no intrinsic value; in fact, it has lost Nevertheless, unless the seller complies with certain intricate procedures he cant just become a beach-comer, for'instance he must pay a capital gains tax on the very unreal $10,000 profit.

Inflation spurs speculation. Because the interest on savings is taxed and what is left shrinks in purchasing power because of inflation, sieving doesnt >pay, Peoples"savings shrink faster than they accumulate, even at todayt high interest rates.