Tuesday, April 15, 1969

Fishing Sites Could Be Developed

On thing we have noticed in traxeling about Eastern North Carolina lime ol >ear i> the tremendous popularity of creeks and various tributaries as fishing sites.

On &ny pleasant weekend. car can be seen parked along U. S. 26i at Chicod Creek, for instanc e, or on N. C. .*^3 at Tranters Ci'eek as fishermen take to the creek banks \Ath their rods and reels or cane poles.

It strikes us that here is a rerreafional activity of tremendous proportions that is already being iied by citizens of Eastern North Carolina. Yet it has been almost totally o\erIookrd in planning state facilities.

Our th^^nghf i*? that Wrth Carolina rnuld perform a great service to fhonsands of ritizens if it wonld develop roadside parks alnng>ide the creek

in jecent years the btate Highuay Commission has developed many ruadaide picnic and trash disposal area.s. Why not develop areas similar to these at the creek banks where fishing is popular? Then they would serve not only the traveler, but the local i>eople who wish to fish.

Sometimes in developing our public recreational facilities we overlook natural attractions which we already have. We feel this is the ra.se with the popular fishing spots. A few acres of land at Tranters Creek or Chicod Creek would provide room for parking, trash cans and even a picnic table nr two. Frr those areas where attendance jiustified it, re:t-room facilities could later be added.

Thi is somnthing the .^tate Highway Commission could do. with assistance from the State Parks Division. Why not, at least, give it a try?

banks where fishing is heavy. At the same time the hazard of vehicles parked on the shoulders of the hicrhwavc would he eliminated by virtue of the off right-of-w ay parking areas.

Harvard Faculty Just

Veto Question

Displayed Its Naivete

Often Debotec.

By WILLIAM A. SHIKES Baleigb Reflerter Bureau

RALEIGH The governor f N<vth C^olina traditicwial-ly puts his administraf i ons program before the General Assembly by roubnc bills through various individ u a 1, friendly legislators.

Beyond this, however, t b e chief executives power to get laws passed or changed is on-as strong as his popularity and influence with the legisJs-ture. In fact. North Carolina remains the only state in the nation in which the governor s signature is not required to make a new law effective The veto power for tbp gov^ ernor is a constant suhjpct of debate both in the lecislative and executive branches.

It is recognised by nv i (hat thp General Assemblv i.s , lealous of its prrrogalivri^.' as-former Gov Dan put it recently, and since live system has worked fairly well past legislatures have refu'^-ed to put the veto question lo the pe<>ple

Chanrfs Are Slim Again this session a c o n-stitutional amendment h a s been proposed tn givr the g"v -ernor veto power And as in the past, chances of if.s ap-prov'al by the Assembly are slim.

.An even nmre significa n f departure fram tradujo n a 1 structuring is confa-ned m another proposal b\ the state's Constitutional .*=^1 ii d y Commission reduction of state agencies and departments with the governor g'v-en authority to effect this reorganization.

The reorganization propo'--al ponsored by Rep. Ike Andrews of Chatham Countv, a study commission mpmbprs. has drawn support from former Gov'S. Luther H. Hodges and Dan K. Moore. Both said tbe plan has a grp^t deal of merit and said charge? are needed.

New Powers

In effect, however, fbp proposed amendment would give the governor ot North Carolina broad rowers whu'h mght exceed that of the ve'o over legislative arts It would shift the initiative

for proposing changes in the arra of state government, ad-mmi.'^tration from the General Assembly to the governor, T!ve bills language is that the governor may make such changes as he considers nr-cessarv for efficient administration If those changes affect existing law. they shall bp set forth in executive orders (by the governor) which shall be suhniitted to the General Assembly while it IS iri session.

When the Harvard Lampoon gets around to giving out its annual awards we would recommend the universitys faculty for the Naivete of the Year trophy.

Certainly no group is more qualifievl for the award than the faculty which last week voted almost unanimously to drop criminal trespas.s charges against nearly 200 students who had seized the administration building. If the bumbling old Ivy Leaguers action was harmles.s it might he possible to ignorp it. But under university rnle.s the action was hindin". "

The Harvard faculty has: told any wild eyed croup that wants to take over any building on campus, throw out the people who occupy it, and rip through thp univprsity records that it is perfectly all right to do so. The re'^ults are predictable.

The Harvard facultv has often been called on for positions of responsihilitv in government and hnsinp'=s. We nuestion whether any groiin which ha; hppn CO romnlptpD* rowp'^ hv shepr forcp has nn^' hnsinpcs attempting to offer leadership to the nation.

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YORK (AP) - Stay'ing out of trouble is one of the marks of success. Getting into trouble is cme of the marks of failure.

But how can one stay out of trouble? One of the best ways is knowing when to say no.

Here, for example, are a few invitations which, if accepted.

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By JAMES KILPATRICK

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are likely to lead only t disaster:

If I tell you what really happened to me, will you lend m# the money to bail myself out?* You fellows look like you're really getting kick out of that poker game. Would you mind if a stranger sat in for a few hands? Heres my businesi card.

Wouldnt you rather buy tht gin for your Martinis by the case instead of the bottle, sir? Over the years youd save quite a sum.

I dont know why you think wives cant judge racehorses, George. If I win more than you do at the track today, will you double the amount?

Perhaps the baby has an ufv sioi

SHIRKS

Will Test Loaic

It was not until a few days ago that spring came to o u r town; and to tell the truth, it was not the most ladylike entrance ever witnessed.

Thr hill prnqovr': th.ll ^lirh Txrcutivf orrirrs shall becumc !i\v uphin d;i,.s unlrs? snrrificallv rnifiHiru nr disa-pvrnvcd by both houses ot the Gcnrri! A' cnibly?

Hcaci'-cs rnnediirc \nd:cvvs led? that the legislative roinmilfees on C'nn-.'^MUitmnal .Vnendinents will gi\ ^ \rry rarebil consideration to this .serfion because il IS a 'complete reversal of prrsciii procedure.

I'nlike the present system vhich inquires that both hou-.scs of the lecislatiirc approve a irni<;iire before it becomes law, the chance would oblige both not ujsf one to dis-apprnve w ithtn a specif i c length of time It win he argimd that this c rulnd bv nxeciitive order or fiat, and that m man\ tnstan-rF ina\ be giving the governor dictatorial powers.

If one hou.=;F of the Assem-hlv dlsappro^nd but the oth-n- sim'iiy fai'.pd to act within fiO da\s h would mean that thr e.vecuti\e order would go intn effci't anvway.

\ndrews; cnnnndes that this IS a rienarture from the philo-sophv of bicameral govcrn-mrnt in which both legislative branches must concur.

Rv noVMAND FA ANS and ROBERT NOVAK

PARIS Behind the wel-for of conflicting statements in Washington about President .Nixons real intentions in Vietnam, the outline of a meticulously-planned strategy IS beginning to emerge here in fhp stalemated negotiations with the Communists.

In brief, the President is now committed to a two-stage operation that will begin with thp well-publicized withdraw'-al of perhaps 200,000 or more C.S. troops (the leak of which in Washington was not sper-ificaily cleared with .Mr. Nixons negotiating team here in Parts).

If this ma'isive reduction of almost one-half the .American troop contingent in Viet

nam is not matched by a will to negotiate and equivalent troop withdrawals by Hanoi, the Nixon plan will swing into stage two- the threat of leaving a sizable number of specialized U.S. troops in Vietnam indefinitelv.

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To The Editor,

I, Joseph Earl Lassiter, have decided to turn m mv resignation to the Greenville Police Department. I have been approached with a b^t-ter job and better salarv. My derision came a few davs ago but due to certain changes m the department I think now i? the time for m.e to res'gn while I have the chance of a better job. I have reallv en-joved working with the dr-partment and most of the fellows Lt Clifton Warren and Chief Henry Lawson were fine men to work for. Chief Lawson was your friend and mine, also the best chief Greenville could have ever bad.

Sincerely vntirs, Joseph E. Lassiter

What the President is signalling the enemy by this strategy seems simple enough He is offering Hanoi and the National Liberation Front a chance to start negotiating a genuine political settlement, flavored with the reduction of U S. troops The cutting edge of that negotia-tmn would be in Saigon, in hard bargaining betw'een Pre-ident Nguyen Van Thieu and Front leaders.

But if the Com.munists won't play, he is warning that, with much-reduced U.S military forces and a drastic cut in the politically explosive U.S casualty rate, the Tommunists will have to con-tond w'lth the U.S for a long time to come.

Although the public reaction from Hanoi to the U.S. plan for a unilateral troop pullback has been a predictable scream, the all-important private reaction is not yet known here. Because, de- spite high-level hints from Washington that secret talks are in process here, the fact is that the U.S delegation, headed by Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge, does not yet have the faintest outlme of what kind of settlement the Communists would eventually accept.

There are, however, solid reasons for hope If the NLF and Hanoi refuse to negotiate now, they risk a declining bargaining position with the Thieu government. The reason for this is that, as (Continued On Page 5)

Ordinarily the spring tiptoes into northern Virginia, as timidly as a girl at her first cotillion. By the end of February, the camellias are showing color. You see a crocus smiling in a patch of snow. A warm spell comes along, and the forsythia breaks forth in golden arpeggios. The will o ws dance on stage like a corps de ballet. By St. Patricks Day, the eager eye marks a tint of perceptible green.

This year was different.

February hung on for 42 days, the longest month on record. Washington was spared the snows that buried New York and Boston, but the days were bleak and dreary. It stayed overcoat - cold f o r weeks on end, with a bread-knife wind that sawed as it cut All of March pass e d. Spring, we supposed, was delayed in Charleston or stack-ed-up over Charlotte. The lady could not be found.

On Easter Monday, praise he, she arrived like Auntie Marne, 28 hat boxes, and all askew. Everything came on at once- forsythia, redbud, azaleas, jonquils, tulips. By Fri-

Other Editors Say

VIore Salary Increases

(The Wilson Times)

The tremendous pay raise the Congress gave the members recently made the headlines the nation over. It voted a salary increase of $12,-500 a year for the members. This brought the salary to $42,.AOO a year fro the $30,-000 the representatives were rpceiving. And the salary does not include the many fringe benefits the members of Con

gress now receive.

The pay raises the m.em-bers of Congress voted themselves and without even taking a roll call vote, also in eluded fat raises for the entire governing body from the President on down. And we are certain the increases so generously given to*the other branches as the executive and Supreme Court helped to justify the big increases the members of Congress voted for themselves.

Now you are reading that this was not all. The top men

in the Congress are to receive another pay increase. Speaker McCormack's salary goes to $62,500 from the $42,-500. Senator Dirksen and Senator Mansfield are to receive $55,000 from the present $42,500.

Congressmen Albert and Ford are also to receive $55,-000 from the present $42,50. And the vice president is getting a raise to $62,500.

The reason given for the big increases is because these are the top men in Congress and they usually get more pay. The House has already OKd the salary mcreases for the above named officials. The Senate will not vote on the increases until after Easter, lest the voters hop on the members while they are home for the holidays. The representatives know' the people were critical of tb| earlier raises.

Yes, inflation wiU never be sfopoed by the example the repM5sentative are setting.

day afternoon, the voice of the power mower was abroad in the land. You could stand back and watch the c h e r r y blossoms flower.

It is good to know spring in the country, to see the dogwoods spread their lacy patterns on the hills; nothing reminds a man of Gods handiwork more tellingly than Aprils resurrection in t n e fields. In the miracle of a bloodroot lies a sermon for all ages.

Not so much is said of spring in the city. Ours is a cvnical, hard-boiled time, tbe Great Age of Lets Knock It. Here in Washington, we knock our city all the time its crime, its dirt, its traffic snarls, its run - down schools, the looted, burned - out blocks that speak of social scars. We seldom pause to say what ought to be said that Washington, especially in springtime, is perhaps the loveliest capital in the world,

\VTiat is wrong with showing affection? Is pride in every rase a sin? Americans ougli' to love their capital; the\- ought to be proud of it, too. ashington is a great and captivating city, not as sophisticated as New York nor as lusty as Chicago; it is not as busy as Los Angeles .ind it lacks the intimate enchantments of New Orleans and San Francisco. Yet Washington at twilicht. when the lights come on along the river, touches the heart in a special way.

Four factors contribute to our towns enduring appeal. One is intangible: in a political sense, it is the certainty that this is where the action is the T\Tiite House, the great domed Capitol, the embassies that wear their flags like jeweled pins. A limousine glides by, silky - black, swan-

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set stomach. Why dont you let me hold him in my lap whil you go to the medicine cabinet and get something to sootht him?

So what if he is growling? That doesnt botlier me. Ive always had a way with dogs. Let Here, Boy!

Sure Ive got a chip wi my shoulder. And if you think youre man enough to knock if off, why dont you trystarting right now?

The only way I can figure for you to get back a tax refund is to put down $450 for charitable contributions. Dont worry youve got such a kind-looking face theyd never think of ques-tioning the amount.

Gee, Jane, see the cute little black-and-white striped pussy cat over there by the edge of the woods? It looks hungry. Why dont we go over and feed it some of our leftover picnic scraps?

If I let you make all the long-distance phone calls you want, Gladys, will you give me your word of honor that youll get a passing grade in your math course this semester? Why dont we try to make It all the way without wasting time stopping at a filling station, Dad? Jimmy told me when he finally got home with the car last night that he left the tank almost full of gas.

Why dont we brace the boss together. If we tell him well both resign unless he follows our suggestictti, he's bound to back down.

If you think that guy next door is so much nicer a husband than I am, Edna, why dont you just draw all the money out of our joint account and nm away from home with him?**

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Hating people is like burning down your own house to get rid of a rat. Harry Emerson Fosdick.

Strength For Today

May Try Even Higher Interest

Bv ELMER ROESSNER

M ^TRE OK NO LUSTRE Some people appear to havp lu5ti'ous personalitiei or ca - Most of I? arF run-ct-the-mill folk. We set up every morning and go about our work very much the ?ame a? we have been doing for some years. The passing of time only deepens whatever propensities we have and also makes deeper the groove which oijT life is Moiling If we do not have a lustrous personality there is nothing we can do about it, but the encouraging factor of the si tuatlon IS that most of the attractive people we know do no have anything lustr o u s about them. Commuter tram.' are crowded every mommg and highways glutted with the automobiles of people getting to offices, stores, factor i e s. The kids get off to sch o o 1. Mother is at home for part of the day but perhaps shop

ping or out with bndgeplay-tng companions in the afternoon.

If we come to regard the non-lustrous life as tiresome, it is our own fault. The uon-lustrous life can be made as satisfactory and peaceful as ran the most illustrious life. In fact, those who hold high position are seldom hapR} There has been a lot uf contention in the world by people seeking crowns or aim mg for positions high in state, but the universal experience has been that when they got these honors they were no more happy than they had been before.

\\hether w'e have a lustious or non-lustrous personality is something that is in the nands of Fate (Providence). We can be happy with lustre or no lustre if we set about to make ourselves so.

Earl L. Douglass

High money rates and t h e dollar shortage have not shown signs of halting inflation and it may be that even higher interest rates may be tried.

The Cleveland Trust Company's Business Bulle*hi reports- To the extent that inflation IS emanatinq from new business investment, the situation has become worse Current plant and equipment spending plan* have increased to an indicated levei of expenditures in 1969 about 14 per cent higner than a y e a r ago. Far j-om reducing inflationary pressure, that amount of spendmg will substantially increase ii

Tn its bimonthly economic report, Chase Manhattan Bank of New Yock said t h a * planned spending is excessive and warned it could lead to a

new investment normally is based. It cited the very low operating rate in manufaciur-ing and profit trends that are by no means vigorous.

This situation makes it likely that there will be still more tightening of the money supply

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by the Federal Reserve. That would make it more difficult and more expensive for business to get money to pay for planned expansion, and force a cutback in plans.

recession.

It said the planned spending is flying in the face of most of the considerations on which

Rush To Merge Speeds Up

Mergers are increasing faster than ever, as forecast here,

W. T. Grimm & Co.. a Chicago financial consulting firm, reports that there were 1,432 mergers in the first th r e e months of this year, 76 per cent more than in the f i r s t three months of 1968.

Prices of acquisitions were near an all - me high, the Grimm company repo r t e d grimly.

The predicted rise in mergers has been due to the fact that merger-mindeJ comran-ies are speeding programs to beat possble changes m laws by Congress and the testing o^ the Department of Justice c new theory that business concentrations, even if diversified, violate the anti - trust laws. Congress may change tax laws that new let tax savings pay part of the cost of acquiring another company, ^en part ot a merger price consists of debentures, or t h e acquiring company borrows to make the purcliasc, the interest is deductible in calculating taxBS-

Wbog Afraid Of The D. Of J.?

National Ectmomic Research Association, on a oasts of questionnaires returned by 85 of the 500 largest American manufacturing compan i e s, reports that while many corporations feel that tbe Department of Justice*! merger guidelines may slow some merger plans, they wont come to a halt.

Incidentally, BO pv eent of the responding corapames said thay had completed mergtrs since 1062.

The mtjoirity of companies felt the guidelines were too stringent Some said they were anti. bigness**; others thought the guidelines were toe mechanistic in selecting market shares as guidelines for all industries, and iti 11 others complained that the guidelines were attempting to maintain a status quo of t h e industrial structure without considering the dynamic changes that are taking plate in mai^ iodustrieSk