Friday, July 27, 1962

Action Would Have Advantages

Pitts County Commissioners should give care- ago to begin to make a long-range study of the

recommendation of its countys needs, it undertook its assignment seriously ^ ^ n Committee that a request be made It has become increasingly evident since that time

to ^reenvide s Redevelopment Commission to in- that considerable effort has been put forth by the elude the northern half of the courthouse block in committee to determine how the county might best Its u^an redevelopment program. approach its long-range problems.

The unanimous recommendation by the Over- While all its recommendations may not be fol-

* j- Committee that the action be taken lowed by the Commissioners, up to now certainly

indicates the conviction on the part of that com- the committees recommendations have contained mittee that the county s best interest would be serv- sufficient merit to warrant careful consideration bv ed by such a move. The committee apparently has the countys governing board. This latest recommen-made a careful evaluation both of the countys fu- dation likewise appears to have the weight of ture needs in terms of office facilities, and of the greater merit on its side.

possibility of obtaining such facilities. Their rec- Looking to means of meeting the countys needs

ommendaton ip the Board of Commissioners indi- in the future, we believe the Board of Commission-cates the feeling that the county should take ad- ers will find the proposal made by the Overall vantage of benefits that would be offered by having Planning Committee the most logical of a number

included in the redevelopment of courses that might be followed by the county.

Increasing Dividends For Tar Heel Motorists

Partners In Crimi

"the V/ORKING CAPiT/NL OF ORGANIZED CRfAE IS

jMonev fed into illegal ganibling devices and small bets placed with

ILLEGAL GAMBLERS BV

basically honest

CITIZENS* J.Et)6AR HOOVER

WE COULDN'T GET ALONG WITHOUT VDl/R CONTRIBUTIONS,

program.

When the committee Tvas formed some months

3owles Endec.

Guessing Game

By WILLIAM A. SHIRES

BOWLES Reports that Hargrove W. (Skipper) Bowles Jr. might stay on indefinitely as CmservaCHi and Development director in the Sanford adminis-traticMi came to naught with Bowles resignation, effective August 1.

There had been a guessing game going (hi for almost a year as to when Bowles would leave the $15,000 a year C&D job, and who would be the man to succeed him.

It was known that Bowles widespread private business interests were demanding more and more of his time, despite his loyalty to Gov. Sanford and to the C&D position. The governor himself said that Bowles felt Iw could give only six months to the task of putting the Sanford pnram to work tn C&D, Uien was persuaded to stay on for another six months and then six more.

There Is no question but that Bowles will stay close to the Sanford team he is a member of the close inner circle. He and the governor are bound by friendship, close associaticm and political labors. The young, 42 years, old, Bowles typifies the new blood, the group of younger men who Sanford, himself one of the youngest of North Caro&na chief executives, brought into state government.

CHAIRMAN Bowles will keep his hand In tte C&D programs and policies as chairman of the C&D board, a 23 member grotq) which Sanford chose carefully in the expansion a year ago.

Chairman of the C&D board Is a post held heretofore for the past eight years by the governor. Former Gov. Luther H. Hodges was especially active as C^iD chairman.

The switch from C&D director to C&D chairman by Bowles may not be entirely clear to those not familiar with the setup and workings of C&D. What is the difference?

SET-UP It is something like resigning as president, the chief administrative officer of a corporation, and becoming chairman of the board. The board, like a board of directors or trustees, sets policy. The chairman of the board is the top policy-making official.

Iir-ite -case, the president (C&D director) draws a $15.000 a year salary and it is a fuD-time job with offices in Raleigh. The C&D chairman draws no salary and does not have to live in Raleigh. He presides at the four times a year policymaking sessions of the C&D board. At these meetings the board convenes to hear reports from the director and other department officials and division heads. Committees of the C&D board, jq)pointed by the chairman, then also make reports and recommendatitms.

TIP-OFF A tip off as to what was coming, or at least

With the passing of time North Carolina motor .ehicle ownep are receiving increasing dividends lom the additional $1 per year they are investing '11 the driver educatioiflrprogram for youngsters.

More and more youngsters of high school age are taking advantage of the driver education courses being offered in their schools,* and the result in this formal safe-driver training is paying off on the streets and highways when the young drivers receive their licenses.

There was considerable controversy over the issue several years ago when it was proposed that the state-wide program be undertaken and $1 add-

help defray

presided at the openir* sessicm cost. As the program has moved into high gear, and several of the meetings, however, the benefits it offers to the state as a Rv OODJ TFM7

but at the final, working sessi whole have become more apparent. Young drivers ^ at which committee reports take the driver education course as a whole

make safer drivers than those who do not have the formal training. Their driving records in the first few years after they receive their operators licenses are better than their counterparts Tvho hav not had the benefit of such training.

Hundreds of thousands of dollars have gone into the program in the last few years, but this is a small amount compared with the benefits in better young drivers that the state has received as a result of the program.

w^hat was being discussed, might have been seen at the C&D boards summer meeting in Bocaie two w^ks ago.

At that time Sanford himself explained to the board that there was no requirement that the governor serve as C&D chairman and that it was optional. In effect, he was explaining that he might choose not to be chairman and would appoint someone else. Sanford

McNaualit Syitdicate,

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were made he turned the gavel over to vice-chairman Walker Martin of Raleigh and Lexing-t(Xl.

Bowles himself gave no hint about his impending resignation and in fact the report he had told Sanford he had decided to stay on indefinitely leaked out a few days before the Boone meeting.

CREW Veteran State Sen. W. Lunsford Crew of Roanoke Rapids Isnt conceding anything In his campaign for the job as president of the 1963 Senate and. In effect, the lieutenant governorship.

Sen. Clarence Stone of Rockingham County Is regarded as the leading candidate for the post. SUme and Crew are the only known candidates at this time. jCrew was president pro-tem of the 1961 Senate and may decide to run for lieutenant governor in 1964 regardless of whether he or Stone wins the 1963 Senate presidency.

The State Supreme Court held that the lieutenant governorship may not be filled until the regular election In 1964 and that. In effect, the 1963 Senate president will assume the duties of the states no. 2 office, left vacant by the death of U. Gov. H. Cloyd Phllpott nearly a year ago.

CAUCUS The Senate presidency and Speakership of the House will be decided by caucus of the majority party (Democrat) on the eve of the convening of the 1963 session.

It is almost certain that Rep. cniflon Blue of Aberdeen will be elected House Speaker. Blue's principal opponent, Rep, Tom Woodard of Wilson, withdrew as a candidate. On the Senate side 'Stone claimed he has nearly 40 commitments which would assure him of the pfesideney.

DISPUTE Crew disputes this. He does not have as many as he says he has, the Halifax Senator said. In fact, the number in my opinion is grossly exaggerated Crew, 45. is campaigning hard. He lost time because of a hard-fought primary campaign for renomination. He defeated Richard M. Taylor of Roanoke Rapids in the primary.

I do not concede anything to Senator Stone.* he said. I am stm very ipuch In the running.

Yes, Bees Still Sting

.rifteen - Years Of Talk; Zero

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By JAMES MARLOW WASHINGTON lAPi After 15 years of talking, balking and squawking about disarmament, the result for the United States and Russia is still hash.

The nations seem to think this prolonged, fruitless and often tortured discussion is better than no discussion on the theory that so l(Hig as theyre talking theyre not fighting.

The trouble is that other events now unforeseen could put a critical end to this international gabbiness because, like the argument ^hich began in a barroom and ended in a hospital, one thing led to another.

President Kennedy meets Friday with top advisers to see whether this country could soften its terms for a nuclear test ban treaty with Russia because its a little easier now to detect a nuclear blast than it used to be.

Unless there's some agreement the end of testing Ls not in sight.

Last fan the Russians broke a voluntary test ban and resumed testing. Not to be outdone, the United States some W'eeks ago resumed testing and is still at it. Now the Russians say they must have some more tests.

This week at Geneva Secretary of State Dean Rusk and Russian Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko talked again about a Berlin settlement and again wound up with nothing to show except a repetition of their unbudging positions.

Yet there .seems to be a feeling in the West that the Russians may soon create a new crisis over the German city which they literally split in half la.st August with a wall between East and West Berlin.

Premier Khrushchev has been on a get-the-boys-home kick, meaning he wants the Western powers to get their troops out of West Berlin. The American position can be summed up in two words: Fat chance.

Two American editors, who recently interviewed Khrushchev. trudged . around West Berlin asking people how they felt about withdrawal of West-em troops. Then they wrote Khrushchev a letter about it. They told him the people said no.

This Lsn t likely to Influence the Rus.srin but t is one more part of the long Berlin dialogue, a word, by the way.

which is currently very popular in Washington and covers discussions on all kinds of things.

And while all this was going on there was another meeting in Geneva: This was the 17-nation disarmament conference, just as unproductive

Grown-ups are likely to forget about bee stings.

A basic lesson of childhood (Stay away from beesh becomes welk implanted in the subconscious, and adults automatically steer clear of them without contemplating the why of it all.

Does anyone actually remember their last bee sting? Do they really hurt? How much?

About once a year one reads of somebody being killed by stings: but it usually happens in some distant crossroads community that doesnt seem quite real.

In a rare spirit of public service, the writer (stung thrice last week) assures all and sundry that bees do still sting, and they hurt.

The memory Is vivid.

A bee sting is like this:

Imagine for a moment the

coal of glowing tobacco In your pipe fell inside your shirt. . . a sudden spot of wanjith which mushrooms into burning heat.

You grab for the point of agony (and find no ashes or smoke) at about the time another coal is felt on the bade of your neck: which also explodes into white heat.

Involuntarily clutching at this new torture point (and finding only a neck) there spirals into view a bee seeking altitude.

Putting one and one together now makes the picture clear, and retreat is instinctive.

The burning pain diminishes at a very slow rate and at least ten minutes of prayerful contemplation are called for. No guidelines are necessary as to the chain of thought in this interval. Nature meets the situation.

Just dont. . .as I didf . .re

sume pruning that bush until the last of the buzzers has been chased away.

'Thats right. Another one g^ot me.

just as unproductive as any- /\ . i jn "i , ^ .

hditors Saying... Perpetuating History

Inspection or no

around this: inspection.

The big nations which have been inhabiting the same planet for generations and probably just because they have dont trust one another.

None of them can feel particularly affronted by such mutual suspicions since there isnt one of the big nations whose own citizens trust the good sense and good intentions of one another. Thats why they aU have cops.

When it comes to something like agreement on disarmament and nuclear test bans the American position toward Russia Ls and always has been: Let us see to make sure.

In short, the United States insists, before "there's any disarming, that the big powers should have teams of inspectors on each others territory to be sure theres no cheating.

The Russians have taken the position that foreign inspectors on Russian soil are just a bunch of peeping tom.s and want no part of them. Thats the short of a long story which diplomats have been tormenting themselves with.

The United States doesnt need inspectors in Russia to detect above-ground nuclear explosions.

But until now the United States has been uncertain unless it had inspectors there to check how it could tell the difference between an earthquake and a Soviet underground blast on the sly, if there was a test ban treaty.

Recently this countrythrough development of a project called Velahas indicated a little more copfidence in being able to distinguish at great distance the difference between an earthquake and a blast underground.

Thi.s is what Kennedy and his advi.cers are to talk about Friday. this and some other thinf.s, to decido whether this country could afford, in order to get a test ban agreement, to modify ft.s inspection demand.s.

(Henderson Dispatch)

Constantly increasing number of visitors to Try ons Palace in New Bern fully justifies the expense and effort that have gone into the restoration of this colonial landmark in Eastern North Carolina. All through the day groups enter the reservation and are furnished guides to accompany them on a tour through the buildings and grounds.

Many who travel to beach resorts on the coast stop in New Bern to inspect the reservation, hard by the Trent river and one of the greatest scenic spots to be found in the state. The visitor is carried back nearly two centuries to the colonial era in North Carolina. It is truly amazing that the restoration has been so minutely faithful to the palace and surroundings built and occupied for a time by one of the best known of the early governors, designated by the British Crown and who ruled the area with an iron hand.

The young women w^ho serve as guides are thoroughly briefed on the history of those long gone days when the foundations were being laid for a great nation by patriots who were devoted to liberty and who never hesitated to make such sacrifices as they were called upon to offer for their cause. Visitors are shown every possible courtesy by the staff.

One marvels at the structures and their funii.;hings, symbolic of the era. and the' massive flower gardens which scarcely

have an equal anywhere in connection with a colonial restoration.

One of the gardens is a memorial to the late Mrs. Maude Moore Latham of Greensboro, w'ho gave a cool million dollEirs to help restore the palace. It Is about as near perfection as can be achieved for beauty and appropriateness. One could spend a whole day drinking In the astonishing accomplishments of those who have labored without ceasing to establish this shrine of unmatched beauty.

Miss Gertrude Carraway is director of the restoration. Aside from those who gave the funds, she has perhaps contributed more than any one else toward brhiging the project to its present status. It is a labor of love with her. If ever any one had his heart in his wwk, Miss Car-raw'ay has. She is somewhat a historian in her own right. For two years she was head of the National Daughters of the American Revolution and established a record that is one of the most outstanding in the organizations long history. There is nothing about Tryons Palace that she does not know. The answers are always at fingertip for any information the visitor desires.

The palace restoration Is a project that every patriot should see. Many thousands have, great numbers of them more than once. They always feel rewarded for making the call and learning first hand much about the struggles of the early days of the colonies.

Two examples of the product of Army basic training have crossed my line of vision these past couple of months, and Im cheering,

Billy Taylor completed his six months of training several weeks ago. While in unifoim he shed 35 pounds. He could afford it; though his big frame rather well concealed the unneeded poundage,

Taylor lost that well-fed look in his first eight weeks of training and hasnt regained it.

The second example is James Smith HI, another 35-p 0 u n d loser in his eight weeks of basic. Even his best friends will have to agree Smiths weight showed.

Today these prime examples of Army training look very trim indeed. Both will concede they feel better. And its my impression that while there are a lot of things theyd rather be doing than put in time on a military post, neither seriously complains about it. . .both rather relished the experience.

Its said that basic training can take off weight from those Who need it, and add weight to those who need it. Ive seen examples of both.

A writer who returned to his draft-time alma mater of 1941, says today the supply sergeants carefully jot down weight and measurements of inductees so that this data can be referred to when Inevitable future complaints arise about ill-fitting clothes.

Ooinions

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In 1862 a sign in a restaurant read: Count your change before leaving. In 1962. the sign reads: Dont count on leaving with any change. Camden County (Ga.) 'Tribune.

In support of a new federal debt limit of $308 billion. Senator Paul H. Douglas of Illinois, a former economics professor, asserted the federal government has assets almost fully equal to its debt. 'That has an old sound, like in debt for all its worth. As a recommendation for more credit, Its something new. Lumberton Robersonian.

Invest For A Return

By GEORGE E. SOKOLSKT Copyright, 1962, King Fentnrei Syndicate, Inc. Professor James T. S. Porterfield, of Stanford University, has some new and startling Ideas about capital investments:

If logic ruled, an Increase In the divldend should not be Interpreted as a bullish slgnaL Instead, it should be a confes-skNi by (be company that it no longer has anything better to do with its funds. A reduction in the dividend or better yet. its complete eliminationshould often be regarded as a highly favorable development.

Of course, according to this logic, the Investor does not count at all. He puts up his money and forgets about it. This is called sophlsticaJed economics. Do not pay a dividend, unless you fear a stockholders sidt. Hold on to the money, so 'that new properties may be acquired. Not that the company needs acquisitions. It Is getting along all right. Its originators all got rich in the company, but they sold out to fix up their estates for their heirs, to fix a valuation on their properties. Maybe, they retained an equity, selling for partly cash, partly stock In the new company.

Then come the bright enterprisers who need to buUd a small enterprise into growth by . acquisitions. But the acquisitions must be diversified. So what was originally maybe a company to manufacture jujubes Is now% In addition to the jujubes, making hub caps, the cone of a missile, heel lifts and the Lord only knows what.

Also management has set in. The, enterpriser usually knows nothing about management which Is the capacity to handle numerous details and petty men. The enterpriser understands finance. He understands how to bring together a plausible enterprise, to make an exposition to bankers, who are concerned with the disposal o money without loss, and to create an image which wUl encourage (without SEC violations) those who buy stocks to buy his (without making fordden promises).

Mind, the enterpriser performs a very useful task because he is able to find capital and to put it to work. Also he finds and hires competent management. If the management is incompetent, the enterpriser is sunk and his name is Mud, Olny too often an enterpriser believes that because he knows how to handle money, he knows how to manage a business. This is as false as to say that because a jockey can ride a horse, he Is a horse.

Management is rarely to be trusted to remember who owns the business. In its enthusiasm it only too often believes that it owns the business. Management, In the United States, has, for many years, regarded itself as an elite. Its members belonged to the best clubs, the dues of which were paid by their enterprises. They entertained customers and their wives and their friends and their wives at the companys expense in order to maintain the company image. A President rode In a private plane, which the company owned, and drove In a Cadillac which the company al-.so owned and which was driven by a company chauffeur.

But What about the stockholder? The smaller and newer companies cannot afford luxuriant management and dividends, too.

But what Professor Porterfield and other economists need to remember Is that Investments are made to produce capital benefits: that the capitalist system depends upon the constant reinvestment of wealth produced out of profits and dividends: that whe investments do not seem profitable, the investor unloads his stock, taking a small initial l^s rather than waiting for a twal loss.

Perhaps the Professor does not understand why human beings are so selfish as to want a return on their money. He says;

New companies and others without a record of consistent dividends should think carefully before establishing a pay-(Oontlnued on Page 5)

Boom In Population Gan Hurt

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Are excellent minds the re suit of fortunate birth or diligent effort? Probably a little of both. It cannot be denied/ thab some people are bom with an intelligence below average and others with an intelligence far above average. Specialists busy^ themselves with plans for ini-*' proving inferior minds, and there can be no doubt that they will be able to achieve a startling, and heart-warming succe.ss. But on the., whole, most of u-s have to start with the brains that were given us and get along as best we can with minds that are either inferior, mi'dlnm. m superior. Our final achievement will largely depend upon our continued and diligent efforts.

Many year.s a;iO I encountered a lad who was evidently 0^ de-fiiclive mind. Bui he never for a mome;n relaxed his efforts to improve himself. He was able to study for a profession, pass the examinations required for the practice of this profe.ssion, and a few years ago he died after living a life of usefulness. He was not brilliant. He worked only under the supervision of oth ers. But the fact that he c-ouW w()rk at all and achieve any.-thine w^i.s in itself almost a miracle.

U'l iis lake our minds, what iver'their quality can be. and use iivni to tlK' limit of theii power.s. Mddiociit.V ha.s often emerged In greatiKsss. The majority of II.'- are ju.st plain, or dinarv folk;- hut I hr d-stiny God .stands irady to accord u^ is without limit.

By ELMER HOES.SNER

The population explosion may blast some businesses to bits.

Since the end of World War II. it has been an economic cliche that the growth in population guaranteed unending prosperity in America. The fact that rising populations in India and China had not brought tho.se na tions prosperity was ignored or explained av'ay with statements that thev'did not have American know how or free enter-p.ise."

Nqw two American authorities have warned that swelling populations carry the seeds of danger as well as of prosperity.

Di'. Roy L. Reierson, senior vice pre.sident and chief economist of Bankers Trust Co., New York, warned an Indiana Uni ver.sity business conference that the shifting age groups were changing the consumer spend ing pattern.

Anthony Dowmris. treasurer 0!

I he l elail division of Real Estate Research Corp.. of Chicago, told a Kroeer.s* group that the shift ing, growing population will

bring death to hundreds of retailers of all types.

THREAT TO CAPITAL INVESTMENT

Dr. Reierson, well in advance of the May 29 market dive, declared that part of the slowing down of economic growth In recent years is the noimal response to gradual shifts in the age distribution of the population. He specifie<t:"

With the growing ny^ber of children and adolescents in the population and the declining proportion of people of marriageable age, it is only natural for consumer spending to take a new pattern, with less emphasis on home building and durable goods, and more on soft goods and on services, such as education.

This development Is obviously not favorable to a strong trend of capital Investment, especially In heavy Industry where productivity Increases are most rapid and where the contribution to economic growth is thus most evident.

He a^ded that services are acquiring greater importance

hi our way of life, independently of the age bi-acket of the consunier.

SEES BANKRUPTCIES AHEAD

Downes declared that scores of retailers will go bankrupt during the next decade. He said retailers should unite to achieve economies and should go into shopphig centers.

He pointed out that purchasing power comes with high-paying jobs and employment rather than with large concentrations of population. Consequently, he saiil. population Increases should be analyzed in terms of situations in specific communities.

The growth of automation, he added, will make the rural population more mobile, making a continued pinch on small stores in .small towns, as rural citizens drive to lai-ger towns and to discount stores.

He predicted suburbs wUl grow even faster in the next 20 yeais than they have In the past decade. .Siphoning more people from the city. The new retailing will be dominated by .shopphig centers and discount houses, he predicted.

A resident of almost any city can see the proof of the deleterious effects of the population explosion on small business.

As the population increases, the more prosperous move out of congested areas into the suburbs. Neighborhood stores are left only with the poorer families. This Improverlshes many.

As If this were not enough, many of these areas arc taken over for renewal projects, and the remaining businesses are evicted, usually with no payment/for their good will.

HEADSTONES CAN MARK GRAVES OF GREEN STAMP COLLECTORS

In a column about trading stamps last month. I wrote that I could not confirm a report that trading stamps were being-given by one undertaker. I Invited readers to write me if such a deal was offered.

No report on the mortician, but Mrs. I. Prentls.1 Van Sant, of Absecon. N. J., report.^ that in nearby Pleasantvlllr the O. J. Hammell Co. gives S, & H green .stamjife with the purchn*;e of each monument or headstone.