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Monday, October 29. 1962

A Variation In Pitt Court Costs

w throughout Nprth Carolina have read But ftiese four amply illustrate there is no uniformity

witn considerable interest m recent weeks of the in the minimum court costs levied by individual re-

wide variation in ^inimum court costs of recorder s corders courts even in this county. So far as we have

courte in various t<mnties. been able to ascertain, no two recorders courts

for citizens of Pitt, however, they do not have operated within Pitt County have the same minimum to cj^pare their county with other counties to find cost for defendants taxed with the cost of court.

recorder! courts. With such a wide variation of basic court costs lit range m the mpimum costs in such a limited geographic area, it is not difficult

alone several recorder s courts in Pitt County to imagine the wide range which exists in North

A , . . Carolina as a whole. A serious question of equal

A recordcr s court in Pitt justice arises when one considers that two men, i ^ guilty of a minor convicted of the same offense under exactly same

7i conditions, except in different recorders courts

to within this county, may find as much as $9.15

Thl ^ ^ . difference in the court costs assessed against them.

in which a defendent is assessed with the cost of

court. It may, of course, run considerably higher if there are such added costs as jail fees, witness fees, subpoena fees and so on.

A peiaon in Greenville Recorders Court gets off 60 cents cheaper so far as minimum court costs are concerned. There the minimum court cost is only $20. It is still cheaper in Ayden Recorders

Oh, No!

own county boundaries to see the gross lack of uniformity in these lower courts. The situation here at homeas w^ell as the situation of lower courts throughout the stateshould convince Pitt citizens of the need for a uniform system of lower courts throughout North Carolina,

The legislature will be authorized to provide the state with a uniform system of lower courts only

Court where the basic "court cost is HelsoV fhelbest voters of North Carolina approve the prj-

bargain of all in a recorders court in Pitt, however. constitutional amendment on court reform in

is in the Mayors Recorders Court of Farmville .general election on Nov. 6. where the minimum cost is only $lf.45. This is reputed to be one of the lowest minimum court costs

of any of the recorders courts of the state.

There are other recorders courts in Pitt County municipalities other than those already mentioned

Excitement Is !Rising In West

.By WILLIAM A. SHIRES

WEST The political tenor in the West Is about normal for this close to electlcm day excitement Is rising. ^

Politics is exciting any day in Western North Carolina. Its always rough and tumble and the campaigning in the mountains is hard and colorful.

And veiy often mountain politics is somewhat unpredictable.

There are two good sharp campaigns in the two far Western Congressional districts, the 10th and the 11th, with Republican challengers hoping to unseat Democrats Basil M. Whit-ener and Roy A. Taylor.

Most of the excitement though, as usual, is on the local races. For example, theres a fiery campaign for sheriff in Buncombe county and a big vote Is predicted in this most pop-ulwis of the western counties.

AMENDMENTS D.sposition to approve the six constitutional amendments on the Nov. 6 ballot appears good in most of the western counties.

forai amendment say this pro^^ position Is in good shape throughout most of the 10th and 11th districts with a few possible question marks. One of these is the effect of the big vote expected in Buncombe.

Because of the sharp partisan splits in the mountain counties, the theme of bipartisan backing of the court reform proposal is being drummed.

A lot of woric in support of the court reform amendment is being done in Buncombe, and backers expect to carry the west almost entirely. Judge J. Will Pless at Mariwi, a westerner and highly respected superior court Jurist. Is chairman of tlw bar associatioD's committee for court Imwwemens.

RACES The Buncombe County sheriff race i* one of the most interesting, with both sides workiag bard.

The Democratic incumbent Is veteran Buncombe she~iff Lau-rcace Brown of Black Mountain sheriff in Asheville for 32 year*. Browns pditkal organization has been working bard. Tlje Republicans, running Harry Clay for sheriff, contend that Browm has been heriff too long and should be retired.

There has been some bitterness. too. The GOP. in newspaper ads, charged intimidation

and threats and claimed that there have been other incidents. It does not blame the Democratic candidates nor allege they had any knowledge of such things as the cars of GOP candidates being smeared with paint, nor Republican billboards being defaced.

There are scores of local issues. many of them highly controversial. which are being seized on by the campaigners of both parties throughout the two districts,

CONGRESS More attention has been given two other close-Ij' - contested districts, the Eighth and Ninth, but Republicans Carroll Barringer and Robert Brown were waging determined campaigns in the 10th and 11th.

Altogether, these are the four districts cited by most optimistic sources in the GOPs Opera-

By GEORGE SOKOLSKY

Nehrus

The sad plight in which India

Step Might Rule Out Conflict, Confusion

With greater frequency the suggestion is being made that farmers as well as warehousemen be represented on the committee which determines the opening dates of tobacco auction seasons and to regulate periods of market operation* during tho auction season.

The suggestion is one which should be seriously considered by the tobacco industry as a whole. It holds the promise of benefits to farmers, growers and purchasing companies alike.

Hardly a year goes by that does not bring some controversy or at least a misunderstanding over the finds itself today is due to cr opening dates of various belts of the flue-cured te* Kristaif

region. This year was no exception. Also this year. They adopted the doctrine of ap-the matter of shutting down markets on two occa- Peasement. They worked out a sions because of the congestion of leaf being market. Sly

ed proved a thorn m the side of many growers. abandoned Great Britain which

In past years when the markets became too expert hi Indian affairs and

congested or the sales too heavy for processing NSSteSftodera 5

plants to handle, the practice had been to reduce dia against aU comers. They the number of sales hours each day rather than sought to fool, trick and black-

closing the markets for a period of time. This year, tta?f?ssf*ecSnomte

however, the sales were suspended entirely to pro- aid while they played footsies

vide a catching-up period. with Soviet Russia. They assum-

Providing a committee of broader representa-tion of the entire tobacco industry to handle such Their assumptions were false, problems will not assure solutions that will make has not been able to build tion Dixie organi^Uo^ "7wch all farmers, warehousemen and purchasers happy. w^*"^dThtoa^^^

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survive in this period of constant war, India has to depend either upon Great Britain or the United States to defend it. Here enters an important time factor: at certain periods, both Great Britain and the United States

tory.) The taking over of Assam, Bhutan, Nepal. Ladakh and parts of Kashmir by Red China will give It easier access to the Bay of Bengal and to the rich rice lands of the Indian Ocean. It could solve Red Chinas prob-

may be free to defend India, At. lem of starvation. It is a good the present time both Great gamble at a good time. *

might give the Republicans as many as four Congressmen from North Carolina.

The odds are against this, and are, especially heavy

political sources say Whitener vill turn back Barringer but this is a new look 10th district, altered as much a.s any in the state by the 1961 redis-tricting,

Wl'iteners former district was the 11th and Ta'^lor's the 12th. Taylors new 11th merely added Madison. McDowell. Yancey and Polk. Whiteners new district retained three fairly large counties with normal Democratic majorities, Gastcm. Cleveland and Rutherford and added four others from the old Iflth. Crtawba, Burke. Mitchell and Avery. Mitchell and Avery are the only two normally Republican counties.

OPPOSE - Whitener Is. op- , poseihbyiormer Conover masror Carroll Barringer and Barringer may be expected to get his suppori mainly from the new-1^ added counties. Including his h'me county of Catawba.

Brown has even less advantage in the 11th. The counties in this district with largest vote turnouts are normally Democratic and Ttvlor does not appear to be in trouble.

Brown, a newcomer to North Carolina, Ls a Barnadsville dress manufacturer. He pulled something o an upset In the May primary by defeating a better - known Republican figure, Dan Judd of Asheville.

Britain and the United States are deeply involved in a prospective war over Berlin and the United States has, at l(mg last, awakened to its peril in Cuba. Has the United States the strength to meet the Communist menace on such multiple frwits?

Red China, on the other hand, will persistently push toward the Chlenlung line which in Southeast Asia runs from Tibet to the Bay of Bengal. (Its northern limits are in parts of Turkestan which are now Russian terri-

It should, however, assure all segments of the industry of a more direct voice in the making of sucn O

important decisions. It would, in our opinion, do CjlPtC itOrS much to eliminate the kind of confusion that has ^ ^ I

current auction season.

Vital Statistics

In rail

Season

The Dafly Reflector

INCORPORATED i'abliflhed Every Afternoon Except Sunday Established 18k.

DAVID JULIAN WHICHAR.D, Pubiiahr.

entered at Post Oiftce. OreenvUle, N. O. second da.. mall matter.

SUBSCRIPTION RATES By Cnrrier (In Towns) Week 3Br

By Carrier (Motor Routes) Week 35c

iSY MAIL, Payable In Advance

Greenville Post Office, f-itt County. RobersonvUle, Vanceborr WarhlngtoD and Oliocowlnlty.

Three Month ..................... $ .fl

all Months 7j00

One Year lJ.00

Norih Carolina (other than listed above)

Three Months 0

Six Months .................. tjn/o

Cme Tear ..... 14XK)

Plus S% N O. Salas Tas All Otner Outside North Carolina

Three Months ......................... $

Six Month* ............................

One Tear ..................... 244)0

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By RALPH ROBEY

Traditionally, business picks up after Labor Day. Vacations are over, the new automobile models are in the hands of dealers, plans are being made by both manufacturers and retail- crs, for Christma,s,,and so, forth and so on. And business forecasters at all levels make their predictions for the follow-ing year. All available statistics, therefore, take on a really important meaning in this fall period. Six significant items have been released in the past few days.

The total value of all goods and services produced in the nation that is, the gross national product increased to $555.5 billion in the third quarter. This is a rise of $3.5 billion, and it Is the smallest growth from one quarter to the next since the recovery started. This is a preliminary estimate by the Department of Commerce, and the final figure may well be changed.

In September the over-all un-emplojTnent situation made no improvement. As a proportion of work for 20 weeks or more, but this drop w'as offset by an increase In those out of work for less than 26 weeks. Seasonally adjusted employnvent, as contrasted with unemployment, remained at just about the August level. There was a slight increase in the average work week. This is encouraging because there has been a consistent decline in this item since last April.

Total personal income was the same in September as in August. This Is disturbing because wage *.nd salary disbursement

which comprise about t w' o-thirds of total personal income

were off $500 million from August. This W'as offset by Increases in dividends, interest, and transfer payments. The transfer payments were up primarily because of greater unemployment insurance payments. The total of personal income remains of course, at a tremendously high figure $443 billion. This is the highest in our history, and much above anythlng'prevailing In any; other nation.

Retail trade has been showing a little less zest in recent weeks, and there have been many actual declines. This is one of the relatively stable items in the economic system and ordinarily it climbs a little almost every month when allowance is made for seasonal fctore. The recent minor drop is not necessarily Importfiuit, but neither is it encouraging.

Next is a report on industrial production. This is measured by the P'ederal Reserve Board and is based upon physical units

which means price changes do not have any effect upon the index. The board now uses 1957 as equal to 100.

Between July and August there w'as no change in the index, and the September figure , also shows no change. The -index now stands at 119. In January, February, and March last year the index was 102. That was the bottom of the recession.

In the stability of the past three months there have been many cross currents. It just happens that they have offset each other. It is quite possible that the index for October w'ill show a rise of a point or two, and it is to be hoped that this does happen. Certainly the figure cannot continue for long to reveal such absolute stability.

The Federal Reserve Board reduced required reserves on time deposits by one percentage point, or from 5 percent to 4 percent. This will add some $767 million to the net reserves of commercial banks and would give them a new lending power of close to $5 billion. It is widely believed that this reduction reflects a belief on the part of our Reserve authorities that the economy needs a monetary simulant to get It off the present sideways movement. Actually, there has been no shortage of credit over-all during the past many months. The change in these reserve requirements, however, will relieve the concentration of net free reserves in country banks, and thus give us a better distribution of lending power.

Opinions

Brie::

(The Raleigh Times)

Does North Carolina need a drunkometer law?

Does North Carolina need stricter laws regarding people who drive after their licenses have been suspended or revoked?

Does North Carolina need a stricter point system under which habitually careless drivers lose their licenses?

Does North Cai'olina need a motor vehicle safety inspection law?

Does North Carolina need more traffic courts?

It shocjldnt be necessary to ask those questions. All of them must be answered in the affirmative, for North Carolina does need all those traffic safety steps, and has needed them for years. Further proff of the need came only recently with the prediction that North Carolina will kill 1,330 people on her highways this year, a record number. There is ample' reason for the prediction, which was simply a projection of the bloody record we have piled up on our highways this year to date.

The best way to make our highways safer is to keep reminding people that they must drive safely, that they must obey the traffic laws. The unfortunate truth that a driver who breaks the law wont have to pay the penalty.

Take drunken driving as an example. It is hard to convict a drunken driver if he can afford to hire a high-priced lawyer. The defendant is able to get his friends to testify that they thought he was sober enough to drive. The judge then has to acquit him on the basis of the opinion testimony, though he might believe that the defendant had been drunk. A drunkometer law would put an end to such opinion testimony.

Its test would show beyond any doubt whether the suspect was too drunk to drive. That test would protect the innocent as w'ell as convict the guilty. For that reason alone, the 1%3 Legislature should enact a drunkometer law.

We do need laws providing for -Stricter punishment for people who drive after their licenses have been suspended or revoked. Under the present law, there is no mandatory prison sentence until the fourth such offense. Such leniency in the cases of people who have proved that they don't.-care a whit about' the law is ridiciilous. There should be a mandatory prison sentence for the person who drives even once after his license has been suspended or revoked.

We do need motor vehicle inspection laws. The unfortunate experience the State had with an inefficient system several years ago shouldnt deprive us forever of the benefits of a good and efficient system. Safety inspection of vehicles would not only correct mechanical defects, but it would continue to impress upon the drivers the need for safety.'

And, North Carolina does need more traffic courts, staffed by people trained in handling traffic case . Too many of the lower court judges now handling traffic cases arent capable of doing so. They simply want to get the traffic case out of the way, and the result isnt good.

Special traffic courts can handle traffic cases in a way which, will emphasize safety. That is the basic reason for having traffic laws.

We can all hope that w'e wont kill a record 1.330 people on our highways this year. But we probably wUl. And the toll will continue to mount until we take the steps necessary to make our highways safer.

There are two ways o stopping Red China:

1. Interventi(m in Indian affairs by Great Britain and the United States and the establishment of an effective, atomic force on the Himalayan border;

2. The intervention of Soviet Russia either by economic or military measures.

Neither alternative is likely and there are no others. India cannot fight. It cannot raise the forces to fight. The Gurkhas of Nepal can fight and constituted a valuable force in the British Army. But why should a Gurkha fight for Nehrus India in preference to Mao Tze-

cult to produce convincing argument which for, the Gurkhas would be money' as they are mercenaries. As for the Sikhs, they want an autonomous province which Nehru has declined to give them. Their loyalty is to self-determinatiwi.

Somebody will undoubtedly come along with a third alternative, namely, that Red China should be a good boy and behave. In the first place, Red China cannot afford to be a good boy; it can only afford to be a robber because its people are starving, its economic ideas have run riot like a metastasized cancer; It must rob to get food. The food Is in Vietnam; the food is in Siam; the food is in Burtna. If Red Chinacan reach the Chienlung line and the Bay of Bengal, other countries in Southeast Asia may starve, but Red China will take what it finds.

This is the rationale of this war which will continue unless it is stopped by either the United States or Great Britain. As a practical matter, the United States and Great Britain have no particular reason for intervening in this matter. Nehru has played a stupid game and is losing. The next stage in India may be a revolution of violence against Nehru and the Congress Party,

Soviet Russia, on the other hand, has much to fear from this development. Should Red China reach the Chlenlung line in India, who can say that the ambition will not be whetted to reach It in Siberia and Turkestan? Both sides of the Amur River, for instance, were once Chinese territory and all of Turk estan was Chinese territoryIf one (ian think of the Chinese in those days either as a nation or a race. For the question does arise as to what a Tatar is, or was. nationally, politically, or racially? There are years of trouble and bloodshed in that cme sentence and the end of it not yet in sight.

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By ROGER BABSON

BABSON PARK. Mass. - I was amazed, and even shocked, the other day when I saw the results of a survey of col- lege students and their job preferences. Of those polled who had made a definite decision, only 5 percent intended to take up selling as a vocation. Worse yet, many of the students made it clear that they looked down upon salesmanship as an inferior occupation, and some even felt that It Is hardly decent, SALESMEN ARE TODAYS VIPS

~Few seemed to realize that there are vast areas of sales activity besides counter clerking and door-to-door canvassing. Most of these youngsters would be astHilshed if they knew that those salesmen who call at their homes to sell life Insurance, books, household goods, etc.. comprise only about 2 percent of the total sales force of this country. The Kreat mass of salesmenthe other 98 percent are selling to the nations mil-Uwis of retailers and corporations. These people are kingpins in our free economy and, along with those who sell advertising, they create and satisfy enough new wants to keep our economy in high gear. The salesman is a mighty powerful pers(Hi.

It should be made clear to our young high school and college students that sales work has a sitial appeal to those with persistence and ambition, because their earnings will be in direct proportion to ability and hard work. An experienced salesman gets a tremendous kick out of his job because he realizes that everybodys standard of living can be raised by his efforts. He also learns that if (xily a thousand customers buy a product, without salesmanship, it may cost $10; but that, with imaidnative selling and the consequent mass pro-(!ctlon. the c(msumer may get thb same article for perhaps $2. or evra less.

ANSWER TO

OVERPRODUCTION One of the major fears of business right now is overproduction, So, naturally, the Number One Problem is how to dispose of the enormous volume of both heavy and consumer items our industrial complex is capable of turning out. The answer is Uve-wire salesmen. I am not referring to the few get-rich-qulck boys who only want to make a fast buck. They are here today and gone tomorrow! I do mean those tainted. salesmen ^w^lea^

to gain his confidence, and how to give him real service. It is such menand women too who make up the great and important backlog of our merchandising empire.

A top-notch salesman has the true spirit of a missionary, boundless courage, complete honesty, unlimited energy, firmness, and outstanding adaptability. The good salesman must be able to rise above extreme frustration, to organize his own work program, and to operate under relentless pressure. No salesman is a clock watcher; he- only wishes his working day were a bit Icmger.

In view of the wonderful quali-.ties that a good salesman must have, you cant blame me for being shocked that only 5 per cent of the college youngsters in that survey seriously considered this glamorous field in their job preferences.

SALES INCOMES EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD Whether a young man begins as a manufacturers representative, wholesale marketer, specialty salesman, sales engineer, or retail merchandiser, his opportunities will be exactly what he makes them. If he is a good worker, he will probably want to work on commission. Then it will be entirely up to him whether he makes $25 a week or $250. Whatever the starting guarantees offered to college seniors,-the average after five years is about $8,000. The average in sales management ranges between $12,-000 and $15,000 in middle-sized companies, with some earnings reaching well above that level.

Salesmen as a group need no labor unions, since their hours and their earnings are dependent up(Hi their own ambition. Young people should be aware, however, of the fact that salesmen are often the ones who work up to the top executive posts. Looking ahead over the next decade, I believe that an (Continued on page five)

Does It Pay (Tax-Wise) To Win?

The writer is mightier than the sword, but he likes to wave it. Dallas Morning News.

Congressmen deny $hat a pay raise for federal workers tied to a postal rate increase is designed to win votes. Of course not. There are still a few more people who write letters than who work for the government. Fort Pierce (Fla.) News-Press.

If youve given up on trying to get something open, tell a four-year-old not to touch It. Laurens (Iowa) Sun.

"No matter what happcn.s there is .'iomcone who knew it would.Anderson- tS.C.) Independent,

By ELMER ROESSNER Larry McCoy, a General Electric salesman, won a $4,5(X) Lincoln in a sales contest. After driving it for ten days, he traded It In for a $2,600 Ford station wagon and $1,000 in cash.

Contest prizes are taxable as Income.

McCoy calculated he owed taxes on $3,600. He had gained a $2,600 car and $1,000 cash. The Internal Revenue Service figured he owed $4.500, the selling price of the Lincoln. McCoy would have had to have plopped that much down if he were buying, instead of winning, one.

McCoy refused to pay taxes on the other $3,500 with only a $2,600 station wagon to show for It, no.

He went to Tax Court.

Can you figure (or guess) what the decision was? How the Tax Court valued the prize' will be told here tomorrow.

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wooden nickels at 19

INFLATION NOTE: The Gordon Novelty Co., New York, has

WHATS WITH STORIES ABOUT UNEMPLOYMENT?

From Washington and other cities come reports of unemployment. At the last Federal count, as of mid-September, there were 3,512,000 persons looking for work. When adjusted for seasonal variations, this becomes 4,167,000.

At the same time, the city of New York is finding it difficult to hire 3,000 men for its police force.

The salary, of course, if peanutsonly $6,900 a year to start with raises bringing it up to $8,000 in three years. The work week Is 40 hours and policemen get paid holidays, uniform allowances and pensicKis.

Candidates must be between 20 and 28 years of age, must have 20-30 vision in each eye without glasses, must be of good character, and must have a high school diploma or an

equivalency certificate and a driver's license. It is no longer necessary to be a Tammany Democrat to qualify; jobs have been under civil service for many years.

IDEA WORTH STEALING: Sake, the Japanese pop-skull wine, is sold in cans. Soldered to some cans is a small can opener, about IV4 inches long with a Vi-inch head. It must cost very little and provides in-stand sake.

COMMON MARKET MAY FORCE METRIC SYSTEM ON U.S.

The growth of the European Common Market may eventually compel the United States to adopt the metric system, measuring lengths In meters, volumes In liters, and weights In grams.

The metric system is prevar lent throughout the Common Market countries and England, even though a cautious appli

cant for membership in the clubs. Is speeding up its change to the system. The British system of weights and measures, from which the American system derives, is more ccKifused than ours. For instance, a hundredweight over yonder is 112 pounds. And the mcmetary system which may some day go decimal, involves 12 pence to the shilling. 20 shillings to the pound, and you press button A to talk on the telephone.

The U. S. may find our system increasingly more costly if we are to sell in the common market. All sellers will have to recalculate specifications in the metric system; some plants will have to maintain two production lines. Soon we may have to catch up with the rest of the world. "

GOOD NEWS FOR PHO-TOGS: Photos of the folks at home are the most wanted Christmas gifts by servicemen overseas, a USO survey shows.