Ifonday November 12, 1962

Few Contenders With Nixon Gone

^*1 bem* President of the United States, the Results of the New York election did not enhance 62 election will be remembered as the one which the national image of Gov. Rockefeller as a vote-

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substantial for another term, it did not match Democratic defeat of Nixon in his bid for earlier smashing victories, goveraor of his home state of California almost Election of George Romney as Republican

certainly demolished any hope Nixon might have S^vernor of Michigan projected this newcomer into had of seeking the Republican presidential nomi- national spotlight, but it would be a major task nation again in 1964. Conversely, it also smashed groom him for the presidential campaign two any hopes Republican leaders might have had that The same situation applies tu

their 1960 standard bearer could make a comeback William W. Scranton who carried the GOP colors in 1964 to defeat a Kennedy bid for a second term statehouse in Pennsylvania,

in the White House. Nixons political career ended with the election

Obviously the California defeat was a bitter California and the era of Eisenhower-

pill for Nixon. His post-election statements reflect ^ national Republican party

not only disappointment, but bitterness. If th enaea.

California election results in themselves did not mi mm m n

eliminate Nixon from further contention from high TOTAA-r rtiH office, certainly his statements since then have re- wAV*

duced whatever chance for comeback remained for him.

With Nixon out of the picture as a presidential

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Jonas Figures In Big Question

By WILLIAM A. SHIRES

JONAS -- Charles Raper Jonas wore the label at North Carolinas onlj' Republican member of C(xigress for 10 years and two dajrs.

Re was the lone Republican among the states 12 members of the House (rf Representatives for a decade, clinging in election after election to a nucleus of strength which enabled him to beat back every Democratic challenger.

Jonas victories occurred with a frequency and regularity em-, barrassing to the Democrats, the states majority party especially since Jwias district embraced the states largest and , fastest-growing city. Charlotte.

Mere embarr.^ssing ihs . fact that Jonas apparently became more solidly entrenched vith each triumph. ,

, CHANCE Finally, with the I960 federal census, came what

* Democrats considered their

* golden opportunity to oust Jon ; as.

. North Carolina lost a seat in Congress and the States con- gressional districts had to be

* redrawn and reduced from 12 to . 11. The legislature placed Jon-

* as in the same district, the new

* Ewhth, with his fr^nd. Wash-

* innton neighbor and fellow con-, sen^ative. Democratic Rep. A.

* Paul Kitchin, of Wadesboro.

Only two of Jemas old lOth ' district counties, populous . Mecklcnbuig eCharlotte) and . little Lincoln, Jemas home coun-

* ty, were moved over to Kit

' chins predominantly Etemocra-

tic district in the shuffle.

FAILED But even this failed. A tide of Jonas votes freHTi Mecklenburg last Tuesday erased Kitchin, a grandson of 1 a former governor, from pobti-

cal life at least temporarily whereas a victory might have

boosted Kitchins own stock to run for governor two years from . now.

Kitchen, who first went to ' Congress in 1956 by defeating Rep. C. B. Deape in a heated primary, had asked whether 90.000 registered Democrats in the district would surrender to 20,000 registered Republicans. but knew all along it would be very close. So did everybody else, and some of the biggest names in the Democratic party including Vice President Ljudon JohnsOT tried to help.

It didnt work. In fact, some observers said they felt the legislature's redistricting strategy aimed against Jwias probably backfired and actually helped the GOP candidate in some counties.

GOP One of the counties removed from Kitchens old Eighth district was little but traditionally Republican Yadkin,

In the upper Piedmont and near the Blue Ridge foothills.

And. as It turned out last Tuesday. Yadkin and another little county, Davie, provided the margin of a few hundred votes that gave Jonas cmnpany from North Carolina (m the Republican side of the aisle in Washington.

These two tiny counties swung the new Ninth District away from Democrat Hugh Q. Alexander of Kannapolis and helped elect political newcomer James T. Broyhill of Lenoir to Congress in a contest that was closer than the Jonas - Kitchen struggle.

DISTRICTS Loss of the Ninth district was an especially bitter pill for the Democrats It fonnerlj' was the district represented by veteran Democrat Robert L. (Parmer Bob) Doughton and since Doughtons ret'rement by Alexander.

Broyhill. member of a weU-kno^Ti Republican family and of a furniture - '-er^ifacturing finn in Lenoir, waged perhaps the most vigorous campaign ever conducted by a Republican in Korih Carolina.

His triumph not only meant a second Republican in Congress from the state, but gave the GOP congressional control of a wedge of populous Piedmont counties stretching across the vital mldsectiwi of the state the areas with a lions share of the state's population and industrial wealth. In addition, the GOP made gains in legislative and local elections in other key counties of this midsection such as Guilford and Randolph counties, in the sixth and fourth districts.

Republican candidates were defeated, but ran races which were too close for the comfort of incumbent Democrats in two other districts in Western North Carolina, those of Reps. Basil M. Whitener of Gastonia and Roy A. Taylor of Black Mountain.

RECOGNIZE State Democrats were quick to recognize this and State chaliman Bert Bennett conceded that it amounted to a temporary setback.

We recognize that we cant take anything for granted in the future, Bennett said. He said Democrats will learn by experience and come back fighting that much harder.

Jonas, the man who started the GOP climb a decade ago when he defeated Rep. Hamilton C. Jones in 1952, figures in the question that becomes uppermost in North Carolinas political thinking now.

This is no longer whether the Democrats can beat Jonas, but rather how long Jonas will choose to sei-ve in Congress whether the 58-year old lawyer from LincoInUm will call It quits in Washington after h i s sixth term and run for governor.

OKGE SOKLSKY

It is encouraging to note that Pitt County school officials are taking positive, if tentative, step? toward meeting the problem of drop-outs in public schools of the county system.

At its meeting last week the countys Board of Education heard three recommendations from principals of the county schools dealing with the dropout problem. They suggested the County Commissioners consider the hiring of a school attendance officer, that attention be given to the possibility of special education teachers in the county scho(d system, and that a program in the countys industrial training center be pointed toward public school drop-outs who are at least 16 years of age.

This three-fold approach to the problem of drop-outs from public school represents the kind of , positive action on the part of local governments VjjIi which is going to be required if the problem i , overcome. The school principals and the Board of Education, by themselves, cannot implement the recommendations that so far have been made. Find-

Copyright, 1962, Klpg Features Iv their concern, out it must also be of concern to syndicate Inc

other local government officials as well as indivif- m a discussion 'on the aboU-

Lial parents and other citizens. tion of prayers in the schools.

The recommendations, in our opinion have Maslow of the American

<="sideration hy tovesal?ihaTte\eXto S all oificials of Pitt County. As the school officials church and state was Ameri-develop a program designed to help reduce the number of drop-outs in public schools of the counts, other official.^ and citizens should stand ready to cooperate with and support the program.

The ultimate goal of seeing that more Pitt youngsters take full advantage of education.^ opportunities in public schools should be of importance to every citizen of this county.

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cas great contribution to the art of government and the creation of civil harmony.

This is, of course, nonsense. Had Maslow said tliat he regards the separation of church and state as one American contribution to the art of government, it would have been sufficient. When he said Americas great contribution, he was guilty of exaggeration and lack of understanding either of the Declaration of Independence or

the Constitution of the United States. Jefferson would probably have regarded freedom of choice as the supreme contribution in his generation to the art of government.

It is an accepted but wholly unprovable statement that the Constitution anywhere provides for separation of church and state, or separation of nation from religion. The First Amendment actually says nothing on the subject, although it does object to the establishment of a religion, which referring to the language of the period, has nothing to do with separation of church and state, Maslow further says:

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By Ralph Robey

Secretary of Commerce Luther H. Hodges had a long successful career in business before he entered government. He understands the vital role of business in the economy of the nation. H" knows the importance of a good business climate; and he is outspoken in his opposition to unwise proposals or actions.

The Secretary recently said that we should have a quick tax cut and that any reforms should come later because opposition to reforms might bog down everything. The cuts, he said, should be temporary and they should be made permanent only when the reforms were made. He gave no estimate as to the dollar amount of the cuts, but said the top individual rate should be reduced to 65 percent and the corporate rate to 47 percent and porate rate to 47 percent. 'These w'ould be reduction fro ni 91 percent and 52 percent. But the Secretary also said that he had not discussed this with a soul. Earlier this year, it will be remembered, Mr. Hodges also came out for an immediate tax cut. President Kennedy would not go along, but he has promised a reduction for the coming year.

Secretary of the Treasury Douglas Dillon, speaking before a meeting of the National Industrial Conference Board a few days ago, ^^as emphatic about a new tax bill being recommended next year. His exact words were: You may be sure of that. This recommendation will call for lower personal and corporate income taxes, and for some restructuring of the law. The latter, he explained, will be for the purpose of improving tax equity and for converting the system into a positive contributor to the growth of the economy. Such reform should not depend upon a reduction of goveniment spending. Secretary Dillon said, because there is no chance of that within the foreseeable future.

Dr. Walter Heller, chairman

of the Presidents Council of Economic Advisers, in a speech before the National Association of Business Economists, said recently that there would be a tax reduction, but he did not commit himself on the question of what, if any, reforms would be suggested.

We must assume, therefore, that President Kennedy will recommend a tax bill as early as possible in the next Congress. But that is vastly different from believing that we shall have a tax reduction, for the following reasons;

The federal government is already faced with a major deficit for this fiscal year. The minimum estimate is $6 bUlion. and it may weU be at least $8 billion. With increased military spending, as a result of the Cuban situation, the deficit will be enlarged.

Any tax recommendation has to get through the House Ways and Means Committee before it can move to the floor. That committee is chaired by Rep. Wilbur Mills, and because of his ability he has an enormous fluence on the members. They are not adamant against increasing a deficit, but they do not like it, and most impressive arguments will have to be presented before the majority will approve .such a bill.

In the Senate it Is the Finance Committee which considers tax bills. The chairman of this is Senator Harry Byrd, and he has said publicly that reducing taxes when we are running a deficit is fiscal Irresponsibility.

Now everyone who understands how our economic system works knows that we need tax reduction and need It as quickly as possible. And most persons who have seriously studied the problem think that something along the line of the five-year program of the Her-long-Baker bills is the best answer. One of the good features of that program is that it would put a premium upon the reduction of government spending.

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(Christian Science Monitor)

The impact of the Cuban crisis might have been expected to have dramatic effects in the Soviet Union. For all the outside world knows, there may have been sharp confrontations in the Kremlin, as between Premier Khinishchev and Defense Minister Marshal Malinovsky. But Mr. Ks mastery in Mascow seems to have precluded any real challenge there by neo-Stalinlsts.

On the other hand, the first repercussions appear to have been felt in Bulgaria, most Slavic of the satellite states, where Premier Anton Yugov and six other high officials were ousted from the Communist Party Central Committee. It may be that their demotion was scheduled anyway for the opening of the Party Congress in Sofia, but it was accompanied by ardent defense of the Khrushchev course in Cuba from Todor Zhivkov, Bulgarias Communist party chief.

Such support gained significance by contrast with pointed editorials in Jenmin Jih Pao, the Communist Paity new-spaper in Peking, which denounced an appeasement policy toward the United States and declared it was the .sacred task of all socialist countries to stand by Cuba in its refusal to permit verification of withdrawal of Soviet missiles.

The shock of coming to sudden realization that the United States and its allies, including Latin America, would fight rather than permit an extension of nuclear blackmail into the Western Hemisphere clearly had a profound effect on the Moscow-oriented part of the Communist bloc.

But in that part of the bloc which takes its cues from

Chairman Mao Tse-tung and the Chinese Communist government there was less sensitivity to the thought of a world disaster. Mao may in fact reason that there are few targets worth an atomic bombardment in China and that its masses would dominate what might be left of a charred earth. Furthermore, Peking was already engaged in an undeclared war against India.

To be sure, the triumph of reason in Moscow which has given respite from pressures that were becoming critical may only be a prelude to new demands about West Berlin. There are inteiTial stresses in the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and in its relations with the satellites. These undoubtedly account in part for a procession of satraps such as Walter Ul-bricht of East Germany and Presisent Novotny of C:&echo-slovakia to arm from Mo.scow'.

Western forces may well be braced for possible trouble at Berlin. But Western commentators also may well refrain from talking of the Cuban affair in terms of a great victory. The victory was one for common sense and for the Russian people in not being plunged before they knew it into a war 5,000 miles away.

The series of events shows despite pretenses of solidarity how deep is the line of potential cleavage between the Asian and the European sections of the Communist bloc. But diplomatic strategists should not count on an early fracture along that plane. For mineralogists are familiar with a pseudo-clevage in which part of a crystal moves along a glide-^lane to a new or twinned position but still is part of the same rock. Or if there is a cleavage, there may be sharp edges.

Jewry looks to be (sic) unimpaired and uncompromised preservation of the separation for its ultimate security.

How can Maslow speak for American Jewry? He heads a secular organization with which many American Jews have no association. He Is one of many secular self-indulgent spokesmen. Among the rabbis, there are differences of opinion on school prayer. For instance. Dr. Immanuel Jakobovits, rabbi of the Fifth Avenue synagogue, said of this controversy:

By allying themselves with the rampant forces of atheism and secularism, these (Jewish) organizations were bound to expose the Jewish community to the charge of undermining the religious foundations of our society, whatever the constitutional legalities in support of such a position.

This is the view of many American Jews who regard secular organizations as assuming to speak for the Jews of this country when they only have an obligation to speak for themselves.

Some of these organizations are still more concerned with Hitler than they are with religious Judaism which survives while secularism disappears as meaningless. An atheist cannot be a Jew because the essence of Judaism is the belief in God and belief in prayer to Him and to the blessings that come as His bounty to men and women.

Maslow states:

Of all religious groups In our country, the Jewish communitywhose hallowed traditions include a special language to pray inand even a special form of garb to wear during prayershould oppose the indiscriminate imposition on all school children of 22 words that are not in the Jewish language of prayer. .

This is an inaccurate statement. Maslow refers only to Orthodox Jews. But there are also Conservative and Reform Jews in increasingly large numbers. Most of the original Jewish prayers were in Hebrew, but some were in Aramaic. In the 10th and 11th Centuries, some were in Arabic. There have been prayers in all languages, particularly in Yiddish (mostly for women) and in Ladino in Mediterranean countries. In Reform synagogues, the prayers are both in English and in Hebrew.

The prayer shawl Is used in Orthodox and in some conservative synagogues. It has many forms and embrcHideries. Its major religious symbol Is the fringe at each comer to remind its wearer of the time when the Jews were slaves In Egypt. It is not essential to wear the prayer shawl for prayer. There (Gontlnued od Page 5)

By The Moon

By ROGER BABSON

BABSON PARK, Mass. I find that young people are well infoimed with regard to going to the moon. This does not necessarily mean thM they themselves expect to go, but they are very much Interesetd in reading about others who will go. Bocdcs are being published for these young people to read, various editions for various ages. What troubles me Is that too often they get no encouragement from their parents who pretend the idea is all nonsense. IMPETUS TO GENERAL BUSINESS I do not claim that preparing to go to the moon wiD bring about a business bo(n; but I do believe it will give an uplift to business within the next few years. I am thinking of the billions which will be spent In this attempt. These billions will be distributed to nearly fifty thousand contractors; the contracts will extend over five years, and may benefit every reader.

It is fair to assume that Russia and possibly other countries are working on similar programs. We will know more about this when Mr. Khrushchev comes over to make his visit. It Is even rumored he will recMnmend that the moon project be made a joint effort. This would unite the brains of both countries as well as the money. I should not be surprised if Germany joined and made It tripartite. Such a Joint effort could be a forward step toward world peace.

THE MOON AND CANADA Canada is very rich In natural resources, but unfortunately, too much of this wealth Is under Ice as well as underground. Canada Is In good financial condition but its one great liability is climate, which meteorologists believe could be greatly ameliorated by influencing the weather from the moon. If, how^ever, the weather of Canada could be changed, so could that of other countries, the tropics as well as the colder countries. We know what the moon does to our tides.

Wherever w'e were bom, we have taken the climate of our fathers as something permanent and unchangeable; but this Is a mistake. Practical ways win be found to adjust climate, and this will be of great advantage to all nations. It may be the one effort which will result in a useful and permanent United Nations Organization. The thought has tremendous possibilities for good. At present. It looks as if using the moon as a base of climate control may be the answer. OWNERSHIP OF THE MOON?

An astronomer stated to me, The moon is no good; it is dusty, void of water, with rocks near the surface. When in Africa and Johannesburg, I was told that this was the natural terrain of the richest part of Africa. Most of the diamonds, gold, and now uranium, are being found in the most barren portion of that continent. It is very possible even that the moon may give us the richest discoveries of these minerals. And the expense of getting back and forth from the moon may prevent what might otherwise be a great decline in the prices of diamonds, old, and platinum.

This discussion about going to the moon reminds me of my boyhood days In Gloucester, Mass., when I used to listen to the seafaring captains in my family. At first they went to India and China; but when gold was discovered in California, they sailed their ships around South America and up the west coast to profit from the gold rush of 1848. They went on a four-months trip from Boston to get this gold and take passengers to California. But it will take only four days to go to the moon at the speecl which is being counted upon. I am told that after a port has been secured and the landing made safe, this speed can be reduced to what will seem normal to modem youth.

PSYCHOLOGY AND BUSINESS Mr. James P. W. Davidson, in an address given in Wellesley this week, thinks that the talk about going to the moon will have a stimulating influence upon general business. It will raise the hopes, expectations, and enterprise of many people,especially young pet^ pie. It should help general bus-(Continued on Page 6)

Christmas Stomp Controversy

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By EARL L.* DOUGLASS

A SONG IN THE HEART

And when the burnt offering began, the song of the Lord began also with the trumpets, and with the Instmments oriJaln-ed by David. King of Israel (II Chronicles 29:27.)

There Is a relationship and a very vital relationship between sacrifice and joy. On its face, sacrifice appears repeliant. It means giving up something we w'ant still to possess. It means renunciation. It means discipline and self denial. These things involve difficulty. We do not like them.

Yet the universe happens to be mfadc In such a way that we only get the higher by giving U12 the lower. When we put all that we arc and have oil the altar, when we renounce self.

when we put ourselves aside for someone .else, when we say to God as Jesus did in Gethse-mane: Not my will but thine be done when we do these things, then joy of the most intense. variety enters the heart. In fact, there is no joy comparable with this joy. In ancient Israel when the priests had touched the fii'c to the burnt offering, the people burst forth into thanksgiving. They sang In joy as the sacrifices they had brought to the temple went up in flames.

Does this sound intricate? Involved? It Is very simple. Give up selfishness and you enter Into Joy beymid descrlptlwi. Accept sacrifices as your way of life and a song will spring up in your heart. When the burnt offerings begins, the song of the Lord begins also.

By ELMER ROESSNER

Controversy over the 4-cent Chilstmas stamp is boiling and it appears that Postmaster General J. Edward Day will be up to his ears in evergreens, with less mistletoe than any previous postmaster.

For many years certain groups have been asking for a Christmas stamp. This year. Day gave in. Now there is a four-cent stamp showing, oti the left, 4c U.S. and two candles. In center and right is a green wreath with a red bow. Across the bottom is the legend, Christmas 1962. Nowhere is the word postage.

The stamps are supposed to go on sale officially Nov. 26, but some post offices are already selling them.

A storm or argument over the stamp has already begun.

MANY PROTESTS

Non-Christians are opposed to the use of a stamp commemo-raing a Christian holiday. If there is to be a Christmas stamp, why not a Hanukah

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stamp, w'hy not a Ramadan stamp? Or why not an atheist stamp?

But the most violent opposition is growing among Christians. Many groups feel that the use of a religious date, and somte confused religious symbolism, is an intnjsion of the government into religious ideas.

Already some groups are urging that stamp purchasers refuse the Christmas stamps and insist on good old Lincoln or, at least, Dag Hammerskjold four-centers.

Those who have been agitating, Put Christ back in Christmas. are most vehement in their protest. If necessary to use them, some advise writing the put Christ back slogan' under the stamps.

A PENNY GIMMICK

The stamp is criticized because it makes the government a participant in the commercialization of Christmas. ,The governments giving mail order firms and retailers a device to remind people of Christmas. Furtheimore, it is gaining an

advantage itself. The Christmas stamp will encourage many mail users to use this 4-cent holiday stamp instead of the per-missable 3-cent stamp or unsealed envelopes containing Christmas cards.

The stamp is already under fire from other quarters. Most American stamps have been sharply criticized because of their comball design. This, too, is corny. Several designs w'ere submitted to the Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee and this appeared to be the least offensive. Time magazine called it a wreath adonied by a red bow and some amateurish lettering in.olde Eng-lishe. It was calculated blah.

Businessmen should use care using the Christmas stamp. Some customers will be delighted to see the stamp well used; others may be offended.

There is little business advantage in collecting sheets or ki-dividual stamps. The government plans an initial run of 500 million stamps, about five times the run of ordinary special is

sues. By bringing them out at the Christmas season when the public consumes stamps at the highest rate of the year the post office will move most of them, unless boycotts ara stronger than now expected. And after Jan. 1, when first-class rates go up to 5 cents, they will be a nuisance.

Controversy will increase collectors Interest in the stamps, but the enormous run, providing tremendous amounts of both used and unused samples, will probably keep the Christmas stamp from ever commanding a high premium.

Of course, if you find one with the WTeath upside down

ONE WAY TO LOSE FRIENDS

A New Internal Revenue Ser-vice ruling concludes that Old Age Security payments by Canada to Canadians in the United States are subject to Federal income taxes. Canadian pensioners will therefore be inclined to move back to the chill/ dominion.