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Loan Approved ToChicodCreek

Watershed By County Board

Action Follows Pre-vious Policy; Landowners Can Now Go Ahead

Landowners In Chlcod Creek watershed will get a $7,500 county-financed loan to speed up their planned 40,000-acre Watershed drainage project.

The County Commi^oners approved the loan Monday and attorneys went to work on arrangements.

Under the arrangement, the Chlcod landowners will pay three per cent interestnormal rate charged when coimty funds are loaned to intra-coimty government subdivisions on the funds to be used in hiring a special Soil Conservation Service employe to help develop farm plans in the watershed area.

In granting the loan, the commissioners followed a previous policy In which they said such funds would not be made available until at least 80 per cent of the landowners In a given area had endorsed the work requiring the funds.

Chlcod landowners could not raise the money through normal channels because they are not yet organized Into a legal drainage district. When district organization is complete, the districts special assessment will provide funds to retire the $7,500 loan.

Robert G. Little, former Coimty Commis-sioner and farmer in the Chicod watershed, preent-ed the loan request. He explained that landowners needed professional services to help develop conservation plans for 66 farms this year to retch the number required before federal participation under Public Law 566 can be made available. Without extra help, it would

take at jeast 10 years for ttie normal work pattern of the Pitt 8CS (gaiiisatk>h to complete the 66 farm plans. Roy Beck, Pitt work unit conservationist, estimates his office could handle between six and eight a year In the Chicod watershed area because the work Is spread evenly throughout Pitt County.

m requesting the loan. Little said 80 per cent of the landowners representing 90 per cent of the watersheds land area had signed a petition calling for an organized drsdnage district.

In organizing, the landowners have picked up the beginnings of a district instituted by farmers in the Cow Swamp area about eight years ago. The Cow Swamp area was never fully organized.

The county funds will be made available to the landowners after the watersheds local committee has signed an agreement that the district, when organized, will repay the funds, probably in about two years. Also required will be a statement of Intent signed by landowners' attorney, Prank M. Wooten Jr. of Greenville. Handling the countys transaction is County Attorney W. W. Speight.

While the loan is a new specific function of current Pitt County government, it is similar to school district loans at the Sfme interest rate.

Lured By Smile

WASHINGTON (AP)

Mona Lisa continued to

pack them in today and headed for a possible record as a drawing card at the National Gallery of Art.

While the Leonardo da Vinci masterpiece basked in the glory of her first American showing, word came that another famous lady and a Paris Louvre companion Whistlers Mothermay be headed for the United States.

Mona attracted 11,250 visitors Wednesday and museum officials looked for a pickup in attendance on succeeding days. *

Whether Mona would surpass the record of about 900,000 remained to be seen. This was set In 1948, when art treasures, secreted by the Germans in salt mines during World War II and found by triumphant Allied troops, were exhibited here.

A French Embassy aide said the James Whistler por-trait and another famed painting. La Vellleuse, a 17th century work by Georges de la Tour, may be shipped from the Louvre next month for display at an Atlanta, Ga., museum.

Business In N.C.

Never Better,

Reports Governor

Tshomhe *s Army Falling Apart,

Yields A Bit To United Nations

ELISABETHVn iLE, Katanga (AP)With his army disintegrating and his cmitrol over Katanga shattered. President Molse Tshombe yielded a bit today to the United Nations after a brief period of house arrest.

Accompanied by a police jeep, he set out ahead of a U.N. column to urge his scattered troops not to resist a movement to Skania, an important border point about 120 miles southeast of this Katangan capital.

In ordering his house arrest, the United Natimis had demanded that the president guarantee freedom of movement through the secessionist province. Apparently he was released, however, after giving assurances (mly for tlie Saka-nia movement.

I am authorized to declare, said British Cwisul Derek Dodson, that President Tshombe grants to the United Nations cwnplete freedom of movement ot the road I to Sakania.

RALEIGH (AP) - Nortb Carolinas economy reached an all-time high during 1962, Gov. Terry Sanford said today.

This is Indicated. he said In a prepared statement, by all major indices of business and personal economic growth. .

In brief, he added, busings In North Carolina was-never Setter.

Sanford declared that North Carolina was the fastest growing state in the nations fastest growing region to new Industry in 1962.

He cited the following gains in the state;

ir North CarOlhilans gainfully employed in non-farm jobs totaled 40,200 above 1961. For the first 11 months of 1962 an average of 1,249,300 perscms were employed in non-farm jobs.

2. Retail and wholesale activity

reached record levels In 1962. *

3. The travel-serving industry set a new record during the year, exceeding $900 million in income.

4. Bank debits were excellent. In the nine key cities, rising 15.5 per cent for the first nine months of the year. The last quarter, due to seasmal activity, is expected to be substantially above the first three quarters.

4. New businesses incorporated reached a record high.

6. Construction of new homes, new office buUdings and industrial plants continued to grow. In 36 key Tar Heel cities building permits were up 4.2 per cent over 1961.

Mfiiliy people and many organizations from Raleigh west to Asheville and Sylva, and east to Wilmington and the Outer Banks, are responsible for this record year In economic growth, Sanford stated.

Remnants of Tshombes disorganized forces have fled to the Sakania area, a crossing point into northern Rhodesia.

Tshombes arrest was ordered Wednesday night by .N. Secretary-General U Thant after the Katanga leader again threatened to blow up the big industrial installations and hydroelectric dam at Kolwezl, 150 miles northwest (rf ElisabethvUle.

Thant demanded that Tshombe guarantee peaceful J. entry

Cite No Change In Job Situation

And it is consistent with Intentions of the commission^re outlined last year when the board trimmed a $33,000 budget request by the Pitt County Supervisors of the coastal Plain Soil & Water Conservation District to about $6,500.

At that time, the commissioners indicated they would not appropriate the funds for extra soil conservation work but would consider making Ioeuis (like the one approved Monday) when the need should arise.

After stating their policy last July, the commissioners agreed Informally to finance such a loan for Swift Creek Watershed landowToers, but it was learned later that the funds would not be needed for about two years, and perhaps not at all.

Another Fire In Empire State

NEW YORK (AP)The second smiriderlng fire in as many days brought firemen to the Empire Strte Building today. They ripped out a section of wall In a public hallway on the 31st floor to uncover and extinguish a lire in In-sulatl(i.

An attendant on the floor had found the wall hot. No one was evacuated from the building.

A series of fires Wedi^sday In the 102-story buUdlngthe worlds tallestburned out eeveral offloes and delayed thousands who work In the building. A "carelessly thrown cigarette has tentatively blamed for the Are, which spread through a tdillty shaft that runs the height of tto iHiildlng.

GUERRILLAS SLAIN

SAIGON. Viet Nam (AP)The government said today Its forces have killed 56 Vlct Cong guerrillas In new drives through two southern delta provinces. <3ovenunent I lofes were placed at three dead.

WASHINGTON (AP)The government reported today the na-tl<xis job situatlcm remained virtually unchanged in December. Employment declined seasonally by 4a),000 and unemployment increased by 16,009.

The usual cold weather effect on employment brought the total number of wwkers holding jobs to 67,561,000 compared with 67,-981,000 in November.

Unemployment rose to 3,817,000 compared with the 3,801,000 In November. The December idle increase was considerably less than the 100,000 normally expected in December.

The seasonally adjusted rate of unemplo3rment to the work force was 5.6 per cent in December, compared with 5.8 per cent In November and 5.5 per cent in October. The jobless rate has been in this range through most of 1962.

Harold Goldstein, assistant labor statistics c(nmlssioner, said the December figures reflected no basic change In the job situatira.

He said It has remained much

Drive-In Banks TeUer Lost To Flim-Flammer

the same since early 1962.

Non-farm employment rose seasonally in December to 63.5 mil-limi or about 1.5 millimi above a year earlier.

Farm - employment dropped more than seasonally between November and December to 4.1 million. This was believed due to extremely cold weather. Farm cm-plosmient, however, Is ( a continuing decline.

Goldstein said the Indicated growth of the labor force in 1962 was about 600,000 to 700,000, or considerably less than the growth anticipated mi the basis of population figures.

UF Collections And Pledges Are Now At $90,250

CONCX)RD, N.C. (AP)-A man flim-flammed a drive-in teller at the North Church Street branch (rf the Concord Natimial Bank out of $489 Wednesday.

The white man aged 40 to 45 drove up in a 1959 or 1060 (3iev-rolet, and presented a check for $692.80 drgwn on the Cabarrus Bank h Trust Go, of neaihy Kannapolis. It was payable to E. W. Williams, and was supposedly made out by Dr.> John M. Blount, a KanniUTolls physician.

The man had a deposit slip, and instructed the woman t^er to deposit $212.M In his acdount and give him the remainder, $480 in cash. She did so and be drove off.

R was found that Dr. Blounts signature was forged and E. W. WilUams doesnt have an account.

Police here said slmUar tricks have been' pulled recently In states alcmg the eastern seaboard.

United Fund collections and pledges now stand at $90,250 to-v'.rd the $95,000 goal. Secretary Mable Worthington said today.

She said Sparky McCaskiU, chairman for Bell Arthur, has recently turned in collections and pledges totaling $182.

The following communities have completed thefr A budgets; Ayden, Belvoir, Bethel, Falkland, Farmvllle, Fountain and Grlfton.

Speed Up

RALEIGH (AP)Inrar-anee Commiarioner Edwin S. Lanier laid today he hold Bight Mflsions to speed np a hearing into the bnsi-iiest oondaot ot Insoraiioe exeevtfve O. F. Stafford of Oreenshoro.

Lanier ah told attorneys to he prepared to earry the hearing into Saturday, if necessary to hasten the end.

**A lot of peoirie whose U-eenses are onder snspensioa are anxiens to know what ia going to he done aboot It, the commteiener said. He noted that Staffords B-eense Is one of those nnder snapenaien, pending the ont-eoihs of tho hearing.

Mrs, Worthington urged all prospects to turn in their pledge cards so that United Fund records can be brought up to date.

Truck Wrecked Movable House

NASHVILLE, Tenn (AP) - A four-room house, built to show the Air Force how easily it could be moved from mie place to another, was demolished. while being moved. A tow truck struck a railroad underpass Wednesday and dumped the 16-ton, wood-beamed structure onto a heavily traveled Nashville street.

Built by Natimial Homes Corp. of Lafayette, Ind., the house was bel^ towed to Eglln Air Force Base, Fla.

Clarence * Felker, an official of National Homes, said the test model cost about $50,(X)0 and was almost a total loss.

Four N.C. Demos Backed Party

WASHINOTON (AP)- Seven of Nmih C^aroUnas 11-man House delegation voted Wednesday against the proposal to retain the House Rules Committee at Its present strength of 15 members. The m passed 235-196.

Voting for the successful proposal were Reps. Cooley, Bonnor, Henderson and Taylor.

Voting against the proposal were Reps. Pmmtain, Komegay, Lennon. Scott, Whitener, Broyhill and Jonas.

Error Voided

Speed Citations For 13 Drivers

Thirteen motorists charged with speeding on 14th -Street Saturday by Greenville traffic officers have or will receive what to them will be a welcome letter.

In part it reads, due to an error ... we find that the speed clock was placed in a section that is not within the city limits. We are therefore voiding the citatimi . , . and it will not be necessary for you to attend court."

All 13 drivers were found to be speeding by the departments speed watch, an electrical speed checking device.. The only error made was the fact that the unit was placed on a section of 14th St. that lies outside the city limits.

Chief Guy C. Langston said about* 300 yards of the street is not in the city though it is surrounded by the city. As it turned out the tubes used to check the drivers speed were placed within this 300-yard section.

The city limit lines on the West end of the section begin at Fomes Run while the line on the East begins at Brown-lea Drive. The speed limit on either side of this portion is 35 miles per hour.

The citys 14th Street park fronts on the portion which lies outside the city.

Upon realizing their error, police officials voided the citations Issued to the drivers. Had the citations reached the clerk of court and been processed as warrants, the cases would have been taken to court.

Solicitor Eli Bloom said In the event the cases had been taken to court, a verdict of not guilty would have required rather than a nol pros In the cases.

into Kolwezi. The U.N. also has repeatedly demanded freedom of movement throughout the province.

It was not clear why Tshombe was released with only a partial guarantee of freedran of movement in Katanga, or why U.N. forces did not move on Kolwezi, the most important town stUl in Katangan hands.

George Sherr, a member of the U.N. staff in EUsabethville, took the view that Tshombes offer means freedom of movement everywhere in Katanga, declaring; Either one Implements Thants plan or one doesnt.

The United Nations may be holding up an advance on Kolwezi in fear that white mercenaries and their Katangan soldiers will blow up vital mining and power Installations there.

AP Correspondent Adrian Porter in a dispatch frOTii Kolwezi said Tshombes lieutenants have little control over the town.

The unruly mercenaries have planted explosives at the huge copper and cobalt plant of Union Miniere du haut Katanga smd the hydroelectric plant there, he said.

Whites In Kolwezi fear the Katangan forces, angered by their defeat at the hands of the United Nations, might touch off the blasts without waiting for orders from Tshombe.

Union Miniere officials also fear any word that UJi. forces were approaching would prompt the diehard elements in Katangas beaten forces to set off the explosions, Porter reported.

The dam at Kolwezi supplies most of the provinces power. The plant turns out more than half of Katangas mineral production, the source of Income that has financed Tshombes secession. The central Congo government badly heeds Katangan revenue.

U.N. Forces are concentrated at Jadotvllle, about 80 miles southeast of Kolwezi In northern Katanga. ,

A UJ. spokesman said the U.N.

Pentagon Ok's

SanfordScheme

RALEIGH (AP) The Pentagon has accepted Gov. Sanfords scheme for reorganizing the state Natiwial Guard to insure that no communities lose their units.

The governor said Wednesday that Adj. Gen. Claude Bowers is working out details which will be released In the near future.

Last year the Defense Department announced plans for a guard reorganization under which North Carolina would have lost abmit 700 men in 10 southeastern communities.

However, strength of the 30th Infantry Division was to have been boosted by about 1,100 new guardsmen a few months later.

Sanford proposed, and the Pentagon agreed, that the entire process be carried out in one step. At that time Sanford said, doing this would save the trained manpower which we will need and will allow us to maintain a greater degree (rf readiness over the next two years in the event of an emergency.

Sanford said the Pentagon had told him the division will be reorganized as a mechanized division with a commcm divisicm base Under this plan, there will be Included In the division structure two tank battllons and six mechanized infantry battalions. This reorganization will also allow us to retain units In all communities that now have guard units as-tgned.

column in south Katanga had advanced about 40 miles down the road to Sakania without encoMp-; tering resistance. He added that the operatic) was going according to plan.

Thant ordered the crackdown on Tshombe after another day of vacillation during which the Katanga president alternately pledged peaceful aims and threatened again to apply the scorched earth policy if the U.N. command' tried tObtake Kolwezi.

The statements from Thants headquarters warned Tshombe that if his forces pu his scorched earth threats into effect, he alone will be held responsible for all the tragic consequences of such acts of criminal sabotage.

It called on the provincial leader to issue a clear and unequivocal renunciation of all such threats. If he failed to comply, it warned, other measures will become a matter of urgent necessity in order to prevent the disasters threatened by his Incitement to destruction.

The statement said that Thant has made repeated efforts since Monday to get assurances from Tshombe on four key points:

1. Categorical renunciation of his scorched earth and sabotage policy.

2. Renunciation of his vow to fight to the last man.

3. Immediate tactical steps to Implement the secretary-generals plan to reunify the Congo.

4. Assurance of immediate recognition of the U.N. forces right to free movement throughout Katanga.

Kennedy Forces

Win First Test

Consider Plat At Special Meet

Planning and Zoning Commissioners last night set a special meeting for Monday morning at 11 oclock to consider the final plat of the first Belvedere subdii^ion section.

The plat was submitted to the commission for consideration last night. However, City Engineer C. A. Holliday reported the plat Was received yesterday afternoon, too late for him to make the required checks.

The special meeting will be held at Chairman Prank Littles office in the Planters National Bank building.

Commissioners decided to require in the future a statement from subdividers as to whether or not the propose to request annexation when plats are submitted.

. The commission will also require a statement concerning use of the land if restrictive con-venants are not Included.

City Manager Harry Hagerty outlined plans for involuntary annexations. The city manager received permission from the City Council to proceed with the plans earlier this month.

WASHINGTON (AP)The Kennedy administration has won the first battle of the nw Congress the showdown over the House Rules Committee. But not even the victors claimed it was a major breakthrough for the Presidents program.

Only the tougher fights to come will show whether It was a real or hollow victory.

The tough fights were shaping up even as the Congress members were welcoming each cAher back to the Capitol, meeting new members and generally going about the task of getting back into business.

Republicans fired opening salvos at the Presidents estimated $99-billion budget, saying that his propbsed tax cuts plus bigger spending would bring a whopping deficit.

Some of the GOPs young Turks let it be known they Intend to offer alternatives to Kennedys programs rather than just condemn them.

The first days drama centered on the House vote of 235 to 1% to retain 15 members on the Rules Committee instead of having the total drop back down to 12 as it was before the last session.

Presumably the enlarged membership would give liberal supporters of the Kennedy program an 8-7 edge and keep the committee from falling back under conserva-Uve c(Hitrol.

Obviously the result pleased the President. He had contended that unless the committee was enlarged his program woiiETbe em' asculated.

His aides were saving their cheers for later. One top admln-Istratlwi leader, asked if the rules outcome meant the House would now give the Kennedy program its blessing, said bluntly; Hell, no!

The same rules fight was won two years ago by a narrow 217 to 212 margin under the prodding of the late House Speaker Sam Rayburn.

By passing it this time by a much safer margin, the House gave Speaker John W. McCor

mack, D-Mass., his biggest victory since he replaced Rayburn a year ago.

Voting for the increase were 27 Democrats and 28 .Republicans. Forty - eight Democrats joined 148 Republicans in voting against it.

Major changes in support of the increase were a net pickup of eight In the Georgia delegation and a big gain in the California delegation swollen through redis-tricting.

For the President, however, this represented only the first of many hurdles In attempting to get Congress to approve tax cuts and re-visicxis, federal aid to educatlim. health care for the elderly financed through Social Security, and other proposals.

These measures all wlB be subject to extensive hearings and uncertain action by originating committees before they even reach the rules group.

Coming in the forefront of them may be a bill introduced in the house Wednesday and to be offered in the Senate Monday to set up a youth conservation corps and to authorize a program of local public service works projects.

This measure, aimed at putting a minimum of 50,(NX) youths on th^ rolls at an lannual cost of $3,500 each, seemed calculated to raise the hackles of cwiservative Re* publicans and Democrats. It did.

How can the President suggest adding around $175 milUwi a year to our civilian expenditures and propose tax cuts at the same time when we may face the biggest deficit in our history? Asked Senate Republican Leader Everett M. Dlrksen of Illinois.

Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield of Montana said the 87th C(xigress had chalked up a good record for the Kennedy ad-mlnlstratlrai and there was every reason to believe the 88th Congress would be even more successful.

Speaker McCk>rmack said that while "no president gets everything he wants, h Is cwifident the outcome will be a successful one for Kennedy.

Center Of Controversy

It was work as usual for Miss Katherine Shorey, chief librarian of the Martin Memorial Library in York, Pa., despite the controversy she set off last week. She banned all junior and senior high school students from studying in the library on the grounds they socialize Instead of study and sometimes get rowdy. The York library board has scheduled a meeting to attempt ttf settle the situation. (AP Wlrephoto)

Says N.C. Can Expect Epidemic Of Asian Flu

RALEIGH (AP) A health officer says North CJarollna can expect a widespread Asian flu epidemic sometime this year.

Dr. George Johnson of the Epidemiology Division of the State Health Department, said Wednesday that a flu epidemic In Robeson County could be the start of the statewide epidemic.

We may be the first section In the cwmtry with the disease in epidemic form, he said.

Robeson County Is the only county In the state with a flu epidemic, but its not certain It is Aslan flu. Specimens are being sent to the U.S. Public Health Laboratory in Atlanta to determine the tsre.

About 200 cases have been reported in Pembroke In the past two weeks. About 16 per cent of elementary school pup41.! have been absent in Pembn^e this week and about 10 per cent In Lumberton and Fairmont.

$5 Million Libel Suit By Brando

LOS ANGELES (AP)Actor Marlon Brando has filed a $5-mll-Uon libel suit against the Saturday Evening Post.

Brando charges the magazine defamed him last June in an article titled. Marlon Brando How He Wasted $6 MlUlcm By Sulking On the Set.

The story was about, the filming of "Mutiny on the Bounty, In which Brando stars.

Fires Fatal To 22 Firemen

NEW YORK (AP)-At least 22 firemen died13 from sm(Ae tn halationfighting fires in the United States during the year ended last Nov. 1.

The International Association of Fire Chiefs said Wednesday its figures, compiled from newspaper reports, also indicated that 2,475 firemen wera Injurod tn more than 600 fires.

Girls Now Deny Set Church Fire

SPARTANBURG. S.C. (AP) -Police said two Negro girls today denied staiiiing the $500,000 First Baptist Church fire here Nov. 13.

Until today, police said the girls admitted setting the fire.

For other reasons, the pair today was ordered sent to State Industrial School for Colored Children by CSilldrens Court Judge James Turner.

From a* legal standpoint, the question of whether or not the girls really.did set the fire will have to remain unanswered for now.

The girls, aged 9 and 12, apparently led an almost animal existence, roaming the streets late at night.

This came to light at the hearing before Judge Turner.

Police previously filed petitions against the two for breaking out store windows. This was the charge that originally led them to jail. It was while they were being held on this charge that the police first told of their admission to setting the fire.

The mother of the 9-year-old told Judge Turner today her daughter admitted the fire be* cause police kept asking about it.

But fireman W. P. Henson said

the word fire was not mentiOT-ed by police. He said they remained convinced that the girls started the fire.

The two girls told officers previously they wanted to go to the Columbia reform school because they did not like living at home. Judge Turner said then the immediate problem of the girls was lack of home supervlscm. Turner said the two needed to be placed In a correctional Institution "to stop further episodes and for their own protection. Solicitor John Nolen said he moved the case to CWldrens Court from regular General Ses-si(is Court because oi their tender years.

Nolen, who added that he was "interested in seeing they are handled in some way because they are a menace to the public. has a persOTial interest In the matter he was a member of the congregation of the First Baptist Church,

CUBAN SERVICE MOSCOW (AP The Sov!.*t Union has opened regu'ir passenger and cargo ship servre to Cuba.

The official news agency Tass said three ships will be used.

Princess Margaret Sees

Flames Damaging Palace

LONDON (AP)Fire broke out at Kensington Palace, the home of Princess Margaret, today and brought part of the roof crashing down near an iq;>artment being prepared for her.

The inrinceaa watched firemen train hoses at the top (rf the palace as smoke gu^ed from ui^r atory windows.

The blaze started in the palace

rafters near the 2b-ro(n apartment being prepared for the princess and her husband. Antony Armstrong-J(mes. When It broke out, Margaret was In her present quarters at the other end of the palace.

London Fire Brigade sent 15 fire trucks to the blaze after an alarm was sounded by a palace painter. It took an hwir to bring the flamei under control.*

Damage was mostly confined to a sectloo of roof over the servants Quarieryn the apartment of Prlii-oess Manna, DucBeaa of Kent.

This adjoins the home being readied for Margaret.

Servants fled from the building as flames cracked through tho roof.

Prtnoess Marina came out with Prlnoees Margaret to watch the fire. They were Joined by Princess Alexandra and Prince Michael, Marinas son and daughter.

A fire brigade sptAesman said the servants quarters in Prince* Bfartnaa resldmce were ba^ damaged.

-Maiigaret and Aiteatrang-Janea who now bears the title Earl of Shofwdoomoved Into No. 10 Kn-stngtcn Palace after their mar* rlage in I960;

The new apartment la known aa No., lA and ia being remedalad at a coat of I238.00I-W aam whieh toought growla from letaia members in Parliament.

Ibe Ministry of Woits M hopad to have McwlA Mi about R aaoDth'a mm