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Tuttday, February 11, 1964

One Of The Have And Have Nots

^ As Pitt County considers its relative position in "the economic rank of counties of North Carolina, it is evident that it is one of the have counties in orne respects and one of the have not counties in others.

Pitts problem, from an economic standpoint, is to use its potential lift itself and its ptople from the ranks of the have nots of North aCrolina. On paperand in realityPitt County has the potential to lift itself into the top echelon of North Carolinas counties from every standpoint. But it can do so only if its people put forth the necessary effort to take advantage of the opportunities that will make the change a reality.

Consider the resources the county may use in making the effort.

In terms of human resources, Pitt ranks 17th among the 100 counties in population. Its highly developed agricultural economy causes it to consistently rank among the top three counties of the state in terms of the annual value of 11 principal agricultural commodities produced in North Carolina. Frequently the agricultural income produced in Pitt places it in first place among the 100 counties.

Pitt with its public school systems, the industrial educational center still in its formative stages, and the presence of East Carolina College here, has

Debates Woulc. 3e Major Step

~ By WILLIAM A. SHIRES

RALEIGH -r- Circling the square;

It now appears fairly cer-T tain that there will be one or ' more face to face meetings, public debates or confrontations by the major Democratic candidates for governor during the coming week.

And if these breathless events finally take place after all the sound and fury of the past few weeks, they should rank as major accomplishments by the successful sponsoring agencies ^ possibly as milestones of the * 1964 campaign regardless of *what is said.

, A good bit of harshly-worded, accusing oratory has been devoted to having something to aay about this and to disputing what has and has nc^ been agreed upon as to ground rules.

DEBATE - It is finally unanimous. however, that the three major candidates will welcome or at least are willing to iMirticlpate in something of this sort at such a time and place that can be arranged for their paths to "cross.

Several such opportunities are in the offing. The major questiwi remaining concerns the conditions of such an event.

Each of the three candidates Is using a different term to describe what he has In mind. It may be a debate on issues and political stands, a confrontation on various campaign tjuestlona or a were individual idatlng of positions before an audience.

Exactly what will develop is hard to say except that' the situation has reached a point at which some simultaneous public appearances by the candidates will be Increasingly difficult to evade.

TAXES - While some federal Income tax relief appears in prospect for this election year Spring, there is scant p<-eibllity that state Income tax cuts or any state tax reductions for that matterwill come along with the 1965 General Assembly.

There Is no talk whatever about rtate tax changes around Raleigh these days.

None of the major candidates for governor has advocated tax-cutting. Legislativ sentiment was shown rather clearly when the 1963 General Assembly ignored Gov. Terry San fords sugge^ion that allowances for dependent exemptions on state income tax returns might be explored. Most sources cwicede that In order to maintain state ser\1ces at present levels and to provide for certain Improvements and new programs, the present broad base for state revenues must

be retained.

SURPLUS - The 1963 General Assembly took full advantage of this expanded state revenue twse to appropriate all of the existing surplus a record $105 million and to peg general fund spending at 11 per cent above ly62-63 revenues.

Director of Administration Hugh Cannon said revenues for the current biennium are running almost exactly even with the increased estimates on which the 1963-65 budget was based.

Cannon says he foresees no substantial surplus building up during this beinnlum.

In fact, says Cannon, actual revenues for the biennium may fall $.30 mlUl(His short of the 0993 million budgeted to continue services at present levels.

If so. this would require making up the $30 million by savings and reversions an effort which accounted for $27 million of the 1961-63 surplus.

PEOPLE The author of legislation enabling u.se of nicknames on election ballots In North Carolina is seeking re-elcctlon.

Rep. W. A. rRed) Forbes of Pift County has amiounced for a second term in the House and its fairly certain that he will use his nickname on his official filing. As a freshman legislator In 1963, Forbes sponsored the widely publicized nickname bill and pushed it to enactment. It is being used on a statewide ballot for the first tima this Spring with* darkhorse gubematoilal candidate Bruce (Bozo) Burleson of Bakersvllle getting his nickname on the primary ballot.

Halifax County Rep. Thome Gregory of Scotland Neck has been named a permanent delegate to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. Gregorys appointment as one of three North Carolina delegates comes by virtue of his chairmanship of the House commlt-gee on Interstate Cooperation.

SPEAKER Speakership of the 1965 House of Representatives appears a foregone conclusion at this point. In all probability the speaker will be Rep. H. P. (Pat) Haylor Jr. of Wadesboro, son of a former lieutenant governor and a leader in the court reforms movement.

Little doubt was left about Taylors getting the post when Rep. Gordon Greenwood of Buncombe, an earlier contender for the speakership, withdrew. Greenwood had been a leading supporter of House Speaker Clifton Blue in Blues bid for the speakership In 1963.

far more than most counties from the standpoint ol educational resource.s. The development ot these resources to their full potential cannot help but push the county to the development of its full potential in many^ther fields.

In recent years Pitt has been able to attract a number of industries) some of them allied with its agriculture and others because they found the county could fill their needs and provide favorable locations for their operations.

Bui in terms of per capita income, Pitt must be ranked among the have not counties of the state. Its per capita income of $1,387 in 1962 caused Pitt to rank 54th among the 100 counties of the state. The figure was considerably below the per capita income of $1,732 for the state as a whole.

Through development of its resources Pitt has the potential to boost considerably its relative position among the 100 counties in per capita income. It will not be easily done, nor can the per capita income of the county be expected to jump suddenly. But through careful planning and diligent work on the part of its people as a whole, there is no reason that Pitt should not move many places up' the scale of counties in per capita income.

Pitt has too many important resources and undeveloped potential for it to be content to remain one of North arolina's have not counties in terms of per capita income.

Academy Represents A Major Step Forward

The Coastal Plain Law Enforcement Academy repre.sents one of the most significant steps ever taken to upgrade the quality and efficiency of local law enforcement agencies in this section of North Carolina.

Sponsored by police departments of this area in cooperation with East Carolina College, the annual four-week school for law enforcement personnel provides advanced training in police science for those who attend. This year an additional 30 law enforcement officersincluding eight from Pitt Countysuccessfully completed the course. This brings to 70 the total number of law enforcement officers who have gone through the academys course of instruction during its two-year history.

The officers who complete the special training program return to their own departments throughout this part of the state, and they in turn help with locaj training programs for other personnel. The benefits of the academy, therefore, do not stop merely with those w'ho complete the courses each year.

In one year or two it is difficult to accurately measure the full impact of the academy training on law enforcement agencies in this part of the state. It is already becoming evident, however, that the training provided by the academy is a distinct asset to law enforcement work. As the academy continues to hold its annual four-week sessionsand we sincerely ho})e it willits influence on upgrading all law enforcement work in this part of the state will become more pronounced.

As the academys instruction benefits the various law enforcement agencies, it also benefits the residents of this section.What's That? A Heartless Goldwater Plan?

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By ART BUCHWAL

Save American Morals

Everytinie we start to worry about morals in the United States, a Congressman comes along to give us faith in the American system. Congressman Michael Peighan of Ohio, who Is chairman of a House Judiciary subcommittee, has announced that he is opposed to giving Richard Burton a visa.

"Its a question of protecting public morals," the Congressman said after a closed hearing. He said it was particularly important to keep Mr. Burton out of the United States in order ^^o guard the morals of young children.

He added that he had received letters from many people "who were outraged at MLss Taylors and Mr. Burtons conduct.

We happen to agree with Congressman Feighan, because we have three young children, and If Richard Burton is permitted to come to the U. S.,

we have no idea what would happen to our youngsters morals.

Just the other evening at dinner we happened to mention that Mr. Burton was coming to Broadway to play in "Hamlet." Our wife clutched the children to her bosom and said, "How could they let him do It after all hes done?

"What has he done? our son wanted to know.

"He got a divorce and he wants to marry Elizabeth Taylor," we said.

"Please," our w1fe begged, "not in front of the children!"

Our daughter, who is nine, said, If he comes to the United States, wont that hurt our morals?"

"Nobodys going to hurt your morals," w'e assaired her. Theyrs always protecting each others morals, particularly during an investigation, so theyre well equipped to protect

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By JAMES Marlow

WASHINGTON (AP) - This countrys effort to Isolate Fidel Castro is beginning to look sick if only because business Is business.

Its not a one-way street, either.

A British newspaper, the Daily Mall, complained bitterly over the weekend because a leading British physiologist, unable to get enough research funds for his work in his homeland. Is leavbig for the United States.

This is a frank acknowleg-ment of business rivalry at a time when the United States Is conplaining bitterly because British and French firms are selling Castro millions of dollars worth of buses, trucks and tractors.

They are not the only friends or allies who are dealing, or are expected to deal, with Cuba.

Spain Is expected to buy 200,-000 tons of Cuban sugar this year, the Netherlands and Japan about 100,000 tons each. Castro in turn is expected to buy things from Japan.

This country was angered perhaps even more when Prance recognized Red China which this country would like to Isolate. Just as it would Castro. So far it has kept Red China out of the United Nations.

President Charles de Gaulle, being very practical, said it was ju.st the practical thing to do. since the reality is that the Red Chinese run the China

mainland. He is also butting into Southeast Asia and Latin America.

The British prime minister. Sir Alec Douglas-Home, even made stepped-up British trade with Cuba sound like a device for destroying Castros revolutionary fervor.

He defended It this way: "People become less Communist when theyre more comfortable.

Sen. Barry Goidwater, running for the Republican presidential nomination, as usual has a simple answer. He says hed use warships to stop British or French ships from carrying cargoes to Cuba,

Since hes not president, he wouldnt have to take the re-6po6ibi>iy for what might happen afterward if President Johnson followed his advice.

For instance;

What would happen to this countrys various sdllances if it tried to stop its allies, ships with American warships? What W'ould happen if they ignored the warships, orders to halt?

The United States can't very well go to war with Cuba without risking the loss of its world influence or war with the Soviet Uniwi. And no administration in a presidential election year Is likely to come to terms with Castro.

So there doesnt seem much It can do except to try to persuade its allies and friends not to overdo this business of business with the (?uban.

(WashingtMt Daily News)

People all over North Carolina w^ere embarrassed when It was learned a eouple of years ago that certain basketball games had been fixed, and that some of our college players had accepted bribes to "shave" points.

In Wake county three ex-N.C. State college basketball players were given immunity from prosecution in return for their cooperation in testifying against outside gamblers. The story brought a great deal of publicity, most of it unfavorable, and the Wake county solicitor was credited with doing a masterful job in his efforts to clean up the w'hole mess.

We agree that a lawyer should be taking a look instead of a newspaper editor, but as a layman, there are certain questions which seem to be In the minds of so many people right now.

The Durham county solicitor is apparently going to prosecute the three players who testified for the State in Wake County, Does immunity from prosecution in Wake county in any sense forbid prosecution on the 'same charges In another county? That question seems very important to us in the particular instance. If young men "come clean" in one county and then find that what they have said Is to be used against them in another county, then In a real sense have they not testified against themselves?

When these scandals were revealed, the Dixie Basket-

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ball classic was abolished. Now this Dixie Classic is fast becoming a political issue in North Carolina. Candidates for governor are already talking about reviving the games, and there are so many in North Carolina who right now do not want to have to go through with another series of damaging publicity which most certainly will surround the trials.

Now', should the Durham county solicitor go alcmg with the Wake county solicitor and say well, these boys have helped bring about justice for the worst, so we will just forget about them? Or should he go ahead and prosecute? He apparently Intends to do the later. And from the evidence available at the Wake county trials, he will have very damaging evidence to present.

On the other hand In North Carolina there are many people who feel that the Wake county solicitor erred in granting immunity and they honestly feel that justice cannot be served properly until these three ex-college players are brought to trial. Their criticism then is directed at the Wake county solicitor and not at the Durham county solicitor.

This newspaper will be happy when all this "mess" Is concluded. We have long looked forward to a resumirtlon of the Dixie Classics, and we realize that another publicity saturated trial will merely revive a lot of ugline.ss.

Is It worth It now? We just wonder.

"Weve read about gold bricks, but never believed anything until we got a builders estimated cost of a new home.El Reno (Okla.) Dally Tribune,

ours."

"Why would keeping Richard Burton from playing Hamlet protect our morals? our nine-year-old daughter wanted to know.

"Hamlet Is that kind of play, we said. "Shakespeare W'as a very immoral writer and if we can keep Mr. Burton out of the United States, then we wouldnt be subjecting anyone to an immoral production,

"If we dont see Hamlet, will our morals still be hurt?" our eight - year - old demanded.

Yes, You see, if Mr. Burton comes to Broadway, Miss Taylor will probably come with him. and that is what Congressman Feighan is worried about.

"I dont understand, our son said.

"Its quite simple. If it gets out that Mr. Burton and Miss Taylor are in New York together, one kid wUI tell another kid and that kid will tell aji-other kid and pretty so<mi all the kids in the country will be corrupted."

"What- will they do?" our nine-year-old asked.

"Theyll drink and steal cars and sneak off to motels and stop going to church and heaven knows what. It just takes one visa to set the whole thing off."

"What can we do to prevent It from happening? they all chorused,

"Lets each write a letter to Congressman Feighan and tell him how outraged we are, we said.

"Yippee, our son said, running for a pencil. Dhen he returned he said, "Daddy? What does outraged mean?"

Opinions

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"Those who find it difficult to get down to work in the summer usually find it difficult to get down to work in spring, autumn and winter too,"Pelham (Ga.) Journal.

"Its strange that adults who fail to appreciate the humor in the current rash of teenage elephant jokes, back in pre-World War II used to think knock-knock jokes were real knee-slappers." Nashville Banner.

laKen Out Of Contex

By JOHN CHAMBERLAIN Copyright, 1964, King Feature Syndicate. Inc.

I have been doing my home-woric by reading some of Barry Ooldwaters recent pronouncements in full, and can conclude that the man ha been done dirt.

The text of Goldwaters mid-January speech to the Elcono-mlc Club of New York, for example, bears <ffily the remotest relation to what Is still being said about U by many commentators. I had gathered from the claques of rival Republican candidates that Goidwater had devoted his hour at the Economic Club to denouncing the poor as shiftless, noaccount bums who deserved their fate. But the speech itself is open to no such Interpretation, Instead of being a talk designed to justify the ao ceptance of poverty, it Is precisely the <)posite.

What Goidwater told the Economic (Hub was that American history, almost from its Inception, has been a record of mankinds greatest adventure in the alleviatiMi of poverty. Our production and income levels, he said, "have moved up over a hun d r e d years. And in so doing "our concepts have moved up also and they always will! It Is like greyhounds chasing a mechanical hare. You can never catch up. There will alway be a lowest one - third or one-fifth.

It is this latter observation, a statement of a purely statistical truth that has noth 1 n g whatsoever to do with whatever the standard of living of the lowest one - fifth might be at any given time, that brought down the wrath of the "end poverty at once boys and girls. They didnt b<^her to q u o t Goldwaters next parag r a p h, which reads:

"The truth beyond that 1 that the Income of our lowest one - fifth of households, as expressed In dollars of constant purchasing power, has more than doubled over the past quarter century while that of the highest one - fifth of families has risen only 67 per cent. This upward trend has been con.sistent. It will continue so long as we are people of enterprise, of energy, of risk taking.

In short, Barry Goidwater was gloating over the fact that the gap between rich and poor was growing smaller as the overall wealth and production of America Increased. A n y-thing "hard-hearted or "cold about that?

What Goidwater did object to in his Economic Club speech were measures which, In his estimation, would serve to stop Americas growth and diffusion of well - being to all segments of the population. Under the governmental policies of the Big Government party over the past three decades, he said, "we have reduced rewards for good work and also reduced the penalties for laziness or waste. We have been draining the fuel that fires the engines of progress. ^

To sum up Goldwaters objections to the New, Fair and "Fast Deal methods of trying to alleviate poverty, the Big Government party has been throwing boomerangs. Instead of helping people to create wealth and to share it. Big Government has been "Institutionalizing poverty.

There can be legitimate arguments, of course, over methods of gaining an objective. Goidwater could conceiva b 1 y be wrong in his objection to Past Deal methods of spreading well - being, although I do noUrttiink he is. But in voicing his philosophy he Is poles apart from the picture of tho hard - hearted Scrooge which his opponents have tried to make him out to be.

He did, of course, tell tho members of the Economic Club that most people who havo no skill, have had no education for the same reasonlow Intelligence or low ambition. This was not a politic thing to say In an election year. But the fact remains that hi at least forty - eight of our fifty states free public education is available to boys and girls for twelve years of their lives. Moreover, at least ten of these (Connued On Page 5)

Strength For Today

!-oreign Dumping Seen Costly

Bv EARL L. DOUGLASS SUPPORT IN SUCCESS

A great religious leader has reminded us that we need to pray not just for success but in success. Sometimes we remember God in our struggles and forget Him In our attainments. We have fellow shipped with Him as we traversed the hard road (rf dally circumstances but we can easily fall into the practice of a pernicious type of atheism as we stand in the midst of our successes.

We read In the twenty-fourth chapter of Matthew that after Jesus had performed the great miracle of feeding the multitude "he went up Into a mountain to pray." We know that he thanked his disciples as those who had .continued with him In his temptations (Luke 22:28. It may have been that this stupendous miracle of changing a few loaves and fishes into suf-ficlelnt food to feed the multitude really constituted a temptation to Jesus. They wanted

to make him king. Might it not be that lie was tempted to allow the multitude to have their way and put him on a throne?

So he went up into a mountain apart to pi*ay. He evidently wanted to be closeted with God for a period of time that he might see the whole of life in its true colors and proper proportions.

The result that Jesus returned to do even greater miracles than he had done before. He got hold of himself as he prayed on the Mountain peak. There was growth in his life as there is in ours. He did not begin with success and maintain it to the end. achieved It by degrees as we his followers do.

Let Us pray that God will make us successful in aU right endeavors but let us not forget'to pray ccxiinually when our efforts have been crowned with achievement. Pray not only for success but in success.

By ELMER ROESSNER

The steel Industry is marshaling evidence to prove that it Is losing sales and that its employees are losing jobs because foreign steel producers are (lumping steel on the American market.

Dumping consists of sell i n g a product in another country at less than it is sold Insi^the country of manufacture.

The Industrys bUl of particulars will be presented In Washington Feb. 18 at a hearing called by Christian A. Her-tcr, former Secretary of State and now Special Representative of the President for Trade Negotiations. The hearing is to gather information for the General Agreement for Tarifts and Trade (GA'TT hearings to be held In May.

WHATS AHEAD Here Is a preview of the evidence the steel Industry will present to Herters group: Foreign steel poured into the United States last year at a record rate of 10 tons a minute. It cost American steel

companies $600 million in sales and cost workers a total of 47.000 jobs.

" Roger M. BloUgh, U.S. Steel chairman, is prepared to testify that certain European manufacturers sell galvanized pipe In the U. S. $25 a ton lower than U. S. Steel can, and $15 a ton lower than soW In their own countries, even after paying $26-a-ton freight.

H. R Wood, chairman of Alan Wood Steel of Conshohoc-ken. Pa., is prepared to testify that his company Is losing 10 per cent of Its business to import competltl.

%, Thomas F, Patton, Republic Steel chairman, has stated that Japanese steel c(Hnes clear across the Pacific, through the Panama Canal, up the Atlantic Coast, down the St. Lawrence River and Into Great Lakes ports where It is sold at prices American producers in the same communities could not match."

CULPRITS NAMED

At a Treasury hearing last month to decicie whether the

Anti - dumping Act should be invoked, Britain. West Germany. France, Belgium and Luxembourg w'ere named. In additicHi to Japan, as countries that sold steel in the . S, cheaper than It c<Mild be bought at home.

Merrill Russell. U. S. Steel officer, testified that Stewarts k Lloyds, of Sheffield, sells lV4-lnch black pipe here at $95 a ton, compared with $147 a t(Mi in England.

Howard Jensen, of Lone Star, a small company, said foreign suppliers were offering reinforcing steel deep In the heart of Texas at $15 less than his company. When his company cut prices, Importers cut theirs to continue at $15 less a t(xi. The c(npany finally closed down its bar mUl.

Whether all these prices represented dumping was not determined, but It was apparent that In importing steel, American had exported jobs

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SHORT & SIGNIFICANT BUSINESS NEWS ITE.MS The Milwaukee Braves claim to be the first major league club to sell tickets on American Express credit cards. . .Paints, Including Utrillo originals, are being offered for trading stamps by King Korn. . .Cloves and other spices may rise since the lefties have taken over Zanzibar

. . .World Carpet Mills Is headlining advertisements "Much ado about tufting.. . . .Condominium apartment development have received a boost fr(Hti the Intemal Revenue Service which has ruled that receipts from sales of home used to purchase condominium apartments get the same breaks they would get If they bought a new hwne. . .Smoky the Bear goofed last year. The number of forest fires Increased 10 per cent and acreage burned rose 50 per cent In nar Uonal forests, the . S. Depart m e n t of Agrlculturt eeoorts.