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operations. It represents a major step by the county grovernment toward filling the long standing need of adequate facilities in which its departments can carry on their business.

Friday^ February 21, 1964

We Can Afford Courthouse Costs

Construction of much-needed new facilities for Pitt Countys courthouse is now assured by low bids well within the range of funds available for the project.

It means that Pitt will be able to provide itself with these new facilities through a combinationof its own funds saved Over a period of y^ars plus a federal grant ai>proved for the project. It means that the county wn*ll have the use of the new facilities without adding substantially to its bonded indebtedness as many other counties have had to do under similar conditions.

The new building, of course, will not be of size to accommodate all the countys offices. Even so. it will go a long way toward meeting the need for additional space and alleviating the congestion that now confronts many of the countys government agencies. The new building will not answer all the problems of office space for the county government. but it will provide for the most urgent of tho.sc needs.

The new structure should prove to he a genuine asset to the county, and it should also serve to improve the efficiency of the county government

Campaigns At About Midooin

Let's Get Out Of Here-

By WU.LIA.M A. SHIRKS

MIDPOINT - The primary campaign for governor is about at the midpoint if you date the start from laat December when the field of announced candidates became complete.

Balloting wont be until May 10 still more than three months away and much is yet to happen. Much may change. But at the midpoint, preliminaries are all out of the way, organization for the Spring politicking is ready and Spring itself la barely 30 days distant

The tempo of hard campaigning will, be picking up noticeably as the weather turns warmer.

PROGRESS - How Is the primary campaign shaping up at this point? The situation In general is this:

All three of the major Democratic candidate.** are running hard. They have formidable, efficient organizations across the state. There is ap-pai-ent confidence in the camp.s of all three confidence that they are gaining support and that their strategy for the Spring will bring them through.

Generally, the lines of the primary campaign are drawn along liberal, middle - of - the-road and conservative patterns within the states Democratic party. Each group possesses strength.

PLANS Each candidate and his strategists view the campaign somewhat differently. Each man feels there is an excellent chance that he will run first, but the campaign plans for each include a definite possibility of a second, run-off primary In June,

This is true despite claims by more enthusiastic supporters in each camp that they will win a clear first primary victory.

Supporters of candidate L. Richardson Preyer of Greensboro are espeaially vocal in claiming he is the front - runner and gaining strength In bandwagon fashion. And indications that Preyer may be the man - to beat, the front runner at this point, are conceded by quite a few political observers and indirectly at least by his opponents who have made him the chief target

PACED The Preyer campaign thus far has been enthusiastic and fast-paced. It has been generated by ready-mad^ organizational strength, at least the Implied favor of the present state administration and open support of many ad-mlnl.stratlon officials

Candidates Dan K. Moore and I. Beverly Lake have fmmd this support for Preyer by the succes.sful Sanford - Bennett organization In 1960, now emerged as a wing of the party, es

pecially galling.

Says Moore, the simple truth is this: Who is In this race and why has become a central issue." He charges political pressure by the administration and calls it one of the most carefully planned efforts we have seen in this century to seize and maintain political control..,."

PREYER Largely Ignoring the charges. Preyer has passed the halfway point In his kickoff venture, a county-by county tour of each of the 100 counties in the state.

He is calling for continuing to build on the framework of program.s already begun, for maximum economic development and diversity, emphasis w) education, industry, research and a new $200 to $300 million state highway bond issue.

Preyer ha.s been talking about a c.vcle of hope against poverty and "a grand partnership for the future" between nmal and urban interests.

MOORE Meanwhile Moore, a former superior court Judge from Canton, finds it distasteful but says "I have no choice but to oppose the candidacy and the actions of this political contraption we have come to know as the Sanford - Bennett machine and its cardboard cut - out candidate."

He is doing so vigorously. And Moore has attracted the active support of many of the best . known names in North Carolina politics with his middle - of - the - road stance. These names include his state campaign manager, Joe Branch finance chairman C. A. Dillon Sr. of Raleigh, a senior Sen. Sam J. Ervin Jr., Dr. Henry Jordan, Linsay Warren and others.

LAKE - Dr. I. Beverly Lake of Raleigh is the avowed conservative in the field and an old foe of Gov> Terry Sanford and Bert Bennett Jr. he has a proven following and the political experience of the 1960 primary wars.

Lake, too, has called Preyer a hand picked" candidate and substitute for Bennett In the 1964 race. And some of his sharpest barbs have been at Moore.

Lake has pledged a "biusl-nessUke administration" built on a 15 point platform stressing "faith in freedom and individual Initiative In a competitive. capitalistic society. Labelled a segregationist In 1960, Dr. Lake says he'would not rely upon nor permit the use of force or threats of violence and would uphold the law.

He pledged to develop the friendly spirit of mutual helpfulness which has characterized" race relatlcms In North Carolina.

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N.C. Republicans Are Finding It Difficult

In the year in which they were supposed to make their most serious threat in a half century to capture the governor's mansion, North Carolinas Republicans are finding it increasingly difficult to get a top-flight gubernatorial candidate into the field.

The most recently mentioned prominent possibilityRobert Gavinhas followed the lead of other GOP leaders by declaring himself out of the race. That means the Republicans must continue their quest for a candidate to head their state ticket or settle for a johnny-come-lately to their ranks who has asserted he is a candidate for that partys nomination.

There can be no doubt that the situation is keenly disappointing to many Republicans throughout North Carolina. There can be no doubt that the series of announcements by highly rated potential candidates bowing out of rather than into the gubernatorial racehas all but crushed GOP hopes of making a serious bid this year for North Carolinas top executive post.

Culminating Years 01 Efforts At Crossing

Installation of flashing signals at the Norfolk-Southern railroad crossing on Elm Street culminates .several years effort by city officials to have this particular crossing properly marked.

The need has been evident, and on several occasions there have been near-tragedies at the cross-Jng between trains and automobiles. Elm Street has become one of the major cross-town traffic arteries for Greenville. The location of the railroad cro.ssing in the immediate vicinity of Rose High and Elmhurst elementary schools has sharply increased the pedestrian and automobile traffic at this particular spot. It has been evident that the old markings which identified the railroad crossing have been inadequate for years.

Installation of the new flashing signals to warn automobiles and pedestrians of approaching trains at this crossing is a major step toward preventing future accidents at this busy intersection. We commend the city officials whose persistence in this matter has finally secured proper marking for this railroad cro.ssing.

One Shoe On

By ART BUCHWALD

Could Dance All Niah

There are two definite status symbols attached to the Johnson administration. One Is swimming with the President In the White House pool, if youre a man. and the other Is dancing with him. if youre a w'oman, at a White House reception. If our present day historians are correct, there is nothing the President likes to do more than to swim and dance and he doesnt like to do either alone.

In the past week we have been treated to first pers o n accounts of how It Is to dance with the President of the United States. There is hardly a female reporter in Washington who hasn't danced with

President Johnson, and If the President Is having trouble finding 50 women for high

places in government, he is having no trouble finding 50

women to foxtrot with.

Therefore we were as surprised as anyone to find a

young lady from one of the

leading American newspapers sobbing uncontrollably at the west gate of the White House the other morning.

We held her in our arms until she calmed down and then asked her what the trouble was.

Im a wallflower at the White House, she said.

Thats not true," we said. Everyone likes you."

The Other Foot

Other Editors Saying.,, Would Helo Cause

By JAMES MARLOW

WASHINGTON (AP) - When Americans stop being mad at Fidel Castro long enough to reflect about the shoe on the other foot. Red China comes to mind and it isn't pleasant.

Since the Red Chinese are not the mousy type, this country can be sure Its desire to eliminate Castro and communism from this hemisphere is matched by Red Chinas ardor to rid all Asia of Western influence.

The more so since this country has some history of doing unto others what It doesnt want others to do to the United States. The classic example was In mi.ssiles.

The Russian.s were Irritated to no end when the United States put missiles in their backyard, in Turkey and Italy. But when Russia put. missiles in Cuba the United States screamed and there was a crisis.

This was resolved when Ru.s-sia pulled Its missiles out of Cuba and this country took its missiles out of Turkey and Italy.

One of this countr>'s great embarra.ssments of the cen-try was to see communism not only get a football in its backyard, in Cuba, but survive and, more or less, flourish.

Castro is more than embar-ra.ssment. Hes a danger While he last.s he Is an Inspiration to other Latin American Communists to try to do likewise In their countries.

Be.sides. Cuba can be a training school for Red guerrillas and agents from all over Latin America. When they get their diplomas they can return to their own countries to practice their special kind of scholarship.

No wonder the United States

wants Castro out.

Meanwhile, the United States Is up to its neck in Southeast Asia, .in the Chinese Communists, backyard, trying to keep the people there pro-Western and anti - Communist or, if not antl-Communlst, at least neutral.

This is an insufferable for the Red Chinese as Castro is for the United States. So they can be expected to try to dominate their continent as soon as they feel ready, particularly since they seem to have an even fiercer Communist missionary zeal than the Russians.

But the two giants, the United States and Red China, are momentrarily frustrated in ambitions. As of now the United States clearly doesnt seem to know what to next about Castro.

A direct attack on his Island would risk some gruesome possibilities, like war with Russia. alienating the rest of Latin America, and losing trust, respet't and influence elsewhere

As for the Indirect method of attack - by Cuban exiles with American backing this country has painful recollections of what happened when It was tried This was President Kennedy's disastrous failure In 1961.

Right now in Southeast Asias South Viet Nam where this county has put over 15.000 troops and mor than $5 billion in aid the United States Is trying to prevent a takeover bv North Viet Nams Red guerrillas.

The Red Chinese, who have split with Russia and respect American nuclear weapons so long as they dont have any. so far have avoided direct participation In South Viet Nam (Continued on Page 6)

(The Raleigh Times)

There are all kinds of demonstrations. Some of them help their cause, and some of them hurt the cause they are designed to help. Efforts of the State administration to head off further acts of civil disobedience In racial demonstrations in Chapel Hill make good sense from all angles.

Prom the standpoint of those who want more justice for Negro citizens of North Carolina. and who want that justice as quickly as possible, anything which will end these acts of civil disobedience will help the cause of quicker Justice for all citizens of North Carolina. Demon.strations in behalf of that cause have a good and an honest effect in that they point up the conditions which should be changed and in that they do stir the consciences of people who may have wished that they could have avoided taking action they know Is needed. Such honest demonstrations, whether they be In the streets or on the TV. have helped stir North Carolina into moving sharply in directions of better opportunities for all her citizens.

Capus Waynick, Governor Sanford's chief racial adviser, reports that the state is pushing a prt^ram aimed at moving civil rights demonstrations off the streets. He plans a meeting with officials of CORE one of the militant civil rights groups which has been pushing the over - enthusiastic campaign In Chapel Hill. The meeting, news stories say, will be aimed at heading off further acts of civil disobedience and at promoting the Governors objective, In Waynick's of get

ting the Negro protest movement of the streets as much as possible." Waynick added: I dont think they are going to stop demonstrating in Chapel Hill, but I do think they are going to listen to their friends and stop the acts of civil di.sobedience.

Waynick told of a group of young Negroes who are discussing a new approach to the problem, involving a public education effort through TV and other media to explain reasons for demonstrations. Such a tactic, he believes, would receive help from local and state biracial leaders.

It would deserve help from all citizens who are interested in seeing that all citizens have the full chance to enjoy all the rights and privileges and opportunities to which their abilities, their behaviour, their citizenship entitles them. Giving such support Is not only the .smart thing to do. It Is the right thing to do.

General Waynick outlined state policy under Governor Sanford as aiming at removing the Injustice of unnecessary indignities suffered by Negroes, at lifting them from hovel housing" and at providing them more job opportunities. That policy Is worthy of support by every citizen of North Carolina, and such support should be forthcoming.

General Waynick has been on the sidellne.s mc^t of the time in recent weeks following a heart attack. He has been convallscing well, and now .seems to be about ready to begin again his vigorous and Intelligent handling of human relations matters in North Carolina. His retuni to the area of action Is welcome indeed.

No. no, no, she sobbed. "It Is true. Ive been to two dinners and three receptions and the President hasnt asked me to dance once."

"You mustnt take it personally, we hold her. "The President cant dance with everyone."

"Yes, he can." she said, and he has. Thats why Im so unhappy.

Well. we said, trying to cheer her up, "when you get right down to It, it Isnt very important. Is it?"

That's what you think. Ive gotten an exclusive interv 1 e w with Bobby Baker, I broke the story .on Panama, I was the first one who wrote about the water being shut off at Guantanamo Bay. and all my editor keeps asking me is, When are you going to dance with President Johnson?

You are In troul)Ie. Tell me, have you consulted Arthur Murray?

Yes. I signed up for a lifetime course, but he said all he could do was to teach me how to dance. He couldn't guarantee that the President would dance with me.

Well, at least hes honest, we said. "Couldnt you pretend you danced with President Johnson?

She shook her head. "T h e other female reporters keep track. I know one reporter vhom hes danced with twice, and she has half the circulation my paper does."

"Then he doesnt select his partners according to circulation?

"It doesnt look that way. Its done on pure favoritism."

Perhaps you could ask the President to dance?" we suggested.

"The Secret aservlce wont let me, she said, starting to bawl again.

Just then a White House policeman came up and said, All right, move along. No crying in front of the White House."

You dont understand, officer. This poor lady is crying because President Johnson hasnt danced with her."

Thats funny." he said with surprise. He just danced with my wife the other night."

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"Safety must be a paramount consideriation in any activity But absolute safety is a manifest impossibility. Indeed, it would rarely be even desirablefor the price paid would be a deadly inertia, at the expense of progress, new . horizons and achievement. Industial News Review.

Who Fares Worst?

By GEORGE HAGEDORN

Inflation redistributes the na^ tional wealth In som* peculiar and unforseen ways.

Those who warn against th lnflatf(>n|U7 effects of government deficits are sometimes regarded as merely trying to protect positlwis of entrenched wealth. But a new study of the effects of inflation since 1949 shows that, by and large. It is the less prosperous groups who suffer most from the wealth < tran^errlng effects of inflation. The betr teroff groups are not affected as severly, and stsnetimes even gain thnxigh inflation.

The new study is an exami-nati(xi of the national balance sheet of the United States, and Is published under the sponsorship of the Natlcmal Bureau publications. It is a thorough, detailed, and completely unbiased analysis of its subject matter.

The process of Inflation does not create any real wealth or does it, directly, destroy any real wealth. What it does is transfer wealth from one group of holders to another. The direction of such transfers, as revealed in this study, contains some surprises.

' The way an individual family is affected by Inflation depends on a number of factors: its debtor or creditor position, its status as a home owner or renter, its ownership of stocks, etc.

The chief beneficiary of the rising price trend during the past 15 years has been the federal government. It has gained in net worth because its liabilities, in the form of public debt, are in effect reduced by inflation.

But this gain to the federal government had to come out of somebodys pockets. It turns out that It came mainly out of the pockets of lower - Income families who rent their living quarters especially 'older people in this classification. TMs would include a large number of the less - prosperous urban families who are the cause of so much concern by advocates of welfare programs.

Persons owning mortgaged homes tend to gain on balance from inflation. Inflatloo reduces the real burden of their mortgage debt.

Upper - income families, whether they own or rent their homes, are as a class protected from the transfers of wealth Involved In inflation. Typically such families own corporate stocks and a rising trend in prices exerts an upward leverage on the value of their holdings.

These are of course broad generalizations to which there may be many Individual exceptions. But they make it clear that in a war on poverty a holding action against inflation must be an important objective.

'i^ublic

rorum

To The Editor;.

How could one dare deride, criticize or explain the writings of an English Professor of whom a colleague Professor George A. Cook thus writes;

Has not Professor Adams been well educated?

Ha.s he not traveled widely and seen many buildings?

Has he not studied art and acquainted himself with the best in taste and design?

Any person who is as well educated, as widely traveled and as well acquainted with a high standard of taste as Professor Adams is. DESERVES TO HAVE HIS OPINION ON ALMOST ANY SUBJECT JUDICIOUSLY CONSIDERED.

Could such a man as described above have feet of clay; if not, should he n(A be placed upon a pedestal?

Yours truly R. L. Dudley

Strength For Today

Action May Spur Investigation

By L. DOI C.LAS.S

IDOLATRY

E. Stanley Jones in one of his books tells of a Hindu who once said. "I used to btlieve in idols. Now I don't believe in God at all. But I am coming around to believe that I myself am a god."

First he gave up his Idols, then he gave up his religion, then he put himself at the center of everjlhing.

This Is all true to form It follows the established pattem. Get GtKl out of your life and you get yourself and yoiu individual and selfish inlerests right at the center of everything.

Idolatry still nniiaiiis the greatc.st moral evil in the world. Prostrating onerelf before idols Is the most hideous sin one can commit, and of .such Idoi-atires the worst idol to which one can i>o\v is htmselt It is bad to put money at the c'n-ler of one's life It l*i worse to put pas.sion Hieie, But the worst thing is to put yomaaU

there. But I am coming around to believe, said the Hindu to E Stanley Jones, "that I myself am a god. How could he escape* such a conclusion. Every thought and impulse was leading him that way. There was a precipice, and he was hell - bent for It. He had the most dangerous of all illusions. He hinruseli was god.

There Is a statement in Luke 6; 11 w^hich runs; "But they were filled with madness... And the most insane man In all the world is the man who thinks that he himself Is a god H(' would proliabl.v become very angry if you accused him of harboring such ideas, but if he puts himself at the center of his life, if he relie.s wholly, or even primarily, upon himself, then God has been given second place. Ahd he might just as well bi* given a twenty - .second place

As you stand b<fore lifes prnhlems sav to ,\our.'5rlf "No I am not a god: I am just-a humble creature. ,

By EIJVIKR ROESSNKR Action by the national clothing dealers may speed investigations into dual distribution now being made by the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Ju.stice.

The National Association of Retail Clothiers and Furnishers, in convention in Los Angeles last week, denounced dual distribution and urged Congress to pass two bills by Congressman James R o o s e-velt (D., Calif.).

Dual distribution Is the practice of manufacturers clothiers to maintain their owm stores in competition with independent retailers.

SYSTEM DEFENDED The action of the association was not unanimous: some members are dual distributors and some independents are not opposed to the practice Among companies engaged In dual distribution arc Hart (Schaff-ner & Maix, Botany Industries. Clutrtt Peabody. Philip.s-V a n Heit.sen, the Hat Corporation of America and oiher.s.

Al au tarlier oiccting of the

association directors. John D. Gray, president of Hart Scaff-ner & Marx, declared he knew of no single Instance in which an independent had been hurt by dual distribution. "I can tell you one me! shouted Edward Beech Hauer, president of Roos - Atkins stores In San Francisco. He is suing a Botany subsidiary for $1.5 million. He charged that the subsidiary and some of iUs officers were buying stock in his company In an effort to obtain confidential information about It.

The dual distributors made these points;

They charge their owm stores the same prices they charge competitors: they benefit independents because they promote their own lines, arid that more of the 17.000 men's wear outlets in the country, dual distributors own onlv .300. j THE ('.ASE AGAINST

Indep<ndcnts replied:

The number of company-owned outlets is growing, that the situation threatens monopolistic and unfair practices.

and that dual distributors may eventually dominate the retail field. A resolution adopted declared that reported favoritism abuses practiced by some manufacturers. . .have historically proven injurious.

Dual distribution is a problem In other industries, including shoes, steel and glass.

Roosevelts bills would require public corporations engaged in dual distribution to make public separate accounting reports on each operation, and would amend the Robinson - Patman act by requiring dual distributors to prove they give no preferential treatment to their own outlets. TWO PROBES After inquiries by Roosevelts House Small Busin ess subcommittee, both the Justice Department and the PTC lauiiriied Investigation.', into the subject. It Is understood that the objectives of the in-ve.sti&aiioii,s are to deterrnme if riua!-distMbu(i<in prarttce.s aie unfair competition and. If so, whether present laws are suificrcnt U prevcm such cum-

petition.

While the objective U to supply the committee with firm information, If the Investigar tors come across % flagrant case In vioIatl(Hi of existing laws, they may Institute a crackdown. This would show the Roosevelt commltr tee and the Independent retailers that they are on the job.

Investigators, however, may turn up this fact: Manufacturers outlets must do more to maintain prices than Independents. When a manufacturers' outlet cuts prices, every competitor will have to follow. But independents can cut prices (under the counter where prices are fixed) to their own advantage.

Some years ago your reporter, a smart fellow who likes to go to headquarters, took his radio to the GE parts and supply outlet and was asked for $6.50 and two days for replacement parls. The littls fellow? around the comer ro-pakc4 U for $L