Wedj;)esday, April 77, 1964

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'. The Play's Still Running

From all the furor that has been raised over the the soundness of the proposal for such a hii^hway pr.oposal for an interstate highway stretching diag- strongly suggests its ultimately becoming a reality onally across northeastern North Carolina, one might fpr this part of North Carolina.

Ket the impre.^^sion that it is almost heresy to men- The dream of the Chesapeake Br'idge-Tunnel on any major highway except 17 as a connecting complex was kicked around for mane vears before link between this part of the state and the ^ortlk t actually got as far as the drawing boards. Even . . those who scoffed at the idea as being unsound, unv

^ 1 V fu 'f'ise, impossible, today recognize the immense value

aitciy toi eastern North Carolina., It needs to be of this new asset to traffic movement in the eastern improved in order that it may Randle pajt of the areas of Virginia and North Carolina, greater tlow of traffic that will come into this state - .. ...

from the Chesapeake Bridge-Tunnel complex. But foolish for aiiyoiie"to assert that just be-

certaiiily so far as major highways are concerned, highway 17 passes through a part of this

one major highway in Eastern North Carolina can no more meet the needs of this area of the state than

northeastern section of the state, there is no need for another major traffic artery in the entire section.

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one niijjor highway in the Piedmont could meet "Id he even more foolish for this section to en-

adeciuately the needs of that area of the state. 'Jl factional struggle pitting communities

The proposal that* an interstate highway be f those along U. S. 13 when

^established generally along ^the route of U. S. 13 combining forces for the betterment of the sec-that strikes diagonally across northeastern North ^ whole, northeastern North Carolina prbb-

Carolma is a long-range proposal. As is the case can see its hopes for both these major traffic

with other major highway projects, it will take a luliilled.

number of years and much effort by people of this ^

section of the state to see it through to fruition. But A New ToolFor ECC

No Gimmicks contributing Service

Establishment of an Institute for Research in Regional Development at East Carolina College provides an important new tool thro.ugh which the educational institution will be able to further its contribution to this area and its people.

Approved by the State Board of Higher Education last week, the new research institute will

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fords 1960 campaign manager devote its activities to a wide range of socio-eco-and later state party chiairman nomic problems in Eastern North Carolina. ''

Tor Convention

By WILLIAM A. SHIRES

INTEREST - Officials of the state's Democratic party huddled at a three hour breakfast following the annual Jefferson-Jackson Day dinner and decided no gknmicks are needed for the forthcoming state convention.

It is evident tlmt all the interest necessary and more will be generated by the various candidates in the May primaries.

The primaries this year fall only 10 days after the state convention and by convention time in Raleigh on May 20 the campaigns for governor, lieutenant governor and other top offices will be at white heat.

What else it needed, party officials asked, answering their ow'n question. The breakfast discussion was devoted to_me-chanics of the convention.

NOISY - Judging from the amount of cnntroiled whooping and banner waving and uncontrolled political activity at the Jefferson-Jackson affair, the D^ocrats state convent i o n promises to be the noisiest and probably one of the wildest in years.

Convention floor demonstrations for favorite candidates are a tradition at ihe biennial state conventions and this will be no exception.

Each campaign organization wlll be marshalling forces from now until May 20 to assure an impressive show of support. There may be some discussions about how to kep the demonstrations wthin limits.

PRECINCTS More importance than usual is being attache dto the more than 2,000 Democratic party precinct meetings scheduled across the state this weekend.

These meetingsoften poorly attended in the past are certain to reflect an intraparty struggle for power at the grassroots level.

This struggle has been developing all through the current state political campaign as each of the major candidates for governor has tried to build his organizational strength. Thus supporters of each of the candidates will be seeking to project their influence at the precinct level this Saturday and win chairmanships, delegate posts and other precinct offices.

IMPORTANCE - The importance of this is easily recognized. All three of the major candidates for governor began with relatively weak organizations of their owti insofar as Intraparty politics was concerned.

The head start of candidate L. Richardson Preyer is attributed generaly to the ground

work within tht atate paaiy structure which was laid by the Sanford organization and San-

Bert Bennet Jr. Bennet resigned as state chairman last September to give his active support to Preyer.

The Sanford-Bennet organization gained control of t h e party at the precinct level in its push that elected Terry Sanford to the governorship in 1960. It added to this strength in 1962. Thus, during virtually the entire term of Sanford as governor there has been close rapport and liaison between the organization and the leadership of the state party.

JOCKEYING It is apparent then that there will be spirited jockeying at many of the precinct meetings this weekend.

There will be efforts to transfer precinct control and leadership to the Preyer organization. There will be efforts by precinct supporters of Dan K. Moore and Beverly Lake to oust the formeF Sanford-Ben-nett prganizatiim leaders h I p and replace it with people to Moore or Lake.

Relative success of these ef-'-forts to some extent will be reflected at county cwivention and later at the state conven- -tion. The organizations of all three major candidates recognize the importance of the governor holding flnn control of the state party structure which has the precinct as its foundation. -

PLATFORM The platform committee of the State Democratic Executive Committee has reached agreement on b policy to be stated in the posed 1964 platform.

This was worked out during two meetings which totaled eight hours working time last weekend in Raleigh. Platform committee chairman Elton Aydlett said the committee hopes to finish the first draft of the proposed platform in the next week or 10 days and be able to distribute copies before county conventions.

NETWORK State Democratic headquarters in Raleigh has been asked to install a teletype circuit which will connect with national party headquarters in Washington, the national convention site at Atlantic City and with state party headquarters in most o t h e r states. The proposal is being considered. Cost of hooking onto the teletype network would be about $100 a month.

The network would carry daily bulletina (wi party activities and general party information in addition to message traffice.

Through information developed by the research program Eastern North Carolina as a whole and its communities and counties individually should find much valuable information that will enable them to cope with many probles that are faced in this section Rv AT.VTM TAVTOl? of the state. Through information which is develop- i/lxi-iUlV

ed, the area shold find a tremendous new asset that AT i 7^ 1 * f f 7T ' r

will help with long-range planning and development \^"OQ I I"" A IT-

of the region as a whole. -L^NVs^Lv^O JL -L i v_y 1 JL\ U.1

Although the scope of the activities of the new institute will be confined to the Coastal Plain sec- Hardee was driv-

tion of North Carolma, it open., an important new

door not only for the area, but for the college as which could only mean a tire well. For the most part in the past, research insti- punctured.

tutes of this nation have been associated onlv' with

divisions of the consolidated university or with the to do. Hardly haT th^veWck larger private institutions of higher education in rolled to a halt before a coti-North Carolina. It is significant, not only for the ^^rtible pulled up behind, it area but for the college as well, that the State Board fraternity

of Higher Education has now^ officially recognized They piled out. the fact that East Carolina has the potential to offer Have a flat tire? one ask-valuable service in the field of research projects. ^Ves Mar t d

As Eastern Norfh Carolina moves forward in i)bn*t wbrr^^Kwt a thing, its total development effort, it will become increas- reply. The boys jack-

ingly important that those efforts are based on sound in nothing flat

planning vvhich includes intensive research. The tire came^ti'a^'the^Sie presence of the new research institute in connec- installed, tion with' East Carolina College provides the sec- Think nothing of it. the

tion with a facility which can supply much of the S'amXrTherU'L.k' information that will be needed. The boys piled back in the con-

vertible and roared off.

gear and rush off to the box only to find it is someones idea of a prank,

ConscquenUy firemen dream of catching a culprit in the act of turning in a false alarm.

We saw Roy Hardee when w e followed the trucks to a false alarm last week. He recall-

outside the city limits wi the Farmville highway.

Getting the lawn in shape for a new" house is always a tremendous job. so Stuart struck up a deal for a bulldozer to do the job.

The tag ccMistruction ma-clilne arrived on the scene the

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Nothing causes the volunteer or regular fireman more unhappiness than the false alarm. It means the firemen must jump into their fire fighting

small boy actually pulling the alarm, Roy said. I jumped out of the ear and caught him as was runntag Dont you

know you're not supposed to turn in false alarms. I said."

Fire down there! Fire down there! the youngsters blurted out.

Roy looked in the way the boy was pointing and sure enough there fire.

Roy told the youngster that he was supposed to stay at the box to direct fire trucks to the blaze.

was nothing for this machine.

But suddenly there was a c-r-u-n-c-h and the bulldozer tilted over. Seem it id fallen through the lop of Stuarts septic Unk.

Our Illustrious colleague and phoUrapher of no small fame, Stuart Savage has recently moved into a new home just

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By JAMES MARLOW

WASHINGTON (AP) - Almost 19 years of cold war secrecy, and all that means in skepticism about Communist.s, has had a freezing effect on-the American mhid. *

The reaction to a Communist move, even when it sounds peaceful, is almost predictable.

Suspicions of the Soviet Union popped up immediately in Congress Monday after President Johnson announced to an AP lunchetMi in New York and Premier Khrushchev disclosed in Moscow they were cutting production of material for nuclear weapons.

The suspicions went like this: How do we know Khrushchev will keep his word? Will he let us into Russia to check to make sure? We need proof. In short, is he up to tricks?

But all this overlooks t h e point: In this case it doesnt matter whether hes play i n g tricks or not. Johnson said this country has more material for W'eapons than it needs.

Therefore, continuing to produce it without needing it is wasting money. Johnson put it this way: We must not operate a WPA nuclear project just to provide employment when our needs have been met.

The Soviets have the same problem of overproduction of nuclear weapon material as do th British, blit Khrushchev in his account tried to pitch his decision on a lofty plane. He said the cutback was an opportunity or improving mutual understanding, The British were to announce a cutback today.

Either Johnson Is right or wrong in his decision. If he is wrong, he may be jeoiNUdiz-ing the country. But it must be assumed he would not have made his decision without the advice of his military and atomic experts.

So, if hes right, it can make no difference what Khrushchev does about cutting back. If the Russians have more material than they need but keep on producing it, then theyre wasting money.

Another question was raised: Is this a step toward disarm-ment? Johnson anticipated such a question before making his announcement, and answ^ered it as follows:

ThLs is not disarmament. This is not a declaration of peace. But it is a hopeful sign and It is a step forward which we welcome and which we can take in hope that the world may yet, one day, live without fear of war.

In the case of disarmament the consistent American posititm has been that inspection would be needed, and it is easy to see why it would be needed in that ca.se but not in Johnson's cutback decision of Mcmday.

For the reasons explained there didnt have to be a deal.

But that probably wont stop suspicions about the whole business although it would be hard to explain why this count r y should produce what it did not need, no matter what the Russians did.

Its possible that moves like this one by both countries may lead to better understanding, but thats for extra.

Other Editors Saying

reech Served Us Wei.

And a local banker tells us he was talking to a friend about her vaiuable papers. She kept them stashed away tn a box.

You ought to find a safer place than that. our banker admonished.

A few days later he saw her again.

I look your advice and put my papers in a safer place, she said.

Oh. where? asked the banker.

Well. I had a waushing machine I wasnt using so I stored them in It.

(SnUtkfield Herald)

Many Smithfieldians shaie the feeling of the directors of the Smithfield Chamber of Commerce, who accepted Harold Creechs resignation as Chamber manager with relucir anee.

Smithfield always is reluctant to lose a good citizen, and Harold Creech has met all tests of a good citizen.

When he came to this community almost eight years ago, he was employed to be a professional promoter of the communitys welfare, especially in the ecwiomic realm. He fulfilled the requirements of the Chamber of Commerce in a manner that brought him distinction as an outstand i n g Chamber executive who could get things done. Smithfieldians are proud of Harold Creech, Chamber manager. But we are prouder of Harold Creech the man, fo Harold Creech the man has gwie far geyond the call of duty in his loyalty to Smithfield. His heart has been in his work. His devotion to Smithfield and our people acquire deep roots. If he made any errors along the way like all the rest of us do, they were errors of the head, never of the heart.

He came to Smithfield at a difficult time in our economic history. The exodus from sur

rounding farms was alarming. We were in the early stage of an era of industrial development. Need for revitalizing the community, eronomically and in trther ways, was urgent. Manager Creech brought to his job here limitless energy, a great deal of Irnagination, and abundant enthusiasm for doing qualities have rubbed off on many of our people as Harold Creech has led us through a period of spectacular attention throughout North Carolina and in other states.

And we should not overlook the contributions he has made to Johnston County. He h a s done notable work in fostering better relations between Smilh-field and the other communities of the county, both towm and rural. Many of the p r o-jects sponsored by the Smithfield Chamber of Commerce under his guidance have been projects designed to promote the welfare of all Johns t o n County.

Greenville will get a strong man to lead Ita Chamber of Commerce and Merchants Association. Smitheld gives up a strong man reluctantly consoled by the knowledge that Harold Creech laid some solid foundations on which we can continue to build a better Smithfield.

And. oh yes. this was the *day we planned to propose a four-lane limited access boulevard running smack from the east to the w-est side of Greenville.

But since Sen. Humbers Eastern Diagonal proposal raised such a fuss, we think we will shelve our little plan for a few w-ceks. Maybe things will have cooled down a little by then.

Opinions !n Brief

Scientists now explain that kissing IS simple chemistry. A craving for salt started it. The cave man discovered that he could cool off in the summer by licking his neighbor's cheek. He then discovered that it was more fun If the neighbor was of the opposite sex. Then everybody forgot about the salt. Memphis Press-Scimitar.

At certain critical points, everybody In the Bobby Baker inquiry seems to have a tendency to slam doors, lose his curiosity, or say all he is going to say on the subject." Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser.

Carson Victory

By JOH.\ CHAMBERLAIN

Copyright, 1964. King Features

Syndicate, Inc -

Rachel Carson, the nun of nature whow beautifully written attack on the indiscriminate use of pesticides, Silent Spring. brought her into conflict with farmers and the chemical Industry a couple of years ago, died of cancer ju.st as the evidence was growing that she was winning her crusade.

Even as she lay dying a Senate Committee headed by Abe Ribicoff of Connecticut was busy conducting hearings on the widespread decimation through poison of the fish population of the low"er Missis.slp-pi River. The Senators' were impressed by the evidence that endrin, , DDT and dieldrin. sprays that have been widely used on crop lands throughout the Mississippi basin, have been accumulating in the tissues of fish and other wild life to the point where they can suddenly become lethal. While the Public Health Service. which has questioned the use of endrin. has made no absolute statement that the sprays pose an immediate health hazard for human beings, the Senators were left with the implication that what can kill a fish might also kiU a man.

In Britain, even before Miss Carson died, the use of dieldrin and Aldrin bad been banned. Britishcra.' with a smaller and tighter land area and more concentrated- pcgjulations to protect, have been more concerned than Americans over Miss Carson's warnings that sprays could build up in human tissues as well as in the vital organs of animals. Brit-Ishera, incidentally, have also been more skeptical than Americans about the possible longterm side effects of putting fluorides in the public water supply.

The hopeful thing about Miss Carsons crusade is that plain common sense will not have to wait upon government ac-liwi to clinch the point with chemical manufacturers that different ty^pes of spravs must be developed. Fortunately German ctwmisti have succeeded in sy'nthesizing pbof;phate compounds that will kill insects immediately w Wiout huning people and w-lihout p(^g residual problem-s that are menacing to fish and birds. These phosphate compounds, according to agricultural station sci-eniisi. have a toxic potency that !asts only from two hours to two days, and thus will not build up in the soil to become a long - term danger to life that depends on farm crops or on water"that seeps from gardens and corn fields into re-serv'oirs and river systems.

The development of insect-killing but otiwrwlse safe syn-thet^ phosphate compcxmds

German chemists is perhaps the only worthwhile byproduct of Adolf Hitlers big war gas experiments. The Bayer Company, famous for Us aspirin, undertook to test war rases for the German military machine by tn-ing them out on insects. Neither side dared to use gas as a weapon on the battlefield, but the experimentation in Germany led to the phosphate compounds. Some of these have been imported into the U. S., and some are even being made here. The Chcmagro Corporaon of Kan-sas City, head^ by Bayer I^o-pie who took over a chemical division of the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company, is producing sprays which the agricultural experiment stations cautiously welcome.

Meanwhile, the agricultural station scientists have steadily increased hopes that somehing may come of the idea of fighting crop . devouring inse<^ life by spreading infectious diseases among caterpiUars, They think that significant developments on UUs bacteriological front may be Just a couple of years away.

All of this activity must have pleased Miss Carson no end.

If anything could have reconciled her to the knowledge that her own days were numbered, it would have been the certainty that her wanUnga had been accepted by people in a position to act effectively upon them. The eulogy of Miss Car-(Continued on Page I)

Pros And Cons Of World's Fair

Strength For Today

By EARL L. DOUGLASS INFORMATION AND WISDOM It needs to* be emphasized over and over again that In-formation ind wisdom are not the same thing. Or to put it another way. intellect Is one thing and intelligence Is another. Intellect means the acquiring or possession of facts. Intelligence involves the use of these facts.

An English king was called the wisest fool in Christendom. He prided himself on his knowledge of Latin, philo. sophy and history, yet he almost never made a practical decLsion that was not unlK-llevably stupid. Once in a while as we watch television we encounter speakers w h o give us the Impre.sslon that they have both intellect and intelligence. They pos.se.ss an abundance of facts and at the same time have the gifts, of

using these facts in a way that will better them and everybody else.

Most of us have had teachers who knew their subject well but did not know how to teach it. Some people today are wringing their hands in

By ELMER ROESSNER

The New York Worlds Fair will be a breathless delight to some, a dull disappointment to others.

To those of us who have a bit of carney in our system, it will be a ball of color, sound, imagination and fun. For the more serious-minded businessman it will be, partially at least, a disappointment.

agony over the fact that the3T'^Lets look at pros and cons.

tr FPRO:

cant get their writing accepted by editors or publishers. They know that what they write is good and o it is from the standpoint of content. But it is not good from the standpoint of public appeal. Such writers have intellect but not intelligence. What they write Is completely accurate but lacking, in appeal.

We can correctall such fail-higs if we catch them in time I and go about quietly to correct the situation. Thank God earnestly if you have some gift; then a.sk Him to give you the capacity to use this gift profitably.

The fair will be an unforgettable experience, developing memories to last a lifetime. CON: It is just another trade show and everything will be topped in a few years.

CON: The fair wUl be only 80 per cent completed by tomorrow. PRO: So what? The world ILvlf is only 1 per cent completed. And why go tomorrow? By Slimmer It will be better.

COMFORTABLE ENOUGH

CON: But New York Is stinking hot In summer. PRO: There Is plenty of breeze area around the exhibits and most are air-cooled inside. Thert

are even air-cooled compartments you can rent for a nap.

PRO: The fair is a wonderful educational show for kids. CON: Thats one of the troubles with it: it was designed for kiddies, not businessmen who want to close deals.

CON: There will be traffic jams; taxis are threatening to refuse to take people without fat tips in advance: park i n g spaces may be full. PRO: Sure therell be jams, because the fair will be a success. But the subways, for 15 cenls. and the Long Island Railr(d, for 50 cents, will get people to the fair fast.

PRO: Ther* will be fine international exhibits. CON: There will be only 36 foreign pavilions out of more than Ifk) foreign nations in the world, and eight of these will charge for shows. And 11 other foreign pavUloni will be only come-ons for re.staurants. Britain, Cg.nada. Spain, Russia and many other interost i n g countries will be missing. COSTLY, TO BE SURE

CON: The $2 admission charge is outrageous. PRO; Who pays $2? There are millions of cut-price pic k e t s

around.

PRO: More than 100 different cuisines will be available at the fair. CON, And at what prices! Most meals will be expensive, about double what youll pay in the old home town for the same fare.

CON: Seeing the fair alone will be expensive. One estimate is that it will cost an adult $60 to see everythhig, a child, $35. While many pavilions are free, admlhaion is charged for inside shows. PRO: There will be 155 attractions, of which only 32 are charged for. Theres a wealth of exhibits to be seen for nothing but the admis.sion, which need be only $1.35,

PRO: There are business opportunities. fun, shows and excitement In New York City, too, CON: Shows, hotel rooms and excitement will be available only at prices marked up for suckers.

CON: Alcoholic drinJu will \

be expensive at the fair, ranging from II to $1.50. PRO: Dont drink, the fair itself can be your escape from boredom.

Those are both sides on some key points. Tomorrow: some doa and don't about the fair and New York City.

SHORT A SIGNIFICANT BUSINESS NEWS ITEMS

A survey of more than 800 companies by Prentice - Hall indicates that pay ratea for w"omen will be greatly revised when the Equal Pay L w goes into effect in June. Most, revtions will be upward. . . More autos were stolen in the first thre# months of thla.year than in any previous quarter hi history. . .Mortgage delinquencies and foreclosure* have risen to a point where many lenders are alarmed. . .Grape-* fruit, once almost unknown in Western Europe, Is growing in popularity and the U.S. ahare of the market has quadrupled In tea years.