Friday, May 1, 1964

Leave Our Ghosts For The Future

4 U pastime of ifcnerations of young.sters to cover them up.

wiUh-huntfng was popular in the nations capital, After all, most of North Carolinas ghosts have

particularly among the investigators in Congress. been around for a long time, some of them for well Now, It seems, the pasttime of ghost-hunting, is over a century. So far as we know theyve never

North ^Carolina, ;r really botitered aiiyoiTe. TheyV Wovf^

18 hardly a section of the state that hours ofadventure for thousands upon thcrusands of doesnt have its favorite ghosts. They are all wrap- youngsters who have sought them out on dark

ped up 111 charming legends that have been passed evenings. -------

from one generation to the next and newer cease The next generation would be missing someth-

to widen the eyes or stimulate the imagination of ing if they grew up without having the opportunity , the young.^ers. v . . to seek out at least one ghost that hasn't been erased

oomehow we find it a little disturbing for sclent- by the advance of science, ists to go nosing around disturbing our pet ghosts

To Win A Horse ?ace-

- FIRST, VDUVE GOT TO HN/E ft HORSE!

here in North Carolina. Just think of what legends will be lost to the next generation if the parap.sy-chologist from New York chases aw'ay the ghost of the railroad man Vho swings the lights along the tracl^s At Maco near Wilmington. Baldwins ghosl has been swinging those lights now almost ever since the railroad worker was killed 97 yearlTagb. if Baldwins ghost and hia swinging lights are

You May Put It Off, Then Never Register

For those Pitt Countians who are not registered for the May 30 primary, there will be no better time to attend to the chore than tomorrow.

The registration books will be open at the 25

chased away the same thing might happen to the

ghost whose horse.leaves prints nightly in nearby ----.wm ut: upen m ine co

Beaufort County in spite of the efforts of several precinct polling places throughout the county

M. from 9 a.m. until sunset tomorrow. The registration

1 period extends through May 16, but if the job of

l\yL Iti 1 wi Retting ones name on the books is put off until the

final day, it may be neglected altogether.

D There are many residents of Pitt whose names

T'T T"Y^ T'T T registration books. These, of course,

JL i. 11 1 ivj.i y ^oChe eligible to vote in the forthcoming election

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By WILLIAM A. SHIRES

CAMPAIGN - The campaign for governor which had lU beginnings long ago last September is moving into the final moetb before the May 30 primary balloting when the people get their chance to apeak.

Both the Democrats and Republicans will vote that day, the last Saturday In May, for nominees who even then may not be chosen fnmn among the survivors until four weeks later. June 27.

But the arrival ot May Is something of a milestone in the Democratic primary campaign which already has been one of the longest, most weary! n g and costliest political campaigns over waged in North Carolina.

It marks the beginning of a final big push by the organizations of the three major primary candidates. L. Richardson Preyer, Dan K. Moore and Dr, I. Beverly Lake. Whether the fortune of any one or all of the candidates rises or falls may now depend on what happens In May.

TATION ^Moving-into

May, the situation among the big three Democratic candidates Preyer, Moore and Lake is this:

Each candidate Is glrdi n g himself, his organization, supporters and resources for a final major effort not merely for the month of May but h()e-fuUy for eight more weeks Instead of just four.

It appears equally as important to remain in contentlwi' on May 30 as to lead in the first primary, since there appears lltUe possibility that any candidate can post a clear first primary victory.

Right now. only one thing is sure and that is one of the three major candidates will fall out of the race on May 30. The man who finishes third among the three is out.

Thus the real race on May 10 may be the contest for second place,

PREYER Supporters of Richardson Preyer continue to be confident in the belief that Preyer will lead the first primary balloting and have sufficient strength to go on to win In a run-<rff over either Moore or Lake.

This belief is based both on Preyers personal following and support and wi organizational strength.

It has been bolstered by the Greensboro candidate, a relative newcomer to the political trail, having proved himself as a capable, adept and personable campaigner since he became a candidate last September.

Preyer. as a practical matter. Inherited the highly-efflcl e n t Sanford-Bennett political organ-

Izatiwi as a center of hLs sup port. But Preyer strategists believe he ha.s added to and reinforced this.

REASONS -'The Preyer organization confidence Is based on several things. One is the belief that Preyer has succeeded in projecting his personality, program and group of problems to the people, that he has offered a strong, positive pri^ram and that his campaign has scored .several major "break through-s.

One of these, the Preyer forces feel, Is Preyer's stand for a new $.300 million highway bqnd issue. Another is the prp posal for lobby law reforms which Preyer advanced when he labeUed Moore as a candidate backed by "lobbyists and special Intere.sts."

Still another campaign breakthrough" cited by the Preyer camp wa.s achieved In his firm stand for increasing the state minimum wage to $1 an hour.

FACTORS The Preyer campaign has had some ups and dowms, but political observers agree it has remained on

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unless they do regmtor. Many of them have moved into Pitt from other counties or other states in the past two years. Others have moved from one precinct to another within the county and have not registered in the precinitiin which they now live. And there are also young |mnptr^5\have reached ing age since 1962 or will celebrate their 21st bi day before the date of the ge Novmber.

Citizens recognize the import\ncp^of the privilge and responsibility of participSting in the election of public officials. With this privilege of Rv TTAT Pf^VT IT citizenship likewi.se goes the individual responsi- J:>UiLJ

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to politically im^Srtant issues.

It has stressro certain factors such as education and continuing a "sane, sensible" ai>-proach to racial problems in the state,

A favorite phrase by Preyer on the campaign trail has been "Im willing to risk this election on a firm belief that the people of this state want to keep North Carolina grow'lng."

A few other tangible factors figure in the Preyer campaign picture too.

One Is Preyers performance In physical stamina. In meeting and shaking hands with many thousands of voters since he began full-scale campaigning last Pall. Another has been ~

By JAME.S MARLOW

WASHINGTON lAP) One of the healthiest recent signs that the cold w ar has dimish-ed a. bit Ls the dollar sign.

Bu^essmen here and else-"wTiefe s7i6w~a MevTbpTig"''d?-sire for a buck, even if It

to .show more Independence of Moscow\

But he wants a tight boycott which American allies are Ignoring in dealing with Fidel Castros Cuba.

~Por this

NEW YORK (AP) Isnt It about time we had a Be Kind to Fat People Day In this country.

In Ma, Ameriycans will celebrate the golden anniversary of national Be Kind to Animals Week.

Animals have done much to lighten and brighten and entertain the human journey. But so have fat people.

Yet one group is appreciated

and the other group Is not.

Laws protect animals. No legislation exists to protect fat people. You can tease, abuse and torment fat people mercilessly, and a policeman will simply look the other eay or join in the laughter.

This is because animals have better public relations. They have a powerful lobby working for them in Washington. The fat man has no such lobbz.

means trading with Commun Ists.

It showed up Wednesday at the annual meeting of the . S. Chamber of Commerce, one of the most non-pro-Commun i s t organizations in the country.

About 90 per cent of the businessmen there voted for increased trade in nostrateg 1 c goods with Russia and her European satellites.

Some even wanted trade with three countries totally embargoed by this government: Red China, North Korea. North Viet Nam. There was no vote on this.

Why this surge, and It has

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wife, Emily Preyer, on the campaign trail.

PUSH - WhUe confident, the Preyer forces are cautiou.s and seek to guard against overconfidence. They are doubtful that anyone can win in the first primary, although they feel that Preyer will lead.

A second primary Ls a definite pat of the Preyer campaigning strategy and a target of the final May push, just as It is in the Moore and Lake camps,!

A puzzle in all three camps, meanwhile, Is the effect of the candidacies of three other men R. L. Stansbury, Bozo Bur-' Icson and Kidd Brewer , on the division of the first primary vote totals. There Is question about how much \'ote these candidates will poll, and assuming there will be a second primary, who might receive the vote of the also-rans on June 27.

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Communist word? Speakers explained In dollars and cents:

If American businessmen are prevented from selling to the Reds, the trade will go to businessmen In other Western countries which have fewer restrictions.

The British, just as anxious for the money, give their motivation a little more philosphi-cal twist:

"A fat Communist is a little less belligerent that alean one

ExfK)rts to CommunLst countries now by Western Europe and Japan are running at

about $.3 billion a year.

West Gennany leads the IL^

with Britain and France next

but 'mostly because of exports to Communist East Germany. The United States Is at the bottom of the list.

Most of the Allies, trade with the Red nations has been in

machinery and other nostrate-gic goods.

But there has long been a fecllng-in this country that .selling anything to Comm.un ists .simply strengthens communism.

A clas.slc example was the fight in Congress it finally lost ~ against selling even wheat to Russia.

Secretary of State Dean Rusk ran head-on into this attitude last month in telling Congress there should be more flexibility in trade with the Reds.

He takes this line -r and its the Johnson adminlstrat i 0 n line that the United States . Davenport .should pick and choose be- Democrat, tween Communi.sts nations on trade

This is the reasoning: That trade with certain Communist

eaaofl' nrxmsorasFT The tougher the ec o n o m 1 c squeeze on Castro, the less successful communism in Cuba will be and the more he will have to depend on Moscow which Is helping to ball him out at a cost to Russia of about $1 million a day.

This reasoning gets a little puzzling, since Rusk wants to make some Red countries less dependent on Moscow but Cuba more so.

But the businessmen at the meeting Wednesday, while wanting more trade with the Reds, voted against giving them long-term credits.

If there are no long-term American credits this in the end may put American businessmen behind the eight ball anyway in dealing with the Communists.

For Instance, the British are considering long-term credits. So the Russians, being businessmen. too. will naturaily shop where its to their advantage.

At the same time Secretai v of Commerce Luther Hodges has said he thinks this country is "moving toward a more normal trade relationship" with Russia and her European .satellites.

So, while there have been arguments among the Allies on such things as credit tenns and what to sell, the main point is; The growing desire among businessmen on both sides of the ocean to make money from the Communists.

If long-term credits become the custom, even though theyre guaranteed by the individual Western governments to their businesvsmen. It will be a pretty good sign those same govern-mcntvS don't expect war while the credits last.

Other Cdi leis

North Carolina Leads

Amateur psychol(^lsts tell the fat man his avoirdupois is a sign of emotional Insecurity. Pretty girls pay his tumm.y but prefer to marry some reed-shpaed male ofaf because Iw* is more agile on a dance floor, or fits better into a tiny sports car.

Corporations hesitate to give the fat man executive promotion because be is held to be a poor health risk. Under this theory Benjamin Franklin, man who never counted his iialflrles but lived well Into his

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(Sault Ste. Marie,

Mich., News)

"Dont have Uncle Sam do It. Turn it over to the states." This often heard cry generally ignores the fact that t o o many states lack initiative and money for new undertakings.

One exception has just come to -light. North Carolina has anticipated the federal government in an attack on poverty. A 14-million-dollar appropriation for this purpose was authorizeti last fall. Local communities are cooperating with the Ford Foundation and others.

The plan Is to choose 10 communities, by mid - April. a.s sites for worthwhile projects. There will be pre-school teaching centers to off.set bad home environments, job training and remedial education centers, adult education courses. and budget guidance f 0 r low - income families. The local communities will operate interracial projects, and as.sume part of the cost.

North Carolinas example has been carefully studied for the administrations war against pov'erty, and has provided valuable guidance. It shows what states can do when they are not chained to obsolete apportionments and foims of government. If the .states were not so inactive. Uncle Sam would not have to do so much.

Opinions

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HOW INDEPENDENT?

(Christian Science Monitor)

'Two moves reported from Paris at the weekend help to define the Gaullist concept of French "independence within an allied Western world. One concerns further limitations on FYench forces in the NATO command. The other states more clearly the Gaullist re

gime's attitude toward the United States and Cuba,

Of immediate Interest to the alliance are reports that France D is changing plans the West Germans thought had been agreed upon for placing French divisons on the Czech border, and (2) is intending to omit replacements of naval officers assigned to NATO headquarters.

Of direct interest to Washington is a French statement that de Gaulle would again back the United States in an ultimate showdown over Cuba, as he did at the time of the Soviet missile challenge, but does not agree with American trade policies toward the island.

These French attitudes can be squared with de Gaulles recognition of Communist China and aims for neutralization of Vietnam. They can also be fitted into a French view which sees the Soviet Union as t h e most dangerous of the two CommunLst threats to Europe, the Russian and the Chinese.

On matters of war or peace, the France of de Gaulle, as the France before h i m, stands firmly with its allies. On matters of lesser proportion It reserves the right to disagree, and evcfl oppose with all possible effect, certain policies of its allies.

So the situation could be better^ But it could be worse. As otlier nations policies evolve, including those of the United States, they may be found approaching de Gaulle's at some points. So his own supporters believe. I would be reassuring to his allies to hear that de Gaulles view's are would be reassuring to his allies to hear that de Gaulles subject to evolution, too. Actually they are, as Algeria showed. But so slowly.

80s, would have spent his life as an underpaid code clerk in the U. S. State Department.

Throughout history, the fat man has served as a sumbol of jollity, plenty and dignity, a symbol of makinds victory over one of its arch enemies hunger.

Would any of us, child or adult, love Santa CHause any better if he went on a diet and wound up with a figure like that of Caiy Grant?

The fat man is usually good-natured and rarely picks a quaiTel because he needs his energy for more useful purpav es. On the other hand he Wont run away from a fight. He cant. At best he only waddles away.

In the consumer economy upon which American civliza-tion must thrive or die, the fat man Ls our foremost patriot. It takes more cloth to make him a suit, more leather to make his shoes, more polish to keep those shoes shined.

What is true of the fat man is equally true of the fat lady. She is a great natural resource, too.

What is the best way you can show how much you appreciate a fat person?

Why not take one to lunch, a seven-course lunch: When you pick up the check, you may not feel better, but he will. And thats the general Idea.

By JOHN CHAMBERIJUN C<H>yright. 1964, King Features Syndicate, Inc.

When Barry Goldwater looked into the faces of an enthusiastic welcoming thnmg on the State Capitol grounds in Hartford, Conn., the other day, he must have had mixed feelings. The crowd w'aa vociferously for him ~ but the placards read "Uconn Con-^rvatlves for Goldwater" and "TrlrUty Students for Xloldwa-ter," and stHne^irf those who were holding the signs aloft could not have been dd enough to vote next November. Meanwhile, West Hartford. a suburb favored by the successful (and therefore the middle-aged), had just gone for Henry Cabot Lodge in a preference vote.

However, If ntrt. .all of Barry Goldwaters loyal legions will be In a position next autumn to help him in the vot-* ing booths, younger conservatives are most definitely moving on the scene in Republican politics. I have Just got the word that Brent Bozell, a young man of great Intelligence and amsiderable legal, literary and oratorical attainments, has jumped Into the campaign for the Republican CongressiMial nomination In the Sixth District of M a r y-land. Mr. Bozell is fighting to wrest a House of Representatives seat from Charles Mathias, a Republican whose record of voting with the Dem-~ ocrats Is wily exceeded by that of Congressmen John Lindsay and Seymour Halpem. The Leftist ADA gives Mathias a~ 75 per cent rating, which is three points higher than its rating for the Democratic Congressmen as a whole. Mathias has been endorsed by Nelson Rockefeller for the lib e r a 1 Republicans and by COPE for labor.

Like others of his young generation. Brent Bozell Ls for a more discriminating polarization of the parties. He has been called an extremist by Mr. Mathias, but from long-time professional assoclat 1 0 n with Mr. Bozell in magazine work I know that he Is far ' less "extreme" on the Right than Mr. Mathias Ls extrpmp

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"Why is it tliat people who have cough.s go to concerts and theaters instead of to doctors Cherryvale (Kansas) Republican.

"Its been said that Khrushchevs greatest problem is that he gets up on the wrong side of the world every morning."Rockmart (Ga.) Journal.

on-the Left.

, If you want to call It an extremity, Mr. Bozell is currently pushing the fight for a constitutional amendment to permit the public schools to restore voluntary prayer to its old position In the dally round. Mathias, on the other hand. Is on the Congressional Committee that has bottled up the prayer amendment. He refused to sign a petition that w'ould have discharged the amendment for consideration on for floor of the House. The proponents of discharge now number 170. but 218 signatures are needed.

Brent Bozell Is a lawyer, a graduate of the Yale Law School, who is currently engaged in writing a book mi the U. s. Supreme Court. He knows constitutional law' backward and forward, and his contention Is that the First Amendment In the Bill nf Rights, in prohibiting C 0 n-gress from ordaining an established religion for the nation, i.s absolutely mum on the prayer issue as it affecLs individual communities, whirh retain all non - enumerated rights and powers under the Tenth Amendment. A voluntary prayer In a piiblir. school, so the constitutionali.st Bozo'll affirms, could hardly infringe upon the rights of atheists and agnostics, who have only to remain silent or even fo cur.se God in their hearts as others are praying.

Bozell has in his corner, as his campaign treasurer, a di.s-tinguished Maryland resident, General A1 Wedemeyer, He. also has the support of Lewus Strauss, former head of the Atomic Energy Conuniss 1 0 n which is housed In some imposing buildings in the Maryland countryside. B a r r v Goldwater is another Bozell adherent. Since Bozell W' a s Goldwaters literary assistant and consultant i the writing of the Senators The Conscience of a Consci-vative, one (Continued on Page

"An optimist is a fisherman who takes along a camera. < Iowa I Times-

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Hv EAKL L. IH)K;I,AS.S IIM MINATION AM) GI'IDE:

What is the Holy Spirit tor Holy Ghost, for both terms the same thing)?

The Holy Spirit is the li\ -ing spirit of God at work among men. We do not believe that God made tlie world and then left it to cel along as best it cam God is just a.s much in the world today as He wa.s when He spoke the first crea tive words, "Let there be light, and there wa.s light."

There was a definite occasion after the crucifixion, resurrection and a.scension of Christ when the Holy Spirit came upon b('lievcr.s in an unpri'ced-ented fa.shlon and quantity This was at Phntrcost. about fifty days after the crucifixion had taken place, Under the inmieiuse excitement of the occa.s t o n

Christian believers spoke "with tongues," They cried out In estacy. and only a few people had the gift of Inteipretation could understand what they were saying.

This extreme form of testimony has largely although not entirely ceased today. It is not found in many Christian churches in North American but it is ofasi'rved occasionally . in foreign missionary areas. This does not mean, however, that Gods Holy Spirit is not in'tlie world W-ing manifested as pow-erfiilly and helpfully as onrthe Da.v of Peiitt'cost.

The Holy Spirit can possess our hearts if we are willing to have it so, He can and does .still guide and dominate the life of the Church, His pres-euce among men is tlie world's most powerful Illumm a 11 o n and Guide. ^

By ELMER KOESSNER

A remarkably frank study of the acceptance of Oie lift-tab beer can has been made public by American Can Co.

It dESCIOS^f tTit the lift- fab was accepted with only moderate enthusiasm by the public, that public resistance to paying higher prices for t h e cans forced brewers to absorb the higher costs, and that Canco made five design changes to meet complaints.

The lift-tab can was inti'o- ' duced nationally in February, lf)63. with 40 brewers adopting It quickly. By Augu.st 6.) were using the tab.

Canco confesses the study showed that by August .33 per cent of the users w ere unhappy ixTause of finger cuts and opening difficuJties. New de.signs, Canco says, should eliminate these complaints,

WOMEN HAVE TROUBLE

The new can was accepted 'by all classes of beer dVink-ers. However, opening difficulties were experienced more by women '3!) per cent* than by men '.30 per cent, and more by the younger '37 pei cent) than hy the older beer drink-4 't27 per ceot).

By the end of the summer, the study showed, the total 12-ounce non-returnable containers in retail outlets were found to consist of 31 per cent lift tatrsi 'Si per cerrt- regular cans,-and 33 per cent non-returnable bottles. There Ls nothing in the study about returnable bottles. If the improved lift-tab bottles were on the market at prevailing in 1963 prices, they would have 43 per cent of the retailers inventory. However, if there were a 3-cent differential on six-packs, lift-tabs would have only 36 percent of the inventor^'.

This seems to indicate a resistance to paying more for packaging gadgetry which is no wonder considering the high price of beer to begin with.

By the end of the summer, only 37 per cent of retailers were continuing, to charge higher prices for brands with higher list prices, and only 11 brewers were charging higher prices for the new top, (ISTDMERS BALKEI

In .stores w tiere (liffercntlals had l)oen di.sco:itimied, 98 per cent of the retailers gave "unsatisfactory sales performance and customer complaints ^bout

higher prices as the reason^.

Of those retailers who had ever charged higher prices, 65 per cent felt that these prices

have sent this report to the press.

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were Fdetrimental t(? Jthe sales .. FOR ELECTRONICYREPAIR.s of the Brands' involved.*' ** " Packafd-Bell 'El'eclrohics'r in'

The study also show'ed that 60 per cent of the retailers had received comments oa the lift-tab can. Of the reactions, 28 ^r cent were favorable and 72 per cent unfavorable. Principal unfavorable comments Were: cut or hurt fingers, lips, 47 per cent; difficult to open, 27 per cent: beer goes flat, 6 per cent; difficult to drink from, 4 per cent; children misuse them. 4 per cent, and difficult to pour from. 3 per cent.

In July. 65 per cent of thase who had tried the new can said they would continue to buy it: 35 per cent .ald they had slopped or cut down on purchases.

Canco found that most beer drinkers liked lifi-tab cans, despite fear of cuts, opening difficulties and premium prices. With the five changes Canco has made in the pop toys, it must feel that the lift-tab can will rontimie to win acceptance. Otherwise, it would not

Los Angeles, has inaugurated a "repair now, pay later" system, said to be the first in the country. Customers who have paid previous bills promptly, and others with good credit risks, are being mailed credit cards for use in charging television, phonograph and other electronic repairs.

JORDAN INCREASES DirriES ON ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES

Mohammedans are forbidden to drink alcoholic beverages and the Kingdom of Jordan, to raise more revenues, has increased duties sharply. Beer in bottles of le.ss than a pint Is now assessed 30 cents; beer in containers larger than a quart, 46 cents: still wines,

$1 15 a quart; sparkling wines, $2.4.5 a quart; arak. $2.10 a quart, and other distilled liq-uors. $3,50 a quart.

These levies are only slightly higher than federal, state and city taxes Imposed on beverages in the U. S. A.