Wednesday, June 3, 1964

School Survey And Pitts Future

Commencement

The survey and subsequent recommendations school system. It is a job which will ijeqquire many to be made by a special committee representing 10 hours of effort by the committee members fo^ a school districts in Pitt County could have an im- number of months. At the same time, it is a task portant bearing on the future of public education which needs to be^done and one which shoul4 result in Pitt. in constructive recomendations for future miprove-

The county's Board of Education has appointed ment of the public schools in Pitt County, what in our opinion is a blue ribbon" committee We commend the representatives of the^ vari-to make a study of the operations of the county ous school districts who have, agreed to serve on schools in the various district with an eye to long- this special committee. Although the task is a dif-range improvements which might be effected. The ficult one, we are confident they will find a great study will inrolve, almost certainly, such matters deal of satisfaction in gathering data and making as future consolidation, the financing of facilities, recommendations that will help to provide long-the arrangement of school district lines and many range improvements in the county's educationa^l _other details which have a bearing on the public system.

education of the county. ' ' We also commend the Board of Education for

It is a study v/hich is sorely needed in the authorizing the study program and for its selection county and one which could lead to significant of those who will serv'e on thevj,pecial committee, strides in improving the calibre of education pro-

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gram of^red the young people in the county school jPLfforCl 70

system. The task assigned to the men and women who have been appointed to the committee is not an

easy one. It is a task which is certain to raise con- 1 T *1

trovenial topics in connection with the county's JrtlClV KU 1111.0*8 JlOZlOFGCl

iVloores Aides

talized

By WILLIAM A. SHIRES BOOST - Tbe ballot box suppoit ^whlcli put Dmo K. MO(h into ft runoff prnftry for the Democrfttlc nomlnft-tioo for sovemor vfu ft strong and rallying fttuA in the arm tor Moores fc^owers.

It came at a time when, from the Moore point t view, It was needed most. And it worked a great transfomm-tion.

The fact Ls that hopea of many Moore supporters wilted badly several times during ttw keg. tiring first primary campaign. One of the times was just before tbe first primary voting.

Now there is marked contrast. The Moore camp suddenly is alive, happy and confident. bursting with claims and iHtNfi^kes that victory is within its grasp and wUl come on June 27.

8PSUT8 Moore aides feel confident that running a good second on May 30 probably turned the tide in their favor.

At least. It provided fresh fuel for the Moore campaign fire fuel of a differ e n t sort, the first tangible evidence of organizat i o n a 1 strength at the polls. It charged the Moore organizat i o n with new confidence.

fi lifted the spirits of Moores campaign work e r s and sent them soaring. There were first primary campaign ups and downs but there is no mwe gloom and defeatism In the rank.

It has been uphill all the way," one top Moore lieutenant said on the night of the first primary. But weve made It.

REASONS Moores cam-Moore whereas Beverly Lake had his 1960 organization and Richardson Preyer wa backed by the Sanford administration and the .Sanford - Bennett organization.

We had widespread 5UW>ort from the beginning a Moore leader said. But it wasn't or-paign leaders Ust a number of reasons why they feel they had a difficult, uphill struggle.

Plrst, they say, there was no ready - made, proven political organization behind ganlzed. It wasnt proven. Secondly, Moore had to overcome a sectiwial favorite son label, pinned on him because he la from the far western iMut of the state.

Another reason was that heavy pressure was put on Moores middle t the road" position from both sides. Moores strategists cont end that a flexible, moderate stand Is more vulnerable to attack and criticism and is seldom as clear-cut and strongly worded.

SIGNS The Moore c a m-paign > leaders say 11 h a 11* marks of Moore first primary campaign were determination. hard work and Dan Moore himself.

Dan never gave up nor even slowed down, a top Moore aide said. He set the pace himself, never topped and kept all of us going. He brought us up and over when the g(^g was roughest.

This aide, Joe Hunt, added, Ive worked hard myself harder than Ive ever worked In my life, but Dan worked twice as hard."

For example, on prim a r y^ election day Moore refusied to rest. Arriving back in Raleigh from Canton, he went on a tour of more than a dozen precincts, most of them rural, in Wake County to meet voters leaving the polls after they had cast their ballots.

He didnt get any votes by doing it, but he did It because he wanted to shake their hands and say thanks. He Just wanted to.

UPHILL Many observers feel that the uphill burden for the second primary has now shifted to the forces of Richardson Preyer, although Pre-er led by 25,000 votes.

This is a relatively slim margin, especially in view of the fact that Lake, who was eliminated, polled 205,000.

Preyer, however, m a 1 n-tained his finn. quiet confidence that the people of North Carolina are ready to show they want to keep this a progressive, growing state. He said he Is absolutely confident that the voters will choose a positive program against a lack of a program. I firmly believe that the people will respond to a candidate with an active program to keep North Carolina growing. Preyer said.

ISSUES Both Moore and Preyer paid weekend courtesy calls on Dr. Lake and Moore and Preyer campaign leaders held a series of conferences wdth Lake leaders, wooing the all-important Lake support.

Preyer, however, contended that the second primarys outcome will be written on the tesuep which li3 said can now be seen squarely and starkly." He said the Issues became clear in the final weeks of the first primary campaign.

preyer listed key Issues as raising the minimum wage, support of a milUon road bond issue and giving top priority to education.

Moore said he felt, too that the issues have been spelled out an pointed to his "trinity of opportunity theme, stressing jobs, education and roads. _

There may be some people in North Carolina who take exception to the fact,that the State Stream Sanitation Committee may shut down a processing plant because it has not complied with the stream .sanitation code.

Certainly there would be considerable opposition tn any committee whieh- would -go around shutting down plants indiscriminately without good cause. In the case of the poultry processing plant in Union County, there will probably be a howd if the operation employing some 120 people is closed.

On the other hand, if North Carolina is going to protect its water resources, the Stream Sanita-tron Committee must have the authority to enfof-ce the codes adopted for the protection of our rivers and streams. The plant in question apparently has been ignoring for more than two years the. order issued by the committee to stop polluting a stream

into which it dumps untreated waste. ^ a t m a xrr

North Carolina can ill afford to shut down lAYLOlv

plants ' which provide much-needed jobs for its p-|. f

people. But it can leas afford to allow a few plants -i O

that ignore the anti-pollution regulations to ruin j. Xx J.JS^vZi-

the state's water resources which are so vital to continued industrial development of the state.

,.y Visit

. Tinkers, for those who dont

The .Stream Sanitation Committee has done an remember from their English excellent job in clas.*iifying the rivers and streams literature, are traveling men

regulations to prevent ftL'nmuh

their pollution. For the most part the Committee term and describe a tinker as has received excellent cooperation from industries a mender of pots, kettles, and municipalities in cleaning up the waterways pans. etc. usually an itinerate.

throughout North Carolina. of mVlmV w.: iSaft^arcte'

It would be a serious mistake for the state to Social Security* high cost of allow a few concerns to jeopardize the progress living and just generally keep-

made in preserving our water resources by flagrant- ^ ToSe^m b"eTound

ly disregarding the regulations that have been Like the master mechanic,

established.

Southeas And WW

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the blacksmith, the cobbler and other skilled craftsmen of old they have just disappeared. Machines do the jobs they once did, or else their fields have

been eliminated by advancing technology.

Did we say they have been eliminated? Not quite. Frank Diener, who is sort of the unofficial mayor of Dog's Head from his bakery shop there, called the other day to report that the tinker had mad^ his annual visit.

He doesnt repair the smadl pots, We just throw them away now days, Frank says. But certain large mixing bowls are too expensive for planned obsolescence.

Stainless steel doesnt work well for these bowls, so the tinker visits the various bakeries in the area and gives the

bowls a new coat of tin plate.

Prank doesnt know where he comes from or where he goes. He just comes once a year.

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By ROGER BABSON BABSON PARK. Fla. Up until the present time, I had

not been immediately c o n-cerned about the possibility of World War III; but with the developments in South Viet-man, I sent to Wellesley for my expert on international affairs. Donald W. K. Chun.

CONDITIONS IN CUBA With Cuba so near to us here in Florida, It receives considerable space in the lead 1 n g daily papers, of course, none of us in Florida want to do anything to help Castro. We are very much opposed to his position regarding our reconnaissance plane flying over Cuba, and are provoked over his cutting off water and other supplies from our Important base at Guantanamo Bay In East Cuba, We have owned this base since we freed Cuba from Spain 66 years ago.

On the other hand, everyone in Florida, especially in Miami, feels it would be a mistake to attempt another blockage of Cuba, particularly again^ Britian ships. It has been many years since I personally have been to Cuba, but delegations w^hich have been recently feel that if we can avoid using force. Cuba will die on the vine, so to speak. IMPORTANCE OF VIETNAM Mr. Chun feels strongly that the real trouble spot in the world is South Vietnam. Laos and Cambodia compound the difficulty. Cjprus, and even the African trouble spots, are not to be compared with the Southeast Asia problem. Congress should give President Johnson and Secy. McNamara the money necessary to protect South Vietnam.'It is a key spot for checking the Communist spfead In Southeast A.'ia, As long 'as the Peking Gov-eniment can be held to the Chines^ mainland. I bell eve there will be no war betw'eeu the United States and Russia. If, however, Vietnam should

be lost to the Communists, the Chinese might be able to break through to the rich resources to the souths This would not only give the Chinese the necessary food for their people, but Would biinl: several other nations immediately into the conflict to protect their own economic interests in Southeast Asia.

SOUTHEAST ASIA

To begin with, France has large commercial interests in Souteast Asia. I person ally believe that President de Gaulle went on his recent trip to Mexico and other countries to line up allies to prevent a collapse of Southeast Asia. De Gaulle recognizes that this would mean a gi;;pat financial loss, and also a loss of prestige, to France.

But it could bring into the conflict other countries such as the Netherlands, Great Britain, Japan, and possibly the Phillppine.s. This would not necessarily involve the United States and Russia at first; but it could easily lead to World War III, Naturally, the United States does not want another World War at any time; the the Admini tra-tion is particularly anxious to avoid such a catastrophe before the electionare over in November. Furthermore, Russia is now buying food-stuffs to make life more livable for her own people and for those of her satellites. If we should loes Vietnam and if the Chinese Communists should break through to the resources of Southeast Asia, the situat i o n could worsen drastically.

WH.^T ABOUT FORMOSA?

T assume that our warship are now patrolling the waters in the vicinity of Formosa. 'At present our chief interest is Formosa *.,, more than it ia^ Chiang Kai-shek, who Ls satisfied with things as they are since he represents China in the United Nations. I f how-(Continued On Page 5)

Other Editors Saying

Oouble-Party System

(The Smittifield Herald)

The results of the new voter regisU.ation show just how far we are from a tw^o-party system in Johnston^County.

Republican leaders in recent years have harped on the theme We need a two-party system in the South. A good many Democrat have agreed that genuine two-party system could be beneficial to government. There is nothing wuong with honest men disagreeing honestly with an honest man affiliating honestly with the party he thinks comes closer to fulfilling his political ideals. Two vigorous parties organized to present candidates and issues forcefully to the people could strengthen democratic government.

But does the new voter registration show in Johnston County? More than 18,000 Democrats! Approximately 1,700 Republicans I

In the Twentieth Century, with two exceptions in the Nineteen Twenties, Johns ton County has been a strongly Democmtic county. Even so, the Republican usually have been able to muster several thousand votes in the general election. In 1960, the Republican nominee for Governor received 6,198 votes in Jolmston. In 1936, W'hen Franklin Roosevelt was annihilating the Republican party everywhere, the Republican nominee polled 5,-53.5 in Johnston County. In 1940, more than 5,000 Republicans were registered in Johnston one -fourth of the total registration.

Here we are in the Nineteen Sixties. The mood of the country has become increasingly conservative in recent years. There is a good deal of Gold-water talk even in Democratic Johnston County. The Republicans in the Sixties have exhibited more open activity in the county than they have shown since their surprising victories in the Twenties, Republicans have been holding meetings, in and ut of political seas o n. Press xeports have ech o e d their theme song We neeS a two - party system. '

Yet, only 1,718 Johnston

County voters out of 20,254 registering this spring declare their allegiance to the Republican party!

What we have in Johnston County is not a two-party system, but a double-party system. It is obvious that thousands of voters who prefer the Republican party to the Democratic party are registering as Democrats so that they can participate in the Democratic primary, for it is true that since 1928 county officials have been elected, in reality, in the Democratic primary.

The attitude of Republicans who want to have a voice in county government Is understandable, but the reality is that Johnston County will have no genuine two-party system as long as thousands of Republicans continue to register as Democrats. The voter registration figures give firm evidence that the two-party system theme song isnt going over with thousands of Johns ton County Republicans,

And from East (arolina College comes word that a chapter of the National Railway Historical Society ha been organized.

Now you would expect such an organization to sit around and listen to stereo recordings of engine whistles or perhaps to bud its own model railroad.

But this group is ambitious. They have looked over ECCs sprawling campus and perceW-ed the need of some type transportation from one end of the campu to the other.

You know, In a few years, students living in the old Austin Building area will be travling clear out to the N. C. 43-U.S. 264 intersection for classes.

So the chapter is looking into the idea of a trolley line to provide transportation between the widely separated halve of the college.

They point out that In Washington. D. C. streamlined streetcars are being sold for scrap. These could be obtained, lines laid and the college would have its own rail transportation system.

Sound like a wild idea? At one time it sounded like a wild idea to set up the battleship North Carolina at Wilmington as a tourist attraction.

Think of it. Our own trolley system.

Opinions Brief

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As long as men are ready to lay down their lives for their country they will fight for the flag which represents it New York Herald Trt bune.

For the past 200 years civilization has been shaped and driven forward by the Industrial Revolution. But now this driving force is being replaced by what is well termed the Knowledge Revolution, and for the nation which preserves condition encouraging its full development the future is unlimited. Industrial News Review.

Public

Works

?roiect

By JOHN CHAMBERLAIN .

Copyright. 1964, King Peaturt ^ Syndicate, Inc.

Some people believe in saJr vatlon by works. Other people believe in salvation by Public Works. There is a vital distinction here, for the practice of salvation by Public Works frequently excuses ipdivld u ft 1 s from saving themselves by their own efforts.

To say that in the era of the Welfare State is enough to get one branded as an extremist, of course. So let me hasten to add that some public wprks are more justified than other.

TRrbgl mWiriend, M o n ro e Worthington. Industrial editor of the Wheeling (W. Va.) News Register, Ive learned of o n e project that. If It happens to be practicable, would do more to alleviate poverty in a number of states than anything now on Sargent Shrlvers gooks. This Is a project for creating a drain-off of Ohio River water into Lake Erie whenever flood conditions threaien. TtlTo uTd save millions of dollar In Pennsylvania, Ohio, indiana, Kentucky and even along the lower Mississippi every Spring if it could be made a reality.

The reason why the project is judged feasible by s o m i engineers Is that normally the Ohio E4ver,at The mouth of the tributary Beaver River, is no feet'Wgher'^ than the level of Lake Erie, Naturally, flood conditions create a much high* er head of water In the Ohio system. The engineers proposition is to create five spillway tunnels that would harmlessly, discharge flood water into the Great Lakes at a rate of 27,646 cubic feet per second per tunnel. The total drals-off of 138,230 cubic feet per second for five tunnels would be sufficient to keep the Ohio River from overflowing its banks into the city of Wheeling by a sufficiently safe maigin.

How would the spillway tunnels be dug without involving the U. S. economy in astronomical costs? Well, the U. S. has spent a lot of money on the Mangla Dam on the Indus River, The builder of the Mangla Dam used an American device named the Mole which drills through hard rock at remarkable speed, the largest bore being thrity-slx feet, eight inches wide, A Mole can bort more than 150 feet in a twenty-four-hour day or ten miles per year per Mole. TVo or three dozen Moles, set to work at various places be-tw^n the mouth of the Beaver River In Pennsylvania and Lake Erie, would produce five spillway tunnels in reasonable time. The estimated cost would be a quarter of a million dollars per mile of tunnel. Lining would not be necessary in most places, for the leakage would not be significant, and, anyway water would flow through the tunnels for only a few day^'ft year every few years.

A second way of diverting flood water into Lake Erie would be to dredge the Beaver River and It tributary, the Mahoning, all the way to Youngstown, so that water could flow either way. This is known to be practicable, for the Chicago River was made to flow backwards from Lake Michigan, and two-way flows are standard in many a tidal river, depending on the momentary height of water at the mouth.

As I say. It is not good for a nation to depend on Salvation by Public Works. But It would be more In keeping with the Federal Constitution to use Public Works to keep a rampageous river under control in order to save existing farm* and cities than to construct big dams that have a byproduct effect of putting private power companies out of business. This is not to mention the existing farm and bottom lands that have to be permanently drowned whenever ft TVA Is built.

To keep the Federal government out of any project for spilling potential Ohio flood waters Into Lake Erie, the states 0 fPennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, and Kentucky might organize an Interstate authority. The Federal govem-(Continued On Page 5)

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Strength For Today

By EARL I DOUGL.ASS YOU CANT BEAT THE SYSTEM

us so completely that what we call life Is only a response to these pressures.

. Good luck or bad There' k; .u ^^cent headlhie announced thine. SoiiK'thing may

that fortnenla fickle.y. appear to spring meiely from

To> use , aLslang expression, you caij say; that again. As a matter of fact, there is no such thing as fortune In the sense that something happens without cause either for good^^ or ill. It rpay happen wlthouf apparent cause, but every fact in the world has its cause. In the physical world, the mental, and the spiritual worlds, laws are unvariablb as the nature and purpose of God.

In' other words, we can get away uith nothing. We may appear to, hut this is in appearance not in reality. The, laws of the physical, mental and spiritual order surround us, contiol us, and pemieate

fortune, but it springs none the less from a definite cause.

DoiVt rely upon good fortuno to get you something or to get you somewhere. And do not blame 111 fortuile on some dire and sorrow*ful turn in your circumstances. Maybe some day we may have machines wliich will so anlyze every situation that cause and effect will he clearly visible in everything wg do.

Fortune is hot only fickle, fortune la non-exiatent. D(wi't put any reliance upon It for advancement. Dont blame it for your niLstakcs or failures. A-riult i-easoning compels us to confront facts as they are.

By ELMER ROESSNER

While jet planes, factor i e s and backyard incinera tors contribute to the nations smog problem, authorities agree that autos are mostly to blame. But the Industry is doing-very little about it.

The Automobile Manufac^ir-ers Association recently a ni ^ nounced tHat all 1967 autos will have buUt-ln devices and - or engine modifications to reduce air polluting by - products to acceptable levels. Californias Governor Pat Brown and Dr. J. Askew and Donald A. Jensen of the Stages Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Board were On hand to laud the auto industry's efforts.

But some other Callfor n i a state and county officials jeered. One Los Angeles supervisor said that "1967 is pretty far in the future. In the meantime 1964- 1965, and 1966 cars will be sold and will be contributing to air pollution here.

Califoniia has been seeking adequate smog control devices since 1959. The lale-1966 date (When 1%7 modcli come on

the market) seems unnecessarily long to wait for, particularly when eyes are smarting and an estimated $8 million a year is lost in crop damage alone.

The whiskey - bom haze is an economic, a health, a business, and a, personal matter in California. Naturally, this makes it a highly political matter, too.

TWO ANGLES OF ATTACK

California passed legislation In 1960 Calling for adequate exhaust fume control. Th e r e hav9 been two principal approaches to the problem. On is in the car crankcase. This involves a "blow-by dev i c e which takes off crankcase contaminants and feeds them' back to the engine through the rrian-Ifold so that they bum up. At lest seven adequate blow-by devices have been approved by California and are cur-reptly being installed In cara.

But blow-bys control only* .30 to 40 per cent of the contaminants an engine produces. Another 60 to 70 per cent must be controlled at the exhaust the second .aj>-

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proach to the problem.

Two methods are being tested to control exhaust contamination with much controversy, claims and counterclaims. One is an afterburner which mixes air into- the exhaust materials and ign i t e s them by means of a spark plug. The other Is a catalyst unit inserted in the ex h a u s t which reduces emission of contaminants. Neither device has been developed far enough to satisfy everybody.

Although none of these approaches Is excessively complicated. car makers haven't moved very fast. According to the AMA. its members have been working on it for 12 years, and they dont expect to be ready for another two and one-half years.

BIG MARKET Yet there are approximately eight million autos in California today and 800,000 new _ cars sold there each year.

' Completely adequate air pollution protection will cost from $.50 to $UX) per car. which means a current market of up to $800 million and a' new car market of up to $80 mil

lion each year. And this is not equipment that must be promoted and merchandised CaUfomia has decreed it.

Partial protection by use of blow - by equipment already has been installed on 300,-000 to 400,000 cars In the state. At an average of $15 per installation, this adds up to sales of $4.5 million to $6 million. And there is probably another $100 million in installations still to be made.

The market is even broader. Air pollution probl e m s exist in New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Detroit and other American cities. Lond o n, Berlin, Milan, Rome. Mexico City and Tokyo are hav 1 n g troubles, too.

Car makers redesign their models every tw o or three years. They bring out entirely, new'cars with ease. They skip engine horsepower around like tlddly-wink chli. Yet the industry is taking almost 15 years to reduce air pollution produced by car engines when there is a red-hot market for such devices.

'Tis a puzzlement

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