Mondty, Miy 1965

U. S. Paying Price Of Leadership

We hear increasingly that the United States should pull out of Viet Nam or that our forced should not be in the Dominican Republic.

We are not discussing here the namby-pamby set, the odd balls or the beatniks who parade with the Better Red Than Dead" placards.

W^e hear such arguments from responsible elements, those who have honestly studied the effecis have taken upon ourselves the responsibility of see-of our military actions and have concluded that the ing that any people who wish to remain free will United States- is going beyond its world commit- have that opportunity. This is a glorious cause,

although it may not seem so when our soldiers

menta.

Alas, these people ignore the price of leatier-ship. America is recognized as the leading nation of the free world and, though we have dissidents (Gen. DeGaulle for instance), it is obvious that the mantle has not been friviloualy bestowed. America is THK leading nation. As such we

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REVENUES - A mid - May deadline set by legislative lead-ei> for the joint Appi*opria-tic subcommittee to finish Its report was fast approaching an an urgent call whnt out last week for final revenue estimates.

The lawmakers had waited as Jong as they could. Estimates of last March ly were $.3 million short of enough to meet the governors budget recommendations, much less anything addlUonal proposed since the budget message.

Gov. Dan K. Moore quickly ent word not to worry reassuring legislators that extia money necessary to balance his priorities budget would be available.

Then the very next day, the Joint subcommittee was told behind closed doors that final figures would carry additional estimated revenue in the neighborhood of $15 million.

NEWS This was such good news lawmakers could hardly believe it. But they came out of the committee room with big smiles of relief and in a back-alapping mood.

Even usually dour Appropriations chairmen Tom Wh i t e and A. A. (Gus> Zolllcoffer wore big grins.

And one story was making

timates Increased and Gov. Luther H. ffddges w

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the rounds jokingly that a bill would be Introduced to provide that all the money that could not be aw>ropriated be divided among the members.

Two days later, the governors office made the good news public with official announcement that state revenues for 1965-67 are now expected to exceed previous estimates by $15.080,-16.

RAISING Raising revenue estimates in order to balance a state budget Is no new procedure, The trick is In being able to do it.

It has happened frequently ki the past. For example, the 1963 General A.ssembly actually overspent its final revenue estimate and was about to adjourn with the budget for this biennium in the red.

A few hours before adjournment, state revenue officials and the Budget Bureau made some adjustments oii paper to comply with the E.xecutive Budget Act w'hich requlre.s a balanced budget.

Seldom, however, have the estimates been quite so bullish a.s this Spring. There wa.s occasion during the Hodges administration when the goveraor had to tiell the General A.ssem-bly it would either have to increase taxes or cut back state services. That Assembly wa.s seriously considering a tobacco tax, along with certain oth-er.s when the economy suddenly took an uptuni, revenue c.s-

cut hS lax program but a o gave the .state a strong, broad tax base. A big surplus rilled in. and the 1963 legislature was able to spend lavishlj.

MOORE Govenior Moore and the present General Assembly arc committed firmly to holding the line on additional taxes. Moore campaigned on this promise, saying North Carolinas tax structure Is high enough and. in some instances, probably too high. He said he would cut taxes if possible.

But on March 19, In his budget, message. Moore pointed to verj heavy demands upon all available tax resources' and reluctantly recommetided againsit any tax reductlotus.

At the same time, Moore of-fei-ed a budget based on firm Priorities and one which he said will not fully satisfy the requirements of all state agencies and institutions. . . There was not then enough money in view to finance all of the priorities Moore listed, but he felt his recommendations w'ere sound and within reach. He puffed a cigar after the Budget Address and said this is a very conservative budget.

ESTIMATES - The astonishing thing at that point was that Moore's March 19 report on es-timaes of revenue and additional funds available already w^as $68,217,705 above the figured used by the Advisory Budget Commission based on revenue estimates on last Nov. 6.

Moore outlined pilority spending requests over and above Advisory Budget Commission recommendations totaling $72,92,302.

Now, less than two months later the revenue e.stimat e s have jumped by another $15 million which sends them $83.2 million above the estimates last November. This not only takes care of Moores "priorities but provides $11 miilion more which Moore suggested be used for capital improvement construction.

CAPITAL Capital improvement needs by colleges and universities and other Institutions have been the biggest concern of budget - writers in the General Assembly. If the extra Sll million Is used for these projects, along with prior capital Improvement recommendations by Moore and the Budget Com-mls.sion, it will mean a total of $57.8 million for new building at state . supported schools and institutions during the next two years.

This. Moore said, would go far toward meeting the pre.ss-Ing needs. . .without resorting to another bond lsue. The governor has opposed submitting a new capital improvements bond issue to a vote on grounds that improving economic conditions and activity would off.set need, for incurring further state debt.

The substantial gain" In revenue estimates just reported. Moore said Justifies our faith in North Carolinas continued growth. He said that barring International complica-t.ions. the economic outlook for the state is excellent.

brave enemy fire in Viet Nam or take part in an unpopular action such as moving into the Dominican Republic.

But thi.s is the price of leadership. The United States must be prepared to act anywhere and anytime to stem the expansion of communism through-otit the world. To do otherwise would be failing our position of leadership. And leadership that ia not ii.scd is soon lost.

All this of coura^doe.s not lend much T'e

for the United States to be relieved of its world re.sponsihilities in the near future. It is, however, H price we must pay. For accepting responsibilities and maintaining our world leadership is the best guarantee we have of maintaining our free society we know it.

Maybe Theyll Find Some~^ Other Answers

^\e find it encouraging that Greenvilles Public Housing Authority is investigating means other than public housing to meet the citys need for standard iiousing for low income families.

In many communities the trend has been to assunie that public housing is the only an.swer to such a problem. Public Housing Authorities have moved forward to look into subsidized housing programs without taking time or trouble to look into the posvsibility of alternate means of meeting the need.

The public housing that is nearing completion in (ireenville will fill an important need for many local families who have been living in substandard dwellings with no hope of being able to acquire standard housing within their means. It is not unlikely that Greenville will have to move beyond By ART BUCHWALD

its present plans for public housing construction

in order to meet the citys needs.

At the .same time, the attitude of the Public

Housing Authority in investigating other means of providing standard housing for low income familie.s is a healthy one.

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A record . breaking 631 graduates of Southern high schools are among the 1900 out.stand-ing students recently named wHuiers of the tenth annual National Merit Scholars h i p competition, the nation's ojit-.tanding scholarship program.

A third of the merit scholars in the South have chosen to attend colleges and universities within their ow'n state, with percentages ranging from 63 percent in Texas to 2 percent in Maryland. And some 60 per cent of those who have made a college choice have elected to stay within the Southern region. 10 percent more than last year. This may be a hopeful sign that perhaps we have arrested a tendency of talented young people to leave the region. Fifty-three percent of the Merit Scholars will go to private colleges and universities, but the proportion of those choosing public universities is on the up-swlng.

Favorite choice.s of Merit Scholars within the region are Rice, Duke, Vanderbilt, Johns Hopkins, and the Georgia Institute of Technology.

High school students in towTis and cities are much more likely to be Merit winners than their country cousins. Two -thirds of this years Southern winners came from metropolitan centers In the region.

Individual financial need determines the amount of each .scholar.s award. Stipends range from $400 to $6000 or more for the four years of college. Most of the scholarships are accompanied by a supplemen-taiT giant to the college the .student has chosen to attend.

Over 11.000 Merit Scholars have been a pointed .since the program was established by the Ford Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation of New York a decade ago. Some 17.-000 high .schools, enrolling 90

mitted academic and other personal records. Nearly all became finalists by repeating their high performance on the second test. Each finalist was awarded a Certificate of Merit.

A committee of skilled evaluators, largely from the college admissions field, then selected the National Merit Scholars on the basis not only of test scores, but the individuals high school grades, accomplishments outside the classroom, extracurricular activities, school endorsement and similar information submitted by the students and their schools.

What happens to the gifted young students who enter college as Merit Scholars? A study of the class of 1956 reveals that % percent graduated from college. A majority of them40 percent of the girls and 63 percent of the menare finishing up their

United States foreign policy Is going through its most difficult phase. Not only are we having trouble convincing our Westera allies and our South American friends that we are doing the right thing, but were having a heck of a time persuading our own university students and professors.

The President has order e d truth squads sent out to American college campuses, and it is only the first of many plans in the works to get the students and professors back on our side.

The Under Secretary of State in Charge of University Relations recently made his re

port to the Cabinet. I managed to get hold of a transcript.

He said, Gentlemen. I am happy to report that West Point and the Colorado School of Mines are supporting our action in the Dominican Republic. What about the University of Wisconsin? someone asked.

Theyre still holding out, as is the University of Michigan. "What ar we going to do about it?

The Air Force is planning to drop 80,000 leaflets on their camplses this morning. Radio Free America has gone on a 24-hour schedule and the psychological warfare people are now on the scene stirring up

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doctoral degrees with an eye toward academic careers. The others are already at work in their career field.

Favorite choices among the men are research, teaching, engineering. law. medical science and l^sines.s. in that order Thirty-seven percent of the women are in teaching, with a much smaller percen-age in medicine, law and writing and Journalism.

Judging from the record of this clas.s, the Merit Scholarship program has made a vast contribution toward meetins the nations need for highly qualified college teachers.

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percent of the nation s .students. enrolled in thi.s years coippetition.

These students took a three-hour test of educational development, The hlghe.st .scorens in each state .ome I4.0(K) students - were named semi-finalists ]a<it September. They took a .sfcond examination and sub-

Married men who are in the know never plant more than the wife can hoe."

Moi-e than 40,(XX).000 Americans belong to denominations represented by the Nation a 1 Council of Churches of Christ in the Uni^ States. When a council ofnml indicts t h e Christian churches in a mass magazine, individual Christians need to prepare themselves for the onslaught of public opinion likely to be aroused.

In this case the critic ism cites failings in racial justice. The author says; I realize there are some shining exceptions to my general Indictment of the churches, But is is the indictment that dominates the arUcle in Look by Robert W. Spike, director of the council.s commi.s.slon on religion a n'd race. He begins with three charges that he realizes will seem exagerated to many:

The Christian churches have not inflirenced their adherent,s to practice racial justice in hoii.sing, education, job opportunity and public accomoda-tlon.s.

The Christian churche.s. in their own internal life, have practiced discrimination and built barrlcr.s to prevent open mcmber.shlp in the very house-hold of faith.

Though preaching the equal-itv of all men before God, the chiirchc.s have held the accomplishment of this objectiv real

ly to be a long - time program, to be achieved gradually.

The article goes on to deplore misreading of the Scriptures in support of racism. It points to shortcomings in both the North and South. It appeals to the churches as the only institutions that seem to have much capacity to transcend self - interest, if for only brief periods.

Such criticism and exhortation may seem strange now, as churchmen appear prominently in civil - rights activities. But the author fears that racial concern could become a passing fad, giving way to new interesting programs to keep the attention of members. He wants the churches to con.solidate and extend the gains already made.

If the record of the churches in this field seems so poor to an in.sider. what must it appear to others? We recall how Gandhi used to judge religions, less by their dogmas than by the bt'havior of their adherents.

Whether Christians agree or disagree w'ith the role of the churches outlined in Look, it behooves individuals to look at th*m.selve.s and define their owui role. This is Important not only in the field of human rights but in all the great issue.s of our time that need the active healing legacy of CTirist Jesus.

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By ROGER BABSON

rumors about a left - wing takeover of the schools,

Thats all well and good, someone said, but it seems to me we should bomb the schools with more than leaflets just to show them we mean business.

Weve thought about It, but dont forget we have our own truth squaTl people there, and besides we have to think of public reaction from Harvard, Yale, and Princeton. Couldnt w'e have the U.S. Marines occupy the campuses under the guise of protecting American lives and property? Thats been discussed, but If the other universities revolt, well run out of Marines in no time.

Suppose we broke off diplomatic relations with Wisconsin and Michigan?

The CTA is against It. If we recalled our people, they would have to pull out and It would Interfere with th e 1 r plans.

What plans?

Theyre planning to put In military juntas at Wlscon.sln and Michigan, made up of cadet colonies from the ROTC. Say, thats a good Idea,' someone said.

If it works. If It doesnt work, were going to have to deny we had anything to do with It.

Dont you think the overthrowing of student governments Is a dangerous busl-ne.s.s? one of the Doves said.

Not if we have proof that theyre left - wing controlled. Id rather have an ROTC junta than a rabble of leftists running the .school.

Will we notify the American ASvSociation of University Profe.ssors of our plans?

We don't have time. Once the .juntas are In, we'll a.sk the profe.ssors to come In and help us. But If we ask them first, theyll debate the que.s-tlon to kingdom come.

How can we persuade the schools that supporting our policies Is to their bst Interests? By giving each university a billion dollars If they go along with us.

And if they dont?

Then we escalate. We will start by bombing the football stadiums and the highways leading to the schools.

BABSON PARK. Mm* -Purification of salt and brack* lah water has been much in the newa In recent yeara, but few people appear to realize that this la one of the most Important projects now under way In thla country. It la not exploration for the sake of science

like sending a man to the moon but a true necessity for the future of our country.

Let's take a look at our water needs. Every establishment of any sort requires water. usually for a variety of purposes and often In substantial amounts. At the beginning of this century, the United States consumed only about 40 billion gallons a day for all purposes. Today, the daily water requirement stands at about 359 billion gallons: and the growing population, Indus-trtal. and agricultural totals give some Idea of how quickly utilization will increase in earning years.

By the year 2000 >- and that Is only 35 short years ahead

It is estimated that water needs will have reached an astronomical 880 billion gallons a day. This projection is all the more startling when It Is realized that conventional fresh water sources throughout the nation are capable of supplying only .IIS billion gallons daily. Based on these figures, prospects are that fii 35 years w will need 365 billion gallons a day more than our conventional sources will be able to provide. To put It another way, by the year 2(X)0 our shortags of natural fresh water will be greater than todays total usage. This poses a mammoth problem for our nation.

It is clear that our natural supplle.s must be augmented as swiftly as possible, or the situation will be dire. Scientists have for a long time been working on desalting ocean and brackish water. In 1952 Congress set up the Office of Saline Water for the purpo.s# of coordinating and extending research In that field. Recently President Johnson recommended doubling the appropriation for this office, and called for a real breakthrough In the cost of desalting sea water to make It economically feasible.

Much progress has been made In terms of desalting expense; In fact. In 1952 it cost 4-$5 per thousand gallons and today It co.sts only about $1. The point Is. however, that desalted water at $1 Is still far from competing with the .30 cents or 40 cents paid by communities for the currently available fresh water.

But there are Indications that distillation expendlture.s can eventually be greatly reduced by combining a desalting operation with a nuclear power plant turning out steam for turbines simultaneously. Some atomic laboratory scientists believe that such a plant could put out fresh water for 28 cents per thousand gallons, and that within perhaps 15 years the tab for fre.sh-water production could be reduced to 15 cents.

There are. actually, many desalting units being used, not only in this country but in overseas areas that are badly in need of water. But most of the.se units are relatively restricted in output, and may be considered transition distillers and sterilizers to meet temporary needs. Later on. It Is expected that large-scale nuclear plants will be constnic-ted. turning out enough fre.sh water at .sufficiently reasonable prlcp.s to permit use even for agriculture.

Only obstacle to a dramatic revolution In the world'* conversion of bad water Into good is the expense of processing.

And today It looks as If our scientific leadership may be on the thre.shold of a significant breakthrough. With our grain barns filled to overflowing by produce In loan, sueb an advance may ^eem like "carrying coals to Newca.stle.

But scientists tell us that not many years will pass before eves the U.S. will be scraping the barrel for su.stenance. The day. then, may not be far off when we will be forced to make the de.sert bloom In order to keep our mounting population from starvation.

Kingfisher lOkla.) Free Pre.ss.

AbfJul a third of the country'murders are the re.sult of family biuwl.';. So just mov-irm rime from the .streets wouldnt help, as there l.xnt room for any more of it indoor--. either Carlsbad 'N .VI. t Current-Argiis.

Put Checks In Collection Plate

By FL.MKR ROK.S.SNKH

The govenuneiil hasn't out-lawid the coilectiuri plate and tlx' collection box. But it might as well have.

Strength For Today

B.v FAUI. L. DOl'GI.A.S.S

rONCERMNG (ON.S(TE\( E

The word con.science comes from two Latin words which mean "with knowledge." Our con.sciencp, therefore, i.s that inner .scT' of judgments which have grown up in our own* heart.s and which automatically react to every situation, tell ing us whether we are doing right or wrong.

Someone ha.s .said that con .science is the man Inside us who talks all night and keeps us awake. He may only mumble and whisper, or he may shriek out in a quite startling fa.shlon. On the other hand, he may argue Frequently he denounces An offended conscience Is the most uncongenial companion one can have, add

the fact 'that wp canot get away from him, even when we sleep, maitps his pre.sence all the more discomforting. Con-.sciencp is like an arrow out of the dark, like the blows rained upon us by an unseen assailant. The foundation of all true Joy Is k clear conscience, and the tortures of the damned be come the portion of those who take liberties with right an,d wrong, regardless of what their hearts say to them.

Conscience is the vicegerent of God in the human heart, a .still .small voice which the loudest revelry cannot drown.

It Is a torch which burns more fiercely tlie more we try to blow it out.

It Is a friend whose counj-el the wise are always willing to follow.

The Tax Conuui.s.sioner foi the North Atlantic Area, Harold R. All. ha.s (lisclo.sod that the Internal Revenir Setvice has limited, unproved charitable deductions. In his area the limit is $78 a year.

Provat)le deductions. tor which the taxpayer has re ceipLs or other legal evidence, are limited only by percfntag-e.s fixed by the revenue laws.

Commissioner AU.s di.sclos lire was followed by a lot of double talk in Washington, out of which these facts emerged: The IRS was not frying to cut contribution,'-, but wanted to cut false claims, and that dis trlct commls.sloners were empowered to .set limits on un-substantlated eontrlbutlon.s. TIIO.SF, C.FNEROU.S NORTH ATI.ANTir.S

While All set a $78 limit, other regional offlce.s had .set limits of from $50 to $80 a year. Air* figures are based on the

as.simiptlon that the avera g e church - goer gives $1 a week to the church and give.s an average of 50 cents a w'cek in other donations that do not giv(> reeelpts, for a total of $7H a year.

.Many clergymen .say they would be happy to get $1 a week from each family.

On the other hand, many religious people give much more.

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One man I know gives $.") a week. .spend.s several hundred dollars a year on lighting and .sound equipment for church lieneflts, drives hl.s car several thousand miles a year for rlnirch purpose.s, and spe n d Rlaflly for other church enter-pilse.s. When he tell* his ac

countant about this, the accountant says, Where are your receipts? And there are almost none,

WHAT TO IM) ABOUT IT

This man Is getting wise. He keeps records of spending for gas and oil, calculates depreciation of his car. and gets re-celpt.s for everything else.

For others, here are some rule.s to escape undue U.S. taxes:

1 Dont to.s.s money on the collection plate. Write checks.

2. DonT glvf tp neighborhood collections unless the workers offer receipts, and then give by checks so you'll have proof of payment. The per - check charge is deductible.

3. Shoo away Girl Sc o u t cookie peddlers, becau.se money paid Is not deductible, Its a purchase price, even if you throw the cookies away. Besides, Its hazardous for young girls to engage in door - to-door solicitations.

4. Dont give money to bum.s, iK'gRars. crlpplr.s or the blind. First, they mav he ranilng more money giftinu than yon do working, second, there are

plenty of agencie to take care of them without having them demean themselves by ben-party; third, the money you give isnt tax - deductible.

In short: don t give unlesi you get a receipt and then protect yourself by giving by check. Be.sWes, checks look SO impressive on the coUec-tlon plate-s on Sunday.

AUTO MAKERS TOP NEWSPAPER ADVERTISER,s

One of the factors In the rec-m-d - setting sale of l'utos last year was the newspaper advertising by auto makers. Of the top investors, as reported by the Bureau of Advertising of the American New.spapcr Publishers Association. General Motors led the list with $41 million In new.spaper adverts-Ing, followed by Ford. Chry*.

iT - Seagrams, and

Arfierlcan Motors,

The next five were RCA Reynolds Tobacco. Gene r a Foods. National Dairy Products. and National Distiller*.

The third five were Sehenloy, Goodyear. Firestone. Anj^'rlcnn Tobacco and Standard Brands.