Thursday, November 13, 1969

Rural Responsibility Remembered

As Greenville Utilities trains to ptovide lctii-cal service to the ever growing municipal area, it is easy to forget that the commission serves a considerable rural area where electrical consumption is also growing.

Thus the Utilities now has consultants at work ^^udying its rural system so that a determination can he made as- to> where lines need to be strengthened or additional equipment is needed.

Electrical consumption is always a good measure of progress for a city. Likewise it is also a barometer of the economic health of a rural area. So it is good to know that electricity is being consumed on County farms to the point where Greenville Utilities lines ate being outgrown.

Thfe fact that farm families are using electricity on a greater scale for farm operations and in their

Many Will Miss ustice Parker

By WILLIAM A. SHIRES

Reflector Raleigh Bureau

RALEIGH - R. Hunt Parker will be missed. Very much. And by many.

He has gone back to t h e soil of his beloved Halifax County, to a grave in Entield, the town where he was born. It is unlikely that the Supreme Court of North Carolina will be quite the s a m e again.

In a relatively brief time, only a few years. Hunt Parker became perhaps the best knoVm chief justics in the high courts history. And during this period he helped shape and mold an entirely new system of uniform courts across the state.

He was one of the architects. . .one of tlie leading movers of the district court system and a strong supporter for establishing the Court of Appeals.

And all this was accomplished while he was chief justice. He was very proud and often remarked that the ends of justice would be tfttener^ ved.

Loved Hunt Parker was a familiar figure in Raleigh. A tall, handsome and distinguished figure. In court and in his private life he adhered to rigid rules of decorum and discipline.

Some have written that he was e a m r 0 d straight. Of course he was.

The story is told and it is true t hat one day in Superior Court a defendent bran-dishcda pistol and fired a shot which hit the wall.. Judge Parker was presiding. Everyone else cringed and began scrambling for safety.

Judge Parker stood, clam-- ly and. unruffkd,. and. Issued an order to the bailiff. Disarm that man. The man was disarmed and order was restored.

He insisted upon dlsnlty and order. He felt that if the people had entrusted him a position of a judgdiip he would honor it. But beneath it he had a very human and warm heart. And a bilUant mind.

Scholar - Hunt Parker read avidly. Near the end he confided to his nurse, If I cannot read, 1 do not want to go on. He was an authority on a great deal of history, especially Napoleon and Bonapartes wars. He knew Dickens works completely.

His hotel apartment in Raleigh was stacked and piled with books which he tre.asur-ed and cherished.

A few weeks before his death, when it was apparent that his health was failing, he told friends. I am reading again. My eyesight is coming back as good as ever.

Perhaps wily the most intimate of his friends knew that beneath the exterior, his character included a great deal of warmth and humor. He would tell a story and his eyes would twinkle and he would laugh.

Career -r There is an entirely separate story about his election to the State Supreme Court. It was in 1932, and developed into wie of the closest elections In the states history. His opponent was the now senior as.sociate justice and very close friend, William H. Bobbitt, of Charlotte.

For a time that night it ap-' peared'trat^Bhbitr had won.^ Parker refuMd to accept those returns nor concede until all votes were counted. The counting went on. Finally, in mid-morning of the next day the tally showed that Parker has pulled in front After nearly 20 years as a Superior Court Judge he went to the Supreme Court Gov. Dan Moore appointed h i m chief justice in 1966. He was elected for an eight year term the same year.

During this time the high court was busy. On pretty days. Judge Parker would walk from his hotel to the chambers in the Justice Building. We have hte heaviest load of .any appelate court in the nation, he would say. But we also hve the hardest working justices. I am very proud of all of them.

hoiis is an indication tbt a good life can still be had on the farm. And in view of all the problems that face the farming family today this is a good sign, indeed. .

Greenville Utilitie.s is proceeding properly m making a study of its rural system. It should taha whatever steps are necessary to provide the facilities that are needed to see that adequate electrical service is always available to the farmer. Electricity has become an essential part of life on the farm and, as time goes on, it will perform even more of the work that goes into operating a farm.

Nice To See Someone Support The Govm't

It is refreshing to see that three ECU students have organized a Rally for America which was held on the campus mall today.

The students reserved the mall and arranged to have a series of speakers including Dr. Leo Jenkins and Mayor Frank M. Wooten.

As one of the joung men said, it is nut a protest or demonstration. We just feel that this is some way that we can show our support for our country.

This was one of many such rallies which were held around the nation o| Veterans Day and through the week. We are glad to see some display of patriot-i.sm being shown around the country and particularly here in Greenville.

This does not mean that those who participate in such rallies are pro-war, as opposed to the anri-war rallies. It merely means that they believe in their country and want to show their support. Al-mo.st everyone is basically opposed to war and virtually the entire country would like to see the Vietnam war ended. The difference of opinion comes as to how to end the war.

Supporting the national policies of strategically withdrawing from Vietnam is the way great numbers of American.s are reacting. We are glad to see some support for our government and our system for a change.

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By ROWLAND EVANS and ROBERT NOVAK

WASHINGTON - The tens of thousands of well-meaning war protestors set to converge on Washington Saturday will be joining a demonstration planned since summer by advocates of violent revolution in the U.S. who openly support Communist forces in Vietnam.

Accordingly, whatever happens here Saturday, the Nov. 4i .inarcL..on Washington ..ML., mark a postwar high-wa t e r mark for the American far left. Responsible liberals have been enlisted as foot soldiers in an operation mapped o u t mainly by extremists -- testimony to the present inefiec-tlveness of nwi-violent, liberal elements iin the peace movement.

Moreover, heavy-handed Nixon administration reaction by Deputy Atty. Gen. Richard G. Kleindienst assures that any violence on Saturday will be blamed by liberals on the government and the avoidance of violence will be credited by these same liberals to the self-restraint of the far left.

Altiioogh liberals belatedly spent this week in frantic eleventh-hour efforts to coopt Saturdays march, they had plenty of advance warning. The New Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam (New Mob), sponsors of the march, was formed last July in Cleveland with an executive committee dominated by supporters of the Vietcong.

The executive committee Is moderate when compared with the 60-member steering committee, studded with past and present Communist Party members (including veteran party functionary Arnold Jomson). Far more important than representation by the largely moribund American Communist Party, however,

is inclusion on the steering committee of leaders in its ne^ly invigorated Trotskyite movement.

The steering committee began eclipsing the ^ecutive committee in recent weeks tinder the leadership of the Trotskyite Socialist Wrokers Party and its fast-growing youth arm, the Young Socialist Alliance. Fred Halstead of the Socialist Workers Party took over planning for a marrh calculated to end in, violent confrontation.

Participating in planning sessions were elements even more violence-prone than the Trotskyites: extreme SDS factions calling themselves the Revolutionary Brigade. Wild scenarios for Siorming the White House, the Justice Department, and the South Vietnamese Embassy were prepared.

Furthermore, the New Mobe was in closer contact with Communist Vietnamese official circles than is generally realized. Ron Young, a member of the New Mobe steering committee, journeyed to Stockholm Oct. 11-12 for a meeting attended by representatives of the North Vietnam government and the Vietcong. Reporting on plans for Nov. 15, Young urged a worldwide propaganda campaign to boost the demonstration.

The link between Hanoi and elements of the New Mobt was again demonstrated Oct. 14 wren Prime Minster I^m Van Dong of North Vietnam sent greetings to American an-ti-w a r demonstratws. Halstead, the Trotskyite leader, drafted a friendly reply to Hanoi approved by a maj<ffi-ty of the New MiAes steering committee. Its transmission was blocked wily by the intervention of Stewart Mea chem6f the American Friends Service Committee, one of the (Continned On Page f)

It was Veterans Day in the United States, but it was also Ind^ndence Day in Rhodesia, marking the fourth anniversary of Rhodesias historic separation from the Crown.

fhe act of Nov. 11, 1965, was historic for two reasons; It marked the first time a British ou^iost had declared

its unilateral independence since another small country, better known to us all, proclaimed the same intention on July 4, 1776. Second, Rhodesias action produced within the United Nations the worst blunder in the UNs brief historya blunder that may yet prove fataL

Other Editors Say Stand Up, Be Counted

Veterans sponsored meetings and rallies in many parts of the country Tuesday in support of President Nixons plans for ending the Vietnam war. Those who are clamoring for Immediate total pullout will demonstrate toward the end of the week. In between, but also included in efforts of veterans, is that great silent element of American citizens who are hoping for peace but who are opposed to any outright surrender to the communists.

Precipitate withdrawal and capitulation is what the communists are waiting for. They are counting on tiie rowdies and dissidents td Teach iffi-cient strength and effectiveness to force the hand of the administratiwi. That explains the adamant attitude at the Paris conference and the hardshell position of the Hanoi government, aided and abetted by Soviet Russia and Red China. Those who favor abject surrender are not loyal Americans and are playing directly into the hands pf this countrys enemies. Whether tiiat is or is not their objective, the effect aa the com

munists is the sar^

As the old typist jargon runs, now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country. It is the time for real Americans to stand up and be. counted. Their silence will be interpreted as consent. We need more of the Spirit of 76 in America at this time. The country is in danger; make no mistake about that. And the results of current movements could be tragic and disastrous if carried to their logical conclusion.

It is encouraging that there are tiiose who are spearheading an effort to stiffen the will of citizens generally m resistance to disastrous practices. President Nixon is bull-"headd enough not to yield to those he is convinced are in the wrong. Ttie least the rest of us can do is to support his sincere efforts to puU the nation out of its present predicament and to let the dissenters know there is overwhelming sentiment for the safety and security of America in the present crisis. The enemy will definitely not be convinced by the tactics of irresponsible, even if not disloyal, elements if they can oe stopped.

By GEORGE W. HACKETT -

FT. KNOX, Ky. (AP) - They were there, like milbons of oU> er Aferfcans, but they gave a little more to win the nation s highest award for bjavery.

Some paid for the Medal of Honor with their Uves. The sur-vivors became a breed apart

from other mi.

The medal is harder to v/cvt than it is to earn,^ says Lt Charles Hagemeister of Ft, Knox. Any GI exposed to com-bat is a likely candidate for the citation. If he obtains it, people expect more from him. They unconsciously set up standards which he must meet.

Hagemeister and Cant. James A. Taylor, slso' stehwied at Knox, were honored for heroism

in Vietnam.

M. Sgt Ernest Kouma, the post game warden, came out of the Korean War with the same decoration.

These three career soldiers, only Medal of Honor winners stationed at this sprawling Army base, speak matter-of-factly of their deeds.

When you see your buddies In trouble, you dont pause to weigh the consequences, said Hagemeister. You just wad#

Ite Sd just that on Mardi 20, 1967, when his unit came under heavy fire from three sides by a Viet Cong force.

Hagemeistw, a medic, saw two of his comrades drop usder the barrage and rushed forward ti provide aid. He then assisted three other men and became a snipers target. /

Seizing a rifle, Hagemeister killed the sniper and silenced a machine-gun emplacement that was harassing the platoon.

Despite the enemys attempta to stop him, Hagemeister sue-cessfuUy evacuated the wounded.

After completing his tour of duty, Jie was commissioned a second lieutenant and chose tha Armor School at Knox.

He feels it Is right for America to be involved in Southeast Asia and that theres nothing wrong with miUtary Ufe. I woiddnt change places with anyone, says the 23-year-old bachelor from Lincoln Neb. Neither would Capt. Taylor. During a nine-hoiu* skirmish on Nov. 9, 1967, Taylor rescued crew membtl oT%r W vehicles that were hit, was wounded himself, and eUminat-ed an enemy position.

Taylor recaUs that 46 of th# approximately 100 mra hi hit troop were wounded and on# was killed before the North Vietnamese broke off the engagement, leaving behind 400 t# 500 dead.

The 31-year-old hero has no qualms about returning to Viet-y business and

site efted: Rhodesia stir- -hen Im over there, Tm doing

vives; it flourishes; Its econo- "y J- . ,

A native of Areata, CaUf., h#

expects to become a schoolteacher when he retires from the Army six years from now.

Retirement is approximately ope year away for Sgt. Koumai who keeps ^achers from infiltrating the Knm ^me preserve. He rarely spaks oT th#

The UN was in trouble long before the Rhodesian incident came along. It was not blatant hypocrisy, perhaps, but it surely was transparent deception to seat the exiled delegation from Formosa in the Charter seat assigned to China. The seat should have been declared vacant, and the representatives of Chiang Kai-iek given chairs In the visitors Iwinge.

The China seat has been so much make - believe. The punitive sanctions Imposed upon Rhodesia have proved a far greater folly. As Dean Ac-heson has remarked, the sane-

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lation of the UNs own Charter. More than this, the sanctions stand as a continuing monument to the emptiness, the impotence, and the massive hypocrisy of the United Nations as an instrument ot international order.

Manifesty, theij sanctions have failed In their purpose, which was to bring Rhodesia to its knees. The sanctions have had precisely the oppo-

my is strong and growing stronger. And instead of whipping Rhodesia back to the arms of Mother England, these toothless mandates have succeeded merely in obliterating any prospect of reunion.

It is toe purbhnd hypocri^ toe imposition on Rhodesia of a naked double standard that reduces the UN to imbecility and contempt. Why were these drastic sanctions imposed? It was because the established government of Rhodesia, in the view of toe General Assembly, had failed to provide for majority rule and for participatory democracy by all the Rhodesian (Continued On Page i)

nine hours of combat that enti* tied him to the Medal of Honor.

He was a tank commander near Agok, Korea, when an infantry outfit was mauled by 500 North Koreans.

The Americans were told to withdraw and Kouma was ordered to remain behind to delay toe enemy as much as possible.

After his tank was surrounded, he manned the turret gun (Continaed On Page i)

: Also See Coming Housing Boom

Strength For Today

By ELMER ROESSNER

Hie National Industrial Conference Board joins those who yrho foresee a coming boom in housing.

TELLING THE TRUTH White lies. What do you mean, white lies? Do lies have color?

Oh, no, you say, but a white lie is just . a Uttle twisting of the truth that somehow will make Ufe more convlenient for me.

What nonsense. A lie is a Ue, and no funny business about it The contemporaries of Jesus used to punctuate almost every declaration with the vow that what they were saying was true. They swore by their heads, by the temple, by other scared objects Jesus was apparnetly disgusted with this habit. Do not swear by heaven. he said. For it lis Gods throne nor by the earth.

for it is his footstool. Nor by ^ ____________,

Jerusalem, for it is the city gusting and filled with a

cannot make one hair white oiP black but let your communication be Yea, yea; Nay, nay, for whatsoever is more than these cometo of evil.

Its true; Its true. I swear it. No wonder people shrug their shoulders and walk away from guys or girls who talk that way. The judicial oath is a serious thing and has its place in court procedure, ^>ut the disposition to swear td everyting 4s both ridiculous and disgusting.

Moet soolled white lies are told by people who have big mouths and very little conscience-or in fact, very lite common sense.

His word is as gWl as his bond. How do you like that? Lies of any kind are evil, dislot

of toe great king. Swear not by your he^d, because i you

of danger.

By EARL DOUGLASS

There has been relatively little growth in the demand for homes through most of the sixties, iMit this situation is likely to change in the decade ahead, writes Fabian Linden head of the department pf consumer economics of the nonprofit organization, in the Congerence Board Record.

The nations households will ,be increasing at a faster rate, particularly young houstoolds, he pointed out Analyzing Department Commerce and Ckraerence Board data, he pro jects the purchases by age groups:

Households heads under 25: This group, because of the postwar baby boom, is eXpect-d to grow'substantialty faster toan toe average rate. About 8 per cent of this groi(p\buy homes in the course of a year, compared with the all-family ratio of 6 per cent In recent

years the under-25 rate has risen to 10 per cent The Big Buyers Household heads 25 to 34:

A high propOTtion of families buy homes at this age and _ they buy more homes than do younger Buyers. About 10 per cent 6f tlte 25-34 vage group has been bUYing homes in recent years, wthough this group accounts for less than 20 per cent of the population, it has been buying 35 per cent of the homes sold. This population group is increasing in number and by 1980 is expectpi to buy al^t 45 per cent of all homes sold.

Household heads 35 to 44: About three out of every' five families have bought a home by the time the head of the household is 35, so toe group buys^ fewer homes, less than 6 per cent in recent years. This age group will increase at r slowerate in \the pext dec'.'e. >

Household heads 45 tOiS4: Incidence of home4)uying drops sharply in this age groito. lyCaog fbBaiifeBCQDlras*

in size as youngsters leave home for college or marriage. Home buying drops to 4 per cent a year, with less interest in new homes.

Further Declines

Household heads 55 to 64; Home buying declines further to about 3 per cent in this

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cent of toe total housing demand in 1980 will come from this age group. "

Household heads over 65;

culates, the buyers of home# will grow younger in the next 10 years. Because the income of the younger groups will rise proportionately faster, the impotece of young families will grow eveiiias^ thaa than the statistics suggest, the economists said. He concluded:

In recent years slightly over 45 per cent of all homes bought were purchased by households whose heads were under 35. By 1980 that group will account for in estimated 57 per cent of aggregate demand. Ihe importance of the 35-54 age category, meanwhile will decline from 41 per cent to the 33 per cent. Finally those 55 and over, who now purchase about 46 per eent of all homes sold, will account for a projected 14' per cent by the end of the decide.

These figures are aignificant not only to home builders and

The incident of purchase v reM estate men, but to bank-

drops to \ per\cent\here!, and iprs Wdlhose selling fdmlture,

less than a fourth of the units appliance and all the. other

purchased are pew. things making for c<xnf(xtabie

iji the aggregate, UodoBeiL twliig,