4The Dally Reflector, Greenville. N. C.Wednetday, Jnly 1, Ifit

Negativism Can Prove Costly

The supplemebtal school tax was soundly defeated in Saturdays Gr^nviUe School District election. This followeidi on the heels of a defeat of the tax for converting Pitt Technical Institute to a community college.

Certainly the voters have the final say on any tax submitted to them in a referendum and we wouldnt have it any othef way, regardless of the position this newspaper may take on any issue. We would have no quarrel with any voter on expressing his convictions on any individual issue.

All of us, however, as citizens of Greenville and Pitt County should be concerned about meeting the needs of our community. Thus if there is a^^ling among some Voters to defeat any new tax regar-

Discrepancies Worry Many

By BRYAN HAISLJP RALEIGH A question mark on preliminary census results IS (he extent to which black citizens may not have tH*en counted The glaring instances of discrepancy between estimates and unofficial census reports that have come to light in North Carolina are in counties with a high proptirtion of nonwhite population They also are in counties where much of nonwhite population is in rural areas'

These include Halifax;' where the unofficial count of 51.80H was nearly 7,000 under the estimate, Pitt, whose 72.264 tally was more than o.iKiu short. Bertie, 19,635, under ^ by 4,000; and Etigecombe, 50,607, under by 4.000

The widest margin between estimate and preliminary census count was in Robeson County, where non\thites comprise three-fifths of the population. The 82,347 figure reported was nearly 11,000 Ih'Iow the estimate.

The estimate used for the comparisons above are not local chamber of commerce expectations. They are provisional 1969 estimates taken from a report jointly prepared bji^ the Carolina Pqpulation Center at the^ University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the (banning division of the state department of administration. As such, they .^yere soundly researched aqd-

comprehensive intelligence operation which has strategic military significance. He said census data will be coded in a massive computer, ^"niis means that with lightning speed any black person in the United States can be iocdted by house number, street, block side,, city, state," he said.

Thus, in matter of, minutest the precise location of all black communities in the country can be relayed to any organization that might request it like, say, the U. S Army. Ihiswill make instant pogroms and c<mi-plete or partial extermination or concentration camp detention of blacks something easily accomplished and cenfraUy coordinated, the article added.

Whether this inflammatory Iint of view has penetrated the North Carolina black community is unknown, but is regarded as unlikely certainly to any significant degree. *

A black businessman and leader in Raleigh said he was unaware of any intentional resistance to the census among blacks. Rather, he said, it is recognized that blacks have a substantial stake iii accurate c^sus inTormation since population count is a vital factor in funding programs which benefit them.

However, he said, it is obvious that many Jblflcks because of lack of training or ndstrust of the establishment

dTess of the need, then we think it is time io |?e concerned.

In a few months Pitt voters will have to decide^ a $9 million bond issue for additions to Pitt Memorial Hospital and anyone who has had any dealings with the hospital recently knows that the added facilities are already needed. It would be regrettable^ iided, if a negativism were to carry over and defeat this important issue, also.

Public officials get much criticism when new taxes are proposed; yet in most cases the planning they are doing will result in long range savings to the local tax payer. There is a good chance, for instanc," that if the hospital bonds are voted, financial assistance will be coming from state, federal and other sources so that the cost to Pitt County tax payers will be cut cwisiderably. When outside funds become available, however, nothing can be done if the initial funds have not been approved'by the voters.

A good exa mple is the revenue bonds approved by local voters for Utilities expansion of the water treatment plant,^sewage disposal plant and other projects. The Utilities Commission immediately made application for federal funds and only this week it was announced that^a $376,000 grant had been approved by the Federal Water Quality Ad-, ministration. This is expected to be followed up by other grants to total $1,378,000. If approval of local funds had been put off until the water and sewer needs became critical, a crash program would have been needed and the citizens would have wound up bearing the entire cost.

Every citizen has the right to choose W'hich bond issues or tax referendums he feels are most needed. However, voting down everything that comes along will mean that our needs are going to pile up and ultimately they will have to be handled at great additional cost to the taxpayers.

Greenville, based on preliminary census figures, is going to show perhaps the greatest percentage .growth of any eastern city. Pitt County is-one of the few eastern counties to show a population incrase. This means that our needs are growing, too. They are going to have to be taken care of through careful planning, taking advantage of all outside funds; or else through crash programs in education, medical care and other areas which will mean much higher costs to local citizens.,

Nixon's Secret Peace Efforts

-prepared-' Counting the black population presents sorne recognized probjems.

millfon blacks were

missed in the 1960 U S. census, including one million males between the ages of 18 and 40 That represented 10 per cent of the nations population which didnt get counted. Aware of this missed population, especially in the South, the Census .Bureau planned its 1970 assignment wkUi massive appeals for _ bfaclT cooperation.

' While it received . a favorable response from groups such as pie rtan League, the NAACP, and - other black interests, the Census Bureau was rebuffed by the militants. They regard the census taking as a police state conspiracy gainer detailed informlien on potentially rebellious element of the population.

The March issue of The . Black Scholar carried an article titled, Census 70; Blueprint for Repression, by Sid Walton, principal of Martin Luther -King elementasy----Sausalito, Calif. Ihe author described the census as a

noodnBBiBtanoeiiaw to the censdf. What is called-^ for, he suggested, is a fujly coordinated and im-ptemented efforHo reach the tdack community.

In the , East, where preliminary reports caused consternation because of local officials felt the couit was incomfdete, it has been murmured that many census takers threw up their hands whi they came to black districts, Ihiere have been reports that whole sections of a town or county went uncounted \because the enionerators were hetant to* tackle the job.

Mrs. Ther^ H. Ramsey, statistical analyst with the state planning division, advised patience on the part of local officials alarmed pver preliminary census reports. The preliminary figures a#e minimums, she ^^^'aaid,_w^h will be revised upward on the basis of screenings to locate any uncounted population.

Census Bureau officials have said these revisions to be made before official ^ives are released later this year will add from one to five per cent to the preliminary figures in many cases.

By ROWLAND EVANS and ROBERTNOVAK ^ WASHINGTON Mohammed Riad, a high level troubleshooter in the Egyptian office, slipped into town last Friday (June 26) for secret talks with U. S. of-fcials on President Nixons -new Middle JSa|Lpea<^ platL:

TrFonHrwal Riads presence here not an-notrncedritwaeihinmbjeeror unofficial denials. This secrecy of the Egyptians visit underlines the drastic, almost revolutionary ^ange of direction in the fTesidents new approach to the volcanic Israeli - Arab dilute.

The heart of that new approach is secret diplomacy. Until recently, the, Israelis probably would have known of Riads visit before the Egyptians themselves. Coupled with this secret diplomacy is a hard , determination , in the worlds of one top Nixon strategist, not to play the role of Israels at tomey. Thus, the new approach is ll<^ with domestic political danger, cond*ing the strength of Israel's allies here.

highly special relationship for one reason: it was inexorably corroding U.S. influence amtmg the Arab, states and, as a consequence, elevating Soviet power and " prestige at an alarming rate.

Thus, before the Middle East volcano erupts into a - ^tlitar^ showdbwn^-b^^^^

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.... In, keepingj\with this nevT and secretiv^ approach, there is reason to believe that not even the Israeli government itself knows for a fact what new aircraft, if any, Mr. Nixon may be prepared to sell Israel if his new peace plan flops. The matter of aircraft, which never should have publicly surfaced as a specific Israeli request in the first place, is being handled here as a potent bargaining .card in the Nixqn plan to get talks started betwe3 the two sides.

In the past, an Israeli request for military help^ from the U.S. was handled in Washington as though it had divine inspiration. Mr. Nixon has signalled the end of that

the U. S. and the Union. Mr.; Nixwi has to prove whathe has been claiming ever since he sent WUliam Scranton on a pre -inauguration Middle East tour. His claim is that his new . Administration really intends to fulfill Scrantons promise of an evenhantted policy between Israel and the Arab states.

If he can do that, the President has a chance admittedly, a slender chance for a political solution that Would starkly limit Soviet influoice. ^

. ^at chance is partly based on new diplomatic readings that Egyptian Preisident Gamal Abdel Nasser is himself deeply worried over his new and total dependence on Moscow ( as we first reported from Cairo last winter). If tru6, Nasser may now be far more eager to start talks direct or indirect with Jerusalem than he is willing to admit.

Moreover, another and even mtn-e ominous political development in the Arab world is believed here toJ^_ pushing Nasser toward serious peace talks , with Israel;.,That development is the steadily growing political and military power of the autonomous commando organizations composeil of Arab refugees from what is now Israel and the Israeli -occupied West Bank,^f the Jordan.

A1 Fatah and other morCj radical fedayeen

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Strength For Today

\CHURCH IN THE HOME 'Paul . . . unto Philemon our dearly beloved, and fellow labourer ... and to the in thy house TTius bi^ins a lett* the Apostle Paul to one of his followers. By the church in thy house he meant the meetings of Christians* which were then held in privatq homes.

4 Rie fbmily unit is the heart of the world. Raise children wit^ loving care, with tmder affection, with a sense of family re^Mmsibility, with a ieding'Of .belonging,* and as the fi^ly is put in order, so the nation wUl be put in order, and eventually' the world also. The real tragedy of iMoken hohies is^not that

they are broken but that the damage ccmnot be mended, that the children' are grown and moulded and gone forever.

Religion is the heart of the family. A family that can hope together when dark > days come, that can offer up thanks for daily blessings, a^a^ kneel in devotion and in the morning and in the evening that family has something even mor binding than love and security, Paul referred to a physical "church in thy house, but in . these days it is imperative for world prce that each f^ily look to"the church in thy house, \ .

By EarlL..I>Q!Ugiass^- ;

Afler I \eUm\ the Hiwpiial-Aiil Bill, I Kemenilier Seeinj: a U4Mij:n*iioiial Aiiilnilaiii-e S|MNHling Towaril Me .. .

By ART BUCHWALD

GOP Steals Christmas

,WASHIN(^ON ^ The

Democrats ^ont say it publicly, but theyre not too happy about the Republicans stealing the Fourth of July. While the Honor America Day celebration in

Washington has been advertised as nonpartisan, any irofessional politician knows that when the American public sees Billy Graham, Bob Hopf and Lawrence WelR on the platform, the Nixon Administration will be the only ones enjoying the fireworks.

An official of the

Democratic National -(Committee said, I cant

blame the -RepublicaBS for what theyve -f^urth^ of >been

around for a long time, and we never thought to do anything with it. All we ever considered it was just a national holiday.

But if you believe the Republicans stole the Fourth of 'July, why did the

Democrats join the celebration committee? The Republicans sandbagged, us. . They invited us to join and had we refused, it would have looked as if We were spitting on Moms apple pie. How can any politician in this country come out against the Fourth of July?

ART

j BUCHWALD

you think the ' Republicans will try to' cash in on the Fourth of July? Nothing I can put my finger on, but the otter day I was up at the Capitol for a Flag - raising ceremony and after the U. S. Marine Band played, The Star Spangled Banner, I overheard Congressman Gerry Ford

Public Forum

To The Editor:

It should be apparent to all now that the taxpayers want more than to just dish, out money every time a problem arises.

Now is the time for the dected and appointed officials to show the taxpayers what they can do. Now is the time to start practising some conservatism doing without some things that we culd have been doing without all along.

It will take some sacrificing! It might be necessary for one official to do the worlt 0 two for awhile. It might be necessary for some to work an extra hour per day for awhile.

And then^I_am-sure that many-eoUld do without that extra pay increase this year.

1 knoi^ this is asking a lot, but there are those of us who have not had any cost of living ihcrese and although it has been a struggle, we have managed. These things will have tobe done if^ are ever to defeat this spirahng cost of living., Luxuries we will have to do without!

So, instead of calling on the taxpayers every time the going gets rough, lets start showing them why we are in office in the first place. Lets show them some ingenuity, some sacrificing and some hard work for awhile.

Lets do a little more than is requircil of us ,so-we can get this economy on an even keel again. '

Sincerely yours,

Leon F. Williamson Greenville

whisper to'Sen. Hugh Scott, Theyre playing our song. It sounds like you did get sandbagged, I said.

We cant do anything about the Fourth of July any more?" he said sadly. But what were starting to worry about is (3iristmas.

You dont think the Republicans would steal (Christmas?v 1 said aghast.

Its in the works already. Bing CrosSy and Dr. Norman Vincent Peale \have^ teen asked to head the Keep Christmas in America committee, which is supposed to bring Americans . together on Christmas morning.

^^^^But its too cold to hold a rally on the Washliiglun Mall on (Christmas morning, I protested..

This one will be on television. 'The plan is to have Martha Mitchell and Atty. (ien. MitcheU read from A Cliristmas Carol, and David Eisenhower has agreed to play Tiny Tim. To make 1t bipartisan, theyve asked the Democrats to supply someone to play Scrooge. I cant believe it.

You cant, huh? Then why has Spiro_ Agnew been secretly rehearsing Silent Night with the Mormon Tabernacle (Thoir?

I didnt know that.

We also have con

firmation that the Wajt-Disney people ^e building a hi^e manger at the. winter White House in Key

Biscayne, where the

President is expected, to speak.

Die way you describe it, this could even be bigger than Honor America Day.

If the Republicans grab l^th the Fourth of July ^nd (iiristmas, my informant said, its, going to be tough for the Democrats to ever come back. * .

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* LOUISE COOK Associated Pres* Writer new YORK (AP) You can lead me to McSorleys, but you cant make me drink.

Far be it from me to sneer at the efforts of those women who finally broke the 115-year-old sex barrier a> McSorleys Old Ale House ip Greenwich Village.

Theyve won the right to stand ti the .sawdust , belly up to the bar and quaff their ale with the men. ,

What puzzles me is why theyd want this somewhat dubious privilege.

Women are never really at their best in bars.

Try perching on a bar stool. Chances are your legs arent long enough. Hoist yourself up anyway. With the midi* there isnt too much peril to modesty.

Now find a place to put your purse. Before all you militants do away with that little feminine frippery youll have*to find a place to carry the money with which youll independently pay for your own drinks.

Put the purse on the floor and you cant reach it. Put it n the bar and get a sneering, Lady, I gotta serve drinks here. Move that thing. Put it'in your lap and it falls into the sawdust.

The art of drinking isnt much easier. That hearty mug of ale no fair cheating and ordering an apricot brandy sour is designed for male mitts, not feminine fingers. And no^iing looks sillier than a ale drinker who hoists the mug with two fists.

If youre.lobking for conversa-, tion, the bar aint the place.

What about eavesdropping on '"thdte tales*of woe poured out to ,the barteftder, legendary amateur psychiatrist? Close your eyes, imagine the voices are an oqtave higher and you might as well be at the beauty parlor listening to Mrs. Jones regale her l^air.dresser. jf

Entertainment means telev.i- Sion, preferably two sets, each tuned ^ to a "different sports event. Dont try to listen. Just grunt with the.crowd. >

If this is freedom to the feminists, they can have it. Ill slither off my stool remembering the words of Aesop: Better beans and bacon in peace, than cakes and ale in fear. Or jn a liberated saloon.^ ^ ........

Hal Boyle is on vacation

Opinions In Brief

No matter how firm a following the administration might gain with a coalition pf the silent majority anicf the ^ South, it cannot write off the campus young or the intellectual community. Nor would it want to. For a political victory at the polls would be worthess without a governable land which further campus trmoil could lead to. Christian Science Monitor.

Freedom of speech, as it turns out, depends on what is to be spoken.' Columbia, S.C. State.

Excellence is never granted to man but as * reward iof labor. Sir Joshua Reynolds.

The important thing is to know how to take all things quily. - Michael Farraday.

Cpnfusioh In Business Jargon

By ELIHER ROESSNR You m^ not be able to tell the players without a scorecard or a live television set. Furthermore, you cant tell whats going on in business without a glossary. If you dont know what econology is, you may be out of business forhaving a

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smoky chimney or releasing noxious effluents iijto a nearby s.tiream.

ButTook at your watch! the world moves beyond those words in minutes. This week you must know what the science of ekiptics is, or what a biwd is, or be left behind in the business race.

Ekistics. is the study of human settlement, according

to Kaiser Aluminum. It reports that cities cannot be . planned, but must be guided along scientifically deter-^ mined . cha^rtnels of development. Kaiser suggests that shelter of the future may use new shapek such as domes and sphers instead of Tittle boxes^-for livig in. Ah, copocetic!

-A Baud Is A Baud

The flood of new words into modem business is so great . that Salmon Brothers and Hutzler of Wall Street hi ve issued - a "data cofn-

munications glossary.. And if you have passed ekistics, you ' may be ready for baud | which has no rel^onship to th ' Shakespe/rean word

bawd, meaning whore,,* but, accordin^^o the drgnified S. B. a

unit of Signalling speed.

, This is not to be confused with ElaUikit Cod, a name ' ifor tte transmission of data in which five bits represpnt one character. It is^ named for

Emile Baudot, a pioneer in printing telegraphy.

S. B, & H. alsb defines buffer, storage device used to compensate for a diffefehce in rate of flow of, data or time of occurence of events, when transmitting frpm one device to another.

I^ . also defines deniodulation which, of course, is the process of retrieving an original signal from a modulated cairiei wave. This technique is^*sed in data sets to make communication signals compatible with business machine signals, one df the' Salmons explains.

The Elite Language

Digital signals are not toe-first reactions to a'nip of togitalis but the glossary explains, are signals which can assume certain discrete values. This shquld not be confused with "disreet values of a pn.vate secretis. She must be a storage. which is defined

as a genral term for a device capable of retaini information.

"There are many more. Volatile display is the ni perfnanent image appeari on the Screen of a visi to^lay torminal; A,;wor In telegraphy is,. ,!

characters plus one spf ,and a '^'modern Js modulator - demodulator, device which modulates a demodulates signals tri smitted oyer communicat facilities. /

And a throughput well, everybody kno\ir"i that is.

If these new terms bal yim. you are undoubtedly i for business success tod and your belt hope is to back to college f^r four yea . Of course, when you coi out, business m\l be usinj brand new set of terms, si as "pitt'y - gritty and d^ht and youTl have to back to Harvard for h y^rs more