4TTie Dally Reflector. Grepnville. N. C.Tuesday. August 4.1970

Brave Decision On Ceasefire

Israel has taken the sensible approach in approving a three-month cease fire along the lines proposed by the United States.

Israels government decided to accept the proposal last week after som agonizing appraisal of the situation. Previously the plan had been accepted by Eg^pt and Jordan.

It has been recognized by the world powers that the boiling Mid-East situation represented a grave threat to world peace. Ibis almost Certain that the Soviet Union brought pressure on Egypt to accept the cease fire and the United States used strong persuasion with Israel.

Israel, of course, Has everything to lose if the ceasefire and negotiations do not accomplish their purpose. The little countrys defense plan calls for keeping constant pressure on its adversaries. However, there is much reason to believe that if the war continues indefinitely Israel will eventually be overwhelmed by its Arab neighbors with the Soviet

Thunderclap In A Dull Hearing

By BBVAN IIAISI.II*

KALKKJH, A dull h*anng which drcincd on before the St.ite Board of Assc.s.smcnt last wwk may produce a thunderclap for North (arolina , counties in fixing ad valorem tax valuations Attorneys for Wilson County and for Krnest Deans Hackney, a realtor and citizen of the city of Wil.son, questioned, and cross

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examined a parade of wit nes.ses in a detailed review of the process by which the c-ounty arrived at its 1% valuation of real properly for lax purpo.ses

The W'ilsdn board of commissioners set valuations for urban property at 90 per cent of a uniform system of values for all real estate in Wilson County specifically that all real property be appraised at its true and actual value in money as evidenced by the sales of said real property when sold in such manner as such properly is usually sold

To put the issue in a nutshell, it is this: did the boards action meet the constitutional requirement for uniform treatment of all property of the same class, i.e.'; real property

The tedium of the hearing overshadowed the critical ipiportance of the matter at hand. P'or while the instant case specifically involves Wilson County, the resolution will vitally affect the revaluation process in many Tar Heel counties.

Although a court decision is likely for an ultimate settlement. the case could lead to the striking down of the time - honored practice in agricultural counties of setting farm land valuations at levels well below those placed on non-farm, urban property.

The mere thought is enough to make a farmowner pale. Farm land prices have climbed steeply in recent years Property tax valuations on the basis of market value, comparable to that borne by his city cousin, would hit the rural landowTier

hard

T^(* problem is by no means new, nor is a solution close at hand Henry W' I,ewis wrote in the April .May, 1968, issue of Popular (ioverrimeni, publication of the In.stitute of (iovernment at (Tiap<l Hill: Responsible and con-ciTiied .North Carolina officials are generally agreed tfial farm land in this state is valu(*d for taxation below the standard used for valuing (t)mmercial. industrial and residential land not merely farm land lying in the path of urban expansion but all farm land '

He added: the wonder IS that litigation has twen so slow to develop

Tlie increasing lax load on the urban property owner, and his rising irritation at swing the favored treatment for the farmowner undoubtedly has been a factor in bringing the issue to a head.

Why should the $12.5 a -wwk working man in town fwiy taxes on 90 per cent of the value of his home, while the man who owns a .300-acre farms pays on .'>() per c^nt or less value asked Hackney.

Several actions seeking and answer to that question have been initiated by urban taxpayers in the past couple of years In one of the.se. a group of Nash County taxpayers won from Superior Court Judge Howard H. Hubbard an order to compel the county board of commissioners to revalue all real prop<rty in the county at true value in money. However, on the county's appeal to the State Supreme Court the order was reversed.

Associate Justice Susie Sharp said in the opinion hand<*d down last spring that the matter was improperly in court Tlie taxpayers had not exhausted administrative remedies, she said The proper course, she added, was an appeal to the State Board of Assessment.

Hackney and his attorney t(X)k note of the high courts action, and filed their appeal with the board There is no doubt, in the evenCthe board upholds the Wilson County valuation, that he will pursue the case in the courts.

The timetable is likely to run into months, a year, or longer CTiairman Thomas W. Alexander of the State Board of Assessment said the board will render its decision after a thorough consideration of the case The bulky record makes if evident that will take some time.

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Unions help. In the process there is always the clanger of a direct confrontation between the U. S. and the USSR.

A negotiated settlement one which will allow Israel to survive in peace must be worked out in the Middle East. There is no other way to resolve the matter without a great disaster.

Israels government has made a brave decision in accepting the ceasefire. Now it is up to the world powers to see that Isrel is treated fairly in the upcoming negotiations.

Bloodmobile Had Good Showing Last Week

Although it was slightly under its quota, the Bloodmobile had a fine showing on its first visit of the new fiscal year at the Moose Lodge last week.

Chairman Douglas Morgan announced that 112 units of blood were collected on the 125 unit quota.

The voluntary blood prc^ram is vital to Pitt County. It is essential that there be a good turnout for each visit during the year. We have a good start; lets continue in this way.

A Triple-Play At Top Level

By HOWI.AM) EVANS and ROBERT NOVAK

WASHINGTON - A top level triple play that would put Robert Finch in as Republican National C'hairman after the 1970 election ' is under quiet discassion within FTesident Nixons political high com mand.

'riie contemplated switch depends on many un predictables, most important of which would be a decision by .Secretary of Interior Walter Hickel to resign

Hickel, whose mini revolution inside Mr, Nixon's (abinet just after the Cambodian intervention made him something of a hero, definitely wont resign before the election. But Hickel now has on his desk a fat contract from a major East Coast publisher who wants him to relate his experiences inside the Nixon administration,

'The fact that he has not yet said no to the publisher is seen by Hickel intimates a;|i a clue that he will decide to quit the Cabinet around the new year He definitely will not sign any book contract while still working for F^esident Nixon.

Flickers resignation would open the way into the Cabinet for Rep Roger.s Morton of Maryland, now Republican National Chairman, who wanted the Interior job after the 1968 election. With Morton out at the National Com mittee, the FYesidents close friend Bob Finch would be asked to.fake over with broad political powers looking to a F-lnch directwl 1972 Nixon i*residentiai campaign.

Finch already has charge of all Cabinet - level political operations in his new role as ITesidential counselor But Finch intimates say he is skeptical about becoming National CTiairman. In' 1960, when he managed the losing Nixon Fresidential campaign against John F. Kennedy, Unch persuaded Mr. Nixon not to make him party chairman, on grounds that he would be more valuable without the distraction of operating the National Committee.

Folitical insiders deny that ideology would play any part in a Finch move to the National Committee. Rather, the point of the move would be to put Mr. Nixons oldest confidant in position to organize the party and the Administration for 1972.

A footnote: Hickel is under

no pressure from the White House to quit In fact, some top Republican politicians feel he is the Presidents single biggest political asset in the Cabinet But Hickel remains in fundamental disagreement with some Nixon policies and is not happy that the Interior Department has been stripped of^ major en vironmental functions.

Burton vs. Ixiwenstein

The intricacies of California Democratic politics are building up an increasingly open feud between two agressive, charging anti war

Congressmen: fteps Allard K I.owenstein of .New York and Fhilip Burton of California

'Palking to colleagues in the House Democratic cloakroom, Burton has not concealed his irritation with Ixiwenstein for coming to California to endorse Ftep. John V. Tunney, Democratic nominee for the Senate.

'Hie reason. Burton wants California liberals to withhold their endorsement of Tunney until he openly endorses Cesar Chavezs grape - worker strike. With Chavez nearing success. Burton felt Tunney might be ready to break his neutral stand. Now, he grumbles, with a prestigious liberal like I.owenstein coming west to endorse Tunney, his strategy has bt'en undercut

Moreover, Burton is furious over Ixiwensteins intentional snub during his California visit. Speaking in Burton's home town of San FVancisco, l^wenstein lauded two Congressmen from the bay area Democrat Jerome K. W'aldie and Republican Faul N. (Iete) McOoskey as particularly outstanding. Burtons name was not mentioned.

Approaching Lowenstein on the House floor after his return to Washington. Burton made his displeasure known in animated language.

A footnote: Ijowensteins aid to 'Tunney as invaluable. At the Los Angeles home of Democratic National Committeemen Steve Reinhardt, Tunney was attacked by liberal firebrands who backed Rep. (ieorge Brown in the primary. I/Owenstein lectured them effectively on the need to beat Republican Sen. George Murphy.

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Strength For Today

TO BE USED WITH CARE

Is it ever a good thing to take a vow?

There are some who say No. To do so, they maintain, indicates that we do not have will power enough to make ourselves do what is right unless we are bolstered up by much solemn swearing. They point out furthermore that oaths, like good resolutions, are easily broken an^ when (Mice a person has vowed to do a thing and has not done it his . character is seriously impaired.

But there are others who maintain that there is nothing which supports one in a course of right action so effectively, as to make a public avowal of the course of action he intends to take. By so (toing he puts himself on

record. Not only is he supported thereafter by a sense of pride, but those who have taken vows and found it beneficial to do so declare that the solemn declaration to do a thing, either privately or publicly made, releases unlimited powers within one which contribute to ultimate achievement.

A vow is a very solemn thing, and what the Book of Common Prayer says about marriage holds good in the case of all solemnly taken vows. They are not to be entered into unadvisedly or lightly but reverently, discre?tIysoberly and in,the fear of Gbd.- Wborr they are, they frequently constitute^ powerful support in the achieving of good ends.

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By JAMES KILPATRICK

Campus Unrest: A Drag

Ninety-nine times out of one hundred, as every newsman knows the reports of governmental study commissions are little more than exercises in futility. 'The forthcoming report of the Presidents Commission on Campus Unrest, sad to say, will be one of the ninety-nine.

'That pessimistic prediction is not intended as criticism of the Nixon administration, which sorely wants to cool the campus fevers, or of Pennsylvanias former Governor William Scranton, who heads

the commission to tell him how. It is simply that the Scranton commission is charged with an impossible task.

Impossible in two ways; Time is too short; and the topic too vast. Mr. Nixon asked for a report on the causes of campus unrest by mid - September, or by October 1 at the latest, so that some remedial measures might be tried in the coming school year. Even if the subject were simple, it is hard to imagine that much of

Other EiJitors Say More To Come

(Henderson Dispatch)

July has gone, and with it half or more of the summer. 'Diere have been hot days already and long periods without rain or prolonged moderation in the temperature. But this is only August, and there will be more hot days yet. as is characteristic of this month of the waning season.

With the passing of July, thoughts begin to turn to the fall of the year, with milder weather in sight and the busy season of the calendar just around the corner. The autumn months often spell the difference between profit and loss in many business establishments. It could and probably will be that way in the remaining five months of -1970.

Summer thus far has passed quickly. No one knows that better than youngsters who will start back to school at the end of this month, a few days earlier than usual. Nearly every one likes summer and for many it passes all too soon. One wonders sometimes where it went.

Its that time of the year when mom and dad and the

youngsters start looking around for school or college clothes. To that extent it will stimulate trade. Both buyer and seller are alert to the necessity that is experienced each year about this time.

'There are five months of the year, all in a row March to July which usually are not abbreviated in writing. For 1970 they are all now gone. September is the longest month in spelling, with nine letters. Three, February, November and December, have eight letters. 'Die others range from three to seVen. Its an interesting facet of the calendar for those inclined to take that view.

When all is said and done, the years seem to roll along with greater speed the older one gets. Every one can remember when it seemed Christmas would never come. For some, it seems to come now almost every month. And thats the way of life. 'The three score and ten years, and often more than that nowadays, are but a tiny speck in the aggregate of time as it comes and goes. More and more people are becoming conscious of that fact.

value could be assembled so ' soon.

And the subject is not simple. 'The disordejrs that have afflicted American campuses, climaxed by the Kent State and Jackson killings in May, constitute a phenomemon unlike anything ever witnessed in our higher education. As Dr. Edward Teller reminded the commission during its hearings last month, the phenomenon is not peculiar to America. England, France, Italy, and Japan have experienced the same kind of violence a fact that suggests the causes may lie in something more than Vietnam! or racism!.

The commissions quest for understanding and solution is made all the more difficult by communiations barriers. 'Things that seem obvious to young people are not nearly so obvious to their elders. 'This became poignantly clear in the testimony of Eva Jefferson, president of the student body at Northwestern.

It is almost in a sense ludicrous to me, she said, that someone would have to appoint a commission to find out why college people ar^ protesting and why there are disorders on the college campuses. If you are that far out of touch with what is going on, then I do not think you are really going to get to the crux of the problem, because you are really too far behind to get to it.

Miss Jefferson was a fascinating witness. She wants to become a lawyer, she said,but she looks upon legal education as a bore. She gazes upon society and finds it crummy. 'The system is crummy. The system is ludicrous. The school structure is a big drag. The Puritan ethic is really a drag. Petitions for the redress of student grievances when

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By G. C. THELEN Jr.

Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP> - 'The small Ohio community of Steubenville and,metropolitan New York City have one thing in common; the federal govern-moit says each leads the nation in a category of air pollution.

Tentative 1970 pollution ratings show Steubenville has the dirtiest airclogged with dust, smoke, soot and the likewhile New Yorks air is worst in content of sulfur oxides.

However, the Nationl Air Pollution Control AdministrationNAPCAcant say yetas it did three years agowhich metropolitan areas are most plagued by air- pollution in all its forms.

'The reason is that 1970 statistics are not ready on the hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides and carbon monoxide that pour from motor vehicles.

Reaction to the report came quickly from the metropolitan areas named.

Steubenville Mayor Andrew W. Miller said much of the pollution in his area comes from plants in West Virginia.

Two West Virginia metropolitan areasHuntington and

Charlestonwere high on the lists and Carl G. Beard II, director of the state Air Pollution Control Commission commented, We are trying to ascertain as quickly as possible the source of the misinformation. And in Syracuse, N.Y., which tied for No. 5 on the particulate list, the county public health engineer said, It cant be true, probably 50 others are dirtier. 'The NAPCA working report says nationwide particulate levelsvisibly dirty airgradually have declined in the past decade. But the sulfur-oxide load is expected to increase by three million tons this year to a total of 33 million tons.

National average levels of ambient urban air concentrations for both particulates and sulfur oxides are close to levels that have been observed to have an adverse effect on our environment, the document says.

Particulates collect on windows and homes and coat the exterior of cars. Sulfur oxides form corrosive sulfuric acid in the air and attack clothes, corrode statues and building exterior , and dull paint.

'The burning of coal and fuel oil is the major source of particulates and sulfur oxides.

'The industrial Northeast is hardest hit by sulfur oxide. But oil refineries and ore smelters account for pockets of high oxide readings in Texas and Ariz()V na.

The top 10 cities in composite particulate levels are: 1. Steubenville, 2, Charleston, W.Va. 3. Scranton, Pa. 4. Niagara Frontier, N-.Y. (Niagara FallsBuffalo area) 5. (tie) Bakersfield, Calif., and Syracuse, N.Y. 7. Johnstown, Pa. 8. Louisville, Ky. 9. Milwaukee 10. Pittsburgh.

, 'The top 10 in sulfur oxides are; 1. New York City 2. Chicago 3. Huntington, W.Va. 4. Phi-adelphia 5. Pittsburgh 6. (tie) Cleveland . and St. Louis 8. Washington, D.C. 9. Detroit 10. Providence, R.I.

Opinions In Brief

An acquaintance that begins with a compliment is sure to develop into a real friendship. Oscar Wilde.

Investigator .No. 119-34-7837

By ELMER ROESSNER One of the outrages of World War II was the Nazi practice of tattooing identification numbers on concentration camp inmates. 'This degrading act, as much

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as anything, incensed and united the peoples of the Allied countries.

Yet, today, almost all of the 200 million Americans, while not tattooed, are just as indelibly marked.

Social Security numbers are used to ,keep tract of people who obtain a drive!rs licwise buy insurance, apply for a credit card, pay taxes, seek a job, have babies, go into Ihe military, apply for.

unemployment pay, run a business, or fill out a census form.

S. S numbers are required on numerous other occasions. But the above list takes in just about everybody over 16 years of age and will suffice. Most of those under 16 can be pinpointed anyway because of relationships with others who do have S.S. numbers. Computer Ogre

In the past, numberization was not a burden to the individual. The information available on a givai person was scattered willy - nilly in dozens of places across the country.

Mr. 000-00-0001s insurance agent, Mr. 100-00^0000 in New York, had no way of knowing the contents of 000-00-0001s driving record filed with 000-01-0000 in California; Nor could "Dr. 999-99-9999 find out if 0004)OAK)01 had welched on a bill from dental technician 888-88-8888.

But now a number of large data banks are being compiled from smaller ones. 'They are being hooked up to talk to each other. Before long. 000-00-0001 will find himself magnetized on tape next to 000-00-0002.

Suppose 000-00-0001 is recorded in the computer because he is an honest, prosperous businessman applying:for an FHA loan. (jOO-00-0002 is there becau:^ he is wanted by the FBI for a string of felonies. And suppose the computer burps, someone fills out a form wrong or a data processor pushes the wrong key? Creeping Peril

A bigger danger is that despite protests and misgivings, the United States appears tp be moving towards a national data bank that would compile all of the data available on everybody! Mr 000-00-0001 would not only be categorized as to his an

cestry, financial status, legal standing, personal life, dimensions and characteristics, but also by what other people have said about him and how the government views his politics.

'The misuses and abuses possible with such information are staggering. And an individuals defenses are limited.

If the situation becomes critical then malcontents (>n computer staffs could be relied upon to erase or destroy tapes. College students might be rallied to attack computer centers. Or we could all lie outrageously, confusing the machines Until they blew a fuse.

But short of such drastic action^e can only holler our heads off at every attempt to numberize the population, and fold. spitiBle and mutilate computer p&ch crds that come our way

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