Hie Daily Reflector, Greenville. N.C.Friday, April 1C. l7l

A Real Boon. To Cities, Towns

- The liberalized Powell Bill funds for municipal street construction and maintenance are going to mean a great deal to North Carolina towns and cities.

The measure, which received overwhelming approval in the Legislature, increases the citys share of gasoline tax from one half cent to one cent. This will mean an extra $11 million in funds will be turned over to the municipalities this year.

The bill also changes the formula for distributing the funds so that population will be reflected as 75 percent of the allocation figure and street mileage 25 percent. Previously the funds had

Dutch Are Seen Less Sensitive

By BRYAN IIAISLIP

'rALEIGH - Holland is windmills and wooden shoes, the boy with his finger in the dike, and tulips, tulips, tulips.

At least I thought so, between 12 and 13, my head full of Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates."

Another lad of that age now is correcting my impressions with his own observations of contemporary life in The Netherlands.

Dajvid Roberson is spending a year at Utrecht, going to school, making friends, . and generally finding out what its like to be "in Dutch.

Normally, David lives in Durham. His father is Dr.

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Nathan Russell Roberson of the Duke University physics faculty. His mother is my sister, Ruth. He has a brother, Michael, 10, and a sister, Mary Russell, 7.

Nobody in our family had a Ph.D. until Russell came along. We were awed and a little puzzled.

Academic Puzzler "Ruth, I have a question to ask you, Daddy said when she was home for a visit while Russell was at Princeton University.

Neighbors ask me what Russell is doing. I dont know how to tell them. Exactly what is a physicist?

Ruth laughed, but the joke was on her. She couldnt answer.

Anyway, whatever a physicist does, Russell is doing at the University of Utrecht while on sabbatical leave (one aspect of academic employment I heartily envy).

play, provided the farmer isnt there.

Keep Off The Grass'

"Yards (if you dont live in an apartment) are simply a 40 X 20 or so patch of well-kept grass, and a 2 border of shrubbery and flowers. If you arent trimming the shrub-bert or cutting the grass, you stay out of it.

If America could economize space the way the Dutch do, we could support about three-fourths the world population! (Not counting our deserts.) The formula is really this: Living quarters are crammed together, so is industry. They give agriculture all the extra room.

Instead of clogging the air with pollution, the Dutch use bikes. Tbe only people who dont ride bikes to school are; (A) Those under 9, who can come on the bus, (B) Those over 16, who buy motorbikes, and (C) Those who live more than 4 or 5 miles away from school, who either come with the bus or ride a train. (Theres a station one-third mile from school.) I live three miles from school, and I like it, but it gets pretty cold and wet at times.

Complex School Schedule

My school is called De Werkplaats, or, literally, the Workplace. We have, to say the least, an interesting school. My schedule is completely different every day. I always arrive at 8:20, but I get out Monday and Friday 2:45, Tuesday and Thursday 12:45, Wednesday 3:30, and Saturday 11:55. My classes are: Music, Gym, Math, History, Geography, Animal care (really wild). Handicraft (not really shop because we dont have much instruction nor any power tools besides a soldering iron and two gas torches), Meuterhour, where we talk about our problems, etc., study hour, where wo do just that, English, Dutch, French,

letter about Holland. He did, and here it is.

' Dear Uncle Bryan,

I hope youre having a good time. We sure are.

Holland (The Netherlands) is a country of about 12 million people, and very small. It has 954 people to the square mile, and yet they manage to be perfectly happy and contented with their meagre allotment of soil (I ought to be a novelist). Stick to the facts, Dave, and slop romanticizing. Now go on:

This occurs because of several reasons. For the kids: their major sport, soccer, is played in the street, the game temporarily dispersing with cries of car! car! every time one comes along. Also there are plenty of meadows to romp in and

taking German and Greek, too).

The Dutch are much less extravagant than us. If you invite guests over, after supper you pass around a cookie tie and give everybody one (just one) and then put it away.

They are not fantastically outgoing, though you dont get a bar sinister for being new. They also are very space-unconscious, or rather, they dont mind having to sqeeze up all their lives.

My reply:

Dear David,

Thank you for your letter. Im letting some friends read it, too. because I think it tells what its like to be a boy living in Holland.

Love to the family, "Uncle Bryan.

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been allocated on a formula in which peculation and street mileage were taken into account on a 50-50

basis.

The extra funds will be helpful to all the towns of Pitt, Greene and Martin Counties. It will be particularly helpful to Greenville which showed a good increase in population in the 1970 census.

Municipal (Oficiis in almost every town will tell you that their street improvement programs would have been in a hopeless state if the Powell Bill plan aiding municipalities had not been passed years ago.

Now the total amount of these funds will be doubled and this will be welcomed by municipalities, which virtually all have difficulties staying up with needed street improvements and maintenance.

No Justification For The Black Powder Bomb

There can be no justification for the continued use of black powder bombs in the Dare County area when there exists the obvious possibility of setting off forest fires.

While the Air Force has methods of extinguishing the fires while they are small at least one has gotten out of hand and a 26,000 acre forest fire resulted last month.

The Air Force has a contract with the State Forestry Service for supplemental fire protection, plus personnel of its own. All this, however, was not enough to prevent the disastrous damage of last month.

We have to recognize that the practice bombing range is necessary for the operation of Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. On the other hand it is imperative that the Air Force find some other method of marking the bomb strikes. The nation cannot tolerate such waste as this rec^t forest fire caused.

Big Field For Lt. Governor

By JOHN KILGO

RALEIGH When the 1972 electitms roll around, the hottest race might well be for lieutenant governor in the Democratic primary. Eight Tar Heel Democrats some of them powerful are giving serious consideraticm to that campaign.

One man being mentimed with increasing frequency for the number two spot <m the Democratic ticket is House Speaker Phil Godwin. Godwin has made a hit with the legislators in this session and some of them ref^ to him as the most powerful man in Ralei^ Godwin comes from the Ibist but has picked up key statewide support in his positim as l^>eaker.

At this stage in the game, its too early for the would-be candidates to talk about running for lieutenant governor but they are talking with key politicians.

derstand that the lieutenant governors position might be considerably more important in 1976. Both Gov. Bob Scott and Lt. Gove. Pat Taylor have recommended that the positicm be full-time, with a full-time salary and staff. The legislature seems inclined to support that view.

Here are the others who are interested in the lieutenant governors race subject to the Democratic [N*imary;

Rep. Jimmy Beatty of Mecklenburg. Beatty is in his third term in the House and has run extremely strong in his home county. Beatty, who won fame as a track star, is a tireless and effective campaigner with a good political instinct. He makes friends easily and has been called on to make speeches all over the state this year. Beatty is giving the race serious consideration.

James B. Hunt of Wilson. Hunt is a lawyer, intelligent, articulate and has the ability

to appeal to all factions of the Democratic Party. Fot instance, the Terry SanfOTd wing wants him as their candidate fOT the number two spot, and at the same time he is most popular with the B<^ Scott camp. Its virtually certain that Hunt wUl enter the race.

Sen. Hector McGeachy of Fayetteville. McGeachy has bei a long time planning a run fOT lieutoianjt governor. His credentials look like they came fnwn Whos Who . . . leading attOTney, Brraize Star winner in WotM War II, five terms in the State Senate, Bar Association President, head of the Democratic Party in Cumberland County. Wants badly to run for lieutenant govemOT in 1972.

Rep. Ike Andrews of SUer Gty. Like McGeachy, Andrews has been planning this nm for quite some time. Hes a lawyer, a highly decorated World War II veteran, has

one term, the State House for four terms. Plans to be a candidate.

Roy Sowers. Hes now head of the department of Coti-servaticm and Develoinent. A long-time close friend of Gov. Bob Scott. For a l<mg time he was mentioned as a possible candidate for Governor but has since turned his attention to the number two spot. With the field for lieutenant governor becoming so crowded. Sowers might change again and look for a council of state race.

Sen. John Burney of Wilmington. No question about this mans influence in the Senate. They call him Big John up here, hes a successful lawyer, close friend of Attorney General Robert Morgan. He has political ambitions that reach beyond the Senate. Burney is definitely thinking about the lieutenant govemOTs race,

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Strength For Today

YOU KNOW THE ANSWER

Never try a balancing act when you are getting dressed. Have something to lean on or to hold to., Balancing acts are for tight-rope walkers in the circus. Those who want to be at their place of business at what most of them have come to regard as a satisfactory hour or minute had better get it into their minds that there is no acrobat net in the bedroom. Be sure to have something to lean on or hold to while you are getting dressed.

Transferred over into the realm of life .policy and religion, this means that we all need something to hold to or lean against at certain times during the dressing pet-iod. Met a very wealthy womaq recently who has to be near a chair or leaning on

a cane if she doesnt want trouble aplenty.

TTie best thing for anyone to hold to or to lean upon is religious faith. Family pride, definitely deserved, keeps one from broken bones and a long stay at a hospital.

You have no religious faith? You think the Church has seen its best days? Maybe you had better read a few more books on history. Once in a while the Churdi gets sick, or has a bad fall, or loses its sense of values. Periods like this have come and gone in the past and will undoubtedly come and go in the future. Maybe what we mistake as the Churchs illness is our spiritual illness. We have nothing to hold to or lean against when the going gets bad.

You know the answer, dont you? w

ITS CLIMBING SEASON, LETS GET GOING!

By ART BUCHWALD

Saint Of 'Accountants

WASHINGTON - -niur-sday was Income Tax Day. It is probably the most important joyous holiday in the United States and observed by everyone, regardless of race, creed, religion or color. While everyone pays tribute to it, few people know how Income Tax Day came about.

The father of the income tax was bom on ^xil 15,1842, to Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Tax of Washington, D. C. His , parents named him Maxwel Tax, but to his family and friends he became known as

Max Tax.

Max was a bright boy and studied very hard at school. He wanted to become a doctor but his parents thought he should be an accountant. In those days you did what your parents told you to do, and so Max, at 21, became a certified public accountant.

But Max sotni discovered there wasnt enough for accountants to do, and he couldnt find any people in Washingtmi who would let him keep their bo<As.

Other Editors Say Abuses Are Trouble

(Washington N. C. Dally News)

Heretofore, it has been a generally accepted practice that if legislatOTS had state busing to attend to and needed transportation, the State Highway Patrol was glad to oblige.

Sometime ago when a group of legislators rode Patrol cars to a political rally in Tarboro, a cry went up about abuse. And we feel that the cry which was heard had substance to it.

We must, however, say that the system which has heretofore prevailed is not the fault oi the Highway patrol as an OTganization. Th Patrol has been the victim of the system, and it merely was dmng what was expected of it. And let us say that legislators of both political parties have (Hi occasion used Patrol cars for various reasons.

Now some rules have been set out, and under these rules requests are to be relayed to the Troop commander in advance for his approval, except that orders from the governor will be followed immediately.

Today, even without rules and ftdlowing in the wake of the recent public criticism, we suspect that legislators or any other state officials will be rather slow to request a Patrol car even in situations where transportation is needed badly. Legislators and state officials do not wish to subject themselves to such criticism, and certainly many of them agree that legitimate business should mean help from the state, but that abuses have no place here.

The abuses are what get pe(^le into trouble in this situation and in many other situations. The abuses in our welfare programs are what hurts the program so very much. Abuses are what hurts many other programs too.

There are times in Raleigh when a l^islator on state business might have to go out to the prison office or to N.C. State university, or to the Motor Vdiicle office. It seems very practical that a Patrol car could serve well to iH'ovide transportati(Hi. on a business matter solely pertaining to the state. We see nothing wrong in such situations. But riding Patrol cars to social functions is an entirely different matter. And we agree wholdiartedly that riding such vehicles to a purely social function represents an abuse.

With or without the present rules, we shall now see the ix*actice curbed all around. Evai in cases of state business, a legislatOT will be slow to request a patrol car for transportation.

The recent publicity has served its purpose.

Every time he approached a company or an individual, he was asked Who needs you?

Max became embittered and he decided that someday people would rue their words. He set out to devise a plan that would make every person in the United States dependent on accountants from the day they were born until the day they died.

But how?

One day in 1862 he attended a speech given by President Abraham Lincoln on the White House lawn.

Mr. Linc<^ said sadly, in one part of his speech, You can tax some of the people all the time, and all of the people

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some of the time. But you cant tax all of the peopde all the time.

These words stuck with Max and that night he kept mulling it over in his mind. At 3 oclock in the morning, he sat up in his bed and shouted.

said, Max, what is it?

nna, I ttiink Ive got it. I believe I have a way of making us rich for the rest of our lives. Lincoln needs mwiey desperately. If we could put a levy on everytHies salary in this country, the government would have more money than it would know what to do with.

But how would that help us. Max? Una asked.

The government would make this levy so complicated that only accountants would be able to figure it out. If peopde didnt hire us, they would go to jaU.

Max went down to his basement for two weeks and worked (Hi a form that only (Continued On Page 5)

Eureka! His wife. Tina.

Boyle

Views

Life

By HAL BOYLE

NEW YORK (AP) - Some things we could do without;

People who have nothing on their mind but what they weigh and who think everyone else is interested in it too.

Stenographers who wear hot pants in the office.

Waiting in line to buy some-Ihihg you dohY heed dr particularly want.

Listening to two passengers (Ml a bus discuss their digestive disorders.

The taste of the first Martiniand the effects of the third.

Nude pictures on cufflinks.

Any new books offering new solutions of the Vietnamese problem until some of the solutions already proposed are tried.

The eatit^on Monday of res-HAL

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taurant hash made on Friday.

The high cost of living on a standard that seems to be steadily lowering in quality.

People for whom youve gladly done a favor and who then think that they must make some grand gesture in return such as giving you a dried-out dime cigar that crumbles to shards when you try to light it.

People who seek to achieve attention and distinction by becoming owners of a new breed of dog that one one else has ever heard of. The dog usually has a face that looks like a catfish caught in a mob.

Anybody who tries to read the newspaper over your shoulder because he is too cheap to purchase one of his own.

Smart guys who ask, when you get to work 10 minutes late in the morning, Back from lunch already?

Wives who spend more money and time taking care of their fur coats than they do their children.

Doctors who tell you how much they dropped in the stock market while theyre writing out a $15 prescription for a $5 medicine to treat you for a two-bit head cold.

Hotel closets which always have exactly four fewer coat hangers than any ordinary guesteven a nudistactually needs.

40 Years

Ai9D"Ttay

By GWYN COGHILL April 17.1931 The Glee Gub of the University of North (Carolina will give a concert at East Carolina Teachers (College on March 7.

It is to be regretted that thieves have turned their attention to the robbing of flowers in gardens. Scores of tulips were stolen from one of the residences on Fifth Street this week and thefts of similar nature have been reported from various parts of the city.

Now playing at the Capitol Theatre is Buffalo Bill, Jr. and Wanda Hawley in Trials of the Golden West.

Higher Postal Rates Are Ahead

By E LMER ROESSNER

Higher postal rates, due to be effective a month from today, are likely to generate even higher rates.

TTie new post office corporation may lose considerable business, so much so that it may have to ask the new Postal Rate Commission for even higher rates to keep solvent.

Tbese are reasons postal revenues will drop;

.Many magazines will switch to private delivery services. There are a number of these in existence and more are being organized every day. Rany say they can deliver magazines, ot-of-town newspapers, monthly bills and other materials at 15 to 20 per cent less than the new postal rates.

.Magazines will be smaller in page sizes, in paper thickness and in number of pages. Advertising rates will have to go up and this will entail smaller pages and perhaps fewer pages of lighter paper. Esquire,

McCalls and Holiday have already announced cuts in page size. Advertising men will have to be more clever than ever, packing more sell into less space.

Goodbye. Hicks!

.Magazines, which have been dropping subscribers in

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zip code zones with low incomes, will drop those in rural areas except, of course, farming publications. The private (lelivery services cannot afford rural sOTvices and the postal rates, iq> 142 per cent, will make many rural subscriptions unprofitable.

. Many newspapers, too, will drop rural subscribers not in shopping distances of their advertisers for the same reasons. However, it is expected that free in county

newspaper delivery will continue.

Easter Communications

. Telephone companies are intensifying competition. They are advertising lower rates for off-hour, direct-dialing services. Several systems for sending letters, sketches, photo by jrfione lines are already prospering.

. American Courier, which already provides over-night pick-up and delivery service for 9,000 banking offices, is extending its service to brokerage houses, advertising firms and

publishing companies.

Marginal mail-order houses will be forced out of business by the higher rates.

. Many people will give up sending wish you were here post cards.

Western Unions mailgram service, approved by the Post Office, may actually increase postal revenues. This service is cheaper than telegrams and faster than the ever-slowing mail service. Mail is sent

over WU lines, switched by computers to the nearest receiving station, and mailed from there. The service is now available to about 6,1(K) Telex and Info-Com clients in 12 cities and will be opened to the general public on an experimental basis this year. Better Off Confused

About Business Outlook

Said Don R. Conlon, economist for the Dean Witter brokerage firm, in an address a^ a San Francisco financial forum;

In the event that you are somewhat confused about the outlook for the United States economy in 1971, I would suggest that you are better off confused and that in any case you are going to remain confused whether you like it or not.

To be honest. the margin for error in 1971 projections is wide enough to trap an dq)hant and what 's evert more ridiculous -~i: s so wide that it contains, in some cases, almost 50 p^ cent of an average ^tears growth