The Statewide View Is Needed

North Carolinas new State Board of Transportation can, as Gov. Jim Holshouser says, *put our state in the forefront of modem transportation methods. This can be true, however, only if the board looks at state wide transportation problems and distributes highways funds according to the needs of the various areas.

This a truly a historic moment in North Carolina transportation, the governor said. For many years, transportation efforts were divided in one way or another. Now, for the first time, we have one board with responsibility for all phases of transportation.

The establishment of the Board of Transportation can, indeed, be a turning DO^t for North Carolina. It must be ovious, however, that our state is going to have to work toward mass transportation in our metropolitan areas rather than continuing to build huge concrete thoroughfares into these areas.

On the other hand it is also (Ovious that if we are to continue to maintain a dispersed population, which has made our state so unique and so livable, we must construct adequate dual laned roads into toe less developed areas. Good highways are almost invariably followed by development and con-

Old Office Is On Sidelines

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By BILLNOBLITT

RALEIGHCurious tour-nists poking their noses about the beautiful old State Capitol Building aroit as apt to get a glimpse of the governor on his comings and goings, as they once were.

Gov. Jim Holshouser has decided to stay in his new office in the nearby administration building.

Ending years of tradition in which North Carolina governors occupied the lofty old office with the thick columns in the center, Gov. Holshouser is opting for the convience of the new marble structure on Jones St. just west of the State Legislative Building.

Former Gov. Bob Scott first moved into those quarters just before his term was up to make way for renovation work in the Capitol.

It was widely expected that Gov. Holshouser would move back when renovation was completed.

Not so, his staff now says. He likes the privacy, convenience and additional space he now has, and besides, he is closer to the entire administrative branch of governmentthe body over which h keeps closest day-to-day watch.

Gov. Holshouser will continue to occupy the ground floor office on the southeast comer of the Administration Building facing Jones and Salisbury streets.

Simple Office The office is rather simple, small, but comfortable. Carpeted and paneled, it features a large desk, a sofa, some sidechairs, a small bookshelf and the governors high-backed black chair pushed into the comer where the two outside galss walls meet.

The only big change made since he decided to stay?

They put bullet proof glass in those draped windows behind which he spends his working day.

That leaves the old Capitol Building for visitiors, tour groupsand the one state offical who just wont leave those hallowed and familiar stomping grounds: Secretary of State, Thad Eure.

Most of Eures staff is in the Administration Building at the other end of the ground

floor from the governors offices, but a few secretaries stayed behind to work with the secretary of state.

And all of that is fine with the receptionsts and guides around the building. We all just love Mr. Eure over here, and are glad somebody stayed behind, one young lady said.

In years gone by, visitors often would see a governor walking throu^ the halls of the Capitol or across the sprawling grounds heading for his car.

The new office, incidentally, provides immediate access to the governors car without leaving the building.

Museum?

The old office in the Capitol will continue to be used for ceremonial events and press conferences, and kept up for tourists to see from time to time.

And speaking of moving, theres another change ahead for Gov. Holshouser, and one he doesnt think of a\riiole lot of. The Governors Mansion is in bad need of rmiovation to electrical, plumbing, heating and cooling systems.

Officals are eyeing an old red brick house further north on Blount Street from the mansion, recently vacted by officials of the Ainerican Red Cross, as a temporary home for the governor and his family.

But that W1 be a way down the road since Gov. Holshouser says he has some dinneirs scheduled, and especially will need the mansion during the coming winters second-phase General Asembly when he often entertains members of the Legislature at home.

Probably next spring, though, it will be moving day for Mrs. Holshouser.

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Raleigh, by the way for families planning a summer visit and tour, continues to keep that relaxed, comfortable atmosphere and pace which makes a tourist feel right at home.

Receptionists, guides and guards are friendly, helpful and smiling and make taxpayers feel like they are visiting their own governmental buildingsudiich, of course, they are.

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structing adequate highways to less areas will almost surely mean an economy for these areas.

It would be easy for the new Board of Transportation to continue spending the states highway funds most heavily in the hiily populated areas. That is where the most votes are and toe course of least resistance would be to carry out highway construction where it would be visible to the largest numbers of people.

It is those areas, though, which most need a mass transit program. And it is toe long neglected Eastern and other less populated areas of the state which so badly need adequate highways which will make them a part of the rest of the state.

Ehrlichman Had His Own Bugs

By ROWLAND EVANS and ROBERT NOVAK

WASHINGTON - When Melvin R. Laird took occupancy of J(^ D. Ehrlich-mans old ofce on the fourth floor of the White House as domestic policy chief, he issued an alxiipt and urgent order for interior redecoration; get that secret bugging equipmoit out of here.

Laird was amazed to find in Ehrlichmans office two concealed microirfiones in the ceiling and communications equipment, including tape reconiars, hidden in a cabinet bdiind his desk. Thus, while unseen sophisticated equipment was recording all of President Nixons conversations, Ehrlichman also could bug visitors to his office without their knowledge. Just how many Ehrlichman conversations about the Watergate scandal were taped is anybodys guess.

John Mitchell recently told the Ervin committee he suspected Eairlichman was surreptitiously taping one conversation in Ehrlichmans office concerning Watergate. But a check of senior White House aides, past and present, produced universal ignorance that Ehrlichman had bugged his own office. Thus, while Ehrlichman apparently was not informed by chief of staff H.R. Haldeman that Mr. Nixon Wjss secreUy wired for sound, he had his own secret.

Some presidential aides view Ehrlichmans hidden microphones as markedly more sinister than Mr. Nixons. They believe the Oval Office bugging stemmed ftrom the same Haldeman mania for historical documentation that made him a home^ovie camera fanatic. Moreover, the presidential tapes were kept under lock and key by the Secret Service. In contrast, Ehrlichman controlled his own tapes, lAhose purpose may well have been much more immediate than helping future historians.

A footnote: White House counsel Leonard Garment learned of the presidential bugging several months ago and began quietly lobbying to end it. At this writing, he has not succeeded.

Alabama l^ock^

In a surprising ^w of Deep South political muscle. Sen Edward M. Kennedy ran a mere 2 percentage points bdiind Vice President Spiro T. Agnew when pollster Oliver (^yle matched them head-to-head in Alabama shortly before Kennedys Decatur, Ala., speech July 4.

Kennedy trailed Agnew 45 pe cent to 42 per cent, with 13 per cent not sure. With the undecided distributed, Agnews margin over Kennedy came down to 51 per cent to 49 per cent.

Still more surprising is the fact that Kennedy, a name that has been anathema to the Soutem Democracy sLice the civil rights battles of the 1960s, ran 6 points ahead of Agnew among Alabama

Democrats alone.

What makes this all the more impressive is the timing of the poll. Coming before the Decatur speech, it probably did not reflect momentary pro-Kennedy sentiment resulting from his panegyric to Alabams popular Gov. George Wallce.

Political Switch Hitters Hie embattled milk lobby, having lavishly contributed to President Nixons reelection, is covering its bets during the Watergate mood of Washington by giving to the Democratic National Committee.

The Special Political Agricultural Community Education (SPACE) committee, one of four dairy industry groups dispensing campaign money, gave $10,000 to the Democratic National Committee May 25 The largest single contribution received by the committee for the March-April-May reporting period. SPACE, a political spinoff of Dairyman, Inc., of Louisville, Ky., gave nothing to the Republican National Committee for the same period.

Thats in sharp contrast to 1972. The milk lobby contributed heavily to Presidoit Nixons reelection campaign in vdiat consumer groups now charge was a payoff for hi^er milk supports. SPACE alone gave the Nixon campaign $60,000 in 1971 abd $50,000 in 1972. Its contributions to Sen. George McGovern: zero.

Why the milk lobby is turning to the Democrats is not explained. Officials for Dairymen, Inc., would not return our calls. A spokesman for the Democratic National Committes finance division, Eric Jaffe, claimed unconvincingly he was not aware of SPACES connection with the dairy industry.

Hie Watergate mood may also be partially reflected by a contribution to the Democratic National Committee from a corporate officer of International Telephone and Telegraph Corp., which is under investigation for 1972 pro-Nixon political activities.

Edward J. Gerrity, ITTs vice president for public relations, contributed $5,000 April 25 matching the largest individual Democratic contribution for the reporting period.

Gerreity told us he is a registered New York Democrat who has generally contributed to the Democrats over the past decade. However, the only 1972 political contribution listed for Gerrity is $1,000 to President Nixons reelection campaign.

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Strength For Today

SORROW AS A STRENGTHENING FORCE It has often been said that when God wants to train a man for a great destiny He prepared him by the imposition of a great sorrow. Moses spent forty long years in the wilderness preparing for his great role as a leader of the Jews. The part played by Paul in the stoning of Stephen probably rested as a bunlen on his conscience for the rest of his life, and the sorrow of it drove him to a deep reliance upon Gods grace. Some historians

believe that it was a blasted romance which transformed the rash and ambitious young Washington into the wise and selfless father of his country.

From our point of view it would seem that we are best prepared for the issues of life through the gentle ministrations of joy. But the passing years teach us that this is not so. Days of unending sunshine wither the flowers and the fields. Life is like a great tree which grows strong and stately as it wrestles with the gales.

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By ART BUCHWALD

Someone Telling Truth

WASHINGTON - It is obvious to anyone vdio has been watching the Watergate hearings for the past three months that someone is telling the truth. ^

I talked to one of the members of Sen. Sam Ervins committee about this.

We are naturally concerned, after hearing so many witnesses, that someone is not lying. But at this moment we are not prepared to say who it is,he tdd me.

Surely, 1 said, by this time you have some idea vlio the guilty person is.

There tos been so much conflict in stories that it would be unfair to accuse one person of telling the truth when all the facts are not yet At the moment we cant.

in. Tm sure when our report comes out in February we will cite the person who has told the truth and turn him over to the authorities. Why do you think someone appearing before a Senate investigating committee would tell the truth about his role in the Watergate? Probably to protect himself. We knew when we started this investigation that we would have to deal with the problem of someone telling the truth. When youre dealing with so many witnesses, you will always find one or two who are not going to perjure themselves. The committees function is to discover who these people are.

How can you know for sure? I asked him.

We have to listen to everyone. Naturally we have our suspicions that one or two of the witnesses have told the truth, but we need more than suspicion before we can take

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To the editor:

Greenville firefighters and rescuemen, too, deserve to en^y the good things of life. Their skill and courage protects the community and its families.

inese men pull 24 hours on duty shifts. Hiis averages 64 hours per week. Other city emfdoyees average 40 hours per week. Officially, the firefighters and rescuemen are paid for 40 hours. How would you like to work 64 hours and get paid for 40 hours?

These men are confined for 24 hours at a time, unless an emergency arises at home. Many time their meals get cold on the table. Shy? Fire and resuce calls cant wait until a meal is: Hnished. Isnt it nice to sit down with the family at mealtime? These men and their families dmit enjoy this privilege. These men work at least one day out of every weekend. This means no weekends with the family for church, beach trips, and other activities. These men are away from their homes every other night. Their wives get scared at night. Their children get sick just like yours. These are just a few things that make up the lives of the men and their families.

Yes, Im the wife of one of these men.

These men lost all their holidays off last year. The city refuses to pay them for the lost days. The city placed these men two pay brackets below their brothers in blue. How can this group of i^oud, dedicated, loyal men be treated as such?

Yes, we have a Watergate in Greenville, too.

, Mrs. Phyllis Daniels

101 Cherrywood Drive Greenville

any action.

Do you thin John Mitchell was telling the truth?

Id rather not discuss names at this time. You can do an awful lot of damage to a mans reputation if you accuse him of telling the truth to toe Senate hearings.

What about John Dean? Please dont press me. If I name anyone who told the truth, it could prejudice the grand jury hearings. Id just as soon leave it that the committee does have evidence that one or two of the witnesses have told the truth under oath, but until we get corroboration on this we have no intention of referring it to the Justice Department.

Wouldnt you say your main problem in rooting out the person who told the truth is that most of the witnesses have tod a problem recalling the events that took place before and after Watergate? That would be correct. If someone says he doesnt remember a meeting or a conversation between the principals involved, that person could be lying or he could be telling the truth. We cant make judgments if a person says his memory has jfailed him. But where we can nail him is when we find him making a statement which is obviously factual.

What puzzles me about the hearings, I said, is that whether a witness seems to (Continued on page 5)

? Jihad' Against Singles

By BAYO RO'nBI Associated Press Writer

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - A jihad-Moslem holy war-being waged by emirs in Nigerias Islamic north against prostitution has stripped many cities of their spinsters.

Single women started fleeing the north a few weeks ago in the wake of orders by the angry religious leaders demanding they get married or face dire consequences.

The emirs claim the severe West African drought that has hit Nigerias arid north is due to the immorality of single women.

In Minna, in Nigerias Northwestern State, unmarried women were given a week to find husbands.

Wives who had deserted their matrimonial homes were ordered to return to their husbands immediately or face expulsion from the town.

Many women fled rather than shop for husbands in the short time allowed. Others preferred remaining single, claiming the young men available for marriage were not ready to shoulder responsibilities.

The emirs say prostitution, which they claim has become widespread in the strongly Moslem north, not only violates Moslem law but disorganizes married homes and mars the fortunes of young men.

One man in Minna disagreed, arguing prostitutes contribute to the social happiness of the town, one local newspaper reported.

In the university town of Zaria, the emir, Alhaji Motom-madu Aminu, summoned single women to his palace and lectured them on Islamic morality.

Single women are to blame for the drought, he charged. Hie drought was Allahs punishment, he said, for adultery and fornication.

Prostitution has spread somewhat in Nigeria since the end of the 30-month civil war with Biafra that left many homes without bread winners, the victims of bullets or starvation. Soaring inflation has also increased the need to seek additional income.

Seeking legal protection, about a dozen crusading prostitutes recently formed a national union in Lagos and asked the government for official recognition.

They hired a lawyer, opened a secretariat and called a news conference to claim their fundamental rights.

Police raided the place in the seedy Lagos outskirts of Iko-rodu Road, closed the one-room office and rounded up a number of prostitutes for living on immoral earnings.

Opinions In Brief

Its been said that Grandma was the first to practice ecology. She found a use for nearly everything todays wife throws away and called it economy. New Rockford (N. D.) Transcript.

As a well-spent day brings happy sleep, so a life well spent brings happy death. Leonardo de Vinci,

What cant be cured must be endured.Robert

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Some Odd Scholarships Await

NEW YORK (UPI) -Somewhere out there lots of unusual college scholarships are collecting dust.

Hieyre scholarships with special strings attached by the dwiors. Unless someone comes along informed oiough to ask, the award isnt made.

The specifications are varied, according to S. Robert Freede, president of Scholarship Search. His organization matches available scholarships to prospective college students for $25.

Freede says more than 250,000 financial aid items valued at more than half-a-billion dollars are availaUe froin industry, foundations, private donors, social and

political organizations, religious groups and government.

The problem is learning about the sources, says Freede. His group offers to refund the fee if it cant provide at least five sources of money help to students who apply.

The applicant likely to gei the biggest bundle of scholarship money would be a New York Ruhianian-American fanners dau^ter named Murphy. I^s always been a newsboy but has found time to participate in a professional rodeo, live on an Indian reservation for six weeks. Upright, she doesnt smoke. '

The description lumps together various

requirements for a number of scholarships. No such person exists, of course. Or does she? Freede couldnt be sure. A person claiming all those qualifications might apply one day.

Many scholarships have no strings regarding scholastic achievement. They have been established to cater to the preference of the donors.

Sometimes its whats in a name. Yale says $1,906if your name is Leavenworth. The school has another scholarship ready for someone named DeForest. Name dropping at Harvard goes from Anderson to Pennoyer with Baxendale, Borden, Bright, Downer, Haven and Murphy in bet-wera.

Vassar will aid Rumanian-

Americans. Tufts has mcmey for fishermens children. Columbia has a fund for sons and daughters of taxi drivers.

Lake Forest might help you if youre a girl and have been a newsboy.

Hiere are golf scholarships, singing scholarships, band players scholarships, and even scholarships for those showing Yankee ingenuity.

A computer that has all the scholarship facts on its tape is in McKeesport, Pa.

The Scholarship Search people say an applicants profile is fed into the machine with the /huge memory. It matches the facts about the person with the opportunities if any exist for that individual.