Monday, July 12, 1965

Apartment Developments Welcome

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Opportunity Used To* Have To Knock

^iLiiique city for its size. Of dourse much of the demand-can he accounted for'becau"0f tlre college growthnew faculty members wanting apartments or married college students desiring them.

In most cases developers have planned their units reasonably well and many of the apartment houses would be a credit to any community. Greenville is fortunate to have seen this development in recent years.

Summer Recreation

The addition of over 2S0 apartment-uuits^lO the citys dwellings since 196ris indeed impressive.

Many of these units have been duplexes, but since 1960 Greenville has seen the coming of the multi-unit apartment houses, something relatively new here.

Most of the new apartments have included such things as wall to wall carpeting, air conditioning and other features which are considered in the luxury class.

Now we are seeing apartment complexes spring up which feature recreational facilities such as outdoor barbecue areas and, most recently, swimming pools. ^ ^ j

New apartment buildings are begun almost CjdlllS C <11*011110

monthly, and although many thought that the city ^

was overbuilt in this field #ome time ago, there Greenvilles recreation program with a greater still ijeems to be a demand for high rent apartments, of activities this summer appears to be

The apartment boom here makes Greenville a attracting both youngsters and adults in greater

numbers this year than in previous years.

During the past month the program has provided literally thousands of hours of wholesome recreation for many of the citys citizens. The citys parks and playground facilities have been utilized to a greater degree than in previous years both through the planned activities and by individuals just seeking their own leisurely recreation. There is little doubt that the program is reaching a larger number of people than It previously has.

Over a long period of years Greenville has gradually improved its recreation program. In many respects it still does not offer the broad variety of facilities and activities that some cities of comparable size in North Carolina do. Even so, there has been a marked improvement in the program and in the recreation areas in recent years.

This symmers activities represent a new high for the citys recreation department, and with the construction of two new recreation buildings slated for the present fiscal year, Greenville will be in a position to offer an even finer year-round recreation program for its citizezns.

'-ifteen New ?aces At Table

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By WnXIAM A. SHIRES

HIOHWAY5 - There were all new ftoes, 15 of them, around the big table In the paneled meeting room of the State Highway Commission less than an hour after formal swearing in oremoniet at the ci^lttd.

ReMvanization of the Highway Commission from top to bottom*, promised nearly 18 month* ago by Dan K. Moore during his campaign for governor, was complete. The new-ly-appolnted commissioner* were getting acquahated.

Thu* far, of course, It wa* a reorganization In name only but guidelines were ctanlng.

It was recommended by the governor and proved by the General Asaembbr on the thesis that an entirely new Highway Commission, with fewer members and (H;)erating under as altered set-up. would be able to take a new and different approach.

Just how different thl* new approach will be. what new poUciea will be formulated and what direction the new commission taken remains to be seen.

BUSY The new Highway Commission was told it faces a busy four yearn.

The new chairman, standing at the head of the taUe, wasfwTner House Speaker Joseph M. Hunt Jr. of Greensboro. a man who worked full time, almost day and night at Urjcs, in Moore's gubernatorial campaign headquarter* for many long months.

'T'm going to be a fuU time !o(^ forward to working with chairman, Hunt told the assembled commissloneie. "I look forward to woiking with you. They knew what he meant.

A few moments later, while discussing plans far a two day commissioii meeting on July 15-16, cme of the commlsalon-era said, Tm a busy man. Hunt smiled. That. h* aald, *Ts why youre here. SCOPE Hunt outlined the scope a what be said would be the biggest, most expensive period of road comgruc-tioQ and maintenance in North Carolinas hi*tt7 during the next four years.

Bierc wia be abnoBt a Wl-lion dollars for roads, he aaid. Not all of It In tbe next four years, tsit to be started.

We do not want a crash program honest planning on a statewide iMisis this will be our goal. He said that for wiy cwnmi^oner to represent his home county instead ofhla district would defeat everything Governor Moore has stood for.

He exwessed confidence that the new hand lacked Highway Commbslon would accomplish a great service to the people and to the state.

TIm first Job of major importance. Hunt Indicated, will be to win statewide approval of a proposed ISOO miUicm highway bond issue to be voted on next November.

Hunt himself, under the re-organlzati(m. assumes the title

director of highways which means he will act as the operating head of the highway department as well as Highway Commlsfiion chalrmAn. The executive officer will be the administrator of highways, W. P. Babcock.

WILDER Roy Wilder, an aide in the 1964 campaign of U. Gov. Robert W. (Bob) Scott, apparently has land e d on his feet in a state Job turnover.

Wilder saw his Job as executive secretary to the N. C. Seashore Commis^on wiped out when the 1965 General Assembly deleted Sea^re

Commission on funds from the iHidget. But the veteran newspaper and imbllc relations man luis turned up in a new Job at approximately the eame $12,120 a year salary in the department of Water Resources.

In 1960 Wilder woriced for Gov. Terry amford in Sanfords gubematbrial campaign and wound up in a choice spot as aiuristant dlrectw of Conservation and Development. He moved from the C & D post to the Seashore Commission Job in 1963.

How he landed In his new post proved somewhat puzzling in political circles until it was remembered that Wilder devoted his entire political activity last year to the Scott campsign and did not become Involved in the governors race. . ^

It was also speculated that his new post may have been offered in recognition of Scotts help in getting Gover-nor Moores program through the General Assembly , . .In effect, s bit of sharing of available patronage.

C & D As soon as the new Highway Commission was sworn In and installed. Governor Moore turned his attention immediately to membership of a newly-reorganized board of Conservation and pe-velopment and was expectra to announce his choices shortly. A C & D director wiU be named later. _

By ART BUCHWALD

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Total Military Victory Remote

An End To Public Apathy

By MALCOLM BARB

HONOLULU, Hawaii (AP) ~ Is a military victory possible in Viet Nam? Not likely, in the opinion of top echelon U.S. military officials In the Pacific, who help nm the war in the Southeast Asia country.

In the words of one, The chance of total military victory for either side is remote, highly remote.

The remark increases the significance of the appointment of Henry Cabot Lodge to his second term as ambassador to South Viet Nam.

Lodge is known by military leaders as a diplomat, a politician. Maxwell D. Taylor, who resigned, is a former four-star general.

'The thinking here is that Lodge has been brought back to help solve the political problem hivolved, If victory cant be won on the battlefield.

Camp H. M. Smith, overlooking Pearl Harbor, is an in-between nei-ve center of military operations involving South Viet Nam and the Far East. The men in charge of these operations freely admit that the U.S. buildup will continue. There are 60,(K U.S. servicemen in Viet Nam now. The present goal is lor 75,000.

A top military official, discussing military operations in Viet Nam agreed that the use of the word adviser pertaining to American troops is now a misnomer.

We are playing a c(xnbat support role now ... a ground support role to the government effort, he said.

He emphasized that tJiis is still South Viet Nams war.

Im not suggesting that we wont fight on our own, but we will only fight alone against the Viet Cong whi we are asked for that type of support by a responsible South Vietnamese commander, the spokesman cmitinued.

He was asked: Has the

bombing of North Viet Nam had any noticeable effect on the Viet Cong guerrillas In the south?

Indications are that the attacks are beginning to hurt, he said. It has had some impact on infiltration but air power cannot stop It, only slow it down. The bombing has had a definite impact economically and on the morale of Uie Communists.

The U.S. military is cautious in evaluating the effects of the B52 bomber strikes against land ai-eas in the south. Its too early to say, is the consensus.

There has been a great deal of criticism about the apathy in New York City that one citizen shows towards another, but Im haw>y to report that the campaign to make New Yorkers more conscious of their responribillties Is paying off.

I have a friend named George who has a trick shoulder that every once in a while pops out of It socket. When it happens George has a way of getting It back in, either by hitting the shoulder against a wall or lying on the floor and working it back In. While painful. It is not serious and George has been doing it for years.

Last week he happened to be in one of those chain snack bars and after having a sandwich and glass of milk he got up from his stool, reached for his hat, and suddenly his shoulder popped.

He tried to work it in against the glass window, but when this failed he fell to the

floor and proceeded to try to get it back in its socket.

Instead of the other people in the snack bar ignoring him, they all jumped off their stools at once. One shoved a spoon In his mouth which made it difficult for (Seorge to explain what he was trying to do.

Another man shouted, Hold his arms and legs so he doesnt hurt himself.

A woman cried, Hes getting red in the face.

A third man said, Look in his pockets. Hes probably got Instructions on what to do in case erf a.fit.

A man started searching George and took out his wallet. He spilled all the contents on the floor but couldnt find anjrthing In it regarding to Georges illness.

Loosen his tie, a lady said.

Someone tore Geoiges shirt tryhag to loosen his tie.

The more he struggled the more they held him down, and

the man who was holding the spoon in Georges mouth wouldnt let up.

The person holding his arms wasnt helirfng Georges shoulder much, either. It occurred to George if he relaxed perhaps theyd let him go.

But it didnt work like that.

Hes passing out, a lady said. Does anyone have any smelling salts

ART

BUCHWALD

Other Editors Saying

;i^oom To Improve

ODinions In Brie:;

President Jolmson has asked aU citizens to stay at home this year and see America in order to get a better balance of payments and leas outfiow of gold. But the Presidents daughters have stated they will tour Eui-ope this summer. Will someone please explain this for us? Little VaUey (N.y.) Hub.

A survey by Louis Harris shows that 90 per cent of American adults do not regard automation as a threat to their job security. If this is surprising, it shojd not be. Certainly today the Jo5s of a great majority of Americans were created by automation. Raleigh News and Observer.

Th(K Federal Aviation Agencj^' has taken pains to let It be known that jumping from an airplane without a parachute is a breach of regulations. This is a step in the public interest, all right. If theres anything that will keep people from indulging in this sport. It is knowing that It violates PA A rules. El Dorado (Kan.) Times.

The more things a person leaves to chance, the less chance he has in the race of life. Lamar iMo.) Daily Democrat.

Teen-agers and autos have become alike. Where you once knew the make and model of each one you saw, they now all look alike. Lexington iKy.) Leader.

A friend and longstanding devotee of Ireland says he believes the shamrock became the sjmibol because so few friends and devotees could spell shillelagh. Nashville tTemi.) Banner.

The husband who puts hLs foot down likely had it on his wifes best chair. Jackson (Miss.) Clarion-Ledger.

(Rocky Mount Telegram)

There is a lot of room for improvement in the U. S. attitude toward the war in Viet Nam. Certainly, all citizens should support their own government in this effort, which is nothing more than a struggle to preserve freedom for an underdog nation. It is nb less than France did during our struggle as a small nation against colonial Britain.

But there are several disturbing factors. While we shoud support our government, its own ccmduct has not been above reproach. For example, a substantial number of ships from Britain. Holland, Greecei Lebanon, Norway-cand Japanall of them beneficiar-4ea of U. S. foreign aid have been shipping supplies to North Viet Nam. Some 56 ships from those countries went to North Viet Nam' between January and May of this year.

Now, of course, the U.S. cannot stop these countries from shipping to our enemies. But it can certainly stop aid to them, thereby making it more difficult for them to do so. Non-Communist nations receiving American aid should be given notice by a quarantine that we do not intend to allow this flow of offensive military material to the enemy.

In the meantime, we should support our governments fight

against Communism. The stories about how Americans are actively {H>Posing our policy are disgraceful. U. S. troops are deeply bitter over peace demonstrations in this country and insulting telephone calls to relatives of servicemen In Viet Nam.

A continuation of these activities could seriously undermine the morale of our forces in Viet Nam. Our biggest enemy in Viet Nam, declared Rep. William Bray who recently returned from a tour of the war front, is not the Viet Cong, but our image as a nation that is only half-hearted about fighting this nastly little war, an Image we began to correct onlsr last February with tb bombings north of the 17th parallel.

But our more aggressive mili-^ tary conduct is being undermined by the domestic student demonstrations, teach-ins, and anonymous, insulting calls to families of men who are fighting in Viet Nam. The calls are obvious Communist devices to hurt morale.

The telephone campaign of abuse and intimidaUwi against wives and mothers, and even widows, of U. S. servicemen in Viet Nam has apparently been stepped up by left-wing extremists in this country, fii a number of cases, the FBI has been called in to investigate.

We have ammonia in the kitchen, a waitress said.

She handed a bottle to someone who shoved it under Georges nose, which made him gag somewhat.

Hes gagging, a man said. Loc^n his belt and take off his shoes.

By this time even George had forgotten about his shoulder and *11 he was hoping to do was get out of the snack bar alive.

But the worst was yet to come.

Does anyone know how to give artificial respiraticm

I know how to give mouth-to mouth resuscitation, a large, fat man said. And with that he leaned over and started breathing into Georges mouth.

Fortunately, by this time an ambulance had arrived and when the doctor took the spoon out of Georges mouth George explained the problem. The doctor helped him get his shoulder back in the socket.

George didnt have the heart to tell all the good Samaritans what was really wrong so he made a small speech thanking ^ them for seeing htai through the attack. If it hadnt been for all of you, he said, I might not be standing here right now. Everyone in the snack bar seemed pleased.

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Most people dont care how much they have to pay for something, so long as it is not all at once." Greenville (S. C.) Piedmont.

The reputation women have for not keeping secrets is generally spread by men who tell them the secrets.Greenville 6.C.) Piedmont.

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Cos Revolt?

By JOHN CHAMBERLAIN

Copyright, 1965, King Features Syndicate, Inc.

President Lyndon Johnson is particularly worried about opp^tion to his Vietnam policy. With the ^ace picke-ters after him from one direction, and the speed-up-the-es-calation boys chlvvyhig him from the other side, the President naturally hasnt had much time to spend on lesser problems. But if he is not carefl, hes going to find himself smack in the middle of a housewives rebellion over the cost of food, which is up fifteen per cent over a year ago.

The note of feminine rebellion was sounded the other day by R,epresentative Charlotte Reid, an Illinois Republican, who spoke as a homemaker as well'as a member of Congress. We have been hearing a lot lately about the war on poverty, she said. Then she added, I believe that war has already been lost in the nations grocery

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Representative Reids words were part of a movement sparked by the Republican Congressional Committee to lay the groundwork for what it thinks may be a tremendous issue by the time the harvest season is here. The. fact is that Secretary of Labor WiUard Wirtzs policy of excluding foreign agricultural -workers has already made some food shortages a certainty. Senator George Murphy of (3allfomla, Senator Spessard Holland of Florida and Senat< John Tower of Texas have all complained bitterly about what the lack of good harvesting hands has been doing to crops in their states. But they represent th* producers point of view, which is a narrow one when It comes to votes. Representative Charlotte Reid speaks for the consumers of groceries, an interest group that is as large as the nation Itself.

The Issue of high grocery store prices Is bound to become particularly acute in the Autumn unless Secretary of Labor Wirtz can either produce a miracle or summon up the Intellectual courage to reverse his policy of excluding Mexican and other foreign harvest hands from this country. Wirtzs hope that high school athletes his so-called A-team workers would bail him out on the farms of America has already been made to look Ineffectual. A number of A-teama were made available to the cantaloupe growers around Blythe on th* California Mde of the Colorado River.

After a break - in period at $1.40 cents an hour the members of these A-teams agreed to work at piece-work rate* on top of a guarantee of a $1.25 an hour minimum. But the A-team athletes soon found they couldnt even earn the minimum in the 100-degree heat. The few experienced Mexican workers who were available to the cantaloupe growers were averaging mor* than $4 an hour in piece-rates, or $38 a day.

The picking costs for the cantaloupe growers, which were 40 cents a crate last year have been considerably more than doubled by tiie effort to train and use high school athletes in place of Mexican braceros. One particular grower sent a crew of experienced braceros through his field in the wake of an A-team. The Mexicans found that some 25 to 30 crates an acre, amountfng to about fourth of the crop, had been left unpicked.

If this sort of thing goes on In Michigan, where cucumber pickles must be harvested, and In the California tomato fields, and in the onion fields, the pinch on the housewives* food budgets Is bound to be felt all across the United States. Ronald Reagan, who hopes to get the Republican nod as 1966 candidate for governor of California, is already making the California food .situation an issue. Speaking of Secretary of Labor Wirtzs promises of an effective domestic labor supply to Cali-(Continued on page 5)

The 1965 forest fire eeaeon is almost upon us. and State and national forest services remind all of us tliat the first item on the agenda is prevention. San Juan Bautista (Calif.) Mission News.

Whose picture is on a thousand dollar bill? No fair locating In your wallet. Plainvlew (Tex.) Herald.

ook-Aheads In Business Worlc.

Instead of being so intent on giving our kids the things we didn't have, maybe we should be sure they get tha things that we did have. Door County (Wis.) Advocate.

Strength For Today

By EARL L. DOUGLASS DIVINE COURAGE

Jesus of Nazareth was not only the wisest and best Man that ever fivcd: be was also the most ccairageous.

His courage never failed. He never trembled before adversity or adversaries. He endured the scoffing of the multitude and the mlsunderstandhur of his family and his friends. He stood before the scribes and Pharisees who had long victimized the people and unmasked their hypocrisy. He had the courage even to speak words of rebuke to his filend*. When his popularity waned and the crowd began to leave him, he did not change h 1 s message by a single syllable. He defied Herod, called him

a fox, and sent him a message - expressing his contempt. Pontius Pilate marveled at the mans quit assurance in th? face of death. The mob which went loHh jeering tb crucify him returned beat 1 n g their breasts and declaring that this man was the Son of God.

. How wtmderful it is to have ones life re-enforced with courage like that. We do not face the cross wid rack today. But we do face temptations, adverse circumstances, ridicule, and person^ hostility. And nothing wiU^^make us sufficient but the spirit of the cmiragcous Christ in our, hearts.

He who faced all of life un# afraid can enable us to meet life with a like courage.

By ELMER ROESSNER

Here are more look-aheads In business, based tm aualysis of developing trends and some reportorlal leg-work :

Excise tax rental boom: Congress, in reducing excise taxes, laid foundations for a bown in leasing and rentals of autos, trucks computers and other business machines. The cut in excises makes . It possible for renters to cut their rates. Businessmen who don't get these rate cuts wl shop round. -

Stretch cotton lace: Lingerie will take on new, glamorous lacy looks as mnufaturers take advantage of a new U. S. Department of Agriculture development: an inexpensive treatment to give stretch to cotton laice. It also gives a lodk of richnes and depth to Inexpensive laces.

Cheaper pocket portable rad-, ios; High production, plus high Japanese imports. Is eroding the 'Qce structure of AM-FM pocket radios. Some manufacturers have offered them at 2.5 per cent below previous prices. Consumers should shop

around, making sure they are getting quality products, not junk made for sucker traffic. YO-YO FOR OIL PROFITS Greater oil production; More and cheaper oil, at least at the well, may be possible with

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ROESSNER

a new pump on the yo - yo principle. The newly develcg)-ed pump raises and lowers a 32-foot pumping rod, increasing efficiency (rf deep wells. One tested well in Kem Cous-ty, Calif., increased prodiw-tion from 48 barrels to 208 barrels of fluid a day. The pump was developed by the Bender Co., Bakersfield, Calif.

Blanket sales boom: This may result from studies showing that many buyers of air-coadltioners d* so becausp

of the uige to sleep under blankets the year 'round. This will lead to more promotions of blanket sales in summer.

Lower world sugtf: World sugar prices have dumped and will drop further. This is a grim joke on Castro, whose bountiful sugar crop this year led him to hope for more nationall ncome. COPPER WILL REVERSE DIP

Ctopper prices to rise: Despite the weakness of copper prices. OOtgbly on the London maritet, prices will rise. War* are fought with copper and the war of the world are likely to increase.

Cheaper ooooa: Prices of

cocoa on the world market continue to drop; thert will be more declines ahead. This, as pointed out here previously, will not lead to cuts in prices for candy bars in the U. S. but it may lead to slightly larger bars.

:^,.arger inventories; Despite the rise in inventories, notably in steel and auto parts, in the AprU-May-June quarter, total inventorias vUl rise in th*

July-August-September quarter. A department of Commerce survey indicates gains in the third quarter generally, though not necessarily in materials where the build-up is already high.

OLD PROMOTER PROPOSED FAID-SAFE TAX PLAN Watch your step If jrou plan a combination pleasure and business vacation this summer," the Old Promoter said when he dropped in today for his weekly ttmc-kiiling visit.

If you want to claim deductions for the business part of your, trip, be sure to keep records of every item, he said. Also keep records trf state and local taxes paid, thefts, losses from tornados and so on. In fact, the safest way is to take an income tax consultant along with you.* You are, I asked, aa income tax consultant of sorts?

Ah. yes! he said. "I was wondering when 3Wd get th* Pont. '

Ill walk slone.