Wedncsdiy, September 22, 1965

Real Stakes In Road Bond Issue

Steps Toward Total War

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Cieus of Pilt County und iU rauuici pa lilies --sh^aidd -giyo-^erioua consideriition-tu the direct and indirect benefits they stand to gain if the proposed $300 million road bond issue is passed in November.

Obviously, the road building program throughout the stiite that will result from approval of the bond iiksue will prove an important asset to every North Carolinian. They will make travel more convenient, stimulate economic growth by improving transportation of raw materials and finished goods; and improve the states position so far as the tourist industry is concerned.

For citizens of each community, however, there are more tangible assets that should be recongnized in considering the bond issue.

No Rush To Cross Bridges

Ry WIU^AMA. SHIRE8 CALM Gov. Dan Moore wound up an early week new conference with a phrase which ununed up almost ev< erythin* be had to say in hi half hour meeting with report* trs.

Left dont cross too many bridges until we get to them, he aaid.

Thte, In essence, waa Moore's advice in the matter a pending federal court suit challenging the states legislative and congressional apportionment and on a similarly pressing crisis what to do about the states Speaker Ban law.

It was a call for calm as-essment and for acting without undue haste.

Moore faced a score of newsmen anxious to get his views -- especially those on the more recent development, filing of the reapportionment suit. Does he think the state can defend the suit? What wlU the state do? Is there a plan already drawn for reapportionment? Will he call a special session of the legislature?

POINT The governor came to the press conference with his usual calm, Judicial temperament showing only tiie lightest sign of frayig.

He did go so far as to express a persoma conviction and feeling on the matter, and call fedeml oouii action unnecessary and unwarranted.

At the same tbtic, however. Moores background as a lawyer and Judge waa evident. He was not disposed to try to prejudge the case and, In fact, explained a fine legal point as to why he feels calling a special session at this time would be premature and iU - advised.

Provision in the state con* ttutim for the present apportionment system as it affects the House of Representatives of the state legislature will have to be overruled, he said. And the courts haven't ruled.*

Moore Is not willing to assume that North Carolinas political districting will be overthrown on the basts of recent court rulings in a number of other states.

SPECULATIVE - For o n e thing, he said. North Carolina's altuaon is somewhat different. Its political districts affected by the suit have been realigned in recent years, as recently as 1%1 and 1963. in compliance with state constitutional requirements.

What the courts will do, he said, ls not a matter for speculation insofar as I am concerned.

DEPENDED The governors prepared, three - paragraph statement said simply that he has directed the Attorney General to take all legal steps necessary to protect the North Carolina system of representative government,"

The state consUtutiwi, he said, guarantees a system of representative government patterned after our fede r a 1 system. It provides for a fair and equitable legislative plan on the state level Just as it does on the national hevel. One House is apportioned on t h e basis of population and the other on the basis of geography. This system has served North Carolinians well, uid It will be defended by every legal means.

He pointed out that the legislature redLstrictcd the congressional and state senate districts on Its own initiaUve and in compliance with the atate consUtution.

Federal court action is un-wamanted in this area, and I am unalterat^ opposed to any encroachment on our states constitutional rights by the federal establishment.

SESION Therefore, he aaid. In reply to questions, his decision is to await the outcome of the legal action before calling the legislature into session.

In recent years we have gone through this business, he .said. We have gone ahead under our constitution. It will be up to the court to decide whether it is proper. . . we think It is.i In view of this, he said, he has no idea at this time of calling a special session.

The Speaker Ban issue was mentioned only briefly, and only In speculative context of whether if a special ^sslon should be called. he would i-ecommend the lawmakers try to solve both apportionment and Speaker Ban problems. Moore parried the question,

CONFER Prtor to Ms news conference statement and comment, the governor conferred privately with a number of top state (Officials foUowiug his return from the Southern Governors Conference at Sea 1-land, Ga., last week.

This was the first time he lUMi seen the formal complaint filed in federal court at Greena-boro by plaintiff Renn Drum Jr., a Winston-Salem attorney. Eiven then, Moore did not read it. He asked members of the attorney generals staff for a legal explanation of it and in-quii'ed as to legal alternatives.

The alternatives once the itecision was made to defend the suit arc these: filing a dCBiurrer. filing a detailed answer as to Issues within the prescribed 20 days, or asking for an extension of tbne to pi-e-oare an answer.

The Daily Reflector

INCORPORATED

DAVID JULIAN WHICHARD. Cheirmsn of The Board

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before publication date.

Pitt Colnty, for example, directly has a stake of almost $2.4 Dtillion of t^e road bond issue money that already is earmarlted for expendTliire here. Of the .secondary road portion of the bond issue, $983,-100 is earmarked for secondary road construction in Pitt County alone. In addition to this amount the nine municipalities in the county are slated to receive a total of $1.4 million for highway and street construction within their corporate limits. Pitt will also share directly in a portion of the $11 million that is to be used for primary highway construction in the eight-county second division of which it is a part.

The advantages the state as a whole and its counties and municipalities individually will receive from the highway construction program justify the support of all the people of North Carolina. I

Efficient Operation I Of Utilities Pays Off j

Despite a drop in total revenues due to rate | cuts, the Utilities Commission showed a net increase j in profits for the fiscal year 1965-66.

The- commission was told by its auditor that electrical revenues dropped $35,000 but net profits from the overall Utilities operation increased $351,-000.

At least a part of this can be attributed to the steadily dropping cost of delivermg electricity to the customer.

John Proctor, CPA, told the commission that the per kilowatt hour cost dropped from 1.4717 the previous year to 1.4418 last year. Over the past two years savings due to this cost drop have amounted to $95,500.

It is to be hoped that this is a trend that will continue in future years. An efficient operation can mean dividends to the owners of the Utilities, the citizens of Greenville. The dividends will come through lower electric rates and increased turnover to the city.

The Utilities Commission, its officials and employees are to be congratulated for their efforts toward a more efficient operation. It has resulted in the past year in rate reductions, as well as additional money for the city.

Never Quite A Case

By ALVIN TAYLOR

Chivalry Appears Aljve

iKe inis

By JAMES MARLOW

WASHINGTON (AP) - The 20-year-old United Nations has faced some tough ones, but never one quite like this Indlan-Pakistan-Chinese hodge-podge.

The Security Council by a 10-0 vote with the United States and the Soviet Union seeing ejfe-to-eye demanded that India and Pakistan stop their war by Wednesday.

If one of them says no, it isnt dear what the council will do. It might, but this isnt positive, try to compel a cease-nre by using U.N. force to make India and Pakistan listen.

But even tf they quit fighting, or even If the council is willing to use force to make them quit, this Is only part of the problem.

The council doesnt know a.s of this moment whether Red China will begin a war of its own against India Wednesday, even if India and Pakistan slop their conflict.

The Chinese have given India unUJ Wednesday to dismantle some of its fortifications on Chinas border or face grave consequences. Peking has followed this ultimatum with a charge an Indian patrol had fired on a Chinese border guard.

In turn Indias Prime Minister Lai Bahadur Shastri charged Red China with firing the first shots across the Ihdlan border in a campaign to dominate all Asia.

But if China attacks India whether or not the Indian-Pakl-stan war halts the Security Council must caisider the question of using force against China. That would mean war. It could mean world war.

For, while the Soviet Union joined in demanding an Indlan-Pakistan cease-fire, it doesnt follow It W'ould vote with the big Western powers to use force against Its Mg Communist neighbor. Red China.

The U.N. Security Council

in 1950but only because the Soviet Union was sulking and didnt attend the meeting voted to use troops from U.N. member nations to stop North Koreas attack on South Korea.

But this time, if the council had to consider the question of force against China, its a cinch that the Soviet Union wouldnt be absent, even though the Chinese have treated the Rus* slans with contempt in an ever-widening split.

But this, too, is oily part of the problem.

The council said if India and Pakistan stop fighting and pull back their troops to where they were before the conflict began steps could be taken to assist toward a settlement of the political problems underlying the trouble.

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40 Years

lAMER Ago Today

This Dote-

By JOHN G. DUNCAN Sept. 22. 1965 Tobacco Prices On Local Market Are Much Better Sales yesterday averaged $21.78: market will not close FYiday for circus.

Stuart Savage says chivalry is not dead. He observed a boy pedaling al(xtg a city street the other day. He was apparently 12 to 14 years old and on his way to school.

He pulled up alongside a pretty little girl of about the same age. also apparently on the way to school.

Stuart didn't hear the conversation but he presumes the boy offered the girl a ride .She smiled prettily and promptly crawled up on the bike cross bar. Soon they were on the way again.

When Mayor S. Eugene West appears at the Utilities Commission meetings, the com

missioners usually becane nervous, because the mayor has more than once come to ask for an increase in the Utilities turnover to the city.

Last week, however. Mayor West came to a meeting and sat quley throi^h most of it. Finally Chairman Ed Wal-dr(g) called on him for a word.

I have a proposal which you all can accept or reject, the mayor said. I think youf^rate of pay ought to be doubled. There was a dead silence as the commisskmers sought to determine If the masrtH* really meant it.

Their pay Is set by city ordinance at $10 per month and they receive this only if

they receive this <mly if they they attend the meetings. Since some of the commissioners make a practice of turning the ten bucks over to their wives their attendance is almost assured.

ALVIN

TAYLOR

Other Editors Saying Not Always True

MARLOW

Rotes Entertain Farmers At Meet Here Last Night Last rght was Parmers night with the local Rotary Club and proved an enjoyable occasion for hosts, as well as guests. The affair included a bountiful dinner followed by a program of fun intermingled with several addresses on topics of great importance to the community at this time. More than two dozen guests from various sections of the county were present.

Not all women, says a fashion hint, can wear knickers. Still, all seem willing to try.

(Washington Daily News)

It is not always true that a C student in high school is doomed to fail in college.

It could wen be that the C student in high school will still be a C student In collage. We must not forget that grad e s alone do not always teU the measure of a students ability.

There are sane C students in high school who just never get down to hard work. Once in cMlege they buckle down and make better grades. At the same time some A students in high school find (Hit that they cannot maintain the top academic grades once they get to coUege.

Immaturity among many students in high school is also a factor. Once they grow up, they make better grades. -.lodiuT jaqjoue oeje si sjaiji, tant factor involved. 'That concerns capability of any given student. If a student hi doing all he is capable of doing and his capability stamps him a C student, the chances are good that he will be a C student in college as well as a C student in high school.

There are many Intangibles in this business of acquiring a higher education that so often we tend to overlook. Leadership. personality, and personal ability to get along with other people are qualities w'hich so often do nM enter

the picture in the matter of determining who shall get into a given college and who shall be turned away.

As a result of placing too much emphasis on grades, the bookworm, the beatnik, and the mal - adjusted student so often is allowed to enter upon higher education when the average student Is turned away. That is a tragedy of American education, and It is one that presents a ccmtinuing c h a 1-lenge.

The Phi Beta Kappa student I not necessarily the smartest person all around. He has his high grades to show In the field of accomplishment. But on the other hand the boy or the girl who makes average grades and excels in extracurricular activities so often has a much better chance of getting along in the world than the student wh(e sole interest seems to be in making superior grades.

It continues to upset us when we see so many average students denied the opportunity to enter the colleges of their choice. Somehow along the line we must realize that the average student deserves to be served just as much as the A student.

Grades in college serve only to give us an Insight Into one field of evaluation. The others are highly important, too.

The rate of pay was set years ago, perhaps when the commission was established.

As it turned out the mayor wasnt joking. He really felt the commissioners deserved a raise. Chairman Waddrop turned the matter over to City Manager Harry Hagerty for study. Although Hagerty is an ex officio member of the commission, as city manager he doesnt share in the monthly pay so he will be able to take an unbiased look at the situation.

Lady called the newspaper office the other day and excitedly informed us that a house was burning at Second and Cotan che Street. Firemen were there and the dwelling was in complete flames, she reported.

Knowing the location was In the urban renewal area, the staffer asked, Are you sure that the house Is not being, deliberately burned.

Let me check, she answered and put the phone down. In a moment she was back. Dumed if It isnt.

Firemen are, of course, burning the houses for the Redevelopment Oonmissioa. Nevertheless, dear reader, if you see a bouse burning we still appreciate a call.

Critic Out On A Limb

By JOHN CHAMBERLAIN

Copyright, 1965, King Features Syndicate, Inc,

I wouldnt want to be in Senator J.W. Pullbright shoes. For, in criticizing the Johnson Administration fw "over-reacting In the Dominican Republic crisis last Apf^ the Senator has, hi effect, his reputation to the assurance that the Dominican people are not in imminent dhoger jf being taken over by Oonununists or Cas-troites. True; hlxtory may eventually bear Senator Pul-bright out. But observers who are fully as qualified as any the Senator depends upon just dont go along with the Pul-bright optimism.

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"A celebrity is a person who works hard all his life to become well-known, then wears dark glasses to avoid being recognized 55Fred Allen.

JOHN CHAMBERLAIN

The Senator probably would scoff at the idea that the Dominican June 14th Movement, which Is Castro-oriented, represents any continuing menace to the chances for a strong democratic government (Pul-brlghts own words) emerging from the election nine months from now. Nevertheless ths June 14th Movonent continues to recruit youths for espionage, sabotage, and terrorism, bringing them into tlw capital at Santo Domingo for instruc* ti<m and sending them back under discipline to the countryside to become "sleepers in the mountains and the farming regions. At least 3,000 trainees have gone through this mill, learning how to use radio equipment and unconventional arms. Their weapons will hardly be surrendered merely because the (rfflcial agreement between the factions calls for it.

That the surrender of even the most conventional arms is extremely unlikely is proved by the behavior of the rebels in the General Elias Wessin y Wessln contretemps. The rebels made surrender of arms conditional (HI the banislinient of Wessin y Wessin from his army post and, indeed, from the country. Forced by UJ5. pressure to give in to the rebels tactical move, Wessin y Wessin stepped down. Whereu^n the rebels escalated their dfemands; without blinking an eye, they Imposed new conditions, making surrender of arms conditional upon the removal not only of Wesaui but of a whole group of copservatlve army officers. Absc^y enough, there was never any counter-demand from the so-called right for the expulsion of Colonel Francisco Caamano Doio as a symbol of rebel extremism.

Senator Fulbright, a one-sided critic, has generally applied Amble-standard thinking to the business of keeping any balance between left and right extremists. He will not be exposed by events as long as groups like the June 14th Movement play it legal," as they will probably do during the nine months of Hector Garcia God-oys provisional presidency. As long as the legal amenities are observed, the Senator will b| able to maintain that the future history of the Dominican Republic is bound to conform to his hopes. But Im putting the Senators blast against the Johnson Administrations over-reaction is my prophecy file. Lets see how things turn out nine months hence.

Surely, the Senator hasnt been lucky in his projections in the pnst. He spoke of the myths <rf Communist menace just before the Maotets became really nmnacing in Southeast Asia. He has treated Castroism in Cuba as a nuisance. W# in Cuba as a nuisance." Well. Fidel, the operator of the Cuban nuisance, continues to build high-powered radicy stations for use In the effort to create Other nuisances in Guatemala, Panama, and Venezuela. A new 50,000 -watt broadcasting station in central Cuba at Santa Clara, a 10,000 -watt plant near Guantanamo, toi Ori-' (Continued On Page 8)

ATTENTION. FIREMEN!

You are hereby requested to meet at the fire station tonight for drill. Every member is urged to be there at seven o clock.

Why Workers Will Cost More

Strength For Today

By EARL L. DOUGLASS OUR RESPONSIBILITY

The longer we live and the more we see of life and its intricacies, the more do we realize that we know almost nothing about the basic realities of life and the universe. Dr. Einstein called the atteti-tion of his generation to the fact that the little three-dimensional area in which we live (length, breadth and height) may not reveal reality at all as it actually exKsts. We may be living on a little Island in the midst of a sea so vast in extent that our flYe sen.ses and our poor brains cannot c(Mu-prehend wluit it la all about.

But this is sure we know' all we need to know In order to live a satisiactory life. And although we are constantly reaching out for more knowledge and we aware ev e r y

minute of the day that our present knowledge grasps only a small area of reality, nevertheless we know enough to keep us happy, secure, and at peace with ourselves and others.

Will we ever know the ultimate? Perhaps and perhaps not. But we shall always find our knowledge equal to the task We have to comprehend, the life we have to live. The Important thing is that we give our capacities for thought and action the workout they really des<rve. We can be sure of happincas if we do that.

If we are unhappy it is largely our own fault Complete happiness may never be had on ttiis planet, but satlstactiou. security, hope and peace can indeed be ours. Tlw'y are w aiting to be sought out and appropriated.

By ELMER ROESSNER

A good body will cost a lot more next year.

Even a warm, lazy body will cost more in 1966.

Every employer faces this (act; Practically every emirioy-ee will cost naore per hour next year. Unless he recognizes that fact and makes plans to deal with It, he may become a bankruptcy court statistic. *

Here is why workers will cost more;

1. Wages will go up. The Steelworkers c(xitract will become the model Tor every aggressive union. Unless leaders can produce comparable results, lea<iers will be voted out-

2. Wages will also go up because (rf increases tied to the cosi-of-llY'tnf Index in union contracts. The cost o living has risen- and will continue to rise ki 1966,

MINIMI^MS TO GO UP

S. On Sept. 1, the minimum wa^e was increased to $1.25 an hour. Legislation in Congre-ss will increase that to $1.40 an hour on July 1, 1966, and other proposed raises would bring it to $1.75 an hour by July 1, 1968.

Furihermore, pending legislation would bring in 7.8 million more workers, mostly small business employees, under the minimum scales. Pcx* new additions, these scales would be slightly less, but in mo^ cases represent a rise in wages.

CLMEB

ROESSNER

4. Incueases in minlmuin pay will force increases in other categorie. A company will find that it can't increase the pay of 1 sweeper from $1.25 to $1.40 an hour wiUiout incieaj-ing the wage of a semi-skilled woiker from $1.30 an hour to 11. <5 an hour. And this is pro-gre^isive: it may become necessary to raise the wages of foremen from $10.00' t-) $12.000 a year, for example.

5. Tb* minimum exemptions

for executive and administrative workers was increased from $80 to $100 a week on Sept. 3, and the minimum for exempt professional employees was increased from $95 to $115 a week. That simply means that employees in these categories must be paid time and a half for overtime unless they are paid the new mnimums. And mighty few come in that category.

HIGHER SOCIAL SECURITY BITES

6. Social security taxes, for both employers and employees, rise on Jan. 1. 1966. thereby increasing the cost of employing bodies, warm or cool.

7. Costs of filling government forms will incTfase aa Uncle Stm demands more reports tn compliance with the' Equal Pay, dvll Rights, Welfare and Pension Plan Dlsclo.sure and other act.H. States, too, -are Increasing demands for reports, forms, etc.

8. The shortage of skilled workers, previously repor ted here, will tend to advance wages of those with needed abilities.

9. The shortage of nonskill

ed workers,, evidenced by tht importation of Mexican, Canadian and Jamaican workers to harvest this falls crope, will be Intensified as higher draft calls reduce the number of new workers.

There will be other factors tending to bcrease w a g rates. One possible factor has died: Congress seems willing to forget about double-pay-for-overtlme legislation this session. Organized labor Is not wild about it, anyhow; most of doubletinfl premiums would g() to the government and wives, in the order named.

About what employers should ,do will be discussed tomorrow, FTC LAYS guidelines FOR USE OF MILL IN NAME

n your name Is Joe Mill, you can organize the Joe Mill Textile Company, and no one will say you nay. But unless, you reaUy have a mUl, you cant call your company the Spendlferous Mill," according to a new Federal Trade Commission guide on company names. The word "mill Is reserved for companies with such facilities.