Thursday, Sepfember 30, 1965

Leaf Sales Need Better Scheduling

Before another t<^acco sales season farmers* and daily aales schedules shortened in an effort to warehonusemen and purchasers should work out a cope with the volume of leaf being handled, sales schedule which will meet the needs of all the The result is a stop-and-go sales arrangement elements involved in the tobacco auction sales pro- which ds confusing to farmers inconvenient t ware-gram. house operators, and makes planning difficult for

For the past few years it has been necessary for processors. It is our guess that the stop-and-go sales the Bright Belt Warehouse Association to make arrangement is likewise costly to all three of these numerous adjustments in the sales schedule at groups represented in the tobacco industry, various times during the season. This year, for ex- It seems to us it would be much more logical to ample* a couple of sales holidays were called in gear a sales schedule to the quantity of tobacco order to all processing plants to catch up with their that can be handled by processing plants. If, under backlog of leaf from warehouse flbors. Subsequently normal conditions, plants can handle volume from it was necessary to declare a market holiday for a only four sales days a week rather than five, it would week to help alleviate congestion at processing be better to plan the season on that basis, plants. Such a system may extend the sales season for

Thi.s week new sales holidays have been ordered longer than it has been in recent years, but it wpuld

enable those involved to plan better for handling the millions of pounds of leaf that must be handled on the flue-cured markets.

We have an idea too that farmers, warehousemen and manufacturers would find such a system much more satisfactory than the situation that has existed in the tobacco markets in recent weeks.

Oh, STOP ItOr I've a Good Mind To Cut Off Both Your Allowances!"

No Word From Filen Winston

By Wn.LlAM A. SlIIRES

ROLE U has not yrt been made clear what role If any Dr. Ellen Winston has taken in a dispute between the state and federal officials bout upfrrading job specifications In the department she administered in Raicigh for many years.

Her nanm is being mentioned though, and it is believed In certain quarters that Dr, Winston could if she chooses. and if she is asked shed addittonal light on the controversy involving her home state and ber cdd department.

A native of Swain County, N.C., Dr. Wtnrton is now the ranking official for admlnts-tratiOB <rf federal welfare programa in the U. S Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) in Washington.

She resigned ai State Welfare commissioner three years ago to accept appointment by President John F. Kennedy as U. 8. Commissioner of Welfare.

Her chief aislstaiit, R. Eugene Brown, then became State Welfare Omnmissio n e r and now Brown, in effect, is in the middle of the controversy.

WILLIAM

CHIBES

IRONIC View me la la "ve notified Brown, at least by implication, that federal funds f(N* weHare programs in North Cartrfina, amouiBfng to more than ^ million a month, may be withheld or delayed unless state personnel officials upgrade spedflcatlons for five $10,000 to 113,000 a year positions in Raleigh.

Ironically, four of the affected positions are in the State Welfare department. Qualifications for filling them are well known to Dr. Winston and, in fact, had her atamp of approval when they were adopted.

State personnel oHicials, backed by Gov. Dan Moore, thus far have refused to change the states ^ciflca-tkjoa which they contend are more workable and realist ie than those written by HEW officials.

PROTEST - State personnel director Oaude Caldwell said that If the changes are made to conform with the HEW directive it will be under protest.*

The governor, in a sharply-worded telegram to HEW Secretary John Gardner, said they would not be changed 'unless I have a direct statement from you that the money

will be withheld unless such amendments are made. Moore protested strongly and asked Gardner to make an investigation of the entire matter.

CONTACT A report on insistence by HEW officials for changing the job specifications was made to the State Personnel Board at a meeting in early September.

In submitting that rep o r t. Brown said he was not worried and felt the HEW officials would be reasonable. Actually, he said, individuals now holding the five positions are all qualified both by education and experience exceeding the requested federal requk^ments and all hold masters degrees.

Brown told reporters this week he had not been in touch with ' Dr. Winston, nor had heard anything from ber about the matter. He had received a visit from an HEW official from Washington and had talked by phcme with Fred H. Steininger, head of the Bureau of Family Services, and with HEWs regional office in C^harlottesvUle, Va.

SALES Add another legislative matter almost certain to come up if a special ses-aion of the General Assembly is called anytime within the next few months or next year.

Legislative sources re predicting the lawmakers will want to act at the earliest opportunity to clarify the matter of sales by public school stores, concession stands and by school-connected groups.

A great deal of confusion already has resulted from an opinion by the Attorney Generals office last week to the effect that state law iwohlbltt sale of anjrthing except instructional su]H)Iles by school stores.

This, In effect, has clamped a ban on such things as operating popcorn and soft drink concessions at high school athletic events. It forbids such things as sale of magazine subscriptions and the like to raise funds for school programs.

SCHOOLS Some legislators say this was not the Intent of the law cited in the opinicms written by deputy attorney general Ralph Moody.

Dr. echarles F. Carroll, state superintendent of iHiblic instruction. says Ike will ask the attorney generals ofWce to draw up a detailed summary of just what Moodys rulings will affect in the way of school sales. There are many, many things in question, he said.

Dr. Carroll also says the matter should be reviewed, assessed and clarified by the next session of the General Assembly. He did not mention consideration of it at a possible special session.

There are widespread predictions that a special session will be necessary late this year or in early 1965 to deal with political apportionment and the 1963 Speaker Ban law.

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Javits Proposal Could Ease Counties Strain

County officials plagued by a persistent lack of money must be looking wistfully at a revenue-sharing bill introduced by Sen. Jacob K. Javits.

The New York Republican last week proposed legislation to .share surplus federal funds with the states.

The proposal would deposit one per cent of the current income tax base in a trust fund. This amountnow about $2.5 billionwould be distributed among the states. Each year 80 per cent would be distributed on the basis of population and 20 per cent would be divided among the 12 or 15 .states with lowest per capita income. Thus North Carolina would get funds from both provisions.

If these monies could be filtered through Raleigh to Pitt County, some of the pressure on county officials would be removed.

For, while state and federal governments have numerous revenue sources, the county must rely mainly on the ad valorum tax* which must be raised cautiously.

The County Commissioners are well aware of the outraged cries that greet tax increases.

Javits proposal would limit use of funds to health, education and welfare programscritical fields which often are slighted at budget time be- By ART BUCHWALD cause there simply isnt enough money to go around.

The fate of this proposed legislation is doubtful. T T *1 I It may die a quiet death in a committee. In the meantime persons interested in progressive state and county government may look on and hope.

Soviet Dust Tn

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By JOHN CHAMBERLAIN i

Copyright, 1965, King Features Syndicate, Inc.

The recent stories that would have us believe that the Communists, both in Soviet Rie. sla and the satellite countries of eastern Europe, are beginning to favor the consumer are just so much dust in our eyes. The proof of this Is to be found in a long analysis of Communist industrial trends made by Aleksander Kutt. the extremely competent economist who works for the Assembly of Captive European Nations in New York City.

Khrushchev talked abbut the goulash economy, but the talk was obviously for propaganda purposes. The stark fig. ures offered by Aleksander Kutt make for dry reading, but they are inexorable in their meaning. Far from meeting their consumer goods targets, both the Seven-Year Plan and the Twenty-Year Plan (tie two plans governing Uie Soviet Unions pattern <rf growth) have shown a marked deviation in favor of the sort of heavy equip, ment needed for sustaining a military economy.

JOHN

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S. House

Fqually Dull In 1.966 Session

Last week the House of Representatives passed, overwhelmingly, a resolution calling for the use of force by ANY American nation, if necessary, to prevent a Communist takeover in ANY Western hemisirfiere country- The resolution, sponsored by Rep. Armistead I. Seldon Jr. of Alabama, has produced a furor In Latin America

and almost every country has denounced it. It also has caused new criticism of the United States Latin American policy.

Despite this I am happy to report that the Republic of Enchilada is not only supporting the House of Representatives resolution, but is planning to act on it. It has never been a secret that Enchilada^

By JAMES MARLOW

WASHINGTON (AP) - This session of Congress, heading toward a close now, has been the dullest in memory and at the same time the most productive in more than 30 years.

Next year will probably be equally dull, if not as productive. For 1966 is a congres-slonal election year and President Johnson, instead of loading the members down as he did this year, may let them go home early to campaign.

No other Congress in t h is century, outside of wartime, could match this years performance unless perhaps it was the one President Franklin D. Roosevelt dealt with in his first few months after taking office in 1933.

Then, with the country in depression chaos. Congress let the president w'rlte his o w n ticket and railroaded through what he wanted to get the nation moving.

But much what it did was subsequently knocked out by one of the most reactionary Supreme Courts in history, which led to Roosevelt's fight with the court. Then the court changed its tune.

JAMEB

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m ooin nouses i>emo- -r t* i outnumbered RepubU- \/ M 1

' more than two to one, ^ v-4.1 LAvD

MLARLOVr

It began aw>rovlng the far-reaching legislation like the Social Security and Labor Relations acts which Congress at a much slower pace began passing In 1935.

Its different now, due to a change in American thinking, the needs of the times and the personnel of the court. Theres no reason to think this court wont uphold all the legislation passed this year if any is tested.

What made this year dull was that, while tremendous pieces ai legislation were rammed through, there was UtUe real conflict. There were two main reasons for this: Johnson's skill in dealing with Congress and the huge Democratic majoritiee in the House and Senate.

Besides, much that Johnson proposed and Congress apiMX>v-ed had been long debated I-fore he took office. In short, the country had been heading towgnj it.

Some people dont like Johnson personally, and many are Indifferent to him personally, but its a rare one who wont admit he is an extiaoi'dinary polltlcau and perhaps the hardest - woiking president in history.

And no other president was better prepared for understanding Congreiss which

means knowing the individual members strengths, weaknesses and interests than Johnson. He had served in Congress 33 years.

Since in both houses Democrats cans by

this gave Johnson a steamroller to start with and left the Republicans more or less Impotent.

Besides, even in the public relations job of getting 11 s views across, the Republican leadership in the House has been pretty inept. Its views are hackneyed, a true hangover from the past.

All this helped Johnson.

But in the Senate, whe r e Democratic presidents in the past suffered anguished ordeals from Republican opposition, the Republican leader, Everett M. DirkSen of Illinois, has done for Johnson what Johnson did for President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Dirksen has been cooperative. This was the policy Johnson followed from 1955 to 1%1 when he was Senate majority leader and Eisenhower was In the White House.

The Johnson - Dirksen tactics were a drastic switch from what the country had been used to for years.

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40 Years Ago Today This: Date-

By JOHN G. DUNCAN September 30, 1965

A Fire Fighting Exhibition

To Be Staged Here Soon

With a vice to letting the people.of Greenville know just what they are doing, the local fire company will during the early part of Noyember stage a real fire fighting exhibition at a point in the city convenient for sight-seers.

Following the fire-fighting demonstration, under the auspices of the Greenville Fire Department. an Old Fiddlers Convention. will be staged.

Editors Saying

Of Seawells

arch enemy is Upper Tamale, which lie-: just across the vale of ChiU.

For years Enchilada and Upper Tamale have had a border dispute about the vale, and Enchilada has been looking for an c.rcuse to attack Upper T^ male. But they, have been held back by the OAS treaty which forbids one country in the Western hemisphere from attacking another.

ART

BUCHWALD

(The Raleigh Times)

Malcolm Seawells continuing emphasis on the fact that the new Federal Voting Act applies to all of North Carolina is entirely in order. It would be easy to feel that the law applies only to the 26 counties which came under it immediately.

Seawell, as chairman of the State Board of Elections, reminded Piedmont county election boards in Greensboro yesterday that the law does apply to all counties, citing the section which states that no procedures mav be ued which deny anyone the right to vote. If there should be complaints against a county, the U.S. Attorney General could file suit to bring a county under the act. The only difference between those counties and the 26 eastern counties under the act, Seawell told the boards, is that the law doesnt apply to you immediately.

The best way for those counties to continue to control their own election procedures Is for them to adminfeter the law with complete fairness. If they make doubly sure that all qualified persons are permitted to register and vote without trouble, theyll ccmtinue to control their own elections. If. however, they permit discrimination against prospective voters, theyd be

asking for any Federal Intervention they might get.

Seawell told the county boards yesterday that he doesnt consider the new Federal voting law to be constitutional, but added: An act is constitutional until its declared unconstitutional. Its imperative to the State of North Carolina that you obey the new law. We didnt ask for It, but we have to live with it.

This is the best possible advice North Carolina election officials could have. It is the same kind of advice Seawell, as State Attorney General, gave the people of North Carolina when the Supreme Court handed down its public school decision more than a decade ago. He stressed then that the people of North Carolina must live under the law, whether they liked the law or not. Because North CiaroUna followed his advice then and didnt stray off into the primrose paths of massive resistance and other such devices to avoid the school decision, North Carolina has gotten along well and without any real dislocations of school service to any people of the State.

Sea wells advice was excellent then. It is just as good now. In fact, its even better now. because the experience of a decade ago proved how good his advice really was.

As soon as the resolution was passed, Gen. El Finco, the President of Enchilada, called his parliament, which he had dissolved four months ago, back into session, and in an impassioned pro-United States speech said, Thanks to the American House of Representatives, which has just passed a resolution saying any American re-

public can attack any other - .Communist discrlmin&tioii Am rican republic if there is against consumers.

CHABEBERLAIN

Things have been no different under A. N. Kosygin than they were under Khrushchev: the talk has been about favoring consumers, but the realities have not sustain|d this. As Kutt says, the "oousumens share in the added value of Soviet industrial output, including that of the food industry, amounted in 1960 to scarcely over 13 per cent and to less that that in 1963. There was a further downtrend In 1964 and 1965.

In the satellite countries, where they are now talking of the benefits that will flow to the consumer because of the new competition scheduled for light industry, the goulash economy has also been conspicuous by its absence.

In 1956-1958, during the time of the revolts in Poland and the rise Md suppression of the HuitgafiaHl^olution, there was a revdt#|^f the trend. But this was just a momentary sop. In 1959-62, says Aleksander Kutt, Poland,, which had made the th 'grfeS"'*^|crific4f in favor of consumer goods in 1956 - 58, raised its excess growth rate of producer goods output to 74 per cent, followed by the ^ per cent rate of Bulgaria. a country which had given equal treatment to the producer and consumer goods in the years 1956-1^.

So the martyrdom of man under Communism continues. If the building-of bridges to the E East is to have any real humwi meaning, the United States and Western Europe should be chiefly interested in trying- to bring a little haw>i-to pgople have been stao^ for cohsiSI&ers* gOods for so long. Sad 1|> sa^ however. our export ^ii^lic!, as they affect eastern JBluroj^ and Soviet Rusisia, seem to bO geared to maintaining the eiirrent

a question of a Communist government, I am suggesting we attack Upper Tamale immediately, As everyone in Enchilada knows, Upper Tamale Is lousy with Communists, and its leader, Gen. Frijoles. Is nothing more than a Castro pawn who would enslave all of South America,

It is the duty of Enchiladans to wipe out the forces of subversion in this hemisphere no matter where they might be and I am asking the United States through the Alliance for Progress to send us 200 B-52 bombers, 400 Patton tanks, and 1,000 Ha'k missiles to see that this menace is eradicated, so all of South America may live (Continued on page S)

Republican Refa^sentativo Glenard Lipscomb of Caltfomia has recently gone to town m the subject of the trategio me.terials which our Adminls- * tratlon bridge builders have licensed for exP(Ht to the Communists. The Itet Inclwdei $3-milUwi worth of chemclal wood pulp needed by the Soviets for rayon tire cord, an Item which in all pnrt>abiUty win be oon-sumed by mtary ffhlctes, ' not Ity pleasure cars; $2.5 million worth cf grlndh^ machines; and a variegated bundle of goods and technical data for use in oil driUtng. steel mill construction, aircraft, irotal treating, and tl nudnR of explosives. The poor ooosumer (Continued On Page 5)

County Wide Thanksgiving Service Will Be Hekt On Friday, Oct. Twenty Third

At ten oclock a.m., Monday. September 28, 1925, there was something new happened in Greenville, something that protuiWy never happened before here. There was a gathering together of the ministers of aU denominations (Protestant) in Pit County and fifteen wei*e present, and others were hindered from attend-in. The purpose of the meeting was to coiLslder the matter of having a .ipcclal Thanksgiving service to be participated in by all the churches and all the pastors in Pitt County.

By ELMER ROESSNER The U. S. Department of Agriculture has Issued a 32-page booklet titled This Is USDAs Consumer A Marketing Service. On the four t h through seventh pages appear pictures and article head e d. Consumer Protection for Safe and Wholesome Pood.

It says, Careful examination of each carcass thats the bedrock foundation of federal inspectim) for wholesomeness. Consumers are assured that every meat and poultry product bearing the U.S. Inspection mark has been approved as wholesome by a highly trained federal Inspector. . .

It is often said that American consumers are the best-protected and most fortunate in the world. . .This includes the careful inspection required by law of every meat animal and every chicken, turkey, duck or oljiier kind of poultry proces.sed in pla n t s dealing in Interstate or foreign connpeice

THE MERKEL MIXS Late last ytar New York Oty authorities announced that they were investigating information that horse meat

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and other non - beef meats some reports said kangaroo flesh had been mixed with beef in the Jamaica, N. Y., plant of Merkel, Inc.

These meats were said to have been used in mak 1 n g frankfurters, bolognas, salamls and other meats; some reports said some meat may have come from dead or disabled cows and horses.

RLMEK

ROBKSNEB

These meats were scdd to supermarkets, luncheonet tes, restaurants, hospitals, prisons, and city schools. About 10 tons of such cold cuts were pa.ssed on to school children for lunches each week.

In Febriiuiyi a federal grand jury indicted four persons on charges of conspiring to ship mislabeled horsemeat from New Jersey to the Mcr-

Has Weakness

kel plant.

One was Charles Anselmo, a meat broker, loan shark and associate of Anthony de An-gelis, whose manipulation of the soybean oil market led to a 20 - year prison term for him and a $100 million loss for others.

THE SILENT SEVEN

During 1964, seven USDA inspectors at the Merkel plant did not report anything wrong; they did not discover any horsemeat or kangaroo flesh.

Called before a New York grand jury, the seven refused to waive Immunity and were not questioned. When New York state or city employees refuse to waive immunity, they are automatically suspend e d. These were given an Agriculture Department hearintr under oath, after which Secre-tary Orville Freeman said hi.s men bad done nothing wrong and refused to suspend them.

A few days later a New York grand jury iudlcted two of the Inspectors on char!e of ob-lructinfi and pervert.iiji justice in int:'iiering with the citys investigation. Only then did the USDA suspend the

two. The others are still on the fedteral payroll.

How these highly trained federal inspectors .-were unable to distiaguish beef from horsemeat is still % mystery, as is the question Of why they refused to waive ingmunity.

Meanwhile, Orville Freeman wants you to believe that every meat and poul^ product bearing the round UB. inspection mark has been- approved as wholesome by :a highly trained federal inspector. Be a good, tax - paying: slob and believe^ it!

OFFICE WORKERS EFFICIENCY RATED AT 50 PER CENT

The average office work e r might as well take the afternoon off. Harold W. Nance, management consultant, told the American Management Associatlcai. The aver age worker has only 50 per cent produciavily, he .said. If hian-aKeiut*ut is satisfied with this ouipiit, It might as well tell the piople to get all their work done In the morning and not bother stretching it out over a full day.