Monday, Novembar 29, 1965

Using Reapportionment Pressure

Double-String Ceremony

Although the state has asked the federal court to allow the regular 1967 General Assembly to deal with the question of legislative reapportionment, there are few state leaders who privately feel the court will hold off that long in ordering realignment of legislative seats.

It is a foregone conclusion in most circles that the court, when it hands down its opinion in the next few days, will order reapportionment-of the state House of Representatives on the basis of the one-man-one-vote edict of the U. S. Supreme Court. It is expected to order the action to be effective before the 1967 General Assembly convenes.

Obviously Gov, Moore is ready to call a special session of the General Assembly in January to deal w ith the reapportionment question. The same session will likewise dear with the matter of realigning the states congressional districts for the new terms which will begin in January 1967.

Moreover, it is evident that Gov. Moores strategy has been to await the courts decision before calling the special sessjon in order that the legislators will clearly face the propo.sition of doing their own reapportioning of legislative seats or having it done by the federal court.

This increases the pressure on members of the legislature to come up quickly with a workable and acceptable allocation of legislative seats according to the courts ruling,

Jenkins Didnt 3ombsheI.

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By WILLIAM A. SHIRES

BC^yfBSHELL - A combi-aaticA of careful timing and coioddence led up to the oc-CMioD of Ih*. Leo W. Jeokios recent bombshell speech in Raleigh proposing university status for Bast Carolina College.

The time and place for his pee^, its resulting news coverage, widespread editorial comment and reaction present sn interesting study in the art of method, of which Dr. Jenkins is a master.

Critics and supporters alike have had to marvel at the maner in which the ECC president tossed his Eastern regional university idea onto center stage, into the higher e<kication spotlight J^t vacated by the Speaker Ban controversy and obtained maximum publicity and impact.

The fact, is however, that at first Jenkins (Uclnt plan it at all in the way it happened.

PLANNED - He planned initially to unveU his proposal in a lengthy article he had prepared for feature publication in a newspaper.

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vanced would have been less with less immediate reaction, dramaticperhaps received

with less immediate reaction.

What happened, however, is that a newspaper editor hmn-ed down the Joikins* article and even suggested that it would be better as a speech.

SPEECH - This left Dr. Jenkins with something to say and, for the moment, no place to say it.

He was ready. The article had been in preparation for some time, the facts research-

Gov. Moore has been criticized in some quarters for not calling a special legislative session on reapportionment before the court rules on the matter. In our opinion, the governor has acted wisely in planning his strategy. If the court had not ruled, some legislators would balk at voting themselves or their counties., out of a seat in the Jegislature. It would make the task of agreeing on a reapportionment plan much more difficult.

Under a court order to reapportion legislative seats, however, the General Assembly will be more inclined to quickly agree on a reapportionment of legislative seats based on the one-man-on e-vote ruling of the federal court.

Building-Utilization Remains The Highest

Recent years have seen East Carolina College in a constant construction program in an effort to have its physical facilities keep pace with the needs of a rapidly growing student body.

In spite of the millions of dollars spent on capital improvements, the institutions utilization of classroom and other facilities still ranks higher than that of any other smilar institution in North Even the $14 million in construction now going on or planned for the coming year will do little to reduce the rate of utilization because of the growing number of students on the^campus. Although the capital outlay figure m|iy appear huge, it will enable the college to do little more than hold its own.

There are still capital improvement needs which are going unmet. Additional classroom buildings and dormitories could be used advantageously by the college at this moment. . o aot

With the present needs of the East Carolina ART dUCHWAU/

campus, and with the growth rate the college is experiencing, major capital improvements program will have to be carried on year after year.

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is LiKe ioledo

ty in consideration he said) of its good and copious fruits

One of the trickiest things to recognize In Washington are legitimate peace feelers from the enemy. In a Look magazine article Eric Sevar-eid wrote that Adlai Stevenson had told him the United States rejected a peace feel

er from Hanoi through UN Secretary General U Thant in August of 1964. The State Department confirmed that the offer had been made, but

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It was to be contained in eoe of s^es of Jenkins-uthored articles on economic development and emergence of Eastern North Carolina. He had discussed this with a number of ECC trustees who were later surprisednot by what Dr. Jenkins said In his Raleigh speech, but by feet that he said it in a speech.

They had been looking for the newspapv article to arpear. In writing, in cold type, the proposal Dr. Jenkins ad-

By JOHN ABNEY GUANAJUATO, Mexico ed Mid assembled, its argu- This up-and-down city built in . . .benign climate, purity of

ments carefully worded. And the bowl of rugged mountains water and air.

at this point coincidence enter- has often been compared in ap- There is a possibility the roy-

ed the picture. pearance to Toledo, Spain. al mines had something to do

The governors office in Ra- It is really of exclusive Span- with this decree since Phil got a Rusks Mten-

leigh was clearing the decks ish origin and grew out of the royal fifth in withholding tax ua, which Is v^ s^itive to

for a special session of the estate of Rodrigo Vazquez, one ^rom all gold and silver pro- l^sce Ih U. S. had

legislature. Gov. Dan K. of the Spanish conquitadores. duced by the Indian volunteers ^^nea n down.

There was an Indan vllage "3 Spanish advisers. The Assistant Secretary for named Quanashuato, or some-. nuning was quite a ve^ Peace Feelers in the State De-

----- .............thing that sounds like it. When modera stand- partment told me the other

week of Nov. 15. He wanted Mr. Vazquez arrived in 1546 to ?, , what all

nothing to interfere with his take over his new territory, he * mine went 1,6M feet the fuss is about. Weve had a

persuading the legislature to found only a deserted village. ^ famed lot of peace feelers from the

The Mans, who were aller-

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fjiXre w^re 'jZnsTiem 3 Othei EdtoFS Soylng

al^ua place of the frop. c h ad* MinOFlty Kig. itS

thought he had settled down to auu^.,^u - u j i. lina State Universitys a quiet country life a group of Hnrln fa

Faculty Club. When the of mule drivers discovered gold Ji miortc

governor cancelled, sponsors and silver here. Business pick-

began looking for another pro- ed up and all of a sudden, Vaz-

minent sopakur for thp orra. oiipt fmmH himcplf livina |n . muung gentlemen

are convinced the mountains

still hold vast, untapped riches. poiticrad rehgtourpeVsw^^

tion in their European home

Moore gave word to his aides to cancel his speeches and public appearances for the

enact a recommended amendment to the Speaker Ban law. To do so, he had to keep In close touch with the legislative scene.

One of the speeches Moore cancelled was an address to the opening of the states annual Farm-City observance which was a luncheon at North Carolina new

minent speaker for the occa- quez found himself living sion. Someone suggested Jen- the middle of a town.

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feeler set as being legitimate.

How do you know when a peace feeler is legitimate or not? I asked.

We have a peace - feeler evaluator here, he sai^-taking me over to what/loolud like a very complicated radio set. When a peace feeler comes in, we broadcast to Dean Rusk, who picks it up on his counter-peace feeler. This feeler, attached to the Secretarys head, is so sensitive that it can tell within seconds whether it is a sincere feeler or just ano t h e r lousy Communist trick.

Could you demonstrate for me?

WeD, I dont know if the Secretary has his counter-feeler on his head now or not. Lets try it He spoke into the machine. Hanoi told Bul

kins.

SUBJECT - When the invitation came to the East Carolina president Jenkins promptly accepted. He did not disclose exactly what he would say but promised it would relate to rural-urban development and relationship, and specifically to Eastern North Carolinawhich, of course, in a way it did.

At the time he received the invitation, the speech he was to make was already on his

(Christian Science Monitor) Controversy is once again raging over the religious rights of the Amish, a relatively small group of dedicated Christians who first came to the United States to escape

lings and laying out

Upimons In Brie:

desk.

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Spanish architects beetled around putting up authentic Spanish buildings authentic streets, paved

Most of the streets are still intact. They wind through canyons of antique houses splashed across tiie mountain sides. The main traffic on the narrow, winding lanes is burro and pedestrian. But occasionally you see an automobile or pickup truck come bouncing through an opening that looks like a crack in the buildings.

The mines are practically defunct now. But by the end of the 17th century this was one of the chief mining centers of New Spain. There were four main camps called royals.

The most important of these camps was Santa Fe. And for a long time the little city was known as .Villa de Santa Fe in the Royal and Mines of Guanajuato. Sounds awkward but the word royal here meant something like mining camp.

Postmasters all over the world must have had terrific headaches when they had mail for Guanajuato. The address probably ran three times around a regular envelope.

Its pretty hard to handle women in business. If you treat them like men, they complain. If you treat them like women, your wife finds out.^recnville (S.C.) Piedmont.

After youve heard two eyewitnesses accounts of a car accident, you begin to wonder about history.Metropolis (III.) News.

TV ult 4te application of the platou system has recently been suggested by a group of Midwestern football coaches. They want a platoon for offense, one f(M* defense, and one to go to classes. Wall Street Journal.

When science finishes getting a man up to the moon, maybe it can have another try at getting pigeons down from In 1741, King Phillip V grant- public buildings. Changing ed Guanajuato the title of CT- Times.

Strength For Today

land.

More than anything else, the Amish want to be left alone to pursue their way of life which they believe keeps them and their children nearer to God. In the areas of social security and education the conscientious beliefs of the Old Order Amish have deviated from the public interest, as defined to government.

Federal and state governments have attempted to force them to comply with laws deemed to promote thier welfare. But the Old Order Amish have stoutly refused, willing to pay heavy financial penalties placed upon them and even to go to prison for their convictions.

Recent controversies have involved state requirements in Iowa and Michigan that private school teachers have to be certified by the state. For reasons related to religious beliefs, teachers for children of the Old Order Amish cannot obtain state certifica

tion. Clumsily and with a heavy hand, the state has moved to enforce its will on the recalcitrant parents.

If the acts of a religious group infringe the rights of other or if they constitute a clear and present danger to the public welfare, the state by its police power can prevent those acts, regardless of the groups claim to religious liberty. But the Old Order Amish, acting in accord with their conscience, have neither endangered the public welfare nor infringed the rights of others.

A free society can be judged, in part, by the latitude it gives to religious disenters and social nonconformists. Against the rights of the child to educational excellence (and we by no means grant that his is entirely on the side of the state), ought to be weighted the values of religious liberty, the ri^t to be let alone, the primary parental right to determine the education of children, and the particular contribution which a group such as the Amish make to American life.

We believe there is room for the Old Oder Ami^ in America and room, too, for their religious views and practices.

J: eelers

garia it will meet with American representatives in Geneva.

' There was crackling static and finally a weak voice came over which said, Turn the offer down.

The Assistant Secretary switched the machine off.

Thats marvelous, I said. Its almost like extra-sensory perception.

Its the greatest breakthrough weve had since radar, he said proudly.

Would it work for any Secretary of State, I asked.

We dont know. Dean Rusks feeler is his own. We just built the machinery to fit it.

Is this the only way you people handle peace feelers? I asked.

Oh, no. For the time being its the most foolproof, but we have other methods as well. Timing is very important when it comes to peace feelers. For example, when youre losing a war, youve got to ignore them or the other side will get you in a lx)x. The peace feeler from them may be legitimate, but you certainly dont want to take it up with people committing naked aggression,

Then you would only take up a peace feeler when youre winning? I said.

No, not necessarily. When youre winning there is no reason to sit down and talk peace because then you might have to work out a compromise with the naged aggressors. with the naked aggressors. peace feeler when youre losing and you cant accept one when youre winning, when can you accept one?

If I told you that Id be giving aid and comfort to the enemy.

Do you ever send o u t peace feelers of your own? All the time. The President has said he will talk peace anywhere, anytime, with no conditions attached.

Have they ever picked up your feelers?

As far as we know they havent.

Why not?

We dont know, unless its because theyve got one of these damn feeler machines of their own.

Self

Help

Works

By JOHN CTIAMBERLAIN

Copyright, 1965, King Features Syndicate, Inc.......

My friend George Schuyler, the Negro columnist, has been carrying on a campaign for years to get Negroes to start their own banks, real estate projects, and general businesses. He keeps pointing to the potential investment money earned by the Negro talented tenth in the arts and entertainment world, which surely adds uptoabigger chunk than anything possessed by the Irish, the Jews and the Italians when they started climbing out of South Boston or New Yorks Lower East Side. But any time this col- ^ umn mentions Georges ideas, letters come to it which scornfully bring up the scarecrow of Uncle Tom.

To anyone who knows George Schuyler for the tough man that he is, this is a laugh. But there is a serious side to it, too. For the minute any group, ethnic or otherwise, begins to scoff at the idea of self-help, the handwriting is on the wall. The alternative to self-help is dependence, and dependence is a form of slavery. - ^

Fortunately, there are many, many Negroes who do not go for the idea that it is old-fashioned to speak of self-help. They prefer the dignity of

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loans to the charity of grants. I have just learned of something called the Inter faith Health Association, a predominantly Negro group which has bee nformed in the borough of Queens in New York Cty to lease or buy buildings that have been closed by the authorities because of physical building code violations. Following the Jane Jacobs theory (see the book titled The Life and Death of Great American Cities) that rehabilitation without tenant relocation is far less personally disruptive than recourse to the urban renewal bulldozer, the Interfaith Health Association has already won a small victory in its campaign to eradicate both slum and slum psychology.

The Interfaith group, whose slogans is From protest to production, to partnership, began its three-year-old c a m-paign to meet the needs of Negroes without chronic dependence on welfare measures by buying an abandoned hospital plant in the Jamaica section of (Queens. With 528 volunteer workers pitching in, the IHA removed some 140 state hospital code violations in the building, thereby creating a new plant that met official inspection standards. The hospital, incidentally, is located in an upper middle income white community. It employs both white and Negro doctors (Continued On Page 5) SUPPORT YOUR

PITT COUNTY UNITED FUND

Ho Inflation? Look At

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By EARL L. DOUGLASS

ITS NOT TOO DIFFICULT

Once in a while we see a picture of a bridge which has been swept away by flood torrents. Perhaps a locomotive has (X)me as far as it can and has stopped at the edge of the gap where destruction began.

There are roadswide, beautiful, invitingwhich narrow down into an unpleasant hazardous surface making the fiepson on tour wish he wercj , back home. All the joy of the broad and beautiful 4iighway seems to have been destroyed, forgotten, because of the ensuing gap.

Like the gaps in our lives? Prciisely. How can we be so foolish as to allow one thing, one set of weaknesses, one

bundle of prejudices, to make the difference that they often do make in the way we think, act and aspire? It is just too bad to treat life in this fashion. Jesus declared that he came that men might have life and that they might have it more abundantly (John 10: 10).

Engineers tell us that we use only a small percentage of the coal we burn in manufacturing process. We are all keenly conscious of how efficient and truly significant Our lives might be and how jittle they measure up to the ideal.

Many a life would be made over if a person would give just a little time to seeing that tiiis gap or (hat were to be closed. And we can do it if we will

By ELMER ROESSNER

Sources close to the White House say there is no danger of inflation.

When my father was young, the Famous store in St Louis advertised for a shoe salesman. He arrived an hour early and, to kill time, went into a nearby saloon that advertised, The largest beer in town 36 ounces 5 cents, and tossed off a (^uple of brrs.

When- the store opened, a large group of young men applied for the job. But Dai so fortified, told the department head that he was determined to be the greatest retail shoe clerk in the country, and I guess thats what he became. He got the job.

NO DANGER OF

INFLATION

A. W. Zelomek, the distinguished econoniisi, has staled re{)eatediy tins/year

that there is no danger of inflation.

When I was in the fifth grade, I heard a joke. A pretty girl met a baseball catcher. She was interested in signals.

What do you do when you want a curve? she asked.

I put my finger along side my nose.

What do you do when you want a low pitch?

I put two fingers in my mill

And what do you do when

you want a high ball?

I put 15 cents on the plate.

And I laughed and laughed. HAVE NO FEAR

Both Treasury and the Federal Reserve spokesmen have declared that tiie currency is sound that, while wages and prices have risen, we need not fear inflation.

When I was a' young man, someone fold me the story of the poor Texas cowman who came to New York. Yes, Virginia, there are poor Texans.

He went into a gocxi restaurant and, realizing his funds were low, decided to order the cheapest thing he could think of. So he told the waiter to bring him a bowl of tripe.

When he was through, the waiter handed him a check for 70 cents. The Texan looked at the bill, then exclaimed, Son, you couldn't tote 70 cents wortb of tripc!

If the dollar was worth 100 cents in 1935-89, it is now worth about 47 cents, according to government figures. And if a dollar was worth 100 cents in a saloon in St. Louis when my father was a young man, it is now worth 9 cents.

SMALL BUSINESSMANS LIFE NO BED OF CHRYSANTHEMUMS

The typical small busines-man is a glutton for punish* ment, Louis F. Allen, vice president of the First Small Investment Corp. of New Jersey, writes in tiie current Management of Personnel Quarterly. His success will be measured in direct proportion to the sacrifices he is prepared to make, Allen wrote. He must be prepared to work up to 15 hours a day seven days a week fOT as long as it takes the company to cross the first uyor plataau. Alien addod/