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Making It Look Safe And Simple

At this point Americas space crews ahe making sources of natural resources will be opened to man-rocket flights look safe and simple as a w^alk around kind, Perhaps entirely new materials, dot now known the block. to man, will be discovered. It may take hundreds of

Gemini 7 was hurled into the vacuum of space years, but todays efforts will someday benefit man-without a hitch and, except for a balky eignal light, kind, little has happened to mar the marathon trip.

In tf meantime technicians are setting up in record time the Gemini 6 rocket on the same launch- V/I16 IXIlillOriQi X rUIIl

Ing pad. That launch is scheduled for Dec. 13.

It was only a few years ago that the United _ vivw

States' first astronaut was rocketed aloft. Hearts \A/1 \A#

pounded all over the nation as the mighty rocket WAX* J. AAA

ignited and slowly rost from it pmd.

Since then America has had a remarkable record of putting its spacemen in orbit with out a death or injury. Now the space teams make it appear as something done everyday.

Of course, the smooth flight* are not ai simple as they appear. They involve months of planning and the efforts of thousands.

It is a sobering thought as the nation piles success upon SUCC6S.S, but someday if our efforti continue lives may be lost. The astronauts themselves have warned of this.

If such a disaster comes, how^ever, it must not be allowed to deter this intriguing space exploration.

Another anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor is upon us, and Its observance these days Is largely becoming routine.

For 24 years the occasion has been called a day of infamy by speakers, writers and everyone who lived through the shock and anger that reverberated over America on that Sunday over two decades ago.

Is it possible to tire of the phrase *a day of Infamy? We suspect so. In fact, we hope it wilUbe laid to rest along withHemember the Maine*, and The Yanks are Coming,

It \ya the brain-child of an eloquent speaker and leader who rallied a people from their shock at

While it le difficult to eee the velue of explor- suddennew of war at their doorstep. The phrase In? space now. we firmly believe the years will "<1 Purpose, but can hardly be termed an im-

show the value of the ifforts. Perhaps great new mortal truth.

> Hitler and Mussolini opened wars without the

formality of first declaring them. Japan simply followed their example.

The sneak attack was not a complete surprise for Washington did have information and reason to believe Japan would strike somewhere . . . and yet Pearl Harbor was caught flafcfooted.

American leadership is reported to have hoped Japan would strike first, so as to set the record

straight as to who wag the aggressor, and who was

the victim.

December 7 should live long in our memory as an example of what might^happen again unless a high degree of preparedness is maintained when confronting an unfriendly government.

On that basis, Pearl Harbor Day is something to be kept green until that promised dfty when all swords are truly beaten into plowshares.

ncertainties. ?or Candidates

By WILLAIM A. SHIRBg

ufiCEnTAIN- Candidates ind would-be candidates eyeing 1988 lctlnn.s in Nofth Carolina afftt likely td bi In a hurfy about fndking Usual first-of-the-year formal announcements.

Things are too uncertain flow. So there is time to lit back and wait, Work quietly ind probably worty i lot before deciding definitely about funning for office next Spring.

It isnt expected that there Will be very many if any fol*-fnal announcements of candid-icy for Congress and legislative Mats at least until February at that.

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Hints

Thi reaaon, of course, is forthcoming reapportionment if diese poliUcil districts--congrenltmal and legislative ^whleh a federal court has Said must be done on a strict population basis by Jan. 31.

SUSPENSEIn the mean* bme, the suspense Will grow. Many of the scores of candidates who may or may not announce later depending on how the lines are redrawn will be keenly Intertited In what happens.

Some, including incumbents In the General Assembly, will particinate directly In the job if redistHcting. Quite a few others no doubt will be busy k>bbyiiig for the particular plan which best suits their Interests.

On the other hand, certain Incumbinti intend to seek re-electiOD in 1986 no matter What happens In their districts. Theyll wait to see before announcing, but already

make no secret of the fact that' they will run.

TWISTA curious twist in the present uncertainty is the prevalent feeling that 1988 will bring forth the largest number of individual candidates for Congress and the deneral Assembly in modern State history.

More potential candidates than ever before apparently are waiting in the Wings.

A state lawmaker from i medium-sized county Who has been unopposed at election time in the past puts it this way; My county Is going to get another seat or two in the House and Im going tO get opposition.

I expect well get three or four candlditei for every additional seat that goes to one of our bigger counties, such as Mecklenmirg and Guilford, and maybe mere than that in medium countiesWake, Buncombe, Wayne, Robeson and Alamance. Everybody who runs in one of these counties gaining seats is going to get opposition.'*

DISTRICTSIn the smaller counties, those with less than 38,000 population Which may be combined Into new House districts, even hotter primary campaigns may erupt.

It may not be possible to reach rotation agreements between county Democratic or-ganiftations in the multi-county House districts, resulting in two, three or mors representatives from single counties vying for the tingle seat allotted to the new district.

At least one bloc of legislators and legislative leaders is reported to favor a plan of House districts combining two, three, four but no more than five small counties Into single seat districts. Details of this plan have not been worked out, but future rotation agreements are said to figure in arguments for getting agreement on it.

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High4x>w-Johftioti-And^Gain Cnlkd Escalatioii By HAL BOYLE

Mouse

As To Inflation Knowledge In The Moil

By JAMES MARLOW

WASHINGTON (AP)-Presi-dent Johnson Is finally baffled.

He put the heat on business and labor to prevent inflation by keeping prices and wages down. But william McChesney Martin Jr. had his own ideas on how to prevent inflation, and Johnson couldnt do a thing with him.

Martin, just a few days short of 59, is a conservative, tight-money man and chairman of the Federal Reserve Board which under law is set up to operate independently of the President and Congress.

Martini seven-man board thought one way to put a brake on inflation was to raise interest rates, which was the opposite of Johnson's thinking. He feared higher interest would put a brak on the booming economy.

Sunday night the board, ignoring Johnson, went ahead, boosting the rates.

The man whose foresight in all this turned out best was Johnson's fellow-Texas and Democrat, Rep. Wright Palman, chairman of the Mouse Banking Committee.

Last June, Martin made a speech at Columbia Unlversi-

man. He said he didnt see anything in Martins words foretelling action by the board to raise interest rates.

Johnson talked with Martin, said he law ho reason for gloom or doom. But months passed and Johnson must have stressed or learned what the board had in mind, for Sunday the Washington Post said (Continued On Page 5)

This Date-40 Years Ago Today

By JOHN G. DUNCAN December 7, 1925 Farmers position best since 1920 says Secretary Jaroine.

NEW York (APj-Things a columnist might never know if he didnt open his mail: If your child is overweight, dont just dismiss it as baby fat. It has been found that they tend to retain their obesity In adulthood. _

This will come as no surprise to Santa Claus, but chances are you dont know in what respect reindeer differ from other members of the deer family. Among rein

deer both bucks and does have antlers.

The good old days? In 1851 when ice cream was first manufactured in the U n i ted States, the price ran as high as $1.25 a quart wholesale.

It isnt true that Frenchmen drink nothing but wine. A recent survey disclosed that nearly half of all French citizens drink at least some Water every day.

A cultural note: Americans

Other Editors Saying Democracy At Work

last year spent $580 million on rock n roll recwds, according to Ebony magazine.

Youre safer with a gun In the field than in the home. Firearms accidents In 1964 took 1,000 lives outside the home, 1,200 in the home.

Know your language: Sofa comes for souf, the Arabic word for wool. Other words derived from Arabic include spinach, sherbert, algebra, zero, soda, alcohol, nadir, zenith, muslin, damask and syrup.

Family is Reunited After Eleven Yeers

Last Friday night brought to a close a period of more than eleven years separation Of Tom Gorr, local shoe itore proprietor from his Wife and Son the latter now fourteen of age.

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J. N. Gorman sells tobacco warehouse for sum of $120,-000.

Warehouse property purchased by J. M. McGowan and others. 4

. . , In 1914, Goor left Russia to

y, saying ftere were Misquiet ^ American and eatab-

Ing similarities" betwem the Us,, himself here.

present prosperity and the _

boom that preceded the 1929 market crash and the depression of the 1930s.

The stock market promptly took a dive. Many brokers thought Martins speech was i factor in that. Patman said Martin had parted company with the Johnson administration and should step out, letting the President appoint his own chairman.

The President appoints the board members, with Senate approval, but hs cant fire them. They have fixed terms.

Martins Is 14 years. He was first appointed by President Harry S. Truman, was reappointed by President John F.

Kennedy.

Johnsons secretary of the Treasury, Henry H. Fowler, took a sunnier view than Pat-

B. Y. p. U. Immanual Baptist Church renders an enjoy-ibla pageant Send the Light.

Mr. and Mrs. M. T. Dail of Farmville were here today.

Mrs. J. S. Holton of Ayden was Greenville visitor tiiday.

Mr. J. D. Cox of Wlntervllle was GreenvUle visitor today.

White's Today The Ten Commandments Cecil B. DemUle'i Ctnemasterpiece

(The Wilson Times)

To bring democracy to a people, who do not know the meaning, except in the extract, is difficult, slow and tedious. In Viet Nam democracy must be understood by the people or they will not turn to it, but accept what they do know, communism.

Therefore when we read of the 10 members of the Oia Dinh Provincial Council in Viet Nam, holding a meeting on the stage of the primary school auditorium, for the purpose of' answering questions, we took hope for democracy in Viet Nam.

The Council members were there to explain to the voters the programs they were carrying forward since being elected six months ago. The voters asked the questions, and they were practical questions, along the line you would have heard asked here.

Hie complaints were on housing, on requisitioning of land by the government, i^ut the sanitary conditions of the markets and about the high medical fees.

The meetings with the voters began six months ago, undertaken by the council of the

province. One is held eve^ Sunday in one of the Gia Dinhs six district towns. The members explain how the Council works, how it can help the voters and the voters tell the council members what they want them to do, to Improve conditions.

Another example of democracy at work at the grass roots, the Only place where it must first take root, in ordtr to spread and grow. Thi council has been enthusiastically received wherever it has been. Dr. Dan, the chairman says, Democracy is not a cloudy thing, Up in the skies. It is very practical and down to earth. People Understand this when they see the work of our council. They are excitad when they see that we are here to serve them.

When government uses the people and keeps them informed, allowing the people a voice in their government, democracy grows and thrives. More leaders, as Df. Dan, and more councils, meeting with the people in Nam can and will do as much good for the cause Of democracy as a victory on the batUefield.

Nature lore: No wonder snakes are so grouchy. Because they have ho eyelids, they have to s eep with their eyes wide open. Buffalo can run at speeds up to 40 miles an hour. If you think an elephant drinks through its truck as if it were a straw, you're wrong. It merely fills its trunk with water, then squirts it into its mouth.

Not all dropouts fail in life. Louis Untefmeyer, 80, poet, editor and author, quit high school In his sophomore year in disgust because he couldnt solve i geometry problem. In the 85 years since then he bis written more than 90 books.

The wealthiest living author is believed to be J. Paul Getty, who recen^ wrote How to be Rich. Ine 74-year-old-oilman is reputed to be worth at least a billion dollars which, at 4 per Cent interest, gives (Continued On Page 5)

1- omiiy Doubts

By JOHN CHAMBERLAIN Copyright, 1965, King Features Syndicate, Inc.

LEESBURG, Virginia It was a Sunday party a few miles from here at the home of a retired Admiral on the crest of the Blue Ridge. Below, you could catch the glint of the Shenandoah River as it winds through the Great valley of Virginia. And, looking toward the community of Berryville, you could see the apple country, where Virginia's long-time Senator Harry Flood Byrd, Senior, as his extensive orchards.

There were friends and relatives of the Byrds at the party, and they were talking about the old Senators recent retirement and the appointment of his son, Harry F. Byrd, Jr., to fill out the period in Washington between now and the 1966 electiiin. There was a division of opinion about the wisdom of tak-

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Ing an appointment for a year. Would it give Young Harry enough time to prove he has some political character of his own? Wouldnt it have been better if Governor Albertis Harrison had appointed an interim seatrwarmer, leaving it up to Harry Byrd, Jr., to get the nomination in 1966 by his wn efforts in a Contested primary? The answer to such questions is inevitably bound up with the state of what has been called the Byrd machine. And the consensus seemed to be that there had never really been any Byrd machine. There had only been the old organization, a loose-knit group of like-minded Virginia Democrats who had always supported fiscal conservatives such as Senator Carter Glass, and who had responded to Harry Byrd Senior ever since he was governor simply because he was in a wellknown Virginia mold.

I dont know enough about Virginia politics to catch the local shading between a machine and a loose-knit group of like-minded individuals. But the talk about the need of Young Harry to prove himself made sense when the changes in the Viri* ginia voting population are considered. Like-mlndedness is disappearing from Virginia, as from other placM in the Union. More Negroes will be voting in 1966. Thousands of liberal Democrats have moved into northern Virginia; they work in the District of Columbia, but they sleep and vote south of the Potomac River. Then there are the die-hard sepegationists, who might vote for a fringe candidate, whether Democratic or Republican. Truly, to win in Virginia a man must be prepared to gain respect on sheer character.

The old Harry Byrd alwayl had character. One of hi9 friends at the party on the Blue Ridge was pointing toward the Country of the Byrd apple trees and sajdng that the old Senator had never tangled with Secretary of Labor Willard Wirtz, who has been making It difficult for apple growers to bring in accomplished pickers from outside the United States.

Tlie questions of dynas-(Continued On Page 5)

^rlesponsibility For Depression

Strength For Toddy

By EARL L. DOUGLASS LEADERSHIP

During a battle of the Mexican War the American troops were wavering until the commanding officer rode into their midst, raised his sword and shouted, Men, follow! Seeing his courage, the whole situation took on a different aspect. The men dashed after him.

Many centuries ego a^ Scottish knight was carrying the heart of Bruce back to the Holy Land as the dying king ha(l requested When attacked by enemies, the nobleman cast vessel containing the heart of Bruce into the midst pf the enemy. His men took on 1 new spirit, dashed forward, rpsciied the heart, and won an overwhelming victory.

Our commands and preachments about going forward to triumph amount to nothing so long as we ourselves stay behind. If we want to make our words effective we have to plunge forward, calling on others to follow us. This is not as sensational as it appears. Usually the call Is not Vocal. It consists of a parental example which children are keen to underslimd, although at times they may appear reluctant to follow. The, person in the office who sets a good example, the student oh the campus, the woman who moves about in the social life of her dav with a demeanor which people recognize and inwardly admire, these are setting a high example which the world so desperately needs.

By ELMER R0E8SNER

The Johnson administration has laid its head on the line. It has taken full credit for the business boom and, by implication, it stands ready to take the responsibility for any recession.

Thats the obvious cxmclu-slon from an article by Vice President Hubert Humphrey in the November-Decem-btr issue of CDallengt, the economics magazine of New York University.

The Record Upswlng-It Just Didnt Happen! is the title. Under that theme, the Vice President lays claim to the present boom in the name of the Johnson administration.

And he goes further, writing that the myth that recession must inevitably follow boom has been destroyed.' That is big news indeed and will require (he rewTiting of almost all of^the cci

c^omic

textbooks.

FOUR GOALS Mr. Humphrey listed the administrations basic goals and objectivefiS as:

1. Fdli employment.

2. Price stability.

3. A strong balance of

payments.

4. Rapid economic growth. We now fully realize, he

wrote that unemploymimt is an inhumane waster, that inflation robs those with fixed incomes and endengsr our competitive position in the world, that a weak balSDce of payments endangers our currency, and that slow economic growth weakens the nations ability to fulfill Its domestic and international com-mitments.

Those are Strong words and trua. There is no doubt about the rapid economic growi, and full employment seems closer than govsrnment figures indicate. Pfice stabili-

ty, judging by last Weeki report of the consumer price index, is still something to be achieved, and the balance of payments, after showing strath in the first half of the year, Sagged in the third quarter.

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part of a new realization of how business, labor and government canand mustwork and benefit together. Goodness! Why doesnt Lyndon tell Hubert whats going on?

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The Vice President, obviously writing before Boss Johnson slapped down the aluminum, copper and wheat price-makers, wrote that examples of cooperation between business and government, are all

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