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Fo u r-Poin t Safety Program Outlined By Major Speed
Major Charlea A. Speed, Di^ rector of Highway Safety In North Carolina, and an oificial of the State Highway Patrol, yesterday revealed a four*p(^t program soon to be introduced to the 1969 State General Assembly.
Major Speed outlined the pro« gram at the monthly meeting of the Pitt County Safety Council, at which he was guest speaker.
The four-point program, said Major Speed, will be an appeal to establish in this state better highway safety. Imsluded in the proposed program will be (1) a request for judicial reform of traffic cases, (2) qualified chenücal tests for drunken drivers, (3) a mechanical inspectioQ program, and (4> 100 additional highway patrolmen.
Major Speed told the Council that several other ‘ states have some of these (H?eratk>ns already in effect and that tfc^re are stat-i.sUcs available to show that they are a definite aid to highway safety.
The four-point program outlined by the Major climaxed his discussion of ‘‘Safety—A Moral 'Obligation." The point of hU delivery was summed up in the statement that much of the death and destruction on North Carolina highways ts due to "a lack of moral courage to put into practide the fca-mulated bylaws of our state.*’
Major Speed said that In the early 1950’s, the State Highway Patrol began the “moat effective
* assault against braffic vlcdations and accidents ever seen in this
.state. The whammy^was born and < the patrol made initial use of black cars, radar, and other mechanisms."
He said that the all-out assault I against violators and accidents roved successful. The death rate, the accident rate were reduced. ’"But the public was against the
* selective enforcement inogram. It was a lot of trouble to have your car checked twice a yeMT, and
there was r^wntmcnt over some of the other devices."
*rhus. he said, the program was changed due to public pressure. And the death toll and accident rate has risen again. "The people of this state can have just the kind of enforcenwait they want."
Major Speed pointed out that 1,300,000 people have been killed in highway accidents since the inventiwi of the automolrile. He pointed out tiiat, as of January 1st of this year, 27,538 people have been killed in North Carolina dtu*-ing that same time. And, he said, 178 people have been killed in Pitt County since 1945. A total of 250,000 people were arrested in North Carolina in 1958 for traffic violations, he said.
The Major remarked that there are two kinds of drivers who are most responsible for the mounting accident toll in this state. “There is the first kind,” he said, "the willful and deliberate violator, who is aware of what he is doing, who knows that he is breaking the law. and who does it anyway. This kind of driver makes up 12 to 15 per cent of mxr driving population.
"Then there Is the drinking driver. I do not mean the drunk driver. *The drunk driver is bad enough, but it Is the drinking driver who Is most dangerous. He has had just enough alcohol to make him think he Is the best driver on the road, capable of taldng chances and doing things that nobody else can do."
Then, closing. Major Speed commented on the proposed four-point plan, which he said can aid North Carolina In Its fight for highway safetv, If adopted.
President of the Council, Judge Charles H. Whedbee, also introduced another guest, John Grier who addressed the Council concerning the use of shotguns, rifles, and air rifles within the cltv limits. Grier related several incidente in which children have been Injured by firearms and told of the attempt by various cltisens and wganizations here to curb
the use of nich firearms bf children.
Following Grier’s commoits, the Council voted to go on record as strongly sujHDorttng the city ordinance which forbids the firing of any firearms within the city limits ot Ore«iville.
Bank Bandits (^dkly Captured
CHESTER. Tex. <AP) - Two men were captured shortly sftcr they took $6,914 from the Chester State Bank at gunpoint Thursday.
Claude IWlltshire, 28, Houston steel yrorker, and William Lee Meadows, 30, Houston painter, said they had spent two days casing the bmk in this east Texas town of about 400.
Chester Is Wiltshire's <dd home towm, he said after the pair were charged with armed robbery.
After pointing a caliber pistol St Mrs. Horace David, assistant cashier, the men left with the money, police said. They were arrested near Loeb, in the Beaumont vicinity a little later.
Capt. L. C. Moore of the State Police said they did not try to use the pistol when arrested.
Miss Evelyn Mills, a bookkeeper, was the only persons in the bank at the time oi tbs robbery except Mrs. David.
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SAN ANTONIO. Ttx. {AP)~At the robbery triid of Calvin Lee Hughes, defense aUomey Archie Brown asked Marvin Laskowskl if he knew what would happen if he told a lie on the witness stand. "Yes," answered Laskowskl.
What?” Brown pursued. "I’d go to hell," Laskowskl said. Prosecution and defense agreed the 10-year-old was qualified.
N. C. Tax Increase Hinges On A Lot Of *Ifs’
Two Face Death For Killing Of S.C. Patrolman
ORANGEBURG, B.C. fAPI Two yooiv men death In the electric chair and a third life im-priscmment as punishment for their parts in the gimshot murder of State Highway Patrolman Har.. Boyd Ray.
The dhUe on which Dotj«ias West* y, 26, of Dorct»ster Cou^»-ty and Charleston, and Otis Britt, 24. of Savannah. Ga.. will be executed was to be set at a formal tearing before Judge J. Henry John“ today.
The jury of 12 men returned a guilty verdic with a recommendation of mercy against Lee Von TUeoa, 22, <d Savannah. He received an automatic life sentence.
The jurors retired at 4:45 p.m. Thursday and returned tteir vw-dict at 9:12 p.m. They Interrupted tteir deliberations once lor dinner and twice for further Instruo-tions 1 Judge Johnson.
The judge commended the jury for its verdict and said that had he been aitUnf as judge without a jury "that is precisely the verdict 1 would have chosen."
Tl;3re was . evidence during the four-day trial to indicate that Tilson had .ny part In the . *al shooting.
In sentence. Judge John
son somberly declared, "Some-bv ly has to do the unpleasant things in life, 1 can’t underhand how young men do these things in this day and age but they do. To you two (Britt and Wcstbury), I can only say, ‘Attempt to make your peace with your great Cre-atcr."
The judge turned down mótions for new trials by attoraeys for Britt and Wcstbury. The lawyers argued the court erred in refusing ’ grant Westbury a separate trial and then by admitting certain evidence.
They also claimed "undue publicity from newspapers, radio and television statloni’’ made a fair trial impossible.
Tteir moves paved the way for appeals to the State Supreme Court.
Ray was shot to death near Santee last Sept. 7 shortly after the three men bad nH>bed a motel of some $1,700.
The 31-yea.-old trooper had stopped them for speeding and apparent'/ wr unaware of the holdup.
By NOEL YANCEY
RALEIGH (AP) - Is Gov. Hodges getting set to ask the 1958 OMteral AssemNty to boost taxes?
Maybe he is. But of late he hasn’t acted at aH like a man trying to get 170 lawmakers into the ixoper mood lor üdüng auch Utter medicine.
In fact, the goverxK»* has been acting just the opposite.
This is a switch In positions. Up until a month agq, Hodges had frequently indicated that tax increases Would be needed just to keep state spending at Its present level.
It appeared that just about evendxKly, including the legiala-tors, were resigned to the inevi-vabUity U more taxes.
Then business conditions started improviag. A few weeks ago reporters again asked the governor if tax Increases would te necessary. This time, Hodgee said he didn’t know.
Last week, the question was tossed at the governor again. Hodgea declined to answer the question directly, but pointed out to the newsmen that he was "greatly encouraged at the im-prov«»ent of the economic situation in the past few months."
A study (d the figures and consideration of a couple of other factors give some clues why the governor has changed his attitude.
Itey show that it might be poe-sible to get by next biennium without increasing taxes. If—
1. If you assume that there will be no big boost in state spending—
just a nomhial ¿aerease to take care of ncomal growth.
2. If you mit OQ a pair of roey— lensed spectacles in estimating GoUeetioos fimn the state’s mes-* ent taxes for the next two fiscal years, and
3. If the Legislature a^meves a
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Orange Dye Put Up To Congress
WASHINGTON fAP) — Because of honsewives* buying habits — and a Suprefne C^urt decision IMUs will be introduced in Congress today to permit the coloring of oranges with a new dye.
Oranges, housewives say. should be orange in color. Green-skinned oranges may be ripe, tasteful and juicy. But many women won’t buy them.
So many orange growen, par-1 ticularly in Florida and Texas — i knowing that a woman’s shopping! ideas must be respected — have> colored oranges for years as an economic necessity.
The Food and Drug Administra-! tloD three years ago threw up a| roadblock against col(»1ng with' dyes containing any amount of poison.
last month the Supreme Court ruled that oranges could no Umger be colored with a coal tar ^e called Red 32. used by some Florida and Texas growers. The high court upheld tiie FDA. which said Red 32 was poisonous.
The FDA said in 1958 that Red 32 was dangerous in certain quan-Uttet, but it did not contend that the amount used cn oranges was harmful to humans.
The same year. Congress passed legislation permitting use of Red 32 for coloring of oranges until next March 1. The Supreme Court order also takes effect at that time.
So Sen. Spestard L. HbUand and Rep. James Rsley, Flcnlda Democrats, MW introducing identies! Mils authorising the colcxlng of oranges wiUi a new dye ^lled Red No. 2. The eitnie industry seys it is much lees toxio than previously used dyes.
Holland said in a statement that both the citrus industry and the FDA agree the new dye will be sale to use.
Patience Nabs Young Burglars
NORWALK. Calif. (AP) - The week's leave of absence Mrs. Marla Villegas Uk* from her job as carrot grader in a produce plant has produced results.
She captured two burglars.
Victimised three tithes in a month, the angry Mrs. Villegas decided to trap the thieves in her own way. She armed herself with an unloaded rifle, an inexpensive camera witii flash attachment, and v^ted In her bedroom.
Eventually, two neighborhood boys, each 13, entered her home.
*’Wten they started to force the lock on a hankie box where I keep the money," she told sheriff’s officers, "I stepped from behind a door and snapped their picture. 1 covered them with the gun and yelled for help."
Her acreaina brought help, Sher-ff’a <?apt. Herman Garbe said the boys admitted stealing $230 from Mrs. Villegas.
The picture turned out fine, too. tnd in color.
library Service Below Standard
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RALEIGH - Public library statistics for the fiscal year 1957-1958 show that North Carolina liad 173 public libraries and 104 book-mdtrlles. When asked to comhoeni OB this. Mrs. EUnbeth Hughey. State Librarian, stated that all except 8 counties had access to some llteary «>rvlce but the qtudity of service in most areas is far below standard. N(^ enough books, not enough library trained personnel, not enough money, means not enough good servkw. "For example." Mrs. Hughey went on. "it is estimated that It costs at least $3.000 per eaidta to provide minimum adequate library aerviee to a county or region of at least 50,000 peofde. Costs to serve small er populations are much higher per person. The average income last year for North Carolina public Ubrarlea, while up I cent, was <»ly 9 cents per capita.
"Low income is the major barrier to adequate library service and doae behind it la the acute shortage of qualified professional librarlims. Now. Ncurth Carolina must complete in the national mar ket for qualified personnel. This means larger salary budgets and the current upawing in demands for inínmuticm requires more funds to buy books and other library materials." she continued.
When asked if ate had any solutl(His to the major problems of financUU and personnel shortages, Mrs. Hughey said tiaat she did. "City, county, state and federal aid to libraries must be increased," she said. "This is essential to meeting Informational needs of North Carolina’s citizens. However, money and personnel go further toward securing adequate service when counties and towns are willing to pool resources of personnel and materials in larger library systems serving from 50.-000 to 100,000 people. We believe that cooperation in this direction is slso essential."
Mrs. Hughey is hopeful that the Council on Ubrarianshlp, sponsored by the North (Carolina Library Association and tiie American Library Association, now working on an Intensive recruitment program for the library profession, will mean more people to work for North Carolina libraries and improved service.
payroll- wlthhddiag plan of cd-'iectíng income taxes.
Tiie predictions that the 1959 Legislature would have to increase taxes were heard immediately after the 1957 assembly adopted the budget tor this Uen-nium. It ai^roved general fund appropriaUcms totaling about 518 mlüion dollars and estimated tax coUecttons for the period would total about 489 million—a gap of about 30 million dollars. Surplus funds on hand at the start ot the biennium were to nmkf up tht difference.
This meant that if appropria* tions for li»9-6I were eñúetly the game as tiiis biennium an<l tut coUectiona were exactly the same, there would be a 30 million dollar gap to bridge. It appeared too much to h(^ that there would be a surplus at the end td thia beinnlum to help out.
But the way wings are woridng out, chancea are there will be a small surplus to help meet the budget problems of next biennium. The state managed to hold gen-erti fund spending about seven million dollars below approprla-tións last fiscal year. If it can do as weU this year, there could easily be a surplus of about 14 mil-U(»i.
That would bridge part of the gap. And if the Legislature should join Gov. Hodgea in taking a rosy vtew of future business conditions and up revenue estimates a few million dollars a year above tte I»wnt collections, tten the Legislature would be aUe to figure on a budget for tte next beinnium on about the same level as this biennium.
But, ^nce a state of 4 fiiSSioti people and its governmoM dk)n't stand stin, some hiereaate hi spending are in^vltabie nwrely to ki»p government services at Weir present leveL The public sctux^. lor example, must have 700 additional teacters a year just to taka care of the growing school population. This item alone requires an Increase of better than two million dollars a year in state «tending.
Tte payrdl d^ucttoa pUis of collecting income taxes could provide tte money to take care of a moderate increase in appropriation»—through a windfall feature resulting trmi an acceterathm in income tax collections.
Suppose the withholding iHan were started in January, 1980. Under tte present law. the state would wd receive taxes on 1960 incomte until April. 1961. However, under a withiuHdint plan moat of tte taxes on i960 Incomes would be collected in 1960. In addition, tte state .jrouid receive in A{»11. 1960, tte taxes on 13S$ income.
Revenue Ctanmissioner Jamea S. Currie has estimated that the windfall resulting fn»n this acceleration of receii^ at betwtea 37 and 28 million doUara.
That’s one reason why a number of li^alators hava contacted Chirria expreasing an intereM in tte payroll deduction plan and why (hurle has undertaken a atii-dy to determine how much it would cost to administer it. Ha figures that more efficient collections would lu'ovide enouih money to take care td the increased cost of operation the plan would entail.
Educator To Appear In Three ECC Lectures
Dr. Harold O. Hunt, SUot Pro-tesme of Education at Harvard Univeraiiy. will appear at East Carolina College January 19, 20, and 21 in a series of three lectures op the topic "Looking Ahead: Your Involvement and Responsibility." Meetings will be held at 8 p.m. each night in the Austin auditorium and will be open to the public.
Dr. Hunt will come to Car-(^ina under the sponsorship of the Oanforth Foundation Project an the campus. He will be the fourth smong seven lecturers on the Dan-forth Series at the coll^ during the school years.
One of this country’s eminent educators, Dr. Hunt haa had a long and distinguished career. Starting as a teacher of social studies in a small Michigan high echoed, he later served as auper-intefuient of schools in St. Johna and Kalamaaoo, Mich.; New Ro
chelle, N. Y.; Kansaa City. Mo.; and Chicago. lU.
He served aa Under Secretary of the Department of Health. Education, and Welfare. Waahiiwton. O. C.. 1965-1957. He then returned to the Graduate School of Education at Harvard, where he had been Eliot Professor of Education 1953-1955.
Dr. Hunt haa been active at the local and national levels in civic affalra His responsiblUtiea have included work with the Boy Scouts of America, the National (Donference of Christians and Jews, and Rotary InternationaL
As a member of a distinguished team of educators from the United States, he recently completed a study of the educational system in the Soviet Union.
Topics of the three lecturea at East Carotina will be announced at an early date by Dr. George A, Douglas, director of the Daniorth Foundation Project at the college.
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Going Ahead On ‘Titan' Project
LOS ANOELES (API — Despite tte spectacular succeaaM of tbe Atlas aateUite, tte Air F^ Ms-terle! Command does not intend to abandon tte Tltao intercontinental ballistic missile program.
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AddreSaing purchasing agenta of Lot Angetaa Thursday night. Oen. Funk aald one of the underground Titan altea probably would be located at Vandenberg Air Force Base, ISO mika northweat of Lm Angeles. *
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