* The Daily Chowanian *
Volume 1 — Number 29
Murfreesboro, North Ca rolina« January 8, 1960
Associated Press
Ike Accused of Making Double
Talk on Nation's Farm Problem
WASHINGTON [m — Congres- ^
sional farm leaders, accusing I
President Eisenhower of double
talked, called on the administra
tion today for specific legisla
tive recommendations to solve
the nation’s farm problems.
The President’s generalized
agricultural proposals, contained
in his State of the Union mess
age to Congress Thursday, clear
ly did not satisfy either Repub
lican or Democratic farm belt
representatives.
Confusing and vague, grumbl
ed some Republicans. And farm
state Democrats called Eisen
hower’s appeal for an up-to-date
farm law “the same old merry-
go-round.”
With election-year political in
terest focused on farm belt un
rest, the running feud between
Congress and the administration
consequently seemed likely to
bring on another legislative
deadlock over major farm pol
icy.
Rep. Harold Cooley D-NC,
chairman of the House Agr
iculture Committee, promply is
sued a call for Secretary of Agr
iculture Ezra Taft Benson to
spell out the President’s farm
statement.
National Airlines
Preform Autopsies
SOUTHPORT, N. C. AP — Au-
toDsies wer3 performed today at
a Wilm’ngton hosnital to deter
mine cause of death of five
crew members of the National
irlines DC6b that crashed
Wednesday, killing 34 people.
Lowell Bennett, Brunswick
County coroner, said autopsies
already have been done on the
other 27 bodies found since the
crash—including five still not
positively identified.
Bennett would not say when
findings of the autopsies would
be released.
Authorities want to know the
cause, or causes, of death in
hopes it will give a clue to what
caused the crash. The plane ap
parently came apart in flight.
No trouble had been reported
by the crew of the New York-to-
Miami flight.
Meanwhile, plans to use a huge
derrick to lift a major portion of
the fuselage were delayed.
Searchers think the two bodies
still missing may be underneath.
An a t te m p t was made to
lift the wreckage Thursday, but
a piece of the ship fell.
State Police Give
Report on Convicts
CULPEPER, Va. (J) — State
police said today a delay in re
ceiving information on an escap
ed North Carolina convict en
abled the man to successfully
evade road blocks.
John Word, 28, of New Or
leans, La., driving a pickup
truck stolen from a North Caro
lina prison farm, forced a Vir
ginia motorist to the side of the
road Thursday, took his car and
fled northward.
A state police spokesman said
the first word they received on
the incident came at 3 p.m. At
that time, the spokesman said,
police were told the incident had
occurred only a few minutes
previously.
Road blocks were set up in a
25-mile radius of the Ruckers-
ville area, where the car was
stolen.
Then, the spokesman said, it
was learned that the incident
had occurred an hour and a half
earlier—which meant Word was
well past the most distant road
block before they were establ-
lished.
While police in this northern
Virginia area were searching for
Word, the other convict who es
caped from the Durham County,
N.C., prison camp Wednesday
night was in jail in Wytheville,
in southwest Virginia.
Junior Jernigan, 27, of God
win, N.C., was apprehended
rear Wytheville after he wreck
ed the car he was driving. Police
said he suffered cuts and bruises
and a cracked rib and would be
turned over to North Caroliana
authorities when he is able to
travel, probably in a day or two.
Jernigan and Word sawed
through bars in a segregation
isolation unit of the North Car
olina prison farm, overpowered
a guard, took his gun and fled.
Jernigan was captured about
noon Thursday, shortly after he
wrecked the car.
Jernigan was serving 5-7
years for attempted arson and
Word was up for 18 months for
larceny when they made their
break.
Kennedy Asked Candidates To Vote
At Democratic National Convention
CONCORD, N. H. AP — The
names of Sen. John F. Kennedy
D—Mass, Vice President Rich
ard M. Nixon and Gov. Nelson
(A. Rockefeller R—NY were in
jected into New Hampshire’s
first-in-the-nation presidential
primary today.
Enthusiastic supporters of
Kenndy entered him in the
popularity poll section of the
March 8 balloting, which will
provide the first clue to voter
sentiment in this presidential
election year. Kennedy also
filed a slate of delegate candi
dates pledged to vote for him
at the Democratic National Con
vention.
At the same time, several Nix
on backers filed as candidates
for seats at the Republican nom
inating convention. Their names
Inspection Tour
HONG KONG AP — U. S.
Army Secretary Wilber Bruck-
er arrived from Saigon by plane
today on an inspection tour of
American military installations
in the Far East.
‘ike's Rocket Is Banging In London”
LONDON, AP — Many West
European newspapers today
recognized President Eisen
hower’s State of the Union mes
saged as a call for America’s Al
lies to join in aiding under
developed areas of the world.
The President’s reference to
the success and accuracy of
America's intercontinental At
las missile also captured many
headlines. “Ike’s rocket is bang
on,” roared the headline in the
London Daily Express.
Several editorial writers said
the speech indicated th,e> United
States is ready to negotiate a
just peace with the Soviet Un
ion.
The first Communist com
ment came from Radio Buda
pest, which said Eisenhower
had “contradicted himself by
attempting to prove the United
States must maintain is arma
ments while continuing the
Geneva disarmament negotiat
ions.” The broadcast said the
President had “forgot to men
tion the U. S. has reserved the
right to continue nuclear bomb
tests.”
But Tass, the Soviet news
agency, printed an unusually
long summary of the speech,
including many of the Presi
dent’s criticisms of the Soviet
government. Tass also reported
that Moscow papers today gave
detailed reports of the speech.
In Japan, both supporters of
Premier Nobusuke Kishi’s pro-
Wttetern government and the
opposition Socialists (approved
the speech.
The London Times, Rome’s
II Popolo, West Berlin’s Tages-
spiegel, Stockholm’s Liberal
Dagens Nyheter and Norway’s
Socialist government organ,
Arbeider-Bladet, were among
those giving special attention to
the President’s call for concer
ted Allied aid to the under
developed nations.
“Only thus can the great in
dustrial nations remain secure
and prosperous themselves,”
said the Times.
Recommended as
Wake Forest Coach
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. AP —
N'> hit^h was expected here today
when the Wake Forest College
Board of Directors meet t") consider
the appointment of Billy Hilder-
brand as the Deacons’ new football
coach, succeeding Paul Amen.
Amen announced Tuesday he was
resigning to enter personnel work
with the Wachovia Bank and Trust
Co., one of the South’s largest bank
ing chaiDiS.
In a timed announcement, the
Wake Forest Athletic Council and
College President Dr. Harold W.
Tribble said they were recommend
ing Hiderbrand for Amen’s post.
Hilderbrand, 35, of Memphis,
Tenn., was captain of the Mississppi
St''te team in 1945. When Amen
’Pme to Wake Forest in 1956, he
hired Hilderbrand as an assistant.
Hi'derman said he would retain
all of the present assistant coaches
Elmer Barbour, Ken Meyer, Bill
Crut'-hfield onl Charles Knox, and
would Mre one man to fill his own
vacancy.
“I’ve always wanted to be the
head coach of a maior college
team,” Hilderbrand said, "and I
Vnfnv it’s going to be a tremendous
will be listed in the GOP dele
gate contest as “favorable to
Nixon.”
Nixon forces plan to enter his
name in the preference poll Sat
urday, the vice president’s 47th
birthday.
In another major development
that could mean trouble for Nix
on, several pro-Rockefeller Re
publicans leaped into the GOP
delegate battle by filling for con
vention seats as “favorable” to
the New York governor.
They said Republicans ought
to have a chance to choose be
tween Nixon and Rockefeller de
spite the fact that Rockefeller
says he will not fight the vice
president for the GOP presiden
tial nomination.
The Massachusetts Democrat
has no opponents in sight for
that part of the two - pronged
ballot which gives the voters a
chance to register a direct choice
for their favorite among the
presidential contenders.
Neither Nixon nor Kermedy is
expected to draw any opposition
in the so-called “beauty con
test.” But there have been re
ports that Rockefeller support
ers, undaunted by his with
drawal, are planning to wage a
Rockefeller write - in campaign
similar to the successful New
Hampshire primary drive that
saved Nixon from political ob
livion four years ago.
Nixon will be opposed by dele
gates backing Rockefeller, who WHEN THE OTHER PER-
is powerless under the election SON isn’t listening, and the pro
laws to prevent anyone from' gram is especially good, you
running as favorable to him. feel cheated.
“Station Charley” On Artie Ice
Said Ti Be Disintegrating Fast
remained and he said it was
long enough for easy landings
by the C123S and C130s for
comolete evacuation of the ex
pedition.
The Alaska Air Command said
the disintegration of the island
was an almost exact parallel of
the breakup of Ice Island Alph
in November 1958, when that ex
pedition also had to be flown
out to safety.
Wilmington Ports
Will Aid Trade
With Italy Soon
WILMINGTON, N.C. AP —
American Export Lines will add
regular sailings to Wilmington
from the west coast of Italy and
Adriatic ports beginning Feb.
15.
Peter B. Ruffin, president of
the Wilmington Shipping Co.,
agents for American Export
Lines, said Thursday the first
be the Exchester which will ar
rive here Feb. 15. Regular sail
to inaugurate the new run will
ings will follow in the middle of
each month.
“We think it will mean a great
deal to shippers and receivers
in this area,” Ruffin said. “We
are optimistic about the traffic
potential.”
American Export Lines
launched sailings to Wilmington
last November with ships from
Greek and Turkish ports carry
ing only tobacco.
The ships coming from Italy
will carry steel and general car-
30. Outbound service also will
be scheduled.
FAIRBANKS, Alaska AP —
The first two evacuees from
disintegrating “Station Charley”
on the Arcitc ice pack said to
day, “We had to laugh when we
heard radio reports we were in
immediate danger.”
Charles R. Johnston of Wash
ington, D.C., and Specialist 4C
hsilenge.” He saii he p'anned no | James E. Johnson of Syracuse,
rpdical change in the Wake Forest
attack
Macmillan Tours
Harbor Project
T’^MA nhana AP—Bareheaded
»nd sh'rtsleevps. Prime Minis
ter Harold Macmillan of Britain
^oday visited the T^ma harbor pro
ject. designed to ship Ghana’s co
coa bean crop to the world.
The project, due to be com
pleted later this year, will be one ports,”
of the world’s largest artificial ports
harbors, costing about 28 million known,
dollars. ^ About 2,600 feet of ice on
Macmillan, on a month s tour of was used for an air strip
Africa, also is visiting the Volta , , , , , „ .
River project where preliminary ^’^°^en oU and a big crack
studies of a hydroelectric project
are being made by Kaiser In-, toil said. But some 4,000 feet
N.Y., were landed at the Ladd
Air Force Base at 2:15 a.m.
Fairbanks time 7:15 EST.
The air force twin-engine C123-
J cargo plane also brough out
recorded scientific data col
lected by the expediation. Still
at the station were 20 or more
civilian and military scientists
whose evacuation is planned the
next few days.
“We were not w o r r i e d,”
Johnston said. “We didn’t rea
lize there was much danger un
til we heard those radio re-
The sources of the re-
were not immediately
dustries
capital.
with American-Ghanain
The Weather
NORTH CAROLINA: Mostly sun
ny and somewhat wamer today and
in south portion Saturday. Generally
fair and continued moderately coltf
tonight. High today around 50 in the
mountains, in tJie 50s elsewhere.
Low tonight, around freezing inland,
in the mid 80s along the coast.
Wadsworth Talks
On Nuclear Test
GENEVA AP — U.S. Ambassador
James J. Wadsworth arrived by
plane from New York today for
resomption of the three-power nu-
dear test ban talk next Tuesday
He told newsmen he had no fresh
instructions for the 14-month old
negotiations. i
School Education
Being Increase By
Local School Units
RALIEGH AP — Local school
units are taking the lead in in
creasing the quantity of edu
cation, says the director of a
curriculum study sponsored by
the State Board of Education.
While the state requires only
16 units of study for graduation.
Dr. I. E. Ready reported to the
board Thursday, the average
high school student now gets
credit for 19.2 units. Some school
units already have raised grad
uation requirements, he added.
Dr. Charles F. CarroU, state
superintendent of public instruc
tion, called the report reassur
ing and an answer to persons
who assume “something’s radi
cally wrong”with the schools.
Recommendations will be
worked out later by the study
group Dr. Ready is directing,
dealing both with quality and
quantity of instruction in the
schools.