SENATOR
SAM ERVIN
« SAYS *
WASHINGTON—The Viet
nam War has moved into a
new phase. This* has caused
an examination of our po
sition there, and even raised
doubts in Congress us to the
best course of action that
cur President should pur
sue.
Even while the debate is
in progress, however, the
question of whether or not
the Unit .d States should
engage in a war in South
east Asia is becoming more
end more an academic one.
We are already etu aged in a
war there. Our men are be
ing killed and wounded daily
in this war. We are con
fronted by a condition and
not a theory. What has
been largely;' unrealized by
the lffttinh is the extent of
our -<• mmitment there.
Now \ye - must, face cer
tain stern I fdiiies about
Vietnam and m;r position
there, Th; r are only three
courses of action '.open to the
Unit 'tl States. Th'.- first is
to sod tie '1 ho war ,by nego
tiation; the second' is to fight
th" .war,, with ;a will; to win
it: and- the tim'd is to with
draw our force's from South
Nietnam. The third course
simplv moans that we would
-surrender Southeast Asia to
the Viet Cong, who are
C r"-e mun is ( age n ts.
The president has . at
tempted !o roach a settle
ment by negotiation. De
spite the entreaties of vir-
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tually the entire civilized
world, the only nations
which can negotiate a set
tlement, i, e., North Viet
name and China' have con
temptously rejected the
President’s offer to negoti
ate.
Negotiation, at this stage
of the war, has degenerated
into an empty dream. This
leaves two courses of action
for us to pursue. One of
these courses is to fight to
compel North Vietnam to
stop fighting and come to
the conference table. This
requires a military victory.
The other course, is to with
draw our forces and sur
render our position in South
Vietnam.
Surrender of South Viet
nam poses a problem of im
mense importance to all- of
Asia. It would lead to a
serious weakness of cur po
sition in the free world.
India, and a host of other
Asian nations, would be sub
jected to Red Chinese dom
ination. Surrender would
have a vast influence on the
freedom of Malaysia, the
Philippines, Australia, New
Zealand and oven the Unit
ed States itself. All of man
kind’s experience demon
strates. too, that surrender,
whets the appetite of the
aggressor to attempt more
conquests.
The issue of whether or
not we should have chosen
THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDBNTON, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 10, 1966.
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Merry Hill News
By Mrs. libel Winfeeme
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Wil
liams and daughter Lynn
and Mr. and Ml-s. Archie
Rhea of Ahoskie were the
Suhday guests of Mrs.
Georgia Cobb and Marvin
Cobb of Camp Lejeune spent
the weekend with his moth
er.
Miss Vivian White and
Mrs. Mittie Sue Bowen of
Windsor visited Mr. ahd
Mrs. William White Suh
day.
Those visiting S. V. Cow
and and family Sunday
were: Mr. and Mrs, H. A.
Cowand and daughter Carol
of Rocky Mount, Mr. ahd
MrS. Livingston White of
Edenton. Mr. and, Mrs. Lel
lie Northcutt of Ahoskier
Mr. and Mrs. Chesley
White, Miss Marion White
and David Early of Lewiston
were the dinner guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Robert
son of Rosemead Sunday.
A. E. Bowen, Sr., Os
Windsor visited Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Winborne Sunday
and L. I. Bowen of Windsor
visited them Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Donnie
Smithwick and children of
Newport News were the
weekend guests of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert
Layton and his father, Bea
nard Smithwick.
Mr. and Mrs.. Milford
Cobb and son of Suffolk.
Va., were the weekend
guests of his paients, Mr.
and Mrs. N. H. Cobb.
James Love -of Swansboro
and Miss Nina Love of East
Carolina College, Greenville,
spent the weekend at home
with Mrs. Love.
Britt Smithwick of State
College, Raleigh, spent last
week with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. B. Smithwick.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Win
borne visited A. E. Bowen,
Sr., in Windsor Thursday.
Mrs. Virgie Baker is still
spending some time in
Windsor with Mr. and Mrs.
Jerry Baker. She has been
to fight in Vietnam raises a
military and strategic ques
tion that has been amply
discussed by General Ridge
way and others. I have said
many times that if the orig
inal decision had been mine,
I would not have pul troops
in Vietnam. But, since we
have committed our troops
to a war there, surrender is
not the solution of this grave
situation.
Standing firm ahd fight
ing in South Vietnam is cer
tainly preferable to sur
render. As Kipling once
counseled England: “No easy
hope or lies shall bring us
to our goal ...”
The reality of this day is
that we must win a military
victory and' defeat our ene
my or force him to the con
ference table. No other
course of action is open to
us in the precarious world
in which we live.
there for the past two weeks
since leaving the hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Bis
sette of Windsor were the
weekend guests of Mr. and
Mrs. J, B. Smithwick.
Pvt. ' Frankie Pierce of
Cojorado has been spending
some time, with his parents,
ML and Mrs. El wood Pierce.
Radio Handles
Hants Nsws
Information lias just been
received from Headquarters,
Third United States Army,
that the Military Affiliate
Radio System (MARS) now
has a- mission to handle per
sonal messages between ser
vicemen fighting in Vietnam
and their families or friends
iiv this area.
These messages are sent
via radio free of charge by
MARS radio stations in
Edenton - Chowan County,
and should be limited to 25
wards each message. This is
the first time that MARS ra
dio has been allowed to go
into an active combat area
and should mean speedy com
munications to our fighting
men. MARS radio station?
Who can handle these mes
sages in our area are: Mur
ray D. Ashley AD4HHF, C.D.
Office, Edenton.
Jim P. Ricks AD JMV,
phone 482-3737.
Jake Hobowsky, AAKVHB.
phone 482-2487.
Curtis Forehand, AD4LWK,
phone 482-4264.
Lyman Partin, AD4IEQ,
phone 482-3162.
4- Sponsoring /
Barbecue Meal
Center Hill 4-H Club will
sponsor a pork barbecue sup
per on February 12 from
5- P. M.
Proceeds from the supper
will go towards the Center
Hill Community Building
Fund.
Tickets from the supper
may he purchased from any
4-H Club member adult?
SI.OO and children 75 cents
—for plates. Barbecue sand
wiches and pie will also l>e
available.
The Enforcer
We search for traffic solu
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yet knpwn than to have a
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George Dietrich. Field Representative of the Social Security
Administration is in Edenton every Thursday and is located '
ip Hie old Municipal Building.
One of the busiest places
around right now is the
Greenville social security of
fice where the people are
taking claims and explaining
the changes made in the so
cial security law, Thomas F.
Wyatt, social security district
manager in Greenville, said
today.
“There is one problem that
concerns us,” Wyatt stated,
“and we are asking the pub
lic to help. This is: how to
get in touch with persons 65
or over who do not receive
social security or railroad
retirement benefits. This it
important because these peo
ple may be eligible for the
new program of health in
surance— sometimes called
Medicare.”
If anyone knows or is re
lated to someone 05 or oyer
who does not receive social
security or railroad retire
ment benefits, please . get in
touch with a social, security
office or tell your friend to
reach social security, if. he
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These individuals have un
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Wyatt also called attention
to the fact that, the Green
ville Office is open every
Saturday morning between
now and the end of March.
The Gr.eehville social se
curity office is located at 207
Boyd Avenue. The telephone
number is 758-3121. ,
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Not Political
.Pool Hall Citizeh—During
the election, I went all over
the neighborhood kissing
babies, kissing young girls,
kissing mothers, kissing just
about everyone.
Sidewalk Civic Leader—
What office were you run
ning for?
P. H. C.—Oh, I wasn’t run
ning for any office. I, was
just out for the smooching.
FELTON BOOKED j
David Lee Felton, Route 1, |
Tyner, has .been booked by
Edenton Pc,i<se Department
for reckless driving. He was
cited to appear, 'in' Chowan
County Recorder's Court on
March 1.
Tough
“This is tough luck,” said
ITam mournfully, as he lean
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j ed out of a- window of the
Ark : .
1 “that’s the kick now?”
inquired Shem. ' /
“Why, we’ve got all this
water around us to fish in,”
replied Ham, “and only two
: fish worms on board.”
Submit, and thou conquer
,'eri: serve and thou’lt com
- mand. —Ovid.