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Political Pressure
The politician knows pressure like the farmer
knows the weather. He lives with it. He cannot Ignore
it. Depending on his make-up and his political prob
lems, his resistance to it will vary enormously.
Yet, at the national level, if he does not manage
to fend off much of the pressure group activity, he
cannot really hope for genuine stature.
A statesman is not a patchwork product of willing
responses to any and all demands put upon him.
Unluckily, many who exhibit resistance to pressure
find themselves assailed and sometimes victimized at
the polls. Campaigns aimed at penalizing the "hold
out" can strike fear in political hearts.
Too often the pressure groups measure the suit
ability of a lawmaker by the number of times he voted
"right" with them. Just as frequently, politicians go
before the voters to boast of their 'Tightness" with
labor, the farmer, the veteran, or whoever.
No one would argue for an instant that the needs
and Interests of these groups should not have the full
est consideration. But the proof of good public service
is not the sum of good deeds done for those who press
their case so hard in Washington.
It would be refreshing for a change to see a can
didate get up and contend that he had tried for the
last two or four or six years to vote "right" with the
United States.
Alter all, that is a big part of his job. If it isn't,
then he's just a water carrier for his state or district,
or for whatever group can push him hardest.
Sometimes the essence of being "right" with the
United States means resisting stoutly the demands of
/?special groups, even if those they represent be counted
in the millions.
?: This country will be moving toward real political
>: maturity when men seeking office are judged on this
> broad plane, rather than by the narrow gauge of
service to limited interests.
But, for the most part, neither the politicians nor
the people they represent seem close today to the
;:j threshold of that maturity.
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Thoughts For Today
And he spoke kindly to him, and gave him a seat
above the seats of kings who were with him in Babylon,
n Kings 25:28.
Such as thy words are, such will thy affections be
& esteemed; and such will thy deeds as thy affections,
and such thy life as thy deeds.? Socrates.
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SENATOR JORDAN
REPORTS
FrM WASHINGTON
By SEN. B. EVERETT JORDAN
WASHINGTON ? I have asked
the Senate Committee on Appro
priations to authorize expendi
tures totaling $8 351.100 for IS
major water projects in North
Carolina during the coming fiscal
year.
The projects for which 1 re
quested funds are of vital im
portance to the economic future
of North Carolina, and they will
play an important part in the
future growth of our state.
Each of them is being carefully
studied by the Army Corps of En
gineers in terms of what they
would return to the economy U
completed.
In terms of dollars, the Largest
request I made was for 13.3 mil
lion to carry on construction of
the Wilkesboro Reservoir This
project has been in the pipeline
for a number of years and pre
liminary construction has al
ready begun. The $3.3 million rep
resents the amount of money that
can be wisely spent during the
next year, and it should be
enough to finish about half of the
actual construction requirements.
Other funds for construction
which I requested include $473,000
for Pantego and (Stickler's Creek.
$942,000 for the deepening of the
Morehead City Harbor and Chan
nel, and $185,000 for stabilizing
the Ocracoke Inlet Channel, lie
request for the funds for Ocra
coke Inlet is contingent on the
final Engineers' survey being ap
proved by the Congress, which I
hope will be done during this
session.
In addition to the requests for
construction funds. I asked for
funds for surveys on the following
projects: Cape Fear River Basin,
Quotes
1 The problem of tbe small
farmer is the most crucial issue
feeing North Carolina agriculture
and we must work to help the
small farmer because he is the
backbone of our economy. "?Bev
erly Lake. Democratic candidate
for Governor.
"If you would like to know the
value of money go and try to
borrow some."? Benjamin Frank
lin.
$30,000: Neuse River Baata, ISO.
OUU. Wxjcanuw River Basin.
$19,508; Bogus Inlet and 6uans
boro Harbor, $10,400 Shallot le
Inlet and River, $17,700; Lock
wood Folley Inlet and River,
$11,500. Drum Inlet. $23,000
Carolina Beach Boat Baain and
Channel, $10,000; Southport Boat
Basin, $13,000; and Beach EroofaB
Study of the Outer Banks. $05,000.
The beach erosion study of the
Outer Banks would be a coopera
tive Federal-State undertaking.
This proisct has become most es
sential due to the serious dam
age being done to our Outer
Banks by repeated hurricanes
I also asked that $100,000 be
appropriated to continue the op-|
e ration and maintenance of the
Dismal Swamp Canal.
THE SINNER
Kidd Brewer's Raleigh Roundup
Battle Of The Sign Boards
SIGN BOARDS . . . NOW we
are down to a battle of the sign
boards . . . with Terry Sanford
definitely in the lead at this time
. . . and with H. SeaweO coming
up fast.
Sanford hit it first: 16 big ones
throughout the heavily traveled
center of the State They spoke
of his vast experience. Trie new
est ones have a photo which in
passing look to be about five feet
square.
Seawell hit the highways at
once. The first sign boards had
his photo? and he looked natural
and not a little like the old shots
of Harold Lloyd of movie fame.
The newest ones leave off the
photo.
Dame McComell; candidate for
lieutenant governor and recent
ly hospitalized from the rigorous
campaign diet, has a sign here
and there; But no pictures.
Harvey Cloyd Phllpott's outdoor
signs just have in letters ten feet
high PHILPOTT. They stand out,
as you can imagine, and then
underneath in smaller print ask
ing for your vote for lieutenant
governor.
John Larkins, Dr. Beverly
Lake, and C. V. Henkel are ap
parently kicking most of their
advertising funds around for
newspaper. But herein, too, San
ford seems to be leading by far
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the other candidates.
With cars now looming along
at umteen feet per second, it
is diffucult for us to see how
a sign board can get much of
a message across about a politi
cal candidate? particularly if he
has his radio on and another
candidate is letting him have
it via the air lanes. But be that as
it may, we much prefer the big
signs to the tree-and-telephooe
wrap-arounders which have fea
tured the campaigns of so many
fine Governors and would-be Gov
ernors of North Carolina.
One thing to bear in mind on
all political advertising: it is
cash-on-the-barrel ; for nothing is
harder to collect than the a d
vertising bill of a defeated can
didate.
BON AMI . . .Since it tells
how be has come up the hard
way, we don't think John Lar
king will mind our recounting
here a little incident which oc
cured shortly after he hung up
his shingle for the practice of
law in the early months of the
Depession.
Although broke as the prover
bial convict, John and Pauline
Murrill of Jacksonville, N. C.,
were married, and set up house
keeping at Treton. They didn't
have nearly enough furniture k
go around, so they used boxet
(he furniture had been crated ii
and made do.
| But it was obvious that the
box-pieces were much in the ma
jority. Also, examination showed
this new approach to the fur
niture shortage in the Larkim
nest could be seen from the
street.
It was then that the couple
decided the windows needed a
good cleaning. They set to work
with boa ami and it proved to
be a good friend indeed. In fact,
it stayed oo the windows, or so
the story goes, for four months,
three weeks and three days. Th
Larkins' learned later than it be
came a passing joke all over
Jones County, with bets being
made, as to when Lawyer Lar
kins and his wife would finish
cleaning their windows.
PATTERSON SCHOOL ... The
fact that the Patterson school in
Caldwell County had champhinship
teams in both football and bas
ketball this past season came as
no surprise to those of us who
remember the father of the Pat
terson coach. Don Hyatt, Jr., is
just carrying on in the footsteps
of his illustrious dad who blazed
a trail of athletic excellence as
an all-state football player a t
Waynesville High School and la
News For Veterans
Widows of World War II veter
ans and veterans of the Korean
conflict who are not eligible for
Veterans Administration pension
under present law may become
eligible under terms o < the new
Pension Law which becomes ef
fective on July 1, VA said.
VA invited any widows of World
War II and Korea veterans to call
at the nearest VA office for in
formation on their status. Friends
of such widows were also askec
to inform them of their possibk
eligibility.
Widows of World War 11 anc
Korea veterans will be placed ot
the same basis as widows o
World War I veterans by tb
new law. U the other condition
of eligibility for pensions are met
it will not be required that thei;
husband had a service-connecto
condition at the time of his death
Ite husband must have serve*
for at least (0 days In active mili
tary service and at least a par
of his service must have fallei
within the official dates of Work
War II or the Korean conflict. L
addition, his discharge must havi
been other than dishonorable.
An inoome limitation will be ap
plicable. Widows will not be eli
gible for VA pension if their in
come is more than |1M in i
year. A childless widow wiD re
celve |N a month If bar incom
is not more than $000 a year
$46 a month if bar annual iacom
lis more than WOO but not mor
[than ttJOO; and a month I
annul income exceeds *1 JO
la not mora than tlJOO.
wii
ter as a terrific end on the Duke
Univerdty Blue Devili.
Don Sr., who is now an exe
cutive with the Newport News
Shipyard and Drydock Co. has al
ways been our ideal of a gentle
man. On the field or in the ring
(he was heavyweight champ at
Duke) be would knock you down,
but would be the first to pick !
you up. Congratulations to Don I
Hyatt, Jr., and thePattersoni
School.
DURING THE WEEK . . Al
thugh there seems to be quite
a bit of shifting of strength, noth
ing has happened in the past week
to change our thinking that Terry
Sanford and John Larkins are still
in the lead . . .
You hear that Dr. I Beverly Lake
is eating into Sanford's vote, but
even Terry's most bitter oppon
ents concede that he will be in
the second primary. The pace he
keeps up would kill a mule? but
he's young and seems to be thriv
ing on it .. .
Larkins is showing new life ?
and there is new evidence heavy
money is flowing his way. In any
event he has employed in C. A.
Upchurch, Jr. of Raleigh the
most experienced publicity man
in the South. Upchurch, who has
handled some of the real big ones
: id the past, doesn't work for
? peanuts. Some of his clients in
i the past include Kerr Scott when
i Scott announced for Governor, the
beer people. Dr. Ralph McDonald,
i and Dr. Frank Graham. He's a
Wake Forest alumnus.
Another interesting development
is that most of the top brass
among appointees here are (or
Malcolm Seawell ? they know
which side of their bread is but
tered?but the regular employees
are the hottest Sanfordites in the
state. Lake and Larkins, parti
cularly the former, don't seem
to be cutting much ice with rank
and file State workers? though
Larkins is making fair inroads
with a few key people.
The sheriffs seem still to be
solid with Larkins, with the teach
ers tied to Sanford. Lake is still
the unknown quantity, for his sup
porters? not wanting to get into
arguments? are generally quiet
about their fanaticism for him.
Charlotte Observer Pundit Jay
Jenkins reports he is astounded
at the Dr. Lake strength in the
Piedmont.
Because of his all-out support
for them in the 1969 Legislature,
the teachers and other State
employees seem hot for C. V.
Henkel for lieutenant governor . . .
and every Belk store manager in
the State, with their thousands of
loyal employees, are coming to
the aid of Dave McConnell for
Lt. Gov., who is chief counsel
for this retail organization.
SENATOR x
SAM ERYIN
* SAYS ?
WASHINGTON - Last week 1 tl
ntroduced a biH (8. Mil) to make
voluntary admission* and confes
moi admissible ta criminal pro
aedings and proaecutiona in the
sorts of the United States and
he Diatrict o f Columbia
VOLUNTARY CONFESSIONS -
Until the decision of the United
States Supreme Court in the Mal
ory case and its predaceaaor,
he McNabb case, it was univer
tally recognised, both in the fed
eral courts and in the State courts
rf this nation that the best erv
ience of guilt was the voluntary
confession of the accused.
In the Mallory and McNabb
:ases the Supreme Court abolish
ed this wise and salutary rule of
evidence, so far as the Federal
courts were concerned. This was
fooe by subverting a statute re
lating to the duty of an arresting
officer into a rule of evidence in
violation of the iLtent of Congress.
As a result of the decision, many
persons of undoubted guilt have
?een set free. Justice is side
tracked. and the felon is preying
upon society as law enforcement
officials are severely handicapped.
cnvin DiLb ? my urn, auiicu m
a simple solution to the problem, 1
is predicated on the theory that
enough has been done for those
who murder and rape and rob, and i
that it is time to do something <
for those who do not wish to be <
murdered or raped or robbed. I <
raised this point in 1968 and have I
been interested in it since that I
time. My intention is to press for |
action oo my bill which ha* been <
co-sponsored by many of my col- i
leagues until relief can be had ;
from the unfortunate and unwise
Supreme Court decisions.
MALLORY Cf.SE - Andrew ,
Mallory, living in Washington, D. I
C., was arrested as a rapist and I
confessed his brutal crime. Seven .
and one-half hours elapsed be
tween arrest and arraignment be
fore a judge, the arrest taking
place at night. There was never
any question about Mallory's
giflt; he was sentenced to die
in the District of Columbia. The
Supreme Court turned the rapist
free on a pure technicality, it
being that too much time had
elapsed between arrest and ar
raignment. There was never any
question about the voluntary con
fession nor was the suggestion
ever made that it was extorted
by so-called third-degree methods.
Upon being freed, Mallory drop
ped from the news. Only recently
he was arrested in Philadelphia
and charged with the rape of
another woman.
WHY NO LEGISLATION? ?
On August 19, 1951. I spoke on I
ye Mallory and McNabh deds
ms in the *hm hi daring Mrti
? a House bill. There ?u much
onfuaion at the time as to ho*
sgislation should be drafted. Al
tough 1 was om the author of
Im bill under coouderaliaB, ] tup
orted it. Ifee session wa* draw
ag to a doae and no adequate
ime wa* available to preeent a
imple bill for consideration by
Congress Aa a mn sequence, no
tgisiatioo waa paaaed. Since that
jne. 1 have planned to present
ay bill.
In 1?S6, 1 told the Senate: "What
las been the result of the Mallory
lecision? The Court has abolished
i rule of evidence whi<& the
Sngliah speaking $ace, m the
tactical administration at justice,
las found to be a sound rule,
the Court threw it on diet scrap
map. What do we have in its
>Lace? We have a rule el evi
lence based upon a holding that
he detention of a man between
irrest and arraignment for as
ouch as 7V4 hours constitutes
innecessary delay and that any
oofession he makes during deten
ion is inadmissible no matter
tow freely and voluntarily he
lets in making it."
TODAY'S FLOW of new pred
icts is at an ail-time high. Pro
cessors of convenient foods spent
iver $100 million in 1968 in ra>
learch to develop more and bet
er items. To introduce and main
ain sales of all types of grocery
products, the food industry in
fested an estimated $1513 million
in newspaper advertising last
rear.
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ANDREWS, M. C HAVMVILLC. N. C. MURPHY. N. C. MMIMfVILLI, N. C.
CITIZENS BANK & TRUST COMPANY
Sirring Southwestern North Carolina
W. FRANK FORSYTH
IXICUTIVI VKI MtSIDIMT
Murphy. North CaroUaa
Mot 3. 1980
Dear Folks:
All of us at the Citizens Bank & Trust Company are
extremely interested in our fine school system. At this time
of year we pause to send our sincere congratulations
to the graduating seniors.
In this mountain region every community takes
deep personal pride and satisfaction in seeing a job
well done, and so to the members of the senior class we say,
"well done".
The officers, directors, and employees join with the
other citizens of this tri-state area in wishing every
graduating senior every success and happiness in the years
to come.
Cordially yours,
W. FRANK FORSYTH
Executive Vice President
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