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LOCAL EDITORIAL COMMENT That Mad Madison Muddle There Is a great deal of smoke in the aftermath of the primary voting In Madison County. The State Board of Elections and the State Bureau of Investigation, wisely, will now attempt to lo cate the fire. Certainly, If re ports are true, there Is cause for alarm in Madison County and cause for every other coun ty to take a look at its own election procedures. We are fortunate In Franklin County. There has been no question of the honest and effi cient procedures during elec tions here. Madison County, if and when found guilty of mis conduct, will then become a discredit to the entire state. Juggling registration books and voting Irregularities cannot be tolerated. Our right to vote and do so privately, with the know ledge that our vote will count, just as will every one cast, is the greatest assurance of con tinuing our democratic way of life. When any doubt is cast that elections are fixed, or that our single vote may be killed by a non-existent voter, we be come in great dfnger of losing much more than ^ust a single election. Let it be that the State officials will make a complete inves tigation, and make a full report to the people. And may they have wisdom to dole out punish ment, if guilt is established in Madison County, in direct rela tion to the severity of the crime. And may Franklin County and every other county in our state take note. Whether it has ac tually happened or not, is yet to be proven in Madison County, but it could have already hap pened there, and it can happen here. ? WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING Save The Signs U. S. PRESS ASSOCIATION, INC. May 26, 1964 If you found a way to protect your children as they crossed streets near their school, and the state tried to prevent you from using It, what would be your reaction? This has happened to community leaders In Edi son, N. J. Their reaction has been resistance to the state. Here's the story: Police Chief John Ellmyer requested support of the Edison PTA for Instal lation of blaze orange fluorescent school warning signs at approaches to the city's 17 schools. The PTA endorsed the signs, enthusiastically, and up they went. The state quickly pointed out that state law specifies yellow painted signs. "Take down the fluorescent signs," said the state. "We Intend to leave them up," replied the city of Edison. Edison community leaders are right in defend ing the fluorescent signs. We should have them In this community also. A private research study proved that a driver can see an orange fluores cent sign twice as tar as a paint eel yellow sign. One of the greatest values of the signs Is that they glow brilliantly on dark and rainy days, when painted signs are least visible. More than 600 communities are using the fluorescent signs today. Among them are New York, Indianapolis and more than a dozen Chi cago suburbs, Including Oak Park. The Oak Park Police Chief said: "Motorists definite ly slow down when they see them. In contrast with New Jersey, In nearby Vir ginia, state employes are erecting fluores cent school signs as fast as they can. They are hard-pressed to fill requests for them. Fluorescent signs, say New Jersey officials, are non-uniform. They Insist that signs with the same purpose be identical - and they are right. New Jersey and most other states specify yellow school signs because a manual published by the US Bureau of Public Roads does. In view of the safety superiority of floures cent signs, the manual should be changed. Fluorescent school signs should be substituted for yellow signs - and the sooner the better. THE PASSING SCENE Politics making strange bed-fellows here, lust as eager In their work for their former Campaigners who, Just a short time ago were opponents. busily working against certain candidates, now NATIONAL EDITORIAL COMMENT Hoggan And Hitler An American professor who author ed a book attempting to clear Adolph Hitler of much of the blame and guilt history has accorded him, has caused a recent sensation in Kuro|>e. David Hoggan. who has been given several awards by nationalist and rightwing groups in West (iermany, recently became the subject of in tense discussion in (iermany und Austria, in addition to the United States. Austria banned several lecturcs to have been delivered by Hoggan, and some of his arrangements in West (iermany were cancelled by authori ties, after knowledge of his "mes sage" became more generally known. In brief. Hoggan exonerates Hitler and the (iemmns of much of the blnme for pro-World War II and World events. His book is a long and heavily documented thesis? which Regulating Ad Claims The cigarette industry has set up a voluntary advertising code. Re straint's proposed are in the public interest. *"i " Major tobacco companies have agreed to eschew pictures of young people or athletes smoking, ad vertising on youth programs or in school publications, giving samples to teenagers, or making smoking appear essential to social status and success. They have agreed not to mis represenr X cigarette in .. health claims. Also they are to submit all advertising to an administrator for compliance with code standards. The key to the success or failure of industry self-policing. will be the administrator. Appointed by the industry, his job will be to rule with an iron hand in deciding for or against advertising policy. The cigarette industry is setting a good example; others who regularly make grandiose claims in their ads (such as tire producers, some of whom have "doubled" the life of our tires regularly for twenty years) critics claim is one-sided and mis leading documentation. Of course, we believe in Hoggan's right to express and have his views printed. And his book will have little impact in the United States. Unfortunately, the situation in Ger many is different. There are ex Nazis. still unreconciled, and ultra rightwing groups which seize upon such a book by an American to prove that the Hitler regime was not so bad after all? or at least not as bad as has been claimed. t ? , For those too young to remember, or know better, in rich and heady ('?ermany today, such a book is political dynamite and could be the beginning of another myth rational ization if the hard truth is not pointed out with effectiveness by respected leaders. should follow the example. The Fraji^Hn Times ? Established 1870 ? Published Tuesdays ft Thursdays by THE FRANKLIN TIMES. INC. Bickett Blvd. Louiaburg. N. C. Dial GY 6-3283 Clint Fuller. Managing Editor Elisabeth Johnson. Business Manager : N A I IOmH t P I f 0 ? I * I | | AsTbcrATl'SN u / TT Advertising Rates Upon Request SUBSCRIPTION ? Rates 13.50 per year; 16 00 (or 2 yr?. Salea Tax .11 .19 Total |3. ?1 16.18 $4.50 per year Outside State Single Copy 5c Entered as second class mall matter and postage paid at the Post Office at Loulsburg, N. C. June 14 - Flag Day - Long May It Wave News Report From Washington A Cuban Parellel Asian Threat ? Stakes Are High Lonely Decision ? Washington, D. C. ? The late President Kennedy faced up to an agonizing decision In the peril fraught days of mid Oc tober, 1962, when this country was quite literally looking down a Soviet gun barrel aimed men acingly from the shores of Cu ba. He chose to confront the threat head-on and it abated, though not without some unpalatable after effects which still ling er. Now, In a somewhat different guise, President Johnson has his own lonesome agony stem ming from festering Southeast Asia. Except that the personal safety of this country's ci vilian population is not In im mediate Jeopardy, there Is a striking parallel between Cuba two years ago and South Viet nam today. The Issues are much the same and the long-range stakes equally as high. Had Presi dent Kennedy ducked the mis sile threat the effect at least would have been to let all of Latin America go to Com munism by default. America's world position would have been dlrely damaged. Absence of a firm U. S, po sition would have precise ly that effect In Asia, with the Chinese Communists the di rect beneficiary in that case Instead of the Castro-style Reds. The Inevitable result, should U. S. forces be either driven out or withdrawn at this stage from South Vietnam would be to leave a vacuum into which Laos, Cambodia and possibly even Thailand would be Inex orably sucked by Communist force. Malaysia could ver/ conceivably be next and the effect would be obviously bad In other Asiatic areas now tied to the West. There Is tacit recognition of this In the public pronounce ments of the President, Defense Secretary Robert McNamara and Secretary of State Dean Rusk and announced decisions for a step-up In arms and long range support of the Vietnam operation. Hints coming out of secret briefings staged for Congres sional leadership and members of Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, how ever, suggest that top-level analysis of the situation may be even grimmer than what's been said for public consump tion thus far. The general concensus seems to be that It will take a great deal more than Is now Involved In the operation to hold South Vietnam or even to prevent further setbacks. And the In ference Is that the impetus must be supplied by this coun try, with or without abettance from others In the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization ? or hopefully ? the United Nations. Any new show of force of course risks Involvement with the Chinese Reds. These are the lngredlertts of the President's awesome pro blem. Surprise An old man was engaged as a watchman in a famous film studio and given a pass-key to all the players' dressing rooms. After he had been working on the Job for a month or so, it was realized that he hadn't received any payment. So one of the staff sought the old man out and asked: "Sam, why haven't you called to collect your salary? You have been workipg here for some time now and haven't had a penny." Sam stared at the man in amazement. "What!" he gulp ed, "I get paid too?" FRESH COOKED PIG AND CHICKEN BAR-B-QUE SUPPERS AND PLATES AVAILABLE BEA'S PLACE BUNN, N. C. GY6-5286 BALL WELL CO. WELL BORING & DEEP WELL DRILLING FINANCING AVAILABLE - NO MONEY DOWN UP TO 5 YEARS TO PAY Joe K. Ball , Jr., Owner tGY 6-3584 L0UISBUR6, N. C. County Women Attend Coffee Hour Franklin County was repre sented at the coffee hour at the College Inn In Raleigh given by Mrs. George Ross Pou and Mrs. Edwin Pou honoring Mrs. Dan Moore and Mrs. Beverly Lake on Tuesday, June 9. The following ladles attended: Mesdames Arch N. Wilson, Um phrey Lee, Maynard Baker, Bob Moore, E. L. Watson and Charles Davis. It's easy to forgive mistakes, but hard to forgive Inaction. -Thomas D. Cabot Looking Back With The Times 1 Year Ago 1st Federal plans building here. Bunn Board calls for elections, new registration. Local group visits Smlthfleld. Jane York named to Welfare post. 5 Years Ago 15 arrested In mass liquor crackdown. Daniel Foster, Ep som youth, killed In auto ac cident. 10 Years Ago Windstorm does damage In Frankllnton. Alston decendents gather for meeting here. Louls burg Recreation program starts next week. Shirley Hunt and Martha Freeman named to Girl's State. 25 Years Ago Lawyers to observe half day holiday. Loulsburg wins at ten nis; Warrenton wins In golf matches. Loulsburg tops In standings In Trl-County Base ball League. Hard Luck Ambulances Sao Martlnho, Portugal?An ambulance carrying Mrs. Au gusta Geurro, who had suf fered a broken leg, to a hos pital 75 miles away crashed as It rounded a curve, A second ambulance was called but It overturned when It swerv ed to miss a car. The third ambulance made It to the hos pital where doctors sa|d the patient was In an extremely Irritated condition.^" FOR RENT Two nice downstairs apartments. Immediate Occupancy. Lumpkin, Lumpkin & Davis, Attys. Phone GY6-3171 p* III >1 1 I I I ll ll lltllllllllll I >??????? 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