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Your Award Winning County Newspaper
Tuesday, December 24, 1968
LOCAL EDITORIAL COMMENT
Something Hot On The Stove
The CIA is a peanut operation
when compared to industrial develop
ment hunters in the art of secrecy .Give
an ID man a prospect and he imme
diately covers the subject like a
mother hen with small biddies. No
body, but nobody gets wind of what's
going on.
This is, of course, necessary. Let a
prospect leak out and every town in
the state hops four-square on the
wagon. Keeping your cards covered ^
and holding a poker face is one of the
prime requisites of being a successful
industry hunter.
Such is the case, apparently, right
now here in Franklin County. Too
much speculation on the part of any
could seriously rock the boat. How
ever, in a meeting here Monday be
tween county, town and industrial
officials, certain facts were made pub
lic.
From comments at the meeting, it
is apparent that this is a "hot" one
and that chances of landing it are
good. It was also intimated that it is a
big one and a good one, both of which
are most important
All the as yet undisclosed work by
Industrial Development Chairman
Harold Talton, Director Ken Schubart
and others would have gone for
naught had not the Board of County
Commissioners put forth an extra
effort Monday to find ways to meet
certain updated requirements by the
firm's insurance company.
While it took a bit of doing on the
part of private citizens and industrial
development officials as well, the end
result is what counts. The Commis
sioners orally agreed to underwrite the
construction of water facilities, with
certain deletions, and thereby insured
that Franklin County will meet its
obligations in its bid for more in
dustry.
It is hoped, of course, that the
deletions made by the Board will not
lessen Franklin's chances of landing
this hot one. For a few dollars more.
Franklin could have offered the same
conditions as those offered by a com
petitive nearby town. However, indi
cations are that the prospect, if unable
to cut expenses to meet the Commis
sioners' figures, will give us another
chance to meet the original require
ments.
The important fact is that we've
got a real hot one on the stove and it
is imperative that county officials
watch the fire closely. This is not the
time to let the fire go out. Some way
must be found to supply the necessary
fuel. Too much depends on it
A Tinge Of Disgracefulness
- The men of the USS Pueblo are
free. This is, of course, happy news
for all. Their safety was quite natural
ly the prime concern of the nation
and rightfully so. However, their re
turn marks a new procedure in Ameri
can policy, which if continued, might
very well cost a great deal more than
has been gained.
On the one hand we have given
North Korea a written apology and
admission to a guilt which our of
ficials are steadfastly denying. On the
other hand, we have apparently aban
doned the Pueblo itself, thereby sur
rendering one of our warships without
any figtjt.
Getting the men back is worth
almost anything and few will criticize
the government for its actions. But, in
the joy of having their return there is
a tinge of disgracefulness, which all
Americans will detest.
Thousands of gallant American
men have given their lives in Vietnam,
not to mention other great wars, to
the honor* and glory of their county.
Those giving their all in Vietnam have
done so, not in defense of their
country physically, but in defense of
its honor. They have sacrificed their
lives because America gave its word.
Now, with the whole world to see
and hear, we are .ng on the one
hand that we invaded North-, Korean
waters and are therefore subject to the
actions taken by the Communists
while on the other hand we "J are
denying it. The American word is no
longer its bond. And the foolish waste
of life in South Vietnam to protect
something which was destroyed in
Korea this week is no longer neces
sary.
If, a country whose land area is
slightly larger than North Carolina can
hijack one of our warships and its
crew and end up keeping the ship and
receiving a public apology from our
national leaders, there are many
causes for vtfiich Americans have died
in vain. And when a country, the size
of North Dakota, can whip us all over
Southeast Asia, it is time for Ameri
cans to take a long hard look at the
way this country is headed.
If we believe the written word of
the United States, we illegally invaded
the waters of North Korea. While
most would not believe this to be of
such international consequence, it is
nevertheless in violation of the code
between nations. If this is true, we
owe the Communists an apology, as
difficult as this may seem. Even so,
this gave them no right whatsoever to
hold our men and our ship and cer
tainly no right to terrorize and torture
the prisoners.
If we are to believe the oral word
of the United States, we are innocent
of any wrong-doings and the Korean
action is piracV on the open seas. If
this is true, there were certain actions
which seem justified from the Ameri
can point of view. The trouble is that
no action was taken. Nearly a year
after the incident, all the actions
taken by the mightest nation on earth
against one of the smallest, was to
bow down and humble ourselves and
our country before them.
We cannot recall any other such
incident in our history. We do recall a
certain patriot who replied when
asked to surrender in the Battle of the
Bulge "Nuts". He's our kind of man.
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WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING
We're Proud Of The Youths Of Today
Immokalee (Fla.) Bulletin
There was a time in this nation's
history when enforcement of the law
was considered the soul duty of police
officers. ^
When news reporters reported the
FACTS of the news without biased
opinions becoming an integral part of
the news stories.
When dirty, unshaven and unkempt
people were objects of scorn by clean
God fearing Americans.
When obscenities were just cause
for any person perpetrating them to
be, not only put in jail, but also to be
ostracized by society for such public
practice.
When mob riots were dealt with
severly. When youths respected their
elders and were willing to undergo a
period of apprenticeship before as
cending to the responsibility of guid
ing the nation's ship of state.
When admittance to college was
the greatest honor a youth could
attain and which was earned on the
basis of his knowledge and ability to
pass entrance exams.
When the morals of most young
men required that they treat EVERY
girl with respect and defend her
against the depravity of six fiends
rather than to join forces with them in
degrading a girl's morals.
In fact the recent findings of the
Committee appointed by President
Johnson to study the cause of the
Chicago riots last August during the
Democratic Convention renders us
very sick and in danger of heaving
everything we have eaten since the
spectacle took place last August.
How any person, who claims the
least vestige of sanity, can condemn a
policeman for trying to beat some
moronic degenerate's head in for
throwing plastic bags of human ex
crement in his face, escapes us.
Had we been in the officers place
(after vomiting profusely) we'd be
ready to beat the head off every
blasted yippie, hippie or other screw
ball idiot, that even appeared on the
street. And if the news media (who
were at least 50% responsible for the
atrocities) got in the way (as they did)
we'd give a fair share of the treatment
to them.
We aje thoroughly surprised, nay,
dismayed - that 60% of that mob of
screaming, idiotic morons were not
shot down in cold blood by an under
standably outraged police officer.
The very intimation that the police
did not perform correctly, infuriates
us beyond belief.
We sat before our color television
and witnessed this terrible travesty
against society by these non descript
hoodlums of ALL races. We saw the
blood of police officers who were
injured by the razor blades in clubs
and in shoes.
Yes, we saw officers laying their
billy clubs across the upper portion of
youths bodies. Yes, we saw youths
bleeding from wounds inflicted during
their riotous actions. Yes, we saw
youths dumped unceremoniously into
waiting paddy wagons to be carted off
to jail.
And if you want the absolute truth
we were extremely happy to see these
screaming, dirty, filthy hippies with
their long hair, long beads and filthy
clothes receiving tfigjr just deserts for "
acts wtiich we wittfesed on our tele
vision screen.
Sorrow? Remorse? Regret?
Yes, we felt all of these for those
youths. We were sorry that their
parents were so dilatory in their up
bringing of their off springs that these
youths both boys and girls, had no
respect for society - for the police or
for themselves.
We feel remorse because the
society which they attacked is unable
to do anything to correct the course
upon which they are traveling.
We feel regret because these same
youths who rebelled against the rules
of society, are part of that great and
wonderful group of people who will,
in the very near future, become the
leaders of tomorrow's great United
States of America. And these law
abiding leaders of tomorrow will have
to - somehow - come up with the
answer to these befuddled youths of
today who represent the 1% of our
young population that, represents the
100% of the yippie - hippie and
draft-dodger of today.
But it is very important that
EVERY adult today, realize that our
youth of today (except this 1%) are
the finest examples of young man
hood yet. Yes, even including the
youths whom we represented in the
not too far past.
Whatever kind of society we have
in the future, is being created by we
parents today, in the youths whom we
are raising today.
We're proud of the children we
raised - how about YOU? Whatever
your child is -- or becomes - is the
result of the raising you give him
today and all during his youthl
"You give me a ticket and you'll be in real trouble
t "... It will start when you get home, Dear."
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"COME
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frank count
No sooner than things get settled down . . . here they come
with another status symbol. Not too long ago, you just weren't
in if you didn't own a hoola-hoop and just last week you were
out of step ... a square as us youngin's call it ... if you didn't
have a candle sticking in your window . . . Always some status
symbol . . Siit's enough to make a body want to leave the rat
race.
And now they've come up with a real doozie. Hong Kong
flu. Now, if you ain t had the
Hong Kong . . man you ain't
living. Just plain old regular
flu . . cold, fever, chills and
aches won't do. No, sir. You
gotta catch the Hong Kong if
you expect to be accepted in
the highest of society.
We been sniffing around
everybody we hear sneeze
. . . but so far . . like all the
other status stuff ... it has
eluded us. Just think what
getting a good case could
mean. Years from now when
your grandchildren ask,
"Grandpa, why didn't you
take that first trip to the
moon way back in '68?"
Now, I ask you what better
reason can you give than to be able to say, bon, I was laid up
with a bad case of Hong Kong flu?"
And you can see ... of course . . . that just to say you were
ill with the flu or just any old kind of flu . . wouldn't sound
half as convincing as to add the Hong Kong . . . has a certain
ring, doesn't it?
'Course nobody wants to get sick . . . whether with a status
ailment or any other kind and we certainly don't advocate our
devoted readers going out and starting an epidemic. We need
all the clear-eyed readers we can And . . . and clear-eyed
readers are getting hard to find these days. But, it is some
consolation to those who just might sniff a little germ and
come down with the Hong Kong.
I don't believe half what I hear, but they say (and "they
say" are the biggest liers in the world) . . . that the HK ain't so
bad. It won't kill you . . . just make you wish you were dead.
Most folks get over it. Some don't. So you'd be taking ^ome
risk, I guess, but most status symbols involve some sacrifice.
We suspect the HK's could serve other purposes as welj. Jf ;
you don't want to be dragged to some wild New Year's Eve
party with all them pretty girls . . you could fake a case. Or if
you're too fed up with Christmas goodies to bulge out of the
chair to change the TV station . . you could grunt and say you
feel feverish. And you can always get somebody to call the
boss and say you've got it if you don't want to go back to
work after the holidays. Trouble here is that when you tell the
boss you got it . . he may agree and let you have it.
There's all kinds of ways to fake it . . but most folks can
tell if its genuine. You gotta get red in the face. Might try
holding your breath . . or does this turn you blue. Going
outside in the cold with short sleeves might help . . that'll tum
you blue. You could stick your head in the fire place. That'll
turn it red.
Or . . if you want to be an old foggy about he whole
thing . . stay in doors, drink plenty of juices, take aspirin, wrap
up warm and get the little woman to wait on you. That's what
I think I'll do if I can find the little woman.
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From The Office Of
Congressman Fountain
Notes Fountain Works
Washington, D. C. . .A
recent book by one of the
editors of Science Magazine
(the publication of the distin
guished American Association
for the Advancement of
Science) makes a detailed ex
amination of several recent
ventures by government agen
cies into the area of science
and the way in which those
programs were handled or ad
ministered.
The book is "The Politics
of Pure Science" and - the'
author is Daniel S. Greenberg.
He gives primary attention
to a project for drilling a holt
through the crust of the earttf ?
below the sea (Project "
MOHOLE), the selection of a
site for anyxpenshre piece of
equipment for physicists
> (Project MURA), and the vast
and Increasing Federal expen
diture* for support of health
research.
In discussing the latter
problem, the author discusses
the prominent role of the
House Intergovernmental Re
lations Subcommittee, which
I have the privilege to serve as
chairman, in revealing the
quality of management of
these costly health research
programs.
Let me make It clear that I
firmly believe we must have *
and must support adequate
research in the health and
medical fields - research to
find cures and other answers
- to the diseases that still
plague mankind.
The role of the subcom
mittee and my major interest
in this area is in seeing that
the funds provided are used
in an orderly and efficient
manner.
Mr. Greenberg credits the
subcommittee, through its in
vestigations, wih first calling
to the attention of Congress
and the country the need for
curbing extravagance and in
efficiencies which had devel
oped in expenditures of those
programs which now may be
more than $1 billion a year.
In a section devoted to the
subcommittee's efforts exten
ding as far back as 1959, he? i
saW: 'U'
'The effects of Fountain's
investigations were immediate .
and are still being felt in the
biomedical research com
munity. Having operated
throughout the postwar
period on a policy based on
implicit trust of its grantees,
NIH (National Institutes of
Health) took to appending
even more complicated ac
countability requirements to
it* grants."
"By nonacientific stan
dards, none of these require
ments was onerous. And it
would be difficult, perhaps
impossible, to demonstate
that they affected the con
duct of research beyond' the
?mall amount of additional
time that they exacted for
paperwork."