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The Navy Remembers Pearl Harbor
~ , I At 7:55 A. M. Hawaiian time on
* December 7, 1941 over 100 Japanese
planes and 'a number of midget sut>
marines attacked the 86 ships of the
United States Pacific Fleet anchored
at Pearl Harbor. The Battleship Ari
zona was totally lost. Severely damag
ed were the Battleships Oklahoma,
Nevada, California and West Virginia.
Three destroyers, one target ship and
a minelayer were also lost. Three
other battleships vwre damaged along
with three cruisers. The United States
r - lost 177 airplanes.
The greatest loss, however, was the
2,343 Americans killed, the 960 miss
ing and the 1,172 wounded.
The sneak Japanese attack banded
the American people together unlike
any incident since the American Revo
lution. To the man, Americans were
ready and willing to strike back-to
fight for their country. "Remember
Pearl Harbor" became the rallying cry.
Things have changed. Disgracefully,
too many people who now live in this
country are not Americans. Certainly
not of the breed who stood up on
December 7, 1941 and the days that
followed and cried for all the world' to
hear: ?This is my country. I love it. I
am willing to die for it.
A report by the Associated Press
out of Annapolis, Md. this week
should shake every American to Jhe
soles of his feet. This country has
stooped to unbelievable lows in recent
years, but this latest has to be the
bottom.
The United States Naval Institute,
described as a professional society for
Navy personnel, has invited General
Minoru Genda to the United States
Naval Academy March 3. AP says "He
will be honored as a distinguished
visitor." Who is General Genda? He is
the man who planned the Japanese !
.attack on Pearl Harbor. The Institute
is also sponsoring the General- paying
him, that is -for eight lectures which
will take 21 days in the United States.
This has to be a new low for the
United States Navy and for this entire
country. To "honor as a distinguished ^
visitor" a man who contrived the act
which cost over 2,000 American lives v
and started a war which cost endless
suffering, is contrary to every prin
ciple of decency. This man should
have been tried and punished years
ago. The fact that he is still alive and
apparently prospering is ridiculuous.
To invite him here to be honored is
treasonable.
The Bay of Pigs has replaced
Nathan Hale ("I only regret that I
have but one life to lose for my
country). The Pueblo seizure has over
shadowed Admiral Perry ("We have
met the enemy and they are ovirs").
The Genda invitation puts shame on
Ensign Donald Mason ("Sighted sub.
Sank same") and General Anthony
McAuliffe ("Nuts").
On June 28, 1878, when the Con
tinental Congress stood in great con
fusion, an 83-year old statesman
''arose in his place" and addressed
President George Washington. Among
other things, Ben Franklin said that
day, "Now we must see to it that this
sun that has shone upon us with such
favor, that has seen America grow
from a weak little group of colonies
into the greatest of all nations, see to
it that this sun does not set."
In view of the actions by the group
of professional navy personnel, one
can only point to the darkness and
say: We're truly sorry about that, Ben.
How Politicians Change!
Henderson Daily Dispatch
Circumstances may alter cases, as
the saying goes, and it may be that a
wise man shifts his views while a fool
does not, but certainly it is not
unusual for a politician to take one
stand while a candidate seeking votes
and then move in the opposite direc
tion after he is elected and entranched
in office.
Take President Nixon, for example.
Prior to the election last fall, he
boldly stated that he thought the ten
percent surtax should be allowed to
lapse this June 30, as provided in the
act. But since he assumed duties of
the office he now lets it be known
that he wants it to remain in effect for
one more year. Unfortunately, if it
sticks until June 30, 1970, it might
easily become permanent, as so many
other tax levies do.
Also during the campaign, Mr.
Nixon said he though the freedom of
choice plan for integrating the schools
was fair and reasonable and he favored
it. Now, he is all the way over on the
other side of the question, and thinks
the extremes to which the Depart
ment of Health, Education and Wel
fare has moved ought to remain. One
of HFW's favorite threats as to with
manicure, massage,
how beautiful
Whether your fashion fancy is
bold or demure, subtle or
dazzling, electricity can bring
you "the look" for less than a
it ' *
penny per style. Economically
speaking, that's pretty chic.
Personally speaking, your elec
tric service is an essential for
everything from good looks to
good housekeeping. And the
beauty of it all is the little bit
it costs.
/
Carolina Power ft Light Company
hold all educational funds in instances
where its own theories are not ac
cepted and put into practice by local
school boards. Actually, the civil
rights act specifically forbids such a
plan. But HEW and now even the
President endorse the idea.
During his campaign last fall, Gov
ernor Scott said he opposed a tax on
tobacco, only to go before the Legisla
ture last Wednesday and ask for a five
cents excise on products of the State's
largest cash crop. He told the law
makers that he was man enough to
stand before them and say frankly
that he had changed his mind, and
that the money was needed for pro
grams he advocated. Well, he can be
admired for having courage to do that,
but at the same time he was back
tracking on campaign pledges.
In the instance where the President
reversed himself on the surtax he had
the opportunity to do the taxpayer a
good turn and didn't.
Politicians, like others, have the
right to change their minds, but if this
is to be habit, what can the voter
accept and depend upon when gentle
men are bidding for his support?
Legislative Report
By Rep. James D. Speed
Raleigh - A few days, ago
Governor Scott issued a 13
point memorandum stating a
policy and procedures to be
followed relative to the sei
zure of buildings and dealing
with disturbances on state
supported campuses.
I believe the governor
should be commended for
taking a firm and forthright
position in this matter and
for stating flatly that all per
sons un
these cam
puses are
subject to
the laws
of the
state.
It Is in
keeping
with the
governor's .
earlier I
state- I
ments on I
the impor- ?
t a nee of
SPEED
upnoiaing ana respecting law
and order and I feel that a
majority of our citizens agree
wholeheartedly with his
stand. I am sure that most
members of the General As
sembly agree that violence
and lawlessness must not be
tolerated and that those who
break the law and disrupt the
educational process should be
punished.
In my opinion we have
worked diligently over the
years to create a good climate
of racial relations and to pro
vide more and better educa
tional and economic oppor
tunities for all citizens in
North Carolina.
Many millions of dollars in
public tax funds have been
appropriated to build our
campuses and improve the
quality of education which is
afforded. It is a matter of
primary Interest that this
system be sustained and pro
tected.
Your legislators are very
much aware 'of the sacrifice*
made by our taxpayers and
also by the parents of a peat
majority of ttudents in order
to provide a fine and good
educational opportunity.
II ia difficult at times for
them to understand the dis
ruptive, disorderly demon
strations and protests on the
part of a few when other
avenues of redness of their
grievances is available to (
them. Thus they were glad to
see the governor take a firm
and strong stand in presenting
a statewide policy on dealing
with such situations. ,
Meanwhile, thoae members |
of the General Assembly op- |
posed to additional taxation
upon tobacco felt their cause
was bolstered by reports that
confirm that tobacco already
is the "most heavily taxed '
commodity in history.
One state, Arkansas, ap
pears ready to levy a tax of
11 cents per pack upon ciga
rettes. Georgia, Maryland and
South Carolina want to in
crease their tobacco levies,
and unfortunately North Car
olina now is being listed
among these revenue-hungry
states who want to get it
from tobacco. I believe this
confirms the warnings that if
North Carolina Imposes addi
tional tobacco taxes all other
sates will do likewise.
Money bills continue to be
the biggest item of concern in
the legislature. These include
new tax measures, bills calling
for additional appropriations
to various departments and
agencies and a higher mini
"COME
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THINK
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* by
frank count
You ain't going to believe who I run up on the other day.
Old "Bird-Brain" Bailey. You all kno;w "Bird-Brain". He's that
famous baseball player. I found out about him from him. Me'n
? "Bird-Brain" were boys together. He's some younger than me.
Funny things but all them that I was boys with are younger
, than me now.
"Bird-Brain" was passing through on his way to Spring
training,- 1 hadn't seen him since we were voungins. We lost
-a.\siiiiu u ii n ai iuiis sumr- .
wheres. He moved to town -j
and we didn't have no
lines to town back then.
"Bird-Brain". I said.
"It's some kinda good to
see you. How in the world
have you been. Whatcha
been doing and how much ,
money you made." J al
ways ask questions. It
shows I got a real interest
in them I'm talking to. ~
Makes 'em feel real good.
Me asking questions, that
is.
"Frank", he said. He
always did call me Frank
for some reason. "Frank. I done good. 1 been nearbout
everywhere, done nearbout everything but I ain't got no
money." I almost cried.
"But, Bird-Brain". I said. "You gqtta be kidding. Ball
players make a whole lot of money. I read that somewhere."
"Frank", he answered. "You wouldn't believe the bad luck
I've had since I seen you last. I played ball and I got to the
major leagues. And what happened? They struck".
"Well, let's face it, "Bird-Brain". You used to strike out
right regular. I seen you go 0 for 170 one time. You
remember?" . _
"It ain't the same, Frank. I ain't struck out no more'n
usual. Its the players that are striking. They ain't working ... I
mean they ain't playing; They want more money and benefits.
Frank."
Well, "Bird-Brain" ain't never been nobodys intelluctual.
He just didn't take to the learning processes when we was
boys. He wasn't never late for recess though and he could
really whip a baseball. He could make it sing. But I could tell
my old friend wasn't happy. He'd had experience with strikes
before and he wasn't happy over the whole bunch striking.
"Birdie", I said, "You ought'n to take it so hard. Things
will work out. You'll see. There'll be baseball again this
summer. You remember how dark it looked when you thought
you was going off to college ..."
"Yeah", he said, brightening up. "Yeah, I remember when
they told me I had that scholarship from a big college .... and
it turned out to be Carolina .... a big college remember that.
You and me cried all night about that. Carolina ... a big
college . . . ain't that a laugh, Frank? You and me ... we can
laugh about that now, Frank. We knows better, don't we? I
mean . . . well, you know how it is Frank."
'.'Yeah, Bird-Brain. I often wondered how you'd a turned
out ifn you'd a gone to Bill Friday's place. You'd a-probably
been broke today. Birdie. Yeah . . . you'd a-really been in a
fix. Ain't that a laugh, Birdie?" $
"I don't know, Frank. You might be right. I am broke. You
lidn't know I got that scholarship, did you Frank? You didn't
know I went to Carolina, did you? Can't you tell I got some
earning, Frank? Don't it show?"
I just walked away. I hate to see a friend suffer so.
mum wage.
I have this week intro
duced legislation intended to
jpgrade the standards of
quality, grades and weight
Masses of eggs sold in North
Carolina and also regulation
)f the bottling of soft drinks.
For eggs, the Board of
\griculture would be author
zed to set standards of
luality which would also pro
nulgate honesty and fair
lealings in the poultry indus
*y
Soft drink bottlers in
forth Carolina produce this
lopular commodity in'.' cans,
ups and even paper bags in
iddltion to bottles. My bill
vould authorize the Board of
Agriculture to make rules and
egulations delegating to the
tate chemist responsibility
or determining the amount
of and nature of ingredients
which may be used in the
manufacture of soft drinks in
order to comply with the
North Carolina Food, Drug
and Cosmetic Act and insofar
as practicable with federal
laws and regulations. No in
gredient would be used with
out prior approval pf the
state chemist or such other
person designated by appeals
from any ruling of the state
chemist.
Capital Crime
President Nixon's top ad
visers on crime in the capital
have drafted proposals which
include the hiring of about
1,000 policemen to crack
down on criminals in the cap
ital. The President'! aim is to
make the streets safe to walk
?fter dark.
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