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The Fr3 PwMitlwd Ixf) Tmi<i| A Tkitndtf h Times kf>M| AM 01 PrMklM Cm?*J Your Award Winning County Newspaper LOCAL EDITORIAL COMMENT I - ' A Protest Of Their Own There are those today who would compare the upheaval on our college campuses with the dissent and protest displayed by early Americans seeking their freedom. They say that occupy ing college administration buildings is nothing more than the early settlers did when they came to these shores in protest of the manner in which they were being forced to live. There, can be a number of words for this theory. Ours is a simple but loud: "Boloney". There is no com parison. These are hoodlums -educated to be sure-but hoodlums nevertheless. They should not be mentioned in the same breath with the protestors who made this nation free from the British in 1776. To be sure, there has always been some protest and dissent in this coun try. Free speech and a free society encourage such. Petitions to Congress, peaceful marches and demonstrations have taken place throughout our his tcey. Labor protested for an eight- hour day as far back as 1886 and Jacob Coxey led an army of 20,000 un employed in a march on Washington in 1894. And remember Carrie Na tion's one-woman protest against saloons where she resorted to the use of a hatchet to make her point. All these held some worthwhile purpose. Although the methods may have been as distasteful to the citizens of that day as draft-card burning is to pnany today, the end- clearly stated justified, to a degree, the means. Certainly this is true where men fought and died for a nation's free dom such as in the War of Indepen dence. These, too, were protestors and dissentors. But, today, we are faced with a much more serious trend than just mere disagreement with the estabt lished policy. It is far more than a young generation's fling against authority. It is far more than youth's traditional slap at parential discipline. It borders oij treason in many cases and on stupidity in all. Giants of industry and education, building fortunes in their lifetimes, willed much of it to great universities most of which bear their names. y did this to leave behind a heritage; to carry forward not only their name but to build for the generations to follow. Education, they believed, is the back bone of a great society. Surely it would disturb the likes of Washington Duke, John Harvard, Charles William Eliot, Leland Stanford and- many others to see what has happened to their beloved ideals and dreams. It is past time when the American people should rise up in a protest of their own and demand--non-ne gotiably, of course- that those who are attempting to tear down the colleges and universities in the country be thrown out. In this day when prac tically every boy and girl is assured a college education, those who had rather fight than learn should be given the opportunity. If they're eligible, draft them. If they're not, throw them off the campuses. One must wonder where the parents of these children are. Surely they have parents. And surely some of the parents have sacrificed to send them to college. In this day when youngsters have plenty to eat, good clothes to wear and big cars to drive, they should have been taught to be thankful not resentful. Most of their parents had none of these things when their age. There has been too much tendency to pity the militants, the long-hairs, the beards, the sloppy dress and the violent actions on the campus and elsewhere today. These ar&'not peace ful citizens seeking a redress of grievances as called for in the Consti tution. They are radicals seeking to take over everything they see. Far too many college presidents have surrendered to their unreason able demands. It is time that proper authority exert itself. If order cannot be maintained by words from the college administration, then let the police and national guard handle it. One way or another, the colleges should be freed from this harrassment. Unless a firm stand is taken imme diately, things will get worse before they get bettpr. Educators should know this. They, surely, must be smarter than they have thus far shown. Student For A Dumped Society ? ?fcArt-ree.\u6? ram , woo dcsigw, "For STOBMivJGr CAMPUS 0UILD1KI6S ? VaJILO mwr fon TUE "AUENKTEP LOOK" -V-" SECOND HAND ttorc &AIBT - lcwe e>EM>s fcuULWOBN ?OR VAMaUGr NOW NEGOTIABLE \OEWM0S \ 'Zu.ky ?o*r Xt^o USFV auMtoMWUMlK From The Office Of Congressman Fountain Washington, D. C. . . In my newsletter last week I described a situation involv ing the drug chloramphenical and Its handling by the U. S. Food and Drug Administra tion which posed a very serious threat to the health of patients who might be given a particular form of this drug. The situation in brief was that a committee of medical experts from the National Academy of Sciences had found in August 1968 that the injectable form of this drug, which was on the mar ket only for the treatment of very serious and life-threat ening illnesses, was actually effective only if injected di rectly into a vein, although its labeling permitted injection into the muscles or under the skin. As a result of this find ing, the Food and Drug Ad ministration had ordered that the drug be re-labeled to per mit use only by injection iYito the veins. Use by either of the other routes, which had not been proven effective, could cause the death of a critically ill patient who might have recovered had he received one of a number of other avail able and effective drugs. However, FDA had not taken appropriate action to call this problem to the attention of doctors or to get back from hospitals, doctors' offices, or drugstores the existing stocks of this drug containing the old directions for use. Nor had FDA taken steps to pre vent the manufacturer from selling l'/i million doses of the drug which was in its warehouses and which alio carried the old directions (or use. On April 4 of this year, when this situation came to my attention as Chairman of a Subcommittee responsible for overseeing the activities of the Food and Drug Adminis tration, I wrote to the FDA Commissioner and asked him to let me know immediately what he intended to do. On April 7 he informed me that he was taking action to reme dy these problems. However, I felt that it was also neces sary to find out how and why this siutation had come about in order to prevent future recurrences. In order to accomplish this purpose, the Subcommittee held three days of hearings with the responsible officials of FDA during which the Commissioner of FDA ac knowledged a number of ways in which the agency had not acted responsibly or ef fectively to prevent this very dangerous situation. At the conclusion of the hearings, I felt compelled to express my personal displeasure over FDA's lack of vigor in pro tecting the public, and es pecially children against the continued marketing of this drug for use in a manner which had not been proven effective and which could re sult in irreparable harm and even death. On the day following the hearings. I received a letter from FDA Commissioner Ley in which he said that the hearings had been extremely useful in identifying problem* in the agency's operations and that as a result of the information brought out dur ing the hearings, FDA was re-evaluating its entire drug control procedure to deter mine how it can be improved. He also promised to give serious consideration to all of the comments and sugges tions made by myself and the Subcommittee staff 'during the hearings. It is my hope that this will result In a more effective Food and Drug Administra tion which will provide greater protection to all of us who have to take drugs. But in any event, 1 and other members of the Subcom mittee will continue to look over their shoulder. For A Garnish New Delhi - While visiting in India, you may be shocked when you are told that the shiny .garnish on your dinner is pure silver. This silver is highly edible, and practioners of ancient Indian medicine say it is good for the health. New Volkswagen Detroit - Volkswagen has announced that it plans to introduce a new two-seater sportstype roadster to the American market this fall oi early next year. The car, yet unnamed, will differ in trim and the engine will be located forward of the rear axle. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR To the Editor: I enjoyed reading about the Confederate monument and the big crowd etc.. but I wish to find out about another big day. It was 1900 I think and the occasion was a big dinner on the school grounds. Charles B. Aycock was the speaker, I think. (This was after Mr. Joe John Allen had been the principal of the "Academy".) Aycock was running for Governor. I think, and he advocated the disfranchise of all who could not read and write. He also was the one who advocated the Grandfather Clause. Well, getting to what I remember, there was a Negro man who cut a white man during the march and some of the Franklin County soliders gave chase. I remember going up stairs and watching the pursuit. We could see him over beyond Fox's Swamp and it goes down in my mem ory that he was never seen around anymore. 1 do not think they killed him but I think he left Franklin Coun ty This Is not a pleasant thing to write about now under the condition!. Ask someone who la over 80 years old and may be they will remember it. 1 remember Mr. Thomas as Editor very well and think he was Editor at this time. I am 83 years old but this was a day I have always re membered. I attended school there 3 years prior to 1901. You are doing a fine job and I do enjoy your writings. Please excuse mistakes and pencil. Very respectfully. W. L. Beasley Rl. 2, Pfafftown, N. C. To the Editor: Please consider this: Can we not help but see that The Fra$k|in Times Established 1870 - Published Tuesdays fc Thursdays by The Franklin Times. Inc. Blckett Blvd. Dial GY6-3283 Loulsburf. N. C. CLINT FULLER. Manaflnf Editor ELIZABETH JOHNSON, Business Manager NATIONAL EDITORIAL Advertising Rates ^ | ASSOCIATION Upon Request 1969 SUBSCRIPTION RATES In North Carolina: Out' of 8tate: On* Year. $4.64 ; Six Months. *2. S3 One Year, *5.60; Six Months, $4.00 Tluw Months, $2.06 Three Months, $3.50 us mall mailer snd poitafe paid at tlw Post Office st Louhburg. N. C. 27549. I M? M?X democracy is the word which leads people by the nose? The good work which our philo logical experts have already done in the corruption of human language makes it un necessary to warn the people that they should never be allowed to give this word a clear and definable meaning. Nor, of course, must the people be allowed to raise Aristotle's question: whether "democratic behavior" means the behavior democracies like or the behavior that will pre serve a democracy. For If they did it could hardly fail to occur to them that these need not be the same. We are to use the word purely incantation; if we like, purely for its selling power. It is a name some folks vene rate. And. of course, it is connected with th?L political idea that men should be equally treated. Well, some folks then make a stealthy transition In their mfods from this political idea ta a factual belief that all men are equal. No man who says, "I'm as good aa you", believes It. He would not say It If he did. The St. Bernard never says It to the toy dog. nor the pretty woman to the plain, nor the scholar to the dunce, nor the employable to the bum. The claim to equality, outside the strictly political field, Is made ; only by those who feel them | selves to be In some way inferior. What it expresses is precisely the itching, smart- . ing, awareness of an in feriority which the patient refuses to accept. Under the influence of this incantation those who are in any way or every way Inferior can labor more successfully than ever before, whole heartedly convinced that they can pull down everyone to their own level. 1 am credibly Informed by my personal and very extensive researches that all "us" young folks now some times suppress an in cipient taste for claaalcal music or good literature be cause it might prevent our "being like folks"; that people who would really wish to be ?? are offered the Grace which would enable them to be -- honest, chaste, or tem perate. refuse It. To accept might make us Different, might offend against the way of Life, take us out of to getherness. Impair our Inte gration with the Group. All Is often summed up In the prayer I read recently which a young girl is said to have uttered: "Oh, God, make me a normal twentieth century girl!" Thanks to our labors, this will mean Increas ingly, "Make me a minx, ? moron, and a parasite!" And, Mr. Editor, la It. not pretty to notice now De mocracy (In the tncilntatory sense) Is now doing for ua the work that was once done by the most ancient Dictator ships, and by the same methods? Thus tyrants.could practice, in a sense, "de mocracy". But now "de mocracy" can (to the same work without any tyranny other than her own. . It should be our function to encourage the behavior, the manners, the whole atti tude of mind, which de mocracies naturally like and enjoy, because theae can be the very things, which un checked, will destroy our democracy. Perhaps It will be of in terest to my readers that I am 19 years of age. I am supply ing this bit of personal Infor mation should anyone fed they are in disagreement and wish to discuss my letter In privacy with me. Respectfully 1 Remain, James R. Barker 114 Church St. Loulsburg, N. C. In Curlers Porto Alegre, Brazil - Po lice arrested Mist Vara Reglna Silva on a drug charge while the was visiting Mends in the local penitentiary. The of ficers found marijuana rolled up and hidden In Mlas Stive's hair curlers. The friends were serving sentences sa narcotics peddlers. COME TO THINK j OF IT..." r by frank count There's been a curosity bothering me now for some time and I ain't found nobody who couid explain it. I been wanting to find out why it is that menfolks don't snore. Now any man knows that women snore and sometimes youngins snore but ain't you menfolks often wondered why it is that we don't? Do you reckon it's a freak of nature or something? If your woman is like mine, shell try to make you believe that its you making all them noises. But. 1 ask you . . . have you ever heard any such fuss coming from you? No, sir. And neither have 1. It's the women that makes the noises. I tried to get the little woman to sleep on her stomache and that didnt work. She kept waking herself up snoring and accusing me of doing it. I made ' her try sleeping at the foot of the bed and that was even worse. She kept my toes froze with all that breathing. Some fellow said if she'd sleep in some strange kind of get-up, it might help. So's I put a horse collar on her and guess what? She still snored. It sounded like a mixture of Casey Jones coming 'round the mountain and the wreck of Old 97 with a little of that mourn ful music they played for Floyd Collins mixed in. It even started the dogs barking in the neighbor's yard. One night the police knocked on the door to see if we was being held up. He thought he heard somebody screaming. He did. It was me. I thought we was being held up. too. But, you menfolks know what it was, don't you? That's right.. It was that little woman snoring and accusing me. Now the youngins don't spook easy. They seen some strange things living in my house over the years and since they bed down down the hall a piece, they ain't been exposed to the fiill blast. They're getting old enough where I got to tell them some facts about this snoring business any day now and I want to find out all I can about it. If any you professors at the college or some of you high school graduates or even a drop out- if you know anything about snoring-will kindly slip the information to old Frank on how it is that menfolks dont snore, it shore will be appreciated. I been thinking of applying for a federal grant or maybe one from the Ford Foundation. I^iey sponsor some weird things and this is a pretty weird thingNJ I guess they'd want to know something about what kind of study I'd be making and I ain't sure just how to git started, but if they can study all them other things, surely somebody ought to give some attention to this all-powered important subject. It aint like the women can help it. That is, I don't reckon they can keep from making all that noise. They just get so wound up during the day and got so much they got to say that I guess some of it just has to unwind after they dose off. Shore does make a powerful noise though. Sometimes I wish they'd do it in the daytime and sleep at night. I though of muzzling the little woman but I ain't found one big enough. And I tried cotton in my ears. Seven balls of it is forever stuck inside my skull right now. I got too close when she exhaled. The doctor says it aint never coming out. The blast, it seems, was too powerful. I just got to live with all that cotton in my head. Aint no need to laugh. Some folks aint even got that comfort. If I make my study 1 will give you periodic reports here in this column. I dont really expect that I'll be able to find out why it Is that menfolks don't snore, but it's sure worth a try. Might try to find out how to stop the womenfolks while I'm at it. I know all you men wish me luck. It's a good feeling to be doing something worthwhile. "Look at ui jo! Thl* It tha fattiit oar on tha road!" "S?cond fntnt."
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