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I - Editorial Opinions TIMES-NEWS YOUR HOME NEWSPAPER’S editorials are the opinions of staff members. As such they may be wrong. Whether you agree or disagree our columns, under “The People Write” heading, are open for you to express your own opinion. Cooperative Road Effort Want 'Merrill Evans, former chairman of the State Highway Commission, told the Suffolk Rotary Club recently that 1-95 could swallow up the tourist business unless the other area tourist highways were modernized. Evans said 1-95 is a re markable piece of highway, extending from Maine to Florida. “It can be a bless ing,” he said, “or it can be a calamity.” If 1-95 drains off tourist traffic from points east in Carolina or Virginia, he declared, “it could be an economic calamity.” Evans described the interstate artery as “the greatest threat to the tourist industry” in this area. “We must be doubly sure that we modernize our tourist highways,” he added. 1-95 cuts through the northwestern- most part of the Roanoke-Chowan area in Northampton County, but most of Ihe traffic on it goes by at 60 miles per hour and there is little economic benefit from it. Hertford County has always been ac tive in seeing that its highways were promoted. Bertie County has also had an active chamber of commerce in Windsor that works on the promotion of its needs as shown by its recent campaign to get improvements to combination U.S. 13 and U.S. 17 south of Windsor. Northampton County has recently initiated a chamber of commerce and a better highways com mittee. This fills an important gap that has been needed in Northampton fcounty’s promotion plans. The organiza tion thus exists in the area to do some thing about highways—but it exists in only county level form. In considering Evans’ suggestions it seems that one of the obvious needs in seeing that tourism isn’t injured in the area, is an area-wide effort to coordinate development plans for all of the systems that feed into the four counties of the Roanoke-Chowan. Highways must come from some where and lead to somewhere. A county promotion effort is good but it must tie in with the plans of the state planning groups. Since Evans has returned from Raleigh he has continued his expert in terest in the area’s problems. It might be that he could be convinced to put his talents to use in working with Choanoke Area Develojjment Association as an ad visor in these matters. His know-how and contacts in Virginia are important to any area-wide efforts. While county competition is good, it will be more ef fective if it accomplishes an over-all objective of an improved highway system in eastern North Carolina. Highways Evans cited in his Suffolk talk as in need of improvement are Va.- N.C. 168, leading from Norfolk south to the Outer Banks; U.S. 17 from Ports mouth to Elizabeth City; Va.-N.C. 32 from Suffolk to Edenton; U.S. 13 from Suffolk to Ahoskie and Windsor; and U.S. 258 from Franklin, Va., to Murfrees boro and Scotland Neck. ^ , Although he was speaking from Suf folk, Evans was talking of North'Caro- lina’s needs. Another prime ^project would naturally be U.S. 158 from; the Outer Banks to 1-95 so that there would be national connections with the entire area. ■ma mil Hill mil mi . !llll CHRISTMAS CARD—The 117-year-4>ld Columns a lovely Christmas card with its decorations up Building on the Chowan College campus makes —and holiday vacation begins at noon Friday. Now that all of the area counties are alert to their own needs, they should be come aware of the benefits to be derived from an area plan. We are not going to have as many representatives and sena tors to look after our interests as we are accustomed to. Instead we must substi tute cooperative effort to make further progress. Cultural TV Network Needed Carlton Morris Writes- I'm Not Defending The South; It Needs None One of the great handicaps in our American society—in attempting to give our children an appreciation of good music—is the present system of com mercial radio (and television), which by its very nature in directing its appeal to the lowest common denominator, to sell products, stresses popular, novel and gimmick music, rather than the great . I music oi-the. world’s best oopiposers. 'I 'h'is TiTi‘6 that one can 4ud good mi^siff programs, either on FM or by carefully waiting for, and selecting, rare programs devoted to fine music. But this is a proc ess most people either have not the time nor the training to pursue. Our schools are doing what they can but this is not enough iii itself—in the face of the barrage of commercialism and jungle music one hears at every turn. If there are those who doubt the effects of our radio and television, all that is needed to prove the point is a trip to England or Germany or to other countries and a comparison of what is stressed on the airwaves in these coun tries and what the U.S. listener is offer ed. While no one wishes to do away with the commercial, free-enterprise system of radio and television as we know it. nevertheless it might be that one cultural frequency will be necessary to offer Americans adequate cultural programs. This could be operated by state univer sities, by a special national cultural com mittee, or by a number of state com mittees. The educational channels such as TV channel 2 which reaches part of our area is an attempt to help with this ppobiem by’dts'Ciiltural programming. It i^ a help_ Jyit ^educafipnal stations by themselves are not enough. A strictly cultural network, even if it required public financing, which would sell no advertising, and which would not compete with the commercial chan nels is needed. It could offer all Ameri cans fine music, opera, government serv ices in such fields as agriculture, taxes, etc., news conferences of importance to voting citizens, etc.—free of all political or government propaganda. It is through such a channel that the people of other countries have access to such program ming. There is no reason commercial frequencies and channels need fear such a system—and we would then have the best of each system, for the benefit of all citizens. Con The People Manage Colleges? In the aftermath of legislative settlement of the Speaker Ban Issue, there has been public criticism of the Legislature because It refused to submit the Issue to a vote of the people. We live in a democ racy, the critics say. In a democracy the people rule. What possibly could be wrong with letting the people decide at the polls whether to retain or remove the ban on specified campus speakers? Critics who raise this question seem to be ignor ing some basic realities. The American democ racy has never been an absolute democracy in which every public question Is decided by popular vote. The people hold ultimate authority, but the people elect representatives to make decisions. The representatives in turn delegate responsibil ity to trustees and administrators. In a complex society, democratic government could not func tion without trusteeship. Education Is a specialized field. The people own the public schools and colleges. God forbid that the people manage these Institutions by popular vote. The people, directly or through their elect ed representatives, select trustees to govern schools and colleges. The people should hold the trustees accountable for the management of edu cational institutions. Flagrant mismanagement calls for changes In trusteeship, not administra tion by popular vote. The people are not qualified to manage educa tional Institutions. This is an old concept, but It is a concept still valid In our times. It does not run contrary to democratic tradition in the United States. The late Dr. William Preston Few, first presi dent of Duke University, discussed this concept when he became president of old Trinity College in 1910. In his inaugural address, he acknowledged that ‘‘to contemplate human life with any degree of patience, one must believe that the people wish to do right and in the long run and in the main will do right,” but Dr. Few drove home the point that the people cannot manage a college, that in a democracy they are susceptible to waves of hys teria and to alarmist leaders. He insisted that the colleges must serve as bulwarks against which passions "beat In vain.” (SeeDr. Earl W. Porter’s book ‘‘Trinity and Duke, 1892-1924; Foundations of Duke University,” published by Duke Univer sity Press, 1964, page 176.) Ever so often I’m accused of defending the south, but this sim ply isn’t true for the south needs no defense from me or anyone. I would like to set the record straight and would do just that if I had some mass media as big as CBS so I could pour out my hon est convictions as well as they tour their bilge into every home across the nation. It seems they had a terrible time out in Los Angeles (inter preted City of Anfee.'.^ last summer. As a m%Uer.of/act, 34 people were killed'and many a man was run out of business and ruined for life. Block after block was destroyed by fire, and this same CBS showed thieves carry ing away furniture, television sets, rugs and just about any thing the residents of the area could steal. All this is the business of Cal ifornia and Los Angeles in par ticular, and it must be CBS business as well as TV, which has done its utmost to loosen the morals of one and all, has also set itself up as the con science of the nation. All this is well and good if they like it that way, but the thing that makes me puke, Isn’t the sight of such wan ton destruction and lack of god liness among the residents of the area, as much as it is the dirty, unfounded insinuations by CBS and the California authorities. Here we are 3,000 miles away, minding our own business, al ready bearing the burden of be ing the stepchild of the nation, the retarded son, the skeleton in the closet, and charged with com mitting all the sins of man against man, and now they claim their Los Angeles riots werecausedby our poor southern Negroes, whom have been dumped on their door steps like so many bastard chil dren. Which is just about as far as you can go afield in a day’s journey in any direction. In the first place, T m almost as well off as some of our poor southern Negroes, and I couldn’t raise the price of a trip to Cali fornia if I was inclined to go there, which I am not. In the second place, our people, black or white, have better morals, better principles and a greater respect for the laws of God and man than to pull any such caper as that. The thing that was topmost frosting on the cake, was when the CBS reporter took one of his queer sounding friends on a tour of the burned and looted area. The queer sounding one told how he stole and how others stole from different shops and even pointed them out one by one. He explained how they rioted for hours on end. Then the police did a terrible thing. They arrest ed him, not In the riot area mind you, but in a plain simple resi dential area without a single shop in sight. At least none were in sight of the one direction the cameras were pointed. And be- derned if he didn’t have to serve 30 days for it. It was police bru tality is what it was. Don’t it tear your heart out to hear such slanted drivel? We have some sorry Negroes, and we have just as many sorry white men here in poor despised southern United States, But I’ve never been acquainted with peo ple from either race, and my- acquaintance is rather extensive in both races, who would travel from here to California to riot, steal, or even revolt. It was hinted strongly that the whole thing was a revolt as the people were practically paupers, only averaging about $3,000 a year. But if they were revolting against that scapegoat of a poor, misguided nation, theDeepSouth, it certainly appears they would have done it before they left home. Nope. They can’t pin this one on us, black or white. LOOKING i BACKWARD interesting items reprinted from old files of The Roanoke-Chowan Times By MISS ESTHER CONNER Editor Emeritus December 3, 1936 A Thought For The Week - For where envying and strife is there is confusion and every evil work. - James 2:16. Those from Rich Square who attended the 4th District meet ing, Order of Eastern Star, held in Henderson Monday were Mes- dames Frances Boone, Worthy Matron, Alice Futrell, Mabel Martin, Clara Leake and Janet Brown. Mrs. L. H. Gibbons and chil dren, Billy and L. H. Jr., re turned to Hamlet Sunday after spending several days in the home of Mrs. Ada Buxton and attended the Eatmon - Weaver wedding. Dr. Few was aware of difficulties which the Trinity College administration had experienced in Its relations with both Methodist laymen and citizens of North Carolina in general who mis understood academic freedom and some of the educational decisions made by college adminis trators. What he said in his inaugural address applies with equal validity to all institutions of higher education, public and private. Dr. Few’s view does not reflect haughtiness; rather it re flects mature understanding of the workings of democratic society. We may be sure that he un derstood how important it is for a college to re tain the sympathy of the people even as it boldly exercises leadership, refusing to be molded by popular prejudices and notions. The Speaker Ban controversy has been a test of North Carolina’s maturity. We passed, but we still could improve our grade. -Smlthfleld Herald The People Wrifre; Retarded Child's Christmas Card Appeal To the Editor: Some one sent Tony a card with this address, saying if he wrote to the News, they bet his wall would be covered with pretty Christmas cards. Sir, Tony cannot write, he is a cerebral palsy victim, both legs and arms are afflicted, he does not walk, he is 20, but only a child. He will never become an adult. Tony is retarded, but never cries, always has a smile. He watches TV but goes crazy over his record player, which was given to him from a radio station. He loves to get .mall, really I love to open and read them for him, then I put them on the wall. Do you think you could have a Christmas shower of cards for Tony. He can not do anything but sit. Please if you can. Thank you and God Bless Written for Tony by his Mother Tony L. Sasso 51 Coolidge Street-S.W. Wyoming, Mlchlgan-49508 Dear Di-El, I want your opinion about the hours and duties of a babysitter. When I first began baby sitting for this couple they were all right. The husband would come over and pick me up about seven o’clock. When we got to their house everything was ready for me to take over. The baby was fed and ready for bed. The house was clean and there wasn't a thing for me to do except put the baby to bed at bedtime. They were al ways home by eleven. Boy are things different nowl The house is a mess and they expect me to clean it up. Now I have to bathe the baby and put him to bed. They are getting home later and later. Once they even stayed out until one-thirty. My mother wants me to stop sitting for this couple, but I really hate to. They can’t get anyone else to sit with the baby and they do pay well. What should I do? Baby Sitter Dear Baby Sitter, Quit sitting. From the sound of your letter you know yourself what is the matter with this cou ple. Sincerely, Di-El year-old girl who smokes? The girl’s parents know that she smokes, but they don’t care. She doesn’t smoke in front ofher par ents, she smokes only when she is around a few of her close friends. I think that if her par ents don’t object that it is o.k. for her to smoke. It’s her life and she should be allowed to smoke if she wants too. My moth er disagrees with me. Can you settle this? Smoking Wonderer Dear Wonderer, A 15-year-old girl istooyoung to smoke and it can be bad for her health. Sometimes a girl’s parents may allow her to do something that may beharmfulto her. Then it is up to her to decide what she will do. If your friend only smokes around a few of her friends, it may be that she is trying to show off for them. Since she does not smoke in front of her parents even though they told her that it is all right for her to smoke she maybe ashamed ofher smoking. Sincerely, Di-El RICH SQUARE, N. C.. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16. 1965 R-C Editors Say... Brains May Become More Importont By MARIE WOOD News Editor The Herald Ahoskie The time could come when brains will be much more im portant than they are now-and there are occasions now when I am inclined to wonder just what anyone wants a brain for. Electrical gadgets can do al most anything around the house these days once they are turned on, and anyone can push a button. Brains, when I was young, and I recognize this dates me even more than my hobbies, were something which equipped an in dividual to speak intelligently when spoken to, to beabletocar- ry on a delightful conversation at meal time, and to be provoc ative and stimulating in the eve- ning-or any time for that matter. Town Hall at Lasker Thursday evening, December 31, and at the Academy building at Conway Fri day evening, January 1, by the Lasker talent. Proceeds will go for the benefit of the Lasker High School Library and the Methodist Church. Admission for adults, 25 cents, and for children, 15 cents. To fully appreciate the value of the farm lands in Northampton, Bertie and Hertford our people need to travel in other parts of the country. Here we can grow profitably about all the things on the agricultural list, including the best paying and principal money crops - cotton, tobacco, peanuts, potatoes, corn, hay and small grain. We have consider able quantity of unprofitable land that is not properly cultivated nor drained as it could be but our wide-awake hustling farmers are making money. The members of the Rich Square Baptist Sunday School are requested to meet at the high school building Saturday for a Christmas treat and general good time. The hour of meeting has been changed from 7 o’clock in the evening to 2 o’clock in the afternoon. The people of Rich Square and victaity have been fortunate during the past year in being able to buy a good quality of beef at a very low price - from six to 10 cents a pound. Our beef deal ers sell stalled beef, that is, beef that has been thoroughly cleansed and fattened specially for the market before being butchered. Brains, today-bahh! Of Miat purpose are they? To get you in to college? Nonsense. Rote, rote, everything is rote. You learn by repeating, you learn by memoriz ing. You forget that education once was something supposed to equip an individual so he could get along with other individuals. Today, who cares whether he gets along-generally-with other individuals? One must get along only with one’s small clique - one’s few chosen friends, and not for long, very often with them. Anyway, what I am leading up to, stems from a mighty fancy experiment carried out at the University of California, where they have been transplanting the learnings from the brains of hamsters to the brains of rats. Or maybe it’s just the memory, 1 dunno. But anyway, they (and that “they”, always delights me) have learned, discovered, made' use of the finding, that the learn ing of a skill will alter the ar rangement of the brain mole cules, so permanently, that if you transfer the arranged molecules from the brain of one animal to the brain of another animal, the second animal will automatical ly do what the number one animal did at the moment of incentive. And if that sounds awfully in volved, read it again. Then I’ll say it simpler. Hamsters were trained to run to a food box at the sound of a click. Then they were killed and scientists extracted from their brains those molecules affected- rearranged - and injected the molecules into the brains of rats and sounded the click and the rats ran to the food box! Now, wouldn’t it be perfectly wonderful if the brains of a Da Vinci or an Einstein could be handled - at their deaths - in the same fashion! Some of us, prob ably would just sit there and wait for it to happen and then hope to be the highest bidder. Of course, it probably would end just as all other auctions do- the buyer would be the man with the most money. But wouldn’t it be wonderful if the government would step in and decide that the disadvantaged would get those brains - at gov ernment expense no doubt with taxpayers paying, but nowadays, that's the way the cookie crum bles. Then we could all stop working and join the great society of'the disadvantaged and. haare jusiias much right to those brains astiib next one. And think what an opportunity! Captain Farmer oftheHighway Patrol is asking for an increase of his squad of patrolmen to 200 and it will be an act of economy to enlarge the patrol to at least that number. Such a course will make the highways safer, because it will make drivers more care ful if they are expecting to be overtaken by a patrolman every time they violate a law. An en larged patrol would also pick up many drunken drivers and get them off the roads before they have a chance to kill others. The Rehoboth Home Demon stration Club met withMissNan- nie Lee Spivey Wednesday and served a Thanksgiving supper. Sixteen members present to en joy this evening. The NorthamptonPlayersFes- tival will begin next Friday aft ernoon, December 4, in theWood- land school auditorium. One of the best programs in the history of the County Festival is in pros pect. Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Griffin of Woodland were hosts Tues day evening at a three course turkey dinner honoring the mem bers of the school faculty with their wives and husbands. Mrs. Griffin was assisted in serving by Mrs. D. H. Brown. Dear Di-El, What do you think about a 15- Editor’s Note: During the Christmas and New Year’s holi days letters to Di-El should be addressed to TheHeraldPrinting House, Ahoskie. The American Legion Auxil iary will meet Thursday after noon, December 3, in the home of Mrs. Bruce Lassiter at Pote- casl. December 24, 1908 The new brick building being erected by Contractor Stanford for John H. Baugham is rapidly assuming shape. A play entitled “Between the Acts” will be presented at the SHOP Our Beginning Fridoy, Dec. 17 We Will Be FOR EVERYONE ON YOUR LIST: Blouses—-Sweaters—Robes Pojamos—Slippers—Socks Skirts—Bogs—Ties Billfolds—Umbrellas Towels—Sheets—Blankets Jewelry 100's of Items and Toysl RICH SQUARE FIRST FEDERAL Sovings & Loan Association ROANOKE RAPIDS 9M Reaiwk* Avt. Plion* JE 7-2027
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