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THURSDAY. MAY 17. 1956
THE PILOT—Southern Pines. North Carolina
Page SEVEN
DEANE, KITCHIN AMONG THOSE REPLYING
Candidates For Senate, House Answer Queries By
LWV On Foreign Policy, Domestic Legislation
In connection with its Voters
Service activities for the coming
primary and general elections,
the League of Women Voters—
which has an active chapter in
Southern Pines—has received
and made public answers to ques
tionnaires sent to candidates for
the U. S. Senate and House of
Representatives.
.Two questions prepared by the
National Board of the League
were submitted to candidates
throughout the nation. The ques
tions were;
Question A: "Please indi
cate the aspects of U. S. for
eign policy with whicd» you
are most in agreement; those
of whidi you are most crit-
ScaL- ^
Question B: "In what do
mestic legislation are you es
pecially interested? Please
state your support or opposi
tion."
The local i.eague chapter this
week turned over to The Pilot
answers to these questions as giv
en by candidates who will be on
ballots in Moore County.
Both Democratic and Republi
can candidates were questioned,
although voters here will not
have an ooportunity to vote for
any Republican candidate until
the general election in Novem
ber. At that time Republican can
didates will be on the ballots op
posing winners in the Democratic
primary which is scheduled for
May 26 and which might, in some
races, go into a second primary in
June.
Answers to the questions were
provided as follows by candidates
of interest to local voters:
Senatorial Candidates
QUESTION “A” (foreign policy):
Sam J. Ervin, Jr. (incumbent).
Democrat; of Morganton—
"‘I favor those measures which
are reasonably designed to keep
the United States and its allies
sufficiently strong militarily to
deter potential enemies from at
tack.”
Joel A. Johnson, Republican, of
Four Oaks—
“I am dedicated to the ap
proach and the program of
Dwight David Eisenhower. I un
derstand this approach to be bas
ed on the appalling certainty that
atomic weapons can render the
earth uninhabitable lor human
beings living as men have lived
since the stone age; on the mir
acle of men and nations all over
the world, inspired by America,
surging forward to higher levels
of responsible moral leadership
to America. The program of
Eisenhower is based on the faith
that military strength and spirP-
ual power are equal to the task of
preserving peace amid the un
equal and changing relations
among nations; on the belief in
the UN, our State Department,
and our growing alliances; with
others as the proper means to our
ends; on patterns of diplomacy
that are designed not to solve ab
solutely problems of differences
but are dedicated to ‘holding hell
back until the dawn.’ ”
Marshall Kurfees, Democrat, of
.Winston-Salem—No reply.
QUESTION “B” (domestic legis
lation) :
Senator Ervin (D)—
“I am especially interested in
legislation reasonably designed to
prevent the further decline of
prices of agricultural products.”
Mr. Johnson (R)—
‘‘Farm legislation is by all odds
my most special interest. In this
field I confess to much experience
and some competency. I can say
little in a paragraph beyond sta
ting my agreement with most ex
perts, all living secretaries of
agriculture. Democratic and Re
publican, that rigid price sup
ports are inherently wrong and
can only vfork to compound the
baffling problems of farming in a
money economy, that price sup
ports of any kind are largely un
related to the real problems of
North Carolina farmers, that we
must expand industrially, subsi
dize the sale of tobacco on for
eign markets, create a system of
trade schools by which to equip
our farm youth to earn a decent
living anywhere in America, on
or off the farm, and achieve such
farm marketing outlets as will
provide the capital for and the
incentive to bring about a far
greater diversification in the use
of farm and human resources. In
both foreign and domestic affairs
I follow earnestly Eisenhower’s
leadership. I do not run on his
‘coattails’; I run under his lead
ership in the conviction that this
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Mr. Kurfees (D)—No reply.
Candidates for House
81h District
QUESTION “A” (foreign policy):
C. B. Deane (incumbent). Dem
ocrat, of Rockingham—
‘‘I have supported all our for
eign aid programs and have felt
the Point-4 Program was most
significant. In view of four trips
to Europe since 1951, I feel that
the general economy of Europe
is such that the purely economic
aid can be drastically reduced. As
£ member of the Appropriations
Committee, I feel that our mili
tary assistance program is meet
ing with reasonable success. Yet
at times this appears slowed too
much by red tape by the cooper
ating countries. I think we should
not overcommit ourselves on a
so-called long-range program. I
feel that a yearly review of the
operations of all these programs
is in the best interest of all con
cerned.
A. Paul Kitchin, Democrat, of
Wadesboro—
“Our foreign policy needs a
thorough overhauling in many
respects and a more positive and
non-flexible position must be
taken. There must be a curtaiL
m.ent in our foreign ‘Give-a-Way’
program.”
Fred Myers, Republican, of
North Wilkesboro—No reply.
QUESTION “B” (domestic leg
islation) :
Congressman Deane—
“The Farm Program, and the
needs of the farmer is the num
ber one problem facing America
today. I think we should bring
out amended social security leg
islation, especially for widows
and for those permanently dis
abled. We should move slowly on
increased interest rates. We are
now paying heavily for increased
interest rates that have been put
into effect within the last three
years.
“As a member of the appropri
ation committees for both Nation
al Defense and the Department of
Agriculture, I am in a position to
know what we need in the way
of home support if we give our
military the support they need
away from home. We must also
train our people to be gifted in
the war of ideas in which we are
most lacking I fear.”
Mr. Kitchin—
“Farm program must be
strengthened to the benefit of the
farmer including a proper dispo
sition of surplus commodities so
as not to depress local markets;
more econom,y ip government by
means of a closer supeiwision of
budget requirements for all de
partments and bureaus and more
efficiency in the operation of
such with a view towards curtail
ment of unnecessary personnel
and expense.”
Mr. Myers—No reply.
Horticulturists say that many
valuable plants have been dam
aged or killed with oil spray in
recent years because of the dif
ficulty in mixing oil with water.
Improperly mixed, it’s dangerous
to boxwood, especially in dry
seasons.
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