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THURSDAY, MARCH 20. 1969
In Support Of Efforts
For Justice And Order
This University has a long and
honorable history of resisting efforts to
curtail freedom of expression. We
associate ourselves unreservedly with
that tradition.
Adherence to that tradition does not
require defense - or even condonation -of
methods of expression which trespass
upon the rights of others and disrupt
the life of the University. Indeed,
nothing so effectually sabotages any
meaningful search for truth as the
tactical resort to violence or threats of
violence by a militant minority which
insists that it alone can identify with
truth and that whatever is identified by
it as truth must be universally accepted.
This is the totalitarian - not the
democratic - approach to freedom of
expression.
The mission of the University would
be equally subverted if its teachers, who
have voluntarily entered into lawful
contracts, deliberately pervert or refuse
to carry out their assignments, justifying
such conduct by citing their
disagreement with their characterization
of University policies. Such conduct is
not a legitimate assertion of the right to
""criticize. It is a breach of faith and a
clear neglect of duty. Such conduct,
legally and morally unjustifiable, is
peculiarly reprehensible when engaged
in by those who profess high moral
motives.
In the present University crisis, to the
extent that a labor dispute is involved
we believe that the University is moving,
with good will and in good faith, to
reach just solutions. We strongly
endorse that effort and urge that it
continue with maximum possible speed.
We believe that the labor dispute can be
settled more quickly and more justly if
those troups whose conduct led to the
presence of highway patrolmen publicly
renounce any intention to renew such
conduct. We have a poor case for
withdrawal of the patrol until we can
point to such solid evidence that peace
will prevail in its absence.
Unfortunately, there is evidence that
small minorities of students and
teachers, urged on and supported by
individuals from outside the University
community, are determined, by
violence, threats of violence, disruption
and neglect of duty, to force adoption
of their views as to matters irrelevant to
the present labor dispute. We condemn
any such effort. While there is a small
chance that, by such tactics they can
win control of the University policies,
there is real danger that they will goad
the people of the State into destroying
freedom of expression for all of us.
We support the Chancellor and the
President in their efforts to maintain
order, to do justice, and to preserve for
us and for posterity a University in
which truth wins its way by its
intellectual merits.
Statement by VNC Law School Dean
Emeritus Henry Brandts and petition signed
by 36 University faculty members:
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Another 'University?
President English Jones makes a
good point in citing' the need for a
master's degree program at Pern
broke State College. There is no such
program in this area and there is a
need, especially for public school
' teachers.
There is no reason why this can
not be provided. But there is an
equally strong reason why the "uni
versity" label should not be applied
' willy-nilly across the State.
President Jones has dene a good
job in building the college at Pem
broke. There is much more to be done
to develop it into a first-rate four
year college, and Pembroke should
have the funds from the State to do
the job.
Dr. Jones feels that "the greatest
unmet need is for a graduate school
in this area where public school
teachers, and other professional citi
zens, can begin a program of work
leading to the master's degree."
This should be provided, but it can
be provided without the regional uni
versity designation which he requests
and which is sought in a new bill in
the legislature.
The name "university" will not be
of sufficient value to Pembroke to
warrant a weakening of the name in
North Carolina education.
It was only two years ago that the
regional university concept was writ
ten into law in this State, and at the
time it was declared that there should
be a five-year waiting period before
further changes were made in the
higher education set-up. There is still
a good argument for waiting.
THE PILOT
On the moonbeam
Apollo 9't shining success challenges
the United States for the 1970s.
for 10 days, men and machines carried
out the most complex, the most thorough
flight test yet of the spaceship system
American engineers have developed. It's
beautiful system.
How is the Nixon administration going
to employ its potential?
Astronauts James A. McDivitt, Russell
L. Schweickart, and David R. Scott, with
brilliant display of space piloting, have
shown that the long-heralded lunar land
ing is, at most, a couple of missions away.
"After the first landing, a few more
lunar visits will gather more moon
samples and emplace more instruments.
Meanwhile, other astronauts will make
three extended duty tours in an earth
orbiting workshop during 1971 and 1972.
Beyond that, the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration has desires,
spelled out in detailed studies, but the
United States is fast coming to the end of
its only officially approved program of
manned space flights.
It is inconceivable, of course, that Amer
ica will do nothing further with men in
space. But will the program the adminis
tration must present this year make full
use of what a decade of effort and an ex
penditure of many billions of dollars
have given the country?
There are strong pressures to play down
space exploration to save money that
could be used for tackling problems of the
cities. We believe it would be a mistake to
judge the level of space effort largely in
these terms. To make full use of the Apollo
system will not cost that much more.
The entire orbiting laboratory program
adds only $1.9 billion to the manned space
flight effort To carry it beyond the now
authorized three duty tours, would be
relatively inexpensive. To carry on
further moon exploration also would not
cost that much. The big investment in de
veloping the Apollo system has been
made. Now the United States is realizing
the payoff.
There is much that men can do in earth
orbit In way of research and manufacture
of special high-value items. They could,
for example, form perfectly spherical ball
bearings under weightless conditions
something impossible to make on earth.
And these bearings would allow new
levels of sccuracy in many instruments.
We hope that, as the administration
drafts a space program for the 1970s it
will think boldly of how best to use what
that effort has given us.
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
YOU
AND THE
Br William Friday, President
University of North Carolina
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At I have indicated before,
the University of North Caro
lina is a great generator of
wealth. Its well-trained gradu
ate!, its applied research, and
its productive service all con
tribute to the economic growth
of the State, region, and na
tion. The University's labora
tories, forests, and farms are
busy centers of research and
are helping solve problems
affecting the State's business,
and industrial life as well as
create new ideas and new
products for the stimulation
of the economy.
A report, entitled "Research
and Farming," containing a
wide range of research results
of practical value, has Just
been issued by the Agri
cultural Experiment Station
at North Carolina State Uni
versity and provides an ex
ample of how the University
advancea economic progress
not only for agriculture but
for related segment! of the
economy as well.
ECONOMIC PROGRESS
I would like to share with
you information about a few
developments by the Agri
cultural Experiment Station
which have a direct bearing
on the economic progress of
the State. As you perhaps
know, the Experiment Station
operates 16 research farms
located in various parts of the
State.
Blueboy, a new variety of
wheat developed in our labora
tories at North Carolina State
University, la being widely
cultivated this year.
Tar Heel farmers planted
some 30 per cent of their crop
in Blueboy last year. Esti
mates are that 80 per cent of
the new crop has been planted
in Blueboy.
Blueboy Is now one of the
leading varieties of soft wheat
In Virginia, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia,
and Arkansas.
Dr. Charles Murphy, de
veloper of Blueboy, reports
that farmers In Missouri,
Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio are
also showing "considerable
interest" in the variety.
"If this interest continues,"
Dr. Murphy commented, "Blue
boy could essily become the
most widely grown soft wheat
ever produced in the United
States."
Blueboy was the highest
yielding variety tested last
year by the U.S. Agency for
International Development in
South Korea, and it ia now
being considered for com
mercial production In that
country.
Wheat yields In North Cam
Una Jumped from SI bushels
In 1967 to 39 bushels in 1968
with only 30 per cent of the
crop planted to Blueboy.
COTTON PROJECT
In another area, a strong-
flbered cotton that combines
high line yield with excellent
spinning and processing per
formance has been developed
by scientists at N. C. State
and the U. S. Department of
Agriculture.
The new variety, TH (triple
hybrid) 140, could provide the
breakthrough in Southeastern
quality cotton production. It
exhibits high fiber tensile
strength in combination with
high yield, a quality lacking
in present varietler,
New machinery in North
Carolina textile mills requires
a strong flbered cotton which
can be spun at high rates of
speed without breaking.
Many years of resesrch went
into the development of TH
149. It was 27 years ago that
a North Carolina cotton was
successfully crossed with two
foreign cottons a type grown
only In Asia and a wild cotton
shrub from the deserts of
Northern Mexico. Dr. J. O.
Beatley, who performed this
three-way cross while working
at N. C. State, waa atudylng
the possible evolutionary origin
of cultivated cottons in the
United States.
The new variety produces
large bolls and large seed. It
is well adapted for splndale
type machine harvesting. It
also haa good storm resistance
and moderate resistance to
fusarium wilt.
Seed for farmer plantings
should become available in
I860.
PEACH PRODUCTION
Another Important research
achievement concerns peach
production.
Agricultural scientists at
North Carolina State have
announced the development of
six new, high-quality peach
varieties.
All of the varieties carry
resistance to bacterial spot,
destructive dlsessa to the fruit
and folliage of peach treea.
Dr. Roy L. Lovvorn, director
of agricultural resesrch at our
Raleigh campus, said tha alx
new varieties have been named
after communities In the North
Carolina Sandhills. The com
munities are Blscoe, Troy,
Norman, Pekin, Emery and
Whynot.
Most of the State's com
mercial peach production la
concentrated In the Sandhills.
The new varletiea have dona
well, however, in both light,
sandy soils and other soils
that ara now used for peach
production in North Carolina.
Two N. C. State scientists
shared the responsibility for
breeding and testing the new
varieties. They are Frank Cor
rell of the Department of
Horticulture Science and Car
lyle Clayton of the Depart
ment of Plant Pathology.
These research achievements
demonstrate the University's
constructive work tin creating
new sources of wealth and
better products for the people
of North Carolina.
crTk Philosopher
Dear editar:
I was out here walking over
this bermuda grass farm
inspecting thinp and planning
my work for the months
ahesd, well I wasn't actually
doing much planning, what 1
was doing was getting away
from the noise of my houvc,
noise like "other homes around
here have washing machines,
why can't this one?" or "this
land is about as good at that
across the fence, how come it
doesn't make as much? or
"when are you going to fix
that loose board in the back
steps?" and so when I
stumbled on s newspaper it
was eipecislly welcome. Since
most problems can't be solved
anyway, s smart man will
worry about those furtherest
away from home.
According to an article in
this paper, the latest thing in
space work is a earners that
takes four pictures at the same
time from a satellite circling
the earth, and it's so accurate it
can actually detect the
condition of crops, can tell
what insects are bothering
them, can reveal the mouture
content of the soil, can even
spot fish in lakes and oceans.
Some people call this
progress but I call it scientific
snooping. It's bad enough to
have to explain the condition
of my crops right around the
house, without having to
defend what's over the next
rise.
While I guess I should be
grateful for the scientists'
sending up a 10-million-dollar
satellite to tell me whether or
not I need s rain, up to now
I've always managed to find
out on my own.
And as for locating fish,
maybe in the middle of the
Atlantic would be all right, but
let some high powered camera
send back a message from
space that fish are biting in a
place I'd figured out for myself
and was keeping quiet about,
snd I'd have more company
than s new Governor with
1500 jobs to fill.
However, I don't suppose
there's any way to stop
progress, outside of Congress,
and I was Just wondering, if
this camera can tell me what
insects are bothering my crops,
why don't the scientists train it
on South Viet Nam and find
out where those Viet Cong are
shelling Siagon from?
Yours faithfullv,
J. A.
Just One Thing
After Another
My Curl C.oerch
Probubly every possible use
of the word "Pine" has been
made in naming different
places in North Carolina. Off
hand, I recall Pineliurst,
Southern Pines, Pmctown,
Pinecroft, Pine Needles,
Pinecrest, Pine Ridge, Pine
Valley, and Pine Knot. There
are probably many mure.
There's a Thrift Road in
Charlotte. A lot of other towns
need one too.
Mr. Boyte lives in Carthage.
Mr. Boyette lives in Caitonia,
and Mr. Boyd lives in your own
town. You might ask him if he
is any kin to the others.
Add to list of bad breaks:
Up in New York several weeks
ago, I ran into a friend whom I
hadn't seen in five or six years.
"How's the wife?" I inquired.
"Does she still give you as
much hell as she used to?"
"No," he replied, "She's
dead."
According to the "Cliatham
Blanketeer," which is
published by the Chatham
Manufacturing Company up in
Elkin, the following were voted
tops as the sweetest words in
the English language:
I love you.
Dinner is served.
Keep the change.
All is forgiven.
Sleep until noon.
Here's that five I owe you
And the saddest are:
Out of gas.
Dues not paid.
Not sufficient funds.
Rest in peace.
Heard on the Farm am
Home radio program a few
days ago:
"Many of the soul hen
cotton farmers are now lumiiu,
to hogs."
F . A . Nagle, ol
Pouglikeepsic, N. Y. writes ii
to tell us about ar
advertisement that appeared it
their local paper last week:
"Coaster wagons. Kcgulai
SI. 00 value. For sale at the low
price of $4.98
I hadn't ever thought aboui
it before, but there's sumelhin;
you buy regularly thai, as i
rule, you don't see when it ii
being sold you, you don't set
while you are using it, and yot
don't see after you get througl
with it.
A service station man toll
me about it the other day.
The answer is gasoline.
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Sr.,
CAUTION ... The General
Assembly should move with
extreme caution in passing any
legislation which would relax
ptesent regulations of State
investments. Commenting on
the issue involved, the Raleigh
News & Observer points out
that "a mere one-half percent
difference in the interest rate
paid on idle state funds now
invested would amount to
nearly $3 million s year." We
doubt that the move is in the
best interest of economy in
government or the taxpayers!
POSTMASTERS . . . Many
people, both Democrats snd
Republicans, are wondering if
postmaster appointments will
be taken out of politics, and if
so, for how long?
In one way no doubt the
U.S. Senators snd
Representatives would be glad
to get rid of making the final
recommendations for
postmaster and RFD carrier
positions for when they do
they oftentimes make one
person happy, who sometimes
turns out to be an ingrate, and
the others who are seeking the
Job mad.
But still, postmaster
appointments is one of the
things that go to make the U.S.
Senate and House seats highly
regarded positions to party
workers back home.
The power of appointment
which the governor of North
Carolina has enables him to
have tremendous influence
with the General Assembly
even though he does not have
the veto authority exercised by
the other 49 governors.
SOCIAL SECURITY . . .
Social Security is one of the
finest pieces of socisl
legislation to come out of
FDR's New Deal regime, and
we hope that it will be guarded
closely. However, we feel that
Congress should increase the
amount of money s Social
Security recipient can make
before paying penalties because
the present ceiling of SI ,680 is
working s hardship on many of
our senior citizens. We figure
that in view of the inflation
that has caused prices to
sky-rocket that the limit
should be raised to somewhere
between $2,400 and $3,000
per year.
ZOO ... The General
Assembly is being asked to
provide for the establishment
of s loo in North Carolina.
Raleigh wants it located in that
area. Charlotte would like to
have it in that area. Others are
suggesting that it be located
nearer the center of the stste -somewhere
in the
Moore-Montgomery county
area. Some people ssy: Why s
too? Twenty yesrs ago some
were saying; why an art
museum?
It takes loos, museums and
many other projects to fulfill
the thirst of modern-day
society in the people's desire
for knowledge concerning what
is and what has been. ,
NEW YORK . . . John J. '
Burns, chairman of the New""
York State Democrstic
Executive Committee says that
his party will vote solidly
sgslnst Gov. Nelson
Rockefeller's proposed 1
percent increase in the state
sales tax.
ALABAMA . . . Down in
Alabama George Wallace is
beginning to show signs that he
will be coming back to life
about the time that the lizards
start to run and the (lowers
begin to bloom. The former
Alabama Governor has sent out
a million letters saying that
SI 2 and above contributions
will enable him to keep the
faithful on the list for a whole
year.
Also, from Alabama, we
read that former State
Attorney General Richmond
Flowers who opposed Lurleen
Wallace for governor in the
1966 primary has been
sentenced to eight years in
prison and ordered to pay a
$10,000 fine for reportedly
conspiring to extort firms
doing business with he state s
while he was in office.
FISHING ... A Japanese
company plans to market a
motor-driven reel for fishing
rods. A switch automatically
activates the reel when a fish
nibbles the bait.
If a man is going to let
automation take all the thrills
out of fishing, why not set a
tub of water in the back yard
at home, drag out the rocker,
fish in the tub and stay away
from the pond?
Tanked Chemicals
To combine safety and econc
my. trucks carrying highly eoi
rosive chemicals on the highway
use specially designed nick)
stainless etael tanks. Tha matt
rial resists corrosion by mos
chemicals and is exceptionall.
easy to clean.
Oulck Charge
A newly developed systen
makes It possible to ncharg
sealed nickel-cadmium batteriet
to IK) per cent of capacity in V
minutes. The powerful light
wslght batteries are used ti '
operate most of the modern cord
less devices.
Stylish lumpers
Since 192J, when the first nick
tl-chromlum plating appeared or
an American-built car, the tech
nique of plating a thin layer ol
chromium over heavier layers ot
nickel has been used almost ex.
clusively to enhance the appear
ance and styling of automobili
bumpers.