^ Duplin County's Newspaper
ftPflBORMLS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, W\
Mentally Retarded Program Commendable
One program proposed recently
by the General Assembly that should
draw l the support of all Tar Heels
is the administrations hope to esta
blish iix centers throughout the state
for the.care.and training of mentally
retandett'Ohiklren.
By proper training a mentally
retarded child who would otherwise
have to be under the constant care
of relatives or a mental institution
could be taught to care for himself
and some of them can be cured com
pletely of their retardation. This has
been proved in several states in
which such programs have been put
in use.
Jpuring^the past two decades
giant*Strww have been made in the
treatmtiljf 'Wf mentally-afflicted pa
tientjuHehial Institutions are no lon
ger p!afces where patients sit away.
? sIBl-- _
Tffeir lives staring at ilank walls.
They are places where care ad reha
bilitation are given by trained spe
cialists and they are places from
which patients are returning cured.
The proposed program is estima
ted to cost $200,000. If carried out as
proposed the program should more
than pay for itself in the number of
children rehabilitated to become use
ful members of families and society.
There have been and are efforts
in this line that have been made by
private groups in the past but these
efforts cannot begin to encompass the
total problem.
Tp provide for the need of train
ed and qualified teachers for the cen
ters the proposed plan calls for the
establishment of a teachers training
institute at Chapel Hill and a scholar
ship fund fon teacheri in: this field.
The People Profit
Trials began last week of boot
leggers arrested in recent liquor raids
throughout the county. Stiff fines
and suspended jail sentences were
handed the defendants tried by coun
ty court judge Russell Lanier.
The action of judge Lanier and
the court is to be lauded. The handl
I ing of the cases has shown that the
5 court is standing behind law enforce
ment (flSkfers 100 per cent in the ef
fort to rid the county of its illegal
whiskey manufacturers and sources.
In a campaign of the scope of the
liquor raids, house-cleaning action
"by both law enforcement officers and
the court is needed. Either one work
ing individually cannot get the job.
done.
In the 'shadow of forthcoming
court reform and the disclosure of
malpractices in several county Courts
throughout the state recently, the ac
tion taken in the county court here
is all the more commendable. 'The
taxpayers of the county are the ones
who stand to profit. For what other
reason, if not for the protection of the
people, were courts established?
College Move Criticized
The announcement that Mount
Olive college is seriously considering
a move to New Bern has caused a
lot of criticism in and around Wayne
County, and well it should.
The shroud of secrecy that ac
companied the announcement was
certainly something less than would
be expected frbm the governing bo
EvWF asrtlte announcement was
made, not in Mount Olive but in New
Bern, workers were out soliciting
funds for the school's support, com
pletely unaware of plans for the
move. When the plans were finally
substantiated by the school, the pre
sident of the institution was out of
the state and unavailable for com
ment.
The college's first allegiance is to
the town of Mount Olive and Wayne
County. Supporters of the school
there should have been the first in
formed that the college could no lon
ger financially afford to operate and
was considering a move.
The move to New Bern now
seems inevitable. The possibility that
the school might have been able to
stay in Mount Olive if supporters had
known of the situation is only specu
lation. A lot of these supporters,
however, now have grown cold on
the school in light of the manner in
which the announcement was made.
Luke 12:13,14
? (Reprint from Nation's Agriculture)
VAod one of the company .said
to him, 'Master, speak to my brother,
that he divide the inheritance with
Me'. And he said unto him, 'Man who
madq me a judge or a divider over
youfg
,;fhus spoke the Master in reject
ing thg . appeal of the disinherited
brother. It was an obvious case of in
equity and all who believed in "social
justice" must have expected Jesus
ton intervene. But not so-He refused
to be *a judge or a divider" over the
material possessions of men. Today,
some 10 centuries later, the govern
ment of the United States does not
hesitate1 to accept this responsibilty
and is rapidly expanding its role as
"divider." As the distributor of vast
appropriations for federal aid and
welfare to individual citizens and lo
cal communities, the government ta
\ kes from one group of citizens to give
to qthers.
.(Christmas, 1962, comes during a
time of international tension. We like
to think of ourselves as a Christian
nation - a people dedicated to uphold
ing those principles that Christ enun
ciated. Yet we are being challenged
from abroad by the vast power of an
atheistic, socialist dictatorship; and
weakened from within by our selfish
materialism that results in transfer
ring an ev^??rowing list of responsi
bilittes from' individuals to the gov
ernment. There was a time when
Chrpftaiag meant sharing with those
fortunate - today it is all to often
an afeohoJie binge as the climax of
a luxury spending spree. Our bro
; tber's keeper? Uncle Sam and his
welfare checks will take care of that!
America needs a united citizenry
^?fanng men and women if the So
be accepted. How do we increase our
strength as citizens, as Christians?
Do government subsidies make us
strong? If so, why are the railroads,
the steamship lines and farmers in
such a sorry state? Will federal
grants of funds for swimming pools,
sewage disposal plants and water
reservoirs build strong local commu
nities? Did the Swedish government
subsidy to the churches improve
church attendance and advance
Christianity? All of these "divider"
activities weaken those whom they
attempt to help.
Work and exercise builds muscle
-study and application improves me
ntal capacity - responsibility stren
gthens moral fibre. In succumbing to
the materialistic social arguments of
the interventionists and socialists we
have jeopardized the most important
asset our nation possesses the stern
gth of millions of free individuals
willing to accept responsibility.
Tragic inequities persist bet
ween the people in different parts of
the world Justice and equity do not
always prevail, even in the United
States. However, in less than two ce
nturies, American private competi
tive enterprise has made greater pro
gress toward the elimination of hu
man suffering than was attained du
ring the previous 1800 years.
Might does not make right and
the end does not justify the means.
Luke 12: 13 and 14 should have a
special message at Christinas 1962.
It is a challenge for each individual
to resist the temptation of getting
something for nothing from the gov
ernment; to be willing to grow in
strength by accepting the responsi
bility to earn his own "divide" and to
share, voluntarily, with others.
American F^l^FXation
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Qqips and Quotes
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The N. C. Department of Motor
Vehicles says that a "snail's pace'
is literally .000080602 miles an hour.
Somebody figured it out.
Sign seen on a floral company
truck this week, - "Enjoy flowers
while you're living."
At a testimonial banquet last
week, Adlai Stevenson introduced
the President's mother as the "dir
ector of the most successful em
ployment agency in the country."
They always taught us in school
that Dec. 21 was the first day of
winter. ? Lots of luck.
Man in Morehead City said the
recent winter storm brought tides
so high that the hog fist were eat
ing his coliards. Now there's a new
twist to the fish tale.
Understand the Democrats are
urging a Two-party System in
Mecklenberg and a few othar Tar
Heel Counties.
Who would have believed you 20
years ago if you had said you could
develop a metal Christmas tree that
would sell for $32.50?
Then there's the sweet old lady
during the 1960 Presidential cam
paigns who said she thought the
Nixon-Lodge stickers were an ad
vertisement for a motel.
James Kenan's Jimmy Plxon was
named to the News <c Observer All
East team Sunday. PUtp Allen
Fountain and Billy Knowles on pie
second team. - Congratulations.
A strange sight must be Red
China's Russian-built Migs fight
ing India's Russian-built Migs over
the Indian border.
SENATOR CRVIN SAYS
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Congress will convene jp; a few
weeks. From opening day until
adjournment, the nation's 535
iawmakers will be engaged in the
introduction of bills, daily com
mittee meetings, and debate and
action by the Congress. The pat
tern of prior legislative sessions
indicates that it is almost certain
that rules changes by the two Ho
uses of Congress will be matters
of concern during the forthcom
ing session. Senate Rule 22, which
governs debate in that body, is
expected to produce a battle over
whether the Senate should al
low less than two-thirds of those
present and voting to cutoff debate
on an item of legislation. The
House may renew its discussion
over the makeup of the 15 mem
ber House Rules Committee. Af
ter the determination of these pro
cedural matters as well as the ap
pointment Ul committees, Con
gress will begin its consideration
of legislation.
Certain to be of primary con
cern at this session will be na
tional security. Our recent firm
action with respect to Cuba has
lifted our prestige in the eyes of
the world. However, I see no ba
sic evidence that the Soviet bloc
has relented in its purposp to rule
the free world For this reason, it
will be necessary for our nation
to maintain an unassailable mili
tary position for the forseeable
future. Distension among the So
viets and Red Chinese over Com
1?4. 11-1 1 i. -L.-'-i
u|ttu?ki pviitica uaa uui ancicu
our need for strbng military for
ces and armaments.
Taxation is almost eg tain to
provide more discussion at this
session than any other single is
sue. Prior to the openin| of Con
gress the President is scheduled
to outline his views on Economic
matters confronting our nation.
Already there are highly con flic
i
ting views on bow tax cuts, tax
reforms, and spending programs
should be brought .Into agreement
with anticipated revenues.
Since World War IJ. mounting
farm surpluses have created the
20th century farm problem in the
United Staes. Vast strides in farm
technology have created a vastly
different farm situation in this
nation from that faced in Soviet
Russia and Red China. Our farm
problem is overproduction for
the U. S. and world markets while
theirs concerns a growing. under
production. Wheat, teed grains,
and cotton programs appear to
be the main items on the farm ca
lendar. American agricultural in
terests are so divergent that there
are no ready solutions. .
Renewed fights for federal aid
to education medico! care for so
cial security, mass transit sys
tems. Urban Affairs,-and a host
of other issues that have been fo
Ugnt over for several sessions,
will constitute other pricipal is
sues. All in ail the 8Hh Congress
promises to be a lively one.
Laugh of the V^eek
When the first-grade teacher ask
ed her students how many of them
would like, to go to heaven, pll but
Johnnie raised tne'r hands.
When she asked Johnnie why he
didn't want to go he replied. "I'm
sorry but my Mommy said tor me
to come home right after school.'
<;od *iroods ^41*
meet in Hig Name, MV',1*:2<>
Churches differ. Sotne handle
snakes and others let'snakes han
dle them. Some bathe jn the wa
ters of baptism while others just
lay the dust Some stand to pray
while others just stand in need of
prayer. Some love the light whi
le others ise candles.
The menioers differ. Tfiey wear
different size hats. Some wear
long oval hata and other* wear
them small and smug. All have
c. their joys and sorrows and these
i mold them ipfo on* family.
The lik^ne^fs, of yw churches
and the members are greater than
their differences. All of the stee
ples point upward. All of the
pulpits tell of the power of Odd
both to destroy end to save..AlJ
of the preachers sound ore alarm.
"What does it profit a man n
he ehould gain the whole .world
and lose his own soul!" ?
Fer TM F?#ple
"The public heeds to know that
across the nation public assis
tance recipients constitute less
than four per cent of the total
population, about the same pro
portion as in 1950." - Dr. Elien
Winston, Commissioner.
What happens to families who
receive aid to dependent children
payments from public welfare,
asks Mr. Average Citizens fre
quently. He knows that such pay
ments cease when children reach
their 18th birthday. What, then,
is the result of such help during
the crucial years when these nee
A. L. O.
dy children cannot support them
selves and are deprived of paren
tal support because of the -abs
ence from the home of one or
both parents?
One girl, who received ADC
payments because of the death
of her father and the inability of
her mother to provide support,
has made a remarkable record
for herself. She was valedietorian
of her high school class, received
a college scholarship and, with
a part-time jdb, was graduated
last Spring. Her honors included
presidency of the women's orga
nization on the campus, member
ship i na scholastic sorority, mem
bership in the social science club,
and the pre-law club. She was
voted the most outstanding stu
dent in the graduation class by
a campus-wide vote, and was gi
ven an award.
During summers she had wor
ked as a cook in a summer camp,
waitress at a luncheonette, and
Clerk in a manufacturing firm.
Last year she Was a delegate to
a student Peace Corps conference
in Washington, D- C
That was the beginning of a
new adventure Some months la
ter she took examinations for ap
pointment to the Peace Corps and
just before graduation she was no
tified of her selection.
This past summer she was in
Washington to study for prepa
ration for her assignment with
the Peace Corps. In September
she left for Africa, where she will
teach English for two years. Her
preparation included intensive
stu^y of French, for in Togo, Af
rica. this is the language.
This girl, a Negiu, a .died, "I'm
proud of my African heritage."
She welcomes the opportunity to
learn more about this great conti
nt, and the opportunity to teach
there.
This is the story of an ADC
child - a North Carolina Public
welfare "succei#" case, of which
taxpayers can well be proud,
American farms was "prohibited'*
from driving tractor*.
Well, this piece in the papers
reports that a few Mexicans h*|
been sneaking behind the steering
wheel and the Labor folks has set
up UttjOOO to bit*. 25 more inspec
tors to catch 'em.
This brung up another problem.
Who was going to drive the trac
tors? They was a big shortage, fer
instant, of tractor drivers in the
Yazoo delta iq Mississippi and
crops fer storage was wasting a
way in the fields. The Department
of Labor, working on the theory
that it was better fer the crop* to
r?t ip storage than in the fields,
appropriated $482,056 fer training
tractor, drivers in the Yazoo delta
Sir* ' i
Just why workers that knows how
to drive trgctprp cat# irtjlfc 'em,
and ,yhy the taxpayers hps got to
spend $729,$36 on this siJUiatio J is
somepun I can't explain fer you,
Mister Editor. I reckon it's like
Franklin Roosevelt, fpther of the
New Deal and Godfather of the
New Frontier, explained these mat
ters onct to the voters, "We planned
it that way." . . ,
arta of the Con?o ttjat plgl |?
no electricity. ?<
Congressman John Dowdy of Tj3t 1
as was complaining about this m|i
ter to thti State Department and
them boys In the striped pants ex- ^
plained to Congressman Dowdy thht
the TV aets was going to be opet
ated by batteries and that the bat
teries wa.-, Komi; to he rerharged
with a geneator run by a treadmill
ontraption sorter tike a kid's mer
ry yo-round.? TOwjf said smell ant
mala, teaybe squirrels, could fce
used to turn the .treadmill.
. '! doirt k0,?w M Wei Editor bow
the supply of squirrels is holdttg
out in the Congo, but It looks Hjtft
we re fitting a over-sUpply of wjidr- ^
rels in "Washington
I was reading the other day
where ole Kbrushchef said the Uni
ted States was a " nation of nuts?.
As usual, we Khruthy ain't 100
pgr cupt correct but be ain't 100
per cent wrong neither. And fur
thermore, be fergot to State that we
got enough squirrels along the Po
tomac to take care of any nut our
plus that might come up. t'L
YeMra truly,
1 VwOaftU |
Free WMty
By Bmjpwa *W '<* y
Death and total destruction is an
almost certainty lor motorists who
dispute the right of way with rail
road trains, Motor Vehicles Com
missioner Edward Seheidt warned
this week.
He said that "an appalling num
ber of highway-rail apeidents each
year are caused by motorists who
fail to heed grade crossing warn
ing signs and signals.",
The vehicle executive's concern
was borne out by National Safety
Council officials who wired Scheldt
to "urge your department to call
attention to grade crossing safety
records show more crossing acci
dents during December than any
other time of the year."
Throughout the country more
than 1200 persons are killed annual
ly- in railroad grade crossing
wrecks, NSC officials said..
In North Carolina from )S to 50
die each year.
Seheidt pointed out the severity
of such mishaps Is so much greater
than other types,of traffic casual
ties that the public must he naadh to
realize "'hew fata! it Is to try to
beat a tram to a crossing."
He said in addition to outright
cerelessnels, these other factors
Contribute to deadly crossing acci
dents; poor visibility, inadequate
traction on . snowy or icy streets,
tightly closed care, distracting
noise from radio and heater, and
holiday hurry.
Scheldt urged all Tar Heel motor- -
ists and pedestrians to join with the
nation in cutting down December
traffic aceidedts by carefully obser
ving all traffic signs and signal*.
?e gave these railroad-traffic
safety hints:
1. Be sure all track* are clear.
Even though a train may have pas
sad. there may be another Ohe com
"-f If there are no Hght* ar audt ,
Me signals at the cresaing, listed *
for the jtraSh' horh astd noiae of it*
approach. Look both -ways be fort
staffing across the tracks. ,
k if there are gates, signal belli
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School And Your Child <
By Mm Corey Education Department
Appalachian State Teachon College ; , I
Biology, the study of life,
is required for most pupils in tile
tenth grade. A few schools of
fer it to bright ninth-graders. Ei
ght of ten high-schoolers take the
couse. usually their only science
study. Only three take chemis
try. Two take physics.
Biology's purpose is to provide
students wkh knowledge to bet
ter . interpret and appreciate life
around, them., says Or. F. Ray
Derrick, chairman of, the biology
department of Appalachian State
Teachers College, Boone, N. C.
It can be as fascinating as any
hair-raising television show.
Pupils go beyond the textbook
in biology. Field tripe and labora
tory experi roents verify theories
read about. Representative species
of the animal and plant world,
some of which can be seen only
through a microscope, are exa
mined. Larger specimens ere dis
sected in labs, with students actu
ally probing the inside* of animals
orgag. by organ.
The ?De-celled amoeba, for ex
ample, is one of thenflMt animals
studied. This microscopic, erga
ism has no eyes, legs, or mouth.
In fact, it's a mere blob of gra
yish jelly. Yet the amoeba moves,
ingests, food, grows, aqd repro
duces - its certainly an animal.
And there's the euglena both
plant tad animal. In light it lives
as a green pla*t, in dark M an
animal,
Advancing towajrd the more
complex, the budding biology pu
pil takes apart the earthworm.
Seeing , its simple digestive sys
tem, the youngster is better able
?ima^ed7gt^tfveU>*'
X being diSS la moot bi
ology labs is the traditional frog,
Whose internal pert* ate similar
to the human's.
Advanced students efen disseol
foetal pigs and cats. ^'Porkies"
theirb*!?n to
hur an internal structure. .
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In a way, biology offers the
pupil this opportunity. After ex
amining lower animals, he learrui
about his onto body structure, its
oigestion pi loo as, respiration ami
excretion, blood and circulation,
reproductive and nervous system.
Plants come la for detailed stu
dy, too. Plants make all life pos
sible, since they indirectly pro
vide food and oxygen.
Biology includes studies of he
redity and evolution, enabling pu
pils to better understand how they
came to be the way they art.
Although biology subject mat
ter remains relatively unchanged,
a radically new approach to tea
ching it is beingdevised by leading
scientists & teachers at the Uni
versity of Colorado, where the
American Institute of Biological
Sciences'has set up the Biological
Sciences Corriculum Study.
. < Chairman of the study, .'irghly
financed by the National Science
Foundation, is Dr, Bentley GlaM
of John Hopkins Ublversity. Its
full - time director is ?>t- Aifcok
B. Grobman of the University bl
Florida.
BSCS advocates th&t teachws
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