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CARTERET COUNTY NEWS-TIMES Cartarat County*i Nowapapar EDITORIALS FRIDAY, JANUARY 3, 1958 Seasonal Trend ? Plus Because of its "seasonal economy", Carteret usually starts the new year in a lean period. The summer bloom js off, the menhaden season has past, and three months must precede Easter, which brings with it thoughts of getting ready for summer guests. But Carteret, which is accustomed to this seasonal transition, is joined this year by the rest of the nation. And it is possible that every corner of the land will feel a change in the economic pic ture. There is no need, any longer, to say a "levelling off" period will come. It's here. The United States News and World Report points to November which had the highest number of unem ployed in the past eight Novembers. In a recent article titled "Job Squeeze Tightens", News and World Report says, "All across the country employers now are looking for ways to cut expenses. They are forced to cut in order to make ends meet in a period of slowing activity. Jobs, as a result, are no longer plentiful." Industrialized states are quicker to feel the lowered supply of money than rural states, such as North Caro lina. But North Carolina cannot escape the pinch. People are no longer willing to pay high prices. Why aren't they? They are beginning to see that even though they bring home a fat pay envelope, it takes more dollars to buy the high priced goods than they have in that pay envelope. When the buyer turns away from a $24.98 electric iron and decides she can still make out with the iron she has, the company making the iron soon finds out that the number of irons needed to meet demand this year is less than last year. When the number of irons need ed is less, fewer workers are needed to produce them. Then come lay-offs. Some say that workers have brought this situation on themselves. Labor union contracts, signed several years ago, call .for annual pay increases, or clauses that provide for higher pay with every rise in the cost of living. To meet these pay increases, the manufacturer hikes the price of the electric iron. Thus the "cost of living" keeps climbing higher. The consumer now says "Keep your old iron", the manufacturer ? in order to meet the high hourly wage rate ? has to reduce his number of factory workers. Unemployment benefits help keep food in a family's mouth but they do not enable the family to return money to the producing of more "hard goods", such as electric irons. How will this affect Carteret? Spring, summer and early fall business will probably be good, in spite of the fact that some of the families who last year vacationed at the shore may not do so this summer. 1958 is expected to be a cost-trimming year on lots of levels, Plotting the Highway At Winston-Salem Monday the State Highway Commission will hear opin ions on the route the new super-high way ? Charlotte north to Canton, Ohio ? will follow. North Carolina is concerned, of course, only with the route of the new federal interstate system in this state. Virginia is concerned with the route within its borders. The only link firm ly established is the West Virginia Turnpike. The Greensboro-High Point-Winston Salem cities want to see the route pass as close to their area as feasible. Early reports on the matter indicated that these three industrial cities were con testing the Charlotte terminus. This is not the case. Charlotte and Canton have been agreed upon as the end-be ginning points. The Piedmont interest, in which coas tal Carolina joins, is to make the new superhighway easily accessible to al ready existing state routes. Our inter est here lies, particularly, in Highway 70, which coivnccts the Morehead City state port to the rest of the state. Greensboro has always taken a keen interest in coastal development, espe cially the Morehead City port. The Greensboro Daily News commented re cently on the highway matter. This edi torial comment bears repeating because it brings out points that coastal resi dents should be aware of: "At the meeting here recently, at tended by Tri-City (Greensboro-High I'oint-Winston-Salem) representatives and spokesmen from a number of east ern counties, the need for an Kast-West interstate route across North Carolina was stressed, but that stress had only indirect bearing on the Charlotte-Can ton highway. "Hope was expressed that the new link not be so far west that it could not serve the middle and eastern parts of the state or that any future route to the coast could not be tied in to it. "With Eastern Carolina on the move, many military installations dotting that area and port connections likely to be vital in any defense emergency, high way planners on both the state and na tional level cannot refrain from includ ing a trans-North Carolina East-West highway in their thinking. "These are matters over which there should be no dispute and which the State Highway Commission will doubt less weigh carefully before arriving at route recommendations." The Story of Joe Biggs (Greensboro Daily News) All is not lost in America as long as there are men like Joe Biggs, the tem porary Christmas mailman in Washing ton, I). C. "Here's the New York mail, ready to go," Joe's boss at the main city postof ficc said. So Joe got in his mail truck and went ? beyond the District of Columbia limits, beyond Baltimore and Philadel phia and within 11 miles of the Man hattan boundaries on the Jersey Turn pike before his gasoline gave out. It would have been simple for Joe's boss to explain that the main city post office mail truck merely takes mail to the Washington railroad station. But nobody told Joe. They Rave him the New York mail. Joe set out, forthwith, to deliver it in one triumphant bundle on the steps of the New York Post office. Dr. Scuss should write a children's story about Joe Biggs. Like Epami nondas he was careful how he stepped on his Auntie's six mince pics. Even more, Postmaster General Sum mcrficld should put Joe Biggs on the permanent payroll. Now, there's a man ? maybe the last man in America ? who knows how to carry out an order. Carteret County News-Times WINNER or NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION AND NORTH CAROLINA PRESS ASSOCIATION AWARDS A Merger of The Beaufort News (Eat. 1912) and The Twin City Timet (Eat. 19M> Published Tuesdays and Fridays by the Carteret Publiahinf Company, Inc. 504 ArendeU St.. Morehead City. N. C LOCKWOOD PHILLIPS - PUBLISHER ELEANOBE DEAR PHILLIPS - ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER RUTH L. PEELING r- EDITOR Mall Ratea: In Carteret County and adjoining countiea, $6.00 ooe year. tl.SO ala montha, $1.25 ooe month; elaewhere $7.00 one year, $4.00 ala montha, $140 one month. Member of Aaeociated Preaa ? N. C. Press Association National Editorial Asaociation ? Audit Bureau of Circuitttooa National Advertising Representative Moran A Fischer, Inc. m Madiaon Ave., New York IT. N. T. The Aaeociated Preaa la entitled exclusively to use for republication of local newa printed in this jewapaper, t4 well as all AP newa diapatches. I CUM Matter at Morehead City, N. C.. Under Act at March $. 1575. DON'T GET TOO ENGROSSED I uifl V* \ ?0*?* m Security for You... By RAY HENRY You've not plenty of company if your application for Social Secur ity disability benefits has been re jected. It happened to about half the people who had applied by June 1. Four out of five of these rejec tions were because they weren't disabled enough to qualify for benefits under the Social Security law. The rest couldn't meet other requirements, such as not having worked under Social Security long enough. In giving me this information, the chief of the Social Security disability program, Arthur Hess, said it didn't include data on ap plications for disabled children's benefits. Nor did it include infor mation about a backlog of appli cations which hadn't been judged by June 1. Hess backed up his information with these figures: Since the disability program started, about 500,000 applications had been considered by June 1. Of these, 48.8 per cent or 244,000 had been turned down. The rejections for failure to meet the disability requirements was 39 per cent. The figures include applications both for disability payments and for the disability freeze. The re quirements for both are identical. But, Hess softened the rejection figures with this: About one out of every 20 turn downs have later been reversed after a disabled person has asked to have his rejection reconsidered. He gave these figures on recon siderations : About one out of six persons? some 40,000 in all?who have had their disability applications turned down have asked to have the re jection reconsidered. Of those rc considered, about 30 per cent on the second go-around have had their applications accepted. Hess said the bulk of the rever sals have resulted from the Social Security people getting informa tion which wasn't supplied when the applications were first filed. So, if your application has been turned down and you feel you can provide additional evidence on your disability, you should ask to have your case reconsidered. You may find the Social Security people accepting your application on the second try. For example: suppose as part of your applieation you neglected to include information about being hospitalized for your disability from time to-time. You should have a talk with your Social Securtiy office to see whether this informa tion would have a bearing on your right to disability payments or a disability freeze. Or, suppose you feel that the doctor who examined you didn't include all the necessary informa tion about your disability on your application. You should talk with the Social Security people to see whether your case is complete. Remember, the important thing in proving your right to disability payments is the evidence supplied to the Social Security people. They have only what's in your file on which to make a judgment. But. you'll be wasting everyone's time if you ask to have your ap plication reconsidered and have no new evidence to back it up. (Editor's Note: You may con tact the social security repre sentative at the courthouse an nex, Beaufort, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesdays. He will help you with your own particu lar problem). Motorist Efficiently Uses Car to Murder Children By BILL CROWELL Department of Motor Vehicles Los Angeles ? A letter addressed to "Dear Mr. Motorists" arrived at the Mirror-News. "I am not writing this to you to remind you all over again," the let ter said, "but to all motorists now that school has begun. "I want to prevent the tragedy that we have shared together ? a mother and you, Mr. Motorist. "That day three sun-tanned little faces smiled as they waved me a happy goodby and so importantly went on their way to school. I Author cf the Week George N. Shunter tells the story of Hungary's Cardinal Mindszenty in his new book, "In Silence I Speak." For more than 15 years presi dent of Hunter College, Shuster is a native of Lancaster, Wis., and he studied at the University of Notre Dame, the University of Poitiers, In France, and Columbia, where he got his Ph.D. in lt40. He has been teacher, lecturer, editor aad author, wanted to call them back to tell the in how lonesome it would be. "Mr. Motorist, 1 wanted to kiss them once more ? then I saw you take that corner ? tires scream ing, car out of control. "What was your hurry? Were you late for work? Were you angry at someone? "Surely not my three. 1 am sure you would not want to run your screaming tires over their happy faces intentionally, erasing forever the smiles they had for me. "But, Mr. Motorist, children arc very forgiving in life and ? I'm sure ? in death. They would if they could, pat your hand and feel sad that because of one tragic.mo ment you arc left to live over and over again how your love of speed took three lives. "1 don't hate you any more. I feel sorry for you. I can still sec those smiling little faces as they wave me goodby." The letter was signed. Under the signature this postscript. "Another year. And once again your flowers arrive. They arc beautiful. Thank you." The newspaper sent reporter Charles Neiswendcr to investigate. He talked with a close friend of the letter writer. She told him the letter was written four years ago on the first anniversary of the tragedy. It was written but never intended to be mailed to the man who was driving the car. The friend sent the Icttcf to the paper, which printed it Thursday. He still sends the mother flowers on each anniversary of the chil dren's deaths. And the mother? She couldn't write a letter now. For in her mind she still waves goodby to the smiling faces of her children. The tragedy was too much. She it in a mental hospital, hope less^ f Stamp News By 8YD KRONISH The recently formed U.S. Citi zens Stamp Advisory Committee is seeing some of its fine work bear stamps. The fruition was announced by Postmaster General Arthur E. Summerficld as he made public a list of nine commemorative* and one stamp in the "Famous Ameri cans" series for issuance in 1058. The adhesives were recommended by the citizens committee. The commemorative* are: 1. A stamp honoring the Garden and Horticultural Club of America, to be issued March IS on the lotith anniversary of the birth of noted horticulturist Liberty Hyde Bailey. 2. A stamp honoring the opening of Brussels Universal and Interna tional Exhibition for issuance on April 15. 3. A stamp commemorating the 100th anniversary of Minnesota statehood on May 11 4. A stamp honoring the opening of the Mackinac Straits Bridge. It will be issued sometime in June. 5. A stamp honoring the 100th anniversary of the completion of the Atlantic Cable for issuance on Aug. 15. 6. A stamp honoring the ccnton nial of the overland mail on Sept. 16. 7. A stamp dedicated to jour nalism and freedom of the press scheduled for September. This will mark the 50th anniversary of the founding of the School of Journal ism at the University of Missouri. 8. A stamp to be issued on April 28 honoring the 2<Mith anniversary of the birth of President James Monroe. 9. A stamp to be issued on Dec. 31, 1358, honoring the International Geophysical Year. The "Famous Americans" stamp will pay tribute to Noah Webster and is scheduled for Oct. 16. At the next meeting of the com mittee, additional recommenda tions will be made for the 1058 program. Four semi postals have been is sued by the Netherlands Antilles to honor the 8th Central American and Caribbean Soccer Champion ships held at Curacao. All three adhesives show men playing soc cer. Success tip: Start at the bottom and wake up. Louif Splvy Words of Inspiration A BOY A boy Is a bank where you may deposit your most precious treasures ? the hard-won wisdom, the dreams of a better world. A boy can guard and protect these, and perhaps invest them wisely and with a profit, a profit larger than you ever dreamed. A boy will inherit your world, will marry your daughter. Your work will be judged by him. Tomorrow he will take your seat in congress, own your company, run your town and state. The future is in his hands and, through him, the future is yours. Perhaps he deserves a little mora of your attention now! These are sobering thoughts. And they become more so as we grow older. We must look to the boys of today to set the patterns for the world in which your own children and grandchildren will live. Are we giving these boys ? and girls ? the attention they deserve? Is there anything much more important for the long pull betterment of this world of ours than the improvement of our young people? Do other things really matter in comparison? ? Unknown TEN POINTS 1. You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. 2. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. 3. You cannot help build small men by tearing down big men. 4. You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. 5. You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer. 6. You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than your in come. 7. You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred. 8. You cannot establish sound security on borrowed money. 9. You cannot build character and courage by taking away a man's initiative and independence. 10. You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves. OTHER VALUES Since money's lost its value and we seek e're what it brings, It's time to look for values in a lot of other things; If you will scatter cheerfulness whene'er you get about; If you will give a little hope to those who're down and out; If you'll discard complaining frowns and wear a winning smile; If you will tell the lonely, "Let me hold your hand a while." If you will make investments such as this from day to day, And scatter love and sunshine all along your pilgrim way. I guarantee that your returns, as your own spirit sings, Will far exceed the happiness that all your money brings. There's nothing else for you to do but sit right down and cry, If you are just concerned in what a dollar bill will buy; But eat the bit your money bought, with thankful heart for that And then dress up in your best suit and wear your choicest hat, And walk with beaming countenance along just any street, And give encouragement and cheer to all the folks you meet; And when a fellow makes complaint of what his cash won't get, Just say: "Can't you quit worrying o'er money values yet? Friendship and love, good-will and peace; starlight, and sun and sky!" ? Ernest C. Durham From the Bookshelf Ixtvp Among the Cannibals. By Wright Morris, llarcourt, Brace. A team of song writers and two chicks, out on the beach in a whim sical I lolly woodland, and then on the beach in the topsy-turvy world of Acapulco, arc put through their naughty but illuminating paces in Morris' gayest and most enter taining hovel. The men paired off while in the Army. Irwin Macgrcgor had a magic way with a piano. Karl Hortcr did the lyrics; he had a trick, as he, who tells the story, acknowledges, of forgetting all he knew. He could doctor up a cliche till it looked fresh and original to the millions who get their music in night clubs. Karl had the brains, but it was a knack of doing things with the trite and superficial that makes them a handsome living One of the chicks, Billic, from Memphis, just can't believe the pair she picks up arc Macgrcgor and llor ter. She's Mac's babe. The other is Kva, and Karl's. With a movie to do, the writers paek up to go to Mexico "on lo cation," as they pretend, and the girls go. too. Billic has no voice, but a talent?a talent for latching onto Mac. Eva thinks life is a gift, and why hoard it? There is the constant tingling threat of bouts of hair pulling and scratching; the wise author's spoofing; the laughable inadequa cies of Billic, the Mexican land lord and the vacation resort. Here in the double guise of fine comedy and touehing sentiment is a splen did sorting out of the true and genuine from the false and shoddy. You will smile, and sigh, and DEFENSE EXPENDITURES FISCAL YIA* 1NDINO JUNK 1958 TOTAL $)? OILUON SIRVICIS NAVY AMP MARIMIt ? H 10 4 |f.O ftllLlONf Of OOLLARt fnparod ky NAM fmm fori >HAo Launching of the Russians' earth satellites focused attention on the state of U. S. miasile de velopment, the adequacy of our defense and the quality of our re search. The chart indicates how much of the $.'W billion scheduled tu be spent for defense in the fis cal year ending June 1958 is allo cated to each of the armed ser vices. The Air Force will spend near ly half of the total ? 87 per cent. The Navy and Marines will dis burse better than 27 per cent and the Army will get hearly 24 per cent of the defense dollars. About 2 per cent is allocated to "iotsracrvica activities". More than half of the money to be apent by the armed acrviccs is to maintain our present estab lishments ? pay to military pcr aonncl takes 27 per cent and op erations and maintenance of equipment requires an additional 23 per cent. The largest amount of money ? more than 24 per cent of the total ? will be for the purchase and production of aircraft, shipa, miaailcs, vehicles, dtc. Other expenditures (military public works, reserve forces and defense department expenses) account for ? per cent and re search and development amounts to a little mora uiea 4 per ceat smile and smile again at this mas terly novel which will surely add a host of new readers to Morris' discriminating audience. Lily and The Sergeant. By Mar tin Yoseloff. Funk 5t Wagnalls. $3.75. An ambitious girl, hostess in a New Orleaus dance hall, pretty Lily finds hard bitten Army Ser geant Paulsen among her patrons and fires him with ambition, too. Paulsen is a career soldier. His men may yearn for civilian life but he, in his mid-30s, with no fam ily connections, likes running a company. Yet when the boys meet girls, he feels a secret envy for a way of life he believes he ought to en joy and believes might be superior to his if he could enter into it and experience it. Lily opens this door for him, but the more he learns to appreciate it, the more apparent it becomes that her ambition is not the same as his. Yoseloff avoids the grand and spectacular and is painstakingly careful not to force a plot on his material. But there's a fine nos talgic bitter-sweet flavor to this short novel by a warm-hearted novelist. ?W. G. Rogers Athenian Adventure: With Ala rums and Excursions. By C. P. Lee. Knopf. $4. For the academic season 1955-56, Arkansas-born Ix?e was in Athens as a Fulbright professor, lle'd heard of the Acropolis no doubt, the three fundamental orders of architecture, and Pindar and Xen ophon?he even mentions this pair so he must have heard of them. But he couldn't care less, or so he amiably pretends, and he lived not as a tourist, or sightseer, or visiting VIP, but in so far as ho could, as a Greek. He went where the "Blue Guides'' did not say to go. lie rent ed an apartment, sat in the peo ple's cafes, drank their turpentined wine, patronized street hawkers, traveled by bus and second-class accommodations. And everywhere he got into conversations with his maid, the waiter, the policeman. Out of his unstrained but pur poseful living he has collected a wonderful fund of information about the Greeks ? their church, politics, speech, food, their im mense practicality. This is a quiet and unassuming book, but in its way and of its kind you'll hunt far before you'd find more charm and grace and wit You could skip Lee's Greece, but don't skip Lee. ?W. G. Rogers Smile a While "What steps," a question in a college exam read, "would yoa take in determining the height of a building, using an aneroid baro meter?" To which one student, short oa knowledge, but long oa ingenuity, replied, "I would lower the baro meter on a at ring and measure the string."
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