—THE CAROLINA TIMES SATURDAY, SEPT. S, 1970
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KIDDLEFIELD, Conn.
A 20-year-old New Yorker
explaining why he spent five
days on a muddy hillside
with an estimated 60.000
other , youths after a court
Sate Driving Tips
Spotiscar Racing Driver Says Drive Defensively
By Bob Tullius
The drivers nervously gun
their engines, crouch tautly
behind the wheel, glance left
and right at their competition
Then, suddenly, the signal
turns green Accelerator to the
floor. Tires screaming in pro
test Out in front! Sports cars
at Le Mans? The Indie 500.'
Hardly, A typical, anywhere
U. S A street corner The
people behind the wheel, so
called ••good" drivers
DRIVK DKFKNSIVKLY
But a good driver is a safe
driver, and professionals have
learned that the key to safe
driving is a defensive attitude
Be so humble it hurts. If
someone cuts you off. let him.
If you see a car weaving in
and out of traffic, speeding,
acting crazy, get over to the
right. You wouldn't argue with
a drunk in your living room
Whv do it on the highway?
NATI'RAL SIGNS
Another thing the pros have
learned, is that there Is one
natural sign you'd better not
miss while you're driving, if
you want to live to a ripe old
age That sign is an obstructed
view a building, a sign
board, a fence, a hedge, or al
most anything. The profession
al drivers watch for this tip
oft like a hawk. When they see
it. they don't just ease up on
the accelerator; they take their
right foot off completely and
let it rest on the brake, where
it stays until they're safely in
to the intersection. Why? Be
cause it takes precious time to
move the foot across. Suppose
you do save only half a second
- it means 14 feet at 20 m.p.h..
enough to make the difference
between a collision and a safe
stop
SPEEDING
As a competition driver I've
been asked many times about
Congresswoman May Says The Consumers'
Real Friends Are The Nation's Farmers
looking at Catherine May, I
you'd never picture her as a |
defender of the nation's farm
ers. Hut when the attractive,
energetic Congresswoman ;
from Yakima, Washington,
talks about the plight of the
American farmer and his con
tribution to our way of life, it
is easy to see where her sym
pathies lie.
"The farmer is the real pro
tector of consumers," she said
recently, addressing a meeting
of the American Agricultural
Kditors' Association in Wash
ington, IXC. "Hut the farmer
has not been able to get his
story across to the public.
I'rban people are simply un
aware that the farmer is just
as concerned as they are about
the widening spread between
the basic price of food at the
farm and what it is when the
shopper fills her shopping
cart."
A !'• mer school teacher,
Mr;i. Ma\ was a radio per
sonality in I'.it home state and
served six years as a member
of the Washington Mouse of
Representatives prior to elec
tion to Congress in 1958. She
is the first woman to represent
the slate in Congress and is
the stale's first representative
to serve on the House Agri
culture Committee.
Mrs. May is working to
change the lack of information
between farmer and consumer.
She feels the farmer today is
more vulnerable lo the dis
pleasure of the consumer than
ever before in history. As farm
poliiical strength diminishes,
the farmer is subject to whims,
fancies, demands and boycotts
of food buyers, who, Mrs. May
contends, are not really aware
of what the real situation is
down on the farm.
Potato Price Gap
As an example, the Congicss
wotnan points out the wide
gap lielween potatoes sold by
the fanner and the cost when
i hey reach the housewife. The
farmer, she says, receives from
one lo one-and-a-half cents
i>er pound for whole potatoes.
Ibis leaves room for little
profit when all ihe costs of
production are tallied. Hut,
when Ihe consumer purchases
potatoes at the supermarket
she pays alioul 71 cents a
pound for instant mashed po
tatoes and well over a dollar a
|Mund for potato chips. Mrs.
May notes there is a dehydra
tion factor in Ihe mashed
IHitatocs that saves on retail
weight, but she adds that ac
cording i») U. S. Department
of Agriculture figures, an aver
age of IU) |>er cent of retail
food cowls come from market
ing ex | tenses.
To |K»int up her contention
tliat the farmer is actually
keeping food prices much
lower than they might l>e with
out his efficiency, Mrs. May
rites some hard io dispute fig
ures. Hased on a survey of 39
met ro|Militau areas across the
nation for Ihe 1967-69 period,
she says taxes were clearly the
fastest growing cost factor in
the family budget, and I his
was only direct taxes not
those added on indirectly lo
Ihe cj*l of ilems. The next
ilerjut showing increases in Ihe
bile of the family budget were
Social Security and insurance
contributions, up 13 lo 15 per
cent; medical care, up 14
'percent: clothing and personal
care, up 11 percent. Trans
portation costs were up 8 per
cent end food in thai same
iwriod has rieen 8 to 9 |>ercent.
There ia no doubt that food
coauiuive risen, and Mrs. May
JfJtakH .to admit that rising
MOT JWVts an iaaue the
m-e the food industry
mtift (fMne to gripe with. She
order banned the scheduled
rock festival:
"I don't know about every
one else, but I live in Brook
lyn and that's reason enough
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One of the country's most successful and popular sportsear
racing drivers. Robert (Bob) Tullius. of Falls Church. Va„ poses
here with the car he drives for pleasure the new Rover
35005. Mr. Tullius is the head of the Triumph sports car racing
tram railed Group 44. and in competitive events he drives the
Triumph TR6.
speed, something I live with
almost every day on the track.
One day, another car pulled
along side my Rover 3500S at
a stop light on a Virginia
street corner. He waved hello
as though he had recognized
me and made all the signs of
offering to race me. In spite
of my trying to signal my neg
ative feelings he burned rub
ber as the light turned green,
and broke all the traffic rules
trying to beat me. I drove the
same route, obeying all the
traffic and speed regulations.
Twelve miles later I pulled in
for gas and found out that my
speeding friend had arrived
only three minutes ahead of
me. A savings of only 15 sec
onds a mile. Was it worth it?
Obey your speed laws. Don't
race for the green light, or
feels that agriculture must
work hard at understanding
the urban problems if the prob
lems of the farmer are to re
ceive a sympathetic hearing
from urban legislators.
Farm Productivity Up
"Hut, when you look at the
record of our farm production
and how the farmer has in
creased his productivity the
average American should be
thankful—and proud of our
farmers," she told the editors.
"The result of this produc
tivity is that the average
American family is spending
only 16.5 percent of its income
after taxes for food today. A
year ago this was 17 percent,
and 20 years ago it was 22
percent."
She added that in West
ICurope the average family to
day spends 25 percent of its
income on food and in the
Soviet Union, 50 percent of the
family income goes for food.
And yet, while the American
consumer is reaping the bene
fits of our farmers' increased
productivity, she says, he is
faced with higher costs and
lower profit margins. Mrs. May
said that since 1949 the na
tional income has shown an
increase of 255 percent, but
farm income is up only 18
percent.
"The ability of American
agriculture to feed and clothe
the 300 million people who will
inhabit the United States .by
the year 2000 can be assured
only if the farmer receives a
return suflicient to use efficient
modern equipment, meet his
labor costs, and use the neces
sary fertilizers and other aids.
I n other words, we have to pay
1970 prices for what he needs
in 1970 to go on farming.
"Few people realize that a
minimum investment of
S 100,000 is necessary just to
acquire the land and machin
ery and other items to farm
efficiently. A $200,000 invest
ment is necessary if the farmer
is to house, feed and clothe a
family of four and provide an
education for two children,"
she said.
I'armcr Feeds Forty People
USI )A figures show that today
one American farmer is pro
ducing food and fiber for him
self and forty other people. A
recent study by New Holland,
the farm machinery division
of Sperrv Kami Corporation,
indicated that ten years ago
only 24 people were being fed
by each farmer. According to
the firm's Ifow'ii- 'l'hry liftilly
Dtiiil' Down on tin■ h'ttrmi hro
| chore, one hour of farm labor
today produces nearly seven
| limes as much food and other
crops as it did in the 1919-21
\ period. It is this kind of pro
: ductivily that Mrs. May says
I is helping the farmer protect
consumers against even higher
i food costs.
If the farmer is not getting
a bigger slice of the food cost
increase, where is the added
cost going'' The Congress
woman cites milk as an ex
ample of increased costs in a
product with the farmer re
ceiving very little of the total
over Ihe counter price.
" M ilk is a commodity which
has fewer add-on cosls at the
processing level than most
others. Pasteurizing and pack
aging are the major steps be
tween the farmer .and the con
sumer. 11 should l>e more of a
bargain than other foods where
many lal>or steps are required
—such as converting grain
into cereal or snacks." Here,
incidentally, Mrs. May says
the farmer receives only about
two or three cents for produc
ing the grain in a 49 cent item.
to stay right here. It's clean
and you hqve mountains and
trees and, man, it's just
beautiful."
jump the gun when the signal
changes to GO; a driver on
the cross street may meet you
half-way.
BE PROFESSIONAL
Driving a car is a full-time
job drive as the profession
als do, on or off the track;
start out with a safety-checked
car and with your seat belts
fastened - keep your eyes mov
ing so that you get a complete
picture of the traffic situation
- signal all changes and make
sure that you are seen - space
your vehicle correctly to give
yourself action space - be sus- *
picious of other drivers and
anticipate their errors and
prepare to counter them - re
spect the traffic laws . . . and
instead of .iust being a good
driver, you'll be a superior
one.
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"Hut in a Federal Trade
Commission study and eco
nomic report made in 1966, it
was shown that the hourly re
turn in five dairy areas for the
farmers themselves ran from
84 cents per hour down to 30
cents. At the same time, dairy
plant employees were receiv
ing $2.20 to $3.84. This ex
plains why thousands of dairy
farmers were forced out of
business."
Hringing the milk situation
up to date, Mrs. May said re
cent developments in New
York revealed that employees
of milk processing plants and
truck drivers negotiated a $35
weekly wage boost last No
vember and office workers in
these plants received $25
weekly pay boosts. Milk is
now selling for 58 to 60 cents
per half gallon in the city and
the producers of the milk re
ceived only about one-half
cent more per half gallon de
spite a rise of up lo 4 cents
per half gallon.
Other Price Factors
And there are other factors
which Mrs. May says adds lo
the climb in food prices—fac-
tors over which the farmer has
no control. Wages, mainte
nance, laxes, licenses have all
forced added costs on Ihe
transporters of food. Kail
roads and truckers are jump
ing their charges by 6 to 10
percent each year—adding to
the cost of putting food oil the
table. And food market em
ployees and the people in
volved in food preparation
continue to receive wage in
creases averaging 6 percent
per year.
Then there is the matter of
imM w STM
BIG INVESTMENT in modern machinery is necessary for efficient farming today.
This custom combining operation owned by Don Bolstad of Medicine Lake, Mont
ana, represents an investment of more than SIOO,OOO. Bolstad travels through the
nation's Wheat Belt harvesting grain for do not own combines.
Robinson-Sharpe-Clemeni to
Address St. Aug. Alumni Confab
By MARY LOU McLEOD
NEW YORK - St. Augus
tine's College' ever expanding
network of alumni chapters,
will again convene on Virginia
Beach for their annual 'confab
by the sea; according to a joint
announcement this week, by
Mrs. Ellen Perry, President of
St. Aug.'s Tidewater Chapter
(Norfolk, Hampton, Newport
News and Virginia Beach) and
Peter G. Holden, Sr., President
of St. Augustine's National
(Reform) Alumni 'Party.' The
third annual convention* will Bt
staged in the fashionable Gay
Vacationer Motor Inn on
Ocean Front at 34th. Street,
on September the lltli., 12th.
and 13th.
Added attractions this year
include invitations to be guest
speakers at the opening
general alumni workshop
which will convene in the
main auditorium at 1:00 P.M.
on Saturday, September 12th,
by Hon. H. Rodney Sharpe 111
and St. Aug.'s head coach and
Athletic Director, Jesse Cle
ment. Mr. Sharpe, a St. Aug.
board of trustees member as
well as a member of the
Wilmington, Delaware DePont
family, is expected to give "a
sneak preview" of the role
trustees will expect alumni to
play in St. Augustine's pro
posed two-year $30,000,000.
00 (30 Million) expansion and
development fund raising cam
paign. (The latter campaign
will formally hold its 'kick-off
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CONGRESSWOMAN CATHERINE MAY addresses
agricultural editors meeting in Washington, D.C. Mrs.
May, above, feels urbanites are blaming the farmer for
rising food costs while overlooking the other major factors
that are really responsible.
packaging which adds to the
costs. The convenience factor
is also adding to the total on
i the housewife's register tape.
Huge shopping centers, where
j many markets are located for
I the convenience of their cus-
I tomers, often make an assess
! ment of up to 5 percent of
i gross sales for promotion and
| other purposes. And the con-
I sumer gets tagged with this
J added cost. Mrs. May also
j claims that trading stamps
and other "give away" gim
micks tack an additional two
percent or more to the food
bill.
Mrs. May says it is the gap
between ihe price paid to the
farmer and the final price paid
in early November).
Coach Clement, a respected
name in black athletic circles
along the eastern seaboard,
both as a star player and coach
for his alma mater's football
and basketball falcons, will
follow Mr. Sharpe as guest
speaker. Mr. Clement is expect
ed to put in a pitch for a boost
in alumni support as well as
alumni increased recruitment
of top scholar athletes for his
department.
The convention, which will
take the form generally, of a
series of workshops, will host
several college department
heads who will outline plans
and areas where alumni chap
ters can best work together
with college officials to achieve
common goals.
COLLEGE PREXY TO
ADDRESS BANQUET:
Dr. Prezell R. Robinson,
himself a member of the alum
ni association and President
of St. Augustine's will be the
main speaker for the alumni
banquet which will take place
on Saturday evening beginning
at 6:00 P.M. The banquet will
be held in the beautiful audi
torium of the Americano
Hotel, three blocks due west
of the Gay Vacationer. This
auditorium, steeped in old
southern colonial achitectural
beauty was chosen because it
can conveniently accomodate
the expected four to five hun
dred alumni, family and
friends, who will attend the
over the counter at the super
! market that the consumer
! must understand as the real
factor in rising food costs.
! "Consumers are going to
have to face up more to their
responsibilities to the farmer
the responsibility of looking
beyond the price tag to under
stand a little better where
their food actually came from
before it got into the can, and
the how and why of its costs
and availability."
If people in the city and
suburbs come to understand
the farmer's economic and pro
ductivity picture, Mrs. May
; feels they will agree with her
■ that Lhe farmer is the real con-
I sumers' protector.
THE PICTURE OF LIVING ROOM PERFECTION
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Modern, impressionistic painting of New York provides the framework for this lively living
room furniture. Complementary colors include green streets that flow down to an emerald green
multi-cushioned sofa. Turquoise roof tops are reflected back in the velvet cushions of pedestal
poufs. Both colors are returned by pillows and a modern bullseye graphic. Bridging the two is the
upholstery hue in an abstract floral on a swivel tub chair. Checked wall-covering is a pleasant
distortion of the many-windowed buildings or of the windows themselves. Couched in this
unique color scheme, this highly "palette-able" furniture by Selig will sit well with all who enter.
Wool Contest
Plans Taking
Shape for 70
RALEIGH Plans have al
ready begin to take shape for
the 1970 "Make-It-Yourself-
With-Wool" contest, to be held
this fall, Hariet R. Tutterow,
extension clothing specialist,
North Carolina State Univer
sity, said today.
Last year's contest was so
popular that we will have to
have four district elimination
contests this year, the specialist
notes.
District contests will be held
in Marion, Tarboro and White
ville on Saturday, October 24,
and in High Point, Saturday,
October 31.
The finals will be in Raleigh,
November 14.
As in past years, there will
be a sub deb contest for girls
10-13 years old. A Junior
(age 14-16) and a Senior
(age 17-21) winner will be
chosen to represent North
Carolina at the Southern Coun
cil contest to be held in
December in Jacksonville, Fla.
The Junior and Senior
winners of the Council compe
tition will compete at the Na
tional Finals in Reno. The
grand national prize is an
expense-paid trip to Europe.
Winner of last year's state
event, Kathy Rogers of Clyde,
survived regional competition
and represented the south at
the national event in Denver.
"Girls thinking of entering
the contest may do well to
start making their plans now,"
Miss Tutterow points out.
You can get complete de
tails and entry blacks from
your local county extension
home economics agent or by
writing to Harriet Tutterow,
extension clothing specialist,
Box 5582, State College Sta
tion, Raleigh, 27607.
convention.
Dr. Robinson, among other
things, will give a pre-view of
'things to come' during the
academic year '69-70, with
special emphasis on meeting
the aforementioned fund-rais
ing campaign target dates.
Alumni committees will be
meeting in-between-the main
sessions and moderators for
various panels will include:
John and Mrs. Ellen Perry of
the host Tidewater alumni
chapter: National . alumni
President Holden of The New
York Chapter; Mark Birchette,
Vice-President for Develop
ment at St. Augustine's; J.
Mills Holloway, Vice-President
for Financial Affairs for the
Raleigh, North Carolina based
institution; James Burt, Alum
ni Developer and Ronald Wat
son, a Development Office
Assistant. Mr. Burt is a member
of the Raleigh Chapter and Mr.
Watson, a recent member of
St. Augustine's staff is a former
member of the New York
Chapter.
About two P.M. on Sun
day, September 13th., the an
nual alumni convention, will
'fold up' and 'slide down the
ways into the Hampton Roads
and out to the vast sea 'which
lies before it, where It will 're
main In moth-balls' until Sep
tember *7l.
HELPFU^^^^^^^WTS
USEFUL FACTS FOR THE FATHER-TO-BE
Dad—after mom and your
baby get home from the hospi
tal you'll find that there will be
a new way to tell time in your
house. It's called the "Sched
ule," and (within reason) is
dictated by the newcomer who
must be changed, fed, bathed
and bedded down regularly.
Whether you've been to classes
or not, you can be a big help to
your wife in keeping this
"Schedule" running smoothly.
Here are some tips:
PREPARING FORMULA
This is a task many new
fathers do well—and it is often
a real help to a busy mother.
The convenience and the
various forms of modern pre
pared infant formulas assure
good nutrition and a safe, easy
to-do job.
Since new babies get hungry
at hours when all other folks
are sound asleep, it's the truly
heroic father (and incompar
able husband) who'll take an
occasional 2 or 6 A.M. feeding.
Here's when a man can really
appreciate a prepared formula,
such as Enfamil Nursette prefil
led formula bottles. Kept at
room temperature (unlike re
frigerated regular formula)
these require no warming . .
just open, add a sterilized nip
ple unit and you're ready to
go. In the early hours and
pre-dawn, this can save a lot of
wear and tear on both you and
baby.
DIAPER CHANGING
Some fathers will have no
thing to do with it 1. . or
perhaps only in an emergency.
Others are willing to try. Prac
tice under your wife's super
vision at first until you're both
satisfied that you can handle it.
Newborns are pretty tough (if
you support their wobbly
heads) and all infants enjoy
being held with conviction.
BATHING
Infants are not usually bath
ed in water until the navel
heals. Until that time, they are
frequently cleansed with oil.
So when you first attempt to
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give baby a bath, you'll prob
ably be dealing with a hefty
3-week old, all 9-12 pounds of
him. A point in your favor is
that most babies like water.
Watch your wife until you're
sure of the routine. Notice that
the improved technique for
holding a small baby is called
the "football hold" .. . and
who can do this better than a
man?
COMMUNICATING
Simply walking a fretful in
fant can be your way of best
helping your wife and, inci
dentally,,getting to know your
child. Sing to him or her, talk,
make comforting noises. Even
the tiniest infants respond to
the change of pace that your
deeper voice, different touch
and sometimes greater calm
ness can bring.
It is impossible to describe
the kind of feeling that grows
up between a man and his
child. A woman develops this
particular feeling more quickly
perhaps, since she is not only
with the baby more often, but
has been conditioned since
childhood to expect a "mater
nal instinct" to blossom. A
paternal feeling can be equally
powerful and all babies need
both kinds of love.
To learn more about becom
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