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EDITORIAL COMMENT This, Everyone Can Give Last month it was the March of Dimes. This month it is the Heart Fund. Next month it will be Eastef Seal's. It seems that everyday there is some worth while. -cause to which Franklin County .citizens are aSked, to give. For most of us', living qn budgets, .or hoping that we are, giving takes .some convincing. These are all very worthwhile . projects. They do a tremen dous amount toward relieving .pain and suffering in the. world. ' They- and mdny mpre should have our blessirrgs and support. The organizers of these-drives* usually select local people to head their contribution drives. It's harder to turn down a friend than a stranger. That's our point. These local people are performing a service to us all. Give them money if you feel so inclined; but money or not, give them courtesy. They may be trying to separate you from your money, that's true, but they are doing so in an effort to serve, the community. ? Treat them kindly. They are dbing a good Job and we praise them' for it.. "Nicest Folks I've Ever Seen 99 ? Two strangers literally fell from , , the heavens, near* New Hope last Tuesday.- One was iroro. Tampa, Florida and the other from East Liverpool, Ohio! They were Navy flyers. When their engine began to lose power, they -looked, a place to land." They decided on using highway 1708 in Franklin Coun ty, mostly because it was handy . They report that they were greeted by the folks in the com munity with open arms. Every thing was done for them, that they could ask. As one of the men .put it, *"They were the nicest folks I've ever seen." What an advertisement ^for Franklin County.. ? Qf course, those of us living here, already know the good ness in our' people. But it is ever so nice to have others no tice. ? These flyers will not soon forget this day in Franklin County. They will remember, too,, the people. We're thankful they had a safe landing. We're glad they were treated well. May they come again and may they have many more safe landings. Campaign Debates? The Republican Party's Na tional , Chairman has called on President Lyndon B. Johnson to debate the Republican Presi dential nominee on television in the campaign later this year. As this is written, there has been no firm reply, one way or the other, from the President. It will be recalled that the 1960 Presidential campaign featured five television debates between the two candidates, John F.Kennedy and Richard M. Nix on. This was a first in. the politics of the United States and no other major democracy in the world has provided the vot er this advantage^ Thus it was a spectacle Americans were justly proud of--because it was carrying out the democratic process in our country to the Nth degree. It was staging a political debate between two candidates for the nation's highest office in a man ner that matched idealistic practices of high school and college elections. One hopes there will be de bates in 1964, as there were in 1960. In this way every voter who is interested enough can see and hear the candidates and weigh the logic of their ar guments. This is a great demo cratic spectacle and custom , and it should be a standard feature in Presidential elections -in the years to come. Dropping Out Of High School ine year or two tnat it takes to finish high school may seem like a lifetime to a teenager but a little self-discipline during this period will, in most cases, pay off in future happiness and earning ability. Learning self discipline, learning to give up immediate pleasures for long range happiness, is probably a lot more important to ones fu ture success than is the addi tional education that one gets by remaining in school. It has been estimated that al most half of the young people in high school will never graduate. During these times of relatively high employment, it is shock ing that nearly half of the young people in high school will give up their opportunity to get a high school diploma. wny is it mai many young people are merely m arking time in school until they are old enough to go to work? Why are so many young people so an xious to take the first Job that comes along although it may be entirely unsuited to their abili ties and personality? The parents, school teacher, and church leaders must in tensify their efforts in guiding children who fail to sense the need for a high school educa tion. It is important that pu pils are given the opportunity to take courses for which they are best suited. It should also be brought to their attention that employers generally are not going to put quitters in re sponsible positions. MacArthur Memorial There are many other commu nities which could establish me morial libraries in honor of a great American, utilizing old courthouse, buildings or other suitable structures which are about to be either torn down or replaced. Eew of the countless herOes of WojldWarll have thus far been suitably honored. It is good to see MacArthur, controversial though many of his years were, honored for his great qualities and talents, and service to his country, which ? despite the controversary--are unques tioned. In Norfolk, Va., city , fathers have converted a courthouse in .to a splendid memorial to Gen eral of the Armies Douglas MacArthur. There is little doubt this is appropriate, for MacArthur, 84 this month, has served his country in at least three wars and also as chief of staff and in high United Na tions ? United States commands. We in America would do well to remember and memorialize more of our great men. What could be better than to utilfze a courthouse building which was no longer large enough to han dle the work to be done? The Fra^Kn Times ? Established 1ST0 ? Published Tuesdays 6 Thursday! by THE FRANKLIN TIMES. INC. Birkett Blvd Loujsburg. N. C. Dial C.Y ?-?!S 3 Clint Fuller. Managing Editor Elliabeth Johnson. Business Manager NATIONAL EOlTOIIAl I AjioclTATl"?N ~ I ? U I Advertising Rates Upon Request ? SUBSCRIPTION ? Rates <3. SO per year; 16.00 for 2 yrs. Sales Tax .11 .IS Total $3.61 16.11 34.50 per year Outslffe state Single Copy 5c Entered at the Postoffice at Louiaburt. N. C. ?? aecond class mail matter. rf" THE GIRL ME LEFT BEHIND/ Special Report From Washington Washington, D. C. ? Jackie Kennedy's first date since her husband's assassination came quite by accident. Marlon Brando was in Wash ington to discuss Indian affairs with various government of ficials. He's become the num ber one unofficial champion of the American Indian. He and his manager, George Englund, have been asked to participate In a theatrical benefit to raise money for the Kennedy Founda tion, and they dropped over to Mrs. Kennedy's home to dis cuss the project with her aufl her sister, Princess Lee Ra<V zlwlll. At the end of the discussion, they Invited Princess Radzlwiu out to dinner. Knowing Mrs. Kennedy was In mourning, they ASCS I NEWS John R. Davis Franklin County ASCS Manager Each year many farmers throughout the nation partici pate In a Government-spon sored program known as the Agricultural Conservation Pro gram. The objective of the program Is to help conserve soil and water resources on farms In this country through govern ment cost sharing. There are a number of practices thatprov ducers may receive government assistance to help establish such as permanent pasture, pasture lmp?p*Cment, lime on farmland, forestry planting and Improvement, winter cover crops, farm ponds and others. Following Is a summary shov ing the number of farms and the practices established oa these farms In 1963 for Frank lin County: Practice Name No. farms Permanent Cover & other 142 Increase Acreage Rotation Cover 17$ Liming Materials 105 Contour Stripcropping 1 Field Stripcropping 2 Tree Planting-Forest 21 Timber Stant Improve ment 3 Sod Waterways 32 Terracing 4 Irrigation Reservoirs 47 Winter Cover 577 Summer Cover 7 Franklin County farmers re ceived a total of $69,313.00 to help establish the above prac tices in 1963. Rare Coins Saved Houston ? Six policemen pick ed up, to the last cent, what amounted to $10,000 In coins. The money was a collection of rare coins owned by E. J. Cole. He was taking his col lection to a rare coin show, when they were accldently drop ped on the street. By Drew Pearson did not Include her. But she remarked: "Oh, can't I come too? I'm tired of staying home' alone." The Jockey Club where they dined Is dimly lit, and the manager, Jacques Vivien, who Immediately recognized the ce lebrities, turned the lights even lower. Few of the guests re cognized them. But a photographer had trailed Jackie from her home In Georgetown to the Jockey Club and manager Vivien spot ted him outside. When It came time for Jackie and Brando to leave, Vivien escorted them through the kitchen past the garbage palls to the rear en trance. Howevei', the alert photographer was waiting. A hasty retreat followed, and the two girls, Jackie and Lee, final ly left for the front entrance, unescorted. Brando was escorted out alone, via the garbage palls. The photographer failed to get a picture of the full group, but later he broke the story. ANTI-CIGARETTES Next move In the campaign against cigarette smoking fill be to demand strict enforce ment of smoking regulations on railroad trains and special seats reserved In buses and airplanes for smokers. Some busses such as D. C, Transit prohibit smoking altogether. Others, especially bus trans portation to airports, even con done smoking by bus drivers. Airplane companies prohibit only pipe and cigar smoking. But public reaction by non smokers to being forced to inhale fumes now branded as cancer-producing Is certain to develop Into a move which air plane and bus companies can not Ignore. General Eisenhower did a fa vor to the Johnson Adminlstra tion last week In Detroit when he expounded on the subject of gift-receiving by high officials. It looks as If the Johnson Ad ministration would do a favor to Ike in return. When the former President was questioned about the pro priety of receiving gifts, he took a much more tolerant view than the Republican Congress men who had " announced they would keep reminding LBJ of his $542 stereo set until next November 3. Ike replied that It was a "matter of judgment, of self restralnt^nd confidence that you have In someone* ^In tegrity," and went on to tell about some of the gifts he had received. "If someone sent you a set of woods for your own golf," said the former President, " well, now, are you going to send them back and say 'you so-and-so* and that kind of thing? Are you going to take a holier-than-thou attitude? I Just don't believe they should be too ready to throw stones In thlg whole affair." Ike, of course, had received many gifts In the form of Black Ahgus heifers and a $4,000 tractor, ponies, quarter horses, landscaping, trees, and shrub bery for his Gettysburg farm. But the favor that the John son Administration can do for Ike In return Is to keep mum on the really big financial trans action involving the Gettysburg farm ? namely the fact that farm salaries, the building of barns, and various other ex penses, totaling around $508, 000, were paid by three of Ike's friends, the late W. Al ton Jones of Cities Service, Billy Byars of Tyler, Tex., and George E. Allen of Washington ? all oilmen. They were forced by In ternal Revenue to pay gift taxes on these farm expenses. (To be Continued Tuesdav) Senator Sam Says | Washington? The President's annual Budget Message has been submitted to Congress as the ] blueprint for government spending beginning July 1. In dividuals who catagorlze their personal Income and expendi tures usually do so on a weekly or monthly basis, but the Fed eral Government must do this on an annual basis with Its predic tions based on calculations made six months prior to the anticipated spending or the col i lection of taxes. Overall the consideration of the Budget, a voluminous document which embraces hundreds of pages of listings of requested spending and explanations therefore, constitutes the single most time consuming duty of Congress. Subject to Congressional ap proval, the proposed 1965 Bud get calls for expenditures of | $97.9 billion with anticipated t revenues of $93 billion leaving a deficit to be financed by gov ernment borrowing of $4.9 bil lion. Due to the long range' target date seventeen months J away when the Treasury will add up spending and revenues, this Budget is subject to con | siderable revision" that could come from world conditions, from the state of business, or from Congressional modifica tion. Still the Budget Is, as one newspaper has put It, "the na tion's shopping list" and it does exert a great influence on Con i gress. In such a context, the Budget is refreshing in the respect that it is much reduced from proposed estimates of Federal spending only a few months ago. In another respect, It Is .of con cern to rhe that again with this Budget the nation will be de pending on government borrow ing to meet expenditures In a time of relative peace and pros perity. Nonetheless, 1 am pleased with the President's economy effort. I am hopeful that he continues to encourage this governmental trend that Is much needed. Up to now Congress could only expect to see a Budget whose prescription for the nation's ills rested prin cipally on greater and greater overall expenditures without undue concern about financing them. As a result of this phi losophy, it Is to be recalled that last year alone Gongrvss had to consider how to finance1 the national debt on three se parate occasions. Notwithstanding the laudable effort already made toward economy, I am hopeful that Congress will continue to ex ercise Its best judgment In an effort to make other savings. Foreign aid and space explora tion programs are areas that Congress ought to study close ly In an effort to effect re ductions In the Budget. The problem of how to bal ance the Budget embraces many facets. Basically, hbwever, 1 think It stems from the philoso phy Which has grown since World War II that the Federal government must undertake to finance a multitude of grants, loans, and financial assistance programs for almost everybody In this country and in the world. At the same time that this philosophy has mustered ma jority votes in the Congress, it is also evident that a ma jority of the American taxpay ers are unwilling to pay through taxation for all of these pro grams. In this situation the nation must realistically face its responsibilities to remain economically strong. The Right Sign Churchill, England? When his patience Was tried to the limit by thieves stealing applesfrom his orchard, Claude Bache put up a sign saying: "Keep out. Trespassers will be pro secuted." Apples continued to disappear and Bache replaced the sign with one which read: "Thou Shalt not Steal." No more apples were stolen. Red Burton Show 7 p.m.? 10 p.m. Monday - Saturday On i u;>i ? i! j .1 a. .. ; . 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