LOCAL EDITORIAL COMMENT
Still Doing It
The Loulsburg Rescue Service
has answered a number of calls
for aid In recent days, proving
onqe again, the tremendous
value of the organization to
this area.
These dedicated men, on call
24 hours a day, prill leave what
ever they might be doing and
rush to help someone In need.
These calls take a great deal
of time from their work and
from their leisure.
There Is a certain element
of; risk Involved for these men
each time they hit the highway
at relatively high speeds to get
to the Injured as .soon as pos
sible.
This risk element Is Increas
ing, not only because of the In
crease of automobiles on the
highways, but because of a band
of excitement-seekers.
There seems to be something
about the alarm which excites
certain people to abandon all
reasoning, to forget the laws of
the state, and, Indeed, Ignore
use of good common sense.
These people seem to labor
under the Impression that It
is they who must get there first
and not the Rescuers. There
have been Instances where these
highway hogs have tried to keep
In front of the Rescue vehicles
Instead of pulling off the road
as required. They seemingly
are ignorant of the meaning of
a blinking red light and siren.
There are others that drive
like maniacs to catch or keep up
with the vehicles. (One patrol
man reports he clocked one
driver at 105 miles per hour
this weekend). These pose a
constant danger not only to
themselves but to other motor
ists-.
It appears to us that If these
people want to get to the scene
to see what has happened, they
have a right to do so, but cer
tainly not at the added risk to
Innocent motorists and the Res
cue members who are giving
their time freely to help those
In need of Immediate attention.
If these people care nothing
for the law, or for plain cour
tesy on the highway, they might
envision one likely possibility.
Should they become Involved In
an accident while doing this,
there will be a long delay before
some one can call back Into
Loulsburg and alert the Rescue
to turn around and come back to
aid these victims. In fact, the
Service might be tied up with
original call and no help will
be available. /
A serious accident Involving
a Rescue vehicle could destroy
one of the finest organizations
in this state. Don't add to the
risks these men are already
required to take. Get out of
their way. Let them pass safe
ly. Don't follow too closely,
and never, never try to keep up
with them.
To do otherwise one Is asking
for disaster, not the least of
which might be a citation to
court. This type thing Is frown
ed on severely by most law en
forcement agents and Judges.
Good And Bad
The disclosure that Franklin
"^County 1 s subject to receive
over $140,000 more li?; federM
school than had first been an
nounced is good news. At the
same time, considering that
allotment Is based on the num
ber of children from families
with less than $2,000 annual
Income, It Is also bad news,
Inwhatever manner it Is final
ly determined the funds may be
used, it stands to reason that
Franklin County can use all It
can get.
Assistant State Superintendent
Everette Miller has said that
one out of every four children
In North Carolina falls In the
underprivileged category. In
Franklin County It is estimated
the figure Is, nearer one In
every two, or fifty percent.
It seems inherent that poverty
and the lack of education go
hand in hand. There area num
ber of local children who are
In need of a better opportunity
In life.
This federal program, like so
npany others, looks like a good
one. It may prove to be So.
Most will certainly hope that
it will be. But nxany will take
a wait-and-see attitude.
If too^nfuch federal Interfer
ence shows Itself, or If Inte
gration gets Into the picture to
any degree, the success of the
program In this area will be
endangered.
If the federal officials will
stick to their Intent that this Is
solely to aid underprivileged
children and nothing else, it
may work wonders In Franklin
County. If Washington attempts
to forc6 Its will on the people
here contrary to their wishes,
the program will fail.
If one in four in North Caro
lina needs this aid, -certainly
one In two In Franklin County
does. For this reason, let us
all hope It will wi^rk.
NATIONAL EDITORIAL COMMENT
Latest Fashions >
In Paris the latest fashions have
had the clothes wctld in a dither and
it M'ema several "daring" new de
signers are once again setting up
millions of females for another
chang?? in styles.
The world of fashion is a dizzy
one and the editor is no expert in
thiB field. However, it doesn't take
an expert to see how the style manip
ulations in the industry produce
hundreds of millions of dollars worth
of new sales, when a current style
is suddenly outdated with something
"daring."
For example, if skirts are short
(as they are now) and are suddenly
lengthened, millions of women find
themselves with outdated skirts.
And many-women follow the dictates
of the fashion industry like sheep.
Of course, not all women fall for
the style-change manipulation but
most of those who can afford it feel
they have no choice. And so it goes ,
year after year. And thpre is no end
in sight. - ' /
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On Bayard Rustin
VIEWPOINT - By Jesse Helms
While searching the files the
other day for a piece of elusive
Information that had been tucked
away several months ago, we
ran across the name of Bayard
RustTn. While Mr. Rustln Is
not the kind of fellow whose ab
sence makes the heart grow
fonder, he does possess a cer
tain Intrigue.
Not many men can be a self
confessed sexual pervert with
undeniable communist connec
tions and still be idolized by
vast segments of the political
spectrum as a great leader.
But Bayard Rustln pulled it off,
even to the point of being in
vited regularly to the White
House for various civil rights
ceremonies. The last time we
recall seeing Bayard Rustin's
countenance on television and
in the newspapers, he and Lyn
don Balpes Johnson were en
gaged in a warm handclasp. Mr.
Johnson had just presented Mr.
Rustln with one of a dozen or
more fountain pens which the
President had used to sign the
voting rights bill into law.
Bayard Rgstln has long been
one of Martin Luther King's
top assistants. It was Rustln,
if you will recall, whom the
press described as "Mr. March
on Washington*' back In 1963
when Rustln organized that
mass demonstration In 0ie na
tion's capital. The television
networks interviewed Rustln
night after night prior to, dur
ing, and following that demon
stration. He *was repeatedly
described as "one of the na
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tion's top civil rights leaders."
It bothered us at thg^fme. that
none of the national news me
dia was willing to disclose any
thing about Mr. Rust in' s back
ground. By the simple process
of a few telephone 'calls to
the west coast, this station
obtained photostats of police
and court records at Pasadena,
California, which revealed that
Rustln had been arrested ? and
convicted upon his own con
fession--on charges of perver
sion Involving two young
sailors. He had served time
in prison for the offense. '
Moreover, from Congres
sional files in Washington, we
obtained documentation regard
ing Mr. Rustln's communist
connections of the past and
present. When we telecast
this information at the time,
hundreds of viewers request
ed copies of our editorials.
A number of citizens" sent the
information to the television
networks and to the press as
sociations. The national news
media ignored It;* in one or
two cases Individuals received
curt notes from New York and
Washington saying that Mr.
Rustln's background had noth
ing to do with the news at that
time.7
One hardly needs wonder what
would have happened If such
disclosures had been made re
garding the background of
George Wallace or any other
prominent figure on the other
side of the civil rights question.
Be that as it may, we decided
the other day to put a tracer
on Mr. Bayard Rustln to ascer
tain, If we could, what he is up
to these days. We promptly
discovered that he is on a lec
ture tour, speaking mostly on
college campuses.
Up in Maryland, however, he
ran afoul of a state regulation
indicating that the state of
Maryland Is not .enchanted with
the Idea of having certain types
of individuals speak on its cam
puses. Some Maryland profes
sors. had, back in July, sched
uled Rustln to make two
speeches in October ? one at
College Park, the other at Bal
timore.
When the news got out, a great
many citizens of Maryland
began to protest. Then it was
recalled that under Maryland
law, campus speakers must sign
a loyalty oath to the effect that
they are not subversive. So,
the University of Maryland
promptly sent suott a pledge
form to Rustin. Rustin prompt
ly returned the pledge, un
signed, with a notation reading:
"My record ?as an anti-Commu
nist is very clear."
That was Mr. Rustin's undo
ing. Careful research disclosed
his membership some years
ago in the Young Communist
League. It also disclosed at
least seven of his affiliations j
with communist causes in the
past eight years*. As Mr. Rus
tin commented, his record ia*
indeed clear.
And so, as of now, it appears
that Bayard Rustin will not
speak on state-owrted college
campuses in Maryland. Not
surprisingly, there is a great
hue and cry ^bout freedom of
speech and academic freedom.
One professor 'went so far as
to declare that "a great uni
versity" ? meaning the Uni
versity of Maryland--was being
destroyed.
How did that old ditty go? "Jt^
seems to me that I have heard
that song before."
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frank count
It's klnda hard to realize that It's almost November We're
still having shirt-sleeve weather.. .and here it is nearly Hallo
ween. We are knee deep in fall... and first thing you know..
It'll be cold lard winter. ,
Of course.. .times change. ..and even though it is hard to under
stand why changing times changes_the weather.;. It sure seems
like it does. We can remember when we would have had at least
one snow by this time of year Now, we're lucky (or unlucky,
depending on your age) to luve a decent snow all winter long.
And we can remember when you wouldn't dare go to a night
time football game without an overcoat So far this year,
most games have been held in almost spring-like weather.
But the thing that really brings home how late It is, is the
already evident Christmas commercials. ..the "do-lt-early
messages".:. the lay-away plans and the traditional pitch tg.
the kids that the toys are swell because . they're a special
brand. ~
Might as well face it. This year is shot. Before you know it,
you'll be doctoring that old New Year's Eve headlche and
starting another year. Time does fly. When you are twelve...
it seems time drags for a hundred years before you become a
teen-ager.. .or when you're fifteen and waiting for your driver's
license. ;it's two hundred years before you're sixteen.. .but,
.brother, wait until you pass the thirties and forties.-.that's
when old fatjier time gets in a real trot The years fly by
like days,.. .and days go by so fast you can't remember whether
today is Tuesday or Friday
The best way to tell how fast time flies is to have a kid...
and to watch him or her grow up.. .and Come to Think of It...
this is a much more enjoyable time piece than a calendar.
On Zip Codes
Washington, D. C. ? Postal au
thorities concede they have
found some flaws in the complex
of 553 sectional centers in the
distribution of mail. They hope
to iron out the flaws and enforce
compulsory use of the Zip Code
in the near future.
On Firing Women
Washington, D. C.? The Equal
Opportunity Employment Com
mission las ruled Illegal \ubor
contracts and company policies
that women be fired when they
marry. Franklin Roosevelt,
reports surprise at such a
policy.
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