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The Fran'Efin Times Pub>i?Ktd Every Tu?vdjy A Thor?d?y in. i rq AH O' ?????? LOCAL EDITORIAL COMMENT Needless Deaths Four persons are dead in Columbus County that should not be. They were killed Sunday in an automobile accident. All were from the same family - a father, a mother and two children They leave one nine-year-old boy without parents or family This family was traveling along a public highway, minding their own business when it fell their misfortune to meet a drunk, driving a stolen car, speeding and operating without a li cense However, they are just as dead as if they had been the cause of the accident The General Assembly, after much discussion passed an automobile in spection bill in the last session. This, we were told, would cut back on high way deaths? To the contrary, more people have been killed to date this year than ever before Laws alone cannot prevent this slaughter. Public complacency is not helping Had this young family belong ed to us, we'd be more concerned with highway safety today. Ironically, the driver of the stolen car, which had been declared a total loss, following a recent wreck, received - only minor lacerations. He was treated at a local hospital and taken to jail, charged with four counts of manslaught er^, Also significant, was a picture taken at the scene showing a bottle of whiskey beside the wrecked car Police were already looking for the stolen ve hicle. They found it. but too late for four persons There is no reason why stricter laws should not be aimed gt drinking drivers This" is a prime case. The driver of the stolen car has every reason tcr believe that practically nothing would have been done to him had he been caught driving drunk. The courts are far too lenient in these matters It might be somewhat different in view of the terrible toll of life which has resulted in this case. Much has been said lately about newspapers trying cases and no inten tion is meant here to judge this man. He will be tried and his piers will de cide his: punishment, if any. We are relating only to the charges filed against him as reported in the local newspaper there. Something must be done to stop this useless killing. The innocent must be protected on our highways just as they are entitled to protection in their homes. To do this, somebody is going to have to get tough - real tough on drunken and careless drivers. And a disturbing thought is that we have as many right here in Franklin County as any other place. The tragedy wrfiich occurred in Columbus County can happen here. The family could be your family. WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING The Beams: They Shared Their Gift The Courier-Times Roxboro, N . C. When the Person County His torical Society begins its com memorative program this Sunday at Bethel Hill School, county re sidents will once more have the opportunity to learn of the people and personalities which made us as we -are toaay. Each community, no matter how large or how small, has its own distinctive history, ever pre sent an abiding sector of life to look back upon, to study care fully and to carry into the days to come. To fully comprehend our role in the preset}! and to utilize our talents to the complete potential requires an awareness of the development not only as indivi duals but as a community. The late Rev. and Mrs. J A. Beam, who founded Bethel Hill Institute in 1888, through their untiring work have proven once again that there are no limita tions to the influence of dedi cated individuals. One word of The Fran'kHn Times Established 1870 ? Published Tuesdays h Thursdays by m Tilt FiMklta Tines, lac. ?Mm MM M CV MW LntlBi m. ?. c. CLINT FULLER, Managing Editor ELIZABETH JOHNSON. Business Manager N ATI O N A I t 0 I T O * I A I as^)cAt^?n Advertising Rates Upon Request SUBSCRIPTION RATES SlnKle Copy 10$ In North Carolina: One Year, *4.64; Six Months, $2.83] Three Months, $2.06 Out of State : One Year, *5.50; Six Months, $4.00 | Three Months, $3.50 lllll 1 1 M MM Xhl MM M* |*M M mm MM ontce al UMMtaff. * C rtM encouragement, one phrase, can so often be the turning point in young lives, a landmark to look back upon in later years and re flect that this Is where it all be gan. Rev. and Mrs. Beam, who in structed countless county resi dents in their earliest years of schooling, were a uniquely gift ed couple, whose love of learn ing was exceeded only by a de sire to share the rewards of scholarship with every student who passed through the doors of the Bethel Hill Institute. It is to be hoped that the citi zenry of Person County will join with members of the His torical Society in honoring both the memory and the continuing 11 work of two pioneers in our edu cational system. Such an opportunity is a pri vilege accorded to very few com munities and an occasion we anticipate with pride as well as gratitude. ' The New Cars American* are now enjoying the itiinunl parade of now euro? 19K7? hn they are introduced to the public ib newspapers* magazine advertise ments, on television, etc. \ Only in the United States do manu facturers Change styling each year \ .and attempt to persuade the public \ new cars have "umpteen" improve ments and new features. \ To citizens of some other eoun- \ tries, where models change only every so often and where primary stress is placed on quality and long life, new-car advertisements in the United States sometimes seem comi cal. A new grill design, for example, la of little importance to them. What matters is what is behind the grill. Neverthelesa, the U.S. way i? fun, . if a bit weird. It's like a giant fashion show each fall. And manu * facturers have conditioned John Doe to try to keep up with Mr. Jones and buy a new oar every year, or every two or three years. And John . Doe docs just that. And despite the high coat of changing models every year, U.S. cars are still the best buys in the ?? world of motor transport. Oh, Oh! This Time It's For Real!" -;-r <SMt* "... one way of looking at it " TO SHARE is to love . . . and by reversal, to love is to share. Simple?? and yet profound in'its application and responsi bility if man is to 'love his neighbor as himself as the Good Book tells us to do. It is hardly conceivable that 'sharing' was ever intended to include such proposals as 'Share the Wealth' plan . . . by taking from those 'who have- and giving to those 'who have not'. The story of the 'Talents' in the Bible clearly shows that those who buried their talents received no return for their lack of eirorts . . . while those who used their talents shared in the profits. . -- And so it is today ... for it is still true that "God helps those who help themselves" and there is no reward for those who shy away from honest work, but instead look to others for their support and charity. To help one in real need not capable of actively supporting himself? is an act of kindness and love. But to support one who fs capable of supporting himself hinders rather than helps that individual from awakening to his own responsibility? ?/" and manhood. Everyone has something to share, regardless of their worldly possessions? for real values lie not in the world's gold or material things, but in love, joy, friwtfflinet*, com- ' passion, confidence, stability, faith and hope. The*? are divine qualities that need to be recognized and exercised by 'sharing"" if they are to be enlarged, -Katienberger T 34,000,000 Individuals Get Federal Government Checks "Nearly eae eat el every three adaits has coa>e to depead for his or her become oa a rifto check boar Uncte Sam. "Oace or twice each asoath the Moral (overaaMat make* oat checks to 34, M0, tOO MhUHk, artnrJag to U& Tlsasmj Department dtsharalag office. "Social Secarity ritlpltats. federal peyrollerv, veterans, retired ctvff servants Aasericaas whooe sole or partial sapport cornea from the "Also to he addsd to this vast army are other aiOHoas who are direct aad ladftrect hesNddarioa of federal faadk spent for vaiioas projects for poverty aad TraK the United States worker aad employer Is the modsra ATLAS." ? from the Weekly Labor Forecast and Review. "Going To Waki County Wliort I C? Try It Out". ? Jenkins Has Backbone by Jesse Helms It speaks very well Indeed tor Leo Jenkins' backbone that he has been willing to endure the character as sassination heaped upon him by the press, and others dedicated to total centralization of higher education at Chapel Hill. Many a lesser man would have buckled under the storm of falsehoods and misrepresentations. But not Leo Jenkins. He continues to fight like a man determined to win. Dr. Jenkins, as president of East Carolina College, wants two things for his Institution and for his section of North Carolina. One Is a two-year medical school, upon which eastern North Carolina pins Its hopes of getting, some day, enough physicians to serve the needs of the people of that area. The other Is Independent university status for East Carolina College, with emphasis on the word "Independent." In both Instances, Dr. Jenkins and eastern North Carolina confront the loud and fatuous opposition of most of the large dally newspapers of the state, the "liberal" ?no, leftwlng ? claque whose hearts bleed at the I very thought of anybody's daring to suggest that higher education ought not to be completely controlled from and by Chapel Hill. These past few days have disclosed the extent to which Leo Jenkins' critics are willing to go. Clearly they are willing to slander and re pudiate, by misrepresentation and distortion, a man whose name has become almost synonymous with progress In eastern North Carolina. There has been a wild burst of re flections upon both his Judgment and hjp Integrity relating to the con tents of a study performed by three out-of-state consultants as to East Carolina's academic needs. But when the truth about Leo Jenkins finally became known- -the truth that he acted both In good Judgment and with com plete Integrity- -the press burled and camouflaged that development! The truth, as one of the consultants candidly stated It, is that Leo Jen kins sought a thorough appraisal of what East Carolina needs In order to qualify for the medical school It seeks. Pull no punches, he asked of the consultants. Let us know our weak nesses and our strengths. Very well, said the consultants, on one condition: That you make no .GRASSROOTS h OPINION RIVERTON, N. J., ERA: "A former eyesore In the su burbs of our nation's capital las becor.v- something of a thorn In the side of some federal bureau crats. While agents of the Fed eral Urban Renewal Admin istration have been traipsing all over the country setting up one project and another, private Investors and builders slipped Into the community of Rosslyn, a section of Arlington, Va., Just across the Potomac River from Washington, and transformed some 37 acres of run-down slums Into a multlmllllon dol lar assortment of office build ings, apartments and quality motels. . , Which Is a pretty good Illustration, we think, of the basic difference between private enterprise and govern ment planning." ROCHESTER, N. H., COUR IER: "Unless a far greater majority of Americans wake up and fight for the freedoms _ which were guaranteed under the Constitution for the ma jority, as well as for the minority, we might as well kiss the wonderful nation good bye. Better think this over, tor a while." I public disclosure of our findings. The consultants, understanding enough, had no taste (or (attlng in volved In what has obviously become a power struggle In North Carolina. They agreed to study East Carolina College because? and only because? they saw an opportunity to help North Carolina achieve a greater product Ion In the field of good medical education. So Leo Jenkins withheld the report because he had promised to do so. And he had promised It because he wanted a solid, useful, helpful re port?not one of sweet generalities and meaningless platitudes. On both counts? his kept promlM md his rea son for promising? Dr. Jenkins Is entitled to respect, instead, he has been falsely portrayed by the press as designing and, In fact, almost VTII. This latest episode, It seems to us, tells a great deal about the critics of Leo Jenkins and of East Carolina College. It Is, In fact, almost a measurement of character?or alack of It. To castigate a man falsely for doing his best to achieve a worth- ? while dream Is not merely an un sportsmanlike act. It Is, purely and simple, dirty pool. We have to presume that the state legislature will be able to put the matter In perspective quickly. For, In trying to destroy Leo Jenkins, his critics are actually aiming aftlie Jugular of a great section of North Carolina which for too long and too often has been by-passed In nutters . of creative progress. The East Caro lina College fight, then, Is really a fight for a region, a battle to lift the opportunities of vast numliers of North Carolinians Into the happy sun light of greater hope. In our view, they have a right to this hope. And particularly so since It Is evident that all North Carolinians stand to share the profit. The char acter assassination aimed at Leo Jenkins ought to stop. A man who has already done so much for this state ought not to be restrained from doing even more, let alone suffer personal destruction In a vendetta born of Jealousy. At the very least, he Is entitled to / the truth, and the whole truth--soinex thing which has been largely doffed him thus far. He Is fighting Mr; let his critics do the same. // Waif II He Votes <ZL w $4 FINDLAY. OHIO. HE?U?UCAN COURIER: "Congress mms destined to take a step shortly that endanger! the Grand Canyon area In Arlsona. The prelect involving construction of two hydro electric dam* In the Grand Canyon area of the Colorado river hat been described as a 'monstrous boondoggle' that would desecrate one of the nation's most precious scenic, educational and recrea tional assets. . . . If s all part oi the Great Society program, the cost ol which Is already so astronomical It staggers us." Women's Deans & Counselors To Meet At College The Eastern DlTlslon of the North Carolina Association of Woman's Diana and Coun selors will meet on the campus of Louts burf Collect on Thursday, October 10. Retls tratlon and coffee hour will begin at 9:00 o'clock. The morning program be gins at 10:00 o'clock In the library auditorium with Dean Louise Latham, of Women at North Carolina Collet* of Durham, presiding. The (roup will be treated by Dr. C. W. Robblns, president of Lou ta bu rf Collet*. The protrsm will consist o t a panel dls cusslon headed by Mrs. Ann Shephard, Dean of Women at Fayettevllle Stat* Collece. Other members on the panel will be Or. RobMna; Dr. Marlon Thorpe, Assistant Di rector of the State Board of Education; Mrs. Ruth White Dean of Women at Bast Caro line; Mr. Norbert Watts, Houalnf Director at North Caroline State University; Mlaa Jean Smith, Educational Counselor tor North Carolina Collece of Durham; and a stu dent from Meredith Collet*. After the mo mine dlscusalon the croup will have luncheon In the Collece Cafeteria where Dean Katharine Carmlchael, Dun of Women at the Univer sity of North Carolina, will preside. Following the luncheon there will be a question and answer- j ln( period and the (roup work ' sessions led by Dean Laulsr Fleming of Meredith, Dean Elizabeth CofTleld of Shaw University; Dean Ann Shep-i hard; and Mrs. Gladys Bailey, LouUburg. There will be s general ses sion at 3:00 In the AC Audi torium and adjournment will be at S:S0. Elgnty-rtve to one ftumtrw* representatives are expected to attend the meeting.
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