Congressman
L.H. FOUNTAIN
Reports
TO THE PEOPLE 9
WASHINGTON, D. C
We've all heard criticism of our
economic aid program In Viet
Nam from time to time. More
often than not It's difficult to
evaluate such charges because
we are not familiar with the
sources.
This week I'd like to re
late to you some first-hand
observations by a high
level employee of the Agency
for International Development
(AID) which administers the
program.
He is Woodrow W. Ham, a
native of Rocky Mount who plans
to return there after retiring
later this year from his career
in government. wiring a recent
visit to our office, Mr. Ham, who
has served In Viet Nam, said the
biggest problem at AID is Its
Insistence on using obsolete
management and administrative
practices.
"AID is using management
practices the Defense Depart
ment threw out 15 years ago,"
Mr. Ham said. "These policies
laid down in Washington are
clumsy, archaic and inefficient.
They make it almost impossi
ble to work in the field, espec
ially in wartime and we are
in a war in Viet Nam"
A specific example of AID's
inefficiency can be seen by a
comparison with the Defense
Department's role In aid pro
grams.
The Defense Department, for
example, actually supplies the
Items agreed upon when it un
dertakes an aid program. For
Instance, 11 the South Vietnam
ese Army needs uniforms, they
get uniforms directly from the
American authorities.
AID, on the other hand, relies
on the dollar credit system,
using the argument that It Is
following accepted and desir
able straight commercial prac
tices.
Let's assume AID has agreed
to provide cloth so that the South
Vietnamese can buy or make
clothing. Under this system, a
South Vietnamese importer
would go to his bank, make a
deposit ? say five percent of the
total purchase cost ? In local
currency and receive dollar
credits to buy the material from
foreign exporters.
He then has to pay huge lm
port duties on the foods when
they arrive, sell them to manu
facturers or wholesalers who In
turn add on substantial profits
before shipping to retailers.
Tie retailer adds his share and
the final price Is vastly Inflated.
The AID system does hot
provide for any policing or
checking anywhere throughout
this procedure. There Is no
way for the agency to know how
much an Import license might
cost the Importer, how much
deposit. If any, he puts down,
who actually gets the Import
fees, who decides to whom a
lcense should be Issued or if
the Importer ever pays off the
remainder of his purchase
price.
Such a loose system as this
practically Invites graft, but
AID Is not in a position to say
whether It actually does or does
not take place.
Mr. Ham became aware
of these shortcomings during
1966-67 when he held a high
ranking and responsible job with
the AID mission in Saigon.
He points out that our most
successful foreign aid pro
grams since World War II
were in Western Europe, Japan
and South Korea. In each case
he notes that they were operat
ed for the most part by the De
fense Department with its em
phasis on providing assist
ance in kind.
Mr. Ham also recalls that in
1965-66, when the big buildup
got underway In South Viet Nam,
there was a logjam In shipping
at Saigon Harbor that reach
ed crisis proportions. The de
lays and extra costs created by
that i'e-up only contributed fur
ther lr. Inflation.
Defense Department trans
portation controls were In
stituted which coordinated the
arrival and storage of goods on
the U. S. West Coast, planned
the cargo and loading of ships
and scheduled their movements
to Viet Nam. There, the U. S.
Army took over the unload
ing. The new approach eliminat
ed the backlog and helped reduce
the overall cost of the program.
This has been just a brief ac
count of some of the problems
in the Aid program in South Viet
Nam. But I think you will agree
that Mr. Ham is qualified to
speak and that his views are
certainly worth careful consid
eration.
Mail For Serviceman
Pamphlet Available
At U. S. Postoffices
An illustrated pamphlet
Mall For Servicemen?outlining
the expanded program for air
lifting letters, packages and
other military mall overseas
at low postal rates Is now avail
able through all Post Office win
dow clerks, Postmaster A. C.
Blalock announced this week.
Postmaster Blalock said that
"as a result of new legislation
and action by President John
son we are now airlifting more
than 75 per cent of all mall
going to the military men and
women stationed abroad. We
hope this guide will help more
American families be familiar
with these services and use
them."
The eight-page pamphlet il
lustrates three services for
airlifting parcels at rates the
average family can afford, the
speedy service now available
for newspapers and news maga
zines to most overseas bases,
the special rates for books and
similar educational materials,
and how to mall second-re
corded personal messages. The
Bob Scott
is the man
?, to lead
North Carolina
forward
Vote
Bob Scott
Governor
THIS A DVT. PAID FOR BY SCOTT COMMITTEE IN WARREN COUNTY.
^ ^ I feel that the judgeship is an
office that needs mature judgment
and if elected will see that every
defendant is given a fair trial and
for those found guilty, a reasonable
punishment that will provide pro
tection for society and an oppor
tunity for correction on the part
of the defendant. **
i f WALLACE P. CHAPPELL
? M the man to
9th DISTRICT COURT JUDGE
(Franklin, Vance, Parson, Warren
WALLACE CHAPPELL ?"* COUlrttot)
in the Democratic Primary May 4
? Native of Creedmoor?Graduate of Croodmoor High School and Oak
Ridge Military Institute. jl|
? U.S. Army 1942-1946?Winner of Purple Hoart and Bronze Star Awards.
? Mason, Shriner, American Legion
? Mayor of Croodmoor, Judge of Creedmoor Recorder's Court
? Married, father of one son and one daughter.
/
Moke Your First Choice WALLACK P. CHAPPELL
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HOME DEMONSTRATION CORNER
EMILY BALLINGER, County Home EcMomlca A|nt
Monday, April 29: Office.
Tuesday, April 30: Office.
Wednesday, May 1: The
Churchill Extension Homemak
ers Club will meet with Mrs.
C. P. Pope at 2:30 p. m.
Thursday, May 2: The Pas
chall Extension Homemakers
Club will meet with Mrs. Joe
Rlggan at 2:00 p. m.
Friday, May 3: Office.
Schedule Of
Homemakers Meeting
MRS. BERTHA B. FORTE
Home Economics
Extension Agent
Monday, April 29: 3:30 p. m.,
Olive Grove Homemakers will
meet with Mrs. P. J. Harri
son, and Mrs. J. E. Howard
will serve as co-hostess.
Tuesday, April 30: 7:30 p.
m., Wise Homemakers will
meet with Mrs. E. N. Basker
ville.
HEAD START MOT HERS
LEARN TO SEW
The following mothers with
children attending the Cool
Spring's Head Start Center,
participated in classes for be
ginners in sewing; Mrs. Elijah
Rodwell, Mrs. Andrew Wood
ard, Mrs. Matthew King Kear
ney, Mrs. Milton Broadie, and
Mrs. John Allen Davis. Mrs.
James D. Davis, dietitian and
cook for the Head Start Cen
ter, and Mrs. J. K. Williams,
Sr., also participated in the
classes.
For more than six weeks the
ladies took advantage of the
opportunity to acquire know
ledge and develop skills in sew
ing.
The Head Start Mothers used
patterns with plain lines to
make their first dress. As be
ginners in sewing, they learn
ed something about the selec
tion of patterns and materials,
how to use a pattern, neces
sary equipment for sewing and
how to use the sewing machine.
The value of being able to use
a pattern and construct a gar
ment was revealed to the ladies
when they figured the cost of
the garments made. The cost
for each dress made in class
was less than four dollars, three
guide also provides parcel
wrapping instructions, infor
mation on the time it takes
parcels to reach Vietnam and
other overseas bases from ma
jor U. S. cities, and pointers
on the correct way to address
military mail.
A family sending a 10-pound
package from Warrenton to
Vietnam, for example, pays only
$3.40 on a package marked
"PAL," while the air parcel
rate for the same package is
$8.08, Postmaster Blalock said.
On parcels weighing less than
5 pounds it might be more
advantageous for a family to
use the older (SAM) Space
Available Mail service, which
provides surfact transportation
to the port of embarkation and
airlift overseas. A four-pound
SAM package to a European
military post from Warrenton
costs only 75?. On packages
weighing under two pounds air
parcel post Is often the patron's
"best buy" for through airlift
service, the pamphlet suggests.
The steam shovel was Invent
ed In 1838 by William Otis of
Phlladephia. He obtained a
patent on a crane for excavat
ing and removing earth.
of them less than three dollars.
Dresses made by parti
cipants were modeled in a dress
revue at the Head Start Parent
and Teachers Meeting held
April 16, in the Cool Springs
Head Start Center, Route 2,
Norlina, N. C,
Assisting with the classes in
sewing were Mrs. George F.
Davis, Clothing Leader for
Cool Spring's Extension
Homemakers Club, also Super
visor and Teacher at the Head
Start Center: Mrs. Owen H. Wil
liams, Teacher Aide for the
Head Start Center, and a lead
er in the Extension Homemak
ers Club; and Mrs. Joe King
Williams, Jr.
Mrs. George F. Davis fur
nished transportation for some
of the mothers to and from the
classes.
Other meetings and work
shops will be held for the
Head Start Mothers in order
that they may continue to ac
quire knowledge and develop
skills in clothing and other
areas of interest.
OPEN
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24
MIDWAY
ESSO - GRILL
ON NORLINA ROAD
serving all kinds of
sandwiches ? french fries
and plate lunches
ROME LYLES, Mgr.
OMN SIVIN DAY! A WIEK
PROM 7 TO 11 O'CLOCK
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WHITBY AND HIS PKRSONAI.IZED LICENSE
Warren Man Featured
In Roses Publication
A Warren County man is fea
tured in the April issue of
"Com-n unique," publication
organ of Roses Stores.
Jac k Whitby of Warren Plains
is pictured with his new per
sonalized "Roses License
Plate," and praised for his
punctuality and interest in tiis
work. The article, illustrated
and captioned, "I VVor!' For
Roses," reads as follows:
Jack Whitby is pictured with
his new personalized "Rose
License Plate" proclaiming
that he is proud -to be as
sociated with the organization.
Jack is a clerk in Rose
Warehouse, lives in Warren
Plains and drives the 20 miles
to work each morning. He's
never late, but usually thirty
to forty minutes early and some
mornings you'll find him
already at the warehouse at
7:15?one hour before the day
starts at 8:15.
Maybe Jack has started anew
fad or trend among the Rose
people as several others have,
also, secured a "Rose Li
cense!"
Renew your subscription.
ELECT
BOBBY W.
ROGERS
N. C. HOUSE
OF REPRESENTATIVES
EXPERIENCED PUBLIC SERVANT;
4 Years Solicitor Vance County Recorders Court.
4 Years Assistant Solicitor Vance Count/ Superior Court.
Post Chairmen Voir County Democratic Executive Committee.
5 Years Practicing Attorney.
PLIDOID TO SIRVI ALL THI PIOPLI OF
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THI MTH. DISTRICT.
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AND SUPPORT IS APPRI
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