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Paarsi Two THE DAILY TAR HEEL Tuesday, November. B, 1SC0 Ants, Roaches Which Best? Beatnik atlp ar iff eel "And Now A Word To You-All From Our Little Old 9 r Local Sponsor " u Jw yj sixty-eighth year of editorial freedom, unhampered by restrictions Poetry from either the administration or the student body. The Dxitf Tar Heel is the official student publication of the Publica tions Board of the University of North Carolina, Richard Overstreet, Chairman. -iiti ii I :Jmmmmmmm mill k MMMMMMwBBMilMlM mmmmmtmmmmmtmmmmmmmm All editorials appearing in The Daily Tar Heel are the personal expres sions of the editor, unless otherwise credited; they are not necessarily represen tative of feeling on the staff, and all reprints or quotations must specify thus. ? II November 8, 1960 Volume LXIX, Number 47 The Times Call For Leadership The bandwagons, which have rolled so swiftly these past few weeks, grind to a temporary halt; tomorrow, only one will resume its unimpeded course. The speeches, only moments ago, seemed topical and vital; now they adjourn to the dusty pages of his tory, in which only one or two will emerge as important. The buttons . and banners soon will fade from their bright hues of red, white and blue to the dull ness of pink, baby blue and grey. The trains racing across the con tinent, stopping only for five min utes of inspired campaign talk, are stilled in the yard, awaiting obso lence or the next election. Television, which for two months has been preoccupied primarily with the perpetration of political fraud, near-fraud and semi-sincerity, returns once again to the crack of the whip, the explosion of the gun and the high-pitched squeal of the comedian. No longer are the airways filled with streaming jets attempting to reach one end of the country from the other in time to make a dinner speech after a luncheon chat. We have returned, in other words, to that state of hyperthyroid excitement and tension that War ren Gamielial Harding wished all America to believe could be called" "normalcy". Today America elects her next President. After the ballyhoo comes the moment of decision, the mo ment that can be comprehended only by each individual as he stands in the booth with only, his beliefs and conscience between his hand and the lever. It has been a rough campaign, . this conglomeration of idealistic promises and hopes and angry .words of hatred and retribution. The candidates have become at times so preoccupied with the mere perpetuation of the self that the national best wishes often have seemed obliterated in all the rhe toric. , Neither man has been willing to accept the other's strength in some areas; neither has he been willing to accept his own weakness in other or all areas. The American people have been forced, from time to time, to stomach some of the most incredible lies in the history of public "service. Yet out of all these words and deceptions we will choose a Presi dent. Hopefully, we will choose him because we believe in his rectitude, his ability and his courage. We will want him to be great and will re fute him if he is not great. Above all, we will want him to be a leader, because, as the lieutenants of the Democratic Party have told us until the words have turned into objects for hatred, "the times call for leadership.' The times do call for leadership. This editor has, in this column, en dorsed and strongly supported Sen ator John Fitzgerald Kennedy for the Presidency. It, however, Vice President Richard-Milhous Nixon is the victor, we will stand behind him as we would hope the rest of the nation will, determined that he will lead us and we will follow. No longer is there time for argu ment or hatred. There is time only for reflection and realization, the realization that we have made the right choice. Now, if ever, we must reassert our faith in democracy. For, now, democracy is working and we must support its decision. A Forward-Looking Proposal There is a proposal made recent ly by Senator Kennedy which has been, by and large bypassed in the hustle and bustle of the campaign, yet which is one of the most im portant made by either candidate in the pre-election battle. It calls for a "Peace Corps" spe cifically designed to make a place for those young Americans both male and female who are of "above - average intelligence and zeal to enlist for a period of three years in a type of Foreign Service." In other words, this program would enable those college gradu ates who do not wish to waste two if mt -paUg Mux litti JONATHAN YARDLEY Editor Wayne King, Mary Stewart Bakes Associate Editors Margaret Ann Rhymes Managing Editor Edwauo Nea Riner Assistant To The Editor Hexhy Mayer, Lloyd Little News Editors Susan Lewis Feature Editor Frank Slusser. Sports Editor Ken Friedman.- Asst. Sports Editor Joen Justice, Davis Young Contributing Editors Tax Burnett Business Manager Richard Weiner Advertising Manager John Jester Circulation Manager Charies WBEnBEE.JSubscription Manager The Daily Tar Heel is published daily except Monday, examination periods and vacations. It is entered aa second class matter in the post office in Chapel Hill, N. C, pursuant with the act of March 8. 1870. Subscription rates: $4 per semester, $7 per year. The Daily Tar Heel is a subscriber to the United Press International and utilizes the services of the News Bu reau of the University ef Nofth Caro lina. Published by the Colonial Press, Chapel Hill. N. C. i i it if i! I! i t n 'fi c n M years of their lives in a peacetime army yet who do wish to serve their country to spend a few years in constructive service of a peaca ble nature. The program also recognizes the greatest failing of the Eisenhower administration and offers a solu tion to it; the fact that we have lost rather than won friends through blundering diplomacy can be coun tered with friendliness and a gen uine desire to help the underde veloped nations move forward. This program could extend the American influence around the globe, and it would be a good in fluence: one of friendliness, open mindedness and competence. For these members of the Peace Corps would be well trained before they ever left the nation's borders, in language, customs and problems of the areas they would work in. The word "move" has character ized the Kennedy campaign- and it implies forward, constructive movement, a movement which is not beholden to the past and is not afraid of the future. If the Ameri can people choose to endorse the Kennedy campaign by electing him to the Presidency, they will endorse movement of this nature. If the American people move, at home and abroad, the world will move with them and the cause of peace also will advance This is the kind of America we look forward to having in the 1960's and we hope that Senator Kennedy will lead us. Editor: In reply to the indignant let ter from the occupant of Cobb , who is besieged with ants,, I would like to assure him that he and his friends are now ex periencing the worst part of the Great Insect Invasion. Here in Connor, so older resi dents tell me, the ants have done their worst and have long depart ed, leaving a clear field for the cockroaches. Said Cockroach Division has taken over the build ing since the ants over here established their beach-head and disappeared. The Cobbians can feel secure in the knowledge that the roaches gathering forces in their basement are actually easy to get along with. They are quiet, friendly, eat little, bite seldom, and are ubiquitous. As a matter of fact, one of my favorites is perched on the shelf over my head as I write, peering at me with his incomparable little eyes and waving his antennae in a friendly manner. One never walks into a dark ened room without feeling that dozens of little eyes are watching . him. So, be assured that the roaches are not too difficult to live with, once you take certain precau tions, such as checking shoes be fore putting them on, never going into the basement alone, etc. I would write more, but I must go and look for my roommate who went to get the mail three days ago and has not been seen since. Raymond L. Puffer LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: 60 -Ofe uVUnTCW Post c. Music Fellow Members of the Junior Class: I am honored to have been elected president of the Junior Class. I know it is an office carrying a real responsibility and a meaningful privilege, and I want at this time to reassert my sincere intentions of fulfilling its obligations to the best of my ability. Likewise may I take this op portunity to thank all those who worked in my behalf, whether known to me or not. With the outstanding slate of Junior Class officers, I am sure our class will be well represented in every facet of Carolina Life. Ray S. Farris To the Editor: You must be running short of news to fill the editorial page of The Daily Tar Heel and are pur posely writing untruths in order to solicite reader response. That's the only reason I can think of for your editorial of November 1st, "Don't Be An Independent." Surely you could not be that mis informed on the facts. You state that the American voter who considers himself in dependent of party affiliation is "so uninformed, uninterested and unimaginative that he is incapable of making a concrete decision." You further declare that, "If he were truly independent and were able to weigh with consideration all facts before he voted it would be one thing; since he does not, it is entirely another matter." You offer no proof or example of either opinionated statement, no doubt because none could be found. Are we supposed to accept any statement you care to make in your editorials as "gospel truth" without any form of proof to back it up? First let us define an "indepen dent" voter. For all practical pur poses, an independent voter is one who does not consistently vote straight-party tickets, and one who can not be. depended upon by either party for a sure vote. It is my belief that this is the only intelligent way to vote. If the parties were sure of all our votes, they wouldn't be so "civic minded" and anxious to demon ' strate by deeds why we should give them our support. Do you honestly believe that a voter has to be more informed, interested and intelligent to pull one handle on the machine and vote a straight-party ticket, than to carefully select a lever for each candidate and vote on the personal merits of each? I don't mean to say that an independent voter never votes a straight party ticket. If, after careful con sideration, he thinks that the best interests of the citizens would be served ' with a certain party in power, ; he might give that party all or most of his vote. .The" difference being that he does io only after much consideration, 1 and not because Dad and his Dad " before him always voted the party. : ' That the independents have considerable power, I don't think anyone will deny,! The next presi dent of the United States will be elected by the independent vote, as 'witnessed by the scramble of both candidates to win this group over. If everyone voted by par ties, there would be no campaign ing or political speeches except a the nominations. The election would be just a testing of strength of the two parties. Considering what a farce the last nominations were, the American people might then lose their right to directly choose their president. Finally, I would liken a voter who always votes straight party to a man who, out. of loyalty to one TV network, refuses to change channels on his set to se- DAVIS B. YOUNG lect programs which interest him the most. J. T. Wayland, Jr. To the Editor: I see that another staid old codger has come forth from some dutsy corner, to again condemn popular '-music and the taste of American youth. This is a typi cal reaction of many so-called modern adults. These same worth ies usually are also opposed to sideburns, fast cars, drive-in movies, and anything else that has not remained just as it was in their day. Someday, some of these fair minded citizens may wake up to the realization that they are still living in that dusty corner pre viously mentioned. For all I know, the gentleman in question may not be as old as his letter would lead one to believe. I merely gathered from his refer ence to the "perverted sense of loyalty on the part of American youth" that he was somewhat ad vanced in years. It is, of course, possible that he may be quite a young man. Furthermore, before this "for mer radio announcer" classes all pop music as "garbage," I might advise him to lend a closer ear to some of the artists mentioned by Mr. Thompson, among whom are Johnny Mathis and Percy Faith. Anyone who labels the ef forts of such as these as "super sentimentalism" or perhaps "ob scene crudeness" must surely be completely tone-deaf. Maybe this is the reason he is a former radio announcer. Finally, I wish to say to this gentleman that he has bitten off a great big chunk by adjudging all Rock 'n Roll to be an "atro city" which has "polluted the musical atmosphere." He has taken upon himself the responsi bility of supporting his charge. And he is certainly not capable of assuming this responsibility if he has not even the guts to per mit his name to appear along with his letter. And if he has anything further to say, I implore him to let it be known, but not this time under the covering of "Name Withheld by Request." Tom Walker The beats write their poetry down, exactly as it trickles from their angry, psychotic minds, burdened as they are with the rising cost of heroin and the growing scarcity of good espres so. To meet these difficulties, all beatniks who speak English, and more than a few who can't, have taken it upon themselves to tell all Americans what money-grubbing mercenaries we are. These efforts are then labeled poetry and peddled to that same grasp ing public at a tidy profit. The latest venture of this kind is called Beatitude Anthology and includes chef-d'oouvres by such "greats" as Kerouac, Ginsberg, '"ann other kats." If these men are truly representative, then the whole faction is suffering from a social disease closely analogous to leprosy. They seem to be highly intol erant of anyone who doesn't con form to their particular brand of non-conformity. Huddled in drab coffee houses, the beats lament the lack of meaning in life and give vent to vitriolic criticism of the existing order. Apparently they don't realize that one does find meaning in life, he gives meaning to life. This indictment of the dubious motives of the revolting "revolt of the fifties" is not to dismiss its poetry as negligible. The poems are invariably interesting and usually even poetic. Many of the poems, however, are so obscure that one wonders whether this obscurity is actually strived for. Since the reader cannot intellec tualize these writings, he must understand the general feelings of the beats in order to grasp the impressions they say they are try ing to convey. Many of the poems are monu ments to chaos and frustration erected by bitter little boys. Fre quently and accidentally, per haps, these impressions are con veyed remarkably well. Descrip tion is intensified by the wild, way-out imagery that is constant ly used, and the unslacking rush of words and ideas show these writers' sensitivity and depth of emotion. Those who take the time to interpret and make the effort to "feel" these poems will find most to be of doubtful value, but of definite interest. Beatitude Anthology, ed. by Lawrence Terlingetti, City Lights Books, October 15, I960, $1.50 (paperback) . Norwood Pratt John F. Kennedy And America Will Win This Day EN ROUTE WITH JOE MASI .... Up on the fourth f loor of Cobb Dormitory in Room 427, lives a stocky little junior from Port Chester, N.Y. It is to this fellow Joe Masi that I dedi cate this column and give thanks for his consistent efforts to make America a better place in which to live and think in 1960. Probably most of you have never heard of Joe. Probably most of you never will again. But to day you will hear of and about Joe Masi, for this is his day, this is his moment of glory. Joe Masi is the most important single individual in the entire United States on this eighth of November. He is much more im portant than Kennedy and John son or Nixon and Lodge. He is more important because today Joe Masi will step forth to the podium of success as the new leader of America. Joe Masi will be the big win ner at the polls. He heralds the coming of a new day he is the New Frontier. It is to Joe Masi that Senator Kennedy has dedi cated the New Frontier; Joe Masi is the reason, the logic and the necessity behind Leadership for the 60's. And because Joe knows this, he has put every ounce of strength and capacity for hard work he possesses behind the candidacy of Kennedy. Joe knows it's time for a change. He . knows this country must be young and vital and on the move. And he knows this because he is young and vital and on the move, and has no plans whatsoever for growing old fast. Joe clearly recognizes the emergence of new nationalistic nations because he has studied about this on his own. He has circumvented the classroom for this, digging up the facts himself. Joe knows this country cannot afford to force these uncommit ted nations to take sides in a conflict in which they have no in terest. Because he is enlightened and has intellectual depth and perception, he respects the pos ture of neutralism. Joe will tell anybody that we must chuck dollar diplomacy out the window and earn our friends, not buy them. And he knows this has been the problem in Cuba, we have tried to buy friends, pur suing always the expedient course whether under Batista or Castro. And he wants this to stop. Joe believes in equality of op portunity for all of our citizens. He doesn't speak out of two sides of his mouth. He knows this is a moral issue and that when the states refuse to take the bull by the horns, another power the federal government has an ob ligation to step in. Joe isn't afraid of federal aid to education. He knows that this University his school wouldn't be much without matching funds from Washington for the con struction of new buildings. Joe laughs when you mention Socialism. He says if it is Social ism to have decent medical care for the aged, increased social se curity and a higher minimum wage, then call it wrhat you will. He knows that whatever name you wish to brand it with, it boils down to being a moral duty. Joe doesn't say we should have a Negro in the Cabinet for the sake of having one there. He says let the best men, regardless of race, creed or color serve this na tion. If one happens to be a Ne gro, then fine. But let's not make a political football out of a de cent and self-respecting minority. Joe is eager for us to back up our treaty obligations. He knows we must fight in Berlin if neces sary. But he also knows that Quemoy and Matsu are worthless and indefensible pieces of real estate. And he even goes one fur ther: he says we must re-evaluate our entire relationship with Nationalist China in light of changing reality. Joe is right about all of this. The country belongs to those who are young at heart, who will give of themselves, who will sacrifice when necessary, who have the courage to know we are losing, who respect the human rights of one and all, wrho know that it's been a long time since 1787. The harsh reality of 1960 de mands new ideas, new economic policies, new willingness to work. Joe Masi knows all this. This is why he has supported John F. Kennedy. This is why he is losing sleep over the results. This is why he has put so much of himself into this election. When he wins the election to day and becomes our thirty-fifth President, John F. Kennedy will owe much to Joe Masi. And so will the entire nation. In the years to come, the great service that Joe Masi has rendered us will be reflected in the lives of ' our children and grandchildren. Joe Masi and America have de cided to "look forward to greater tomorrows" with John F. Ken nedy. They have chosen well. - Thank you Joe Masi, and thank you millions of others that you cared enough for your country to speak out at a crucial hour in his tory. You are directly responsible for the election of a great man.
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