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Vol. LXIX, No. 186
'Smelly' Movies?
The Raleigh Times was appar
ently disturbed this week with the
public's taste in motion pictures.
Taking a cue from the Academy
Awards nominees, the Times asked
"What does it take to make a good
movie?"
It then goes on to answer its own
question:
It's a little hard to figure the
answer to that one. But judging
from the list of nominees for the
Academy Awards this year, the
movies has to be about some
unpleasant subject, preferably
something unpleasant sexually.
One of the cleaner nominees is
a sympathetic view of . lawless
street gangs in Ne wYork. An
other is about a call girl and a
gigalo. Still another features a
refugee woman who is notably
free with her charms. Another
concerns a spinster who sees folly
in her chaste ways and picks up
the first salesman who comes
along. Another tells the story of
a girl who went to the insane
asylum because of the strain of
having refused sex with her
sweetheart. Still another stars a
reformed child molester. And
another nominee tells of a whisp
ering campaign charging twro
teachers with sexual perversion.
The last of the sorry lot tells the
story of a woman who procures
Italian boys for lonely American
women.
All this, presumably, is art. It
all seems to fit into the pattern
that if it smells bad enough it is
really art.
The really sad part of all this
smelly stuff in the movie houses
is that if the public didn't sup
port it by buying tickets ,it would
n't be art long. And if the public
would stop going to the movies
which feature these things, pret
ty soon the public would begin
to get some good and decent .
movies.
Although we're not sure of all
the movies the Times is referring
to, we gather that "The Roman
Spring of Mrs. Stone," "West Side
Story," "The Mark," "Two Wom
en," "Splendor in the Grass," "The
Children's Hour," and "'Summer
and Smoke" are among those fall
ing into the Times category of
"smelly stuff."
We will have to agree with the
Times that at least two of these
movies are pretty "smelly." But
even these two aren't offensive be
cause they deal directly or indirect
ly with sexual themes. They stink
because they're poorly done.
The Times, however, is apparent
ly not interested in the quality of
a production, but whether it is fit
fare for Aunt Minnie's sewing circle.
And while Aunt Minnie makes
great doilies, she's not exactly not
ed for her critical ability.
What the Times seems to over
look is that art, to a great or small
degree, imitates life. Today's mo
tion pictures are just beginning to
reflect some of the realities that
exist whether the Times likes them
or not.
Some movies, unfortunately, deal
with their themes poorly; some, as
the Times implies, aren't interested
in theme at all, but purely in box
office receipts.
Some of the new freedom gained
through gradually relaxing censor
ship has manifested itself in slip
shod attempts to cover up bad art
with blatant sexuality.
But this does not mean that
there is no place in movies for sex
ual themes. Indeed, these themes
need more, not less attention.
They AH Say They're Good Friends Of His"
OAS Indicts Itself
If there remains any doubt in
the mind of any as to the level of
barbaric ruthlessness to which the
French Secret Army has sunken, let
that doubt be dispelled now.
There was a time when the OAS
symbolized a cause which it could
not be condoned, could be under-
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stood. The OAS consisted of men
who felt strongly that Algeria
should remain French. They felt
strongly enough to fight and kill.
But the French people have in
dicated, by their support of Presi
dent Charles de Gaulle, that the will
of the majority is that Algeria be
governed by Algerians.
When a peace treaty was negoti
ated between the French and the
Moslems of Algeria, the OAS call
ed upon the French people to rise
in revolt. They promised to bathe
Algeria in the blood of Moslems.
But the French people did not
rise in revolt. And the OAS, casti
gated now by both the French and
the Moslems, has turned its cause
into a bloody vendetta of hatred
and revenge.
The battle reached its lowest,
most depraved depths when OAS
gunmen walked through a Moslem
hospital, killing defenseless patients
in an orgy of death.
If there remains any Frenchmen
or any persons anywhere who
still delude themselves into think
ing that the OAS fights bravely
for a proud cause, this senseless
slaying should overcome the delu
sions. The French government, support
ed by the French people, should
spare no effort in tracking down
every member and bringing him to
justice.
Charjotte Observer
'Russian Letter' Cites
'Benefits' Of Communism
Steve Lin dell
As evening lowers, Mikhail Sus
lov, a student at the University of
Moscow, writes to an American
friend overseas:
"Dear Roger,
"I was gjad to get your last let
ter, in excellent Russian you real
ly keep in practice, don't you? I'll
keep writing in English, just to
see if I can match you. I'm glad
you've made the dean's list again,
but let me save that for another
letter. Right now 111 take up your
new ideological points which have
bothered me for several days.
"You start out by saying that
Communism destroys incentive by
throttling the individual. Now stop
and think don't you know you're
just repeating old slogans that the
wisest American observers have
dropped? In the capitalist system
a man can only advance himself at
the cost of his fellow workers. An
employee getting a raise feels ner
vous and uneasy, for he sees the
envious looks of his companions,
and knows that their loss is his
gain. In their hearts the capitalist
laborers know they are being ex
ploited, and so the phrase 'Every
man for himself is a popular one
in all the capitalist-enslaved nations.
"Here under socialism you can
feel the difference. Our unvoiced
slogan is, 'Every man for everyone
else.' And the only restriction is
that which we find in the basic
principle: From each according to
his ability, to each according to
his need. In socialism there is no
jealousy, for a worker, in advanc
ing himself, promotes the others
along with him. 'Every month
brings us closer to Communism, the
perfect altruism of a free, coopera
tive, and classless society.
'Marxism is palpably near. Khru
shchev hopes to attain it by 1931.
The magic phrase, 'builder of Com
munism,' fits him superbly. As we
build it day by day, and see it ns
in in farm and factory, we throb
with proud excitement. But what
have you to look forward to under
capitalism? Many of your political
leaders are actually looking back
ward, calling themselves 'conserva
tives.' And these are perhaps the
most realistic, for they seem to ad
mit that no one, apart from the
property class, has any real fu
ture in a capitalistic economy.
"And how can you tell me 1
translate your own remark back in
to English that Communism
'strangles the religion instinct? This
is pure jargon, the jargon of an
exploited people. You can hang
the 'instinct label on anything you
don't understand. Orthodox religion
is not an instinct; it's a habit. When
Communism is established people
will see that the real brotherhood of
man lies not in the worship of a
medieval Deity but in the volun
tary, unselfish cooperation of fel
low laborers in the classless econ
omy promised by Marx. When tins
true fraternity is with us, religion
will perish not from state decree,
but from obsolescence.
"I have to study now, but I'll
write again in a few days. I hope
to see you again next summer.
"Regards,
"Mikhail Suslov"
He seals the letter. Outside, the
twilight settles eerily on snowclad
Moscow.
Wade Wellman
Please No More Bunk About Banning The Boml
On the campus scene has appeared
another "peace" group. This one
is called the Chapel Hill Peace Study
Group. Just what this group will
produce no one knows, but the pros
pect of its producing something of
value seems almost hopeful.
Set up "with the purpose of study
ing and discussing proposals for
peace and disarmament put forth
by various governments," this group
seems to have started off by lend
ing a touch of realism to what in
the past has been a hopelessly ideal
istic movement.
The product of past "peace"
groups seems to me rather simple
in nature. As I size them up they
start and end with the line of at
tack: 1. The Bomb is poisoning the
atmosphere.
2. This causes nasty things to
happen,
3. Therefore, the bomb is bad.
4. Therefore, we must ban the
bomb.
To this I say;
5. This is BUNK.
But such runs the black and white
argument of the pacifists. They
completely blot out of the argument
the whole problem of cause, i.e.,
What is the prime motivating factor
behind the building and testing of the
bomb? Is there a need for it all?
And, is this the lesser of the two
evils?
The pacifists seems to hope to
refuse to admit, or simply deny, the
existence of the Russians, Soviet Im
perialism and Communism as forces
which are operating with the goal
of the overthrow and destruction of
our values religious, political, eco
nomic and social. It is as if the
ban of the bomb movement, the lat
est degeneration of the peace move
ment is a form of mere escapism.
Perhaps it stills the fears of the
pacifists but banning the bomb does
not by any means solve the prob
lemor even touch upon it. Indeed
they seem blind to the problem it
selfCommunism. It must be remembered that, at
this point in time one of the key
deterrents against such a cataclys
mic overthrow of our society is the
bomb. This may be an unpleasant
thing to realize but it is a military
fact of life that cannot be winked
at. Whether we like it or not and
nobody really likes the prospect of
poisoning our atmosphere (even by
less than one percent) this we must
do.
Thus we have two evils:
1. our destruction by bomb or
surrender. f
2. our preservation by having a if;
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Domo.
We are damned if we do and
damned if we don't But we stand
less of a chance of being damned
if we arm to defend ourselves. Then
why do these tests go on? Do we
not have a bomb now? Yes, but the
possession of an out-of-date bomb
does no one any good. We must
develop bigger and better ludicrous
as it sounds.
Our prime alternative is disarma
ment. Here we have attempted to
reach agreement with our protagon
ist, but the time is not yet ripe and
we can only hope and negotiate, and
negotiate still more. We have spent
the last 16 years at this in Geneva.
Dull Edged
Frat Logic
Is Blasted
It is now April.
The cherry trees are blossoming,
the flowers are blooming, and the
Arboretum is beginning to fill up
in the evenings.
The season for snow is clearly
past.
So let's get off it, pledges Strub
ing and May, and let the sunshine
melt a little of that snow that you
have been trying to heap upon us.
There is a rather elementary axi
om in logic, pledges, which states
that if A equals B and B equals
C, then A equals C also. Therefore,
pledges, when you say that fratern
ity membership is based on con
geniality and that sharpness is the
reason that a member is congenial,
I really don't think that you have
shown that (I quote you) "a fra
ternity is based on congeniality, not
sharpness . . ."
As for selectivity, pledges, you
are quite right. I am selective in
choosing my friends and I am quite
willing that you should have that
same privilege. It's just that I like
to think that my selections are bas
ed on reasons" a little more logical
than those of race, religion and that
dirty ole word, money.
I also think, pledges, that a two
minute rational reading of my pre
vious letter would perhaps suggest
that I do not believe, as you seem
to think I do, that the donning of a
fraternity pin brings about a rise
in IQ.
And finally your statement that
a fraternity is burdensome, but not
really burdensome because you love
it so much, really needs no comment.
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Bill Wuamett
The volumes filled with the min
utes of these disarmament talks
would provide reading material to
keep a few hundred people busy
reading through a few lifetimes if
they go at it 24 hours a day from
the time they first pop out of the
oven. Even here, the quality of
our weapons is all important in deal
ing with an enemy who still under
stands only the limits set by physic
al force our force. These feeble
talks exist at the mercy of some
equilibrium of weapons develop
ment. For in the course of the
talks, discoveries and new bombs
can alter drastically the positions
of the negotiators. Thus if we lose
the arms race, we lose all as well.
We have to gain in the race in order
to have hope of winning or at least
tying.
But we must talk on for this . is.
our only hope as I see it. We must
keep talking and keep testing for
they go together. To ban the bomb
gets us nowhere and it will have
us lose.
To understand why we will lose
requires a study of what Communism
is and hopes to be. The Reds want
M
inister's Book
Analyzes Sit-ins
By FRANCES GOINS
Diary of a Siit-In by Merrill
Proudfoot. UNC Press, 1962. $5.
The diary of the Knoxville, Tenn.,
lunch counter sit-ins, June, 1960,
fostered by the Negro students of
Knoxville College, is written by their
professor and active sympathizer,
Dr. Merrill Proudfoot, an ordained
Presbyterian minister.
Dr. Proudfoot, white, Writes a de
tailed, factual and appealing account
of the movement against racial dis
crimination in Knoxville with his
ears tuned to the prejudiced retorts
of the "first class" southern citizen
ry. The diary is the actual chronicle
of the events as they transpired. No
names, places, incidents, or com
ments were invented by the author.
Attached to his diary is Dr. Proud
foot's evaluation and moral explan
ation of the sit-ins.
Spurred by the success of students
in Greensboro, N. C, February,
I960, the Knoxville demonstrators
desegregated at least 16 lunch places
where Negroes were not eating be
fore. The sit-ins were aimed at the
counters in the variety and drug
stores downtown.
The sit-ins were non-violent in na
ture and conducted by well-disciplined
Negroes and white sympathizers.
Clashes with enraged whites and
with the city police force were mini
mized. The plan was to demonstrate
and then to negotiate with the con
trolling businessmen in that order
until desegregation of the counters
was accomplished. The climax came
when the Negroes effectively boy
cotted downtown Knoxville.
The Negroes were divided into
small groups and schooled on how
to conduct themselves in a sit-in.
Dr. Proudfoot, a regular partici
pant in the daily noontime sit-ins,
was charged with training the new
recruits. He devised and revised
rules for non-violent sit-ins:
1. Each delegation must have an
adult Negrd leader.
2. Stay in your seat facing the
counter; no wandering around the
store.
3. No knives or other sharp in
struments, no smoking; men will
not wear hats at the counters. (To
avoid a tough look.)
4. You are to "ignore heckling,
blows and other attempts to pro
voke." Do not make caustic re
marks. 5. Do not eat or drink at the
counter unless it is served by the
employees.
6. Do not hide your face with
your hands.
7. If you chew gum, do it so
people hardly notice it.
8. H o t weather demonstrators
"should always be neatly dressed
in clean clothing, and should be
careful to avoid 'B.O.' "
Although under constant strain,
Dr. Proudfoot found glimpses of
humor in the situation. In the all
day picket against Richs depart
ment store, a Unitarian sympathiz
er, Harry Wiersema, carried a sign
reading "We Are All Brothers in
Christ" until his pastor came to his
rescue with another sign.
Dr. Proudfoot notes the effect of
the sit-ins "on the way of life of
the average Negro has been small,
but on his morale the effect has
been tremendous." A slumbering
giant the Negro population has
been awakened. "For the first time
many of our Southern communities
have become aware that their Negro
residents constitute an economic and
political force to be reckoned with."
In the foreword, Dr. Frank Gra
ham, former president of the Con
solidated University, gives the ef
fect of the movement an even broad
er scope. He writes, "This South
ern youth movement ... is a local
expression of a world revolution of
the colonial, colored, and exploited
peoples of the earth."
The book is a keen insight into the
nature of sit-ins and gives the basic
philosophy of non-violent movements.
the world and they won't stop until
they get it one way or another. But
not only do they want the world
but they also want it their way. They
want our way of life and we are
dedicated to protect it. How we
protect that which we love may be
a bitter pill to swallow but it is
a necessity, that demands it.
It is important that we as Ameri
cans realize what the leaders of the
Communist world have in mind. It
is not co-existence. This may come
about, only if we resist takeover
long enough. This co-existence is
only the latest tactic a smoke
screen to neutralize the weak-minded
and the weak-willed in our so
ciety who cannot comprehend what
the power struggle is all about. The
history of man is written in terms
of power struggle of one sort or an
other, but this one is not the hot
war guns-type of struggle. It is
the cold war, bread and butter brand
and we must understand and realize
the nature of this new form of re
ligion called Communism.
But for the sake of ourselves, let
us hope that the resultant form of
action of this new group is not the
usual putrid run of fickle idealistic
dribble somehow destined to be de
signed to attract the sympathy of
some dubiously sophisticated collec
tion such as the DAR or some aux
iliary of frustrated old women in
Sanduskee.
Seek out all and investigate all of
the related problems here. The
problem cannot be .handled any
other way. So, please, no more
BUNK.
Steve Lindell
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NEW YORK (UPI) A test to
predict whether a person is likely
to get into traffic accidents and
violations will be developed by
the Safety Research and Education
Project of Teachers College, Colum
bia University.
The test will stem from a three
year study of the psychological char
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Accident Prevention Division of the
U. S. Public Health Service.