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Editorial and Opinion Resignations In Order An impossible situation-exists in the administration of Orange County schools* where controversy continues ^to block all hopes for harmpny and progress This contro versy is due in part to a perfectly normal attitude on the part of one group of people lighting to preserve their _ ' community high, school in jjjue_£ace^of a seriously diminish ing population and the rState s committinenjLtocontinuing consolidation, and a'perfectly, normal attitude cm the part (>f several other'groups of |>eople who resent enefoath mept upon their traditional territory and prerogatives. ,-t*os due in part also tb the inept handling of the whole problem, with all its angles and ramifications, by the Orange , County Hoard of Education. . As for the two opjxvsing forces in a fight which has the school board squaiely jn the middle, neither side has shown any facility For yielding. no promise of a compromise which flight partially'4 salve the conscience of each. This news paper, of course, is aware bf the dire consequences of such a statement as the preceding, with which both sides are likely to disagree. But. as a matter of Fact, this in no way can be construed as a suggestion that either side is wrong or that either side should retreat from the positions they feel to be right and just. It absolutely is not a criticism of either side and those who would ipake it such impugn our motiv es unjustly and subject their own to a scrutiny which they could not successful defend. . - The crux of the matter. other arguments to the contrary, is simply this. Aycock patrons want more territory from • which the -school can draw more students to justify its attention uut tliree-hiu!r-schoot setup. Patrons' of three other schools, which ould I<>sr more orTess. deprrtding tipoii who. is doing the talking, oppose the idea?' I here: arc varying ramifications, arguments and p unts of justification used bv froth”sides to prove their points, but no purpose would be served by pfodth ing .mother id a.*h in this column. This is, 'i)o <!iw u-o i>n O'l the Merits «.»'either -idg. It is contended here that the whole affair has been aggravated by the Board’s vacilliatorv tactics to {he extent that both sides have lost confidence in that body and told it so in unmis takable larrgtlage. What then is the solution? The board's -policy has evolved largely by virtue of toe ~ r ~ non. single-minded, win-at-anv-cqst attitude of Zeb C. Bun whose program was repudiated at tlve [xdls last May; When every other group accepted the decision of the State Board of Education as jenhTTg"tlie controversy, which was en gendered aETfru tons instigation in the first place, he ‘per suaded hjs colleagues to get back into the fire by pro testing -the State’s dedsion. The State Board, believing Orange County had at last made up its mind, approved the Orange Board's action without a question;"Again, faced with an impossible situation and an irate delegation, the Toc^TBoard reversed itself a“nd called upon the State Board -teireverse- itself again. Still undaunted by hhwGpUeagues, decision.of last week, Burton was still ip the fight last Mon- , dav.ngfnsing to accept "his own board’s 2 to * decision as final-. --' ' 0 " •- f . ‘ Burton's determination plus Chairman Kemp Cate s lack . of understanding of tlie.wh«)lc,.fdiuny problem are respon sibl&jfor most of' the’ trouble faced by the Board today. It was plainly evident at last week's meeting when both men tied heatedly for sonic time that their action on )trfv ,’jts leased Vipoii t he St ate'si ru ling, until copafronted with Tig 3. w: a lettfer from leur own hies which directly refitted the positions they.had. taken.“rT.i(jter' a willful attempt to mis-, dead m'eomplcte igno?ante of the true tails are the only explanations for stu b an Action amt we make no attempt ~n> sav winch' rs r-o: rer Me. Cate is cm ployed-.by the university in a position ) dcrnxndi ic- rm;rc than an ordinary amount of his time. He is not person db i•< >n\< rsant with problems throughout the counts and c.vccp. ,!oi his monthly meetings is i, -removed it pm ^he-simaiions-with which lee has to copy/1 It has indicated on more than one bcca-ion he \fdmd like „.to .styplfo wn. bt 1I..W(Hi Id 1 lot.do y >.u rule rjB re,.7Mp GlLe, i L • he represents anybody, represfeffls the Town j0f Chapel I fill-• on the County Board. Since tKeT'Kapep-'Hi 11 school# nre administered1.solely by the Board. oMmistees of that d TTiTnisrratiye un if, with money being pTtrvrddd mr“yt "peT •’ capita basis, inasmuch as the Chapel-Hill biiilding pro gram is already clearly outiyped^any urgency for Mr.Cate's lymaimtigWu the board has been removed. With Mr. Stanford he has given the Smuhern end dPthe county tyro. i-epresemativys. - : No sense of false pride should keep him from resign ing from the Board immediately in gratification of his own expressed desires and for the good of the county. ..As for Mr. Burton, the people have already given him a mandate which he chooses tki ignore. Continuation of his obstructionist tactics, even until next April when he will leave anyhow, will throw the'county school program into a virtual stalemate witfr i11epata.hfe damage to all... N: Whew-public official fiiid themselves outGf step w ith their constituents or when they find -themselves unable, by in clination or inability to’ administer their office adequately, it becomes tlreir-duty to get out. In doing so. they earn the respect and the 'admiration of their neighbors to which thev would not iotherivise be entitled. * ... ~ This all dicirid agree. Orange Conn tv/schools must tlo longer be subjected***) the dissension and the disagreements which' have beset them during the past six months. It is generalK agreed that a number of changes; must be made to settle once and for all the boundaYy question ort a basis equitable to all and for the best interests of the majority. reversals and-’ general indecision, cannot sblve the problem. The sooner other members are given a chance to reach a solution, the better the whole situation will be. The time for vesigita-> tions is now- . -■ ... . ' THE NEWS of Orange County Published F.very Thursday By THE NEWS, 1NCORP ORATE D Hillsboro and Chapel Hill, N. C. MamviN ]. Hamlin-.. ■ • • • • • Editor and Publisher Don McEee ..7T.'• ■ • • Associate Editor Patricia Stanford... • • • Society Editor entered a* Second Times Matter at the pom Office it Hltteboro, N. C. under the Act of March 8. 187#. Member North Carolina Press Association / h / / • V PRESS COMMENT Too Mach Ado Without Evidence The Asheville Citizen. .Legionnaries of Eastern North Carolina posts meeting at Golds boro last week passed a resolution (with many abstaining from vot ing) that ‘Communist activities Tn the University of North Carolina be eradicated regardless of the ef fect, if it breaks up the whole setup.” The sponsor of the resolu tion charges that the University at Chapel Hill, Woman’s College at Greensboro, and' State College at Raleigh are ‘‘infiltered with Com munism,” -- - ------3^' If these conditions do indeed exist it is time—and past time— to correct them. The best remedy Lies with the sponsor of the Legion resolution. He said tjiat he “knew whereof he spoke.” In that case of course, evidence should be provided, the proper au thorities. People with knowledge of the facts should come for ward on their own responsibilities as citizens. They should furnish instances and names. They should “loLjf nothing back. There is a real and .present dan ger. of subversion in this' country It can be checked, ,and we belieye it is being checked, by investiga tion and exposure conducted by the agencies of government skilled .mak%ig investigations. There is"~ also another danger. It. is the danger to ancient liber ties implicit in false accusations, gossip and itvnuendo. These things fan the fires of hysteria. They permit the petty, the vindictive and even the neuritie side of our society to give vent to the meanest emitions. A “Communist” charge which has no substance is a charge which impugns loyalty an^ sug gests treason. Where, it ish ill founded,,or false it is the cry of ■■ •!-r.11 n 11 c thepnbT’C to sleeps. , T h e Consolidated University surely should welcome any—in vestigation prompted by credible evidence of actual Communist ac tivity. Until that evidence i s brought forth, however, the charge lacks weight. No fair-minded per son could wish to see a great University system- With 'its thou sands of .teachers, students and, trustees' blanketed by an indict ment which far as news-re ports. show.is neither specific per documented. . ' NtW TYPE POULTRY HOUSE Hillsboro — Henry Johnson of Schley Commifhjfy5 recerrtlv has built a new Type poultry laying chouse which' is 4-,l and ifig.,^He hss rb v: 8oG -80 ft. . pulley ur tnls house.... and is-ex •bephrenting With some new Ideas. fe has a dirt floor, and is using bunt up" litter. He does not .have any roost poles in this new type house, Johnson likes this system itery much and i >ts of pbultry men are watching his results with interest. ■*.nco~et -w**1 Raleigh—™S" me • folks. have ex pressed doubt " that Kerr Scott will back WffliTSmffii Mthe earn ing 'senatorial• campaign, despite the Governor’s repeated pledge to take' the' stump lor his parts’s candidate. The Governor is~ a Democrat first, and despite his opposition to Willis in the two primaries will take to the stump for Smith if party leaders want him to. \ As a matter of fact, it has aR ready been planned for Smith's Alamance county campaign—if not the entire campaign—to be kick ed off with a big Alamance Young Democrats rally for Smith at the Governor’s own Haw River farm home. , Tar Heel hoarders can be proud jc£ _thei nsel.v c.—Tiie\ .sen t-sales-tax. receipts up about ■ $400,000 more Ln-an ,vars expected last month. Revenue Commissioner Eugene Shaw reported a gain of more than 8850,000 above the same month a .year 1 a to. Since '.this was' more than $£00,000 above the average gained bach,ijjenth t'^iis. year, Shaw .eould_jiHi^attribute -it to “hys terical yen buying aM hoarding.” If ‘he North Carolinians rhting in.Iy.rea had acted witn the grime n, \the K ,-n a u ihave he ■■ri over two months. ago —with little n pushed off ‘the Insula. . . .: _Repeatid _i'rregula r: ties — 1 ■ - ticsihriy of public, prop erty — ■ > being investics-vi in ' § ■St'at Fc re.-t:;\ DI. ,. . i jjst District. V Ti-re First District includes the seaboard counties', where r l i. e, * : - ■ each year. ..! .. • ■: - ;• fed hive-Cic.;*.;- a :,-)Z patently isn’t, worrying, First -Di ' j • f . Just a jb -rr.rr-; hnv r’crLi:y boys of the' First ■ pitfehed themselves -tftrihr'ii '’Tnrty Washington,--A— I Along in the shank of the ev^ri- , ing, the boys became oatle say. j The gayer they got, the more courage they.found, and before, long they lifted their voices song—like a bunch of hounds (bay- ; ing at the moon. J And wha,‘-do you think th'eTur.c ' was they were singing? 'A: litt.t" ditty entitled: • Who’s afraid of Big Bad Kerr Scott!” . * ' I You can forget thif dry dock at Wilmington. Blame it oh a lot i of things: lackadaisical attitude' of New Hanover county, which always has its hand out but doesn’t j seem to want to "help itself; fumbl ing by the State Ports Authority; and the Navy’s refusal to cooper ate, .with a retired. Army Colonel .Cci. George Gillette!, despite all j that talk -about unification. | A $15,000 outlay would have j brought the tirydock to Wilrriing- ] ton.' ' _ _I The Navy Wasn't too hot about j the idea putting th/ drydock irv Wilmi'.* toh to start off. Shipbuild ers wer^ opposed, too. Eut the Governor pushed-theand af ter personal insistence of Sena- ! tor Frarvk^praham, President Tru*. man-iinterfencd and the dock was.! assured if the $15,000 could be vaiscci. Tjfe State, did not want to < is.or 'private .business, so rightly-! 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