"Too Hot To Handle"
The conclusion is unavoidable, iu reading: "BILLIONS,
BLUNDERS. AND BALONEY”, by Eugene W. Castle, that
the "Yankee Go Home” signs which the’ author observed
“painted on fences from Paris to Tokyo” convey good advice.
Here are the shocking details of how and why the thous
ands of l’S payrollers living abroad in princely splendor—
WhOi have spent over .jo billion dollars to "aid” other coun
tries, and more than half a billion to tdll them what to think
—are rapidly making us the most despised nation on earth.
Mr. Castle's expose of overseas waste and ineptitude,
says Human Events, “is quite likely to prove the most im
portant book published in 1955. . . The evidence offered
will anger those who .have been wondering how long we can
h go oil spending—and being taxed—to' support the world. . .
The indignation aroused*bv .Castle's book could lorec/Con
Hi' OOfyibr nvrv.srAs.^sending oigy. which, m all us..
* forms, runs 10 many billions pet year: Billions. • Blunders
and Baloney can be explosive in its effect upon Congress iU
the voters, back home will read it. persuade others to read it,
and write Washington about it.”.
There are, of course, those apologists for Government
do-gooding who think that Mr. Castle should not have writ
ten and published such a book, but should have presented his
case to .appropriate Government officials. To one such critic,
the author has said, “The fact is that I decided to write this
book only after my various attempts to interest, top Admini
stration officials in my findings appeared to have failed,” Mr
2 Ca lie further invited this objector to ''check my testimony
belore three Congressional committees, made long before my
book appeared. Not once did the IIS Information Agency, or
the Foreign Operations Administration show any interest in
my factual presentations and critical evaluations.”
We think it is a patriotic citizen indeed who. will spend
three vears of bis own time aiyl 75.000 of his own dollars to
checl, at first b;nuTand d<K uinent tlu'«^.vast-a«4-pfofHgate
programs—and then refuse to allow his findings to be buried
in Washington fries-with the rest of our family skeletons.
A Serious Fault
Despite the fact the Motor Vehicles Department jogs'
their memory 30 days prior to expiration, a great many Tar
Heel drivers apparently are forgetting to have their license
renewed. . •> ..« >
Reports from the stales driver licensing stations say four
-and five applicants a'day show op^aritb expired permits...
Assistant vehicles cottimissioned |oe W. Garrett urged
motorists to inspect their driver licenses periodically air! not
all ow it to lapse through forgetfulness.
ihe Motor Vehicles Department for several years has
been addressing postal cards to drivers reminding them of a
forthcoming date for re-examination. Such notices are mailed
30 days in advance pf the expiration date, Garrett said.
He reminded dfiv^is the| may^schedule rettc*;-! test* at
their own comenieifrF. A11 anointment schedule'll in ope
ration at each of the state s |#o fiteiising stations. Appoint
"nfenSrhialpte
Drivers licenses in North Carolina are renewable bn
the birthday of the applicant every fourth year. The eX'piia
lion date is stamped on the license. T he complete examina
tion with the exception of the roa'd test is given each,appli
cant and the fee is $2.00.
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There is little excuse hn drivers To allow their licenses
to lapse from carelessness alone. Those whg do should be
required by judges to pay the full penalty provided by law
\vithout rebates 01 other allowances which circumvent the
law.
Hay-Hay! . . '
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HiiSib While fliefe.are no n^orjfOfi.prove the pOinT. we would :
. 'guess'that it rained the day the first neolithic farmer harvest
ed the first experimental hay crop ttTnburish his mastodon—
or whatever it was he kept in his barn—through the Winter.
At least the wet-weather precedent for the having seasons
seems to have been established a long time ago, ancTcbntinues
to plague today’s otherwise modernized farmers. But, at long
last, there seems to be a practical and economical means ot
ending the annual weather-worry, and a* the same time pre
venting toss nf nutrition in hay-drying.
.Tills latest boon to the agriculturist i> the braimchild of
2 Miami, Fla. business man, who has developed all-steel hay.
difying wagons that may be (owed into fields Tor mechanical
loading, and winch operate in a train of six wagons. These,
wagons have floors of expanded metal, a diamond-pattern
Wheeling-’steel grid that is lightweight, strong and freely ad
mits the flow ol wkrjn circulating air from the generators.
Unlike the wooden floors of earlier hay-drying wagons, which
had to be replaced every three years, the expanded metal is
immune to rot and mildew. T bus, it is also an ideal material
for the construction of ventilating trunks in hay lofts. In
cidentally, with those six wagons you can remove about £0
percent of the moisture from 30 tons of hay in 12 hours.
And in case you live in town, and don’t have any hay to
dry, and arc wondering what all this is lo you, we need only
suggest you consider whether the farmer's prosperity means
anything to you. A lot of people all up and down Main Street,
Ave suspect, will be niightly glad to see those new expanded
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FOOD TAX ... When the Gov.
ernor went to the people on the
proposed tax schedule, they wrote
him they definitely wanted no
tax on food. They so told their
^legislators—by mall, by ^^ting, <
by visits, and by ketegratuvll
So a#tax on food is out—and
dmifof ttttf any of- m' wilt
see for many years any kind of
sales tax on food.
ABOUT BARGER ... Last
year’s Duke Quarterback Jerry
aBrger is working at aMrtins
ville, Va., with one of ’the con
tainer corporations. He has de
cided not to play professional
football—. In going with the
container -people' Barger, ft' rah *
lowing in the footsteps, of Dan
Hill, who was instrumental in
getting him to attend Duke Uni
versity.
Flucie Stewart, who coached
with me at Appalachian, is also
connected with a container man
ufacturer ih Greenville, S. C.
There is keen competition in the
Container field, and-the officials^
recognize, master salesmen when
they see them.
There were no better football
recruiters in the business than
Hill and Stewart. And it is recog.
niezd that a great deal, of Bar
ger’s success on the football
field was not his physical
strength, but the fact that he
eoud take charge and sell his
teammates on the one thought
that they would win.
MRS. GORDON GRAY? . . . We
don't usually pass along rumora,
but here is one that—of true—
could not happen to two nicer
people. ^ V
Tt may be entirely without'
foundation; but we have heard
several times from* Chapel Hill
recently that Mrs. Catherine
Marshall of Washington, D. C.,
and Greater University President
Gordon Gray will soon be mar
ried.
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- Both have lost their mates -
'within the past five years. Mrs.
Marshall is better known as the
widow of Dr. Peter Marchall,
chaplain of the U. S. Senate,
about whom she wrote the book,
“A Man Called Peter”. A film
based on this book is now in the
formative stages.
COAT POCKET : . Pm a -gadge
tecr-.. .’a sucker for anything W
gadget nature.
Last week my friend, L. C.
Bruce, who-operates the line lit
tle radio station at Siler JCity,
showed me a new one, which I
proceeded to talk him out of
right off. "
. . It's a. JsMEfc lfeiHab ratfis, which .
operates on a flashlight battery
and fits snugly in^your inside
coat pocket, • •—~ --
I had a lot of fun standing in
the lobby of the Hotel Sir Wal
ter last week with the radio play
ing cheerily along in the Brewer
pocket: It was very interesting
to watch the'peculiar expressions
on the faces of the people I con
versed with as they tried to talk,
or listen, and at the same time
try to determin where the music
or fine little commercial an
nouncements were coming from.
oven ^nphoffiv of tne dfSW
Come to think of It, this par
ticular gadget could be put to
a lot of uses. Members of the
Legislature who have to sit for
hours listening to all kinds ..of
arguments and petitions could
home tunes of Homer Bnarhop
per.
As for myself, I can now cheer
. fully accompany ipy wife to any
lecture or opera with complete
confidence of enjoying the pro
gram. It may emanate from my
little radio rather than the stage,
but will, be nonetheless, enjoy
able.
PAPA ISN'T SO BAD
The average man is neither as
clever as his wife thought he
teas when they were engaged,
nor as much of it dud .as she
thinks he is now that they are,
married—Labor
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Charmed, We're Sure
Frem Ikt Xr>* Tt*ra
Garden Time
Robert Schmidt
Except in the mountain areas
this is not the proper time to .
plant lawn • gi asses. The young
•seedlings do not get well start
ed before hot weather is 'Upon
them and burns them out. Ber
muda and Centipede grasses are
exceptions to the rule, and are
best planted in April or May.
.Other grasses such as bluegrass.
fescues and rye.; grass should be
planted in the fall. However, we
may as well face the fact ah at as
long as new homes are being
completed during late spring and
early summer we will also have
new lawns planted during those
difficult months.
A good lawn well kept; is a
beautiful 4hiog and is in wet
to any property. The hot weather
moathsarc -the- critical period
in the_ maintenance of a iawn. It
should be fertilized every five
or six weeks throughout the
growing season. If you haven't
already done so, put on an ap
plication of good garden lerti
lizer such as a 6-8-6 .or 8-8-8 at
the rate of 20 pounds per 1,000'
square feet. Water this in or ap—'
ply it just before a rain. For the
remainder of the season use
about five pounds of nitrate of
soda per 1,000 square feet at each
application. This should be ap
plied when the grass is dry and
preferably just before a rain.
... Watering js a very important
operation. Soak soii thorough* ..
ly at least once a week during’
dry weather rather than light
sprinklings each day altho these
light sprinklings will do a lot of
good. ~ ^ :
Frequent cutting is desirable
but close cutting will, do much
harm to some of the better grasses
such ^. bluegress. Set the mower
blades a little higher for these
grasses.
If you have a good stand of
grass and keep it well fertilized
and- limed when necessary, w«cd»
v ill not thrive in a lawn. If
weeds become established, late
spring is a good time to elimi
nate them with a spray of 2,4-D,
This spray will also kill wild
onions. Use 2,4-D with care be
cause it will kill your shrubs and
flowers as well as the weeds.
Even the. spray mist carried by
the wind may caus&a.lot of dam
age to other plants: A sprayer
that is used for 2,4-D should not
be used for other spray purposes.
309 BEDS AVAILABLE
The Committee gave special
attention to the problem relat
ing to the‘North Carolina Mem
orial Hospital. We understand
that in January, 1955, there were
309 beds available, that the
average bed census of 179 from
July 1 to December 31, 1954.
has risen Jo *an average of 203
in January, 1955, and that there
were about 4.000 outpatient visits
per month from July to Decem
ber, 1954. With the present and
the projected total number o
patients, and with maintenance
of the present ration of two
ward pationts to one private
patient, it is expected that for
Hie next few years an annua! ap.
propriation by the State of near
ly on emiilion dollars will be -
needed. When the" number of
patients rises further, and when
there is improvement of hospital
insurance coverage and in the
payments by the cities and coun
ties, the funds requested from
the State should be reduced^ The
financial difficulties encountered"
"in the Tnrtiai* stages -of* a newly
opened hospital should • not be
surprising. — Visiting Jrusteea’
Report.
BUBBLES
By Jim Lee
0 C* Wildlife Retomrcfi C*.
"Goodbye, mother, I'm off to join the marines . . . can’t Stand
this polluted water any more!“
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:rom Senator Scott's Office *
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By BILL WHITLEY
LOBBYISTS. How do you feci
about Hhe development of the
Antarctic Continent? If you have
any views on the subject, a cer
tain lady in Washington; Miss
Elizabeth Kendall, would like to
know about them. She is one of
some 700 lobbyists currently reg
istered with Congress. Like Miss
Kendall, all of the lobbyists have
special projects they are work
ing on.
Hundreds of organizations re
tain agents in Washington the
year around to bring influences
to play on members,of Congress.
Many of these groups maintain
tog .pffices. With., Jarie, staffs of
expert?.4 ,
LEADERS. There, are Several .
lobbying groups that arc, mav
ters when it comes to influenc
ing lawmakers. They leave no
. stone unturned in letting Con
gressmen know exactly what they
want. In many cases they pro
vide very helpful and essential
information in pending legisla
tion.
Probably the richest of all
lobbying groups is the National
Association of Manufacturers,
which plays effective roles in in
fluencing legislation on taxes
and other important economic is
sues. Another wealthy and ef
fective group that works along
the same lines as N. A. M. is
the U. S. Chamber of Commerce,
a group that swings a big stick
when it comes to influence.
OPPONENTS. In many legis
lative fights, such wealthy groups
as the AFL and CIO labor groups
fight proposals fltat a^e sup
ported by NAM and the Cham
ber of Commerce, and vice versa.
Both the AFL and CIO keep large
staffs in Washington to carry
their - fight for organized labor.
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have become some of the most
influential lobbying "groups in
the capital The Grange, the
Farm Bureau and the National
Farmers Union-l all have lobby
organizations working full-time ,
to mold legislation to their lik
ing.
STRUGGLE. The larger lobby
ing groups have almost unlimit
ed financial resources to back up
the'’'arguments for or against
SENATOR
SAM ERVIN
* SAYS *
Good Southerner
, It is often said that an honest
confession is good for the soul.
On Sunday of last week my-wife,
Harry Gatton, and I were travel
ing from Washington to Morgan
ton, North Carolina. As we near
"ed North Carolina. Harry. , who
was driving the automobile in
which we were riding, suddenly
turned on the radio. When the
radio became audible. I found
myself listening to the unfa
miliar voice of some speaker who
was in the midst of a discussion
of the tax bill recently before the
Senate. I thereupon made this
remark to my wife arid Tfarry:
■ wonder who n speaking,
tell by his voice that he is a
good Southerner.’' Harry laughed
and said, “That’s you, Senator.’’
I then realized for the first time
that I, was listening to my own
radio program. I might add in
this connection that poe’s own
voice on a radio broadcast or
dinarily sounds strange to hit
self. Since I did not recogni^;
my own voice when I referred to
myself as a “good Southerner”,
I do not fall in this particular in.
stance under the condemnation
of the adage that self praise is
half scandal. _ ____
Mistakes
■ I returned to Washington from
Morganton on Tuesday of last
week and found the remainder of
tnc_freek an extremely busy one.
tile—PermanentSubcomnfittee -
on Investigations of the Senate
Committee on Government Ope
rations spent Tuesday, Wednes
day and Thursday taking evi
-4ence in-the investigation' of- tHei
circumstances surrounding the
promotion and honorable dis
charge of Major Peress, the Den.
tal# Officer, who took the Fifth'
Amendment when he was called
upon t6 subscribe to his loyalty *
oath as an Army Officer and '
when he- was subsequently in
terrogated by Senator McCarthy.
It has been asserted that the
promotion and honorable dis
charge of Major Peress resulted
from the presence of some mas
ter-mind in the Department of
Defense working in the interest
of Communism. While the Perma.
nent Subcommittee on Investiga
tions has not made any findings
of fact up to this time in respect
to this matter, I deem it not
amiss to state that in my opinion
■'v^.uvidenea^an- fry ttfCsSwim**.
that there is no basis whatever for
this charge. —»
According to the evidence,' tSe
promotion and honorable dis
charge of Major Peress resulted -
from a misinterpretation which
the legal staff of the Department
of Defense put upon an Act of
Congress, the absence of any
adequate regulation in the de
partment of Defense or the De
partment of the Army dealing
with security risks and subver
sives, and an incredible amount
of bungling and poor administra
tive work in the Department of
the Army. In other words, the
promotion and honorable dis
charge of Major Peress result
ed from mistakes made by itreta
:i whose loyalty to America can
not be'questioned.
Important Bills .
In addition to ray work on the
Permanent Subcommittee on In
vestigations. I attended all the
sessions of the Senate, which
witnessed some' lively lights on_
the cotton acreage bill, the pos
tal pay bill, and the Civil Ser
vice pay bill. The fight on the
cotton acreage bill was between
those Senators who believed that
any increase in allotments should
be utilized to give small cotton
growers a minimum allotment of
4 acres each, and those Senators
who believed that any increase
in. allotments .should be appor
tioned among all "cotton growers''
on a percentage basis regardless
of the sizes of their present al
lotments. Under the plan advo
cated by the second group, North
Carolina would have received an
additional allotment of only 7,736
acres'out of ’a total proposed acl
ditional allotment of 271,612
acres, whereas under the plan
supported by the first group,
North Carolina would have re
ceived 38.580.2 acres but, of a
total proposed additional allot
ment of 169,679.3 acres. As a re
sult of. the fight betweenthese
two groups, both plans were de
feated. Senator Scott and I sup
ported the plan advocated by the
first group of Senators because
the additional proposed allot
ment of 38,580.2 acres to North
I Carolina would have brought
the allotment of each of our
47,470 small cotton growers up
-to a minimum allotment of 4
acres. In my -judgement, each
. y«ft<>n. growpj.jjhouhl. be grant
ed a legal right fo \n allotment
of at least 4 acres.
legislation in which Uij,
terested. There are
groups that struggle erf
for their cause with j
funds. In many cases if
to an individual fighti,
he thinks is right.
The lobby records
interesting cases:
The Institute of Seraj
a representative t0 f™
formation about that
Another lobbyist raafc
business to protect the
Canal Pilots Association
A gentleman from |
phia wants Congress "to
act providing for a fui
review of certain claim
iflg prior Vo ftWO
Another gentlfiman'isj
ed in any 'legislation thi
keep Breland ,united.
The hothouse veget
dffstry has a represen
hown to watch out for
The American Lawn M|
stitute also has a man
but he hasn’t revealed
he wants as yet.
■ LETTER T(
THE EDITC
, March 2t
Re: House Bill 132, “Ai
entitled ah aet to regal
handling, sale and dist
of barbiturate drugs." :
Dear Editor:
I call your, attentkk
above entitled an.d numta
which has been introduce
House of Representative!
General Assembly. It ji
to regulate the sale anil
bution of barbiturates 1
State of North Carolina.
—"Votr-jyiH agree-witin
we need more rigid coi
supervision of- this druf
bill is a good bill and *
vide necessary, control wl
stop some of the traffil
goof balls and yellow jji
House Bill 205, known
cbdeine bill”, was passed
Senate and enacted into
last week.
In my opinion it was a
.the' wmwnrttEBflaaadi
bill to* facilitate the dii
of medicines containing
by druggists. We are fl
miliar with the use and
of drugs than the ordiM
zen. We realize more #
average eitizen that peo
come addicted to strong!
through the continued
them.
To further our cffortsl
guard the public, 1 sug|
you contact your lcgislali
especially the members
-Senate-Health- -Committ
sonally and by letter and
your support of House
which is badly needed.
The Senate MsuranceJ
tee has worked with
introduced today a pi
inchtdingTriher part of
insurance bills I haveiri
This will be of great
the people of North
.: .Respectful
WDJ/al
, Lucky You
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Lucky joU^ you impressed your friends wilhe"*
killing th€m
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