North Carolina Newspapers

Editorial And Opinion This Appeal Deserves Attention The all-out campaign which lias been launched to en courage even eligible person to take advantage ot the tree anti-polio vaccinations deserves the cooperation o! every parent. 11--—- - Physicians, and public health officials are now unani mous in their endorsement of the Salk innoculations- jl*. Ihe importance ot widespread immunization against poliomyelitis has been emphasized strongly by officials ol the Medical Society of the State ol North Carolina, which is now engaged in .ait all-out effort to encourage the vaccina tions. • * A prpgrtynY of free public c linic s to administer the Salk ^ A'accine to children and voting people from three months through in years ol agnaiitl to expectant mothers iv under--■ way. . ■ North Carolinas heaviest |>olio period has been ex perienced in-August in a number of past years, and the phy sicians of the .state are seeking to protect as manv children as possible, against polio, prior to any* possible tvidespread out ' break ot the disease in. t,he state. ... . . Failure, of tilt people to avail themselves ol the polio; vaccinations has resulted in North Carolina lagging in its po|jlHmmuni/atidn pYogram." said l)r. $. F. Ravenel. Crectis jjotX), < hail man of the state society's emergency poliomyelit is vaccine committee. . _ f lu- polio vacc ine is safe, effective..and is now available in .si/able quail tt§c& but'.is useless unless injec ted. T he phy sicians .of North Carolina urge every parent in the state to make certain that their child is vaccinated immediately. Polio v:• c inarions now may prevent paralysis arvd other dangers in August and September," he said. Can any responsible patent Ignore this appeal? No Subsidies Wanted America is engaging this fall in what will ho for us the most expensive Olympic Gaines in the history ol this world wide sport classic. To the US Olympic Committee, fat ed with the responsibility for fielding a team of more than 300 ath letes. two culprits—rime and distance—are presenting a king sized headache. It was expensive enough sending' the"'Ameri can contestants to fhe winter games in Kurope. but if pou've ever shopped for a ticket to Australia, you know the traiis portatiph cost is nothing less than monumental. And be cause Melbourne's summer is our whiter, there is the further considerable ex|tense of a six.w’eek training period here at home before setting forth. The total tab is a million-and-a half—not grnschcu or leck^ or kopeks or trading stamps, but dollars! Private individuals, motivated by a love of amateur sports, an" apprec iation'of their inspirational value to out youth and a unntue/ulable patriotism, have traditionally fool ed the Olympic h:i! . I lie bulk of the US funds must still come from iudividr A. It is therefore pretty important for any citizen who rr-ods the Olympic (.aims as beneficial to Amerieai’_r. .mb arid prcnluc live ot international good will to- know ih.it he c an send his dime or dollar directly to the US ( ip.c Committee at the Hotel Biltmore, New York, N.Y. - ■ r IllWind y.. Mk’ vicious and dangerous ic>iuc|*t that a popidatity. can reliably establish the political wfthes oftjre voters is raising its uglv head earlier than usual in ihe^ifi.^* presi dential eampaixn. Also unorthodox is the lart .th.Vt tliese polls are presently concerned with vice presidential rather than presidential (andiriates. ' >' * ' Whethei .employed to serve ihc*Aveird pur|>oses of Prysi- * '(tent Igpenhowei \ Seoeswiy <oLrffY.it e or subsequently to give Us (ostensibly) a preview’m our hexT^ .mTiiHiaYirtef-nT* duel, such opinion " sa mp I i t ig’ •—w h ich £ in a y establish thr nation's favorite break fast cereal—is a fraud and a delusion When applied to.assaVing political comictions. People do tint search their hearts u> accomodate pollsters. They do when registering their votes in privacy. - - in the case of Harold Stassen's furious peJIing, however, the mystery lies,not so much in the validity ol these ridit ulons t f for is as in ?fie*(ptestTonsi^l^oTiff1,Re^>‘hiic f foiisc started him on tins c m ions voude.ua against Nixon. It is historv that ne and the President discussed the Stasscn pro-Herter-aiTtu Nixon announcement before Mr*.Eisenhower left lor his Panama week-end, and that the President gave Im eager aide a ,yes-and-no go-ahead. But the idea was obviously halt lied befor? that. Furthermore, Mr. F.isenhower could quite logit al ly sat k Mr* Stasscn for not resigningIfrom the Cabinet before lighting this apparently ami-Administration firecracker-fint, while the President has been reported as furiously angry ov er the incident, he lias not fired the .culprit and does not ap pear likelv to. Whether.the anti-Nixon plot succeeds or fails, however, what seems reasonably sure at this writing is that the forth coming campaign will not be the ho-hum, Ike-Jn-a-walk affair Uiit has been anticipated. In ripping the scab off the deep and half-healed 1952 wound in the Republican party, Flarold Stassen has bucked up the Democrats no end. ®fje J^etos! of ©range Count? Published Every Thursday By THE MEWS, INCORPORATED Hillsboro and Chapel Hill, M. C. EDWIN J. HAMLIN Editor and Publisher Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office at Lulshero, North Carolina, under the Aot of March S, 1S7B. — 'L*-'1 1 "■ l . . »■! 1 .■■ ■■in-.w ... i..w ■e-uni ■ Exclusive National Advertising Representative OR RATER WEEKLIES V New York * Chicago * Detroit * Philadelphia SUBSCRIPTION RATES ONE YEAR (inside North Carolina) , SIX MONTHS (inside North Carolina)_ , YEAR (outside North Carolina) __ ONE $2.50 $1.75 $3.00 • •' jp£ • •* • * i-A (Continued from pope 1) remember. We ought to keep the South just like it is.” i oe 11tries, a newspaper that literally sparkles now. ran with the six living people a picture of the statue if tile late Dr.. C. D. Mclver on Capitol Square, and a quotation from him: "People— not, rocks and rivers and imag inary boundary lines—make a state: and the state is great just in proportion as its people are educated.” Viola McMillan, the Raleigh housewife, and nurse, was, prob ably just as sincere in her state ment last week as Dr. Mclver was in his sixty years ago ... ONE FOUNDATION One of the saddest sights we’ve seen recently was the burning of Eden ton Street Methodist Church here last Saturday night. Many of our Governors have worshipped there. The late Gov ernor Clyde R. Hoev taught a Sunday School class there over YVPTF during the four years he was in the Mansion; and when he came back here for weekend visits while U. S. Senator, he returned and taught the class— and usually With YVPTF ■ carry the message. The cross atop the 200-foot steeple was one of the highest points in Eastern North Caro lina. It was a memorial to the late Josephus Daniels given by his' four sons. ' By ten o'clock Saturday night the church as a building was gone—but on Sunday morning at eleven its spirit seemed strong er than ever as its fine choir sang for its services in the Am bassador Theatre “The Church's One Foundation”. COOPERATION . . . Back in the aid days it was a sorry min ister indeed who did not devote a sermon every few weeks to the evils of the movies. They were thrown in the same pot as rouge, lipstick, rook, mah jong, and dancing'. But then- with television lip stick,''rouge, and a wide assort ment of other trivia prospered along with the $64,000 question —and dancing -went to town with Arthur and Mrs. Murray. However, alas, movies didn't do so well—and there does seem to be closer cooperation all the time between churches and movies .. movie Houses, anyway, •£• EjVen before the flames had died in the Edenton Street ' church,, plans., had .been made ' w-ith Atnbassaddr' T IrMtin - named for Josephus Daniels whgn he was ambassador to Mex ico—for services there Sunday morning. Meantime, a scant two miles to the north, the Hayes Barton Baptist Church was holding its W&jjfo ‘-'obny. Theatre This has been going on most of » the summer white the church is being air-conditioned. Then, downtown, the old Capitol Thea tre—no longer in existence—has been used extensively for regular church services. NOTES ... The reports we got last week are that Rep. George Uzzell of Rowan County is sjire to be Speaker of the House in the 1957 General As sembly . .. with Kemp Dough ton of Alleghany not too much in the running After months of deliberation. Wake County leaders have final ly decided to locate the new five miirion dollar hospital just east of Raleigh not far from the resi dences of Progressive Farmer Publisher Dr. Clarence Poe and Secretary of State Thad Eure— though neither had anything to do with site selection .... one of the most imposing overlooks in Wake County_ Although more people are go ing to college than ever before, less than a third of our young people graduating' from high school in 1955 went to college .... 32.3 per cent of the white children continued their formal education-and 28 per cent of the Negroes ... 8.0 per cent tvent into military service.... among the whites ... and 8.3 per cent of the colored... 'I Hereby ~ Uh, Parflort Me - Launch Thee - Haynie, In Greensboro Daily Xeics John Umstead Explains His Support By JOHN W. UMSTEAD Member, House of Representatives On last Monday morning before leaving to attend the Special Ses sion of the Legislature as Repre vntative from Orange County I gave the local papers a statement. I stated that 1 intended to support the Pearsall Plan unless the hear ings "Should change my mind. I gave as my reason for taking thi.■ stand that I favored some plan whereby the solution of the prob lems confronting pur public schools would be taken'from the hands of the extremists on both ades of the question and placed in hands that would seek a reasonable solution. After listening to every word, of the hearings for two long days and one night se -don I was convinced that my decision to support the Pearsall Plan was wise and for the. best interests-of the schools of the * At these hearings each and every citizen of the state was given the time that he or she requested for the presentation of their-views and opinion-, on this question. During fhe v hearings , I heard statements made by both opponents and pro ponents of the plan that were al most unbelieveable. Hypocrisy Charged I heard a-, -minister oHJJg .gospel 'ma8fc"th"e' staibmfint ftrat""ffiOirs't root of this whole proposal* (the Pearsall Plan) ii- hypocrisy, because it pretends to do something and it intends t'o do nothing.'" This charge of hypocrisy was -made a gainst the Pearsall Committee, the Governor of North Carolina and Pearsall, the Chairman of the Com mittee making thi.•jreport, is a lov ed and esteemed citizen of Rocky Mount and is held in the highest regard by both white and Negro citizens of his home corqmunity. The other members signing this report are six of the outstanding citizens of ouCVtate whose charac ters are above reproach and whose contributions to the religious, civ ic and political life of the state will live for years and years to come. Not only did he charge these fine citizens with hypocrisy but he like wi.'2, at least by indirection, level led the same chargh against our great Governor who is known throughout the state as a Christ on gentleman and who in the recent primary received more votes than had ever been cast f6r a candidate for Governor. This minister of the gospel went further and accused the Pearsall Committee of “coer cion and blackmail.” I heard another minister of the gospel make the statement that those who proposed the Pearsall Report and those who supported it were in effect guilty of treason. Another" opponent of the plan, a University professor, accused those favoring the plan of ‘disloyalty to the supreme law of the land.” Another University professor made an attack on the leadership in bur state because the leadership did not agree with the opinions of the profes.-or. ' This use of intemperate langu age, however, was not confined to ~ frjur those who opposed the Pearsall Plan There were those who appear ed in favor of tne plan who were also intemperate in statements that they made. They u.-ed language that was unnecessary and made veiled threats that were indiscreet to say the least. ‘Hop*' Disappeared I have lived more than sixty seven years and I had hoped that 1 had lived long enough .-a that1*] would never hear a man of good repute accused of hypocrisy, coer cion, blackmail and disloyalty to the United States Government for no reason other than that he held honest opinions that differed with those making the Charge.’This hope entirely disappeared on last ,Wed ne -Jay afternoon in the Memorial Auditorium. ' I would not have you get the idea, however, that all who spoke were intemperate in their language or their charges. Among the op ponents who made discreet and dig nified presentations were the rep resentatives of the Parent-Teacher Associations. They were a hit confu.-'d about some of the provisions of the Pear-, sail' Plan but the: presentation of their side of the argument was -made in a way and with language that \^ou!d offend no one. Some of the opponent^ the Pearsall >fan made their paints without^e* use of intemperate language and with out making charge..- against any man or woman or group. Among these were Mr. Pearsall, himself, Mr. Rodman, Dr. Carroll and Col onel Joyner. Tl\e proponents of the Pearsall Wan awe# claimed (bar it »»ls an ideal plan. They know full well that it has its imperfections.- They > think, however, that there is a good chance that it can save the schools from the confusion and disintegra tion that would follow any attempt at this time to mix the races in our schools on a statewide basis. The proponents come from every county in the „'tate and they know conditions at the grass roots. Their fears for the public school system are basgd on facts and not theory. No person who really know..- the state as a whole has ever said that^ statewide integration would work at this time. All the educational training that I have, and it includes a degree from the University of North Car olina was received from the system of public education that we have " in the state. I have worked all my life for better schools and ‘for the past quarter of a century I havg "had the privilege to support every meas ure for., the betterment of our • schools, in our legislative halls. People Should Settle I voted for the submission of the Pearsall Constitutional Amendment for the reason"that I think the peo ph> themselves .should settle this most important- issue and for the reason that in my opinion it giyes us the best plan yet proposed for *dhe tmlutiopMof Ahe' ptohtem.ritmt now confront 'our schools; In this connection I wish to call your at tention to thp fact that .only two of the 170 senators! and represen tatives voted against submission of the amendment. I shall vote for the amendment on September 8 and hope that,.# majority of tfn* cfffzens of Orange County will do likewise. SENATOR SAM ERVIN *.SAYS * WASHINGTON—I had planned to get a few days of rest after the adjournment of Congress. Sly du ties as a member of the platform committee*- for the Democratic ■National Convention eliminated that pleasant prospect. ■ A Otttd Record Now to the record of the 84th Congress. I think its record is good. There were some bills that did not make the grade that I would have preferred approved. Some legislation pas.,-3d that was not desirable. Generally speaking, it was a Congress that moved cautiously. I think the new high way bill and the social security revisions- are notable examples of important legislation. President Eisenhower wanted a- rather dras tic legislative program, including the civil rights bill, but Congress did not give hiip everything he wa^tfd. It did cobpm-ate with the administration in mdst of it# pro gram. It refused to go along on yothe of ■ the more extreme re quests. With the exception of a very few Senators, I think vir tually every legislator entertain ed the opinion that the civil rights proposals were purely political, designed by the administration to appeal powerfully to special groups They passed the House, but the Senate stood pat and re fused to allow .this sort of petty polities to hamper neces.-rary and legitimate bills. Applicable Posted on the little bulletin board m one of the Senate ele vators the other morning was a statement that amused me It read: “The Taxpayer is the only person who does not have to pass a Civil Service Examination to work for the Government.'’ Senator Millikan Our colleague from Colorado Senator Eugene Milliken, stated last woek that his health would not permit him to seek reelection Senator Millikan is , Republican Tar Heal PEOPLE & ISSUES * By Cliff Blue FEW SURPRISES ... Few sur prises developed in last weeks extra ^ssion of tbe General As stmbly. The legislators as a whole willingly and readily went along with Governor Hodges and the* Pearsall segregation plan. W. T. Taylor’s support of the Satterfield of Lake school plan after having served a.* attorney for the Pear sall Committee was about as big a surprise as any development. Taylor favored -a stricter segrega tion proposal than waj embodied in the Pearsall plan. SEPT. 8 ELECTION . . . The Sept. 8 vote on the constitutional amendment so as to authorize ed ucation expense grants and to au thorize local option to- suspend operation of public school*' win provide a .major test* for the Hodges Administration. It will be to- the Hodges Administration what the $200 million secondary road hond issue referendum was to the adminL’Lration of W. Kerr Scott when the Haw River man was in the executive mansion. De feat of the amendment in the Sept. 8 election would be a dam per on the Hodges program. A resounding majority for the amendment would be a powerful factor in maintaining the present high prestige of the -govemer and h'is ’administration. GOOD TRAINING ... The ex tra session of the General Assem bly was excellent training for the several new representatives and senators who served tfor the first time and will be back in .the 1957 session of the General Assembly. SPEAKERSHIP . . . It was pret-. ty definitely established to most of the House members that J. Kemp Doughton of Alleghany County now holds a commanding lead for Speaker of the 1937 House over George Uzzell of Ro wan County. Many were of the opinion that Uzzell will withdraw before voting time arrives next January. MAKEPEACE . . Harold Make peace, mayor of Sanford who man aged Hodges’ campaign for the gubernatorial nomination in May i_- regarded as the Governor’s clo sest political advisor. It is taken for granted that he will be of fered the highway chairmanship position-now held by A. H. Gra ham. of.. Hillsbara^.Tlie- highway chairmanship Is generally regard-. ed as the No. 1 political plum and we are told that Makepeace has fir-’i call on it. W. P. Saunders, ' C.&D: Director is regarded as near the head-of the table in the in ner circle of Hedges’ close poli tical friends, * ' NEW CAPITOL . North Car, olina badly needs a new capital ‘building. The present structure, ...completed i*i 1840 for a long,,time served it’s purpose well but to day it is just about as adequate as would be a hbspital built 50 years ago with no additions hav ing been made. Rep. James B. Vogler of .Charlotte, chairman of the House Building and Grounds Committee, says he plans to in troduce a bill in the 1957 se^iori to provide an appropriation for a eife. Thirfst* that ttar House and Senate Were contin ually moving from the captto! building to the highway bUMtng and the Memorial Auditorial during last week's special session so a - to accomodate the interest ed citizens at the public hearings, was strong evidence of the nCCd for a modern building. In his plan for a new capita, RCp. Vog ler envisions a five-story, modern air-conditioned building with of fices for the governor. Council of State, legislators and the two chambers. He feels that the pre-~ sent building could be used for a museum or art gallery. The pre sent capitol building when com pleted cost $531,67*418. ft is a beautiful building, particularly at n«ght when the flood-lights beam on the mellow structure: RBT . . , People ctoc-s to governor said that the statei of State Senator Ralph Scott, cizing the Pearsall plan came of the offiCe of brother Scott m Washingtoh. Politico servers see- a widening of He is one of the most ab! »n the Senate. He is a vie arthritic- which has crippl, terribly. When I first came Senate, Colorado was repre by Senator Ed Johnson, a crat, and now Governor State, and Senator MiHlkei were powers in our midst broach between Hodges Squire of Haw River with u result being a HodgeSlW paign for tile United StaU ate in 1960—and what a, that would be. Both are ah perieneed and with a i„ followers. ^ LON EDWARDS . his defeat for Lieutenant nor, Rep. Lon Edwards of County was one of the mos al members of thie house, it a big man to accept defeat fully and this is jh»?t wfij wards is doing. HERTFORD ... Another example of graceful defea be found in Hertford ( where Gordon Maddrer chairman of the House Edit committee was overcome i primary by another popular ford County citizen in the p of Roy Parker, Ahoskie Pflht Both were in Raleigh last and had nice things to .ay each other—when they wer with each other! In Roy p Hertford County’s house t sentation will be able and c geous which characterized drey’s four terms of service. Garden Tim Robert Schmidt At this time of the veai dahlia needs special attei Although many early pi dahlias or those which wen in the ground last winter been in bloom for some most of them are just comii to bloom and will contim bloom until frost kills the The plants should be dressed with a large handf a complete garden fertiliza pint every three or four i until September A in the 1 mountins nd until Septemb east of the mountains. Bud| usually appear in cluster three.'On large fftweriflfei ties the two outer buds shou removed and the centnl' left to develop. It will mt larger flower that way. If a long stem is desirer side branches or suckers si also be removed from the two nodes or leaf axils a stem. On small flowering ties trhe buds are not ren and the flower duster is all to develop naturally. If you are. planning to ei dahlias at a community or fair, tfarly disbudding is aba ljl necessary.. Spraying for insects must be neglected at this time (X year. Much damage may be before we realize it by sue sects of leafhoppers, red spi and tarnished Plant bl|gs. flowers may be ruined over by spotted cucumber beeth blister beetles, or a large about to open may becomt 'home of a corn earworm. As of DDT or a mixture of DM Malathion will control a**3 these insects. For red *P use Mwtetbion accortfijig Manufacturer’s instruction! the container. A During the hot summer * et you may lose some plants, to a wilt. In many eases tt bacterial or Granville wilt there is no control for it lias are also attacked by» todes. During periods of rainfall plants may suddenly an<j die* due to poor soil age. Dahlias will not live '* soggy with water that w drain away. THE CHIEF REQU'*iT| (Indianapolis The boy who weighs 19® ^ and made a record as » school football player wil come at almost any colleB®1 if he is a little dumb. HEADED FOR CHUR# ^ “Mates who drive «lft hand are headed for the aisle. Some will walM^ —some will he carried bees Coverall. » RESTRICTED SAL* Harford (Conn.) W* Told ^ The law says the Govef*1 surplus ships can be an operator. Not a ship . necassarily—just an ope