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And Eastern Carolina Press Association
> Warns of Russian Threat
Donald A. Quarles, assistant Secretary of
Defense for research and development, recent
r ly gave 160 military and civilian officials re
> sponsible for the nation’s defense a somber
warning on Russian progress in weapons tech
nology. The National Security planners were
told that the United States’ lead in weapons
technology was less favorable than it was a
year ago.
Quarles said flatly that the United States’
margin of advantage “has been narrowed”
and that this country must face the “sober
inferences” to be drawn from this report.
This seems to be another warning to
Americans not to become self-satisfied with
the achievements of U. S. industry and U. S.
scientists. This country has no monolopy on
technical or scientific progress and individual
talent, and signs of late seems to point to
very surprising Soviet progress in this sphere.
The fact that Russian scientists are closing
the gap in weapons technology is a cause for
serious concern by every American citizen.
Flanders To the Attack
Republican Senator Ralph E. Flanders, of
Vermont, has now taken the lead, among his
fellow Senators, in the effort to reduce the
power of Wisconsin Senator Joseph R. Mc
“ Carthy. Flanders has taken the Senate floor
on several occasions recently, has even gbne
; to McCarthy personally, and has charged that
* the Wisconsin Senator is in contempt of the
> Senate.
5. The 73-year-old New Englander, who has
g bristled up on this issue, says McCarthy is in
l “existing” contempt of the Senate, andf will
be “in continuing contempt” until he answers
charges about his finances which so far re
i main unanswered.
Despite the efforts of some Republicans to
X dissuade him, Senator Flanders is pressing
f ahead with his attacks on McCarthy and seems
f determined to force the Wisconsin Senator
1 to clear up long-standing questions about his
personal finances, if possible. Flanders now
k threatens to take the issue before the Senate
l Republican Policy Committee, if necessary.
% In one of his latest attacks on Mr. Mc
\ Carthy, Flanders said that McCarthy’s meth
* ods were so “clearly in the direction of fight
* ing Communism with Fascism” that Western
civilization was in jeopardy as a result.
*■" “This is not the difficulty of the Eighty
‘H Third Congress. This is not the difficulty of
this Administration. This is not the difficulty
X of this generaltion. It is not the difficulty of
$ this century. It goes back over the last fifteen
Jr, hundred years, to when civilization began,”
s' ganders said.
; ; Flanders also charged that McCarthy wants
to be private eye, prosecutor, judge, jury and
sentencer without a check or restraint from
f, committee, Congress or the President.
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Platforms In Space
Astronomers continue to tell us that the
next “logical” step in the development of
science and astronomy is a platform in space.
Recently, Lyman Spitzer, Jr„ professor of As
tronomy at Princeton university, and director
of the observatory there, said such a platform
would be put 500 miles above the earth’s
surface as a satellite to cruise around the
globe.
Spitzer went so far as to say that many
difficulities were, of course, concerned with
the project, but that the erection of such a
platform was “only a question of time.” He
predicted that within a few decades such a
space platform would be in operation.
This prediction follows other flat state
ments by scientists that space platforms are
practical and that the erection of such plat
forms is only a matter of time.
There are varying predictions, as to the
usefulness of such platforms, but it is general
ly acknowledged that establishment of such
platforms would increase man’s understand
ing of the Universe tremendously, because
observations from such a space platform
would reveal perhaps ten times as much in
formation as scientists are able to gather
on the surface of this earth.
To all those who say that the day of ad
venture and of opportunity is lost, we hold
out the statements of scientists concerning
space platforms and, space exploration. The
age of adventure is just dawning!
ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
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Should strikes in essential industry be made un
lawful? That, obviously, is a pertinent and crucial
question. It also poses about as burningly a contro
versial problem as can be imagined.
In the June 14 issue of the Freeman, Donald R.
Richberg deals with the matter. Mr. Richberg has
a long-established national reputation as a labor ob
server, and was the author of some very important
labor legislation, including the Railway Labor Act of
1926.
At the beginning of his article Mr. Richberg
makes this premise: “A strike that stops all milk
deliveries in a metropolitan area is not a strike
against employers as a class. Nor is a strike against
steel or coal or transportation merely a strike against
employers. These are warfare by a class against
the community. Such strikes make no sense except
as moves in a revolution to establish class domina
tion.”
If that premise is accepted, two new questions
immediately arise. The first is how a law outlawing
such strikes could be enforced. In Mr. Richberg’s
view that would be relatively simple, for the reason
that strikes do not often result from spontaneous
mass uprisings. They are called by a limited number
of leaders and organizations, and the anti-strike law
would be applied against them. He cites the gov
ernment’s anti-strike action against the United Mine
Workers as an example of this principle.
The second question is, in Mr. Richberg’s view,
the more serious one. It is how the economic con
flicts can be fairly resolved. As he puts it, the
workers in essential industry “should not be left
subject to the dictation of private management as
to the terms and conditions of their employment.” I
Here Mr. Richberg makes two rather novel
points. One is that people who work in vital industry,
on which their fellow citizens are vitally dependent,
“should accept an obligation to give continuous serv-!
ice.” The other is that “the standards by which fair
wages for labor can be determined are about as
easily ascertained and can be as impartially applied
as the standards fixing payments for capital and
fair rates for utility service.” Under Mr. Richberg’s
plan, representatives of labor and management wouid
be both encouraged and required, prior to any com
pulsory arbitration, to make every effort to reach
an agreement. Only if that failed, and a stoppage of
production or distribution of any essential com
modity or service threatened, would the power of
the law be brought into play to protect the public
welfare. Any worker, of course, could quit his job
on his own individual initiative. But it would be
unlawful “to conduct or maintain any concerted with
drawal of employment or boycott of the business
involved.”
Mr. Richberg makes this very interesting obser
vation. “As a practical matter we may be sure that
the vast majority of American workers, unionized or
non-unionized, would welcome and live happily under
a law which lifted from them the burdens and losses
of strikes.” There are many, inside and outside of
organized labor, who will dispute that and all the
rest of Mr. Richberg’s ideals with the utmost vigor.
But whether one agrees with him or not, he has
made a thoughtful contribution to a'problem of the
first importance.
TIPS
ram Briefs
The North Caralioa Milk Com
mission has adopted the producer
base plan as a method of alloca
tion classes of milk to producers
where producer . payments are
made of a classified basis.
The recently developed Carolina
variety dewberry is highly resist
ant to leafspot disease.
Tobacco dealers and manufac
turers in Qiao United States and
.Puerto Rico reported a total of 4.9
billion pounds of Jeaf tobacco oh
hand as of April 8, 1954, some 54
million pounds above the figure a
year earlier.
The nation's beef production in
, April, 1954 totaled 990 million
pounds, 7 pet cent less than March
but about the same as April a year
earlier. ’ . . v
Bog prices, which In April
established a.record for the month,
wilt probably undergo mere than
the average or normal seasonal
decline this fall as early farrowed
pigs start to market,
s Current United States livestock
outlook Is, that prices of most
classes of meat animals will un
dergo seasonal declines at various
time* IMee thin year; " V
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Haven't We Been Here Beforejr
THIS IS THE LAW
Crimes
A “crime” is any act, or conduct,
which has been declared a crime
by the State and for which the in
dividual or group responsible may
be publicly punished, either by fine
or imprisonment, or both.
North Carolina divides crimes
into two general classifications:
Misdemeanors and felonies. A fel
ony is a crime which is or may
be punishable by either death or
imprisonment in the State’s pris
on. Any other crime is a misde
meanor.
The distinction between the two
classifications of crime is import
ant for several resons. Not the
least of these is the fact that one
convicted of a felony loses his ci
tizenship and its attendant rights,
including the right to vote oifthold
public office. A person competed
of a misdemeanor is not so severe-'
ly penalized. Citizenship lost upon
conviction of a felony may be re
stored by Law (outlined in Chap
ter 13 of the General Statues),
Petition For Citizenship
A convicted felon, after habas
served his time or paid off, / may
get back his citizenship by filing
a petition in the Superior’-oourt,
setting out his .occupation jtince
his release and- the reasons'rwhy
he should be reinstated as a* full
fledged citizen. The felon jnust
wait two years after release be
fore filing this petition. Theft the
clerk of court must advertise' the
fact that a bearing on the petition
is to be held, so that those who
might oppose the restoration could
appear. On the actual hearing be
fore the Superior Court Judge, the
felon must prove by “five respect
able witnesses” that his “char
acter” for truth and honesty has
been good for three years.
The difference,• between felony
and misdemeanor is also important
bcause there is no time limit
against prosecuting felonies. On the
other hand, the time limit after
which a person may not be prose
cuted for a misdemeanor is two
years. This means that if one cam:
mits a simple assault or ordinary
trespass (which are misdemean
ors) the State fails to prosecute for
two years thereafter, it is barred
forever and the offender is free.
However, if one commits murder
or any other. felony, he may be
prosecuted for it at the pleasure
of the State, no matter how much
time might have elapsed before
the criminal action is started..
Offenses Against State-.f
AH crimes are offense aganlst
the State. They are infractions of
State laws,, or, the “connnou
law” which unwritten. ItiigJfar
this reason that criminal cases to
all courts are, labeled “SUfte (ef
North Carolina) vs. John Doe (de
fendant.” The General Assembly
and certain State administrative
agencies over the years haWI de
termined what kind of conduct
shell constitute crime. It was the
General Assembly which determ
ined that rape, first degree mur
der, burglarly, and arson are "capi
tal crimes,” punishable by death
in North Carolina. Kidnapping is
punishable by» life imprisonment.
Double Jeopardy gi
The Federal Constitution pro
tects (he individual against *000
ble Jeopardy”— trial more than
once for the seme- offense. On
this point the question arises
“when does the protection of the
double jeopardy provision begin to
work? When is a trial's trial, aft
er which the State cannot: quit and
begin again ,later, or after which
the State cannot again prosecute
the defendant on the identical evi
dence?” Generally, it may be said
that a defendant has been placed
to “Jeopardy” after top jury* has
been impaneled and the defendant
>amigiM& If tins . State goes- this
far in,prosecuting,an accused.per*,
son, it cannot later try the same
individual again for the original
offense, unless the trial judge finds
facts legally sufficient as a basis
for ordering a mistrial. In such
case, the accused could be tried
again for the same offense. The ac
cused could also be tried again if
& mistrial in the first hearing
should be ordered on motion of the
accused, himself.
A person accused of a minor
crime which can be tried by a Re
corder’s court or a Justice of the
Peace may plead “not guilty” and
yet have his case heard by the
judge without a jury. This is not
true of cases heard in Superior
court. There, every case in which
a plea of “not guilty” is entered
MUST be heard by a jury.
Give All The Facts
Many persons, seeking the aid of
an attorney to defend them against
charges of crime, make the gross
error of withholding some of the
tout r
Veterans
Veterans Administration receiv
ed nearly 42,000 home loan appli
cations for guaranty during May,
an increase of 23 percent' over
April and a 73 percent' increase
over May, 1933, VA announced.
VA said that the spurt in ap
praisal activity since last Feb
ruary is just beginning to be felt
in the rate of home loan applica
tions.
Home loan applications for guar
anty are submitted to VA by trad
ers on behalf of veterans.
The volume of appraisal requests
to VA continued to spiral in May
for the fourth straight month. Dur
ing the month, VA received ap
praisal requests for 89,134 dwell
ing units, of which 52,245 were fra
proposed dwelling, units and 36,889
were for existing homes. The total
was 22 percent above the volume
in April and 90 percent higher than
the number of appraisal requests
in May, 1953.
VA also reported that the terms
on which lenders will grant loans
faots from the attorney.
No attorney can properly de
fend against an alleged crime un
less he is given ALL the facts with
in the knowledge of his client. A
person accused of -crime should
have no qualms about telling his
lawyer truthfully EVERYTHING
he knows about the case.-The at
torney’s relationship with the client
is completely confidential. The at
torney has taken an oath to pro
teet—within the law—the interests
of the client. Remember these
facts if you are ever accused of
a crime. They could easily be the
difference between prison and free
dom.
Last Of Sarias
This is the last in the current
series of articles “THIS IS THE
LAW.” The North Carolina Bar
Association hopes that you have
found the articles informative. An
other series of similar columns, de
signed to better acquaint readers
of The Tribune with our basic laws
and court procedures, will be of
fered next fall.
to veterans are easing. A survey
if VA guaranteed loans closed jn
May, 1954, shows that nearly 25
percent of all GI home loans were
made without a down payment.
The same survey disclosed that
61 percent of the loans were writ
ten with 25 to 30 year terms.
Q—I’m planning to take an eve
ning course under the Korean GI
Bill. Since I’ll be attending less
than half time, the VA told me I
will receive an allowance equal
to the school’s established charge
which non-Veterans are required
to pay. Will this established charge
include money for books and sup
plies?
A—Books and supply charges to
be included only if all students—
veterans and1 non-veterans—are re
quired to pay for them as part
of the school’s established charge.
If not, your allowance will cover
only tuition and fees.
Q—I started Korean GI Bill
this past fall. Because of summer
Vacation, it won’t be possible for
me to be in training on the August
20 deadline date. Does that mean
I won’t be permitted to go ahead
with my studies later?
A—No. So long as you began
training before the cut-off date, it
won’t be necessary for you to be
enrolled In school August 20. You
will be permitted to continue with
your studies at a later date, after
the cut-off date.
Q—I’m taking on-the-job train
ing under the Korean GI Bill. In
addition, I would like to take a
correspondence course in the same
field. Could I receive a GI allow
ance for the correspondence
course, as well as my monthly al
lowance as an on-the-job trainee?
A—No. The GI Bill allowance for
a correspondence course could not
be paid, so long as you’re receiv
ing an allowance for on-the-job
training.
Q—I was awarded a disability
rating by VA, and I think it should
be higher. I want to appeal. Is
there any time limit on filing my
appeal?
A—Yes. Your appeal must be fil
ed within one year from the date
VA made its original award.
LIFE'S MYSTERY
One of the mysteries of life to a
school-age youngster will always
be why he has to go to bed when
he isn’t sleepy and get up when
News of the Negro
, Population
'*'■ (By Mrs. Mauds Korntgay) . '
Mr. and Mrs. Georgy Cousin and
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bennett spent
the holidays visiting relatives in
Philadelphia, Pa., and New York
City. They returned Monday night.
Miss Dorothy Kornegay of Phil
adelphia, Pa.) and Miss Shirley
Faison are visiting Miss Korne
gay’s sister, Mrs. Freddie Pratt, of
Newberry, S. C. Shirley will visit
classmates of Spartansburg, S. C.,
while on the trip.
The Trinity meeting held at
Paynes Temple Friday night fk
.interest of the building progiJNP
of Wynn Chapel was a success. Min
isters officiating were the Rev
erends Louis Wright and D. W.
Mitchell of Goldsboro, W. E. Bat
tle of Rocky Mount, and I. Boone
of Fayetteville. The program was
sponsored by the ladies auxiliary of
Wynn Chapel. Forty dollars was
collected.
Mrs. Mary D. Kornegay, formerly
of Mount Olive, but now living in
Fieldsboro, N. Y., came several
days ago to attend a special meet
ing of the Free Will Baptists held
in Clinton.
A barbecue chicken supper will
be held Friday and Saturday at the
Community center by the ladies
auxiliary of Wynn Chapel for the
benefit of the building fund. Tic
kets are on sale by members of
the club. All members of the
church are asked to aid in this
project. Mrs. Walter Dawson is
chairman.
Mrs. Nona Johnson moved Satur
day to her new home on the corner
of Short and Breazeale street.
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ave you been thinking you can't
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Look again, and you’ll see that this is the
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Special 2-door, 6-passenger Sedan. Com
pare, and you’ll learn that, this price is just
a few dollars' away from those of the so
called “low-price three.”
But — dig a little deeper if you want the
real clincher. That’s when you find that
those few dollars more you pay for a Buick
buy you a lot more automobile.
They buy a whale of a lot more power —
Buick V8 power—plus the new economy* of
> Power-Head combustion. ;
They buy a lot more luxury and comfort
and solidity—more room, more glass area,
more frame strength, more tread width,
more ride steadiness — including the
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