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"Oh Podnah, What's This 1 Hear Tell
About You Fixin to Throw Me?":
THURSDAY, MARCH 18, IMS
OUR SLEEPYHEADS
Upchurch Phenomenon Solved
The mystery of Raeford's sleep
ing six-year-olds seems to be
solved, at least to the satisfaction
of school and health officials. Na
tional and international news me
dia, however, exhibit a continued
interest In the phenomenon.
There is something beneficial
to be gained from the unbeliev
able attention the case is getting,
if only to project the name of
Raeford to the world, as it al
ready is being done by Burlington
Industries and Raeford Turkey
Farms. As for the six or seven
first grade children Involved, we
have no doubt whatever they will
suffer no ill effects from the ex
perience. The whole thing began March 11,
for all practical purposes, when
school and health officials were
called in to Investigate one first
grade classroom at Upchurch
School. Six or seven of the 23
six-year-olds had been myster
iously going to sleep each day,
usually in mid-morning. When
Inspectors and Dr. Harry McLean,
regional consultant, N.C. Board
of Health, found no physical ab
normality which would explain the
trance-like behavior, they con
cluded the case had psycholo
gical Implications.
A consulting psychiatrist, Dr.
Don Schulte of Finehurst, and a
team of four psychologists from
Duke University confirmed the psy
achological aspects. The children
weren't In a "natural" sleep at
all, but in a practically indescrib
able state of suspension. They
were not faking, nor was their
behavior a hoax, although it wis a
learned behavior pattern obsten
slbly reinforced by gain.
There remained then only one
thing, or two, to do. Dr. Schulte
consulted the teacher, Miss Hazel
Galbreath, described by her su
periors as "an excellent teacher,''
and told her how to handle the
situation. He also talked to the
children's parents, giving them
similar Instructions. Since then,
there have been no further re
ports of the youngsters going to
sleep.
It may be hard for Hoke Coun
tians to understand why the Inci
dent attracted such widespread at
tention, including telephone calls
from all over the nation and even
from a representative of the Lon
don, England, Telegraph. First of
all, the case was classified as a
phenomenon, which explains in one
word that it is very unusual and
rare, and, really, somewhat my
stifying. Second, it concerned six-year-old
children, who usually
possess such Innocence as to be
Incapable of pulling the wool over
learned eyes. Third, it was a
tremendously exciting "human in
terest" story of the kind Rae
fordites would delight In reading
about another town.
Now that the mystery seems to
have been laid to rest, we still
look forward to resuming our reg
ular routine. But while It last
ed, we thoroughly enjoyed it.
Be Sure To Register: You Must
No better time than the present
could possibly accrue to public
spirited citizens to conduct a reg
istration drive among potential
Hoke County voters. Since every
voter must re-register, although
his name may have been on the
books for years, an appeal can
be made to everybody, and nobody
can say, "I'm already registered,"
because as of now, nobody in the
county is registered.
Our Negro leaders are taking
advantage of the situation to con
duct a registration drive among
their people. Until this year, it
was estimated that only about half
the eligible Negro voters were
registered, and only half of those
voted regularly, meaning that only
one-fourth of the eligible Negro
voters were getting to the polls.
The situation couldn't have been
very much better among white
citizens, for voting records show
only a small percentage of the
probable maximum vote was cast
in elections here.
It is a glaring faultof the Ameri
can people, white and black, that
in one of the few countries in the
world where one has absolute ac
cess to the ballot box, only a small
percentage of the populace goes
to the polls. In some other tngllsh
speaking countries, like Australia,
(or Instance, the law requires
one to vote. Maybe it ought to
be that way here, because we feel
that a person who takes no part in
making the decisions at the polls,
has no right to complain about what
the elections later produce.
Registration requires only a few
minutes of one's time. A com
plete list of registrars and where
they may be found for the next
four consecutive Saturdays, is
elsewhere In this Issue of The
News-Journal. We urge every
citizen of Koke County to regis
ter. The new registration Is re
quired, incidentally, because the
1967 General Assembly passed a
law to make uniform In the state's
100 counties the "looseleaf" reg
istration system, wherein each
voter has a looseleaf page In the
registration books, and that sheet
can be removed, or another added,
without disturbing the remainder
of the registration. That permits
the books to be kept absolutely,
current on a day-to-day basis. In
previous years, registration books
had to be purged from time to
time.
The new system will work to
everyone's advantage. Allwer.eed
to make our election system near
perfect is to achieve close to 100
per cent participation. Then, and
only then, will the voice of the
people have been heard.
The word "cue," which we use
in the sense of a hint or intima
tion, originally meant tall. It
came from the Latin "coda," which
passed into Old French as "coe"
and took the forms of "keue" and
"cue," with the latter form pass
ing intact into English.
English actors listened closely
to the actor's lines that preceded
his, for the last word In the other
actor's speech was a signal that
he was to begin his own lines.
Since the last word in a line
or speech came at the tail end, it
was called a "cue."
Johnson, Nixon fefy I
Will Be Nominees
This article continues i
series 'gun last week In this
space concerning some of the
perplexing problems facing the
nation.
Who Will Capture
The Nominations
Whether you're Democrat,
Republican, or Independent,
you're very much Interested at
this time in who Is going to
capture the nomination In the
major parties.
During the past few weeks,
two Democrats have actively
campaigned to win the Demo
cratic nomination in spite of
President Johnson,
On the Republican side, Rich
ard Nixon is back in harness,
and seems to have the Inside
track, as astute political ob
servers said two years ago.
Gov. George Romney, GOP
governor of Michigan, had
presidential aspirations and
launched his bid for the nomi
nation last fall.
A greatmany politicians start
out with one foot in their mouth.
Romney was unique in that he
had both feet, up to the shin
bones, in his mourn when he
started his campaign.
He announced a year after
visiting Vietnam, you will re
member, that his original as
sessment of the situation was
wrong. He said he had been
"brainwashed" by the adminis
tration and officers ln-the field
Into thinking American policy
and procedures in Vietnam were
correct.
When he admitted to the
American people hewas gullible
enough to be brainwashed,
he admitted that he didn't have
brains enough to be a good
president of the United States.
Indeed, he may have been flim
flammed, just as he said he was,
but that added nothing to his
stature.
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller of
New York for a time seemed
on the verge of getting his feet
wet. Maybe I should say "wet
again," because Rockefeller
has been a candidate at every
GOP convention since away back
when.
Gov. Ronald Reagan of Cal
ifornia declares he has no
presidential aspirations.
Don't you believe It. Not for
a minute. Reagan, a motion
picture actor, Is just that. And
no actor would be satisfied to
play the part of Andy Hardy if
he could get the role of Ham
let. Reagan isn't a likely con
tender if Nixon's stock holds
up, and Nixon is a political
professional who is adroit at
protecting his interests. If
Nixon is nominated, and there
is good reason to believe he
will be, Reagan won't be con
sidered for vice president For
one thing, Nixon is from Cali
fornia, too, and it would be I
rare thing, indeed, to see both
the presidential and vice presi
dential nominees from the jtme
state.
On the Democratic side, the
splash made first by Sen. Eu
gene McCarthy of Minnesota,
and later by Sen. Robert Ken
nedy of New York, won't amount
to a hill of beans at the Demo
cratic convention.
McCarthy got 42 per cent of
the Democratic vote In the New
Hampshire primary and every
body got excited, because
President Johnson got only 49
per cent. They didn t bother to
expalln that Johnson was not on
the ballot, and a write-in cam
paign was conducted in his be
half. To me, the fact that he polled
49 per cent of the vote as a
write-in campaign Is signifi
cant. Then, Bobby Kennedy took
heart In McCarthy's showing In
New Hampshire and decided he
could beat both McCarthy and
Johnson.
Not this year, Bobby.
The sign Isn't right.
Historically, Democrats and
Republicans both have not kick
ed out a winner after only four
years in die presidency. It
happened to Herbert Hoover,
to be sure, but In 1932, even
Republications were tired of
eating flour gravy.
A switch has never occurred,
to my knowledge, during rime of
war. And therein lies the key
to the whole convention, cam
paign, and November election.
If the Vietnam War is still
an lisue, Lyndon Johnson will
make it work in favor of his
candidacy.
It Is conceded by friend and
See TAYLOR COLUMN, Page 11
Philosopher Digs Up Idea
To Add To The Confusion
Dear edltari
According to all the news
papers I've read in the past
few weeks and most of the
br iny-ryp television discus
sion I've listened to, nearly
everybody agrees nearly every
thing Is In a mess nearly every
where in the world, from tha
east side of tha city limits of
Raeford right on clean around
tha world and back to the west
side, and In placet it may even
get inside the town, although
everything seems fairly normal
around here to me.
Therefore I hesitate to add
to the confusion and unrest now
beseiglng the country, but a
thought has bean nagging at ma
for soma time now and I might
at weU bring It out Into the
open.
As I understand tha political
experts, there It a vague pos
sibility that tha Presidential
election this year may be thrown
Into the lap of Congress. In
'Case no candidate gets a clear
majority of the electoral votes,
they point out. Congress has
to select the President, with
each of the 50 states having
only one vote. The man who
gets 26 votes wins and moves
into the White House if he can
get through the picket lines.
On tha surface this seems
fair, after all we've got to have
a President, somebody's got
to be at the top to take the
blame, but there's Just this
one thing. Everybody's forget
ting the Supreme Court,
The Supreme Court has al
ready ruled under Its one-man-one-vota
decision that all Con
gressmen should represent a
bout the tame number of people,
but ts a state with no more
people than sty Nevada is going
to have the same voice at a
state with as many people as
California or New York In se
lecting a President, if the elec
tion Is thrown Into Congress,
then you can see what this does
to that Constitutional principle.
Obviously, with Nevada with
Its puny population having as
much say-so as New York with
its millions, the Supreme Court
would have to rule evsry Presi
dent Congress selected as un
constitutional. Congress could select a
President on Monday and the
Supreme Court would throw him
out on Tuesday.
This could go on for years,
although not forever because
there wouldn't be any President
to appoint any new members
to tha Court when it finally
passed en.
And you think we got troubles
in Viet Nam.
Yours faithfully,
J.A.
CLIFF BLUE . . .
People & Issues
fYV J,
TLRRY SANFORD Former
Governor Terry Sanford has
been In the newt right much
during; the past several days.
To the auggestlon that the
Conservation t Development
Department be split up between
Industry and development, we
feel that the former Tarheel
governor la on sound ground
to recommend keeping the sev
eral divisions under one de
partment head, Ve (eel that It
can serve just as well and In a
more economical manner, which
is something that should not be
overlooked.
Kldd Erewer took a dig at
Terry, saying that the former
governor had offered him a
pardon before he entered state
prison. Most people will be
lieve that Terry's sutement on
the subject waa solid when he
replied: "I know I didn't of
fer him one, and ! feel confi
dent he would not have turned
one down If It was offered."
And then Terry took a shot
at Dr. Charles K. Carroll, state
superintendent of public In
struction, who the former gov
ernor aald "set out to kill"
the North Carolina Advancement
School In 'Wlnston-salem after
the school crltized "the estab
lishment." Terry was about
right when he said that "the
establishment has to have cri
ticism or It will not improve."
This not only goes with
schools but a little prodding
keepa thlng3 from growing stale
and getting Into a rut.
ALL - AMI RICA CITILS
Congratulations are certainly
In order for Laurlnliurg and
Hickory for being among 11 ci
ties in the nation to receive
from the National Municipal
League and Look Magazine the
"All - America City" awards.
For Laurlnburg, It was Laurtn
burg's second "All - America
City" awardhaving received
the same recognition In 1956.
Nice, progressive, forward
looking and forward-marching
cities and communities do not
"Just happen." They are the
result of long and hard work
with plenty of planning and plen
ty of cooperation and coordina
tion among the people and lead
ers of the community. Tarheels
from the mountains to the sea
shore can take pride In these
two nationally recognized com
munities. Other communities
will do well to study and pro
fit by their planning and pro
gress to meet the challenges
and responsibilities of the
times.
POLLS Dr. Gallup, Mr,
Harris and tha other pollsters
have an aueaome responsibi
lity since candidates and would,
tx- candldatea are letting their
findlnga shape decisions which
could have a great bearing on
the destiny of the nation, tolls
showing Republicans favoring
Nixon over rockefeller for the
GOl presidential nomination no
doubt lud much to do with keep
ing Korky from becoming an
active candidate for the nom-
Inatton.
but the polls were a little
off In New Hampshire; In fact
they were right much off In
underestimating McCarthy's
strength and overestimating
Johnson's strength,
1AUL BARViICK laul Bar
wick Is publisher of the Week
ly Gazette In LaGrange, and
sometimes he Is a crusading
editor. Here Is what l aul has
to aay about presidential
race;
"leople In these parts don't
seem to be too Impressed with
Robert Kennedy's announcement
that he will seek the presidency
of the United States. People
also don't think much of Lyndon
B. Johnson. And, 1 might add,
there doesn't seem to be much
strength for Richard Nixon. I
suppose George Wallace has
more support (at least It's out
spoken) In this area right now,
"But one thing I feel for
sure, Robert "Bobby" Ken-
nedy doesn't stand a chance of
getting many votes around here.
His attack on tolacco and to
bacco farmers has assured that.
And I personally might add that
I'm not ready to go under the
Kennedy dictatorship. I've had
enough of Johnson and In my
opinion, Kennedy would be
worse. It seems to me the next
president of the United States
will be elected by the House of
Representatives of the United
States. At least I think there's
a good chance that It will hap
pen," We suspect that Paul Ber
wick expressed the feelings and
frustrations of a good many
Tarheels. While neither the
Democratic or Republican pre
sidential nominee may get a
majority of the electoral votes, a
should this be the case we
would expect one of the candi
dates to come to terms with
George Wallace after the elec
tion, but before the matter went
to the House of Representatives
for a decision. -
College Students
Not AntirBusiness
BY PETE 1VEY
CHAPEL HILL Are col
lege students antl-buslness?
No say those who have
surveyed student attitudes.
Businessmen are increas
ingly finding to their pleased
surprise that university stu
dents are not soured on a busi
ness career, nor on free enter
prise and business practices
and policies. Despite allega
tions to the contrary, more stu
dents than ever before are as
piring to the life a a business
man big business and little
business.
With hot war and cold war
being as It Is, many will have
to defer their start in business.
Joe Galloway, director of the
placement In the University of
North Carolina, is in charge of
helping representatives of busi
ness and Industry when they
come to campus and recruit
young men and women in busi
ness. Galloway sees no antag
onism to business. Just the
reverse is true.
Even though a small percen
tage of students will raise a
ruckus from time to time, this
is a tiny minority and doesn't
reflect total sentiment at Chapel
Hill. An Illustration Is a casual
poll taken by students of Prof.
Ken Byerly's journalism class
last week In Chapel Hill.
He sent his students out on
the campus. "Get your own
story," he said. Two of the
students took a survey and asked
the question: "What do you
think of the picketing of Dow
Chemical, makers of napalm?"
One young journalist ques
tioned 10 other students. Nine
of the 10 were solidly opposed
to the picketing. The second
journalist questioned 25, and
23 of the 2S thought the demon
strators wrong In blocking the
way to the Dow recruiter.
This Is a side Issue to the
question of whether students
are pro-business or antl-buslness.
But It does serve to show
that students become as indig
nant as anyone else In the public
when lare numbers of students
are denied the right to be in
terviewed by business In the
ceaseless search for Jobs by
young people.
At Chapel Hill as else
where In tha nation students
who are about to be graduated
are faced with the draft and
military duty. That fact, more
than anything else, causes a
tight labor market.
A study by the College Place
ment Council, Inc. stated, after
a national study: "While col
lege recruitment may be diffl- i
cult. It ts now compounded by
a new crisis In attitudes toward
business."
The study goes on to say:
These are among the con
clusions drawn from this Col
lege Placement Council study
conducted by Dean L. Reed
Tripp and H. Alien Hunt of the
Business Economics Center at
Lehigh University. The re
search project centered on the
approximately 19,700 male stu-
dents in the 33,000-student
sample surveyed by the Na
tional Opinion Research Center
In Its noted study of the Class
of 1961. The only national sur
vey of its type ever assembled,
covering students from 135 col
leges of all types and sizes,
the NORC study quleried stu
dents just prior to graduation
and then followed them for the
next three years. The CPC
data were obtained through spe
cial computer runs of NORC
material not previously util-
Ized."
The college placement coun
clll researchers learned that
many of the current concerns
about the so-called anti-business
attitude of college students
may result from a failure to
clearly define the terms "busi
ness" and "career". The popu
lar concept of business does not
include many professions which
are an important part of the
business world, and many of the
people who hold positions in
these professions do not con
sider themselves as having a
business career.
This study found that, where- v
as approximately 24 per cent
of all male graduating seniors
indicated professional career
Interest In the general or non
specialized business areas, al
most another quarter of the en-
tire sample contemplated pur
suit of professional Interests
within the business world.
He., slightly under 50 per
cent considered business as a
likely employer or one of the
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