dfit ^Ylew* - 5?umal QzAoibta PRESS association Published Every Thursday at Raeford, N. C. 28376 119 W. Elwood Avenue Subscription Rates In Advance Pbr Year - S4.00 6 Months - S2.2S 3 Months - SI .25 PAUL DICKSON Publisher Editor SAM C. MORfUS General Manager ALV1S B. DICKSON. JR Reporter MRS. PAUL DICKSON Society Editor Second - CUim Po?u?c Paid ?t Raeford, N. C. Your Award - Winning Community Newspaper "It It better to light one candle than to enrse the darknest" THURSDAY. JANUARY 22. 1970 Visible economics The space agency's announcement that it wHI wipe out 50,000 jobs in the next 18 months is dramatic enough. It moans a slowdown in the present Apollo program (ending in 1974 instead of 1972). it means the United States won't send a robot - manned spacecraft to Mars in search of life there until later this decade. In actual dollars spent. NASA s budget isn't expected to decrease. It just won't be allowed to grow. But dramatic as the 25 - percent cutback in NASA s manpower is, it's but one up - thrust ridge in the budget - hokJdown iceberg with which the administration is trying to cool off the nation's economy. The Defense Department's decision to buy 121 fewer F - 111 aircraft, worth about SI billion, is a similar dramatic move. These space and military economies eould have been justified on grounds other than the need to control Inflationary government spending. After all, now that we have gotten to the moon, there need be no hurry to consolidate all the scientific and technological gains the moon venture still offers. There is no pressing reason to get to Mars. Nonetheless, the cutbacks are telling maneuvers in the administration's economy slowdown program. This program is having its effect. Kven though inflation continues to suggest the economy is expanding, real growth in the gross national product has about come to a halt. The S10 billion increase in the fourth quarter GNP probably was empty inflation. Business has been holding down its inventories - a sign that buyers are tempering spending plans. The administration has to keep a measure of stringency in its own spending or else business will be off to the races again. The administration also must phase out some of its military and space spending if it hopes to shift priorities to the domestic scene where funds are so badly needed. Some observers say a shift of S20 billion in the next couple of years is hoped for, to finance more costly welfare, urban and education programs. President Nixon is expected to propose America's first S200 billion budget later this month. \. ?/f|?PIS/? /? $>? ? ? ? ?i ? o V': ?: .?? ??VOS3^> ?$ws >-?>*???,S5 !4M Moon dust *>*SAL! - 'r*'l CHe^p* *> ? SS^ ? ^ TU <\ 'Aw ?omm/btUr 1' 3 By William Friday, President Unlvcraity of Norih Carolina YOU AND THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA f Albert Coates, professor emeritus of law at the Uni versity in Chapel Hill, has written a most interesting book, "What the University of North Carolina Has Meant to Me." An even thicker book could be written under the title, "What Albert Coates Has Meant to the University." He has given his productive life to this institution, and his monument is, of course, tl^e Institute of Government. As a young law professor in the University in the 1920s, Mr. Coates became acutely aware of what he describes as "the gap between law in books and law in action." In typical Coates fashion, he decided to bridge the gap. His instrument was the In stitute. To say that he found the going difficult is an under statement. He lacked money. He lacked a precedent and guidelines for his brainchild. SACRIFICED. SCRIMPED A less determined and less zealous man would have quit. Albert Coates, however, re fused to let go of his dream. He virtually bankrupted him self. With the full support of his charming wife, Gladys, he sacrificed and scrimped, even selling a lot on which he had planned to build a house in order to get money for the Institute. His account of thoae days will leave a lasting Impression upon the readers of hia book, available at S1.95 at Bullshead Hook Shop, Chapel Hill. It is the story of persistance in pur suit of a vision. As North Carolina and the nation now know, the flowering of the In stitute wrote a new chapter in government. The Institute has been a school for public officials. Its products have staffed import ant states agencies; one of them, Terry Sanford, became Governor. The Institute has nroduced many of the most innovative ideas adopted by the state. INVALUABLE RESEARCH The bright young lawyers have performed invaluable re search for all branches of our government, particularly for the General Assembly. It has been said, quite truthfully that the Institute is one of the principal underwriters of the state boast that "Good Gov ernment is a Habit in North O arolina." Albert Coatea waa able to bridge the gap between law in books and law in action be cause he took the trouble to diagnose the training needs of public officials before pre scribing the cures. He visited courthouses. He even accom panied officers on raids as they destroyed liquor stills. In the late 1980s, he decided the Institute needed a new home. He lacked money, but that didnt deter him. He just told the contractor who was digging the basement for the building to dig slowly; mean while. Mr. Coates dug for the money. SPRY AT 73 That building, incidentally, now houses me and my staff on East Franklin Street in Chapel Hill. Mr. Coates, the former landlord, still spry and keen-witted at 73, frequently visits us. The Institute is now located in more splendid quar ters on the Raleigh Road. Born in Johnston County, Mr. Coates came to the Uni versity as a freshman in 1914. After graduating from Har vard Law School, he returned to Chapel Hill. He retired from the faculty last year. Robert B. House, chancellor emeritus of the University at Chapel Hill, had this apt com ment on "What the University of North Carolina Meant to Me": ". , . The leading character in this thrilling story is not Albert, and not Gladys. It is Carolina in the body, mind, and spirit of this University of a whole people. In this story we see, and feel, and give thanks for how we came to be what we are." May I add that the State of North Carolina has reason to give thanks for Albert Coates. STORIES BEHIND WORDS by William s. Penfteld Monty The Romans looked upon June as the queen of the goddesses because she was the wife of Jupiter, the Romans' chief god. Juno was the special deity of women, and of marriage. She also was known as the goddess of good counsel, and in this capacity was referred to as Juno Moneta, "monenta" being derived from the Latin verb "monerc" - to advise. The mint where the Romans made coins was in the temple or shrine of Juno Moneta. The coins thus acquired the name "moneta." The word passed into Old French as "moneie" and into Middle English as "moneye." The final "e" was dropped, resulting in "money." Creek Philosopher Dear editar: According to an article I read in a newspaper that fell out of my neighbor's mail box and landed on the running board of my car - if you remind me cars don't have running boards anymore I'll suggest you attend to your business, I'll put the paper back, regardless of where it landed - Nasa. tire space agency, is letting off 50,000 workers, due to a slowing down in future moon landings and other space shots. I knew this was going to happen. Practically everybody in the world watched the first, moon landing, only about a third as many watched the aecond, the other* went to bed figuring they'd we it an tape some time the next day. The third shot will attract even fewer. It's like discovering the North Pole. The first man that did it was a hero, the second was acclaimed too, but now flying over the North Pole is about as eventful as flying over Red Springs. The mooniust doesn't have enough to offer to keep man's interest, and therefore his money up very long. It's so dead it doesn't even have any germs worth inventing a vaccine against down here on earth. The rocks brought back have made a lot of geologists happy, but geologists must have been doing something before they got the moon rocks. Getting there and getting back is th? big adventure, and since we've already proved we can do that, future trips may become about like mountain climbing - exciting mostly to the people doing the climbing. Now I've almost gotten away from what I started out to say. It's about those SO,000 workers being let off by the space agency. Here a a fine set of workers. trained and skilled and eager to stay busy, and we've got to find something truly beneficial we could use them lor. I intend to spend the next few days figuring on this problem and next week will report on any ideas I've come up with. Yours faithfully, I Just One Thing After Another By Carl Gocrch Mr. C.M. Allen sends us a clipping from The Durham Herald: "The office of Register of Deeds yesterday received the following letter from a woman in Detroit: " 'Dear sur i wish you would look up my marry i marry in 43 March Round a Bout 6 that is near i can giss at it i Marry syl Guss Ellison and he was station at Camp Buttle North Carolina. My name was Louise Armould be Four I mar him Will you Please send me a Coppie of My Marry stiffie I lost ther and I don't have Enny tiling to prove tliat i am marry i need this one a maddv Blessing Please look this up and send this to me Wright a way please.' "Office officials said that they would attempt to comply with the wishes of the Michigan resident. Maybe you'd be interested in knowing about some changes that Itave taken place in the names of various towns in North Carolina. Ounces are you'd be surprised if you knew how many of these clunges have taken place. Wilmington. Southport. Washington, Burlington, Asheville these and many others have changed their names during the process of their growth and development. Wars play a big part in name clunges. For instance, before the start of World War II there were two postolTices in Durham named Tojo and Oyama. Feeling toward the Japs became rather bitter, so Tojo was changed to C.enlee, and Oyama was changed to Few. And then, when the first World War got underway, folks ilown in Columbus County decided that they didn't like the name of New Berlin, so they changed it to Delco. Keyser. in Moore County, sounded too much like Kaiser, so the residents in that section lutd the naine clianged to Addor. Spellings alto change. The name ot? Uwharrie lias given tnapmakers a lot of trouble, and you'll find it spelled Uliarie and Dhurrie lots of times. Tuckaseigee is another word that causes a lot of confusion. There's a bank up in the western part of the state which is known as the Bunk of Tuckaseegee. but the Board of Geographic Names of the Department of Interior is the final court of appeals, and this board insists that the word should be spelled Tuckasegee. A card from Mr. J.C. Brock, of Winston-Salem: "Try this little puzzle that is somewhat similar to another item tliat appeared recently in your column: "Fill in the blank spaces in each line with a word of four letters. Hach word contains the same letters, transposed differently: "Come landlord till the (lowing ? "Until tlte ? run over. "Tonight we ? upon the "Tomorrow ? to Dover." And then, on top of this, Mr. Brock adds the following piece of excellent philosophy: "You wouldn't worry about what people thought of you if you only knew how seldom they do." CiliM Vt BLUE ? ? ? People & Issues EVERETT JORDAN - Evidently U.S. Senator B. Everett Jordan heard the whispers that Ids health was none too gt?d and that he would not be seeking reelection in 1972 so he dashed a big bucket of waters on the smouldering talk last week at his home in Saxapahaw saying that he intended to run for reelection in 1972. "I'm still doing a lull day's work every day and as long as my health is good, I don't sec any reason not to serve." Jordan was quoted as saying that he hoped to introduce egislation soon which will "at least curb the crime wave." This statement interests us very much for if lie has a bill that will "at least curb the crime wave" then not only Tar Heel citizens but the law . abiding people throughout the land will be most grateful When Dick Nixon was campaigning for president in 1968 he was going to crub crime in the nation and Washington in particular but instead of slowing it down it has become more violent, particularly in the nation's capital. We hope that Senator Jordan will have better luck with Ins legislation than Nixon has had. And come to think about it Everett Jordan has been a pretty lucky man and has served North Carolina well in the United Stales .Senate. ,i W',";n he was appointed to he United States .Senate in Hi v r'overn?r Luther (lodges, Terry Sanford, then a candidate for governor, blasted the appointment, saying that Hodges could not pawn him off as a Scott fmeaning Kerr ?Scott) man, for Jordan was' reported to have been a supporter of Alton Lennon instead of Scott in the 1954 Democratic primary when Scott won over Lennon in a tough and close primary battle. However, in the intervening years Sanford and Jordan have become close political allies Sanford refused to consider opposing Jordan for the Senate in 1966 and in 1968 Jordan was Sanford's biggest booster [or vice president on the Democratic ticket, and again for chairman of the Democratic National Committee in 1969. Months M?'^?fore be was tapped for ff* Duke presidency. Sanford let it be known that he would not consider running for the *PI,UI Wl r*xi friend Everett Jordan in 1972. Generally, it take* a US Senator several years ,u V sufficient seniority to head a W cof'mittee. Well, Fverett Jordan had been in tlie Senate only a short while when luck so happened that he was made chairman of ,he Lhr'u s i f* c?nimittee which 'Jjrust him into earlv ,l,e Se,u,e fZSS' r hC had becn " member of the conservative inner circle" in North found "dial 'I1* pC?ple ,non ipund that lie was veerine to ?lie middle of tlie road and has on plaudits from many who "l .',rst opposed his appointment. head'efj" h? u g0