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//' ; ;,ji f'n I"' ; . il i i'i I .d lit Chapel Hill News Leader ''he n Chops' Hill, CorrD^fc. GlS'i Le'i^a* a'\d ‘^urrcfirtding A'" VOL. Ml, NO. 103 THUURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1256 Break-Up Of An Empire “I'or lulls v;;u> it Ins .stouJ aps^'t, in loud) niaju-stv, as an empire of its own. " 'i'hn.s does tlie (.reansboro Xiws sjieak of the .State llisliwiv Cioiiiiiiissiun, coiiecniiiig which the Cinrrie Clonmiissioii has ]iro|iosed iiU])ortaiit changes uhicli the .\eivs t]iuik,s, would "iiit(“graie the liighway building func tion into the ordijKin operations of state povenimcnl. " ihe Si '.e Tligliway (■.uimiiis.sioii was due for an uvi rhauTino. beeait.se it teas in tlie way of becoming a state within a state, and ha.s iieen in hul a uia.s.sive pohtira! stfurturc. oltpii devoted to the making and unm-'ang i.d' political candidates rather than the prosaic, function of road dfi.sigiiing and building. I'or a long tiinc it ha.s been a tradhion that no .niah could become governor of North hi.s State. Secret Evidence OK By Court .‘''e. iecx in goxeriuiient blanches won a \ictory for reaction when T^. S. District Judge Alctraroighy ruletl that the State Dept., in denying a passport to a cosmic ray phy.sicisl who w lined to t xept an appointment in In dia, was not bound to confront him with his accusers and was not 'violating the due pro- ces.s provision of the United States (lonsti- tiition. d he .Secretary of State argued that he had confidential inieinnation which he was not boniid to disclose. ‘ ' Dangerous Ideas Valued .An inrercsiicg .sidelighi on the intellcctn;.! freedom of i'ncli.sh iniivcrsities is contained in the lecctir letter of oiir correspondent Mr. I'.dwin Yodei, wlicrein he asserts that at Ov- furd University, where he is a student, “die s\stcm draws it.s v'italitv from ‘dangerous' ideas." and th u thodoxy in everv sphere i.s always pUng .larcrt into question there. Ill the hroad U.S '\, .sad to say, the trend is the opposite. .Anv idegi not in accord with current precepts i.s Jikely to be regarded as ‘dangerous', and ihe holtfcr.of it is lucky if lie escapes piil-rif fither penalty. 1 he fact tha' idca.s an- encouraged at Ox ford with a v'ev.- to their value and not to their ord d.xv ’s no doubt responsible in some degree for the vitality that has so far I’chl die Ij'.itisb Finpiie together, despite se- re-e stre.sses. Tn the late world war it was m.lt.tvorihv dial the intellectual spoke.sinam for the .Allies was Winston Chiudiiil, whose o]-iinions riirougiiont a long political career have rarely been orthculo.x and have oflcii licen regarded as dangerous. The 1.'. S. sup plied no one to’ match him. Itiieign critics of Ameiican life luive sometimes predicted that the US,\ is tles- tined to become a huge monolitliic intellec tual entity wbicli will some day sweep o\er the world like a steamroller, crusliiug every idea hostile to its own standards. This ,is, a fanciful conception, but it may serve a'^-.a tvarning that ivc have ah each ad- lauced fir'on the road to conformity, riiere is no progress tlial docs not involve at some point a break w'ith tradition and with nni- forniity of thought, fbe new rear might will begin with a praver by oiir universities and colleges that they be resened from st.odgi- iic.ss. Yank At Oxford . Honing The Thought Processes' By ED YODER (Conlin-iied fmm a previous issue—a letter fre-m tOd Yoder, ■f-rme^ Dail-i: Tdr Heel Editor, noic a RJi-odes Scholar at Ox ford Universitif m; England.) It is difficult to imagine that little over a huiiiQrod years ago Oxford still clun^to its medieval genesis from .tlje Church and that dons had to :,be ordained in its ministry. If tlie present atti tude toward religion remains re spectful, that respect is almost purely formal. I Ovan imagine how the English' got their reputation for hypocrisy—.as.' well in the area of religion as any other. Indifference and frank agnostic ism seem as stoutly entrenched in the niid-20th Century as the church ritual and the mellowed' beauty of the old cathedrals and college chapels. The, politiciaJ context of those days made the • laughter even more significant. When his time to speak cam-e up, the Bishop squirmed 'noticeably. His open ing gambit he read with real, if halting, emotion from his notes. It was from Plato. Union Debating My first trip to the celebrated Oxford Union, the debating hall where the -voice of Gladstone and other greats like him first gave signs of promise, took me to hear the religious question gone over in typical fashion. The question: '‘That* this House be lieves, it possible for modern man'to live without religion.’’ Th3 debate brought up to Ox ford h’a lordship, the Bishop of Rochester, wh i in earlier years -forty years or so ago—served as librarian of the Union—a post now held, incidentally,yrjby Bob Evans, a onetime Chapel Kill ian from Durham. T/ndaunted by the Bishop’s presence, the undergraduate de baters attacked with glee. ‘T take it that the members of thUs House.” the opening speaker began, “will agree with me when I say that the Church of England is for' those who are uninterested in religion, as the Conservative Party is for those who are uninterested in politics.” “Out of context,” cried a stu dent from the back of the hall; and echoing cries of “Shame! Shame!” bounced at the Bishop. He had introduced Plato into the debate—out of context. The tone of the debate edged toward hostility for the Bishop’s side, refusing throughout to be im pressed by his lavender suit and cemmerbund and his silver-buck led shoes. His attire for the Hotisc of Lords (which he had departed as recently as that af ternoon). and his argument for the bmdin'g necessity of religion sesmed in the course of the even ing to better his detractors-—by force of dignity if by nothing else—and the motion w’as defeat ed. Such is the pradoxical treat ment of orthodoxy at Oxford, even if an aftermath of affirma tion may follow. Finally, most importantly, the On The Way Up (News & Olwerver) The folks who like blends of liquor and those who prefer the bottled in bond variety probably will have to put out a bit more for their' favorites starting Janu ary 1. Those who like straight liquors in 86 or 90 proof won’t feel the ri.se. Neither, of course, vdll those who just don’t buy li quor, period. iPrice rises announced a moh6i or six weeks ago by two of the major distillers are due to reach the State on January 1. Carl Wes ter, auditor . for the State ABC Board, said the resuJl will be in- 'I'm For It, Except That Inspection Part' tkiroliii." u'itliout liic sapiiort ol ihe .Stare Highway Comniis.viou. and dial allci lie climbed to otike it voidd be well for him to .stand well with the .said :omiiii.ssion. .Scjiaratiun of the Piisoiis Ueparmieiit Iroin die Iligliwav Commiss-'on has been long orer- (hic. bin die recotmiKaKlal'ion.s of prison ex perts Iiave .been of siii.dl avail iu the hive of die sfiinv oppo.siiioii ol a haughty Commi.ss- ion. I he concealed cruelties of some convict camps and the inderciU spectacle of convict gangs ivoiking ifiads mider' shotgims were never .ahaled a.s long, as die Mighwav Uoni- iiii.s.sion 'g'lioricl fheni. (.oveviior Ilodgc.s !ri,s mnv t .skied the hvdra. In so iloing he has done a .scryice to Nor has he ever felt obligr-Ced to .sl.uc wluil confidential infonnadon .he wars siip- piosed to liave that caii.sed Jiiin to deny a 1. .\C ].!rofcssor a passport to go abroad to attend a learned gathering of prolcssioiial men. J'he professor in question gave die mine of Frank P. {.Irahani, former president of th.e Ibiivers- itv and now a leading ,UX mediator, as a eliief endorser. I.s it Uraham or tlic United .Nations ihat the .State Departnieiu regard.s as suspiicious or .stibvensive? -Datnel in 1 he Chapel Hill Sexvs Leader Washington Report . . , Atom Report: Treasure' Chips That Fall By BILL WHITLEY RUSH. The Chrisimas rush wull hardly be over when members ^.f Congress start returning to Wash ington to l^egi.n the se.s.sions ^)f the 85l;h Coh^tes. I The first day of business will ^e January ‘3, but’ there will be sev eral caucuses and informal meet ings beforehand that will make,^ it necessary for members to return during the New Year weekend. , Sen. W. Kerr Scott plans -to .spend Christmas with his family at llaW River and come to Wash ington the following w’eekcnd. mathematics. •Duke University at Durham, the University of North Cai’oliua at Chapel Hill and North Carolina Coil£"i^.i|tj,Durhan> wjU get grants to offer special courses for teach- oj's in bloiogv, chemistry, niathc- ' inatics and physics. In addition to these, grants have been offered for special w’ork in radiation biology at Duke and chemistry at UNC. nonconformity has worked its spell on the basic teaching pro cess here. Oxford leaves the con cern with fact largely, almost too much, to the Americans and Germans. The aim here is to hone the thought-processes, the attack itsslif reftlacing the accumula tion of data as the important aim. A history essay, which the stu dent must distill for his tutor •once a week from a staggering bibliography, does not call for a mere description of Henry V or his kingship. It calls instead for a discuss ion “of the view'’ that Henry V was at heart a lawyer.” Such a question may even be tj'pical of the final examination for honors in historj’. Similarly, a philosO'phy essay does not concern itself with Des cartes’ philofTophical method; it must be either attack or defense." Concern with the interplay of ideas is deceptive—'since in fact before you can handle ideas, es pecially before you can attack or defend them, you must labor long hours to understand them thoroughly. You may even have to think about them in Gaelic French. TEACHERS. Three North 'Caro lina colleges have received sipcciai grants from the . National 'Science Foundation to operate special sum mer institutes to train high school and college teachers of science and prices. Wester said the increases ■will be seen in 7.1 of the 270 items on the liquor store lists. These brands now represent about 25 per cent of the volume sold in the ABC stores in this State. Wester said he couldn't estimate what the increases will mean in total dollar volume. While tiiere have been numerous liquor price increases in roepnt ears, this is the first time since the end of hte prohibition era in 1933 that the distillers have raised their base prices. The previous increases were due to the imposi tion of higher Federal or State taxe.s. ■ ATOMci EESEARCH. B.eceii£ly the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy released a progre.ss report on atomic energy research. This particular progress report deals mhinly with research that’s being done in the field of medicine, biology and agriculture. For those interested in the fan tastic field of atomic energy, the report is a treasure of informa tion. If you have a flare for this sort of thing, Sen. Scott wiU be glad to send you a copy if you would drop him a card or letter. TOB.AOCO. The recent action by the Department of Agriculture to drastically reduce the support prices of “undesirable” types of tobacco ' next year w'ill come as a shock to many farmers. The Department has promised, however, that it will get into each t>bacco grower’s hands details on the new programs and cq^-operate" witli farmers in solving problems that arise from it. For Congress To Consider—Now -AN li creases of five cenis a pint and 10 cents a tiftli for the affected blends,, and 10 cents a pint and 15 cents a fifth for the affected bonds. However, not all of the blends or bonds will go up. The two members of the Big Four of the liquor industry who hilied theii- base prices are the Seagram group, which ordered an across- the-board increase of SSi'ii cents per gallon; and the SdienJey group, which is raising .some of its' brands .by a similar amount. All told only 10 of 64 companies sell ing in North Carolina are upping on the coastal banks sliows (here i.s iiiucii Uhristiiias en ergy left o\cr that might be channeled off and utili/ed witli profit, 1 he couiruuni- ly ha.s just slioivn that it can di.'iv Logelher a strong com munity spirit for Christmas observances. Can't tlie coin- mnnity do somclliing lot rivelfth Night? ★ -k k It iiiighl be thought that hlstuiy shows there i.s no of fense no low tha't some hu man being lias luiled to re sort to it. F5ut what can be said about an individual who can ihinkof nothing better to do than to set fire to an outdoor ClnislmiJi tree be fore Cliristma.s has even come? k k Chri.stiuas dav on the lii.ghwavs driver who took to the high- ivass early Tuesdav before noon wa.s out of luck. In town after town all the res taurants ivere closed and on some ror.ls the filling sta tions were closed until tlic late afternoon. Gas dealers were often interrupted at Christmas dinner hv custom ers coming ill to be.g for a lankfiil. No Honor At Hi (Frr>m The Carolina Times, Durham’s Negro Newspaper) Word ]ia« been received in Dur ham that .-V?a T. Spauidiug, United States dek'gale to the UNESCO (United Nations Educational, So cial and Cultural Oraganization) Conference now in isession in 'New DeiM. India, has been caUed up on at least four times to act as •rliairman of the United States delegation in the absence of its permanent chairman. In this capacity, he has led the United States delegation in voting on, many issues of vital importanee to the world organization. As tem porary chairman of the U. S. dele gation, he was at the time Amer- lica’s top-ranking rcprescattative at this important wwld meeting. It is quite fitting thafc Mr^i Spaulding should be entrusted w'ith a position of such gravity, for he has proved himself a capable executive and a conscientious pub lic servant. He is one of the top executives of the largest^ Negro insurance firm in the United States. The present UNEiSCO as signment is Ills second in as many years as this country’s represen tative in foreign affairs. Last De cember, he was a member of the United States delegation to the inauguration of Liberia’s Pres ident William V. S. Tubman. North Carolina and Mr. Spaul- ■ding’s hometown, Durham, should be proud of their native son for - his achievement in international affairs. We can be proud that the national government has rec- 'Ognized his abilities and put them to use'in the service of the coun try. / But Durham, at least, has .shown little oriH' put his abilitiesl vice of its cit; meiils. Mr. Spauid] ''town, in which major portion and working am^ and make use of therein lies the’ thi.s .success stor^l has ben re^jeated in tlie Southland.-' In 1954. when ran for County was resoundingl; ly through the el whites. On when prospects ered to fill vacj municipal and c name has been vor of a member race. In short, happened to be own city hais rePui] his abilities and them to u.se in hometown. Asa Spauldin; one in a long li which have been the South for a k of color with a] have had to mil west to put their lents to use, upon those regionj fits have accrued vitics. By its practice of denj and able Negros therefore forcing sections of the c has further imj and denied wealth in human the day not be suicidal practice 10.5. liil’ :l?y W aP to Legion Expert! By SID.XEY SWAM ROBINS I licie ought to be a eom- lni.s^ion to tell U!, what to do Aiih the varaiil days that lie Ik.'ivccii Christtiias and New '‘I'tar's. They i-.e useful as hoiklivs and brealhiiig .spells,, but.they lack elranuter. They aie suspended in midair, be longing to the New A’ear but not quite ' joined to it. We have yet to meet a person who was able to .show he had done anything iniportant in the couise of these f.'ieless days. k k . k File eager way 'that tlie [lapers play up the celebra tion of Old Chri.stini^s down Having been a charter-member of an American I.egion post, I recall that in the charter or the by laws of the national organiza tion as originally formed was a pledge to keep out of politics. That was of course a foolish pledge and should never have been made. The example of the G.A.R. and other veterans’ organ izations ought to have told us all (hat it would be impossible to . keep. And the American Legion has been in po]itic.s up to its n:se, and sometimes higher than that, ever .since it was founded. The hopeful feature is that it has not always been easy to use veteran pressure as one massive lever. Especially since the last war, which brought much of the total population into the veteran class, different posts have dis agreed and sometimes a state post has stood up against the national organization. I reckon the hope is that veterans will settle dow«n to doing their share of pro moting discussion without claim ing to be experts on too many questions. Of course the G.O.P. had poor brakes. 'W, lull: gary with its He would “deni gar>’’s “Quisling denied a voice til they admit Perhaps, he meat the UN make t the U. S. But harder. He fran , f voting with Ruip t Britain and Fra question, which the thing that given us moi ■'Sta'iiding k'nd iiif thing else we hai UN’s founding. Our Legion s] ther quoted: “Ei deal with Nassej quer Africa, whl raw materials‘, i ^ for an attack tS ope, an outlet Ocean, and a pq with Commuui^ knowing quite makes the Coir pert”. As an though, I thoui Russia already' broad land appi k Iravellers ,sny the I see in the morning paper that “Dan” Daniel, national commander of the American Legion, is now in Florida making emphatic points on foreign poli cy. He was in Egypt “doing a Legion survey of the situation there before the crisis develop ed”. Tn private life, the com mander is a textile man from Dan ville, Virginia, so he probably did not have all the time he wanted ' to study that question. Commander Daniel is quoted: “I am convinced that many of our American citizens have a bet ter concept of what our coun try needs that many of our ex perts”. Since he doesn’t say what experts, and may 'mean Dulles very prominently, many Democrats at least will agree wdlh him on that. He criticizes the US for forc ing Britain out of the Suez while doing nothing much about ITun- P0RTR.4TT OF AMERICANS VVE.4K C-4SE Uiroughout the Suez crisis the basis of 'the government's ca.se against the nationalization of the Canal has been the alleged in- aa. ..i;y of the E.g^-ptians to oper- rle it efficiently .... The fact that more .slii,n.s were passing through file Canal on the day of Eden's ultimatum than on any previoua day of its history is al ready some indication of the in accuracy of Eden’s forecast. — l. ondon New 'Statesman The American Is wonderfully alive; and his vitality, not having often found a stiitable outlet, makes liimi appear agitated on the sur face; he b always letting off an unnecessarily loud blast of inciden tal steam. He is inquisitive, and ready with an answer to any fucs- tion that he may put to himself of his own accord; but if you try to pour instruction into him, on naat- ters that do not touch his own spontaneous life, he shows the most extraordinary .powers oT res istance and oblivescence: so that he often is remarka'bly expert in ■some directions and surprisingly obtuse in others. He seems to. bear lightly the sorrowful burden of human knowledge. In a word, he is young —George Santayana, -Materialism and Idciilisro in the U S, I Chapel Hill I Published ever) Thursday by tin Company, Inc. Mailing Box' Chapel Street Address Carri Telephon Hr,' ifaris a'::-,; Irs J lni\ ifie: h irsitti fkffi E. J. Hamlin NEIGHS CORRESP ^ , Carrboro ML Carmel New Hope . White Cross Negro Cominun Mae SUBSCRIPT (Payable I Five Cents BY CARRIER $2.60 i'or sh per annum. ' BY MAIL: $4, $2.50 for sb f.>r three m Entered as i at the postoffic N. C., under ti 3, 7879.
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