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OHwr EdHow fay wwAj-tV VIEWPOINT Good by, Good Riddance, George time and effort — deluding coun tless millions of people who «wume M varying degrees, (be accuracy of frequent declara tions that the U. N. ie mating some soft of contribution to '‘peace to toe world.” But last week, toe United Na tions bad, to fact, shown an im provement. It bad raid farewell 'to a hapless fellow named George W. Ball, who turned to his resignation as U. S. Ambas ador to the United Nations. Mr. Ball was a typical Lyndon John son appointee; he had been nam ed to the U. N. poet by toe President five months ago. The United States Senate, obvious ly having considerable doubt about toe appointment, finally confirmed it only 24 hours be fore Mr. Ball resigned from it. A measurement of Mr. Ball’s stability — or lack of it — can be found in bis graceless per formance in quitting. He was resigning, he said, to order that be might campaign for Hubert Humphrey. And then, to Ms resignation statement, he un leashed an attack on Presidential candidate Richard Nixon — and Mr. Nixon’s running mate, Spiro Agnew — that clogged the po litical gutters with debris. Mr. Ball’s language was 24 carat -garbage all the way. He called Nixon “Tricky Dick,” and Mr. Agnew — ito hear George Ball tell it — is “a fourth-rate *— ^4- ^ „ H That's the way George W. Ball 1 be went on from tie warned that Nixon “escalate” the war in a charge that contain ed for the rest of us a hopeful suggestion that a Richard Nixon in the White House might posi biy do whatever is necessary to get the war ova- with, in any ease, Mr. Ball — being a part of an ddmttristnatilou that has been content with a stale mate, stand • sttll war — seems horrified at the thought tint a man may soon become Presi dent who will make a deter mined effort to put an end to the war. So George W. Ball spoke, and much of the nation chuckled at such a boorish fellow. It is in teresting, by the way, that Mr. Ball’s middle name »— it really is — is Whitman. Last week, he was living up to his name. If the current polls prove to be accurate in November, there is a fair chance that Mr. Bah wil not soon — if ever — re turn to federal service. Mr. Ball is aware that in the event of the defeat of Hubert Humphrey he will surely be out of a job. Nixon wouldn’t keep him, and certainly George Wallace would not retain hum in the State De partment, or at the United Na tions, or anywhere else, a man who has so consistently used his influence in State Department to hamstring the possibility of a U. S. victory in Vietnam. Mr. Bah prefers to fight wars with powdempuffs, and he reviles any one old-fashioned enough to be lieve that in war there is no substitute for victory. Thus his wild attack teat week on Rich ard Nixon and Spiro Agnew. His midcde name — WHdman — is as much .truth as poetic justice. One must note that Mr. Ball fcafe been more explicit about Mr. Nixon’s red position on Viet nam than has Mr. Nixon. There is room for hope that Mir. Ball is correct about Mr. Nixon’s (dans for ending that depress ing, long-drawn-out affair on the other side of the world. While Ball predicts an escal ation: in the battle against com munism — if Nixon is elected — Mr. Nixon has steadfastly de clined any specific comment about what he plans to do.^On the other hand, Hubert Humph rey — whom Geosge Ball is sup porting — immediately an nounced, following Mr. Ball’s resignation, that if elected 'he — Hubert Humphrey — would stop bombing of the communist installations in North Vietnam. And what cheerful news that surely proved to be for the com munists! in the past, every bombing halt has provided the communists an opportunity to regroup, to move in more men and supplies and weapons, and thus to prepare for the killing of more American men. So Geor ge Wildman Ball may 'have drawn the dearest divid ing line yet in the most crucial issue of the campaign. His res ignation as this nation’s Arnbasr sador to the United Nations has served a number of useful pur poses. It is interesting that Mr. Ball never performed so well in government service as on the occasion of his departing from it. Now, if some other federal of ficials will merely follow suit, there’s no telling how much improvement may be wrought. Hope does indeed spring eternal. OHijrMjoriSjy DALLAS MORN I NO NEWS Fall from Grace If the Hatton’s politicians have not understood yet, the Gallup poll has put it fat black and white: 46 per cent of those interviewed felt that big gov ernment, rather than big labor or big business, was the great est threat to the nation. In 1059, the twilight of Eisen hower administration, big labor was considered the nation’s chief threat Government ranked be hind business. But now after am ide experimentation with unbri dled government power (filtering its way into the daily life of the American people, toe concern has shifted. The change comes as no real Surprise. For almost a decade government has been growing in size and influence, pandering to one special - interest group after another. It was inevitable that it would eventually step on enough tpahto fefl from fa vor with the majority. Big business, the favorite whlp i ping boy of the .nation's liberals, for 30 years, has become less of a threat in the public mind: Only 12 per cent of those inter viewed consider M a major threat today, compared to 15 per cent nine yean ago. The American people appar ently feel that the big brother form of government js no long er a solution of all problems. It is the major problem. JARMAN FUNERAL HOME . . . Where Your Trust Is Sacred And Your Wishes Cared For . . . Dial JA 3-5143 Kinston, N. C. DON'T SACRIFICE LIVES WITH WORN-SLICK TIRES ALL SIZESI COMPLETE SELECTION! C. A. BATTLE & SONS P. O. BOX 246 — COMFORT, N. C. "A Complete Tire Recapping Center" Phone Richlands Ext. 324-4234 Kinston Swansboro 1406 Richlands Road Hwy. 24 Phone 523-5015 Phone 326-8929 He’s Doing A Good Job Let’s Keep Him in Washington One of tiie most important votes you will have the oppor tunity to cast in the general elec tion on November 5 will be your vote for United States Congress man from the First Congression al District. Before you make your final decision about who you will vote for, you should take time to review the record of the man we recommend to you for re-election to Congress so that the can continue the good job he is doing in Washington for all of us in the First District. I x I Walter B. Jones i QUALIFIED BY EXPERIENCE ★ Town Commissioner ★ Mayor A RECORD OF SERVICE * Activey supported all legislation to create community colleges, including Lenoir County Community College. * Introduced legislation to establish Alcoholic Rehabilitation Centers, including the Eastern North Carolina Center. * Founder of Boys Home Bowl Football, annual benefit for Boys Home at Lake Waccamaw. * Introduced legislation to create medical school at East Carolina University. * Actively supported university status for ECU. * Introduced legislation creating 4-Year School of Nursing at ECU. * Has worked tirelessly to bring millions of dollars in cash benefits to the First Congress ional District. •"Former trustee, University of North Carolina, ' Campbell College. * Former Chairman, Board of Deacons, Baptist Church, also former Sunday School teacher. * Graduate of N. C. State University (President of Senior ■ Class) ,-y *- Mason — Elk — Moose — Rotarian
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