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. Much has been said in recent months to the effect that our na tion is expending far too much in support of our national de fense. Investigations into mili tary spending for specific items of defense hardware have now broadened into a charge by some to the effect that many of our military leaders are engag Coincidence? (Reprinted from the Waterville Advance, June 6, 1968: Written by J. JJ. Webster, Sports Editor and re printed later by the Minneapolis Daily A merican-) The following item was turn ed into this office by a reader and had appeared in another paper. It is a very timely, and thought-provoking item and a lot can be learned from it: \ In May of 1919 at Dusseldorf, Germany, the Allied Forces ob tained a coup of some of the “Communist Rules for Revolu tion.” Nearly 50 years later, the Reds are still following the rul es. As you read the list, stop after each item and think about the present day situation where you live — and all around our nation. We quote from the Red Rules. A. Corrupt the young; get them away from religion. Get them in terested in sex. Make them su perficial; destroy their rugged ness. B. Get control of all means of publicity, thereby: 1. Get people’s minds off their government by focusing their attention on athletics, sexy books and plays and other triv ialities. 2. Divide the people into hos tile groups by constantly harp ing on controversial matters of no importance. 3. Destroy the people’s faith in their natural leaders by hold ing the lattor up Itf KaUsrpt ridicule and obloquy. 4. Always preach true demo cracy, but seize power as fast and as ruthlessly as possible. 5. By encouraging govern ment extravagance, destroy its credit, produce fear of inflation with rising prices and general discontent. 6. Foment unnecessary strikes in vital industries, encourage civ il disorders and foster a lenient and soft attitude on the part of (government toward such dis orders.—7—.> 7. By specious argument cause the breakdown of the old moral virtues, honesty, sobriety, con tinence, faith in the pledged word, ruggedness. C. Cause the registration' of all firearms on some pretext, with a view of confiscating them and leaving the population help Tbat was quite a list, wasn’t it? Now stop arid think-7* how many of these rules are Ming carried out in this nation today? I don’t see how, any thinking per son can truthfully say that the Communists do not have any part in the chaos that is upset SSwntl^Orl.lUuaoM ed in a vast conspiracy to saddle our country with unwarranted expenditures for defense. i I certainly do not approve oi unwarranted expenditures for any purpose by our Federal Gov ernment. I think it is necessary for Congress to constantly eval uate cost effectiveness and the current needs of our defense programs as well as our domes tic programs. As a member of the Senate Armed Services Com mittee, I shall support the ef forts of the Chairman of that Committee to do this. However, I think we should keep a rational' perspective as our nation debates this issue. We live in a time when the .perils which we have withstood since the conclusion of World War n are being discounted. This en hances the danger that our na tion may not heed the warning given it by Benjamin Franklin, the wisest of all Americans, when he said: “Let us beware of being lulled into a dangerous Other Editor* GOLDSBORO NEWS-ARGUS THE EAST WILL BEAR A GREATER BURDEN The money had to come from somewhere. Legislators in the East found themselves in a trap. While by and large they were opposed to a tobacco tax, they found there was strength aplenty in' the Gen eral Assembly to put one across — a tax of five cents per pack on cigarettes. They won a compromise, and it must be called a victory for to bacco interests because they managed to come out with a two cents instead of a five cents tax. To make up the difference, the General Assembly will tax soft drinks at the rate of one cent per bottle. 1 »t n» make an observation here. The tobacco tax was im posed at the expense of the wish es of tobacco farmers. They are in eastern North Carolina. The soft drink tax also will hit the East harder than the Piedmont and West. That may come as a surprise. But it is a fact that the per capita con sumption of soft drinks is twice as high in the East as it is else where in the State. So, per capita, the East will be shouldering a heavier load of the new taxes. And in the East, we have less, per capita, to spend. Let us, then, in the East make sure that we get at least our share of the return on these tax expeditures. We have been a step child too long. 86 PROOF KENTUCKY STRAIGHT BOURBON WHISKEY *£00 “ A/5 QUART 4 YEARS OLD /' ;p-C \'._ ss IS security.” If she is to avoid being lulled into a dangerous security and survive in freedom the perils which beset her, America must have the patient fortitude to face with forthrightness these unpleasant realities: 1. The day has not, yet arrived when the nations of earth are willing to beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. 2. Even a peace-loving nation cannot live in peace unless it pleases its wicked neighbor. 3. God grants freedom only to those who love it and have the hardihood to guard and defend it. Nowadays some men in posi tions of authority rationalize in this fashion: War is irrational. Hence, it is not intellgent for us to think that the men in the Kremlin would precipitate a war in which Russia might be virtual ly destroyed. It would be well for them to remember the rationalizations made by some Americans when Hitler was climbing to power in Germany. They rationalized at that time in this manner: It is not rational to think that the Germans would entrust an irra tional man like Hitler with pow ers of leadership or that an ir rational man like Hitler would be so irrational as to entrust him with powers of leadership. Continued on page 4 Alcoholocaust r Jerry Marcus 1 —t ’ "Hurry Madge! We'll be fate for the theatre!" Jl i TjTr Almost300,000pedestrians became casualties in 1968. Johnnie Jones III Stationed in Utah Air Force Sergeant Johnnie Jones HI, of Trenton, has arriv ed for duty at Hill AEB, Utah. Sergeant Jones, an aircraft mechanic, is assigned to a unit of the Aerospace Defense Com mand. He previously served at ElmendorC AFB, Alaska. I A graduate of Jones High School, the sergeant earned his B.S. degree from A & T College at Greensboro. CAPTAIN JONES TO VIETNAM Army Captain Robert T. Jon es, 30, son of Mrs. Ada N. Speight, 107 N. Dover St., Kins ton, was assigned May 25 to the 199th Light Infantry Brigade in Vietnam. U L N A U U S Teacher-Training, Internship, and Teaching Opportunities Carteret, Onslow, Craven, Jones Hold a bachelors degree. Just entering or re-entering the teaching profession. Have a keen interest in public school teaching. Willingness to become properly certified to teach in fields of teacher shortage. Attend 6-week intensive training session beginning July 14. Stipend of $75.00 per week paid while in training session. Successful trainees begin teaching in September on regular salary schedule as an intern under staff supervision. Earn necessary credits for an “A” certificate. Superintendent’s Office — either of five counties or Director EPDA Project in and Pamlico County Schools Requirements: Opportunities: APPLY TO: Carteret Couitly Schools -I
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