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Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-12-24

-" .'"T 9'rTISi. =.
-. ~ .ssfo-: ~r:r e..
S"l2o! .u CO = L: WORSHIP
Se'v.'". 80 All "a Sun 800
\. VI -. ALL s.. y.
N " Il : t. Jay = rrr =.
So: d" :sh:o -.-vice d:
-'"@' -.. eaca -.. S--oa. . ..
"ISE LEVEL FREr AIL
BAPTIST: Rev lily Hard %.
49,. Sunday moo ~ a.
+. " orsnip Ser".. d sunday
:. o. q IT
MT. ZION B,I.T:.I ....
or. Rev. q. ,..lIe -
ounda! Schooi IU:OJ VI.
aohHrt Granger, Sup: Nor-
snip Scr 'ic2 ! A. =. at
before ana Oh 81 -. "a
sun. 7:CO + ~ '-.yr: -
wees, sun 80 ? 81
MACEDONIA Fl.t.EWIII. ia
PTIST CHURCH.: Rev. ClaT.
encc CrioD. pastor. SUNDAY
Schoo. 1000 4 NJ. worship II 90
a VI second ana fourth Sun
days Evening Services 80
THoDIST CHURCH: Rev. Ha.
+ Brown. Pastor. Sunday School
):45 A NJ; Wesleyan Youth 700
2 NJ: Evening Services 7:30:
Prayer Services + NJ on Sun
lays and Wednesdays.
GRASSY BNi BAPTIST CHU-
RCU " Foster narrcl acr
pastor. SUNDAY Ssnuo' 4
WorsnIH Services i ) - o.
and itk SUNDAYS. i-t and 81
SdndaN .,@n,s AZ " Prry".
Service. + VI ~ -..r6dys and
Wednesday,
CLaRE>BON CHURCH or
CHRIST: Bible std 10 o. A
" Morning N.-snIp 10 \.
n, hscnirg wurIsnip : 30 =
"a. Wednesday BiD.e studv
100 z. NJ
SANDY rL.,IN BAPTIST. h.,
. Clyde Prince. pastor sun.
DAY S,EOO. lJ.VU a. ~. Wur-
ship service. 1-1 sunday az
II ~ \ 81 lit >SnCay us.t
Il 80 Z. 81
- ~ GJ.FIJ TAHEk<A-
- Nn.aus Worship .ilU \
Y. hO."t t..... ".a. . q
.-,.i.. "p'sni2 30 +. N
IHt HCH ~ JESUS Jut.>F
" ER-DNN SNi> ,
nihEMuNl. Du.ah Bran.
hare. Duiah y & s.r...
school IO ~ 4. NJ. sacrament
-y',"-1T 20 p ~
LAE!NDJN BAPTI~T Er,
10" Stanley. PA-tor. Surla,
SchDO 10 Oh = NJ. Trairirx
Union 80 = VI. Prayer Meet
ng. "Wednesday 80 Z. NJ: wor-
hip Services ist and 3-d Sum
lave II ~ \ N 2nd and tn
iund"rs $50 p NJ: WINS Mon.
lay evening after LIST Sunday.
ri t'ili METHODI>T. Ee
J. VI Carroll. Pastor. S..f.,
School goo \. ". N,-rirs
Service ?"d sunday = 90 "
9Th sunday loop. N, P-aye,
He"fns Wnd $50 T.. NJ
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-12-24
CHURCH DIRECTORY

rAB0R CITY BAPTIST: Rev.
Cant; faT;I- S.:sr
'ohO-. A. = NJ NprrIrs Ssr'-
-" II a. NJ Training mi .
- ;. ~. r "en,ng Service ? 80
VI ca.~.c Night We'd q
II ~ 81 l. Ci--.tl= Thur
a. me- =. sunday. lrene-R
u = E-uG g r.ite- 2nd : a.
TABOR CRY PRESENTER
M: 80 '"d""t;er. Student
Minister. CaI.r. S,hu,. 1000
n, Morning Worship 100
NJ HYF nd AID 18th Tuhrs-
Avs no T. Nj Men OF the
rurCh 2nd Tuesday.
SAINT rArL METHODIST
Rev = II Layiield. pastor.
Sunday School 9:ij \ NJ. Morn
lin" Worship II 90: MYF Sun
Iday 6 Il NJ: Evening Worship
100; w 5 c s Circles. First
Tuesday evening. Gcbcral w 5
: 5 meeting Third Tuesday eve
ming
"LENDNi.t bSpfI>l. Rev
Otto Edwards Pastor, SUNDAY
School 1000 a. NJ: Prayer Meet
ing Sundays $50 p. M: Preach
%. aai,. Ias JeiJEs 1Tu Sunday
- y NJ. 3rd Suncay morning
u ~ -. IA. sGndaS night -
:. II
Mt. HERNtS BAPTIST:
t"y C'vde Prince. PastOr: Sun
isy ScHuol 20 4. NJ. Prayer
ic,tu, We'd TO r NJ: BTC.
unG1y p NJ. Worship Serv-
- ith : sunday L \ NJ: end
'Ur'av 7.2N PM
CFDNR GREER BAPTIST
Rev. I W Hclsna. sau tor. S...
10y SchUYi 1900 \. N PRAYER
,ieeurs We'd 7Oo +. NJ. Vu-.
hip Service. third sunday II ~
y NJ. tir7t SUNDAY 100 = "
LEBANON METHOD
,cv " r. Herbert. Pastor sun
Aay School @ ~ s. ST.. Frra,a-
~. Al sun 90 p N. Ord sur
'ay 70" " 4 - +. s.. M0nda,
Ca r 81. " :. G. I Isi N.c
tiFht
RiNhK>iDE BAPTIST: Pew
l. CGMBEE. pa tor: sun
lay school lt 10 4. NJ. worship
'erviC. Saturday nignt before
uurth Sunday. 100 and Sunday
morning ii &C and second Sun
day night at 700. Pra'- serv-
ice each Wcdnesda" night al
200. BTU sunday night 7:3o
FOREST LAWN MISSIoAR,
BAPTIST, Rev. CASTOR Hester.
Minister. Sunday school at 10
\. NJ. Preaching LIST SUNDAY IL
30 p. M. and each Sunday a
30 p. NJ.
\. NJ. Bird Sunday Night at : 20
Mt. SINAI BAPTIST: Rev. T.
y. Gaskin, pastor. Sunda,
school 1000 A. NJ. Pruachinx
'ervice 2nd Sunday II 20 A. NJ.
and ith Sunday at 100 =. N.
Prayer Service eacn Wednesday
LITTLE BETHEL: Rev n c
Rhodes, Pastor. Treachirg First
sunday II 90 A M
This Directory Sponsored
Ruey's Clothing Store
w. +. Cox Company
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-12-24

Winter driving calls for speci-
allied knowledge says State Mot
or Vehicles Commissioner Ed
Scheidt. Out on the road, start
smoothly. Don't spin your
".aeSis. Get the "fcei of the
road" by trying your brakes
frequently while away from
traffic. And adjust your driving
to weather and road conditions.
Be prepared for any emergency
and allow extra distance be-
tween your car and other ears
since slippery winter roads re-
cure greater distances 10 coma
to stop.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-12-24
NORTH CAROLINA
COLUMBUS COUNTY
NOTICE OLE SALE

Under and by virtue of the
power of sale contained in tina,
certain mortgage executed by
Lotttc Lee and husband. Burbic
Lee ana Brooke Lee, Gated Oc-
toDcr II, 1854. and recorded in
Book R-4, page 2l8, in the office
of the Register of Deeds of CO.
iumbuS County, North Carolina.
default having been made in the
payment Of the indcbtcdncss
thereby secured. and said mort
gage being by the terms thereof
subject To foreclosure, the und-
erSiGncd MORTGAGE will offer
for sale at public action. tu the
highest bidder for cash. AT tie
Court house door in Whitcviilc.
North Carolina, at 1900 O'Clock.
Noon. on the 9th day Of January,
1859, the property conveyed in
SAID mortgage, the same lying
and being in the County of CO.
llumbuS, state of North Carolina
and more particularly described
as follows:
Beginning at the intcrsp--
ton of the Tabor City-Dothan
Road and the Ella Carroll
Public Road; running thence
with the Ella Carroll Road.
about South to the North
Carolina-South Carolina State
Line; thence with the said
State line, about Northwest
TO a lightwood stump. C. c.
Longs corner in new line.
thence with said new line &C.
{. Longs linc) to the said
Tabor City-Dothan Road,
spruce pine with an iron
stake; thence with the Dothan-
Road, about North to the be-
ginning, containing II acres,
] more or less.
Blu this sale will be made
Subject I" all outstanding anc
unpaIt taxes on said land.
The successful bidder will b,
IrcqWrc. TO Immediately make {
) deposit.
! Posted this 9th day Of De
ie'nUcr, 1893.
| c. NJ. Cox
Mortgage
Dec lO.l724.3l.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-12-24

ERNEST c. STEPHENS, Faith
er of Nancy Joan Ward and Lois
Karen Ward, take notice that a
proceeding entitled as above has
been commenced in the Super
Tor Court of Columbus County,
North Carolina, before the Clerk,
for the purpose of effecting the
adoption of Nancy Joan Ward
and Lois Karen Ward, infants,
by Ida D. Simmons Ward, and
that you are required to appear
and answer or demur to the pc
tition for adoption on or before
the Gath day of December, 1858,
or ten days thereafter, at the
office of the Clerk OF the Super
Tor Court of Columbus County.
in Whiteville, N. C., and that a
hearing for the purpose of de-
termining whether or not Nancy
Joan Ward and Lois Karen Ward
are abandoned children by their
legal or natural father within
the contemplation of c.. S. 45-5
is set for 1000 o'clock, A. NJ,
on the 5th day of January, 1859,
in the office of the Clerk of the
Superior Court of Columbus
County, in Whiteville, N. c. and
said party will further take no.
tice that if he fails to appear and
and demur to the said
then the said petitioner
will apply 10 the Court for the
relief demanded therein, includ-
ing the adoption of said infants
for life.
This the 2nd day of December,
1853.
LEE J. GREER, CLERK
OF THE SUPERIOR
COURT OF COLUMB-I
US COUNTY, N. c.
SANKEY w. ROBINSON
ATTORNEY
Dec.3, lO,l7.24
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-12-24

tSHE FREE Will ENrrl-l
CHI RICH: Rev Llarenc. gsbb
p ,,''E, NUn'hr -, moo. 20 ~
90. .-. F,t... ZEE.
and IN SUNDAYS 100 A #
~ ard ith SAMMY. 10. n
.t'Ac: Me- t,n,. "eGi, -i.. ..
to- u
=. tn MS NAiIkh 3.
TWO .i n IA St -.
J..ICA. sa...-. -. .....
y ,'u:.r,-.. .,..
d" = = 'irs ta,~ s,,s.
new ,iIE "t"T5~G. 80. l.
.yr" irIr. ia Tor ..,...s
So . ~ ~ e N .tor.l n.
Sc '.>r End Satisfy At Il - >
"A AMI ith : MAY Of ! o.. Y
CnlHCH or C"D. Cor SIKH
-" u Lewis 'lCetS. Joseph
Chim"crs. pa to. e > j. a M
Mining uI-nlg il. VI Z + Is
bHangc Ia-stlC Sew e.. : ~ = r.
aldweck o-a'e= sC-vIc"s s. q
aesdav T..
tRIBBTOWS FREEvIILBI
fIi>T: Pastor - Rev. Clarerc
CRIB. SUNDAY SchcoI 1000 a 5
worship Ser"ics 7 30 p II aa,.
sunday. Praye- Service 80 4.
80 Thursday.
CAROLINA BAPTIST CUrR
CHI: Rev. l r;nzor. Pastor
Sunday School 1000 a NJ
Morning Worship 100 4 M
Framing Union 8 ~ e NJ. Eve
ming Worship 10 p. Nj. MID
Week PRAYER S,r1ICC Wednc.
day 100 p M. DeaconS Me-.
At Friday IN eaEh mont.
IN M III HJLiSL~~ iIH
IH. !. = .v.er. Pastor. Sgr...
school 10 a IL. worship srrvi.
!"d ana 4ih $ .a.ays -!
sunday at I ~ ,. II. n q wee.
2ia!e. s"~r,-e s. = "a.
LhwNUALE BAPTIST. ..
=. y GasEin. Fsro. ssac.
-D.'. 40 20 ~. 81. ..,....
""-ricr s.: san Is o. q. III
IIKEWhI TnEEwuLI ~
li'i ca EGI3: .,a,. ,...-
Sr.bU. pgriyI. -.uusy So.
.' Il" : II. w.-snla =. 10 s
L'C.'rE Services 10 % "
FI's, aad Tn. -..ds.
lKoN WIi BAPTIST
'..day $c.u.I o.. A 81 r.
y-2 Union. u.H - " sN,
N.ru = ~ each ur... .
ship -SHt#ls. - .I. q,
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-12-24

FOR SALE-Good. used Mono
gram Heater. Used only one
winter-in excellent condition
Will sell at bargain price-Sec
Arthur J. Norris. Sandy Plains
Community, phone 6416, Tab
or City, N. c. (dtpd.)
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-12-24
BARBECUE BENEFIT: For an

DENErI1. fOr An
indefinite period ou Saturdays
members OF the Church of God
will be selling old fashioned
pit barbecue at the parsonage
located on Lewis Street. May
be purchased by the plate with
accessories, by the pound or
in sandwiches. Hours 10 a. M
10 p. m. (indf.)
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-12-24

YERH CLEANING A%D TEEE
TRAINING SERVICE. Cen
tI,; EuS-ac Ward, 300 Pire-
way Road or Phone 265l. CITY
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-12-24
CASH REGISTER PAPER-W,

CHSI hEI1S TEX PAPEK-We
are authorized dealers for Ma
tional Cash Register paper and
keep in stock size N, "A, 81,
and TX. Call us when you need
these or other sizes OF Nation
al papsr. Phone 1921, Tabor
City Tribune.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-12-24
Charlotte Observer want I'd,

taken al Tribune office. II
YEA nave a need for this serv-
."c. - available to you w'
Charge ru'iIus 'cr our s;rv-
- So Iue TRIBUNE, T,oU-
Ci,y
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-12-24
9OR SALE: CHRISTINA S

FOR SALE: CHRI STMA s
TREES, pretty cedars locally
grown. All sizes reasonably
priced. Contact Hosea Cole.
man, Route 2. Tabor City.
FOR SALE: A few real nice
Lard Race Pigs, l think as
good as anyone has seen. See
A. B. Jackson. residence near
Green Sea, address Tabor City.
phone LoriS 74O33. Indf r
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-12-24
FOR SALE: One Zero r-2o Vac

uum Milk Tank. less that two
years old, 260 gallon. See A.
b. jackson, residence near
Green Sea, address Tabor City,
phone LoriS 74033. Indf. c.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-12-24
C. &c. 81 ~. ..E.,, ...,LE -
CT '.t.r

~ n. = 49, ~ - eos. - ALL
CT 'A%2
C:.or "a. =, ~: .- Oh. The
power Of sale conta.... .r 81 NJ
certain decd IF trust executed
k"r"." .-.i..w. and VA,
Ruth Williams, da,.i ApuI Is
1851, and rc,ora.I y Lyu. e..
page 1863. in the office If tn
Register of Deeds of Columbus
County. North Carolina, uc'lu..
a1vIng been an 2" in the pay
mcnt Of indebtedness thereby
secured. and SaiG decd of uus.
being hy the terms thCruu. sv5.
"' - fore 'oSurc, the under
lauet Trustee viii offer for
@H., "a; public auction to Jh,
highest bidder. Tor cash, at the
Court house door in Whitrvilly
North Carolina, az 1900 o'clock
Noon, on the 18Th day OF JunG-
arp, 1859, the property to be sol,
under this deed Of trust is de-
Scribcd as follows:
Living and being in the
Town of T-bCr City. y. G.
Hcins Lots numbered 10. 20.
Fl, % On the South side, of
Second Street according to a
map of the X. &. HarrclS0n
property made by J. ID. Long.
surveyor, on September 3.
1912. said map being recorded
in Book of Maps No. 3. on
page Q. Columbus County Re-
gistry. 90 which map refer
cn'c is hereby maze for an
accurate description OF said
ITS.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-12-24

GIFT BOXES - Need a gift box
for a Christmas package. We
keep in stock variety of gift
fold boxes. Available to whole
sale and retail outlets. Phone
1921, Tabor City Tribune.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-12-24

w II o L E S A L E g. RETAIL
Sasheen glossy, S SHE EN-
Curling Tape. Always in stock.
Colors Red, white blue, green
and paStelS of same colors.
Makes every gift package
really beautiful. See The Tab
or City Tribune, Phone 1921.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-12-24

Posted this 9th day Of Dc
ie'nUcr, 1888.
c. NJ. Cox
Mortgage
Dec .lO.l724.3l.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-12-24

Carroll Sales Company
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-12-24
NNLrN * MAIIi.1

Morgan ri.'CaN.. - toy
gay school 1000 =. 81 IS
: - +. ". Evr-iu. Won.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-12-24

CHIBBTOWS FREEwIILBL
fTi>T: Pastor - Rev. C!a-e-lr.
Er.S6. SUNDAY SchC0i 1000 4 5
Worship Service 30 p " .a,.
sunday. Praye- Service 80 4.
- THURSDAY
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-12-24

VI ttr sunday ~ ~ A IS
tNkR>ON ERIINli. H,I
list: Rev T. = Ward. Pastor
reaching Saturday before =,
>undaN 1cc 7. NJ. itr SI-4a
morning II 10 A. N. Suna,
Scnroi 1000 A NJ
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-12-24

. by the Following Tabor City Firms:
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-12-24

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The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-10-30
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON PROPOSED C0NS0L|D
issue AND new HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING
|. QUESTION: Why consolidate?


ANSWER To make school district with sufficient
tax valuation and number of students that will enable
to build high school to meet increasing enroments edu
cational needs, and state school standards.
2. QUESTION: What present standards for enroll
ANSWER A minimum of 24O pupils in grades 9 to
II required for high school center None
of the present high schools meet this requirement
s. QUESTION: Will this consolidation affect location
of grade schools?
ANSWER. No. Grade schools not presently in
volved and will present locations just long
with consolidation as without.
4. QUESTION: Will this consolidation and building of
high school building provide adequate for ee
menary pupils?
ANSWER: Present high school buildings will pro-
vide adequate for elementary pupils without addi
tiona building cost.
s. QUESTION: Will pupils be buses longer?
ANSWER: No. Elementary pupils will not be
buses longer High school pupils would not leave home
earlier than at present closed hour will shorten
the high school day Many pupils would not be buses
long as they
6. QUESTION: How is a district formed?
ANSWER: a. Consolidation issue on ballot this No
vember must by majority each of the present
districts Its failure in district defeats the entire
Solidaton
1852
c. New board is appointed by State Board, until
members elected and take office.
d. Members of board would be elected by vote of
people general election November 1885, and office
T. QUESTION: What happens to existing teacher and
employee contracts?
ANSWER: The law provides that all existing
be honored for all teachers and other employees.
s. QUESTION: Will bond issue be proposed if
solidation passes?
ANSWER: Yes. That is the purpose of consolidat-
ing A bond issue will be proposed to provide funds
build high school building.
9. QUESTION: What would be the amount of the bond
issue?
ANSWER: Approximately $O0O0OO.
TO- QUESTION: What will this require in tax?
ANSWER: An average of mills for approximately
rs years. $500 1000 of property valuation
IL. QUESTION: Is this than it would cost to add
to present facilities?
ANSWER: No. Even if State approval could be OBJ
tanned for smaller units, the cost would be much
IL: QUESTION: What happens to present bonded debt
in each district?
ANSWER: The present debt of any individual dis
rict would be assumed by the district The
would be uniform the district
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1958-10-30

Paid Advertisement
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-03
MESSAGE HIGHLIGHTS

Separate ground sea and air warfare gone forever
Strategic and tactical planning must be completely
unified combat forces organized into unified commands
sngy led and prepared to fight as one, regard
less of service.
We must remove all doubts to the full authority
Of the Secretary of Defense His authority must
be freed of legal restrictions derived from premssie
pre-nucear concepts of warfare
1 intend that all our operational forces be
organized into truly unified commands In the
Department of Defense but separate from the military
departments.
Because / have often seen the evils of diluted
command, I emphasize that each unified commander
must have unquestoned authority all units Of his
command . +. . commands of this kind do not have
today
I have neither the intent the desire to merge
abolish the traditional services.
Present law provides that the chairman Of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff shall have VOTE The fact is,
neither do the other members because they do not act
by voting. think it is wrong SO to single out the
chairman. This provision should be repealed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-03

restrictions relating to COM
Blatant functions. be sc
amended as to remove any
possible obstacles to the full
unity of our commands and the
full command over them by
unified commanders.
Asks Single Chain Of Command
This recommendation most
emphatically does not con-
template repeal Of laws pre-
scribing the composition Of
the Army, Navy. Marine Corps
or Air Force. I have neither
the intent nor the desire to
merge or abolish the tradi-
tional services. This recon-
mendation would have no such
effect. But / cannot toe
strongly urge that our opera
tional commands be made truly
unified. efficient military in.
struments. Congressional co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-03

operation is necessary To
achieve that goal.
2. We must clear command
channels SO that orders will
proceed directly to unified CON-
mands from the Commander
in Chief and Secretary of De.
tense.
The number Of headquarters
between the Commander ir
Chief and the commander Of
each unified command must b.
kept at the very minimum
Every additional level courts
delay, confusion Of authority
and diffusion of responsibility
When military responsibility il
unclear. civilian control is un.
certain.
Under existing practice the
chain Of command is diverted
through the secretaries and
service chiefs of the military
departments. The department
with major responsibility fol
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-03

independently each work prod
uct of the joint staff. Had I
allowed my interservice and
interallied staff to be similarly
organized in the theaters
commanded during World War
II, the delays and resulting in
decisiveness would have been
unacceptable to my superiors.
With the operational channel
now running from the Com
mander in Chief and Secretary
OF Defense directly to unified
commanders rather than
through the. military depart
ments, the joint staff must be
further unified and strength
ened in order to provide the OPP
irrational and planning assist
ance heretofore largely fur
nished by stats Of the military
departments.
Add Operations Division
Accordingly. ! have directed
the Secretary of Defense to dis
continue the Joint staff COM
mittee system and to strengthen
the Joint staff by adding an
integrated operations division.
I ask the Congress to assist
in this effort by raising or re-
moving the statutory limit on
the size Of the joint staff. BY
authorizing the chairman Of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff to
assign duties to the joint staff
and. with the approval of the
Secretary of Defense, to APP
point its director, the Congress
will also be helpful in increas-
ing the efficiency of this i'm
portant staff group.
I have long been aware that
the Joint Chiefs burdens are
so heavy that they find it very
difficult to spend adequate time
on their duties as members of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff. This
situation is produced by their
having the dual responsibilities
Of chiefs of the military serv-
ices and members of the Joint
Chiefs Of Staff. The problem
is not new but has not yielded
to past efforts to solve it. We
need to solve it now, especially
in view Of the new strategic
planning and operational bur-
dens I have previously men,
toned.
therefore propose that
present law be changed to
make it clear that each chief
of a military service may dele
Continued on Page A-13, Col. 1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-04-03

"a unified command. is desig-
nateo by the Secretary of De-
Tense as executive agent" for
that command. The depart
ment's Secretary functions
through his chief of military
service.
So today the chanel Of. mill
tary command and direction
runs from the Commander in
Chief to the Secretary Of De-
tense, then to the secretary Of
an executive agent department.
then to a chief of service, and
then. finally, to the unified
commander. In time of emer-
gency. the secretary Of the
executive agent department
delegates to his service chief
his authority over the strategic
direction and conduct Of COM
bat operations. Thus, ultimately
the chief Of an individual serv-
ice issues. in the name of the
Secretary Of Defense. orders to
a unified commander.
The role of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff in this process is to
furnish professional advice and
staff assistance to the Secretary
of Defense.
I consider this chain Of COM
mand cumbersome and unre-
liable in time of peace and not
usuable in time Of war. Clearly,
secretaries Of military depart
ments and chiefs of individual
services should not direct uni
fed operations and therefore
should be removed from the
command channel. Accordingly,
I have directed the, Secretary
of Defense to discontinue the
use of military departments as
executive agents for unified
commands.
To facilitate this effort l ask
congressional cooperation.
request repeal of any statutory
authority which vests respon-
Utilities for military operations
In any official other than the
Secretary Of Defense. Examples
are statutory provisions which
prescribe that the air force
chief Of staff shall command
major units Of the Air Force
and that the chief of naval
Operations shall command ma
val operating forces.
3. We must strength the mil
itary staff in the ONCE Of the
Secretary of Defense in order
to provide the Commander-in-
Chief and the Secretary of
Defense with the professional
assistance they need for stra-