Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-12-31
by Reynolds Night

: NE" 1otNN, beS- =. - Dy
/, bonding their debt to buy new
schools. the American people
are showing their determination
to keep education under home
rule. rather than permit federal
intervention.
More than 80 per cent on the
dollar value OF all proposed
school bond issues were approx
ed by voters in The Novcmb,.,
elections. according 10 the In
IvcStmcnt Bankers Association
The money 10 be spent on edu-
cation represents II per cent 9.
all the l72 bond proposals for
all purposes that were presented
to the voters.
i Further bOlStCrlng the argu-
Iment federal encroachment into
the school system, the U. S.
Chamber of Commerce reports
that total classroomS in the na-
tons public school system have
jumped from 100000 10 IL mil
/. lion IN the past II years. Mo-,
than a fourth of the ClaSSruowS
now IN use were built IN tn
past five years, and NOR thu
40 per cent were built IN the
past decade. In the past seven
years the number of teachers
employed rose 81 py. cen, while
the average Saiary rose r-or,
than 80 per cent.
This IS ev.dcn,. that luc..
areas are willing 10 proviuv tor
public education needs - and
able to do SO by using long-tcrm
bonded financing.
FALSE ECONOMY - While
school authorities generally
show a willingness to employ
the financing available to them
IN order 10 expand ;.clr pay-lc-
al plants. there have been some
, signs lately of false economy
> creeping into the picture.
The recent economy Wv,
hitting school building p-oara n
has come under a good deal OF
criticism from architects. manu-
q iacturers and even school OIL /.
y ais themselves. The reason, a.
7 explained by r. B. Alexander
president of the Tile Council O,
;. America, is that false economy i.
often being substituted for tru,
. economy. He criticizeS, for in.
- stance. the use of initially mex.
:; penSivc materials whose main.
tenance costs over the years al,
exceedingly expensive.
The trade group presiden,
points out that use of his in
dustry's material ceramic tile
is an often-proved true econo-
my, because ceremaic tile re-
quireS virtually no maintenance
over the years. And many quail
ity materials such as tile can be
economically installed USING
modern methods. His advice &c
school boards: Don't get stamp
eded into false economy. Weigh
all factors accurately. And re-
member that school building i.
a civic venture that should b,
an object of real pride to tn,
entire community for years e
come.
THINGS TO CO.iE-An edi.
Die food wrapper that can en-.
case everything fro mpeas {,
spaghetti is made from a new
corn hybrid, may become a rou.
tine part of the family diet
A real boon to the do-it-your-
seller, no-bend nails, are FORM
ed of special heat-treated steel
And for shoppers, there's /;
do-it-yourself escalator who's,
direction can be changed durin,
off-peak hours by the touch o
foot at the top or bottom.
MILD AND MELLOW - Ar,
American drinking habits chang
. ing? Definitely yes, says Levi
S. Rosenstiel, chairman anc
presidentof Schenley Industries
Inc. Straight bourbon whistles
he said, eclipsed by spirit blend
during the World War II shut
down of distilled spirits produc
ton, have made a strong come
= back. This year. he said. tn
market was about equally divid
ed between bourbon whiske,
and blends, compared with
war-era low Of one unit o
bourbon whiskey to every sever
OF blended whiskey. Producer
of straight bourbon whiskie
have catered to changing con
. sumner tastes by developinI
smooth, natural, light bodie,
bourbons of lower proof.
Mr.. Rosenstiel believes tina