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OTHER EDITORS
ONE MAN AND AN IDEA
SUCCEEDS AT CAROLINA
Greensboro Daily News)

Greensboro DAILY NeWS)
The old bromide about an insti-
tuition being the heightened shadow
of one individual applies with such
forcefulness to the Institute of
Government and Albert Coates that
it can scarcely be overlooked in
Chapel Hill this week.
The Institute of Government is
Albert Coates. Without him it
would not exist. For that reason
any ceremony of dedication must
get back to the man himself.
Albert Coates had an idea: 'No
one undertakes a trade he has not
learned, even the meanest, yet
everyone thinks himself sufficiently
qualified for the hardest of all
trades-that of government"
But that was not Albert Coates
idea. 1t belonged to Socrates. AL
bert Coates borrowed it. In 1881
he began to preach his doctrine in
this intriguing language:
Teachers of arithmetic tease
their students with this question:
A frog in hole 80 feet deep jumps
up three feet and falls back two;
how long will it take him to get
out?
Popular government is in the
hole today. Like the frog in the
arithmetic problem, it starts out
with officers fresh from the peo-
pie, moves forward with them as
they acquire knowledge and skill
in the administration of the law,
then on subsequent election days
drops back to begin again, almost
at the beginning, with every ro-
tation of officers in every general
election the continuity of govern
mental experience is broken. Ac-
cumulated government knowledge
goes over the wheel to waste. Gov
ernment is forever in the hands
of beginners-who do not always
have beginners luck.
But Albert Coates did more than
preach. He worked. With the help
of Greensboro Industrialists Ben
and Ceasar Cone and others, he
started the Institute of Govern
ment on a shoestring.
But the Coates idea was not pop
ular with academicians. He lost his
fight to win law school sponsor
ship. He was forbidden to use his
classrooms as a laboratory. He al
most lost his professorial chair.
But that did not stop him. His
institute grew. Time after time it
almost went under, but Albert
Coates and Gladys Coates (for she
was part of the dream too) did not
slow down. They worked harder.
This week, as the university and
the institute dedicate the imposing
Joseph Palmer Knapp building, it
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all seems pre-ordained. It seems
easy, almost effortless-this crea-
tion of an institution.
But the man and woman who
worked during the meager years
know better. They know that new
ideas, even good ones, scarcely
ever achieve easy acceptance. The
university was slow about formally
honoring Albert Coates. The out
side world saw the value of his
institution long before those closer
home.
Today that is remedied. Albert
Coates, unlike Socrates, has not
been called to drink the hemlock.
He has been called to drink again
deeply at the Old Well. And while
he drinks, the people and the state
honor the man who perceived a
weakness of popular democracy
and did something about it.
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CANADIAN PLEASED WITH
MEMORIES OF ROANOKE

To the Editor:
don't remember of getting a
more pleasant surprise than when
got your letter, and also the
four copies of the Coastland
Times, as I did not expect you
to take the time to publish my
letter or write me a letter. There
fore l will thank you for your
kindness and your understanding.
Thank you again.
/ have been reading the papers
but things have changed so much
around Dare County don't think
l would know the places any more.
By the way, l got letter from
an eye witness of the rescue on
Pea Island, he was a small boy
at the time, living with his moth
er only a few yards from the
station. His father was one of the
crew at the station. His name is
NJ. NJ. Berry, in Manteo. was
very pleased to get his letter. l
can remember him as a small boy,
and he said he can remember all
of us.
l also got a letter from John
Kelly, Jr. wanting to knew if l
could tell him anything about his
father, but l had to tell him that
never did meet him after leav-
ing Roanoke Island. He got my
address from your paper.
If you are interested, l have a
key ring l found on the wreck
when we got out on the Thurs
day, after the wind and sea had
abated. 1t has the Captains name
and address on one side, and OIL
the other is Keystone Lodge 153
F. and Am. l value it dearly.
With best wishes for a happy
Christmas and good New Year.
C. A. WARNER
Mayerthrope,
Alberta, Canada
Dec. 6, 1860
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Mayerthrope,
Alberta, Canada
Dec. 6, 1860

we had to maneuver to keep from
cutting the shad fishermen's nets,
and from running into the long
RATS of logs. The partly calm
evenings, when from the darkened
shores, came the cadence of har-
monized song from the seemingly
ever educated throats of our
southern darkies. What store of
knowledge you have of our land,
and how love to again make the
trips you so often bring to mind.
guess I'm biased, yes, and proud
of being so, for 1 have lived in
seven different states, but none OF
them will ever hold for me what
the good old North State does.
Keep the old time thoughts COM
ing, and the new ones too.
81 am going to put here par
tial bit of something I left out
of the article: Manteo is also ia
nous for being the home Of one
of Americas finest weekly papers,
The Coastland Times. Edited by
Victor Meekin, it not only serves
the Sir Walter Raleigh Coastland,
but circulates through many of
our states :. wasn't aware of
wien the paper began and if it
was started by you, SO ! couldn't
do it proper justice.
CECIL s. BRAGG
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A DEVOTED OCRACOKER
LIVES IN PHILADELPHIA

In a recent letter to the Editor,
Cecil S. Bragg who is retired and
lives in Philadelphia, says many
fine things of interest to our
people, about his native home,
Ocracoke, which is dear to his
heart. Mr.. Bragg has developed
into quite a skilful writer, and his
work is more beautiful because OF
his love for the subject he so oft
en- writes about. We have publish
ed some of his work, and hope to
print more soon. He was much in
terested in the recent Saturday
Evening Post article on the Outer
Banks, for he also has collected a
great deal of similar material in
recent years.
Mr.. Bragg says he gets great
personal pleasure after his arti-
cles appear, from the letters our
readers send him, "and from know
ing that my people of the district
can enjoy with me something that
created and they like. went to
school with them, grew up with
them, went away to work with
them, and was bit more fortu-
nate than most by having a slight
ly better education and l am still
going to school trying to augment
the bit of learning they didn't
have, so l can, if possible, learn
to put on that massive 81a by II
vacant white space, words that
will go together and form stories
that will interest others.
"About Joe Bell and his flow
ers: there are many old men on
Ocracoke who knew the man, how
we'll they could recall his back
ground depends on whom one con-
facts. T. w. Howard is l believe
around ninety-two. He was the
former Postmaster and no doubt
knew the mans history. And, too
another man Harvey Wahab
whom / mentioned in the story
seems to be one who recalls Incl
dents and happenings rather vivid.
ly. A much younger man, ever
younger than me, but he seems
to have a lot of history of past
events stored in his mind and
believe he and Mrs. Ronthalel
could get the things together from
which a story could be written
The mans grave is right next to
Mrs. Rondthaaler's home, and g
winter tombstone l don't believe
exists on the island, that in itsel1
could be made lot of. The date
or his birth and death / don't re
call.
81 want to say some things
about your column, "Then anc
Now" It is always interesting ano
Just recently the one concerning
the Pasquotank River caused me
to reminisce of the days l sailed
two-masted schooners loaded with
oysters from the dredging grounds
of Pamlico Sound up and across
the Albemarle to the Pasquotank
and the busy docks of Elizabeth
City. Sell out the oysters and 60
to the lumber mills to load slab
wood and gum billets for sale on
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THE THRIFT OF MORMONS

Dixie Guide, Gulfport, Miss.)
While Nevada advertises to keep
Nevada green and spend your mon
ey, Utah advertises to keep Utah
clean and save your money.
Utah is the soberest and most
pious state in the union. One hun
dred years ago Joseph Smith hand
ed down to those of the Mormon
Evening star., 1960-06-26
FEC Head Hits
Proxnlire for
'Payo|a' Talk
BY the Associated Press

Chairman Frederick w. Ford
of the Federal Communications
Commission suggested yesterday
that a speech by Senator Prox-
mire, Democrat of Wisconsin,
was intended to influence the
FEC in a television license dis
pute.
Mr.. Ford made the suggestion
in a taped radio-TV interview
here when asked about the
speech Senator Proxmire made
on the Senate floor last Monday.
Senator Proxmire, raising a
cry of political payola," said
then the FEC is now giving an
advantage in TV license con-
tests to firms with Congress
members among their stock
holders. On Friday he issued a
statement saying high FEC
oficial-whom he did not name
since visited him and said
this is the commissions policy.
Tied To Albany, N. Y.
The speech was based on a
tentative FEC decision last
month to grant a TV license
in Albany, N. Y, to Capital
Cities, a firm numbering five
House members among its
stockholders.
Mr.. Ford said the contest be-
tween Capital Cities and a ri
val applicant, Veterans Broad
casting Co., still is before the
FEC. Then mentioning the
ProXmire speech, he said:
There was a speech on the
floor of the Senate which, in
effect, I suppose was intended
at least to influence the COM
mission by something which
is not part OF the record in
this proceeding"
He noted to reporters later
that the Proxmire speech could
not be a part of the record.
The tentative May 81 deci-
sion by the FEC in the case up
held a ruling made last Au-
gust II by examiner j. D. Bond,
The examiner said that to be
elected to Congress denotes
IAN ability to discern and be
responsive to the interest OF
the people" in a community.
Mr.. Ford said the FEC has
Evening star., 1960-06-26
Ayres Has Substitute
ForMinimumW Woqe Bill

Representative Ayres, Repub-
lican Of Ohio, yesterday intro
duced a Scaled-down minimum
wage bill as a substitute for the
bill awaiting action by the
House Rules Committee.
The substitute bill would
raise the wage floor for ap-
lproXimately "a million workers
who now are covered to $1.15
an hour from 81. The pending
bill would raise the minimum
to $1.25 in three annual steps.
The Ayres bill would extend
minimum wage coverage to
approximately IA million retail
workers who now are excluded.
The other bill would extend
coverage to about 3.5 million
workers, including 3 million in
retailing.
Mr.. Ayres proposed to estab-
liSh the minimum wage for
newly covered workers at 81
an hour, while the other bill
would raise them to $1.25 in
four annual steps. His bill
would exempt newly covered
workers from provisions for
overtime premium pay. The
other bill would establish a 48-
hour work week for these en-
ployes and reduce their work
Evening star., 1960-06-26

A complete home movie outfit. The SUMO
meter 3-Iens turret movie camera for beouti-
full color movies every time, just set the Sun
DioI and shoot. No focusing necessary, sharp
from | foot to infinty. The lenses give
complete versatility. The Super MonteY pro-
iector, 5OO-wott brIionce brings out every
detail, quick threading, gear driven reels, tilt
knob for adjustments, fabricated for life with
beautiful seIf-contoined case. Also included:
2-oht light bar, 4O0-foot toke-up reel, eodeet
bog, roll Of 8-mm. Kodochrome and 3O"x40"
tabletop screen with folding tripod legs.
W6L-comeros, lst Floor
also Chevy Chose, Wheoton Plozo and Corners
Evening star., 1960-06-26
Fight Over BOmarc

The Senate accepted most of
these House additions but prom
iSed a long fight in behalf of the
carrier.
Another sharp controversy
involves 1894 million the Senate
approved to produce Bomarc
antiaircraft missiles and $75
million to complete two Pacific
northwest bases for them.
The House turned thumbs
down on the Bomarc funds and
instead approved $215 million
to buy jet interceptor planes.
Other Senate increases over
the House included $285 million
to speed development of the
BIO hyperSonic jet aircraft
weapons system, and some $54
million to hasten development
of an active reconnaissance
satellite to replace the Nightly
ing U-2 planes exposed by the
Soviet.
The defense bill involves
about half of all Federal spend
ing for the new fiscal year
which begins July l. 1t is one
of the major items congress
must complete before quitting
for the national political con-
ventionS.
Evening star., 1960-06-26
Wounds All Healed
GOVERNORS

Continued From First Page
the dark horse" winner on
subsequent balloting.
The second and maybe even
the third ballot, according to
Gov. Blair, will be pretty much
the same picture. There would
be some shifting for and
against the two leading candi-
dates, with the tide turning
eventually to Senator Syming-
ton.
From Gov. Buford Ellington
of Tennessee, an all-out John
son backer, came a contrary
view.
Sees Johnson Surge
The Texas Democrat, ac-
cording to Gov. Ellington, will
receive the nomination after a
few ballots. He said Senator
johnson will go to the conven-
tion with more than 500 votes
and his support will mount
steadily after the first round
ballot when many of the con-
vention votes will go for IA
vorite son candidates.
The governors were inter-
viewed on a special train carry
ing them through the scenic
Great Northern route to this
chilly national resort for their
annual meeting.
Most of the early arrivals
already were committed one
way or another with the excep-
tion of Gov. George Docking of
Kansas, running for another
term. He held himself aloof
from any partisan stand on the
grounds that Kansas "votes on
local issues" He would support,
he said, any Democratic nomi-
nee.
But the talk in smoked filled
drawing rooms and the
crowded bars on the governors
special was merely preliminary
to what will be said at the
headquarters inn here when
the real political jockeying gets
under way.
Two Key States
One important question is:
What will Gov. David Lawrence
OF Pennsylvania do, and which
way will he turn with his
States 81 convention votes?
Gov. Lawrence was not among
the early arrivals, and it was
not certain he would come at
all. And what of Gov. Edmund
G. (Pat) Brown. one of the
later arrivals, and the 81 votes
Of his California delegation?
What these States do, most
OF the Governors agreed. will
determine whether Senator
Kennedy wins on the first bal
lot-or indeed wins at all.
And II he wins the nomina-
tion. some Of the Democratic
governors are asking If he can
win in November. Some fear he
cannot, predicting he will lose
Missouri, for example, with its
100000 Baptist votes, by more
than 100000 to Vice President
Nixon.
One thing accepted by the
governors, Republicans and
Democrats alike, is that Mr..
Nixon unquestionably will be
the Republican nominee.
Evening star., 1960-06-26

week to 40 hours after four
years.
Mr.. Ayres. who spoke for a
group of House members, said
the more generous bill ap-
proved by the House Labor
Committee and now pending
before the Rules Committee
has no chance Of becoming
law" He apparently was re-
ferring to opposition within
the Rules Committee and to
the possibility of a presidential
veto.
He said his bill eliminates
highly Objectionable features. ="
and guards against harmful
effects on the national econ
omy."
His bill would reduce the
scope of retail coverage by
limiting it to chains with five
or more establishments in two
or more States. The commit
tee bill would cover any retail
establishment with annual
gross sales of 81 million or
more.
Evening star., 1960-06-26
WINGLESS SUSIE
USES HEAVY WIND
TO GAIN FREEDOM

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP).
- Everyone but Susie
thought it was an i'll wind
that whipped through the
city at so miles an hour.
Susie is the pet duck
that adorned a fountain
in the lobby Of a down.
town hotel. She really
couldn't do much else be-
cause her owners clipped
her wings.
After an elevator ride
to the roof Friday, a bell
boy was walking Susie to
her nest. The big wind
blew in and lifted Susie
over the parapet.
The last the bellboy saw
of Susie she was soaring
handsomely over the city,
clipped wings and all.
Evening star., 1960-06-26
DEFENSE

Continued From First Page
aircraft missiles for the Air
Force.
The $40 million extra to ex-
pand the Marine Corps to 200,-
600 men and officers, or $4,000
above present strength, had
been inserted by a voice vote
on the Senate floor.
Senator Douglas, Democrat
Evening star., 1960-06-26

not announced its vote in the
case, nor instructions given
to our staff as to how the deci-
sion should be written, and as
to what weight should be given
this particular factor"
He said there are several cri-
terra used by the FEC to de-
termine which applicant for a
TV license sis best qualified to
serve the public interest, con-
venience and necessity"
Says Many Participate
"One of these" he said, "is
civic activities, another is local
ownership, another is the de-
gree to which the owners will
participate in the day-to-day
management"
Mr.. Ford said many Con-
greSsmen" have participated in
applying for licenses and have
lost the initial decisions"
And in some instances" he
said, you have Congressmer
on both sides-that is the civic
activities that they are under
taking to show"
Mr.. Ford added that Con-
gress has only disqualified only
one group of citizens from
holding radio and TV licenses
members of the FEC.
Mr.. Ford said he was COM
menting on Senator Proxmire's
speech only because he has moi
participated in the Albany
license dispute and will moi
participate in any future de.
cisionS on it.
Evening star., 1960-06-26
Chess Tournament
Sturts Here July 2

The Eastern Open Chess
Championship, sponsored by
the Washington Chess Divan,
will be held July "a in the
Burlington Hotel.
More than 100 competitors,
including many of the coun-
try's leading chess players
from the East,' Midwest and
South, will play for more than
$500 in cash prizes.
Evening star., 1960-06-26
Lions to Hear Huyes

Patrick Hayes, director of the
Hayes Concert Bureau, will
speak at the luncheon meeting
of the Washington (Host) Lions
Club at 1915 pm. Wednesday
in the Mayflower Hotel.
Evening star., 1960-06-26
KENNEDY
Humphrey Is Eyed
As RUNNING Mate

Humphrey ticket say that Sem
ator Kennedy. who has been
sharing platforms with Sena-
tor Humphrey since last De-
cember before the primaries
began, has a lively apprecia-
ton of Senator Humphreys
rousing, folksy. oratorical style
and his ability to galvanize
audiences. They also say he
has been impressed with the
fighting form Senator Hum
phrey has displayed against
their certain Republican rival,
Vice President Nixon. Sup
posedly, Senator Humphrey
could carry that attack, leaving
Senator Kennedy free to dis
cuss other issues.
Senator Humphreys pres
ence on the ticket would also
bring the honey touch and the
everyday background that the
millionaire Boston Brahmin
lacks.
Kefauver Case Cited
If a Kennedy-H Humphrey
slate develops, it would not be
the first time that primary op-
ponents have come together on
the Democratic ballot. In 1856,
an open Democratic conven-
ton nominated Senator Ke-
fauver, who had fought Adlai
Stevenson all over the country,
as Mr.. Stevenson's running
mate.
In West Virginia. Senator
Kennedy said Senator Hum
phrey was not "a serious can
didate," and Senator Hum
phrey accused Senator Ken
nedy of spending too much
money. Senator Humphreys
concession statement was, how
ever, a mild one, and an elec-
tion-night reconciliation wash
ed away lot of the bitterness
Evening star., 1960-06-26

of Illinois, aided by Senator
Clark, Democrat of Pennsyl-
vania, won acceptance of the
extra Marine funds on the
theory that small probing
operations by Communist forces
are more likely than large wars
in the immediate future.
In the past the Eisenhower
administration has refused to
spend extra funds voted by
the Democratic-controlled Con-
gress for strengthening the
Marines.
Some so different items re-
main in dispute, conferees dis
closed. including several major
controversies.
Chief of these was $293 mil
lion to construct another large
attack aircraft carrier. It
would replace older flattops in
use since World War II. The
House rejected the Pentagon's
request for this big carrier and
instead added millions to step
up the Navy's antisubmarine
forces.
Evening star., 1960-06-26
Continued From First Page

Vice Presidency probably would
represent his last chance at
national elective office.
Governor Freeman is less we'll
known Nationwide than Sem
ator Humphrey, which was said
to be a factor in Kennedy de-
liberations. Also it was felt
that as a youthful hard-driving
politician, he presents little
contrast to the 43-year-old
front-runner.
Senator Jackson of Washing
ton. a well-preServed At, is also
regarded as boyiSh-looking.
There is little likelihood that
another presidential contender,
Senate Majority Leader john
son of Texas, would take second
place to his Junior colleague on
the ticket. Senator Engle of
California also has been men
toned, but he has said he is
not interested.
Wounds All Healed
The wounds of the primaries
are apparently all healed now.
Senator Kennedy in New York
last Thursday, told a Liberal
party meeting that he and Sem
ator Humphrey has become
increasingly friendly in the
past few weeks"
Advocates of a Kennedy
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1960-06-16
Mrs. Ida Horton

Mrs. Ida Horton, 81, of Car
Isle died Saturday evening at
her home following long ill
ness. She was the widow of
Richard Horton, who died in
1914.
A native of Noble county, she
was born April 80, 1873 to JOS
eph and Clarissa Mallett Spang-
Ter. She was member of ST..
Michael's Catholic church and
the Catholic Women's club in
Carlisle.
Mrs. Horton is survived by a
daughter, Miss Eunice Horton of
the home; a son, DR.. Joseph Hor-
ton of Nelsonville; seven grand
children and 18 great-grandchild-
rem. A son, Paul, is deceased.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday morning at $50 o'clock
from st. Michaels church with
Rev. FIR. Wargo officiating. In
terment was made in the church
cemetery by the Brubach funeral
home, Summerfield. The rosary
was recited at the funeral home
Monday night.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1960-06-16
ArtIler's Ridqe

ARCHER'S RIDGE =. Mrs.
Lucy Archer attended the Good
Samaritan nurses banquet at
GAINESVILLE, Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Leasure
were callers of Matte Wickham
and Larry recently.
DR.. Charles Thompson was a
professional caller on the ridge,
Friday.
Matte Wickham and Larry and
Miss Mary Davis visited on We'd
nesday with Pauline Wickham, of
Cambridge and they all enjoyed
a picnic dinner at the park. Pau
line is improving. Her many
friends wish her a speedy recov-
cry.
Mrs. Maude Neville, of Zanes-
vile, spent Sunday afternoon
with Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Ander-
son.
Matte Wickham and Larry
were callers at East Union, Mon
DAY evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Archer
were callers at Caldwell, We'd
nesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dallas Paisley,
of Caldwell, were callers Sunday
afternoon.
Matte Wickham and Larry and
Miss Mary Davis spent Saturday
evening with Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde
Davis and family on Davis Ridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Hill and
family spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Vincent Shafer of SEN
ecaville road.
Larry Wickham spent Sunday
afternoon with Mr.. and Mrs. Del
bert Clark and family.
Matte Wickham was a caller
at the Paisley's, Monday morn
ing.