davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1960-12-01
For the Record

I am writing to remedy
what could become a gross
injustice to a former District
Of Columbia resident.
Last April the Washington
newspapers heavily played
the story that Tulsa busi-
nessman Fred Y. Cronk. jr.,
was charged by the FBI with
making a false airliner bomb
report following a remark to
an airline hostess. Mr..
Cronk had lived in Washing
ton for nearly five years and
still has business connections
here. Many Of his friends,
former neighbors and busi-
ness associates were upset by
the stories.
On November II, a Federal
court jury in Denver acquit-
ted Mr.. Cronk after only a
half hours deliberation. The
Jury agreed that Mr.. Cronk
had only made q facetious
remark that probably was
justified by the conversation
he had earlier overheard
aboard the airplane. He was
fully exonerated. However,
his friends and business as
sociates In the Washington
area had no opportunity to
learn this from the news
papers. AS a close friend of
Fred Cronk. I hope you will
print this letter as a means
OF clearing the mans name
following the harm done him
by the earlier publicity.
Richard M. Shamu.
Evening star., 1960-12-01
No Minor Matter

I am willing to bet that
the editorial writer who ap-
plauded in The Star of Nov.
rs Gas being "appropriate~,
the naming Of John F. Ken
nedy. Jr., after his famous
dad is not himself afflicted
with this Junior" problem.
My dismay that the Presi-
dent-elect himself lacked the
sophistication to Side-step
this unhappy trap is doubled
when you approve it.
Children of famous peo-
pie Especially sons) have
a hard enough time in life
living up to their parents
without carrying the con-
slant reminder Of being
tagged Junior"
One ray Of hope: The wee
lad will be only eight years
old cat the most) when his
father presumably leaves the
White House. Perhaps this
will make his role less COM
plicated but not much.
A Lifelong Junior.
Evening star., 1960-12-01
Growth of q University

American University has grown
steadily in size and prestige since Con-
gress first chartered it in 1893. And 1t
is still growing, as the institutions new
$36-million development program re-
veals clearly and impressively.
The Methodist controlled institu-
tion was rather slow in getting started
after Congress gave it the "go" sign. It
was not until 1914 that the first classes
were held. The Graduate School also
was opened in that year. The School
of Arts and Sciences was established in
1925, the School Of Public Affairs in
1884 and the consolidated School of
Social Sciences and Public Affairs in
1941. The old Washington College Of
Law became the university's Division
Of Law in -1949. The School of Business
Administration was founded in 1855.
Since then there have been constant
expansion and improvement of the cur
riculum, the faculty and the buildings
with corresponding increases in enroll
ment.
Now President Hurst r. Anderson
has announced regent-approved, long
range construction and academic i'm
provement program that will further
enhance the standing of American Uni
versity as leading institution of higher
learning. A science center, a creative
arts building, business administration
building, law center, an interfaith
chapel, library addition and new dor
mitory and classroom facilities are
planned for the campus on Nebraska
avenue. while most of the downtown
branches will be housed in new buildings.
Some Of the $50 million needed for
the undertaking already is in hand and
work on some Of the buildings already
has started. The remainder Of the
Evening star., 1960-12-01

That many men have been
rdmored but none has been
named to succeed the retir-
ing administrator Of the Fed
eral Aviation Agency is un-
derstandable. and Is in part
discussed by Charles Yar-
brough in The Star. Novem-
ber ~.
I believe President-elect
Kennedy must be aware that
the FAA Act Of 1858 places
more direct unchecked power
In the FAA administrator
over citizens in aviation than
the President of the United
States is normally accorded
over ordinary citizens by the
Constitution. Probably this
Is because Congress was sold
on the idea that aviation is
q young explosive industry"
that needs to be governed. In
all its facets. as though 1t
were in q sort Of continual
state Of emergency.
I'm not so sold, but 1t seems
apparent to me that any ad-
ministrator taking over un-
der the present framework
Of the FAA Act will be Sc
verely handicapped to satisfy
all segments OF the industry
as to the soundness and in
tent Of all his decisions.
Under such q set-up as the
FAA Act, mistakes in judg-
ment - and no one is in
fallible - can loom up as
something like crimes Of a
dictator to many Of our citi-
zens in aviation who have not
exactly been reared to ac-
cept "law by edict" as the
normal process of our land.
Before the election, Mr..
Kennedy indicated that he
was aware Of certain short
Evening star., 1960-12-01

H u m a n beings have a
maximum attainable life
span of about 103 years
automatically.
Som e body occasionally
lives to 110 or lis. but prob
ably due to extraordinary
circumstances Of some sort.
They have put something
over on nature. or nature
has cheated for them.
This has just been re-
ported to the American As
sociation for the Advance
ment of Science by Drs. Ber-
nard L. Strehler and Albert
S. Mildvan of the Public
Health Service Center for
Aging Research and Balti-
more City Hospital.
They work altogether with
mathematical formulae and
averages. The rate Of de-
crease of most human phys
biological functions-that is.
vitality or capacity for liv-
ing of the body as a whole
decreases, they report, be-
tween a half of one per cent
and one-and-a-third per
cent for everybody after 80.
This leaves out of considera-
ton specific causes of death.
Their report shows, however,
that d e a t h rates due to
various important causes,
such as cancer, tuberculosis
and heart disease, 60 up at
about the same rate as the
decrease in vitality.
Law Of Nature
The same formula, they
find, obtains for many man.
mails, although among them.
more than among humans,
it is affected by such factors
as accidental death when
young. Apparently, the re-
port points out. mans days
are numbered by an almost
inexorable law of nature.
Continuous exposure of ex-
perimental animals to heavy
doses Of radiation decreases
the life span, although the
same general curve of Ge-
cline is maintained.
Admittedly, the report says,
there is bound to be great
variation among individuals.
The findings essentially con-
slider man as a statistical
organism.
The race as a whole, of
course, is far from having
attained the 103-year poten-
tiality. Very few actually
reach the century mark. The
average maximum for this
country. with the best health
facilities in the world, Is now
Evening star., 1960-12-01
VISTAS IN SCIENCE
Aqe-OId Problem of Growinq Old
BY THOMAS r. HENRY

about "a. This varies enor-
mously, however, with sec
tions of the country and
races. The average age at
death of American Indians.
for example. now is about "a
due to the exceptionally high
infantile mortality among
them. The Indian who sur
wives his fifth year has a
fair chance of living until 81.
Problems Numerous
There is no question. how
ever, that the average Ameri-
can is slowly approaching the
103-year maximum. He may
reach it in a century or so
with present rapid advances
of medical science. The num-
ber of aged, with their null
titude of physical. psychologi-
cal and financial problems is
certainly on the increase. One
of President Eisenhower'S last
gestures - it might be said
the gesture of one old man to
other old men, will be
assembling the White House
Conferences on Problems Of
Aging early in January. This
will bring to Washington the
worlds foremost experts in
this field.
The Public Health Service
is particularly concerned. A
Center for Aging Research
has just been set up in the
National Institutes of Health,
which now is sponsoring ap-
proximately 500 rese arch
projects in university and
foundation laboratories all
over this country. The amount
expended in this field has
risen from 81 million in 1855
to $13.5 million for 1861 and
considerably greater advances
probably will be made after
the White House Confer
ence has made it's recommen-
dations.
The problems unquestion-
ably are almost overwhelm-
ing. At present. according to
a report to President Eisen-
hover from the Federal Coun-
Gil on Aging, headed by Sec
retary Arthur S. Flemming of
the Department of Health,
Education and Welfare, "15
million, or one twelfth, of our
population are 65 or older.
The incidence of chronic dis
ease begins to rise sharply in
middle age. but medical re-
search in the aging process
requires a study of changes
occurring throughout the
span Of life.
Evening star., 1960-12-01
Election Recheck

The current storm that Is
raging around alleged voting
frauds In the recent national
election is analogous to clos
ing the barn door after the
horse has been taken. What
ever good that may come
from exposing irregularities
in the results could well be
offset by the incalculable
damage to the American sys-
tenn Of government should
there be indications Of Q
major voting scandal. The
time for action in changing
the out-moded electorate is
past when it becomes neces-
sary to void an election. while
suffering the rest Of the world
to acknowledge q new Presi-
dent-elect and his admins
tration who. may. or may
not. come to power.
1t would be a miracle.
indeed. to even suppose that
an election Of such magnitude
involving millions Of voters
can be free of certain ir-
regular practices that could
amount to fraud when viewed
through the eyes of the op-
position party. Responsible
Republican leaders would do
well to weigh the consequent
ces Of their voting investiga-
tions at such q late date,
when any major upset Of the
bitter Democratic victory
could be Q national calamity
with serious global reper-
cussions.
Evening star., 1960-12-01
Integrotion Strife

Now, New Orleans Is feel
ing the iron heel Of Federal
tyranny. Will the crusaders
never be satisfied? Can they
not see what they have done
to the Capital Of our Nation?
Integration In Washington
was to be a model for the
Nation.
What we have now is not
integration. Owing to the
flight to the suburbs" we
have segregation in reverse.
In some cases we have a few
white children going to Negro
schools. In other cases we
have thousands of Negro pu-
pills who do not see a white
child all day. And the situa-
ton grows worse every year.
I am sick and tired Of
hearing intelligent people
mouthing about the "law of
the land" If integration is a
law. then it was enacted by
the Supreme Court.
But the tragic feature Of
this movement seems to be
entirely overlooked. What
about the fate Of these inno-
cent children who are being
forced into a situation which
must be extremely embar-
RAISING to them? Does any
one think their surroundings
are conducive to education?
Surely they would learn
much more in their own
schools. But the crusaders
have no more regard for
their welfare than they have
for the welfare of the thou
sands of white children whose
school life they are disrupt
ing.
... Elmer G. Helm.
Evening star., 1960-12-01
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used ~
letters carry tDriters' correct
names and addresses. All let
tiers are subject to condensd-
tion. Those not used triu be
returned only iDhen accom-
panied By self = addressed,
stamped eeuelopeS.
Evening star., 1960-12-01

comings Of the FAA Act Of
1858 and its relationship to
a normal democratic process.
He indicated that he would
favor some kind Of corrective
legislation.
I believe 1t is just as i'm
portant to get on with the
remedial legislation as it is
to appoint an outstanding
FAA administrator.
Robert E. TrimbIe.
Evening star., 1960-12-01
THE POLITICAL MILL
RockefeIIer's Hat In the Rino
BY GOULD LINCOLN

has done much to get the
State out of the financial
situation it faced at the close
of the Hartman Albany ad-
ministration.
Gov. Rockefeller's early
announcement that he will
seek reelection may be con-
strued as a challenge to Vice
President Nixon, who Is re-
ported to be weighing the
advisability of running for
Governor Of California, also
in 1862. The New Yorker has
been the first to run up his
standard.
Risk Involved
It has been variously re-
ported that Mr.. Nixon will.
and that he will not, run for
Governor against Demo-
cratic Gov. Pat Brown. It
is presumed Mr.. Brown will
be able to win denomination.
And it has also been argued
that Mr.. Nixon must seek
and obtain the governorship
of California if he is to keep
himself politically alive for
a second presidential nomi-
nation in 1864. On the other
hand, some party leaders
take the position that Mr..
Nixon, having won the vote
of California, his home
State, in the recent presi-
dental race, should not take
the risk of. losing it in a
race for Governor. A defeat
in such a race would, in all
probability. spell political
death for him. It may be re-
called, however. that Gov.
Thomas E. Dewey Of New
York kept himself very much
alive politically after he had
been defeated in 1914 for
President by seeking and
winning again the governor
ship.
Undoubtedly the extreme,
Old Guard, members Of the
Republican Party will object
very much to a Rockefeller
nomination for President in
1864. But if he should win
impressively in New York in
1862, it would take more than
their voice to defeat his drive
for the presidential nomina-
ton. He found this kind Of
opposition to him in 1853 and
announced he would not seek
the G. o. P. nomination,
since the party leaders-or
the men who ran the national
apparently
wanted him to leave the way
open to a Nixon nomination.
He has probably regretted
that decision, for he might
have won in presidential pri-
mary contests and had a
chance to gain the 1860 nom
ination.
Gov. Rockefeller's early
announcement may be re-
garded, too. as a challenge to
the Old Guardsmen, since he
wishes very strongly to give
the Republican Party a more
progressive image-an image
more attractive to many Of
the voters. He hopes. he said.
that Vice President Nixon
will aid in such a crusade.
Whether Mr.. Nixon is willing
to go as far along such lines
as the New York Governor
remains to be seen.
The extremely close race
Mr.. Nixon ran against Presi-
dent-elect Kennedy leaves
him in a strong position to
challenge Gov. Rockefeller
in the matter of party leader
ship, and also for a presiden-
tial nomination three-and-a-
half years hence.
Evening star., 1960-12-01

money will be raised, it is planned, by
a new development council, comprising
alumni and civic leaders generally. The
project is worthy Of widespread support.
Evening star., 1960-12-01

Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller
Of New York has done the ex-
pected - a little bit earlier
than he was expected to do
it. Rarely has q man an
nounced his intention to run
for so important an Office as
Governor of the Empire State
almost two years before the
election. But the Governor
has a reputation for doing
the unexpected. Although he
has sought to soft-pedal any
idea that his determination
to run for reelection is mere
ly a forerunner of a campaign
for the G. o. p. presidential
nomination in 1864, his an
nouncement has thrust him
boldly into the clear as poten-
tial leader of the Republican
Party-notwithstanding the
traditional attitude that the
most recent presidential nom
inee for President, if he Is not
in the White House. is the
"titular leader" Of his party.
Gov. Rockefeller does not sub
scribe to that idea. although
he says Mr.. Nixon will play
"a tremendously important
part" in the rebuilding Of the
COP.
AS things stand today. the
Governor has an excellent
chance of winning reelection
in 1862. In addition to his own
personal popularity, which
still is high with many Of the
people, both in New York City
and upstate. he is aided by
the situation of the Demo-
cratic Party. The Democrats
are engaged in a terrific
struggle between the regular
organization. headed by DEM
ocratic State Chairman Prem
dergast and in the city by
Carmine @. DeSapio. Tam
many boss. against the So
called reform movement,
headed by former Senator
Lehman and Mrs. Eleanor
Roosevelt. Also, the Demo-
Gratis have no strong poten-
tial nominee to run against
Gov. Rockefeller. Only two
names have been discussed
for the gubernatorial nomina-
ton, that Of Mayor Wagner
of New York and Controller
Arthur Levitt. Mr.. Wagner
has been on the political
scene a long time. He is ex-
pected to run for reelection,
unless he is tapped by Presi-
dent-elect Kennedy for i'm
portant Federal Office, and he
might have difficulty win
ming. Mr.. Levitt, while the
sole Democrat to win State
wide Office in the Rockefeller
sweep in 1858, is not regarded
as a strong or particularly
attractive candidate for Gov
ernor.
Will Build Record
When Gov. Rockefeller
runs in 1862, he will have
on the ticket with him Sen.
ator Javits,' who will be ur
for reelection at that time
Mr.. Javits will add strength
to the Republican ticket, too
Neither the Governor mol
anyone else appears to have
any doubt that he will bt
able to win denomination
and it is a brave man whit
would prophesy his defea'
in the election itself. Tht
Governor will do his best t,
make a good record during
the next two years. He ha
a Republican-controlled Leg
Evening star., 1960-12-01
Scope of FAA

Ralph Cohen.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1960-09-14

Reading Club enrolled children
throughout Horny County this
year and encouraged them to
read at least one cook on South
Carolina. Any child in the CO.
unity who could read was eligi-
Die foI membership, and l3l
children did qualify for ccrti-
itcatCS. In addition. anyone
VINO wished To try for a prize
WAS encouraged tn write a re-
port on one of the books they
read. In their own words they
were To tel the story Of the
book and to give a summary of
why they did or did not like
the book.
Many quite good reports were
handed in from children of all
ages. In picking winning re-
ports. the age and the school
experience of the children We're
taken INTO consideration.
Some children registered for
the Reading Club at the Horny
County Memorial Library and
ether children signed up at
various Bookmobile stops. Win
hers from the group registered
al the main library are Bonita
Jordan who is in the fourth
Trade At Wacyamaw Element
ary School and Lcanna Lynn
Brown who is in the fifth grade
at Humcwood f. entary
School. Winners from the group
who joined the Reading Club
at the Bookmobilc stops were
Diannc Williams who will be
IN the third grade at Home
wood School and Bonnie Hold
inc. an eighth grader at Socas-
tee School.
The winner of the prize from
the Conway Branch Library is
Elizabeth Goff VINO is in the
seventh grade at FInklea High
School
Prizes may be picked up by
the winners AT the Horny Co.
w'N Memorial Library. or. in
the case of those who signed
Up with the Bookmobilc. the
prizes will be taken To the
children at their school.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1960-09-14
Registration Open
For W.S.C.S. Fall
Retreat Sept. 2S-29

The W. S. {. s. Fall Retreat
will be held at Myrtle Beach.
5. G. September 28-29 You
must prc-rcgiStcr. Sonding the
full amount Of S7.29 with your
name and address To Mrs. Her
bert McAbce, 500 Pcnnwood
Drive, SpartanburG, S. c. All
persons arriving together will.
as far as possible. be placed to-
cCthcr. September 26 is the
dCadlluC for rCgiStCration and
there will be no refunds after
that date. Do not send your re-
quests TO Harris Villa, Myrtle
Beach, S. c.
Mrs. Milton Randolph will be
the leader Of the conference
wide Fall Retreat.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1960-09-14

change from Kerosene lamps
and the drudgery of farm liv-
mg in 1899 to electric lights
end a new kind of rural life
HE that has all the electrical
c"nv"nlenceS OF living in down.
town Florence.
It's one of South Cardinals
greatest success stories.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1960-09-14


organized their own corpora
tionS and applied to the REA
for loans. In fast order. they
were approved.
Each of the seven Co-upS
were formed as non-pruiit.
private enterprises locally
owned and managed: incorpor-
atcd under South Carolina state
law. All seven are owned by
the 1868 members they serve.
Each member-cOnSumer is en-
titled To one vote in election of
officers and in the affairs II
the cooperative.
LyncheS Rive. at Pagclanl.
ton of system to serve paris
of Chesterfield. Lancaster and
kerShaw counties. Marion re-
ceived a loan one month later
to serve lower Dillon and all ui
Marion counties with central
station power.
Three CO-upS. Marlboro al
BennettSVillC, Pee Dee 1T Oar
lingtOn and SIntvr at KINGS
treC.got their financial noes ON
the same day. November p.
1889. Pee Dcc'S service area IN
cludCS the lower half of Chest
crfi,Id p1,, -, To-, ,,n,.,.
Florence and D,rIir,,,,,, ,.'.'r,
tics lI,rfhorn.. ,r,.,.i,n,.,, 49,,
comnas.rs ,rrr,, pirr,, and
MarIb,r, c,,,r,irs S,,,,. .,.
states lryacs, clcctrI. curp,l.-
tive, got official sanction I.
serve GEORGETOWN. lower. Flor
cncc. Clarendon and Williams
burg counties.
. Horny Last To Get Okap
Black River. with admiu:.-
tratlvc quarters al Sumter. va,
granted a loan on July /. 1910
to serve lower Ke"shaw. Lee
upper Clarendon and Sm,..
counties. Horny va. las; e. gar
REA approval Ia serve Horlv
County on November 20. 1910.
lima electric c"-ups hay. rrra.c
RkA over 33 million dollars
including l8.728.4l7 in interest
on loans tu,rIlinG about $75.-
6J.,uJJ. The 1916 farms served
20 years ago has been !rcrcGs-
cd to over 1907 farm and
rural outlets served b" over
3"'3l5 miles o! coop lines a
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1960-09-14
Pee Dee Area Electric = :':5 :
Cooperufives OBSERVING
Twenty Years OF PROGRESS

BY all rules of utility reason
ing, the Pee Dec'S electric CO.
operatives should have fallen
flat on their limited kilowatts.
Their first Officers. elected
from the ranks of coop con-
Sumer-OwncrS were great at
producing tobacco and farming
III general, but they were total
amateurs in the electric bust
ness. Even newly appointed
managers and line crews were
short on construction and
maintenance knowledge.
There was shortage of more
than just manpower and know
how. Money, material and
right-of-way clearncSS were
difficult to obtain. Potential
consumers were spread thin
throughout the Florence region
with a limited but pressing
need for electric power. Hun
GrcdS of dollars would have to
be invested for lines that would
serve members that would
consume barely two dollars
worth of power per month.
Even today, S. c. co-opS aver
age less than four consumers
per mile of line.
It's been a tough fight all
the way.
Existing power companies
called pleas for blanket rural
clcCtrlflCatI0n Impractical and
economically unSuund." Und-
CrStandablr in business for
profit. the companies were
convinced there was no mon
ely to be made out in the coun-
try where customers were not
only far apart (mcaning more
poles and longer lineS) but
probably too poor TO pay the
bills.
Some farmers were told that
they could have electricity II
they lived in a wcll-popuIatcd
section not far from town and
was first to get an REA akay
on June l3, 1899 for conStruc-
that i! they would make a cash
contribution - sometimes as
much as S2-3. OOO-to the cost
q. line construction and be
willing 10 pay high rates. The
lines were to be decided to the
power companies.
Farmers Said No
Pee Dee farmers by the hun
drCdS turned thumbs down IN
such offers. They felt that a
newly formed government az
cnCy. the REA. would nll the
bill. REA. as a banker then rs
now. would provide the money
AT interest. The farmers them
selves. told that the profit an
gle wouldn't work. tried new
approach.
They formed co-OpS not 10
make money for stockholders
but To provide electricity for
themselves. Although the av-
cragc independent thinking
Pee Dee farmer has never
wanted to look to Washington
for help. he was forced to turn
10 REA for advice and low
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1960-09-14

Visiting the Rupert Moore
family last week were Mr.. and
Mrs. Simon Lawrimore and
Johnny VenterS of Heming-
way: Mrs. Bishop HUMPHREYS
of near Lake City, Mr.. and
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1960-09-14
Finklea Hi Students
Wins Carolina Trails
Reading Club Award

With the slogan. Know Your
State" the Carolina Trails