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Evening star., 1961-04-13
The Presidents .TV Appearance

it would have to be favorable.
You could not say that Mr..
Kennedy has electrified the
country, but the public, from
available evidence, approves
of what he is doing, and ap-
pears to believe that, so far
at least, he has been calm,
competent and serious"
There was, to be sure, no
financial compensation to
President Kennedy in con-
nection with the TV program.
But would it be proper for a
President to accept compen-
sation and donate it to
charity? 1t will be recalled
that congressional hearings
in 1887 revealed that Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, while
in the White House, had made
a contract in 1885 for ten
radio broadcasts for a total
of approximately 100000.
which she had designated
should go as contributions
to charity. At first. the
Treasury did not consider
these payments to be taxable
to her, but in 1912 ruled that
they should be included in her
personal income, subject to
deductions for charitable
contributions within the
legally specified limits.
Back in the spring of 1893,
the late Louis Howe, private
secretary and presentations
officer at White House-in
fact, the right-hand man of
the late President Franklin
D. acknowledgement on a
commercially sponsored ra-
dio program every Sunday
night. It was said at the time
that he received 81 500 week
ly for his talks. The CONNER
cial sponsor was a public
utility and oil company. 1t is
estimated that Mr.. Howe was
paid a total of around $30.-
600 that year for his radio
talks.
The basic question. of
course, is whether a Presi-
dent or other high officials
whose salaries are paid by
the taxpayers of the United
States-should allow the
prestige Of their respective
positions to be used to ad-
vertise any commercial prod
uct, even though they them
selves receive no remunera-
ton and do not accept any
compensation whatsoever.
(CopyriRht, 196D
Evening star., 1961-04-13
CONSTANTINE BROWN
When Kennedy Meets De GouIIe

broker" is and has been a
purely personal one. Because
he has the complete conf
dence of both sides, he is
able to carry the necessary
messages and assurances be-
tween the contending parties
without challenge, and to do
so in a manner that exposes
neither side to any unfair
disadvantage.
But recently the United
States Ambassador to Tu-
nisia, Walter Walmsley re-
portedly on instructions from
the State Department, visited
the offices of Ferhat Abbas,
Premier of the Algerian pro-
visional government, to ex-,
tend best wishes. it is said,
for the success of the direct
negotiations with the French
which were to have begun
last April 7.
Within hours of the visit,
the talks were postponed in
definitely. We cannot know
precisely why, or what might
have been said in the con-
versations, that caused the
temporary disruption of what
appeared to be a promising,
series of conferences at Evian
les Bains on the wiss-French
border.
But even the weakest Of
the very weak series Of
French governments that pre-
ceded the return to power of
Gen. de Gaulle was adamant-
on foreign interference in the
Algerian question. The pow
erful and determined govern
ment of Gen. de Gaulle is no,
less so, and the French Presi-
dent is more than a little.
miffed, Paris diplomats re-
port, by the seemingly graf
uitiouS contribution of the
United States to the delicate
and sensitive negotiations
which were about to start.
Evening star., 1961-04-13

When President Kennedy
meets French President
Charles de Gaulle, the youth
full American is almost GER
tainly going to hear some
courteously worded but none
the-leSs pointed comment on
the recent United States ac-
tions in the Algerian situa-
ton.
Gen. de Gaulle, steadily
emerging as Western Eu-
ropes most significant states
man, is going to have a lot to
say about a lot of important
subjects. He will discuss with
the American President the
future role Of the North At
lantic Treaty Organization.
He will want to know the out
lines, at least, of the Ken
nedy administrations future
policies toward the nations Of
Western Europe.
And there will be many
other pressing topics brought
up for discussion between the
two leaders. On Algeria, how
ever, Gen. de Gaulle is likely
to be somewhat querulous,
and may even clay down the
law" on a subject that has
become the most important
single thing to perplex and
challenge the government of
the French Republic.
1t is no secret that Gen.
de Gaulle is very much an
noyed at certain United
States moves taken recently
that bear directly on the Al
gerian question. There has
been no United States inter-
vention, in the usual mean
ing Of the term, but there
aSsuredly has been some de-
gree of interference" even
though such meddling has
been done in the sense Of
lending good offices to hurry
along a negotiated peace in
. Algeria after nearly seven
years Of war.
The Kennedy administra-
Evening star., 1961-04-13
DORIS FLEESON

It is a national scandal
that the Russians have been
the first to shoot a man
around the world in a space
ship and bring him back
alive.
Responsible officials Of the
United States have known
for years that the same feat
could be achieved by this
rich and powerful country.
They had every reason to be-
lieve that it also could be
and would be done by the
Russians.
The politicians who must
make the decisions on which
the survival Of the United
States depends ducked. They
lacked the determination 10
put an end to Pentagon COM
petition over which service
should make the space ef-
fort. In the end, they created
still a fourth agency, NASA,
which has still to get off the
ground in any meaningful
way, much less conquer
space.
The politicians of the
executive branch did not
have the courage to demand
the necessary funds from
Congress. Members of Con-
gresS did not trust the
American people to under
stand all that was involved
Evening star., 1961-04-13
RALPH McGILL
SenequI: An Island of Stability

through orderly processes to
independence. But for that,
Africa might not now be so
precariously balanced on his
tory's scales. The Congo prob
lem greatly has complicated
the working out of independ-
ence for Tanganyika, Kenya
and Uganda. But British
prestige presently is improved
because Of her stand in the
Commonwealth against the
racial policy Of the South
Africans. Her past record Of
preparing colonies for inde-
pendence is magnificent and
inspires confidence.
Tanganyika's Premier Ju-
Illus Nyerere has announced
he will work toward an East
African Federation to halt
what he calls the "Balkaniz-
alton" or augmentation of
Africa as the new nations
emerge.
Naturalization and the
emotional hunger for inde-
pendence and freedom" now
bind the continent together.
But he sees the day when
rivalries will arise and the
new nations may be fighting
one another.
This leads this new premier
to argue that neither his
country nor other African
states should be armed. They
cannot, he says, defend them
selves against great powers.
If they have arms they can
end up only in fighting their
neighbors. Money, he says, is
needed for immediate human
needs-not ornaments.
This is good sense. 1t would
seem, for all its logic, perhaps
too idealistic for our time.
But that Senegal speaks out
against anti-colonial hatreds,
and that Tanganyika's pre-
mier can be proposing such
terms are hopeful notes in a
time Of discord.
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Good Sense Seen in Nations Outlook,
And Johnsons Found and Gave Goodwill

spoke well Of France and the
United States. He disclaimed
any part in the campaign Of
vituperation between East
and West" He warned Afri-
can nations against falling
into the error Of attacking
their former colonial rulers
merely because they once
were dominant. He declared
a policy Of friendship would
assist, as it has in Senegal,
in a transition to peace and
true independence. economic
and personal.
Senegal is a small country,
1t is the best known area in
what was French West AZ
rica, and perhaps the most
Westernized. The Senegalese
have served in the French
army for generations and
their record is excellent. Sen
egal boasts a substantial edu-
Gated class and has been
sending representatives to the
French parliament since the
First World War. The popu-
lation is about 3 million, the
land area 80, 500 square miles.
1t is a small island of sta
bility in a disturbed contin-
ent. 1t is free, at last for the
time being, Of hatreds and
strife. 1t reminds us that not
all Of Africa is ravaged with
diSsension and disorder.
There is another hopeful de-
velopment.
The British, who are ad-
ministratorS of the United
Nations Trust Territory Of
Tanganyika, set December
%, of this year, for the es-
tablishment of full independ-
ence. The great tragedy is
that the Belgians so COM
pletely failed in their at
tempts to guide the Congo
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RALPH McGILL

It generally was on the
inside pages. but the story
Of LBJ and Ladybird in Sen
egal, West Africa, was a good
one and perhaps not entirely
without portent.
The Senegalese were cele-
brating their first year Of in
dependence, and they made
much Of the fact that Lyndon
johnson and his attractive
wife were there to represent
the United States. Dinners,
parades and small human in
cidents enlivened the visit.
The huge, multi-colored UNI
brella which a chief was
holding over Mrs. johnson
during the progress Of a pa
rade to protect her from the
sun snapped shut about her
head. Her laughter and good
.lumor prevented embarrass-
ment. The Vice President was
attracted by the bright face
of a small boy. He handed
him a ball point pen, saying,
"Son, you write me a letter
when you are a big man."
The crowds liked the big
Texan. They swarmed about
him, crying, Long live the
United States, champion of
independence" That is a
new, warming sound, in a
time of anti-United States
slogans. The Vice President
speaks no French, but he
made himself understood
with smiles and a friendliness
SO genuine the crowds re-
sponded emotionally.
At the formal dinners. at
teas and in meetings with the
people in villages and cities,
the Johnsons most creditably
represented their country.
Senegal's President Senghor
Evening star., 1961-04-13
Dignity of the office Believed Impaired
By Commercial Aspects of Program
DAVID LAWRENCE

President Kennedy did
Tuesday night on a television
network what no other Pres
ident of the United States
has ever done-he partici-
pated in a program whose
commercial sponsor urged the
American people to buy its
products. The cost Of the
time used was not contribu-
ted by the television COM
pany, but was paid for by a
toothpaste manufacturer.
Many observers feel the
dignity of the Presidency was
impaired when Mr.. Kennedy
appeared in the role of a
television performer in a pre-
recorded and rehearsed pro-
gram.
Five times the hour-long
show was interrupted for
commercial advertising of a
toothpaste and, in the final
section of the film, the Pres
ident's picture was repeat
edly used as a background
for the presentation of the
names of those who edited
and produced the show-the
television personnel Of the
program itself.
1t will be argued that
newspapers and other pub
lications carry advertising
matter alongside presidential
pronouncements, but, in re-
buttal, it must be said that
no story of White House
news is interrupted in the
middle of a news column
while the reader is told in
the same column about the
merits OF a particular tooth
paste.
The show had to be re-
hearsed and pre-recorded
two weeks ago. The President
sat at the table in the cabi-
net room of the White House
with a pile Of photographs
before him. AS he held them
up for the viewer to see.
the broadcasting company
flashed them in full length
on the screen. Mr.. Kennedy
then discussed each Of his
presidential assistants and
also described the operations
Of his cabinet. So the whole
effect was that Of a tele-
vision show.
Up to now, a Presidents
appearances on television
Evening star., 1961-04-13

have been confined to the
showing of his unrehearSed
press conferences or his pub
lie addresses or Of pictures
of spontaneous news events
in which he happens to be
participating. There h a S
been a tacit understanding
with the broadcasting COM
panies that presidential press
conferences would not be
commercially sponsored. No
prearranged show has ever
been put on with a Presi-
dent in the manner of the
Tuesday night performance.
One wonders whether the
other toothpaste companies
are going to have the op-
portunity to put on a tele-
vision show in which the
vast audience collected for a
presidential appearance will
be made available to them
to sell their wares.
Actually, the President did
a good job, and the television
ratings on his performance
should be high. Indeed, he
acted his dramatic role well,
and so did Mrs. Kennedy,
who followed him in the clos
ing IS minutes of the same
program. In fact, it can be
said that Mrs. Kennedy, with
her calm and restrained
manner, was the hit of the
show.
Plainly a President and his
wife have every right to ap-
pear on television or to con-
tribute articles to printed
publications, selecting those
they want to favor with ex-
elusive stories. 1t may some
times be unwise politically to
do so, but there's no practi-
cal argument against playing
favorites, especially if it wins
a plug needed perhaps for
the next election. Thus, the
National BroadcaSting Co.
commentator who narrated
the program spoke of the re-
verses as well as the sue
cesses Of the President in his
first 80 days, but did insert
a very nice plug for the Ken
nedy administration when he
said:
IF you had to sum up in
one word the general re-
action to President Kennedy,
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ASSISTANT MANAGER
for
Ladies' Specially Store

Opening for ambitious aggressive young
man between % and 40 years of age with
one of Washington's leading large womens
quality speciality stores. Must have had
some retail store experience either in man.
agement or as buyer or assistant. Will
consider applicant now ready for manage
ment status. Excellent salary and oppor-
tunity for advancement. Write, giving full
details in strictest confidence. Mr.. S. M.
Winkler, c/o L. Frank Co., 1900 ST., Wash
ington, D. C.
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THE DINNER
RESTAURANT OPENS
AT MACS HEAD SAT.
CIemente Organization Providing
Different Touch to Dining
and Dancing Facilities

A new attraction begins this
week end at Mays Head, Saturday
morning, as the Clemente Restau-
rant and Ballroom located in the
heart of Mays Heads recreational
district begins operations. 1t is in
the location formerly operated by
Allen Mann, Jr. of Manteo, as
skating rink and bath house.
The interior has been completely
remodeled, removal of partitions
paving the way for more spacious
accommodations. Seating has beer
arranged for 450 persons. The
main dining room is equipped with
redwood furnishings, and will fea-
ture open-hearth cooking, along
with many other specialties. The
ballroom, as we'll as main dining
room, has been illustrated on all
walls with murals depicting histori-
col scenes significant to the tour
list.
The Clemente name is not new in
this type of business, for the Glenn
ente Corporation presently is oper-
ating restaurants and cafeterias in
Penns Grove, N. ]. and Newcastle,
Del, with another opening soon in
Penns Grove. Still another is in the
making for Hallandale, Florida.
The firm is presently feeding
around three million persons yearly
in its Delaware and New Jersey
businesses, and has been in opera
ton for % years.
Backbone of the organization
are the Clemente Brothers, AL,
Andy, and Harry, Mike Maurizio,
and Evo Funari who handles public
relations. All have been active for
several months in getting the Mays
Head remodeling completed.
On Friday evening the manage
ment will be host to vacation oper-
ators and other invited guests at a
hospitality hour and dinner. Pre-
sent for this occasion will be Mrs.
Anna Clemente, better known as
"Mom Clemente," whose recipes are
still a feature of the menu in their
restaurant operations.
Beginning Saturday night, music
of Bill Caruth and the Concord
Commanders from Athens, West
Va, will be enjoyed nightly in the
ballroom. Caruth has been a favo-
rite for many summers at Mays
Head, usually playing a two-montll
stand.
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BLUE MARLIN
BIGGEST FISH NEWS
AT HATTERAS

HATTEHAS.-Blue marlin still
holds the spotlight in a piscatorial
way here at Hatteras.
Starting today is the second
annual International Blue Marlin
tournament with Senior Esteban A.
Bird skipper of the Puerto Rican
Club Nautico de San Juan team
on hand to defend the champion
ship he and his team mates won
last year at Hatteras. Also here
from far far away places are Van
der Reit's South African anglers,
the Panama team with some
domestic anglers taking party and
several others from the north and
deep south of the Atlantic coast.
At least two North Carolina
teams are in the competition, they
being New Hanover from Whining
ton and the Hatteras Marlin Club
fishers who are sponsoring the big
event which was scheduled to have
a dozen or more teams in the
classic. Pre-tourney fishing for
billfish was very god in Hatteras
waters. The first of the season was
taken on May Fl and up to and
through June 16 more than 40 bill
fish, most of them blue marlin, had
been caught. At least 25 percent
of the billfish taken so far off
Hatteras this year have been re-
leased while still alive, a trend
meets with favor of most anglers,
and also the commentators and
other people who believe in con-
servation.
The tournament this year not
only has Esteban Bird and his
champs of 1860, but also the man
who is greatly responsible for start
ing the international competition
here. He is Secretary of Commerce
Luther H. Hodges, who as Governor
of North Carolina had much to
do with developing and encourage
ing big game fishing Secretary
Hodges is scheduled to fish under
the Hatteras Marlin Club colors
on one or two days Of the COM
petition.
Billfishing has been conferred off
Hatteras since the initial catch
of the season in May, but already
a few have been taken by anglers
aboard Oregon Inlet boats and if
the same trend this year follows
the pattern of 1860 and previous
summer seasons most of the catch
es of blue and white marlin will
be off Oregon Inlet during July
and August, with the big game
fish returning to waters off Hat
Iteras in September, October and
the first half of November.
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DENNY CLAUDE WISE, son Of
Reverend and Mrs. MILFORD D. Wise,
formerly of Manteo, was among the
eighty-seven graduates of White
vile High School to receive Diplo-
mas at graduation exercises held
May 90 at Whiteville.
Wise, a member of the High
School band for the past two years,
was awarded a silver trophy, pre-
scented by the Woman's club for
outstanding band achievement. He
was awarded an art citation by the
Parent Teachers Association, in
recognition of his work in the field
of art. AS the student with the
highest scolastic average in science,
in his class, he was awarded the
Bausch and Lomb Honorary Science
Award. He plans to continue his
education at North Carolina Wes-
leyan College, Rocky Mount, in the
fall.
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BUSY CONVENTION
DAYS AT MACS HEAD
DURING THIS WEEK

Now in session in Mays Head at
The Carolinian for its Goth
annual meeting Is the Seaboard
Medical Association. Physicians
from all sections of eastern North
Carolina the Tidewater Virginia
are in attendance.
The Medical Association meeting
followed the 10th annual Sports
Fishing Short Course sponsored
by N. C. State College Extension
which opened on Monday of this
week at The Carolinian.
Thirty seven students" and
about Is instructors made up the
Short Course this year, a school
designed to teach people how to be
better fishermen or fisherwomen.
The Short Course included talks by
tackle experts, sportsfishing equip
rnent, lures and bait, and also
surf casting. On Tuesday the group
fished the Gulf Stream with only
fair luck, although several nice
dolphin were taken. On Wednesday
they learned more about the art of
fresh water fishing and on Thurs
day, another trip was made inshore
at Oregon Inlet. The students re-
ceived diplomas and were scheduled
to return to their homes on Friday,
as the Seaboard Medical Associa-
ton began it's annual meeting.
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MANY TAKE PART
IN DEDICATION
OF WINTON P. O.
Hertford County Seat Celebrates
as Hometown Man. Postal
Official Welcomed.

The small town of Winton, which
is the county seat of Hartford
County held a glorious day when
the new postoffice building was
dedicated. And so this town, much
smaller than Manteo, has modern,
aforementioned postoffice wi Ii
room in which to work comfortably
and efficiently, built since plans
were begun to construct new
Manteo postoffice. But Manteo
didn't get new building because
numerous citizens signed a petition
against it, and sought political help
to block the project. Winton's new
building replaces one built in 49,
15-46 years ago. Manteo's post
office has been in use since 1910
and has long since been outgrown,
and is now without half enough
space to take care of it's rapidly
increasing traffic.
1t was a gala day for Winton, and
many postmasters of the area at
tended. From Columbia, Mrs. Effie
A. Brickhouse, and from Kill Devil
Hills, Mrs. Irene Twiford attended.
Congressman Herbert Bonner was
there to join the principal speaker,
a native of the area, Hon. John w.
Askew who is now acting regional
director of the Postoffice Depart
ment in Atlanta, Ga. His old home
folks, proud of his career, turned
out in great numbers to see him
and to congratulate him on his
distinguished career in the postal
service, since he graduated from
High School in 1920.
Although the rain interrupted
the program, held on a platform
outdoors it was continued inside
the new building.
Rep. Bonner and Mr.. Askew
spoke of communications as the
lifeblood of America that "stimu-
lates all social, cultural and eco
nomic progress"
The postal service ais now ham
ding 81 billion pieces of mail a
year." Rep. Bonner said.
Mr.. Askew said 1000 new post
See POST OFFICE, Page Five
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MANTEO LIONS INSTALLING
NEW OFFICERS TUESDAY

Officers for 1961-1962 will be in
stalled next Tuesday night for the
Manteo Lions. Ladies night will be
observed at the same time, at "a
banquet beginning at the Dareo-
lima Restaurant, Mays Head, at
7:16.
jimmy Jackson, president of
Elizabeth City Lions, will make the
following installations: Ralph Um-
phlett, president; Melvin Jackson,
Clyde Biggs and r. d. Sawyer, Jr.,
lst, End and 3rd v-presidents, re-
spectively; Ernest Fuller, secre-
tary; Robert Adams, treasurer; M
Keith Fearing, tailtwister; Bobby
Owens, lion tanner; Jack Tillett and
Chssley Midget two-year direc-
tora
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ROANOKE ISLAND GOLF
COURSE OPENING SAT.

On Saturday, June II, the Roam
oke Island Par-Three Golf and
Driving Range, located on Roanoke
Island at the east approach to the
Croatan Sound Bridge, will open.
Lighting on the nine hole ninety
yard, par-three course will permit
night playing.
The driving range features two
full sized target greens, a green
for hole-in-one contests, and pro-
fessional mats for tees. The man.
agement also operates a Golf Shop
with an assortment of golfing
equipment.
The course is the project Of DR..
w. W. Harvey, Jr. and John Wright
of Manteo and is an attraction
sure to provide entertainment for
visitors. Randall Holmes Of Manteo
will be on duty each day.