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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-21
Who's Qualified?

AS public spectacleS go, the grilling
OF Deputy Secretary Of Defense Gilpat-
ric by the Mcclellan Subcommitte has
been fair to middling. 1t did not meet
the standards set by the appearance of
Joe Valachi or the bar girls, but then
Mr.. Gilpatric is only a respected Gov
eminent official without a past really
lurid enough to star in this sort of show.
The production would have been
more significant if it had thrown any
new light on the Tx decision, presum-
ably the point to the whole investiga-
ton. The three-day haraSSment of Mr..
Gilpatric produced no evidence, how
ever, Of wrong-doing or political inter
ference in the decision to give the Tx
contract to General Dynamics rather
than Boeing.
One interesting proposal was made
during the hearing. A number of Sen
ators said Mr.. Gilpatric should have
disqualified himself from participation
in the Tx decision because he had
done some legal work for General Dy-
namics before coming to the Govern
ment OF course Mr.. Gilpatric's law
firm had done business for or against
many Of the Nations major defense
contractors. He presumably could,
therefore, duck out of many important
Pentagon decisions. He could stay home
most of the time, in fact.
So could almost any big league
lawyer, businessman or banker asked
to serve as defense official. If the sort
Of contacts Mr.. Gilpatric experienced
effectively diSqualify a man from Serv-
ice, then we should in the past have got
along without number of helpful peo-
pie. Elihu Root, Henry L. Stimson,
James Forrestal, Robert Lovett, and
Thomas Gates all would have been
barred. There is no telling, meanwhile,
what non-entitieS we could have had
in charge of our Defense establishment
men who had managed to remain
hidden all their lives from the main
streams of American commerce and
public life.
Mr.. Gilpatric is right, we think, in
arguing that it is better for public Off
Gals to do the work they are paid for
and make the decisions as honestly as
they know how.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-21
CoHeqioIity

You're not supposed to laugh IN
church, but there has been a certain
grave humor to the debate at the Sec
ond Vatican Council over the issue of
the "collegiality" of Catholic bishops.
The word signifies a concept that
the bishops do and ought to share in
the authority Of the Pope. To the non
theological view, it looks as If on this
one point at least the Catholic Church
is becoming Episcopal
The funny thing here is the way
the debaters have reversed their nat
ural positions. Urging collegiality is
Pope Paul, occupant of the most ven
cradle and in many ways the most alb
Solute office in the world Opposing are
handful Of bishops who would, pre-
Sumably, benefit most Immediately from
any sharing out of the papal powers.
Opposition of the bishop members
of the Curia, the papal bureaucracy, is
completely understandable - the same
phenomenon may be seen in Washing
ton anytime anyone suggests cutting
down any departments authority over
anything. But the opposition to this
characterization of the Catholic Church
includes, for instance, Francis Cardinal
Spellman, archbishop of New York and
representative therefore of the revolu-
tionary, egalitarian, church-State sep
aratist spirit Of the New World.
It's heartening in a way that this
kind of parliamentary anomaly is not
confined to secular legislatures. Even
the Councils of God have their troubles
in the caucus.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-21

tons were made without authority by
someone in Washington. They promise
that as soon as there are proper open
ingS the promotions will be restored.
What they mean is that the depart
ment bungled, and is taking quick steps
to get out Of an untenable position.
There are inequities in the Dallas
Post Office, and elsewhere, and they
should be corrected. But it will never
be done by running roughshod over
rules intended to protect the interests
of all
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-21
A BOOK FOR TODAY
How Will You Have Your Footnotes?
By DONALD MINTZ

:" It goes on for two and
half pages.
And there Is the footnote
mark of chaos. It tells a long
story that might have been
in the main body Of the text.
But the author couldn't work
it in. It may be totally irrele-
want. But it is going to be
told. This sort Of footnote
should cover at least three
pages so that the reader has
a bad time trying to find his
place again.
There is also the legitimate
footnote. It in d ates the
source of a statement or quo
tation and that is that. Take
it or leave it alone.
The Publishers
Except that the publishers
make it hard. Footnotes cost
money. They cost the most
money when they are put
where they belong, at the
bottom Of each page. They
are particularly expensive
when they are ego-elevating
or long story fOOtnotes be-
cause the layout man has
trouble telling what Is the
text and what are the foot
notes.
But set them all at once in
a single place-one after the
other-and that gets the cost
down. Put them in the back
of the book. That way the
reader has but to turn over
$50 pages in order to discov-
er whether he wants to read
the footnote or not. Or put
them at the end Of each
chapter. That way the reader
has the pleasure of trying to
find the end of each chapter.
Some publishers take dras-
tic measures. They leave the
fOotnotes out. The re ader
never knows who Is response
BILE for those magificent COM
ments In quotation marks. Or
where to find them.
It is not necessary to re-
port book-induced fear and
trembling to your analyst. It
is not what your mother and
father have done to you. It is
what authors and publishers
are doing to you. It's existen-
tial, that's what it Is.
And wait until you see the
footnoteS in the paper the an
alySt is writing about you.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-21
KWs Cure-AH

In the long history of home rule
debates, the proposal to give Washing
tonianS representative government by
ceding most Of the District Of Column
bia back to Maryland has been a re-
curing theme.
Every few years, it is revived. And
each time it picks up new group Of
enthusiasts who are impressed by the
seeming simplicity Of 1t all. It is no
surprise, therefore, that the latest re-
vival, spanked by Representative XVI
of Iowa, has done so again.
We are surprised, however, to see
Commissioner Tobriner, who should
know better, in such company. There
are good reasons why this old idea has
never got off the ground.
The first stumbling block, of course,
is Maryland'S willingness to take the
District back. 1t is not merely the
thought of inheriting WashingtonS
problems that has stricken Maryland
officials deaf, dumb and blind to such
suggestions in the past. Beyond that is
the thought of what this change would
do to the power structure of the State.
Just consider. Silver Spring already is
the second largest city in Maryland.
And the rate of growth In other parts
of suburban Montgomery and Prince
Georges Counties is equally great. APP
pended to the new city of Washington,
Md, this massive urban concentration
would unquestionably become the dom
inant political influence in the State.
And that prospect alone is enough to
give Maryland'S entrenched policy
makers the shoulders.
Even If this were not the case, Mr..
Kyl's approach would be all wrong. For
it contradicts the fundamental concept
of the Federal City. Certainly the
Founding Fathers, when they rejected
the bids of other cities and elected to
to locate the Nations Capital along the
wilderness Of the Potomac, had in mind
no such Federal enclave-a few blocks
wide-aS Mr.. XVI proposes. They had
in mind city which would grow and
thrive with the growth Of the Nation,
and over which Congress would exer-
else legislative control in order to pro-
vide a proper setting for the conduct
of Government.
This concept is as valid today as it
was in 1890. The fault, as far as the
development of the city is concerned,
is that Congress in recent years has
failed to assume a fair share Of the
costs Of maintaining Washington as a
center of beauty and dignity, largely
free from the induStrialization and
commerce which permit other cities to
pay their own way. Perhaps Congress
could escape this obligation by giving
the District away-if it could find a
taker But in doing so it also would
be giving away, irretrievably, those
values which have made the Nations
Capital unique among American cities.
AS for giving WashingtonianS
voice in the Government that rules
them, the first step already has been
taken by the 23d Amendment, which
will permit them to help choose the
President and Vice President for the
first time in 1864. The proper and just
second step is another constitutional
amendment, permitting them to elect
voting representatives in the House and
Senate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-21

The fOOtnOte is small. 1t Is
sometimes n e arly literally
beneath notice. 1t ought to be
hum Bile, and often it is.
Above all, it ought to be for
gettable.
But it isn't. People are al
ways remembering it, theor-
izing about it. There are
those who worship it (profes-
sors) and those who damn it
(publishers). If 1t weren't for
the professors and the pub
fishers, most Of us would be
pretty well able to take it or
let it alone as the spirit and
type size moved. But those
two groups have been expert
menting on re a d ers like
Pavlovian conSpirators.
And the reader is trauma-
tized. He picks up a book he
knows is serious because the
title is portentouS and the
dust jacket Syntax is tangled.
He trembles. He looks down
at the bottom of the pages;
he tries to find the end of
each chapter. Fearfully, he
looks at the back of the
book. Are they before the bib
biography, after the bibliog-
raphy? Well, they've got to
be before the index.
All, there they are!
The Professors
How did this miserable
state of affairs come about?
Let's begin with the profess
sors. 1t is well known that
every academic statement
must be backed by authority
and that all authority-even
the number Of a National
Science Foundation grant
that paid for an experiment.
is relegated to the footnOteS.
Assertions that George Wash
ington existed Tin the nor
NAL, common-Sense meaning
of the term, that Beethoven
wrote symphonies, and that
the earth is more or less
round must be buttresSed by
appropriate citations.
This leads to footnotes.
Then there is the ego-boost-
ing footnote. 1t begins, "In a
conversation l had with Al
bert Einstein one warm sum-
mer'S evening on his porch
in Princeton, he stated that I.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-21
WATCHING THE WORLD
By CROSBY S. MOVES
Foreign Correspondent Of The Star
All Eyes on De GouIIe and Erhord
PARIS
Forsian corsspoAdsns Of The stu

PARIS
Few m lettings between
Western leaders have stirred
up more speculation than the
one which begins here today
between West German Chan
cellor Erhard and French
President de Gaulle.
It is, In fact. q speculative
double-h e a der since the
meeting to follow immediate
ly afterwards b between DR..
Erhard and President Ken
nedy Is also q vital part Of
the guessing game. To Judge
from some Of the comment,
the future of the Western
alliance is at stake. not to
mention such lesser consider
atoms as the Common Mar
ket and the Franco German
treaty of cooperation
This is perhaps an exag-
geration. The one thing that
all official sources have been
very firm about is that there
is no thought on the part Of
the new German chancellor
Of making q choice between
France and the Unite d
States in the course Of his
journey. Radical changes in
established policies are not
expecte d. DR.. Erh I'd is
known above all as a master
of compromise. And he is ex-
pected to use his talents for
all they are worth over the
next few days.
Still a certain re a dust
ment Of everyone's position
seems inevitable. Germany's
relations with France under
Chancellor Erhard cannot
remain exactly the same as
they were under Konrad
Adenauer. And in the read
justment the interests Of the
United States are closely in
volved.
Contrasts in personality
would in themselves force a
change in q relationship that
was between Gen. de Gaulle
and DR.. Adenauer very much
a personal affair. DR.. Erhard
Is so different from his pred
ecessor that the old chan
cellor publicly proclaimed
him to be unfit to fill his
shoes.
Interesting Meeting
Differences In tempera-
ment and outlook b etwe e n
the rotund, cigar-smoking,
beer-swigging chancellor
from Bonn and the remote,
visionary president of France
are simply enormous. 1t is
not easy to see how Gen. de
Gaulle can possible hit 1t off
with a politician who by his
own admission has no overall
policy or even an overall view
of things: who eSchews gov
eminent by epigram and who
is as conciliatory and flexible
in his approach bending to
politics as his host is un-
bending.
Still it is certain that both
men will try. And the court
ship to the extent that it is
revealed to the outside world
should be fascinating.
Gen. de Gaulle, for his
part, is expected to trot out
all his formidable powers OF
political seduction for the
occasion. He will certainly
not press the American VS.,
European issue. He will, on
the contrary, be anxious to
convince his guest that he is
by no means as anti-Ameri-
can as his critics make him
out to be.
DR.. Erhard is also likely to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-21

tone down the more abrasive
features Of German policy for
the sake Of harmony. he Il
anxious In this first encoun-
ter to give the lie to DR.. AIDE
nauer. who has believed him
lacking II not totally devoid
Of diplomatic finesse.
Dr.. Erhard furthermore
has been developing Q kind
of overall European policy
since taking office. And If it
lacks the homogeneous quality
Of other grand designs" 1t
q mounts nevertheless to q
practical plan Of action on
various large problems of the
Western Alliance.
The Importance Of Franco
German cooperation Is
strong emphasized. Most as
suredly DR.. Erhard in Paris
will strongly indorse the i'm
portance Of the recently
signed Franco-German trea-
ty. He may also wish to dis
cuss q renewed effort to set
up m q chinery within the
Common Market group for
closer political cooperation.
On q number Of occasions
the new chancellor has
echoed the Gaullist idea that
France and Germany acting
together must serve as the
pole of attraction" for q
larger European political
community.
For Bigger Common Market
How large q community
Erhard is known to have set
his sights high. He believes
that the six-nation nucleus
of the Com mon Market
should be greatly enlarged.
He is particularly anxious to
have Britain in the Common
Market club.
He also believes that In the
long run the principle Of su-
pranationality should prevail
within the European area.
He is on record as favoring
increasing the delegation Of
national sovereignty to Com
mon Market authority and
would undoubtedly favor the
same development in the po-
litical field.
In all Of these things there
is the possibility Of eventual
conflict with the nationalist
ic ten denotes Of Gen. de
Gaulle. For the time being,
however, it Is a good bet that
no conflict will develop since
Chancellor Erhard, like DR..
Adenauer before him, seems
quite willing to curb his Su-
pranational leanings as the
price Of getting along with
Gen. de Gaulle. Britain's en-
try into Europe Is not under
any circumstances an urgent
matter. The rest is an evolu-
tionary probability which
could be compromised by
premature pressure.
Undoubtedly apart from
these lofty generalities the
most important thing the
two leaders will discuss Is the
price Of wheat.
Again the conversation Is
likely to be In general terms.
One cannot quite see Gen. de
Gaulle haggling with Chan
cellor Erhard about subsidies
to Germ an peasantry. But
unless the two men can come
to some understanding on the
problem of common agricul-
ture policy for the Common
Market. the lofty generalities,
together with Franco-Ger-
many amity and the Com
mon Market itself, could well
90 down the drain.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1963-02-13
Under
This
By c. B. SELLERS. JR.

WEATHER: The weather b,y
hccn one of the NEST talked
ABOUT topics for the past week
UT So. The fluctuating atmos-
Sphcric conditions have nut
many kinks into a great MANY
plans. Undoubtedly the adj
verse weather has caused civic
an" ciurch meetings To hay,
SparS" crow dis.
some people seem to think
lhoyrc made of sugar or some
lii'hg else that will melt when
ever they happen to come in
contact with moisture. These
are me same people who are
inc tirSt to begin the summer
marathon To the beaches anil
"'''cr resort areas. AT vacation
spots. they often lay i'm the sun
several hours and, seemingly
SIiicr no i'll effects. They are
also dragged behind motor
o"''S ON two slender pieces ~
WOOD (SNlS) and often perform
d"rCdcNll-iSh stunts. But when
'lcN'rc al home. the least p,,s,
"i wind or sight of storm
c'"'o can send them Scurryins
mo their thcrmoStaticaIly-
controlled dwellings.
II seems that we're bccom-
ing nation of Softics.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1963-02-13

The idea that the American
population is going tn pot is
no new thought. One wry
commentator has even sug-
2ested that we change GER
tain line i'm the song America
to read thuSly: And crown
thy good with brotherhood
from sen T." SHINING sea
including the nC,':I Of h'ubb. +
in between" All but the rNr.,i
uniformed are aware that Il
mericans are Swarming on
hospitals in ever increasing
hordcs, pSychiatriStS have now
replaced their couch with
couches, and morticians claim
that the situation is grave"
All the talking from the lor-
~ platform will do nothing IN
reverse this trend. | guess that
the best thing to do is to make
sure that YOU and your fam
lily become physically tougher.
One suggested exercise is
pushing yourself away from
the table.
RINGS: One of the long-a-
waited events IN student )
senior year is the receiving of
class rino.
Each year Mrs. Beth Woody,
senior sponsor. dCviSeS some
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1963-02-13

new way to give out rings and
keep seniors in the dark about
them. all at the same time. Mr..
Burleson, school principal, in
'ariably comes up with some
dea to put the seniors off
balance just before they are t.
receive their rings.
One year Mr.. Burleson call
cd the seniors on the carpet
because they had been "slow
In getting out of the building
during firedrill." Then he
sprang their rings on them.
Another time he announced in
chapel that some missing arti-
Giles had been found and ne
began distributing handkcr-
chiefs and other articles L.
their owners. After the first
unsuspecting girl had opened
her hankie, there was her
gold and synthetic ruby ring.
or course, she proclaimed the
news audibly throughout the
building without leaving her
cat.
Last year, Mr.. Burlcson a.
gam was making announces
mcnts in chapel. He was tell
ing the assembled student
body that many pupils didn't
know how to empty trashcans
properly. He then went to a
side of the auditorium and
took a waStebavket and de-
clared, Nov, this is how some
Of you people empty a waste
can :" Out poured paper,
soon followed by little blue
boxes which contained one
thing-ringS.
On Jan. %, our principal
announced that the seniors had
been running to lunch and, as
penalty, would have to go
To lunch after the junior class
had gone. This had the desired
effect of catching seniors off
guard. When the seniors were
called to lunch they were
Tiled.
AS they rounded corner Of
the school building, box with
Senior Class Rings 1868"
written on it lay in the direct
path of .hc onslaught of run
ring feet. Some noticed il.
others didn't even see it, one
or two hoped over il. and
then Dolores Lee (whosc hand
is picturcd) kicked the box
and noticed that there was
something in it," She opened
II and stared wild-cycd at the
rings. Soon she had recovered
enough 10 holler Rings" &
couple of dozen times.
Jackie Sayre. who works i'm
the school office during fourth
period. and Mrs. Woody were
standing nearby. Jackie had
discovered the rings; she had
been given hers and kept near
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1963-02-13
REORGANIZATION
Of Drivers
Urged

The South Carolina High
way Safety Committee last
week went on record as en-
dorS-ing a driver re-cxamina-
ton bill recently introduced
in the South Carolina General
Assembly.
The measure has been adj
vocated by citizens groups of
South Carolina for a number
Of years, and was given APP
proval at the annual meetins
of the Governors Highway
Safety Conference held Sep
TENDER 25.
Members of the Committees
executive counsel pointed out
that the bill, if enacted into
law, would result in taking
from the highways many per-
sons who arc nearly blind or
otherwise physically incapable
OF operating motor vehicles
safely. Under the proposed
driver REORGANIZATION maas-
ure, licenses would expire
four years from the date of
issue, rather than all expiring
on the same date, as now. This
would Stagger the load of lie
cnSc iSSuanccS more evenly
over the four-year period.
The Committee also discuss
ed proposed bill which would
provide for periodic motor We
hiclc inspections under a sys-
tenn where vehicles would be
checked by licensed garages.
Passage of such a measure, not
yet introduced in the General
Assembly, was approved at the
Governors Highway Safety
Conference, and has the back
ing of number of organi d..
tons in the state.
II was pointed out, at the
meeting, that number of
states already have laws re-
quiring the REORGANIZATION Of
drivers and periodic motor We
hivlc inspections.
Presided over by DIR. O. B.
Mayer, of Columbia, chairman
of the Safety Committee, tn"
council heard a discussion o:
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1963-02-13

guest minister at st. Andrews
Covenant Presbyterian Church
IN wilmington Sunday morn
ING. DIR. LaMottc is also inter-
I'M pastor of the Tabor Civ
Presbyterian Church.
Besides his ministerial dut-
les IN Tabor City. DR.. LaMotte
Is chairman of Adult Educa-
ton and director of Summer
School at st. Andrews Presby-
crian College of Laurinburg.
AT st. Andrews College, DR..
LaMottc teaches Greek. and
religion. He conducts services
at the local church at 1000
a. M. every Sunday.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1963-02-13

various proposals for making
the highways safer. Sample
driver licenses. on which were
imprinted photographs of driv-
ers, were circulated at the
meeting. II has been proposed
that South Carolina driver lie
enses also bear the photo
graphs of license holders. II
was explained at the council
meeting that good many I'M
licensed persons are attempt
ing Ia drive with the licenses
~ others, and photographs on
licenses wiuld provide more
positive identification of the
persons 10 whom they were
issued.
The executive council is
composed of % leading bust.
Hess and civic executives in
the state.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1963-02-13

by s" that no advance leak
age to her classmates might
occur.
After they got their rings,
the seniors gradually FLOAT
ED over to the cafeteria. Some.
who are considered sophis-
locates, were very visibly
shaken. Others, such as Chris
tine Canady, just had to have
good cry!
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1963-02-13
Work Is Pushed
On SBA Loon

Work moved ahead on two
fronts this week toward get =
ting final approval by the
Small Business Administra-
ton of a loan that would en-
able LoriS Industrial Dcve-
lopcrs, Inc, To construct al7O,-
600 square foot plant here for
the MI Idea Furniture Co.
a MIR. Williams, from the
SBA's Columbia office. was
scheduled To be in LoriS Tues
day to inspect the proposed
site for the S46O. 100000 build
ing and Tom Regain. SBA at
torncy from Richmond. was
due To arrive in LoriS today
wednesday,.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1963-02-13

Directors of LID have been
seeking all possible speed OH
approval of the loan so that
the new building may be ready
Tor the metal working plant
by July when the present
operation of manufacturing
lawn furniture comes to an
end.
Hope was expressed Tues
day that approval might be
quick SD that work of clearing
the site could begin no later
than March /.