The Delta Democrat-Times from Greenville, Mississippi • Page 4

EDITORIALS OF Balance of Payments Page 4 Greenville, Wednesday, November 6, 1963 Stay 11 is traditional for Mississippi Here To Mississippi's Republicans lost a battle yesterday, but served notice to respond to a call to close ranks they are going to make it a war from here on out. Paul Johnson, almost 20 years after he started running, is now governor and will be behind tho winner once a politician wins in Mississippi. Happily the call will not be so readily heeded from here on, for not everyone for four years. In the short run, si ill belongs to the same party, the second fact is more important. Mississippi will have a meaningful In the long run, the GOP showing opposition peering over the gov- yesterday is infinitely more sign- ificant.

No one who worked or voted for the Republican ticket need be unhappy about the outcome. Mississippians for the first time voted in large numbers as and for Republicans. They have now discovered that doing so is not fatal. They can be expected to do it again. IN mustering almost 40 per cent of the total vote, the GOP overcame the determined opposition of virtually every Democratic officeholder as well as the crushing weight of the state's one-party ernor and legislature's shoulders, which will be good for all the people.

Paul Johnson is now governor, of course. Me has promised to follow tiie Ross Barnett pattern for his new term, hut perhaps he doesn't mean it. Those who have known the governor-elect for some time profess to believe he is a capable, level headed man. He now has a chance 'o demonstrate it. Let us pray his oratory will not prove to have been the measure of his a i i In the meantime, the new Re- Iradifion.

In the face of these odds, publican party will be working to- the showing was even more amazing. Thanks to this election. Mississippi politics will never be the ward the next election and the one after thai. Success, as this contest has shown, will not come easily. But as the general election same again.

Thousands of people also proved, is safe to predict became aware of the evils in the that the days of cliff-hanging exisl- stale's political machinery. They ence are now over for the Missis- now recognize those evils cannot sippi GOP. The second party is be corrected "within the party." here to stay. Dhlrlbufed by King Feoturoi Syndicate- Basic Truth Reaffirmed Once again the basic fact about the East-West contest has been demonstrated, this time in Berlin. If the free world stands up to Communist demands and Commu- might be a lillle more meaningful, and the next one even more so.

The problem is a once the pattern of concession is set, it is hard to know when or where to That Rubber Tree Deal Doesn't') Include The Transportation iu nist bullying, the Communists will call a halt. Each time we pull away back down. It is only when we hesitate, temporize or rush to the conference table to negotiate on items over which there should be no negotiation that we lose ground to Soviet imperialism. It Is always easy to concede a fmall bit of ground on the theory that it doesn't matter. What would teem simpler than allowing the Russians to count our troops as they proceed across the autobahn to West Berlin? It doesn't really cost anything or so it might seem.

But of course it costs a great deal, for it recognizes the Soviet's right to abrogate past agreements unilaterally. The next demand from a fight or a showdown, we lose a little more nerve. Thus our refusal to bow to the Soviet demands on the autobahn, and the Russian's decision to let the troop convoy through after two days of harrassment, is as important as the day-by-day war in South Viet Nam. We could lose our battle with the Communists without a shot being fired by the slow attrition of small concessions --if we did not slug it out on tiny issues such as the autobahn headcount. There will be more incidents of this sort.

If the free world is to survive, the response must be the same for each. How To Keep Men In The Classrooms? The next time you visit an elementary school, just for look around and count the number of male teachers, Unless it is an unusual school, chances are you'll discover the men are greatly outnumbered by women teachers. It's rot a unique situation. Women teachers hold the upper hand throughout the nation's elementary school systems by a 9-1 margin, according to a recent survey by Tulane University researchers. Men outnumber women in the nation's high schools by about 11 per cent, but we sometimes wonder if more men aren't needed in the lower levels while children are in their more formative years.

NOT TO belittle the women, but most educators claim men are stronger disciplinarians and as the nation's mounting juvenile delinquency rate seems to indicate-- teachers and 38 per cent of all male teachers support this conclusion by expressing at least some desire to leave the teaching profession, the Tulane study revealed. It's no secret that few men or women ever get rich teaching although salaries in most school systems hove been greatly elevated in recent years. The average male teacher earns $5,568 and over 50 per cent supplement this by holding down 'second' jobs either during the school year or during vacation months. (These figures, of course, are considerably lower in Mississippi.) Quite obviously, many school districts are in no position to offer lucrative teacher salaries to nttrnct and keep promising young teachers but perhaps they can appeal to prospective teachers and future administrators in ways by offering opportunity for challenging a little extra discipline probably educational work. By stimulating wouldn't be harmful to many of the intellect, perhaps many males school would be lempted to ignore yearn financially greener pas- lures.

At any the Tulane study of furniture into the sea last week indicates male teachers, despite at a New York weekend houseparty educational training and if a stern-faced male teacher had slightly belter pay, are leaving or maintained a tighter rein on the staying away from the classrooms youngsters back in the second or in droves. third grade. Perhaps teaching no longer car- Trie point in question here, how- rics the prestige it once did. Per- ever is not juvenile delinquency haps it is not economically or inlrl- but the startling absence of male lo-ctually i i i enough to teachers in lower grades. In Amer- interest many of American's young lean elementary schools, 87.0 per college graduates as permanent cent of all teachers are women.

We career. Or perhaps it isn't suspect the percentage of female exciting administrators in a today's elementary-grade children. Perhaps teenage 'sociallites' wouldn't have tossed $11,000 worth In the story of the rubber-tree that's up for grabs, we neglected to mention one liltle string attached to (he deal, ami a is a in giving the plant away, Mrs. E. G.

Williams is not assuming responsibility for transportation. The tree is yours for the having but you must call for It and haul it away on your own. Which reminds us something Evelyn (Mrs. Harold) Fox said, way back in '56, when we were trying to interest some service- folks, directly across the slreet. in procuring a sandbox for their little boy's amusement, THAT WAS when a little rental cottage (owned by the Henry Crosbys) slood where Mary Frances and Paul King's house is now.

It was also when Betty Jane's and Slim Holiman's children had outgrown sandpilcs as playtoys, and Slim had stacked their discarded sandbox in tire Irash-hcap between his brick wall and Wilzin Drive. So we totd onr neighbor across the street about the box, and offered him (lie use of our pickup truck in getting it hauled to his own backyard, Meantime we cleared the deal with the Holi- mans who said they would tell the Iroshman not lo take Ihe away. And there tlie a res! for a week or so, when we took it upon oursell to load (he six foot square box onto the (ruck, then take same to the neighbor's premise and unload it there. Later a day, while telling our friend Evelyn about r.eich- bor's seeming reluctance to cooperate in the business procuring the box for his kid, she smiled a knowing smile remarked, quote: Mister if you'll just get those people a of sand and shovel it inro the box them, they'll have it made!" end quote. WE'VE SORT of fallen behind the news of the day, since Dove's incapacitation, and sometimes don't read today's paper until the day after tomorrow.

So we didn't know George Gill was dead i we read about his funeral in an issue of i newspaper that was already several days old. George belonged to Old Sniff's Boy Scout Troop in the long ago, and was a considerate and thoughtful youngster who never gave his old scoutmaster a minute of trouble. He was a good- looking kid too, wilh plenty of personality and imagination. He played center on one of high school's better teams and, when he graduated, enrolled at Ole Miss. We remember his first letter home, for his Daddy showed it to us, and it was a good Almanac By United Press International Today is Wednesday, Nov.

the 310th day of 1903 with 55 to follow. The moon is approaching its last quarter. evening stars are Jupiter and Saturn. On this day in bisinry: In ISGO, Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United Slates. In IfiR firs: formal intercollegiate football game was played between Princeton ami Rutgers at New Brunswick, N.

.1. fn IBM, i i a McKinlcy wax clerked President on the ticket. In 1S33. Attorney General Herbert Browne!) Jr. ru man liad put the Inle a Dcxlcr i nl the head of the Inierniuinra 1 Monetary Rind kr.tjv, ing was a "Russian spy." A thought for the day -Former Prc.v.dont Abraham Lincoln said: "There is no grievance that is (i fit object of redress by mob law." letter in which George Gill described his experiences as a freshman at the university, and told of what a "grand rush" he was getting from the S.A.E.

fraternity. Did he major in accounting at Miss? We cannot recall, hut he did develop into nn expert in that line, and followed this profession to the end of his days. AN APOLOGY herewith to Sallie Hill, whose name was left out in our write-up of on-stage and off-stage happenings in connection with Twin City Theatre Guild's recent presentation "The Pleasure of His Company." So thanks again, Sallle, for the efficient way you handled those props for Grandfather Savage, and especially for the cokes that were unfailingly cold and refreshing. And thanks to Bernie (r5rs. Jack) Mosow.

Old Stuff made the Clarksdale Press-Register, with headlines Iwo columns wide, telling how we had assured Bernie a we were noi in the market for a "spear-toting part" in the play (at casting time), how she reassured us a the grar.d- father-role was, indeed, a "juicy Thanks again, Mrs. Mnsoiv, for i i us, also for the postscript as lo how the old ham had milked the part for all it was worth. We love those kind words! Astronaut Glenn. Young Taf Will Be Ohio Headliners WASHINGTON Two spec- rencs that Big Steel could not tacular names will probably ba use its influence to ease racial in tho Ohio political raca next tensions in Birmingham. "Any year Col.

John Glenn, attempt to have its Ideas of what famed astronaut, and Robert Taft son of the lata "Mr, Republican." They will probably be running for Congress, one as Cotton would mastermind a Goldwaler campaign in ths Granite State, he required his candidate to come out (or the U.N.... is right for a community enforc- In New Hampshire, it's ssid that ed upon a community by some Cotton, attorney for Bernard Goldfine, has now jumped from Goldfine to Goldwater. a Democrat tho other as a Republican, though not against each other. Taft, who is now a congressman-at-large from Ohio, expects to run for the Senate against Democratic Senator I ve Young. Taft was expected to make headlines in Washington, but has laid low, and spends a lot of time back home polishing up political contacts.

Sieve Young, Iwice Tafts age, has been one of the spryest, most peppery members of the Senate, has stood up to be counted on every issue, even dared take on the American Legion. He will not be easy to beal. IHJT THE Democratic strategy, as hatched by astute congressman Charley Vanik, of Cleveland, is lo groom handsome astronaut Glenn lirsl by running him for Taft's seat con- grcssman-at-large Ihen put him up for the Senate against the Ohio Republicral, Frank Lausche. Lausche, nominally a about half the lime, is the only Northern Democrat who lined up wilh Red China, Fidel Castro and Albania in opposing the test ban trcaly. Things should be interesting in Ohio next year.

PREMIER Khrushchev dropped some frank remarks about American Presidents to Kremlin visitors the other day. He said he preferred President Kennedy to Eisenhower. Ike, he said, didn't control his own administration. Kennedy, he said, was a man you could disagree with but still respect. As for Harry Truman, Khrushchev snorted that all Russians hated Truman, His only comment on the lale President Roosevelt was a Russian proverb: "When there are nn fish, lobster is fish.

When there are no birds, an ass is a nightingale." ROGER Blough, the U. S. Steel mogul, told a press confe- sort of economic means is repugnant to me personally," said Blough. 1952 when Tom DC- wcy appealed to U. S.

Steel moguls to throw its influence against the late Sen. Bob Taft in the Republican national convention, it was not repugnant. U.S. Steel used its influence with Gov. John Fine.

Overnight Pennsylvania delegates switched from Taft to Eisenhower. When Congressman Gonzalex of San Antonio punched Ed Foreman of Odessa, he also called him a "little two- bit, loud-mouth, mad dog type of guy." This was not so bad. What really hurt was: "He spent most of his life in New Life Magazine sneaked some pictures of senators whooping it up at the opening of Bobby Baker's fancy motel in Ocean City, last summer. The senators caught by the camera have pleaded with Life not to publish the pictures. Valachi, having finished his closed door testimony on the mob's narcotics operations, has became a ham actor.

He complained to his jailers the other clay about his press notices. Not fulsome enough. The Senate Rackets Committee has received signed statements from several underworld mobsters now in jail but they do not want to tell their story on the witness stand. Sen. McClel- Ian may call them anyway.

SEN. Goldwoter has deftly withdrawn (he manuscript of his new book, "The Red Stripe of Freedom," written for McGraw Hill. Advisors told Barry book would raise cain with labor and Republican moderates. Goldwater returned the advance royalty lo McGraw Hill and promised to revise the manuscript after the '64 election. Inside word is that it was a deal with Sen.

Norris Cotton of New Hampshire that caused Goldwater to reverse his stand the United Nations. Before In California the other a Gov. Rockefeller lold Republicans privately that he will announce his candidacy for President this month. He also predicted that his new wife, Happy, would end up as a campaign asset, not a liability, after the public gets to know hor. Pat Brown of California, Democrat, suspects (hat the man he defeated for the governorship of California, Richard Nixon, will be the real GOP candidate for President.

campaign manager, Cliff White, has confided to friends that he feels tho same way. THE BUDGET scrutinizes aren't as happy over Operation Big Lilt as Ihe brass hats. They poinl out a it cost the taxpayers over $20 million. item avoidable was transportation of 445 tons of jeeps and heavy equipment at a cost of $1,700,000. Heavy equipment was standing by in Germany ready for use anyway.

German farmers are now sending bills to the U. S. Army for the use of Iheir land, churned up by the 800 tanks participating in mock war. S. Scientists are experimenting with Laser beams which (hey believe will be able to detect and destroy submarines under the ocean.

If successful I experiments i make our Polairs fleet obsolete. The Air Force is now studying carefully the U-2 photographs taken of Cuba aflcr Hurricane Flora. They show villages flattened out and sugar cane fields swamped. Big sugar mills are still standing. was scrutiny of Khrushchev's press conference statement about flying to the moon plus an intelligence report lhat the Soviet was still making lunar plans which caused Kennedy to say in his recent press conference that Russia had not abandoned its racs to the moon.

Algerian Army Strongman Thought At Root Of Moroccan Border Flare FAST TALKER JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (UPI) A fast-talking salesman who Bibles packaged with a subscription 'o Playboy magazine was arrested here Tuesday. Police charged David Lee Miller, 23. of Baltimore, i obtaining money under false pretenses after one of his customers complained. Officers said Miller, who claimed (ri represent a non-existent i sold 20 of his package deals for about $250.

Col. Houari Boumedienne ia a blond, lean, mustachcd man who has been called the lance-head of the Algerian Backed by his army of 40,030 men, he put Algerian President Ahmed Ben Bella in power and he has kept him there. BUT FROM time to time there has been speculation that Bou- medienne might tire of his secondary role and make his own move for rxnvcr. In recent days the speculation has been renewed by the sequence of events which accompanied the cease-fire agreement along the Algerian Moroccan border in the Sahara. cease-fire a signed in the Mali capital of Bamako by Hen Bella and Morocco's King Hassan was to have taken effect at midnight Book Claims Racism Not GOP Appeal Friday.

But five minutes aflcr that time mortar shells began falling around the Moroccan border town of Figuig. FIGUIG is an old fortress town of around 10,000 population from which the French once flight the desert Arabs and the Berbers. It lies within admitted Moroccan territory. Fach side blamed the oiher for ciiisei'ire violation hut the evidence, as cleaned by newsmen went inlo the 1 town, si'cned to be against the Algerians. Ben Bella himself seemed to be surprised iiy a i and so the finger of suspicion pointed at Boumcdicnne who at the age o'.

38 combines the jobs of defense minister and army commander. FHE.S'CH sources closest to both sides had possible explanations. One was that Ihe Algerians, whose noses had been blooded in early stage of the desert con- flict, regarded Figuig as a good spot to counter Moroccan pressure on the oases of Hassi Bcida and Tinjoub. Figuig is on the border, which at lhat point juts into Algerian territory. The other explanation was iha'i, bolstered by Comrnunist- hnilt planes, tanks, heavy guns and other war material shipped from the United Arab Republic and Cuba, Bcuruedicnr.e might deliberately have violated Den Bdla's orders.

He is the one man in Algeria who might do so with impunity. BOL'MEDIENNE is about as far politically as they come in Algeria without belonging to tha Communist party. Ha once told interviewers he has no objections lo being labeled a "Marxist, Socialist or Caslro- ilc." Whether his soldiers would follow him against Hen Bella ia anyone's guess. But he is supposed to bo U.A.R. President Abdcl Carnal Nasser's No.

I man in the Ben Bella government. schools is just as lopsided. BUT, TO us. it is Important to The Tulane study showed 61,9 have men teaching in our schools per cent of all male teachers are if for no other reason than to pre- under 36, indicating that many sent balanced teaching views from enter the profession, teach for a both sexes. few years and then go into other The problem of keeping male lines of work.

teachers interested in leaching is important enough to merit earnest THE conclusion is that teach- study by local, state and national ing must be Intellectually or eco- groups in the hopes of a i rornically frustrating for a large and keeping more men to teach percentage of today's young male in our classrooms. HODDIXG CARTER Editor and Publisher NODDING CARTER HI JOHN T. GinSON Associate Editor and Publisher General Manager The stop-Coldvvatcr elements of the Republican party had an almost unanswerable argument the senator's nomination for president by the Republicans. It was this: That Goldwater would be compelled to seek Southern white segregationist voles to be elected; that he be compelled to cater to the white scgrcgationi.sis to an extent lhat would (orcvcr put the racist brand on the party o( Abraham Lincoln: ihat ihe GOP dare not permit a stop-Goldwatcr elements of the Republican party had i a i almost unanswerable argument. But perhaps they do not have ii any more.

Putnam has just publisher! from the typewriter of Ralph de Toledano "The i i Side," sub-tilled 'The Case for Goldwaler Republicanism." DC Toledano undertakes with pcr- sujsive figures lo answer the charge a Gohlivater would be compelled to espouse segregation and lo take tho Republican a i him if he were nominated next year for president. Chapter 11 is entitled 'Surprise in In it Ihe author asscrtf: "AH surveys of the 1562 election showed lhat Soulherners turned to Ihc Republican parly licrfiuso i opposed the economic policies of the Kennedy a i i a i and (he national Democratic party. Race was at most a tangential (divergent, erratic) issue except with the white, a low-income voter who considered the Negro a rival for his job. "TIIE 1962 results promised much for the Republic a fillure. The GOP votes came from Ihe sector of the (Southern) electorate most likely to dominant role in years to come--the urban middle class." The foregoing is the theme of DC Toledano's argximent lhat a Republican candidate can do prelly well in the South without Incoming a racist demagogue.

He cites Alabama where Republican James Martin almost defeated veteran Democratic Senator Lislcr Hill. Hill's margin was votes. Hill's support came from the a areas. Toledano asserts a Southern a i strength in 19G2 was based on the unlikely combination of the Negro and rural segregationist vole. the suburban vote generally rising while the city vote stood still.

And he found the Republican share of suburbia going up, too. Of the as he computed it, North and South, Toledano concluded: "The election (1962) statistics indicated that the Democratic party might have to admit its minority position if the trend continued." De Toledano calculated that the Republicans had polled 4.3 per cent fewer vexes in 1962 a in I MO. But in 39 non-Southern states the Re- Republican Martin, says DC- publican vote had been 49.5 per Toledano, carried every major cent, an increase calculated by Alabama city and in counties of more a 100,000 averaged 53.6 per cent of the vote. In the lesser counties, where segregationist feeling may bo assumed to bo highest, Martin's share was per cent of the vote. lie Tolednno found the a in South Carolina and Texas.

In the North iie fountl the author at 15.7 per cent. The Democratic i slightly, by 0.15 per cent. These figures ant! conclusions will be challenged, of course. They and De Toledano's book arc important, however, because OOP conservatives urgently need a valid defense against the charge of racism. tou mi.

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