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PAGE FOUR Publisher Managing Editor Advertising Director Circulation Manager Publisher Emeritus R. W. BAILES JR. STEVE MITCHELL RICHARD MOISIO STANLEY SCOTT E. B. BRASWELL Published every evening except Saturday and on Sunday Morning by Banner-Herald Publishing Cor-pany. Second class postage. paid at Athens, Ga. Member Of The Associated Press The Associated Press is entitled exclusive- ly to tie use for republication of all local news printed in this newspaper. If Georgia children are to get the quality education they need to compete in today's world, their parents must face up to the neces sity of consolidating schools and perhaps school systems. Studies made by specialists for the State Board of Education indicate that this is the route Georgia must take. But so far those who would cling to our presen: unsatisfactory sys- tem have been able to forestall progress. W. D. McCLURKIN, who recently conducted a study for the board and recommended wide- spread consolidations, laid it on the line again this past week at the Third Annual Governor's Conference on Education when he said: "If you are sincere in what you say about quality education and equal educational oppor- tunity for all, you cannot avoid moving up into a number and variety of subjects and courses. which cannot be provided in most of the schools and school systems as they presently exist in Georgia." TO THOSE WHO argue that quantity does not assure quality, Mr. McClurkin said, "Size is no: the measure of quality, but it is the com- mon denominator of the factors that do make for quality and breadth of opportunity." Mr. McClurkin also reported a positive cor- relation between the size of high schools and the number of graduates who enter college. The percentage is significantly greater in the larger schools. It boils down to the fact that small schools cannot provide the equipment necessary for Announcement that Athens has been selected as a semi-finalist in the Sray and See Georgia: contest of the State Chamber of Commerce is encouraging. Gainesville, which won last year, and Brun- swick are the other remaining competitors in Athens' class, which includes cities of from 20,- 000 to 60,000 persons. ATHENS HAS AS MUCH to Interest tourists as almost any city in the state, and we are glad to applaud all efforts to develop what's here. H. Randolph Holder, local promotion chair- man, cited the county's new junk and salvage yard ordinance as a major accomplishment during the year. That law, of course, is de- signed to discourage potential car thieves, but it also promotes more attractive roadsides and tourism. Efforts by the HANDS organization and oth- ers to improve the entrance to the airport, pro- vide roadside parks, and eliminate litter are also to be commended. They also contribute to tourism among other things. Washington Report Price Of Leaving Cuba Is High; Castro Benefits By RAY CROMLEY WASHINGTON - (NEA) - If Fidel Castro operates as in the past, he will make a tidy profit from each Cuban he allows to flee to the United States. Assuming Castro's men fol- low past procedures, every Cuban leaving the country. will be forced to turn over his house, his car and all of his other property to the govern- ment. Each emigre (with a family of four) will be al- lowed to carry only two suit- cases. BEFORE HE LEAVES, his house will be inspected and an inventory taken of his be- longings. clothing, furni ture, jewelry, silverware, ra- dios, television, air condition- ers, art objects, tools, bicy- cles. He (or she) will not be al- lowed to take any of these possessions excent five dress- es (or the equivalent in suits), three changes of underclo- thing and stockings, one pair of shoes (the pair being worn), one pair of paja- mas or a nightgown, toilet ar- ticles, $30 worth of jewelry but no money of any kind. He won't be permitted to sell his possessions before leaving. He will be forbidden to give his possessions (even personal jewelry, silverware and femi- jy heiriooms) to relatives or friends. ONE WOMAN privately tells her personal experi- ences. She had applied for permission to leave Cuba. She had waited months. Then one day she received a telephone call from a Castro worker. The Castro agent told her: "You will not be allowed to leave the country. You have taken too many things out of your house. I'll give you a warning. If you don't go and get the things you have taken. away and bring them back, you won't be allowed to leave." The lady had taken a few porcelain pieces-family heir- looms and given them to a close relative. Frightened by the warning, she went and got these momentos and returned them to her house. THEN CASTRO'S men ar- rived to take an inventory of her home and possessions. In the middle of the inspection, one investigator asked what she had done with her air con- ditioners. She told him she had none. He insisted she must bring them back. She told him he could see there were no holes in the wall where air conditioners had been. After much talk, she fi- nally convinced the man she was telling the truth. The inventory team went on with its thorough search, made a complete list of her possessions. After more waiting, she was allowed to leave Cuba. But she was watched continuously to make certain she took noth- ing out of the house and mailed no packages. When she left Cuba, her baggage was inspected to make sure she took nothing of value. BASED OF THESE Pre- cedents, therefore, Castro probably will give priority to letting the well-to-do leave. He makes more on their prop- erty. Cubans say they have seen many of the personal posses- sions of their emigre friends packed up for shipment to eastern Europe and the Soviet Union to pay Castro's debts. There are a good many un- happy older people in Cuba. Some live on tiny government payments. Some are support- ed out of the meager incomes of relatives. Many are unable to work. Castro considers them a drain on his shaky economy. By letting them go, he saves on scarce food. Railroad Schedules SEABOARD AIRLINE R. R. COMPANY Leave for Elberton, Raleigh, Richmond, Washington, New York. Eas No. 6 Local, 3:40 p. m. No 34 Silver Comet, 8:10 p.m. West Leave for Atlanta, Birming- No. 33 Silver Comet, 5:34 a.m ham. No. 5 Local, 2:35 p. m. ATHENS BANNER-HERALD School Consolidations Can Help State Provide Quality Education Let's All Help Athens Develop Its Great Potential oFr Tourism - ESTABLISHED 1832- וווי 1 Week 30 1 Mouth 1.25 3 Months 3.50 6 Months 7.00 12 Months 14.00 Plus per cent Sales Tax within the state of Gjorgia. Su' scription on R.F.D. Routes within the Athens trading territory ten dollars per year. National Advertising Representative Ward- Griffith Company Inc., New York, 757 Third Avenue. science studies, language laboratories, and other endeavors. And even if they could get the equipment,. they could not successfully compete for the services of the limited number of teachers who are qualified to make the best use of it. NO ONE REALLY LIKES to consider elimi- nating the activity around which so much small-town life is built. But neither should any- one wish to send his children out to compete in an increasingly complex world with an inade- quale education. Painful though it may be for adults, we must consolidate many of our smaller schools and perhaps consolidate some of our smaller school systems. The State Board previously has recom- mended a minimum daily attendance of 200. students for both high schools and elementary schools. This is well below the standards sug- gested by the experts, but would be an impor- tant beginning. It would require the consolida- tion of about 600 schools. OPPONENTS HAVE BLOCKED implemen- tation of this program, but the need for it has not gone away. They have not offered an ac- ceptable substitute. It should be implemented as it was presented. Let's not make thousands of Georgia chil- dren start their adult life behind their contem- poraries. Let's not consign them to the lesser things in life. Let's give them a head start toward the good life that is available today to well-educated individuals. BUT EVEN WITH THESE and other accom- plishments there is much, much more that can be done here to realize our tourist potential. If properly developed and publicized such sites as the founding place of America's first garden club, the campus of the first state-char- tered university and the homes of famous Georgians can be most attractive to visitors. An expanded state promotion program, the tion of two interstate highways within 50. miles of the city, and the development of Stone Mountain and the "Six Flags" counterpart in Atlanta provide an excel.ent setting in which to work. WE COMMEND the local Chamber of Com- merce and all others who have helped Athens earn a berth as a semifinalist in this state competition. We hope this city will be designa- ted winner in its class for its efforts of the past year. But above all, we urge local citizens to sup- port the "Stay and See Georgia" campaign in the future. And let's give it a "Stay and See Athens" or "Come and See Athens" emphasis. Subscription Rates Daily and Sunday THE ATHENS BANNER-HERALD, ATHENS, GEORGIA "I Wanna Go Home!" CONGRESS PROGRAM RAWFORD NEA The Global View Asians May Be Spurning Red China's Viet Policy By LEON DENNEN UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. - (NEA) - Diplomats from Communist East Europe re- port that Asian countries that once backed Mao Tse-tung in his quarrel with Russia are deserting Peking's camp. This is true of Communist North Korea and, according to some diplomats, even of North Viet Nam. They are said to be disillusioned by Red China's failure to give greater military aid to the Viet Cong. "Who is the paper tiger now, Mao Tse-tung or Presi- dent Johnson?" a prominent Red diplomat asked. “Even Ho Chi Minh is real izing that Mao is a revolu- tionary lion with the heart of a mouse who intends to fight the war in Viet Nam to the last North Vietnamese and Viet Cong guerrilla," he said. One of the most significant developments of the conflict. in Viet Nam has been Com- munist North Korea's defec- tion from Red China's camp. THE NORTH KOREANS were the first to join Mao's anti-Russian bandwagon. But there are increasing signs that North Korea's boss, Kim Il-song, has decided to be- come a neutral if not yet Moscow's full ally in the conflict between Peking and Moscow. The latest and most obvious sign of Red China's dis- pleasure with Kim was Pe- king's virtual snubbing of the recent 20th Liberation Anni- versary of North Korea. Peking's delegation to the anniversary festivities was led by an obscure and low- ranking member of China's Red hierarchy. He was heavi- ly outranked by Aleksandr Shelepin, Russia's delegate. Shelepin is not only one of Moscow's chief policy makers BERRY'S WORLD but he is also a contender for the top job in the Kremlin now held by Leonid Brezhnev. In the secretive Red world, the rank and size of a delega- tion to important conclaves are usually a clue to the state of relation between "fraternal parties." Mao's decision to snub North Korea is thus seen as an Indication that he no longer regards her as an ally in his conflict with Moscow. MORE EVIDENCE that Mao and his Korean counter- part, Kim, are no longer in the same camp was seen at the recent Congress of the Romanian Communist party. China's chief delegate to the Congress, Teng Hsiaoping, made a vitriolic attack not only against "American im- perialism" but also against Russian "revisionism." He castigated Moscow as the "main danger" to world Com- munist unity. However, to the surprise of the Red notables who came to the Romanian Congress, North Korea's chief delegate did not back China's policy. He failed to repeat Teng's words against Russia. He re- frained from even mentioning the differences that trouble international communism. IN THE VIEW of veteran observers. North Korea's swinging back to a neutral po- sition reveals an anti-Chinese trend among Reds, especially in Asia. For the last five years, the Communist parties of North Viet Nam, North Korea, Ja- pan and Indonesia were firm supporters of Red China's pol- of revolutionary brink- manship. They derided Rus- sia's more cautious policy of "peaceful coexistence." But they seem to be increasingly disgruntled with Mao Tse- icy tung's military impotence and his failure to back up his strong words with strong ac- tion in Viet Nam. Timely Quotes I am unalterably opposed to retirement based solely on age. A number of times I've seen farmers come to London to retire, and cease all activity after the strenuous life on the farm. As a consequence, they came to London to die. -Judge Roscoe G. Hornbeck, of London, Ohio, on retire- ment. When you make a religion out of selling, it is important to practice your principle ev- ery day. -New York advertising man Alfred J Seaman. Christ knew more freedom hanging from the cross than the church with all its power and influence knows today. -The Rev. Howard Moody, a Harlem pastor. T дельвину 1965 by NEA, Inc. "What's the matter with us? We never protest about anything any more." Cannel At Bay All-Purpose Political Talk Saves Time And Trouble Asians May Be Spurning Red China's Viet Policy By WARD CANNEL NEW YORK (NEA) - This being the election sea- son, it was our intention to meet the occasion by building an all-purpose political cam- paign speech suitable for use by any candidate running for any office anywhere. We have a sincere respect for party politics and govern- ment by election. But it has always seemed to us that the ordinary campaign speech is a serious drag on the whole process, being very costly to the party and extremely dis- tracting to the voter. A CANDIDATE WHO SPEAKS at a public rally generally draws a crowd of people who would have voted for him anyway. On the other hand, if he buys television time for his message, he can antagonize independent voters who had tuned in to watch Mona McCluskey, say, or My Mother The Car. In either case, he is often followed by enormous quanti- ties of political analysis ex- plaining what he actually meant by his remarks. So, whatever purpose the political address serves, it has been our belief that the same can be accomplished better in every way by an all-purpose speech. We find, however, that it will not be necessary to build one. Somebody has already done it. IN DIALING ACROSS the radio the other Sunday, we happened to hear a moment of a campaign speech by Gov. Richard Hughes of New Jer- sey. What he had been talking about before we tuned in is impossible to say. What he went on to say after we tuned out is likewise lost. All we heard was: "Much has been accom- plished. "More remains to be done. "New times call for new ideas." Well, it certainly does not seem possible to do any better than that in constructing an all purpose political speech. CONSEQUENTLY, WE IN- TEND to work for the univer- sal adoption of Gov. Hughes' invention. To our way of thinking, ev- erything needed for campaign rhetoric is to be found in that three-line address: "Much has been accom- plished. "More remains to be done. "New times call for new ideas. To begin with, it does ever- thing every other speech does. It looks to the future. It ac- knowledges the past. It points out the need for change. And at the same time, it takes into consideration every part of the society and economy. IT IS A BOON to voters be- cause it answers their most important questions, namely: "What has been accom- plished?" and "What remains to be done?" It is a boon to candidates because it is short, to e point and memorable. Any candidate who has read this far can doubtless rattle off the whole thing by now with- out even thinking about it. It is good for labor because it makes a political career available to many people who do not have a satisfactory le- isure time activity. IT IS GOOD for business because it dispenses with the speech writer, freeing him for more useful work such as making out the payroll, calcu lating production schedules, and making middle manage- ment decisions. It is good for the children. The entire speech can be de- livered in less than five sec- onds so as not to interfere with Mona McCluskey or My Mother The Car. But most important, the all- purpose speech is in the na- tional interest. It makes the issues crystal clear through the use of simple and easy-to- follow changes in the accepted text, such as: "Nothing has been accom- plished." Or, "More remains to be did." Or "Old times bring new ideas." The only thing this inven- tion will not do is make up the voter's mind. But we have no- ticed that most people know which candidate they will vote for long before the election. And nothing he can say will make any difference. Dimension Education Computer Joins Medical Team By JOSEPH T. COYLE Tulane University Educational Reports The ubiquitous computer is known for its cold efficiency in processing data for studies of everything from aerody namics to zoology. Now it has taken on a heart- warming new job: helping to save children's lives. That is the news out of Tu- lane University's Bio-Medical Computing System, where a Tulane team of medical men and computer experts are processing information on a computer-assisted nutrition survey of underdeveloped Gua- temala. The first conclusions of the survey, begun in February. are expected sometime this Fall. THE SURVEY IS PART of a five-year program to ana- lyze nutrition problems in five countries of Central America, and Panama. It is a continua- tion of less extensive civilian and military nutrition surveys conducted in 30 countries worldwide, including most in South America. Dr. Walter G. Unglaub, as- sociate dean of the Tulane School of Medicine, is project director. His research team expects to find evidence of widespread protein deficiency in Guatemala as was discov- ered in South America, "espe- cially among pre-school age children," he asserts. The high mortality rate (some estimates are as high as 30-40 per cent) in Guatem- ala from simple childhood dis- eases such as measles, he be- lieves, is attributable to pro- tein deficiency in the chil- dren's diets. IT IS HOPED that action programs resulting from the survey findings will help ma- terially to reduce this defi- ciency. The use of Tulane's Bio- Medical Computing System to process survey data "is a tre- mendous time-saver," Dr. Un- glaub comments. Calculations made in minutes by the com- puter "would occupy several people for days, weeks, even months." It is believed to be the first use of computer methodology on such a broad scale in the history of nutrition surveys. Head of computer opera- tions in the project is Dr. James W. Sweeney, director of Tulane Computer Centers. OTHER MEMBERS of the team are Wilson J. Nettleton Jr., assistant director of Tu- lane computer operations, and Miss Gloria J. Hankins, nutri- tionist programmer. The survey is being con- ducted under the auspices of the nutrition section of the Of- fice of International Dasanah (OIR); the National Institutes of Health; and by the Insti- tute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama (IN- CAP). Researchers in the field in Guatemala have used four methods of data collection from which they are attempt- ing to develop the best meth- od for future surveys. In one, they use a 24-hour dietary recall questionnaire. Residents attempt to recall all foods, type and quantity. which are eaten for the last 24 hours. In another, a complete foods inventory is taken at the beginning and end of the peri- od, and a record of variables such as wastage and cooking losses is kept. IN A THIRD METHOD, dietitians copy recipes, meas- ure food served, wastage loss. In the fourth, samples of food are taken in proportion to the amount consumed per day, weighed, and chemically ana- lyzed. In all methods, the comput- er is used to calculate the nu- trients in each person's die- tary intake over the given pe- riod of time. Computer use in such studi- es grew out of a program written and designed in 1958 by Miss Hankins. It was un- der the direction of Miss Mar- garet Moore, then chief nutri- tional consultant for the Loui- siana State Board of Health, who used it in a heart-disease study. Dr. Unglaub, conducting a nutritional evaluation study of school children, saw the potentiality of computer method for nutrition work. He and Miss Moore then jointly. developed a more comprehen- sive computer program which could have international, as well as local, uses. FIRST PHASE of the Gua- temala survey was taken in 40 different rural locations. throughout the country, and covered one-tenth of one per cent of the population, or 4,000 people. The urban phase of the survey, conducted in Gua- temala City, covered 100 households containing 498 per- sons. Dr. Unglaub hopes the sur- vey conclusions will be ap- plied in the Food for Peace program in the distribution of commodities with a heavier protein content. He hopes, too, that the sur- vey will help the Guatemalan government see the need of placing more emphasis on the food value of crops than on their cash value, as is now the practice. FOR THE FUTURE, he and his team have set themselves the goals of building a nu- trient table that will serve the whole world, and developing a food composition data pool that will contain information from many countries. MONDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1965
