1976-10-28 The Auburn Plainsman

              TheAuburn Plainsman
Volume 83 Number 5 Auburn, Ala. 36830 Thursday, October 28, 1976 jjj* pages
Beasley request to be met
By Christy Hudgins
Plainsman Editor
Auburn University trustees have
agreed to comply with a budget
information request by a legisla­tive
subcommittee headed by Lt.
Gov. Jere Beasley, but some
News
analysis
shoved around and treated like
servants."
Although President Philpott said
the Board of Trustees has never
desired "to refuse to furnish
information to the Legislature that
we are able to provide," conflict is
evident concerning two points:
whether the University will re­lease
information on how non­appropriated
funds are spent and
supply figures on the outside
incomes of the president, vice-presidents
and Auburn's chief
financial officer.
In a resolution passed by the
trustees at their Friday meeting,
the Board held that under the
constitutional authority of the
State they were exempt from
providing information on funds
outside those authorized by the
Legislature.
University Relations Director
Herb White said the reasoning for
this stance was the fear on the
part of some that this money
might be used to replace State
funds.
Funds other than those appro­priated
by the State represent
more than 60 per cent of Auburn's
budget. "It is a matter of public
record that Auburn University has
about $23 million (of a total $108
million budget) in endowment
funds," said Philpott.
(See TRUSTEES, page A-2)
trustees have said they do not
believe efficient budgeting was the
underlying motive for the request.
Trustee Robert Harris said he
believed the "basic problem" was
in the determination of "who is to
manage the University." He added
that "a lot of the questions (in the
request) may have been asked to
create a political platform some­one
can seek office from.
"The President Philpotts of this
world don't have to put up with
annual pillaring by someone in
politics," said Harris. "They can
go somewhere else for jobs. There
is no reason for people to be
Trustees study visitation
By Lisa Harris
Assistant News Editor
An ad hoc committee was
formed to restudy visitation poli­cies
in on-campus dorms and
permission was given for visita­tion
by fathers in women's dorms
at the Board of Trustee's meeting
Friday.
The study committee, formed of
Trustees Ralph "Shug" Jordan
and Robert H. Harris and Univer­sity
representatives Harold Grant
and Katharine Cater, will be
Plainsman awarded
seventh Pacemaker
The Auburn Plainsman has been
awarded the highest national
newspaper honor a college news­paper
can receive, the Associated
Collegiate Press (ACP) Pace­maker
Award.
The Pacemaker has been awar­ded
to The Plainsman six times in
the past, and the current honor
marks the fifth consecutive time
The Plainsman has received the
award—a record unprecedented in
the Pacemaker's history.
Representatives of The Plains­man,
Christy Hudgins, editor, and
Ken Edwards, business manager,
will attend the ACP convention in
Chicago to accept the award
presented in opening convention
ceremonies Nov. 4.
The Pacemaker is given annual­ly
by the American Newspaper
Publisher's Association to the top
two papers in three categories :
daily publication, weekly publica­tion
and junior college publi­cation.
Candidates for the Pacemaker
Award are chosen from ACP
member newspapers who have
earned two consecutive "All-A-merican"
ratings. The Plainsman
has received 22 consecutive rat­ings
which are awarded by the
ACP at the end of each academic
semester.
Candidates also must have con­sistently
achieved the highest
possible marks in the categories of
content and coverage, writing and
editing, editorial leadership, phy­sical
appearance and photography
for the year being judged.
The Plainsman received the
Pacemaker in 1967, 1968, 1972,
1973, 1974 and 1975. The 1976
award honors the 1975-76 school
year volume,, of which Steele
Holman was editor and Nancy
Franklin was business manager.
chaired by Trustee Charles M.
Smith.
The committee was formed in
response to requests from a
delegation of students from Mag­nolia
and Noble Hails and the Hill
dormitories for extended visitation
hours in Magnolia and Bullard
Halls.
Duncan Powell, director of
men's dorms responsible to the
SGA, led the student delegation.
He told the Board that Magnolia
Hall has "no area to socialize
other than resident's rooms. If the
policy is not changed, we need an
area to socialize, and the expan­sion
of the dorm lobbies would cost
at least $15,000."
Powell said the University prac­ticed
a double standard by allow­ing
fraternities which are on
leased university land to set their
own, usually more liberal, visita­tion
policies while restricting
on-campus residents.
The women's dormitory repre­sentatives
said most women "do
not want additional visitation" but
that "it is unfair to restrict the
men."
The student proposal would
allow the option of extending
visitation hours for Sunday
through Thursday from noon to
midnight, in addition to present
hours. According to the proposal,
weekend visitation hours would be
approved by a two-thirds vote of
residents, but any weekday visita­tion
would have to be approved
unanimously.
"This would benefit the men,"
Powell said, "but it would not
infringe on anyone else's rights."
Harris said postponement of a
definite decision was "more
acceptable to everyone," allowing
time for "further study."
"I'm pushing the study," he
said. "I'll support it if that's what
the majority of the students
want."
In other action, President Harry
Philpott said he would interpret
the "special occasion" clause in
visitation regulations to include
visits by fathers.
This was in a response to a
student complaint that both
parents could not visit her in her
room because no men were allow­ed
there.
Philpott said, "I have the autho­rity
to interpret 'special occa­sions,'
and I think we can classify
a father's visit as one."
This policy means fathers can
visit a woman in her room at any
time, provided she follows other
dormitory regulations regarding
visitors.
Welcome back Photography: Dan Doughtia
It was Homecoming for "Miss Lilly" Carter, mother of the
Democratic presidential nominee, as she paid a visit to the Kappa Alpha
house, where she was housemother from 1956 until IMS. Mrs. Carter also
took In the Auburn-Florida State football game, and received a gift from
the fraternity. The house has undergone renovations, and the town has
changed, but "Miss Lilly" managed to bring back some fond memories
of Auburn in the '50s...which is what Homecoming is all about.
John Denver concert scheduled
Voting hours, locations
set for Nov. 2 elections
The long campaign between
former Georgia Gov. Jimmy Car­ter
and President Gerald Ford will
end Tuesday, as American voters
go to the polls to choose a
president.
Auburn voters will be able to
cast their ballots from 8 a.m. until
6 p.m. in one of four voting places.
Box 1 voters will vote at the
Auburn Recreation Center on the
Auburn-Opelika highway. Those
who live in Box 2 will vote at the
Auburn fire station.
Box 3 voters will cast their
ballots at the National Guard
Armory, and Box 4 voters will vote
at the Samford Avenue Middle
School.
Inside Today
THE BIG DECISION--
Having trouble making up your
mind on who to vote for in
Tuesday's election? This week The
Plainsman features a special news
analysis section probing this
year's elections. (See page A-8)
GATOR RAID-The
Auburn Tigers will face the
Florida Gators in Gainesville Sat­urday
in a crucial SEC game. (See
page B-l)
IN REVIEW--
Plainsman Assistant Entertain­ment
Editor Dave White delivers
his verdict on the IFC Homecom­ing
Concert. (See page B-6)
By John Carvalho
Managing Editor
Pop-rock singing star John Den­ver
has been signed to appear in
concert in the Auburn Memorial
Coliseum on Nov. 20 at 8 p.m.
Ticket prices have been set at $8
and $7.
The concert has the potential to
be Auburn's largest selling concert
ever because "there are no bad
seats," according to-Johnny Ven­ters,
UPC director of major
entertainment.
Denver will be visible to all in
attendance at the Coliseum be­cause
of a revolving stage which
rotates once every 38 minutes,
thus eliminating the problem of
not being able to sell tickets
behind the stage.
"In one afternoon they sold 1100
tickets," Venters said, "and Mon­day
ticket sales totaled 2000. If the
concert does sell out, lt will be the
largest concert ever at Auburn."
Denver appeared in Auburn in
April of 1975 and sold out the
Coliseum then. His concert at
Auburn this year is part of a major
concert tour for Denver that will
include stops at Madison Square
Garden in New York City, the
Grand Ole Opry in Nashville and
the Spectrum in Philadelphia.
His latest album, SPIRIT, has
sold more than a million copies,
and followed other popular Denver
albums including WINDSONG,
JOHN DENVER'S GREATEST
HITS, AN EVENING WITH JOHN
DENVER, FAREWELL ANDRO­MEDA,
ROCKY MOUNTAIN
HIGH and POEMS, PRAYERS
AND PROMISES.
Among Denver's more popular
singles are "Rocky Mountain
High," "Back Home Again,"
"Sunshine on My Shoulder," "An­nie's
Song," "Thank God I'm a
Country Boy" and "Calypso."
Opening the show will be the
Starland Vocal Band, whose song
"Afternoon Delight" was one of
the major hits of the summer.
Their new single, "California
Morning," as well as their album,
STARLAND VOCAL BAND, are
climbing the charts.
The concert is being promoted
by Concerts West, who Venters
said is "the largest promoter in
the United States. Concerts West
handles only acts that are really
big," Venters added. "They have
promoted the only concerts here
that were sellouts: Elton John and
John Denver."
According to Venters, Auburn
University's concert situation
could benefit from Concerts West
because the promoters consider
Auburn an excellent place to have
a concert and have plans to
promote more concerts here,
though he could not supply any
names.
UPC, which receives a percen­tage
of the John Denver concert's
gross, could make a substantial
amount of money from the concert
because gross estimates have
approached $100,000.
Two winners
Denlse Capps, 3GSC, was crowned
Miss Homecoming by Rep. Bill
Nichols Saturday, but it was quarter­back
Phil Gargis who stole the show,
scoring a record-tying four touch­downs
to lead the Tigers to a 31-19
victory over the Florida State Semin-oles.
Gargis was named Southeast­ern
Back of the Week for his efforts.
For Capps, Gargis, the Auburn
football team and the fans, the
sweet taste of victory and the warm
weather combined to make Oct. 23,
1976 a Saturday to remember.
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The world
this week
By John Beck
Plainsman Staff Writer
International
MOSCOW JEWS DETAINED- Thirty Moscow
Jews were detained Monday by police after they
took part in demonstrations last week at the
Soviet Parliament and the Communist party
central committee meeting following their
repeated failures to get visas to emigrate from
the Soviet Union.
CHINA'S NEW LEADER- Hua Kuo-feng was
heralded as a reported one million Chinese
came out to hear and see the new leader of China
and successor to Mao Tse-tung. The crowd
cheered the news that the danger of a coup had
been avoided.
National
PRESIDENTIAL, RACE- With the polls
showing Jimmy Carter ahead of President Ford
in every area except foreign affairs, the two
candidates move into the last week of
campaigning, with both predicting a win
November 2. Each is planning a whirlwind last
minute tour of the country in search of the vital
undecided voter.
ARSON FOUND- An arsonist set fire to the
only stairway leading from a social club in
the South Bronx, New York, during a party
Sunday, and 25 persons died in a panic-stricken
flight to safety. There have been no arrests
since the incident, which was the worst of its
kind in the city in a decade.
Lights out Photography: Gordon Bugg
Chris Edison, 1PL, had to study
outdoors last Friday because of a
campus wide power failure. The
failure occurred at approximately 12
noon, leaving students stranded with­out
electricity during lunch. The power
returned in about 45 minutes. An
Alabama Power official said the
failure was caused by an insulator
failure in the north Auburn transmis­sion
sub-station.
Trustees
From page A-1
I think some of the
information requested
can be used for political
reasons," said white,
"but we hope it will be
used in the same spirit in
which it is provided."
White said that al­though
"it's not possible
to answer every question
In complete detail" in the
one-month time period
allotted by the commit­tee,
"there will be an
answer for every ques­tion."
In the resolution
passed by the Board
Friday, controversy e-volved
regarding the
statement that "the Uni­versity
will give first
priority to operating reg­ular
programs, activi­ties,
changes from one
fiscal year to the next
and for preparing budge­tary
requests."
It was the third similar
reaction to requests by
the subcommittee. Atty.
Gen. Bill Baxley had told
the committee earliler
that information was
there for those wishing to
see it. Highway Director
Ray Bass said it would
require a truck to haul
all the Information re­quested
by the commit­tee,
adding that he would
dump the truckload on
Beasley's doorstep.
White said Auburn was
faced with changing the
fiscal year to October
and implementing a fis­cal
study report which
involved a "lot of proce­dural
difficulty. These
two factors coupled with
the sunset committee
report, the Alabama
Commission on Higher
Educaiton budget re­quest
and the budget
request to be sent to the
State Department of Fi­nance
and the ACHE,
places a strain on Au­burn
to answer the 40-
question memo from the
committee," said White.
"It would take hun­dreds
of man-hours to
answer these questions,"
said White. "For ex­ample,
there is a ques­tion
on how the Univer­sity
acquired all proper­ty."
White said records
are easy to determine
from recent years but
"we would have a hell of
a time putting together
early 1900s records.
"Right now we are
going through and pick­ing
out by hand the
different sources of in­come
(federal, state or
grant) for every employe
receiving federal funds—
and there are about 4,000
or so," said White.
A spokesman for Beas­ley's
office said that
based on his knowledge
o^ legislative fiscal ac­countants,
he guessed the
information could be
compiled by five men in
less than a week.
Beasley said the Uni­versity
of Alabama had
readily agreed to comply
with the same informa­tion
request sent to Au­burn,
and it disturbed
him that "a school the
size of Auburn, or any
school, would refuse to
give Information about
how they spent the tax­payers'
dollars.
University of Alabama
Assistant to the Presi­dent
Frank Toohey said,
however, that compila­tion
of the requested
material would require
"a great deal of time and
effort," just locating in­formation
most of which
is already on file.
Auburn Trustee
Charles Smith said he did
hot feel Auburn's bud­geting
was "secret" and
he "wouldn't mind if the
subcommittee was will­ing
to send someone to
Auburn to collect the in­formation.
A spokesman for Beas­ley's
office said, how­ever,
that manpower was
not available through the
State for such a task.
White said the informa­tion
requested on salar­ies
was already filed with
the State Ethics Com­mission
and direct re­lease
of this information
through this report would
be "an invasion of pri­vacy."
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VILLAGE MALL
THE GIRL WITH THE OAYFERS LOOK
. .Miss Alicia Wood, former Miss Columbus and local Auburn
Beauty, models the freshest look in jumpsuit and tunic from
Gayfers. Alicia is a senior majoring in Fashion Merchandising
and still calls Columbus "home".
Free concert approved
By Jackie Romine
Assistant News Editor
A free concert at
Graves Amphitheatre,
sponsored by Student Ac­tion,
has been approved
by SGA President Buck
Ruffin.
I felt it was important
to give students a chance
to have the free con­cert,"
Ruffin said. "All
I've done is to obligate
the SGA's sponsorship of
the concert."
The concert will be
held Sunday at Graves
Amphitheatre, from l
p.m. until dark, and will
feature local talent.
A request by Student
Action (an off-campus
student organization) for
a concert in the form of a
campus fund drive was
defeated by the Student
Senate last week.
Ruffin said the request
failed because the resolu­tion
was for a fund drive
and "This was not a fund
drive since they were
only giving 1 per cent of
the donations collected to
the campus fund.
The question, Ruffin
said, was not permission
for a concert but permis­sion
to use Graves Am­phitheatre.
According to regula­tions
in the Tiger Cub,
the SGA Student Life
Committee must grant
permission to on- and off-campus
groups for use of
the Amphitheatre.
"This should be up to
the UPC,' Ruffin said,
"especially since the
UPC is part of the SGA."
New labs underwa
for Physiology
By Pete Nice
Plainsman Staff Writer
Construction of two
new labs and more lec­ture
rooms for the physi­ology
department was
approved Friday by the
Board of Trustees.
Dr. Kirby Hays, pro­fessor
of zoology and
entomology said, "Since
we moved into Funchess
Hall in the early sixties,
our staff has doubled. As
a result of this increase
in student participation,
there has been a need for
more space.
To obtain this new
space, an old building
across from Cary Hall
will be completely reno­vated.
"One side will be used
for general lecturing pur­poses,
and the other side
will be completely re­worked
into a laboratory
for cell biology," Hays
said.
The renovation of this
building will allow all the
physiologists in zoology
and entomology to use
one central area. Hayes
said the new room will
offer facilities for two
senior course in physi­ology.
The completion date
has not been determined,
but the contract has been
written, the plans drawn
and the money appropri­ated.
The estimated cost
of the project is $147,000.
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$19,000'
1975-76 Average Faculty Salaries
$21,000-
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$15,000-
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SGA sets winter quarter 'ped-mall'
By Danielle Murphy
Plainsman Staff Writer
"An abbreviated ver­sion
of what was the
Pedestrian Mall " is ten­tatively
being scheduled
for winter quarter, said
John Bush, chairman of
the SGA Traffic and
Parking Committee. Stu­dents
will be encouraged
to walk or ride bikes in
order to ease traffic
congestion across cam­pus.
Bush said, "We want to
be organized before we
try to get it into action."
He said the committee
is trying to make it a
permanent plan for each
spring quarter.
The proposal so far
only includes a blockade
of Thach Street starting
at the second drive of the
Social Center and going
to the next corner to
Roosevelt Drive, Bush
said. This year's plan is
more modified than last
year's, he said.
The Student Senate
met Monday night to vote
on the proposed resolu­tion.
On Wednesday the
University Traffic and
Parking Committee met.
Before the Pedestrian
Mall can become a reali­ty
the proposal "must go
through Col. Funchess,
the Faculty Senate and
Swine flu shots available
Swine flu immuniza­tions
are coming to Lee
County Nov. 22 - 24.
Auburn students, as well
as local residents, can be
vaccinated at the Mem­orial
Coliseum on those
days between 9 a.m. and
8 p.m.
A person must be at
least 18 and sign a
consent foim.
Betty McCreery, su­pervisor
of nurses at the
Lee County Health De­partment:
said vaccina­tion
centers will also be
open at the Village Mall
Henley is suspended
Mike Henley, 3HPR,
who pleaded guilty to a
charge of selling mari­juana
in Lee County
Circuit Court Oct. 19, has
been su&pended from the
Auburn University foot­ball
team.
Doug Barfield, head
coach of Auburn's foot­ball
team refused to
comment on the subject
except to state he felt
enough had already been
said.
Henley has applied for
probation and will attend
a probation hearing fol­lowing
this session of the
Lee County Circuit
Court.
Auburn University's
action will follow a meet­ing
of Henley with the
Student Disciplinary
Committee.
Those administering
the shots have been
trained by the State
Health Department in
Montgomery. Lee Coun­ty
Health Department
personnel will also help
with the program.
The innoculation, ad­ministered
by an inocula­tion
gun, is relatively
painless.
Most people have no
immunity to the recently
identified swine flu virus,
according to the Lee
County, Health Depart­ment.
The swine flu shot
helps avoid the risk of
serious complications.
For further information,
call the Lee County
Health Department at
745-5765.
of course Dr. Philpott
has the ultimate word."
John McCarthy, 6CE,
is going to help again this
year and hopefully the
Institute of Transporta­tion
Engineers (ITE) will
participate.
McCarthy said, "There
will be a little bit more
planning with the coor­dination
of traffic coming
into town as well as
campus traffic.
"Maps will be distri­buted
this year. I hope
everybody follows the
maps. And if everybody
follows the maps, there
hopefully won't be any
adverse effects."
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Average faculty salary
medium for southeast
By Brad Davis
" Assistant to the Editor
The average salary of
Auburn faculty members
is slightly higher than the
overall average of the
East South Central Unit­ed
States, but lower than
many surrounding insti­tutions
of comparable
size, according to a sur­vey
conducted by the
American Association of
University Professors
(AAUP).
The average teacher in
the region, which in­cludes
Alabama, Missis­sippi,
Georgia, Tennes­see
and Kentucky, re­ceives
an annual pay­check
of $17,000, the
lowest in the country.
Auburn teachers took
home an average of
$18,000 in 1975-76. Pro­fessors
received $24,200;
associate professors,
$19,700; assistant pro­fessors,
$16,200 and in­structors
$11,900.
At the University of
Alabama, the average
teacher's salary in 1975-
76 was slightly higher
than Auburn's at $18,800.
The lowest salary was
in Mississippi, where
teachers at Mississippi
State University earned
$15,975 and teachers at
the University of Missis­sippi
received $15,825.
The highest salaries in
the region were at Van-derbilt
University in
Nashville, Tenn., where
the average salary is
$20,200. Second highest
was the University of
Kentucky, where teach­ers
make an average of
$19,250.
Nation-wide, the aver­age
teacher's pay in
1978-76 was approximate­ly
$18,800. This figure
includes the pay from
instructor to full pro­fessor.
Auburn teachers were
granted a 3 per cent
across-the-board raise
for the 1976-77 year, but
this increase will not
bring the average salary
up to national standards,
according to the survey.
Harry M. Philpott,
president of Auburn Uni­versity,
said the Auburn
administration is trying
to improve teachers' sal­aries,
but the. Legislature
appropriated less money
for salaries in 1976-77.
"Teaching appropria­tions
f P the two cam­puses
(Auburn and Mont­gomery)
were reduced
by 4 per cent in the last
session of the Legisla­ture,"
said Philpott in his
annual report to the
Board of Trustees. "This
was the first reversal in
state support this Uni­versity
has experienced
in recent history.
"This represents a cut
of approximately $1 mil-ion
in teaching funds at
a time when, unlike
many other institutions,
Auburn is experiencing a
continued growth in en­rollment
at both cam­puses,"
continued Phil­pott.
In order to compensate
for the cut, Auburn was
forced to restrict spend­ing
in certain areas and
left some vacancies un­filled.
"Hopefully, savings
through these measures,
with money generated by
the tuition from an in­creased
enrollment, will
help us meet our need,"
said Philpott.
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Editorials
'Maybe we '11 make it through'
Thure., Oct. 28, 1976
Visitation
Auburn's Board of Trustees deserves praise for its decision to form an ad
hoc committee which will restudy visitation. The Board also decided to allow
visitation in women's dorms by fathers.
Present policy on visitation in all on-campus dorms is set by residents of the
on-campus dorms within limits prescribed by Auburn University officials.
The general limits are 6 p.m. Friday to 2 a.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. Saturday
to 2 a.m. Sunday.
The committee of students from Magnolia Dormitory, Noble Hall and the
Hill Dormitories who brought the committee proposal should also be
commended for bringing student interests before the Board.
It is our hope the ad hoc committee will act swiftly and in the best interests
of students to come up with a visitation policy which will allow for a greater
freedom of choice for the individual, while not infringing on the privacy
rights of others.
Please vote
If the experts are right, the next President of the United States will take
office by default. Predictions are that 60 per cent of the American people
will sit out this election, making the next government, Democratic or
Republican, a minority one.
There is danger in running a country by the wishes of a minority. It is too
easy to let control slip into the hands of demagogues and tyrants. If nothing
else, apathy is a sign of overconfidence, which can eventually lead to a
nation's downfall.
Voting is a serious business. Each person, in deciding who to vote for or in
"deciding not to decide," is affecting the kind of life he and the country will
lead. Don't let the country be run without your voice.
' Hassles'
I met fate this weekend and liked him.
He was the 71-year-old man who
wouldn't return to Auburn for his fiftieth
class reunion, but came to visit with
younger people who had something in
A-4 common with him.
^ ^ ™ He was the man whose eyes glowed
when he spoke about what a good
companion journalism—and The Plains­man—
had been to him throughout his
life.
He was last year's editor—Steele
Holman—setting out on a new path and
he w:is the success of a syndicated
columnist.
He was Auburn's 1924 editor—cane in
one hand, annual in the other, coming to
relive what he said were "the most
meaningful years."
These men (who met for Auburn's first
Plainsman editors reunion) aren't neces­sarily
the ones heralded on Auburn's
honor rolls. Large buildings of brick and
mortar will never be built in their names,
plaques will never be etched pointing to
their donations. Yet, perhaps they gave
my ceneration something even more
meaningful. They gave four years of
their lives to Auburn, to each other, to
you and to me.
They were the men and women who
shared the strain of deadlines, the
all-nighters, the midnight jaunts to War
Eagle Supper Club, Kopper Kettle,
Krystal or Omelette Shoppe. They
shared a purpose too, and with that
purpose came the unity which binds men
together—something stronger than mere
friendship, school spirit of nostalgia.
They were a part of the building of
Auburn, not only chronicling events, but
asking for, demanding and getting
change.
Many had been censored, one had
been fired. A former Auburn City
Council President had had two of his
issues burned..."but those were different
times," he explained.
Issues fade, however, with time and
just why one paper was burned or the
exact cause for censorship seems to dim in
importance. What becomes important
over time in journalism or any profession
is people. Although many of the editors
chose to enter fields apart from journa­lism,
they still shared the oneness built
on meeting a year of challenge, of shared
experiences and the special feeling of
putting that first and last paper to
bed—ever wishing it could be better, but
relieved that the job is done.
For Gerald Rutberg, the editor who
began a chain of All-American ratings 10
years ago, The Plainsman was "com-raderie."
The word doesn't mean just friend­ship.
It means knowing those you work
with inside out. It means knowing the
waitress at your favorite haunt so well
that a decade later you recognize her at
her new job at the Krystal—and she
remembers you.
It's telling off-color jokes late at night
as you labor over the final touches on a
column or rallying everyone at the
all-night restaurant for a vote on whether
Carter, Ford or the fellow sitting in the
corner eating a cheeseburger should be
elected president. It's cigar smoking—be
ye man or woman—when the occasion
demands. It's knowing someone well
enough to cry on their shoulder or tell
them they need to go home and put on
some deodorant.
Auburn has benefited from these
things and these people. Each personali-
Lucy and Ed Ball
ty seems to become a complement of
co-workers and as one editor expressed it,
"You become intertwined with The
Plainsman. It becomes a part of you from
the start and when you are able to look
back, you can see how good it was for
you."
The bonds don't stop just there either.
With the unity of the past comes a desire
that future generations succeed, a long
grey line. For more than 50 years, some
editors have kept up with The Plainsman,
wishing it well and wishing Auburn well.
It is a legacy and it is the challenge of a
one-time columnist, now a State Senator,
George McMillan, to "latch on to those
minds which are so full of ideas and
stimulate their thinking." It is one
means to provide an avenue for expres­sion
and to work for the betterment of
Auburn.
It's as if I was there in 1924 when a
boy named "Emma" won Queen of the
May...and the year the editor was fired
for his April Fools' issue in which the
University president won the Alpha Sig­ma
Sigma (ASS) kissing contest.
I can almost feel the weight of the
Vietnam war as it overhung the editorial
page in the 60s. I can sense the mood of
the campus during the year of Beverly
Bradford, Rheta Grimsley and Auburn's
first woman editor, Shirley Smith. I can
empathize with the editor who remem­bers
the difficulty of getting enough
people to work at deadline.
Times change. People never do. And
this weekend has taught me that I will
never be alone in facing the task before
me. Each editor and each person is a part
of something much greater than himself.
The small grey-haired man with the
warm meaningful smile is very much a
part of all of us. He is very much a parr
of Auburn. He is a part of the past we are
building on. Maybe, just maybe...we'll-make
it through.
Two security guards at the Auburn football game last Saturday admitted
they were told to "hassle the students and leave the alumni alone" when it
came to alcoholic beverages in Jordan-Hare Stadium.
They also estimated between 300 and 350 liquor containers were collected
"on a bad (football) day," mostly from the student section.
This confirmed a long standing belief that alumni were given special
treatment because they are "gift-givers" while students are merely the
purpose of the University.
Double standards, although long a pan of the American way, no longer
have a place at this institution.
Once again the question is not the sin or salvation of liquor but rather
discriminatory enforcement of the law.
The law should be changed so all can drink or enforced sp no one can-
People -- there is a real world out there
Lisa
Harris
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K .There's a real world out there. It's a
little hard to remember or even notice
when you live in a place where all the
problems of the world can be solved on a
political science essay test, where the
crisis or the week is a dateless Saturday
night.
But there's a different world outside
college. A world where people live in
shacks with cardboard walls. A world
where 14-year-old girls have babies
because there is little other pleasure they
can find . . . when home means eight
brothers and sisters and not enough food
to go around, and no one ever bothered.
to tell them about birth control.
It's a world where mothers work 10
hours a day and still don't make enough
money to feed their families without food
stamps. And the closest many youngsters
ever get to a college is to clean the
classrooms. •
There are families in Auburn who
don't have running water or indoor
toilets because they can't afford to have
the sewer connected. There are Lee
County dirt farmers who still work crops
with a horse and plow.
While we sit in our self-contained little
world, there are people within walking
distance who are literally starving. '
And they're not just starving for food.
They're starving for self-respect and
dignity, which is all too often denied,
because they're poor, and because, for
the most part, they're black.
They're called "welfare cheats" and
"panhandlers" because the substandard
wages they are paid won't put food on
the table. They are used as political
ammunition by demagogic politicians
who have never seen poverty first hand
and view the poor only as a means of
getting votes.
I Despite well-meaning civil rights laws,
they are still denied decent housing and a
decent education. They live in tenements
called "public housing projects" and go
to schools which should have been torn
down years ago.
Most of them don't want charity. I've
met too many people on welfare to
believe the myth that the welfare rolls are
made of shiftless bums and women who
get pregnant so they can get bigger
checks.
If he's not working it's usually
because he can't, not because he won't.
And if she has a baby each year, it's not
for extra money; the check wouldn't
cover another child. It's because no one
cares enough to show her how to make
love without making babies.
It's a cruel world out there. And the
crudest cut of all is people who "don't
want to get involved." People who say
politics is a game, government is a sham,
politicians are all crooks. It is these
people who allow the continued existence
of that world.
Politics is not a game. It is reality. And
anyone who ignores this is living in a
dream world. Politics determines what
happens to the 14-year-old mother, the
starving child, the 20-year-old who signs
his name with an " X " because he never
learned to write.
The political atheist is not just
ignorant. He leaves the disadvantaged
and powerless to the mercy of unscrupu­lous
manipulators who regard "the
masses" only as a means to their own
ends. And that is inhuman.
It is foolish to pretend that all is right
with the world, because it isn't. And
trying to ignore the problems won't
work, because they won't go away.
Halloween is still magic
These crisp, clear nights with a sharp
October breeze mean one thing to me.
Some of my friends can't understand my
fascination with Oct. 31 and point out
Halloween is for kids. I agree, silently
adding, "Halloween is for kids of all
ages."
Carol
Williams
What if they gave an election—and nobody came?
.POCATELA, IDAHO, 1988—"How
do you do, ladies and gentlemen, this is
William Wolford reporting for WPOT
television direct from the home of Sey-more
L. Eisenacher. Both party candi­dates
will descend on this unassuming
home that may house the most important
person in the world today.
"As many of you may well know,
Eisenacher is one of only three persons
who have decided to cast a ballot in this
election that determines who will occupy
the most powerful position on earth —
the Presidency of the United States.
"For a little background on how
people like Eisenacher have evolved into
this unique position, let us return to our
home studios for an interview with Larson
B. Crumbley, professor emeritus of
political science at nearby Potatoe State
Junior College.
"Dr. Crumbley, tell us,
three people decide who
President?"
why do only
will become
"Well, it all really started in the
post-World War II era when voter apathy
began to take shape as a viable political
movement. Realistically, it comes as a
shock that the movement even got off the
ground. In 1948, I960 and 1968 the
elections were so close a few votes for the
other guy could have swung the election.
Political scientists, more numerous then
than now, predicted the American
electorate would realize their true power
and begin to vote once again. For some
reason, they decided not t o ."
"Well, that is very interesting, Dr.
Crumbley. Do you think there was any
Mark
Sparkman
particular time when the voters reached
'a point of no return' in reversing the
trend?"
"Certainly. The turning point came in
the 1976 election between Jimmy Carter
and Gerald Ford. Voters stayed away
from the polls in unprecedented
numbers. Original projections stating
that 55 per cent of the registered voters
would turn out were shattered when less
than 40 per cent showed at the polls.
"The election was closer than any in
the history of American politics. The
winner's margin was decided by only a
handful of votes. Everyone thought this
would be the true turning point. They
were wrong."
"How wrong, professor?"
"First, people stopped registering.
Then in 1980 when a grand total of
42,000 people voted, it became evident
what a significant victory the apathetics
had scored in 1976. Apathy had truly
established itself as the dominant
political ideology of our nation.
"In the last election, 688 people
voted, many more than expected. This
year, some of the polls showed 100 per
cent of the populace apathetic. I suppose
we should be thankful for kooks like
Eisenacher, though."
"Really? Why is this so?"
"Well, technically, if the non-confor­mists
did not vote, then no one would be
elected."
"An interesting thought, Dr. Crum­bley.
But let us go back to the 1976
elections. Why did the American voter
stay away from the polls? Were the
candidates simply carbon copies of each
other?"
"One could hardly say that. At first
glance there were some obvious differ­ences:
party, age, background, region."
"Yes, but that is true of all elections.
Were there any real differences between
them on the future direction of our
nation?"
"Make no doubt about it — there
were some differences. They differed on
the economy, defense spending and
about the level of secrecy that existed or
should exist in the government. Carter
was more of an environmentalist whereas
Ford favored the business interests. Carter
;ind his running mate were pro-labor
while Ford and his Vice presidential
candidate were more aligned with
management.
"The differences do not stop there.
Carter supported a national health
insurance program. Ford was opposed to
it. Ford was opposed to gun registration,
Carter was not. Their positions on the
government's role concerning abortion
were different."
"The list seems endless. Even on those
issues alone, it seems someone could have
made up their minds as to who the best
candidate was."
"An astute observation, but one that
was not evident to the voters of 1976.
The race pitted the new versus the old,
the liberal versus the conservative, change
versus a defense of the status quo. The
voters did have a choice.
"One last question, Dr. Crumbley.
Who won the election of 1976?"
"A very interesting question. For the
life of me, I really do not know. I guess
I've just never really cared who won.
Who does?"
"Yes, Dr. Crumbley, who does? Ladies
and gentlemen, we have been talking
with Dr. Larson B. Crumbley, Professor
Emeritus at Potatoe State. We have just
received word that the candidates have
just arrived at the home of Seymore L.
Eisenacher, so now we switch you to our
roving minicam and on-the-spot reporter
William Wolford. William
"Thank you very much. The candi­dates
are now walking up the steps onto
the front porch of Eisenacher's home. I'll
see if I can get closer for a few words with
the presidential aspirants.
"Gentlemen, I have one question for
you. Can you tell me who the other two
voters are in this election?"
"You know, Wolford, for a journalist,
you sure are stupid. Haven't you figured
that out by now?"
" I 'm sorry, gentlemen, but I must
show my stupidity once again. Who are
they?"
"Mr. Wolford, . . . they is u s ."
Second only to Christmas in anticipat­ed
pleasure, Halloween has always been
magic for me. I still enjoy seeing bright
orange pumpkins with smiling faces light
the way for eager trick-or-treaters.
To me, the treat was dressing up to
collect the candy. A few weeks after the
exciting day, Mother would throw away
my sack of unopened or half-eaten tidbits
of junk.
Halloween preparations began weeks in
advance as I planned what I would "go
as" to the all-important carnival. My
mother displayed extreme patience as I
supervised the construction of my
"designer" costume.
Since masks were considered a hazard
by my safety-conscious parents, Hallo­ween
brought the added treat of wearing
Mother's make-up. The night's excite­ment
didn't fade until after I generously
smeared cold cream on cheeks still chilled
from the October evening.
Sometimes I would dress up early and
run to answer the door for other
trick-or-treaters. Then I would hesitate,
letting cool breezes rush through the
open door as I wondered if the monsters
on my porch were "really" just
neighborhood kids.
One year chicken pox prevented me
from having a "real" Halloween. I can
still recall my four-year-old disappoint­ment
that emerged through the fever and
endless itching.
Not even the bag of candy my sister
brought back for me could dispel my
gloomy misery. I was sure Halloween
would never come around again.
It came around for many years, of
course, and the magic remained full
strength until fifth grade. After thor­oughly
considering the situation 1
unwisely decided to costume myself one
last time.
Pre-teen sophisticates viewed my get-up
with scorn, and a very dispirited black
cat returned home, cars drooping.
Throughout junior high and high
school Halloween was a spectator sport
for me, as I answered the door and threw
pieces of candy into open bags,
exclaiming over "scary" costumes.
The magic was subdued but it was
there. I always insisted on having a jack-o'-
lantern and supervised the cutting.
My jack-o'-lanterns grin because Hal­loween
is fun for them, too.
About this time Halloween stopped
being fun or magic for anyone, as we
heard of LSD slipped into popcorn balls
and razor blades carefully placed in
candied apples.
Many cities required trick-or-treating in
daylight hours, with an accompanying
adult. It simply wasn't safe for the kids to
be out at night.
The magic was destroyed not by the
daylight ruling, but by the warped
personalities that made it necessary.
There isn't magic in a poisoned popcorn
ball, or in deviates springing from bushes
to attack children.
The magic was never in the gaudy
costumes, cheap carnival prizes or even
the grinning pumpkins, but in the
excitement for children of all ages. The
ugliness made me think Halloween had
lost its magic forever.
With college came the realization it's
fun to be unsophisticated, though, and I
started participating again. Mischievous
friends showed me harmless tricks can be
more fun than the treats, and I made up
for lost time.
My freshman year we all dressed up
and gave a Halloween party for
disadvantaged kids. The students had a
blast, but someone failed to inform the
pre-teens that being cool usually prevents
having a good time, and the party fell
flat. I felt a lot like the drooping black
cat when I returned home.
This year Halloween will be magic
again. It may be the last time for me,
and 1 intend to enjoy every minute.
I know it's going to be magic because
of the plump orange pumpkin sitting on
my carport just waiting for some artistry,
a candle and Halloween charm to make it
a grinning jack- o-lantern.
I know because ot the cr^pnight airand
sharply shining stars, as October prepares
to go out with a flourish. But even if it
rains, this Halloween will be magic.
TheAuburn
Plainsman
Christy Hudgins, Editor
Ken Edwards, Business Manager
The Auburn Plainsman is the student-edited newspaper of
Auburn University. Signed columns represent the opinion of
the writer, while unsigned editorials represent the opinion of
The Plainsman's Editorial Board.
Letters IHure., Oct. 28,1OT6 A-5
SGA criticized
UPC bash hurts
Editor, The Plainsman:
The SGA meeting of Oct. 10 gives
evidence that our Student Government is
efficiently patterning itself after the
Federal Government—specifically in the
use of Nixonian-Watergate tactics de­signed
to stifle opposition without
allowing them an equal voice.
This allegation is evidenced by the
SGA continually refusing Student Ac­tion
the right to any official charter or
sponsorship by Auburn University.
Of course this refusal is for (in the
immortal words of SGA Vice President Al
Thompson) "the welfare of the stu­dents."
Thank goodness we have
concerned student leaders like Mr.
Thompson to protect us from the
irreparable harm we would have suffered
had we attended a concert sponsored by
Student Action.
This paternal protection by the SGA
has also prevented this "fringe group of
radicals'' (Student Action) from receiving
even a probationary charter.
Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary
defines "probation" as "1 — critical
examination and evaluation" or "2—
subjection to a period of testing and trial
to ascertain fitness...."
By not allowing Student Action even a
"probationary" charter, the SGA does
not allow the student body to judge for
itself the "fitness" of Student Action to
act as a viable student voice. This
cowardly action by the SGA reeks of
Stalinism.
Unpopular ideas must be given a
hearing and criticism encouraged.
Without unhampered criticism of public
figures and public policy, a democracy
would soon deteriorate. The SGA, in its
attempts to hinder Student Action, is
obstructing free criticism of public figures
and public policy.
The SGA has a right to its own voice,
but it has no right to deny Student
Action a voice by denying it a campus
charter. In the words of Thomas
Jefferson "For God's sake, let us freely
hear both sides."
Kenneth B. Smith, 3SSS
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Editor, The Plainsman:
I hope the UPC and the IFC lost a
good amount of money from the
Homecoming concert. Nothing stings
worse than the loss of money.
The UPC has in recent years taken the
attitude that it can decree a good concert
turnout, no matter who is playing,
simply by saying, in effect, here is a
conceit. Its one of the very few you (the
concert-goer) will have in your say here
at Auburn so you had better go to
support Auburn, the UPC and Mom's
apple pie.
Student escort service urges
Editor, The Plainsman:
The Plainsman's editorial policy, along
with a certain bleeding heart liberal,
seems to be content with sweeping the
problem of rape under the Police
Department's rug, instead of coming up
with feasible solutions to the problem
themselves.
How do you expect three campus
security guards to watch over Auburn's
entire female population, while protec­ting
property belonging to both the
University and students is a bit
mind-boggling.
Solution—Have "your" SGA organize
an escort service with the cooperation of
the IFC, the different branches of ROTC,
Student Action and. various other campus
groups. Surely there are enough men
and vehicles available for such a service.
And it would be a lot cheaper than hiring
additional police officers. Of course one
wouldn't have to own a car to lend a
helping hand to one of Auburn's
loveliest.
By calling a certain phone number a
woman could get two men to walk over
to where the young lady was and escort
her to where she wanted to go. Who
knows, maybe we'll become known as the
"Friendliest Village of the Plains."
David Williams '74
Leases put students in chains
'Dishonest' Action
Editor, The Plainsman:
Week after week The Auburn Plains­man
through editorials and reporting
seems to present the idea that the SGA is
in conflict with concerned, honestly
motivated members of Student Action.
John Carvalho in an editorial last week
accused the Student Senate of being
self-motivated and of acting contrary to
the student interest for denying (without
reason) permission for Student Action to
stage a concert on campus.
Could it not be because of the overall
dishonest approach of the "student
group?" Could it not be because they
were admittedly posing as a campus drive
while planning to give only a token
amount to the All Campus Fund Drive?
Could it not be because they were duly
denied a charter on campus as a campus
organization? Could it be because our
senators have enough good sense to see
Student Action for what it is—a political
entity striving for a martyred appearance.
Kevin Carroll, 4AEC
Editor, The Plainsman:
It's a joke: the SGA appeases us by
telling us we can go to the Off-Campus
Association (OCA) if our landlord treats
us unfairly and they'll get their lawyer
(Senator Ted Little) on the case. But
he'll just tell you the truth. Nothing can
be done. The Auburn landlords' leases
put the students in chains.
When my landlord didn't repair cerain
fixtures in my apartment, I went to the
OCA to get help. But Ted Little told me
I would probably lose in court because
my landlord's lease was airtight: I had
no rights. I had given them up when I
singed their lease.
Even if I won in court, court costs
would be many times more than the cost
of repairs if I made the repairs myself.
The Off-Campus Association only pays
for a small percentage of court costs.
They don't help you as much as they lead
you to believe they will.
The SGA tells us to sit down with our
landlord before we sign our lease and get
them to change phrases we don't think
are fak. But the landlord will just tell you
to go elsewhere: they all will. So now
we arc back to where we started. What is
the answer to this dilemma that is so
painful to Auburn students, a rent
strike?
Until the Alabama legislature passes a
comprehensive landlord-tenant bill and
until the Auburn University SGA give
the students some "real" aid, there is
little you can do, except look up the
Auburn building codes and find out
what your rights really are.
Lloyd Malone, 3VA
This type of condescending attitude
does nothing for the concert-goer. It only
hurts him.
Last week Lloyd Malone, in his letter to
the editor, stated the UPC was a one man
show. All responsibility for satisfying the
majority of the 17,500 students falls on
one person. That one person alone makes
all decisions of whether a group plays
here or not.
No wonder this one man organization
has a condescending attitude; a god is
supposed to be looked up to.
If this nose-in-the-air attitude weren't
enough, the concert-goer can see the
quantity and quality of concerts in
Atlanta, Tuscaloosa, Mobile, Birming­ham,
sometimes wondering if he were
located in a concert vacuum. This
thought is expressed by the concert-goer's
apathetic view toward Auburn concerts:
If it's from Auburn, it can't be good.
To get to the point, the UPC or the
IFC must make Auburn a place worthy of
the attention of major groups. Auburn
has the same marketable attributes as
other major concert centers: The au­diences
are basically the same here as in
Atlanta or Tuscaloosa; large turn-outs are
assured because the major groups already
have a large following or else they would
not be major.
It seems the only variable that
1 differentiates Auburn from the rest of the
major concert centers is the inability of
the UPC or the IFC to sell Auburn to the
groups.
A change in concert attitude is needed.
We can have nearly any concert we want
to have. Auburn has a market for the
major groups. All that is needed are
salesmen capable of the task.
Robert Council, 4MK
NKpfS?
Milk Commission aids poor, elderly
Dairy commissions are no longer prev­alent
because many people have objected
to price control under the commissions.
In fact there are only about 1) states
left which still have dairy commissions.
Alabama is one and its commission is
working well, with Alabama prices being
relatively constant and fair to milk indus­try
employes—though prices are not al­ways
as low as in some other milk price
market-controlled states.
Georgia is one of the states without a
Hairy commission. The only prices regu­lated
in Georgia are the producers' prices
as opposed to the minimum and maxi­mum
price control in Alabama.
Georgia prices cover a wide range from
$1.38 for a gallon of lowfat milk to $2.38
for a gallon of whole milk. The gallon is
the standard size for milk to be sold be­cause
it is cheaper to sell it that way, said
Gene Gaily, director of the dairy depart­ment
of the Georgia Department of
Agriculture.
Georgia's wide range of prices is fair to
those who can get out to buy the cheap
milk but unfair to those such as the poor,
the elderly and students who, either be-
Maureen
Drost
cause of lack of knowledge or transporta­tion,
can't get the cheap milk.
Milk industry wage scales for both
Georgia and Alabama are reasonable.
Farmers' prices are set in both states, and
retailers and processor-distributors get
the remainder of the price per unit of
milk sold. Though retailers and proces­sor-
distributors don't always get much
money in Georgia they do have other
products which give them income.
According to Dally, farmers receive
about $1 per gallon and packagers and
distributors receive about 35-40 cents per
gallon. Georgia retailers sometimes make
money from milk sales; sometimes they
do not, Dally said.
Reader defends death penalty
law acts as 'crime deterrent'
Editor, The Plainsman:
Jim Locke's column on the death
penalty in itself was absurd. I labored
through his contradictions, qualifying
statements and assumptions and con­cluded
that his idealistic position is either
just that, or that he has taken a lead from
Daniel Schorr who admits that if you
don't have anything going for you—write
. the spectacular or create attention, at any
cost.
The death penalty was held unconsti­tutional
because, in the opinion of the
court, it was not equally administered.
The recent decision to uphold revised
laws acknowledges that these states have:
1. Extended every opportunity for
review and appeal—making it mandatory
to go to higher courts.
2. Made the death penalty "uniform"
for certain types of murders, taking away
the grey areas which lead to indiscrimi­nate
use of this as a penalty.
He is correct in stating that "certainty
of punishment is the only effective
deterrent'' and therein lies the argument
in favor of capital punishment. Such a
law serves as advance notice to the
criminal that if he commits certain acts of
murder that he will die. This is the most
effective deterrent of all.
I'm sure that the brothers, who now
wait execution in Georgia for the brutal,
unnecessary murders of the Alday family
in Donalsonville, Ga., would have
thought twice before they did their vile
act had they thought the hangman's
noose was waiting for them.
Joseph L. Donofro
In Alabama, farmers receive a mini­mum
of 50 cents per half gallon and the
remaining 37 cents from the 87 cent
minimum price per half gallon goes to
processor-distributors and retailers.
Prices depend on how much service the
processor-distributor gives the retailer—
for example, whether he brings milk only
to the retailer's door or to the store and
places it on the shelve and prices it.
Which is better for Alabama, the dairy
commission or free market control of
milk prices? Both have their drawbacks.
A free market system with little competi­tion
would most likely end in high retail
prices. A free market system with much
competition and price wars would end in
economic loss, the leaving of milk
industry firms, employment decline, milk
industry restructuring and greater prices.
Under the commission system, especially
if it is one dominated by industry, prices
may be set too high.
I think in Alabama, though, the dan­ger
of high prices for milk is lessened be­cause
Alabama has consumers on the
commission as opposed to a board
monopolized by industry. If Gov.
George C. Wallace appoints dedicated,
responsible commission members, there
is less chance of high consumer prices.
On the question of wages for farmers,
processor-distributors and retailers both
state policies seem reasonably fair to me.
The farmer gets a large part of the
profits, which I agree with, while the
processor-distributor and the retailer get
considerably less.
So as it has been said earlier, there are
drawbacks to both systems. If Alabama
dropped its commission, prices probably
wouldn't decrease. They could increase
depending on how people shop. Thus far
the Alabama Dairy Commission has been
relatively fair and should be kept until it
proves it has lost its value.
The most effective way for Alabama
consumers to show they don't want high
prices is for them to buy less milk and to
become watchdogs of the Alabama Dairy
Commission, reading about the milk
industry and attending and testifying at
monthly commission meetings.
Dairy commision is 'not beneficial
Editor, The Plainsman:
According to the headline of Maureen
Drost's column of Oct. 21, the Alabama
Dairy Commission is not unfair to
consumers. It is difficult to determine the
net effect of the Alabama Dairy
Commission, but the evidence I have
seen leads me to the conclusion that it
does not have a beneficial effect for most
Alabama consumers.
It costs money to run the Alabama
Dairy Commission, and this money must
ultimately come from Alabama consu­mers.
What would be the effects of
having similar commissions for every
industry — setting minimum and
maximum retail prices for every commo­dity?
The best the Alabama Dairy
Commission can claim (but not really
prove) is that the price it sets is similar to
the average price that would exist in its
absence.
Despite claims to the contrary, the
dairy industry is not a unique industry
needing special protection. Consumers
would be better off without the Alabama
Dairy Commission.
Sherman Hanna
Assistant Professor
Family and Child Development
Carter memory shames us
.,,,1 J
Editor, The Plainsman:
An otherwise victorious and spirit-fill­ed
1976 Homecoming was largely spoiled
for me and for many others by the
absolute shock we experienced when the
crudest instincts of literally hundreds of
students prompted them inexplicably to.
loudly "boo" Mrs. Lillian Carter during,
her introduction as a special guest of the
University.
No one in the stadium was compelled
to applaud or otherwise approve of Mrs.
Carter's visit, yet these zealots and others
of similar character in their action have
left a mark on the occasion that is no less
than disgusting.
As my revulsion and anger, which I am
certain was shared by a great many
others, subsided I recognized this gross
display for what it was and is — an act of
the most common and insensitive
desperation — in the face of an electoral
phenomenon which promises to replace a
callous and stagnant Republican adminis­tration
with one of intelligence and
opportunity.
Mrs. Lillian Carter's most
memory of Auburn shames us all.
recent
William P. Fuller Jr., '75 American people insulted
Editor, The Plainsman :
For Mark Winne to assume that Jimmy
Carter is carrying a large portion of the
electorate only because of their shallow­ness,
or because they are riding a
bandwagon, is an insult to the American
people.
Mark assumes that "the very fact that
Jimmy Carter is a serious threat to
become the president of rhe United
States is a symptom of a decay of
principle and conviction that has crept
upon our society."
Rathet than a decay of principles,
perhaps it is an indication that a
substantial number of people have
principles which differ from Mark's and
are prepared to vote their convictions.
Randy Hamilton, 4PY
Plains termed 'inhospitable' by GOP;
Ford supporters claim vandalization
Editor, The Plainsman,
Much has been said in the past few
months of the hospitality of a small
Georgia town called Plains. I wish to
inform you of the hospitality I and
several hundred other Ford supporters
received there this past weekend.
We were participating in a caravan on
our way to a Ford rally in Concord, six
miles north of Plains. We did not expect
the Carter supporters of Plains to
welcome us with open arms but we
treated them and their property with
respect. We expected the same from
them and we did not receive it. Our signs
were pulled from our cars and destroyed.
Carter bumper stickers were placed on
our cars and several of our people were
even struck by Carter supporters.
I repeat, we came only to demonstrate
support for our candidate, we did not
destroy their signs or in any way
vandalize their property as they did ours.
In all fairness many Carter supporters
did not. participate in these disgraceful
acts. They did as we did and merely
demonstrated support for their candi­date.
But why did they not ask their
neighbors to stop vandalizing our cars.
If Carter is of the same make as his
neighbors, and I've been given no reason
to believe otherwise, then God help us if
he is elected. He'll be the only one who
I'm happy to say that not all is lost in
Plains. The rally was sponsored and
attended by many of Carter's neighbors.
They have known Carter for years. They
and other Georgians have seen the
bureaucratic mess left in Atlanta after
four years of Carter administration.
With their help and the help of
millions of other southerners who see
Carter as the liberal shown in the
Democratic platform, he will not be
president. With their help we will return
a proven leader and a capable
adminstrator, President Gerald R. Ford,
to the White House.
Robert Worrell, 2ZY
Mark Winne:
far from truth
Editor, The Plainsman:
No one can accuse Mark Winne of
stretching the truth by attributing Jimmy
Carter's success to the "Bandwagon"
effect and the loss of convictions of the
American people.
He didn't get close enough to the
truth to do it any harm.
Tom Hagood, 4GJM
Democratic employment approach unreal
Editor, The Plainsman:
In regard to recent editorials, both in
newspapers and on TV, I never cease to
be amazed that intelligent voters
continue to support Democratic principles
that include more social programs when
we can't afford the ones we now have;
unrealistic approaches to unemployment
that are simply temporary in effect and
Congressional passage of overall large
expenditure bills that would and have
increased deficit spending.
To agree with these proposed solutions
to American problems seems highly
idealistic. I' think that we should
carefully consider the fact that the
Federal Government cannot possibly
provide all we desire.
Carter has been called a man with "a
dream and a sense of unfulfilled
responsibility." He dreams of an
economy with only 3 or 4 per cent
unemployment due to government
initiated jobs, while any economist will
tell us this approach has no long-lived
effect. Another of Carter's dreams is an
increase in social programs provided for
people.
We know programs such as national
health care program are commendable,
but it must be said that we do not fully
realize our inability to reach these goals
affordably until we take a serious look at
the effect such programs have had on
Great Britain's economic stability. The
results—unemployment, inflation and a
loss of the dollar's purchasing power-can
already be seen here at home.
Carter has accused the Ford admini­stration
of mismanaging the economy,
specifically of allowing inflation to run
rampant and permitting uncontrolled
unemployment. Actually, President Ford
has taken realistic approaches toward
reducing inflation and curbing unem­ployment
by directing our economy with
effective means tht may take longer, but
will keep us on the road to real and
lasting stability. Of the two candidates,
Carter is the one offering short-lived
solutions with easily achieved temporary
results.
President Ford has the same dreams
Carter and most Americans have for our
country. The difference between the two
is that Fotd is willing to pursue only
those goals we can realistically afford.
He is also willing to combat inflation
and unemployment only with forces that
will lead us to longer lasting results.
Now is the time for Americans to take a
good look at our dreams, to think and to
vote responsibly.
Stanley R. Sawyer, 2PB
Ihe Auburn Plainsman , num., Oct. 28, me A-e
WEGL listener defends station
Editor, The Plainsman:
Once again, the SGA (spelled Sigma
Gamma Alpha) and its blundering
bureaucracy is meddling'" in affairs of
which it has little knowledge.
This letter is in support of the current
programming and administration of
WEGL-FM, the public radio station of
Auburn.
I myself have listened to WEGL
through some of its worst periods (its
early years) and up to the present time.
The students, faculty and administration
of Auburn University should consider
themselves very lucky to be part of the
first public radio station in Alabama.
Considering the limited funds avail­able
to WEGL, its totally student staff and
management and the unhesitating sup­port
(?) of the SGA, it is truly amazing to
hear the diversity of music and public
affairs programming available.
I, a student, may obtain a current
program schedule and choose from Jazz
Menu, a mealtime jazz program, or Jean
Shepard's America, one man's opinion of
American experience or be informed of
all campus activities by listening in.
'He's probably a narc.
Editor, The Plainsman:
I read in the Opelika-Auburn News,
Wednesday, the accounts of the current
Lee County Circuit Court proceedings.
Approximately eight people were convict­ed
on drug charges. A lengthy account
was given of the trial of a Lee County
man, Frank Hillyer Jr. Poor Frank, he was
charged with selling marijuana to Alex
Smith, an undercover agent for the Lee
County Sheriff's Department.
It must be a hell of a living being an
undercover drug agent. The story said
Smith posed as an Auburn University
student in getting Hillyer to sell him the
grass. I don't know about you, but that
sort of information scares me. It doesn't
exactly make me want to open up and be
trusting of my fellow students. That guy I
talked to the other day and got so
friendly with — he's probably a narc.
At this point, I want to raise the issue
concerning man's actions and the nature
of these actions. Frank Hillyer had some
marijuana and sold some to someone who
said he wanted to buy it. There is
nothing in Frank's action that is harmful
or dangerous to any other petson. He is
not fotcing anyone to do anything against
their will.
Alex Smith, on the other hand, was
consciously attempting to capture another
human being. He employed trickery and
deceit to obtain his ends. His motivation
was to do what is right for society or the
State. The question is which type of man,
Alex or Frank, is more dangerous to other
human beings.
I am not concerned with "civil law "
here at all. I believe everyone admits
there is a moral question that must be
asked before obeying a man-made law.
We applaud civil disobedience in
communist countries because it represents
a moral decision against tyranny. We
must recognize the evils in our own
society also.
People like Alex Smith — I wonder if
they are aware of the nature of their
actions. Their blind sense of duty to the
State scares the hell out of me. Why do,
people have to confront each other this
way? Isn't it sad that freedom is only
arbitrarily applied and that the resulting
conflict pits men against each other in a
never ending battle?
According to a law of physics: for every
action there is an equal and opposite
reaction. This law is extended by the
Hindus in the Law of Karma which
states: everyone will get what is coming
to them according to their actions. I sure
want to be around when the Universe has
its final say about men who commit
crimes against other men in the name of
the State.
Name withheld upon request
If I find some programs that I don't
care for, I tune in at a different time to
hear what I like. Perhaps this is the point
that WEGL is trying to get across—listen
to what appeals to you, whether it is
news, mainstream music, jazz or what­ever.
Then give the other "special
programs a listen—you could learn
something.
Even a disinterested listener could tell
from WEGL's program schedule that
some people at that station care enough
to work hard and produce top-quality
public radio. From what I see, the
' problem is not that WEGL is failing to
serve the students, but that some see
WEGL as their subsidized campus
jukebox, belching out cute tunes on
demand.
The solution, I feieil, is that WEGL
divests itself of the whims and vagaries of
the SGA, and the SGA turns its
committee work to get action on
mandatory attendance policies, the dan­ger
of rape, recognizing Student Action
and straightening out its own organiza­tion,
among other things. I think WEGL
is doing an excellent job, and I hope it
continues to do so.
Maybe the SGA will someday also give
the students as much for their Activities
fee.
Mark R. Biggers, 10MFL
Saudi replies to column
Rditor, The Plainsman:
I want to thank you, Mr. Sparkman,
for trying to focus on Arabia's problems;
however, you failed in locating the real
ones. I cannot disagree with you that you
cannot quench your thirst by -oil'. '
however, I haven't'seen you quenching
the thirst of your car by water.
Mogri is only one of many
Editor, The Plainsman:
(Zohair) Mogri represents only one of
the 208 international students on
Auburn's campus, yet his views con­cerning
the inequities of the "law"
receive lavish exposure in the pages of
The Plainsman. Many readers may begin
to believe that he speaks for the majority
when he implies that international
students are dissatisfied with their
treatment here. He does not.
Most of the students in Auburn's ex­cellent
international student program
study in the more technical fields. These
students come to this country to learn
valuable skills in chemistry, engineering,
medicine, agriculture, etc.—skills which
they can then take home to help improve
the quality of life in their countries.
These are bright, determined and en­thusiastic
students hungrv for all the
knowledge this country gladly offers
rhem
Many of these students are active in
extra-curricular activities as well. They
gather for luncheons and activities at lo­cal
churches, meet new students at the
airport and help them find living acco­modations,
participate in regular Univer­sity
programs and the like. The Interna­tional
Student Organization gives them a
chance to get together with students from
many different countries. The students
from China have recently compiled a
directory of Chinese students, faculty and
alumni at Auburn.
Now let me discuss "the law" dealing
with interntational students. Before any
student comes to the USA he cr she must
have been accepted to a specific
university here and have a visa from their
country to come here "as a full-time
student." In addition, financial support
is required to meet the expenses of a
college education. Many students have
scholarships or grants to cover these costs
while others rely on friends, parents, etc.,
but they "must" have a reliable source of
income "before" they are allowed to
come here.
As to employment, the Immigration
Naturalization Service does not allow
international students to work off-campus
unless rhere arises some extenuating
circumstance. (Most money pinches can
be eased by way of a loan from the
international student advisor's office.)
The INS does allow these students to
work on-campus provided they do not
displace an American student for a job.
All in all, the University's employment
practices are very lenient. They
understand the problems of international
students and give them every benefit a
slight stretch of the law will allow.
People who demand special, individual
exception from the rules are guilty of
violating the very spirit and mutuality of
the international student program.
Steven Bock, 4PUB
You said that the Saudis have oil,
money and sand. If you think that is all
they have, how little you know. I am
' surprised to know about the swimming
pools which are filled with sand — you
probably saw them in your dreams after
watching a nightmare show.
You 'described the Frenchmen who
work on the Antarctic in Arabia as
stupid. I wonder how different you
would act if you were asked the same
thing.
One of the Saudis' problems, according
to you, is keeping their people awake —
that is what you should be when you
write articles.
I agree with you that Arthur Godfrey's
commercials are boring, but you judge
the same way on our landscape though
you have never seen it. Things are usually
beautiful because beauty is in the eyes, so
if you view our sand as stupid, it is not
because it is so.
You said that the ancestors of
Mohammed moved mountains; have you
ever seen them doing that or is it the
product of your creative imagination?
You pulled another one when you said
that you heard some Muslims say that
Mecca is too boring to make a
pilgtimmage to. As a Muslim, I want to
tell you that Mecca was and will continue
to be the holiest place we have and we're
proud of it. We want to leave Rio de
Janeiro and the French Riviera for you to
make your claimed pilgrimmagc to.
Munir Nasser, 4 ME
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AU faculty 'highly interested
Rainy day Photography: Dan DoughM*
Auburn University's
faculty is highly interes­ted
in students, intensely
interested in teaching
and highly motivated to
become more effective
teachers, according to a
poll of more than 200
faculty members.
They also feel the insti­tution
is developing a
climate which is more
supportive of better
teaching.
The respondents repre­sented
both men and
women of all ranks and
areas of specialty.
Reaction was not all
positive, however, ac­cording
to Gerald Leis-chuck,
director of the Of­fice
of Institutional Anal­ysis
which conducted the
survey for final evalua­tion
by an independent
firm.
"Some degree of con­cern
was expressed a-bout
the relative scholar­ly
seriousness • of the
student body, the uncer­tainty
about the exis­tence
of a long range
institutional plan and
present faculty evalua­tion
procedures," said
Leischuck.
The faculty also
showed concern over the
limited opportunities for
interdisciplinary pro­gram
development, the
emphasis placed on re­search
and scholarship
as opposed to teaching
effectiveness and deci­sions
affecting salary
and promotion, Leis­chuck
said.
The survey was made
in conjunction with the
Project on Institutional
Renewal Through the
Improvement of Teach­ing.
Auburn is one of
sixteen institutions selec­ted
from throughout the
nation to participate in
the program which is
designed to improve the
quality of teaching and
learning.
"The results of the
questionnaire are some­what
authoritative and
are interesting in that
they reflect the first
comprehensive expres­sion
I know of from
Auburn faculty about a-cademic
conditions of the
University," said Taylor
D. Littleton, vice-president
for academic
affairs.
Littleton said the per­ceptions
gained
from the study will help
local committees and the
administration to de­velop
programs which
will provide more oppor­tunities
to improve the
teaching-learning pro­cess.
A similar question­naire
is being adminis­tered
to students.
The most interesting
result from the survey,
Leischuck noted, is the
faculty's intense interest
in teaching.
"The faculty were
highly positive on this
point," Leischuck said.
"92 per cent agreed that
they can't seem to find
time to do all the things
they want to do. They
indicated that their work
is exciting, fulfilling and
has been successful. The
faculty even rated teach­ing
above family rela­tionships
as a source of
personal satisfaction."
That only 4 per cent of
the respondents indi­cated
a very heavy re­search
interest at Au­burn,
which is regarded
as a major research
university, was also in­teresting,
Leischuck ad­ded.
"Six times as many—
28 per cent—showed a
preference for teaching.
The rest we're interested
in both but leaned more
to teaching than to re­search."
While 96 per cent of the
faculty felt teaching ef­fectiveness
should be of
prime importance in de­ciding
promotion and sal­ary,
76 per cent thought
research and scholarship
should be equally impor­tant.
Nearly all (89 per cent)
of the faculty felt the
majority of Auburn's
faculty is genuinely in­terested
in the academic
progress of students.
A profile of faculty
characteristics indicates
51 per cent said they
were politically indepen­dent.
Of the others, 26
per cent classified them­selves
as Democrats and
23 per cent Republicans.
54 per cent described
their political views as
moderate, 22 per cent as
conservative and 20 per
cent as liberal.
56 per cent considered
themselves to be moder­ately
religious, 68 per
cent said they were
protestant, 14 per cent
Catholic and 1 per cent
Jewish.
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Elections lenience urged
By Jackie Romine
Assistant News Editor
The SGA Student Sen­ate
approved a resolution
Monday night concerning
class attendance on elec­tion
day and approved a
resolution urging the es­tablishment
of a trial
Pedestrian Mail winter
quarter, 1977.
Jim Stewart, Architec­ture
and Fine Arts sena­tor
who proposed the
attendance resolution,
said it is designed for the
"many people who want
to remain registered in
their home county."
It requests faculty be
more lenient in regard to
attendance on election
day so students regis­tered
in other counties
will be able to vote.
The resolution for Ped
Mall was proposed by
John Bush, Arts and
Sciences senator. Under
the resolution a portion
of Thach Ave., between
the lower drive of the
Social Center and Dun­can
Drive, will be closed
off to accomodate pedes­trian
traffic only. Ped
Mall would be in effect
from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Bush said the hours
were set up to corre­spond
with parking
hours.
"We do feel it would be
very advantageous to
have this area blocked
off," Bush said.
Al Thompson, SGA
vice - president, said he
and SGA President Buck
Ruffin, plan to meet with
Auburn Unviersity Presi­dent
Harry M. Philpott
about the Pedestrian
Mall this week.
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The Auburn Plainsman TOUTS., Oct. 88. igw A-8_
Candidates'opinions compare
Jobs and unemployment
Carter
"I think the major priority of the next Aministra-tion
has got to be employment. My own belief is that
we can get the adult unemployment rate down to 3
per cent or the overall rate down to 4.5 per cent,
without any adverse effect on inflation.
"To reach full employment we must assure:
support for the Full Employment Act of 1976;
(stimulation and incentives for) the private sector to
hire the unemployed and to retain workers already
employed even during periods of economic downturn.
To provide an additional incentive, the unemploy­ment
compensation tax paid by the employers should
be provided for businesses which hire persons
previously unemployed; an increased commitment
by the federal government to fund the cost of
on-the-job training by business; more efficient
employment services to match people to jobs;
improved manpower training programs; creation of
meaningful and productive public needs jobs'as a
supplement to the private sector, including jobs for
unmet needs in areas such as housing rehabilitation
and repairing our railroad roadbeds."
Ford
"The best and most effective way to create new
jobs is to pursue balanced economic policies that
encourage the growth of the private sector without
risking a new round of inflation.
"President Ford is not going to be satisfied until
everybody has a job who wants a job. That is the
only criterion by which this administration will judge
whether we are going well or badly. Everyone who
wants a job has to have a job under this
adminstration.
Candidates
A Voter's Guide
Prohibition candidates
oppose budget deficit
By Susan Counts
Plainsman Staff Writer
Benjamin C. Bubar
and Earl F. Dodge are
the respective presiden­tial
and vice-presidential
nominees for the Nation­al
Prohibition party in
the 1976 election.
According to Jim Par-tain,
Alabama Prohibi­tion
state chairman, Bu­bar
has 30 years* experi­ence
as a legislator foi
the state of Maine and
"is quite qualified for the
office."
"Dodge is the most
qualified man running
for the office of vice-pre­sident,"
said Partain.
"He is an articulate
politician and is excellent
in parliamentary proce­dure."
Dodge, a resident
of Denver, Col., is execu­tive
secretary of the
National Prohibition Par­ty.
The two candidates
were selected a the party
convention in June,1975
in Denver.
According to Partain,
the National Prohibition
party, which "stands for
righteousness and a con­stitutional
government,"
is one of the oldest
parties in existence. He
explained the party sup­ported
changes in the
constitution that would
prohibit deficit spending
by the government and
favored limiting taxing
and government spend­ing
levels.
"We oppose the Equal
Rights Amendment,"
said Partain. We are for
equal rights for women,"
he continued, "but just
not for the amendment
that is presently in Cong­ress."
Partain cited other
party stands as: oppos­ing
abortion except when
the mother's life is in
danger; opposing forced
busing; and favoring
laws to restrict the man­ufacture,
sale and adver­tising
of alcoholic bever­ages.
Partain, a native of
Cook Springs, Ala., is
running for president of
the Public Service Com­mission
under the Ala­bama
Prohibition party
and states his qualifica­tions
as having experi­ence
with budgeting lar­ge
sums of money and
dealing with and meeting
with large numbers of
people. "I also think that
I would make morally
right decisions," he said.
According to Partain,
the party has never won
any major office but has
filled some minor ones.
"We never lose, though,"
he said, "because we are
right and affect other
parties' stands. We
influence the major par­ties
by standing firm for
righteousness and a con­stitutional
government.
"We believe that both
major parties are moral­ly
corrupt," Partain
said, "the proof being
that they have members
in jail and exile.
"We also believe that
the Republican party is
controlled by the Demo­cratic
party," he contin­ued.
"Even our Republi­can
president Is controll­ed
by a Democratic
legislature. The Demo­crats
control the nation,
and that is one reason
why there is so much
voter apathy. People
don't feel like they have
a choice."
"It is true that what I am proposing is not going to
get the unemployed back to work overnight. But It
will get them back to work, with lasting and secure
jobs-not deadend jobs supported by the government.
One cannot promise full employment overnight, and I
hope nobody does in the upcoming debate, because it
is a cruel illusion."
International relations
Carter
"Under the Nixon-Ford administration, there has
evolved a kind of secretive 'Lone Ranger' foreign
policy—a one-man policy of international adventure...
A foreign policy based on secrecy inherently has had
to be closely guarded and amoral, and we have had to
forego openness, consultation and a constant
adherence to fundamental principles and high moral
standards...Secretaries of State and Defense...should
regularly appear before Congress, hopefully in
televised sessions, to answer hard questions and to .
give straight answers.
"In every foreign venture that has failed—whether
is was Vietnam, Cambodia, Chile or Angola, or in the
excesses of the CIA—our government forged ahead
without consulting the American people and did
things that were contrary to our basic character.
"A stable world order cannot become a reality
when people of many nations of the world suffer mass
starvation or when there are no established
arrangements to deal with population growth, energy
or environmental quality.
"The time has come for us to seek a working
partnership between North America, Western Europe
and Japan. Our three regions share economic,
political and security concerns that make it logical
that we should seek ever-increasing unity and
understanding..." Carter calls for a reordering of
foreign policy priorities: high-level unilateral negoti­ations
with communist powers must take second
place to re-establishing close working relationships
with democratic allies.
Ford
"In our Constitutional system...policies should
reflect consultation and acommodation between the
President and Congress. But in the final analysis, as
the framers of our Constitution knew from hard
experience, the foreign relations of the United States
can be conducted effectively only If there is strong
central direction that allows flexibility of action.
That responsibility clearly rests with the President...
I pledge to the American people policies which seek a
secure, just and peaceful world."
Ford says his foreign policy will "keep our powder
dry and not put our finger on the nuclear trigger."
"Today the state of our foreign policy is sound and
strong.
"We are at peace—and I will do all in my power to
keep it that way.
"Our military forces are capable and ready; our
military power is without equal. And I intend to keep
it that way.
"Our principal alliances, with the Industrial
democracies of the Atlantic Community and Japan,
have never been more solid.
"A further agreement to limit the strategic arms
race may be achieved. '
Food prices
Carter
"We should maintain a predictable, reasonably
small and stable reserve of agricultural products. . .
This carefully managed reserve would support farm
incomes when prices are low, help avoid boosts to the
inflationary spiral, provide assurance of supplies to
our foreign customers and facilitate a regular flow of
Maddox believes people aren 't given a choice
By Dewey English
Plainsman Staff Writer
"Gov. Lester Maddox
is the man from Georgia
forming a "New Major­ity"
in American govern­ment,"
said a bumper
sticker pasted to a pick­up
truck on Interstate 85.
"Gov. Maddox feels
the people aren't given a
choice," said a cam­paigner
at the national
headquarters in Atlanta.
"Many Americans have
nowhere to go. Ford and
Carter are not what they
want."
Maddox, 60, is the 1976
presidential candidate of
the American Indepen­dent
Party, founded in
1968 to support the candi­dacy
of Alabama Gov.
George C. Wallace.
Nominated on Aug. 27 at
the AIP's Chicago con­vention,
Maddox has
campaigned steadily, at-
Libertarian platform:
'Legalize Freedom'
By Benny Prince
Plainsman Staff Writer
Roger L. McBride, Lib­ertarian
candidate for
President, represents
"the newest and fastest
growing political party in
the United States."
The Libertarian party
was formed in 1971, and
in 1972 was the only new
party to receive any
electoral votes. It is now
organized in all 50 states
and will appear on all
state ballots in the No­vember
election.
The Libertarian party
bases its philosophy on
its slogan: "Legalize
Freedom." It advocates
a sharp reduction in the
size, power and expense
of government. The
party believes individu­als
should have three
basic rights: life, liberty
and property.
According to party ide­ology,
the right to life
means the right to exist
as an independent indivi­dual,
free from the force
or fraud of others. The
right to liberty is the
freedom to think and act
in accordance with one's
own desires and convic­tions.
The right to
property is the privilege
of ownership of those
material things which
one has produced or
secured in voluntary ex­change
with others.
The Libertarian party
believes In repeal of
punishment laws for vic­timless
crimes and that
laws should be written
and enforced solely for
the purpose of protecting
individuals from acts of
aggression initiated by
others.
They stress govern­ment
prying Into the
private affairs of its
citizens should not be
allowed.
The Libertarian plat­form
takes a strong
stand against censorship.
The members of the
party believe people
should be allowed to
decide for themselves
what to read on the basis
of their own convictions
(See LIBERTARIAN,
page A-9)
tempting to win voters
with his ultra-conserva­tive
platform.
Although he Is on the
ballot in only 20 states,
Maddox and his sup­porters
expect to do quite
well in the November
election.
"We needed a colorful
candidate like Maddox
who can draw attention
to the issues we believe
in," explained William
K. Shearer, AIP national
chairman.
If elected Maddox
plans to end many wel­fare
or "give away"
programs, instead con­centrating
federal dol­lars
on national defense,
attempting to leave the
Soviet Union in perman­ent
military inferiority.
The former governor
said he feels jobs are
available in the private
sector for those willing to
work and a step up in
defense spending would
provide many new Jobs
for skilled and unskilled
workers.
While he is against gun
control and registration
of firearms Maddox said
he feels the fight against
crime is important and
can be won by reinstat­ing
capital punishment,
ending "automatic" pa­roles,
allowing state and
local government greater
control in solving crime
problems and ending the
terms of "lenient
judges."
Maddox also has spent
much of his time and
funds attacking fellow
Georgian, Jimmy Carter,
the Democratic presiden­tial
nominee.
"Jimmy Carter is not
only to the left of Sen.
George McGovern but
also to the left of Fritz
Mondale. the most liber­al
man In the Senate,"
he said.
Some AIP officials and
national delegates feel
Maddox's campaign
smacks of segrationist
and anti-black leanings.
He stated at the conven­tion,
"A person ought to
have the right to associ­ate
and disassociate."
He has also indicated he
supports the white mi­nority
governments of
Rhodesia and South Afri­ca
because he feels those
citizens, black and white,
have a better life than
those in any other Afri­can
nation.
Maddox rose to politi­cal
prominence when he
was elected governor of
Georgia in 1966, but he
first came to fame in
July, 1964, when he re­fused
to allow blacks to
enter his well-known At­lanta
restaurant, The
Pickrick. Maddox waved
(See MADDOX, page
A-9)
Communists want 'protest' votes
By Gerald Waid
Plainsman Staff Writer
In 1976 Communist par­ty
presidential candidate
Gus Hall hopes to "build
a Communist electoral
constituency" from the
"millions who are disillu­sioned
and are alienated
from the two old par­ties."
He says a vote for him
is the most effective
protest possible.
Hall, 66, was born In
Iron, Minn., and joined
the Communist party
when he was 17. In 1937
he organized the "Little
Steel" strike In Ohio and
was one of the founders
of the United Steelwork -
ers of America. He
served in the U.S. Navy
In World War II. In the
1950's he spent eight
years in Leavenworth
prison, under the Smith
Act, for professing Marx­ist
ideas.
Hall's running mate is
Jarvis Tyner, the 35-
year-old black chairman
of the Communist party
of New York State. He
was born in Philadelphia
and joined the party
when he was 20 years
old. Tyner has been a
union organizer for the
Teamsters and was ac­tive
in the civil rights
movement in the sixties.
He was elected Chair­man
of the Young Work­er's
Liberation League,
the Communist party's
youth group, In 1970.
Tyner and Hall also
headed the party's ticket
in 1972.
Writing in "Political
Affairs" magazine, the
"Theoretical Journal of
the Communist Party,
U.S.A.," Hall advocated
a period of "propoganda
and agitation on a scale
without precedent" if the
party is serious about
affecting the political
scene.
The dominant themes
of the Communist cam­paign
are massive aid to
cities and an end to
racism.
They are strongly In
favor of busing. "The
slogan of defending
neighborhood schools is a
convenient cover for ra­cism,"
Hall says.
He accuses the govern­ment
of waging an "aus­terity
campaign" against
workers, the unemployed
and the poor. He says
the two major candidates
won't discuss the issues
and are running campa
igns "consisting of trivi
allties, retractions of tri­vialities
and apologies of
retractions."
Some of the Commu
nist party's proposals
are: (1) tax the banks,
corporations, real estate
firms and millionaires to
pay for city services
from a special super
profits tax; (2) 30-hour
work week at 40-hour
pay;. (3) use of criminal
penalties to end all dis­crimination
in hiring,
promotion, job training
and layoffs; (4) special
programs to expand ser­vices
and create jobs in
ethnic communities; (5)
unfreeze wages and roll
back prices and rents;
(6) expand trade with
Communist countries;
(7) cut the military budg­et
by 80 per cent.
Hall and Jarvis are on
the Presidential ballot in
20 states and the District
of Columbia. The Ala­bama
ballot lists them
under the Independent
label.
food aid...We must strive to give farmers Incentive
to produce abundantly.
"If you establish price supports for domestic cro
equivalent to production costs, I don't consider tha
inflationary. The Inflationary aspect comes in whe
you have wild fluctuations In price."
Ford
' 'I can tell you that the farmers are producing. Ou
big problem...Is the middle-man profit. The farme
doesn't get it and the consumer doesn't get it, and one
of the jobs that the Department of Justice must do,
the Federal Trade Commission must do and others,
is to find out why there is such an abnormally high
differential between what the farmer gets and what
the consumer pays, and we are going to go after it."
Military spending
Carter
"Without endangering the defense of our nation or
our commitments to our allies, we can reduce present
defense expenditures by $5 to $7 billion annually."
Carter indicated that the savings could be achieved
by being "hard-headed In the development of new
weapons systems" and by cutting unnecessary
upper-echelon military personnel to produce a more
streamlined command structure,
"The B-l bomber Is an example of a proposed
system which should not be funded and would be
wasteful of taxpayers' dollars.
Ford
Ford said he had submitted "record peacetime
defense budget request of $112.7 billion" that
represented an increase in real dollars of $7.4 billion.
"...work will continue on the Trident submarine,
the B-l strategic bomber, cruise missiles and ballistic
missiles..."
"This country is second to none in the capability
that is required to protect our country."
"We still have too many military bases and troops
overseas...Troop commitments to NATO territory in
Europe and Japan should be reduced more gradually
to a slighly lower number," with those countries
sharing some of the costs.
Health care
Carter
Carter's proposals include: 'a national health
insurance program financed by general tax revenues
and employer-employe shared payroll taxes—which
is universal and mandatory.
Carter also calls for...streamlining of the
'bureaucratic sprawl' of Federal health agencies.
Carter says that the system would be phased in over
a four-year period.
Ford
"We cannot realistically afford federally dictated
national health insurance providing full coverage for
all.
"I am asking Congress to enact the Financial
Assistance for Health Care Act which will consolidate
Medicaid and 15 categorical Federal health programs
into a $10 billion block grant to the states...this
legislation will achieve a more equitable distribution
of Federal health dollars by providing funds according
to a formula giving primary weight to a state's
low-income population.
Nuclear power
Carter
"U.S. dependence on nuclear power should be kept
to the minimum necessary to meet our needs. We
should apply much stronger safety standards as we
regulate its use. And we must be honest with our
people concerning its problems and dangers."
Ford
"Greater utilization must be made of nuclear
energy In order to achieve energy independence and
maintain a strong economy. It is likewise vital that
we continue our world leadership as a reliable
supplier of nuclear technology in order to assure that
worldwide growth in nuclear power is achieved with
responsible and effective controls."
Drugs
Carter
"I support stiff penalties for drug pushers and
expanded rehabilitation programs for drug addicts."
Carter would impose criminal sentences only on
large traffickers in marijuana, not on the occasional
user. Carter says any change in marijuana laws
should be done by the states; the federal government
should stay out of the matter.
Ford
Ford has sent to Congress a mandatory sentencing
bill for narcotics dealers. Under this bill, sentences
are three years for a first offense, six for the second,
with no parole permitted.
EDITORS' NOTE: Ford's and Carter's statements
are taken from a booklet complied by Common Cause
from speeches and policy statements by the
candidates.
Smith runs unopposed
By Donna McOlown
Plainsman Staff Writer
I.H. (Hal) Smith, Dem­ocrat,
is running unop­posed
for the Probate
Judge office after a six
year term as circuit
clerk of Lee County.
Before that time he own­ed
and operated a ser­vice
station.
Smith said he put edu­cation
and new court­house
facilities high on
his list of priorities.
"The funds the county
receives are earmarked
for education. However,
with the increase in the
rate of inflation, I think
it's up to the county
commission and the Pro­bate
Judge to see that
additional funds are pro­vided
for the county
schools In order to give
the children a quality
education," said Smith.
"The Inadequacy of the
courthouse defies devel­opment
of the efficiency
of the courts. Any
further delay In building
a new courthouse and jail
facility would cause the
taxpayers more money."
A-9 Thurs., Oct. 28. i»76 The Auburn Plainsman
A NEW FA)> IN *7L ?! Three vie for places on PSC
By Tom Forsyth
Plainsman Staff Writer
Like most of Alabama
politics in 1976, the race
for president of the Pub­lic
Service Commission
has stirred little interest,
but its characters have
managed to generate
some heat.
The contenders are
Juanlta McDaniel, pre­sent
Public Service Com­missioner,
Robert Allen,
Montgomery lawyer and
former Baptist minister
and James Partain, Pro­hibitionist.
Charles Whatley, the
present PSC president,
was appointed by Gov.
George Wallace to fill the
unexpired term of Kenn­eth
Hammond after his
conviction on bribery
charges in 1975. Whatley
declined to seek election
to a term on his own.
While Democrat Mc­Daniel,
with six years'
incumbency on the PSC,
is favored by political
observers to win, her
Republican opponent,
Bob Allen, has been cam­paigning
actively for ov­er
four months.
Viewing the PSC as a
"quasi-judicial body,"
Allen sees his legal expe­rience
as qualification to
serve on the agency,
which regulates rates
charged by Alabama util­ities.
The Republican has not
refrained from attacks
on McDaniel. His most
serious allegation is that
McDaniel has accepted
contributions from "util­ity
related companies."
As evidence, Allen
points to a Montgomery
Advertiser article of
June 18, 1976, which lists
McDaniel contributions
from Gary Drummond of
Drummond Coal Com­pany
and John Havart of
Havart Construction Co.
Both companies, Allen
charges, conduct busi­ness
with the Alabama
Power Company.
According to the Ad­vertiser
article, the con­tributions
were from in-
Professors expect low voter turnout
By John Carvalho
Managing Editor
A poll of four Auburn
University political sci­ence
professors indicated
an expected low turnout
for Tuesday's election,
but there were different
opinions as to the cause
and effects of the low
voting rate.
"Generally, there is a
good bit of apathy among
the general public," said
Margaret Latimer, ins­tructor.
"There are a lot
of people who won't
vote."
Prof. Donald Hayhurst
characterized voter in­terest
as "unusually
low," while department
head Charles Fortenber-ry
added, "I would guess
that voter apathy is at its
highest point."
Asst. Prof. Daniel Nel­son
agreed, but added,
"I'm hoping it will be
higher than anyone
thinks. It's a trend in the
wrong direction."
However, the instruct­ors
differed when asked
what caused the low
turnout. "There is a
theory that TV coverage
has turned the public
away from the election
by giving them too much
information,'' Latimer
said. "I think the issues
have been too shallow.
They've been based on
trivialities, differences
that tend to make the
voters draw indistinct
lines between the cand­idates."
Fortenberry gave "the
quality of the candid­ates"
as a reason for the
disinterest. "The two
candidates are not as
able as we've had in the
past," he said. "There's
also general disillusion­ment
toward govern­ment.
The scandals of
the last four years have
created alienation."
"There seems to be
little clamor for chan­ge,"
said Hayhurst,
"which probably resullo
from characteristics of
the candidates and cond­itions
of the general
economy."
The four instructors
were split on their opin­ion
of interest among
Auburn students. Lati­mer
and Hayhurst notic­ed
a high level of involve­ment
among Auburn stu­dents.
"I really think the
Auburn students are
much more interested
than they have been in a
while," Latimer said.
"They have had the right
to vote longer, and it has
finally taken effect.
They realize that here Is
a right that is nice to
use."
Hayhurst said, "I think
there's a continuous in­crease
in student voting.
There's a continuing de­sire
among the student
body leaders for a voice
in city politics, and there­fore
increased registra­tion."
Fortenberry and Nel­son
disagreed, noting vo­ter
apathy among Aub­urn
students and the
younger generation as a
rule.
"Many Indications
show that the youth vote
is rather high in apathy
and disinterest," said
Fortenberry. "Various
data that's been made
shows the younger gener­ation
and uneducated
voters turn out less."
Nelson predicted "the
newest group of voters
will have the lowest
turnout of all. This is
even more distressing.
They should have the.
highest turnout. Some­how
the idea of the vote
being a marvelous right
hasn't taken hold."
Nelson and Latimer
agreed there is a reason
for concern in low voter
turnout. "The danger is
that it may be a sign of
disillusionment with the
way the political Institu­tions
are working," said
Nelson. "It may mean
simple apathy, which is
not a danger until it
becomes massive."
Illustrating the danger
of massive apathy, Nel­son
said, "It sets the
stage for much more
arbitrariness. It implies
that people are turned off
with the candidates and
the system."
Nelson added that the
Eugene McCarty cam­paign
is another tangible
result of voters being
dissatisfied with the sys­tem.
"The trend toward
third-party candidacies
that are viable is not a
good trend," he said.
"Most of the McCarthy
Maddox
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a gun and his patrons
brandished axe-handles
to keep three blacks
away. He closed the
original restaurant ra­ther
than admit blacks.
He was also the host of
the short-lived syndi­cated
television pro­gram,
"The Lester Mad­dox
Show," a weekly
family variety hour.
Maddox is listed on the
Alabama ballot under the
label of the Alabama
Conservative party, art,
independent state party
associated with the AIP.
The party's vice-presi­dential
nominee is Wil­liam
D. Dyke, former
mayor of Madison, Wis.
In the past two presi­dential
elections, the AIP
candidates have received
a combined total of 22
million votes.
Tag distribution up
for consideration
Wallace received more
electoral votes than any
third party candidate
since Theodore Roosevelt
in 1912.
Some political analysts
said they feel a similar
showing for Maddox and
Eugene McCarthy, ano­ther
third party candi­date,
could significantly
alter the outcome of this
year's election, if present
voter apathy trends con­tinue.
"We are determined,"
said a Maddox volunteer,
"and we are offering
people a choice. We
work all day for no pa>
but we want to win or we
wouldn't be on the bal­lot."
Maddox's campaigners
even completed all re­quirements
to get the
governor's name on the
California ballot, one of
which is the submittance
of a petition signed by
59,999 registered Cali­fornia
voters.
The volunteers blame
their lack of publicity on
"liberals and the eastern
establishment press"
which they, claim are
hostile to their party and
candidate.
By Ruth Ann Dunn
Plainsman Staff Writer
Voters In the
presidential
tion will also
with a "yes"
decision on a
Nov. 2
elec-be
faced
or "no"
proposed
state constitutional
mendment.
a-
This amendment con­cerns
allowing citizens to
purchase personalized li­cense
plates for their
cars, "...bearing some
special letters, figures,
mark or badge of distinc­tion..."
The personalization of
license plates would cost
the purchaser the regu­lar
fee plus an additional
charge to be determined
by the legislature.
A "yes" vote means
the citizens of Alabama
would like to be able to
purchase tags spelling
their names or favorite
phrases.
A vote of "no" would
support leaving the tag
distribution the way it
stands now.
A second segment of
the amendment states
that all license taxes and
all fees relating to the
sale of fuels (such as
gasoline) be used only
for administering cost
of construction, recon­struction,
maintenance
repair of public highways
and bridges, the cost of
traffic regulation and the
expense of enforcing
state traffic and motor
vehicle laws.
Democratic candidates
running unopposed
The following Democrats are unopposed:
For Associate Justice, Supreme Court of Alabama:
Place No. 1-Sam Beatty
Place No. 2-James N. Bloodworth
Place No. 3-Hugh Maddox
For Judge, Court of Civil Appeals
Place No. 1-Robert P. Bradley
For Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals
Place No. 1-Bill Bowen
Place No. 2-John G. Bookout
Place No. 3-John Paul DeCarlo
For State Board of Education
Mrs. S. A. (Annie Lee) Cherry
For Circuit Court Judge, 37th Judicial Circuit
James T. (Jim) Gullage
For Circuit Court Clerk
Annette H. Hardy
Libertarian
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the nation's moral fiber
and principles. They feel
such freedom will give
added strength because
it allows people to decide
what is right or wrong
without government in­terference.
The popular belief a-mong
Libertarians is
there should be no gov­ernment
control over
business. Business prof­its
should not be taxed,
and laws regulating the
competitive process of
business should be done
away with. Business
growth depends upon
profit and they feel gov­ernment
regulations only
hamper profit.
The party also believes
government-created jobs
simply treat the symp­toms
of unemployment
and do not bring about a
cure for the problem.
The Libertarian party
is unique in its stand on
foreign policy.
Libertarians believe all
diplomatic relations
should be broken with
nations not recognizing
the three basic rights of
people. They do not
favor initiating military
force against a nation,
except in the event of an
attack on the United
States.
Libertarians believe
the party will be a strong
force In the future of
this country. Some even
believe their party will
eventually replace the
Republicans.
According to Auburn
Libertarian Club Presi­dent
Cary Heath, this
belief was not brought
about by Watergate a-lone,
but other factors
have been involved too.
Heath says, "The Dem­ocratic
party is one of a
collectivist nature, while
Republicans favor indivi­dualism
more.
"Individualism is the
key to Libertarian phil­osophy,
and as the Re­publican
party continues
to lose strength, its mem­bers
will turn to Liber-tarianlsm."
vote will be a throwaway
vote. That's a move in
the wrong direction, and
it makes parliamentary
government very diffi­cult."
Latimer said if certain
groups did not go to the
polls because of disinter­est,
it could sway the
election either way.
"For example, if black
voters in Alabama did
not get to the polls, it
could affect the Demo­crats'
chance of carrying
Alabama," she said. "I
think that's what Shirley
Chisolm was doing in
Montgomery; trying to
get out the black vote."
However, Hayhurst did
not see a danger in low
voter turnout. "A low
turnout and absence of
clamor for change Indi­cate
a victory for the
incumbent," he said.
"Some people character­ize
this as a disappoint­ment
with the system,
but it can also reflect an
expression of satisfac­tion."
dividuals rather than
corporate funds.
Allen also contends
McDaniel has been hesi­tant
to oppose utility rate
increases. He specifical­ly
charges that she has
never voted against a
rate increase requested
by the Alapama Power
Company.
McDaniel counters that
she has voted against six
major rate increases du­ring
her tenure. Her
votes have been only for
reduced rate increases in
the other major rate case
before the PSC, she said.
"I've never voted for a
full proposal. To my
knowledge we've (the
PSC) never given the full
rate increases requested
by the utilites. And we
must have voted on 40 or
50 cases," McDaniel
said.
The first woman to
serve on the PSC, Mc­Daniel
proposes legisla­tion
that would require
rate decision appeals by
utilities to be sent direct­ly
to the Alabama Su­preme
Court rather than
to lower courts initially.
The present appeals pro­cess
through the judicial
system has prevented
final resolution of the
1974 Bell Telephone rate
case, according to Mc­Daniel.
McDaniel also cites her
involvement in national
utility regulatory associ­ations
as qualifications
for the PSC presidency.
The current First Vice -
President of the South­eastern
Association of
Regulatory Utility Com­missioners,
McDaniel
has worked with Con­gressional
committees on
energy problems.
Partain, a little known
Prohibitionist, has based
his electoral efforts on an
anti-party appeal, argu­ing
that Alabama would
be best served by a
prohibition commissioner
tied to neither the Demo­crats
nor the Republi­cans.
His chances are
considered slight.
Both McDaniel and
Allen talk of the need for
consumerism and energy
development, though
they differ as to the
means.
While McDaniel ac­cepts
the utility practice
of charity contributions
included in rate increa­ses,
Allen objects. Mc­Daniel
justifies the dona­tions
as minimal costs
benefiting charities and
allowing for taxable de­duction
on utility in­come.
Allen retorts, "If I
want to make contribu­tions
to Sanford Univer­sity,
fine. But don't let
the power company de­cide
for me. It's the
principle."
Acting Judge Samford running
for first complete office term
By Donna McGlown
Plainsman Staff Writer
Democrat William J.
Samford H, presently
District Court Judge, is
running for his first full
term for the office in the
upcoming Lee County ele
ction.
Samford graduated
from the University of
Alabama in 1962 and
entered private practice.
From 1972-1975 he was
deputy recorder of Opeli-ka.
In January, 1975, he
was elected District
Court Judge to fill the
vacancy left by the re­tirement
of the previous
judge.
In the past, Samford
has been the advisor to
the Opelika Police Re­serve,
a member of the
Opelika Zoning and Ad­justment
Board, a past
president of the Opelika
Community Chest, past
distinguished president
of the Opelika Commun­ity
Chest and past presi­dent
of Lee County Bar
Association.
Samford said he is
deeply interested in juv­enile
matters. He be­longs
to many commit­tees
and organizations.
Among them are:
chairman of Judges Ad­visory
Council State of
Alabama Department of
Youth Services, a mem­ber
of the Executive
Council Project Uplift, a
member of the board of
directors of the Lee
County Youth Develop­ment
Center, a member
of the board of directors
and regional board of
directors of Lee County
Council for Neglected
and Dependent Children.
Two candidates up
for Chief Justice
Adams, Hearn run
for Commission
By Maureen Drost
Associate Editor
J.G. Adams and John
Lamar Hearn are run­ning
unopposed for the
District One and Three
places on the Lee County
Commission.
The Commission bud­gets
state and county
money to operate Lee
County. It has no power
to tax, but does supervise
roads and bridges, the
Sheriff's office, county
schools, county hospitals
and health.
The four commission­ers
have four year stag­gered
terms. The second
and fourth district com­missioners
are Douglas
Rudd and , Forrest Long.
Each commissioner has
charge of the operation
of his own district.
At commission meet­ings
the chairman, who
is. the Probate Judge,
votes in case of a tie.
Present Probate .Judge is
Ira H. Weissinger Jr.
while I.H. (Hal) Smith is
the Probate Judge-elect.
Adams and Hearn, na­tive
Lee Countians, said
a new detention center is
their first priority.
Second priority, accor­ding
to Hearn, is a new
courthouse. However,
funds are unavailable for
these projects at the
present time, Hearn said.
Adams will be starting
his fourth term and
Hearn his second. Adams
is self-employed and He-arns
works for a local
department store.
By Jane Parry
Plainsman Staff Writer
Candidates for Chief
Justice of the Alabama
Supreme Court are C. C.
(Bo) Torbert and Fred
Blanton. Democrat Tor­bert
is currently serving
as chairman of the State­wide
Bar Committee, a
past chairman of the
Legislative Committee of
the State Bar Association
and president of the Lee
County Bar Association.
He se