PAGE TWO
NATIONS STUDY AMERICAN FARM
TO DEVOUR OWN LAND REFORMS
“The stir of land reform through- 1
exit the world” is leading many coun
tries to look at the established meth
ods of the American farmer and the'
American farm.
“Many farm leaders from other
countries come here to study U. S.
land policies and related agricultural
programs,” it is reported this week in
a pamphlet, Land Reform —A World
Challenge, prepared by the Depart
ment of State.
These farm leaders, the pamphlet.
states, are asking us “to send more
agricultural specialists to their coun
tries to work with them.” J
The United States, as in the past, is
encouraging and supporting the land- ;
reform programs of other nations
which desire to undertake democratic
reforms, the publication states. The
United States will continue that en
couragement and support.
The pamphlet notes, in the words of ;
Secretary of Agriculture Charles F.
Brannan:
“Evidently a little bit of land, a
little bit of opportunity, can do for
world peace something that great ar
mies cannot possibly accomplish. It
is something that happens inside a
person. It is something that cannot _
be shot or chained.” t
The World Problem a
Here is the land problem now be- i:
ing tackled by free countries around 1
the globe.
“In many of the areas of the a
world,” the publication reports, “the f
land problem is a major obstacle to h
political stability and economic and s
social development. In large areas •
of the economically underdeveloped
regions of the world, where roughly
three-fourths of the people live on the
soil and gain their livelihood from £
farming, many spend their lives under c
a feudal type of tenure, mostly in r
poverty.” I
Many of these tenants, it continues, I
“pay exorbitant rentals—6o to 70 per t
cent of the value of the crops—for the
privilege of working small, scattered
plots. Others have no security of ten
ure, little chance to earn a fair re
turn, and practically no opportunity
* >^VWVVWVVVVvv>^s/>/V I< * /Vwv>/Vwv>/VIVVWVVVVVVWWVN/W^/NA/ Wvvvvvvvwvvwv A^WVVWS/WWy/WVWW«/V>^A^WS^WV>W?i^wWVWWWWWVWWV%^/WWNA«^^/SA/VS/^
Buick even keeps the Sun
in its Place
Os course, this new glass — U 4
which reduces glare and Flßfc HBPP
incoming sun-heat— •
if- I
Wheel Create Handard on ROADMASTEB, optional at extra coat on other Series,
With all the new things we’ve had to talk
about in 1952 Buicks, we’re just getting
around to this one.
It’s called “Easy-Eye Glass”f—a new kind of
glass with a cool, soft, blue-green tint, which
filters the sun’s rays entering your car—cuts
down their glare and heat.
You’ll appreciate the “glare control” at any
time and when you hit your first stretch of
hot-weather driving you’ll find that this glass
does a great job of keeping the heat out of
your lap.
We know—because thousands of happy Buick
owners already have this new comfort feature.
The rest of the automobile industry is just
beginning to discover what Buick discovered
a year ago. It’s a great idea, which costs you
very little extra if you order it when you’re .
buying a new car.
But this still leaves the other folks with a lot
of catching up to do.
You’ll look a long way before you’ll find any*
> ’ . . 1 *•
" ' ;
CHAS. H. JENKINS MOTOR COMPANY, Inc,
105 to 109 E, Queen Street Phone 147 Edenton, N. C
' II MW j B • . I . ' mmirnLmmm ■ „■ lii ' ■■■■■■ ■■■ ■■■■ ■
ii\OW MANY MUSS OP
** MORE THAN 17,600 /SmSyS
MILES OF COTTON 'VSy
Cloth are turned
OFF THE LOOMS DAILY !
to progress into ownership . . . some
are burdened with perpetual debts at
interest rates sometimes exceeding
100 pr cent a year.”
American solutions, however, do not
always apply to other countries, the
pamphlet explains, because “in our
history the major challenge was to
settle vast tracts of land in an empty
forecast^'
COMING EVENTS?
Noted Duke University psycholo
gist is conducting experiments to dis
cover if dreams of future events are
mere coincidences or really prophesies.
How you may participate in these ex
periments is told in the absorbing ar
ticle in. March 9th issue of
THE AMERICAN WEEKLY
Nation’s Popular Magazine With
THE BALTIMORE
SUNDAY AMERICAN
Order From Yonr Local Dealer
.
THE CHOWAN HERALD,
continent.” In many countries, where
the people press upon their available
land resources, the problem is re
versed.
For example: “We think in terms
of family farms of 1«0 acres or more;
in other countries, the average farm
family must often be supported on
60, 6, or even 2 acres. This com
pelling difference imposes different
programs and different solutions.”
American Programs
On the other hand, here are some
of the helpful American farm pro
grams which are mentioned in the
pamphlet. Research is discussed as
having “contributed enormously to
agricultural education and extension
work.
In addition, “provision of adequate
credit has helped keep the land in the
hands of the farmers and has operied
the door to ownership for tenants.”
The practice of the democratic prin
ciple of farmer participation in the
administration of farm programs has
been important. And cooperative or
ganizations have been encouraged.
Pointed out in the pamphlet is the
American belief that it is desirable
for the farmer to own the land he
cultivates, or have opportunity to be
a landowner.
What Is Land Reform?
Here is what “land reform” ac
tually means—as the State Depart
ment describes it. The Department
says that “many persons mistakenly
identify land reform solely with land
redistribution. While land reform in
some localities may require an ad
justment of land-holdings, either by
division or consolidation, such an ad
justment may or may not have a part
in a particular land-reform program.”
Land reform, the Department makes
Warcl’s Shoe Repair
SERVICE WHEN YOU NEED IT!
Complete Line of Polishes
Any Leather Repair Work
WEST EDEN STREET PHONE 46-W
thing that approaches a Buick’s million dollar
ride.
Ym’ll look a long way beforeyou’ll find anything
so completely satisfying as Dynaflow Drive.*
Ym’ll find it hard to match the style and beauty
and harmonious good taste of a 1952 Buick’s
interior trim and fabrics.
And when it comes to what you get for what
you pay we’ll gladly match price tags with
the field.
Have you had a good look at the ’52 Buicks?
That’s something you ought to do soon. <
Equipment, accessories, trim and model* art subject to change uritbout notice.
at extra cost available on moet models, t Not presently available let
Massachusetts.) 'Standard on ROAD MASTER, optional at extra cost on other Senes.
SSCBSBsBHE3BSSSSSSSSSSSSSBBSSSESSSSSSSBSSSBSiBMB^V
1 clear, cover* a series of measures, all
1 of which are familiar to the Ameri- 1
can former.
“Land reform has many aspects,”
1 it is stated. "In some cases it in
; volves greater opportunity for owner?
1 ship of the land by those who culti
-1 vote it; clear titles to land and water
- rights; security of tenure . • . and
; reasonable rental* . . .
"It may include consolidation of 1
scattered plots, improved status for
agricultural wage laborers, and equit
‘ able and economic distribution Ot
’ newly developed or reclaimed lands.”
| Land reform also may include rea
sonable credit, amortization of form
' debts, the establishment of equitable
1 tax policies, and other measures to
make the intended improvement suc
' cessful, the pamphlet sums up.
The Communist Aim
’ And here is the comparison with
. what the Communists call land re
-1 form, states the Department.
“The goal of land reform in the
free world is to promote and main
tain an economically prosperous and
! independent farm population. By con
trast, the Communists utilize land re
-1 form only as a means to further the
■ economic exploitation and political
subjugation of the farm people be
hind the Iron Curtain.”
After noting that the Communists
have been quick to exploit discontent
where and when it arises, the publi
cation continues: “As a means to
seizure of power, they promise land
to the landless cultivators. Their
propaganda omits the fact that their
ultimate objective is to sweep aside
the needs and wishes of individuals to
set up a ruthless state-tenure sys
tem, and to reduce the cultivators to
1 landless laborers for the state." This
1 ■ ll ’ — 1 " ■
is done by the Communists through
the development of collective farm*,
the Department affirms.
Free World Alms
The importance of land reform for
undeveloped areas is reflected in
measurers initiated by many inter
national agencies. These measures
are “to encourage improved condi
tions, among rural peoples.”
BABY CHICK $ .
SPECIAL jgyfc#
WEEK-ENO
New Hampshire and Barred Rock Chicks. Already started.
Will sell these chicks at day-old price, $13.50 at hatchery.
If you want some quality chicks, now is the time to buy them ,
for early layers or broilers.
SUPERIOR HATCHERY
Phone 359-W-l Edenton, N. C.
Srcl HHb ■■
I
IPII K B^fl * B\ lAßpKg'
I STRAIGHT BOURDON I
I WHISKB7 I
■
I: tirnnui •nnit us piodocts |
■ CULM **TII I, « *• • "OOP, §|
‘ NU QURL BEAUTY SHOP
For Style and Beauty
P;
uroaa cjrrotc bhpb|
PHONE 808
1 «******«*»»—■
TRY A HERALD CLASSIFIED
V AO#