3
ore Planning Urged In Diverting
Farmland To Non- Agricultural Uses
Within a few decades will
North Carolina's best farmland
be covered with cotton or con
crete, houses or Herefords?
. These are questions that
Frank Doggett, extension soil
conservation specialist at N. C.
State College, would like to
see more North Carolinians
thinking about.
By considering the problems
of what he calls the "ubani
zation of productive farmland"
now, Doggett believes that
North Carolina can avoid some
of the mistakes in land use
made by other states.
"We'll still be a basically
agricultural state." Doggett
says. "But our time for plan
ning is running out."
Doggett, as most North Caro
linians, likes to see new fac
tories, highways, golf courses,
airports:, and housing develop
ments going up. And he is
convinced that North Carolina
has plenty of room for them,
as well as for agriculture.
But he is concerned about
urban developments on choice
agricultural land while less
valuable land around them re
mains undeveloped.
Superhighways require 60 to
70 acres of land per mile.
This is equal to the acreage
found in an average North
Carolina farm.
Nationally, about 1.000,000
acres of productive farmland
are being diverted each year
to nonagricultural uses. In the
past 15 years, the Atlantic Sea
board states from Virginia to
Maine have lost from 10 to 25
per cent of their cultivable
land to city developments.
Usually, it is the good, dur
able farmland that makes the
best building sites. Level farm
land involves lower construc
tion costs, less troublesome
drainage and water disposal
problems, easier highway
grades ,or room for long air
port runways.
While productive farmland
I is being put to other uses, the
population of North Carolina
and the United States contin
ues to climb rapidly.
"Each 30 days enough people
are added to these United
States to populate a city the
[size of Raleigh, Asheville,
j Greenville, Lumberton and
j Rocky Mount combined," Dog
I gett said.
I "By 1966 or 1967, the popu
j lation of North Carolina is ex
| pected to reach 5,000,000. In
| 1800, the population of the
entire United States was only
j 5,300,000.
| In order to help assure that
this growing population can be
adequately fed. along with hav
ing their other land use re
quirements met. Doggctt point
ed out that the Soil Conser
vation Service is preparing
soil-use maps.
Some cities and counties arc
employing a soil scientist to
assist their planning boards
and commissions. In many
places the problem of non-farm
use of farmland is being at
tacked by a committee compos
ed of representatives of agri
' culture, industry, city and
county government.
Disease And Starvation Imperil
Australia's Living Teddy Bears
The koala, Australia's living
teddy bear, faces extinction.
And there seems to be noth
ing the shy little creature can
do about it.
Millions of koalas once scram
bled about Australian forests.
Trappers, fires and illness
have wiped out most of them.
Disease and slow starvation
now threaten some 5,000 sur
vivors, the National Geographic
Society reports.
The kpala is susceptible to
a variety of ailments; a fungus
1 disc 2s~ has claimed many in
recent months. Human en
croachment is destroying many
eucalytus trees, the koala's
I sole soyree of food.
Lives In Trees
| Though often called a bear,
I the koala (Phascolarctos cine
reus) is not related to bears.
It is an arboreal marsupial?
a pouched mammal that spends
most of its time in trees.
The koala has large bushy
ears, button-bright eyes, a black
leathery nose, fluffy gray fur.
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"Round" about breakfast time, here's a tender delicious coffee
cake you'll be delighted to serve. This delicately orange-flavored
muffin ring sports a crisp crumble topping, drizzled with con
fectioners' sugar icing for extra goodness.
For real early-risers, bake Ring Around Coffee Cake the
evening before to warm in the oven next morning before serving.
It's quickly prepared in the morning as well, requiring only 25
to 30 minutes baking time.
With this coffee ring and other quick breads, self-rising flour
is the reason for their double-quickness. Leavening and salt are
pre-measured and added to the flour to give you optimum re
sults in all your baking. And don't forget those Important nu
trients ? thiamine, niacin, riboflavin, calcium and iron ? that
enrichment of the flour provides, to make these home-baked
breads as good for you as they are good to eat
RING AROUND COFFEE CAKE -
X egg l!i cups sifted enriched
i; cup milk self-rising flour
1/j cup melted butter X teaspoon grated orange rind
or margarine Crumble Topping
yt cup sugar Confectioners' sogar Icing
Beat egg slightly. Stir in milk and butter or margarine. Sift
together sugar and flour. Add liquid ingredients to dry ingredi
ents and add orange rind, stirring only until all flour is moist
ened. Pour into well-greased 9-inch ring mold. Sprinkle with
Crumble Topping. Bake in moderate oven (375 ?F.) 25 to 30
minutes. Cool on rack 5 minutes. Remove from pan. When cool,
drizzle confectioners' sugar icing over Crumble Topping.
Crumble Topping
\\ cup enriched self-rising 1 teaspoon cinnamon
flour \\ cup soft batter or
i/t cup enriched bread crumbs margarine
I/, cup sugar
Combine flour, bread crumbs, sugar 'and cinnamon, mixing
well. Cut or rub in butter or margarine until mixture'is crumbly.
Makes one 9-inch coffee rin~.
and no tail. A full-grown spec
imen may measure slightly
over two feet and weigh about
20 pounds.
At birth, however, koalas are
remarkably small. The newborn
marsupial is scarcely three
fourth of an inch long and
weighs only a fifth of an
ounce. Though her offsprings
are tiny, a female almost in
variably has only one young
at a time Twins are rar.
After eight months in its:
i mother's pouch. the koala |
emerges fully furred. The
mother carries her baby on
her back for another four
months, and hugs it close to
her when it is tired or cold.
Koaias are solitary and un
agressive, but they may scratch
I or bite when handled. If
frightened, the young make a
whimpering noise. In mating
season, adult males utter
hoarse cries that have been
compared to the sound of a
handsaw cutting thin wood.
Clumsy on the ground, the
koala is an excellent tree
climber. Its fingers are strong
ly nailed, and it ascends trees
by putting both arms and legs
around the trunk and hunch
ing upward. A fatally wounded
koala may remain clinging to
a tree for sometime after
death.
Koalas eat only foliage from
a dozen species of eucalyptus
(gum) trees. They become ac
customed to one variety of
leaf, are reluctant to change,
and often become ill when de
prived of their usual food. The
koala seldom drinks water, ob
taining moisture from leaves.
Universally Loved
The koala's apealing appear
ance and gentle habits inspire
almost universal affection.
Even scientific descriptions of
the animal are peppered with
adjectives such as "endearing,"
"delightful." and "attractive,"
the National Geographic So
ciety said.
One writer called the koala
"the most inoffensive of all
creatures ... It asks of life
simply a convenient fork in a
gum tree where It can repose
all day while it sleeps, and
at night a supply of fresh gum
leaves. If you pick up one that
is accustomed to human beings
it will reach up its arms to
you like a baby and nestle in
your lap, with its claws hold
ing on to your shoulder."
Helpless in the face of
danger, koalas usually give up
and accept death. They now
are protected in parks and
game recerveg
Ellis Troughton, curator of
mammals of the Australian
Museum, Sydney, summed up
the feeling of his countrymen
about koalas when he wrote:
"May their numbers miracul
ous increase to browse peace
fully in sheltered forest re
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Aid To Students
The numher of consumer
educational loans granted by
banks doubled over the past
two years, and the dollar vol
ume more than tripled, accord
ing to a recently completed
survey by Changing Times, the
Kiplinger Magazine.
Of the 841 regular commer
cial banks that responded to
the Changing Times survey,
117 reported that they had set
up educational loan programs,
most of them within the last
three years. Another 95 said
they were considering plans.
In the two years from 1959 to
1961, the number of consumer
educational loans granted by
the banks in the survey jump
ed from 5,000 to more than
13,000; the dollar volume rose
from $12,301,000 to $37,324,000,
not including the sizable
amount of money lent by banks
for educational purposes as a
part of their regular personal
loan operation, or the amount
disbursed by nonbank financial
agencies that specialize in edu
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Reporting on the survey in
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most lenders are enthusiastic
about their programs ,and that
all indications are that com
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mushroom and will soon be
operating in a market that
runs into the hundeds of mil
lions.
"To make their program pay,
though, the lenders say they
need much more volume and
so are going heavy on promo
tion and advertising," the edi
tors note. "As a result, loans
are offered under a bewilder
ing variety of names . . and
ates and terms are buried un
der a flood of selling cliches."
The new commercial loans
for education are, for the
most part, reasonable competi
tive programs. Changing Times
points out. "These loans are
not 'aid.' They are commercial
transactions .like car loans,
based on profit."
Whether a student should
use them depends on his par
ticular problem, the editors
advise. "Obviously you should
canvas all sources of help. If
you can obtain a scholarship
or a long-term, low-interest
loan, fine. If not perhaps a
commercial loan will do . . .
"If borrowing means that
you can attend the college you
want to, then it's surely well
worth it."
Say . you saw it advertised in |
The Warren Record.
serves, together with many
others of our fascinating zoo
logical heritage, under a per
petual protection which Aus-1
tralians owe to them."
Pork Chops with a Sweet
and Sour Sauce
Pork chops are a very good and economical buy at this time of
year. In the recipe here the chops are marinated in a sweet and
sour sauce, made with Knorr Cream of Mushroom Soup Mix,
which counteracts the richness of the pork, and gives it a marvel
ous flavor, too. ?
Serve the chops with green beans and mashed Bweet potatoes.
Marinated Pork Chops
1 envelope Knorr Cream of 2 teaspoons sugar
Mushroom Soup Mix 4 pork chops (1-inch thick)
2 cups water 2 tablespoons Mazola Corn
2 tablespoons vinegar Oil (about)
Empty soup mix into saucepan. Gradually stir in water. Bring
to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat; partially cover and
simmer 5 minutes. Remove from heat; cool. Stir in vinegar and
sugar. Arrange chops in shallow dish. Spoon cooled sauce over
chops; cover. Let marinate in refrigerator 2 to 3 hours, turning
once and spooning sauce over chops.
Heat com oil in skillet over low heat. Remove chops from
marinade, reserving marinade, and cook in com oil, turning once,
until lightly browned on both sides. Drain if necessary, then ar
range in shallow baking dish. Spoon marinade over chops. Cover.
Bake in 350T. (moderate) oven, basting once, until meat is ten
der, 45 to 60 minutes. Makes 4 servings.
Mashed Sweet Potatoes
1 (16 to 17 ounce) can 2 tablespoons orange juice
sweet potatoes Vs teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons Mazola Vs teaspoon nutmeg
Margarine
Mash sweet potatoes in saucepan. Add remaining ingredients
and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until thoroughly
heated. Beat until fluffy. Serve immediately. Makes 4 servings.
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only to students from Franklin,
Halifax and Warren Counties
who can meet the standards of
the University of North Caro
lina and continue to do so
after receiving the grant.
Mrs. Pleasants was born on
the Belmont Plantation in
Warren County and- lived a
great deal of her life in Louis
burg where she died on Febr
uary 12, 1959. She is buried
in the Oaklawn Cemetery
there.
Miss Lula Belle Fuller visit
ed Mr. and Mrs. Lyle P. Jacobs
on Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Hale of
Henderson visited Mr. and Mrs.
Allen Campbell on Sunday
night.
Mrs. J. H. Andrews and
Miss Helen Rose Andrews
Shopped in Henderson on Fri
day.
Patronize the advertisers.
Wishful Thinking
The children had all been
photographed and the teacher
was trying to persuade them
each to buy a copy of the
group picture.
"Just think how nice it will
be to look at it when you are
all grown up and say, There's
Rose, she's married,' or "That's
Billy, he's a sailor'."
A small voice at the back of
the room piped up, "And
there's teacher, she dead."
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A Scot Highlander
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the mounted head of a
moose hanging in the hall ot
the house. Ho asked his boat
what sort of an animal it
"That's a moose," the b
said.
71
"A moose!" the Scotsman ex
claimed in surprise. "Hootmon,
what are your rats like over
here?"
(Political Advt.)
J. BURTON, JR.
Candidate
for Coroner
Only vote reasonably and as
you think best. Think long
before pledging your vote to
me or any other candidate.
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