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PEOPLE 17 STATE UiUJT OETTER SCHOOLS
" Balden of North Carolina news
papers want better schools, and they
Tcnow exactly how they .want their
schools improved '
.Preliminary returns' to a question
. naire wade available ; to all news
papers in the State by the State Edu
cation Commission show that the pub
lic is dissatisfied 'with the present
scnoois. neres wny: a
A salesman : says.
Heal
Hi and Beauty
By Dr. Sophia Branson
The Days of Our Years
Human life has increased in length
in America the last seventy-two years
5 ; because of the Improvement in medi-
"In 1 traveling 'cal science, public welfare, and gener
throuprh the northwest section of our al hygiene. "The American popula
State, I pass school buildings that are tion is older. In 1850 only 2.6 per
i ; -jailing condition, i, I am sure you
will agree with me-that only a mir
acle has prevented a disaster."
t He says "Small schools with inade
quate tpaching staff and .curriculum"
are a serious weakness In our educa
tional program.' His letter is second
ed by a farmer, who offers, "I would
cent of our poulation were 65 years
of age. In 1900 it was 4.1 per cent,
and in 1940, 6.8. per cent. By 1980 it
isestimated that those who are 65
years of age or over will constitute
almost 15 per cent of our total pop
ulation
In the 90th Psalm, which was"writ-
ten by Moses, he says in verse 10,
propoF' that the State lower the num
ber of pupils required per teacher, or ."The days of our years are three
force some type of regional consoli- 'score years and ten; and if by reason
dation of the present' inefficient plants. ! of strength they be four score years,
This would enable more students in yet is their strength but labor and
our State to take advanced courses." j sorrow." This was probably written
'durine the wilderness journey. Their
damentala and fewer frills. She
says "H is appalling to me when I
listen to our young people read aloud.
"Even our high school graduates fail
to pronounce simple words correctly."
A secretary suggests a compulsory
marriage as "practical knowledge
course in human relationship and
that might reduce the divorce rate."
Lack of vocational training in many
of the rural schools is hit by many of
the newspaper readers who have sent
in letters along with their answers
to the questionnaires.
As a housewife says, "There is the
lack of an agricultural teacher in
some rural communities where agri-j
culture is the chief source of income. !
This discrimination as regards school
ing has been a constant drain on bet
ter rural life, because better thinking
and more progressive parents have
been forced to move to town in order
to provide an education for their
children."
A secretary adds "vocational classes
should be added and some of the
present subject requirements taken
off."
lives at this time were hard and1 they
suffered from great frustrations', and
discontent. Their lives were much
shorter than they had been but few
eenerations previously. Moses, who
wrote those words, lived to a great
age, yet we are told that his eyes
were not rimmed, nor his strength
abated. i
The length of life depends upori
many elements which affect it.
Heredity plays a part The habits,
especially eating and flrinking, have
much to do with the years that we
spend upon earth.
The chief reason that more people
are reacning tne age or oo -tnan in
former years is because more infants
are saved than formerly. Only 29
'out of a thousand babies that are
born now die during the first year.
Only 50 years ago 200 out of a thous
and died. The doctors and medical
researchers are working day and
night to control the infectious dis
eases and save lives.
Avoidable accidents are now tak
ing its toll by the throusands. A cer
tain class of people are even allowing
Writes From Korea
1: ' Lloyd Evans is an outstanding 1 will scatter them
name in what field of sports? .; -w
2, What, boxer With record
: God declared, "l today as when it. was uttered centur
with a whirlwind s ? '" the Ught oi israei s
. . i . i 1 . ' m i . , i n 1,r was fulfill)
Frank Sutton, nephew of Mr. and pro. bouts stepped into the ring with J The jProverb, "Righteousness exalt- God - and, -that.
. among all the - nations which theyory' " . wen. worui
. 'v..., -,vt b-,....., aj i.. ....i... that national survival' : denends on i
Ar itvii Kiiuiriu nuu uib viuuimr . r
nation's meeting
the standards
' nation is vjust-
Mrs. B. ,W. Pennington of Hertford, I Gus Lesnevich in 1947 and was knock
who is a War.Department.empIoyeejed out by Lesnevich in the tenth?
at, Seoul, Korea, recently wrote to his 3. Name the ': boxer who' was
aunt and uncle on conditions in the awarded the Neil Memorial Award
Far Eastern area. iriX', V"' ""' 'in 1946.
Pointing out that he left OPhiladel-
t
The Answers
1. Won the ten-mile face vat the
International SideshW congress on
February 1, 1947.'
&: Billy Fox. 1 1 " ' - -a
Tony Zale. -
eth a nation; but sin is reproach to good, or just as bad, as the averag
any people" (Prov. 14,184) is as true'0f the' people who make up the nation,
phia on January 30, and arrived in
Korea February 26, after experienc
ing1 a voyage through ' rough seas
from San Francisco to Okinawa,
thence to the Port of Inchon, Korea.
As for the : country of Korea, he
wrote, "There was a" big-celebration
going on as we arrived", Koreans
were celebrating their independence.
n. irtiKmr hit fiirfifW. day and1 hard m Tuesday; to forget
However, we did not see or hear of you. have been frijured and then, in
Sunday School;
Lesson ..
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any. So whatever you near aDotrc
this .place, divide it in half and dis
count another part of it." -;
He continued, "This country is very
beautiful, mountains, lakes 'and riv-
moments of irritation, td remember it
again and reimpose ' the1 penalty or,
speak again the titter word. No: to
be truly merciful Is to have the tem
per all through life from morning to
itifui. mountains, iaxes arm v-j - , . -, rfw"
ers dot the countryside.- ine peopie r ,,;
are sman in stature but you don;t see , . ' .. ....
any in want of food. The livestock is yr t I
, ' r . 7. . n- Judah would five as long as she con-
m good condition, too. , It is an On- , OmT W 3Aw
i fused to hear. . Atr punishment, fore-
ental country in every respect."
their small children to play in the
A former school teacher who left streets, where they may be crushed
the profession "because of low sal-1 at any time under .the wheels of a
ariee aad other disagreeable condi- speed fiend. Many are killed by sud
tions" says that salaries for teachers I denly darting out into traffic from be-
should be raised considerably to at- hlnd parked cars or moving vehicles
tract those trained teachers who are
now working in private industry.
This former teacher adds that lack
of interest on the part of parents and
the general public is a serious handi
cap to better schools.
Among the good features of the
present school system, the returns in
dicated, are "the desire to progress";
consolidated schools that make for
better schools with more teachers,
better equipment and a wider range,
of subject matter"; "improved lunch
room facilities"; "fine teachers in the
schools of our State (who) are doing
a really splendid job despite the han
dicaps," and "healthy discontent with
things as they are."
SOIL CONSERVATION NOTES
C. N. Rountree of Route 1, Belvi
dere, recently, seeded strips of bi
color and sericea lespeden along the
woods jtorder of a field where the soil
was washing. The bi-color lespedeza
will furnish food for quail and other
birds. The sericea lespedeza will help
prevent the soil from washing and
furnishes good cover for birds. These
seed were furnished to the Albemarle
' Soil Conservation District by the
North Carolina Wildlife Resources
Commission.
Preston Nixon of Route 1, Hertford,
set some kudzu plants on a steep
slope that was eroding badly. Kudzu
is one of the best plants for erosion:
control and will also make good hay.
and valuable grazing. These kudzu
plants were obtained from one of the
Soil Conservation Service nurseries.
F. C. White of Belvidere is plan
ning to have some lead ditches cut
out with a dragline. The Soil Con
servation Service technicians working
with district recently surveyed, these
ditches and will stake them out to
grade.
There are several good looking .pas
tures in the county at this time. All
of these had good seeding and. fer
tilizing practices applied. ;
Accidents of all types are now fifth in
the list of the causes of death. This
can be controlled.
To prolong human life people
should live sanely, biologically all
their lives. After old age diseases
start, the most that than can be done
is to giveup bad habits, take life
easy, and to find and eliminate, as far
as possible, hazards that arise under
the conditions that exist.
Now Is fcood Time To
Prepare For Canning
Housewives should begin now to
round up their canning equipment and
get it in order,1-iays Miss Ruth Cur-:
rent, State home demonstration agent
for the State College Extension Ser
vice.
"It's just as important to conserve
food this year as it was ony year dur
ing the war,? Miss Current said.
Canning should be done by a budget
and according to the number in the
family."
Now is a good time to count jars
and buy new ones if necessary, the
home agent continued. . There will be
need for a water bath canner with
rack. The guage on the pressure
canner should be checked for accur
acy and safety, and jars, caps and
rings should be in readiness when
strawberries, cherries, garden peas
and early corn ripen.
The Home Demonstration' Division
of the Nj C. Agricultural Extension:
Service will be glad to supply a can
ning bulletin to anyone who writes
for it, Miss Current stated.
.
Don't Neglect Them I
Natn ddifned tl Irfdnejn to do
marvel oul job. Their tuk ia to keep the
flowinf blood tream tree oi an exceaa oi
toiio impurities. The act of lirinf lift
Uulf la constantly, producing wast
gutter tbe kidney muit remove from
the blood if good heath Is to endure. ;
When the kidneys fail to function as '
Nature intended, there is retention of
that asay cause body-wide ota ;
One may suffer nanrinc backache.
persistant kadadM,attaeiisoioizzinesa
getting up- nights, welling, pufflneas
wider the eyas feat tired, nervous, all
worn oat. .-..v ;.&
Frequent, aeanty or burning psassges i
are sometimes further evidence oi kid-,
ut bladder disturbance.
Is a diuretic medicine to help the kidneys
rhs recognised and proper treatment
-get rid oi excess poisonous body waste.'
Use lossrs ruu. Tney nave naa more
than forty years of public approval. Are
endorsed tho country over. 1
Coan'a. Bold at ail drug store.
, Our skillful butchers right on
the premises will cut your meat
purchase into steaks, chops, roasts,
stews, at time of purchase, Store
in the frozen food locker we rent
you, for use as needed. : :
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FARMERS : Investigate our
year-round custom slauehter
in i service. It will provide
you with an ideal plan for your
fresh meats. '
Hertford Locker &
Packing Company
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In our hands, your car is in good hands. We wilT
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We Sell Sinclair Products, Goudyear and
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JOE & BILL'S SERVICE STATION
RAY WHITE, Prop.
PHONE S601
r tThis is what hap
'' pened when one farmer
. used naturml sods on his
, 'pasture. J hope his expe
rience will help to fill ;
) your own pastures with -'
good, deep grating." .-
, Uncle Hatchet
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