PAGE TEN
Washington.—The last days of the
Congress were very hectic ones. As
usual, the appropriations bills were
the most important measures to be
put in final form before adjournment.
We were asked by the President for
large sums of money. Congress did
appropriate large sums, but not as
much as had been requested. Several
billions were cut from the amount the
President requested.
It is difficult for a member of Con
gress to judge how far he should go
in approving or disapproving an ap
propriation. For the most part, I
voted to cut expenditures, but there
were a few instances in which I voted
for increases—‘but they amounted to
very little.
I felt that we must reduce govern
ment expenditures and I tried to vote
accordingly. But last week there were
two appropriations which 1 supported
in full, for I thought they were ab
solutely justified.
Here’s what was involved:
In connection with the defense ef
fort, certain areas have undergone,
sharp increases in population. In our i
own state, for example, there are 1
Cherry Point, Camp Lejeune, Wil
mington, Fort Bragg and others. With
the added population in these com
munities, a problem arises with the
sharp increase in the number of chil
dren thrust upon the public schools.
Congress had previously promised
the local school officials that they
could expect help in financing school
construction. Therefore, I voted in
favor of the s7l million appropriation
which had been cut out of the appro
priations bill by the committee. When
the committee’s attention was called
to the need for this money, most if
not all of the committee members
agreed that those items should be put
back in the bill. The government’s'
defense program had created the dif
ficulty and I felt it was the responsi
bility of the Congress to help the local ,
communities with the burden which
we had, in effect, placed upon them.
Dick Russell
Senator Russell continues to make
progress in his campaign for the
Presidency, and it appears that he
now has a real chance—depending, of
course, upon the outcome of many fac
tors at the Chicago convention.
More %nd more people are realizing
that Senator Russell is recognized as
the most able man of all those men
tioned, and that if nominated he could
hold his own, both in the North and
the South, and against either Eisen
hower or Taft.
All three of them have taken sub
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stantially the same position on civil
rights. The civil rights matter ought
not to be an issue but there are some
who are determinted to keep it stirred
up for the purpose of trying to in
; flame one segbent of our population
against another.
Senator Russell is a fine and able
man, and I sincerely hope that he will
be nominated. If nominated, I am
confident he will win.
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Going Overseas
Vice President Barkley last week
> designated me as a member of the
delegation to represent our Congress
' at a meeting of the Interparliament
ary Union at Bern, Switzerland. I
attended this meeting last year alt Is
tanbul, Turkey, and it is a revealing
experience to meet legislators from
all of our civilized countries and to
understand their problems and have
them understand ours in America.
It is possible that I may be able to
send back some comments for this
column at intervals, and many editors
have indicated that they desire that
I do so. For the present, though, this
will be the last of the regular weekly
columns—unless I have an opportun
ity to make a few notes during the
Democratic convention at ’Chicago
which would be of interest to you. •
I am most grateful to the many
newspapers all over North Carolina
which have made possible the oppor
tunity for me to discuss my views on
matters that have come before the
! Congress. I have frequently found
{that when citizens understand the
facts, they thoroughly appreciate the
situation that a member of Congress
rr\ay be in when dealing with a par
ticular problem.
Greek Visitors
My friend, Spiros G. Alexiou of Ra
leigh, and members of his family,
stopped by to see me the other day.
They are typical of the many fine ci
tizens we have in North Carolina of
Greek birth and ancestry. ,
Mr. Alexiou asked me about the
new immigration law and I told him
of the great misrepresentations made
about that law. I think he was sur
prised to learn that the quota for
‘Greek immigrants had not been dis
turbed and that there was nothing in
the law affecting the good citizens of
.any race or nationality. He had been
dubious of the law because he had
read some of the propaganda that has
been distributed against this bill.
I did tell him that efforts had been
made and would continue to foe made
to keep out of America those who
would come here to join subversive
elements—elements which seem bent
upon destroying the American system
of government and economy.
I was glad to see Mr. Alexious and
his family, and was happy to have
the chance to explain the real con
tents of the immigration bill.
Improve your opportunities—every
hour lost now is a chance of future
misfortune. —Bonaparte.
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White-Footed Mouse
Life is short for White-Footed Mice. !
; They are old at the age of three, and j
they hardly ever live to be more than
’ five. To survive that long, they must
stay out of the clutches of their enem
ies. 1
Some of them are lucky and avoid 1
, capture. But according to the Nation- :
al Wildlife Federation, untold num
bers are seized and eaten by hawks, ]
owls, skunks, weasels, minks, foxes
; and snakes.
Despite this toll, White-Footed Mice
are plentiful in nearly all parts of
the United States. Sometimes they
live in buildings, but they get along
just as well in fields and woodlands. _
In all kinds of weather, summer and j
winter, they make the best of what 1
they have.
On grassy plains, White-Footed <
Mice burrow in the ground. In for
ests, they may dig their shelters under
rocks, stumps, and logs, or they may'
live in the hollows of trees. Because j’
they are good at climbing, they some
times go high above the ground to find 1
tree holes or old bird nests in which
to make their homes.
In the spot which they choose, the
parents carefully build a nest of plant
materials. In it they raise several ’
litters of young each year. There are :
from three to sevfcn babies in a lit
ter.
At birth, a White-Footed Mouse is j
tiny, blind, and helpless. It is only i
an inch and a half long, and depends
on its mother for food. But it grows
rapidly and soon is on its own. In
less than three weeks it has its eyes
open and no longer needs milk.
By the time it is two months old,
the White-Footed Mouse is fully
grown. It is seven and a half inches
long, including a tail that measures
three and a half inches. Its body is
plump and, for a small creature, it
has large ears and eyes and a long
Ftaylor theatre]
EDENTON, N. C.
Week Day Shows Oor.t.nuous
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Saturday Continuous from 1:30
Sunday 2:15, 4:15 and 9:15
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July 10-11
Abbott and Costello in
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LLOYD PARRISH
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Wild BUI Elliott in
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Humphrey Bogart and
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MURRAY L. GOODWIN
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July 15-16
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EDEN THEATRE
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Lew Ayres and
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J. P. PERRY
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William Holden in
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MRS. O. C. BYRUM
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Fred Astaire in
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True to its name, the White-Footed
Mouse has white feet. The underside
of its body is white, too. Its head,
back, and sides may be either fawn,
brown, or gray.
Because it is so dull in color, the
little animal does not attract much
attention as it scurries around look
ing for food. It feasts on many kink
of seeds and nuts, and it also likes
snails and insects. (Besides the meals
which it eats every day, it collects
supplies and stores them away. In
its dheek pouches, it carries grain and
bits of nuts to the hiding place where
it saves food for the winter.
Like their gray cousins, White-Foot
ed Mice are usually looked upon as
pests. They eat valuable grain, and
sometimes they damage houses and
barns. By eating insects, though, they
■make up for part of the trouble which
they cause.
Gliden And Rocky Hock
Battle For 11 Innings
A large number of baseball sane en
joyed a treat Friday night on Hicks
Field when Gliden and Rocky Hock of
I the Chowan County League battled for
II innings, with Gliden finally nosing
out 1 to 0.
On the mound for Gliden was Frank
lin Hollowell, who allowed only two
' hits. Vernon White, star Perquimans
‘ High School performer, was on the
mound for Rocky Hock and allowed |
only four hits. He fanned 18 batters,
while Hollowell let down eight byway
of the strike-out rou£e.
Gliden leads the league, having won
12 games and lost 5. Edenton follows
with 10 victories and 7 defeats. Rocky
Hock won 7 and lost & and Valhalla
has 5 wins against 13 losses.
The greatest events of an age are
its best thoughts. Thought finds its
way into action. —Boice.,
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