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SECTION TWO—I NATION’S URBANIZED AREAS EXPANDING AT THE RATE OF MILLION ACRES PER YEAR | Encroachment on Rural Areas Affecting Face Os Land An area bigger than the state of Rhode Island is being taken out of the rural and farm classifications in this country every year and converted to residential, commercial and indus trial purposes. The amount of land that is thus be ing transformed is estimated at a mil lion acres annually by the tT. S. De partment of Agriculture in a recent study of the land area of the Doit ed States and its major uses. The analysis gives an insight into the needs for working and living snare of an industrialized and urbanized so ciety. exclusive of the land required to feed a ranidlv expanding nopulation and to provide the products and raw materials for our factories and ma- , chines. The Wide Open Spaces i The. steadv encroactiment of urbani zation on rural and farm areas, over; the years has. of course, had a tiro-; found effect on the fact of the land in.manv marts of the country, especial -. ly around the cities. America, how-, ever, has a bountiful heritage in both i land and resources, and these have < boon enhanced by the industry and in- 1 gemiity of the peqnte coupled'with in- 1 creasing use of wise conservation Practices'.' The wide open spaces may ho smaller than they were in the ear- • Her days of the country, hut they are . still there in abundance. The Department of Agriculture places the total land area of the 1 nit- , ed States at just over 1.9 billion acres. J Nearly 1.2 billion acres of this, or DO per cent of the total, is classified as , land in farms. A third of the entire , country is still forested. With all their growth, areas occupied bv cities, vil- ; luges, towns, industrial sites, bigb wevs. railroads, commercial airports, rose, ,i;>s. and rural residences —tbe essentials of modem living—were esti mated at anproximntelv 60 million acres in 1950. This is little more than 2 per cent of the total land area of the United States. Our Agricultural Resources All the cronland in the United States amounts to somewhat over 400 million acres. This represents little more than a fifth of the country’s land area, hut it has sufficed to meet the; food needs of onr expanding ponula-t fion and to supniv large quantities' abroad as well. Combined with live-' stock ranges and other grazing areas; about four-fifths of the land area is. used for agriculture. I The amount of cropland has ohanfr-j ed little: in the last generation, biiti production has gone up greatly as the | remit of mechanization and improve-, ment in farm techniques. Farm out put rose about a third in the last dec -86 Proof me STRAIGHT WHISKEYS IN THIS PRODUCT ARE 4 YEARS OR MORE OLD. 35% STRAIGHT WHISKEY, 43% NEUTRAL SPIRITS, DISTILLED FROM ORAM. omoiu t ran iruth. mu, umb QGr'V ‘’■mrifnr r i -v. & ■ ~ yjy, | .Hi „ >f ■ jUMjLaum l—Ml' ~, , | ljl Vl 111 11l 111 mi 1 1 "'ll I (TVfvfc SSff 1 feiHlro Page Six ade alone, evidence of the ability of i American agriculture to keep paced with population growth and to meet the foreseeable needs of the future, i Over the longer-view, considerably, ; more tillable land is available when . and if the need arises. The hulk of the country’s population and its wealth is concentrated in ur- i bun arris, defined us villages, towns J and cities having 1.000 inhabitants or] more. Taken together, these urban j areas covered only about 18'i million ." -oi in 1950, or less than one percent,; of the country’s land area. As a mat ter of fact, there is less land in all the : urban areas put together than there is , in highways .and railroads or in parks. , New Jersey Most Urbanized The most urhnnized of all the states: ! is New'Jersey. The figures show that about one-sixth of New Jersey's en tire land area is classified as urban, i Rhode Island is second in this respect. ' with somewhat over 13 per cent pf its 1 land area in the urban classification. : Connecticut and Massachusetts are tj d for third place with about 9 per] each. Though, Newt York State] is the most populous in the Union and' has the largest city in the nation as well, less than 4 per cent of the Em pire State’s land area is classified as urban. In fact, the figures show that Ohio is proportionately nearly as ur banized as New York. ( One of the greatest xiarks of Airin'- ‘ i on progress .has been the increas- ] o,i tooun-e time for the average man 1 through ..shorter working hours,- he,]' bv monns to on joy.; it resulting from higher incomes and. savings. The country has the outlet, ( for this. too. ' Public n.rd private roe- j "gion il ureas open, to the people fori am-where from a day’s outing to.a va-j cation Snot or the acquisition nf a summer home are estimated at in the neighborhood of 400 million acres, an area more than twice the size of the state of Texas. j CATHOLIC SERVICES Every Sunday f except first Sunday of every month when i.rst mass is in Pa'ace Theatre. Windsor, at 8 A. M.), the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is cele brated at 8 and 11 A. M.. in St. Ann’s, Catholic Church, Edenton, stated Fath-j er John Beshel, pastor. Week-day Masses at 7:30 A. M. GULF SERVICE STATION SOLD ! Effective Monday of last week, John, -1.. Byrum sold the Gulf Station on the southwest corner of Broad and Queen Streets to Milton and Alvah Bunch. I The .station Was. operated for about ] five years by Mr. Byrum. I to always score a "DOUBLE jl RINGER" I in telephone I service i | When it rings, answer your telephone promptly. 2 When telephoning, give the person you are calling time enough to answer. Allow one minute—lo rings. Norfolk & Carolina Tel. & Tel. Co. Elizabeth City Edenton Hertford Manteo Sun bury THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON, N. C.. THURSDAY. MARCH 25, 1954. Cheese Dishes By MARTHA STILLEY Virginia Electric & Power Co. N * Rome Economist j Cheese, like meat, fish and eggs, I is a protein food. Low temperature | must be used for cooking cheese, be-; cause it becomes stringy and tough when cooked at high temperature. I 'Cheese should be grated or cut into 1 , small pieces for melting and placed over low or simmer heat. Cheese Se , - f fl“ U c. butter i ! 4 c. Dour I 1 c. milk 1 c grated chegsv | 1. tsp. salt 1 3 tsp. paprika 1 2 tsp. mustard (dry) 4 eggs, separated Melt butter and sift in flour, grad ually add milk and cook about 5 min-, tites. stirring constantly until mixture thickens,: add cheese and seasoning, stirring until it is no [ted, and remove ; from heat. Gradually stir in well beaten egg yolks and fold in stiffly [beaten egg whites: turn into greased casserole. Bake at 325 degrees for GO minutes, or until delicately brown and firm to touch. Serve at once. Cheese Fondnc 2 e, soft bread crumbs i I*2 c. grated cheese i 1 2 c. dry milk, whole or non-fat 1 tsp. salt 3 c. water or milk 1 tsn. fat, melted 4 eggs, beaten Combine crumbs, cheese and salt. Add liquid and fat. Stir in dry milk. Stir the mixture into beaten eggs. Pour into greased baking dish. Bake in moderate over 350 degrees until i set—about 30 minutes 6 servings. Lovely flowers are the smiles of God’s goodness. —William Wilberforce. Come in while we still DUunA have your favorite varieties in our large assortment of vegeta- j ble and flower seeds. E. L. Pearce PHONE ROCKY HOCK 123 ROUTE 3 EDENTON i Funeral Held Thursday | For Mrs. Alice B. Bass Mrs. Alice B. Bass, 79, died at her [home in the Rocky Hock section Wed nesday morning at 6:50 o’clock after ja long illness. She was a native of, Chowan County and lived in Rocky | i Hock 65 years. ' Surviving are her husband W. A 1 Bass; two sons, Jep Bass and Seldom ] Bass, both of Edenton; three daugh-1 jters, Mrs. E. T- Nixon, Mrs. Lonnie 1 ! Bunch and Mrs. Florine Nixon, all of Edenton; two brothers, Charlie Brat-| [ton of Norfolk and Jim Bratton of] i Manns Harbor; a half brother, Luther 1 I D< -on of Norfolk; a sister, Mrs. E.j S. Overman of Norfolk and a half sister, Mrs. Annie Godsey of St. Pe-j tersfmrg, Fla. Sixteen grandchildren and six great grandchildren also sur-i vive. I. Funeral services were held in thei Rocky Hock Baptist Church of which, she was a member, Thursday after-) noon at 3:30 o’clock. The pastor, the Rev. B. L. Raines, officiated and bur ial was in the family cemetery. O Lord, who lends me life, lend me a heart replete with thankfulness. —Shakespeare. ! I ■ ■ .■!.!■■'. ■■■!"" I i UNDER tbe ghastly light of the aurora, ‘mid cold that seems to freeze the very stars in the heavens, Huslcy, the sledge dog can be depended on to j to 3 es long as he can stand in j the traces. I Our organization offers reas- j swing comfort in time of j need. The service is not tern- j pared by financial consider- ! | ation. You can depend upon 1 our policy of fairness to all. | | : I 1 | \- v •••••' •"-”'-3 | I, JI IWILLIFORDI fl PHONE ■ THE HOME Os THE AIBEMARt £ H J MUTUAL BUBIAIfIMOriATIoH-J SViaujht 'BwjUihvn P-gSM ' $ 2- lM 1 •e uSSS* L CASQWE GEO. A. PICKEI DISTILLING COMPANY, LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY . S 6 PKOOF I METHODIST SOCIETY MEETS : I The Woman’s Society of Christian 1 I Service of the Methodist Church met Wednesday night of last week at the 1 home of Mrs. Edward Speight with ■ Mrs. Herman White as co-hostess. The 1 meeting carried out the St. Patrick '(Day motif. The devotional period was conducted 1 Iby Miss Mamie Hogg and a very in -1 toresting program on Latin America l ii was presenter by Mrs Stallcup with ■[Mrs. Zell Ward, Mrs. Herman White,: ' Mrs. Edward Speight ai-d Mrs. J. Ed-. ’ win Bufflnp taking part. ;j Mrs. Gerald Janies also entertain-' led the group with a brief address j about Texas, her native State. Mrs. W. C. Moore announced a I Stanley party will he held at her home lon Cabarrus Street Friday night. , March 26, at 7:30 o’clock, to which itho general public is invited. I LET R. Elton Forehand, Jr. Handle Your FIRE AUTO CASUALTY BONDS INSURANCE 1 • I REAL ESTATE |E 305 Citizens Bank Building PHONE 607 NOTIRE TO MMKIWIIB. EXECUTORS AND GUARDIANS The law requires an ANNUAL ACCOUNT . to be made each year and an Inventory to be filed within 90 days after qualifying. If your Annual Account, Inventory or Final Account are past due, we respectfully urge th|f you file same at once, as we are required all such cases to the Grand Jury, which will be convened at the Spring term of Chowan County Superior Court March 29. YOUR COOPERATION WILL BE VERY MUCH APPRECIATED Sincerely yours, IE. W. Spires Clerk Superior Court :In harvest time, harvest folke, «erv I ants and all, : Should make all together good che_. in the hall. —Thomas Tussei '~COND: ImN EiTwOMAnYeLuT STORY OF LIFE Condemned to die sor ilt: rder sh said she did not commiJUfcvoung wc man reveals the of he life. She recalls how she was cor • tinually in and out of orphan asylums ] reformatories and jails and ended u ;by being involved in the death of .helpless old woman. 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