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PAGE EIGHT ' —SECTiON TWO Primary Road Improvement Projects Approved Which Will Cost From 40 To 50 Million db ■ ——- —■— .. . The State Highway Commission ! has released a long list of primary ; road improvements, major urban projects, bridge work, resurfac ing and minor road improvement I projects to be undertaken during ; the next three years, when and if funds become available. Included in the long-range j plans approved by the State (Highway Commission at its March 3 meeting ;n Raleigh are 65 projects which will involve the expenditure of between S4O and SSO million. In releasing the list of projects, Highway Director W. F. Babcock said the list represents approxi mately one-third to one-half of the highway improvements to be eventually scheduled during the next 36 months. Other projects will be considered by the Com mission at its March 27-28 meet ing in Wilmington. Among the major primary road improvements scheduled for con struction during this period are the building of a four-lane divid ed highway along U. R. 17 from 'the city limits of New .Bern southwestward to the Jones coun- Ity line. ! Eleven projects have been in • eluded for major bridge work . during the next 36 pionths. These SENATOR SAM ERVIN * SAYS * Washington Officials have been jolted into a realization that the recession has reached a point where aggressive action is re quired. Points of View I am supporting the view that the acceleration of projects for which funds have already been au thorized and appropriated is the sensible approach to immediate positive action. Another .view, supported by some Administra tion spokesmen, exalts a tax cut and less public works as the most desirable remedy. A good case can be made for some tax relief. I am concerned about what will happen to the unemployed. A tax cut for a person who has no job is purely an academic ques tion. Where We Stand As a nation this is where we stand now, according to figures released by the Departments of Labor and Commerce. unemployed are 5.2 million, 1M jobless being 6.7 per cent .of fhe] total labor force of our j compared with per rent ‘for January of this ybar. "February figures project the number of un employed beyond the ' highest peak of jobless in the 1954 reces sion and about the same as the economic dip in 1949 on a per centage basis. But the total num ber of jobless is reported to be OTTICE M. SAWYER INTERIOR - EXTERIOR PAINTING AND PAPER HANGING PHONE 4442 906 Greenleaf Street Elizabeth City, N. C. a Come in and see our jMWB breath-taking display of / £jv bright, fresh flowers . the perfect expression of 15 ■’ oy ’ * ove anc * re_ . newed. tAßiM, Easier Corsages individu- H.v styled. Spring flnw ers. orchids, roses, car -1 nations, gardenias. '■ Lovely Easter Plants . . . MgjojjtEjL m wiM&aijb lilies, azaleas, hydran geas blooming in all their ' 1 if Spring beauty. \&M Flowers to grace your X OSrf church. We Send Easter Flowers By Wire Anywharel The Bouquet Shop DIAL 3612 EDENTON, N. C. include the construction of a new drawspan for the Currituck Sound Bridge between Point Har. bor and Kill Devil Hills carry ing traffic, on U S 158. In the Elizabeth City area, a traffic study will be made for a possible relocation of U S 158 in Elizabeth City, as well as the possible construction of a by-pass or revision of the existing by pass on U S 17 in Elizabeth City. Consideration will be given to the construction of a bypass around Hertford on U S 17, as well as a possible relocation of U S 13 to bypass the town of Ahoskie. In announcing the major pro jects for the next three years, Highway Director W. F. Babcock emphasized the need for long range planning in selecting for major improvements those pri mary highway segments wrtiich are considered generally inade quate for present and future traf fic volumes and the uses made of the highways. “This list is not a complete one,’’ said Babcock, “and we will give additional consideration to other long-range plans at the Wilmington meeting. It may be necessary to conduct complete surveys on some of the projects prior to programming them for early construction.” K ymm fnfrr\xajk : at the highest mark in 16 years. Although We must take into con : sideration that some blame can be put on the unusually bad weather during February, it is nevertheless greatly disturbing to : hear that the jobless figure rose ' by nearly 700,000 during Febru ary. Looking at the brighter side : of the picture, there are now 61,- ■ i 988,000 people employed, and I think that thoughtful and positive action on the part of our country : can halt the down-turn. It is in this belief that I voted for the ac : celeration of authorized civil and ■ military projects rather than pur -1 suing a policy of waiting to f<K . what will happen. In rny. iudg i ment it is far better.^J*-baled pre ventative steps now rather than wait until our econgpiy is flat on its back. ■ AkT Tragedy rs Jobless It is tragedy when a person is < bhnegtly seeking employment ' The I>• - .• r. depression of the early be clearly remem- PN®BS%y ouf country; the toll of a depression is so severe that it must not happen again. North Carolina Industry and labor in North Carolina deserve great credit for helping to continue our econo my on a more normal plane than some other areas of our nation. The mail I have had from the THE CHOWA, HERALD, EDEKTOK, HOUTH CA»OU»It M»CH »■ | Chowan High Girls Win Championship - - ■, r-»- -- -■ - nj, ,-^- u r>Jxrur j - _r -r-i ■ I r a . Chowan High School s girls' basketball team, pictured above, under Coach Gilliam Underwood, were tournament and sea sonal in the Tidewater Athletic Conference. Stand ing. left to right, are Emily Leary. Kay Hare, Barbara Jordan, Sarah Bunch. Lynda Copeland and Coach Gilliam Underwood. Kneeling, left to right. Palsy Privolt. Jackie Asbell. Margaret Raines. Margie Evans. Janet Faye Hendrix and Karen Raines. people reflect a definite concern | about unemployment but shows no signs of panic. This is to our | credit because the attitude of a i people means much in this effort to isolate the recession damage and restore the economy. Additional Soil . Bank Funds For 1958 Participants A. C. Griffin, Chairman of the Chowan County ASC Committee, j reports that most farmers who j wanted to take part in the 1958 > Acreage Reserve of the Soil Bank, but could not file signed agree-, ments becaus ( e of fund limita- i l tions, will apparently be able to sign up at the county office in the I near future. Both the Senate and the House of Representatives have approv- 1 ed a supplemental appropriation | of 250 million dollars to provide | for additional acreage reserve participation. This will bring the! total to 750 million dollars forj the 1958 program. Because agree-: ment on some detailed program | provisions must still be reached! in House-Senate conference, Con gressional action on the supple mental appropriatiopr> -is not yet complete. As sooti as final action Is taken, the ’county committee will-get -K i e “go ahead” for com 'pjetalg the sign up. Preliminary -Nfefefe have been taken by the Slate ASC Committee to prepare the way for immediate action when the supplemental funds are authorized. In addition to farmers who have already filed signed agree ments, which were in general covered by the initial appropria tion for the acreage reserve, oth er eligible farmers will be in po sition to take part in the enlarged program. These will include ' those whose names are on “wait ing list” registered at the Coun ty Office, and possibly others where there is evidence that they [ made an attempt to participate 1 during the sign up period. It is expected that in general funds will be available to take care of all farmers who indicated that they would take part in the program if it was enlarged. Public notice will be given promptly when the county ASC office is ready to sign additional acreage reserve agreements. Chairman Griffin says that in the meantime the County Office will be prepared to furnish general in formation but that farmers should not attempt to sign up agreements until official announcements are made. • Merchants To Study Sunday Retail Sales Between now and May 15 a special committee of the N. C. Merchants Association will make a study of the Sunday retail sales problem in this State and report its findings, along with any recommendations, to Roy Phillips, president of the organi zation. / A preliminary report on the matter presented to the board of directors of the association last week by Executive Vice Presi-, dent Thompson Greenwood said that “it has been suggested that, we should consider taking some j action regarding Sunday selling and to encourage local retail or-] ganizations to do so. “Information reaching our of-! fices from Various sources seems to indicate: the situation wjll worsen if it continues in the pres ent direction: and vigorous lead ership is needed in the study of the problem.” BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT Mr. and Mrs. James O. Monds of Tyner announce the birth of a daughter, Angelia Nadine Monds, born Saturday, March 1, at the Chowan Hospital. Mrs* Monds is the former Miss Jean ette Chappell of Belvidere. > 1 a NO COMMENT •y IAMB l. BOUIIUI Washington All indications point to April as the month of de cision by the Eisenhower Admin istration on whether to seek tax reduction legislation. According to the present out i look, the decision would be based I on the reports of economic con ! ditions in March and on the I amount of government revenue shown by the April 15 income tax ; returns. An important segment of in- I dustry and leaders in government believe that the nation’s economy I would be best served—irrespec ; tive of the present recession—by j enactment of the Sadlak-Herlong i I tax reform bill. This would I lower personal and corporation I income tax rates to a minimum I of 42 per cent by a series of an- j j nual reductions spread over five ! years. ; Rate reductions are provided for all groups of taxpayers, and the legislation would permit ac- 1 cumulation of investment capital which in turn would stimulate the | nation’s economic growth in the years ahead. However, unless Administration officials and members of Con gress are convinced of the desir TAYLOR THEATRE EDENTON. N. C. Thursday and Friday, March 27-28 Walt Disney's "BAMBI" —also— News. Cartoon and THREE STOOGES ° > Saturday. March 29 Double Feature Dale Robertson in "HELL CANYON OUTLAWS" Elena Verdego in "PANAMA SAL" o Sunday and Monday, March 30-31 Alan Ladd and Dianne Foster in' "THE DEEP SIX" Warner Color Tuesday and Wednesday, April 1-2 Double Feature John Agar and Audrey Totter in "JET ATTACK" Michael Connors in "SUICIDE BATTALION" A/WVWVVW Coming ... April 3-4 Ferlin Husky in "COUNTRY MUSIC HOLIDAY" HI-WAY 17 Brive-ln Theatre Edenton-Hertford Road Saturday and Sunday, I March 29-30 Rock Hudson in ( j "SOMETHING OF VALUE" ! Monday and Tuesday. , . March 31-April 1— ’ Double Feature Fats Domino in "SHAKE, RATTLE AND * ROCK" Louise Blake fa) "DRAGSTRIP GIRL" April 2-3-1 7 ' Je<* Webb in "THE D L w ability of enacting this legisla tion they might back other pro posals which would be less ad vantageous—or downright harm | ful—to the economy. Labor leaders are going all-out j in urging approval of their pro gram for income tax reduction al most entirely in the low bracket rates —which would provide no investment capital for creating I jobs for future generations of I workmen. I Cut Non-Essential Spending— s New Increases in prospect for de | sense spending make more ur gent the necessity of intensifying ■ the campaign for reducing other j types of federal spending, h Activity of the economy forces in Congress along this line was L encouraged by a recent statement f from former President Herbert ' Hoover, who also advocated tax reduction to aid economic recov ery. Needless to say, his views— based on long experience—are listened to with respect by- a large number of persons in offi cial Washington. Here are his exact words: “There are some old and prov ed wonder drugs useful both to prevent inflation and to speed re covery from recession. The most useful of these economic wonder drugs is the elimination of waste and the reduction of non-essential federal spending until we have a balanced budget. “We should cut government ex penditures not only to provide for additional weapons and balance the budget, but also to the point where we have a tax reduction. “This would be the greatest possible stimulant to recovery.” Not only to save money but also to increase efficiency, he urged adoption of the recommen dation of the Hoover Commission lon organization of the govern [ ment. Industry, in general, sup- I ports these recommendations. I Labor Legislation Prospects— The concensus on Capitol Hill is that the McClellan Committee jn j vestigation of Walter Reuther’s activities may well determine whether there is any substantial , labor legislation enacted at 'this I session of Congress. | Glaring disclosures of illegal | violence, vandalism and boycot i ting by the United Auto Workers I union in the Kohler and Perfect Circle strikes might stir up pub- SHOPPING FOR EASTER WHERE THE SELECTION IS LARGEST? There are more than 200 apparel stores more than 2,000 retail establishments —in 'Norfolk. You’ll find large selections and wide va riety—all at down-to-earth prices in friendly Norfolk. EVERY DAY A | Trailways EARLY BIRD SPECIAL bue leaves Hertford at 6:41 A. M., and arrives at the terminal in downtown Nor folk at 8:40. , You can spend the day leisurely shopping in the wide variety of stores. Re turn buses leave downtown Norfolk terminal at 1:30 and 5:45 P. M., and arrive in Hertford at 3:28 and 7:40 P. M. FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE, THERE'S A SHOPPING INFORMATION booth in Trailways Norfolk terminal. If you’re not fa miliar with the ‘ stores in Norfolk, stop at the Shop ping Information booth. The attendants, who will be on duty from now until Easter, will be glad to -provide all the helpful shopping infor mation they can. This is a special service of the Nor folk Hospitality Committee. SHOP IN FRIENHLY lic demand for remedial legisla tion that Would be difficult for Congress to resist. There .is widespread feeling, however, that any major legisla tion will be deferred until next year—one reason being that the McClellan Committee’s final re port probably will not be made in time for congressional action this year. It is recalled that a public shocked by union excesses in 1946 brought enactment of the Taft-Hartley Act in 1947. • .Easier Services For Every Faith In Old Jerusalem More than seventy-five spe cial services, ceremonies, and processionals arc held during Easter Week in Old Jerusa lem, Jordan, by Catholic, j Protestant, and Eastern rite churches. Easter visitors to Old Jeru salem can worship, according to their faiths and inclina tions, at quiet sunrise services at Bethany, during devotional walks along the Yia Dolorosa, ; in the Garden of Gcthsemane, j or at Pontifical High Mass in \ front of the Tomb at the Church of the Holy Sep- J ulchre. Ml PINT cagsir• * I El I H igpH I jj SI iresieikvib' II ESPECIALLY SELECTED PBOM OUB ■HI CHOICEST STOCKS and SOTTLEO ev 1 lil^B ‘ , . Vs THE tALVERT DISTILLING CO. gs ill BALTiMOfiI. MO. COU* S VILtl • * V * * ~ - .... * * 1 »| \jr nT niOTlfl TSC kl PUJ VABI/- aitv I . lALYcKi UIOIILLLKo UfMrnlii. HcVV TUltn uni ■ f '-.'Jam W. Better Hurry -for Your I norcross SAY THE THINGS YOU WANT TO SAY ' BELL’S “ON THE CORNER” Broad and King Streets •WWWW>.VWWW\A TRY A HERALD CLASSIFIED AD
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