PAGE TWO
-SECTTOW TWO
[Net Loss In Population
I Haunting North Carolina
By TOM WOOD
N. C. Stale College
I Some 329,727 “ghosts” haunt
pthe progress-minded in North
Carolina.
| These are the shadows out of
gthe Fifties, the Tar Heels who
Heft their state to live elsewhere.
(They stand for an untold poten
tial of North Carolina citizen
ship. For these are not the pro
digals, the wanderers or the ex
files, for the most part. They are
[the children too bright for us to
contain, the able who found too
many vacuums of enterprise in
their homeland, the quick and
impatient whose growth we
could not nurture.
There were inklings, as the de
cade waned, of this burgeoning
host of shadows. Not until the
reckoning came with the census
were we aware of the impact of
the lost. We will wince for
months and years as the subsidi
ary effects become known.
Most of us know now that
North Carolina is far behind the j
nation in new citizens. In cold.
figures, we gained population by j
11.4 per cent —the lowest rate of
increase for the state since the'
1870 census. The actual num- 1
her of gain was 461,722.
For America, the percentage
of gain was 18.6. North Caro
.na would have topped that, had
it not been for the lost 329,727
Tar Heels.
A man who knows intimately
the trends and vacuums and
strains of North Carolina popu
lation is Dr. Selz Mayo, a pro
fessor of rural sociology at N. C.
State College. His studies have
taken him throughout the state,
as well as through a multitude
of population reports.
“We lost population during the
Fifties in 39 of our counties,”
says Mayo. “And 75 counties
either lost population or in
creased less than the state .aver
age.”
From the mountains and the
Coastal Plain they migrated. And
the state found itself with new
peaks and summits —a “moun
tain range of people” in the
Piedmont cities and towns.
“The eight largest counties in
creased by a total of 280,814 in
the decade,” says Mayo. “The
percentage of gain was 25.4,
compared to 11.4 per cent for
the state.”
Gastonia was the “Topsy”
among Tar Heel towns, gaining
■61.4 per cent. Greensboro was
only a stairstep behind with 60.4
"4 w* W
’ BESIDES -
I ITS USEFULNESS' “
(CAN'T 6£ DENIED
FOR SALE
1 Two-Story Solid Brick Masonry House
105 West Gale Street
Three bedrooms upstairs, master bedroom 24x15; other
two 16x15. Complete bath and ample closet space.
Large living room 24x15, dining room, den, kitchen and
half bath downstairs.
Large screened porch two-car garage. Large base
ment and central heat.
FHA Financing: Can Be Arranged
For 20 Years
Mgrtasurance & Real Estate, Inc.
143 XL Kiacf JbMMt PHONE 2163 Edtnton, N. C.
per cent. High Point grew 54.8
per cent, Charlotte 49.9 per cent.
Raleigh was a lqnely peak in the
east, with 41.7 per cent.
More and more, the city’s gain
became the rural area’s loss.
“The farm population (in North
Carolina) now makes up only
one-fifth of the total popula
tion,” says Mayo, “and the net
loss by migration from the farm
in the Fifties was more than half
a million persons.”
Heaviest loss came in the val
ley towns, the timbered pockets
and flanks of the mountains. The
regional deficit was one per cent,
which was 12.4 per cent under
the state average increase.
But the real loss in the Coas
tal Plain and Tidewater sections
came close to the mountain
.deficit.
“The increase of 7.2 per cent
in the Coastal Plain and 17.5 in
the Tidewater area was almost
wholly due to influx of military
personnel in Cumberland, Wayne,
Onslow and Craven counties,”
j says Mayo. “Take out these
I counties, and the Coastal Plain
I increase was eight-tenths of one
,pcr cent, while the Tidewater
( rate was 4.4 per cent.”
Who are these lost, whose
1 brains and enthusiasm and skill
are enhancing other homelands
now?
“They are the young mostly,”
says Mayo. “If the pattern of
emigration in the late Forties
holds true in excerpts from the
1960 census, about half of them
were 17 to 20 years old when
they left.
“More young women than mon
left the rural counties.
“More young adult Negroes
left than in any other classifica
tion.”
There were two prime reasons
for the outward trek of far
Heel sons and daughters: Lack
of job opportunity, and the race
situation.
“For Negroes, the two reasons
are almost one,” says Mayo.
“Their horizons are no longer
limited by the edge of the to
bacco field.”
Yet, even with such a drain
cn the bank of humanity in
North Carolina, her people want
for work. “There’s much under
employment today,” says Mayo.
What of the future?
“I’m certain that the area de
velopment program has saved us
many citizens,” says Maya. “In
the Fifties, Tar Heels organized
nine area development groups
and 775 subsidiary communities.
“Wherever a development pro
gram goes into action, people
working together on common
goals bring ‘ghost towns’ and
deserted land back to life. This
is something torely needed, espe
cially in Eastern North Carolina
and the mountain regions.”
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our deep
and sincere appreciation for the
thoughtfulness and the expres
sions of lovingkindness tender
ied by so many of our friends
jon the recent death of our hus
band and father, Gumie Hobbs.
These expressions of sympathy
and understanding have helped
immeasurably to ease the suf
fering •of our hour of great
loss, and they will never be
forgotten.
—THE FAMILY OF
c GURNIE HOBBS
It is difficult to say what is
impossible, for the dream of yes
terday is the hope of today and
the reality of tomorrow.
—Robert H. Goddard.
THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON. NORTH CANOLWA, WTOMPAT, ~
\ ABUNDANT LIFE
ROBERTS
HOW TO TACKLE LIFE'S PROBLEMS
Have you ever tried to prune
a quince bush? If you have,
then you know how the tiny
thorns prick at your fingers
painfully as you grasp the
branches.
But if you take hold of only
one branch at a time and pro
ceed with caution, the little
thorns don’t have enough
strength to prick your fingers.
Individually, the branches seem
powerless against you. But
when they are pressed together,
watch out!
Here is a good example of
strength through unity. One
branch from the bush cannot
do much harm. The thorns are
there, all right, but they don’t
have much “bite.” When they
unite, however, they have
enough power to keep anybody
put.
This can serve as a lesson.
Tackle life’s problems one at
a time, and they are more easi
ly overcome. But try to tackle
all your problems at once, and
you could be defeated by those
problems.
Yes, there is unity in strength;
and this holds true in just about
all situations. A group of dedi
cated people, pressed together
with one common purpose in
mind, has more power than do
OUTDOOR TIPS
from the Ancient Age Sportsman's Idea Exchange
FISHING
One of the main snags in be
ing a fisherman is hooks —snag-
ged, that is. To release a snag
ged hook, try this. Fasten a
small padlock on your line and
let it slide down. With any
luck it will knock 'the hook
loose. Reel in your line and re
move the lock. Now you’re all
set to .get snagged again.
A handy item for cleaning
fishing reels is a child’s tooth
brush. Once you’ve used it,
though, best buy a new one for
Junior.
Eager bait fishermen often
make the mistake of using too
large a bobber. The big ’uns
look good floating around but
can get the angler in trouble.
Too large a bobber can offer
so much resistance to a biting
fish he’ll become suspicious and
drop the bait. A float just
large enough to hold the bait
off the bottom will catch more
fish.
HUNTING
Deer hunters lucky enough to
bag a buck are always faced i
with the problem of getting the'
deer out of the woods. This!
helpful hint should save some
wear and tear. Tie both ends
of a 15-foot length of rope to
the rack. Step inside the loop
and run the rope under both
arms and behind your neck.
Keep the rope outside your coat
to prevent rope burns. As you
drag your buck out, both hands
will be free for carrying other
KENTUCKY IM|| Q ,
STRAIGHT
BOURBON HB
WHISKEY PBpfl S 2 -50
86 PROOF Pint
I silver tAaei,
L»
tajjugt
r
W ' By
-.bsbi
LJ/
Kltfl /
the individuals within thf
group. If an individual set out
to do the same thing, lie might
fail.
When we leam to handle
life’s problems one at a time,
they aren’t too difficult. It’*
when they consolidate and bur
den us down that their load
may crush us into defeat.
But the Christian can take
all of his problems to the One
who has the power to cope with
them—God in Heaven. God
answers prayer. When we learn
to take all our problems to God,
we are on the best—and only
—road to getting them solved.
God is our ever-present help
in time of need. God wants to
help us solve all our problems.
He is the real Comforter. He
understands all situations.
I always take my personal
problems to God in prayer. 1
have problems just as you do.
We all have personal problems
that sometimes prick at our
hearts overwhelmingly, just like
the quince bush thorns.
The way to tackle life’s
problems is to take them to
God. God is good. He wants to
help. He wants to solve our
problems for us. All we have to
do is ask and believe.
gear.
CAMPING
Here's a tip hot-weather
campers ought to appreciate.
When packing in butter, bury
it (in its original carton) inside
a sack of flour. It will keep
there for many days in perfect
condition—no matter how high
the mercury climbs.
Campers and bears don’t mix.
Both are hungry critters and
just who owns the food is the
big question. If you hang your
food pack in a tree, it will help.
But, as any bee can tell you,
bears can climb. Tie a cow bell
to the pack. When Mr. Bruin
shows he’ll make enough noise
to bring you on the run.
; Between trips afield, reverse
the batteries in your flashlight
If the switch is accidently turn
ed on, no harm is done for the
circuit will be broken. Thus,
your light will be ready to go
next trip out.
And a final tip for auto camp
ers. A valuable item to have on
hand can be made from an old
piece of carpet. Cut two strips
15 inches wide by six feet long.
Keep ’em behind your spare
tire. Next time you get stuck,
slip the carpet strips under the
rear tires for traction. You’ll
be on. your way pronto—no fuss,
no muss. : 4f
(Try for a SSO prize. 'Send
your tip to A.A. Contest, Sports
j Afield, 959 Bth Ave., New York,
1 19, N. Y.).
1
WITH THE FARM WOMEN'
By MAID RED MORJUB ’ I
Farm 'Family Keep* Records
“It seemed like a big job at
first, but now we are glad we
began keeping a good set of
farm and home records,” re
ports the Fred Snows of Dob
son, Route 2. They recently
completed their first year of
record keeping and have found
it helps to know how much la
bor and money is spent on an
Individual enterprise.
Miss Ella Hampton, assistant
home economics agent in Surry
County, says the records also
help at income tax time. Mrs.
Snow is an active Home Dem
onstration Club member and
her husband was recently nam
ed! as Surry County’s Out
standing Young Farmer for
1960.
Slipover Workshop
“The money saved is well
earned in making slip covers,
but the pleasure of a neat,
good fitting slip cover pays for
the work it takes,” says Mrs.
Dallas Davenport, Creswell.
Mrs. Frances Darden, home
economics agent in Washing
ton County, says Mrs. Daven
port and Mrs. Lindsay Snell
worked on a chair together at 1
the workshop.
House Furnishings Institute
Mrs. George Davenport, house
furnishings leader in Macon
County, recently arranged for a
house furnishings institute in
the county.
“Excellent demonstrations were
given on color, finishing seams
in wall board, painting, and
wall paper hanging,” says Mrs.
Florence Sherill, home econom
ics agent. “The women prac
ticed applying paint with a roll
er and planned color combina
tions during the workshop.”
Apron Contest
Patricia Lorbacker of Harris
burg in Cabarrus County re
cently won first place in the
4-H apron contest. Miss Bar
bara Kistler, assistant home
economics agent, says there
were 1 aprons in the final
judging.
The aprons were judged on
the basis of appropriateness,
workmanship, and beauty.
Chair Bottoming Workshop
Eleven club women in North
ampton County recently attend
ed a workshop to leam to bot
tom chairs. Some of them re
finished their chairs before the I
Workshop.
“Some of the ladies had al
ready discarded the chairs in
the wood sheds before hearing
about the workshop,” reports!
Mrs. Autrey Jenkins, home eco-|
nomics agent. “However they.
i>m.»B B
IS «plHhwM^M]fip I! life?
\ ~.'|,
•ft*
The climate coukfritbe better for buying a new
JET-SMOOTH CHEVROLET
(ff/lrf that's the car more people are buying!) model brings you Body by Fisher features you won’t find in
There's nottoglike one of these Jet-smooth Chevroleta to fit any other car in Chevrolet’s field-wide strok| ; parallel aetion
into travel plana Tbey’re built to take windshield wipers, convenient crank-operated Yeatipaaes,
h»ng trips in stride—from the special brand of “git” they’ve one key 0=» that fits all locks. No wonder nyjre people are
got under the hood (choose from 26 engine-trangmis- buying Qrevrolets than any ether makel And right
s >n hookups designed to please the most persnickety now—with things brightening op all over the land -
driving toot) to the cave-sized totin’ area in the rear I f| you wouldn’t pick a better time to drop in and check
(the tailgate opening on that wagon measures pearly fcs«»oßjL the beautiful buys that are' out at
6 feet across). And every gentle riding Jet-smooth BHLsmAfl your dealer's. €*%s->
Sk. all the ChevroUUt local os&iorizedl Chevrolet dealer* Qju Stop Shopping C
retrieved the chairs and learn
ed to put Hong Kong glass bot
toms into the straight colonial
type chaho.”
Clothing Workshops.
Mrs. J. R. Sessions, an inter
ested .community leader and
seamstress, decided to organize
a sewing class for young 4-H
girls.' Her interest was moti
vated because of her husband’s
work with 4-H boys.
Miss Emmie Lou Teal, assist
ant home economics agent in
New Hanover County, says the
girls have already learned to
make a 5/8-inoh seam, 'French
seam, sew on tape, sew on lace
and rick-rack, blind stitch and
put in a zipper. Now they have
started working on a skirt —
their first project.
ON HONOR ROLL
Dean E. A. Brecht of the
School of Pharmacy, University
of North Carolina, has announc
ed the names of pharmacy stu
dents making the Honor Roll
(average of 92.5 or better) for
the fall semester.
Among the group on the Hon
or Roll is John A. Mitchener 111,
son of Mayor and Mrs. John
Mitchener.
TRY A HERALD CLASSIFIED
“ 1 Prescription
S Service
REGISTERED PHARMACISTS
caH us! » , I
DIAL 3711 Pfl
v,7 1 pick cp
AND DELIVER
Mitchener’s Pharmacy
301 S. Broad Street -:- Edenton, N. C.
•» -w. ** ".?•
Ten Leaders 111
Bridge Marathon
At the end of the 17th round
of the bridge marathon sponsor
ed by the Chowan Hospital Au
xiliary, Mrs. N Vol Patterson and
Mrs. Gertrude Rosevear are in
first place. \
The ten leading teams and
their scores follow:
1. Mrs. Vol Patteison and Mrs.
Gertrude Rosevear, 86,130.
2. Joe Thorud and Dr. Rich- i
ard Hardin, 83,670. y
3. Mrs. Kathryn Goodwin and
Mrs. Kit Forehand, 81,57(1.'
4. Medlin Belch and C. A.
Phillips, 75,700.
5. N. J. George and Hiram
Mayo, 73,010.
6. Mrs. F. W. Hobbs and Mrs.
J. H. McMuUah, 76,000.
7. Mrs. Margaret Davis and
Mrs. Earl Goodwin, 65,390.
8. Mrs. Snooky Bond and Mrs.
Betsy Chesson, 64,550.
9. Mrs. H. A. Campen and
Mrs. A. M. Forehand, 63,950.
10. Mrs. Sadie Hoskins and
Msr. Ruth Byrum, 63,690.
CARD OF THANKS
I would like to express my
thanks to all the people who
have visited, sent cards, called
and brought gifts- to my mother,
Mrs. Ralph Benthall, since she
has been in my home recuperat
ing.
c —Mrs. Nathan Dail
Bi Du
“John, I hope I don’t see you
sn)iljng at that girl.”
“I hope you didn’t my dear.”
! For — .
l Contract
I AND
Repair Worls
CALL—
Twiddy Insurance
& Real Estate. Inc.
PHONE 2163 EDENTON
r-■ n 1 <
*, ?. ";S
■
pp§
Mi
JOE THORUD SAYS:
I j NEW IDEAS FOR ANEW IRA
ANNOUNCING
I invincible I
■
PROTECTION
«<, a low-cost accident
and sickness plan by 4
Nationwide. Offers seven
hospital, medical, surgi
cal coverages to choose
from • « > cash benefits
... world-wide prptcc*.
tionl Contact!/" *
JOE THORUD
■* , •
204 Bank of Edenton Bide.
P. O. Box 504
isioliE242»
lllationwibb
R 9 MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPAQ
t'-TTiv-* Office: Columbvf, Ok\o