rational* Metihedy Tackles Transportation By Ralph Robey President Kennedy finally has fdflt his message on transpor tation to the Congress. No mention is made of the rdcdnt report oh railroads by- the special' commission which was distfUsSdd in this space a few Weeks ago. That is logical, ’fhait analysis considered only thfe problems of the railroads. This message looks at' the entire transportation industry and its basic purpose is to develop an over-all policy for every ele ment involved in this part of our economic life, It is the first time that this has been attempted by the Chief Execu tive. In laying the foundation for the recommendations the Presi dent says: .“A chaotic patch work of inconsistent and often obsolete legislation • and regula tion has evolved from a history of specific actions addressed to specific problems of specific is dus tries at specific times. This patchwork does not fully reflect either the dramatic changes in technology of the past half century or the parallel changes in the structure of competition.” Those may appear to be harsh words, but actually they are mild in view of the present sit uation of our transportation in dustry. Scores of recommendations are made by the President. They fall under four main heads: intercity transportation; urban transportation; interna tional’ transportation; and labor relations and research. By far the longest of these is that on intercity transportation. This is as it should be because here we have railroads, trucks, air lines, buses, and the inland! waterways. The present com plexity of the competition and regulation of these various sys tems is almost beyond compre hension. Some of them are re cipients of government subsi dies and some are not, and the. methods by which they are tax ed are about as varied as hu man ingenuity can advise. To bring order out of .this chaos will take the wisdom of Solo mon and the patience of Job, but it has to be attempted. The second longest- section of the message is devoted to- rec ommendations on urban trans portation. This involves the whole gamut of public systems, and in addition the problem of private cars, taxis, and so forth. Some cities have done a rea sonable job in meeting their difficulties, but others have ! made practically no progress.! And by and large all of them want federal financial assist ance for their programs. The President wants “a long-range ''' w " v jagaife AAA v ' av-vw a ... ,;. -:,,; ; fc ?v ~ ■ .: ; . 1 1| ItP _ _. ,v''j in the altnew Jeta Deere TWENTY-TEK In the new “2010” Row-Crop, above, or “2010” Row-Crop Utility Trac tor 1 , you’ll have the power to handle a 3-bottom plow or turn out top notch work with 2* and 4-row cultivators. Also available is the more specialized “2010” Hi-Crop. Step up your earning power today. 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The main burden of the i comments is' that labor must ■ not be hurt; that collective bar- ( i gaining must be used to “pro ; mote efficiency”; and that we i must hav» a “vigorous, continu ous and coordinated program of ; j research.” 1 j Obviously this is a really long rang program. Its strength lies in the fact that it is an at tempt to correct some of the disgraceful rules now in force. Its weaknesses- are that it will > involve still more federal spend ing, that it does nothing to elirn -1 inate the many bad labor £>rac ;'tices, and that it injects the central government still further. ' into problems which can and ' should be solved at the j local level. j Negroes Call Off | Boycott In Edenton ! J The Rev. F. 11. LaGarde, re- ‘ tgional representative of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and Golden A. Frinks, supervisor of the NAACP . Youth Council, on Thursday jointly announced that the eco nomic boycott of the downtown i area of Edenton lias been called : off. The reason for calling off of . the boycott was to create a quiet, peaceful and friendly at mosphere so that negotiations with the merchants pertaining to fair employment practices 1 could proceed in good faith. j The downtown area of Eden ton has been boycotted for the past five weeks. It was report ed to be at least 51% effective I by a NAACP spokesman. i Foetiy is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings; it takes its origin from emotion ! recollected in tranquility. • —Wordsworth. ]. THE CHOWAN HERALD, EDENTON. NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY. APRIL 19. 1962. ~ [civic calem>ar! Continued trim Pag* I—Section 1 A youth service will be held at the Rocky Heck Baptist Church Sunday night, April 22, at 8 o'clock. Edenton's Business and Pro fessional Woman's Club will hold a card party at she Barker house Thursday night. May 3, at 7:30 o'clock. Edenton's BPW Club will meet tonight (Thursday) at 7 o'clock at the Barker house. The Three Hoairs will be ob served at St. Paul's Episcopal Church Friday, April 20, from noon to 3 o'clock. A Democratic primary elec tion will be held Saturday, May 261 h. r Men's Bible Class cf -tie Bap tist Church will hold a fish fry at the American Legion building t Friday night, April 20, at 7 o'clock. A stated communication of Unanimity Lodge No. 7, A. F. & A. M„ will be held tonight (Thursday) at 8 o'clock, i 'Annual spring revival will be gin at Happy Home Church Fri day night, April 20, and con tinue through Sunday, April 29. Rocky Hock and Macedonia communities will hold an Eas ter sunrise service at the Mace donia Baptist l Church Sunday morning, April 22, at 6 o'clock. Annual union sunrise service of Ballard's Bridge Baptist. Warwick Baptist and Happy Home Pentecostal Holiness churches will be held at the Happy Home Church Sunday morning. April 22, at 6 o'clock. Ed Bond Post No. 40 of the American Legion is cooperating! in "Bells Across Nation Day" observance today (Thursday); ! Holy Week services are being held at the Edenton Methodist Church this week with services beginning eacn evening at 7:30 o'clock. Edenton's Rotary Club will meet this (Thursday) afternoon at 1 o'clock in the Parish House. Continued on Page 3. Section 1 William H. Coffield. Jr., Post No. 9280, Veterans of Foreign Wars, will meet Tuesday night at 8 o'clock. Chowan Hospital Auxiliary will sponsor a square dance in the Edenton armory Friday night, April 27, from 8 to 12 P. M. Chowan Tribe No. 12, Improv. ed Order of Red Men, will meet Monday night at 8 o'clock. Chowan Tribe of Red Men j and Chowanoke Council. De-1 free of Pocahontas, will spon sor an Easter dance in the Eden ton armory' Friday night, April 20th. Chowan County's 1962 Cancer Crusade will be in progress during April. The annual Easter Sunrise Service of the Center Hill Bap tist Church. 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,1(11 $25.88 ALL ALTERATIONS FREE BELK - TYLER'S OF EDENTON three Canadian agricultural col leges and one in Puerto Rico. Winners are selected at each I college by a faculty scholarship committee cn the basis of schol arship, leadership, character, ’i ambition in agriculture and aj desire for financial assistance, j j Bass is the son of Mr. and • Mrs. Clemon E. Bass, Badham Road, Edenton. t. ;! Local Films Shown i At Williamston >! The film “Ye Towne on Queen a Anne’s Creek” and film on the —SECTION QNf I PAGE THREE Woman’s Club Pilgrimage of : Colonial Edenton and Country side was shown to the Green Thumb . Garden Club and the Arts and Crafts Club of Wil liamston Wednesday of last week jat • the Williamston Methodist ! Church. ! Mrs. W. K. Hollowed, Jr., ij j present of the Edenton Wo- 1 man’s Club, told about the films. She was introduced by : Mrs. Clarence Britton of Eden- I ton. Mrs. Hollowed reports the | films were well received. TRY A HERALD CLASSIFIED