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Xbt . pmmiL SURPLUS LABOR AND SURPLUS WHEAT j In a arcent speech to labor leaders President Johnson prom ise that, if other measures for attaining full employment fail, he' w)4 turn to a program of stepped-up public works. When ybu think about it, this ap proach. bears a disturbing re semblance to the wasteful and fiftile Ltfevjces we have been U|ing-for several decades to deal .with agricultural surpluses. [ '• In effect the President has that, if there is an un salable surplus of labor, the gov *emment will remove that sur plus from the market by buying j .it up." with public funds. This is, of course, exactly what we 'jiaye Seen doing for many years, with respect to surpluses of cer-1 tain agricultural commodities. I 'Rut the existence of a sur plus—whether of labor or of -wheat-—is evidence of some im pediment to the operation of -normal market processes which would otherwise bring about a -balance between supply and de mand. Artificial Impediments In the case of farm products, the impediment is clearly the government price support pro gram. Farm prices are main tained by government action at a level which would cause more to be produced than could be sold. The government trys to Valance this by paying farmers mot to produce and it then ac cepts the obligation of buying sup the remaining surplus. .In recent years about $4 billion of the taxpayers’ money has been spent ■ annually for these ac- Jtivities. In the labor market a variety of laws and pressures have re sulted in a wage level higher than would have occurred in a free market. This is especially true in the unskilled occupa tions, where the current inci dence. of Unemployment' is -most severe. The sequence is the flame as in the agricultural ( area: > Artificially high prices imean unsalable surpluses. The suggestion of a public works program as a cure for unemployment has all the draw backs of the farm price support program—and some others. The Gordon's Gin jam jj® # ' jr.y.v^..... .v.WWM^ ,,, S' ,> & - > ; *|HHw >A I^LONDOMDRY^ 1 1 M ■ 1 9 H I I SB JHHg ' _ ___ jMIJBIMI W&l mmtf rwm $9 r99f f wlWi t Pli »»w« w*« »**w» •* 6 —— .... >.' farm program helps the more productive and well-off farmers but doesn’t give much help to the poor farmers on marginal land. In a similar way, a pub lic works program would prob ably make more jobs for skilled and experienced workers. It is hard to see how it can do much for the untrained and inexperi enced who are the core of our unemployment problem. Problem* Unsolved As we have seen in the his tory of the farm program, one form of intervention leads log ically to others. Controls over individual action proliferate. An open-end claim is established against the public revenues. New problems are., created but the original problem is never solved. The acreage restrictions which accompany the farm price sup port program amount to a ra tioning, among farmers, of the right to produce certain pro ducts. Could it be that we may eventually government ra tioning of the right to seek or hold a job? The President devoted the bulk of his speech to urging the labor leaders to use restraint in their demands for wage and fringe benefit increases. He may have spoiled .his intended effect by adding what can be taken as a promise that, if they fail to exercise such restraint, the gov ernment will mop up the result ing labor surplus by an expand ed public works program. Youth Drowned At Arrowhead Beach Continued from Page I,Section 1 Apparently he was not a very good swimmer and soon was in trouble. His brother attempted to reach him with an oar and when this failed, he dived over board in an attempt to save his brother, but was unsuccessful. Rescue units from nearby areas joined in a search for the body which was recovered by a group from Colerain. Carroll Boyce, coroner tor Cho wan County, said the death was accidental and that it was the first drowning in Chowan Coun ty in 1964. Rorrer is survived by his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Irvin G. Ror rer of Virginia Beach and his brother Stephen of the home. tonight Edenton’s Junior Chamber of Commerce will meet tonight (Thursday) at 7 o’clock at the Edenton Restaurant. Pete Dail, president, urges every Jaycee to be present. A wise man will make more] opportunities than he finds. THE CHOWAN HERALD. EDENTON. NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. MAY 21, 1964. rb' - & : ff *'? JHHI il it.' • ** : k ft§ i'® COLLEAGUES LIKE BLUE—H. Clifton Blue, eandidote for Lieutenant Governor, accepts from Robeson County Representative David M. Britt, right, a sheaf of en dorsements from fellow low-makers. Britt, who canvassed mutual friends among Democrat'- colleagues, said more than half the 300 who endorsed B>ue authorized ase of their aames in ony way that might help. Post Office Closed On Memorial Day l Due to the observance of na tional Memorial Day on Satur-, day, May 30, the Edenton Post! Office will be closed for the holiday. There will be no city or rural i mail delivery during the day, nor I will any of the windows be opcn. ( The lobby will be open, how- 1 ever, and mail placed in lock boxes as usual. Mail will also be dispatched. VFW MEETS TUESDAY William H. Coffield, Jr. Postj No. 9280, Veterans of Foreign I Wars, will meet Tuesday night,! June 2 at 8 o'clock. I Jackson’s Radio & TV Service y^N/TH morn h*ndwired, tyandsoldjered—no printed circuits . «..««» ..■B-:szmm. X Tg The LINDSEY • Model 5010 «| E superb contemporary consolette. fl §• TV SERVICEMEN tycM-tke handcrafted chassis 'means greater dependability and fewer service problems That’s why we say get a Zenith Color TV We Have Good Used TV And Radios At Reasonable Prices Jackson’s Radio & TV Service W. Eden St—Phone 482-3519—Edenton » rTT?T , r „ ? _ rT - TTrr -* WANT ADS | LEGION MEETS TUESDAY | Ed Bond Post No. 40 of the j American Leeion will meet Tues day night, June 2, at 8 o’clock. Commander E. L. Hollowell is I very anxious to have a large turnout of members. POCAHONTAS MEETING i Chowanoke Council No. 54 De | gree of Pocahontas, will meet \ tonight (Thursday) at 8 o’clock, l Mrs. Irma Allsbrook, Pocahontas, urges every member to attend. B.ED MEN MEETING Chowan Tribe No. 12, Improv { ed Older of Red Men, will meet ! Monday night, June 1, at 8 I o’clock. Thomas Jackson, sachem !of the tribe, requests a large I attendance. Vacation Bible School! Planned At Center Hill Plans have been announced for a vacation Bible School to be held at the Center Hill Baptist Church. The school will begin Monday, Jung 1 and continue through Friday, June 5. | Commencement exercises will be held Friday night at 8 o’clock.; The school- will begin each morning at 9 o’clock and close 1 at 11:30 o’clock, and will be un-| der the supervision of Mrs. Wil-* 1 bur T. Jordan. It will consist of four classes, ages 3 through 13,1 including nursery, beginners, pri mary and juniors. All youths in the community are invited to enroll in the 1 school. BYRD CLUB MEETS The Byrd Home Demonstration Club met Monday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Blanche Moore on North Broad Street. Mrs. C. W. Overman presided over the business period and gave the de votional. An interesting demon stration on picture hanging was given by Mrs. M. T. Barrington. Mrs. Moore graciously showed the members her lovely new home, after which she served de licious cake and ice cream. MEETING POSTPONED The June meeting of the Board of Public Works has been post poned. The meeting will be held Monday night, June 8, in stead of Tuesday night, June 2. LIONS MEETING CALLED OFF Edenton’s Lions Club has call ed off its meeting for next Mon- ] day night, June 1, due to gradu- ' atien exercises at John A. I Holmes High School. «■ 'BmJ Men’s Canvas Shoes MEN’S SHOES . , , $9.95 Value Ladies Sandals $5.00 BOYS’ SHOES Sizes 8 to 6 LADIES’ SHOES $3.98 Value $3 ' 95 Value —52.00 tgW $2.00 MW Tennis Shoes k GIKLS’ SHOES si.°o BABY shoes 2,0 ° ...STORE HOURS... Mon. thru Thurs. 9 A. M., to 5:30 P. M. Fri. & Sat 9 A. M., to 9 P. M. DOLLAR STORE 204 NORTH POINDEXTER STREET “THE ALBEMARLE’S MOST UNUSUAL STORE” Elizabeth City, N. C. ) Valedictorian B B •;£ p i yfiii Carolyn Hall, a senior at D. F. Walker High School, has been named valedictorian of her class. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Elton Hall and plans to at tend North Carolina College at Durham in the fall as a home economics major. Chappell’s Hill Church Vacation Bible School Announcement is made that a vacation Bible school will be held at Chappell’s Hill Baptist Church at Tyner. The school will be held Monday, June 1 through Friday, June 5. Classes will be held each after- NOTICE! This is to notify the public that I will not be responsible for any further bills made by Thomas Edward Parker. Mrs. Mamie Parker. noon from 2:30 to 5 o’clock and all children in the community are urged to enroll. Albemarle Motel Rooms For Rent Newly Decorated . . . Private Bathrooms with Showers. Trailer Parking Facilities Available—Water, light and sewage con nections for each trailer. Norman Keet er attendant on lot . . . Located Highway 17 South of Edenton. Walter and Pencie H. Rond Operators 1055 BROAD STREET EDENTON, N. C. vi .yJsliiis ■mmih jpqipgg SEE THE QUALITY-’: USED CARS AT\ GEORGE CHEVROLET EDENTON, N. C. TToTThERALD (^S^!TOAD^ PAGE THREE --SECTION ONE A soldier has a hard life, but little consideratiton. .-—Robert E. Lee.
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