Plenty Of Space Still Open In Nation For Development America is still a land of wide open spaces, whatever contrary impression may be given by the big growth in population over the past decade and our rapidly spreading urbanization and indus trialization. Figures compiled by the U. S. Department of Agriculture on major uses of land in the United States show that all urbanized areas together take up less than 20 million acres, or just about one per cent of the nation’s entire land area of 1.9 billion acres. Urban areas are towns and cities of 1,000 population and over. About 25 million more acres are involved in such necessities of modern civilization as high ways and roads, railroads and air ports. To this can be added an estimated 10 million acres occu pied by rural villages and towns with populations of 100 to 1,000. Thus all the land involved in populated places and in the work ing and living space of our ur banized and industrialized society adds up to about 55 million acres, or less than 3 per cent of the country’s land area. This is not 'to say that the phys ical appearance of the United States has not changed. It has to e marked degree, and particiular ly in the East and other built-up sections of the oountry. Suburbs, factories, shopping centers, and other essentials for today’s living, have spread out beyond former city and metropolitan fringes into once rural and farm areas. Over the last decade, in fact, new com munities have sprung up so fast alongside each other as to link up cities and suburbs into vast interurban areas. This trend is certain to con tinue, with more changes in the future. It is estimated that urban areas, highways, airports, and res ervoirs are increasing at an, aver age of well over 800.000 acres a year, an area greater than the size of Rhode Island. So vast is the United States land area, how ever, that this holds no foresee able threat to our overall land needs to feed a growing popula tion and to provide raw materials for our factories and machines. In at least one respect, the country is more open today than it has been in years. This is the case in agriculture, where there is more land in farms than at any time before. Though the number of farms has been showing a big decline due to consolidation and economic factors, figures recently made public on the results of the 1954 Census of Agriculture show 1,160 million acres in farms, the highest on record. As against this trend, the farm population has declined by around 110 million since the mid-Thirties, adding up to around 22% million persons in 1956. As a result, the number of persons living on farms j today represents little more than one out of every eight persons in the entire U. S. population, the smallest proportion as far back as figures go. The following table shows the major uses of all land (in mil lions of acres) in the continental United States in 1954: Pet. of Land Use Acres Total Cropland 399 21.0 Pasture & Grazing 699 36.6 Woodland & Forest 615 32.3 Special use 110 5.8 Urban 19 i.o Transportation areas (a) 24 1.3 All others (b) 67 3.5 Miscellaneous (c) 81 4.3 Total 1,904 100.0 (a) Highways and roads, rail roads, and airports. (b) Largely parks and wildlife and national defense areas. (c) Rock, desert, swamp, sand dunes. Source: U. S. Dept, of Agricul i ture. Hog Prices Up In Genera] Rise EDITOR'S NOTK: Following Is » summary of market prlee Information for the week end ing May 24, 1S.17 as gathered and edited by the Market Sews Service of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture. Hogs, cattle and poultry prices advanced at North Carolina mar kets in line with the trend at most other markets throughout the southeast. Reflecting lighter receipts on most of the major terminal markets, hog prices moved up in some instances and remained about steady at other points. In North Carolina this week, the price for top hogs ad vanced 50 cents per hundred and closing tops were reported at 17.50 to 18.50. Cattle prices were fully steady during the week on the Rocky Mount and Rich Square auctions. Good and choice steers brought 20.00 to 21.75; while good heifers were quoted at 17.50 to 19.50. Good and choice vealers sold for 24.00 to 26.00; and commercial Tows for 15.00 to 16.25. Com mercial bulls auctioned at 14.00 to 15.50. In Chicago, high choice and prime steers and heifers closed strong to 50 cents higher while lower grades wound up mostly steady. Cows rose rather sharp ly early, and finished strong to mostly 50 higher. Bulls were re ported along the same line and also closed stronger. High choice and prime steers ranged from 24.50 to 26.50; while good to low choice brought 20.00 to 23.00. Most good and choice heifers were quoted at 21.00 to 23.50. Utility and commercial cows ranged from 14.50 to 16.00; and utility and commercial bulls from 15.50 to 17.75. Good and choice vealers brought 22.00 to 26.00. Fryers and broilers continued to advance at most southeastern markets as prices moved up gen erally one cent per opund. Fri day's sales in North Carolina ranged from 19 to 20 cents, but most sales were at 20. Closing sales in the North Georgia area were confirmed at 20 to 20% cents, which also represents an advance of one cent. The Shenan doah Valley reported prices at 20 to 20 V2, and Delmarva at 20% to 21%. Eggs were steady in Raleigh and Durham. In Raleigh, A, large brought 28 to 31 cents per doz en; and A, mediums 26 to 29. Durham reported A, large at 28 to 31; and A, medium grades at 25 to 28 cents per dozen. In Charlotte, A, large closed at 28 cents; and A, mediums at 24 cents per dozen. Shelled com prices were fully steady at leading state markets. No. 2 yellow corn brought 1.30 to 1.41 per bushel in the eastern area; and 1.40 to 1.50, mostly 1.45 to 1.50 in the piedmont. White corn was quoted at 1.10 to 1.35, and mostly 1.20 to 1.30; wheat 2.00 to 2.15; and oats .64 to .65 cents per bushel. Milo was reported at 2.25 to 2.40 per hundred pounds; and No. 2 yel low soybeans at 2.10 to 2.22 per bushel. Strawberries were about steady during the week in Chadboum and on Friday, 24-quart crates brought mostly 6.75 to 7.75. The New York wholesale mar ket reported 1% bushel crates of domestic round type cabbage from North Carolina at 1.50 to 2.00; while Porto Rican sweet potatoes brought 5.50 per bushel on Friday. Bushel hampers of Valentine snapbeans from this state wholesaled for 5.00 to 5.50 per bushel hamper. Half bushel baskets of squash sold for 1.50 to 1.75. Spot cotton prices were 6 points higher this week in Char lotte. On Friday, Middling 1 1|32 inch was quoted at 35.15 cents per pound; strict low middling at 31.80; and low middling at 28.65. 4-H PROGRAM The evening service at Trinity Methodist Church Sunday was in charge of members of the 4-H Club. Participating in the pro gram were Steve Piner, Joyce Jorgensen, Tommy Helms, Diane Peters, Joan Piner, Danny Frink and Harvey Privette. FIELD PEAS FOR SALE s4'00 Per Bushel Quail Rest Farm RICE GWYN, Proprietor LONGWOCD, N. C. North Carolina Irish potato growers report acreage for har vest at 25,000, or 7 per cent above 1956. NUMEROUS CASES Continued From Page Cne cense. A nol pros was taken on the latter count, and in the first case he was taxed with $10 fine and costs. Allen Goins waived appearance and pleaded guilty to charges of speeding and was taxed with costs and a fine of $14.95. Dennis Clayton Heafner waived appearance and pleaded to charg es .of speeding. He was fined $10 and costs. Charles David Lewis pleaded guilty to charges of allowing an unlicensed person to drive a car and was taxed with costs. Charles F. Lange was charged with drunk driving, possession and speeding. He waived appearance and pleaded guilty to the drunk driving charge and was fined $100 and costs. Samuel Morris was found not guilty of driving without a license. Marion Marlowe pleaded guilty to charges of public drunkenness and was fined $25 and costs. Willie J. Mack pleaded guilty to charges of reckelss operation and was fined $25 and costs. O’Neal Stanley was given a pre liminary hearing for assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kiU and was bound over to Supe rior court under $500 bond. Charles A. Thompson pleaded guilty to speeding and was fined $50 and costs. Helyard Lonnie Hewett waived appearance arid pleaded guilty to charges of being drunk on the highway and was fined $25 and costs. George Thomas Mack pleaded guilty to charges of operating I improper equipment and was j fined $10 and oosts, the fine being remitted. Billy Wayne Norris pleaded guilty to speeding and was fined 510 and costs. Willie Sloan pleaded guilty to driving with no operator’s license. Sentence of 30 days on the roads was suspended upon payment of fine of $25 and costs. Identical action was taken against Jacob Shaw .on the same count. Oollie Stackhouse pleaded guil ty to charges of aiding and abet ting in driving with no operator's license and was fined $10 and costs. James Marshall Wallace plead ed guilty to charges of driving too fast for conditions and was fined $15 and costs. Vincent Wilder waived appear ance and pleaded guilty to charg es of speeding and was fined $15 and costs. Willie Sloan was convicted on •another charge of driving with out license, with $25 added to his previous fine. ”'i’ **red E. Lesh waived appear ance and pleaded guilty to charg es of speeding and was fined $15 and costs. William H. Floyd pleaded guilty to charges of speeding and was fined $10 and costs. John C. Brown pleaded guilty to charges of speeding and was fined and costs. „ T^.e case charging William Smith with driving without chauf er s license was nol pressed with leave. Willie E. Osborne pleaded guil similar count and was fined $10 and cost. Walter J. Cooper was charged with speeding and driving with improper equipment. The case was nol pressed with leave. Bernice Odom pleaded guilty to driving with improper registration and was fined $9.95 and costs BRUNSWICK MAN Continued From Page One of Chicago in 1955, he was in structor in philosophy at the Uni versity of North Carolina, tutor assistant and instructor in Old Testament at Union Theological Seminary, professor of Old Tes tament at Andover Newton Theo logical School, and associate pro fessor of Old Testament, Federat ed Theological Faculty. He has had a great interest in the Dead Sea Scrolls since their discovery and has been at work on them since 1949. He has been particularly interested also in the community which produced these documents because of their his torical importance and because of the quality of religious faith pres ent in the community. SCHEDULE FOR Continued From Page One will be in charge of music; ticket sales will be handled by Philip King. The musical version of Booth Tarkington’s play and novel of the same name was opened on Broadway in June, 1951, and re ceived excellent reviews. The hit enjoyed a long and successful run and for weks remained among the top ten longest-run plays in the city. SOUTH MAN Continued From Page One when they themselves become par ents and are similarly situated. Representative Bowman dwelt to a great extent on the neces sity for further post high school studies or, in short, a college edu cation. To those whose families can afford to send their children to college he exhorted them to make the best use of their time, "po those who can not afford to do TV Program Schedule wilmingtonT n. c. WMFD-TV CHANNEL 6 inursnuy, May su 10:00 Price is Right 10:30 Strike It Rich 11:00 Message 11:30 News 13:00 Closeup 12:30 Club 60 1:00 Cooking can be fun 1:30 Tenn. Ernie ; 2:00 Matinee i 3:00 Brighter Day : 3:15 Secret Storm 3:30 Edge of Night 4:00 Comedy Time 4:30 Kiddie Time 5:00 Margie 5:30 Mark Saber 6:00 Weather, News 6:15 Doug Edwards 6:30 Dinah Shore 6:45 Quartet I 7:00 Ranger 7:30 Dragnet ! 8:00 Playhouse J 8:30 Ernie Ford 9:00 Video Theater i 10:00 Weather, News : 10:15 Newsreel 10:30 Theatre ] Friday, May SI : 10:00 Price Is Right ; 10:30 Strike It Rich 11:00 Message 11:30 News 12:00 Closeup 12:30 Club 60 1:00 Cooking can be fun 1:30 Tenn. Ernie 2:00 Theater 3:00 Brighter Day 3:15 Secret Storm 3:30 Edge of Night 4:00 Comedv Time 4:30 Kiddie Time 5:00 Margie 5:30 Mark Saber 6:00 Weather, News 6:15 Doug Edwards 6:30 Hiekok 7:00 Blondie 7:30 Riley 8:00 Story 8:30 Ray Milland 9:00 Fights 10:00 Weather, News 10:30 Theatre Saturday, June 1 9:00 TBA 9:30 TBA 10:00 Theater 11:00 Big Top wow ling 112:55 Baseball 3:30 Wrestling 4:30 .Jill Corey 4:45 Sunday School 5:00 Safari 5:30 News 5:45 Winters 6: 00 Ozark Jubilee 6:30 People 7 :00 Perry Como 8:00 Four Stars 9:00 George Gobel 9:30 Hit Parade 10:00 Weather 10:05 Theatre Sunday, June 9. 12:00 Christophers i2:30 Frontiers 1:00 Oral Roberts 1:30 Wizard 2:00 Youth 2:30 Zoo Parade 3:00 Golf 4:30 Outlook j 5:00 The Press ! 5:30 Theatre 6:30 Navy Log 7:00 Steve Allen 8:00 Show 9:00 Loretta Young 9:30 Secret Journal 10:00 Gleason 11:00 This is The Life 11:30 Late News Monday, June 3 7:00 Today 9:00 Home 10:00 Price 10:30 Strike It 11:00 Message 11:30 News 12:00 Tex and Jinx 12:30 Club 60 1:00 Cooking l: 30 Term. Ernie 2:00 Matinee 3:00 Brighter Day 3:15 Secret Storm 3:30 Edge of Night 4:00 Comedy 4:30 Kiddie Time 5:00 Margie 5:30 Mark Saber 6:00 Weather, News 6:15 Edwards News 6:30 Cisco Kid 7:00 Safari 7:30 Soldiers 8:00 Playhouse 8:30 Whirlybirds y:uu Lawrence w eiK I 10:00 Weather, News • 10:30 Theatre Tuesday, June 1 7:00 today 9:00 Home 10:00 Price 10:30 Strike 11:00 Message 11:30 News 13:00 Tex and Jinx 12 :30 Club 60 1:00 Cooking 1:30 Term. Ernie 2:00 Matuiee 3:00 Brighter Day 3:15 Secret Storm 3:30 Edge of Night 4:00 Comedy 4:30 Kiddie Time 5:00 Margie 5:30 Mark Saber 6:00 Weather, News 6:15 Edwards News 6:30 Superman 7:00 Silvers* 7:30 Harp 8:00 Service 8:30 Playhouse 9:00 Line-Up 9:30 Phone Time 10:00 Weather, News 10:05 Theatre Wednesday, June 5 7:00 Today 9:00 Home 10:00 Price 10:30 Strike It 11:00 Message 11:30 News 12:00 Tex and Jinx 12:30 Club 60 1:00 Cooking 1:30 Tenn. Ernie 2:00 Matinee 3:00 Brighter Day 3:15 Secret Storm 3:30 Edge of Night 4:00 Comedy. 4:30 Kiddie Time 5:00 Margie 5:30 Mark Saber 6:00 Weather, News 6:15 Edwards News 6:30 Disneyland 7:30 Playhouse 8:00 Millionaire 8:30 Secret 9:00 Steel Hour 10:00 Weather, News 10:05 Theatre this, he tried to point out that there are many ways of working one’s way through senool and that future results in advancement in a chosen field will justify any personal sacrifice on their part in being subjected to the rigors of obtaining their education through their personal efforts. The speaker called upon the parents to assist in every way possible to bring industry to this county to the end that their boys and girls may remain here and obtain work. “These students, if they remain here, are the basic nucleus of our future growth and prosperity’’, he decalred. “Without them, all that will be left in the oounty—if they are forced to leave to obtain gainful employ ment—will be those of us who in time and because of ever-increas ing years will not have the ener gy not the ambition, even though we have the foresight, to press for the advancement of our coun ty to the end that our people may have the benefit of the bet ter things in life.” He spoke about propects for the bringing of industry to this oounty and asked the parents to take an in terest in this regard. Representative Bowman ex pressed the hope that each com munity will put aside any feeling of jealousy that they may have insofar as any other community in the county is concerned; that any good thing that might hap pen to one community will enure to the benefit of the whole coun ty. He extended this theory to cover the surrounding counties so that “In the end we might con sider our whole southeastern North Carolina as an area rather ! than to look upon successes in other counties with an attitude of jealousy.” He warned against becoming so provincial or localized in thinking that citizens will be of less assistance to movements in the realm of progress which would benefit all of people in the area, including Brunswick county. Representative Bowman stress ed the importance of the educa tion of all children in the county without regard to race, creed, or color to the end that the educa tion of all people will be of bene fit to this county. GE». BENNETT Continued From Page One to always “say something that really means something when talking to yourself. Talk sense, for you are not likely to talk of things you wouldn’t say to yourself. Talk wisdom, nothing to be ashamed of.” He listed several things among the more important in the world today in asking “What Do You Want?”, and in answering it. Among this he asked if the sen iors wanted to help in aiding the poverty-stricken of the world, the sick and diseased, those ignorant of Christ and the great juvenile delinquency problem of today. A major bit of advice was given them in his closing words: “Pray before entering out into the Tomorrow. Let your God speak to you. Then, make your self willing to obey and to do what he tells you to do.” After the traditional procession al opened the program, the aud ience sang “Faith Of Our Fathers”, with the Rev. J. E. Lanier being heard afterward in the invocation. The Rev. Bert Bennett read the scripture and the high school glee club sang "The 23rd Psalm”. Ray Walton, Southport attorney and former State senator who is a graduate of Wac.camaw, intro duced Gen. Bennett. Following the sermon, the seniors sang “Follow the Gleam”. The recessional, “On ward Christian Soldiers” followed the benediction. On Monday evening the com mencement address was delivered by James W. Butler, alumni secre tary at East Carolina College. BOWMAN REPORTS Continued From Page One lected go into the relief fund and all Justices of the Peace or other court officers willfully failing to report or falsely reporting col lections of these costs will be held to be guilty of a misdemeanor. The county auditor is the treas urer of the fund and funds may be invested in bonds of the coun ty, State of North Carolina, and the United States or deposited in any bank, building an loan, or savings and loan association to | the extent that the same are covered by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the Fed j eral Savings and Loan Insurance ! Corporation. Benefits not exceed i ing the sum of $600 per year may . be paid, in the sole discretion of I the executive board, to peace of ficers or their dependents upon death, injury, or sickness con tracted in the discharge of their duty. In addition, the executive board is given authority to insure peace officers who are members of the association against death or disability during their employ ment and all persons are eligible for benefits unless they have fail ed to apply for membership in the association . within 30 days after they become eligible for such membership. The act provides that this proposed law is not intended to create a retirement system. The above bill was reported favorably in the committee and on May 24th passed the second reading in the House. It should pass the third reading in the House Monday night, May 27, and go to the Senate for approval by that body. I know that the duties of a law enforcement officer are not only exacting but are terrifically hazardous. If misfortune should befall any peace officer in the county as a result of his devotion to his duty, it is my hope that the fund created and administered by the executive board of this asso ciation will in some small manner alleviate a portion of the finan cial hardships which will inevit ably fall ' upon the shoulders of widows and children of peace of ficers. These officers may be forced to give their lives and their health in furtherance of their duties to the end that the people of our county may be pro tected from the acts of persons who apparently have no regard for our laws. Believe that a prop er administration of the purpose of this law will also insure to the benefit of the citizens of this county. In addition to the above, your representative further introduced on Friday, May 24, a bill which would entitle each county in the State to have at least one mem ber on the Board of Trustees for the University. Under the present law, many of the counties in the State have more than one mem ber on this board, some as many as five members and at least twenty counties in the State are not represented on the board. In introducing this bill, it was be lieved that all of those counties who desired membership on the Board should have at least one member thereon, the effect of which would be to increase the overall wider representation on the board. It is further believed that such extended representation will enure to the benefit of the University of North Carolina, State College, and North Carolina Woman’s College. The bill introduced by your representative to make the citi zens of the State of North Caro lina eligible to receive the bene fits under the Federal Flood In surance Act passed the House during this last week and haa been favorably reported in the Senate and should become law during this week, following its passage by the Senate. The bill introduced on May 17 by your representative to amend Chapter 113 of the North Caro lina General Statutes, to provided for the deevlopment and protec tion of the navigable waters of this Staite; to create an effective system of flood control; to esta blish Inland ports and safe har bors; to prevent shore erosion in all its phases; to dredge small inlets and streams and to utilize the naviagable water resources of the State to the greater bene fit of its citizens, received a favorable report in the House Committee and should pass the House during this week. By ithis time, the number of statewide bills has reached such terrific numbers that it is im possible for your representative to comment thereon in this column. However, if there are any persons who’ desire information with regard to any bill presently before the General Assembly or any bill which has been passed, I shall be most happy to supply any information with regard thereto upon request for such in formation. 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