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THE ENTERPRISE j Published Every. Tuesday and Thursday by | ENTERPRISE Ft HUSHING CO. | WILUAMSTON. NORTH CAROLINA $ --''North Carina / mss associanew*} SI ASCRIPTION RATES (Strictlv Cash in Advance) Or. ■ Vi:*: . Six Months - - - J 75 IN MARTIN COUNTY One Year .. . . $3 30 Six Months 2 00 OUTSIDE MARTIN COUNTY Advertising Rate Card Upon Request ,a Entered at the post office in Williamston, N C.. as second-class matter under the act J& of Congress of March 3. 1879. *?, Address all communications to The Enter ic prise and not individual members of the »A firm. •a No Subscription Received Under 6 Months it — . .— 'A Tuesday, March 17, 1953 [ l /motived • Complacently hiding behind the mistaken j^idea that the farmer has had easy going “during recent years, the leaders of this na Stion should come out and recognize the sen Lous trend in agriculture. * Secretary Ezra Taft Benson and his ad "visers should learn and tell why so many leaving the farms. Mechanization and £a few other factors support the exodus, but ’“nine out of ten will readily explain that -.thev are leaving the farm because other »■ fields offer a greater return and a brighter j * future. " While Americans are leaving the farms in this section, Mexicans are crossing the * border into this country by the hundreds of thousands, offering their labor at low rates. Western agriculturists are rapidly gaining an advantage over the eastern farmer. McCarran has stopped immigration from some countries, but he nor anyone else ap parently has done anything about the illegal entry of thousands across the Rio Grande. The serious trend apparently is unnotic ed in those quarters where the American farmer’s interests should be protected. Want It AH Texas, California and Louisiana not only want the land, and the tidelands but also the seas with the possibility that they’ll claim the air to the high heavens at a lat er date. So far the oil interests, hiding behind the people’s clothing, have been careful to claim only that which oilers" UHttf' .SctfKtBwng, While they are claiming, let them taKe but the sea to the borders of Russia and North : Korea. ~ Net so long ago, at least two of the states now trying to “pull” the “big steal" com plained because Mexico challenged the rights of Louisiana and Florida fishemen to fish just off the shore of Mexico. Before this nation signs away its birth right, it should make certain a few things If a submarine or man of war of an enemy nation crowds into that holy territory, who is going to do anything about it? Of course there is no argument about it, but over in Virginia the federal government is expected to pump sand to build up a land beach. The federal government has even ■done T'hcth-- work-f. unprov^'itarvigfltteon' on Roanoke Rvier. ' There are those who want the other fel low to do all the work and then take the reward fur llu n.s-’ivv s. And it ly surprising how ma*y 'people, in and out of Congress, can be made to believe that that is right by oily money. Banned Bon Voyage? S In recent years the trend has become al most worthy of a slogan: “Join Congress and See the World.” Because in the last decade there has been scarcely a corner of the globe that Uncle Sam’s fingers haven’t reached into more or less legitimately, con gressional junketing has mushromed with impunity and plausibility. Any time a Congressman or group there of suffered a sudden attack of itchy feet, there was always a federal-aid project abroad to be investigated. Washington’s dog-days of spring and summer were es pecially productive of the patriotic urge to dash to distant lands for the protection and preservation of the American taxpayer’s dollar. Now. as House Rules Committee Chair man Allen tells it, there will be no more of such unfrugal frippery. His pronounce ment is pronounceable because his commit tee can, at will, pigeonhole bills requesting clearance and funds ipq lories The li«* is firmly on junkets, he vows, with the pos 1 sible exception of the more important sa faris by the Foreign Affairs, Armed Serv ices and Insular Affairs committees. We have it from wildly-cheering side walk sources that this is good news. We also have it from smoke-filled rooms, from unimpeachable sources, from authorities i who do not 'a ii io be quoted by iwtie. and from usually-reliable observers close to in fluential quarters, that it is something to be filed far back in the wait-and-see draw er. St Louis Globe-Democrat. Hnd In Thp Fort" Official Washington, now that Chiding Kaishek has bluntly stated his true stand, nngst be red in the fac~, so red in fact that Little Joe McCarthy can be expected to step in and start one of those ism inves tigations. Laboring forth to end the Korean war. i Washington gave Chiang Kaishek and his nationalists the green light to the China mainland. That was some weeks ago. Now, Chiang has bluntly declared he will not semi his 4mer'can'tra*tied and supported troops to Korea or to fight on the main land. The value of the American action to loose the Nationalists was questioned at the time. It is now beginning to look not only as an act without value but also a down-right fool ish one. Aiter all these years of sharing at the American trough, it is about time for Chiang Kaishek to fight or else. It is also about time for this country to realize that it has been and is still being played for a first rate sucker. In other words, it is about time for Chiang to show something for what he has received. Overworked? It could be that members of Congress are overworked, but the record shows that the work is not being done in the two legisla tive houses. A review of congressional ac tivity shows that during the first two months of this year, the Senate was in ses sion exactly 87 hours and fifty-one minutes, while across the way the House was in ses sion 51 hours during the two-month period. The review goes into right much detail, but does not list the social activities. Advice From A Distance After a long stay on the scene of action, General Van Fleet returns to Washington and from the latest vantage point tells “how to win the war in Korea.’’ Another General, safely back on this side, said he knew how to win the war in Korea. But his plan and the General himself got lost along the way some place. Uapfiine»M Jp-yia Joy, hap piness, is the product of right thinking and right acting, and there is no human being j in the world who cannot be happy by com • plying with the law that produces happiness It is a product that comes back to us from what we send out; no one ever found happi ness who did not manufacture it for himself. It is a product of our mental attitude toward others.—Charles Morgan. Sometimes that which is given with a kindly hand is more acceptable than what is given with a full hand.—Proverb. The highest possible stage in moral cul ture is when we recognize that we ought to nm thoughts.—Darwin. -.i*** 60 V- - • -•-VW Sermons -***H2il TEXT: “The empty vessel gives a great er sound than a full barrel." —John Lyly. A certain candidate for Congress was not shy in telling voters why they should send him to Washington. ‘‘I am a practical farmer.” he boasted to a farm group. “I can plow, reap, milk cows, shoe a horse—in fact, I’d like someone to tell me one thing about a farm which I can not do!" Then, in the impressive silence that fol lowed, a voice from the back of the hall ask ed, "Can you lay an egg?" • * * Sweeping Statements are not the property of political candidates alone. How many times do each of ps make broad, general statements which we cannot prove? And what a jolt we receive when a quiet remark rcvgals pur bombast to ourselves and to others. Someone once said, "All general statements are false, including this one.” Modesty is the mark of a gentle person, ft is a becoming virtue which rests graee fitUy on kftyone. In addition, it avoids env barrassiegjnoments and burning cheeks. ; COMPROMISE . . . Within the ! next two ot thl Week* thoUS i inds oi wo:'1- will go n% '*ot j of Raleigh as to this plan, this j idea and that one for removing i exemptions to the sales tax, for ! l otting appropriations, and for inducing t » .•• and i leaving them as tliey are. But, stripped of idle conversa tion, the legislative story adds up to this: Beginning this week and continuing for the remainder of the session, the Legislature will mainly concern itself with bar-I gaining with the Governor. You have a dear friend, a friend for whom you have the highest1 1 respect, love, and admiration. You have done him many a favor. He has helped you frequently, too, and is in position so to do again. You would do almost any thing for him. But now his re quests are such that, despite your; love for him, you are not sure you > can comply with them. So you plead with him to lighten the load a little—to lift some of the bur- ^ den he is placing upon you. Governor Umstead is the friend of the Legislature, and vice versa. Haven’t most of his bills—haven't, ail of his bills for which he has' really fought—gone sailing with hardly a whisper of opposition? i The Legislature wants to go along with him all the way—and may do so yet—but the burden is heavy and so this week begins ef forts at compromise And it is going to be friendly give-and-take between the Legislature and Gov ernor Umstead until this session of the General Assembly calls it a day. The Legislature is apparently willing to give Governor Umstead almost anything he wants so long as it doesn’t call for an increase in taxes. That's the way it looks as of this : week to an innocent bystander. FOR IT . . . You may be sure that at least one member of the Legislature is pushing hard for a hefty raise tor State employees. He is Riehard, Mauney of Chero kee. One reason he believes in good salaries for State workers is that, off season, he is assaistant in State Treasurer Brandon Hodges' office. DIAMOND ANNIVERSARY . . Ever written anything for the Reader's Digest? L. M. Radford of Marion, N C., recently received $101) from this magazine for the following story: "Will you show me something for my diamond anniversary?" re quested a distinguished-looking elderly gentleman standing near me in the jewelry store. Alter j selected a map's ring. "Aren’t you going to buy some thing for your wife, too?” asked the clerk. ! "1 have no wife—I’m a bache lor.' "But you said diamond anni versary’ ..." The gentleman smiled. “The girl I was engaged to jilted me to marry another man. She drove him to suicide. She married an other and bankrupted him. I’m celebrating the diamond anniver sary of the day she DIDN'T mar ry me." THE ANSWER" ... To many a North Carolina school principal and county superintendent of ! schools troubled to desperation | with stinking toilets comes news ij'brmic’did deodiysmt.■ an within less than a minute, knock to kingdom come the smell of an onion, the odor of rotting flesh, "to nothii.gr■'wrnmmm* j rather intimate nostril-ticklers I which hover—like a lover loath to leave—‘round kitchen, base ment, bedroom and bath. From the Division of Purchase and Contract this week went this 'nemo to all State institutions: "The State of Pennsylvania has been using considerable quantities of this product in their hospitals and tuberculosis sanitariums. This memorandum is to authorize you to purchase this product for the purpose of testing and determin ing whether or not it is to your advantage to use this product. Wo would thank you to advise use of any purchase and the quantity of such purchases and would appre ciate your giving us a comprehen sive report of your test.” Sudden tnougnt: Wonder if there would be any chance for about 150 bus stations in North Carolina to get a few thousand gallons of this wonderful stuff? Also, we have in mind a dozen pet rest rooms which make fresh air smell like ripe peaches. The product, as yet unavailable to the genera! public, has a co efficient of 25. Minute investiga tion tells me ti.is means it has germ-killing qualities 25 times ■».'Jw£Sge'' than carbolic acid which is used as the common denomina tor or the basic element of all! such tests. The material is avail able only in Pennsylvania and Florida, so far—now comes North Carolina. It may be seen that the product —referred to as nuzone-^might reduce sharply absenteeism in our schools if sprayed in classrooms with regularity Results of a test made at Ohio University are' “In ri'nvK?■:Ti to the-- many high! ; de~ i s.'riilrje teat-v*...- ol the sample( submitted for test, it proved to be .-..very satisfactory agent for dis-j infection of the air and floor of a j dust-contaminated room. A re- i toe bacterial content of the air 1 was obtained by spraying with a | dilution of one part mixed with! ten parts of water. Scrubbing of j the floor with the same* dilution destroyed all of the organisms thereon.” POOR LAWYERS . . . The House reading clerk reported last week that he heard a group dis- j cussing the bill which provides for six more resident judges than we now have. He refused to iden tify that member of the General Assembly making the cynical re mark. hut passed it on in toto as follows: "The best definition I’ve ever heard of a judge is that he’s a poor lawyer who knows the gov ernor.” Might be so-, but some of the outstanding legal brains of North Carolina today have become pro minent through being close to the Governor. One could napie quite a few of them, but outstanding examples | are Jeff Johnson of Clinton, now i associate justice of the State Su preme Court; Associate Justice E. B Denny, Gastonia native who got on the State Supreme Court ; through being the late J. M. Broughton’s campaign manager; and of course many, many others. ; Relatively few judges in the Su perior and Supreme Courts orig inally ran for the posts. They were appointed, then ran, or were reappointed as in the ease with special judges. It has been demonstrated time and time again that the only quick way to jump from lawyer to judge is through helping a suc cessful candidate in a political campaign. It must also be admitted that ; some of our ablest attorneys— and you can find them in county fater county throughout the State -have not become judges because they do nut lean toward political ca reers. LAWYERS IN LEGISLATURE Employment in the United States reached its highest level in the history of the country, for .. January, last month. Figures show 60,524.000 employed persons. The number of unemployed during the months was set at 1,892.000. —In this connection, it should be pointed out that of the 169 men and one woman ir. this current edition of the General Assembly. 59, or well more then one-third, are lawyers. Dollars to dough nuts a goodly handful of those 59 will become judges one wav or .another in the next four years If nothing happens. Governor Urn stead will have the regular quota of special judge appointments plus the six additional Running close behind the law yers in the Legislature is agricul ture, with 55 farmers. We also have a dentist, 20 merchants, a beauty shop operator, six realtors, six manufacturers, and six bank ers Mosquito Crop Is Expanding A discouraging note comes j from Dr. Bailey B Pepper, head ,rf the Department of Entomul logy of the New Jersey Agricul tural Experiment Station. Dr. ‘ pepper believes that the residcn j rial and industrial expansion of jt'he country is also expanding the annual crop of mosquitoes. Speaking in Atlantic City re cently, Dr. Pepper^ pointed out lem which is definitely correlat ed to the rise in living standards. Urban areas and industrial de velopments have created favor able environments for domestic mosquitoes in several ways. Such developments create breeding areas and supply adequate feed ing grounds in the form of pol lution of water. Unfortunately Dr. Pepper has no remedy to the situation, al though he believes that people are eventually going to demand freedom irom this nuisance—one way or the other. Meanwhile, the only solution seems to be to head for the hills. “I say there ain’t no heaven. I ain't goin' to heaven,' he shouted. •-W ;; go to he'll, then, but be Conceit can puff a man up, hut it can never prop him up. ff*F OUTLET STORE Just received a shipment of 200 Easter Dresses for Ladies, Misses and Children. Come pick yours while they ire cheap. THE OUTLET STORE Washington St. Williamston The Outlet Store Is Offering A Big STOCK OF NEW Easter Goods On Lay-Away Plan. •4 You pay only $1.00 ami have your irlrrlion pill away until Euoter. Come ami choose your eomplele Kaster Outfit now while our stork is complete. OUTLET STORE Washington Street Williamston, IN. C From coast to coast folks are swinging to Ford-America’s “Worth More” car. It’s worth more when you buy it... worth more when you sell it! ONLY V-l IN ITS FIELD I Ford't high-comprauion 110-h.p. V-8 it tha type J * of engine America it 'I' twinging to. i b HIOH-COMPRESSiON SIX? Ford's i X ii the moit roodi?IT3fi in the low-prict field. For '53, Ford brings you the kind of car you've always wanted ... a car that will “spoil” you for ordinary car*. For in every ifflflW.: the new Ford offers you advances that set a new standard for the American Road. Take, for example, Ford’s longer, lower, more massive styling and modern hull-tight construction. Take its thick, foam rubber cushions and new Wonder Ride. Never before has a car offered you so many “Worth More” features at so modest a price. See, Value < Check and Test Drive this trend-setting new Ford today. Discover for yourself why the swing is to Ford FULL-CIRCLE VISIBILITY! „ - A curved one-piece windshield and car-wide rear window givt you visibility unlimited. OUR CHOICI Of 3 GREAT DRIVSSI Only Ford in iti Raid offars Fordomotk Driva, Ovardriva and Convantionaf plus tha got »oving» of tha Automo'ic Powar Pitot. NIW WONDER RIDE! Not jott softer springs, more responsive shock absorbers and 0 wide front tread, but an entirely rye* concept of driving comfort.; CENTER-FILL FUEIINO! ' Prevents "hot* strafe" on th* car's finish and makes filling up *asi*r from *Hh* tid* of th* pump. Shorter pip* l*av*s trunk spac* to •xtra suitcase. POWER-PIVOT SUSPENDED PEDALS! They give easier pedal operaKon, make fogt^ space of the entire floor space. No dusty, drafty floor holes. SEE TOUR FRIENDLY FORD DEALER ■.- Gimveci.HtWsislojHn Vo.tr Teleplio:’**. Rimiory.
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