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By J. R. GRADY ;
Your Times comes to you this
week a little more like It's old
sell. Ad we explained last week
we. are doing a little overhauling
ta the machinery department and
the staff department. We have the
press going In tip top shape now
but the Linotype is still a little
sluggish. It Is hoped that an an
other . week badly needed parts
: that have been ordered will Je
here and the mechanical depart-
ment will be olng in ship shape
form. Incidentally the lob press Is
going at tops and we are not ov
erloaded - with lob printing, xou
1 merchants chocks over, your sup
plies and place orders now while
we are not rushed. You will save
a few dollars Tight now.
' The Staff lias undergone' some
, changes in recent weeks. Mrs. Sara
Joiner, our most efficient Warsaw
reporter has moved to Fayettevtlle
and Mrs. Mattie Lee Mtnshew km
replaced : hen Mrs; Mmdhew is
mrriilnv the Warsaw news, accent
ing subscriptions and advertising
for the Times now. uive ner a ring.
Mrs. Maude Smith of Magnolia,
mha has been with the Times far
about -16 months, has retured to
her. home 4e Tbs wttk fcerehfttrett.
Mrs. Smith will continue to rep
reseat the Times In Magnolia an
-eavtoons. wrnlng news, soliciting
ads and Job priming and taking
v subscriptions.- i:;Tt ,
' lira. Clyde Potter, our top ad-
erasing aollcltor for over a year,
hh come una tne onice xor tun
time work. She will continue band-.
,y lmg advertising and will take ver
, the book work also, which was
handled by Mrs. Smith.
L. B. Braswell, our new Linotype
operator, is getting on to his new
job fine. He is slowly becoming
',; familiar with -DapUn' names . and
places which will enable him to
set type faster. So- on the whole
the Times is about re-organized
and ready to settlo down for an-
. other year's long Journey of giving
" you the top news and best advertis
' leg medium In Duplin Co. 1952
, , was an eventful year In Duplin.
Our county made headlines and
radio news throughout the, state
i and , Eastern half of the nation.
Not all the news was good news.
, We hope U63 will continue with
, good news of growth and develop
ment for Duplin County as Is
being exemplified here tomorrow
when the contracts for our new
million dollar hospital and health
-1 center plant will be let.' . , "
yvCMrttwaOe, fackAr, Seetton 1
March rOf Dimes DriveIriDupii
County
Grady Mercer, Director of the Po
Ho Drive of Duplin County, an
nounces that the March of Dimes
Campaign to raise the $12,600.00
quota will get underway next week
with a complete Countywlde organ
ization. He appealed to all the peo
pie of the County to do their part
' eo the Drive will go over the top
In record fashion. .
' Cooperation of business firms,
theatres, schools, and the public
generally win be sought as it has
in the past Every effort to put
' the Drive over will be made in
this fight . against , poliomyelitis
by reaching our quota. We are
playing an important part in the
Sight) agaiajst this dreaded di
sease, ' since the money raised
. through this campaign is spent for
scientific research and care for
the afflicted patients. The quota
for Duplin County as well as other
Counties, has been raised due to
she rising cost of hospitalizatlng
the afflicted patient. The only let
up in sight from this financial re
sponsibility for the people will be
after the disease of Polio is con
quered and then we will still have
1953 Tobacco Crop
. Is Cut 8 Pet -Cent
' The Department of Agriculture
has reportedly added 60 million
pounds of tobacco to the 1953-64
flue-cured tobacco marketing -quota
resulting in an eight per cent
rather than 12 percent acre-reduction
for North Carolina farm
ers ' ' '' " '
JTurller they had announced that
a 12 percent slash in acres ire would
be D' tministered to the lSi3 quota.
T&e additional 60 million pounds
to f ie marketing quota is to make
vi f jr the amount by which the
J crop fell below estimates
m4t In figuring the quota last
July. -Ci;,,. ;';;.!'' v.
(No . announcement ; concerning
ge allotmets has been receiv
e 1 1 y his office as yet.
' . r most farmers the new quota
i a reduction of ' eight per
ffom their 1952 acreage. -
r ' recnt of the national acre-
of 1,048,000 acres, will
" 1 for adjustments for
i farms on which no
f. acco was grown dur-
i.; ! t ' "ve years; :
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SECTION 1
To Let Duplin Hospital
Contracts Here 'Tomorrow
Tomorrow aftenroon at 2 o'clck i
bids will be opened and contracts
let for the first unit oi uupun s
millipn dollar health program. The
50 bed, . million dollar hospital
contracts will be let by the build
ing committee of the hospital, com-
red of J. O. Stokes, Chairman,
R. Grady, vice-chairman, Em
mett Kelly he& Brown and Harry
Kramer and approved by the Board
of County Commissioners. The
bids will be opened at two o'clock
by the Committee and following
their canvassing the lull member
ship of the Board of Trustees and
the County Commissioners will
join the committee In- awarding
the contracts After they have
been awarded here ihey will be
forwarded to Raleigh and Washing
ton far approval. Actual work
should get underway in a very
short time, probably 'about the
latter part -of the month.
Presbyterian Men
In Heeling Here
Mhflsters ma -Xaymen from
Presbyterian Churches in the Wil
mington Presbytery, (Stretching
from TOTt. 'Olive to WiliritaBtAn and
Eltatbethtown to Morehead City
met Tiere Tuesday nleht for a
dinner meeting and to discuss and
launch a (Cfaallence Fund Campaign
In the Wilmington Presbytery. Fred
Little of Wilmington jpmUdea and
talks were made by Leslie Boney
and Humphrey Marsh all at Wil
mington. Rev. L. A. Taylor, execu
tive Secretary of the Presbytery
also talked to the group.
y. A. Standi is
Transferred
' T. A, Standi has been trans
ferred to 'the Durham TLMe Insur
ance office in Klnston. He began
work there on Monday January
3. He 3s staff manager with five
men warilng under him. Mr. Stan
di has been connected 'with this
company in Warsaw An seven
years, He Bad his) family plan o
m , JVMnan ;MV.ian
Vill Start Next Weelc
the problem of caring for thou-"
sands of patients who already are
aflicted with polio,: and will have
to be hospitalized the rest of their
lives. Tne tremendous load of car
ryover eases from recent epidem
ics, has drained the local Chapter
funds and places a heavy burden
upon the National Polio Organiza
tion Treasury. The future epidem
ics, will continue! to add to the
number of afflicted patients, un
less the disease is controlled, which
will be an added financial re
sponsibility to the already heavy,
load. ' - i ,
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For the first time, the March
of Dimes has selected two poster
children sisters Patricia and Pa
mela CNell of Raleigh, North Car
olina. Both had polio. Pamela, now
five recovered completely. Six
year old Patricia, who needed a
brace when the poster photo was
taken, has . recovered so rapidly
she now can run, skip rope and
play all games with other neigh
borhood children. True belles of
the South, both poster girls are
inseparable in everything they do
or plan. And both truly represent
Faison5cc:3D:lin's
1st 1953 II;;:.v:sy Fefclily
Duplin's first highway fatality
in 1053 occurred Tuesday when
Joe Hudson; 52, employe of Ot
to's taxi stand in Mt Olive, was
killed sometime between 7 a. m.
and 8 a.: m. on Highway 117 in
the Falson dty limits. .
He was taking two passengers,
John Sneed, and Mary Johnson,
Negroe to Warsaw. They escaped
with minor injuries.
Investigation showed bo drove
into the rear of a truck operated
by a Falson man. Hudson, taken
to a Goldaboro hospital, was dead
upon arrival The taxi was badly
damaged but the , truck damage
was not extensive.
Versions of how the accident
happened vary. Witnesses said the
accident occurred on a clear road,
although smoke was blowing across
the road from a trash fire.
'-'-Surviving are his wife, the for
mer Gladys Dail of J "t. Olive; two
sons, ' Relnair-f B, fc Olive and
ArW wUh tie V. &; Air Force
In J -an; '" :r- Mrs.- Watt
I ! a of 1 1. -t -:; 2 brotUen,
; i udson of i: . '. Vs., and
Uiunnan IIu ? on I i ' 1 nrtr,
three sitters, I. .'s. t . . ..i
KENANSVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, January 8, 1953
Oak Ridge Quartet Jan. 19
"ri,i"TT
The ak iRidge Quartet will pay
their third visit to Duplin on Mon
day jght, January 19th when they
appear again in Kenan Memorial
Auditorium under the sponsorship
of Xenaasville and Warsaw Lions
Clubs. This "time Walty Fowler
brings with him the Lefevre Trio.
-This outstanding vocal and in
strumental group has broken all
attendance records at church and
at special concerts all 4ver the
.country. Their regular .radio pro
gram, originating in Atlanta, Ga.,
and featured on many iradio sta
tions, has endeared them to the
heaftts of countless thousands of
loyal and devoted .listeners.
The famous LeFevre Trio is
known .throughout the nation for
its unusual rendition of gospel
songs. Urias LeFevre plays the gui
tar and accordion and Eva Mae,
the wife of Urjas, sings alto and
plays the piano. Eva Mae Is one of
the station' tautstanding sospel nV
anists. Her style of playing is uni
que and spectacular.
IDoug Prater, bass singer for the
LeFevres, joined the group in June
HDSL Doug came front Montgom
ery, Alabama where lie was .-affiliated
for five and one half years
.with '.The Harmony Boys Quartet' 1
the ''tens of thousands' f polio
i vioums assisted an ine way to
recovery by immedate March of
' Dimes help.
The following persons and or
ganization have been appointed by
Grady Mercer, Director to put
on the Drive in their respective
communities. 3. R. rady, Publicity
Director for Duplin County, Byron
Teachey, will have charge of the
White Schools in Dunlin County
Windsor Johnson Is in charge of
the Negro Division of the Polio
Drive, Rose Hill Woman's Club,
Mrs. D. J. Fussell, President, Wal
lace Sorlsls Club Mrs. Sam Glaseee
President, Magnolia Civic Club,
Mrs. L. E. Pope Sr., President
Calypson Woman's Home Demon
stration Club Mrs. Charlie Sloan,
President Scott's Store Home
Demonstration Club, Mrs. Zollie
Kornegay, Outlaw's Bridge Home
Demonstration Club, Mrs. 'Penny
Outlaw, President, Rev. .John T.
Hyter Chairman, KenansvlJJe, M.
C. " i -; : ' . : i.',
The appointment of leaders for
the other communities mttjl- be
announced next week. - .
and Mrs. Ben Whitfield both of
Mt Olive, and Mrs. William uod
win'ef Dnnn, .--',,-,,.-:;:
IFunaral services were held Wed
nesday at 3 pjn. at the home in
Mt Olive with the Rev. Isaac Ter
rell, pastor of the Baptist Church,
in charge. Burial In Maplewood
Cemetery, Mt Olive. ,..-;s I
DcplbsGetl
Tv:o
, Duplin Deputies captured two
SUHi; Tuesday night two mBes
south of Warsaw near the old
RIckers farm. One was a sub type
and one a drum type, with a 60
gallon capacity. 4 barrels of beer
were destroyed. Officers Houston,
Boone and Revelle made the raid.
-. Never has temptation overtaken
a man who was running from it
Etomach ailments come from
what's eaiig you not what you
ett -
jam, the 5 Ivoul.-
V
of station WJ3J. He has sung over
the entire South and is eagerly
looking forward to covering even
larger areas as a part of The Le
Fevres. ':' : v.- '
Fart Terry, First Tenor singer
for The Le Fevres started singing
St teatly !8ge. Has worked in sev
eral of the Jeading quartets. They
are the Ameircan, The Stamps All
Star, and the Statesmen. My pre
sent home Is in Long Beach, Cali
fornia. I am looking forward -to
many more happy years of Gospel
Singing -with the Famous Le Fev
res.- . . i : .;
-This group has been singing gos
pel .music einee they were children.
They travel more than 50,000 miles
per year bringing their gospel
message in song to hundreds of
thousands of delighted admirers.
The LeFevre Trio is the same
as Sun Crest Trio heard every
Sunday afternoon over WRRZ in
Clinton. .
Tickets are now on sale at the
(following places: Warsaw Dkug
Store, Kenansville Drug Store, Ser
vice Motor Co., Kenansville and
Western Auto Store in Wallace.
Advance tickets are $1.00. Tickets
at the door nffi be $1.23.
"DamnYouJDon'l
So I'll Hit You Again", and He Did!
At a coroner's hearing here last
week Wm. Murphy colored, was
ordered held in jail without prlvi
ledge of bond oh a charge of first
degree murder and assault with
Intent to kill. Murphy is charged
with the cold blooded axe slaying
of Otto Matthews, another negro,
at the home of Tommle Powell in
the Chairty community during a
Christmas party on December 25.
He also is charged with attempting
to kill another person. According
to officers Murphy admitted the
killing. It was reported that he
"Peanut" Scott Admits Rose Hill
Earthquake Scare With T. N.T.
' By MRS. CLEO FIELDS
Gordon (Peanut) Scott 30 years
old, service- station operator ad
mitted Monday that he set off the
mysterious blast which rocked Rose
Hill and vicinity on Thursday night
Scott told Mayor H. E. Latham and
law enforcement officers that "he
set off three-quarters of a pound
of TNT fired with fue and cap
about 7:45 PM on January 1.
Scott's confession came after a
lengthy investigation by Sheriff
Ralph Miller, Deputy Bertls Fus
sell and S. B. I. Agent, James
Bradshaw. - , ,
In his concession Scott said:
"I regret the action, and am sorry
that I did It I also regret the undue
excitement, damages and discom
forts and apologize to tne entire
community. It was not a malicious
attempt to cause damages to any
one, but-purely and simply a New
Year's prank, the results of which
were underestimated. v; j i
The T. N. T. was placed on top
of a pile of logs Just across the
A. C. L. railroad tracks from the
old hotel, now used as the com
munity building. There was no
hole in the ground as a result of
the explosion but the end of the
log on which the T.N.T. was set
off was blown to bits. , ;iv
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' Mayor Latham said there was
no smell of powder or dynamite
in the air following the explosion
It was reported a bright flame
leaped into the air about 50 feet
following the blast but . no fire
started. Houses within a large area
were reported to have shook from
the blast.
Scott has promised to make "full
restitution" for damages caused by
the blast and ask that damage
claims be tuned into Mayor La
tham's office.
Scott, a World War II veteran,
said he learned how to handle t I
explosive used --when -he was . ix.
the infantry, but that it had f
creased it's power", since he wr
ed with it H6 said r I .nned
Rive himself v- In ; ', a w
as the pranks -r v , t'lx
explosive but decided he &aa t
ter do so to officers, after frorlxU to take an extra man out
UmstcadPresentsBroad
Program Legi
Place Orders Early
For Baling Wire
&
V, Supplies of balling wire, nails,
and fencing materials may fall
short of demand during 1953 un
less sufficient orders are placed
now to boost lagging mill output,
the Duplin County Production and
Marketing Administration Com
mittee cautioned farmers today.
"We have been advised that De
ginning in early September steel
mills began reporting empty space
on their rolling schedules for bale
ties, coiled baling wire, nails, wo
ven wire fencing, netting, and
barbed wire," says Mr. Warren
Committee Chairmam. This situa
tion has grown steadily worst If
orders sufficient to utilize, full mill
capacities are not placed very short
ly, it is quite possible that short'
ages will occure next spring and
summer.' -
Mr.' Warren explains that in
order', to fill the expanding farm
needs for these products it is nec
essary for the mills to operate at
a near capacity the year around.
This depends upon the extent to
which orders on the mills are suf
ficient to utilize the available roll
ing capacty. Farmers can be parti
cularly helpful In solving the pre
sent situation by anticipating their
needs for the coming crop season
and either . placing their orders
immediately or advising their an
ticipated requirements, says Mr.
Warren. In this way the full de
mand can properly be gauged and
?rovided for by distributors and
he steel mills.
First Child
' The first child born in 1953 In
Parrott's Hospital In Kinston was
the. daughter of i Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Howard of Pink Hill.
The newcomer arrived at 3:30 a.
m. on January 1st
l-M.,.-! ".' '"Ml... ! JL ! "AIJ.
picked' up an axe and hit Otto
Newkirk in the head. After knock
ing him down it was reported he
looked at him and remarked "damn
you, I don't believe you are dead,
so I'll hit you again", and he did
strike him in the head again with
the axe. Otto's brother. Walter
Newkirk, is in a hospital in serious
condition from a head wound al
legedly inflicted at the hands of
Murphy. Murphy is scheduled to
be tried at the next term of crim
inal superior court here
created by citizens actions.
- It was decided from the begin
ning that the party or parties set
ting off the blast was an expert
with previous experience or some
one would have been killed.
. ' Mayor Latham says, No charges
have been preferred, but if he
thought It were an action to have
harmed some one or some thing
he would certainly prosecute but
it -was a View Year's prank.
Plaster and window panes were
broken in buildings a block from
the blast :v
Red Cross First
A standard Red Cross First Aid
Class was recently completed in
the Kenansville Colored; school
at which time the following have
received; certificates; Elberta
Branson, Lila Cox, Pear line Faison,
Wilhelminla Falson Ella Hall, Ka
tie M- Janies, Hannah Kenan,
Mary Ella Merrltt Laura W, Mld
dleton, Mary Belle Middleton, Isa
belle Moore and Lillie M. South
erland. The Instructor was Mrs.
N,B. Boney.' yvj.VvV'cI'V'l'. j
With Mrs." Marjorle B. Pickett
4 Instructor, A Jr. Class is being
held in the B. F. Grady School.
Her class roll will be given at a
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-o jta ty- Atotr tTTTmr mV
Wednesday right about 9:30 De
puty i sei'uf W . Cs Houston went
in Jail to chx"k prisoners. He was
r"t armed, A j iiiner .called, to
" i E -d Md. t " vws i -9 rsajr
lers-in-.t -a (if t .4 ,.s so
e went over and nlocj.ed the
SUBSCRIPTION SATE: S.50 per yeai1 In Duplin and ajomi
counties: $4.00 outside this area to N..C.J $6.W -ontsldeWC.
North Carolina's
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WILLIAM B.
of Durham, former Congressman,
was inaugurated Governor of North
r
mentlng on the new Governor the North Carolina Research institute nas
this to say; . ' '-'k'S
Is William B. Umstead the 91st, 73rd, 56th Or 34th Governor of
: North. CarpUna? Thestickler fojr ,
Pihoieei: r-'m.
i XI one goes.aiX Uie W DOtc.Utu uuuws naiyu ju&ik uuu tfuun
White whd were appointed by Sir Walter' Raleigh, then 90 different
men have served as chief executive.
It was not until 1712 that North
distinct from the whole Carolina
governor of North Carolina as such.
have been 72 different governors
thus making Governor Umstead the
. There may be others who prefer to begin their 'count at the beginx
nong of, statehood in 1776 when Richard Caswell became the first gov
ernor. Since that time 57 men have held the office, thus making Um
stead the 58th governor.
Governor Edward B. Dudley, 1836-41, was the first governor elected
by the people. Since then 33 governors have been elected, Governor'
Umstead being the 34th.
Kenansville Industrial Corporation
Organized Here; To
C. E. Quinn Named
The Kenansville Industrial Cor
poration was organized under the
newly secured charter here Wed
nesday night, when a representa
tive number of business men gath
ered here to launch a campaign
to secure some Industry for Ken
ansville and to Investigate possi
bilities of a housing project. The
Corporation was sponsored by the
local Lions Club. J. R. Grady pre
sided over the meeting.
The Corporation is chartered un
Calypso Man, In Crazed Condition,
Wrecks Home and Shoots at Neighbor
Last Saturday night about 7
o'clock officers were called to the
home of Fred Pate, young white
man who lives 1 mile east of Ca
lypso. They found Pate in a crated
condition, he having practically
wrecked bis home knocking out
windows, destroying furniture, etc.
It Is reported he shot at a man
By V. H. REYNOLDS
County Agent
Corn variety tests were conduct
ed on 8 farms hi Duplin County in
1952. The highest yield and best
quality corn was made by Dixie
18. a yellow hybrid. Dixie 18 had
stronegr stalk and better weevil
resistance than any other variety
tested. .- ,
The certified hybrid seed corn
used in test were furnished by
When the cell 'dooir was opened
Cecil Basdea made a leap at Mr.
Hioueton, : trying to reacn-Ms
throat, but Houston 'threw vp 'his
arm- to bresk - the attact' Be re
Cfsived scratchee his right hand
i arm and his shirt was torn
off. Another prisoner started out
but wigs ordered back by Mr.
slature L oday
UMSTEAD
former United States Senator, who
Carolina in Raleigh today. Com
NojtttiCaroliM;jFii;may take his
VvtL" '-V?' ' ' '
t v
Carolina as such became a name
country. Edward Hyde was the finst
Counting from that time, there
individuals, not administrations
73rd.
Promote Industry; ..
Pres. - Other Off icers
der a $100,000 capital. Stock mem
berhips will be sold for $25 per
snare.
Officers elected were: C. E.
Quinn, president; J. Oliver Stokes.
vice president; Garland King, sec
retary treasurer. The following di
rectors were named: Roy Dunne,
Rev. Lauren Sharpe. GUber Al-
phin, Leo Jackson and J. R. Grady.
Tne officers will also ;, serve as
members of the Board of Direc
tors.
by name' of Malpass.' He was ar
rested and given hearing before
a P. Ellis, Justice of the Peace
of Faison.
He wos bound over to county
court under a $1,000 bond on
charges of assault with a deadly
weapon with intent to kill.
Speight Seed Farm, Wintervllle,
N. C. :,:.'r
The seven plots of corn on each
farm were planted, fertilized and
cultivated alike. .There was varia
tion in amount of fertiliser and
date of planting on different firms.
The -following is a list of farm
ers and 4-H club members who
carried out the tests. ?;i,
Dalton Sholar 4-H, Wallace,' N.
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Houston. There were 9 ta the cell
which will only accomodate B. The
prisoners admitted Thursday AM
that the JH break had been plan
ned for .1 weeks. Cecil Basdea Is
in Jail for carrying concealed weo
pon, unable to get bond.
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PRICE TEN CENTS
RALEIGH, Jan. 8 William B. ,
Umstead o Durham, the new Gov-;
ernor of North Carolina', presented
a broad and comprehensive pro. .
gram for the consideration of the
General Assembly and the people
of North Carolina in his inaugural
address here today.
Speaking at formal ceremonies
in Memorial Auditorium, Umstead
told the legislators that "this is
an hour of great responsibilities
for you and for me. I have com
plete confidence in your patriotic ,
devotion to North Carlina. Ahead
of us there are new and unpre
dictable problems. Let us not be
afraid. Let us meet with a courage
that is characteristic of our peo
ple the uncertainties of a swiftly
moving future."
The new chief executive made
a number of important recommea
dations, with major emphasis going
to public education, roads, high
way safety, agriculture conserva
tion and development, treatment
and care for mentlly ill, labor,
prison and. paroles changes liquor
referendum, and taxes.
He recommended a 10 per cent
salary increase for public school
teachers and other state employees
retroactive to July 1, 1952, and
asked that as much increase in the
salaries of teachers be made during
the next biennium as can be pro
vided within available revenues.
The present school construction
program is not meeting the needs
of a rapidly increasing scnooi pop
ulation, the Governor asserted, and
he asked the General Assembly
to submit a bond issue to the peo
ple for funds "to provide the nec
essary aid to counties for the
construction of school facilities
for all our children."
He also called for further re
duction of the teacher load, the" -safest
school bus transportation
possible, improved vocational train
ing programs, and a new study of
requirements for elementary teach
ers. These requirements have bees ;
said to be so rigorous that they
deter young people from seeking
to become elementary teachers,
where a serious shortage of trained
personnel now exists.
Umstead spotlighted the need
for better treatment and care of
mentally ill patients in state ia- 's
stituttonsr describing the need so
urget ftat it can be met adequa
tely only by the proceeds of a
state bond Issue.
"We call the institution at Kiri
ston the Caswell Training School,''
he said. 'It is and has been a de
tention hdme for feebleminded
children, who grow into feeblmlmt ,
ed men and women, and there
they stay through the years. There
has never been a place which has
even been called a training school
for feebleminded children of the
Negro race. There is not sufficient
room in our institutions for the
adults who need attention."
He declared that we have work
ed at it in a piece-meal fashion
long enough. We must make every
effort to cure both children and
adults, where such is within the
capacity of medical science, and
sufficient medical personnel must
be provided. These people have
no spokesman except those whose
hearts have been touched by the
condition of those affected by this,
program."
Here are highlights of other ma
jor views and recommendation ss
presented by Governor Umstead:
Roads A task never finished,
the state must continually main
tain, improve and build roads.
New study should be made of pre
sent road revenues to determine
what, if anything, can be done to
increase current revenues for a
long-range primary road building
program. Also recommended tM
number of highway divisions and
highway commissioners be increas
ed from 10 to IS.
Highway Safety Recommended
a common sense, effective mech
anical inspection law for all motor
vehicles, and a drivers' training
program for every public high)
SCHOOL
Agriculture Continue improve
ment in agriculture, and endeavor"
to raise the average per capita
income of farm people in North
Carolina. Urged a broad, coor
dinated farm program for state,
with emphasis on soil conservation)
and agricultural research.
Conservation and development
Bring in. new industries and en
courage expansion of present in
dustries to provide more employ-
ment more per capita income, and
more revenues. Encourage further
development of seafood industry' '
Develop trade for new state ports:
at Morehead City and Wilmington,
Continue sound) promotion of
North Carolina attractions for tour
ists. Give further study to elim
ination of steam pollution.
: Labor Recommended that state ':
have a minimum wape law cit-"t '
that every citizen has right to
work and to go to work wuerever
his job may be, and that laws must v
be enforced to protect every citizen
in his Tight to go to work unmoles
ted by anyone.
Prisons and paroles Requested! ;
that further study be given pos
sible separation' of prison system
from highway, commission.. Sug
gested that General Assembly
create Paroles Commission of three
commissioners to give more atten
tion to the affairs now handled
by one commissioner. . '
' Referendum on Mquor Believes
sale of intoxicating, liquor by state
is a moral question and should b '
treated as such. Savors a referen
dum on. question for the people. v
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