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1 i : V . ..!, t ; ' . i .:x cui Xi j in winter I : at f 1 1 4. As the ': i ; t iiU t;:iJ.s el s.nall animals a r c ri iin. I've never been quite or fur Ik. 1 - maybe even expecting that i v .'.1 furnLii feast until spring. Nature . . L .. . . e law of the survival of the fittest is inex . i c i i .t many animals are far fitter than I to cope t 1 ; 1 - w and Ice and are just waiting tor that moment It 1 i ' x. drop my constant guard, and then move in e over. And some of the bolder ones don't wait, they have J la. already. Those who ha vent 'tome inside the house come . r out of the woods each day. It's getting darned disconcerting. I have never mindec) before. They are lovely, graceful creatures, . r poetry in motion as they clear a fence or run, through my back orchard. I have never shot one, noi had an urge to except in summer -w hen I look at the devastation they have caused in my vegetable -i a Jen. They always eat the choicest vegetables the ones on which I have lavished the most loving care. You know in advance that they wiU eat at least half of your green peas, most of your tender string . beans, your beets, tops first. If they are very hungry they will eat your cucumber and tomato plants, too. Once they, ate every single -eun pepper plant I had,,-- and raising peppers in the short Maine si j ",on is hard work. They will eat your winter cabbages, in fact many ' farmers plant rows of cabbage to attract them. It's easier to shoot ' . one in your field than tramping miles after them through the woods and risk getting shot yourself by some eager hunter. -' No, I ha vent minded them especially,.; but -I ha vent gone. Into ecstasies over them either. Perhaps it is because I have seen too many ' of them in my woods, or seen the not inconsiderable damage they have done to crops and cars 'that I am tempted to yawn a little when ' urged to rush out and see the deer by the road, in the yard or in the ' orchard. They add to the feeling of living close to nature, I suppose, ' But they have never evoked in me that bright-eyed wonder that ; I've seen on the faces of some of my friends when they have come ' upon one on the path to the lake. Until lately r could take them or leave them alone and frankly didn't care much one way or the other. However now I have become convinced that the deer population in Maine is too large and ought to be decreased by at least one huge buck who is becoming so bold that he may move into the house any day, It is just tod much to look up from book at night and see ; that buck looking in the window like any human peeping Tom. He o"3ht to go back to the woods where he belongs; .it squirrels you rather expect to move in and eat your blankets ; and mattresses unless you get rid Of them quickly.. The grey ones seem thus far content to live in the trees near the house. They are fun to watch and do some amazing things. Once a family occupied ', a, hole in the horse chestnut tree, for the winter - not more than ten 'feet away from my front door. They would eat almost anything and contrive -to carry away what they couldnt eat .One big fellow made ' a hole in the center of a pancake and put it over his head to take ; tack to his nest - surely he had a higher IQ than most squirrels,' . ' 'And I rather like' the flock of partridges who fly into the yard each dawn and dusk to eat the barberries. Their feather marks on the fresh snow and sharp tracks, are more distinct each day as more and ' more of them come from the grove to the hedge for their breakfast and supper. I enjoy watching the chickadees and the voracious blue ' jays who take away every crumb from the feeding stations. After all, they have been invited and are welcome guests. ' ' ' However, a most unwelcome- one has moved under my kitchen. J have ho idea how to get rid of him either. For days I noticed that my " dog was pawing the floor under which there is no cellar. And then J heard the gnawing from underneath - sometimes for hours on end. ' I took some loose boards up and lay on the floor to look around with a flash light. There In a far corner under the sink was the biggest ' and fattest porcupine I have ever seed all bristled up in challenge. ' X have 'ho idea where he goes in or comes out but his tracks are on , " the porch after each fresh snow. One. day when I go out to fix my : -coffee I may just fall through the floor. And suppose it is not a 'he', : "but a 'she' - and by spring there will be more of the quill pigs living -in the' house!! ' v Things have improved through the years though. One fall the - animals won the battle and we moved out swiftly although we were .going to Georgia for the worst of the winter anyway. There bad been a rather severe drought and the fields were parched and . barren When fall came. It seemed as if a whole army of rats moved in 4 without warning. We trapped them, poisoned them, shot them - but' there were more each day. It was before we had electricity in : this part of Maine and you had to carry a kerosene lamp whether Children of "Model" Parents i ftv film tl EVE HMD MYIK. ML I MORE than 1,000,000 children ran afoul of the law In the united States In 1051 Of this number 270,000 appeared before juvenile i courts. These courts heard an other 110,000 cases brought by parents, teachers and social agencies.' - Juvenile delinquency rose 29 . per cent between 1048 and 1952, while the number of children 10 to 17 year of age Increased only ,6 per cent. So reported Dr. Mar tha M. Eliot, Chief of the Chfl- dren's Bureau, recently, before the Senate Judiciary Committee, I ' Privileged Cbfldrea r Witness after witness, accord ing to the public press, declared 'that delinquency was not con 'fined to slum areas. Apparently the rate of increase in juvenile delinquency has been fastest ' among children from comfort 'able, privileged families. So we - Have also been reading and hear lng now for several months, t This must be a disillusionment t to the many persons who have all i along supposed that crime is chiefly an economic matter. During Prosperity " Significantly, this unprece dented increase in, Juvenile de ; Unquehcy occurred during a pe riod of fabulous growth in pros jiperity in the united States. Those -who nave read my column during (Coturrfctit, IMS. Kbit 1 7 "' 1 THE DUPLIN TIMES rablished each Thursday ia Keaansvffle, N. C County Seat ef ' r " : DUPLIN COUOTT editorial, business office and printing plant, Kenanrrille, N. C - - J. ROBERT GRADY, EDITOR -1 OWNER Eatored At The Post Qfflee, KenaasrUIe, N. C , as seeoad class matter. TELEPHONE Kenamsvflle, Day t55---NIght S15-1 ' " ErrsCMPTTON RATESi SUf per year ia Duplin, Leaelr, Smtx Oaalew, Fender. Sampson, New Hanover and Wane em lest $is per year aatside tide area ia North Cardinal el 3.01 per yew elsewhere. . a , Advertising rates A TsFlta County Journal, devoted to the religion, material. nnnrnr nnnna rrrvitD this period and earlier know that for years I've been warning all parents not to trust to mere ma terial advantages at home for building good citizenship in their growing children. Yet it Is reason able to expert that almost no chil dren. growing up In comfortable homes and communities, with parents of superior education and family background, should be come juvenile delinquents. we snouia not conaemn even these parents wholesale. Most of them are trying to use the meth ods of rearing their children which they suppose the rank and file of experts advise. These par ents suppose they have been warned against restraining their children, lest they harm these children's personalities and frus trate them; and it's been the par ents among , the Intelligentsia who have been first in accepting this advice and most faithful In following it The Model Parents When parents who are looked up to as among the "best" in their community turn their back on the prophets of no-restraints and stiffen up in home discipline of their own little children, we might soon see a marked decline In juvenile delinquency. (My bulletin "How Juvenile Delinquency Can Be Curbed may be had by sending a self addressed, stamped envelope to me in care of this newspaper J. ffcataw amdlwt, bat l .'v' furnished 'ea request,' . eaomle and agrlealtaral development f DurUe - ;t i : 1 t f i . i a is; t o- r t-.e I r: . p i l. i I'd mver in n c ... r i a a...r next day one attacked me from behind and bit me in the ankle. I dropped all the dishes I was carrying, too. After one had bitten me In the hand when I opened the garbage can, I used a stick, to take the cover off - until one ran up the stick and bit my fingers. I was getting a little discouraged. We had caught twenty in one day in traps In the cellar and wood shed.-v,-;V;.:o:-i-v'"-'-;-.--'-'';;'i';:' My grandfather had come over' to help up get rid of them. As he - sat rocking In the kitchen, we discussed various new plans of battle to outwit the hordes of rats. I longed for a Pied Piper, for a miracle to happen. But what did happen was more effective and less pleasant -It seems funny in retrospect - but it wasnt then. Even as we sat' ' talking, we heard the most furious screaming, then screeching from the cellar and such a .noise of scampering that It sounded as if a thousand rats were running all at once. And the whole kitchen be came permeated with a choking odor, it was almost impossible to - breathe. A new family had moved in, all right, and all the ratg'moved put We did, too. You cant compete with a family of skunks determln- i ed to live in your cellar for the winter., H,''r--: HELEN CALDWELL CUSHMAN DAILY CROSSWORD, ACROSS DOWN - tX Vigor ' 1. Sloping "L Gorge 12. Humble . roadway ' X Beard of rye 24. Lifted 5. A defile " 5. Coin money 20. Edible - (Ind.) - . Folded into mollusk .Externa) pleats SCAIasso u seed coating 5. Avaricious- 17, A beautiful 10. Flower nesa young man ILSheepUke ' .White with W. Tellurium . . 11. Relieves M age (sym.) 14. Long view 7. Free from .19.BlhUcal ; 2ft. Burst forth, . uncertainty mount - ' , as a volcano S. Indian tent 90. Rest !1. Emmet. (var. L 8cetch river .17. Old measure lLsJIUpUcal (doss.) for wool 13. Mix , 83. River 19. Com (Bras.) IS. Bone (anat) . Oer.) 90. Departs U. Eye slyly 33. Fish 14. Exclamation ' M. Edible a j . mollusk 24. In the dlrec I Uoaof ZX Touth S3. River (Chin.) Si. Female ruff 35. Ascended 37. Form 39. A king of Crete " Gr. myth.) 40. Edible rootstocks 4t Military assistant 42. Guldo's high, est note (poss.) . 43. Former Rus sian ruler 44. To be exces sively fond of MA MARCH Korea Army Withdrawals Arouses Little Criticism sfi . . n im n Special to Central Press WASHINGTON President Eisenhower's decision to wittldraw two United States Army divisions from Korea stirred up virtually no criticism by Washington armchair strategists even though no assured peace has been reached with the Reds. Two reasons for this appeared to' be obvious. First, not many per sons are willing to set themselves up as critics of a military move made by a man who formerly was one of this nation's most success President Elsenhower PAY BOOST PREDICTED Members of Congress are privately confident they will win a pay boost in the coming year and they are perfectly willing to give the same treatment to federal judges. A national commission recently conducted hearings on the problem and gave numerous Indications that the salary hike will be recom mended. Congressmen will be merely required to approve the recom mendations made by the 18-member board. The most likely, proposal and the one urged by most witnesses before the commission would provide a $10,000 across-the-board pay raise suggested by Senator Pat McCarren (D), Nevada. Such an Increase would boost the pay of senators and House mem bers to $25,000 a year It would lift the pay level of judges In district courts to the same figure, provide $27,600 In the circuit courts and $35,000 for the Supreme Court justices. , Chief Justice Earl Warren would benefit even more. His salary would be Increased from $25,000 to $40,000, placing him on a finan cial par with the vice president and the speakertof the House. ' ' CHARITY CRACKDOWN There will be a strong movement underway In the new session of Congress to" tighten controls on char ity "racketeering' In the wake of disclosures made by a New York state1 legislative Investigation of abuses. . Several House members have announced they will press for action on bills aimed at preventing the American public from being bilked by unscrupulous Operations Some of the measures to curb abuses would set up federal safe guards on the use of United States mails as well as the radio and television Industries In promotion schemes. Also under consideration la a proviso requiring sponsoring organizations to bat the amounts spent on fund drives, amount raised and dispersed as well as their officers and sponsors. - ' e . JET TRANSPORTS There is growing optimism among Air Force omcuus wai America's nrst jet transport plane is on the way. The pioneer ia the field Is Boeing's 707, now under construction at the firm's Seattle plant .High ranking officers recently inspected the proto type jet which is expected to make Its maiden flight next autumn. Their, main Interest was centered on the possibility that the transport might be converted Into a refuelling tanker for jet bombers In the event of war. If the new Model 707 proves Itself adaptable for conversion Into a jet-tanker, the Air Force feels that one of its biggest problems in strategic bomUng-4n-fllght refuelling win be solved. c . , ' Ecw . ; " L&fY ' ' H Listen to, the local f . Sinews 'at , 12:00 noon ever WGBR. , i c r. i. i.ai it 1 in f.e . cv r a r .t i i lii, ' 1 ci i y s ouIJer. I die; -fd 1 s w . i up the stab s swetuir-g caik. Y nen l went in we pantry . f Marday ABt ( l -' i: Sodium carbonate ' SS. A circle of light aKj:1? ' Is ML a. win: . i $ Alt E, Lit-' i ' IT' lTi : H I CK is it a ja i jo Jt " T ir w I vm npiinifiiaM OF EVENTS I Congressmen See Selves Getting Pay Rise Soon ful field commanders. Second, the move holds out strong hope that a reduction of forces overseas obviously spells out the possibility of additional cuts in military spending. ' Even though the man in the street hasn't shown the Interest in economy that accompanies other developments In Washington, grass roots observers report that the public Is keenly interested in the President's avowed intention of balancing the fed eral budget and reducing taxes. Moreover the public trusts the President im plicitly on the decisions he makes on reducing military strength In keeping with national security. The 'battle over a reduction in Air Force funds, which the President won, has convinced the poli ticians of this fact first Jet Transport F On Way? Be "The Bride Of TheMonth".,. Gct Lovely ?rizes ou are getting married d during Feb., Mar. or Apr. come In and get a lovely gift we will give to every . bride who register! before her mar- rlago . . . in addition you many win . ' the Valuable prize we will give to '. soma - - s . LUCKY BRIDE OF THE ' MONTH Be Sure To Come In '" And Register ; WASHINGTON We got the bud get from the White House last week. Imagine a book larger than a catalog It has over 1300 pages - and In fine print Some of the reporters called right away to see what was my reaction to the budget . , . ;,:-?';:';v?':;" t aseacswa '' My reaction was that it will take a long time to wade through a bud get as big as this one and one that proposes to spend about 6 billions of dollars. That being the case, it's not possible to immediately say where cuts can be made, but I honestly feel that some cuts must be made. The budget as proposed, will show a deficit of 2.9 billions -of dollars for fiscal 1955 to operate Federal government, I believe we must, bal ance the budget Commendable steps In that direction have been taken and the gap has been narrowed, but a little more fat has to be squeezed out of it We must do this to keep front raising the national debt limit I hope and believe Congress can find a way to do it . r. ' i" Opposition ' . 1 The Senate worked late at night to get the debate completed on the Saint Lawrence Seaway BUI. I voted against it So did Senator Hoey. I feel that the construction of this project would do a lot to disturb our expanding port facilities. . As you know, North Carolina has spent over seven millions of dollars In our port projects. There are many other reasons why the project seem ed unnecessary. The Senate passed the Bill 51 to S3. It now is up to the House of Representatives. School Bill ' I joined with Senator McClellan and a number of other. Senators In the Introduction of a bill to provide for Federal assistance to the states in the construction of public elemen tary and secondary school facilities. Under the proposed bill; North Carolina would be helped. Our schools need it to take care of the rapidly expanding school popula tlon. We prepared the bill to elim inate any danger of Federal control and supervision of the public school systems of the several states. . My thinking is that some of the money we are now spending overseas for economic aid can be put to good use in this country where the great est need for , assistance exists. The bill is patterned after the Hill Burton Act which has done so much for our folks in the hospital and public health field. Retirement I am in favor of the Mason Bill which would allow tax exemption for all retired employees with re tirement incomes up to $125 per month. This bill is being studied by the House Ways and Means Com mittee and I think it is sound. It seems unfair to tax retired folks who have such a little amount of money anyway. Letter Carriers Delegates of the North Carolina Letter Carriers Association came by to see me last week. They were from all parts of North Carolina. As I am a member of the Post Office and Civil Service Committee, they felt that I should have the benefit of their thinking about salary increases. I was glad to see them. I told them how important all postal workers, Including rural carriers, are and how they repre' sent Uncle Sam. I think we are all proud of what the postal workers and rural carriers are doing, and I am anxious to see that they are treated fairly. Visit Te Oxford I am looking forward to my visit Friday night in Oxford. The Toba cco Experiment Station there has done outstanding work. The people here in Washington, speak; most highly of it and they point out it's the largest in the world. Dr. D. M, Crooks, head of the tobacco FOR AJVOTIIER DIG YEAR (OF TELEPHONE PROGRESS. ILfflsit IZesQiP . . . , TELEPHONES Increased la a amber from 1S8.S81 te 11 SOT last year BUBAL TELEPHONES . . . ever LS57 new raral ; Bubecrlbers were served ta 1953 . ' t - -ry v, ;.".! -f - .. LONG DISTANCE CIRCUITS . . V ever S.MI miles df long : distance circuits were added daring 1953 , FOB THESE AMD OTHER PROJECTS TO BRING YOU AND EASTERN CAROLINA BETTER . TELEPHONE SERVICE, YOUR TELEPHONE COMPANY INVESTED ;MORE. THAN ;'"f ; SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS IN 1953 - . proof of faith la the future ef Eastern Carolina , As big as last years' job was, the end Is net yet la sight. To meet the unprecedented demand for telephone service ia towns and ttt the farm, we most go on building, contributing our full share te the progress and prosperity ef Eastern North Carolina, .Because the Job Is-bage - end expensive . and vital. H k Important that we have sufficient earnings to Attract new capitol required te conunae tbls.program. ' ' ' , f ' ' l .i t; a w-- v ' -' i . I Lcl'u-v. :, . . . '-J. I a .1 X. e invitation. I i Knows of luj Interest in research. I believe it' can go a long way toward solving our agri cultural surplus problem. :.-' TMs-Aca-Tha . Last week I had the pleasure of taking ten Boy. Scouts from the Occoneechee Council In North Caro lina in to visit the Vice-President They were fine representatives of youth and the outstanding, work Scouting Is doing. They were visit ing Washington with their District Scout Director, Mr. Russell McLean of Dunn , , ; '. One of my Senate colleagues found himself driving a taxi the other morning- during a snowstorm in order to get to work. The taxi driver was pushing the car and when they got it started, the Senator just kept on driving for fear they would stall again . . .'The budget break down roughly Into these chunks of the . tax dollar: 88 cents for major national security; 12 cents for charges fixed by law such as interest veterans, grants to states, and 10 cents for other items. The Income Is planned this way: 43 cents from Individual Income taxes; 31 cents from corporation Income taxes; 10 cents, from excise taxes, 6 cents from Customs and. other taxes. That leaves four cents, which, according to the President will have to be borrowed. .. , hind this: Electrical cooking Is Foster, - Cleaner, is done more Evenly, and cooks Automatically! Enjoy your Pudding, and everything else cooked electricallyx-Since electric cooking does not depend upon circu lating air, no oxygen is consumed and foods stay juicy and moVe flavorsome. CAROLINA h ' v According to an old saying, wore is a time for all things but the wise man prefers to tackle . one thing at a time. : v , ,, : 15 IN THE &dufti ... and th toting is so Much better when done electrically! The reason be POWER & LIGHT COMPANY) r - A A, 1 n, .... .:. r.. 1 1 iv A. ( w h ,1 ! - l i ' ', ' ; J : , -;- a Argument settles but one thing and that is it settles nothing. Forget yesterday, talk about to day and think about tomorrow.. . 1 aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaBBaaaaaaw i - at ' I . . . , s 1 ' ' ; i . - 'NATIONAL IDITOltAt ; pacbLi::a telef;:c:;; nil TELEcnf.r:i, c:::::.:;y . , ,f : f : tgjiSlg.-'l:'.
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