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V1 MM i 1 - i 1 s i 4-. J MS 4 ft '.VIIIJ.D.UPMN TIMES Cl'el mi Taaraday la stenaaevtaa, K. G, Csentr Seat af - ,-Y1. A, OTLDT COUNTY ' ' 15 - 'V1- ' Crtorlal, fciistness efflos aai prlntta vlut, KnuurrlUa, If. C. ' J. ROBERT GRADY. RMTOrU- OWNER ' 4 , Catered At Tee Port Office. KewansvtUe. XT. C . i; as eeoeat elate atattar. - TFI.FPWOWR ninrrille. THy ti5-t VUM tlS-t terrsCRIPTION RATESi I 3J er yr tm DapHa. Low. OnaJow. reader. Sasapaae, New,, Bimtw aae" Whm eacattce) fl5l per ymr oetalae this mm la North CareUaaj aM MI m rsat alsawlMra. r .. V..:; AoVertlsts rates fanriahee' e raeeeet. ft TDapfta Cent Jaeraal ievetael to ft Mtttieea. aaaaaHaL la m arrieoKara oVwleea anal f Dertta NATION A I tOlTOIIAl vUC YOUlOVE ME IN NOVEM2ER ?" 4 BIG BUSINESS The opening of the new school year next week is a Kg operation. It is bigger by far than most citizens realize The- county school system employs more people than any other one business in the county. Its invest ment in buildings, school squipment and buses runs into millions. Its finished products are boys and girls, hundreds of .them annually, who become our citizens of tomor row. As our schools open for the new.term and our chil dren begin or renew their studies, it is our duty to be come more conscious of our school problems; to take a greater interest and work with the officials and teach ers in the interest of the highest possible education standards. 1952 J I IKE. I esJS ! I ( HQ) frJfgt 1954 ' j. C:;C:ni:t!3 Respite the loss of 154,000 acre of cotton In North Carolina nd prospects of further reductions In allotmentscotton growers can still increase their incomes, i Davidi &. Weaver, "director of the State College Agricultural Exten sion Service and member of the Stats Cotton Quality Improvement Committee, suggests that growers and others set their sights on: Hmnrovins th inherent quality of cotton jaid preserving that quality through production, narvesung, gai ning, handling and other processes. Weaver points out that North Carolina is largely a state of small cotton growers; there are 87.080 farmers producing less than 600,000 acres. This small acreage per farm means that certain practices that have, proved profitable elsewhere, such as mechanization, are difficult to carry out in 'North Carolina. In this state, 96 per cent of the cotton is' thand-picked, ' compared to 38 per cent in' California and 10 per cent In Texas..- " t, - , f- On the other' hand,' North Caror Una enjoys some advantages bver these states. North' Carolina cotton Is. close to the markets," and local mills favor high-grade North Caro lina cotton. Weaver declares that Tar Heel farmers can produce a cotton of a very high quality if they will observe every practice es sential to maintaining that quality. 1 'i . . .... ; 1 ' - An ounce of brake is worth a pound of horn. , Fin da self-made manand you will find he worships his Creator. , Friend Cures : -J . Mange In ene (rih ortwoAppfi- ' .''v cations of Money Refun ded. - ;. - Jor Sale By Warsaw Drug Co. , - Kenans ville Drug Co. 8 oz. Bottle $1.09 There is no Substitute , - v ) For A ", c Sl ' , GOOD PHOTOGRAPH .,.-2. STUDIO, f- t ' 1S5V4 8. Center Bt ' C Goldsboro, N. C hearts. The hard work of the year is soon forgotten in the frivolity of Fairtime. And all of this is yours for the asking, starting Monday. Enjoy it in your own special way. A FAIR MEANS MANY THINGS Monday will bring the start of the sixth annual Wayne County Agricultural Fair. According to Oland Peele, this year's six-day and six-night extravaganza will top even last year's tremendous event. And that ' will be something. A County Fair means a lot to many. 'it means some thing entirely different to others. Take the average Tar Heel citizen, for example. What does the fair mean to him? This citizen and his many counterparts looks to the fair as pure enjoyment. No sweat off his brow nor dirt on his hands has gone into, or will ever go into, a lair in this county. And thus it should be. His trip, or trips, to the fair will be to see, spend and enjoy. Per haps even to admire. But then there is the farmer. Fairtime to him means a chance to show off his bounty, the realization of his Bpr-Jong efforts in caring for crops and livestock. Aj tab is a sort of 'annual recognition" for thos whn trn I the fields and tend the animals from early mroning to nightfall. It gives the farmer and his family their big chance to mingle with other farmers, their families and perhaps, some Tcinfolks." Any rewards or blue ribbons that Mr. and Mrs. Farmer might take home are purely incidental. That is, unless the Mrs. has walked off with the prize for the best pint of watermelon preserves THAT is something. Then there is the 4-H, FFA, FHA members. A fair to these boys and girls is the realization of a 350-day dream counting off the days looking forward to Christ mas. Their one or two head of livestock or other farm animal are their prize possessions and nothing a judge will say to the contrary will ever sway their opinions. Just the chance to show off HER calf or HIS pig is the biggest thing in life. Finally, there are the other children. Heck, thev just go to the fair to see the horse show to ride the fer- riswheels, eat cotton candy and pester the life out of their parents. They enjoy fairs too. But their enjoy ment is purely objective and yet you can bet fond memories of last year's fair are still locked away some where in their minds, only to be reopened one day, or night, next week. In all. the fair opens its gates into many person 'si Rebel Revelations Never underestimate the power of a woman . . or anything named after a woman. It is much worse if the gal has been slighted or scorned or dismissed as unimportant. Girls always seem to resent being called either slow or fast . . . and set out to prove that the word is wrong. Now take that capricious wench, Carol, who left damage in her wake amounting to at least $500,000,000 . . . yes that is right, five hundred million dollars. The weather men had been saying that she seemed very slow, doz ing, and would probably stay where she was. Girls resent being told to sta where they are, too. So she proceeded t make the guys look stupid by picking up speed. Then it was reported that she would miss the New England Coast entirely. So she veered at once in that direction, intensifying as she approached. Well, at least, the forecasts continued she would be of far less im portance than the hurricane of 1938 . . so she decided to show the guys that hell knows no fury HXe a woman scorned. She did, too. -wi wor isnlated. manv of the coastal ones were under water. Lights and telephones went rapidly. Tower after radio tower fell, and stations went off the air in a continuing line up the coast coming closer and closer to Maine. There were many casualties, and the irreparable damage to historic shrines The wooden belfry of Bostons Old North Church from which shone the signal lanterns famed by the poet Longfellow in "Paul Revere's Hide" was destroyed. The window where the lanterns were placed as a warning that tne British troops were starting out to destroy the military stores of the American patriots at Concord was the one in which there was to be 'one if by land, two if by sea.' It had oeen part of the church since, it was built in 1723. The window was in the square wooden clock tower rising from the brick substructure of the church tower and surmounted in turn by a slender steeple designed by the famous architect Bullfinch. Tower and clock, steeple and weathervane . . a lovely copper one made by the 18th century coppersmlU. Shem Drowne feU together and crashed in wreckage to the pavement. Marks made by the craftsmen of .the 1700 s were still clearly visible on the old Umbers lying in the street. Since the disaster of 1838, New Englanders have been hurricane conscious. That may be why the list of the dead was as small as it was. There were countless injuries as people were hit by falling limbs and At Greentrees I had battened down everything that I could. It was - m.-rtinn whether the boats would weather the storm. But it seemed silly to risk trying to row them to the beach with the huge waves that were battering the shore. I was sure we power woula go and cooked a few things while I was able to use the stove. Now, and for several days to come, I shall use the fireplace ... it is slow and not too satisfactory but it serves. There is no running water, of course . . and drinking water must be fetched from a spring high on the mountain. If bathing becomes nece ssary, we can use the lake. When the wind suddenly veered from Northeast to South, things began to happen ... too fast to cope with all at once. Huge windows on the third flooi blew out and wire smashed to pieces on the ground . . . and the rain poured into the room In torrents. I nailed plywood against the gaping holes as quickly as I could, no easy Job against a wind that blew in gusts of more than 75 MPH. I saw the old horse chestnut sway alarmingly and then suddenly snap in two missing the porch by inches. Then one 100 year-old maple went to be followed quick ly by another old sugar maple and several Lombardy poplars that were more than 50 feet tall. The poplars were north of the house anyway and fell towards the vegetable garden. All the corn flattened . . but that was no great loss because the raccosns had helped themselves first Apples flew thru the air like autumn leaves occasionally hitting a window. The damage to the apple crop in Maine will run into millions of dollars. There are many tremendous old elms down, and many primeval pines. You wonder about trees in such storms . . why do they suddenly go after centuries of withstanding higher winds? Are they tired or just too old to be any longer resilient and flexible? High seas tore the coast, flooding most of the coastal towns. There were yachts left stranded several hundred feet up on land. Smaller boats were hurled through the air. In places every boat at harbor in a yacht club would be demolished. Fishing vessels were lost unless they went far out to sea. The damage made many a person sick at heart, but most of them were thankful to be alive, that their loved ones rode out the storm. There were captious tourists wno compuunea 01 we w h lights. Many of them had no idea now xo live unner pruniuvc conuu . . . and blamed the state of Maine which was less badly off , than her sisters to the south. Somehow you have much less respect for people who complain In a real disaster. Certainly things may be Inconvenient . but what of that? The veneer of the shallow is stripped away in an emergency . . and the coarse wood underneath is exposed. Weaknesses and strengths are magnified at such times. You learn to admirs those who remain calm and cool, who keep heir heads. You learn to respect those who are not crushed by the loss of possessions . . who are cheerful and grateful to be unhurt Their sense of values seems better balanced than those petty souls who weep because they are uncomfortable, and fuss because their routine is interrupted. You are aghast at the way trivialities are magni fied, and become important You deplore the revealed selfishness of people of whom" you had a higher opinion. ' You are pleasanUy surprised at how kind and friendly your neigh bors can be. They come to see if you are hurt, what they can do. They bring you something cooked on their trusty wood stoves, offer you kerosene lamps to light the darkness if you haven't any. And they even came over with a chain saw and are cutting my trees for me . . trees which would have lain across the lawn for days until we could get them cut. Emergencies bring out the best and the worst itn people . . and somehow the best always outweighs the worst and you are glad to be in such a warm and friendly community. You have a renewed faith in the inner decency and thoughtfulness of your neighbor. You find vir tues that lessen your pain at losing your prize trees. So it is not really such an ill wind after all. You have a warmth inside that keeps you from shivering from the lack of heat ... a glow thaf will last a long time. When the storm is over and the gale has subsided, the air is clear and clean. 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