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THE NEWS of Orange County Published Every Thursday by THE NEWS, INCORPORATED * J. Roy Parker, President Hillsboro, N. C. Entered at the Post Office at Hillsboro, N. C., as second-class matter. Managing Editor.......,.Harry D. Hollingsworth Mechanical Force......Kenneth T. Hall, Supt., Seth L. Thom as,'Bobby Parlier Circulation Manager. • ■ . .Mrs. Mae V. Lark Community Representatives.Elizabeth Kirkland, New Hope; Mrs. S. H. Strayhorn, Eno; Mrs. Ira Mann, Carrboro; Mrs. Sedalia Gold, Chapel Hill; Mrs. W. V. Arm field, Palmer’s Grove; Mrs. C. H. Pender, Cedar Grove; Mrs. A. L. Stanback, Hillsboro Negro representative; and Mrs. L. Vickers, Chapel Hill—Carrboro Negro representative. SUBSCRIPTION RATES 1 Year (in North Carolina)."......-$2.00 6 Months . (in North Carolina)....$1.50 1 Year (outside North Carolina).....,*$>2.50 6 Months (outside North Carolina)-t.....,..^..$2.00 - THE NEWS of Orange County is the oldest newspaper of continuous operation in Orange County. • 4 Member North* Carolina PresS Association The News, July 24, 1947 - Vote Secures Tobacco Economy Flue-cpred tobacco growers in North and South Carolina have approved—by an over whelming vote of 117,419 to 1,140—a 10-cent-per-acre as sessment proposed to safe guard and expand export markets through a compre hensive program of education, information and public rela tions to be administered by Tobacco Associates. The sweeping acceptance of the self-assessment was regis tered in a two-state referen dum, called by legislatures of the Carolinas, and final re turns yet to be made are ex pected to push the majority even higher. The two-thirds of those voting had to approve the proposal before the pro gram could be put into full ef fect. j Through the tremendous * * vote of confidence, Tobacco ..Associates.may go forward with full knowledge that fine cured producers — landown ers, tenants and sharecroppers are Backing to the hilt the group’s work to stabilize and enlarge foreign markets. J. B. Hutson, president of Tobacco , Associates, who is now in Europe, has been informed by ||£>Y. Floyd, Raleigh, secre tary, of the referendum’s suc cess, a sterling tribute to the efforts of those who formed Tobacco Associates. The organization was set up by tobacco growers and deal ers, warehousemen, fertilizer manufacturers, merchants, bankers and others interested in a prosperous agricultural economy. Need for th^ group was felt acute because of the decrease in exports of “The Bright Gold Leaf”, in Recent years. Last year 40 per cent of flue-cured tobacco grown in southern states was shipped abroad. In order to maintain and expand this market, which in 1946 returned $182, 000,000 to North Carolina and $70,000,000 to South Carolina, Tobacco Associates will work here and abroad with government, educational, and trade authorities. The tremendous vote cast Saturday is felt to be more than mere sanction of the pro gram. It is taken as a directive to Tobacco Associates to use every available means to reach the goal of a secure tobacco economy. Uinstead And Taxes We confess to having read with interest Senator William B. Umstead V statement of why he reversed himself on ’ie taxation bill and voted to the President’s veto, vote suits us, if it does him; for we didn’t like the tax bill in the first place and we knew all along that* Sena tor Umstead did not like it either, Not that we started from exactly the same view point; he was ready almost to loathe it from the outset as a bit of Republican partisan ship, which we would have been inclined to accept it on trial as a first fruit of a change in .administration of the na tion’s affairs. That’s the difference be tween a statesman who got that way by directing the Democratic party’s North Carolina strategy and a simple private in the rear ranks who is capable of falling out to nurse a stone-bruise or char ley-horse. But really, if Senator Um stead who should be better in formed than the majority of his constituents, feels that in •view of the world situation, and especially in the face of Russian contrariness, it is un wise to let go of a dollar of the nation’s income, \ve'thihFTie1 is amply justified in refusing responsibility President Tril-, man seems glad' to accept. No primary votes, we think, will be lost to the state’s jun ior senator by reason of his own vote on taxation. When it comes to his stand on the Taft-Hartley labor bill that is another and a far different matter. Sales Resistance Sometimes the people of community, county or state have more reason to place their confidence in a public official because his sales re sistance than his willingness to go along with the proces sion. We think this is de cidedly true in the case of Kerr Scott, commissioner of agriculture of North Caro lina, in his refusal to permit the marketing of medicated poultry foods in this state al though no other state bans them. Approximately 40 feed manufacturers, poultrymen, hatchery operators and spe cialists attended a Raleigh meeting on Friday and on a motion that the state continue its policy there* was not a neg ative vote. There had been, reports Tom Bost, veteran porrespon dent of the Greensboro Daily News, requests from the out side, but there was good rep resentation from Alamance and Guilford standing square ly against a change. Assistant Commissioner D. S. Coltrane called the meeting, for the Department of Agriculture is at all times willing to hear what is on the minds of its clientele; but the-results, as usual, proved that the depart ment was out in front and had informed the titizenship of what it was doihg .and why. The foregoing has not been said in an effort to set Com missioner Scott against the rest of the United States. He isn’t hunting trouble or striv ing to be different, but he runs his job as if it were first of all of, by and for North Carolina and when it comes to poultry-raising, as with any other farm production prob lem, he would seem to be lieve that the first thing for the producer to ck> is to raise his own feed, and thereafter to medicate it if medication proves necessary. Preparing For War! . One of the features of the North Carolina Press associa tion’s annual convention, held a few days ago at. Atlan tic Beach, was an afternoon’s tour of huge Camp Lejuene Marine base/ Members of the press enjoyed a delicious luncheon on the base, after which they were conducted by the bus over the almost 200 square mile reservation, the largest marine base in the world. We came away from the base with a very distinct im-i press ion that the United States is fast preparing for am other global war, if this mock ern military reservation is any criterion of the present trou bled situation. Here is a base capable of training 100,000 men, is now manned by cadre units num bering 14,500 marines and sailors. However, nothing has been deactivated. The delicate firing pins and firing mechanisms ' still remain on well-oiled heavy guns. Miles upon miles of practically bombproof warehouses are rising in the southern portion of the camp to house marine equipment for the Atlantic Seaboard. Instead of junk ing or selling equipment, as they did after the first World War, it is being housed here and new equipment added to it daily. The entire base is activated. Instead of draw ing the cadre units into a cen tral point and operating from there, they occupy their re spective areas in the same manner as if 100,000 men were in training. Their big job is at' present the mainte nance of the base on a .full time Mobilized basis. * * Military activities now be ing conducted at Camp Le jeune indicate the marine corps and. their attached naval units are not only ready for any emergency, but are keep ing abreast of the times with the. addition of new training tactics and military equip-! ment. —The Forest City Courier The News VACATION WORRIES . . . Ernest Wilkins, proprie tor of Wilkins Jewelry store in Hillsboro, won’t forget for many years to come the vaca tion he took last week . . . He probably will forget where he went and what he did, but he won’t forget calling his broth er, Odell Wilkins of Durham, from somewhere in the far reaches of the Virginia moun tains to send him some money . . , Shortly before leaving, Ernest was in the Wilkins Jewelry store in Durham and left his pocketbook on his brother’s desk . . . Next morn ing, came thpj phone call and the* request from Ernest for funds to complete the vaca tion trip. * * # BOBBY PARLIER, print er’s devil and general handy boy in The News’ back shop, planned a trip Friday, Satur day and Sunday to Nag’s Head and a look-in on Paul Green’s Lost Colony . . . Dick Kenion, 1947 graduate from Hillsboro high school, was to make the trip with Bobby . . . Bright and early Friday morn |ng> Dick showed up with an infected thumb and Cancelled tiis plans for the trip . ., After ■ a lengthy search, Bobby un covered Jimmy Richmond who made the trip with him. JUST ONE COAT of paint certainly has made a big difference in the appearance of the American Legion house. Further painting of the structure is being held up until the carpenters do some work. Investigation of the porch columns showed that they needed some work. Fact of the matter is, one of the columns fell over when weight was applied to it T. . The Legion is making plans for re pairing the house and really putting it in 'condition for use by the organization . . . In cluded in the plans is lottery of another caf . . . The Ford car is now on display in the showroom of Richmond Mo tor company , . ,-_— St. Patrick, the patron saint of Iseland, was actually a French man named Succat. CITIZENS’ INSURANCE AGENCY General Insurance and . Surety Bonds Phone 73 E. H. Collins WALKER’S Funeral Horn AMBULANCE SERVICE Call 25 Main Street Electrical Contractor FLOYD M. RAY Household and Commercial Lighting Fixtures Refrigerator Repair an*4 Maintenance BOX 122 PHONE 143-W The cab is flexi -mounted— cushioned on rubber against road shocks, torsion and vibration!... Driver’s compartment is wider, with more leg room. Wider, deeper : windshield and windows increase visibility by 22%! Panels and pick-ups have INCREASED LOAD SPACE. . . . New, stronger, sturdier FRAMES are designed to carry greater loads greater distances for a longer time! The Cab that "Breafhe*" Fresh air is drawn j'wfromtheout- - side — heated in cold weather N —and used air s is forced outt*^ ^ Longer wheelbases give you better load distribution. . . . Chevrolet's - famous FULL-FLOATING HYPOIP REAR AXLES are geared for the lead! Chevrolet VALVE-IN-HEAD TRUCK ENGINES are world’s most eco nomical for their size-HYDRAU LIC TRUCK BRAKES are exclusively designed for greater brake-lining contact. Read and Use the NEWS Want Ads. _ America’s First Advance-Design Trucks . . . acclaimed from coast to coast! Everywhere . . . wherever you go .. . truck users are praising the sensational new line of Advance-Design Chevrolet trucks. Reason? They’re^really new, really different, introducing the unique cab that “breathes” —that almost literally “inhales” fresh air and “exhales” used air,* plus scores of other new features and innovations long-awaited—long-wanted! Built to be first, and built to last, they’re big.-looking, ^ big-loading, powerful yet economical trucks to do a more profitable job for you. See them now. *Fresh-air heatiai and ventilating system optional at extra cost. CHEVROLET TRUCKS f/ CHEVROLET /j ENO CHEVROLET COMPANY, INC. Phone 62 Churton St. 4 M ■o It’s been in your Pocket v You’ve dropped it in the collection plate on Sunday. - You’ve used it to pay the butcher, the grocer, the tax-collector. You’ve used it to swell your savings account, to educate your children, to build your home. For it’s one of the millions of dollars the Southern Railway System spends in'the South every year dollars that find their way to you through your banka your stores, your business, your job. Over half of all the dollars we take in begin their journey to you in the pay envelopes of our 50,000 era ployees. Others go direct to the South’s industries and armers to buy the materials and supplies we use. ome become tax money, helping to foot the bills for oo s, ighways, airports, fire departments and other governmental services. g In many ways over and above providing an efficient, epen e, economical, privately-owned transporta tion service, the Southern helps to prime the Sbuth's 1 economic pump-and thus puts dollars inyourpocket. 4 £+***, 4.7 £• TWVuwO President
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