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Editorial and Opinion Red Cross Needs Your Help i The month of March, 1949, has been designated by Presi dent Truman as “Red Cross Month,” and the organization seeks to raise, by voluntary contributions, in a nation-wide campaign, a fund with which to carry on its work while the foundations of peace are being established, and; in its humanitarian service, to express the spirit of iihiv’ersaT good will which recognizes no barriers in human welfare. The Red Cross, one of three national organizations char tered by Congress, undertook and successfully accomplished a tremendous task during the active participation of this nation in tire fiist and second World Wars. It still has many duties to perform if proper attention is to be paid to our veterans overseas. In addition, it has a long record of relief wprk in the peaceful years of our national existence, bringing aid, treat ment and rehabilitation to victims of disaster. It also makes its contribution to the war against sickness, accident, suf fering and death. * f We call attention to these things so that the people ol Orange County will be advised of the appeal and be pre pared" to make a financial contribution which will, enable the Red Cross to continue its work. During the war years, .there was genei'ril desire to, take part in the wprk of the Red Cross by a financial contribution if not through per sonal service. A continuation of this spirit will assure the, success of the campaign because our people are just as anxious to help suffering humanity in times of peace as in “times of warfare. fflf IS'*"'V*'4' TP't % t,sjesse' 'Greatest Killer — Heart disease is rapidly becoming the chief cause of death in the-United States, being far ahead of cancer, the second on the list of diseases which kill the greatest number of people in the'United States eveyy year. Incidentally, of the ten leading causes of death m the country, only one—^-tuberculosis—has shown a steady de cline during -the past few years. Whet her tlm.is to be attrib uted to the steady campaign which is waged against the white plague, or not, we have no way of knowing, but we suspect that there is some close connection. Concerning iWart disease, a recognized authority^eports that coronary sclerosis is sometimes called the “disease of the intelligentsia” because of the susceptibility of physicians, bankers, lawyers and clergymen. The characteristics of the disease including the hardening of the nerves, ligaments and blood vessels around the heart and its incidence is high est among those who do mental work and lowest among those who do manual labor. The News naturally hesitates to attempt an^ conclusion from these observations but, apparently, the disease attacks individuals who are prone to forget the importance of or are denied physical exercise while consuming their energies in the anxiety of mental worries. It would therefore appear that, somewhere along the line of popular education in this country, the physical nature ofman has been neglected. If this is true, and we believe it is, we might save the lives of future professional men in this country by stressing athletic interests during childhood, with the hope that, " when these individuals reach maturity, they will have sense :'r^ou^'WrcotmnulE'%fiaTTfTar%?en'wKeT^r''Begun. ~7 Is Your More Dangerous; We have called attention many times to the danger that lurks in the average American home, pointing out that sta- ... tistics show that about half of all the accidental deaths in the nation are due to-mishap's within the home. One survey of a large city reveals that more than half of such deaths are caused hv foltsr Analysis reveals that nearly half of the falls occurred on the same-level, more than one-third of them on stairs and about Qne-stxth hom one.level to a fewer level* The safety experts suggest that the uumber of accidents caused by tripping over objects and rugs on floors is of such size as to suggest caution in every home. Moreover, the ^ need for well-lighted stairways is^ important and everyone should exercise care and patience inmsing stairs. We call these facts to the attention of the residents of Orange County in the hope that we may help prevent. accidents in the home. It will take'only a few minutes to look over your home and eliminate some of the accident hazards. Parents who do this may save their children from suffering and themselves from unnecessary expenses. In addition, they may save-.their own lives. THE NEWS of Orange County Published Every Thursday by THE NEWS. INCORPORATED Hillsboro and Chapel Hill, N. C. Entered at the Post Office at Hillsboro. N. C.. as second-class matter. Edwin J. Hamlin.. ---- Editor and Publisher ,CtQXnmunity, „Representatives—Flizabeth ; Kb ' ^ v'pv Hope; Mrs. Ira Mann, Carrboro; Mrs. C. H. Pender, Cedar Grove; Mary Wilkinson, Mebane; Marinda McPherson, Hills boro Negro representative. SUBSCRIPTION RATE3 * Year (in North Carolina) .'•. ,....$2.00 0 Months (in North Carolina) .. .... _ ..$150 1 Year (outside North Carolina) ...-- $2.50 8 Months (outside North Carolina) ....$2.00 i Exclusive National Advertising Representative * Greater | New York • Chicago • betroit • Philadelphia -ilww Thursday, March 3, 1949 PRESS COMMENT Another Side N. Qipi g huy • ’ To Road Plan (From the Winston-Salem Jour nal of February 9, 1949) One of the arguments made against Governor Scott’s plan to authorize the issuance of $200, 000,000 in bonds for highway construction is that it would be impossible for the State High way Commission to spend that much money during the Scott Administration. • In an editorial opposing the Scott program, the Charlotte Observer advances this argu ment. That paper says: “In the first place, it is extremely doubtful that the State High way Commission can spend that amount of money wisely in the short period of four years that the Governor has fixed for his rush program of road building.” The answer to this is that there is nothing in the bill pro viding for the new highway bond issue which requires .trie State Highway Commission to Spend all of the money “in the short period' of'four years. ” .In an editorial several days ago, we, pointed out that uve money would be spent only as rapidly as it could be wisely and economically used in the totrtlding::: " roads in all the counties of North Carolina. While the bonds would be authorized, they would not actually be issued except by the approval of the Governor and Council of State.- And no funds would be expended without, the approval of the State Highway Commission. We believe the people of .North Carolina can; trust the Governor and Council of Staje to authorize the issuance of road bonds only as rapidly as the funds derived from their sale can be used efficiently in im proving our highway system. They are men of highest integ rity, recognized ability and pos sess excellent business judg ment. They were elected by all of the people of North Carolina, and can be trusted not to forget their responsibility to all of the people. We are also sure that the State Highway Commission which Governor Scott will ap point will be composed of men who can be counted on not to waste any of the money which the Governor and Council of State gives them authority to spend in this new road building program. We do, not believe they will ask for funds which they won’t be able to use wisely and economically in the con struction and improvement of roads. • We are Sure Governor Scott had all this in mind when he.; made his stirring and thor oughly convincing appeal to the ■ people of the State this week for the support of his road program. In that appeal he said: “If the. General Assembly lets the people vote on tne program anti they favor it, the bunas , won’t be issued until they’re needed'and until the money can be spent wisely and economi cally .-If we discover prices a^e being jacked up for hignway materials and producers are try ing to bleed the aiate, tnen we n order the program cut uil me market situation improves. I won’t allow tne State to pay in terest on funds we can’t use in a businesslike way. Even if ail t&e roads aren’t built by 1953, the money will be mere to cio it and the plans will be ready. That’s why I’m fighting to get authorization now.” The Governor took pains also to make it clear that his plan for building secondary roads would not interfere in any way with the construction and im provement of primary highways” in North Carolina, and that the two programs could and would be carried out simultaneously. We are confident that the more they learn about the great highway building and improve ment program Governor Scott visualizes for North Carolina in the years ahead the stronger will become the support of the vast majority of the people of the State for that program. .“We should not forget that this is not the first time objec tion has t^pon raised to such a ; 1949 RED CROSS HIND I The luree Bares By Ed Reed “Tucker’s got a food crowd—now go out and take up a collection for the Red Cross." ' money could not be spent within • a given time.. When Governor .Morrison proposed his $50,000, uuO road bond issue in,-14)21, " there were men who opposed it on the ground that it would be impossible to spend that amount Oi money during the Morrison Administration. , But the .Legis lator of that crucial period re fused to follow the leadership of these timid souls. . Instead, it courageously. launched the, gi gantic highway building pro gram that marked the beginning of a new era in the economic and social progress of North Carolina. We have faith to believe that the Legislature of 1949 pos sesses the same brand of cour-' age that characterized the Gen ■emit Assembly ot 1921,' and that the Scott “Go Forward” pro gram.wil] receive equally as strong support now as the Mor rison ' r rOsiain oi fi ogress” was given then. ■o WHEAT MARKETS The Agriculture Department is warning farmers that the United States may find a much smaller market for its wheat after the European aid program ends. A growing trend by wheat-import ing countries to enter separate long-term agreements with wheat producing countries, other than the United States, for future grain supplies, is seen. During the past marketing year, such agreements accounted for 78 per cent of all non-American wheat moving in world trade. --o RAILROAD REVENUES Railroad operating revenue dropped an estimated 2.7 per cent in January as compared with drop in freight revenues of repre sentative Class 1 railroads was 3 per cent and the decline in pas senger revenues 1 per cent. EISENHOWER . The first and foremost task of General Dwight D. Eisenii'&wer, i His new role as presiding’ .office’’ of the Joint .Chiefs of Staff, will be to keep the armed services “in line on the military budget f 1h” fiscal year 1951. ” General Eisen hower will direct the Jcmt- Chr in drawing up.v/hat they regard a’s necessary defense requirements for the services and'then fit the total needs to a monetary ceiling to be fixed by President T’uman at a later date. PARABLES of JESUS Lesson Text: Mark 4M-9; Luke 15:11 the hostility of the syna gogue leaders became more pro Seed against Asus heehanpai his method of teaching. Until now he had spoken plainly and pro claimed great .truths so that all might understand -but, with the Pharisees seeking to entrap him, Jesus began to speak in parables. “Parables are scenes or short stories, taken from nature or from commonlife,” says Hastings Bible Dictionary, “whicl}. present in a picturesque and vivid way some thought or principle which is ca pable of being transformed to the high spiritual life of man.” The narable teaches by comparison. The object of nature or human happening is placed beside truth so that it illustrates and Jesus explains the latter. To the large crowd which gath ered around the Sea of Galilee, .Tesus gave these parables, sea.ed in a boat' near the shore to avoid the crush: of the-multitude .which had followed him and awaited his word. Our lesson, this week con dors what is generally accepted i have been the first parable used y Jesus, one which he explained i ms elf' in detail to. hi§v intimate >1 lowers -and- disciples-.-—- —— F'rm bis seaside seat-Jesus Dubtless looked*over a field-and i::4 comparison came .to his mind, he sower of grain depended jrcely ubon the nature of the soil non which his seed fell ■ for the arvest whigh would follow. So, as seed was generally scatter* the .sower, Jesus said, it four kinds of soil, on the , " trodden path, of shallow underlain with rock, in the • of thorns, and on good tiijS soil. In his explanation of! parable he likened each kinri soil to a kind of hearer of the ! of truth spoken by him. Seed which fell by the want, had no chanc^ to pr-m- 01 cause the birds found it easilv ate it. So, in life, ma,.. have become hardened word reaches them it *d ^ destroyed and taken away by 3 Happily for the sower, s'!, seed falls on good ground tab! root, grows into maturity 5 yields a rich harvest. So witht) life of those who hear the accept it fully and com?W pattern their lives accordin’ ^ * truth and become a benedict; and a blessing to those who in contact with them. The Parable of the Frodka! i is related in, Luke’s and no os . gospel* To many it is .fTte ^ j standing parable of the£f' - f I tament. It tells the strvv'f younger- son securing ’ fr:*m ;»■ father his share of the in1' t and the thoughtlessness an i-fi Mr-waste* of it. ■ Filially, re-’j^ . to poverty and dire- waut •decides .to return, home, fner, dnd seek the inferior place of 3 servant in his father’s .household He was surprised by ‘K hviji welcome which his fathei- gan him and the generous trcatms he received. AaMtrming' the Opening of a Complete Paint and Body shop BILLY L. BRADSHAW, Mgr. 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