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Editorial and Opinion Roads—Building And Destruction The recent charge by a State Senator that Governor Scott “apparently is trying to build toads with one hand and pulverize them with the other” has been confirmed, in effect, by the Governor himself. In a statement last week, the Governor was reported in the press as saying that he definitely would like to see weight limits increased “over certain roads designated by the Highway Commission” for that purpose. This whole business sniacks strongly of politics since the Governor has announced that the truckers are supporting his rural road bond bill and it now appears he is backing the truckers’ bill. In fact, other than the Governor and the truckers, it is doubtful if other supporters of any con sequence can be found for such increase as embodied in the measure being kicked around in the General Assembly. The inconsistency of the Governor’s position is also amazing since he has constantly opposed improvement of the main arteries over which the big trucks travel in favor of con centration on strictly rural roads, most of which would not have to bear the brunt of heavy truck use. Every motorist has personally seen the damage done to our highways by heavy commercial vehicles. |He has also personally paid part of the bill for maintenance and repairs through higher taxes than would have otherwise been necessary. , , Thomas H. MacDonald, Commissioner of Public Roads, recently said, “If we accept the principle that highways are provided to serve the public’s interest as a whole, it reasonably follows that the cost of building and maintain ing. them must be held at the level of true economy. This involves the limitation of axle and wheel loads to those for which the highways are designed. The highway user does not, wish to pay for new. highways to replace those destroyedljy excessively heavy loads. ... The heavy truck operator is, or should be, concerned, because most cer tainly he will be held accountable for whatever damage these trucks do. ...” What makes this particularly important is the tendency of states to legalize heavier and heavier axle loads. Mr. MacDonald, who is one of the foremost experts on the sub ject, is convinced that axle loads in excess of 18,000 pounds should never be authorized. Yet there has been an alarm ing increase in the number of vehicles in use with heavier loads, ranging up to the terrific figure of 29,000 pounds. You don’t need an engineer to explain to you what carriers of that weight do when they pound over our roads. There has been a remarkable growth in the number and size of commercial trucks using public highways. Measures which will protect the roads from excessive de terioration under such traffic must.be adopted to protect all taxpayers from even heavier levies for the highway funds. * This newspaper believes it’s ahopt tirr^e this state and others stopped subsidizing -the trucking industry at the expense of the taxpayers and other legitimate businesses who must operate without use«of public facilities, such as the highway systejn. If the Governpr seeks new sources of highway revenue, here’s one- -with the automatic support — of the every-day citizen behind it. He’s on the wrong track supporting any measure for increasing the weight limits for vehicles on our highways. Favorable Trend Last week the Baptist churches of Orange and Alalmance counties were engaged in a simultaneous revival effort. This plan of having special'meetings of all the. churches of a denomination over a given area/we believe, is a rela tively newrone UV.YT The advantages of such cooperative meetings are evident. When churches xhoose the same dates for services of this type, they not only capitalize from a publicity angle, but their unification permits them to attract outstanding speak ers. We view it as a definite trend and theie seems to be no reason why it should not prove to be a favorable one. THE NEWS of Orange County Published Every Thursday by T HE NEWS, INC ORPORATED Hillsboro and Chapel Hill, N. C. Edwin J. Hamlin...Editor and Publisher Community Representatives—Miss Elizabeth Kirkland, New Hope; Mrs. Ira Mann, Carrboro; Mrs. C. H. Pender, Cedar Grove; Mrs. Mary Wilkinson, Mebane; Mrs. Marinda McPher son, Hillsboro Negro Community; Mrs. Golden Sellars, Chapel Hill Negro Community. Manager, Chapel Hill Bureau, Miss \ViIlie Gee. Awarded First Place General Excellence by North Caro lina Press Association for 1946. SUBSCRIPTION RATES 1 Year (ip North Carolina) . .. $2.00 6 Months (in North Carolina) ....,.,......... . —. $1-50 1 Year (outside North Carolina) ......-•...rr $2.50 6 Months (outside North Carolina) ...... .....$2.00 Member North Carolina Press Association ,, ' ■ *, ■ ■ ************************************ $ Exclusive National Advertising Representative ★ ^ 5 -«»*--* S' Great e r Week lies ★ ■ft ★ * New York • Chicago • Detroit • Philadelphia * **★*★****★****★*★***★**★**★*★★*★*★★* Thursday, April 14, 1949 PRESS COMMENT Wrong Approach On Race Issue (An Editorial from The Lenoir County News) It is fortunate that the entire Negro population of the State does not possess the demonstra-r j tive spirit of the group from Durham that last week picketed the legislature in petition for an accredited law school at their college. We most assuredly do not condemn the young men for their spirit, but we don’t feel their methods were in the best interest of themselves and their fellow students. If the same logic were put into action in Lenoir County, there wouldn’t be a sirfgle meet ing of the County Board of Commissioners that wouldn’t be picketed by Negro students. Promises, delays and more promises have been enough to irritate even the most patient person when the subject of school facilities for Negro chil dren is discussed. Yet, L,enoir county nas never had any demonstrations and to day work is about to begin on a quarter million dollar Negro school in La Grange, which will serve the biggest concentration of the county’s Negroes outside of Kinston. This is the first of three schools that will provide ultimate consolidation for the county’s present sorry excuse for Negro schools. When one rides through the country at school tiriie in the morning or at “getting out” time in the afternoon and sees the White children speeding along out of the rain and weather in nice buses, passing Negro chiU dren who are walking toward one and two room hovels with next to no sanitary facilities, it often causes questions on reli gion and politics to arise that are ’ f ankling beneath a white skin. The white man’s imagination cannot possibly permit him to understand how the Negro must feel when confronted with this same situation. In the north, where the problem is to a great extent hypothetical, people often go off on wild tangents and want to correct the mistakes and prejudices of centuries in one fell swoop. White south erners know this is impossible and Negro southerners know this is impossible. Literate people in bpth races approach this problem as it is being approached in Lenoir County: by slow, steady prog ress toward eventual elimina tion of the economic and politi cal gap between the races.. The social gap is one that will never be bridged. For in Wash ington, Boston and in many other parts of our country Jews —among the most civilized of peoples—are still not permitted to own property in certain re stricted areas.. ■ . _ If restrictions of the same culture, same color, same na tionality but, not religion are practiced after 40. centuries of OUR DEMOCRACY the first step The moment we sit down with our seed catalogs OUR GARDENS BEGIN TO GROW. WHILE IN OUR MIND'S EVE. WE SEE PLANTS IN LUXURIANT GROWTH, \ ! l|| fruit HEAVY ON THE VINE - ACTUALLY WE ARE' .1 * Jl k TAKING THE FIRST STEP IN MAKING A GARDEN- j V ilHklii. • .uk . --- . "—tuiillllli.. A& ’/" * ’ a*?. 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The State Magazine on “Pres sure Politics” Approximately 4,000 people assembled in the Raleigh Me morial Auditorium last Thurs day afternoon for the purpose of showing that they are solidly behind the school improvement program advocated by Governor Kerr . Scott and endorsed by educational leaders in all sec tions of the state. ‘ It was an entirely unneces sary meeting. It certainly did not do any good as far as the cause* of education is concerned: on the contrary it may have done some slight degree of harm. If people want to go .to Ra \CET THIS WONDERFU, A Gtl I "I* merchandise _ c^Ur WHOLESALE &l PRICES ^ <?\ PRICES **» ' l -JKELLY’S FAMOUS k Tflour COUPONS! (f COUPONS and INSTRUCTIONS PACKED IN EACH S.! K«lly't Famous Flour first with db$rimina*ing housewives . NOW brings you thoso outstanding bargain. at wholesale prkot . . . in appreciation of your friendship and patronage. Save Coupons from facfeSacfc of this fihcnio Al’.Porptt* floor I- SMOKElfSS IIOUEKTTE Made by Buckeye. 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