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r Editorial and Opinion Passing Up A Good Bet For many years school authorities in this county as well as in other counties of the State have seen the need for some plan through which financial assistance might be ~ provided in the^ payment,Of medical or hospital expenses that arise as the result ol injuries sustained by students in connection with their school activities. In isolated cases of great tragedy, there have been spasmodic attempts to aid the unfortunate victims or their families. In some cases such as a school bus tragedy, the appeal for financial help even went to the Legislature or the Council of State. Heretofore, the cost of accident insurance on an in dividual basis was higher than the average family felt that it could afford, so few children have had the benefit of , stich protection. This year, a group plan giving protection at a very nominal fee of Si was presented and received the whole hearted approval of our school board, our school principals and our P. T. A. leaders. ' ‘ . v Reports of the reception accorded the plan in the schools, hbwever, have been very disappointing. To date, only about 48 percent of the pupils and only 63 percent of tire teachers are insured. If Bo percent could be obtained, then all of this year’s enrollment would be covered, since the basis ffor the group plan proposed was on 90 percent of ' last yearns average daily attendance. To our way of chinking, this proposition seems liketoo good a bet to pass up lightly. It is apparent that informa tion regarding the plan has not been disseminated sufficient ly and that someones along the line have failed to do the selling job required. We hope that the extension of the deadline to December 1 will enable additional and proper presentation of the matter to every parent with the further hope that complete coverage can be obtained. Unity In Thanksgiving The United States are once again united, at least as far as Thanksgiving Day is concerned. For the past few years there has been a little confusion throughout the country a* to just what day to cook the turkey. It was fairly well settled in 1863 when the President issued a Proclamation and most of them have done it ever since. Life was simple then, but in the thirties there was a move afoot to advance the day one week. It had been observet| on the last Thursday of Nevember, regardless of 'what the date happened to be. Thus it turned out that one' year the day of Thanksgiving would fall on November 30 and a neither year on November 27 or 24, so President Roosevelt recommended that the holiday be set for the ' fourth Thursday. He left it up to individual states to make it official. And confusion aiose. football schedule makers found the traditional turkey day classic in the middle of an ordinary week. Federal offifces closed in some states where the other folks worked and other folks went hunting while the federal people worked. Special holiday transportation schedules were mixed up" and worse of all calendar dtfsigners had a rough time ■ * trying to decide which Thursday in November to circle in red. Some folks gave up and were thankful whenever they felt like it regardless of what the President or the Governor said. , Finally all previous Thanksgiving comercial commit-, rnents ran out, alidobservers oft he national s(-entrTellus‘ that this year, lpfto, it is all legal. From now co emr tradi —w?UT>e^m ihcifemr dS ^nmt a,*d visiting G r and mas It’s nice to get at least one thing settled so all of us in these Lfnitecj "States and .■territorial, posessions can be thankful at the same time, legally and officially. imciiiiii«icr> . /: I Kc leaves are a Irtrit^latev this year, of rather the rakers are little later. However, most cities and towns already have issued warnings about burning leaves without per* mission, nearby Burlington has purchased a leaf machine which gathers the dy^ng reminders of a nice summer from the streets, and some stores are peddling devices to gather ihem. It still remains for many ofms to do our own leaf raking, and maybe after football season and if the little woman reminds us enough times, we might get it done by Christ mas. k _ AIL this reminds us of a friend who last week, when his wife suggested it was time to take down the summer screens said, Oh, thats all right dear, I haven’t gotten-: - around to putting them tip, yet.- ^ THE NEWS of Orange County Published Every Thursday By THE NEWS, INCORPORATED Hillsboro and Chapei Hill, N. C. Edwin }! Hamlin ...Editor and Publisher Don McFee ..... Associate Editor Patricia Stanford .... Society Editor Entered as Second Class ^tter'atlhsTPost OfficeTtHlllsboro, N~ C. under the Act of March 3. f879. « ■ , « Community Representatives_Miss Elizabeth Kirklaml, New Hope; Mrs. Ira Mann, Carrboro; Mrs. Curtis Nickles. Cedar Grove; Mrs. Mary Wilkinson, Mebane; Miss Eloise Fogleman, Chapel Hill; Miss Dot Cooke, Orange Grove; Mrs. Mirinda McPherson, Hillsboro Negro, Community. ■.-.—---------t__ » ***£****: Exclusive National Advertising Representative Greater Weeklies ' New York • Chicago » Detroit * Philadelphia 5 **************W***********VHt*#****$ Member North Carolina Press Association ★ * ★ ★ ★ Thursday, November 2$, 1950 r Com Shuckin’s Fondly Recalled (The Sandhills Citizen) The time of tfie year has arrived when farmers used to have corn shuckings. But com shuckings like many other popular farm practices of a quarter of a century ago seem to be going out of fashion and pra ctice. , As a boy we liked to go to the com shuckings. We may not .have shucked too much com but we got a real sumptuous supper anyway. If a man ■ made a poor com crop, they would never have a shucking for they hated for their friends and neighbors to examine their com ear by ear tf there were too many nubbins. But if a good crop of corn was made—a shucking was likely. When we first started going to shuckings they would hever serve supper until all the com was shucked. Sometimes that was ten or eleven o’clock at night. The shuckings would not start until about sun-down or krtecv,Jn the , late ’20s they began to staig the shuckings in the afternoon™ and try and get done by seven or eight o’clock. Sometimes a dance would follow the shuckings; some times some of 'the”' youngsters would start a fight—m ybe one would hit another with r.n ear of com, but usually a most enfyy-' able time was had by all. Many women would attend and they would help with Uic cook ing. But com shuckings in V ..* Sand hills seem to be following the foot steps of “Old Dobbin” n hose chief day seems to have long passed. THITH ITH TERRIBLE (Holt McPherson In Shelby Star) The editor of a small town news paper, upon going to his place of business one morning, found that some prankster had .stolen all the letter “S’s” from his type oases. He was not outdone, however, and the paper came out on time, with the following apology appearing on the-^ront page: Thome thneaking thoundrel hath thtolen into our compothing room and thkedaddled with all our etheth. We mutht apologize to our reader#! for thith week’th “Then tinel.” We would altho like to thtate that if any tmie in the year th to come we thee thith dirty thnake in the grath about the premitniht, we will thoot him tho full of hpleth he will refhemble a T.hwith oftoth. Than.; you. T —::7^. o golden gleams Tray to God only for those things which you cannot obtain from man.—PopeXystus I. --—o——— None can pray: well but he that lives wellr—Thomas Fuller. : _ _e_J~Oj. --. - ——— A single grateful thought to ard Heaven is the most perfect ; -ayer.—G. E. Lessing. 1-:-:-r— SUBSTtTtrrtOH REF^SEP . f C.V- • *'» H % AL REPORTER Raleigh—State Treasurer. Bran don Hodgfe has come up with a novel excuse for the $32,500,000 general fund bond issue not get ting a lower interest rate than the 1.41 Vi % they did last week. He blames it on the telephone strike across the nation- -says members of the buying syndicate could not get in touch with each other for last minute conferences. That’s hogwash, and Hodges should know it. A representative of one of the firms in the purchasing syndicate pointed out that all of the firms are connected through their own teletype machines, and could con fer right up to the deadline of the bond-bid opening. “Even a much worse telephone , strike than the one now in pro gress cbuld not possibly keep us from having' a quick conference on the bid, “this investment house representative said. Real truth of the matter is that the bonds sold for a pretty good nterest rate. What kept it from oeing lower is the “A” rating of he State as to general fund bonds, olus the anticipation of a greatly increased State budget Tor the text two years. ■' Capitol aill forecasters proved he general election. They had pre iicted Will is Smith would either oe low or next to low vote-getter in the Democratic ticket. He was ow man on the regular ballot- - out was saved from being low Democrat by the fact that Jeff Johnson, Clinton lawyer who was framed Supreme Court Justice nominee aC the- last minute, got fewer vote's. So-called political ex perts say Johnson Would have got ■att. .. . 6 ten more votes, and probably would have topped Smith, If his name had not been on a separate ballot. Meantime, over the country both Democrat and Republican party stalwarts were distrubed by one thing. It seems more and more people are voting for the man, rather than the party. If that trend should continue- -and expand -party bosses will have to change their methods. In particular, they’ll have to be mighty careful about the candidates they choose, be cause the voters generally seem to tired of voting for some party hack whose oaly recommendation for the job is party loyalty. Incidentally, it is reported a round Raleigh that the Willis Smith faction is giving the back of its hand to Stage Ballentine. The agriculture commissioner was a member of the inner circle during the primaries, and reportedly was listened to more closely by Smith ;han any of his - other advisers. Stag’s reward, the boys supposedly in the know say. is to be ignored tow by the Smith group that is trying to take over control of the Democratic party in fhe State. , What a lot of folks apparently do not know is that a prisoner may l>e parolled at any .time. He does if the. Governor is so inclined, not have to serve a-certain time, he may parole a prisoner thefiigst day after he starts his sentence. Paroles Commissioner Dr. T. C. Johnson says ttiis^ causes ;a lot | of confusion. The -law requires! fhat a man be considered" for pa role after he has served one-fourth of his time. That Is to say, each (Continued o'n Page 6) sWsQggg£g> electric PORTABLE TWO-BEkTEt MIXER* Powerful from < Stoic cothpact! 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Many North Carolina communities are growing entirely new crops because of the modem, field-to-city transportation. Our \ huSe stTawberry and peach crops are a direct' result of truck service. Trucks not only speed your crops to market. They deliver what you need, where and when you need it. Tmrl,. deliver ’•<***' ■ . * * _ ^ a'most anything that is made or grown anywhere orld so economically that rons-time luxuries have be- » c°me today’s necessities. North Carolina farmersare strong for the motor carrier. TIicy brought them extra conveniences, larger income and better living. - 'more tnan 1,800 North Carolina communities be without any kind of commercial transportation. W«h it, every Tar Heel farm ia on the Main Line! -- msm SSL*
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