Editorial and Opinion
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Oae Thing We Like
There are many things one tan like alxiut the recent
platform announced by Gubernatorial Candidate William
B Umstead, which he entitled "A Program For Building
And Serving North Carolina For A Better 1 omorrow.
It is the purpose of this piece to mention only one.
We were glad that Mr. Umstead recognized die concept
that there is higher authority than the governoi s office in
the affairs of this state. At times some of' our chief execu
tives have not appeared to realize the existence of sue h
authority.
In this connection Mr. Umstead wrote:
’‘All legislation must be passed by the General Assembly.
The Governor of North Carolina has no \eto jxmer. It
nominated and elected Governor, it w ill he my put pose
to seek the counsel and cooperation of the Members ot
the General Assembly in all matters pertaining to legisla
tion for our common welfare.
“I shall make no recommendations which 1 teel cannot
be carried out. Based on the facts now before me, and
subject to the platform ot the Democratic Party to lie
adopted at the State Convention.
National 4>H Club Week
National 4-H Club Week, being observed this week in
Orange County and throughout the nation, is a week to in
form the public of the objectives and value of pH
Club work and to deepen the loyalties of its members. Na1
tional Club work opportunities offered to rural boys and
girls through the 4-H Club organization. It may also go tai
in reassuring us that cultivation of the land is man s most
important labor. At this time a special effort is make by
4-H Club boys and girls to tell the story of their worlt
to friends throughout the nation.-__
We invite your attention to further evidence of this
effort on another page of this'edition.
This year 4-H has as its theme, “Serving as Loyal Citi
zens Through 4-H.” With this theme in mind, through
out 1952 they will strive to better themselves, their com
munities, state, and nation-.
During this week as some of you travel your county and
state, you will be confronted with examples of the splend
id 4-H work being carried on by the 4-H members. You will
notice boys and girls everywhere calling to the attention
of the public their work in improving the four H’s - Head,
Heart, Hands, and Health. There will be special chapel pro
grams in many of the schools, displays in store windows,
exhibits and in some communities parades, and radio pro
grams featuring their work. There will also he concrete
proof of the fine project work and latest practices in agri
culture and homemaking.
As these boys and girls work with much zeal and energy
in preparing displays, exhibits, and radio programs, they
are training themselves to be loyal citizens and -leaders for
tomorrow. This is of vital importance and is justification
enough jn proclaiming National 4-H Club Week. *
; Four-H Club work has given millions of youth an op
! portunity to improve ,/heir lives through a program tlpit
has been planned for them and one that meets their needs,
Club work has made a definite contribution to the strength
of the nation and it is with pride that 4-H Clu'b members
everywhere honor their organization during this week.
Oversized Government And Results
There is such a thing as a law of diminishing returns,
in morals, as well as in economics.
A hue-and-cry of popular indignation over some con
spicuous case of proved wrongdoing in government is justi
fied and natural. But it will accomplish little permanent
good if the underlying causes of the wrongdoing remain
. HBtQHChgd, 1.- ,,^
The otlly effective remedy is to hack away at the over- '
grown jungle, to cut the activities of government down to
reasonable size, to paraphrase'for the present time the re
solution of the British Parliament in the reign of George
1 IIs "‘That the power of the Crown has increased, is in:
creasing, and should be diminished.”
Some functions of controlling the lives of American
citizens which the Federal bureaucracy has arrogated to -
itself during the last twenty years Should be cropped alto
gether. Others should be transferred to state and local
- agencies.
It is high time that a responsible political opposition
should begin to think along these lines, and to work out
a program of decontrol and deeentralizzation, not couched
in generalities, but spelled out in practical details. Ameri
can voters are someVvhat immunized by long experience
to the conventional denunciation of the rascalities of the t
party in power by the party out of power. Too'often a
change of faces has not meant much in terms of a change
in methods. '
THE NEWS of Orange ©M®ty
Published Every Thursday Bgj,'
THE NEWS, INCOR 1*07* At E D
Hillsboro and Chapel Hill, ‘N. vfc *
Fdwin J, Hamlin.Editor and Publishes
Community Representatives_Miss Elizabeth Kirkland, New
Hope; Mrs. Ira Mann, Carrboro; Mis. Curtis Nickles. Cedai
Grove; Mrs. Mary Wilkinson, Mebane; Mrs. W. H. Fogleman,
Chapel Hill; Miss Dot Cooke, Orange Grove; Mrs. Mirinda
McPherson, Hillsboro Negro Community.
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The Christian .Viewpoint
Prepared by Department of Bible
.Presbyterian Junior College
Maxton, North Carolina
Recenitly a host cf friends at
tended the funeral of William
Henry Belk. The minister quoted
the words frim II Samuel 3, 38
Know ye not that there is a prince
and a greet man has fallen this
day in Isreal?” Others have
spoken and written at length ■
utpen the achievements of this
merchant prince, philanthropist,
and churchman. I would speak of
the one characteristic which, mc&t
impressed me as l served for
fourteen years under the Board
cf Trustees cf which he was a
leading and active member. It
ws: his gentleness.
Mr. Belk was a strong man in
every sense of the word. I mar
veled that he could remember
details about the college opera
tions so clearly over so long a
time. The strength cf his fnind
was retained to the end. It must
have been irksome to him at
times to listen patiently to the
opinions of others at board meet
ings, yet never did he show im
patience nor assume the role of
one who dictates decisions. At
the first board meeting I attended
I wa9 surprised ar.d deeply im
pressed by the unusual considera
tion he showed for the feelings
and opinions of others. He seem
ed to go to such great pains to
be kind and understanding. Some
time he seemed almost timid in
presenting his views, because he
was so respectful of the views of
others. There is a great old title
in the Englih language which has
scmetknes lost its original lusture
because it has been applied to
so many in a merely formal way.
The word is gentleman. Mr. Belk
was a gentle man. His gentleness
was not an outward veneer. It
came from a heart whfeih had
drunk deep of the teachings of
Christianity such as: “Put them
in mind - - to be gentle” (Titus
3:2) “But we were gentle in the
mddst of you, as when a nurse
cherisheth her own children.”
IThess. 2:7 “And the Lord’s ser
vant must not strive, ibut toe
gentle towards all, apt to teach,
forbearing, in meekness correct
ing them that oppose them
selves,” (II Tim. 2:24) “But the
fruit of the Spirit is love, joy,
peace, longsuffering, gentleness,
goodness, faith- (Gal. 5:22)
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For most trees and shrubs the
best time to aipply fertilizer is at
the time the buds begin to swell
ar when spring is just around the
corner. At this time the plants
are beginning active root growth
and leaf development and ar^ able
to make use of the soluble salts
in the fertilizers. Am exception
to this rule would be azaleas
which should be fertilized as soon
as they are through blooming.
Although there is some varia
tion in the requirements of dif
ferent shrubs it is usually safe to
apply 3 to 4 pounds of a 6-8-6
or 5-10-5 mixed fertilizer per 100
sq. ft. of bed space or from %
pound to 1 pound around each
shrub where planted separately
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A. 6-8-6 fertilizer means that it
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of available potash. The fertili
zer should be thoroughly raked
into the soil under the shruibs
and watered in if the soil is dry.
For azaleas, camellias and other
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by JAMES
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Too Busy. • .Presidential Can
ml R.*a"t *»«“/ ™dei
Ga., agreed last fall t°
the annual meeting at the • ’
Citizens Association, to be h^f
here around the middle of Mane*.
bKyd Griffin, able executive vice
president of the orf.mzat^
hatched him climb up the paper
in importance during
and most of February. Itbegan to
look as if Russell cap the climax
of important Citizens speakers
.which have included Jam® F.
Byrnes and1 Harry Flood By I'd.
A few days ago Griffin, wor
ried, get a letter off to Bussell
just to nail him down. He would
n’t be nailed. He was just too
busy, he said, in the Senate, and
would have to go back to his old
rule' cf refusing speaking engage^
ments hither and yon when the
Senate was in session.
Time wtas when senators could
lead a. rather leisurely existence.
No more. Conservative members
feel they must be in Washington
at all hours to protect themselves
and the country from further
Fair Dealings.
Senator Clyde R. Hoey, North
•arolina’s.cld faithful and- no
cubt a better' speaker than a
rrten K us sells, has sgreed to run
rwo from Washington, for the
event.
A few days after Griffin re
ceived the negative reply from
Russell, the Georgia gentleman
announced for the President. Now
he is in demland throughout the
South, and may have to forget
his serious-senatoring for a spell.
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_For Him. . .Russell didn't go
traipisimg off after the Dixiecrats
in 1948, stayed right in his own
backyard, grumbling by loyal.
North Carolina’s two senators are
for him. You may also observe
some of .our Congressman an
nouncing they will support Rus
sell, one of 12 children, whose
brothers include a college profes
sor, a Federal judge, a physician,
and a minister.
Our prediction is that the ma
jortity of North Carolina's deie
bates to the Democratic National
Convention this summer will take
a ftnm stand in the comer a
Dick Russell, a Suthun gentleman.
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Car9. . .Latest information v/t
have is that there is one motor
vehicle to each four people jt
North Carolina, including m«i
women, and children.
Deopite’s' Fdrd’s caliant efforts
to move up with Chevrolet, sue.
cess seamend as distant as eve
in 1951 - - at least here in Ncrtfc
Carolina. This, despite the fact
that iff you are as much as 35
or 40 years old, you can easily
remember the day when, it was
something of a disgrace to own s
‘‘blamed old chiwerlay”. If men
ory faileth not, this was alo^'
about 1922-24, and before Ger.
eral Motors took over Chevrolet
Never mind. Thousands of folks
now living can recall when a id.
low Would look at the ground
like an e®g-»uicking hound if he
owned one, be it regular or baby
grand.
Last yeat, according to a ched
we have just made with the State
registration files on new automo
biles sold in the State, Chevrolet
led' Ford’ by 22423 to 18,903. S
third place Was. Plymouth wit
10,073. Then came Buick at 7,903.
In fifth .position was Pontiac, 6,
9 lil. Dodge ranked sixth at 5,
204. Then came Oldsmobile wit
4.824; Mercury, 4,795; Studebakei,
3,898; Chrysler, 2,080; Nash, 1,
990; De Scto, 1,830; Henry J, 1,
800; Cadillac, 1,505; Hudson, 1,
380; Packard, 1,196; Kaiser, 995:
Lincoln, 474; Willy®, 372; Crosley
154; and miscellaneous, 375,
In North Carolina last year.
98,83)1 new cars and 29,448 nev
track® were sold.
In January of this year, Chev
rolet led Ford by 1,504 to 1.044.
Plymouth sold 871 and Buick 571
Nash is soon exipected to com
out with “the most beautiful oar
ever built” in the hope of get
ting up into the Big Ten, crowd
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