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Seeds For Tomorrow School Superintendent G. Paul Carr this week “sowed the seed" of an idea for the future of Orange County’# schools, and the school board helped him out. Supt. Carr proposed that the board consider—in a long range manner—providing homes for county school princi pals- And the'board agreed the plan was a necessity and practical one for the future. Of course, building homes for principals would cost money. And, like th<; other needs of education, the plan would have to eventually get the approval of the Board of County Commissioners. The. need is great, as evidenced by the three principals who have left Orange- County since June to take other jobs, better paying principalships in other counties. Orange Coun ty needs principals that it cat) keep for more than two or three years- As it stands how, the county -is somewhat of a training ground for young principals. They start here, and after a few years, they move on to oilier counties and better paying posts. The board hired the third principal replacement this week, too. All three of the new principals are competent young men who are just beginning as principals. Perhaps, before "-they leave the county, homes can be provided for thpm so that they can stay on. For the economy minded, it might be noted that to provide houses is an effective way to keep better principals without having a direct school supplement. And for the par ents, it need not be noted that any more satisfactory method of compensating principals will, in the long run, help the county’s children. - - Are Ervin & Lennon Scared? North Carolina’s Young Democrats this week (ailed on Senators Lennon and Ervin to support the motion to cen sure Sen. Joseph McCarthy—and both Senators balked Neither Lennon nor Ervin would go along with the Flanders censure motion. Meantime, on the floor of the Senate in Washington, other Senators from other states were standing up to sound off on McCarthy; whose investigating methods,havc done little to fight communism and much to damage Democracy. Sen. Lehman pointed to the reluctance of many Sena tors—like our own Lenn&n and Ervin—who wouldn’t put themselves on record regarding McCarthy. “ . ’ "Why do we hesitate,’’ Lehman asked. "Do we tear the political repercussions of a vote to censure the junior Sen ator from: Wisconsin? •‘Is that the real answer to the timidity, the apprehensions, and the doubts which have characterized the position of so many of us regard to the Flanders resolution? I am tell ing no secrets when I say.that this fear is. indeed, a compel ling force. * . .This is a measure of the danger represented by our colleague from Wisconsin, because the junior Senator from Wisconsin has spread fear, intimidation, suspicion and reprisal throughout the length and breadth of this great and beloved land of ours. “Let us face this danger. Let ns put aside this fear. Whatever the political reprecussions, history will honor us f8r a vote of censure; and, in my judgment, so;will our con stituents.” Those were Sen. Lehman’s words, bold and -true. But all North Carolina’s Senators Ervin and Lennon could say was a weak “maybe.” . Apparently the fear of McCarthyism has found its way into the hearts of this state's Senators, who balk when called upon to censure this demagogue McCarthy. A Three-Ring Circus Ten o’clock this Monday morning in Hillsboro was bubbling over with the activity of public servants. The Board of County Commissioners was meeting at 10 o’clock. Arid Recorder’s Court started at ip o'clock. It would seem that this is too much public service to be happening at the- same time—and at different- places.___ * We suggest to those who schedule these meetings that something be done to set these events at different times N6w, it’s worse than watching a three-ring circus, although not always as interesting. ■ Why Wait For Winds? There’s nothing worse than a set of creaky stairs. And Tight in the heart of the county seat, Hillsboro, at back of the Agriculture Building, is a flight that groans and shakes at every foot step. Here, flanked by a background of a new courthouse, a sturdy old one, and countless other stable structures, this ariciei\t reminder of earlier days almost nourishes. W hy, every time we place a foot on those steps, they seem to cty out—either in pain from overuse or joy lor having lasted this long We appeal to the authorities that be to banish these :k steps, creaky back steps, for it they wait auy longer a strong wind is surely bound to do it for them. Surely progress in this ^UR«>n-mindetf cbunty can t j to blow. Something has to be done about the back steps of the Agriculture Building. Cl)f iietofi of Grange Count? Published Every Thursday By THI NBWS, INCORPORATED Hillsboro and Chapel BUI, N. C. EDWIN 3. HAMLIN Editor and Publisher SUBSCRIPTION RATES ONE YEAR (inside North Carolina) MONTHS (inside North Caroling OIK YEAS (outside North CaroUna) $2.00 $1.90 $2.50 as Second Class Matter at the Post Office St HUItboro, North Carottwa, under -the Act of . March 3, 1879. OR1ATSR WSEKLIES : » Chlcato * Detrott ■■ ■:. KIDD BREWER'S (Continued from Pate l) it a secret, I wbuld like to re port that Negro lawyers are are preparing two cases to bring North Carolina into court IF no* definite plaits are formulated be fore the end of the year to bring about integration, in accordance with the recent Supreme Court decision. The cases will involve several communities in the west ern part of the State, which Ne gro attorneys feel will involve less ‘beat’ and therefore result in perhaps speedier action." YDC HICKORY RALLY. . A lot of Democrats-got together in Hickoty this past weekend. It all reminded me of an auction, where everybody goes expecting to get something for nothing and winds up getting nothing for » something. Main object of most delegates present seemed to be to get a drift on the next Governor’s race. They learned that we may have froip three to six candi dates. Little else did they learn but nearly everybody was there. GETTING AROUND... Speak ing of the next Governor of North Carolina, he has been get ting around over the- State a lot lately, making public appear ances and meeting in private conversations with select groups in order to get their support. .However, it must be admitted • that, for the most part, he has been received with a- fttod deal of caution and very fow out night coinmijtiTient*. He, of course, has not yet pub licly announced his decision to be a candidate —'and Is telling close friends it is still, too e^rly to do so. Thbse who hdrd poll Real office . by • gubernatorial appointment, and those who aspire to appoin tive offices are particularly cau tious around him, but yet at tempt to be friendly. They are as cautious .as a June bride in his presence. ' Now if everybody knew with certainty his identity, he would be so popular and so swamped with attention that he could nei ther move nor carry on the nec cessary routine of a normal life But, on the other hand, if every body would pledge their support and efforts in his behalf, he would certainly be nominated a year from next May. Looking at the Candidacy business —■ band wagon strength, etc.—the whole business seems a little silly, does n't it? Or, he who has great strength, gets additional ditto. ri ATHLETIC NOTE. ...Last year about this -time we mentioned here Bill Bailey, son of the State Prisons director, as one of the up-and-coming young athletes ap parently headed for Duke, but sought after by many. If Bill, who stands six feet and weighs 200, does well, then his cousin should do equally well and will bear watching by the colleges. He is Tom Bailey, son of the manager of the Bryan Rock and Sand Co. here. He is 16, is six feet, four inches tall, weighs 225, and has three more years of high school football ahead of him. Look out! It’s August, but football prac tice is beginning all over the land—and the first games are only a month off. “Many a man wishes he was strong enough to tCar a tele phone book in half—especially if he has a teen-age daughter.’’ —Guy Lombardo. —*#■ > w -r\ “Dj»rltl»f. meet Miss La* Vera. Oar new firm * thomghtt** *But How Do We Turn This Off?” / /1 * Garden Time !..r< Robert Schmidt about ti Here is some' more, iBijulctie#:; p , v;# At Our recent nurserymen's, school-there wa^fhuch discussion about the use of sawdust atnd peat for* mulching shrubs and for in corporating,the soil as a sAurce of organic matter. Most of this per tained to the care of azaleas and camellias which are very popular at the present time. It was pointed out that saw-, dust and peat are not desirable as mulches because'they may "be-' come packed and hard and water will not penetrate them when, in this condition. Pine straw or par tially rotted hardwood leaves make a satisfactory mulch. .On the other hand, sawdust— perferably old sawdust—ana peat are good materials to- incorporate with the soil as a source <*f or ganic matter. Both will make the The Land . Of Orange Shelton Ray, twin Branch Farm, tear White Cross, is planning to tavp some mote woodland marked jy the Farm Forester to continue tig pulpwood harvest and timber stand improvement. He is also making soil (tests on some of his fields so that crops ?an be given more exact!;/ the fertiliser they need fot, the b »st growth. _r-TT- — ^ , Monroe Smith and son, Caldwell, are building a pond for fish and for livestock and irrigation water. good spring just above the pond will supply much of the water. John^ Tilley and Ralph Morgan, Calvander, and O. H. Richmond, Lyncll*s Store, are -putting waste land into production with ponds for fish and recreation Survey were provided by the Neuse River Soil Conservation District through Ihe loAal work unit office. ing several acres of rolling ifnd to hold more of ftie rainf-itl to work in his field and to ease off the surplus that falls faster than the soil can soafei£up. » He is tying’ dowri some ofhcr newly cleared land with pasture grass and clover, 3. M. Tillman is planning a c°m plete soil and .*#tcr ISWtterrinioik system for his ’farm^S th§i'MJE Moriah_ .immunity. :3BBanajg bp hedgerows and smoothing up some eroded areas is first no his sched ule, to be follpuRed with meadow waterways, terraces, Contour farm ing, crop rotations to fit the needs of each field are some of the,ways he plans to put his farmintobetter shape. ’ A land" capability 'map showing.the slppe and emiqd con ditions in deciding the particular use of each field. 1 21;:.: .-a-,.- ■ ~ -- soil reaction somewnat more »uu which is desirable for azaleas and camellias. ■ However, it must be kept in mind that in., the rotting of' the peat or sawdust the bacteria use up nitrogen from the soil and a yellowing fo the lpavfts and poor growth may resuItTTJo if you are using large quantities of peat or sawdust you may have to add additional nitrogen to the soil in order to tounterbalance_ the denitrifying action of the bacteria. It should be understood that a chlorotic condition or yellowing of the leaves of azaleas does not necessarily mean that more nit rogen is needed, or that the sod is not acid enough. -It is a sign that something is wrong. Have a soil test made to check on your soil acidity before you treat it. Perhaps the azaleas or camellias have not been prop erly planted. In that case take them up and,replant them. Both are shallow rooted plants and must not be planted deeper than they were in their previous -legation. Sometimes a yellowing of the leaves denotes iron deficiency. This condition may be remedied by spraying the plnats with •» dilute solution of iron (ferrous) sulphate. More recently It fias been found that a solution of chelated iron Is better than fer rous sulphate. * T’’ A Program To Koep Families Together By ANNIE STROWD The program of aid to depen dent children has helped keep families together by tiding them over some crisis period — thus giving the children a better chance in life. This help is given for the ben efit of needy children in their own homes. Usually these child ren have been deprived of pa - MP supf^rf dfare* fey reason of death, continued absence- of a parent from home, or physical or mental incapacity of one or both parents. In Orange County, aid to de pendent children Is being given monthly to an average of around 120 families representing about W5 persons' tSe average month ly payment is $17 a month per Eipetitpn. Circumstances surround SSg'many families receiving ADC —as’ aid To dependent children payments are called—change fre quently, necessitating continuous case work service and^varying from month tp month the total number receiving aid. Actually, more than half of the recipients v in North Carolina receive aid for twenty-one months or less. , Applications for- ADC are in vSrogatefl tm the basis of a min imum health and decency bud get. All resources of the family By Dr. George W. Crane Doctor Explains Why Fa Shouldn't Be So Dissatisfi Like many Other farmers, Henry accuses the middleman. But be cautious about misjudging your neighbor, 'few Americans make big dough any more. For when you analyze the data from the meat industry below, you will be surprised at the tiny mar gin of profit. And that’s typical of almost every business nowa days. Henry H., aged 37, is a fairly successful farmer. “But it gripes me to realize how much profit the middleman gets from our farm products,'' he grumbled at a farm meeting which 1 WBs to address. "For etfaiflpie, w& receive only 25 cents per pound for the steers that we raise and fatten for market.' • • " "But look at those $1 per pound T-bone steaks. It is the meat packers who make all the dough.” „ It behooves Us to get all the ■facts before we jump to conclu siins about other occupations than our own. ’ “Distant-pastures appear green er” is a psychological truism. For here are the facts about the meat packers. At the start of this year they paid Henry $258 for a 1,000-pouftd steer. How much weight-do you sup ■ pose that steer lost in being pre :i pared for the meat counters at various city, ljutchsr shops? Well, a lfK)0-lb. steer dresses down to only 590 lbs. of beef. And, at the average wholesale price, the packers get only $241.90 for the steer that cost Struggle- On, A*Greek Bank There was an owl, the children said, down at the corner near the new road—a crippled owl, unable to fly, flopping piteously on the high bank above the little efedk. So we got into the automubile, and they with us, and hurried to where the children said, to a place where city yards ahd coun try woods meet. As ■ we guided the car Into the new road, its headlights pushed back the dark ness from the owl, and there it stood: flat round face with yel low beak and yellow eyes, flecked breast and golden-brown wings, are taken into account in d ^ termining the need, of the fami- * ly. Only 70 per cent of the un*^ met need in this budget Is met ' in Orange County under the uni ~ form ADC policy in effect all over the State, due to shortage of funds. In the 1954-55 public welfare budget of Orange County, a to tal of $9,286.00 is set up as the county’s part for ADC. Th* total, including State and Federal, would be about $78,744.00. In Orange County-some child ren from our ADC families have completed high school and some have gone on to college. as big as and as motionlessas a cocker sitting on its haiumhes awaiting the command to speak. But jiist for a second it stood, just long enough to understand that here was a situation it did not understand and did not like. Quickly it lifted itself into the air and flew away, very silently and'very loty. From its great talons hung soimething limp and grey. A rab bit? A squirrel? A kitten? flhe...children saw it. And they began to-realize, and to be horri _fiedjnjjhrjll, excited tones, that instead ajFbattfihg on the .creek bank to survive some evil be -falTeri itT the olid had performed there "as villain; killing some inno cent creature -from the yards or the woods. Who is good_and who is wicked? ^Wbo-itto Je helped and who is : tobeappdsed?" —l-—■— The children did not know when, they passed the new road and saw 'and heard a struggle. jAnd they will never learn. — The ,-Sanfprfl Herald; , “The only woman who’ll glady listen to both sides of an argu ment is the one who lives next door.'{V-Margaret Puchir. them $258. In short, they $18.10 on the meat steer. If it were not fa products in the form g( hair, etc., they couldM business at all. “Then it must be tl butcher shops that q dough,” Henry might All right, again 1 facts. The retail $241.90 for the 580 dressed meat from i pound steer. ( But of that 500 j doesn’t get to sell HO it evaporates as water h unsalable bones and mings. So he pays for 590 actually gets to sell pounds across the coun Remember, too, that pound steer, produces pounds of those T-bone terhouse steaks which $1.00 per pound. Then there are only 55 of sirloin, that averages He gets about 100 pounds burger from that steer, tails at 42 cents. So when he sells the to volume from that UK stefcr, it totals only $291* his wholesale cost fo $24 Thus, your retail butche a gross profit of only the total meat in an entii pound steer. And out of this $49 steer, he must pay his lights and insurance am to his sales clerks, plus ti So you readers who thi ness men are now cleai millions better realize t state of affairs. There are actually all quick riches any more clent. highly competitive lean business and industr ^Unless you accidentally oil well or invent some new gadget (and few Ai rate these “wifldfalls” an you must work hard ti your modest retail net p Too many Americans < the cash register gross sal fail to deduct the man and overhead charges. So they accuse others ing big dough, when nuto adays gets big dough ex few “windfall” people above. Be more charitable, toward businessmen. 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