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Editorial And Opinion Tfee Wisest Cpuse Whatever else nta\ be said about lbe Coventors pi; i to /'save the public schools" through local flexibility and re bel From compulsory mixing of the races, it cannot be said that the issue has not -been thrown out lot free discussion and that all cards have'not been laid on the table. a 1 hose who were so rpiick to criticize the Coventor s un orthodox In iefings .of the legislators and sound the secrecy ■alarm last week tried too soon and should lie chagrined. They underestimated Luther Hodges, Ins sincerrity and Ids zeal to find the best solution for North Carolina. Certainly, the proposed pmendnients to the Constitution should not be adopted hastily, but neither would it be Wee to dillv-dally and do nothing. Lire proposals love been thrown out into the white glare of the tvidesr sorr of public scrutihy. Every device to produce honest debate, and thought ful consideration. but at the reasonable speed, b . been and will be emnloved. „ ' > . Cnwijlor Jlodgcs lias s: d in effect-ohiv is am plan 10 • save the .public'schools-within the 11-aim-work phlhr Sijprune - ( i mn decree ami in t cci ignit ion at the-temped of the m:i jcn ity ul Not til Carolinians.- II von c an propose a better plan, lie s.ns in el feet, that is good. Bring it iotvvard.' I it tide to meet this challenge ourselves, and in <,onsid c :iti >u ol the myriad ramific ions of the problem, we en d >v«e rite Hodges-Pearsall program and hope the1 legislature. Inf t ing'i be presentation ol a bet ter plan of proc edure, will - d--i~liix.wi.se..__ ; ' I be (Governor's program, as we h ive clone in disc ussions in the past, recognizes the wide xaunn.ee ol opinion rid dill: i r ti e in sociological and rac ial pressures ac ross the length.and breadth of the state. It gives the: widest possible aiitntiomv to the people to work -out their loc al sc bool destinv at the- local level. It offers complete ectualilv of treatment to c itizens of eac h race and places' the units of a sc hool c los ing. if there .should be one, on the people most conc erned. W’e endorse the Coventor's plan because it avoids ex tremism oh both sides of the fence. It is the ntiddle-ol-the toad program which offers the greatest hope foremen <>l good ~wiU«tp»tK>lvC o^ profrlcms in the lie st intere sts of the ma jority. . Our faith in the good sense and soundness of thc-ma jority of our fellow North Carolinians of both races is tin diminished and We are confident our schools will continue to progress. . • /n VpdfrflTlw!? TfKft? Congress and the Pentagon are noi laughing at the drunken anths and denunciations of Khrusclicllex N Vo., which have leaked to the press through c losed committee room clouts. To out officials there’s nothing funny about the a*»tic x of-men viWcould "plunge the world into war at mi cl night and not remember anything about it the next ltiorn ing " Urged to tenon fffmkty on his Moscow visit, Air Force Chief nf ‘a'f ffrnetal Twining is much dismayed that' hisr , con fie! , i d pic ture of Soviet gaiety reached the press—henc e th. subsequent efforts to play down the story. In protecting the nation against such madmen, however, duty com s before party manners. And certainly the Ameri can public — u bo suffer tlu consequences—should know the tiurh. ' . »v . ‘ Safe Jdp FQimvh ' Xac:ation,.ti y\cl is big business.iliese*days. Toufism, ac * curding to tier Depart men t: of Conservation a.hd Develop ment. is the state's ibird largest industry. Our vast network of higitwavs ate dotted with vac ationeis'exploring the coiYn trvii.de from the; 'mountains to the sea. ** Hm judging from the experience of past years many ■vac’ i otiers ah cad y on the road and manyothers getting reach for die takeoll will die in traffic acc idents. Many others will he crippled. Families will he hrcTvrr. and grief will cn . - •ter-fnam or Itap>&Jibny-- ...y f .O- ■ Douht what ive say? Well, von can’t douht last year’s death toll - i iti',. ur el.HfWy injured. It's part of the record. „ The grey: tragedy is—these deaths and injuries are unnec - essary. A little mott‘ti.me,'giveil to planning before the lake off ... at title more alertness and attention to safe driving along the way . .. would firing vacationers (apd others) home safe. Hut varationefs are usually in w hurry to get where they’re going. They're not willing to spend that "little more". They pile the tar full-rtf vacation miscelfaiYea, plan a gruelling schedule, hit the road ready to do or die.' Sometimes it's die! «■ You can help slop this mass suic ide. It’s simple. Yon can refuse to Ire a pyrt of it. The formula for a safe trip doesn't cost a dime. Plan your journey ahead of time ... allow plenty of time for leisure, ly drivingload .the car sensibly ... stay alert evyry min ute you're on the road . M obey traffic laws and the dic tates of common sense and courtesy. v I hats it! If you follow- it'yon'lhhave a safe. sane, and en joyable vacation. One that won't cost Von your life! W)e J2etoS of (©range County Published Every Thursday By THE NEWS. .NCORPQ^TIP ' Hillsboro and Chapel Bill, N. C. ’ * EDWIN J HAMLIN-----Editor and Publisher I ■ >, ■ -I ; _■%. _ ■ r) _ • .f '* » • Entered Us Second Ctass Matter at the Post Office at hulsboro, North Carolina, under the Act^of March 3, 1870. Exclusive National Advertising Representative * ~ OREATER WEEKLIES New York * Chicago' A Detroit A Philadelphia • SUBSCRIPTION RATES" . .J ONE YEAR (inside North Carolina) . _ ■ '. $2 50 SIX MONTHS (inside North Carolina) __.__....... $1.75 ONE YEAR (outside North Carolina) .... ...... $3 00 .: "V* *•[' . ' »' ■--7 * v 4 : ■ ;• . .' ' "■ . - • •* * ' s UjE. iCtuuznucd trow P.uje 1) which reaches far beyond the confines of his native State. My information is that almost every week he declines invitations to s;i?ak in other states. -Our Gov ernor recently addressed the X-v York City Rotary Club. But he recognizes that the Dymocrats are looking for votes in the big. populous'—‘..though doubtful—.states. .He knows that Not t h C arolinais rock-ribbed Demoeratic. We will go along anyhow. Hie music sounds good . but nobody dances to it. '■ i. NOT MUCH ENCOURAGE MENT . . . While, the Republi cans of the.State are no doubt having a big fime watching the Democrats sweat over this seg regation issue', they aren’t see ing much encouragement in it, as -far as Stale offices are con cerned; We hear reports that Repub lican; —GpSerhatorial Nominee Kyle Hayes of North Wilkesboro, a nephew of Federal Judge Johnson J. Hayes, is getting a round with the folks a little — hut that's not enough to shake many apples out of the tree in North Carolina. MORE-DEMOCRATIC?_ it. may be that North Carolina likes Ike better this year than in 1952 — but we rather doubt it. Consensus as we see it this summer is that the,, Demoeratic nominee—particularly if he is Adlai Stevenson—will get a lar ger percentage of the vote this fail than was the case four years ago. There doesn’t seem to he as much disaffection toward the Demoeratic Party in the South as there was in 1952. It isn’t necessarily that the deeper South slates like' Georgia, Ala bama. Mississippi — and the one just to the north of us like Stevenson or Harriman or any other Democrat north of-the Mason-Dixon Line any greater than’ four years ago .. . , it's just that they like the Republicans less because of the racial prob lems’ they have thrust upon them.. THE PILL . , . It may be that Averell Harriman. can do better than - Adlai-Stevenaon in the ul tra-liberal, labor drenched areas of the North — but the word we got a.rquB(Ljttaleijgh ljjst week is that he will be an awfully bitter pill for Southern. Demo crats to swallow. As for Harriman** attitude to ward the South, there is this to report: He said last week in no uncertain terms that he is »for integration of the “races in pub lic affairs. Many a Southerner -saw tha^...«talem£.nL as.-aft out.* and-out bid for the powerful support ffl the ClO-AF of L be fore, during, and after the Dem ocratic Convention. . - —" _T. As one worried Democrat ex pressed it here last week: “That was a clear - it - with . Sidney” speech if I ever heard one. Granted,, then, that the old line Democrats may not like Harriman — but there is no haven whatever with the. Re publicans. An interesting season awaits us. NOTES . . . Chatham Publi cist Ralph Howland and Gov ernor Hodges tearing across Capitol Square . . . Fuquay Springs — or better — Fuquay Varina Chamber of Commerce will soon be in its ultra-modern $12,000 offices — a fine tribute to a fine community ... .Bill “Van Hoy, who was reared around Union Grove in Iredell County ... and whose father was assist ant in Congressman Boh Dough ton's office 20 years ago ... is the new manager of the Wash ington, N. C. Chamber of Com merce. .--■The Department of Motor Ve hicles is expected to appeal to the next Legislature to let them lise something besides silver paint on their patrol cars . . . Let’s hope so—Maybe thqt will stop some of this hedge-hiding down at the bottom of long, steep hilts. It’s good to be happy about the big increase in money flow ing into State coffers . . . but ■ ■■ ^ "Ain't Sbe a Beaut?" . school ffcxfee - /ViAV tg£ cow.5 neucttP mi Washington Post Ggrsten Time Robert Schmidt . . . . , , v _ It seems out of plac.e -ttr talk about irrigation when we are hav ing plenty of rain, but it hasn't bedh so the past three weeks’. This period has: been a good ex ample of why irrigation is nnl just desirable but i..- a necessity for a vegetable garden. The { drought has also been accompa*i ed by intense heat. During this time Sweet corn, snapbeans, buttgrbeans, beets, pepper.*-, cucumbers and tomatoes have ttfeen maturing and have suf fered from lack of moisture. Many vegetables such as these attain high quality only when they make rapid growth and this is made possible by plenty of mois ture a •’well as fertility. Two or three weks of dry weather, especi ally when it’s hot, can check the growth of some vegetables so, that they will never recover and the result will be a tough, stringy and fibrous product. It has.been my experience that Vou cannot depend on natural rainfall ff you' expect to grow high quality vegetables. You ,- hould have an inch- of rainfall each week, during the niaip grow;. ing season ."When the rain fails, the same amount of water should be applied from other sources — a' prfnd, wcTt; stream, or city wa Mine garden area is flaitrsur face or furrow irrigation may be used. If not, one of the overhead sprinkler systems may be used. The”"most popular and effective type is one having a standpipe with a rotating nozzle at the top. Expensive, you say? Perhaps, if you think in term • of one year, but you will use the equipment over a number of years, and •think of all the vegetables and berries that you will save by its use. A friend who has been selling irrigation systems for commercial operations in this state said that in one year he sold more equip ment for irrigating pastures than for any other purpose. If it is not too expen five for pastures, it cer tainly is nnt too expensive tor the vegetable garden which . should furnish y»ur table and lo ... cal market with the best products to be had. - * V ‘ . don’t -forget that the 1955 Leg islature gave the State Revenue Department over $600,000 extra for the 1955-57 biennium for ad ditional personnel, more thor ough checking, etc, — Much of the surplus should go to the teachers . . . but while we are doing it let’s not forget the Stbte employees and college in structors, etc. Some of them arb in more dire straits than some . of the teachers. • » - About one-fourth of all*accidcnts to farm people occur inland about their homes. i p Tar Heel mmmmmmmmmmmrni PEOPLE & ISSUES By Cliff Blue ■ v V* ' ^ o - '•£.. briefing Sessions. .. when Governor Hodges and the Pear sall Committee completed their "briefing" sessions with the mem bers of the North Carolina Gen eral Assembly Ja.t week, indica tions were, that Tar Heel lawmak ers were pretty near unanimous iry their support of the proposed .plan to -‘‘preserve public schools and help preserve the public peace." A leading opponent of the Hod ge • proposals, a former Tar Heel legislator, has stated that he ex pects the proposed legislation to pass unanimously, with the possi ble exception of one member,vot ing againA the report of the Ad visory Committee. Our guess is that not more than 10 percent of the legfsVafnrs at the outside will oppose the measures. ONE WEEK ... Unles; there is. formidable opposition from within the General Assembly we are of the opinion that the Speci al Session will not last longer than one week. The rules of the House and the Senate of, the North Carolina General As^mbly are different from those of the United States Senate* where fili busters are allowed. HODGES . . . People who have observed Governor Hodges feel that he is again going too fast; that he will not be able to keep up such a pace for four years. However, the Governor appear - to be full of energy and is no} con tent unless h^ is on the go. FEWER COUNTIES? ... Several years ago a group in North Caro lina was working for the reduc tion in the number of. Tar Heel Counties. They said it would be' more economical and that with modefn ways of travel that there was ho longer real need for so many counties The idea never got far because you could not ex pect any particular county to be willing to be combined and ab sorbed by one or two other coun ties.'' The suggestion 'has recently been heard that should the Negro es begin to out-vote the white people in some of the counties and elect the county officers, that county-conbolidation might come about in a hurry. This is by no means an impossibility. And some gerrymandering might be done in the county consolidation program. SCHOOL FIGHT ... It is taken pretty much for granted that ther£ will be organized opposi tion to the Hodges School plan "after the General As.-jmbly votes to submit the issue to the people. Mayne AUbright and Irving Car lyle are expected to be amons the leaders, if not the leaders of the oonosition. It s now thought that the proposed constitutional amendment will carry even though -there will bc ^consider able anti vote. a " HARRIMAN . . . If Harriman won any Tar Heel delegates to his camp while in North,Carolina last Saturday we have not heard "about it. The wri.ter attended the picnic dinner for the New York Gdverpor' -at. Asheboro. All the Tar Heel delegates to the Nation al Convention were invited and Harriman wrote each one a per sonal Tetter expressing the hope, that he would be able to talk with each delegate while in the. State. Of the 72 North Carolina delegates to the national conven tion, only about 14 or fifteen showed up at the picnic dinner given at the' noon hour .at. the Asheboro Country Club for the purpose of meeting the"" New York Governor, and if any o£ Mio," were for-Harriman we have not heard it. Those who went did so out of respect for the Gover nor of another state, and because they wanted to get a close-up .look aP the'' New Yitrk Govft-noC Including the delegates ancfMtH^er party leaders there were between 40 and 50 at the picnic dinner. Harriman proved very folksy at ;-The. my 'informal mtu»ttfg. In shirt slcevtv, he nf.'tfe a talk fol lowing the nicnic dinner in which he pin-pointed weaknesses of the ETsenhower Administration? In the Harriman party were his press secretary, a Time photo grapher, and two or three oiheiv. Chatting with the group Harri man recalled-that about 30 years ago he was a frequent visiter to Bill Whitley Writes Denver: The Place Where llcel Had invigorating Heart AttaJ « REACTION, In recent days there has been quite a bit of diseu • ion in Washington about llusdevfces that were used to kill the Federal aid for education bill in this session of Congress. It is generally agreed that if the* iPcwell Amendment, which - would have denied funds to rates that operate segregated -schools, hadn't been’ added to the bill, it would have become law. * Many of those who feel that the one important job to do is .build schools where they are heeded were deeply disappointed; that the bill was killed because of a •dC' jssue — in fact, an is: sue that h is nothing to do with ....the' need .for classrooms.* It was also interesting to note that one NegrxCmembers of Cm •iross.' William' L. paw.fftt of Chicago, a champion of integra tion. strongly opposed the Powell amendment em the grounds that it would deprive millions of chil dren of badly needed classroom space. When-all added up, nobody won the fight — but a lot of eh! lost. a DENVER. Many events take place in Denver member, that's where R;e h healthful, invigorating he, tack.) Sen. W. Kerr Scott last received 'a letter from G Washington in Denver. ' Washington said h:> Was ing “as father of this countr inform the Senator that “j, near future there will be great occurrences over the ■ world;’’ / Now, what about that. • -This guy George must hay ten the in .ide dope on an world tour by Nixon or BU| - HANDSHAKE.-The Repaa 7 hiive come up with a new of handshake. t You shake, a person's hai the normal manner. Durm shaking process,, y hi eh"ck° person'.: pulse with your hand. < . SENATOR ^ SAM ERVIN * SAYS * Final Days By July. 12, there had been 18, -140 -measures introduced.-in the 84th Congress. Obviou.-Iy, all of them can never see the day of , legislative action. This is not a bad thing, because there are many measures that do not merit the time and attention of Con gress. When the Congress ad journs, all legislation not enact ed will die on the vine. It is true, of Course, ‘ that many desirable hills vanquish in committee or fail to get consideration in the final hectic days." The legislative lsgrjam is now at, its worst.- Advocates of legisla tion are pressing for action. The Administration is concerned with its program in the Congress. Oon gre-;. therefore, will be -looking for ■ legislative compromises Ur < produce the break in the legisla tive pile-up. When it comes, the speed with which bills will be enacted will be something to wit ness with amazement, barring a Overhills,. North Carolina, and from his remarks we took it that he owned an interest in the Over- - . hills property at that time. . - A multi-millionarie from the citj, Harriman appeared more like a man of very modest means from the country in his approach to the people. He did not.appear • to be a "glad-hander" rushing to shake everyone's hand. ^ HANCES SLIM . . . Harriman's changes appear to be slim unless some unforseen stampede gets un- 1 derway .Jch as occured when . jVendelUV-iilkie - was. nominated in 1940 by the Republicans, or Unless, as the underdog candidate, he- drums up a. sympathy, .tandr ■ wagen. And Jn regard,’to this it must be remembered that the del egates to the national convention are largely politicians who will n£t he ea sly swayed by any sympathy or underdog bandwag-' on maneuvering. deadlock on highly eontrove matterj. Tar Heels Everywherj I made a quick trip, b’ypiai Houston, Texas, last Satin The purpose of my trip wi speak to the State Bar of T in convention there. Upon a . ing in Houston, I was greets a number of North Carolin who a>e now rc • .ting in the I Star State. We swapped sti of North Carolina. Despite the j,esty of Texas, th,. Tar Heel? is still topmost jp their thin rnd, tiir-y seem lone.nme North Carolina soij. Air Inquiry The Armed Services Sub m.itte on Air Power heard Ce al Twining in executive.*«i the other day. 1 listened I great interest to His report his trip to. Maucpw. My vies that his testimony 'since the did not substantially change 'testimony prior to the trip on question of Russia's 'growing power. Social Security , A legislative battle looms therrevislcri of the Social Secul Act along more liberal lines. S atof eGorge is attempting to* this his last ma jor legi Native prior' to retirement from the S ate. His voice is a powerful B in the Senate. " Fleas I stated on the Senate floor other day that it is a good"* for a dog to hav<. a fovv- fleas a*wuse. a • Dagidjljpilk?8^/1 minds him that he is a deg tl* fore, by the same logic; Jt good fop a-le-gisla tiffin haves* problems because it reminds that he u performing made cracy where there is room.' tolerance for honest (lisagm* on legislation. Just Hi? >he* we would like to keep the of disagreement to a minimi* 'Survival Is At Stake'
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