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'SENATOR
SAW EflVIM
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SAYS:
Washington Congress conven- question is not who is to blame ' '
ed in a determined mooiot to re
pair the lagging scientific and de
fer.se posture of this nation. :
' i ': --,,, ,.',.'. Joint Session. ' '.
President Eisenhower came 'te
fore a Joint Committee of the
Congress last Thursday for' his
State of the Uttion message. I ap
prove, of the portion of the Presi
dent's speech urging the strength
ening of -our national-'defense,
particularly; ; jn ; tift &iss jle ' Jjelcl.
He1 recomhrthcls a program !simi-'
' lar to that which the Senate Com
, mittee on ' Armed Services has
been trying in vain for at least
. i three years to (nduce the Defense
. Department to put into effect, 1
am withholding comment in re
spect to the other portions of the
y message until "such time as spe
? : cif ic proposals relating thereto
1 1 may be presented to Congress. '
I find in the Congress the con
viction that a positive course
must be charted to meet the chal
lenge before us.. There; is the dis
junct feeling that if the Admini-
titration does'-, not . provide,,, that
'). chart the Congresswillhave to
assert the leadership.' '- v
:ffy " Look Ahead
v 'if. Grave errors have ,begji( matte.
-,'Perhaps the greatest has been the,
C failure of the Adminisratiori to as-
sert leadership, its'.lack .a. sense
of urgency, and its lulling-of the
.nation into the false Belief 'that
, all was well. But the primary
but what' measures are necessary!
to regain our military and scien
tific strength. For if we are to
devote our energy to, looking
backward for the mistake we
may find, that we have no future
to which to look forward.
Congressional inquiries are un
derway to ascertain the true stat
us of, our defense and to make
recommendations to strengthen
our": defense- posture.'; ! ti - is my
belief that if the people are giv
en the true facts and are told of
the necessary remedies they will
be willing to assume the burden
of insuring national security.
The first days of this session I
spent chiefly in attending the Se
lect Committee (the so-called
Senate Rackets Committee) and
the Senate Preparedness Subcom
mittee of the Armed Services
Committee., We face a very heavy
schedule of work this session,
am .convinced that all of us very
keenly, feel the heavy responsi
bility that rests with the Con
gress 'in' formulating wise and
Sufficient' policies. : The cause of
peace and security is not achieved
easily, but I am convinced that
it is Worth sacrifice and unceas
ing effort. With this in mind, I
am looking forward to the session
toi, make whatever contribution I
canto help us remain a free people.
At " X A W
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SISTER IN MUFTI Sister
Mary Doinuue Hamacciotti,
U.S.-born mother superior ot
a girls' home for orphaned girls
in Rome, Italy, poses with two
of her charges while wearing
street clothes. It'3 seldom tiuit
a Catholic sister poses in con
ventional clothing rather than
the habit, although, a very lew
orders engaged in social worl;
have that dressing privilco.
Era Of Big Farming Points Up
Rise In Output, Cost Of U. S. Aid
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An insight into the extfeat that
the nation has moved into an era
of big farming, accompanied by
H steadily growing concentration
of agricultural production and
marketing of farm products, is
! provided by figures compiled by
'the U. S. Department of Agri
culture and the Bureau l the
Census. Hi TUfl.M
! However, this bask change in
the structure of Arhwwi farrhi
ng has as yet done little to help
correct agriculture's long-run
-problem of over-production and
.tiiia' DiipnliiQpa nf lanriinir rrnr9.
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Ncr, from the point jo view , of I " grains now
the taxpaying publicihastfV'eas- '8ur utt ;the; equivalent of
els.
Dominated by price support op
erations and the Soil Bank, agri
cultural aid programs now in
volve Federal expenditures of
about $5 billions a vear. accord
ing Jo the latest budget estimates,
around $2 billions more than the
peak annual figure before the
1655 fiscal yeas. Only veterans'
benefits, interest on the public
debt, pnd national defense cost
the public treasury more. With
both fa.rm population and the
numoeY of farms dowii sharply in
recent years, Federal outlays un-
the taxpaying public,
led the burden on the public treas
ury of the costL of. Various; farm-
programs for which pro8uction
jluts Bre larcely respofisible. . ,f
't Cost of Aid Ptdgtimi
V In both cases, in fact, the re
verse has been true. As of the
middle of this year, the Commodi
ty Credit 'Corporation had $7.6
over $200 a year for each person
cent in 1939. Price changes in the
period have been taken into ac
count in these relationships.
Growth in number has been an
important factor in this group's
increasing share of the market.
The Census of Agriculture count
ed 134,000 farms in his classifi
cation in 1954, more than double
the number of 1939. At the same
time, the size of the farm market
itself has also grown greatly in
this period in keeping with the
population boom and the great
rise in income levels. Though
representing less than 3 per cent
of all farms in 1954, the $25,000
and over group had a quarter, of
all land in farns "
The second biggest slice of the
farm market is held by the group
of producers with gross sales of
$10,000 to $25,000 a year. Their
propprtion was 27 per cent in 1954
as compared with just under 25
per cent in 1949 and somewhat
over 20 per cent in 1939. ,
How Small Producers Fared
Thus the two top proups of
commercial farms had practically
50 per cent of the entire farm
market in 1954, half as much
again proportionally as in 1939.
And they are the only prouns of
farms to show consistent growth
in number end share of the mar
ket for farm products as far hack
ri tb? SfW W'Wtan and as ficures are availahlo;
about $1,000 a farm. These fie
uresjare nearlv double. the com-
fifeii bns for as recently as
1954 and are about five times -xC'J r,l"ttniR
tnose or JH39.
Data on Big Farms
The latest figures show that a
billions tied up in crops under the . relatively small group of farms
price support program', dnly a in the top bracket of commercial
small fraction under the record farming now has about a third
hieh of a few vears stko. And , of the entire farm market. These
aeainst a background of mounting . aie the No. 1 commercial pro-
concern over the hieh cpjt of gov-, ducers, with gross incomes of
ernment in the United States and zo,uuu or more a year irom me
increasing pressures for, economy, ! act share of the market in 1954
the cost of Federal farm pro-1 was over 31 per cent, as against
gVams has risen to new high lev-' comparable proportions of 26 per
face'saV
CHALLENG ING
FUTURE-'
'V""':--"".- ' ''g fftTFifr- :V ''''
Half nf the remaining 40 per
cent of the market for farm prod -
TAYLOR THEATRE
EDENTON, N. C.
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North Carolina State Ports at Morehead City and
Wilmington are opening a new door to opportunity
1 and to the outside world. They are becoming a grow
ing factor in our overall industrial development, as
well as an economic advantage for fast efficient
service to all shippers in the State. North Carolina
is' now a regular portof-call , for freighters. Even
ocean cruises are. originating from N. C. ports. Their
futurhas.bi.J fne myio gopvp! ; . t r ,
Both Moreheaa City and Wilmington are hospitable
cities, withjhenjightenpd viewpoint typical; of their
surrounding areas' which subscribe to the ''legal con- '
1 trol" system 4rrie "sale-of beer and' ale -a system
that has proven "to be, in the best interests of all the
people. , . .
North Carolina Division
UNITED STATES BREWERS FOUNDATION, INC.
Thursday and Friday,
Jpruary 23-24 ,
Jock Mahoney, Julie Adams
and Tim Hovey in
"SLIM CARTER"
Eastman Color
Saturday, January 25
Double Feature
Keith Larson in
"APACHE WARRIOR"
also .
Lex Barker in
"TARZAN'S SAVAGE FURY '
Sunday and Monday,
January 26-27
Jayne Mansfield, Cary Grant
and Suzy Parker in
"KISS THEM FOR ME"
CinemaScope and Color
Tuesday and Wednesday,
January 28-29
Double Feature
Dana Andrews and
Linda Darnell in
"ZERO HOUR"
-also" '
Dean Stock well in
THE CARELESS YEARS"
Coming . , . January 30-31
'if. Oene'Kelly in ' .
fLES GIRLS" X
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Drive-In Theatre
Edenton-Hertford Road 1
Saturday and Sunday,
January 2S-26 -
Alan Freed in
"MR. ROCK AND ROLL"
ucts p leld hy, a middleripcone
group of - producers, "those with
gross sales of $5,000 to $10,000 a
year. Before World War II this
group had the biggest single
share of the market, but in re
cent years it has shown a ten
dency to decline, in number as
well as in its proportion of total
sales of farm products.
The attrition has occurred in
the other , three classes of-'corn-1
There is, no limitation , as to sexj venience to eboppera, to, make
or race. Women should be 35 or I meal preparation eSsier and to
more; men 40 or more unless re-, ilr , , .
, j , . , give price economy when buying,
ferred bv a doctor nr nnlpsa nnp ' . s
of the "Seven Danger Signals" of i PernaPs the biggest noticeable
cancer are Dresent tre.nd in foods during the last few
Due to limited facilities, it is
suggested that anyone who wish
es to go through the clinic should
write the Cancer Center, Eliza
beth City, to be assured of an appointment.
Examinees are asked to bring a
mercial farms with gross, sales of ! Vobe or housecoat with them
farni; prodjfc'jjfi $S;0op .a yehr; or , , , . .
less, ihd rJarticalariy at 'theMo'-.v INCREASING COSTS MOST
er end of the scale. These three NOTICEABLE FOOD TREND
groups together, had 33 per ci n1 ,
of the farm market in 1939. Their I Il's a well-known fact that a
latest -proportion- is little more' change in diet and eating habits
than half of that. And there areov,'r the Past several years has
now IVz million fewer farms in ' hrought about new trends in food.
these classifications than there
were-'just-btlbre' World War If.
According to. Ruby P, Uzzle and
George Abshier, Agricultural Ex
Here' is the '.major source -of the1 tension Service consumer market,
erodus out of farniinp in recent! specialists, "higher incomes.
years in response to the compel!- i improved marketing 'know how
tive pull and opportunities offer
ed by the growth in non-farm em
ployment. Cancer Clinic
Friday, Feb. 7
The Northeastern Cancer Clinic
wli! bo held on Friday .afternoon.
February 7. Registration begins
at 1 P. M. A chest X-ray is giv
en along with ah examination of
the five areas of the body where
cancer is most easily iound ana. vegetables.
cured. This is a diagnostic clinic j Tne new yeaj- that lies ahead
and since it. was started in Sep-j Win reV(,ai other new trends.
tember, 1949,. a total of 2,004 pa-1 New foods will come into focus,
tients have been seen.- j Several new products have been
The clinic is staffed by local developed recently which are or
doctors under the direction of Dr. soon will be available on the mar
T. P. Nash, medical advisor for.ket.
the clinic. Mrs. William Thomas j Besides the many new products,
is in charge of the nurses and j shoppers will find many foods in
Mrs. Joseph Sanders and Mrs. new types of packages as well as j
Arthur Gollibin are in charge of . in different forms, designed to
the receptionists. save time while shopping, for con-
years, say the specialists, has been
the increasing cost of food we
buy. Actually the cost of the
food itself has risen little, if any,
during the last five years. What
has increased is the cost of the
services we get when buying food.
This is the main reason why re
tail prices of many foods rise
while farm prices fall.
I rveep in mina, novvevei , ex
plains Abshier, "that although
food prices have been going up
due to increased services, food is
still a bargain."
Allotment For
1958 .Peanuts
Is Below 17
Tar Heel peanut farmers will
be allotted a total of !(i!).237
acres for Ih -if 1958 peai;ut crop
according to II. D. Godfiev. State
Administrative Officer for the
Agricultural Stabilization Con
servat'on State Committee. This
m t in :mnm- KimtwM-if 1,, .nv
"' "uu- state from th
something that hasn't always j m(,n, of 'nil(;0
neon irue. uur consumption ot
starches such as potatoes, cereals
and flour breads has decreased,
being replaced by fresh fruits and
more wives working away from
home, lack of domestic help and
more time spent away from, home
bv the family have made these
changes necessary."
i Just what are some of the new
food habits that have shown up
! in recent years? Reports from
Abshier and Mrs. Uzzle show that
I today we have a year-round sup-
Godfrey is expected tc produce
a marketih'tf jLoU- of '826,000
tons. " . .
If it were not for a "minimum"
provision in the law the national
marketing quota would be 151,
000 tons less, or 675,000 tons.
Legislation provides that the
marketing quota must be equal
to the average quantity of pea
nuts harvested for nuts during
the five years immediately pre
ceding the year in which the
quota is proclaimed, adjusted
for current trends and prospec
tive demands; but the quota
must be not less than a quantity
su'ficient to provide a national
acreage allotment of 1,610,000
acres.
In a referendum on December
1 1, 1956, Tar Heel peanut farm
ers npproveJ marketing quotas
on the crops to be produced in
1957, 1958 and 1959 by a margin
of iM.9';; . Price support will be
available to Comp y.ng producers ,
'at'ja level lijifyierf 'fo and 90
per cent if parity ' in ' 1958 and '
1959 depending upon the supply .,
at the beginning of the market
ing year. Marketing quotas
have been in effect continuously
i lor peanuts since 1949.
The 1958 peanut alloment to
this state of 19,237 compares
with an allotment this year ot
18,813 acres.i God.rey said.
Reckon So! :
Mary Lou Mother, do niis-
sionaiies go to heaven?
Mother Certainly. .
Mary Lou Do cannibals?.
Mother I should think not.
Mary Lou Well, if a canni
bal eats a missionary he'll have
ti. go. won't he?
j Whatsoever thy hand findeth
to do, do it with all thy might.
nationc! allot
aeies. The no-
allotment, according t
NOT ICR!
lii'tnninji January 21
Our Store Hours
Will lie
8 A.M. to 9 P.M.
S & M PHARMACY
Mr.Farmer:
we have
CKUTTFIED SEED BEANS
for
Immediate Delivery
CALL US NOW FOR YOUR NEEDS
We Have For Sale
(Guaranteed No. 2 Corn For Feed
J. F. Hollowell & Son
PHONE 2S41
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