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Set The Farmer Free
In a lashing editorial on the folly and
failure of our government's agricultural
policies, publisher Tom Anderson of Farm
And Ranch writes: "Government control
will work only in Heaven where they don't
need it or in hell where they already have
it. Let's get the government out! Let's set
the farmer free!"
It is arjrued, of course, that govern
ment supports and controls are essential
to the very existence of farming-, and that
chaos would reign if they were dropped
or even materially reduced in size and
scope. But those arguments have a mighty
tenuous base so far as fact is concerned.
All the evidence indicates that the surplus
problem has been the direct and inevit
able result of long-established government
policy. Instead of producing to meet pub
lic demand, farmers produce to meet a
political condition.
For example, Dr. Herrell De Graff of
Cornell, who is one of the most highly re
garded agricultural economists in the coun
try, has said this: "Over the past 35 years,
during which so-called surpluses have been
almost chronic, a modest 2'.l increase in
livestock could have eaten up all of the
surpluses. This would have happened had
agriculture been free." Other agricultural
economists are now emphasizing the need
for an expanding aninial agriculture
which, incidentally, is free market agricul
ture. Meat animals convert grains into
foods which practically everyone wants,
needs and likes. It would certainly seem
high tiime the government thought in
terms of putting crops to productive use
instead of into storage. That will be
done if we set the farmer free to produce
what consumers will buy.
Anna Perryman
Wins Essay Contest
Miss Anna Marie Perryman, a
seventh grader at Lake Forest
Junior High School in Wilmington,
won the first prize of $25 for an
essay, written about her summer
vacation trip to the mountains of
Western North Carolina.
The contest was open to gram
mar and junior high school stu
dents in Southeastern North Caro
lina, and a number of schools were
represented among the entries.
While visiting her grandmother,
Mrs. W. R. Byford of Statesville,
Anna Marie took her vacation trip
to the mountains. Anna Marie is
12 years old.
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Where Can $80 Billion Come From!
Mention the sum $80 billion and most
people will naturally assume you're talk
ing about government spending. Actually,
that is just about equal to this year's fed
eral budget.
However, forces other than govern
ment spend on a huge scale too and the
money doesn't come from the taxpayers.
By 1965, the American oil industry
must spend nearly $80 billion in capital
funds to find more oil, and to build the
equipment needed to refine and distribute
it. There are several reasons why this in
credibly large investment is needed. By
1965, say the estimates, there will be 14
million more cars and trucks on the road,
and the population will have risen by 13
million people. And, in the same year, the
per capita consumption of oil products will
be nearly three gallons as compared with
just over two gallons a day now.
Where is that $80 billion to come
from? There are two primary sources.
One is from the profits earned by oil com
panies profits that are ploughed back
into the business. The other is from inves
tors, who see a future in oil and want to
put a part of their savings into it.
And that means that an economic cli
mate must be maintained in which the in
dustry can operate in a free, competitive
market and at prices that will bring fair
earnings.
Russia's Railroads
Anyone who thinks that railroads are
becoming an obsolete form of transporta
tion whose importance is due to steadily di
minish would be wise to take a look at
what is going on in Russia. For the com
munist policy-makers, whatever else may
be said of them, are hard-headed men, who
deal with the realities.
The head of an American railroad
tells the story. The war did enormous dam
age to Russia's transportation plant. When
rebuilding began, the Russians had a
choice. They could have built a giant high,
way system, as Hitler had done in Ger
many. And they could have done it at a
relatively small cost in labor and mater
ials. But the Russian rulers, instead, em
barked on a massive rail program. Big
freight cars of the most modern type are
becoming standard. Diesels and electric
are replacing steam locomotives, in one
decade, more than half of the mileage has
been relaid with new and heavy rail. The
men in the Kremlin know that the Russian
economy and the ' Russian defensive sys
tern are more dependent on railroads than
on any other means of moving goods and
people.
What is true, of Russia is true of any
other big nation, the United States includ
ed. That is why Congress, after sweeping
hearings, passed major new transportation
legislation last session, and why every ex
pert believes that much more must still be
done if our financially distressed railroads
are to get back on their feet. As Hal
Thompson, financial columnist of the Chi
cago Ameriican writes: ". . , railroads are
vital to eur defense and should be kept fi
nancially healthy."
Newton Enters
Bricklaying Contest
At State Fair
Vernon S. Newton of Moores-
ville, has qualified to enter this
year's Annual Apprentice Brick
laying Contest to be held at the
N. C. State Fair in Raleigh, Fri
day, Oct. 17, at 10 a. m.
Newton is employed by Barger
Construction Co. of Mooresville.
He is the brother of Herman New
ton, who was crowned North Caro
lina's champion bricklayer in 1956.
Herman Newton received his ap
prentice training with Barger Con
struction Co. and is still with the
firm.
Each year, apprentices who have
completed not more than 4.00U
hours of active training and who
are registered with the State Ap
prenticeship Council, are eligible
to enter the statewide bricklay
ing contest.
Newton will compete for three
top defense bond prizes of $100,
$50, and $25. The first-place win
ner and his employer will both
receive trophy cups. The bonds
will be donated by Brick and Tile
Service of North Carolina, Inc.,
and Carolinas Branch, the Associ
ated General Contractors of Amer
ica, Inc., will contribute the tro
phies. In announcing plans to contri
bute the trophies, Managing Di
rector Robert Patten of Carolinas
Branch, AGC, said, "There is an
urgent need and unlimited oppor
tunities for young men who want
to build."
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UN Work TakesMr. Jurney ToFair
James Jurney, who is a member
of a special committee as an ad
visor consultant, appointed by the
American delegation to the United
Nations in New York City, has re
cently returned to New York for
the opening of the General Assem
bly. He returned from .Europe
where the committee has been
working for the past several weeks.
While in Europe Mr. Jurney's
work took him into England,
France, Germany and the Nether
lands. He spent several days at
the World's Fair in Brussels.
He writes his family here that
he was very much impressed by
the attempts of the exhibitions to
restore human values to their
rightful place and to make for bet
ter understanding among nations.
The theme as symbolized by the
Atomium is a declaration of faith
in man's ability to mould the
atomic age to the ultimate advan
tage of the peoples of the world.
The halls and pavilions of the dif
ferent countries play their part,
at the fair, in illustrating human
progress and the power of man in
spheres such as those of electron
ics, automation and atomic ener
gy as well as the range of his
knowledge and the strength of his
spirit of mutual aid. Of the differ
ent sections of the fair he was
especially impressed by the Hall
of Fine Arts, which consist of
masterpieces of all times and all
A.S.fc. BANQUET
Assistant Secretary of the U. S.
Department of Agriculture, Mar
vin McLain, will be speaker at
the fifth annual ASC banquet, to
be held on the tenth of December
in the gym of Statesville High
School. Banquet tickets are avail
able at the ASC office.
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nations, from galleries and collec
tions the world over. The, exhibi
tion at the time of his visit was
"Man and Art," a panorama of
masterpieces from pre - historic
times to the present day. Also the
Hall of Science in which fifteen
nations set out to show that man's
greatest aim is to explore the uni
verse, was of great interest. The
theme of the Hall of Science is
the unity and interdependence of
the various sciences. Its exhibits
are planned to appeal to people in
all walks of life so that they may
learn more about the world in
which they live.
While in England, Mr. Jurney
visited friends in southern Ire
land and also in Bonn, Germany.
He saw a former classmate from
Harvard who is now teaching at
the University in Bonn. During
his travels abroad he was amazed
to see the progress which the peo
ple have made in the last decade
and the interest the people show
toward America.
After a brief stay in New York
and, if time permits, a visit to his
family here, Mr. Jurney will con
tinue his work abroad.
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If you have any idea that Amer
ican education has been pushed
off its pins by strife, soothsaying,
and the Soviets, you should have
attended the Central District
NCEA Convention in Aberdeen on
Friday, the 10th. The Aberdeen
High School auditorium, and all
adjunctive units, are revelations of
superiority, that we were largely
ignorant of. The display booths
featured every item of visual and
auricular training for children,
l.nown to man. Here a robotyper
in action (wish I could type like
that!), color slide shots of students
on class, every text book revision
known and unknown to John Har
vard; one is simply bewildered by
the genius, ingenuity, and West
ern brains which have made this
laboratory of learning an amazing
pleasure. Yet this labyrinthian dis
play in collective dazzlement WILL
SIMPLIFY getting it to the child.
In every booth were three or
I four engaging experts
proud demonstrator of
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each a
his line.
We were charmed into enthusiasm,
j captured by intelligence, and star
; tied by how these people have
1 thought ahead as to every conceiv
able, scientific, yet scholarly means
to help a child's mind, soul and
five senses grasp the subject mat
ter laid out for it. And, let us
' not blush at the name, it's all un-
copied American brain stuff.
One booth had two handsome
young Air Force officers, handing
out folders by an illuminated map
of the U. S. A., vital stops and
centers marked by colored glass
buttons. An illustrated display of
our air power which little Curly
Heads and Clipped Heads might
well know about. The folder say
ing, and at a time when so much
poison is in the air, "Our top mili
tary and civilian leaders say, right
now we have the best air force."
Not a bad reminder, for out of this
very school may emerge the Ander
sons and Gabreskies of the future.
We could not know the number
of teachers attending, but the audi
torium of 1,500 was packed out,
the vast majority women, of
course; women of the immortal
teaching type, patient, plucky, per
servering, whom we do and do not
appreciate enough.
The way to appreciate these
magnificent women would be to
teach their cljsses for one week,
or ONE DAY! In rapid succes
sion, Lee Thomas, Dr. Carroll, Earl
Funderburk, spoke; then Mrs. Ed
wards and Mrs. Emmons, NCEA
secretaries of Raleigh, ladies with
wit and brevity and with no re
monstrance from the clock. The
sorority of patience and intelli
gence before them was a breath
ing animated composite, a multi
tude all one, yet breaking back in
to a multitude teaching the most
imperishably worthy part of us,
our children. Then Dr. Philip Love
joy rose to speak; former general
secretary Rotary International,
and Director the Childrens' Home
Society of Florida. Lovejoy is the
Edmund Burke of these education
al people. The air simply poppled
and crackled with one of the wit
tiest, soundest, and most essen
tially American addresses we ever
heard. The Soviet chimera of su
periority simply smouldered and
aridly vanished into the desert
air. The speaker talked with his
mind, tongue, hands, and bodily
whirls. AH the judicial proced
ures, fatuous decrees, alienations,
and tragic perplexities vanished.
Lovejoy made every one feel that
"what little Johnny and little Mary
say to Mama and Papa at the sup
per table is education." Here is
a man to lead a million educators
and with a heart to compass the
needs of all children. No longer
had education its problems. There
stood Lovejoy, like a watered gar
den in full bloom.
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G0LD2N AGE CLUB
Two new members, Mrs. Ada
Campbell, Bell Street, and Mrs.
Hazel Elder, 628 Glendale Drive,
joined the Senior Citizens Golden
Age Club at their monthly meet
ing held at tbe Grace Park Recre
ation Center.
Rev. H. M. Wellman, retired
Methodist minister, spoke on the
topic, "Keeping Up Appearance."
Refreshments were served by
the Statesville Woman's Club Pub
lic Affairs Committee. The club
will hold their next meeting on
November 13, at which time offi
cers will be elected for the com
ing year.
7eddzye Sunday
ATTEND THE CHURCH OF YOUR CHOICE
From Luther's Table-Talk
Aristotle reckons swans among the birds which
have strong web-feet, so as they may dwell about
likes and msrshes. They are creatures that bring
up a large family; they live to a great age, and
their habits are worthy of close observation. They
do not attack the eagle, but they successfully de
fend themselves against his aggressions. It is cer
tain they sing very melodiously at the moment of
their death, and some authors relate that they
feed upon betony, in order to check the ardor of
amoifous passion, and to add strength to their wings.
I don't know a more exact image of the church.
The church rests upon strong feet, so that the power
of hell may not overthrow her. She is surrounded
by lakes and marshes, that is, she aspires not to
earthly dominion. She checks impure tendencies,
and prescribes chastity of life. She tenderly rears
numerous children, who are the consolation of her
old age. She attacks not tyrants, but she repels
their assaults by means of her two powerful wings,
tbe ministry of the Word and fervent prayer; 'twas
with these weapons she overthrew Sennacherib,
Julian, and other tyrants. Finally, the swan sings
at the approach of death; so the church, when one
of her members comes to his last moment, sings to
him the glad notes of the Son of God.
Dr. Luther heard, one day, a nightingale sing
ing very sweetly near a pond full of frogs, who,
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by their croaking, seemed as though they wanted
to silence the melodious bird. The doator said: Thus
'tia in the world; Jesus Christ is the nightingale,
making the gospel to be heard; the heretics and
false prophets, the frogs, trying to prevent his being
heard.
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