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J ' ■ 14 i \ / u "Page Two TH£ HYDE COUNTY HERALD. SWAN QUARTER. N. C, THE HYDE COUNTY HERALD PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY AT SWAN QUARTER, NORTH CAROLINA, BY TIMES PRINTING CO., Inc. THOS. E. SPENCER Editor ^! A Weekly Newspaper Coveringr the News of>the Richest Agrricultural County in the Foremost Historical and Recreational Area of North Carolina Entered as Second Class flatter at the Postoffice, Swan Quarter, N. C. Subscription Rates: One Year $2; Six Months §1; Three Months 60c. Vol. VII Thursday, December 13, 1945 No. 14 LABOR IS GOING TO LOSE Labor has made great gains in past years, and its gains while not going to its head, liave caused it to feel prosperous and to leave its affairs in the hands of its officers. In its af fluence, ,it feels satisfied with leaving its affairs in the hands of highly paid professionals who in many-cases are skimming all the cream with reckless abandon, passing orders and par alyzing the nation with senseless strikes which make suffer- in gfor all the people. A whim|pering, chicken-hearted, group of Congress who surrendered their high office to a rubber-stamp regime sometime ago, is afraid to control the labor racketeers who are a blot on the American shield. But the time is coming when something will happen. If Congress doesn’t do some thing, then labor will destroy its ownself, as a result of sub mitting to the control oif so many officers whose demands are unreasonable. The American people are getting sore and disgusted. Many now question the right to strike. After all, what sense or rea son is there organizing a mass strike, regardless of the suf fering it may bring to men, women, and children. It is pure ly a way of practicing the theory that might makes right. But industry on the other hand is not allowed by law to retaliate in the same manner. If a group of manufacturers got together and said we will lay off all our workers until they agree to work for less pay, they would be prosecuted until Kingdom come. The greatness of the nation was never built upon the en ergies and brains of such racketeers as now control so many of the labor unions. It was built upon the labor of honest men and the genius of men of industry. Today, these men of industry are being penalized by government rules and edicts, stripped by the unreasonalble demands df labor leaders, and the fine structure built upon the toilsome stones of two cen turies, is rapidly being torn down. The only end to such a course, if not checked, will be anarchy and chaos. Irrespon sible leadership never brought any greatness for posterity to be proud of. LOOKING AK£AD BY GEORGE S. BENSON PtesiiieHt—MardiKg College Scatcg. Arkansas OUR DEMOCRACY by Mat AMERICA'S PEACETIME ASPIRATIONS Guns and Such INCENTIVE, PRODUCTION, AND PROFIT Often those who have the most, do the most kicking. Ap parently that is as true , of nations as of individuals. The up roar in this country over prices, wages, production, purchas ing power and living standards, ignores the great advantages we enjoy. The only possible way of measuring America’s material abundance is by citing undramatic figures. Although our -country includes only about seven per cent of the world’s land area and seven per cent of the world’s population, it has, for example, been producing and using more than two-thirds of the world’s petroleum and the world’s motor vehicles, and consuming more than one-half of the world’s rubber supply. Our per capita consumption of oil is thirty times the average of the rest of the world. The energy content of this oil is equivalent to the work of forty slaves for every individual in the United States—and it is in such convenient and con centrated form that no number of slaves—tor of horses—could do what it does for the average America, particularly in the field of transportation. • If we do not get the things that the optimists prophesy in the postwar era, it will be no' one’s fault but our own. The great benefits derived by all the people from petroleum were I not brought about simply because the oil was in the ground. | They were brought about because thousands of persons work-! ed hard, from; management down to the lowliest roustabout. The tragic fact is that in the midst of our abundance, we seem to have forgotten that it did not come easily. Oil is but one illustration. In proportion, as we kill incentive, limit pro duction, and destroy profit, we will lose our abundanca. o Revolutions come from abuses of power, not from the normal use of it. I am not taU: ing about wars in particular. All kinds of revolution ary developments .it themselves into much the same pattern. It would be hard to And a bett-'r illustration than the one presented by America’s be wildering canon of statutes on the subject of firearms—their possession and use. Guns are violent. They make men formidable. They add to the force of people who own and understand them. In some states, citizens walk unmolested in the street wearing side arms. In other states, any res ident must buy a permit if he wants to keep his great-grandfather’s “Revolutionary flintlock’’ at home in a glass case. The difference is no political, whimsy. Matter Of Abuse It would take a big book to tell why guns are prohibited in some sec tions and winked at in others. If the whole story were told, however, it would add up to this: Wherever the right to own arms has been abused, an indignant public sentiment has welled up demanding laws against them, enacted and enforced. With out popular approval it is hard to enforce any law, wise or otherwise. A few days ago I wrote a predic tion that the American people some day would rise up and enact laws requiring ^compulsory arbitration of labor disputes. Since I penned those lines I have been in several states and talked with men who are close to the public pulse. Almost all of them share my fears as well as my slender hope that compulsory arbi tration never comes. Need Never Happen Outlawing strikes, a threat plain to see, would be an unnecessary calamity. No detail of human free dom should be sacrificed to anything but public safety. Strikes, like guns, have their uses. If outlawed, all working people (not unions only) will I suffer a setback; lose the gains of many toilsome years. If I might ad vise Labor, I would say, “Clean your gun and put it away.” Don’t make such action necessary. Civilization has made progress at times by force of arms. Just so, a large group of people have made wholesome advances by force of the power to strike. Being disarmed would weaken them, and they are likely to be disarmed because the public is weary of violence. The war is over and peace has problems that can’t be solved by rattling sabers or carrying banners in torch parades. Hear Henry Wallace Writing about pressure groups in his recent book, “60 Million Jobs,” Secretary Wallace said: “Any one group can, for a time, get a larger share of the national income but it doesn’t work when'all try it at the same*time. Sooner or later the pres sure game will blow up in our faces. This is . . . practical arithmetic. it, our future is WITH THE END OF THE WAR. THE CONTROLS WE voluntaril'/ accepted in the drive TO VICTOI^y ARE BEING RELAXED AND WE TOlRN AGAIN WHOLEHEARTEDLY TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF PEACETIME ASPIRATIONS- ASPIRAT/ONS CONC£RN£0 WITH: FREEDOM OF THE INDIVIDUAL TO WORK TOWARD THESE ASPIRATIONS IS A BASIC TENET OF OUR DEMOCRACV. Elsewhere he wrote: “In labor- management cooperation lies the Very hope of . . . jobs. With mutual understanding between labor and management, in the difficult years ahead, we stand our best chance of getting good wages for labor, good prices for the farmer, stable profits for business men and a higher stand ard of living for those who need it most.” Henry Wallace is a friend of Labor, but he foresees danger. ing the little gold lapel button' The only other thing that I can on new “store-bought” suits, think of which will cause you These fellows are members of the any worry is the entrance exam Anchor & Eagle Club, an organ- or the fact that you do not have ization comprised of veterans and your fifteen units. Most of us affiliated with no -other Vet who passed the entrance exam 'groups whatsoever. We were just can spell “rat” and “cat.” We wondering why more boys were can add 2 and 2 and get 4. We not taking advantage of the G. I. know tht the chicken came before IBill of Rights and entering col- the egg and oh, you can pass it. lege. Some of us thought that if Some of the boys in college now a personal note from us were did not get a diploma from high sent to you. it would do away school either. It is possible to en- with some of these preconceptions ter if you pass the qualifying ex- about school, the G. I. Bill, and aminations. If it is found that you other detils. cannot qualify for entrance, there After a hitch in any branch of are classes which have begun in the service, it is only right and. many high schools, which will proper for you to ,say, “Oh well, enable the veteran to cotmplete it’s probably just red tape with i the necessary subjects, no results.” You will remember | The reason I have asked you to the t.mes when you had to sit in i consider entering college is the the C. O.’s office for two days j challenge which all of us face— to get a three-day pass. You will challenge of preparing our- also be reminded of the times, selves for leadership in a world when the Finance Departrnent vvhich yesterday was smoldering was lax in finding your flying-1 under the barrages of war. It is pay voucher. Well, here’s the obvious that we, the young men "‘Goodness,” said the young lady as she inspected her grand mother’s wedding ring, “what heavy and unwieldy things those were 50 years ago!” Yes, dear,” said Grandma, “but you must remember that in my day they were made to last a lifetime.” Letters^to the Editor Other Editors A NATIVE SON COMES HOME (.Jacksonville Record) The fact that Col. George W. Gilletle, former res.dent and na- ti'v’c of Onslow, is returning to 'L.s o a post as district engineer in Wi !n..igton, is being received wi h a great deal of pleasure by t..o folks of this section. Net only is this true because Gille.'ie is 'native born, and well-likea ^taroughout this . area, but also because people generally realize that he is a thoroughly efficient gentleman and one. who has always worked hard for the advancement of the- Carolina coast country in his special field. Sc) we say “Welcome home,! Colonel, and may you always' feel that the latch-strings of; Jacksonville and Onslow county I hang out for you now as they did in the past.” Hyde Vet Wants Others ^ To Go To College Hello Ex G. I.’s: If you have a few minutes to spare, I’d like to talk to you. It’s about you and me so I hope you will listen for a while. I’m writing this letter for a group of guys, who like you and me have bee-n lucky enough to see ' the end of the strife just past, and are now proudly wear- dope in a few words fellows, it’s a good deal. W'hether or n'Ot the other clauses of the G. I. Bill work, I do not know, but the part that promises you an education is true. All of your fees, tuition, and books are easily taken care of in this clause. Single men get checks each month for $50.00. This is for your room and board. The mar ried students receive $75.00. This allowance makes it possible for you to leave your savings in the bank. Then, I guess some ef you are worrying about your age. My ad vice here is—'Don’t. When I fin ish writing thsi letter, I’m going across the hall to help one of my friends with his homework. He is twenty-seven— used to be a Lt. Col. We older fellows get along fine with the younger boys. of today, are the leaders and cit izens of tomorrow. As leaders we who have seen the utter futility of war can make sure that World War II was really the last global, war. ' If I have increased your inter est in the advantages of coming back to school, I’m indeed glad. If you have any further questions 'which bother you, please drop me a letter and I’ll see that you are satisfactorily answered. | I close with sincere good wish es for your future. ' Your friend, Robert Burrus, iBox 4807 Duke Station Durham, N. C. P. S. There are approximately 400 “vets” here this semester. Do You Want To Buy Or Sell ten we wonder what the heck’s the use of getting steamed up ov er it. And then we go out and get all worked up over trifles and bogged down in a mass ofi the details that make up a day’s j living. I Do you want to rent, or do We would all probably be bet- you have property to rent in te roff if we had the philosophy .^, . ^ Beach Property Bright Jewelry Co. Jewelers and Silversmiths VIRGINIA DARE HOTEL ELIZABETH CITY, N. C. Does your property need In- i surance against storm or fire? Do you want to huil a cot- 'tage on beach? Do you want of the grandfather who''was ask ed by his young son why he didn’t get one of these new-rang led hearing aids that hard-of- hearing are using in ever in creasing numbers. The grandfather thought a • moment and then replied, “Hells yoHH life insured. bells, son. I m hearing rpore now i j)q yQ^ want lots in Man- than I can understand. What do! , t , j I want with one of them things?' Roanoke Island, or any It would just make things more J kind of property in Dare complicated to me than they al- bounty' and vicinity? ready are.” HEARING TOO MUCH (Sanford Herald) Life daily grows mcire plex and hard to understand. Of- Newspapei advertising pays. The USDA has reduced the av- j erage selling price of wool own-1 pound to encouraeg greaterut7ce, ed by the CCC about 7 cets a Phone pound to encourage greater use | of wool by U. S. manufacturers., Then Write, Wire or Phone.'> A. W. Drinkwater 26 P. O. Box 113 MANTEO, NORTH CAROLINA ESTABLISHED 1887 LARGEST INDEPENDENT DEALERS IN FRESH AND SALT WATER FISH ON THE ATLANTIC SEABOARD SPECIALIZING IN NORTH CAROLINA HDCKTLDUlVDERS-SMD Crab Meat, Scallops, Shrimp, Sturgeon, Caviar Ghesebro, Robbins &'Grabam, Inc. 1, 2 and 3, Fulton Fish Market, NEW YORK 7, N. Y. Telephone Beekman, 3-3122 THURSDAY, DEC. 13, 1945 VIRGINIA DARE TRANSPORTA’nON CO., INC. Schedule Effective October I, 1945 Lv. Manteo 6:00 9:00 12:00 Ar. Sligo 8:00 2:00 Lv. Sligo 8:05 2:05 Ar. Eliz. City 8:35 11:15 Lv. Sligo 8:45 2:25 Ar. Norfolk 10:00 “sllo” Lv. Norfolk 7:30 i;io Ar. Sligo 8:45 ' 2:25 Lv. Eliz. City 8:45 1:30 4:00 Ar. Sligo 9:15 OF Lv. Sligo 9:20 2:05 Ar. Manteo 11:20 4:05 6:15 Underscored times are P. M.—All other times are A. No Changes Between Manteo and Elizabeth City 4:00 "00 ■05 ■6:35 ■00 "70 ■05 ■00 ~0'5 -05 ■00 ■00 M. SEABOARD FISH CO. Wholesale Commission Dealers I in All Kinds of FISH — SHRIMP — CRABS CLAMS —ETC. ROCK ♦ FLOUNDERS A SPECIALTY Section V i WHOLESALE FISH MARKET BALTIMORE, 2 MD. Consignments Solicited Daily Returns tt Nearly 78 Years of Service to the Fisherman of North Carolina C. E. Warner Co. has consistently kept a place of lead- fership in the fishing industry for more than three quar ters of a century. It has maintained a record of prompt returns and fair prices. Your cooperation in sending good fish properly iced and packed will assure this con tinued record to our mutual benefit. C. E. WARNER CO, INCORPORATED , ESTABLISHED 1867 8 Dock Street Fish Market Philadelphia, Pa. >p. MDHTH CMDLIM FISH WAITED Atlantic Fish Co. GEO. H. PIERCE, Prop. WHOLESALE COMMISSION DEALERS AND SHIPPERS, SPECIALIZING IN HDCKFLDUlVDEHSSHAIl Wd solicit your shipments PROMPT DAILY RETURNS WHOLESALE PISH MKT. BALTIMORE, MD. Phone Saratoga 6810, 6811, 6812 )f Xt! '•k 4 3 ko •tie "th' %- fit A CHICAGO GLOUCESTER MIAMI PHILADELPHIA BALTIMORE EDERER, Inc. Unity & Elizabeth Sts., F.>-ankf’d. Philadelphia, Pa- Netting-Rope-Twine FISHING SUPPLIEfJ Distributors of “AMCO” anu “American Superior” Pure Manila Rope DARE COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES Jones Wholesale Co. Manteo A. S. Austin Hatteras Hooper Bros. Stumpy Po'”' ifpii *1^ ^ty; ktf 1 f. ] v 1 i’C, ^37
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