State

The Sixth District Which includes the counties of Guilford. Durham. Orange, and Alamance. By CONGRESSMAN CARL T. DURHAM Representative from the Sixth District AS we stand today after living for almost five years under i a war - time economy we should with all the foresight and diligence we can muster prepare now to meet the problems we arc facing and the problems which, in my opinion, will increase in the period immediately ahead. Our program to cope with the troubles from war to peace will have to be a meshing of many gears. We must also as individuals and as a nation have a clear understanding of how we propose cooperatively to create the political, economic, and social atmosphere in which we, as civil¬ ized beings, can work together for our own general welfare. I think the keystone through this transition period from war to peacetime economy is employment in all lines of our private enter¬ prise system— a system that has met the demands of the greatest emergency our country has ever faced. The economic plan of our republic was based on the indi¬ vidual ownership of property and upon the citizens' right to deter¬ mine in the market place what should be produced and sold. The government’s role in economic life was to protect, to help, and to ad¬ minister justice for all citizens, but not to provide for them. I sincere¬ ly believe that left free to operate it will solve many of our problems in the future. Substantial Improvements Notwithstanding formidable handicaps attributable to the war. substantial improvements have been made in the four counties comprising the Sixth Congression¬ al District, which I have the honor to represent. Agriculture, bank¬ ing institutions, manufacturing, and generally all types of business are in a sound position to face the problems ahead. Educational in¬ stitutions are in a better position today than they were immediately following World War I. The pur¬ pose of education is to prepare men and women to live, to think, to see. to be happier and belter citizens of the state. Educational institu¬ tions are in a position to carry out this purpose. In all four counties renewed in- 28 terest and emphasis have been put on crop and livestock production and results have been good as this has great possibilities for income and better living conditions for our farm population. It is gratifying to me. having been raised on a farm, to see practically this entire area serviced with electricity at the present time. The farmers are in a position to purchase and are add- The beautiful and impressive chapel at Duke University, located in Durham. It is one of the nation’s outstanding educational institu¬ tions. The University of North Carolina, oldest state university in the country, is located at Chapel Hill, which also is in the Sixth Dis¬ trict. Other institutions of higher learning are located at Elon. High Point. Greensboro. Guilford, and Oak Ridge. There are more col¬ leges in the Sixth District than in any other district in the state. ing many electrical appliances to their homes which will add to the improvement of their property. The number of farms in the Sixth Congressional District has shown an increase of 697 since 1940. Ac¬ cording to the latest census we have 1 1 .559 farms in the four coun¬ ties of Guilford, Alamance, Dur¬ ham. and Orange as compared with 10.862 in 1940. The Four Counties Guilford County was selected by the State Planning Commission as the one county in North Carolina that has about everything which affects our economy. Housing con¬ ditions in Guilford are still acute. Building and improvements con¬ templated cover almost all fields of activity. High Point’s present plans, including industrial, business, resi¬ dential, and civic amount to over 15'/2 million dollars. The demand for furniture and hosiery in the period ahead is bright. Greens¬ boro’s total proposed post-war im¬ provement plans in all categories are estimated at over 22 million dollars. Durham County is well known for its tobacco industry, and there is no American product which has received more advertising than this product has in the last few years throughout the world. Hous¬ ing conditions are acute. Business and industrial improvements in Durham are estimated at 6 million dollars and residential improve¬ ments at 12 million. Orange County, primarily an agricultural county, is making great improvements and. to my knowledge, is in a better position today than it has been for the past forty years. Very little difficulty will be faced due to cancelled war contracts in this county. The Uni¬ versity has planned many projects. Housing is still acute in Chapel Hill, and employment will be plen¬ tiful. Alamance County is a well-bal¬ anced county between agriculture and industry and has had the larg¬ est percentage of gain in popula¬ tion. according to the last census, of any county in the United States. The demand for hosiery places them in a bright spot. Housing is THE STATE. November 17 1945