The coastland times with which is combined the pilot and herald of Belhaven and Swan Quarter. [volume] (Manteo, N.C.) 1959-1973, 1961-08-11

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/ get great many letters from
farmers who have tobacco allot-
ments of an acre or less. Many of
these allotments are small because
of estates being divided, and for a
number of other reasons. Further
more, many such allotments are
problems for those to whom they
are assigned because they are are
unable tosget tenants to come to
their farms and plant an acre or
less of tobacco.
The proposal which would allow
the transfer of rented tobacco allot-
ments from one farm to another
within counties is similar to legis-
lation l introduced, and which is
now law, which permits the trans
fer of cotton acreage allotments.
The experience we have had with
the cotton transfer law has been
exceptionally good, and l am sure
a similar program for tobacco
would be wise and in the best in
terest of agriculture.
WASHINGTON - I had most
interesting conference with Mr..
Sargent Shriver, Director Of the
Peace Corps, recently.
A great deal of publicity has been
given the Peace Corps since Presi-
dent Kennedy announced it's organi-
cation several months ago.
The basic idea behind the Peace
Corps is a good one. But the image
of the Peace Corps has become 8
little distorted in the public's eye as
a result of the mistaken notion that
this undertaking in large part a.
mounts to summer camp for col
lege students who would like ia
travel abroad and philosophize with
foreigners.
It goes without saying that it is
too early to judge the effects of the
Peace Corps. l am Convinced that
Director Shriver and his associates
intend to keep it on businesslikt
basis and avoid the pitfalls that
have plagued our other foreign aid
programs. If they avoid these pit.
falls, then a tremendous contribu'
ton can be made toward peace anc
increased respect for democracy ant
the United States.
1t is no secret that I have beer
very critical of the ways in which
we have administered our foreign
aid programs in the past. / have
always felt that it is foolhardy tt
suppose that we can buy friendship
or that we can trade aid for mill
tary bases and come out with any
degree of respect and admiration
for our way of life and our form Of
government.
Too many of our aid program:
have been based on the theory thai
we can buy our way into respecta'
bility and prestige. Too many Of
our programs have operated with
view toward winning govern
ments instead of people.
In my way of thinking, these are
the pitfalls the Peace Corps mus
avoid.
| According to Director Shriver
people who go overseas for The
Peace Corps will be working witt
people. Instead of working in gov
ernments buildings and palaces, sc
to speak. they will be working a
the grassroots.
But more important, they will bt
working only where they have beer
asked and invited. The mission Of
the Peace Corps is not to use higi
pressure Craftsmanship, but to hell
where it cali after it has been asked
to do so.
One miss CT already in the pipe
line Offers d good illustration o.
how Dire:to; Shriver plans for tn
Peace Cor,s to operate. The new
republic If Tanganyiks in Afric;
: has asked for help to build a sys
tenn of farm-to-market roads. The,
asked for a team of surveyors t
help lay off the roads. They sal
they had the construction crews an
the materials to build the roads, bu
is would take five years to trail
enough surveyors. The Peace Corp
plans to send team of surveyor
into Tanganyika and work with tn
construction crews to build farm
to-market roads. They will be work
ing with the construction crew
themselves.
To me, this will mean a grea
deal more than the United State
saying to the government of Tan
ganyika: "You need roads. We vii
build them. We will, give you tn
bulldozers, the materials, and sen
in the crews to do the work"
The Peace Corps can show peopl
how to help themselves. After al