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' 'Si , i. FOUR i THE JOHNSTONIAN - SUN M. L. STANCIL, Editor Published every Thursday by The Johnstonian-Sun, Selma, Johnston County, North Carolina. Phone 205. FREEING COTTON Entered July 4, 1929 at the postoffice at Selma as •econd class matter under an act of Congress, March «. 1879. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE One Year $1.00 Six Mos. 50c Three Mos. 25c PUBLISHER’S NOTICE: This paper is not only f lad to receive communications containing news items, ut invites such. We cannot publish such communica tions unless we know the author. It it not necessary that the author’s name be published but we must know it. In sen^ng in an ordCT for change^ of Bcriber should give both old and new address. Insures prompt change National Advertising Representatives: American Press Association, New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Atlanta, Detroit. ^===== North Carolina i ^PRESS association!! SOLDIERS OF PRODUCTION National defense, like charity, begins at home. The man at the lathe is as important m the defense of Freedom and Democracy as the man at the gun. Let us honor the men who go to training camps to become Uncle Sam’s armed forces. But let us not forget the men at home who do their daily jobs and thereby also serve their country. ^, It has been found that it takes 18 workers behind the lines to provide the supplies and equipment for 1 man in a modern mechanized army. This fact focuses attention on the im portance of the industrial plants scattered over the length and breadth of this great country. In the past these plants have operated quiet ly, often without much notice from the public, while they have produced the goods which have given America the highest standard of living ever recorded in the history of mankind. Now many of the same plants, operated by local management and labor, are quietly, but drama tically, turning out the weapons of defense to preserve our civilization. In the plant whose whistle you hear every morning are workers who may be called soldiers of production in this gigantic defense job. The officers of this army are management. Day and night they are fighting the battle for Demo cracy and Freedom. Only they—industry can produce a gun or a bullet to fire from it, an air plane or a bomb to drop from it. Truly arsenal does mean, as the dictionary says, “house of industry.” Industry gave us this civilization where we enjoy blessings unknown elsewhere. Now it is producing the sinews of defense to preserve it. DON’T GET SCARED The Monroe Doctrine and the Good Neigh bor Policy are in first-class condition. The Wes tern Hemisphere seems to be tied together in twenty-one solid knots and any one that at tempts to untie any of the knots will regret it. Japan will be taken care of if she gets rough with our possessions in the Pacific. Price control may sound very wicked, but the object is to prevent runaway prices and infla tion. Taxes are going to be higher than anyone ever expected, but no one expects that they will be any higher than they look right now. The boys will not get out of their uniforms as soon as they expected but Russian results indicate that American soldiers will not be needed overseas. Defense production has attained terrific speed and the 0PM in Washington is simply crying foi’ more so that there will not be less. Foreign trade is on the bum but when the war is over there will be a boom in agricultural products and all kinds of supplies in Europe. Remember 1919. “Priorities” isn’t a very bad work—it simply means the Government asks for the preference in its orders for defense deliveries. There wasn’t any talk about aluminum in the last war and the greater part of this war can be run without it—but it is a preferable ma terial for certain defense machines; so house wives didn’t object to throwing in their pots and pans. There are surpluses of oil, and rubber, and trucks and railroad cars. Planes and bombers are getting thick in the air, and new houses are sprawling all over the landscape from the At lantic to the Pacific. Bread and milk are plentiful, and so are lamb chops, meat, beef steaks, and fresh fish. Oh boy, there never was such corn as we have this year. Next years’ Congressional and State elections will be up for consideration in less than 12 months and the voters w’ill have an opportunity to tell some of these smart-alecs in Washington to stay home. So don’t let your blood pressure go any high er than it already is. . ,, There has been a determination of I'epre- sentatives from the Southern States in the two Houses of Congress to stop the Government from selling its 7 million bales of loan cotton. This is a live issue in connection with price- control, which principle is challenged by a strong farm bloc in Congress. Chairman Stea gall of the House Banking and Currency Com mission was chosen by the President to sponsor the Administration price control bill. But he is siding with the farm group in its rebellion to obtain greater benefits for farmers than exist in the bill, “to sustain the debt structure” be ing piled on the country. In other words the farmers don’t want to have agricultural prices fixed by the Government. Secretary of the Treasury Morgenthau holds the purse strings, and he wants to sell the 7 million bales of cotton because there is a profit to be had at this time. He brought down his mighty fist last week and declared that it would be “terrible” for the Treasury to lose money on its loan investments by refusing to sell its cotton. WOMEN’S STOCKINGS To wear or not to wear! That question has been met this week by thousands of women in Washington and in every city in the nation who have stood in line in the principal stores in the country waiting to buy silk stockings. The ex citement in the National Capital was second only to the alleged shortage of gasoline. The women of Washington were no different from the women of other cities in their willingness to contribute their pots, pans and kettles to the LaGuardia aluminum collections. Our women have gone right to bat on every proposition of the war, but if there was any differences of opinion among them it was all wiped out by the closing of the silk mills. And now there are “runs” in stockings. WE ALL WILL PAY The United States defense effort is going to be impressed on the consciousness of every last one of us, even the itinerant indigent who, al though unknown to the revenue bureau, will be caught at every corner with excise taxes and masked levies that have already been paid over by manufacturers of the goods even he must have to keep on being an itinerant indigent in good standing. The 1942 bill for nation security is going to be paid jointly by 130,000,000 Americans and not one of them can escape pay ing his share. Call it national security or Federal prodigal ity, the bill is going to be enormous, and no one is going to sit back and watch the other fellow pay it. —The (Seattle) Argus WASHINGTON’S AIRPORT The new Washington National Airport is the world’s most modern commercial air field. It has all the latest gadgets, including an electric bulletin board that will post instantaneous in formation of plane movements between this airport and other airports within a radius of 200 miles. If you haven’t seen the new Wash ington airport, then “you ain’t seen nothing, yet.” MIGHT BE TERMED AN ACT OF WAR If Hitler had wished, he could obviously have construed the U. S. military occupation of Ice land as an act of war. Iceland is less than a thousand miles from Germany, and could be developed into a major air base for use against the Reich. Whether or not Iceland is actually a part of the Western Hemisphere is a highly de batable question. The little island lies across the 20th meridian, which is generally consid ered the dividing line of the two hemispheres. Two-thirds of the country is east of that line. However, the one-third .which is west of the line includes Reykjavik, the only large Icelandic city and port. MACHINES OR MEN The recent statement by a British general to the effect that American manpower will be eventually necessary to lick Hitler, caused much speculation in this country. The British position, as stated by Mr. Churchill, has always been that the Empire needed only materials of war, not men. Whether that position will be changed, remains to be seen. Right now, there would be small chance of Congress authorizing another A. E. F. AN HONEST ADMISSION Congressman Harry Southoff, representing the Farm-Labor block in Congress from the state of Wisconsin, made an honest admission which has become a part of the Congressional Record, when he said: “We do not decide any thing here anymore. We are no longer a de liberative body. We just meet and pd^s what is handed out to us.' i IhiL'. ' L ONE TRAFFIC COP WOULD BE BETTER! A PICNIC TABLE TWO MILES LONG Eiother of Editor M. L. Standi, Writes From Hollywood Tell ing of Huge Picnic At Which All States In the Union Are Represented. President Roosevelt placed airplane fuels under export control, limiting shipment to points in the Western Hemisphere, the British Empire and unoccupied territories of countries re sisting aggression. Secretary Hull told his press conference any move of Japan into' Tailand would be matter of concern to the United States. Treasury Secretary Morgenthau an nounced the lend-lease administration has ordered 10,000,000 yards of cotton grey goods to make uniforms for Chinese soildiers. Aid To Russia The State Department announced extension of the trade agreement be tween the U.S.S.R. and the United States until August 6, 1942, to insure “continuance during the emergency period of our established commercial relations with the Soviet Union on the basis of the 1937 commercial agreement.” Russia will pay cash or will earmark gold for all materials bought, the Department said. Silk The Office of Production Manage ment “froze” all silk supplies in the country because minimum require ments of the Army and Navy for silk powder bags and parachutes will con sume total stocks. Price Administra tor Henderson said the action should not result in retail stocking price in creases for stocks on hand. 0PM formed a special commodity section to handle problems of obtaining sub stitute materials, allocating rayon yarn and manufacturing capacity. Federal Security Administrator McNutt called for immediate regis tration by State Employment Service of the approximately 175,000 silk in dustry workers being forced out of work by the raw silk shortage. The Department of Agriculture reported more than 150 different cotton stock ing designs are available to the hos iery industry, and stated 89 percent of the 16,000 knitting machines can knit cotton as well as silk. Army The War Department announced a campaign to convert to armament production thousands of consumer- goods factories facing eventual shut down because of diversion of raw materials to the defense program, and said it already has a list of 500 such plants. The Department expanded its of ficer candidate schools to provide op portunities for one in each 100 sold iers to receive a commission. Ad vancement during the first year will be available to about 58 percent of all trainees, the Department said. It re ported 100 Canadian officers and 65 junior officers from the Latin Ameri can Republics are now enrolled in various courses with the U. S. Army. Selective Service The Senate passed legislation au thorizing extension of service of Selectees, Guardsmen and Reserves from 12 months to 30 months, and of enlisted men from three to 4 1-2 years. The legislation provides for a salary increase of $10 a month for every month served in excess of one year. Congress also approved legisla tion deferring from military service all men who had reach their 28th birthday July 1 , and authorizing resignation of inen already inducted who became 28 before July 1 and whose discharge is not found contrary to the best interests of the Army. Oil Petroleum Coordinator Ickes said he was satisfied with first results of the nightly blackout of East Coast gasoline stations, but asked motorists to redouble efforts to cut motor fuel consumption voluntarily. He made recommendations for operators of commercial vehicles which he. said would cut gas consumption about 30 percent, and announced the oil indus try will give its patrons windshield stickers pledging the use of one-third less gasoline than usual. He said 82 insurance companies have contributed to the “share-your-car-campaign” by revising underwriting rules to enable motorists to carry paying passengers to and from work. Federal Security Administrator Mc Nutt urged immediate" registration at State employment offices of all auto mobile service station workers who lose their jobs as a result of the drive to cut gasoline consumption,in order that they may “be transferred as rapidly as possible to other work.” Power Consumer Administrator Harriet Elliott issued a list of suggestions to housewives for the conservation of power for defense by cutting electric bills, and said “The practice of care ful consumption habits now is the best preparation for the future.” Miss Elliott recommended economies be practiced particularly in parts of the country where power shortages are threatened. Labor Supply The 0PM said railroad labor and management will help meet skilled labor shortages in dfefense industries out of the available supply of rail road workers, which includes 20,000 skilled mechanics now unemployed and 80,000 apprentices who could be promoted to release other workers. The 0PM also announced 21 Gulf Coast shipyards have put into effect zone labor standards prohibiting strikes and stabilizing wages during the next two years. Federal Security Administrator McNutt said 2,500,000 jobs were filled by State Employ ment Services during the first six months of 1941, a gain of 52 percent over the same period in 1940. Defense Housing FWA Administrator Carmody said nearly 8,000 homes for defense work ers—an average of 256 house a day— were constructed during July, 16 more houses a day than in June. Mr. Carmody said 16,107 homes were completed, as of August 1, of the 90,465 approved for construction. Contracts have been let for 60,835 more, he said. Agriculture Assistant Price Administrator Gal braith, speaking during the annual Farm & Home Week, said “farmers .... must be the natural leaders in the right against inflation. If they take the leadership then stability is assured ... To stop this price in crease . . . we need the willingness to see price advances stopped and stopped firmly.” He said prices today are more favorable to farmers than in years, but it took 20 years “to re build agriculture out of the wreckage left by the inflation of the last war.” Prices The Bureau of Labor Statistics re ported retail food prices increased 1.5 percent during the last two weeks of July to a level almost 16 percent above August, 1939. The Federal Re serve Board said national income pay ments by last June had reached about $88 billion a year—19 percent above May, 1940—arid said unless an un usually large part of consumer in come is saved or paid out in taxes, price inflation will grow. World Affairs Secretary of State Hull, returning to his desk after a six-weeks absence, said “During the weeks of my ab- ^ By WILLIAM A. STANCIL Hollywood, Calif., Aug. 11.—The Easterner sojourning in Southern California is surprised to meet so many former friends and acquaintan ces from “back home”. It is not unus ual to meet an old friend just as in the old home town. Recently I dropp ed into a restaurant in the business district of Hollywood for lunch and as I was leaving, I ran right smack into an old friend from the East that I had not seen in- several years. Need less to say that we had a good old- fashioned visit. As he is making his home here, we have since had many good times together. Among the interesting things I have discovered here are the Semi- Annual picnics held by the several State Societies. The members of these societies are former residents of the states represented by the societies, and twice a year these former resi dents hold a picnic, usually at Syca more Grove Park in Los Angeles, or at Bixby Park in Long Beach. Each county has a place for its former residents to register and those who attend look up their home county and register, giving their present resi dence, address and telephone number, and the town in the old home state where they formerly lived. These lists of registrants are preserved and taken to the do-wn-town office of the Association of State Societies where they are filed and a visitor may go there and locate any friends residing in the vicinity. These picnics are very interesting. A program of entertainment, with a speaker, usually some former resi dent of the state, who has made good in the community or maybe a visitor from back home. It has been my good fortune to at tend one or more of these picnics held by former residents of several states. Having resided and having friends in several states, I can quali fy as a member of many of these groups. Each state in the Union is represented here. Some states having relatively small memberships, com bine and hold their picnics together. North and South Carolina fall within this group, and it is their custom to hold their picnics together, being as they are, good neighbors. And speaking of picnics, I think the All State picnics held annually at Ontario is tops. I attended the one held this year, which I voted a com plete success. The picnic table, which was set on beautiful Euclid Avenue, was said to be two miles long. Euclid Avenue presents a perfect setting for such an occasion. There is a parkway in the center of the street which I would judge , to be about thirty feet wide, covered with very beautiful grass and lined with pepper trees. The city of Ontario furnished plenty of hot coffee and orange juice; and I must say there was more orange juice than I had seen before. There was barrels and barrels of it set ug all along the line. All that was neces sary was to take your glass or other container to the attendant, who was usually a very beautiful young lady, and get it filled as many times as de sired. I do not know how many peo ple attended this year, but can safe ly guess many thousands. I went with friends who were former residents of Kansas. They very naturally went to the Kansas section. After dinner I decided I would find the North Caroli na section. The sections were arrang ed in alphabetical order, starting with “A” at the south end. Starting out from the Kansas section, I walk ed north a mile or more and did not find the Old North State. Consulting a guide, I found that the Carolinas and possibly some other sister states, were associated in one section toward the north end of the table. So I de cided to turn back lest my Kansas friends became alarmed, thinking I had become lost. Something of the length of the table can be imagined when it is considered that several of the states occupied space as long as two city blocks. Some of the states conducted programs and had commu nity singing, etc. It was indeed a very enjoyable day. sence the most clinching demonstra tion has been given . . . (that) there is a world movement of conquest by force, accompanied by methods of governing the conquered peoples that are rooted mainly in savagery and barbarism.” Secretary Hull said “with full effort and ever-increasing pro duction and preparation for defense . . . ."a successful resistance to the present world movement .... will be made.” “Surely, Mose, you don’t to catch fish in thati. Onlooker- expect me stream ? ” Mose—“No, Sah, I don’t expect to. I’se just sho-wing my old woman I had no time to turn de wringer. 7'
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