i INJWflSHINCTON j WHAT IS FAKING PLACE BY !, Recently this column comment ed on the effort underway to pro vide Federal assistance for enlar^ ing educational opportunities, particularly in rural areas. Since that time an interesting address <<n the subject has been made by Senator Thomas of Utah, Chair man of t-he Senate Committee to which the proposed legislation was referred. The following portion of the Senator's address deserves atten tion of all interested in education: I . "The purpose of the bill is to give Federal aid for education on a basis of heed. As I have stated ' before, t-bere is no reason in the United States of America ever to have to Justify governmental aid for education. Our public-school system is part of the fundamentals which go into making our demo cracy. The theory of education as it relates to the States and the Nation is also well-established The basic thought in relation to J the theory of education in America is that it should be locally con trolled. The educational theory which dominates American thought today revolves around the home, the public school, the pri vate school, and the church-con trolled school. Each one of these contributing factors to the educa-' tion of our boys and girls must' be and will be protected in its in dividual sphere, because our sub stitute bill sees to it that the dis- j tribution of funds which the Fed- ? eral Government donates to the States will be administm&l. decid- ( ed upon, and divided in accord ance with State action. Thus, any j fear which anyone may have about j a Federal control of the system of' education is, of course a baseless fear, because there is no one in . the United States who wou'd like to see education dominated from any single center in our country. . "A bill which subdues the Fed eral Government as an administra-, tor of education, yet requires and permits the Federal Government J to guarantee to the States an' abundance of education, cannot help but be a landmark in our national life, as we contemplate States with varying degrees of lit eracy and even more varying shades of opportunity, and with sot one of them offering what might' be termed a full, reasonable cpportunity for education of child and adult. Under the bill the edu cational need is first determined by setting up certain general standards which are deemed es sential for the proper training of a boy and a girl. The financial ability to meet this standard is next determined, and if a State i-hould be fortunate enough to be r.ble to meet the standard, then tuch State is deemed not in need of Federal aid. But any State which is discovered to be lacking in the essential educational abili ty.. and in the financial ability to meet that essential, is deemed in need of Federal aid. i ut uiii speeiucauy uucs ivjui things^ First, it makes grants to States for\eiementary and high schools. These grants embrace ap propriations beginning July 1, 1939, and increasing each year through June 30, 1945. which may be used as the States direct for general educational purposes.; Further, the bill authorizes an ap propriation for improved teacher ; preparation under State plans and for the construction and improve ment of school buildings. "The second major feature of the bill pertains to grants for adult) education, beginning with an initial appropi iation of $5, 000,000. The third feature relates to rural library service, with an ! initial annual appropriation of $2,000,000. As in all other fea tures, the standard plan will be set by the States themselves. "The fourth title deals with re search and planning, with an ini tial appropriation of $1,250,000 while the remainder of the sub stitute looks after children of Federal employees on reservations and at/ foreign stations, and with iid for our territories. "Thus we see that the habits and customs, and the theories and the way in which education has developed In the United States will be continued, and Mie plan will be locally administered, but the aid which Is so vitally neces sary In many parts of oufcssuntry will be forthcoming. However, the Federal grant of money will be made only when it is equally and properly distributed and when the need is proved and justified in ac cordance with a scientifically worked -out formula for the de termination of that need. "If this great educational aim becomes a fact and a law in the United States we will have done for edjgjyon something quite as his, qfllpB as great, and quite as fundamental as we did when we established and aet up the land grant institutions. If, too, this MU results In a law which guaran tees to every boy and girl an ?qaal opportunity for a funda mental education, American de mocracy will, of course, be more sure of being preserved and Am f ? Slams Moronic Radio CHICAGO . . . Federal Communi :atlons Commissioner George Hen ry Payne scores radio programs 'addressed to an intelligence of a :hild of 12." Said Commissioner Payne, "An intelligence of a child of 12 i# a beautiful thing in a child of 12 but not in a child of 30. Radio must be prevented from stopping growth of the American mind." erican democracy will be func tioning for the good of the indi vidual citizen and resident in our country in a way that it has ?ever functioned before." 1 . Visitor: "And how old are you. | Bobbie?" Bobbie: "I'm just at the awk ward age." Visitor: "Really? And- what do yon call the awkward age?" Bobbie: "I'm too old to cry and too young to swear." "So you deceived your hus band." said the Judge gravely. ? On t-he contrary, my lord, he deceived me. He said he was go ing out of town and he didn't go." THE POPULAR fAVORITE ? ALWAYS GOOD/ ? HEAI.TH DEPARTMENT ? ? ' ? ? Dr. 11. F. Yarborough, County ? * Health Officer ? ? ** ??*?*??? Infection and disease. Between infection and disease there is a very definite distinction. Tuber culosis infection means t-hat the gernt^ &re present in the body, without giving any manifestation of the disease. Tuberculosis disease means that the germs have found a chance to grow in the body, to produce poisons to destroy t-he tissues of the lungs, thus fre quently producing well known symptoms. Tests show that most adults are infected with tuberculosis, as a rule not more t-!ian two in every one hundred develop tuberculosis disease. Resistance: Everyone has a normal wall ol resistance agaiust disease, and especially against tu berculosis. When tubercular germs enter the body of a person the natural defenses of the body become engaged in walling off the intruding germs, this prevents them from causing evidences of the disease. The person is said to be infected, and whether he ever becomes diseased depends entire ly whether this defense wall holds Imprisoned behind the wall thei 'germs are harmless and may re main so for years. But the tuber cular germ itself has peculiar po wers of resistance, and if the wall breaks it seizes it's chance. The] break down of the resisting wall Is due to two sets of causes ? en vironment and persona!. Among environment, some of the causes are bad housing and living condi tions. insanitary surroundings, lack of medical and hospital fa cilities. Personal causes that break down resistance include ! contributing diseases, such as in-' fluenza, "measles or scarlet fever, lack of proper food, worry, faulty habits of cleanliness, diet and ex ercise. Symptoms of Tuberculosis: Sytnptoms of tuberculosis are of ; two kinds, local and constitutiori i al. I Local symptoms are due to defi nite changes in Mie lung tissue caused by the growth of the tu bercular germ. Constitutional symptoms are due to entrance in the blood stream of products from the diseased area, cough and ex pectoration. a continued tired | feeling, hoarseness, fever, rapid. pu!se. chills, loss of strength and appetite. All these are warning signals. The person who has a cough frequently fails to consult his physician because his trouble seems to him nothing more than' GET READY FOR FISHING L norrwater (xmum: ioo? itm* ir.? ? itb rn vrw.' Qualio fealuict tr.'t cufhtkt' s?f uvfor drmomtra livn.TiiM pijoMAii available. JOHNSON ?&z?mu Only a few days now. We are all set to furnish your every need for a Grand and Glor ious Outing. Reels, Rods, Lines, Baits, and a Johnson Sea, Horse. S3, 000 in 200 priz es for Big Fish. Get your entry blank for the Na tion - wide Prize Fishing Contest here. SEE MY WINDOW, ? THE ? BROWN FURNITURE HOUSE J. L. Brown Prop. ' Young-sville, N. C. HAIL INSUK ANCE It takes only a moment for bail to rain your whole season's crop. A HAIL INSURANCE POLICY in a re liable stock Company offers the best financial protection against this element. Remember, your profits for the entire year can be wiped out in a few moments. DON'T LET A HAIL STORM TAKE THE PROFITS PROM YOURS. v INSURE WITH LESLIE 6. COOK Agent For HALIFAX FIRE INSURANCE CO. Timber harvest by selective cutting, provides a crop at short intervals, 'regular income from both stum page and labor ami promotes both srrcater timber growth and higher quality. ? a bronchial cold. To he on the safe j ?tide a physician should be con- s suited when a cold lasts over six 1 weeks. s Statistics shoifr' that for every s death from tuberculosis there are < nine active cases and nine arrest- s ?d cases. * , s Infection: To contract pulm.o- 1 nary tuberculosis, there must be s contact withal person having the 1 disease or an inhalation of t-he 1 serins, as the result of careless < '?xpectoration of such a person. By using food or drinking uten sils. towels, napkins, lied clothes > nd other things used by a tuber cular person. Kissing by a tuber- j cular person should be avoided. Some of the many rules to < avoid disseminating tuberculosis: | A pat-ient who has tuberculosis ? ] should if possible go to a sanator- ?, ium. if unable to do this a special t built room should be built for the | mtient. The tubercular patient ihould sleep ill a room to himself, lave separate bed clothes which ihould be lauudered separately, ihould use separate eating and i lrinking utensils which should be iteriiized after using. Should use iputum cups to spit in. paper nap iins to sneeze and cough in. These should be burned After use. Avoid <issing and all intimate contact ?Mth every one. These are some >t the many rules. HK-KI.ECTED DIRECTOR Buie's Creek.? Wilbur Lamm. Louisburg, was recently elected B. T. U. director of the Baptist Student Union council of Camp Sell College for the incoming year. Lamm, a ministerial student, is ilso president of the Franklin County Club and a member of the glee club. YOU'LL SING TOO, WHEN YOU USE MENNCN MUSHLESS ITS A CREAM NOT A GREASEj AUTO REPAIRING * Of All Kinds ELECTRIC and ACETELYNE ^ WELDING MACHINE REBUILDING AND REPAIRING OF ALL KINDS Auto Body and Fender Repairing and Painting WRECKS REBUILT Hardwick Welding & Machine Co. D. E. Hardwick, Proprietor Church Street I^puisburg, N. C. PASTURE FOR RENT V ? 1 I J Our pasture will accommodate thirty , "5 * more cattle. The grass is now ready. See me AT ONCE if you want a good ' # pasture for your cattle. r . LEE NEAL (Four Bridges Farm) T VISITS HOMK Mr. J. F. Purnell, son of Mr. md Mrs. J. O. Purnell. t>f Frarik inton. Is spending his vacation ?fith his parents after an absence >f three years spent In Manila, klr. Purnell is assistant office lianager for Legitt-Myers Tobac co Co. in Manila. On his way lome he spent a month in Eurjope I'isiting places of interest. He will ?eturn to his work in Manila the last of June, going by way of Vancouver, British Columbia, and Japan. The captain of an Atlantic lir.er approaching a miserable looking young woman leaning over the railing. ''"Waiting for the moonto come i up?" he asked, good naturedly "Oh, Ye gods!" ejaculated the ill one; "has that got to ?ome | up, too?"^ A L F 0 R D'S Printing & Office Supply Co. 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