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DEMONSTRATED FAILURE
Great Britain has announced that after the war she
expects to adopt a government controlled production
system. Just why the belief exists that such a step will
insure a sound solution of British problems, is a mys
tery. Certainly there is nothing very inspiring in the
record of government control. An outstanding example
can be seen in the British coal industry. It is a glaring
failure. British coal production has failed miserably
to measure up to the demands of a nation at war. With
in recent months, efforts have been made to establish
American coal mining methods, which have been an out
standing success and have met every war demand.
Coal Age, in commenting on. the coal industry in Bri
tain, says: "The picture in Great Britain is one of gov
ernment control approximating complete nationaliza
tion. . . . Miners and 'liberal' elements in Great Britain
have been highly vocal advocates of nationalization
since World War I. . . .
"One effect undoubtedly has been to deprive the in
dustry of the necessary elasticity to meet the burden
thrown upon it by the war. Uncertain of what the gov
ernment would do next, inclined in consequence to con
tract rather than expand operations and hold to exist
ing methods rather than modernize, arid with less and
less voice in the control of their properties and in rela
tions with labor, the operators were in a bad way to
cope with the emergency when it arose. . . . The results
have proved that government orders and regulations
are a poor substitute for efficient management-labor
teamwork in production."
Total government control is a demonstrated failure.
Why expand it? We, as well as the British, might very
well ask ourselves that" question.
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NO COMPARISON
Two wars within a generation of each other have cre
ated tempting possibilities in the way of comparison
that are .constantly being held up to prove or disprove
some point. Now we are beginning to be told that the
greatest danger from inflationary price increases can be
expected near the end or shortly after the present war.
As usual, for conclusive proof, the record of the last war
is cited.
The assumption that because prices went up drastical
ly after the last war, they will automatically do the same
thing this time if preventive measures are not taken, is
open to serious question. At the time of the last war,
the technique of mass production had not hit full stride.
And, comparatively speaking, distribution was still liv
ing in the dark ages. Both industry and distribution
operate upon an entirely different principle than they
did a quarter of a century ago.
Today the manufacturer knows that to be successful,
he must keep the price of his product down ? Henry Ford
taught him that lesson. The same is true of distribu
tion. The good retailer knows that if he is to meet com
petition, he must sejl a large volume of goods at a reas
onable price ? the chain store taught him that lesson.
And so. from manufacturer to consumer, the principle
of production and distribution is the opposite of a few
years ago. The maxim of "charging all the traffic will
bear," has given way to the practice of charging as lit
tle as possible, while selling as much as possible. Science
has taken the place of opportunism because, in the long
run, it has proven more profitable.
If prices do go up it will not be due to the chicanery
of producer or distributor. And the fact that they went
up after the last war, has practically no bearing on the
present. Mass production and mass distribution were
little more than experiments in 1918. ? Ex.
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* SCIENCE AT BULLS
HIGH SCHOOL
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* By C. R. Pruette *
Again, I extend an Invitation to
the public to visit our Science De
partment and see the Mechanical
man with glass arteries and veins.
At tbls ,^lme it Is on display In
the laboratory.
At the present, a great deal of
interest has been shown on the
part of aeveral patrons, oncern
Ing this project, and through
their advertising, I sincerely hope
that you will pay us a visit. K
I may, the project may be descri
bed as tha unusual, and the ex*
traordlnary, as well as the ex
travagant.
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The biology classes are begin*
ning a new unit this week, The
Respiratory System. As part o I
our experimentation, I plan to
construct a mechanical respera*
tory system. A Bell Jar will b^
used to represent the body and a
glass Y-tube is to represent the
trachea and |he bronchus. At
tached to the Y-tube will be bal
loons which are to represent the
lungs. If then, a rubber sheet
ing is attached to the bottom ot
the bell jar, and given a push or
pull, the rubber balloons will
move similar to the iungs in the
body, as we exhale and inhale.
In relation to the study of the
Respiratory System, the follow
ing topics will be discussed:
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Tonsils and adenoids.
(c) Other diseases of resplra
toiy tract:
(d) "Back Hole of Calurtta."
(e) Smoking and the lungs.
(f) Effect of diaphragm on
breathing.
In the laboratory, I plan to dis
sect a frog so that the lung tissue
may be ptudled and compared to
that Of ihan'a.
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Concerning last week's ques
tion ? Why is it that we weigh
Jess on the equator than at the
JNorth or South pole*? The earth
is not quite round. The reason
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(or this is that tue earth rotates
on Its axis causing a wearing or
flattening at the North and South
poles. The diameter of the earth
from east to west Is approximate
ly 8,000 miles, but the diameter
ot the earth from north to south
is only approximate 7,973 miles
due to thq reason given above.
Then, the closer you are to the
center ot the earth, the greater
the pull of gravity. Therefore,
n^re pull of gravity is applied to
a body at the North or South
poles than at the equator due to
the fact that you are closer to
the center of the earth.
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Queston for this week; Why
is it that iron will sink, yet au
iron ship will float?
RAY-DEMENT
The marriage of Miss Maxine
Duke Demon* to CpL Oliver B.
Ray was solemnized In a cere
mony Nov. 10 in thri- First Pres
byterian Church, Newport News,
Va. Bev. L. Q. Taylor, paatqr of
the Church officiated using the'
double ring ceremony.
The bride wore a light blue
wool dress with black accessories
and an orchid corsage.
Mrs. Ray is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. OUie Dement, Louis
burg, N. C., and is now employed
In the Postal Section at the Hamp
ton Roads Port of Embarkation.
Cpl. Ray Is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. C. B. Ray, of Memphis,
Tenn., and is now stationed at
Hampton Roads Port of Embar
kation.
Following the ceremony Mr.
and MrB. W. T. Dement enter
tained the couple to s buffet sup
per.
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DISCHARGED FROM HOSPITAL
? San Diego, Calif., Nov. 20. ?
Forty-six Marines from the South
and Southwest are at home on
'furlough after discharge from
the U. S. Naval Hospital here,
where they have been under treat
ment for wounds or tropical dis
eases contracted In the Pacific.
North Carolina Marines among
this group Include:
Pvt. Glen A. Lewis, of Wood
A sunny October aided U. 8.
hens in laying 7 per cent more
eggs than in any like period in
years. Milk production per cow
was also larger.
ADMINISTRATRIX'S NOTICE
Having qualified as administra
trix of the estate of Elizabeth O.
Tlmberlake, deceased, late of
Franklin County, North Carolina,
this is to notify all persons hav
ing claims against the estate of
said deceased to exhibit them to
the undersigned at Loulsburg,
North Carolina, on or before the
24th day of November, 1945, or
this notice will be pleaded in bar
of their recovery. All persons in
debted to said estate will please
make immediate payment.
This 24th day of November,
1944.
LUCY H. TIMBERLAKE,
Administratrix of Elizabeth
O. Tlmberlake.
O. M. Beam, Attorney. 11-2 4-6t~
Copyright 1941 "?"From Acme
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