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Page 2 THE DA N BURY REPORTER. N. E. PEPPER, Editor and Publisher Iwued Wednesdays at Danbury. N. C., and entered at the Danbury postofflce as second class matter, under act of Congreee. j Danbury, N. C., Thursday April 29, 1937. Wars Are Necessary. i Mr. Upton Wilson, the facile Rockingham county writer, says "it is not surprising; that 70 per cent, of the American people feel that this nation made a mistake when it entered the. World War," and that now "one is hard put to! find anything America got out of the war except grief and disappointment." Wars are necessary and indispensable in the arrangements of providence, civilization, and destiny. They are needed to check the rapacity of tyrants, to dispose of surplus populations and to evolve the race. A great many stupid people are pleased to blame Woodrow Wilson for "keeping us out Ox the war" and then putting us in it. That great President accomplished both of these things. His masterly strategy kept us out for nearly three years, and then his wisdom and patriotism influenced congress to put us in. Was he an innocent tool of fate? Without him, war would have come. There is too much strain of the blood of George Wash- i ington, Patrick Henry and John Paul Jones still flowing in the veins of the American people to need a Woodrow Wilson to call them to war when the time comes to fight. Sherman said "war is hell," and the glares on Georgian skies accentuated his aphorism as homes crumpled in his march to the sea. War is one of the monster calamities that sometimes befall a country. But there are some ( things even worse than the hell that Sherman ( described. Of these are the destruction of your, liberty, the chains of human slavery and the dishonor of womanhood. War will be well chosen when the alternative is indignities more bitter than death. The sweet liberty which you enjoy today, l your peace and happiness and your property were bought by the blocd of your ancestors at Valley Forge and other points north and south, i The privilege and the capacity to read your English Bible were only obtainable by virtue of the wa' S of the Reformation and the ashes of its mart/rs. How would you like to listen to , your su mon.■ preached in Latin when your di ploma was from the little red school house on ( tiie hill? ij America lost more than a hundred thou- . sand of her youth when she threw herself i into the breach. But the colossal resources of j American money and men was what it took to stop Germany. All statesmen know that the ultimate aim of Germany was- -America—and j after America, what? I Finally, suppose there had never been a * war since the genus homo established itself ! on the earth eons ago? Would the planet's ! resources today support the rampant hordes? ] Would there be standing room left for 1 the descendants of the eliminated popu- 1 lations? History and destiny are inexorable. ! • A, war is needed today to extirpate 500 mill-, 1 ions of Asiatics hungry for survival. The air would be sweeter over there, and there would be more room for gardening. And a live menace to western civilization would appreciably dimin ish for awhile. Were Genghis Khan, Xerxes, Alexander, Caesar, Napoleon, Abe Lincoln and Woodrow! Wilson unconscious instruments in the hands of providence to assist in solving the unemploy-l ment problems of Europe and America today? i Peace is the divinest gift which mankind is heir to, but it never has had and never will come into possession of its inheritance as long as hu-' man tigers roam the earth, and this will be until the kingdom of Heaven reigns. ■ Twenty farmers sold 242 fat | hogs weighing 48,260 pounds and bringing $4,569.32 in cash at the ; Washington market last week. Physical and medical examina-, tions have been h«kl for club members in the eleven 4-H clubs of Edgecombe county. TTIE DANBURY REPORTER The New Highway Set-Up. The fact that Governor Hoey did not see fit to appoint the editor of the Danbury Reporter on the new highway commission, is not special ly important. But the fact that Stokes county will not be directly represented on the commission, IS specially important. Mr. Hackett of Wilkes, to whom our people must take and submit their projects and griev ances, is doubtless a man of high intelligence and integrity, but it will be harder to make him see the road needs of this county, to consider the disparagements under which we have labor | ed in the past, or to view with interest and sym pathy the needs of the future. Stokes county has never enjoyed a just allo cation of road funds under the Page, Jeffreys or Waynick regimes. Important roads in the county have been seriously neglected, for in stance No. 89 from Buck Island bridge to Wright's store. The Pine Hall-Sandy Ridge- McHone highway has also been neglected. These projects were calling the State high way department when it had the money in hand to complete them. When afterwards delega tions protested at the delay, the reply was given that there was no money, yet new and costly operations continued to be undertaken in other counties. It will be good business for the leaders of Stokes progress to organize and be in position to make clear and unmistakable demands for our rights when the Dunlap road administration begins to function. Funds are limited, but there are funds amply sufficient that a fair allocation will complete the two highways above mention led this year, besides giving proper attention to our secondary roads. FARMERS LIKE i NEW PROGRAM SOME PREFER IT TO AAA— ' EVERY FARMER IWITEI) TO SIGN COMMUNITY EX PLANATION MEETINGS TO ! BE HELD BY AGENT SEARS. i The farmers of Stol i county who co-operated with the Soil Conservation Program in 1936 have received $114,906.13 to date with probably four or five thou-' sand dollars more yet to be paid. ' Many of the farmers have stated i that they like the So l Conserva- tion Program better than they ] did the AAA Program. i Due to a better undoruleading of the program many of the ] laimeis who did not u.ga up last year are corning in and Signing i up this year. Approximately 100 have signed new work slit's is and t they continue to come in e»i„ry i day. We hope that every iaiiner in Stokes county who can benefit t by the program will sign. The f earlier they sign their work i sheets, the earlier we will be able to let them know just how t much soil conserving crops they £ will be expected to have on their farms in 1937. For those who signed last year, it is not neces sary that they sign a work sheet 1 this year. Within the next week or so, we plan to send a letter to all who signed last year stat ing their tobacco base, the max imum acreage that they, can di vert from tobacco to soil con serving crops and receive pay for, I and the minimum amount of soil conserving crops that they will be expected to have to qualify ' for full payments under the program. It is our plan now to follow up these Letters with a series of community meetings at which we \*ill discuss soil con -1 serving crops and answer any . questions that the farmers may , wish to ask in regard to bow j they may qualify for their full I payment under the 1937 program. I During 1936 a large number of farmers reduced their tobacco acreage, but for some reason they failed to plant the minimum soil conserving acreage left out; consequently they will not receive any payment. We do not want this to happen again this year. SEARS, Agent. Waynick Is Silent , On Future Activity Raleigh, April 25.—Capus M. Waynick, retiring chairman c the state highway and public works commission, said today h>> had no comment to make at pres ent on plans for the future. Waynick, whose suctessor, Frank L. Dunlap, now assistant director of the budget, wa3 an nounced yesterday, said: "I have enjoyed the work of the past two years. It (the high way department ) is a very fine organization. As to the ques tion of other employment by tl 1 state, I won't have any statement until I talk with the governor." j Governor Hoey, in announcing the appointment of Waynick's successor and 10 new members of the highway commission, said the retiring chairman had been tend-! ered the position of director of the division of purchase and con-' tract at $6,000 a year, the same salary he now receives. Dunlap, the governor said, will get $7,500 a year. He and the I new commissioners will take of- 1 fice May 1 IBUIOUSNESSI U Mt fW t -ilVWißfl HOEY APPOINTS NEW COMMISSION HIGHWAY CHAIRMAN I S FRANK DUNLAP—HACKETT O F WILKES COUNTY IS COMMISSIONER FOR THIS DISTRICT WAYNICK OF FERED NEW JOB AT SAME PAY. I i Raleigh, April 24.—Governor Hc»ey made a clean sweep in the highway and public works com mission today as he named Frank Lemuel Dunlp of Wadesboro, An son county, now assistant director of the budget, as chair man to serve with ten new mem bers: Dunlap was appointed for a six-yer term and the Governor 'had said the salary would be $7,- 500 a year under the reorganiza tion Instead of the $6,000 yeoil. I I now paid Chairman Capus M. Waynick. , Waynick, the Governor an nounced, has been tendered the nounced, has been tendered the I position of director of the divi sion of purchase and contract at 'the same salary he now gets. Robert G. Deyton, for ten yeara a member of the staff of the budget bureau, wa9 appointed assistant director of the budget to succeed Dunlap. The job car ries a salary of $6,000 yearly and a raise of S6OO effective July 1. As commissioners of the ten highway districts to be set up by the commission, the Governor ap pointed: First, D. Collin Barnes of Hertford county, for six years; second, Earnest V. Webb of Lenoir county, for four years; third, Robert Grady Johnson of Pender, for two years; fourth, T. Boddie Ward of Wil9on, for two years; fifth, Samual W. Bason of I Caswell, for four years; sixth D. B. McCrary of Randolph, ft r six years; seventh, Thomas R. Wolfe Stanley, for two years; eighth, J. Gordon Hackett of Wilkes, for four years; nin'h. T. Max Watson of Rutherford, for tlx years; and tenth, E. L. Mclv e of Jackson for 2 years. Increase Commission. Commissioners receive pay on ' i ly for days worked. The 1937 legislature rewrote j the highway and public works j law to increase the commission ! from seven to eleven members j and directed the members to , vide the State into districts, with | ' one from each. The changes all become effective May 1. ' The retiring commissioners are; Julian Wood of Craven county, W. C. Woodard of Nash, 'J. A. Hardison of Anson, Ross Sigmon of Rowan, E. F. Alien of Catawba and Frank W. Miller of Haywood. "The naming of a chairman and members of the commission has {been a most difficult task," said i Governor Hoey. "So many good j men were offered from every sec tion that it was no easy matter to make a selection, and I regret the necessity of disappointing many worthy aspirants. "I bespeak for the new com mission patient consideration by the people of the Btate. The road problem is a great one. We have around 47,000 miles of county roads, and my chief concern *8 for the improvement of these secondary roads. Progress with this work will necessarily be slow. Most of the surplus in iha THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1937 road fund has already been con tracted and new work will be limited to current revenues." He urged the public not to make road demands "until the commission can organize and take an inventory of the road situation and ascertain just what can be done." ■ When your baby comes you will need Menoen Antiseptic Oil for I 1 him; ao get it now and start ' using it oo your tell. Rub it koto the skin of your abdomen ' or wherever the skin to tight «r dry from swelling. Notice bow Uutncss, dryness disap pear. Then after baby arrive*, give him a daily body rub with Mmnw 00. It'a mntimptio— win protect bias against germs, toe your druggiat —today. MENNIN An»U«p»lc OK | HnHHHHHnii STUART Theater ! Stuart, Virginia Friday and Saturday, April SO May Ist "Secret Valley" Richard Arien—Virginia Gray Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, May 2-3-4 , "Dr. BuU" Will Rogers" Will Rogers—Rochelle Hudson. Wednesday - Thursday, May 5-6 "Stolen Holiday" Kay Francis —lan Hunter ' Claude Rains. FOUR SALESMEN WANTED To sell used cars. If not willing to work and make money no need to apply. If in terested, write P. 0. Box 66, Walnut Cove, N. C. |L_- ■ Don't be satisfied with ordinary baby powders that sre nofanti septic. Without paying a cent more you can get Mennen Aiiti- I septic Powder—which not only j does everything that other bsoy I powkndo,b**a|so»«tsupai» I antiseptic condition all over I baby't ikin and ftgkts off gsrms 1 and infections. It stops chafing ? and rawness, too. Sogrt a tin w Mem en Antiseptic Powder tt , your druggist's today.
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