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THURSDAY, SEPT. 7, 1939
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This Nation's Stand
X7iJHX the falcful "news that war had begin
" Europe was flashed to a waiting America,
run in
the
question in every mind and on many tongues was
"Will the United States have to send her men
again r" -
All have realized, the futility .of discussion as to
whether this nation should or should not. have sent
the .American Expeditionary forces to join the Allies
in 1917. That chapter of history has been written,
and for twenty-one years the world has tried, more
or less stupidly, to salvage what was left after that
destructive madness. But any cherished hope that
the World War was a "war to end w;r" or a war
that would "make the world sale for democracy"
has been dashed. Indeed, there has never been a
time when the democracies felt more unsafe.
With the memories of war horrors surging
through our minds as news' of the sickening slaugh
ter of helpless people begins in Europe,- no doubt
most "Americans felt reassured by President Roose-.
velt's broadcast . last Sunday night. After fruitless
efforts to avert the impending disaster in appeals
to the powers to seek a peaceful solution of their
quarrel, the nation's chief executive closed' his ten
minutes address to the people of the United States
with these words, "As long as it remains within my
.-power to prevent, there will be no blackout of peace
in the United States."
These words tacitly reminded the people that the
responsibility for maintaining peace is shared by
them. He admonished, "Let no man or woman
thoughtlessly or falsely talk of America sending its
' armies to European fields," and appealed for those
attitudes that make for peace within the nation
"national unity, not selfish partisanship."
"This nation will remain a neutral nation, he said,
but 1 can not ask that every American remain neu
tral in thought as well. . . . l have said not once
but many times that .1 have seen' war and that I
hate war. .1 say that again and again. ... I hope
that the United States will keep out of this war.
I believe that it will. And I give you 'assurance
that every effort of your government will be direct
ed to tha't end."
The address was broadcast to other countries in
other languages. For them especially, we think was
the statement that this nation believes in the spirit
of the New Testament a great teaching which
opposes itself to the use of force,' of armed force,
of marching armies and falling bombs. And again
to the whole world he repeated, "I think we have
every right and every reason to maintain as a na
tional policy the fundamental moralities, the teach
ings of religion and the continuance of efforts to
restore peace."
A dark chapter in our national history of the
last war was recalled by the warning, "No Anier
ican has the moral right to profiteer at the expense,
either of his fellow citizens or of the men, women
and children who are living and dying in the midst
of war in Europe."'
There wad another solemn reminder too, that re
mains to haunt every soul't wishful thinking and it
is this: "When peace has been broken anywhere,
j)eace of all countries everywhere is in doubt."
As Amazed Britishers Viewed Runaway Launching
m J Iwttffla. VW
i H. M. S. Formidable, new British aircraft carrier, rides serenely off the Belfast, Ireland, ways after
, launching herself a half-hour ahead of time. The 23,000-ton craft started sliding down the ways as workmen
: were knocking out the props preparatory to the launching. As it picked up speed, careening wildly into the
water, it hurled timbers in all directions, killing one woman and injuring 20 other people. Lady Kingsley
! Wood, sponsor of the boat, managed to hurl the traditional bottle of champagne at the retreating craft. The
new craft is considered one of the most modern of its kind in the world. (
Poles Are a Nation of Soldiers
TPHE relation on the map of Poland, Russia, Ger
, many and East Prussia a part of Germany
explains much of Poland's stormy history. For her
position is even worse, than being "between the
devii and the deep blue sea" and similar to the pro
verbial location "between the upper and the nether
millstones. For Germany and Russia have not
shown themselves "Good Neighbors," for long at
a time.
One Pole is quoted by Walter Duranty as say
ing "The Poles are Slavs with brains but the Rus
sians are only Slavs;" and another, "The Poles are
Slavs with hearts, but the Russians are only Slavs.
Another Pole a soldier said to him "We are
Poles not Czechs."
All Poles are conscious of their history. The vic
tory at Tannenberg in 1410 is as fresh in their
memories as if it happened recently. They boast
that what they did once they can do again. Any
way, they are determined they will not surrender
without a struggle "as the Czechs did." This is
reported to be the temper of this music loving, ro
mantic people, inured to hardship, to war, and
through periods of their history to servitude. They
are ii nation of soldiers, and never have they for
gotten their precarious place on the map, their
many defeats and partitioning, nor their victories.
They have prepared to their utmost against the
evil day that came last week. .
Today Poland has a. population of 34 niillioh and
an area almost that of Spain. A well trained army
of one million and three million reserves, augment
ed by cavalry, horse drawn artillery and a small
air force aided by the deep mud of Poland's ter
rain, furnish the nation's resistance to the Germans
and their motorized war equipment.
Rich in natural resources and industries, it is easy
to understand why a predatory neighbor covets
her possessions. For Poland knows that Hitler's
demand for the German-speaking, free city of Dan
zig and the corridor is only the first step to annexa
tion of Poland itself. As for Danzig, before Ger
many's 266 years of occupation, Danzig was a Pol-,
ish city for 638 years. The treaty of Versailles gave
the corridor to Poland and made Danzig a free city
with its own government and Poland possession of
the customs of the port, as well as authority to
settle legal disputes.
If Danzig falls into the hands of the Germans,
the Poles will become slaves to Hitler's Juggernaut.
They have chosen to die instead.'
The only hope for the survival of Poland as a
nation is the military aid that has come from Great
Britain and France. Another glance at the map will
show the tremendous obstacles geographic and
military that are in the way, of quick or effective
aid.
Ghost Of Tsali Blocks Way
To New Blue Ridge Parkway
(From The New York Times)
The ghost of old Tsali, a Chero
kee Indian martyr, has agam foil
ed white men who are driving a
$35,000,000 pleasure boulevard across
500 miles of mountain country in
Virginia and North Carolina.
The Federal Government has
spent $16,000,000 on the boulevard,
known as the Blue Ridge Park
way, which is designed to connect
the Shenandoah and Great Smoky
Mountain notional parks.
But a short section of the pro
posed road passes through the
Qualla Indian Reservation west of
Asheville, and the tribesmen of old
Tsali refuse to grant, trade or sell
a right-of-way unless the Indians
affected get the money for the
condemned land to' spend as they
individually wish.
A fresh proposal submitted by
the Cherokees called for payment
of not less than $40,000 for the
right-of-way and distribution of the
money individually.
Once too often, the Indians say,
they have received a deal from
the bottom of the deck by the
Federal government.
The Cherokees tell visitors to
their reservation of their distrust I
gration. There are now more than
3,000 on the eastern slope of the
Great Smokies.
After several unsuccessful at
tempts to rout Tsali and his war
rior,, the government was ready
to compromise. Word was sent in
to the hills, legend says, that if
the outlaw and his three sons
would surrender, the 2,000 would
be allowed to stay in the Smokies.
Out of his hiding place came the
Indian and his sons. All four
quickly were condemned, but the
youngest .son later was spared be
cause of his youth.
One hundrtd and one years ago
this summer Tsali was put to
death by a firing squad.
Clippings
State College Answers
Timely Farm Questions
Q. What crop can be planted at
this time of the year for bees?
A, Crimson clover, alsike clover,
vetch, or sweet clover are excel
lent crops to plant in the late
summer and fall for bees. Buck
wheat is also an excellent fall
pasture crop for bees in the cooler
mountain counties, but it is of lit
tle or no value in honey producing
in the warmer parts of the state.
Q. When should alfalfa be seed
ed? A. Fall seeding is usually more
satisfactory than spring seeding in
the Piedmont and Coastal Plain
regions and the lower elevations
in the Mountains, although there
are exceptions. For instance, spring
seeding is advisable in the Pied
mont where soils heave badly or
where soils are infested with chick
weed. The best dates for seeding
in the Coastal Plain and Lower
Piedmont are September 1 to 30;
in the Upper Piedmont, from now
until September IS. Alfalfa should
have been seeded during August in
the lower Mountain region. At the
higher elevations in the Mountains
(2,500 feet and above) spring
seeding should be done between
April 1 and 30, depending on the
elevation and average date of last
hard freeze.
Q. What is a good fall and
spring graziig mixture?
A. For grazing in November,
and again in April and May, a
mixture of one bushel of rye, 20
pounds of crimson clover, and two
bushels of oats or one bushel of
barley should be sown early in
September on good land.
Q. When should pullets be chang
ed to a laying mash?
A. Pullets should be moved to
the laying house as -soon as they
start egg production, but they
should not be switched from a
growing mash to a laying mash
until they reach 20 to 25 per cent
production, and then the change
should be made gradually.
Records Of Farm
Business Important
A farmer is a business man
and also a scientist, a merchant,'
a financier, a manufacturer, and
sometimes a weather prophet. A
business man keeps records of his
proiit and loss, and a farmer should
do the same, says R. W. Shoffner,
farm management specialist of the
State college extension service.
"Money invested in land, equip
ment, and buildings is no differ
ent from that invested in stocks
and bonds. Money invested in
stocks and bonds is expected to
return the owner a profit. Like
wise, an investment in land and
farm equipment is expected to yield
a profit or give a return on the
investment," the specialist declored.
il n order that weaknesses in, the
farm set-up can be determined and
a basis for future operations can'
le worked out, farm records are
highly important, Shoffner said.
With a good farm record, one can
determine, as a general rule,
sources of largest receipts, most
costly items, returns for the year's
work, and the efficiency of capital
invested, which, in turn, is a gen
eral measure .of managerial effi
ciency. County farm agents are helping
scores of North Carolina farmers
to keep records, and in many cases
are furnishing free the record books,
necessary for figuring the farm
and other vital factors affectintr
profit or loss.
F'or instance, Shoffner's office
has just completed a summary of
the records on 44 demonstration
farms in Lee, Davie, Chatham, Ran
dolph, and Davidson counties. The
44 farms average 166.2 acres in
size, had an average, investment of
$9,019.51, and returned an average
of 9.6 per, cent on the investment
for the year.
FALLS AGAIN
American farmers' cash ircome
from marketings in July totaled
$534,000,000, a decline of 12 per
cent below the $609,000,000 income
reported for July, 1938.
SALES DROP
Close observers of conditions in
the farm implement industry now
belitve that ,sales for the year will
probably run about 10 per cent
under the 1938 dollar totals.
Total certification for payment
and obligations under the 1938
Agricultural Adjustment Program
amounted to $499,999,278 through
June 30, 1939, the Triple-A has announced.
Darkest Africa i,$ coming into
the full benefits of civilization. A
news story tells of the completion
of an ammunition factory in Pre
toria that will turn out lO-.OOO.OOO
rounds of ammunition annually.
Syracuse Herald.
"MOUNTAIN MADNESS
(From The Chapel Hill Weekly)
"Persons who go to western
North Carolina for their vacations
had better beware of driverless i,ean oi) in ,,aint is obtained.
He explained that all paints are
Soybean Oil 'Is Found
Suitable For Paints
Soybeans as a legume. Soybeans
a, a livestock feed. And now soy
bean oil as an ingredient of paint.
Prof. David S. Weaver, exten
sion agricultural engineer and head
of the department of agricultural
engineering at State college, sees
a great future for the soybean
crop in the South, and predicts
that an increase in acreage of soy
beans in the nation of three to
four million . acres will be neces
sary if the maximum use of soy-
cars on the mountain roads. That
is, if a bulletin from the Asheville
Chamber of Commerce is correct,
This bulletin says that, according
to official counts, 163,793 persons
the Federal Government etit- ! 461,155 vehicles entered the
omized in the martyrdom of old Great Smoky Mountains National
Tsali. I'ark during July. From this it
It was Tsali's sacrifice, they appears that 297,362 cars didn't
point out, that preserved for them have anybody in them. Were they
the remnants of their once mighty , driven by remote radio control?
empire, which extended over a large Ur nere s an "lca : 'hey inay have
part of Georgia, the Carolina and
Tennessee.
Early in the nineteenth century
the Cherokees signed a treaty with
the Federal ' Government giving
them forever the mountain lands.
White settlers paid little atten
tion to the agreement, and finally
President Andrew Jackson scrap
ped the treaty altogether and ord
ered the Indians to move westward.
Troops marched into the moun
tains, paid the Indians $90 each
and started the westward drive. It
was a tragic inarch; one-fourth of
the tribe died from hardship en
route.
Tsali marched (silently, impassion-
ately, with his family.' But when
a trooper impatiently prodded the
Indians squaw with a bayonet
Tsali wheeled and killed! him.
Then he fled to the Smokies with
about 2,(XX) of his tribesmen. The
other continued the westward mi-i
been occupied by ghost-riders."
Yes, we know the Asheville
Chamber of Commerce can tell
some whoppers.
Last year they got out .another
bulletin listing Western North
Carolina hotels from Topoco to
Blowing Rock (five dollars per)
and labelled it "Asheville and Vi
cinity"! A tourist from Chicago who hap
pended on the Nantahalas and Frank
lin accidentally, mentioned another
Asheville Chamber of Commerce
bulletin that gave innocent Chi
cagoans the impression that the
Great Smokies were on the edge
of their town.
An Ohio woman, now 100, says
there are advantages in being old.
By saving the hats, one can be in
style three or four times.
--Detroit Ncwi.
made primarily of two materials
a powder known as pigment, and
a liquid known as a vehicle. In
the 'past this: vehicle, or liquid, has
been primarily linseed oil, an ex
tract from flax seed. However, the
decrease in flax production in the
United states in recent years has
made it necessary to import large
quantities of linseed oil from for
eign countries.
Scientists of the U. S. depart
ments of agriculture and chemistry
have proven that soybean oil is a
satisfactory vehicle for paint; in
fact, it has certain desirable char
acteristics not found in linseed oil
paints. The chief of these is the
non-yellowing with age, and an
other is that "soya oil paint," as
it is called, hardens slowly and
thereby reduces cracking and scal
ing. Prof. Weaver urges farmers to
grow more soybean., and to de
mand soya oil paint when he buys
on the market. "As soya oil paint
becomes better known, and its use
increases, the acreage of soybeans
in this country may be definitely
raised.
"The versatile , crop of soybeans
may well be looked upon as a par
tial answer to the agricultural
problem of the South," he declared.
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THE RITZ BROTHERS IN
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Alto: "THE LONE RANGER
RIDES AGAIN"
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9
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"THE COWBOY
QUARTERBACK"
With: BERT WHEELER
MARIE WILSON
GLORIA DICKSON
And
ROY ROGERS
SMILEY BURNETTE IN"
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"THE WIZARD OF OZ"
With: JUDY GARLAND
FRANK MORGAN
JACK HALEY, BERT LAHR
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MASK"
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WARNER WILLIAMS
ALAN HALE
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