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TO I* LXYI Number 17
Published every Thursday by The Franklin Press
At Franklin, North Carolina
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Balance of Power Shifts
\7IRGINIA'S Governor John S. Battle disagrees
* with the recent statement of Walter White,
secretary of the National Association for the Ad
vancement of Colored People, that racial segre
gation in the South will be abandonded within 10
years.
Governor Battle explains that Mr. White does
not "know the South".
That probably Is true.
But the point is that the South is likely to have
little to say about what happens along this line
within the next 10 years, just as the South has had
little to say about what has happened the last 10.
For the truth is ? and it is time we in the South "
faced it ? that the balance of political power once
held by the South has passed to the Negro. Mr.
White boasts that that racial minority now holds
the balance of power in 15 populous states. And ?
political developments of recent years offer abun
dant evidence that both parties are consci6us of,
and responsive to, the change.
That is the situation as of today. What the re
sult will be is anybody's guess.
That the situation is what it is, incidentally, is a
somewhat discouraging commentary on the prog
ress of Americans toward political maturity. Be
cause, from the viewpoint of democracy and of
good government, control by a regional minority
was bad, but control by a racial minority is infin
itely worse.
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This newspaper expressed the opinion recently
that Dean Acheson should resign as .secretary of
state ; not because he is a poor , secretary, or be
cause his policies are .poor, but because he has lost
the confidence of a considerable section of the
American public. That opinion remains unchanged.
But, for the time being, Mr. Acheson is our secre
tary of .state, and he Holds that important position
in a time of international crisis. And when Repub
lican members of a house committee last week at
tempted to withhold funds for the State depart
ment from an emergency appropriation bill, they
struck a new low in littleness. To seek to paralyze
the whole State department, at a time like this, just
because they do not like Mr. Acheson, not only was
contemptible beyond words ; it was almost unbe
lievably stupid .politics.
There are times when it looks like the Republican
leadership in congress is determined to reelect Mr.
Truman. A few more tricks like this, and they will.
Dope In The High Schools
The problem of addiction to narcotics among high
school students is not serious in Maryland, says
that state's governor, Theodore Roosevelt Mc
Keldin.
The Maryland executive no doubt is correct in
suggesting that the prevalence of this evil among
high school students may have been exaggerated.
That, however, is no warrant for dismissing the
problem.
So long as dope is peddled in the United States,
there is a problem. And we respectfully suggest to
Governor McKeldin that so long as even one high
school student is solicited by these dope peddlers,
the problem is serious.
The narcotics situation in this country is little
short of a national scandal. That it is spreading into
the high schools calls for action. Making sale of
narcotics to high school students a capital crime
might be the sort of action that is needed.
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The Real Villain
There's a lot of talk about President Truman and
what a mess he's made of things (some say). Mr.
Acheson is the butt of a few jokes and a lot of bit
ter criticism. Governor Scott on occasion has been
Cfttied some names. And on the local level, all the
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office-holders are subject to criticism, right and f
left.
Well, we respectfully suggest that all the critics
have passed up the real villain. And we're going to
come right out, boldly, and say what we're talking
about. We're talking about the same thing every- K
body else is talking about ? the Weather.
The coldest, latest spring in many a year. Then
the driest spell in decades. Then the hottest (yep,
even in the mountains it's been hot' ? but, being a
member of the chamber of commerce, we'll quickly
add that of course it was a lot hotter out of the
mountains) ? the hottest weather on record. And
now it rains . . . and rains . . . and rains . . .
Yes, sir, the critics have wasted their ammuni
tion. The real heel in the world of 1951 is nobody
but the Weather Man. |
What candidate will com out for a New Deal in
Weather Men, for Weather Men who'll really do y
something about the Weather? b
Anybody running on that platform will get our 1
vote! V
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Our American Civilization R
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Tearing down all the old buildings in America I
to make room for something modern. Touring D
Europe to view its picturesque and historic old H
buildings. ?
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Working like a horse today .so as to live like a k
lord tomorrow. Finding, tomorrow, that life is
hardly worth living ? that if it was yesterday we 1
could enjoy it. 1
Assuming that the value of a teacher can be ntea- N
sured in college units. Finding ourselves with some ?
teachers holding "A" certificates who cannot speak
good English. I
1 Letters
ABOUT UNION SCHOOL
Editor, The Press:
In regard to the new school building, the people of the
Union district and surrounding communities are about to pull
the cord (The Bell of Atrl).
It has been reported that the building blocks which were
laid down at the Union site are being hauled away to another
job. Now we want to know why our building can't be started,
If not built rapidly. We haven't said we would not pay our
part in the school bonds, so why the discrimination?
It was reported once that brick masons were not available;
at the same time there were masons who were not at work.
Again, that foremen were needed; yet there were foremen in
the county who have had years of supervision experience.
Even in thli district there Is sufficient force, including fore
man, masons and laborors, to do the job and who need the
work.
Then, If the labor is here, and the foundation material -Is on
the job or available, and the site leveled, what is the hold up?
I see no reason why a gesture of some kind can't be made or
some evidence of good Intentions shown.
I understand there is no time limit on any of the jobs. But
with government allowance of material for schools, how Is it
that private building is going on without too much hitch?
Now we don't know what kind of trade the board made with
the contractor, nor do we particularly care, but what we do
want to know: Are we going to get a school building built, and
when?
We would like to ask the officials In charge of the building
program to give us some hint as to what they really intend to
do. Please address your reply directly to the communties of
the Union district.
J. L. SANDERS
P. S. The officials stated, at a meeting, according to one of
our citizens, that they saw no reason why the school building
should not be completed by the time school starts in the fall.
Others' Opinions
DO^'T JUMP HASTILY!
The news Is getting around that the net income of American
farmers this year may equal the 1947 record.
But let's not jump hastily to the conclusion that this will be
a year of peak prosperity for agriculture.
The Department of Agriculture notes that farm income will
not buy as much as it did four years ago. Nor will this year's
agricultural earnings be as large a share of the national In
come as In 1947.
Dollars totals can be misleading. Actually, the statisticians
tell us that farmers will have to have an income 12 per cent
above that of 1947 to pay for a living equal to the standard
of that year.-^Smlthfleld Herald.
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AMERICANISM
If an orator were asked to discuss Americanism as distin
guished from other world 'isms, he'd have a subject upon
which to roll his cadences. But after he'd appealed to history
and literature and economics and politics and every other
source for logic and language with which to round out his
eloquence, he still would fall short of the explanation of Amer
icanism given in the six sentences of the editor of the Louis
OUR DEMOCRACY ? ?by Mat "jj
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KEEPING THE DOLLAR. SOUND IS THE
PURPOSE OF OUR. FIGHT AGAINST INFLATION.
grille Journal, who said:
If you want Papa to take care of you ? that's Paternalism.
If you want Mama to take care of you ? that's Momism.
If you want Herbert Hoover to take care of you ? that's Iso
lationism. ^
If you want Uncle Sam to take care of you ? that's Socialism.
If you want Uncle Joe to take care of you? that's Commun
ism, #
But ? if you want to take care of yourself ? that's American
ism. ? Florence (S. C.) Morning News.
DOGS VERSUS SHEEP
An act passed in the recent session of the assembly pro
vides for the protection and advancement of sheep raising,
poultry and livestock industry in North Carolina, and creating
the office of county dog warden to help further this advance
ment. In an effort to help the farmer who wishes to grow
sheep the act authorizes the board of county commissioners in
each county in the state to appoint a dog warden, and to de
termine the amount of his salary and travel allowance, both
of which would be paid out of the proceeds of a county dog
tax.
Jackson county is well adapted to the sheep growing indus
try and it could be made as profitable as any other industry
and to mean as much to the county in the way of additional
cash income as a large industrial plant.
Another county in Western North Carolina has 35,000 ewes
on its pastures. Each one of these ewes produces an average
of one and a half lambs per season, which in turn bring
around $23 each when .marketed. This means that the 35,000
ewes producing 52,500 lambs, selling for $23 bring in $1,207,500
cash per year, not counting the income from the wool. Does
sheep growing pay? Just ask some of the farmers in Ashe
county. This great sheep raising industry has not been built
up overnight. But with the eradication of stray dogs it can
be developed in a few years. ? The Sylva Herald.
- THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL
Foreign visitors, particularly our English friends, are more
than likely ( to observe sooner oj later during their stay here
that the American people are sure eventually to lose the use
of their legs. True enough, if there is a choice between riding
and walking we ride? the thought of walking usually doesn't
even cross our minds. The kind of footpath for which the
English countryside is famous is almost as rare in the United
States as is a six-lane superhighway in England. But not quite.
Though it may surprise most foreigners and a great many
Americans as well, there are walkers in this country; and
there are some mighty fine places for them to walk. One of
the most remarkable places of all ? in this or any other con
tinent ? is the "footpath through the wilderness' that runs
more than two thousand miles from Mount Katahdin in Maine
to Mount Oglethorpe in Georgia: the justly famous Appalachian
Trail.
Originally conceived by Benton MacKaye in 1921, the trail
was established as an enity in the summer of 1937, but the
hurricane of the following year damaged parts of it. What with
various subsequent misadventures, including parkway con
struction and the Second World War, it is only this spring
that it has become a continuous trail for the whole distance
once again ? thanks to the efforts of local hiking clubs, the
Park and Forest Services and the private coordinating body
called the Appalachian Trail Conference.
Of course not many people will take advantage of the occa
sion to hike the whole way from Georgia to Maine? though it
has been done; but anyone who has ever walked along one of
lti breath-taking; ridge* or through Its beautiful woodlands or
across its sunny meadows will gain satisfaction in knowing
that the Appalachian Trail has at last been restored to its
pre-war glory.? New York Times.
Business
Making
News
? By BOB SLOAN
This column this week would
like to mention a couple of suc
cess stories which we believe it
will pay young Macon County
men to read before they catch
the next bus fcr Detrojt or
Pontine.
In the middle twenties a fam
ily moved to Franklin from
Georgia which bod as one of
its members a big red headed
bov. The boy went through
high school he r end he is still
remembered as one oi the hard
est running full backs Franklin
foot ball fans ever cheered for.
Alter finishing high school here
be worked in dif event jobs in
cluding a job with the state
highway department. He marri
ed a local girl. In the early
forties he became manager of
Stewart's Esso service station.
By haid work and giving the
public good service he built a
good business. Recently he has
advanced another step by be
coming a partner in a new oil
company here which will dis
tribute Amco gas and oil. We
believe that the future looks
brighter for D. A. "Red" Stew
art than any local boy we know
who has taken a flyer on De
troit. Besides he is working for
himself.
At the end of the war Porter
Duncan went to work for Red
Stewart in his filling station.
He worked long and hard and
it was a small business and
Red couldn't pay him top much.
Oiten times he gassed "up the
car of a group of boys who
were off to the northern cities
for the big jobs and high
wages. Too, he talked to them
when they were here oh vaca
tion or laid off because of a
strike. But he stuck with the
job. Now he is manager of the
filling station where he went to
work. He has a good opportun
ity. There is no time clock in
the filling station. If he loafs
he (hurts himself; if he works
hard he is helping himself.
There are no lay-offs due to
strikes, change over in work
or any thing else. Porter own6
his own home. We wonder how
many Macon County men who
have gone to Detroit own their
homes or instead are pouring
money down the drain in the
form of rent.
We believe that the above
are two examples of the fact
that if you will work hard and
STAY WITH IT there are op
portunities in Macon County
for young men.
Do You
Remsmbsr?
(Looking backward through
the files of The Press)
50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
The usual Saturday's crowds
of county people (ailed to show
up in the town Saturday owing
to harvest and working crops.
Walter McConnell and Dick
Sellers, left yesterday morning
bound for Douglas, Wyoming, to
make their fortunes. We hope
they will succeed.
Rev. J. A. Deal has cleaned
up and labeled the cabinet of
mineral specimens that belongs
to the county, and put it into a
much better condition than
heretofore.
25 YEARS AGO
The machinery for the new
creamery has arrived and those
in charge hope to start making
butter by the end of the present
week.
On Sabbath, July 4th, at 11
o'clock, Rev. J. H. Flannagan
will be ordained pastor of the
Franklin Presbyterian church.
Monday the Franklin Troop
Boy Scouts will leave for their
annual week's camping trip.
10 YEARS AGO
The dedication service of the
new Asbury church will begin
Sunday at 11 o'clock. Rev. J. C.
Swaim, pastor of the church,
will preside at the ceremony.
Eefore an audience of between
five and seven hundred people
the Fifth Sunday Singing con
vention had one of their most
successful meetings of the year
in the Macon Qpunty courthouse
Sunday.
Behind the excellent pitching
of Dan "Fog Ball" Reynolds and
sparkling infield play which
produced three double plays, tha
Franklin All Stars defeated thi
Sylva team 4 to 3.