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VOL. LXVII
Number 30
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JULY 24, 1952
A Lift For Today
? They profess that they know God; but in works they de
ny him, being abominable, anif disobedient, and unto every
good work reprobate Titus 1:16.
THE HYPOCRITE pays tribute to God that he may impose
upon man. ? Swift.
Cleanse our heajts of all that is displeasing to Thee, O Lord
Stalemate
On Koje Island, the Associated i'ress reports,
General Boatner, the latest commander of that riot
ridden prisoner-of-war area, once again has proved
"an Oriental truism centuries old ? force rules".
General Boatner has succeeded, the dispatch con
tinues, because he has "used the one language"
understood by Orientals ? force.
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The one language? the only language Orientals
understand?
There is evidence to the contrary. There is evi
dence that the Oriental understands another and
very different language ; understands it, perhaps
even better than the Occidental.
That evidence is the fact that all the great relig
ions that teach the exact opposite of this "Oriental
truism" originated and first flourished in the East.
And it was in the East, only a few years ago,
that the doctrine that mind and spirit are more
powerful than physical force was put to its most
practical test. In that test, Gandhi made millions
of Orientals in India understand this language so
different from force ? and won independence for
IndiaJ
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For more than two years the United States has
been speaking the language of force in Korea. What
have we gained in two years' fighting?
Our announced purpose in sending American
troops into that unhappy land was twofold: (a) to
repel aggression ; and (b) to create a united Korea
that was free.
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How well has force succeeded in Korea?
It is true we have made the Communists pay for
their aggression. But we also have paid?in lives
and in dollars. The latest American casualty total
exceeds 110,000, and more than 19,000 of those are
known dead. The dollar cost of the war in Korea
is now estimated at 5 billions a year. At this great
price, we have won? a military stalemate.
The second objective, a united, free, Korea, has
been abandoned.
Thus a truce, if it should come, would leave
things substantially as they were before the war.
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Yet who would say flatly that the Truman ad
ministration was wrong to send American troops
into Korea? It is worth remembering that most
Americans applauded Mr. Truman's decision at the
time. And it is worth noting that none of this
year's Presidential candidates went so far as to say
he would stand idly by while the Kremlin took over
one free nation after another.
Nor is the Presidential election in November like
ly to greatly change the situation ; because the
parties and the Presidential candidates, while they
differ in emphasis and in proposed methods, agree
that we must continue to arm ? that we must win
the war, cold or hot, at all costs. And while they
disagree on the amount it is necessary to spend, in
any case the sum to be spent for armament will be
astronomical.
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The truce negotiations at Panmunjom now are i?i
their second year, apparently hopelessly deadlocked.
And so, out of patience with the Communists' stall
ing, we are attempting to get a truce by military
pressure, to force an involuntary agreement.
What kind of peace can. grow out of such an
agreement? Indeed, who has ever seriously believed
that a truce, no matter how arrived at, would prove
the prelude to genuine peace? W ho has ever seri
ously believed that a truce would be more than a
minor incident in the struggle between East and
West?
Regardless of whether a truce is signed, all indi
cations are that the struggle will go on ? indefi
nitely. And that the United States will continue to
pour its treasure into armamehts. This year alone
we propose to spend some 50 billions of dollars in
preparation for war.
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General Kisenhower, and others, have sit Rested
that a "military equilibrium" can be attained in
about two years, and that spending then can taper
off. That, of course, will be true if Russia is willing
to permit a "military equilibrium". But .is it reason
able to believe Russia would willingly allow us to
achieve a military might that, as compared with
hers, would assure us of j security.? It' we were
Strong enough to feel secure' from Russian attack,
would Russia feel secure from us? Is it not reason
able to ndieve that the faster the United States
arms, the more determined Russia will become
that we shall not win the arms race?
Can there be anv end to such a race?
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Thus we face the choice: Continued vast spend
ing, until both our dollars and our natural resources
are gone; or being military unprepared for a war
that seems inevitable
There is, of course, one terrible alternative.
Sooner or later, one nation or the other may be
driven to desperation by the physical drain and the
nervous strain of the arms race, and may start a
war ? as the only way to rid itself of the intolerable
burden of rearmament.
Undoubtedly our military leaders have taken that
Continued on Pace Three?
The Chimes
It is a beautiful thing Mrs. W. A. Rogers has
done.
The chimes she has given the Franklin Metho
dist church, as a memorial to her husband, will
bring pleasure, through the years, to many.
And it, seems especially appropriate that the me
morial to Dr. Rogers should be something that,
originating in Franklin, carries healing music out
over this whole vicinity ? just as Dr. Rogers' min
istry of healing was to the whole section.
More Power To 'Em!
Hats oiff to Franklin's Jaycees!
They've gone out and done what most of the rest
of us have talked about. They are all set to open
the swimming pool at the golf course.
It" they did nothing else in 1952, they'd have prov
ed their worth by this one constructive measure.
But knowing the Jaycees, we suspect this is only
the beginning.
Razor-Sharp Comment
We respectfully pass along to the proper authori
ties a comment we overheard :
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"Franklin's Indian Mound needs a shave!"
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The way you and I can do most toward building
a really great America is to help our neighbors
right here at home build a really great Macon
County.
More people might own homes if fewer people
owned automobiles. It's all a question of what you
want.
I f all the church people really believed what they
say they believe, the preacher could stop worrying
about them and spend his time with the folks who
need him ? those outside the church.
American men: Buying hdlf a dozen items, then
asking the price of the lot. American women : Ask
ing the price of a half a dozen items, then buying
none of them.
WHO'S ZOO-ON THE HIGHWAY
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DON'T BE A ROAD HOG. Always give the other fellow his share of the
road. ,
Our American Civilization
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Seeking to solve the problems growing out of
racial (Inferences by pretending there are no dif
ferences ? and that therefore there is no problem. ;
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Eating too much, sitting too much, riding too ]
much ; going to the doctor to learn if some over- '
active gland is, responsible for all this fat around i
the middle.
Letters
. . . AND IT'S THE PEOPLE
Editor, The Press: 1
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Enclosed you will find our check in the amount of $3 for
another year's subscription to The Franklin Press.
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-It occurred to me that you might wonder why people like <
us, who moved from Miami to Franklin and stayed five years
and then moved back to Miami, would still be wanting to
read The Press. Yes, since moving back to Miami we have
since been transferred to San Juan, Puerto Rico for three
years.
My explanation is this:
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Before moving to Franklin, I had been employed by Pan 1
American World Airways. In various positions I held with
that company it was necessary for me to travel quite exten
sively. My travels took me to all of the countries of Central
America, all the islands in the Caribbean, all the countries
in South America, except three; and several countries in
Africa. In all, I traveled and visited in 35 different countries,
also the Eastern half of our own country, from Maine to Flor
ida, and a lot of the Central states. %
The reason for elaborating on my travels is to point out that
after all of that traveling, I visited Franklin, N. C., and liked
it. Decided to niove there and did.
During my short residence in Macon County I can safely
say that I liked that part of the country better than any place
that I have ever been or seen. Why? Because of the country
itself, the mountains, streams and scenery in general; it is just
naturally the prettiest part of North Carolina. Then another
and probably most important reason for falling in love with
Franklin is because we fell in love with the people there. I
think Franklin and Macon County have the best people in the
world, and that is what is going to make it one of these days.
Yes, we have a long vacation coming at the end of our as
signment here, and where do you think we will spend it?
Look out, Franklin, here we come!
GEORGE COOK. ,
San Juan, Puerto Rico
STRICTLY ?
PERSONAL
By WEIMAR JONES
Nothing is more attractive
than a well-trained child. And,
perhaps because of the sharp
contrast, nothing is quite so
unattractive as a spoiled, in
considerate, loud-mouthed child.
One of the ironies of life is
that it is the parents who are
responsible for the latter type,
but it is the child who must
suffer for it.
The attitude of the child, of
course, is what counts, rather
than the words he uses to ex
press that attitude; but all of
us draw conclusions from words,
and words that have an imper
tinent sound usually are assum
ed to come from an impertinent
child.
That is why I am constantly
surprised at the number of par
ents who permit, sometimes
even encourage, insolent langu
age on the part of their off
spring. And at the even greater
number of parents who make
no positive effort to teach chil
dren to show respect for others,
especially older persons.
I wonder at the fact that few
parents today teach their chil
dren to use the terms "sir" and
"ma'am"; who, in fact, teach
them NOT to use such terms, ;
but to say, instead, a flat "yes" '
or "no".
I am sure I am not alone
when I say such answers are
inclined to make me dislike
the child, while I am immeH (
diately impressed by the one
who uses the little niceties, |
such as "sir" and "ma'am". ,
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In the same way, I do not :
like the impertinences of many
newspapers today. Why is it
considered so improper, so out- i
of-date, to refer to John H. i
Smith, after his full name has <
been given, as "Mr. Smith"?
What is the great virtue of call
ing him simply "Smith"? J
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This Week
With Macon
County Agents
By Mrs. Florence ,3. Sherrill
Mrs. Carl Slagle, county foods
?id nutrition leader of home
demonstration clubs, is given
:he agent's column this week
in the interest of the corn meal
enrichment program.
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Mrs. Walter Pike, health
chairman of the N. C. Federa
lipn of Home Demonstration
:lubs, is working with club
members in every county to
jring about enrichment of corn
neal.
Surveys show that more than
50 per cent of North Carolina
people eat corn meal and grits
daily. For one-fourth to one
iialf, or an average of one
third, of the daily consumption
3f cereal products are made of
:orn. Approximately 90 per cent
Df the corn meal and grits used
are not enriched in our state,
therefore, our people are not
receiving as much dietary bene
fit from the enrichment of
wheat, flour, and bread as those
in other areas of the country
where little or no corn meal
and grits are consumed.
In many states laws have
been passed requiring the en
richment of wheat flour and
sread and degermed corn meal
ind grits with vitamins, ribo
flavin, niacin, and thiamine,
minerals, iron, and calcium.
This enrichment is aimed at'
relieving some of the dietary
deficiencies through foods that
ire generally taken daily by a
majority of the people.
Why Enrich?
Q. Why enrich corn meal?
A. Vitamins and minerals
added to corn meal make a
good food more healthful. The
same vitamins and minerals are
used in enriched flour and
bread.
Q. What are the vitamins and
minerals added to enrich corn
meal and how do they affect
3ur health?
A. Niacin: helps prevent pel
lagra (other sources are meat
and eggs). Thiamine: helps
normal nerve function (other
sources are pork, beans, peas,
and milk). Riboflavin: helps
keep eyes and mouth healthy
(other sources are milk, meat
and eggs). Iron: helps build red
blood (other sources are green
leafy vegetables and liver). Cal
cium: helps build strong bones
and teeth (other sources are
Continued on Page Three ?
Do You
Remember?
(Looking backward through
the files of The Press)
50 YEARS AGO THIS WEEK
Mr. N. S. Thomas is having a
building put up on the street
just below the jail in which to
put in machinery for the man
ufacture of locust pins.
Mr. Coley Guest returned
home Friday from the west. He
left with a crowd from this
county several weeks ago, but
thinks Macon county beats the
west.
Material is being placed on
the ground for extensive re
pairs on the Methodist church.
25 YEARS AGO
The first issue of the "Tau
keetah Tattler", official orgail
of Taukeetah camp for girls
near here, appeaxed last week.
The tasks of coping with the
inter-state rum running indus
try grows increasingly difficult,
as officers of this county will
testify.
Recently a man was found
milking eight cows and living
not more than 10 miles from
Franklin who did not know
that there is a creamery here.
He has been pouring out a
great deal of his milk. A sub
scription to The Press a year
ago would probably have saved
this man at least $100.
10 YEARS AGO
Dr. C. Sylvester Green, presi
dent of Coker college, Harts
ville, S. C., who was elected
governor of the 190th district
Df Rotary International at the
recent convention in Toronto,
Canada, spent several days in
Franklin this week.
An economist is the guy with
i Phi Beta key on one end of
a. chain and no watch on the
sther. (Frankie Macon).
Mrs. Lake Shope has return
;d home after a visit with her
mother, Mrs. G. L. Arnold, of
Jacksonville, Fia.