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Friday-. October I. WW.
And Still They Are Sot Convinced
The Axis powers continue to expand over a
world front, and the ttm-at to the peace of the
democracies coming from a mad painter in a
weak voice just a little over a year ago is re
verberating ever louder in the ears of those in
the far-most corners of the earth As Hitler adds
large portions of whole continents to his bar
baric familv and brings added millions under
his domination, there are those who still preach
appeasement policies.
It is becoming more evident with each new
days, that some of our representatives in
Washington are deserting the American peo
ple and strengthening their alignment with
pro-German elements in their respective dis
tricts and doing faithfully the bidding of Hit
ler and his gang
Now that Japan with the third largest navy
in the world and Spain, the key to one of the
greater trade routes m world commerce, have
lined up with Hitler to aggravate the threat
staring the Americas squarely in the face, it
would seem that the fifth columnists would
withdraw from the halls of Congress and seek
shelter with their brethren in the crime dens
around St. Louis, in New York, in Michigan und
numerous other sections.
John Corner Has Measured Himself
John Nance Garner, vice president in name
only, has applied the tape measure to himself
and proved to the people that lie is a creature
of small stature He has returned to Washing
ton from his old haunt down in Texas. Why
he made the return trip is not definitely known,
but it is possible that he wanted to enjoy his
liquor drinking and poker playing in a Wash
ington setting one more'Time before his en
forced desertion becomes effective.
Explaining why the vice president had not
been in Washington in recent months, Mrs.
Garner said that he would have been 011 the
job had there been any important work to
handle It would appear as if John Nance Gar
ner has gone crazy, for no man regardless of
party beliefs or deep-seated grievances could
make such a statement when the future of this
nation and its millions of people is hanging
in the balance, __*==
Mr. Garner has taken his own measure and
he is to be recorded as a mighty small man, a
man the nation is fortunate not to have as a
candidate for the Presidency.
'To Hell If ilh Chicago"
Speaking in Chicago one day .Republican
Presidential Nominee Wendell Willkie praised
Chicago. The next day Mr. Willkie was 111 a
nearby town and he said, "We are in Cicero. To
hell with Chicago."
Mr. Willkie^the fellow with the loose-flying
hair, turned his back on Chicago the day after
he left it. His action would indicate that he
would turn his back 011 the people the very
day he went into the White House?if they
elected him.
Mr. Willkie is a self-educated man, they say.
Well .according to reports he did not ignore
lessons in profanity for he cursed twenty or
more times during a brief speech in Illinois
recently.
A Sound System Of Agriculture
By Guy A. Cardwell.
There is no mystery about a sound system
of agriculture. Aside from those residing in
certain specialized farming areas, the first
thought of every farmer should be subsistence
and second, disposal of surpluses. Any one
crop farming system is uneconomical, unsound
and hazardous.
Farms generally in the South should be more
self-sustained. As far as possible all food and
feed needed for man and beast should be pro
duced on the farm. Such a self-sustaining pro
gram is essential to the well-being of agriculture.
This program includes summer and winter gar
, nail grains, legumes and cows, hogs and
on every farm.
? fh??1 should grow more than one
He should become expert with such
crops, not only in the production but in the han
dling and in the marketing. He will thus spread
his risks and guarantee operatioss against the
hazards inherent to a one-crop system,
his risks and guarantee operations against the
ing problem in most sections, excepting a few
crops. It cannot be solved by the farmer alone
It is essentially a problem for the business men
of the cities and towns to solve.
Marketing is largely a local problem; a press
be planted in cotton or tobacco or other one row
crops Much of the agricultural loss in the South
is caused by planting crops on lands that yield
less than the present average production. It
does not pay to plant tobacco and cotton on
lands that yield less than average yields, and
if you have such lands I would suggest that
they be- reforested or put to other uses than
the growing of tobacco and cotton.
A definite soil building program should be
followed Rotation of crops, the planting of le
gumes and the use of farm manures should be
utilized as means of restoring and increasing
the fertility of the soil, thereby increasing crop
production.
More attention should be given to the pro
duction of high-quality products and the meth
ods necessary to produce high yields per acre.
The surest way to increase income from farm
production is by growing a better product and
more oi it on each acre employed. A determin
ing factor in what it costs to produce each pound
of tobacco and cotton, bushel of wheat, or bar
rel of potatoes is the number of pounds, bush
els, or barrels obtained from each acre. As the
yield is increased the unit cost comes down.
Lowered unit costs increases net income just
as flirectly as higher prices. And increased per
acre yields depend primarily upon an adequate
supply of plant food, in conjunction with
sound farm managerjynt practices.
It is desirable that credit be utilized more
efficiently by those who obtain it and given
with careful discrimination by those who con
trol it The demand for production credit will
be less in a balanced farm program than un
der a single crop system.
Tin? Ural Threat To Free Enter/trine
Elkin Tribune.
Wendell Willkie, campaigning for the presi
dency, has a lot to say about "free enterprise,"
and it listens well He wants this country to go
back to the good old do-as-you-please days; the
days of long profits and holding companies
that can cover them up. and when rugged in
dividualism was in flower. And that listens
well too.
Hut n'lni Mr Willkin?and the rest?of us
should be remembering is that if Germany con
quers Britain, "free enterprise" in all its Varia
tions will be doomed, even if Hitler does not
take it into his head to try the German goose
step in this country. For it will be his purpose
to organize Europe and do business on a bar
ter basis. There will be no free enterprise in
that case, for the conquered peoples he holds
in his hands will be but slaves producing at
slave-wages the things he would swap for what
he gets from the rest of the world
f.ast wet'k there was a meeting in Rome at
which Von Ribbentrop and Mussolini are said
to have parceled out the British colonies ahead
of time. They also discussed the terms under
which France will become a vassal state, and
they held a tempting morsel before Spain which
must be accepted or else If Britain falls Hitler
and Mussolini will work together in unison un
til such time as Hitler decides he needs Musso
no longer. But make sure of this Europe will
be under German domination and the new
fangled economic system will be pressed. And
there is 110 place for the individual in. the Go
man economic philosophy. Everything must be
done through the state and with its permission.
In order to secupe and hold foreign markets
there is exchange control, import limitations
and export subsidies, and no private business
in the United States can compete with such a
business competitor in the markets of the
world.
And mark this: The world cannot endure,
economically, half-barter and half-free. Either
it must follow one pattern or the other. Here
tofore we have held to the theory of individ
ual initiative, with as few government con
trols as possible. If Germany wins we will ei
ther have to adapt our economy to the Hitler
program or face economic disaster. And if we
in this country really are interested in "free en
terprise" we should look to where it is threat
ened?and for the moment concern ourselves
with whatever contribution we can make to
remove that threat.
I'm, Yei!
Opportunities might be more easily recogniz
ed if they didn't so often come disguised a:
hard work ?Grand Rapids Press.
Right
Health and beauty inquirer asks, "What do
you do to get soft, white hands?" The best
recipe is, Nothing ?Arkansas Gazette.
Statistical Mole
If all cigarettes manufactured were placed
end to end, smokers could get a light that way
and quite asking for a match ?San Franciscc
Chronicle.
According to Senator Lee, of Oklahoma, ev
ery mouthful of bread the consumer! of this
country eat was raised by a farmer who lost
money on it
ULTIMATUM!
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CHURCH
NEWS
CHRISTIAN
R-nv'n ^U00.1' 9 45 a m Social
Rally Day features at this service.
Morning worship, 11 a. m.
Young People's meeting, 6 30 n
m.
Evening service, 7:30 p. m"~Pas
tor will preach at both services.
Mid-week service Wednesday 7 30
P m., conducted by the pastor.
Plans are underway in the Wil
liamston Christian Church Bible
School for Rally Day. Following the
regular promotion day program last
Sunday, the Bible school will ob
?ay Sunday morning
at the Sunday school hour. Special
music and an address along with the
introduction of the members of the
faculty and the new school officers
All members of the school, all for
mer members and those not now
having a Bible school home are in
vited to attend the first Sunday in
the new Bible school year.
METHODIST
?"A Radiant Religion" wj|j bt, ttu,
subject of the pastor at theTnbffung
Chichi? TViCe the Methodist
Church Sunday. At the evening hour
7.30, the subject will be "Conquer
ing Our Enemies." V 9
Da^m^ " and p?motion
"ay in the church school. Supt. D.
N. Hix and his teachers are prepar
ing an interesting program. Every
one not in Sunday school is invited
to come Sunday.
The young people meet in Epworth
League at 6:45. New officers have
been elected and will take charge
^ Proye^ -Serv'ce. Wednesday eve
All members of the church, Sun
day school, choir and young peo
fu ?Ue a''e urgt'd to be present
on this first Sunday in October for
thi?1'church r<> a" th<> WOrk "f
PRESBYTERIAN
All the regular services will be
held at all points this Sunday. The
Sacrament of the Lord's Supper will
with sermon.'1' W?''Shi" ^
wi" * "Hun
T^e?Lad'es of the. Auxiliary will
meet Friday Night at the church.
baptist
Bible school, 9:45 a m.
Morning worship, 11am
B- T. U? 6:30 p. m. m
Evening worship ,7:30" p. m.
Roanol<e Association meets
Church" W'Vh Nashville Baptist
U.h nM0" . 8th and 9th Of Oc
beatn l'rst ,of five sessions will
egm on Tuesday morning at 10
?wVrSd "'f 'aSt, ?' the ,ivt' wi?
close Wednesday afternoon at 4 p
m. This is just one of 906 associa
tions m the Southern Baptist Con
ention, but it is a very important
meeting. North Carolina has 72 as
seconrfT a"d th? Roanoke is the
and thirrf7e in.number of churches
largest in number of church
members. You will enjoy the inspira
from 7n^h P With ropresentatives
from 70 churces with a membership
of more than 15,000. Go if you can
CEDAR BRANCH
J i5U!tr le?v'ce* wil1 ho conduct
ed u oB ^odar Branch Baptist
ai!dth?t day morningat 11 o'clock
Rev W B 'h'"' ?" .7 3? The Pastor,
thl . "arnngton. will occupy
2^J^Bprt_and the public is invited
CHURCH OF THE ADVENT
20th Sunday after Trinity.
Church school. 9:45 a. m.
Celebration of the Holy Commun
ion and sermon, 11 a. m.
Thursday morning at 10 o'clock,
celebration of the Holy Communion.
The triennal united thank offering
of the women of the church is being
presented in Kansas City at this
time, so we join with the whole
church in commemorating this great
service.
The Woman's Auxiliary will meet
Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock with
Mrs. Chloe Lanier at Miss Anna
Crawford's home.
ST. MARTIN'S, HAMILTON
Celebration of the Holy Commun
ion and sermon at 7:30 o'clock.
Printing Industry
Moves Forward
Printing history is being made at
the North River Press in New York
where the first high-speed web-fed
press for printing books entirely
from rubber plates is now in full
time operation. Described as an ad
vance in printing technique compar
able to the linotype and rotary press,
the new machine brings to book pub
lishing new economies in make-ready
time, ink consumption and storage
space. The Webendorfer press makes
use only of rubber plate facsimiles
perfected after several years of joint
development. These take the place
of electrotypes or stereotypes and
are made from type, line, benday
plates or coarse screen halftones.
Plates can be cured in five minutes,
and molded direct to spring brass
and formed for attachment to the
press cylinders. Complete plate
changes and make-ready are accom
plished in about half the time re
quired for normal metal-plate book
prmt+flgr-it ite-said, while duplicate
plates can be made and put on the
press ready to run in ten minutes.
Social News
WARD-CHESSON
The marriage of Miss Minnie Rog
ers Chesson, of Williamston, and Mr.
Paul Purvis Ward, of Robersonvllle,
was announced today by the former's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Ches
son.
The young couple were married
in Emporia. Va^ In the latter part
of the summer.
Mrs. Ward is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. E. R. Chesson, of William
ston. She is a graduate of the Wil
liamston high school and after hav
ing completed a commercial course
she has been employed in the N.Y.A.
office in Williamston.
Mr. Ward is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Jessie Ward, of Robersonville.
He attended the Robersonville high
school and is now employed with the
Keel's Tailoring Company in Rober
sonville.
The young couple will make their
home in Robersonville.
NOTICE OF SALE
North Carolina, Martin County. In
The Superior Court.
County of Martin vs. Carrie Wil
liams and others.
Under and by virtue of an order
of sale in the above entitled pro
ceeding made by L. B. Wynne, Clerk
of the Superior Court of Martin
County, on the 30th day of Septem
ber, 1940, the undersigned commis
sioner will, on Friday, the 1st day
of November, 1940, at twelve o'clock
noon, in front of the courthouse door
in the town of Williamston, Martin
County, offer for sale to the highest
bidder for cash the following de
scribed real estate, to wit:
Lot No. 26 in Block B in the Syca
The bigger drink
with the better
^ flavor!
12 OUNCI
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more Park of the Shirt land division.
This the 30th day of Sept.. 1040
ELBERT S. PEEL
o4-4t Commissioner
NOTICE OF SALE
North Carolina, Martin County In
The Superior Court
County si Martin vs. Clair Hodges
and Others.
Under and by virtue of an order
of sale in the above entitled pro
ceeding made by L. B. Wynne, Clerk
of the Superior Court of Martin
Count^^i^h^Oti^da^o^egten^
ber, 1M0, the undersigned commu
sinner will, on Friday, the 1st day
of November, 1M0, at twelve o'clock
noon, in front of the courthouse door
in the town of Willismston. Martin
County, offer for sale to the highest
e : J J M sLa ^kilskosMM
OtuuCf I or "Mifi toe iuuuw ing or
scribed real estate, to wit:
Two lots in the town of Williams
ton, same being lots Noa. g and 9 in
Block B of the Sycamore Park col
ored property.
This the 30th day of Sept., 1940
ELBERT S. PKfl ? .
o4-4t Commissioner.
FIRST Sale!
MONDAY
October 7th
Farmers, Now is the time to sell
your good tobacco. Bring it to Ad
kins and Bailey Warehouse, Rober
sonville, for the best price.
Adkins & Bailey
Warehouse
Robersonville
Carlyle Langley, Ass't Sales Mgr.
ROBERSONVILLE, N. C.
PEHDER
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