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DRAFTING \\ FAI TH for AVAR
If the time come, that the l i
stile, will have to go t- v.ar. 1 u‘1', " J. ^
little vociferous objection to the dialcii
,f ,he suns of tin land to tight W- bat le.
but you will hear a howl that mU
the moon if the government nttempt- tc
make wealth and property serve the needs
of tire nation. ,
We understand quite thoroim t.\ i
truth ,.f the saying that money has r . !->
ism, in gem ral, but ju.t tl
there ,s little equity In mak ng sunc mu ,
Ll ‘ . . .• . it It t. r.iium* W lth
i .ut making i hose who l10 r 1 11V)
wealth of the nation contribue to the u
We 'understand that there <' a blli
f ■—" i;
v ent ( ongr< s declaie, wai, inai a v
be taken and that citizens be i
< u red to purcha e government bond, m
rtion to their wealth. \\e •
L nui t have read something about tin.
,ent. we have no idea
men. my and conse
i entirely addressed
general idea rathei
,i 11. Certainly, the
bill before but, at pre
of the autH'i' of tht
quently our comment
to the merits of tin
Ilian any particular ----- -
deten.'t of a nation include -the detense o
e wealth of it eiti n Ju t a own
of property carry f.re nr-urance they
-hoit.l be expected to pay a reasonable a
mount in the nature ot war msman.e,
the nation io t) » war, the indmdual maj
1 , \.double property rights and u -b
nation win- a war the ecurity of property
right: i. protected.
The fact that millions of y ung »
in the prime of life, must offer th mselve
yn defer| e of their country, taking the
• sing tlieii lives, seems ample
risk of losing men im-. ■ ■■ ;
argument for requiring the propel ty oi t'
nation to make a jtet contribution to t >■
defense of the nation that wealth alum
cann t defend.
:>,1.009,870 MOTOR VEHICLES
Life in this republic isn’t as had a
some people think if we are to judge by
tiie number of citizen who operate auto
mobiles.
In 19119 there was one automobile lor
every 111 American . The total of motor
vehicle registration reached :l 1,009.87b
which is an all time high.
It is interesting to observe that the
Federal government owned 121,270 vehic
les and that State, county and municipal
governments owned 27->,5lb
Apparently line prosperity, such as it
may be, extends to an hranenes oi gua-in
ment, as well as to the people. Everybody,
it seems, rides.
AS CHRISTIAN PEOPLE WE MI ST
(;IVE I.IBER U.I.'i TO RED CROSS
A a Christian people we cannot let
down the Red Cr>.:v- in it.1 appeal tor kind
to aid she helpless and hapless victims ot
the mightv war ot' aggression now sweep
ing Europe. \\ ith minion - of civilians, men
women and children, forced from tln-ir
homes, unmercifully bombed and machine
gunned as they fled in desperate want and
need, we must give the Red Cross our full
support for its War Relief Fund.
Conditions were not nearly as bad dur
ing the World War as they are today. Lit
erally millions are facing starvation, many
without shelter or proper clothing. Thoi
and::, of cl ildren have been orphaned or
lost from their families. Many women and
children have been wounded, and need med
ical care. Amid peace and plenty, we can
hardly picture such things, or believe them
true.
Rut they are true. These people neal
our help. The Red Cross is giving it. But
more money is needed. It is up to us to
give it. Now is the time for us to be gen
erous. Give up a few things and send the
money to the Red Cro s V\ ar Relief Fund
PEPPER HAS THE IDEA!
Senator Pepper, of Florida, seems to
have a g'ood idea. He would have this coun
try deliver immediately to Great Britain
and France all available equipment, includ
ing airplanes.
As we l.nve said before, the attitude
that one takes to this proposition depends
upon whether one believes that war betw een
the United States and Germany is inevita
ble if Hitler wins the present war.
Those who join Col. Lindbergh in
thinking that there is no difference between
the contending forces in Europe and that
regardless of tit? outcome of the struggle
we will be able to enjoy peacefully our de
mocracy and possessions, naturally think
Mr. Pepper has lost his reason.
Because we believe that failure to tur
nish the Allies with assistance now will in
crease the likelihood that we will ha'e to
oppose Hitler later with many of our
young men. we thing Mr. Pepper has a
good idea. We would furnish t! • supplies
and let other people provide the soldiers.
DEFENDING THE l . S. IN FI HOPE
T: >> best defense of the peace ot tins
nation, and the surest way to safeguard
our future, is to one •mpass the absolut. de
feat of Germany. Ihi.; "ill Vie ea uest whin
there are other strong nation- engaged in
the battle.
If we want to protect the young men
of the United States from t!" lmi r a ot
modern warfare it is wi e. now. to give un
limited a- i taniv to the Allnd call e
If we want to develop our civ.ii'.ati >n
normally, with u} having to - > ■•ir.hnate
liberty and life i> ell to the n it.mi 1 .1 .eit
• e we ;a..uld prompt h d1 patch «e*111n ni nt.
arm.-, munition eud airplane to the a.d ot
the hard-pres-m 1 denim r tn-S
The battle on the tn-ld ol 1 la; d a
and Northerji Franc may n ;t l>e e /■■■at-al
lv “our fight" l".it it ma.i determine the
J(lU, .e ,,f t:v war nov lagme. .md the out
,• me of the war "it; hape the emit d
the Unit, d State for many year • to com
and mean life or deaV t . thousand- ot
voting A mei ice.ns.
the rxivrn r. p.affi.fs f.in'.-tein
Prof- . or Albert Einstein w 10 baUled
many mind; with hi, theory t lv.atun.'.
. Jin'Is that ho and other ‘s.-ntisl . are
complet dy baffled in t’lmir -van !• tor the
key to t he riddle of the oo m vs.
While expre ing faith that t’>e human
intellect will eventually solve the pu ale
Hr Einstein declares that the ta-l< .tpp ■ n
hopele : becau e : 11 I": i( al appro; (hes en
ii> a blind alley, in which tlye is no 1 >w
no sequence of cause and effect and no pos
sibility of predicting: events in space ami
time. „ , .
l.a t year, on lho c-vc ot his -i\tictn
birthday . the great eienti t believed he
had found a solution to the riddle. Today
he i “not a optimistic about it.
A we under, tand it. the the my of re
lativity. which explain; i !»•■ tructuri o
the material universe, and lho quantum
tbeorv. which explain the atomic world
are entireiv separate and cannot be explain
ed in term of one another. Thu the c n
tist . who understand tin. iimver. e and tin
tonis ot which it i- omipe ed. an nimbi
to d.. an all-embra; ing unit: ing prtn
eipl ■ that will cover atoms and stars, mat
ter and energy, gravitation, time and
.pace.
NATION VI. PROHIBITION bi UN
\\ Idle National Prohibition is n it now
an is ue before the American people, de
pite the fact that Po>y\ r Hobson is run
ning for President under the banner ot Ill
new Prohibition Party, there i every roa
son to believe that this qu.stion wib be
presented to the electorate in due co rse
oi l ime.
Prohibition sentiment continues t >■
very strong in many section.- of t.l-e nition
In a number of special election . various
local districts have enacted dry law al
though, if our memory is correct, only twc
tale have dry laws at this time.
Regardless ot uio aumuir m m
t r. of 1 hi: new -paper in regard to natu n
al prohibition, we feel sure that all ta'li
err and mother.- in tin.-- county are anxious
foi’ their ehildr. n to under:-land t< dang
ers which are a-sociated with the use of
alcohol. ln fact, we suspect that greater
prop re . could be made in the advance of
temperance through an educational cam
paign, advert i- ing the physiological effect
ed' alcohol, than t.l rough a political cam
paign attempting to .- ect re the enactment
of another h me-dry law.
In this connection, we call attention
to a recent : tatement by Dr. Robert C. Sel
liger, instructor in psychiatry at John Hop
kins- University Medical School, declaring, j
•Ah- ,hol is the most dangerous poison wide
ly included in the human diet, affecting
nearly every tissue of the body hut tuning
a particularly toxic action upon the issues
of tlfe central nervous, system "
Dr. Selliger points out that alecs 1 i
consumed for its narcotizing effects on the
brain. In comparatively . mall do., s, he .-ays
“the drinker is released from sell critcism.
The narcotic effect is to paralyze control
and restrait and the depressant effect - t
alcohol on the brain, in his opinion, is the
cause of numerous automobile accidents.
While advocating persistent edi cation
about alcohol, Dr. Selliger says that par
ent. must appreciate that a “pract ice-w! at
you preach” attitude is of the utmost im
portance.
-o
Japan depends upon the United States
for essential war supplies; maybe, she
will find out that it is profitable to re
spect American rights.
Most people arc hunting excuses for
postponing work; that’s why they have
to hunt excuses for not having cash wlv n
they need it.
\ hy should the United States worry
about air raids? With autos killing a hun
dred citizens a day it’s time we took a step
forward and figif.’ed out another way to get
rid of surplus people.
fitQNNTNG TCTROTZTKOVTTaR WE'VE DRIFTED'
I MOVE HAVE '\N ■
-- ftouE TO_- ^
Poison Control
Tobacco Insects
Protpotion of thi year’-- to! ;i -
I'd crop against preying i:' -■ t
enemies is being urged l y I.
Rowell, entomologist of the : fate
Follege Hx tension Service.
Various insecticide «»r poi-ptis
applied in a well timed and per
sistent program of do fen e will
assure the leaf farmer of a heit**r
crop, tin* Stale College man syi 1
For instance, the flea beetle may
he controlled with a mixture of pa-,
ri '.Teen and arsenate of lead. One
pound of pari. green to five
pounds of arsenate of lead, is the j
reeommended prop< rtion.
For small or newly et plants;,!
three pounds of thi mixture will!
treat an acre. For half grown or!
larger plants, four to six pounds i
will be neee ary. Becaiiv of th*!
den e growth of tohaeeo and the
non sity of applying the poison on
the underside of the leaf, the mix-!
tore r must effective when dust-j
«*(1. ll»»rn worms also are controlled!
with this mixture.
The best known control for bud
worm, another common enemy >f
North Carolina’- No. l ca>h crop.
■ poisom-d meal bait. When used
on a large • ale. one pound of ar
senate of load mould be mixed With
>0 pounds of corn meal. F«t
smaller amount . i\ heapin • ta
blesjiooni’ids of the poison to one
pec!; of meal is rec-oinmend- d
Application. should I i .-a.!**,
only in the morning when th- '■■■ !
haei o hud: are open, and thi* t tv .1
ment hotild 1»«* r«•,>« i < d • .. . y
week until tht et.-j) i t 'pjied. One'
pad . or 1pound is wu.fii< ieut for
.•ne appliiatioii per acre. A -mall
pinch of the hnit is dropped into
each bud, Rowell pointed out.
Successful
Sheepmen Follow
Good Program
Growers who make the most
money from their sheep and win
receive top prices for their lambs
and wool aren’t! doing1 so by acci
dent, ay L.I. Case, extension
animal husbandman of State Col
lege.
Tiny have learned something' n
bout the many factors which con
tribute to growing a product in
ready demand by the market. Ch i f
among these factors are good
breeding, feeding and manag ment
practices.
In breeding, the successful bleep
man is careful to -elect short legg
Seldens Pharmacy
Weldon, N C.
ed, compact, bloeky lar. n ■« ’
than the long-legged, coarse, up
standing type. Then he snips to
' market each year his wether lam!>>
and part of his ewe lamb- hat
holds hack the best ewe lam * a
replacing old and poor-producina
members of the flock.
Good feeding, placed by m my
sheepmen ahead of pood hre< :
\< likewise highly important in i
production of high grade mark-I
annual . Plenty of milk i pr
bably the most important f«* I it* n j
in producing top-notch I .a1 |
This mean that the ew* mu t j
be fed for milk product ion. I
Case said that many grown ■<
feed their lamb: some crab: in
addition to the milk. Thi i •»!':.-m
placed in a creep where the la .m
may help themselves wit hole h
ing disturbed by the older « p.
In addition to good feeding and
good breeding .there are a !■•>
number of approved ni:m ir ot
practice tbat tlie nn* t : u . • fill
be« pmen follow, t a e aid One
of the most important i a reru
lar monthly drenching foi , . .m
lrol of internal para it. .
Cooperative gradinc and !an. '
under the ■ upervi ion of St at • « ' >!
lege Extension farm agent: have
also played an important part in
improving the qualilv of lamb
offered for ale.
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Stewart Says—
Republicans Won’t
Even Consider Plan
To “Draft” Roosevelt |
l
By CHARLES P. STEWART
Central Press Columnist
THE SUGGESTION, which
ready has appeared in print, that
the Republicans ought to join ths
Democrats in a draft Roosevelt
K y- movement, has
iany, cheer*
from G. O. P
sources.
From the min
ute that th*
president deliv
ered his defenae
message to con
gress Republi
can sentiment
was practically
sM ssmsmmm unanimous that
Charles P. he must hava
Stewart what he asked
for — that there
mustn’t be a bit of partisan opposi
tion to bis preparedness thesis
There was no such Republican re
sponse, however, to the contention
that partisanship should be forgot
ten as to the next White House
tenancy
Tile proposal was put forward by
a columnist or two, of considerable
nnnnln Ht v
It was to the purport that the
emergency calls for "F. D.’a” pre*-'
ldential indorsement at the com
ing GOP convention, but with'
fthe nomination of a Republican for
the vice presidency Authors of thief
plan were of the opinion that the
ensuing Democratic convention
could he counted on to re-name
Roosevelt for first place on its tick
let and to acquiesce in the Republi
cans' vice presidential selection.
Then. "F D.” and his Republican
1 partner having been unanimously
elected, the reasoning was that the
Republicans undoubtedly would be
given a fair proportion of repre
sentation in the cabinet, and we'd
have a coalition government.
[ Coalition Clammily Received
Whether or not this program
,might suit the Democrats there’s
no knowing, but there are no no
jficeable indications that it appeals
(appreciably to the Republicans,
j • Contrariwise their high com
| nand is trying to figure out how
|'heir campaign spokesmen’ can
reconcile their party's acqui'scenes
in ‘.lie Rooseveltlan preparedness
policy with opposition to him tot
re-election.
They begin to believe that
they've hit on an argument.
Both sides' slogans are sure to:
be. Let's keep out of war!" They’U|
concur that, if we do keep out. it
will be because we've made our-:
selves too formidable to be tackled, i
So a supplementary slogan will be.
i" Let's make ourselves overwhelm-1
ingly strong!"
I These slogans are all right. But,
from the Republican standpoint.!
(the trouble is that the Democrat*!
will have the same pair.
) "Let's prepare!” will be the
.Democratic battlecry. j
I The Republicans’ will be, “We
say so. too!" I
There isn't much inspiration In
this latter yell.
Why Are We so Weak f 1
i Former Assistant War Secretary,
■F Trubee Davison, now chairman!
of the United Republican finance;
ico.nmittee. has evolved this nrono.
sition: j
For going on eight years we've*
ha,I a national New Deal admlnlsJ
.nation engaged in spending bil
lions on boon-doggling. Why wasn’t
'it spending all that money tor na»
tional defense ’ It would have
! wiped out unemployment and today
we d be loaded for bear.”
The administration's contemplat
ed answer is that times have so
changed that we don't know what’s
what. That is to say, seven years
ago the navy was the main thing;
aviation was a mere adjunct.
Now it looks as if it's the other
way.
' How." asks the administration,
"were we to know that the bal
ance would be so changed?"
Well, apparently the Germans
foresaw it The Allies didn't. That
was their funeral. But neither did
we. That's what the Republicans
Intend to blame the administration
ifor.
' So there's no prospect of a cogn
ition.
| The Republican version is going
to be that the New Deal bungled
Its job. .
! The story will be that "F D.’s"
o k at present—but frightfully
belated--and even now on the right
track only with Republican help.
-0 -
I,ESS
In lid!!), United States farm lanj
planted to soil depleting crops was
about d.'l.DUO.tHH) acres less than
the average for the preceding ten
years, says a Triple-A announce
ment.
GREATER
United States exports to Soviet
Russia in the first seven months
of the war have been 81 percent
greater than in the equivalent per
iod in n>:lS-;l‘), according to the
l ■ 8. Commerce Department.
dkci.ine
Wholesale prices of most cuts
1,1 I'Tsh pork declined from 12 to
percent during May, this drop
I being attributed to greatly In
k_civa cal supplies.