FAGE EIGHT In Washington What's Going On by Robt. R. Reynolds United States Senator There is growing- appreciation i Washington for the fact that in th legislative rash to meet condition presented by widespread emplovineu perhaps too little attention has bee ?iven to a constructive arul permar eat program for Improving the statu . L:*.t farmer. It has resulted i tjte current demand for im media t action. And there is strong ev dence that it will come during th pres. :nt session or at a special ses BK.'-Ui iii. the fall. If I may inject personal though ir.to this column. I will say that i the choice were left to me. I woul favor enactment o? a farm prograr at the present session. I bcliev that the farmers want to plan fo the future. I believe that thci spokesmen are sincere and kno\ what agriculture needs. I also be lieve that any program adopte should be designed to meet the need of the man in overalls with the ho and that it should be free from ur. necessary red tape. So much fo my own thoughts. Obviously, those confronted wit drafting farm legislation are face with the nightmare of overproduc tion. Unlike industry, which is nc seriously affected by varying weath er conditions and certainly not b pests that destroy, the farmer car not plan production to meet the de mands This has necessitated th use of federal funds to maintai: falling prices and give the farme some income when the prices fo farm commodities are below th cost of production. It is the sam whether called agreements to cur production, payments for conservim the soil or whatnot. Those who are studying the proh leni. and it is a real problem, ar impressed by the trcumdous Increase in the production by agriculture For example, according to a federa report, in iiai, tno year ine COHSLI tution was framed. the surplus fooi produced by nineteen farmers wen to feed one city person. In recen average years nineteen people oi farms have produced enough fo fifty-six non-farm people, plus tei living abroad. Productivity per faro worker increased steadily, and a very nearly the same rate ir. agri culture as in industry during the 7. years after 1350 Between 1910 an. 1030. output per worker increase. 39 per cent in manufacturing and 4 per cent in agriculture. I: is reported that between 193' nnd 1935, agricultural productive declined more thai: 10 per cent, du. price pally to unfavorable weathet At the same time, because of uitem p'.oynv :.l in the cities, two jniliioi more people were living on farms ii 1935. Thar, five years i-.'iorc. am perhaps an equal number of youth remained on farms who would hav. migrated to cities if jobs hail brci available. Moreover, as mechanical power oi the -aim increased in the twenties it served to not only speed up pro duet-Ion ir. agriculture, but add ti production through the use of lam no longer needed for horses ant mules. All these things have adder to the problem on the farm and madi it more difficult to solve, or eve: adjust it, through the means of leg islation. Nevertheless, the farmer has beet encouraged in the past to look to th( government. Promises have beet made to agriculture and only sincr President Roosevelt entered the Whiti House have they been kept. Ant there is a new determination it congress to enact constructive law: that should give a new breathing spell to the man on the farm. H< has not shared equally in the billion: which have been expended. He i: entitled to fir3t consideration. Am I am confident that in saying this ! reflect the majority opinion of mj congressional colleagues. A sincere effort will be made tc solve the most difficult problem con fronting the country today?the farn problem. COKER TRIPLETT GOES TO MAJOR LEAGUI (Continued from page one.) saw fit to trade him to the Chick: fwith Poor* Tait.t thrown in for boot' for our Mr. Wee Willie Duke. Thai was last winter. And although Wei Willie is doing right well for thi Vols at the present writing, it's ! safe bet that they wish they had Mr yleft back again. Not only is hi h many a game in that won col , but for the present at least hi 3 a value of something like 2; d on the hoof. That's a lot o: :h to have traded away, exy Watklns is right . . . Mr ;r Triplett does look like a mor inch. ue-eyed Coker is a big boy?fiv< 11, weighs 190 pounds?am s another point in his favor scouts set great store on size ' like 'em big and burly, and foi tie tyke to crash the majors ii WA-fA "'as .'.ifficult as the proverbial camel's squeere through the needle's eve. V":ri Tripict t qualifies in size. ; speed, power and spirit. Further1 th : 1933. Fresh out of college. Trip's sl! j .340 batting average won him a trial 1 p. ! with the Nashville Vols the next year > In; ~ | r.r.J he promptly came through with J ;n. n | an even belter batting performance j lt.' b j .341 in 97 games. j ,,T 13 , For some reason or other, the Vols ,,tt,' another guy in the outfield. Here n. lately, however, the clouting 23-year- tv | 1.1 kid from Xorth Carol:;.a has ;0: is ' Veen positively sparkling in the gar- - j r.; den. . :h e One of his latest field days w&?. , ji i- fortunately, witnessed by a whole : ?? e passel of Hawks haws. That was ?- Sunday over in Link- Roek. Wheth- _.x their known presence acted AS it j spur to "his sparkle cr not. Mr. Trip- \T. if! lett certainly shone in dazzliner n? <1 j style. In successive innings he dash- 1 aln j ed hither and yon all over the to e Travelers spacious outfield to gaih- ;n] r j cr in drives labeled hits from the: rl. r j moment they left the bat. v, Such fielding improvement, cou -1 pled with his known might with the ! fa d j bat. is bound to be inciting an avari- I is s j cious gleam in the good eye of the ,a e j scout. !vl ms True Courage h (1 THAT is courage? Many people V\/like to be considered brave, but P** ^ I * * there Is a difference between u [_ ] mere physical bravery and true cour- ?P v j age. Alexander Pope, the renowned *_ j English poet, gives hi3 concept of a ! brave man in these words: "A brave I-1 0 man thinks no one his superior who ;vc , ; does him an injury; for he has it sh " ; then in his power to make himself : ag 1 ; st:i rior to the other by forgiving it." j v ; Oftentimes it takes courage to for- ! ^ e ; give an injury, but if the sense of e \ forgiveness should bo overshadowed i> by a belief in one's own superiority, t0J the act of forgiving could in no wise pit 4 be termed courageou?. It certainly th< would fall far short of the standard ,nj set by Christ Jesus, who said (Mat- m( c tbew 5:44), "Love your enemies, e bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for ' them which despitefully use you, and wn persecute 3'ou." This admonition alt calls for true courage, for it requires jCa :! humility and selflessness to meet its ^ t requirements. ^ Christ Jesus was the most courage- Hn ous man that ever walked the earth be< because he was the meekest and most in r selfless. Never did he hesitate to say ^ei ii or do what he knew to be right, and , i ! aiwaya his speech and actions were j' " f I prompted by unselfcd love. He re- | bilked sinners unhesitatingly, and he Sti " sacrificed his human sense of life to Wj Show them the way of salvation. His vys ministry of healing and teaching stands for all time as the acme of " . selfless devotion to sin-burdened ami suffering humanity.- He was abso- t-11' iuteiy convinced of the truth of fill ths 0 that he said and taught, and neither threats nor efforts to destroy him ^a] e could swerve him from bis eonvie- ; lions or make him fearful. Ho urged j ^ his followers to do as he did, and j "f: thereby earned the hatred of selfish j ve 1 materialists. He knew, however, that j set 1 immeasurable blessings would flow j pr ' to ail w ho should courageously and | s uudsrstandingly obey his admoni- j * 2 tions. e In the world today there are many 'he ; millions of professed Christians, but ne alas- too much diversity of opinion 39 1 concerning Liu* teachings and works of the master Christian. Why should is tills be so when Jesu3 so clearly map-> pod out the course to be taken by his . true followers? They wore to do the j works that lie did?works or healing j as .well as regenerating; they were [ 1 to practice self-denial; they were to - promote love and peace throughout 1 the world; and they were In all clr- | vuiuaiautcs uj pui mcir trust, uut in aui material things, but in God. And, cic said he (Matthew 7:20), "By their m( 1 fruits"?their accomplishments along . 2 such lines?"ye shall know them." , i . . le* i Courage of the right sort Is sorely nl( ? needed in the world today, the moral an j courage to subdue self, to be hum- 1 scl ble, pure-minded, free from resent- j 1 ment, ready to return good for evil. 1 . J 5 Such courage is a rebuke to animal if courage, of which there is a super- loJ ; fiuity. Concerning this, the DIscov- ni< } erer and Founder of Christian Sci, ence, Mary Baker Eddy, states in j "Science and Health with Key to the an 1 Scriptures" (pp. 23, 29): "There is . f too much animal courage in society r and not sufficient moral courage. Pr' Christians must take up arms against na , error at home and abroad. They must grapple with sin in themselves and in others, and continue this warfare 1 until they have finished their course. If they keep the faith, they will have erL the crown or rejoicing." This much - to - be - desired crown his should not be considered as some- on S thing to be hoped for in some future so, existence, but as a joyous sense of harmony and spiritual dominion to be striven for and attained here and M ' now. It requires real courage to win dis > and wear this crown, courage to ] t stand firmly on the side of Principle > against selfish desires, and oftentimes , aeainst the scoffs nf sinnem ; There Is nothing more ennobling 1 than courageously forsaking material i? beliefs for spiritual understanding, toi i for this transition requires humility fix . and unselfed love. Also, it affords ma ; deep satisfaction to know that what; ever is accomplished through courage pa 1 born of unselfed love, blesses not ' f only the individuals directly con- vel cerncd, but, In some degree, all man- He kind a3 well.?The Christian Science ] - Monitor. ,er BYES EXAMINED?Glasses fitted. No : Complete modern examination Tr ! room over Bank. Wednesday and cai Thursday each week. Other days cat by appointment. Glasses complete err 7.50 to $10.50. Dr. Wellman, log 1 Mountain City, Tenn. 6-15 cal LTGA DEMOCRAT?EVERY Ti THIS WEEK IN WASHINGTON i Continued from page one) 1??vi the conflict between Japan d Cint.a But it is known that the state dertnier.t is very much concerned, e navy .s recruiting up to war rengtii and concentrating fighting; ips. munitions and supplies at our icific naval bases, the army and the arine corps are getting into fight= trim and the government is rashg its new military airpiane proam. in its own factories and those private contractors. Add tho = tacts up to the certainthai the "Cish-and-carry"' provisos 0- the 1' ' . neutrality res-v tior. give !> - " -.he advantage.; c fact -.hat the people of the Pake e. u-t ; I wa i still fear Ja-' r as ar. eu-.vnv retting ready to rike without v a-ring, the recent! press-iocs ft -. Filipino leaders re-! citing '.heir impuT-=ive fan. 'ependence and begging Uncle San.] t to I rue there at Japan's mercy, j the traditional Doliev of America! do all in its power to maintain the j Lcgrity of China, ami you have the [ikings of a pretty little war scare. Odds Against Japan Some observers of international afirs here believe that Great Britain similarly concerned over the Chinapanese situation and that that is iy the British government has been iking overtures to Mussolini, denned to remove the friction between igland and Italy in the Mediternean and so leave England free to otect her interests in the Far East, iich are distinctly in China and posed to Japan. Should it come to a showdown, it regarded as certain here that the lited States and Great Britain >utd be found standing shoulder to ouldcr on the side of China and ainst Japan. But even a series of events such would lead up to such a demount ion would have a decidedly jit y effect upon the American pcoi, and would quite certainly focus ? attention of congress and the &dnistration to the exclusion of ai>st everything else. Labor Party in 1940 rhe political effect of a foreign ir or war scare has, historically, vays been to harmonize the Amor,n people and make them forget ?ir political differences for the ;ie being. Likewise, it has always ?n to exalt the administration then office, and the President, who, unr the constitution, is commander ciuer 01 Liie army ami navy. It would 1)0 a scandalous overLtcmont to say that anybody in ishington is hopeful that such a n- situation will develop: the pre:e contrary is more nearly true, it it is a contingency which is gctig serious attention from many of ablest political leaders, rile labor situation is beginning to ke or. political aspects, with the esidentiai campaign of 1310 in the ring. The retirement of Mr. Roosell's friend. Major George L. Berry, n.'ttbl' from Tennessee from the esideney of labor's non-partisan igue, anil the election of John L. wis to succeed him, is regarded re as a move toward putting a w labor party into the field in 10. That Lewis will be its candidate regarded as doubtful, but he will the dominant force. R. MATHESON IS FATALLY INJURED (Continued from Page One) lool in Texas one year before deling to take up the practice of idicine. He completed the course the North Carolina Medical col ;e. at that time at Davidson, later jvert to Charlotte, He then studied d was graduated at the medical tool of the University of Maryland. After completing his studies, he irted practice in Belmont, in Gas1 county, and practiced there a few >nths before moving to Charlotte. Studied in Vienna rn 1912 he went to Vienna to study d there made many friends among i world's leaders in the medical ofession, and himself gained a me as an outstanding specialist. After his return from Vienna he came associated in the practice of :dicine first with Dr. Charles Mi-sheimer and later with Dr. E. Reid issell. When the latter gave up i practice and moved to Asheville account of his health. Dr. Mathei continued to practice alone until 11, wncn ne joined witn or. feeler specialists in eye, ear and throat leases. In 1920 they established the Charte Eye, Ear and Throat hospital. 1923, they were Joined by Dr. H. Sloan. The hospital ha3 grown a national reputation, and its doc's have achieved a like fame. Many >m all parts of the south and uny sections of the east have been tients at the hospital. Dr. Matheson was a World War teran, having served overseas at spital Unit O from 1917 to 1919. We held membership in the Meckburg County Medical society, the rth Carolina Medical society, the i-State Medical society, the Ameril Medical association, the Amerii College of Surgeons, the Southi Medical association, the Earyngoical, Rhinological and Octologisociety. and the American Medi 1URSDAY?BOONE, N C. cai association of Vienna. Dr Matheson is survived by two. sisters. Mrs. Frank A. Lmnev of Boor.e, and Mrs. Colin Payne of MooresviUe; a brother. VV. L Matheson of MooresviUe: and six nieces and nephews, four of them children of Mrs Linnev and two children of Mrs. Payne. - , TODAY AND TOMORROW \ (Continued front page four) It is easy to generalize about the pitiful plight of the southern share cropper, but any generalization is apt to tie shot full of holes by the j facts. Doubtless many sharecrop- i pers are in distress, but I met one the other lav on the shore of Lake whrt ivac nr>f rAnmiritTi- ! in*. This young farmer rented 40 acres of and on share last winter, j tc? grow string beans He agreed to p:\y tile owr.er of the land one-quar- 1 tcr c-f wharever he got for his crop ! Late May he sent the last of hi? j beans to market. He walked into the owner's office and gave him a check for $1,6001 He had sold his , crop from forty acres for S6.400. j Another tenant farmer, renting from ; ; the same owner, made more than J $30,000 this year on tulips and j gladiolus, grown in the South for the northern market. * t ?= MARRIAGE . . church blessing A great deal of fuss is being made by some church people because a minister of the Church of England volunteered to read Uie marriage of the ex-king, the Duke of Windsor. and Mrs. WalUs Warfielri, the service of his church at the wedding j American divorcee What the Rev. Mr. Jardinc did was not to marry the couple, but to give the blessing ' of the church to a marriage which ! had already taken piace, when the j Mayor of Monts performed Lho cere- j mony according to French law The French take the sensible viewthat marriage is a civil contract. Any part the church takes in it is superfluous, so far as fho legality : of the marriage is concerned. That j is tlie legal view of marriage in most, if not all, American states. A minister performing the ceremony is j acting as an agent licensed by the j civil authority, and has to report to the civil government, every marriage [ contract in which he participates It was nearly 100 years after the first colonist settled in America be- J fore the church was permitted to have anything to do with marriages. JJ Democrat Ads Pay : ffliiiiBiSMiilliiiililiiii I Is This E= Last October two = ed into the school hi that to lv66p a positioi = to the Democratic Ca: == my door and showed r EE ey each teacher had i == Fund. He asked mo EE telling him that I had that it would be nece. = position. Thinking a was more than the n =E one other teacher ha( After this gentler EE made by another mei EEE was, since I had refus fourth year, he would == Upon further rea: EEE the amount of my co about the money. Tc 55 Board of Education i: I had changed my mil =? me that I had nothing ii you recau me EE election was held. When I paid the EE: County Superintende check to the Democral EE crats could not allow which had a Republic EE Superintendent, and t of the Chairman of t EE I wonder if the 1 to support them, if th = promises? Rliilllillllllllillllllllllllllllllllilillllilliillll Ipp* SPECIAL ON ALL PERMA EOR 10 DAY: Eugene, Frederic and Machineles $6.00 Try our New Steam \ Lovely Waves at thrifty price: 'Manicures 33c and 30c ? Facials Shampoo and Finger Wav Hair Tinting and Her COMPLETE BEAUTY * *11 If D L-iinaii LTiat- ucai 2nd Door to PostofCice W.W.V.".W.".W.,.V/.?.W.%W.V.V 1 Here The I LARD, 48 lbs ^ 8-lb. Carton . . . . i 4-lb. Carton . . . , ? 1 -lb. Carton . . . . j BALL JAR CAPS, doz. . ij JAR RUBBERS, 6 doz. . ? Va-GALLON JARS HI T A DT 1 A DC ? v^wrviv 1 PINT JARS S BANANAS, 4 lbs CERTO ? SALAD DRESSING, qt. \ FRESH FRUITS AND 1 I Smith* s .V.VAV.V.VWMW.V.V.WMVW liiiiiiiHiTiHiBliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiH ; Democr gentlemen representing the Democrat aiding at Cove Creek and assured ce it in Cove. Creek High Schuul, money mpaign Fund. A member of the local ne the names of the teachers and the ai pledged to the support of the Dcmocr, how much money I would give to this I not yet decided to make a donation, ] ssary to make a contribution if I want few minutes, I decided to give $20.00, lajority of teachers had pledged, but i pledged. nan had left my classroom, I recalled mber of the local board in August. ;ed to return to his home to room and . see that I did not retain my position. ;oning with myself, I walked into the I ntribution to $25.00 so there would b ) my surprise, I found the Chairman i n the hall. After telling these two g ad, one of them slapped me on the bac ; to worry about, for I was a staunch I srticlps wriffon Ktt Mre I WJ O. HUi X AO, JUW I $25.00. October 30, 1936, I took my nt, and he refused to take it, for I 1 tic Campaign Fund. He informed me tl checks made in such a manner to gc an cashier. Finally, I made the check his check has his endorsement with the he County Board of Education. Democrats of this county expect intel] ey allow school officials to make such Juanita Worth IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIipilllllllllHlllllllllllllilllllllll AUGUST 12. 1937 1 1 * I I NENT WAVES S >s Permanent Waves , 1 Vave $5.00 s ? $2.00 to $5.00 J 75c. $1.00 and $1.50 .1 e 50c to $1.25 ma Packs RR.RVTf'F CI 41V OUUJiJIU Phone 52 W.W.VAW.'.W.WA1, 5 | y Are! I $5.60 ? 95c S | 50c : 13c I 23c ^ 25c : 95c S 68c : 58c ; i7c i; 23c | 25c j; VEGETABLES jj 3y's .VWVAWAVWAVMMf iiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiHiHiiiiHiiiiiinii acy? | ic party walkrtain teachers =j must be given EE board opened iiount of mon- EE atic Campaign EE ; Fund. Upon == he assured me =r tr\ V\r?lr1 <- U bW 11U1U lilj which amount ={ was less than jS . a statement His statement ? board for the EE hall to change e no question == of the County 55 entlemen that k and assured {={ Jamocrat. EE * enow how the =E check to the = lad made the hat the Demo> into a bank = to the County EE 1 i endorsement = ligent citizens == demands and ington | 2S55 * niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiil