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POOR POLITICS
That the Jackson Day dinner address. of Oscar L.
Chapman, Assistant Secretary of the Interior, in KaK
eigh on last Saturday night, was a great political blun
der, conies from all parts of the State and from all fac
tions, even admitted or so classed by leading republicans.
North Carolina voters contain that much desirable ele
ment of good sportsmanship and resent slurs or lack of
'courtesy in any event or instance. It is geifcinlly con
ceded that the speaker's complete ignoring of Senator
Bailey was intentional and brought about by the fact
that Senator Bailey refused to be led about at the will
of some of the self-styled leaders in Washington. Sena
tor Bailey may be wrong in many, of his positions, bat
there are many of the voters in North Carolina who
agree with him, endorse his activities and commend his
ability and manhood in standing out openly and fight
ing for what he believes to be right and in the interest
of his constituents, and his greatest enemies give him
credit for being honest and sincere in his position, even
though they disapprove his course.
It seems that it was Senator Bailey's and Congress
man Hancock's friends that contributed equally to any
others in making the dinner a success and the discour
tesy to Senator Bailey and Congressman Hancock is. re
sented and will no doubt tend to widen the split in the
Democratic ranks in the coming primary with no desir
able results on the Democratic majority in the fall
elections.
This is a repetition. It's a pity we can't have party
gathering with harmony instead of so much inexcusable
dissention activity.
FORTUNATE AMERICA
The year 1938 starts off with a larger number of citi
zens of the United States, actually and proportionately,
adequately provided with the necessities of life and many
of its luxuries, than any other nation in the world's his
tory lias ever had. In every way we are better off than
we were ten years ago. Ten years ago we were bet
ter off than we wore twenty years ago. Our national
history over 130 years has been a record of steady im
provement from deeale to decade, in the conditfbn of the
American people, and of moving toward the goal of 1 lie
total abolition of poverty and economic distress faster
than any other people have even dreamed of moving.
Those are cold, hard, historical facts, not to be contro
verted by the false contentions of political demagogues
and those who would supplant the American system by
imported social experiments which have never worked
where they have been tried.
Unthinking people who do not know that America
gives its citizens more of the real values and creature
comforts of life than does any other nation are some
times misled into believing that we are going in the oth
er direction. We have become so accustomed, as a peo
ple, to living better and earning our living easier than
those of less fortunate lands ever . did, that when a
world-wide economic collapse forces many of our work
ers to cut their scale of living down to a point which
only an aristocratic few have ever achieved abroad, we
consider ourselves ill-used by fate. We forget, or never
knew, that hundreds of millions all over the world have
never even cherished the hope of being able to live as
well as the ordinary American wage-earner lives, even
in times of economic distress.
CURING ECONOMIC ILLS
Seldom iii our history has there been such pronounced
disagreement between individuals and groups over the
question of how to put the affairs of the nation and its
people on a sound economic footing again. The idea on
this subject, hotly debated on all sides, range all the way
from insistence upon the Government taking its hands
off all private business enterprises to complete control
by Government of the affairs of every business .and every
individual.
We djo pot pretend to know the right answer. Only
Omniscient Wisdom itself can tell whether this, that or
the other of the innumerable recipes for the restoration
of prosperity will effect a cure. It seems to us quite pos
sible that none of them is a panacea for all the ills that
currently afflict the body politic. It seems more likely
that the only cure is that ancient healer, Time, which
eventually cures all things.
In this impatient are, quick results are demanded. If
the country isn't back on its feet before the next elec
tion, how can any political party claim the credit for
recovery when it has not yet arrived f Why should the
slow healing process of Time be allowed to drag along
until 6ome other group happens to be in office?
Much of the confusion of ideas as to what ought to be
done to save the country arises from no more worthy
motives than that. We think too highly of the intellig
ence of the statesmen in control of public affairs in
Washington ta imagine that many of them actually be
lieve that economic ills can be cured by'jJolitical methods
and measures. But we would be the last to suggest that
they stop talking and give the rest of us a rest and;*;
chance to try working out our own salvation. After alX
progress can come only when discussion is free and u?y
restricted. And certainly the American people are get
ting a liberal education in elementary economics out of
it.
THE USED CAR PROBLEM
In announcing the other day that it was laying off
30,000 employees and putting the other '2*25,000 of its
workers 011 a three-day-week schedule, the 'General Mo
tors Company gave as one of the reasons why automo
biles are not being bought as fast as formerly, the fact >
that the dealers are too heavily loaded up with used cars
which they have taken in trade and cannot sell readily.
There are other reasons, of course, for the slump in mo
tor -sales. Fewer people have dependable incomes out
of which to buy new cars, for one thing. Tens of thous
ands are making the old car do for the time being until
business takes another upturn.
Most people would rather have a 1938 model than a
1935 or '36, or even a '37. But even those who can 't af
ford this year '8 car, would in many cases buy a sound
last year's model if they could get it at a fair price and
on easy terms. Almost any of the used cars offered by
dealers is better than some cars still in use of antiquated
vintage. ; f
AVe do not expect anybody to take our advice, but why
don't the automobile manufacturers and dealers get to-x
fPther and fix things so that it is as easy to buy a used
car as a new one ! The way it is done now, anybody can
buy anew car on very long and easy instalment payments
but in buying a used car he has to pay a higher propor
tion of cash and finish his payments in a much shorter
time.
It would be a good thing all around if good used cars
of recent years could be bought on terms comparable
with new cars. It would be worth while from every point
of view if all the "junk" cars now on the highways could
be taken in trade 011 used car sales and sent to the scrap
heap, where they belong.
We wait to see what company will be first to adopt the
policy of making its allowance on. trade-ins for used car
purchasers depend on the age of the car taken in ? the
older the car, the higher the allowance. That would
move used cars out of the lots quicker than anything we
can think of.? Exchange.
The above is a wise and workable solution, even though
the earn ing charges on cars are unreasonably high. Now
if someone will come along with a workable plan for the
potential buyer to get the money to meet the payments,
it seems that the automobile situation will have been
solved. * . "
? FRANKLIN COUNTY ?
? FARM ITEMS ?
? By County Farm Agents ?
I have been informed that* the
Annual Tobacco Growers School
| will be held at State College (or
! Tobacco farmers In North Caro
| Una January 25th to 28th. This
I Short Course begins Tuesday
' morning at 9 o'clock and closes
j Friday at Lunch. Tuition will be
free, but a charge of one dollar
j will be made for registration and
a certificate of attendance. Meals
I will be available at the College
Cafeteria at very reasonable cost
and lodging may be obtained at
the College Y. M. C. A. for fifty
cents a night (or a limited nuin
j bar. We hope several farmers in
I this County will avail themselves
| of the opportunity of being in
j Raleigh during this week to study j
I the Courses offered by the dif- |
1 ferent Tobacco Specialists.
I had planned to write Article ,
on proposed Tobacco Control Bill
(or this week's news but since the
Bill has not been enacted by Con
gress yet-, It is impossible tor write'
an accurate statement as to what
the tobacco control bill will mean.
As stated in last week's paper, j
the Agricultural Conservation !
Program will be in force this year j
tind under Mils Program fanners
are asked ).o plant 80% of their
tobacco base and 60% of their
cotton base. As soon as County
Quotas are receivd, t-he Township
and County Committees hope to
contact every grower In bhe Coun
ty and go over his farm program
*ith him so he will know exactly i
how he can cooperate fully with |
the Program. We feel sure that
if the Compulsory Control Bill is
passed the acreage allowed to be
planted will conform with t'he
Acreage alloted under the Agricul- i
tural Conservation Program, with |
possibly the exoeption of those
fclio nave less than a 4 acre base.
If the Control Bill allows the per
sons having a 4 acre base and less
to "plant Mielr base, there will be
no payment for that farm as th^se 1
particular cas&s have not reduced
acreage under the present set-up.
There may be a ruling in the fu
ture that will change this.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our appre
ciations to our many friends and
neighbors during the illness and
death of our father.
His Children,
Mrs. W. A, Radford, -
Mrs. J. P. GrifTin,
Mr. L. O. Crowder,
Mrs. J. N. Wood,
Mrs. W. G. Andrews.
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pretty steep price to pay for anyj
so common as Hollywood affec
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"A house is built of rocks and
stone,
Of tiles and posts and piers.
But a home is built of loving deeds
That stand a thousand years."
Father ? Do you think our boy
will leave foot-prints on the sands
of time?
Wife ? He'll leave them any
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Friend ? Your father looks very j
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Absolum (of the Bible) did not;
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Chronic hand-shakers always ?
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Life is made up of routine,
[ote how a pet or any well cared
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ou break in on its daily routine.
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isputed subject.
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