Washiijgton, October 5. ? War In Europe may and probably will upset political and economic con ditions in America in so many ways and with such important re sults, that practically nothing is being done or considered here by Administration officials without bringing up the question: "What will be the effect of this an Ameri ca when Europe goes to war?" Nobody here anticipates that this country will be drawn into the European conflict; certainly not in its early stages. For that matter, the Government and the people of America did not anticip ate in 1914, when the last great European war began, that we would be taking part in it in less than three years. Buti precisely that experience of twenty-odd years ago makes many high of ficials doubtful whether it will be possible for the United States to keep entirely out of a war involving Great Britain and France. Last Lesson Being Applied It is not stretching the fact to say that everybody in the Admin istration. from the President and the Secretary of State down, is fervently praying at this moment that America can keep clear of the situation presented by the latest European imbroglio. At the same time, the lessons we learned from the last war are being ap plied to the national defense. If we are, by any failure of diplomacy 1 or the pressure of public opinion, forced to take part in another' great war, we will be immeasurab ly better equipped to take an ef fective part than in 1917. Everybody here looks for the presentation to the next Congress of proposals for still greater in creases in the national army, navy j and military aviation equipment. | so that if the nation should be called on to fight- again it would not have to start from scratch with practically no weapons, no planes, no army and no transport service. The personal .sympathies of of ficial Washington are almost un animously anti-Hitler. That does i not mean that the Administration1 is necessarily pro-British or pro- : French. But that personal leaning will have a hearing upon official acts of t'he Government, although technical "neutrality" will be pre served until and unless a situa tion develops in which American public opinion is roused to de manding war. There is no formal agreement between this Government and those of Great Britain and Prance ; by which we are obligated to go j to their help. That will not be ( believed by many persons of pro- j German or anti-English senti- i ment. They will read in the daily j newspapers and hear over the ra- j dio from Washington so much' news that is favorable to England | and France and critical of Ger many that the old outcry of "pro-i paganda" will be raised again and many will remain unconvinced that Washington has not "sold j out" to England by way of Wall I Street. Already accusations on that j note are reaching the ears of alert listeners in Washington. Studying War Situation Economic experts are giving careful study to t'he war situation, not from the point of view of American participation, but on the question of how it will .affect the interest's of America if we don't take part in it. A first symptom was 'the sharp j rise in the price of wheat as soon as it began to seem that the ex pected war was due to break out at any minute. These experts be lieve that business generally will be 'hurt for two or three months after the war starts, but would re cover from t>he shock, and various ' industries would be stimulated by orders for war materials. All im portant European nations have been shipping large quantities of gold to America in the past few months, and buying U. S. Government bonds and other quickly-convertible securities, so that they have enough free capital already in America to enable them to pay cash for perhaps a year's supply of war commodities. The prohibition in the Johnson Act ' against' credit to foreign countries which are in arrears in their debts to this country would not seriously affect their purchasing power, therefore, for a year or more. The British, French and Canadian governments, or their citizens, have an estimated 6V4 billion dol lars of cash or convertible invest-! ments in the United States. Progress Being Made There is much talk and some ! progress being made in the pro- J gram for the mobilization for our [ part in war, if and when we get into it. The War and Navy depart ments have made a comprehensive; survey of the production facilities of , all American industries, and; have in their secret files complete data as to what every manufactur ing plant in the United States can produce, as well as the exact items it would be called upon to pro duce if we went to war. Many ; small orders have been placed for ' the kinds of goodtrirhreovernment would need, as tests of the ability of certain indflstries to get into action promptly. The Treasury is considering var ious proposals for taxes to "take the profit out) of war." Whether V the United States is a participant or not, it is probable that there ! will be strong pressure on the new : Congress to enact laws placing ex-j tremely heavy taxes on profits made from the production or sale of war materials to any nation. Naturally, if Washington's war j jitters continue and are reflected by Congress, there is no likelihood of an early curtailment of Govern- j meut spendiniLbut^i'aiher precise ly the opposite^^fhere is no real ' fear here of a serious Government financial crisis. The available re sources with which to finance a war are many times greater than they were when America last went to war in 1917. And, as in 1917, war in Europe, whether America is Involved or not, is likely'to create a fictitious prosperity which will be pleasing ! while it lasts and hard to take ! when it comes to an end. FROM INGLESIDE As a rule it is hard to spring a surprise party that is a real sur prise to the guest of honor, as such functions are usually preceded by a tip. This however, was not so; with Mrs. I. M. inscoe, when her; husband gave her a surprise birth-| day dinner on Sunday. Barbecue.! brunswick stew and many other i good things were enjoyed by thej following company of invited guests: Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Col-j lins. Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Collins and 3 children, of Littleton, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Collin9 and son, Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Collins and neice, of Roanoke Rapids, Mr. and M r8. C. W. Parker and sou, of Rocky Mount, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Young, of Louisburg, Mrs. Willis Day, of Durham, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Edwards, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hunt and sons, Mf. and Mrs. B. T. Wester and children. Mr. i and Mrs. Royal Inscoe, Mr. and Mrs. Grover Inscoe and children. Mr. and Mrs. Lonrfle Champion Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hunt and children, Mr. Tom Wilson, Mr. Willis May, Mr. Esse Tharrington, Mrs. Alice Inscoe, Mrs. Pattie Murphy, Mr. and Mrs. I. M. In scoe. Frances E. Willard says: Only the Golden Rule will bring in the Age of Gold. The Golden Rule as contained in the holy writings of each of the seven great religions of the world is given by the Missionary Review as follows: The Hindu: "The true rule is to guard and do by the things of oth ers as you do by your own." j The Buddhist: "One should seek for others the happiness one desires for oneself." The Zoroastrian: "Do as you would be done by." The Confucian: "What you do not wish done to yourself, do not to others," The Mohammedan : "Let none of you treat your brother in a way he himself would dislike to be treated." Th6 Jew: "Whatsoever you do not wish your neighbor to do to you. do not unto him." The Christian: "All things i whatsoever ye would that men [ should do to you, do ye even so to them." ? I A Cincinnati dog chews tobac co. But the owner says he won't ! punish him until he begins to smoke cigarettes. The man should j remember that men and women ( smoke cigarettes. Here's a tip to the Women: Wo men who smoke will all probabil ity .become bald, is the recent de- j claration of doctors and hair-i dressers in Melbourne, Australia, i In 1895 the total number of au tomobiles registered in the Unit ed States was four. COTTON APPLICATIONS Through the week ending Sep tember 17, more than 16,200 ap plications had been received from North Carolina farmers for cotton price adjustment payments on the 1937 crop, according to H. A. Pat ten, acting AAA executive officer at State College. Health-Wracking Functional PAINS Severe functional pains of men ?truation, cramping spell* and Jan jlcd nerves soon rob a woman of her natural, youthful freshness. PAIN lines in a woman's face too oftan jrow Into AGE lines I Thousands of women have found it helpful to take Cardul. They say it seemed to ease their pains, and they noticed an Increase in their appetites and finally a strengthened resistance to the discomfort of monthly periods. Try Cardul. Of course If It doesn't help you, see your doctor. MRS. WALTER W. COOKE GIVES BRIDGE PARTY Kraiiklinlon Graded School Facul ty Honored At "ChllUirii's Party." Franklinton. ? Mrs. Walter W. Cooke entertained at' seven tables of contract bridge at her home Tuesday evening. Miss Leslie ; Chandler received a prize for high- i est scure and Miss Flora Phillips was given cards for second high { score. i The faculty of the Franklinton Graded School were entertained i at a "children's party" Monday evening in the community room of the school building, the Parent- , Teacher Association being hostess. Mrs. George Gilliam, dressed as a ? young high school student of the i early 1900s, brought some of her i school books and a tablet with algreba problems partly worked i by her 40 years ago. Mrs. Marvin i W. Hardy was a splendid imper- s sonatior of the schoolmistress of i 30 to 40 years ago. Each member i of the faculty was called to the | "teachers" desk and presented with a "prize" for "Good be havior." The first meeting of the Frank linton Garden Club for the fall, was held Thursday afternoon in t>he Community Room of the grad ed ichool building. The club was newly organized in the early sum meHSy Mrs. Carl M. Watkins, who was made president. Mrs. Watkins moved from Franklinton later and Mrs-. Marvin W. Hardy was made president in her place, Mrs. J. E. Brady, vice-president, Mrs. H. H. Utley secretary, and Mrs. Arm istead E. Henderson treasurer. The club project for the year is to beautify the cemetery. Wisteria was chosen for the club flower. Mrs. Wilmore M. H. Jenkins was hostess to her brige club and a few extra guests Wednesday eve ning at her home. Miss Claire Kearney scored .highest for the i l club, Mrs. John Gonella scored second highest, and Miss Flora Phillips received the high score guest prize. I'.uests other than club mem bers were Miss Flora Phillips. Mrs. Vance Estes, Mrs. W. H. Green, Mrs. S. C. Ford, Miss Frances Smith, Mrs. Margaret Kay Lumpkin, Mrs. Ben Wilder, Miss Annie Wester, Miss Minnie Harris, Mrs. Robert Collins, Jr. PHONE za* FOR FIRST CLASS PRINTING Higher Prices Seen For Cotton Mann Ur|c*'H Grower* To Take Government Loan and Hold Cotton Raleigh, Oct. 4. ? m. G. Mann, general manager of the North Carolina Cotton Growers Coopera tive Association,* today termed the government's plan for converting surplus cotton into needed goods for distribution at reduced prices to low iucome families "the most hopeful step for increased Cotton prices that has yet been suggest ed from any source." "Such a program would give production control a strong ally in the form of increased consump tion." Mr. Mann said. Mr. Mann advocated, however, that the government go a step fur ther and provide without cost iuch items as bed sheets, mat tresses, cloth for underwear, shirts and overalls to "the mil lions of tenant farmers and others who with the present low prices and unemployment will not lie able to buy even. the bare neces sities this winter." * "Such a program,** Mr. Mann said, "would certainly not be dif ferent from giving away huge sums through Federal relief work and. in addition, it tfould be di minishing a huge surplus that must be used up before we can hope for fair cotton prices. It would also put to work many mill workers who are now 011 relief." Expressing the idea that defi nite action will result from the plan now being considered. Mr. Mann urged all cotton growers to get the government) loan and hold their cotton for a price rise. Mr. Mann said that the Asso ciation is so confident that some thing will be done to raise the price of cotton before another 'crop year that it is holding all government loan notes where they will be easily accessible at any time. "This means," he said, "thati the farmer who gets his government loan through the Cot ton Association will be in position to take advantage of any rise in ' the market and sell his cot'ton at a profit to himself." Tobacco^ growers of Columbus ' County are giving more thought to the problems of crop control as a ^result of this year's experience. They tell the county agent that control Is needed yet they want some simplification of present' regulations. , Subscribe to The Franklin Times NEW PLASTIC , _ Four U. S. Department of Agri culture research workers have de veloped a method for converting sawdust', straw, wood waste, and waste sugar cane stalks Into syn thetic plastics. The new material has a high resistance to water and Hioisture, and may be used for electrical insulators, door knobs, auto steering wheels, radio panels, buttons, and other articles. rutteutial FARM LOANS 4 Low Interest 4 Long Term 4 Fair Appraisal 4 Prompt Service W. L. LUMPKIN Correspondent L0UIS6URG, N. C. I au if burn Sunday - Monday Oct. 9th - 10th AN AMERICAN CAVALCADE! ! H Through the pageantry of our own turbulent years, 1 the vivid love jtory of three fine young people who fought their way from the honky-tonks of the roaring Barbary Coast to the plau dits of the world todayl ' , i Alexanders KICTIME BAND with TYRONE ALICE DON POWER -FAYE-AMECHE and ETHEL MERMAN ? JACK HALEY JEAN HERSHOIT ? HELEN WESTLEY JOHN CARR ADINE ? PAUL HURST WALLY VERNON ? RUTH TERRY DOUGLAS FOWLEY ? EDDIE COLLINS i >? CHICK CHANDLER 20th Century-Fox Pictur* Directed by Henry King Attoca'a Producer Horry Joe Brown ? Screen Play bv Kothryn Scola and lamor Troth Adaptation by Richord Sherman Darryl F. Zanuck in Charge of Production LOUISBURG ONE BIG DAY ONLY MON. OCT. 10 Show Grounds at Fair Grounds 38th TRIUMPHAL COAST - TO - COAST TOUR Known To All As The "BIGGEST AND BEST SHOW ON EARTH FOR THE PRICE !" America's Only Herd of Acrobatic Klcpliaiils Col. Burns And His 30 K(lu<*at<>U Arabian Horses HUNDREDS OF ALL NEW FEATURES FROM ALL NATIONS OF THE GLOBE ! Kogintosli Troupe of Kuropcau Hare-Buck liiders ! INm'I'Icsh Kno Troupe* of Chinese Aerial Artists GREATER ! GRANDER ! THAN EVER BEFORE Flying Hart zells Diiiini; Deuth On The Flyliin Trapeze Mcintosh Sisters ? Four Pretty