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. ,
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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
<ihis On
The Hinh
Tljclit-Wire
B A R N E T
"DAL
DEVER
All 'Round
Rodeo Champ
aod^acd
M0RE1IIAN 1UIICE
ITS FORHERSIZE
*
if /UdrqfntitomitH
mJitltPHAHli
tycoNciMt4ao*Mt
AND
CHAMPION
ARENA STARS
NEW LOW ADULTS CHILDREN
35c-25c
SEASON!
Tobacco Is Advancinq at The
SOUTHSIDE WAREHOUSE
LOUISBURG, NORTH CAROLINA
Where the farmer always gets the highest dollar for his tobacco, the most courtesy and personal attention. Read the follow
ing Sales made the past week and bring your tobacco to us.
H. P. SPKF.D & ANDERSON"
-Pounds Prices Amount
40 27 J 0.80
82 30 20.52
120 30 43.30
34 29 0.80
70 34 23.81
30 27 9.72
100 34 54.40
108 32 34.56
002 220.00
Ben Wood
FRANK PERRY
Pounds Pricos Amount
18 30 5.40
30 SO 9.00
80 31 24.80
88 34 29.02
18 33 5.94
32 32 10.24
266 85.30
h. S. STRICKLAND
Pounds Prices Amount
120 29 34.80
84 32 20.88
52 33 17.16
82 88 28.70
54 40 21.00
302 120.14
H. J. THORXE
Pounds Prices Amount
100 35 37.10
144 34 48.00
64 St 15.30
100 28 28.00
414 - 120.42
. CARTER & RAY
Pounds Prices Amount
92 20 23.02
174 34 59.16
200 37 76.22
472 159.30
Linwood Sturdivant Pier Will ia son s Herman Dickens
THE HOUSE OF HAZARDS