THE FRANKLIN TIMES
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LOUD SPEAKERS IN CONGRESS
F It is interesting, though perhaps not important, to '
learn that the House of .Representatives in Washington
has been equipped with loud speakers. The general idea
has been that Congress had plenty of loud speakers al
ready. , /
Careful re reading of the news item about the new
equipment of the House, however, discloses that it refers
to devices to enable Congressmen to hear each other, i
That seems to be about right. If the new machines limit j
the range of members voices to the ears of other mem
bers there isjiothing for the rest of us to worry about .
We are pleased to learn that the loud-speaker system
has no radio attachment. The proposal to broadcast the i
proceedings of Congress was voted down because of the |
impossibility of providing facilities for the 435 members
who ?would all want to make speeches at the'same time.!
So long as their only audiejioe is withiji the four wall.- j
of the House of Representatives there is no particular i
incentive to oratory other than the inherent urge- which i
inhabits every legislator's breast.
HIGHER ENTERTAINMENT ';!?
The steady improvement in the quality of entertain
ment offered to the American people by means of the
movies and the radio is something to he grateful for.
The recent announcement by the head of one of t la
great broadcasting chains that even more pains will be
taken to keep the level of entertainment up to the high
est possible standards, by eliminating broadcasts which,
are likely to have a[ bad effect upon children's nerves and
^imaginations, is an example of the way in which the |**o
" pie responsible for the natioh's amusement respond to' the
public demand for wholesome as well as enjoyable shows.
The motion picture industry hap also made long strides
in its effort to elevate the moral-standards as well as the
' technical quality of the films."5" < * ?
It is an interesting commentary on public ta.->tc in en
tertainment that a little child,' 'Shirley Temple, has again
been acclaimed as the best drawing card of the year in
pictures, and., that an animated fairy tale, "Snow White
and the Sevep Dwarfs," still draws audiences greater
than those which most living actors t-an attract.
()n the radio few characters have the wi*h: appeal ex
erted by a wooden venrtiloquist's dummy, Charlie
McCarthy," while the utterly imaginary character of
"Betty Lou," speaking in the voice of a little girl, but
emanating from the lips of a talented young man, has
become almost a living reality to millions of listeners.
< The greatest achievement of both these popular forms
of entertainment, however, is the successful presentation
of serious and vital drama and really great music to
countless of millions who ne.ver before had the opportu
nity to enjoy the masterpieces of the great dramatists
and composers. The nation's taste' is definitely being
'(^elevated. - . ? -
WE MUST DEFEND OUR OWN
There are few Americans, regardless of their jwHsonal
political predilections, who will not agree with the main
theme of President Roosevelt's first message to the new
Congress.
That is that the United States must put its armed
forces into such condition that this country will be able
to resist any threat to our national rights or encroach
ments upon our liberties by any foreign power.
Most Americans, too, will agree with the President
when he says that means other than the use of force must
be tried first in any situation which might strain inter
national relations.
.But in a world where force seems to be the principal
means of making other nations agree with the oncit
which have the most powerful armaments, certainly the
voice of America will be listened to with more respect if
we put ourselves in a position where others will realize
that we have the necessary force to back up our words,
if it comes to a showdown.
There are other means of undermining the influence
of the aggressive dictatorships, and those arc already in
our possession.
The suggestion will doubtless be made in Congresrt,
Anil will receive much public support, that commerce of
any' kind with 4ny unfriendly nation should be prohib
ited.
Japan is almost facing ruin now by reason of tha
threat to her silk exports, since a new artificial silk su
perior to the natural product is joct being put on the
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Critical Times
TOTALITARIANISM
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market in this county. If/Japan could not luty Ameri
can cotton and other goods that nation would be in ser
ious difficulties indeed.
And so with Germany. Italy and other nations vvliieli
are making more or less threatening gestures- toward the
I'nited States.
All of ?them can lie Wrought to terms by economic pti-*
sure which is well within our ability. But before we be
gin to put 011 the pressure we should be ready to resist
if they choos.e to tight about it.
THAT POST OFFICE DEFICIT
The Postmaster Generaf, Mr. Farley, reports that Vis
j department spent 47i million dollars more than it />ok
j in from the sale of postage stamps in the fiiV-al year, just
1 ended. We don't wc^ryso much about Jhc postal deficit
as we do about <the r*sbns for it. y~
Mr. Karlev, a couple of years ago, blamed the lossps-ttf
his department upon the second-class postage rates un
der which newspapers arc distributed. He .was met with
such a blast of refutations, accompanied by figures which,
proved that most of 4he-'largest payer? of second-class
rates could deliver their papers cheaper by other means
than the mails, that he has wisely refrained this year
from renewing that ancient eharge against t lie i?rc?s.
Mr. Farley how puts the blame where it belong- -on
the. Federal Government itself. The excess c(?st',is due
to the .handling free of postage ol'? thousands upon thous
ands of tons of Government documents, reports and pain
phlets, of the personal mailings of Congressmen and Sen
ators, and of the free mailing privilege accorded to t lie
blind.
There is no suggestion in the Postmaster Genera' V re--j
port that the country should return to the two-cen* post
age rate. We understand that the present Ihree-eent |
]>ostage law will expire by limitation 011 June .')(Hh next,
unless Congress in the meantime votes to renew it. We
do iiot think it would do any harm and probably w ould do [
a go id. deal of good, to go back to the old standard po>t- J
agC 1.
Suppose it did increase the Post Office ('elicit. It is
silly 10 look upon that or any other activity of the Gov
ernment ns if it were a business organized and operated
for profit. Government has no business to run a busi
ness, and it wouldn't know liow to if it tried. The Post
Office is a public service for which laxpavers must pay.
It is probably true, as many have stated, that a private ,
business enterprise could handle the mails at lower rates
of postage and make a nice profit on the operation. Pri
vate business is so uniformly more efficient that public
business that it is easy to believe. But under the pres
"ent system, the Federal Post Office Department probably
will produce A deficit every year. ??
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? FRANKMN COUNTY *
? FARM ITKMS \
? lljr County Form Agents ?
I H Club*
Thirteen 4-H Club meetings
were conducted In Franklin Confi
ty with an estimated attendance
of 500 boys and girl*. Miss Brax
ton, Home Agent, demonstrated
to the girls and boy* the use of
patterns Jn making dresses, and
showed bhe boya how they could
aecure patterns from magazines
with directions for constructing
certain useful home conveniences.
To the Senior girls, directions
were given and Illustrations shown
on finishing pine floors with boil
ed linseed till and wax. The boys
were given dlreclons and shown
Illustrated1' r4?a)t? of painting
buildings on tihe farm by using
nbera
lived In painted houses and thati \
? less than 3% had {he qui build -
j Ion, Including poultry booses, i
garages, smoke house* and barns, I
painted, it la observed In Prank- I
11% County IUI many bsUdlors i
:ounty
const meted within the past few
years have no weathered and de
cayed from the lack of paint tliat
they appear to be of several years
old.
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Inexpensive Painting
The following practice or ine- !
thod of painting has been reporb
ed as giving satisfactory results
when used on out buildings. Paint
is made by mixing two to two and
one-half pounds of mortar color
to Ave gallons of used motor oil.
Aft*r this mliture is prepared, it
should lie tried on small piece of
lumber. If color given Is tob light,
additional coloring should b? ad
ded; l(..too (lurk, additional oil
should be added, Hy experiment
ing in this manner, the desired
shade can be obtained. The mor
tar color should be well mixed
with the oil. Mortar color can be
purchased from any store selling
building materials... It sells at i
cop* of It and up per pound, de
pending on color. Hrlck red mor
tar color I* least expensive
i T^ls mixture can be applied to
slther dressed or nndreaaed lum
ber with white wask or paint ,
?r??h. Wbero piWMWie sprayers
?re tttlltMs.' tfcfjr mmy be used to
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spray paint 011 the building, sav
ing^mueli lime. When this mater
ial is applied to wooden surface,
it w.ill last from seven to ten years
anil protect the timber and im
prove thi appta a.ici of the farm
lot.
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Terracing I" nil
The Fianklin_ County Terracing
Unit will start -'operating Monday
on the farm of Mr. Luther Pearce
in Dunn Township. From t-here
the machine is routed to Mr. Zol
lie Pearee's. When job is com
pleted, the machine will go to any
points in Dunn Township where
terracing, road . construction, or
ditch construction is desired. This
is the iirst time the terracing unit'
has operated, in Dunn Township
since being purchased in 1935. All
persons desiring, the services of
the Unit should avail themselves
of the opportunity while the unit
is iToar ttrt-rr. n<n|m>nii< for wer
vices should be made at the Coun
ty Agent's Office in Louishurg.
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Water Systems
,Mr. It. G Broaddus. Extension
Specialist' in Agricultural Engi
neering from State College, will
be in Franklin Cofinty Tuesday.
January 24, to make surveys and
discuss the 'approv-d systems Of
Water, supply oil farm. Also sew-j
age disposal. On Tuesday morn
ing. we have planned to yisU- far
mers in the county and niake sur
veys to determine best method of
hista'liug running water in the
home. Considerable UitercsL<4u i?*
stallation of TtvTIraulic rams has
been manifested by farmers of
Franklin County recent ly. Farm
ers having a good Spring near Mie
home with a good flow of water
should make request for a survey
to be made lo determine quantity
of water that can be delivered to
house and cost of installation of
hydraulic ram, which is one of
the most economical systems of
water supply. Request for t'his ser
vice should be qiadc at County
Agent's Office by letter or visit.
A ineeWng is called at the Coun
ty Agent's Office at 2 o'clock,
Tuesday afternoon, where Mr.
Broaddus will demonstrate some
simple appliances to be used to
put- water in the home. AH inter
?!st<;dfar,Qiej:Biire" Invited to at
rena this meeting and observe the
demonstration.
How quickly you can "put on the
brakes" at the approach of dan
ger. will be accurately measured
at the 1939 California World's
Fair by a reactometer as part of
an auto driving test.
F.D.R. Addresses Nation
WASHINGTON, D. C ? Presi
dent Roosevelt a* he delivered his
annual message on the state of the
Union to a Joint session of the
Seventy-sixth Congress In the
Rouse of Repregygfttives.
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