Washington, Mar. 7. ? With one
exception the Administration's
program of National Defense is
moving through Congress wit'h al
most as much speed and ease as
the President's New Deal measures
moved four or five years ago.
The House of Representatives
turned down the proposal to estab
lish a naval base on the Island of
Guam in mid-Pacific, but other
wise there has been such complete
bipartisan support of the Army
nnd Navy program as to indicate
that Senators and Representatives
believe that the folks back |iome
are worried about the condition
of world affairs and don't want
the United States to be caught'
unprepared as we were when mat-|
ters came to the climax of war in i
1917.
At the samfe time, Congress isi
trying to be careful about making I
warlike gestures in the direction;
of any particular naMon, though
there have been several speeches
by arresponsible members of both
Houses which, if taken seriously,
might easily stir up bad feeling
abroad.
Fear of giving too much offense i
to Japan is the reason behind the
refusal to make naval improve
ments in Guam. That little island
was allotted to the United States
.by the Treaty of Versailles, at the
same time that Japan was given
several smaller islands not too
far away.
Both nations are forbidden by
the terms of the Treaty to fortify
their island possessions. Whether
dredging out the harbor of Guam
to accommodate a few battleships,
or building a dry dock or a repair
shop for ships, making the island
a naval base, would violate the
Treaty of Versailles nobody on
Capitol Hill is quite sure, but Mie
point on which the Guam improve
ment plan was defeated wait. that!
it could and probably would be
interpreted by Japan as a threat
ening gesture.
To Restore Confidence
Apart from war prevent ion mea
sures, the clear purpose of Hit
Administration now appears to be
to restore the confidence of busi
r.ess that there will be no mort
experiments by the Government of
a kind to frighten investors. Num
erous signs point to a real desire
to eDcourage business in t'he hope
rhat the wheels of industry can be
started revolving at something
like their former speed.
The ending of the controversy
tvetween the Tennessee Valley
Authority and the Commonwealth
? Southern electric power inter
ests is one of these signs. T.V.A.
Anally bought out Commonwealth .
for eighty million dollars, regard
ed as a fair price by all concerned. '
and th^ President announced that ,
here would be no more Govern
ment competition with private i
power companies. The hope is that
.his assurance will open the
pockets of investors who would
like to put several billions into
utility improvements.
The Question of taxes on corpo-i
rate earnings and capital gains is
still holding investors back, how
ever. The President gave notice
rhat -thie Administration would
propose no new taxes, and Secre
tary Morgeuthau. for the Trea
sury. reiterated that assurance.
Tax Matters Studied
It remains to be seen, however,
how far the Administration will
-cooperate in eliminating some of
the tax measures now on the sta
tute books, which business inter
ests regard as handicapping in
vestment. The committees of both
Senate and House in charge ot tax
matters are giving a great deal of :
study to the proposals for the
elimination of the tax on corporate
surpluses entirely, and the reduc
tion of the capital gains tax law
in such a way that if an investor
takes a* heavy risk and earns n
profit proportionate to t-he risk', he !
will be permitted to keep a fair !
share of his profit.
The man of the moment in >
Washington is Harry Hopkins, the !
new Secretary of Commerce, form
er head of VV.P.A. Mr. Hopkins is j
making a good impression upotij
business men who have to do busi
ness with his department, and Is
strengthening Mie Business Ad
visory Board.
In his first public utterance
since his appointment Mr. Hopkius
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Octagon Toilet Soap 3 for 14c
Octagon Granulated 2 for 19c
Octagon Powder S for 14c
Octagon Chips 2 for 19r
Octagon Cleanser 2 for^Oc
ralmollvc Hoap . it for 20c
'concentrated Hupcr Suds
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*?por Hnds (for w??hing
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Oyatal White Toilet
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Hollywood Toilet Hoap .1 for 14c
I'nlTerwal' Toilet Hoap 8 for 14c
Vogue Toilet Hoap :i for 14c
Klw Pnmlce Hoap 2 for 9c
t'rftim Oil Toilet Hoap .1 for 14c
GEORGE FULLER
loulsburg. Jf. c., K.m.
took a conciliatory attitude toward
business. He announced a policy of
no general rise in Federal taxes
and the amendment of the tax]
laws to eliminate those wliich
tend to "freeze the necessary flow
of capital"; Government aid <11!
breaking the log-jain of private
investment in the fields of utili
ties, railroads and housing; the
need of tolerance and fairness in
relations between labor and em
ployers; an increased national in
come to provide jobs ill private
industry for those now employed;
assistance for small business; and
a larger share of the national in
come for the farmer.
Presidential Possibility
In iuformed political circles
here, the voice of Harry Hopkins
is being regarded as the voice of
President Roosevelt. The belief is
growing steadily that Mr. Hopkins
is the President's personal selec
tion as his successor in the Whita
House, and that he was put in the
Department of Commerce because
in that position he could talk to I
business men and build himself
up as a figure to be seriously con- !
sidered as of Presidential* caliber.
Until his latest appointment Mr.
Hopkins had never had business
experience or many contacts with
business. His whole career has!
been that of a social worker. Per
sonally, Mr. Hopkins impresses al-.
most everybody who conies in con
tact with him as a man of sincerity
and decided personal charm.
How far he will be able to add
to that impression the belief that
he has a sound, broad view of
economic problems especially as
they affect business remains to be
seen. r ? j
M Its. SAU.IK FLEMING A I.- |
FORI) IMES IX RICHMOND
* .
Funeral services for Mrs. Sallie
Fleming Alford, 62, of .Richmond,
Va.. were conducted Friday, Feb.
17, by the Rev. E. M. Carter from
the Christian Church in Youngs
ville, with interment in the ceme
tery there.
Mrs. Alford was born in Vance
County and was reared by her fos
ter parents, the late Joseph War
ren Duke and Octavia Harris Duke
of Youngsvillei She was the wid
ow of t'he late Eugene T. Alford.
of Youngsville, where the family,
lived until her husband's death !
fourteen years ago.
She then moved to Richmond. I
Va.. with her three daughters,
Josephine. Mary Fleming and An- 1
nie Lynn, who reside in Richmond. |
She is also survived by a number |
of nieces and nephews, of Virginia)
and North CHjolina.
i.orisni'K<; TiuiMi'Hs
OX LAST-HALF SI'IKT
Trailing by 27-14 at half-time,
the Louisburg Young Men's Club
rallied ill the Second halt And de
feated Cu8talia community basket
ball team. 55-50, in a basketball
game here.
Bill Lancaster caged 17 points
to lead Louisburg Troutman. with
14, and R. Lancaster, with IS,
vied for runner-up honors. Lead
ers for Castalia were P. Overby,
and Collins, each with 15.
There are two sides to most
questions, and no bottom.
^tuunpy?
Not now /
. . thanks to Black
Draught. Often that
droopy, tired feeling Is caused '
by constipation, an everyday
thief of energy. Don't put up
with It. Try the fine old
vegetable medicine that sim
ply makes the lazy colon go
back to wi
prompt relie:
BLACK-DRA
"An old (t
of the fatni
SIXTH PRIZE WINNER
AIM'H PKRRV
17 months old son of Mr. and
Mrs. F. A. Read, Wood. N. C. i
First Golfer ? Confound it. sir,
you nearly hit my wife.
Second Golfer -Did I? Well,
have a shot at mine over there.
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Salve-Nose Drops
SALVE
relieves
COLDS
price
10c & 25c
Clemson Wins
Conference Title
FIRST KOIM)
Richmond 31. V. M. I. 20.
State 40, Duke 39.
Clemson 44, Carolina 43.
yi/AKTKKKINAUS
Davidson 43, W. and L. 32. |
Maryland 47. Richmond 32.
State 40. The Citadel 38.
Clemson 30, Wake Form 28.
SFMIHNAI.S
Maryland 53, State 2ft.
Clemson 49, Davidson 33.
FINALS
Clemson 39. Maryland 27.
Clemson^s Tigers are basketball !
champions of the Southern Con-!
ferenee ? frtr the first time.
The boys from South Carolina,'
vwho almost didn't get in the tour-!
Jnament field, won the title by de
feating Maryland's second-seeded'
Old Liners, 39-27, Saturday night
before 4,000 fans in Memorial
Auditorium, in Raleigh.
The contest closed out a four
day meet which opened with 11
; teams, three more than the usual
field in the annual tournament,
j Coach Joe Davis' Clemson Tigers
pulled into a .500 percentage just
before tournament-picking time,
and this enabled them to squeeze ?
; into the 11-teani field.
But there was no "squeezing in"
Saturday night ? the South Caro
linians thumped the favored Old
Liner solidly. It was a real battle
all t'he way, but the outcome hard
ly was in doubt after the olassy
Clemsons put on a nine-point i
SEVENTH PRIZE
WINNER
SHIKI.KY ANN
War ofd duughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Kufus Bunn. ot' Spring Hope,
Route 2.
spurt just after the I.iners had
advanced into a 22-22 tie after
nbout five minutes of play in the
second half.
Very often ignorance is a man's
main excuse for speaking.
UC38 IS30@5? ? ? ?? Facts That Concern You
?I?sfliLP SUPPORT THEM!
- THE
AGED
-THE
UNEMPLOYED
THROUGH FEDEBAl, STATE N /\
AND LOCAL AGENCIES, A SHARE
OF THE NATION'S HUGE ?-tOO
MILLION V EARLY BEER REVENUE
COMES BACK TO BENEFIT
Tm^ r/iuui inity
THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
couecreo
$<12IM72.S0
IN BEER REVENUE FOR 1138 j
-PUBLIC
EDUCATION
Bkkrs nation-wide taxes of a million dollars
a rlay make it possible for the government to
provide many things that would otherwise in
crease everybody's taxes.
In preserving this revenue for the nation,
the brewers recognize that the retailing of
beer must give no otfense to anyone.
It is not. of course, the brewers' responsi
<>2Si
. -PUBLIC ^
INSTITUTIONS
bility to enforce the law. But they are cooper
ating w i tl) ail enforcement officials ... to see
tojt that the laws you have made are rigidly
observed.
Mu> mmmI \ou a booklet discussing this
forward-looking program of the brewing: in
dustry? Address: United Brewers Industrial
Foundation, 19 East 40th St., New York, N. Y.
iJKKr-a beverage of moderation
HE WAS DISCOURAGED UNTIL...
JOE, I'M MIGHTY WELL. BOB, I
DISCOURAGED.
HAVEN'T MAW
ANY MONEY ON
CROPS FOR
SOME YEARS.
NEVER DIP
EITHER UNTIL
I BEGAN USING
A GOOD
FERTILIZER.
I THINK IT'S
GOOO FARMING
THAT COUNTS
ANO NOT THE
FERTILIZER
SO MUCH.
YES, I USED TO THINK
SO, TOO, BUT YOU NEED
THE RIGHT FERTILIZER
TO MAKE REAL MONEY
THESE DAYS.
WELL, I'VE ALWAYS BOUGHT THE
CHEAPEST- BECAUSE I ALWAYS SAY
THEYfcE ALL THE SAME.
I I DON'T KNOW ABOUT ALL FERTILIZERS -
\ BUT I 00 KNOW ABOUT S-D COOPS. !
^AND I WI5H YOU'P TRY THEM
, THIS SEASON-THEYU.DO [
WONDERS FOR YOU.
WELL, I MIGHT AS
WELL TRY S-O
NOTHING ELSE
HAS SEEMED
TO HELP.
L
LATER THAT SEASON
MAN, I'M SURE GETTING QUANTITY AND
QUALITY THIS SEASON. FIRST TIME IN
YEARS I've GOT A REAl PROFIT. YOU SURE
WERE RIGHT ABOUT S-D GOODS.
I YOU'RE DARN RIGHT I WAS. THEY'RE
THt FINEST FERTILIZERS MADE.
1 S-O IS THE ONLY FERTILISER TO
\ USE.
v rfm
s-p mmizus have hhud thousands
Of CHOWIOS MAKi MOM MONIY
Thousand* of good farmer* report more
income per acre when they ute S-D fer
tilizer*. And that'* ju*t a* it *hould be,
because S-D fertilizer* are made to pro
duce more income. You can get ordinary
good* very often for let* ? but you can't
get fertilizer finer than S-D good* any
where. Try S-D fertilizer* thi* *ea?on ?
you'll be convinced.
SMITH-D0UG1ASS CO., INC., NORfOlK, VA.
Louisburg Supply Co., Louisburg, N. C.
j
RELIANCE
FERTILIZER
TOBACCO BRANDS:
Royal King - No Meal
Golden Winner - Light Meal
Perfection - Heavy Meal
? Any Analysis ?
PLANT BED
MUSLIN
Narrow and Wide
SEVERAL GRADES
SEED OATS
BURT - WHITE SPRING - FULGHUM
LESPEDEZA
Korean ? Kobe
At Reduced Prices
STALK CUTTERS
'50"
STALK CUTTER BLADES
SINQLE and DOUBLE EDOE
24 and 26 Inch
? $1.00 Each ?
? *
> DISC HARROWS
&$4?* ? MS00
SPIKE HARROWS
50 Tooth $18.00
SEE THE NEW
GIRL CHAMPION PLOW
with STEEL Standard.
BRIDLES ? HAMES ? COLLARS
PLOWS and CASTINGS
FORKS ? SHOVELS ? HOES
MAULS and WEDGES
HANDLES ? ALL KINDS
DOORS & WINDOWS
Another large shipment at
same low prices.
FOOD FOR THE FAMILY
FEED FOR THE STOCK
DOORS, WINDOWS, NAILS, LOOKS and
HINGES, LIME, CEMENT, PLASTER,
LATHS, ROCK LATH, PLASTER
BOARD, SHINGLES, ROOFING.
SEABOARD
STORE CO., INC.
WHOLESALE ? RETAIL
Pay Cash and Pay Less
D. 7. MrKlnne. President