l&HINflitl
Washington, April 12. ? Almost
every move that is made in Con
gress, practically every action or
utterance of the President or any
member of the Administration, is
carefully calculated in .the light of
its possible effect on the Presiden
tial campaign of 1940.
Washington lives politics, thinks
politics and plays politics all the
time, but with the next Presiden
tial campaign less than a year and
a half ahead, the political activities
at both ends of Pennsylvania Ave
nue are becoming more and more
sharply focusged <on the question
of who will be tTie next President'
of the United States.
There is more political experi
ence and wisdom concentrated in
Washington than in any other spot
in the world. It is not ail confined
to politicians, ".either.
The soundest political judgment
on national political issues is that
of the five hundred or more special
correspondents of the important
newspapers and press associations
whose chief job is telling the folks
back home what is going on here,
and why.
Most" of these correspondents
were political reporters in their
borne cities and states before they
came here; many were managing
editors of Important daily papers.
They know politics and political
personalities from the ground up,
and an honest cross-section of
th'eiropinlons is the best possible
guide to the probable future course
of political events.
Your correspondent has lately
sounded out a hundred or so of the
most experienced and least partis
an of the corps of correspondents
as to who will be the Presidential
nominee of the two great parties,
so far as present conditions give
indications.
Pon't Export Third Term
There is practical unanimity
that President Roosevelt's chance
of being renominated by the Dem
ocrats is growing less. Nobody can
be sure that he wants or expects
to' run for a third term. If he does,
and can get the nomination, the
best opinion is that he can be re
elected.
The bit'.' rest inter-party strug
s":e in recent politic' JHstory ia
-olng on. more or le.-s behind
closed doois. to prevent Mr. Roose
velt's rcnominatioii, by building up
I he candidaey of Vlre-Preaideiil
earner. :
There are a dozi n receptive per
sonalities around whom the begin
TiTngs of an organization are being
set up; but the combined judg
ment of the Washington observ
ers who know their way ab<^ut is
that all of those movements will 1
fall to the ground when the Dem
ocratic National Convention meets
and it is demonstrated that
"{'actus Jack" Garner has a block
of delegates pledged to him large
enough, if not to nominate him
self, at least to prevent the nom
ination of anyone whom he does
not endorse.
me Garner boom has come out'
into the open with the passing of
h resolution indorsing him for
President, by the Texas legislature.
Mr. Garner modestly retired from
the presiding officer's chair In the
Senate when the Texas resolution
was being read, but there is no
doubt that it was highly pleasing
to him.
Also pleasing to the bushy-eye
browed V.ice-Hresident was the re
< ent exchange of letters between
the President's soh, Elliot, and his
brother-in-law, John Boettiger. El
liot Roosevelt, who is now a citi
zen of Texas, came out in en
thusiastic terms in favor of Mr.
(Jarner as his father's successor,
while Mr. Boettiger thought his
father-in-law ought' to run again.
May Choose Candidate
Underlying all the talk about
the Garner boom, which seems to
be growing rapidly all over the
nation, runs a question whether
the 70-year-old Texan really wants
to run for President himself or to
hand his delegates over to the can
didate of his choice.
There is still a strong belief that
Mr. Garner's real candidate is not
himself but Senator Bennett
Champ Clark of Missouri. But
there is a definite conviction that'
he Is bent on preventing Mr. Roo
sevelt's renomination. or the nom
ination of any candidate picked by
the President, at whatever cost.
The concensus of opinion among
the experienced political observers
here as to the Republican Presi
dential possibilities Is that, as
thiags stand now, that party's best
bet Is District Attorney Thomas E.
Dewey of New York.
That opinion Is based upon Mr.
Dewey's record, rather than upon
his personality. He has never been
in Washington enough to make
the personal contacts which en
able the correspondents to site up
a man's personality and character.
Taft Htanih Oat
Among the Republicans who are
personally known In Washington
the belief here is that Senator
Robert A. Taft of Ohio stands out
M having a good chanco for the
1940 Presidential nomination. Mr.
Taft knows politics thoroughly. He
lived In the White Homo when his
iRther was President and served
twelve years In tlie Ohio Legisla
ture, two years as speaker of the
lower house.
Since coming here he has ,tUA"
< losed himself as a forceful. In
cisive speaker with a keen though
not boisterous sense of humor,
and with an outlook on public
questions much more liberal than
t'hat of many other members of '
his party.
Circumstances may change the
whole outlook, but that is how the !
Presidential situation for 19401
looks today. The important thing
to remember is that> every action
or utterance by any man in public
office, from now until the Sum
mer of 1940. must be regarded in
the light of its possible or intended 1
effect upon the next year's presi- 1
dential campaign.
? FRANKLIN COUNTY ?
? FARM ITISMS *
? By County Furiii Agents *.
**???*??*??
Mr. C. L. Sams, Extension Speci- ,
alist in Beekeeping from State ,
College, spent one day in Franklin
County during which we visited
and observed the progress being]
made by three Demonstrators in
Franklin County. It was found
that one colony of bees had died. '
possibly from loss of Queen, on
each of the Demonstrators' farms. :
Also, that the Wax Moth had de- '
stroyed the honey left and the j
foundations of the destroyed
colony. These farmers were in- I
structed on the use of Paradich- l
lorjjbenzene to control and prev-l
ent damage of the Wax Moth, and
a bulletin on "The Control of t-he
Wax Moth." was given each grow
er. Mr. A. C. Gray, Louisbnrg, N.
C. No. 2. Mr. Walter Pleasant,
Louisbuvg, N. C. No. 2 and Mr. Joe
B. Burnette, Louisourg, N. C. No.
3 are cooperating in Beekeeping
Demonstrations.
Mr. Blair Tucker of Louisbnrg,
N. C\, is cooperating through li is
gin with this Office and the farm
ers of Franklin County to assist' in
eliminating poor stands of cotton
caused by damping off. We as- j
sisted Mr. Tucker in purchasing a
Coker Cotton Seed Treater and
with this machine he has treated
today 3,500 bushels of cotton seed.
Mr. Tucker is treating cotton seed
for fanners at 15c per bushel,
which is slightly more than lc a
bushel the farmer will have to pay,
as Ceresan is retailing for 70c a
pound and will treat only 5 1-3
bushels.
FALLING
For the MUrd consecutive month
the level of local market prices for
farm products decreased in March,
with the result thai the index of
the U. S. Bureau of Agricultural
Economics has touched the lowest':
point since July, 1934.
I'M GIAD
YOU CHANGED |
TO CAMELS
I SURE LEARNED A LOT
WHEN I (EGAN TO
^ LET UP?
LIGHT UP
? A CAMEL
iJCOS 0 ? ? ? Facts That Concern You
1
FOR A MILLION
BREAD WINNERS:
A MILLION JOBS
MADE BY BEER
FOR OVER 100,000
FARM WORKERS AND
FARMERS -JOSS AND A
MARKET MADE BY BEER
8EER. PAYS A MILLION
DOLLARS A DAY TAXES
V NAT/ONW/DE >
FOR. 130 MILLION TAX
PAYERS (ALL OF US; A
GREAT NEW HELP SINCE
1933 IN CARRYING IN
CREASING TAX BURDENS
From coast to coast, Beer has helped in put
ting men hack to work . . . into a million new
jobs in six short years. Beer also each year
buys the produceof 3,000,000 acresof farm land
and pays a million dollars a day in taxes.
The brewers want to preserve these eco
nomic benefits. They want also to protect-tha
public's right to enjoy beer and their own
right to make and market it.
The brewing industry cannot enfi.rcc the
laws. But they are cooperating with public
officials* to see to it that^bc retailing of beer
gives no offense to anyone.*
fTc trnithl like to send yon a booklet that
describes the Foundation's unusual program
of self-regulation. Addrpss: United Brewers
Industrial Foundation; 19 East 40th Street,
New York, N. Y.
BEER. ..a beverage of moderation
"I WANT QUALITY TOBACCO
THAT'S WHY MY CROP GETS
NV SULPHATE OF POTASH"
N. L. HOLMES. R. D. 1. LaGrange, say?: "I found
out how extra potash improves the quality of
tobacco by side-dressing with 100 pounds of
V SULPHATE OF POTASH at the first working.
The NV SULPHATE OF POTASH kept the to
bacco from having so many chaffy leaves."
L
CALVIN AYERS R D. 2. Wiincnnston. says:
"We farmers have neglected quality In favor of
quantity In growing tobacco. For the lad five
years I have side-dressed my tobacco with 75 to
100 pounds of NV SULPHATE OF POTASH. This
has given me better-quality tobacco. Despite
adverse weather conditions in 1938. 9 9/10
acres returned S2.735.00 or $277.00 per acre.
Beside? side-dressing with NV SULPHATE OF
POTASH, I used 6% POTASH fertilixer under
my tobacco."
H. J. PHILLIPS. R. D. 1. Warsaw,
says: "For several years I have
side-dret>sed my Tobacco with 100
pounds oi NV SULPHATE OF POT
ASH per acre. This gave me better
quality and increased yields. In
1337 I had more than 30 acres in
tobacco, operating six barns. I
certainly could tell the difference in
the s.uperior quality of the tobacco
side-dressed with NV SULPHATE
OF POTASH. This year of all yeare
quality is of utmost importance.
That's why I am side-dressing my
whole crop with NV SULPHATE
OF POTASH."
J. B. AYCOCIC.
Fremont (right).
107s: "Side
dressing tobacco
with 50 pounds of
NV SULPHATE
OF POTASH acd
50 pounds of NV
SULPHATE OF
POTASH MAG
NESIA has givsxi
us bigger yields
of better quality!'
H. W. BAKER. H. D. 1. Deep
Run (below), say*: "I used
I.000 pound* oi tobacco
fertiliser containing 5% .
POTASH and side-drcssed
with 100 pounds oi NV {
SULPHATE OF POTASH- i
MAGNESIA per acre. Thus J
I applied to my soil about
as much potash a* my to
bacco crop removed. Extra
potash gave me better
quality and bigger yields."
OTIS GRAY. B. D. 2. Snow Hill (Mow), says:
"I tested extra potash on my lotacco thu
year -side-dressing hall my crop with 7S
pounds ol NV SULPHATE OF POTASH per
acre. With the extra NV SULPHATE OF
POTASH, the tobacco had body and weight
It was softer, more mellow and oily. I will
use NV SULPHATE OF POTASH again this
year." ?
i i 1 ?? n
B. F. CORE, R. D. 3, Clinton, %ajl: "I tostod
NV SULPHATE OF POTASH on my tobacco
last year, buying 200 pounds for two acres.
The big difference in quality and yield de
cided me to side-dress my crop this yoar.
The side-dressed tobacco ripens better, has
more weight and better-quality leaves."
J . TO DAT /"'A Th? Tobacco Research
fff-1 IVJDMV.LVJ Committee recommends
side-dressing tobacco with potash, equal to 100 to 200
pounds of SULPHATE of POTASH per acre, within 20
days after transplanting. The Committee states: "Ex
periments indicate that the acre value of tobacco mcry
be materially increased by additional potash."
jo*
The North Carolina Experi
? ? *' ? " ment Station recommends
side-dressing cotton with 50 to 100 pounds of MURI
ATE of POTASH, or 125 to 250 pounds of KAINTT per
acre, on fields which have shown heavy Rust damage
in the past and where the complete fertilizer treatment
contains only 3% POTASH.
N. V. POTASH EXPORT MY., INC., ROYSTER BUILDING, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA
GLIDDEN
PAINTS
TIME TESTED
Best Grade, $^.00 Gal
Semi-Paste " After
Mixing
Utility, Gal. .39
Ready Mixed Paint
FOR RENT ? Electric
Floor Polisher and
Sander.
Plow Supplies
Steel Beam, Steel Standard
Girl Champion Plow,
Guaranteed
$6.00
POULTRY
SUPPLIES
V
Chick Watorrrs iV
128 in. Cliiik l-Vrllrrs . . 2o0
(?lass "Clotli, jx-r yd. . . . 18c
."> Gal. Wntcri'iN .... SI. 75
Klccti'lc Ilroodrr* . . . S'-i.SO
COLE PLANTERS
and DISTRIBUTORS
Fishing Tackle
RODS 81.30
RHEIiN $1.50
50 Y<1. LINKS ........ 73?
Complete linp of Hedrfoa,
Creek Chub, Pfleurer,
Hods, Reel* uud Bdlti.
PLAY BALL !
Bam Ball GIotm .... 9 1.00
Base BaD Datu 78c
Base lO-25-SOo
Bane IW1 aSo
TENNIS
SUPPLIES
Xauais ...takete $1.2*
Tennis Rata 2."><
H: C. TAYLOR
1MHUWARR AND
fl'RlfrTrBII
I'UO* 4M-1