Newspapers / The Franklin Times (Louisburg, … / Aug. 29, 1941, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of The Franklin Times (Louisburg, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
READ!! ROGER BABSON'S News Dispatches in this is sue of the Franklin Times. VOLVMN LXXII Subscription $1.50 a Year LOUIHBURG, N. CAROLINA CO-OPERATE If LeulsburgN Business Interest# would Co-operute with the I ranfc lin Times we would have a much Bigger and Better Town. NUMBER 20 * WELFARE INSTITUTE HELD AT LOUISBURO COLLEGE MONDAY Meeting Well Attended By Delegates From All Over The District; Much Inter est; Many Good Addresses The fifth of a aeries of one day institutes conducted by the State Board of Charities and Public Welfare was held at LouUburg College, August) 25th for welfare officials from surrounding coun ties. The meeting was arranged un der the supervision of Miss Anna Cassatt, Director of Division of i Case work training of the State | Board. During the morning session , Miss Louise Toiar of the Division | of Public Assistance discussed Old Age Assistance and Aid to Depen dent Children. In the afternoon meeting ques tions that had been submitted to Miss Cassatt concerning welfare problems were discussed. Miss Lane of the Division of Child Welfare talked on Adoption. The group felt very keenly the loss of Mrs. Bickett who always attended the meetings. Resolu tions for Fannie Yarborough Bick ett were read by Mr. W. E. Stan ley. The following resolutions were adopted: Whereas, God in his almighty wisdom has seen tit to remove from our midst our (rieud and associate. Mrs. Fannie Yarbor ough Hlckett. who attended our meetings regularly and with her radiant personality and years of experience brought to us much help and inspiration. . Therefore be it resolved: I. We the Superintendents of Public Welfare and Social Work ers of this District bow in- hum ble submission to our Heavenly Father whom she loved and serv ed, during bei lift. II. That we express to her Immediate family our deepest sympathy in their bereavement. III. That a copy of these res olutions be spread upon the min utes of this District, and a copy be sent to the family, to the State Board of Charities and Public Welfare, and the N. C. Asaocio tion of Superintendents of Pub lic Welfare. W. E. Stanley. Mrs. J. F. Mltchiner, Miss Llllie Davis. ? M. Q. Fulghum. MORE CONTRIBUTORS Since our last report the fol lowing have made contributions to the Old North State Ambu lance Fund: W. A. Mullen .50 Susie Novella Sills .Col.) .50 Huddle Sills (Col.) .50 Total $1.50 Previously reported $67.36 $68.85! Other contributions will be greatly appreciated. UKIB SfiUin AUllVIi CAMPAIGN The Dry forces of Franklin County, headed by Mr. S. H. Averltt\ have begun an active campaign to defeat the A. B. C. Store! fn the special election to be held in this county on October ltth, next. Mr. A verltt' states that speeches will be made In every township In the coanty by snch prominent speakers as Rev. Charlie Howard. Hon. W. H. Yarborough, Judge f. H. Brooks and others. In a paid, advertisement appearing In 4*is Issue of THE TIMES. Mr. A-veritt calls attention bo some of the expenditures of the A. B. C. Stores. Defense Savings Bonds may be registered In the name of one in dividual. or of two Individuals as co-owners, or -one individual and one other individual as benefic iary. PROGRAM AT THE LOtTISBURG THEATRE The following Is the program at the Loulsburg Theatre, begin ning Saturday, Aug. 30th: Saturday ? Double Feature ? Dos "Red" Barry and Oabby Hayes in "Desert Bandit" and Dennis Morgan In "Kisses For Breakfast." also chapter No. 6 "Jnugle jlrl." Sunday-Monday ? Marlene Delt rich, George Raft and Edward O. Robinson In "Man Power." Tuosday ? Charles Laugton, Charley Ruggies aDd Mary Bo land In "Rugglee of Red Gap." ' Wednesday ? Dick Powell and Jbaft Blondell In "Model Wife." Thursday-Friday ? John Wayne, Betty Field and Harry Carey in Harold Bell Wright's "Shepherd of The Hilla." J NEW MAIL - SERVICE Postmaster T. Mortimer Harris announces a new Mail service (or Louisburg on Monday. This new service is the inclusion of Louis burg on a star route to run from Henderson to Raleigh by Louis burg and Wake Forest dally ex cept Sunday taking letters, news papers, special deliveries, and special handling parcel post mall. It will take mail also from Ral eigh to Wake Forest in the even ing. Willis May of near Ingle side was the successful bidder and will be the carrier. The schedule to be maintained is as follows: Lv. Henderson 10:00 a. m. Lv. Louisburg 10:30 a. in. Lv. Wake Forest 11:00 a. m. Ar. Raleigh 11:30 a. m. Afternoon Lv. Raleigh 5:00 p. m. Ar. Wake Forest 6:30 p. m. This routie will serve Louisburg and Henderson one way only ? in the morning. It will serve Wake Forest both- morning and evening. The one way distance is 54 Ms miles, and is routed by highways 39 to Louisburg, 59 to Junction of 98 over which it goes to Wake Forest, thence over No. 1 to Raleigh. It is understood this service will take mall from Louisburg to Raleigh in time to be routed east, west and south around 12 o'clock, which will give half a day advanced service over the present system. ? The new service will begin next Monday. September 1st. FRANKLIN COUNTY FAIR TO BE OCTOBER 6th TO 11th The Secretary of the Franklin County Fair announces the dates for the 1941 Fair. Oct. 6 to 11th inclusive. One of the largest and best carnival companies coining south l his year will play the Fair dates. Oct. 6, 7. 8, 9. 10, 11. The Fair Mill open at 4 o'clock each day and run through til 12 each nite. There will be fun and amusement every minute for young and old. Rides for the young, shows and skill games for all. The Franklin County Fair has long been known as the bright" week for thiB and adjoining counties as it* is then that thousands of pleasure loving people from all the counties meet to etfloy a full week of fun and amusement. The Secretary Is going full speed to get* everything in shape for what promises to he the best Fair ever held in the county. Already people all over the county are getting interested and looking forward to the one week that' Is set aside Tor rest and pleasure. * The management is making ar rangements to handle the largest crowds that have ever attended our local Fair. Several of the eating stands have already been rented and (?he people are making ready to serve good old hot dogs, fried chicken afld barbecue. No Fair is complete without red lem onade, peanuts and pop corn and they will all be at our Fair this year. The weather man has set aside special good weather for the daties and the midway will be the place where everybody can enjoy a full night of wholesome fun. Y<H7NG8VI1<1<R SCHOOL TO OPEN Principal M. K. Carswell an nounces that the YoungBville School will open Sept. 3rd, at 9:00 A. M. (EST). The high school teachers are Miss Myrtle Mitchell. Mrs. Maude B. Scofield. Mr. W. R. Brans, Mr. F. C. Win ston and M. K. Carswell. The elementary teachers are Mias CUllle Massey. Mrs. Thelma R. Hall. Mts. Mamie P. Winston. Mrs. Lola W. Moss. Miss Beatrice HUl, Mias Effie Tharrington and Mr*. Susan C. Green. The teachers will meet at the school building Sept. 2, at 9:00 A. M. (EST) to complete plans for school opening. The principal will be at Mie building Monday. Sept. 1 to see any parents or pu pils who may bare special prob lems. o First Open Cotton Ashley Foster, colored, of near Ingleslde, sent in two bolls of open Cotton from the 1941 crop Friday. It appeared to be of good quality and staple. -o Bingo The Bingo Tournament to he presented at the New Armory hi I<oni*buig for the benefit of the Charity fund of the Junior Woman's League, will be held on Friday night at 8 o'clock. Aagnst 99th. The date given last week was in error. Hake your arrangements to go oat and enjoy sa evening of whole some amncment ami pleasure. TO ELECT OFFICERS YDC To Hold County Meeting in Court House At Louisburg, Sept. 5th Officers for the coming year will be elected and final plana made for attending tihe' "annual convention at Winston - Salem September 18; 19 and 20" during the annual meeting of the Frank lin County Young Democratic | Club to be held at 8:00 in the courthouse at Louisburg. I K C. Whitfield president of {the Franklin County YDC said I'hls will be one of the most Im portant meetings of the year and every member of the club should attend. ' Officers named at this meeting will take over their duties Octo | ber 1. , Whitfield said as many mem bers of the local club as possible should attend the annual conven tion at Winston-Salem. An ela borate program has been planned which will Include two dances and | a barbecue. ! i ne oig events win oe r riaay and Saturday. Plans are being, perfected for the delegates to the convention to attend a gigantic ! barbecue at Reynolds Park Fri day afternoon. The entire facili ties of the recreation center have been reserved ?for the Young Democrats. The park will accomo date several thousand persons. Friday night a dance will be held iu the gymnasium with Kay i Kyser, Rocky Mount's gift to the radio and t<he screen and His , College of Musical Knowledge, will play for the dance. The final entertainment event will be Saturday night when a grand ball will be held. Sandwiched in between the ma jor entertainment features will be luncheons and teas for officers and distinguished guests. In addition to the routine con v e n t I o n business, nationally known speakers will appear on | the program. Hamilton Hobgood has been appointed chairman of the nom inating committee for the local club. Serving wlt-h him are the following: ? Mrs. Hugh W. Perry,- J. I P. Lumpkin. W. A. Huggins, Shim Collins, A. B. Allen, Mrs. Margaret R. Lumpkin. Mrs. Jas. T. Allen, J. K. Tharrliigton, Miss Mary White Nash. D. J. Dark, L. L. Sturdivant. Miss Lucy Wilson. Chairman Hobgood has called a meeting of his committee for (tonight) Friday, August 29th. at 8:00 In Mie courthouse at Lou isburg. All members of this com mittee are urged to attend. EPSOM SCHOOL OPENS MONDAY Srn. W. I.. Lumpkin To l>ellvor Opening .\<l<lross ? Futility For Coming School Year Epsom High School will open Monday morning. September IsO at- nine o'clock (EST). State Senator W. L. Lumpkin, of l^uisburg will deliver an open ing addreaa and the patrons are Invited and urged to attend the opening. Seven new members have been added to the (acuity and come well recommended. A teacher certified in band has been employed and band will be offered this year as a credit course (or high school students. Faculty (or year will be as fol lows: T. J. Jessup. Henderson, Prin cipal and Mathematics. Helen White Daughtrey. Frank lin, Va., Home Economics and Science. C. R. Hickman. Ashevllle, His tory and Physical Education. W. M. Seiton. Denton. English and Public School Music. Kattaryn White. Spruce Pine, English, French and band. J. T. Griffin, Louisburg, Voca tional Agriculture. Mrs. Henrietta Coffin, Hender son. Piano. Grammar Grades ? Louise Boone. Jackson; Annie Daniel, Elm City; Lena Johnsqfl, Apex. Primary Grades ? Mrs. Nancy Thomas Wilson, Louisburg; Dor othy Blalock, Wake Forest; Vir ginia Hofler. Sunbury. GET YOTJB S S CARD - Every, tobacco worker should see to itf*that he has his Social Security Card ready to show to warehousemen or factory super intendents when be applies for work this season. The Field Of fice of the Social Security Board will furnish this account card to any worker who applies for one. If a worker has lost hto card, he should apply for a duplicate by Oiling out* the same kind of ap plication blank on which he ob tained his first number. Post Of- . (Ices everywhere furnish these application blanks. The Raleigh I office of the Social Security Board to located at SIC P?st Offloe Bulldiag. EUROPEAN WAR NEWS i Berlin, Thursday. Aug. -28. ? German troops striking east) 35 miles from captured Novgorod were reported early today to have reached the Leningrad-Moscow railway, cutting off the main sup- I ply route of the menaced Baltic ' port. | The report was issued by DNB. No details were given immediate- 1 I ly. Earlier the high command had I announced that the 22nd Itussian Army had been annihilated in a tremendous battle in the Nevel area on the northern wing of the front. The Wehrmacht ad vanced 4 C miles, captured the roundhouse and airport town of Velikle Luki, killed 40,000 Rus sians and took 30.000 prisoners, Adolf Hitler's headquarters an nounced. The report of this new step to ward the Fuehrer's avowed goal of crushing the Red Army said the Soviet troops were encircled and annihilated in several days I of bloody fighting. Velikie Luki is a railroad cen ter of 30,000 population 275 miles west of Moscow and 250 miles [south of Leningrad Refore the war. Velikie Luki was the aerial crossroads of northern Europe. Its Held served Russia. (Jermany and the Baltis countries. . Stockholm. Thursday. Auk 28 ? i The entire etty o( Tallinn, besleg- j ed capital of Kstonia and mosti beautiful city of the Battle states,! was being devoured by names ear-| 1 ly today In a devastating appli cation of Russian "scorched i earth" tactics, according to re-j ports reaching Stockholm. Not only the Important port hut all the residential and IiubI-i ness areas of the city of 13:1,000 inhabitants on the (iulf of Fin land opposite Helsinki were said to be a mass of flann's as Uerinan forces closed in upon ii from the south and east. London. Aug. 27 Shah Kiza Khan i'ahlevi of Iran tnnight was I reported, "oil the verge" of aub mlttliiK to Anglo-Soviet demands and baiting the linasion of Brit ish ?wiiid Russian armies driving deeper into his desert kingdom . I on the north, west and south. Negotiations continued in Teh ran seeking a concrete guarantee j that German agents will be oust ed from Iran hut an authoritative spokesman said that all of the wealthy Shah's proposals thus far have been unsatisfactory and that 1 "something more than promises", is required to halt tihe invasion. I Ready to Oust Nazis The Shah was understood to be I ready to order the expulsion of 80 per cent of the 3.000 to 5.000 Oermans alleged to be in Iran > and thus meet the conditions laid down by Britain and Russia be fore they sent tlieir troops into the country at dawn Monday. SEC ORDERS SEVER ANCE OF C P. & L AND N. P. & L. Federal Power Commission at - , torneys Raid this week that an j order of the Securities and Bx- 1 change Commission Issued in . Washington over the week-end confirmed their charges that the Carolina Power and Light Com pany has pushed np itn plant ac count $24,000,000 in excess of proper figures They said the SEC order also accomplished what might have been the princfpal result of the power hearing now in progress here ? a severance of affiliations i between Carolina Power & Light Company and its holding com pany, National Power and Light. The SEC ordered dissolution of NaMonal Power and Light, a half billion dollar intermediate hold ing company in the $3,000,000, 600 system of Electric Bond and Share Cpmpany. The opinion declared that "our study of National's past activities (as carried out by the personnel of Bond and Share) has revealed and relt?arted striking examples of every type of holding company abuse. ..." The decision was particularly strong regarding inequality of voting power, charging that with a minute investment of 1.27 per cent of the capitalization of the National systetp. Electric Bond and Share Is vested with "unas sailable control." ' "The public." said the opinion, "has been left with no effectual voice in any of these companies. "NaMonal Is vested with so high a degree of voting power as to render completely ineffectual whatever voting power remains for the securities in the hands of the public investors." "When the capital structure of I National Is considered as part of < the structure of the holding com pany system of Bond and Share, i this basic inequality in voting power among the security holders of the system i? magnified many fold." ? News-Observer. o , i Subscribe to the Fnuuun Times i OPENING PRICES GOOD Bright Belt Tops 1940 To bacco Average By $10 With Heavy First Sales Opening tobacco bales on t>he Bright Belt Tuesday lived up to advance speculation, and a $28 average left i) trail of fresh mon ey and good cheer across the gold leaf country of Eastern North Carolina. Growers of the flue-cured ciga rette tobacco, hard pressed all season l>y bad weather and scarce labor, voiced genuine satisfaction as domestic and export buyers clamored for their tobacco at prices running as high as $39 per hundred pounds. Initial prices oh the 14 Bright i Belt market* ranged from $2 for the sorriest to $46 for choicest smoking grades, with a practical top of $39. Brisk bidding sent the average almost ten dollars i above the $17.86 level of last year and two dollars beMer than the Border Belt opening this sea-1 son. The opening price average ap- ( peared to approximate the $28.14 average recorded for last week ' on the Border Belt, where the I trend has been upward since the opening. Quality Poor Growers admitted "poor". qual ity. hut buyers concentrated on imoHni l?>uf and the medium grades drew the strongest bidding, i Some growers said th^ fancy cut- 1 ters sold low by comparison with i the medium trades and said they inl'emled to hold back their finest leaf until cold weather, A j-'eleutlcss sun heat down up on the masses who swarmed into tobacco towns, and perspiration trickled down the faces and soak ed the clothes of warehousemen, buyers and farm folk who lock stepped bet-ween miles of tobacco rows to catch the figures garbled by the auctioneer. Steaming warehouses sent a steady stream of customers to yelling drink boys and ice cream . stands, and the noon recess drove' hungry visitors to eating places until they fairly bulged with trade. Everywhere the reaction was favorable, and warehouses sold ' their maximum volume ?f leaf with only rflre Instances of "turn-' ed tags." the farmer's method of rejecting a sale The opening offerings ran all t-lie way up the stalk, from gritty sand lugs to spotty tips, some markets report ing a predominance of lower leaf and others showing more tips. MRS. NKM.IE RI.ACKNKMi DK.\I> Mir. Nellie Riacknell died at a Hock Mount Sanatorium about 2 o'clock Wednesday morning fol lowing a serious illness. She was 43 years of age and besides her husband. W. E. Rliicknell. is sur vived by several children. EMiel. Ituth Wallace, and John Black nell, of Franklin County. W. E. Blacknell. Jr.. of. Fort Jackson. S. C.. James Blacknell, of the U. S. Navy, her mother. Mrs. M1. K. Cartee. of Spai lanburK. S. C. . six brothers and sinters, Mrs. Essie Bright, of Anders. S. C.; A. W.i and J. T. Cartee. of Rocky Moutrftl J. C. Cartee, of Portsmout^K N. ! H.. R. V Cartee, of U. S. Army, j and P. H. Cartee, of Fayetteville. ! Services were held from Ebe neeza /Church at B o'clock (DST) Thursday afternoon, conducted by the pastor. Rev. Martin, and In terment was made in title church cemetery. 'Quite a number atten ded And the floral tribute was very pretty. The bereaved family has the sympathy of their many friends. o LOUISBURG BAPTIST CHURCH Dr. A. Paul Bagby will preach at the eleven o'clock service next Sunday morning, at which Mint he will discuss "The Main Point in a' Church Covenant." Sunday School at 9:45. Vesper Service on the College Campus at 7 o'clock. Every one Is cordially Invited to attend these services. RECRUITS A Navy recruiting Corps will visit the places named below on dates following to receive etWIsb menta for the naval service: Durham. Sept. 2 and 3 Henderson, Sept. 4 and 5. Roanoke Rapids, Sept. 6. Recruiting parties will be lo cated at the post offices in the above cIMes. o America's answer to the dicta tors Is a declaration of national smergency. Buy Defense Savings Bonds and Stamps to build our, iefense. o ? ? ? Production of American Sprint and Winter wheat this year win rtacb 950,9S3,tta tmsMts, tk? U. S. Dep*rUM?t of Agriculture reports. '' > Franklinton School Opens ' Superintendent G. B. Harris submits t'he following names of the facutly of Franklinton Public School, term 1941-42: Elementary ? Hiss Helen Stone ham. Mrs. J. O. Green, Miss An nie Tucker Moore, Miss Edna Davenport, Miss Nell Joyner, Mrs. W. A. Shearon, Miss Claire Kear tiey. Miss Lessie V. Chandler, Mrs. Mabel W. McGhee, Miss Bertha Mae Futrelle, Miss Uosainond Van Dyke. Miss Annie Wester, Miss Frances J. Lee (Public School Music and Band). High School ? Miss Frances Winston, Miss Helen Richardson, I Miss Betty Thomasson, Miss 8a ! rah E. Yarborough, Miss BeUy Brown MacMlllan. Mis Carrie Mae Mann. Mr. Charles B. Toxey, Jr., Mr. Fred Blount. The new members of the facul ty are Miss Sarah E. Yarborough. science, graduate of State Col lege. Miss Betty Thomasson, En glish. graduate of Meredith with graduate work at Duke Univer sity. Miss Carrie Mae Mann, Com mercial, graduate of East Caro lina Teachers College. Miss Fran ces J. Lee, public school music I and band, graduate of music de- J partment of University of North Carolina. Mr. Charles B. Toxey, Jr.. graduate of Wake Forest' with master's degree in mathe- j mattes from the University of i North Carolina. Miss Betty Brown ; MacMlllan. English and French, graduate of Meredith College. Franklinton School will ope<i on Thursday, September 11, 8:30 ! Eastern Standard Time; The I Juniors and Seniors should reg- 1 Isler on Wednesday. September 1(1. The office will open for reg istration from 9:00 to 12:00 A.; M, and 2: (Id to 5:0t< I'. M. Fresh- j men and Sophomore should reg ister on September 9ih (luring I lie same hours. Recorder's Court Kra ii klin Recorder's Court held one i>l its longest sessions Tues day In mn nv 1110111 lis. lasting all day. The docket, which wiih not extra long. bui strongly contested in inuny instances, wiih disponed of as follows: Iteginal Harnett plead guilty to motor velitrle violation, judgment wus suspended upon payment o( costs. Clyde Parliam plead guilty to operating automobile intoxicated, given 90 days on roads, suspend ed upon payment of $5o fine and costs, not to operate a motor ve hicle on highways for 12 months. I Sam Smith whs found guilty of operating automobile intoxicated, | reckless driving, given 90 days on roads, suspended upon payment of $50 fine and costs, not to op- i crate motor vehicle oil the public j highway for 12 months. David Hnrton found guilt;' of ; manufacturing whiskey, posses- | sion of materials, prayer for judgment Continued one week. Willie Bee Perry was found not guilty of operating automobile In toxicated. mol or vehicle violation. Stale a nol pros with leave hr"'! he case of operating au loinymle intoxicated and public detfakenness against Dock Frai ler. llardv Baker and Maynard 1'earce. .lack Gray and Leon Stalllngs plead guilty to public drunkeuness and were given 30 days on roads each to be suspen ded upon payment of one Wilrd of bill of costs each. Warren Fow ler was found guilty of bit and run driving and given 6 month* on roads, suspended upon pay ment of $50 fine and one-third of the bill of costs. J. K. Weldon was found not guilty of speeding. J. R. Key, operating automo bile intoxicated, reckless driving, requested a jury. Leo Wright plead guilty to as sault and was given 30 days In Jail to be assigned to the County Home. Joe Alston was found guilty of assault with deadly weapon and given 90 days on roads, suspend ed upon payment) of $10 fine ajjd costs. j The following cases were/-on t iaued : Charlie Radford, manufactur ing whiskey td pay. W H. Leonard, m.v.r., to pay.. Lee Morris Perry, c.c.w. Percy W. Joyner, a.d.w.. to pay. Frank Griffin, o.a.i. and r.o. E. T. Heffner, Jr., o.a.o. ALLOW KD $1,000 BOND Carrie May Richardson, who was being held for Uie murder of Gladys Ruffin on Saturday. Au gust 18th, was given a bearing before Mayor W. C. Webb on Thursday night of last week and allowed to give a $1,*00 justified bond for her appearance at the October term of Franklin Super ior .Court. ' o ? ? - Our soldiers, sailors, and ma rines need planes, ships, tanka, ammunition, uniforms, and food. Im can help to supply them kp buying Defense Savings Bonds afei Stamps. SELECTING GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS Babson Discusses "Professors" j (By ROCKK W. K.1HHON) Washington. D. C.. Aug. 29. ? The nation should be run for the good of the peo ple as a whole. Because a per son has money? especially if in herited ? h e should have no | special privileg I es. Likewise, no ; special privileges | should go to any I group becaa s e they happen U> be organized. ? ARE WE FREE? n.Ansov should run a nation on a "FREE AND EQUAL" basis. For aelllsh political reasons. Congress has thrown out this basic principle. We are giving special privileges to special groups. Real freedom no longer exists for any except those belonging to the CIO or those on relief. Neither politics nor so cialism will win World War II. One of the oldest* American sports is horse racing. Yet. the story is tol.d. that a certain New Dealer objects to it "because it is inhuman." He recommends that i'lie horses be examined and judg-. ed by their "points." Says he, "Better still, march them before the grandstand and let the au dience VOTK. in atruly .iemo i-ratic manner, which is the best horse." WAYS OK SELECTING LEADERS Leaders are absolutely neces sary under every form of govern ment'? Monarchist, Fascist, So cialist^. or American. The main difference in these rour forms is in their methods of selecting leaders. Heredity determines who shall be the leaders under Monarchies: brute force deter mines them under Fascism; col lege professors determine them uqder Socialism. "Survival of the Fittest" should (and did until 1900) determine the leaders of the United States and Canada. We are no longer free to work, employ, buy, sell, or In any way earn a living, except under rules laid down by college professors. These men are honest and anx -ious to do right; but they lack practical experience. I'KOKKNSORH ARE POOR EXECUTIVES We nil respect' college profea Rors a? men. All of us know some to whom we owe much. But they won their poeltlons by being good teachers In non-competitive work supported by taxation or endowments. Yet, you and I know that getting our daily bread is a constant struggle under very competitive conditions. These college professors have had little experience in factories, (tores, or on farms either as workers or employers. They do not under stand our problems. This is why Washington Is in a jam t^day. This is why na tional defense is being held ap. Theorists are useful in collage halls; but they will never win a war nor solve unemployment problems. When *e need a sur gical operation, we do not send for a professor of physiology, but rather for one who hit had ac tual experience In rargery. Wash ington and Ottawa today need men wlfh more practical experi ence. THE DEBT QUESTION Some of these professors, have a wrong conception of debt and taxes. In 1900. U. S. taxes were only 6 % of the national income. Between 1900 and 1989, taxes doubled to become 12% of the national income. By 1941, taxes have become over 25% of the na tional income. In 1900. It) would have taken only 1150 of everyone's savings to wipe out the public debt. Today, it would take about $1500 from every man, woman and child. Have we got It? Yet, these professors say we must expect our government) to run on a deficit tor years to come! tUtany citizens believe these professors are over-emphaslxing "hamanltarianism" which Is link ed up with this debt question. Of course we should help others; hut the present met>hod of giving relief may be doing others a wrong. The solution of the un employment problem lies with employers and the unemployed. The present relief system ? de signed by college professors who never hired anyone ? makes men more anemployable. WHERE ARE SUPER-MEN? A nation perhaps coald toy with the alphabet)? AAA, NRA, OPM, OP ACS, etc.? If ?om tup (ConUnued on Page Eight)
The Franklin Times (Louisburg, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Aug. 29, 1941, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75