THE FRANKLIN TIMES
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If Franklin D. Roosevelt had the same qualifications
of the late Teddy, the strikers would be in the mines or
in the front lines and that very quickly.
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This is supposed to be a democratic country where the
people rule by their vote to elect representatives to do
their wishes. Therefore Congress should immediately
take the anti-strike bill back, revise it to apply to any
strike as an organized effort and pass it with at least a
75 per cent majority, completely ignoring the Presi
dent's po )V?i to veto.
OOO
There \is one peculiar thing about all the damnations
landed John L. Lewis so far and that is none have used
language strong enough in his denunciation to half way
express the feelings of the average American citizen.
To put him entirely under the biggest prison in the
United States would even be a disgrace to the prison
and its inmates. This can never be free America again
until the public is given freedom from the Unions ? the
majority, of whose oppressive and communist instincts
come from rotten leaders of the John L. Lewis class.
Lets, either have freedom or turn the world over to the
demagogues.
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The bond .sales made recently by Attorney John F.
Matthews for the County and townships,, have been a
special savings and through it much benefit to our citi
zens in two ways. First the interest rate has been low
ered from rates of 5 to 6 pet cent interest to 2 1-2 per
cent, and second to a serial bond requiring annual pay
ments of principal, as well as interest instead of the old
?way of. piying interest and sinking fund until the bonds
were due to find the sinking funds had been used and
new bonds had to be issued. The Commissioners and
Attorney are to be congratulated for this advanced and
wise step.
?OOO
Franklin County has a large colored population, the
larger majority of which are very desirable citizens.
The white race is very proud of this number because of
the very pleasant relations existing between the two
races. The two have been working together since 1865
.?with the greatest harmony and cooperation. There has,
on many occasions, some fanatic or idiot come in and
stirred somev temporary confusion, whose summary pun
ishment was approved not only by the white, but by the
best of the colored citizens. The question of social
equality between races is an entirely impossible condi
tion not desired by the best of the colored race as much
so as the white race. Yet there is always some
"smarty" guv who is not satisfied to let harmony rest
easily, but is continually trying to. stir up discord be
tween peoples who have lived together, worked together,
suffered hardships together and enjoyed prosperity to
gether with the greatest friendship. Even the churches
are attempting a campaign to establish social equality,
Avhich is most uncalled for and unappropriate, to
say nothing of the unchristian like, act it can possibly
do. It certainly seems that people who have sufficient
popularity and personality to be classed among leaders
ought to have sense enough to let a "sleeping lion
sleep.*' They should certainly not encourage revolu
tion between classes, especially when these classes are
living together peaceably. When people or organiza
tions begin to stir up trouble like this it is time for
some one" to move and some organizations to disband,
before the wrath of the public is stirred.
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GIVE TOP SERGEANTS A
. CHANCE AT- THEM
In times like these when able bodied mcif go on strike
they cannot claim to be either self supporting or sup
porting their families. They* certainly cannot clatpi
they are supporting their country.
\ Why should not such men J?e drafted into the armed
services! They would then support themselves. They,
through their allotments and additional government
compensation, would support their families, and they
would soon learn in supporting their ^country that it is
more important than a labor union. ? Manufacturers Re
cord.
OOO ;
SUITABLE PUNISHMENT
A Connecticut court imposed a nine months prison
sentence on a man who violated gasoline rationing. He
fainted as the sentence was pronounced. His condition
was caused because he was so astounded that the law
was made to be enforced.
More such sentences are needed to make all under
stand that they will face prison sentence if. they do not
obey the law. ? New^Observer.
This is the big trouble with the Rationing system.
Most everybody takes it as a joke and that there yill 1?e
nothing doneabout any misues they jnake,* ' A few real
cases with a little punishment would help the cause a lJL
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The Germans' defeat in North Africa is their woijkt |
- since 1918. That U, tin. ^ .. jJ
FOR THE DURATION ONLY
In spite of war regulations governing the operation
of industry, it is still up to private managements to. pro-;
duce the goods. The oil industry is a case in j'oint. It
js virtually under military control. And yet, as one
government official points out: "... .The industry is
still charged with the duty of assuring a continued sup
ply of oil for the war. That responsibility cannot be
assigned or escaped by the industry, and both manage
ment and labor have a share in the responsibility."
For the duration, all other private enterprise faces a
similar obligation. It must continue to carry the res
ponsibility of production under unprecedented govern
ment domination. When the war is over, that domina
tion must end.
ooo
HARD TO UNDERSTAND
Recent anti-trust proceedings against several chain
store systems have been mystifying. It has been gen
erally understood that the anti-trust statutes were to
prevent the suppression of competition, the creation of
a "monopoly" and the subjection of the helpless con
sumer to high prices. When the Department of Justice
moves to apply the statutes to an industry obviously
highly competitive at all points, and with many and in
dividually powerful competitors, and which depends for
its success on maintaining low prices, the ordinary citi
zen is completely confused.
While the OPA fights inflation by trying to curb ris
ing prices, another agency of government attacks an in
dustry which by efficient methods of operation, has done
more to stabilize and hold down prices fhan any other
single influence.
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"One little wisecrack about 'globaloney' is worth
more in the news than a fight for principle." ? (Jaret
Garrett.
ooo
In 1896 there were only four autos in this country ?
and no ration books.
RATION
CALENDAR
Blue Stamps
(For canned, frozen and certain
dehydrated foods).
Blue stamps K, L, M are good
until July 7.
Coffee
Stamp No. 24 good for one
pound of coffee through June.
Gasoline
"A" book coupons No. 5 good
for three gallons each and must
last till July 21 in North Carolina.
Red Stamps
(For meat products, canned
flsh, most edible oils and cheeses).
Red stamps, J. K., L and M re
main valid through June 30.
Red stamps N become valid
June 20.
Shoes
No. 18 stamp in W?r Ration
Book One good for one pair un
!til October 31.
Sugar
Stamp No. 13, %ood for five
pounds, is good through Aug. 15.
Stamps No. 16 and 16 in War
Ration Book One are valid for 5
pounds of sugar each, for use in
home canning. They are good
through Oct. 31.
Housewives may apply at local
boards for supplementary sugar
rations for home canning, if es
sential.
Note
Loose stamps (except accom
panying mail orders and the one
point red stamps used for change)
are worthless.
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Churchill says, "It is no good
having only one march laid out."
We love a partde ? lots of pa
rades.
!
A tables poonful of used
cooking fat saved every
day for a month will
make enough glycerine
for powder to fire four
37 mm. anti-aircraft i
shells.
About 4<T per cent of the calo
ries in the food we eat comes
from meat and livestock products.
Milk, dairy products, pork and
lard make up three-fourths ot
this group.
Every now and then the De
partment of Agriculture takes a
pig census. It will break all re
cords if they Include road hogs.
One ship can transport 6,000
barrels of dried whole milk ?
about one year's production on
500 (arms.
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A combat soldier's daily food
weighs about 5 1-2 pounds, while
a civilian's averages three
pounds.
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RENEW YOUR SUBSCRIPTION
Appeasement
Is Weakness
A policy of appeasement is a
confession of weakness.
If a "bully" is appeased he wtil
continue to "bully." He must be
licked.
This piece. of knowledge that
all of us learned in our boyhood
applies to national politics and
internatlon diplomacy, as well as
to individual boys and men.
Consider the case of England
since the 1920's. Following her
traditipnal foreign policy she
wanted a balance of power among
the great nations on the conti
nent of Europe. She failed to
support France in realistic poli
cies toward Germany until it was
too late, because she felt that it
was to her advantage to have a
nation powerful enough to act as
a buffer state between commun
ist Russia and a communistically
inclined France. When the mis
take of this policy was perceived I
the second mistake was made ?
APPEASEMENT. Instead of be
ing in firm hands, the future of
England was in the hands of a
man who carried an umbrella be
cause he feared it might rain.
He carried the umbrella home
from Munich unopened ? and then
came the cloudburst ? Czechoslo
vakia. Poland, Norway, Belgium,
Holland, France, Jugoslavia,
Greece and finally Russia. En
gland had to defend herself in a
more desperate situation than
any she had faced since Napoleon
ic wars.
naa not wont
ed. The "bully" had licked the
little fellows, one at a time.
Now England realized that AP
PEASEMENT IS WEAKNESS.
She put a man of firm and deter
mined character in power to rep
resent her and really went to
work.
The result is making history.
It is also setting an example.
Ic the spring of 1933 our gov
ernment thought that there
should be an economic balance "of
power between capital and labor.
It aparently feared that if unre
stricted, the social structure of
our country would evolve into a
plutocracy, and it also saw that
political advantage could be gain
ed by encouraging class hatred.
Just as England, in a diplomatic
way tried to create a balance of
power for her own benefit on
the continent of Europe, oifr gov
ernment attempted a like policy
here at home. It' fostered and
encouraged a schism between la
bor and capital so that it could
use one against the other and
maintain its own pre-eminence as
the balance of power between the
! two.
But Just like England our gov
ernment fostered and reared a
child that fell into evil hands.
The child grew and developed
bad habits. It was not spanked
and put to bed. It was APPEAS
ED instead. Its father's hands
were tied by the mother who gave
It birth and coddled it. Now the
father who pays the bills stands
idly by while the mother wrings
her hands in despair and all of
us are bedeviled by a spoiled
brat.
The brat has been appeased
long enough.
England's example of AP
PEASEMENT should be perfectly
clear handwriting on the wall
for every Americdn.
Is Washington to be our na
tional Munich? Is Mr. Roosevelt
to be our Chamberlain? ? Manu
iactureres Record, June 1943.
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catting pulpwood, a threatened
shortage of 2,600,000 cords
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