THE FRANKLIN TIMES
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FAMINES FOLLOW WARS
The Department of Agriculture's tabulations on what
farmers intend to plant in 1944, indicate that the so
oalled guaranteed support prices failed to coax them
into seeding more oil crops such as soya beans, peanuts,
flaxseed or dietary standbys such as peas, beans and
potatoes. Flax plantings for linseed oil are down sharp
ly. Apparently increased acreage will go into feed
grains because of shortage of livestock feed last year
and labor this year.
"Failure of farmers to go along on some of the War
Food's programs", says Business Week, "is due to fear
that there will be tob few hands and new machines. Dairy
product needs cannot be met; milk output for months
has consistently been behind year-ago levels."
Farming has long been the professional -"fixer's"
plaything. Let us hope that it is not thrown too far
off center by the theories of the parlor cowhands.
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GETTING RESULTS
One man who went into government war service and
isn't afraid to tell the public his department got results,
is William M. Jeffers, president of the Union Pacific
Railroad, and former director of the synthetic rubber
program. .. .
In a recent statement, Mr. Jeffers said synthetic rub
ber is now about on schedule; absolutely essential civi
lian needs are being met ; by early autumn more rubber
should be going into tires; we can produce enough syn
thetic rubber for any needs, and will be in the position
in the future to dictate to producers of natural rubber
what the price shall be.
This is good news for Americans who have become
used to a prediction of "shortage" the moment bureau
cratic planners take control of any of our basic indus
tries. But that is the bureaucrats' way ? they want to
keep the people under their thumbs. Jeffers is not a
bureaucrat? rhe is a plain American business man who
is used to getting results. He says: "We don't want the
government in business. We want business in govern
ment."
And that is the only spirit that will get this nation
tires or any other commodity that the people have al
waysenjoyed and which built up the American standard
of living.
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PULLING TOGETHER
No industry is proceeding more scientifically to read
just from a war to a peace basis than is aviation. Level
heads are seeking to coordinate its activities so that it
can render the greatest possible service in its field of
transportation.
While the public generally thinks of passengers and
Aail as the principal airline load, the Railway Express
Agency has beep conducting exhaustive customer sur
veys in order to keep ahead of the demands for increased
air express service. The Agency became interested in
the possibilities of commercial air transport as early as
1919. In 1927, it inaugurated its Air Express Division,
giving scheduled air service across the nation. From
1933 to 1943, inclusive, the weight of its air express
shipments increased from 404,640 pounds to 31,066,414
pounds.
Thus again do we see American enterprise increasing
its field of activity and preparing in advance to meet
service demands that arise almost overnight.
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SMOKING
Judging by the destruction resulting from careless
habits, one questions whether the public is interested in
the safety of life and property.
Smoking, in those who have the habit, is a process
somewhat akin to breathing. Many smokers will strike
a match in a powder magazine or an oil refinery. It is
an unthinking act, and discarding the match, the dottle,
or the cigarette butt is often done without mental ac
tion of any kind. For these habit-formed acts, there is
no cure except that which lies within the willpower of
the individual.
Conceding that millions of people will smoke, regard
less of the time, place or danger involved, the National
Board of Fire Underwriters concludes that mere signs
of warning are practically useless, and affirmative meas
ures should be adopted to reduce the hazard. For ex
ample, signs in stores, factories, forests and other places
must not be only eye catching ? near each sign should
be a place to discard the "weed" in whatever form the
on is using it. In homes, ash trays and other recep
ashould be placed in every room, hallway, porch
even though residents may not smoke,
cessary to prohibit smoking "on the job"
I involved, places should be made avail
can smoke without doing it secret
" at the catastrophe of. the Triangle
145 girls lost their live4? would
ovisions had been made for the ,
MAJOR CHERRY HAS DISTINGUISHED RECORD
-W-?* A\ -?? W.
1898 -Orphaned at seven,
raised by grandparents
Jan. 1937 Sworn in by late 1
Justice Herriot Clarkson
as Speaker or N.C House
Aug-1937
Became N.C.
p State Democratic
'Chairman, Serving
Until 19*0
1 9*8
Iepfj9l6^5 Captain of Machine Elected State
)un Company, participated In Commander. American
breaking Hindenburg Line
egion, Dept. of N.C.
A career of distinguished service to the citizens of North Carolina, both as a public servant In
peacetime and as a machine-gun company captain during the First World War, Is contained In the record of
Major R. Gregg Cherry, 52-year-old Gastonia candidate for the governorship subject to the 1944 Democratic
primary. Orphaned at seven. Major Cherry was raised by his grandparents, worked on the farm and later
on the Tlinlty College campus at Durham to obtain his education. He became and has remained a successful
attorney, with his legal career having beep Interrupted, however, In 1917 when he volunteered his services In
the First World War, serving overseas and rising to the rank of captain In the regular Army and later to the
rank of major In the National Guard In which he was active until 1923. Founder and commander of Gaston
county s first American Legion post, he became State Commander of the N. C. Department of the American
Legion In 1928. Prominent in fraternal and religious life, he la a member of the Masonic bodies, was Grand
Chancellor of the Knights of Pythias in 1924 and has for many years been a member of the Board of Stewards
of Gastonia's Main Street Methodist Church. He has served in every session of the N. O. General Assembly
since 1931, seven terms in the House and two In the Senate. He was Speaker of the House in the regular
session of 1937 and in the special sessions of 1938 and 1939. He was chairman of the State Democratic
Executive Committee from 1937 to August, 1940, a member of the State textbook rental commission In 1937
and of the State school commission from 1938 to 1941. In every legislative session since 1931 he has Ijeen a
member of the finance committee of either the House or Senate and has held numerous other Important legis
lative chairmanships and memberships.
(The above is sponsored and paid for by friends in Franklin County
of Major R. Gregg Cherry, Candidate for Governor.)
LEARNING THE HARD WAY
The American worker and the American taxpayer,
who in the majority of cases are one and the same per:
son but perform two separate and distince functions, are
learning by dear experience that government ownership
of industry does not produce the millenium.
Taxpayers find that the minute government goes into
business, it puts taxpaying enterprise out of business,
to the detriment of remaining taxpayers.
The worker finds that the "heartless corporation" is
a sob sister compared to a stony-hearted government
enterprise which recognizes no local regulatory meas
ures that are applied to private corporations for the pro
tection of workmen and the public.
Labor is finding that public officials in charge of pub
lic plants, which are exempt from public regulation ap
plying to private industry, grow accustomed to being a
law unto themselves, and deem it their right to fix wages
and salaries to suit themselves. Officials appointed for
political reasons generally know little or nothing about
the businesses they operate at public expense. Hence,
they are unfamiliar with labor's problems.
Labor organizations are having their eyes opened to
the restrictions on liberty that immediately follow pub
lic ownership of any industry. All citizens are becom
ing aware of the lost taxes and increased debts that
follow destruction of private business.
FARM QUESTION BOX
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ED W. MITCHELL
Form Advisor
Cimw) Btdric Station WCY
Q. How n\nch 84 per cent ni
trogen fertilizer should be uW(l
on each apple tree?
A. That depends on the size
and condition of the tree. The
general practice Is 1-4 pound for
each year of age on the tree,
more If trees are making poor
growth, and less if they are grow
ing well. Put It on when buds
start to swell, and cover the ring
two to four feet wide under the
outer end of the branches.
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Q. Why do rabbits get sores
in their ears?
A. Probably from mange mites.
Most growers treat ifce ear* with
carbolated oil every week or two
to control the mites.
. Q. Will sniphnr on seed pota
toes kill tlx" harmjfnl bacterid, ii
"?KRrsraSfc. ?Yny ap
preciable effect on bacteria, but
it may and should help reduce
damage from fungi that rot the
seed and cause potato scab. Dust
tbe cut "seed with sulphur and
mix a handful in the soil in each
hill.
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Q. b head Icttuce grown In
bothoiun or outdoors?
A. Most of it Is crown out of
doors in California. Texas and
Florida in the winter and all over
the country in autumn. It can
be grown in any garden, but. it
take* a lot of skl)i and practice
to do it. f . ? t ' ' *
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Q. How cm salt be taken out
of dried flah?
A. Aside from soaking in fresh
water, there la no way to get salt
ont of flsh or meat. Ton may
hit. able to use It by mixing with
enough potatoes to balance up on
the salt.
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Q. What n^aterlal is needed to
Npray trees?
A. Let me send you a page on
that and then ask for the whole
bulletin If you want to go Into It
more extensively. Each kind of
fruit calls for a separate spray
schedule and special materials.
But the simplest plan is to buy
80-20 sulphur-lead dust or a
comparable spray material, and
apply it once every week or ten
days all season long.
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Q. What can be used instead of
soil-heating cable in a snmll
greenhouse?
A. You can make a very sat
isfactory substitute for your ca
ble by using 25-watt lamp bulbs
spaced nine inches from the sides
and 18 Inches apart and support
ed on l-by-3 strips laid across the
top under the sash. Connect the
lamp bulbs in series.
BEAM WITHDRAWS
The Honorable Board1 of
Elections,
Loulsburg, N. C.
Gentlemen :
This is your authority to with
draw my name as a candidate
for State Senator from Franklin
County in the Primary to be held
on May 27 th.
This action is made necessary
on account of the fact that the
Fifth War Loan Drive is to be
gin the first part of next June,
In a time when the Second Pri
mary would be at its height. I
have endeavored to be relieved
of the chairmanship of this drive
but. so far, have found no one
who is willing to assume this re
sponsibility. Today, I received a
letter from the State Headquar
ters insisting that I continue as
chairman. If I should be fortu
nate enought to get io the Sec
ond Primary I could not make
the kind of campaign that would
be necessary and at the same
time successfully conduct the
Fifth War Loan Drive, which will
come at a most difficult time for
our County.
I would like very much to rep
resent Franklin County in the
Senate but feel that it is my duty
to forego my personal desire at
this time and continue the War
Bond Drive.
Sincerely,
G. M. BEAM.
FOrt SALE
1932 model A Ford coach with 4
real good pre War tires and 1 al
most new vrt# grade, all with
heavy duty tubes. This ford it in
real good mechanical condition.
Bargain at 9200.00.
S. WOODROW SYKE8,
4-21-lt Bunn, N. O.
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