PAGE TWO . S‘W V. T : > . 'a • - mm ft *+ g dun*, n c. K RECORD COMPANY . ...t-y. „,.... - ■„„ .„ ■ - I|“£ NAfIQNAL ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVE !--. a .. THOMAS F. CLARK CO., INC * lm4 VDr"-e>r J W 6-217 E. 4Znd Bt, New York It. N. Y. j£\ Breach Office* In Every M*J*r City. Star ,i;"‘— *' ■ ■ "' ■ SUBSCRIPTION RATES -fIY-CARRIER: 20 cent* per week; *BJO per year in advance; fS . ,o "■ for six months. *3 for three month*. IN ■TOWNS NOT ffIKTED BY CARRIER AND ON RURAL ROUTES INSIDE NORTH CAROUNA: RN pW & - iWU®*OF-BTATE: SBAO per year in advance; IS for six months, W * /r» tor thun months. - .1 At 311 East Canary Street Entered as second-class matter in the Post Office in Dunn, N.,C.,'under the laws of Congress, Act of March 3, 1879. EVery afternoon, Monday through Friday He Puts Country First Three times within recent Weeks Senator Willis Smith has dettßtastrated qualities which are conductive to the restoration of confidence in our form Os national govern- SNft&ngly indifferent to the lashings cfdtis enraged critics, he has been so bold as to exercise his own judg ment at the expense and in to,what is the ac cepted View of those who put party first and foremost. u.:Following the abrupt firing of General Mac- Art ftVir, Senator Smith was the Only member of .the North Carolina, congressional delegation t& Sdeatian the action of "President Truman. The former Raleigh attorney Said MacArfs|u - may have felt that the ejgfliqssion of his news wa&Jiecessary to prevent national disaster., “I regret ex ceedingly,” he continued, “that the acted so stfMWanly and I fear that such sufnmdry action Was a mistake at this time.” On May § in a letter to the former president Os the Forsyth County Ydung Republican Club, Senator Smith again made a statement which reflected his own views ratteathan those of the Truman Adioinistrßtion or of theWehajjcratic party. “I feels” he wrote, “that a mis take* was. made with respect to General MacArfchtir’s re calljlßSß am inclined to think that hip view of the sit uatiSßrafld his plan for ending the conflict is nearer cor rect .tfcan any so far advanced, unfortunately we do not seem to "have a positive foreign policy in tnp Far East. Titnyhrr incident will force the Aattiinistraticm to give u$ a, jnore satisfactory one.” * Then on May 14 in an address before North Carolina automobile dealers at Pinehurst Senator Smith struck another note, the sound of which the Truman Admin istration and some elements of the Democratic Party do n<st enjoy hearing in public. He.urged the mobilization of tt* Nation's moral resources Which: he said “we need to restore the confidence of the jftojjfc %their governments wisdom, *hut by all nsanginlh<3r integrity—in thejr of ficials’ lwnesty—absolute* and uifewerving honesty.” i A nfim with less courage could easily have nodded his head in'* meaningless approval of the MacArthur dis nfssal —just in order to lend empty support of the Tru man Administration. A man with more concern for an election in 1952 than with the best interests of his coun try could have soft pedaled the disastrous decisions which made the Korean War inevitable. A man willing to put first , could have left unsaid those things which aSalarttf the American people when they view the de plorable decline of moral consciousness which is so evi dent in Washington today. * Seriator Smith’s critics will continue to heap verbal nflri written abuse upon him as long as he continues to BAak ai&ci vote as he thinks—rather than as the Truman Administration or the Democratic National Committee vmuld have him speak or vote. i This "course may not always qualify the Senator as a 24carat’Democrat in every sense of the word but it qual ifies him as something of far more importance—as a true American, yet, and even as a statesman. —The Raleigh m [* , % L| FLOWERS «A(VE L ALWAYS BEEN A pTTcisTS^¥s~iliiiKi te 1 Hill —m m -w rt_ij Hav I II I A I K A fra* u \ 1} 44 7 s3mm* ll ™ ° f Ne * d mfi ffISOAD. i . v , , DUNN, N. C. QUINN'S FUNERAL HOME 24-Hour service PHONE 3306 211 W. HARNETT ST. m*. n. c. SckcUkt, THE FULBKIGHT-MAC ARTHUR debate The long and volumnious testi mony of General MacArthur at no point is more Interesting than in the debate wtth Senator J. William Fulbright, of Arkansas. Here was no ordinary politician defending a faulty administra tion. Senator Fulbright Is a Rhodes scholar, a graduate of Ox ford, a former university presi dent. His political doctrine Is £o bal, univprsalist, and even anti nationalist. The debate with Senator Ful bright gave General MacArthur an opportunity to explain the nature Os Chinese society. This is what he said: “It Is a country of poverty. The slightest dislocation in their nor mal processes of distrtbu ti o n causes the greatest convulsions In various sections of Chinese society. If you, for instance, disturb or should disturb in the slightest de gree the distributive systems of their food, you might well have fifty million men, fifty mil’fim people, starving at any one tix*s. They live only a couple of jumps ahead of starvation. In other materials, they are almost as bad. They have practically no indigenous products that they can manufacture; they have no -great manufacturing centers whatsoev- ! “They are peculiarly vulnerable to ate process of blockade, and the process of Internal disruption by bombing . » . " Senator Fulbright then made this point: “I am a little more worried a bout Russia not coming in than I am of her coming in China, be cause if we become committed there, it seems to me She really is given a free hand m Europe and In the rest of the world, th«- Middle East and Europe, If really become committed ito tie point of having to . ' ver^ large forces of ground troops, arm particularly air power. That is what really bothers us.” This is the theme of the Ache son-Marshall-Truman concept of our problem. It is the reason why General Eisenhower is in Europe. It was the reason for the Truman Doctrine, which involved aid to Greece and Turkey. It Is the ba sis for the North Atlantic Al liance and for the $26,000,000,000 of European aid that we provided between 1945 and 1950. In fact, one can go back and even assume that this fear dominated RobSfc velt at Teheran and Yalta—name ly that Stalin had to be appeased or he would conquer Europe. < To all this General MacArthur answered: “The alternative. Senator, is to sacrifice thousands anj thousands and thousands of American . boys month after month after month. “Not only that, but you will have sacrificed, If you keep on In definitely, the entire Korean na-» tton and people. The high moral reason for our intervention In Ko rea. was to save Korea. If you do not continue and save her, you are going to destroy her.” The challenge in that must be answered. General MacArthur has already stated that although he was the man on the spot, he was never consulted as to whether we should go into the Korean war or not. He was called oh the tele phone and given orders to go hi. We know that the Wedemeyer re port, submitted to the president on September 9, 1947, contained aU the warnings of dangers which we are now witnessing. That re port was ignored and suppressed until the MacArthhr hearings. In fact, a part of it Is still suppres sed, a part apparently which deals with the weaknesses Syngman Rhee and, his administration, ft? risk beast <m knowledge * oUfe of those temperamental flights tb which The president seems to be addicted? General MacArthur added to yii, oti<ltße of the ones tM?* the j<*nt qWefa .aajde *nd. fiyself, wi»icfc, would offer any hope for a successful conclusion of the Ko re“ would mean that if you don’t attempt to bring this na .PAga *«*»«>. 4 «■ 'ly . ; | , A ' ' ' .-itmiiim-fj ■u |. r„ sX* “I don’t care if other bosses like to be called by their ! initials—l DON’T!” NTimilt OS % ; BROADWAY AT 42d Fantastic memory displayed by Gen George Marshall, before the Senate committee, points up his inability, before the Pearl Harbor in- I vestigators, to remember how he occupied his time on the night before ; the Pearl Harbor tragedy. Marshall’s fabulous memory completely i startled the current Senate probers. His testimony, covering an aston ishing range of crucial events, and the equally rapid answers of Gen. MacArthur indicate that life Begins at 70. Not once did either Mar ; ; shall or MacArthur ask for a recess, though Senators frequently left , | the hearing because they couldn't take the strain of sitting and con centrating. Granted that controversy rarely serves a constructive pur-. ; i pose, this behind-the-scenes view of high American policy levels is i \ the best thing that could have happened to any of us, because it informs [Public Opinion. ./ i Every time a Yip Harburg musical comes to town, playgoers must I examine it for a message, Yip never being content to let Western Union , 1 handle messages. "Flahooley,” mighty cute in spots, is embarrassed by its message, so confused in its symbolism that I defy the Joint Chiefs . of Staff to decipher it. Only people on the stage not helping to deliver this obscure communication are the Bil and Cora Baird puppets, which, quite naturally, steal the show....As I understand it, Yip is agin witch (hunts, over-production, “the Yaakec policy of deporting” undesirables, and has a great sympathy for a ginii who can’t make sense out of the American inconsistencies. Whether or not this genii is supposed to be Gerhart Elsler never becomes quiti clear. Oniy conclusion is that Yip, a big time “pro,” should get out of the AT&T area. MacArthur, Helen Hayes’, hubby, sling Red Skeltan - pud jira Hawkins. called R quits —The Ben Hogans in town ite the Jaak' Benny show... ■ Jbc-Kma: Michael of Rumania recouperating * $ auto i aeckMnt 1« ' Italy!.. .'The «Satchel Paiges expect 9» rfftSr...Cqrnipg Glass heiress, Betty H. McCord, daughter of the i AmWflF Houghtons, to we# Jim Weinberg, end of June (his dad is right hand' man of Defense Mobillzer Charles E. Wilson)- Cesar Romero and Beverly Stoner serious.:. .Robert Sterling dating Ann ; Baxter, of the Toni Twins Doris Duke and Porfirio Rubirosa ap • plauding Marty McCarty’s Hi-Jinjc at the Persian Room Bob Hope . returning from Europe and will da a ship-to-shore broadcast.. Pierre i Cartier dating TV’s Marsha Wilis Mldtown office girls playing i softball in Central Park lunch hour league. ; PIRST DELTA WING riANE TESTED , - - - "<r m -1 ~ ira —i a ■ Vi.lft '* • ■**< • - ,«r i. , v m ~ *-*- ''' - '~rfi' yT - ly , . I lllkii'iii iSSr'fc 9 - ' Jh W - JR t ‘ '■ !: ligjg|| Smßm ’ x - -• * r : -.3i ' I - * * ?^ ' .ißt' Rmis&kjg* l *? TirrMilOßßL'ifeL' i ’ READY TO TAKE Off for Edwards Air FOfce Base ill California’s Muroc Dry region for ultra high speed trials, is the XFV92A. The research ’ totw-ceptor, world’s first deiu aircraft, is cbeefcad at San Df-go, [ Cam. Above, Junctional tests are being made on the new J33-A-29 ' turbojet engine with an afterburner. (International Soundphoto) LONDON Tu'K-,* mrttowe iwt n«ht vm Mrs. Clement Attlee . and bar two daughters I ten a few jokes about Mr. Attlee In my act and-the prime minister's wife laughed at them along with everyone tin. ' - ti ’.-si'wC-v-'' ‘ . ~ ; Since being here, I’ve learned at first hand that despite all the bSUXiT rreaerffCK OTHMAM WASHINGTON—So the bottom has fallen but of the International robber market. Looks as if well be getting spare tires on our au tos soon again. And plenty of gar den hose. i This is because the British at long last have decided to quit sell ing rubber to the Chinese Com mies. About time, too. There can be no doubt of that Lately I’ve been listening to our lawgivers lam bast the British for selling the sinews of war to our Asian ene mies. They deserve the lambast ing. But I’d be pleased if our orators kindly would skip the holier-thar/- thou attitude. Up until last Oc tober we, ourselves, were peddling the Jtuff from which bullets are made to the Chinese, so they could shoot them back at us. Some of our patriots probably, still would be in the business were it not for the efforts of the mild mannered, pink-cheekpd and ever -polite Democratic gentleman from Baltimor, Sen. Herbert R. O’Con nor. He was the fellow who per sonally clomped down in the holds LINDEN NEWS Mrs. W. C. Melvin, Sr., is visit ing her son, Mr. Stuart Melvm at Reidsville, N. C. Mrs. A. B. Eethune and San dria Bethune spent the week end in Rockingham, N. C. Mrs. Jesse Owen of Smithfleld spent Sunday with her sister Mrs. Floyd Collier. Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Wood and children spent Sunday in Fay etteville visiting Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Parker. Mr. Robert Bruce Wilkins, stu-' dent at Carolina spent the week! end with his mother, Mrs. J. B. Wilkins. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Bethune and children spent Sunday in Lernow Springs with Mr. and Mrs. Claude Fergerson. Mrs. ’W. J. McDonald, Miss Bil ly Anri and Grace McDonald, Mrs. K’. C. Raynor and Mrs. L. T. Cook attended the remple-Allen wed ding in Ralelght, May 9th. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Bell of Lillington, visited Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Dawkins Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. James McLean of Lumberton spent Sunday with Mrs. Jesse Byrd and Mrs. John McLean. Mr. and Mrs. Percy Tilman and Mr. John Raynor spent Sunday in Wade with Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Bulla. }fr. and Mrs. R. A. Collier and Miss Frances Crumpler visited Mr. and Mrs. Lacy Collier in Fayette ville Sunday Eve. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lucas, Mr. and Mrs. Rowland West, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Pollard, Mrs. J. J. Coats, Mrs. Roy Bullard and Mrs. Ellis Coats of Erwin visited Mr. and Mrs. Lester Tucker Sunday eve ning. Mrs. Eugene Bateman Os Fay etteville, Mr. and Mrs. Owen Hodges of Dunn spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Raynor. The Ruitan Club held its regular monthly meeting Friday night May 11. Mr. Charles Collier president presided over the business session. The P. T. A. served a most de licious supper to IS members. Mrs. Jesse Byrd was hostess to the Womans Society of Christian Service Tuesday night May 15. Mrs. Alex Bethune president pre sided. Mrs. Helen Melvin Progrstn Chairnrm, assisted by Mrs. W. C. Melvin Jr., Mrs. J. P. Grumpier and Mrs. W. H. Bethune, con duteed a most TnsptMng pledge service. Mrs. w. H. Bethune Treasurer gave a report on the years work. 'The hostess served delicious re freshments to U members. (Continued From Page Gael bring about some price reductions, Mr. Clark said- ■ •" exempt, and tailored doUsS-atST k“"' i of freighters at'.the docks of his 1 Own home town s*nd elsewhere to ; Sid, despite our laws, tons of i copper, steel and no telling what i all else consigned to Tsingtao. I A number of the business-as usual boys actually- were shipping •lectrdlytic copper, the purest grade there is, all-the way around the world to sell ft at triple prices to the Oriental Reds. It was a weird deal and for the benefit of our speechmakere I i think maybe Td better Jot down j some facts: > > The Commerce Department had tightened up the rules against shipping China any of our own war goods. There Was a large cop- , per refinery in Japan, only an overnight ship ride from Chink, but that was covered by the reg ulations, too. So the wily operators bought , loads of this Jap copper for ex- j port to the United States and goodness knows we needed it. , While the ship was plowing across the Pacific, the owners of the copper would sell it to somebody else. Sometimes the ship would dock in New York, or Baltimore, j where the copper would be trans- j ferred to another freighter bound . for China, But more often the | same ship that left Japan would I circle the slobe to deliver the metal to the Chinese. Perfectly legal. That wasn’t all. Some of our traders used similar schemes to buy Belgian steel and French transformers, which were sold to the Chinese before they ever reached our shores. A number of the gentlemen in the trade appeared to defend iuaM>mmummmmummmuuHmiMamuamwui Loans—Financing We Make Loans On New and Used Automobiles INSTALLMENT LOAN DEPT.. . FIRST-CITIZEN BANK i TRUST CO. Stewart Theatre Bldg. Phone 3587 j Dunn, N. C. \mm ■ n—wi—> Thousands of satisfied users stand as concrete proof ttiat oge-dtrfd, one-coat paint! •ONE COAT COVERS! #NOT A RUBBER-WATER •READY-MIXED! JHXTUMi# 1 A WWE •JJL^SF«CIOR.r " (M# ! ' at r, is xiz gun - mast I ; TauaißDAy, mav ti, mt themselves before the Senator stop their trll^^J 1 had bettor | pam a law. Some were defiant; said they were violating no sta tute. Others - said they took the business on the theory that tT they-'stayed out somebody else would grab the chance the chance to trade with the Chinese. : One of these international defi ers, I remember, almost had tears in his eyes; he said he didn’t want to lose the Chinese custo mers with whom he’d been doing business for 20 years, ’ Sen. O’Conor raised so much cain in a polite and dignified way that this loophole, too, was closed and since last fall we've shipped nothing to China. Now the British belatedly are seeing things our way, too. Too bad it took ’em so long, but in viev, of Sen. O v-on or’s troubles, I’m Inclined to give them a muted cheer. The spare tires and the garden hose are only incidental. stop within'..* utiseonsHUf Soo CROMARTIE HARDWARE COMPANY E. Broad St. Dunn, N. C.

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