Western Counties of Third
District Put Barden Across,
As indicated in these col-1
umns a week or two ago, the
nomination of Graham Barden
for Congress from the Third
district depended upon the loy
alty of the western counties of
the district. Sampson, Pender,
and Duplin, and Wayne, with
his o’wn county of Craven,
could clearly out vote the
coastal counties, :: and did.
Sampson, despite opposition on
the part of some of the lead
ing spirits of the county, gave
the native Sampsonian a vote
of five to two Pender stood
loyally by the young man who
grew up at Burgaw. Duplin, in.
which two or three of‘Graham
Barden’s brothers live, rolled
up a big majority for him.
Wayne gave him half its vote
and some to spare, while the
(Craven people gave their
county man an overwhelming
majority, despite the fact Ab
ernethy had thrown his influ
ence to Hamilton.
But Hamilton made a fine
showing, and one regrets to
see one so worthy and who
made so gallant a fight lose
out. But only one could have
it. and the writer* feel's that the
olcf Third has chosen, a con
gressman of real calibre.
Political Spring Boards
06 Vaiue to Youths;
To be born to a degree of
distinction is of great advan
tage to a youth of average, or
more- than average, ability
Young. Bickett is nominated as
solicitor in a large measure
because of his name. It; would
take the ordinary >youth half;
a. life-time to get his name be
fore the public as^effeetual Jy .
as Young Bickett’s was through
the merctfaet thatiJhe was the
son of the 1 ate governor. Such
good: fortune proves- a spring
•board* to any. worthy scion of a
man of distinction, but after he
has dived into the political
waters he must show his own
expertness as a swimmer; If
Bickett has the- ability of his
father he should go far, but if
Ms promotion, due largely to
bis good fortune’1 of birth,
should not be backed up by
real individual merit, the prob
ability is that his*politieal> ca
reer will be briefer inglorious.
president Rbosevelt
Off ’ FW Vacation* *
If-any one has eved deserved
a rest* from his lafenrs President
Roosevelt does, He is o#-forr
several weeks,*fout his program
is one that woukhtire most folk
more than their usual labors.
But part 'Of* the time will be
spent5 aboard ship;** where - he
should actually^get* real rest:
But every feature"* of his pro*
gr&m, if* he can'’ keep his mind
offi the business^ of‘government;
should- be- restful;? since it is
change of activity, and- not
mere idleness, that really af
fords the greatest^ recreation,
'^fhe- accomplishments of the
President the last sixteen
months are a 'marvel. He goes
for his vacation* ^with the best
wishes of tens of* millions*
Withr* Equal to ' =" ■ _ _
The^&mergeney. '
& dictator meat fee a dicta
toi\ Hitler' had^the iron* to
meet revolt in- the* only way it*
could' fee sueeessftyijr met- One
could sympathise more- with
. the massacred* mutineers it
their characters and' motives**
were an improvement upon tbd
character ami the Pf
dictator. There is
tion, however, that Hitlers
masted will be broken so soon,
as the people of Germany de
termine upon such a, step, it
is almost impossible for even a
dictator, with the power under
his control, to dominate ntty
million people when they da*
termine they have had enough
of him. Therefore, we may.
leave Hitler to the Germans, W
he and his policies are what
they want, well and good* W
they tire of him, down he goes.
iWe have seen empires topple
in recent years, and dictator^
ships have no greater assur
ance of surviving the determi
nation of the people as a whole
to rid themselves of an unde
sired master, Nations will con
tinue to have their masters, but
not for long except by their
own choice. A nation of many
millions can no longer be
governed or tyrannized o v er
by an undesired tyrant. Even a
tyrant sees the futility of at
tempting to dominate a nation
of millions of intelligent and
determined citizens against;
their will. So long as Germany
tolerates the dictator, it is evi
dent that it consents to his. rule,
and. that, is Germany’s concern.
He will go, despite such futile
mutinies as that: of lost weak,
so soon as Germany really
wants him to go.
The. Death Tell
Of The Roads.
The steadily increasing
death toll of-the roads is some
thing serious*- to contemplate*
Yet there are hundreds of
thousands of us^ traveling the
roads who thus far have
scarcely seen anything ap
proaching danger, and' one
who has had such air expo*
rience i§* inclined to wonder
just how so many accidents do
occur/ Yet- a» second; thought
suggests that the very last vic
tim of a road accident ‘had
had a similar- experience up to
the fatal moment like a
lightning flash- death; swoops;
However, one can but' think
that the odds are immensely
in favor- of the.* safety of tne
careful driver of* a can in fair
mechanical condition, On a
straightj-- open road disaster is
apparently- Contingent upon
the condition- oft the-can Un
less a tire explodes or the
steering- gear becomes in
stantly ineffective, an accident:
of serious import seems un
thinkable except as- due to the
utter - inattention of the. drivers
Straight, open roads are- the?
place to make-speed.
Driving on curves- is not'
only subject* tn unexpected*
and* practically unpreventable
accidents due- to mechanical
faults in the- construction of
tares or to unpredictable
paratus, as is straight-roadr
driving* but* under* the^ most
favorable conditions* to in
leased strains on every- parfe
of the mechanism off the- car.
A- derangement- in the»8tae**»g
gear on- a straight-away open
road -should become observable
in time to prevent* disaster by
slowfng up the^cars Butrrgueha
derangement upon a curve is
bound* to result disastrously if
the ears is* going at* rapid
speed; ‘
go- slowly.' If* »> ttre- ifc weak
there the bunstiag^ strain is
likely to oc<mr< K a d»rwiige^.
meat of the. steerin* appata
hw npp.urs* the car- continues
tion and off the road it goes.,
^ of course, however
careful one’s- own car isfWW
ho is subject to the copse
quences of the carelessness
drivers of other, cars and to.
the mechanical mishaps, of toe
other car* But it is suprising y
few drivers: who do not give a
living chance to other drivers*
That-being; true,, a car in good
condition driven by a^ wide
awake driver runs an infinitesi
mal; risk of. mishap from th.e
fault of the other driver. There
are few roads, which do not
permit of quite a- hit of leeway
if an approaching car cling*
too closely, to the middle of
the road.
It is only where traffic is
dense that sufficient speed
cannot be made: in. an hour’s
journey or a day’s with all
needed care, given on curves
and in meeting, or passing
Qtner cars, n 1^ u^uci,
ever,,to lose a few moments in
following a wobbling car, say
that of a drunken driver, than
to risk the consequences7 of at
tempting to pass when there is
any question of’collision due to
the insane action of the other
driver. In fact, the lost time
would be well spent in taking
the number of; the faulty driver
and in seeing that his reck
lessness- is reported to the ap
propriate authorities. The de
lay ofr a few minutes, at the
worsts does nob once in a de
cade mean; anything disastrous
to a man on the . road. But'a
wrecked; car, broken bones, or
possible death from lack of
due caution in driving: and in
calculating the frailties of 'the
other driver is a matte?* that
deeply concerns all passengers
in your own car, in the other
car, and; in cars approaching
frpm either direction. :
One can but* believe that at
least two-thirds of ; the acci
dents in the State can be
avoided by due attention to
the condition of cars and by
caution • upon curves and in
passing other cam. Straight
away driving should be prac
tically void of risk, even at
unlawful speeds. But even a
good tire upon a burning day
can become a pferif when,
whizzed along a hot pave
ment at sixty miles an hour
The explosive power of the
unduly expanded air becomes,
a real menace.
The above is. written after a
year of many thousands of
miles upon, the road and' with
scarcely a glimpse of any real
danger upon the high way.. But
l have just ‘‘knocked, upon
wood/' for an accident will*
occur occasionally despite the
utmost attention of the driver
to the . condition of the car. and.
to the. rules oftheroad.AndE
the very next trip may see the
writer brought home; ip ap
ambulance or hearse, Bid if
so* something- mpst byea# or;
burst or some foot must
monopolize both sides of t©
road; or Ghorg-e must; sud
d^hly lose, the good judgment
old, ford over the.higli'Wa^ 01"
dozeps of- counties within the
past? eight months.
4 he opme<vN hfe has supped
* into- low: geaiyexercise may
me&p an iUhess.” Yeah; there
wouldn't, be, any need of AAA
specihcatipns for crops if that
were true. Men are not as
frail as. the editor of the Bul
letin imagines. I have pulled
fodder when it was scorching
hot, tied wheat behind a
cradle on days as. hot as Wed
nesday wap, hoed in swamp
lands., on. burning summer
, days. And, just see. how big
and handsome I still am at 64
—.haven’t lost, enough time
because of illness., m 38 years
to count- Hut none of those
things. should I deem hotter
Work than playing, baseball at
three, in the afternoon of a
scorching July day, or hotter
than sitting , an a hard board
and watphing. such, a game.
Sonny, has doubtless played
many a game, in the hot sun
without generating illness. But
wouldn’t some of us old
timers, inured to the. sunshine
. and hard work, love to try
out some. of. these youngsters
in a cotton patch, when the
tnermometer is aooui in
the shade ? -
No danger in Sol striking
us. He and I became cronies in
auld lang syne.; Many a time
has he looked down upon me
as I “nursed- my hoe in the
middle of the row and scrap
ed off a cool place to put my
bare feet. I! bet Sonny doesn’t
even know- how to “nurse” a
hoe. Nor has he ever known
the joy of getting to the end
of the row and finding a flat
rail on the fence upon which
one might sit; The good old
summer time is really the
work timet ^
Cultivated- Huckleberries
Proving Creat Success.
I wish to? oaB, the attention
of . readier* whip ham- suitable
hunkleherry l^d t©;l&#*rfiport
of the? success of th% venture
ift: the cultivate of the New
Jersey berry near: Magnolia*
I.told:The Voice? reader last
fail of the. huokJeherry farm
rapidly developing just over
the Sampson fine in Render
near Beattie's . Bridge. Those
berries* too, are of the ira
promd New Jersey, variety.
jRor years* while editing the
toajlfcBSQft Bepoerafc l. urged
td -the- cultivation of
aa imp*?eyed If is a
shame that ourr falls, will lot
the- Me?Wif Jersey hairy eclipse
the* famsni&> SaKiBspn. JUtees*
However* it i$r, lively that the
perfected berry: will be a
enosBSt between: the two . mrie*
ties*
About. twelve y«Mfc ago I
‘ a leprasentaiim of the
Southern
developr
flftflftt depfirtmeait chpft«<e roots
oi plants to carryte: W?aghiug
toaGity forbreedtag* purposes.
%waa expected? liafetha^e^
hefeyeeftv tbsg&; ^ tha ip?
prayed: Jjjeraesfr berry; weald
pafeduaea. berry a& iippseovad
calhr,.H a«r thfe s^mpaoo Btues’
wftfr,gar<^ftu»fiad superior
to-that- ofr the tossy* berry*
: i’hft' hfcfiPf- tomey* improved
B&sfet aagfe. ]&$& mere
tha»k apple a* peeeiL trees,, asb
j bsiaa- tpjd, 1jm& f*W»
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