OUR READERS SAY Letters of interest are al ways welcomed in this de partment, but opinions ex pressed therein are not nec essarily shared by The Times. «|m—-■ — ■ «... ■■—■»—.- «—-——■ Editor The Times: Have you a “feeling” that our national government isn’t well directed? At the moment I’m not thinking of Mr. Truman; I’m try ing to think beyond the present confusion in Washington. Most people seem to be in agreement that this nation should give and spend and lend to all the world year after year virtually without limit. Much of it seems near-sighted, wasteful and foolish to me. Perhaps it is excessive far-sightedness. I think I know something of Europe, from months of travel through a considerable part of it. I was in touch with the people, the people at work. I mention that with emphasis be cause many of our representatives see a country somewhat mistily in a club room, a hotel bar, or a banquet hall. And these men paint the picture for us. Here we are, three years and a half since Europe lay at our feet! Those of us at home may not know exactly what is wrong, but we know that something is wrong. A sick man may know beyond a doubt that he is afflicted with something without diagnosing it correctly, much less prescribing competently for it. A board of directors might not know exactly why the manager doesn't show a profit at the end of the year, but they will not support the manager year after [ydar because he makes a good speech; the demand for profit able results will make it neces sary to try a new man. What is the score today? Ap parently we have blundered bad ly in China. It appears that we deceived China, betrayed her; played fast and loose with China, telling the Chinese one thing and almost selling out the Chinese to the Russians. We have blown hot and cold with China. What have we done for France? Everything, apparently, but the French can’t manage themselves. I was in France, all over France, for months. They are likable peo I pie, especially the plain, ordinary (people one meets in the ordinary 1 course. As we know, all French j people are capable of exquisite j courtesy, even courtliness, but 1 refer to the native habit, rather I than to the refinements of special | occasions. We know that close association The Times Business Directory Full Line PLUMBING —And— ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES GE Mazda Lamps AH Sizes Plumbing, Heating And Electrical Service D. GUY DEAN Plumbing—Heating And Electric Phone 257—Times Arcade NOTARY PUBLIC SERVICE HENRY HENDERSON THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES Day Phone 7 Night Phone 42 0n»i»nnn»miimminimin»innniiiiunniinnninni[7 CALL PHONE 7 i When you want salesbooks | of any kind. Ninety days 1 are required to deliver so | anticipate your needs well in i advance. THE TIMES “An ABC Newspaper” I FOR QUICK and THRIFTY LAUNDRY SERVICE Self Service Laundry 212 S. 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We haven’t the least j idea of what France will do. Cer tainly we can’t give billions of oollars every year to buy favor. What about Italy? More or less the same, but on a far smaller scale. Even sturdy old Britain: What is she doing? Becoming more thoroughly Socialistic each year. What are we Americans trying to do? Are we feeding and financ ing all the world? Why continue this policy of coddling? And now are we to arm Europe, using bil lions and billions every year? What is the reason for this? Are we the chosen Jehovah to battle, single- j handed, for our idea of govern ment? As a good teacher would tell you: State your problem and pro ceed to the solution, but here is the problem: Everybody is afraid of Russia herself, her army and her air force; but most nations are equally afraid of the Russian meth od o f spreading Communism throughout all the world, includ ing America. In Russia six million people dominate a hundred and eighty million people, but that is a quibble, unless we take a leaf out of Stalin's book and sow the seed oi discontent, with organized re volt and widespread disorder. Why not give the Russians something to worry about? As the old Romans used to say “Let us carry the war into Africa.” That was when the Carthaginians of Northern Africa j used to send great armies under the remarkable military genius, I Hannibal. In course of time the Romans decided to carry the war to the enemy’s country. So we have the problem: Russia and her missionaries of Commun ism. Against Russia are America, Britain, France and the smaller nations, Belgium, Holland, Den mark and Norway. But are we ful ly cooperating? No; France has too many Communists. Obviously a revived Germany would be a sure bulwark against Russia. So it might have been if our crystal-gazers hadn't decided on toadying to Rus sia on the one hand while holding the Germans down with the other. While we play at this the Ameri can taxpayer must feed the Ger mans and give billions of dollars to the others. Now there comes a problem: if we revive Germany as a wall; against Russia we threaten all the world again. Britain, France, Bel gium, Holland, Denmark, Norway and Italy are more afraid of a resurgent Germany than a spread of Communism. But Germany now seems likely to become Commun unistic. What have we gained? Could we not encourage the Ger mans to rebuild their war power? That should be a simple matter for the masterminds. If that pol icy isn’t adopted are we Ameri cans to feed the Germans forever? The world is full of “scares” and threats. The American and Russian diplomats seem like school- j Brevard F F A Chap. • Now Has 69 Members The officers of the Brevard Fu ture Farmers of America chapter opened the last meeting which was held Wednesday at the high school. A membership of 69 boys reported at the meeting, and ac cording to Randal Lyday, advisor, this is the largest chapter ever or ganized here. The opening devotional was led | by Richard Mackey. The program was a debate, Resolved: That It is More Profitable to Produce Beef Cattle than* Dairy Cattle in Tran sylvania. Buel Ferguson and Bob McGuire represented the affirma tive, but the negative, represented by Randal Monteith and Elmer j Sentelle, won the debate. boys, nagging, blustering, instead of acting like men. I presuce to prescribe the home ly philosophy that “If we can’t get along with a neighbor we’ll have to let him alone, in all kind ness.” That is where I think we are with Russia: we might say— while yet there is time—“We are : peaceful people; we want nothing | that you have but your good will,! but since we can’t agree on any | plan, our best course is a mutual 1 agreement of non-intercourse.” The wise men will tell you that so simple a proposal would be ludicrous; perhaps so; but what is the result today of all the wisdom, skill, adroitness, sagacity, resource fulness and finesse? Ask your self: what is the result? Could any man, any plan, have been less ef fective than those already tried? Don’t we reach a point at times when a simple idea far transcends all the acumen of the tortuous pro fessional mind? —John K. Breedin Manning, S. C. NOTICE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF TRANSYLVANIA IN SUPERIOR COURT MAGGIE BALLARD, Plaintiff, WILL BALLARD Defendant. The atyove named defendant. Will Ballard, will take notice that an action entitled as above has been commenced in the Superior Court of Transylvania County, North Carolina by the plaintiff to secure an absolute divorce from the defendant upon the ground that plaintiff and defendant have lived separate and apart for more than two years next preceding the bring of this action; and the de fendant will further take notice that he is required to appear at the office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Transylvania County, in the Court House, in Brevard, North Carolina, within 20 days from the 14th day of November 1948 and answer or demur to the complaint in said action, or the plaintiff will apply to the court for relief de manded in said complaint. This the 11th day of October 1948. N. A. Miller, Clerk Superior Court 10-14-6tp DONALD DUCK “THE POT CALLS THE KETTLE” By WALT DISNEY! HELLO, UNCA PON ALP... YOU'LL HAVE T BRING OUR BOOKS OVER T' SCHOOL... WE FORGOT 'EM/ BLAST IT/.,. 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