OUR POINT OF VIEW
EDITORIALS
Danbuy Reporter
Published Thursdays at Dar.bury, N. C., county seat
of Stokes county, having been entered as second
class matter at the Postoffice at Danbury, N. C..
under act of Congress.
ESTABLISHED 1872
N. E. PEPPER, Publisher
THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1939
REYNOLDS HAYWIRE
The papers tell us today that Senator
R R. Reynolds on Tuesday furnished
the vote that killed anti-neutrality leg
islation at this session of congress. The
ballot in the Senate committee stood 12
to 11.
By this action Senator Reynolds dis
pleased the vast majority of his constit
uents.
The people of North Carolina are over
whelmingly Roosevelt They believe in
his patriotism, his honesty, his judgment
and discretion, and they do not relifch
the attitude of our western Senator
which places FDR in an embarassin.cr
plight, injuring his prestige and influ
ence which are seriously needed in inter
national affairs—affairs that involve
the interests and safety of America.
The people of North Carolina are
peaceful people. They want no Euro
pean or Asiatic tangles that might trap
us in a fieht. At the same time they do
not believe in the doctrine of cowardice
and dishonor called "peace at any price."
George Washington, Andrew Jackson,
Theodore Roosevelt and Grover Cleve
land did not believe that way, neither
does Franklin D. Roosevelt, neither do
the descendants of "the last at Ap
pomattox."
The people of North Carolina want the
sale of war supplies by America to
Japan—STOPPED—regardless of what
the war lords of Japan think about it.
The people of North Carolina are in
sympathy with the democracies of
Europe in their efforts to preserve the
peace of the world, and the people of
North Carolina are willing for supplies
of war material to flow in an unstinted
stream to England and France, provided
those nations can and will pay for them,
and that our President should have the
power and discretion to direct this sup
ply.
If war comes, it will come only because
the predatory powers believe they can
crush the democrades. If war does not
come, it will be because Germany, Italy
and Japan fear they might not win the
war. They cannot win against the re
sources of America, and know it.
The tigers will not spring with Amer
ica standing in the shadow.
r THE BOLSHEVIKS DENY IT
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A Japanese army spokesman charges
that Soviet planes were dropping.dys
entery germ bombs on Japanese posi
tions along the Manchoukou border,
which caused many Japs to flee.
This Jap spokesman may be mistaken.
If all reports about the huge fleets of
Russian bombers are true, their ap
proach could very well b« calculated to
need no germs to have a running-off
effect on the Japs.
THE DANBURY REPORTER
TOUCHING OLD SUPPLY AND
DEMAND
An Associated Press dispatch from
Raleigh s&ys that North Carolina has
increased its flue-cured tobacco acreage
21 per cent., and that the 1939 crop will
reach 701,070,000 pounds. This figure
points to the largest crop in the State's
history.
This news will doubtless be received
by the farmers who voted for uncon
trolled production, with unmitigated
pleasure, as it indicates higher prices
for the weed, according to their reason
ing.
The average citizen would be willing
to see this crowd now in the enjoyment
of their "liberty," go to the devil, but
objects strenuously that they should
carry the country with them.
EARLIER MARKET OPENING
It is pleasing news that the markets
of the eld belt will be open for the sale
of tobacco Sept. 14 this year, which is
about two weeks earlier than the usual
date of opening.
The tobacco association of the United
States thus at last gives a just if
belated recognition of the rights of
the tobacco people of this section.
This means that millions of pounds of
leaf usually attracted to the early east
ern markets from this section, wi' 5 I*9
sold on the home markets this year.
And many farmers who, in need of
ready money, after finishing priming
weeks before our home warehouses
opened, may be saved the extra expense
of the eastern haul where their aver
ages were practically always less.
SAFE AND SANE FOURTH
By applying the scientific analysis, we
can extract encouragement out of any
thing, however adverse.
You see, prior to Independence Day
the press, radio and other publicity
sources put out a great drive for a safe
and sane Fourth.
The result was 600 killings.
But when we apply the scientific analy
sis, we are easily able to console our
selves with the thought that but for the
safety and sanity drive, the casualty
list might have been a thousand.
THE FARM TOUR
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Farmers and their friends anticipate
with much interest and pleasure the
tour of the county arranged for next
Wednesday.
Sponsoring are County Agent J. F.
Brown, Asst. Agent T. H. Sears and
Miss Ellen Jenkins, Home Demonstra
tion Agent. They will be assisted by
officials of the State College Extension
Service from Raleigh.
These annual farm tours are growing
in popularity and service. This is the
third one arranged by County Agent
Brown. The first year the attendance
was 18, the third year 78. Next Tues
day's will doubtless be accompanied by
a much greater number.
The tours are interesting, profitable,
inspiriting, and those who attend will be
in many cases amazed at the remark
able progress and improvement being
made by our county in farming, in home
life ami other things that make for bet
ter citizenship.
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT
NORTH CAROLINA
The following' are two interesting
facts about North Carolina which may
be you didn't know:
First—North Carolina this week rose
from fifth to fourth place among- the
States paying- revenue to the federal
government. We pay now $310,317,-
955.53 to Uncle Sam. Only New York,
Pennsylvania, Illinois are ahead of us.
And—second—news from Raleigh
savs that wi>h our general fund tax re
ceipts exceeding estimates by $2,117,-
164.64, Gov. Hoey says diversion from
the highway fund will be unnecessary.
We are living in a fairly good old
State—do you not think?
USELESS HAULING
Sales report indicates that farmers
of North Carolina* bought one million
tons of fertilizer this year, paying $25,-
000,000.
Putting the average analysis at 8-2-2,
suppose they had used 12-4-4. Somebody
figure out how much they would have
saved by a shortage of 500,000 tons in
the freight bills..
Of course you understand they would
have got the same amount of plant food
in the half million tons of 12-4-4 that
they get in the million tons of the 8-2-2.
TO HIM THAT HATH—
The State Highway and Public Works
Commission received low bids Tuesday
on more new road projects to cost sl,-
685,000. * '
Among the counties favored by the
highway board are:
Guilford $ 68,340.10
Forsyth 183,521.75
Cleveland 44,596.50
Randolph 139,299.50
Rockingham 30,500.00
AND SO ON.
It had been hopedhthat the commission
should have allowed Stokes at least one
more mile of black top in the gap of No.
89 in Big Creek township, but owing to '
the late discovery of several miles of un
cemented stretches in Guilford and For
syth, it was considered impracticable to
take up any additional projects until
the weather gets cooler.
JULY
i it: has been dam P, and fearful
ly hot, but the peculiar slant of the sea
son has produced crops which are a
wonder and a delight.
County Agent Brown tells the Report
er he has visited every section of the
county and with the exception of one or
two neighborhood's, the f-VMier* report
the best crops of tobacco and corn for -
many years. Some of them enthusias
tically go into surperlatives, as for in
stance Gaston Meadows of Capella savs
it is the BEST he ever saw. And Gaston
has seen a lot of water go under the
bridge, not .being as young as he and I
used to be.
And for all this let us be thankful and
may the Good Lord bless us all and give
us uncontrolled prices.
THURSDAY, JULY 18,, 1989. "