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? H 4 I Mb* ?arr*? Bn Published Every Thursday By The Record Printing Company P. O. BOX 70 - WARRENTON. N. C. 27589 BIGNALL JONES. Editor ? DUKE JONES, Business Manager Member North Carolina Press Association ENTERED AS SECONDCLASS HATTER AT THE POST OFFICE IN WARRENTON, NORTH CAROUNA, UNDER THE LAWS OF CONGRESS "Second Clus Postage Paid At Warrenton, N. C." QTTDGPPTDTTnXI D ATPC . ONE YEAR, $9,002 SIX MONTHS, $1.50 OUiJOLyXVll' AHJIN IVA 1 Ho . OUT OF STATU ON* YEAR. $4.00; SIX MONTHS. $2.00 War Inflation Cause The Vietnamese War is the prin ciple culprit in the rapid rate of inflation and so long as the war continues it is hard to see how in flation is to be checked unless the government freezes labor cost and prices as it did in World War II According to an article in The Christian Science Monitor, 38 per cent of all physicists; 25 per cent of all model makes; 22 per cent of all electrical engineers; 20 percent of all technical engin eers; 19 percent of all machinists, and 13 percent of all electricians are employed in the* defense effort. Not only must the cost of pay ing these skilled men who produce little real wealth be paid by the consumer, but private industry finds itself in a tight market for these same workers and must bid up the price which in turn is pass ed on to the consumer who is hit coming and going ? Added to this cost is a high interest rate which not only di rectly increases the cost to the manufacturer and distributor but also adds to the taxes he must pay because of the interest rate the gov ernment "Is payings on war debts, making his taxes that much higher. All of these costs are added to the costs of goods and paid by the con sumer in ever-rising prices.And then there is a great deal of profi teering which is always associated j with war. i The Only way to reduce prices, we think, is to reduce costs. This can be done to some extent by more efficiency in production, but it takes a lot of this to overcome the cost of labor, brought about in part by inflation in a vicious cir cle, plus higher social security pay ments, fringe benefits, higher taxes and higher interest rates that tend to reduce the volume of pro duction that could mean lower cost per unit From the first we have believed that high interest rates are infla tionary and we have seen nothing to make us change our views, for interest is a cost of business just as is labor. The Nixon Administration seem ingly is wedded to the idea that scare money will bring about un employment and thus a slackened de mand for goods and lower prices, which so far has been responsible for a rise in unemployment, but no decrease in inflation. Incidentally, it seems to us that little is saved by taking a job away from a man and placing him on relief, making of him a tax consumer instead of a tax producer. There has always been some in flation and through the years prices have a tendency to rise, but we are simple enough to believe that the way to have is to produce and the way to lower prices is to take the brakes off industry and let it produce at lower costs through increased vol ume. The Good Generation Gap Butner-Creedmoor News There Is nothing new about the generation gap. Throughout history, the perspective of youth has hardly ever been the view-point of most older people. In Psalms there Is a reference to "A stubborn and rebellious generation," and much later Dryden wrote. "Three descents seldom continue good." There is now more emphasis on the generation gap because there are many more people. Again, the ways and means of ex pressing discontent have increased a thou sand fold. And despite all of the hoop-la on 'Awareness-Action Girl Scouts Theme By MRS. SCOTT GARDNER Although Girl Scouts of the U. S. A. is celebrating its 58th birthday this week, the world's largest girl youth organization is really no older than the girls who make up its present membership of more than 3 million. These girls, like other young people today, are opening their eyes to the world around them; dissatisfied with what they see, they're trying to make it better. 1 Girl Scout action has taken many forms over the years; now when other people are demon strating and rlottnfcythe efforts of the Girl Scouts are eves more outstanding. They Join with adults and organizations in their communities to serve others. During this Girl Scout Week,'be aware nf tt?n Mtln rnntU-.n? the r.lri Bmntu are? making in oar own community and throughout the country. We extend congratulations in training youth tor leadership and happy re sponsible citizenship. THE LANGUAGE OF THE SEA I Hie waves strike the beach without ever s^2L remark their mournful i now changing the face of the land As the so?od of the sea pounds both sides, there Is some merit to every generation-gap. It is natural that olderpeople are somewhat occupied with the past. The future is uncertain, but the past offers a haven. The dangers of the past are over, and it is the delightful, tender cream of the jest that survives. Simultaneously, younger people are im patient to hit life's Big Road. They have a compulsive rendezvous with the universe. They must touch, taste, smell and feel the amalgam of creation. Hence, they reject the past, and It is a good thing that tney do this for a while.. Otherwise, each young generation would be a cull of ancestor-worshippers and not a group of excited, aggressive young seekers. Each young generation has to make Its own mark, blaze Its own trail, and write its own foot-notes. This keeps society eternally on its toes. This keeps society's muscles flexed. And this Is precisely the same thing the older generation ? the one preoccupied with the past-did when It was young. Without this so-called gap there would be attrition, stagnation and decay. A crusadeless young er generation would be as much of an anachron ism as an older generation would be If It were captivated by bell-bottomed pants and bubble-gum. Conservation UR VEYSEY to Chicago Tribune there be anything In common among a caterpillar as crawls along a limb of a tree, a '' dolphin bounding up the River Thames, and 500 Russian Arctic swans glid ing serenely in the marshes of the River Severn? Yes. All are uv-^ evidence that wildlife restores itself if only people will use com mon sense. A few years SCO that caterpillar would have dropped dead, killed by Insecticide not intended tor It. Today insecticides are being refined so as to attack only the designated victims. Farmers are using poison, so to speak, as a ballet, not as a net or a shotgun. The poison kills the harmful bugs but not the caterpillar. A few years a*>, no self-respecting dol phin wotdd have come within miles of the mouth of the filthy River Thames. To have ventured into the river would have been suicidal. Brat today the river Is pore, achiev ed in only 10 years of a government - assisted cleanup. Small fish discovered the restored tkvep. Only one dolphin has so far bean seen, bat Its arrival Indicates that the word Is Mostly Personal By BIONALL JONES Last Thursday the commis sioners held their monthly meeting and 1 was detained all that day and unable to write this column. On Friday morn ing I, with my wife and daugh ter, Ann, went to Charlotte to observe the first birthday of my grandson, William Patrick Rai ford, m, returning to War rant on late Sunday afternoon. Since that time it has been a rat race as I have tried to catch up on time lost during my long weekend. On Tuesday night, after working Monday night, I find that my column has not been written. Since many persons seem to enjoy reading about things that occur in Warrentcn many years ago, I regret that I have been unable to prepare a column for this week's paper. This has taught me a lesson and I have determined to write several columns In advance in order that I will not have to miss any further Issues. Meanwhile, I am seeking to hire an editor reporter In order that The War ren Record may better serve the area and, incidentally, that I may be able to get off a few days without having to sweat it out on my return to the job. Since writing the above It occurred to me that it would be appropo after visiting my grandson, who was one year old on Saturday, to go back to the files to find in my column where 1 had written of my own son, Howard, when he was but afew years older. On Aug. 15, 1941, 1 wrote in this column: "If this keeps up, Daddy, I am surely going to sleep with you; I surely am," 4-year-old Howard remarked to me as we perched upon the roof of a half built cow shed, and the baby, probably awakened by the noise of hammering and sawing, voiced her protest. have bean spending the late afternoons, until darkness sent me indoors, on constructing a combination feed room and cow shed and my only helper has been little Howard who has faithfully done his best with great enthusiasm and devotion. Manfully he struggled with long planks trying to drag them to the shed and every two-by-four drawn from the pile he Insist ed on helping me carry. And finally, he was perched with me on the top of the shed and, having found a discarded ham mer, was attempting to drive nails with some measure of suc cess. The construction of the cow shed Is my first attempt at carpentrylng on any but the smallest scale and when I bear this in mind I guess that I have no reason to feel asham ed; at the same time it cer tainly has marks of the Jackleg. Brother Howard's comment was that It was larger than he ex pected It to be. Brother Duke came by to see It and remark ed, "If It had been me . . . AUTO INSURANCE IS YOUR PROBLEM BUT IT'S MY JOB! As your Kemper Insurance Problem-Solver, seeing that your auto insurance problems get solved and stay solved That's why you'll always find me available to serve you? around the clock . \ why I take care to insure you with one of the companies of the financially strong Kemper Group. When it really counts (in case of loss), it all adds up to prompt, fair settlement of claims through a country wide network of claims ser vice offices. WARRINTON INSURANCE ARINOT, WO. oAKDimt Btnuymo T?l. JS7-1KM _ fHTMtM, m. c. ??? N (vow msumwct hmbum soivm) $200 Per Acre Savings Seen For Leaf Growers Many Tar Heel tobacco grow ers could cut tbelr production costs by as much as $200 per ?ere by taking full advantage of all the new technological de velopments In tobacco produc tion. This is the opinion of 1 Dr. Kenneth R. Keller, director of tobacco research at North Carolina State University. A $200 reduction in cost would mean an additional 10 cents a pound in net profits on the aver age size crop of 2,000 pounds an acre. Such a reduction, Keller be lieves, would help tobacco growers compete more strongly for world tobacco markets. These world markets are expanding rapidly despite the slight decline in cigarette out put which has been noted in the United States. Here are some of the specific cost-cutting suggestions men tioned by Dr. Keller: 1. The planting of more var ieties which have a high level of disease resistance to root knot, black shank and Granville wilt. He estimates that this practice alone would increase the average grower's income by $30 per acre. 2. The use of 12-6-6 a new plant bed fertilizer. Growers can save about $5 per 100 square yards of plant bed by using 12-6-6, which would mean a savings of about $2 per acre of tobacco. 3. The use of high analysis field fertilizer. A common practice is to use about 2,000 pounds of 3-9-9 per acre. A farmer can get the same nu My wife said that it looks pretty good, but it was kind of dark when she inspected it. Little Howard, awakened from his nap on my afternoon off, joined me at the cowfhed. He Inspected the progress made during his absence and his verdict was "Daddy, it's pretty " trlents under Ma crop by us ing 500 pounds of 6-12-18 Mid 200 pounds of 15-0 14. Tha savings would amount to over $30 per ?cro. 4. Reducing the number of leaves per acre. Research has shown that 120,000 leaves per acre will give a farmer about as much Income as 150,000 leaves per acre, because the leaves will be larger. Yet, a farmer can save $20per acre by having 30,000 fewer leaves to handle. 6. Combining a contact type sucker control chemical with a systemic. Most farmers now use only a systemic type suck er control chemical?MH-30. The use of a contact type chemi cal early followed by MH-30 can mean $20 per acre to farmers by cutting labor costs and Increase the value of the average crop. 7. Reducing the number of primings. Instead of priming their tobacco six or seven times some farmers are primingonly three or four times. The re sult is a labor savings of several dollars per acre. 8. Using less insecticides. Insects are usually not a ma jor problem on tobacco. Yet, many farmers still apply insec ticides routinely as a precau tionary measure. Keller urges that insecticides be applied only when needed. In this way a farmer can save money and cut down on pesticide residue problems. 9. Using stringing machines. Many farmers have saved as much as $60 per acre with a stringing machine. Other farm ers are turning to bulk curing as a means of saving labor and reducing costs. Dr. Keller said that one of the things that made him optimistic about the future of tobacco was the availability or new tech nology which can be used to cut costs. He observed that a new type of tnharrn?farmer is emerging, "Fitjg E?t" Many families who receli commodity foods or foods think that some Of these Items aren't "ftttoeat."Thats usually because they don't know how to prepare them. Mrs. Nell Faires, Extension nutrition aide In Gaston County, be lieves. On a recent faiqlly visit, Mrs. F aires suggested to the homemakers that they make a dish using canned chopped meat. "Oh no, Mrs. Falres," the homemaker exclaimed, "my who is quick to seize upon this new technology and to use It to increase profits. . &1L? Kven is,,. |IT* FalreaUslped the woman make a sausage from the . meat. She liked It. iter family liked It. They have Join ed the "meat-eaters" again. When preparing milk-baaed soups and chowders, do not boll 11 Overheating may cause milk to curdle. A blending of flavors by boiling may be done before milk or other dairy pro ducts such as sour cream or cheese are added. Heat only to serving temperature after ad dition of milk. Say you saw it advertised in The Warren Record. LOUISBURG COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCHOOL DATES: June 14-19, June 21-26 INSTRUCTORS: % ? ENID DRAKE Lotfisburg College ? TWIG WIGGINS Elon College ? HIGH SCHOOL COACHES * COLLEGE PLAYERS COSTS: Boarding Students - $50.00 Commuting Students - $25.00 For Further Information & Brochure Write: COACH ENID DRAKE Louisburg College Louisburg, N. C. 27549 If you spend more time watching the weather than you do with your family, you're missing something in life. ? * * * T #"? * ? f r* '? "-T* ?f t** . . J ? . r . ? ? t A? J . 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