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The MacArthur Quiz Show
The extended joint Senate investigation of the Mac-
Arthur dismissal has dragged on and on until not one per
son in a hundred can tell you the number of witnesses which
have appeared before the group. For those not in the know,
the correct figure is eight including the famed General
Mac himself; but those eight witnesses have provided 1,-
494,750 words of testimony!
A million and a half words are quite a few. Before
the show opened, the Republicans reportedly had their
guns loaded and cocked for action, and were whooping
it up about how they were planning to discredit the Dem
ocratic administration and show to all good Americans
how that devil, Harry Truman, was leading us to chaos.
Now eight witnesses and a million and a half words
later, the Republicans have succeeded in disclosing vital
military secrets and plans which old Joe Stalin and his
Kremlin cohorts have taken in without a words of thanks.
The Republicans have succeeded in doing this while actu
ally strengthening the stand of the administration and the
Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Eight witnesses have appeared, and of these eight, only
General MacArthur seemed to disagree with the President’s
removing him from command. There was some discus
sion as to whether President Truman should have been as
blunt as he was, but no argument as to whether he has done
the best thing.
All in all, it looks as though the Republicans have a
lion by the tail and can't find an appropriate time to turn
loose without getting chawed to bits. Next time the G.
O. P. should have its guns loaded with real ammunition in
stead of hot air.
An Ounce of Prevention
The discovery by Wake County Agent Grady Miller
that boll weevils are already in the cotton fields should be
adequate warning to cotton farmers that preventive meas
ures must be taken now if the 1951 cotton crop is to be
saved from the ravages of the weevil. The complete de
struction of entire fields suffered last year need not hap
pen again if the advice of the County Agent is followed
and cotton fields adequately dusted with insecticides now
available.
The need for cotton is seen everywhere, but nowhere
is it needed more than by our fighting men. Our soldiers,
sailors, and marines are literally covered with cotton
equipment trousers, shirts, canteen covers, field packs,
cartridge belts, leggings, ammunition. Ammunition? Yes,
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cotton Enters are the basic indispensable ingredient for
the smokeless powder which sends the projectile on its way.
Ginners, bankers, merchants, and everyone else whose
business is directly affected by the cotton farmer’s wel
fare should urge the grower to follow the recommendations
of the County Agent.
Tombstone—r The only thing that has a good word for a
fellow when he’s down.
Vacations are easy to plan: The boss tells you when and
the wife tells you where.
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Two children were talking. “Know how to tell a lady worm
from a gentleman worm?” one asked.
“Oh, sure,” said the other. “You’ve heard that a worm
turns. Well, if it turns without putting out its hand, it’s a
lady worm.”
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By Uncle Sam
The United States is the test
ing ground of free institutions.
The world is sitting in the grand
stand and keeping a score of the
results of the tests.
Without doubt it has been prov
en that the United States is the
richest nation now in existence.
England has slipped from its place
as a world empire. The United
States now has the opportunity of
carrying the ball. The United
States has vast resources at its
command. It is rich in oil, coal,
iron and many other resources.
It is yet to be seen whether these
resources so vital to the continued
existence of any great nation are
exploited or developed and con
served.
Following a few simple safety
rules will help reduce the chances
of injury by lightning, says H. M.
Ellis, extension agricultural engi
neer at State College.
Don’t go out doors or remain
out during thunderstorms, advises
ETlis, unless it is absolutely neces
sary. Stay inside a building where
it is dry, preferably away from
fireplaces, stoves, and other metal
objects.
In choosing shelter, select a
building which has a lightning
protection system or a large metal
or metal-frame building. If an un
protected building must be used,
choose a large rather than small
one. In all cases, stay away from
open doors and windows.
If you must remain outdoors,
Hayseed: Testing Ground
Don't Get Struck!
The United States not only has
untold wealth but its citizens h£ ve
the highest standard of living of
any nation in the world. In the past
profits have been enormous to in
vesters. Today wages are the
highest of any time in history. But
between capital and organized la
bor there is a tremendous con
flict. The end of this conflict is
by no means in sight. It is possi
ble in this conflict to trample the
life out of unorganized producers
such as farmers and farm laborers.
It is possible to cause such chaos
that the state may have to step in
and take control. Capitalism would
probably be destroyed and labor
ers finally sink to the level of
slaves.
There is a possibility that the
keep away from small sheds and
shelters in exposed locations, iso
lated trees, wire fences, hilltops,
and large open spaces. Seek shel
ter in a cave, depression in the
ground, valley, the foot of a steep
or overhanging cliff, dense woods,
or in a grove of trees.
Occupants of an automobile hav
ing metal body are practical
ly immune from injury by light
ning.
Ellis points out that lightning is
one of the chief causes of farm
fires, damage from this source ex
ceeding $20,000,000 annually.
Buildings should be protected with
equipment covered by the Master
Label Service, which is a guaran
tee that the system is in accord
with the best modern knowledge.
Tuesday, June 19, 1951
power of money and blocs will ex
ert such influence over politicians
that the power of government will
come from the populous centers of
wealth where democratic tradi
tions are giving away to force. Red
tape and complications have so
honeycombed government that not
much is being done as it should
be Political termites may destroy
education as w T ell as the commun
ication of knowledge.
Free enterprise, free speech, a
right to worship God according to
the dictates of the conscience or a
right not to worship God are all
being tested. The stability of
democratic government is now be
ing tested in the United States of
America. It may be its last testing
ground.
A wire fence will conduct elec
tricity for considerable distances.
Livestock should be protected by
grounding all wire fences. Connect
ground rods with each lateral wire
of the fence and extend into the
ground for at least three feet. Fen
ces joined to a building should
be grounded at the post nearest the
building. Also, the ground rod of
the structure should be connected
to the fence.
U. S. hens laid 6.3 billion eggs in
April.
Marmers’ cash receipts from
marketings for the first four
months of 1951 are estimated at 8.3
billion dollars. Receipts during the
same period last year were 7 bil
lion dollars.
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