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Editorial THE CHARLOTTE LABOR JOURNAL (and Dixie Farm News) Office of Publication: 118 East Sixth Street. Charlotte. N. C. Telephones 3-1094 and 4-5502 Address All Communications to Post Office Box 1061_ H. A. StalliCEditor and Publisher W. M. Witter, Associate Editor Published Weekly at Charlotte, N. C. Official Organ of the Charlotte Central Labor Union and Approved by The American Federation of Labor and the North Carolina Federation of Labor Entered as second-class mail matter September 11, 1931. at the Post Office at Charlotte. N. C.. under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879 SUBSCRIPTION KATES: f2.00 per year, payable in advance or 5c per copy. ADVERTISING RATES for commercial advertising reasonable. The Labor Journal will not be responsible for opinions of corre spondent*. but anv erroneous reflecting upon the character, standing or reputation of any person, firm or corporation which may appear in the columns of The Labor Journal will be gladly corrected jvhen called to the attention of the publisher. Correspondence and Open Forum opinions solicited. ._ CANCER CONTROL PROGRAM North Carolina is to have a complete, practical cancer control program that is un equalled in any other state in the South. Some features must wait for legislative en actment and appropriation to supplement the provisions of the cancer control bill passed by the 1949 General Assem „ bly. It is estimated that about five years will be need ed to get the program in full operation. The six-point five year con cer control program, which is calculated to fill a void in the state’s medical and health picture, that has troubled thoughtful doctors and lay citizens who have watched the rising tolf taken by can cer, was mapped out by the cancer committee of the Med ical Society of the State of North Carolina, of which Dr. Ivan M. Proctor, of Raleigh, > is chairman. It has the ap proval of such medical lead ers as Dr. Oren Moore, of Charlotte, president; Dr. Ros coe D. McMillan, of Springs, secretary-treasurlr; and Dr. Hubert Haywood, Of Raleigh, legislative chairman, of the Medical Society of.the State of North Carolina. It has, too, the approval of Dr. Carl V. Reynolds, of Raleigh, secretary of the North Caro lina State Board of Health. Dr. Robert P. Morehead of Winston-Salem was recently appointed educational direc tor for the State. The cancer committee, as stipulated in the 1945 cancer control act, includes one phy sician from each congression al district in its personnel. The group represents, too, va rious branches of medicine that are directly concerned with the diagnosis and treat ment of cancer. FORGOTTEN MEN? There is reassurance in the knowledge that, with hostili ties now well over, the men who sufered wounds or illness in winning the victory are not forgotten. We have ample evidence that every effort U being put forth not only to hasten physical recovery but to bring about complete re habilitation in mind and mo rale, and the knowledge that they are not forgotten doubt less is a strong contributing factor in instilling assurance and confidence to any men who suffered permanent in juries in conflict or who have become discouraged during necessarily slow convales cence. Medical and Army and Navy authorities recognize1 the value of endeavors which j serve as diversions from the regular routine. One such project to which they pay high tribute is the model car design competition now being conducted among hospitalized service men by the Fisher Body Craftsmen’s Guild. This General Motors educational foundation is enrolling hos pitalized service men in a project which combines crea tive thinking with handicraft. The men design and build j their own model cars, and to, i make it additionally worth-1 while the Craftsman’s Guild is offering $30,000 in awards ! to those who make the best models. General Omar Bradley, Ao ministrator of Veterans Af fairs, has said that “activities of this nature are a modern and direct approach to the problem of rehabilitation.” He added that in the antici pated expansion of occupa tional therapy programs the building of model cars might well have a place. ' Edward N. Scheiberling, retiring commander of the American Legion, sees the Craftsman’s Guild program as “a most worthy project— but even worthier is the thought behind the. project, that America is remembering her disabled heroes and that this memory extends into the halls of industry.” Mr. Schei berling, noting that our Army was the most mechanized the world has ever known, be lieves that the service men “may well contribute ( some thing worthwhile in new de sign to industry. MORE PROGRESSIVE FARMING The farm population of the United States in 1940 was more than 30 million; there were 1,060,852,374 acres of land in farms. That is the basic foundation of the Na tion’s “bread basket.” And yet, the place of tractors is down to number 30 in manu facturing, while other agri culture machinery ranked at 61 in importance. Full-fash ioned hosiery, cotfon yarn, rayon, dyes, footwear, canned and dried fruits and vegeta bles, and products and arti cles too numerous to mention topped the record of farm machinery. All OI U118 pouim eienriy the fact that the major part of farm labor ia manual la bor. Mothers and the boys and girls, an working almost twice as many hours as fac tory laborers — and part of theii* drudgery is milking the cows. Did you ever see elec tric milkers in action? They milk a cow so fast that bossie doesn’t have time to switch her tail into the milk pail. Of course we have all seen farm tractors —they do more “work” with one or two men engaged most of the time in sitting still and watching than a half-dozen farm hands. A modern farm with modern farm machinery looks so com fortable to the uninitiated “city-feller” that he would be tempted to give up his place in town and retire to an easi er locale on a well developed, machine-operated farm. -He forgets that the farms of our country have been made pos sible by hard work, and fru gal living. Secretary of Agriculture Anderson reminds his coun trymen that only a century and a half ago the United States was predominate as an agricultural nation “with 9 out of 10 people living on farms and homespun self-suf ficiency, but now less than 2 people out of 10 live on the land.” While farming was still in the handicraft stage at the turn of the present cen tury, its power was that of men and draft animals. The Secretary says that “the farmer of 1946 is far more | productive than he was even five years ago," and he ex plains the reason, briefly a: follows! “He is makinj wider use of modern meth ods, modern machinery,. an< improved crops and livestock He knows, the need for soil conservation and is making rapid progress in the art o! I onservation - type fanning. He knows more about the economic forces that regulate his market and his prices, ind he knows how to manage the national production of food and fiber to keep it in ine with effective demand.” WORKING IT OUT By Frances Perkins One is impressed with the vitality and energy with which the Belgian people are working on their recovery, economic, and political. They are politically very sophisti cated. Their history is full of the periods of occuupation by foreign conquerors and in vaders, and they say of them selves, “We understand the mentality of all invaders and how to. protect ourselves in some degree.” When I was in Ghent recently, I was so im pressed with the activity of Belgians and with the ob viously improved economic condition of the country that I asked many people in all walks of life, “What is the cause, why is Belgium so much better off than the neighboring countries?” A former Prime Minister who is also an economist and finan cial expert, one greatly exper ienced in several countries of the world, pointed out certain ‘favorable economic factors, such as the Belgian Congo’s production placed in the Al lied pool and therefore giving the Belgians an actual credit under lend-lease of a very large amount. Also, he pointed out the diversification of industry and agriculture and the variety of skill. He mentioned the fact that Bel gium is accustomed to being occupied and therefore did not suffer the psychological shock which came to Holland and France. And then he added , “Another thing and most important—it is always the habit and attitude in Bel gium that everyone must do what he can where he is.” I talked also to a former large industrialist who is now conducting his industry tem porarily in a small shed and in a small way but every month showing expansion, re pairs to the war damaged plant, and more employment. I asked him why, and he said again, “In Belgium it is nec essary that everyone should do his part and promptly.” I A University President whose brilliant record during the resistance is universally admired said the same. A j little grocer in a side street confirmed it. An elderly great lady of aristocratic name and position, explaining her resistance which had l>een courageous and explain ! ir.g the fire in honor of Amer ! ican visitors in the little air ; tight stove in her drawing ! room (fire and heat in any room is most unusual in Bel j gium) described how, to have ' it, she had cut small trees | and shrubbery in her own 1 garden at the back of the i house, and then added, “In 1 Belgium, everyone must do what he can in his own way.” And in the last day of my visit in Belgium, I was talk ing with a group of workmen who, with picks and shovels | and pikes and crowbars, were ! painfully destroying the West Wall of German fortifications and rebuilding the destroyed docks and fish market with out cranes and bulldozers and mixing machines — doing it painfully by old - fashioned hand methods because the Germans had carted off their modern machinery. I spoke briefly to one of the groups and congratulated them upon ! their work and their determ ined assault upon the prob lem of recovery in Ostend. They smiled politely as though it were nothing to make a fuss about. Then one of them said to me, “It is all right. In Belgium, everyone must do what he can.” • I came to the conclusion that this is the Belgian mot to. and>the key to their men tality which makes it possible for them to move so rapidly and effectively without wait ing for an over-all plan, a di rectve, or even a promse of reward. Copyrght. Institute for Amer ican Democracy, Inc.—1946. RUTH TAYLOR SAYS: OUR TAXES mere are a tot more peo ple paying taxes today than ever before. And it is sup posed to be very funny to joke about the subject in a bewailing sort of way. 1 dtfit find a joke about taxes at all humorous. I just don’t happen to think we should joke about something that should be taken serious ly. No, I don’t like a curtailed income better than anyone else—but, somehow, reading the great mass of reports of conditions overseas that come to my 'desk each day, has made me see in a different light. Taxes are one of the few ways in which every citi zen can participate in the government. ** Taxes are a contribution every free born man and woman can make to the freedom which has given him and her an opportuni ty to earn a living. Taxes are an insurance against slavery. They keep the brutal heel of the con-! querot. from pressing; against the neck of any man or woman in this coun try. Taxes are a tangible ex pression oi oar iaitn in tne democratic processes, in equal justice for all before the law, in the way of life which is evolving for the first time on earth equal opportunity ft>r every man and woman according to his or her talents. Taxes are every citizen’s obligation — laid as fairly as is possible upon every person able and willing to earn his way,. Tax-shirk ing and tax dodging aren’t American. If s like cheat ing yourself—because you, too, are American. Taxes are the price of liberty. To pay taxes is a privilege not a penalty. It is a proof of fitness. You should take pride in your ability to earn enough to pay a man’s sized tax. •Slaves do not pay taxes. Only free man pay them. That is how I feel. And I don't think I’m different from anyone else. Let’s not take this tax-paying lightly. Let us instead think of the suffering, starving people all over the world—and be glad we have the privilege and the opportunity of paying our own way! i OFF THE BEAM I Worse Luck Wife — I'll have you know that my mother came from a very fine family. Hubby — That’s all right except she brought it with her. M Air Cooled Customer—I want to buy a derby. Clerk—What size? Customer — Oh, it .doesn’t make any difference. It’s for my trombone. 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