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THE FRANKLIN PRESS AND THE HIGHLANDS MACON IAN
THURSDAY, JANUARY .1153
HIGHLIGHTS
OF JESSAGE
(Continued from Page One;
lars in the year M62 to auout sixty
ciglii uiniion uoiiars m lue year
uur goal, our ..objective is
to raise it to ninety or one hun
ihed 'billion dollars. . . '
ihe people ui this country, by
art 'overwhelming vote, are in tavor
oi having me eonyrVss this con- j
gress put a .Hour ueiow which m
oustrial wages shall not fall, and a
ceiling beyond which the hours of
industrial labor shall not rise.
1 am as anxious as' any banker or
industrialist or business man or in
vestor or economist that the budget
of the United States government dc
brought into balance as quickly as
possible. But I lay down certain
conditions which seem reasonable
and which I -believe all should ac
cept. The first condition is that we
continue the policy of not permit
ting any needy American who can
and is willing to work to starve
because the federal . government
does not provide the work.
In relation to tax changes, three
things should be kept in mind.
First, the total sum to be derived
by the federal treasury must not
be decreased as a result of an;
changes in schedules. Second, ab
uses by individuals or corporation
designed to escape tax-paying bj
using various methods of doin;
business, corporate and otherwisi
abuses which we have ' sought
with great success, to end mu
not be restored. Third, we shoiilc
rightly change certain provision:
where they are proven to wort
definite hardship, especially on tin
small business men of the nation:
But, speculative income should no!
be favored over earned income.
It is human nature to argue that
this or that tax is responsible for
every ill.
As a nation we have rejected
any radical revolutionary program.
For a permanent correction of
grave weakness in our economic
system we have relied on new ap
plications of old Democratic pro
cesses. The work undertaken by Andrew
Jackson and Woodrow Wilson is
"Bread and Britches" Tax Condemned
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I am sure the congress of the
United States will , not let the
people down.
Mrs. C. H. Shel ton Dies
In Atlanta Hospital
Mrs. C. H. Sheldon, of Bruns
wick, Ga., died suddenly at Pied
mont hospital in Atlanta, Wednes
day morning, December 29. Funer
al services were held in Brunswick
Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Mrs. Sheldon recently spent the
summer at the Franklin Terrace
and made many friends while in
Franklin who will deeply regret to
learn of her death.
Mrs. Sheldon is an aunt of Mrs.
C. A. . Rowland, of Franklin.
Mrs. Henry W. Hardy, (left) national chairman of the League of
Women Consumers and Tax Payers, and Mrs. Wilbur E. Fribley, (right)
president of the Housewives League of America, show Sally Smith, (cen
ter) how one-eighth of a loaf of bread and a considerable portion of a
pair of workingman's overalls will go to the government in taxes if con
gress passes Secretary Wallace's proposed processing taxes on wheat
and cotton. These suggested levies have been called "bread and
britches" taxes.
not finished yet.
We have a new moral climate in
mefica.
Government can be expected to
cooperate in every way with the
business of the nation provided
the component parts of business
ibmdon ... prn-rtioes wh'Hi do
belong to this day and age, and
adopt prices and production policies
appropriate to the times.
Our conclusion must be that
while proven hardships should be
corrected, they should not be cor
rected in such a way as to restore
abuses already terminated or to
shift a greater 'burden to the less
fortunate
Capital is essential; reasonable
earnings on Tapital are essential
Hut misuses of the powers of cap-
CHUILRfflANT
Going Out of Business
Ladies Shoes
GROUP NO. 1
382 Pairs of Ladies'
Dress Shoes
$1.00 Pr.
GROUP NO. 2
483 Pair of Shoes and
Oxfords
Val. to $3.95, on Sale
$1.69
GROUP NO. 3
Paris Fashion Shoes
Val. up to $5.00, Now
$1.98
AAA to EE
Silk Dresses
GROUP NO. 1
One Big Rack of
SILK DRESSES
$1.00
GROUP NO. 2
341 Dresses, Val. to $5.95, on Sale
$1.98,
GROUP NO. 3
187 Better Dresses, Val. to $10.75,
On Sale
$2.95 and $3.95
ital or selfish suspension of the
employment of capital must be end
ed, or the capitalistic system will
destroy itself through its own
abuses.
The overwhelming majority of
business men and bankers intend
to be good citizens. Only a small
minority have displayed poor citi
zenship by. engaging in practices
which are dishonest or definitely
harmful to society.
I have spoken of practices and
abuses which demand correction
through the cooperation of capi
tal and labor with the government.
But no government can help the
destinies of people who insist on
putting sectional and class-consciousness
ahead of general weal.
There must be proof that sectional
and class interests are prepared
more greatly than they are today
to be national in outlook.
In the case of jabor as in the
case of capital, misrepresentation
of the policy of the government
of the United States is deception
which will- not long deceive. In
both cases we seek cooperation. In
every case power and responsibility
must go hand in hand. A govern
ment can punish specific acts of
spoliation; but .no government can
conscript cooperation.
Another gronp of problems af
fecting business, which cannot be
termed specific abuses, gives us
food for grave thought about the
future. Generically such problems
arise out of the concentration of
economic control to the detriment
of l the body politic control of
other people's money, other peo
ple's labor, other people's lives. .
We hold our objectives and our
principles to .be sound. We will
never go back on them.
Government has a final respon
sibility for the well-being of its
citizenship. If private cooperative
endeavor fails to provide work for
willing hands and relief for the
unfortunate, those suffering hard
ship from no fault of their own
have a right to call upon the gov
ernment for aid ; and a government
worthy1 of its name must make fit
ting responses.
It is the opportunity and the
duty of all those who have faith
in democratic methods as applied
in -industry, in agriculture and in
business, as well as in the fields
of politics, to do their utmost to
cooperate with government with
out regard to political affiliation,
special interests or economic preju
dices, in whatever program be
sanctioned by the chosen repre
sentatives of the people.
That presupposes on the part of
the representatives of the people, a
program,, its enactment and its ad
ministration. Not because of the pledges of
party programs' alone, not because
of the clear policies of the past
five years, but chiefly because of
the need of national unity in end
ing mistakes of the past and
jneelingthe , n ecessities - of - todayr
House. Plants Require
Special Winter Care
House plants have a hard ex
istence during winter, months strug
gling under conditions far from
natural in the. home's artificially
created atmosphere, according, to
Otto Veerhoff, State college hor
ticulturist. In cold, dark weather, rooms are
often excessively hot with practic
ally no ventilation and sometimes
little light. The air, though not
quite as hot as in the desert, is
frequently more arid,
The plant's soil may be as dry
as a sandpile, Veerhoff said, or if
the pot is water-tight, the roots
may lead a submarine existence
in flooded soil. The leaves' may be-
plant may be poisoned by small
amounts of, gas in the air, V
True diseases among house plants
are rare, Veerhoff explained. Oc
casionally, insects may cause dam
age. However, the yellow sickly
appearance of the plants is nearly
always due to the unfavorable en
vironment of the house combined
with improper watering.
Most plants cannot survive ,, if
kept in rooms where the tempera
ture is run up to 85 or 90 degrees.
Even 75 degrees . is too warm for
certain plants, Veerhoff said.
At low temperatures, the arr s
not so drying, but all homes will
have better plants if the air is
moistened in some way. Open pans
of water are effective but often
awkward and unsightly. However,
low pans, made to fit the window
sill or table and painted to match
the woodwork, are often acceptable.
The plant pots can then be placed
in such pans, the bottom of the pot,
being raised above the level of
the water by pieces of brick pr
wood.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to extend our heart
felt thanks to all those who were
so kind and thoughtful during our
recent bereavement. Also desire to
especially thank the Bryant Funeral
Home for their many courtesies.
MRS. RANDOLPH KEENER
AND CHILDREN.
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CLOSING OUT SALE
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We are closing out our entire stock
of Groceries and Feeds at cost.
Come in and get your supply while
they last.
E. A. DOWDLE
Franklin, N. C.
For the Benefit of Our
Customers and the Public
When your car needs to be serviced, washed,
greased, polished or mechanical work just call
123. We will call for your car, and leave you a
car to use as you like while your car is being
serviced at no extra cost to you. Bob Blaine, our
service , manager, will see to it that the work is
properly done and .that your car is OK before it
is returned to you.
Our Work is Guaranteed
OUR WASH AND GREASE RACK IS
INSIDE THE BUILDING
MARFAX LUBRICATION
We Have the Oil to Suit Your Car
Your Business is Appreciated and we Want to
Give you the Expert Service to Which
You are Entitled
AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE COST
GIVE US A TRIAL
Just Call 123
FRANKLIN, N. C
we must carry on. ,
I do not propose to ' let the
people down.