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Hitler 'Marches On
FINDER the caption, "One' Witji Nineveh and Tyre," quoted from
V Kipling's "Recessional," the Asheville Citizen carried Tuesday one
of the ablest editorials concerning the European imbroglio that has
appeared .since the beginning , of - Hitler's push for power. '
The . editorial follows.'!
'"Perhaps before this falls under the eyes, of its, readers, Czecho
Slovakia will have surrendered. In such a pass of events who can
blame hen? The alternatives as framed for her by the desperate
statesmanship of Great Britain left her little choice. The end for her
is the same; extinction. If she chooses not to fight, she will have the
dreary, satisfaction of knowing 'thiat she was destroyed by the con
scioiiS'act of her supposed friends. If she fights, she will be dismem
bered by .her' enemies in a struggle rendered hopeless for her by the
desertion of ; her, allies. ff
"By accepting Hitler's terms,' Czechoslovakia will lose lands, and
. peoples now 'and will perhaps lose all sovereignty a few months
hence. By making:' herself a party to such terms, Britain loses see
thing vastly more precious. She loses her imperial prestige the slow
brought gain of the centuries. , , .
. "When Chamberlain went to Berchtesgarten, he spoke for 4 a
mighty empire. When he returned from Berchtesgarten, he spoke for
a second-rate power. Never did . a great empire lose its rank ' so
swiftly and so completely. Hitler has grounded his loreign .policy all
along on the assumption that Britain was a waning influence in the
world and that she would not fight except to .save her own 'itnmedi--atc
hideHeproved-his-assmnption up. to the hilt-at "Berchtesgarten'.
"If Britain) has her way and Czechoslovakia yields peacefully, the .
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nnui.wiii, ui Luuisc, uc inner, xic win emerge iiuni ine lnciaeju as
the kmost powerful and dangerous figure that the world has known
since Napoleon finally failed in his, wild attempt to subjugate all of
Europe.
"The pattern of the future is already drawn in the . larger outlines.
Only the details remain to be filled in by the unfolding events from
day to day. The megalomaniac Hitler will not rest on his present
conquest. As soon as the Reich has digested th Sudeten areas, he
will press on until his hegemony has been established .'over all central
Europe.
"His job will be rendered easier for him by this hurried retreat
beaten -by Britain and France. He has demonstrated that these . two
powers, will not fight to protect smaller nations from his voreicious
maw and that France, is no longer able to fulfill her plighted word.
Frightened by what has' happened to Czechoslovakia, smaller countries
lying in the path of Hitler's .eastward march will undoubtedly sur
render with little show of. resistence. U would not be surprising to
see many of them hurrying to attach themselves to Germany on their
own frantic initiative.
"Once he gets, what he covets in. central Europe, Hitler, will turn
westward in his ambitions. Then he will demand from France what he"
wants. France may resist his demands and Britain may rush to her
aid . but then it will be too late. The probabilities are that by that
time France will be so weak that she will surrender Without any force
ful demur. If the upshot be war, however, Germany- will win easily.
By that, time she will be. vastly stronger-than odav Spain will' then
have been brought under the domination of Italy and Germany, and
it will be possible to attack France from the south as well as from
the west. Groat Britain and Franpe will lack for allies. By their con
duct in the present crisis, they will have isolated themselves from
Russia and from those opportunist countries who cast their lot with
the winning side. If France surrenders without a struggle' then Britian'
will be more helpless than ever as against the day when Hitler casts
greedy glances at' Britain's possessions. : t, ,
"Hitler ould, have been stopped.,
been stopped a year ago. rerhaps he could have been stopped when
he wolfed Austria. Presumably he 'could have been stopped this. time.
But he can: not be stopped, a year hence. Given another year-of ;
peaceful conquest, he will bestride Europe like a Colossus. The only
obstacle in his path is his own possible impatience. . If intoxicated with
his, victories he moves too fast, he. may overreach himself. But' if he
proceeds as deliberately in the future as he has in the past and con
tinues to cajl the fumbling hand of Britain with the same uncanny
accuracy, he will go fromconquest to xonquest and may conceivably
succeed even where Napoleon failed, in bringing a whole continent
under his will.' The Kaiser dreamed of 'Teutonic overloirdship of all
Europe. i Hitler may bring it to pass'.-
"Chamberlain learned at Berchtesgarten a lesson which the world,
may well ponder. There can ' be no peace withHitler except on his
terms. His terms will become more exacting as time. lengthens and
he develops more fixedly the delusion of his own destinv. At best.
the next world i war' has been only4
deferred ujitil Germany becomes more , powerful and, Britain relatively
more feeble.' ;' " J V; ' '.
.. "No country can long remain a world empire unless it is willing at
all times to , incur the mks that are inevitable!1' to the preservation of
prestige, and unless it is prepared to fight to protect hbse small na
tion that gather under;-its wings. Chamberlain has confessed that
Britain is no longer willing to accept such'hazards., tn making his con-
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ed the end of the British empire. .The dissolution may extend over
the years but the processes are now under way;. The empire which
Disraeli celebrated in his proud and spacious policies. , goes rapidly the
way of vanished empires. It will soon be a pomp of yesterday 'One
with Nineveh and Tyre'."
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A commuter between Europe's
troubled capitals Is Sir Nevile Hen
derson,' British ambassador to Ger
many. He is shown here boarding a
plane at Croydon for his return to
Berlin, after reporting to the Brit
ish, cabinet Germany's attitude .In
the Czech-Sudeten German dispute.
School Notes
JOURNALISM CLUB THANKS
PRESS FOR NEWS SPACE
The Journalism club of Franklin
school wishes to express its appre
ciation to The Franklin Press for
this page which has been given for
the school news. The club is happy
to have this opportunity to carry
on its activities and td convey to
the public the daily happenings in
the school.
Bruce Bryant.
SPELLING TO BE TAUGHT
IN HIGH SCHOOL
Because .there is such a wide
complaint among the higher offi
cials of the schools of North Car
olina of the inability of high school
students to spell, spelling has been
added to the high school curriculum.
The words appearing in the 'text-;
books to be used have been select
,d with ' great care. Three major
problems were undertaken in com
piling this text : to secure the
"cornmonest words, to. determine the
per' cent of high school students
who could spell these these words.,
! and to select the words most ' f re
'quently misspelled. As a result of
this extensive research, a standard
scale has been constructed, and it
is hoped that the students of
Franklin high, school' will' be
come "spelling conscious" and at
tain the reputation that their elders
claim when the pedagogues of by
gone days required mastery of the
"Old Blue-Back Speller." " :
Nat Macon.
CHAPEL PROGRAMS
ARE INSPIRING
In contrast to the monotonous
routine of classes is the worth
while and inspiring chapel period
conducted each Monday by ' Mr. J.
R. Wells, principal of Franklin
schools.' "Choosing a Vocation" was
the subject of his talk last Mon-:
day. He explained that since life
had become inore complex, the
choosing of a, vocation is more dif
ficult now than it was in times
past when young people could learn
to like a- trade by watching. Now,
he stated, the operations of indus
try are carried on behind lockedi
doors where no one is permitted to
enter, for fear of cutting down pro
duction or endangering one'$ life.
As. a result, the youth of today are'
dependent on-books for guides to
obtain information about different
trades and professions. Mr. Wells
urged the students, by all means,1
to choose a trade for which they
are fitted.. He cited the advantage
of early decision of one's life
work ; for according to the law of
average, only a .small per cent have
the privilege of pursuing their edu-;
cation ,and training beyond (lthe sen
ior year' of high school.
Nannie L. Wallace.
SENIOR CLASS
ELECTS OFFICERS r
The senior j class met', in Mrs.
Macon's room last Wednesday for
the purpose of electing the officers
for this. year. Mrs; Macon acted as
chairman while the vote was being
made. J. C. Jacobs was elected
president. The. other officers were
then etected and are as follows;
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John Slaglc, vice-president ; Lillian
Jones, .secretary) George Patten,
treasurer j and BiUy Corbin, re
porter, ' . .v-
- Billy Corbin,
JUNIOR CLASS
ELECTS OFFICERS
The junior class, held its first
meeting last week and elected the
class officers. They were as fol
lows:. Henry "Gabe, president; Dor
thy Sloan, vice-president ; Otela
Brysoh, secretary; Alex: Arnold,
treasurer. Those appointed on the
finance v committee, of which Fan
nie Mae Sherrill is chairman, are :
Louise Blaine, - Lucille Hall, Helen
Jacobs, Kate McGee, Lucille Brook
shire, Dorothy Southard, Virginia
Gray, Pauline Davis, Betty Slagle,
Charlotte Mason, W,' R. Fouts,
Russell Powers, , Alex Arnold and
Virginia Justice. After discussing
plans for raising funds for the
junior and senior banquet, the class
agreed to pay class dues; 15 cents
a' member each month, in addition
to sponsoring entertainments of
various kinds. -
Lorena Green.
CHEER LEADERS SELECTED
FROM SENIOR CLASS
The senior class of the Franklin
high school will have the honor of
having the two cheejr leaders select
ed from its class. Each grade will
have one leader chosen from its
room. These leaders will be backed
by the members of the Cheering
Squad made up of boys and girls
ot the school. The leaders have
already begun to compose their
songs and yells for the first ball
game at Sylva Friday night.
.Helen Franks.
RADIO PROGRAM GIVEN
BY SENIOR ENGLISH CLASS
.The Senior English class had a
mock radio program last week. The
timing and order was kept by an
nouncer, Mattie Pearl Raby. The
program which lasted for half an
hour consisted of the "Esso Re
porter," two comedians, a play, a
solo, and a quartet singing. .
The announcer imitated Carlton'
Brickort, and the Esso Reporter,
Mack Patton, imitated Lowell
Thomas. The two comedians con
sisted of Bill Corbin and Mitchell
McCoy. The actors in the play were
George Patton and Eugene Furr.
"Tisky, the Tasky," was sung as a
solo by Mildred Roper. Max Raby,
Edith Morgan, Turner DeHart, and
Lynette Martin rendered a, quartet
selection.
Billy Corbin.
TIME MAGAZINE ADDS
INTEREST TO HISTORY CLASS
To make the study of history
more interesting, the students are
getting the 'Time"1 magazine. This
magazine which contains, interest
ing news . of national and foreign
affairs, comes : weekly and costs
only $1.36 for four months. All stu
dents find that the information
from this little magazine is benefi
cial to them in their study of both
history and civics. It enables, them
to discuss more' intelligently the po
litical affairs of the world. . 1
Bruce Bryant.
WOR& OF
COMMERCIAL CLUB
The Commercial club for the past
week has been having a program of
room improvement. The walls have
been cleaned and new pictures have
been added to improve the appear
ance of the room. i .
A play on - salesmanship will be
given, at our next meeting.
To gain practice in typing, the
Commercial club has undertaken,
as a project, the typing SI the
school news. Besides being benefi
cial to the members of this club,
the understanding of this project,
at the same time, will be a valuable
service, to , the members of . the
Journalism club.
' .. E&telle Bennett.
SENIOR CLASS HAS
LARGEST NUMBER IN HISTORY
The senior class' of the Franklin
high school this year is the largest
in history and it is still increasing.
In previous years one room was all
that was necessary to seat the
Senior class 4ut this year two
rooms .are needed, and 'both are
crowded Mrs. Stewart has one
room ' which contains 46 seniors
and Mrs. Macon has the other
which contains 47, making a total
of 93 students.
Billy Corbin. ,
FRESHMEN CLASS .
HOLDS ELECTION
The freshmen class has elected
the following officers ; Marie Dean,
president) Byrda Nell Southard,
secretary;, Jena V, Frazler, treas
urer, and Janell Green,' reporter.
The following program committee
was appointed, Louise Wallace,
Janell Green, and Bedell Bradley.
Programs ; will be rendered each ;
Wednesday and Friday.
' ; . Marie Dean.!
MISS GILLIAM'S NINTH
GRADE ELECTS OFFICERS
Doris Werner has been elected
president of Miss Gilliam's Section
of the ninth grade. Other officers
are : Kenneth Bryant, vice-president;
Helen Potts, secretary; Port
er ' Duncan,; treasurer; Kenneth
Bryant, class reporter; and Virgin
ia Zachafy, cheer leader. .
Kenneth Bryant.
CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN UNDER
WAY IN MISS WEAVER'S
ROOM
The girls in Miss Weaver's home
room have been busy cleaning up
their room and making it attractve.
Curtains have been added to make
the roont look "cheery," and flow
ers have been brought eacn day to
brighten the room.
Marie Dean.
FRIEZE MADE BY
SIXTH GRADE
Frank Murray and Gus Leach, of
the sixth grade, have just complet
ed a frieze On the "Development
of Transporation".. This frieze con
sists of pictures showing man as
his own burden bearer . down
through the ages of ox cart, pony
express, steam engine, electricity,
and aircraft. '
Gus Leach.
PRIMARY SCHOOL
NEWS
We . have been studying the life
of Robert Stevenson. We Tiave col
lected many of, his, poems. We are
learning to read and sing these
poems. We are planning to give a
Robert Louis Stevenson program
for our parents soon. ,
Elizabeth Anne Phillips.
(Second Grade)
Macon Theatre
Matinees 3:30 P. M.
NIGHT SHOW 7:30
SHOWING FROM 1:30 TO
11 P. M. SATURDAYS
PROGRAM FOR WEEK
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
Thrills in the slcyl Love in the
jungle 1
JACK HOLT IN
"FLIGHT INTO
NOWHERE"
WITH
JACKQUELINE WELLS AND
DICK PURCELL
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
GEORGE O'BRIEN IN
"GUN LAW"
WITH
RITA OEHMAN AND RAY
WHITLEY
AUo: "DICK TRACY", Chap. 2
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MONDAY, TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY, SEPT 26, 27, 28
IRVING BERLIN'S
"ALEXANDER'S
RAGTIME BAND"
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Come and bring the family!
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
JACK OAKIE, LUCILLE BALL
IN
"THE AFFAIRS OF
ANNABEL'?
WITH
RUTH DONNELLY, BRADLEY
PAGE, FRITZ FELD,
THURSTON HALL
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