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"THE FRANKLIN PRESS AND THE HIGHLANDS MACON IAN THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1940 PAGE FOUR . anil Ot ' 'Jiijltlimite. JKariurian 1'ublished every Thursday by The Franklin Press At Franklin, North Carolina Telephone No. 24 VOL. LV Number 25 Mrs. J. W. C. Johnson and W. S. Johnson...... Carl P.. Cabe . ............. .: ..... f . .Publisher Advertising Entered at the Post Office, Franklin, N. C, as second class matter SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year .... Eight Months $1.50 $1.00 Obituary notices, cards of thanks, tributes of respect, by individuals, lodges, churches, organizations or societies, will be regarded as adver tising and inserted at regular classified advertising rates. Such notices I will be marked "adv. in compliance with the postal regulations. This newspaper invites' its readers to express their opinions on matters of public interest ' through its columns. The Press Maconian is independent in its policies and is glad to print both sides of any question. Letters to the editor should bt written legibly on only one side of the paper and should be of reasonable length. The editor reserves the right to reject letters which are too long, are ' of small general , interest or which would violate the sensibilities of our readers. BIBLE THOUCHT Arise," O God, and judge thou the earth; for thou shalt take all nations to thine inheritance. Psalm 83:8." I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just that His justice cannot sleep forever. Thomas Jeffer,son. The De Soto Celebration THE Ouadricentennial of the coming of white men to North Carolina will be celebrated here in a fitting way. Civic organizations and individuals are working together to make the day an enjoyable one for both visitors and home people. The occasion of the unveiling of the Colonial Dames' marker of the De Soto expedition is bring ing this important beginning of our history vividly to mind. We are appreciative of this service by a society that has made valuable contributibns to the preserving of records of th6 colonial period. We are grateful too, to, be reminded that here, on our soil, a bit of that history was made. This stone, carrying a plate engraved with the brief record, is one of a number which i will be placed by the Col onial Dames in every state through which this first expedition inarched. Another voluntary contribution to our celebra tion is the pageant, "Waters Flowing West" to be played in the Macon Theatre, personally directed by the author, Edith Russell, talented playwright, and which will dramatize an exciting episode that is recorded to have happened right here on the banks of the Little Tennessee. The people of Franklin appreciate this gracious and friendly act. It is brought home to us by these pleasant re1 minders that greater significance attaches to De Soto's expedition than that of a mere gold search ing party of Spanish conquistadores. De Soto was bent on establishing a vast domain for himself in the New World, much greater than the island of Cuba of which he was governor. While it is not nec sary to glorify the motives or characters of these men, still it is important that we understand their contribution to the early history of our nation. As a dauntless trail blazer, this Spanish grandee de serves to take a high place among the great explorers. Press Comment The Fall of France . (Raleigh News and Observer) There may be somewhere in this world men who will condemn the French for the bitter, heart-breaking decision their leaders made for them recently. There may be some wilio will say they should have gone on fighting to the last poilu and the last centime. Some even may condemn "the leaders of France as not long ,ago Leopold of the Bel gians was condemned. ..It' is' an easy business for men in security to criticize the decisions of men in despair. The French have been beaten be fore just as in the past they have also been victorious. But defeat no more than victory can alter long the brave, good, thrifty, shrewd nation of the French. They will survive as a people as they have through all the centuries survived the triumph of conquerors from Caesar to Bismarck, as they have survived their own militancy and their own mistakes. They will sur vive as a nation entitled to the res-" pect, the honor and the friendship of mankind. They need sympathy now and they are entitled also even in their failure to the: salute which belongs to the brave. TJvere are few pld nations which have not known the. night, the hours of. national darkness and despair. But the French will not be destroyed merely because as brave men they have been, de feated. France lives though Joan weeps. There is np power so im placable that it can forever .hold dawn its. spirit or keep its gal lantry and gaiety in chains. Across bloody centuries Frenchmen have learned how to die and France how to live. No disaster will suf fice to make either of them forget. NATION'S HEALTH DEfdANDS CARE North 'Carolina Launches Physical Preparedness Program Clippings , Are We Willing? CATACLYSMIC events in Europe moving with such swiftness emphasize what James P. War burg told "the American people over a nation-wide hook up last week. This financier and author said, "The truth is we are in danger . . . that to meet this danger we must make sacrifices. The time has come that any one who tries to blind lis to this truth is either rejerded to have happened right here on the banks OuldTaTf?SJ" die in defense of freedom, no matter liv hopelessftJ. cause may seem, than purchase mere life at the expnsT-r9i4reedni." Ur. Warburg theorized' on the' afsrnative of 'making up our minds that if Hitler is victorious id Europe we shall be unable to oppose him with lorce and will have to seek some way of coming to' " terms with him. 'There is only one way of coming to terms with Hitler and that is to follow the example of Musso lini, to adopt the Nazi philosophy and Nazi prin ciples and become Hitler's partner , and friend. If we are willing to purchase peace at that price, we can probably have it." . Repartee T would be well for those who still cherish par- tisan mental attitudes in the face of national danger to heed the behavior of a great American William Knudsen. General Motors boss and pro duction coordinator of the recently appointed Na tional Defense committee. The Merrv-Go-Round column reports this apt piece of repartee. Although Knudsen has had vig orous differences with President Roosevelt he re buked a friend who introduced a prominent citizen as "one of those 100 per cent Roosevelt guys" by quietly replying. "Aren't we all, these grave days? The President is the head of our country, and he deserves our full cooperation. As one 100 per cent man to another, I am lad to meet you." 'America First' The following is clipped from The State of June 8, Carl Goerch's weekly magazine: ' Jt was in 1924, if I mistake net, that the Right Reverend G. Ashton Oldham, Protestant Episcopal Bish op of the diocese of Albany, N. Y., in the course of an address gave utterance to a sentiment which caught, the imagination of many, and was widely quoted throughout this country. Recently, in' another address, , he repeated the saying, naming it this concep tion of a Christian attitude for. this country, "this was written 10 years ago," he said, "and 1 see no reason to change a single - word. It is a lorry utterance, breathing the Spirit of true patriotism, and i think it worthy of a place over the desk of every business man, and above the mantel in the living room of every home: AMERICA FIRST: Not merely in matters material, but in things of the spirit. Not merely in science, inventions, , motors and skyscrapers, but also in ideals, principles, character. Not merely in the calm assertion of rights, but in the glad as sumption of dutien. Not flaunting her strength as a giant, but bending in helpful ness over a sick and wounded world like a 'Good Samaritan.' Not in splendid isolation,, but in courageous cooperation. , Not in pride, arrogance, and dis dain of other races and peoples, but in sympathy, love, and under standing. Not in treading again the old worn, bloody pathway which ends inevitably in chaos and dis aster, but in blazing a new trail, along which, please God, other nations will follow, into the New Jerusalem where wars shall be no more. Some day some nations must take this path unless we are to lapse once again into utter barbarism And that honor J covet for my beloved America. And ,s.o, in that spirit and with these hopes, 1 say with all my heart and soul. AMERICA FIRST! SECURJTY NOT IN WEAPONS ALONE -.-.In concluding his addre&s to Con gres-on measures of defense, Pres ident Rc8evelt said : "Our ideatsjours and mine, the ideal ot almost any man, woman and child in the 'country, our ob jectives is still peace peace at home and peace abroad. Revert he less, we stand ready not only to spend millions for defense VQ give our service and even our lives for the maintenance of our American liberties. "Our security is not a matter of weapons alone. The arm that wields them must be strong, the eye that guides them clear, the will that directs them indomitable These are the characteristics of a free people, a people devoted to the institutions they themselves have built, a people willing to de fend a way of life that is precious to them alL a people who put their faith in God." Cammerer Resigns As Head Of Park Service Hailing die creation of the Great Smoky Mountains national park as the "outstanding achievement" of Arao B. Cammerer's administration, to fill Cammerer's place. In view of the swiftly moving events of the past few days, Dr. Carl V. Reynolds, state health of ficer, who recently issued an ap peal for a physical preparedness program in North Carolina to' back up President Roosevelt's military preparedness . policy, declared to night: "'Don't miss the bus!" "History teaches us that in for mer wars more people died from preventable diseases than from bul lets. That could .hardly be true, however, with the present means of human slaughter that are send ing thousands into eternity every hour. 1 "But whatever our material re sources may be, we cannot prop erly utilize them unless they are placed in charge of those who are mentally and physically fit, and there is but one way to determine physical fitness, and that is by medical examination first, to de termine what impairment there is, if any, and then to effect a restor ation. "Upon- whom does the respon sibility for this physical prepared ness rest? This question has been put to me, and in reply I should .say that it rests primarily upon : "(a) The individual self preser vation is the first law of nature. "(b) The physician the guardian of health. "(c) The employer the major source of intelligent group attack. "It is the duty of the individual to see that he is immunized against diseases which can bt prevented and to undergo, voluntarily, a phy sical examination that will serve as a check-up and then correct the correctable. If the examination ,hows the presence of some malady which could not .have been pre vented, the patient should place himself under the care of a com petent physician, immediately, for treatment. It is well for the lay man to understand the devastating potentialities of many maladies which, within themselves, appear easily curable. It is neglect that gives them their fatal aspects. "Jt is well for the individual to have himself checked for syphilis, remembering that, untreated, the 'Great Imitator' not only renders him unfit for military duty but is the cause of from 10 to 12 per cent of all ' heart trouble, 15 per cent of all blindness and more than 10 per cent of the total in sanity. "It is also important to check for various other diseases, as well as their symptoms, including, for example, latent and early tuber culosis, hook-worm, malaria, dia betes, nephritis, (Bright's) heart and compensatory channels. "We have realized for a long time that medical science and lab oratory research are far in ad vance of the public's willingness to take advantage of them. A cursory examination is both insuf ficient and misleading and should be abandoned. Instead, there should be a careful physical ex aminationcoupled with laboratory findings, to discover not only the apparent but the incipient diseases. bearing in mind always that the whole truth is not ascertained in every instance. "There rests with the physician the responsibility "of encouraging physical examinations with a view to the administration of preventive and correctional measures. No one enjoys' more fully the confidence of those with whom he deals than does the physician. There is a sacred relationship between the physician and his patient like that between the pastor and the par ishioner. In this crisis, then, the physician does now, as he has in the, past, hold himself in readiness to perform a distinct service to Jiumanity and to his country. there is yet another respon sibility in the present crisis, the fulfillment of which will result in enhancing the physical prepared ness program which ought to mark this period, when we may be on the verge of having to actively de fend our land against foes from without, and perhaps from within. This is the responsibility of our employers for the millions in in dustry who, whether in war or peace, should be physically fit It should be insisted upon that these millions undergo physical tests. There need be no fears on the part of-those to be examined. To be physically impaired does not necessarily mean ,J.''ity to work. but for one to weak nesses helps him to over?&. i-. "n. I Let each of us realize anCVVi . in mind his own 1 nrrcnnal rrennn'i sibiiity in this hour when the na tion needs men and women. It is truly a monentous hour!' Home Coming Day To Be Observed At Sugarf ork Home Coming Day will be ob served at the Sugarfork Baptist church on Sunday, June 23. The Rev. Joseph A. Brys.on, of Co lumbia, Mo., a native of Macon county who is spending several weeks here visiting, will deliver the principal address at 11 o'clock. Lunch will be served at noon, and the public is invited to attend. An evening service, at 8 o'clock, will be held at the Ellijay Baptist church, with the Rev. Mr. Bry.son preaching. Fisherman Attention! ' Cliff side Lake Opens Cliff side will again be pen on June 22, 23, and 24 to fishing. The fishing continues to attract numer ous enthusiasts. Brook trout caught to date average well over 10 inches. Both lake fishing and stream fish ing can be had, there being two streams, well stocked with brook trout, entering the lake with the main Skittles Creek just below the dam, having some excellent pools: Daily permits for $1.00 can be secured from the concessionaire at the bathhouse on the lake. Wholesale prices of most cuts of fresh pork declined from 12 to 22 per cent during May, this drop heing attributed to greatly increased supplie. CONCENTRATED , i rggsPER suds P PALMOLIVE i for 20c Hi 3 for I I 25c XREBWU OCTAGON or SOAP "c OCTAGON orr POWDER AATAtnil 3 roi UUIHUUHii. loiiei 5oap OCT. CLEANSER OCT. GRANULATED CITY MARKET The World's News Seen Through The Christian Science Monitor An International Daily Newspaper it Truthful' Constructive Unbiased Free from Sensational urn Editorials Are Timely and Instructive and Its Daily Features, Together with the Weekly Magazine Section, Make the Monitor an Ideal Newspaper for the Home. 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The public can help by patronizing only legally operated places where beer and ale are sold and by reporting any objectionable conditions to . . . Brewers and North Carolina Beer Distributors Committee EDGAR H. BAIN, State Director SUITE 111-17 COMMERCIAL BUILDING RALEIGH, N. C. McCormick-Deering Twine . . . American-Made Twine at its Best! FULL LENGTH FULL STRENGTH FULL WEIGHT C . f . t ... . circiary oi me interior ickes ac cepts the resignation of the direc tor of the national park service because of ill health. Newton P Drury of California is appointed More than 6,000,000 farmers, od- erating 82 per cent of the crop land in the United States are par ticipating in the 1940 AAA pro gram, announces the asricultunsJ adjustment administration. Ever since twine binders, went into use, this high value twine has saved time, grain, and money for American grain growers. There has never been a year when its price didn't represent the greatest actual twine value for that year. Full length, full strength, uniformity, and protection against insects are worth-while considerations when the grain harv est is at stake. In the face of increased labor rates and increased cost of materials, this year's McCormick-Deering Twine prices are practically at last year's levels. We suggest that you give us your twine order right away and protect yourself against the possi bility of any price change or shortage. Macon County Supply Co Hardware, Mill Supplies, Farm Implements LYMAN HICDON AND HARVE BRYANT. Mr FRANKLIN, N.G if 9c
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