?h* if rank li it
aitd
iHrtrouifiit
Published every Thursday by The Franklin Press
At PrarW'n Forth Carolina
Ti l< phone N i. 2i
VOL. LXI Number twenty-two
WEIMAR JONES , 1 Editor-Publisher
-nenn
Entered at the Post Olfice, Franklin, N. C., as second class matter
Obituary notices, cards of thanks, tributes of respect, by in
dividuals. lodges, churches, organizations or societies, will be re
tarded as advertising and inserted at regular classified advertis
ing rates. Such notices will be marked "adv." in compliance
with the postal regulations.
Exit Mr. Weaver
""TllH Democrats of this congressional district, in
* Satur<lav's primary election, spoke in, nninis
takahle tones. -\ majority ill every county Init two ?
and a total majority of more than 'J.IKX) ? voted lor
a change. - . ? ? ..
i
The choice beloni^cd to the voters, who usually
know what tlu-y are about. And -the lasers will
graciously how- to the will ol the people.
Mr. Kcdden's most ardent supporters, on the
other hand, cannot view lhe election without a tinge
ol {??i'et- W ith lew exceptions, they will wish Mi. ?
\\*ea\'e"i' "trrrd* ?/ Tct i rerf rrr rtic~ fifties'
^e 1*11 1 . and saved himself this disappointment. For
rhere is general agreement that Mr. Weaver, what
ever his shortcomings, rendered conscientious and
honest service over a period of a quarter of a Cen
llUrV. 1" ' " ? '? f
Dangerous Ground
The patience ol" the public, the congress, 'a tuft he
(''resident already' had been sorely strairted before '
the railroad strike was called. Considering that facjt. i
plus the disastrous effect of the strike on recon
version, plus, the annoyance and inconvenience ol
disrupted service for most citizens, phis the unrea- i
sonableness and indifference to the public's welfare
displayed b\ the leaders of two railroad unions? '
considering all that, it is 110 wonder the reaction
was violent.- ?
But tl; ? President remained on sound ground
when lie recommended legislation making 'sucTTlf".
h ike illegal, anil criv.iinaHv punishable. Because it
? t-rtaiuh is true tb;?i when the employes' in an in
? tn s try that has been taken over by the government
g?? on strike? or when they remain on strike after
the industry has been taken oveV by the govern
nient? they are striking against the government it- ;
s*lf. And such a strike should not be tolerated.
;Hut when Mr, Truman recommended" drafting
the strikers into the armed forces, he stepped over
iiito a dangerous area. For it is one thing. to say fq_
a man that he must not strike against >hi^ govern
ment. and "that he will be punished if he does: it is
<ipite another' to say to him that he will be drafted
and forced to work, if be does not do so voluntarily.
That is forced labor. And forced labor ? whether
it be for the government or for private industry,
and 110 matter how it may be disguised ? has but
obe name.
Forced labor is slaverv.
Elemental Honesty
SN'o one can fail' to admire the vigor and courage
<>l President Tinman's address to congress recom
mending laws for the control of strikes. But theiv
is one thing about the speech, that raises some in
(sijitent (|nestions.
The I 'resident recommended that the legislation
lie suggested "he effective only for six months after
the declaration . . . of the termination of hostilities".
Hostilities? Hostilities with whom?
And if the legislation is good, why limit the time
it ; is to he in effect? If it is had. is it honest to en
a<(t it under pretense of a war emergency? One
ought ask. too. why, if it is purely emergency legis
lation. it should he kept in effect for six months
aider the emergency ends.
?And when will the emergency end? The fighting
whs'over more than a year ago.
Will it he when the world returns to something,
resembling normal ?That may he decades away.
K)r will it he when certain elements, through use
ofj war-time pow.ers when there is no war, have
made America over to their liking? That time, too
? |t is tft he hoped ? is far in the future.
l\s such questions rise to plague him, the Presi
dent often must he reminded ? too late ? of some
thing his mother undouhtedlv taught him as a
child : '
r'O, what a tangled web we weave,
When fjrst we practice to deceive."
I7 or Mr. Truman's difficulty ' here. as in many
otner recent instances, grows out of sham. We are
nob now at war. and * e h^ve. not been at War for
mJnv months. >Ir. Truman knows it. The Amer
ican people know it. And elemental honesty de
tn.'ijjhjs that the fact be admitted.
Others' Opinions ?
M'i:i:i> has itv PlUcH
The National Safety Council reports that more than 8,000
persons iwere killed in traffic 'acttdents ht the first tnree
months of this year, which means- an increase of forty-four
per cent over the same period in 1945.
We cull attention to the figures which imply that 32,000
persons will be slain on the highways of this country in 1K46,
without having much idea that they will Impress any reader.
For some strange reason, the killing of nearly 100 persons
a day is regarded as a casual price that 135,000.000 people
must pay for automobile travel. ? Marion Progress.
AXOTHEK IX'Pl >TRY
We ofier our congratulations to Franklin on the proposed j
establishment of the textile mills oy the Van kaalte company,
Inc., a nationally known manufacturing company, famous for >
their hosiery, undeiwear and gloves.
The location of the plant is another recognition of West
ern Carolina by the nation's manufacturers and will offer new
lields ot employment and opportunity to the people of Macon
County. We can understand and fully appreciate what the
plant will mean to that section, for we, too, have had additions
to our industrial liljjiiv- Uajwocd county, which have brought
not only material compensation but also new and desirable
citizens.? \?aynesv?lle Mountaineer.
GARDKXS IX KilCLDS
One thing I notice this spring is more and more gardens
being planted right out in the field. 1 like that. There is a lot
of religion lost in the old fenced garden. It is usually the
Saturday afternoon job, and who wants to work Saturday
aiternoon? Then the mule steps on everything and has to turn
around before he gets Started'. You are naif-mad anyway, and
that just sets it' -off. You sweat aftd swear and luss, and then
you are not fit to go to church Sunday morning-. On the eV/t-'
trary, if you plant your garden out in a fertile lield, you are 1
away from the accumulated insects, diseases, and grass of the
old garden spat, and you can plow it right on through when j
you plow the [ield crops.- J: M. Eleazer, writing in The
Progressive Fanner. -Lt'
ANOTHER > MATHERS
The Haywood County large family of Smathers are not only
esteemed at home but honored in other States. Referring to ]
tne recent primary victory for a seat in Congress by young !
George Smathers in the Miami district. The New Republic says
that "his easy victory represents a gain for the Claude Pepper 1
forces in Florida," adding: "Smathers, a former Marine and
anU-trust~tawyer, hammered away at the record of Congress
man Cannon."
Smathers was Assistant U. S. District Attorney before enter
ing the Marine Corps in 1942. The Miami papers call him "a
very determined and capable parson."
The selection of Smathers by Florida voters recalls that his
father, Judge Frank Smathers, then a resident of N?W Jersey,
was appointed judge by Governor Woodrow Wilson, and his
uncle was elected to the United States Senate in New Jersey.
? Raleigh News and Observed
A GR HAT S( >LTHERSCER
A statue of Booker T. Washington belonged in the Hall of
fame at New York University. It is good to know that at long
last the neglect has been corrected. Thursday the statue was
unveiled with appropriate ceremonies in which his true great- '
ness was fittingly extolled.
Booker T. Washington was a great American and a great
Southerner. It is perhaps no exaggeration to say that few
Americans of his generation labored more wisely and more
faithfully. Certainly he was the most distinguished leader
which the Negro race has known in America.
It was Washington's fate no less than his opportunity to
work in the 8outh ? his South ? tit a time when the rancors
engendered by the War between the States and i|s cruel after
math of Reconstruction blinded #r distorted the judgments of
so many. These bitternesses incteased the - difficulties of the
statesmanlike task to which he set his hands.
But the South can now appreciate Booker T. Washington at
his true worth. The years since l?is death have vindicated the
tools with whicff He " worked and the job which he did. The
inscription on his statue at the Toskegee Normal and Industrial
Institute has a richer meaning today than when it was first
written: He lifted the veil of ignorance lrom his people and I
pointed the way to progress through education and industry." {
, t - - ; ? Asheville Citizen. '
.jL ?? -fc-k 4?> tt td *a?
HAS: 61V I L1ZAT K )K COLLAPSED ?
Is our modern civilization failing apart? The question is put
more vividly by an editorial in the Christian Century when
they ask: ' Has Civilization Collapsed?" They suggest that it is j
not enough to took at what is happening and what may hap
pen tomorrow as indications of a collapse that may come, but
rather to look at the- Events of the last thirty years and see
that civilization may have collapsed a generation ago. |
It is Indicative of our present state of civilization when the
government of the United States appoints a committee to study
suitable underground sites for larjge industry. It seems that we
are not going to he forced reluctantly to become cave fnen, but 1
to become so by choice. This, of course, is only a surface indi
cation of the collapse of our civilization. Par more significant
is the evidence of our economic instability, political corruption,
and moral uncertainty.
Consider the ease with which all major nations practiced
obliteration bombing during the war without apology. Think
of America's black markets in terms of starving millions in
Europe. Read of the displaced persons in Europe. Find out j
something of the slave labor in some nations ? Russia in par- |
ticuiar. Watch! management and Uabor battle without thought
of public responsibility. See the collapse of the family in our
community and our nation.
If civilization is collapsing it has gone very far. If it has I
collapsed the wreckage is enornlous. Those who prefer light
to darkness must seek again their Oodl? H. Grady Hardin
in Black Mountain News.
. ?? : ? h ? .
Peace-loving peoples must learn to pay the price of peace,
if they would avoid wars. ? Marion Progress.
LQQKf ELECTRIC IRONS
Imm*rfl?f? D*lhr?ry I
Wrfta Nmm ?nd AMriu Plainly
A TtRRIFIC VALUE
*??50 Add 3Sf
I# for poetage
? Cool, Eaey-Grip Hand]*.
? Convanlaat Six*? weight 4'/i lb*.
? Complete with Detachable Cord.
? Suitable (or All Type! oi Ironing.
? Attractive, Durable Chrome
ftnlah.
Send Mo??f Order or Check (thru taring C.O.D. Chargei)
KAK SALIS COMPANY
S34 Pittsburgh Life Bldg. ? Dipt. 0-8 Pittsburgh 22, Pa.
CARD OF THANKS
Wo wish) %o ibit'ik pit. friends
and neightrirc Jar the mai?y-ea
previous of sympathy In the
loss of our sister and sunt; j
Hasseltine Talley. and also fpr
the many beautiful floral offer
ings.
M. J. Talley and Family, i
Sighs Painted
W. L. Hall
Franklin
(My shop is at my home,
near airport)
Press Ads Pay
Wreaths
Funeral
Sprays
| Cut Flowers
Potted Plants
Novelties
"Flowers for Every Occasion"
WEST S FLORISTS
PHONE 234 FRANKLIN, N. C.
CRUSHED STONE
For Concrete and Driveways
DELIVERED
F. S. Moore
Route 1 ( i, Phone 704
FREE!! S r"
1946 "CHAMPION" MOD II
Color Condld Typo Comoro
$3-98 L
%0 Pottage Paid
Includes 2 rolls of No. 127 film FREE
# Takes full NATURAL COLOR pic
turn indoors or outdoors.
# Takes 16 black-and-white* csi Ordi
nary No. 127 8 exposure roil.
# New film track brings entire picture
to sharp focus.
# Equipped with GENUINE Simpson |
# Fixed locust Exposure automati
cally correct at all times.
# Precision built ? fool proof.
# Attractively boxed.
Compart
Our
Size
S" Long
DON'T CONFUSE WITH TOY CAMERAS
? with math tam+ra
RUSH money-order, tave C.O.D. fees. IMMEDIATE SHIPMENT
K & K SALKS COMPANY
534 Pittsburgh Life Bldg. Dept. S-8 Pittsburgh 22, Pa.
tftqi
?sPfgSt
x7Ae BeatPajit
of- tke Mea?"
BACK TO NORMAL
Another member of our firm is back from
service in the Armed Forces, and we now have
cur normal staff ? made up of men experienced
in selecting fresh vegetables, fruits, etc. We
have been in this business since 1932, and that
14 years' experience is at your service.
We also are expanding our routes, and now
are serving Swain and Jackson Counties, as
well as Macon, and Rabun and Habersham in
Georgia.
not mere cheapness.
? ? M ? ? w , . ; , ? ? ? i 1
A FEW THE fOP BRANDS
WE CARRY REGULARLY ARE:
? tom-A-Toe Tomatoes
? iviack Brand Florida Oranges
? Sunkist California Lemons and Oranges
? Red Perch Fillets
... ?> . ?
r -
? Fresh-D rest Chickens
When you shop at your neighborhood grocer's,
ask for these hrands.
RABUN PRODUCE CO.
Wholesale Distributors