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Tuesday, July 6.1937
DeEcits
A Rent report released by the 1'nited States Treas
my shoes that deficits were discovered some two or
three years before President Roosevelt wnt into office
In 1932. for instance, there was a deficit under Mr.
Homer at more than three billion dollars. But jus!
now we can't recall that the liberal use of red ink at
that ling caused any girai touewn among me nnan-~
rial wizards and the prognostics tors.
Big business was sack in those days, and the reve
nue had dwindled to a low point. The Federal Gov
ernment was lending a helping hand to big business
and as lung as big business was on the receiving line
no howls abuni the country going busted were heard
Mr. Roosevelt did nut deny big business governmental
aid and in fact he was even more willing to help bag
business than hi- predeces^ir. But when Mr. Roose
velt started eilrmling the frontiers of freedom for the
common manes the big boys got peeved and started
tc howling. They forgot about those huge deficits
that were created back yonder in war times. To go
into debt for the purchase of guns and ammunition
was peT'ectly air right in lhe sight of the manufactur
ers. whi apparently believe that a deficit created to
finance war will not break a country, but a deficit
created to help the starving masses will break a coun
try . ? .
The I'nited States Treasury has one big headache
in that thirty-sax billion dollar deficit, but, under ex
isting condition-, it will be easier to pay off that moun
tain of debt than it would be to pay off a debt half
that sue under c< mictions that existed during the early
thirties
Forest Protection
Martin Comity has reaped big dividends from its
small investment in promoting forest-fire protection
programs. The annual report for the fiscal year end
ing June 30 shows a valuable work has been accom
plished under the program and that the service should
be wyplemrnted as (ar as possible at all times in the
future. ' -?a?-?. ^ .???
County Warden Hardison point- out that the pub
lic & realizing more than ever the- gent- benefits ob
ta.ned from the servicmand he adds that a large acre
age o! valuable timber has been saved from fire be?
cause of the service.
The snccrse of the program, it is readily admitted,
is due to a large extent to the splendid organization
m charge of the work in this county. The local war
dens are the men who have brought the service through
with credit during the first few months of its exist
???*-_Tier men, as well as the heads of the work,
are due much ccei-ideraLmn in their drive to conserve
the natural resuiwces of the district.
The Faim Problem
Rqmoaiin John A Martin, of Colorado, sard
up the farm problem in this country a few days apt in
a speech delivered before the House of Representa
tive*. He posted out that farm tenancy is not the
camat of the present predicament of agriculture in the
l uted States Mortgages are nut the cause of :t.
he added
It it Mr. Martin s belief that the government could
give every farm tenant a farm and cancel every dol
lar's worth of farm mortgages and. unless other
chingri were effected, history would repeat itself.
Apiculture is to be organised if the program is
ever mired. Mr. Martin stating that the farmer is
bring in a highly ocganiaed society, the last survivor
of "*ragged" individualism Continuing, he said:
~He is not organised and appnrently he doe* not
btiave m lagtmnlnn. 1 have dumfounded fanners
by laying that, in my judgment, they could take a
leaf horn the book of labor and organise like labor
has and Ike every other interest has, and agmullme
m this county would begin to get soon ?here The
faemcn badt Chicago, but they do not hi it. They
bmk a lot of New Ycwk. but they do not own any of
it- Thqr i
that the i
That is the end toward which hr must strive
"It is not disputed that some of the acts of Con
gress. like the Agricultural Adjustment Act, the cot
ton. tobacco, and sugar acts, did much to pail the ba
sic (arm commodities of the country out of the whole.
It is a singular thing that measures which are goad,
which achieve such results, must be thrown in the dis
card. They were good (or the emergency, but bad as
permanent measures. I base never quite reconciled
myself to that viewpoint It is possible they required
but I still have an unshaken uaivktkm
in the farm Ifgidstiiai which was declared in
valid by the Supreme Court, there was embodied prac
tical methods for the regulation and stahiliration of
agriculture, and that no successful farm program here
after can be whofly free from the mflurnre of those
measures."
The Stage Is Set
Uhm Tnbumr
Europe is determined to fight it oat. Not satisfied
with the horror and human sacrifice of the ta<r great
conflict, not to mention the fact that tie !?*? war has
rot been paid for. European nations alreadv are align
ed for the scrap. The only reason they have not been
at each other's throat ere this is because England is
not yet reads'. ~
The Spanish strife is only an incident. Spanish soil
provides a convenient setting, and the conflicting in
tcrest there represents the Hnc-up. Germany and
Italy, working in concert, have been pouring soldiers
and munitions into Spain for the use of the insurgents.
The lovali-t government must he defeated, if the flalo
German stake is to be saved. And that is why Briti-h
and f-rench and Russian aid is for the other side.
But the issue in Spain is not developing fast enough.
England is making good use of the time?preparing.
-And so other issues must be devised and Germany
and Italy are attending to that little matter. Inci
are being manufactured or magnified to jmtify
further interference in .Spain, and one of these bright
mornings the fuse will be lighted -and another world
war with all its toll in human lives and all its toll in
material vaules will be on again.
for it will be a world. No discounting that. The
conniving and planning has all been attended to.
France and England and Russia on the nor hand, and
Germany. Italy and Japan on the other. .And some
where down the line, mark our prediction, this nation
will be drawn into the vortex. Doubtless the details
leading up to our entry also have been attended to.
ttuh Russia's unhampered aid the democratic na
tions could make quick work of such a conflict But
Russia will be hampered, very muchly hampered She
will t>r lighting Japan on one side and scrapping her
neighbor- on the other. Germany and Japan arranged
that in that conference last summer.
And all of this upsetting, and the suflering and
anguish it will bring, is the work of two tgrstarts, two
?wa-htiuckling braggarts. Benito and Adotph. who
must make a noise or step down. They choose to
makr a noise. .And may God have mercy an ttw4e
souls when they are through with the sorry mess they
fcive stirrrd up.
Doubt Resolution ol Bar Represents
N. C. Viewpoint
Kihty Haunt II>raid
fhe- the action of the North Carolina Bar Asso
ciation in its recent meeting represent the attitude
of the bar and the people of North Carolina when it
I?as*d a resolution attacking Resident Roosevelt s
Siqireme Court Reorganization proposal? We do not
believe the action of the har represents the majority
viewpoint of the lawyers of North Carolina, much les
the viewpoint of the people. The opening address of
Oie past president of the lar nc . crii.^ ^
I "resident, and the first speaker. Hon A. D. McLean.
also delivered an onset of the same character.
How could this association represent the lawyers of
North Carolina when its meetings were held on the
Ingh seas and beyond the three-mile limit out on the
ocean, attending in the main by buyers who repre
*?t ,hf *rra< special interests of the country, and
their action in passing a resolution in criticism of the
was mure in line with tlw viewpoint of their
clients rather than the viewpoint of the .American peo
ple and esjiecially the citizenship of North Carolina
With all the wonderful spots in North Carolina,
scenery unsurpassed, beautiful mountains, cool sea
brerzrs. lovely lakes, the meeting of the bar aseocia
was set to meet on the Atlantic Ocean Our ?r.?.
has recently appropriated $2SOXXX) to advertise to the
world North Carolina, yet the North Carolina bar
could not find a place within its borders which would
su"sfy the executive committee. At the time the res
caution was passed, according to press reports, the
meeting was not largely- attended became a large num
ber of those at the convention were unable to attend
the meeting by reason of the roc^h seas or having
eaten too much, and were confined to thew staterooms
We do not feri that the resolution is altogether fair
to the buyers who were unable to attend.
Tax-Dodging
The practice of dodging taxes is becoming so com
mon that it is almost recognized as a virtue rather
than as an attempt to violate the bus of the bad.
Those big boys who incorporated their yachts to save
a lew tax dollars are sweating Just now', but they are
cot the only guilty guys. The practice of evading
taxes, both Just and unjust, reaches from the top to
the bottom. We even hold famk a penny or two at
every opportunity when we run into North Cathui
safes tax Uw Just let the mercham puy the trurtle
some tax. Let the other lefcu with the mapevry p.
lW tax Let the other guy, who has the '- gg ,|
comt. l?y ?ke tax. Just such an attitude ^
trafly m the miads and --?? r ^ ^
> effort to fag
of the tax
anrkct redaction in tax rates tad
We
THE LETTER-BOX
tamil me. through your mhlwM
to call to the attentoin of the pubi
a bill, now before Caogreas. that ia
at the utmoat importance to era
?nan in Martin County. I refer to
the Black -Coonety bill A bill mak
ing it unlawful for any^man to work
over 40 hours in any one week
to work for leas than 40 cents per
Domestic servants and farm labor
ers alone are excepted.
To my mind, it is the worst legis
lation aimed at the South since re
construction days.
The immediate effect it will have;
if pined as it is now written, is to
clone every sawmill in Beaufort and
Martin Counties, and in every other
county lis the state. It means that
the cost of lumber would be increas
ed W to 100 per cent
The business cannot stand it. We
cannot sell our lumber for enough
to cover any such cost. People will
quit buying lumber before they will
pay any such price
It means, too, that it reduces the
value of standing Umber to zero.
Who wants to own it if there is no
prospect of selling it? Who will buy
it if there are no sawmills operating?
The bill tz iniquitous, ft wilt ruin
the sawmills and put a crimp in ev
ery industry in the South.
- .11-will henaJit m ..no? it js
some community in New England
who sees their industries emigrating
to the South and who hope by the
bill to render conditions so hard in
the South that their own little fac
tories will fear to move.
As far as increasing employment
e nmm lied. It Will have the uppo
ute effect. The men now working
in the mills will be all looking for a
(ob.
We employ about 100 men and
pay out about $2,000 per week for
labor, logs and various other things.
These 100 men with their families
?rill have to go on relief. There will
te no other mills to hire them.
What it does to me. it will do to
every mill in North Carolina.
The sawmill business will not be
done m its troubles. Not for long
it any rate. This bill specifically!
[exempts farm labor and domestic
servants Perkins is reported as say
ing that it should apply to every
Then are other and man terrible
features in the bilj than the mi
mum wage or marimum week. The
fact that it is to be administered by
five men is enough to damn it.
Five men to pass on every plant
in every industry in every place in
the United States Iran Maine to
Honolulu.
This bill means the death knell of
our democratic institutions in the
South The present owners cannot
operate under it. The government
will have to ute possession at the
plants and operate them. That
socialism How far is it from Corn
Congressman Warren writes 1
"The measure has given Southern
members of Congress great concern,
for the way it is now drawn. I i
convinced it is highly detrihental to
our State."
Senator Bailey is against it.
Mr A. D. McLean writes that he
does not understand Senator Black.
of Alabama, "who, whether inten
tional or not, is giving away the in
terest of his own State and section."
We should do something about this
hilL- 2
The thing to do is write your Con
gressman and your Senators and tell
them how jtou feel about it The
time to do it is now. Before the bill
becomes the'law.
Yours very truly.
J. M SAUNDERS.
Williamston, N. C, July 1, 1937.
Protect Canteloupes with
Kotenooe Dust and Slupbuf
The most common and destuctive
worms that attack canteloupes are
the pickle worm and the melon
worms. These pests can be controll
ed by frequent applications of a .75
per cent rotenone dust containing
25 percent of sulphur. The rate of
application should be from 15 to 20
pounds per acre depending upon the
size of the plants. Treatments
should begin when the worms first
appear and continue at seven day
intervals as long as the worms are
present. Fo best control, the stems,
foliage, and leaves should be com
pletely covered with the dust.
NOTICE or SALE
Notice is hereby given that un
der and by virtue of an order of
the Clerk of the Superior Court of
Martin County entered on the ZSth
day of June. 1537, in that certain
special proceedings pending
ntitled "Cecil Brown.
court entitled "Cecil Brown, by his
Neat Pnend. J. C. Gurkin. vs. Mrs.
A. W. Griffin, Standi Brown and
Alexander Brown." the undersigned
commissioner appointed by the court
will, on the 31st day of July. 1137.
at twelve (12> o'clock noon, at the
courthouse door of Martin County,
at WiLUarasico. North Carolina, of
fer for sale, at public auction, to the
highest bidder, for cash, the follow
ing described lands, in JainesviDe
Township, to wit:
Beginning at an'ash. on
the run of Cabin Swamp, marked
as a corner: and running N. M 1-3
degrees K 115 p. to a light mood post
standing on the edge at the ditch:
thence S. 57 degrees E 15 p the
course of said ditch to the center of
the t
Md by W. A.
at the time of hts i~
? theW.A. Brown bone phw
This the Bth day of Jane; 1937.
HUGH G. HOKTQN.
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ADMI
Having this day
ministiatiia of the <
John A.
Martin County. H. C . I
tify all per wan haling <
said estate to pstaml them lac pay
n.ent on or before May 21. 1999, or
this notice will be pleaded in her
of their inuiseiy. AH penoae In
debted to said fstall will plan
come forward
This May 21. 1937.
LYWA L GRIFFIN.
jc8 9tw
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