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Tueiday. June 17, 1941.
Bonner I'oinl? Out Injustice?
Congressman ^Herbert C. Bonner, in his ad
dress before the annual meeting of the Martin
County Farm Bureau last Thursday night, point
ed out a few of the injustices saddled upon the
backs uf the American fannei beginning?
years ago with the enactment of the first tar
iff legislation.
It should be read by every farmer so that
when the first man who comes along and shouts
that the farmer is getting a hand-out the foolish
one could be corrected.
The benefactors of the tariff have fed at the
trough so long that they cannot understand why
they should not have it all now and forever.
Old John Calhoun summed up the situation
more than a century ago, and his treatment
then is applicable now to the arguments for
wiping out the farm program in part or in-its
entirety. Representative Bonner quoted Cal
houn as follows:
"So partial are the effects of this (protective)
system, that its burdens are exclusively on one
side and its benefits on the other. It imposes
on the agricultural' interest of the South, in
cluding the Southwest, the burden not only of
sustaining the system itself, but that also of the
Government.
"We are the serfs of the system out of whose
labor is raised, not only the money paid into
the Treasury, but the funds out of which are
drawn out rich rewards of the manufacturer
and his associates in interest. Their encourage
ment is our discouragement."
'Olil Hickory' ff'ouhl Ho
THIS To Hitler
By Marquis Jam**. Calibrated Biographer of
Andrew Jackson and Pulitsar Prise Winner
I have frequently been asked what I thought
Andrew Jackson would do if he were here to
day?in the White House, presumably.
He would lick the living tar, out of Hitler,
that's what he would do.
Who can doubt what Jackson's' foreign pol
icy would be? Witness his settlement of the
Spoliation Claims against France, totalling 25,
000,000 francs, owing since the Napoleonic Wars.
France had paid all nations except us. Presi
dents came and went, none of them getting any
where against France's barrier of polite eva
sion and delay. Jackson ordered the Secretary
of the Treasury to write out a draft on France
- for the first tnstallmehrauer ~
When the draft came back unpaid, he order
ed the Navy ready for sea duty. France honored
the draft.
The incident was typical, not exceptional.
Genuine respect for American rights abroad
dates from Jackson. He reduced complex prob
lems to terms anyone could understand. He
" would have seen the present conflict as present
ing the American people a choice between con
tinuing their way of life and fighting for it?or
accepting Hitler's. He would have had the cour
age to launch the fight and the will to carry it
through to victory, whatever the cost
More than any other chieftain of our Repub
lic, Andrew Jackson exemplified the power of
will?the ascendency of spirit to lead men to
deeds beyond their strength and to triumph ov
er odds so great that ordinary folk stood in ter
ror of them. \
Jackson's Louisiana cazhpaign is a feat which
almost challenges belief/Neither in France nor
in the Balkans has Hitler land forces. With most
of Maine seized and annexed, Eastport burned,
Nantucket captured, the Cape Cod towns sack
ed or laid under tribute, the British went on
down the coast scaring the daylights out of
New York and Philadelphia and filling the
East with appealers. Baltimore was shelled, Al
exandria plundered. Washington occupied and
tile Capitol and the White House burned.
The British moved South-for the crowning
blow?the subjugation of the Mississippi Val
ley. With the Government in flight, the Treas
ury empty, and the cry of disunion raised in
New England, Andrew Jackson, in Alabama
with some 900 regular and 2,000 militia, was
the job of beating off the invasion.
reached New Orleans on December
1, ltM. The British ware on their way with 7,
powerful and boat equipped
military force to set foot in the New World up
to that time.
Against such might, what could Jackson do?
That-was heard on eve^y side. New Orleans was
a rich commercial town. New Orleans mer
chants argued that if they had to do business
with the British they could; much as they might
prefer otherwise. At any rate, that would be
preferable to defeat and the loss of all they,
had.
But Jackson said he had come to fight^ He
would fight below New Orleans and, if beaten
there he would fight in New Orleans; if beat
en there, fight above New Orleans?fight un
til no living thing oould stand in his path. He
proclaimed martial law, and instituted a lease
lend program with himself as beneficiary. Of
materials and men, he took what he required.
He filled jails with traitors and appeasers.
Twenty-three days after his arrival Jackson
? fought his first battle, halting the British ad
vance. Thirty-nine days after his arrival, he
fought his last battle, obliterating the Britis^i
army. ,
Our situation now is serious. The war will
probably be long. But contrast our position with
Jackson's in 1813. Then ask yourself what you
think Jackson would do if he were with us to
day, and what would be the ultimate result.
For myself, I think that enough of Andrew
Jackson survives in enough of us to bring about
the same result.
Editor Bratley Sizet It lip
With the possible exception of the service
man, our people are pushing their interests for
ward, hoping to make something out of the de
fense program and possibly at the same time
save our hides and treedom. With few excep
tions, when a call is issued in the name of self
defense, we ask what is in it for me?
Editor R. F. Beasley, writing in his interest
ing paper, the Monroe Journal, recently sized
up the situation when he said in connection with
the location of army camps and maneuvers:
My reaction (please get that word "reaction",
it's so up-to-date that it's already worn out) to
the propositions about locating army camps is
just this: If I owned any land in one of the con
templated areas, I would petition neither for
nor against. I'd feel that it was up to the army
officials to say where the place most suited is,
and then abide by it. It is certain that we can't
have an army unless there is ground to assem
ble on, camp and practice. Some people or sec
tions must furnish it. If I should have to sell
out and find a new place I'd be getting off tol
erable light compared with the men who are
preparing themselves to defend the country. I
would not ask the army to come and buy my
land because I thought it would benefit me,
nor would 1 ask them to buy somebody else's
because I thought that would benefit me. If
this country is to be saved from the intolerable
conditions which a Hitler world would impose
upon it somebody has got to assume some in
convenience. Old George can't do it all.
Anil What !? To Be Done About It?
With certain regularity the State Board of
Charities and Public Welfare refers to the in
carceration of children in the common jails in
the several counties. The jailmg t>f children is
deplored by the board, and surely such action
is to be regretted. But whaf can be done about
it? It is against the law to jail the tots, but tne
law makes little provision other than a mean
ingless formality for handling the little culprits.
It is a difficult problem to solve, to be sure, but
it is apparent that we are getting no where fast
with one department ridiculing another depart
ment.
We are doing little to turn our youth from
the paths of crime, and we are doing about as
little when it comes to handling the youth af
ter he has committed a crime.
Hittory of Errors
Mr. Jule Warren's recent text book is now
recognized as a history of errors. The strange
part about it is that the previewer, after say
ing nothing, later found 1,000 factual errors in
the book.
It is apparent now that those who would
salve the history of our State will find it diffi
eirf?to .get a book to their liking in the future.
r>ejn these days the people of North Carolina
ft the "cold" facts about the true history
freir State, and if that history Is complete
it will have more to say about corrupt political
practices than Messrs. Newsome and Lefler had
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4Blood, S treat and Money'
Nswi and Obwrvtr.
"A war machine is made up of blood, sweat
and money," Colonel William T. Jpyner told
the Raleigh Kiwanis Club recently fAs long
as we think of what we can get out of this war,
we cannot build for defense," he added.
The statement is true. The entire nation must
realize the seriousness of the situation if the
situation is to be met adequately. Both capital
and labor must contribute and neither can ex
cuse its own failure by pointing to the other.
As far as taxes are concerned the old law
does not hold good that what goes up must come
down. Once taxes go up they never seem to
come down.?London Free Press (Canada.).
A battleship under construction is to be
named the Ohio; and a voice from Columbus
pleads, "Don't build it round on the end and
high in the middle.?Detroit Ne
BEFORE THIS HAPPENS ? LETS GET TOUGH !
Farm Marketing
Income Smaller
Cash farm income received by
North Carolina farmers from mar
ketings during the past quarter de
creased 3.5 per cent while income
from government payments increas
ed 35 per cent compared with the
same period last year, T. L. Stuart,
junior statistician of the State De
partment of Agriculture, reported.
"The State's total January-March
cash farm income, including govem
ment payments, was estimated at
$29,430,000 or four per cent above
the $28,362,000 received during the
first quarter of 1940," Stuart said,
basing his report on a Federal-State
Crop Reporting Service summary.
Farmers received $7,271,000 in the
form of government payments or
$1,876,000 more than for the corre
sponding period of last year."
The U. S. Bureau of Agricultural
Economics reports cash income from
the sale of crops during January
March inclusive at $13,837,000 or 9.3
per cent under the similar 1940 per
iod, while income from the sale of
livestock and livestock products was
estimated at $8,322,000 or about 8
per cent above the previous year.
"Of the total cash income receiv
ed by North Carolina farmers dur
ing the first three months of this
year, receipts from the sale of crops
contributed 47 per cent; livestock
and livestock products, 28.3 per cent,
and government payments, 24.7 per
rnt," Stuart said.
"Sales of farm products in North
Carolina are light during the first
quarter and income for these months
is by no means indicative of the to
tal income for the year.
"During the first quarter of 1941.
cash income including government
payments in the North Atlantic
States and West North Central States
was reported "just slightly smaller
than in the first quarter of 1940;
whereas in the remaining regions,
income increased from 4 to 16 per
cent."
"In the North Atlantic region, low
er prices of potatoes, smaller mar
ketings of tobacco and smaller gov
ernment payments more than otf
set the increase in income from pbuF"
try. eggs and meat animals," Stuart
added. "Marked increases in income
from fruit and truck crops in Flor
ida and from both crops and live
stock in Georgia, primarily account
ed for the increase in farm income
in the South Atlantic region In the
first quarter of 1941."
Meeting Called
On Fertilizers
A conference of farmers, agricul
tural leaders, manufacturers, deal
ers and farm organization represen
tatives will be held June 16 to sug
gest the grades of mixed fertilizers
to be sold in North Carolina, D. S.
Coltrane, assistant to the Commis
sioner of Agriculture announced to
day.
Not less than 39 nor more than 80
grades of fertilizer will be approv
ed for sale in the state in conformity
with the 1941 fertilizer law enacted
by the General Assembly. Final
adoption of the grades will be made
Dy me siaie Board 01 Agncuiiure
and the director of the ft. C. Exper
iment Station.
The conference will be held in the
board room of the Agricultural
building in Raleigh at 10:30 a. m.
Coltrane, who will discuss the pro
visions of the fertilizer act, explain
ed that "the purpose of the meeting
will be to obtain from all interested
persons a definite view as to the
grades of fertilizer needed in a sound
agricultural program."
"Much confusion has resulted in
the past because of the unnecessar
ily large number of fertilizer grades
sold in the State and the provision
of the law providing for grade re
duction will be of substantial bene
fit to farmers," he added.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the DUtrict Court of the United
States for the Eastern District of
North Carolina. Washington Divi
sion.
In Bankruptcy No. 758.
In the matter of: Paul Samuel Has
berry, Route No. n, Farmvllle, N.
C. Voluntary Bankrupt.
Notice is hereby given that Mon
day, July 14, 1941, has been fixed by
an order of the Court entered at the
first meeting of creditors as the last
day on which to file objections to the
discharge of this bankrupt.
Such objections are required to be
specified, to be verified, to be in du
plicate, and to be filed with the un
dersigned.
WHEELER MARTIN,
U. S. Referee in Bankruptcy.
Williamston, N. C.
June 9, 1941. j!0-4t
NOTICE OF SALE
North Carolina. Martin County.
Under and by virtue of the power
of sale contained in a certain deed
oi irusi citfuira 10 uie undersign
ed trustee by W. H. Hopkins and
wife, on the 30th day of December,
1922, and of record in the public reg
istry of Martin County in Book N-2,
at page 343, the undersigned trustee
will, on Friday, the 27th day of June,
1941, at twelve o'clock noon, in front
of the courthouse door in the town
of Williamston, offer for sale to the
highest bidder for cash the follow
ing described real estate, to wit:
Adjoining the lands of Elizabeth
J. Green, N. R. Griffin, J. W. Hop
kins and O. S. Green, containing 40
acres, more or less, and known as the
Griffin Place, and being the same
land deeded to Elizabeth J. Green by
Elbert S. Peel, trustee, by deed dated
March 1st, 1922, and of record in the
public registry of Martin County in
Book K-2 at page 3.
This the 27th day of May, 1941.
ELBERT S. PEEL,
m2V-? 'ITndar.
A.E.F. Vet Demandt
Immediate Action
rut, h vu, wuU
Col. William J. Donovan
BUFFALO. N. Y. Juno 00 (Spe
cial)?CoL William ( Wild Bill") J.
Donovan, one of tbe moat out
spoken membera of the Fight tor
Freedom Commitee, which advo
cate! entry now of this country In
the war on Germany, baa had a plo
tureeque career aa soldier,, lawyer,
diplomat and publicist.
Recently, Col. Donovan has been
talcing Issue with Charles A. Lind
bergh. Senator Burton K. Wheeler
of Montana, and President Robert
M. Hutchlns of the University of
Chicago on the question of the
Nazle' threat to American freedom.
In an address at Atlantic City be
fore 10,000 delegates to the conven
tion of the Oeneral Federation of
Women's Clubs, the twice-deco
rated officer of New York's "Old
Sixty-Ninth" warned that "Ger
many already has the right under
the armletlce terms with France to
establish her air bases at Martini
que (about 300 miles north of Vene
xuela), and tor all the United
Statee knows. It may be that the
Nails has already done that very
thing."
Tell Britain the Truth
Speaking of American aid for
Britain, Col. Donovan said that "If
we are going to help England, we
ought to be prepared to get sup
plies to her, otherwise It la useless
and cruel gesture, and If we are
not prepared to ran that risk, we
ought to be on the level with Eng
land and tell her we are through."
CoL Donovan la one of few
Americans to receive both the Con
gressional Medal of Honor and the
Distinguished Service Cross for ac
tion la France during lllT-lt. He
was wounded three times. He was
made a knight of the Legion of
Honor by the French Government,
from which he also received the
Croix de Guerre, and the Crooe dl
Guerre from the Italian Govern
ment He .served a term as United
Statee Attorney of the western dis
trict of New York, and during 1IU
H was aeslstent to the Attorney
Oeneral of the United States.
Since the outbreak of World War
n. CoL Donovan
tripe of Inspection to Europe and
the Near East He was ta the
Balkans shortly before the
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Miss Leah Franck, of Jacksonville,
is convinced of the.,practicability of
brooding her baby chicks electrical
ly, says Jack Kelley. assistant farm
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