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l.xliihitiii<i a bear of Ideas
The tragedj of our age is fear -not of
things but of men and ideas declares
Althea K. Hottel. Dean of Women at the
University of Pennsylvania, who points
out that “our fear of Russia" is produc
ing negative rather than positive foreign
and domestic policies
The ladv points out that the Marshall
Plan, which began as a courageous and
positive proposal, responsive to the real
ities of the world situation, “became in the j
present Congress a definite operation under
the influence of our fears."
There can be no doubt of the correct
ness of the gist of the dean's remarks. The |
people of the United States are exhibiting
a fear of ideas, men and things, and. because
they do not understand everything, fall easy
prey to propaganda that leads them like1 a
flock to conclusions that, to say the least,
are not established by proof.
The use of mass psyhology to suggest that
there is imminent danger of a Communist
uprising, or that a few thousand Reds can
take over the United States, is a case in
point. Once this starts, it is easy to assume
that every person who has ever talked to an
admitted Communist is guilty by association.
This is a monstrous doctrine which Ameri
cans would not entertain in calmer moments
but it springs from the fear psychosis. —Ed
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H hat Stalin fTant9
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Are we interested in knowing how we
may please Stalin'.’ In knowing what he
wants us to do9 As a people, intentionally
or not, we manage to do most of these things.
He is pleased with any evidence of dis
: unity. Each time we separate into groups,
and stand upon the rights of any particular
group, we are pleasing Stalin. For it was
! by the aid of such groupings that he separ
ated the people of the nations enslaved be
hind the Iron Curtain.
He is pleased when we are complacent
people is a lazy people, slow to action, rock
ing away too comfortably to notice the tor
nado until it is upon them. We please Stalin
with our over-confidence, with our feeling
that we can’t be conquered.
He is pleased when we are cynically crit
ical of those whom we ourselves have chosen
to represent us. Stalin knows that the best
wav to befuddle a leader is to keep criticiz
ing him. The best way to slow up action is
to make a leader take off time to explain. We
halt the wheels of progress when we pause
to find fault or complain.
He is pleased when we stop to bargain.
Those who won’t join in action for the com
mon good until they have “theirs” - whether
“ theirs” be profits, wages, preferential treat
ment. or special advantages - are perfect
followers of Stalin - millstones around the
neck of the nation - stumbling blocks in its
path.
He is pleased when we allow hatreds to
sway us, when we permit old resentments,
fancied wrongs, unbiased prejudices to dom
inate our actions, setting class against class,
race against race, creed against creed. Stalin
knows how this saps a nation's strength.
He is pleased when we lack faith - when
we allow the undercurrent of distrust to bog
down our spirits, when we lose sight of the
high goal before us. Stalin knows that a
nation whose ideal is undermined by doubt
is half conquered.
These are the ways in which we can
please Stalin. But - is this what we want to
do?
We still admire the subtle judge who re
plied to a letter from a large brewery ask
ing “Have you tried Five-Star Beer,” by
saying, "No, I have never tried it, but 1 have
tried a lot of people who have” — Clip
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Stale Leaders Of ’
I Jaycees On Visit
The Williams! on Junior Cham- |
.... f he'd thi it' rerti
lai meeting, Friday nifc,i 11 at the
Williamston Woman's Club. A de
licious dinner was served by the
ladies of the Piney Grove church.
The meeting was turned over to
j Membership Chairman Exum
Ward, Jr., b.v President Thari Har
rison who inducted J. C. Coltrain
as a new member.
President Harrison then intro-1
dueed the guests for the evening.
Jack Green, incoming president
of the High Point Jaycees and
Egar Snider, candidate for presi
dent of the North Carolina Junior
Chamber of Commerce. Snider |
made a brief talk on all the indi
vidual clubs' importance to the |
state and national organizations, i
Bernard Harrison had as his \
guest, Tim Malone. j
Wheeler Manning. program ’
chairman, then introduced Neil |
Ripley and Hack Gaylord. Ripley ,
made a short talk on the import- |
ance of the Turbine Engine in our i
everyday living. Gaylord then "
presented a short color movie on j j
the turbine, which was very inter-j ]
esting. The meeting was then ad-!l
journed. J
Hearing On Fish
In Washington
Congressman Herbert C. Bon
ner’s bill which would authorize
an investigation of the short age
of white shad, herring and other
fish in the Albemarle and Pam
lico Sounds and tributaries is be
ing given a hearing this morning
in Washington.
Congressman Bonner, ranking
member of the Merchant Mar
ine and Fisheries Committee, in
troduced the Bill February 8 after
having noted a gradual decline
in catches of shad and herring in
the commercial fishing grounds of
Eastern North Carolina.
The bill would authorize the
Fish and Wildlife Service to make
a continuing study of the fish and
recommend measures which I
might arrest the decline and in
crease tlie abundance of catches
of food fish in that area.
Statisticians report a "slight
drop" in the cost of living.
Offers Keeord To
Support A p p e a I
For Ke - Fleet ion
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Sam M. Campen. Pamlico I
County farmer-merchant, is seek
ing to succeed himself as State
Senator from this district offers
his record established in the 1949
General Assembly, pointing out
that it is customary to give one a
second term in the Legislature.
The record shows that Sum M.
Campen favored the progressive
moves, that he worked for better
schools, adequate hospital for the
mentally ill, more effective gov
ernment.
While he holds a college degree,
his education is also based on
practical farming and business in
his home county over a long
period of years. He gained ex
perience rapidly in the last Legis
lature, and was recognized as a
leader, one who proved to be
ready, able and willing to carry
the torch for the people in the
counties he represented.
We know' Mr. Campen and be
cause we know him, we solicit the
vote and support of our Martin
County people with the full as
surance that he will appreciate
each and e\ cry favor.
Marlin County fries. Js of
SAM M. CAMPEN
e
For State Senator,
Second Senatorial District
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