• Why The Poodles
Yap al the Heels
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Bv Editor Jay Huskins
In the Statesville Daily Record
Wc have, politically, always
been a little on the liberal side;
but in this day, when stepping off
the curb with the left foot first
is sufficient to lay a fellow' open
to a charge of communism, it is
• perhaps necessary to go a little
farther and specify what kind
of liberalism we mean.
We think we can best sum it up
this way: We believe in liberal
ism without tears. We think we
can trace that back to three in
fluences—birth in the North Car
olina mountains where people
tend more to be individualistic;
education at the University of
North Carolina under such men
as the late R. D. W. Connor, Paul
, Green and Frank Graham, and
maturing in the great depression
which took a lot of eye-wash out
of such catch phrases as free en
terprise and the American way
of life.
So we are liberal without tears.
We are a liberal because it offers
the best means to a better end in
which all Americans have a
chance to share in the great heri
tage nature placed here. In view
of this, we think it only natural
that we should find ourselves sup
porting Frank Graham in his cam
paign for the United States Sen
ate. We are supporting him in
spite of those newspaper scribes
and radio Pharisees who have
been untiring in their efforts to
picture him as everything from
a communist fellow-traveler to
0 a solicitor of whiskey contribu
tions for his campaign fund.
We are supporting him because
wc believe in him. We believe in
his intellectual honesty; we be
lieve in his moral integrity. Wc
believe in his innate ability. Wei
loathe the kind of political cyni
cism wnich is now trying to con- :
vince the people of North Caro- j
lina that if you are really honest, ^
% vou are a sucker for liars; if you |
are really decent, you are 1 SQCS>
er for crooked deals; 11 you are |
leally kind, you are a sucker for
every phony hard luck story.
We do not believe the people
ol North Carolina are yet to
swap off Frank Graham for an
opportunist running on a nega
tive platform whose support
comes mainly from the ncwly
0 j it h who fattened on the war and
now stand in deathly fear of hav
ing to move over and give some
body else a chance.
Now, what is the background of
flunk Gianam, who, according
to the political ads, is trying to
subvert itie nation's government
by adopting the communist line
and the nation s morals by buying
his way into the United States
^Senate with evil-smelling whisky
money?
frank Graham was born a
North Carolinian, son of a Con
federate soldier. Perhaps the
tirst "subversive” organization
l.e ever joined was the United
States Marine Corps during the
fust world war. He signed up as
a private and came out as a lieu
tenant. He returned to the Uni
versity of North Carolina, be
came a professor in 1927 and its
president in 1930.
A few other of his "subversive"
activities should be listed.
An cider in the Presbyterian
church, he married the daughter
of an Episcopal minister.
lie was twice president of the
North Carolina Conference of
Social Service, which sponsored
the State’s first workmen’s com
pensation act; and during the de
pression he served as vice chair
man of the NRA consumers
board.
He founded the Citizen's Libr
ary movement; became a mem
ber of the President's committee
on education.
He wrote the plan of consoiida
tion for the Greater University of
North Carolina. He was chair
man of the Industries Committee
of the American Railroads.
During the second world war
he served on the National De
fense Mediation board, the War
Labor board, the Maritime War
Emergency board, and was chair
man of the Public Hearings com
mittee of the President’s labor
management conference.
He served as a member of the
President’s committee on civil
rights, dissenting, with other
southerners, to compulsory pro
visions of it FEPC recommenda
tions.
He was first president of the
Oak nidge Institute of Nuclear
Studies.
He was president of the Nation
al Association of State Universi
ties; of the Nortn Carolina His
torical society, and of the board
of trustees of the Carnegie Foun
1 Uu’-j:. fur /.d\u-i.ce.-.ti.t of Ttsucli
mg.
He served as U S. representa
tive in helping to settie the Dutch
Indonesian conflict and is cur
rently serving as North Carolina's
junior senator by appointment of
Governor Kerr Scott.
And that, we submit, is too dis
tinguished a record for p man to
achieve who doesn't believe in
either his country or himself. It
probably explains why there now
are so many poodles yapping at
his heels.
Oak City Plans
Finals Program
i The Oak City High School will
' begin,its commencement exercises
! with a Class Dev program on Fri
| day evening. May 2*\ at H o'clock
The program, an original one
written bv the senior class, will
| be in the form of a television
show.
On Sunday morning at 11
o’clock, the Rev. C. W. Bazemore.
Baptist minister of Scotland Neck,
will deliver the baccalaureate ser
mon.
The culmination will be the fin
al exercises Monday evening.
May 29, when 20 seniors will re
ceive their diplomas. The com
mencement addrers will be deliv
ered at this time by Dr. Robert
Rutan, noted professor of English
at E. C. T. C. and author of En
glish textbooks.
Of the twenty seniors at Oak
City High, six arc members of the
Beta Club, having made an A av
erage during their four years in
high school. Stella Mizell, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Julicn Mizell.
is valedictorian of the class. Lo
rene Oglesby, daughter ol Mr. and
Mrs. George Oglesby, is the class
snh’tatorian Gladys Everett is
class historian: Kay Everett, pro
phet; Dorothy Smith, testator; Lo
rette Oglesby, giftonan, and Billy
Worsley, poet.
Members of the graduating class
include Elmer Davenport, Kip
Etheridge, Garland Hardison, R.
S. Edmondson, Irvin Manning.
Reuben Manning, Jack Liverman,
Bill Thomas, Billy Worsley. Mar
garet Bryant. Laurie Davis, Re
atha Edmonds, Gladys Everett.
Kay Evaw4‘ Ruby Goodrich, Stel
la Mizell, Lorene Oglesby, Loretto
Oglesby, Dorothy Smith. and
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In ihc exchange cafeteria, two
floor traders on the New York
Stock Exchange were philosophiz
ing.
"You just can't figure this mar
ket, said th<* one, “it goes up
when it should go down and down
when it should go up.”
"if ; the same old story, -aid
the other, “the only things you
are certain of are death and tax
es."
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one thing about death, it doesn’t
get worse every time Congress
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In order dial vou may better understand Ibis article, and why
it is being: written, tlic writer feels that it is necessary to men
tion a few happenings in his own life.
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As most of you know, I was horn and reared on a farm in
Griffins township, Martin County, where I lived, farmed and
raised livestock until twenty-one years ago this eoniing May
30th. . . On that date I moved to Williamston, and opened
up Roberson's Slaughter House. Since that time, I have dealt
with part of you many times each year, and with almost all
of you at least once or twice every year, through these dealings
altho very small at first we have built up a confidence and
respect for each other, of which I feel very proud. Many ^
things have happened that were of great importance to Mar- {|
tin and the adjoining counties, perhaps the most important of Jj
these happenings was the opening of the first Cash llog Buy- 3
ing Station, in Ibis County about fifteen years ago and one of
the three first in all of Eastern Carolina. Before that time J-j
your only outlet for fat hogs was through cooperative ship
ments to Richmond. Virginia, where they were graded and
weighed and you had to hear all the transit shrink. Natural
ly. it meant thousands and thousands of dollars in your pocket
when we were able to establish markets here and got an agree
ment with the 1‘aekiiig Companies lo accept the weight at this
end. Some of you were a little hit skeptical at first, but
through the years your confidence has increased and our busi
ness dealings have been so satisfactory that now you do not
hesitate to come in and ask my advice on matters pertaining
lo your livestocks and you all seem to accept that advice with
full confidence. The advice that I have given you has not al
ways been correct, but it was given in the best of faith and
has proven to be correct way more than half the time. This
fact alone has increased your confidence to the point where
you are quite willing to accept my word, on all business mat
ters, and I am glad lo say in return, that at least ninety-nine
per cent of you people who have-dealt with me over a period of
years have done exactly what you promised, and I don't be
lieve that any of you can truthfully sav that I have ever gone
back on my word to you.
Through all these years of our business dealings, and I ho I
have tried to advise you on many different subjects, I have re
frained from offering any advice in a political way, not once
I have asked you to vote for or against any particular Candi
date, 1 have followed this policy because I have always believ
ed anti still do, that every man and every woman of voting
age should vote in a way they believe to be right, without ad
vice or pressure from any one, unless they see lit to ask lor It
But 1 do think that it is your duty as voters to find out for
yourselves, if possible, the merits oi iite different Candidates,
before casting your ballot. Don't just go to the polls and vote
for a Candidate because some politician ask vou to, or because
said candidate happens lo already be in. You owe it to your
self, lo your community and to your County, to vote for the
best qualified Candidate for the place lo be filled.
Although the writer has refused to enter the political field,
in any way, lie has watched from the sidelines, and has seen
you make some pretty serious mistakes in the past twenty
live years. Some of these mistakes could have been avoided
had the writer made known a lew of the things that he knew
about the different Candidates iit question, tins he lias refus
ed to do in the past oil every occasion, but non he Icels that
il is time to make at least one exception, and ask you to xotc
lor llcnry Johnson for Sheriff, in the coining primary, May
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To you people who know Henry, 1 do not have to tell you
why. I am asking you lo give him sour support, you always
know why, and to you people who do not know Henry so
well, won't you take my word just unco? You have shown
a willingness to lake it on almost any other question, and
would it be asking too much lor me to ask you to take it at
least once in the political field. I sincerely believe Henry to
be the better qualified for the office of Sheriff of the two Can
didates, but it you arc not willing to take my word, on this
occasion, then investigate for yourselves, and here arc a tew
of the things you will find; Kirst, Henry was horned and rear
ed in Martin County, a matter that we often overlook, in select
ing Candidates lo hold office in this County. Second, he is a
farmer, and a family man, having reared eight children at
Gold Point, N. f. Third, lie lias a friendly smile and a hearty
hand clasp for every one rich or poor, black or white, this is
one of the most important Characteristics in a public Office
Holder, being able to make friends and remember Names is
a qiialiliculion possessed by Henry Johnson and equaled by
lew people, fourth, Henry Johnson is a public spirit indi
vidual who does not hesitate to serve the public in any way
lie can and on all occasions that require Public. Service and
sacrifice these services arc usually rendered free, without any
pay whatever. This is the way Henry wants it, and he would
not hear of it otherwise. In almost every Community you will
find one of the Public Spirit Cili/.ens, that the Public just
uses on all occasions, that requires service and sacrifice, quite
often the Community or the County or the Public at large
doesn't gel a chance to repay the Public Spirited Citizens.
But the fact that they do not get a chance to repay his many
little deeds of Service, in no way cancels their debt and their
obligation lo repay should such an opportunity present it
self, well such an opportunity will present itself on the May
27th. Eel’s show Henry Johnson that all of his acts of Public
Service, and all of his deeds of kindness have not been in vain.
Perhaps all of you people don't know, but llenry Johnson has
never received any pay for Auctioneering at the Sale of
Widows, and to you Pal Stock Show Boys and Girls and lo
your Parents, and to you members of the Pure Bred Swine
Graders Association, perhaps it’s news to y ou but H vry
Johnson lias always sold your livestock for the past seven
years without any pay whatsoever In sonic instances, not
even thank you. You at least owe him your appreciation if
nothing more. But since the opportunity has presented itself
le<\ go down lo the polls on May 27th. and make Heury at
least a token pay incut.
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Yours truly.
D. M. Roberson
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