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Observers in other states who have ad
mired the people of North Carolna for their
interest in politics and government, express j
disappointment in the practices employed
in the last U. S senatorial campaign.
One Virginia paper commented,
"In main respects his ((trnham’s) record
was twisted and distorted for campaign
purposes. The fight at many points sank
below the level which ordinarily is main
tained m Ninth Carolina politics.”
The paper gees on to say that it is unlikely
that m the run-off the real issues which
are confronting the nation will be given
any more consideration than in the first
Coldest
In other words, impartial observers see j
that the Smith forces will hide their selfish
Rived and cunningly designed plans behind a
black curtain.
II tmtvtl: I l.illlr l'our
From The National Safety Council
A veteran an line pilot who had broken
all records for safe flying was asked how lie
did it. He replied that he had never taken
off without a little fear in his heart.
Fear is a distasel’ul word to most Ameri- I
cans. It connotes cowardice. Our forefathers j
did not win a wilderness by being afraid.
Our fighting men have not preserved our !
freedom l>v a eraveii reluetanee to take I
ehanees.
Yet the early settlers took no foolish J
rhanees. They built stockades for protection, ;
and they kept their powder dry. Military
men speak ol the calculated risk, which
means that the chance of success has been
weighed carefully against the danger of
failure.
This what the air line pilot meant when
he confessed fear Not timidity. His was
intelligent fear the knowledge that there j
are lorces continuously at work to trap the j
unwary, that his experience and skill might
he tested and found want me
Such intelligent fear was the pilot’s secret
of safety It made him forsighted, alert, pru
dent. As a result, he never had an accident.
This weekend millions of Americans will
set out to commemorate the birth of this
nation's independence. It would be well to
approach the occasion with intelligent fear
recognition of the extra hazards, determina
tion to meet them with extra care.
The National Safety Council tells us that
the Fourth of July celebration is one of the
most dangerous single periods of the year.
The Council’s exhortation to "Be Alive on
the Fifth" is not just u slogan, because it is
statistically possible even probable—that
hundreds of persons who begin this holiday
will not be alive on the fifth. They will be
qn anonymous part of a short word—toll—
which fits neatly into newspaper headlines
such as “Holiday Accident Toll Mounts.”
So if you are driving this weekend and
your patience is strained by a slow-moving
jam of cars ahead, be a little afraid to pull
out of line and into the unknown.
Take counsel with fear if you consume
a hearty picnic lunch and then are tempted
to swim alone, or to demonstrate your pro
wess as a distance swimmer in college days
long gone.
The "dud” firecracker or skyrocket will
not suddenly blind or burn if a touch of fear
keeps you from rushing forward with match
in hand to relight a faulty fuse. Or better
yet, listen to fear which tells you to forego
personal fireworks altogether, and to give
your kids a bigger thrill at a public display.
The^e are the things Fourth of July acci
dents are made of — the reckleness, the
thoughtless chance-taking, the shew-off at
titude, the impatience and discourtesy.
Fear — intelligent fear — of the conse*
quences may give you pause-rand save your
ii£c. Courage is not foolhardiness, and a
chance in a million is not wise man’s odds.
Get a little scared on the Fourth—and be
alive on the fifth!
What Do You Believe?
By Ruth Taylor
“It isn’t important what we believe, but
how we express those belief's that matters.''
"It isn’t so much what we do, but what we
are." Those are two copy book savings that
have been repeated and repeated in various
forms. And they have been twisted and
turned to almost every situation.
Personally I feel they are wrong. It does
matter what we believe as much as it floes
how we express those beliefs. It matters
as much what we do as what we are. But
what is more important of all is the motive
power back of both thoughts and actions.
What doesn’t matter is not what happens
to us - but whether what we do is impor
tant to be done. We may be personally de
feated. but our principals never, a great
thinker once said. The truly important thing
in this world is not so much where we stand
as in what direction we are moving.
Where we go wrong - our own lives, in our
national lives, in our everyday responsi
bilities is in not trueing our actions to a high
enough motive. We act on expedience, not
on principle. We compromise - not with
things, but with our own beliefs, with our
own conscience. We dodge responsibility,
we evade issues, and the truth eludes us, be
cause of our own weaknesses.
Here’s an example. We say that one of the
great principles in American life is the de
nial of absolute sovereignty in “efficient"
organizations and see how far you get. Did
you ever try not “going along with the
boys?"
What we should have said was that is
a motive power - and then try to put it into
practice.
All life proceeds from beliefs of some kind.
The question is not shall we have beliefs?
Hut - what beliefs have we? Are they a
vital part of our every day life? Are we bel
ter for our beliefs? Do they help us to help
those whose paths our path crosses? Unless
we can answer in the affirmative our beliefs
are in vain.
What do you believe - and do you live up
to your beliefs?
7'h'o Irina l.obhx' Barkers
La bor.
Some idea of ihc money back of the
"China Lobby,” which is supporting Senator
McCarthy's campaign against the State De
partment and the Truman Administration,
came this week from a surprising source.
A conservative Washington newspaper
published a column bv Constantine Brown,
who has long been a severe critic of the Ad
ministration’s foreign policies, particularly
in China. But, in this particular column,
Brown let a big “cat out of the bag.” He said:
“T.V. Soong and H. H. Kung, wealthy for
mer Chinese finance ministers, both related
to Chiang Kai-shek, have more than half a
billion dollars on deposit in this country.
This money is in various banks, in form of i
cash or gilt-edge securities."
Tlu' “China Lobby" is a;, ting Uncle Sam to i
send more millions of dollars, and Ameri
can fighting men, to rescue Chiang Kai-shek,
his “Nationalist” government, and their last
stronghold on Formosa. But Brown remarks:
"A number of legislators may /inquire
whether the American taxpayer should dig
deeper into his pockets, when hig-ranking
Nationalists could help the cause themselves.
Some senators might ask why the Soongs
and Kungs do not attempt to rescue For
mosa by parting with at least a part of their
wealth."
Bank Brrsitlrnl Talks Tornnmn Sense
Labor
“In my opinion, business has shirked its
social responsibility. It has misused its
power.”
Who says that? Some “radical”? No, it is
the president of a New York bank, Floyd
Cramer. And, he adds, “I’m an active Re-'
publican and a believer in the personal en
terprise system."
Instead of complaining so much about the
“Welfare State,” Cramer told an Associated
Press writer, business should take the lead
for the “welfare of the people.”
“No one should question the right of gov
ernment to step in and provide housing, food
and social benefits if industry fails to,” Cra
mer declared. "We should have no quarrel
about that.
“But business must do the main job, if it
is to get out of the political doghouse. Man
agemei L should set up pension plans instead
of fighting them.
“It should guarantee an annual wage—
long overdue in many industries. It should
take its employes more into partnership.
“Leaders of large corporations see too
many bogey-men under the bed.”
Wouldn’t it be fine if more industrialists
and financiers talked and thought in Cram
er*s common sense wav°
To Teach Water
Safety Course
Fiill McDonald, special field
representative of Safety Services
m the Southeastern Area of the
American Red Cross, will begin
a thirty hour wider safety course
at tht' local swimming pool on
Monday, June 2(ith. The course,
open to good swimmers who are [
at least IS) years of age and who
lhave teaching ability, will lead
to a certificate in water safety.
McDonald joined the profess
ional staff of the fled Cross after
four years of volunteer Red Cross
water safety work as well as four
years as head lifeguard at Caro
lina Beach, N. C. Ills previous
Red Cross experience included
volunteer teaching of water safe
ly and life saving and serving on
the volunteer faculty at the Red
Cross National Aquatic School
at Camp Carolina, Brevard, N C.
lie spent JO months in the Ar
my Air Corps as an aerial gunner,
lie is now enrolled at the Uni
versity of North Carolina and is
a member of the American Re
gion.
All young men interested in
taking the course are asked to
see either Mrs. Rush Bondurant
or Dr .1 E Edens
The taiter-Box
POLITICS IS ROTTEN
To the Editor:
When 1 was a
accompanied my
M Burras, to In
speeches given by
young child, Ij
father, George
ir the political i
the lion, l.ocke
Craig and Judge Francis D. Win
stoti of our sister county, Bertie,
and of our Harry W Stubbs, Sr.,
and many other staunch demo
crats of that day. I remember
the jokes, and my father would
say, “Daughter, polities is rot
ten.”
We have a Christian gentle
man to keep dean our polities, so
girls and bovs when the sun rises
m Saturday, June 24, meet me at
the polls and let's put our belov
ed Frank Graham in the United
States Senate.
LIZZIE BURRAS SMITHWICK.
Jamesville, N. C.
CAR TURNS ItEI)
CHICAGO, IRI. , When Wil
liam G. Gibson, 4(i-vear-old sales
man, returned for a giay sedan
he had left ir, a parking lot, he
taw red — fire engine red —
Someone, police could noR deter
mine who, had applied a paint
job to his quiet gray model, turn
ing it a bright red. It was the
job of an apparent expert, too,
done with a sprayer, with all the
chromium protected with tape
CARD OF THANKS
1 wish to express my sincere ap
preciation to my many friends and
neighbors who were so kind in
lending transportation for three
Kill It* Albert
BV GEO. C.l'RGANFS
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WHi,AM9T0W/* Af.C.
Dress Revue Held
Here on Saturday
The Martin County Dross Revue
was hold Saturday, Juno 17th
Both Junior and Senior girls par
t icipated.
Those modeling drosses in the
rovuo were: Nova Faye Gardner.
Jamesville; Mary Lou Cox, Wil
liamston; Catherine Rogerson,
Bear Grass; Caroline Wallace,
Jamesville; Lynette Haislip, Oak
City; Elizabeth Cox, Oak City;
Janet White, Robersonville Syl
via Griffin, Farm Life; Lena Ben
nett, Boar'Grass; Jean Stevenson,
Jamesville,
The winners in the junior di
vision were Catherine Rogerson
of Bear Grass, first place; Mary
Lou Cox of Williamston, 2nd
place; and Neva Fave Gardner,
Jamesville, 3rd place.
The senior division winners
were Caroline Wallace, James
ville, 1st place; Lynette Haislip of
Oak City, 2nd place and Elizabeth
Cox of Oak City, 3rd place.
Caroli to Wallace will represent
the. county at 4-H Club Week in
weeks to and from Washington1
prior to my stay in a hospital
there. Also,I especially want to
thank them for the cards, gifts
and flowers and every other act of
kindness shown me during my 4
weeks stay in the hospital.
Mrs. Marvin Coburn.
DON'T FORGET
JAYCEE
Reality Pageant
and Dance
Wednesday Nijdil
Jtint* 21 A: 15
Hiffgosl ami Itesl
Ever Hold!
Raleigh at the dress revue.
The judges were Miss Margaret
McDaniel and Miss Elizabeth Par
ker. Prizes were given to the 1st
and 2nd place winners in each di
vision by Williamston merchants.
Top dollar style
Never before could you fcet
so much car beauty for so
little money . . . only Ford
has been selected for the
Fashion,Academy Awed for
two successive years.
Top dollar "Go"
Only Ford in its field offer!
you a choice of “Go" power
. . . either the smooth
precision built 100-h.p. V-8
or its companion-in-quality,
the advanced 9S-h.p. Six.
' i
its aTop Dolla
rear
Long dollar mileage
Not only do miles seem l
ihorter in a Ford, but they
cost you less. A Ford is
economical to buy, economi
cal to run and, because of
its long-lived quality, high
in value at resale time.
Low Dollar cost
<
Top dollar valueV
Ford brings you big-car
features at small-car
cost . . . features like
Ford’s 35% easier-act
ing brakes, Sofa-Wide
seats, smooth “Mid
Ship” Ride in a sound-,
conditioned “Lifeguard”'
Body~a body that’^
built and finished ..t®
“live outdoors.”
ComeJn and "Test Drive" a ’50 Ford Today!'
WILLIAMSTON MOTOR CO.
Willinitislon. N, <!.
COMPARE THE TWO
I. Communist Front
Organizations
2. Socialist leanings
3. Racial View*
I. Service In Denmerntir
Parly
5. Business Experience
Willis Smith
None
0 None
Believes present system of
“separate bill equal" facili
ties for white ami colored
will keep ami promote ra
cial harmnnv.
Against FEPC in any form.
Elecleil to ,'i terms in Stale
Legislature.
Elected Speaker of House of
Representatives
Elected Chairman of Stale
Democratic Convention.
Delegate to National Demo
cratic Convention.
35 years experience as law
yer and in business.
Always earned living
against competition.
Frank Graham
Associated willi IB groups
labeled Communist Fronts
by I n-American \rlivilies
( oiuiniltee.
Studied under Harold Las*
ki. England'- leading Social
Voted steadily willi “left
winger-" Pepper and Ke
fan ver.
Long recognized a- a "-or
iat-plauiier".
Always favored an cud to se
gregation of while X negro.
Signed Civil Rights Report
in I*) 17 which included
EEPC.
Did not join other Southern
Senators in their fight
against EEPC.
In l'J-19 voted on Eastland
Amendment against all Sou
thern Senators except Pep
per and Kefauver, .
Vppoinled by W. Kerr Scott
to Senate.
• None
§ Always on public payroll.
Elect Willis Smith June 24th
MARTIN COUNTY COMMITTEE FOR WILLIS SMITH