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Tuesday. June 27. IV.W
I‘r< uliar Htmtnl
We dare not argue with the ballot box,
but we ean’t help but reel deep down in our
hearts that that great humanitarian, Frank
Graham, received a peculiar reward at the
hands of the people last Saturday.
His years of unselfish labor and devoted
services were ignored and rebuked. His ef
forts, so forcefully advanced in the name
of education, brotherhood and a better way
of life for the masses in North Carolina,
were trampled into the dust by a relentless
foe who placed the Ten Commandments in
1o reverse and marched on in trickery and
contemptible cunnmgness.
In defeat. Frank F. Graham stands today,
in the eves of the world, a far bigger man
than does the nominee in victory.
Surely, Frank Graham, after years of de
votion to all that's good and noble in the
sight,of God and righteous men everywhere,
must be hurt in his heart like others who
knew him, followed him and worked with
him for years. Rut. knowing him us we do,
we are convinced he carries no grudge in
his heart. While we share the feeling of in
famy heaped upon Ids head, we do not feel
sorry for Frank Graham; we feel sorry for
the people all the people of North Carolina.
We do not and cannot expect in a genera
tion or more a greater champion of the peo
ple's rights to offer for public office. The
lunacies of the corporation eagle now firmly
grip the people, and all they can do or ex
pert is 1o squirm and suffer and plead with
out response
But those who believe in fair play and
who value real Democracy must not and
will not give up the fight.
■In Km ply I i clary
Basing his campaign largely in the racial
question and other issues foreign to the
Subject at hand. Willis Smith, the Raleigh
corporation lawyer, gained, at the most,
only an empty victory at Ihe polls last Sat
urday. And he’ll go to Washington next i
January not necessarily as the true rep
resentative of the people, but as the protege
of rcgiettable trickery and unsavory poli
tics.
Mr. Smith goes to Washington with two
strikes against him. tie has to placate the
malcontents - those who voted the Repub
lican ticket in past elections—and he'll have
to make some gesture to ptactatc the Demo
cratic ticket upon which he advanced his
claim for the senatorial nomination. While
he has promised little or nothing when it
comes to the basic issues, he has pledged
himself to the preservation of Southern De
mocracy. Without telling just what that is.
Mr. Smith goes to the Senate with little
or no prestige, little or no influence just
one Id tie vote.
He is sympathized with his new task even
though he aggravated the difficulties of that
task. And while he goes there against our
wishes, we readily recognize the mandate
of the vote count and accept him as our
senator, too. and sincerely hope and trust
he’ll act in the name of all the people of
North Carolina.
The Heal Basis For Security
The concern expressed over economic
security in the future has bepn expressed in
the voices of millions and in enacted laws
It is good to be interested in the future, to
make certain there is no uncertainty about
our wellbeing in the declining years when
we have to turn to others or other sources
for support.
But economic security is void without ba
sic spiritual security. Many of the world’s
goods may be at one’s disposal, but without
the security which comes from an enduring
laith there’s little insurance against vicissi
Boy, That'll 411 Bight
During the four years the Flue-Cured
Tobacco Cooperative Stablization Corpora
tion, 507,000,000 pounds of tobacco were
bought to protect the producers id the mar
ket. Up until a few days ago. the organiza
tion had sold 427,000,000, leaving eighty
million pounds on hand.
All money borrowed to finance operations
in 1946 and 1947 has been repaid with in
terest. Reports are not complete for the last
two crops, but indications are ihat the to
bacco now on hand will move “satisfactor
ily”.
More than 270,000 farmers participated
in the program. They were not exposed to
the whims and fancies of monopolies when
they unloaded their tobacco on the ware
house floors. The market was stabilized,
and while it appears that the government
will not lose in going along with the farm
ers, it could take a loss and still come out on
top with the satisfaction that it had done
something to keep well on towards a half
million farmers from being kicked around.
Some call such governmental action so
ialistic. We pay a premium for insurance
just in case something happens. Well, it
hasn’t hurt this country to insure against
unstable markets.
When the tobacco stabilization outfit can
accomplish as much as it has and with such
little cost, Oh Boy, we’re all for it.
if e'tl Co Further Than Mr. Jones
Labor.
Jesse Jones, former head of the Recon
struction Finance Corporation, urges Con
gress to end Uncle Sam’s agency for lending
money to business. We’ll go along with Mr.
Jones on that, and make a further sug
gestion, which he may not like.
During all the many years in which the
R. F. C. was run by Jones, it was a “sacred
cow,” because he was a big banker from
Texas, and anything he did was “okay” with
Big Business. It was only when Jesse was
eased out, apparently much to his indigna
tion, that he and “Wall Street” suddenly be
came critical of the R. F. C.
Now here’s the suggestion: After ending
the R. F. C., why shouldn’t Congress have a
thorough study made of the doing of that
agency since it was established in the Hoov
er Administration, and let the American
people know all the circumstances about
how ami why their money was lent to each
of the business and financial firms?
No such,study and report to the people has
over been made. And", all through Jones’,
regime, the R. F. C. refused to let newspaper
reporters or anyone else see its records, on
the ground that the “details” must be kept
“private” between the lending agency and
the concern that got the loan.
After all, it was the people’s billions of dol
lars, and why shouldn’t the people know all
about how their money was used?
hieing Flayed For a Sucker
Spain's butcher dictator and a few of his
followers in this country apparently are
playing Uncle Sam as the World’s No. 1
sucker.
While offering his nation as a “bulwark”
against communism, Franco is doing a thriv
ing business with Russia, shipping in vital
materials.
It all settles down to one thing, Franco
turns to Russia in the name of Spain's econ
omy, forgetting all about the ism. At the
same time he uses the isms to support hiS
begging at Uncle Sam’s door.
lnton*i*lenl
The cement and steel manufacturers want
a base point price for their products, making
the price of cement the same for the man
living m sight of the plant and for tho#man
living hundreds of mil 's away.
The railroads come along and want to fix
rates by sections, and the South has taken
one terrible beating for years under the dia*
crimination lash.
When it pays the big boys to establish a
base for prices, that’s what they work for,
and when it pays to fix prices by sections
then that’s what they work for.
Hard To Explain
Reports state that farm equipment sales
are “off” and that new car sales were down,
but prices for those items are holding up.
When farm commodity sales drop prices
tumble; in fact, they tumble even when sales
hold to high or record levels. It is hard to
explain how prices hold firm in one field
and tumble in another under similar or
identical conditions.
Sonii’thiu/n To Think- About
While Willis Smith failed to cany his
home county in the recent primary, Frank
Graham carried his home town by almost
twelve to one.
It’s hard to fool the homefolks, and the
strength of the two candidates in their home
communities is something to think about.
BROADWAY AND MAIN STREET
Stealing Coal far Old Mother,
Or How to Doll Up a Snowman
__ By BILLY ROSE
If the man who was yard detective at the East River tugboat
terminal 40 vears ago will drop around to my office. I’d like to pre
sent him with a pair of down-front tickets for the show playing at
Wtrafdid the yard dick do to rate these front-row ducts? Well, I can’t
answer that one without sketching in a bit of my bumptious background ...
The year Senator Taft's pop be
sme President, the Rose 3 were
Iiv ng in a rail
road flat on the
lower Fast Side
—four roorrTS in a
row, each with a
window that
leaked cold cli
mate. Our central
heating system
consisted of a
squarish rtov.e in
the kitchen, and ruij. Rose
the cost of coal
being what it was (15 cents a bag), i
It was seldom that the home fires |
were burning.
Most of the time I went around <
the house with a lady's stocking ]
stretched over my ears, but when .
it got so blustery that even that i
didn’t help, I would stick an oid
flour bag into my pants, ease my i
way into the yard back of the tug
boat terminal south of Manhattan
bridge, and swipe as much coal as
t could carry from the piles used
to fire the boilers of the tugs.
Then, m now, l uas built
close to the ground and last as
ell gel-out, so I usually got away
(lean as a clinker from the yard
detective—an oyster-faced little
man whose idea of a good time
was to catch luo coal thieves at
once and knock their heads to
gether.
One murderously cold February,
I was stuffing an old sack with
choice chunks of anthracite when
the dick sneaked up and caught me
blackhanded.
"Don't ya know what happens to
kids who steal?” he said.
I could have told him they get
warm, but decided not to.
“Don’t tell me—let me guess,”
he went on. “Ya got a poor old
mother and unless ya bring home
some coal she'll catch her death
of cold.”
"How’d ya know?” I said.
“I also suppose yer old man
North Carolina has approxi-11
mately 42 billion board feet of;
standing sawtimber, or 12 per i
cent of all the saw-timber in the 1
South, and 3 per cent of that in \
the Nation.
NOTICK OK ADMINISTRATION
Having thiifday qualified as Ad
ministrator of the estate of Robert
Gee, Sr., deceased, this is to notify
all persons having claims against
this estate to present them to the
undersigned within twelve
months from date hereof or this
notice will be pleaded in bar of
recovery.
All persons owing any debt to
the estate will please make imme
diate payment.
This die 12th day of June, 1050
Hence Gee, Administrator of
the estate of Robert Gee, Sr.
je 13-20 27 jly 4
hasn’t worked in six months.'"
"It ain't that long,” I said, "but
he don't make much even when he
Qoe3 work.”
"A dozen times a day I hear the
same story,” said the yard detec
tive. "I know it like I know my
name.”
Suddenly, to my unbelief, he
handed me the bag of coai and
walked away. “Don't let me catch
ya again,” he said.
As I got to the gate he yelled,
"Wait a minute,” and scaled a sil
ver dollar In my direction. ‘‘May
be this'll help out.”
I picked up the buck, floated out
of the yard and kept floating until
I came to a vacant lot on Rivington
street where a bunch of my pals
were making a snow man.
‘‘Did ya get it?" one of them
asked.
"Nothing to it.” I said.
W$ used tuo lumps for the
eyes, a large chunk for the nose,
a jew smaller pieces for the
mouth, and there was enough
left orer for a row of buttons
down the front and a belt dear
around the middle. **
What did I do with the dollar?
Well, there was a little cutie on
Rivington street who had never
given me a tumble, and so I of
fered to buy her a hot chocolate at
Slifkin’s drugstore.
“You mean you got money?” »he
said.
"I not only got for hot chocolate,"
I bragged, "but for movies and
after, maybe, ice cream.”
"That would be peachy,” said the
little doll, flashing the kind of
smile that in later years T had to
give up diamonds to see . . .
Well, there it is, the nasty little
secret I’ve been harboi.ng for 40
years. I won’t go as far as to say
it's been keeping me awake nights,
but—well. I’d feel a lot better If the
old yard detective were to pick up
those down-front ducats.
j undersigned substituted Trustee
'on May 17, 192U, and of record in
Hie Register of Deeds Office Mar
lin County in Book I1-2, page 492,
to secure Certain notes of even
Mate therewith and the stipula
tions in said Deed of Trust not
laving been complied with, and
SPECIAL PROCEEDING
North Carolina, Martin County.
In The Superior Court
Before the Clerk
Rosa Staten Vs Thurston Daven
port, Leora Davenport Ocenia
Davenport, Robert Davenport,
Lillie D. Hardy, Lena D. Hardy,
Clifton Davenport,.and Lizzie Da
venport.
The defendants will take notice
that a Special Proceeding, as
above entitled, has been institu*
cd before the undersigned Clerk j
ot the Superior Court of Marlin :
County, for the partition of lands
described in the petition, which j
h„s been filed in mv office. The i
defendants will further take na
tive, that they are required to he
and appear before me in mv of
lice in Williamston. N. C., on or
before July 22. 1050, and answer
or demur to the said petition or I
the petitioner will apply to the
Court for the relief prayed in tin |
petition.
This June 15, 11)50.
L. B. Wynne, C. S. C.
je 20-27 jlv 4-11
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NOTICE OF SALE
Under and by virtue of the pow
er of sale contained in a certain
Deed of Trust executed to the
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it the request of the holder of
said notes, the undersigned substi
tuted Trustee will, on the 30th day
of June, 1950, at 12 o’clock, Noon,
in front of the Courthouse door
in Williamsion. N. C., offer for
sale to the highest bidder, for
cash, the following described pro
perty____
A house and lot situate in the
Town of Hamilton, N. C.. and
known as the Charlie Mann lot,
being on Front Street, running
Wed to Blake Watson line, thence
South along Watson line to La
(ayette Staton line, thence hast
aiimg Lafayette Staton line to
Front Street, thence No^th alone
Front Street to the beginning. |
Containing i-2 acre, more or les& fl
and being the same lot as situami
oetvveen the Masonic Hall and
L.afavette Staton's lot.
•This 30th day of May, 1950.
B. A. Critcher,
Substituted Trustee.
je 6-13-20-27
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