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Voting - The Next Stop 3? Prior ,to the recent new registration of voters in Orange County the total active registration was hard to ascertain. Votes cast in any given election always appeared to be small when compared to the total population of the county. Now that the books have closed on the first complete coun ty-wide registration since 1904, it appears that approxi mately 9,000 registrants are listed and m good standing on the books of the 16 precincts. There should be many, many more. - But, equally important as the registration is the casting of the ballot. It would appear that close to too per cent of those now registered would have interest enough to go to the polls on May 27. It is doubtful, however, if this will be the case despite the heated senatorial race and the several candidates for district and^county offices. Dis heartening as it is, the fact still remains that fewer and fewer people, percentagewise, are exercising their right — to vote. _ - -r If we do not stop the downward trend of voter participa tiop we may lose democracy by default. Harken to the lesson taught by these significant and cogent figures: In the national election of 1896 (Bryan-McKinley) 83% of the eligible electorate went to the polls. In 1916 (Wilson Hughes election) 72% of those qualified, voted. In 1936 (Roosevelt-Landon contest) 57% cast their ballot. And in 1948, in the Truman-Dewey election, a meagre majority, 51% of our free, qualified citizenry exercised their priv ileges of freedom. The strength of the United States, even of one small unit, Orange County, is the power of the people to act with wisdom, generosity and boldness. But, when a drifting indifference numbs a populace they ig nore the fact that freedom unexercised may be freedom for-. feited. _7--—.' '7 .... We are convinced that the Politburo godlings would 000,000 human beings in the U.S.S.R. had the opportunity just once, which we have every four years, to express them selves about the 6,000,qoo Communist in Russia' On ac count of our indolence toward the exercise of our basic re sponsibilities, where do we acquire the right to censure : other nations, denouncing their establishment of govern ments of the few oyer the many when we ourselves are guilty of the same sin. Furthermore, why are our people so prone to besmirch and viilify those of our leaders in high office. This is a process of self indictment, when one re alizes that those in our government are placed there by the people, and hence, are strong or as weak as the people make them. The cloak of voter indifference must be rent, and ah r— our jcitizen^-must realize- that exery issue in every election local, state, or national is an issue affecting some phase of our democratic life. _One of theinteresting aspects of Che Graham-Smithsena torial^race is die 41u$ the Smith forces are casting on the very citizenry of North Carolina. Smith and his propa gandists are saying all around that Frank Graham is too good to be in politics, that he is too gullible to vie in the legislature arena with the shrewd politicians that operate This is a new low in political cynicism, as Dr. E. McNeill Poteat recently so ably put it. In discussing this concept he re-phrased the charges and innuendo of the Smith forces thus: “The world is in bad shape; it must be saved by morally good men, but not by men like Frank P. Graham. He’s too good. Give us leaders who are good men but ‘ not so good that they are dumb.” In other words, if you are really honest, you're a sucker for liars; if you are really decent, you’re a sucker for crooked deals; if you are really kind, you are a sucker for every phony hard-luck story on the street. He continues: “For a moment, think what that makes us, the voters, out to be. It makes all of us who believe that ’righteousness exalteth a nation’ the worst suckers of all, for it proposes that we try to get a decent world by electing national leaders who are afraid of absolute moral integrity. If this is the road of the people of North Caro lina and the world, of what use is any pretense at righteous- -- ness, decency and honor?” '• Frank Graham is without rival as a friend to the people of North Carolina and the world. His re-election to the United States Senate may be the major contribution this state can make to the security and stability of the world and the cause of peace on this earth. as benefactors of liberty if the 194, Is Anyone Too Good? there. — THE NEWS of Orange County*—~ Published Every Thursday by * THE NEWS, INCORPORATED Hillsboro and Chapel Hill, N. C. Edwin ). Hamlin... .. . Editor and Publishet Don McFf:e .... . Associate Editor Community Representatives—Miss Elizabeth Kirkland, New ** r Grove; Mrs. Mary Wilkinson, Mebane; Mrs. Marinda McPher son, Hillsboro Negro Community; Mrs. Golden Sellars, Chapel Hill Negro Community. _ SUBSCRIPTION-RATES ‘ 1 Year (in Norm Carolina) .*....'$2.00 6 Months (in North Carolina) ..... $1.50 1 Year (outside North Carolina) . - _---- $2.50 Entered as Second Class Matter at the Psst Office at Hillsboro, N. C. under the Act of March 3, 1879. Thursday, April 20, 1950 W»**^HHHHHlr**********************ifc**,y Exclusive National Advertising Representative S | Greater Weeklies | | New York • Chicago > Detroit • Philadelphia | a*********************************** Thursday, May 11, 1950 PRESS COMMENT Saith Adopts McCarthy Tactics (The News and Observer) Senator Joseph R. McCarthy has advanced beyond the guilt by as sociation technique and now pro motes guilt by accusation. Mc Carthy’s tactics have been copied in North Carolina and elsewhere and have found their way into the North Carolina senatorial campaign. Opponents of Senator Graham tried the guilt by association the ory and were unable to make much headway with the charge that Senator Graham had been deceived by the character of some of the organizations he joined over a long period of years. The McCarthy method is much simpler. Under it a charge is simp ly repeated over and over again, no matter how often or complete ly it has been disproven. If the charge is not denied, the -victim is taken to task for not denying it and that fact is offered as “proof.” If the charge is denied, the mere fact of the denial is cit ed as at least ground for suspicion. Of course there was such a thing as dirty politics long before Senator McCarthy came on the scene. .But, this year is probably the first time that the mere mak ing of a charge has been urged as making the charge true and as making unnecessary any effort to prove the charge. , The truth is that Senator Gra ham’s record has been searched with a fine tooth eornb. It ha’s been searched in Chapel Hill and in Washington and in libraries lo cated in those places and at Ral eigh and Duke Urtiversity. What has been found? Nothing ofconsequence. ' —. In the absence of any conse quential fact in the record that would serve their purpose, rwnnori ents of Senator Graham have re sorted to .half truths, to distortions and, in some cases, to mere in ventions based on supposition as ture. 7 North Carolina has not seen that kind of a campaign for 50 years. The answer of the voters on May 27 should be so emphatic that North* Carolina will not see that kind of a campaign for anoth er 50 years. ---^-o local Men Get Posts At UNC Chapel Hill -— Harry Fremd of Canal Point, Fla., has been elect ed president of the Town lien’s Association in the University of North Carolina. He succeeds Ben James Jacksonville, Fla. Other officers elected were Bill Lockard, Hilldboro, vice-president; Harry Pendepgraft, Chapel Hill, secretary,' and Reese Felts. High Point, treasurer. Three members of the executive committee also elected were Robbin Gilmore, Hillsboro; Paul Goodman, Ashe ville, and A1 Johnson, Henderson ville. "DON'T EXTEND rMU CATCH HIM! Orange Grove Club Scheduled Club Meets The monthly meeting of the Orange Grove Home Demonstra tion club met with Mrs. Cecil Lloyd . last Tuesday afternoon, May 9, at 2:30 o’clock. The meeting was opened by the president, Mrs. Clem -Cheek, who led the group in singing, “Hail, Club Women.” The roll call and minutes of the last meeting were read by the secretary, Mrs. John Kirk., Miss Katherine Hamrick, the home demonstration agent then gave her demonstration which was “Music.” They ended the meeting by playing games and then the host ess served punch, sandwiches and cookies to the following: Mrs. Banks Lloyd, Mrs. John Kirk, Mrs. H. M. Perry, Mrs. John Cheek, Mrs. Clem Cheek, Mrs. Brantley Wagnor, Mrs. James Snipes, Jr., Mrs. Charlie Teer, Mrs. A. A. Crawford, Mrs. Fred Lloyd, Mrs. Julius Andrews, Mrs. Joel Cranford, Mrs. Merritt Kirk, and Misses Katherine Hamrick and Mae Crawford. WjM.U. Meets The Cane Creek W.M.U. met May 9th at the church with eleven , ladies present. Hymns were sung, followed by the devotional and prayer. The topic, “Invisible Bridges” was presented in play let form by Mrs. Clem Cheek, Mrs. H. M. Perry, Mrs. Joel Craw> ford, .and Miss Rebecca Crawford. After a business session, the meet was adjoined. Attends Convention Mrs. Charlie W. Stanford. Mr. and1 Mrs. Manley Snipes, Mr. Jim Snipes, Mr. Timmy Lloyd, -o ■o 0. S. Nt> N*. 2^74,1 M with New (PoCWSEJ TUFI TOOTH • • • Now in Use in 41 States, Canada ^artd It's Sweeping the Nation! Here’s good news for farmers who harvest rakable crops! ROTO - R AK E, the_ modern, heavy duty, speedier rake, saves you lots of time and hard work. With the new scientifically angled, (pat. pend) "Tufi-Tooth, it does a faster, cleaner job on any rakable crop ... light or heavy, wet or dry. —- -i— ROTO-RAKE makes wind rows at higher speeds on rough, smooth* or terraced ground. Rakes swaths 4 to 9 feet, as desired. $fo gears or power take* off. Won’t "jackknife” on hill sides.' ROTO-RAKE is portable anywhere. . , v Costa $30.00 less than last Saves its cost in a hurry! Come in and See it! Coleman-Laws Co., Inc. HILLSBORO / and Mr. Wilber Lloyd were among those-from Orange’ County who attended the Democratic* Conven tion inRaleigh last Thursday, May 11. -* , i : Plans for holding the first Southeastern Duroc Congress ear ly in 1951 are now being worked . ari/i lCCtUviO oww breeders from seven states, in cluding North Carolina. Place for the event has not been selected. —-Or-' A new type of brittle candy made in part from sweet potaties is acceptable to a large- portion of U. S. consumers, according to a study recently completed by the Alabama Experiment Station and the U. S. Department of Agri culture. Davis Sim SAFETY * Goo ron teed 24 Mo. -C DmU* action Rijwi Card . •ad Cold rubber. MS1L - • - $14-35 Western Auto Associate Store "HiHaboro /r$yoc/K n/e/rmi, 7HISr/VSM/IU &}, farmall. first »nan-/7aH s (ja Hillsboro, N / ° Highlights WDUKi) Urham * ^araiic, **»0*UCAN "CXt RcPr«emativei, '5tiUCS fr°™ this the m Pri™ry May tile ,uc United in "ie Republic fsrnier fssman ^reacner — Statesman VOTE FOR sSfiia!as ; \..- ' W’ ■ ET L AND *\ EFLAND, N. C. For Orange County Commissioner Saturday; May 27 If nominated and elected to the Orange County B<x of n‘?ability>1 wi Board, of Corn will serve A LL ■'■ World War D Veteran — Business Man tWc lender Paid Political Advertifleme mt
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