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TOMORROW
B j DON ROBINSON
WORDS .... barrage
It is discouraging to contem
plate the barrage of high-sounding
but meaningless words which will
soon jam the airways and crowd
■ the daily newspapets as the presi
j dential election of IV44, gets un
der way.
>| In connection with the pnma
\ries there was plenty of oratorical
warming up, hut that wa- nothing
S(compared with the deluge which is
'to come and which will push every
thing hut the most mouieutoiis war
events into the background.
In wartime it seems almost sac
* rilegious that the men who rah or
f hope to run our e o.in'.i > should
spend months of 'hen valuable
time preparing am! delivering
campaign speeehe- hut it is ex
tremely don I it f ii I.. unless tin
pie show genuine resent merit
• the candidates, whoe'er the;
i will let a mere wat i Pei leu
the fanfare whieh ha* aeeonfi
every election since the bogi
of out democracy.
It is vitally imppftant to
us that we become thoim.gi: v fa
miliar with the aims, the anilities,
and the philosuphie .if the various
candidates—and to teat extent a
certain amount »f speeeh-mukit.g
is essential hut. if! t! ■< I o..
could somehow he. sneer i-d out
of the coming campaign ;t would
be a blessing to our naiinti and a
decided eon 11 itort: ■ • n ■ :n fee wai
program.
REASON.plan
peo
! hat
with
all of
pro
■vhieii. it
tld
In a recent t;11
sand publishers >>;
pel's, Eric Jloh.nso
the United States t n
Commerce, oilcred Iduel
the kind of an cirri an:
seems to me. we sli
have this year, lie san
“We should 'make
puign of calm reason
blind prejudice. a
high principles rat Inn
slogans. The stakes an
the decisions arc ton i
endangered by the m
and bitterness and in
vote-grabbing.
‘‘Mind you., i am not
the surface unatmm;\ all too fa
miliar under the tolalilui inn dis
pensation. I he l'a»: |i :iig 1 would
recommend is riami.>-pamhy.
punch-pulling eiimpaegti :hat re
tha'll' hollow
-meal -w.»i ils
for
veals nothing and
Honest iuen -must
ad unafraid in
convictions and
ions. Hut we car
best tradition ot
—tile code .ot::
niond—the find ha
must be no »„i;
class sll'Ugg le let!
the election."
Mr. .l otittsor.
been mentioned
for the pt esiiieiic ,
optimist
election
feiiiiing their
or :pirn Upui
• e up to the
tiaseii'ali dia
rield. There
tesiei
tile
-mag i::i.g til..t -ueh a
e « times could he
iid- eouptry. Cel
ts wax if is possible
is if the people raise their voices
now to make .t cleat to all politi
e.ans that :r,-s i- the only kind of
election they wifi tolerate in 1P-14
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cniy louse w uaii n , R aace
10 Ray anu renining to reveal ilieii
statin ml vual nit ,ta.' umn tl,cy
conslUel it ‘.life ai>|ri u|)i late lime.
11 um tile [mill leal y ien point .
Jl (lumas Uevvey, the leading
Republican cauuiualc, has never
repudiated his oiigmai statement
that tiiat lie* would hut tun al
though Republican leaders all
over the country, seem to take it
.tor gratend that lie will; Presi
dent Roosevelt lias mi tar been un
willing to let the people knew
whether he will run for a fourth
ternij Wendell Willkie has appar
ently dropped out of the race but
is rumored to have something “up
his sleeve”; Kric Johnson has said
he is not interested in being a
presidential candidate, although
many people (dose to him feel lie
would he vert much interested if
he thought he had a fair chance.
So, as matters stand now. when
it is time the [ample knew the
opinions and convictions of all
candidates, we are actually put in
the dangerous position of hot
officially knowing wl.o the candi
ff there is any chance that this
campaign will he the kind Mr.
Johnston proposes, it would seem i
that the first immediate step !
would he for all candidates who |
are going to run to /ift their hats
off the fence and throw them in
to the middle of the ring.
COTTON
From August through February
cottonseed oil production was
more than one hillinh pounds; soy
bean oil, fit!.'! million; peanut oil,
93 million; and corn oil, 139 mil
lion. Cotton is still king.
—
FEED SHORTAGE [
The quickest and cheapest way
to do something about the feed
problem is to provide more graz
ing, silage and hay, says John
Arey, Extension dairyman at N, i
C. State College.
REGISTER!
REGISTER!
GET READY TO VOTE IN THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY MAY 27th FOR
Gaston County’s Own Gress Cherry For Governor
of North Carolina
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME in ITS HISTORY OF 98 YEARS THAT GASTON COUNTY HAS OFFER
ED ONE OF ITS SONS FOR THIS HIGH OFFICE.
If you are 21 years old or will be 21 before November
7, 1944, and are not sure that you are properly regis
teredo do these things at once:
1— Go to your voting place and ascertain definitely
from yo ur registrar if you are properly enrolled.
If not, have him to register you.
2— If you have moved into a different precinct from
that in which you lived at the time of the last elec
tion, get a certificate from your registrar and pre
sent it to the registrar of your new precinct and he
will record your name as a legally registered voter.
3.—If for any reason you have not registered, do so
Saturday. Saturday, May 13, last registration day.
Be sure you are registered.
4— Remember that, if you have been a resident of the
State for one year^ and of the county for four
months you are entitled to register and vote in the
coming primary and in the general election in No
vember.
5— Speak to your friends and neighbors and urge them
to see that they are properly registered.
A VOTE FOR
Gregg Cherry
For Governor
IS A VOTE FOR
Clean Government
Honest Government
Economical Government
Progressive Government
Better Schools
Improved State Institutions
An All-Round Progressive
Administration.
Gregg Cherry Is:
Courageous, Straightforword,
Incorruptible; Trustworthy,
Dependable, Experienced,
Progressive, Impar tial,
Sound, Kindly; Ethical.
The Type of Man North Carolina Needs
To Guide Her Destinies During
These Perilous Times
Here Is
A List Of Polling Places And Registrars:
(The first named individ
ual in each nrecinct list is the
registrar, the second the
Democratic fudire. and th(
third named the Renublicar
iudtre.)
GASTONIA
Gastonia No. 1. City Hall, Gas
tonia: C. C Carpenter, J. 11
Workman, T. ,1. Redmond.
Gastonia No. 2, Central Schoo
Gastonia; C. E. Huffstetler, Gu;
Killian, George Rogers.
Gastonia No. 3, Gastonia Mil
Supply, til 3 E. Franklin Avenue
Gastonia: R. C. Patrick, E. G
Talley, C. C. Bush.
Gastonia No 4, East School
Gastonia: P. Ragan, R. K
Hancock, Oscar M. Cloninger.
Gastonia No. 5, No. 2 Fin
Station, North Falls St., Gasto.
nia: W. M. Morris, Ross Ratch
ford, Mrs. Jack Poovey.
Gastonia No. (i. Girls’ Club
corner of Second and Dalton St
Gastonia: Mrs. Doris Quinn, T
A. Little, Britt Johnson.
Gastonia No. 7, Myrtle Schoo
Bessemer City Rd.. Gastonia: H
S. Joyner, D. i'. Dellipger, M
V. Wiggins.
Gastonia No. 8, Victory Schoo'
South Gastonia ; Brown Baird
Otis Myers, J. T. Greene.
Gastonia No. 9, Ridge Groc
ery Co., S. Gastonia: A. L. Fer
guson, VV. H Falls, W. L. Falls
Gastonia No. 10, Kendricks
Grocery Store, Union Rd., Gasto.
nia: Mrs. J. C. Robinson, Mar.
shall Robinson, Howard Huff,
stickler.
Gastonia No. 11. Ranlo Gram
mar School, Spencer Mt. Hwy.:
Roy Holcomb, Carl F. Stroupe,
Bishop Boulden.
CROWDERS MOUNTAIN
Bessemer City No. 1, City
Hall. Bessemer City: W. L.
■ demand, J. W. Fury, \Y. E.
, Sneed.
Bessemer City No. 2, Maun
I ev's Store, Bessemer City: Wal
ter Oates, John F. Walker, D.V.
Matthews.
Bakers Mt. View Mill Store,
R.F.D. Gastonia; R. H. Hook,
James R. Carson, Lem Crompton
CHERRYVILLE
Cherryville No. 1 City Hall,
Cherryville: W. S. Beam, E. Carr
Black, I). Belvia Beam.
Cherryville No. 2, Cherryville
High School, Cherryville: R. P.
Putnam, E. E. McDowell, Olin
Cherryville No. 3, Cherryville
Grammar School, Cherryville: Miss
Loy Stroupe, Victor Stroup, Bill
Kisers, Sunnyside School, R.F.
D. Bessemer City: Ed S. Harmon,
Fred Lovelace, Walden Weaver.
Carpenters, La/ders Chapel
School, R.F.D', Lineolnton: L. W.
Carpenter, L A. Kiser, Lawrence
Carpentei.
DALLAS
Alexis, Bralshaw’s service sta
tion, Alexis: T. W. Garrison, F.B.
Morris, Kenneth McAlister.
Dallas, Old Court House, Dallas
E. T. W. Cloninger, Lark White,
K. F. Lineherger.
High Shoals, High Shoals School
High Shoals; Mrs. G C. Frye, K.
L. Friday, J. A. Friday.
SOUTH POINT
Belmont, No. 1, City Hall, Bel
mont: K. J. Hoyle. Ii. B. Suggs,
Jr., H. C. Traywick.
Belmont No. 2, Dixon Motor
Co., Belmont: Fred Stone, Curly
Pack, VY. F. Traywick.
Belmont No 3, N. Belmont
School, Belmont: J. C. White,
Jim V. Pelt, Floyd Skidmore.
Lowell, Clemmer’s School, Low
ell: S. J. Hand, Woodrow Roberts,
Miss Thelma Titman.
Cramerton, Cramerton Mill
Store. Cramerton: J. B. Caldwell,
R. L. Leeper, C. (). Young.
McAdenville, Library Bldg.,
McAdenville S. R. Nichols, W. B.
Roberts, B R. Waters.
Union, Union Church Hut, Un
ion Rd., Gastonia': Miss Fannie
Wilson, W.E. Barnes, R.A. Arm
strong.
South Point, School on Smith’s
Point Road: Mrs. P. H Smith,
Mrs. S. H. Stowe,, Lamont Dixon.
R1VERBEND
Mt. Holly No. 1. City Hall, Mt.
Holly • G. I). Jenkins, Watts Still
well, J. W Clark.
Mt. Holly No 2, Jenkins Motor
Co. Bldg., Mi. Holly: Mrs. W. O.
Barrett, J. F. Dunn, A. F. Craig.
Lucia, Abernathy’s Store, Lu
cia: W. T..'Connell, Nelson Hall,
A. L. Forbes.
Stanley, City Hall, Stanley:
Guy Derr, Russell Handsell, Jim
Walace.
Sponsored by Gaston County Friends of Gregg Cherry