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Pnttrtd .. Second Claaa Matter January 19. 1928, at |Mw Poatoffice at WalUce, Noorth Carolina, under the ifcct of March 8, 1879. Thursday, April 2, 1936 Why is it that people think they are edu cated when they get a diploma? * * * * ' Life’s Little Lessons: Go to bed late and Jrou will probably get up late. * * * * • Read * good book a week and you can’t jtave much time left to read trash. 1 A SOCIAL SECURITY DANGER ? | The people of the United StateB should un derstand thoroughly what is involved in the Social Security Law. At present, when the £oals are. discussed, few stop to think of the tf«M and financial factors involved. In 1987, however, the workers to be covered yrill begin to pay a tax of 1 percent on their ynge or salary and employers will contribute -an equal amount, making a 2 percent tax in all gradually increasing until 1949, the tax will finally become 6 percent, contributed equally by workers and employers. In 1942 old pensions will begin, but the first income to the Government is expected to greatly exceed the money paid out, and by 1930 the reserve fund will reach the gigantic total of around f47,000,000,000. While some critics have questioned the man agement of such a fund, another objection has been raised by M, Alfred Linton, life insur « fjxce executive, who thinks that the real dan ger will come from the failure on the part of Congress to keep its hands off the reserve fund. This actuary says that Congressmen, not un derstanding the essential principles underlying a present reserve to make future payments, will be tempted to liberalize payments and thus jeopardize the future of those who have contributed to the enormous reserve. While this newspaper ardently advocates the principles of social security legislation, the fear voiced by Mr. Linton is based on some thing besides fault-finding. It undoubtedly will be a menace to the successful operation of old age pensions, unless the people of the United States are thoroughly educated in re gard to the function of an adequate reserve. Moreover, they must stand guard over the fund created. Just how this is to be effective ly done is a problem. EXPECTS EUROPEAN WAR JWalter Duranity, for many years Russian Correspondent of the New York Times, expects a war to break out in Europe soon, although not “in the next year or two”. The correspon dent believes that the French General staff wants to fight, but that wiser heads are not certain what might happen when war begins. Germany, he says, “is not yet ready”. In the Far East, Mr. Duranty is not looking for a war at any time in the near future. Rus sia is confident that she can defeat Japan in the west, but doubtful about taking them both at the same time. Because of recent develop ments in Japan, he does not expect the island Empire to start anything soon. The Russian Army, the largest in Europe, is not a problem because the Russians have “plenty to do inside their country” and will be occupied in doing it for many years. ANCIENT LIFE WAS HAZARDOUS || Citizens today worry about the enormous death toll on our highways, and they have ev ery right to be apprehensive over the useless ' slaughter that occurs. Some of them are wont to harken back to •bout • survey recently made by the Metro politan Life Insurance Company, which con trasted the modern area with that of the an cient Greeks and Romans. The statistician dis covered that out of 275 celebrated ancients, exactly 1S6 died through violence. Out of a group of 180 statesmen, 116, or 64 percent came to violent ends. Living today, in the midst of our homicides, suicides, and accidents brings violent death to 9.5 percent of the general population. This, to be sure, is an appalling percentage, justifying our sporadic campaigns for safely. At the same time, it proves people living today are immeasurably safer than those who lived in the distant years of the past. 4 Washington News I For U. S. Farmers ..Z l w „ T... ... .. INCREASED PLANTINGS DIVIDED $470,000,000 COMPLAINTS CERTAIN DEFINITIONS DIFFICULT SHELTER BELT PROGRESS As Department of Agriculture officials work strenuously to launch the new farm program, President Roosevelt, before leaving Washing ton for his vacation cruise, appealed to far mers to take advantage of the new program and to avoid excessive production of cash. Ad vance information indicated sharp increases | in many crops and the President urged farm ers to study the present program before com pleting their planting. Reports to. the Department early in March indicated the following acreage increases for 1936: spring wheat, 19 percent; corn, 6 per cea(t; rice, ,11 percent; tobhcco, 9 percent; peanuts, 8 percent; and private trade reports forecast an increase of 15 percent in cotton acreage. Almost at the same time that early details of the program were announced, protests were being made by some producers, particularly of rice, sugar cane and sugar beets. Such complaints are to be expected. Undoubtedly, there is much room for friction in the division of the $470,000,000 available for payments to farmers and also m regard to tne aennitions of soil “depleting”, “conserving”, and ^build ing” crops. This danger is accentuated by the fact that the Farm Administration hardly contemplates the possibility of paying the far mers as much as they asked for in the region al conferences held some weeks ago. An equitable division of the fund between various crops and among the States and sec tions of the Union—expected to be announced some time in April—creates a knotty problem which at best, has the germs of considerable discontent. Both the 'President and Secretary Wallace have appealed to all farmers to retain faith in the purposes and intentions of those charged with the administration of the act. However, when the division of the fund is an nounced, one can forecast with certainty that there will be howls all over the nation. If the allotment of the funds proves satisfactory to any group, the officials will be lucky. • • Secretary Wallace and his aides have found it extremely difficult to outline and explain the program and even in press conferences openly discussed various definitions. Notable along this line was the attempt to explain the difference beween “soil-lbuilding” and “soil conserving” crops. About the best that could be agreed upon at the time was that the for mer would be those crops on which the farm er is to get $1 an acre or less, and the latter would be those on which he would receive about $10 an acre. Actual payments to farmers will probably begin next Fall and there is no time limit set for farmers to sign up for participation. The farmers will be encouraged to form produc ers’ associations for the purpose of carrying out the program, but not many of them will know when they plant their crops this Spring how much their benefit payments will be. Speaking very frankly. Secretary Wallace remarked: “We lofok upon this program for 1936 as quite faulty in many respects.” Very little has been heard about the shelter belt propect in recent months, but the floods of the last few weeks will cause renewed in terest to be taken in this, as well as other large soil conservation projects. The first large scale planting of the tree barrier to extend from North Dakota to Texas, will take place this spring when 40,00r seedlings will be out. Of course* the main idea of the tree belt is to guard against the blithing dust Storms that have proved sue! a scourge in the West co"S 37-First Mormon Tempi* opens. Kirtland, .Ohio, 1136. JO—Twain'* Immortal Hue klabany Plan" appaan la book form. MM. 39—Knlphts of Colombo* got their charter, 1M2. 30 Boston colonists sottls tbs dtp of Now Hawn. 1630. Jl—Treaty ends Crimean War. Russia the loser. MM. APRIL LI—Winton make* first auto mobile sale in the United , States. MM. #«w . _- ----- „ I 3—Butter <20 • pound m Richmond, Va_ IMS. $—H. C. "Bod" Fieher, great comic atrip artist, bora, 16*4. *-*tat *t*am*hi p I* launched on Orest Lakes, MM. • Oeorge Washington neee the veto power lor Seat time. 1792. •—United States declare* war on Germany, 1917. 7—General Grant wine de cisively at Shiloh. Ternu 1*62. •—French “Croix de Guerre” war decoration instituted, 191S. «"• CARDWELL’S OLUMN I AGRICULTURAL PLANNING Guy A. Cardwell, AgrksHiittt Hd Industrial Agent A. C. L. Railroad Co. There ia nothing new about county planning in connection with agricultural development; but unfortunately even good plans do not work in and of themselves. In the past numerous splen did plans have had little suc cess with few exceptions, be cause of the lack of consistent pressure behind them; there fore, we failed to materially improve the condition of agri culture in spite of the sound ness of many carefully approv ed plans. However, machinery, was set up during the three years of AAA control, and this machinery—county committees | —is now in position to actively push future plans. I take pleasure in bringing ;to your attention the following article published in Extension Service Review, February issue, the house organ of The Exten sion Service, United States De partment of Agriculture: County Planning Fundamental to Sound Agricultural Deve lopment, C. W. Warbur ton, Director of Ex tension Work The recent decision of the Supreme Count invalidating the Agricultural Adjustment Act places added emphasis upon the necessity for and value of the county planning project. Many States regard this as one of the-most fundamental projects ever- undertaken by the Exten sion Service. They were ac tively engaged with this pro ject at the time the Court rend ered its decision. Since then most extension workers have been able to give this project more attention than previously seemed possible. Much has been accomplished in recent months through the activities of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration and the Extension Service in enabl ing farmers to visualize more definitely the problems facing them as individual producers and those facing agriculture as an industry. This holds true for both ^production problems and the problems of more effi cient marketing. However, ev en greater accomplishments re main to ‘.be attained. T^e county planning project serves as an effective medium throe whh ganized manner.. The keen in terest being evinced by fann ers throughout the country in a unified attack upon our agri cultural problems should en courage us all to give this en deavor our fullest possible at tention. Find Millstone In Continu ous. Planning. • The phase of this project be ing undertaken this winter should mark only the millstone in a continuous process of planning agricultural adjust ments.. Continuously changing economic conditions and situa tions constantly demand appra isal of local problems and ad justments necessary to meet these problems. No one can be better equipped to make these appraisals in light of lo cal conditions than farmers themselves. The county com mittees which have been organ ized to carry out this project can and should exert a power ful influence in the development of future local and national ag ricultural policies. They should be kept functioning with this end iij view. v Agents Visualize Greater Opportunity County extension agents throughout the country are en tering into this project with much interest as its possibili ties become more apparent. They are in touch with the sources of information which relate the individual farm and the local county problems to the problems of the area and the Nation as a whole. This program gives them s chance to place more emphasis on long-time phases of outlook work, on successful types and systems of farming, on soil conservation, and on good land use. A better , evaluation of these interlocking problems can be obtained through bringing this information, adequately or ganized and interpreted, to lo cal committees and other farm ers for their consideration. This will help in making sound recommendations on needed ad justments and means of attain ing them. It is through such endeavor that the Extension Service has been able to render the valua ble assistance to farmers that n has'ijPthe past. This pro ject, vitally essential as it is, should occupy a preiminent place in our current and future extension programs. John H. Jouett, former U. S. officer, who established an aviation school in China: “If let alone, China eventu ally will be in shape to fight off Japan or any other invader.” Winston Churchill, British of ficial : ' “Many people feel the strong er the U. S. Navy becomes, the surer are the foundations of peace throughout the world.” Richard Paget, British philolo gist: . __.. "The truth is that human speech itself is still la a very primitive and barbarous condi tion." * * • Donald Priede, book publisher: ’fThe man or woman'with something to say—the real no velist, the real playwright will write books and plays any way." * • * American Federation of Labor: “Business no longer assumes any responsibility for absorb ing the unemployed.” • • • Oliver Duggins, botanist: “Weeds are found only where man has disturbed the soil andi set the stage for their growth.” • • • Sonja Henie, Norweigian skat er, world’s champion: “After all, I’ve won ten world championships and three Olym pic titles. Wbat more is there for me to do?” • * • Douglas Southall Freeman, edi tor: “We have let religion end too often at the church door and then have wondered that the hungry, the under-privileged, the unhappy, do not enter that door.” CIVIL~SERVICE OFFERS PARK AND FARM EXAMS The United States Civil Ser vice Commission has announc ed an open competitive exam ination for the position of as sistant director (historic sites and buildings), in the National 'Park Service, Department of the Interior. The entrance salary is $5, 600 a year, less a deduction of 3 1-2 percent toward a retire ment annuity. Applicants must have suc cessfully completed a four-year course in a college or univer sity or recognized standing, and in addition, must have certain specified experience. The ap plicant’s experience must indi cate, among o the r- things, thorough and comprehensive training in American history. The Commission announced also that it will accept appli • ■' - • . •. 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