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PERSON COUNTY TIMES 1 1 IUIL. I—— y North Carolina /P*JM ASSOCIATlcfijil A PAPER FOR ALL THE PEOPLE ■33*. S. MERRITT, EDITOR M. C. CLAYTON, Manager THOMAS J. SHAW, JR., City Editor *Pnt>ifehed Every Thursday and Sunday. Entered As Second ChuM Matter At The Postoffice At Roxboro. N. C., Under The Act Os March 3rd., 1879. —SUBSCRIPTION RATES— • Jut Year *l-50 <«x Months 75 Advertising Cut Service At Disposal of Advertisers at all times. Rates furnished upon request. —T | News from our correspondents should reach this office not inter than Tuesday to insure publication for Thursday edition tad Thursday P. M. for Sunday edition. THURSDAY, JAN. 18, 1940 It Almost Happened Here Though some newspapers and a few magazines have within the past few months published articles contain ing highly critical opinions of the activities of the Rev. Charles E. Coughlin, the first of the week headlines tell ing the story of the arrest of eighteen members of the “Christian Front”, an organization frequently praised by Father Coughlin, will doubtlessly serve the purpose of re-directing public attention to the Detroit radio priest’s behind scenes operations as an unfortunate and perhaps dangerous molder of public opinion in cer tain sections of the United States. The “Christian Front” arrests, made after six months of Federal Bureau of Investigation surveillance under the direction of J .Edgar Hoover, F. B. I. head, revealed an astonishing and fantastic plot to overthrow established government in the American nation by stra tegic seizures of post offices and other government buildings, by destroying newspaper offices, by taking eontrol of communications systems and by. the murder of no less than a dozen Congressmen. The whole affair, as planned, appears to be as fantastic but as deliberate as anything previously imagined by an “It Can’t Happen Here” Sinclair Lewis. Impossible details fill up the news releases. Quite in keeping with sheer melodrama is secret manufacture of armaments and explosives. Also to be expected is the above mentioned plan to commit murder in official cir cles. But more may be learned concerning the “danger ousness” of the abortive plan by studying the list of suspects rounded up by the F. B. 1. agents. With one or two exceptions, all of the men involved are described as small-time residents of the metropolitan New York area. They were, in several instances unemployed. At the most they were men working at small white-collar jobs, with slight chances for advancement and many of them apparently are of doubtful status as citizens of the United States. To be noted, too, is the fact that ages in the group range from eighteen upwards through the forties, with considerable inclinations to military ser vice of the minor type We have no fear that the government of the Unit ed States will be overthrown, nor do we fear that there are left at large many other members of the “sporting club” so recently disbanded. We do, however, fear the indirect results of this affair of the week. Times like the present spawn a vicious intolerance and in both the national and international sense no one any longer trusts his neighbor. It is perfectly possible for educated and otherwise well balanced people to allow themselves to develop an unpatriotic patriotism, a pat riotism capable of gross and blind acts of injustice and mal-judgement. There are citizens, for example, who will set up a hue and cry for the blood of the Rev. Charles E. Coughlin and will drag down into the mire with him the church in which he happens still to be a priest. There are other people, of the less literate group, who will absorb the prejudices of the “sporting club” and will themselves carry on a crusade against Jewish people in the name of patriotism. Indeed, in conserva tive we have seen too much of this anti- Jewish ill_ spirit within the past twelve months, and from sources least expected, in the ranks of college grad uates of the professional set. In jittery hours such as we as Americans are shar ing perforce with the rest of the world it takes sanity and discretion to have a long view, but now and always we need to continue to have faith in ourselves. We need to realize that weak-minded people who have permitted themselves to become associated with organizations such as the “Christian Front” are just as weak-minded in times of peace when dictators and dictatorships fade into the sub-conscious background. North, east, south and west we do daily business with citizens of this com plaining and dis-satisfied tum-of-mind. Only in hours of unusual stress do we begin to say that so and so oughtjo be put in prison, because he happens not to think, feel or act within the rules accepted by us for what we think is for the common good. o—o —o —o Alfred Moore Scales On Monday of this week last rites for Alfred Moore Scales were conducted at the First Presbyterian church in Greensboro. Identified throughout his life with both the church of his fathers and with his native city, Mr. Seales never-the-less found time to be for many years ... an influential and an active North Carolinian. He was, for three decades, a participant in state wide civic, social, religious and political affairs, always with that touch of far-seeing vision peculiarly his own, ipd more than any other North Carolinian of his time, Rirhaps, he carried forward into the service of the new Rays of Aycock and Glenn the aristocratic but well-pro portioned family tradition to which he was bom. No Amuq could resist his affectionate friendship and his ca- for human nature. No man ever In later years, because of ill health and economic m mnmm, Mr. Scales was denied the privileges of out- PERSON COUNTY TIMES ROXBORO. N. C ward reward for his period of distinguished service to his state. He suffered much and in silence, but he would not have known any other way to suffer. With his death the state has said farewell to yet another citizen who lived and worked and planned for it with a commend able and genuine lack of self-interest. o O- 0 0 Local Note on the WPA Current reports from the Person County WPA of fice where Mrs. T. C. Wagstaff, administrator, has the [ task of enrolling applicants, indicates that there recent ly has been a large increase in certifications. The wea ther permitting, it would seem that now is the time for work on the sewer project, and on whatever else can be properly done under WPA hereabouts, to be dispatched with speed. We know that proper appreciation of the present WPA influx of labor is being shown here, but merely wish to remind city and county authorities that many ot the enrollees, come the spring, will have to go back to I their farms and to the production of hay and corn and tobacco. That’s the way the government works. The Example of Providence Christian Science Monitor The lesson that Providence, Rhode Island, has giv en the Nation is simply that accidents are avoidable—if one drives slowly. Although impressive records were made last year by both Kansas City, Missouri, and At lanta, Georgia,in reducing their fatilities by 60 and 50 per cent respectively, the New England city of IVovi dence, despite its narrow winding streets and frequent ly adverse weather, has again topped them all, holding fatalities to 14, or 5.5 per 100,000 population. The Providence campaign has many fronts. One is educational, police working with the schools, so that not a child of school age has been killed in 13 months. Another is the development by press and public officials of a lively civic pride. This has been stimulated by such things as the granting of the National Safety Council Grand Award. But it is the firm conviction of police that success in Providence lies in the strict, impartial enforcement of a 25-mile-an-hour speed limit. This is a conclusion some may find difficult to ac cept ; but actual police records over a number of years, detailing the factor of speed in specific accidents, was so conclusive that when the Superintendent of Police asked penmssion to enforce the 25-mile limit, no great objections were heard. By-products of this slowing down are interesting. After driving a few blocks in Providence traffic one be gins to feel a certain measured rhythm in the movement of cars. Tension is relaxed and replaced with calm as surance. There is time for courtesy. These are doubtless contributing causes to the fact that safety-conscious people throughout the country are considering the ex ample of Providence. o—o— 0 0 Armament Appropriations Durham Morning Herald Senate and house committees concerned directly and indirectly with extra appropriations for national defen se, naturally enough, are asking a lot of questions and crowding those who ask for more for the army, navy, air corps, and so on for a bill of particulars—for down to-earth explanations of why a bigger navy, army, and air corps is so imperative. The navy department and chief of naval operations, Admiral Stark, particular, is on the witness stand, so to speak. Why, insistent senators and representatives ask. must the navy have a billion or more extra money right now for newer, bigger, and better ships? What potential enemy is the navy thinking about, congress men ask, that requires a greatly enlarged naval estab lishment to deal with? Why, if at all, should the United States have not only a navy second to none but one sup erior to any and equal to any like combination? It is natural, we say, that senators and representa tives level such questions. They have occurred to many of us and all of us would like a more satisfying answer than anyone has yet offered. . is natural for the questions to be asked, it is also natural of the admirals and generals to res pond with vague answers and natural again for con gressmen to stop asking and go ahead and make the extra appropriations. And that, we suspect, is what is going to happen. Truth about the .matter is no one knows what sort of navy, army, and air corps we need in the world of to day~and th e probable world of tomorrow. Everybody wants as strong a navy, as powerful an army, and as comprehensive an air corps as is required to defend our interests and shores and to persuade all outsiders to res-' pect our rights. And wanting that, most everybody re solves doubts in favor of adding to our armaments. What k i+v. there do T hen those supposed to know most about the question advocate that course. FINANCE ■ ~~ New farm mortgage financing, DR. R. J. PEARCE including loans to farmers and EYES EXAMINED tenants to purchase farms, show ed an upward tendency during the MONDAYS ONLY last half of 1939 for the first time Thomas-Carver Bldg, in several years. I For Quality COAL I CALL 3371 Gas - Oil - Tires - Tubes . Coal Central Service Corporation I Roxboro, N. C. Defends Finland ■PUSSI Pehr Evlnd Svinhnfvnd, 78, former president of Finland who, according to reports, has enlisted in the Finn ish army. He was president of the nation from 1932 to 1937. FARM QUESTIONS ANSWERED Question: How much carbon disulphide should be used in a com crib to control weevils? Answer: In a well-built crib, designed with a view to fumi. gation. from ten to twenty pounds per 1,000 square feet is a com. mon dosage. However, in the or-j dinary crib as much as 50 pounds is used to the 1,000 square 1 feet. It is better to use more 1 of the fumigant than is actually j necessary than to overestimate' the tightness of the bam and have to do the job all over a gain. In using the carbon disul phide it is well to remember that [ gas is very explosive and in flam-' mable and no lights or fire in anyj form should be allowed near the crib that is being fumigated. Question: Is it necessary to treat sweet potatoes before plant ing in the hotbed? Answer: Seed potatoes should be treated to destroy any surface borne disease organisms that might be present on the potato. Amercuric chloride 1-100 solu tion (1 ounce to 8 gallons of wa ter) should be used for fifteen minutes before bedding. Do not wash the potatoes. The solution 1 should be warm or about 100 de- 1 grees F for the most effective! control of organisms carried on' REFLECTIONS By R. M. SPENCER TOMORROW Tomorrow is anticipation. It is that part of life’s trail which is always out of. sight. It is just a round the bend and holds the pro mise that we shall find what we may most desire. Tomorrow gives zest to living. - If we knew what awaited us around the UP corner, there wouldn’t be s Jm any point in ’*'% JR hurrying to find We hope to find good he ’.i'f alth Tomorrow, R| we expect to reach success and to realize the climax of our endeavors Tomorrow. They are around the next bend of the trail that holds the secret of our de sires. Tomorrow is anticipation. Go on! Keep on trying! The geld of opportunity may spread out in the valley of Tomorrow. You will reach it if you keep going on. Success is synchronized with Tomorrow. Bankers, businessmen, fathers and mothers maintain their success in just the degree they anticipate Tomorrow. You may find success today BUT you must anticipate Tomorrow to keep it! the seed potato. Seed already diseased cannot be cured by seed treatment. Qustion: How may beef be pre served on the farm? Answer: Any part of the beef animal may be canned and this is the most popular method of preserving on the farm. Cut the meat in five or six pound chunks and rub with salt. Pack the pie ces in a clean vessel of hard wood or stone ware and cover with a pickle made of one and one-half pounds of salt, one ounce of saltpeter, one-quarter pound of sugar or syrup, and one-gallon of pure water. Leave the meat in this pickle for about two weeks and then smoke lightly to impro ve the flavor. If dried beef is de sired, hang the meat and allow to dry out welL The rounds are usually dried. o DIFFERENCE Although he applied calcium metaphosphate on his clover in the late spring, C. D. Baldwin of the Lansing community in Ashe county reports he could tell a marked difference when the clo ver was cut for hay. 11l I Os course youdont wild to i lose an eye without insurance. THOMPSON INSURANCE AGENCY Roxboro, N. C. Palace Theatre ADVANCE PROGRAM From Thursday, Jan. 18 thru Saturday, Jan. 20 Motion Pictures Are Youi Best Entertainment i ! Thursday-Friday, Jan. 18-19 j Sonja Henie with Ray Milland j - Robert Cummings - Maurice Moscovich - Alan Dinehart - Fritz Feld, in “Everything Happens At Night” Beauty! In the swift, shimmer- | ing ice-and-snow surprises { l only Sonja can give! Exciting ; too! In the running fight for their lives—guns blazing, sleighs racing! Colored Cartoon: “Scrambled ! Eggs” Pete Smith Special ty: “Take a Cue” No Morning Shows; | Afternoons daily 3:15-3 ;45; Admission 10-25 c; Evening daily 7:15-9:00; Admission 10-30 c Saturday, Jan. 20 Roy Rogers with George “Gab by” Hayes - Donald Berry - Pauline Moore, in “Days of Jesse James” Episode No. 12 of the serial i “The Oregon Trail” (“The Av alanche of Doom”) with John Mack Brown - Louise Stanley - Ftkzzy Knight. Terrytoon: “The Watchdog” Matinee 2 ;30-4 ;00; Admission j 10-25 c; Evening 6:45 - 8:15 - \ 9:30. (Box office opens at 6:45.) ’ Admission 10-30 c. * i I i Special Show Saturday Night 1 11:30, Jan. 20 - Men Only j (Women Only at the Dolly • Madison) > “Condemned” A true, gripping story of bean, tifnl young girls who pay with broken Jives for good times they never had! Cartoon: “Park Your Baby” Box office opens 1105. Shew at 1106. All seats 25c, THURSDAY, JAN. 18, 1940 ONE-QUARTER One-quarter of all this coun try’s farms now have high-lino electric service, more than twice the number of farm* that bad such facilities in 1935 when the REA was established. f SPEED’S FINE IN * HOCKEY BUT NOT IN CIGARETTES. IUKE SLOW-BURNING CAMEj^...T«EyRE Roy Cooacher, btgk-tcoring forward of tbe Boston Brains In recent laboratory tests, CAMELS burned 25% slower than the average of the IS other of die largest-selling brands tested—slower than any of them. That means, on the av erage,! smoking fists equal to Ss went* SMOKOS FOR EXTRA MILDNESS, EXTRA COOINESS, EXTRA FLAVOR. Camels TelMee** «RnrDVn| vOSuKT lOUCCOS Dolly Madison THEATRE • ADVANCE PROGRAM From Thursday, Jan. 18 thru Saturday, Jan. 26 Motion Pictures Are Youi Best Entertainment v Thursday-Friday, Jan. 18-19 The Hardy Family (Lewis Stone - Mickey Rooney - Ce cilia Parker - Fay Holden) in “Judge Hardy and Son” (First Run) j The New Hardy picture is here! 806 laughs! Thrills and heart-throbs too! Man-to-man, I it’s terrific! | Columbia Tour: “Holland and | the Zuyder Zee” Robert Bench -1 ley Cartoon: “How to Eat” Special Morning Show Friday 10:30; j Afternoons daily 3:15-3:45; Evening daily 7:15-9:60; Admission 10-30 c I _ Please Notice: Because of our contract with the producers I of the Hardy family series, it I is necessary that we raise the i admission price for the even, ing performance to 30c for adults. Saturday, Jan. 20 John Wayne with Nancy Shu bert - Yakima Canutt, in “Sagebrush Trail” (First Run) i Episode No. 13 of the serial i , “Dick Tracy’s G-Men” (“The Fatal Ride”) with Ralph Byrd Headliner: “Frankie Masters and his Orchestra” Continuous Shows Starting at 2:30. Admission 10-25 c | Special Shows Saturday Mora ! Ing 10:30 Saturday Night 11:30 For Ladies Only (Men at ; the Palace Saturday Night) “Condemned!’ 1 Coming direct to yon after 8 j weeks at the TryonTheatre, Charlotte! See the Truth Be fore Your Eyes! Facts fearless ly revealed! Box office opens Saturday morning 10:15. All seats 25c. Box office opens Saturday night 1105. All seats 25c. Free! The first 25 ladies In
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