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The Cleveland Star i SHELBY, N. C. MONDAY — WEDNESDAY — FRIDAY THE STAR PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC. — President and Editor Secretary and Foreman WYAN WASHBURN ....._ News Editor X,. EL DAU> .....-.....-- Advertising Managar Uft& BERN DRUM-Social Editor Wf Ms0, per year SUBSCRIPTION PRICE By carrier, per year__ .. M OO Entered aa aeeond class matter January 1, 1005, at tha post attlca at Shelby, North Carolina, under the Act of Congress, March a. urr. W# wish to call your attention to the fact that it is and haa been our custom to charge five cents per tins for resolutions ot respect, cards of thanks and obituary notices, alter one death notice bak been published. This will be strictly adhered to. MEMBER ASSOCIATED PBESS The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for re publication of all news dispatches credited to It or not otherwise emdlted In this paper and also tba local news published herein. 4 FRIDAY', FEB. 14, 1936 ' The nation is drifting. At least it has been snow drifting for several weeks. Some people are blaming President Roosevelt for this^pold %3CN»1. People are pirates by nature. They not only read the books and see the pictures of the blood spilling crea tures, but Tampa. Florida for the 28th time this week celebrated the capture of the city by the legendary im mortal (Jasparilla and his Pirate Crew. Ye skulls and grossboncs! EDITORIAL DICTIONARY JtAtt editorial writer’s philosophical dictionary:_ ^bueecj citizenry—Two people who write letters to the -pKter saying they think that editorial about crime w as pretty good. Lower elements—Three citizens who write to the paper saying the editor is nuts. stirring call to action—Any speech by anybody boosting what the paper is for. Which threatens the very foundation of our govern ment—Remarks by two men named Obalatsky and Glutz, a straet corner, concerning longshoremen’s wages. Subversive doctrine—The idea, advanced mildly by a college professor, that the constitution means what it says, perhaps. Fascism—Something you denounce in one column and advocate, under another name, in the next. * 5 Outraged sensibilities of all good Americans—The result of anything said or done by (a) Rex Tugwell; (b) Herbert Hoover; (c) Henry Wallace; or (d) W. R. Hearst. Flood of Letters—Four. Veritable flood of letters—Seven. Showed that voters were alert to the grave issues— Any election your candidates win. Menace to free government—On days the Old Man -has dyspepsia, practically anything. His loss will leave a gap hard to fill—Death of any well-known citizen. (Variety, for Will Rogers, wrote fllie obituary to end all obituaries: “He was quite a Jguy!”.) Leave no stone unturned—What the police should ,do after robbers get $4.56 at the Olde Booke Nooke. Affront to civilization—The way some nation you pon’t like runs a war. | .The sturdy patriots of 76—The two-thirds of Am J*i ican colonists who didn't give a damn whether Wash ington won or lost. « Haidj pioneers ol the west—The men who taught *1110 Indians new and better was of torture and murder *nnd then exterminated them for learning.the lesson. irue Americanism—The suppression, by force, of everybody who doesn't agree w-ith your definition of ..true Americanism. IS FARM SUBSIDY A RACKET? Xot often does one dare charge that there is a "farm Jacket’’ going on in this country. But Dr. Gus W. Dyer, professor of economics at Vanderbilt University and former editor of the Southern Agriculturist declares that there is a “farm racket." *| ^ the ntany discussions concerning economic re covery, it is rather remarkable that so little time and thought are given to the so-called farm policies and farm problems. Politicians are afraid to say anything ex cept in endorsement of anything and everything that comes up that is supposed to be in interest of the farm er. Industrialists and other business men say but little, because they accept the general impression concerning the sad plight of the farmers as true. Few industrialists and business men realize how dependent a sound industrial system is on a sound agri cultural system and how fraught with dynamite is the present socialistic farm policy of the government.” Dr Dyer declared. In reference to the financial soundness of the farm 1 er, Dr. Dyer declared. “It is highly probable that no other large group of men in business, when the depres v sion came, were so free from debt as Southern farmers, and no other group of men were more able to take care 2 of themselves without charity from the Government.” Despite the general belief, “the farm mortgage s Problem ** really not ,a serious problem in the Southern ^States,” where less than 28 per cent of the farms oper - ;.tod by full owners carry no mortgages at all. he said. ?r-Th<t-,lt’i»1|y sorious farm mortgage problem is found in Iowa, the home of the Secretary of Agriculture. The farm motgage indebtedness of Iowa is greater than that of all the Southern States combined," Dr. Dyer charged. “The Government could have paid off every dollar of the farm indebtedness on every farm in the United States operated by owners, (just $4,080,176,438), out of the five billion dollars appropriated by the last Congress for extra incidental expenses, and then had a billion dollars left,” he said, pointing out that this would have been much cheaper in dollars and cents than the policy of “help" employed, and much more in keeping with American ideals of government. Dr. Dyer said it is “difficult to find any ground whatsoever for the theory that the farmer’s income is far below the income of other groups." The average an nual productive income on the farm in 1926, he said, was $1,171 per paid worker. In manufacturing the same year; he said, each worker received on the average of $1,160. But the farmer’s income was on capital invest ed as well as for labor. However, the capital invested in farming is a very small item for the average farmer. On the other hand, the cost of rent, fuel, and food is much larger for the factory employe," he said. Critics of President Roosevelt’s efforts to lift the purchasing power of the farmer have taken somewhat the same view that Dr. Dyer takes, but they do not go far enough to call it a “racket." As a matter of fact all probable Republican candi dates are in favor of some sort of subsidy for the farm er. Mr. Hdover’s program when boiled down, was a parallel of the administration’s substitute plan. Col. Frank Knox joins the chorus for soil conservation and the withdrawal of sub-marginal lands. Gov. Alfred Landon of Kansas who is jockeying for position in the Presidential race, says agriculture’s trouble lies in the production of surpluses, thus leaving the bars down for a subsidy such as Roosevelt advocates. And so it goes with Vandenburg and Dickinson. Even A1 Smith who cracked at the New Deal before the Leaguers, digressed long enough to say that the farm er must be aided through legislation that should include subsidies. Dr. Dyer may call it a “racket” if he chooses, but thats an ugly word to say about a group who are the backbone of our nation. f I 1 The Recent Freese of 5 Weeks Bt rstion Played H»m n Fist Rock. tlie cold, bod. snowy, sleety weather of 2 weeks ago cost the landlords of flat rock a right smart of mionney m various and Sunday ways, for-rlnstance: bill si m kins, a tennant of hon. holaum moors, burnt up the loft In his house, also the sealing out of l rooms, as well as the bed slats in his bed. it was too cold for bert Wilkin son to cut army wood, and his wife was sick which kept her from cut ting same as heratofore, so he burnt up John petersons' pastor fence from the big gate to the hlcker nut tree. 75 yard* away, and that Is why his oows got out and drifted away and newer re turned back till they nearly went dry. spike smith used the shiugles on his outhouse to start fires with, but the outhouses belonged to the fedderal land bank, and it was ther total loss, ha has a habbit of newer getting but enuff wood ahead to cook one meal of vittles, and that is why he got ketched so badly by the weather man. he has rent hia landlord word to cover his houses at once, as they leak freely. bob robberson got along verry well, he used all of the flooring In hia company room, and shed-room for stovewood enduring the freeze, but has promised to replace it as soon as he can get holt to his bon nus monney from the gowerment, end then he will aetUe off ever thlng. he has slrsddy promised to buy stuff and pay dabts in ths sum of 1755$. he must of benn trlpplets in the war over there. at pendercrass burnt up his crutches and his wife's walking stick, he got out of wood the first day It snowed by 8:30 a. m. he is so lasy he has to prop hisself up against a tree to argue politicks, of which he is verry fond, he do not support the new deal, as they cut him off the direct relief and that put his children to work. if the freeae-up had lasted a few das longer, verry few roofs would of benn over annybodys head, and the f.hA. would of had to start at the bottom with a housing plan for flat rock, some of the real owners, of property (which was heavily mortgaged) burnt up half of the weather boarding, all of the mantle-boards, end ths door-steps. It went verry hard with owners of property. vores trulie, mike Clark, rfd. corryy spondent. Tlie one-time substantial two-way trade in furniture between Germany an<j the United States has practi cally disappeared according to' itade observer* of the department ni commerce. t The Second Installment on School I Day*. I have had a great many letters and cards about my piece of a few j days ago at which time I touched upon my childhood days and *#y school experiences, an moat of these] kind readers have asked me to go further Into this matter, and I will , attempt to do to with apologies to all. My first teacher was about 65. She wore at least • petticoats, 2 balm orals, a pair of home knitted white stockings with 2 holes In one and 3 holes In the other. Appar ently, bless her dear old soul, she combed her hair at least every other Sunday, but we didn’t know that she smoked a clay pipe till Bub Allen slipped Into the school house one day during big recess, and ketched her puffing it behind the door. (Of course she had on other clothes besides the garments just enumerated). school took up at 8 a. m. and turned out at 4:30 p. m. The seat I sat on was rather hard on my pants. It was made out of an old pine slab that had ro6tn in It, and I frequently got stuck on location. The augur hole through which the bench leg came was too large, so the upper end of the said leg pok ed about 2 inches through the slab. I always sat a-straddle of that pro jection. The teacher averaged switching 5 pupils per day, slapping 6 a day, making 10 set in a day, Including me only 6 days a week, and she always kept at least 6 standing in a corner with their faces to the wall. Whispering during books was a hanging crime with that teach er and such things as talking out loud, or throwing paper w ads around would possibly have brought on murder. Knick-knacks such as candy, chewing gum, crackers, and so forth, were few and far between, but I took an old orange peeling to achool one morning; and by the first little recess, I had swapped pinches from it for 8 slate pencils. 3 slate rags (used as sponges) 6 thumb-papers. 7 tissea. i leather sling. 4 bugs. 3 kicks In the psnts .. •. (these 3 fellows didn’t have anything to trade la. so thev let me kick them) and 8 safety pi,*. (I don't know how those girls ever got home.) I never went to achool with any body that later attended a college. When we finished our education in an uncommon achool Uke ours of long ago, we were considered duly educated, and otherwise equipped for plowing, hoeing, chopping, get ting married and feeding a sorg hum mil). Hard knocks proved of much help to some of us in later lifp Your friend. Off McClee ll Washington Daybook By HUBERT PLUMMER (Associated Press Staff Writer! WASHINGTON.—(A*)—Now that Senator Borah’s hat has landed squarely In the presidential ring, along with It, his espousal of the export debenture plan for farm re ief, that perennial iubject of legisla tion again has come out front. It held the cen ter of the stage in congressional de bates during Hoo ver's administra tion, despite the fact it was bitterly opposed by him. The Roosevelt ad ministration does not look on it any too kindly. Meseearr c. pujmmeh Export debenture, however, al ways has commanded respect and support in the senate. It stll] does. Senator Connally of Texas, before Borah Incorporated the idea in his ■bid-for-the-prestdency" platform, cad introduced an export debenture »ill in the senate. It's now pending ind Connally, a Democrat of the ’irst water, still believes in it. •'I'm still inclined to push for its I passage," he says. • • • • "Reverses'* Tariff In view of the fact much will Be laid and heard about export de >enture during the coming weeks, ceep this background in mind: 1. Export debenture, simply de ined, Is a reversal of the tariff to j [Ive farmers benefits similar toj hose which industry enjoys under i protective tariff. 2. In the special session of con fess called immediately after Mr. Toover was inaugurated as presi-! lent in 1929 to deal with the farm j >roblem, export debenture was ap-1 jroved ift the senate but killed in j he house. 3. Repeated attempts to have it j ncorporated in farm relief lcglsla- j inn hav* Khan rncictoH Ko fKn i lOUtt. 4. By a margin ot three votes, the *nate voted to sustain the plan in he Republican administration's bill; n 1929. The house, however, by a rgte of 250 to 113 refused to ap- j >rove it and the plan was side-! .racked in conference. 5. The senate again, during con-| ^deration of the Smoot-Hawley tar- j ff bill tthe prevailing tariff law) j mted it in. And the house again! itdod firm against it. • • * • . Treasury Certificates Proponents of the export deben-, ure plan contend that a farmer! nust pay a tariff on manufactured j roods and at the same time must lell his exportable surplus in a vorld-free market. Their contention s that on the exportable surplus of arm products the farmer should eceive compensating benefits pro jortionately to lift the price of arm commodities to a fair level vlth manufactured and industrial roods. They would have the treasury is ue certificates for cotton, wheat ind other farm products which night be exported. These certlfi ates would be redeemable by the reasury and negotiable. The certi icates would be used for the pay nent of duties on imports. The amount of the certificate on ach pound of cotton or bushel of Yheat would be fixed with a view to living the farmer an increase on ils price. By thus lifting theTexport price of uch commodities, it is argued, the irice in the domestic markets rould be raised to the same levels, ’ariff schedules would prohibit the elmportatlon of such exported sur ilus to protect the treasury and the lornestic markets. Accumulated Savings .. A Reward For Past Performance' Ten, twenty, thirty or forty years from now— you may be receiving a check large enough to assure the balance of a lifetime of financial independence. No matter how little you earn you can build your own estate. Consult with us at once and find out just how easily it can be done. You incur no obligation when you seek our advice. Union Trust Company SHELBY, N. C. CRAWLEY CRITICISES BAD ROAD CONDITIONS. To The Editor: The secondary roads In this i section are in the most horrible I condition that they have been in since we adopted the so-called good-roads system. Weather con-! ditions are partly responsible tor this, but not altogether. Neglect I upon the part of our road author-1 j itles are largely responsible .tor thisj deplorable condition. If any one doubts this statement, I have ample proof to verify it. Just a little investigating will convince; the most exacting, that this is! true, for the roads that have re-1 ceived most attention are in fairly good condition. If all our roads had been in proper condition whe# the badj weather set in, and then immedi-! ately after each snow fall, the snow| had been pushed off the roads. I they would not now be in this con-1 dition. This has been clearly dem onstrated and proven on some of our roads. Who is responsible for this de plorable condition of our roads? The answer is: Our highway com missioners. They do not keep a suffient force of machinery and labor on the roads. and a lot of money and labor is wasted on the highways, smoothing off red clay banks on the sides that is not worth a continental to any one. The roadbed is the most important part, and that is being neglected on most of our roads. One section foreman told me that they would not allow him to put in full time on the roads. Buch management as that, in the face of the fact that there are now mil lions of dollars of the peoples’ tax money in Jhe highway treasury Is a shame yid disgrace to our state. It is not a pleasant thing for me to criticise those in authority, but when criticism is so deserving as in this case, I cannot refrain from indulging. I believe that I express the sentiment of a large majority of the citizens of our state when I say: Shame on a set of men, that will tax a class of people as they ' have taxed the owners of motor vehicles in this state, and then give such poor -road service in re turn. We need a few more men with the courage and grit of Gov. O. D. Johnston, of South Carolina to clean up apd clean out the whole I think It Is time we taxpayers assert ourselves and demand more for our money than we have been getting and s*-e that we get It, or know the reason why. As for me. I am sick and tired of what we have been receiving and putting up with. X am ready and anxious for a change. S. C. CRAWLEY. I Lattimore, N. C. EMPLOYES OF S. C. COUNTY PAYLESS SINCE DECEMBER GAFFNEY, S C.. Feb. 14.—Pend ing the enactment of a supply bill for this year, County Treasurer J. I. McCulloch is not paying any war rants for county purposes. Because of this fact, Cherokee county's officials and employes have had no pay day since la . :.i De cember. Keep a Good Laxative always in your home Among the necessities of home Is a good, reliable laxative. Don't be without one! Do your best to pre vent constipation. Don't neglect It when you feel any of its disagreeable symptoms coming on. . . "We, here used Thedford’s Black .Drought for 21 years and hart found It a very useful medicine that every family ought to bar# in their home,” writes Mrs. Jerry Hicks, of Belton, Texas, "t taka Black Draught for biliousness, constipation and Wher Ills wbar* a good laxative or purgatlvs i* needed. I hare always found Black Draught gives good rasulta." BLACK-DRAUGHT Ibra Blackwood Dies Suddenly At Spartanburg SPARTANBURG, S. C., Feb. 14. —(A>)—Former Governor Ibra Char les Blackwood died here last Wed nesday night. The former governor returned to his home here after his retirement from public life January 15, 1935, and practiced law with two young partners. He was 57 years of age at the time of his sudden death, and had been mentioned as a possible candidate for state office within the next sev eral years. He succeeded John G. Richards 0( Liberty Hill as governor in j931 after a heated election which hs won from Governor Olin Johnston by 906 votes. He was inaugurated after a contest before the ta. Democratic committee, which su> tained his election. The former governor had br»n out for the evening. but had re turned to his home when he " stricken suddenly with u hcan 'al tack which proved fatal nr a ' minutes. * A new species of protozoa covered in the Okefenokee swamn Georgia, in 1933 by Prof. William a' Boyd of Emory university. Banking AND Public Welfare LOANS SMALL and LARGE During the past year The First National handled new and renewal loans numbering 3946. These loans are made to individuals, Home Owners, firms, men with small business, and farmers. Whether your requirements are small or , large, this bank welcomes applicants for loans w’ho can show sound basis for repayment and will take a personal interest in fitting our ser vice to your needs. First National Bank SHELBY, N. C. 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