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). n. a. rrroAY. matjch n, ios. PACT THET V A large "!r,ler" cl North Carotin members of the American Lesion mr in town last week at the very time x e uouse or KepresenUtivea voted la "shelve" the Unitary Training, probably tor the resi 01 wis yeart,,v Unices the unexpected happens, ' UMT -will ba h ..nnaliUmul .11 W the Senate this year, as a result of uie action in the House. v That's not definite WKW bappen. But I think there's little like lihood thai the Senate will take up Time wren a matter which has already been , postponed , indefinitely In '." the - House. ,;..::.;''-,? ;,y -;.; . Every Senator and Congressman has received large, amounts of mail both for and against UMT. At first, aiost of my mail was against the measure. Later we began hearing from veterans groups and .private citizens who favor , UMT, "At this writing, tfte opponents and propon ents are about evenly divided. 1 1 have tried to pay careful atten tion to every argument advanced by .both sides. : Occasional)? I fcav re. .ceived strong letters from some few! iiuiuBierB ana outers wna- objected oecause 1 did not come .out flatly awiinst UMT at the "very ibeginning. I could not conscientiously do. So ineu -ana cannot now; : .i - . ; 1 amfrtaily not in favor of any mw wnicn would give to any adminis tration the power which would lead to the enslavement of our people by the miWtarv. ' .';y :.. . ... ' ' But I do feel as I think most pea pie do that all loyal American rec ognize that our land and our liberty are worth defending at fell cost. The foreign policy of our nation, rightly, or wrongly, has led us into a situation which finds us warning the world. nartnatlng in the ' af- imrs or otner nations. r.e are" tec -j x na . . I t - o i in the ,.-....4 V...0 ..ib bn4 u-o would be delighted to se us weaken ourselves. ".' !, MTmiItaw tlnotlbuiaT ' '. v : - Last year, 5 there were ' some who laneiea me as "uncnarrtaiie wnen l million to India to buy grain. T point ed ,out at the time this item alone would cost the taxpayers of every 160,000, as well as those in every other county in every otner state. The February Issue, of "Header's TMowat" tTI una Muuntt imW - J thought the grain-to-india proposal wuracueo, . ; .,--. The magazine points out tfiat the people in India worship sacred monk evs: and cows. - The sacred monkeys alone consume and destroy three mil lion tons of grain a year. The 1190 million dollars we're spending to pro vide grainto India will provide only ton mtnwin Tons, 'in airier mmraa. np msinVov oaf anA dflfltwiv RO vr Mnt more wan we re proviaing witn our tax money. , And that doesnt count :the sacred COWS. . ' ..' . ' , ; : ; Federal Employees i iknow that the executive branch of our -government now employs z,ol7,- 778 people, as or January 81. Iftat represents an increase of 12,989 since uecemner ax.. That's an average of 419 new em ployees each day, counting Sundays. Or about twp new ones every five minutes. ' April 15. , jllrs. Perry, Miss Wood,' IfrsrBuri . Wood urged all members to at- 'bage, Mrs. Sumner, ' Mrs. ' Nachman, tend tie district 'meeting to be held1 Mrs. Jackson, Mrs. Caravello, Mrs. at Edenton on March 23. A number, Bagley, Mrs. White, Mrs. Grace Mor of linen articles were donated by the'ris, Mrs. Clair H. Murray, Miss Nell club lor the Home For Incurable Cancer Gases ' at Lumbertob. Mra. Lois A. Stokes invited the club to meet with her for the April buid ness meeting." ; At the close of the meeting, a fel lowship hour was enjoyed when the members were invited into the dining rooin for refreshments served buffet style The dining room, table was cov ered with a lace cloth which furnished a Perfect background for the boucmet of narcissi and jonquils fringed with! sprays of flowering shrubs. The blossoms, carrying a color theme of yellow were gracefully posed in a beautiful bowl at one end of the table In complement to the centerpiece with burning tapers in silver candela-j ora matcning silver accessories ana exquisite service of silver and crystal. During the refreshments hour, Mrs. Lane poured hot chocolate from an antique urn of Old English Silver and placed along the tablewere fancy plates of home-cooked delicacies pre pared by the Jtostesses. . Those present were:' Mrs. Lane, Join . TWIFORD'S Mutual Burial ASSOCIATION TELEVISION SALES AND SERVICE PHONE 3856 . ELLIOTT LAYDEN BFW .Club Holds Business Meeting '. .... To Tiytect onr iwinftinn An All roi ucieiwe is lorce oi arms, it is regrettable, but the only question left t us is how to choose th young men fo" oiii- milHnrv forces. ; I he)We that we should make the responsibility as democratic as possi b'e. The rVh should serve m well as the poor, the high as well as the low. th& brilliant as well as the less intelligent. I wsnt to make it clear that I am not committed to any specffiV legis lation. The auestlon of how ,t would finally vote on UMT would depend on the final form of the nroposed law. I frankly do not like th ' ides pf mortgaging the lives jf young men for 7 vear, ; which is) the prescribed lenh of time a man shall remain in th reserves under the nroposed law. I -would1 Drpfor. T 4-liinV rto ,K' sorve a full year, then remain in the reserves f oi, two years. I think such an srrange'XBnf ' ) tW wnM -he )f?88 like!" to intai-frr wfth .he plans for a career and a familv. . 1 thnrfit 1 ought to get my oosi tfon rfnight on thi j matter. T. of COUW. WP" to avoid anv fishHnr if poftgftia. r rt0T,t think anv American. Bhould exnect another to do his fight ing tor him in case there is a war. I thir-V some form of UMT is the only democratic method of maintain- We must be realistic and remember ! tSat we aaust maintain our .armed The (Perauimans BPW Cluh held a business meetinar Prirliv niirhf. last week at the home of Mrs. Sallie M. Lane, with Mrs. Ethel Perry as co-hostess. Miss Hulda Wood, presi dent, presided. Minutes were read by Mrs. Pickett SnmiMr. ami fan. es report was given by Mrs. Essie tjuroage. Mrs. viola Nachman made additional arnionnnementB ioiHrnnir the dub's Career Day Program, to be iteia at rerquimans Ulgn school on lihl'Hi UB (i'J' aiifiiciii'.auiji Ind Chronic Doting! Regain Normal Regularity This All-Vegetable Way I , ' Taking harsh drugs for constipation can punish you brutally! Their cramps and griping disrupt normal bowel action, V make you fed m need of repeated dosing. . .TChen you occasionally feel constipated, : get ftntk bat sun relief. Take Dr. Cald well s Senna Laxative contained in Syrup Pepsin. tflU-tngitabk. No sales, no harsh drugs. Pr. 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