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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-01-28
Mistaken Identity

Mistaken Identity
At a New York restaurant the
colored waiter was handing
around the cakes.
"Waiter," said a fair young
thing, II will have that chocolate
eclair."
Sambo looked surprised, and
then, in an offended tone, said:
Madam, OATS not an eclair,
OATS ma thumbi"
"Tbis is Mr.. Snodgrass, our in
stallment collector - he's been
with the family for years."
Identified
The teacher was putting ques-
tions to the class.
"What do we call man." he
asked, "who keeps on talking and
talking when people are no longer
Interested"
"Please, sir" replied boy, "a
teacher"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-01-28
THE TROUBLE

Rastus-What dis troubled old
world needs am somethin' to rem
edy de status quo.
His Wife-Dat, Rastus, am
what we's been hearin' so much
bout lately. Jest what am de
"status quo?"
Rastus-Dat am Latin TO- de
mess de world am in.
Matched
It was during a big sale, and
sempers were getting frayed.
eff I were trying to match po-
Iteness," said one customer, glar-
ing hard at a saleslady, 'I'd have
a job to find it here"
"Have you a sampler" the
saleslady asked.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-01-28
G0Od Night

Good Night
Bore-Talking about Africa
makes me think of the time
Bored One-Good gracious,
you're quite right. must be going.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-01-28
SORE THROAT
WITH COLDS
Given Fast Relief

Crush 3 Boyer
TobIets in Is gloss
OF wofer-gorgIe
twice every few
hours.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-01-28

For Betterment
A man should choose friend
who is better than hirnsef.-Chi-
nese Proverb.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-01-28
Fair Warning

"What's happened, George?"
the wife inquired as her husband
got out of the car to investigate.
"Puncture," he replied briefly.
"You should have been more
careful" she said. ''The sign
said: Fork ahead"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-01-28
CHANGE OF LIFE

Raleigh, N. C. Mrs.
L. H. Simon, 50 S. Swain
ST., says AT middle-life
my nerves were bad. |
could not eat or sleep and
became weak. I took DIR.
Pierce's Prescription and
it stimulated my appetite
ard thus strengthened me;
in no time l was enjoying
life again. Buy it in
frnr,n vnnr dr,trnist See
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-28
AN ECONOMISTS ROLE DURING A
DEPRESSION

Ask a restaurant owner store-keeper, or manu-
facturer about general business conditions and
he'll answer on the basis of his own trade or pro-
fesson.
If his receipts have been good, then business as
whole is good in his eyes, and he will not be over
" concerned about talk of recession long as
his own particular business holds its pace.
On the other hand, if his income has been drop
ping off, then business in general is in bad con-
dition and no talk of booming commerce elsewhere
will convince him otherwise.
But it's not simple as that to the men who
study business conditions from national or world
standpoint-the economists who seek accurate in
sight into commerce as whole and try to explain
why il gets better worse.
The complexity of the economic set-up of the
nation is we'll illustrated in the great variety of
factors which statsticians must consider in deter
mining the condition of business.
For instance one New York establishment spe-
cializing in analyzing and forecasting business
trends studies such factors the number of checks
cashed the amount Of commercial, brokerage, and
bank loans; freight car loadings; the number OF
business failures. prices of commodities, stocks
and bonds sales of farm auto steel, electric, coal
and petroleum products foreign trade, and the un
employment situation
The condition of business in each OF these dlvl'
sions must be determined by complicated methods
Then, using 1929 averages as equaling 100, com,
parative index of present conditions may be deter
mined
These checked against corresponding figures a
week ago, month ago, year ago, and five years ago
show whether business trends are upward or down
ward.
Taking the first week of 1888 example, this
company's indexes showed that, of the Is factories
studied 10 were slightly improved compared with
the previous week, but that II of the Is were in
worse condition than in the same week of the pre-
vous year e
To the country storekeeper, all of this may seem
unnecessarily complicated way of figuring out
that the nation is in slump.
On the other hand, it should bring home to him
the fact that national and world business condi-
tons in various trades and professions are so in
trcately interviewer that success failure of one
affects all the others Indirectly sales in his store
depend on the prosperity of farmers industrial
workers, professional people, and on the rise or
fall of stock and commodity prices.
Only through the complicated calculations of
economists will the nation and its lawmakers ever
develop economic insight broad enough to per-
nit constructive action to prevent future depres-
sions.-Sumter, S. c., Item.
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NEWSPAPERS OPINIONS
Mr.. HULL COMING INTO HIS OWN

Cordell Hull, secretary of state in the Roosevelt
administration, is steadily coming into his own.
His caber is becoming widely recognized and his
distinguished ability conceded Mr.. Hull. TenneS-
sean, is in the New Deal government. but never
has it been said that he was of the New Deal, for
it commonly reported that he was out of tune
with the New Deal adventures Internationally there
have been reports that he would leave the cabinet,
but after five years his position to be secure.
The Roosevelt administration came into office
pledged to revision of the tariff downward, but
the president has kept his feet sof. pedals with
respect to the Hawley-Smoot law. Mr.. Hull has
been whiting at the high tariff by means of trade
agreements which have made for improved trade
feeling between the United States and the nations
receiving better tariff treatment. Mr.. HulPs pro-
gram has been building up where the Hawley-
Smoot tariff has been breaking down.
The soft-spoken Mr. Hull can be firm on occa-
sion. He can and does write positive notes. His
policy has been to placate, not to rrtate, wherein
he differs from prominent New Deal colleagues. In
the congress he has following because while he
was in the house and later in the senate he became
known for what he is, trustworthy man of mark
ed ability However the political storms have ragged
Corde Hull has kept his head and in keeping his
head he has served his country.-Charleston News
and Courier.
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OUR COCKEYED WORLD
By WlCKES WAMBOLDT

public relations counsel. There is
no keener student of the work
ings of the mass mind than the
trained publicity agent-and too
often his shrewd brain is for rent
at so much day. He might not
be averse to publishing a hor0-
scope periodical with the horo-
scopes doctorcd up to sway per-
sons who believe in horoscopes.
In ways that are dark and in
tricks that are vain the propa-
ganda man is peculiarly subtle.
His suggestive messages have
been found even in school text
books studied by little children
that when they grew up they
might have the kind of brain pat
terms suited to the interests Of
certain interests.
/ This is a strange world. Why
are we simple human beings put
in it to be confused and misled
with many perpleXitics? Well, my
idea is that we are here to learn
not to be confused and misled,
and to acquire the ability to think
straight in spite of misleading and
perplexing influences. The first
thing we should learn is not to
open our mouths to swallow every
time somebody pushes something
at us in a spoon.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-28
GRAPE SPRAY CORRECTION
HOOPERS CREEK

HOOPERS CREEK, Jan. Is
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Cation
have been spending a few days
with her mother, Mrs. Dotsen.'
A large crowd attended preach
ing service at Mr.. Fowler's Satur-
day night. -'
Floyd Souther of Hammond,
Ind, is home with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. O. B. Souther. 60
Mr.. and Mrs. Bigbee Green Of
Fletcher, spent Sunday with Mrs.
Green's mother. 60.
Francis Barnwell is building a
house near his fathers home.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Freeman Of
Canton, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. d: o. Garren Sunday. "
People here are sorry to loose
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Davis from the
community, also Mrs. Stella Bed
dingfield but hope they will like
their new home. - a. -" . . !.
Mrs. AWE Suttles spent The.
weekend with her brother. II. h
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BEREA

BEREA, Jan. 2S.-Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Capps and children
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Wheeler
Tankersley Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earnest Banc and
son were the dinner guests Of
Julian CappS Sunday.
Mrs. Jane Pace visited her sis
ter, Signey Drake at Davis sta
ton Sunday.
Daniel Johnson is spending the
week with his grandmother.
Mrs. Rich Drake visited her
daughter, Mrs. Will Johnson Sun
day.
Wilson Poole moved into Judge
Capps home last week. ..
= Mrs. Tankersley visited her
daughter, Mrs. Robert Cnpps, last
week.
Mrs. Robert Bell visited her
mother for the weekend.
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more apiece.
One might feel sometimes that
the directors Of great corpora
tions are under the impression
that these institutions belong to
the fellows who operate them in
stead of to the stockholders who
paid for them. Perhaps that is
one Of the monopolistic practices
which the federal government will
some day correct.
The other day | heard a spokes-
man for the Radio Corporation Of
America assert that the company
is owned by a quarter of n mil
lion stockholders and boast Of its
fine achievements. R. c. A. has
done splendid things, and with
the radio patents it owns, the ra-
do equipment it manufactures,
and with the various other inter-
ests it possesses, it should be a
money making institution; but
has any stockholder received Il
dividend?
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-28
CITES THE DEMAND FOR CAPITAL

Lamont du Pont, president of E. l. du Pont de
Nemours Co., tells stockholders that there is a
demand for additional capital and employment for
production of new products. His statement alludes
to his own company, of course but 1t applies, more
or less directly, to other companies, for not all the
new products have been developed by the du Pont
laboratories.
The Roosevelt administration, if it is sincere in
its professed attitude of bringing about greater
employment in the United States, will understand
that the du Pont statement discloses that the fed
eral government must play fair with capital and
must convince it that the policy Of abusing bust
ness and industry or piling on federal imposts,
will be halted.
The adventures and experiments pursued by the
Roosevelt administration have interfered with pr-
vate initiative and retarded the development of
new industries It's constant lambasting of private
management has caused capital to be resistant
about investing in new establishments. The more
government insists on taking, the less remains for
plant expansion and employment The books of a
great establishment must be in balance if its shares
are to have value with the investing public-The
Charleston News and Courier.
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WASHINGTON FACES ANOTHER
DILEMMA
,(By BRUCE CATION

Washington struggles desperately to pull
itself off the sharp horns of a dilemma,
and while policy waits and ponders, no
one can be sure in which direction the next
move will be made. 1t will be better for
everybody when the picture clears.
Here are the two horns: Oil companies
have just been convicted at Madison, Wis,
of violating the antitrust laws by conspir-
ing to fix the price of gaSoine-that is, by
getting together and mutually working out
production and distribution problems, with
q resultant agreement on the price. This
violates the antitrust laws against "com-
binations in restraint of trade: Very well.
But we have on the law books of the
country the Guffey Act which makes it
NECESSARY for the coal industry to do al
most exactly that same thing by law. In
fact, not so long ago, under the NRA, we
had national law under whose codes
many industries set about standardizing
production, competitive practices, and to
large extent prices.
Which road? Midnight oil burns in
Washington in the effort to decide. On
one side there is the feeling that restora-
ton of true competition will bring prices
down (and wages, no doubt, with them)
ana thus bring about greater production
AMI more jobs.
On the other, there is the feeling that
big business units ought to be allowed to
get together and set universal wage stand
ards, trade practices, and, to large eX-
tent, prices, always with the government
sitting in to protect the wage-earner and
consumer. That tends to eliminate compe-
tition, and raise both prices and wages.
Wage-hour legislation follows this school
of thought. Cd. ......
Labor, at least as exemplifed by John
L. Lewis, seems to have espoused the lat
ten course. But other segments of labor
distrust it, feeling that it places labor's
future in the hands of government boards
and conferences, rather than in it's own
strong hands. g..
TO an outsider looking in, there would
seem to be fundamental opposition be-
tween the two plans. Confusion must fol-
10y a policy that DEGREES with its right
hand that industry must compete with in
dustry, and labor with labor, and with the
left hand DEGREES that industry must join
hands with industry in melting out the pro-
duction and distribution field, and in por-
tioning out labor's share.
Probably even this statement of the
choice is too simple. Probably here as else
where nothing will work but eternal COM
promise. Perhaps certain large industries
such as coal, and steel, and utilities, must
be permitted to combine under government
auspices and supervision, while others, less
highly integrated and widely organized,
mast face the rigors of competition
But until there is something approach
ing choice of policies, or at least a clear
statement of adherence to both in marked
offspheres, there is likely to be more mark
ing time than we can well afford
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-28
T II E N EW DEAL.
IN WASHINGTON
-sY RODNEY BUTCHER

housing program Will be greeted
by few business bowls. The M =
tional advisory council proposed
by Roosevelt after the Young
Lamont-Lewis conference would
plan with the President on such
questions as whether a big gov
eminent BODYBUILDING program
was advisable.
TALK of an additional appro-
l. priation of up to $500, 100000
for WPA for this fiscal year seems
less and less like a mirage. WPA
figures not previously made public
show that 1857, 100000 had been
allocated to states up to December
81, and that only $540,0o0,000 was
left available, with a terrific de-
mand for more WPA jobs ex-
pected in early February.
The bulk of WPA funds wa.
spent, it will be seen, in month:
when the need was less than i
now is and will continue to be
WPA rolls have been expanded
to cover 100000 heads of fam.
lilies, whereas WPA officials est.
mate the figure should 60 to $500.
600 to meet the need caused BY
new unemployment.
With existing funds the roll.
would have to be cut at least tc
$500, 900 by April if those fund.-
were to last until July. BY late
spring hundreds of thousands o;
those temporarily tided over by
unemployment compensation ben.
efits will be stranded again.
(oopyrieht. 1898. NEA Service. Inc.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-28

WASHlNGTON.--One of the
w rareSt birds to be found in
:ecent White House conferences
has been the big business man
Who believes that this is the time
to balance the budget. Equally
scarce, however, is the big busi-
ness, man who cares to make pub
lie admission of this "heresy."a
Some of the most important fig
IreS in big business heartily favor
4 substantial intelligent spending
program, holding that the most
important objective is to boost ma
:ional income. Bigger national in.
rome means bigger profits, better
wages, more employment, more
federal revenue.
That's at least large part of
the common ground on which the
TauSSig Tugwell Berle brain
trust" group operating in New
York, was able to corral Capital
jsts Owen Young and Thomas
Lamont and Labor Leaders John
Lewis and Philip Murray into a
2ongenial conference with Roose-
velt at the White House.
1t is now being assumed rather
freely that budget-balancing SEN
timent in the country is confined
chiefly to farmers and other fru-
gal middle-class Americans.
Budget-balancing was conspicu-
Dusty absent from the l2-point
White House asenda of the 50-odd
business leaders on the Business
Advisory Council. s,.r
The obvious implication is that
bigger expenditures for relief,
armament and anew federal
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-28
Editor. The Times-NewS

Editor. The Times-NewS:
Please print this and pur.a
some basketball coach in the .8u.
ty will answer my question J. 1
column, so that other ball IA.
may know also.
What are the eligibility gu..,
this county? Where | cane 10,
no player was permitted :. Il
more than four years on ary I'D
school team.
Since four years - the ."g..s
time it takes to finish high s,ngl
this rule is fair to all pa~cs
Here, ! am told on good AUTHORITY
that some players are playm- The.
fifth season.
Do the fans think this i r.,hc
good craftsmanship on the par, O
the coach who has such 4 pave
OF players on his team, "r .a., q,
regular high school students Per
haps some one will tell his View
on the subject.
MRS. F. VI. RHODES.
Hendersonville. y. c.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-28
LAKE SERVES as CITIES

SPRINGFIELD, III. - UPp.
Lake Michigan serves a, The VA
er supply for IS Hin manic
palitics. whose population MO,
than hall of the total .u u
state, the Illinois water sugv.. .
ports.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-28

find food for re-
Election in the
fact that | a S t
year G.. NJ. paid
nine of its Off
c i a ] s salaries
ranging fro m
S 3 6 l, 3 l l t O
1903, 423; that it
paid ffty-six of
its execu t i v e S
salaries of $780,
900 apiece OF
more; and three
h u n d re d and
thirty-six eXecu-
tives $4,000 or
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-28
WHAT ABOUT IT?

The other day was observing
what an astrological publication
had to say about the United
States. Purporting to read the
stars the publication warned as to
this and prognosticated as to that.
l found myself wondering Just
how much of that material came
from a study Of the stars and
how much from the office Of some
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-28

Social Security and Railroad Retirement
program payments thus far have been
$2P4 100000 more than income from taxes
Atthat rate, it'll be the treasury that needs
security, not the people.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-28

petroit business executives say the great
esq asset of the working girl is personality
competency, willingness and being on time
lnjthe Horning are, Just old-fashioned vir-
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-28

Garrcn, at Bat Cave.
Singing Sunday afternoon at
DolphuS Garren's was enjoyed by
number of friends Mr.. Gar
rem has been sick for sometime,
Warren Worsham is home from
Indiana.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-28

No wonder men hate to see woman
drank. It's reflection on your judgment
when a creature you worship gets soused.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-28
SOMETHING TO THINK
AROIJT

A person who owns stock in
General Motors and who wonders
why he did not receive a better
dividend on his investment might
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-28
"THEn EIGHT"

Her life did seem dark tinted as
the sky
Her spirit as troubulous as the
angry sea
Her form was drawn in agonics
Of pain
That made her pray for death
to set her free.
Her spirit hung suspended tween
life. and death
And gave us hope then held Us
in despair
Uncertainties must follow as the
night
To weave a spell of watchful-
ness and care.
Then suddenly the sky was clear
and bright
1t cast > glory on this troubled
earth
And with the dawn il brought new
hope,
Il gave the soul resurrection
birth.
Her suffering brought the pale
mysterious light
That oft is seen behind dark
clouds Of grey
And makes us know that ever
midst our darkening time
Some film of light will lead us
in Gods way.
by Edith Shipman.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-28
BIBLE THOUGHT
WHY PARALLELS?

And He began to speak unto them IN parallels
MARK 12:D
why did God not make the Bible so PLAIN that
every one could understand it?" asked one.
'If God made coal as fuel, why did ne not put
It on the top of the ground instead Of burylng 1t
deep underneath the surface" was the reply.
SEARCH the Seriptures-S. S. Times.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-28

Crops have been entirely de-
stroycd by drought in parts OF
Argentina.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-28

Congressman aren't dumb as they sound If
it takes fool talk to get $4,000 job then fool
talk is smart
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-28

And in future years, grandpa will tell the kid
how he roughed it in the old days in sedan with
out heater.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-28

AT least 5000 to 5000 persons die of malaria
in the United States each year.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-01-28

The Panay business isn't settled, There still re-
mains the matter of agreeing on a way to pro-
nounce it.
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LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR

NOTE-No unsigned COMM.
nications are published by tn.
Times-News. All letters must b.
signed with the real name Of
the author. No commune ton,
signed with a fictitious nam.
will be published.-EDITOR