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Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-27
SOKOLSKY
BY GEORGE SoKOLSKY

Until we reached the curren
era of Specialization, western SC
ciety never questioned the func-
ton of the parent to rear its owl
children. In recent years, bot
Soviet Russia and Nazi German
in fact, all the totalitaria
states-have insisted upon tn
right of government to contrC
moral as well as physical cor
duct. The growth OF bureaucracy
in the so-called democracies hG
increasingly shifted to experts
those functions of life which here
tofore had been regarded as the
domain of the parent, In the field
of education, not only the teach
er but the educational admins
traitor has insisted upon the ig-
norance and incompetence of the
parent. Naturally, most mothers
are not experts in the education
of their children, not having
been trained at Teachers Col
lege, Columbia University, which
is the center of EXPERIENCES.
Some years ago, movement
was started to increase the con-
tact of parents and teachers.
Associations were organized in
schools and meetings have been
held at stated periods. Obviously
the experts, namely the teach
ers, and educational administra-
tors, do most of the talking be-
cause they are experts. Most
parents are busy maintaining a
family, keeping house and few
have read all the books on how
to rear children and what to do
about education; therefore, they
cannot talk back when the ex-
pert explains that this new
method of teaching spelling does
not teach the child how to spell
but will make the child more fit
to live in one world or something.
Nevertheless, under our sys-
tenn of life, the child remains the
responsibility of the parent.
Teachers, psychologists, pedia-
tricians have their place, but
they do not replace the parent.
Nor has the parent transferred
to the State or a Board of Edu-
cation the moral obligation of
Embarrassing. While the State
has the legal authority to insist
upon compulsory school attend
ance, it has no right to deter
mine to what kind of school the
child shall be sent by it's parents.
In recent years, educational adj
illustrators have succeeded in
obtaining powers to enforce a
minimum qualification for all
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-27
Role OF Parents In Respect To
THEIR Children Has Been c.
By Soviet Russian And Nazis
SOkOLSKY

schools, even those which sup
port themselves financially NJ
powers can prevent a parent
from telling the child that secu-
lar amoral education is made
quate for character-building.
The danger to both child and
parent lies in the huge cost OF
educational operations. In short,
as local taxes do not meet bud
getary requirements, first de-
mand is made for state aid and
then for federal aid. AS the state
and then the federal administra-
ton set up funds for local school
ing, they also are bound to set
up conditions which can be ex-
banded ultimately until local
supervision disappears.
In New York State, Governor
Dewey has insisted upon increas-
ing the taxing power of local
communities so that they may
meet this problem. He said of
this:
-. the people of our respec-
tive communities are expecting
higher and higher, standards of
service from local government.
Without close correlation be-
tween the spending of public
money and the responsibility To-
collecting it through taxes, lot
responsibility for governme1.
Will degenerate rapidly and we
shall have an all-powerful cen
tralized government. That pros
pect IS a grave threat to free
government today"
lie has particu arly empha-
sized the need for increasing To-
cal revenue for school purposes
and has recommended that local
communities, with certain ex-
ceptlons, be given the right to
impose (a) retail tax of not
more than 2 per cent on tangible
personal property, other than
food products, drugs and other
enumerated items. By A tax on
the ownership of motor vehielas
at not more than IS per passen-
ger vehicle and not more than
$40 per commercial vehicle,
per annum. excepting trucks
used exclusively for farming
purposes. q A tax of not more
than 3 per cent on restaurant
meals and drinks over 81. d) A
tax on alcoholic beverage con-
troll retail licenses at not more
than 25 per cent of the amount
of the State license Zee. e) A tax
OF not more than per cent on
admissions - amusesments. II
A license tax on vending ma
chimes at not more than $40 per
machine per year."
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-27
Bigger Crops,
Bigger Income
For L. S. Farme

The farmers of the Unite
States will produce the biggo
volume IF food in history, a,
cording to the Department 0
Agriculture's estimates and, i'll
return, they will probably get
more dollars than ever before.
There is nothing the matter
with that. Certainly, if the farm
Ell of the nation produce the
crops that the people of this
country and of the world need
in record breaking profusion,
they should receive more dollars
than ever before.
1t is somewhat amazing, in
view of the record crops that
have been produced in this coun-
try in recent years, to note that
the years output of corn is esti-
mated at 3,528,815,000 bushels.
This is about a billion bushels
above the production of 1947. In
return for the production of so
much corn, the growers are en-
titled to receive more none
than they got. for the 1947 CROP
The same observation, naturally
applies to the production of 9TH
er crops.
1t would be a travesty if tn
growers of the basic crops in this
country should receive less mo
ney for a record breaking pro
duction than for the productiC7
of less food in previous year
Certainly, intelligent farmer
who produce the food will take
steps to insure that the greater
the output, the greater the in
come to the growers.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-27
PEGLER
BY WESTBROOK PEGLER
Copyright, 1913, King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)

Copyright, 1913, KING Features
Syndicate, 1nc.)
New York, Sept. 26-The au-
thenticity of the Goofy Guru let
tiers seems to be fairly well
established andwith it an appal-
ling guilt of F. D. Roosevelt in
placing Henry Wallace in the
office of Vice-President of the
United States, the guilt of his
wife, Eleanor the Great, may
have been less grievous at the
time that she stepped forth as
Bubblehead's protector and &C
tualiy threw herself between him
and the roaring mob Just after
his nomination at the 1910 Dem
ocratic Convention in Chicago.
She may not have known then
the story of Wallace's implica-
ton in the oriental sect of which
Nicholas Roerich was the Guru.
If not, however, the Wanted
secret services of the treasury
and the Department of Justice
are greatly overrated. They
should have known all about tbs
fantastic and dangerous adj +
ture of a drive-ing simpleton and
there was surely no excuse for
their failure to notify Roosevelt,
of if the knew, for Roosevelt to
put Wallace in nomination. The
other Democratic bosses and di-
rectors, Felix Frankfurter, Ed
Flynn, Harry Hopkins, Jim Far
ley and Charles Nicholson, the
party press agent, all should
have known. Their mere denials
that they did not know strain the
belief of the most trusting per-
son. Nicholson apparently lied
when he wrote in his memoirs
that the letters were "of doubt
full authenticity" He was a wise,
all knowing old gossip and an
absolutely cynical political hire
ling. This is the only matter in
which l have ever doubted the
word of Jim Farley. l don't be-
lieve he wasn't aware of WAL
1ace's secret monkey-shines with
the cult. After all he had been
chairman of the Democratic
National Committee and this DO
sition has private lines of infor-
nation and rumor in addition to
the firm reports from the secret
political agencies of the govern
ment. These men all permitted
the people of the United States
to elect Vice-President a man
who might have proclaimed a
holocaust of revolution to change
the form of Government accord
ing limitations contained in the
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-27
THE READERS COURTROOM
BY Will Bernard LIB.
90 is A FATHER RESPON-
SIBLE FOR HIS DAUGHTERS
DENTAL BILLS?

(A) One day man received
a bill from a dentist whom he
did not know. Upon making in
quiries, he discovered that the
work had been done on his 20
year-old daughter, who was ut
living with the family, When the
father refused to pay the bill,
the dentist sued him. However,
the court held the dentist could
not collect. The judge said the
father could not be held respon-
sible because he hadn't had any
opportunity to decide whether
the dental work was really nee
essary.
Estate laws vary. For personal
guidance, see your local attor-
ney.)
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-27
General likes
Newest Honor
From Ethiopia

The Emperor of Ethiopia has
conferred upon General Dwight
D. Eisenhower the Order of Sol
ONION, his country's highest de-
coration, which includes the pre-
sentation of a golden sword,
spear and jungle shield, repre-
senting the traditional Ethiopian
decoration for officers who dis
tinguish themselves in wise lead
ership and heroism.
The Ethiopian Minister to
Washington, in presenting the
gifts in their mahogany cases,
pointed out that his country was
the first victim of aggression and
the first to regain its freedom.
In reply, General Eisenhower
pointed out that the evil forces
of the last conflict were smash
ed, not merely by strength but
by moral force, which had its
origin in smaller nations, as
we'll as in great"
General Eisenhower, in accept
ing the award, said that he felt
like a warrior but we imagine
that he felt somewhat silly with
the shield, spear and sword. Ne
vertheless, the gesture of the
Ethiopian Emperor, who suffer-
ed severely from the aggression
by Italy, represents perhaps the
natural gratitude of a people
who have been the beneficiarie5
of the martial accomplishments
of the leader of the Allied Ar
mics.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-27
TIMING

TIMING Banker critics, how
ever, question the wisdom OF
need Of these controls from the
standpoint of their timing. They
have poured their complaints 10
friends on Capitol Hill, the
White House, the Treasury and
the Reserve Board.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-27
(O) IF YOU JOIN A CAMPAIGN
COMMITTEE, ARE YOU PER-
SONALLY LIABLE FOR THE
COMMITTEES f X p E n ID l.
TIRFSo

(A) A voluntary committee
was formed to work for the re-
election of a certain Congress-
man. The committee secretary
orde.>s a large number of leaf
lets IRON a printer. but the COM
mittee later found itself unable
to pay the bill. The printer de-
cided to sue the richest member
of the committee. The member
argued that he'd not signed the
order personally, and so could
not be held responsible. But the
court held him liable anyhow
when it was shown that he had
known all about the order and
had approved the secretary's
action.
(State laws vary. For personal
guidance, see your local attor-
ney.)
Copyright 1913, General
Features, Carp.)
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-27
(Q) IF YOUR SUITCASE is
LOST IN A DEPOT CHECK
ROOM, MAY YOU COLLECT
DAMAGES?

(A) Finding that he had a four
hour stopover in a certain town,
a travelling salesman checked
his sample case in the depot
checkroom. He paid his 10-cent
fee, warning the attendant that
the contents were very valuable.
When he returned, the case had
vanished. The irate salesman
sued the railroad company for
damages. The railroad lawyer
argued that the company was
responsible only for baggage
"checked through" on a ticket.
But the court overruled this ar
gument, when the attendant adj
mitted he had left the room I'M
guarded several times during the
day. The judge said that, having
accepted the custody of the case,
the railroads employees had to
use "due care" IN protecting it
from thieves.
Estate laws vary. For personal
guidance, see your local attor-
neyD
90 MAY A TENANT TAKE
HIS STOVE WITH HIM WHEN
HE VACATES AN APAR t
MENT?
(A) A tenant bought small
gas stove and installed it in his
apartment. When he was ready
to move out, he prepared to take
the stove with him. The landlord
protested saying it had become
part of the building" The ar
gument was taken to court,
where it was shown that the
stove could easily be removed
without in any way harming the
wall or the floor. For that rea-
son the court ruled the tenant
could take it with him if he so
desired.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-27
Several Points
Indicate No
Serious Slump
TUCKER
By RAY TUCKER

WASHINGTON, Sept. 81
Government and private econo-
mic experts are generally agreed
that the United States faces no
severe depression or even seri-
Gus slump for several years, des-
pie bumper crops, increasing
production, a growing sales re-
sistance, a spo..y price situation
and unsettled conditions abroad.
In the order Of their import
ance and immediate impact on
the average American, they look
for the following developments:
ID Continued inflationary
tim1s for possibly six months,
with no real drop in price le-
vels, especially meat, until next
spyilg for hogs and next fall for
bcef. Poultry IA dairy stuff
may decline within few
,..Jaths, althc. .gl tine Thanksgiv-
i and Christmas holiday sea.
s-l may give them temporary,
a. .ificial support.
(2) The return Of buyers
market in such lines as cottons,
certain wearing apparel, shoes,
house furnishings, radios, stoves
refrigerators. Factory to-store
pipelines are filing up, in
ventories are mounting, and sales
are declining in some Of these
fields.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-27
ECKER Says Experts Agree Depression the United States Still Very Far Ut
DAILY BIBLE QUOTATION

''We know in part, and we prophesy in part"
l Corinthians 1879
This months daily quotations suggested by the
Rev. Willis R. Stevens Pastor of the Rosemary Methodist
Church of Roanoke Rapids.
The Herald will each day in this position carry Bible
quotation of the churches in the five county
covered by the Herald will be asked to contribute the
quotation for a month.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-27
NEEDS

NEEDS (3) Wages will re-
main at present levels, but there
should De no fourth round of in
creases as the cost of living goes
down and gives more value to
the pay envelope.
(4) Farm income on major
crops is guaranteed at 80 per
cent of parity through 1919, and
greater volume (wheat, corn,
cotton etc) will compensate par
TALLY for lower prices per unit.
(5) The still unsatisfied de-
mand Tor steel, oil, coal, auto
mobiles, houses, heavy machin-
cry and factory expansion fur
nishes foundation of prosper
ity solid enough to withstand
price disturbances and other
pressures that brought on the
1920-1922 dip after World War I.
1t is generally believed that it
will require at least two years
to meet most of these needs.
Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-27
YOUR AMERICA Day by pay IN PICTURES

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school education Us the l87Os
invented Republican
symbols universally used established the popular concept OF
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Roanoke Rapids daily herald., 1948-09-27
SATISFACTORY

SATISFACTORY (e) Marshal.
Plan and rearmament expendi-
lures, which may total S75,000,-
100000 in the next five years,
constitute further reinforcement
for current and prospective good
times, virtually full employment,
and an even better balance be-
tween the individuals income
and outgo.
90 If the Marshall Plan
should rehabilitate Europe and
revive world commerce, that
would be another and more nor
NAL factor tn bolstering and
maintaining the American econo-
my.
Thus, barring a war, it is the
consensus that the United States
may have from five to ten years
of satisfactory economic condi-
tons, although some shorten
that period to five.
AS to what will happen when
the customers wants are filled,
and the replacement market can
not absorb the output of an in
creasingly efficient industrial and
agricultural plan, nobody ven
lures a guess because there are
so many unforeseeables.
Politically, such an outlook au-
gurs well for Governor Thomas
E. Dewey, provided he is elected
in November. No bust-up is
looked for during what may be
his first term in the White
House, fact which might in
sure his reelection.
STORMS The experts at the
. Federal Reserve Board, around
the White House and at the
Treasury obviously figure that
the next twelve months will be
vital and difficult in determining
our chances to weather infla-
tionary storms SO dangerous that
they could darken the long time
outlook.
That is the reason Cor the con-
troversy- provoking decisions to
reinstall consumer credit regula-
tons, to hike the interest rates
on certain Treasury issues, and
to force Number banks to lay
aside an additional $500, 600, 900
in cash against deposits.
In the interim before expected
price breaks on the industrial
and agricultural fronts, the mo-
ney bosses at Washington do not
want spending and private debt
to get out of hand. Such a hap
pening could defer or destroy
chances of the anticipated stabi-
lization of the wage-price rela-
tionship on a sounder basis than
it rests now.
They decided to act, for one
reason, because the statistical
study so frequently cited by Pre-
sident Truman ia his campaign
of Americans we're spending
more than they earned.
This discovery led to the fur
ther belief that the customers
had about exhausted their war
time savings and were headed
for excessive borrowings or de-
pendence on too easy credit.
TIMING Banker critics, how
ever, question the wisdom OF
need of these controls from the
standpoint of their timing. They
have poured their complaints Ia
friends on Capitol Hill, the
White House, the Treasury and
the Reserve Board.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-06-11

DB B N. HESTER, M. D. Practice limited to Eye, Ear. Nose anc Throat-Glasses Fitted
 Hours 10 to 12 & to 5 Evenings. Sunday by appointment Second floor, Commercial Bldg. O6ice and Res Phone 471
 Ketchlkan. Alaska
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-06-11
RECOMMENDS CITY HALL
 RETAIN PRESENT BUILDING

Property and Equipment Commit tee of the City Council, at the Council meeting June 3, recom- mended to Mayor George Gunder- son and other Council members that the City retain it's present City Hall building, making neces- sary repairs to conserve heat. Big problem has been cost of heating.
 Present at last weeks meeting were COuncilmen Lennie Engatrom, Howard Baltzo, Peter Mccormack and Meredith Custard, presided oY- CT by Mayor Gunderson.
 Councilman Baltzo, chairman of the property and Equipment com mittee reported hat his committee had thoroughly investigated the plan of moving the City Clerks of flee and school class room to the Fire Hall and had come to the conclusion that the town would be money ahead by staying in the pre- gent building. By re-arranging the heating system in the present building and sealing up the open spaces and windows around the bottom of the building. BaltzO also said the committee recommended that the town furnish Dr. John O. Bangeman a set sum for redecorat- ing the doctors office and let Dr..
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-06-11
sCHWAMMs RETURING

A note to The Sentinel from Tony George S.D, Kathryn and Johnny Sehwamm from Medford, Oregon. tells of that familys ex- peoted return north. sailing on the Alaska June IT, We hope"
 MT. schwamm, Tony, to his many WrangelI and Petersburg friends, was one of Alaska's pioneer "bush pilots and operated the Peters burg Air Service from the 1930's until it was bought out by "Slim" Clarence Walters and James Nolan year ago and reorganized into the Alaska Island Air Line. An infection of his hands, caused from gasoline and suffered while he was flying for the Navy in the recent war, forced Tony's retirement in the south to regain his health
 With Mrs. Scwamm and son Johnny, Mr. Schwamm hopes to re- establish his residence in Peters burg where they still own their own home.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-06-11

the shutoff is farther out the road and in case of a break in that To- cality the water must be shut off near the power plant. Custard pointed out and Council agreed that piping to the cannery was highly important to insure the eannery a water supply during the canning season and street mainten- ance man Frank Zepp said that particular section of water main was the worst in town. It was fur ther suggested that the lead off lines from the water main be re- placed with copper tubing to make the installation a permanent job Water committee was authorized to go ahead and complete the job.
 A letter was read from City At tOrney Howard Stabler asking that the Oity pay him $150OO for work he had done in connection with the recent school bond election. Mir. Stabler said he estimated the work he had done to be worth that much and if the town decides to go on with the project he will charge them only $1OO, balance of the $25O which he had set as his fee for completing bis work
 A letter was read from j. W. Leivers, Clerk of the District Court which answered an inquiry con cerning taxes in past years paid by the local sawmill Leivers said Wrangell's mill had not paid the 10 cents per thousand Federal tax ince 1887. Part of this tax is re- fundable to the city but a letter from the Forest Service reported there was no way amount of lum- Der cut through past years could be determined.
 Next meeting of the Council was set for Tuesday evening, July 6.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-06-11

in each year. It must be paid to the Tax Commissioner upon demand. If no demand is made for payment. il must nevertheless. be paid to the Tax Commissioner or his deputy on or before the first day of Decen Der in euch year. Please remember that no demand or notice is re- quired to be made or given; but. as indicated, if such demand is made, the tax must be paid immediately to the collector. If payment is no; made prior to Che first day of De cember of each year in which tax is due penalty of S2.50 attaches and both are collectable by suit
 EMPLOYERS MUST FURNISH LIST OF EMPLOYEES AND PAY TAX: Whenever requested by the Tax Commissioner or Deputy ans employer who has people workias for him who are subject to the payment of the tax, must furnish a list of his or it's employees to gether with the age of each of them to the collector and must "a, the tax due from each of them When such payment is made by the employer, the collector musl give him a receipt for each tsA paid and the amount thereof may be deducted from the employee's : wages
 DOUBLE PAYMENT OR PAY MENT BY MISTAKE. Any peraob who pays the tax when he or she is not liable therefor. or if it is paid by an employer for his en- ployee when such employee is lcl subject thereto, has the right t9 claim refund of the amount paid. such person should first request the school tax collector to make such refund and if this cannot be done, he should forward such re quest to the Tax Commissioner at
The Wrangell sentinel., 1948-06-11

Juneau, giving his receipt number. Upon receipt of such request the Tax Commissioner will investig ate and if he finds that the tax was paid by mistake. wllI make the re- fund immediately. Remember that request for refund must be made not later than 90 days after the end of the calendar year during which the tax was paid.
 NON-RESIDENTS SUBJECT TO TAX. The tax is payable by resi- lents as well as nonresident. IT. the nonresident is merely a sight seer or tourist he or she is not r,- quired to pay the tax; but if he or she comes 10 the Territory for the purpose of engaging in business or employment and actually does sp. though not a resident. he or she becomes liable for the payment af the tax.
 PURPOSE FOR WHICH TAX IS LEVIED: This tax is collected to assist in the education of the children of the Territory of Alas ka Your cooperation will be apprr. sHted.
 M. P. MULLANEY
 Tax Commissioner
 R. J. SGRATT
 Deputy Tax Collector
 Wrangell Alaska