OCR Text |
Show Till; JOl'KNAL n il Vtrfrrr , iRrlnii1 I ritANK It) oi:oiu;i: Union ,otes of an i i is Caswell IN ( KM-County, (North Carolina. Or Koss County, Ohio. It W-- OF ti e W'lfll war In rt ei.t needed quail-- t Or Allan 1' 7 te ?'A County, Iowa. Or ' s f .. r trai'iladsefitUi of fifteen hundred one t a r iiriy f i e the larg r othf counties where land use ' a,i t.iMti on tin jh ne an) Comt It tic ildtiv qiin'ity that w lull planning is tinder way. on u the If i ing up from the people i it w II i c land m more than seven thourinjlc'e 'y if t!,n c i'i " he nu) "te sand cornmumtH s are recom-rn- i .. ; i a e at rt a ity un ndations for improving w ill ur jh p i ms ur " tc ,.l h pliNHcal, icnnomic, and social conditions -- beginning at the gra is loots and working p through f ounty, state and national ri' ianh and action mu mi i e IK I ni i king on runt LAYTON. t'TAII plate -- , a r' i 1 Innocent Iiystandcr; William L. Shirera Book, "Berlin rfTjVu 17, V. CBS Diary," i now out. Shirer was for years Berlin in correspondent He tells of the German mother of an airman who wa notified by the Luftwaffe that her son was dead A few days later, BBC in London (which weekly broadcasts a list of Nazi prisoners) announced that her boy had been captured. Next day she got eight letters from neighbors telling her they had heard by shortwave that her son was alive in EngIt is against the law in land to listen to foreign broadGermany . The mother had all casts for "breaking the arrested eight When Shirer wanted to law" use the story on his broadcast the Nazi censor deleted it on the ground "that Americans would not understand the heroism of the airmans mother" srX . I I 1 i I - I I 1 a-- I i r r ageru t t I i ti it f t i " Above s. Land use planning this new d( v lopm nt is ( ailed, and it moans just that, as farmers all over the nation art active-- h r ngai'c d in planning the use of land in relation to their ( onomie and social well he- ' r c pi a ting in this work are prirultiir .il mill pi s find thp v rescan h and actmn apeniu-C'o-- i mp the i i s df depiiilment of agricul- fednal the ture f n 'i if annther eonipanv wlueh is turnin' nut a product the guv-e- t the u h iei (led It was hilled to the pnniM'iint in units, hut the orders A'nild come in many cases for quar-t- i r or half units When the frac- nrr nt i tions made a complete unit, the price Aas that for one unit, but if only fractions, the price Aas pro- higher As he talked I about his order, he said to me am going to have all of these frac- tmnal units billed as fractions. It will mean more money for my com- pany, and the government will nev- er check It up" "Docs the i ice you get Alien hill-- i lng as complete units cover your production costs?" I asked. He assured me It did "You have a son in Franco, and have a son at sea Aith the nay," "When the government said. y j related subjects an being made a part of county and state programs, and ultimately Aill be Aoven into the fabric of national agricultural conservation and adjustment I.ook in upon a typical community meeting of farmers and multiply this scene hy the more than 7.000 communities a here land use planSpread out on ning is under way the tables are maps, charts and ports showing how the land is being used, the Aay In Ahich it has been abused, and the things needed to rehabilitate it and the people Aho live upon it Areas of badly eroded ,tnd are marked off, a oodlands in good condition and bad are plotted. the existence or lark of schools, hospitals, and community centers is designated ('mints Committees. Recommendations for corrective action are diawn for the consideration of county planning committee which include besides farmers the repic sentativ es of public agencies of Recommendations are all kinds discussed, some of them laid aside for later consideration, some of them amplified and scheduled for immediate action County programs are drawn up to include the needs of the various local communities for consideration and action by state 1 ca Hi d, they offered all they had. The y did not attempt to make a pi edit, or bargain as to price. sa a the moistuie come to his eves as he said "You are right, and the government a ill pay only the price agieed upon. It covers the cost " No pdiiotic, oal Ameiican a ill alH mpt to make a profit out of supplying the necessities of his gov-e- t linnet when tt i at war or pi for war That, of all times, is a time for snenfice m so far as a Sac ifn e can he made and still he n a povition to serve I i M t MHO I. D! "VOIION in; noon i . or ft TO MI KNGI.AND lost more than a battleship when the Germans sank the Hood olf the coast of Greenland The Hood was a symbol of the loyalty and love of Knglish women. I was on board the Hood when she was being constructed on the wavs beside the Clyde near Glasgow in the fall of 1918 On her as a oik men were several hundred lngltsh women They came from good Fiigbsh homes They weie not Aoikmg because of need of wages. They were winking because of hne of Fnglnnd They wore wot king so that England might wm the conflict in which she and the United States a ci e then engaged That wotk was their sacrifice to a cause It was an evidence of their love id country The Ho, h1 was but one of many war projects in which English women iirii doing the a oik of men. Nit f.ir nwav other hundreds were making shells for use in American guns in Fiance, and still other hundreds wore at work making cordite State proplanning committees grams later are submitted for federal action at Washington Caswell county once the richest in North Carolina, now one of the Posthumous Award f. P . cannot be defeated by mere male brutality The battleship Hood was a symbol of that devotion. INC I The late John Rivenburg, Boy Scout of Ureston, Iowa, has been posthumously awarded the first prize of $200 In a nationally conducted Girl Scout Song contest which recently closed. Young Riven-bur- g, a Scout of IXgle rank, died last December after an operation. He was the son of Dr. and Mrs. L. D. Rivenburg of Creston. His song, Is a entitled Scouts Are W'c. In conthe lime. Judges marching test were Olin Downes, music critic of the New York Times; Sigmund Spaeth, radio's "tune detective, and Hugh Ross, director of the Scho-l- a Cantorum of New York. Mrs. Arthur O. thoatc, honorary vice president of the Girl Scouts, sponsored the contest. PLAN NTIMT RE1TRI.ICAN MEMBERS of the house of representatives have named a committee to ascertain what the American farmers want as What that coma farm program mittee should do is to propose a . faun pobev that would mean a runt solution to show the farmers la w it would work to their ad-rrOagi ,ud to the advantage of all A "ci ii a It In, m the d.iect.on of oncour-ng- i to do" rather g We fanners t'. n pa'i ti t. for "rut doing " The "ipci nt r" plan is on the right road per-nt- i v ad 0 t b II in coupled t'ie ti far met k i the Andersen s COM F I IA h w the house, would do and rppeal to American hi foie w CTS Siuiizt'htj Plan? to AUUl'RDING to tin United St ies trea-ur- . of our more dian 130. 090.-00)(i j'k. 1274 have incomes in NEW ORK -- To avert a shortcf oi.r No 1 str.iteg c material age program manganese a three-po.n- t to encouiage o t't'stic and honu-S- j here product on has been laid down in an nit ole in the current Issue of the n aga. ie V'' en on! In 0 exifii of nun loer, a d rt 1 43 year 8 ,'iat Of that have more than one nnl-lio- r Of that one million vernment takes in ditaxes $750 OfM. leav irg each o: e tl e g( 'Pars, 1 $lr0O'u o! ttie 4. $2 r.000 . ,.,r to spend or dustrie. Those 43 people have a tit.il gross income of $ 10, Tap. 0 0 If we should divide it between the rest of us it would g.ve each per- n about 12 cents a year to imi--- Acrt t and S:.ii divta't s ly on Langbinirnc thor, I t no M ponds. o..t . . the town In Farm administration Security through its program to enable a limited number of responsible tenants to acquire farms of their own, and to equip these farms with modern implements. Modern housing and improved sanitation are being provided. A few years from now, Caswell county will be very different physically, economically, socially from what it was in tire dark days of the 1930s. Already, early striking changes have been wrought. The people on the land as well as the land itself are being rehabilitated. The people have rekindled hope in their hearts, they are play ing an important part contributing to the welfare of the state and the nation. There are may other examples of improvement the country over Ward Cin:ty. North Dakota, is one on m developing a of A- county-conclude- Shortage of Manganese American Manganese wh.ch has succeezddd in developing a nearby source, he has spert r ,.ny years studying the problem H s art cle is one of the maga-z.- e s si i is tv authorities on our corp. s ' 'la ..ret n '. i n. .,er.als situation n e from Ri.vva, wh ch s b, i n . . : r leading s ' if feiio-giad- ive bi u t i.t ' i .1 j e manganese brought to an end rev.ul.r.g in Europe," i i u-- Tax-forfeite- d The way the foreign correspondents now use the phrases informed sources" and according to reliable information" because stories in Euyou considered covering rope are difficult to confirm, recalls HAVE cushions your this classic about the cub reporter with water-resistaartificial He was on a small town newssewn cut and be It leather? may paper and was assigned to cover a the same as any heavy fabric. bridge party. He was told never to The colors are all so fresh and write anything as a fact that he was that you will be inspired to not absoultely sure about . . . His gay combinations. Use a striking try story came out in the paper this coarse machine needle; a No. 5 way: "It is rumored that a bridge hand needle; No. 20 or 24 sewing party was given yesterday by a thread and regulate the machine nt . . number Madame Mat or DOVER, N C Down comes the curtain on woman rule in Dover! Today four lubes leave the stage of public life after a successful run. The non are resuming command wPh.uit oppm- tion, just as the holm was turned ever to the ladies at tue last town elect on. A little tiled, they point with pride to: A new $16 000 gymnasium, a lunch room for the school, a much needed drainage project begun, employment for women in a WPA mattress project, main streets improved two-ye- Mrs. reputed ladies. of Smith, it was said, was the hostess. The guests, it is alleged, with the exception of Mrs. Brown, who says she comes from Illinois, were all local people. Her husband says he is rich . . . The hostess, Mrs. Smith, claims to be the wife of Alexander Smith. coRofer: AT and J0jJ t w to about 12 stitches to The cushions shown the inch. here are ones made stockings cr Book 5. NOTE: For makers Bm latest and o than thirty your own 1 chans and c: a spool w rag rug; and r old for , ye tank t on the German relations. A device is being worked out for Un. their editorial about-faccle Sam has just cracked down hard on a "refugee who was caught doNazi propaganda here. His final ing citizenship papers are being withheld. His draft board got after him and visas for kin refused His initials are H. C. Immigration officials have just discovered a big illicit traffic in Puerto Rican birth certificates for aliens. U. S. face-savin- . . . V.U j- - r- - i g . . . ork Heartbeat Aon K T3.' - . . Dear, : The Story Tellers: Chas. Lindbergh Sr. is profiled in the SEP by his law partner, Walter Eli Quigley, who calls the piece "Like Read the Father, Like Son senior Lindbergh's speeches in the book, "Your Country at War, and you'll see how "like they are. The arguments the father made against invasion in 1917 (sensible then, maybe) show up in the son's soapboxing in 1941 . . . Jack Oakie has a good phrase, in Liberty, for those sentimental memories of hard times, all that, he says, reads better than it lived" . . National is a newcomer, taking its name from its chief subject, national defense. It is Read it and give your brain a break. one-tim- e . . . . common-sense-ationa- l. Typewriter Ribbons: Zona Gale: not only could neatly cock an eyebrow but could also produce m his victim a feeling that he had aimed and fired it A. Devere: Prejudice, which secs what it pleases, cannot see what is plain . Jean Richter: Recollection is the only paradise from which we cannot be turned out . Oscar U.lde: Unselfishness is letting other alone Alvin C. people's York: By our victory in the last war, we won a lease on liberty, not a deed to it . . Jay Russell: A good test of mans character comes when he's getting ahead without getting one on the way . . Mark TwainDont part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to He ' ... V - . l.. n nm'Tryai,,4 . Mrs. Vnna Divon Wilson of Dover, N. C., who retires as head of the town, beams with pride at her achievements of the past two years. The town now has many new streets, a new gjmnasium, a new factory and a balanced budget. through aid obtained from the state highway commission, and a treasurers report "all accounts paid." Playing the leading role that of mayor and judge has been Anna Dixon Wilson, a buoyant grand- is apt heat green with seam cords covered in X ir ilk red. The sketch shows how they hundred of furily w are made. The cotton seam cord two for Homemakers if car 1 r l.v?j .bk diamin about should be each. Send jour - c t product ci eter. It is covered with a straight Jk ti twostrip Hi inches wide stitched with these mrs. r.E ruth wrrmspE to allow foot machine the cording J ltkfctory' Bedford HiUslri,f the sewing to come up close to y,, on Two outstanding appeasement the cord. The raw edges of the Enclose 10 ctz j hr fSeri0D coo! tD are ordered. el very quietly pre- cord covering are basted around newspapers d not put paring to become patriotic. Prep- the top and bottom of the cover Name... arations have been made to get be- on the Igentor. right side, as shown, and Address. hind the gov't at the next break in I are then stitched in with the seam. e e heavy tax delinquency, and a high proportion of tenancy were among the major problems which planning committees recognized. Feed Reserves. The planning committees in Ward d it was desirable to shift to a more diversified type of farming through expanding the livestock enterprises, bu.ld.ng up feed reserves, and a "live at home type of farming The farmers are building up livestock herds through natural increase rather than by purchases of add.tional animals A program of budding up feed reserves acaii'st row ble drouths in the fu- t,.re is be rg followed. A tenar.t- - f - long-rang- ; program is under way. The school system is being modernized. Loi al taxing authorities are trying to adjust tax systems according to the productive capacity of the land As a first step in dealing with the tax delinquency problem, the land use planning committee recommended to the county commission-ei- a a plan of impounding rents on lands. Approximately 500 legal actions were instituted in pursuance of this program, and the county is now collecting rentals on many additional items of real estate Longer term leases better adapted to conditions in the differareas i f the county are ent land being made Problems created by competition between small opera tors and the larger ones for avail able farm land are being attacked lands are to be devel oped as open j ublic recreation areas purchase e progi am to in. prove difficult and adverse conditions Located in the central pot lion of the northern spring wheat area. Ward county has suffered from drouth and from too great a rel.ance upon wheat as a single cash crop This situation of a type of farming not entirely fitted to local conditions, together with high costs for public service in relation to a limited tax base, inequitable distribution of tire tax burden, hi tt have tin ' ' il stan dm ntities f ny out-of-do- or plc-te- stiateuc r 0 tM1'1 is a I is to p jr is not in the c . . 111 artificial poorest- - is an exult, pie of land use planning to improve a d.fTleult agricultural situation. Caswell is a tyj-ic"one c rop" part of the South faced with hot export markets, its soils senously di Sheep used to grae on the lawns of the j lanta-tio- n homes, blooded hoises were in the paddocks, meat cattle and milk cows m the pastilles, pigs enough to supply ail the hog meat and fat needed in the county, game in the woods, fish in the streams. Today, approximately two thirds of the farm operators in Caswell county are tenants, most of them sharecroi pe rs, trying to eke out a living on badly eroded land Caswell's one crop" has been toAfter 76 years with this bacco. crop as virtually the only source of cash income, the farmers found themselves with a system of farming unable to withstand the shocks caused by dc plete'd soil resources and fluctuating markets. The land use planning committees took hold, and now a better system of farming has been developed The program calls for mercaM'd use of cover crops, the use of better farming eqinpnie nt, greater use of lime and phosphate, the development of more home gardens, the use of more dairy cattle, land drainage, and erosion conti ol 1 arm Loans Half a dozen or moic ptmlie agento put Caswell cies are once more on the economic map. Through agricultural adjustment programs the farmers are being paid to conserve the land, to become more self sufficient as to food supplies Loans are made by the tenant-purchas- 1 tt ! further plans and action. With firsthand information, they hart the solution of many vexing problems. the Cuban S . . hall to dicu lie . j ommlttee c meet f The Ur ti d '' farm ieari.rg ... mittee visit the scene of a local farm problem. At Farmer right .it find nitroglycerine Any nation in which the women show such devotion to their country fyfWfyC'-I h L - com- al a years ago the idea that farmers themselves should take sueh an aetive i art in the develop- tt'cnt t aRricultui a! programs was farmers the Today philosophy i ountry over an critically studying irohlems such as soil erosion, ruial ten-fo- r rolling, tax dc lir.queney, farm agncultur-portionatellike I,oca! ancy and the al programs dialing with these and A A JXtfcer mi l.v-e- s . . . . . , - !e t.I . The Akron . Beacon-Jour- - Fate docs its part, yet most of the things we regret or resent could have been avoided if we had tried mother The neighborhood vouches for her good old Southern cooking, her flower culture, her business acumen, and her success as an insurDrama critics arent always ance agent. With wisdom and great meamnes When Berdispatch, she can hold court, then nard Shaw was a critic George a young rush home to supervise its remodelasked hint what he thought of ing, and then back again to the busi"er ob.l.ly Shaw told her to ness of running her town of 490. get n.arr.ed, have two children, been a grand experience, "It's r.b. ut life, then she she bean ed. "We've had our ups '.eurnsemeth.ng woi.ld be abe to act She fol- and downs, but Ive enjeved it. and owod h.s counsel F.ve vears I do think we've accomplished tcr she nt,.rncd t the theater and something, although we don't take 0 a Crea Ergl.sh actress . all the credit. b Thorrd.ke. Essert.al to the success of Dover's feminine government (they detest rounds ln the Night: At the Fa- petticoat rule," even in jest) was 'If y. u had mv brain Mrs. Sarah Griffin, the pers, stent ' 1's ouda't ha' to tax collector. "G'.wan if I had "And a good one!" chirred in era ; I wi have any ih.ng Mayor Anra Wilson. w rrv w t A' the Havanaa "I'm just family woman, but ' 1 D t angry, he's when they made me tax cotector. I h ba-- k decided then and there wed get b ok" ' At e i ' tVi-taxes collected," sa.d Mrs Sre's v erv P. Gr.ff.n. spiak.r.g for hirsilf And ..way fr m At ' she did, for the books she is turning After over show all current and inherited cWe r bills have been paid and there's At FI even a little in the treasury. .th '"e kc Li ' r.'le s head " . . . ac-Me- . . . . . 1 wor-abi- :t it is anweekend and I'm Well, here other not a General yet. But give me time. is away. All find there is a general store, a garage and a canning factory nowhere to go the you family interests: ne:g- - some of the and if The nearest village bors, happened all 5 miles you fen around, lyingcould get could raise ,ua4t outlet eve:' - - vW 000 overnight. I'd for any good clean a lot. appreciate; Mom, anjs would every ot..e fun, unless you drop in at a smoke-fill- ed mother's sonandin f on the way. U. S. Army juke joint Lcve, Well, Mom, there's a big favor you can do me. The U. S. 0. is trying to raise They're doing their $10,765,000 to run r do your oit for the clubs for us, outside you contribution of camp. Places with Committee or to ; lounge rooms, dance floors, games, writing rooms. Places you can get a bite to eat without paying a king's ransom. I know you don't have an idle million Headquarters, EyM A. I ing, Aew York, These forces toform J thel-h-V-'- Rational CatholieCa ' Salvation Armv, Welfare Board, Aid Association OPEN YOUR HEART OPEN YOUR PURSE GIVE TO THE n'd-'.'- t - - - - : i k.-U- - THE ADVERTISER , INVITES .oca reS COMPARISON with others. We do. Should he relrforVunute and we discern It We tell others. We cease buying hi Pr keeps up (he high standard oi his wares, and the pn U.i j. s |