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(Wednesday, September 16, 1942
War Has A Birthday
the first day of September, the
1 gglj greatest war the world has ever
^kuowii entered its fourth year. Those
three years have witnessed a series of almost
uninterrupted triumphs for Hitler
' and his satellites. The timetable of conquest
makes almost incredible reading?
' Poland fell in 28 days, Denmark in one
j-.. vT???.n,* in tun months. Belgium in
un.v,
18 days, France in 43 days. Of all the
7 nations Hitler has invaded, Russia alone
remains. It is very likely that the histor7
ians of the future will write that Russia
V. was the savior of the free world. What'
ever happens, the magnificent resistance
V of the Red Army will mark one of the
brightest and bravest pages in the long
( and sanguinary history of combat.
On December 7, 1941, Japan joined
y. hands with the Axis. And the Jap timert.
table of conquest is comparable to that
j- of Hitler. Gaum was taken in five days.
Wake Island was conquered, in 14 days,
/ after a superb defense by a handful of
United States Marines. Malaya, with its
supposedly impregnable naval base at
Singapore, fell in 54 days. The Philipopines
were forced to surrender in a little
-V less than five months. In short, the war
-y.so far has consisted largely of a series of
.licoctorc fnv TTnitpft Nations' forces?and
_ V (li.HIOVVl .1 XVi vy A.. v?. v. ? 4
a series of great victories for the dicta.V
tors. That is simply a matter of record,
-> and it does no service to the democratic
i>;cause to attempt to hide the truth.
-V; Basically, the cause of all this is simply
-V explained: The enemy was ready for war,
and we and our Allies were not. The
V; enemy understood precisely what total
war means?and we did not. Ip Germany
and Japan there are no strikes. There is
',-no shilly-shallying on the port of the of4
ficials of the government. There is a grim
4* and all-encompassing efficiency. The Axis
4 means to destroy us utterly, and eveiy reV
source at its command is devoted com4
pletely to that end.
. So much for the debit side. On the
k? 4 credit side there is also a great deal to
/> say at the end of three years of war. The
4 quality of the United Nations' fighting
!' 4 men is first class. Only a little of the long
4 and bloody story is now known?but that
4-is magnificent. The PwAF after Dunkirk,
4;the Russians before Sevastopol, the Dutch
! 4; airmen and sailors in the East Indies, the
V Winnabow News Mr and Mrs M
. little son, of Car
V*' WINNABOW, Sept. 16. ? Mrs. merly of High I
iMelvin Smith, of Bolivia, spent and Mrs. J. H. M
% - Thursday here with her daughter, noon.
. JMrs. Preston Savage and family. Mrs. Mary Bei
4 J- C. Grantham, of Windsor, Miss Annie Ma
T;was a visitor here Thursday. Southport and A
j Mr. and Mrs. O. G. Surrett and of Wilmington, \
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Fine, Stocky Mares
Shipment of the Finest
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U. S. Army in Bataan, the Marines in the
Solomons?in those campaigns free men
wrote with their blood a glorious saga of 1
courage and achievement. The Germans i
and the Japs have paid a tremendous ;
price for their victories. i
There is much to be said also for American
war production. The burden of supplying
the troops of all the United Nations
fails squarely on us. No nation has even
a tithe of our potential productive capa- (
city. And it can be said to the everlast- ^
ing credit of American industry that the
changeover from production for peace to (
production for war, was generally made ,
swiftly and effectively. But there are
many bad spots still. We have not yetp
achieved, in many vital lines, the essential
production goals which have been laid ;
down. There has been mismanagement in 1
labor, in government, and in industry it- 1
self. These bad spots must be erased be- \
fore we can carry the war fully to the j1
enemy. No American should feel optimis-j1
tic today. He must not forget that this i s
war can be lost if we fail to coordinate e
our efforts. ,
It is a favorite saying in Washington s
j that "the American people don't yet realize
the gravity of the situation." But, as j
many columnists have been pointing out, c
Washington officialdom has created con- ^
fusion and indecision in the minds of the a
people. The conflicting "official reports" (
that still seep out of Washington concern- i
ing such basic issues as rubber, fuel, gas- 1
oline, the draft, etc., have attained the
stature of a national scandal. Only lately,
through Elmer Davis' Office of War Information,
has a start been made toward
clarifying official policy. Every poll indicates
that the American people are wil- f
ling, ready and even eager to make any '
necessary sacrifice?if only their leaders t
[will tell them simply and clearly what j
sacrifices are needed. j
We are just beginning to feel the econ- v
; omic effects of war. Non-essential busi- t
nesses are closing fast. Whole occupations s
1?such as that of the salesman?are being
virtually wiped out. As store invento-j^
! ries run down, it will be impossible to f a
| buy such- once-plentiful commodities as a
radios, stoves, water heaters, and any j
i number of other conveniences. Taxes will c
| be even heavier next year than they are 1
now, and it seems inevitable that a sales s
tax and some form of enforced savings \
will soon be adopted. In many fields, the 1
labor shortage is acute. These are but- a
few of the consequences o? total war. i
As the war enters its fourth year, Ger- *
inany and Japan dominate an immense
part of the globe. They have gained ]
I through conquest, gigantic quantities of j
j vital raw materials. Despite-its losses, the 1
[German Army is still the most potent
military machine on earth. But, at the '
| same time, America's growing military 1
power is at last being felt. The U. S.
Army is increasing fast in numbers, and
it is being superbly equipped. The U. S.
Navy and Air Forces have demonstrated
| that they have splendid striking power
'and brilliant leadership. The courage of
, AlKst,? ? _ 1 *
?'?cu xiguuug men is oeyona question.
To paraphrase Winston Churchill's phrase,
if we give these fighting men enough
tools, they will finish the job.
T. Tuttle and Henry Thursday afternoon,
olina Beach, for- Mf aj)(J Mrs_ j u and
'oint, visited Mr. A. P. Henry, Jr.,' left Friday
ills Sunday after- morning via Raleigh and Durham,
visiting friends there and on to
g and daughter, Banner Elk where A. P., Jr. will
,e Woodside, of attend Lee's McRae College. Mr.
Irs. Lou Anders, and Mrs. Henry returned Sunday
isited Mrs. J. L. after visiting several places of in
nd Mules
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PERSONALS
Miss Bess Miller Plaxco left
this week for Tappahannock, Va.,
where she will be a student at St.
Margarets School for girls.
Miss Annie Margaret Watts,
ivho is taking a special course in
V. V. A. work in Greenville, spent
MAKE
Fewer Calls
EVERY DAY
In wartime, war needs must
have right-of-way. This includes
fast telephone service
for war agencies and
industries producing war
weapons.
To provide this service,
long distance and local telephone
lines, now crowded
with the greatest volume
of calls in history, must be
kept clear oi non-essential
messages. Ordinary peacetime
uses of the telephone
must yield right-of-way to
war business.
If times were normal, we
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terest including Montreat, Black
Mountain and Chimney Rock.
Miss Mary Johnson is spending
the week in New York with
friends.
Mr. ard Mrs. J. C. Mitton and
little daughter, Bernice, visited .
friends at JJampstead Sunday.
BOLIVIA NEWS
Miss Barbara Aycock left Tues
lay for Durham where she enter-1
;d the freshman class a* Duke1
University.
Mrs. George Cannon has return:d
home after a visit wUh rela:ives
at Denmark, S. C., and
Savannah, Ga.
Mrs. N. B. Leonard spent last
veek in Wilmington with relalives.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Danford,
lr., and young daughter, of Wilnington,
were recent guests of
elatives in Bolivia.
Miss Jennie Elizabeth Cannon
las returned frorh New Bern
vhere she visited her aunt. Mrs. |
2. C. Woodbury.
Miss Mary Aycock, of Wilson,
ipent the week-end with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Aycock.
Rev. H. S. Strickland, of
yrightsboro, conducted a revival
it the Baptist church last week.
Rev. Zeh Cowan, of Wilmingon,
has ably filled, the pulpit of
he Town Creek Methodist cir:uit
during the illness of Rev.
Valter Pavy.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Hand had
s dinner guests Sunday, Rev. Zeb !
Jo wan, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Rob- I
nson and Miss. Lucy He ad, of
Vilmington.
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onauone viriagc
(TOO LATfc LAST WEEK)
Mr. and Mrs. Onslie Register,
if Havanna, 111., are visiting their
larents, Mr. and Mrs. Record Regster.
Miss Lena Chadwick returned
o Wilmington Monday nite after
pending the week-end with her
larents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Chadvick.
,
Miss Cassie Andrews spent La>or
Day with her parents, Mr.
ind Mrs. Murk Andrews.
Friends of Herbert Leonard will
>e glad to learn he has returned
lome from James Walker hospitil
and is getting along nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Greer and
ion, Benny, Lee Greer and Miss
lardy, of Whiteville, were visitors
if Shallotte point and Mrs. J. L.
Sandy Wednesday.
Miss Frances Chadwick is
[pending Monday and Tuesday
vith her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
Chadwick, after which she will
eturn To Wilmington.
Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Register
ind daughter, of Wilmington,
vere visitors here over the week:nd.
Jack Chadwick returned home
Monday after spending two weeks
vith Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Zandy
n Burgaw.
John G.' Caison, of Charleston,
5. C? spent the week-end here
vith Mrs. Caison.
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QUICK FOOD ENERGY
in tAebuj buj bottle.
Pepsi-Cola it made only by Pepsi-Cola Con
Authorized Bottler: J. W. Jacl
would build facilities to
handle this growing volume
of calls, but today, materials
needed for telephone
construction are going to
war ?where all of us are
glad to have them go.
Therefore we are asking
telephone users to make
fewer long distance and local
calls so as to help k-?ep
telephone lines clear for
vital war calls.
How *lf ou Can Help
Long Distance Calls
Make only the most necessary long
distance calls.
Place your calls before 9 a. m.;
between noon and 2 p. m.; 5
and 7 p. m.; or after 9 p. m.
Stay near your telephone after
you have placed your call.
Plan what you want to say to
make your conversation as
* brief as possible.
Whenever possible, call by number.
Local Calls }
Use your telephone sparingly-* ^void
unnecessary calls.
Bo sure to replace your receiver
on the hook. 4
Look up numbers you are not surp '
of and help avoid the calling j
k ' of wrong numbers.
Make your conversations brief.
Caution your servants against
needless use of the telephone, j'
Southerii Bell Telepnoiie
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Judge Leo Carr, presiding ove
term of Brunswick County Super;
convened here Monday, formerly
wick count/. Hi. father was a ra
lived at Leland. George Ganey, w)
jnder the elder Mr. Carr told us
ng young Leo left in his care a i
while his family were away . . .Ti
Caswell Section Base: The best coi
3d in these parts is now doing jan
there. His name is Boise McKoy.
Best picture scheduled for the t
the Amuzu seems to be "The Sa
to-the-minute thriller-dlller. Robert
Pricilla Lane are the stars ... J
stars, if you have a spare dollar s
enough money for a $500.00 bond
the dinner in Wilmington next Si
at which Jipx Falkenburg and Ji
the past week-end here with her|
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Watts.,
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Rankin, of
Charleston, S. C., are visiting at
the home of Mrs. W. L. Aldridge.
Mr. Rankin, who is enlisted in I
the Coast Guard service, has been
transferred to Wilmington. Mrs. j
Rankin will reside here with her
mother.
Mr. gnd Mrs. Charles Parker'
and children, of Wilmington, vis-1
ited Mrs. Parker's mother, Mrs. A. I
T. McKeithan, last week. Charles,
Jr., rejpained here with his grandmother
and will attend the local
school this winter.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Carawan
have moved from the Arnold
apartment to the apartment re-j
cently vacated by Mf. and Mrs. |
Ashley Tolar at the home of Mrs.
Laney Southerland.
Mrs. Harry Sell and son are
spending this week in Charleston,
S. C., with Mr. Sell who is employed
there. I
Mr. and Mrs. Rivers Wescott i
and daughter, Anna Louise, spent
last week-end with relatives in
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Mrs. Joseph Willetts, of Winnabow,
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Mr. and Mrs. John P. Potter.
^trs. Vivian Lewis Bowling, of
Wilmington, spent the week-end
here with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. F. L. Lewis.
Mrs. Alex Turner and son, Jimmy
left recently for Mayport, Fla.,
to join Mr. Turner who is employed
there.
Miss Josephine Moore has left
for Chape! Hill where she will be j
a student at University of North j
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No more after these
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