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0 THE BEAUFORT NEWS, BEAUFORT, N. C. THURSDAY, JULY 2, 1942 WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS Russian Front Grows in Importance As Nazis Win New African Victory; Oregon, Canada Shelled by Axis Sub; Japs Gain Second Aleutian Foothold (EDITOIl'9 NOTE When opinions are eipressed In these columns, they re those of the news snalst and not necessarily ot this newspaper.) Rfleased by Western Newspaper Union. m$& mm aStC Ss&i- Fboto shows oil wells located near Salem, 111., which has been desig nated as the terminus for the proposed oil pipe line from Longview, Texas. The VVPB announces that the cost of the project will be between 30 and 40 million dollars. Acute oil shortage and gasoline shortage in the eastern states will be considerably alleviated by the new line. RUSSIAN FRONT: Increased Importance With the fall of Tobruk in Libya the fighting on the Russian front took on added importance for it became increasingly clear that if the United Nations were going to fight Hitler to a standstill the Soviet forces must continue to occupy the major portion of Nazi armed strength. Soviet soldiers were doing just that. Even as the British were ad mitting the loss of their Libyan stronghold, a report from Moscow took the optimistic note that with the continued material aid of Brit ain and the United States the Rus sians would be able to hold out against Germany. While an official Russian commu nique admitted a German break through at Sevastopol, Soviet troops had blasted their way across the Donets river in the critical Kharkov area and recaptured a number of localities in a terrific counter attack. Earlier, two German regi ments with heavy air and tank sup port had crossed the river in a vio lent attack and forced the Russians back. The German success at Sevasto pol came only after huge losses, ac cording to the Russian official ver sion which admitted: "In the Sevastopol sector of the front our troops repelled repeated furious Garman attacks. At a cost of enor mous losses the enemy succeeded in driving a wedge in our defensive positions." WEST COASTS: Shelled Almost four months to the day after a submarine had shelled the California coast, another U. S. state, Oregon, felt the impact of enemy shells. The more recent shelling took place against the shoreline north of Seaside, Ore., just south of Astoria, at the mouth of the Colum bia river. The Fourth Army and Western Defense command announced the firing of six to nine shells by an un identified craft near the midnight hour. No damage nor casualties were reported. Although the army did not immediately identify the at tacking vessel it was believed to be a Jap submarine. This conclusion was reached after the Canadian government had an nounced that about 24 hours before the Oregon attack a submarine had landed shells at the government telegraph station at Estevan Point, Vancouver island. This was the first time that an enemy submarine had attacked shore installations in Canada and the first time in Canada's history that enemy shells had landed on her soil. Canadian officials said that while one of the shells landed near enough to the telegraph station to "shatter windows" the other mis sies "fell harmlessly on the beach." The U. S. army's first brief an nouncement of the Oregon attack in dicated that the firing had lasted about IS minutes. Earlier residents of Astoria had reported hearing be tween 10 and 16 shots fired at sea and said they could hear the shells whistle over head. Still another re port said that an Astoria resident had sighted a submarine off the coast. Washington and Oregon had dimouts of their coasts at the time of the attack. BRIEFS: AID TO ENEMY: Judge Thomas Siddal, Atlantic City defense council chairman, has charged that signals to Axis submarines were flashed from hotel windows along the At lantic coast. BUNKER HILL: Bunker Hill monument, which commands an all inclusive view of the Boston Navy yard, has been closed to the public for the duration. JAP FOOTHOLD: On Kiska Island Japan gained a second foothold in the Western hemisphere when forces were put ashore at Kiska island to establish a base on that Aleutian island less than 600 miles from the navy's base at Dutch Harbor. The Japanese, operating under cover of fog, were able to establish their base. The occupation was not i surprise. Kiska is approximately 175 miles east of Attu island, which the navy announced on June 12 had been occupied by the Japanese. A break in the weather within the past few days enabled discovery of the occupation of Kiska. A navy communique said that "Tents and minor temporary struc tures were observed to have been set up on land." Kiska has a fair harbor, the site of a former coaling station for ships. Attu has few facilities for ships of any size. In Honolulu, Lieut. Gen. Delos C. Emmons has urged all non-residents not engaged in essential war work to leave for the mainland as soon as practicable and at the same time warned that Japan might at tack Hawaii at any time. TOBRUK: Its Aftermath When the fall of Tobruk was of ficially confirmed by the British, Allied plans for a second front re ceived a setback. Egypt and Suez are threatened by Axis forces, un der the leadership of Nazi Marshal Erwin Rommel. According to German and Italian communiques, 25,000 British sol diers and several generals were captured. These figures almost duplicate the number of Italians GEN. SIR ARCHIBALD WAVELL It uxa 17 months ago. captured when Tobruk surrendered to the British in January, 1941. Australian and British troops moved into Tobruk 17 months ago when Gen. Sir Archibald Wavell was driv ing across Libya. The Italian troops offered little resistance, although they burned much of the material in the city. Following the Italian defeat, Ger man troops were sent to Africa and a strengthened Axis army drove back across the desert to Egypt' borders. Tobruk was placed under siege in April, 1941. The garrison was kept in action by the British navy, which managed to hold open the sea lanes for supplies and re inforcements. Explanation Wanted The news of Tobruk's fall came as Prime Minister Winston Churchill was in the United States to confer with President Roosevelt on "the war, conduct of the war, and the winning of the war." Not since the prime minister sat isfied the bouse of commons over the losses of Hongkong, Malaya and Singapore has the nation been more unified in demanding a full account of the conduct of the war. Charges of inefficiency and blunder ing are widespread. PARITY: Fight Goes On Farm, church and labor groups united in a move to back President Roosevelt against a legislative bloc which is opposed to the administra tion's plan to sell government-owned wheat and corn below parity prices. In a letter to the White House, these groups said that the success ol the President's program for farm security in this regard was essen tial for the winning of the war. Included in the groups backing the letter were the National Farm ers union, the American Federation of Labor, the Congress of Industrial Organizations, the Railway Execu tives association, the National Cath olic Rural Life conference and the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America. This joint move was believed to be part of a plan being set up in opposition to the "high price through scarcity" concept backed by the American Farm Bureau federation, headed by Edward A. O'Neal. The Farm Bureau federation is reported to have been successful in withhold ing approval of the President's for mula for selling government-owned wheat and corn at 85 per cent of parity. TAXATION PROGRAM: Behind Schedule To ease the taxpayers' burden In 1943, the treasury department pro posed to congress a modification of its plan to withhold federal taxes at the source. Under the plan the treasury would collect 5 per cent of the taxable income starting on January 1, 1943, instead of 10 per cent, would collect 15 per cent in 1944, and 10 per cent in 1945. Earlier the treasury department proposed a 100 per cent war "super tax" to carry out President Roose velt's recommendations for limita tion of individual income to $25,000 a year after payment of all taxes. The President told the press that taxation provisions of his anti inflation program were running slightly behind schedule and that, in his opinion, the bill should be split into sections in order to get part of it into effect as soon as possible. MORE ROYALTY: In Washington Second monarch in ten days to visit Washington and hold conversa tions with President Roosevelt was the 19-year-old boy king of Jugo slavia, King Peter II. He arrived in the capital by plane and was ac companied by Foreign Minister M. Nintchich. Main topics of discussion with the President were Jugoslavia's unre lenting guerrilla warfare against Germany and the effects of a mas ter lend-lease agreement for his country which would provide for after-the-war understandings and collaboration. King George II of Greece had left the capital before King Peter ar rived and Queen Wilhelmina, ruling head of the Netherlands, was on her way to Washington, via Canada, at the time. WAR MANPOWER: Staggering Total The effect of the war upon every day life was emphasized in a state ment of the War Manpower com mission, which said that the goal for men in the armed forces is six to seven million men by the end of 1943, and "eventually" may be 10 million. By 1944, at least 20 million work ers will be needed in war produc tion and transportation. The 1943 crop will be harvested by 12 million workers. Chairman MacLean of the Presi dent's Committee on Fair Employ ment Practice stated that in 1944 high school enrollment might be re duced by 40 to 50 per cent, college enrollment by 70 to 80 per cent, and half the nation's schools may be closed due to Increasing needs for war workers. CHINA: Rocks, Grenades A rough mountain pass along the Honan-Shansi border north of the Yellow river was the scene of a bit ter struggle as poorly equipped Chi nese troops repulsed the seventh attempt of the Japanese to break through. Fighting with rocks, hand gre nades and machine guns against 10,000 Jap troops supported by planes and heavy guns, the Chinese are extracting a bitter toll from the enemy. Spokesmen claimed that the Chinese still were holding a 50 mile gap along the Chekiang-Kiang-si railway in the area south of the Yangtze river. The Japanese opened a new of fensive north of the Yellow river, driving from the north Honan prov ince. They succeeded in pushing the Chinese back to the foothills of the Taiheng mountain range. FARM PRODUCTION: If the weather for the remaindei of 1942 is normal, savs Secretnrv nf Agriculture Wickard, farm produc tion "will break all records." This announcement came at the time Wickard was reDortina that the 1943 national wheat acreage allot ment had been set at 55,000.000 acres. At the same time he asked growers to plant part of the allotted acreage in other needed crops be cause the prospective 1942 wheat supply is nearly 1.400.000.000 hush els. including carry-over. Released by Western Newspaper Union. The Real 'Father of Independence' A SK the average American who was the "Author of the Decla ration of Independence" and the chances are that he will answer cor rectly "Why, Thomas Jefferson, of course!" But we who, on the Fourth of July, honor the signers of that immortal document, are all too like ly to forget completely the real "Father of Independence"! Richard Henry Lee was his name and for him, "independence" was more than just a word. It was a living reality and a family tradi tion. When Oliver Cromwell over threw the rule of the Stuarts, his great-grandfather, Richard Lee, with Sir William Berkeley, held the colony of Virginia to its allegiance to Charles I and it was Richard Lee who made the treaty with Crom well's forces by which the colony was recognized as an independent dominion. With such a heritage, it was not aurprising then that Richard Henry Lee should become a valiant defend er of the right of men to be free. Elected to the house of burgesses in 1757, his first speech was one de nouncing the institution of slavery and advocating a tax upon the im portation of slaves so heavy as eventually to destroy that traffic. Long before his fellow-Virginian, Patrick Henry, was demanding "Give me liberty or give rhe death!", Richard Henry Lee was re belling against the attempts of the government overseas to limit the liberties of its American colonies. In 1772 Lee protested against the establishment of admiralty courts, which took away the right of trial by jury, and when the Boston port bill was passed, he suggested the sending of delegates to a colonial congress which should take such measures as were necessary to re sist such tyrannical acts. When the First Continental congress was called the next year, Lee was one of the first delegates chosen from Virginia and in that congress he became a member of all the leading committees. He wrote the memo rial to the British people, pleading with them to help correct the in justices to their American cousins and he is also credited with writing a similar address to the king. Then came the convening of the Second Continental congress to which Lee was again elected a dele gate. In 1775 he was one of a com mittee which drafted the commis sion of another fellow-Virginian as commander-in-chief of the Continen tal army and George Washington put on his buff-and-blue uniform to lead the fight for American liberties. Heretofore the talk had been about the "rights of English citizens" but as the year 1776 opened men began to talk about the "rights of Ameri cans." And of all those who dared to begin using the word "independ ence," Richard Henry Lee was the most outspoken. Then came June 7, 1776, and on that date Richard Henry Lee offered his historic resolution "that these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states, that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British crown; and that all political connexion be tween them and the State of Great Britain is, and ought to be, free and totally dissolved." Some of the fainthearts were hor rified at this drastic step. But slow ly and surely the sentiment for in dependence gained ground. At last a committee was appointed to draft a Declaration of Independence. By every right Richard Henry Lee should have been on that committee and have written the historic docu ment. But he had been summoned home by illness in his family. Thus the task fell to Thomas Jefferson, John Adams and Benjamin Frank lin. So Jefferson became the "Au thor of the Declaration of Independ ence." Eut who can deny that to Richard Henry Lee rightfully be longs the title of "Father of Amer ican Independence"? Although Lee returned to Phila delphia in time to sign the declara tion, it is an ironical fact that he almost lost that liberty which he o loved. For a force of British swooped down upon Stratford, his ancestral home, and Lee nsrrnuf. ly escaped capture by them. Until 1779 he remained in congress, taking a leading part in preparing plans for treaties with foreign nations which brought the help so desperately need ed by the Patriots. For a time he commanded the militia of his native county in repelling British raids along the coast of Virginia. fell Uorm 1 SUNDAY International SCHOOL -:- LESSON -:- By HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST. D. D. Of The Moodv Bible Institute of Chicago (Released by Western Newipaper Union.) Lesson for July 5 rnn uhferts and ScrlDture texts i lerted and copyrighted by International Council of Religloua l-.aucauon; used DJ permission. GOD THE CREATOR LESSON TEXT Genesis 1:1-3. 24-31: 1:1. GOLDEN TEXT In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth Genesis 1:1. What is to become of this world) That is the question on the mind and lips of everyone as they see all mankind engaged in a struggle which bids fair to wipe out every thing called civilization. In such a time it is good to remind ourselves that man did not make this world, nor is it the product of natural forces. God made it. God, who is eternal, infinite, knowing all from the beginning, is not moved by the impulses of the moment nor staggered by the catas trophes of a day. He made the world. He made man. He had a plan for them, and still has a plan which in due season He will work out for His own glory. I. God Made the Heavens and Earth (w. 1-5, 24-25). The plain biblical account of cre ation "In the beginning God" stands as a dignified, satisfactory, intelligent explanation of the origin of things, and in bold contrast to the confusing and almost unbeliev able theories of men. The best of scientists admit that they know nothing of the origin of things, and some even confess that they never will know. The answer to the query with which every hu man philosophy opens is the af firmation with which the divine ac count in Genesis opens "In the be ginning God." Space forbids full discussion of the account of creation, but a study of it will reveal its beautiful order, symmetry, and completeness. Sci ence, when it gets beyond theories to facts, finds them confirmed by Scripture. Please do not reverse that and speak of science confirming Scripture. If my watch does not agree with the time of the stars, it is the watch that must be reset. II. God Made Man in His Own Image (vv. 26-30). Although man, under the control of Satan, does not give much ground for the observation, it is neverthe less true that he was made in the likeness and image of God. Because that is true, we never give up hope for him. That image, no matter how deeply defaced by sin, still may be touched by redeeming grace and restored to fellowship with God. The likeness and image of God in man undoubtedly refers to a moral and spiritual likeness. Man is a living soul with intelligence, feel ing, and will power. He is a moral being, knowing the difference be tween right and wrong. He is a self-conscious, personal being. To man God gave dominion over the earth and all its potential pow ers. Sometimes one has been hope ful that man was making good prog ress in the development of the earth's resources for his own good and the glory of God. But one is almost tempted to conclude now that he has used this great God-given opportunity only for destruction and death. Only a revival of real Chris tianity can bring him back to his senses. Let us pray and work for it. Observe that the family was es tablished as the center of man's life on earth, as God gave him a "help meet unto him." Woman was taken "not out of man's head that she should rule over him; nor out of his feet to be trampled upon; but out of his side to be equal with him, under his arm to be pro tected by him, and near his heart to be loved by him" (Matthew Hen ry). The decay of family life and the substitution of social or civic units as the basis of life have led to dis astrous results. Not only do we need a revival of religion, we also need a revival of the home life of the nation. III. God's Creation Was Com plete and Good (1:31; 2:1). When men do recognize the hand of God in creation they all too often seem to feel that what He made was very limited and defective. It would almost seem that God ought to be grateful that man has been so clever about perfecting His work, developing it and making it useful. As a matter of fact, God who had all knowledge and whose standards are higher than man's standards could possibly be, looked over His creation and "behold, it was very good" (v. 31). It was a "finished" Job (2:1). Man has destroyed much of its beauty. Sin came In and marred the whole creation. What man's in ventive cleverness has developed of the possibilities of this world is only a minute fraction of what Is yet available. Instead of boasting, man might well be ashamed of the pathetic slowness with which be has "thought God's thoughts after Him." Instead of fighting and destroy ing, he ought to give his energies to building, developing, and above all, to loving God with all his heart and his neighbor as himself (Matt 22: 37-40). This is God's first and great commandment to you and to me. Summer Vacations 1942 Style As Gas Rationing Clamps Down rr , Faced u!th 1var iVr jf .,7 Kk,- time ga$ and tire r .V. T-J lVJkWV'A "oris, vacation. LI'. v 1 iC, LA f Vi " ,nS o new vacation Ft feO?! f nern. Caicties I VXVyV$ '- Poplr at the turn -V-;V UfV'-:-:-1 for million, of : I r Ykf Amencan, Here are tt'AC! h-rt KJ 19U nation style,. I'"? 1 Hrrr4t J , Collegers LJ V ; - p( haymaker,. jjjilit'V ViVii7ini''"'ni iIhmKm1 ' Villi ' '"TV w t Shown above is one happy solution to gasoline rations si ght seeing in the tradition of the Mauve decade. Yes, the horse and buggy days are just around the corner. humuiw.' '"jup'ifrMny1 j' v&K J !yawiWiJWimwW'"J' Meanwhile, as good Americans, many summer vacationists may have to say, "After you, soldier," while Uncle Sam's armed forces go Pullman. For example, in the period from December 7, 1941, through April, 1942, nearly 2,000,000 fighting men were trans ported in Pullman cars to all sections of the country. - 4 JOC Happily for all concerned, there arc no Axis submarines in these blue waters. So, with old time abandon we take to sailing. 12 3 T Ait2,'7-" B I V " ."i, -Sa ,w- And if you haven't had a missed something! Hi 4 $ W?1 fl lit n i sin "Ham and,' cooked in this fash' ion, will make up many a vacation menu this year. Doesn't it remind you of the "good old days"? i v "3 r'v'f -ci . H you can't go ends, I i ng on a luxury liner, the n.er 8teamboats wiu d0t trip on a river steamboat you've i 1. A. yt I' i I i I A
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