THE DANBURY REPORTER
Established 1872
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LO, THE POOR BOOTLEGGER
The sad news is being circulated that the poor
bootlegger will have to go out of business be
cause, on account of war conditions, the distiller
"is charging $lO a gallon where he used to get
only $2. j
This forces the distributor or the retailer or the
bootlegger to have to raise his price to where
people won't buy. Thus there becomes nothing
in it for the poor bootlegger.
At least the above is the line being put out by
the poor bootlegger who, however, hasn't ytt
quit
Now for the facts:
The blockader gets $lO a gallon for his sugar
head. The poor bootlegger takes the gallon and
fills 12 short pint bottles with it and sells each
f bottle for $3.00, making a clear profit of $26 a
gallon.
His stock goes like hot cakes. He has not
been known to supply the demand.
'5 His profit soars like a sky rocket.
. Lo, the poor bootlegger.
The;; .say, in Winston, where the thirst is \jjp
verbially keener, the short pint brings $5. This
would yield the poor bootlegger $5O a gallon
profit.
Lo, the poor bootlegger.
r GOLD DUST TWINSL-THE TWO
GOVERNORS
The tobacco warehouse holiday was a swell
ruse. The psychological effect was galvanic.
We'll have to name the two Governors the Gold
Dust Twins. Tobacco is back with a bang. We
heard of one farmer yesterday selling a grade
• for 91. Burley Mabe pocketed a roll of $BOO, the
proceeds of a load.
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» The farmers had already pulled a smooth one.
by selling two-thirds of the crop before the
slump. They slumbered for half a week and
slammed back to 41 averages.
The Governor of Virginia is almost as fine a
guy as the Governor of South Carolina. When
you hook up a Tar Heel Governor with either a
Sore Back or a Sand Fiddler Executive, you've
got a team.
PICK UP THAT PISTOL, MAMA
A New Jersey legislator will introduce a bili to
the penalty on mothers who shoot ad
venturers who marry their daughters only to live
with them a few weeks and then disappear or
desert them.
The court dockets have never been so full of di
vorce cases or indictments for abandonment. A
snappy uniform often covers a multitude of
* worthlessness' or crookedness. A smart good
looking scoundrel can easily impose on the cred
ulity of a dainty damsel, and soon to disappoint
* her for life.
The New. Jersey legislator's theory is,right. Let
the laws be lenient on pistol-packing mama who
protects her gals. Not only pardon her but
award hsr a gold medffl.
Volume 72
Danbury, N. C., Thursday, Nov. 4, 1943 * * *
THE QUALITY OF MERCY SHOULD NOT
BE STRAINED
The civilized world is being memorialized to use
its influence to save Rome from bombing.
The Holy Father says it will be incredible that
the Holy City should be blasted down. Save the
Holy City, the home and seat of papacy.
Frankly, the Protestant world is not impressed
by the reasons advanced by the Holy Father.
The civilized United States sincerely respects
the magnificent relics in Rome left by the Cae
sars, etc., the imposing monuments, the beauti
ful statuary and all that.
But we would not give the life of one noble
Stokes county boy to save the whole outfit, which
few of us ever saw or ever will see.
It is a certain fact that if the Allies are driven
to a street-by-street and house-by-house battle to
conquer the Holy City, the cost in our blood and
treasure will be appalling. And the delay of the
*?iege would be of tremendous consequence to
the Huns.
The Germans are encouraging the sentiment
floated by the Pope and His Holiness' argument
to save Rome from bombing because it is the
Holy City. To stay the Flying Fortresses would
be copious water on Hitler's wheel.
But the air forces can save many thousands of
American and British lives by pulveriz
ing this ancient city of conceit, corruption and
religious bigotry, oppression and prejudice.
We do not recall having seen any extraordinary
gestures by the Catholic world to save London j
{nd Liverpool and Coventry because so many
Episcopalians, Methodists, Baptists and Presby
terians had their homes and churches in these
cities.
To make Rome an "open city", which would
mean the moving out of Nazi armies and equip
ment, would be a most advantageous thing for
Rome and the United Nations.
But to spare Rome because it is "holier than
thou" does not appeal.
The answer should be block-busters.
Let the quality of the Allies' mercy be not
strained.
The art of conversation is a most useful and de
'ightful gift. And a good listener is a gorgeous
sort of person who is welcome anywhere. And
this reminds us that, did you ever stand telling
a friend about something, you feeling a conscious
pride in your entertaining way of telling it, when
your friend would suddenly abruptly turn away
before you had finished to give ear to some other
fool just come up with a different subject? If
you haven't your r is superb, else you
never lived in Stokes.
We often wonder vvha' 1 become of our old
friend Zoom. A few > *sO Zoom war.
present. Nov ran afrvauw :ent over mouhu.
or sea that it uidn't But we never hear ox
old Zoom any more now. du'is "e is being
filled by Roar. The f.ive. ~s, the 4 and
the fighters Roar a plenty but never Zoom any
more. Goodbye Zoom, and all hail Roar.
PUBLISHED THURSDAYS
ROOSEVELT HATE GETS A BREAK
In an off-year election Tuesday the Republicans
elected a Lieutenant - Governor in New York,
Governors in New Jersey and Kentucky and a
mayor of Philadelphia.
Of course the result means a rebuke to the
hated New Deal and President Roosevelt, and is
the forerunner of a clean sweep of the country
by the Republicans in the general election next
fall.
Roosevelt was said to be backing- the Democra
tic candidate who was defeated in New York,
but the Associated Press says Roosevelt's back
ing of the New York man consisted in the Pres
ident's going to the polls and casting a vote for
him.
The Democrats it appears were almost apathet
ic in these races. Not much interest was shown
by them, but the Republicans had made a great
fight and spent much money. They wanted the
victory for its "effect", and to get a bridgehead.
Among those who huzza very loudly or see the
Republican victory as a protest agiainst the
"long-haired bureaucrats at Washington" are
the National G. 0. P. Chairman Spangler and the
National Disappointee Jas. H. Farley of New
York, the Union Republican and Mayor Coan of
Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Thus do the Roosevelt-haters sometimes get a
break.
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ALIBI
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The following news story appeared on the front
page of the Oct. 28 Holyoke (Mass.) Transcript:
"Concord, New Hampshire (A. P.) A collec
tion to send Christmas gifts to Japanese children
was taken by the Methodist Conference Wo
men's Society. The women voted to send the col
lection directly to Japan, where gifts can be
bought for distribution."
The Danbury Reporter don't know nothing
about it, but wo are willing to be sworn that in
our best knowledge and belief Mrs. Frances
Marshall, Mrs. Jessie Christian, Mrs. Mollie Mar
tin, Mrs. Tom Preston, Miss Nannie Joneri and
Miss Laura Ellington didn't have nothing to do
with it.
Quite often wo h ar: "0 consistency, thou art a
jewel." But is no jewel. Inconsist
ency is a jewel. A man who adheres to old falla
cies simply because he fears to be inconsistent,
is stubborn and unreasonable. All of us are only
sometimes right in our convictions, and our
. .pinions. If we thought a position right yester
;• ?nd said so, and then find today we were
- '.-ably wrong, but stick to it so we may be con
nt, we are nr' only dishonest but belong to
!hat ilk which, convinced against its will, are of
I the same opinion still. Do not try to be consist
ent. Try to be right if the heavens fall. Truth ia
what we should try to attain, not consistency,
which is often paste.
* * * Number 2,726.