THE DANBURY REPORTER
established 1872
Of People and Things
Unscrambling the Eggs
The program is to unseat the "Dicta
tor," eliminate him and all his works;
To unscramble the eggs laid by the
New Deal;
In other words, if Mr. Dewey and his
satellites are put in power, they promise
to repeal laws that have been enacted in
the vicious twelve years of Roosevelt,
and reinstate the "Old Deal."
But what will it mean to the conn' ry to
repeal the laws of the New Deal admin
istration?
Must the farmers go back to low to
bacco, which has brought a decent living
to farmers since 1932, and which today
is averaging 43 cents plus on the border
markets?
Must the farmer again let his planta
tion go on the block because he can't
borrow money anywhere on any kind of
security? How was it in the fatal years
of Hoover?
Must the old folks, now receiving sus
tenance for their last days, be again de-
pendent for keeping body and soul to
gether, only on the help spared by the
poor county governments?
Must the people again 'ose their money
in the banks. 10,000 of which went to the
wall in 1929-30-31, and must the govern
ment stand off and see the savings of
hard years swept away because of a sel
fish, weak and niggardly policy of fi
nance?
Must the thousands of workers for the
government, receiving ample checks for
a decent living, again looFonly to Busi
ness for jobs, when Businesses sick unto
death a* of the depression years, and
must millions again walk the streets and
highways out of work and out of food
and clothing and warmth and shelter be
cause there is nothing for them to do,
nothing to look forward to, nothing to
do but starve, while the privileged few
roll in wealth?
These are only a few of the ills that we
might expect if the New Deal legislation
is repealed by Mr. Dewey and his satel
lites.
And last but not least, can Mr. Dewey
assume the tremendous responsibilities
of leading this nation in the hour of its
greatest crisis, the most colossal war in
history, and can he with his inexperience
and mediocre ability sit at the peace
table with the master minds of the world
when the future of our nation, the fu
ture of liberty and democracy, are in the
balance?
Brethren, I would say, think on these
things.
Germany Dry
Germany is becoming mighty gasoline
dry since the Russians captured the Plo
esti oil fields. And the Hun army cannot
run much longer without it.
Volume 72
Dan bury, N. C., Thursday, August 31, 1944.
EDITORIALS
The Race For Berlin—Will Patton Get
There First?
It is fascinating to watch the onward
sweep of the Third Army.
Patton fights with the verve, the dash,
the elan of Stonewall Jackson. Already
by his masterly skill, his nerve, his bril
liant successes he has endeared himself
to his men, and has captured the imagi
nation of the world. Soldiers follow him
with enthusiasm. They will be with him
to Berlin. Already he is beyond Reims,
close to the borders of Belgium and
within about 75 miles of German terri
tory.
Stonewall Jackson was one of the
world's most famed soldiers. He was of
the type of Napoleon, struck swiftly and
deadly. He was a young man like Alex
ander, only about 35, wore a flopped hat
and black beard. Like Cromwell he was
a praying leader, but in this he differed
with Patton. Patton is a first-class cus
ser like Old Jubal Early. When Jackson
was accidently killed by his own men,
the South was heart broken. The Con
federacy never recovered from the loss
of this splendid fighter.
Unless the Russians hurry, Patton will
beat them to Berlin. The Russians have
been stalled at East Prussia for several
weeks, and held up a little at Warsaw,
But their matchless armies, some twelve
in number, are tearing out the props
around the strong bastions shielding
Germany. They are now deep in Ro
mania, and bursting into Hungary. Bul
garia is calling for an armistice, due to
the terrible coming of the Russians.
But Patton is driving with increasing
ferocity to smite the Huns in their lair.
No sooner than the great armies coming
after him, Patch's, Hodges,' Bradley, the
British, the French, the Maquis no
sooner than the great forces under the
direction of Eisenhower—can mop up
the remains of the German armies in
France, and support the legions of Old
Blood and Guts, the Allies will blast one
side of the heart of Germany while Rus
sia blasts the other.
If there is no surrender sooner, the vpd
will probably come then.
Skyrockets
The radio said today one of the east
ern markets sold out at an average of
$44.70.
Farmers can get along very Well at
that price, I'm thinking. It will buy food,
autos, furniture, clothes, tools, pay for
land and kid education, and leave a
sweet surplus for war bonds.
The 1944 crop is gofhg to outdo the
1919 averages, if you don't mind. A _
PUBLISHED Till R-PAYS
Petain and Laval
"When the devil got sick the devil a saint would be;
But when the devil was well the devil a saint was he."
Pitiful letters are now coming to the
saviors of France from old Petain, who
.-ays he was acting- all the t*me in the
interest of dear France that he loved so
we>J.
But when the saviors of France and the
French people were languishing in the
depths of their despair, no nice and piti -
ful letters came from the great leader
who lay down when the German hordes
came in. No, he was too busy as the
Boss of Vichy, too busy obeying the be
hests of his masters from which he prof
ited.
Why were Petain and Laval "kidnap
ed" by the Gestapo, and taken off as
prisoners of war, when they had been
the most faithful puppets? Collabora
ting and cooperating with the brutal
conquerors?
Was this a ruse to lend color to their
ludicrous claims that all the time they
had been friends of France? If their
consciences were so pure why did they
not stay and help in the rejuvenation,
rather than become refugees from the
wrath of the Maquis?
Laval's profession of loyalty is some
thing to laugh at.
The Huns laughed as they welded the
gyves on the French people, patted Pe
tain on the back and elevated Laval to
a ruler, and the English died by the un
counted thousands because of the be
trayal by their ally.
The Maquis knows the history of these
two profiteers, knows that the devil can
moan and cry and quote scripture when
you've trot him down. Humility is pride
crouching for a pounce.
The white haired Petain should be
gently executed as a traitor to his coun
try, while the arch villian Laval is hang
ed high as Ham an.
And this doubtless will be the ignomi
nous end of the despicable pair, -r -t
"»'.v
i Trembling in Tokyo r 1
News coming out of Japan indicate;
that the Japs are scared and running
around like old Jfrrry was after th m.
Something about as bad as Old Harry
i in the making for these yellow rats, if
there is anything in signs. Tlv Tniton
States fleets of water and ar sbii.s now
in tKe Pacilic are the great' ;t gat ho rinu
pf potential fury in histor . And iuere
are more than 1,000,00» soldiers and
sailors and marines"ard ai pilots wait
ing to man these flerts.
And when Germany i- be -v—now al
most a surety 1 erv soon—.\nd the com
bined powers of America and . Britain
and possibly Russia turn to revenge
Pearl Harbor, Singapore and Port Arth
ur—it will be too bad for the gentlemen
who once promised to dictate peace
terms at Washington.
Number 8,766