THE DANBURY REPOrr.^R
cjstablisued 1W72
=:Editorial Comment:-
Is There No Justice In This World?
The Union Republican says:
"The top lanking stars in the Demo
cratic political machine, whose head
quarters is in Raleigh, are already be
ginning to sjft-pedal or even whitewash
the Davidson county election frauds,
news coming from that source saying
belief is general down in the capital city
that there will be no convictions for vio
lations of election laws in the primary
and general elections of 1944."'
This is indeed a disconsolate note
sounded by our contemporary of For
syth, which is the suzerain of Republican
politics not only in Davidson but in
Stokes, too. and which is doubtless sad
dened because it can't have all vote
stealers hanged (that is, if they are
Democratic thieves).
But our esteemed contemporary does
not appear to be concerned with the
more heinous crimes, such as assassina
tions, bombings, etc.
As soon as it saw the fiasco of Ferree
and Ingle at the capital of Stokes shrink
to a fizzle, it shut up on Stokes like a
clam, although it had given the incident
big broadsides of space before.
Where Is Stalin?
The record of Russia in this war has
been epic—no American can complain
that the Soviets have not stopped mil
lions of Huns who might have killed
American boys—
In World War No. 1 also the Russians
fought nobly for three years, afteiwiav
ing signed a solemn compact with Eng
land, France, Italy: "We will make no
separate peace without the consent of
all signatories"—
Then in the first of 191S lay down and
concluded a separate peace with Ger
many, leaving America to close the
breach.
Why have the Russian legions—claim
ed to be MO divisions, or about 4 million
men stopped at Warsaw, the nearest
route to Berlin, and at Kas>; i'russia n
the (Jerman border?
Will a dog that liies you once, bite you
again?
ii'ow T"> Kn.;i l::e War
A ■ . ; ■ county v omuii :ra;i,-■.'.an >y
' Ix the people would stop buying these
old wa 1 bonds the war would be over."
Tins lady is right. It would so mbe > -
or it: our men didn't got food, gun-,
tanks and airplanes a plenty which are
bought from war bond money.
And the Stokes county lady's career
and that of her daughters would also be
over—to their eternal shame.
Back In Action
The Chinese General Hungchow is said
to be back in action. He recently took
Salhepatica.
Volume 72
Danbury, N. C., Thursday, Dec:. 7, 1944 * * *
Don't Let That Boy Down
Do you have a boy in the service
somewhere in Italy, France or Germany,
or fighting the Japs in the Pacific?
Or do you have a sweetheart, brother,
grandson or friend over .there—his life's
ambitions shattered—waiting for what
ever portion fate has in store for him?
If s?, are you backing him or will you
let him down?
When other boys receive news from
home that their home folks are going
over the too for. them—do you want your
boy to hang his head in shame and con
fess that you are not backing him, and
you are not willing to spend some of
the money that his sacrifice is making
it possible for you to earn, so that he
may have plenty of good food, ammuni
tion, planes, tanks and guns with which
to earn an early victory, so that he may
sooner come home?
Some of us are making more money
than we ever owned before.
Are we too craving, too parsimonious,
too little-souled to spend some of it.for
the bonds that are helping the armies
win the war? *"• -
Buy bonds till it hurts—buy more, and
more and more.
The Reporter Comes On
In spite of the difficulties of higher
and scarcer paper and generally in
creased costs of operating a newspaper,
the Reporter will continue to come on to
bona fide subscribers.
Only to those who pay in advance the
regular price of $2.00 a year or $l.OO for
6 months can the paper be sent.
And all subscriptions will cease when
the time paid for expires.
You may have the Reporter sent to
your hoy overseas at the same price, as
man •arj dr °\
T! - State's Wo.-st Auto Wreck
Ten neople out el' in two c. rs ' 1
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\is r r t ;?e only devastatin v . i ir .
\ tie careless driver may he counted o-i
always to d > hi. part toward (lest, uctiee.
Christmas Near
The glad season —saddened in so many
homes, by the absence of the boys who
made Christmas merry in the days gone
by—is almost here again. Only two
weeks more after this. Let it be celebra
ted in quiet soberness, somberness and
sense.
PUBLISHED THLREPAYS
Sixth War Loan
The Reporter announces with much
gratification that the Sixth War Loan in
Stokes is progressing.
Big Creek township is over the top
indeed has gone more than 250 per cent,
of it - quota.
In Walnut Cove last Saturday the bond
sale uv.s a great success. More than s'*(),
OOD of government securities w ere
placed in the hand* of the buyers.
( hairman Harvey Johnson has not yet
announced the sales in other townships.
But it is certain that Stokes county
will be far in front of its quota, and this
will be greeted by everybody with pride
and satisfaction.
Celebrating Pearl Harbor
The anniversary of Pearl Harbor today
Dec. 7, was celebrated by tKe Americans
quite appropriately. A 13-vessel convoy
coming in to reinforce the Japs on Leyte
was sunk. Four thousand of the rats
went down.
There is one thing that may be said to
the credit of the Japs: They are the most
accommodating soldiers in the world.
They arrive regularly in huge convoys,
making fine targets for our planes. Just
as regularly these targets are riddled.
If any of the rats manage to escape our
bombers, they very accommodatingly
kill themselves.
The Farmers' Buying Power
The 1944 crop of tobacco is probably
more than 80 per cent. sold.
Never before in the history of Stokes
county have the farmers received such
handsome returns on their invo-tments
and labor.
Never before has the farmer's buying
power l:OvT> in a stronger position.
When the war is over and norma! pro
duct! r> of e«) v-umerV go. -!s es batik
again there will Ie a vast n arket 4 * >r au
tomobiles, trucks, furniture, household
hipk "iV : *' ;» } , ' ' " ■>•'. -i»t •
> >v>ry ri' i • .
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1 ho iveijoi u.r is ii'ymg t » kee]) a record
of t N e Stokes county boys who have
made the great sacrifice. If you know of
the death, injury or the missing in action
of any of our young men in the service,
which has not been published, we will
appreciate it if you will let us have the
full particulars immediately. After the
great war is over it will be interesting
and valuable to present and future gen
erations that we have a rn"lctc rc\r. rl.
Number 3,780
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