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THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1944
It Isn’t true because the COURIER-TIMES says it,
but the COURIER-TIMES says it because it Is true.
THE LEGACY
“Dictators die easily, these days”, so spoke
T. V. Soong, China’s minister to the United
Nations conference at San Francisco, when
informed on Tuesday of the reported death
of Adolf Hitler. And so they do, in an atmos
phere of anticlimax amid an onrushing in
reverse of those forces set in motion by them.
They die, these dictators, as do other better
men, and by an ironic twist of fate there
comes from their self-created shambles, the
hope of a new and a better world.
But while Berlin falls and the roar of tri
umphant democracy drowns out the cries of
dictators and their henchmen, we must not
be deceived. The V-E Day that can come on
ly when dictators die, increases rather than
diminishes the responsibilities of the win
ners, who must be prepared to see that in
the wreckage no germs of future dictator
ship are left There is no point in saying that
Mussolini died as did Nero, unless we, in our
own time, are better prepared to see to it that
a legacy of evil turned into righteousness is
permanently changed in that direction.
The road from Julius Caesar to Nero, and
on down to Napoleon, Hitler and Mussolini
ends today with the San Francisco confer
ence, but it is a long road in living history, [
a march toward freedom not yet won in i
Japan and still to be applied in a wrecked and
wretched Europe.
Dictators die easily when their immediate
causes appear to be lost. Much more hardy
and everlasting are the social and the politi
cal maladjustments on which they thrive—
the chief business of and the only reason for
the San Francisco conference.
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ON MAIN STREET
' The story is told that a friend of George
W. Kane, living in one of several larger cities
near Roxboro, endeavored once to have Mr.
Kane move to that city, saying, byway of ‘
parenthesis that he would put Mr. Kane “On
Main street”. ' 1
The answer that this friend received is ob- i
vious. Mr. Kane is still in Roxboro, where he 1
has succeeded very well in living on Barnette i
avenue and making it, along with the whole
of Roxboro, a Main street of his own liking. 1 1
We refer, of course to his reappointment asii
District Highway Commissioner by Gov. R.
Gregg Cherry. The job itself is not so big,!:
but men like Mr. Kane help to make it so, m
and there is hereabouts a sound satisfaction ;
that he continues with the task.
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THIS MAD DOG BUSINESS
Starting off with a “Don’t quote me” ,
warning, a Roxboro resident on Monday ven- j
tured the opinion, and rightly, that the law j
about vaccinating dogs against rabies is more jj
honored on the books than it is in practice. ]
To combat this attitude of neglect and in- ; 1
difference Person Sanitarian Winston B. (
Taylor, of the tri-couty health department, •
hopes to arrange a series of vaccination clin- <
ics for Person and Roxboro on a schedule sjm- ■
ilar to one arranged for in Orange county. He ;
will, of course, have the assistance of Dr. O. i
G. Davis, veterinarian here, who will doubt
lessly do his best, clinics or no clinics.
The case of that Ca-Vel child, bitten Sat
urday by a dog subsequently declared to have ]
rabies, is what brings the matter of clinics ]
to the front this early in the season in Rox- i
boro. State law requires that all dogs be vac- ]
cinated against rabies, but even if the law 1
was fully obeyed, as it is not, there would 1
still be the problem of stray canines, or ]
worse still, of dogs whose owners have their <
own mangey sense of the responsibilities of
ownership and are willing to take a chance i
on having some member of their own house- i
hold bitten by a rabid animal.
All dogs should be vaccinated and should i
wear tags showing that they have been i
treated. Maybe, a registration of dogs and 1
their owners would be one way of checking
up on a neglected situation. The Pasteur
treatment is a wonderful but painful treat
ment, to be employed after damage is done,
but the avoidance of an evil is much to be
preferred above a delayed cure, however es
-1 fective the second remedy may be. ,
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THE NEXT GOVERNOR AS NEIGHBOR
Virginia papers just now are mentioning
the coming race for the governorship in their
State, where the only candidate to officially
file so far, according to the Record-Adver
tiser, '6f Halifax, is South Boston’s William
M. Tuck, present Lieutenant Governor. .
Whether Lt. Gov. Tuck has against him
in Virginia the same jinx that applies in
North Carolina to lieutenant governors who
seek to move up the next rung of the ladder,
remains to be seen, but in Roxboro and in
Person County over on the North Carolina
side of the line there are many friends of
Lt. Gov. Tuck who would be pleased if he
should receive the nomination. Having had
a lieutenant governor of our own over here,
we are naturally interested in the one across
the line, ami if and when. Summer comes
and there is Voting to be done, the results
wil be watched with interest by disenfran
chised Tar Heel neighbors whose only votes
can be by sympathy and spirit.
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THE ZERO COPIES OFF
For some several weeks the Courier-Times
has carried in one of its “dog-ears" at the
top of its front page the statement that there
have been no fatal highway accidents this
year in Person County. That statement is no
longer true. Today's story of the Tuesday
accident in which a little Negro girl of the
Concord section, Mary Ruth Person, aged'
seven, was killed, brings the Zero down and
puts a One in its. place.
There is nothing impressive about the;
word, “One" and it looks even shorter in a j
numerical form. Just a single up and down j
line, where a zero was. It is a number, a new |
number, where zero, which is nothing, was,
but it represents; the life of a child, a child,
who until Tuesday was laughing and happy;!
a child able to run about, and to dash, per-!
!haps, thoughtlessly, in front of an oncoming!
motor vehicle.
That vehicle, by a quirk of fate, was an
ambulance, the kind of a vehicle which would
have been called for in-just such an emerg
ency under normal circumstances. The acci
dent happened. The ambulance was there,
but in the wrong role, although it was quick
ly put to proper use by a driver who appar
ently did the best he could by rushing the
I child to Community hospital.
The speedy trip availed nothing, and the
zero comes down.
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WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING
INCOGNITO
Chicago Sun
The tall man in the dark suit and slouehy
felt hat who slips into a little movie theater
in near-by Buckingham. Va.. isn't violating
army regulations by not appearing in his
five-star general’s uniform. He’s just dodg
ing autograph seekers:
For some time Genera] of the Army George
Marshall, army chief of staff, wore his uni
form to the theater, which is only a short dis
tance from his Ft. Myer (Va.) residence. But
he was so besieged by autograph seekers that
I frequently he had to leave without seeing the
picture. So now. friends say; he goes in “civ-,
vies.” Though wartime, regulations prohibit
members of the armed forces from appearing
in clothing other than their uniforms except
in their own homes, when no more than two |
guests are present, or when exercising the !
! rule doesn't apply strictly to the general of j
i the armies, the chief of staff or a former
chief of staff. Each may “prescribe for him
self” the uniform he shall wear. And if Gen-i
era! Marshall prescribes for himself a
“civvie” suit for uniform, he may wear it.
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LOOKING FOR A DOG
Greensboro Daily News
In chaotic Germany queer things are hap
pening all the time, many of which could be
properly reported only by Lewis Carroll. For
instance, Lt. Col. Edward Seiler and Sgt. Max
Beer, of the American armies in Germany,
lost their dog, a Doberman Pinscher. Their
hunt for him took them into the town of
Nordlingen (pop. 7,000, which they mistak
enly thought was in our hands.
They found out differently when a Ger
man girl asked “what the star on our jeep
meant and then nearly died of fright when
we said we were Americans,” Seeing none
of the enemy right then, the lieutenant col
onel and the sergeant paid a flying visit to
the mayor in the city hall and informed him .
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mobile ..stops;
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list 1:45; Mrs! Leslie .'Htijl. "Vio.is-. ;
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Burch: sajae ; s Tavern. :i• CO;yMrs,l
Dixie Long. Hurdle Mill.. 9.'.o,V»bit- 1
field Store. Bushy Fi;
Mrs. W. C. Warren. Hit. 1 *."., v 49 j.
10:45; Mrs. Walter Bowes Ssere No. 1
2, Hurdle Mills Bushy Fork li: 15:
Leasburg School 12:30.
Wednesday, May 16—Guv Cl. ; .i\s >
Store, Olive Hill 9:30: .Mr.-. M. J, j;
Daniel, Olive Hill 10:09; Milton ;
that the municipality w:,s their captive. The They never did find the dog. But they ‘
mayor, although apaiv:-'.surprised at tire made one of .the most successful unsuccess- i
informality. acTeed. Tin Americans .quickly ful searches since the occasion related in the 1
went hack, got an arnmred squad and made Bible as follows: “Saul, seeking his father’s J
it official. asse:., findeth Samuel.”
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I 11:00; Milton Post Office!
VdO; Murphy School. 12:330; Se-’
jOo: Cunningham School j
• . Mi.-. C Ci. Long. Store 3:00;
I . Ruth Davis; Chub Lake 3:33 0 !
Friday, May 18—Mrs. E. F. Al-|
Service Station 9:30; Provi
o ... ■ School 10:00; Charlie's Place •
videi.i e 11:00; Mrs. J. A. W;enn.
vu ii 11:30; Pelham School!
v. e; Piiliyaur; Post Office 1:30; |
Cobb bscftol 2:00; Yarborough's
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May 23 Cnerry!
La ye Aclio ii 10:00.. M, N. But- ’
1- 11:15; Cl. N. Sautter's |
M re 'Ll'4s: G. Cl. Rice's Store 12.-
M J. It. G’.vynn 1:00.
: ! tj.y,. May 24—Wilkersoil's |
i'ltuie iUuaevillc 0:30; Prospect Hill;
-rotby Proejicct Hill Pos; Os- 1
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: '/ Sttirc, Baynes|
1)., R. No 2. Elon Col- '
ail J Anderson School 2:45.
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liVe.i Donds For
pjCet War Security
BJ -M. Iy Millet, Dean and Director,
t'cla- e,aft; AgHetiltilre University ;
. ; of : Missouri. ;
The : : inert of the country are
aniong. c-ur most patriotic citizens.
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S T 381 Is Saga
Atlanta, May.— In parlance of
the Southwest Pacific. ST means
small tug. The 381 is a small harbor
tug only 72 feet long.
Mac Arthur’s decision to invade
the Philippines, meant moving for
ward from New Guinea a host of
barges and small craft unable to
make the' 1500 mile jump on their
own power,
A slow tow Involving many tugs
was the only solution.
While the seas around New Guinea
occasionally become rough they are
not subject to the terrific typhons
encountered in the Philippines. The
question was—could a slow tow get
through the typhoon area and reach
the Philippines safe and intact? The
posibility of enemy attack enroute
was not over-looked, either.
The ST 381 had made the 9,000
mile voyage from San Francisco to
New Guinea but she had nothing in
tow on that trip. Moreover, she was
able to wait at frequent protected
points for favorable weather. She
had no fixed schedule. The captain
was a 64 year older with lots of
spunk. He had been a Petty Officer
in the Navy in the World War, His j
crew was a mixture of Merchant
Marine boys and soldiers from the
2d Brigade.
On the long hop from New Guinea
to Leyte, there was no harbor or
refuge to run into to escape ty
phoons. Worst of all, the trip had
to be made at the height of the ty
phoon season. Moreover, no one
knew what the Jap air and naval re
j action would be. The Navy natural
, ly had to furnish its main escorts to
I the larger ships and “slow tows” of
many tugs and barges pretty much
; had to shift for themselves. With
their tows, the average speed was
'! They can be depended upon to meet
' their obligations, insofar as possible,
; j in contributing to the war emerg
! ency.
i: Farmers have been cutting down
| their indebtedness appreciably diir
; ing the period of high prices which
has accompanied the war, and this
.[is. as it should be. However, these
. same individuals have found it pos-
Isible to buy War Bonds in very ma
; [ terial quantities.
I In addition to the patriotic urge
which farmers have for investing in (
: War Bonds, it is highly essential to '
] their future welfare that they pro
ivide reserve funds for later years.
; They will need reserves for all types
jof farm improvements which have
been greatly neglected during the
j war. They will need funds for soil
improvement. They will need funds ’
for insuring protection against low
prices of farm products during the '
postwar period. ,
j It is also highly important that
j farmers avoid speculation in the
purchase of land. This is essential
not only from the standpoint of I
controlling land prices but for the <
future security of the farmers them- 1
selves. The farmer who is able to 1
place tlie bulk of "his savings in War '
Bonds is providing such security for !
the postwar period. !
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only four knots, not enough to avoid
either storm or enemy craft.
On a blustery afternoon, the
heterogeneous “slow tow” took off
from Hollandia. The ST 381, with a
large fuel barge and two crash boats
In tow, was the smallest ship in the
convoy. Radio silence was preserv
ed to prevent enemy subs picking
up the ‘‘slow tow”. Day after day,
the little tug as part of the convoy
pushed on shipping seas almost con
tinuously over her deck.
After many days of this their
position indicated they would pass
by Dinagat Island off Leyte at day
break the next day to gain the rela
tive safety of Leyte Gulf. Little did
they realize that three Jap Naval
Task Forces were near by hoping to
attack the many American trans
ports at anchor in Leyte Gulf-
Toward daylight the lookouts
heard heavy cannonading off in the
distance and saw the flashes of
many guns with one or two tre
mendous glares as ships exploded.
They knew a big naval battle was
underway but there was nothing to
do but keep plugging on. As dawn
broke, three destroyers were seen
dashing at them. Were they Japs?
Expecting shells every second, the
escort vessel blinked the recognition
signals and the answer from the dc
[ stroyers was nervously awaited. They
were Americans after Japs. Soon,
gun fire was heard again and the
destroyers took off after obligingly
laying a smoke screen to cover the
exposed flank of the convoy.
The St 381 had made it. She
broke up her tow and dropped an
chor near Tacloban. Her crew, worn
out by the long trip and by their
near participation in the “Battle for
Leyte Gulf”, looked forward to a
solid 20-hour sleep. But there was
no sleep. Rather it was alert after
alert and St 381 gunners had more
Jap planes to shoot at than in their
fondest dreams. Her gunners were
sure they got at least four of the
Japs who crashed not far from
them but too many others were also
firing to get ST 381 any "definites".
But their day was coming.
RETONGA BRINGS PROMPT
RELIEF TO MRS. OWENS
She Can Eat Anything She
Wants Now. Sleeps Fine
And Gets Up Ready For
The Days Work, She States.
Tells About Her Case.
"I 1 don't know of a better turn I
can do others suffering as I did
than to tell them about Retonga,"
declares Mrs. J. T. Owens, well
known resident of Route 4. Box 4,
Wilson, N. C. Discussing Retonga,
Mrs. Owens gratefully continued:
"It has surely been an uphill
grind for me to keep going. It seem
ed to me that everything I ate sour
ed as soon as it entered by stomach.
My appetite dwindled away to noth
ing, but if I didn't eat I had a
gnawing empty pain in my stom- j
ach. My head often ached like it
would split. I had to take some kind
of laxative all the time and some
times my head would swim from
sluggish elimination until I had to
lie down. I felt so weak and run
down that every day was just a
drag.
"Retonga gave me wonderful re- 1
THURSDAY, MAY 3, j&4
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1 New Gasoline
Classification
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t Raleigh—lmportant change in
1 OPA gasoline regulations, affecting
s issuance of “C” coupons, became ef
> fective on May 1, Theodore S. John
■ son, OPA District Director today re
, minded Eastern North Carolina mo
torists. Some drivers now holding
’ “C" rations will be transferred to a
new group falling between the pres
ent "B” and “C” classifications, and
others now in the ”E" classification
r will be eligible only for "B" ration,
i Johnson said. “The new “semi-pre
. ferred” classification, with an 825
. mile monthly allowance is intended
1 to cover certain motorists now hold
-1 ing “C” rations, the nature of whose
j war work mileage requirements does
. not justify the higher rating “Be
ginning May 1, a delivery record
(OPA Form R-585-REV) will be is
-5 sued to each non-highway gasoline
- consumer with his "E" and "R"
f coupons of this type that each con
• sumer receives will be noted on the
• form by the War Price and Ration
> ing Board, and each delivery on
> these "E” and “R" coupons will be
i entered on the record of supplier,”
1 Johnson said.
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' In 429 B. C. the Spartans used a
1 crude form of suffocant against the
■ cities of Delium and Platea.
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DOUBLE DUTY
LDOLLMS-J
More Comfort Wearing
FALSE TEETH
Here Is a pleasant way to overcomt
• loose plate discomfort. FASTEETH. ar
, improved powder, sprinkled on uppei
and lower plates holds them firmer sc
1 that they feel more comfortable. Nc
Kummy, gooey, pasty taste or feeling.
It’s alkaline (non-acid). Does not sour.
1 Checks "plate odor” (denture breath).
Get FASTEETH terday at any drug store.
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MRS. J. T. OWENS
lief. I eat with a fine appetite and
everything seems to agree with me.
I sleep fine, the headaches and
j sluggish elimination are relieved,
and I feel so* much better that 2 am
on the go all day. Retonga is grand."
Retonga i's intended to relieve
distress due to Vitamin B-l defici
ency. constipation, insufficient flow
of digestive juices in the stomach,
I and loss of appetite. Accept no sub
| stitute. Retonga may be obtained at
1 Roxboro Drug Company. Adv.