ITALIAN SURMMR A DECISIVE EVENT
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A Demecsatfc Journal, devoted to the material, educational
eeenonuc and agricultural Interests of DupUn County.
MAIL CHRISTMAS PACKAGES
With mora than two million sol
dier in foreign lands, and thou
aands of sailors scattered orer the
eeeens, the problem of handling
Chriatmaa packages becomes Un
it those at heme will follow in
structions and mail their gifts to
: men m service the packages will
be delivered by Christmas day.
Obviously, if everybody waits un
til the last day to mall their par
eels the postal services will be
overwhelming and delays will be
inevitable.
The War Department has an-
4 that Mfnilflfinnl rtwllllTS.
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soldier will be waived between
September 15 and1 October 15.
It urges the public to provide our
men overseas with a "flood of
Christmas spirit from their homes"
and it pledges that every gift
mailed by October 15th will be
delivered by Christmas morning. 01 our elementary grade children.
Last year the Army Postal Ser- In this instance, however,- the mo
vie handled 5,000,000 packages vetor gration ia religious and
and the load this year is expected without class distinction.
to be 10,000,000. Since every par-
eat must be opened, inspected and
rewrapped before leaving this co-1
untnr, it is necessary that the '
deadline be observed if gifts are
ts axrive promptly.
Since airouad 10 par cent of the
packages sent out in 1943 wee ln
aorsaetly addressed it is import
ant tor every sender to include the
saMeer full name, rank. Army
serial Dumber, service organization
and aait, A.P.O. number and the
tart f embarkation Postmaster.
Vfe pass the information along
to all eur readers in order that
DUPLIN COUNTY'S service map
wJU gat thair Christmas packages
an tine. Additional details can be
seared from the local postoffice.
Meanwhile, everybody ahould get
busy at once and mail their pack
ages as early as possible.
vioto nivnjxATiaN
The mresent civilisation of the
world cab almost be called a paper
alriazatioa because of the import
ant role played by this relatively
cheap but extremely valuable pro-
Not only do newspapers depend
upon it but many other business
and commercial products are ba
sed upon pulp. This explains the
araaeat campaign to urge farmers
and others to make an effort to
supply pulpwood at the present
It is interesting to recall that
the Chinese used paper before the
beginning of the Christian era and
that their basic method of manu
facture is followed to this day.
The name, of course, comes
from the papyrus plant but its pro
duct has been almost entirely sup
planted by paper, which was in
troduced to Europe by the Sara
cens la Spain.
In 1929 paper products had a
value of nearly a billion dollars,
with newsprint less than one-tenth
af the total This does not Include
imported supplies but refers to in
dustry in the United States.
FREE SCHOOLS
BUILDS DEMOCRACY
The reopening of the free pub
lic schools in Duplin County and
elsewhere in the United States is
an annual event taken for granted
by pupils and parents alike. It is
natural that children should fall
to appreciate the eduoation oppor
tunities that are presented to
them but it Is regrettable that pa.
seats fail to appreciate the tre
mendous significance of our pub
lie school system.
One does not have to go back
vary far, in the history of the
world, to reach the time. Just a
attle more than one hundred years
ago, when the right to an educa
tion was restricted. Even today,
in some countries, there Is only
the slightest effort to provide an
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educational system, such as we
have in the United States, under
State and Federal control.
In the; ' development of democ
racy, it was inevitable that pa
rents of all classes should insist
upon the right of their children to
enjoy the opportunity of mental
development to the highest degree
possible. Moreover, the eduoation
al system that we support by pub
lic taxation, which is open to all
citizens and good enough for all
people, is an example of democ-
sacy. In addition, the schools pre
pare our boys and girls to become
proper citizens of a democratic
.
In the United States, to an ex
tent unequalled elsewhere in the
world the public schools are pat
ronized by all classes. The only
exception is found in certain pri
vate, religious or parochial schools
which educate about ten percent
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSG.J
By Orever C Phillips
(Lesson for Sunday, SeptlS, 1941)
Text: Numbers 20: 11-13; 27.28.
We must agree that all men are
Srone to sin so long aa they are
i the flesh and, while it is true
that many men do not commit del
iberate, willful sin, it is also true
that all men stumble, or make
mistakes. Because of influence,
it is far worse when men in places
Of leadership sin than when men
sin who are not in such places.
When good men sin, their follow
ers are disillusioned, which always
lowers resistance to sin on the
part of men.
Moses was bitter when the chil
dren of Israel murmured at Ka
deah. He had hoped that 37 years
in the wilderness would have im-
provea tneu-spirit out ne was Christian leaders to walk the str
disappointed. He was angry and d ,lnles. walk of life. It!
in the words of the Psalmist "He
spake unadvisedly with his lips"
Moses to simply 'speak to the rock
instead of striking it as he had
formerly done, but after reveal
ing his ' anger with the words
"Hear now, ye rebels; must we !
retch you water out of the rock?
he smote the rock. For this dis
obedience Moses gave up his lea
dership and did not go into the
promised land with his people.
When good men sin they disillu
sion their followers and, also rob
themselves of the privilege of fur
ther great service.
However, when good men sin,
they can follow Moses example.
He faced the fact of his sin, turn
ed away from it pleaded for mer
cy and, so far as was possible,
remedied his mistake. Abiding by
God's punishment he prepared
Joshua to assume leadership and
withdrew gracefully. Moses' repen
tance is proved by the account
written by himself in the book of
Numbers in which he does not cov
er up his sin, but relates it hon
estly, to his own shame and the
glory of God.
Sin always brings its own pun
ishment None can escape that
It comes to the great, Uke Moses
and David, as well as to those of
small stature. ' Moes was denied
entrance to Canaan because he,
of all men, should never have fail-
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Italy Becomes "SECOND FRONT" In
, Europe With Nazis Facing
New Difficulties ,
By Hugo S. Sinta
The unconditional -sarrender of
Italy is one of the definite turning
points of the war in Europe and
may be the forerunner of an Axis
collapse in the Balkans that will
pave the way for the surrender of
Germany.
The tendency to minimize the
break-up of the Axis partnership
hardly takes cognizance of the
far-reaching implications that Sol
low the successful Mediterranean
campaign which began, many
months ago, at El Alamein.
Tha Mir render, it is true, does
not mean the occupation of all
Italy without battling the Naais
but it places the full burden of the
war upon the uermans. lae sec
ond front in Europe becomes a
fact on the soil of Italy and the
Nazis must meet an added peril
which cannot be ignored.
Oocanrinr Stratotio Italy
Some weeks will elapse before
the full significance of the surren
der can be guaged. Much depends
upon the speed and extent of Al
lied occupation and the use of the
newly won bases for further ex
tension of the campaign.
From Italy aircraft can pound
German centers, an invasion can
be launched against the Balkins
and, eventually, a campaign a
gainst southern France can ease
the-risk ofjLxross-channel attack.
The future course of Italy may
be important It has been evident
for months that the heart of many
Italian soldiers was not in the
fight against the Anglo-Americans
and it is not beyond the passibil
ites that an Italian army, will e
ventually join in the attack upon
Germany.
It is worth noting that the arm
imlstice terms were signed by re
d God in a fit of anger, after aH
the demonstrations of God's pow
pr and faithfulness to him and to
Israel that had been bis. wnom
the Lord loves. He chastens, ine
divine chastisement is the supreme
evidence of the divine love,
The Lord chast ns. sustains and
saves when men who have sin
ned repent David, the King, cam
mi ted grievous sin, but he repen
ted in deep sorrow and cried for
mercv (Psalm 51). Simon Peter
denied his Lord but he "went out
and weDt bitterly" and later we
hear him preaching at Pentecost
when multitudes cry out, "Men
and brethren what shall we dot'
(Luke 22: 62; Acts 2: 37).
In times like these it behooves
behooves all of us to endeavor to
know the Master's will and do it ',
steering clear of such grievous
blunders as may cause those who I
look on us as examples to tan.
May we strive to obey with that
obedience that will give us "a con
science void of offense toward God
and toward men" (Acts 24: 16).
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presentatlves of Great Britain toe
United States and Soviet Russia
and that the Italians, m agreeing
not to oppose the Anglo-American
armies agreed to resist attacks
from any other quarter, which
may result in actual warfare with'
Germany. '; :- 'w7:
Russian Victories Continue
The campaign in Russia contin
ues to oust German invaders from
vast areas of Russia. The Red
army presses forward, making full
use of the few weeks that remain
before the rainy season will im
pede communications in the south.
The efforts of Berlin to create
the impression that the Nazi re-
urement is sccurum iv -
cannot conceal the steady with
drawal of German soldiers. This
retirement has been affected in
good order, With stubborn fighting,
but the motive for the retreat is
supplied entirely by the pressure
of the Red Army, not the strategy
of the Nazi high command.
. It is impossible to thoroughly
appraise the situation in Russia
because of the many factors that
are relatively unknown. The Mos
cow reports indicate that the Ger
mans have suffered a terrible de
feat, with the entire Nazi line
blasted by advancing Russians,
and that decisive disaster dooms
the Hitlerites.
Bed Army Has Some Help .
While Raselans tend to believe
that the victory Jas been won with
out the aid of the democracies the
truth is that considerable assist
ance has been received. The blas
ting aerial offensive undoubtedly
weakened German air forces in
Russia to husband their reserves.
This battlefield-assistance has
been supplemented by the great
campaign in the Mediterranean,
the mounting flow of supplies to
Russia and increasing pressure up
on Japan may have been the
means of preventing an attack in
Siberia.
Good Progress la The Pacific
The war against Japan expands,
with farflung activity ranging ov
er a vast area which already
trains the-; enemy s deienses.
From the Indian ocean to New
Guinea and northward to Japan
and the Aleutians the orientals
ase beins- stabbed by aerial and
naval thrusts that tnreaten we
outer ring that guards the home-
islands.
The Japanese have been strictly
en the defensive for many months.
The cou m of t war has been
steadily going against them and
unless they have already accepted
a defensive strategy, the time for
an offensive move is fast expiring.
Island-Hopping Is Assured
The slow campaign in New Gui
nea and the somewhat more suc
cessful advance in theSolomons
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are necessary " preliminaries to
more ambitious advances, in which
the island-to-island strategy will
be replaced by an island-hopping
attack that will compel the enemy
to risk decisive battles or give up
its extended conquests. -
While the full force of the Anglo-American
alliance cannot be
exerted against the Japanese, un
til the war against Germany is con
eluded, there is no reason for us
to be discouraged over the splen
did progress that has been made
by our fighting men. The Japan
ese air force, its fighting fleet and
its cargo shipping have been hard
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protects pistols from the effects
of salt spray and water.
Curiously enough, ' the covers
used for pistols are exactly the
right size for copies of the Bible,
and have been adopted by the
Chaplains Corps as a standard
protective covering for them. The
covers were developed by the
Quartermaster Corps from a pli
able, transparent, waterproof film
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