Above the
Hullabaloo
By LYTLE HULL
THE HOME GUARD
Speaking at a recent press con
ference, Secretary of War Stim
son stated that the improvement
i n modern sabotage methods
made the creation of Home
Guards far more essential than
during the last great war. He
said that attempts at sabotage
had already been shown to be
much more dangerous than 20
years ago. He did not mention
any specific Instances. He was
speaking of the necessity of re
placing the National Guard units
which had been called into fed
eral service.
This matter requires that We
the People pause for a few mo
ments to consider the conditions
now facing the localities which
hitherto depended upon the Na
tional Guard in the event of
trouble. Hie National Guard was
organized for use in local emer
gencies and was subject to the
jurisdiction of the governors of
the states, except in time of war,
when it became part of the
United States army. The tre
mendous value of this system has
been proven upon so many hun
dreds of occasions, that no part
of the country would dream of
being without this safeguard.
Today we are faced with con
ditions which may develop into a
dangerous national situation un
less we do something to suppress
the subversive, undermining
movements within our own bor
ders. Today, as a united nation,
we could doubtless repel any mil
itary or economic invasion of our
country, even in our present
semi-unprepared condition. But
if the enemy was allowed to stab
from behind, we might find our
selves in a fairly precarious posi
tion. How far more essential
therefore, is a State Militia at a
time like the present, than during
the ordinary peaceful periods.
We are the gracious hosts of
hundreds of agents of the Ger
man, Italian and Russian politi
cal regimes. These agents, and
their followers, are said, in many
cases, to be well entrenched in lo
cal, state and federal govern
ment; in business, politics, labor
organizations and the industries;
in munitions plants and in our
shipyards and merchant marine;
even maybe in your own town,
and your own county, and your
own state.
If we are drawn (or pushed)
into war against any one of the
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LONG BEACH, Cal. ... It Isn't
BO easy to be an air hostess, as
applicant itfarjorie Walden is find
ing out. Here, Dr. Francis C. Hert
zog, Medical Examiner, Is shown
examining applicants for air hostess
positions at the Long Beach Munici
pal Airport.
Axis nations, we are automatical
ly at war with the others. The
instant this becomes (God for
bid) a fact, these agents go to
work, and by their elbows will
fight the blood red emissaries of
the Third Internationale the
Communists. Explosions in pow
der plants, terrible destruction in
munitions factories, murder and
machine gunning upon the
streets of our towns and cities,
organized attempts to capture lo
cal, state and federal govern
ments —may become the order of
the day.
There is one way to prevent
any such calamitous situation.
There is one way to "put the
fear" into our Fifth Column.
There is one way to make our
selves unconquerable. That way
is Total Defense, and Total De
fense does not mean a big army
and navy and air force alone it
also means local military protec
tion for our lives and our institu
tions.
Our enemies are probably more
strongly entrenched and more
highly placed than some of us
even dream of. They are organ
ized and prepared, and the havoc
they could cause over a short pe
riod might prove fatal to our
country and to ourselves. But
what chance would these enemies
have if in every village and town
and city were military organiza
tions composed of Americans who
would know how to "handle"
them? And just how enthusias
tic would their pals be after read
ing about a few of these "han
dlings." The demand for bombs
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and soap boxes would be apt to
fall off perceptibly.
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"Anybody call while I was
out?" asked the boss.
"Yes, sir," replied the office
boy.
"A man came in and said he
wanted to kick you."
"Oh—what did you say?"
"I said I was sorry you were
out!"
The house at Mt. Vernon is 96
feet long and 30 feet wide. The
front porch is 92 ft. 8 inches, by
12 feet 8 inches.
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P. O. S. OF A. TO HOLD
OYSTER STEW MONDAY
Members of the P. O. S. of A.
will have an oyster -stew in the
lodge hall on Monday evening,
December 2. All members of the
organization and their wives are
urged to attend.
Germany drops a pill in water
and produces synthetic gasoline.
Nobody knows the contents of the
pill.
An acre of ground may con
tain 50,000 earthworms.
JUNIORS INVITE THE
PUBLIC TO MEETING
Members of the Junior Order,
of this city, will hold a special
Thanksgiving service in the Junior
Order hall on North bridge street,
over the Big Nickel Cafe, Friday,
November 29, at 7:30 P. M.
The general public is extended
a cordial invitation to attend this
meeting. A prominent speaker
has been secured, and an inter
esting program is assured, which
will feature music by the Elkin
Valley and Yadkin Valley quar
tettes.
SCHOOLS OBSERVE
HOLIDAYS HEREj
The city schools closed Wed
nesday afternoon for the Thanks
giving holidays and will reopen
on Monday, December 2. Out
of-town faculty members left
Wednesday to spend the holidays
with their respective families.
All stores and business houses,
including The Bank of Elkin, will
be closed for the day today
(Thursday). The postoffice will
remain open during the day, hav
ing observed Thanksgiving on
November 21, as proclaimed by
President Roosevelt.
Thursday, November 28, 1940
MEXICO CITY, NOT. 26
Gen. Joan Andrea Almazan
tonight apparently forestalled
the possibility of a revolution
in Mexico when he formally
renounced all claims to "the
honored office of president" to
which, he said, "the people
were good enough to elect me
last July 7." Almazan, inde
pendent presidential candidate
who has consistently refused
to concede his defeat by the
administration candidate, Gen.
Manuel Avila Camacho, arriv
ed here late today by plane
from the United States.