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The Shethg Mtg Hm Class (FOUNDED 1894) Published Every Afternoon Except Sunday Entered as Second Matter at the U. S. Post Office, Shelby, N. C„ By STAR PUBLISHING COMPANY 217-219 East Warren Street, Shelby, N. C. LEE B. WEATHERS, President and Publisher BOLT McPHERSON. Mng. Editor — H. L. WEATHERS. Secy-Treas. SUBSCRIPTION RATES (Payable On Order' By Carrier By Mail .e Year ... $10.40 oix Months - 5.20 nree Months ... 2.60 our Weeks - -80 ne Week . -20 $7.00 3.75 2.00 75 20 ALL TELEPHONES - 1100 OBLIGATIONS TO HUMANITY We liked Prime Minister Churchill’s address in the house of commons this week. We liked it for its forthright ness among other things but most of all because he said in calling uDon Germany and Japan to capitulate now that en forcement of terms of unconditional surrender “in no way re-, lieves the victorious powers of their obligations to humanity or of their duties as civilized and Chr.stian nations. “Peace, though based on unconditional surrender, will bring to Germany and Japan an immense immediate allev iation of the suffering and agony which now lie before them’’ he said. What the prime minister speaks of as “obligations to humanity’’ have been almost totally neglected in many in stances by the nazis if we are to believe the stories of how j they shot American prisoners, how Warsaw was sacked be fore it was abandoned by German troops. But as has been oft said aforetime, two wrongs never make a right. Inhumane treatment never made up for in- J humane treatment even though one is dealing with an enemy. . , .. The prime minister’s implied promise does not relieve Japan and Germany from yielding up some of their leaders for trial as war criminals. This is only a matter of justice and has nothing to do with mercy extended to defeated nations. The address before the house of commons was the near est thing to an affirmation of the terms of what we thought was the Atlantic Charter than we have seen in some time. -V LETTERS COLUMN IS TIIE PUBLIC’S The Star maintains a “Letters to The Editor" department for the sole purpose of affording easy opportunity for any reader at any time to express h's or her individual opinion concerning any question of public interest. That department belongs to the public, no jurisdiction being exercised over it except that, of necessity, expressions be within the restraints of decency, libel, offensive personalit'es—and, of course, if any persons claims more than a fair share of space his viit ings may be trimmed or his appearances limited. Whatever is of general public interest, and so many things are these days, can therein be discussed, the pro and con, on things of which men and women I ke to talk. The responsibilities are those of the indiv'dual contributors—the public is sovereign. It is, in effect, a congregational meet ing that tends to correct itself—if one brother goes conspicu ously wrong, some other brother w'll arise to tell him so and show him how. This paper likes for its letters column to be used for the worthy presentation of thoughtful matter and insofar as space is available encourages its use within restraints above mentioned. . -V ESSENTIAL WORK Word comes that some few workers in textile p'ants are quitting their jobs to search for jobs which they think will be considered more essential in order to meet the terms of the War Manpower regulations. This leads to a bad situa tion for them as well as for the war effort. Textile plants now devoted almost exclusively to.fill ing war contracts are engaged in essential work. Moreover, the men working in them have no apology to make for the kind of tasks on which they are engaged or excuse for leav ing them for some other employment. Textile work is among the most important. It is war work. -V NOTE ON A DOG SITUATION Now that all hands concede that the airplane ride fur nished Col. Elliott Roosevelt’s big bulldog across the country was a big mistake on somebody’s part, we hope little time will be lost in searching for a scape-goat but that something will be done immediately to correct a system under which such a travesty on good sense could take place. The travesty we refer to, of course, is the bumping off of service men from rides on an Air Transport command plane in favor of a dog regardless of what priorities of travel either the service men or the dog held. We are going to accept the word of White House Secre tary Stephen Early that the President’s son knew nothing about the privilege that was being accorded his bulldog and that all members of the White House household are equally ignorant of the episode. If we were going to make a guess we’d put under suspicion some underling who loves to kow tow to big names and who thought his purpose could better be served by giving the Roosevelt dog a rde than by giving men who call him “Commander-In-Chief” a place on the plane. By this time the official, whether he be high or low, sees that he made a grand bungle of h's intentions and that instead of serving well the Rooseve’t name he has brought untold embarrassment to the family. That is a matter however for the Roosevelts and official dom to settle. What we want to see corrected is any sort of regulations which would permit a beast, no matter how high bred, travel priority ratings over men who are offer ing their live# for their country. It is not so much that somebody made such an offensive error that irks^s but rather because he could make it that is bothersome. MAKE IT AN AVALANCHE A Daily Prayer In War Time FOR STEADYMIXDS Lord, why* are we so unstable, riven and tossed by every passing ind of emotion, when we have .'nee, the Eternal Reality, for our ..? AJ1 of the ages bear wit to Thy power and faithful vet we are restless and un ::i in our hearts and in our behaving as though Thou wert .„t. Fears overwhelm us: indecision naiks our character and our con duct. We grow panicky for our lov ed ones in service, and dread of to aorrow mars our peace. We do not re have as tnose whose times are in the keeping of an omnipotent and ioving Father. Our consciousness :f convictions concerning the war fluctuates from day to day. God .orgive us: Grant us steady nnnds nd unshalteable trust. May we be of the constant ones upon whom our Nation may surely depend. Amen. LETTERS A~~SOLDI;-R SAYS HE IS FED IP WITH HAWKINS’ EFFUSIONS Editor of The Star: While reading the Shelby Daily Star, dated January 10, 1945, I .ame across a letter to the Editor written by a Mr. G. V. Hawkins. After reading this article I was ust tempted to write a short one myself. I agree with Mr. Hawkins on the .tjiior traffic and its effect upon .he people who use it. I know that many men and women are paying fines for being drunk or for some other offense that came directly from the use of intoxicating bev erages. The money these people tend could be used to an advan tage in their homes or be donated to some worthy cause. As for picture shows, I don't see why anyone could call it a sin to attend them. This is 1945 and v.e have got to keep up with the lest of the world or go back to the cave man days. The main reason eople didn't go to the movies ears ago was because there were . ot • any. The American theaters of today are both entertaining and educational. Indecent scenes are uled out before the picture is ever .eleased. The schools of tomorrow will have many of their subjects on the screen for during this war more knowledge has been gained from .he use of training films than any ther way. I think the people oi mday get more good than bad out of attending the movies. Now to really get down to brass tacks. I have been reading these articles in the Star for some time and it was about the sinful ways cf the democrats, but since election time covers both parties. Writing letters telling how good you are and how you hate the sinful ways of your fellowman has never got any results. What these people hould do is to do something to help the situation. I have not -■an their names listed as contri buting anything to the Commun ity Building being planned for Shelby. Where can our young peo ple go in their leisure time? They can go to a movie, soda shop or sit at home. Shelby has no re creation center, Y. M. C. A., or my other place where they build healthful bodies and keep their hinds clear. Shelby is a very regressive young city but is far. ar behind the rest of the world in this respect. Just remember this i the next time you want to help i make this a better world. I am sure that contributors to the Shelby Community Building are still welcome. It can't be built until the war is over, out if every hing else is taken care of now .h:n it can be started just as soon as nos ib.e after the war's end. We need an airport so we can keep up with the rest of the world in that respect, but if we cant take care of the people of our com munity in providing them with a place to spend their idle hours ainfully then we may as well throw up our hands and quit. This is an open letter to all those peo ple fighting liquor and its bad ef fects. Give our young and old people a place where they can have entertainment, recreation and edu cation combined and we might have a better citv. WOJG THOMAS B. LEONHARDT Fort Sill. Oklahoma. If Today Is Your Birthday By STEM.* SAT'I KDAY, JAM ARV 20 — Born otday, the stars have given you definite talents. It would be unwise for you to disregard your natural bent, no matter how much opposition you receive. If you learn, early in life, to rely upon yourself and work hard accord ing to your own lights, then you will be successful. Parents of children born today should recog nize this fact, giving their chil dren all the help and advice pos sible. You may be fond of me chanics and show an inventive bent. You may have literary Or dramatic talent. You may also be a good linguist. Whatever your especial talent, follow it through, and you will reach success. Ycm enjoy traveling, spending a great deal of time 'on the wing." You are fond of the mystical as well as the mysterious. While you are not superstitious or credulous, you will want to delve beneath the sun ace. You will discover that fall and spring are your best work j ing times. Ideas will seem to tumble lover each other during those periods of activity. You are quite romantic, probably hav ing more than one romance be fore you settle down to one part ner for life. Bulwinkle Given Air Travel Plaque A bronze wall plaque, denoting his membership in the United Air Lines 100,000 Mile club, has been • resented to Representative Al fred Bulwinkle, Democrat, of Gas tonia, by T. W. S. Davis, executive assistant of United Air Lines in Washington. ‘ The plaques are presented to ! air travelers who have flown 100, 000 miles or more, a distance equal to four times around the world. Al the same time, plaques were pre sented to Rep. Lyle H. Boren, Democrat, of Oklahoma, Rep. i Evan Howell, Republican, of Illi nois, and Rep. Carl Hinshaw, Re publican, of California. The pre sentations were made in the House ; office building. “I have great confidence in the future of commercial aviation in this country," Mr. Bulwinkle said, in receiving the award. "The air lines have done a marvelous job ' j in the war effort, not only in Literary GUIDEPOST Bv W. G. ROGERS | 'HONEY AND YOUR HEALTH ”, by Bodog F. Beck and Doree Smed ley (McBride; $3). This book ranges from prehis toric times to this morning's brea fast table, and wanders all around the world. It delves into histor; mythology, religion; comes up with an anecdote, recipe, rules for api : culture. Bees, it seems, originated vari ously in Egypt, India, Greece. The honeybee came to North America only in the 17th century, and its advance across the country in swarms marked the push of the white man to the Pacific. Bees get very angry at halitosis, a tobacco breath, the smell of sweat. Some oi them don't sting, but don't count on it. Honey is one of the oldest foods. It has been regarded as an aphro disiac and a way to prolong life; it anoints the lips of brides, is buried with the dead, has heloed to preserve corpses, and has been used to pay government taxes and church tithes. i That it has some super special values seems proven in the lact that it is part of RAF pilots’ diet that it was an important food for long-distance' swimmers and Alpine climber., that it was fed in big quantities to the divers who worked perilously on the sunken Lusitania. Even proximity to honey may have beneficial effects, for beekeep ers are reputed to be among the most alert and intelligent persons in their communities, and a bee keeper became a king of Poland. Hopey and water, or hydromel, is an ancient drink popular among ^Bfitons as mead, among Niebelun gen heroes as metheglin. The word "bee'' is said to be the' root of the word “beer,” which however, has no honey in it. The classical name j of Malta is traced to “mel,” root of "honey.” There are in this coun try Honeycreek. Honeyville and : plain Honey. And as slang the word may be used most accurately as follows: “This book is a honey.” It’s a revised and enlarged ver sion of Beck’s original book. It will start you eating honey at once and may even persuade you to buy bees for a hive of your own. transporting military and civil ian personnel over the country, but in flying men and vital ma terials across the seas to the fight ing fronts.” "In the postwar era, when the airlines place bigger and faster planes into operation, our com mercial airlines should be an in tegral part of American life of which we all can be proud.” Durham Gets $12,389 For Child Care WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.— UP) - An additional $12,389 was allocated today to Dirham, N. C., for ex pansion of child care services. Maj. Gen. Philip B. Fleming, federal works administrator, in al locating the funds said textile pro duction must not be allowed to lag because of lack of care for chil dren of working mothers. Two of Durham's plants, the Erwin Cotton Mills and Wright’s Automatic Machinery Co., were j 'aid to t? employed 100 per cent ] on army and navy contract*, Merry-Go-Round An Intimate FDR Picture By DREW PEARSON I (Lt. Col. Robert S. Allen now on j Active Service with the Army). Drew Pearson: Paints in timate picture of Roosevelt as he starts 4th term; F. D. R. would like to retire after settlement of j war and pe»ce. WASHINGTON — As Franklin D. Roosevelt begins his 4th term as President of the United States, two great problems to the ex clusion of almost all others are on his mind: 1. Winning the war as quickly as possible, and 2. Win ning the peace after the war. Many of those close to the Pres ident say his concentration on these problems is so intense that when they are settled he would like to step out and retire to the peace and quiet of Hyde Park. Roosevelt's absorption with things military and diplomatic his veering away from things do mestic is the most important ba sic "change in the twelve long years since 1933. In the days before the war he must be met with scores of poli ticians. economists, business lead ers. Evenings after dinner in the early years his Brain Trust would bat out ideas galore on the eco nomic state of the nation — bat them into the air, discuss them, reject many, accept a few. Those were the relatively carefree days of "picking the rabbit out of the hat.” having a new trick for the economic ills of the nation. At that time also. Roosevelt got around among his fellowmen. de spite his physical handicaps, more than any other President in his tory—even more than William Howard Taft. His travel record formed a restless zig-zag graph across the map of the U. S. A. When he wasn't traveling. Mrs. Roosevelt was. and her reports came in almost dally by private White House wire or telephone. Today the old Roosevelt Brain, Trust is gone, and the new brain trust which surrounds him is composed of admirals and gener als. His concentration at night is' not upon economic ideas tossed up | by the Columbia professors, but on the map of the Pacific and the map of Europe, where blue, red, ereen and yellow tabs indicate the number of divisions Stalin has <hrown into the battle of Poland, the amount of armor Von Rund •tedt has in reserve in the west, the exact whereabouts of the bat tleships, cruisers, airplane car riers and destroyers guarding the islands of the Philippines. More than any other one man. Roosevelt helped to build up that armada, and he watches every barnacled bottom—knows when it was last scraped, the calibre of its guns, how many hits it took in the last engagement—almost as if "ach were one of his children. HOW ROOSEVELT WORKS But aside from the change in the subject matter of his work. Roosevelt's methods of work have changed little during his long years in the White House. He is awakened every morning about 8:30 by his negro valet, Arthur Prettyman. has breakfast in bed, brewing his own coffee on a bed side table. Usually while he is still in bed. the personal cabinet drops in— his daughter Anna. Henry Mor genthau. Harry Hopkins, Steve Early, Judge Rosenman, Pa Wat son. They plan strategy and line up the day's business. By 9:30 he has read five news papers. shaved himself, and is In the Lincoln study where he works for an hour before going over to the Executive office for the usual round of callers. This continues, with luncheon at his desk, until 5 p. m. when a pike of mail and reports occupy his time until a round 7. There was a day when FDR stopped work a bit early for a plunge in the White House swim j ming pool, but that rarely hap pens anymore. Vice Admiral Ross McIntyre, the President's person al physician, urges him to get more relaxation, and at one time decreed that he was not to have business luncheons at his desk. But between the demands of the war and the demands of health, the latter usually comes second. THE PRESIDENT'S HEALTH It is no secret that the Presi dent’s health has suffered -«Ome what from the wear and tear of ; the most relentless, ravaging Job in the world. Many others have broken completely under the strain, and the lines on Roose velt’s face show he has not come out unscarred. Yet the rumors about his health have been gross ly exaggerated. The chief facts are that after his illness last spring, his doc tors advised him to cut down his weight, and he has lost about 2<i pounds. This shows in his face, already lined with the worry of watching an ever-mounting cas ualty list and a war which has 1 dragged on and on. Also the President has lost most of his teeth in his lower Jaw and has a new set which is not too 1 comfortable. During important and most embarrassing moments, such as in the middle of a speech, the new teeth sometimes click. Finally, the President has be come more hard-boiled about be i ing seen in public in a wheel chair. During the early years in office he was super-sensitive on 1 this point. He didn’t like to have people realize he couldn’t walk But now he knows that during j twelve years In the White H1"’ " everyone is quite Sware of this i fact, so hr frr urr r • gainst wr h u.’i , comforts’:!' .1 . :a her brg I ces, without which It is lmpos I r Behind The \ FRONT PAGE By Holt McPherson Mftiufinf Editor « REFLECTION AND GENUFLECTION TRAVELLING TO MECCA along the road to the Mystic Shrine. Just cool my feet and call me Noble! Along with some 14 other Clevelanders—Dr. R. L. Wilson, B. G. Beason, Athos Rostan, Norris Lackey, C. L. Austell, Gene Messlck, Johnny Brewer, Dr. Ben Kendall, Roscoe Lutz, Mai Spangler, jr., Russell Laughridge, J. L. Suttle, Jr., J. A. Reynolds and Hackett Wilson, you see we ran the scale from the doctor right through the apothecary, undertaker and newspaper—I trod—and, I’m happy to say, no one staggered—the hot sands to Mecca at Charlotte’s Oasis Temple Golden Jubilee. It was, I’m sure, the longest and one of the most impressive days— in so many ways, too—most of us ever saw. From early morning to lata afternoon agonizing hours dragged on while enormous fellows of the ’’wrecking crew” walked around grinning anticlpatingly as they and others of our "friends” wrote down our numbers for further reference just to make sure we “got all we had coming to us.” Then, through furth er hours we sat, an uncomfortable red stocking cramping our skulls, while the Nobles droned through the memorial service enlivened how ever, by the magnificent oratory of Dr. Hubert Poteat, a 33rd degree Mason who has one of the longest string of letters signifying literary accomplishments and honors of any North Carolinian—and we con cluded after his masterful presentations that the all deserved. The Shrine is often called the "Playground o. .tsonry”. While the fellows had fun—at our expense—it was an occasion of such earnest ness and soberness, of devotion to high purposes by men of outstanding character and accomplishment that one of the principal mysteries to us as candidates was the sobriety of it all—it was not a drinking outfit so far as we could see. At the risk of telling stories out of lodge but with the view to dis abusing thoughts that it is all revelry, I want to tell you that Rufus A. Person, conductor of the class of nearly 250 candidates, exacted from every Individual a pledge not to drink a drop of Intoxicant during the ceremonial—and insofar as we could see conformance was 100 per cent. Mr. Person, father of Mrs Evans Sparrow and who often visits here, was so impressively positive in his position against drinking that no one dared flout him—it caused us to wonder if good people everywhere would dare to speak out forcefully against drinking, mean it and be prepared to back it up, some of the evils of excessive drink couldn't be conquered better than by winking at conditions and waiting for time, OR TRAGEDY to provide the corrective better applied before the damage is done. Perhaps that is one of the real mysteries of it all. m THE CEREMONIAL ALSO BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THE definition of John Fort Newton, that great Mason, of “When la A Man a Mason?” Now I have been a Mason for many years. I Joined after a good Catholic friend, one of the kindest and soundest men with whom I’ve ever been associated, told me this: “Show me a Good Mason and j I'll you a good man.’’ But Dr. Newton's statement goes further, „e inside, and I pass it on to you—not presuming that all Masons are good or measure up to It, but saying rather that when a man is a good Mason he can look out over the rivers, the hills and the far horison with a profound sense of his own littleness in th« vast scheme of things, and yet have faith, hope and courage, which V he root of every virtue. When he knows that down In his own heart, every rrtan Is gs noble, as vile, as divine, as lonely as himself; and seeks to know, to for give and to love his fellowmen. When he knows how to sympathize with men in their sorrows; yea, even In their sins, knowing that each man fights a bard fight against many odds. When he has learned how to make friends and keep them; and Bbove all, to keep friends with himself. When he loves flowers; can hunt the birds without a gun; and feels the thrill of an old forgotten Joy when he hears the laughter of a little child. When he can be happy and highminded ’mid the meaner drudgeries of life. When star-crowned trees and the glint of sunlight on flowing water subdue him like the thought of one much loved and long dead. When no voice of distress reaches his ears in vain and no hand seeka his aid without response. When he finds good in very faith that helps any man to hold on to divine things and sees majestic meaning in life whatever that faith may be. When he can look into a wayside puddle and see something beyond mud, and into the face of the most forlorn fellow-mortal and see some thing beyond sin. When he knows how to pray, how to love, how to hope. When he has kept faith with himself, with his fellowman. with his God; in his hand a sword for evil: in his heart a bit of song; glad to live and not afraid to die. such a man has found the only real aacret of Masonry and the one it is trying to give to all the world. sible tor him to stand. , Not only has the President be- j come relatively callous about his [ physical condition, but he la not ■ averse to telling a story on him- ' self, the frankest of which Is re garding the Philadelphia Conven tion which nominated him in 1936. The President was walking up to the platform when the bolt came out of the brace on his left knee and he started to fall, In fact would have fallen to the platform; but secret service men held him up and stood around him so that few people could see what was j happening. The bolt was replac- I ed, and the President continued, j but, he said, very much shaken up. In addition to this. Jimmy; Roosevelt had dropped his speech and the pages had scattered all i over the platform. Then, as Jack Garner delivered i his adfceptance speech, the pages j were rattling in the wind, making a whistling noise In the micro phone. Pat Harrison of Mississ ippi tried to hold the pages down, got one page out of place, and the Vice President repeated one whole page of his speech. The President tells how he was worried sick, until the last word of his own address was finished for fear he would make the same mistake. LONESOME PRESIDENT Franklin D. Roosevelt has never lost the old sparkle and verve which have characterized his pri vate and public conversations for twelve long years. Sometimes In press conferences, he Is irritable, but he always snaps back. He has his ups and downs. After the day’s work Is done, however, after dinner in the White House, after the last Intimate call ers who sometimes come as late as 11 p. m. have departed, then. In the Lincoln study you will sometimes catch a rare glimpse of Franklin Roosevelt as he really U in these war years. One evening a friend came over to the residence part of the White House to confer with the Presi dent on a troublesome strike problem. He walked along the thick carpeted corridor outside the Lincoln study. The President did not hear him. As the adviser M came to the door, which was open, " he glanced Inside. The room was dark except for one lamp on the President's desk which illuminated his face almost as If in a stage setting. The President sat there, gazing off In to space. He was not reading, he was not smoking, he was thinking. And on his face was a look of al most tragic loneliness. A man surrounded by people, problems, and war, and completely alone. Germans Suffered 120,000 Casualties In Winter Offensive ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, Paris, Jan. 20—yP)—Th« Germans suffered 120,000 casual ties from Dec. 12-Jan. 11 In their offensive to split the Allied front in the Ardennes, supreme head quarters announced today. AUled casualties, predominantly American, were 55,421 during the same period. Of these, 11,418 were lost as prisoners. The xylophone was first used -4 a con rt instrument in 1876. SUPREME I—SV& vumzsB-vmmwm-* DR. D. M. MORRISON OPTOMETRIST - EVE SPECIALIST Royster Balldinf SHELBY. N. C. " - OFFICE DAYS - Monday. Wednesday and Saturday—• 4 M to I PM Tutudoy and frldiv -4 A M to 13 Noon (iLASSES REFAIriED L4N8ES DUFUC^TEP_* P l
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