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WEDNESDAY, MAR. 28, 1945
SPECIAL WEEK
Most good housewives do not have to have a special
week for their spring cleaning. Some are already laying to
with broom, brush, pail and soap and others have that glint
in their eye which suggests activity ahead. For that reason
we were thinking that the setting aside of “Clean your
clothes closet week" was a trifle superfluous.
On the other hand, if by setting aside this special week
the collection of clothing tor relief in Europe can be helped
along even by just a few garments, we would say the ob
servance is well worth while. Mrs. R. H. Rogers, our local
chairman of this campaign, has asked all householders to
search their closets during the week beginning April 8 for
serviceable used clothing and bedding and to carry such as
they find to the nearest depot.
t We are told that newborn babies in Europe are wrapped
* in newspapers because their mothers have already been
obliged to turn worn sheets and towels into garments for
1 their older children. Very little new clothing has been avail
1 able at any price since the war began and in some instances
the enemy has robbed helpless families of warm garments
1 and took the very blankets from their beds.
Imagine how a used garment found in your closet would
* be welcomed by these helpless people. They wouldn't ca're
t whether you found that garment during a special week or
( just found it. All they need is the garment.
c However, if it takes a special observance, a mayor's
1 proclamation and such, to remind our folks of the treasure
i going to waste in their clothes closets, treasure which is the
mere dear because it will relieve human suffering, then by
all means lets all jrin in during the week and find what our
neighbors need. Of course, if some of us wish to get a head
start on the celebration it is not too early to begin looking.
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FEEDING THE STARV ING
i Congress has appropriated a half million dollars or more
? to investigate the reported food shortage in this country, it
t looks to be a waste of money unless the investigation is di
j rected toward the reported spoilage of perishable foods, such
< as eggs, butter and other hoarded food supplies.
The United States should feel thankful that we haven't
J suffered acutely as a result of the war. No person has gone
j hungry. The rationing of food has simply inconvenienced
s us a bit but shouldn’t we be willing to sacrifice for the sake
1 of our fighting boys, our allied countries and even the starv
i ing civilians in enemy countries?
Twenty millions of people in the once occupied countries
] are homeless. It will take years to get families back to
, gether. Children, innocent women and old people who had
i no part in the making of this war, are suffering because they
, don’t have enough to eat to keep even half nourished.
If we could only see with our own eyes the hunger in
' European countries, compare what they have to subsist on
: with our tables laden with food, no true American would be-.
grudge sharing food with others. America, the food basket
of the world, has an obligation to help. America will help
and in the helping we will tighten our belts a link and never
drain our food supplies to the point of real hunger at home.
Food to the hungered of Europe is a mighty force in
winning this war. Food to the civilian population of Ger
many keeps millions from joining the Nazi group in last ditch
fighting of our boys.
A hungry person is a dangerous person if he has suf
ficient strength left. So ammunition for the armed enemy
and food for the hungry civilians make a mighty combination
to bring about an early peace.
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IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
At last it appears as if the cause of the Southern States
in fighting discriminatory freight rates is to get a hearing
i where a hearing will do some good. Reference is to the de
cision of the United States Supreme court by a vote of 5-4
to consider the complaint of Georgia that 20 railroads have
conspired against the state.
Even with this progress, victory, if it comes for the 1
South, will not be an early development. The court is ex- ]
pected to appoint a master to take testimony and receive 1
evidence. He would make a report and recommendation to
the court. Such a procedure would mean that findings will '
still be long delayed. j
Those who have watched this fight for fair rates for 1
the south over a long period of years have already conclud- |
ed, we assume, that Rome is not to be taken in a day. Move- <
ment seems to be in the right direction. !
Cross Of Holy Week Carries Hope
Across Centuries Of War And Peace
A ¥ E* E* 11 •.
AP Newsfeatures Writer
Easter for many centuries has
been synonymous with the hope
lor spiritual rebirth and resurrec
tion, Today, in World War II, the I
symbol of this hope—the Cross— i
is on every battlefront where men :
fight for the rebirth of freedom i
from tyranny.
On Easter, 1945. hundreds of
chaplains, whose collars bear the
emblem of the Cross, will set up
Crosses on makeshift frontline al- i
tars. But the Cross today is con- j
stantly with the men who fight
for God and country, as it has
been throughout history.
It is in the foxholes, under bat
tle-grimed clothing; it is fingered:
on tiny prayer books our men car
ry with them, and on Easter cards
! sent by those back home. It is the !
symbol of the Free French, and
the banner of DeGaulle. In flam
ing red. it is a sign the sick and
wounded are being cared for. And
wherever Englishmen in uniform go '
into battle, three versions of the:
Holy Cross form their banner, for
the Union Jack bears the Crosses
of St. George, St. Andrew and St
Patrick.
FROM EARLIEST DAYS
It has always been that way.
From the earliest days of Chris
tianity the sign of the Crass was
used as a testament of good faith
and a password. Those who made
this sign were resisting oppression
that might be compared with Nazi
and Japanese tyranny today.
Fighting men who set out to
rescue their Holy Land in the
Crusades carried the Cross as a
: standard. Pope Martin II, in 1095.
I asked “such as are going to fight
! for Christianity put the sign of
the Cross upon his garments.’’ The
Cross of Lorraine was adopted bv
Godfrey of Lorraine, leader of one
of the first Crusades. This Cross
is still used today in a modern
crusade for health on tuberculosis
seals.
IN WORLD WAR II, wherever All ied fighting men go. the Cross goes with them. This religious service,
under loaded guns, ready for battle, was caught by the camera as dawn broke upon the Cross in the
bow of a Coast Guard combat cut ter protecting a convoy.
When the first Crusade reached
Jerusalem in 1099. the proceedings
got out of hand, and there was a
terrible massacre of the city's in
habitants. But the Cross stopped
the bloody spectacle—when a pro
cession of priests appeared with a
piece of the True Cross raised on
high.
The Cross also became a symbol
of the spread of civilization. Pope
Alexander II presented William
the Conqueror with a Cross banner
when he invaded England in 1066.
The first flag set on American soli
was the flag of Columbus, with a
green talian Cross that had been
blessed at the waterside before the
explorer set out. A Cross-bearer
preceded LaSalle up the Mississippi
and made the symbol the first
sign the Indans had of the white
man. It was used in the wilder
ness by Joliet and Marquette, and
raised above the tiled rooftops of
California settlements by Spanish
missionaries.
The Cross was used publicly as
a symbol of Christianity under
C(*istantine. whose conversion is
attributed to his vision of the
Cross in the sky with the words
“in this conquer'’ on the eve of
his victory in a battle in 312. Bv
the 5th century, it was an almost
universal sign of good. As Tertul
lian had explained some 300 years
before: “At each journey and pro
press, at each coming in and go
ing out, at the putting on of
shoes, at the bath, at meals, at
the kindling of lights, at bedtime,
at sitting down, whatsoever occu
pation engages us, we mark the
brow with the sign of the Cross.”
During the Middle Ages, mak
in the sign of the Cross identified j
the maker as a friend of those he i
approached. Early Christians used I
the sign of the Cross to exercise j
demons, and ward off evil spirits.
Some branded their cattle with the
sign of the Crass to ward off dis
ease. Christians in early New Eng
land sometimes marked their hous
es with a Cross to keep out witch
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MEUTRWt
N*n2if
A
Merry-Go-Round
Marshall Won’t
Venture Guess
As To V-E Day
By DREW PEARSON
Lt. Col. Robert S. Allen now on
Active Service with the Army)
WASHINGTON — In a highly
secret session before the senate
nilitary affairs committee last
rhursday, General George Mar
ihall, army chief of staff, refused
o guess when the end of the war
vith Germany will come. Accord
ng to all logic, he said, the Ger
nan resistance should be at an
nd now, but there is no sign that
he army is collapsing. The Ges
apo still retains its hold of terror
n Germany.
Marshall pointed out that Ger
uan gasoline stocks are practical
y dried up, and that the Nazis do
lot have enough fuel to move their
upplies, let alone their armored
ehicles and artillery. On the
ither hand, he said, their supply
iroblem is far simpler than ours
•ecause they are fighting at home,
["heir repair and replacement job
for tanks and other vehicles is al
so comparatively simple. When
Allied armor is knocked out, it
means that it is lost if the dam
age is too much for the lie!d re
pair bases, while a Nazi tank
which has suffered far more se
rious damage can be taken right
into a tank factory not so many
miles from where it was hit. This
is a tremendous advantage, he
said.
The chief of staff also told the
senators that it is a mistake to
figure that the Japs will fold up
quickly once Germany is out of
the war. Although its losses have
been heavy, Japan still has a for
midable army and vast stores of
supplies. He would not estimate
the lfength of time needed to de
feat the island empire. But in
sisted it would be extremely tough
going.
Marshall said nothyig during
this session about his plan to take
over as supreme commander in
the Pacific once Germany falls, but
members of the committee now
take it for granted.
TWO BLUSHING WAVES
Washington scene: Two pretty
waves loaded with bundles were
dismayed to see a heavily bedeck
ed admiral approaching them as
they hurried along Pennsylvania
avenue in front of the treasury
building. They saluted, while half
a dozen bundles slipped down to
the sidewalk.
Admiral William Leahy, the
President's military and naval rep
resentative, smiled, picked up the
packages, saluted and walked on.
EXPLANATION?
General MacArthur's army
friends in Washington have a uni
que explanation for his refusal to
let Maj. Gen. Norman Kirk, sur
geon general of the army, visit
Manila on his recent inspection
tour. They say privately that no
suitable housing was available lor
General Kirk. One MacArthur
supporter, who Is familiar w-ith the
Kirk incident, added, “when you
are a five-star general you don't
have to give an explanation for
what you do.”
Further details of General Mac
Arthur’s refusal to let General
Kirk touch foot even on the island
of Luzon in order to inspect army
hospitals there have now leaked
out. Kirk, as head of the army
medical corps, arrived in Leyte
with a staff of medical experts
ready to place them in strategic
positions in Luzon fighting was
heavy at that time.
As a courtesy to MacArthur.
Kirk radioed him from Leyte is
land that he was coming. He re
ceived in reply a message saying
that his presence was not needed.
Scarcely believing his eyes, Gen
eral Kirk gave MacArthur a
chance to change his mind by
; sending another telegram which
said in substance: "Don't under
stand your message. Do you mean
by your telegram number so-and
so that my assistance is not wel
come?"
Genera! MacArthur's reply was
[brief and to the point. It read:
I "No, repeat no "
Kirk then got in his plane, boil
! ing mad. and came home.
Note—The War department
for some time has been split
into the pro-MacArthur and
the anti-MacArthur schools.
Many of the general's own con
temporaries d£ n't like him,
feel that he has never given
sufficient credit to men who
bore the brunt of the Pacific
fighting such as General Kreu
ger Eh helberger, Kenny, Ar
nold and others, They also
resent the fact that the news
despatches from the Pacific
must bear the dateline "Gen
eral MacArthur's Headquar
ters." and point out that in
contrast Eisenhower requires
no such date line and has giv
en much credit to Generals
Pat-ton. Hodges. Simpson, Patch,
and Devers. all of whom are
well known , to the public,
whereas few know the names
of the generals commanding
Mar Art hur’s armies,
1 The fact that General Kirk
j mi .lit have got in the headlines,
! some say, may have been the rea-'
.-on why MacArthur barred him
1 from inspecting hospitals in Lu
' zon. |
Work is being pushed rapidly.
in the Philippines to ready those;
islands as opr chief base for the!
big push on Japan and the Jap- 1
held Chinc.e mainland. Enough;
Japs are left in the Islands to be:
dangerous, but they are being
eliminated, with the toughest
fighting on the southernmost Is
land of Mindanao.
Manila harbor is now in full use,
with dock installations at the city
itself rapidly being put in shape
Shiploads, of vital supplies are ar
riving at other island ports as well
as at Manila.
U DKMIOKK BRIDGE
Here is one story as to how Am-'
ericaii troops managed to capture!
the important Ludendorf bridge
across the Rhine. A group of an
ti-Nazi students are reported to
have been quietly organizing in
the Rhine valley, and secretly I
joined Hitler's Elite Guard, the
"Schutz Staffel" in 1942 where
they have been boring from with
in ever since. It was this group
that is reported to have tipped off
the American command that the
Remagen bridge would be Intact.
A Daily Prayer In
War Time
FOR OUR ALLIES
Our prayers today, gracious Fath
er of all men, is for our dauntless
Allies, who have long borne the
grievous burden of war. Grant that
their faith may fail not; and that
.ey may have joy and hope in us.
H ten the day of victory, that the
bitter wrongs done them by the
foe may b repaired, and that in
the fellowship of peace we may
together arrive at full felicity of
life Remember in Thy mercy the
little nations which are passing
through such an ordeal of suffer
ing. Lengthen our arms in com
radely helpfulness to them. Grant
us the spirit of Imagination and
sympathy, that we may under
stand and share their sufferings.
Bend our knees to constar' inter
cessory prayer. For our whole hope,
and help is in Thee, Loving Fath
er of us all—Amen.
Card games were Introduced
Into Europe in the 14th century
by fortune-telling Gypsie* wan
dering from India.
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Managing Editor
WHEN KAY KYSER’S 84-YEAR-OLD MOTHER MET A PARTY
of Shelbians in Charleston the other day she recalled to them that two
of the happiest years of her life were spent in Shelby as a bride; when
I heard it, I wrote the remarkable little woman who knocks all around
the country with her famous son to ask her to set down some of those
recollections because I knew they would be of tremendous interest to
readers of this corner. Obligingly, Mrs. Kyser drew upon a keenly reten
tive mind to give us this:
On one of my father’s vacations, we went to the mountains. Mr.
Webb (father of Judge James Webb) asked my father to spend the night
with them in Shelby to break the trip which was a long one in those days,
as we lived in Raleigh and were travelling in a vehicle then called a
“Carryall”.
I hardly know how to describe this vehicle. Not any special reason for
describing it, but it was unique. It looked like a big carriage and was
pulled by two big horses. It was late when we got there, and much later
when we retired.
Mr. Webb said: “Brother Howell, we will now have family prayers”.
That would be funny now, wouldn’t it? You know, sometimes now
we might say: "How about a little drink?”
Well, we all got down on our knees and when my father was through
with his prayer, they all got up, but I did not. I was fast asleep. My moth
er put her arms around me and said: "Poor little thing! She is worn
out and I hope you will excuse her." I have never forgotten how em
barrassed I was. I must have felt very bad for me to remember this, for
that was many years ago. My little brother, who was with us, was Dr.
Vernon Howell, Dean of Pharmacy, at Chapel Hill. I only mention this
because it made a childhood impression which recalls my earliest rem
embrance of Shelby.
LATER I WENT TO SHELBY AS A BRIDE. I WAS MARRIED IN
Selma North Carolina and one week later arrived in Shelby. Upon our
arrival there we were told that the best place in which to live was a
hotel owned and operated by Captain and Mrs. Clark who from the first
time we met seemed to take quite an interest in us.
They seemed very sorry that they had no vacant room but they got
m touch with another hotel that was then called the ' Ryburn House.”
We were very fortunate in getting there. I remember Mrs. Ryburn's
many kindnesses. It was in this hotel that my husband made the map of
Shelby. Later we moved from there to the home of Captain Love. I had
admired this home every time I passed it because I loved the flowers in
boxes on the upper porch. I said: "I wish I could live there.” Someone
Laid: "Why Mrs. Kyser. that is the home of Captain Love who is one of
the richest men here and he does not take boarders." I said "Well I am
going over yiere and see if she (Mrs. Love* will not take us.” "I will tell
her my father is a Baptist preacher and she spends most of her spare
time working for the Baptist Church and she will take us. Then I thought,
if this does not impress her I'd try another line of appeal. I d tell her
I was never married before and was never separated from my family and
her home would afford me what I had been accustomed to; that my
husband was going to map Cleveland county as soon as he finished with
the town and. necessarily, he would have to be away a great deal of the
time and I would be so lonely.” So the Loves took us and we lived with
them over a year.
WHEN WE ARRIVED IN SHELBY THERE WERE SEVEN OTHER
brides and grooms there. One couple was Tom Dixon and his wife—the
lormer Pinkey Bussy, whose brother was pastor of the Baptist church and
tor whom was named Col. Bussy Lattimore, now commanding officer at
Fort Sill. Okia. Tom Dixon afterwards became a famous playwright
and author. One of the characters in his book, "The Leopard Spots” I
think was his wife. She played the piano beautifully. She played for us
most every mght in the home of Mrs. Clark < where they lived > if she
could persuade Tom not to go up to his room to drink buttermilk, which
was one of his habits. Every Saturday night most of our crowd would go
over to Cleveland Springs. At that time it was owned by a Mrs. Howell.
I recall very distinctly one incident that happened there. When we
arrived we gathered in a large assembly rbom. There was a man playing
the piano and singing very dramatically 'as if he were in the Metropo
litan Opera House> "Aunt Jemimas Plaster, the more you pull it off,
the more it sticks the faster.”
I MUST MENTION MY VERY CLOSE FRIEND, MISS PATTIE
Ramsey, who later married Mr. Burrell Blanton, who was president of
the bank when we were there. Later, my son, Kay Kyser. who was gra
duated from the University of North Carolina, was a classmate and
devoted friend of one of the Blanton boys. My son had the pleasure
of visiting in his home in Shelby and knowing the old friends to whom
I have referred. As I reminisce, I often remember the lovely taste of
Miss Pattie. I distinctly recall a beautiful yellow bonnet which was
most becoming to her style and charm May I take your time to describe
this bonnet? Its simplicity impressed me greatly. It was a yellow straw
bonnet, with one yellow tiger lily and a yellow satin ribbon which tied
under the chin.
HOWEVER. I WANT TO SAY THAT TWO OF THE HAPPIEST
years of my life were spent in Shelby because there I found my kind of
people—not only kind, but understanding. It was not my privilege while
living there to know the Hoeys and Gardners. However, I have closely
followed the careers of both these distinguished statesmen, of whom
North Carolina is justly proud. Kay knows ex-Governor Gardner very
well and cherishes his friendship. I have had the pleasure of meeting ex
Governor and present Senator Clyde R. Hoey, who attended in Rocky
Mount the premiere of my son, Kay Kyser's first picture, "That s Right
You're Wrong.” He extended the welcome and presented to Kay the keys
to the city.
STATE COLLEGE OBJECTIVE TO RAISE
LIVING STANDARDS—HARRELSON
RALEIGH. March 28.—(fPy—'The
principal objective of N. C. State
College is “to raise the standard
of living and the productive power
of a great group of people," Col.
J. W. Harrelson, chancellor of State
college, said.
Col. Harrelson, speaking at the
opening session of a school for
farm and home agents of the Col
lege’s Extension Service, said that
North Carolina needs twice as
many graduates of Technological
colleges, like State college, than It
has, and he listed r an "econo
mic necessity” the doubling of the
size of the physical plant at State
college. That, he said, would en
able the college to train larger
numbers of young men and wo
men in agriculture, engineering and
textiles.
The per capita income in North
Carolina is $235 below the national
average, Col. Harrelson said.
Therefore, he added, the state in
curs an annual loss of $800,000,000
because it does not reach the na
tional income average. The busi
ness of State college, he said, ii
to work for tire economic develop
ment of the state, and ultimately
North Carolina, through the serv
ices of State college In research
and training, will attain the na
tion’s income average, thus increas
ing the standarcPof living of the
people And promoting the happi
ness of the population.
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