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PAGE FOURE , COURIER-TIMES Roxboro, North Carolina PUBLISHED MONDAY AND THURSDAY BY i Courier-Times Publishing Company The Roxbdro Courier Established 1881 The Person County Times Established 1829 J. W. Noell Editor J. 8. Merritt and Thos. J. Shaw, Jr Associates M. C. Clayton Adv. Manager D. R. Taylor, In Service With U. S. Navy 1 year, Out ol State $3.00 1 year $2.50 6 months $1.40 3 months 75 ADVERTISING RATES Display Ads, 49 Cents Per Inch Reading Notices, 10 Cents Per Line The Editors Are Not Responsible for yiews Expressed By Correspondents Entered at The Post Office at Roxboro, N. C. As Second Class Matter THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 1945 It Isn't true because the COURIER-TIMES says it, but the COURIER-TIMES says it because it is true. NOT TO EXPECT TOO MUCH Eyes of the world are centered upon San Francisco, where the World Security Confer ence opened yesterday. Hopes of the world are centered there, too, despite the fact that | the Polish issue threatens in the beginning 1 that broad outlook for peace so devoutly hop-1 ed for by Big Three powers and by the man in the street. Steps towards peace through ! . war have come from the Atlantic Charter meeting and from conferences at Terheran, Cairo, Quebec and Casablanca. The Yalta conference was different and much more difficult, with issues of peace and war more sharply drawn. Yalta belongs in | history in position with Bretton Woods and Dumbarton Oaks, as does the San Francisco gathering, where various government offi cials are learning anew that running a war is much easier than making a peace. The one white hope to be looked for from San Fran cisco is that the Polish issue, the recognition of one of two government factions, can be solved and that the way will thus be cleared for other and more serious tasks. It is by a gradual elimination of difficul , ties that peace is arrived at and there are signs that peace after this war will come by the culminative steps of all of the conferences put together rather than by one grand slam attempted a quarter of a century ago at Ver sailles, and in this respect it can be said that the world is slowly learning how to make peace. Not everything can be or is expected to be resolved at San Francisco. -o—: REPEAT PERFORMANCE While Russian and American armies meet Germans in and near Berlin and while in creasingly brutal reports are received about conditions in German prison camps, civilian life in a relatively untouched American goes on, quietly and peacefully, to such an extent, in fact, that the Person Grand Jury, with A. E. Newton as foreman, which finished its work on Tuesday can afford to be concerned about repairs to school buildings and to school busses and can look forward confident and with hope that the suggested repairs will be effected. Language of the Grand Jury report, parti cularly as to repairs needed at Olive Hill Ne gro school and at Bethel Hill and at High Plains, is vigorous. For what is said about the Negro institution called Olive Hill there is a positive mandate: the building is consid ered dangerous unless something is done and at once. The words as to Bethel Hill have the sound of an old refrain, as do the lists of school busses without lights. We remember, in connection with the lights, that Superin tendent Griffin had a few months ago a state meht on conditions of school busses, the issue being rather sharply drawn that the previous Grand Jury under discussion knew not what it was speaking of in being so critical. We have no way of knowing whether the January report was, or was not biased in its freely expressed opinions on lights and brakes, but we do think there is significance in the fact that the April Grand Jury comes along with similar comments. There may be some question on the need for lights on buss es just at this time of the year, but there can be no more stalling on the repairing of school buildings, although we suspect that Mr. Griffin and his various Board members are fully aware of what ought to be done, and may even now be making plans to meet twice repeated Grand Jury suggestions. o CIVILIANS CAN HELP IN THIS Story of the week concerns the efforts of a taxi driver here who is charged with the duty of delivering casualty messages and who just the other day had a heck of a time doing it. The driver, it seems, had a message, not a serious one, just a notification that some soldier had been slightly wounded. Not knowing the address of this man’s next of kin, the driver went to the Roxboro Post Office for information, where he was told that the person wanted, the wife of the sol dier, lived somewhere in the neighborhood of Roseville. To Roseville the driver went, where he was f told that the woman he was seeking lived ’ several miles off in another direction. When he reached that spot the driver was sent still further off down the road. In the end, after he had driven the grand total of twenty-three miles, he was directed to return to Roxboro to the home of W. M. Fox, Sr., where the young woman that was wanted has residence. It was the right place, but the driver swore — for the Fox home is next door to the Roxboro Post Office. All of this happened because the young wife of the soldier had failed to notify the Post Office that she had moved to Roxboro. She was some several hours late in getting a message and the taxi driver was vexed no end. People ought to let proper authorities know of any and all address changes these . days, for Roxboro and Person County, al though comparatively small and quite neigh borly, are too big to keep names and address es straight by guess-work and hearsay. And messages can be important these days. o “STEWARDS OF GOD’S EARTH” Wide-visioned Pearl Buck a few years ago made millions of readers conscious of the fact! j that the earth can lie “good", but the Rev. Boyce Brooks, of Roxboro, who is the author of the Rural Life program to be used by 'North Carolina’s I-’our-H clubs, as reported in Monday’s Cdurier-Times,; puts a different emphasis on farming by calling young farm people and their families the “Stewards of j God’s Earth". It is a reminder that is as timely today as any parable of tares or tal ents could be. A farm can be a living thing, productive of food for man and beast, but the people who live and work on a farm (or in ai factory, or an office or a business) are there jfor a Season and a reason. I The idea advanced by the Rev. Mr. Brooks and by Mrs. Buck in their different ways is not original, not even popular, and although; no wav has been devised of getting around I I *' _ • 1 it, young people, most of all, need to be re minded that life has a pattern and a purpose. } When they begin to think for themselves they' | may put an unorthodox interpretation on what they have lived through in relation to ■ what they have been taught, but in the end, ■ in final analysis, results are the same. The! s I earth is good, says Pearl Buck, but its harvest • depends largely on the effort man puts into j the getting and on the plan and the purpose! of work. Mr. Brooks says the same thing,; with the added suggestion that what we have! I is not ours, but God’s. - | WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ; DEMOCRACY’S TORCHKEARER , Durham Morning Herald vl ‘ ' \ . i | After the war “a revitalized France will ' ; continue to be the torchbearer of democracy on the continent of Europe” and her mission ' |will lie that of “stabilizing the European sit uation for generations to come,” asserts For-! 1 leigii Minister Georges Bidault, who repre- ■ j. seat's- France at the San Francisco Confer-j j- v .;, VV '• . fence. In a statement which appears in the cur rent issue of The Saturday Evening Post, the [head of the national resistance movement ini !France told Ernest Hauser that Europe! I “must not remain a continent of hate. The least we can do is to consider -that the occu-! , pation of Germany, in which France will par-j tieipate, must he the beginning of an educa-j tional process aiming at; turning .-.Germany ] into a tolerable neighbor. ’ j “How can tins be done? Os course, it is too [ : soon to for see what elements we shall find - ’ |in Germany who can help us to rebuild. This rebuilding process after the crushing victory j must be one of the aims of our long-term policy in Europe. j: “In this policy, France will lie more closely and more warmly linked with the Anglo- Saxon powers than ever before in her history ’ . . . . With the physical and. more important, ' | the moral backing of Britain and the United , States, France can succeed in her mission of jj stabilizing the European situation for gen jerations to come. The arrival of Russia as an ’ immensely powerful influence in Europe will j | help us in the fulfillment of our role.” o THE STATE’S RESPONSIBILITY Greensboro Daily News Governor Cherry has taken proper action in commuting the sentence of Marvin L. E Matheson. 16-year-old boy. ; Whenever a youth can develop into a hard -1 ened criminal, a killer, at that tender age, ; the state, meaning organized society, must , ask itself searchingly how he got that way ; and to what extent its own indifference, ir ; responsibility or inertia contributed to his f developing criminality. THBLCOtIRIER-TIME% R-' The Cancer Problem Congress, by special enactment In 1937, designated April as National Cancer Control Month. Cancer is the second highest cause of death in the United States. Heart disease is first. Cancer is the great est cause of deaths among women. In 1943 Uatest available statistics! this disease killed 166,848 men, wo men, and children. This is far more than three times the number of Army, Navy, Marine. and Coast Guard personnel reported killed during the entire three years from Pearl Harbor through December 14, 1944. Deaths reported by the Army and Navy for that period totaled 134,143. Cancer deaths have been increasing for many Years. Picture In North Carolina Cancer claimed the lives of 2,298 persons in North Carolina in 1944. This is a rate of 61.4. This is a drop of 19 from the record high of 2,317 with a rate of 62.6 in 1943. Phy sicians over the state report that they are getting more and more cancers in their early and curable stages. That cancer deaths dropped in North Carolina last year is good, but the fact remains that North Carolina is losing far too many hr cancer. While no age is immune, the .greatest toll is taken among tin [mature— men and women who ai jin the prime of life when they ai - of greatest value to themselves, their families, and their communities. A least one-third, and perhaps imany as one-hall, of those who d os cancer die needlessly Withou the discovery of a single new fai about the disease, medical scieni has the knowledge that could sat that many. But it must get canct early to cure it. Dr. James Murphy, a native Tt. Heel, head of cancer research f. tlie Rockefeller Foundation, repor that North Carolina is far bchin in the matter of providing dim nostic and treatment centers t< cancer victims. He estimates th: the state has 8.400 cancer patient There are ncary 400 cancer hospit ials and clinics on the approved li of the American College of Sin aeons. Only two on the list are is. North Carolina Duke Hospital i Durham and the Greensboro Tilin' Clinic at Greensboro Two new clin tes which should qualify for the li. when they have completed the ; probationary period were open last spring. One i> to I.ucv Pattei -son Memorial Clinic in Winstoi Salem. The other is the clinic ■ Grace Hospital in Mhrgantbn. D Murphy points cut -it,hat the stal on a population bstsHtS-nlone. shoul have at least 10 such cancer cent ers. One Army, Two Legs, Two Eyes ■ The one short word that de- j scribes the patriotic Americans in I the armed forces today is Guts, a I word not deemed elegant but which j ;is -used in the Bible, making it ai fitting term. This fact, is proved ! ; by the brave letters from men who-! ! have been wounded. One that • 'marks the author as one of; the 'courageous heroes of. this horrible’ i war is tile following letter from !Lt. Bob Hardart to his father: i Dear Dad: First of all. ! want' you to know that I am cheerful and looking forward to getting home ! and learning to lead a hew kind of I life. Now; I'll tell you what happened \ ' The LONE RANGER Sc £‘SASHELfVTS f [^vcanT^l^^^urJ' ' ! 6TILL^ N ’™ C^/^ < 2JJ ) E {W THE /•? ; '!'] J^ ELF? J 3+i7W~~7M§7i / n YEAH?EUO - TI¥sHE LFLI I A REAL LEATHER-POPPER f |‘LL PO IT'*) GOOD.' ] GEE, WHOEVER HEARD ONE SLIP ANP } 1 LINE. OF COURSE,IF YOU'RE S \| DRIVING A COACH UNDER) H CAN ir—' AFRAID T ■ \r~ < V/AM i v to me, so kind of brace yourself: M.v legs were badly wounded, but in time will be as good as new. I 1 ; lost my right arm just below the ' ielbow. Just:now I can’t see. But! the eye doctor says there is a slight j ' chance they can make mo see in j - time. , | However, I am not counting oil! , that too much because I have a .' feeling I will remain this way. . Well, there's the story. I hated - to tell you, but I know you would I ; w ant to know. For gosh sakes, j don't feel sorry for me. If you! 'could see me here in the hospital 1 1 , with all the fun I am having, kid- j "ding with the nurses and talking • w'iili • the' swell visitors we have,! you would say: “There is nothing .wrong witli that guy. Send him back to duty!” ■ I've .got a liertc of a lot to live 1 tor: plus my faith. Say, Tin running overtime, so I'm ' sending all my love. You -an be lieve ine when I sav I am happy and ; contented: and have great faiUi and :' .iiojlmiu my future.-News And Ob-; ; server. 100 Years Ago Ap early ancestor of-the Seaboard Hallway was tile Raleigl) iind Gnstnii . Kail Road.which connected life Old N.e-th State's capital city with Hie. town of Gaston, now call'd Tlielma Si miles away. Before completing, t opstruction, however, the Raleigh aiai Gaston really had its share of 1 troubles. Most formidable ilifliGiUv llie unyielding attitude of lata! 1 owners along I lie projected right- 1 • i v.av. Quoth tlie spokesman for .tluil darkly determined group nvhil ■ l.'iandi.sliing a squirrel riflei: “No • rath-..ad's coming through here and our pickaninnies to c.-.-ith." : ■tWor'h Slab apiece, pickabinnh s so unite all asset in those wars : 'i • a long ago, to 18.i2. the Raleigh and Gasum extended its line lo Weldon til’,-! :!■(: by made connection wiili ip P- : tie ait h and Roanoke. '1 lur; [ eu •' •: Virginia and Central ••'oftit C.’avrlina were linked by rail •: tlie fir.u time.—Seaboard R d 1....- ....- Bureau. A- th’ aut(.mobile lias titsplaced r- hot -e tut : r.iTi.poi is' ion. a liv . . <otn .-trains will displace siaiid :ed \.::t :i< -. :-.,y tile F.xtcn toll it, Plait- Collegia .j, From where I sit... ly Joe Marsh - Dick Ne W comb <*-ees Fishing by Proxy i ■ L: Boh-Newcomb used lo bo the So Bob spoilt his next day off Fa. i flv rin tne county, exactly as Dick dreamed of his ■j Never-missed a Saturday at Sc- doing— fished Seward’s Creek vV- a* Creek. But come the war, again, and cooked the trout, and [ (I Dob's son going off in uni- kept the boor cool in the stream. ! f rm. he jtfst lost interest in And you knew he was doing it l- ’ tiling like.iisliing. for Dick. ; But the other day Bob got a From where T sit, it’s what the .Eli ter from the ■ South Pacific men overseas would have us do j ... kind of a homesick letter: —keep alive the little customs, |. ‘'Dirt tliiiiking of ywii, Dad, fish- the small pleasures, they, re : irt.g in Reward's Creek; cooking member keep them alive till trout over an open fire; and they come home to share them, i keeping the beer’cool in the, - stream. Keep an extra bottle / L, ({(^ cool for me.Z/ 1 11' 1 i.j/UNilr'D STATES FOUNDATION, Norlh Carolina Committee Eager M. Bc a, wiaia b.ircclor, 606-607 insurance Dldg., Raletgh, N. C. Old Mountain Road To (lose Washington, April—Trains of the 12-mile Tuckaseegee and South eastern Railway Company may not i lie coming 'round the Nortli Caro lina mountains any more. A combination of needed track repairs and train crews who want to work more than three days each 1 week t hreaten its future, the Inter state Commerce Commission was told today. Mrs. Joseph Keys of East La Post N, C., head of the company which operates tlie line, asked ICC per- I mission to abandon the trackage. The railroad is unsafe and the ! company has no money to pay for 'repairs, Mrs. Keys said, adding: “Also on account of reduced tar iff it was necessary to ask the train crew to work on a three days per vveok, basis. This they refused to do, asking for their release and • being unable to employ a new crew i tlie applicant was forced to suspend (operations. Fuel Oil Strip Coupons Ordered Raleigh. April .Strip coupons,. ■mnlor to those in use in the gaso- I , rationing iirogram. lit an iden-| title.o mu ioldcr and bearing serial •.timbers, will lie issued for certain | ( lasses ol fuel oil rations (lie latter I ol tins montli, Ol’A District! Director Theodore a. Johnson said: today. Consumers who will use tlie new ;iM coupons are those whose ra- \ tions are for domestic cooking and b mine, purposes, for heat or hot : where tlie amount of tlie an i.'ial ration is 300 gallons or less, for miscellaneous farm and in ■iui 1 uses where tlie amount is than 20.000 gallons annually j the consumer does not have a : it ion bank account, Johnson point - i .:;i lie explained that tlie change ' to the new type of coupon does not affect the validity of class 3 coupon sheets, or have any effect on the amount of the consumer’s ratlbn. Householders whose total annual ration for heat and hot water is more than 300 gallons, will not be affected, be said. “The use of strip coupons will re sult in considerable saving in paper and clerical work,” Johnson said, "because it eliminates the waste that occurs when class 3 coupon sheets are ‘tailored’, which necessi tates throwing away some coupons and consumes time of the workers who 'tailor' them.” NOTICE TO COAL USERS OF ROXBORO And PERSON COUNTY It is to your interest to see the coal dealers of Roxboro and arrange for your coal, so that we may help as much as we can R. H. GATES GOAL AND FEED CENTRAL SERVICE CORP. LIKE POURING WATER ON j A Jf\ Duck's m \ Back tVp Are Now Offering Water Repellanl Finish And Fabric Sue, For Rain And Storm AptySUjYp-* Coats, Shower Curtains. Work ky - Aprons, Wind Breakers And ' Other Fabrics To Produce A Soft Water Kejicllant Finish Or To Restore The. Repellent Fabric Os Garments So Treated By Tlie Manufac turer. Be Sure To Tell Us If You Want The Garment Water ,I Proofed. ( • The cost for this service is small, based on the size and weight of the garment. I Call Us For The Latest In Cleaning i ROXBORO LAUNDRY CO. Frank Willson Phone 3571 Burley Day 1 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmnmmr' • • - y *r TtttJftS&AY, APRIL 26,1946 North Carolina farmers are losing thousands of dollars a year by bedding “string” sweet potatoes, says J. Y. Lassiter, Extension horticul turist at State College. Now Many Wear FALSE TEETH With More Comfort FASTEETH, a pleasant alkaline (non acid) powder, holds false teeth mon firmly. To eat and talk In more com fort, just sprinkle a little FASTEETH on your pteites. No gummy, gooey, pasty tasto or feeling. Checks “plate odor (denture breath). Get FASTEETH at any drug store.
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