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Fear Epidemic As Winter Nears Homeless Hordes Threatened With Starvation in Stricken Europe. WASHINGTON. — Total war has dumped one of history’s biggest problems on the doorstep of civiliza tion. It is the problem of what is to become erf Europe’s gigantic army of civilian refugees—more than three-quarters of them women and children—who ■ have been made homeless and penniless by war. The enormity of the problem is Just beginning to be realized, even here in Washington, which receives the first confidential reports of each new mass evacuation. Famine is the first threat Not Just a shortage of food for a few, but grim, actual starvation for lit erally millions. Next and equally grim, comes the menace of widespread pestilence. Undernourished, weary, ill-clad, the wandering horde of the homeless may any day fall prey to some such epidemic as the influenza that took countless lives in the World war. Millions Homeless. Never in world history, it is agreed, has there been such a huge number of refugees wandering homeless—living on the fringe of famine even now, and facing worse privation ahead. . The refugee army numbered 10, 000,000 before Paris was surren dered. It has grown in size every day since. Only the inroads of dis ease and famine can keep it from being doubled, it appears now, be fore the cannons cease. Volunteer humanitarian agencies —notably the Red Cross and the Society of Friends—are making heroic efforts to feed and shelter the myriad war victims. But their officials admit that in the present situation, no volunteer agencies can possibly do enough. They can, and an, saving countless lives every day, but they cannot hope to save them alL The swift passage of summer brings another problem nearer—how the refugees are to be sheltered against Europe’s bitter winter. Then, too, there is the fact that the war has drained all Europe’s food resources. Men at war cannot till farms. And it takes an immense amount of food to keep huge armies in the field. Worse Than Last War. The situation is not comparable to the refugee problem created by the World war. Then the tide of inva sion moved slowly and it was pos sible to provide for one group of refugees before another group was made homeless. This time, a major refugee prob lem existed before the war started. Then came the Polish invasion, add ing 1,500,000 to the total Then the Russian invasion of Finland added another half-million. Then the blitz krieg into Denmark, Norway, Hol land, Belgium, France—all within a matter of days and weeks—all so swiftly that the refugees were hard put to keep ahead of the tide of advancing death. In their fight against threatening pestilence, relief workers have used millions of phials and ampules of serum and vaccine. Millions more are needed. Wherever possible, ref ugees have been immunized against typhoid, typhus and tetanus. But the specter of typhus comes ever closer, especially in France, as living conditions plummet under the pressure of ever greater refuge* hordes. Carriers of this dread dis ease, rats and vermin, can make Roman holiday among the wander ing homeless. South Carolina Dusts Off Its Original Constitution COLUMBIA, S. C.—The original South Carolina constitution, believed to be the first state constitution adopted in this country, has been xedimovered. The valuable document, which was adopted at a congress begun and holden at Charles Town Novem ber 1, 1775, and continuing by divers adjournment to Tuesday, twenty sixth day of March, 1776,” was found in a statehouse storeroom where it lay unnoticed many years. An appropriation to provide a suit able cabinet for the paper was made immediately by the general assem bly, and it will be placed in the historical commission archives. PATRONIZE FHOSE WHO ADVERTISE IN THE JOURNAL NEW HOMES As Low As $18 Monthly A* Low As $280 Down FHA Approved Neighborhoods, Plans, Specifications and Construction MARSH ESTATES, Greene and Highland Sts.—north frost 2600 and 2700 Wilkinson Boulevard. MARSH ROAD, East from 2760 South Boulevard. Marsh Realty Co. 120 E. 4th St. S-71S5 Realtors • Developers , LABOR DAY “THEME SONG" NASHVILLE, Torn., Aug. 24.—Nashville Trades and Labor Council has completed arrangements for the most elaborate Labor Day celebration ever held in this city. The event will be staged at Cumberland Park, the State Fair grounds, and plans have been perfected for entertainment of at least 15,000 visitors. The Labor Day celebration will be free, and the program calls for many features. The theme song for the Labor Day celebration will be sung as one of the features. The song, “All Hail to Labor Day,” was written by Ben Faucett, editor of the Trades and Labor News, of Nashville, and is as follows: ALL HAIL TO LABOR DAY (Tune—“God Bless America’*) All hail to Labor With voices true, Let’s revere it, endear it In our hearts with the work that we do! To our Country, to our Unions More devotion we now bring; On this, our Labor Day, Let Freedom Ring! All hail to Labor Day Throughout the Land, Celebrate it, instate it With a loyalty all understand! We’re happy in America, To our Freedom we still cling; God Bless our Labor Day, All Workers sing! ROGERS PAINT STORE Paint and Wallpaper DIAL 7185, 7186 FOR SERVICE 200-202 N. College Street Charlotte, N, C. WHY STAY BROKE? Unce Sam’s Loan Office 205 E. Trade St. Phone 8276 . Charlotte, N. C. We lend money on all personal property HARRY ORENSTEIN COMPLIMENTS OF THOS. F. KERR & COMPANY REAL ESTATE - PROPERTY MANAGEMENT Charlotte, N. C. COMPLIMENTS OF W. A. EBERT CONTRACTOR i¥»¥¥¥»»¥»»w>w^w^ewe COMPLIMENTS OF CARSON REALTY COMPANY REALTORS J. H. Carson, Pres. LOANS To iw Repaid Weekly, Semi-Monthly or Monthly SAYINGS CMbo, Weekly Savings or Certificate of INDUSTRIAL LOAN A INVESTMENT BANK 1X4 8. Church St PATRONIZE JOURNAL ADVERTISERS GEORGE L GOOGE Southern Lobor Official Subscribe for the Journal I ; THE JOURNAL has by far the largest city circulation of | any weekly published in Char 1 lotte. Your ad in The Journal ■ will bring results from the : ! workers. r BEST WISHES TO THE JOURNAL AND LABOR NORFLEET MOTORS CO., INC. DODGE AND PLYMOUTH CARS DODGE COMMERCIAL CARS AND TRUCKS 300 WEST 5TH ST. PHONE 7151 CHARLOTTE, N. C. COMPLIMENTS TO LABOR JAS. W. ARMSTRONG CITY MANAGER COMPLIMENTS TO THE JOURNAL AND LABOR W. R. HUDSON GROCERY “Satisfaction First” GROCERIES, FRESH MEATS, FRUITS AND PRODUCE PROMPT DELIVERY 416 West 7th St. Phone 3-5105 ! "" ... n ■ . .ii.i. ,« , , FARRIS BROS. 117-118 So. College EXTEND GREETINGS TO LABOR LABOR DAY SEPT. 2ND, 1940 WITH OUR SINCERE APPRECIATION OF YOUR PAST PATRONAGE AND INVITE A CONTINUANCE AT THE FRIENDLY DEPENDABLE FURNITURE STORE FOR THE WORKING MAN. FARRIS BROS. 117-119 So. College Forest Acres of U. S. Show Steady Gains Purohases May Bring Total To 200 Million. WASHINGTON.—Expansion of the national forests purchase program to reach 200,000,000 acres by 1050 is planned by the national forest reser vation commission. The purchase program is expected to give the federal government own ership of large reserve supplies of timber and forests for recreation and conservation of mineral and other natural resources. There now are more than 176,000, 000 acres of publicly owned lands in the national forests. These are dis tributed among 196 forest units in 40 states, Alaska and the island pos sessions. They comprise about 10 per cent of the total area. Last year nearly 4,000,000 persons derived all or part of their support from employment in the national forests, the United States forest service reported. Their total in come was nearly $1,000,000,000. Workers living in or near national forests obtained employment har vesting timber purchased from the forest service, herding privately earned live stock on the public lands, working ig summer resorts, dude rsnches and hotels catering to visi tors. The forest service reported lum bermen received 2,800,000 man-days of work in timber camps. Live stock owners employed 25,000 riders and herders to take care of 6,500,000 head of animals in the forests. While no estimate of resort, hotel or dude ranch employees eras avail able, the number was large enough to supply the service needs of a clientele which spends about $200, 000,000 annually at such establish ments. In addition to private employ ment, the forest service kept a per manent force of 5,500 persons in the forests and gave part-time employ ment to an additional 11,000 persons. Beforestation, road and trail building, and other improvement work under direction of the forest service also' provided 13,436 man years of employment an WPA proj ects, and year-long employment and training tor 50,000 CCC boys and World war veterans. I do the very best I know how—the very best I can— and I mean to keep doing so tiU the end. If the end brings me oat aD right, what is said against me won't amount to anything.—Abraham Lincoln. BEST WISHES TO THE JOURNAL AND LABOR Bennick’s Drugs and Sundries 920 Centra] Ave. Phone 8103 A FRIEND OF LABOR BEST WISHES TO THE JOURNAL AND LABOR HARRIS FOOD STORE “FOR VALUES” Groceries, Meats — Fruits and Vegetables Fresh Daily 1508 Central Ave. Phone 6696 BEST WISHES TO LABOR AND THE JOURNAL CHARLOTTE OIL COMPANY DISTRIBUTORS PURE OIL PRODUCTS Phone 3*7270 Charlotte, N. C. COMPLIMENTS TO LABOR W. T. GRANT CO. DEPARTMENT STORE 109 North Tryon Street PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS
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