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Friday, September 10, 1943.
Fear On The Home Front
Fear of an invasion of our fair land by the
enemy has been <i». but dissipated by our gal
lant fighting men who sought the foe in h.-> uwn
lair Possibly there is still danger of attack, but
we no longer hold any fear for it. However,
there is much fear on the home front and after
hearing one of the columnists tel! about it there
is some cause for concern.
He says, “Liberals fear the power of the cor
porations, conservatives fear the liberals and
the trade unions. Teachers fear their supervisors
and their trustees, businessmen and congress
men fear professors and their ideas. Radio writ
ers and studio executives have a fearful eye on
the advertiser-sponsors, and the advertisers fear
the buying public. Those who hope for a decent
post war world fear the State Department and,
in turn, the little bewildered men w'ho shape its
policies fear men of brains and ability like Sum
ner Welles. Everyone agrees in fearing the gov
ernment. We live in a fear-drenched society.’’
Having all that to fear on the home front, lit
tle wonder we have no fear of attack. But the
columnist did not mention all the fears at home.
We are still fearful the Smiths will get more of
this than we do, and we hoard. We even lie,
manipulate and steal gasoline for fear we’ll not
get our fair share. We are fearful lest some
one gets an advantage. We are fearful we’ll do
more than someone else, even if w’e know we
have not and are not doing our part.
It is about time that we measured the truth
for what it is worth and the chips fall where
they may. Too long have we thwarted the
w’holesome truth to better our business advan
tage. It is about time that we play the game
fair, do our part and banish fear with the grim
determination to take what' may come.
IS'ot Rent, Rut Struggle
From The Common Defense.
Our success in North Africa, the onward rush
of our army in Sicily the fall of Mussolini, and
oui continued off sive against the Japanese
in the Paeifir make encouraging news for the
American people. Everyone gladly accepts the
reality of military victory. The danger is that
we shall be dispose dto regard the war as prac
tically won and proceed to relax our efforts and
our diligence in behalf of its vigorous prosecu
tion. It is not won. It is far from won. The Nazis
are still strong. In particular, their air force of
late has not been utilized in the full strength
that it yet possesses. Europe is a fortified con
tinent. To invade it will demand the i*»S8 "UT1
much life. The problem of supplying our over
seas troops will continue fcr many days to come.
Any misstep, any lack of vigilance may cost
! us heavily and needlessly prolong .he war. At
j the same time we have the v^r to carry on in
l the Pacific against the Japanese.
All of the problems involved in the West also
: present inernselves to us in the East. Ambassa
dor Grew, who knows very well the nature and
strength of our foe in the Pacific, has warned
us that much hard fighting remains to be done
I war on all
j fronts, but we shall do it only because the faith
| and courage of our civilian population mate’ as
1 and supports the faith and com age of our fight
ing men They depend upon us far more than
we sometimes think—for supplies of all kinds,
for money to finance the war, for keeping pro
duction of war materials at a high level—and
for encouragement that is born of our own
strong and stirring morale. No one in America
can rest. No one can relax his efforts for vic
tory, nor become complacent. We are winning,
but we have not yet won.
This generation of Americans will never know
peace in an absolute sense—except that which
God gives in the heart even in the midst of
struggle. For this generation of Americans is
called upon to maintain all. of the freedom
achieved in the past and, in addition, to do even j
a harder thing—extend democracy for the ore- j
ati n of a better and more just America in the i
day* aheau. After the victory on the battlefield,
which may not come soon, we shall still be un
der the necessity of bearing the burden of fight
ing for a just and democratic peace. This will be
no less easy than the fight against the Axis
military forces. This, too, will require long days i
and nights of hard work, and sacrifice, and vig
ilance. Americans of this generation cannot lay
down the burden that free men must carry for
the creation of a better world. We shall not
know absolute peace—but only struggle. And,
if we give a good account of ourselves we may
then expect to find our reward in victory, and
peace for those who come after us.
Fear Of Freedom
Among the Four Freedoms we are hearing
so much about, it is now claimed that the one
having to do with Fear is causing the most con
cern in some quarters. It isn’t Freedom from
Fear, but Fear of Freedom that is causing the
trusts and manipulators great concern. They are
afraid because if the common man gets free
dom, he will not be subject to those who would
dictate business and economic policies for the
advantage of the few and at the cost of the
many.
/Vo Privute Momt/toly
News and Observer.
One of the serious objections to the “invalid
and illegal” attempted lease of the naval petrol
eum reserves. in California, was that it gave a
monopoly to the Standard Oil Company of Cal
ifornia. When a California Congressman asked
Assistant Attorney-General Littell if, under cer
tain conditions, in order “to ccr serve oil in the
ground” it would not be better to “create a
monopoly rather than leave the field in the
hands of several companies,” Mr. Littell made
this statesman-like answer:
“When there are circumstances under which
a monopoly might prove desirable, and should
be created, the government ought to create it
and operate it.”
No private monopoly ought to be tolerated in
a democracy.
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AMERICAS
MEXICO'S DECLARATION
OF INDEPENDENCE
(September IS, 1810.)
It has been said that Miguel Hidal- j
go was to the Independence of Mex 1
ico what Christopher Celtimbu* was !
to the Discovery of America Not
an end in itself, hi* the great initia
tf)r, the man who pointed the way to
emancipation and freedom, the first
to envisage the full sense of inde
pendence.
.Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla—later
to be called the Father of Mexican
Independence—was born in the State
of Guanajuato on May 8, 1753. He
pursued his studies at the College of
San Nicolas at Valladolid (now Mor
olia) and was ordained a priest. He
became teacher and finally dean of
that college and afterwards occupied
several curacies. In September of the
year 1810 he was parish priest at
Dolores, a village of the province of
Guanajuato. His learning and his
progressive ideas brought him un
der suspicion, not only because he
jsed to read all kinds of books but
also because liberal ideas were al
ways noticeable in his addresses.
The Napoleonic invasion of Spam
and the overthrow of Charles IV of
Spain was the final spark that was
Lo set off the Revolution in Mexico
as elsewhere in Spanish America.
Fhe time was ripe or the assertion
af independence. Spain was invad
'd by Napoleon; the King had ab
dicated. Who was the authority who
;hould carry on the government—or
nisgovernment—of the colony? A
*roup of revolutionary patriots gath
?red around the curate of Dolores
and invited him to join a conspiracy. 1
Hidalg refused at the beginning, as t
ie considered the enterprise lacking i
in seriousness. At last he was in- C
fluonced to attend the meetings and 1
:onsented to head a revolution.
On September 16, 1810, Hidalgo i
-aised the standard of revolt with I
he slogan: “Long live America! Lone I
ive Ferdinand VII! Down with bad I
tovemmest!” The Indians took up c
lie cry, and joined Hidalgo, and )
hey -all went off in search of wea- I
ions some having taken up lances t
ind others cutlasses and slings. This t
-ry of Dolores (Grito de Dolores)
reeame the rallying slogan of the c
•evolution in New Spain. f
In mustering immense numbers of <
irmed natives Hidalgo aimed at the I
“stablishment of political indepen- c
lence and free land in Mexico. The >
nsurgents seized various places in t
he central part of the country in- '
■luding the great silver-producing
own and mines of Guanajuato,
A’here unfortunately the rebel forces
-ommitted serious excesses. After
leveral astonishingly successful en
counters, during which town after
town attached itself to the patriot
:ause, Hidalgo, with his aides Al
lama and Allende, arrived with a
orce of about 80,000 poorly armed
^£n_at_Monte de las Cruces, where
Wen* Bond Ship
SLIDING DOWN th« ways fit the
Charleston Navy Yard Is the new
destroyer escort Thomason, named
in honor of Sgt. Clyde Thomason,
of Atlanta, Ga„ who was killeo In
the Pacific area. The ship was paid
for from oversubscriptions of war
bonds to build the new cruiser
Atlanta. This is an official U. 3.
Navy photo. (International)
:C clashed with the best troops at
he government’s disposal. Victor
nus, he could have taken Mexico
lity, but instead withdrew cautious
y after which success left him.
He was completely routed by Fel
x Maria Calleja at the battle of
’uente de Calderon in January, 1811.
'leeing north with a few followers,
lidalgo was captured in an ambus
ade and executed the following
ear. In the small chapel of San
’rancisco ‘he decapitated body of
he warrior-priest wao laid and af
erwards removed to Mexico.
That his warfare was bloody and
rule is true; that he was not success
ul in his attempted uprisal is also
ruel is true; that he was not success
roduced the spark that lit the torch
f liberty in Mexico. For that reason
■ for no other, his name is not
i be forgotten.
Wkm EXHAUSTION UUt
Teamwork Is Still
Handling Problems
On America’s Front
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The teamwork that has character
ized America’s handling of virtual
ly ail of its problems since the days
of the pioneer log-rolling is still pro
ducing results. For months, it has
been predicted that bumper crops re
sulting from early pleas to farmers
to plant iarge crops would result in
bottlenecks at canning plants, where
itinerant labor is no longer avail
able, The prediction was borne out.
when a crisis developed in Southern
New jersey, where Campbell Soup
Company’s Camden plant was faced,
it!*'* yiafaofc tomatoes so great tfea*
there were fears oi spoilage of thous
ands of tons. On a single day, trucks
lined up or five miles, with some 727
trucks each loaded with ab-. ut four
tons of tomatoes waiting to be re
lieved of their cargoes. At the same
time, a hundred boxcars stood on
sidings. Appeals to the U. S. Employ
ment Service and the War Manpow
er Commission brought a sprinkling
of workers, but not enough. Nearby
Fort Dix and the Philadelphia Navy
yard yielded service men on leaves.
But when this proved insufficient,
Things To Watch
For In The Future
The oscillating bed, which utilizes
a small motor to provide pulsations
said to have the effect of massaging,
to ease minor aches and pains ., Non
reflecting eyeglasses and wind
shields, developed by American Op
tical Company . . . Shoe laces, now
used h-r the Army, made of nylon , .
Shr»*V?roof wrapping paper ... A
toothpaste made of sodium fluoride
which will relieve aches due to ex
( posed dentine—the most common
| cause of toothaches.
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of wood, combination ol
cot con and wool, erd and friction
belting and ther fabric and synthe
tic substances.
the company took large newspaper
space and radio time to ask for vol
unteer help, and response was so
great that it became unnecessary to
utilize all of the Fort Dix soldiers
the Army made available. The crisis
was handled—but it became a warn
ing to other crop-and-canning areas
'throughout the country._
ANNOUNCEMENT OF
Change in Dr-t#g Store Hours
Due to unusual condition* caused by war, such a* acute shortages of
clerks, delivery help and nearly all supplies, we find it necessary
to adopt shorter hours, beginning today, Friday, Sept. 10, as follows:
-3:30 A. MrW8:30 P. M. (WEEK-DAYS)
SATURDAYS 8:30 A. M. To 9:00 P. M.
SUNDAYS 9:30 To 11 A.M. 4 To 6 P.M.
ff e sincerely hope and believe that our patrons will appreciate the
necessity for this change, which is in keeping with the general trend
throughout the country, and that they will not be materially incon
venienced. As always, we stand ready at all hours during the night
to render emergency prescription service.
DAVIS Pharmacy — CLARK’S Pharmacy
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Notice To
ALL DOG OWNERS
In the pant we have only killed dogs caught in the
act of killing our goats and sheep. However, last
night, September 6th, dogs killed 8 goats on our
premises and in the future any dog, good or bad,
will be killed upon sight when found on our prop
erty.
If you place- any value on your dog we sincerely
ask that you keep him from our place of business.
We derive no pleasure from killing dogs but we
are determined to protect our property.
Any person having a stray gun shell or two is ask
ed to kindly call or see us. We cant buy them and
we need them. This favor will be appreciated.
Roberson Slaughter House
FIRST
SALE
Monday
SEPTEMBER 13, 1943.
We’ll only have a 3 1-2 hour sale on
Monday. You, quite naturally, real
ize what this means.
With this condition confronting both the
farmers and warehousemen, we insist
liHf you bring your ftubut i1 wwrwly for
our Monday's Sale.
May we insist that you watch your
tobacco very carefully. We have
had much damaged tobacco on our
floors this week.
Our prices are still good especially the
better grgdes. For the best sale of the
year sell with
Adkins & Bailey
Warehouse