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THE Roanoke Beacon Washington County News PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY (n Plymouth. Washington County, North Carolina The Roanoke Beacon is Wash- h ire.'on County's only newspaper, I was established in 1889. consoli dated with the Washington County N w s in 1929 and with The Sun j in 1937._ Subscription Rates Payable in Advance) One year_$1.50 ! Six months__-75 Advertising Rates Furnished Upon Request Entered as second-class matter at the post office in Plymouth. N. C.. under the act of Congress of March 3. 1879. December 12, 1940 and ... 1_" 'Nonft Carolines vns. i-thin Congratulations. Tyrrell If press reports are borne out. our most sincere congratulations are ex tended to Tyrrell County upon being chosen as (he site for the Navy s new lighter-than-air base. \\ hile the lo cation has not been officially an nounced, it is regarded as practically certain that Tyrrell is to get the big government project, which will entail the spending of several millions dol lars in constructing the new base. Naturally. Washington County people had some hopes of securing this new base, although it was real ized that our distance from the ocean was a handicap: but, since it did not iome to one of the two proposed sites in this county, there is an abiding gratification here that Tyrrell Countv was chosen, pot only because it is near to us. but because its situation and other general advantages justly earned the location. Development of this big Navy project in Tyrrell should have con siderable weight in bringing to ac complishment the road improvement program so earnestly advocated and needed by this section, particularly extension of Highway 64 to Manteo by the construction of the necessary' bridges over Alligator River and Cro atan Sound. This road will be ur genth needed when the base is com pleted, and certainly it should be put on the highway commission’s “must7' 1 i>t immediately. There are many reasons why NOTICE! TO MY FRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS: I Now Have a Nice Se lection oi HORSES AND MULES You can save money by buying them early. Come and look them over before buying else where. J. S. SHUGAR BRICK STABLES Water Street Plymouth Washington County people are glad that the site in Tyrrell is to he se lected by the Navy for its new "blimp base." but none is more important than that this section so richly de serves the development proposed. Again, congratulations, neighbor' The Season tor Giving l'hi- is the season for giving, for making others happy, and on our list of favorite worthy causes there is none ahead of the Christmas Joy Fund, now being raised here for the purpose of bringing some measure of Christmas cheer to the homes of needy people who otherwise will be passed up entirely at a time when practi cally everyone else is celebrating with plenty. Make your contribution to the Chrismas Joy Fund today, and do it without grouching. It will do more to make Christmas have real mean ing to the recipients, to the workers who are contributing their time and labor, and to yourself than anything else you can do. And. while we are on the sujbect. if you haven't gathered up that bun dle of discarded toys for the tiremen to work over, do so today; and, while you are about it. collect any children's clothing you do not need and deliver it to the principal of the schools here for distribution amontr those who do really need it. Doing your share in these under takings is just as much a part of your civic duties as paying your taxes and voting; and anyone who neglects or refuses to do his part is not only a shirker but he is also missing an op portunity to bring joy to himself by helping those more unfortunate than himself. Favorable Fractions We have been warned of many things that our country is not, but we must not overlook a few of the fractions that our country is. With our present knowledge of what we have in this nation, few of us would exchange our brithright. America has. through the past, by means of utilizing her resources and through the force of private enterprise, has accomplished her standing in the following: America, with only 1/15 of the world's population, has 3/4 of the world's autos; 1/2 of the world's telephones: 1/2 of the world's radios; 1/3 of the wmrld's railroads. 2/3 of the world's banking resources. 1/5 of the world's sugar; 1/2 of world' silk: 1/2 of world's rubber and 3/5 of the world’s petroleum. -$ To Laborers There is a constant struggle, in some sections or other, of labor when organized and forceful, to defeat or declare rights and privileges. The movement of labor to express itself through collective dealing with its employer is supposed to be another form in our democracy. But labor must also accept certain obligations that are democratic as well, of selec ting responsible leaders of labor to guide them in their moves for co-ope ration in industry. There is real cause to celebrate when the heads of large and small industries mee* in accord with their employees to consult and confer. There is the right for citi zens to organize so that national la bor can safeguard its rights—but DON'T LET WINTER CATCH Your CAB UNPREPARED Let us winterize your car. We will check the places that need checking and prepare it for cold weather. Let us install a heater, put on new tires, and fill your car with Prestone or other make of anti-freeze. We Are Running an EXTRA SPECIAL on TIRES ThisWeek We Guarantee To Save You Money on This Tire Special. See Us Bet ore You Buy! House Chevrolet Co. Washington Street Dial 2796 DRIVERLESS CARS By RONALD HOC ITT North Carolina Highway Safety Division A driver's responsibility does not cease when he steps out of the vehicle he has been driv ing. " Ronald Hocutt. director of the North Carolina Highway Safety Division, asserted this week in calling attention to se veral serious accidents recently in which driverless cars or trucks which had been left parked on a slight incline with out the hand brake on rolled down the grade, struck a tele phone pole, and killed a line man working on top of the pole. A driver delivering a ton of coal this fall got out of his truck to open the coal chute door and left the truck out of gear, with the motor running. The truck rolled down an incline and pin ned a woman against the house, killing her instantly. In Raleigh a few days ago. an oil truck driver left his truck parked next to she curb while he ran into a drug store to get some cigar ettes. The truck rolled off V down the street, smashing into the side of a house. "Such accidents as these are utterly inexcusable." Director Hocutt said, "and they are due entirely to the carelessness of the drivers." "Parking properly is a thing so easy to do." he said. “It is al ways advisable to cut off the motor and set the hand brake before leaving a parked vehicle. If parked on a downgrade, cut the front wheels into the curb: on an upgrade, cut the front wheels away from the curb. Drivers of trucks should always chuck their wheels before leav ing their trucks parked on an incline, because a hand brake ran not alwaw be depended upon to hold a heavy truck. Even air brakes can not always be counted to hold a truck park ed on a grade, because there may be leaks. Proper parking is highly important." does not enslave its employer. The future of labor is no more of a gam ble perhaps than the present. There will be those who speak of the many disturbances caused by fa natical labor movements, of unwar ranted strikes causing economic loss far in excess of the principles in volved. There are always disasters left in the wake of movements. There has been suffering on both sides, for business still has much to keep it oc cupied when rights and powers are the issue. But unselfish consider ation, combined with co-operation be tween employer and empoyee, makes the workman's relationship to the "boss'' a point for congratulation. Retribution Bill Sharpe in Thursday They say that Haile Sellassie is back on the frontier of Ethopia, ready to lead a rebellion of his former sub jects against the Italian invaders. As the little brown African sits in his jungle headquarters, he must often think of that dramatic moment a few years ago when he delivered his final speech to the nations of the world. Maybe you've forgotten that speech. It was not important : it was made by a man whose insignificant kingdom had been wrested from him, and who was no longer even so much as a pawn in international affairs. But on that day. the little emporer leveled his deep, tired eyes upon the reprsentativs of the world's nations and warned them of what they had done. They had failed to fulfill their solemn oaths to protect a minor na tion against aggression. He turned to France, and her allies, Czechoslo vakia, Poland and Rumania. He lift ed his hand and pointed to Denmark and Norway, and to Holland and Belgium. ‘'Because you," he said, “have per mitted this crime to be committed, you have not only ruined my empire; you have at last breached your own last defenses—the support of moral law. Some day. the little orator pro phesied. "all of you. too, will pass away, even as has F.thopia." The important representatives of those nations stared impatiently at their tables, and went on with their business. Rut the little emperor's prophecy has come true. The nations that re fused to enforce sanctions on Italy in that critical year have all passed away—Denmark. Norway. France. Holland. Belgium, Hungary, Austria. Czechoslovakia, Poland. Rumania— all of these, and many more, have lost their independence and sovereignty. I “He Will Be Missed” The Progressive Farmer "He will be missed," writes a sis ter on the old home farm about a school mate of long ago . . . and we thought for what a multitude of good citizens that simple phrase has been an adequate epitaph in country con versation. No, our friend had not lived for himself alone. He had unselfishly helped others, had helped in social life, the religious life, the rural or ganizations of the community . . . and so with his passing he will be missed And then we got to wondering whe ther it might not be well perhaps for all of us to ask ourselves a question . . . the question as to whether when our own time of passing comes.'some body will use that good old country phrase so suggestive of the fragrance of a well-spent life “He will lie missed,” or "She will lie missed.” Or will somebody merely remark, “Yep: knowed pretty well how to make and save money: left the fam ily pretty well fixed.” NOTICE Due to the increased cosi of materials and supplies, we, the undersigned, have found it necessary to establish the following laundry prices: EFFECTIVE DECEMBER 2ND All Family Finish Laundry Bundles 10* per lb. NO DISCOUNTS TO ANYONE Edenton Laundry Lilley's Laundry Rambling ...About Bv THE RAMBLER Maybe So— About 10 or 12 times each week, the Rambler is approached by someone who comments on something that needs to be done or which the some one believes needs be done. "If I had your column, these some- i ones assert. I'd take the hide off j about that matter. I'd call a spade a spade. I would place the blame di rectly where it should be. I would get something done at once." The Rambler is merely bored by j such suggestions In the first place, he knows that even if the someone had the right to write the column about the subejct he would not do what he says he would do. In the second place it is not quite i so simple as it seems. It is not al- ] ways easy to find exactly the truth about an issue and once the truth is established it is even more difficult to put the finger of blame on the of ficial or person at the bottom of the [rouoie. A person on the street can make a lot of bold assertions and uproven charges against the administration, against some member of the admin istartion or against some individual and risk little difficulty. A newspaper has to have more evidence and more proof before it can go off the deep end that way. There is a strange difference be (ween the spoken and the printed word and that difference goes much further than the mere fact the spok edn word is heard by only a few and tiie written one reaches the many. There is a peculiar permanence about the printed word, a permanence that is often over-exaggerated. What the Rambler may write in this columnn is just the opinion of one person and has no official backing whatever and is of no more weight within itself than the spoken word of any other person. The Rambler, however, can write what a hundred other folk may say and the Rambler will be in hot wa ter up to his chin If what he writes is not provable beyond the proverb ial reasonalble doubt, then the Ramb ler has established himself in most uncomfortable position, whereas the verbal comment goes unchallenged. Probably there is no business in existence so subjected to criticism'as the operation of a newspaper. It is bound about, handicapped, curbed and restricted by a maze of laws, customs and rules probably hamstringing it more than nearly any other activity of a semipublic nature. Newsmen are trained men who ope rate their business just as another business is operated. They are fully aware of the barriers that encom pass them and their job is to carry on as best they can despite these difficulties and to do the best job they can with the broken tools at their command. T here is no such thing, please re member as absolute freedom of the press. | You can't go hog wild no matter how wild-eyed and enthusiastic you may be and say whatever happens to be in your mind about this or that. If you do. you'll either wind up in jail, out of business or stretched out NOT BRAGGING BUT WE CAN FIX IT! Whether it be the stove in your home or the cart or implement on the farm, we can fix it. A few pen nies will pay the repair bill on many articles that have years of service in them, if they were only repaired. Electric and Acetylene Welding Basinger BODY AND MACHINE WORKS EAST WATER STREET EXTENDED PLYMOUTH on the table in the local morgue Bear that in mind next time you advise your reporter friend on how to write some story in which you are interested. That newspapers are as effective in operation as they are; that they do manage to crystallize to some degree the vagrant public sentiment for this or that 'oftentimes, mark you, creating exactly that sentiment, if such creation is essential to a wor thy end i is little short of miraculous when you consider the maze of res trictions. reames of rules and miles of red tape that abound Your newsman learns, too. that each suggestion from "faithful read ers" must be weighed with meticu lous care to determine whether that suggestion is not weighted down with personal angles rather than public concern. Too often the average person, be cause something seems to him to be of paramount issue, believes that the matter is of equal interest and con cern to all. Stripped to its bare bones, the lack of public concern is only too appar ent. The newsman views it thus and calmly forgets the matter. And the faithful reader, thorough ly convinced the newspaper is a spineless, gutless institution, vents his anger in the assertion: "I wish f had a newspaper. I'd do so and so." He wouldn't. FIVE STAR BLENDED WHISKEY PINT. quart *1.10 *2.05' Gooderham & Worts, Ltd., Detroit, Michigan, Est. 1832. 72l/z% grain neutral spirits. 90 proof OPEN LETTER TO THE100,000PEOPLE WHO INTEND TO BUY DELUXE LOWEST-PRICED CARS Tills MONTH teg**"* k Ov o'-’4 CHANCES are that the lowest priced car you have in mind is a de luxe model. If that’s the case, compare it with the big quality built Olds Special. The Olds price is right down in your own price range, but the Olds car is way out in front in value. It gives you more size, more room, more power. It gives you the latest in fine-car features. Olds prices begin at $852 for Special Six Business Coupe. Sedan prices start at $898, *de livered at Lansing, Mich. State tax, optional equipment and accessories—extra. Prices sub feet to change without notice. 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