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THE Roanoke Beacon and Washington County News PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY (n Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina The Roanoke Beacon is Wash ington County’s only newspaper It was established in 1889. consoli dated with the Washington County News in 1929 and with The Sun 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 af March 3. 1879. May 22. 1941 "Loud clamor it ahcayt more or leu insane"—Carlyle MAY 2 21—DeSo'o died buried in Mississippi. 15-S2. 22-—Prrst theater showing oi television, 1930. 23—'William Kidd, pirate har.ged in England. 1701 24—Dutch bought Manhattan from Indians, 1626 25—Spain closed Mississippi to commons#, 1785, 28—"Vandenbsrg for Presi dent" boom launched 1939. 27—Drake attacked St. Augustine, Fla,, 1586. Real Progress Made During Past Year Almost exactly a year ago—May 16 to be exact—President Roosevelt told Congress how the turn of world affairs had made speedy armament of the nation a prime necessity for its continued existence in a chaotic world. Obviously, it is not in the nation's interest, in many cases, to detail actual results of this year of defense driving: and no one denies that inefficiencies, disputes, strikes, and even obstinacies, have kept that 12 months from being 100 per cent as productive as it might have been. Yet, all in all, the record indicates that no other nation has ever done so much in so short a time. Further more, most of the year has been de voted to getting ready to produce, and the actual production pace will be stepping up vastly faster from here on, as more and more assembly lines swing into action. Even so, the high spots show: A year ago, military aircraft production was 450 planes a month; last month the industry set a new record of 1.427; and bv October the output is expected to be around 2,600 monthly. This year 115 merchants ships will be delivered, against 53 in 1940. More significant is growth of facilities: A year ago there were only 83 privately owned shipways in the country and 37 others which could be readily reha biltated: now there are 234 available or well under construction, and 50 more planned, and Navy yards and shipbuilding companies are at work on a total of $5,000,000,000 worth of fighting ships, cargo vessels, tankers and other merchantmen. Tank build ers are keeping abreast of a tough schedule, with 12-tonners already at assembly-line stage and three com panies having finished their ■ pilot'’ versions of the 28-ton job. And the general report on guns and ammuni tion of all types is "ahead of sched ule.” There is no occasion for overconfij dence yet, but with all of our hin drances during the past year it is somewhat comforting to reflect on the fact that real progress has been made. -$ Good Luck, Reynolds— Because You'll Need It Not that it makes a great deal of difference, but here's expressing the fervent hope that Dick Reynolds comes out on top in his campaign for membership on the Democratic Na tional Committee, former Governor Clyde R. Hoey and present Governor J. M. Broughton notwithstanding. The manner in which the old-liners have conducted their fight on young Reynolds is the main reason for thi= fervent hope, rather than any par ticular qualifications Reynolds him self may possess. Protagonists of Governor Hoey, OUR DEMOCRACY [Free schooling FOR CHILDREN MOST WIDESPREAD IN THE WORLD. [H IGN SCHOOL GRADUATES IN THE POPULATION —IS [QuRlNG same period COLLEGE GRADUATES IN POPULATION up 40.5% i % [P LAYGROUNDS,PARKS AND RECREATION CENTERS INCREASING. AND, MOST IMPORTANT FOR PARENTS OF BABIES BORN (N THE NEW YEAR OF l94l - OUR DOCTORS HAVE, SINCE both numerous and potent, are taking the attitude that the candidacy of young Reynolds—who, and let s get this straight right now, is no kith or kin of Bob Reynolds—is ‘‘offensive/' to quote the august Dr. Julian Miller, of the Charlote Observer. This is a peculiar attitude for the wheelhorses of an alleged democratic organization to take, to say the very least, since Dick Reynolds has demonstrated that he is a “comer” on the politi cal scene by getting himself elected mayor of his home city, Winston-Sal em, and appointed treasurer of the Democratic National Committee, al though he is not a voting member of the latter. However, young Reynolds was an advocate of a third term for Presi dent Roosevelt, which constitutes a cardinal sin in the view of North Carolina democratic master ininds. And Clyde Hoev has never yet passed up an opportunity to take an under handed swipe at anybody who ever' had a good word for the President, although he proved lacking in intesti nal fortitude by his failure to publicly tell the last state Democratic con vention how he really felt when that overwhelmingly pro-Roosevelt gath ering elected him a national-conven tion delegate and instructed him to cast his vote for the President's re nomination. Dick Reynolds has cut out a real job for himself in bucking Hoey and the State machine. As a matter of cold hard fact, although we are hop ing he will win, we wouldn’t put a plugged nickel on his chances. If the North Carolina democratic machine could be equipped with caterpillar treads and armed with .22 rifles, the whole national defense problem would be solved, because it would make those 80-ton German tanks look like one of baby's tin wind-up toys, and those who get in its paih hardly ever look the same attain—l)r. Ralph \\ . McDonald coming out of it with nearer a whole skin than any one else we can think of just at pres ent. The only thing that is bothering us right now is the thought of having to choose between Hoey and Bob Reyn olds for the United States Senate about a year hence. The really con soling thought to many voters in this connection is that they have found out in these latter years that all Re publicans do not necessarily have cloven hoofs and that their recruiting office are nearly always open. --—®— No Offense Xews and Observer There must be very few Democrats in North Carolina who are not inter ested in the present increasingly live ly fight between former Governor Clyde R. Hoey and Richard J. Reyn olds for the position of Democratic committeeman from North Carolina. And every Democrat has a right to support either one of these gentlemen. ! including the Charlotte Observer, which is all-out for Hoey. The News .and Observer, which regards both I gentlemen as qualified for the post, is not planning to get in any row with The Observer about its preference. Governor Hoey is undoubtedly an ex perienced politician who could give seasoned counsel on the committee. Mr. Reynolds, as treaurer of the Na tional Committee now and as a con sistent supporter of the President, may match that experience with sup erior qualifications to cooperate on the committee for the benefit of North Carolina Democracy. These facts lead this paper to dissent from the statement of The Observer that Mr. Reynolds’ candidacy is “almost offensively unfortunate." Any Democrat in North Carolina has a right to seek selection for this post without doing anything "offen sive" to anybody and the suggestion that is offensive for Mr Reynolds to run against a candidate who is a former Governor, supported bv the present Governor, is absurd. Dick Reynolds has as much right to run as Clyde Hoey and Clyde Hoey has no more right to run than Dick Reyn Rambling ...About By THE RAMBLER Testament oi a Reporter— I saw Jack Dempsey knocked out of the ring in Atlantic City and "ome back to win. I saw Ben Jeby knocked down three times, climb back on his feet and land a haymaker. I saw Pepe Ortiz tossed on the horns of a bull, land on his feet and. running blood, wave his toreros aside to make the kill himself. I saw the coal miners of Herrin. Ill, walk unarmed into the barking guns of the militia, fall in heaps of dead, and win their strike I saw Blackie Weed stand on the gallows and spit in the sheriff's face, laugh when they tightened the rope around his neck and go through the trap still guffawing. I saw Joe Oans riding in an ambu lance to his death bed with his fists still clenched and his chin still tuck ed down against Bat Nelson. I saw Chris Haggerty of the AP climb an icy telegraph pole in the Dayton flood, tap out his last mes sage: Dayton. Ohio—AP everywhere' j —and slide unconscious to the earth. I heard Hugo Hasse stand up in the first National German assembly at Weimer and proclaim: I am a German who believes the might of guns will only win foi us an ignoble place in the human family. If this is treason, kill me." They killed him on ithe Reichstag steps in Berlin. I saw Lou Gehrig bat out his last | homer with his spine tied in a knot. I saw Jesus Maria Lopez, before the firing squad in Chihuahua, smoke his last cigarette, grin at the leveled rif les, and say: "Your bullets, my friends, will have no effect on the thoughts in my humble head. They will continue in other humble heads." I saw Teddy Roosevelt, shot by an assassin, stand up that night in a Milwaukee auditorium and with a bullet still in his midriff, deliver the finest oration of his career. If any thing happened to him as a result olds. When the time conies in * he Democratic party that any Democrat who wants to run cannot run for such a party post, the party may still he named Democratic but it will cer tainly not be democratic. -- The Small Town Exchange. The small town is a place where there is not much to see, but the things you hear make up for that. The small town is where everybody isn't three months behind with his installment payments and where the wild life that stays up all night be longs to the cat family. The small town is where you get the social status of the new family next door when you see the family wash on the line. The small town is where the editor of the weekly paper gets results when he anounces through his columns that he is out of potatoes. RULES OF THE ROAD By KEITH SAUNDERS of the North Carolina Highway Safety Division DUTY TO STOP Section 128. Motor Vehicle Laws of North Caro lina: "(a) The driver of any vehicle involved in an ac cident resulting in injury or death to any person shall immediately stop such vehicle at the scene of such accident .... “(b) The driver of any vehicle involved in an ac cident resulting in damage to property shall immedi ately stop such vehicle at the scene of such accident. “(c) The driver of any vehicle involved in an ac cident resulting in injury or death to any person or damage to property shall also give his name, address, operator’s or chauffeur’s license number and the reg istration number of his vehicle to the person struck or th driver or occupant of any vehicle collided with and shall ender to any person injured in such acci dent reasonable assistance, including the carrying of such person to a physician or surgeon for medical or surgical treatment if it is apparent that such treat ment is necessary or is requested by the injured per son ...” Hit-and-run driving is illegal, inexcusable, and indefensible. Every driver involved in a motor vehicle traffic accident is required by law to stop, identify himself and render what aid he can to any injured person. af the morning's accident, he cried to the throng, he hoped their moir n Lng would be tempered by the mem ory of what a hell of a good time he had had out of life. I saw Ben Welch, blind as a bat, come prancing out on the Palace thatre stage and crack jokes that convulsed his audience. I saw Eugene Debs, the Socialist leader, come out of the Atlanta jail and say: “America is the greatest country in the world with the bright est future. I only hope nothing hap pens to dim that future.” X saw George Gershwin writing his last tunes for the Goldwyn Follies with a brain tumor driving an ice pick through his skull. I saw Billy Petrolle. twice beaten, come back in his old Indian blanket in Madison Square Garden and whale the daylights out of Jimmy McLarnin I saw garment workers in Chicago march singing into a double wall of mounted police, get trampled to death and win their strike. I saw a survivor of the Titanic, a servant girl from Galway, who told me how her friends in the steerage had died. Unable to find places in the lifeboats, they had crowded into the forbidden but now deserted precincts of the first-cabin saloon, taken pos session of the elegant piano and play ed and sung Irish tunes as the ship went down, themselves with it. I saw Bill Heywood on the night he skipped bail and fled from his native U. S. A. to die in Russia. He was under sentence as a radical. I met him in the gallery of a burlesque theater. He had been touring the city having a last look at the country he loved. "They put on a great show here,” he said, chewing on a bag of peanuts. “I always like to come 1o places like this just to watch those THE LEADER! FIRST BECAUSE ITS FINEST! House Chevrolet Co., Inc. W. C. HOUS E, MANAGER PLYMOUTH, N. C. I bums in the audience laugh." I saw an AEF soldier on a hospital cot with both legs off and a fake jaw riveted to where his face had been, move his mouth stiffly and squeak like a mamma doll: “We won.” ,I've seen these things and many things like them. Along with tne endless saga of mis fortune that hits the eye of the re porter he gets to see the queer stam ina of little people in big troubles. He is given a privilege look at the un daunted moments that are the soul of human history. He sees a lot of disaster and wreckage, but if he keeps his eyes open he usually gets a look at the flag of man still flapping above some comer of the shambles. I’ve seen this flag a hundred times where it never belonged. I've seen it come out of the many big and little hells in the hearts of people and straighten up in victory. And I'll see it agin. I'll see England win.—Ben Hecht in PM. In a Hennery— As told by W. V. Hays to the Lions Club The other night, it seems, Archie Riddle, our local iceman, was getting ready for bed when he thought he heard a noise in the chicken house. He had disrobed clear down to his long underwear, but didn't want to take time to put his clothes on again, so he just slipped on his shoes, grab bed his trusty shotgun and the flash light, and went out to investigate. Reaching the hen house, he threw open the door and sorta squatted down, pointing the gun and flashlight toward the roosts and peering into the void .... Well, you know the seat construction of long drawers . . . About that time, old Joe, his bird dog, came to see what was going on. touched the rear of the chicken raising iceman with his cold r.ose, and he unintentionally killed four teen of his best pullets. MR. FARMER Remember, There Is Only One ' I Channel Drain ; Roofing ] —-- < MR. FARMER, Remember there is only one | Channel Drain Roofing. It gives you many \ years longer service and when it rains it | drains. Often times you will be told that some | other Sheet Roofing is Just As Good as Chan- j nel Drain. Why take this chance! Demand I the original. Please keep this in mind that i when you ride along the road and see a rusty j roof “That’s Not Channel Drain.” So as pro- I tection to yourself, see that the word Channel i Drain is on every sheet of metal you buy. SOLI) BY THE BEST MERCHANTS EVERYWHERE W. H. Basnight & Co., Inc. WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS “We Cover Eaatern Carolina” AHOSKIE NORTH CAROLINA
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