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the Roanoke Beacon Washington County News PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY In Plymouin. 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 m 1939 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, I N. C., under the act of Congress! of March 3, 1879. and June 19, 1941 »<! I I "According an the man is >o must \ou humor him"—Terence JUNE 18—Minnes^a twr*?r k;’.'. i n:n-\ 19-9. ID—Velma West esc a*'ed from Chic prison, 1 ?39. 2C>—Grea’ Seal o: j C a:! m* ed. 17S2. 21—McCormick j: ded reaper, 1834. 22 Act created T n‘ :.t ol Justice. 1870. 23- New Rochelle, N. Y., founded, 1683. 24 - Oregon enacted prohibi tion. 1844. Japanese Threat Apparently Not Bluii Whether or not this government will use the Navy as active belliger ent in the Battle oi the Atlantic, is a question that no one but possibly the President can answer. Whatever the eventual decision, ther are a num ber important obstacles in the way of concentrating our fighting ships in the Atlantic- of which the most im portant is the strange Empire of Ja pan. For many years, the American peo ple have been accustomed to swift: changes i nthe status of U. S.-Japan ese relations. Both sides have done' considerable diplomatic bluffing. A number of times alarmists have said that the two nations were standing at the very brink of war. But. so far, nothing much has happened, outside of a few minor incidents which were swiftly settled, such as the sinking of the Panay some years ago. Now, according to a number of responsible correspondents who know the Japanese character and Japanese conditions, there is a chance that matters will at last move from the talking to the shooting point. Here are the reasons they use to substan tiate that position: hirst. Japanese leaders are confi dent Germane will win till, war, and they believe that, therefore, the fu ture of Japan will depend on the fu ture of Hitler's "new order Second, they are convinced that this country cannot be frightened or argued out of its position-- a position which says, in effect, that if Japan moves into the South Pacific, we will use force to --top her. Inasmuch as the Japanese leader- are 1 -., convin ced that Japan must dominate the lands and great resources of the South Pacifie Islands if she is to sur vive as a first-class p. ,ei e have come to the (joint of «. tli.it - \ -nt ual war is certain and d- - little use in longer trying to prevent it., vent it. Third, working on the assumption that war is inevitable, the Japanese stratgists feel that thi- i- . , h,ie t,. fight it, while the United States ha: its hands full in the \tlantic and must attempt to dominate two ocean, with a one-ocean fleet. By 1 Mo. the l. S. will have a formidable two ocean fleet, and then, think Japanese naval men, Nippon's chance., of win ning a war would lie extremely poor Fourth, Japan knows her position i> precarious so long as she must de pend for the bulk of c- riitial -up plies, such as steel anil petroleum, ot the United States. Therefore, it i reasoned, the thine to do is to strike out and obtain by conquest essen tial raw materials for herself. This government is taking Japai seriously. The bulk of our fleet i operating in the Pearl Harbor area fOUR DEMOCRACY by Mat It £TS ALL BE SOUND AND STRONG IN WIND AND LIMB" AS WELL AS IN RESOLVE. t * CAN HELP PREVENT ACCIDENTS AND SICKNESS, DZAGS ON NATIONAL DEFENSE. In ACC,'DENTS ALONE THIS COUNTRY LAST YEAR SUFFERED AN ECONOMIC LOSS — INCLUDING WORK HOURS LOST\ OF *3,500,000,000 — 9,100,000 HURT— 96,500 KILLED —AND MOST OF THE ACC/DENTS WERE PREVENTABLE. I hi’ Adamic licet is small and its few capital ships are mostly obsolete and slow. Large concentrations of air craft. particularly Flying Fortresses, jhavc been sent to Hawaii and even farther east. Air-raid shelters have .ieen built in the Philippines, and practice air alarms are set off period ically. The cool heads in our naval high command do not discount the Japan ese fleet. They think our ships are better, and our gunnery more effect ive. We have a definite edge in the quantity and quality of carrier-based aircraft And we have a larger fleet. Fven so. the navy men feel, it would be a considerable job to lick Japan, and would require all our energies for a considerable time. It is significant that recent pro nouncements of Japanese statesmen have become very blunt. Premier Matsuoka scarcely bothers to conceal his dislike for the U. S. and his ad miration for the Axis. Germany's suc cesses in Europe have stiffened Jap anese spines, and encouraged Japan ese saber rattlers. The result is that the Pacific can accurately be describ ed a.- a tinder box today. Milk From The Machine Shop Christian Science Monitor 1 ;ey were Americans daily en gaged in making tools for defense and destruction. But they had a thought for children, too. Their Government was sending to Britain cheese, flour, and eggs; they themselves were send ing tools. And they paused to act with the warmth of individuals. Last week-end, sandwiched in among tons of food and tools on \n. r eu s first food ship to Britain, v s a small package. A note attached said: hmployees of the [ones Machine I >ul Work-, in Cincinnati send this I uox t.i employees where this machine i - sent. 1 he milk is intended for your ; Much- of the 1 Costlier Wheat But Sold at ■ Popular Prices LIGHT WHITE I FLOUR | H. E. Harrison Wholesale Co. i | PLYMOUTH J children and h is been sent without the knowledge of the purchasers of these tools or igent with the same. he giver.- were not separate trom their gifts I'he\ took time to re member: "Milk intended for your children." Ho wheartening is this un official supplement to oflicial aid to Britain. -$. Agriculture and Conscription Acceding to an editorial in the Dairymen s League News of New York, Brigadier General Ames T. Brown. New York State Director of Selective Service, states that conscrip tion boards serving rural areas have as great a responsibility to not in crease the shortage of skilled tarm labor as do boards in urban areas not to drain the supple; of -killed indus trial workers. "Agriculture,' the Gen eral said, "is among the 1 c on chief defense industries and i: w aid en danger the health and .-.iff y o fthe nation if farmers were m lie deprived of irreplaceable worker. Here is an example ill states should follow. For every man under arms, there must be men in the fields and in the factories to supply his needs—and to supply civilian needs ambling ...About By THE RAMBLER Your Vitamins— Those persons who want to get their itamin need only to eat more fresh fruits and vege tables, according t information pro vided by Howard M Carr manager local A '! Store. And in case you don't 01 nv what vita mins means, here i- as good a def inition as can be found: one of a f obsc substances, which are presen: : living tissues and foods, but •> > \a composition which is jnci tl'c ab sence of which in' : feres with the normal processes ot animal growth or may produce disease. What each of i. iooas contain in the way of vit.u...:.- is unknown to the layman but ii ' provided by Mr. Carr says that the following foods have the foil wing vitamins: potatoes B C: lett c< ABCG; onions C: cabbage BCG .niliflower B C: asparagus ABCG. ■ lery C: spinach A BCG: beets C nnatoes A BC: carrots A C: >rtvans ABCG: peas ABCG B C: apples C: banana A C G apefruit C B: rhubarb C: lent C strawberries C: pineapples C: cantaloupes A C. Adults as well as children need vitamins. They prevent undernour ishment among the >.. ildren and give adults as well as . : dren improved health in warding of: lurking diseas es. Look over this list and get your regular list of vitatr. :: for the next meal. Preacher's Prayer— O Lord, give dy m . .tilt this eben in the wisdom ob de owl: conneck his soul wid de gospel lelefoam leading frum de central skies: luminate his brow wid de love of dts people: tur pentine his imagination: grease his lips wid possum c:.: se his tongue wid de sledge hammer ob dy power: electrify his brain wid de lightnin' <>b dy word; put perpetual motion in his arms; fill him plumb full ob de dynamite ob dy glory. 'noint him all over wid de kerosene ob dy salvation; an' sot him on fire.” Hitler Phoning— Hitler called the devil up on the tele phone one day. The girl at central lisened to all they had to say. Hello! She heard Mr. Hitler say. Is old Man Satan there? •hist tell hint this i> Adolph Hitler that wants him on the air. Hello! She heard the devil say and Hitler said. How are you? Well, you're my pal so tell me what to do. So now you listen closely and I will try to tell. Just how I was running here on earth a most modern hell. I started out for Paris with the aid of heavy tanks. The Frenchmen, dam 'em stopped us and wouldn't let us pass. So of course we raided France shooting women and children down, we Mowed up all her cities and tore up all her towns. My Zeps 'Zeppelins) dropped bombs on Poland killing both old and young, and those the Zeppelins did n't get were taken out and hung. as well. All conscription boards lace a tremendous responsibility in this. 1 r ■\ RULES OF THE ROAD 15> KEITH SAUNDERS of Hip North Carolina Highway Safety Division UNATTENDED VEHICLES Sec. 125. Motor Vehicle Laws of North Carolina: —“No person having control or charge of a motor ve hicle shall allow such vehicle to stand on any high way unattended without first setting the brakes thereon and stopping the motor of said vehicle and when standing upon any grade without turning the front wheels of such vehicle to the curb or side of the highway.” In other words, before leaving a vehicle parked with no one in it. be sure that the motor is cut off and that the emergency or hand brake is on, and if parked on a grade, see that the front wheels are cut toward the curb or side of the roadway. At night be sure to leave your parking lights on. Well, my sub* i submarines are devils, you ought to see them fight.) They go sneaking through tire seas and sink a ship on sight. The U. S. advised me they wanted the world at peace. I paid this no attention so I've got a fight with Greee. Those Greeks, they fight like devils, their temperature just right. When they go with thier bayonets they put Mussolini's army to flight. I was running tilings to suit me until a month ago. Franklin Delano Roosevelt wrote me to go more slow. I did not listen to him so now I be lieve he's coming after me. With a million airplanes from their base across the sea. That's just why I called you. satan. for I need advice from you. and you are so well experienced. I know you'd tell me what to do. Satan's Answer My dear old pal Hitler, there's noth ing for me to tell. Those Yankees will make it hotter for you than I can in hell. I have been a mean old devil, but not half as mean as you. The minute that you get here I'll give my job to you. I'll be waiting for your coming and I'll keep the fires all bright. I'll have your room all ready when the Yanks begin to fight. So now my dear old pal Hitler. There is nothing else to tell. Hang up the phone and get your hat and meet me here in hell. Some Stuff— A reader who evidently patronizes I the ABC store, sent in the following ; account of one of his recent experi ences and it is interesting, whether true or untrue. "I had twelve bottles of whiskey in my cellar and my wife told me to empty the contents of each and every bottle down the sink, 'or else.’ so I said I would and proceeded with the unpleasant task • I withdrew the cork from the first bottle and poured the contents down the sink, with the exception of one glass, which I drank. I extracted the cork from the second bottle and did likewise, with the exception of one glass which I drank. I then withdrew the cork from the third bottle and emptied the good old booze down the sink, except a glass, which I drank. I pulled the crok from the fourth sink and poured the bottle down the glass, which I drank. I pulled the bottle from the cork of the next and drank one sink out of it and poured the rest down the glass. I pulled the sink out o fthe next glass and poured the cork down the bottle. I poured the next cork out of my throat and pulled the sink down the bottle and drank the glass. Then I corked the sink with the glass, bot tled the drink and drank the pour. "When I had everything emptied, I steadied the house with one hand and counted the bottles and corks and glasses with the other, which were twenty-nine. To be sure, I counted them again as they came by and I had seventy-four, and as the houses came by I counted them again, and finally I had all the houses and bot tles and corks and glasses counted, except one house and one bottle, which I drank. "I have the wifiest little nice in the world." NEWS and FACTS ... of Statewide Interest _ THE WORK GOES ON! North Carolina's brewing industry has just closed its second year of “clean up or close up” activities—a self-imposed task of cooperating with state and local law enforcement officials to see to it that law-violations in retail beer estab lishments are not hidden behind legal retail licenses. For us to say merely, that 171 undesirable law-violating outlets have been “closed up" through our cooperation with officials is to tell only part of the story. In many other ways—by friendly criticism, by warning or by recommend ing refusal of license renewals—our industry has- said em phatically that it wants to protect the legitimate dealer from the consequences of the wrongdoings of the com paratively few. This Committee pledges, as it enters its third activity year, that it will continue its unremitting efforts to help law en forcement officials maintain the general higli level of beer retailing. TOU, the PUBLIC, can also continue your part in this co operative movement by restricting your patronage to the law-abiding outlets. BREWERS AND NORTH CAROLINA BEER DISTRIBUTORS COMMITTEE EdgarH. Bain, State Director, Suite 813*817 Commercial Bldg. Raleigh PUBLISHED IN COOPERATION WITH THE UNITED BREWERS INDUSTRIAL FOUNDATION 4 YEARS Additional Protection! against Service Expense on sealed-in mechanism Costs only ^ than 21<i a Monthl less iritfi * A /. .‘.v/. jV. A*. C. E. AYERRS, Agent FIRST IN SALES because it’s FIRST IN DESIGN among all low-priced trucks FIRST IN POWER (WITH LOAD-MASTER” ENGINE) among all low-priced trucks FIRST IN FEATURES among all low-priced trucks FIRST IN STEERING EASE among all low-priced trucks FIRST IN VALUE among all low-priced trucks HOUSE CHEVROLET COMPANY, Inc. W. C. HOUSE, MANAGER PLYMOUTH, N. C.
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