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THE Roanoke Beacon and Washington County News PUBLISHED EVERT THURSDAY in Plymouth. Washington County. North Carolina The Roanoke Beacon is Wash ington County’s only newspaper It was established in 1889, consou lated with the Washington County News in 1929 and with The bun in 1937. _ Subscription Rates Payabie in Advance) One year 3ix months- ■ ‘° Advertising Rates Furnished Upon Request Entered as second-class matter at the post office in Plymouth, N C.. under the act of Congress it March 3, 1379. December 18, 1941 “Sothing can be produced out of nothing —Marcus Aurelius DECEMBER 17—South Carolina banned slave imports, 1?92. 18—U. of Alabama chartered by legislature, 1820. 19—Palestine rebels suffered heavy defeat 1938. 20—U. 3. took formal posses sion of Louisiana 1803. 21—U.S. invaded by la grippe many fatalities. 1889. 22—Daniel Boone captured by Indians, 1769. 23—Maryland ceded land for District of Columbia 1788. Time To Prove Your American Citizenship Every person in Plymouth and Washington County owes it to his self-respect to make a contribution to the Red Cross in its effort to raise a war emergency fund of $50,000, 000. Men are now fighting and dy ing to protect this country from in vasion: and we at home, who are only called on to give of our money, must respond liberally and prove our willingness to do our bit. To win the war we are engaged in, considerably more effort is called for than merely listening to news broad casts, hoping for the best, and “cuss ing" Hitler and the Japs. Yet that has been just about the extent of our participation so far. The Red Cross provides us an opportunity to DO something, and the very least we can do is to respond liberally and quickly. The manner in which local indus trial plants are cooperating with Red Cross workers leaves nothing to be desired in that respect. E. L. Walker, general manager, and Jack Loell, per sonnel director, of the North Caro lina Pulp Company. FT F. Still, pres ident, of the Plymouth Box & Panel Company: and Miss Ethel Arps, man ager of the American F'ork & Hoe Company plant here, are all lending every assistance in presenting the Red Cross appeal to the workmen in their organizations, and these workmen can be counted on to do their part. That leaves it up to the rest of us. What do you propose to do about it? We, Too, Can Be Hard-Boiled Vow that we are actually at war, nothing is of importance except the effort to win the struggle in the short est possible time. Politics, like every other non-bellig erent element in our system, is out of the window. The votes in the Senate and House of Reprsntatives testify t othe unity of our nation. Treacherous Japan has at least rend ered us that service for nowhere is there a dissenting voice to the ver dict that retribution, swift and total, must be visited on the bandit Asiatic country There are no longer among us or ganized groups, and perhaps not even individuals, of the isolationist, ap peaser or compromiser class. It is interesting to compare the vote that commits us to this final determination of defense with the de cisions of Congress precedent to pre vious wars. In the war of 1812, for example, the Senate’s vote was 19 to 13 and in the House of Representatives 49 members out of a total of 128 voted against the war. The struggle be tween the States was proceeded with without any declaration but the de bates indicated anything but a un animous vote. The Spanish-American war was entered into by a viva voce vote and consequently no accurate compari son can be made, but the debates in dicate that there were dissentient members—in fact, one eminent Sen itor was referred to satirically as the 'Senator from Spain." In the first A'orld War t> Senators voted in op position to our going into it and 50 douse members likewise voted in the negative. The declaration against Japan, on he other hand, recorded but a single rote in opposition. That vote was :ast by a gentle lady who voted the tame way twenty-four years ago. It las been her creed that pacifism is a preeminent article in her faith and •he could not vote for any war at any .ime or under any circumstance. Fortunately this emergency finds us more prepared than we have been at the onset of any international struggle. The exigencies of the Eu ropean War had already caused us to turn our industrial system over to the production of war materials, to make us the arsenal of the world s democracies. The war in the Pacific was none of our seeking. We were patiently and honestly endeavoring to bring Japan to a reasonable settlement of the differences between the two na tions. When she joined the Axi>. Japan became potentially our enemy. And so we were striving without threats to persuade her away from that alliance when she fell ufxm our outposts, killing hundreds of our peo ple and doing great damage to our equipment. Had we been that kind of a nation, we had innumerable opportunities to do on a larger scale what she did to us. The diplomatic officers she sent over here to conduct peace negotia tions tell us unofficially that the out rage was a greater shock and surprise to them than to anybody else. That may be the truth, or it may be just another example of Japanese duplic ity. In any event, w-e may be sure that in the conduct of this war we, too, can be hard-boiled and will do what ever is requisite to bring the struggle to a swift and victorious conclusion. They have asked for war to the death and they are going to get it. They hove put themselves outside the pale of decent, responsible gov ernment and have adopted the Hitler program of duplicity, treaty viola tion and general atrocity. So they have made the rules of the impend ing conflict and must abide by the consequences. They have demonstrat ed their unfitness for the status of a world power and they will not be a world power when this war is over. Tjiey are boasting in Tokio of their success in the initial foray. The time is coming when they will whine instead of brag. Their exploit has not only dishon ored their own high officials but has brought down upon them the wrath of the mightiest nation in the world. They may win temporary victories on the far side of the Pacific in the initial stages of the conflict but in the long run they cannot win. Their geographical situation is such that they cannot escape blockade. In the final stages they will be wrecked by their own necessities, or they will have to send their fleeet out to break such a blockade and face an out-and out sea battle against the British, Dutch and American fleets—with a militant China keeping them busy in the east and Russia, in all probabili Question of oo the week ; : Individual Opinions of People You Know About Current Matters of General Public Interest r?TTr*:-TV rPTW.Trr t t In What Manner Do You Propose To Do Your Bit. Now That Our Co’tr.cry Is Engaged in a War ior Its Existence With the Axis Powers? W. L. Has sell • of Was! .ngton Coifnty: "I will do anythin-: :hat is assigned to me by the defense council of this county. I served in j :he country's armed forces in the las: World War. and I know that there i place in the defense effort this yea: for everyone. I will do anything that [ can to help defeat the foes of this country. In the last war. I was a sol tier and helped to fight Germany on, the battlefields and I stand ready now :o serve wherever assigned." James Jordan, colored: ”1 am crip-; pled and cannot get into the army.' but I am willing to do everything 11 tan to defend this good country. I believe every citizen will do his part. If I am assigned a part in the civil ian defense work I will gladly do it: no matter whether it is as an air raid warden, a spotter of planes, help ing the injured, or whatever it may be " K. B Alexander, Mackeys farmer: ■'Naturally, anyone would do their part against the enemies of this coun try. I am ready to do anything I can. I will gladly cooperate with any group or do any individual job that may be assigned to me by the civilian defense unci. I b i ve we will have some- | m-; to do before very long, and I ink tliere ould be an adequate : raniration 'rnied to meet any mergency." 1.. 1). .lone- a volunteer fireman: A. for me. 1 am now awaiting in uctions as my duties in an emer- - cncy. They e to be mailed to fire men from Re h headquarters, and hen they i : every member of the j fire departmt here will learn his .lob and be a ned to his place. I think there -.... be a place for all.. And all can help in some way." Mrs. Lille> Vrsbrose, farm owner ; and operator I am ready, as are most women. : >r any work that, will help in the dt tense of this country. There is a p. for women, and as soon as it is determined where they can be of me help, the women will accept their -ponsibilities and do their part in fending the nation." The question next week will be plain and simple: ‘‘What do you wish for Santa Claus to bring you this Christmas?" Answers must be in the Be. < an offiee by noon Saturday. Rambling ...About By THE RAMBLES I_ __ Where Is It?— Pacific outposts of the United States and Great Britain became important in the news when Japan bombed some of the islands by airplane and ty. battering them from the north. They are. of course, panning their hopes on a Nazi conquest on the other side of the world. That means that they are anticipating a long war, but the prospects for that future are that, at the expiration of such a war. Japan will no longer exist as a great and powerful nation. Unity at Hand Xew York Herald-Tribune In this solemn hour the first thoughts of every American will be of his country. Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. Hull deserve all praise for their patient efforts to preserve peace. The battle is on. We state no more than the simple truth when we declare that this war against our enemies will be fought to a victorious end with the last energy, the last resource and the last ounce of determination of every American man and woman. this was folio1.' by declarations of war between ti United States. Great Britain and other countries against Japan. Germany and Italy. Now to find out something about the islands that are battlegrounds of the world. The Hawaiian Islands were annex ed by the United States by voluntary action in 1898 when the Hawaiian debt of S4.000.000 was assumed by this country. The population is re ported as 368,386 people. Twenty is lands are included in this group with all but nine inhabited. They are more then 2.00 miles from the near est mainland. They comprise about 6.500 square miles, 4.030 square miles of which are in Hawaii. There are 1.000.000 acres in forest reserves. It is estimated that there is 1.500.000 acres of public lands. A million tons of sugar and 500 million cans of pineapples arc produced annually. The native population is reported to be about 200.000 persons. The races are divided as follows: Hawaii an. 21.368: Caucasian-Hawaiian, 20. 508: Asiatic Hawaiian. 20-360; Portu gese, 30.406 Puerto Rican. 8.635; Spanish, 1,2-18; othere Caucasian. 68. 806; Chinese. 28. 380: Japanese, 153, 539; Korean, 6,808: Filipino. 52.810: others, 915: total population 411,485. Honolulu has a population of 153.083. Hawaii was created a territory, an integral part of the United States, and its government provided for by an organic act of April 30. 1900. The legislature of Hawaii consists of the Senate of 15 members elected for 4 year terms and the House of Repre sentatives of 30 members elected for two-year terms. The delegate to the U. S. Congress is elected every two years and has floor privileges in the House, but no vote. Honolulu, on the island of Oahu, IF HE CAN’T GET HOME FOR CHRISTMAS SEND A CARTON OF CAMELS Your dealer has a special wrapping and mailing ser vice for sending Camel cartons to men in the service. • Actual sales records in Post Exchanges, Sales Commissaries, Ship’s Stores, Ship’s Service Stores, and Canteens show that with men in the Army, Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard, the favorite cigarette is Camel. THE SMOKE OF SLOWER-BURNING CAMELS CONTAINS 28% Less Nicotine than the average of the 4 other largest-selling cigarettes tested—less than any of them—according to independent scientific testsof t he smoke itself! A REAL Christmas Present! Give Your Boy or Girl a Few Shares ol Building And Loan Stock — and Teach Them the Valu able Lesson of Thrift ai ihe Same Time. A few cents each week matures at $100 for each share in 338 weeks. It’s the easiest and safest way in the world to save for a definite purpose—edu cate your children, build your own home, or provide for emergencies through the building and loan. Get your stock now—25 cents per share per week. Each individual’s deposit or investment is insured up to $5,000 by the Fed eral Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation. Slock in the 17th Series, Dated January 1, Now on Sale tsxs Wije-sa o % awrtrfc «?fir 4NM& SWPauEit s»jr«9jr«l(SrW«rm^« THE PLYMOUTH BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION is the capital, chief commercial city and port of the islands. It is a fine natural harbor. The Federal gov ernment maintains a large army post on the island with quarters for a div ision of 30.000 men at Schofield Bar racks and the subsidiary forts. The Navy has a large base at Pearl Har bor with drydock. There are also an aviation field and radio station. So much for the Hawaiian Islands, where very little military informa tion is given. Wake and Midway— The U. S. flag was hoisted over Wake Island July 4. 1898. by General F. V. Greene. With its two sister islands. Wilkes and Pea'.e. is is in the direct route from Hawaii to Hong Kong, about 2,000 miles from the first and 3,000 miles from the second, and 1.2S0 miles from Guam. The group is four and a half miles long and one and one half miles wide The total land area is about 2.600 acres. The Midway Island owned by the United States are a group in the North Pacific. 1.200 miles northwest of the Hawaiian Islands. A relay cables station of the Commercial Cable Company is stationed there. The area of both Midway and Wake and other islands nearby is 28 square miles with a population of 118. These figures are included in the Hawaiian total. Wake and the Midway Islands are under the jurisdiction of the Navy Department. In 1935 they assumed importance as landing stages for trans-Pacific planes. A radio plant and electric light plant were set up on Peale island. Howland. Jarvis and Baker islands, south of the Hawaiian group, also are of value as air bases and owned by the United States, were settled and equipped as serological stations in 1936 by young Hawaiians, acting under the Federal Division of Terri tories and Insular Possessions. Philippines— The Commonwealth of the Philip pines. the largest island group in the Malay Archipaelego, were ceded to the United States following the Span ish-American War. There are 7.083 islands, extending 1 150 statute miles from north to south and 683 miles from east to west. Of this number 462 have an area of one square mile or more; 2.441 are named and 4,642 are unnamed. The largest are In zon. 4.814 square miles; Mindanao, 36,906: Panay. 4,448. The chief city is Manila with a population of 623, 362. Manila Bay, 770 square miles and a circumference of 120 miles, is the finest harbor in the Far East. Eight distinct languages and 88 dialects are spoken. The total popu lation of the Philippines is 15.984. 248. The Philippines are to be cut adrift from the Unite States in 1945 according to an act of Congress on March 24, 1934. General Douglas McArthur, retiring chief of staff of the United States Army, is in military charge of the commonwealth as an advisor to President Quezon. He ask ed in 1936 for 100 small fast torpedo boats for coast defense; 250 planes for air defense: a regular army of 930 officers and 6,500 men with a re serce corps of 120,000 men. Guam— The Island of Guam, the largest of the Mariannas, was ceded to the United States by Spam December 10, 1898. It is 30 miles long and four to eight miles wide, with an area of 225 square miles. It is 1,506 miles from Manila and 5,053 miles from San Francisco. Guam is a naval sta tion. There is a powerful government radio station there. The port of entry is Apra Panama Canal— The Panama Canal Zone is a strip of the Caribbean entrance, formerly side of the Panama Canal. The port of the Caribbean entran ce, formerly a part of Colon, is Cristobal; and the Pacific entrance is Balboa. This strip of land was granted to the United States by treaty February 26, 1904, the compensation being $10,000,000 with annual payments of $250,000 in addition. No private individuals can acquire land there. The Zone is forti fied and occupied by a garrison in addition to the civilian employes of the Canal and the railroad. The Army maintains airports at France Field on the Atlantic side and Albrook Field on Balboa Heights on the Pacific side. Tire Canal was opened to traffic in 1914. NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION Having qualified as administratrix of the estate of Travis W. Swain, late of Wa hington County, North Caro lina. all persons having claims against the estate of Travis W. Swain are notified to exhibit the same to the undersigned at Roper. N. C.. R. F. D.. within one year from the publication of this notice, or tills notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to the said estate are requested to make immediate pay mnt to the undersigned. This 17th clay of December. 1941. LILLIAN SWAIN. dl8 6t Administratrix. ■CTaamiaMmregsgaaEc;—i Weil's Jsnk Yard PLYMOUTH. N. C. Wc pay market prices for scrap iron and steel, copper, brass, aluminum and rubber. R. D. WEST, Mgr. Wilson St. Extended Box 24" PHONE 2183 _ Resolutions Of Respect finite Jlsdom aSdgoodnes-'h Fathsr’ in His in his heavenly home m,r i *1 has Seen fit to call to 'eemWhlreansd-j0'hF- Ma*« “and br°ther a"d es' 356 has lost a true'aifd S£!ng> Wymouth Local No. IZe *^a* our inss is heavenWai^Th W rea,_ to zFb^^ Kr*and be i[ ^dtepest syn” Period of thirty days^nd'htTr be draped f°r a Resolved: That a be f further ftPfCaduUp°n the minutes°of thktHlS rSSolution be 14 further ‘ or this meeting; and be Resolved That sent to the bereaved faS-°i resol^on be Resolved: That a rnr, ^ and be lt: further 3f I?eaTd^uarters for publicatio^"1 *'? Internation Beacon for publication-^b * > rt0 the Roan°ke , Resolved: That th’;c ? bf !t further ence for one minute, and thatStandJn bowed si the privilege of having known T thank God f°r could call him our friend ^ and that we Our Deepest Sympathy ’ Local 3S6 slS™!.1•( wp. Sulphite and Paper Mill Workers John N. Carr, President' Give Your Car High Anti-Knock in BOTH Speed Ranges These two horses symbolize the two main speed ranges in driving a car. The draft horse stands for the low speed or traffic driving range. The race horse symbolizes the high-speed range, used on the open highway. You need high anti-knock, not in just one of these speed ranges but in both. And you get this Double-Range c Anti-Knock when you use Sinclair H-C Gasoline. H-C is given Double Range Anti-Knock by two special refining processes. Try a tankful today — at the price of regular grade. AGENT PLYMOUTH, N. C. JOHN SWINSON HARRISON’S SERVICE STATION Opposite Williford’s Tavern Rex Harrison, Mgr. COOL SPRING GROCERY JOE SNELL, Prop.Plymouth R- F. D. WATER ST. SERVICE STATION C. O. “SHORTY” KELLY, Pn»p. PLYMOUTH P. S. BROWNING DARDENS_NORTH CAROLINA JUNIPER LODGE M. L. NOBLES, Prop.__Plymouth COLON R. BOWEN PLYMOUTH NORTH CAROLINA
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