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THE Roanoke Beacon tnd Washington County News PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY j in 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 n 1937 _ Subscription Rates Payable in Advance) One year-1 Six months Advertising Ratos Furnished Upon Request Entered as second-class matter at the post office in Plymouth N C„ under the act of Congress if March 3, 1879. “Of the two evils choose the least" JANUARY 15—Price of wheat rises to $1 45 a bushel, 1915, high* est since 1898. f) IS—First Nebraska territorial '' legislature meets in Omaha. 1855. 17—Benjamin Franklin, statesman, philosopher, bom, Boston, 1706. 18—Peace conference- open* at Versailles. 1919. 19—Hoods on Ohio leave 15, 3*%. 000 homeless around Cincinnali. 1907. [*5)20—First third term tnaugura [ 7 tion ol president in U. S.. U_ 1941. 21—Louis XVI executed, 1791 Time To Crack Down On Somebody—Hard We Americans in general, and the automobile industry in particular, have been guilty of some pretty ex tensive bragging about what we could do in the matter of production of war goods if it came to a show down. All right, we have now come to the showdown; and, although it has been more than a month since the Axis nations declared war on us, the Autaffoblle industry is still argu ing about the manner of changing over into war production. From where we sit, we see no jus tification of the manufacturers de lay in getting down to brass tacks. They are still holding out over a few inconsequential details in the con ferences at Washington, while tihe nation’s armed forces are catching hell all over the Pacific due to short ages of vital equipment which the motor makers can be quick 1} equip ped to furnish. Quite a furore was created last year over the time lost in defense industries due to strikes and labor disputes. Without attempting to jus tify these shutdowns, it is neverthe less a fact that we were not actually at war then, while we are now., and have been for more than a month. Yet the automobile manufacturers are still holding out for assurance of their normal profits. Perhaps the United States Cham ber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers, which two agencies so meticulously kept the tallv of man-hours of labor lost due to defense strikes last year, will now furnish us the number of man-hours of labor lost due to industrial man agement's bull-headedness. No Special Favors for Farmers or Anyone Else Always we have considered the far mer to be the backbone of our eco nomic system, and in the past have been inclined to view with approval attempts to organize ‘‘pressure groups" which had for their announc ed aims the betterment of the lot of agriculture. However, in the recent attempts :o browbeat Congress into giving favors during war time to the farm ers not accorded other clases of in dustry in this nation, we believe the “pressure organizations’’ have gone too far. Such tactics are likely to react against the farm groups in the future, when the farmers may need a friend even more than they do now. We refer to the price-ceiling meas ure now in process of enactment at Washington. There is no justification for the attempt to make farmers a specialv privileged clas by giving the Secretary of Agriculture veto pow ers over any price ceilings fixed for farm products by the price admini strator. It would be as logical to ;ive the Secretary of Labor veto power over wage ceilings, or the Sec retary of Commerce veto power over ceilings placed on prices of clothing, food, or other necessities. Such di vided responsibility would, of course, be highly impractical, to say the least. Whoever he may be, the federal price administrator during war time should hare the final say-so on all prices, wages, rents, commodities, and farm products. Every group should have the right to present its side of the case, but no one group should be singled out to have a spec ial representative veto a price fixed after a fair hearing. It is manifestly unfair, and we believe the farm or ganizations are ill-advised in press ing for this feature in the bill. NORTH CAROLINA FACTS! ONLY ROSE BOWL GAME S EVER PLAYED Ol/TSIDf^ of the Rose bowl duke VS OREGON STATE ON JANUARY I, 1941 AT DURHAM, N .C. FIRST AIRPLANE FLIGHT IN HISTORY MADE BY WRIGHT BROTHERS AT KITTY HAWK, MC. DEC. 17,1903 TODAY THIS MONUMENT arks the srri^^ OVER 1,300,000 VISITORS CAME TO THE GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL BkRK ’ IN 194-1, NO OTHER DREW/ SO MANY ] THE LEGAL BEER INDUSTRY PROVIDES AN ANNUAL PAYROLL OF 612,00ftOOO TO NORTH CAROLINA WORKERS 1 Only a dwindling few "black sheep" among beer retailers permit anti-social practices. Help us in our "clean up or close up'r campaign during the New Year by giving your patronage to the great majority who operate strictly within the law! BREWERS AND NORTH CAROLINA BEER DISTRIBUTORS COMMITTEE Edgar H. Bain, State Direct r, Suite 83*817 Commercial Bldg. Raleigh munis is cooperation wits the united brewers industrial hnmmdm rj.fr. mj. fcMJ.m.r. Question of oo THE WEEK r r Individual Opinions of People You Know About Current Matters of General Public Interest mm-i-TTT7TTm',fivivi'/r.TTT.nvr.Trm'i"riT;iiT»Ti,riT'i .f.'jm^pjivivrim7iamrBBCn Do You Think That the United States Should Bomb Non-Military Objectives in Japan as Re taliation for the Bombing of Manila After It Had Been Proclaimed an Open City? Roscoe Gaylord, industrial plant accountant: “I think that they should bomb all of the cities in Ja pan that can profitably and safely reached by planes of the Allied na tions. That was the trouble in the last war. Germany could not have rebuilt its forces for another World War if that country had been invad ed. This war is total and air raids may take place in this country. Jap towns should be subjected to same treatment accorded Manila.” Joe M. Arps drug store employee: “I say bomb all the cities in Japan. Especially should Tokyo be sub jected to the same kind of treatmenti that the treacherous Japanese have been heaping upon cities in the Pa cific that are possessions or territor ies of the United States. War should be brought home to Japan.” Gilmer Ayers, grocery clerk: ‘In Rome do as the Romans do. In a total war, a belligerent must fight as does their enemy. Tf they could raid Manila twice after it had been pro claimed an open city and maybe more than once before it was made an open city, then Jap cities should pay in kind for their treacherous activities.” Mrs. L. R. Swain, housewife: “I didn't aprove of the Japanese bomb ing the cities in the Pacific, and I think it is a dirty way to try to win a war. It isn't right because they did it. My sympathy is with the Japanese civilians who will have to suffer if their cities are bombed. But I have no patience with the Jap mili tary leaders." Mrs. Earl Hardison, of Belhaven, a guest of Mrs. James E. Cox here: "I hope that it will not be necessary to bomb Jap cities. The civilians suffer so much in this kind of war. Innocent men, women and children suffer under a bombardment of cit ies. I only hope that it won't be necessary.” Everyone Can Have a Part in Our Victory The first question in the mind of every patriotic American at this time is: “W hat can I do to help win the war?” Passing days are multiplying the answers to this question, and it has already reached the point where there is something everyone can do. First, everyone can buy Defense Savings Stamps and Bonds. Then there are the campaigns to save waste paper, scrap iron, bits of steel and aluminum and other metals needed for war materials. The Red Cross presents an opportuitv for ev ery woman who is willing to sew or knit garments needed by our fight ing men, as w^ell as for relief of dis tressed civilians. W’e can disregard rumors and false stories of disasters; we can keep our mouths shut about things which might well bring aid and com fort to the enemy. And, last but not least, we can continue to do our ev eryday work in the most efficient manner posible, accepting cheerfully any inconvenience which may be im posed by shortages of many things we have regarded as essential to our daily manner of living. All these things contribute to build ing up that intangible asset called “morale,” without which no nation can long stand. Yep; It’s Election Year For One of Our Senators See by the papers that Senator Josiah William Bailey voted for the amendment to give the Secretary of Agriculture veto power over any price ceiling fixed on farm products. Also see by the paper that Senator Bob Reynolds voted against the amendment. All of which simply means that Bailey is up for reelection this year while Reynolds still has a couple of years of grace before facing the elec torate. You don't need a calendar to keep track of election years if you are R ambling ...About By THE RAMBLER Sinners— There are sins that can be com mitted by citizens of this country that are not listed as treasonable acts against the government nor re garded as a punishable act by society but they are nevertheless serious. And a good citizen would not choose to be classed in this group. Even in Washington County there are those who transgress the Jaws of the country. They may not be violent in their wrong doing but they are guilty of a crime against their government. And when this country is straining every nerve to win a war fpr the very foundations of demo cracy against a powerful group of distator countries, there is no time for the citizens to follow their own ways. Persons with the best of purposes can sometimes sin against their strength, knowledge and ability to do country because they do not have the the task that is assigned to them. Some are deficient in character and cannot make of themselves a person on which the community can de pend. Sins against a country are of two kinds. They can be either of com mission or omission. These sins rise in their range of offenses from failure to cooperate and do their part in every task assigned to them, to the maximum sin of outright treachery. A sin against this country is com mitted by the person who desires to find a loophole in the law regulating tire rationing in order to profiteer in the restricted use of rubber for motor vehicles. Waste of any kind is reported to be a very serious sin. Hoarding is classified as an almost unpardonable sin, if the hoarded art icles are needed in defense. This is no time to be guilty of the selfish sin. This country with its 130,000,000 subjects should consti tute one large family that bases its desires on the firm prem se that all should do their part every day in familiar with the records of our two Senators. And the only time we re member that they ever voted to gether on a question, they were both wrong! NOTICE Y our taxes for 1941 are due and may be paid at par dur ing January. You can save money by paying them before the state schedule of penalties becomes effective in Febru ary. Help yourself and the town by paying now! P. W. Brown Tax Collector — Town of Plymouth every way. Labor and management should subjugate their rights to that the country in which they live. The soldier fights side by side with: his buddy on the bloody battlefields in the Philippines, traverses the haz-1 ardous sea lanes and none are seek- \ ing riches, merely they aref ightmg for a principle, and even die for the same cause. j Another group of persons is sin-i ning against this country by storing; up racial, religious and group hat red. Some few feel that they should have a strangle-hold on brains and j that a man’s skin, his religion or his! group proves that they were bom to I be the rulers of the world and they j shrink from the humble tasks that j are allotted to them in this country. Unless they can be a hero they don't; want to engage in battle. Hardly an iniquity in this county; is greater than that caused by the| armchair generals, the rocking chair admirals and the soap-box brain trust who surreptiously castigate the leaders in government, military and industry. They do not offer them selves as humble followers but they hope to reach the front lines in so ciety by criticising the others. Then ther are those who commit the sin of "selling out for a price,” There are those who do not want to support this defense program un less they aer guaranteed a price. These men may be in labor, industry and politics. They may even be in government. No matter how much they are needed they ‘‘want their price.” Not far removed from this section are those who are guilty of sabotage, espionage and treason against the best country on earth, all because of a price. The sin of disloyalty is treasonable but there are those who give “lip service to this country” and ‘valu able service” to a foreign country. They use the freedom of speech, the freedom of the press, the freedom of religion, the freedom of assembly, all to the discredit of this nation be cause they are permitted by a lenient government to do this. One of the wicked sins that can cause the people to grieve that is committed quite frequently is that of defeatism. Men in high circles with warped minds believe that the greatest nation on earth cannot de feat a few second rate nations. They cry because they are afraid a few bombs might destroy them or their family or molest their property. They PIES Apple - Peach - Raisin Mince Meat - Cocoanut And Cherry 10* EACH HASSELL Bros. BAKERY forget the men at Valley Forge who suffered privations that this country might be free. Neglect is a criminal sin. The boys never neglect to fight when the com manding officer calls on them. But there citizens in this country who have neglected to purchase defense bonds and stamps. They have neg lected to give to the Red Cross. In fact some have turned down these opportunities and are guilty of wil ful neglect which is more wicked. Some say there was neglect at Pearl Harbor. How about the neglect here at home? Nothing steals so much from this country as procrastination. Men are dying in the Philippines while poli ticians put off things that can be done today. They squabble and hold conferences over here while they fight and hope that help will come over there. If this country is to pro duce the planes, tanks, guns, ships and ammunition that the President has asked for procrastination must end. People sin against the government when they take money for unneces sary pleasure that should be put in defense bonds. They are living in bomb shelters over there while many frequent the taverns over here. There is no excuse for some people enjoy ing pleasure when others are giving their blood that this country shall continue. This is not to be confused with healthy and happy living that builds morale in a country. Those who lend their influence, position, money, fame or whatevei achievement they have managed to obtain to the detriment of their gov ernment and its society are sinful, and deserve reproach. Dont be a sinner. Mend your ways. Get patriotic. Oo "all out” for this country. You'll never regret what you have done for another. Just a small thing done in the interest of the country now shall get its re ward. After the war is over men will rise up to call you a good citi zen, and you will never be ashamed. Soldier’s Mother— Private Alex. A. Taylor, of Roper, a soldier in the 9th Material Squad ron at Barksdale Field, Louisiana, writes this farewell to mother: Dearest Mother, never worry For we are not parting in vain: We are off to save our Country. Soon we shall return again Yes, I know it's sad. Dear Mother But your son must do his part; Look to God, and he will help you Ease the aching in your heart. Now, dear Mother, duty waits me I must say, “Goodbye to you;” You will be proud of me. Mother Even as I am proud of you. Symptoms o? Distress Arising from FreeBookTellsof HcmeTreato. rnt that Must Help or it Will Cost You Nothing Over t wo million bottles of Mm W 1 LI,A KD THE ATM ENT haw l« .-n m;)<I for ■■ brief symptoms of (list res ■-isms; i mm Stomach and Duodena! Ulcers dtl" to Excess Acid - Poor Digestion, Soi r or Ucr.e? Stomach, Gassincss, Heart' urn, SSeop'cs mess, etc., thin to Excess Acid. Id or I 5 da j s’ trial! A k for "W. 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