THE
Roanoke Beacon
Washington County News
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
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 m 1929 and with The Sun
in 1937. __
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Entered as second-class matter
at the post office in Plymouth,
N. C„ under the act of Congress
of March 3, 1879.
Thursday. May 7, 1942
and
Six months.
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"The discontented man finds no easy
chair”—Franklin
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7— Hitler and Mussolini ex
change friendship
pledge, 1933.
8— 1st American Legion
convention, St. Louis.
• 1919.
9— Columbus sails on fourth
voyage of discovery,
^ 1502.
? 10—Germany invades low
Aft, countries, 1940.
*) 11—American Bible Society
organized, 1816.
12—First observance Nation
al Hospital Day, 1921.
<13—Colony at Jamestown.
S*- Va.. settled, 1607.
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Get Ready Now
To Do Your Part
Americans—Which means every
single one of us. too—may as well
get ready to loosen up their wallets
and prepare to take over their indivi
dual and fair share of the burden of
financing the war, supporting efforts
associated with the prosecution of
the wrar, and maintaining those un
dertakings advanced in the name of
and for the general good of humani
ty
Washington County people, start
ing this week, are being asked or
politely instructed to buy more War
Bonds and Stamps than they have
ever bought before. They will soon
be a.-ked to raise their share of the
fund for the United Service Organi
zations. They are being asked to
raise a considerable sum for the pro
motion of cancer control work.
They will be told to pay higher tax
es. Briefly stated, they will be asked,
sooner or later, to put the war effort
first and self last.
The entire program will cost bil
lions on top of billions of dollars, but
even so the price we are being asked
to pay is dirt cheap for what is at
>take. So loosen up the old pocket
book and make certain that Washing
ton County will do its part in sup
porting its share of war obligations,
as well as every organization associ
ated with the basic advancement of
all people.
j Duty Before Pleasure
Should Become Our Rule
Describing a serious weakness in
our society anil at the same time
proving that some few are thinking
of national defense first, the follow
ing clipping is offered for consump
tion right here at home by one who
would urge a greater cooperation in
the great and imperative task of sup
porting the war effort:
Recently a member of a Woman's
Society in a large city church de
clined an invitation to a tea given by
a friend. "I would like very much to
come," she said to the hostess. “But
my group sews for the Red Cross on
Wednesdays. I never let any social
engagement interfere with that activi
ty. You see. we are all thinking of
national defense right now. My group
I is sewing on warm, woolv things that
| will be used both at home and for
unfortunate little children over in
Britain. 1 would have a guilty con
science if I came to your party when
I felt that I would be helping suffer
ing people in a small way with my
needle.”
A Bitter Dose
Elkin Tribune
Americans had been prepared to
expect and accept defeat in the Phil
ippines. Even before Pearl Harbor,
those in the know, understood full
well the difficulties of defending that
American outpost. But the capitula
tion of General Wainwright's forces
on Bataan brought Americans up
with a jerk just the same.
For three months, outnumbered
probably ten to one, the American
Filipino forces had displayed a cour
age and endurance that astonished
and commanded the respect of the
world. It was the Alamo all over
again except on a larger scale. That
this defense would ultimately fail was
generally admitted, but that didn't
HAVE YOU BOUGHT YOURS ?
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soften the pain and humiliation of it.
And why this failure- MacArthur
and Wainwright and their men have
demonstrated that in generalship and
fighting spirit, we take a backseat to
none. The trouble is that we were
there too few and with too little. And
why was it that way? 1’he answer is]
plain. For twenty years Japan had
been preparing for this, and for twen
ty years we have been too blind to see
it. or seeing, too incompetent to deal
with the situation.
The question could be asked too.
why was the greatest nation on earth
so incompetent? And that too can be
easily answered. Under our form of
government and system of misrepre
sentation, the straight-thinking, for
ward-looking leader hasn't a chance
against mugwump politicians and so
called statesmen—who make the de
cisions.
Remember back yonder when Con
gress refused to fortify Guam because
certain members of Congress didn't
want to offend Japan. They told us
boldly and finally that we had noth
ing to fear from the Japanese; that
they wouldn't be so foolish as to raise
a hand against such a great [rower as
we. Gaum, of course, didn't matter a
great deal, but our attitude there was
representative of our policy for the
entire Pacific. We were relinquishing
control of the Philippines, so why try
to defend?
What our psuedo-statesmen failed
to see. what they refused to see. was
a Japan able to run the white man
out of Asia and grab everything in
sight, including the tin and rubber
and other things upon which we de
pend.
But that's water over the dam.
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By THE RAMBLER
My Mother—
A deaf mute came by the office the
other day and after receiving alms,
he left on the Rambler’s desk a card
giving his reasons for loving his
mother, and this card is a fitting tri
bute to mothers—the mothers that
will be honored over the nation on
Sunday.
I love my mother because:
She carried me under her heart;
Loved me before I was born:
Took God's hand in hers and walk
ed through the Valley and
Shadows that I might live;
Bathed me when I was helpless;
Clothed me when I was naked;
Gave me warm milk from her own
body when I was hungry;
Rocked me to sleep when I was
weary;
Pillowed me on pillows softer than
down and sang to me in the voice of
an angel;
Held my hand when I learned to
walk:
Nursed me when I was sick;
Suffered when I sorrowed;
Now we must face the situation with]
the scales torn from our eyes. If
Pearl Harbor stirred our patriotism to
white heat. Bataan should steel our
determination to .venge that victory.
Nothing less can save our face and
our self-respect.
Laughed with my joy;
Glowed with my triumph;
Taught my lips to pray;
Gave me strength for my weak
ness;
Courage for my despairs;
Hope to fill a hopeless heart:
Was loyal when others failed;
Was true when tried by fire;
Was my friend when other friends
were gone;
Prayed for me:
Loved me when I was unlovely;
Led me into man's estate;
Placed my feet on the King’s high
way ;
And though we lay down our lives
for her we can never repay the debt
that we owe our mother.
Roses—Red and White—
My rose is white, your rose is red;
Your mother lives but mine is dead.
And looking on your red. red rose.
Which you wear, ah, so jauntily
I wish that some lucky wind that
blows
Would blow m> mother back to
me;
That I might take her hand again
And press it. oh. so tenderly.
And dry the tears and ease the pain
That in her life she bore for me:
That chance is yours, not mine to
night.
Your rose is red but mine is white.
Your rose is red and mine is white.
And yet. when I kneel down tonight
To say my prayers, as shadows
tcreep.
“Now I lay me down to sleep"
(The same sweet prayer I used to
know
And loved in days of long ago>
My mother will come back to me.
My head will rest upon her knee.
Her hand will smooth my furrow
ed brow.
And I will know, someway, some
how.
My mother lives, she is not dead—
Anyway my white rose will turn to
red.
- George M. Maxwell
With Mother—
My mother used to take me by the
hand and we would walk all over our
little home town, and she would tell
me all about the time that she was a
little girl, and the things she did.
and the things she thought about.
I felt very close to her.
As I grew older and learned to do
things about the house and yard. 1
took new interest in all that she did,
for it seemed that she never rested
a minute or ever complained about
being tired.
Her spirit followed me to school
the first day. and then continued
until the school days were over—until
the larger school room w:as reached
and she had kissed me goodbye and
went away forever leaving me quite
alone in a misunderstanding world.
How well I remember her. You
could feel the reflection of the gold in
her heart when she smiled. If she i
knew others were hungry, she could
not eat. She \\as a poet, a humorist.
and artist, a lover of books. Her deli
cate hands were the hands of a work
er.
I will write her. telephone her. send
her a telegram or I will visit her on
Mother’s Day. Neglect by her child
ren is the worse pain that can hurt
her. And I won't forget.
Farewell—
For many years I have lived in this
county. I have worked with this pap
er so long, until I feel that it is a part
of me. I have seen it grow from an
unimpressive weekly to one of the
state’s leading country publications.
And I am glad
I like the people of Washington
County. Maybe some of them like me.
And I hate to leave a town where 1
have enjoyed life so much. It saddens
me to find that I must go elsewhere
among strangers to find a niche in
the world where I can make a living
for me and my family.
I have no ill-feeling. And I hope
that others bear me none. And I
hope that. Plymouth and Washington
County continues along the path of
progress until it reaches new peak.-; of
greatness and riches.
And with a heavy heart. I bow out
of this column Others more efficient
will take up the work. Another per
sonality will live in it. Another's ideas
will fill it. But no personality will
miss this weekly get-to-gether with
the readers more than T.
May good luck, good fortune and
good health attend the readers of this
column and may you all think of him
who wrote but writes no more.
- W H. P.
CUT
A reduction in clothes ration of
about one-fourth .starting June 1—
from 66 coupons a year to a rate
slightly over 51—has been announc
ed by the British Board of Trade.
COTTON
Cotton is of such great importance
in meeting military and civilian de
mands that the United States is now
consuming more than 45.000 bales
each day.
Special Notice
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Bring it here for a complete check-up with
our SUN TESTING MACHINE. Complete mo
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this date to May 16th—
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TEST IGNITION COIL
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C LEAN FUEL PUMP BOWL AND CHECK PUMP
CHECK GENERATOR
CHECK TIMING
CHECK BATTERY
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