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THE Roanoke Beacon 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, consoli dated with the Washington County News in 1929 and with The Sun in 1937. __ Subscription Rates Payable In Advance) One year_$1.50 Advertising Rates Furnished Upon Request Entered as second-class matteT at the post office in Plymouth, N. C., under the act of Congress of March 3, 1879. Thursday, May 7, 1942 and Six months. .75 “The child is lather of the man” —Wordsworth JR MAY 14—Lewis arid Clark started > exploration of the West, 1804 r 15—Official capitulation of ^ Netherlands army, 1940. 16— Boswell met Samuel Johnson, 1763. 17— First Kentucky Derby won by Aristides, 1875. 18— Muscle Shocls bill signed, 1933. 1 19—Jellerson Davis Jailed In i Monroe Fortress. 1865. ^20—Germany fortifies Polish border, 1939, WNU fervi* Saturday Is Your Last Day to Register People who have moved into this county since the last election or who have become of age since that time should remember to get their names on the registration books by Satur day night, in order to be eligible to vote in the primary May 30 and the General Election in November. To cast a ballot is not only a democratic privilege, it is an obli gation and a duty. In this im mediate territory, where there are comparatively few Republicans the primary take- on an importance even greater than that of general elec tions in other places, where the party membership is more equally divided. Those who do not register and vote as Democrats in the primary have very little say-so about their local government. If you are not registered and are qualified in every other particular, be sure to see your registrar Saturday and get your name on the books. -? // Air Raids Come By Ruth Taylor In our coastal cities whenever two or three people are gathered together, there is one subject that is always under discussion. Will the spring bring air-raids? Feeling rides high on this subject as those who say ‘‘im possible" and those who say “Cer tainly” thrash out their their respec tive strategies. Rut. while we prepare nationally and locally for air-raids, let us reason it out. If an air-raid comes, what will the enemy hope to attain? We all admit that the destruction would be comparatively small considering the size of the country-though that thought is of small comfort to those who are bombed. The enemy, however, has one big ger object in view—to create panic. There are those among us who say that would be the case. I do not think so. I have infinite faith in the ability of our people to face a crisis or a crushing tragedy w'ith calm forti tude. We have always risen to the need of the occasion and we will not fail. But the enemy feels that we will become jittery, that our morale will be shaken, our nerves upset. That is what they want to accomplish. Are you going to give in? Now can we face the crisis when and if it comes? We know the rules. We can obey the physical ones—that is merely a matter of intelligent co operation. But how can we conquer our instinctive reactions? How can we remain cool? How can we beat the Axis nations at their own game? One way we can do this is bv self control. No air-raid can last forever. We can't run away from it. But we can obey orders and then hang on for just a little longer. It may call for all our staying qualities, but we can do it—if we face the unescapable facts that—we are in a war: It is a war which must be fought until it is won: There must be no retreat on the home front. 1 here is one abiding thing that will I help us hold firm. We can follow the command of Him who said “Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.’’ For in the words of the Psalmist: “He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High, shall abide in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my re fuge and my fortress. My God, in Him will I trust.” -<s> Americanism: Your family doing without new clothes so you can pay taxes; a weapon maker paying his stenographer $25,000 a year to get rid of profits.—Rocky Mount Tele gram. The Mattress Scoring Chart is as simple as A-B-C . . . and it gives you all the facte you need to rate any mat* tress in our store. Come in end use it, even if you're not in the market for a new mattress right now! SUPREME COMFORT 1c Jg PAYMENTS AS LOW AS 00c WEEKLY ‘The Scoring Chart proves it— KINGSDOWN ^ is a better VALUE9* : Healthy comfort... long life ... good looks ... those are ' the things I want in a mattress, and believe me, I got them all and more, too, in my new Kingsdown Mattress. HERE ARE 3 OF THE FEATURES THAT SOLD ME ON KlNGSDQWN V COMFOBT IVlilt No lumpy tufts and buttons to interfere with sound sleep. IV HOUR GLASS COILS 1 Equalize weight. A child deeps in com fort beside an adult. If DOU3LE STRENGTH IDGI Extra* firm coils prevent edges from sagging. m Norman Furniture Co. V ' a# Rambling ...About By THE RAMBLER jBack Again— Back on November 19. 1939, this conductor of the Rembler column took off for the Carolina-Duke foot ball game at Durham and delegated the task of filling this space the fol lowing week to another member of the staff. It so happened that the other fellow liked columning, wdrile this one is constitutionally opposed to anything that savors of work, so the former was elected to continue it from that day. Then along came this country's entrance into the war, which brought about a great many changes, including a 25 per cent cur tailment of the Beacon force, and that in turn brings about our return to the field of columning. All of which is by way of an explanation for our sudden and oh-so-complete conversion to General Sherman's opinion about what war really is— only we are a dang sight more em phatic that he w^as. Time Marches On— A lot of water has run under the bridge—and even over the Williams ton fill—since November. 1939. At that time Hitler was a comparatively small pirate: he had only taken over a couple of countries—Czecho-Slova kia and Poland—the French and German armies were sniping at each other from behind the Maginot and Seigfried Westwall fortifications: Russia was a full-fledged partner of der Feuhrer in divvying up the Polish spoils: Holland. Belgium. Norway. Denmark. Rumania, Yugo-Slavia, Al bania and Greece were still coun tries in their own right; and tire Jap was up to his ears in China, with an occasional pot shot at an Ame rican or European followed by pro fuse "so sorry—excuse it, please.’’ And Now— Well, just look at us: up to our ears in a desperate struggle for existence; trying to fight on a dozen different fronts scattered all over the whole wide world; signing' up for rationing cards for gasoline; already rationed on sugar and auto tires; hundreds of our finest young men leaving civil ian occupations for the uncertain ties of military existence, some of them volunteers and others being sent by a board composed of their friends and neighbors. Withal, there is remarkably little grumbling and few crying out against the dras tic changes that have been made in our every-day existence. Yet. if this Rambler or anyone else had pre dicted two and a half years ago the things that have since come to pass, we'd have been lucky if we were per mitted to run around loose. Other Changes— Even the changes that have been brought about in our lives pale into insignificance, however, when we consider the havoc wrought in other nations. Suppose you lived in France, or Greece, or China, or the Philip pines, or Java, or Burma, or any one of a dozen other countries that have been overrun and laid waste by the iron hand of conquest conducted by Hitler, Mussolini or Hirohito. In those places, it's not a qeustion of rationing such things as gasoline and sugar, it's a question of getting enough bare necessities, a piece of black bread, a few grains of rice, to main tain a spark of life. Any slight pro test is met with repressive measures which mean the horrors of concen tration camps, and those who are shot to death are probably the lucky ones. We could be a lot worse off than we are; as a matter of fact, things will probably get a lot worse before they get any better. Cuff less Trousers— With the thousands of real hard ships to undergo, the thing that strikes us as being the height of something-or-other is that of a heal thy able-bodied man sounding off because he can't get cuffs on the trousers of his new suit. That’s put ting the cart before the horse up our way; because we are not nearly so much concerned about getting cuffs on our trousers as we are about get ting the trousers. Another Howl— That other squawk you hear down about the office of the rationing board is being raised bv a two-faced man with a double chin beefing be cause he only got one sugar ration ing card. // it-Or-Miss— Thus endeth the first episode by a returned rambler. Due to having to double up and triple up and quad ruple up as advertising solicitor, news reporter, printing solicitor, busi- , ness manager. Linotype operator, ad man man. make-up man, collector, pressman, correspondent, delivery boy, and general factotum, it is not only possible but highly probable that this column will appear on a hit-or miss basis from now on. because the prospect of long hot days ahead in front of a typewriter keyboard is enervating in itself. Even that could be worse, though: we only write this stuff, we don't have to read it. Come NOTICE To Whom It May Concern: Mr. W, E. Old. our former representative at Williamston, N. C., is no longer employed by us, and we will not be responsible for any commit ments made or obligations assumed by him. Planters Nut & Chocolate Company Effective April 22, 1942. to think of it., danged If we ain't the proofreader, too. If things do get [any worse, look out Willie, here we comp. 'Willie, just for your infor mation, is vice president in charge of the north end of a broomhandle headed south.) COLE Planters Now on sale. Supply [ limited. Buy yours now. ! WE STILL HAVE Army Wheels FOR SALE This is the big seed week. We sell T. W. Wood & Sons seeds. Spray your peach trees now. We sell the Pan peach spray. We are distributing cucumber seed for C. C. Lang & Sons. BLOUNTS HARDWARE AND SEED STORE NEXT TO BANK Plan your meals IN ADVANCE... JP^ LANNING meals is like playing chess. The foods available are the chess men. The three meals are the chessboard. They must be fitted in by a daily pattern. Thrifty women work out a food budget, setting aside a definite amonut of money for each group of foods listed here. This will insure your getting all the basic neces sary foods for health, without spending too much for any one group. Then, with any budgeted food money that is left over, treat your family to a few well-chosen luxury foods. But in spite of price fluctua tions be sure to buy the necessary "pro lective" foods first. When you plan your meals ahead, you save time, money, fuel and energy. The result is that you have better meals with less work. If you cook electrically, you can schedule all the foods for the oven if you need the oven for any food. Some prod ucts may be cooked ahead for the next day while the oven is hot. This saves elec tricity which is now so important for war production. Procractination is the worst enemy of sys tematc meal planning. Don't be caught "putting-it-off." It hurts your time, your health, and your pocket-book! Plan your meals in advance! M I L K—One quart for children and one pint for adults. Or cheese or evap orated or dried milk. MEAT, POULTRY OR FISH—One or more serv ings daily. Dried beans, peas or nuts occasionally. VEGETABLES —Green, leafy or yellow; one big helping or more a day— some raw, some cooked. BREAD OR CEREAL— Whole-grain products or enriched white bread and flour; macaroni, spaghetti. EGGS—At least 3 or 4 a week; cooked any way you choose or in "made" dishes. ORANGES, TOMATOES, GRAPEFRUIT — or raw cabbage or salad greens —at least one of these. OTHER VEGETABLES, FRUIT, potatoes, or other vegetables or Fruits In sea son every day. BUTTER, FATS, SWEETS —Vitamin-rich fats, pea nut butter and similar spreads. VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY
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