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Roanoke Beacon and Washington County News PIT.LISHFI) FVF.RY THURSDAY In Plymouth. Washington County North Carolina The Roanoke Beacon is Wash- j 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_$1.50 Six months_ .75 Advertising Rates Furnished I’pon Request Entered as second-class matter at the post office in Plymouth, N. C., under the act of Congress of March 3, 1879. Thursday, May 21, 1942 44 IT hen clouds are seen wise men put on their cloaks’*—Shakespeare MAY 21— 1.600.000 acres of North ^ Dakota land opened to l-x settlers, 1891. 22— Tried of Aaron Burr be gan on charge of trea son, 1807. 23— Advance Naai division reached Boulogne, j France, 1940. 24— 33 rescued, 26 lost in sub marine S qua I us disaster, 1939. 25— 34th Eucharistic Con 1 gress Budapest, Hun* l gory. 1938. 2$—Dred Scott granted free dom, 1857. 27—End of NRA, 1935. is WXV $4.'VlC* Eliminate “X” Cards From Gas Rationing The rationing board in Washing ton County - as well as those in other counties throughout the eastern portion of the country—is being del uged with appeals, protests and re quest.- for adjustments of gasoline al lotment,-. I'he board is being unjustly accused^of showing favoritism, when, as a matter of fact, it is humanly im possible for its members to check on every individual case and decide ex actly who has lied and to what ex tent. There is no denying that inequali ties exist, but they are the fault of the car owners and the method, not the rationing board. Some of those who made false statements about the r necessary requirements, and there are many who did, received cards entitling them to amounts of gasoline actually in execess of what thev have been using. Others, com paratively few, did not receive suf ficient allotments There are hound to be inequalities in any system devised to handle this problem, and there is no single answer or remedy Public opinion may gradually limit the use of cars unnecessarily, and is the only force to be depended upon to level off existing inequalities. There is one phase of the ration ing plan, however, which can and should be remedied instanter. That is the issuance of "X" cards for pas senger cars. This one feature is causing more distrust, disunity and resentment than all the efforts of ene my propagandist and fifth columnists put together. As a matter of cold, hard fact, there is no reason for issuing "X” cards to any group of people, thereby setting up a -uper-privileged class entitled to buy gasoline in unlimited quantities, ' A doctor, nurse, minister or govern ment official can estimate his aver age mileage on just as reasonable a basis as can a traveling salesman or any other person who uses his car on business. Provision is made for emergency and supplementary al lotments which will care for any hard ship cases. Phis is not to say that holders of X" cards abuse the privilege. Pos sibly most of them will use their cards in strict compliance with the rules under which they obtained them. But it does set apart a hand picked group which is answerable to no one for the gasoline they use, while other people must prove their right to use their car to earn a liv ing. This is one thing we believe the common run of people will not stand for, nor should it be expected of them. It is class discrimination in its rankest and most objectionable form, and those who have received "X'’ cards would be wise to surrender them voluntary to avoid the suspicion and resentment which will be direct ed at them otherwise. A majority of the public is willing to make sacrifices, provided assur ance is given that the sacrifice is even ly distributed over all people alike. This was proven in the case of sugar, about which there is no complaint, because everyone, rich and poor, black and white, was treated alike. There is no such assurance in the gas rationing plan. As a result those who walk to save gasoline resent seeing a neighbor using his car when both are going to the same place for the same purpose. Eliminate the “X” card for pas SPECIAL NOTICE TO ALL MOTORISTS! EFFECTIVE TODAY, MAY 18, 1942 General Repair Work of all kinds, including body, fender and painl work: price reduced from $1.50 per hour to SI.00 PER HOUR. FLAT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE Have your car properly repaired while parts and accessories are still available. We have two good mechanics and one good body and paint man to serve you. Use our G. M. A. C. Easy Payment Plan. Pay while you ride. HOUSE CHEVROLET COMPANY, INC. Phone 2796 Plymouth, N. C. UirA6NEftlJ V288&1 ft R>oGPaTc [POST OFFi rtec? orc£«,f t°u* EHtMiES r n senger cars entirely, and xou elimi nate most of the criticism of gaso line rationing. i Buy Yout Winter ! Fuel Supply Now We've all been advised not to hoard—and that's necessary advice indeed. But there is one basic com modity which the government wants us to “hoard” now—coal. High officials are urging individuals to purchase next winter's coal stocks before summer ends—and preferably immediately. This, of course, isn't "hoarding” at all. It is, instead, a definite contribution to the war ef fort. The reason for it is simple. If ev eryone waits until cold weather ar rives before ordering coal, the drain on the mines and on the agencies which must transport the fuel, will be tremendous. Worst of all, that drain will come at a time—early and middle fall—when crop movements are at their peak. And in addition, war freight of all kinds will be sub stantially heavier in the fall than now. The point is to get every possible ton of coal into the hands of the ultimate consumer at the earliest pos sible time. So, buy your winter's coal today. Then you'll be doing your part to clear the transportation lines for war traffic. And you'll also make certain that you won’t be out of fuel when you need it. The PUBLIC Forum GASOLINE Last week you and I got our little A, B and X cards. Yes; there were some loud squawks from many of us. If this little sacrifice will help short en this war and bring our boys back home quicker, then why squawk? You and I have been burning up gas and wearing out tires running here and there. Really, don't you think we all have gone our limit and beyond when we get in our car or some other car say for two or three blocks just for a drink? We may drive one mile or twenty five miles just for a game of golf. It may be some other game. Who knows? Has not our President said this is an all-out war against our enemy; that every man, woman and Rambling ...About By THE RAMBLER Guest Columnist— Overworked and underfed, or vice versa, and suffering from a prevalent malady dignified by the name of "spring fever"—all right, then, call it plain laziness—the Rambler this week resorts to that artifice often used on the radio and calls in a guest star. The only thing about it, this columnist doesn't know he's guest ing for us, because he lives and has his being 'way out in Ohio, where he publishes the Bryan Democrat. Any way. fed up after a session of listen ing at radio commercials interspersed with a bit of music or something, this Cass Cullis. the aforesaid publisher and unbeknownst guest columnist of ours, turned to and delivered himself of a satirical piece which has been nominated as one of the best writ ings of the year by various and sun dry persons, including ourselves. Of course, in the original version that follows, he said "Bryan Democrat" where we say Roanoke Beacon," but with this slight change to give prop er station identification and assigning him due credit for the entire column, here goes. It's entitled "The Radio.” and from here on we give you the Hon. Mr. Cass Cullis, of Bryan, Ohio (give the lad a big hand, folks): THE RADIO The radio is the most wonderful invention of modern times. It was made possible by Lee De Forest, who now seldom listens to the radio and who says that he almost regrets hav ing made it possible. But first just a word from our sponsor: Do you get the Roanoke Bea con regularly? If you do not get the Roanoke Beacon rash down child must share our sacrifices to gether as Americans should? If our little card calls for more units of gasoline than we need, are we going to burn it up just because we have it? As for you who may be storing up gas for those unnecessary trips: What kind of a patriotic duty do you call yourself doing? W. A. DAVIDSON. PAY YOUR TOWN oi PLYMOUTH TAXES Unless your Town of Plymoulh taxes are paid by June 1, your prop erty is subject to advertising for de linquent 1941 taxes. Please pay now and avoid this inconvenience and embarrassment, as well as addition al expense. P. W. Brown Tax Collector - Town oi Plymouth to the news stand and buy a ropy ft" the Roanoke Hoar on ami then rush to the Roanoke Beacon of fice and subscribe to the Roan oke Beacon and then you will re ceive the Roanoke Beacon each week and you will be able to keep informed and amaze your friends with your knowledge of local af fairs. Now some more about the radio. The first messages carried electri cally through the air were telegraphed and the system then was known as wireless. Marconie was one of those who helped perfect this great inven tion. But before we tell you more about Marconi just a word from our sponsor: Make the count test. Take an ordinary newspaper and crumble it in your hands while you count five: one. two. three, four, five: then take the Roanoke Beacon and crumble it in your hands while you count five, and notice the difference. Now some more about the radio. The first wireless signals were sent across the ocean bv Marconi in 1901. However, it was a long time from that date until the time when there j Was a radio set in nearly every home.! And here is a brief message for you I while we check on the latest infor mation regardin' this wonderful In i vention. When you buy the Roanoke Beaeon you buy the best. The paper on which the Roanoke Bea con is printed is carefully select ed, and in order to get the very best we pay 27 per cent more than the average market price. The ink. too. is selected with the greatest care, and is mixed with vitamins so that when you get the Roanoke Beaeon you get not only vitamins A. B and C, but the lower-case vitamins a, b and c, as well. No other newspaper can make such a claim. Now, more about the radio. In the early twenties the first radio sets were marketed. At that time, it was customary to sell parts, and in many instances amateurs built then own sets, using earphones, for the loud speakers had not been perfected at that time. In just a moment we will be back with more about the radio. Are your hands beautiful, or do they look like misshapen car rots? Does your husband thrill when he sees your hands, or does he shudder? _ Your hands, too, may be beautiful and seductive. Every morning, noon and night just wrap your hands in copies of the Roanoke Beacon, just as all the movie stars do, and then you, too, will have beautiful hands, and you will exude glam our like an automobile exudes gas fumes. And now some more about this interesting subject, the radio. The first radios were not very de pendable, and the tone was not good, compared to modern sets. However, those early listeners were thrilled, as no radio listener today is thrilled. We will be back in a moment with some more news about the radio. Do people turn up their noses when you come into the loom? You. too, may smell like a rose. Just take several copies of the Roanoke Rrtcon and put them around you and they will absorb the perspiration and leave you neat and clean. Ask for the Ro anoke Beaeon: be sure you say Beacon, which is Nocaeb. spelled backwards. Ladies and gentlemen, we inter rupt our program to bring you a spec ial bulletin. Hitler has just surren dered. the Berlin radio states: Musso lini has denounced the Axis and a peace party in Japan has driven out the militarists and Is asking for peace. But now we have some im portant news from our sponsor. The Roanoke Beacon is only SI.50 a year, slightly more when sent a distance. Save the wrap pers from the Roanoke Beacon, and. when you have accumulated 12 dozen, send them in to the Roanoke Beacon and you will re ceive a lovely bridge pad free: enclose 10 cents for wrapping and mailing. fl&eSSK Stock Your Coal Now! Don’t count on fall and winter transporta tion being available to meet civilian needs as in the past. This is war, and moving up war supplies comes first. To avoid having less coal than you need to keep your fam ily or tenants warm—take Uncle Sam’s ad vice and order your entire coal supply for next winter from us TODAY! PHONE 237-1 ROANOKE COAL CO. S. D. DAVIS WATER STREET These Ministers of Pill County Indorse Marvin K. Blount for Congress The members of the Greenville Ministerial Association take pleasure in indorsing the Honorable MARVIN K. BLOUNT for membership in the UNITED STATES CONGRESS as Representative from the First Congressional District. Our indorsement is based on Mr. Blount’s Christian character, high sense of civic responsibility, and marked leadership ability, all of which have been manifest ed in both his private and public life, and, in our opinion, qualify him for the of fice mentioned and warrant our indorsement. As a leader in governmental, ed ucational and religious life of this section of North Carolina, it is our belief that Mr. Blount, if elected, will serve his constituency with both credit and effi ciency. Rev. Win. A. Ryan Rev. L. Clyde Carter Rev. J. G. Spivey Rev. G. W. Perry Rev. J. D. Simons Rev. Robert Boyd Rev. L. E. Ballard Rev. C. J. Harris Rev. John S. Armfiehl Rev. Z. B. Edwards Rev. A. Hartwell Campbell The undersigned ministers of Bethel, North Carolina, take pleasure in in dorsing the Honorable MARVIN K. BLOUNT as Representative from the First Congressional Distriet. Our indorsement is based on Mr. Blount’s Christian character, his deep interest in all civic matters, and ability as a leader, all of which have been manifested in both his private and public life, and, in our opinion, qualify him for the office which he seeks and warrants our indorsement. As a leader in governmental, educational and religious life of this section of North Carolina, it is our belief that Mr. Blount, if elected, will serve his constituency with both credit and efficiency. THERE CAN BE NO QUESTION—The people of the First Congressional District have, in Marvin K. Blount, a man of the highest Christian character seeking the office of United States Representative. Blount Is "The Man for the Times" Rev. J. P. Harris Rev. J. G. Phillips Rev. Millard M. Johnson Rev. D. W. Alexander This advertisement paid for by Blount for Congress Committee
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