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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 in 1929 and with The Sun in 1931. _ _ Subscription Rates Payable in Advance) One year-*i;>0 Six months Advertising Rates Furnished Upon Request Entered as second-class matter at the post office in Plymouth, N. C„ under the act, of Congress of March 3, 1879. Thursday. July 9. 1942. and "fiery potter praise: his ouin pot" — Italian proierb JULY S—Mary E. Surratt hanged as conspirator in death of Lincoln, 1865. 10— Millard Fillmore be comes president on Taylor's death, 1850. 11— -Alexander Hamilton fatally wounded in duel with Aaron Burr. 1804. 12— Pennsylvania troops take over Homestead Steel mills in strike, 1892. 13— Steamer Great Eastern ' starts laying third Atlan tic cable, 1866. 14— French Revolution be gins, Bastille day, 1789. 15— Second Battle of the Marne, 1918. • Nt Service Are We Too Easy? By Ruth Taylor Are we too easy? In the past' weeks I have heard many people say ! that we are taking this war too light-! ly: that we are soft: that we are lulling ourselves into dangerous com- j placencv with a lullaby of over-em phasized successes, and under-realized defeats that what we need is martial music, marching men—and a sight of heartbreak and tears. Are we too easy? This war is al most too great to be grasped by the mind of man. Are we taking it lightly for fear of facing what de feat would mean—the complete de struction of civilization as we know i it, a return to the barbarism of the Dark Ages, a reversal to the rule of brute force, an eradication of all re ligions, a domination of all the peo ples of the earth by a group of sad istic degenerates? Are we afraid to look that possibility in the face i1 Are w'e too easy ? Have we grown toft' This war will cal! upon the utmost that each and every one of us can bring to it of brain and brawn, of selfless, self-sacrificing devotion to an ideal. Can it be true that the progress we have made, the education we have gained has weakened our morale and courage, rather than made us more efficient, intelligent human beings? Are we too easy? Have we drifted into the half sleep of complacency? IB WATTS W1LLIAMSTON Thur.-Fri. July 9-10 George MONTGOMERY MAUREEN O'HARA in Ten GENTLEMEN from WEST POINT Saturday July 11 CHARLES STARRETT in "RIDERS of the NORTHLAND" Sunday July 12 KAY KYSER in "My Favorite Spy’’ Mon.-Tues. July 13-14 LAURENCE OLIVER and LESLIE HOWARD in “The INVADERS Wed Mat 3:30) July 15 WILLIAM LUNDIGAN and JEAN ROGERS in “SUNDAY PUNCH" Thurs.-Fri July 16-17 Matinee Thursday 3:30 ROSALIND RUSSELL and FRED MacMURRAY In “TAKE A LETTER, DARLING" Marco - Williamston ALL STAR CAST in ‘Thru Different Eyes' also WILLIAM BOYD in "TWILIGHT on the TRAIL" Must we be coddled by only bright stories? Have we reached the state of adulating men for doing their duty, and glossing over neglects and de feats? We are a young nation—but we are not childish. We can stand up to defeat as well as we can with stand the dangers of success. Every school child is familiar with the haz ards of over-confidence in the story of Braddock’s .defeat. Are we too easy? Must we be spurred to patriotism? Must our fighting of this war be a matter of emotional sitmulants, or will our in tense desire for freedom for all—ir respective of class, race, nationality nr religion—our belief that prosperity for all lies in the practical applica tion of democracy, our intense hatred of tyranny of any kind, carry us through to victory? Are we too easy? Only you—the people of America—can answer this question. “Over the Hill” Emporia (Kan.) Gazette. Headline writers of some Kansas newspapers have bluntly reminded the new crop of selective service reg istrants that thev are not as young as they used to be. The men, 45 to 65 years old, inclusive, will include a great majority of World War 1 vets who have been feeling the swish of the scythe of old Father Time, which has cooled them off on their capers at veterans' conventions. Typical cracks of the young-blood headline writers include: "Come and Tell Uncle Sam About Your Flat Feet and False Teeth.’’— The Lawrence Outlook. "Old Timers to Register Next."— The Chase County News. "Oldsters Can Register Early.’’— The Council Grove Republican. “Senile Ones to Have a Full Week End."—The Learned Chronoscope. "Battle-Scarred Yets to Sign Up Again."—Exchange. All of which adds up to mean: “You’re over the hill, brother, you're over the hill!" -s Letters To Soldiers Gildsboro Xews-A rgus. Write them a letter. That is the word from Raymond (flapper after six weeks spent in tour ing Egypt and the Far East. His plea was for the United States citi i zens scattered over the far parts of the earth with whom he came in con tact. Tfiat plea should be made and urged for every man in the service. The little town of Middlesex in Nash county has started something Our Great America v\ by Turn /Masks for sorseons 'I \ AS WELL AS WORKERS IN OUST/ ATMOSPHERE ARE MADE FROM PAPER WVTH A VEGETABLE FIBER INSOLUBLE IN LIVE STEAM.BOILING WATER, OR COMMON SOLVENTS. WHEN SOILED THEY CAN BE WASHED OR . DISCARDED. / A HUNDRED YEARS A60 83 OUTOJ IOO WORKERS IN THE UNlTEDSTATES WERE REQUIRED T0 PRODUCE FARM CROPS TO PEED A&OOT H. 000.000 PEOPLE..-.WITH MODERN MACHINERY ONLY H OUT OP /OO ARC REQUIRED TO PRODUCE POOC POROVER 1^0.000,000 AMER'CANS. PLUS MILLIONS MORE PED THROUGH THE LEND-LEASE PI** As A\ANyAS TW«F£ TREE CROPS WAVE BEEN HARVESTED IN CERTAIN SOUTHERN STATES, PROM COTTON El ElOS WHICH WENT BACH TO WOODS AETERTME CIVIC WAR which every community could fol low. The Methodist church of Middle sex has the name and address of ev ery man who has gone from the com munity into the service. Every week every Middlesex boy gets one letter from some member of that Sunday school or church. We were priviledged to read one of the letters from one of the boys in reply to a letter from home. This letter was straight from the heart. It spoke volumes of what this friend ly gesture from home is doing to build and improve morale among the armed services. Tt was an illiterate letter, for the boy had been denied opportunities of an education. "I used to hear that the Army was pretty hard.’’ this boy wrote. "But that was wrong. The Army is O.K.'’ The Army will be more O.K. if you will pardon the expression, if other town follow the Middlesex plan. Ye Impartial Ed Harry P. Hornby in the Uvalde (Te.xas) Leader-News. I am absolutely impartial in my judgment of Hitler. Mussolini and Hi en Norway. 1 want Mussolini tried by and impartial trial after this war is over. This is due the bloody butch ers who have violated every phase of international law. As 1 said I was impartial. 1 want Hitler tried by a Czecho-Slovakia or Jugoslavia, or ev Norway. I want Mussolini tried by natives of Ethiopia and I want Hi rohito tried by Chinese or American juries. In this way I believe they would receive justice. I would also want the fathers of bovs killed or of Religious News b and Views By Rev. \Y. B. Daniels, Jk. Brother Lawrence Nicholas Herman, a lowly, unlearn ed monk of the 17th century, has perhaps contributed more to the de votional life of the masses of people than any other one man. As a lay member of a monastic order he was ! called "Brother Lawrence", and his position in the brotherhood was that j of a scullion in the kitchen. His one : single aim in life was to bring about j a conscious personal union between himself and God. Brother Lawrence was not troubled with any theological difficulties or doctrinal dilemmas, but with a simple faith he went about his menial tasks conscious that at all times he was in the presence of God. Whether building the fires in the kitchen of the monastery, or scouring the pots and pans, or scrub bing the floor, he practiced the pres ence of God. God occupied first place in all of his working, and thinking, and living. So strong became his faith, so bouyant his joy, so deep his adoration, that dignitaries high in church and state made their way to his lowly kitchen for spiritual com fort and help. Some of Brother Lawrence's con versations and letters have been pre served for us and are published in a thin volume entitled "Tire Practice of the Presence of God". Thousands .upon thousands of copies of this lit tle book have been published and i read and re-read for four hundred | years by peoples of all faiths and ! nationalities. What Brother Lawrence did all i can do. A Kitchen can become an altar, a factory a church, the blue daughters ravished on the jury. As IT said I was absolutely impartial. Justice is what thev should receive. TRAINED MECHANICS QUALITY MATERIALS LOW COST service all makes of cars and trucks YOUR CAR OR TRUCK WILL LAST LONGER IF YOU HAVE IT SERVICED REGULARLY—SEE YOUR CHEVROLET DEALER He has trained mechanics. . . . He uses quality mate rials. . . • He performs all service operations at reason able rates. ... It pays to see your Chevrolet dealer for car-saving service because; for years, Chevrolet dealers have had the largest num ber of trade-ins and, there; fore, the widest experience in servicing all makes^and models; • Better have a check-up today/ Originator and Outstanding Leader CAR CONSERVATION PLAN House Chevrolet Co., Inc. PLYMOUTH, N. C. . sky a cathedral dome . . . with the! practice of the presence of God. Wanted: Cooperation Last week's issue of The Beacon carried notice of the Union Daily Va cation Bible School which is to be held for one week. July 27 through August 1. This school, sponsored by the Christian. Methodist. Baptist, and Episcopal churches of the city, is open to all children and young people of the Plymouth area. Cooperation on the part of the parents of the children of Plymouth will assure the success of this important enterprise of Christian education. Recreational Activities The need for wholesome outdoor recreation for the youth of Plymouth is a problem which must be faced honestly and immediately. Is thus not a problem in which Christian people have an interest ... or does the “brotherhood of man'1 just in clude adults? Thought For the Day "God trusts me bpyond what I now am; I trust Him beyond what I now see.’’ PLEASANT GROVE Mr. and Mr? Prank Sivills and daughter, Sarah Virginia, and Mrs.( Nona Holloman, of Norfolk, spent the week-end with Mr and Mrs. J. C. Tarkenton. Mrs. Fiances C. Hutchins made a business trip to Williamston Thurs day. Edison Alexander, of Norfolk, spent Sunday here with his mother, Mrs. Mary Alexander. Col. and Mrs. T. O. Wright, of Oak Ridge were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Tarkenton Thursday. Mrs. Terry Craddock and children and Mrs. Della Roberson, of Great Bridge, visited Mrs. Henry Ainsworth Sunday. Rev. G. C. Wood and daughters Misses Katie and Evelyn Wood were the dinner guests of Mrs. Clara Snell Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Gurganus and family attended a family reunion at Hassell, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Deward Chesson spent Sunday with Mr. Dennis Ches son and Miss Christine Hodges. Miss Marian Chesson and Miss Doris Grey were the guests of Mrs. Henry Davenport, at Columbia for the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cox and son left Sunday for Wilmington, where they will spend a week's vacation. Miss Dorothy Mae Mann, of Co lumbia spent last week with Miss Mary Ambrose. Miss Helen Phelps, of Norfolk, and Mrs. Phelps, of Roper, visited Mrs. Prances Hutchins. Tuesday. -<$ Ben F. Little of Clifton in Ashe county throws most of his old corn stalks that are not eaten by cattle into a rack to decompose so that later he will have more fertilizer for his land. Marines Corps parachutists release blue "cargo’’ chutes which carry Tommy" guns, rifles, grenades, am munition, and other lethal supplies. Returns from marketings of lint and cottonseed per acre of cotton harvested increased from $30.13 in 1940 to $49.23 in 1941, the highest re turns since 1919. ow FIVE STAR Queer People Queer People... We Americans We have doctors to keep men alive and guns to kill them off. We put windows in our houses to let the light in and shades to keep the light out. Men spend thousands of dollars to grow hair on their head and cut it off their chins. We protect wild game so that we can shoot it. As the Chinaman said: “Funny People, you Americans. You take a glass of water, you put sugar in it to make it sweet, and lemon to make it sour; you put in gin to warm you up, and ice to keep you cool; you say, ‘Here’s to you’ and then drink it yourself.’’ But the Queerest oi All. Are the people who make their living in Plymouth and then rush around to other towns to do their trading, when it’s a lot more convenient, more economical, and more satisfactory to buy from their own neighbors right here at home. BE WISE . . . Do your shopping in Plym outh and put your savings into War Savings Stamps and Bonds. PLYMOUTH MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION IMPORTANT NOTICE TO OUR CUSTOMERS yH5 necessity for conserving rubber . . . essential to the war program . . . and our inability to obtain tire replacement for a large portion of our automobile and truck fleet. . makes it necessary for us to curtail the standard of service which we have heretofore endeavored to maintain on calls from our customers for construction and other service needs. Nearly one-fifth of our motor vehicle fleet has already been removed from service and stored . . and other units will be removed. Only vitally necessary operation can be permitted under the present circumstances. The requirements of our Nation’s armed forces come first. It is with this thought in mind that we must shape our operating policies and readjust our service and we ask your co-operation in our effort to meet the demands of the existing emergency. EFFECTIVE NOW—To connstl or dit;on. meet Electric Service: IN URBAN OR METROPOLITAN AREAS vre will need at least one day's notice. IN OUTLYING AND RURAL AREAS «ddi* tional advance notice will be required be* cause of greater mileage involved for each call. (Your help in arranging for our men t» enter the premises on the first trip will avoid repeat calls and delays.) IN ANY AREA when a prospective customer plans new construction, or plans to move to a new location, he should communicate with os in advance to determine if electric service will be evailable. Priority requirements, copper restrictions and other wartime con ditions mult be considered when plans are made. IN AREAS WHERE public transportation i> not readily available to our mater readeri, billi for average electric consumption will be sent the customer every other month and actual meter readings will be taken every second month.Thus, the bill based on average consumption automatically will be adjusted by the actual meter reading of the second month. All "averaged" bills will have a small sticker stating that the bill is based on the "average" use during the preceding months. AS OUR SERVICE MEN and other em ployees calling on customers will use street ears and buses or will walk whenever pos sible, more time will be required to answer calls for service on the customer's premises. Customeri are urged to male more extentive uie of our telephone fecilitiei. All calls will re ceive careful attention and handling. The timej are difficult indeed and we will be called upon to make mere tlcrificea . which we will gladly do to achieve the vital goal ahead ... VICTOR*! 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