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 1937._
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Entered as second-class matter
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N. C., under the act of Congress
of March 3, 1879.
Thursday, August 6, 1942
and
Six months.
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"Every sheep with its like”—Unit Quixote
i AUGUST
* 6—First Congregational
church in America Sa
lem, Mass,, 1629,
7- First settlers land In
MP Maine. 16C7.
rs£3«a*- 8—berraan air offensive
■ r!.. ’, against Britain begins
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9—: irst Commencement of
Harvard College, 1642.
10—U. S. Naval Academy
7 v-’: founded at Annapolis,
ill! 1345.
11—Fulton's ‘'Clermont.'' first
successful s‘eam vessel,
appears on Hudson, 1807.
~V.. 12—Wrangell Island, in Arc
^/S ^ *1°/taken in name o! U.
S.. 1881.
Seasonal Commodities
Rise on Price Scale
On our food front, foods not under
OPA control have risen sharply in
price during the past few months.
Lamb, for instance, the price of '
which is not controlled, went up
more than 10 per cent between mid- 1
May and mid-Iune and roasting
chickens went up nearly 9 per cent
in the same period. Apples, which
aren’t controlled, went up 25 per
cent in that period and this fruit now
sells at prices 50 per cent above
those of last March. On the other
hand, the price of controlled beef, j
veal and pork, fell off and prices of!
other foods which are under the price
ceilings either remained steady or
dropped. Price Administrator. Leon !
Henderson, says that Government
control of price and rents where they ;
are in effect are doing a good job of;
holding down the cost of living, but
that uncontrolled prices show a defi- ■
nite tendency toward dangerously1
high levels. Nevertheless, Hender- -
son said The President's program 1
will prevail and the battle against in- j
flation will be won.
Flowback of Scrap
Metal Slows Up
Most definitely, we must redouble
our efforts to get scrap metals back
into the furnaces. The Office of
Price Administration says that the
flow of scrap is not increasing enough
and shipments lately have been of
poorer quality and both OPA and
WPB attacked rumors that there was
to be a rise in the Maximum Price
for iron and steel -crop. WPB fur
ther -aid that these rumors caused
grounds for concern lest they bring
about a slackening in the nation
wide salvage drive. This we cannot
j afford, this we cannot tolerate. Al
' ready, in some factories, production
has slackened because of a shortage
of materials \nyone who contri
butes to this shortage of scrap, any
one who knows of the existence of a
scrap pile and does not act to see that
it gets back to the furnaces, is help
ing our enemies.
One by one the metals and mater
ials were drafted for war. One by
one heir use has been prohibited ex
cept in the most necessary civilian
production. Until. as scarcities grew,
only gold and silver—ironically -
remained as metals worthless for the
job which is today our only job.
A Real Job
War has brought new and vitally
important jobs to the retailers of this
country.
The pinch of shortages is only just
beginning to be felt bv the bulk of
consumers. Stocks of certain kinds
of goods which are no longer manu
factured are dwindling fast. Even in
the food field, many items will dis
appear. In all fields, the consumer
will have a smaller range of choice
than he has been accustomed to.
So one of the retailer's new tasks
is to help the consuming public
make, with as little discomfort as
possible, the great adjustments in
living standards resulting from war's
enormus demands on our productive
resources. And most retailers of the
country, little ones as well as big,
are cooperating to the limit of their
abilities in doing that. They are
featuring abundant, reasonably-pric
ed foods and manufactured goods.
They are helping the consumer
choose suitable and satisfactory sub
stitutes for scarce and costly items.
They are showing us how we may
avoid waste, and make what we buy
go farther.
On top of that, they are doing
ither work of great importance to
the war effort. They are, for rx
tmple, aggressively selling and pro
noting the sale of War Stamps and
Tar Bonds -at their own expense,
md without a penny- of recompense,
rhey are coperating with the gov
rnment in fighting speculation, pro
iteering and hoarding. They have
iccepted great responsibilities, and
:hey are discharging them fully.
The retailers are protecting our
standard of living to the greatest pos
sible extent. While they can’t keep
.is -upplied with "luxuries as usual”
n these times, they are doing a real
job. a vital job, in our interest.
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The Production Offensive
By Ruth Taylor
Before \ve can carry the war to a
successful offensive against the ene
my. according to Donald Nelson, we
must have a production offensive.
The production offensive is the
battle front upon which every one
>f us may fight, shoulder to shoul
der, farmer, mechanic, industralist.
Even the housewife has her part to
play.
The production offensive is not
the task solely of those who work in
the factories The public is in it as
well—for here is the real second '
front. Here is where the battle lies.
Here is where we must begin the of
fensive. We have gone far in the short
span of months. We can go farther
if ever\’ one puts his shoulder to the
wheel.
The secret of Napoleon's success
was that he used all his strength.
And it was the extra forge he flung
in which oftentimes won the victory.
We must use all our strength. We
must not stand on our own rights
and privileges. We must remember
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that production comes first. We
must re-orient ourselves to our par
ticular job. We must realize that
the restrictions of war aren't the
handicaps of war -they are our share
in the cataclysmic struggle.
We think of rationing interms of
shortage and we blame others for
it. We think of salvage as a game.
But rationing and salvaging are our
share in the production offensive. The
fats we save in our kitchens will be
used in the weapons of the produc- ;
tion offensive. The rubber we sal
vage will make our mechanized front
strong.
The gas we do not use means more j
hours in the air for our fighter planes,
more ships to carry the weapons of
war where they are needed. The
tires we do not use mean mobility
for our armed forces.
So much for clearing the way for
the production offensive by rationing
and salvaging. There is another
thing we must do. We must back up
those who are doing the actual job—
both in industry and labor. We
must not waste their or our time in
internal bickering and hates and pet
ty prejudices. Criticize, yes—when
criticism is necessary -but stop mere
carping and fault-finding. Get be
hind the men of this army as you get
behind those who wear the uniform.
This is our offensive— the produc
tion offensive. It's up to all of us to
help drive it ahead.
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War and Summer
Hertford County Herald
It must be very difficult for even
a German soldier, when he wakes up
on a beautiful summer day, to jump
out of bed with the determination to
go forth and murder as many as
possible of his fellow men.
In the summertime, when all man
kind is imbued with a longing for
peace and simple pleasure, the Nazis
must feel, more acutely than ever,
the hatred which they have brought
upon themselves by disturbing the
peace of the whole world.
Waging a selfish war is at all times
repulsive to all people, but on a
beautiful summer day its sinfulness
seems most apparent.
We cannot hope for |xace until the
Nazis and Japs are severely beaten.
But on these warm days, when we
are tilled with the enjoyment of
peaceful living, we should strength
en our letermination to do every
thing we possibly can to win this
war before another summer is dark
ened by its evil shadow.
SKINNERSVILLE
Rev. G. C. Wood and two daugh
ters. Misses Katy and Evelyn Wood,
of Roper and Rev. Woods' grand
daughter. were the dinner guest of
Mr. and Mrs. Walter White Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmo Cannon and
son. Guy, of Hertford were the guest
of Mrs. Tom White and family on
Thursday.
Mrs. Sallie Davenport spent Friday
with C. V. White and Misses Alice
and Eva White.
Mi’, and Mrs. Clinton Everett were
the Sunday afternoon guests of Mr
and Mrs. Tom White.
Mr and Mrs. Walter White were
the supper guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Lucas, jr., of Plymouth on
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Everett re
cently visited Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Bell
on the Chowan River Bridge.
* Fresh Vegetables
all winter long
^ —with a
It’s a big convenience and
economy to have a concrete
storage cellar or room on your
farm or in your home basement.
With a “victory garden” you
can enjoy your own fresh fruits
and vegetables all winter and
add to the Nation’s larder.
A concrete storage is simple,
long lasting, economical. We’ll
gladly send you free plans, in
structions, to help you or your
contractor build with little or
no reinforcing steel.
Paste “check list’’ on postal and mail for free literature
PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION
State Planters Bank Bldg., Richmond, Va.
Please send me simple instructions for building a concrete storage
without critical materials. I am interested in
□ Storage cellar for the farm
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Religious News
and Views
By Rev. W. B. Daniels, Jr.
Apostle to the Germans—
One of the most stirring tales in
the annals of the spread of Christi
anity is the story of
St. Boniface, the
Apostle to the Ger
m a n s Boniface,
who was born in
England in 680. was
fired with the de
sire to Christianize
the savage German
ic tribes which in
habited the north
contlnential Europe.
Leaving the safety
of his native Bri
tain. Boniface crossed the channel
and began his missionary activities
among the peoples of Germany.
In the province of Hesse, the
Christian missionary found that the
natives revered a huge oak tree
which was dedicated to the pagan
god. Thor. The Germanic tribes held
this sacred oak in the utmost fear
and awe. Boniface had no such
feelings, however, and at a public
cermony began cutting down the
huge tree. The tribesmen muttered
and grew more uneasy at each stroke
of Boniface's axe hastened the des
truction of the sacred oak. The peo
ple expeetde their god. Thor, to wreck
dire vengence upon such imperti
nence and strike the nrisisonary dead
in his tracks. Nothing of the kind
happened, however, and as the oak
fell crashing to the ground, the na
tives concluded that the God of the
Christians was a more powerful diety
than the pagan god, Thor. Under
the direction of Boniface, the con
verts built a church from lumber
furnished by the "sacred oak"
Perhaps in Germany today there
are sacred oaks, dedicated to false
gods and holding the people in awe
and fear, which must be sent crash
PLEASANT GROVE
Mrs. Will Everett, Miss Doris Wil
son and Miss Dorothy Everett, of
Ahoskie. were the dinner guest of
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Spruill, Friday.
Miss Virginia Tarkenton, Mrs. J.
C Tarkenton. Mrs Effie Gurkin and
son Jack, and Mrs. L. D. Collins spent
Tuesday and Wednesday in Norfolk
visiting relatives.
Capt. and Mrs. N M. Spruill, of
Elizabeth City, and Miss Myrtle Tar
kenton. of Columbia, were the din
ner guests of Miss Nellie Tarkenton
and T, W. Tarkenton on Sunday.
Miss Virginia Tarkenton. Mrs. J.
C. Tarkenton, Mrs. W. B Chesson,
Mrs. Frances Hutchins and Rebacca,
visited friends in Columbia Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnnie Grey and
ing to the ground. The axe of truth
must be weilded not with motives of
hate and vengeance, however, but
with a purpose similar to that of St.
Boniface long ago. . a purpose that
is Christ-like in character, in loving
service to the God and Father of all
mankind.
Thought for the Day—
Lord teach us to understand the
bewildered people of all lands.
Amen.”
family spent Sunday In Edenton
! with relatives.
Mrs. Lula Craft has returned home
; after visiting relatives in Creswell.
Misses Lucy Twiddy and Ruth
Ange were the week-end guest of
Misses Margaret and Mildred Spru
ill.
Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Lamb and
! family spent Sunday in Williamston
I the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ches
| son.
Miss Virginia Tarkenton left
Thursday to visit Capt. and Mrs. J.
C. Tarkenton, in Columbia, S. C. She
i also plans to visit friends at Fort
Benning, Ga.
Mr. Clarence F. Wilson left Mon
day to visit his father at Asbury
Park, N, J. Mr. Wilson hasn’t vislt
his father in twenty years. His fa
ther being ninety-six years old, he
expects a happy reunion. He also
plans to visit in the state of Dela
! ware before returning.
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EAT NUTRITIONAL FOOD
CAN ml PLAN
FOODS and MEALS
THE good old American custom of putting up
food for the Winter is being practiced through*
out the land this Summer and this Autumn. No
doubt you, too, will be filling your pantry shelves
while orchard and field crops are plentiful.
That is "Patriotic Hoarding" and we must not
forget that the home-front army also travels on
its stomach.
We must not forget, too, that it is wasteful to
attempt to can fruits and vegetables by improper
methods. We must conserve sugar by using sub*
stitutes when possible.
Our Home Economists will gladly provide you
with many canning suggestions incorporating su
gar substitutes . . . and some berries can be put
up in natural juices without sugar.
If you are one of those fortunate women who
have an Electric Range you already know how
tool canning can be the electric way.
Food is a munition of war. Buy it right. Cook
ft right. Ca* it right.
VIRGINIA ELECTRH
AND POWER COMPANY
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