THE
Roanoke Beacon
Mid
Washington County News
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
In Plymouth, Washington County,
North Carotin*
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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S. C„ under the act of Congress
of March 3, 1879.
August 27, 1942
ALMANAC
‘WJgn's actions are not to In judged of at
first sight"—Rochefoucauld
AUGUST
* 27—Sunday driving banned
^•s to conserve gas supply,.
1913.
*,28—Pedro Menendes de
mT**-*-* Aviles enters St. Augus
tine bay, 1565.
29— English call on Du:.: j to
^-q surrender New Amster
dam, 1664.
30— Massachusetts exiles
Y Anne Hutchinson on re
Jrfci ligious grounds, 1637.
•f- .31—Charleston S. C., devas
tated by earthquake.
1886.
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ft . 1 .
SEPTEMBER
1—John J. Pershing becomes
fifth to be given full rank
of general. 1919.
f 2—Great fire of London, 13.
.¥ * 000 buildings destroyed,
' !*> 1666.
I
Pioneers Endured Much
IVe Also Can Endure
■\re we getting soft so that person
al discomforts and even a few hard
ships are unendurable? It would
seem so from the many complaints
about so-called impossible living con
ditions in crowded sections adjacent I
to army camps under construction
and crowded conditions in many ci- j
ties, among these being the national 1
capital, perhaps the most crowded of (
all.
Admiration is often expressed for
the pioneer men and women who j
braved frontier dangers, living in un
comfortable and dangerous condi
tions, aluiough not crowded. They j
had no luxuries seemingly being con- J
tent if they could obtain necessities
and these the most primitive. Some
of them may have complained, but
they kept right on enduring.
In the days of gold strikes visions;
of quick riches drew thousands into
rough country There are "ghost \
towns in the west today where at
one time hundreds of people occu
pied quarters which had provision for
only a few dozen. They lived in
tents or in dugouts. even in quarters
without roofs, cooking over camp
fire' Few had any money and no
incomes other than what they could
earn by working and out of these
many made contributions to the
gamblers and crooks. Most of them
had hope in abundance and having
hope they did not complain.
In more recent years when new oil
fields have been opened the rush of
many to the promising spots has con
tinued. ft is of record that one pla
cid little town having about 800 pop
ulation was changed within two or
three weeks into a turbulent little city
of about 30,000 souls. Few of these
hand any comfortable quarters, yet
few complaints were heard. They
had one thought, to find a fortune,
so they grinned and endured.
Why then are there so many com
plaints today about minor discom
forts, the lack of a few accustomed
luxuries, because of some crowded
conditions We must remember that
vve are at war. In a sense we have
again becoming pioneers. Other pi
oneers have endured, so can we. We
are engaged in a war that we must
win. else we shall become slaves to a
dictatorial power which is known to
be merciless. All of us cannot fight
in the front lines, but we can fight be
hind the lines and we must do so
steadily and uncomplainingly. Crowd
ed conditions should be the least of
our worries.
Synthetic Rubber Problem
Continues In Controversy
Synthetic rubber manufacture is
possible—there seems to be no doubt
of that, and its ouptut in large quan
tity is likely to he somewhat com
monplace occurrence at numerous
places within the I'nited States sev
eral years hence, but it does seem
difficult to get the industry started.
Apparently Germany is producing it
in sufficient volume for her needs
and has been doing so far some
time, and what Germany can do it is
possible to do here. But controver
sies have arisen and these must be
settled before the manufacture of syn
thetic rubber in great quantity be
gins.
Replacements on all army vehicles
throughout the nation are to be made
with buna tires, buna being a petro
leum derivative, according to a recent
announcement by Quartermaster
Headquarters of the 4th Corps Area.
Military needs are expected to have
first claim on the buna tires and for
awhile will take all of them.
It would seem that synthetic rub
ber tires are to be made chiefly from
a petroleum source if a claim made
by \V S. Farish. president of the
Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey,
comes true New and faster pro
cesses are being developed that will
produce 54 million more automobile
tires than heretofore e.\|X'cted before
the end of next year so he said. It
is not clear how many have been
heretofore expected, but this increase
from any amount should help a lot.
Synthetic rubber will be superior to
natural ru’ ’ r air’ the increased cost
will be slit so tl > sti iy goes, which
is a cheer. .1 ,ioti.
But what of the synthetic rubber
derived from wheat, potatoes and
other field products? Objections were
voiced by some interests. Did the
farmers protest? Why should they
when it would mean another demand
TICE!
Stockholders Meeting
The annual meeting of the mem
bers and stockholders of the Plymouth
Bui’ding and Loan Association will be
held in the Council Chambers of the
Town of Plymouth on the 9th day of
September, 1942, at 8 p. m„ for the pur
pose of attending to such business mat
ters as may come before the organiza
tion
This the 24th day of August, 1942.
ALL STOCKHOLDERS ARE URGED TO BE
PRESENT AT THIS MEETING
PLYMOUTH BUILDING & LOAN
ASSOCIATION
By HELEN BRATTEN, Secretary
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ALWAYS IN TEARS. DANCERouf'r '*
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AS ruts FULOW IS CONCfSNfO
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for their products? Or did the de
nial of its efficiency come from the
petroleum producers? Or did the ob
jections come from those who feared
a dimunition of the liquid stimulants
they like so well?
Just about one month ago Don
ald Nelson announced that he had
taken personal charge of the govern
ment's rubber program, and he may
have, but he does not seem to have
given it much impetus. Nothing
has been heard as yet of synthetic
rubber tires on the market for all to
buy who wish to do so. Motor car
drivers should continue to save their
rubber in every way possible or many
may have to garage their cars for an
indefinite period because of the lack
of tires.
Just For Solace
What we have too frequently
ceases to give enjoyment. It is that
way decidedly with leisure, which
becomes very wearisome when indulg
ed to excess. The lack of leisure may
be tiring but never boring.
Wednesday half-holidays during
'the summer have been enjoyable,
doubtless would continue to give
pleasure, but a busy season is ahead
and half-holidays would interfere:
doubtless too. they will be more en
joyable after an interval.
So business houses in Plymouth
will begin their fall and winter
schedule next week, the morning
opening hour being 9 o'clock instead
of 8 and the closing hour at 6 except
for Saturday when the closing hour
is 10. The opening hour is in keep
ing with the later dawn.
Religious News
and Views
By Rev. W. B. Daniels, Jr.
War takes a terrific toll In blood
snilled. lives lost, homes and towns
destroyed, fields and
| countrysides blast
| ed. the entire eco
| nomic system of the
f world disrupted. Yet
S the most costly
l price that society
l pays for war is not
: in material losses.
: and. cruel as it may
; seem, not in lives
lost. The highest
I price is paid by the
living as war inevi
tably brings about a loss of spiri
tual power within the soul of each
individual. As war is waged, as pop
ulations of every nation have their
emotions of hate and vengeance
whipped into a frenzy, then there
sets in the dread process of the cor
ruption of the spirit, of spiritual
degradation Man feels more forci
bly than ever the pull of the jungle.
Man forgets that he is a child of
God and becomes a thing without
spirituality Human sensitiveness to
slaughter and suffering is dulled and
blunted. Man. when he loses his
sense of God-likeness, becomes an
animal of the forest snarling for the
blood of his enemy.
This process of spiritual degrade- i
tion is more pronounced, of course, j
among those peoples who have suf
fered most from tire effects of war.
This is particularly true among the
peoples of the conquered nations, as
defeat, humiliation, hardship and
starvation exact their terrible toll in
human agony, ft will be even more
true among the peoples of Germany,
Italy, and Japan when the wine of
; their short-lived victories becomes j
I the bitter medicine of defeat. Mil
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NORTH CAROLINA FACTS !
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BlLTMORE H0U5e(nEAR .ASHEVILLE), OW A l2,OCC-ACRE
ESTATE, 15 RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF AMERICA'S
FINEST COUNTRY ESTABLISH!* E!. . . T,* i !A5 BLUM
VI5iii_0 feY 2.53,2.5?- TOURISTS - * UrENcQ i->
FUEL1C IN MARCH, l$30 L!
NORTH CAROLINA'S GOLF
COURSES RANGE IN ALTITUDE
FROM 8 FEET AT CAPE
FEAR UP TO THE HIGHEST
COURSE EAST OF THE BOCKIES
(4,000 FEET) AT BLOWING
ROCIC I --!
NORTH CAROLINA } BEER INDUSTRY
IS PAYING PROXIMATELY
#2,250,000 IN TAXES TO
THE STATE ALONE IN 19*2
OuR state will receive in 1942
more than $2,250,000 in taxes from the beer indus
try. And one of the chief aims of this Committee's
“Clean Up or Close Up” Campaign is the preservation
of this steady, substantial and much needed flow of
governmental revenue.
YOU provide teliing aid when you frown on the few
beer retailers who disregard the law, and restrict your
patronage to dealers whose places of business reflect a
sense of good citizenship and honorable operation.
For Victory — Buy War Bonds and Stamps
m
EDGAR H BAIN, State Director 813-817 Commercial W(fa.fcto9l»J C.
lions upon millions of these people
will 'orget that the spirit is the es
sence of humanity as they are blud
geoned into submission by the vic
tors. As toil and hardship and sac
rifice become vain things lost In the
floodtide of defeat, then we are likely
to see the spiritual bankruptcy of the
people of the defeated nations.
Th United Nations will be the mas
ters. What shall our course be to- j
ward those whom we have van
quished? To hate? To avenge? To
oppress under the victor's heel? Or
to love, to succor, to redeem our fel
low children of God?
"Bowed by the weight of centuries he
leans
Upon his hoe and gazes on the
ground.
The emptiness of ages in his face,
And on his back the burden of the
world.
"O masters, lords and rulers in all
lands.
Is this the handiwork you give to
God?"
Thought tor the Day—
“For w’here two or three are gath
ered together in my name, there am I
in the midst of them "—(St Matt.
18:20 i
Keep the wheels of your car pro
perly aligned—if your wheels "drag”,
you are wasting gasoline.
Your poeketbook and your check
book are no longer just symbols of
what you can buy for yourself and
your family. War Bonds are for you
and your family—also for your coun
try Your state has a Bond quota
to meet! Remember that!
Jl J g
SALE
MONDAY
(AUGUST 31st)
At The
ADKINS
-And
BAILEY
Warehouse
-In
Robersonville *
Sell with us Monday. Tobacco is high
but it will be even higher on our
floor Monday for we just naturally
sell it higher!
COME AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE
FOR WE EXPECT A BIC SALE
16 to 1vour tires can go
a lot farther than you think!
M
V.V.V « \ \ A-l
ore extra mileage [than you ean
get by any other ^method short
In the words of one
Esso Dealer
“Alever knew I could
be so helpful to my
customers before.
l This new method
of increasing tire
life is the real
McCoy
sure works r’
care
saves
wear
«
Copr 1942, £iao Inc.
of retreading!
• Nothing, of course, will replace worn off rubber except
retreading. But if you can extend the life of the rubber
on your present tires, you’ve got something of vital im- C
portance in our present emergency.
That its what Esso Dealers a>-c now able to do!
This new service, helps you get the last ounce of wear
out of every tire on your car. In many cases it will extend
the useful life of those tires by thousands of extra miles —
keep your car running far longer than you have thought
possible, even with the best of care.
It is simple and inexpensive. Every car owner can
afford it. In fact, we believe no car owner today can afford
to be without it.
In view of the vital need of keeping- America’s cars
running in spite of the acute tix-e situation, we have I
tried to make this service available through Esso Dealers
as fast as possible. Thousands are already equipped and
trained. Your own dealer is probably among them. Ask
him to show you the new Tire Life Indicator. Find out
how much extra mileage you can get with this remark
able new method. Give your tires a new lease on life!
STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF NEW JERSEY