THE Roanoke Beacon Washington County News PUBLISHED EVERT THURSDAY Cn Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina Tlie Roanoke Beacon Is Wash- , tngton 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 Upon Request Entered as second-class matter at the post oSice in Plymouth, N. C., under ttee act of Congress of March 3, 1879. and November 5. 1942 '..ft- # _ “Much belter to weep at joy , than joy at weeping”—Shakrspeare NOVEMBER 5—' P. Roosevelt elected , / .st third-term U. S. presi UL dent. 1940. 6—11. S. recognized Repub lic of Panama, 1903. s 7—Britifh commons deserts Parliament building for bomb-safe place, 1940. PS—776 buildings destroyed in Boston's worst lire, ■;j. 1872. 10—:' S. Marine Corps estab lished, 1775. 11—Armistice Day. WNU $*r\.e# Train Young Soldiers In Camps At Home While entirely willing to support the President in what he does and is seeking to do to win the war, be lieving him in possession of more facts that enable him to judge bet ter what should be done, the loyal citizen has the right to question the need for some of his actions. This is the land where freedom of thought, freedom of speech, freedom of the press is permitted: time for the con trary when it is ruled by a dictator— which should never be. The rPesident has asked Congress for permission to draft the boys 18 and 10 years of age and Congress is willing, the people are willing, the boys themselves seem to be more than willing, for at that age they seek adventure. But Congress wish es a restrictive clause Fequiring one year of training at ho lie before be ing sent for duty ov erseas. This seems reasonable, for surely there are by now plenty of older men in the army, men already partly train ed. many fully trained, for the over seas fields. But the President objects to thi> restriction, he wants a free hand and a reasonably free hand he should have. Doubtless he has no intention of ordering the young soldiers to go overseas until they are sufficiently trained, yet wants the right to do so if it seems best to him. But in this instance the people appear to be in accord with Congress and their wish es should have some weight unless the contrary is necessary. It may be, as has been rumored, that it is intended to release the older married men from the army or per haps to assign them war work here. If this be a fact it can do no harm to say so openly. The people would then understand why the President wishes to be free of restrictions. The older married men in the armed for ces should be partly trained by this time and it would be wasted effort not to use them where they could give service. Yet few of them, prob ably, would be very useful in ne cessary war work, or the production of materials for war, and they have been getting training in held duties. It would seem foolish to retire them and put others less well trained in their places. The youth of 18 or 19 years may think himself a man, but he is yet a boy. At that age parents feel a peculiarly tender feeling for them. A year's training on home fields will carry them more quickly to a man’s estate in sensing responsibility, fit them better for overseas duty if it is still required of them a year hence. Certainly they should have a year's training at home unless the Presi dent knows they are needed sooner elsewhere. Friend At Court Always Desirable Following annonuncement that the House Committee on Small Busi nes would “take the field’’ soon af ter the general election to study war time industrial problems in the South, comes a further statement that will be of interest in North Carolina: Tyre C. Taylor has been named Special Counsel to the Com mittee. Taylor is a native of Sparta in Allegheny County. He served for mer Governor O. M. Gardner as sec retary and Executive Counsel, he founded the North Carolina Young Democrats and the Young Democra YOU MAYBE THE NEXT WINNER Buy your War Stamps from the Mer chants listed below in order to be eligible to win some of the $31 In War Bonds and Stamps FBEE Drawing Every Tuesday WINNERS LAST TUESDAY: $25 War Bond Matilda P, Whitfield $5 in War Stamps.. Harvey Wright $1 in War Stamps.L. W. 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