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Roanoke Beacon and Washington County News ' published e>ekv THURSDAY >i. Plymouth. Washington County North Carolina The Roanoke Beacon is Wash ington County's only newspaper ras established in 1889. consoli dated with the Washington County •*f uj 1929 and with The Sun :n 1937. THE Subscription Rates Payable in Advance’ In Washington, Tyrrell, Beaufort and Martin Counties: One year Six months_$l-2o Single copies, 5 cents Outside of Washington. Tyrrell, Beaufort and Martin Counties: One year_$2.50 Six months_$1.50 Special to men in the armed serv ices of the United States: One year-$1.50 Minimum subscription: 6 months Advertising Rates Furnished Upon Request Entered as second-class matter *l the post office in Plymouth, > C., under the act of Congress March 3. 1879. February 10, 1944 34th Anniversary Scouts Observe The Boy Scouts of America, this week, celebrated its ,34th anniver sary. All persons connected with war activities on the home front know how much the Scouts have helped to put every effort across. Boy Scout Week gives the Ameri can people a chance to recognize their worth. It reminds us also of their volunteer adult leaders—the scout masters. and assistants, without whose guidance and encouragement no troop could long continue. These men are working harder and longer in fac tories and offices. Many are also air ra'd wardens and Victory gardeners. But their devotion to their scouts never falters, which is a higher com pliment to Scouting than anyone else can pay. The man who leads a Scout troop is doing an important war job. Whe ther he is continuing a peacetime ac tivity or merely “filling in’’ for the duration, the scoutmaster renders an es. ential service to the community and to the nation. His “compensa tion" is the satisfaction of watching individual growth and enjoying the gratitude and friendship of his boys. There are Boy Scout troops now which need adult leadership. Men who help the boyhood of their res pective neighborhoods deserve recog nitior ■ ’ .tement from all. Acti S', Much Lou:'-.. 7. ~n Words Sec.- ■ jo.'Ch W. Bailey last week took enougn time off from his fight against the Federal soldier vote bill to issue an amazing statement. Cynically disregarding his recorded actions and votes in the Senate, he essays to put himself on record—by one of his typically involved masses of words—as favoring ballots for men and women in the armed services. The more or less distinguished gentleman from North Carolina is simply running true to form. He is doing one thing, and at the same time he is trying to convince his consti tuents that he is doing something en tirely different. In the name of “state's rights,” he is one of the lead ers in the fight against what is ad mittedly the only practical means — The Next Time Call for LIGHT WHITE FLOUR and Your Baking Will Show a Decided Improvement H. E. Harrison Wholesale Co. PLYMOUTH of getting ballots to men and women in the Army and Navy. Then he is sues a pious statement claiming that lie is strongly in favor of votes for service men. That he is teamed up in this par ticular fight with Old Guard Repub licans and anti-administration Demo crats is of no consequence. Regard less of who introduced or is backing it, if this bill will give soldiers the vote, then it should be passed. There was no question of “state's rights" involved when the draft bill was pass ed. The Federal Government does the drafting, and if the Federal Gov ernment only can make practical ar rangements for soldiers and sailors to vote, then it should do that. too. Cer tainly a man who is drafted to fight for his country is entitled to vote for the officials who govern that coun try. Bailey has gotten away with such double-dealing tactics before. In 1936, when he was a candidate for reelection, he was one of the strong est administration supporters you ever heard of—he said. Less than a month after he won renomination, he completely reversed his stand, and fought the administration practically it every step. He seconded Roose celt s renomination tnat year witn me of the most laudatory tributes ever heard at a Democratic national convention. Within a month you would have thought Roosevelt was his most bitter enemy. It's all right for Bailey to oppose the administration, if he so desires. There’s plenty of room for honest differences of opinion. But he should have the common honesty to say where he stands, instead of trying to be all things to all people. When the chips were down and he was a candidate for office, you never heard Bailey criticizing the national gov ernment. He ran as a Democrat on the Democratic record—which was made despite his opposition, al though he succeeded in convincing the voters differently, just as he is trying to do in this particular case. Maybe this time he has over stepped the bounds. Devoutly, we hope so. His contempt for the in telligence of North Carolina voters was never better illustrated than in the attempt last week to bury his vot ing record under a mass of words; words that belie his very actions at the time he uttered them. People in North Carolina feel pret ty strongly that our folks in the armed services are entitled to vote. That was indicated in the House, where every one of the state's 12 Rep resentatives favored the Federal sol dier vote bill. Every one of that 12 is up for reelection this year. Bailey is not up for reelection and Reynolds is quitting the Senate, so they both opposed it. And both stand convict AMERICAN HEROES I5Y LEFF When in.- platoon in .V w Guinea wa> pinned down by heavy enemy machine pun and rifle lire. Private Maimer L. Levy, of Chicago, >at for the night in the croteh of two hip tree-. He stopped -ix of the enemy during the night, ami lb more with the coming of daylight. Wounded four times and weak from lo-s of blond. he raw led down to safety. Hack his bravery with another If ar Bond The Christmas present with a future cd by their actions, regardless of what they may say. 14.000,000 Cords—Your Boy’s Supplies Why are 14.000,000 cords of pulp wood needed in 1944? A clear-cut answer may be found in the disclosure that the Army Serv ice Forces, whose job it is to equip \merican invasion forces, plan to land six tons of supplies initially for every American overseas and an additional ton for the first sixty days. What's the connection? Well, practically every bit of equipment, all food and medical sup plies, and most ammunition are all packaged in paper or paperboard be fore being shipped abroad. And that takes a lot of pulpwood. Without the protection of pulp wood products, many of these vital supplies might never reach their des tination or else be unusuable because 'f spoilage. Pulpwood shields then from bad weather, salt water, and cushions them against the inevitable rough handling. Many persons have become callous to appeals based on big figures since the outbreak of the war. One reads ‘daily about billions of dollars being spent, milions of this or that being needed. So let's put it another way. Your boy or your neighbor's boy overseas, poised for the invasion, needs six tons of supplies packed in pulpwood. How many cords are you going to cut for him? German prisoners who escaped from a camp only to be lost in a bliz zard may be said to have jumped from the frying pan but hardly into the fire.—Christian Science Monitor. Canning Methods Will Be Taught at Meetings in Roper Mrs. Mattie Swain Is In structor; Class To Meet Ten Times Roper.—The new canning class of Roper met last Thursday night for the purpose of teaching conservation, preservation, and production of foods which usually go to waste because there are no means of preserving them. Mrs. Mattie Swain, the instructor, urges that everyone interested attend all of the classes, which wil be held each Wednesday night until the 10 classes necessary to complete the course are held. Since everyone will he eligible to use tlie community cannery, now be ing built here, the public is urged to i) tend these classes, so they will know how to use the cannery when it is available. The logs have been cut and all preparations completed to start build ing within the next month. The lo cal community is furnishing the ma terial for the building, while the Federal government will furnish most of the canning equipment. Any contributions made by the public will be appreciated, and they may be made to C. H. Floyd. Those who attended the meeting last we'ek were: Mesdames Myrla Marrow. Helen Phelps. R. B. Forbes. Irva Hooker. Roy Chesson, C. L. Walker, Roy .Stillman, C. L. Everett, Eva Harrell, Mary Trueblood. Mil ton Chesson. Russell Chesson. Mary Swain, Pearl Mizzell, Leon Brey and Rusha Chesson. FAT STOCK SHOW The Eastern Carolina Fat Stock Show and Sale will be held at Rocky Mount on April 6 and 7, it is an nounced by L. I. Case, Extension Ani mal Husbandman at State College. Fighting tanks need fighting lubricants —lubricants that will fight heat keep motor and gears working smoothly despite tough battle con ditions. So the U. S. Army uses Sinclair lubricants for many of its tanks, jeeps and other mechanized equipment. •““WWi:, ^illl To give your car the same, sure protection, get Sinclair lubricants from your Sinclair Dealer. To pro tect your engine, for example, he offers Sinclair Opaline Motor Oil. This famous oil stands up longer and lubricates better because it is both de-waxed and de-jellied. Use Sinclair Opaline to Jteep your car rolling. C. O. KELLY, Agent Office at Kelly’s Economy Auto Supply Store Phone 275-1 Religious News and Views By Rev. VV. B. Daniels, Jr. Discipleship— I read in a book Where a man called Christ Went about doing good. It is very disconcerting to me That I am so easily satisfied With just going about. The Foregoing poem offers food for serious thought for those who are truly interested in following Jesus Christ as his dis ciples. It is true that most of us And our selves “just going about.” Sit down some evening and think back over your many activi ties of the day. How many of our activi ties are the result of self-seeking motives. How much we are concerned with our own problems, our own interests, our own self-advancement. How lit tle have we thought of others and the Christian business of doing good. And the most serious aspect of the whole matter is that we find our selves “easily satisfied with just go ing about” our own selfish business. Tiiis satisfaction leads us to un Christian indifferences to the needs of others and complacency in that indifference. Christianity calls upon its adher ents to “Love thy neighbor as thy self.” That love for our fellowman must find its expression in the help ful deed for others, the thoughtful act in which we put another's wel fare above our own. True disciple ship involves folowing the example of the Christ who went about doing 1 good. ' If you need to BUILDUP RED BLOOD! Here’s One of the Best Home Ways! You girls who suffer from simple ane mia or who lose bo much during month ly periods that you are pale, feel tired, weak, "dragged out"—because you lack precious blood-iron — start today — try Lydia Plnkham’s TABLETS. Plnkham’s Tablets Is one of the great est blood-iron tonics you can buy to help build up red blood to give more strength and energy—In such cases. Taken as directed—Plnkham’s Tab lets Is one of the best home ways to get precious Iron Into the blood. Just try them for 30 days—then see If you, too, don’t remarkably benefit. Follow label directions. Plnkham’s Tablets are well worth trying! Lydia Pinkham’s tabuets Memorial Service Held at Colored School in Roper A Memorial service was held last Monday at tire Roper colored school in honor of the late principal. J. J Clemmons. J. H. Gaylord, sr., was the principal speaker for the occasion. In addition, tributes to the memory of the late principal, for whom the school is named, were paid by mem bers of the faculty and patrons, and his favorite song was sung by the student body. If one out of every 21 mechanics in a Buffalo. N. Y. airplane plant laid off one day a month, there'd be one less fighting plane that month from the plant. WORRY,WORRY,WORRY //W HEADACHE! without suffering from head ache, too. Take Capudine to relievo tho pain and soothe nerves upset 1-y the pain. Cap udine is liquid — no waiting ( for it to dissolve, before or 1 after taking. Use only as di rected. l'V. -'KV. r.Qc. CAPUDINE SPEING Will Soon Be Here, and It's Time To Siari Thinking About Painting Be Sure To See Us First UVfi PAINT /S EXTRA PRQTECT/OM Put your home in order for the duration. Give it the extra protection of Pittsburgh Live Paint enriched with “Vitolized Oild’ that stay in the paint film keeping it live and elastic ... assuring long, trouble-free service. 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