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the police maintain a watch.
Two all-night vigils were fruit
less, but on Sunday afternoon the
youth was caught in his fifth at
tempt. He had taken $20 his first
trip and smaller amouuts in the
following ones.
James R. Johnson, the negro
arrested on the forgery charge last
Thursday, was brought to a hear
ing in Mayor's court and bound
over to Superior court, being held
in lieu of paying $1,000 bond. He
had attempted to cash a check for
$300.50 at a local department
store made out with the name of
Dill Howell, which was shown to
have been forged. He pleaded
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Struggle In War-Time Japan
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LAKE J UNALUSK A The faith
ful remnant who withstood the
pressure of the imperial govern
ment in Japan and stood by their
Christian convictions is sufficient
justification for the continuation
of the missionary enterprise in
that country young Richard Baker,
newsman and reporter, the first
in the field of religious journal
ism to enter General MacArthur's
headquarters after the surrender,
told a large audience at the Lake
Junaluska Assembly, speaking un
der the auspices of a south-wide
Missionary Conference in session
here July 30-Aug. 6. Mr. Baker
spent two of the war years in
Chunking, China, and six months
in Japan, Korea and China after
the close of the war.
Graphically portraying the havoc
wrought to Christian institutions
and the terrorization of Christian
individuals and institutions, the
speaker, in the role of reporter
said he reached three definite con
clusions, namely: The Christian
Church and the nation were dead
locked to the depths of their be
liefs in wartime Japan; they strug
gled against each other; and it was
a losing battle for the church.
"There arc two current interpre-
not guilty.
Six other arrests made since last
Thursday by the local police in
cluded one for speeding and five
for public drunkenness. The case
for speeding was tried in mayor's
court Friday, and the person was
released upon payment of $10 fine
and costs. Those tried for pub
lic drunkenness were released aft
er paying court costs.
Two persons arrested .previously
on the charge of driving drunk
were tried. Both were fined $50
and costs. One paid, the other
appealed his case to Superior
court.
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tat ions of wartime Christianity in
Japan." said the speaker. "One
sends back the report that the
Christian Church was true to its
ideals and its faith, that there
were no defections, that the pres
sure was terrific but to a man it
withstood the pressure and came
out with head unbowed. The other
internretation says that the Chris
tian church bowed its knees to the
state and that it cannot now be
considered loyal even in the least
degree. The truth as I sec it is
that Christianity was engaged in
a struggle where its very identity
as a Japanese religion was theat
ened, where its faith was chal
lenged by the pretensions of the
stale itself to divinity. The church
sensed those challenges and threats
and put up what resistance it could
against them but it was a resist
ance of 400,000 against ninety mil
lion; it was a lonesome minority
against terroristic police. It was a
foreign, imported religion against
the beliefs of a people which have
saturated their thinking for gener
ations.
"It was a losing struggle, but I
do not say it was a lost struggle.
The missionaries made a differ
ence. I know they did because
I have seen the tremendous power
that is stirring in the Christian
Church in Japan today. There was
a remnant that remained stead
fast. The Christian Church in
Japan bent but it never broke; a
person here and there braved death
itself. They were God's faithful
remnant who stood firm and un
compromising against the bloody
struggle.
"1 have seen bewildered people
turning to the church for the an
swer to their questions. I have
seen a waitress in our club dining
room with a little gold cross in
her hand asking one of the foreign
correspondents to tell her what it
means. I have talked to pastors
who tell me that their office hours
are filled with questioners who
come to them to ask about Chris
tianity. I have had profane old
army officers tell me that Japan
has only one hope, and that's
Christianity.
"You put the church there. Not
always did it behave as you might
have wanted. Many times you have
felt it was not your child, and that
is right. It is not your child. The
Christian Church in Japan is God's
child and he has brought it to ma
turity for such a time as this,
They have their freedom now. The
whips and cords of a highly policed
state no longer hang over them,
Democracy is stirring among the
ranks and file.
"They are building Hiroshima
Girls' School again. Up in the
hills behind the city, just barracks
now, not so many students as be
fore because thousands of Hiro
shima's sons and daughters fell
with their city. But the school is
going on. They are building a
Christian Japan again. After dark,
when the city was a sepulcher of
death, not a sound stirring, I walk
ed along the streets. I turned
through what had once been the
gate of the Catholic compound in
Hiroshima. Across the yard was a
little shack made of packing crates.
Inside two priests were living. We
talked. When I turned to go Fath
er Lasalle went with me to the
yard. 'There the old church stood,'
he said, 'and there it will stand
again. We are going to build our
new church as a memorial to all
the people of Hiroshima, innocent
and guilty alike, who died in that
awful moment of August 6, 1945,
and with their death the war came
to an end.' "
WAGES COMPARED
Against private industry wage
and salary payments, totalling
$84,000,000,000 on an annual raie
basis, Federal, state and local gov
renments are accounting for less
than one out of every $5 paid out
in wages and salaries in this coun
try. The Federal civilian employe-
payroll amounts to $6,2HO,000,ouo,
with the state and local govern
ments accounting for $11,800,000,-
000.
Mrs. H. Clapp
Gives Party For
3ister-In-Law
Mrs. Howard Clapp was hostess
if a buffet supper party on Thurs
day evening as a courtesy to her
.ister in-law. Miss Mildred Clapp,
of Asheville, whose marriage to
John Henderson Stubbs, of Hender
son, will take place this month in
Asheville. The hostess was assist
"d in receiving and serving by Mrs.
John Cuddehack.
The residence was arranged in
uiiantitics of flowers in white and
yellow, t he combination being not
ed in all the appointments.
Following the serving of supper
several spirited progressions of con
tract were enjoyed .with prizes pre
sented to the winners of the top
and low scores. Miss Clapp, the
hride-elect was also given an at
tractive remembrance of the even
ing. The guest list included the fol
lowing, Miss Clapp and Miss Truly
Brayn, Miss Jessie Wooten and
Mrs. Frank Bennett, all of Ashe
ville, Miss Lois Massie, Miss Betty
Jean Alley and guest of Coco, Fla.,
Miss Dorothy Whisenhunt, Miss
Doroth yRicheson. Miss Martha
Love, Miss Charlecn Rotha, Miss
Catherine Jones and Miss Betty
Bradley.
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JUVENILE CRIME
A thrre-dav national conference
to discuss the problem oi increas
ing crime among youth will be held
in Washington, D. C, during the
last of October, according to an an
nouncement by Attorney-General
Tom Clark. Five hundred persons
from all over the nation will parti
cipate in the conference, which has
the enthusiastic endorsement of
President Truman.
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second quarter of this year a gain
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