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TOKYO RADIO TALK
The Tokyo radio tells the people of
Japan that they have nething to
worry about ''so long as we main
tain our correct composure." This
may be good advice, but it is go
ing to be difficult for the Japanese
people to maintain "correct com
posure" with the United States
Air Force dropping bombs all over
Japan.
It is interesting to note that the
broadcast says that Japan started
the war "on her own accord for
her own resons" and not with the
idea that "Germany would take
sides with us." There seems to be
: no reason to argue about this
statement.
When the enemy radio talks
about action "to avenge fallen
Germany," it is spouting nonsense.
None of the Japanese have any
interest in the fate of Germany,
except so far as the collapse of the
Nazis permit additional strength
to be thrown against them, More
over, the prospect is that the Jap
anese will be so busy fighting for
their own lives that they will not
have much time to think about
Germany.
leclricity to
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CUCTIUCITY
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Darling I Am Thinking 1
Of You
Darling I am Thinking of you
tonight as the dim shadows fall.
As the beautiful moon shine
through the trees, I can almost
hear you call. -
Z wonder if you are thinking of
me and of the nights long ago,
when we watched the moon to
gether and felt the warm breeze
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SUPPLIES FOR CHINA
Announcement that American
service troops, together with trans
port vehicles, have been transfer
red from the Persian Gulf area
into China reminds us that many
experts believe that the bulk of
Japan's army is in China .and Man
churia and, therefore, the primary
purpose of our operations in the
Far East should be the destruct
ion of this fighting force.
Other experts advocate a direct
invasion of the Japanese Islands,
believing that the capture on, de
struction of industrial facilities
and the armed occupation of the
home islands would end the war.
Both schools of thought express
properly reinforced and supplied, I
could take care of the Japanese i
on the mainland. .
The service units transferred.
from the Persian area represented
some of the force built up in that
section to speed supplies to So
viet Russia When the Dardann
nelles were opened to traffic and
Russian ports became available,
the main purpose of the Persian
operation was ended and the
transfer of personnel and equip
ment to China was logical.
Rura I America
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blow.
Those were oeautiful nights as
we sat beneath the golden moon.
When I held you tight and said
good night it seemed the night
had passed too soon.
Though we are .far apart you
still have my heart as you did
those nights long ago,
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WEEKLY NEWS
Truman Warns
More Civilian
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, Flags identify Allied forces occnpylng Germaa territory' in 'accord
ance with postwar plana. In addition to Russia takmg ever the eat, tha
British the northwest, and the American the sooth, the French reportedly
are to occupy the Rhlneland.
ONE FRONT:
Speedy Shift
Despite persistent reports of lap
peace feelers, America iroing"tuU
speed ahead for an all-out war in
the Pacific following Germany's un
conditional surrender, bringing tha
European conflict to an' end after
almost six years of the bitterest
fighting n history.
No sooner had CoL Gen. Gus
tav Jodi officially thrown in the
Sponge for Germany on orders of
Fuehrer Karl Doenitz than "tha
American high command geared it
self for a shift to the Pacific," with
plans calling for retention of an
army of 6, 968,000 and navy of
3,389,000; the transfer "of 'many sir
wings to the east to supplement
Super-Fort raids" otTJtnJanTTErid'Ua
shipment of almost 3,000,000 troops
from Europe within a year.
At the same time, however, pro
vision was made for keeping 400,000
American troops in Germany to oc
cupy the southwestern part' of - the
country while the French take over
the Rhineland, the British tha north
west and the Russians the east
Way Out ;
Reading the flhndwritlng on
the f
wall even while Germany was iftfll
hanging "on "tha''
ropes, Jap business
men, seeing their
industries being re
duced to rubble
even befbre"the
U. S. could throw
her-fnH wfcfgh into
the fray, reportedly
made indirect ap
proaches tor peace.
. If such is Japan's
Pres. Truman
intent "despite tha
recent anneunce
govemment "officials
to the finish, Pres.
ment of he
about a fight
Harry S. Truman was seen as offer
ing the Japanese an opportunity to
give up and still save face by his
detailed definition of "unconditional
gurrenfleVtn a ' V-EJ day statement
Then, the President said:
"It -(nnerrtTditjonal -o rri 4 er )
means the end of the war.
"It means the termination of the
influence of the military leaders who
have brought Japan to the pres
ent brink of disaster.
"It means provision for the re
turn of soldiers and sailors to their
families, their farms, their Jobs.
"It means not prolonging the pres
ent agony and suffering of theJapa
neso in the rail! hope of victory." 4
In shifting U. S. strength to"th
Pacific, tha services plan to ' Ship
some construction, supply and main
tenance forces" directly from the
European theater, whi)e moving the
bulk over through this country.
Map Movements
' Including ' some ' 1,000000 troops
with extended combat records,' who
are to be released along with' the
. wounded add overage, the army
will bring 845,000 men home in the
first quarter after V-E day; 1,185,000
In the second, and 807,000 in' the
third. - Those who will be retained
for the Pacific war will be" given a
80-day furlough, then reassigned for.
dUty. ; ; -V - ."
Need for staggering the return of
troops from Europe stems from the
gigantic task of transferring equip
ment for 'the Pacific' 'War. Ac
cording to estimates, from 80 to 73
HIGHLIGHTS
United State stock of cOTn,"oat
and barley on farms, ar terminal
market, and governrnnt-owned on
April 1 totaled 47.700,000 tons, about
19 per cent more than a year earlier
'and almost as large as the average
tot- the five precedingTears'when
stocks were comparatively1 targe.
The carryover of corn next October
1 may amount to' 450.000,000 to 500,
000.000 buKhHs. ,
ANALYSIS-
Japs to Quit 'as
Goods to Come
per cent of materiel in Europe wUl
be lit for shipment to the Pacific
theater. A
More Goods
Though -war production' will con
tinue to dominate TJ. S. Industry
until the Japs Quit, civilian output
should Increase in
proportion - to 1 h e
volume of material
and manpower freed
from army eat-'
backs.' About 1,500,
000 'workers prob
ably' will boire
leased by contract
cancellations within1
tha next six months,
War Mobilisation
Director Fred Vin
son estimated, with
Fred Vinton
' ' aridWerS,t0.rjW let
out after that But all should find
ready employment irf reeonVeTston,
expansion and basic industries.
Washing machines, vacuum clean
ers, radios and furniture should be
available in limited Quantities with
in a year, Vinson said, and some
automobiles" should also , coma " oft
the asstJrribly lines, though "Hot
Hehowrh-li"- be -manufactured" to
meet j'demshds until -IMS. '-With
textiles nd-leather continuing to re
main scarct'until the Pacific war
ends, the government will push up
production of low-cost clothing and
ndh-ratiohe'd footwear.
With the nation's food stocks be
low' requirements, rationing will be
maintained, "with 'meat' sugar and
butter in-the tlghest -supply With
civilian gas BHbtmehts up 400,000 to
How Discharge PlarfWork
Over IM.MO'men a'WbnUraro
to Je -'fliocharred WrfeT 'the"
army's (eparation System tmsed
on vet's "-credit of ( 85 . polata,
with 1 point for every SaiatOl of
service since September, IMS;
1 point for every month of over
seas orfftflie'tna J'-pollita
for every combat award sack as
the distbftdhftca'M ttotf 'erama,
the purple heart or battle partloi
patioa stars; nd It polnta-for
every 'dependent child ander 'll
ap to a untir oT three.
fi i -'
300,000 barrels daily, "A" and com
mereial' card -holders may "be" al
lowed small ration Increases;
Though "mora" Ore may become
available, an sent 'shortage will
persist" '
'Allied Terms '
.Raving vanquished Germany ,th
Alter showed no dlspOsltiod to soft
en up in 'he imposition" of terms,
with" expended military occupation
aimed at a eloso-supervision of in
dustry, firtsmce'ahd government to
prevent. aTeWrth of militarism.
r According to occupation plan, the
Hrittsh"mvetaken over tha moat
highly deVeloped industrial terrl- f
tory.bf -crsrmshy along with thetm-poftahfTforth-
lea' port:' the 'Ru.
nrns" ,the heavy vwhur and" grain
growing district" fend 'Little Ruhr1
of Silesia; and the U: S.'the agrteul
.tnral area of the southwest
' Long sought by the French for Its
military as Well - as : Industrial 'im
portance, the' Rhlneland feportfcdly
was assigned to them'Prlze phim
of this territory Is the Star Coal
land, which provided the frendr'wlth
one-third of their prewar aoH fuel
- A sufflrh-nt 'number of
workers lned the !Sor fore
shtrlng the btst't 'or' to f eraait
aa Increaae' of t... , a It the
' armed forces' and aa t.. ... of
100.00 to the mr-xwr 'y of
workers. Asa r i of t s ts
crraso hi tbe-. . V, Ce Lum
ber of ci villas workers at0ye4
rose to N.80S.00 lit atarfchfreas
so.Ofl lliMl last year.
isjRfSMMsasaoU
4 POSTWAR SECUIUTYi !
Regional Pacts i "v!
Against protests that suchar-'
rangaments would , narrow the ac
tivities of a general security organ
isation and eventually displace -It
South American nations pushed tor
'recognition of regional defense sys
tems at the San Francisco confer
ence. ' 1 '
Based on the Act of Ghapuhepae
j drawn at the recent Pan-American
, convention in, Mexico City, tha
;Squth American proposal envisions
the use - of-force to" repel taggrcsstbtl
lag alnst any of the Latin republics
i without awaiting tha official sane
Ition'ofThC International security or
gnftaUbn,t any' of whdse mtjor
members irdght-veto inch t'mova.
An extension of the Monroe Doc,
jtrine, the ' plan -thus preserves prl
Imary raspanslbblty for the Secu
rity of arrorea in the hands of coun
tries immediately concerned.
: 'Discussion of the regional seaarity
'proposal tame al the U S-'Srit Brit
ain tried to recdrrefia their differing
views on postwar-trusteeships over
conquered -territories -afte toe -war;
with this CAuntrr'Sfanding'for
ctasrre iise'of military' bases upon
ttrategic Island and the British in
sisting upon control tubjeet to the
security brganitatton.
Metimelrithnnt In congress
trewfortinfetttfed U. S.-'ase of any
Betwr --rrtts,lrrMhet' Pacific "vital
taefense ln;the-ara. Shwe'hV
edttntry-primarily wUl-berespoOsl-ale
for lreeplh'the-'piese' the Pa
oiflefflenatorlBTrd (VadecUrod It
should noMie subject to'supervisttw
by any other nation or group. "If s
Bttlcenough'tor u to ask'-sald the
senator. .
SUGAR:
Neuf Prbblem
'LtestTof -the -food' prOMemf con
fronting the hatforr Is sugar,' with re
port that the IMS Cuban -crop wUl
fafl -790,000 -tons short of 7 the -1944
harvest, pointing up the tight supply
esrpected to - persist : throughout - the
year. -
The-report 'of tha smaller -Cuban
crop came In the tnldst of the house
food committee" s Investigation of tho
sugar situation,' wittrevtdenco indi
cating that manpower shortages,
' 1 f mpoHarion 'of tmlvtmiiion ,
ithwt tout of foods will Mee. -wryso
impron iivint eimdrtiuws in
tibrmd nMkutfrnd' to'srsvenl
UtetvHon - in mttnytoi i tin y In
ConttntttUit Emvpf tkit ffrfme- v
tftrding to mm tiulyiit npUtd
br tht bffic of forwitnvfrtaUtartd
vWemmu. Thit totot wthdi rtnuiu
itrtlf oitehtat burthmtid mlta in-'
'clMhrvioMiantial ifHamiHe of- fut,
nJmd- 'protein ' foodt mi wtsw, .
tae'Taawi soys. "Survty of food .
tht fod mpplrthit yevtnU
r front St' to" 7 ftr'ttnt of tht
BSatfsskssMs9awtsas. . .
'- tootiegging knd Inaccurate apprals-
al of existing stwksTiave played
a hand In ma-tfrowmg shortage.
Though opesplors' inability to se
cure sufficient help to harvest sugar
beets and bootloggers' w1 of IDegal
supplies of the commodity have con
tributed to the tight situation, the
committee found, the Industry's in
dication that adequate stocks ex
isted led to consumption 'of about
800,000 tons mora last year than
originally allotted.
StiP&EME COUftT:
Award Miners
Drawn after laborious parley be-,
tween companies arid anion" repre
sentatives, the hew soft coal contract
was clouded by a -Supreme court de
cision holding that- minars-warr an
tltled to pay foe full' andergraund
travel time under the wages-and
hour' law.
JThu; the1 high' court's' ruling up
set the new contract's provision' that
tueb'pay was to be 'made"on'-the
hosU of Mi-average of allt miners
underground -travel thne.-and' at
tha same time allow for a reexami
nation of-the pact '
In line with a previous Supreme
court verdict covering Iron ore
miners; the latest decision' came at
a time when-negotisUons-'hetween
hard coal miners and dpiratoia had
bogged over differences' in under
ground trsvel psy.
WAR' COSTS:
'High Toll
With the war half-won, U. Scau-
Kalties total over fM,900nd mlll-
-tary-frt-pehdlturer 12751000,000,000.
- Late report showed -T4W84- cas
ualties In thd EuropeaTV theater, with
-the"- army -reporting '43,4S8 dead.
467,408-wounded; ,y7frhisslng and
52,890 'prisoners; "the - navy 8,415
ead, 1,81 J -wounded. 54-missing
r' "priones,'ilid' the tnarmo
corps 84 dead, V missing, l Vounded
r-"mf t prisoners.
Ravsng already pen $375,000, 000,
Ma ome-wargbvernrhehr expendl
toreswUl TOisaaln1 Wgh-iuring me
Japanese "war "and forome tfine
a fter to finance veteran s srei pen
sions, benflt"and niteresr on the
ptrbUcAdebVMSthtly at- f.SOO,
000,000. PUEUC "
- Step "were tat2ii by" f. ore Uun a
deff atafe this T" "-fcr ticreate
eld ' age .'-t.' ...c , ...nts -and
Sid to dpendii 4 . ea.
' Agd"l- ' in -may
'receive $30 r n
legl-U0R 'i -1 - 'the
that C.-ure from a
mlng raisefl1 Stj ,
a-tno .th, " i. ' :,.
mum '"t.u.ls 'Lam '
iy under
im to
-Ui.' Wyo-
.oi"tO$5t
4 "maxV
to -ar,
-Wi"iJnc:oBi"put oU'tgrtrisistanca
on the Msul of hood and provided
X50"' minimum1 fori paraons over' 8Ji
: 'J I SUNDAY
I SCHOOL
-: LESSON-:-
' Py HAROLD L. LUNDQtlfST. D. D.
Of lit MoodyBIbl Inatitut at Chicago.
Kelaaswt by Weiwrn Nwpapr Unlotu.
Lesson for June 3
aiihtkntB anil firlntur torts M-
Oectad and copyriRhtcd by International
Council of Haugious uaucauon; uaaa oy
prmlsslnw. . -
"BETWEEN THE TESTAMENTS
USSON TEXT Malachl 1:1-3, 16, IT;
Xuko 1:S8, It, T7. 78; Calatlana 4:4,S.
GOLDSN TEXT I am the way, the
truth, and tha life. Joha 14:t. -i '
Four hundred silent years such Is
the period between the Old and the
New Testaments. There was no
voice from God during those years,
and spiritual darkness prevailed
largely In the land." But meTe-were
those who- kept 4heir lamp of faith
to-Ood' rightly shining even in the
darkness. -.'.-... .-'
The political history of Israel dur
ing this time Is partially known
from secular'sources. Palestine was
successively "under the rule' of the
-Gentile powers until at the time of
Jesus blrththeywer Under Roman
domination. . '
SplrltuaUythat age may 'well be
dettribed b the word wed In II
Timothy 3:5, "having the form of
godliness aut-MlenyJng the - power
thereof, " referring to -the last -days.
There 1' much here -mat fits 'our
day's'decadent churchllness. .
IV Loaktag -or the Lord (Mai. 3:;
. "
Although mtj 1 hiid -reached the
state of -spiritual pride and self-sufficiency
' where they- talked back to
God (see the "whereins" of 1:0, 7:
3:14, 17," etc.) Israel sUU talked
about -looking1 for the Lord to come.
They knew from 'their prophets
that Be would one day come to judge
their enemtesr and they longed for
that dan-buf-they failed to see that
it would 'be a' day of Judgment for
them w. 3,13). t ,
:How much1 like- those' of our day
who like to -talk - about the love of
God' His mercy and His long-suffering,
hut who minimize or forget
that He hate sin and demands holi
ness of "life from His people.
The forerunner of Christ, John the
Baptist, is in mind in verse 1, but
the "messenger of the covenant" is
doubtless the "angel of Jehovah,"
one of '-the ' Old 'Testament name
-for our Lord Jesus (see John 8:56).
' ChHst - is coming! Such Is "the
message to Israel, and He will come
as a refiner's fire. Christ has cornel
That is-our message to men now,
fend He has Cotne a a divider' of
-wen,- a cles-riter --and "reOHer- of
heart, that- we, too, may be. ready
for that day of Judgment which i
to come when He appear again in
all His glory.
n. Living for the Lord (MaL 3:18,
17).
' When 'ethers forgot or misrepre
sented Mho-Lord, when they1 were
content with a formal worship with
out the power of godly living, there
were a -faithful group who "spake
one to - another about the Lord.
How exceedingly precious!
' Notice that the Lord "hearkened
and heard." He knows when His
people so much ss talk to one an
other about Him, and He notes It in
His book of remembrance. When
men vara forgetting Him, He is
remembering those who are true to
Him. They are His precious Jewels!
How vitally important Christian
fellowship Is in a dark and troubled
day. Do not miss - the . joy and
strength which will come into your
life a you Join other In God' house
to' ipeak 'of Him and to 'think "on
Hi name." He maybe all we have
(ttiatwa true in Israel); but He is.
always 1 and eternally enough.
r-mv Light from' the Lord (Luke
1:68, 72. 77, 78). .
The silence of the 400 years wss
broken, 'ihd the spiritual darkness
which "beclouded the 'land ' was
pushed back. God, who had in' the
past spoken through the prophets,
now spoke through the 'Coming of
His Son Heb. 1:1-3). Being the
Light of the world (John 8:12; 9-5),
He shone forth with the "brightness
of His glory."
Little wonder that godly Zacharl
as, tha father of the forerunner
John, sings, "Blessed be the Lord
God of Israel, for be hath visited
and redeemed his people" (v.' 88).
He of whom all the prophets' give
witness, to whom every-one of -the
sacrifices pointed forward, "the
Saviour and Redeemer, has come to
show forth God's mercy and to
give, not Tnly to Israel, ' but to all
men, "the knowledge of salvation"
and the remission pf their slhs. ",
Tha "dayspring'' is at band; a
Light has shined forth into tho
darkness of men's hearts. Jesus the,
Christ, 'the Saviour, has comet
IT. Liberty pt the Lord (GaT4:
4, 8).
' Man -who had been servants under
the law became son of God ta'Jesu
Christ. ' Redemption 'sets person
free from- the bondage of the law
and brings him into the family of
God as His child (Rom. 8:14-17). :
" HOW 'does One become a child' of
God? By accepting God's only way
of cleansing from sin (Heb. 9:ll
14, Z2)-4fao shed blood of Christ,
Believing in Him and making con
fession of Him. before tha world
(Rom.' 10:P, 10)r-wr are saved and
have-the right to call 'ourselves the
sons of God (John 1:12, 13).
That blessed 'liberty fat Christ Is
for you who read these lines, if you
wlU tout 'turn to Christ now! Will
you do it? ,: . '''."
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(NOTEl The Rajelgh DUtrtol
Offloe of Price Admlnlstratioti (
compiles tlua thumbnail ration
guide from official sources each
week for the Duplin XBases as
public service featar.
RATION CALENDAE
PROCESSED FOODS i
H2, J2, K2, L2,
June 2. ' '
N2, P2, Q2. R2,
M2, ' expire
S2, expire
June 30.
T2, U2, V2, W2, X2, xplra
July 31 1
Y2, Z2, Al, Bl, CI, expire on
August 81. . , . ;; ,
MEATS A FATS:
Y5. Z5. A2. BZ C2. DZ expire
on June 2. . -
. E2, F2, G2, H2, J2,' xpir on
June 30.
K2. L2. M2. N2. P2 . -axaire on
July 31
T2, U2, expire an '
August 31.
STJGABt
Sugar stamp No. 35 expires June
2nd. ' . ,
SHOES . ,
Airplane stamps No. 1, and No
2 and 3 now valid.
FUEL OILi
Period 4 and 5 coupons from last ,
season and 1, 2 3, 4, and 9 cou
pons for current season now valid
at 10 gallons each In North Caro
lina. . , ugaLj
GASOLINE:
A-15 coupons valid through June'
21. Rationing' rules now KOjulre
that each owner writevhisl94o 11
cense number and state ion- esKh
coupon In his possession-ea- soen
aa it ia IssumI Av - hia laeal
rationing board.
ara-a-x a aissw f a w WTaaassa
No. 2 cans of Spinach, ereen r
wax Beans, and Asparagus - in
10 points.
No. 2 cans Corn and Peas are
20 points. .
Butter now 24 points.
Point values on cooking ' and
salad oils and lard increased- 4
points, margarine 5 points.
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arrived at an American - seaport
after being repatriated from, an
overseas area by the War Ship
ping Administration. Ills home is
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