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Washiington, Dee. 9. ? President
Rooeerefc ha* feeld the nation that it
faces war which will be long and
hard, against crafty and gnscrnpnl
oos enemies. la a radio talk tohis
countrymen, Mr. Roosevelt declared
that the conflict already has brought
a "serious set back" to America in
the surprise Japanese attack on
Hawaii He said that "so far, the
news has all been to the bed," but
that he doesn't know himself what!
the fbtt damage ia J
He declared, also, that the people!
most be prepared to accept news!
that the Pacific ouipoets of Guam,!
Wake and Midway Triands have been
lost to the Japanese. He said that
Germany and Italy ? regardless of j
any lack of a formal declaration-al
ready consider themselves at war
with the United States. Hut that
was the wont of what the President j
told the American people.
& said thia and he said it with!
sincerety and confidence:
"We are going to win the war,!
and we are going to win the peace
that follows."
Mr. Roosevelt declared: "The Unit
ed States can accept no result save
victory, final and complete.
"Not only must the shame of j
Japanese treachery be wiped out, but
the sources of international brutali
ty, wherever they exists, must be ab
solutely and finally broken."
Said Mr. Roosevelt: "I do not
think that any American has any
doubt of our ability to administer
proper punishment to the perportra
tors of these crimes."
The President warned Latin
American nations that they, too, are
considered by Rome, Berlin and
Tokyo as among the axis enemies.
He said that American coasts may
be attacked with the same crafty sur
prise as wore the nation's outposts, j
American workers were told by
the President that the war means a
seven-day week for many of them.
He said, too, that America's use of j
metals for non-defense purposes [
mast be eut in half, but he declared
that there will be enough food for the
"stion
? Mr. Jsooeevercsaia:
I "There is enough food for all of
I us, and enough to send to those who
are fighting' on the same aide with
I ' ns."
He declared that it will not be a
sacrifice for Americans to go all out
privilege. Aad he said that it will 1
be a privilege, also for the farmer,
the storekeeper, the ?trainman, or the |
doctor, to pay more taxes, to buy
more bonds, to forego extra profits,
to work longer and harder.
I As for the actual fighting up tol
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RAID ALARM
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larnie Sees
Necessity For
Organized Defense
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Mayor George W. Davis, the Board
of Commissioners and the bonds ofi
the municipal departments met to
gether Thursday afternoon to make
specific plans for acquainting- the
citizenship with the necessity of meet
ing this present emergency with an
adequate and prepared force for local
civilian defense.
Mayor Davis was authorised to ap
point for immediate organization
purposes seven committees for the
following services:
1.?Fire Fighting.
2.?Police.
3.?MedicaL
4.?Public Works.
5.?Utilities.
6.?Maintenance and Vital.
7.?Public Relations apd Education.
The seven committees will organize
the entire citizenship into these vari
ous branches of service so that Farm
ville will be prepared for an emer
gency and everyone will know just ,
what to do and have his specific
duty laid out in case of necessity.
The town has decided at this time
to keep a 24-hour watch on the pow
er plant and plans were made in this
connection.
Superintendent W. A. McAdams
announced that No. 22 would be the
Raid Alarm sounded as a signal for
a blackout and No. 4 for all clear.
List sf Christmas
Opportunities Here
The following list of Christmas op
portunities has been released by the
Town Authorities, who with the as
sistance of MiSS Tabitha DeViseonti,
is striving to bring .some relief and
happiness to families who are in dire
need of clothing, shoes; underwear,
sweaters, etc., food fuel; ami. bed
clothes, with toys and fruits appreci
ated as a matter of course.
No. 1?Man, wife and daughter,
i No. 2?-Mother, three children, boy
; 4 yean, girls 2 and 1 year.
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I No. S?Maa^and four children,
boya, 7, 2, 5, girl 4 years.
No. 6?Man, wife, 6 children, girls
12* 11, 8, 5, boya 7, 2 years.
No. 7?Man, wife, 3 children, boy 8,
giria 6, 5 yean
No. 8?Widosr and ? 3 children.
No. 9?-Man, wife, grown daughter
No. 10?Man and wife
No. 11?Man, wife, 5 children.
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Acts To Retain Fight
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' Washington, Dee. 10.?The United
States moved today to make the fall*
eat use of its great reservoir of man
power. " ?
Chairman May (D.-Ky.) of the
House Military Committee called for
miift passage of legislation which
would permit retention of all fight
ing forces for the duration, and al
low selectees to be dispatched to any
point on the globe. A similar meas
ure was ready for Senate action.
Congress sent the President only
yesterday * bill freeeing naval enlist
ments for six months beyond the end
of the war.
Brig. General Lewis B. Hershey,
National Selective Service director
said reclassification of selectees who
had been given occupational defer
ment was under consideration, and
that later the reclassification of men
deferred because of dependents might
be discussed.
Although General Hershey said
there was a "strong possibility" that
Congress would lower the draft age
minimum from 21 to 18, Bep. May
depreciated the likelihood of such a
change.
"I dont think there will be. any
such step soon, maybe not at all,"
the Kentocldaa said. "There is no
sentiment for such a change fax the
committee. Of course, in a long war
anything is poasflble."
He said that if any change in the
present registration limit of 21
through 86 became necessary, he
thought it more likely thai the max*
imum might be raised to some ex
tent
u General Hershey spoke-of the pos
sibility of calling up men of 28 or
over, who under tto revised Selective
Service act were deferred from call,
or released if already inducted.
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Attend Meeting state
Wre Chiefs This Week
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R. A. Joyner, President of the.
State FSremens Association,} Hay-j
wood Smith, Farmville Fire Chief and ]
L. T. Lucas, Chief of Police, attended!
a conference which was held at the]
State Capital in Raleigh Wednesday,
for fixe and police chiefs of the State*'
and called by Sherwood BrochweH,'
State Coordinator Fixe Departments (
Mobilisation, for the purpose of giv
ing vital initial instructions in d-j
vilmn defense. I
Firemen listened three home to a
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cendiary bombs, and law- enforce
meat iofffeera ttpflthe^ morning
p|fecting? plans agsiift* poadble
sabotage of eenterr vital to national
JkMn&g both.groups in rapid
tooL Snch. a move pretaMy' will
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SANTA CLAUS CAN HSU AMERICAN PEFENSEJ This poster,
drawn by J, W. and W, J, Wilkinson* a father and son artist tea* of 1
Baltimore, reminds Americans that they can help the Defense Program '
this Christmas by giving Defense Bonds and Stamps in atidition to -
the nsoal present. Nation-wide distribution of this poster baa been
made, especially in the windows of 500,000 retail stores when Defense 1
Stamps?for as low as 10 cents?are now on sale,
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SANTA WARMLY GREETED UPON ;
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Christmas Decorations
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Providing a gay setting for the
annual visit of SantaFriday evening,
and for {he holiday season/ which
wan formally opened hare at Unit
time, are thousands of yards of moun
tain laurel, trapped about telephone
| business section and intersperfed with
hundreds of red, green, blue, yellow
and orange lights.
zen North p?mptiy j* the hoi set
for this event, Friday evening, atod
was wijrariy greeted by hundreds of
acs msTfathenr along to share In the
riMu Otaft thrill for tb* children.
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tiie main-^bumneas section.
iHv BOJ OWW? WPB fllBfrriu xxux w.
I ii flftpf b6ttT6T received hc&rty sp*
next in line- and the High
Band did itself proud.
pleted their window displays, had
arranged to remain open from seven
to nine o'clock, so that their , stocks
of giffe^ might be inspected by the
large number of visitors, who were
on the streets that jevening. Moat ;
of the stores are remaining open at ?
night now for the convenience of
?customers,
Prises in the parade were given as
follows: First prise, $5, for the
most beautiful went to the Para
mount Theatre; seoond prixe, 12.60,
for the most- appropriate* Boffins'
Cleansrs and Dyers, Honorable
mention, The Tuniage Company,
Chamber of Commerce.
The Chriabpas decorations . con
tod m doee to antoanta fbr' stores i
on December 12, and to.antnwll: for-:)
homes grounds on the 18th,*?c- I
cording to Mrs. E. F.Gaynoiy p*ssi
ganization has taken ever the direc
tion of this par* of the holiday oh- jj
servwhee Entranta are urged to tele
Phone Mrc. Gaynor as early as pos
sible regarding this, and those in
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charge are urging that everyone co
operate dn the .effort being made to
have. Christasis -as usual in 1941. ^ )
The contest jodggfl wall make their
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Washington, Dec. 11.?The United States swiftly replied to
Axis declaration of war against tWs country Thursday, with
CoogigBS acting within minutes after President Boosevelt's
urgent warning, that "delay invites great danger.*
The SeMte< voted war against Nazi Germany and Italy,
Tfcuxafcy, responding within minutes to President ""Roosevelt's ?
urgent warning that "delay invites great danger.* The House
followed swiftly with its vote.
The Senate vote'was 88 to 0. Immediately a vote was started
on a Similar resolution declaring war against Japan's other Axis
. The Senators lined up unanimously again?90 to 0 for war
against Mrissohni's government. Simultaneously the House voted
war against Gerroaay and proceeded to take similar action against
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Room Tuesday
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The. ParmviHe Bed Cress- Council
for National Defense held a meeting
at the home of Mrs. W. M. Willis,
Monday evening aiT eight o'clock,
wfcni *' plana were made to open a
Bid- Crass sewing room in the
American Legion Hall,
Operation of the-sewingroom will
begin on Tuesdays December 16, at
lea- o'clock in the morning- and ba
continued to ten in the evening. On
takdoesday, 17, tha sewing xbom will
bnopen>from ten in the morning to
fourinthe afternoon.
All workers are requested to take
scissors, needeles and thacfd with
them to the sewing room. Those who
fritt knit v>r crochet will take their
needles and : report to Mrs. J. W.
Joyner.
All who will sew, knit or crochet
are requested to come on the dates
given end during the houre specified!
Please do not wait to be called. The
need is urgent ?nd your services are
needed flow.
;. The ..Council is requesting the loan
of sewing machines at^this time. The
following, women have rallied to the1,
call for machines; Mrs. B. A. Joyner,
Mrs. G. M. Holden, Mrs. B. D. Rouse
and Mrs. Lath Morris.
Grace S. Carnaway,
Council Reporter.
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There are hard-headed business
men who will tell you that religion
is the most important factor in life
add then contribute little or nothing
to the church life of their communi
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most in dpfcnoiny this countsy m
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oexutte gauen?j were ooiy puu/
filled during the momentous action.
Lord Halifax, the British ambassador,
and Lady Halifax sat in the diplo
matic galleries with other represen
tatives of the diplomatic corps.
At the other end of the Capitol,
jammed galleries and a crowded floor
saw the Representatives follow the
lead of their Senatorial colleagues.
The Rev. James Share Montgom
ery, the House chaplain, opened the
session with an appeal for divine aid .. -
for the nation.
In a brief, six-paragraph message
to Congress, which followed declara
tions of war on this country by the
Axis partners, Mr. Roosevelt assert
ed, that "the forces endeavoring to
enslave the entire world' now ace
moving toward this Hemisphere.? *?
Never, before, he said, has there
been "a greater challenge to life,
liberty and civilization."
Declaring that delay invites greaer
danger, Mr. Roosevelt added that
"rapid and united effort by all of
the peoples of the world who are de
termined to remain free will insure
a world victory of the forces of Jus
tice and righteousness over the for- 'J
ces of savagery and barbarism."
There was no definite indication
whether it wins intended as such, but
this sentence appeared to bear the
implications of an appeal to our Latin
American neighbors to join in the
yictory effort. ^ ?
The Chief Executive asserted that *. *
Germany's declaration of war was in
pursuit of "its course of world con
quest"
Not until the next to the last sen
tence of his '.mes&ge did he / also
mention that Italy, too, had declared I
war against the United States."
? The text of the war message:.
"On the morning of December 11;
the government of Germany, pur
suing its course of world conquest
declared war against the United
States.
"The long-known and long-expect- -
ed has thus taken place. The forces
endeavoring to enslave the entire
world now are moving toward this
Hemisphere. - .. .
"Never before has" there been a
greater challenge to life, liberty and
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"Belay invites greater danger.
Rapid and united effort by all of the
peoples of the world who are deter
QrfM* to remain free will-insure a
world victory of the forces of Justice
and righteousness over .the farces" of
savagery -and of barimria&i-r^
i. <,itabh also ha?: *ideclare<# wfcr
against the United States.
therefore request the Congreip;
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