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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1943
WOMEN WANTED
Many women find it difficult to think they are playing an
important role in the war if they accept a job as waitress, or
a telephone operator or a clerk in a store. There has been
so much todo made over lady riveters welders and machine
operators that doin.tr a normal type of job seems almost tin
patriotic.
We suppose there is a sort of patriotic plamor for a
woman in putting on a pair of overalls and having a hand in
the making of a bomber of a gun, but our country would
practically stop running if women insisted on doing that type
of work to the exclus on of other business.
The campaign now being carried on to persuade women
who are not working to “get a war job doesn t stress produc
tion of war materials because the officials of that group realize
the need for women in all other types of work if our distribu
tion and our civilian businesses are going to be continued.
To judge the importance of a war job. a woman should
ask herself if the work is essential But she should be sure
to include as essential all of the countless jobs which serve an
important civilian need.
LABOR DAY SPREE
Nobody knows—except for a few people in Washington—
why those in charge cl' gasoline rationing picked the date of
three days before a holiday week-end to lift the ban on plea
sure driving in tile east.
But to the people of the east, that move was an open in
vitation to get out on the road on the holiday and within 'H
hours after the >aii was lifted, ears were lined up at every
gas station.
It is true that a day or two before the week-end Mr.
lckes and some of tne ythers struggling with the gasoline sit
uation warned motorists that they were on the honor system
and that their cars should not be used loi anything but neces
sary driving. But those warnings fell on deaf ears. The
thing that stood out in the public's mind was that the ban on
pleasure driving had been lifted—ahd from there on it was a
free-for-all to see who could get what little gasoline was
available.
As soon as the lifting of the ban was announced the pub
lic was immediately aware of the fact that there was going to
be a rush for gasoline. It is hard to believe that Washington
officials wouldn't expect that reaction
The people in the east may thank the Washington officials
for a nice Labor Day spree, but they will blame those officials
rather than themselves for serious shortages which seen) to he
resulting from that spree.
If the government really wanted to conserve gasoline
over Labor Day the obvious thing to do would have been to
wait until after that week-end to lift the ban.
DRAFT DODGERS
Wo hasten to agree with Representative H. P. Fulmer, of
South Carolina, in his violent disagreement with the state
ment of Bernard Baruch that the farms of the country are
havens for draft dodgers. Mr. Fulmer counters by declaring
that the government office buildings and bureaus are hiding
many more draft dodgers than the farms are concealing.
As a matter of fact, it is a rare thing to find on the farms
of this section of the country any persons who are of eligible
age for the army, who are not doing a man-sized job of work.
In the first place there are hardly any men left on the
farms except those who are too old for the army or who
cannot pass the physical requirements. In scores of eases
men once considered too old for farm work are taking the
places of young men who have been called to the army. They
are cutting corn, picking cotton, helping make sorghum mo
lasses, cutting and hauling hay as if they were 20-year-old
stalwarts instead of 00 and 05-year olds. We challenge the
government to find few draft dodgers on many North Carolina
farms. Of course, there are a few men who did hurry back to
the farm from defense works and shipyards when they found
that the army was about to get them. For one of these, you
will find a dozen or two of the other kind who are putting in
long and back-breaking hours at farm work, seeking to make
up for the lost manpower on the farm.
On the other hand, there will he found in the government
offices in Washington thousands of able-bodied young men of
draft age who are biding behind some desk claiming to be
essential to the wai industry. Mr. Baruch pointed out that
there are numbers of voting men in government offices who
should he in the armed forces.—Gazette.
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(The following article wa» pre
pared especial y for National
Weekly Newspaper Service by
the publication livision of the
American Red Cross.)
WASHINGTON. D. C.—State
and national governmental agen
cies. farm groups, civic and com
mercial organizations and the
American Red Cross have focus
ed their attention on the wide
spread need of safety campaigns
to lessen the constant drain on
the nation’s manpower due to
negligence which in 1042 caused
the death of more than 18 000
persons on farms and in farm
homes and injured another 225,
000 badly hut not fatally.
According to the 1042 figures
approximately 4,400 of the 18.
000 farm dead were due directly
to occupational agriculture. A
large portion also was burned to
death in farm tires, many of
which destroyed homes and
Reliable state surveys reveal
that machinery and animals art
accountable for the greatest num
her of fatal farm accidents ma
chinery leading with 2b per cent
and animals being the cause oi
2t! per cent. Other common farm
deaths are caused by falls— 10
per cent; excessive heat—b per
cent; lightning, fi per cent; ex
plosions and burns -1 per cent
and falling trees 4 per cent.
Electricity has come to the
farm in increasing (Quantities -it
the past few years, especially un
der the government electrifica
tion- program. It has been a great
help and at the some time crea
ted new farm dangers.
The lb42 report on accidents
shows that more than 28.000 per
sons were killed in motor traffic
accilents and more than 1,000 ■
000 injured. Two-thirds of these
accidents occurred on rural high
ways Farm people had a big
share in them. Walking on high
ways after dark is one of the
great dangers in rural America
The American Red Cross Home
and Farm Accident Prevention
program provides instructions
for farmers, farm workers anc
farm families in safe practice ol
handling machinery livestock am
other sources of accidents whic>
have caused appalling number!
of deaths and injuries on farms
each year. Rural Red Cross chap
tors and branches have enlistee
the aid and cooperation of coun
try farm agents, home demon
stration agents schools and lo
cal farm group organizations t(
bring aecilent prevention course;
to farm residents. Importance ol
safety campaigns is stressed h>
national farm groups and agen
cies to their state and Inca
Campaigns are ^conducted t<
show the danger spots on farm;
and simple steps which can lx
taken to eliminate many of th(
minor causes of major accidents
T7'.,,.n,r,.. vn-ged to place “N'
Smoking” signs in barns anc
other buildings, just as industrv
has done: to make regular cheel
ups on ladders, steps and fam
equipment not in use to safe
“•uard against accidents. Care ir
the handling of electrical piece;
and wiring is urged. Courses can
tion the owner and the “hired
hand” to handlp liv'estock wit!
great care, nointirw out that dn<
•o the idiosvneraeies or peculiar
ities of animals, they always con
stitute a danger. This is especial
H’ true insofar as hulls rams
hoars., stallions, jacks, and ant
animals with young are con
i cerned.
The Red Cross Home and
Farm Accident prevention pro
gram provides basic material
that inolv'es a close study of the
I individual’s home surroundings
thus enablinu1 class members to
'conduct projects in farm accident
| prevention such as studies of lo
cal accidents. consideration of
j seasonal hazards and promotion
I of local publicity.
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SERMON ;
REV. ROBERT H. HARPER
The tin of Motet end Aaron.
Letton for September 19:
Number* 20:1-13, 27, 28.
Golden Text: Ephetiant 4:26.
In 40 years the olil generation
of Israel had passed away and a
new one that had not known
bondage would soon begin the
conquest of Canaan. The twa
brothers and a sister leaders of
i he people, were reaching the
end of their labors — younger
leaders would take their places.
Miriam was first to go. Older
than Moses, she had watched ov
i er him in the bulrushes. She led
the song of deliverance by the
Bed sea Known as a prophetess,
she was a woman of great force
of character. Aaron was next
called. On Mount Hor, when his
priestly garments had been re
moved he diel and Eleazer his son
became high priest. And Moses
i himself would soon die on Mount
| Pisgah.
Miriam and Aaron had not al
ways supported their brother;
j once they conspired against him.
| But on the whole they had been
I loyal to Moses, the ereat leader.
Sadly enougn, Moses did not
come to the end blameless. When
the people murmured against him
at Kadesh, in pride of leader
ship and worn with age and toil
! he resented their ingratitude,
: called them rebels and angrily
1 smote the rock. God brought
. forth the water, but rebuked
Moses. This was before the death
of Aaron. The two brothers were
denied Canaan, but their sin was
put awav and they were prepared
for the heav'enly land of promise
Thus were the great brothers
delivered from their own trans
gressions and prepared to go to
a better world. And so may we,
if we transgress against God.
find deliverance from present
bondage and the asslurance of
good things tocome.
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THIS WEEK
WASHINGTON
W AlSHIXGTON, D.C. (N W N S)
—In the past month there has
been frantic activity here toward
working out practical post war
plans. This does inot necessarily
mean that our government lead
ers are looking' for a quick end
of war. but they do realize the
importance of having their plans
ready just “in case ’ . In the last
war the end came suddenly and
unexpectedly and our represen
tatives in Washington are deter
mined to have their blue prints
for the future as complete as
possible when the war ends.
Although 'normal productions
are that the war will last another
year, this new speed up in the
formation of a post-war plan,
coupied with the determination
of President Roosevelt and Mr.
Churchill to get together with
Stalin as soon as possible, indi
cates that our leaders hope even
if they don’t expect it. that the
war in Europe may end more
quickly than that.
For if the leaders of this coun
try, of England and Russia do
get together the purpose will not
be to figure out how to tight to
gether but to work out a peace
plan to which all three nations
can subscribe.
In addition to activity in Wash
ington itself on post-war plan
ning the recent meeting of Re
publican leaders at Mackinac Is
land was confined almost entire
ly to that subject. The Republi
can leaders emphasized the aims
of their party for post-war acti
cities in this country, but it was
made clear that the carrying out
of these aims depended upon the
peace terms and the role of our
nation in international affairs.
The need for working out peace
terms at once was also empha
sized recently by l’ope Pius who.
in urging a hasty end to war said
that "the soul of ail people i> re
volting against violence” and
that “people who have suffered
so much do not ask for anything
but peiice bread and work.
Following the Pope's talk. Sen
ator Patron k. W heeler of Mon
tana. one of tin' leading pro wui
i isolationists, wrote to the Pro-i
dent that he agreed with the sen
timents expressed by the Pope
and urged the President to define
‘‘unconditional .surrender' as a
step toward bringing about peace
i'11 Europe.
"1 fully believe." Senator
Wheeler wrote "that you as
champion of democracy and op
ponent of totalitarianism and ty
; runny, civil now bring about peace
in Europe and establish Democ
racy throughout that war-torn
continent. In so doing you can
not only save European civiliza
tion but can prevent the future
sacrifice of our own American
boys as Well as save tile lives of
thousands of non belligerents
| whose freed tun from gangster
| oppression wo have pledged pur
I selves to guarantee. If you do
this you will. 1 am sure, win the
: acclaim not only of ov'ory Anieii
can. hut the people throughput
the world.’* . ,
Although Senator Wheeler has
been one of the strongest oppon
ents of the President s interna
tional policy and has made many
enemies because .of his isolation
ism the wide interest shown in
his plea makes it evident that
there are many people in our
country who hope that the Presi
dent will consider telling our en
emies what the terms <
ditional surrender will
apparent, however, that
not be done until we hs
ed a common agreement with
Kngland and Russia on these
terms.
Our military leaders here seem
to he almost unanimous in feel
ing that the invasion of Italy is
the beginning of the end, but
predictions as to how long the
job will take to complete and
how bloody a job it will be, vary
widely. There are still some who
hope for an end of the war in
Kurope this year, but they are
among the most optimistic. Hut
most military leaders expect the
war in Kurope to end in li>44.
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