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TBM Uamxm awgOMR, MONROB, W. ft. THOR8DAY, FEBRTJAftY 1, 1BC r 11UV KUNKUJE. UIUULKUI :PuhUsJd-Swy Monday. & Thursday By The Enquirer Publishing Co, Inc. ESTABLISHED 1872 TELEPHONE No. 78 Z. BRIGHT TUCKER Editor Subscription $2.00 a year In advance Entered as second-class matter at the Postoffioe, Monroe. N. 0., May 27, 1872 HONOR ROLL Men of The Monroe Enquirer Now Serving In the Armed Forces: John B. Ashcraft Ensign, u. s. N. R. W. E. Ballentine Seaman, U. S. Navy Arnold Lingle Lieut. U. S. Army P. O. Whitaker Tech. U. S. Army Air Corps GEMS FOR YOUR SCRAPBOOK RIGHTEOUSNESS To be perfectly just is an attribute of the divine nature; to be so to tne utmost of our abilities, is the glory of man. Joseph Addison. Love is an image of God. and not a lifeless image, but the living essense of the divine nature which beams full of all goodness-Ma,!,,, Luther. I uiiot aniint lnve and righteous . , .,. i n tinf ' ness acnieve lor i..r. i can be accomplished, and more man history has yet recorded.-Mary Baker Eddy When Infinite Wisdom established the rule of right and honesty. He saw, tn it. that ,ustice should be always the highest expediency. Wendell Phil- j lips. I Divine Providence has granted this ... .i bir'arraUTe mcT-d"-' i I tageous-Qumtilian. Seek ye first the kingdom of God. and his righteousness: and all tlie.se things shall be added until you Matthew 6:33 FARMERS INCOME INC REASED The gross income of American farm ers for 1942 was $18,700,000,000. ac cording to the Department of Ari culture. which says that tills Ls a rec ord high. The figure Ls $4,743,000,000 higher than the gross income in 1941, reflect ing wartime demand for food and a 22 per cent increase in prices. It might be explained that gross in come includes returns from marketing agricultural products, the value of I products retained as food and fuel on farms where grown, the rental value of farm dwellings and Government benefit payments The icu? net income which is the The 1942 ne tacome which s the amount remaining after deducting farm production expenses, was mated by the Department at $10.200, - 000.000. The 1941 net farm income was onlv $6,748,000,000. ; From these figures it will be b-( takes some doings to keep a rub served that the farmers of the nation I cqw intQ the wind Sne.s anChored increased net income by $3,452,000,000 by wires from her sides which attach during the year that gross income to guy wires anchored in the ground, went up $4,743,000,000. To switch her means nudging her i slowly around into the wind. Sand- SHOES ON THE FRONT LINE , 8 ust Jf shifted' S "f! I around a bit; more sand bags are The order rationing shoes to thre shifted, she's nudged some more. Just pairs a year for every man, woman the wrong balance, and she'd be on and child is another indication that , into the air. the nation must use its available sup-1 The handling of a bag each of plies for the needs of the armed forces. , which costs about $9.000. Jta . highly de- v , .,, . . . . , j pendent on weather reports. So all The order will probably be followed e men eam read them stormy by others, regulating other commodi- mghts they work just as though they ties now on unrestricted sale. Grad- were protecting the west coast, where ually, the people of this country are barrage balloons already are floating beginning to appreciate what total overhead. war means. There will arise complaints from the same groups of citizens who criticize the rationing of gasoline, sugar, coffee, tires and food. The public will hear that mere is plenty of leather, tnat new supplies , have been mis-managed and that i there is no necessity for rationing of hrw.c Tf i the m.hlic has i heard nhont everv other rationing or- j .. , . , ... ., -..'exciting and also vital side snows, der. It Is what the public w.l hear AUh h Gibraltar has been bombed about any future rationing regulation. , Qny infrequently in comparison with It may be observed, however, that j ne seating Malta has taken, it still rationing can be avoided oy any critic who will enlist in the fighting forces of the nation. On the front lines, a man can have anything that he can get. He can enjoy other things if he manages to live. NAZI LEADERS DESPERATE Max Werner, a military analyst, says that the Nazi army is under new lead ership which is ready for extremes. He says they "are gamblers" prepared to undertake any strategic adventure. As this writer sees the situation in Germany, the Nazis know that they must risk everything in a "last great offensive one like the Luxendorff of fensives of the spring and summer of 1918." These new leaders are prepared to force the last ounce of physical en durance out of their troops, regardless of the final cost. They will take any risk, increasing the Intensity of the war and making It "still bloodier and more convulsed from the German side." Even so, concludes Mr. Werner, such leadership can be "defeated faster be cause It burns out its own energy ouicker." Nevertheless, the "military desperadoes are all the mora danger unui tnetr nnai aeieat.- - : It appear! to nt that Mr. Werner's forecast to reasonable and thai he to right to beUevinf that Th German war crisis will be mora critical, and "tht might decision tar the war will . be here sooner." NO ONE NATION CAN DO IT ALL The proposal of Senator Ofuette, of Iowa, that early treaty negotiations set the United Nations' war aims 'to more legal and binding form, to ln . terectinf. ' If the Senator has in mind a con ference of the United States, Great Britain, China and Russia to evolve solutions for all the troubled condi tions of the earth, such a conference would be the utmost foolishness. If he has In mind a parley to agree upon the treatment to be accorded our enemies when they have made their unconditional surrender, the pro posal rsjis into difficulties because Russia is not at war with Japan. It strikes us that what the Sena tor, and others, desire Is a grand pow-wow, designed to compel all na tions now fighting against the Axis to accept our war aims in principle and then settle the details. It can not be done and any attempt to do it will lead to bitter disturbances in the relationship that now exists between the countries united by a common bond, the necessity of defeating the Axis. Mr. Gillette would expect, we infer, someone, to state our war aims and apply them to all situations that come to mind. In short, no Senator forgets that we are in a coalition war and that no one nation will be able to write' all the terms of the peace treaty. In a world as wide as that on which we live, there are many divergent opin ions. It is not proof of depravity that other nations do not agree with the ideas of Mr. Gillette, or even with those of the United States as ex- presKP(i by our government. The re ordering of the earth is too big a joa for one man or one nation. When the present war is concluded. just recognition must be made of the contribution that has been made by other nations in the driest oi i t Axis freebooters. The Russians ,h Chinese ana even ''--- entitled to a voice, along wnn ui- n,,iterl States " , . tll . pxclll. re , csenuuivf m i. . ...... . , mainUin nirnO LUTPnirJi"! SOLDILRO HtKUlINU ..nimnrn nTC Kll. "Kl Knrit I lin.l Learn In Tenn. Camp How To Handle nH Renair Barrage Balloons. Camp Tj-son. ten miles out.si.le Paris. Tnnw'i, entirely a barrage balloon sci,00lthe only one in tl' country, n trains both officers and enlisted men in nanuiing mouv. .... has 16.000 acres, lnats a ruw " of Tennessee, but when men are hnndline balloons that's what it takes. The site was chosen largely because if i ntr the main air line routes, so that passenger planes won't fly into the deadly balloon cables. And it us where the north and south winds set up a hullabaloo occasionally, so the men get plenty of practise with rough weather. The camp is also unusual for the men it takes only IB men; that is. not fit for active co imbat service, xney are too fat. flat-footed, or something for wading in and around Tunis. So the army tagged them for running balloons. Thev Set the usual basic training, then switch to oanoons. inc.v i.'. how to sandbag one so she won't zip ff int0 the s'- how 10 eflat,.e "er wnen reDairs are needed: v to " hpr; now t0 flll her with gas, and hQW tQ senerate the gas-hydrogen-, esti-,made right in the camp's gas house. 1 And, most ticklish of all. how to keep 1 the bag's nose into the wind, since cnai s tne saioi wa ioi a ROCK OF GIBRALTAR KEY POINT IN WAR Formidable Position At Entrance To Mediterranean Busier Than Ever, WUh tne Vniled Nations campaign in North Africa in full swing, the formidable rock of Gibraltar, at the western end of the Mediterranean has broken all records in recent weeks as one of the war's greatest and most is one of the most fascinating corners in this global warfare scene. Since the allied landing in North Africa, its little airport on the isthmus connecting with the Spanish main land has been jammed with planes landing and taking off. Throughout the night searchlights cut the dark ness, identifying friendly visitors land ing to refuel. Most of these callers stay only a few hours, some only a few minutes, just long enough to refill the tanks drained on the long run from Britain before they leave for Africa. The waters around the rock, too, are busier than they ever were. Fast tor pedo launches pass In and out, and in the reat anchorage under the rock's anti-aircraft guns lie ships of all the United Nations, their names obliter ated by war-tune paint. Some of these ships, are old Oreek tramp steamers. Others are American Liberty ships over whose noses bottles of christening fluid were smashed only a few weeks agd. Their flags fly bravely in the wind, and their guns are trained skyward. Some of the liners whose names were once known to large numbers of American tourists are there, too, and there are warships, British, Ameri can, Fighting Preench, Polish, and Dutch. They move in and out, tak ing ships to Malta, farther eastward In the Mediterranean and to the African coast Ssybeaas A million and a half more acres of soybeans than, were called for In the fall have now been requested by the Government to meet Increasing oil Dehydrated foods now. being pro duced are far better in flavor, appear ance, and nutritional value than were those processed during th last World War. , Tennessee repeals Us fifty-year-old poll tax law. .-'- ,' - SUNDAY I chool Lesson THE GOOD SHEPHERD International Sunday School Lesson for February 21, 1943. GOLDEN TEXT: "I am the good shepherd; the good shep herd layeth down his life for the sheep." John 10:11. (Lesson Text: John 10: 27-30). 1-5, 11-16, The words of our lesson were spoken by Jesus in Jerusalem while he was attending the Feast of the Dedication. It was immediately following the event of our last lesson, when he healed the man born blind, who was shortly afterwards excommunicated by the Jewish religious leaders because he professed faith in Jesus. It was probably with this experience fresh in his mind that Jesus used the simile which constitutes our lesson. John's Gospel does not record any of the thirty parables but. the present story of the Good Shepherd and that of the True Vine in chapter fifteen are somewhat the same in form and purpose. With the injustice of the action of ithe religious leaders, falsely represent ing me cnurcn. uu "'"""J Ot V If22?"JE LV.'.i d truT - men In picturlng an eastern .sheepfold. jesus an illustration wnicn couiu . be rea , y wed b, thorn heard ; "" " , - . BlmliraUon be. "r, r ; in mese - In these verses Jesus contrasts the ' - on . tne was aciuaieu uy h .mc ouc , -J u.. - .. i trt care for the sheep who followed nun , rZ the sheep a ; . miv. Tlie latter class represented religious i leaders who went through the outward ! iiiu t in n.. u.ik.. "' motions of releigion without tne innei" - - ".,, ," L h feeling. These proud and . exclusive , tT"tlJ" l relus leadeTs o tho.oion county farmers is expected to foU them and' were mainly solici. 1UI '"L" Isupplv of plants mav be limited. For "By way of contrast. Jesus pointed j these reasons. Mr. King says it ,1s lm out that the good shepherd cared ! Portant to take every precaution to DioiK'rlv for the sheep in his care and. if necessary, would lav down his life in iecognized the intrinsic value of the (U,1(,llse of Ule shePp Such a shepherd sheep and usually knew the name of each. In event of danger from robbers or wolves he would be their natural protector. In every way the true shepherd sought the welfare of the sheep. lhis llustration was meant to pic ture the solicitude of God for his children. As Charles Kingsley asked. "Is it not wonderful news that God should care for men; should lead . . . .. f : th mnde tQ himsel their shepherd? But What a wider, deeper, nobler more ,rt-.f1 hiecoincr that t.hp shenherd should give his life for his people? Latfir Qn m hls ta1 Jesus ened himself to the door of the sheepfold. As W. L. Watklnson points out, many haye ben offended b chrlstianltys ecdeslastlcal dooTi havmg come to Jgsus through inconsistent or hypocritical Christian or through a cnurcn lacking m christian sympathy and devotion. Others have enterea through the dogmatic statements and PLANE TALK by the Observer So prodigious is the rate of expansion of the aircraft manufactur ing companies, they are exhausting the available supply of man power and, to keep the record straight, woman-power. However, under our highly organized mass production system there really isn't a great deal to worry about. One company, which builds the Force is testing light planes in a huge, Liberator, long-range bomb- series of manouevers that may have er, and the Coronado and Catalina a far-roaching effect on battle tac patrol boats, is using a finely in- tics in the remote areas of places tegrated and skillfully conceived North Africa. These diminu system of sub-contracting which is tive Pipers, Aeroncas and Stinson expanding daily. "Flying Jeeps" at present perform At present, 40 percent of the jialson tasks. If the tests work out Liberator and 50 percent of each Coronado and Catalina is being fabricated far from over-crowded San Diego, California. More than 2100 sub-contractors are making parts which range from phenolic plastic control knobs to whole wlnp center section sub-assemblies. Advantages of this system arc manifold. First, as a part is turned over to a sub-contractor, the space used in the main plant is cleared out, to be utilized by other expanded de partments. Second, the man-power problem probably isn't as acute in the city where he operates. Third, workers In the main plant are released to be absorbed by other production departments. Last, but certainly not least, the Japs and the Nuu would be extremely hard put to destroy an aircraft manufacturing operation which is scattered throughout the United States! QUICK TRAINING: Speaking of woman-power, the same company is now employ- In mnr anil miml flf Mraonnsl at the beginning of IMS, less than o - m percent was comprised of women. Today, 40-percent of the employes are women. . "And by the end of the year. says a prominent employment executive at the plant. "50 percent wiU be women. Real reason for the success the feminine work Is that manage- ment has carefully broken down ".r!: would require the skill ef a crafts- ' man to Tory small operations. 'These small operations,' says ftarry WoodhoadV president 'of the company, "can be leaned la prae- ' (ImTIv M Mm at all ui m uutmtmm I eo seeo-M -m sWUed operator i , p-H e4 tb only, f",J si veelt-maybt less.- . ' , . tnrk fighter ..lots bad , . , - - w -www 'V ' ansde mm aim t suicMUl mi "LITTLE PLANES " - ';, EsalpTe wivi LftAOC "Boaiewhore" te the southeast 'itrttoa at tb V. 8. the Army Air doctrine of church councils and the ologians. Those have been discourag ed and repelled at times but If any man enters through the door of the character of Jesus, there Is no danger of disappointment or offense. "The purpose of Jesus' coming was to give life," says Joseph Port New ton, "and to Bive it abundantly. Jesus never once used the word 'religion,' as far as we have record, but always the word 'life' Instead. With him whatever makes for a deeper, purer, truer, more radiant life Is religious; whatever dwarfs, retards, or pollutes life is Irreligious. With him religion did not consist in a few acts, such as prayer, worship, and solemn ritual words, but In the spirit, the faith, the motive and gesture with which we do everything; and today we are reens coverinit his insight. Religion is a rjower by which to live the day throush more deeply, more bravely, more fruitfully. Religion Is no longer a thing apart from life; it is life itself at its best the life of God in the soul of man." LAND PREPARATION IS NEEDED FOR KUDZU Farmers who have been most sue. cessful in establishing . kudzu have found that thorough land preparation well In advance of planting helped to get good stands, says C. H. King, as. sistant conservationist of the Brown Creek soli conservation district. Land prepaiea in the fall or early winter was well settled when the nlants were set out. an important fac - getting good results with this fast-growing plant I" prepay 1 - - or P tw0.nundred pounds of superphosphate per acre the furrows. Then throw additional lu "'c ""J;" 1" flat bed. approximately ten feet wide, y asettuntU planting time. If the beds have not settled sum necessary to ' t( X.':""L ',, '- ".v,,.,. . h roll, or otherwise firm the ound to produce a firm .bed,. Plant. set out in loose, fresh sou, oiten ary "tf"d dle" With an ever increasing emphasis the nrnriiipflm of feed MODS, the exceed that of any prev lous ye ar Add .led to that is the possibility that the see that plants set out this winter stir. vive. O. S. Howey, Rl, Waxhaw. got an excellent stand of kudzu last soring as a resuplt of carefully preparing his land for planting last winter. Radio amateurs have been asked to sell their short-wave communication equipment to the army signal corps. FCByiCTORY BUY UNITED STATES JKAR BONDS 1 they will do much more than that in far greater numbers. IHE COLONEL REPORTS: Lt. Colonel Carl Norcross, an old friend of The Observer, brings some heartening news back with him from England, where he served ag 8 member of the staff of the Eighth Air Force. Says Carlt "Going into action without previous battle experi ence against the veterans of the Luftwaffe, crews of Army Air Forces bombardment airplanes in the European theater are maintaining n overwhelming rate of aerial victories. "During 23 consecutive missions flown by the United States bomber crews over enemy-occupied Eurore, they shot dowa 104 German air craft in aerial combat, probably de stroyed 108 and damaged 117. Our losses during these actions were 18 airplanes," Colonel Norcross adds. In a report to the War Department. "Of the 18 American planes lost, 18 were shot "down- by enemy fighters and iva-byr anti-aircraft - - vmnrA ' mnA 'mm of the min bcun, prrtty cocky Mm Tbeyhave ponajwie, m their air- p. . s - , mAMf'i BT missions by fjatm!bar (B-14's) and tts Plying portress (B-irs), ths Germans gj marshals In the o 1H, .Vscted and also sent cnck TslloW Koss' fighter groups which were rated as tka jB Luftwaffe, with orders : te stop th Amerieaar bombers, "ft was ant antil repealed mis. eioas bad been carried end thai thy succeeded In shooting down 1 s ttated eat the damged bar as. InaOy Wougbt M dewav' says th Cnlnisl, -" . EXPLAINS HANDLING -OF SOLDIERS' MAIL Postmaster Says plaints Indicate Increasing Com Misunderstanding. An Increasing number of complaints received by the Monroe post office relative to lost mail and delayed de liveries of mail destined for members of the armed forces Indicates wide spread misunderstanding on the part of the public as to tne nanaung oi such mail, Sam Lee, acting postmas ter, stated today. The difficulties encountered In the delivery of servicemen's mall are numerous, Mr. Lee pointed out, but the postal authorities' as well as the army and navy are doing an out standing Job by keeping the record as it is. The complaints are far few erf than In World War I despite the larger volume and the greater dlsper sal of troons In the present conflict But all the complaints should not be laid on the doorstep of the Post Office repartment, Mr. Lee cautioned. I Its Jurisdiction does not extend, in the case of soldier and sailor mail, from acceptance to delivery. Mail for. members of the armed forces Is delivered by the postal ser vice to army and navy authorities at post offllces convenient to camps lo cated In this country or to ports of embarkation when addressed to ser vicemen overseas. The postal service ! has no further jurisdiction over the imail. and from then on the responsl ' bility for Its delivery lies entirely with th army or navy. The same applies ' for the reverse procedure. Soldiers, Isaoliors, or marines sending mall back I home place it in the hands of the , military who act as custodian until It ls turned ocer to postal authorl i ties. Delays are caused by a number of i factors, sometimes by a combination I of two or more. The mall shipment i may be temporarily postponed In ' place of urgently needed arms, food, 'and military personnel. In some cases 1 there simply Isn't room on the boat i or plane for any mall. It might be that the mail would be held up be . cause o rfthe time consumed In I the formation of a convoy. Then again, transfers of tops add to the time required for mail to catch up with them. Censorship, not handled j by the post office, also accounts fori some delay. As far as lost mail is concerned,! the major portion can be directly and accurately contributed to ship sink ings by enemy action. ' Some of the persons registering complaints point to the more rapid1 service from the me noverseas to the I folks here at home, the postmaster i said. The answer ti that is the fact that theer is less mail, and almost no , packages. In addition, there ls much more room on ships and planes on return trips and addresses here at home are far more stable than that of the military personnel. ' A partial answer to the problem is the increased use of V-mail. The army and navy, handling the mail, once it reaches a port or embarka tion destined for me noverseas, give priority to this type of mail because of the little space it requires. Pines C. B. Keller of Oxford, Route 4, planted 97,000 pines in 1942 and has already received 25,000 more to De planted this year, reports W. B. Jones, assistant farm , agent of Granville county, Gardens Great Palls, Mont. When Mrs. Wal lace Olson opened her oven door to put in a roast, a sparrow hopped out, ruffled its feathers and flew out the dack door. Baby Snooks (Fanny Brice) has been adopted as a mascot" by the United States submarine Snook. Au tographed pictures and cartoons of Snooks hang in the ship's ward-room. In 1943 get add SEI 66 1 1 HI mi I.I.I II II IJ.I.IJ I I - i f liiiiliK mBU ' a A ill a I (Hi A C )GHEmOtET:gfe: S - i , y,' DEALER TODAY , M.gJ. ' HIADQUAKTIRS tOt ' SIRVICI ON All - MAKIS O CARS AND TRUCKS- r;:::2 310 I. SHIRTS TIES SOCKS NATIONALLY ADVERTISED SHIRTS FROM OUR REGULAR STOCK AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES Shirts, $2.00 to $2.50 values, for - - $1-29 Ties, $1.00 values, for 65c Sox, 35c values, for ----- 24c We still have All Wool Suits, on sale from $24.95 up Overcoats, from $19.50 up BiwifHWMnaiimmUH 204 North Main Street WAXHAW ROUTE 2 NEWS (Gold Dust Twins) Miss Dorothy Yost of Charlote, spent Sunday with her parent, Fred Yost. Mrs. Nell McCain of Waxhaw, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Houston McMamu. , We are sorry to report that Letha Almetta Carter ls sick, We wish for her a speedy recovery. We are sorry to report that Mr. and Mrs. Earl Helms and children have moved from our community. Mrs. Aires Kiser and children, Mary Ellen and Joyce Dean visited Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Laney the past week-end. Coan-lsancock Coming as a surprise to their many friends was the marriage of Juanlta Hancock and Buss Coan Monday, Feb- ruarb 8, 1943. Mrs. Coan's ls the CHEVROLET DEALER SERVICE TP 4 ms Afnrifi f mom St:.:S::::v.S;Sj t$ the life of your car Chevrolet dsolers service of moke of cars smd trucks. OwvroM dealer have had Mm broadest experience . servicing millions of now and vssd cars and trucks. . I . -'.-.:' - -' CtMVTlSl fJvWfWt wMnf Cltllltata traiflMl weCr4fllCS Chevrolet dsslsr hove YOUR EAST 'IIZZZ'A SHUT ' ' El Monroe, N. C. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tlllmarj Hancock. Mr. Coan ls the son of Mr. and Mrs. Callle Coan of Waxhaw. He ls stationed in the army in the State of Pennsylcanla. We wish for them much success and happiness In life. Hancock-Crowe Coming as a surprise to their many friends was the marriage of Miss Mable Crowe and Johnnie Hancock. Mrs. Hancock is the daughter of Bob Crowe and she holds a position in Fort Mill, 8. C. Mr. Hancock ls the son of John Hancock and he holds a position in Monroe. We wish for them much, success and happiness. H. V. Kaltenborn is to make a flying' trip through South America, leaving: this country February 19. modem tools and equipment. r ? r 1.. ta M)
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