TO MOWROB KKQTJBBER, MOMftOM. W. ft. THPnaDAT, NOVEMBER , 1M4
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ITAiXJCIISD 1873 .
TTXEFEONS No. 1
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' Nothing is impossible to a valiant
heart ' ' Motto of Henry IV.
' And what's Impossible, can't be,
'And never, never coma to pa.
I ) ! -Oeorge Oolman.
k . f in i" '" ,'-
,,Jt k not a lucky word, this same
ijanoaalWe; no good comes of those
Jft tun It so often In their mouth.
Oarlyl.
hind their backs. -V ;'V'.V;r rS'
We call attention to Oils report In
order that every American will under
stand the brutality of the Japanese.
It la Important to remember such in
cidents, especially wehn sentimental
Americans begin to talk about leenlent
treatment for the enemy. In the day
of triumph, there will be no need for
revenge but every demand for justice
to dead and tortured men.
BEHIND THE SCENES
IN AMERICAN BUSINESS
( ; ! ' I' ! i ii
(By John Craddock)
New York For some tbne to come.
retailers, Jobbers, wholesalers- ana
manufacturers will .have a source of
merchandise and materials in the sur-
Dlu8 nroDertv which various govern
ment agencies are beginning to sell
in large volume. Sales during August
totaled $28,000,000, an increase of 75
ner cent over July.
While the only market for much
surplus property will be the dealers
In scrap and wast materials, consid
erable ingenuity is being exercises
MO THAN WAK BEGAN Jjjjjp business men E finding vays tt
wenu aeon uHHj mirnlim nmncrtr. with minor
.'By flea MeGee
i,(Pew. things are Impossible to dlli
genoe and skill. Samuel Johnson.
mantling general of the Army Air
Vote, says that Germany has more
airplanes today than at the beginning
of the war.
This will surprise many Americans
modifications, in Its present form.
An assortment of scabbards left
from the last war, for example, was
snapped up recently by a company
which Intended to convert them to
Who have been led to believe that oe scrapers for America's doorsteps,
the Iweffe has been practice! de-
strayed. General Arnold says that ORle 2,ooo rubber Hfe rafts of flve
what Germany lacks is pilots and gas- man capacity, with oars, repair kit,
ollne and that while "the Luftwaffe balling pump, and other- equipment
has lots of planes," it has "no gas , thrown in. The rafts were bought by
and no one to fly them." .sporting goods dealers who plan to
I sell them to summer camps, life guard
VtKHAVTOR. fFXPFI I rNT sbtauuiis auu 5(jurumen. in uiiciuik
All of our legislators have been
promising reductions (before the elec
tions), but the taxes on my home re
main $157.17. If I were to try to
run my business like certain public
i lorna rh l lm Kat ef nannlim mure rhA I u
There has been much speculation in pm t Hlvi.inn aHrtu,rt "that!01" poorhouse or the lunatic asylum
the United States as to the behavior . f, . ...n. or the penetentlary before I could say
m J nuutu inane at,t.l pallet
of the Russian Army when It invades weiehts or bookends.
the territory or other countries, For
One Tax Levy Never Takes The Place
Of Another Tax Levy .- v
Before taxes was put on whiskey,
the taxes on my home was (157.17.
After the tax was put on whiskey, the
taxes on my home were reduced from
$157.17 to $57.17. I felt sure that the
tax put on soft drinks and cigarettes
would furnish some . relief , but my
taxes remained (on my home) $157.17.
Our state reported a. $7 million dol
lar surplus. When I read that in the
paper I said to myself (there was no
one else to talk to) "Well, this Is
where I get a tax cut," but the taxes
on my home remained $157.17. After
our city reduced Its bonded debt from
$1,200,000 to $950,000,. I said this Is it,
but I was wrong again. My taxes re
mained at $187.17. (We have a big
floating debt that's about to sink us).
After our state Increased taxes, last
year on boose to the tuna of about 30
percent, I knew relief was in sight;
but no relief came except the public
was relieved of 20 percent In connec
tion with their red-eye bills. If ft
town, city, state or. other sub-division
finds Itself with extra money, they im
mediately look around for a place to
spend it, in higher salaries or buying
something they dont need, and they
never have up to now failed to dissi
pate a surplus and run a deficit.
tetch -downs and 3 extra pints in this
ending.
foarth. ending
patriotism of the Christian dtisen and
the non-Christian cltlaenr It we will
study the words given us In Matthew
' .i . v w mio oormoa tui wie
uie wildcats kicked on nut tne nau Mount, we win discover that tre differ
went behind the dicker and was re- j ence Is In attitude, or motive. Tbe
wevou y ww. luuoacx wno paasea w ennsuan la a good otttsen because of
ro uie ceniemeia wno lunmnea u ana
fell on it and busted it a new ball
was sent for while time was took out
by all parties concerned, chance slug'
ged torn head ft stiff upper cut, to the
jaw and they took some more time
out after, servers! more passes and
rour ngms and 9 penny-Uses had benn
made, the gam ended, the tally sheet
read as followers: the wildcats, 84; the
tigers, 88. they tore down both gold
pastes after, the game.
SUNDAY I
chool Lesson
THE CHURCH AND PATRIOTISM
Internaiioaal Sunday School
for Norwnber 12, 1M4
OOLbEN TEXT: Blessed are
the peacemakers; for they shall
be called sons of Ood." Mat
thew 5:8.
Lessen Text:
Matthew 5: 43-48;
ma 13: 1-7.
In another case, the Army had half
this reason, it Is Interesting to re- a million yards of surplus cloth for
port that Joseps M. Levy, New York making parachute flares. It was sold
Timpjj nnrrsnnnripn. after visttini? back to the manufacturer, given a
Romania, says that the Russian army's
behavior In that country has been ex
cellent, surpassing all expectations.
The correspondent says that ob
servers are amazed by the Soviet sol
diers' self-control in view of the
new finish and dyed various colors.
Department stores and other retail
outlets throughout the country will
soon have the material to sell to
American women as piece goods for
dresses.
The Treasury Department, which
scat.
It's easy to
spend
say i
the other
This is the first of two closely re
lated lessons. This lesson, "The Church
and Patriotism," or "Putting Chris
tian aity Into Our Patriotism" Is to be
followed. next week by a discussion of
"Christianity In Democraccy." The lee
son for this week will be discussed
from the angle of Christians or church
groups as a whole, while next week's
lesson will deal more with the indi
vidual Christian's contribution to his
or her government.
First, just what is patriotism? Web
crimes and atrocities perpetrated by seems to have the biggest collection of
Romanian troops against the popula- surP'us materials readily adaptable to
tions of the Ukraine and Crimea. He civUian has " regional offices
adds hat the Russians are also "living rT &
up to their promise not to Interfere Francisco, Seattle. Denver, Boston and
in Romania s Internal politics," much New York. Prospective buyers are
to the disappointment of Romani"n asked to list themselves with one of
Communists who expected strong sup- these offices.
port. j MINING FOR SHOES Father may
, not have to "dig down" so often for
ALLIES NEED GOOD (WEATHER 80068 'wnen miners dig up the ma
Military experts agree that much ' rlals out of which they are made
depends urxn the weaker in western iTes
"1U u lne AUlea les tion, just announced, of Koroseal
fellow's money. I never did like for ster defines the word as "love of one's
anybody to use my money and their : country; devotion to the well-fare of
judgment in operating a business or one's country." Most of us would be
something. Insulted if our patriotism was ques-
tioned in the slightest degree, but do
Social Items Of More Or Less Interest we shov our devotion to the welfare
ra . . oi our country oy positive action?
us consider first what Paul, in
mesaame moore ana non. noisum writing to the Romans, advised those
moore ainnerea ana supperea at tne who would be good, or Christian citi
au-nite can in Oat rock last Sunday. zens. The Jews of Paul's time, while
meir oooa went to aetroit ona visit subject to the Roman Government,
ana wont return Dack. tney nave I were in constant conflict with the au
been being fed at the boarding-house I thorities because they, as Jews, con
but got wore out with the sameness , sldered it sinful to acknowledge i
oi stun mere. Gentile ruler. Paul counseled the
Christians (most of whom were Con
or. nuDDert green has received a verted to Jews) to obey the higher
new set oi operating tools irom tne powers those in authority and then
w.p.b. it is rumored he is going deep-; he laid down the principle that the
er Into things from now on. he will fact of the authority's being establish
soon begin giwing penny-cillen if he ed argues than it was ordained by
can get holt of anny of it, provided , God. Therefore, he who defies the
nis victims pay him cash in advance i power is defying what has been in-
hla love. of Ood and of Christ's way
of life, not because of fear of punish
ment or of hatred ot the enemy. He
flghts ths enemy not because ot hatred
for him but because of his love of Jus
tice, equality and freedom, and his
desire to do his part to perpetuate
these principles in all parts of the
world. ' , . .. ;
Jesus'! command to his followers to
love their enemies Is one of the most
difficult of his commands to obey.
However, we can be like Jesus In that
while Jesus loved the sinner, he did
not love the sin. While He loved the
Pharisees, he did not love then hypo
crisy, if we will let love fill our
hearts, We will have no plaoe for ha
tred. - - v v-'ii
A writer, hi the Bible Society Glean
ings, says: "He v has not only, given
this comaaand, which he expects his
friend' to obey; he has shown by
his- perfect example how It is- possible
to love publicans every one: make no
exceptions. H you fall to see anything
lovable In a person, treat that person
as one wnom yon are bound to help
to be beter. Pray God' to bless your
enemies; end pray him to assist you In
loving them. Kill your self-love, -for
pride Is-, the chief hindrance to fair
and kind feelings towards others. Only
when pride is dead do people cease to
bear malice when others cheat them.
or snuo tnem, or worst of all as some
think take no notice of them. Do ont
be discouraged If your attempt , to olve
your enemies Is misunderstood; you
may De treated worse by them than If
you had been cold and unamlable;
but perserve. Ordinary love cannot
endure unless It is returned; but the
true Christian love must not seek any
return."
REDS BURY FLYERS
. IN U. S. COIETERY
Somewhere in the Russian Ukraine
ft bright white picket fence rings ft
beautiful plot on a hillside. It Is the
only Ameertcan cemetery In the so
viet union, ' the only spot In Russia
where the Stars and Stripes fly every
Three white , crosses nuob-uda from
the darefully tended lawn. The mark
the .craves of airmen who gave their
uvea in the pre-lnvaalon softening of
Hitler's Fortress Europe and the
knocking out of. Germany's Balkan
sateUtes. . The cemetery. t permanent
cm n ine unnea states Army, was
personally selected fay Maj.-Oen. Alex
ander B. Permlnov, commander of
Russian air forces stationed on Amer
ican fields in the area,
, JTa the center,, othe cemetery, di
rectly before the flag, ft propeller from
ft Flying Fortress ttandv
j -ae-uee boy burled there are Ply
tog Fortress , IMlbt Raymond, q.
Brtle, of Gotheburg; Neb.; bis oo-pflot.
vmcer Joseph o, Lukaoek, of
Bergen. N. J and fiat. Donald
SWww.ft -Wrre gunnet fftr
y wounded on a hiytuJmnin
HUBsion over uermany,
.The thryeaf "RE pain for post-
r rural eiectrmcsUon .Includes a
ttobable, investment ot i8 Jnlukm dol
lars ' for distributing IItim In linrOt
Carolina and 10 million dollars for re-
wico lacuities. -
Be Quick To Treat
Bronchitis
Chronic bronchitis may develop if
your cough, chest cold, or acute bron
chitis is not treated and you cannot af
ford to take a chance with any medicine,
less potent than Creomulslon which
eoes rlKht to the seat of the trouble to
help loosen end expel germ , laden,
phlegm and aid nature to soothe and.
heal raw, tender, inflamed bronchial,
mucous membranes. ...
Creomulsion blends beech wood ereo
sote by, special process with other time,
tested medicines for coughs. It contains
no narcotics ..... -.. ,
No matter how many medicines you!
have tried, tell your druggist to sell you
a bottle of Creomulsion with the under-,
r WUUktm WG wUUSur yuuubuuc iw.
or you are m nave your wuh ,
Growing pines provide a sure, safe
old-age Insurance. ......
HELP WANTED I
Mechanics ami Mechanic
Helpers)
Good Pay; Steady Employ
ment Get SeiFojr Postwar.
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Phono 310 Monroe, N. C.
U. S. planes are now using high-
velocity rockets against Germans.
Retonga Mailed To Yon For Only $
(Priee Includes sales tax, postage, liaadung, etc)
GAMBLE DRUG STORE
J 25
MONROE, N. C.
therefor like he has to do.
stituted by God, and shall be punished
accordingly,
It Is incumbent upon the Christian
citizen to be a law-abiding citizen, to
miss jennle veeve smith wore her
Mtr a!1 V.n . X , X. 1 4 1 A
aet an even break in the weather thev 1 ,r" " , "hs " vutwvu na. ouimay vm citizen w oe t iaw-aDwmg citizen, to
3n iVZll JlTZ J0., :,,nota? oould see. anything about her be a cooperating .cWaen, even to the
" . 'vi mi, w- excenc ner nat wnne sne mawi tne i mint nt oniM n tn-
organ. nearly everboddy wondered all Christian principles which have been
the way thru rock of ages and beaulah threatened or abridged. Certainly, we
land and the doxology who she was, will all agree that war is not pattern
and was supprlsed to see that it was ed according to Christ's teachings, yet
German defenses. ; thetic soles, even on Junior's hard-
At the present time the fighting is worp kicks, will outlast the uppers,
tough and slow as the Invaders jab at Koroseal, you know, is the famous
Nazi positions and laboriously wyork synthetic created by B. P. Goodrich
their way through stubborn defenses. Sftt ltt
,. . . stone and salt, which stretches nke
Meanwhile, supplies are being accu- Ehed8 nleT uke poyerbM
mutated and, one day, as a British dUcks back, and is impervious to oil
officer predicts, there will be "a hell of or grease. The word out of Akron Is
bang." that other Korooseal shoe parts will
The stage is undoubtedly being set be available later, including uppers,
for a major effort to crash the West- toner nnlngs and ornamental bows,
wall position., with the purpose of make possible shoes in vivid
Mmx ; fl n, rainbow-hues or pastel shades (or
trapping large segments of the Ger- even. transparent uW fasnlon M
man army. Of course, a serious decree) to matcn any dresg aml wIth
breach of present enemy positions will unprecedented non-cracking and wear
open the way to the Rhine and place tag qualities.
German soldiers In a precarious post- THINGS TO COME Fluorescent
tion. : instrument dials for postwar automo-
It is more thaan probable that we m to make night driving easier . .
will see a repetition of events that Electronic water fountains which go
. , . JT ... . ... on only as a person leans over to get
J f J! drink. When the light from an
of fixed defenses ends, there will be "electric eye" Is intercepted by your
another period of rapid advances, body, the water is turned on . .
with thousands of Germans caught in Miniature storage batteries which, it
hopeless encirclements. lis reported, will be small enough to
replace dry cell batteries and enable
B-29S FOR JAPAN 'flashlights to operate steadily for 100
her when she turned around.
The rfav will erm In ttu. Pariflr days Without going OUt.
War when B-38s are as numerous' VACUUM PACKED-Judglng by the
7n li w..V.-. P" being set by one of the country's
over Japan as B-17 Flying Fortresses leAdil)g tat.1iHtaciMrt!n m
are over Germany, declares General mg optimistic plans for the postwar
Henry H. Arnold, Commanding Gen- era, it would appear that food re
eral of the Army Air Force. tailers may count on an Increasing
The General says that a tremendous consumer demand for vacuum packed
super-bomber program is being de- wares- Only a month or so ago the
velnrwl and that the new nin. American Can company reported it
tress pilots with 2.000 hours in the STTrX' T S
i would manufacturer cans, when tor-
air are given five to six weeks of in
tensive training before being permit
ted to fly the Superfortress.
feet of floor space.
On the heels of this, the company
announced it would build a $8,500,000
the Christian does have an obligation
to fight for the welfare of his countrv
the fine jersey yearling of bert skin- and for the defeat of evil forces that
ner which was killed by a big truck are toying to destroy the very founds
a few weeks ago brought 04$ In the tionof Christ! sanity itself.
magBwraies coart waay. ine trues; i Another was m which a neraon
had ft good lawyer but the yearling ! shows his. patriotism, or-allegiance to
was better than him, according to the his government Is by the payment of
jury. must or oenn importea stock I taxes, or tribute, -and Paul declares
from the way they talked about him i that Christians, like other citizens,
for the prossy-cution. he was in the. have this obligation to help finance
roaa ana so was tne truck, tne trues the various departments of govern'
blamed it on him and they blamed I ment If we enjoy the privileges and
nun on tne truck, an appeal mougnt
be taken by the truck.
1
Foot Bawl
the finest football game ever hell in
flat rock taken place friday night be
twixt the flat rock wildcats and the
cedar lane tigers, it was played about
as followers:
The B-29 Is well able to take care Plant in St. Paul to produce fruit and
of itself in the air. belnc emilnneri vegetable cans. And now, R. C. Tay
wtfih a new flre-oontrol svstem. involv- !or- vice-president, reports that return
lng the principal of remote control
to production of containers in the
mmiunv, Tur.ir r f .w V.a
m . 1,1 i , i, j -""W
" v t materials are made available, win pro-
0- ave neen nn mrougn enemy vide employment for- approximately
ecoon ana tnat, on one occasion, ts 2,000 workers, which Is 600 more than
Japanese fighters jumped a single for
mation but not a Superfortress was
lost
The fact that the leaders of the
national war effort have underwritten
ft stupendous production program for
are presently employed. Among rea
sons cited by Mr. Taylor for expect
ing heavier employment in can manu
facture are the continued growth of
aemana lor canned beer, whieh was
arrested by the war. and indicationst
that there will be a greatly Increased
the B-2s and sistershrps. indicates 'demand for vacuum packed coffee
that, despite the discussion about the
effectiveness of aerial bombing, . the
men who know are anxious to adopt
the same tactics in the war against
Japan. .
REMEMBER TORTURED MEN
' Warning the Japanese that they will
be held responsible for mistreatment
of prisoners of war, General Douglas
BITS O BUSINESS Vovsia. a touKh
variety of grass, may offer snew vol
ume market for seedsmen if expert
ments are successful to utilise it for
airports. Voysla grass is said to
thrive despite crab grass and insects,
and Its levels curl to form a woven
mat . . . The days of dollar-down,
dollar-a-week Installment selline. so
popular before the war, may be gone
forever, In the view of a Federal Re
serve official, who reports that the
the
UacArthur refers to "unimpeachable
evWence" of .-degradation and even public seems well satisfied with
brutality- to which American prisoned j Present controls, while thousands of
were subjected by the Japanese. ' !rchant. 'or the first time, find
first ending
It was the tigers ball on the wildcats
so yard line, scmith tried to kick
punt to brown, but It was knocked
down by slim chance, the wildcats
ever-readdy short stop, he funbled it
and it went back to the tigers on their
own 48 yard line, after 4 passes and
2 ena runs, the wildcats made
tetch -down and then kicked a field
gold for 7 pints, enduring this end
ing the tigers made 4 home runs for
tetch-down, but lost the extry pints.
the wildcats allso scored verry heavy
secent ending
brown of the wildcats kicked to the
25 yard line of the tigers .but the fel
ler who ketched It stumbled and was
penny-Used 5 yards for cussing In
publlck. he then flung the ball In
line pass to smith who shifted It to
skinner for another tetch-down. the
field gold was again kicked while the
wildcats, looked on hopelessly, the
score when the whistle blowed was S3
for the wildcats and 34 for the tigers.
third ending
after the fight betwixt the referree
and the wildcats' coach, the ball was
kicked to Jones who made a sacrifice
play to dullard who made a dive for
the fold post, but missed it by 3 yards
ne was penny-iized for spitting on slim
chance and kicking him on the, 20
yarn line, another field gold was at
tempted, but the ball proved to be a
high fly and landed - amongst the
band, jerry mire kitchens was trying
tne out statute OI liberty nla v. when
the whistle blowed.; each, team got 4
advantages offered by government.
eacn one of us has a responsiiblity to
contribute our proportionate part in
maintaining government.
What, then, Is the difference In the
The special announcement recounts
that a large number of Americans
were removed from the Davao penal
colony. The prisoners were surround'
ed bl ropes, tied to outside men, and
guarded by , enemy soldiers. -. They
were packed Into a ship so tightly that
they could hardly sit down.
On the way to Japan, the Japanese
vessel waa sunk by an American sub
marine. A large number of Americans
went down with the ship or "were
brutally killed In cold blood by the
Japanese officers and men." Some sur
vivors were massacred as they tried to
escape the sinking ship, others were
hunted in the holds and snot to death,
and still others were shot as they
tried to swim to fthore.
The report concludes that S3 officers
i men rrs-'e the shore snd were
1 f.ir ty n.I'!r?ine guerrillas until
-"i If ! -nartees snd planes.!
, t'"-! Americans were!
: t! t i rounds on thej
, t t-.ur l.a-ds tied be-
their. aeocunts en a stable basis.
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Bay War Bonds At Our
Box Office Regvlarrjr
Matinee Mon Wed., Fri,
StW, SaL, 2:00. Nisht
two shows, 7:00 and 8:30.
Thurs.-Fri., Now. 9-10
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A Real Up-to-date Modern Home
And Several Choice Lots
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10th
Friday, Nov.
b. .1.
10:30 A.M.
Hie City Home Place of the Late
Mr. Charles Iceman
A home you have always dreamed of owning one Vkt. Not a vacant
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be turned into a foiirpartment house which would readily rent
and make you a safe fovestment.
Ako, a nnmber of choice lots. -
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