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MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 1944.
20,000,000 NEW FRIENDS.
In addition to the sizable
quantity of food which is add
ed to our nation’s larder by
Victory gardens, this sample of
farming tasted by 20,000,000
families may do even more per
manent good in giving people
in general a greater apprecia
tion of the problems and head
aches of the professional far
mer.
After spending hours and
hours of hard, physical labor
preparing the soil and plant
ing, only to find that their ef
forts are often entirely fruit
less because of the invasion of
some destructive bug, or be
cause it rains too much or does
not rain enough, the Victory
gardener cannot help but feel
genuine admiration for the man
who, year in and year out, man
ages to eke a living from the
soil.
After this, when proposals
are made to help out farmers
who have had their crops de
stroyed by unseasonable wea
ther, or who, because of an ex
tra good season are unable to
dispose of their crops they will
want relief.
GIVING VETERANS THE
BREAKS.
While our boys are away
fighting, labor and manage
ment in this country have been
doing" their share to provide
the weapons and materials
which the boys need at the
front. It has always been the
thought of the people of the
nation that when our soldiers
return they should get their old
jobs back wherever it is possi
ble. This is still the concensus
of opinion in the nation.
However, according to Fred
W. Perkins, tl\e well known
Scripps-Howard n e w s p a per
writer, who specializes in la
bor stories, some of the spokes
mon of the CIO are beginnning
to doubt the wisdom of this
idea as expressed by Congress
in the Selective Service law,
when it wrote in a provision
that servicemen were to have
preference for civilian jobs
when they returned to their
own shores.
The New Veteran, a publica
tion of the National CIO War
Relief Committee, of which Ir
ving Abramson, is chairman,
stated recently that this idea
“sets up an artificial conflict
beween veteran and worker.”
It continues:
“Representatives of the CIO
have pointed out that this will
mean the dismissal of World
War I veterans and thousands
of women workers who are in
war jobs to support their chil
dren. All these people have ac
cumulated union priority.”
Criticism is directed by the
publication against Col. Paul
H. Griffith, Chief of Veterans’
Personnel Division of the Se
lective Service System. Colonel
Griffith is evidently taking the
law seriously, and according to
Mr. Perkins:
“Colonel Griffith, inter
viewed today, cited the Select
ive Service Law, which pro
vides that an employer must re
store a regular employe to the
same position, with like senior
ity status and pay, unless the
employer’s circumstances have
so changed that it would be im
possible for him to make the
restoration. He said he was go
ing to follow the law.”
There is room here for a de
bate which might lead to real
friction and discord when the
war is over, and it is to be
hoped that it can be avoided.
The way to avoid it is to follow
the law which was passed by
Congress and which has been
and still is the express will of
the people, practically all of
whom still believe in giving the
breaks to the returned veteran
after this war is over.
ANOTHER MONKEY WRENCH.
(Christian Science Monitor.)
The race riot-transpoi. strike in
Philadelphia is another nun ■y-wrench
in the war effort. It hampers vitaH
war production in a community which
has just been designated by Federal
officials as a “critical manpower
shortage area,” and it strikes a blow
at a fundamental of democracy.
Union bus and street ear operators
went on strike —in the face of their
leaders’ protests—because, the com
pany says, negro operators were
hired. That the usual rac -riot pro
cedure which followed was reversed,
with negroes dragging men front mo
tor vehicles and beating them does
not affect the underlying cause; racial
intolerance which has its roots in an
economic struggle. It is notorious that
a number of labor unions will not per
mit negroes to rise above a certain
level of employment in America. But
why not negro motormen and bus
drivers when we have negro mail car
riers and elevator operators, even in
the South ?
With 72 per cent of the Philadelphia
Navy Yard workers unable to report
for duty, and as high as 50 per cent
absenteeism at other war plants due
to the unauthorized strike, here is a
situation where officialdom is war
ranted in taking quick and severe
measures.
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Washington, D. C. (NWNS). —
“Peace jitters” and “political heebie
jeebies” are the chief worries of the
war administrators here, who feel that
these two infections of the national
blood stream are going to cause seri
ous disruption on the home front un
less strong action is taken to deal
with them.
The “peace jitters” term was used
by Robert Patterson, acting secretary
of war, who in a recent press confer
ence, said they already have affected
war production and may affect it more
seriously in the near future. Mr. Pat
terson described “peace jitters” as a
state of mind inspired by the false be
lief that the war is about to end. He
said that the trend among war work
ers to try to establish themselves in
peacetime pursuits at this time is
alarming and said that there already
is a shortage of over 200,000 men in
war industries.
Mr. Patterson added that many
leaders feel the war department has
failed to get over to the public the
true picture of what “war effort” real
ly means and thinks that it may be
impossible %o teach civilians the im
portance of war work without their
seeing whut is going on at the war
fronts. It is possisble moving pictures
may be used more extensively to
bring this home to the people. At
present, such films are being shown
each month to ",500,000 to 8,000.000
war workers and Mr. Patterson be
lieves the results have been helpful
with that group.
The “peace jitters” psychology was
considerably stimulated by the at
tempt to kill Hitler, the reports of re
volt in Germany and in the German
army, the successes of all Allied ar
mies, the changes in the Japanese
war command and the hints of peace
feelers being attributed to the Japa
nese. But the war department holds
no illusions about any of these de
velopments resulting in peace before
we have fought many hard and bloody
battles.
One official at Mr. Patterson’s con
ference said: “There are tougher and
bigger battles ahead. Anyone who
reads *he newspapers ought to know
that.”
But the news reporters here, who
probably read the newspapers more
avidly than any group in this country,
cannot see how the war department
expects the public to see anything but
early victory in the air, when the
news stories are concerned almost en
tirely with the power and success of
the Allies and the weakening of the
enemy. One prominent reporter said
that if thp war department had good
reason to expect the war to last longer
than the public anticipates, it must
have information it is holding back
which should be released at once. On
the other hand, there are others who
blame the newspapers and radio for
making every small step toward vic
tory appear to be a major triumph.
But there is no question that war
work must be continued until actual
victory arrives and steps must be tak
en to prevent war workers from lay
ing down on the job.
The great interest in the coming
election is expected to be another se
rious handicap to war work. With the
labor unions actively engaged in cam
paigning, with certain industrial lead
ers “playing polities,” and with con
gressmen concentrating most of their
attention on the ballot fc >x, there is
almost bound to be a slow down in
production. And there is no one here
who believes congress would be will
ing to pass any legislation, until aft
er the election, aimed at forcing them
to stay on the job.
THE VALUE OF A SMILE.
Theodore Roosevelt had this legend
on his White House desk: “The value
of a smile —costs notthing—but cre
ates much. It is rest to the weary—
daylight to the discouraged—sunshine
to the ad —and nature’s best antidote
for trouble! Yes—it cannot be bought,
begged, borrrowed or stolen —for it is
something that is no earthly good to
anybody—until it is given away.” --
THE LINCOLN TIMES, LINCOLNTON, N. C., MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 1944
I WE SALUTE I
| HEROES!
Relatives aad friends are in
vited to send in for publication
in this column, news of interest
concerning the boys who are
serving in the Army, Navy, Ma
rines or Coast Guard. Addresses
of ail service men are also want
ed. Letters to this newspaper
from service men will be publish
ed.
Can Write Now, As
(“The Battle Is Over”
Pfc. Vernon Hoffman, who took
part in the battle of Saipan, has writ
ten his mother, Mis. Mabel Rhyne, of
Long Shoals, the following interest
ing account of the battle:
Dear Mother: Now that the battle
is over, 1 can tell you where 1 am.
You should have guessed that 1 was
here by me not writing. 1 can tell you
much that happened now, but I hard
ly know wher# to begin. 1 had better
start back at Oahu. The reason I
didn’t write much then was because
I was training for this operation. I
was out for a spell of training Moth
er’s Day. It takes a lot of work to get
ready for something like this too.
We left Oahu the first of June. They
told us where we were going the
same day we sailed. I sure got tired
of the sh,p. I don’t believe 1 have
ever told you about being in the hos
pital on the ship. I had a bad cold in
my chest and had a pretty high tem
perature for a couple of days. 1 had a
pretty good bed then, but the beds
for troops are pretty bad, if you can
call them that.
We landed here on the 17th of June.
Nothing very exciting happened to me
until about dark that day. We had ail
air raid and a plane strafed a little
too close for comfort. One other
night we had an air raid (\\’e had
t'r.eni almost every night at first).
This time our own anti-aircraft
shrapnel fell pretty close around me.
Those were the two times 1 was in
any real danger that I know of. I
thought after the air raid was over
1 could get a good night’s sleep and
then the Jap stragglers started run
ning around and keeping me awake.
These people are like rats anyway.
Most of them were in caves and holes
and the ones that were missed when
the fighting was going on were the
ones that were coming out. They are
not hurting anybody, but they are an
awful bother. They won’t surrender
and not many of them have guns.
When they get cornered they will
blow themselves up with grenades.
They are craziest people 1 ever saw.
There have been about 45 killed and
captured around our camp since the
battle stopped. Most of the captured
were women and children, though the
Japs won’t let the women give up if
they can help it.
1 guess you heard about the Japs
pulling that counter attack. 1 saw all
ut the dead Japs that were killed that
night. They all got drunk and came
out in the open like they owned the
place. I hope I never see another one
after I leave here, dead or alive.
I guess you se e the dirty places on
this paper. I live pretty close to the
ground all the time. I have slept in a
fox hole every night since I landed,
the mud is pretty bad and red, too.
The dies are bad all over the island,
worse than they are around a barn
yard back home. The mosquitoes are
bad at night and have already started
biting since it is about dark now.
I had a letter from John since I
came over here and he was saying
that he expected he was fui-ther from
home than I was. He just didn’t know.
1 was worried about him for a while,
I was afraid he was sent overseas
soon enough to get in on this. I hope
he never sees an operation of any
kind. I am sending you some Jap
money. I don’t know exacty what they
call each piece.
It is about dark and I have a few
things to do before bedtime so I’ll
quit now. I hope you don't worry too
much. Tell the rest of the family to
keep on writing and I will write when
I get a little more time. Love,
VERNON.
Braxton E. AUran
Is Comrriissioned
Braxton E. AUran, 24, son of Mrs.
D. D. AUran, of Box 321, Cherryville,
N. C., was an aviation student in the
27th class to graduate from the Co
lumbus Army Air Field near Colum
bus, Miss., on Aug. 4, 1944. He re
ceived the silver wings of a flying of
ficer and commission as a second lieu
tenant in the Army Air Forces. Lt.
Allman entetred pilot training jfast
May, 1943, and attended flying
schools at Albany, Ga., and Green
wood. Miss., before his graduation at
the advanced flying school near Co
lumbus, Miss.
Moderately grazed pastures produce
the most feed, more beef and milk.
SOLDIERS ADDRE'SSES—
John R. Hoffman, H. A. 2/e, U. S.
N. Hospital Staff, Navy Yard (H),
Charleston, S. C.
Pvt. Ernest E. Featherstone has
been transferred from Camp Clinton.
Miss., to the following new address:
ASN 34776287, H-S Company, 12915 t
Combat Engr. Bn., Camp Pickett, Va.
Pvt. Swain M. Leonhardt, ASN
34945486, Co. C„ 221 Bn., 68th Regt.,
I. R. T. C., Camp Blanding, Fla.
Pvt. James S. Roberts, ASN 34563-
655, Sec. C., 2509th AAF Base Unit,
Big Springs, Texas.
Jacob B. Ballard, Jr., S 2 c, gets
his mail care Fleet Post Office, San
Francisco, Calif., and says he would
enjoy hearing from a ll his friends.
Eddie Seagle, Mus„ 3/c, U. S. N.
Repair Base, Fleet Music School, San
Diego, 36, California.
Mrs. R. F. Beal today received word
that her grandson, 2nd Lt. Richard
Beal, Jr., is now in New Y'ork and his
address is APO 5783, care Postmas
ter, New Y'ork, N. Y'. He had been sta
tioned at Harbor Craft, Fla.
AMSMWJWWVWANWUIW
Above The Hullabaloo
By LYTEL HULL
WWAWAVJWWWfIi'YVY^VWVi
AMERICAN COMMUNISM.
There a re usually enough causes foi
irritation and friction, between na
tions fighting a war as allies, with
out writers and public speakers add
ing their burrs. In those infrequent
moments of peace which the nations
of the world are permitted to enjoy,
the popular sport of bawling each oth
er out is freely, enthusiastically and
mutually indulged in; but only some
one oblivious to his own advantages
would purposely antagonize an ally
in time of war.
There are many writers and pub
lic then who believe it their duty to
attack with pen and voice the Arner
communist and the American (or
rather un-American) brand of com
munism. And just as often there are
those who in turn attack these writ
ers and public men on the trumped
up charge that they are helping to
cause friction between this nation and
Rusia. This faked assumption is ab
surd to the point of insanity. “Amer
ican Communism” has nothing to do
with Russia or with Russian Com
munism. As well assert that Ameri
can Socialists are Nazis (National
Socialists) —just because they use the
same name.
American communism is today a lo
cal disease—-its very existence pub
licly repudiated by the government of
our ally Russia. The purpose of this
strictly American bacteriological dis
order is the overthrow of our present
form of "government of the people”
for government of a very small —but
very vicious—minority, composed of
large part, it is generally believed, of
those exceptional foreign-born immi
grants who came over here only be
cause they were dissatisfied with their
own governments; who are now dis
satisfied with ours, and will eventually
be dissatisfied with that of the horned
gentleman who is reported to reign
in the regions below.
That these subversive and rather
repulsive gentlemen are gaining
ground for their movement in our be
loved country, is granted. That they
will finally swallow and enslave us is
possible but improbable.
Very recently in New Y'ork City, a
speech of State Senator Frederic R-
Coudert. a violent anti-“ American
Communist,” was drastically censored
by a local radio broadcasting station.
One of the reasons was that it—-“con
tained aspersions on our allies and
other material calculated to spread
: disunity at home.”
Does a speech or a written article
contain aspersions on our ally Russia
because it warns of local enemies who
are openly devoted to the task of de
stroying the government which the
sovereign people of this nation have
desired and maintained for over 150
years? Would Russia be casting as
- persions upon her ally, the United
States, if she criticised or stamped
1 out Russians —or foreigners—who
were plotting to convert her govern
ment into a Democracy? Certainly
not! and Americans would be the first
tc recognize the fact that no reflec
tion was intended.
Russia’s form of government is her
own business —not ours! And this
should—and now’ does—work both
ways. The Russians doubtless consider
us—to say the least —shghtiy mo
ronic, to allow these self-appointed
and self-seeking trouble makers to
plot against our existece, and could
scarcely be expected to take offense
every time some state senator aimed
a few caustic remarks at a certain
Earl Browder and his tribe of “Am
ericans.”
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Wednesday.
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be picked up call W. M. Glenn,
at phone 283, who will see that it
is collected.
It is vitally important that wa
save all waste paper. Begin to
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