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Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-07-02
Ward Favors
Central Office
For Records
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
In the Sir Walter Hotel
Ry HENRY AVERILL.

Raleigh. July lie has person
rel problems enough 10 keep him DC
cupitd for perhaps a long, long time,
hut once he gets that wrinkle IRON
Cd out. Boddie Ward, the new COM
missioner of motor vehicles, Will
likely give considerable attention TO
the setting up of a central records
office for his department.
There is little doubt that tins
would be a step in the direction Of
economy and efficiency. as the pre-
sent system of keeping the records
Of motor vehicles is definitely slip
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-07-02
Many Visitors See
SeQboard Exhibit

tram and equipment
y number oI officials OF the Sea
board Railway accompanies. the eX
hlbit 10 Henderson, among them by.
lng G. G. Bell, passenger traffic
manager, II. \. Benton. general man
eyer, and Paul J. ByInc. public reIa-
tons department official, all Of MOI
folk, and II. M. Terrell and {. &.
Ward. DIVISION passenger agent. bo1lt
Of ttuIcl9h.
Latest PUllman Transportation lac
ltltles e eEempIit1td in the Pun
man car, 4 '"rOon.-cttc' unit PROVED
ing private accommodations tor pa
>cngerS, while the combination al
comfort and economy m rail travel
Was demonstrated in ,he equipments
OF the chan car from the SIiNel
Meteor.
Seaboord officials reported las;
night th5t approximately 1000 per
sons VISITED The exhibit during Tia
day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-26

and constructive, but in a punitive and vindictive spirit The inevitable effect was to undermine the confidence both of public utility homogeneous and of in- vestorS and to lead to drying up in the flow of capital into private utilities"
 The figures tell the grim story. In the five years from 1921 to 1925, the private utilities spent an average of $659 ,000 000 a year for overall construction purposes In the seven years from 1926 to 1882, they spent an average of $711 100000 a year. But in the years from 1883 to 1889, they were subjected to the most vicious political and legislative attack-their ex- penditureS dropped to an average of $308, 1000 year
 The problem now is how to get more power in certain areas. And the only workable solution to that problem is full government cooperation with the private industry. The industry is ready to embark on vast expansion program. It is ready to pool it's output with that of the govern ment hydro plants, to attain maximum efficiency in distribution. It is ready to do anything possible to make up what ever shortage may exist now or in the future. But this great industry cannot make it's vital contribution to national defense if the political saboteurs are per- mitted to continue their Hitleriar1 policy of divide, isolate and conquer" It can- not do it's job if it is eternally faced with the possibility of ruthless Federal sociali- zation of it's properties This is the hard truth, and no amount of political oratory can change or hide it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-26
Come Now, Harold

Secretary Ickes' efforts to get gaso- line consumption in the east cut down voluntarily in proportion to available supply are all right if they work. If they don't, something more stringent will have to be tried, and we suspect that some of the same people who now ridicule the voluntary effort as made quate and call for something stronger will then cry dictatorship.
 Honest Harold seems to be overreach- ing himself bit, however, when he suggests that other parts of the coun- try which have plenty of gasoline should pretend they have a shortage just so they can have the pleasure of suffering with the unfortunate east. If such gaso- line as would be saved in other sections could be sent east to relieve the shortage, there, there might be something to the idea. But it can't. The problem is one of transportation, not supply.
 Sacrifice, denial, even suffering for purpose, because it is unavoidable, is one thing But if one man in the office hap pens to have pair of tight shoes, for all the others to take off their comfortable ones and don tight shoes, just to be sympathetic, or just to be miserable along with the unlucky one = that's pretty close to perverted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-26

ity patrols. But the basic prob- lem of securing more cargo bot toms still remains.
 NOTE: Since January 1, U. s. shipyards have turned out total of 56 cargo vessels.
 THAT HALIFAX WOMAN"
 Lord and Lady Halifax were wined and dined regally while on the West Coast recently. At a large public luncheon in San Francisco, several prominent club women and society leaders flung oral tributes at Lady Halifax, in cluding Mrs. c. M. Sloss, who ap- parently was quite a movie fan. Or at least she had seen the re- cent picture '"That Hamilton Wo- man."
 For rising to pay tribute to the wife of the British Ambassador, Mrs. Sloss three times referred to her as Lady Hamilton"
 Lady Halifax seemed amused.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-26

Beaverbrook particularly wanted the new powerful 32 tonners that soon will roll off the Chrysler as- sembly line at the rate of 450 a month.
 It can now be revealed that the British Supply Minister will not go home empty handed. He will take back with him very cheering assurances regarding the division of these tanks between the U. s. and British armed forces. But that isn't the end of his tank problem.
 Allotting tanks to the British in this country is one thing, but de- livering them across the Atlantic is another.
 Tn fact the problem of trans porting large numbers of 32-ton tanks is the toughest shipping problem maritime experts have faced since the magnetic mine, which ravaged shipping until the de-magnetizing devices were evol- we'd.
 In a nutshell here is the prob lem: For every shipload of light 12 ton tanks sent to England or Africa, the same ship plus near ly 3-4 of another ship would be required to transport the same number of g ton tanks. In other words they are bigger. Translat- ed into specific figures--that 26 ship convoy which landed 56O light tanks at Alexandria three
 months ago would have had to consist of A vessels to carry the same number of medium tanks.
 With shipping scarcer than hens teeth, a difference of IS ships is an extremely important factor. Also, the necessity of travelling in slow conveys further reduces the amount of shipping available. Some experts estimated this reduction as high as 50 per cent. In addition the British some times take an excessively long time to unload cargoes.
 So the tank problem thus also becomes an acute shipping prob lem. One bright spot in the situa- tion is the great reduction in ship losses in the last 60 days since the extension of the U. s. neutral
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-26
The Oil Question

There are still more than 200 tankers transporting oil from the Gulf and Car ibbean to the Eastern Seaboard, and so far the figures do not show either shortage of oil or a shortage of transportation. Fifty tankerS were transferred to Great Britain, and then Harold Ickes began his noise The principal surplus" is in procla- nations from the Oil Administration calling for slower speeds, gradual accel- eration, deceleration, elimination of un- necessary use of motor vehicles, elimlna- ton of idling of motors, checking car buretors and ignition systems, jack-rab- bit starting, gasoline curfeWs, etc. The Petroleum Coordinator is accused ot ''harranguing the public of threats of oil rationing" by the Washington Post.
 All of the oil companies have bowed to MT. Ickes' orders. Eleven big concerns have made a volunteer offer to build new ], ,82O mile pipeline system, the longest in the world, with a capacity to deliver 250,OOO barrels of fuel oil daily from the oil fields to the Eastern Seaboard. They will furnish 70 to 80 million dollars for the privately owned National Defense pipeline Some weeks ago newspapers contained an account of major pipeline already scheduled for construction, to form a link from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to Greensboro, North Carolina, with spur lines in Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee.
 Pipelines would meet any shortage that may threaten the future, and according to the news reports it will be possible to put them in operation within to 10 months. MT. Ickes is reported to have said this would not be soon enough to be factor in solving the immediate problem caused by lack of transportation facilities in the East. MT. IckeS must have noticed that his predictions are not generally &C., cepted by public opinion On the other hand no one doubts for minute but what the II big oil companies will meet the challenge, if given chance to do so.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-26

are told in the New Testament that on the last great day the judge of all the earth will say to those whose lives have pleased Him, "Ye have been faithful in few things, I will make you ruler over nlany things. Not, 'Ye have achieved In a few things. but "Ye have been faithful'. It is the biblical way of saying that they have kept the flag flying. We may suffer what the world calls defeat, but VIC are never defeated in Gods sight SO long as the flag flys at the masthead. God is pleased not with what men call achievement, but with what He calls faithfulneas. We arc ~to strive, to seek. to find. and not to yleld".
 This is never easy, and if it were, it would not be worth the doing. There are many who acoff at the flag flying over . snnken ship. What is the gain, they ask, lf you lie dead In the water beleW. They recall that he who fights and runs loF swlnls) sway, will llye to iIRht Rnothep day, But the yelee eg cod continues t0 speak ln behalf 0f the flying flng, lsle highest praise h, 7Ke baye been faifhfllR.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-26
InstalIment Credits

The Federal Reserve System has been ordered by the President to investigate, regulate and prohibit" installment buying and installment loans. Chairman Mar riner s. Eccles is given power to regulate terms of consumer credit. EccleS lndl- cates that the order will "dampen the demand" for automobiles, refrigerators, vacuum cleaners, washing machines, ironers and other goods. Household Yurnl- ture ranks second in the amount of sales made on the installment plan. If you will trace the results of the above program down to the local retail dealers and shops you will likely realize the danger of too many of them being driven out ot business. <
 Perhaps the biggest boom in lnstal- lment credit at the present time IS TOT residential buildings, which are favored, and backed by the government This was one of the creations of the brain truSJ
 ill the early days of the Roosevelt Aomln- istration, and even though the plan has more holes in it that installment buying from private industries, the President states that it must be continued. Thus, his present attack upon the installment sales system is in "reverSe" with the Government program for home building.
 The principal reason assigned for tnlS ban on installment sales is to escape ln- flation. The President says his order will help National Defense, curb price adVan- ces and profiteering, promote the ac- emulation of savings, and create a back log of demand for consumers durable goods. The President and everyone else seems to overlook the fact that install ment credit is practical system that has been built up slowly, and carefully, through the years, to beat the demands and needs of the American public for small loans Most automobiles have been bought on the installment plan
 MT. Eccles now seeks to put a crimp Tn installment sales of automobiles, while another official, Leon Henderson, pro. poses to cut down the production of motor cars 20 per cent to 50 per cent. Is that smart stuff? The automobile manu- lecturers are all participating 100 per cent in National Defense and are not raising finger of opposition to any of the Administration plans that are likely to retard progress in the motor industry.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-26
In Today's Mail

and wives of the boys that ne would send to die for Perfidious Albion, and for the benefit of those loyal Americans who like myself have not the benefit of college education-Look in a good diction- ary or better still, call up this learned attorney and ask him the meaning of Perfidious Albion, which happens to be the nick name of Britain for centuries. The decep- tive insinuations are, quoting the Vice President of the Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Al> lies:
 1st: "He is reported to have been associated with Fascist sympathiz- CTS. (Notice, folks, it is only RE- PORTEDD
 End: "He is also reported to be negotiating with station WMCA." ;" (Notice, folks, he is still reported but not confirmed)
 3rd: "He is not known to have repudiated any of his statements of the past" Well, MT. KimbalI, or any other Christian American defy and challenge you to find one word, paragraph or phrase spoken or written by Dr. Curran which he can not prove to be true fact or which show, indicate or prove that he has leaning toward Fascisrn- an Idealogy which he has constant ly condemned and meet him face to face in open debate. You also insinuate that the Mothers of American Sons are Fascist and it may be fortunate that it was only an insinuation, otherwise you might openly be called by a vulgar name which is applied only to those who do not spread truth. Your insinua- . ton has been an insult to the mothers of the entire nation and if you ever attended a meeting Of the Mothers of American Sons you would meet real mothers, some of whom have sons sleeping in the mud in France, others who have sons drilling in the mud of some of our inadequate, mosquito and snake infested American camps.
 The Mothers of American Sons are for total defense, adequate army, two-ocean navy and believe firmly in George Washington's pol- icy of No Foreign Alliances. Even MT. Kimball's patron saint Winston Churchill said in l037: Quote Any nation which depends on ar- other nation for its defense inc stead of it's own right arm is doomed to destruction" Now, MT. Kimball. if we were to be as un- charitable as you are. we would nc. cusc you of being . Communist be- cause you aid, abet, associate with and plead for Q group which is try- Ing to give ell aid to Russia and who would not quibbIe over q mii- Hon American boys lives, and ail- other thing, don't you think that Christianity has been attacked and perseeuted enough by those whose whole lives arc devoted C It without inducing geu te assist them, Don't you think that antiu Christianity, antieiflsh, antisftals lnn Rnd aatirknaiish are just ff great Q sin as hailsHamitlsm, 4 you nFe 60lns 70 defend one EFollf why net show the real Christian spirit ana defend Mll RfaiiaaL
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-26
Where The Blame Belongs

Tn a recent editorial, the New York Times placed the blame for any power shortage that may exist squarely where 1t belongs on the government itself. "In many ways = through tax policies, rate policies, Preferably financed and subsi- dized competition, the policies of the se- curities and Exchange Commission-the Administration has profoundly discour- aged private investment In an expansion 0k the electric power facilities es public utilities" says the Times. "The "death senience' law applying to public utility xtH.Hanles was drawn not ln judicial
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-26
Current Comment

If we fail. all fair; if we fall, all fall.
 Winston Churchill. British prime minister.
 Apparently the Lord blesses some men. when two women forgive them.
 Common Pleas Judge Harrison Ewing of Cleveland 10 Q convicted bleamist, both of whose wives he terceded for him.
 
 Thls world dlsasier cries out that unless we can achieve the hnfd-hfeded feAllfan 0f the ChfE- klan etliic and put it into practice we are pff6onally and tQolally mink, slE4F. Df. Harry KNfEeen *GaAsekl Hfw KQlks nlYgeNlop pAaHeh
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-26

Tn April last year the United States Government froze 267 million dollars of funds in the United States that belonged to Norway and Denmark That was the beginning of freezing which was a plan to keep the funds of the invaded countries from being used by Germany and others Today these foreign funds amount to more than TIA billion dollars. Perhaps you may have forgotten some of those nations that were stormed and crushed by Hitler. Those unfortunate nations that are being defended by the United States are Denmark, Luxembourg, Holland, Belgium, France, Germany, Japan, Italy, Greece, Jugoslavia, Ru- mania, Hungary, Austria, Poland, Czecho- slovakia, Finland, Portugal, China, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-26
ANOTHER WRITER COMES TO THE DEFENSE OF DIR. ED- WARD LODGE CURRAN-
 DENOUNCES KIATBALL
Aug. 25, ls4l.

Ad6. 1Op 4Ox4s To the Editor of the Democrat:
 And to the people of Waterbury who honestly and wholeheartedly condemn persecution whether it be racial, religious or otherwise, to- gether with unjust wars of aggres- sion, regardless of whether they are carried out by Germany, Italy, Russia, Great Britain or the Unit ed States, I want to write a few lines in defense of one of the few real Americans who possesses the rare courage to come out openly and preach for peace at time when to Speak for peace is to be accused of being pro Fascist or pro Nazi. have reference to the Rev. erend Dr. Edward Lodge Curran who has openly condemned Fascisn, Nazism, Communism, International Capitalism and last but far from least British Imperialism.
 hope that we have not reached the state where in order to be 100 per cent American we must be 100 per cent pro- British. Too long have the American people listened to the Royal Refugees, and high pressure war propagandiStS as they hold public rallies and sponsor radio forums, ard like the hypocritical 5th Columnists that they are pions- ily talk of saving Christianity while they advocate sending all aid, even our men to help Goddess Joe Stal- in, who in the eyes of Britain and our own National Administration has suddenly become Saint .Jo- seph. Remember when "9t. Jo- seph" (God forgive my Sacriligious reference) tried to convert Finland and the now silent American Press, Radio and, Screen made hero of the Christian General Manner heimp Is he not still the same hero? Is he not still fighting the same brute, the murderer of Chris tians2 Is Mannerheim to be con- demned for accepting aid from Gangster Hitler while Churchill is put on pedestal for accepting Gangster Joe Stalin as an ally?
 It would be well for all Chris klAuS 70 bhke tkAe huvlce Ox Tupe Plus xI when he said, Quote: Communism Is intrinSically wrong, and anyone who would save Chris tianity may not coliabofate with 1t In any manner whatsoever." We are tired Of the hypocFitlcaI groups who salute our flag, sing My Country lis of Thee when in their minds eye is vislon of the bars Of The British unlon Jack on . blue field of stars and in their heart the song b "ood Save the King"
 one es OUT fairly veil known ht- t0Fneys who seems Co be speaking for the Analophlies Of this city and ss notorious tor hls avoidance if not outright refusal foy free open debate on aiiF international policy, hes at last EesaFiod 10 smear laelles and to tho even more subtle tactics 0g AIlsinnatiana which have no foundation in saet.
 Following AFa s fNH Nf these eQWafalY lnelnNaf.HAs which ills leafNAa ntsafMag siae& ~ AAGq'Q8 lHe nl4ssielA aiaa &ashEfA s.tslH
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-26

preach Christianity, but the anti Christian Front got a good start ahead of them when King Herod said: Quote: Go seek out the In- fant that I may worship him." but in his black pagan heart he meant to destroy the infant, but his fol- lowers and co-thinkers are still lc- tive.
 In this conflict I have tried to remain neutral and still hope to see peace restored in Europe which will give justice to all victor and vanquishedy alike -- but I want to make a statement which to some may be treason, to others pro-Nazi or Fascist, surely no one will accuse me of being pro- -Commun- ist. which is little different from any other absolute dictatorship. The statement is this: As in the case ofiF'rance, so also in the case of Russia, only a negotiated peace or German and Italian victory will restore Christian Russia and de- liver 1t from its Goddess Atheist rulers, Bishop Hurley or Claude Pepper or Msgr. John Ryan not- withstanding and I dare say that future historians will point to the present defeat of France and Rus- sia as the greatest victories not for Germany but for Christian Russia and France. Long after Pagan Adolph and Pagan. Joe are dead and forgotten. Likewise the 0eys man people will resume Christian practice tinhampered by Hitlsr's Pagan Phil0sophy. Now c reply tn advance to those who may accuse me of being an antl-eemite. T am 6 World war veteran, 6 volunteer Id an effort to savo democracy, se- llelolD freedom and Co end ell Wafs and tho father 0f some boys that arc rapidly approaching military nBe and | would he filling @ take ip arms again 70 preserve the1e sans Ideals hero in the United states and that in0ludns EollNious aile polls lieai freedom, freedom ~ epoeenl freedom from want and freedom from fear f0F JoWH, Christians Asia lnin0fsfles BNGagdleas Nf Wheih&E they afe ItailNn, MnNllsts tNEMNn. fFish eE any other p49pl4 be@NAlA4 af sAieA M ANl&fIHA E4'lN9s9@
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-26
CAPITAL CHAFF

Colleagues of Senator Pappy O'Daniel are chortling over his radio broadcast telling Texas that President Roosevelt thought. it best to hide out and take to the high seass before I arrived" Des- perate efforts were made by E. B. Germany, state Democratic chair man and friend of O'Daniel. to have this cut out of the radio transcriptions before used over Texas stations The Washing ton Diplomatic Corps is goggle- eyed over Mrs. Warren Pierson's new book "The Good Neighbor Murder" Her husband is head of the Export-Import Bank which loans millions to the Good Neigh bors {. Army officers are sing ing the praises of 20th Century, Foxs Daryl zanuck and many
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-26

The Congress of the United States has extended the term of service of all men in the army year and half. The new legislation declares that "the national interest is imperilled." All men in the army will receive $10 a month increase in pay after the first year. There was hard, close fight in both branches of Congress over the question of extending the period of service, and the results show Congress to be in agreement with the Administration, therefore the service men and the nation will approve the final decision,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-26

ports of observ- e rs returning to the United States bear proof that every day , in every way, it is Esco m ng worser and wNrser.
 rhe case of airplane speed and armament is a perfect exam pie of war'c in- creasing effi- ciency. It was nnlu turn ireo rS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-26

have taken the depth of the wa ter, and if my vessel sinks my flag will still fly.
 It's the flying f l a g which counts in the end, not the winning of a battle or the gaining of a decoration. We
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-26
Editor Joseph Martin of Mass;

Editor Joseph Martin of Massachusetts, chairman of the Republican National Committee, and Congressman from his State, says that small businesses com prise 99 per cent of all business and handle 65 per cent of the nations com merce He thinks the small fellows are getting the worst of it" in the awards of defense contracts, and he has de- clared campaign to force the Govern ment to adopt measures to save small business men from being plowed under.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-08-26

A lot of legislation before Congress is being promoted by subterfuge under claims for National Defense. These issues include the St. Lawrence seaway, the Florida ship canal, excessive highway appropriations and other questionable they are straight-out proposals that have nothing to do with National Defense.