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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-22

WE ARE just beginning to re-
w alize as we never did before
that it was English fortitude,
English courage and the English
navy that for two years stood
between the United States and
what might have been an over
whelming catastrophe for us.
Suppose England-the British
empire-had made peace-a Hit
Ter peace-with Germany after
the French debacle? / leave you
to imagine.
But what held out at that
time was the spirit of all Eng
lishmen-the Anglo-Saxon abil-
ity to resist, to take it," and
the miracle of character - the
British character.
Well. who are these British
ers? For answer let us turn to
Ralph Waldo Emerson's English
Traits" book that our Great
Thinker wrote on his return
from his English trip.
YOU will find nowhere any bet
l. ter exposition of this admir-
able people than in the following:
Zone secret of their power Is
their mutual good understanding
an electric touch by any OF
their national ideas melts them
into one family and brings the
boards of power which their In
dividuality Is always hiding into
use and play for all.
"a great ability, not amassed
on few giants, but poured into
the general mind, so that each Of
them could at n pinch stand In
the shoes Of the other; and they
are more bound in character
than differenced In ability or In
rank. The laborer is a possible
lord. The lord Is a possible
basket-maker. Every man car
ries the English system In his
brain, knows what Is confided
in him and does therein the best
he can.
t0TNHE chancellor carries Eng
Il land on his mace, the mid
shipman at the point of his dirk,
the smith on his hammer, the
cook I'm the bowl of his spoon;
the position cracks his whip
for England, and the sailor times
his oars to God Save the King"
The very felons have their pride
In each others English staunch-
ness. In politics and In war
they hold together as by hooks
of steel"
That is a poignantly powerful
description of British democracy.
That is what held off Germany
for two years, and 1t is that
solidarity-that one-for-all and
all-for-one spirit which will
stand against all assaults like
the cliffs of Dover.
And il is mainly the English
the Anglo-Saxon. in us-too,
that will bring Hirohito and his
empire TO the dust.
DOETRY has never sunk
L lower. Almost all the poetry
l read in the newspapers, in the
magazines and even in the
poetry magazines" is not poetry
at all. II is almost entirely
without inspiration, flame.
thought, eternality or beauty Of
spiritual content.
1t is mainly composed OF
"modernistic" phrasing - which
is screwball pure and simple
and sterile. sentimental rigma-
role. quite often soaked in prole-
tartan and MARKHAM whiffle-
piffle.
OF the few real poets writing
today in America l place Helen
Mullins near the top. There is
in her work no freakishneSS, no
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-22
BAERING DOWN ON THE NEWS:
Same old SfOT'U
BY ARTHUR BUGS" BAER

I'm just about convinced that postponng the inevitable
pretty much like standing head because feet
hurt.
remember they tried to give the mandate
Armenia back in 1920 But turned the offer down like
dudes hat brrn
Now, it looks that we have mandate the whole
world. 1t have police the globe and do the job
right like ant-eaer licking postage stamp
Well, the pendulum swings back. The French say the
thing changes the il is the
That isn't true French the change for
felt halfdollar
BY ionalS News
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-22
Enq|and Saved America
By Bu|Idogged Spirit
By BENJAMIN DE CASSERES

communistic -whams, no
unpunctuated. uncapi a lie d,
meaningless dribble which passes
for Originality"
HERE is one of Miss Mullins
II poems. which l take from
the New York Times:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-06-22
DETR0Ka iiaSFtNE5

Published every Week Day Evening and
Sunday Morning by The Times Publishing
Company at 1875 Times Square. Detroit,
Michigan.
Entered at Detroit, Mich, as Second Class
Mail Matter.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-05-21
N. G. LEGION MEETING
PROGRAM is CUT

Raleigh - Minus the skylark-
ing, street parade and drum and
bugie contests, the North Caro-
Hna Department of the American
Legion will hold a wartime con-
vention in Asheville, June 20
through q.
Principal speakers will be ma
~tiona1 Commander Lynn SIAM
baugh, of Fargo, N. D.; Governor
Frank Dixon, of Alabama; Gov
eSn0r Broughton, and Josephus
Daniels, former ambassador to
Mexico.
DR.. L. J. Kosminsky, national
head of the Forty and Eight, the
Ieglon's fun and honor society,
will speak at the Grand Voitures
convention banquet Saturday
night, June 20. The Forty and
Eight will hold its wreck that
night and its business session on
Sunday.
The auxiliary will open its ses-
sion Sunday afternoon, June 81,
and Will meet through Tuesday
morning. June g.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-05-21
BLACKOUT ORDERED IN
SOUTHEASTERN AREA

ATfLANTA-An order prohib-
iting many types of lighting and
restricting other illumination a
long the Southeastern coast was
issued by Major General William
Dryden, fourth corps area COM
mander.
The order is applicable to all
lighting for distance of ten miles
inland and for city lighting, in
communities of more than 5000
population, within 80 miles of the
coast. States in the fourth corps
area affected are North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia and all
of Florida except the extreme
western portion.
Similar regulations already are
in force along the rest of the
Eastern seaboard to prevent sill
houetting of ships to the advan-
tage of axis submarines.
Illuminated signs, floodlights
and sports parks lighting all are
on the prohibited list. Street lights
are to be dimmed and structures
along shorelines are to black out
all windows except those facing
inland.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-05-21
WPA Help Discontinued But
Work And Planning To Be
Carried On By Farmers

Wade Eller, Chairman of the
Board of Supervisors of the New
River Soil Conservation district,
said today that the WPA labor
crew assigned to work with the
district had been discontinued for
the duration of the war. cal
though this crew had helped in
establishing demonstrations of
soil conservation work." he said,
"the purpose behind the district
good soils management and land
use practices-and the technical
planning will be carried on to as
sist farmers in meeting their war
quotas of food and feed, and at
the same time, increase the pro-
ductivity of the land by soil con-
serving practices.
Soil conserving practices such
as retirement of unproductive
land to trees which permits more
work on productive areas, drain
age and development of bottom
land, fertilizing and lining pas
lures, strip cropping on rolling
land, all serve the purpose of in
creasing production with less la
Dor and at the same time to build
up the soil and prevent damage
by erosion" he said.
Mr.. Eller said that he and the
other members at the Board in
Ashe County, Mr.. J. c. Little and
Mr.. J. w. Gambill, had, since the
war begun, made it a district pol
icy to help any farmer with his
food and feed problems request.
ing it.
1T will be doubly needful thi!
year to plan for a record break
ing production of required farm
commodities needed to win. tn,
war"
pending the time when the dis
trict can again perhaps offer aic
in certain limited fields of farm
labor, the board of supervisor
believes it will be greatly helpful
for our farmers to take full ad
vantage of the technical advice
and assistance which the Dictric
Conservationist, Mr.. McIver, ant
helpers, are prepared to give tt
the farmers of Ashe and Allegh
any Counties. Remember we art
in war and we must all see i
through to a conclusion of victo
ry," he added.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-05-21
NEW YORK CITY
IS "DIMMED OUT

New York - New York city
will be dimmed out-if not black
ed out-for the wars duration,
Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia an
nounced.
The dim-out was ordered to e.
Intimate glare which aids enemy
submarines by shouting ship
targets off the shores of the met
ropolitan area, the mayor explain
ed in announcing 10 new regula'
tions governing lighting which be-
come effective this week.
The regulations forbid use Of
extreme lighting for advertising
purposes, including neon, fluore'
scent, incandescent, floor and spot
lights. Night baseball here prob
ably will be out for the duration
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-05-21
NEW GROUP OF 218'
INTERNED IN N. c.

Ashville-Two hundred eight
cen personsy including japanese
officials and German nationals
from South America arrived here
by special train recently to be in
termed at the Grove Park Inn, re-
placing a like number of internees
who left here last week for Lis
bon, Portugal, after exchange ag-
reements had ben completed with
their countries for Americans be-
ing detained there.
Transportation company buses
were lined up along the tracks
and all the internees were trans
ferred to the buses and the convoy
started for the hotel in exactly Is
minutes. Eleven buses were
brought to the station to accom-
modate the group, but a few OF
them were not needed.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-05-21

ment. The amounts provided for
in the bill, he said, were fair e.
nough.
They provide that a service
man of the lower grades must al
lot 500 monthly of his pay to his
dependents, with the government
supplementing this at the rate OF
$40 for wife, and $40 for each
child, with lesser amounts for in
direct dependents such as parents,
brothers, sisters and grandchild-
rem.
Along with representatives of
the war and navy departments,
Hershey endorsed the general pro-
visions of the bill, hearings which
will be concluded tomorrow.
None of the agencies endorsed
a title that would allow the fed
eral security administrator tc
make additional and unlimited
payments in so-called hardship
cases, and the war and navy de-
partments objected to a proposal
to set up a policy-making board
to determine what constitutes de-
tendency. That, they said, should
be left to the services.
Hershey said there was an elm
mediate and pressing need for
the legislation and it would
make a great deal of difference"
in morale.
Speaking for the army, Major
William S. Richards told the COM
mittee the legislation was lessen
tial to the morale of a soldier"
Although the army did not "con-
template" taking many men with
dependents, he indicated, the mag
nitude of the war program might
require a change in plans. Of l,
861 900 men taken into the army
between July, 1910, and January,
1912, Richards said, 16O,933 have
dependents. Based on an army OF
100000 men, he said, the legis-
lation would cost around 1927 1000
900 annually. That, he emphasi-
! zed, was "a wild guess"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-05-21
UOse-Out
S ALE

E72-in. Double Drain
Board Kitchen Sink
(used)
q squares, green 266 W.T..
giant butt strip shingles.
a sguantity used and new
plumbing supplies.
Radios, new and used,
$500 to $4,000.
2 used electric stoves.
2 new electric Refrigera-
tors.
Large assortment radio
tubes, Soc (cash)
z new electric ironers.
z used electric Refrigera-
tors.
z electric fans.
3 fOur-tube fluorescent
ceiling light fixtures.
Attention Poultrymen:
l Time Clock Light Switch
3 used ice refrigerators.
l used washing machine.
l safe.
3 office desks.
l electric pop box.
l ice pop box.
l typewriter (used).
| electric adding machine.
3 used gas stoves.
3 used kitchen cabinets.
1 used Estate Heatrola.
| Ford truck.
3 window fluorescent light
fixtures.
l used. electric pop box.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-05-21
More Married Men May Be
Drafted Says Gen. Hershey

Observation-Disclosures is no
present intention of breaking up
any large number of established
families" by drafting their bread
winners into the army, Selectlve
Service Director Lewis B. Her
shey said but it may become nee
essary to shift some such men into
essential war work.
Testifying before the house mil
itary committee in support of a
pay allotment bill to aid Deepen
dents of service men, Hershey
said there was a genuine social
reason" for preserving establish
ed families, and added that he
would dislike to see legislation
"that would make the public be-
lieve there is no question of de-
tendency any more"
By an established family, the
general indicated that he meant
one not founded since the out
break of the war and one in
which there was a large degree
of dependency.
He said that more single mer
who have been given occupation
al deferments, and more married
men with working wives, soor
may find themselves wearing
Uncle Sans khaki. AS young men
are moved from industry into the
battle lines, he added, their places
may be taken by women or by
men deferred because of depend
ency or age. There is, he told the
committee, no way of telling the
industrial value of men over the
age limit who could be used in
production work but there were
great possibilities for them.
eve will be taking, psobably,'
into the army, "some people who
have a wife who may be work
ing" he testified.
Payments under the allotment
act, he said, should not be made
so high that there might be Great
ed in the public mind feeling
that heads of families should be
drafted because their dependents
would be cared for by the govern
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-05-21
N. G.. HEALTH DEPT.
STUDIES WAR PROBLEMS

Charlotte - The North Caro-
lima Public Health Association adj
journed its 22nd annual conven-
ton Saturday after a brief dis
cussion of sanitation in maneuver
and defense areas.
Of particular use, the health Of
ficers said, would be the lessons
learned in the Carolinas' maneu-
vers last fall when the first army
held exercises in this section.
DR.. S. P. McPheeters, of Colds
boro, will head the health Off
GERS for the next year, with DR..
w. K. Mcdowell, of Tarboro, Sec
rotary.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-05-21
WORKERS AGREE TO
MUCH LESS PAY

Chicago - Representatives of
the nations shipyards workers "a
greed to surrender nearly half the
$225, 100000 in wage increases to
their contracts entitled them in
the next IL months as part of
President Roosevelt's program to
combat the inflationary rise in
the cost of living.
A new wage sterilization agree
ment covering more than a half
million workers granted wage in
creases totaling from $125,O00,-
900 to $4,000, OOO-the increase
to be invested in defense bonds
and stamps.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-05-21
ECUADOR IS AGAIN
SHAKEN BY QUAKES

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador,-Three
new earth tremblors of severe in
tensity occurred in Ecuador last
week as the toll of previous dis
astrous quakes was estimated at
115 dead in Guayaquil and Port
oviejo capital of the maritime
province of Manabi.
thousands of residents rushing
The eric of severe shocks sent
panicstriken through the streets
fearing a repetition of the We'd
nesday night shock which des-
troyed more than a score of hou-
ses in Port oviejo and % other
buildings in the village of Rio
Chich.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-05-21
HITLER'S FIRING SQUADS
HAVE KILLED 100000

Lisbon - Hitler's firing squads
have killed nearly 100000 Eu-
ropeans in the process Of looting
conquered areas of $36,000,000,-
900 in cash and goods - equal
20 the whole cost Of Germany's
seven years of rearmament, Eu-
-gopean official and private sourc-
Ga.s estimate.
Under the Nazi hostage system,
ITS 100000 more persons in the
occupied countries are subject to
death for anti-German deeds with
which they need not necessarily
have the slightest connection.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-05-21
ITALIANS INTERN
AMERICANS, BRITONS

Istanbu1 Italian authorities
In Athens rounded up all Ameri-
cans and Britons remaining there
and sent them to the small Mace
donian village of Despotlike in
March, traveller just arrived
from Greece reported.
This informant said the Ger
mans were so nervous over pos
Slb4e allied landing in Crete that
all war prisoners had been hasti-
w removed from the island to the
GrEek mainland.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-05-21
Soil Conservation Distr. Aids
In Food and Feed Program
GLENDALE SPRINGS WOMAN
CELEBRATED BIRTHDAY SUN.

Mrs. Ham Mash, of Glendale
Springs, celebrated her fifty third
birthday on May II.
Those present were Rev and
Mrs. D. E. Davenbarger, Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Lambert and family,
Miss Beatrice Baker, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edd Miller, Mrs. Brint Bare and
children, Mrs. Albert Mash, Miss
Zell Mash, Mr.. Amos Fayp, Mrs.
Jane Miller and daughter, Mrs.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-05-21
Brief Review OF State National And World News During The Week

Emma Miller, Miss Grace Miller
Miss Isabelle Miller, Mrs. Cardie
West, Mr.. Richard Miller, Mr.. Ell
bert Severt and Mr.. Bryce Mash.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-09-04
The New School Text Books

In preparation for the opening Of the school year which
officially begins September II, the county superintendent
reserved during the past week a great number of new books
for the pupils, 10 be furnished them free hy the state under
the recent free text book Law. The writer. passing through
the superintendent office could not help noting the quality
and excellence Of the new books and comparing them with
the book used M former DAYS. when beauty and binding and
Illustration were not even considered b the text book pub.
fishers. the main iaea being the dry text. not embellished with
any effort Of attraetivenesS The new books are beautifully
bound, carefully printed and illustrated with attractive cuts
explanatory Of the ext-some OF them page pictures In
eolors o reproductions If famous artists.
Il should b. a pleasure 70 students 10 use such books, and
we hope the student Of la4243 viii get the inspiration from
them 70 dag deeper into the salient facts Of q complete edu-
cation. il education Is ever complete These books are az OPP
portnnits for pupils 10 learn something If the best III litera-
ture. science and the other branches taught. Now, especially.
when our country needs educated men and women to carry
on after this cruel war Is over. may our school children and
teachers realize that an education is more than learning the
lessons laid down IN text books, but . preparation for the
place the Young folks viii have 10 take ~ the world after
peace has been declared and our country embarkS on an ers
of advancement and prosperity which has never vet been
surpassed By any nation OF any people.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-09-04
Increased Business Activity In State

Business activity In Mississippi for the month Of Juls
showed . gain OF q per cent az compared with july, 1871
according 70 the recent report issued rs the School Of Busi
ness and Industry of State College Bank debts increased
l46 per cent. postal receipts. Ill. tax collections up Sill per
cent. income tax up l4g per cent telephones In service IN
creased 20 per cent. and electric and gas connections showed
substantial increases.
As has been the case for the past year or more. the
coast section showed the largest increases IN the state. Divided
into districts. those showing the greatest increases were
Guifport- Biloxi. 81 per cent. Mobile jackson and George
cent. Greenvile q per cent: Columbus, = per cent. with
Meridian. Hatiiesburg. McComb. Greenwood and Natehez
following IN the order named
The increases for paSraaonla follow Bank debits. TT
per cent. money orders issued, 1852 per cent, postal receipts
653 per cent. telephones IN service, 44T per cent.
The increases for Mos Point are Money orders issued.
$50 per cent postal receipts, 303 per cent. telephones IN
service. 1888 per cent
The only two cities IL the state that show a greater IN
crease than PaScaguula are Biloxi and 6ulfp0rt. Keesler
field being responsible for the greater part Of that increase.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-09-04
Bonds Now Vie With Silk Shirts
OF First World War

n World War ] Two phenomena appeared as an indication
OF the financial standing Of Inc average citizen. One had 10 do
with the appearance n two pianos N homes previously IN
able 70 afford one piano The other was the blossoming Of fur
coats for women and silk shirts for men.
Il the present war with the largest aggregate individual
incomes II the nations history, the Office Of Price Adminisfra-
tlon has been trying diligently 20 stop initiation by siphonina
oil TINS spending income into Var Bonds and Savings Stamps
~ that more and more dollars VIII not b competing against
each other for fewer and fewer consumer goods. But II Is a
VERY difficult proposition Il prevent initiation unless the
price Of goods and the eosf q labor are taken INTO account ana
controlled 10 a very great extent
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-09-04
Late Cancellation
Leaves Vacancy In
Gridiron Schedule

uue ia q consolation ia Pas
eagOula High school football team
h an open date. september Ia
school authorities announced thss
seek The scheduled game Was
to have been win Long Beach 81
Rascag0ula Since this IS The open
nag game 81 the 1912 IS season i
= hoped that the vacancy can be
flied az an earls date
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-09-04
Do They Ask For Gas?

Americans have ne liking for gas As q weapon But. # the
japanese should care e follow zap the 800 occasions on which
they used gas against the Chinese. they might be interested -
know that more than 100 contractors and 80 subcontractors
n the l s are supplying al the kinds IF vargas and IN
eendlaI. smells and other unpleasant items for the Chemical
Warfare Service a maker Of watch cases IS now al work on
smells 1of the ~ mortar q lnoeum firm IS making bomb
clusters. Q stove company and o wall paper concern are fill
ing meendlarE bombs. and gas masks are being turned out By
almost every one. II there IS an oddity n the item il is in the
faet maj these activities have hardly been heard about. JuSl
run Of the mine.
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-09-04
s-unscnrpTIoN 7

FREEDOM or THE PRESS dos1 not give a Newspaper
thu RIGHT to publish seendais attack innocent individuals OF
BUSINESS firms Naithur does FREEDOM or SPEECH give the
individual the riehi 60 be smear the reputation OF outstanding
eiAiaons. z4sark the rommunitYs lsading Institutions. nor start
whispering campaigns for the so9 reason of disturbing the
eukle psaca. To violats the above rights and privileges IL 70
sndanssT the rights and happiness Of all"
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-09-04

President Jack BeeeB 81 the Illinois Cenral Railroad mas
called attention 10 an error many pe0pIe make whzu they
So something to the effect THAT Transportation IS in a bad
way Iheg mean generally ocean transportation. for as Mr
BeKen pointed out the railroads have never been more
efficient o. more alert T. the needs q the public than theg
are q me present time. nor have they been better equipped
e handle TIE vast amount of freight and passenger business
that tneE are now handling
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-09-04

Spent one term IN The Mississippi Legislature.
10 which record he never refers IN this campaign.
He was elected Is ,hat Office only once.
4 Served Sc DAYS u the I. S Senate by an APP
pomtment af Pau Iohnsau. governor Of Mlsslsslp-
pl BOT q single bHl that he introduced ever reach
ed q vote IN the [ S Senate.
Last year some Of the great metropolitan
papers-mostly anu-New Deals-were looking for
every opportunity 60 emharass. cripple and de-
stroy the Roosevelt ADMINISTRATION Eastland. by
earping criticism at oar Government, played into
the hands 81 the papers which sought to cruelty
the President and the congress that really gave
the Mississippi farmers their first fair break
through Legislative action.
In tbs campaign EaStland seems to think
more Of ne9spape- ~cippines thar he does the
journal ot the aisslssippi Legislature where he
served one tern aHo the official Record Of Con
greSs where h put boz So DAYS.