Milford chronicle., 1942-05-08
CCRIB BLEC
- BY ROBT. H. YERKES -

Let's get tough-let's take off the
kid gloves-forget the handle-with-
care sign, and give Vichy, France,
good dressing-downl Start with
Martinique, and clean out that
hotbed of Axis deadheads; then
seize Dakar and remove the dag
ger pointed at. the heart Of North
America. From there to Toulon is
mighty jump, but not too far for
torpedo planes to fly and sink
what is left of the French feet be-
fore Marshal Petain and Phew
Laval turn it over to the Nazis.
Let's break of this day-to-day re-
lations basis with the men of
Vichy. They hate our quits; they
are not the true representatives of
the French people-at least not the
French people who were betrayed
and machine-gunned on the roads
Of France in May and June, 1910,
or the brave French "polius" who
vainly tried to halt the Hun hordes
with Outmoded weapons. They
represent a small clique of inhu-
man parasites, who were, and are,
willing to sell out soul, honor. life
itself (providing it was or is some
one else's) in order to maintain
their. own stinking way of life. We
Americans know how to handle
skunks like Laval and Cove
hang them! Enough said-let's
go!
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Mrs. William Marshall, Jr., re-
ports that the Cancer Control drive
in this city will close tomorrow.
The drive was a success when you
take in consideration the many
things for which the public is be-
ing solicited. The money collected
during the drive will be used to
aid persons afflicted with cancer,
who are financially unable to travel
to clinics for treatment. The sym
boil of the Flaming Sword-trade-
mark of the Woman's Field Army
for the Control of Cancer, will
mean more this year than ever
before, because according to Mrs.
Marshall, direct action campaign
has been planned and will be car
ried out during the ensuing year.
The bugaboo of cancer will be ex-
posed through educational lectures,
slides, articles in leading papers,
magazines, etc. Persons suffering
from the dread malady will be
urged to seek treatment as soon as
symptoms of the disease are no
tfced, and by so doing the appal-
ling cancer death rate will be
greatly reduced. Remember can
GER, a disease once never mentioned |
in polite society, is now discussed |
openly, and further remember, it is
no disgrace to have cancer, but it
is a disgrace and fatal error if
you neglect to have the proper
treatment at the proper time.
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Corregidor-symbol of American
strength and fortitide in the face |
of overwhelming odds, has fallen.
The brave men who have with their |
blood written one of the most hero
ic pages in history, are now at the
mercy of fiendish foe. 1 could
perhaps. write the story of the fall
Of this mighty bastion of democ-
racy in such way that the par
ents and the wives of the men who
manned the guns on C6rregidor'i
might believe that the survivors of
that epic struggle would be ac-
corded generous treatment by the
conquerors; but / am unable to
write what I know deep down in
my heart is not true. These men
will be forced to suffer, and they
will continue to suffer, until the
day when their captors are de-
stroyed. You and / and every red
blooded American can hasten that
days coming-we can write off
months of agony and suspense for
these brave men and their families,
by really getting into the war ef-
fort. This is your war and my war.
If Pearl Harbor failed to make you
realize that, then maybe Bataan
and Corregidor have. If you are
still unmoved, then there is no
hope for you, and you had better
tie a milestone around your neck
and cast your body into the sea.
/sIs/