Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1951-01-03

in unprecedented quantities is
almost a certainty.
All our representation of the
future may appear dark and
hopeless. That we regret but
none the less is exactly as we
see it. There's not much of a
rosy lining in the war clouds
that are floating over this coun,
,ry at the present time.
Best gueses by government eX.
peltS are that Russian scientists
have at least $50 atomic bombs
in their store pile. That isn't
very many and unless this coun,
Try has been completely asleep
since World War II, we should
have many more than that. Yet,
even 80 we'll placed atomic
bombs could be devastating.
Now there's talk going around
he world that the atomic bomb
should be outlawed. There are
hose that would have use de-
Stroy our own atom smashing
weapons. To us this is shear
Nonsense. Since the beginning of
warfare which dates back to
near the beginning of time, weap-
chs OF destruction have been
created more and more powerful
and each time there has been an
cutlery to prohibit the use of
these weapons. When the long
bow was first used in battle, the
ancient world predicted the de-
struction of all mankind and
fought for the prohibition of its
use. Today such a weapon would
be so obsolete that only a nitwit
would endeavor to kill an op,
posing warrior with one.
There is no humane way OF
getting killed in war. The use OF
the atom bomb is in our way OF
thinking just as righteous as the
us of the bayonet, and we had
mich rather die by the atom
than by the sword.
Today there are church groups,
civic groups and others clamor,
ms for the atom bomb not to be
used. But to us again this is folly.
Was must be fought by all the
peoples in the CENTRES at wal
Tha includes the scientists and
the loot soldier. If our scientists
have the jump on those of an
othe. country, then we should
take advantage of that know
! how and use it to protect our
natio1's security, our way OF LIE
and ne lives of those sons, nus
oand! and friends that are dying
in tn sonw in the God fofsa Ken
! Wilderness of Korea. There Is
practically no reason to believe
that re are any further advanc'
ed ir atomic warfare than Is
Russia, but their having Iull
knowledge and development OF
our r.ost potent weapon, is all
the more reason why we Should
continue TO build our atomic
strength and use it to cur ad'
vantage when necessary.
So. wat 1851 holds seems ca
tastropnic. For us as a unit T. re
at TIL, Tribune, we have ny
the military services to look or
ward 10. Every male memoe. OF
the stu, five in number, IS a
vctera, CT World War =. we are
all of craft age. Most of us nave
several dependents. None the
less, before this year ends' we
expect 20 be serving the country
in a military way. Some OF us
are in the reserves of the various
branches When we go is still to
be decided in a flounderlng
Washington. All that can be salo
is that we know we are gong
It's JUS a matter of time. we
also feel that we won't be oy
ourselves, because this country
is reaching out soon for eacn anu
everyone and in the long run
World War III will have you ano
you and you.
Thus t brings us back to tna'
famous Marine officer VINO maoe
the remark 'sDo you want to live
forever? Our answer OF coui 'e
is yes"