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Washington, D. C.
BRITISH FLEET FOR U. S. LOANS
L. W. (“Chip”) Robert, secretary
of the Democratic national commit
tee, has a plan for refunding war
debts, also for selling more supplies
to the allies and at the same time en
suring Western hemisphere defense.
Briefly put, it is to take a mort
gage on the British fleet in lieu of
war debts.
In other words, the British would
make a small token payment, then
promise to turn their fleet over to
the United States on the war debt
in case of default. In return, the
Johnson act would become inopera
tive, and the United States would ex
tend immediate war credits.
Behind this, of course, is not so
much the matter of war debts, but
the very real fear that the United
States may lose its greatest bulwark
*1 protection—the British fleet.
How important the British fleet is
to American defense is only just
percolating to the general public.
Real fact, however, is that the Unit
ed States is not now prepared to
defend both the Pacific and At
lantic coasts, and will not be pre
pared for four more years. It would
take at least that long to build a
second fleet.
Note— Another plan receiving in
formal consideration by some of the
insiders is to repeal the Johnson act
and give immediate credits to the
allies, in return for a mortgage on
the French and British possessions
in the Western hemisphere.
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GREENLAND AIR BASE
You can write it down as certain
that should Hitler send an air expe
dition to Greenland or occupy it
otherwise, Roosevelt would oppose
that occupation, if necessary with
the armed forces of the United
States.
However, should Hitler get to
Greenland first, the United States
would have no adequate airplane
force or naval strength in the At
lantic to dislodge him.
If Hitler took Greenland or Ice
land, the United States would have
about as hard a time getting him
out as the allies had in rooting the
Nazis out of Norway.
Military axiom (emphasized by
this war) is: Once the enemy gets
control of a seaport or an air base,
it is going to be twice as hard, al
most impossible to get him out. So
you may see something done by the
United States about Greenland in
the not too distant future.
* • •
HEMISPHERE DEFENSE
These are days when the United
States is supposed to be bending
every effort to co-ordinate the de
fense of the Western hemisphere;
days when President Roosevelt im
presses upon congress the vulner
ability of the Panama canal and
Latin America to airplane attack.
Boiled down to cold fact, however,
the United States has done very
little toward co-operating with Latin
America on Western hemisphere de
fense.
For instance, four years ago
Brazil asked the United States to
permit the leasing or sale to South
American neighbors of decrepit de
stroyers rusting in Philadelphia and
San Francisco harbors since the
World war. But congress threw up
its hands in horror of rearmament
and said No.
Then in March, 1939, a bill was
introduced in congress permitting
Latin American nations to build
ships in U. S. navy yards and buy
certain equipment from the U. S.
army and navy which would not con
flict with our own national defense—
all paid for in cash.
The bill passed the house of rep
resentatives but hung up in the sen
ate. And there it still hangs. In
fact, it has been stymied for a year
by Senator Vandenberg.
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LATIN AMERICAN CRITICISM
Meanwhile Latin American na
tions, not understanding the Amer
ican parliamentary system by which
one man sometimes can thwart the
rest of congress are critical, say
ing U. S. doesn’t co-operate.
Note—The senate foreign relations
committee also has buried the Ar
gentine sanitary convention which
permits the entry of dressed lamb
from Patagonia, the Antarctic end
of Argentina, where hoof and mouth
disease does not exist.
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HOW HITLER FIGURES
To understand the present tactics
of Germanj’ you have to go back to
a remark attributed to Hitler before
the war really got serious:
“If the war lasts four years 1
would lose 4,000,000 men. It is bet
ter to lose 3,000,000 men in three
months.”
Hitler is determined to push the
war to a quick finish this summer,
no matter how long and tragic may
be the stream of coffins going back
from the front.
Hitler has ample supplies to last
through the summer, but not be
yond. So if the war drags past the
autumn, Germany is lost.
Watch for announcement of for
mal opening of the Peters Drug
Company.
4-H Members Go To Washington
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These four Georgia club boys and girls have attained the Ngh«wt
honor within reach of Georgia 4-H club members—a free trip to the
Notional 4-H Club Camp in Washington, D. c - will represent
this state at the 14th National Camp, June 12-19. At the top are
Ralph Maddox, of Dodge county, and Hubert Mikell, of w “ y “®
Below' are Roberta Mobley, of Liberty county, and Rose Mary Wynn,
of Wheeler county.
JAKIN F. F. A. SOLVES
ONE PROBLEM OF
SANITATION
The Jakin chapter of the Future
Farmers of America was faced with
the problem of bringing about bet>»r
sanitary conditions on the home
farm last September. We found this
common problem by taking surveys
of the boys’ homes. In taking these
surveys we found that only five out
of forty boys had sanitary toilets.
The boys of the chapter, after care
fully analyzing the problem, decided
to do something about these condi
tions. They had found that the com
mon type privy, which they had on
their farms, was a constant source
of many diseases. The most com
mon one is typhoid.
The chapter purchased a form
which they used in the making of
the concrete toilets which are fly
proof. The boys of the chapter did
not perspire, but they sweated, when
they hitched up old Beck and went
to the river and dug sand and gravel
to be used in the construction of
their toilets.
The members of the F. F. A. who
are building toilets decided they
could afford to miss three picture
shows to buy a sack of cement and
by cooperating with their dads,
could contribute something to the
; home life which would be far more
| valuable than spending all the mon
’ey they made on recreation. The
| material required for the sanitary
unit is 1 sack of cement, 2 cu. ft.
I sand, 3 cu. ft. of gravel. The lum-
I ber bought to build the superstruc
ture varies in price from $3.00 to
SIO.OO, depending upon the amount
of old lumber used. Doesn’t this
seem a rather cheap way to prevent
illness in the home? Future Farm
ers, everywhere, let’s live up to our
motto:
“Learning to do,
Doing to learn,
Earning to live,
Living to serve.”
—REPORTER.
Watch for announcement of for
| mal opening of the Peters Drug
I Company.
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FURNITURE!
Cash or Credit
Plenty Bargains in Slightly
Used Furniture.
TERMS LIBERAL
Lanier Furniture Co.
BLAKELY, GEORGIA
--f»LY COUNTY NEWS, BLAKELY, GEORGIA
OFFER OF BRIBE FAILS
TO WORK ON RANGER
An old colored man was fishing
so intently down in Ware County
that he didn’t even see Ranger Har
rall walk up. Caught redJhanded
for fishing out of season, he stam
mered, “Lawsy, dis is the fuss time
I’se ever been fishin’.”
It was Sunday and when the rang
er asked him why he wasn’t at
church, the old Negro replied, “I
jes’ ain’t got no coat, boss, and you
knows how de colored folkses laughs
when you don’t wear no coat.”
Harrell explained that there was
no excuse for violating the fishing
laws. The old Negro raised his left
hand and said, “Boss, if you won’t
say nothing ’bout dis, I ’sho won’t
and nobody will know this ’cept jes’
us.” Harrell said he would have to
make a case.
“If you won’t say nothin’ ’bout dis
I’ll give you my 12-pound sack of
self risin’ flour that I ain’t used
but jes’ a little bit out of.”
Harrell had plenty of flour and
the deal backfired.
THIRD STRIKE FATAL
TO PERSISTENT BASS
Truth can be stranger than fic
tion. While Al Martin, of Atlanta,
and his partner were fishing at Lake
Tugalo, Mr. Martin hooked a fish
that broke his line. Hifc partner
cast, but the fish also turned the
tables on him and broke the hook.
The harassed anglers decided they
would fool the fish and let him have
his fun—for a while. Eager for
another battle with their strong
entmy, they rigged up heavier tackle
and landed the large bass. He wore
two lost hooks in the corner of his
mouth.
WHITE POND NEWS
Rev. Harris Harvey filled his reg
ular appointment Sunday and Sun
day night. The sermons rendered
were enjoyed by all who attended.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Pearson and
family, of Blakely, spent Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. Zack Lewis.
Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Willis and
Miss Pearl Wilis visited Mr. and
Mrs. Harmon Willis and family, of
Quincy, Fla., Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Harper and
children were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. W. C. Hunt and family Sunday.
Mr. C. B. Lane spent Sunday
with Mr. Ewell McDowell.
Among those from Liberty Hill
who graduated with the Senior
class of Damascus were Johnnie Mae
Prince and Iliene Bridges.
Miss Myrtice Grimsley spent Sun
day night and Monday with her sis
ter, Mrs. Aubrey Willis.
We wish to remind all our friends
of the “Home Coming,” which will
be Sunday, June 9. Everybody is
invited.
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. McDowell had
as their guests Sunday Rev. Harris
Harvey, Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Wiley
and family, Mrs. MeGahee, Mrs.
Christine Cheshire and Mrs. Jack
Lewis, and Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Lanier and children.
Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Williams, Mr.
and Mrs. Oscar Bridges and daugh
ter, Donald, attended Miss Iliene
Bridges’ graduation exercises Mon
day night. Miss Bridges plans to re
turn with them to Panama for a
few weeks’ visit.
Miss Myrtice Lewis spent Monday
in Blakely with her sister, Mrs.
Edgar Pearson.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wilis and Mrs.
C. C. Willis visited Sunday in
Springfield with Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
Amos.
Mr. Leslie Prince came home
Thursday of last week for a few
days’ visit before leaving for Miss
issippi.
GIGANTIC GOURD
HOLDS 10 GALLONS
Winder.—They don’t grow gourds
like they used to. Sueh is the con
tention of Mrs. P. W. Quattlebaum.
Upon hearing that a 44-inch gourd
was discovered in Baxley, Mrs. Quat
tlebaum brought out a 55-year-old
specimen, not 44, but 61 inches in
diameter! The giant gourd holds
ten gallons of corn—shelled—and
was raised in White county. Pretty
gourd, eh?
THE PUBLIC NAMES
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By REV. ROBERT
H. HARPER
EZEKIEL TEACHES PERSONAL
RESPONSIBILITY
Lesson for June 9: Ezekiel 33:7-16
Golden Text: Romans 14:12 |
Ezekiel’s life and teachings /em
phasized the responsibility of every
man for his own soul and for the
soul of others. A young man
among the exiles carried into Baby
lon in 597 B. C. by Nebuchadnezzar,
Ezekiel was called of God to be a
watchman over the souls of his peo
ple.
Consider responsibility for others.
If the watchman cries in warning, he
will be guiltless if those warned do
not heed, but if he hails to give the
warning, he will be held to an ac
county. Parents, teachers, and lead
ers in the church should remember
this, while every man should realize
that he has some responsibility for
men around him. The church should
be roused to do more for the great
mass of people who are “without
God in the world.”
Consider every man’s responsibil
ity for himself. God declares that
he has no pleasure in the death of
the wicked; he desires that the wick
ed turn from his way and live.
Though the sinner has often trans
gressed in the past, his transgressions
will not be remembered against him
in the hour he truly repents. How
like this teaching through Ezekiel
are the blessed assurances of the
gospel! Though, as Paul writes, “each
one of us shall give an account of
himself to God,” he may give a
good account if he turns from his
way and lives by faith in the divine
grace.
Watch for the announcement of
the formal opening of the Peters
Drug Company.
BLAKELY CHAPTER NO. 282
ORDER EASTERN STAR
Holds regular meeting nights ev
ery second and fourth Thursday
nights, 7:30 o’clock p. m.
MRS. CLEO GRUBBS,
Worthy Matron.
MRS. WILLINE HALL,
Secretary.
Hamilton Ralls
HOGANSVILLE,
Troup County Farmer
Announcing
for the office of
Commissioner of
Agriculture
FOR STATE OF GEORGIA
"The Farmer's Candidate”
Democratic Primary Sept. 11th
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Watch for announcement of the
date of the formal opening of the
Peters Drug Co.