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The PADUCAH POST
Serving Cottle County for 34 Years
Published Every Friday by
The Post Publishing Co.
Corner of Eighth and Richards Streets_
E. A. Oarlock........................Owner and Publisher
E D Fyke ......................Managing Editor.
Mrs. E. I). Fyke........................Secretary-treasurer.
Entered as second class matter at the postoffice at Paducah,
Texas, under the Act of March 30, 18 >9._____
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Registrants Are Volunteering
Volunteers for a year's military training may apply
now at the office of the local draft hoard in Paducah,
and a number of Cottle county registrants already have
been accepted.
When the draft hill first was passed, many people were
skeptical and questioned the wisdom of dralting \oung nun
for peacetime military training.
All—or most—of this skepticism seems to have disappeared
notv that the defense program actually is in operation.
Throughout the nation, volunteers are being taken daily
and a large majority of those who are not volunteering
have expressed themselves as being ready when they aie
needed.
This willingness on the part of draftees—and even the
mothers of draftees—bears out the fact that this democracy
is made up of democratic people—people who are ready
to step out of cotton fields, offices, machine shops, schools
or wherever they might be and join hands with their
neighbors in protecting this great nation.
The knovlege that American men are ready and eager
to make any sacrifice necessary for the nation's safety is
reassuring in these days of international strife.
Are You A Pack Rat?
When it comes to accumulations of useless odds and
ends which are found in profusion iu many homes, here's
an execellent motto: “Bum the junk—before it burns
you!’’
A good many of us have characteristics of the pack rat.
We hate to throw anything away. Old clothes, old maga-
zines, old furniture, even old newspapers—all go into
informal storage in the attic or basement or closet. They
may stay there for years collecting dust and mold, with
nothing dangerous happening. Again, they may not—
fire, which feeds on such accumulations, may find them.
And then all your possessions, no less than the junk, may
go up in smoke.
Once or twice a year it would he an excellent idea to
make a little tour of your home to ferret out such hazards.
Charities will be glad to have old clothes, furniture and
reading matter. Anything that is useless can go to the
junkman or be destroyed in the incinerator. Be especially
alert in going through workshop and garage—it is a com-
mon habit to leave cans of paint, varnish and other in-
flammable liquids open. Cleaning rags should always
be kept in closed metal containers. Spillage of gasoline or
oil should be at once mopped up.
Perhaps your home is free of such dangers. If it is, it
is very’ touch the exception. The chances are that hazards
exist of which you know nothing—hazards that can he
easily eliminated once discovered. Look for them now.
Don’t put it off until tomorrow—for tomorrow' could be
too late. Fire can strike tonight as easily as next week
or next year.
Coventry
Mass murder and destruction in the mid-size English
towm of Coventry, a community with approximately the
population of Fort Worth, may alter the proportions of
British views on reprisal. The British poll of public opinion
shows that civilians today are evenly divided on the ques-
tion. But it is to be hoped that common sense wins and
that undue pressure is not brought on the government
to change its tactics, For as has been pointed out re-
peatedly Britain's best bet to win the war is to continue
bombing military objectives. Destruction of these goes
further toward winning the war than any deliberate slaugh-
ter of the helpless.
Consideration must he accorded to the view of course
that destruction like that visited on Coventry may break
down civilian morale and bring earlier end to the war. That
is the Reich theory. At least it is to be hoped that heart-
less massacre serving no valid military purpose is presum-
ed to have some rational basis. With that or otherwise, it
is without the pale of humanity. So while the human
clamor for revenge on the perpetrators is entirely compre-
hensible, the civilization of Britain should stay its hand
from retaliation. If civilization survives against the jun-
gle law of totalitarians, punishmen will come in time to
those responsible for a Coventry and to those who tolerate
it.
As for civilization, you recall that the name Coventry
has one unusual use in English phrase. It is a phrase whose
meaning is clearly understood though the origin is shroud-
ed in obscurity. The world—if the free world survives—
will see to it that the men and their masters who can
imperturbably blast out the lives of helpless non-combatants
are indeed sent to Coventry, held forever beyond the pale
of decency and respect.
Mussolini expected an Italophile uprising in Greece and
inet instead Greek upraising.
Suggested motto for fifth columnist: “Never say Dies!”
1
You can’t keep down a country that celebrates two
Thanksgivings on hardly enough to justify one.
Next hired hand of the administration to take a walk
.will be the Array.
There seems to be a lot of con in convoys reported sunk
by the Reich.
Looks as if Hitler had better rush some troops to Greece
iso Italy can win another great victory.
The Paducah Post
Thursday, November
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS By Edward C. Wayne
Greeks Take Second Inning of War;
2,000 Killed in Rumanian Earthquake;
Rumors of Changes in Next Cabinet;
British Bombers Raid Italian Fleet
(EDITORS S0TE-Wl.cn opinionsnVcVs'ariS oTto'new?P»P«f.)
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the army and navy. (For news of other powder plant blasts see DE-
FENSE: Supplies.”)
Refugee
JVEIT YORK.—Mme. An-
nette Clemenceau, daughter-
in-law of Georges Clemen-
ceau. “The Tiger” of France
in World war days, is photo-
graphed on her arrival in
Ps'ew York aboard the S. S.
Exeter. The Exeter brought
many American and Euro-
pean refugees front the war
zone and the ships officers
told of two shots fired across
her stern by a British patrol
boat while the vessel was one
hour out of Lisbon, Portugal.
Oldest Armed Body
Kine George VII, of England,
founded the Yeomen of the Guard
in 1485 Now the oldest armed
body under the crown, they form
the sovereign’s bodyguard at coro-
n itions opening of Parliament,
and other state functions.
WAR AT SEA:
British Losses
Britain was not hiding the fact
that continued loss of freighter ves-
sels was seriously interfering with
the conduct of the overseas supplies.
Neutral estimates have put the
losses at 3,400,000 tons out of an
available 30,000,000. The rate of
sinkings has gone up sharply since
June. Prime Minister Churchill told
commons the losses were more seri-
ous than air raids, and said the Brit-
ish must expect even heavier at-
tacks next spring. He sounded out
Ireland on the use of bases there
but Eire President De Valera re-
jected the bid.
One day Berlin announced that a
convoy of 20 British ships had been
attacked and sunk. It was believed
a sea raider of the pocket battleship
type was at large in the north At-
lantic.
But three days later, London re-
ports of the attack on the same con-
voy varied greatly from this Berlin
dispatch.
Said the British: A German pocket
battleship overtook a British con-
voy of 38 ships and a dramatic and
heroic episode of the sea was then
enacted.
The British armed merchant
cruiser, Jervis Bay, steamed directly
at the more heavily gunned and ar-
mored German ship and engaged in
combat. Though outclassed, the gal-
lant crew of the Jervis Bay contin-
ued shelling their enemy until at
least 29 of the other ships of the
convoy had made their escape un-
der smoke screens. In the end the
Jervis Bay was lost and Captain
Fogarty Fegen, wounded in the bat-
tle, went down with his ship.
FOUR HORSEMEN:
/talian Losses
Reports from London also told of
smashing bombing attack upon
Italy’s navy, anchored in the Medi-
terranean port of Taranto. British
planes operating from an aircraft
carrier were reported to have put
out of action two battleships, two
cruisers and two auxiliary craft and
severely damaged a third battleship.
Aircraft were used in the attack,
according to London, because the
harbor is too heavily fortified for
surface craft to approach it While
the Italians described these reports
as "fantastic,” if they are true, it
means that English domination of
the Mediterranean is assured for
some time to come. The vessels
sunk or damaged represent about
one-half of Italy’s full fighting
strength of larger vessels.
POST ELECTION:
The Aftermath
Rumors of changes In the cabinet
were given scant attention by Presi-
dent Roosevelt, although there are
excellent indications some will be
made when the new administration
officially starts January 20. Secre-
tary of Interior Harold Ickes was
the first to submit his resignation.
He acted the day after election.
There was no indication the resig-
nation would be accepted, it merely
was the same routine Mr. Ickes fol-
lowed four years ago “to give the
President a free hand.”
War Secretary Henry L. Stimaon
is mentioned among those who may
leave. New York’s Mayor LaGuar-
dia was mentioned as a possible suc-
cessor. The “little flower” knows
the army, wea raised on an army
post
War
Greece is connected to Fascist-
held Albania by three highways run-
ning through deep mountain passes.
Down these three highways marched
Mussolini's blackshirt legions in the
first week of his war with Greece.
Back up the highways hurried what
w’as left of the divisions in the sec-
ond week.
The Greeks, outnumbered two to
one, reported they had pushed the
invaders back on the northern and
central front. On the southern front
they also claimed victory, said e
complete Italian division was sur-
rounded and wiped out.
England, still pounded by German
warplanes, saw the Tower of Lon-
don, ancient prison where famous
prisoners were confined in the Eliza-
bethan era, smashed by a bomb.
One night the raiding planes had an
unaccustomed hum. The English
guessed they were Italians, a guess
confirmed when one was shot down.
The Italian onslaught brought de-
mands in London for a raid on
Rome, treasured architectural city
until now protected by agreement.
Said George Bernard Shaw,
“There is no reason why Rome
should not have it If only people
were not killed and we could select
the places to be bombed, I would
welcome an attack on London. They
are knocking down a good many
things we should have knocked down
ourselves long ago.”
Germany was being tom by tons
of explosives also. When Adolf Hit-
ler visited the Munich beerhall, Nazi
shrine, R.A.F. fliers sought out the
place and dropped explosives. Hit-
ler cancelled the broadcast of his
annual speech. The raiders found
the spot just an hour after the ad-
dress and sent high German officials
scurrying to shelters.
Likewise when Soviet Premier
Molotoff and 32 trade and commer-
cial advisers came to Berlin, the
route over which their private train
passed was bombed. The visiting
diplomats escaped injury. The fol-
lowing day Molotoff and Hitler held
a three-hour conference during
which it is believed the course of
the two nations in relation to the
Balkan countries was decided.
CONGRESS:
No Business
Congress continues the fiction of
being in session, although virtually
all but a few members left the city.
Every other day officials of both
houses appear, open the session,
hear the official prayer, permit
speeches to be inserted in the Rec-
ord and then recess within a few
minutes. There is no embarrassing
roll call. ,
Agitation for an official adjourn-
ment is opposed by Republican lead-
ers as well as many Democrats.
They hold congress should be in the
position of instant action, due to the
troublous foreign situation.
One bill being worked out in the
meantime is the Ramspeck meas-
ure for extension of the merit sys-
tem to cover some 150,000 more gov-
ernment workers. The bill has been
passed by both houses and is being
delayed because the house won't ac-
cept changes made in conference.
Final acceptance would make the
Roosevelt administration the record-
breaker for civil service extension.
Debt
Meanwhile Treasury Secretary
Morgenthau warned the ceiling on
the federal debt must be raised
soon, due to heavy defense spend-
ing. A formal treasury request for
new taxes and a higher debt limit
—probably $60,000,000,000—is not ex-
pected until next January however.
The present congress has voted al-
most $17,000,000,000 for defense.
Morgenthau said the treasury has
no idea of asking congress to pass
a retroactive tax on government se-
curities.
NEW STATE:
Death
The Pale Horseman rode over Eu-
rope in more than war. An earth-
quake shook Rumania killing an es-
timated 2,000 and causing millions
of dollars of property damage. De-
stroyed also were some of the pro-
lific Rumanian oil wells which have
been supplying Adolf Hitler with the
gasoline needed for his war ma-
chine.
Famine
Unable to ship food through the
British blockade, the American Red
Cross prepared to close all its sta-
tions in occupied and unoccupied
France. All Europe was under
strict rationing.
Pestilence
How long England holds out may
depend indirectly more than directly
on Nazi bombs. Millions of people
were crowded into air raid shelters
night after night, in foul air and
weakened by loss of sleep. It is
feared this may bring epidemics at
soon as spring arrives.
On the continent, other millions,
enfeebled by lack of proper nutrl
tion, also are susceptible to diseas
Spy—Tyler Kent, 29-year-old clerk
in the American embassy in London,
was convicted of an offense against
the Officials Secrets act Kent, a
graduate of Princeton and George
Washington university, previously
served in the U. S. embassy in Mos-
cow. Sentence was reserved pend-
ing trial of Anna Wolkoff, daughter
of a Czarist Russian admiral, who
testified in the Kent triaL
Death—Neville Chamberlain, ap-
peasement prime minister of Great
Britain, found the peace he so
long sought. Amid the roar of Ger-
man bombs around his Hampshire
home, the ill and aged statesman
died at the age of 71. Earlier it
had been reported he would seek
health in California, but his illness
had proceeded too far for that trip
to be undertaken.
Hawaii Votes
By a vote of two to one Hawaiian
citizens expressed a desire for state-
hood. The vote was merely a pleb
iscite, an indication of how the
people of the 40 islands feel toward
the question.
Agitation in the islands to become
the forty-ninth state goes back be
yond the time when the area was
annexed to the United States. An
element in the island then sought to
make the annexation dependent on
statehood. But congress merely
granted the new land territorial
rights.
The territorial legislature now is
expected to petition congress again.
If the petition is granted, the legis-
lature must draft a proposed con-
stitution which also must be ap-
proved by congress. A congression-
al resolution is the final step in the
admission procedure.
Superstition
African natives are of the be-
lief that if they cat any part of
the body of a shrew. they b.e
rendered invulnerable to the at-
tacks of wild beasts
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ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
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SOUTHLAND LIFE
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W. E. HARRISON,
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dentist—
X-Ray Diagnosis
Hall Building
Office Phone — R*»- Phone
319J. 113
DEFENSE:
Supplies
To equip the men who will operate
U. S. tanks, trucks and planes, tha
army quartermaster depot at Phila-
delphia is working overtime. In one
week the depot accepted bids on
900,000 bath towels, 15,000 pairs of
gauntlets, 200,000 field hats, 10,000
pounds of twine, 20,000,000 yards of
khaki cloth, 550,000 roll-collar wool
overcoats, 2,000,000 pairs of leggings,
9,000,000 pairs of socks, 2,347,000
pairs of shoes and 750 bugles.
Engines by Ford
The Ford Motor company has been
awarded its first defense contract, a
$123,000,000 order for airplane en-
gines. Last June, Henry Ford de-
clared he would accept orders for
the United States but not for Brit-
a In. The number of engines In the
order was not announced.
Share for Britain
Great Britain will receive approx-
imately 26,375 American-made air-
planes before June, 1942. This was
made possible by arrangement ap-
proved by President Roosevelt, who
agreed to allow London 50 per cent
of the planes which will be produced
in the United States by that date
The extent of the British order was
set at $2,000,000,000.
The 50-50 sharing will extend to
other munition needs, the Priorities
board announced. Deliveries will be
'•taggered.
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