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PORTLAND INQUIRER Page 4 PORTLAND INQUIRER Published Each Friday By Ralph H. Faulk, owner and publisher Portland Inquirer Publishing Co. August 17, 194S " Y h E GOVERNMENT NEE05 AND ASKS ITS C IT IZE N S T O MAKE SURE OF THE BIGGEST POSSIBLE HARVEST FROM YOUR VICTORY GARDEN. AND STORE AND CAN FOR YOUR FAMILY^ NEEDS CIVILIAN SUPPLIES OF CANNED VEGETABLES WILL BE LOWEr n e x t w in t e r ; * f frfliL$£S 2736 N. E. Rodney Aye.—Tel. WEbster 7220—Portland, Ore. One Y ear by M ail__ Six M onths by Mail-. $5.00 $2.50 N A T IO N A L A D V E R T IS IN G R E P R E S E N T A T IV E I n t r s t a t e U n i t e d N e w s p a p e r s , In c., 545 F i f t h A v e n u e , N e w Y o r k C i ty a n d C h i c a g o , 111. T e l e p h o n e : M u r r a y H i l l 2-5452 Personal, Club, Local and C hurch News m ust reach us Tuesday preceding publication date. PEACE ON EARTH—GOOD WILL TO ALL MEN By Chseley E. Corbett Tuesday, A ugust 14, the Im perialistic G overnm ent of Jap an announced to th e w orld th a t it was read y to su rren d er and sought the assistance of th e Swiss nation to act as a m ediator for them . This news was received w ith tum ultous jubilation by people and nations all over th e world. M others w ere hysterical w ith joy—they realize th a t th eir children w oudl no longer be fatherless, bu t would be retu rn in g hom e soon from this m ost bloody and devestating conflice, the w orst in the history of m ankind. We are all glad th a t th is costly, terrific, b itte rly fought and uncalled for struggle is ended and th a t Peace is really a fact and not a dream , and we are aw ed at the price and grieved at the sacrifices and price we paid for same. We speak of our sufferings, b u t th in k of the Chinese. For eight long years they have been b attlin g w ith th e Japanese. D ur ing these long and b itte r years th ey w ere alm ost alone for a tim e and fighting w ithout equipm ent, lack of guns, tanks, am m unition, and planes. E ven after our e n try into th e w ar—China continued to beg for supplies and sen t em m isary a fte r em m isary to this country requesting im m ediate aid and claim ing th at we w ere sending all, present w ar will soon be retu rn in g back home. M any w ill be Mrs. A m erica can afford to be or m ost of our supplies to Europe, w hile they, th e Chinese, w ere m aim ed, some shell shocked, others blind and suffering oth er a little less strict w ith h er red being neglected. Yet, nothw ithstanding, the Chinese fought on v a l ailm ents too num erous to m ention. . point budget during A ugust. ian tly and u ntil the end. They have given all th a t they had for dem ocracy. They w e r e 1 Point values o f beef, lam b and Now th a t it is over let us count th e cost and ask if it was useful then. Now th a t they are retu rn in g do not le t us, figuratively, veal have been reduced one or w orth w hile? “P ush Them Off th e Cliffs.” Let us not think of them as useless, tw o red points a pound for near- J u s t th in k th a t it has cost us over th ree h u n d red billion dol and call them “those crazy v ets”, as so m any of th e citizens did ly all cuts. A bout 11 percent lars since we started and th e loss of life of m ore m en th an ever th e soldiers of W orld W ar No. I, w hen they retu rn ed . Do not more m eat will be available for before in the history of the w orld. We shudder to th in k of the push them oil the cliffs, econom ically, by “hogging” all the jobs sale over th e b u tch ers’ counters droves of m aim ed, deform ed and helpless soldiers w ho have re and not sharing w ith them . than we had d u rin g Ju n e. This tu rn ed and soon w ill re tu rn , w hose usefulness is gone, and who If th ere was ev er a tim e in the history of m an-kind all of increase in civilian supply which w ill be helpless durin g the balance of th e ir lives. We have con us m ust w ork together in order to not have bread lines and one m ade possible th e point value trite h e arts w hen w e estim ate th e thousands of widow s, and of th e w orst depressions in th e history of nations it is now. reductions was th e resu lt of three minors, w hose husbands and fath ers sleep on foregin shores, We learned much from the last w ar and should profit th e re things: (1) A sm aller set-aside n ev er to re tu rn again. by. L et us m ake life w orth w hile for the retu rn in g heroes—see for th e arm ed forces; (2) More A nd w hy? J u st because a proud, haughty, sneaky country— to it th a t he and she receive a big w elcom e; th a t they get suitable m eat now being shipped across stabbed us in the back, and w ith o u t w arning on th a t fateful em ploym ent and le t’s not be envious because they receive the state lines as a resu lt of O PA ’s D ecem ber night, attack ed us at P e a rl H arbor and blasted our p lau d it of th e m ultitude. They deserve it, and more. We w ill not slau g h ter control program ; (3) ships, killing hundreds of our citizens and th en raiding other places push them off the cliffs into oblivion. More even d istrib u tio n of su p far and near. They becam e conquerors over night. plies as a resu lt of O PA s fair N ow we observe this v e ry nation bow ing in hum ble subm is Y our W ar Price and R ationing J and neighbors, giving th e ir serv- d istrib u tio n order. sion, not of pity for th eir nefarious acts, not begging pardon for Board is a busy place, as you j ices—a t least four hours a w eek th e ir treachery, not seeking forgiveness for th eir atrocities, but w ell know if you’ve had occasion —to our ratio n in g and price con quaking for fear, less we drop an o th er atom ic bom b on another to visit it. You m ay even have tro l program s. T hey are am ong of th e ir cities, and destroying thousands of th e ir precious citizens. been a little irked because you’ve th e m ajor con trib u to rs to V ic -' LIND & POMEROY This haughty nation w ho for over 2000 centuries have never had to w ait to tran sact your busi tory. B ut they need help. If you F l o w e r s lost a b attle; this isolated territo ry , who, ju st about 76 years ago, ness. N ext tim e, why not m ail in have a few free hours a w eek, | p erm itted outside nations to cross its fro n tier—now lies p ro strate— your application for gasoline, w hy not do y o u r p a rt on the “As n ear as your p h one” bowing, fringing, and craw ling, as it w ere, at th e feet of the shoes, sugar, oi w h a t.h a v e you? hom e front? Call th e chief clerk 2617 NE Union A ve—GA 1181 dem ocracies asking for Peace, w hile th e ir hands are still bloody I t’s been dem onstrated th a t a p a t your board, or th e volunteer and th e ir conscience stained because of th e ir m any atrocities. plications th a t are m ailed in can supervisor, and find out w hat T hey seek peace—and th e term s have been accepted by the be processed, on the average, in jobs need to be done. rep resen tativ es of the “Big F o u r”. In a few days we w ill have th re e m inutes, w hile those peace. Yes, Peace on E arth —Good w ill to all men. b rought in personally usually tak e This sam e m essage was sung by hte angels w hen th e M aster half an hour. You w ill be saving BIRTH AND DEATH was born. It is sung now. A nd y et we ask the question. W ill th ere your tim e and speeding up th e STATISAICS be peace? Will th e re be good w ill tow ards all men in Am erica? w ork of th e board if you tak e Tim e is O ur Business BIRTH S— Elsie Lee Brown, W ill A m erica now, since th e soldiers are retu rn in g , be fair in its advantage of this opp o rtu n ity to economic program and p erm it m en and wom en of all races to contact th e local board by mail. born Ju ly 30, 945, 24 0 C otton Licensed Watchmakers wood, A pt. 505, V anport City. share equitable and equally in the d istrib u tio n of jobs; enjoy K enneth Lee B eckham , born Expert Repairing th e rights of citizenship and have th e equal protection of the Did you know th a t 79 p er cent Ju ly 24, 945, 4 0 Cottonwood, laws? of the personnel of th e Office of 5 to 10 day service Apt. 920, V anport City. W ill discrim ination and disfranchisem ent be stopped and th e P rice A dm inistration in th e P a DEATH: E sther Coleman, died sp irit of C h ristanity prevail? I fear th e worse. 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On one occasion th e son was leading his fath er up th e m oun ta in and he observed th a t tears w ere streak in g dow n his fa th e r’s cheeks. T he son spoke to his dad and said, “W hy are you w eep ing fa th e r? You know th a t it is the custom th a t I am following— d o n ’t c ry .” T he old m an, w ith a look of compassion, spoke to his son, “M y boy,” h e said, “I am not w eeping because you are follow ing a tra d itio n a l custom . I am crying to th in k th a t one day, you, my d a rlin g son, w ill be led up this v ery m ountain to th e sum m its and th a t y o u r son w ill push you off th e cliffs.” N ow th a t th e w a r is over and soon w orld w ar v eteran s of the You are alw ays welcome— The I KEYSTONE LUNCH OREGON FRATERNAL ASSOCIATION 1412 N. Williams Avenue lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll.. Ill.. . 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