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THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1940 THE LONG ISLAND TRAVELER 69th Year \Home Newspaper of the North Pork\ Established 1871 PUBLISHED THURSDAYS AT 80UTH0LD FREDERICK O. HAWKINS. Owner and Editor WALTER B. OAOm, Associate Editor DUplay Advertising Rates on AppUcatlon Entered as Second Class Matter at t?1o | ^^^ Southold, N. Y., un- der the Act of OongreM on l i u t k I. 1870. THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1940 Editorials A Nation of Panhandlers ! Under the following heading the Riverhead News writes in- telligently about the situation in this country today. We print the editorial in full as follows: A NATION OF PANHANDLERS Are the people of this nation becoming plain, ordinary panhand- lers — beggars from government? Individuals, towns, cities and states have their hands out for Federal alms. By accepting these alms, they are gradually giving up individ- ual, civic and states rights and building a Federal overlordship that will make them mere pawns of government. We like to talk about our democracy and pity the people of countries where liberty has been crushed, when we ourselves are giving up our freedom for a mess of Federal \handouts\ that are mortgaging our future for generations to come. Civic organizations have become beggars, great industries have become beggars, cities and states have become beggars at the, pub- lic trough. Then after accepting public charity and injecting gov- ernment into their local and personal affairs, they cry because gov- ernment in business is being so rapidly extended that it is wiping out free enterprises. Don't blame anybody but yourself when you feel the jaws of officialism close on you, if you have countenanced or accepted Feder- al alms for projects which would have been handled by courageous, intelligent and self-respecting citizens in the past. This country hasn't changed fundamentally in spite of all the theoretical prattle to the contrary; opportunities are still countless for young and old. What has changed is our backbone and our pride. We are be- coming a nation of \sissies\ who cry for help at the slightest provo- cation and want to be coddled as incompetents. By our actions we are admitting thatjiw are no longer capable of self government or private management of our own affairs. We are asking for political dictatorship and we will have no one but ourselves to blame if we get it. Every time there is some tough nut to crack, we now beg for Federal funds to care for the problems or losses involved, which, in most ciues, are due to our own laziness, greed or neglect. We want the Federal government to do our irrigating; we want the govern- ment to control our crops; we want the government to build our dams; we want the govenunent to build our houses; we want the government to carry bur insurance; we want the govcrnmtnt to loan us mont|r; we want the govertunent to build our schools, bridges, parks, etc., and do everything that we as free men and women used to take jpride in doing ourselves. And then we cry our eyes out about taxes and new Uws, regulations and restrictions. Anjrone w l ^ a thimbleful of brains knows that when you bor- row money the lender ^ets in the driver's seat. When you become a beggar, the giver controls your actions. When you beg or borrow from the government, you give up your birthright as a free citizen — you begin to exist for the government, rather than the govern- ment existing for you. This is the position of the people of the United States today. They have begged and borrowed themselves well on the road toward national bankruptcy and political dictatorship. There can be no compromise with the totalitarian philosophy —you either accept it and become public wards or you kick out the totalitarian philosophy and remain free. If you think the end toward which we are racing is exa^er- ated, just look around your own community and see how much Fed- eral charity it has accepted. Government can hand out no money which it does not take from the citizens. Money taken in taxes means that much less for the man or woman who has to sweat and earn and save and pay the taxes. Don't kid yourself with the idea that the fundamental virtues of working and saving have changed for either government or in- dividuals. You can't spend yourself prosperous. Best Wishes To Graduates We congratulate the many graduates of our col- leges and schools and extend to them our best wishes for a successful career. Remember that It Is important to have a growing fund In reserve for any time when you need cash quickly. Open an account now with this Mutual Savings Banli. Deposits made the first 3 business days of any month draw interest from the first, except January, April, July and October, when ten business days grace are allowed. SOUTHOLD SflUinCS BOnH FOUNDID III! S OU T l to L D , S U FF O L K C OUN T Y . N . Y . A MUWAL INSTITUTION OPEIATfO tOULV Ml THI LENEFIT OP ITS DEPOSITOM. BUY TBRCBNTBNARY STAMPS i 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 fea;- that the United States may lose its greatest bulwark of 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 lorig\ to tuild Ti second fleet. Not e — 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. * * * 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 axien (emirfiasized by this war) is: Once the enemy gets contrcd of a seaport or an base, it is going to be twice as hard, al- most impossible to get him out So you may see something done by the UnitMl States about Oreealaad in the not too distant future. • • • BBMISraBBE DEFENSE These i r e days when the Uhited StatM is Supposed to be bending •very sffort to co-ordinat* ttte de- fense of the Western hemiq^ere; days when President Roosevdt im- presses upon congress the vulner- abiUty 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 BrazU asked the United States to permit the leaping 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. Wm. H. Terry & Son Stevens Building Main Street SODTHOLD, N. T. Insurance Arthur F. Gagen, Mgr. Tel. 3552 BUY TERCENTENARY STAMPS I Odds and Ends Here is a want ad printed in the Shield: \Wanted — a man for hard work and rapid promotion . who can find things to be done without the help of three assistants. A man who is neat in appearance and does not sulk for an hour's over- time in emergencies. (Ah I what a man, he is going to the top.) A man who listens carefully when he is spoken to and asks only enough questions to insure carrying out in- structions. A man who moves quickly and makes little noise. A man who looks you straight in the eye and tells the truth. A man who is cheerful, courteous to every one and determined to 'make good.\ There are still a few such men around the country and there is no limit to the things they may accom- plish. They are not sitting around waiting for the Government to drop something in their laps, they are not waiting for Manna from Heaven, they are going after what they want and they will get it, for there wUl be little competition. • • • And another philosopher says: \Do more work than you're expected to do Stick to a task until it's through. Think and plan, scheme and work Never mind if others shirk; Find new ways to get things done And, brother, youll find your place in the sun.\ • * • And another sage says: \He who saves the boss's time, into the boss's chair will climb.\ And this is good logic. After all the boss can't live for- ever, and his successor will be the man qualified to take his place. * • • The man who wastes ten minutes a day cheats his employer out of a whole week's work in the course of a year. • • • Jones: \What Is a diplomat?\ Smith: \A fellow who can convince his wife that he got the powder on his coat lapel in a barber's chair. • • • \You say his wife drove him to drink?\ \Yes from the back seat.\ • * • Poor Richard said: \Glass China .nd Reputation are easily cracked and lever well mended.\ * * * I4any people seem to find It neces- sary to burn down the house to get a roast well done. • • • As Ben Franklin apUy said: \ The Honey is sweet, but the Bee har a Bting.\ • * • A few practical jokes may make a lot of enemies. How few people ap- preciate jokes at their own expense! Most nut and fruit breads give great- er volume if they are allowed to stand in the pan for 20;.to 30 minutes be- fore baking. Bank of Soutbold •OOTBOLD. N. V. 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Oloaad on all pukUe hoUteya Important Instructions /or Every Father B W nSCBNISNABY ITAMPB t ..re and then Chech ivork please chec»^ ^^ to it where jay, leave ^ ,, Day o n i t . T^he F o l M 2 3 DIRECTIONS FOR THE OLD MAN. . 1 Go down these lists Check where you think it will do the most good Sign on the dotted line Leave the page, checked, in a good conspicuous place, like the middle of the hall floor, with a brick on it — or the breakfast table — or tied on the dial of the radio Let human nature (if any) take its course I could use A New Pair of Slacks Plenty of White Manhattan Shirts, collar attached Some Coronado Neckties (look out for the pattern) A Decent Panama (I'd never buy one for myself) A Stetson Hat (the kind I've always wanted). A McGregor Sweater / am hank to confess the need of Plenty of Interwoven Socks in the right colors Some Real Lightweight Sum- mer Pajamas (I have always wanted them but nobody seem- ed to care) Som e of Those Manhattan Shirts and Shorts (with plenty of seat room) IMPORTANT NOTE TO T H E TRIBE Will you please, for Pete's sake, remember that: My collar size is Sleeve length is Shoes are size Sock size is Waist size is Trouser length is General coloring is Colors I DON'T like are Sign Here Alias Dad, The Old Man, Pop, Him, That one. Your Father says, Hey, Governor, or the Forgotten Man It may sound grasping hut Vve always wanted A Silk Dressing Gown A Silk Smoking Jacket Some Linen Sport Shirts ' A Decent Hickock Belt and Buckle Set Maybe you never stopped to think, but Pd like A McGregor Sport Ensemble Two New Pairs of Hickock Garters A New Hickock Sport Belt Among the luxuries nobody ever gave me are A New Tennis Racquet A Dozen Golf Balls A Modern Dress Shirt A Set of Studs If you're still with me, Pm all out of Tie Clasps Man-size White Linen Hand- kerchiefs Bathing Apparel Further Important Note to the Tribe: \Whether iVs Your mon- ey or Mine, I want you to make the most of it by buying Decent Qual- ity at a Fair Price; so go to work on this at . Abe Brown's The Home of Good Clothes Greenporty L. 1.
