The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 60, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 10, 1944 Page: 2 of 8
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NO ONE wuli to kdim that a race ol m°-
pl« could do Ik* torribU thing* tbi Japs did in
tli* "Rap* of Nanking." Verified stories from
China years before wo bad to go to war were
hard lo believe. In foci pacifists in this coun-
try sold scrap iron, American ammunition,
American cars, otc., to the Japs in an effort to
keep them friendly. No one wanted to believe
Pearl Harbor. But facts are facts, and the
sooner we realise the type of enemy we have
the better for America. Colonel Dyess' story
was, we are aure, "toned down" so American
people would believe it: it was more horrible
than is being reported.
! i : ■ :
ANOTHER WACO PASTOR, Rev. A. Reiliy
I'opeland, of the Tabernacle Huptist Church of thai
city, answers Dr. Daw.ion's statements in a letter,
as follows:
"I reail your front page article by interview, in
L*mI and Reading Notices, 10c per single column tl'«- Waco News-Tribune and Waco Times-Herald,
line insertion; Be per line each additional insertion. February 4, 1! I4, under the caption head "Dawson
Believe- Jap Cruelty Not Universally True," with
subhead, "Baptist Pastor Reports Talk With l'on , - , . ,
, ,, ,, . ... , .. , ... . cost of arms, crest, award, meda ,
Arthur Minister Who Hayed Atrocity Stories, on ' '
I,, e f ^ which you base your opinion on a telephone conver-
w U5l W ® ~ sation with a I'ort Arthur pastor (Rev. II. K. Day)
whose son 'is a prisoner of the Japanese' and who
branded the publication of atrocity stories from
the Japanese camp - a.- 'political propaganda' after he
l Rev. Day) had talked over lonir distance telephone
THE NEWS in reproducing below an article ap- 'last Sunday with a Mi.-si-.-ippi Major (Michael Dob
pea ring last Friday in the Waco Timet--Herald, writ ervitch, lronton, Mi-.-.), 'as escaped prisoner of the
ten, of all things, by a former Albany Baptist pas- 'Japanese' and who was 'the last man to escape
tor, Dr. J. M. Dawson. The heading on the stor> ii'iom Japanese prison e.imp," the whole burden ol
is: "JAPS NOT HARD ON ALL YANKS'." We are which story charge- our government released the
Japanese atrocity stories for 'political propaganda
purposes.'
"Informed people know Japan's dictator govern-
ment heads up in one man, the War Lord General
Tojo, who rules with an iron hand and through
whose centralized cabinet all order- go forth that
govern the political, economic, business and military
activities, including proven atrocities against Amer-
ican and Allied prisoners of war. Tojo boasted
•f the opinion the heading was written by the Times
Herald, who also added a question mark after the
heading. But the startling effect is revealed in the
•ub-head: "DAWSON DOESN'T BELIEVE OFFIC-
IAL ACCOUNT OF ENEMY ATROCITIES RE-
FLECTS TRUE LIGHT ON CONDITIONS."
In other words, Dr. Dawson doesn't believe the
story told by Albany's own Lt. Col. Edwin Dyess,
ft man who suffered in a Jap prison camp 3fil days,
and then escaped to tell the American public of the jthrough the late Admiral Yamamoto they would die
bestial treatment given the prisoners of war.
WE HOPE tho writer oif the letter has some
purpose in his statements. Wo can't see
because we, and many Albany people
talked with Edwin Dyess, saw the effects of
kis treatment at the hands of the Japs, even
could see that he had suffered intensely
months after he cscaped. Colonel Dyett it
dead, one of our national heroes. It would have
done people who believe as Dr. Dawson does,
a lot of Rood to have talked to Colonel Dyess.
Tlien, we know, there wouldn't have been arti-
cles like that published. Dr. Dawson was
highly respected while he made Albany his
home, and doubtless his low for humanity and
Christ causes him to believe as he does. But
the sooner American people realise the type of
enemy we have, the sooner we will end the Ris-
ing Sun's threat to civilisation and Christianity.
THE STORY concerning Dr. Dawson follow :
"Dr. J. M. Dawson, pastor of the First Baptist
ehurrh, expressed his disbelief in the universal truth
of conditions existing in Jap prison camp- a.- divulg-
ed by recent atrocity stories published by the war
and navy departments last week.
"A statement was made Thur-day b\ Pr. Daw.-on
to the News-Tribune .following receipt of a letter
from Dr. R. E. Day, l'ort Arthur pa-tor. whose son,
Capt. Morris E. Day, is a pri oner of the Jap-me.-e.
Dr. Day last week protested iirain-t publication of
atrocity stories from the Japar.- •• camp- a- 'poVi
cal propaganda."
"In I.is letter to Dr. Daw>on ' e Pert \r i.
ister stated that he had talked ovn ionu < 1 i.ci
telephone la I Sunday with Ma M hael Dol.crv . *i
Of lronton, Mi.-s., ii: e-' .i; , I | , i-on 'I of -I
anese, and that Major Dohervu h mad.- *.«*
which do not agree with the itro< t\ toi • ■ Dob
ervich, say- Pi Da\, i- accord nv to '1 • I m
mat on 1 can get, the la-t man to a p.- from a Jap
anese prison camp.'
"Dr. Da> quotes Doberva-h a -aying In worked
with Captain Day on a Japan- e pri on I'anr II.
says Day was at the time 'getting along fine ' ik
Day quote- Dobervich a- making th« . «'at>
ments:
"The prisoners (a) < amp No. 2, when- Dober- eh
was), are ln-irig cared for 'a- w> is can be i-x;>• t
ed.'
"The Red Cross ha made na 'able t lia- a ip
supplies of quinine, medicine a' I mod al urn ,
"There are 'a number of doctor-' at t rem
"Food, while not of the wholesome qti i t\ ami
variety to which " are a . istome.1 t tin V> ite I
States, i 'ab-olntely .ff i-nt' to i-' ti 1
in the work they are doing.'
"Dr Day, whose son was a chapla'ii on l!r i".
maintained that the govei ri'ia-nt. bj v ' ml •
atrocity storie- for -uch a long t • • •> d ' 1
denly rele i ing them during • •• w ar :-••• i di
showed it released the -tor e for ': «>! t a
gand.t purpose .'
"Dr. Day i- further quoted bj Dr Daw
ing that while undoubtedly ome <>f the \ir.i v
prisoners were cruelly treated, he doe-n't think thi
is universally true.
"Dr. Paw-on, agreeing w ith thi -a\ he recret-
the passionate hatred being fostered aga:n-t ' "c
Japanese by the report- of atrocitii airam-' 01.
men. Dr. Dawson, declaring that 'war i ., horrible
thing in any case.' asserts that treatment of pi -or
era immediately after their capture -ometnie
harsh, but it is no worse than it wa a century at"
in all countrie- He also -ay-: 'Don't let u- forge'
the Germans are al-o doing thing- like that.' He
believes that hatred against ti e Japane . .-.ill tie
o utrongly indoctrinated in 11 that it ■•■ill la> • a-
foundation for a th rd arid mor« 'er hie world v.; r,
and that tHe publication of the ,- tor e « le-i .
further and worse mi. treatment of n onarie an
otlier civilian-, a well a- war prior. held !>y • e
Japanese
"Dr. Diwion myi he kriowt the fitmily of
Col. William Dyes® well, and that 'they ir fine,
trpriijht people of the highect integrity," and he
doesn't doubt that the late colonel vv a I report-
ing truly what he lav of the treatment of pris-
oners before he eataped, but, iiayi the Waco
pastor, men in the emotional tate o<f pri«oner*
of war are likely to exaggerate, not what they
actually see. but the general application of it
He doesn't think that the treatment reported by
the escaped prisoner* was neceitarily general.
"He quoted the Christian Cen"iry. published r
Chicago, in un editorial published hefnrr h< atr<>'
storii were released, a -aying tha' report fro
late this war's peace terms in Washington. Japan's
war lord followed their historical and cruel pattern
and practice when they engineered their sneak at-
tack on Pearl Harbor, while their ambassadors were
deceptively fawning friendliness in Washington, the ■
same as they did in l!*0."i against Russia, when all j
the military head- were entertaining in a state hall
w ith Japan's ambassador-, and the Jap troop- all hut |
annihilated the Russian garrison, followed with a :
bloody war, ending disastrously for the Russian-.
Japan also followed this same pattern against their
friendly neighbor, defenseless Ch na in l'.Kil.
"Our government made thorough inve-tigat on of
Japanese atrocitie- again.-.', our service men, ami
.-ame have also been doubly verified in actual ex
perienee by our army, navy, air-men and marine.-,
and the latter in part cular, who were ordered not
to take any more Japanese prisoner- because they
could not be trusted alive, either sick or well for
frequently Jap prisoner* -tabbed their benefactor,
in the hack or threw a knife into their ho-om. All
these atrocity report- also came through -uch well
known magazine- a Collier-. Time. Life, I. berty,
New- Week, Saturday Evening 1'ost, and othei .
having been verified h\ the respective -tail-, and
same certified report through our war corre-pon
dent- and relea-e- t rough \--oeiateil Pre--, I nited
Pre-.-, I'ili\ei-a! New . Service, Reuters, and othei
mediums, and news , a.-ting. ?t behooves patriotic
citizen- to accept the truth from authoritative
source- rather than be -waved b> pacifism'- insid-
ious propagate! i worldwide, in the name of relmion.
seeking to cloud the tie in order to w in the peace,
wha-h war t e lit' • e'! w i'ii big teeth i:.n't win
for they hit off mo i tea: ti e; can chew, and no .
are beginning to understand
\ know force to l e uttei
•t not mihi ish the trut h con-
'. e- ;'nr fear we'll provoke
ar, - i - • j the -ame log', a pel-or,
employ if le argued that inn local
d tr.t and ' d. ni c#e:r must not apprehend, bring
to ju t'ce. a id i e out pun -iiment to murderei -
;.nd criminal- of various -ort- for fear such agita-
tion n-i^ht mi '•• ii.i-m te fti'thei deprr-dation.-
ig i.i ' Ol cH i a: Ml I re t1 • -logan, i iii. El ii
i:i:ai (;o\ i i;n.mi.m ni \ i i; compromises
Willi CRIMINALS.* Pacifism -nek.- to pet and
|i.imper • !',e dn tatoi \,. i lords, for it
ligion i- tn firing in good -i.e.iker t
Albany, Twxu, Thundat, FAr*
Headed for the
THE ALBANY NfiWff
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By BOYCE HOUSE
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An instructor said, "Figures
never lie. For example, if one
man can build a house in 12 days.
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Pur* Pood Laws and Liquor Ads
The pure food laws of the land
•stand out like a sore thumb along-
side the common advertising prac-
tices of the liquor industry. At
least one state (Oregon) has un-
dertaken to ban certain kinds of
liquor advertising that are false,
deceptive and misleading. The
seven points of the control law of
that state prohibits: (1) advertis-
ing that claim that liquor is a food
or remedy for any disease or mal-
ady; (2)that contains a recipe for
using the liquor advertised; (:i)
i that connects liquor with a seal,
12 men can build it in one dny."
. To which a student replied, "and
prize, picture of a woman, child o. I 2HS men (,ou|(j huMd jt in om,
anuly scene; ( it that associates , hour> 17i2S0 i„ one minute and 1,-
liquor with any religious sign, | 038,S00 in one second." As the
symbol, holiday, festival or observ- ; in.structor gasped, the student add-
ame; (a) that associates liquoi cd, "|f one ship can cross the At-
wit . comic strips, pets, athletes or | |lintic
athletic events; (l!) that connects i
liquor with historical personages,
events, or the American flag; (7)
in six days, then six ships I
can cross it in one day." (From
"The Emancipator").
! ke the German hull ,
n the only language 11 e
Imost. To argue we m i
i ern i lig Ja pa lie , a'l.ici
a th id world
would have ti
ct and fe
and that refers to a person, firm
or corporation a- using or adver-
tising the purchase of the liquor.
I The laws of the land demand of
all industries producing food, nied-
i icine, tobacco products, or cosmetic
I preparations that the advertising
claims shall be true as represent-
ed. However, with our famou ■
(or infamous) inconsistency con-
cerning beverage alcohol products,
we allow the grossest misrepresen-
tations to go practically unchal-
lenged by law. Liquor advertising
seek- to deceive the unthinking
youth by claiming false values or
by associating liquor with things
or people which are approved.
It takes only average intelli-
gence and moral judgment to de
tect the absurdity of such "pro-
paganda" as, "The Gobi Medal
Whiskey," Good for your health,"
"Gentle as a lamb," '"Beer is not
intoxicating," "Peer is a tonic for
the weak and aged." Recipes are
read over the radio by one com-
pany -eeking to convey the notion
that beer is a food. It is a strange
taste that is tempted by their de-
scription of such nutritive ( ?) deli-
cacies as: "Chocolate beer cake,"
"beer bread," "beer spice cake,"
"beer . abbage slaw," "beer and
potatoes," "beer and beef kid
ney." ( Peer and Bologna!)
\ de picable form of liquor ad-
vert i ng i.- that which plays upon
love of home and parents to in-
duce young people to drink. One
magazine carried a picture of a
smiling lad who wa- writing a
Fathei' Pay greet ng, the import
of the me . age being that he \va-
proud of hi father because lie
knew how to "drink whi ko\ wi-e-
!y and moderately."
Hypoci i of thi ■ -ort
furt her in a i ecent liquor
said : "We do not want
w -ke\ to any one who
at a sacrifice of the neci
life. (They do, however i
whiskey can play
scheme of graciou
The once-humble peanut has a
hotel myned in its honor: the Goo-
ber Hotel in Gorman, a large and
modern hostelry where your col-
umnist recently addressed a din-
ner attended by more than 100 cit-
izens. Gorman is in the center of
the Eastland-Comanche area, a
leading peanut-producing district,
and is headquarters of a huge pea-
nut marketing association.
Artemus Ward said, "I used to
know a man who had a gold tooth
right up in the front of his mouth
but he was the best bass drum-
mer I ever knew."
tofore proclaimed himself a friend
of the governor—but then friend-
ships in politics have ended before
now: it will be recalled that Brutus
stabbed Caesar.
Political notes: Judge Clyde L.
["Garrett of Eastland i- reported
considering running for the seat he
formerly occupied in Congress. . . .
Rep. John Connelly of Trenton is
expected to ask re-election. Con-
nelly and Rep. Klingemaii actively
sponsored and urged soldier vote
legislation during the regular ses-
sion a subject in which a lot of
politicians, including the lieutenant
governor, have suddenly gotten in-
terested in the last few weeks. , . .
Reports around Austin are that the
lieutenant governor may run for
governor. He and Governor Stev-
enson have had a wide divergence !
of opinion on the advisability of a
special session on ,-oldier voting
and the lieutenant governor has
carried the difference into the pub-
lic prints. Of course, he has here
Overheard in Austin:
"What do you say?"
"1 don't know a thing."
"I know that—but how are you
expressing it today?'
relief for
ue from colds with Mentho-
Satisfaction guaranteed
oney dbck. hoc a
Everywhere
Letdinf Dealers
INCOME TAX REPOil
Will make out your inc
report. Call 222. Harold
berry.
DONT LET
C0NSTIPA1
BLOW YOU VP
• Whan bowstt an sluggish — i
feel irrttabla, hesdschy — do I
of folks do. Chaw FEEN-A-k
modern chewin|-(um
A-MINT looks and tattas IU
vorite (urn — you'll liks its
flavor. Simply chaw FBKN-i"
bedtime - taking only in acco
pni-kaga directions - sleep without |
disturbed. Next morning genii a, i'
ive relief. You'll feel like a mill'
\ generous family supply of i
MINT costs only 10*.
FEEN-A-MI
who m-uiiou
unkind to thi*
pie in .lapan
} rm£ on a not
p
th<
r
<i <;.-r
T war.
(1
FinniZf
(.f Ch
nanv :i
d lt
«■* m)({- in ?
ual churche-
u -1 not h«
: L'ood poo
a- it mitrh'
put
•d b\
ni th
brand <
art \\.
carried
id which
to oil
buy> it
-itif- of
Fino
a p;ii1 iti t ■
living but on-
ly when takon in moderation and
after tbo bill- aro paid."
The only thine wion: with that
l iou p « 'of prattle i- that the\
don't mean it and there i nothing
graciou- about alcohol or it- el"
fV. ' \o acred 11, ntr ha- ever
been -pared by the liquor trafTi«
and no irraciou- qualities of 1 if*•
havi* ever been developed by i'-
ptodm t I. <jUor dealer ai - ? ot
intero-ted in moderation except a 1
a deceptive device to cover tin i!i<'
vulvar -pect.-icle of over indulg- •
eiu-f, which the po ibi!:ty and
IT'S UP TO YOU /
p
d thi
' a nd
P<
pos**■ * whefj it pubii-he.-i the truth about .1;
at roc ties which are the rule and not isolated
tion> a- pacifists would have u> belicvr. It
come any man to .i. muate about a w
ithe late l.t Col. YVd'ian i I>y#*- wi .
for hi- country, and al-o j,:avr u ti:
about slapane-e atrocitu - a^aiii-t our
~ ' f ■ kr fi im i Dye - w it
of prisoner- of war
y actually -it,
To me -uii
i s re
o -di<
le I'
il
pu
pane?
exc
•obab
•ink.
I ver
rr.oderat ion
rt
p-
comparing or el
emotional state
i exag:^erate# not wha
eral applnation ol
-pirit can be described only b\ hi
Lord in < eth-<' nan. a.*
piece - of -:lver. * * * **
rid hero like
vrave hi- all
land truth
oldier.-. b\
i 'men in the
•e likely to
but the ^ren-
in America n
o ki -ed oui
for thirtv
e •; t sho
tell tin naked
narcotic propert
d ever> bottle -ho
'oi on."
o
ThfV Give Their
I end Your Money!
forced t
about tl
alcohol «*
marked
i.
be
uth
1
SHAC KF.I.FORD COUNTY PEOPLE are
nearin^ thrir $315,000 War Bond qu*)ta in the
fourth War Loan drive. The* climax of the
drive wa the very fine rally at the school au-
ditorium last Thursday flight when two wound
ed veterans told C'^0 people th *jr experience*
Last Thursday and Thursday night $158,700
n War Bonds were subscribed, bringing the t'
tai to within $27,000 of the quota. Jno. F.
S-d wick, county War P ond chairman, hopes
our people buy enough bonds this week to yn
over the quota.
Appre« la tionf go to C. M. Caldwell of Abi-
lene for making it possible for Albany to get
to hear these two \eterans.
That Na^ins
Backache
May Uani of Disordered
Kidn«-> \«tiou
M 'Jf-n Iff#* * th c* hurry snd worry,
iTifulgr habit*, irrproper eating and
'i- riW.nu 11 h risk --( -*;>« uur«' ao<l inf
• "f! «'« h«*\> «tra:n on thr *.#rk
"f tK. I. '«in«-yN Th«*> un- apt *o b« com
er-t ■ filter t««n m i
and other impurities from tlx i f> • ng
blmiit.
V'u ma;, suffer najreing hark*rh<',
hr*ad;id 7.r.in<- s, *< •' ng up night-
t'*v pa ns, nwi ll.fi/ feel r .nsttntl>
■ r. i. rp rvous, all v -n «• iat '>th«T sijrr s
• f k i•.• % or bladder rji«-«ivl"r a-'* soitic-
( men burnin*:, scanty *>r too freqm •
Tr,
kidn.
h<-lp thf
; ■#-!« t.'.dv
i.an half a
rr- r rom-
erymhefm.
r:, pith D'nti't
t', | ni* i " harmf i!
want' Th'-> hav - had m '« t
jr •*. ;• uI•' • a;v' • ■ x-
m# ". ! -d In grat«'f>j! u9«-ra ev
An. y>ur ti- •■•r'
DOAN SPILLS
i n'K.miks have bnasted that Ameri-
■. -men art- pamiJon-d, luxury-lov-
ing n:nr n- -A hn would be of no help to our
fi:rhtinir men at war. Rut—thi/i were
lrjoir/. Am rii'an women everywhere art
doirif: a l)anR-up job—in the service, in
indii- rv. in business, on the farm and in
th home.
Bit — l)iKj.'er incomes are
t mp'injr some women to buy
luxuries they've wanted, per-
Ka; - for years, but which they
d'.n't really need now.
Iv.itv true American woman
ps t) • the war will end—
on. 11 :t you've yoi to do more
to hasten victory, for 1944 is the year
<h ciximi. You've got to do your full di
by our boys at the front by keeping
your regular purchases of War Bonds
buying nt bast one extra $100 Bond
ing this Drive and by saving every
jou can in the world's best investr
War Bonds of the Fourth War Loan.
When the war is over, youl ]
have a lot more money to b*rl
uhat you want. Meanwhile, y<*|
can exult in the knowledge tl
you arc fighting for your Co
try mi the most effective
possible. Women of Ameris
it's up to you!
M W HI UiKRS p.-
Black Sp' ric . V M . ami F
Co,i-' Guard at Po " Nat Hez.
I'vt .1 ' r*f*r K ;iR. Jr., of
tint' th<- \i-'a bejfirm ' _•
.1
people who rptursed (ron: Japan ori tht- Grip-holn
imliraN that the Japanese are attempting tn appl> ,. ■ • . Mi , ; Mr- !
tile provisions of the Oeneva treaty to the treu' .Sou1..-we-'er; I!.- [ ■■■■>
•f civilian internee*." '.e*-- -uh.-.-rint o . 'or
week,
k r
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T'unford 01
man, of the
■ n xet'
b> h par-
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Add Indigestion
Relieved ia 8 minutes or
double yomr money back
When tnn. i a . I r j ••
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T b!et« >'o liftdfr Bel' an* r/jnjfu-t tn i
Jiffy or (toublr four mnrwr imi '"tati of botti* '
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Thi, .ticker in yeur window mcon-. y«u ho/E 4th Wor Loan ,„riti.fc
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