White Bluffs Spokesman

THIS IS NO TIME TO REST ON THE OARS

In 1776 there was a man in a whole lot of trouble. The man's name was George Washington. He had been trying to get money with which to feed and clothe the army. He couldn't borrow any. He had to make some kind of a success, and he didn't know what in the world to do.

Along about Christmas time he happened to be somewhere near Trenton on the other side of the Delaware River. On the opposite side was a bunch of Hessians sent there to lick him by George III. The river was full of ice, and nobody could get across. The Hessians were in very large numbers and if they could get across the river, they could have beaten George Washington, and the whole Revolutionary war would have been lost. But the Hessians, when they found that nobody could get over, and that George Washington's army couldn't cross over to them, decided to celebrate Christmas Eve. They laid off, because business was dull. They made the mistake of thinking everybody would lay off. But George Washington had to get across that river. He said, "This is the time to get those guys when they're all drunk and laying down on the job." He got across, and got his army across, and surprised the Hessians, who were too drunk to fight, and took one thousand prisoners and put the rest to flight.

"Business is dull now. The river is full of ice, and no one can get across So let's take it easy. Let's stop our advertising, ease up on our salesmen, cut down our output, and lay off some of our workpeople,"

That's what the Hessians are saying.

But there are a few George Washingtons. They know it is dull--that the river is full of ice. But they have got to get across. They keep things going, advertise, push sales, keep up production.

Will you delay your attack until the river is clear of ice. and the Hessians are drawn up in line of battle on the other bank, or will you cross now and smite them before they wake up?