A Letter From
Overseas
S|Sgt. George T. May, son of
Rev. and Mrs. G. W. May, of Red
Oak, N. C., who is now serving
his country as an aerial gunner
on a B-17 Flying Fortress based
in Italy, wrote the following let
ter to his Mother, on the day
that a number of his comrades
were killed in action during a
bombing mission.
Jan. 11, 1944.
Dearest Mother:
Thrtp evening many of my bud
dies, who have never known any
thing else but love and compan
ionship of our fellowmen died.
They were swell fellows, just
like the neighbor's son across the
street; the kid behind the drug
counter who always seems to
wear a smile, even though the
hours are long and tough, and
too, like all the boys in these
states of ours, true Americans,
to the man.
Needless to say, they were mur
dered by rats. They did not have
a chance. They will never see
their homes, mothers, or the
states they loved enough to lay
down their lives for, again. They
wanted no war. They wanted no
blood on their hands, because
they were Americans, and Ameri
cans have tried to live peacefully
by the laws of God, since the
birth of this nation. Yet, many
of them died! ??
Although, truly, the deed is
stunning and unbelieveable, it is
done. We are sure now, of what
was for a long time doubtful in
our minds ? the question of the
possibility of an enemy dropping
out of nowhere, striking, and
then vanishing. We know that
it could Just as easily be our own
homes, families and friends, that
would be the target.
There was a time when we
could fight our war from the pul
pit. Its more serious now. Our
own lives are threatened to the
extent that we must light, or die,
and life is too beautiful a thing
?to throw to a bunch of rats with
out a fight. We will light! We
?will win! Because we fight not
only under the greatest country's
colors in the world, but also un
der God's colors. Some will die,
because the Almighty wills it
that way, and we place all our
trust in Him. We are not afraid
mother. The thought of our lov
ed ones back home who are suf
fering mental torture on account
of this conflict erases all instinct
of fear.
The gallant men who have met
death this day will not have died
in vain.
We go into this thing with a
prayer on our lips, our heads
high, wits keen, and eyes wide
open.
We, as men don't pretend to
understand the depth ot a moth
er's love, but personally I trust
that you, mother, will put all the
feeling, love, and consecration ot
your entire being into prayer, in
stead of useless worrying, fret
ting and tears.
Not mentioning any names but
I know some slant-eyed sons of
Satan and Hitlerites who had bet
ter get religion quick, before
those pearly gates slam in their
faces.
Keep your chin up Mother, and
remember you're my best girl.
I'm O. K. So don't worry.
Devotedly, your son,
GEORGE.
.CARD OF THANKS
We wish to take this opportu
nity to express our thanks and
appreciation for all the help and
kindness of our many friends In
our great sorrow since the deatb
of our son, Thomas.
Mr. and Mrs. T. Frank Fuller.
The element in sweet clover
'which causes a type of bleeding
disease in cattle, is Jiow being
adapted to use in human medi
cine to prevent dangerous post
operative blood clots, say the vet
erinarians.
Patronize TIMES Aavartlaara
% /ICTORY
ON THE FARM FRONT
? Ne*VS from fh*
Agricultural [xttniion StrrtC*
?iTATB COLLEGE ANSWERS
TIMELy FARM QUESTIONS
QUESTION : Is ft best to use
limestone or land plaster on pea
nuts?
ANSWER: State College ag
ronomists advise the use of do
lomitic limestone for Spanish
type peanuts. It is safer to use
land plaster on Virginia type pea
nuts where the calcium level is
not known and on new peanut
land. Use dolomitic limestone on
soils shown to be moderately high
in calcium by soil test, or where
limestone has produced high qual
ity peanuts by field test. Where
other crops' in the rotation are
not heavily fertilized, use 75
pound?-of muriate of potash or
300 pounds of 0-10-10, the agron
omists advise. Apply the potash
or 0-10-10 on top of the row as
the peanuts break through the
ground. Do not apply when the
plants are wet, or to the side of
the row where the potash will be
thrown up in the bed where the
peanuts form.
H? H
QUESTION: Can you give me
suggestions for getting a good
stand of cotton?
ANSWER: Treat all planting
seed with ceresan and be sure the
seed are of good germination, ad
vise State College agronomists.
If wilt is present on your farm,
ask your county agent or seeds
man about wilt-resistant seed.
Cotton planted reasonably early
has a better chance in the boll
weevil fight. Plant 5 to 6 pecks
of seed per acre. Plant at a
proportionately higher rate, if the
seed do not germinate 80 per
cent or better.
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QUESTION : What are the best
soybean varieties for oil?
ANSWER: food's Yellow and
Tojcio are good standard varie
ties. Ogden and Vclstate are
outstanding new varieties with a
good oil content, report State Col
lege agronomists. Volstate in par
ticular is quite resistant to shat
tering. Do not plant brown or
black beans for oil, say the agron
omists. Inoculation of soybeans is
necessary on fields where the
crop has not been previously
grown.
?On Pay Day, Boy Uonds- -
i
U. S. CERTIFIED
BABY CHICKS
$12-95 per 1QQ
Barred Rocks and New
Hampshire Reds.
Hatch each Wednesday
Place your order with
me now and avoid the
RUSH later.
Can deliver anywhere.
L o uisbur g
Hatchery
MAOY O. BREWER
Lonisbnrg, N. C. R. 8
NOTICE TO
FISHERMEN
Effective March 1, 1944 I will sell permits
to fish in Jackson's Pond for the year 1944.
No netting allowed.
The cost of. each permit will be $10.00 and
each permit holder may take one friend along
to fish.
The pond is now posted against hunting or
fishing except to those people having permits.
Customers of the Mill may fish from the
banks, free of charge, for a distance of 100
yards from the dam. When I say customers
of the Mill I mean those people who bring corn
to the Mill to be ground
Permits may be purchased from
M0RT HARRIS
KMC*' ' "
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Home Agent's Schedule
March 0-11
Monday ? Sandy Creek.
Tuesday ? Gold Sand 4-H Club;
Centerville.
Wednesday ? Bunn-Pilot 4-H
Clubs; Wood.
Thursday ? Franklinton-Youn
gsville 4-H Clubs; Mltchiners.
Friday ? Raleigh Training
School.
Saturday ? Office.
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Canning Supplies
Though the canning season,
right now, seems far away it is
an excellent idea to prepare tor
it. Nutrition experts estimate
that with a year around garden
each person needs approximately
seventy quarts of canned fruits,
vegetables, meats, preserves and
pickles. Check the family sup
ply of jars for number of Jars and
the condition of the jars. Pur
chase needed supply of jars, rub
bers and lids. ' , J
Check the pressure cooker. If
new parts are needed they may
be ordere from the company. Hot
water canners are being made
] now and should be on the market
this spring.
Can extra turnip salad and
other spring salads. Wash thor
oughly in cold water; drain well.
Steam for 4 minutes, pack in
quart jars, cover with liquor left
from straining, add 1 teaspoon of
salt and cook in pressure cooker
for 65 minutes at 16 lbs. pres
sure.
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North Carolina Hereford bree
ders are sending 73 bulls to the
Alabama Bull Sale on March 29.
? another market for Tar Heel
breeders in the Black Belt of
I Alabama.
THE LOW DOWflj
from ' i
HICKORY GROVE !
With groundhog day over, and ^ J
the sap starting
to run, and the
woodpeckers be
ginning their
tattoo, more and
more candidate^
are clearing
their throats. |
How they/ a 1 1!
manage to get
on the planeB
and trains while j
everybody else is]
being told to
stay at home,
has me sorta up
a tree, and be
fuddled. ,
Jo Serra
Most of the ones touring up ana
down and across the nation, are
all set to save the world ? not
just the U. S. A. I am waiting
for somebody to come along who
is going to do something about
saving us here at Jiickry.
These folks who sa? they ara,
in politics to save the world and]'
not for theln own benefit, are
somewhat like the duck who was
driving into town one day and
met a neighbor. The neighbor
says, "BUI, where are you go
ing?" "Oh," says Bill, "I am
going into town to get drunk, and
how I do dread it."
Yours with the low down,
JO SERRA.
YOUR "SHIP WILL
COME IN" Sooner
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(Continued irom Page 1)
y today, and Farrell's troubled
egime apparently bad weathered
ts first crisis.
Lt.-Col. Tomas Duco, a political
inknown. staged the revolt with
lis Third Infantry Regiment, per
naps In hopes of acting aB a fuse
.'or a revolution by the navy and
ither dissident army groups to
return Oen. Pedro Ramirez to the
presidency. Ramirez stepped down
n favor of Vice-President Farrell
In palace coup last Thursday.
Kebela Surrender
Duco and his men ? perhaps
1,000 strong ? "surrendered un
conditionally" early today after
marching from Buenos Aires to a
suburb, a government announce
ment declared.
London, March 1. ? The Finn
ish people were informed in a
Helsinki communique tonight of
Russla'sJ'peace-now-or-else" arm
istice tefms, which were disclosed
to have been indorsed by Britain.
Hope persisted that the little Axis
satellite would accept the terms
and get out of the war.
The Finnish radio outlined the
six points of the Russian proposal,
broadcast last night from Moscow,
and said the terms had been
transmitted to parliameut. It wag
emphasized,- however, that no
negotiations were in progress.
The effect of a Russian-Finnish
peace on the other Axis satellites
? Bulgaria, Rumania and Hung
ary ? was not overlooked. The
Hungarian MTI agency announced
that Premier Nicholas Von Kallay
would discuss "internal and ex
ternal matters of great import
ance" tomorrow before deputies
in the Hungarian Parliament.
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The Americas are commonly
thought of as the original home
of tobacco but native tobacco
plauts, diqerent from those in the
Americas, were later found in
Australia, research men report.
LEGGETT'S
THE TEEN AGE CROWD WANTS
SUITS . . . BECAUSE TEY'RE
SMART AS CAN BE . . . FOR
DRESS UP SLICK FOR SCHOOL
TOO. TAILORED FOR LONG
STURDY WEAR
LOVABLE COTTONS THE YOUNG
ER SET WANT. WE HAVE
THEM AT THE LOW PRICES TO
PLEASE THRIFTY MOTHERS.
CHOOSE FROM PRINTS, CHECKS,
PLAIDS AND SOLIDS. ALL
WASHABLE.
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