ARTILLERY UNIT
PREPARES FOR CAMP
Will Leave for Fort Bragg Next
Sunday, August 10th—Will
Be In Camp For Intensive
Training 15 Days — Battery
Will Be In Charge of Captain
Dan B. Kins, Who Recently
Took Charge as the Successor
to Captain C. E. Teaue, .. Re
signed.
un next ounaay, August lutn, tne
members of the local battery will
leave, about 65 strong, for Port
Bragg, where they will spend 15 days
drilling and handling the big guns on
the range some distance out from the
fort. The members of this unit are
in fine trim and will no doubt make a
splendid showing while in camp, as
they did a year ago. The unit sta—
tioned at Sanford is made up of local
young men and is known as Battery
E. Third Battalion, 113th Field Artil
lery, North Carolina National Guard.
This battery is commanded by Cap
tain l>an B. King, who was recently
commissioned to this office to suc
ceed Capt. C.' E. Teague, resigned.
Captain King will have charge of the
battery at camp. He will be aided
by 1st Lieut. Max Heins and 3rd
Lieut. L. P. Wilkins. Second Lieu
tenant H. Cannon resigned several
months ago, and it is understood that
his successor will be commissioned
while the battery is at Fort Bragg.
The peace-time strength of the bat
tery is four officers and personnel of
sixty-five men. The existence of the
battery in Sanford is dependent upon
the -willingness and patriqtic spirit
shown by local men in volunteering
their services, for which they are paid
by the Federal government. They
also receive an additional bonus
check from the State, Its existence
also depends upon the moral and fi
nancial support of the community
and county. It would be of much in
terest to the people of Lee county to
stop in at the armory from time to
time and see just what this unit
means. It would be of still more in
terest to visit the batallion drill
night which is Tuesday night of each
week and observe the men at work.
The equipment for the battery
which is furnished by the Federal
Government represents an investment
of more than $150,000. This equip
ment is composed of 4 large guns, one
55 MM Howitzer, ' trucks, tractors,
.signal devices, telephones, uniforms,
tients, and various other things neces
sary for the battery. The instru
ments used in collecting field data are
very expensive. There is one “range
finder,” valued at $900; there are two
B. C. Scopes valued at $1,800; two
French aiming circles at $$400. Vis
itors on drill nights would see these
instruments in practice.
The rent of the armory is $840.00
annually, paid by the >State.
The battery members are paid
quarterly with Federal and State
checks. The annual aggregate sum
of these check* will amount to nearly
$7,000, practically an of which is
spent right here in the county.
For the encampment which begins
August 10th and lasts for fifteen days
the battery will receive a full quar
ter’s pay. Its members are furnish
ed uniforms, food, medical attention,
when necessary, and proper training.
Besides the military instruction re
ceived at Fort Bragg, special atten
tion is paid to training the men in
hygjene and athletics.
The National Guard is looked upon
by military authorities as the coun
try’s first line of defense and the
different units pride themselves on
their efficiency. The men in the lo
cal battery are taught telegraphy,
signalling, telephone communication
map-making and map-reading, the
use of various instruments, rules of
military transportation, and the prop
er care of all rolling and motor
equipment. Each man is well train
ed in his particular line of duty and
the battery is an organization of
which Sanford and Lee county are
justly proud.
The local battery invites the "public
to visit the armory on drill night and
see what is being done. Visitors
will be taken through and a detailed
explanation will be gladly given.
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
METHODS ARE CHANGED
Duplication of enrollment evidently
has greatly injured North Carolina’s
record for average school attendance,
and though measures have been tak
en to remedy this error, State Supers
intendent of Instruction A. T. Allen
has informed all county and city su
perintendents.
A set of revised rules for report
ing has been worked- out and will be
put in use at the beginning Of the
next school year, Dr. Allen announced.
By this move, State school officials
hope, they said, to get a more accur
ate record of enrollment and attend
ance. ,
“On account of the fact that many
children move from one school district
to another during the school term"
Dr. Allen said in a letter to city ijnd
county school officials, “it is .evident
that there is some duplication in our
records. This duplication makes our
per cent of attendance run very low in
comparison with that of other states."
With view' of correcting this, a
committee of superintendents was
appointed to study the entire question
of child accounting. At a meeting of
county and city superintendents, the
committee submitted a plan for re
vision of the present registers and re
ports, and the plan was approved.
The revjsed forms which have
bean woilced out by the State de
partment are based on the principles
get up by this committee. They wjll
be ready for distribution to superin
tendents for next year’s use.
MERCHANTS ASKED -TO
BOOST STATE GOODS
What do you know about manufac
turing and manufactured products in
North Carolina? The average citi
zen' knows of the State’s leadership in
the manufacture of cotton and tobac
co, knows of her large towel, denim'
and underwear mills, but what does'
he know ahout scores and scores of
individual items manufactured with- j
in tK«"State? "How many .stores
stock an adequately display of North
Carolina goods, and how many buy
ers call for such items when making
purchases, even when price and qual-1
ity and style are in favor of the home
product?
In order to make it possible for
the average North Carolinian to make
satisfactory answer to these and sim
ilar questions, the State Department
of Conservation and Development is
planning to launch a campaign in the
near future to advertise North Caro
lina made products by having them
displayed, properly marked and
■shown by retail stores of the State.
Such a campaign, it is believed Will
not only acquaint our own people
with what is made within the State,
but will also point the way for fur
ther-diversification of manufacturing,
stimulate the sale of goods and there
by stimulate industry and agriculture
also. This program fits in with the
Governor’s i.ive-ut-Home program
and secured his entire approval in a
statement made public a few days
ago.
A list of the principal consumers*
goods made in the State is now being
compiled by the Department. This list
will be placed in the hands of whole
sale and retail merchants, who aye
willing to. stock at least some goods
made in the State. It is hoped that
this campaign can be inaugurated
simultaneously, perhaps early in Sep
tember, by leading stores in all parts
of the State, and that it will spread
until every department, dry goods,
and general store will be stocking and
properly advertising "and displaying
North Carolina made goods. The co
operation of Chambers of Commerce,
Merchants Assocaitions, the Press,
Civic Clubs, Women’s Clubs and sim
ilar organizations is sought in order
to make this effort to “Know North
Carolina Made Goods” effective.
SHOWER OF METEORS DUE
AUGUST 11-12.
Astronomers ask everyone to turn
scientific census taker for one night
and count the noses of Perseid me
teors on the evening of August 11-12.
lOn that night “star dust” parties
may afford not only relief from the
monotony of bridge and other pas
times, but a real service to science.
For meteors are the only solid mes
sengers from outer space and (he
count is wanted for use in calcula
tions to piece together the story they
telL The night that begins August
U is chosen because it brings the
Perseids, for many years the only
reliable annual meteor show.
The Invitation Is issued by Dr.
Charles P. Aliver, director of flower
observatory of the university of Penn
sylvania. He conducts this research
for the American Meteor Society.
Df. Olivir said that hourly counts
of all meteors are wanted particularly
from amateurs. He warned that ob
servers must be away from cities.
Then if the night is unusually clear
from 50 to 150 meteors an hour may
be seen, the rate increasing until
about 8 a. m. after midnight is the
best time to watch, and the direction
northeast.
Occasionally there is a brilliant
Perseid, and for such an object more
details are useful. They are the
hour and minute of appearance, dura
tion of flight, full course across the
sky identified by atari, and also,—■
if they occur—the colors, fiery train
and explosion.
BEGINNERS MUST BE VACCIN
ATED BEFORE ENTERING
SCHOOL.
The iSanford public schools will
open for the 1980-1981 term on Wed
nesday, September 3rd.
All children beginning school for
the first time must enter by Septem
ber 17th. All children entering the
first-grade must be six years old by
October 1st. If children are not six
years old by October 1st, they will not
be allowed to enter for the fall
term. They may enter in January,
but mst be six years old by February
first. These beginners must be vac
cinated for small pox Or. Mclver,
the County Health pfficer, will do
this vaccination free of charge.—It
would be well to have this vaccination
done immediately so that the child’s
arm will be well before school opens.
We would like to urge that the par
ents have this done as soon as pos
sible so that the child may b> well
and happy at the opening of school.
We are hoping to have a good
school year and we want everyone
to cooperate and help make the
school year the best and most profit
able we had had.
FAMILY REUNION
The Coggins Annual Reunion will
be held at Bear Creek Station on
Friday, August 22ml. All persons re
lated to the Coggins’ by blood or by
marriage are requested to attend and
ito bring well filled baskets.
W. O. Cloggins, President.
Mrs. C. B. Fitts, Secretary.
Dumb: “I’m doing my best to get
ahead,”
Employer: “Well, you certainly
need one.” . ,
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TOBACCO COMPANIES
PROFIT AT FARMERS’
COSTS SAYS -TAYLOR
There is no good reason why to
bacoc should not command much bet
ter prices than at present on the
market, is the opinion of J. A. Tay
lor,'prominent WilVnington wholesale
grocer and an outstanding figure in
civic and commercial affaiis.
There is nothing reasonable in the
consistent decline in recent years in
the price of tobacco to the farmer and
the fact that manufactured tobacco j
has remained at the same price level,
said Mr. Taylor in discussing the to
bacco situation.
“The case of tobacco is entirely dif
ferent from that of other commodities
such as steel, cotton, and wheat, in
which the manufactured products
have declined in price along with the
raw material,” said Mr. Taylor." |
From this, it is clear that the tobac
co situation is unique and in a class
by itself. Moreover, the business of
the tobacco companies is excellent,
showing that temporary depression
does not affect the demand for a lux
ury.” I
Pointing out that under the exist
ing marketing system for tobacco the
growers are largely powerless to help
themselves, Mr. Taylor declared that
he thought the tobacco companies
were offered in the present situation
a rare opportunity for the exercise of
a wise and far-reaching industrial
statesmanship.
"The companies,” said Mr. Taylor,
“can afford to pay good prices for
the leaf to the great benefit of the
farmers and without injury to them
selves, and I hope that the companies
will pursue _ this policy. The effect
will be to increase the dept-paying
and purchasing power of the South
Atlantic states and do much to start
restoration of normal conditions in
this depressed region.”
The prosperity of the tobacco com
panies,- said Mr. Taylor, is amply
attested by the fairly frequent ex
traordinary dividends and stock
“melons” which they declare. On the
other hand, he pointed out, it Is a
struggle for the tobacco farmer to
make ends meet with tobacco prices
at the levels which they have main
tained for the past few seasons.
First Patient: “What would happen
if all the simple-minded people were
to die?” . ’
Second Patient: “Then your little
boy would be an orphan.”
She: “I guess you played around
with all the French girls while you
were in Paris?”
He: "Not all of them. I was only
there for two weeks.”
I’se berry sorry, Deacon Johnsing,
to see you cornin’ outa dat bootlegger’
house.”
“Sain't help it, Sister Goldberg,
I’se gotta go home once in a while.”
Tourist (to farmer) "‘Which weeds
are easiest to killf ’
Farmer "‘Widows weeds. You
have only to say 'Wilt thou and
they Wilt.”
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