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PAGE TWO Congress Enacts First Peacetime Draft In History Sixteen And A Half Mil-j lion Men Will Perhaps j Be Called To Register Between Now And MidOctober DRAFT AGES ARE 21 TO 35 YEARS OF AGE All That Remains To Make Draft Measure Law Is j President's Signature I Which Is Expected Today For the first time in United States history, a peace-time | draft hill won final approval of i Congress Saturday, and the President's signature, expected I early this week, was the last re-j maining step necessaiy to start the machinery for raising a con- j script army of 900,000 men. In a nutshell, the draft bill j provides that 16.500 men between I the ages of 21 to 35 inclusive, [ must register on a day to be j fixed by the President perhaps i early in October. 75,000 men are1 expected to be mustered into service in November for a year's training. A total of 400,000 conscripts j, arc due to bo in training early ) in January. 1911, others later. The bill places a 900,000 limit on the number of conscripts in the army at one time. Wvomntions and deferments are ' to be granted to men with tie- J pendents, ministers, theological I students, men in essential occupa-j] tions, certain government officers,!) the physically unfit, and con-1 j scientious objectors. The latter m are liable for non-combatant) training. L Draftees will receive $21,00 a ^ month for the first four months, . Kjhallenge ji of the |; Times.. i As Our nation looks to 1c II defenses, speed is the ordei . of the day. And vital to the quickened tempo of industry and national activity is die 1 country's telephone service. From sea to sea, in every corner of the land, it must | function smoothly, quickly, regardless of the added bur- i den it is called upon to bear. 1 In the nine southern states j served by Southern Bell, more than twenty-one thousand , skilled telephone workers, with years of experience in | meeting emergencies, are keenly conscious of the important 1 part they play in the national ! j defense program. They accept , nan; art/4 i*hollonmno rA. 1 UUJ uvn muuvug.ug * I sporisibility with full confidence, for they are prepared ?organized, trained, and equipped?to meet the test of the times. Southern Bell and the entire Bell System are in high gear. They are meeting the nation's needs today. They are ready to meet those of tomorrow.? Southern Bell Tele' phone and Telegraph Company, Incorporated. YOU! J. J- H) SUPPLY You'll find hundreds priced?in our store every and notice the difference ii ?WE APPRECIATI t .. JEC. ... .1*1* Where Ignora ?A Modern T 1. ? A Modern Tragedy By L. M. Thompson, M. D., | Assistant National Director First Aid, Life Saving, and Accident Prevention Service American National Bed Cross. War today is a blight even upon the non-combatant nations. But the great American tragedy continues to be death and injury by accident. During the past five years the number of persons killed by ac-1 cident in this country has averaged well over 100,000 a year. That annual toll is just about twice the number of Americans who were killed in action and died of wounds during the World War. Even last year, despite an 11 per cent decrease, Americans lost their lives from accidents at the rate of 260 per day, 1,800 a week; while accidental injuries occurred at the rate of 24,000 per day, 170,000 every week, 8,900,000 for the year. If accidents are permitted to continue at this rate, one in every 14 persons will be killed or injured within the nevt year. The causes of this annual harvest of death and injury demand the attention of the public, if the gruesome crop is to be effectively curtailed. That automobile accidents are responsible for a greater number of deaths than any other type of accident will occasion no surprise. In a country which boasts more than 70 per cent of the world's motor vehicle registration, or one automobile to every 4.5 of its inhabitants, this hazard is bound to loom proportionately large. But there is no escaping the tragey of the fact that there has been an increase of 51 per cent in the annual total of motor vehicle fatalities since 1923. Last year the autombile accident death rate was 89 per day, or 32,400 for the year. And the number of non-fatal injuries from this cause was 1,150,000, of which 90,000 resulted in permanent disability. Despite this terrible toll, automobile accidents accounted for no more than 34 per cent of the all-accident death total. Falls, which in 1923 were responsible for 14,114 deaths, last year resulted in 26,700 fatalities, or 28 per cent of the total. Other important accident causes were drowning, 7,500 deaths; burns and scalds, 7,400; 'railroad accidents, 4,850; firearms, 2,500; food ajuj-drug poisoning 2,100, and iclson gases, 1,500. It is significant that the greater proportion of these deaths? ixcusive of those caused by motor vehicle, drowning and railroad accidents?were the result of accidents that occurred in the home. Altogether, home accidents were responsible last year for 31,500 : fatalities, which is very close to i the number killed by automobiles. And the number injured nonfatally in home accidents was 4,- , B50.000. of whom 140.000 were permanently disabled. The most important causes of lome accidents were falls, 16,500 ieaths; burns and scalds, 5,300; and $30 subsequently, with opportunity for raises. Industries balking at filling government orders can be taken over on rental j basis. The millions of America's young manhood will be registered by ( some 700,000 election officials. In mid-November, the first batch of 15,000 are due to be called. The ( president, anticipating Congress' ' iction. asked for an additional ' $1,733,886,976 for the defense pro- ' gram. Obviously prepared before Con-11 gress finished its job, this pro- 1 posed appropriation would speed ' the conscription process. Although 1 registration may take place when ' the President has signed and fix- 1 id the registration date, the leg- , islation requires that appropriations must precede actual calling < rf men. MEASURE WILL REGISTER 4,000 IN THIS COUNTY Enactment by Congress of the first peace-time draft in history, ! will require the registration of some 4,000 young men from Columbus county between the ages of 21 and 35 inclusive, it -was unofficially estimated here today. What percentage of this number registered would actually be called to the colors was not 1 known. RE OUT> of Money If Don't Shop At \WES f, N. C. of family needs?all tow day. Try shopping here n your budget. YOUR TRADE? ? nee Is Danger ragedy 4c- . food and drug poisoning, 1,600; e mechanical suffocation, 1,200; a poison gases, 1,000, and firearms, a 1,000. e The campaign against these e many causes of death and injury i f is being carried on ceaselessly by J t a number of agencies, including d the American Red Cross. Its 1; Home and Farm Accident Preven- r tion work, inaugurated in 1935, v is contributing materially to the j reduction of accidental death and t injury. Since its Life Saving c Service was organized in 1914 s more than 1,000,000 persons have c qualified as Red Cross Life Sav- e ers and the number of drownings t has been decreased by one-third, t despite the tremendous increase r in the number who seek recreation on and in the water. r Since 1935 the Red Cross has c established 2,857 Highway First jj Aid stations and 2,645 Mobile b First Aid units, and its First p Aid Service, organized in 1910, tl has trained and certified more a than 2,000,000 persons as quali- o fied to render first aid in emerg- s, encies. It is significant that the p first million were trained between w 1910 and 1935, while the second 0 million received their training tl duping the period of the past four j, years. e: Authorities are agreed, in the ti light of what has already been p accomplished in this direction, tl that First Aid training is the p most effective method of prevent- ti ing accidents and the loss of life i ft as a result of accident. But it is o: essential that the public take Sj greater advantage 01 tnis oppor- w tunity. The surface has as yet u only been seratcl ed, and the accident casualty list remains e] alarmingly enormous. p This series of articles aims to P acquaint its readers with some " of the more interesting ptiases of a First Aid, and to demonstrate its c) value in every-day life. t( w Poultry Owners ? Offered $2,160? ??? ir More Than 2,000 Choicest si Birds To Be On Display n At N. C. State Fair This tl Year k C( RALEIGH, Sept. 12.?Prizes e< totaling $2,160 will be offered1 tl the "fine feathered friends" of >r the poultry world at the State 11 Fair at Raleigh, October 8-12, ^ J. Wade Hendricks of Statesville, p director of the department and assistant director in charge of the w Piedmont (Statesville) Test n. Farm, announced today. "More than 2,000 of the choic- v, est birds in North Carolina will s, be on display at the Fair and <ji indications point to an increase t( ofv25 per cent in the number of j{ exhibitors and 20 per cent in the q number of birds", he said. Sev- a| enty-five breeds will be shown. b< Entries in the poultry depart- g ment will not be accepted after qj October 2 at 6 p. m. Prof N. W. r( Williams of State College and ni B. F. Ricketts of Zanesville, Ohio jc will be judges. a] Dr. J. S. Dorton, Fair Man- p, ager, said that "as usual, prem- s| iums will be limited to North Sj Carolina exhibitors", adding that ^ "again we expect to boost the amount of premiums in all agri- ? 1 OA A ! n uunuiai uc^ai uiiciua ui utc -wxv || exposition". The State College Extension Service, State Department of Public Instruction, Vocational Agriculture and Educational divisions; the N. C. Experiment Station; N. C. State College; N. C. and U. S. Departments of Agriculture and other state and m federal agencies are cooperating si in presenting the agricultural, industrial and educational exhibits. b\ Death Has Taken Rep. Bankhead j Speaker Of The House Died m Yesterday Morning At c( 1:35 a. m. After Illness Since Tuesday A WASHINGTON ? Speaker of I the House William B. Bankhead, of Alabama, died in Washington early yesterday morning, of an internal hemorrhage. President Roosevelt will attend II the funeral services for the late | speaker in Ala. The White House | announced that the President ffl would leave for Jasper, Ala., D aboard his special train immedi- I ately after a state funeral for the speaker, which was held in the House chamber today. Sam Rayburn, of Texas, the house democratic leeder, was today elevated to the speakership and presided over the services at n the capitol at noon. Rep. Bankhead, a soft-spoken, I gentleman of 66, died at 1:85 II A. M. yesterday morning. His last illness began Tuesday while he was in Baltimore to address a political rally. He fainted just before the speech which he was to have delivered. At the time Dr. George W. Calver, capital physician, announced that he suf-1 . \ r THE STATE PORT PILOT WASHINGTON LETTER WASHINGTON, Sept. 18?Mixid sentiment exists in Congresional circles as to the advis bility of quitting now for the lection period. The party lead-! rs are under terrific pressure rom their Capitol Hill followers o settle the question at an early ate. The casualities among the ncumbents at recent party pritiaries have unnerved some who fere persuaded to stick on the ob while their rivals worked on he voters in the home districts. )n the other hand, the foreign ituation with its political impliations makes the legislators unasy about leaving the whole mater in the resident's hands at a ime when he is a candidate for e-election. On the domestic political front eports are current that Willkie ampaigners have finally recognsed a need for. closer relations etween the candidate and Reublicans in Congress. It is said hat the G. O. P. leader has not lways considered the problems f legislators in making his per:>nal pronouncements on ticklish olicy matters. G. O. P. stalwarts rant better "timing" on their andidate's public statements and heir voting on public questions, a the Democratic camp the leadr sare hopeful Jim Farley will ike the stump on behalf of Mr. .oosevelt. The best information ley have to date is Farley's romise to sneak for the re-elec on of two Democratic Senators,' [ead of New York and Walsh f Massachusetts. If Jim keeps ilent on the national ticket it I 'ill cut heavily into Democratic nity. The Republican camp is cargrly scrutinizing "low down" reorts on the reaction of the peole in various communities vised by Mr. Willkie. It is exected that this current swing round the country as an active impaigner will effectively coun;ract the wave of pessimism hich has permeated G. O. P. heelhorses. They are doing their tmost to brush aside the defeatim psychology. Many Republiin workers are of the opinion lat international affairs are takig a turn which seems to boiler the chances of Roosevelt'3 selection. The high command of' le G. O. P. admits that this ind of thinking is unhealthy, but intend it is entirely unwarrant3. They argue quite plausibly lat Mr. Willkie is now engaged i peddling his wares direct to le voters so that any measurelents of his strength'before the! >ur is unfair and premature. The J emocrats, too, are watching the ; ; fillkie pilgrimage to determine i hat new campaign tactics are' | ecessary to meet the challenger. In view of Candidate Roose- , el's open bid for the political ( jpoprt of organized labor a few j ays ago by promising the re ntion of all labor's social ob- , ictives, it seems unlikely that ongress will court trouble by 1 ttempting to revise labor laws efore the next session. A bill by ! enator Bailey, North Carolina's ' Id-line Democrat, to suspend the iquirements of labor laws in a j ational emergency wil be foulght >oth and nail by Administration id other prounion forces. Bailey ;' roposes lifting the statutory re- ' mictions on the 8-hour day to ' seed contracts for the U. S. taritime Commission. Union lob- 1 Ji D : ricui i ruviMUiid Of Conscription Given h Brief i Who must register?16,500,000 iales 21 to 35 years old, incluve. When?The date is indefinite it it is expected to be within vo weeks after President Rooseilt issues a proclamation orderg it. Number of draftee?Not more :red an "excruciating attack of liatica". Mr. Bankhead presided as chairlan of the Democratic national invention in Chicago in July. The Op 4 SI LEADI PATR C j. p. pi , SOUTHPORT, N. C. " . , An Old War Debt Repaid . , , ^ ' Diana Long, 7, another tiny British war refugee, finds a new pal and a foster home with Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Vanderpoel, of Chicago. A I debt is thus repaid, for during the last war, Diana's grandmother nursed j Vanderpoel and two of his pals, war vets, back to health. (Central Presi) ^ islands. - Methods of selecting conscripts [ Heads oherillS ?Prospective draftees expected i J to be chosen by lot. Examinations j ' | |[um|111J| ' to be made by local boards, supervised by state-wide and Federal t y ' agencies. BL.'araM Re-employment ? Employers qjfc -J enjoined to restore jobs to for-1 mer conscripts unless it is "im-1 HH j possible or unreasonaoie" to do; ffjt^blfiil so. If an employer refuses, he is i mssMiwBitKfc liable to court action. Penalties for "d aft dodgers"? i HK' X Up to five years imprisonment | Sheriffs association. He succeeded C if ^ S^iffC^^dJraes^N^Han Edgar H. Bain, President Andrews , commended the Brewers and North Carolina Beer Distributors commit- i tee for its "outstanding and efficient 1 service" in ridding the state ot more , than 100 undesirable beer outlets as a part of the "clean up or'close up" campaign. SSr** that 900,000 can be in training B BjBt for the army at any one period in peacetime. Bp?? 't Exemptions and deferments? Ministers, theological students, * men in essential occupations, men .vith dependents, legislative, ex- ' Mj|B ccutive for non-combatant serv- - 1 ?!< ^B^B Pay of conscripts?Basic army ^BB pay of S30 a month, with oppor- - tB tunity for edvancement. & ^B Period of training?One year, ivith subsequent short re-training ' >*? . ^B periods for 10 years, or until a \ V ^^B conscript becomes 45 years old. MiV'' i 1,1 } n Place of service?Anywhere in \ Brunswick County I will appreciate your ^ /\ I I III, support on Noverrber 5, fl I H I I 14 and if elected I wiil II I II I stand for the rights of II III I I II li the people of Brunswick I UU| I I ll I THANK YOU I#/ F. London Lewis BIG DANVIL1 ens Tuesday, Sept :ts of buyers 11 big wa ir in prices for mo< onize this market,.... begi )anville tobacco as SNN, President V. f V kJft, WEDNESDAY, stpt B and $10,000 fine. He was shwin^^B Conscription of Industry-Presi- around his ultra-a** <M[ dent may take over non-co-op- "There a:, ,,ts of' erative industries on rental basis, it that I w., _______ friend, "and there al. NOT THE POLICEMAN I do not understand Eltcn Ward, deputy sheriff and instance, the ?UrJ ./'" j policeman here, nas asked that font door" Eg It be stated that it was not he, "h. lhats tor circuit but rather a man of the same Teacher-Mat^ name, who was listed as one of SUppulleij th?1 ? the defendants'in the county re- shoulders, aco.rding to'HI corders court last week. cnt myth ? ' ? Mabel -It was Atlas Dr. Ira W. Rose, dean of the Teacher ?Correct. ^ School of Pharmacy at U. N. C.. was Atlas supported' " Chapel Hill, was a visitor here Mabel-I tlunk he rrt. yesterday. Mrs. Rose and chil- married a rich wife dren were accompanying him. ? Teacher Who discover HB: Office Boy: "Yes, sir, I read ica? it inside and outside. On the in- Student?Ohio. side it said, 'You are fired,' and Teacher-x,, 10nny on the outside, 'Return in five Student?Aw Uiat days'." first name. " 15 Electric Meat Count a We have always J ^atC "merchandise proud to be able to offer you a comply? line of FRESH MEATS. G. 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