'jfceeping in the ^J\ood
By MISS KATHERINC MANNING
Yes, we caught several of you picking up all sorts of
debris in your yards last Tuesday morning. And the wind
did create quite a sensation as well as a mess . . . overturn
ed signs and ash-cans, uprooted bushes, and even de-bedded
people. But the pay-off came when the summer breeae
hauled bodies from Miss Fannie Crawford's porch while
a great ole big limb parted company with a tree to slump
in the chairs and rock.
If the mosquitoes aren't nibbling on your big
toes, nasty ole flies are, especially the people on
Church and Academy. Several ladies have plastered
"Fan away the flies before you enter" signs 'cross
their doors. Others have swatted more fiercely than
ever. And conversation topics have changed, for the
pests have diverted minds from the icar.
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And that smelly pulp mill (where's my Tweed?that
couldn't be worse) . . . Why we glanced at the neighbor's
garden to see a lone petunia surviving the constant wind
bombardment from Plymouth way. We asked the vic
tim if we could help. And a high squeaky, struggling-for
breath voice gasped, "No. But it's the worse I've ever |
smole."
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Timely Riddle! Why is it that so many local
people use all their gas and tires to go all the way to
Eden House Beach to "take a dip" when they could
walk around to our beautiful swimming pool and be
greeted by a mure beautiful scenery and better swim
ming? Those "red-bugs" must be mighty fascinat
ing to a great many. Wow?I stumped my toe!
By the way, do any of you listen to the Symphony
Hour . . . We aU thought last Sunday night's interpretation
of Borneo and Juliet above reproach.
Five-Year War Now
Predicted As Army
Seeks Huge Amount
More Than Forty-Two Billion
Dollars Are Asked To
Prosecute War
The American people were warn
ed to expect a five year war as the
House opened debate this week on
the $42,820,003,067 Army Supply
Bill designed to give us the biggest,
toughest fighting force in the world.
And that force will be used in
"maikng our power felt by offensive
action in consonance with the ac
cepted basic strategy of the United
Nations," the House was informed.
As the Army bill was reported out
the Senate Naval Affairs Commit
tee passed unanimously without
amendment the House's $8,500,000,
000 Navy Bill adding 1,900,000 tons
of combat ships to our Fleet.
The Navy bill provides for a tre
mendous expansion in aircraft car
riers, which the Senate Committee
called "the most serviceable vessels
of our Navy."
The warning to expect u long war
came from Rep. J. Buell Snyder (D.
Pa.), chairman of the House Mill
tary Appropriations Committee,
which drafted the Army bill. The
bill calls for the largest single war
appropriation ever asked by any
nation.
"Then we must hope and pray and
work to shorten the time," Snyder
added.
The Army bill provides:
An appropriation of $11,316,898,
910 for. 23,950 new Army planes ?
the largest single item.
$10,739,558,342 f6r the pay* sub
sistenre and rare of the Army in
1943, an increase of $1,414,824,950 ov
er original estimates.
use, scattered through several ap
propriation items.
The introduction of the bill show
ed conclusively how the U.S.A has
enlarged its view of the scope of the
war. In his annual budget message
last January 6th, FDR asked for less
than $19,000,000,000 for the Army in
the fiscal year 1943.
With the $42,000,000,000 asked, the
U.S.A.'s World War II commitments
since June, 1940, will rise to $228,
811,233,542. And the committee
warned that "unpredictable contin
gencies" probably will boost that to
tal soon.
Although many sections of the bill
were confidential, because publics
tion of the facts therein would be
helpfuM^Uu^inemy^hehighlights
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| W1IJ 1AMSTON, N. C
VICTORIOUS VETERINARIANS
North Carolina is now the first State in the Nation to be "accredit
ed" as free of Bang's disease, a malady of cattle that lowers milk
production, interferes with reproduction and spreads the serious dis
ease of man known as "undulant fever." I)r. William Moore (cen
ter), chief of the veterinary division of the State Department of
Agriculture and director of the state-participation in the Bang's war,
is drawing a blood sample from a fine dairy animal, one of G01.149
tested in the five-year battle against Bang's. Dr. W. A. Ilornaday,
of Greensboro (left), sterilizes his hypodermic syringe and needle,
awaiting his turn to draw blood samples, 1,240,000 of which were an
alyzed in the laboratory before Noith Carolina wuo its victory ov
er Bang's Disease.
REAL SOLDIEtt-LIKE IS THIS?-Utility a vwll u.h jauntincss
ii found in the cap and coat of the WAAC's summer uniform. Note
the insignia on the cap and coat.
Painting Miles on Old Tires
John Lange, is shown painting synthetic rubber liquid on an old tire
at Trenton, N. J. Any number of coats of this new liquid may be applied
to a smooth surface tire, each coat to be put on after the previous cover
ing has dried. After it has dried, it is claimed that it will stand up well
?and give satisfactory additional mileage. _
of testimony by Army chiefs releas
ed for publication revealed that:
Aircraft factories will produce a
minimum of 148.000 planes for the
Army in 1942-43.
We will have an Army of 4,500,
000 by next Summer, and by Decern- I
ber 31 of this year our Army will
be much larger than the original i
goal set by Lt. Gen. Brehon B Som
ervell.
Youths of 18 and 19 who enlist
will be trained to combat duty.
The Army plans to adopt the prov
ed Nazi system of mass evacuations
of its wounded by air.
The chemical warfare branch of
the Army is concentrating on of
fensive gas warfare and $620,546,
241 will be allotted to it for "offen
sive and defensive" training.
A railroad may be built to Alas
ka to supplement the motor high
way now under construction.
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HOLINESS
Sunday school, 9:45 a. m.
Morning worship, 11 a. m.
Evening service, 8:30 p. m.
The revival will continue through
another week. During the coming
week Rev. Ralph R. Johnson, of
Goldsboro. will conduct the serv
ices.
Native Of County
Is Bank President
W H. Woolard, u native of Mar
tin County and executive vice pres
ident of the Guaranty Bank and
Trust Company, was elected presi
dent of the institution at a meeting
of the directors last Monday to suc
ceed the late Ed G Flanagan, who
had held the office for the past 30
years.
Mr. Woolard, pleasantly known
among his numerous friends as Mr
Billie, was executive vice pjsesident
of the bank for 22 years. iHo is a
former president of the North Caro
lina Bankers' Association and a for
mer state bank examiner.
For the past 18 years he has been
chairman of the Pitt County Board
^
James S. Ficklin, tobacconist, was
chosen chairman of the board of di
rectors.
J. H. Waldrop was elected vice
president and cashier pf the bank.
He has been with the bank for 30
years and has aerved in most every
capacity of the institution,
Mr. R. L. Smith, a director of the
bank, attended the Greenville meet
ing of the directors last Monday.
Rescued the Colonel's Daughter
Decorating: Serjrt. Dean Brcdeneamp (left) and Fvt. John Bilinaki for
bravery in the Panama Canal Zone is Maj. Gen. Davenport Johnson.
Recently the two men swam for more than thirty minutes in the shark
infested waters otF Panama to rescue Katherine Gaines, 11. daughter of
Lt. Col. E. P. Gaines. The child w as being swept to sea in a tlimsy kayak.
TwciiIn Million Mm
Vk i 11 lie IVoolcd I n
\\ :11 Mitiuiliuuii'iii"
Ail Ami) of Ten Million Men
Is I'reclictcd by Some
I H>*ert
Following is a series of questions
and answers released last week by
the War Manpower Commission to
explain some of the more import
ant aspects of the manpower pro
gram:
Q?How many men will be requir
ed for the armed forces?
A?We have 2.000,000 under arms!
now; we shall have 4,200,000?may
be 4,500,000?by the end of the j
year; in 1943, 6,000,000 to 7,000,000 1
(according to General Hershey) and
eventually we may have, as many as I
10.000.000.
Q flow many men will be requir i
ed for the industrial army?for. the
army on the farms?
A?We must have a force of 20,-1
000.000 in direct war production and
transportation in 1944 and 12,000,000
in the fields for 1943's harvest.
Q Will women be needed in these
jobs?
A Women iuust fill the gap ere
ated by the departure of men for the
fighting fronts; a million and a half
already are doing war work and
four million more will be needed in
the next two years.
Q Where are we going to get
these millions of men and women?
A Seven to eight million ar<? >>v
peeled to come from suspended or
converted peacetime industries,
400,000 to 600.000 from the farm.
400,1)00 ironi proiessional ranks, 1,
500,000 from the unemployed, and
2,000,000 from the home house
wives, youths, and retired workers
Q What Federal agencies are in
charge of this task?
A The War. Manpower Commis
sion. headed by Federal Security
Administrator Paul V McNutt, will
direct the job. Its principal field
agency will be the United States Em
ployment Service. Many training
agencies and industry will also
help.
Q Does that mean a "labor
draft"?
A No. tins is a voluntary move
ment to place every man and wo
man in the job for which he or she
is best fitted, and most needed.
Q How large is our total labor'
force?
A 55,000,000 persons.
Q Do we have any (Kitcntial le
serves?
A There are an additional 13,
000,000 housewives without small
children, youths, and retired work-f
ers.
Q How many more workers will
be needed in war industry and agri
culture?
A 11,000,000 in industry and 2.
500,000 on the farms at the heaviest
peak
Q What war industries must be
expanded most?
A?Shipbuilding personnel will
be about tripled, aircraft increas
ed four times, ordnance nearly
tripled, and Government employ
ment in navy yards, Army arsenals,
and air depots raised fivc^fuld.
(J How many skilled occupations
are involved.
A Nearly J00.
Q?What are some of these occu
pations?
A For every tool designer avail
able, 51 are needed; for every tool
maker, 25; for every ship carpenter,
7; for every marine machinist, 22,
and for every aireijafl ia,wter, 4
Q Are war workers needed now?
A Yes, they are desperately
needed m some war industry com
nniiniit.v and in sumo t'an:i unions.
Q?Where do I apply for such
work?
A?At your nearest United States
Employment Service office
ADMINISTRATRIX' NOTICE
North Carolina. Martin County.
Having qualified ns administratrix
of the estate of David T Griffin, de
ceased. late of Martin County, North
Carolina, this is to notify all persons
having claims against the estate of
said deceased to exhibit them to the
ONLY Hfrwl
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Methods Of Home
Nursing Explained
Washington. D. C.?Two million
copies of the new Red Cross Home
Nursing text books will be ready
for distribution during July, Miss
Mary Beard, director of Red Cross
Nursing Service, announced.
The text is expected to take its
place alongside the Red Cross First
Aid Textbook as one of the nation's
"best-sellers." The new text ap
proaches the problem of family and
community health from the point of
view of its importance as a nation
al defense asset and is aimed at the
solution of health problems on the
home front.
Miss Lona Trott, assistant director
of health education of the American
Red Cross, was in charge of the re
vision of the text. She was assisted
by Dr. Ira V Hiscoek, professor of
public health. Yale University of
Medicine
Illustrated with lUu photograph
the text contains four sections deal
ing with health and happiness in
the home, t are of mother and baby,
ca.e uf mck in the h oinc. and com
munit'y health
undersigned at Williamston, N. C.,
on or before the 26th day of May,
1942, or this notice will be pleaded
in bar of their recovery. All persons
indebted to said estate will please
make immediate payment.
This the 22nd day of May. 1942.
LUCY F. GRIFFIN.
Administratrix of David T
Griffin, Deceased.
Clarence Griffin. Atty m22-6t
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