The 40th Week
Of The War
U. S. Army headquarters in Lon
don reported American flying fort
resses and medium bombers success
fully bombed the Schiedam ship
yards at Rotterdam, railway yards
at Utrecht, an airframe factory and
the St. Omer airdrome in Nazi-occu
pied France. Damage to intercepting
enemy planes included 17 fighters
destroyed, 25 more probably destroy
ed nad 25 damaged.
Two fortresses were listed as miss
ing, the first American losses in 12
straight attacks on Nazi territory in
Europe. The Navy announced the
sinking of eight more United Nations
merchant vessels by enemy submar
ines.
War Strategy
Hie White House announced that
during July Army Chief of Staff
Marshall, Chief of Naval Operation
King and Special Adviser to the
President, Hopkins, conferred with
high British officials in London and
at these conferences certain vital
military decisions directed toward
taking the offensive were made. The
President, in a radio address, said the
power of Germany must be broken
on the continent of Europe and
"preparations are being made here
and in Britain toward this purpose."
Under Secretary of War Patterson,
speaking in Muskegon, Mich., said
that more than 600,000 men in the
Armed Forces are overseas and this
force "will be doubled and doubled
and doubled to the limit of our man
power." W. Averell Harriman, spec
ial lend-lease minister to London,
said the Russians "are determined to
fight to the finish... alone with their
own resources if need be. But they
will tight on with even more strength
and courage if we give effective aid."
The Armed Forces
President Roosevelt told his press
conference he did not think it would
be necessary to call up 18 and 19
year olds before the first of next
year because Army training facili
ties at present are only equal to the
number of men being taken in, but
he is discussing with the army whe
ther enabling legislation will be
needed soon. Army ground forces
Commander McNair announced the
number of Army divisions in exist
ence or being mobilized has more
than doubled since January 1st.
War Secretary Stimson announc
ed the Air Transport Command will
establish an experimental unit of
50 trained women aviators, the Wo
men's Auxiliary Ferrying Squad
ron, to ferry smaller army planes
from factories to airfields.
The weather bureau called for 75
women airplane pilots to take a
course in meteorology. Mr. Stimson
also said the army expects to call
most, and possibly all, student re
servists who have reached selective
service age to active duty by the end
of the college term beginning in
September. The Coast Guard is form
ing a fleet of 250 fire-fighting ma
chine boats, most of them embodying
a new design in propulsion and fire
fighting machinery, to be used in
protecting water-front facilities
along U. S. coasts.
Transportation
Office of Defense Transportation
Director Eastman announced "no
special train or bus service, including
charter bus service, to football games
or other sports events will be per
mitted. At the same time I am di
recting that steps be taken by my
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Farmer-Executive Heads ACAA f
M. Clifford Townsend, who says he'll "always b? a farmer," b tha
new administrator of the Agricultural Conservation and Adjustment
Administration. The former Governor of Indiana is contributing his
full share to wartime farm production on his farm near Marion,
Indiana, which he and his son, Max, operate in partnership. This
year the farm will produce twice as much corn and twice as many
hogs as in 1941, plus a huge crop of soybeans and an increased num
ber of twice-sheared sheep. Townsend is shown here (a) at the wheel
>L his tractor, (b) examining his soybean crop with his son, (c) at
lis desk in Washington, D. C.
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COMPOSTS MAY REI.IEVE
FERTILIZER SHORTAGE
With many valuable fertilizers cut
off because of the war. North Caro
lina farmers can turn to conserva
tion of fertilizer materials from mi
nor sources und help relieve short
ages, says Dr. E. R. Collins, exten
sion agronomy leader of N. C. State
College.
Composts or mixtures are being
made constantly through the rotting
of leaves, twigs, roots, and other or
ganic matter. Various substances
may help supply organic matter and
also often supply nitrogen, phos
phoric acid, potash, and other ele
ments needed by growing plants.
"For example," Dr. Collins said,
"in butchering hogs on the farm, var
ious parts of the carcass are fre
quently wasted. These are valuable
fertilizers. Kitchen waste is good for
composts, too, if they cannot be fed
office to prevent the overcrowding
of regular trains serving areas in
which such events are to be held."
The Interstate Commerce Commis
sion ruled that for the duration all
railroad carriers may disregard any
present regulations governing length
of trains when necessary to assure
prompt movement of freight or pas
sengers.
"Hie ODT ordered all operators of
commercial rubber borne vehicles
excetp motorcycles to carry and
show a "certificate of necessity" in
order to obtain gasoline, tires or
parts after November 15th The reg
ulation covers almost 5,00(1,000 non
military trucks, 150,000 buses, 50,000
taxicabs and all ambulances and
hearses Applications for certificates,
as well as other pertinent informa
tion, will be mailed about Septem
ber 23 to all persons who register
ed last December 31 as owners of
motor vehicles available for public
rental.
War Production
War Production Chairman Nelson
asked war workers to stop taking an
extra day off and to refrain from
"Quickie" strikes over minor griev
ances because such absences slow
production.
He said the nation's production
record is not nearly good enough.
The President by executive order
prohibited payment of "penalty
double-time" pay for work on Sat
urdays, Sundays and holidays, but
permitted payment of double-time
for the seventh consecutive day's
work and of time-and-a-half for all
overtime work after 40 hours a week.
Under Secretary of War Patterson |
said U. S. plane production in Au
gust was greater than that of Ger
many, Italy and Japan combined,
and tank production, already at an
impressive high, will be twice as
great in December.
Labor Supply
WPB Chairman Nelson ordered a
48-hour work-week established in
lumber camps and sawmills in the
Pacific Northwest because log in
ventories are the lowest in five
years. To relieve growing labor
shortages, war manpower Chairman
McNutt ordered that workers in the
lumber and nonferrous metal Indus
tries in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho,
Montana, Utah, Wyoming, Califor
nia, Nevada, Oregon, Washington,
New Mexico and Texas, may not seek
jobs elsewhere without obtaining,
"certificates of separation" from the;
U. S. Employment Service, and no
employer in the critical area shall
employ such a worker if he has no
certificate. The industries affected
employ approximately 200,000 work
ers.
Sets 15 Million Goal
Pretty Do rose Boll, 20-year-old
United Nations Victory Queen, is
shown in New York City on the first
stop of a nation-wide bond-selling
tour. She will organize branch Vic
tory (iirla to aid in the campaign.
Do ipse is pointing to the figure 16
million on the indicator. That's tlie
goal she is setting for herself and
the girls.
(Central runs)
Interesting Bits Of
Business In U. S.
Watch for early rationing of but
ter. eggs, certain canned vegetables
and juices, tea, coffee and cocoa .
Prefabricated wooden bridges re
place steel and concrete spans in
New Hampshire ... A resident of)
Main who has grown 15,000 caffee
trees "as a hobby" hopes to harvest
a 1,000-pound crop this year . . .
Vegetable shippers wonder if tear
ing tops off many plants, like car
ruts, before shipping wouldn't save
valuable transportation space . .
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Bristles
Revival of interest in American
hog bristles for use in brushes is
n ported, since manufacturers are
no longer able to secure the import
ed bristles.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Humphreys, of
Raleigh, visited Mr. and Mrs. John
ny Rawls here this week.
to animals.
"Dry leaves, weeds, sweeping from
the house and barn, coffee grounds,
fruit peelings, soot and wood ashes
are other examples," the agronomist
continued.
Compost may be made in a number
of ways, Dr. Collins said, but the
most common is to alternate layers
of stable manure with waste and
absorbent materials, such as dried
leaves, peat, muck, and sod. The pile
is kept moist and turned several
times to mix the compost thorough
ly. The outside of the pile may be
covered with soil.
Where possible, the State College
man went on, at least half of the
material used should be manure, but
if this quantity cannot be obtained,
a small amount should be used to
inoculate the heap with the bacteria
of decomposition.
Where very fine material is desir
ed, well-rotted compost may be
screened, and the parts which are
not thoroughly broken down remov
ed.
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Real Heroism Marks
Stalingrad Defense
Stalingrad may fall in the end, but
its defense has offered what many
believe to be unmatched heroism on
so great a scale. Stories of heroism
and sacrifice have been common on
an extensive and united front
throughout Russia since June of last
year, but the following account of
heroism has few equals:
"Just northwest of the Volga city,
a junior lieutenant and 15 men of
a guard's division were left to de
fend a small height on the approaches
ot Stalingrad.
"In the afternoon of the first day
the Red Army platoon stood off four
attacks by Italian troops. After be-,
ing beaten off by machine gun fire,
the Italians gave up. German tom
mygunners were sent in. The Red
Army platoon held its fire until the
last minute, then foreed the Germans
to falter and withdraw.
"Night fell. Red Army men crawl
ed back to their trench and dressed
their wounds. For them there was
no sleep.
"In the morning the inevitable at
tack came. Twelve German tanks
crawled towards their trenches. Car
rying their wounded lieutenant to
the dugout the 15 Red Army men
awaited the tanks. They had no anti
tank rifles?only machine guns and
hand grenades.
"With the first grenades they blew
up the two leading tanks, but sever
al of them were killed. Suddenly one
af the survivors, tying grenades to
his belt, ran forward and threw him
self under an advancing tank. Anoth
er Red Army man did likewise and
the others followed him. Two more
German tanks exploded after crush
ing the grenade-loaded defenders un
der the caterpillars. The other six
tanks turned tail.
"Only two tanks remained, and
only three Red Army men were left
alive. They too, tied grenades to their
belta and hurled themselves under
the crawling tanks.
"Their dying lieutenant haltingly
related the episode to the Red Army
reinforcements who arrived later."
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Think! Tobacco
Farmer..
Do you remember a few yearn apt when you sold an entire tohaeeo erop for an
It rent average; when most of our lantl wan advertised in the eounty papern for
taxes; when all of un fared bankruptcy and a great many of un lont everything
we had in the world? Well, it wan in thone dayn that a group of farmern, hunk
em, huninenn men, and wurehoiinemeu here in Fastcru North Carolina began
an organi/.ation known un "The North Carttlina Farm Itureau"1 for the purpone
of ohluiuiug national legislative support for flue-cured tohaeeo. Through thin
organization, uffiliuled with the powerful American Farm Itureau Federation,
and with the cooperation of the Congressmen from our tohurro dintrietn, your
tohaeeo program, which hun brought you out of bankruptcy, bun heeii devel
oped.
If ho led f/ie fiftht /or tohaeeo control? THE FARM III RE ill. When your
utwehouses were closetl at the beginning of the present world conflict, who letl
the fiftht in H'ashinftton to get them re-opened with Government price .support?
TIIE FARM IIT RE All. If It o alone in farm organization)! made the fifth! for
the flit per cent imrity loan program which puts a mandatory floor under the
price of your tohaeeo? THE FARM III RE III. Who has letl the fiftht to pre
vent flue-curetl tohaeeo allotments from fencing our state untl going into new
territories? THE FARM UUREAU.
Today we un tohaeeo growern ure enjoying good prieen. Do we owe thin organi
zation anything that ban fought our hut-lien for un during the pant few years?
Who else do we huvc to prevent other nlaten from coming in next year uml lake
purl of our tohaeeo due to present high prieen? Who else heniden The Farm
Hurcuu in fighting for an increased penalty for IV Ft to prevent the collapse of
our quota system through over-planting.
Think Tobacco Farmers
DouT you owe the lit,000 members of The North Curoliua Farm. Bureau a help
ing hum! in fighting your huttlen? Isn't the most valuable eunh erop on earth
. . . one that lends itself to permanent nlorugc . . . one that hun puid every year
for the punt twenty years over half u billion dollurn in Federul luxes ... a erop
that everyone thut ever touched it except the farmer bus made money every
yeur . . . one whose fininhed product every year for 20 yearn has paid over 100
million in dividends to the stockholders . . . one which is still (>8 per rent pro
duced in North Curoliua, worth building an organization in this stute to pro
tect? Is there uny sane reason on eurlli why u erop with ull these quulities
should ever he produced ut u Ions to the farmers if it is properly bundled?
(Ian we protect it in any other way than through a strong
farm organization controlled l?y the men who produce
flue-eu red tohaeeo?
Won't you help yourself today by giving your member
ship to your (louiity Farm Bureau? Our goal is 1200 new
Farm Bureau members before the campaign ends.
Martin County Farm Bureau
First Sale at the New Carolina Warehouse
Friday, September 25th
CARLYLE LANGLEY, JOHNNY GURKIN, SYLVESTER LILLEY and JOHN A. MANNING, Prop#. WILLIAMSTON, N.C.