THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1943
THE NEWS - JOURNAL, RAEFORD, N. C.
PACE SEVEN
Red Cross Council
Aiding Troops At
Fort Bragg
Fort Bragg, N. C, Aug. 24 Thou
sands of troops stationed at Fort
Bragg are finding their off-duty hours
more pleasant because of the activi-
WiuUlfouBtuflUiiU
WAIl BONDS
Powder Monkey
On board ihip and in the artillery
their buddies call them "powder
monkeys." Not disrespectful, just a
personal, intimate term between
friends. Civilians call them gun
crews. During a battle the crews of
"ptfwder monkeys" must work like
trojans bringing the ammunition to
the guns.
The gun may fire an anti aircraft
.SO calibre shell or a broadside from
the 16 inch guns of a great battle
ship, but in either event the "pow
der monkey" must pass millions of
dollars' worth of ammunition to
make the gun effective, and your
savings in War Bonds are necessary
to supply the financial ammunition
that provides the shells.
U. S. Treasury Deparlmtmi
ties of the Central North Carolina
Camp and Hospital Council of the
American Red Cross. In fnct, the
council is providing them with com
forts that are making their day rooms
second Homes '.
The council, composed of 22 Red
Cross Chapters In the vicinity of Fort
Bragg, attempts to meet the needs of
soldiers which military authorities
are unable to provide through regular
channels. Participation of individ
uals and civic organizations in the va
rious communities is encouraged by
the local chapters in their efforts to
meet the demands of the men in uni
form. The recent contribution made to
troops here by the Winston-Salem
Red Cross Chapter is an excellent ex
ample of the work the units are doing
through the council. This chapter has
just completed fully equipping six day
rooms in various areas of the post.
Three large trucks and a Red Cross
ambulance were required to bring all
of the furniture from the Twin City
to this largest of Army posts.
The council, with the co-operation
of the local chnntir ie trvtntr rt
all of the many requests receivedrom
me xroops. wot all or the requests are
for furnishinira frr Hav wime TkB
majority are for magazines, books,
peaons, radios ana oia items that
make for comfort after a hard rtav In
the field.
High Points chapter also has been
active in the council program. With
the aid of the High Point Kiwanis,
Civitan and Rotary clubs the chapter
has provided equipment for three day
rooms for an artillery battalion. The
Junior Service League of Hich Point
dvoted its attention to the room used
by a hospital unit.
In addition to giving furniture to
an ordnance company, members of
the Rocky Mount-Nash County chap
ter visited the post and added that
"woman's touch" to the room.
Other chapters devoting attention to
the day room situated at Fort Bragg
are those of Cumberland, Wilson, Lee,
Wake. Edgecomb and Harnett coun
ties. L
Buy (COAL Mow
To
KEEP WAIRM
Next Winter
We have a limited amount of good COAL on hand and we
urge you to buy NOW,
The mines are rationing COAI. to the dealers and we can
not contract for as much as we bought last year.
No orders accepted for future delivery.
HOKE OIL & FERTILIZER CO.
Dial 2401.
Raeford, N. C.
As the council's activities also in
clude care for needs of men in Camp
Mackall, Seymour-Johnson Field and
Laurinburg-Maxton Air Base, many
of the chapters have contributed to
units other than those stationed at
Fort Bragg. Sun rooms at Station
Hospital, Laurinburg-Maxton Air
Base, for instance, have been furnish
ed through Camp and Hospital Coun
cil activity at Carthage, Hemp, Fair
mont, Rowland and Laurinburg. The
citizens of Dunn, Erwin, Pinetops,
Smithfield, Clinton, Snow Hill and
Goldsboro are devoting their major
attention to needs at Seymour-Johnson
Field. Camp Mackall is being at
tended to by the Moore County Rock
ingham and Hamlet chapters.
O
Bragg Cuts Civilian
Employees By 600
In Economy Move
Fort Braee. N. C. Au2. 25. Civi
lian workers in Post Headquarters,
Fort Bragg, N. C, sincere in their ef
forts to do their part of winning the
war quickly, have by experience and
special training increased in individ
ual efficiency, helped slash unneces
sary red tape, and assisted in sim
plifying office procedure to the point
where at least 600 jobs will be elimi
nated at Fort Bragg's Headquarters
alone by August 31 compared to the
number only a few months ago.
The economy in manpower is two
fold, in saving, in payrolls, and in re
leasing competent personnel to other
war agencies where there is urgent
needf for them, Brigadcr Oeneral
John T. Kennedy, Commanding Gen
eral of Fort Bragg, explained in an
nouncing the personnel reduction,
which means fewer persons are doing
more work in Post Headquarters.
O
HOGS
The War Meat Board has asked hog
producers to send their hogs to mar
ket as soon as they reach an adequate
finish for slaughter rather than con
tinuing to feed them for additional
weight and finish.
O
Randolph Field mechanics recently
set a new record by completely chang
ing a trainer's engine in one hour and
14 minutes.
READING & WRITING
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KLII SIZGMRSTZR
J.WENTY yean ago a book like "The Music Lover's Hand
book," edited by Elie Sicgmeister, and containing articles on classical
and modern music by many of the most noted composers and critics
twenty years ago a book like this could
have had only a very limited audience.
Today it is offered by the Book-of-the-Month
Club to its more than J00.000
members as a "dividend" book, and the
book store sales will no doubt be consid
erable. The reason for the enormously in
creased demand for a book like "The Music
Lover's Handbook" can be written in one
word radio.
Radio has brought the musical mountain
to Mohammed. It used to be that only
kings could have command performances
of great music. Today the humblest citi
zen can bring the greatest orchestras and
virtuosi into his home with a twisc of the dial. And the musical audi
ence in America must be reckoned in the many millions.
Whether you are i devotee of Mozart or George Gershwin, Tosca
nini or Louis Armstrong, you'll find something in "The Music Lover's
Handbook" to suit your tastes. You'll find articles by composers like
Stravinsky and Shostakovich, by noted critics, like Deems Taylor, Olin
Downes and Lawrence Gilman. This book tells you how music is
made, and introduces you to the leading composers of our time.
It's a wonderful book to have handy to your radio.
Lament of an air recruit whose girl
hasn't been writing frequently as quoted
in "Spin In, Dumbwhacks" by Lieuten
ant Richard N. Ryan:
"Ain't you got no paper?
Ain't you got no pen?
Ain't you got no envelope
To put my letter in?"
According to the story, the girl to whom this was sent got the hint,
and letters were more regular after that.
In his book "The Chinese Are Like That," Carl Crow advises us how
to get rid of unwanted guests but definitely. One of the many stories
I which the Chinese relate about Con-
Ul rA fucius tells of the time he was called
upon by a visitor he disliked. The great
(age sent out word that he was too ill to
see visitors. Then, before the caller was
out of earshot, he picked up his lute
and played and sang lustily to show that
ha was in the best of health. It seems h
wanted to Indicate hit thorough dis
approval to hit visitor, ind did it in
this way more effectively than would have been possible by any rude
verbal message.
WHEN TH8 CAT'S AWAY
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