GAS RATIONING TO
START IN EAST
ON MAY FIFTEENTH
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Motorists Will
Take Cut In
Pleasure Miles
May 15th has been set by Price
Administrator Leon Henderson as
the day for the beginning of gaso
line rationing by the use of cards
in this state, along with sixteen
other eastern states, J. T. Chase,
county rationing chairman, stated
this week.
As yet no official word other
than what has appeared in news
papers has been received from
Washington, but news reports said
each automobile would receive as
little as two and one half to five
gallons of gas weekly, although
details have not yet been an
nounced.
Although the original announce
ment that reduction in gasoline
consumption would be cut more
than 40 per cent in the east, it
has been later learned that ra
tioning may be instituted in all
of the states with the exception
of those on the west coast.
Secretary of Hie Interior, Harold
Ickes, states that Henderson’s plan
to allow motorists only 2% to 5
»nllAnr< era o npr WPpU WOllld 1)6
a» rather severe cut, and added
that 25 gallons per month would
be a more “likely allowance”.
However, all WPB officials are
of the opinion that “motoring-as
usual” is out in the East, possibly
for the duration of the war.
Meantime, people were asked
not to hoard gasoline and oils on
their premises because of the
danger in fire and explosions,
which might take their toll in
lives and property damage.
Large Group
Draftees
Are Inducted
One of the largest contingents
of soldiers to be inducted into the
armed forces of the nation left
here Wednesday morning for Fort
Bragg where they were given
final physical examinations and
inducted into the Army for pre
liminary training.
A number of married men,
whose dependents were few and
whose wives were working, were
included in the group.
Two other calls for men, one
white and one colored, have been
received by the local board, but
dates for induction were not re
leased.
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Navy KecruiTers
Visit The City
Recruiting officers for the U. S.
Navy were in the city for three
days this week seeking recruits
for the various branches of the
Navy. A number of local young
men were sent to Raleigh for
physical examinations as a result
of the recruiting visit here.
The officers stated that period
ical visits, approximately two
weeks apart, would be made to
the city during the coming
months, at which time recruits
will be taken for enlistment in
the regular Navy, in the Naval
reserves, Naval Air Forces, and
for the construction division, Bu
reau of Docks and Yards.
A dime out of every
dollar we earn
IS OUR QUOTA
for VICTORY with
U. J. WAR BONDS
BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Shervette,
Jr., of Enfield announce the birth
of a daughter, Gera Lu, on Fri
day, May the first, nineteen hun
dred and forty two, in the Rocky
Mount Sanatorium. Mrs. Shervette
was formerly Miss Evelyn Rhea
Wood, of Enfield.
BRIDGE PARTY
Mrs. Evelina Fleming was host
ess at a bridge party Wednesday
evening, entertaining in the home
of Mrs. S. W. Dickens. Arrange
ments of colorful flowers decorat
ed the living rooms for the six
teen guests. Mrs. S. W. Dickens
won the high score prize, and
Mrs. J. B. Britt the bingo. A
dessert course was served to the
following guests: Miss Mary
Gladys Womble, Mrs. Evelyn
Barnes, Mrs. R. L. Wood, Miss
Constance Price, Mrs. H. L. Ken
dall, Mrs. Theodore Harrison, Mrs.
John Newton, Mrs. S. W. Dickens,
Miss Blanche Moss, Mrs. Myra
Mann, Miss Nellie Bryan Newton,
Mrs. J. B. Britt, Miss Annie Mae
Sherrod, Mrs. Leonard Matthews
and Mrs. Hugh Sherrod.
ENTERTAINS SENIORS
Miss Kitty Johnson, valedictori
an of the senior class of the En
field High School, entertained the
Seniors and High School teachers,
at a weiner roast Thursday night.
The supper was cooked and
served out of doors on the back
lawn, at the home of the host
ess’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. D.
Mac Johnson, on Burnette Av
enue.
BRIDGE HOSTESS
Mrs. A. S. Harrison was hostess
at five tables of bridge Thursday
evening. Spring fliowers decorated
for the party and a sweet course
with salted nuts was served after
the game.
High score prizes were won by
Mrs. R. B. Davis and Sam Arring
ton Dunn. Mrs .John Newton cap
tured the bingo hand prize.
vruests present were jlvxx. diiu
Mrs. R. T. Beal, Mr. and Mrs. W.
N. Sherrod, Mr. and Mrs. R. B.
Davis, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Britt,
Mr. and Mrs. John Newton, Mr.
and Mrs. Sam Arrington Dunn,
Mr. and Mrs. D. Mac Johnson,
Mr. and Mrs. R. Hunter Pope,
Mrs. Waverly White and Mrs.
Holt Evans.
Mrs. H. E. Gibson returned
from Savannah, Ga., Sunday.
Tommie Merritt of Newport
News, Va., spent Sunday here
with Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Merritt.
SHELL TO BECOME
HEAD OF STATE
MERCHANTS GROUP
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Many Local Men
To Attend Meet
In Raleigh Mon.
C. C. Shell, vice president of the
State Merchants Association and
former president of the local as
sociation, will lead a large dele
gation of Roanoke Rapids mer
chants to the annual convention
of the State Association in Raleigh
on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday
of next week.
Also to attend are Miss Jennie
Walton, executive secretary of the
local Association, and Alfred Mar
tin, chairman of the “on to Ra
leigh” committee of the local as
sociation, and a number of others.
C. A. Wyche, president of the
local group, is not expected to at
tend because of business affairs.
Shell, as first vice-president of
the State Association, will be in
stalled as President of the State
body following a custom practised
for many years. Because of this,
a larger number of local mer
chants are expected to attend than
have in past years.
Miss Walton announced that
meetings of retail merchant
groups would be held each after
noon at 2:30 o’clock. A number of
local retail merchants who are
not expected to take in the entire
convention are expected to be in
Raleigh Monday afternoon for
these meetings.
Governor J. M. Broughton will
head the list of speakers scheduled
to appear before the convention.
Many of the nation’s leading bus
inessmen are also on the program.
Entertainment features for the
convention include dances, movies,
golf, floor shows, and a tea for
the ladies, to be given at the
Governor’s mansion by Mrs,
Broughton.
Local Boy Enters
Engineer Society
Among some 32 students initiat
ed into the State College student
chapter of the American Society
of Civil Engineers last week was
Harold W. Humphries of Roanoke
Rapids, a senior in Civil Engineer
ing at State this year.
THIS IS THE STORY OF
CARBOLOY
How a Most Strategic Material of the War—Invented
in Germany-Was Made Available to the United Nations
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More Precious Than Diamonds In War Produc
tion . . . Carboloy is an American trade
mark for cemented tungsten-carbide, an
alloy second only to diamonds in hardness,
more precious than diamonds as a vital
material in America’s war program. It is
used lor the tips of cutting tools, and for
wear-resistant dies. Carboloy is used in
small quantities; it is difficult to make
and difficult to use- but it has never been
scarce in modern times. There is no scarcity
now.
Invented in Germany—Krupp Protected by
U. S. Patents . .. Cemented carbide was in
vented in Germany —it belonged to Krupp
of Germany, and this made all the rest of the
world Krupp’s customer. In this country,
Krupp was protected by patent grants from
the United States.
C^ne.a! Electric Creates Independent Produc
tion .. . The General Klectric Company two
years before this had begun research on
tungsten-carbide and toresaw its importance
in industrial production. For immediate use
in its own plants and tor easier availability to
others, General F.lectric undertook the long
and arduous negotiations for the American
rights. Limited rights were obtained in 1928,
with Krupp continuing to export the mate
rial to its United States customers—a busi
ness which languished, however,- as General
Electric painstakingly developed its ,own
Carboloy technique. This paved the way for
General Electric to make the United States
entirely independent of Germany for its
cemented tungsten-carbide supply as early
as 1936.
American Tool Costs Half That of Gorman ...
From the start, two totally different busi
nesses were involved. Krupp originally ex
ported cemented carbides in chunks—and
was unsuccessful. General Electric—and its
subsidiary, Carboloy Co., Inc.—found it
necessary to develop a complete engineering
and manufacturing service, making various
types of Carboloy equipped tools, training
men in their use, and offering to its customers
a specialized and successful production tech
nique, For purposes of fair comparison, a
typical German cemented carbide tool in
1928 cost $22.26 in the United States, while
a comparable American Carboloy tool cost
$11.11.
loss to General Electric -for Many Years—Art
Taught to Industry ... In times of peace—
and 1928 was such a time—the measure of
success of industrial adventure is to he found
in profit to the adventurer. By such a
measure, Carholoy could not he called
successful. Initial expenses were ereat. For a
time the Company lost at the rate of Jiooo a
day, and once had an operating deficit of
more than a million dollars.* One of the major
contributing reasons was the continuing high
cost of development, standardization, and
training. In 1936-37 alone, training courses
were given to 10,000 men in industry. More
over, six major price reductions were made
in the face of opera ting losses, until the stand
ard tool blank had been reduced in price 90
per cent.
Faith and Perseverance... Depression was still
another reason—labor-saving tools could not
be sold to industry or labor at any price. But
General Electric, with determination that now
seems providential, kept on—increasing its
'*Over the entire period of its existence up to
January 1st, 1942 the total net profit of the
Carboloy Company was 2.5 per tent of sales.
capacity, granting new licenses, condoning
instances of unlicensed production, staying
ahead of its market.
Production Multiplied forty-five Times in four
Years ... Cemented tungsten-carbide could
easily have been a source of weakness here, as
it was in England, had it not been for Gen
eral Electric’s policy of continued expansion.
1° *939> the production of the Carboloy
Company was less than 20,000 lbs.; in 1940,
it was 55,000 lbs.; in 194!, it was 163,000—
and in December eame Pearl Harbor. Now,
in 1942, the Company’s production is going
at a rate that is 45 times that of only four
years ago.
Britain Dependent upon Us ... By contrast,
British companies, which had been content
to continue as customers of Krupp, found
themselves cut off from the vital material
when Poland was invaded. Rut the General
Electric Company was able to supply sub
stantial quantities to British industry im
mediately and since then has continuously
filled British orders. It has, in like manner*
filled Canada’s requirements since 1936. It is
currently supplying Canada, Russia, and
other United Nations. All this in addition to
supplying the greatly expanded needs of
American industry.
An Inspirational Story of American Industry...
Thus, the story of Carboloy does not end
in "too little and too late." Like many
previously untold stories of American,
industry, it continues, a sturdy and in
spiring example of public service bori\ of
private enterprise, and characterized by hard
work, ingenuity, investment, research, risk*
apd courage—a familiar pattern on this side
of the Atlantic. General Electric Company
Schenectady, New York.
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GENERAL § ELECTRIC
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