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FOREST FIRES RAGING IN EASTERN CAROLINA COUNTIES THIS MONTH April 5th Recorded As Day Of Heaviest Siege In History Of Gates Co. SOME ARE SET INTENTIONALLY Following reports and observa tions on the part of fire rangers In the Eastern section of North Carolina that this month has been a particularly disastrous one when it comes to forest fires, it was re cently disclosed by Paul V. Taylor, Gates County forest warden, that Monday, April 5th, was “the worst forest fire day in the history of Gates County.” Seven separate fires —of incendiary origin, Mr. Taylor said—started in Sand Banks, White Oak, pocosin and Reed’s Pasture between 1:50 and 3:45 that after noon and burned untold thousands of acres belonging to Chesapeake Camp Corporation and Camp Manufacturing Company, bringing as yet unestimated loss in heavy growths of young trees. Three more fires on the old Win ton road, he said, brought the to tal for that area of Gates County to ten separate fires within the space of a few hours, while a ditch bank fire on the east side of Gatesville escaped control and de stroyed a dwelling house, tobacco barn and other outbuildings which belonged to Jim Carter. Hay, corn, a good portion of meat and all stock feed as well as house furnishings, clothing and fertilizer were counted in the loss at the Carter place where Ely Joran was living. Monday was marked by high winds, just right for spreading fires, the warden said. District TTVir’ckofa** T _C. „i j _ e Rocky Mount, in answer to a call from Taylor, arrived in the county late Monday and staved-until Wed nesday night when the blazes were declared under control. More than a hundred hunting club members, three truckloads of Camp and Chesapeake men, and a large number of farmers and other volunteers joined the county fores ter and his deputies in battling the blazes. Taylor, Westerfield and many of the volunteers stayed on the fire scenes from Monday until Wednesday night without rest or sleep. A twelfth blaze, started by a train, Taylor said, on John Rountree’s land near Eure, burned approxi mately 40 acres after getting under way at 5:10 the same afternoon. Taylor declared the fires in Sand Banks, White Oak pocosin and Reed’s Pasture, were intentionally set; no one lives in there, he said, and there are no roads through the area of 10 or 12 square miles. The Cross Roads saw the first telltale signal of smoke as each fire in suc cession started, Taylor said. There are a few privately-owned lots in the area described here, though the entire area is dominated by Chesapeake and Camp company holdings of timber tracts, much of which was badly damaged by fires, and outstopdao the etaetao etaoi A number of uninhabited dwellings and outbuildings were destroyed. Smoke blanketed the whole wes tern half of Gates county the early nnn4 o ^ f-Kn nroolr nvwl nwi m m stumps were still sending up fes toons of smoke along the Winton highway as late as Sunday night. Renewing his plea for caution m setting ditch-bank and brush fires, Taylor reported that a Negro Pemell Whitney, who lives just a cross the State line in Nansemond county, was tried before Justice of the Peace J. A. Eason in Gatesville Wednesday and was fined $15. and costs after confessing that he start ed a ditch bank fire which resulted In the burning) of 50 to 60 acres in both Gates and Nansemond coun ties. The Nansemond county fores ter is waiting to take Whitney in custody for the same offense, Tay .. lor said. Whitney, however, was said not to be connected with the incendiary fires on the Camp and Chesapeake lands. County Forester Taylor is broad casting another plea for caution. “Gates County cannot stand many more days like last Monday,” he said, "before the whole county is completely burned over.” MARRIAGE LICENSES Halifax, April 23—The business of issuing Marriage licenses was on a decline when last reported, but the later part of the month finds applicants are coming into the office at the rate of at least one a day. The applicants for the past several days have been: Edward Moore, Roanoke Rapids and Elma Parrish, Roanoke Rap ids; Zeb Whitehurst Winslow, Scotland Neck and Lizzie L. Rid dick, Scotland Neck; Alvin Lee (col.) Littleton and Idell Purnell, Littleton; George W. Stevenson, Plymouth and Mittie Price, Scot land Neck; Charles Raymond Whitaker (col.) Enfield and Lu cille Dancy; Joe Harrison (col.) Roanoke Rapids and Lillie Mae Flemings, Roanoke Rapids; Arthur Daniels (col.) Enfield and Reves May Taylor, Enfield; Dan iel McWilliams (col.) Enfield and Isabelle Bryant, Enfield; J. W. Wheeler (col.) Scotland Neck and Ailene Wheeler, Scotland Neck; Eddie R. Clark (col.) Rich Square and Annie Mae Pittman, Tillery; Moses Malony (col.) Gaston and Dezell Hockaday, Weldon; James Shaw, Weldon and Margaret Ellis, Roanoke Rapids; Luther Williams (col.) Weldon and Sylvester Harding, Weldon; Jessie Thomas (col.) Weldon and Reethrel Alston, Littleton; Leroy Lynch, (col.) Enfield and Annie Lee Powell, Enfield; _ ENTERTAINS AT HALIFAX On Thursday evening Mrs. Jack Whitehead delightfully entertained at three tables of contract at her home in Halifax. High score prizes were won by Miss Clem Read and by Mrs. L. H. Pearce. Mrs. Pryor Rodwell captured the bingo prize. The hostess served a sweet course to the following guests: Mesdames W. L. Johnson, Swain Norman, Milton Norman, Pryor Rodwell, Milton Read, L. H. Pearce, Cas well Shaw, P. C. Millikin, Ray mond Millikin, and Misses Clem Read and Ursula Marshall. HALIFAX HOSTESS On Friday evening Mrs. Russell Weeks entertained at three tables of contract at her home in Hali fax. High score prizes were won by Miss Edith Avent, Clem Read and Mrs. Caswell Shaw. Bingo prize was won by Miss Myrtle Phipps. The hostess served ice cream to the following guests: Mesdames W. L. Johnson, Caswell Shaw, W. R. Caudle, Charles Boy ken, Raymond Millikin, Boone Grant, V. A. Parks, A. L. Hux and Misses Clem Read, Edith and Effie Avent and Myrtle Phipps. Chockoyotte GRADE A DAIRY Golden Guernsey Milk, Qt. Sam Powell, Mgr. John L. Skinner Brings New Blood Into Cattle Herd John L. Skinner f Litttleton, who has for the past several years been interested in the production of beef cattle and running con siderable herd of Aberdeen-Angus cattle on his farm with the co operation of his son, William Skin ner, has recently brought in new blood as a part of his program to improve his cattle. The Skinners attended a sale conducted by the Aberdeen-Angus Association in the Lynchburg dis trict recently and purchased three pure-bred heifers of the same breeding as the prize winners at the last International Stock show held at Chicago in 1941, John Skinner said, and added that they are real beauties besides. The recent purchases of these heifers followed the purchase of a fine young bull several months ago. This bull, which Mr. Skinner says is one of the finest young bulls ever to be brought into this state, is the son of Ames Planta tion Pride’s Eric, three times a first prize winner at the Inter national, and Junior Champion in 1937. The bull was purchased from the herd of Col. A. E. Pierces of the Warrenton, Va. district. Commenting on the purchase of these cattle, Mr Skinner explained that “It is our aim to gradually grow more Angus cattle and weed out all grades. By saving only the finest individuals for breeding stock we will have a considerable number that will go into the fattening pens for beef. "My son, Wiliam Skinner, has entire charge of buying and sell ing the stock and also producing the greater part of the feed neces sary for them. The territory sur rounding Littleton can, and we think will be one of the great cattle counties of the state,” Mr. Skinner said in conclusion. Enlisted Men May Go To College On Army’s New Plan The lowering of the draft age to 18 years forced many young men to curtail their formal educations and at the same time deprived the Army of many highly trained technicians formerly trained in civilian colleges. To meet the need of men with these qualifica tions the Army is sending qualified men back to college for training in basic subjects, to complete their education, or for further study along technical lines. This is being accomplished thru the medium of the Army Special ized Training Program. Every soldier whose score in the Army General Classification test was sufficient to warrant further at tention is required to take a spec ial three hour examination. If his score in this test reveals po tential ability as a specialist, he is eligible to appear before a se lection board which passes on his fitness for basic or advanced train ing in some particular field. The subjects receiving the most con sideration are engineering, mathe matics, physics, chemistry, psy chology, languages, military gov ernment and medicine. Courses cover periods of from 12 to 48 weeks, in colleges and un iversities which have been selected by the War Department. At the completion of his studies he may return to duty with the troops in some technical capacity or he may be sent to OCS in an appropriate arm or branch of the service. Eyes Examined Glasses Fitted Office Over i Shell Furniture Co. ROANOKE RAPIDS, N. C. In "Some Town" to day you'll find a Mary Smith fashion . ing a bit oi dull metal into a vital part ol a smooth running machine that will power a roaring tank to Victory. Look care fully—for that earnest, busy girl doing such important things is Mary Smith. The same Mary Smith who yester-year spent days planning for, and hours enjoying, her all-import ant vacation trip for a sun-tan. This year America's Mary Smiths have found really important things to do — and travel for truly import ant reasons — not to beaches for sun-tanning and shell picking, but I to factories for shell making. These ■' - Mary Smiths are doing big jobs \tj and doing them well. America is proud of them and Trailways is * proud to carry them to the cities and towns—factories and shipyards -v — all over America. And that's Trailways' job today — carrying war-busy America's wo men and men where they're needed when they're needed to help win this war. That's why buses are crowded —•facilities taxed to capacity. £ So when you DO travel, remember this — and plan your trip ahead — get full information before you go — be on time and travel light. ^ . CAVOLfNA \ TKAILWAVS i *
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