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WICKARD HANDLES FARM LABOR NEED AH Responsibility For Workers In Secre tary’s Hands WASHINGTON Jan. 24. — UP) — All responsibility for supplying farm labor needs today was con jugated in the hands of Secretary 0j Agriculture Wickard. A directive by Paul V. McNutt, chairman of the War Manpower ! commission, combined functions previously divided between the U. S. Employment Service and Wick ard. The WMC retained jurisdiction, however, of over-all policies and draft standards applying to agri culture. Tiie directive gives the Agricul ture Department “operating re sponsibility” for recruiting and placing farm labor, determining the needs and areas of supply, transporting workers to labor shortage areas and determining which crops are war-essential. Its authority will not extend, however, to labor for canning, packing, pro cessing, transporting and market ing farm products. Wickard said he would center operating responsibility for the farm labor program in the agri cultural branch of the depart ment’s food production administra tion. Maj. John O. Walker is in charge of this unit. Wickard already has received responsibility for dealing with farm wages under a recent direc tive from James F. Byrnes, di rector of economic stabilization. -V Farmous Labor Leader Succumbs In England LONDON, Jan. 24.—(TP) — John Burns, the first working man to hold a British cabinet post — which he resigned in 1914 in protest over Great Britain’s intervention in the first World War — died today in a London hospital at the age of 84. A candle-maker and later a sta tionary engineer, he represented the London working-class district of Bat tersea in Parliament from 1892 un til his retirement from politics in 1918. He entered the Liberal party cabi net of Sir Henry Campbell-Banner man in 1905 as president of the lo cal government board and contin ued in the succeeding ministry of Herbert Asquith, in which he was president of the board of trade at the time of his resignation. Burns Was co-leader with Ben Tillett of the London dock strike of 1889, a notable event in British la bor history. Some of his most im portant legislative work was in housing and town planning. ; --v Bishop Of Bath and Wells Dies At Palatial Estate LONDON, Jan. 24. — (5>) — The bishop of Bath and Wells, the Right Lev. Francis Underhill, died unex pectedly of a heart ailment just be fore dawn today at his moat-sur rounded palace in Wells, Somerset. He was G4 years old. Upkeep of the palace was so cost ly that the bishop, whose income approximated $20,000 a year, declar ed when lie rented part of it to an evacuated school that “the moment l lie school goes I shall be bankrupt or will have to leave.” Bishops have lived continuously in the palace since 1220. Underhill was a former dean of Rochester and the author of several theological works. He became bishop of Bath and Wells in 1937. He was among the leaders of an unoffical mission of English clergy and churchmen who visited Spain in 1937 to investigate the effect of civ il war on religion. Five Piedmont Clubs Must Go, Says Rickey NEW YORK, Jan. 24. — Wl — Branch Rickey, when asked today about his plans for the Brooklyn Dodgers' Farm Club in the Pied rnonth League, replied ‘so far as : kn°w now. I’m sticking at Dur ham." Rickey discussed the Piedmont situation with George Weiss, head of the New York Yankees’ minor eague system, and said it was Vls understanding that’.there are 1VC c,ubs in the Piedmont which a'c sure to go. although he did "of name them. Rickey said: “Based on my own Judgement and the advice of • udg.e Bramham (W. G! Braham, tirm Ent °* t!le National Associa a of Professional Basetball h *®ues' whose home is at Dur 80 far as I know now I’m lust that"1 Durham- You can say --—V_ r .^°JjDiRRS get balls a , ,, AND' Fla., Jan. 24—(£>>— ZPn baseballs were received ■f i-ay by the Lakeland Army Air 1, or use of soldiers — the gift r. \'e Brooklyn baseball team. week the airport re •" ,l,'e d dozen balls from the St. -ouis Cardinals. Networking When Colds Cause Sore Throat, Coughs i„Ja*® j“st one swallow of Thox h,.:.’. . ‘I“w quickly even one dose in., Palliative relief. Double act ivorL ?”0,,,PS a» you swallow, then inn ® 'nfornally. Eases raw throat. - Phlegm, stops coughs al a< once. Pleasant taste — for if* a,,d children: If not 100% sfied Set your money back. 35c, V and $1.00. Get Thoxhie today. Look to the Mountain ®!?hde Book-of-the-Month by ugrand cannon, n. _____ 11,1,1 * onlh. WWWIL VI I HV-myniil ILLUSTRATIONS BY JOHN FULTON r —I I ^—-— -- _ "Whit showed no sign of recognition." JONAS MOORE PICKED up his rifle and told his wife and Melissa that he was going hunting—he’d be back tomorrow, most likely. Ida Moore didn’t have to catch his eye. She knew where he was going. Whit was overdue now; it was up to Jonas to look for him. Jonas was about a mile from Whit’s place when he saw Whit coming toward him-no gun, no nothing, just walk ing slowly. Whit came almost up to him before Jonas spoke. “Hello, Whit.” That stopped him. But there was no sign in Whit’s face that he’d ever seen Jonas. "He gulped the thin, greasy liquid greedily." "1 finished t1 chimbley. Where’s Melissa?” Whit asked dully. He started to speak again, but Jonas forestalled him. “Come on,” Jonas ordered. “I’ll take you to Melissa.” He got Whit turned around, and he led him back to Whit’s place. Jonas kindled a fire in the lean-to, and made some broth. Whit gulped the thin, greasy liquid greedily. Then he dropped off into a restless sleep. Later on in the evening, Whit seemed to sleep evenly, so Jonas decided he would rest some himself. Jonas lay down by the fire . . . “ ‘Where’s M’lissa?’ he says t’ me. "Where is M’lissa?’ He had to find her! ‘I finished t" ■ ■ ' 1 ■■■■■> /Whit was outside, clutching a tree for support.** chimbley. where is M lissa? Lord, if He wanted her that bad, why didn’t he come out ’n see her?-’stead of stayin’ round here t’ finish t’ chimbley. She hadn’t said to him ‘It’s chimbley or nothin’.’ Nor he hadn't prom ised her. He ain’t the kind to say what he will do-not till after he’s done it. He makes up his mind, ’n then he goes ’n does it, ’n then he says-at the most he says, ‘Well, I done it, I guess’-’n then he don’t even get drunk. /’ couldn’t live that way!” ... and a half-minute later, “You know, he has got an awful nice chimbley.” And Jones settled in sleep. Jonas was up at daybreak, tending the fire. Whit sat up slowly and painfully, and announced: “I c’n travel.” \ou could,” Jonas answered without turning around, “tf've had a .stagecoach run from here out to my place. \ ou ain t go’n t’ walk, though—not today, I c’n tell you.” There was a silence. Jonas heard a noise, and looked around. Whit was supporting himself against a tree in front of the lean-to. “I’m setting out,” he said. Jonas stood up-and then turned to the fire. He kicked it apart. “All right,” he said, “I’m cornin’ with you." _Dr*W“" e°P5rrieht> 194S' bT Kine F“tUr“ SyDdiClU-Ins- T«‘ e0I>yrirt‘- 1M3’ by Holt * Co. Distributed by Kinr Feature, Syndicate in cooptation with the Bookof-the-Month Club, Inc. High School Students Learning Real Democracy In Education What sort of education in democ racy are students of New Hanover High school getting in these days when democracy is at war? They are not studying about de mocracy; they are participating in live, democratic thinking. They are not being taught; they are. with guidance, teaching themselves. At least, those are the facts that were evident in one representative government class that was in ses sion last week — a senior class group concerned with the study of present-day, neutral Spain. The particular fourth period gov ernment class which was observed, filed into a room where maps were in abundance. They were up-to-date maps, and some of them were made so that the students could change territorial boundaries for nations ana colonies as the war progresses. The blackboard space not covered by maps contained a list of the to pics that the students expec? to con sider in detail in the days immedi ately ahead — the 78th Congress, the Beveridge plan, plans for the peace that will follow victory, and others. On the teacher's desk in front of the room weye books of current national and international interest; one of them was the 1943 edition of a government textbook of which there are sufficient copies Jn the school library for it to be used by students as a steady reference. There was plenty of fresh air in the room, so that stuffiness would not develop as a barrier to good, healthy discussions. Mrs. George LeGrand, the teach er, took her place in a student's chair at the back. Four girls, with out a word from the instructor, pulled their chairs to the front of the room. One of them, the discus sion leader, announced the topic for the day, “Spain.” There followed a comprehensive, (BOMBS FOR BERLIN iCothedf0lBTo^nHan |i Palace 1 IWilhelmstrosseJ In ■■ ■ ill I il "i |choncelloryjf| |Brandenburg | j Gate It’s blockbusting time in Berlin as the Royal Air Force renews its bombing campaign against the Ger man capital with many times the force of raids of 14 months ago. The pictures show an RAF crew Ibad iug bombs of the blockbuster variety into a long-range, four-motored Stirling bomber, and a bombardiers eye-view of the heart of Berlin. complete survey of the war-ridclled nation that may, within the months to come, play a decisive part in the battle for Europe. The first youth described the present government in the country — Franco's dictator ship; she also, with the help of her classmates and Mrs. LeGrand, out lined the chaotic conditions and the inadequate rule that prompted civil strife. The second youth, standing before a map, traced the two possi ble routes Hitler may take in in vading- Spain by land, and pointed out difficulites in both paths. The third girl told of the physical and economic plight of Spain and point ed out methods necessary for ulti mate rehabilitation of the land. Spain is important, the students agreed, because Franco has made the statement that he will lend his support to the Allies in case Hitler invades; that he will turn to the Axis if the Allies invade. Obligated to the Germans because Germany helped him materially to win the in ternal revolution, he is unwilling to make a foe of Hitler. Yet he knows the Allies will be in a better posi tion to help mend his broken coun try, to give food to the starving. Until one force or the other makes a move toward the Spanish capital, the benevolent dictator (and the stu dents decided that Franco was ac quitting himself rather commend ably) is going about the business of patching up the government and giving lands back to the original land-owners. Spain is also important, it was brought out, because English-owned Gibraltar, guard to the Mediterra nean sea and protector of Allied shipping, is at the tip of Spain. An enemy nation at Gibraltar's back would be a danger, they said. Thus, among themselves the stu dents considered every major point about the status of present-day Spain. They did it by asking- ques tions, by making deductions, by an ticipating military strategies (partic ularly did the boys in ROTC uni forms take a delight in this.) When they came upon points unanswered in the current periodicals they had \ studied, they consulted Mrs. Le Grand. whose source of informa tion on the subject was never-fail ing. The young- leader responsible for guiding the discussions permit ted little straying- from the topic. The students themselves, especial ly the boys, were intolerant and im patient when irrelevant comments were offered, “o what?” some fel low would ask when o..e of his classmates made a statement of trif ling value. The class discussion did not taper off in interest. When the ' bell sounded — the luncheon bell it was, too — some of the pupils seemed ac tually reluctant to pick up their books and current events magazines —"The American Observer” and “Scholastic,” their only regular government texts. Just before leaving, one uniform ed boy tossed out the question: “Mrs. Xiegrand, do the Spanish still observe siesta-time?” “I suppose they do.” she replied, smiling. “Well, if they do,” came the ob servation, “that’s almost as bad as our 40 hour work week, isn’t it?” Through informal, seemingly unstudied ways, government classes at New Hanover High are training future soldiers mentally for their jobs, and • they are getting future citizens prepared to vote in and to protect a vital democracy, one that will reflect no trace of nationalism but will be the backbone of a whole some international policy. -V Odd Fellows Lodge was organ ized in Maryland in 1819. MINERS PREPARE j FOR REAL LABOR 100 Per Cent Production In Anthracite Fields Expected HABLETON, Pa., Jan. 24—(/?)— With a sixth working day in the anthracite field completed Satur day for the first time under the recently negotiated operator-union agreement, ( collieries throughout the area were prepared today for 100 per cent production with the start of a new work week. While the committee of 12, poli cy-making body of the industry, discussed application of new pay rates for the sixth day here Sat urday, all but three mines were reported in production. The three, Dorrance, and Prospect-Henry of Lehigh Valley Coal company, and Exeter, of the Payne Coal com pany, had not returned to work since voting to end their partici pation -in the anthracite strike which crippled production for 22 days. However, miners at all three pits, along with those employed at every other working affected by the walkout, were on record as willing to work tomorrow. Re sumption of full production was anticipated at all mines. -V 100,000 Poles Arrive At Persian Port For Service Against Axis LONDON, Jan. 24. — UP) — More than 100,000 Poles have ar rived at a Persian port from Soviet Russia to bolster the Polish army in the Near East under General Wladyslaw Anders, the India of fice announced today. The force was sent from Russia under an agreement between the Soviet government arid the Polish government - in - exile at London, reached in November, 1941, to re lease Polish, war prisoners for service with other Polish forces against the Axis. A reception camp covering tnree square miles has been built to house the Polish force, which is supplied with British food and clothing and Russian arms. The la'test contingent to arrive completes the movement of these troops to the Near East, it was said. -V House Air Committee Recommended By Solon WASHINGTON, Jan. 24. — Wt — Rep. Martin of Massachusetts. House Republican leader, came out today for establishment of a stand ing House aviation committee to promote American dominance of the world’s airways after the war and expressed belief that most Republicans on the military and naval committees would support the proposal. But strong opposition, stemming principally from the Democratic chairmen and members of the Military, Naval and Interstate Commerce committees, mapped a campaign to block the plan. Mem bers of the latter committee con tended that* aviation matters be longed to their jurisdiction and military and naval committeemen likewise feared usurpation of their powers. Eight separate resolutions to set up an aviation committee await a hearing before the Rules commit tee Monday. -V Supplies ordered through Lend Lease or direct purchase, aggre gating almost 2 1-2 million tons, have been shipped from the U. S. to the Soviet Union, some of them traveling ocean distances of 10, 000 to 13,000 miles, but because of submarine attacks not all cargoes have been delivered. -V American exports of sugar, wheat, flour, and cereals, although only one percent of total U. S. supply have been parti ularly im portant to Russia, which has lost most of its sugarbeet and most of its richest wheat-producing areas to the Nazi invaders. ‘TOO STRENUOUS WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.—UP) —That war plant job which the United States Employment Service told yesterday of hav ing found for a 102-year-old man proved too strenuous, the service reported today, and he is looking for another one. In fact, he’s insisting on one, it is said, adding that the gov ernment was trying to oblige. The patriotic centenarian, iden tified as John Shine, a tool maker, is having his applica tion handled through the Mil waukee office of the service. In telling of the job that turned out to be too rough, the Employment Service said he was working in a Midwest war plant “turning out wea pons which his great-grand children are using in the Army. -V Coach Leaves Hospital After Rest From Illness CHAPEL HILL, N. C.„ Jan. 24 —Coach Andy Bershak of Carolina, who has been ill for the past month, has returned from the hos pital. The Tar Heel mentor is look ing good again, but the Athletic Department has granted him a leave of absence, and he is leaving for his home in Pennsylvania Sat urday to take a complete rest and regain his strength before resum ing his duties here. Bershak was an All-American end at Carolina several years ago. Prisoners To Be Queried On De^’h Of Californian LOS ANGELES, Jan. 24.— W— District Attorney John F. Dock weiler will have every prisoner who was in Los .Angeles central jail the night of December !9 ques tioned about the death of Stanley H. Beebe, 44, accountant. A coroner’s jury decided Beebe's death was homicidal, caused by rupture of the gall bladder from an external blow. Mrs. Maxine Beebe, the widow, produced a death-bed statement in which Beebe said he was beaten by police at central station. He died 10 days after his arrest for investigation of intoxication. -V Giants Mail Contract To Every Team Member NEW YORK, Jan. 24.— IJ>)—1The New York Giants announced today that they had mailed contracts to all their players this week with an accompanying letter asking them to begin light training at once The note to the players, signed by President Horace Stoneham, said, “we would appreciate your beginning light training at once so as to be in condition to go at top speed as soon as camp opens. You are to plan to report in New York Sunday, March 13, and go to Lakewood, N. J., the following day to be ready to start practice on March 15.” --■ —.... It would cover a football field more than 60 feet with *1 bills.. AP Features for $65,560 every 20 seconds all year to spend it... A a • •••- •••• The sum would buy 12 rows of $1000 cars, bumper to bumper encircling the earth... Counting a number per second a man would have had to start at the time . of the Trojan War (1200B.C.) f t to have counted it by now... I It would make 180 pure <$old Statues of Liberty... 1 ONE hundred billion dollars is the sum sketches translate that almost-incompre* budgeted by the President for war hensifale figure into everyday terms ar^ purposes during thd fiscal year 1944. These gi% an idea of its true immensity. * fe INTEREST RATE ON FARMS TOLD First Mortgage Payments In State Figure About 5.64 Per Cent WASHINGTON, Jan. 24. — (.T» - The Department of Commerce re ported today that the average in terest rate on first mortgages or, owner-occupied one-family non farm properties in North Carolina was 5.64 per cent in 1940. The report was based on an ana lysis of statistics issued by Direc tor J. C. Capt of the Bureau of Census. Of the 147,613 reporting owner-occupied nonfarm dwelling units. 55.589 or 37.7 per cent, were mortgaged. A total mortgage indebtedness of $78,351,200 was reported on the first and junior mortgages. The average indebtedness per property was $1,677. A debt of less than $1,000 was reported for 43.8 per cent of the properties, while 10 per cent reported an indebtedness of $4,000 or more. The leading mortgage holders in the state were the building and loan associations. -V Butter And Cheese Next On Rationed Items List r- __ WASHINGTON, Jan. 24. — — Butter and cheese probably will be rationed next spring, it was in dicated today at the Office of Price Administration. An informed official disclosed that cheese, although a dairy pro duct, may be rationed along with meat because of its adaptability as a meat substitute. Butter for civilians is so scarce ! now that it cannot be rationed at present, explained the official, who could not be quoted by name. But when production increases in the spring to the point where retail ers can honor ration coupons for it. the rationing can be undertak I en. Meanwhile housewives will have to get it as best they can. -V Slayer Of Three Gets Death Sentence In N. C. RAEFORD, Jan. 24.—(An—A su perior court jury convicted W. A. Harris of first degree murder late last night in the “revenge” slaying of Eugene Bill, his mother and sister. Judge Leo Carr of Burlington sentenced the farmer to die in the gas chamber April 23. The state alleged that Harris fa tally shot the trio at their filling station two miles east of Raeford to avenge the death of his son, Johnny Harris, at Bill’s filling sta tion a few days before. Judge Carr charged the jury last night after the afternoon had been consumed with the arguments of counsel. The triple slaying occurred last August 27.
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