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Page Eight It S. ARMY INVESTS IHIUIY BULMMS TO BJJtIO WORID'S BEST COMBAT DIVISIONS more than $2,000,000,000 (B) invested! in equipment for its 20 combat di-. visions. * Sixteen combat infantry divisions \ account for $1,600,000,000 (B), two armored divisions for $422,000,000 (M), and two airborne divisions for $176,000,000 (M). To equip just one infantry division costs the Army and the taxpayer j more than $90,000,000 (M). To staff, a 17,509-man infantry division, put it: in the field, and maintain it for one! year under peace-time conditions costs an additional $99,000,000 (M). Tanks represent approximately $36,500,000 (M) of the $90,000,000 (M) tied-up in equipment costs. Ve hicles account for another $25,500,000, (M). Other costs include $10,600,000 1 (M) for ammunition, $6,000,000 (M)j for individual, organizational and oth er operating equipment and supplies,' $4,600,000 (M) for electronics and : communications, $3,000,000 (M) for weapons, $2,890,000 (M) for artillery, and more than $1,000,000 (M) for air craft. Included in the specific items this $90,000,000 (M) buys are approxi mately 18,000 pistols, carbines, rifles and submachine guns; 811 machine guns and recoilless rifles, 566 rocket launchers, 157 mortars, 64 anti-air craft automatic weapons, 72 artillery pieces. 144 light and medium tanks, and 3,800 trucks, trailers and tractors. To equip an armored division takes approximately $211,000,000 (M). To staff a 14,756-man armored division, nut it in the field, and maintain it for one year under peace-time condi tions, costs an additional $91,000,000 (M). Os the $211,000,000 (M) invested in equipment, $91,000,000 (M) is tied un in tanks, $89,600,000 (M) for ve hicles, $12,000,000 (M) for ammuni tion, $7,600,000 (M) electronics and communications, $5,000,000 (M) for ; individual, organizational and other ' operating equipment and supplies, $2,- 000,000 (M) for weapons, and $942,- 1 000 for aircraft. i The equipment price tag on an air- 1 home division is about $87,500,000 ' (M). To staff a 17,120-man airborne division, put it in the field, and main- ] tain it for one year under peace-time > conditions, costs an additional $99,- i 000,000 (M). s Os the $87,500,000 (M) needed for < equipment, $36,000,000 (M) is tied-up ' in tanks, $17,000,000 (M) in vehicles, ' $10,450,000 (M) in individual, organi- I zational and other operating equip- 1 ment and supplies, $10,000,000 (M) in < ammunition, $4,580,000 (M) in elec tronics and communications, $3,714,- 000 (M) in artillery, $3,691,000 (M) in weapons, and $1,000,000 (M) in air craft. < Buying weapons, ammunition and ■ other major items to initially equip or replace existing equipment for the Army’s divisions is' an expense propo- ' sition. For individual items with one year’s 1 concurrent spare parts it costs the Army S7B for a rocket launcher, $95 1 for a rifle, S7OO for a .50 caliber ma- 1 chine gun, $1,300 for a 60-millimeter mortar, $2,502 for a jeep, $6,110 for a 105-millimeter recoilless rifle, $7,- 954 for a two-and-a-half-ton cargo truck, $19,637 for a 105-millimeter howitzer, $109,452 for a light tank, $196,226 for a medium tank, and from $28,000 to $333,000 for a helicopter depending on its type and make. These cost figures help explain why—during the past three years— the Army has spent nearly $20,000,- 000.000 (B) for weapons, ammunition and equipment. In fiscal 1954, ap proximately $7,500,000,000 (B) will be spent for this purpose. We live in deeds, not years; In thoughts, not breaths; In feelings, not in figures on a dial We should not count time by heart throbs He most lives Who thinks most, feels the noblest, acts the best. —,J. J. Bailey, j GREAT OAK i m BL^DED WHISKE'? sa.oo| I-1 [■s34o mm ■ ■ v n I i( HEALTH FOR AU A PAIN IN THE NECK “He gives me a pain in the neck.” We’ve all said it at one time or ano ther. And it can literally be true. A boring person can give you a pain in the neck. In spite of the discomfort, ' pain has its good points. It is a wam jing that something is wrong some where. | I The bore causes you pain because, 'in pretending an interest you don’t! have, you tense your shoulder and| neck muscles forcing yourself to pay j attention to him. Perhaps you can’t. Iron away, but at least you can shift 'position and try to relax. No pain j should be ignored. It is a danger sig-, I nal from your nervous system—a ; warning of disease, injury, infection, or an emotional upset. Pain can help your doctor find out 1 what is the matter with you. He wants to know where the pain is most intense, where it spreads, whether it is constant or on and off, what seems to stop it, and finally what it feels like. The last question is the hardest to answer. Two people will describe the same pain very differently. The doctor can put the answers to these questions together with his oth- | er observations and make a diagnosis, but you could go far wrong trying to figure out your own trouble on the basis of pain. Pain doesn’t always come where the trouble is. Heart trouble can cause shooting pains in the left arm. The gall bladder can make your shoulder hurt. Some di esases of the tongue cause earache. A headache can come from the effort to hold your temper when you are an gry- The amount of pain you feel is no sure sign of how serious the trouble is. A severe injury, for example, may cause a state of shock which numbs the senses. You might suffer more lying in bed with a broken leg than from the immediate pain of the break. Once it has given its warning of trouble, pain is useless to you. There is no value in being a martyr about it. Continued pain only weakens re sistance and turns pleasant people in to complaining neurotics. Any pain which can’t be explained by a known injury or disease, and which doesn’t go away in a reasonable length of time, should be investigated by your doctor. CHRISTIAN CHURCH SERVICES Services at the First Christian Church have been announced as foi lows by the past.' the ?.ev. E. L. Alexander: Bible School; Sunday morning at 10 o’clock; morning service at 11 o’clock; -venire service at 7:30 o’clock. Wed nesday Evening Bible Class meets at 7:30 o'clock. Everyone is welcome t* voung people’s meeting at 6:30 P. M.. all services. A SERVICE FOR YOU FROM YOOR Farm Bureau Agent To help you secure automobile liability in surance quickly ... I will be at the location listed below. REMEMBER . . under North Carolina’s new Safety Responsibility Law, you may lose your right to drive without the proper insur ance. FARM BUREAU OFFERS THESE IMPORTANT FEATURES: Savings up to 25%. On-the-spot policy issuance. Nationwide, 24-hour claim service. ft Second largest mutual insurer of autos in America. Lonnie Harrell ROUTE S BOX 196 Phone Rocky Hock 114 Anytime Parker Helms 204 BANK OF EDENTON BUILDING 9.-00 to 12:00 A. M„ end 1:00 to SOt P. M. Or Call Office 175-W or Home 505-J Farm Bureau Automobile H HOME OFFICE: COLUMBUS, OHIO | the caowAM edenton. n. c.. thomday. decmbke «. w - r I 77 7..iiil>~» ■ - ■■■&■ I ■ I I l '".i, ’ % ■ Hj *> 1 , . ’ t ' l( <, v-., , * HH I - . '/' ” f u '£ ;S: I f■> ' ,a 7-. ’ % ’ ,/ } * l( {, J \ V \ J ' v ' *' ~ , 7 ,1 ",'7 1-'' '"''7 v ;/. i KPIH ■ I^it ||g Ksr;\ This beautiful color scene of-billboard size, 7x20 feet, which depicts the’ shepherds and wise men at the gate of Bethlehem, has been erected next to the chapel at the Edenton Marine Base. The star of the East sends its bright ray over the village. Spotlights are used to illumine the scene at night. HAYSEED |i By UN* 'E SAM THE STAR OF BETHLEHEM About two thousand years ago a star appeared over the manger of Bethlehem. To those who are living today this was a mysterious star. But the amazing thing about this star is that after nearly two thousand years the scientists, astronomers and even the common people are still discuss ing and debating about this star. Not only was it a mysterious star but in the iniagination it can be pictured as the most beautiful star that has ever shined in the heavens. That it was a very unusual star is easy to conceive for it attracted the wise men of the East. They may have followed it for months. Some have believed that they were on their journey as long as three years. However no one has ever been i ' able to prove just what this star was. 1 j Even the time and year of its ap- i 'pearance is now unknown. All that i is certain is about the time of its ap- i pearance. Many believe that Jesus 1 was bom in March or April. But about the only thing now certain was that it was the year 1 A. D. Accord ing to the Gospels. Jesus was bom in the days of King Herod. The histor ian Josephesus gives the time of King Herod’s death as just after an eclipse 1 of the moon and just before the feast of the Passover. Astronomers tell us this happened in March 4 B. C. There fore Christ must have beeji bom prior to 4 B. C. Some theorize that this star might have been a meteor. At the longest a meteor could have shined for only a few seconds. Others think that this star might have been a comet. Ac cording to astronomers no comet ar>- peared near enough to the time of the birth of Jesus for this to have been a comet. Still others think it was a “nova” an old star that suddenly bursts into great brilliance then quick ly fades away. Along with these theories there are also other theories advocated by a number of people who do not accept the star of Bethelehem as a miracle star. Whether it was a miracle star seen by the wise men only or whether it was NOTICE! To Chowan County I TAXPAYERS The Tax Books for the year 1953 are now in my hands for the collection of taxes. We urge yoj to pay your taxes now and thus avoid the paty which win begin on February 1. A PENALTY OF 1% WILL BE ADDED ON 1953 TAXES NOT PAID BEFORE FEBRUARY 2. AN- H OTHER 1% WILL BE ADDED MARCH 2 AND AN [j ADDITIONAL / x OF 1% WILL BE ADDED FOR EACH ADDITIONAL MONTH TAXES ARE UNPAID. fj I J. A. BUNCH I ✓VWVWWS/V/S/V'^NA^WWWS^/WV\^^^^^/'^/k some star still serenely shining mat ters but little now. It was a miracle star and shined down and marked the spot of the greatest event of all time I in the history of the wprld up to that date. Always “I suppose nothing is too good for that pretty little wife of yours.” “No, no matter how good things are I bring her she always must have something better!” TAST, SATE Help Cough For coughs and acute bronchitis due to colds you can now get Creomulsion specially prepared for Children in a new pink and blue package and be sure: (1) Your child will like it (2) It contains only safe, proven ingredients. (3) It contains no narcotics to dis turb nature’s processes. (4) It will aid nature to soothe and heal raw, tender, inflamed throat and bronchial membranes, thus relieving the cough and promoting rest and sleep. Ask for Creomulsion for Chil dren in the pink and blue package. CREOMUESION FOR CHILDREN ntievts Couchs, Clwst Colds, Acuto Bronchitis The Cure “What cured him of arguing with his wife?” “Arguing with his wife.” ’320 | 100 PROOF LIQUEUR
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