THE GLEANER
GRAHAM, N. C., FEB. 4, 1943
I860 ZD KVBRY THURSDAY
J. D.KERNODLE, Editor
$1.00 A YEAR, 1N ADVANCE
Butered at Poatoffloe al Q rah am,
N. C., at- ?**-oud-cla*? matter.
Saturday was Roosevelt birth
day ball day. Most of the balls
were called off, but the urge was
made to send dimes and dollars
to the President for benefit of
infantile paralysis sufferers.
Saturday, January 30th, was
the tenth anniversary of Hitlers'
rise to power. On former anni
versaries he has harangued the
German p .ople about what a
super race they were and what
he was1 striving to make of and do
for them. This time he did not
attend, but had Propaganda Min
ister Paul Joseph Goebbls read a
proclamation which was inter
rupted with the roar of bursting
bombs dropped in Berlin by RAF
Mosquito bombers. What a
i^nange!
After Prime Minister Churchill
and President Roosevelt had end
ed their planning^ at Casablanca,
Mr. Churchill went to Turkey
land the President visited the
negro Republic in Africa and
from there to have a conference
with the President, Vargas, of
Brazil, South America and re
turned to Washington Sunday
night. Both missions were high
ly satisfactory. Turkey was
glad to have an interview with
Churchill and the President of
Brazil was pleased to talk and
plan with Roosevelt. The visits
strengthened the ties with the -
allies.
NAZIS CRUSHED IN STALIN- J
GRAD; OTHER WAR NEWS.
Hitler's hosts, numbering 330,
000, have been driven from Sta
lingrad, the great Russian indus
trial city on the Volga river. For
months the battle has raged with
bloody fury. The final dean-up i
came Tuesday, at the end of a ]
162-day siege. I
Russia reports 91,000 prison- :
ers taken since Jan. 10 when the 1
uemiaiis rejected an ultimatum
to surrender. This added to 100,
000 Germans killed, announced
by the Russians last Sunday, and
175,000 killed and 137,000 cap
tured, announced Dec. 81 as the
toll since November 19. In an
other report the Reds list 503,
650 Germans killed and oaptured.
It will tally as the greatest mili
tary disaster in history. About
1814 Napoleon started to Mos
cow with 600,000 soldiers. He re
turned to France with 100,000.
The Russian snows wiped out his
legions.
An accurate roster of the
casualties at* Stalingrad will, per
haps, never be made. Russia did
not succeed without heavy losses.
The Reds were use to the Rus
sian snows, the Germans were
not.
A Russian bulletin said "tro
phies are still being counted in
one of the biggest battles in the
history of wars," but listed thia
booty captured since January 10,
when the final push began:
Fifty-six locomotives; 1.125
railway cars; 750 planes; 1,150
tanks; 6.700 guns; 1,462 mortars
8,135 machine guns; 90,000
rifles; 61,102 trucks; 7,369 mo
torcycles ; 489 carts, tractors
and transports; 320 radio trans
mitters; three armored trains;
235 ammunition and arms dumps
and a large amount of other
equipment
Thus ends Hitler's vow last
September that Stalingrad would
be taken. More than 2,500 of
ficers are numbered among the
men captured.
Hitler is now turning toward
the fruitful Ukraine and the rich
oil fields of the Caucasus, but the
Reds are there with heavy fight
ing equipment.
Maybe Hitler win continue to
I
send help in quantity to Marshal
Rommel in North Africa to ease
the blow the Allies, aided by
Fighting French, are preparing
to deliver.
While the Axis armies are oon
:entrated in Tunisia they are
itrongly fortified and are ex
jected to fight one of the major
lattles of the war. Gen. Eiseo
lower and Gen. Montgomery, :
American and British oommand
:rs, brave and shrewd, will plan
o win before engaging in the
nomentous struggle that it will ,
>?. I
In the Solomons, Southwest \
'acific, after a hill the Japs are ;
?ming back with more men, it is .
>elieved for the purpose of try
ng to retake what they have
ost. Gen. MacArthur is prepar- '
ng for the big battle that is ex
>ected to be not far off. In the
naantime he is striking at
>very Jap effort to establish a
oothold and reports about 500
lap planes shot down in recent
veeks in addition to transports
ind other shipping destroyed. ,
Phe Japs claim to have destroy
ed several ally ships?battleships
ind cruisers. This claim is passed ,
?ver without comment on the
>art of Gen. MacArthur for mili
ary reasons'.
Germany has been given a
aste, in Berlin, in the Ruhr Val
ey and Hamburg, of what Brit
tin has been taking from Ger
nany since the start of the war.
Vrmament plants have been shat
tered and big fires started by
British and American airmen,
tome of them in day-light; and
Germany has renewed her raidy
in Britain, after a season of
ximpanative inaction.
The Fighting French in Afri
ca are in great need of fighting
equipment and America is going
to see that they get it.
WE MUST BE VIGILANT
Director of Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI), J. Edgar
Hoover, by years of study has
learned that law enforcement is a
parallel of democracy and good
government. He has earned the ,
right to speak with authority. .
in a recent address he said: ,
Only a few years ago, any ,
persons assured us that the day
of devastating wars had passed;
that preparedness was a cause
of wars; that public opinion was
enough to stop international
plunder; and that all that was
necessary was to sign petitions
abhorring all war. But the fact
remains that the pacifist line did
not deter the Japanese attack
upon Manchuria; the Fascist i
plunder against Ethiopia: nor the
Nazi massacre and bloodshed in
a dozen foraged countries. The
American privilege of having the
facts should have been sufficient
to cause us to be prepared as our
President urged. In this day of
conflict, we cannot place peace
before duty, or love of ease be
fore devotion to country.
ere exists another segment
?f our American life which in its
devotion to the maintenance of
civil liberties, fails to distinguish
between the use of our tradition
il safeguards to protect the legit
imate rights of citizens, and the
ise of them by enemy agents to
cloak their efforts to undermine
\merica. These misguided souls
dry to apply a peacetime concep
Jon of civil rights of a wartime
lituation. There have been too
'ew in the fighting squids.
Boasting about democracy
loes not make it succeed. No
'orm of government can survive
rithout justification and it is
he American privilege to make
lemocracy efficient No citizen
an be of service by wishful
hinking or happy-go-lucky,
lentimental speeches. Citizens
>ecome of service to our country
>nly through action and deed and
xeparedness.
The objective of all Americans <
it this time can be described in <
simple terms, "We must win the
war and then preserve the
peace." Let us not be superficial
in our thinking of it as our war.
True it is also Britain's war, the
Netherlands war, Russia's war,
China's war and the war of free
men everywhere. But still, it is
America's war. Our allies are
helping us and we them. But it
is America's war and we must
win.
Our national character is on
trial. So is Americanism. No man
can serve two masters. There
can be no such thing as divided
allegiance today. We are either
For America and its war or we arc
against it. There is no place for
ease, duty shirking, graft, or
those who would get-rich-quick
at the expense of the war effort.
The times call for soul searching
effort that will put country be
fore self not only in the armed
forces but in labor, management
and government.
The early colonists followed a
good American custom. "Hiose
who would not work or fight the
common enemy just did not eat.
What we need is a little more of
that spirit today. Surely; it is
democratic for everyone to be ex
pected to do his part. When one
reaches the stage where he no
longer feels called upon to re
spond to the duties of democracy,
he forfeits his claim to the rights
of democracy.
THE CRUCIAL TEST
America today i s going
through one of its most crucial
periods. In 1776 we fought for
our independence; inl917 for de
mocracy, which we are grimly
determined to defend successful
ly and to preserve for all times
to come. That battle will not lie
won until Nazism, Fascism and
the vicious paganism of the Ris
ing Sun shall have gone down in
the darkest defeat and become
no more than a nightmare in the
world's history.
It is an American's privilege
to take part in this fight.
Thoughts alone in this crisis
mean little. Deeds count?deeds
which will determine whether
we are to go forward in right
eousness and strength or back
ward in degradation and weak
ness. We stand face to face with
:haos and ruin, or peace and pros
perity. We cannot meet the fu
ture by crass materialism or
silly sentimentalism. It is the
'irat duty of every citizen to
lupply vigorous, active faith in
lis country.
RULES FOR DEFEAT
The following quotation from
a shipyard worker's letter was
recently published in the United
States News: "When a man hires
out to a shipyard, he should be
allowed to use all his skill in any
trade he knows anything about,
so long as it oan be used to the
advantage of our war effort and
can be used in building ships. As
for myself and many more ship
fitters and helpers, I can weld,
burn, layout and chip, but I am
allowed to shipfit only, and often
times I have to wait for 2 or 3
hours on a welder or burner or
chipper.
"The average shipfitter works
about 5 hours per day and gets
paid for 10. Just stop and think
how many man-hours are lost in
a single day in all our shipyards.
It is enough to build ? U, S. de
stroyer and it is because our
union does not see fit to allow a
welder or burner or chipper to
use his trade, unless he is work
ing at it I could put in a full 10
hour day, if I was allowed to do
this work."
Under such a system, thou
sands of willing American work
men are forced to hamper war
production because of short
sighted application of peacetime
union rules. Men at the front are
dying as a result. Undoubtedly
many of them were members of
the very unions whose actions
delay supplies they needed. How
can legitimate unionism continue
to countenance this kind of abuse
of its power?
WORKERS MUSI' SHIFT TO
WAR JOBS
An ordnance plant tried for
months to get 146 skilled work
ers, including 40 machinists. A
community survey showed there
were men with the proper skills
in the area, but they were in non
essential industry and refused to
transfer to war work. There are
many reasons for such refusals?
fear of the loss of seniority in
their present occupations, un
willingness to work in a new and
strange place and the like. But
as the supply of civilian goods
and services is drastically out
during 1943, thousands of these
workers will have to transfer to
the essential trades and jobs?
the sooner the better, for they
are needed not only for what
they can produce themselves
but also?s trainers of the less
skilled, women, youths, and
handicapped persons.
Workers who stay in non
essential jobs should remember
that they leave gaps in a chain
of war production that leads
straight to the battle fronts,
where men from their own com
munities are giving lives in order
that all American labor may re
msin free.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Having qualified as Public Adminis
trator of the estate of Maggie Belle
Salmons, deceased, late of Alamance
County, North Carolina, this is to noti
fy all persons having claims against
the estate of said deceased to exhibit
them to the undersigned on or before
the 4th day of February, 1944, or this
notice will be pleaded in bar of their
recovery
All persons Indebted to said estate
will please make immediate payment.
This the 4th day of February, 1943.
JOHN H. VERNON, Public Adminis
trator of Maggie Belle Salmons
Estate.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Having qualified as Public Adminis
trator.of the estate of Alfred Raleigh
Wall, deceased, late of Alamance
County, North Carolina, this la to noti
fy all persons having claims against
the estate of said deceased to exhibit
them to the undersigned on or before
the 4th day of February, 1944, or this
notice will be pleaded in bar of their
recovery ?
All persons indebted to raid estate
will please make Immediate payment.
This the 4th day of February, 1943.
JOHN H. VERNON, Public Adminis
trator of Alfred Raleigh Wall
Estate.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Having qualified aa Executrix of
the estate of Claude H. Cates, deceas
ed, late of Alamance County, North
Carolina, this is to notify all persons |
having claims against the estate of'
*aid deceased to exhibit them to the
undersigned on or before the 4th day '
of February, 1944, or this nottes will
be pleaded In bar of their recovery.
All persona Indebted to said estate
will please make Immediate payment.
This the 4th day of February. 1941.
ELLA LEE CATES,
Executrix of Claude H. Cates Estate.
John H. Vernon, Atty.
notice to creditors
?
Having qualified as administrator of
the estate of John Hobbs Clapp. de
ceased. late of Alamance County, North
Oarolina, this is to notify all persons
having claims against the estate of
said deceased to exhibit them to the
undersigned at R. F. D- No. 4, Burling
ton, North Carolina, on or before the
22nd day of January, 1914, or this
notice wlU be pleaded In bar of their
recovery.
All persons indebted to said estate
will please make Immediate payment.
This the 14th day of January. 1943.
JOHN W. CLAPP, Administrator of
the estate of John Hobbs Clapp, deed.
Louis C. Allen. Atty.
administrator's notice
The undersigned, having qualified as
Administrator of the estate of Miss
Ella Clendenln, deceased, late of Ala
mance County, this is to notify all
persons having claims against said cs-i
tate to present them to the undersign-1
ed on or before the 15th day of Janu
ary, 1944. or this notice will be plead
ed in bar of their recovery.
All persons indebted to said estate |
will please make immediate payment
to the undersigned.
This, the 19th day of January. 1943.
HENRY Q. SMITH. f
Administrator, C. T-4A.
253 River View Dr.. Asheville, yC.
notice '
summons btpublication
NORTH CAROLINA.
ALAMANCE COUNTY.
IN THE GENERAL COUNTY COURT
Irene Hines, ,
- vs. -
Harvey Hines.
The defendant above named will
take notice that an action has been
begun in the General County Court of
Alamance County. North Carolina, It
being an action brought by the plain
tiff against the defendant for absolute
divorce; and the defendant will fur
ther take notice that he is required ta
appear at the office of the Clerk of
the General County Court of Alamance
County In the courthouse in Graham,
N. C.t on the St'a day of March. 1943,
and answer or demur to the complaint
in said action, or the plaintiff will ap
ply to the Court for the relief de
manded in said complaint.
This the 2nd day of February. 1943.
SARA MURRAY,
Asst. Clerk General County Court
of Alamance County.
Thomas C. Carter, Atty.
notice
NORTH CAROLINA,
ALAMANCE COUNTY.
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
John William Menefee, Jr., Plaintiff,
- v* -
Ann Purmort Menefee, Defendant.
To Amn Purmort Menefee, Defend
ant:
I Take notice that on the 18th day of
February 1943, at 11:00 o'clock, a. m.
! and thereafter in the office of Miss
Bcrnlce J. Collins. Notary Publle. In
and for th? District of Columbia at
Washington, D. C.. Commissioner, the
Uiiderslgned will take the deposition
of Mary Ellen Fenwick to be read as
evidence for the Plaintiff In the above
entitled action which Is now pending
In the Superior Court of Alamance
County. State of North Carolina; and
you will further take notice that if
the taking of said deposition is not
begun and completed on the same
day, the same will be continued from
day to day until completed.
This 26th day of January, 19?J.
JOHN WILLIAM MENEFEE. JB.
Plaintiff
A. M. Carroll, Atty.
EXECUTORS' NOTICE!
Having qualified aa Executor of the
estate of J. E. Isley, deceased, late of
Alamance County, North Carolina,
this is to notify all persons having
claims against the estate of the said
J. E. Isley to exhibit them to the un
dersigned at R. P. D. No. 2, Liberty,
North Carolina, on or before the 26th
day of January, 1944, or this notice
will be pleaded in bar of their recovery.
All persons isdebted to said estate
will please make immediate payment.
This, the 20th day of January, 1943.
NEWTON ISLEY,
Executor.
Long, Long and Barrett. Attys.
Notice of Sale!
By virtue of a judgment made and
entered in an action in the Superior
Court of Alamance County, North
Carolina, entitled Alamance County
vs. Mrs. Willie Trollinger, the undere
signed Commissloser will, on
Monday, February 15th, 1943,
at 12:00 o'clock, noon,
at the Courthouse door in Graham,
North Carolina, sell at public auction
to the highest bidder for cash, the
property described as follows:
A certain tract or parcel of land,
lying and being in Albifght Township,
Alamance County, North Carolina,
and being all of the real property
owned by the above named defendant
in Albright Township, Alamance
County.
The purchaser will be required to
deposit ten percent of his bid when
the same is knocked down to him, and
the balance upon confirmation
This the 11th day of January, 1943.
LOUIS C. ALLEN,
Cowmissioner.
Notice of Sale!
By virtue of a Judgment made and
entered In an action in the Superior
Court of Alamance County, North
Carolina, entitled Alamance County
vs. J. T. Trollinger, Jr. and wife, Mrs.
J. T. Trollinger, Jr., the undersigsed
Commissioner will, on
Monday, February 16th, 1943,
at 12:00 o'clock* noon,
at the Courthouse door in Graham,
North Carolina, sell at public auction
to the highest bidder for cash, the
property described as follows:
A certain tract or narcel of land,
lying and being in Albright Township,
Alamance County, North Carolina,
and being all of the real property
owned by the defendant, J. T- Trolling
er. Jr., in Albright Township, Ala
mance County.
The purchaser will be required to
deposit ten percent of his bid when
the same is knocked down to him, and
the balance upon confirmation.
This the 11th day of January, 1943.
LOUIS C. ALLEN.
Cowmissloner.
Notice of Sale.
By virtue of a judgment made and
entered in an action in the Superior
Court of Alamance County, North
Carolina, entitled Alamance County vs.
William M. Tapscott and wife, Mrs.
William M. Tapscott, the undersigned
Commissioner will, on
Monday, February 8th, 1943,
at 12:00 o'clock, noon. EWT, <
it thtf Court House door in Graham, <
tforth Carolina, sell at public auction *
:o the highest bidder for cash, the 1
iroperty described as follows: 1
A certain tract or parcel of land, <
ylng and being in Boone Station
Township, Alamance County, North
Carolina, and being located on High
ray No. 100, and being all of the real
iroperty owned by the abo\e named
lefendants in Boone Station Township
it the time of the attaching of the
len for the ta.\es referred to in the .
i
omplajnt here).
The purchaser will be required to
eooslt ten per cent of hie 1 Id when
he same is knocked down to him,
nd the balance upon confirmation.
This, the 4th day of January, 1>41.
LOUI3 C. ALI EN, 1
Commissioner.
Notice of Sale. d
tl
By virtue of a judgment made ana at
atered in an action in the Superior
ourt of Alamance County, North
arolina, entitled Alamanco County v?.
* ? - *
R. L. P?U#l#0? U< wife, Mrs.
R. L Patterson, the undersigned
Commissioner srfll, on
Monday, February Ith, 1111,
at 11:0# o'clock, noon. EWT,
at the Court House door In Graham.
North Carolina, sell at public auction
to the highest bidder for cash, the
property described as follows:
A certain tract or parcel of land,
lying and being In Patterson Town,
ship, Alamance County, North Caro
lina, and being one acre and the
home, and being all of the real prop
erty owned by the above named de
fendants In Patterson Township at the
time of the attaching of the lien for
taxes referred to in the complaint
herein.
The purchase.' will be required t ?
deposit ten per cent of his bid when
the same la knocked down to him,
and the balance upon confirmation.
This, the 4th day of January, 1S43.
LOUIS C- ALLEN.
Commissioner
Notice of Sale!
By virtue of a judgment made and
entered In an action In the Superior
Court of Alamance County, North
Carolina, entitled Alamance County *
vs. Spencer Webster and wife, Ella
Webster, the undersigned Commission,
er will, on
Monday, February 15th, IMS,
at 12:00 o'clock, noon,
at the Courthouse door In Graham,
North Carolina, sell at public auction
to the highest bidder for cash, the
property described as follows:
A certain tract or parcel of land,
lying and being In Burlington Town
ship, Alamance County, North Caro
lina. and being a house and lot on
Richmond Hill, and being the same
real property described In thai Deed
cf Trust to Claiborne Young, Trustee,
dated August 1. 1915. and recorded In
the Office of the Register of Deeds
for Alamance County, In Book of
Mortgages and Deeds nf Trust No. 122.
at page 157, and be?uv all the real
property owned by the above named
defendants In Burlington Township
at tho time of iho at niching of the
lien for taxes rtferred to 1n the com
plaint herein.
The purchaser will be required to
deposit ten percent of his bid when
the same is knocked down to him, and
the balance upon confirmation.
This the 11th day of January, 1943.
LOUIS C. ALLEN,
Cowmlssloner.
Notice of Sale.
By virtue of a judgment made and
entered in an actidn in the Superior
Court of Alamance County, North
Carolina, entitled Alamance County vs.
Claude Crisp and wife. Mrs.
Claude Crisp, the undersigned
Commissioner will, on
Monday, February 8th, 1941,
at 18:00 o'clock, noon. EWT,
at the Court House door In Graham,
North Carolina, sell at public auction
tc the highest bidder for cash, the
property described as follows:
A certain tract or parcel of land,
lying and being in Burlington Town
ship, Alamance County, North Caro
lina, and being a house and lot on
Glencoe Road, and being ell the real
property owned by the above named
defendants in Burlington Township at
the time of the/kttaching of the lien
for taxes referred to in the complaint
herein.
The purchaser will be required
deposit ten per cent of his bid when
the same is knocked down to him,
and the balance upon confirmation.
This, the 4th day of January, 1943.
LOUIS C- ALLEN,
Commissioner.
Notice of Sale.
By virtue of * Judgment made and
entered In an action In the Superior
Court of Alamance County, North
Carolina, entitled Alamance County vs.
Hubert Alston and wife. Mr..
Hubert Alston, the undersigned
Commissioner will, on
Monday. February 8th, 1(41,
at 12:00 o'clock Noon.EWT.
it the Court House door in Oraham,
forth Carolina, sell at public auction
0 the highest bidder for cash, the
iroperty described as follows:
A certain tract or parcel of land,
ylng and being >n Burlington Town
hip, Alamance County, North a*ro.
ipa, and being a house and lot on
ileneoe Road, and being all the real
iroperty owned by the above named
efendants In Burlington Township at
ha time of the attaching of the Uan
or taxes referred to la the complaint
1 this action.
The purchaser will be required to
epoelt ten par cant of his bid when
ha same la knocked down to him,
nd the balance upon confirmation.
This, tha 4th day of January, 1(42.
LOUIS C- ALLKN.
' _ Commjmloner,
War Stamp Sales Over
Half Billion Dollars,
Album Drive Opens
U. S. Treasury photo
AppeaHnp Martaret C. Russell of the War Savtaps Stall tacks np this <
|t? Trtanry paster which win ha seea (ram eaaat to coast. It pictures retailers' i
plana, "SAT YES." A Arise Is underway far Americans to buy additional War
Stamps Is IUI albums and canTert them inte War Bonds.
1XTASHINGT0N, D. C.?'The na
" * tion'i retailers from the tiniest
hamlets to the mighty cities are act
ing as a spearhead in a great Treas
ury Department campaign to sell
the additional War Savings Stamps
needed to fill more than 100,000,000
albums now in the hands of the
American people.
According to a report released by
the Treasury Department today,
sales of War Savings Stamps totaled
>559,777,000 for the period from May
i, 1941, through November, 1942.
Stamp sales have risen from less
than three million dollars per month
when they were first introduced to
the public to an average of more
than fifty million dollars per month
it the present time.
The Treasury's slogan, "A half
?1
filled album Is like > half-equipped
soldier," has been adopted officially
by retailers for the campaign.
The importance of the drive ia c
seen in the fact that a War Bond po
tential of nearly two billion dollars d
hangs in the balance. t
Every War Stamp album, con- a
verted into a People's Bond, for
which the purchaser pays $18.75 and
which matures to $29.00 value when
held for 10 years, adds its force to
the war effort. "I
The Treasury Department is
counting upon the country's school I
children to play a powerful role in
the success of the SAY YES drive. I
The volume of stamp and bond sales et
is at the rate of $200,000,000 for the c
current school year. i
V. S. Trnnrf P.JeMB.I c