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ana dnrins the last jraar, fdl tic-
tim not to the Jsi^aaaas Iwt to the
weather which is waginc unrelent
ing war on every outpost and ship
of eid>er fighting natM».
During a particularly bad sea
storm yester^y, Robicsen, an avi
ation raetalsmith (third class),i
was sent aft with a working par
ty to RU^ sure the vassers planes
ware secure on tte catapult )edt>
They found one plane In dan^r
of being damaged by excessive
waves brwiking clear over the
deck and dousing the whole ship
with frigid spray. Heedless of
their own safety, Robinson and
one other man rushed to the en
dangered plane.
They never had an opportunity
to do anything about it. One
wave, larger than the others,
came in ovef the ship’s starboard
rail. It was green water, not
spray. Tha second fell to his
hands and knees, clutched desper
ately at the catapult and saved
Waahlhgton, D.- C., May ?*-—
At le**t tweuty-flve thousand
Harm tractors are Idle aloag tha,
eastern seaboard between VlrglQlg
end Maine. Their owners hold ra
tion coupons, bat Uttle'or no fuel
Is available. At the same time,
possessors of B cards find gas to
drive their dogs to the country
braak in Tezas-IlUnois pipe line
accompanied by peak demands on
the part of agrienlture and the
mlliUry. Only ultimate solution
Is to cancel all outstanding cou
pons and commence over again
with a workable priority system.
HOT 8PBIK08—8PB(aAl>—
Washington Farm Reporter’s
Rom where I sit...
Jy Joe Marsh
Friday nights, a bunch of us
fellows all get together over at
Bill Webster’s place.
We don’t play cards; ws don’t
sing or carry on.
We just sit quietly over a glass
or two of beer and talk about
world affairs and local politics,
and what not.
You mightn’t think that just
setting and talking would be so
much f\m. But it is.
And it’s wonderful how firiendly
talk over a glass or two of beer
can bring out the best in people
—good sense, for instance, and
good fellowship, and tolerance.
From where I sit, there ought
to be more of this quiet talk
over a glass of beer. Helps folks
understand each other—and be
more friendly to each other in
these trying times.
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for an airing, while loaded ti xls special press representative at the
arrive at night clubs In New York,
Wadbington and Boston.
The Office of Price Adminis
tration has no Idea how m>any gra
coupons are outstanding. The en
tire gas-fuel rationing system
faces chaos In the east and Paci
fic northwest. Even the mid-west
is expected to feel the pinch
shortly. And In Texas and Okla-
home thousands of gallons of oil
are being burned daily through
lack of stor, ge space.
Orders isaued by OPA to stop
pleasure driving, and the placing
of tractor fuel for farmers on an
equal basis with Army priorities
by Fuel Administrator Ickes may
bring temporary relief. Respon
sible officials or the petroleum in
dustry believe that no final solu
tion will be reached until a probe
is made of OPA rationing meth
ods. They assert that the Price
.Administration hasn’t been tough
enough. This accusation cove>-s
policy' makers in Washington as
well as local boards which have
blightly gushed out B cards upon
the slightest excuse.
Present crisis is the result of a
himself. Robinson, standing, had
no time to reach for anything.
Solid green water carried him ov
er the port quarter, far above the
life line rigged there.
Robinson’s companion saw him
once, atop a wave 50 yards astern
of the vessel. Secure for the mo
ment in a life jacket, he was wav
ing. almost unconcernedly.
Signals, telephoned ond flashed,
sent an accompanying destroyer
in sharp turn to fight back thru
the seas after the lost man, who'
by this time had been fortunate
enough to float past a second ves
sel without being caught in its
propellers.
The destroyer, turning, plung
ing its bow into the waves on the
way back and finally maneuver
ing delicately alongside the float
ing sailor, found Robinson in less
than half an hour and succeeded
in pulling him from the water—in
itself a feat of super-seamanship
—after 45 minutes.
However, the bitter cold—the
water 36 degrees above zero—had
been too much. Hours of artifi
cial respiration and injection cif
heart stimulants failed to revive
him.
So today, this ship’s company
lined a deck solemnly while '.a
chaplain spoke of Robinson, his
friends aboard, his family at Gil-
reath, N. C., his church affilia
tions and the things he had hoped
to accomplish in the navy.
On the destroyer, close along
side. Robinson’s body rested under
a flag, then plunged Into the
wav'es.
The Japane.se have yet to take
a life from this ship; but the sea
has claimed its first.
EXECUTOR’S NOTICE
Having qualified as executor of
the estate of Miss Martha Eliza
beth Holloway, deceased, late of
Wilkes county. North Carolina,
this is to notify all persons having
claims against the estate of said
deceased to exhibit them to the
undersigned atl Springfield, North
Carolina, on or before the 24th
day of May, 1944. or this notice
will be pleaded in bar of their re
covery. All persons indebted _ to
said estate will please make im
mediate payment.
This 24th day of May, 1943.
LONNIE RUPIUS BLEVINS,
Fjcecutor of the estate of Miss
Martha Elizabeth Holloway.
7-l-6tT
NOTICE OF SALE
North Carolina, Wilkes County.
Under and by virtue of the pow
er contained in Section 2621(37),
Michie’s Motor Vehicle Laws, Ar
ticle VIII, Section 78, Sub-Section
(8) of the North Carolina Code,
the McNeil Pontiac Company will
offer for sale at public auction to
the highest bidder fer cash, on
the 30th day of June, A. D., 1943,
at the hour of ten (10:00) o’clock
A. M., at its place of business at
Cricket, N. C.:
One Buick Sedan, Serial No.
13267542, Motor No. 43446039,
Model 1938.
The said McNeil Pontiac (Com
pany having made certain repairs
and performed certain labor on
said car under and by agreement
with John's. Joines, Wa’shington,
D. C., ini the amount of eighty-
five ($85.00) dollars, this work
having been performed on or about
the 20th day of February, 1943,
and more than ninety (90) days
having elapsed since said labor
and material was furnished, the
above pro^rty will be offered for
sale to satisfy the lien of the Mc
Neil Pontiac (fempany as set forth
above.
This 24th day of May, A. D'.,
1943.
MeNiaL PONTIAC CO.,
6-17-4tT M, B. McNeil
International Food Conference it
Hot Springs, Ve,, wires that the
delegates from 45 nations appear
to be wobbling around without
any clear-cut knowledge as to the
main purpose for the meeting.
While American reporters are
kept outside the grounds of the
Homestead Hotel by American
soldiers, our foreign visitors and
U. S. delegates flock from one
committee meeting to another in
confused groups of two hundred
plus. In the cool of the evening,
a press communique Is issued
stating that English has been
designated the official language
of the conference, the French del
egates dissenting. It is also an
nounced that everyone has polite
ly voted to uphold the Presiden
tial ban which refuses newsmen
entrance to the'sacred grounds.
Item: The State Department is
paying for 2.400 pints of liquor
bought into license-tight Virginia
by special Gubernatorial dispen
sation. The visitiug delegates will
not go without official State De-
partni^t entertainment—not so
long as the tax-payers’ money
holds out to buy the drinks.
Item: With Judge Marvin Jones
elected permanent chairman of
the conference. Under Secretary
of Agriculture Paul Appleby
moves in as head of the Ameri
can delegation. Appleby is view
ed in Washington as being some
place between the '“pint-of-milk-
for-all-lhe-world” school and the
Harry Hopkins inner circle group.
Appleby says-the U. S. must be
rationed for at least two years af
ter the war so that we may feed
everyone everywhere.
Item: The British delegation,
headed by Richard Law, is most
cordial to the press, comes rush
ing out for interviews- at the
tinkle of a bell. As Britaiit never
figured much in the International
InsHTufe o'f” Agfftultnre, which
tor more than 30 years has been
the focal point for world agro
nomy, it is evident that the rep
resentatives of King George VI
want to junk 1.1.A. and set-up a
new big time food show where
they will be nearer the head of
the table. Law proposes an In-
lernatiDnal Food Office similar to
the International Labor Office
wtiich has been o|ierating side by
side with the League of Nations
in Geneva.
Item: Tremendous good could
come from the conference. Many
vital food and agricultural prob
lems need solutions. But the en
tire approach has been unfortun
ate. If only food in relation to
military requirements was to be
discussed, all the secrecy which
has enveloped the meeting from
its inception would be warranted.
However, it is evident that poli
cies and procedures far beyond th
military will be considered. The
A:nerican people and their repre
sentatlves in Congress are the
only ones who have a right to
make a final decision on such
matters. They should not be kept
In the dark, while inner circle
political appointees make plans in
smoked-filled rooms.
.SCOUTS ARE BEADY—
Leaders of the Boy and Girl
Scouts were in Washington last
week to confer with top officials
of the labor recruitment division
of WFA. They told M. L. Wilson,
head of Extension Service, Col.
Taylor, the Army laison officer in
Chester Davis’ office, and repre
sentatlves of the major farm or
ganizations that the boys and girls
were “set to go” on the farm job.
Application for Boy and Girl
Scouts labor should be gifule lo
cally. The big Scout operations
this year will be conducted on the
basis of needs for farm labor,
which would include the simpler
processing problems such as peel
ing tomatoes in canneries.
OVER HUAr-OVER OAJbE
The 700 million dollar Agricul
tural Supply Bill is having cigaad,
hearings before the Senate Ap
propriations Committee these
days. Up to now, mostly USDA
and agency officials have been
called as witnesses. Little has
leaked out as to what was said.
’This week farm leaders will he
heard.
Last week the House passed the
Deficiency Appropriations Bill
with the specific direction that no
money placed at the executive dis
posal of the Prefjient should be
used to finance Farm Security
Administration.
In Syracuse, N. Y., the Manu
facturers Association has develop
ed a plan whereby industry may
lead workers to farmers..
War prisonera are already be-
flofdlB* to mr ^retery mm
•oa. as to
pris«B«ft i| a)ty f#^fie ferritory
■honM be addrenei to the ly-
voet lUrshal of the Corpa area.
oipin^yet! ' r
Ilerbert Fdgleliw, who Tiniliuil
hia aa ooto of Wick-
ard’a left haad men .at about the
time that Dga Moi|tgoffi4ry-K|l$a
leaving the Departq^nt to hook
up with ClOr ie now former Gov.
Leiu9«jD‘B ace ia North Afiicf.
John Bf^t, two-Rited, 130^-
ing letter of big Load o’ Likes
Co-c®.-): Creamer^, ptodlcfe »n
acute milk Apr^e Juet across
the summer aoletlce. „
Here ia Washington, OPA al
ready has written strict ratloalag
orders for all dairy products.
They are set for application as
need arises.
Opinion here ia that OPA will
be waahed out within three to four
months. Its functions taken over
by WPB, USDA. WFA, etc.
OOC WANT’S BlUilON MORE—
Commodity Credit Corp. has a
bill up asking an additional bil-
ii'n dollars to finance Its opera
tions during the fiscal year com
mencing July 1. Chester Davis.
War Food Administrator, appear
ed as chief witness at the first
hearing before Rep. Henry Stea
gall’s Banking and Currency Com
mittee. Davis asserted that CCC
was the most convenient, agency
jWMhfafton. —-'Unf' WBliuw
Howkrt lift, widow of th*. foFmtt
... IdlNHiient and Chief Justice, died
hi her home here.
'■> Ft 81 yearn.r'old, 1^
been ill fbr about ^e*r and w
half.
3he waa the mother of. Senator
DepartiuMtt
Stoew
flif'’»eiB«^ ^
ml .;iiiiSi^.s
Rtg^^. Taft, of Ohio, and C^.
asaiatant director of. the
Qi^ of Defnwe Health- ' 
Funeral sarvicee were held at
2 p. m., ktonday, with burial «t
Arlington Natiq^ cemetery. ^
Get Tour]
StOTB^-
with which to carry out the sup
port policy for farm products. He
said the greatest element of se
curity for farmers lay in support
prices.
Rep. Jesse Walcott (R. Mich.)
suggested an amendment to the
bill forbidding use o,f funds to pay
subsidies, either direct or indi
rect.
Davis said, “I believe it would
be very dangerous to attach the
subsidy label to this •bill.”
J. B. Hutson. President of CCC
and now Associate Director if
WFA. sitting beside his Chief at
the witness table, smiled thinly.
Later. Hutson admitted that
COC has been paying subsidies
for some time. Questioned on the
purchase and re-sale of cows
through Farm Security Adminis
tration. he stated that the books
showed approximately a $270,000
loss on the operation.
Steagall has given assurance
that the hearings before his com
mittee will continue for at least
two weeks, and that a thorough
Investigation will be made as to
whether hidden subsidies lurk be
hind the billion dollar request.
SENATE CONSIDERS TR.ADE—
The Senate Committee consider
ing the bill to re-new the so-call
ed ReclprociaJ Trade Agreeme»«l«
Act for another two years adopt
ed the Danaher (R. Conn.) amend
ment by a one vote margin. This
amendment, if passed by the Sen
ate and agreed to by the House,
would permit Congress to abro
gate an agreement by joint reso
lution within six months after the
war ends. As a joint resolufion
must be signed by the President,
and it takes a two-thirds vote to
over-ride his veto, the amend
ment amounts to a gesture.
ADMINISTR.ATKIX’S notice
Having qualified as administra
tor of the e.«tate of W. J. Temple
ton, late of Wilkes county, N. C.,
this is to notify all' persons having
claims against said estate to pre
sent them to the undersigned,
whose address is Wilkesboro, N.
C., duly verified, on or before the
26th day of May, 1944, or this no
tice will be plead in bar of their
right to recover. All persons in
debted to said estate will please
make immediate settlement.
This 26th day of May, 1943.
ANDY TEMPLETON,
Administratrix of the estate of
W. J. Templeton, dec’d. 7-l-6tT
You move fast on the flight-deck
Getting tlie planes up and bringing them in calb#--
for split-second teamwork. So deck crews are \
dressed in dungarees and jerseys for fast action.
Helmets muffle the angry drone of propellers,
SALE OF REAL ESTATE
North Carolina, Wilkes County.
In the Superior Court
Mrs. Mamie Pendry, widow of L.
B. Pendry, Clarence Pendry, Lee
Pendry, Jr., Floyd Pendry, Dew
ey Pendry, Ted Pendry, Mrs.
Othello Van Slyke, and J. R- Van
Slyke, her husband.
vs.
Mrs. Thelma DeWitt, age 19, Hct-
bert Pendry, age 17, and Bilne
Pendry, age 15. -
to an oraer of the
nifflc of the Superior Court of
iF^s cojmjty, directing the un-
_4^j^gned coipmissioper to ^ver-
tfee and sell the as hprem-
afeer limusnbed, I vwl on the ^l*t
day ofJune, 1943, at 1:00 o’eiock
P. U; at the courthouse doOTi »t
Wilkesboro, North Carolina, i^fer
for sale to the highest bi^r for ^
the foUowii)^ described rqai
in the
4ry bwnded as
Beginning on a post oak comer,
being the north comer of a 28-
acre tract of land formerly be
longing to L. B. Pendry and be
ing his part of the oW Pendry.
tract, and mnning south 69 de-'
grees west 52 poles to a ston*!
thence south 30 degrees west 72
2-3 poles to a stake; thence in an
eastwardly course 46% poles to an
ash; thence a southwardly course
18 poles to a stake; thence an
eastwardly course 20 poles to a
sUke; thence north 84 poles to
the banning.
Containing 28 acres, more or
less, and b«ng Lot No. 6 in tM
division of the Pendry heirs tract
allotted to L. B. Pendry, now
dead.
This 24th day of May, 1943.
JOHN R. JONES,
6-l7-4tT Commissioner
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