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PUBLISHED THURSDAYS The Danbury Reporter N. E. PEPPER. Editor and Publisher Issued Thursdays at Danbury, N. C., and entered at the Danbury postoffice as second class matter, under act of Congress. National Advertising Representative New York : Chicago : Detroit : Atlanta : Phil* Thursday, May 7, 1942 ~— » How Are We Protected From Enemy Air Planes The act'ng REGIONAL COM- the details known about the flight MANDER of the Wilmington In- are recorded. A flight tree is not formation Center, today stressed completed until three "spotters" the fact that every attempt is be- have sighted the same ship. >ng made to inform the public of Next to this tree is al-jo plotted the complete setup of the far- the plane has been reported. This flung Aircraft Warning System, by arrows the course of the "It is 'mportant, he stated, plane. Then their information is "that the people of this city, one ehecked, one against the other, of the key points in our coastal f or accuracy, and the ship is de defense system, understand the finitely plotted and its course nature of our work, not only here ascertained. but as it is practiced in every Working on a balcony over _ hamlet along the Eastern Sea- looking the filter boanJ is a group board " of people whose job is to trana- The most important factor ia mit the information Mrt ed out on Air Defense is speed. This .3 the filter h(Mrd to the higher applied to the three phases of center the laformation Center our work: Obtaining information. which ia the , oca , fQf evaluating it. and acting upon it. era , fi)ter The men who obtain our facta .. .. _ , _ At the Information Center, the for us, according to Lt. R. C. various filter" boards are duplicate WEBB, are the civilian observ- . . ... Ed and combined on an Opera era who have their posts spread .. _ tion Board. Again there ia an out at intervals of from five (5) ..... .. „ overlooking balcony. Here there to e'ght (8) miles along the coast „ ' are representatrves of all agen and inland for Vundreds of miles. . , .... c>es having jurisdiction over Shifts of men and women, all _. .. * flights. They are the Army, the volunteers, spend four-hour per- .. ... Navy, and the Civil Aeronautics iods on the alert at these posts ... Authority through whom all twenty-four (24) hours a day. „. flights are cleared. Those men They have special telephone lines! ... .... either identify a ah'p or classify over which they report every!.. lit as an enemy. Automatically plane sighted or heard in the; |an unidentified ship is assumed air. They give approximate lo- 1 , i to be host'le. cation of the plane, its direction, . ~ , .. .... . . . . 1 Should such a flight be found, how high it flies, what type or 6 ..... . ~ , ,' the vital information is available, ship it is, and the number of • .. ~. ~ .. .. Trained officers ascertain it 3 planes in the flight. No matter . . i_ • , j-. . probable objectives from the what physical conditions may be, ,1 . , . ~ .. , plotted course on the Informa the posts are alert all through the night and day. There i* U ° n Center Board - The y warn never a minute that they are left ' he VarioUS defense unmanned. Anti-aircraft artillery, civilian : All the information gathered defenSe ' and interc epter aviation, by those posts is immediately i P°' nt the work is spM telephoned, a matter of second-;, U P" ie Army has its clearly de direct to the filter center. A fil- ® °f action and it does ter center is a centrally located not over l a P with that of Civilian spot in which there is a map of Defense. an entire area. The "plotter," This entire process should not also a volunteer, at the filter take over three (3) minutes or board receives her information tesa. The magnitude of the from the "spotter" and sets up a problem and its complexity re "flight tree" on the spot where quire split-aecond precision. The flight tree is a staff on which all vital and indispensable civilian A ft# >rll M F' .•• is i. 'A' With men in the Army, Navy. Ma- Si tines, and the Coast Guard, the favor 'KV itecigaretteijCamel.(Basedooactual ■?, sales records in Post Exchanges, Sales ... J! Commissaries, Ship'a Service S Coras, , 1 Ship's Stores, and Canteens.) *"■ Camel THE OGAltnn OF COSTUER TOBACCOS THE DANBURY REPORTER Death Of Mrs. Eliza Terrill Truitt At Mt Airy Mrs. Eliza Terrell Truitt, 83, of Mount Airy, Route 1, died at her home some miles south of Mount Airy Monday morning. Mrs. Truitt was born in Stokes county June 7, 1858, daughter 5f David and Rebecca Fl'ppin Ter rell. She was married to WiU Truitt, who died in 1925. She is survived by four broth ers, Will, John and James Terrell of Mount Airy and Ely Terrell of Winston-Salem and two sisters, Mrs. Jack Hill and Miss Nannie Terrell of Mount Airy. ******* * LET'S BUILD * * CHARACTER * * By Morrison Caldwell. * ******** KNOW THYSELF. Two wonderful words. Wis_ dom speaks. Hear her voice and ' live the only life worth living. L>sten not to the siren voice of Pleasure. Listen not to the cruel call of Greed of Gain. But listen 'to the voice of Wisdom, and hearken to the voice of thy Cre ator in the days of thy youth. No greaer subject can engage your attention than a proper study of "Thyself." Let us con sider, "Whence you came," "Who or What you are;" and "Whither you are going." Let us lay aside all prejudice or precon ceived judgments and calmly and dispassionately consider each of these three phases of this all-ab sorbing topic. Claud Priddy, Francisco mer chant, was in town Wednesday. force that provides the backbone of this system is necessary. The Army can supply officers and men, but the people themselves must provide the "spotters" for the Observation Posts and the "plotters" for the filter centers. The basic strength of the entire organization rests on the Obser vation Posts and the Filter Boards. According to Lt. WEBB addi tional volunteers are still needed for the Aircraft Warning Sys tem. Applications for volunteer work as "spotters" in Observation Posts may be made to your local County Director of A. W. S. Ap plications for volunteer work as "spotters" in the Wilmington, Charlotte, or Raleigh Filter Cen ters may be made through the local Defense Council of these re spective cities. For Farmers! A 3-Point Program 1 A three-acre minimum tobacco allotment and a fairer method of apportioning acra age. 2. Extension of the "ever normal" granary plan to all crops. 3. Production of farm crops for industial use with the aid of government subsidization. If you want these benefits, in the Democratic Primary May 30, 1942 VOTE FOB JULIAN H WULBERN FOR CONGRESS Danbury to Winston Bus Line Coming Next Week/ It appears that bus service from Danbury via Walnut Cove and Germanton to Winston-Sa lem will be establised in another week. The Winston-Salem Journal of May 6 has the following: Powell Gilmer, co - owner of Community Trans't Company, said last r.ight he hoped to inaug urate next week two of the routes planned by his company to bring tire-short residents of nea rb y communities to their jobs in Win ston-Salem. He said franchises for several routes had already been granted and that he hoped, by May 13 or 14, to begin service on (1) a route including Old Town, Sta leys, Valley View and Bethania, and (2) a route touching Ger manton, Walnut Cove and Dan bury. Gilmer and his wife are the owners of the community Tran sit Company, and he made it plain that no other persons or firms are involved in its owner ship or management. Recently organized, it is already operating a route from Kernersville to Oak Rige to Friendship to Guilford College to Greensboro, and plans one from Kernersville to High Point and Oakdale Cotton Mills. Plans for the Community Tran sit Company routes terminina ting here, and for routes being serviced by Atlantic Greyhound Corporation to and from nearby communities, were discussed in a meeting of the city traffic and po lice committees yesterday morn ing. The chief question before the committee was designating a downtown terminal, members said, and spokesmen disclosed that consideration was being giv en the block of Fifth street be tween Main and Church street ai a possible site for loading and unloading buses on these routes. BUY WAR BONDS and STAMPS Official U. S. Treasury War Bond Quotas For May ' 4 " l!00 \ p * d?*&* jf^i—r-L J: rvfy J . JSofcA WSSTpSTF" ~~" * r ~£Ww Nrt^\®jWßfv .......»»o. ~ t \\\''2Moo~~"j|«fN OßTH "°™ MO k J—; U. S. Treasury Official War Bond (wSSiJI Quotas for May I S BUY M " '" S ""' «.«".500 " 11 ""»»«» «.««■ The above map of North Carolina shows the War Bond quotas, by counties, for the month of Majr, 1942. Total War Bond quota for the State is $5,888,500. Every Income earner in the State Is expected to atep-up War Bond purchases on a basis of ten per cqnt or more of Income. This ia necessary to help America's armed V ... • Death Of Drew Priddy At High Point Drew F. Priddy, 64, died at his home, High Point, Monday morn ing, after an illness of several days. He was born at North View in Stokes county on February 23, 1878, a son of Elder Paul and Sally Oakley Priddy, and moved to High Point in 1929. He was a retired farmer. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. William Fes and Mrs. T. R. Steed of High Point; two sons, S. M. and C. R. Priddy of High Point; three sis ters, Mrs. ,R. L Lawson of Law sonville, Mrs. Willie Steel of San dy Ridge, and Mrs. Sandy Moore of Stuart, Va.; seven brothers, Elder Watt, Edwin, J. B. Priddy, all of Danbury, and Walter, Charles W. and Sam B. Priddy, all of Sandy Ridge. Funeral services were conduct ed at North View Primitive Bap tist* Church near Danbury Wed nesday morning at 11 o'clock, and burial was in the church cemetery. Pvt. John K. Alley of Fort Story, Va., and Pvt. Arthur M. Worrell of Roanoke, Va., are at home on Danbury Route 1 visiting relatives and friends for a few days. fciy Wor toads vtr irr ' !r 7^. Bor lot's Doubt* SK Our Quota \T ' ii WELDERS WANTED NO DELAY—OUB GRADUATES ARE EMPLOYED UP ON GRADUATION. We have graduates earning up to SIOO a week. Yon can learn to weld in 6 Weeks. H U. S. NAVY CERTIFIED WELDING INSTRUCTORS ■ Day and Night Classes Reasonable terms—Convenient payments—Pay part . I after employed—FßEE PLACEMENT SERVICE SOUTHERN WELDING SCHOOL WINSTON-SALEM, N. C. 1206-12 Reynolda Rd. forces take the offensive against the Axis powers. Tk« American voluntary method of War Bend purchases must be successful in reaching the quotas set by the Treasury Department far every county la the nation. The Job of every American now U to stop spending and save dollars to help win the War. Thursday, May 7, 1942 who is the father of Register of Deeds R. L. Smith, is about 88 years of age. His many friends hope for h's early recovery. Palmetto ■^THEATER WALNUT COVE.N.C Sunday & Monday, May 10.11 "THE BUGLE SOUNDS" M Wallace Berry—Marjorie Main ' Tuesday, May 12 "JOE SMITH, AMERICAN" $ Robert Young—Marsha Hunt Wednesday, Thursday, May IS-14 "WILD BILL HICKOK REDES" Constance Bennett—Brace Cabbot Friday & Saturday, May 15-16 "KING OF DODGE CITY" Bill Elliot—Tex Ritter FOR SALE GENERAL Mac Arthur but tons. All the rage everybody's wearnig them. Red, blue and brown on white background. Beautiful design. Only 5 cents each. If you want one by mail add 2 cents for postage. E. P. NEWSUM. King, N. C. LOST LICENSE PLATE—No. 322.826. Lost between Moore's Springs and old Rock House. If found ■ | R. L. MARTIN ♦ ; Vade Mecum, N. C. : (fl Cigars, Cigarettes, Cold Drinks, Magazines. t , r , E. P. Newsum, King, N. C.
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