PACE TWO
There was a machinist
named Harry
Who worked in a steel mill
at Gary,
And always on pay day.
Instead of a play day
He bought all the BONDS
he could carry!
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WAKE UP AMERICA!
THE CIVILIAN POPULATION HAS NOT REALIZED THAT
WE ARE IN AN ALL-OUT WAR
Thousands .of typists, stenographers, and secretaries are needed
for defense work. Urgent demands are being made on our school
to fill this demand. We are rushing our studeruts through just
as rapidly as we can to meet this emergency. We are in need
of many more people to train for these defense jobs. Who is
willing to help his country in these perilous times?
Our prices and terms are most reasonable. Jf you want to
help your country, get in touch with us. Government jobs pay
good salaries.
For full information write or phone the
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THOROUGHBREDS
"THERE are a few products to which the name
"Thoroughbred" can be applied just as truly
as it can to a, fine saddle horse. And you have
only to look at a Curlee Suit to know that it is
one of them.
You will find in these new Curlee Suits for Spring
-T-above everything else smart, authentic styling
by Curlee's skilled designers. You will find a
choice selection of quality materials in the sea
son's newest patterns. Closer examination will re
veal the careful, expert craftsmanship in .every
construction detail. All of these qualitys combine,
in every Curlee Suit, to insure lasting good looks,
Comfortable fit and long wear.
Our stock of Curlee Spring Suits offers a wide
choice of models and patterns in a complete range
of sizes and every suit is moderately priced.
Come in and see them.
J. B. PENDERGRASS
Franklin, N. C
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Registrants
With Dependent May Be
Commissioned
The Vvar Department has an
nounced that in the near future
Selective Service registrants who
have been deferred solely because
of dependency will be given an op
portunity to qualify as officer can
didates by volunteering for induc
tion through Selective Service, it
was stated today by General J.
Van B. Metts," State Director of
Selective Service.
This policy will make it possible
for registrants who have depen
dents to obtain commissions, if
they can qualify themselves for
commission, and thereby enable
them to serve in the armed forces
of the nation in this hour of
grave emergency, and at the same
time take care of their dependents,
the Director .stated.
fending the formulation of pro
cedure with respect to this mat
ter, registrants desiring further in
formation regarding their oppor
tunity to volunteer for this pur
pose were advised by the Director
to file their names and addresses
with their local boards. Full infor
mation will be furnished them as
soon as it is available.
Rapid flashing of lights on a
Navy vessel means "Man Overboard."
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N. C. Births
Far Above Death; Other
Vital Statistics
RALEIGH, March 23. Of the
446 babies under a year old who
died in North Carolina durirjg Feb
ruary. 18 smothered to death while
sleeping with parents, according
to reports made to the state Hoard
of Health. About 75 such deaths
occur in the state annually, most
of them in wintertime.
February deaths from influenza
totaled 48, as compared with 291
the corresponding month in 1941,
while pneumonia deaths for the
month dropped from 322 to 231.
Measles claimed 11 victims, against
2 in February last year. From Jan
uary 1 through March 14, 1942,
there were 10,865 cases of measles
reported in North Carolina, against
3,243 during the corresponding per
iod of last year and 1,070 in 1940.
The disease, on the upsurge this
year, is scattered throughout the
state. t
Suicieds are temporarily on the
decrease, there having been only
15 reported last month, against 25
in February, 1941, while homicides
for the month totaled 24. There
were 28 reported in February last
year.
Reports for the year through
February show that an average of
235 babies were born in the state
each day, while daily deaths aver
aged 89.
Men With Dependents
May Be Officer Candidate
Selective Service registrants who
have been deferred by reason of
dependency only, but wish to vol
unteer to compete for selection as
an Officer Candidate must make
application through their local
boards, General J, Van B. Metts,
state director of selective service,
announced today.
All such volunteers, Director
Metts declared, must be American
citizens and be eligible, aside from
their dependency claims, for classi
fication in Class il-A. In addition,
the "Application to Volunteer and
Waiver of Dependency" filed with
the local board must be signed by
his dependents over 18 years of
age, as well as by the registrant,
and any volunteer under 21 years
of age must obtain the written
consent of his parents or guar
dians. Volunteers who are found by the
Army to be initially qualified wiH
be inducted among quotas sent to
the Army by their local boards
and given four months training in
the ranks to determine if they are
potential prospects for commis
sions as second lieutenants. Any
not recommended for an Officer
Candidate school at the end of this
training period may request to be
transferred to the Enlisted Reserve
which means that he will return to
cevilian ife and not be subject to
call for active service unless regis
trants having similar dependency
claims are being called. Those who
fail tr complete the Officer Candi
date course, or who are not recom
mended for commission, likewise
may request transfer to the En
listed Reserve, or elect to be re
assigned as an enlisted man on ac
tive duty.
It is estimated by the War De
oartment that the entire training
period for a volunteer seeking a
commission, including the four
months' service in the ranks, nor
ma ly will require a minimum o
six months.
Sorghum Suggested
For Sugar Shortage
Face to face with a sugar short
age. North Carolina farm families
would be wise to plant a sorghum
patch this year, advises E. L.
Blair, extension agronomist of N.
C. State College.
Home needs .should be supplied
first, he said, but there may be
some farmers who would like to
derive cash money from the sale
of their extra syrup.
Under good management, farm
ers have secured 100 gallons, and
yields of more than 400 gallons
are on record per acre.
In general, sorghum does well
on any well-drained soil that is
suitable for corn. Sandy loams and
clay loams of medium to high
fertility give the highest yields.
Dark, heavy soils produce darker
syrup than light colored sandy
soils.
Sorghum has shallow roots which
draw rather heavily on the top
four or five inches of soil For
this reason, it is advisable to ap
ply stable manure, or to grow a
winter legume after the crop.
Good fertilizers for sorghum are
400 pounds of 4-10-4 per acre. Then
apply 100 pounds of nitrate of soda
or an equivalent amount of readily
available nitrogen from other
sources when the crop is two feet
high.
Varieties vary in the time re
quired for maturity. Recommended
varieties for the Mountain section
are: Orange, Red Amber, Black,
Amber, Sugar Drip. Planting should
begin in the mountains May 15,
and may be continued in all sec
tions until June IS.
Navy recruiting officers were so
flooded with applicants after war
t he highland WAttWUN
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Accidents In United
States Up Sharply
From Previous Years
There were 500,000 more acci
dentsal injuries in 1941 than be
fore the defense program started,
in 1939, with fatal accidents up
nearly 9,000 in the same period, a
reflection of the greatly increased
cost of carelessness as the nation
steps into high gear on the war
effort, according to the Institute
of Life Insurance.
The cost to the nation for this
accident toll increased nearly half
a billion dollars in these two years,
the Institute reports, but the most
vital loss today is the maihours
lost on war production.
"Every worker in America has
a direct, personal responsibility to
exert every possible care in avoid
ing accidents," the Institute said,
"for it must be remembered that
practically all accidents are -preventable.
Last year's accident toll
of 9,400,000, of which 101,500 were
fatal, and which cost the nation
an estimated $3,750,000,000, can be
greatly reduced this year through
a national campaign of accelerat
ing war production through safety
practices.
"That accidents can be reduced
is shown by the records, for the
safety work of the years since
World War 1 have reduced the ac
cidental death rate materially. Had
the 1918 accidental death rate ap
plied in 1941, there would have
been an additional 9,000 deaths
from carelessness. Greater care in
1942 can reduce the accident toll
and make a notable contribution
to the production of war materials
which are so vital today."
A really determined, capable man
can grow into the livestock busi
ness more easily than into almost
any other business. In almost any
other business nowadays it takes
a quite considerable amount of cap
ital to even get a toehold. In the
livestock business you can start
small and yet increase rapidly, if
you have a sound feed program.
tRobert M. Salter, Retiring
Director, N. C. Experiment Station.
The boys who are participating
in these exercises have much in
terest and enthusiasm. It is hoped
that their parents will cooperate
100 per cent in making it possible
for each boy to have his physical
defects corrected by the end of
this school year. Each parent is
being sent a report showing the
results of the examination given
his son. One copy of each individ
ual report will remain at the
school, and a third copy is being
given the county health office.
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Marine Corps
Need Radio Man
Are YOU a trained radio tech
nician ?
The Radio Technician division of
the United States Marine Corps
announces that it is prepared to
enlist an unlimited number of men
in this field. After passing a phy
sicial examination, qualified radio
men will be enlisted as staff-sergeants
with a base pay of $72 per
month. This includes all living ex
penses. Married men will receive
an additional $34.50 per month.
Those applying for radio ratings
in the Marine Corps should be
high school graduates and have had
at least three months of technical
radii exoerience. It is necessary
that letters attesting to this fact
be furnished by the applicants
employer. Age limit is 35.
Steel-Piercing Eye
Steal used in vital parts for war machines plane, tanks, ships,
gum mutt be flawless, because America's fighting men must
have weapons that arc both accurate and tough.
X. The new million volt X ray . Defects In the steel show up on
bulk by General Electric saves X-ray film. Therefor faulty mate
precious hours in finding flaw. It is rials are tossed aside before costly
powerful that its rays can pierce hours of machining have been spent
thick steel castings, on them.
S A regular check-up on piece of 4. X-ray exposure needed for 3-
X-ray film worn on workers' wrists inch-thick steel is now 3 minute
hcJps guard against prolonged instead of previous ixA hours! I
iwsiiri to the rays given off by Whole days are saved in examine- ,
tJbjLX-ray tub. tion of even thicker castings.
General Electric believes that its firs duty as a
good citizen ie t be a good soldier.
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FRANKLIN, N. C
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The Marine Corps at the pres
ent is in dire need ot trained
radio men and it is urged that
anyone possessing the necessary
qualifications contact the nearest
Marine recruiting station which in
Western North Carolina is located
in Asheville.
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