Accidental Deaths
Continue To Gain
fUlftlgh? ThP nnmher of deatltf
from preventable accidents in North
Carolina continues to gain momen
tum as the year advances, official
figures compiled by the State Board
of Health show. Through June there
had been 854 such deaths reported to
the Bureau of Vital Statistics, as
compared with 665 the first half of
1940, representing an increase of 189
for 1941, so far. These do not include
suicides and homicides, which are
holding their own. During June. 35
people in North Carolina took their
lives, which was 15 in excess of the
number in the corresponding month
last yea"r. There was an increase of
one in the number of homicides, the
June, 1941, total having been 33, as
compared with 32 for the corre
sponding month last year.
Accidental drownings last month
totaled 27, as against only 18 in June,
1940, while 11 were burned to death,
compared with 8 in June, 1940. Last
month's total number of deaths from
preventable accidents was 145, an
increase of 23 over the same month
in 1940.
June's 7.493 births brought the to
tal number for the first half of 1941
in North Carolina to 41,937, an in
crease of 2,115 over the correspond
ing period of 1940, while the 2,635
deaths brought the total for the first
half of this year to 17,059, which was
27 fewer than died from January
through June, last year.
There was a decided drop in can
cer deaths in June, the total for the
month having been 169, as compar
ed with 206 for June, 1941, while
pneumonia deaths fell from 122 in
June, last year, to 99 in June, this
year, sustaining the downward
trend. An uptrend, however, was re
flected in the 69 deaths from diar
rhea and enteritis among children
under two years of age. compared
with 50 reported in June, last year
In fact, children did not fare so
well in June in other ways. With 419 1
deaths among babies under a yeur
old.. the rate jumped from 50-7 in
June, last year, to 55.9 in June this
year. Measles took 21 lives, against
one in June'., 1940, while there were
22 fatal cases of whooping cough, an
increase of 11 over last June.
Firewood Is Needed
For Winter of '41- 42
Indications point to higher coal
prices fur the wintei uf 1941-42. R.
W. Graeber, extension forester of N.
C. State College, suggests to farmers
that they prepare now for extensive
fuelwood cuttings this winter.
? Even if labor is available to mine
sufficient quantities of coal for do
mestic purpose, it is questionable
whether transportation facilities will
be available/' Graeber declared, and
he added, "this situation is bound to
create a greater demand for wood as
fuel."
The forester pointed out that the
expanded fuelwood market should
enable many farmers to dispose of
low-grade hardwood trees not suit
ed for lumber or other commercial
purposes. The earlier the start is
made in cutting, the more nearly the
wood will be seasoned when the
demand becomes active, Graeber
stated.
Despite the advantages of in
creased demand for wood, the Ex
tension specialist offered a note of
warning. "The slogan should be
'Don't Strip the Land'," he said. "A
good cutting plan would be: Cut the
poorer species, such as scarlet oak, ,
blackjack oak. sourwood, black gum,J
hornbeam, etc. Cut crippled, crowdj
ed .or diseased trees of any specie/.
Make use of tree tops left from re
cent sawmill operations."
Graeber said it is.a good idea not
to cut more than one-fourth of the.
total volume of tirqber in any one
area of average hardwood stands.
This will give a profitable harvest,
and at the same time maintain an
adequate stand of growing stock.
The forester predicted that num
erous farm and urban residents will
One death from rabies and one
from tetanus occurred in North Car
olina last month, while appendicitis
deaths went from 19 to 29. Maternal
deaths, however, showed a decrease
of 9, bringing the June rate down to
5.3. as compared with 6.7 last year.
There were three typhoid fever
?iiui three malaria victims during the i
month, while tuberculosis deaths
showed an increase. No deaths re
sulted from endemic typhus fever,
undulant fever, smallpox or scarlet
fever.
HITS THE SPOT ? f;
ft
AMERICAS BIGGEST NICKELS WORTH
Filling Station
BLACKOUT
NOW IN
OPERATION
THE FOLLOWING FILLING
STATIONS WILL SUSPEND
ALL SALES FROM
7 P.M.TO 7 A.M.
The observance of these hours was or
dered by Defense Oil Coordinator, Har
old L. Ickes. The order will apply to
more than 100,000 Filling Stations in
the Eastern States. Oil distributors
4iare been naked to withhold supplies
from any station operators guilty of
continued and deliberate failure to com
ply with the regulations.
To prevent inconvenience to their cus
tomers and to advise the public of these
new hours, the following stations are
publishing this notice:
SINCLAIR SERVICE STATION
CENTRAL SERVICE STATION
JACK DANIELS' STATION
PAUL JONES' STATIONS
TEXACO SERVICE STATION
ESSO SERVICE STATION
GULF SERVICE STATION
A Brief Respite from Affairs of State
In one of his increasingly rare photos. President Roosevelt is shown playing with his favorite Scotty
Falla, as Mrs. Roosevelt knits in their Hyde Park home. There is nothing in this calm scene to indi
cate the stormy national and international situation with which the Chief Executive has to cope.
In Philippine Post
Named to command the combined
U. S. and Philippine troops defend
ing the Philippines was Maj. (.Jen
Douglas A. MacArthur, former
United States -Army chief of stall
Since ]936 he had served as military
adviser to the Philippine Common
wealth.
Clip Lespedeza,
dirges Authority
Raieiclr^SnTrrr/tiin'MlK In lite Slat*
seed?law limiting the weed content
of lespedeza seed offer for sale and
federal standards designate "U. S.
No. 1" hay as having 10 per cent or
less foreign material "make it essen
tial.for farmers to clip lespedeza
fields to control weeds," W. H.
Oarst, marketing specialist of the
State Department of Agriculture,
said today.
Warning that "lespedeza has little
ability to suppress weeds," Darst said
that "while the crop may grow and
survive in competition with weeds,
under such conditions the yields will
be materially reduced."
"Newly seeded lespedeza fields,
intended for seed, hay or pasture
should be clipped soon after grain
harvesting," he emphasized. "A sec
ond or third clipping may be neces
sary especially in fertile soil or ut
ter heavily fertilized crops."
Darst reported 'that "during the
comparatively dry Spring this year,
newly seeded lespedeza suffered se
verely, and for the 9late as a whole
the stand was reduced and in certain
localities practically destroyed," add
ing that "thin stands of lespedeza
are usually accompanied by a heavy
growth of weeds, especially after
summer rains.'
"Newly seeded lespedeza in small
grains should be clipped not only to
control weeds, but to remove the tall
stubble and straw after the com
bine," he said. "This material should
be raked off the field if the crop is
to be harvested for market hay. It
should not be destroyed, but depend
ing on quality, may be baled for lit
ter or it may be piled in the barn
yard for rattle to work over and
tramp down for manure
"In secund
weeds are often even more trouble
some than the first year. The clip
ping of weeds in lespedeza fields will
pay well in greater yields of high
quality hay and seed."
install automatic wood-burning
stoves or heaters this fall. One city
in South Carolina installed 3,000
wood-burning stoves for heating res
idence% stores and other buildings
in one year.
Suggest Tests Vi itli
PP
Homemade Paints
Farmers all over the State are us
ing a homemade paint of mortar col
oring and used motor- oil ot\ barns
| and outbuildings. Some are getting
good results, but others are dissatis
fied. says Howard M. Ellis, exten
sion agricultural Ohgineer. He sug
gests that; some ."experimenting" be
done.
"Ordinarily," Ellis says, "from
three-fourths to one pound-of- brick
ied mortar coloring will be requir
ed for each gallon of used motor oil.
The usual mixture is one pound of
coloring to one gallon of oil. Howev
er. the blacker the oil, the more col
oring it will require.
"The proper mix should be deter
mined as follows: Divide one pound
of red mortar coloring into four
parts. Place one gallon of burnt mo
tor oil into a vessel large enough to
permit rapid stirring.
"Mix in two parts (one half
pound) of the coloring, taking care
to add the coloring slowly while the
oil is being stirred to*insure a good
mixture. Then paint u small section,
about two feet square, on the hack
of a barn or other building to be
painted. *
"Add another fourth of the mortar
-mlormg todhe original mixture and
paint a second section beside the
first. Add the remaining fourth and
I paint a IhirH gprtinn ?
"After allowing the oil to pene
trate the wood for a short time, in
spect the three soot ions und decide
which mix you desire. You are then
ready to mix a sufficient quantity to
cover the building.
Ellis says the homemade paint can
be applied with an old orchard
sprayer or with whitewash brushes.
Mortar coloring may be bought at
most hardware stores for about six
cents per pound. Crank case drain
ings may be obtained free from most
filling stations.
Women Spend Over
$ 1,000 Every Second
The female of the species is
wealthier than the male. Women in
the United Spates control 70 per cent
of all private-wealth, and they spend
more than a thousand dollars every
second. They buy 90 per cent of all
food, 95 per cent of all furniture, 75
per cent of all clothing. They even
purchase 63 per cent of all men's
ties. But, as a leading woman's edu
cator points out, "they own the mon
ey, they spend the money, and yet
they never learn much about mon
ey." Since money is so clearly wo
man's responsibility, declares James
Madison Wood, president of Steph
ens College, "she must be educated
for the job." The bead of the Colum
bia. Mo., women's junior college has
long been rrcogni7rd for the- kpr?e
tical-minded" preparation his school
gives its girls, teaching them sound
budget+ng imnciplosr home~ma?age
-nent. personal finances. But there
are 37,000.000 adult able-bodied wo
Interesting Bits Of
Business In the US.
Electric output for the nation last
week ran 18.5 per cent ahead of a
year ago . . . The nation's machine
UHH HrjMufaHuron: mi1 almost dmi 1
bling their 1940 production rate ? j
shipments for the first six months |
being $348,000,000 worth, or 93.3 per
cent more than in first half of 1940;
almost all workers in that trade are j
in companies on a two- or three-shift
basis . . . Nation's department stores 1
still doing fine, with sales for week \
ending June 12 up 19 per cent over
corresponding week of year before
?the gain for four-weeks period was
men in America, and their estimat
ed collective holdings exceed $210.
000.000,000. The training of this giant
army of women, Dr. Woods contends,
can strengthen our financial struc
ture and do its share m bolstering
democracy hen- at home
21 per cent . . . Apparently British
housewives are as brand-conscious
as Americans ? and for American
brands; they object to getting spec
ially-packed shipments that don't
show the brand names.
Leaves for Georgia
?Mr W? y P< r 1 K ft tlii*. week fui
Georgia where he is located on the
tobacco market.
EXECUTOR'S NOTICE
North Carolina. Martin County.
Having qualified as the executor
of the estate of George Williams, de
ceased, this is to notify all persons
having claims against said estate to
present them to the undersigned
within one year from the completion
of this publication of notice or same
will bf- pleaded in bar to any recov
ery.
All persons indebted to said estate
will please make immediate settle
ment.
This the 27th day of June. 1941.
RUSSELL WILLIAMS,
Executor of the estate of
il \ 1 lit George Williams, deceased
TO SEE IS OFTEN
SALVATION
rJ1IIK mariner who seen the light of
a buoy gleaming through the
night can deer his ship safely. The
man who sees ahead to the tight of
financial independence steers his
course by means of regular savings
proportionate with his income. We
will counsel you without charge.
Branch Banking & Trust Co.
"THE SAFE EXECUTOR"
WILLI AMSTON, N. C.
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
COTTON
STAMPS
Accepted
Here
\\i: i i i.i.vitM vccirr tiikm for wi: <:\n
I II I. YOLK IIM IO REQUIREMENT IN
GOOD GOODS \ND MVIT.KIUS
Slade, Rhodes & Co.
HAMILTON. N. C.
This man's happy because he knows he ha3 made a
wise deal. He has . . .
. . . Ju3t signed a Sinclair Fuel Oil contract which
sets a maximum price. He may buy for less if oil
doe3 go down but . . .
Hi
... he never pays more than his contract price even
if oil does go up during the winter. Why not . . .
\uperYlamt,
OILS
>Mt k. *Mn> I
. phone us today for full details? Find out ho*
a SuperFlame contract may save you money. *
N. C. GREEN, Agent
PRETTy PEGGY PEPPE^.*.. she makes a double play!
>4j.
Hrr .11
yju y ? 1
Mmoien ohm
| HMH4OM0LITAM
lir>i?nmnn
. MOW MM (TOM f )
?eueve mcooch,
t*WTJU$TCTkLUM'(
I xcueis in $i*viv
THAT CM ACL IN I
t Mir/
I TAKM OUT (
TMC AUMf/
. JUAT HWMTf I
P ru MA*e I
MM* IS JUST TMf MUMK , ML ?
OM ******, VYM?<?M I TMIWK WILL /
M?Lf OlVft YOU TMf UST YOU NMP \
TOMMS SACK THAT SMOKf -SAU-S^eCO?
~7y^
MOW I TWNK OUR
TRAM WILL WIN
?ILL IS MAfO/
ONCI A6Al3Y
8
XX; MT- IT makCS
A OOUBCC KAYl {
TA?Tt$ tWCU.AM)
HXtne*s uene&rrl
* err or eisCfurs r?l thin*
to milt roo eer mo> in TMt u.?
?O If YOU wotlto iNJOY Lire MC?U
0?INK W NNIM AT ?.. Afl... AT ? f
Dr.Pepper\
PICKS VO
I PfCKS YOUR CRCRfiY^
| 3 OTkmt ?? iwjty IIN ?f I