Subcontracting By
Industries Sought
As defense production (rows ever
(Tester, it keeps demanding more
and more of the materials non-de
fense industries need to keep going.
Big non-defense industries, for the
most part, can switch over, do de
fense work. Smaller ones can't Ibis
has been deepening the peaks and
valleys of employment, causing
worker migrations, "priorities un
employment" The action of Floyd B.
Odium, director of the new OPM
contract-distribution division, in
calling upon 56 companies holding
major defense contracts to "subcon
tract on a large scale," marks in
tensification of effort to iron out
those "wrinkles in our economic
map." He called on the companies
to assign their "ablest executives" to
this problem. It's understood he
plans to expand vastly the number
of field offices of the old Defense
Contract Service, eventually having
150 of them. At the present there are
30. These 56 companies now hold
about 75 per cent of the defense sup
ply contracts. More "clinics" like
that held last week in which prime
contract holders get together with
"little fellows" who want to get sub
contracts. are expected throughout
the country. ?
Interesting Bits Of
Business In the VS.
Pennsylvania's $70,000,000 super
turnpike, tunneling through moun
tains for 158 miles between Harris
burg and Pittsburgh, seems to be a
financial as well as artistic success;
it'U earn nearly $3,000,000 its first
year, more than enough to pay op
erating costs and bond interests , . .
First plant in the country for mass
production of plastics in extruded
forms?to replace aluminum, copper,
and brass in household materials ?
has opened in Norwalk, Conn . .. Au
to companies are considering send
ing out new cars with only four tires,
as rubber conservation move; inde
pendent tire dealers are much in fa
vor of It as boon to their sales oppor
tunities . .
Relief At Last
For Your Cough
Oreomulslon relieves promptly be
cause It com right to the seat of the
trouble to help loosen and expel
germ laden phlegm, and aid nature
to soothe and heal raw, tender, In
flamed bronchial mucous mem
branes. Tell your druggist to sell you
a bottle of Oreomulslon with the un
derstanding you must like the way It
quickly allays the cough or you are
to have your money back.
CREOMULSION
for Coughs, Chest Colds. B ronchitit
This Week In
Defense
Navy, Ship*
Fourteen new ships were launch
ed in "Liberty Fleet Day" ceremon
ies held at shipyards on Saturday,
Sept. 27th, at Baltimore, Md., Los
Angelis, Calif., Richmond, Calif,
Portland, Ore, Qulncy, Mass, Ches
ter, Pr, Kearny, N. J, Pascagoula,
Miss, Seattle, Wash, and Wilming
ton, Del. The Navy announced
launching of the battleship Massa
chusetts, three minesweepers?Sum
mit, Guide and Ideal, and the sub
marine chaser PCS15.
Aid To Britain, Russia
The Navy Department announced
15 British and Free French warships
currently in United States ports, and
said 12 others already have left U.
S. ports where they had put in for
repairs or supplies. The War Depart
ment said 59 officers and enlisted
men of the British armored corps
are studying American methods at
the Army Armored Force School at
Fort Knox, Ky. Treasury Secretary
Morgenthau announced the Soviet
Government has already repaid in
gold "a little more than half" of the
$10,000,000 advanced by the U. S.
Treasury to Russia in August.
Production
Assistant Attorney General Arn
old, speaking at Yosemite, Calif, said
"there is not an organized basic in
dustry in the U. S. which has not
been restricting production ... to
avoid what they fear may be ruin
ous overproduction after the war
. . . They have concealed shortages
by over-optimistic predictions about
supplies."
Small Business
Director Odium of the OPM Con
tract Distribution Division an
nounced between 100 and 200 offices
to help small shops and businessmen
get defense work will be opened
soon.
Mr. Odium asked 56 major defense
contractors to appoint "farming out"
directors to cooperate in spreading
defense work among smaller firms.
He also announced defense contracts
with five aluminum war companies
forced to abandon civilian produc
tion by shortages and priorities. Con
tracts such as these to avoid com
munity hardships can be negotiated
up to 15 per cent above minimum
prices, performance bonds can be
waived and bid splits allowed to en
able pools of small firms to obtain
contracts for "bits and pieces."
Army Preparedness Status
Assistant War Secretary McCloy,
speaking in Jackson, Mich, said the
U. S. has an army and an air force"
in the sense that one is in process of
production . . Some of its elements
are prepared to meet any foe . . . Yet
that army is just becoming an army."
He said th?. army has its full
amount of the fundamental weapons
?rifles, bayonets, machine guns, ar
tillery, grenade*?but doea not have
its full equipment of light and med
ium tanks, anti-tank and anti-air
craft weapons. He said there is suf
ficient equipment for training but
?heavy production will not come until
this winter or next spring. He said
the Army has much to learn about
the tank-plane and anti-tank-plane
combinations and "we still have a
long way to go in our coordination
between air and the ground but we
are beginning in earnest in Louisiana
now."
He said plane production "at this
time is still not satisfactory as a re
sult of shortages in manufacturing
facilities and essential raw mater
ils but it is coming up." He said sev
eral U. S. planes far exceed any oth
ers in the world.
Priorities
. Priorities Director Nelson limited
production of spare parts for pas
senger automobiles and light trucks
for the period September 15-Decem
ber 31, 1941, to 60 per cent of the
number sold during the first six
months this year.
Agriculture
Agriculture Secretary Wickard
told Northeastern farm leaders and
agricultural workes Britain will need
between now and June 30, 1942,
cheese, evapoated milk and dried
skim milk that will require process
ing of more than 4 1-2 billion pounds
of milk; a billion and a half pounds
of pork and lard; about 600 million
dozen eggs; 18 million pounds of
poultry meat, and quantities of to
bacco, vitamin-rich fruits and vege
tables. He said the British need a
minimum of $1,000,000,000 in food
between now and February 28, 1942.
SPAB announced special attention
will be given provision of equip
ment necessary for expanding dairy
production to meet domestic and
British requirements. The Agricul
ture Department said total income
from farm marketings will reach
$10,000,000,000 in 1941
Prices
Labor Secretary Perkins said food
prices continued to rise during the
first half of September with biggest
increases in pork chops, lard, eggs.
and milk. Prlca Administrator Hen
derson said eviction proceedings had
been begun by "unscrupulous" land
lords in various parts of the country
against tenants who complained or
threatened to complain of rent In
creases to their local rent commit
tee.
Inflation Control, Taxation
The Federal Reserve Board In
creased reserve cash requirements
for member banks by about one
seventh, to the present lawful lim
it. The board said the action will not
prevent credit for defense needs and
all legitimate requirements.
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau
announced his staff has started work
on legislation to limit corporation
profits to six per cent of invested
capital for the duration of the emer
gency. He said the profit motive in
war ought to be eliminated entirely.
He said the move would also head
off the inflationary trend.
Farm Credit Administration Gov
ernor Black asked a Washington
meeting of leading farm lenders to
prevent a speculative boom in farm
real estate such as brought bank
ruptcy to thousands of farmers af
ter the World War. He suggested:
1. Basing all appraisals in connec
tion with loans on normal values;
2. impressing present borrowers
with the wisdom of using higher In
come available now to payment of
existing debts: 3 encouraging sav
ings to meet future debts; 4. avoiding
fostering speculative increases In
production without discouraging
necessary shifts and increases.
Women and Army Morale
Mrs. William P. Hobby, chief of
the Women's Section of the War De
partment, speaking in New York,
said "Let us stop talking about the
hard lot of the enlisted men. Every
possible provision for the welfare
of our sqldiers is being made as
quickly as is humanly possible. Let
us also stop the 'Oh, you poor thing,
so you're in the Army away from
your family and friends?' Keep your
handkerchiefs in your pocket."
?
Mrs. Bill Forrest visited in Roan
oke Rapids last week-end.
NOTIC?
North Carolina, Martin County; in
the Superior Court.
Carrie Mae Williams ra. John
Henry Williams
The defendant above named will
take notice that an action entitled as
above has been commenced In the
Superior Cou% of Martin County,
North Carolina, to secure an abso
lute divorce based upon two years
separation; and the defendant will
further take notice that he is re
quired to appear before the Clerk
of the Superior Court of Martin
County in Williamston, North Car
olina, within thirty (30) days after
completion of this notice, and an
swer or demur to the complaint in
said action, or the plaintiff will apr
ply to the Court for the relief de
manded in the complaint.
This the 17th day of September,
1941
L. B. WYNNE,
Clerk Superior Court
s23 4tw Martin County.
NOTICE
North Carolina. Martin County. In
The Superior Court.
Council Smith vs. Mary Smith.
The defendant above named will
take notice that an action entitled as
above has been commenced in the
superior Court of Martin County by
the plaintiff for the purpose of plain
tiff securing a divorce from the de
fendant on the grounds of two
years separation; and the said de
fendant will further take notice that
she is required to appear before L.
B. Wynne, Clerk of the Superior
Court of Martin County, within
thirty days after service of sum
mons by publication, and answer or
demur to the complaint of the plain
tiff in this action, or the plaintiff
will apply to the court for the re
lief demanded in said complaint.
This the 9th day of Sept., 1941.
? ? WYNNE,
L B
sl6-4t Clerk Superior Court.
NOTICE OF SALE
North Carolina. Martin County.
Under and by virtue of the power
of sale contained m a certain deed
of trust executed to the undersign
ed trustee on the 28th day of De
cember, 1937, and of record in the
Public Registry of Martin County
in Book K-3, at page 47, said deed of j
trust having been given for the pur
pox of securing certain notes of evan
date and tenor therewith, default
having been made in the payment of
the said notes and the stipulation
contained in the deed of trust not
having been complied with, and at
the request of the owner of the said
notes, the undersigned Trustee will
on Wednesday, October 15th. 1941,
at twelve o'clock, Noon. Eastern
Standard Time, in front of the Court
house door In the Town of Willlam
ston, North Carolina, offer for sale
to the highest bidder for cash the
following described real estate:
First Tract: Bounded on the North
by the lands of Onslow Mayo, da
ceased; on the East by the lands of
John Etheridge; on the South by the
lands of Burnett Brothers; on the
West by the lands of Burnett Broth
ers, containing 182 acres, more or
less, and commonly known as the
"Ann Burnett Tract of Land."
Second Tract: Beginning at Mayo
and Burnett's corner in the center of
Burnett Swamp on the public road;
thence down the center of said
swamp to B B. Harrel and Mayo's
corner; thence along eaid Harrell's
line to J. R. Etherldge's line; thence
alone said Etherldge's line to the
public road; thence along odd pub
lic road to the beginning, containing
100 acre*, more or late, and being the
same premises described in the
deed of record In Book KKK, at page
380 of the Martin County Public
Registry.
The above two tracts of land be
ing the identical land on which the
Federal Land Bank of Columbia. S.
C. holds a first claim.
This the 13th day of Sept.. 1941.
JOHN P HOOKSfe,
Trustee.
Peel & Manning, Attys at Law,
Wilhamston, N. C. sl?-4t
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Condensed Statement of Condition of
Branch Banking & Trust Co.
WILLIAMSTON, NORTH CAROLINA
At the Close of Business September 24, 1941
Resources
Gash and Due from Banks $14,495,234.57
Obligations of the United States 10,603,655.91
Fed. Intermediate Credit Bank Debentures 75,000.00
Federal Land Bank Bonds 209,135.20
North Carolina Bonds 992,363.49
Municipal and Other Marketable Bonds 1,436,222.24 27,811,611.41
Loans and Discounts 3,394,019.60
Accrued Interest and Accounts Receivable T. 101,822.5fr
Banking Houses, Furniture and Fixtures, and Real Estate
(Tax Value $310,224.00) 237,731.44
$31,545,185.01
Liabilities
Capital Stock?Common $ 400,000.00
Capital Stock?Preferred 100,000.00
Surplus 750,000.00
Undivided Profits 477,866.37
Reserves 306,250.00
Unearned disc. K other liabilities . 65,972.66
Deposits 29.415,095.98
$31,545,185.01
(Estimated value of assets charged off not included above?$153^247.57)
Upon the Strength of the Above Statement and the Backing of Our Directors, So
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