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VOLUME XLV?NUMBER 96 Williamston, Martin County, North Carolina, Friday, December 4, 1942. ESTABLISHED 1899
First Lower Grade
Tires Are Allotted
By Ration Board
???
Rules and Regulations Chang
ed But No Big Improve
ment Is Expected
?
Numerous changes have been an
nounced in rules and regulations
governing the rationing of automo
bile tires ,but members of the coun
ty rationing board in session here
yesterday explained that after all
the rubber picture still looked plen
ty dark.
It is apparent that many of the
old tires recently turned in by own
ers possessing more than five tires
per car will be made available
through the allotment plan, but
when and how no one seems to
know.
Under the old regulations, tires for
pick-up trucks were charged against
truck tire allotments even though
they were the same size as those
used on most automobiles. Now, the
tires allotted for pick-up trucks will
be charged against passenger car al
lotments. Briefly stated, it appears
that the second-hand tires turned in
by passenger car owners will be
made available mostly to pick-up
truck operators.
The December tire quotas for the
county are impressive, but because
they have been increased it does not
mean that actually more new tires
will be made available. Heretofore,
obsolete tires were not charged
against the monthly quotas, but be
ginning this month they will have
to come out of the regular car tire
allotments.
There is some encouragement in
the new truck tire allotment, but the
need for truck tires is possibly great
er today than it was when the quo
tas were, not quite so large. Narrow
ed down to a final accounting, the
rubber situation will be relieved on
ly in proportion to the number of
second tires that will be made avail
able in the round-up of idle tires,
that allotments will be made much
the same as they have been made in
the past.
New truck tires were allotted yes
terday to the following:
Martin County Board of Educa
tion, two tires and five tubes for
service truck and busses.
Martin County Transfer Co., Rob
eraonville four tires for common car
rier.
John A. Manning, Williamston,
two tires or hauling lumber and
peanuts.
John Gurkin, Williamston, two
(Continued on page four)
Officials Of County
To Start Their New
Terms Next Monday
Few Changes in Official Fam
ily But War May Alter
The Personnel
Their administrations given a
stamp of approval in the recent elec
tions, most members of the county's
official family will start another new
term next Monday along with one
newcomer. While politics left the
county's governing personnel un
changed, voluntary withdrawal in
one case created an opening for a
newcomer, but it is quite possible
that the war will effect a change or
two. It is one of the few times in the
county's history that there were no
political changes in the county's gov
ernmental personnel, the action be
ing recognized as highly compli
mentary to the officials.
--The group entering upon a new
term next Monday are experienced
and well seasoned in public affairs,
all of them having served at least
one term while several have literal
ly grown up with the county.
While Coroner S. R. Biggs, ap
pointed to the high office of coroner
on January 3, 1927, holds the long
est consecutive record of service as
a member of the official family,
County Commissioner Joshua L. Col
train follows him, a close second in
years served Coroner Biggs is start
ing his ninth term next Monday and
he is being reminded not to forget to
subscribe to the oath of office at that
time.
Clerk of Court L. B. Wynne is
starting his third consecutive term,
and Sheriff C. B. Roebuck is begin
ning his seventh full term. The sher
iff was appointed on June 11, 1929,
to fill the position made vacant by
the death of his father a few days
prior to that time. Since then he has
led or held a leading place on the
rcgul&r democratic ballot.
R. H. Smith is beginning his sec
ond term as treasurer. Paul D. Rob
erson is starting his first regular
term as county solicitor, but he has
served in that position following his
appointment last January after D.
E. Johnson resigned for war work. A.
Corey is going in for his second term
as county surveyor.
The county board of commission
era has a long history in its personnel
elect, but the war is about to upset
It for at least one member. Re-elect
ed for his second term Just recently,
Commissioner C. D. Carstarphen has
two assignments for next Monday.
He is scheduled to take the oath of
November Bond Sales
Set Record In County
REGISTRATION
Plans have been completed for
registering the first 18-year
olds in this county on Friday of
next week. All young men born
on or after July 1, 1984, but not
after August 31, 1924, are sched
uled to register during the week
beginning Friday, December 11,
but not later than December 17.
Registrations will be handled
in the county draft board office
on the second floor of the law
yers' building across the street
from the town hall on the desig
nated days between the hours of
9 a. m. and 5 o'clock p. m.
Those young men born in the
months of September and Octo
ber, 1924, will register during
the week beginning December
18, and those who were born in
November and December, 1924,
are to register during the week
beginning December 28.
Allies Are Fighting
An Up-Hill Battle In
Tunisia Near Tunis
Germans Getting Some Sup
plies Through ami Hohl
Control in the Air
With the Germans holding an ad
vantage in the air for the moment, at
least, and with the Axis getting
through some supplies despite heavy
ship losses during the past twenty
four hours, the present situation in
North Africa is not very encourag
ing for the Allies. Major battles, al
though limited in scope, are in prog
ress about 19 miles west of Tunis,
late reports stating that the Allies
are fighting an up-hill fight there
and without air support. The Ger
mans, using flame-throwers, were
pounding the Allied forces with
heavy bombers, one report indicating
that the Nazis were making a slight
advance in the Tebourba area. Heavy
fighting has been in progress there
during the past few days, and the
area has already been designated as
No Man's Land. Several strong Ger
man counter-attacks were repulsed
with heavy losses to the enemy there
but the Nazi hordes, reinforced are
making another drive into Allied
positions. , ,
Sixteen Axis ships, including sev
eral transports and supply units
have been sunk enroute to Tunis, but
despite those sinkings the Germans
were able to get men and supplies
through to reinforce their forces. The
Allies are making extensive prepara
tions and it is rumored that a li^rge
scale drive to wipe the Germans out
will possibly get underway shortly.
Over in Russia, the Germans are
showing a stronger resistance and
the Russian action to throw the
Nazis out of Stalingrad is apparent
ly slowing down a bit. However, it
is still believed that the Russian pinc
ers movement will be earned to con
clusion and that tens of thousands
of Germans will be trapped Appar
ently the Germans do not expect any
such development for they are slow
in withdrawing from Stalingrad.
A big British transport, loaded
with men going home on_leave,^ was
reported sunk last Tuesday with a
heavy loss of life.
In the Southwest Pacific, the Japs
this week failed in another attempt
to regain Guadalcanal. The yellow
scoundrels lost nine more ships
boosting their total losses to 51 in
that area, not counting 80 other ships
either sunk or damaged in the latest
encounter. American ship losses now
stand at 26 in that area.
Few details have been released,
but five American transports were
sunk in the North African drive
nearly a month ago, but apparently
loss of life was small.
In New Guinea, Allied forces are
battling furiously to dislodge the
Japs at Buna.
The manpower question, the con
sideration of labor as a factor in de
termining farm prices and the order
ing of the dissolution of the WFA
holds the newslight at home^ It is
I now rumored that Paul McNutt will
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ABOUT COMPLETE
The annual Martin Carat?
Farm Bureau membenhip drive
is Just about complete, Secretary
John Eaflas announcing follow
ing a meeting of the organisation
Wednesday night that 1,1(7
members had been signed up.
It Is believed that there are a
few unreported memberships
and that when all reports are in
the membership will pass the
goal of 1JBM members.
The membership this year was
increased by about Mi members
over the organisation's strength
in the county a year age- Messrs.
Chas. U Daniel, the president,
and Geo. C. Griffin are repre
senting the oounty bureau at the
natlanal meeting in Chisago.
More Than $147,000.
Worth Of Securities
Sold During Period
Will Have To Increase Sales
in Current Month If Quo
tas Are To Be Met
While the nation as a whole re
ported a decrease of nearly eighty
million dollars in war bond sales
last month, Martin County pushed
ahead to set a new record, incom
plete reports indicating that nearly
$150,000 worth of the war securities
had been bought and delivered to a
record number of purchasers all ov
er the county during the period.
Holding close to the $50,000 mark
in previous months and supported
by a comparatively few patriotic
souls, bond sales were pushed to the
record figure last week during "Wo
men's War Week." No complete re
port on the extensive drive handled
by the women could be had immed
iately, but it is understood that a
large portion of the sales is traceable
to their efforts. Possibly half the
sales or more than $28,000 handled
by Williamston financial institutions
was prompted by special events dur
ing war bond week. In Roberson
ville, three-fourths or more of the
sales handled by the post office and
bank there were reported during the
special drive. In a latest report, Mrs.
Paul D. Robcrson, county chairman
for "Women's War Week" stated that
bond sales there during the week ap
proximated $75,000, that one sack
of flour auctioned at a rally in the
school there brought $10,000 Rober
sonville reported approximately $88,
000.00 worth of bonds sold during the
month. The two banks, post office
and building and loan association in
Williamston reported sales in the
sum of $58,725.00, making a grand
total of approximately $147,043.75
for the month.
While nearly all of the sales were
handled in Robersonville and Wil
liamston, other communities sup
ported the drive. Farm Life citizens
accounted for some over $13,000
worth and Hamilton reported sales
amounting to $9,570.25.
The sales set a new record, but
they will have to be materially in
creased if the December quotas are
to be met. The United States Treas
ury is calling for bond sales in the
sum of nine billion dollars during the
current month. To support that call,
every man, woman and child in the
nation will have to participate in the
bond buying program. Heretofore,
most of the bonds have been bought
by a comparatively small number
of citizens. It is estimated that not
more than 20 per cent of the people
in this county are buying bonds, and
officials point out that to raise the
nine billion 80 per cent or more of
the people will have to offer their
support to the program.
The movement to get every wage
earner to invest ten per cent of his
salary in war bonds has met with
marked success over the nation, as
a whole, but comparatively few sal
aried-workers in this part of the
State are cooperating on that basis.
Convinced that the 10 per cent fig
ure will not raise enough money to
successfully prosecute the war, treas
ury authorities are asking the salar
ied people to invest more than 10
per cent of their earnings in bonds
Others are asked to buy bonds to
the limit, to cut down on their lux
uries and even deny themselves some
necessities in order to promote the
war program.
Two Bound Over In
Hit And Run Case
Charged with hit-and-run driving,
Turner Hines and Clinton Smith
were bound over to the superior
court under bonds in the sum of $500
each by Justice John L. Hassell this
week. The defendants waived a pre
liminary hearing, and the case was
scheduled for trial without formal
testimony. Hines or Smith, it could
not be learned which, was driving a
car that figured in a crash with a
motorcycle on Washington Street
here last October 10, resulting in ser
ious injury to Edward Latham and
Henry Mizelle. The two men were
just recently released from a hospi
tal.
Justice Hassell had a fairly busy
week handling other cases and clear
ing the docket created in the usual
week-end round-up.
Vernon Brockwell, drunk and dis
orderly, was fined $5 and taxed with
the costs.
Roy Lanier was fined $2.50 and
taxed with the costs in the case
charging him with public drunken
ness.
Drunk and down, James R. Hin
ton was fined $3.50, costs added.
Brinkley Bond, charged with
hunting without licenses, was fined
$2.50 and taxed with the costs.
Joe Roberson, Paul McKeel, B. F.
Bowen, Oscar Jones, Harry Lee Wig
gins and Cecil Pippen, all charged
with disorderly conduct, were each
taxed with $7.80 case coats.
UNCLE
SAM
BATTLING TO UPHOLD
America's
Freedom
THE 51ST WEEK OF THE WAR
Operations on all fronts against the
Axis are progressing favorably, Sec
retary of War Stimson said. He sum
marized the situation as follows?
(1) The Germans have failed in
all of their main objectives for the
year in Russia and will have to with
draw from wide areas unless they
can stop the Russian counter-offen
sive.
(2) The allies are building up
strong assault forces in Tunisia to
oust the Axis, but the enemy there
will "offer strong resistance."
(3) American and Australian
troops have cornered substantial
numbers of Japanese troops between
Gona and Buna in New Guinea.
(4) Although weather conditions
make extensive activity difficult in
the Aleutians, American fliers are
doing everything possible to harass
the enemy.
Navy Secretary Knox said it is
unlikely the Japanese can get rein
forcements into Guadalcanal. Aus
tralian troops, advancing on Buna,
have smashed Japanese counterat
tacks, while allied bombers blasted
enemy gun nests and mortar em
placements, Gen. MacArthur's New
Guinea headquarters reported No
vember 28. Japanese naval forces,
however, despite heavy losses, have
landed "strong, fresh reinforce
ments" on the Buna-Gona beach
head. Earlier allied airmen sank two
and probably three troop-laden de
stroyers and definitely sank one
other destroyer and two smaller
vessels.
Communiques during the week re
ported allied forces in North Africa
destroyed 100 Axis planes and 21
medium tanks at the cost of nine al
lied planes destroyed and four dam
aged. The War Department estimat
ed U. S. army and navy casualties
from the initial landings in the North
African operations? Army, killed,
350; wounded, 900; missing, 350; Na
vy, killed. 10; wounded, 150, miss
ing. 150.
Rationing
President Roosevelt, in letters to
Rubber Director Jeffers and Price
Administrator Henderson, stated "wo
must do everything within our pow
er to see that the mileage rationing
program starts December first be
cause victory must not be delayed
through failure to support our fight
ing forces." Expanded passenger car
tire and tube quotas for December
to meet needs in the first month of
mileage rationing?the plan under
which virtually all passenger cars
become eligible to apply for needed
recapping services or replacement
tires?were announced by the Office
of Price Administration. The total
of passenger car tires and recapping
services combined is 2,301,342 for
December, against 1,285,189 for No
vember.
Rubber Director Jeffers stated that
unless tires are conserved in the U.
S. by nationwide gasoline rationing
until synthetic rubber production
(Continued on page four)
Officers Take Still
In County This Week
???
Raiding in the Free Union section
of Jamosville Township this week,
ABC Officer J. H. Roebuck and fed
eral officers captured a 50-gallon gas
drum still and poured out 400 gal
lons of beer. Leonard Boston was
arrested near the still, and his fath
er, Robert Boston was arrested a
short time later when officers found
about 12 gallons of liquor and a five
gallon keg of molasses in his home.
The boy, given u hearing in Plym
outh, was released under bond in
the sum of $300.
Last Saturday, Officer Roebuck
visited Milton Pierce, an invalid
living in Free Union, and found
about six gallons of liquor near his
bed and ready for sale. He will be
indicted shortly. Pierce, explaining
that he had to sell liquor for a living,
declared that he would continue to
sell it, that no one could do anything
with him.
1
KEROSENE
Ration board employees and
several volunteers are working
day and night In an effort to
make kerosene and fuel oil cou
pons ready for distribution In
the county Just as soon as possi
ble. Definite dates for distribut
ing the coupons cannot be deter
mined at this time, but it Is
hoped they will be ready by the
latter part of next week.
More volunteers are urged to
report to the agricultural build
ing and help prepare the cou
pons. The work is very easy, but
much time ts required in prepar
ing one coupon book. The office
will be open this evening at I
o'clock and volunteers are urged
to report and assist the work.
Volunteers may also report at
any time during the day.
IsCirge Quotas Are Announced
But Tires Are Not Available
Tire quotas for cars and trucks in
this county were greatly increased
for the current month, but even with
the liberal allotments motor vehicle
operators are almost certain to find
the general situation relieved to a
great extent Hundreds of certifi
cates of purchase will be issued this
month in the county, but actual sales
will be limited, it is believed, to a
comparatively few cases. New tires,
while limited in quantity, are avail
able, but there are few or no Grade
III tires to be had in this immediate
territory just now. Distribution plans !
are not known, but orders placed
some time ago for the lower-grade
tires have not yet been filled.
The county has been allotted thir
teen new car tires and thirty-three
tubes, thirty-one Grade II car tires
and 123 Grade III car tires. One hun
dred and twenty-one car tire recaps
are also included in the quotas for I
December. Fifty-five new truck tires j
and twenty-six tubes are being allot- ,
ted in the county this month along
with permits for recapping twenty
truck tires.
The increased allotments do not
I reflect a general improvement in the
' rubber problem. The Grade II tires i
! were the cheap or low-priced tires
j befoe the war, and it is understood
the Grade III tires are made entire-1
; ly from reclaimed rubber.
Taking all the old surplus tires. j
the government is trying to bright
en an otherwise dark picture of the
rubber situation. Holders of A and
B gas ration books are eligible for
Grade III and recapped tires, but
the requests will be met according
to needs. This means that there will
be no general distribution of tires.
The Grade III tire is either a used
one, a recapped one or one made
principally from reclaimed rubber.
Defense workers and others direct
ly connected with the war effort are
eligible for Grade II tires This type
of tire is a new one or one that has
been driven less than 1.000 miles. In
the trade they are generally known
as third, fourth and fifth line tires.
Holders of C gas books are eligible
for Grade I tires, but it is indeed ap
parent that the quotas will not meet
the demand, meaning that only doc
tors, mail men and a few others will
be able to get tires of that typo.
Busy Day For County
Officials Next Monday
Preliminary Plans
For Listing Taxes
To Be Considered
Fen llavr Applied for Lining
Properly in llie Various
ToHnahipH
Scheduled to wind up the old
year's business and charged with the
duty of lifting the lid on the 1943 tax
program, the county commissioners
with other formal and routine du
ties can expect a busy day at their
regular monthly meeting here next
Monday.
Since all the members are succeed
ing themselves, it makes little dif
ference when they subscribe to the
oath of office or whether they will
wind up the old term business as
members of the old board or as mem
bers of the new. One of the first du
ties on the list for the Monday ses
sion is the appointment of a solici
tor for the county recorder's court.
Work in the court will possibly be
delayed a few minutes pending the
appointment of a solicitor and while
the appointee and the incoming
judge subscribe to the oaths of of
fice. Submitting himself in the last
May primary, Paul D. Roberson,
Robersonville attorney, holds a valid
claim to the appointment and it is
expected, more or less, as a routine
matter.
After subscribing to the oath of
office before Clerk of Court L. B.
Wynne, the commissioners will re
organize. It is also expected that E.
S. Peel will be appointed to succeed
himself as county attorney, and that
John Bland will be renamed as sup
erintendent of the county home.
Routine business will receive due
consideration, but the main business
of the day will center around plans
for the 1943 tax year. The appoint
ment of a tax supervisor is scheduled
and it is likely that applications for
the list-takers' positions will be con
sidered. Commissioner C. D. Car
starphen will not be at the meeting
as he is scheduled to report to an
Army induction center for physical
examination and possible military
service. Just what effect his absence
will have on the day's program is not
known, but it is possible that the
quorum will take some action since
the time is short for completing
plans for the 1943 tax program. The
appointment of a tax supervisor is
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Sickness Increases
In This Community
Scattered reports coming from sev
eral members of the medical profes
sion and from individuals reveal that
sickness is increasing in this com
munity. The situation is not at all
alarming at this tme, but the number
of cases of illness should be suffi
cient to serve as a warning to every
one to guard his health.
Ti is pfi??ihie that the. "sulpha"
drugs will stem an influenza epidem
ic before it approximates even any
thing like the peak reached nearly
a quarter of a century ago, but some
doctors are pointing out that there is
a far greater number of colds now
than usual and that there is a grad
ual upward trend in the number of
tick cases. One doctor last night re
ported five cases of pneumonia
among children under five years of
age. Another doctor said that he had
8?en more pneumonia cases in recent
weeks than he had seen in recent
years. And most of those cases were
among children.
Ranking medical authorities have
stressed nutritional values, and ap
parently for a good reason.
HOMIt SCHOOL
Representatives of the United
States Army are opening a two
day bomb school in the Hotel
George Reynolds this afternoon.
Between 75 and 100 special ci
vilian defense officials from all
over eastern North Carolina are
in attendance.
.Major llerrin, of Raleigh, and
Captain Leonard, of Atlanta, are
conducting the classes. In addi
tion to making a study of various
types of bombs, the school will
go into detail as to how certain
types of bombs should be han
dled.
S|
MH'ial Two Weeks
Term of Court Will
End Sessions Today
Jury Putimlly Hearing S I
000 Alienation of Affro
tioiiM at IVchciiI Time
The two weeks special term of the
Martin County Superior vCourt is
drawing to a close today. Adjourn
ment, it was pointed out, is dragging
but despite incongruous testimony
and contention, the court is expected
to quit late today upon the comple
tion of the $15,000 alienation suit
brought by J. R. Griffin against J.
L. Ross.
Suspending sessions Tuesday and
Wednesday while Judge R. I). Dixon
was testifying as a witness in anoth
er county, the court resumed activi
ties here yesterday morning.
In the case of Dixie Motors against
R. S. Critcher, the plaintiff was
awarded a judgment in the sum of
$75.
Dennis Barber was awarded a
judgment in the sum of $200 in his j
case against Tom Bunting.
The $15,000 alienation suit was '
called yesterday morning about
10:30 o'clock and at noon today the
witnesses were still undergoing grue
some. cross examination which was
j marked by objections and rulings
and side issues. "It is quite possible
that the case will drag into Sunday
morning, but under ordinary circum
stances it could be completed this
afternoon." a court observer said at
noon today. He added that the case
could have been cleared even before
that time under ordinary conditions.
Griffin accuses the defendant of
breaking up his home. The defend
ant, father of the plaintif's wife,
maintains that he acted in the wel
fare and interest of his daughter,
that he did all he could for the cou
pie.
The court, its session interrupted
first by the Thanksgiving holiday
and next by th^enforced absence of
the judge, has attracted very little
attention
SUGAR CARDS
Another appeal la being di
rected to those persons whose
sons or relatives are rntering
the armed services, urging them
to surrender surplus sugar ra
tioning cards. The service man
needs no sugar rationing cards,
and reports state that there Is
a plentiful supply of sugar for
them. The ration cards left be
hind when one enters the serv
ice are to be surrendered to the
rationing board either in person
or by mail.
About one out of eight service
men are surrendering their ra
tion cards. It Is quite possible
that the lists will be cheeked,
and holders of the idle cards will
eliminate potential trouble It
they surrender them new.
Army Accepts Less
Than Half of Last
Group of Draftees
Twenty-nine Martin County
White Men Rejected
Recently
Calling some over a half hundred
white men a short time ago, the
Army accepted only 25 of the group.
Several others had previously join
ed the Navy, and they with the 25
represented about half the 32nd call
received in this county. Quite a few
of the men had made the trip to the
induction center and had been re
jected previously, but some of them
were accepted recently Lance Dut
ton Hardy, the first Martin County
man to be drafted and who was re
jected upon his first visit to the in
duction Center, was accepted recent
ly. It is understood that he is the
fourth son to enter the service.
Ordinarily when men are rejected
by the Army now, they are placed in
the 4 F classification, meaning they
will hardly be called for any kind of
military service. However, it is un
derstood that a few of those recent
ly rejected were placed in a classifi
cation known as 1-A remedial. No
explanation could be had. but it is
believed that the number of reme
dial cases, is so great that the Army
can't handle them at this time and
that the men were sent back home
until the congestion is cleared up.
The men, it is also understood, are
subject to recall. Running short of
physically fit single men. hundreds
of draft boards filled their recent
quotas with men who had previous
ly been placed in I B and 1-A rem
edial classifications, and the Army
could not handle the rush at one
time. Just how many men returned
to this county recently are in the
1-A remedial class could not be
learned immediately.
The names of the twenty-five men
accepted, recently are, as follows:
Lance Qutton Hardy, Joe Thom
as Thompson, Jr , William Cecil Rob
erson, Lloyd Monroe Hassell, On
ward Lloyd Gardner, George Wash
ington Taylor, Carlton Edward Har
dy, William Harcom Capps, Thomas
Edward Purvis, Eli Staton Stalls,
Herman Randolph Whitley, Willie
Bullock, Joseph Hubbard Saunders,
Jr., Dennis Mizelle, Lawrence Lilley,
Gentry Wood row Mills, Macon Dewit
Barber, Jesse Robert Griffin, Mer
lin Carson, George Washington Rev
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Post Observers At
Jamesville Awarded
Arm Bands Tuesday
Need for (iivilian Defense
Work Stressed at Meet
ing in Auditorium
The work of twenty-eight observ
ers at the Jamesville observation
post was recognized at a public
meeting held in the school auditor
ium there last Tuesday night when
Civilian Defense officials, aided by
Attorney Kemp D. Battle, of Rocky
Mount, ably stressed the need for a
continuance of defense activities on
the home front Interested in the de
fense of their country, more than 200
patriotic citizens in the community^
were present for the special meet
ing.
Presided over by Chief Observer
C'has. Davenport, the meeting was
opened by the high school glee club
singing "The Star Spangled Banner,"
and Principal Britton offering a
prayer.
Representatives from the First
Fighter Command were in attend
ance upon the meeting from Norfolk
and showed a picture and offered 4
word description telling how the ob
servation work was aiding defense.
It was pointed out that the ground
observers were making it possible
to send thirty planes into actual com
bat service for every one held at
home. In other words instead of
keeping so many planes at home for
patrol duty, the Army is able as a
result of the observation post ac
tivities in the nation to release thir
ty out of every thirty-one planes for
actual service in the combat areas.
This accomplishment, in itself, is
ample reason why the posts should
be maintained and properly manned
without interruption and without
complaint, according to the spokes
man from the filter center.
The main address was delivered by
Kemp D. Battle, Rocky Mount attor
ney, who is devoting long hours each
weeks to the war program on the
home front. He reviewed the war
from the time Hitler inarched Into
Poland in 1939, and cited our com
placency. "For three years, Hitler
was on the winning side. During the
past three weeks we have been win
ning, but certainly we can't flatter
ourselves by even thinking we'll be
able to push the war to an early con
clusion.
"In olden times, the people back
home knew little about war on the
battlefront for it was fought more
or less independently of the home
front. But now no army can fight
alone. People back home can't es
cape the war. Our boys are in it, and
more will be in it, and we are going
to be in it back home. The civilian
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