Stimson Explains] Why Atomic Bomb * W as Used In W ar (Continued from page one) ed Pacific island?, over 100.000. The total strength of the Japan ese Army was estimated at about 5.000,000 men. These estimates i latei proved to be in very close i agreement with official Japanese ; figures. ■4( The Japanese Army was in much better condition than the Japanese Navy and Air Force. The i Navy hud practically ceased to, exist except as a harrying force , against an invasion fleet. The air; force had been reduced mainly* to reliance upon Kamikaze, or sui- 1 cide, attacks. These latter, how- j ever, had already inflicted serious damage on our seagoing forces, and their possible effectiveness in a last-ditch fight was a matter of real concern to our naval leaders. As we understood it in July, i there was a very strong pcssi-j bility that ‘he Japanese Govern ment might determine upon re-' sistance to the end. in all the areas of the Far East under its control. In such an event the Allies would bt faced with the enormous task I of destroying an armed force of 5.000.000 men and 5.000 suicide aircraft, belonging to a race wlyich had already amply demonstrated its ability to tight literally to the death.. The strategic plans of our arm ed forces for the defeat of Japan, as they stood in July, had been prepared without reliance upon the atomic bomb, which had not yet been tested in New Mexico. We were planning an intensified sea and air blockade, and greatly intensified strategic air bomb ing. through the summer and early fall, to be followed on Nov ember 1 by an invasion of the southern island of Kyushu. This would be followed in turn by an invasion of the main island of Honshu in the spring of 194ti. The total U. S. military and naval \iilWvV. DJO * 0:itincal begins with the letter “O," And here is one thing we would have you know. Itieher hv far does this breakfast dish seem— When with it vou serve our I’t'RK .MILK or ( ItKAM. 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Harrelson. All boys and girls had to check in their room by 10:30 and the boys couldn't walk any farther than the bridge with the girls if they had one. The girls dormitory was on one side of the bridge and the boys' were on the other side. Aft er going to bed we couldn’t sleep very good for the welcome every one was getting and meeting new peopli from a!! over the counties in North Carolina. There were 1.500 boys and girls these for the short course. Tuesday morning, August 19th. we had Reveille at 6:30. get ready for breakfast from 7:00 to 8:00 o'clock. Then after we ate break fast we had inspection for clean rooms to 8:20. All rooms thgt were not clean they would leave the student a note telling them to report to one of the head leaders. From 8:45 to 10:15 all the mem bers had to -assemble in Pullen Hall for the following music ap preciation. presentation of the co ors, the national anthem, 4-H pledge and address by Governor R. Gregg Cherry. That morning we were all looking forward to Governor Cherry but it happened that be couldn't be with us and v, e were very disapointed. After leaving Pullen Hall at 10:30 we were divided into eight groups and we had lo go to classes until 12:00: then we were out fo. lunch. Group one and two wept to Pullen Memorial Church for family relations under Mrs. Vir ginia S. Swain, which was very interesting. Group three and four remained in Pullen Hall for Health and Nutrition by Mrs. Eu nice Stott. Group five and six went to the auditorium of the Y. M. C. A. for Room Improvement by four of the 4 11 boys and girls and thty were Helen Miller, Van Willard, Jean Jordan and Carlyle Frank. That was aso very inter esting. Group seven and eight went to Withers Hall for Home Beautification under Mr. John | Harris, Extension Horticulturist. We all were changed around so we had each one of these classes be fore we left Saturday. Lunch hours were from 12:30 to 1:30 at the College Cafeteria, then we had a lest period until 2:30 which ! we had to go to classes again. We force involved in this grand do sign was of the order of 5,000,000 j men; if all those indirectly con cerned are included, it was larger 'still. We < stimated that if we should be forced to carry this plan to its conclusion, the major fighting would not end until the latter part of 1940. at the earliest. I was informed that such operations might lie expected to cost over a million casualties, to American forces alone. Additional largi losses might be < xpected among our Allies, and, of course, if oui campaign were successful and it we could judge by ’previous ex perience, enemy casualties would be much larger than our own. (In the next article Mr. Stimson discusses the reasons behind the memorandum lie sent lo the Presi dent and gives the text of the | memorandum itself.—Ed.) WRITING PAPERS or a bridge prize . .. guest prize ,. thank you gift T stationery is always appropriate And when you select Montag's Writing Papers you have a wide choice of distinc-i ^tive packages at practically any price you prefer to pay They are | always attractively packaged for fany special occasion. y C. P . Par- | rish: Crops, under Dr. E. R. Col lins: Forestry by R. W. Graeber;j Plant Disease and Beekeeping. J. | T. Conner and W. A. Stephen;] Dairy Production demonstration, J. A, Arey; Dairy Foods demon stration, Miss Virginia Wilson; Clothing demonstration. Miss Huntei and Miss Mclver and Clothing Instruction by Miss Jane Gibbs. We had one of these each after- j noon, so that put us taking every- j one before we left. Well, from 4:30 to 6:00 we had our swim- j ming as usual or softball and , basehall. Then we had supper again and our evening program in Riddick Stadium that night of singing, recreation and vespers conducted by Hyde and Edge combe County. On Wednesday we had the same schedule as be fore except we didn't take the same class over. Had lunch, classes again in the afternoon, re creation, swimming as we did be lt ore. Supper and heard the Tow er Chimes and then our evening I program in the stadium, singing, recreation and vespers were con ducted by Cabarrus and Stanly County. The service was interest ing and we sat on one side of the stadium while on the other side they made a cross out of candles and turned out the lights, let the eandlet and let them burn. That was beautiful and while they burned the ones who took part carried out the service very good On Thursday morning we did as before at 8:45. we assembled in to Pullen Hal for our music ap preciation and after that we had the Dress Revue with girls from different counties taking • part. The first set ne was a classroom in school and the girls in that made school dresses which looked very nice and comfortable for school wear Next was the tailor dress os which a seventeen year old girl Miss Sophia Pony from Bertie County won the State dress revue, so she gets a tree trip to Chicago Her suit was made out of a navy blue which her brother wore while lie was in the navy and it only cost her a few cents over $3. She also made a hat a. it bag lo match with feathers she got out of her chickens to go in her hat. Next was best dresses and Tien evening and party dresses. They all looked luce. After that we went on with our classes until tihie for uneli. After unch at 2:110 to 4:00 wo were taken on campus tours visiting the dairies and other buildings mi the college grounds. We got hack in time for our rrere atioi We sung songs which we lean ed and 4 H Honor Club pro gram which consisted of old mem bers and some new members forming a cart wheel and the lights were turned out again while they held lighted candles and marched by the song, "Follow the Gleam." After that they had the Heath Festival in which they sel ected the health king and queen for the State of North Carolina. The title of the play was “The Modern Snow White” invited to her first 4 II meeting, when she wandered into the land of the sev en dwarfs. How she learned the secret of good health and the health examination, then the grand ball and the coronation, in which Dr. Carl Reynolds, State Health office! crowned 15-year old Miss Daphion Galloway from Montgomery County and sixteen year-old Kene Dull from Davie County. On Friday we carried out our same schedule except from 2:00 to 4:00 we toured the capital, state museum and the Governor’s mansion. We saw many interest ing things in the mansion such as the hall room, silver, the spinet piano and the most interesting tiling to me was they don’t have the governor's picture who are liying lianging on the wall, just those who have already passed away into another land. Friday night we had our evening pro gram in Pullen Hall because it rained that evening. We enjoyed singing and the address about the "Food Situation in Germany” by Kenneth C. Royail, U S. Secre tary of War. We were very sorry that we couldn’t carry out the candlelight ceremony because of Annual Meeting Planned bvFCX ———<» The annunt meeting and pic nic for the stockholders and pa trons of the Martin FCX Service will be held Thursday. August 20. at 4:30 p.m.. at the William ston High School in Wiiliamston, W. M. Hardison, of Wiiliamston. chairman of the Martin FCX Board announced here today. The local FCX leader urged the stockholders and patrons to at tend the meeting and declared that there would be fun and food | for all. in addition to the business session,, when the local officers will he elected for the coming year and M. G. Mann in general manager of the Farmers Cooper ative Exchange, will speak and make his annual report on FCX operations during the past year. Following the business session, a barbecue picnic will be held on the grounds. Arrangements for the meeting arc being handled by J. W. Snead, local warehouse manager, and Robe., A. Ponton, director of membership relations from the Raleigh office. FCX officials have announced that the horse-shoe pitching con test w ill be held again this year Members of the Martin FCX Board of Directors arc :W. M. Hardison; G. A. Oglesby, Ham ilton; V. G. Taylor. Everetts; J. H. Willard, Oak City; and T. B ■Slade, Hamilton. I I Troops 27 And 2() Enter Finals Lindsley Sports Center, under direct and personal supervision of Lyn Taylor, announced this week that classes for persons officiating at basketball games in this area will be held about the middle of September with some leading of ficials helping Taylor to conduct the program. Details are also to be announc ed soon regarding the awarding of two trophies to Eastern Caro lina athletes this winter. The Lyn Taylor trophy will go to the best blacking back in the section while the K. P. Lindsley trophy will be awarded the outstanding lines man. Awards will be based on | news and sports commentators’ i report- roaches opinions and any | other sources of information that ! may he available. the rain. One of the leaders nt State College told us 4-llers thi.it we were the best behaved group that had ever been to State Col lege. On Saturday we ate our breakfast and left at eight o’clock. We arrived in WiHiamston at 12 noon. All of us sure did have a swell time and hope to go back next yeai for the week of Short Course. Hope we have more re presenting Martin County and are very sorry Miss Rachel Gor kin, our county secretary couldn’t 'make it because she was operated on for oppendieitis. We all did miss her so much and we hope she can make it next year. So long 4-llers, remember short course at Raleigh. ADMINISTRATOR S NOTICE Having this day qualified as ad ministrator of the estate of Glad die Corbett Ray, deceased, late oi Martin County, this is to notify al persons holding claims againsi said estate to present them for payment on or before the 21s' day of August, 1048. or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their re cover v. All persons indebted tr said estate will please make im I m< rlrute settlement. This the 21st day of August 1947. James Gray, Administrator, 225 Hendrick St., Rocky Mount, N. C. : au 20 se 2-9-10 23-30 NOTICE OF SALE Under- and by vir tue of the pow i er of sale contained in a certair Deed of Trust executed to tin i undersigned Tr ustee by Joe II 1 Mi/elle and wife, Connie Mizelle j dated 21st January, 1943, and o record in the Register of Deed 'Office in Book B-4, page 381, ti I secure bonds of even date there IN BOTTLES AND AT FOUNTAINS Pepti-Cola Company, Long Itla id City, N. Y, Franchised Bottler: Fepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Greenvillt with and the stipulations in said deed of Trust not having been complied w ith and at the request of the holder of said bonds, the undersigned Trustee will, on the 2tllh day of September, 1947, at 12 o'clock, Noon, in front of the Courthouse door in Williamston, N. C. offer for sale to the highest bidder, for cash, the following described land: A tract of land in Cross Roads Township, bounded on the North by James Harrison, on the West by a creek, on the South by Lea man Barnhill and on the East by W. K. Roebuck. Containing till acres, more or less. For full de scription .see Deed of Trust from Joe Mizelle to the Federal Land Bank, which is recorded in the Re gister of Deeds Office in Martin County to which reference may In' had for a detailed description. This 25th day of August. 1947. B A. CRITCHF.R. Trustee. Critehcr & Gurgnnus, Attorneys, nil 2(5 s 2-9-IB NOTICE OF SALE North Carolina. Martin County. County of Martin vs. A. J. Wynne. Under and by virtue of an ord er of sale and judgment made by L. B. Wynne, Clerk of Superior Court of Martin County on Mon day. August tilth. 1947. the under signed commissioner will, on Sep tember 19th, 1947. at 12 o’clock noon in front of the courthouse door, offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash the following de scribed tract or parcel of land, to-wit: All that certain tract or parcel ol land, lying and being in Rober sonville Township, near Gold Point, adjoining the Vandi’ford land and others, containing 111 acres, more or less, and being the same tract of land listed to A. J Wynne. This the 18th day of August 1947. E. S. PEEL, Commissioner ait 2(1 se 2-9-16 NOTICE OF SALE North Carolina, Martin County. County of Marlin vs. Andrew Jones. Under and by virtue of an ord er of sale and judgment made l>\ L. B. Wynne, Clerk of Sliperioi Court of Martin County on Mon day, August 18th, 1947. the under signed commissioner will, on Sop timber 19th, 1947, at 12 o’clocl noon in front of the courthouse door, offer for sale to the liiglu bidder for cash the following de scribed tract or parcel ol land, to wit: 15 acres of Mill land in James ville township, bounded on the North by Albert Coltrain, on tin East by Gardner's Creek, on the South by C. C. Kt vs land, and oi the West by Albert Coltrain aiu C. C. Keys land. This the 18th day of Angus! 1947. E. S. PEEL, Commissioner. au 2(1 se 2-9-10 NOTICE OF SALE North Carolina, Martin County. BMiaiy < r Imsliel Ungraded Pearlies — — — — SI.ill per Imsliel Hu- peach season will soon In- over. Come gel your peaches while They lust. See your peaches ^railed oil our new hell conveyor. DICK LEVIN i Pearlies trill be on sale at the WILIJAMSTON PEANUT CO. WAREHOUSE TEL. 2037