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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
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Moore, presiding over tire pro
gram, learned new songs, and
"Welcome to State College" by
Chancellor J. W. 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.)
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had demonstration and instruction j
as follows; Poultry l>y C. P . Par- |
rish: Crops, under Dr. E. R. Col
lins: Forestry by R. W. Graeber;j
Plant Disease and Beekeeping. J. |
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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
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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.
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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 <i—r.Ta-ar -~.~r -tag jzz
County of Martin vs. Charlie Gay |
& Wife, Adlonia Gay.
Under and by virtue of an ord
er of sale and judgment made by
I.. B. Wynne, Clerk of Superior
Court of Martin County, on Aug
ust IHth, 1947, the undersigned
commissioner will, on Friday,
September 19th, 1947, at 12 o’clock
noon in front of the courthouse
door in the town of Williamston,
N. C.. offer for sale to the highest
bidder for cash the following de
scribed tract or parcel of land, to
w i t:
Beginning at a stake Main.
Street in the town of Oak City. N.
C.. thence running a Southerly
course down said street 35 feet to
a stake, thence westerly at right
angles with first line 60 feet to a
stake, thence Northerly at. right
angles with last line 60 feet to the
beginning, containing 1/7 of an
acre, be the same more or less,
This the 13th day of August,
1947.
E. S. Peel,
Commissioner.
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