The Roanoke Beacon
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VOLUME LIV NUMBER 25 Plymouth, Washington County, North Carolina, Thursday, June 24, 1943
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Town
opics
"Tex" Edens, who played baseball
here when Plymouth was in the old
Albemarle League some 8 or 10 years
ago, was a visitor here this week. He
is an ensign in the Navy now. and
was on his way to Morehead City,
where he is to be stationed in the
future after serving on the West
Coast for some time.
J F. Rogers, manager of the local
Pender store, left yesterday for Farm
ville, where he will spend his vaca
tion with his mother. Mrs. J. T. Rog
ers. He will join his wife there who
was already visiting his mother.
The James E. Jethro Post of
the American I/egion will hold
its regular meeting Friday night
at 8 o’clock in the Legion Hall.
Officers elected at the last meet
ing will be installed at this time.
J. Richard Carr is the new com
mander of the post.
l ieutenant W. E. Hays is spending
several days this week with his par
ents. County Agent and Mrs. W. V
Hays. Lieutenant Hays is a pilot
with the Army Air Forces Ferrying
Command and has been stationed in
Wilmington, Del.
Mrs. Norman B Spruill, price clerk
at the rationing board office here, is
spending her vacation with her hus
band. Private R. T. Spruill, who is
stationed at Nashville. Tenn. She
was accompanied by Mrs. Paul Swain,
whose husband is also in the Army
there but who expects to be home
for a few days' furlough in the near
future.
There will be an important
meeting of the local Boy Scout
troop at 8 o’clock Friday night,
Scoutmaster B. E. Taylor an
nounced today. All Scouts are
urged to be present, as plans are
to be made for the three-day
ramping trip next week.
The Rev. William B. Daniels, rector
of Grace Episcopal church here, is
expected to return today from Kanu
ga Lake, near Hendersonville, where
he has been teaching during the
Episcopal Young People's conference
for the past wto weeks.
It was learned here this week that
W. Blount Rodman was promoted
from second to first lieutenant in
the Army recently. He has been in
the service for a little more than a
year and is now stationed at Port
Sill, Okla., with an artillery outfit.
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Majority Consumers
Said Misusing Sugar
Alloted for Canning
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Stamps 15 and 16 May Be
Used To Get Sugar for
Canning Only
A great many people have a mis
conception about the use of Sugar
Stamps Nos. 15 and 16. it was stated
this week by Mrs. J. K. Reid, secre
tary to the Washington County War
Price and Rationing Board. Sugar
obtained by these stamps may be
used only for canning and preserving
fruits, Mrs. Reid points out, and
those who are buying sugar with
them with no idea of using it for
canning are violating OPA regula
tions and are subject to the penal
ties provided.
Mrs. Reid also stated that those
who applied for supplementary allot
ments of sugar to be used for can
ning. before stamps 15 and 16 were
authorized to be used for that pur
pose, were bound by the same rules.
In other words, there is no “bonus”
sugar for current consumption. Su
gar obtained for use in canning, whe
ther by direct allotment or by use of
No. 15 and 16 stamps, may be used
only for canning, and those who use
it for any other purpose are making
themselves liable for prosecution.
The secretary further stated that
applications will be received now for
further allotments of canning sugar
where needed, but only if conclusive
proof is shown that such sugar is
actually needed for canning. No
one who really needs additional su
gar for canning fruits will be denied,
she said, provided they can show
that previous allotments have been
properly used.
In making applications for addi
tional allotments of sugar, each ap
plicant is required to present a list of
fruits canned with sugar obtained by
stamps 15 and 16. it was stated.
Stores and Business Houses Here To
Observe Monday, July 5, as Holiday
With a large majority of mem
ber firms represented, the Plym
outh Merchants Association last
Monday afternoon voted unani
mously to observe Monday, July
5th. as Independence Day holi
day. Practically all stores and
business establishments, with the
possible exception of drug stores
and service stations, will be clos
ed all day. Since the national
birthday. July 4th, fall on Sun
day, it was decided to observe
Monday, the 5th, as a holiday.
Several other matters were
discussed by the merchants at
the special meeting Monday af
ternoon. but no action was taken
on any of them. Removal of the
bus station from Arps Drug Store
on Water Street to the service
station formerly operated by
John Swinson. at the corner of
Monroe and Third Streets, was
one of them. Most of the mer
chants said they had lost some
business bv reason of the change,
which moved the station from
the center of the business dis
trict some three or four blocks
away. There was some criticism
of town officials for advocating
the change without getting an
expression from the merchants
first. .However, since it was real
ized that the bus company had
gone to considerable expense to
make the change, the merchants
did not take any action to re
quest it to reconsider and seek
a downtown location.
Trip To Potato
Fields Called OH
About 25 Plymouth ladies last
week agreed to go to the potato
Fields in the lower part of this
county yesterday to pick up pota
toes; but the number started
dwindling early this week and
by Tuesday afternoon there were
only three left on the list. It was
decided that this number would
not be sufficient to justify pro
viding transportation, and the
whole project was called off.
Various reasons were assigned
by those withdrawing their
names. Most of them said that
their husbands had talked them
out of it, while others cited the
abnormally hot weather prevail
ing for the past week as their
reason for not going.
More Recapping oi
Truck Tires Will Be
Required in Future
Quota New Tires Reduced;
Must Recap To Keep
Trucks Rolling
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Washington County has received a
very small quota of new truck tires
for the next month, it was stated
this week at the office of the ration
ing board, and owners of trucks are
therefore warned to use tire recap
ping service so far as possible in or
der to keep their trucks running.
It was stated by one of the ration
ing board officials that the allotment
system has now been in use long
enough to get a check on the tires of
all trucks. Those owners who have
not had their old tires recapped in
the past will find it imposible to get
new tires in the future. Truck own
ers are given a final warning not to
drive their tires past the recapping
stage before aplying to the board for
new ones to replace them.
It was stated that while it is neces
sary to apply for certificates to have
truck tires recapped, such applica
tions are acted upon very quickly, and
those who can have their tires re
capped will have no difficulty in se
curing such certificates.
However, all applications for new
truck tires will be examined very
closely in the future, and if owners
have deliberately driven tires beyond
the recapping stage, they will be de
nied certificates for purchasing new
tires, it was stated.
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This Immediate Section
Is Badly in. Need of Rain
Local rains during the early part
of the week relieved the extremely
dry conditions prevailing in some of
the near-by sections, but right here
in the Plymouth area the drouth con
tinues unabated. Victory gardens
and field crops are said to be suf
fering for lack of moisture, and the
continued hot weather is creating
considerable discomfort.
Heavy rains were reported the early
part of the week west of here, extend
ing down as far as Jamesville, and
the Roper section benefited by a good
"seasoning” Monday.
Bonner Says Adequate Fuel Oil Will
Be Made Available for Tobacco Curing
Congressman Herbert C. Bon
ner of the First Congressional
District of North Carolina, today
stated that for sometime he had
been constantly in contact with
the Petroleum Administrator for
War in behalf of the tobacco
farmers who use oil for curing.
Mr. Bonner received a letter
today, assuring him that ade
quate oil would be available. The
following is quoted from the let
ter signed by the Petroleum Ad
for War:
••The Petroleum Administra
tion for War has long recognized
the importance of furnishing
farmers in the tobacco growing
areas with an adequate supply of
fuel oil to enable them to cure
their tobacco. The War Food
Administration, as a claimant
agency, recently included in
their request to this office that
the fuel oil requirements of farm
ers for curing tobacco in the
Carolinas be considered. Con
sequently we have arranged for
the allocation of an adequate
supply of fuel oil for this pur
pose.
“In view of the foregoing,
consumers in your area should
have no difficulty in obtaining
fuel oil for tobacco curing pur
poses. However, if I may be of
further assistance to you at any
time, please let me know.”
Archie E. Boyd, of
Pinelown, Seriously
Hurl in Wreck Here
Car Failed To Make Curve
At Cool Springs Early
Wednesday
Archie E. Boyd, young man of Pine
town, was cricically injured here
early Wednesday morning, when his
car failed to make the curve at Cool
Springs, about one mile west of Plym
outh on Highway 64, and was almost
completely demolished as it crashed
into a tree and apparently turned
over a time or two.
So far as could be learned yester
day, Mr. Boyd was alone when the
accident occured. although shortly af
ter he was removed to a Washington
hospital, and while h*e was in a semi
conscious state, he' indicated that
one and possibly two other men were
with him. However, a search was
made for several hundred yards
about the wreck and no other per
son was found, and those who reach
ed the scene of the accident imme
diately after it occurred reported
that they found no one except Mr.
Boyd there.
The car, a 1940 Chevrolet coach,
was headed west when it left the
curve. As it went off the left side of
a small embankment there, it crash
ed into a gum tree, about 7 inches in
diameter, breaking it off and pull
ing the stump out of the ground.
The car then plunged on for 30 or
40 feet before it came to a stop,
almost completely demolished by the
impact. Mr. Boyd was found in front
of the machine with severe cuts and
lacerations about tire back and
shoulders and it was.said that he
possibly suffered internal injuries.
Physicians at a Washington hospital,
where he was taken shortly after the
accident, said they thought he would
recover, barring complications.
Albert Williams, pulp mill employee
who lives at Cool Springs, said that
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Forty-Eight Hour
Trip From Africa
It required Master Sergeant Leslie
B. Spruill, of Roper, only 48 hours
to make the trip from North Africa
to the United States last week, but
after reaching Miami, it took him
about 28 hours to reach his home in
this county, where he is visiting his
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Nathan W.
Spruill, sr. Leaving Africa about
noon last Wednesday, he arrived in
Florida sometime Friday afternoon,
covering a distance of some 5.700
miles by airplane.
Sergeant Spruill will spend about
10 days with his parents in Roper
before leaving to enter an officer's
training school . He his been in
Africa for about 13 months with the
Army Finance Division. Before go
ing into the armed fo’-ces he was
employed in Durham.
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Local Scouls Will
Have 3-Day Camp
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The Plymouth troop of Boy Scouts
will go on a three-day camping trip
next week at the lodge of T. W. Earle
on Albemarle Sound. Scoutmaster
B. E. Taylor will be in charge of the
camp, and he will be assisted by
James T. Uzzle. assistant district
scout executive, of Greenville, who
will come here Monday to accom
pany the local troop.
The boys will live in tents, and the
only expense will be cost of food,
which will be borne by each scout
attending. It is planned for the
scouts to leave here Monday after
noon about 4 o’clock, and they will
return sometime Wednesday after
noon. Mr. Taylor said that a defi
nite program has been worked out.
including the passing of scout tests
and other camping activities.
It is necessary that the names of
all those who wish to attend the
camp be given to the Scoutmaster
not later than tomorrow night, when
the scouts hold their regular meet
ing.
Sgt. A. R. Fatrick,
Jr., Is Back in U. S.;
Gets Another Medal
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Gets Purple Heart Award
At Charleston. S. C.
Hospital
Staff Sergeant Augustus R. Patrick,
jr.. of Roper. Route One. now has
another medal to wear beside the two
others previously won. He received
the Purple Heart Award last week at
a hospital in Charleston. S. C.. where
he is recovering from wounds receiv
ed January 31. while serving as an
aerial gunner with the Middle Hast
Bomber Command. He previously
received the Air Medal and the Dis
tinguished Service Cross.
His parents. Mr. and Mrs. A. R.
Patrick, sr.. learned only last week
that their son was back in the Unit
ed States. They left immediately
and visited him in the Charleston. S.
C., hospital for a couple of days, re
turning last Friday. They said that
the young man had just about re
covered from his wounds and that
they expected him home within a
few weeks for a visit before he re
turned to active duty. He was wound
ed in both feet by the explosion of
a shell from a Messerschmidit's 20
millimeter cannon. His left foot has
completely healed, but a small place
on his right food became infected,
and the Army doctors are not yet
ready to release him, his parents said.
The young man was described as
being in excellent spirits and anxious
to return to action, especially against
the Japs. He has been in the serv
ice about three years and has taken
part in many actions in both the
Far and Middle East and in North
Africa since the United States enter
ed the war. The heavy bomber
group to which he was attached has
literally fought its way around the
world. He was stationed in the Far
Pacific when the war broke out, lat
er falling back on India and then
proceeding to the Middle East in the
vicinity of Cario, Egypt, where he was
engaged in a number of bombing
raids against Marshal Erwin Rom
mel's Afrika Korps when it was
pounding its way toward Cairo.
Much of the time his heavy bomber
group was without fighter support
and had to do its own fighting against
the top-flight German and Italian
pursuit ships. Besides' engaging in
many bombing raids on Tobruk while
it was in the hands of Axis forces, his
bombardment group transferred to
Tunisia for a time and was engaged
in many of the final actions which
resulted in freeing the African con
tinent of Axis armies.
He was awarded the Air Medal by
Brigadier General Timberlake “for
meritorious achievement in aerial
flight.” The Distinguished Service
Cross, next to the highest award
made by the American government
for valor on the field of battle, was
presented to him by Major General
Lewis H. Brereton. commander of all
U. S. Air Forces in the Middle East,
and the Purple Heart award made
last week was given to him by Col.
W. W. Vaughn, commanding officer
of the Charleston hospital where
Sergeant Patrick is recovering from
his wounds.
5 Out of 23 Negroes
From County Kept
By Army Last Week
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Percentage of Rejections Is
Continuing at High
Figure
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The Army continued its recent
procedure of rejecting a big percent
age of selectees sent to Port Bragg
by accepting only 5 out of a contin
gent of 23 colored men who left
Washington County Thursday of last
week. All those accepted went into
the Army.
One of those accepted, Herman Lee
Wilkins, of Mackeys, declined the
two-weeks furlough offered all newly
inducted men and entered imme
diately upon his training, while the
other four returned the next dfiy and
are now at home with orders to re
turn to Port Bragg the later part of
next week.
The four who were accepted and
took advantage of the 14-day fur
lough were as follows: Daniel Hog
gard, of Plymouth: James Earl Pul
ler, of Roper: Stewart Oneal Bow
ser, of Plymouth: and Johnnie
Thomas, of Mackeys.
* By towns, Mackeys led all others
in the county by having two out of
three from there accepted for serv
ice. Plymouth was next with two out
of seven: Roper came third with
one out of ten: and Creswell drew
a blank with six rejectees.
The draft board now has calls on
hand for both its white and colored
July quotas, but there is no prospect
of filling the calls, it was stated ear
lier in the month. It is probable
that a few will be rounded up and
sent off in the next three or four
weeks, but contingents from Wash
ington County will continue to be
very, very small until orders are re
ceived to begin drafting ‘pre-Pearl
Harbor'1 fathers.
Reorganization of
Rationing Hoard to
Re Completed Soon
State Officials To Be Here
To Explain Work of
Various Panels
Reorganization of the Washington
County War Price and Rationing
Board is expected to be completed
within the next few days, just as
soon as members of the recently an
nounced panels sign the oaths of of
fice sent them and their appointments
are confirmed by the state OPA of
fice.
So far as known, no one has defi
nitely refused to accept appointment
to the various panels, although sev
eral have shown hesitation in exe
cuting the oaths of office, which were
mailed to them last week by the state
office. The new set-up will relieve
members of the old board of a great
deal of detail work, since panels have
been designated to handle the vari
ous phases of the rationing program,
thus spreading the w'ork out so that
it will not be unduly burdensome on
a few men, as in the past.
E. F. Still, who has agreed to serve
as chairman of the entire program
for a three-month period, said this
week that just as soon as the new
members are qualified, he will en
deavor to have state officials of the
OPA come here to hold a meeting
and outline to each of the panels
just what is expected of the mem
bers. Their duties will be explained
to them, as well as the regulations
governing their particular phases of
the rationing program.
Under the new plan of organiza
tion, the chairman of each panel will
serve as a member of the executive
committee which will administer the
entire program. Tire names of all
the chairmen have not yet been an
nounced.
Following is a list of the various
panels and the members appointed
recently by a committee, consisting
of the chairman of the county board
of comimssioners, the clerk of the
superior court and the chairman of
the county Civilian Defense Council:
Gasoline Panel: A J. Riddle. W. L.
Whitley and Edward H. Hill, all of
Plymouth:
Tire Panel: W. L. Whitley. Edward
H. Hill and Frank Brinkley, all of
Plymouth:
Food Panel: C. L. Morrison and H.
H. Allen, of Plymouth: C. L. Barnes,
of Creswell:
Fuel Oil and Heating Panel: C. E.
Ayers, B. G. Campbell and J. W.
Norman, all of Plymouth;
Miscellaneous Commodities Panel;
H. E. Harrison, H. A. Williford and
L. S. Thompson, all of Plymouth:
Price-Ceiling Panel: Carl L. Bai
ley and J. E. Westray, of Plymouth;
W. T. Freeman, of Roper:
Hearing and Trial Panel: P. H.
Darden and Z. V. Norman, of Plym
outh; Clyde Smithson, of Creswell;
Community Service Panel: B. W.
Gaither, Creswell; H. H. McLean and
W. H. Booker, Plymouth; L. E. Has
sell. Roper: Miss Emma Felton, Lake
Phelps: Harry Barnes. Cherry; J. L.
Rea Wenona: and W. B. Davenport,
of Mackeys.
Bond Sales Quota
Is'Nearly Reached
Washington County is running
pretty close this month, but it is ex
pected to reach its War Bond sales
quota before next Thursday, accord
ing to H. E. Beam, county chairman.
With a goal of $22,343 for June, sales
up to today totaled $16 874.50. issue
price, he said: these figures being
only for sales in Plymouth.
With six more working days to go.
and reports to be received from Cres
well and Roper, it is expected that
the county will reach its goal without
difficulty. In addition to the above
sales of series E bonds, more than
$6,000 worth of F and G bonds have
been sold, but these are not credited
to the monthly quotas.
Sales in Plymouth so far this
month were made by the post office
and bank as foilows: Post office, $5,
587.50: bank. $11. 287: total, $16,
874.50. Tire maturity value of the
E bonds sold here amounts to $22.
500.
T Gas Coupons To
Expire June 30th
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All truck owners are advised by
the local rationing board that T gas
oline coupons will be invalid after
next Wednesday, June 30. Owners
of trucks are advised to turn in such
unused T coupons to the board not
later than Monday. July 5th, and get
the new TT coupons, which will be
good starting July 1st. The T cou
pons will be exchanged for the same
number of TT coupons, it was stated.
Filling stations and dealers are al
so advised that they must turn in
T coupons to their distributors by
July 5th. After that date they will
not be accepted for new supplies of
gasoline.
The local rationing board will not
observe Monday. July 5th. as a holi
day, but will be open for business as
usual, it was announced this week.
Shortage of Labor in
Potato Sections More
Acute Now Than Ever
Few Are Buying
Use-Tax Stamps
Very few of the Federal use
tax stamps, which must be dis
played on all motor vehicles by
July 1st. have been sold by the
local post office so far. Post
master John W. Darden said to
day. Less than a week remains
for owners to buy and have them
placed on their cars, trurks and
motorcycles.
The stamps cost S5 each, and
every type of motor vehicle must
have them. They are valid from
July 1, 1943. to June 30, 1944.
It is considered probable that
proof of purchase will be required
before future gasoline rations
will be issued, as was the case
last year.
Farmers Have Few
More Days to Make
Compliance Reports
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Measurements Should Be
Reported at County Of
fice by July 1
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Directed by the State AAA office
to have a complete report available
by the first of July, the office of the
county agent here today issued an
appeal to all farmers who have not
already done so to measure their
field for compliance and submit the
measurements to the proper authori
ties at once. After getting off to a
slow start, farmers in most of the
townships are coperating very well
in the task. Miss Julia Daniel, of the
county agent's office, stating yester
day that more than two-thirds of all
farmers had fi'ed their compliance
reports.
All those who have not made their
reports will now find it necessary to
visit the county office here, as the
community committeement have al
ready completed their part of the
work and are no longer in the field
for this purpose.
Compliance reports are required on
"war crops” by June 30. which is
Wednesday of next week. All that
is necessary is for farmers to bring
the measurements of their fields, and
the necessary blanks will be filled in
at the county office. Measurements
should be taken of all fields of cot
ton. tobacco, Irish potatoes produced
for market, and commercial vege
tables. .,
Applications must also be made
for incentive payments before July
1st, it was stated at the county of
fice. The payments will be made on
acreages planted to irish potatoes of
2.7 acres or more, and on commercial
vegetables except cucumbers and to
matoes produced for processing.
It was stated that comparatively
few farmers in this county have
made aplication for the incentive
payments, and those who are eligible
are urged to get in touch with the
county office before July 1, after
which i* will be too late.
Head of Employment j
Office Is Transferred,
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C. M. Taylor, director of the Unit- j
ed States Employment Service Of
fice in the courthouse here, was re
cently transferred to the New Bern
office and has already entered upon
his duties there. Mrs. Elizabeth
Johnson is now in charge of the lo
cal office.
J. E. Fletcher continues in his ca
pacity as consultant on farm place
ments for the three counties served
by the local office, Washington, Tyr
rell and Bertie. At the present time.
Mr. Fletcher is putting in most of
his time in the potato-growing sec
tions. where a serious shortage of
labor has developed in recent weeks. I
Number Available
This Week Is 40 Per
Cent Less Than Last
Little Relief in Sight, Ac
cording to Reports; Ask
Prison Labor
Despite efforts of the United States
Employment Office, state agriculture
department officials, county agents,
and individuals, the shortage of la
bor 'crisis" in connection with har
vesting the irish potato crop of this
section continues this week. It was
stated that there was 40 per cent
l(jss labor available this week than
last, while the demand has increased
upwards of 100 per cent.
Potato digging should be at full
tide right now. Many farmers who
have been unable to secure labor are
permitting their crops to remain in
the grounds, and unless steps are
taken to remedy conditions within
the next week or so, it is apparent
that a considerable quantity of po
tatoes will rot in the fields.
Reports from Raleigh yesterday
were to the effect that 40 workers had
been recruited in the whole of East
ern North Carolina to be sent to the
Tyrrell area, termed "most critical”
in the potato growing section. The
lower part of Washington County is
considered part of the Tyrrell area,
and there is need of much labor right
in the Plymouth section, according
to producers.
Comparatively few migatory la
borers have arrived at camps spotted
throughout the section, but employ
ment and recruiting agencies are
continuing their efforts to find more
workmen for immediate needs. It
was stated that 300 Bahamians would
reach the Weeksville camp some time
this week, but this is not expected to
relieve the local situation.
It is understood that officials of
the local employment office are
planning to appeal to industrial
plants here to close some depart
ments and allow their laborers to
work in potatoes for the next week
or two.
Oscar Pitts, state penal director,
has received several telegrams from
farmers in the Tyrrell section ask
ing for labor. They are regarded as
forerunners to a request that prison
labor be used in harvesting the po
tatoes. An act passed by the last
legislature provides that prison labor
may be used if the county agent
certifies it is needed, the governor
declares a state of emergency and
the highway department can spare
prisoners.
State Farm Labor Commissioner
Harry Caldwell said that interested
agencies were trying to avoid use of
prison labor. That would be a "last
resort," he said, when all other ef
forts to secure labor fail.
Floyd E. Cohoon, of Columbia, who
was in Plymouth yesterday, said that
where farmers formerly had 40 and
50 men and women in the field pick
ing up potatoes, they were now hav
ing to get along with 4 and 5. A rain
this week would mean the loss of
$150,000 to $200,000 in Tyrrell Coun
ty alone, he said, as most of the po
tatoes have already' matured and
they would quickly rot before they
could be gotten out of the ground
under existing conditions.
Pic. Ammon Smithson
At College in Texas
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Ammon Smithson, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Sidney Smithson, of Creswell,
last week reported to the State
Teachers College at Huntsville, Tex,
where he will study Army Adminis
tration. Young Smithson was re
cently promoted to private first class
and was in charge of a group of sol
diers on the trip to Huntsville.
He was inducted into the Army in
April and received his basic training
at Camp Lee. Va.
Legion and Auxiliary May Be Asked
To Help Keep Spoiling Post Operating
Sergeant C. G. Lehner. of the ,
Ground Observer Corps. U. S.
Army Air Forces, is expected to
be here the latter part of this
week to see if some better ar
rangements connot be worked out
to keep the local spotting post
operating on a more satisfactory
basis than it has been recently.
Here on an inspection trip
June Xlth, Sgt Lehner learned
that the local post had missed
upwards of 80 hours in the pro
ceeding two weeks. The local Ci
vilian Defense organization, the
chief observed of the local post,
and the district chief observer
have all tried hard to keep the
post manned at all times, and
most of the volunteers have been
doing their part, but still too
many watches were reported
missed by the sergeant when he
was here.
The inspector indicated that he
might call on the American Le
gion and Auxiliary here to help
out in the task of keeping the
post operating on a 24-hour
basis. In many places, he said,
the Legion has taken over en
tire responsibility for operating
local spotting posts, and their
work has been most effective. He
discussed the matter with some
of the local Legionnaires, and he
said at that time that he would
return Friday night of this week
to speak to members of the local
post about securing their co
operation.