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■■Hi UNCLE SAM SENDS TROOPS TO TWO DUTCH OIL ISLES • <: . .V • • ^ . . . Landed on West Indies Islands of Aruba and Curacao, Near Venezuela; MacArthur Awaits New Attack; Japanese Use American Gifts as Weapons Washington, Feb. 11.—To thwart any Axis grab for the oil wealth of the Dutch West Indies, the United States announced tonight that it had sent troops to the Dutch islands of Aruba and Curacao off the ©wast of Venezuela. This follows up the government's action last Koxember in sending troops to Dutch Guiana, on the north ooast of South America, to guard the mines producing bauxite, from which aluminum is manufactured. Tonight's step was taken at a time when the Dutch East Indies, on the other side of the world, are newly menaced by the imminent fall of Singapore, and it was apparent that the United States and the Netherlands wanted to be in a position to repulse any synchronizing stAb by Germany at Dutch resources in the Atlantic. « Not Disclosed. The size of the forces sent to Curacao and Aruba was not disclosed. A formal announcement by the State De^utment said the move was made at the request of the Netherlands government and that the troops would be withdrawn at the end of the war. It was understood, the statement added, "that the Venezuelan and Netherlands governments have reached an agreement whereby the former will cooperate in this defense measure in a manner similar to that * agreed upon between the governments of Brazil and the Netherlands in the case of Surinam (Dutch Guiana). Curacao proper and Aruba, which belong to the Curacao group of six islands, both are highly important as oil refining centers. The Royal Dutch Shell has large refineries on Curacao and the Standard Oil Company. of New Jersey has important facilities op Aruba. These plants refine oil from Venezuela. The area of Curacao is 210 square miles and that of Aruba 70- square miles. Curacao harbor has long been an important shipping center. A duty-free port, it was visited in 1939 by 7,000 ships, including cruise vessels whose passengers bought European cosmetics and other articles there. Mac Arthur Walts. Awaiting a renewed offensive by the heavily - reinforced Japanese, General Douglas Mac Arthur today reported to the War Department the details of a "spectacular" air battle in the Philippines in which a force of six enemy plains was completely destroyed. One American pursuit ship was missing as a result of the action, which was first reported yesterday. Several American fighter planes, which had been escorting a slowmoving photographic plane, were about to land when they spotted the enemy group. Instead of taking to the ground, they pounced upon the Japanese. "A series of thrilling dogfights ensued," the War Department said. "Pour enemy fighters immediately were shot down. A fifth was crippled and veered off to the north, landing on an air field near Pilar, where it was destroyed by our artillery. The sixth plane fell out of control and ultimately was found Where it crashed in the mountains of Bataan This accounted for all of y planes engaged in the One of our planes is miss The protograpOic plane, wmca had been on a mission over Cavite province, was piloted by Captain Jesus Villamor of the Philippine air force, who recently was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross with oak leaf cluster for repeated acts of extraordinary heroism. Ea hid landed safely when the enemy ptanes were sighted., ; •; v . _ | 1 -On Bataan peninsula, meanwhile, the fighting was in a lull, with the "American and Jjlipino troops there gracing themselves for s. full scale attack obviously to the making. BOMBS AT PARIS ■ ' t p. Vichy, France, Fib. 11. — Three Frenchmen were shot in Paris today on the order of the German commander after a new outburst of bombing directed at conqueror and collaborationist alike. ^ ' The victims were listed as Rebert Alcoulombre and Roger Yabbea, both of St Maur, accused of "activity favoring the enemy as the result of De Gaul list agitation," and Andre Durand of LeMans, condemned for espionage. Four different explosions were reported: One in the German officers' mees in the university city at the south edge of Paris, where a bomb blew up in the very room where officers were eating; the other three blasts at various headquarters of the "Social Revolutionary Movement," an extreme right organization with the conquerors. No casualties were reported. PITT SCHOOL ATTENDANCE According1 to reports from school authorities there appears to be many families not cooperating' with the school by not keeping their children in school and" violating the compulsory school attendance law. In view of this situation, which is working a handicap on the schools by low attendance, the principles are being requested to make up a list of those who are violating the law and forward same to K. T. Futyell, Acting! Attendance Officer, for investigation and prosecution of those found to be violating the law. The complusory school attendance law requires all children between the ages of 7 and 14 years to attend school while school is in session. The principal of the school wjll excuse children for temporary non-attendance by reason of sickness or other unavoidable causes. There* fore, a complete record of attendance of the child since school opened is being requested for the current year and for the year previous. Several prosecution are pending at the present time. WHAT MAKES NEWS? Newspapermen tell us that it is not news of a cat bites a bird.- but it would be very good news if k bird bit a cat. What a fine thing it would be if we could train birds—but that is a fantastic hope! — Burges Johnson, author and professor, in the current Rotarian magazine. Opportunity For N. C. Youths To Ser?e Country _____ Charleston, 8. C.—The U. SL Navyhas announced another opportunity for North Carolina youths to serve their country and at the same time prepare themselves for future civilian worifei ' High school and college studenfcbetween the ages of 17 sad 19, inclusive, can now enlist in a new Navpl Uesarve group and will not be called to active duty until the completion of their current school year if they so desire. The students will enroll in the V-l class, a general service branch of the reserve, and when they subject to tlie draft. yd-' Naval authorities have declared the new plan offers opportunities that have never been equalled for students in American schools and colleges. . . The annual meeting of the Farmville National Farm Loan AsMciation will be held on Wednesday, February 18, IMS, at 2:00 p. m,, in the Town Hail at Farmvflie, North Carolina, according to announcement made by W. G. Stancill, Secretary-Treasurer. The association will commemorate ita twenty-fifth anniversary at thia meeting and an interesting program iif« boon arranged, Mr. Stancill said. Reports on the past year's operetta* will be made to members of the association and one director elected by them for a term of three yean. Long-term farm mortgage loans made by The Federal Land Bank of Columbia in Beaver Dam, Faimville, Falkland and Fountain Townships of Pitt County are serviced through the facilities of the Farmville Association. At the present time the association has 57 loans outstanding amounting v to 1169,660X0. The Columbia Bank has ample funds at this time for lending to Qualified farmers and the present contract rata of interest is 4%. AH or any part of the loah may be repaid at any time and future payments an accepted by the Bank mi which interest is allowed the borrower at the same rate dunged on his mortgage. Present directors of the Farmville Association an; John T. Thome, President; T. E. Barrow, Vice President; Herbert Burnstte, E. M. Tyaom. and Clifton L. Jones. The Farmvilfe Association maintains a Joint office at Washington with other associations serving Beaufort, Greene, Martin, Hyde, Washington and Tyrrell counties. Mr. W. G. Stancill is Secretary-Treasurer of all the associations in the Washington group. Registration Day Monday, Feb. 16 Places For Third Registration Disclosed; The Hours—7:00 A. M. To 9:00 P.M. All men born on or after February 17, 1897, and on or before December 31, 1921, and not heretofore regietered, will be required to register on February Hk 1942, between the boon of 7sOO A. M. and 9:00 P. M. The followm* registration places have been established throughout the County for the convenience of thoee required to present themselves for registration en that date: Ayden—High School Building. Bell Arthur—Mack Smith's Store. Bdwir—School Building. Black Jack—E. I* Adams old Barber Shop. ChtoSd L. C. Venters Store. Cox Mill — Hollywood Community Building. ; Falkland—School Building. FASMV1LLE—Horton Building, at 109 South Main Street. Fountain—Agricultural Building. Greenville—County-City Armory. Greenville—Office of Selective Service Board, City Hall. , : Stoke*—Old J. a Cherry Store. $ \ Swift Creek—Timothy Church Winterrille—High School Building. All men who give as their residence a place in the city of Greenville an the fio«th «de of Fifth Street, those living on the Washington Highway on the South Side to Be»<i?ort County line, and those living on the Falkland Highway on the South Side as far out as Beaver Bam Township, will be under the jurisdiction of Pitt County Local Board No. 2. All mm who live on the Horth Side of the Gtty of Greenville, the Washington Highway (including Grimesland) and the Falkvajla* Local Board Vo. L The registration AlVEEK PF THE WAR (Released February 10) President Roosevelt told his press inference Pacific councils coordinator the war effort of the United Kates ip the southest Pacific have >een operating: for about a month. Fhe military command in the ABDA irea Itself, the President sa& is in he hands of Gea. Archibald Wavell, >ut strategical problems are referred o Washington and London. The Joint nilitary andT naval staffs sit in Washington. % ■ - " The Senate passed and sent to the White Hoaae a Joint authorization or a 1600,000,000 Ion to China, 'resident Roosevelt said tile money rill make It possible for the Chinese 0 purchase numerous war materials, >oth in China and in other countries, le said the k*n would be a definite elief for the Chinese financial strucure strained by the long war with he Japanese. The White House announced the J. S. through the RAF has dropped 1 second pamphlet over several ocupied French seaports in the "bigest pamphlet bombing job ever lone." The fihrt pamphlet," announced I month ago, stressed the traditional riendship between this country and •Vance; the second told of the rapWy-ex pending U. S. war production. Air ' A Navy aviation training program leuigned to davelop 30,000 of the oughest pilots In the world annually or the Navy awl Marine Corp# will * pot into operation by May 1, Navy Secretary Knox aitaooMed. Applications for training- are now being acepted. Mr. Kaoac asked U. S. high chool youth to aid the Navy by proucing 600,000 aircraft models at SO lifferent types of fighting planes to e used in 6'naraft recognition and ahge estimation in gunnery practice nd for training civilians in aircraft ecognition. The Office of Civilian >efen*e ' invited college flyera and viation enthusiasts to participate in be Civilian Air Patrol which is seekng to enlist 90,000 civiHan pilots, lixteen year* is the minimum age or ennoUftient for ground service, nd 18 for flight duty. The Civil leronaatics Administration reported , 60 percent increase in private flyAg during 1941. IV War Fran* God. Mac Arthur's troops in the Tiilippinee repulsed continuous stacks by the enemy throughout the reek. Enemy losses during the week Minded 11 planes plus an undeternined number destroyed in the air md on the ground in an attack on apanese-oceuped Marshall and Gil«rt Islands, many fleet auxiliaries, wo transports and "probably" a hird, and an enemy warship torxxioe&t' U. 8. tosass were 18. planes, wo tankers and two freighters'. The <avy and Marine Corps reported i&4 officers and men missing or wissnArs «rf war. The House passed ind sent to thfc Senate a bill to coninue Km pay of persons in the armed forces and dyOiaa employes of the War and Naxy: for a year after w ■ .. — -.S ■ — - I A ■ ■ M m Jl am f I ' ■ ■ mi — J xjrtea missing, captured or iiiwnwj. Congress passed the largest appropriation bill in history of. nearty $24 jfllion in direct cash appropriations und $4 billion la contract anthorisaaons for the Navy. The Navy said 100,000 men have enlisted ance the attack on Boarl Harbor, and the Maine Corps has'passed the 100,000-raan nark in officers and men, both remywpB nn>) rr.trnlarc TTitoo HAfifmv* ™ T * "ft AIUw IKJOWVy rs and one battleship wore launched Allocation of Vital Materials For New Implements Lower Irian General Average Raleigh, Feb. 12.—Immediate repair of farm machinery—a "mas*" on every farmer's schedule—is doubly important to cotton prodaeoag according to G. Tom Scott, chairman of the State U8DA War Board. ■ Materials for the manufacture of all types of new farm machinery have been restricted to an average of about 88 par cant of the materials need for similar purposes in 1940, Chairman Scott, said, while use of materials for repair porta will be permitted at an average rate of about 160 per cent of the 1940 level. For implements used in the production of cotton, allocations of materials generally have been lower than the average. For example, materials used in the manufacture of « one-horse, single-row combination com and cotton planter are restricted to 66 per cent of the 1940 level. This mean*, ha said, that cotton producers, especially, will find new equipment difficult to obtain and that equipment which ordinarily Would be discarded in normal tlmaa will have to he repaired for use this "By repairing farm machinery, farmers can pot more guns into the hands of the armed forces," Scott Mid. "Every piece of oh) machinery which substitutes for a new machine this year means a saving of critical materials for new implements of war " "In the campaign now waterway in North Carolina, time is the essential element, be said. "Farmer* will do well to take advantage of the quickest and beat methods of repairing machinery, especially during the emergency. It is the patriotic duty at every farmer to make whatever machinery he has on the farm last him aa long as it will do satisfactory woric." T-'"."..v.,;:-' Allocations tor essential materials for new machinery, attachments and repair parts ordinarily ued in cotton production, expressed in terms of materials used for similar purposes in 1940, follow: Group 1: Planting, seeding and fertilising machinery—from 06 to 88 par cent of 1940 level; attachments and parts 140 per cent Group 2: Flaws and listers—from 64 to 82 par cent; attachments and parts 140 per cent Group 3: Harrows, rollers, pulverizers and stalk cutters—from 71 to 89 per cent; attachments and parts 120 per cent , . Group 4: Cultivators and wooden —81 to 74 per cent: attachments and parts, 160 per cent Group 8: Tractors—to 81 per cent; attachments and parts, 180 pw cent Group 12: Spraying outfits (complete). Division: Sprays—86 to 100 per cent attachments and parts, 140 per cent; division 2: dusters—94 to 10S per cent; sttac mebt reported yesterday, itthou^i the fighting- on Bataan poMi and enemy air activity have lessened. » There have been intermittent interchanges of artillery fire bet ween the American island fortifications at the entrance of Manila Bay and the Japanese batteries on Carito shore of the bay, the department Mid. The war communique also said that six of the aena enemy plane* reported ahot down yesterday were destroyed by American fighter planes over Cavite province in one of the most spectacular ate battks in the Philippine campaign. One American plane was reported mi—ing. Allied arms in the Pacific faced their blackest hours stoee the Pearl Harbor attack. Japanese evidently were intent on foHowing up their spectacular Singapore campaign by arafl»na*ing the only other potential threat to their southern drive—the stubborn American-Philipino forces on Bataan War department communiques left scant room for doubt on the desperate, almost forlorn nature of General Mac Arthur's fight, but the President brought out by indirection the value of its contribution to the praacnt grand strategy of the United Nations. The prime objective of that strategy, Mr. Roosevelt explained to his press conference, was to prevent an enemy break-through on the world front, while inflicting the maximum punishment on the foe and his resources dating the period the allies are creating a superior military ua• -3H: I The Japanese, it was acknowledged life have broken through past the Philippines into the Indies, hot Gen. Mae Arthur's resistance is still exacting a heavy toll from the enemy both in men and material The War Department communique last night gave some indication of the greatly superior enemy forces which Mac Arthur has been keeping from other theaters of operations. On Bataan, it reported, at least five enemy divisions have been identified as participating in the heavy fighting of recent days. The strength of a Japanese division is 26,000 men and the fact that at least fiv« have bash in action gives some idea of the tremendous pressure the enemy has been able to apply to the panmsnla front, which is believed now no wider than fifteen miles. V. ppDUTCH SCORE Bat*via, Feb. 12—The sinking of two Japanese cruisers, one deatroyer and a submarine off the Doteh naval bam at Amboina Island recently was y ■ - -- — uukouncea oy \tm osvti coramanaer hen today. Alto^hw, there were three anfate the first weeks of fighting around Amboina Island, but the sinking of one of them had been announced prevkmaiy. The commander's report today was baaed on an accumulation of later evidence regarding hits and sinkings which he ^oonafcknd conclusive. : The previous report on the fighting off Amboina was made in a communique February ? which listed one Japaasae cruiser as sunk and added conservatively that another cruiser find a submarine bad been ldt. Schools of County* Receive Year Book On Agriculture Congressman Herbert C. Bonner has recently sent to the high school libraries of Pitt County a set of Agriculture Yearbooks covering practically the past thirty years. These books contain much valuable information and statistical tables which should be of great benefit to not only the high • school students, but the general public of the county. The Congressman expressed a desire thai the boofa be properly taken care of tod made available to those who desire to use them for reference in the various communities. The schools that have been furnished a set of these valuable publications are as follows: Ayden, Arthur, Bethel, BeTrair, Falkland, Farmville, Grifton, Greenville, Fountain, Pactolus, Stokes, Winterville, Chicod, fcnd Grimes land. The Congressman also sent a set of Yearbooks to the following public libraries: Ayden, Bethel, Farmville, Fountain, Sheppard Memorial, Winterviile and Carver Memorial. At the same time Mr. Bonner stated that he would take pleasure in sending individual farmers in Pitt Sountycopies of Farmer's Bulletins dealing with any particular subject jr agricultural problem in which they might be interested. PSfePf ncKBt '"^PFPFI — A successful tomato-picking maAine has been developed and used >y two growers of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, who harvested 16 seres with the device last year. Marine Corps Seek Men For ] Guard Duty! Older Men Desired In Order To Release Enlisted Men For Combat Duty Raleigh, Feb. 9.—The U. & Marine Corps now is Making thousands of men to rdewe a similar number of enlisted men for combat duty. Those between the ages of 30 and SO, who are physically qualified, will be enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve Class IV. These older men will be retained exclusively for guard doty in the various navy yards of the country. Those who an former Marines will be reenlisted and reappointed to the to and including sergant. r Army, men will be rethe rank they held durwar. been realized that man are married the Corps will provide1" sobsistr the enlisted men and his and also will provide funds portation of hit houseto his permanent st* Venereal Clinics Conducted Weekly Hi* Pitt County Health Department conducts weekly venereal disease clinics in Ayden, Monday; Bethel, Tuesday; Parmviile, Wednesday; and in Greenville the clinics are held twice a week, Wednesday These clinks are free to 41 persons in so far as Mood tests are concerned and treatment Is also free to ail who cannot afford private treatment. The State Law requires that all persons suffering; from a venereal
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