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Easterners Ask Whole Country Share Alike; Bronghton Takes Up Matter with Secretary Idtes Although most citixeni took the prospect of gasoline rationing in stride; the question of who gets how much and why precipitated a wave of grumbling protests Tuesday along the 17-state eastern seaboard where registration for rationing beginning Friday entered its second day. - A survey indicated there was considerable confusion among individuals and rationing officials over what constituted legitimate needs.. There were reports from some sections that applicants in many cases were not exactly accurate in stating them. * Registration was not an hour old Tuesday before the office of Adolph J. Chesley, deputy federal rationing administrator for the Bronx, received 30 'alls from irate motorists who complained that they had not received the ration cards to which they were netitled. At Providence, R. I., Wednesday morning Administrator Edward T. Hogan warned over the radio that card applications would be examined rigidly and penalties given if abuses were detected. At least one city administrator said he dindnt ' think ' people were dishonest, but just stretching the truth. Leslie V. Bateman, rationing administrator for Westchester county, New York, declared, "SL Peter closed the gates op many residents of Westchester Wednesday," meaning, he said, that many motorists weren't entitled to the B-3 and "X" cards—providing more than the minimum ration—which they asserted they needed. One of the sorest points with easterners was that only in their section of the nation was gasoline rationing being imposed. Mayor P. H. La Guardia of New York City summeu up this feeling when he declared Tuesday night: "All we ask so far as gas is concerned is that the entire country be treated equally and that no greater burden be put on us than on the rest of the country." Actually, it appeared that some restrictions might be in prospect for the rest of the country as the war production board ordered curtailment of deliveries of fuel oil extended to 15 mid-western states for the first time beginning June IS. Raleigh, May 13.—Governor J. M. Broughton appealed today to interior secretary and Petroleum Coordinator Ickee in his, detrmined stand for a relaxation of gasoline rationing in' this state. The Governor appealed to Idus after Price Administrator Leon H«mdereon had informed the Governor that the area ip which gasoline Is to be rationed is the same as the area in which an earlier gasoline limitation order applied. The limitation order, the Governor said, was effected by the War-Production Board at Ickes' recommendation. The Governor pointed out, however, that portions of the st^M^af New . York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, and .West JVbginia were in' eluded in the limitations order but were excluded hem the rationing program. Broughton's telegram to Ickes said: "According to press reports the western portion of the states of New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, W, Virginia and Virginia are by your SATURDAY IS LAST DAY TO REGISTER J. H. Harrell, chairman of the Pitt County Board of Elections, calls attention to the fact that next Sat* day, May 18th, is the deadline for registration of voters who wish to cast their ballots in the coming: May 30th primary. This is not a new registration but is for all persons who have not previously registered, or for those who have changed their voting places since the last election. Persons desiring to do so may see the registrar in their precinct at any time today i or tomorrow. Persons who fail to { register before closing the books on Saturday will not be permitted to vote in the primary. M. W. Rollins, registrar for Farmville Township, will be at his office at the Rollins' Cleaners and Dyers, on Wilson street all day Saturday to accomodate those wishing to register in this township. ACCIDENT VICTIMS Albert Kilpatrick of Brevard and Bob Aiken of Asheville, who were with the 44th Field Artillery, Battery B, at Camp Gordon, 6a., were killed instantly when their car struck a buttmant of an under pass bridge, at Edgefield, S. C. The boyg were returning to camp following a visit to their families. The accident occured at five A. M., on Monday, May 4th. Kilpatrick was a brother of Mrs. Will Moore, Jr., of Farmville and Aiken, a cousin. Funeral services for Kilpatrick were conducted from the Methodist Church in Brevard and burial followed in Gillespie cemetery. In addition to Mrs. Moore, he is survived by his father, • D. P. Kilpatrick; a brother, Karl Kilpatrick and another sister, Mrs. S. T. Utley, all of Brevard. The First WarTime Pappy Day Is Just Ahead Poppies of Patriotic Remembrance will Bloom In Farraville or Saturday, May 23 Every man., woman and child will be asked to wear a poppy on that day in honor of the pen who have given their lives for America. The poppies will, be distributed by volunteer workere from the American Legion Auxiliary under the chairmanship of Mrs. P. E. Jones and the coins contributed for them will be used in Legion and Auxiliary work for the war disabled, their families and the families of the dead. "Each poppy has individuality, being individually made by some veteran too badly disabled to do other work." "Into each flower goes the ■sentiment of these men lot th^ comrades they left in Frances. 'Each symbolises beautifully the supreme sacrifice which has again become necessary to maintain America's freedom and democracy." Wearing a poppy is the way each individual can show that he remembers the men who have died in the nation's defense and honors their patriotic spirit The poppy is mora than even a badge of patriotism this year when young Americana are offering their life to Wa a>C city wflT^teir' patriotism by having a poppy on his on Saturday, May 23. first worn in America City on November MMMM ^:faSQ Irvin Morgan, FarmviHe1 fUh tartan and A Past Governor, Tb Appear On Thej Program Raleigh, May 14.—Men of national repute will feature the speakera' tables at the annual 189th District Rotary Conference here May SO and 21. Among these is a North Carolinian who has held the highest office Rotary International can give. Rayipond Tiffany, New Jersey lawyer, and Larry Akers,Memphis business man, both members of the board of directors of Rotary International, will bring messages from headquarters of an organization that has felt the effects of war by having to disband clubs in axis-held territory through edicts of totalitarian governments. "Gene" Newsome of Durham, past president of Rotary International, will preside at the fellowship dinner Wednesday evening May 20, whan Wallace and Mabel Wood of Roxboro are scheduled to do group singing honors and Robert L. Patton, Tar Heel humorist from the mountains ot Morganton and Burke county's school superintendent, will be the speaker. The convention program is under the direction of* District Governor H. Dennett Jvnes of Burlington, familiarly known all over the district as "Tarvia." Backing him up as conference musical director is Edmund R. Harding and his accordion that began to spread song and humor througboutthe eastern seaboard from the Rotary' Club of the Original Washington in Beaufort county. Jones was named head of the 189th District at the 1941 convention in Greensboro last spring. A number of past governors of the district will aftitear on the program, among them Charles W. Phillips, Greensboro; Henry R. Dwire, Duke University; and Irving Morgan, of Farmville. Musician Ed Harding is also a past district governor. James Bishop, Jr., president of the Graham club will preside ' at the breakfast for club presidents and secretarys with the speaker for the occasion being Dr. Walter K. Green of Duke University. At the district conference banquet Thursday night, May 21, Governor and Mrs. J. M. Broughton will b$ specially invited guests and Raleigh's Mayor Graham H. Andrews will welcome the Rotarians and Rotary Anns to the Capital City. The district governor's ball will' follow the banquet. ■:?' jlipfeffiyjl • -Conference sessions will be limited to Thursday morning. The heat club dance is scheduled for Wednesday evening, May 20, after the incoming visitors have had the afternoon for rest, shopping and visiting. Registration will begin Wednesday at midday and no registration fee will be charged. ; Host Club President Earl Johnson and General Conference Chairman John A. Park have urged all 49 Rotary Clubs in the 189th District to send large delegations of members and wives and to double up as much as comfortable in can in view of impending tire and gasoline shortages. of second class Xiamen 'and first ■ class privates from the Senate-voted $48 to $m. Il|ffiggg The present pay of a private and an apprentice seaman with four months experience is $30, while a second class seaman and a first class private receive $36. Members of the Military Committee predicted the original $42 voted t by the Senate weuld be the figure! the measure finally contains after > emerging from conference to adjust the differences. The vote on final House passage was 366 to 1, with Sep. Disney (DOkla.) casting the lone dissent. Rep. Brooks (D-i*.) put into the Congressional Record what he said were official figures which showed that a basic pay schedule of $42 would make Uncle Sam's privates the second-best paid in the world. The Australian private gets $62.10 a month, the list tfeowed. Rep. Rankin (D-Miss.) sponsored the amendment raMpg the pay to $60. 7 "It was unfortunate that the amendment was put in in the first place," one committee member said privately. "Of course, we'd all like to give our fighting men a lot of money, but there's a limit This bill already stands to cost in the neighborhood of half a billion dollars annually. Some of the soldier boys who are expecting the amounts provided for in the ^amendment are going to be mighty4 disillusioned whv^the figures are changed in conference." '• The House added the amendment to the-service pay adjustment bill on a vojee -vote at the suggestion of Rep. Rankip (D-Miss.) who said it might prevent "a bonus fight" after the war. It would give privates and apprentice seamen $60 a month, compared to $80 now paid and $42 approved by the Senate, and first class privates and second class seamen $54 compared to $36 now received and $48 voted by the Senate. The House made >90. changes in other base pay or' allowance provisions of..th£ bill, which is applicable to the army, the navy, the marines, the coast guard, the coast and geodetic survey, the public health service and the nursing service. Base pay increases were provided for men in the lower ranks up to and including- second lieutenants and ensigns, with hikes in allowances for rental and subsistence of higher officers. _ /v4 Soon First Air Observation Post For Week of May 18 WEEKLY SCHEDULE . Monday Night—8 P. M- to 8 A. M. IP R. H. Knott—C. H. Jojmer. Service Station. Tuesday Night—8 P. M. U 8 A. M. Haywood Smith—J. M. SUrail. Service Station. Wednesday Night, 8 P. M. to 8 A. M. J. R. Shearin—Hy. D. Johnaon. Service Station. Thuraday Night, 8 P. ML to 9 A. ML announced previously. t Sinkings revealed at Washington and Ottawa brought to around 185 the cargo ship losses revealed in this nation and since the war began. Two of the latest victims of U-Boat warfare were Ameri Three fishing boats brought 22 of the 37-man crew of a medium sized American ^aightw ashore after their vessel was torpedoed off the Atlantic coast in sight of housewives in a beach town. The survivors revealed at Wert Palm Beach, Fla., that their vessel sank within 60 seconds, the lifeboats still hi their davits. Two men — Fourth Mate Dewer MacDonough, New York, and Chief Steward Louis Roil, Brooklyn, were killed and 18 others were missing. The careful preparation of First Mate C. L. Clark, Mill Valley, Calif., was praised by other survivors for saying their lives. They said Clark had made liferafts from bits of planking and discarded oil drums severaldays before the sinking. Saved By Oil Drusui. "I dont know whether it was a premonition or not," Clark said. "But I thought that instead of throwing away those old drams, we might put them to a practical use." Clark said that none of the men had time to jump overboard, and "about the time we decided to jump, we were waist deep in the water and the next second we were swimming like bell to get away from the suction of the ship?' MRS. W. L. FULFORD Mrs. Henrietta Beaedsl 63 yean of age, died night, May 6, at Pitt General Hospital in Greenville after an illness of ten days. She was born on April 16, 1870, the daughter of the late Lambert and Martha Evans Meardsley. She was a lifelong resident of Pitt County and an active member of the Arthur Methodist Church. She will be greatly missed by hqr many friends, "for to know her was to kve. her" Funeral services were held from the late residence Friday afternoon at four o'clock by her pastor, the Rev. Key Taylor, assisted by Rev. C. B. Mashbura, pastor at the Farmville Christian Church. Burial followed in the Parker cemetery near the home. She is survived by four daughters: Mrs. R. C. Maddroy of Raleigh, Miss Melba Fulford of Richmond, Mrs. 0. T. Gay and Mrs. Otis Nanney of Farmville; three sons: William, David L., and Robert L. Fulford of Farmville; twenty-one grand children and thro great grandchildren. Active pallbearer* were Gordon Lee, H. C. Tyson, W. L. White, 0. L. Erwin, E. 0. Norton, Mack Erwki, William Hobgood, Ira Oakley; B. L. Bateman, Ichabod Allen, John Erwin Wilkeraon and Claude Tyson. Honorary pallbearer* were R. T. Norville, Dr. W. M. Willis, Dr. H. T. Williams, J. H. Harris, Bob Tuaaage, C. White, C. N. Allan, Bennie May, UpthowB, Zeb Gay, J. H. Bynum, John Hill ~ !jSSsSStT and friends ■re Mr*. W. 11 - "' NOTICE ! ! ! All persons Wving vacant houses, apartments, or Tjom* furnished or unfinished, please ■notify the Chamber of Commerce as to location, size, accomodations provided; that is, whether furnished or unfurnished and if heated, what type of heat;; and-the minimum price of the unit. Doe to the I fact that we have been notified of crowded conditions in the surrounding towns we have written to the Chamber of Commerce of each town saying fiat we have vaemt houses, apartments and rooms for rent, and to please refer the prospects to Fsrmville Chamber of Commerce. Please call this office and give us the above information as coon aa possible: i i COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT The Reverend Bueford B. Fordham has been appointed to serve on the William J«*eU College Bequest Program committee. This committee is part of the plans for the preparation for the centennial of William Jewell tn 1949. This committee will have members in forty-eight states because the college alumni are so wide-' ly scattered over America. Appointment was made hy La* V+niel, member of the Board of Trustee* of the college, who will serve ss the national Chairman of the College Bequest Program. William /swell College is in Liberty, Mo. , - VEGETABLES About 79 percent of the 6,096,799 farms enumerated in the recent census reported farm gardens growing vegetables for consumption on the farm only, an average of $44 worth per farm. Chinese Veterans Japanese Drive Troops Under Personal Direction of Chiang Kai-Shek; Burma War Continued' London, ftay IS. — Veterans of the China wars under the personal direction of Generalissimo Chiang' Kai-Shek braced their lines tonight against a reinforced Japanese penetration of their soil, while isolated, exhausted niim— twi British forces held stubbornly to the last few bits of Burma. After suffering a temporary, but Moody setback, the Japanese sdvance guard oa the Burma Road was riported in a Chinese communique from Chungking to have penetrated at least 60 miles inside China's backyard to Lungling and to have pushed on towards Paoshan, 50 miles deeper inside Yun%n province. The major objective of this drive supposedly is Kunming, capital of the province, and Cl'na terminus of the true Burma Road. A Chungking spokesman said, .however, that the Japanese in the Lungling area had made no progress aSape yestwday, and expressed the opinion that they might not try to advance farther because of the heavy casualties they have suffered Take Kharkov were engaged hi * mounting offensive against the Gf-maaa, and then the Bed amy foece* wan "wee— folly advancing," according to the midnight Soviet communique. A possibility that a third imps".^ ant sector at the front nay w opened by- the Germans soon, perhaps as put of a general offensive, was seen in a brief Moscow radio report that the huge total of 229 Get-nan transport plates aad 87 fighters wan destroyed in the past few days m the region about Stars ya Russia, sooth of Leningrad smi northwest of Moscow, long a bitterly-contested ana. The presence of so many German transport planes indicated a filrthar Nasi attempt to bolster the reportedly trapped 16th German army south of Lake ilmen. (The Nasis recently claimed they had cut a ground corridor through to that artery.) The Crimean front, meanwhile, continued to rock with bat* "Pierce fightfcig still is going on," said today's communique. The text "During May 13 our troops, opposing numerically superior forces of Germans, retired to new positions. "The German communique claim that the battle of Kerrfi-J^lflted in a German success and that thsry captured many tanks w took a large number of nothing- but a lie. "Our troops are retiring in ordsr and Inflicting heavy on the attackers. "In the Kharkov direction of the front (in the Donets basin) our troops took the offensive and are successfully advancing. "On other sectors of the front nothing of significance took place. "On May 18, 43 German planes were destroyed. Our lease wen 1*1. gTXXl Soviet ships in the Barents an enemy transport of £00 fieri tons." (The German high terday claimed that 40,000 had been captured, . _ was decided at the approaches to Kerch, which, with the thmus of the name, ban a jump into the Caucasian The Nasi* also claimed t nihilatiom of enemy forces have been overrun and there.") A supplementary munique said: "During- May 12 our air units stroyed 82 tor vehicles with troops plies, 166 carts with .. field and anti-aircraft guns, ten i tars, eight chine gafe a railway train and cars with
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