B m sat
gE* WAS i
Jb BQND DAY
FRIDAY, AUGUST 7, IU2
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HIGHER TOBACCO PRICES PREVAIL
ON OPENING OF BORDER MARKETS
" 1 «
Early Sales Indicate
Average For Day's
Sales Will Range 36 to
38 Cents; Some Piles
Sell as High as 60 Cents
a Pound; Growers Re
ported Well Pleased
Lumberton, Aug. 6.—Early re
ports from most of sixteen markets
of the Carolinas' Border Belt indi
cated that the thousands of growers
who crowded the market towns for
the opening Thursday of sales were
highly pleased. The average price
paid up to near mid-day was 36 to 88
cents, a much stronger opening than
in recent years.
The offerings an all of the mar
kets were Exceptionally heavy, and
the quality was reported from fair to
very good.
The highest price reported paid
this morning was on the Chad bo urn
market, where choice baskets brought
ad high as 60 cents. In Darlington,
a low of 12 cents was pud for some
baskets.
Huge crowds of growers and buy
ers thronged the market towns, and
there was a spirit of holiday festivi
ties as farmers cashed in on their
months of-labor in the field and at
tobacco curing barns.
An average of 36 cents or better
was reported from the early sales
at Lumberton where upwards of
700,000 pounds were offered. Farm
ers were reported well pleased with
the prices which ranged up to 43
cents. Rep., i. Bayard Clark, of
the Seventh Congressional District,
bought the first pile on the floor of
one house for 60 conts a pound.
The first 100 piles of tobacco on
the Fair Bluff market averaged
from 36 to 37 cents. The offering
was reported fairly heavy, and the
quality was medium. Farmers were
reported well pleaced with the trend
of Sales.
An official average of $36.66 per
hundredweight was reported from
Fairmont where 122,383 pounds,
were sold during the first hour. The
high was 46 cents and the low 12
cents a pound. Farmers were said
to be "tickled to death" with their
proceeds.
Allied (Chiefs In Eng
land *" Study Alterna
tives To Full - Dress
Invasion -
London, Aug. 5.—Premier Pleter
S. Gerbrandy \ot the Dutch govern
ment-in-exile told his people in the
German-occpied Netherlands tonight
that the war tide is starting' to turn
and urged them to "await with wise
patience the moment when the call
comes from here, not only to take a
passive, but also am active part" in
possible second front operation*
against the Nazis.
The strategic picture of the war
has improved, he declared in a
radio appeal as Allied cMeftains
were reported reviewing alterna
The Dutch premier cited these
reasons for saying that the tide of
war is beginnfag to turn in. favor
of the United Nations:
1. -Air superiority, with heavy
bombardment span war cities which
are but a prelude to what will fol
low.
2. Although the attacking powers
of Germany and Japan are far from
exhausted, their limits are becoming
dear. ■„
8l The military rise of the United
STUDIES VERDICT
Washington, Aug. 6. — President
Roosevelt Mi aside only a few min
utes for official White House callers
today to devote all possible time to
a review of the fate decreed by his
special military commission for the
eight Nasi saboteurs.
The commission's recommended
verdict was delivered to the White
House Monday and Mr. Roosevelt
told his press conference Tuesday
that he expected to complete his
study within two or three days. He
may announce a final decision at his
Friday press conference.
The Pacific War Council, which
generally meets with Mr. Roosevelt
on Wednesdays, did not schedule a
session today and the President ar
ranged to meet only briefly with
three callers.
Every ton of iron and steel scrap
salvaged saves two tons of iron ore,
one of our most precious national re
sources. GET IN YOUR SCRAP!
Women to Assist
In Full Time
Observations
The women of Farmville have been
called into service with the men as
air observers or " spotters," on a full
time schedule of 24 hours watch for
activity in the air."
The American Legion Auxiliary,
of which Mrs. Alton W. Bobbitt is
president, has been delegated to set
up the service, but, as had been point
ed out, this is a duty that concerns
every individual of the community
and it should be shared by the citi
zenship as a whole. So other wom
en's organizations of the town will
be called upon to cooperate in this
essential civilian service.
" The following women are request
ed to serve on the days alloted to
them, or be responsible for securing
someone to serve in their place. The
Auxiliary chairman requests that the
watchers adhere strictly -to this rule
as failure to ijo so tends to make
the chairmanship of this branch a
burdensome task instead of a patrio
tic duty to be cheerfully undertaken. I
Place: The new Observation Post.
August 6: 9:00-12:00 A. M.—Mrs.]
Alton W. Bobbitt; 12:00-3:00 P. M.-H
Mrs. W. M. Willis; 3:00-6:00 P. M.—^
Mrs. P. E. Jones.
August 7: 9:00-12:00 A. M.—Mrs.
R. S. Scott; 12:00-3 SOO P. M.—Miss
Margaret Walter; 8:©0^00I\1L—
Mrs. Louise D. Harris. |
August 8 : 9:00-12:00 A. M.—Mrs.
Robert D. Rouse; 12."00-3:00 P. M.—
Miss Helen Rouse; 3:80-6:00-1?.
Mrs. A. Q. Roebuck.
August 9: 9:00-12 KK> A. M.—MrsJ
Jimmie Surrett; 12:06-8:00 P. M.
Misa Prances Bivens Smith; 3:00-6:001
P. M.—Mrs. Kathleen Horton.
August 10: 9:00-12:00 A.M.—Mrs.!
Ted L. Albrittan; 12:00-3:00 P. M.— I
Miss Mae Knott; 3:00-6:00 P.
Mrs. #4&n E. King.
AugiMt 11 j 9:00-12:00 A. ML—Mrs.]
A. C. Monk, Jr; 12:00-3:00 P. M.
Miss Yvonne Smith; 8:00-6:00 P. M.|
—Mrs. J. W. Joyner. >
August 12: 9:00-12:00 A. M.—Mrs.
Frank Davis, Jr.; 12300-3:00 P. M.~
Miss Mary Thorne Tyson; 3:00-6:00
P. M.—Mrs.,L. E. Walston. ■
August 13: 9:00-12:00 A. M.—Mrs. I
Haywood Smith; 12:00-3:00 P. M.—J
Mrs. R. C. Copenhaver; 3:00-6:00 P.
M.—Mrs. L. P. Thomas. I ■
August 14: 9:00-12:00
John B. Wright, Jr-j. 1*00-8:00 P.
Ask Sales Tax
SEL iL
2^—"
Tax Would Apply To
All Tangible Pur
phases !§E - ,l RSI
Washington, Aug. 5.—A spokes
man for the National Retail Associa
tion asked the Senate Finance Com
mittee today to ado^t a 5 per cent
retail sal en tax to be in force until
six months after the end of the war.
Disagreeing with the Treasury De
partment's contention that a federal
■ales, tax would be inflationary, Jay
Iglauer, chairman of the association's
taxation committee, declared such a
levy would be "distinctly deflation
ary" and would syphon off consider
able excess purchasing power.
Senator Vandenbea* (R. - Mich.)
agreed with Iglaner's conclusion, de
claring "it is ahsurf to say that a
fixed government tax is inflation
ary."
) "We propose the adoption of a war i
retail sales tax of 5 per cent of the
purchase price of all tangible per
sonal property to be paid by the con
sumer at the time of purchase,"
Iglauer told the committee. "It
should apply to all sorts of tangible
personal property, much of which
may not commonly be sold through
retail stores.
"In addition t to everything ordi
narily known as consumer goods, it
should apply to all purchases of ma
chinery, fixtures, supplies, factory
and store equipment, etc., exempting
only the purchase of such items as
are required for the production of
war materials.
"The tax should not apply to per
sonal or professional services, such
as those of physician*, dentists, at
torneys, or to salaries and wages,
or,to rents, or to the cost of insur
ance. This recommendation con
templates the repeal of the manu
facturers' excise taxes except those
on tobacco, liquor, gasoline and oil,
and the repeal of the retail excise
taxes on furs, jewelry and toilet
goods."
Senator Brown (U.-ftUctu) saM no
believed that if a sain tax was neeee
sary, consideration ehould be yiv
en to extending the levy over serv
ices as.well as goods. Iglaoer said
his recommendation was baaed upon
the problems of administering and
collecting a tax on services.
"Retailers generally hare always
opposed consumption taxes in ordi
nary times," Iglauer said. "It makes
their task of selling goods more dif
ficult Now, in war time, we wel
come the opportunity to help with
the war effort by assuming heavy
burdens at expanse and administra
tion in connection with priorities,
scarcities, transportation, price con
trol and taxation.
He declared that about 28 V4 per
cent gf the national income is earn
ed by people making leas that
*2,000 a year.
"Under our income tax system]
comparatively few of those people
pay any income tax," he declared.
"In view of the great national emer
gency, it seems equitable and advis
able to spread the base to everybody
earning income.''
He figures the 5 per cent sales tax
would add about two and one-half
billion dollars revenue.
R. V. Fletcher, vice-president of
the Association of American Rail
roads, urged the committee to per
mit railroads to boy their own se
curities at a discount without tax
penalty. At present, the difference
between the price paid and par i»
counted as profit to the railroads,
unlets the canto- obtains a certifi
cate from the Interstate Commerce
Finance Corporation that the rail
road is in uasood financial con
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AWCETkT nV
fWW mCw\
THE WAR
- ' I I I | ' I I I II m
(For Release August 4)
Price Administrator Henderson an
Bounced SSthat maximum gasolini
price* In the rationed area of the 11
Eastern States and the District ol
Colombia will be reduced 2% centt
a gallon beginning August 5. He
also announced reduction of 0.8 cenU
for kerosene, JLl cents on distillate*
and tight hatting adhn> Mod 15 cento a
barrel on residual fuel oils. ..
Mr. Henderson said the reduction*
were made possible under the recent
agreement worked out by the Office
at Price Administrations, the Office
of Petroleum Coordinator and the
Reconstruction Corporation, whereby
the Defense Supplies Corporation
will abaorb the extra transportation
costs for moving petroleum into the
Atlantic Seaboard areas.
Commence Secretary Jones report
ed the Defense Plant Corporation will
finance a two-point program to con
vert existing (fay-cargo barges into
tank bargee to transport oil, sod to
improve existing inland waterways.
The Bureau of Mines estimated the
National gasoline demand for July,
August and September will be about
17 per cent less than in the oar
responding period last year, eliminat
ing the necessity for a large winter
accumulation of stocks. X
Consumer Supply and Maximum
V **-»
tiiCMi
President Roosevelt issued a state
ment that every user of fuel and
heating oil on the East Coast "should
face realistically the fact that there
can be no guarantee that he will get
enough oil even to meet his minimum
needs."
Petroleum Coordinator I ekes asked
all sellers of fuel snd heating oils in
the East to request their customers
to convert oil burners to the use of
coal or other available fuels. The
Office of Solid Fuels Coordinator
reported bituminous coal stocks in
storage in the U> S. increased an es
timated 5,850,000 tons in Juno, to a
near-all-time record. The Office said
oonsumer stockpiles, however, con
tinued insufficient to provide ade
quate protection against possible
shortages during the Fall and Win
ter. *.
The OFA established a wholesale;
ceiling price on milk and cream, sold
in bottles or paper container*, at the
distributor's highest March level. Tlte
action wife taken to prevent a price
"squeeze" on milk retailers by some
milk distributors. The Office set a
ceiling price of four cent* a pound
for waste kitchen fats now being
■old by housewives in the - salvage
program, and a ceiling price of five
cents a pound for the sale of the
same fats from meat dealers to ren
ders.
Price Administrator Henderson es
tablished a 60-day temporary ceiling
on wholesale and retail laistb* prices,
at the highest levels charged by each
seller during the period July 27-81.
the temporary ceiling on lamb prices,
effective August 10, places every ma
jor meat item except poultry under
government price regulations. The
OPA said Armour and Company,
Swift and Company, and Wilson'and
Company, Inc., have agreed to sub
mit for auditing the sales records of
■11 their branch houses for the pur
pose of refunding to their customers,
(wholesalers and retailers)all
charges made in excess of the maxi -
mum prices for beef and pork.
President Roosevelt told his press
conference there are three reasons
for .the current meat shortage in the
Bast and some Mid-Western States';
(1) It is the off season for beef.
(2) People have a- goed deal more
money with which to buy more and
better cuts of meat
(3) This Country han around 4,
000,000 man under aims for whom
meat supplies must be prepared
HWHBHMHgkL
said people will haw to expect
new shortages from time to time be
cause that is part of the price at
into this field at frequent intervals.
A few hours later they are off again,
winging their way across great ex
panses at ocean on uneventful
flights.
"And this is only the beginning,"
officials remark as the planes zoom
down onto the runways.
At the controls of these planes
are youthful aviators who, only a
few short yean ago, were the boys
who heaped hero worship upon
such pioneer transatlantic fliers as
Charles Lindbergh and Admiral
Richard E. Byrd.
They are a smiling, happy-go
lucky lot who take this bnrinaaw
of flying the Atlantic in stride.
They eat, sleep and talk flying—
without a thought of the heroism
involved in their Jobs.
Heroes of Today.
These hero-worshipers of yes
terday—the heroes of today—now
talk about the monotony, at flying
the ocean.
They have their own way of
breaking the monotony. Some fly
at great heights, then zoom down
and level out at a mere 60 or 100
feet above the water and skim along
at high speed. Others try to break
icebergs loose with motor vibra
tions from low flying planes, but
this trick seldom works.
R. A Joyner, manager of the Pitt
«4 Greene Electric Membership
Corporation, Farmville,AREA system
operating in this area, returned Mon
day, Aug. 3, after spending a week at
national Rural Electrification Ad
ministration headquarters in St
Louis attending a conference of su
perintendents and'managers of 53
cooperatives of eight eastern states.
Mr. Joyner was most favorably im
pressed with the. seriousness with
which the persqnnijf of the Rural
Electrification Administration were
taking their responsibility; first, in
giving all-out aflsistwe in winning
the war in which we are now involv
ed, and secondly, in laying the foun
dation for the electrification ef every
jfarm home in America when once
mote peace abides bt this country.
"The central theme of ail topics
discussed at the confercuce," he said,
"waa the part REA systems can and
must play in the war. There will be
no new line construction while ma
terials are needed in war production,
except as ordered by the War Pro
duction Board for service to military
establishments and warphmts. Na
tional officials, however, fully realize
tht. part electricity is playing in help
ing farmers to produce mete and bet
ter food for.the war effoil^^ 5fM;§ij
"Many reports were said from
the superintendents and managers on
ways in which farmer-memben. of
REA cooperatives are increasing food
production with less labor by making
full use of electric power on the
farm." Ideas for home made equip
WAS IN BRIEF
SsggjagMh^ 1 in » .
Gravity of p™**"1 military in
ground in mighty offensive tward
the CftQCMIS wlllif. AwU>T»1»ftfl
1 " ~' II • «u ■■«■
Air flprce General arrives In Moscow.
Nasi plot to take Leningrad by Fifth
Column technique frustrated.
Dutch leader tells people of oc
cupied Netherlands that tide is turn
ing: i* favor of Allies. Leaders in
London study alternatives to full
dress invasion to aid Russia.
dariwn North
Atlantic aides as they hurry to
European and other war fronts.
WPB committee favors doubling
production of giant cargo planes, but'
Nelson says Army sad Navy chiefs
will have to make production deci
sion
German planes again fly over lev
land. making minor attacks.
President Roosevelt studies verdict
in eaae of Nalis charged with plot to
j commit sabotage. May announce de
cision today.
'^^Isasa D ikjviA^vA
ran tvMSSuci
tion of Nation's
fomanjiower
Washington, Aug. S. — Machinery
for a nationwide occupational regis
tration of women, with a view of
cataloging the country's total adult
resources, may be included in war
service legislation now being drawn
for consideration by Congress, credit
able sources said today.
A manpower commission spokes
man, who wished to remain anon
ymous, estimated one of every three
or four housewives, between 18 apd
44, may be needed to attain full war
production.
Paul V. McNutt, manpower chief,
has estimated that around 5,000,000
more women most be placed in Jobs
by the end of 1943.
Of the 53,300,000 persons now em
ployed, according to works projects
administration reports, 13>00,000 are
women. Of the 1,700,000 persona
given new jobs from May to June,
the WPA said 700,000 were women—
about 40 per cent.
A registration of women over 18
in the Detroit area will be conduct
ed next week, and possibly will serve
as a model tor a nation-wide count,
if the ^manpower commission and
Congress decide one is necessary.
The Detroit registration, sponsor
ed by the War Production Board
and the United States employment
service, is expected to provide a
worker reservoir that can be tapped
when all available men of the area
are put to work.
Of the GBOfiOO women in the De
troit environs, the registration spon
sors predict that 80,000 will be
ed in war plants by November, with
additional thousands to be called
upon in 1948.
McNutt ^eceetly reported that a
surrey of occupations in 21 key war
industries indicated that 80 percent
of the jobs could be done by women.
Employment of thousands more
mothers in war industries now is
being,made possible by establishment
of new war nursery schools, for
which the WPA is expending a mini
mum of $6,000,000 throughout the
country.
Airmen who register under eelec
anftn<in kaw owt Kftintr «lajKnfuvi
live service now are peuig
according to occupations, having an
man Fifth Column Plot
Against Leningrad
Frustrated
Moscow, Aug. 6.—German fore*
hare swept 46 mile* u—tiisnl below
the Don bead to the one of Kotefcrfk
ovo, 240 miles from Astrakhan on the
Caspian Sea, and hare by-passed or
captured Kushcherka and Belaya
Gtina, twin Soviet strongholds of the
northwestern Caucasus, the;: Bed
Army rseealsd today.
Striking toward the Vol®a from
'i'simlayaludtaya on the lower Don,
the Germans still are advancing
through the region of KotslnOtoro,
100 miles southwest of Stalingrad
and 15 miles below the extreme south
eastern are of the Big Bend, As
high command reported.
The midnight communique also
admitted new Soviet withdrawals on
tiie Kuahehevka-Pelaya Glina front
below Rostov, carrying the deeper
ate straggle against overwhelming
German armored forces to the sooth
of both torn?.' » .3..- ./.I' - .
AMtlew Arrives.
Meanwhile, Major General Follett
Bradley of the-United State Army
Air Corps arrived last night with a
personal message from Pralifant
Roosgevelt to Premier Josef Stalin,
aad said that while American sop
plies are flowing steadily to Santa,
deliveries are becoming more and
more difficult because of the ship
ping problem.
Bradley, who flew fro# New York
in 11 days with a stopover at Kui
byshev, himself piloting the big
Consolidated- B-24 Bomber part of
the way, emphasised that his mis
sion m intended purely to increase
the effectiveness of American aid to
the Soviets.
[ "Then is a great readiness in the
United States to do everything pos
sible for Russia," he (mid. "America
is gravely concerned with the sitoa
tion in this country, which it re
garded as the focal point in the war
against the Axis."
Bradley, representing the-White
House, told American correspond
ents that the object of his trip was
to "facilitate hi all possible ways
aid to the Soviet Union, aad increase
the effectiveness of this aid."
(Ajtis radio'reports have insisted
for the past week that Prime Min
ister Winston Churchill of Great
Britain has been is Moscow. No
comment" on the reports has been
forthcoming from London.)
- Grave Setbacks. - "y. ;
Earlier Soviet reports of grave Red
■rmy setbacks in all the main sec
ton of the 800-mile Don-Caacasus
front said the Germane were land
ing parachute troops in bands of 160
to 160 aad airborne baby tanks be
hind the Soviet linn la nan at
tempt* to disrupt the Russian rear.
The advance to Ketebukovo put
the Germans in position to damp a
pant pincers on Stamped in con
cert with a drive flwm the Ttate
Icaya area, 70 mOn to the southwest,
atore high command reported
eighty armored onslaughts and pre
vious reports conceded enemy afWv]
ranees.
"Fierce fight, nK is in progress in
the area of Kotelnikovo, where the
snemy is cnac nitrating large forces