Repair Unit
SSMfc
W. Vance Baise, chief engineer for
the North Carolina State Highway
and Public Works Commission, an
nounces approximately 150 men have
already been selected and pending
medical examination will Join the
♦Tar Heel Company," first heavy
maintenance equipment tank force to
be organised in the country for st
ric* in the armed forces.
"The Tar Heel •ompany," first
echelon unit of the heavy mainten
ance tank force being organised in
the State, may not go down m his
tory upholding the fighting attributes
of North Carolinians, but they wfll
bear all the earmarks of Tar Heel
bravery.
Though it is strictly a maintenance
company whose entire duties are lim
ited to the repair of tanks and
other motorided equipment, the "Tar
Heel Company" wfll be doing such
repair work under fire. So despite
the fact they might not get a chance
to take a "pot shot" at a Nazi or Jap,
they still will se plenty of'action.
The -27th heavy maintenance tank
company, as it will be known in the
armed forces, forms the first echelon
or primary task force of a larger
maintenance gorup, which in its final
form will represent a huge repair
shop.
Primary credit for the unit goes to
the N. C. State Highway Commission.
When Col. C. Wyngate Reed, himself
a native of Asherille, asked the High
way Commission to round up a group
of master mechanics and men with
mechanical experience who could
qualify as officers in the company,
- W. Vance Baise, chief highway en
gineer, and maintenance engineer B.
W. Davis of the commission quickly
rounded up a group of 65 who possess
ed the needed qualifications for offi
cers. final selection of seven offi
cers was made bu Col. Reed.
W. Vancg Baise compares the re
pair force with the setup of the
State Highway Commission shops.
"The Tar Heel Company," whose du
ties are to repair tanks and other
equipment on the field of battle are
comparable to the field mechanics of
the Highwaf Commission," says
Baise..
"If these field mechanics cannoi
repaifr a unit," farther explains Baise,
"they haul it to more folly equipped
forces further from the scene of ac
tion,'which would compare favorably
with our highway district shops
throughout North Carolina."
"Like the Highway Commission
set up," continues Baise, "this mo
torized equipment repair task force
has still better eqnipped men and
shops which would probably be some
35 miles behind the battle lines. I
think these are combarable to our 10
highway division shops, which are
too, behind the lines but placed
strategically for abort hauls."
Officers in the Tar Heel Company
are Capt. J. S. R. Popham, Lt. T. H.
Price and Lt. L. K. Griffith of Ral
eigh; Lt. Richard E. Spruill of Cary,
for Bine yean with the State High
way Commission as a mechanic and
a machinist, and 2nd Lt. J. E. Sped
den, Jr., of Winston-Salem. The unit
consists of all North Carolina men
from the ages of 18 to 45.
With still room for some qualifica
tions in the first echelon or field
mechanic group, the second wmpany
a depot tfmpany which would be
Baise's comparative division sho{
group, is rapidly being oragnized
Already two officers have been select
ed to head this group. Capt. M. S
Graveley of Wilson and 2nd Lt. J. P
Dunn of Raleigh.
Scores of North Carolina farm en
have patriotically grown one or twe
acres of peanuts this year to helf
supply the vital vegetable oils needed
to win the war. Dr. E. R. Collins
agronomy Extension leader of N. C
Stele College, says jome of the*
farmers now find themselves without
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A WEEKOFTHES i
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Under rationing regulations per
sona owning more than one type
writer may dispose of their machines
only to authorized dealers or to the
procurement division of the Treasury,
OPA said. The Office ruled all new
adult bicycles are subject to ration
ing "even though they may have been!
disassembled or altered or the parts
changed."
- .. . War Band Purchases.
July sales of War Bonds totaled
$900,000,000 second highest monthly
amount on record and *160 million
above Jane sales, Treasury Secretary
Morganthau said.
The highest monthly total waa that
of January when the -amount was
$1,600 million. Mr. Morgenthau said
the August quota has been placed at
|815 million. "Because of seasonal
variations in income distribution, it
would not be practicable to establish
monthly quotas at a uniform figure
of *1,000,000,000," he said.
Transport itioa.
The Office of Defense Transporta
tion took over allbcatioa of all new
buses and froae all integral-type
buses in the hands of manufacturers.
Under the new plan, the ODT will
grant permission to buy new buses
oi)ly when the purchasers sign an
agreement giving ODT authority to
transfer the buses for use elsewhere
if transportation difficulties develop.
ODT Director Eastman asked public
Service Commissions of the States to
make a nation-wide survey of local
rail and bus passenger services to
eliminate duplications. War Produc
tion Chairman Nelson said the WPB
Is studying the proposal of ship
builder Henry Kaiser to build 5,060
large cargo planes in converted ship
yards. The Maritime Commission re
ported U. S. Shipyards broke all
records in July as 71 new merchant
vessels were put into service, making
a total of 299 cargo vessels and tank
ers ' produced during the first seven
months of this year.
The War Front.
Lt. Gen. Stilwell's China headquar
ters reported U. S. Airmen have brok
en the back of an elite force of Japa-.
nese bombers and fighters assembled
for the purpose of driving' them out
of China. The Climax was reached
July 30, the Communique said, when
17 Japanese bombers and new type
zero fighters were shot down. Gen.
Mac Arthur's Australian headquarters
announced allied planpa conducted
raids on Japanese positions from
Amboina Island in the Netherlands
East Indies to Guadal-Ganal Island
in the Solomons.
The Navy announced the sinking of
four United Nations Merchant ves
sels by enemy submarines.
Trial of Nasi Saboteurs.
The Supreme Court rules that the
charges preferred against the eight
Nazi Saboteurs allege an offense
"which the President is authorised
to order tried before a Military Com
mission," that the Commission is
lawfully constituted, and that the
Saboteurs are held in "Lawful Cus
tody." The Saboteurs were brought
again before the Military Commis
sion.
The Armed Forces.
The president signed a JjjJl creat
ing the Women's Auxiliary Reserve
in the Navy, which will be made up
at first of 1,000 Commissioned Offi
cers and about 10,000 enlisted mem
bers. He also signed a bill to permit
the CAA to train airplane mechanics
,ki its Civilian Pilot Training centers.
The Army has asked for training of
>U,OO0 mechanics. Selective Service
'Headquarters instructed SS local
boards to induct during August some
men classified in 1-B with certain
types of physical defects.
CANNING
a million American
are rallying to create
an extra stockpile
food in 1942, with
expected to be 60
than last year. ;
track crops made good
g the first half of July,
» for the most part
le for growth, maturi
Stat*:
Pot!
state Hi I.Ailiiili
Yon can prevent mildew L; _ _
easily than you can get it oat Sol
keep your clothes in a well-ventilated j
and dry place.
Rust gives a lot of trouble in sum- J
mer, too—rust stains an clothes
rust on valuable metal. Prevent rust
by painting metal or by covering it
with oil. Keep metal pieces dry. As
for rust stains in clothes, grandmother
took them oat at white goods by the
use of salt, lemon joke and then
steamed ilk. Many drag stores now
sell an iron-rnst soap which is easy
to use.
Here's a tip about saving color in I
summer clothes. Textile scientists!
say never to soak colored clothes un
less you're dead sore that the color I
is entirely fast And they say whenj
you wash colored clothes, wash
fast as you can, use mild soap; no
strong washing powder unless the
clothes are awfully dirty. You know
that colored garments—that includes
your husband's socks and colored
shirts—should hang in the shade to
dry. And did you know, that you can
save color often by hanging them to
dry wrong side out and taking them
indoors when they're just dry enough
to iron? The right can counts so
much on this war time saving job in
the home. :
When you put a handbag away for
awhile, stuff crumpled tissue paper
inside to help hold the bag in shape.
Wrap the bag in soft unnapped cotton
cloth such as old sheeting. If you put
the bag away fof a season it's a good
idea to wrap it ""and put it in its
own box.
NOTICE OF SERVING SUMMONS
BY PUBLICATION
NORTH CAROLINA—Pitt County,
In The Superior Court
TOWN OP FARMVILLE
. — vs —
TOM VINES AND WIPE, HATTIE
VINES, EVA VINES CARR AND
HUSBAND, PRESTON CARR,
COUNTY OF PITT
The defendant, Preston Carr, will
take notice that an action entitled as
above has been .'commenced in'•-the
Superior Court, Pitt County, North
Carolina to foreclose a delinquent
tax lien against property owned by
the defendants; and the said defend
ant will further take notice that he
is required to appear at the office
of the Clerk of Superior Court of
said County in the Courthouse 'at
Greenville, North Carolina within
thirty. (80) days after the 7th day
of August, 1942, and answer or demur
to the complaint in said action, or the
plaintiff will apply to the court for
the relief demanded in said com
plaint. ,
This the 6th day of August, 1942.
- J. F. HARRINGTON,
" ' Clerk of Superior Court of
Pitt County, North Carolina.
John 8. Lewis, Atty.
NOTICE OF SALE
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF PITT
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
■> -i»£. * .. . . v
County of Pitt, Plaintiff,
— VB —
Letha Hopkins and husband of Letha
Hopkins, B. F. Lewis, Trustee, and
Town of Farmville, Defendants. • i
r:i'' "•
Under and by virtue of the judg
ment made and entered in the above
entitled cause in the Superior Court
of Pitt County, dated July 27, 1942,
the undersijmed commissioner will, on
the 31st day of August, 1942, at
Book X 21 at ]
County Public
Book V 22 at ]
County Public 1
This the 30th
NOTICE of SALE of LAND By PITT COUNTY
FOB 1941 UNPAID TAXES
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Pursuant to chapter 310 of the Public laws of 1939 an<f section 1716 of the
Public law* of 1939, and by reason of non-payment of taxes due and owinff
-Pitt County for the year 1941 by the undersigned persons, Finns and
Corporation I will on Monday, the 7th day of September, 1942, beginning
at 12:00 o'clock Noon,-and continuing' until this sale is completed, before
the Courthouse door in Greenville, N. C., offer for sale and sell to this
highest bidder for cash the real estate of said delinquents briefly described
as follows:
H. L. ANDREWS, Tax Collector for Pitt County.
Bearer Dam Towtmhip—White
Name: Amt.
Allen, A. M., P. L. & James,
39 aces, , ■ 6.56
Bowen, Mrs. Fannie, 183 acres
Crawford, Mrs. Mary E., II ,v
acres 9.50
Crawford, H. R., 116 acres— ;7&B0
Davenport, Mrs. R., 9 acres __ 6JjO
Elta, W. H., 7 acres 6.46
Forbes, Mrs. Clara J., 114
acres 1 81.37
Kinsauls, Ned V., 50 acres— 68.74
fewis, H. R, 122 acres —_ 48.66
McLawhom, O. M., 27 acres— 16.76
Manning, J. T., 23 acres ——■ 2.66
Moore, Fred C., 202 acres __ 125198
Moye, J. R. * J. S., 96 acres 11.36
Mozihgo, Lather B., 169 acres 85.08
Nichols, C. N., 19 acres 17.78
Nichols, C. V., 8 acres 8.50
Sntton, Charlie, 49 acres — 28.39
Sutton, Guy, 48 agree, 1 lot— 28.67
Sutton, Joe, 44 acres, 2 lots__ 36.51
Sutton, Joe A Guy, 63 acres
8 lota 85.97
Sutton, Hugh E., 32 acres 38.02
Sutton, J. W-, Jr., 49 mm 43.48
Tyson, Joah, Sr.^25 acres 9.66
VatowrighV R. -k., 96 acres- 47.70
Vaule, C. K., 8 acrea 7.50
WOkerson, S. G., Gdn., Mary
• Allen, 67 acres — 6.16
Wilkerson, S. G., Gdn, Mildred
Harris, 67 acres 6.16
Wiliouphby, C. R, 50 acres— 32.86
Woods, Mrs. W. H, 50 acres- 39.60
; Bearer Dam Tewnahip-^Colored
Name: Amt.
Anderson, Lilly, Hrs., 32 acres $ 13.66
Cair,' Lam)fe; 38 aoeTl—III 3«.76
Coward, Leon, 10 acres __ 6.00
8ffir*£f5®4!£LS; •»
Wooten, Sadie Corbitt, 34 acres 11.40
Falkland Township—Colored
Name: x Amt.
Bell, Andrew, 1 lot f 8.48
iss.'tei&rr.ss
Gorham, Donald, 2_ acres — 838
Gorham, Victor, 1 acre 7.58
Phillips,. Louia, 8 acres 4.14
1TO.8S
260.00
40.09
6 61
32.07
4.63
STATE OP NORTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF PITT
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
—:
County of Pitt, Plaintiff,
— vs —
Lyman Wooten and wife* Lena Woot
en, and Town of F&rmville, Defend
ants. '
I '
j. Under and by virtue of the judg
ment made and entered in the above
entitled cause in the Superior Court
of Pitt County, dated July 27, 1942,
the undersigned comnuaaianer will, on
•j NOTICE OF SALE & _
^OP NORTH CAROLINA
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT
County of Pitt^Plaifttiff,
. Saundam and wife of Jerry