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G. A. Rouse Presided Over Two Sessions; John N. Hackney, oi Wilson, Elected Ne* President Representatives from a majorit; of the 28 Building and Loan Associa tins of the Second District, Nortl Carolina Building and Loan League assembled hen Tuesday for theii annua) meet, which was presidec over by G. A. Rouse, president of the district and secretatfy-tieasurer oi the Farmville organization. Comprising the district are the followng towns: Ahoskie, Bethel, Eden ton, Elizabeth City, Enfield, Farmville, Greenville, Hertford, Kinston, New Bern, Plymouth, Roanoke Rapids, Rocky Mount, Scotland Neck, Tarboro, Washington, Weldon, Williamston, aim Wilson. A business session was fceld at 3 o'clock at the Country dub, when cash position, dividend rates, savings and 1 endings policies and other pressing problems, wrought by the constant changes occurring in the economic life of a nation at. war, were discussed by leaders abreast of the time. D. R. Fonville, Burlington, president of the state organization, led a round table discussion of these subjects. _ ' The evening meeting began with a turkey dinner, served at 7:30 o'clock in the D. A. R. Chapter House, for which places for 65 members and guests had been reserved. The address of welconte was made by John B. Lewis, attorney of the local B. £ L. Association, and the response by Wheeler Martin, of Williamston, pa^t - president of the district and secretary of the Martin County Association. Manly Lilies gave the invocation. In his address president Rouse stated that an excellent increase in assets had been observed in the district reports and urged that the individual associations give a more sympathetic uAledstanding to the problems of the stockholder, to be resourceful in helping him work out these problems and to demonstrate a genuine spirit 'of guardianship in guarding the' homes and keeping faith with the shareholders, who are giving their services in defense of their homeland. ' President Fonville again addressed the^ meeting at thie time and presented 26 and 35 year certificates of awards. Other speakers were Harry F. Bauer, Raleigh, executive secretory of the League, J. F. Stevens, Greensboro, chairman of the League's War Bond committee, T. E. Bobbitt, Deputy. Insurance Commissioner, and C. J. Burns, special representative from the United States Savings and Loan League, Chicago, The report on War Bonds, revealed that the associations in North Carolina had already purchased fl,400,000 of their quota of *1,915,000 for all building and loans in the State. The committee also stated that in their opinion the associations would go nearly a million dollars over their quota. A musical program was presented by Miss NelHe Butler, soprano, Elbert C. Holmes, baritone, and Mrs, Eva H. Shackleford, pianist ' _ The North Carolina Building and Russians at Stalingrad Repulse Minor Attacks ■ Heaviest Fighting Occurs In Mozdok Area Guarding Gate To Oil Fields Moscow, Oct 15.—German tank and infantry attacks were repulsed in the Stalingrad area yesterday, the Red army reported today in a communique indicating the lightest action on the Russian front since Marshal Semyon Timoshemko launched his Kharkov offensive last May. As the initiative on the' Volga and Caucasus fronts teetered uncertainty, the Soviet high command acknowledged German attacks in the key sectors of Stalingrad Northwest of the city, and in the Mozdok area. But they wore described as minor compared to the bloody battles which have ibcked South Russia foe five-lftonths. Earlier dispatches told of relatively small-scale Red army Successes inside Salingrad, where the Russians swarmed back through several streets; and also to the northwest where the German flank swayed back further; to the south, where a strategic Nazi base- was captured, and above the Grozny oil fields on the East Caucasus. » Minor Changes. But the meager changes reported in the late communique indicated that the So vie troops had fallen back to the defense of their newly-won gains. The heaviest battle of the day waa reported in the Mozdok area, whprs below the Terek riv®r the Russians were guarding the approaches to the Grozny oil fields. There a German regiment of some 8/100 troops with tank -support assaulted Soviet positions. V Isolated German tanks wedged into the Red army defenses, the high command said, and "fighting took place for the annihilation of this tank group." Elsewhere on that front attacks "by small German detachments were beaten back. "In the area of Stalingrad our troops are - repulsing attacks by enemy in/anry and tanks," the bulletni said. Artillerymen of one Soviet unit demolished three German pillboxes, destroyed*: five guns and seven machine gun nests, 12- trucks laden with ammunition and wiped out up to two companies of infantry, about 400 men. I MMM • Call*), Opt. 14.—Fighter pilots of the United States Amy Air Forces were disclosed today to have fought and won their firtt' major "battle over the Egyptian desert as the surge of heavy aerial warfare Home Air Raid Precautions (Clip and put on bath noil wall) Ten precautions which should bfl followed in the home to protect family health in the event at failure of the public water supply system, because elf air raids or other emergencies, an recommended by the State Office of Civilian Defense. So that every member may become familiar with the role* and can refer to theaa should the occasion arise, D. W. Evans, Regional OCD Sanitary Engineer, suggestes that they ha clipped and posted at some convenient location in the home. The statement follows: . , ij An air raid may cause damage to waterworks distribution mains, the intricate network of piping which amies safe drinking water into your home. In this emergency when the water fails to flow from the tap, what you do may affect the health, comfort, and property of each citizen; therefore, heed these ten precstoinS: 1. Keep available at least one quart bottle filled with drinking water for each person in the house. Reason: Water service may be interrupted and may not be immediately restored. v~ • 2. Always torn water faucets off Everywhere in the hduse when water service has failed. Reason: When water comes on, you jnay have forgotten about that open faucet upstairs. Water will be wasted, damage may result from flooding, and water pressure may be lowered over the city. 8. - Do not fill bath tubs with water following air raid alarms or during air raids. Reason: Such action if taken simulaneously in many^homes will seriously reduce water pressure in the mains and limit the volume of water. This would result in a-dangerous lack of water for fire fighting purposes. 4. Leave valves alone. Reason: Trained men will shut off all nacosstry valves. j 5. • Remember that the water department blows the service is off in your area. Your telephone report is not necessary. — " — - » • * - —»«» promptly report troubles in his area. Telephones are needed, for important official calls. 6. Discontinue immediately use of flush toilet whan water service goes off. Follow the directions of the Health Department. Reason: The small volume of water stored in the home is igpufflcient to continue flushing. — 7. Protect your health by boiling the drinking and cooking water if the Health' Department so advise*. Reason: Disruption of water main by bombing may drmyr sewage from sewers or house jrfumbing into the water main. It is advisable to boil all drinking and cooking water Cor five minutes daring the first 24 hours siter water service is restored. V' -' ' 8. Accept chlorine tastes in your drinking water without complaining. It is a sign of safety. Reason: Because of a water main break, or for some other good rear son, the health and water departments may increase chlorine disinfection rates temporarily for your safety."- - j 9. Do not drink water obtained from other sourees than your tap or drinking water carts operated by the authorities. ' destroyed 88 room and seriously damaged at least 19. Never before hu so many German plane* been shot down in a single operation over Western Europe as were brought down by the massed fire of the American flying fortreses and . consolidated B-24Js. Only four American ships were lost and the crewrof orp was saved. The bombers made f destructive attack on the Lille industrial ana. v- ~ 1 Gen. MacArthur's headquarters in Australia announced October 12 that Lockhead medium bombers scored two direct hits on a large Japanese* seaplane tender in the Solomon area, between the Bismarck and Solomon Islsnds. The Navy reported October 10 a Japanese destroyer was sunk and a heavy cruiser and destroyer were damaged by American airmen daring continued enemy attacks to < land reinforcements on Guadalcanal. The enemy under cover of darkness made several small landings in the Solomons, bat U. S. forces shot down 21 Japanese planes, torpedoed a cruiser, and bombed and strafed enemy troepe and equipment on Guadalcanal. Gen.' MacArthur's headquarters also announced that the biggest force of flying fortresses ever sent against a target in the Australian Zone made an unusually destructive raid o> the larget Japanese bue in tins atea, Rabaul. Australian troops cofitinaed to drive the enemy baok into the Owen Stanley Mountains and removed the threat to the allied base of Port Moresby. . ,-f From new bases in the Andreanof group of the Aleutians, Amy Bombers, escorted by Airacobra and lightning fighters, kept Japanese-held Kiska—less than an hour's flying time away—under "continual fire" faring the week. The Navy reported aerial reconnaissance showed the Japanese apparently had given up their hold on both Attu and Agatfea in the Western Aleutians and concentrated on Kiska. War Taxes. The Senate passed and - sent to conference with the House the 1M2 War Reveirae Bill which the Treasury estimated will yield $9 billion in new revenue annually. Of this total, approximately >1,706 million woul4 be refunded because the Mil provides an extra 6 percent •'Victory Tax" on all individual Lteomee above $12 a week—part of which would be refunded as a credit an other taxes a year later or1 as a post-war refund. The new bill will make 42 to 4* million persons subject to federal taxes, compared with 28 million at present, and will bring total federal revenue up to (26 MHion a year.; 1 Rationing. Price Administrator Henderson announced a five-step government plan® to keep every passenger car "roUtng for essential mileage" throughout the War: (1) rationing of. used tires and recaps, and new tires now; in stock, to provide aa far as possible the minimum essential mileage to each of the Nation's passenger cars. (2) Actual control of each car's mileage through the rationing of gasoline to prevent utmecessaiy driving and to hold the National average down to 5,000 miles per car per year. (8) compulsory periodic inspection of A tires to guard against abuse and to prevent wear beyond the poink where they can be recapped. (4) Denial of gasoline and of tire replacement to car* whose drivers persistently violate the national 35-mile-an-hour meed limit. (5) capacity use, through car sharing, of every car on every trip so far as possible. Fori oil consumers in the 30 States affected by oil rationing will be able to obtain their ration appUoattoh giving freely of their time aad effort to war service since the Ufetled State* entered the war will be given by the Citizens Service Corps, now being organised throughout North Carolina, Ben E. Douglas; State Director of Civilian Defense, stated. "A gnat many people are unable [to serve in the protective division of Civilian Defense, the United States Citizens Defense Corps, which is already organised on a state-wide basis, but otherwise are making valuable contributions to the war effort," Douglas said, "and the red, white and Mne CVD pin, lapel or slewre emblem will signify this fact" To qualify for Citizens Service Corps membership, a minimum of 60 hows of iwmwiftly war service! is required. This may be for work in setting war bonds, in salvage and victory garden campaigns, in nursing and nutritional work, as volunteer assistants in rationing programs, aad many other phases-of Home Front war wark, the State OCD Director explained. , All members of the Citizens Service Corps will he registered at a central Community Volunteer Office, thus providing a single haciwoii1 of volunteers for all forms of wai work. Although Citizens Service Corps membership will not effect membership in any other organization, such as-Bed Cross, Jujnior League, Girl Scouts, or 4-H Club, it will eliminate duplication of effort and afford cooperative effort on projects too large to be handled by single' organizations. "Ifee - purpose of the Citizens Service Corps is to coordinate activity of existing agencies aitdito grant recognition for community war service rather than to create new agencies," Douglas said. Directors of the 'Citizens Service Coras, an office'of rank comparable to tnat of Commander of the Citizens Defense Corps, are now being named throughout the State to head the community division of Civilian Defense. Both divisions are parts of the County Defense Councils headed by the County Chairmen of Civilian Defense; . Representatives of the TotfPth Region OCD in Atlanta and State Office representatives will attend the district meetings which will be held as follows: Monday, Oct. 19 — Bryson City,! Charlotte, Elisabeth City, Fayette-j ville. Tuesday, mm, 20—Aeheville, Rockjh^imku, Wilhamston, • Whitcvillc. Wednesday, Oactober 21 — Shelby, Greensboro, Rocky Mount, Wilmington. v i Thursday, Oct 22—Hickory, Winston-Salm, Raleigh, New Bern. Fricfay, Oct. 28—North Wilkesboro, Salisbury, Durham, Goldsboro. fsB! MRS. LENA R. MONK TW PASSES IN DURHAM | ——^ Durham, Oct 13. — Mrs. Wia Roger* Monk, 66, wife at W. J. Monk, resident of 604 Buchanan Road, succumbed at her home Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. She kMd been in declining health for several months and critically | ill for the put week following stroke of paralysis. lbs. Monk was born «ad reared ia| Cumberland County, the Jeremiah and Barbara Wert Rogera| and moved to Durham when a girl. She received her education inj the Fayetteville schools. For a j number of ye*™ she had been a| member of the Trinity ] Church. ■ Surviving an her husband, Wil-j lian J. Monk, one son, Plato Monk of| Wilson, one daughter, Mrt. md Ip^'TlfiiM jt ri" 11 tj * » I * 4 ■v i 1 _. • . *• can-held HrfMd and Aon fawUUatiaBB an GuatdakMtal- and landed more cat Guadalcanal on that hay ta Enemy troops were landed this morning1 on the north ooaat at finadalnannl to the mdwwd of ■ petitions held by United Statee Mar Maea, a communique said. T%»y came from taaaayerta eovered by naval units, suggeating the Japnr neae were succeeding in ftwetag • large-scale invasion. Ominously or not, there wm » mention of reaialann by America* air or ms forces, nor waa there any mention of the damage to the vital airfield there, h This startling tarn in the battle at the Solomons caste 24 hours after the Navy revealed that an American task force had gnashed * siaalImp invasion Smdtv aMit during a fierce 30- tiljg battle that coat the enemy one henry iwiissv, Bombardr^stt of the airfield and shore inataHattos at Ganrtalrsnal waa earned eat iatf night Tin landings weae effected «u*r this morning. Major Effort. Early
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