A - - ■
to
their
understanding.
Wtohed
hint
matters of
-and
Britain,
"But
master of
er,
at
oughly
son. If he
known
realised
better
render
«My visit to,the obi eity of Quebec,"
he Mid, "has recallsd vividly
to' my mini thai Cwiada im a naticu)
founded So the onion of two great
race.. The htrmo^of their equal
partnership is an example to all mankind—aa
example everywhere in the
world." r.fl
the platform carpeted with
red«ptash, Mr. Roosevelt surveyed
lawns in a square enclosed on three
sides by majestic parlimentary buildings.
Be was introduced by Prime
County Chairmen. I n
Conference On Banks
of Pamlico Disc ass
-Plans
Bankers, Building and Loan, Newspaper
and Radio folk* were guest*
of W. H. Weoterd, of Grewwifle, at
a picnic meeting at his summer
cottage at Summer Haven, on
the bp4w ot the Pamlico Aug. 22,
where plans were, made for the Third
Victory Bond drive which begins
Sept. 9th. Mr. Woolard, president
of the Guaranty Bank md Trust Co.,
is War Finance Chairman at Region
1, which is composed of the following
counties: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden,
Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans,
Pitt, Tyrrell and Washington.
L. E. Walston, local chairman" and
Editor G. Alex Rouse were among
those attending the conference.
Edward R. Mobray of Washlagton,
D. C., spoke for the War Finance
committee and explained that the
goal of $7,681,000 for these counties
can be achieved it everybody pulls
together.
W. H. Andrews, Jr., of Greensboro,
manager of the Jeffereon Standard
Life humance -Company and executive
vice-president for the'State War
Finance committee, spoke for Clarence
T. Leinbach, vice-president of
the Wachovia Bank and Trust Company,
and chairman of the State War
finance Committee. "Some salesmanship
on a patriotic hasis is going
to be needed to cany the Third Victory
Loan orver the top becanae the
hanks are not In on the bond buying
until every individual has been canvassed,"
Adrews stated,
Erekine Duff, bond specialist of
Greenville, explained .. the various
types of government bonds. Coq^
gwasnrun Herbert C. Bonner of
Wahington had a part on the program.
Pitt county's quota in tip Third
Victory Bond drive is $2,100,000, the
War Finance Committee chairman
stated <
ingr Vast Stores of War
Materials; Red CoJumi
Is 75 Miles Southwest
of Kharkov About
Half Way To Naii
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the ckraran to abyw the wood cutters
of this area the importance of the
ie&xrrS'sf'jE
This travelling exhibition iH *ed in
with the Vidkoiy Pulpsrood Campaign
which this newspaper is supporting,
r The mm/mm.' comprises 260 infantry
troops, nail artiHery and tattle
equipment, jeeps and ether oomtat
vehicles. War heroes, just released
from hospitals, will be on hand to
tell how important pulpwood and
other forest products are to the men
fighting on the bat&efrants. Captain
John Bdwandaen, U. S. A., is
in charge at the caravah.
Under-Secretary of War Robert T.
Patterson, ht announcing the objectives
of the esmvan, aaid that It i»
designed to stimulate the "production
of polpwood and lumber and overcome
the threatened shortages which otherwise
will hamper the program of the
Allied fighting forces.
Shortages of %M0,0M cords "of
pulpwood and six billion board feet
in lumber now threaten the war effort.
A
"The War Department realises the
magnitude of ouractu*l and impending
operations csrribr be maintained
without more adequate supplies of
forest products," Mr. Patterson said.
"More supplies must oome from all
parts of the «>untry, with particular
reference to the South at this time.
"The basic economy of the country,
of course, must be maintained, at
least in its minimum requirements,
and overall increases in production
are imperative." v V %!■
The South produces normally about
40 percent of the domestic output of
pulpwood and lumber.
Besides the 38 stops, when the
caravan will make camps, Amy of^
. iijjm taMMAa ■■■■■ <1 M n , ■ ■ „ 1 —
ncera, wet neroes, su . rtprNcntA*
tives of the pulp and lumber mills
will make a number of side trips into
mills and wood-catting camps. There
they will make direct appeals to the
workeni to exert every effort to mamtain
maximum production.
Patriotic and <rfvfc groups ham
been footed to participate fa the
Hk«AilAi. ■ M .1 jl-.M, . ■! Ma t{ II.. II I —1, 9 - 'iparaaes
am aenionstimiona wnicn
wfll be « feature of the nightly war
shows in the towns and small cities
where the caravan stops. The mayors,
where available, will make addressee'
Of welcome to the troops.
A variety of exhibits showing how
pulpwood and other forest products
are helping to win the war fopn a
large part of the caravan. These exhibits,
on trucks, include) the new
jettison paper-board gas tank made
to* war planes; Hfe rafts made of
rubber and paper; aids and toboggan
sleds; supply and flare parachutes
made of paper and rayon; smokeless
powder made of pulpwood; walkietalkie
radios; water-tight paperboard
ocmtsiners cued to tmunmrt
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ammunition, food and other supplies;
a Higgins landing boat and aaaaolt
boats; a 10-foot section of a pontoon
bridge; a large aircraft propeller
blade, and charcoal, b?v"*.'' "
. ' fa ^ *
orders with their dealers for mmnttt
fra-ap*. -SWWm
SUGAR
Stamp No. 14, good for 5 lbs., ia
valid through October. Stamps Nob.
15 and 16 are good through October
SI for 6 lbs., each for home caraifcsg
purpoaea Housewives may apply to
their local ration boards for more if
necessary. ?f'ff'- Wi5®3
; 'f shoes
Stamp No. 13 (1 pair) is valid
through October 81.
|p? STOVES - * .
Purchase certificates now issued
and normally valid for thirty days
from date of issuance, will be invalid
after August 23, by which time It 1»
expected the new nation-wide, stove
rationing ^plan will be ia effect.
MEAT, ETC.
Bed Stamps T. U, V, and W, now
valid, expire August 31.
. PROCESSED FOODS
Blue Stamps R, S, and T, remain
valid tiuongh September 2C
AGRICULTURAL PAT*KNT
A revised scaJe- for payments to
farmers under the 1M3 agricultural
conservation program has been, set
up by WPA to adjust available funds
to the increased number of eligible
farmers. The revised rates (with
the former rates in parentheses) are:
Cotton, one cent per pound (1.1
centy), corn, 8 cents per bushel (8.6
cents), and wheat, &5 cents per
bushel (9.2 cents). Rates remain unchanged
for rice and tobacco.
EQUAL DRAFT OF FATHERS
Drafting of fathers with children
born before September IS, IMS, will
begin at approximately the «*!*
time throughout the Nation, the Selective
Service Bureau o£ WMC said
recently. • ■"*]
AUGUST CROP REPORT »
The following comment on the
August crop report was made recently
by Marvin Jones, War Food
Administrator: "The July crop seport
made it clear that farmers in
the face of many difficulties had substantially
met, and in some eases
exceeded, the crop acreage goals.
During July, growing conditions were
favorable and current indications are
that yields per acre in 1948 will be
the second largest an record. The
progress of the year's production «o
far is gratifying. The hard work
tad the determination at farmers
have placed ns in • position to meet
essential food needs, given average
weather from now on.
"However, the crops are still to be
harvested, marketed, and processed,
and, in the aase of the feed crops,
red to livestock. Farmers will need
additional workers for harvest, and
food processing industries ore short
in the hiftory oI the world.
I* E. Ralston, chairman of the
local drive, and Editor G. Alex Bouae,
publicity director, attended * luncheon
meeting ot Gidtfp 1, Ailed by
W. H. Woo lard, of Greenville, <*
Sunday, and hekl at his mnuner cottage
at Summer Haven by the District
chairman, who wag the genial
host. Plana for launching the drive
throtfehout the District were laid Xt
this time by the chairman ami the
fifty leaders in attendance.
In figuring out how much of an
individual's income and savings he
ctn -Hivciv in wWwUticnt securities,
the American dttsen is requested to
look a few'facts in th» face:
"Sight now, It is costing $100,000,000
a day more to equip our men
and take care cf other war expenditures
than we were spending a year
ago. Even if our taxes were much
higher, they wouldn't come anywhere
near meeting present and future
costs. , VV5:>^$0*f
"Cartridges, used by the minions,
cost 8 cents each; Steel helmets cost
tram $1.06 to $4 apiece; First-aid
kite cost 93.76, and every fighting
man must have on»; Machine gupr
range in price from $275 to $300;
Planes, now being produced at the
rate at approximately 7,000 a. month,
coat from $3,000 for the smallest to
$600,000 for a big bomber; a destroyer
escort, «® important la submarine
warfare, costs $5,000,000. These are
only a few of the necessary expenditures,
which stagger the imagination
of the civilian, who knows little of
the cost of the essential needs to
carry on a wai\*
The War Finance Division urges
that every penny, that can be spared
is needed now, in order that an allout
effort may be assured and a
speedy victory insured.
Americans aren't asked to giveonly
to lend, to hnsst their money
invested in Savings Bonds and other
Government securities, si well aa
receipts from all ether source*, goes
immediately Into the geheral fund of
the Treasury, from whichHi war afcd
other expenditures are made.
During the Third War Lo*n, the
Treasury, through it many volunteer
workers and iasuin* agents, Will - be
offering the complete list of available
Government securities, which
may dc purciia»ea joc&tijr v^nnapr
the Post Office, the Bank of Farmville
and the, Wwmville Building and
For a quick victory, for a safer
peace and to prorid* fthe- post-war
comforts and luxuries that you cant
buy today, sign up for your limit in
the Third War Loan drive.
'.A'-1 <d*£. i ' '4'" -£23*.
VMS penoo Deguvusf JSapwmDer ^
according to Clarence T. Ltiibaek,
-Winston-Salem, State Chairman of
the War Finance OimBilttHi
The gigantic drive has two major
phases* Lstabach stated. 0» phase
is the big business and industry purchase
of bonds and other government
securities through personal solicitation,
and the other phase is the
volume purchase of E. F and G bonds
to reach WMWlJjbOO wage earners.
.At the present time there are 82,000,000
workers in the United States
on the Payroll Swings Plan, their
combined piwsfrsns of War Bonds
totaling $500,000,000 per month. During
the third War Loan campaign it
will be necessary for these 82,000,000
workers to buy WarBonA* in addition
to those purchased regularly
through the PaymU Savings Plan.
These estaa bonds they may purchase
with the extra money they are
earning or Ky setting aside a special
budget which will enable them to buy
additional bonds.
"Ifeel confident of the success of
the third War Loan drive rh_ the
public realises the urgent need for
thesis,000,000,000 set as goal. When
we are winning we cannot afford to"
let up," he emphasised. "For as
long as there are men dying we cannot
afford to stop buying. Once thin
message is gotten across to the w*g»
earninc public, that public will net
hesitate to do its full share in put
ing over the third War Loan drive."
"■ Jpeinbach stated he expects to
complete shortly his state organisation
for the War Finance Committee.
He asMl W. H. Andrews, Jr.
Greensboro, State C$ve Chairman, are
now in process of holding area mea#j
ings in each «f (Hie 10 state areas for
purpose of completing the organization.
He expects very soon to have
broken down into county quotas.
- With price average* ranging fevrn
» io « cents on opening sales, Tuesday,
the Fsrmville Tobacco Market
reported the ssBfag of nor* than &
6OOj90O povndi, which brought growers
momi Han 1280,000.00, with an
average slightly higher than feat '
season, when 530,670 pounds inn ,
sold for an avenge of fM.14, which
was hround nine cents higher than
the 1M1 opening.
^aatisfaetMik '^0^0"" pressed by
farmers in general for the price paid
far the great quantity of urferier
tips and togs, which predominated
in tha offerings, though they were 1
confused by prices * tin better m
grades, which brings 45-60c last
the OTA'a
WAR IN BRIEF
-1
Lord Louis Mountbatten named wprerae
commander of Allied toroem h|| I
Southeastern Asia; Xaoeevelt warns
enemy tftat surrender will "pay better
now later."
American bombers blast stem
from f big Italian cruiser; RAF
Wellingtons hold railroads around
Naples in rigid paralysis with predawn
raid on Torre Annun&ta.
RAF Mosquitoes hit Berlin in
seoond round'of battle to eliminate
capital; American, British
, V J1 in. r%v\ mm>■ i. ,Ji
meaium «racc aown on rxencn ;
coastal net wort of air field!; Axis
radios leave <J«r, suggesting ntfw
r"l£d A tak mora than W
towns in surging push northwest of
Kharkov; Flour milling center at
Zenkov fails as Soviet reach new
westernmost point in their offensive.